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COVER FEATURE ......................................... 8 Solving a cold case

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by B.C. Kowalski

Marijuana downgrade?

County leaders this week will look at whether or not to make more than first offenses an ordinance violation County leaders this week could take the first steps toward what could be loosely called decriminalizing marijuana offenses.

The county’s Health and Human Services and Public Safety committee met Wednesday, past City Pages’ editorial deadline, to discuss proposed changes to the county’s ordinance dealing with marijuana possession.

Under current law, a second offense and up is a criminal offense that could include jail time. The new proposal would make all possession of under 25 grams of marijuana an ordinance offense and a fine of $50. Currently those fines range from $5-500 plus court costs as part of state statute violations, according to documentation included in the pack of material for the meeting.

The proposal was brought forward by County Board Supervisor Jeff Johnson.

Johnson told City Pages that the proposal allows greater flexibility in how to handle possession offenses at a time when the courts are backlogged and when marijuana is legal in some form in three surrounding states (medical marijuana is legal in Minnesota and recreational marijuana is legal in Michigan and Illinois).

Johnson also points to a referendum in Marathon County in which voters over-

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whelmingly supported legalizing marijuana. He says that shows a policy like this will be popular amongst residents.

The ordinance wouldn’t compel law enforcement or prosecutors to follow it — while it would allow those agencies to avoid criminal charges, it doesn’t stop them from doing so, Johnson, a former probation and parole officer, points out.

Marathon County Sheriff Scott Parks told City Pages that the ordinance would give law enforcement one more tool to use in enforcing criminal justice in the county.

The ordinance change seems to align with a policy county leaders adopted during COVID to give officers greater discretion to right tickets for minor offenses instead of arresting them, helping keep the jail

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The county board would ultimately need to approve the change before it was enacted.

A plan to build a new liquor distribution center in Wausau could bring a $6.5 million valuation, if ultimately approved.

The city’s Economic Development Committee Tuesday approved selling a site in the city’s industrial area to Badger Liquor for $59,000. The company, which is headquartered in La Crosse, is asking for no city incentives for the project.

If ultimately approved, construction on the 22,500-square foot center would start this spring and would be open for business in September. The center will employ 13 employees initially, the company says, and could employ up to 20 as the business grows.

Ampitheater removed, grant added in new Riverlife condo contract

City administration renegotiated a contract with the developers working on the second Rivrerlife Project — that includes adding an environmental cleanup grant but removing a proposed ampitheater.

The new contract will award a $50,000 clean up grant to Riverlife Condos LLC, the company developers Mitch Viegut and Fernando Riveron are using to develop a condo project on the Riverlife Development area north of downtown. The grant helps cover costs to clean up soil contamination on the site, a cost totalling in the low six figures, Community Development Director Liz Brodek says.

Also removed was a proposed ampitheater that was part of the sell when developers pitched the condo project. That part of the project will be handled in a separate project, Brodek explained.

But that worried some committee members. Lisa Rasmussen pointed out that the ampitheater is something the committee wants to make sure is still able to be built.

Rasmussen says the expectation is that the developers build their site in a way to still accommodate it. “WE don’t want anyone thinking we’ve given up on the ampitheater, because that was part of the sell,” Rasmussen says. The developers were chosen as part of a competitive bidding process.

Five current supervisors filed not to run for their seats again in April. And two incumbents, Jennifer Bizzotto in District 2 and Brent Jacobson in District 24, filed no paperwork to either run or declare non-candidacy. Both of those districts will have extended deadlines through Friday, but incumbents are not able to file, according to County Clerk Kim Trueblood.

Those incumbents could still run a write-in campaign, Trueblood told City Pages.

The following is a list of contested seats on the Marathon County Board (incumbents — those who currently hold the office — are listed first):

Half of the Marathon County Board’s seats will be contested

Half of the Marathon County Board’s 38 seats will be contested this year, and could lead to more than half the seats could hold new members.

Of the 38 seats, 19 likely will be contested in April, and other seats have new members running unopposed. Not everyone has turned in the requisite number of signatures.

District 16 Bill Conway (incumbent) Tony Sherfinski District 17 Jennifer Aarrestad (incumbent) Cheryl Martino District 21 Thomas Rosenberg (incumbent) Dave Dailey District 22 Mark Maloney Jasper Hartinger

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District 23 Chris Voll (incumbent) David Baker

District 5 Gary Gisselman Cody Nikolai

District 25 Sandi Cihlar (incumbent) Timothy Sondelski

District 6 Jeff Johnson (incumbent) Stacey Morache

District 30 Richard Gumz (incumbent) Andrew Venzke

District 7 Becky Buch (incumbent) Alex Eichten

District 33 Tim Buttke (incumbent) Ron Covelli

District 8 Kim Ungerer Veronica Hope

District 34 Gary Beastrom (incumbent) Jason Wilhelm

District 9 David Oberbeck (incumbent) Johnny Fortenberry

District 38 Jonathan Fisher Bobby Niemeyer

District 11 Alyson Leahy (incumbent) Randy DeBroux

Five vie for three school board seats

Five candidates will vie for three school board seats in April.

Incumbents Jon Creisher, James Bouche and Jane Rusch will run for their seats again. They’ll be joined by challengers Joanna Reyes and Kayley McColley.

The top three of five candidates will be chosen in April.

District 13 James Juedes Mike Ritter District 15 Randy Fifrick (incumbent) Joel Straub

City council will have primary races in February One city council seat will see two primaries this spring, according to the latest update before City Pages went to press.

District 1, which is currently held by Pat Peckham, will have three challengers for the open seat after Peckham filed noncandidacy paperwork.

Carol Lukens, John Kroll and William Bublitz will face off in February for the District 1 seat. The primary will be held Feb. 15, and the top two vote getters will face off April 5.

Districts 4, 5, 8 and 11 will also be contested in April. Jesse Kearns, Doug Diny, Katherine Tracey and Vada Perkins will face off for District 4; incumbent Jim Wadinski and former council member Gary Gisselman for District 5; and incumbent Deb Ryan and Chad Henke will compete for District 11.

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Testing of the sanitation district’s wells in November and December revealed levels of PFAS (polyfluoroalkyl substances) in excess of DNR safety standards. Sanitation officials shut down the well, Well No. 1, as a result.

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CAPiTOL EYE

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Vaccine waste

State seeing 20,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses wasted weekly

a peak of 28,606 per week in mid-November. It dropped slightly to 19,878 in the last full week of November, the latest period for which these figures were available.

Miller says changes to vial sizes may be contributing to higher levels of waste, as Moderna increased the number

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Speaker Robin Vos has brought in the National Conference of State Legislatures to survey Assembly staffers about their job duties and pay amid bipartisan concerns over recruiting and retaining aides to state reps.

Vos, R-Rochester and president emeritus of the group, OK’d the project at a cost of $114,256. Oshkosh Dem Gordon Hintz, who’s leaving his post as minority leader next month, expressed his support for the endeavor.

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of doses per vial from 10 to 14 in response to higher vaccine demand earlier in the pandemic. Now that demand has waned, more doses per vial may be wasted if a clinic doesn’t have enough people show up for a shot.

Since booster recommendations have been expanded to include more age ranges and mix-and-match dosing, providers are ordering and keeping more brands on hand rather than carrying a single type of vaccine. This may be contributing to increased waste as a clinic might have an open vial of Moderna and an open vial of Johnson & Johnson at the same time, depending on which is preferred by the recipient.

“Vaccine wastage may also occur at smaller clinics or in rural communities where there are fewer people or less demand, but vaccinators are leveraging every opportunity to get shots in arms,” Miller said.

Miller also explained that before the pandemic, expired vaccines weren’t counted as wastage in reporting to the Wisconsin Immunization Registry. The new reporting protocol incorporating both wasted and expired vaccines may be contributing to the higher wastage numbers, she said.

Anna Benton, assistant administrator for DHS, said in an emailed letter that “although the number of wasted doses has increased as the rate of vaccination has slowed, DHS continues to trust our network of providers to be good stewards of the vaccine and emphasizes the importance of not wasting any opportunity to vaccinate Wisconsinites.”

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At least 393,810 COVID-19 vaccine doses have been wasted in Wisconsin since the vaccines became available in December 2020, according to state DHS numbers reviewed by WisBusiness.com.

That’s about 4 percent of the more than 9.8 million total doses the state has received. The number of doses wasted each week has largely been escalating over the course of the pandemic, according to data provided by the agency in response to a public records request. Dose wastage began ramping up significantly in the spring, when the rate of new vaccinations in Wisconsin saw its steepest decline.

Health officials attribute vaccine waste to vials or syringes being broken or lost, vials being opened but not fully used, and doses being drawn into syringes but not administered. Still, this level of waste isn’t limiting the number of available doses, as the state has plenty of vaccines available according to the Department of Health Services. The agency has been urging providers to prioritize getting people vaccinated over avoiding waste, so some clinics might open a vial only to administer several doses, leading to more waste.

“When faced with situations in which the choice is between opening a vial for a few individuals and assuming waste, or asking that individuals return another day — DHS encourages all vaccinators to prioritize vaccination,” DHS Communications Specialist Jennifer Miller said in an email. “The ultimate goal at this point in the vaccination effort must be ‘no wasted opportunity,’ rather than ‘no wasted doses.’”

