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ATVs now allowed on some county roads

4 New contender for Lt. Gov

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Neighborhood regrouping Participation in neighborhood groups had been declining even before COVID-19 — now there’s a renewed effort to bring them back

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If some decades have passed since you walked down the aisle, the bloom may have come off the rose. You probably now have a few issues that slowly are driving you nuts.

Some may come from familiarity, as people who have known each other for a long time tend to take each other for granted. But others could be tendencies or habits that seemed cute and funny in the courtship and now feel like marriage-killers.

What do you think of that oft-repeated advice to take your spouse on a date? Treat him or her like you are just meeting for the first time. You know what that’s like – curiosity, questions, the feeling of wanting to know everything about each other and to answer the burning questions of “what was your life like before we met?” and “where are you at right now in your life?”

For this to work, you have to start fresh. Stuff about the past has to be embargoed – completely put away as if it never happened. The focus is building on the present and what may lie in the future. Instead of regurgitating past grievances, concentrate on appreciating any courtesy, big or small, since it is a subtle demonstration of affection towards you.

You may be on the fence about your spouse, and who knows, your marriage may not be fixable. But maybe it is. Maybe, just maybe, it is possible to start over again with someone you’ve known for a long time. And that almost certainly beats pioneering a new frontier with a stranger who might emerge from the needs and lonesomeness of the unknowing beyond. It’s worth a try, isn’t it?

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After months of work, the county passed an ordinance that allows ATVs and UTVs on county roads United to cut Wausau service to Chicago

United Airlines last week announced the closure of several regional routes — and CWA is among them.

The airline informed Central Wisconsin Airport staff last week that it would be cutting its flights from CWA to Chicago, a major loss for the airport. Airport Manager Brian Grefe called it “terrible news” but says the change could also be an opportunity to attract other low-cost airlines to the airport.

The closure is one of 14 planned by United. The service will continue through the holidays and the last day of service will be Jan. 3, Grefe told City Pages.

Of the 14, seven of the closures involved Chicago, the airport most affected.

Though a blow for the airport, Grefe was optimistic about the future: “Making American Airlines and Delta Airlines healthy will provide us with a much greater argument to add an additional destination,” Grefe told City Pages. “Also, with the potential lack of competition and strong demand in our market, we will be more attractive to a low-cost carrier. I plan on exploring all opportunities in the next few weeks and months.”

Pedestrian bridge draws controversy After months of hashing and rehashing, and two long committee meetings last week to nail down the details, a new ordinance that would allow all-terrain vehicles on county roads has been approved.

The ordinance, which allows ATVs and UTVs on county roads with daily traffic under 1,500 vehicles outside or the metro area, brought concerns from a mixed coalition of critics including the Sheriff and the county board chair. The ordinance brought concerns about safety and local control, since the ordinance as written would open up roads in municipalities even if those municipalities kept their own town roads closed to ATVS. That changed Tuesday with an amendment by County Board Chair Kurt Gibbs, who stepped down from his chair role temporarily in order to introduce the amendment. Under Gibbs’ amendment, roads would only open in villages and townships that already had their roads opened to ATVs. The amendment also introduced speed limit laws in anticipation of state bills recently introduced that create separate speed limits for ATVs. Proponents of the ordinance said allowing ATVs and UTVs on county roads helps open up routes because Marathon County doesn’t have much in the way of ATV trails like other counties north of here. It would

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allow people in rural areas to use the county roads to help get around, as many use ATVs for transportation.

Marathon County Sheriff Scott Parks said he had a number of concerns about the ordinance. Having separate speed limits for ATVs isn’t currently enforceable under state law, meaning drivers of those vehicles would be legally allowed to drive 55 miles per hour (though many such vehicles aren’t capable of those speeds).

The ordinance allows usage of those roads from 5 am to 10 pm, different from the current one hour before sunrise and after sunset. And, Parks said he’s worried about the staff needed to maintain all the extra vehicle traffic when county deputies are already strained.

The new ordinance came after several meetings that included contentious debate regarding local control and safety. Supervisor Chris Dickinson shared data showing ATV use on roads is relatively safe. He argued at committee that the county had purview over its roads but later agreed the amendment was a good one.

New state bills, which include Sen. Jerry Piotrowski among their supporters, would add the ability of separate speed limits for ATVs. That comes as numerous counties have opened up county roads to ATV use, particularly in the north.

A plan to seek a $10 million grant for a pedestrian bridge that’s part of the mall redevelopment project has drawn some pushback as some council members wonder what could have been done with that money instead.

Wausau Opportunity Zone Project Manager Chuck Ghidorzi told a city committee last week that WOZ in concert with the city’s community development office was seeking a $10 million state grant to help fund a pedestrian bridge that would traverse from the former JC Penney site to the south riverfront. The bridge was included in WOZ’s initial vision for the redevelopment of the mall site, which was demolished earlier this year.

The funding being sought is part of the Neighborhood Investment Fund Program. The program, administered by the Department of Administration, funnels American Rescue Program Funds to communities disproportionately impacted by the pandemic. The program is intended for increasing child care, affordable housing or public improvements.

Committee Member Tom Kilian criticized the application, saying the city had greater needs in the child care and housing arena than a windy bridge. And Council Member Deb Ryan criticized the lack of transparency on the council, saying her constituents were angered by the application.

But Council Member Lisa Rasmussen

said that was a misunderstanding: If a grant has no local match, staff members apply for grants on their own all the time, and the council steps in when it is time to accept the grant.

Community Development Director Liz Brodek pointed out that while child care is a passion of hers (something she told City Pages in an interview when she was hired), one of the requirements is that a project submitted needed to be shovel ready — in other words, a project already set to be underway. The pedestrian bridge fit the bill.

Kilian told City Pages he spoke with the DOA and is sending a formal letter of concern over the project.

Riverlife project could be on hold as developer switches to mall project

A project approved earlier this year for Riverlife could be put on hold in favor of the developer starting the first project in the mall redevelopment plan.

Wausau Opportunity Zone Project Manager Chuck Ghidorzi told the city’s Economic Development Committee last week that talks are underway to get T. Wall Enterprises to stall work on its Riverlife project, a mix of commercial and residential property, in favor of building the first project on block four of the mall development.

Ghidorzi told the committee the project would be 132 market rate apartment units and 21,000 square feet of retail space.

The original timeline for the project was that it would begin in 2024; but with the change, the new start date would be later next year. Ghidorzi told the committee that getting the area pad ready went faster than expected.

But some Economic Development Committee members expressed concern that they were being told about this before they had a chance to weigh in. T.Wall was selected for the project earlier this year over other developers for Riverlife, and the agreement had a specific timeframe in which to complete the project. Committee members said they didn’t feel the committee had an adequate chance to weigh in.

“There needs to be a much greater distinction between private sector and government when we’re talking about private-public partnerships,” Committee Member Tom Kilian said. “It’s not a choose your own adventure; that it goes through committee and is approved, that it goes through council and is approved, that audibles aren’t being called in closed-door sessions the committee and body are not involved in.”

Community Development Director Liz Brodek says the new agreements are being worked out and that the new Riverlife agreement would still come before the Economic Development Committee.

City consultant launches webpage for strategic plan Consultant BerryDunn has launched a new website aimed at garnering feedback for Wausau’s strategic plan.

Developing a strategic plan was one of the core platforms of current Mayor Katie Rosenberg’s campaign challenging thenincumbent Mayor Robert Mielke. Though central to her platform, the strategic plan took a backseat as dealing with COVID-19 took center stage for most municipalities.

Gathering feedback from the community is the second of three stages in the plan, according to BerryDunn. The website https://berrydunn.mysocialpinpoint.com/ wausauwi/wausau/ allows residents to fill out a survey on their views on what

Deputy Chad Billeb. The service also will provide the videos in whatever format is the most current should the department end its contract with the company.

And, starting next month, the jail staff will begin wearing the cameras as well. Billeb says Marathon County will have one of the few jails in the state with the cameras, but that they believe it will be more common in the near future.

The footage is invaluable for prosecutors and police, District Attorney Theresa Wetzsteon says, but also poses a challenge in terms of staffing and records management. Marathon County Criminal Justice officials are looking into more efficient management systems to keep tabs on all of the video and other types of evidence now collected as part of investigations.

Wausau’s future vision should be; There is also an idea wall and an opened ended forum. There will be two virtual meetings at the end of the month and an in-person meeting on Dec. 2 at the City Council chambers.

Jail staff could soon join deputies using body cams Marathon County Sheriff’s Office deputies have been wearing body cameras since February, and starting next month its jail staff will be one of the first in the state to do so.

