I never enjoyed myself so much in an orchestra hall than I did in early December when both the Chippewa Valley Symphony Orchestra and the Chippewa Valley Jazz Orchestra shared the stage. In one sense they did not play together; each ensemble played their pieces separately (at least before in…
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — It’s been nearly a year since Billy Graham died at age 99, and the Charlotte library bearing his name has seen a big spike in attendance since then, son Franklin said earlier this month.
SWEETHEART PANCAKE BREAKFAST: St. Peter School’s 17th annual Sweetheart Pancake Breakfast will be from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. Sunday at St. Peter’s Catholic Church, 11358 Highway Q, Chippewa Falls.
America is flush with personal stories, those bits and pieces of history often told ‘round a crackling campfire or on a grandma’s warm lap. Nonetheless, as memories gray and young’uns colorful images fade, repeated tales stretch — with a wink or two.
Quick quiz question: What is the number one cause of mortality in wild birds, outside of old age?
GRAND FORKS, N.D. — The brutal weather of the past couple of weeks has reminded me how much easier it is these days to postpone outdoors excursions until conditions improve.
Tax season is approaching, and Social Security has made replacing your annual Benefit Statement even easier. The Benefit Statement is also known as the SSA-1099 or the SSA-1042S. Now you can get a copy of your 1099 anytime and anywhere you want using our online services.
PIZZA TO HELP THE PARTNERS: The Volunteer Partners at HSHS Sacred Heart Hospital are encouraging community members to enjoy dinner from 4 to 8 tonight at the Pizza Ranch, 2451 Truax Blvd.
Valentine’s Day is a fun day to celebrate the special people in your life.
On Gena Williams’ resume is work as a Delta flight attendant, and clerk for Julian Bond when he was a state senator in Georgia.
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Two decades ago, work began on the first new fully illuminated Bible — The Saint John’s Bible — to be created in centuries. Each of the roughly 800,000 words of the Holy Scriptures were gracefully written by hand, and artists used their gifts to illuminate those words beautifully.
CHRISTIAN WRITERS GUILD: The Western Wisconsin Christian Writers Guild invites writers to join them at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Bethesda Lutheran Brethren Church, 123 W. Hamilton Ave., for an evening of critique. Recommended by writers, editors, and publishers, this is key to progress in your skill…
RICE LAKE — Four months after Annie Weiss passed near Rice Lake early into her 1,200-mile journey on Wisconsin’s Ice Age Trail, the ultra trail runner returned last month to share the story of her record-breaking endeavor.
History. Everyone has history that corresponds to the number of birthdays recorded. What good does it do to look back at our history, really?
WASHINGTON (AP) — Scientists figured out how to hide a shot inside a pea-sized pill — creating a swallowable gadget, inspired by a tortoise shell, that can inject medicines like insulin from inside the stomach.
After her fourth child, Lisa Wilkie felt open to getting a little cosmetic work done.
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CHILDREN’S ORAL HEALTH: Tooth decay is the most common chronic health problem affecting children in the U.S. In western Wisconsin third graders, 1 out of 6 kids has untreated dental decay.
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MISSION, Texas — The white-haired priest stepped from the fog like a ghost, his robes and cowboy hat glowing in the predawn darkness like the sandstone chapel that he returns to again and again.
Super Bowl weekend has a lot of people dreamin’ big — the New England Patriots and the Los Angeles Rams for the big win, fans for the best tailgate party ever. At kickoff it’s a fervor you can almost taste.
DAY OF MINDFULNESS: A traditional day of mindfulness in the tradition of Thich Nhat Hanh will be from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 16, at the Schoolhouse at Simply Dunn, E4606 Highway C, Downsville.
FISH FRY: The St. Olaf Men’s Club is having its all-you-can-eat fish fry from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday in the Father Agnew Parish Center, 2407 North Lane.
Every night before he sleeps, filmmaker and musician Bruce Sheridan writes one page in a lined Moleskin notebook with a black cover.
FEBRUARY PROGRAMS: The Healing Place, a free service of HSHS Sacred Heart Hospital that helps anyone who has experienced a loss and is in need of spiritual and emotional support, is offering the following free programs and sessions in February. All sessions will take place at The Healing Pla…
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Encased in glass is a two-page letter, neatly typed and labeled confidential.
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Bryant Surley-Strong was skeptical he’d ever see the day when he could get married in his own church.
When I was a young pastor, I went to a non-optional clergy conference where someone led us through memorizing the resurrection story from the gospel of Mark.
She stood at the apex of the expansive bridge, the swirling, frigid waters waiting. Hopelessness had wrapped itself around the young woman, held her close as she stepped over the guardrail, unnoticed in the winter gray.
MID-WINTER BREAKFAST: The St. James the Greater K of C Roundtable will be serving its mid-winter breakfast from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. Sunday at St. James the Greater Catholic Church, 2502 11th St.
NEW PASTOR: The Rev. Karen Behling Sunday is joining Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church, 1300 Mansfield St., Chippewa Falls.
TILDEN — Chainsaws started ripping through a jungle of box elders and dozens of other trees that shaded the stream on a recent, unseasonably warm January morning.
At the end of their 80 miles, or in some cases 160 miles, walkers and bikers were reaching the end — mostly with smiles — Sunday on the Wild Rivers Trail.
When Brian Wallach had trouble grasping a pen, he chalked it up to exhaustion. After all, he was the father of a year-old daughter, with another on the way.
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Eau Claire native and newly elected state Treasurer Sarah Godlewski recently was unanimously voted chairwoman of the state Board of Commissioners of Public Lands.
Smart home seminar is Thursday
Dear Jessica: My Christmas cactuses are almost in full bloom. Both plants are about 40 years old and are in need of repotting and new soil. Any help on how to and when to do this would be greatly appreciated.
FISH FRY: The St. Olaf Men’s Club is having its all-you-can-eat fish fry from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday in the Father Agnew Parish Center, 2407 North Lane.
PASTOR INSTALLATION: The Rev. Mary Erickson will be installed as pastor of Hope Lutheran Church, 2226 Eddy Lane, at the 9 a.m. Sunday worship service.
When one begins a story, it’s always appropriate to start at the beginning.