The number of wasted doses exceeded 20,000 per week for the first time in mid-October, and has since reached

competitive as best they can be with the private sector,” Vos told WisPolitics.com this month. “It doesn’t mean we’re going to offer higher pay (than the private sector), but it has to be competitive.”

There are significant pay disparities for Assembly aides vs. Senate staffers in the established job classifications. Still, no one WisPolitics.com interviewed was sure how the disparity developed because the pay structures were created so long ago.

For example, the salary range for a legislative assistant IV in the Assembly is $41,400 a year to $61,476. In the Senate, the same classification has a salary range of $52,980 to $84,780. The range for a graphic artist in the Assembly is $38,640 to $70,812, compared to $52,980 to $84,780 in the Senate.

Surplus projected in medicaid fund

Six months into the budget, the Department of Health Services is projecting the Medicaid fund to finish the 2021-23 biennium with a surplus of $184.9 million in general purpose revenue.

That’s up from September’s projection of a $39.4 million surplus.

In a letter to the Joint Finance co-chairs yesterday, DHS Secretary Karen Timberlake attributed the projected surplus to several factors. The most significant

was the federal government extending the COVID-19 public health emergency declaration.

That action extends until March an enhanced federal matching rate for Medicaid expenditures.

It also requires the state to provide continuous coverage to individuals in the program even if they, for example, temporarily have income that exceeds normal eligibility requirements or fail to respond to a notice seeking information. Even with the higher enrollment numbers, the net impact is a surplus of $116 million.

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It appears to be the first study of its kind with the Legislature’s HR office saying it couldn’t find any similar comprehensive studies on pay for Assembly aides. The HR office also doesn’t track staff turnover.

Vos said the Senate has been “very good at stealing a lot of our staffers” and that both Gov. Tony Evers and former Gov. Scott Walker pulled Assembly aides into their administrations.

He added the Legislature faces the same pressures as other employers in a tight labor market.

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COVER FEATURE

Solving

by B.C. Kowalski

A COLD CASE City Pages sat down with the detective who helped bring a cold case to trial and conviction

Court was called to session in a second-story courtroom at the Marathon County Courthouse in winter of 2019. The wind made the Nov. 27 afternoon chilly, the pandemic hadn’t happened yet, and a woman was being brought in to face charges of first-degree intentional homicide.

The unusual part of the case, and why the courtroom was filled with reporters, is that the actual murder took place in 2006. Richard Dufour, a special prosecutor the state brings in on high profile cases (who has since retired), read some of the facts of the case. It all seemed a bit cumbersome because the one question lingering on every reporter’s mind was: why now? What happened that led them to make an arrest on this case in 2019, when they weren’t able to prior to that date?

Last October, Cindy Juedes-Schulz was found guilty of the murder of her husband, following jury deliberations.

She will be sentenced March 18.

To this day, that question still hasn’t been answered.

It’s not in the criminal complaint, not in numerous court documents. So City Pages decided to go to the source, sitting down with the detective who cracked the case and it was brought to trial.

The answer turned out to be more surprising than anyone might have expected.

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Det. Dennis Blaser of the Marathon County Sheriff’s Office was assigned to the Juedes cold case in 2016. The

Blaser is clear about one thing: there is no direct,

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smoking-gun evidence to tie Cindy Juedes-Schulz to the crime. Nothing of that kind was discovered in the initial investigation, nor was it upon Det. Blaser’s complete reinvestigation of the case. Even with new DNA techniques far more advanced since 2006 when the crime occurred, nothing new turned up. And since a shotgun was used (and never found), there’s no way to match bullets to the gun like you could with a handgun or a rifle.

On the night of the murder, Juedes-Schulz had been sleeping in her camper on their property, and she believed Kenneth to be at work, according to her story (which, Blaser points out, has changed several times during the various interviews of her).

The basic story she told is that she came into the house in the morning (she claims to have heard a dog barking but not any of the gunshots that killed Kenneth). In her version, Cindy found clues her husband hadn’t gone to

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Juedes murder was one of three unsolved cold cases in Marathon County. The others are (quoting directly from the sheriff’s office crimestoppers page): Brian Douglas Jehn: On Nov. 22, 1988, Brian Douglas Jehn’s remains were located in a wooded area south of Mosinee not far from Highway 51. Jehn was last seen on September 23, 1988 at a bar in Wausau. Jehn was beaten to death. Jehn, of Wausau, WI, was 38 years old at the time of his death.

Joseph Kargol: On June 3, 1973, Joseph W. Kargol was found beaten to death outside of Mosinee near the Wisconsin River. Kargol was last seen at a tavern in Schofield. Kargol, of Rothschild, was 32 years old at the time of his death.

Of the three cold cases, the Juedes case is the newest, thus more likely to be solved.

Det. Blaser and Sheriff Scott Parks met with a City Pages reporter in the Sheriff’s Office conference room and answered questions for about an hour about the case.

I really wanted to know what Blaser found that other investigators didn’t.

The answer, to my surprise, was that he really didn’t.

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work, and she searched for more clues to determine if in fact he’d gone to work. Only after walking through most of the house, in her version, did she finally check the bedroom and find Kenneth in bed naked, covered in blood.

She then went to a neighbor’s house to have them call 911 (she claimed her phone didn’t work, but had a cell phone she had admitted did work in parts of the house).

She relayed comments through the neighbor. She described Kenneth’s condition but in neither that or a later 911 call at another neighbor did she ever seek help. She left to go to a friend’s house. At no point did she seek help for Kenneth or check on his condition. Blaser points out that’s highly unusual behavior for someone who finds a loved one injured or possibly murdered.

“I’m sorry, if something happened to my wife and child, you’re not going to keep me away from there,” Blaser told City Pages. He explains that he’s taken courses in how to analyze 911 calls, and there are certain behaviors people exhibit. When someone seems more interested in setting up their alibi and describing the scene rather than seeking help, that’s nearly universally a sign of deception, Blaser points out. It’s not admissible in court, he explains, but is something law enforcement consider suspicious. (The law enforcement interrogation experts on The Behavior Panel explained 911 calls in almost the same way; her behavior matched that of other 911 calls they analyzed of suspects who were later found guilty of their crimes.)

Cindy stood to inherit a large amount of insurance money and land; land she’d tried to get Kenneth to sell.

Kenneth refused; the hunting land had been in his family for some time.

The defense, led by Attorney Earl Gray, put together an alternative explanation for the jury to ponder: That people Kenneth was involved with in a car race track partnership had committed fraud against Kenneth, and they don’t have solid alibis. Blaser explains there was no evidence that either confirms they weren’t, or were, at the crime scene. Some lived within six miles.

And Kenneth was concerned about them. According to

Blaser, he’d installed a video security system on the property. And, according to all interviewed, he always locked the doors at night.

On this particular night, the door was unlocked, the surveillance system had been turned off days ago, and Cindy was sleeping in a camper. And, it was a rare instance in which none of the foster children were home.

That’s simply too big of a coincidence for someone without knowledge of the house’s inner workings, Blaser explains, and for Kenneth to have gone against so many of his habits. And would have simply been too big of a coincidence for someone to happen to come to the house to murder Kenneth on what would have been the perfect day to have done so; when he was home when he wasn’t supposed to have been, with the security system off and the doors unlocked, and their many step-children all away for the night.

It also didn’t help Cindy’s case that she often didn’t directly answer questions. That’s an evasion tactic the Behavior Panel experts often point out as a pretty strong sign of deception and dishonesty.

Lastly, Cindy owned a shotgun, and a shotgun was used to kill Kenneth. Her shotgun was then missing, and she claimed it was stolen prior to the crime but no police report was ever made. And the household was no stranger to the police, according to information in the criminal complaint.

Who was Kenneth?

According to the obituary for Kenneth Juedes, the man worked as a pharmacist in Medford. He loved Christmas Vacation and hunting in his Ford truck, blasting John Prine. That’s according to the obituary submitted by Cindy. He was born in Rothschild and had a connection to Colby, including being a member of its Lions Club.

Kenneth has also been co-owner of a race track in Unity and, according to WPR and police sources, had been in a financial dispute with the owners. Defense attorney Earl

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Gray brought up the possibility at trial that those business partners at the race track killed Kenneth. As pointed out above, Blaser said that idea was easy to reject because of the nearly perfect storm of circumstances that would have been needed for them to have committed it.

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Theresa Wetzsteon politely declined my invitation for an interview on the subject, citing ethics rules about making public comments before a sentencing hearing on a case she’s working on. City Pages sent emails to attorney Earl Gray, to ask about the possibility of appeal, or any further evidence of the theory he brought up in court. Gray never responded.

But Wetzsteon did say she was happy to hear the comments of Sheriff Parks and Det. Blaser. Both of them were quite clear with me: Wetzsteon had the guts to take on the difficult case that past DAs did not.