Marathon County is spending $163,000 per year with a company that provides the cameras and video storage, says Chief

One issue people might not think about: every video entered into evidence must also be transcribed. Defense attorneys will be transcribing them, Wetzsteon says, and so prosecutors will need to as well so officers can see them prior to testifying. And that’s time-consuming. In a recent trial, one video of an interview was seven hours long; that would take much longer than that to transcribe.

Billeb says there is software being developed that can automatically transcribe videos and even translate them into other languages, but it’s something the county would need to look into.

Billeb says the funding for the camera systems was secured through cost-savings at the Sheriff’s office and so didn’t cost extra taxpayer dollars.

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Rodriguez, who has degrees in public health and nursing, knocked off GOP Rep. Rob Hutton last fall for the suburban Milwaukee seat that had been trending Dem with Donald Trump in the White House.

The shape of the seat remains up in the air amid redistricting.

The maps GOP leaders have proposed would give the 13th AD a solid GOP lean.

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In a hearing Nov. 5, Bailey-Rihn ruled the Rochester Republican must turn over all records between his office and Gableman’s team requested by American Oversight if they were created earlier than Aug. 27, when the Office of Special Counsel was created. Bailey said Vos acted as an authority over Gableman, who was acting as a contractor for the Legislature.

“So these need to be produced, unless there is a darn good reason why not,” she said. “And I don’t see one at this point because these requests were back in July and August and the documents until August 27th were in the hands of the contractor and they need to be produced.”

But records created by Gableman and his team after the Office of Special Counsel was created do not fall within BaileyRihn’s order to comply with American Oversight’s open record requests. She did not make a ruling on the matter today.

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Gov. Tony Evers is vowing to veto proposed GOP maps unless they’re revamped significantly and then call the Legislature to a special session to take up his maps.

“The bill is right here,” he said after releasing the final proposals from his People’s Maps Commission. “Right now it’s ready to be introduced and considered and there’s not a single excuse I’ve heard any Republican give as to why they won’t take these up, not one.”

But Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu, knocked the People’s Maps Commission proposals. The Oostburg Republican noted they would create fewer majority Black and Hispanic districts than the maps GOP leaders drew. He also pointed out more Wisconsin voters would have to wait more than four years to vote in a state Senate race under the commission’s maps vs. Republicans’.

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Freshman state Rep. Sara Rodriguez, D-Brookfield, has announced her bid for lieutenant governor, joining state Sen. Lena Taylor in the field looking to run with Gov. Tony Evers next fall.

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Wisconsin can expect over 800,000 hunters to participate in the deer hunting season as the gun season comes up later this month.

DNR Director of Wildlife Management Eric Lobner during a virtual press call said hunters who participate in Wisconsin’s Nov. 20-28 gun deer hunt boost the economy statewide. Lobner added those hunters, numbering higher than the average annual State Fair attendance, bring billions of dollars to retail stores as well as restaurants and lodging businesses in rural areas.

Lobner told WisPolitics.com the state is on track to issue roughly the same number of licenses as last year.

He said Wisconsin saw 876,600 licensed deer hunters during last year’s deer hunting season.

That’s up from the roughly 792,000 licenses DNR issued in 2019, he added.

Wheel tax revenues on the rise

Local governments in Wisconsin collected $62.8 million in wheel taxes during the fiscal year that ended June 30, a 12.1 percent increase over the previous year, according to the Wisconsin Policy Forum.

The report is the latest sign of how local governments have increasingly relied on wheel taxes to generate revenue.

In late 2011, just four Wisconsin communities imposed a local wheel tax. By February, more than 44 will have one, including 13 counties, 22 cities, eight villages and one town.

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McGrath announces for CD3 Dem Deb McGrath, a former CIA officer and Army captain, today formally announced her campaign for the western Wisconsin congressional seat her father once represented.

McGrath, who also served in the State Department, joins Eau Claire businesswoman Rebecca Cooke, Navy veteran Brett Knudsen and state Sen Brad Pfaff, of Onalaska, in the Dem field for the 3rd CD. McGrath focused on her experience serving abroad. She told WisPolitics.com in an interview last month she resigned from the Army after five years when she and her husband started a family. She joined the CIA in 2002 and retired in December, becoming a contract employee with the agency’s World Factbook, a resource on the world’s countries.

“While abroad, I witnessed how countries could thrive or decline based on government responsiveness,” McGrath said. “Our country struggles to find solutions to issues that impact our national security: adequate education, affordable health care, basic infrastructure, and economic opportunity. I have experience in solving problems through rational collaboration.”

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Elections Commission Administrator Meagan Wolfe jousted with GOP lawmakers as she urged corrections to a critical LAB report on the 2020 election.

Rep. Mark Born, R-Beaver Dam, said he was taken aback by what he called Wolfe’s attack on the Legislative Audit Bureau since the report was released last month, saying he’d never seen an agency head take that approach toward the nonpartisan agency.

During Wolfe’s testimony before the Joint Legislative Audit Committee yesterday, Born said the issues she raised about the report were minor.

“I don’t see here there are major problems with this audit. I don’t see the errors that you were citing. It seems to be very minor interpretations of things for the most part,” Born said.

Wolfe countered errors in the report have been cited by those “trying to undermine the credibility of our democracy.” She noted the LAB didn’t share a draft of the report with the commission ahead of time, saying it would’ve allowed the agency to fix the errors.

The LAB said it didn’t share the report to protect the confidentiality of the details before its public release.

“I’m taken aback that folks are so taken aback that I’m appalled to question that,” Wolfe said, noting other agencies have been given the opportunity to provide input on audits before they’re released.

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In a crowded Wausau Municipal Airport lounge on a spring day in 2019, something rare happened for a Southeast Side neighborhood meeting: things got a little heated.

The group has some very strict rules to ensure that doesn’t typically happen. Meetings are held to exactly one hour, to ensure that no one feels like their time is being wasted.

Guests can speak at the meetings but they must get permission beforehand, and it must directly involve the neighbors.

So that meeting, which was about the North Central Health Care expansion, was a rare exception. The meeting was formed to disseminate the facts about the project, since some folks in the neighborhood had gotten some early word about the revamp and started sharing some incorrect information around the community.

But one thing you couldn’t say about that meeting, or about most of the Southeast Side meetings up to that point, is that it was poorly attended. Meetings typically ranged

Participation in neighborhood groups had been declining even before COVID-19 — now there’s a renewed effort to bring them back

▲ A meeting in 2019 about the North Central Health Care expansion was one of the rare meetings to get heated.

Neighborhood meetings on the Southeast Side are typically quiet affairs, and held strictly to one hour.

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Attendance at neighborhood groups across the city had started to decline even prior to the emergency of COVID-19, but the pandemic really put a hamper on efforts to keep residents informed about their neighborhoods. Out of 12 neighborhood groups prior to the pandemic, today there are only seven of them operating right now. And attendance has really dropped in a lot of the remaining groups.

Folks are hoping to change that, says Sue Nowak. Nowak was part of the effort to start neighborhood groups going back to the 90s. In 1992 the first group, the Longfellow Neighborhood group, began as part of a project that chose Wausau among ten communities nationwide to launch neighborhood groups. The first meetings were held at Lopnow’s Bar and arose out of concerns about alcoholism’s effects on the neighborhood.

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“Each group in the city is a little different,” Nowak told City Pages. “They need to come up with their identity and decide what their goals are.”

The current version of the groups, the Neighbor to Neighbor (or N2N), started in 2004 under Mayor Tipple. The police play a vital - but crucially, assistance only - role in the groups. Lt. Melinda Pauls says there is a community resource officer assigned to each neighborhood group who shares information about police activity in the neighborhood at the meetings and is a go-to resource for when there is a problem. Multiple drug houses have been shut down after police got tips from neighborhood groups, for instance. City Pages has reported on some of them over the years.

It’s also a good way to disseminate information, Pauls says. The groups are a good place to share information about scams residents should be aware of, something that might not have the same reach in other areas.

Challenges

COVID-19 did more than anything to put a hamper on the efforts to keep the groups going. Some shifted to outdoor spaces, such as the Westies neighborhood group.

The problem is that when winter comes, being outside is far less appealing. Some of them just never got going again.

And, group leaders are aware of the challenges of generational differences.

Audiences at meetings are tending to be comprised of the more elderly residents of neighborhoods, and that they need to

do more to reach new generations who might be too busy to attend an in-person meeting, or simply would rather interact digitally.

Lisa Shilts, a member of the Southeast Side Neighborhood group, says her goal is to involve younger families. That might not necessarily mean attending a meeting.

Shilts says social media offers an opportunity for those younger neighbors to reach out with ideas that the group can take up at its meetings.

Also, Shilts says, they’re looking at doing some new marketing pushes, including hiring on a young marketer more in touch with ways to reach younger audiences.

