Notes for the Week - Oct 2nd

Catch up on the latest local podcasts:

Chamber Chatter

The Menom Podcast

Coffee at the Cottage

Menomonie Talk

Infinite Rabbit Hole

Arbor on the Air

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Upcoming blood drives:

   Menomonie United Methodist Church - Monday, October 6th, 12 pm - 6 pm

   Alliance Church - Monday, October 20th, 10 am - 4 pm

   Leisure Services Center - Friday, October 24th, 9 am - 3 pm

   Christ Lutheran Church - Friday, October 24th, 11 am - 5 pm

   Dunn County Government Center - Wednesday, October 29th, 9 am - 3 pm

St. Paul's Lutheran Church - Friday, October 31st, 9 am - 2 pm

Sign up and find more information HERE.

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Local stories covered on WEAU and WQOW this week...

• Menomonie girls cross country team**

• The Haunted Hillside

• Walk for Paws

• Charley's Aunt - MTG production

• Dunn County Historical Society's Treats on the Trail

• Car and Bike Show fundraiser for the Foster Closet

• Arbor Place's new women and children's unit

• UW-Stout's Career Conference

• Cedar Falls Dam Dredging project

• Ruben Dayton-Brantmeier

• Menomonie Housing Committee

** The cross country sectional will be held in Menomonie again this year. Mark your calendars for October 25th and come on out and cheer them on! The boys team is having a great year as well!

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Here's a link to a GoFundMe for the family of Mindy Rudiger Ramberg. You can see Mindy's obituary HERE.

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New Auburn is a tiny village near where I grew up (Bloomer), and the school district is in the running for a $1,000,000 prize from T-Mobile! You can help them out by voting once per day through October 24th. They are the only school in Wisconsin that made it to the finals. Spread the word and vote daily! Vote HERE.

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The Walldogs are an international group of artists who come together each year to share their craft and beautify a community. They will be coming to Menomonie in 2026. But, What are the Walldogs? A lot of people have no idea who the Walldogs are, or what they do. So, if you are curious here is Menomonie's Mural Coordinator, Wade Lambrigsten to give you the quick 30 second explanation of what we are bringing to our community. Watch the video clip HERE. (From the Murals in Menomonie Facebook page.)

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The Caring Closet will be open Saturday, October 4th, from 10 am - 12 pm. The Caring Closet, located at the New Life Nazarene Church basement at 1002 8th St, Menomonie, offers new and used clothing at no charge. Donations are also accepted during this time.

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Boyceville native Madilyn Bailey (parents are Greg and Heidi Wold) sang the national anthem at the start of the Rams game last weekend. Watch the video HERE.

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If your organization or business would like to be in the UW-Stout Homecoming parade, you can sign up HERE. The parade is on October 25th.

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Here's an article from Volume One about the Dunn County ADRC's Grief Support Group. The Menomonie Minute has a page with postings from area support groups - you can find it HERE.

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