“This case is nearly 100% circumstantial,” Blaser said to me. Parks echoed those sentiments later on. No new evidence was unearthed. Although Blaser started the case from scratch, investigating it as if it were the first time through, he really didn’t uncover much in the way of new evidence, he told me. But there was little doubt in their minds as to who did it. Cindy Juedes-Schulz benefited greatly from the death of her husband; she brought in $1 million in life insurance money along with valuable land.

Another option was put to Blaser: Wasn’t it possible that Cindy and the race track folks were in on it together?

That she was essentially the “mole” for the race track folks, ensuring the perfect circumstances for the crime to occur, but letting someone else pull the trigger.

“That was thought of and they were given Immunity by the prosecutors in this case,” Blaser told City Pages. “They all testified they were not involved in the homicide.”

Cindy Juedes-Schulz, 15 years after her husband was murdered, will face a sentence of life in prison on March 18 in Marathon County Circuit Court.

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Your right to know: How to obtain public records

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Every time an elected official sends an email, it becomes a public record. When an employee at a government agency makes a purchase, that transaction is the public’s business. Whenever a permit or license is issued by a government authority, this is information you should be able to obtain.

These records, which include everything from construction contracts and meeting minutes to electronic correspondence and court filings, offer a behind-the-scenes look into how governments function. In many cases, public records contain discussions that show how and why individuals employed by city, county, state and federal agencies make decisions and spend tax dollars.

Wisconsin’s open records law begins with a declaration: “In recognition of the fact that a representative government is dependent upon an informed electorate, it is declared to be the public policy of this state that all persons are entitled to the greatest possible information regarding the affairs of government and the official acts of those officers and employees who represent them.”

That’s pretty unequivocal. When government officials at the state and local level create a record, any record, under this law the public has a right to see it. We are allowed to obtain, inspect and even scrutinize these records.

And that’s exactly what you should do when you want information.

If you have questions about how much a government agency spent on a project or who was at the table for an important committee meeting and how they voted, start by making a public records request.

Commonly used by journalists as well as everyday residents, what are called “open records” or “public records” requests can be made by anyone at any time for any reason.

While the process of making a public records request is relatively simple, it is a formal process nonetheless and there are a few steps to follow.

First, determine what you want to know and who has that record. The person in

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It doesn’t hurt to call the agency to find out who that custodian is.

In crafting your request, it may be best to use a simple template. A particularly good one for state and local entities can be found on the Wisconsin Freedom of Information Council’s website, as the top offering under “Resources.” (For federal records, you need to file what’s called a “FOIA request,” which stands for “Freedom of Information Act.”) After you’ve filed your request with the record-keeping entity, you wait. Usually, the custodian will acknowledge your request pretty quickly and may tell you when you can expect your records.

Not all records are available. Some personnel — and personal — data and information may be protected. Also, records aren’t kept forever and some may have been deleted, destroyed or lost.

Sometimes, there is a cost for retrieving records, but you should ask to be informed of that beforehand. You can also ask that the request be fulfilled for free, as the law allows. Further, to expedite their processing — and for environmental reasons— you may ask to receive your records electronically.

Requesting public records can take time and a fair amount of back-and-forth with record keepers to obtain the information you need. But when you have the records, you’ve completed an important check on the balance of power our government has over the public. And you’re one step closer to understanding why and how elected officials and other authorities make their decisions.

Don’t forget: These records are not the government’s records — they’re your records.

Your Right to Know is a monthly column distributed by the Wisconsin Freedom of Information Council (WisFOIC. org), a group dedicated to open government. Council member Steven Potter is a reporter and radio producer based in Madison.

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Cobra Kai formula starting to get tired, but hints at change for next season Cobra Kai | Netflix | 10 episodes

turns out to be a disaster.

Watching the first two seasons of Cobra Kai energized me. It made me want to take up karate again. I laughed at Lawrence struggling to understand modern things like Facebook and “hashbrowns” (what he calls hashtags). His 80s machoism stands in stark relief to the trauma culture language employed by his students. He’s a fish out of water, and many who grew up with The Karate Kid and its sequels probably felt a kinship with Lawrence even when they cringe at many of his behaviors.

But I couldn’t help but wonder: At this point, is the idea played out? The teens are all once again prepping for the All-Valley Tournament, and this time Cobra Kai and Miyagi-Do/Eagle Fang karate schools’ existence is on the line.

(I’d explain further but it would be impossible without a ton of spoilers.) And once again, the karate gangs who vowed not to karate are ganging up on each other again.

The introduction of Terry Silver is one of the few inter-

esting introductions in this season — caught between his loyalty to Kreese and his putting karate behind him for a life of running a successful business, beach houses and catered lunches. You can guess which he ultimately chooses; wouldn’t be much of a show if he told Kreese to get lost and went back to his millionaire lifestyle.

At points during the series, at times I couldn’t quite shake the feeling that this was all getting a little played out. As someone who’s spent plenty of time in the martial arts, I can tell you there isn’t usually nearly this much drama. At one point, you just wonder if they shouldn’t all just move.

The season finale made me rethink that a bit. Obviously I won’t give away what happened, other than it holds promise for a very different set of conflicts and alliances in a season 5, which the series is definitely setting up for. Looks like they’ve spinning hook kicked me in for another, because I will have to watch.

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For those who didn’t go out on New Year’s Eve (remarkably I wasn’t one of them this year), Netflix dropped a nice little surprise: A fourth season of Cobra Kai. As someone who watched the series when it was still only available on premium YouTube, I immediately turned on the first couple of episodes upon returning from a party that night.

When I first watched the two seasons of Cobra Kai at a time when hardly anyone was talking about them, the show was an absolute delight. How often do you get to see characters from your childhood come back to life as their 40-something selves?

And it was a delightful surprise to suddenly be rooting for Johnny Lawrence, who previously was the bad guy of The Karate Kid movies. For those who haven’t caught the Cobra Kai buzz, the first season finds Lawrence barely eking by in life, living in a beat up apartment, alone, drinking his favored Coors while listening to the 80s hair metal music he never tired of.

Contrast that to Daniel LaRusso, who is now employing all that Mr. Miyagi wisdom at this chain of car dealerships along with his beautiful wife. That both Lawrence and LaRusso are played by their actual actors from that era really adds to the show’s nostalgia.

LaRusso is none-too-happy to discover that Lawrence has started up Cobra Kai again, after helping out a neighbor high schooler out of a jam with his karate moves. That gets LaRusso back into karate, along with his daughter.

Also, there is drama with Lawrence’s estranged son who starts training under Miyagi-Do Karate.

Well, I won’t give too much away, but essentially throughout the series you’ll shift loyalties, root for Lawrence and cringe at his self-defeating behavior, think LaRusso both a wise advancer of Miyagi wisdom and a stuck up snob. All while the kids seem to essentially have formed karate gangs constantly getting into karate fights at a variety of locations. Add in old Cobra Kai leader John Kreese and things really ramp up.

Without giving too much away, LaRusso and Lawrence have teamed up again, except, surprise surprise, that

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The Blues Brothers (Jeff King and Matt VonRueden) along with the ultimate Legends band. And on Saturday, of course, welcome the King of Rock and Roll himself as he joins the Legends band. Where else could you see the King of Rock and the King of Pop sharing a stage? Legends of Rock starts at 8 pm Friday; Elvis Birthday bash has two shows, at 2 pm and again at 8 pm. General admission and VIP tickets for sale at elvisbash.com.

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In the Midwest, we get to experience the beauty of all four seasons—from harsh and snowy winters, to hot and humid summers, with crisp colorful autumns and green blooming springs. For three decades, Midwest Season has been the CVA’s signature exhibit, showcasing two and three-dimensional art inspired by seasonal impressions and activities featuring an array of photographs, paintings, drawings, printmaking, sculptures, ceramics and more. With all these vast depictions, you’re bound to leave the exhibit feeling thankful for the seasons we get to experience—even the colder ones. Open Wed.-Fri. 10 am-4 pm; Sat. noon-4 pm. Details at cvawausau.org.

Reverend Meantooth SATURDAY 1/8, CRUISIN 1724

If you’ve heard of the Wausau-launched, traveling band 20 Watt Tombstone, then you know who Reverend Meantooth is. He’s the howling, growling lead man for the band, with the grunge slide guitar that brings an interesting combination of metal and blues that could be its own genre altogether. You can check out his single on Spotify or YouTube, Take my Soul, if you want to get a sense of what you’re in for. 20 Watt Tombstone tours pretty heavily and has become a strong working band, and Tom Jordan was featured in a City Pages story about what it takes to make a working band these days. Reverend Meantooth’s style is similar to 20 Watt Tombstone with his bluesy, grungy slide guitar that punches you in the gut and vocals that do the same, all while maintaining a bluesy soul to it. With Cody James. 8 pm.

Wood and Wire: Pat Wiley, Joe Cronick and Nate Cover 1/6 THURSDAY | WHITEWATER MUSIC HALL

Remember the radio shows of old? Well, maybe some of you are a little too young, but back in the day they had variety shows on the radio with a mix of musical acts.

Whitewater Music Hall, with its beer hall with locally made brews at the ready, is trying to bring back some of that magic with its Highway 51 Wood and Wire sessions.