The Police Department is on board with that too. Pauls told City Pages the department is planning to create a series of videos about the various neighborhood groups, employing the newly hired videographer/photographer to create those videos. “There is a lot going on in each neighborhood,” Pauls says. “And you don’t necessarily have to live in the neighborhood to attend a meeting.” Someone looking to buy a house or rent in a neighborhood might want to attend, for instance.

They’re also planning to send out surveys to find out what residents in various neighborhoods would like to see out of the groups.

Starting a new group

Part of the effort to repopulate the groups is to actually start newer ones focused on smaller, tighter-knit neighborhoods.

Jennifer Gabriel spent plenty of time with

the Westies group, which crosses three aldermanic districts in the area south of Bridge Street.

Starting in January, Gabriel is helping launch a new neighborhood group, which covers exactly the area of Wausau Ward 20. Gabriel chose that, she says, because it is the area around Grant Elementary, which shares a lot of common interests, is a smaller area with only one alderman (currently Sarah Watson) and can share a more focused agenda for the group.

Gabriel lays out her vision for the group, which follows a word several people mention in their interviews with City Pages: grassroots. Gabriel specifically says a lot of how the meetings take shape will depend on who attends them and what they want to see from such a meeting. One thing she definitely doesn’t care to see: she’d prefer it doesn’t become an extended City council meeting. Some groups have gone down that path, but the idea is to keep the groups focused on neighborhood issues, not rehashing city council debates.

In fact, that’s something that’s an important aspect to the groups. The city supports them by providing information about the groups on its website, and city council members or other city officials might be invited to speak at them, but they’re not run by the city, or the police department. They very pointedly run independently of the city, and their leaders set their own agenda.

Some officials have held their own neighborhood meetings in their district.

City council member Pat Peckham and Mayor Katie Rosenberg,when she was the

county board member for District 1, held joint meetings to help inform residents about what was going on in their district.

Others such as Tom Kilian began holding meetings on specific issues; in Kilian’s case, one meeting in particular dealt with a housing issue on Thomas Street.

Those aren’t connected with the neighborhood groups, but they share a similar sentiment: meeting residents one on one, to share information and answer questions better than could be done over a newsletter or Facebook group.

Rebuilding

Leaders of the groups also meet every so often to share information about the groups, and happen to be doing so this Saturday. Getting the groups going again is a major topic the group has been dealing with.

Pauls says attendance was declining even before COVID, but the pandemic really took its toll on neighborhood groups, and the major topic of the Saturday meetings is how to get things back on track.

Organizers hope that a renewed effort in marketing, efforts to reach younger residents and some tighter-knit, smaller groups covering less geography will help restore them back to their former glory.

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COMMENTARY

By Chris Hardie

Making ‘scents’ of deer season I learned a new word the other day referring to the desire of hardcore deer hunters to be in their stand as the fall breeding season heats up.

Apparently, a “rutcation” is when you set aside some vacation days so that you can be in your deer stand rather than behind your desk at the height of the rut. The rut is the deer breeding season.

With due respect to the fairer sex who hunt deer, the seasonal physiological, behavioral and chemical changes in male deer hunters seem to match that of the bucks they seek. At the peak of the time of year when bucks seek does, deer hunters seek deer stands.

Some hunters plan their hunts year-round. They plant crops, create shooting lanes in the brush and spend hours before the season scouting with game cameras.

My offseason preparation consists of replacing a couple of logs on my ground stand, cutting some firewood for my

outdoor wood stove and observing the signs that the deer are there. I know the land and know the deer’s patterns.

Last week during my pre-hunt visit to my stand, I evicted a few mice from my woodpile and cut a few more logs. I also noticed the signs of bucks in my valley with scrapes and rubs.

Bucks like to mark their territory. Rubs are when bucks rake their antlers on brush, small trees or saplings. They peel the bark and leave behind scents from their forehead glands. You can’t judge the size of the buck by the size of the tree. Although bigger bucks tend to rub bigger trees, smaller bucks do it too. But it is true that older bucks are more active with rubs.

Bucks also create scrapes by pawing a bare patch of ground, usually in an oval shape and often under trees.

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urinate down the tarsal glands on their inner lower legs for some additional aroma. I don’t think it’s a coincidence that the odor is similar to that of hunting clothes worn at deer camp for 10 straight days.

It’s the perfumey world of Eau de Rut when it comes to deer breeding season. There’s a lot of money and research that goes into creating both natural and artificial deer scents in a bottle with the purpose of attracting bucks.

While bucks often freshen up their scrapes, hunting over them isn’t a guarantee as most are visited after dark.

But enthusiastic hunters looking to relieve their bladders can sometimes attract bucks by urinating on the scrapes themselves. No, I am not making this up. And no, I have not tried this technique, even if a similar effort failed to put out a tractor fire a few years ago.

It’s not just the ground that deer scent up. The overhead branches or the ends of the twigs are where bucks — and does — will chew and lick and deposit additional scent from their forehead and eye glands.

Bucks spar and fight for dominance. To the victor goes the spoils — but only for a short time. A doe will only accept a male during peak estrus — which lasts only 24 to 36 hours. If a doe is not bred, the cycle can repeat in 23 to 30 days.

The rut in Wisconsin usually peaks before the gun deer season, but bucks still chase does for some of that lateseason action. It’s nature’s way of assuring spring births for a higher survival rate. Here’s to a safe and successful hunt.

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Abortion story didn’t convey what I meant HOPE LIFE CENTER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Editor’s note: Pretzer’s story didn’t intend to suggest that Hoogendyk had spoken with McColley directly or was aware of her comments, but meant specifically they both indicated that less stigma around abortion by being able to talk about it is a good thing. The wording could have been more specific.

Black Incarceration cover story example of critical race theory Dear Editor,

I am writing in regard to your cover story Black incarceration, written by Clare Amari. The article states Wisconsin imprisons 1 in 36 black adults, no state has a higher rate. The cover feature is a perfect example of Critical Race Theory (CRT) and the pervasive woke-ism spreading across society. The entire article opines that blacks outnumber whites in jail based on nothing other than racial bias. The rhetoric offers not a single alternative reason why such a high percentage of blacks are actually in prison. Chicago currently has its highest annual murder tally in a quartercentury: 524 murders, mostly young black men killed by other young black men with guns. The late Andy Rooney of 60 Minutes devoted an entire show regarding this topic. Andy perfectly stated, “If a jail contains 70 percent black men in a community of 70 percent blacks, it is not ra-

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The Hit Men FRIDAY 11/12 | ARTS COUNCIL, WISCONSIN RAPIDS

Relive Rock’s greatest hits with The Hit Men—a band formed from guys who performed with legendary artists including members of Foreigner, Journey, Styx, The Hooters, Steely Dan, Cheap Trick, Three Dog Night, Cream, Grand Funk, and The Who. In their exciting multi-media concert, The Hit Men celebrate their associations with these rock mega-stars, share their first-hand experiences as eyewitnesses to rock history, and perform classic hits you know and love including “Layla,” “Don’t Stop Believin’,” “I Want to Know What Love Is,” “Feels Like the First Time,” “Eye in the Sky,” and many more—just the way you remember them. 7:30 pm. $49 adults, $10 students. Savorthearts.com

All Together Now! FRI.-SUN. 11/12-11/14 | CRESKE CENTER, MOSINEE

Local theater groups Wausau Community Theatre, Mosinee Community Theatre and Central Wisconsin Children’s Theatre all come together for this big performance that celebrates the hope, inspiration, and excitement of musical theatre. You’ll hear songs from the world’s most iconic musicals performed by talent that has graced the many stages of central Wisconsin. Audiences will love hearing familiar tunes such as “Season of Love,” “You Can’t Stop the Beat,” “Consider Yourself,” and many more.

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Remembering Hee Haw FRIDAY 11/12 | LUCILLE TACK CENTER FOR THE ARTS, SPENCER

Chances are you might have been one of the millions who tuned in on Saturday nights to watch Hee Haw, a variety television show that aired from 1969 to 1997 featuring country music and humor. This stage show brings back cast members from the television series—Lulu Roman, Irlene Mandrell, Jana Jae, and special guest T. Graham Brown. These artists bring a bit of ‘Kornfield Kounty’ to the Tack Center with a musical extravaganza will have audience members singing, clapping, laughing, and crying—all at the same time! 7:30 pm. Reserved seats $40. lucilletackcenter.com.

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Hands on Plants-Porch Pots TUESDAY 11/16 | MONK BOTANICAL GARDENS, WAUSAU

Relax in front of the warm and cozy fireplace at Monk Gardens’ pavilion, sip wine and enjoy refreshments while learning to make your plant containers festive. Led by Monk Gardens horticulturist, Marissa Ashbeck, participants will decorate containers for the holiday season using natural elements collected from the gardens before the snow starts to fly. For ages 21 and older. Held outdoors, dress for the weather. 6 pm. $40 members, $45 nonmembers. Details at monkgardens.org.

