Giving Tuesday is not just for donating money and goods. According to givingtuesday.org, 10 million people in the U.S. volunteered for the day in 2022. That generosity is being echoed closer to home in central Wisconsin. Donna Ambrose, the executive director of The Neighbors’ Place, said […] Read more
A late Green Bay Packers fan’s holiday dreams are coming true thanks to a De Pere couple. The Packers harvested its Festival of Lights tree from a yard on Horseshoe Drive in De Pere Monday. The blue spruce will be the centerpiece of Lambeau Field’s Harlan Plaza […] Read more
Save the dates! The 26th Annual Aspirus Health Foundation “Festival of Trees” event is being held at the Central WI Convention +EXPO Center during Thanksgiving week, November 22 – 26. Festival visitors can stroll through a glittering wonderland of holiday trees, wreaths, decor, baskets, and […] Read more
Often an afterthought, deer hides from harvested animals will help provide the hunt of a lifetime to Purple Heart veterans, thanks to Dave Hintz and his Hides for Heroes volunteers. Starting with just one other partner, he collected about 260 hides in his first attempt. […] Read more
The Community First Fox Cities Marathon Presented by Miron Construction announced the 24 local nonprofit organizations that will receive a portion of the $80,000 in proceeds from the 2022 weekend of events. “The Community First Fox Cities Marathon Presented by Miron Construction is, and always […] Read more
Save the dates! The 26th Annual Aspirus Health Foundation “Festival of Trees” event is being held at the Central WI Convention +EXPO Center during Thanksgiving week, November 22 – 26. Festival visitors can stroll through a glittering wonderland of holiday trees, wreaths, decor, baskets, and […] Read more
As anyone who has already seen Red Kettles popping up outside stores knows, the Salvation Army’s biggest fundraising drive of the year is back. On Friday, Nov. 10, the organization plans to celebrate the kettles’ return with a grand opening event at the Metcalfe’s Market […] Read more
The city of Appleton will hold a ribbon cutting for a new monument honoring sexual assault survivors Saturday. For many, this monument — located at the Ellen Kort Peace Park just off the Fox River — hits close to home. Scattered throughout the blue and […] Read more
If you see a lot of people having a good time at the Rothschild Pavilion Thursday night, it’s for a good cause. It’s called Harvest Dinner. It has become an annual tradition for the Boys & Girls Club of the Wausau Area. Children will get […] Read more
Chelsea Bongert walked into City Hall 4½ years ago with an idea and a colored pencil drawing for a sexual assault survivors monument. She was told by then Community and Economic Development Director Karen Harkness that the project was worthy and achievable, but it would […] Read more