This week’s session features Pat Wiley, Joe Cronick (of Handpicked Bluegrass) and Nate Cover. The trio, according to Whitewater’s event page, offers “the pure essense of live music and the embodiment of its purpose,” The Wood and Wire Sessions have brought some really cool combos of music, particularly in the field of bluegrass, and it’s a great time especially when paired with a beer brewed right on site. 8 pm.

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Family Festival No. 1 SAT.-SUN. 1/ 8-9, GRANITE PEAK SKI RESORT

If you missed the fireworks over the New Year’s Eve celebrations, well, fear not: Granite Peak has you covered.

The ski resort is bringing back its Family Festival for the sixth straight year now. Besides the colorful fireworks on Saturday, bring your kids so they can ride a groomer, play touch a truck/groomer, participate in scavenger hunts all before checking out the fireworks display and torchlight parade. Oh, and let’s not forget a bonfire with s’mores packets to roast. The weather looks to be halfway decent on Saturday, just in time for the festival. This is one of several family festivals the ski resort hosts throughout the winter. Fireworks at 7 pm Saturday, with 20-minute show right at the ski resort. 9 am Sat. to 8 pm Sun.

Legends of Rock and Elvis Birthday Bash FRI.-SAT. 1/7-8, DALE’S WESTON LANES

What’s better than one rock legend? A whole bunch of rock legends, that’s what. And that’s what we have here with Legends of Rock and Elvis Birthday Bash back to back at Dale’s Weston Lanes. Start off Friday with a show featuring impersonators of Johnny Cash (Jonathan Lyons), Michael Jackson (Leo Days), Neil Diamond and

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Scott Kirby · Northern Waters Distillery, Minocqua.

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Jackson Taylor · Backcountry Brewing Company, Plover.

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October Tree · Backcountry Brewing Company, Plover.

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Brad Emanuel · Bull Falls Brewery, Wausau. Country.

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Folk, blues. 6 pm. 715-544-1262 Bradley Sperger · Backcountry Brewing Company, Plover.

Variety. 6 pm. 715-310-2474 Open Tab · Mosinee Brewing Company, Mosinee.

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Country. 7 pm. 715-843-7555 Reverend Meantooth & Cody James · Cruisin’ 1724, Wausau. Blues, folk, gospel, variety. 8 pm.

715-675-2940 Karaoke Night · Rookies Sportspub, Stevens Point.

8:30 pm. 715-344-7026 DJ Sparbs · Campus Pub, Wausau. Variety. 9 pm.

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KT Country · LT Club, Wausau. Country. 3:30 pm.

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Wednesday January 12

Ilagan Marks & Bellmer · O’Brien’s on Main, Amherst.

Variety. 7 pm. 715-824-3317

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Brad Emanuel · Northern Waters Distillery, Minocqua.

Country. 4 pm. 715-358-0172 The Polka Trio · Bull Falls Brewery, Wausau. Polka. 7 pm.

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Friday January 14

Andy Shore · Backcountry Brewing Company, Plover.

Country. 6 pm. 715-310-2474 Garth Englebright · District 1 Brewing Company, Stevens Point. Country, folk, Americana, roots rock, blues, bluegrass. 6:30 pm. 715-544-6707 The Foxfire Affair · Sawmill Brewing Company, Merrill.

Celtic, maritime, alternative, folk. 7 pm. 715-722-0230 Reverend Meantooth · Malarkey’s Pub & Townies Grill, Wausau. Blues, folk, gospel. 8 pm. 715-819-3663 Aaron Lee Kaplan · Whitewater Music Hall, Wausau. Folk, blues. 8 pm. 715-298-3202

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Michael Murphy · Sunset Point Winery, Stevens Point.

Blues. 6 pm. 715-544-1262 Jackson Taylor · Backcountry Brewing Company, Plover.

90s country. 7 pm. 715-310-2474 Aaron Lee Kaplan · District 1 Brewing Company, Stevens Point. Folk, blues. 7 pm. 715-544-6707 Karaoke Night · Rookies Sportspub, Stevens Point.

8:30 pm. 715-344-7026 Wrath and What Shadows Hide · Speakeasy, Schofield.

Thrash metal. 9 pm. 715-298-6303 Sixx Guns Loaded · Cruisin’ 1724, Wausau. Classic rock.

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Kevin Troestler · O’Brien’s on Main, Amherst. Bluegrass, country, blues. 7 pm. 715-824-3317

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The Northwoods Bassist · Sawmill Brewing Company, Merrill. Variety. 7 pm. 715-722-0230 Austin Skalecki · District 1 Brewing Company, Stevens Point. Acoustic. 7 pm. 715-544-6707 Cosmic Strings · Elbow Room, Stevens Point. Acoustic folk/jam. 8 pm. 715-344-9840 Tim Tesch · Malarkey’s Pub & Townies Grill, Wausau.

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Josh White · Granite Peak Ski Resort, Wausau. Variety.

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Tom Burt · Backcountry Brewing Company, Plover.

Acoustic. 6 pm. 715-310-2474 Dale Dickerson · Sunset Point Winery, Stevens Point.

Variety. 6 pm. 715-544-1262 Andy Braun · District 1 Brewing Company, Stevens Point.

Folk-rock. 7 pm. 715-544-6707 Droho · Malarkey’s Pub & Townies Grill, Wausau. Blues.

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715-675-2940 Karaoke Night · Rookies Sportspub, Stevens Point.

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Sunday January 23

New Polish Sounds · Homestead on 52, Wausau. Polka.

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Thursday January 27

Salmon Run · O’Brien’s on Main, Amherst. Neo-folk acoustic. 7 pm. 715-824-3317

Friday January 28

Andy Braun · Mosinee Brewing Company, Mosinee.

Folk-rock. 7 pm. 715-693-2739 Jordan Bain · District 1 Brewing Company, Stevens Point.

Acoustic variety. 7 pm. 715-544-6707 Doug Sheen · Backcountry Brewing Company, Plover.

Acoustic classic & new rock. 7 pm. 715-310-2474 Paddygrass · Sawmill Brewing Company, Merrill. Celtic, bluegrass, gospel, sea shanties. 7 pm. 715-722-0230 Sean Jordan · Malarkey’s Pub & Townies Grill, Wausau.

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Saturday January 29

Daniel Sukow · Bull Falls Brewery, Wausau. Variety. 3 pm.

715-842-2337 Ben Chitek · Sunset Point Winery, Stevens Point.

Bluegrass. 6 pm. 715-544-1262 The Foxfire Affair · O’so Brewing Company, Plover. Celtic, folk, alternative, maritime. 6 pm. 715-254-2163 Northwoods Skitchers · Sawmill Brewing Company, Merrill. Blues, Motown, classic rock, 60s-70s rock n’ roll.

7 pm. 715-722-0230

Saturday February 5

Local Heroes · Malarkey’s Pub & Townies Grill, Wausau.

Variety. 8 pm. 715-819-3663 Lee Walker · Homestead on 52, Wausau. Variety. 9 pm.

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Dr. Biscuit · Elbow Room, Stevens Point. Classic rock & pop. 3 pm. 715-344-9840

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We highlight local work produced professionally, whether a single, EP or album. (That includes home recording if it’s of at least close to professional quality.)

ON STAGE Standup Comedy with Vince Carone · Fri. 1/7, Les & Jim’s Lincoln Lanes, Merrill. Comedy. Doors open at 7 pm. Show starts at 8 pm. $15 advance, $20 day of show. https://merrillevents.com/ Comedian Steve Sabo · Fri. 1/7, Cruisin’ 1724, Wausau.

Comedy. Starts at 8 pm. $10 advance, $15 at the door.

715-675-2940 Legend of Rock, Country & Pop · Fri. 1/7, Dale’s Weston Lanes, Weston. Listen to musical tributes to Johnny Cash, The Blues Brothers, Neil Diamond and Michael Jackson.

Starts at 8 pm. $30 advance, $35 at the door general admission. https://elvisbash.com/elvisbash/pages/tickets.php 19th Annual Elvis Birthday Bash · Sat. 1/8, Dale’s Weston Lanes, Weston. Listen to musical tributes to Elvis Presley.

The second show is a tribute to both Elvis Presley and Michael Jackson. Starts at 2 pm & 8 pm. $30 advance, $35 at the door general admission. https://elvisbash.com/elvisbash/pages/tickets.php Comedy Night · Fri. 1/14, Rookies Sportspub, Stevens Point.

Doors open at 7 pm. Show starts at 8:30 pm. $10 advance, $15 at the door. 715-344-7026 Jim Belushi & the Board of Comedy · Fri. 1/14, Grand Theater, Wausau. Comedian who performs improvised comedy.

Starts at 7:30 pm. $49. Grandtheater.org Choreography Showcase 2022 · Sat. 1/15, hosted by Point Dance Ensemble at Jensen Community Center, Amherst.