2021 Holiday Parade: Let it Snow!

WEDNESDAY 11/17 | MATHIAS MITCHELL PUBLIC SQUARE, STEVENS POINT

Downtown Stevens Point comes alive with holiday spirit during this annual holiday parade. Stake your spot out on Main Street to enjoy holiday cheer while watching floats from dozens of local businesses and organizations embrace this year’s theme of “Let It Snow”. Bring your wish list as mail carriers will walk along the parade route and collect letters to Santa from the crowd. Stay after to have your photo taken with Santa and Mrs. Claus until 9:30 pm. 6 pm. Free. Downtownpointwi.com.

Bad Bad Hats THURSDAY 11/18 | GRAND THEATER, WAUSAU

Enjoy bouncing melodies and magnetic pop hooks from Bad Bad Hats, an indie rock band from Minneapolis. Their music is rooted in classic pop songwriting, with elements of nineties rock influence and an overall lightheartedness.

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Scott Wilcox FRIDAY 11/12 | MOSINEE BREWING COMPANY, MOSINEE

This singer-songwriter has been writing music for over 30 years! He even wrote a special song for Oprah Winfrey which he sang on her show live in front of 45 million viewers. Inspired by the sounds of James Taylor, Bob Dylan and Jim Croce, Scott performs his acoustic mix of country and blues all around the Midwest and Wisconsin. He’s released four albums, has appeared on national and regional radio stations, and even has had a song inducted into the Green Bay Packer Hall of Fame. 7 pm. 715-693-2739.

Tom Katalin and The HWY 41 Band SATURDAY 11/13 | HOMESTEAD ON 52, WAUSAU

From the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, this all-star line-up of highly experienced and talented musicians are no strangers to the music scene. Formed in 2017, the four-piece group has fast become a regional favorite across Upper Michigan and Wisconsin. Put on your dancing show as they play today’s top country hits, classic country tunes and everything in-between. 8 pm. 715-843-7555.

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Brad Emanuel · Northern Waters Distillery, Minocqua.

Acoustic. 4 pm. 715-358-0172 Killing Rapunzel · District 1 Brewing Company, Stevens Point.

Hard rock. 6 pm. 715-544-6707 Jackson Taylor · Backcountry Brewing, Plover. 90s country.

7 pm. 715-310-2474 Aaron Lee Kaplan · Bull Falls Brewery, Wausau. Folk, blues.

7 pm. 715-842-2337 Mia Brown and The Get Down · Malarkey’s Pub & Townies Grill, Wausau. Pop & original. 7:30 pm. 715-819-3663

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Amelia Ford · Rhinelander Brewing Company, Rhinelander.

Original pop & folk-rock. 5 pm. 715-550-2337 Jackson Taylor · District 1 Brewing Company, Stevens Point.

90s country. 6:30 pm. 715-544-6707 Scott Wilcox · Mosinee Brewing Company, Mosinee.

Americana blues originals. 7 pm. 715-693-2739 Geoff Landon · Backcountry Brewing, Plover. Acoustic. 7 pm.

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Variety. 8 pm. 715-819-3663 Cognition · The Jim, Weston. Acoustic. 9 pm. 715-355-5960

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Rich and Mark · Cop Shoppe Pub, Wausau. Polka. 1 pm.

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Max Koepke · Granite Peak Ski Resort, Wausau. Classic rock & original. 1 pm. 715-845-2846

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Max Koepke · The Garage, Wausau. Classic rock & original.

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Sunday November 14

New Polish Sound · Cruisin’ 1724, Wausau. Polka. 12 pm.

715-675-2940 Mijal & Son · Cop Shoppe Pub, Wausau. Polka. 1 pm.

715-845-2030 Spotlight Polka Band · Community Center, Stetsonville. Polka.

1 pm. 715-678-2000 The Polish Connections · Homestead on 52, Wausau. Polka.

1 pm. 715-843-7555

Thursday November 18

Scott Kirby · Northern Waters Distillery, Minocqua. Acoustic variety. 4 pm. 715-358-0172 Andy Braun · Mosinee Brewing Company, Mosinee. Folk-rock.

6 pm. 715-693-2739

Friday November 19

The Brothers Burn Mountain · Northern Waters Distillery, Minocqua. Blues. 6 pm. 715-358-0172 KT Country · Backcountry Brewing, Plover. Country. 6:30 pm.

715-310-2474 October Tree · District 1 Brewing Company, Stevens Point.

Acoustic. 7 pm. 715-544-6707 Jackson Taylor · The Dugout, Merrill. 90s country. 8 pm.

715-536-8870 Dustin Lee · Rookies Sportspub, Stevens Point. Acoustic.

8:30 pm. 715-344-7026

Saturday November 20

Garth Engelbright · O’so Brewing Company, Plover. Country, folk, Americana, roots rock, blues, bluegrass. 3 pm.

715-254-2163 Middle of the Road · Sunset Point Winery, Stevens Point.

Variety. 6 pm. 715-544-1262 Jackson Taylor · Rhinelander Brewing Company, Rhinelander.

90s country. 6 pm. 715-550-2337 Reverend Meantooth & Aaron Lee Kaplan · Mosinee Brewing Company, Mosinee. Folk, gospel, blues. 7 pm. 715-693-2739 That 90s Band · District 1 Brewing Company, Stevens Point.

90s variety. 7:30 pm. 715-544-6707 Bree Morgan · Homestead on 52, Wausau. Country. 8 pm.

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Sunday November 21

5 Mile Scream · Cruisin’ 1724, Wausau. Variety. 4 pm.

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Wednesday November 24

Chad Brecke · Bull Falls Brewery, Wausau. Variety. 7 pm.

715-842-2337 Max Koepke · The Garage, Wausau. Classic rock & original.

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Aaron Scharmer · Ciao Fine Italian Restaurant & Cocktail Bar, Wausau. Piano jazz. 5:30 pm. 715-298-2004 Nato Coles & the Blue Diamond Band and Sarah Crow and the Strangers · O’so Brewing Company, Plover. Variety, folk.

6 pm. 715-254-2163 Steve Strasman · Sunset Point Winery, Stevens Point. Variety.

6:30 pm. 715-544-1262 Kevin Troestler · District 1 Brewing Company, Stevens Point.

Bluegrass, country, blues. 6:30 pm. 715-544-6707 J-me Baptist · Backcountry Brewing, Plover. Country & pop.

7 pm. 715-310-2474 Dr. Z and Deeper Roots · Mosinee Brewing Company, Mosinee. Blues. 7 pm. 715-693-2739 Slab · Cruisin’ 1724, Wausau. Pop & rock. 8 pm. 715-675-2940 Tom Katalin and The HWY 41 Band · Homestead on 52, Wausau. Country. 8 pm. 715-843-7555 Bullet to the Heart, Seven Cities Dead & Purging Paradise · Polack Inn, Wausau. Hard rock, rock, metal. 9 pm.

715-845-6184 Brian McLaughlin (BMac) · Arrow Sports Club, Weston. Music from Frank Sinatra to Bruno Mars. 9 pm. 715-359-2363

Still Reckless · Rookies Sportspub, Stevens Point. 90s country rock. 8:30 pm. 715-344-7026 Bryce Thomachefsky · The Dugout, Merrill. Acoustic country & variety. 9 pm. 715-536-8870

Friday November 26

Bradley Sperger · District 1 Brewing Company, Stevens Point.

Variety. 6:30 pm. 715-544-6707 Kurt Schweers · Backcountry Brewing, Plover. Variety. 7 pm.

715-310-2474 The Electric Lila Trio · Elbow Room, Stevens Point. Variety.

8 pm. 715-344-9840 Josh White · Malarkey’s Pub & Townies Grill, Wausau. Variety.

8 pm. 715-819-3663

Saturday November 27

The Shantytowners · O’so Brewing Company, Plover.

Americana, folk, country & roots rock. 3 pm. 715-254-2163 Aaron Lee Kaplan · Sunset Point Winery, Stevens Point. Folk, blues. 5:30 pm. 715-544-1262 Slab · Homestead on 52, Wausau. Pop & rock. 7 pm.

715-843-7555 Soul Whiskey · District 1 Brewing Company, Stevens Point.

Country. 7 pm. 715-544-6707 The Hellhounds · Cruisin’ 1724, Wausau. Rock. 8 pm.

715-675-2940 Through Crimson · Hiawatha Restaurant and Lounge, Wausau. Alternative rock. 8 pm. 715-848-5166 Usual Suspects · Rookies Sportspub, Stevens Point. Rock.

8:30 pm. 715-344-7026 Hyde · Arrow Sports Club, Weston. Pop & rock. 9 pm.

715-359-2363 Max Koepke · The Glass Hat, Wausau. Classic rock & original.

10 pm. 715-298-0016

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Trivia@MBCo · Wednesdays, hosted at Mosinee Brewing Company, 401 4th St, Mosinee. Trivia starts at 7 pm each Wednesday. Masks required. Limit team size to 6 people. http://www.mosineebrewing.com/ Team Trivia Nights at Sawmill Brewing Company · Wednesdays, hosted at Sawmill Brewing Company, 1110 E 10th St, Merrill. The games start at 6 pm each Wednesday. Social distancing in place. Make reservations online for your team of 2-4 people. http://www.sawmillbrewing.net/ Highway 51 Wood and Wire Sessions · Thursdays, Whitewater Music Hall, Wausau. Americana music played live by regional musicians and guests. Starts at 7 pm. $5.

715-298-3202 Karaoke · Thursdays, Hiawatha Restaurant and Lounge, Wausau. Starts at 8:30 pm. 715-848-5166 Open Mic at Sawmill Brewing Company · Thursdays, hosted at Sawmill Brewing Company, 1110 E 10th St, Merrill. Open mic every Thursday for anyone who wants to perform comedy, music or poetry. Starts at 6:30 pm. http://www.sawmillbrewing.net/

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Movie times thru 11/18 Clifford the Big Red Dog (PG): Opens Wed. 11/10 at 7 pm, Every day 7 pm, Sat. & Sun. 1 pm & 4 pm Eternals (PG13): Every day 7 pm, Fri. & Sat. 7 pm & 9:15 pm, Sat. & Sun. 1 pm & 3 pm The Last Duel (R): Every day 7 pm, Sat. & Sun. 1 pm

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ON STAGE Into the Woods · Thurs.-Sat. 11/11-11/13, UW-Stevens Point, Jenkins Theatre, Noel Fine Arts Center, Stevens Point. Musical performance about fairy tales characters from different stories. Starts at 7:30 pm and two matinees held at 2 pm on 11/7 & 11/13. $27 adults, $24 seniors, faculty & staff, $16 youth, students with ID get discounted tickets $10 advance, or $7 at the show. https://uwsptickets.universitytickets. com/ DEERS, by Marcus Gorman · Thurs.-Sun. 11/11-11/14, Nicolet College, Rhinelander. Spoof of the sitcom Cheers except the human characters are replaced with animals. Starts at 7:30 pm on Thurs.-Sat. and 2 pm on Sundays. $8-10. https://www.tix.com/ticket-sales/nicoletcollege/976 The Odd Couple · Fri.-Sun. 11/12-11/14 & 11/19-11/21, Chestnut Center for the Arts, Marshfield. Play about a pair

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Rock. 9 pm. $10. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/road-triptickets-194833661727 A Night at Oz II · Fri. & Sat. 11/12-11/13, Oz Nightclub, Wausau. Drag show. Starts at 10:30 pm. $10 cover charge.

715-679-3606 Bad Bad Hats · Thurs. 11/18, Grand Theater, Wausau. Classic pop and 90s rock music performed by an indie rock band.

Starts at 8 pm. $10. Grandtheater.org Them Coulee Boys with Good Morning Bedlam · Fri. 11/19, Whitewater Music Hall, Wausau. Bluegrass. Starts at 7 pm. $20. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/them-coulee-boyswith-good-morning-bedlam-tickets-205797444697 Brewery Comedy Tour · Fri. 11/19, O’so Brewing Company, Plover. Comedy. 8 pm. $14. https://www.universe.com/ events/the-brewery-comedy-tour-at-oso-tickets-WRKDJ1 Charlie Berens: The Midwest Survival Guide Tour · Fri. 11/19, Grand Theater, Wausau. Watch Charlie Beren’s comedy sketch about the Midwest. Starts at 7:30 pm.

Grandtheater.org Come Alive! · Sat. 11/20, hosted by Wisconsin Singers at Grand Theater, Wausau. Broadway-style tour with a wide variety of American pop music and other musical genres for all ages. Starts at 7 pm. $13. 715-842-0988 or Grandtheater.org Fiddler on the Roof · Wed. 11/24, Grand Theater, Wausau.

Musical that tells a story about family, life, love and laughter. Starts at 7:30 pm. Grandtheater.org Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer Jr. · Fri.-Sat. 11/26-11/27, James F Veninga Theater, UW Center for Civic Engagement, Wausau. Christmas play performed by the Central Wisconsin Children’s Theatre. Starts at 2 pm & 7 pm. $15 adults, $13 seniors and children. https://www.mycwct.org/

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of roommates with differing personalities who go on a double-date with two Spanish brothers. Starts at 7 pm on 11/12, 11/19 & 11/20 & 2 pm on 11/13, 11/14 & 11/21. $15. https://www.eventbrite.com/d/wi--marshfield/theodd-couple/ Mamma Mia! · Fri.-Sun. 11/12-11/14, hosted by Wausau East End Players at Wausau East High School, Wausau. Musical play. Starts at 7 pm on 11-12 & 11-13 & 1 pm on 11/13 & 11/14. $15 adult, $12 student and senior citizen. Spicket. events/wausaueast All Together Now! · Fri.-Sat. 11/12-11/13, Playhouse Theatre Group, Ben Franklin Jr. High, Stevens Point. Global musical show featuring songs such from Beauty & the Beast, Matilda, Mamma Mia! and more. Starts at 7 pm. $10. https://www.playhousetheatergroup.com/tickets-for-alltogether-now-nov-12-13/ All Together Now! · Fri.-Sun. 11/12-11/14, hosted by the Wausau Community Theatre at Creske Center, Mosinee.

Global, collaborative musical show performed by members of the Wausau Community Theatre, Mosinee Community Theater and Central Wisconsin Children’s Theatre. Starts at 7 pm on Fri. & Sat. & 2 pm on Sun. $10. https://www.showtix4u.com/event-details/57120 Nato Coles with Cashed · Fri. 11/12, Whitewater Music Hall, Wausau. Punk, variety. Starts at 7 pm. $5. 715-298-3202 The Hit Men · Fri. 11/12, Performing Arts Center of Wisconsin Rapids, 1801 16th St S, Wisconsin Rapids. Classic rock performed by five musicians who played alongside other famous classic rock artists. Starts at 7:30 pm. $49 adults $10 students. http://thehitmenlive.com/ Remembering Hee Haw · Fri. 11/12, Lucille Tack Center for the Arts, Spencer. Country-themed show performed by the original cast with special guest T. Graham Brown. Starts at 7:30 pm. $40. https://lucilletackcenter.com/buy/

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A Carpenter’s Christmas with Helen Welch · Fri. 12/3, Lucille Tack Center for the Arts, Spencer. Listen to Christmas music sung by vocalist Helen Welch. Starts at 7:30 pm. $40. https://lucilletackcenter.com/buy/ Feed the Dog & Armchair Boogie with Pickin’ Friends · Sat. 12/4, Whitewater Music Hall, Wausau. Bluegrass. 21+ event. Starts at 7 pm. $15 advance, $20 at the door. https:// www.eventbrite.com/e/feed-the-dog-armchair-boogiewith-pickin-friends-tickets-204839850507 Fanfare Jubilee-Wausau Symphony Orchestra Concert · Sun. 12/5, First Presbyterian Church, Wausau. Wind band music written by female composers. Starts at 4 pm. $15 adults, $10 seniors, free for kids 18 and under and students. https://wausausymphonyband.org/ Asleep at the Wheel · Sun. 12/5, hosted by Rubber Soul Productions at Wittenberg-Birnamwood High School, Wittenberg. American roots music. Starts at 4 pm. $45 general reserved seating, $50 premium reserved seating. http://www.rubbersoulproductions.com/ Mannheim Steamroller Christmas by Chip Davis · Wed. 12/8, Grand Theater, Wausau. Christmas music performed for the holidays. Starts at 7:30 pm. Grandtheater.org Christmas with the Nelsons · Thurs. 12/9, Performing Arts Center of Wisconsin Rapids, 1801 16th St S, Wisconsin Rapids. Rock concert along with humor performed by two brothers, Matthew and Gunnar. Starts at 7:30 pm. $46 adults $10 students. http://www.matthewandgunnarnelson.com/christmas-with-the-nelsons/ 3 Redneck Tenors Christmas Spec-Tac-Yule-Ar · Fri. 12/10, Campanile Center for the Arts, Minocqua. Listen to high energy, classic/pop Christmas music sung by the 3 Redneck Tenors. Doors open at 6 pm and show starts at 7 pm. $28 advance, $33 at the door, $15 for students. https://www.campanilecenter.org/ A Christmas Story · Fri.-Sun. 12/10-12/12, hosted by Wausau Community Theater at the Grand Theater, Wausau. Christmas play based off a famous story by Charles Dickens. Starts at 7:30 pm on 12/10-12/11 and 2 pm on 12/12. $22 adults, $18 seniors, college, active military, $14 youth. https://www.wausaucommunitytheatre.org Holiday with CWSO: Featuring Danny Mitchell · Sat. & Sun. 12/11 & 12/12, hosted by the Central Wisconsin Symphony Orchestra at Woodlands Church, 190 Hoover Ave, Plover.