Watch a choreography performance by Point Dance Ensemble members. Masks required. Starts at 2 pm. $12 adults, $10 students/seniors at the door. Pointdance.org Hot Club of Cowtown · Sat. 1/15, Campanile Center for the Arts, 131 Milwaukee St, Downtown Minocqua. Listen to a blend of country and jazz. Starts at 7 pm. $28 adult, $15 student. https://campanilecenter.vbotickets.com/event/ Hot_Club_of_Cowtown/63490 Brewery Comedy Tour · Sat. 1/15, Mosinee Brewing Company, Mosinee. Comedy. 8 pm. $14. https://www. eventbrite.com/e/the-brewery-comedy-tour-at-mosineetickets-225689612707 Strings Attached-Wausau Symphony with Janet Planet · Sun. 1/16, First Presbyterian Church, Wausau. Concert featuring jazz vocalist Janet Planet. Masks required. Starts at 4 pm. $15 adults, $10 seniors, free for kids 18 and under and students. https://wausausymphonyband.org/ The Cryptics XL Tour 2022 w/Cashed and Elms · Sun. 1/16, Polack Inn, Wausau. Punk, punk rock. 8 pm. $5 at the door.

715-845-6184 The Choir of Man · Wed. 1/19, Grand Theater, Wausau.

Enjoy a night of music from genres such as pop, classic rock, folk, Broadway, and pub tunes. Starts at 7:30 pm. $29.

Grandtheater.org The Magic of Bill Blagg · Fri. 1/21, Grand Theater, Wausau.

Watch illusionist Bill Blagg perform magic tricks. Starts at 7:30 pm. $25. Grandtheater.org Brewery Comedy Tour · Fri. 1/21, O’so Brewing Company, Plover. Comedy. 8 pm. $14. https://www.universe.com/ events/the-brewery-comedy-tour-at-oso-tickets-WRKDJ1 Copper Box · Sat. 1/22, Lucille Tack Center for the Arts, Spencer. Zydeco/blues rock. Starts at 7:30 pm. $20. https://lucilletackcenter.com/buy/ Faculty Artist Recital · Sun. 1/23, Carolyn S. Mark Concert Hall, Wausau Conservatory of Music, 404 Seymour St, Wausau. Vivaldi Concerto for Lute RV93, “Duo de fleurs” (Flower Duet), Vivaldi Sonata no. 2 in C Major for flute, and more. Masks required. Starts at 2 pm. Free. wausauconservatory.org. Also available on Wausau Conservatory of Music Youtube page.

Classic Albums Live: AC/DC’s Back in Black · Fri. 1/28, Grand Theater, Wausau. Listen to a recreation of AC/DC’s Back in Black album songs performed live by Classic Albums Live.

Starts at 7:30 pm. $30. Grandtheater.org Russian National Ballet: Swan Lake · Thurs. 2/1, Grand Theater, Wausau. Watch the Russian Nationals dance to Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake. Starts at 7:30 pm. $35.

Grandtheater.org “Art” · Thurs.-Sat. 2/3-2/5, hosted by Wausau Community Theatre at Whitewater Music Hall, Wausau. Comedy/drama which stems from an art enthusiast’s purchase of an expensive white painting. Starts at 7 pm. $15 general seating, $20 reserved table. 715-359-3972 or https://www.wausaucommunitytheatre.org The Greatest Love of All: A Tribute to Whitney Houston · Thurs. 2/3, Performing Arts Center of Wisconsin Rapids, 1801 16th St S, Wisconsin Rapids. Whitey Houston tribute performed by Belinda Davids and a 6-piece band. Starts at 7:30 pm. $49 adults $10 students. http://www.thegreatestloveofallshow.com/ Genevieve Heyward · Fri. 2/4, Grand Theater, Wausau. Guitarist, pianist and singer who opened for Grammy winners and played onstage with other famous musicians. Starts at 8 pm. $10 in advance. Grandtheater.org Eclectic Miniatures · Sat. 2/5, hosted by the Central Wisconsin Symphony Orchestra at Michelsen Concert Hall, UW Stevens Point. Concert featuring music of Claude Debussy, Richard Wagner and Quinn Mason. Starts at 7:30 pm. $32 adult, $27 senior, $12 student with ID. https://www.cwso.org/concerts Cats · Mon.-Thurs. 2/7-2/10, hosted by the Central Wisconsin Educational Theatre Alliance at Grand Theater, Wausau.

Musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber. Starts at 7 pm. $15-18. https://tickets.grandtheater.org/3188

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Book club forming to discuss A New View of Being Human · Via Zoom or at Kinlein Offices, Wausau. Book that provides a platform to consider the power of being human and the value of each person’s contribution to the world. Authored by pioneers in the profession of kinlein which assists persons in building on their strengths. Times to be determined.

For more info, call 715-842-7399 Donate your Deer Hide · drop off your hide at Wisconsin Lions Camp. Money raised from deer hides go to the Lions Camp to help serve others. Go to https://wlf.info/deer-hidecollection/ to find a drop-off location near you.

Reception & Customer Service - Good News Project is looking for volunteers to answer phones, fill in paperwork, & greet guests. Other small duties may be assigned during down time. This position would need to commit at least a ½ day per week on a regular schedule. If you are interested in helping out, please go to https://www.goodnewswi.com/ volunteer-application/ to fill out an application OR contact Susie at (715) 843-5985. We do require proof of COVID vaccination for all staff and volunteer. Thank you! e-CYCLING Environmental Help - We have an ongoing need for volunteers to help with the Good News Project’s e-CYCLING program. Volunteers are needed on Fridays between the hours of 9-4. Our scheduling is very flexible; you can choose to volunteer every Friday or once or twice a month, full days or half days. Moderate lifting (50 lbs.) on occasion (usually team lift), unload cars, weigh electronics, and sort them into the appropriate containers. Non-lifting customer service positions are also available. This is warehouse work, please dress for the weather and wear closed toe shoes.

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Grab & Go Craft for Adults: Pompom Coaster · Mon. 1/31/31, hosted by the Marathon County Public Library at all MCPL locations. Grab a kit containing supplies for making a pompom coaster. Pick up the kits anytime the library is open. Free. Call 715-261-7230 for more info Book-of-the-Month-Club: “A Year in the Wilderness” by Amy and Dave Freeman · Mon. 1/3-1/31, hosted by the Marathon County Public Library at MCPL Athens. Pick up the Book of the Month and questions to think about as you read. Call 715-257-7292 for more info Winter Pizza & Theme Night · Wednesdays 1/5-1/26, Willow Springs Garden, Wausau. Enjoy homemade pizza, salad and more. Each week has a different theme. Starts at 5:30 pm. $12/person 11 and older, $4/person 6-10 years, free for 5 and under. Theme may include additional cost.

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Marshfield Pickleball · Every Mon., Tues., Weds., and Fri., hosted by the city of Marshfield. Located at the Oak Ave. Community Center, 201 S. Oak Ave. Advanced ticket discounts available through the Parks & Rec department.

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Senior Bingo · Every Tuesday, hosted by the Marshfield Parks & Recreational Department at Drendel Room, 211 E 2nd St, Marshfield. Starts at 1 pm. $1 for 2 cards. 715-486-2041 The Landing Literacy Book Club · 4th Wed. of each month.

Book club at the Landing YMCA, Wausau. Book notices at YMCA, Literacy Council and Janke Bookstore. 715-841-1855 Wednesday Night Pokémon · Wednesdays, The Gaming Emporium, 4317 Stewart Ave, Wausau. Pokémon trading card game night every Wednesday. Starts at 5 pm. Free.

715-298-4073 Aspirus Wausau Farmers Market · Every Thursday, Located at Aspirus Corporate Parking Lot, 2200 Westwood Dr, Wausau.

Opens 9 am. Aspirus.org Public Ice Skating · Saturdays, Greenheck Field House, Weston. Starts at 7 pm. $4 ice skate, $3 skate rental. https://www.dce.k12.wi.us/greenheckfieldhouse Wall Climb · Saturdays, Greenheck Field House, Weston.

Starts at 7:30 pm. $5. https://www.dce.k12.wi.us/greenheckfieldhouse Wausau Winter Market · Saturdays November-April, Located at Whitewater Music Hall, 130 1st Ave, Wausau. Parking on River Drive. Opens 8 am-noon. wausauwintermarket@gmail.com

Wausau Cyclones Game · Fri. 1/7, Marathon Park, Wausau.

Wausau Cyclones vs. St. Louis Jr. Blues. Starts at 7:10 pm. $9 ticket adult or $10 walk-up, $6 students 5-18 or $7 walkup, under 5 free. https://www.wausaucyclones.com/ Mosinee Papermakers Game · Fri. 1/7, hosted by Mosinee Papermakers Hockey at the Mosinee Recreational Center, 701 11th St, Mosinee. Mosinee Papermakers vs. Eagle River Falcons. Starts at 8 pm. Mosineepapermakers.com Wausau Cyclones Game · Sat. 1/8, Marathon Park, Wausau.

Wausau Cyclones vs. St. Louis Jr. Blues. Starts at 7:10 pm. $9 ticket adult or $10 walk-up, $6 students 5-18 or $7 walkup, under 5 free. https://www.wausaucyclones.com/ Family Festival · Sat.-Sun. 1/8-1/9, Granite Peak Ski Resort, Wausau. Groomer rides, touch a truck, scavenger hunts, fireworks and parade. S’mores packets also available. Starts at 8 am. Free. https://www.skigranitepeak.com/ Public Ice Skating · Sun. 1/9, Greenheck Field House, Weston.