Concert featuring musician Danny Mitchell and cellist Olivia Yang. Starts at 7:30 pm on 12/11 and 4 pm on 12/12. $42 adult, $32 senior, $12 student with ID. http://cwso.org/ The Holiday Christmas Movie Wonderthon · Thurs., Sat. & Sun. 12/16, 12/8 & 12/19, hosted by Out of the Woods Theatre, Wausau Elks Lodge #248, Wausau. Comedy that uses themes from Hallmark movies. Starts at 6:30 pm, on 12/16, 7 pm on 12/17 & 2 pm on 12/19. $15 advance tickets, $20

at the door. https://outofthewoodstheatre.com An Olde English Christmas with Herman’s Hermits & Peter Noone · Thurs. 12/16, Grand Theater, Wausau. Listen to Christmas music performed by Peter Noone and English 60s beat band Herman’s Hermits. Starts at 7:30 pm. $35.

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

Opens 9 am. Aspirus.org 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 Good News Project Laptop E-cycle · Fridays throughout the year. Safely recycle your old laptop for free at 1106 N 5th St, Wausau. All laptop recycling free for 2021 only! 9 am to 4 pm. 715-843-5985 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 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 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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715-298-4073 UW-Stevens Point Planetarium Shows · Sundays from September to December, no show on 11/28, UW-Stevens Point Allen F. Blocher Planetarium and Arthur J. Pejsa Observatories, 2001 Fourth Ave, Stevens Point. Shows held at 2 pm.

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715-315-0124 to register Grab & Go Craft for Adults: Little Art Exhibit · Mon.-Tues.

11/1-11/30, hosted by the Marathon County Public Library at all MCPL locations. Grab a kit containing a variety of different art supplies and make your own work of art. Pick up the kit whenever the library is open. Free. Call 715-261-7230 for more info Book-of-the-Month-Club: “Two Old Women” by Velma Wallis · Mon.-Tues. 11/1-11/30, 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 Fun@5 with TDS & WOW Family Entertainment Center · Thurs. 11/11, hosted by the Greater Wausau Chamber of Commerce at WOW Family Entertainment Center, 1300 N River Dr, 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 Wausau Cyclones Game · Fri. 11/12, Marathon Park, Wausau.

Wausau Cyclones vs. Peoria Mustangs. 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/ “Swing into the Holiday Season at the Wausau Park Antique Show & Sale” · Sat. & Sun. 11/13-11/14, Historic E. Gate Hall, Marathon Park, Wausau. Furniture, primitives, Arts, Crocks, Shabby Chic, tools, currency, toys and more. Starts at 9 am on Sat. and 10 am on Sun. $6 admission good for both days. http://www.antiqueshowsinwis.com/Index.html All Holidays Sale · Sat. & Sun. 11/13-11/14, Holy Name of Jesus Parish, 1104 S 9th Ave, Wausau. Gently used items for sale, bake sale, walking taco lunch. Use 10th Ave parking lot. Starts at 9 am. 715-842-4543 Veteran’s Day Dance · Sat. 11/13, hosted by the Central Wisconsin Polka Club Inc at LT Wausau Labor Temple, 318 S. 3rd Ave, Wausau. Listen to polka music performed by the Hayes Boys Orchestra. Starts at 12:30 pm. $10 general admission, $5 veterans. 715-845-9192 Wausau Cyclones Game · Sat. 11/13, Marathon Park, Wausau. Wausau Cyclones vs. Peoria Mustangs. 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/ Knights of Columbus Never Forgotten Honor Flight 8th Annual Fundraising Dinner · Sun. 11/14, St. Matthew’s

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715-842-8686 Virtual Mosinee Book Club: “Playing Nice” by J.P. Delaney · Mon. 11/15 hosted online by the Marathon County Public Library. Join a virtual discussion about Delaney’s story. Starts at 2 pm. Call 715-261-7200 for more info.

GoToMeeting (Online) Make an Art Piece from Your Own Jewelry “Exploring the Arts” For Adults · Mon. 11/15, Chestnut Center for the Arts, 208 S Chestnut Ave, Marshfield. Make beautiful art with jewelry. Starts at 6 pm. $20. https://chestnutarts.org/ Edgar Book Club: “Raft of Stars” by Andrew Graft · Tues.

11/16, hosted by the Marathon County Public Library at MCPL Edgar. Read and discuss Graft’s story with other readers. Starts at 12 pm. Call 715-352-3155 for more info Hands on Plants-Porch Pots · Tues. 11/16, Monk Botanical Gardens, Wausau. Create a holiday porch pot. For ages 21 and older. Starts at 6 pm. $40 members, $45 nonmembers. https://givebutter.com/HandsOnPlants The Joy of Drawing · Tuesdays 11/16-12/7, Jensen Community Center, 487 N Main Street, Amherst. Four week course for those who wish to learn how to draw. Starts at 6:30 pm. $100. 715-445-6464 Stratford Book Club: “Firekeeper’s Daughter” by Angeline Boulley · Wed. 11/17, hosted by the Marathon County Public Library at MCPL Stratford. Read and discuss Boulley’s story with other readers. Starts at 1 pm. Call 715-687-4420 for more info 2021 Holiday Parade: Let it Snow! · Wed. 11/17, Mathias Mitchell Public Square Main Street Historic District, Stevens Point. Watch the holiday parade march downtown on Main St., deliver a letter to Santa and have your picture taken with him and Mrs. Claus after the parade. Starts at 6 pm. Free. https://www.downtownpointwi.com/ An Evening with Jeff Nania · Wed. 11/17, Lucille Tack Center for the Arts, Spencer. Listen to mystery author Jeff Nania discuss his experiences with his career in law enforcement and how it influences his story writing. Books available for purchase and signing. Starts at 6:30 pm. Free with nonperishable food item. lucilletackcenter.com Intro to Pickleball · Thurs. 11/18, 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 all ages. Starts at 1:30 pm. $10 members, $15 nonmembers. 715-845-2177 CD Sun catchers “Family Art Party” · Sat. 11/20, Chestnut Center for the Arts, 208 S Chestnut Ave, Marshfield. Use stencils

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Starts at 9 am. https://www.furrypets.com/2012/index.php St. Therese Holiday Showcase · Sat. 11/20, St. Therese Parish, 112 W Kort St, Schofield. Holiday craft fair with 60 craft vendors and huge bake sale. Hot luncheon served featuring hot sandwiches, soup and dessert. Event starts at 9 am.

Luncheon starts at 10:30 am. Free admission. 715-359-2421 Friends of MCPL Book Sale-Members Only Sale · Sat. 11/20, hosted by Friends of MCPL at 300 N First St, Wausau. Books, CDs, TV movies, artwork, board games and puzzles for sale.

Open to members but nonmembers can join for yearly membership of $10 per person or $25 per family. Starts at 9:30 am. https://www.mcpl.us/events/10527 Mosinee Papermakers Game · Sat. 11/20, hosted by Mosinee Papermakers Hockey at the Mosinee Recreational Center 701 11th St, Mosinee. Mosinee Papermakers vs. West Bend Bombers. Starts at 8 pm. Mosineepapermakers.com Free Movie: Frozen II · Sun. 11/21, Jensen Community Center, 487 N Main Street, Amherst. Watch the movie Frozen II. Popcorn and water for sale onsite. Starts at 2 pm. Free. Lettiejensencenter.org Hands on Plants-Gnomes · Tues. 11/23, Monk Botanical Gardens, Wausau. Create a gnome. For ages 21 and older.

Starts at 6 pm. $40 members, $45 nonmembers. https:// givebutter.com/HandsOnPlants Turkey Jam · Thurs. 11/25, Woodson YMCA, Wausau Branch.

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Starts at 8 am. Free with non-perishable food donation. https://www.woodsonymca.com/ Christmas Walk · Fri. 11/26, hosted by Boulder Junction Chamber of Commerce at Boulder Junction. Go on a free horse drawn wagon ride at Hwy M at 3 pm, check out Christmas arts and craft show starting at 9 am, check out Santa and Mrs. Santa on Main Street at 4:15 pm, go for cookie walk at 4 pm at the Acorn Lodge, check out the Boulder Junction light-up at Veterans Memorial Triangle at 5 pm and listen to Christmas carols by Trillium at 5 pm on Main Street at Peeple’s Park. boulderjct.org Wausau Cyclones Game · Fri. 11/26, Marathon Park, Wausau.

Wausau Cyclones vs. Rochester Grizzlies. 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/ Marshfield Rotary Winter Wonderland · Sat.-Fri. 11/27-12/31, Wildwood Zoo & Park, Marshfield. Over a million lights illuminate the park and zoo. Starts at 5 pm. Free but donations encouraged. Rotarywinterwonderland.org Wausau Cyclones Game · Sat. 11/27, Marathon Park, Wausau.

Wausau Cyclones vs. Rochester Grizzlies. 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/ Northern Wisconsin Reptile Expo · Sun. 11/28, hosted by Northern Wisconsin Reptile Expo at 10101 Market St, Rothschild. Look at the reptiles from different breeders, stock up on supplies and possibly take a reptile home. Starts at 11 am. $5 for adults, $2 for children 4-12 and free for children 3 and under. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/rothschildnorthern-wisconsin-reptile-expo-tickets-160329328337 Hands on Plants- Wreaths · Tues. 11/30, Monk Botanical Gardens, Wausau. Create an 18” balsam wreath. For ages 21 and older. Starts at 6 pm. $40 members, $45 nonmembers. https://givebutter.com/HandsOnPlants Holiday Parade · Fri. 12/3, Marathon Park to 400 Block, Wausau. Watch the holiday parade march from Marathon Park towards the 400 Block. Candy & coloring books will be distributed after the parade. Starts at 6 pm. Free. https:// www.wausauevents.org/holiday-parade.html Mosinee Papermakers Game · Fri. 12/3, 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 Tomorrow River Christmas Craft Show · Sat. 12/4, Jensen Community Center, 487 N Main Street, Amherst. Boutique style craft show. Starts at 9 am. $2 admission.

Lettiejensencenter.org Christmas Craft Show, Festival and Parade · Sat. 12/4, downtown Mosinee and Mosinee High School. Check out the craft, small business & vendor show at Mosinee High School at 9 am, enjoy breakfast and photos with Santa at Mosinee High School Cafeteria also at 9 am, line up for the parade at 5:30 pm, watch the mayor light up the tree at 5:45 pm and watch the parade at 6 pm. Free admission. Parade route and more info at http://www.mosineechamber.org/eventsfestivals/christmas-craft-show-festival-and-parade/ Edgar Holiday Parade · Sun. 12/5, Edgar Village Hall, Edgar.

Watch the parade march from Redwood Street to Oak Street Park up 4th Ave (main Street), visit Santa and Mrs. Claus at the Oak Street Park Shelter, meet the reindeer, and enjoy hot chocolate, cookies and treats. Start at 1 pm. Free.

715-352-2577 Hands on Plants-Kissing Balls · Tues. 12/7, Monk Botanical Gardens, Wausau. Create a kissing ball. For ages 21 and older. Starts at 6 pm. $40 members, $45 nonmembers. https://givebutter.com/HandsOnPlants

OUTDOORS Starwood Sleigh Rides (thru January) · Ringle, WI. Reservations required. www.starwood-farm.net. 715-297-8512 or 715-446-2485

Old Fashioned All Natural Christmas Tree · Thurs. 11/11 & 11/18, Get a free tree. Call 715-297-8512 or 715-446-2534 Group Hike · Sat. 11/13, hosted by the Friends of Rib Mountain State Park, Rib Mountain. Go on a group hike. Starts at 10 am. Free. Ribmountain.org/events Turkey Trot 2021 · Thurs. 11/25, hosted by United Way of Marathon County at 111 S. 1st Ave, Wausau. Walk or run for Marathon County’s hunger coalition. Food proceeds get distributed to pantries and grocers all over Marathon County.

Event starts at 8:30 am. No cost. www.unitedwaymc.org Cranberry Jam · Sat. 11/27, Granite Peak Ski Resort, Wausau.

Freestyle event on the mini-rail park. Starts at 12 pm. https://www.skigranitepeak.com Luminary Garden Walk · Fri. 12/3, Monk Botanical Garden, 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, $2 for kids 12 and under and free for members. Cash only. www.monkgardens.org/ page/luminary-walks Group Hike · Sat. 12/11, hosted by the Friends of Rib Mountain State Park, Rib Mountain. Go on a group hike. Starts at 10 am. Free. Ribmountain.org/events

LECTURES/WORKSHOPS Getting You Financially Lit! · Wednesdays 10/6-11/17, YWCA Wausau, 613 5th St, Wausau. Workshop for those ages 1626 who wish to learn how to manage their finances. Starts at 7 pm. $20 for the full series. https://www.eventbrite. com/e/getting-you-financially-lit-a-finance-program-foryoung-adults-tickets-170538531338 Wheel-Throwing with Ben Wendt · Tuesdays 11/9-12/14, 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. No class on Thanksgiving week.

Starts at 6:30 pm. $165. https://www.cvawausau.org/ Virtual Gardening: Heirloom Biographies · Mon. 11/22 & 11/29, hosted online by Marathon County Public Library and Extension Marathon County. Learn about heirloom plants such as the Beaver Dam pepper. Starts at 6:30 pm on 11/22 & 11 am on 11/29. Free. https://www.mcpl.us/ events/10591 Kissing Ball Workshop · Mon. 11/29, Hsu Growing Supply, Wausau. Learn how to make your own kissing ball. Starts at 6 pm. $45 kit, $50 workshop. 715-675-5856 “Does Making Cents Make Sense? Arguments For and Against Music Streaming Platforms” · Thurs. 12/9, UWStevens Point, Noel Fine Arts, room 221, Stevens Point.

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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

ARTS/EXHIBITS 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. Inspired by activities and events.

Woodson Art Museum, Wausau · Free. Open Tues-Fri 9 am-4 pm, first Thurs. of each month 9 am-7:30 pm, Sat-Sun noon-5 pm and closed Mon. and holidays. Birds in Art 2021 on display from 9/ 11-11/28. Artists’ portrayal of birds using several different mediums. Musicians from Central Wisconsin Symphony Orchestra will perform Thursdays at 5:30 pm and 6:30 pm during the Birds in Art 2021 exhibition.

Facemasks and social distancing required. lywam.org Q Artists Cooperative, Stevens Point · Facemasks required.

Gallery open Tues. 10 am-5 pm, Wed. 10 am-5 pm, Thurs.

10 am-5 pm, Fri. 10 am-5 pm, Sat. 10 am-5 pm, Sun. 11 am-3 pm. Closed Mondays.

Merrill History & Cultural Center · Open Mon., Weds. and Fri. From 9 am to 1 pm. Appointments can be made for other days. 715-536-5652, preservethefuture.org 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. 715-443-2221. www.marathoncity.org Wausau Museum of Contemporary Art · Open noon-5 pm Tues-Sat. Exhibit on display: ANJE Annual National Juried Exhibition from 11/4-12/31. Face masks required. Wmoca.org

November Gallery Show “Observe and Report: Evidence of the Day by Day” by Ann E. Lawton · Thurs.-Wed. 11/411/24, Chestnut Center for the Arts, 208 S Chestnut Ave, Marshfield. “Observe and Report: Evidence of the Day

by Day” mixed media by Ann E. Lawton will be on display through November. Gallery hours are Mon.-Thurs. 10 am-3 pm. Free. Chestnutarts.org

KIDS/TEENS Family Storytime · Wednesdays 10/6-12/8, hosted online by T.B. Scott Free Library. Listen to stories and improve literacy skills. Starts at 10 am. Free. On Facebook Live.

Youth Ceramics · Wednesdays 10/20-11/17, 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/ Grab & Go Craft for Kids: Marble Maze Run · Mon.-Tues.

11/1-11/30, hosted by the Marathon County Public Library at all MCPL locations. Grab a kit containing supplies for making a marble maze run. Pick up the kits anytime the library is open. Free. Call 715-261-7220 for more info The American Revolution · Mon.-Fri. 11/1-11/12, hosted online by the Grand Theater, Wausau. Humorous performance based off of the American Revolution. Recommended for grades 4-8. Starts at 8 am. Free. https://tickets.grandtheater.org/3147 Family Story Time: Pie! · Tues. 11/16, hosted online by the Marathon County Public Library. Listen to pie-themed stories and sing along with a rhyme. Starts at 10 am. Free. https://www.youtube.com/user/MCPLwausau Story Time: Thanksgiving Celebration · Fri. 11/19, UWSP Museum of Natural History, Stevens Point.