Starts at 2:30 pm. $4 ice skate, $3 skate rental. https://www.dce.k12.wi.us/greenheckfieldhouse Marathon City Book Club: “The Road” by Cormac McCarthy · Mon. 1/10, hosted by the Marathon County Public Library at MCPL Marathon City. Discuss McCarthy’s story about a father and son who travel through a post-apocalyptic landscape. Starts at 5:45 pm. Call 715-443-2775 for more info Hatley Book Club: “Little House in the Big Woods” by Laura Ingalls Wilder · Tues. 1/11, hosted by the Marathon County Public Library at MCPL Hatley. Discuss Wilder’s story which was set in Wisconsin. Starts at 1 pm. Call 715-446-3537 for more info Fun@5 with Jefferson Street Inn · Thurs. 1/13, hosted by the Greater Wausau Chamber of Commerce at Jefferson Street Inn, Wausau. Network with others and enjoy appetizers and

beverages. You can also get a chance to win door prizes.

Must be 21 or older. Starts at 5 pm. $10 members online, $15 members at the door, $20 non members online, and $25 non members at the door. wausauchamber.com Mosinee Papermakers Game · Fri. 1/14, hosted by Mosinee Papermakers Hockey at the Mosinee Recreational Center, 701 11th St, Mosinee. Mosinee Papermakers vs. Calumet Wolverines. Starts at 8 pm. Mosineepapermakers.com Mosinee Papermakers Game · Sat. 1/15, hosted by Mosinee Papermakers Hockey at the Mosinee Recreational Center, 701 11th St, Mosinee. Mosinee Papermakers vs. Portage Lake Pioneers. Starts at 8 pm. Mosineepapermakers.com Mary Poppins Themed Tea Party · Sun. 1/16, Willow Springs Garden, Wausau. Enjoy craft-making, tea and lunch with Mary Poppins. Starts at 11 am. $12/person, $5 children under 11. 715-675-1171 Public Ice Skating · Mon. 1/17, Greenheck Field House, Weston. Starts at 1:30 pm. $4 ice skate, $3 skate rental. https://www.dce.k12.wi.us/greenheckfieldhouse Intro to Pickleball · Tues. 1/18, hosted by Woodson YMCA at the Wausau YMCA Branch. Learn how to play pickleball, a sport that combines tennis, badminton and table tennis.

This class is for ages 55+. Starts at 9 am. $10 members, $15 nonmembers. 715-845-2177 Virtual Book Club: “The Children’s Blizzard” by Melanie Benjamin · Wed. 1/19, hosted online by the Marathon County Public Library, MCPL Stratford Branch. Discuss Benjamin’s novel about pioneers stuck in a storm. Starts at 1 pm. Call 715-687-4420 for more info. GoToMeeting (Online) Wausau Cyclones Game · Fri. 1/21, Marathon Park, Wausau.

Wausau Cyclones vs. Willmar Warhawks. Starts at 7:10 pm. $9 ticket adult or $10 walk-up, $6 students 5-18 or $7

walkup, under 5 free. https://www.wausaucyclones.com/ Mosinee Papermakers Game · Fri. 1/21, hosted by Mosinee Papermakers Hockey at the Mosinee Recreational Center, 701 11th St, Mosinee. Mosinee Papermakers vs. DePere Deacons. Starts at 8 pm. Mosineepapermakers.com Wausau Cyclones Game · Sat. 1/22, Marathon Park, Wausau.

Wausau Cyclones vs. Willmar Warhawks. Starts at 7:10 pm. $9 ticket adult or $10 walk-up, $6 students 5-18 or $7 walkup, under 5 free. https://www.wausaucyclones.com/ Mosinee Book Club: “The Winemaker’s Wife” by Kristen Harmel · Mon. 1/24, hosted online by the Marathon County Public Library, Mosinee Branch. Join a virtual discussion about Harmel’s story. Starts at 2 pm. Call 715-693-2144 for more info. GoToMeeting (Online) True Crime Book: “Killers of the Flower Moon” by David Grann · Wed. 1/26, hosted online by the Marathon County Public Library, Wausau Branch. Join a virtual discussion about Grann’s story. Starts at 12 pm. Call 715-261-7230 for more info. GoToMeeting (Online) Intro to Pickleball · Thurs. 1/27, hosted by Woodson YMCA at the Wausau YMCA Branch. Learn how to play pickleball, a sport that combines tennis, badminton and table tennis.

This class is for all ages. Starts at 1:30 pm. $10 members, $15 nonmembers. 715-845-2177 Passport to Paradise: Catch Meme If You Can-A Virtual Escape Quest · Fri. 1/28, hosted online by the Boys & Girls Club of Portage County. Play an online mash-up of an escape room and scavenger hunt via Zoom. Starts at 7 pm. $25. https://www.bgclubpc.org/passport-to-paradise Public Ice Skating · Fri. 1/28, Greenheck Field House, Weston.

Starts at 7 pm. $4 ice skate, $3 skate rental. https://www. dce.k12.wi.us/greenheckfieldhouse

Garden Visions 2022 Virtual Event · Sat. 1/29, hosted online by the North Central Wisconsin Master Gardeners. 3 sessions: Edible gardens for people & pollinators; ecological landscape design; and gardening with grasses and sedges.

Starts at 8:15 am. $5. More info at www.gardenvisions.info 2nd Annual After the Holidays Craft and Vendor Show · Sat.-Sun. 1/29-1/30, Cedar Creek Mall, Rothschild. Winter season art and craft show. Starts at 9 am on 1/29 and 10 am on 1/30. 715-298-3811 Winter Fest 2022 · Sat. 1/29, hosted by Wausau Events at the 400 Block & Great Hall at the Grand Theater, Wausau. Activities at the 400 Block include ice skating and ice sculptures.

Activities at the Great Hall include cookie decorating, hot chocolate bar, crafts for kids, games and more. Starts at 11 am. Free. https://www.wausauevents.org/winter-fest.html Tropical Enchantment Night · Sat. 1/29, Willow Springs Garden, Wausau. Enjoy a Hawaiian and Caribbean buffet, tropical drinks, and Caribbean style music. Dress up for the occasion. Starts at 5:30 pm. $15/person. 715-675-1171 for reservations Wausau Cyclones Game · Sat. 1/29, Marathon Park, Wausau.

Wausau Cyclones vs. Oregon Tradesmen. Starts at 7:10 pm. $9 ticket adult or $10 walk-up, $6 students 5-18 or $7 walkup, under 5 free. https://www.wausaucyclones.com/ Rosemaling Class · Tuesdays 2/1-3/8, Chestnut Center for the Arts, 208 S Chestnut Ave, Marshfield. Learn how to create a decorative Norwegian painting. Supplies included. Starts at 12:30 pm or 6 pm. $140. 715-315-0124 to register Wausau Cyclones Game · Fri. 2/4, Marathon Park, Wausau.

Wausau Cyclones vs. Milwaukee Power. Starts at 7:10 pm. $9 ticket adult or $10 walk-up, $6 students 5-18 or $7 walkup, under 5 free. https://www.wausaucyclones.com/

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Sara Park Craft, Vendor & Bake Sale · Sat. 2/5, hosted by the Lincoln County Humane Society at Sara Park, 900 W Somo Ave, Tomahawk. Proceeds go to the humane society. Starts at 9 am. https://www.furrypets.com/2012/index.php Family Festival-Winter Carnival · Sat.-Sun. 2/5-2/6, Granite Peak Ski Resort, Wausau. Enjoy snow carnival games, obstacle courses, scavenger hunts and fireworks show on Saturday night. Starts at 9 am. https://www.skigranitepeak.com/ Wausau Cyclones Game · Sat. 2/5, Marathon Park, Wausau. Wausau Cyclones vs.

Milwaukee Power. Starts at 7:10 pm. $9 ticket adult or $10 walk-up, $6 kids 5-18 or $7 walkup, 5 and under free. https://www.wausaucyclones.com/ Scaled Up Reptile Expo · Sun. 2/6, hosted by Scaled Up Expo at Central Wisconsin Convention and Expo Center, 10101 Market St, Rothschild. Look at the reptiles from different breeders, stock up on supplies and possibly take a reptile home.

Starts at 10 am VIP, 11 am general admission. $10 VIP admission, $5 general admission, free for ages 5 and under. https://www.eventbrite.com/o/scaled-upexpos-32970594835 Paws & Protect · Sat. 2/26, Wausau Department of Public Works, Wausau. Free rabies vaccine. $10 microchips implanted. Animal licensing $20 for cat/dog spayed/neutered, $62 cat/dog not spayed/neutered, $8 microchip discount-city of Wausau, $15 dog/cat spayed/neutered, $25 dog/cat not spayed/neutered, $5 microchip discount-village of Weston, $10 dog/$5 cat spayed/neutered, $20 dog/$5 cat not spayed/neutered-city of Schofield and $10 dog spayed/neutered, $20 dog not spayed/neutered-town of Weston. Pre-registration required. Starts at 9 am. Call 715-261-6620 to register.