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color, do a craft and play games. Starts at 10 am. Register at https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage. aspx?id=rUucIBTfckGH3wYPhPAaEQ Family Story Time: Hibernation and Sleep! · Tues. 11/23, hosted online by the Marathon County Public Library. Listen to stories about sleep and learn about the foxface rabbitfish in the library aquarium. Starts at 10 am. Free. https://www.youtube.com/user/MCPLwausau Educational Programs · Tues. 11/23, UWSP Museum of Natural History, Stevens Point. Learn through hands-on activities about nature-related topics. Starts at 5 pm. Free. https://www.uwsp.edu/cols-ap/museum/Pages/default. aspx Tumbling Turkey Jamboree Fun Camp · Wed. 11/24, Woodson YMCA, Wausau Branch Gymnastics Center. Gymnastics for ages 4-7. Starts at 1 pm. $39 members, $47 nonmembers. https://www.woodsonymca.com/ Family Story Time: Fishing! · Tues. 11/30, hosted online by the Marathon County Public Library. Listen to stories about going fishing and preview December’s Grab & Go craft.

Starts at 10 am. Free. https://www.youtube.com/user/MCPLwausau Old Fashioned Christmas Festival · Sat. & Sun. 12/4-12/5, Willow Springs Garden, Wausau. Enjoy a Christmas feast on Sat., Christmas brunch on Sun., arts and crafts, food, coloring contest and horse drawn sleigh rides. Event starts at 10 am, feast served at 5 pm, brunch served at 9:30 am, and horse drawn sleigh rides start at noon on Sat. Free admission. $15 adults, $4 children 6-10, free under 5 for feast, $10 adults, $4 children 6-10 and under 5 free for brunch and $2 per person for sleigh rides. 715-675-1171 Wild Workouts · Wed. 12/8, UWSP Museum of Natural History, Stevens Point. Learn about how animals move and mimic their movements through an obstacle course. Starts at 5 pm. Free. Uwsp.edu 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/

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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 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.

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Starts at 10 am. More info at http://www.wausauchildrensmuseum.org/ Weekly Play and Learn · Thursdays, hosted by Children’s Wisconsin-Marathon County Family Resource Center at Cornerstone Lutheran Church, Wausau. Children can enjoy fun, educational activities. Registration required and masks required. Starts at 9:30 am or 10:30 am. No cost.

715-660-8103 Wisconsin 4-H Art Contest · from now to 12/31, hosted online by Wisconsin 4-H Foundation. Art contest for 4-H youth. More info at https://wis4hfoundation.org/celebrate-the-arts/

LIFELINES Stepping On Falls Prevention Workshop · Mondays 10/1811/29, hosted by the Aging & Disability Resource Center of Portage County at Lincoln Center, 1519 Water St, Stevens Point. Learn different ways to help prevent falls. Workshop for ages 60 and older. Starts at 1 pm. Free. 715-346-1401 Stepping On Virtual Workshop · Thursdays 10/21-12/9, hosted online by the Aging & Disability Resource Center of Central Wisconsin. Learn about how you can prevent yourself from falling. No class on Thanksgiving. Starts at 1 pm. $10 suggested contribution. 888-486-9545 to register Blood Drive · Thurs. & Fri. 11/11-/11/12, Stevens Point Blood Donation Center, 3210C Main St, Stevens Point.

Starts at 8:15 am. Redcrossblood.org Blood Drive · Fri. 11/12, Lac du Flambeau Elementary School, 2899 Wi-47, Lac du Flambeau. Starts at 9 am.

Redcrossblood.org Blood Drive · Mon. 11/15, Auburndale High School, 10629 N Rd, Auburndale. Starts at 8 am. Redcrossblood.org Blood Drive · Mon. & Tues. 11/15-11/16, Stevens Point Blood Donation Center, 3210C Main St, Stevens Point.

Starts at 11:45 am. Redcrossblood.org Blood Drive · Tues. 11/16, Grace Lutheran Church, 108 W Somo Ave, Tomahawk. Starts at 11:30 am.

Redcrossblood.org Blood Drive · Thurs. & Fri. 11/18-/11/19, Stevens Point Blood Donation Center, 3210C Main St, Stevens Point.

Starts at 8:15 am. Redcrossblood.org Blood Drive · Thurs. 11/18, Woodlands Church, 190 Hoover Ave, Plover. Starts at 12 pm. Redcrossblood.org

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Volunteer Opportunities for the Week of November 8th, 2021 Find More Donation + Volunteer Opportunities! Go to the United Way Volunteer Connection volunteer website at www.unitedwaymc.galaxydigital.com.

Co-Sponsor a Refugee Family! Wausau is preparing to welcome and resettle Afghan refugee families toward the end of 2021 and continuing throughout the next year.

A brand new branch office of the Ethiopian Community Development Council, Inc. (ECDC) is in the process of setting up operations and recruiting local volunteers to play a vital role in the integration and core service needs of incoming families. Co-Sponsors also work together to collect in-kind donations and financial support which supplements the one-time government grants allocated to each family. If you are interested in this opportunity, please email Adam VanNoord, avannoord@ecdcus.org.

Drivers Needed! Wausau Area Mobile Meals needs drivers to deliver meals to elderly and disabled in our community.

If you or a team of you would like to deliver meals, this is a very flexible opportunity. Routes take anywhere from 30 minutes to 1 1/2 hours. It is a very rewarding and integral volunteer role! Please contact Doris for more information at 715-848-5848 or wamobilemeals@yahoo.com.

Academic Support Needed! Want to make a difference in the lives of youth people? You can by providing homework help as needed or engaging youth in academic enrichment activities during Power Hour at the Boys and Girls Club Monday through Friday from 3-4 pm. Volunteer must be available at least once a week. Contact Mao for more information: 715-845-2582 ext. 203 or maot@bgclub.com.

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Bilingual Books. McLit is looking for new or gently used bilingual books (any language). Deliver to 515 3rd St. in Wausau weekdays between 9am and 4pm. Contact 715-679-6170 with questions.

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Taste of Jamaica opened up in the UWSP-Wausau cafeteria last month, and it’s been a hit — including with area seniors

▲ Janice Watson opened Taste of Jamaica in the cafe at the UWSP-Wausau campus. The Jamaican food has been more popular than she expected.

On a Thursday afternoon, Janice Watson is preparing a batch of goat, seasoning it with spices and garlic. It’s essentially a day-long process of getting the flavor just right, with traditional Jamaican flavoring with the spice toned down to fit a Midwestern audience.

That she’s doing so in the kitchen of what was once the cafeteria at UW-Marathon, now called UWSP at Wausau, might be a surprise to folks in the know; and that goat has been a pretty popular menu item, so much so that she had to make it a regular one, might also be a surprise.

Watson is the owner of Taste of Jamaica, which began in

2018 as a catering business she started when she moved from Massachusetts to Wisconsin.

Watson operated as pop-up restaurant in Timekeeper distillery earlier this year, and about a month ago opened up her restaurant in the UWSP—Wausau cafeteria.

The kitchen has been empty for some time, and students were used to bringing a brown paper bag lunch to school with them, so having not just a warm meal on campus but a flavorful one at that is a delight to many of them.

Taste of Jamaica was chosen among several restaurants vying to open up shop in the empty kitchen and has been serving Jamaican food there since October.

During the day, she serves lunch from 11 am to 2 pm, with standard lunch fare with some Jamaican items thrown in.

Then on Friday nights from 4-9:30 pm, she hosts Jamaican night where Jamaican cuisine is the star attraction.

But to Watson’s surprise, she’s looking at adding more Jamaican food to the lunch menu as well. It turns out the Jamaican cuisine was much more popular than she anticipated, including amongst a number of seniors who have been frequenting the cafe since she opened.

Even dishes such as curried goat, something she surely thought would be an occasional experiment, turned out to be so popular she had to put it on the Friday menu regularly as it sells out.

“I thought maybe it would be a turnoff, and not many people would have it,” Watson told a City Pages reporter while she prepared Friday’s goat dish in a metal stirring pan.

“I mean, it’s a goat. But people are coming in asking for it.”

As far as the other Jamaican items, many are ones folks familiar with Jamaican foods would recognize: Jerk chicken and pork, or rice and “peas” (what Jamaicans call rice and beans, she explains). She’s also experimented with oxtail, which has had some takers.

In case you’re wondering, diners at Taste of Jamaica are getting the real deal. Watson grew up in Jamaica and moved

▲ The jerk tacos are one of the

many Jamaican dishes that have proven to be a hit with customers.

to Massachusetts when she was 19. She learned cooking from her grandmother and has sources to get authentic spices from Jamaica.

The only thing different is that she tones down the spices, knowing Midwesterners aren’t known for their spice tolerance. “My brother will say, this needs more spice, and I have to remind him I’m not cooking for him, I’m cooking for the people here,” Watson says. Those who do like a little extra kick can ask her for it and she will happily comply, Watson says.

The new restaurant seems to be a win-win: the university gets food served at its campus, and Watson got an affordable way to start her business. “I was looking at doing a food truck but the costs are huge,” she says. “This is a great opportunity for me.”

It’s also a great opportunity for those looking for a new type of cuisine in the area. Stop on down from 11-2 Monday through Friday, or 4-9:30 pm on Fridays for Jamaican night.

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