OUTDOORS Starwood Sleigh Rides (thru January) · Ringle, WI. Reservations required. www. starwood-farm.net. 715-297-8512 or 715-446-2485 Ironbull Winter Challenge-Nine Mile · now thru March, hosted by IronBull and Wausau Nordic Ski Club at Nine Mile County Forest Recreational Area. Log your ski or snowshoe outings and be eligible for a custom medal and weekly prizes. Free.

More info at https://www.ironbull.org/details-winter-challenge Beginning Cross Country Skiing-Classic Technique · Fri. 1/7 & 1/14, hosted by Nicolet College at Minocqua Winter Park, 7543 Squirrel Hill Rd, Minocqua. Learn how to cross country ski. Starts at 9 am. $60. https://www.tix.com/ticket-sales/ NicoletOA/5927/event/1250235 Beginning Skate Skiing · Fri. 1/7, hosted by Nicolet College at Minocqua Winter

Park, 7543 Squirrel Hill Rd, Minocqua. Learn how to skate ski. Starts at noon. $30. https://www.tix.com/ticket-sales/NicoletOA/5927/event/1250244 Skijor with Your Dog! · Fri. 1/7, hosted by Nicolet College at Minocqua Winter Park, 7543 Squirrel Hill Rd, Minocqua. Learn how to ski with your dog. Starts at 2 pm. $30. https://www.tix.com/ticket-sales/NicoletOA/5927/event/1250237 Alpine Skiing · Sat. 1/8, hosted by Badger State Games at Granite Peak Ski Resort, Wausau. Slalom and giant slalom. Starts at 8 am. $25-45. More info at https:// www.visitwausau.com/alpineskiing Sleigh Rides for Small Groups with Lunch Option · Sat. 1/8, Willow Springs Garden, Wausau. Go out on sleigh rides and enjoy optional soup buffet. Intended for groups of 8 or less. Starts at 9 am. $12 per person for ride, $22 per person for ride and soup buffet, free for ages 5 and under. 715-675-1171 The Granite Grom Jam Series 1 · Sun. 1/9, Granite Peak Ski Resort, Wausau. Go skiing or snowboarding, enjoy pizza for lunch and a friendly competition. Starts at 11 am. $40 or $70 for two siblings. Helmets & lift tickets/season pass required. https://www.skigranitepeak.com/ Free Adult XC Ski Lessons and Equipment Rental · Tuesdays 1/11-1/25, hosted by Wausau Nordic Ski Club at 9-mile Forest and Chalet-County N and 8704 Redbud Rd, Mosinee. Cross country ski lessons for adults. Equipment provided at no additional cost. Schedule info and more at https://www.wausaunordic.org/adultlessons/ Luminary Garden Walk · Thurs. 1/13, Monk Botanical Gardens, Wausau. Go for an evening stroll through the illuminated gardens and enjoy a bonfire, hot chocolate, and roasted marshmallows (bring your own marshmallows and sticks). Starts at 5:30 pm. $5 per adult, free for kids 3 and under and members. Cash only. www. monkgardens.org/page/luminary-walks Rib Mountain Adventure Challenge-Winter Edition · Sat. 1/22, hosted by IronBull at Wausau (30 miles within the area TBA). Run, bike and snowshoe through a snowy course alone or with a team. Starts at 12 pm. $75-100. https://www. ribmountainadventurechallenge.com/winter Sleigh Rides for Small Groups with Lunch Option · Sun. 1/23, Willow Springs Garden, Wausau. Go out on sleigh rides and enjoy optional soup buffet. Intended for groups of 8 or less. Starts at 9 am. $12 per person for ride, $22 per person for ride and soup buffet, free for ages 5 and under. 715-675-1171 14th Annual Frozen Tozen Ice Fishing Tournament · Sat. 2/5, hosted by the Boulder Junction Chamber of Commerce at Boulder Lake. Form a team of 2-4 people and catch the biggest fish. Cash prizes and cash raffle available. Advance preregistration recommended. Registration starts at 7 am. Tournament starts at 8 am. $30/ adult, $10/kids 12 and under. https://boulderjct.org/frozentozen/ Sleigh Rides for Small Groups with Lunch Option · Sun. 2/6, Willow Springs Garden, Wausau. Go out on sleigh rides and enjoy optional soup buffet. Intended for groups of 8 or less. Starts at 9 am. $12 per person for ride, $22 per person for ride and soup buffet, free for ages 5 and under. 715-675-1171 The Granite Grom Jam Series 2 · Sun. 2/6, Granite Peak Ski Resort, Wausau. Go skiing or snowboarding, enjoy pizza for lunch and a friendly competition. Starts at 11 am. $40 or $70 for two siblings. Helmets & lift tickets/season pass required. https://www.skigranitepeak.com/

Guitar Lessons with Adam Greuel · Running now, hosted online through UWSP. Learn how to play guitar with Adam Greuel of Horseshoes and Hand Grenades. Lessons times vary. Available to all levels. $69 for 30 minutes, $114 for 60 minutes. Uwsp. edu Wheel-Throwing with Ben Wendt · Tuesdays & Thursdays 1/4-2/3, Center for the Visual Arts, Wausau. Learn how to make a mug or bowl in a beginning to intermediate wheel-throwing class. All supplies provided. Starts at 6:30 pm. $165. https:// www.cvawausau.org/ Guest Artist Talk · Thurs. 1/6, Woodson Art Museum, Wausau. Wisconsin printmaker and Birds in Art artist S.V. (Sue) Medaris discusses relief-printing. Starts at 5:30 pm. lywam.org Printmaking Open Studio · Fri. 1/7, Woodson Art Museum, Wausau. Watch Medaris work and learn about her hand-colored woodblock prints. Starts at 1 pm. lywam.org

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Facemasks and social distancing required. “What Might You Do? The Art of Christian Robinson”: Exhibit opens from 12/4/21-2/27/22: Artwork from children’s book illustrator Christian Robinson. “American Woodblock Prints” and “Making the Cut: Relief Prints from the Woodson Art Museum’s Collection”. Exhibits open from 12/4/21-2/27/22. lywam.org Wausau Museum of Contemporary Art · Open noon-5 pm Tues-Sat. Face masks required. Wmoca.org Center for the Visual Arts, Wausau · Free. Gallery hours Wed.-Fri. 10 am-4 pm; Sat. 12 pm–4 pm. Closed Sun.-Tues. 715-842-4545, cvawausau.org. On display from 1/7/22-3/5/22: 32nd Annual Midwest Seasons, WVAA Memorial Art Exhibit & Bold and Affirmative, Radiant and Subtle. Opening reception on Fri. 1/14 from 5 pm-7 pm. Inspired by activities and events.

Marathon City Heritage Center · Open from noon to 2 pm on the second Sunday of each month from Oct. to April, Open Sun. 4/5 noon-2 pm and 5/3 noon-2 pm.

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Babysi�ng Rocks! · Sat. 1/8, YWCA, 613 N 5th St, Wausau. Learn how to babysit with lessons about handling emergencies, stress that comes from babysi�ng, planning activities for children, communication with children and parents and more. Starts at 10 am. $40. www.ywcawausau.org Glass Class: Mosaics · Tuesdays 1/11-2/15, Chestnut Center for the Arts, 208 S Chestnut Ave, Marshfield. Create mosaic stained glass art. Starts at 6 pm. $140. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/glass-class-mosaics-tickets-215846461577 Garden Chat with Marissa · Wed. 1/12, hosted online by Monk Botanical Gardens.

Learn how to take care of seasonal plants such as poinse�as, Norfolk pine, cyclamen, Christmas cactus, Kalanchoe and cypress. Starts at 12 pm. Free. On Facebook Live Play with Clay · Sun. 1/16, Chestnut Center for the Arts, 208 S Chestnut Ave, Marshfield. Learn how to create artwork with clay. Starts at 1 pm. $5. https://www. eventbrite.com/e/play-with-clay-tickets-211944540827 Beginning to Intermediate Digital Art with Jessica Kopecky · Mondays 1/17-2/7, Center for the Visual Arts, Wausau. Learn digital drawing using Procreate. Starts at 4:30 pm. $160. https://www.cvawausau.org/ Running the River-The Wisconsin Valley Improvement Company · Sat. 1/22, hosted online by the Marathon County Historical Society. Learn about the history of the Wisconsin Valley Improvement Company. Starts at 2 pm. Free. On Facebook Live Garden Chat with Marissa · Wed. 1/26, hosted online by Monk Botanical Gardens.

Learn how to grow different plants and learn some tips on houseplant care. Starts at 12 pm. Free. On Facebook Live An Evening with Michael J. Fox: “No Time Like the Future” · Tues. 4/19, hosted by the Community Foundation of North Central Wisconsin at Grand Theater, Wausau. Meet Michael J. Fox as he gives a presentation about his success as a famous actor, his experience with Parkinson’s disease and his advocacy work.

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KIDS/TEENS Wednesday Learning Centers · Every Weds., hosted by the Stevens Point Area YMCA and Boys & Girls Club of Portage County. Available for students in K thru 6th grade. Young learners will get the chance to socialize and learn after school. Centers are open all day. $10 per child. More info at https://www.bgclubpc.org/ Grab & Go Craft for Kids: Teleidoscope · Mon. 1/3-1/31, hosted by the Marathon County Public Library at all MCPL locations. Grab a kit containing supplies for making a teleidoscope. Pick up the kits anytime the library is open. Free.

Call 715-261-7220 for more info Youth Poetry Contest (All Locations) · Thurs.-Fri. 1/6-5/27, hosted by the Marathon County Public Library at all MCPL locations. Youths ages 9-18 can enter a poem in a poetry contest. Poems can be any length and each person can enter two poems. Entrants must be Marathon County residents. Submit entries at poetry@mcpl.us or drop them off at any MCPL location. Call 715-261-7220 for more info Virtual Teen Night: January Chill Down · Mon. 1/10, hosted online by the Marathon County Public Library. Teens can hang out and chat virtually. Starts at 6 pm. Free. https://

us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZItcu6hrT0jHtPhApq3WBPcmVs_gaiW6clB Family Story Time: Boxes! · Tues. 1/11, hosted online by the Marathon County Public Library. Listen to stories about boxes and make your own decorative box at home. Starts at 10 am. Free. https://www.youtube.com/user/MCPLwausau Youth Ceramics · Wednesdays 1/12-2/9, Center for the Visual Arts, Wausau. Students can learn the basic skills to make ceramic artwork. Starts at 4 pm. $120. https://www. cvawausau.org/ E-Sports Night · Fri. 1/14, hosted by Marathon County Recreation Department and Northcentral Technical College at NTC Main Building, Wausau. Play some Mario Kart and enjoy pizza. For ages 10-14. Starts at 6 pm. $20. https:// secure.rec1.com/WI/marathon-county-parks-recreationand-forestry/catalog/index Family Story Time: Art Tales! · Tues. 1/18, hosted online by the Marathon County Public Library. Listen to stories about art. Starts at 10 am. Free. https://www.youtube.com/user/ MCPLwausau Family Story Time: Arctic Animals! · Tues. 1/25, hosted online by the Marathon County Public Library. Listen to stories about animals that live in the arctic and learn about

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Starts at 10 am. Free. https://www.youtube.com/user/ MCPLwausau Youth Painting · Tuesdays 1/25-2/22, Center for the Visual Arts, Wausau. Students can learn different painting techniques. Starts at 4 pm. $120. https://www.cvawausau.org/ Grab & Go Craft for Kids: Winterfest Snow Globes! · Sat. 1/29, hosted by Marathon County Public Library at 300 N. First St, Wausau. Pick up a kit to make a paper snow globe.

Offered in collaboration with Wausau Winterfest event. Kits are free while supplies last. 715-261-7220 for more info E-Sports Night · Fri. 2/11, hosted by Marathon County Recreation Department and Northcentral Technical College at NTC Main Building, Wausau. Play some Mario Kart and enjoy pizza. For ages 10-14. Starts at 6 pm. $20. https:// secure.rec1.com/WI/marathon-county-parks-recreationand-forestry/catalog/index

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Greater Wausau Children’s Museum, Cedar Creek Mall, Rothschild. Open Tues-Thurs. 9 am-2 pm, Fri. & Sat. 9 am-5 pm, Sun. 12 pm-5 pm. Closed Monday. $5 per child 1-12 years, free for children under 1 and parents or caregivers.

http://www.wausauchildrensmuseum.org/ or 608-408-4668 Kids Snowmaking Contest · now until 3/1, hosted by the Village of Kronenwetter. Kids can build their own snowman and enter it in a contest. Submit photo entry to Village of Kronenwetter or email jpoyer@kronenwetter.org. More info at https://www.kronenwetter.org/community/community_events/kids_snowman_making_contest.php Mini Monets · Select Wednesdays, Greater Wausau Children’s Museum, Rothschild. Preschool Art program for children ages 2-5. Starts at 10 am. http://www.wausauchildrensmuseum.org/ or 608-408-4668 Bounce House · Wednesdays, Greenheck Field House, Weston. Starts at 5:30 pm. $5 per child 12 and under. https://www.dce.k12.wi.us/greenheckfieldhouse Preschool Science · Select Thursdays, Greater Wausau Children’s Museum, Rothschild. Hands-on Science, Art and sensory play for toddlers and preschoolers. Starts at 10 am.

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715-842-2201 Blood Drive · Thurs.-Fri. 1/6-1/7, Stevens Point Blood Donation Center, 3210C Main St, Stevens Point. Starts at 8:15 am. Redcrossblood.org Blood Drive · Fri. 1/7, Entrepreneurial Education Center, 100 N 72nd, Wausau. Starts at 8 am. Redcrossblood.org Blood Drive · Fri. 1/7, Lions Club Building, 5572 Fourth Ave, Pittsville. Starts at 1 pm. Redcrossblood.org Angst movie screening and discussion · Tues. 1/11, Jensen Community Center, 487 N Main Street, Amherst. Watch a documentary about anxiety and participate in a discussion about the film with a mental health clinician. Starts at 6 pm. Free. 715-824-5202 Business X-Change: Mental Health for Small Business Professionals · Wed. 1/12, Portage County Business Council office, 5501 Vern Holmes Drive, Stevens Point. Learn how mental health impacts running a business, warning signs of stress, fatigue and burnout, and how you can improve your mental health so it doesn’t negatively impact your business. Starts at 7:30 am. Free. http://business.portagecountybiz.com/events/details/2022-business-x-change1-12-sponsored-by-the-garden-wellness-9107 Aspiring You-Need a Lift? · Fri. 1/24, hosted online by Aspirus Health. Learn from Aspirus plastic surgeons about different lift services. Starts at 2 pm. Free. Register at https://www.aspirus.org/aspiringyou

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THE BUZZ

By Evan J. Pretzer

Business pivot Blue Bird Children’s Boutique opens on Third Ave., a transition from the owner’s previous business

▲ Soap advertising “Frothy the Beer Man” rests on a shelf at the Blue Bird Children’s Boutique in Wausau. The space is predominantly for children, but also features fun products like these in order to enhance appeal for other members of a family who may come in looking to make a purchase.

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▲ Blue Bird Children’s Boutique owner Christine Geimer sorts product at her location on N. 3rd Ave in Wausau. The store opened in March after Geimer saw an opportunity for it and had begun winding down her photography business due to some health issues. (Evan Pretzer)

Products available in her space include the Pete and Lucy line of baby, boys’ and girls’ clothes, homemade hair bows, bamboo washcloths and baby blankets. There are also vendors from River Falls and, curiously, soap parodying a Christmas character with a “Frothy the Beer Man” name.

Geimer added in response to questions about this the point of its inclusion was strategic appeal.

“This was if a grandparent comes in due to a new baby they can also get something for dad or something for mom,” Geimer said. “I do not think I have ever seen anything similar elsewhere and I hope it sets me apart. I also carry candles and some wax melts for families. This does not necessarily have to be geared completely towards children. There are family benefits here, too.”

Plans for the future include a bigger space and bumping up the stock for boys to be more equal than the present 80:20 split with girls’ items. Geimer also wants to have an online storefront and for those who may come in person

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“I want breastfeeding moms to be able to sit down and relax with their newborn,” she said. “They should not have to worry. This is a welcome spot which knows how overwhelming things can be. I try to make it as easy as possible. Kids want to touch things, grab them and say ‘mine, mine, mine.’ I am still going, still growing and it has been kind of scary, but I am not letting it stop me. The response has been amazing and I am thankful everyone who comes in loves this.”

The Blue Bird Children’s Boutique is open from noon to 4 p.m. Wednesday, 1-5 p.m. Thursday, noon to 4 p.m.

Friday and will have posts on its Facebook page if they are open each Saturday.

More information can be found by calling 715–679–1050.

Evan J. Pretzer is a contributor to City Pages. He can be reached at evan.pretzer@protonmail.com.

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If you are currently living in a property that you inherited but the deed has not been transferred into your name, you may be surprised to learn that, under the law, you are technically not the owner. This legal situation is known as “tangled title.”

Titles can often get tangled in the intrafamily transfer of homeownership. A tangled title most commonly occurs when the person whose name is on the deed passes away and a surviving relative continues living in the home. For example, you have been living with your aging mother and caring for her. She dies and you stay in the home. Until your name is on the deed, the home is not legally your property. You are now dealing with a tangled title.

A tangled title places you in legal limbo, making it harder to do some things and impossible to do others. Next week I’ll discuss how to untangle a tangled title.

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Christine Geimer thinks on the fly as a parent and this adaptivity also applies to her business life.

Since March the mother of four has overseen the Blue Bird Children’s Boutique on N. 3rd Ave in Wausau after shifting from her photography studio which was in the same location previously. Health issues related to migraines meant Geimer’s Captured Memories Photography could not produce edits to work in as efficient a manner as before and so she looked for something with familiarity, less work likely to induce pain and still a healthy level of surprise and challenge.

“With the mall closing I realized there was not a lot available for children which provides unique styles and organic materials,” she said. “I am still trying to get my name out there as a place bettering Wausau with fun children’s things and am doing this all on my own right now.”

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