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Co-op volunteer Mary McLaury, Touchstone Energy COO, helps build quality of life. Photo by Luis Gomez.

LETTER from the EDITOR

Diversity is crucial to a reliable grid.

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THE EDITOR How the grid works

On page 10, our “Scaling Up Solar” story highlights an initiative by Dairyland Power Cooperative that will nearly double the state’s Dana Kelroy, Editor existing solar capacity. A diversiﬁed mix of energy sources—solar, coal, wind, hyro, nuclear, natural gas, etc.—is needed to maintain system reliability and to keep costs in check. A more diversiﬁed mix increases the grid’s reliability, regardless of factors such as the weather or availability of any one generation source. The graphic below, created by the Iowa Association of Electric Cooperatives, illustrates how the grid works and reinforces the need for varied energy sources. An additional 15 megawatts of solar power from Wisconsin’s electric cooperatives will certainly help diversify our state’s mix.

April 2016 Vol. 76 No. 10 The Wisconsin Energy Cooperative News (Formerly Wisconsin R.E.C. News) has been published monthly and distributed since July 1940 to members of Wisconsin’s non-profit, consumer-owned rural electric cooperatives. It is available to non-members for $10 per year or $28 for three years. Published for the Wisconsin Electric Cooperative Association by Cooperative Network, 1 S. Pinckney St., Suite 810, Madison, WI 53703. Tom Liebe, president & CEO. USPS number: 688-480. Postmaster: please send address changes to Wisconsin Energy Cooperative News, 1 S. Pinckney St., Suite 810, Madison, WI 53703. Periodicals postage paid at Baraboo, Wis. Send correspondence to Wisconsin Energy Cooperative News, 1 S. Pinckney St., Suite 810, Madison, WI 53703. Phone (608) 258-4400. Web site: www.wecnmagazine.com. Co-op Members: Please send address changes to your local electric co-op. Contact information can be found on page 18. Steve Freese Dana Kelroy Mary Erickson David Hoopman Ann Bailey Tina Walden Geri Miller

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NEWS BRIEFS Foundation Board Seated Serving on the Federated Youth Foundation (FYF) Board of Directors are: (seated left to right) Vice President Marian Trescher, Rock Energy Cooperative; President Herman Seebandt, Clark Electric Cooperative; (standing left to right) Ethan Giebel, FYF executive director; Joe McDonald, Vernon Electric Cooperative; Judi Anibas, Eau Claire Energy Cooperative; Secretary-Treasurer David Cooper, FarmFirst Dairy Cooperative; and Gina Tomlinson, Cochrane Co-op Telephone. Not pictured is Jeremy Henkels of Landmark Services Cooperative, who was recently welcomed to the board. The Federated Youth Foundation is a non-profit organization serving cooperatives in Wisconsin. Contributions received by the foundation are used to support scholarship programs and charitable contributions in the communities that member cooperatives serve.

FORMER CO-OP LEADERS PASS AWAY

Two past presidents of the Wisconsin Electric Cooperative Association (WECA) board of directors died within five days of one another in February. Karl Wenzel, 85, died at Pardeeville February 25. Christian “Chris” Carlson, 93, died at Chetek February 29. Wenzel served as a director of Adams–Columbia and its predecessor electric cooperatives for 25 years, beginning in 1981. Wenzel was prominently involved in the 1987 merger of Columbus Rural Electric and Adams–Marquette Electric that formed Adams–Columbia, and in the 1992 merger that joined Waushara Electric Cooperative with Adams–Columbia. He was elected a WECA director in 1987, served two years as secretary–treasurer, and in 1990 was elected to his first of two terms as statewide president. Wenzel also

represented Wisconsin, Iowa, and Illinois as the Region V director of Federated Rural Electric Insurance from 1995 to 2004. He earned the Cooperative Builder Award in 1999. Carlson was first elected as a director of Barron Electric Cooperative in 1961. He became board president in 1982 and was elected that same year as a WECA director. During a decade’s service, he held all three statewide board officer positions, secretary-treasurer in 1984–85, vice president in 1986–87, and president in 1988–89. He retired from the Barron Electric board in 1998, having served as a director for 37 years. Born on the family farm in 1922 and residing there for 90 years, Carlson was active in local government, serving as a Barron County supervisor for 22 years and as town chairman for 25.

FIRST VAN SICKLE SCHOLARSHIP AWARDED Rhiannon Buehler, a student in the Post-Baccalaureate Paralegal Program at Madison Area Technical College, is the inaugural winner of the Federated Youth Foundation’s Charles Van Sickle Scholarship. Buehler previously served as a consultant at the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights in Washington, D.C., and worked there as the sole legal assistant for the Section of Mesoamerica and

the Spanish-speaking Caribbean. She was part of an official mission to Honduras monitoring the human rights situation in that country. The Van Sickle scholarship fund was created in 2013 to honor the memory of the co-op attorney and lobbyist who died in 2012 after a half-century’s service at Madison’s Wheeler, Van Sickle and Anderson law firm. The $2,000 award is available to Wisconsin residents who are law or pre-law students with an interest in specializing in cooperative law.

TRANSMISSION LAWSUIT PROCEEDS

A La Crosse County judge’s rejection of a dismissal motion from Wisconsin’s Public Service Commission will allow the Town of Holland to press for judicial review of the commission’s order approving the Badger-Coulee transmission project linking Holmen and Middleton. The town disputes assumptions about continued growth of electricity demand that are part of the rationale for building the estimated $580 million line. It would facilitate connection of the eastern terminus of CapX2020, a far more extensive transmission build-out spanning Minnesota, with population centers in Chicago and farther east. CapX2020 and other Midwest transmission expansions have been proposed as vehicles for delivering Great Plains wind energy in response to climate regulations; however, Badger-Coulee opponents say the new line will discourage installation of local wind and solar facilities. The commission (PSC) contended the town’s petition should be dismissed because it was filed two days after a 30-day window for challenges closed. But Circuit Judge Todd Bjerke declined to enforce the deadline, noting that the PSC’s June 2015 order wasn’t served on the town until three days after it was signed. Construction of the Badger-Coulee line began in January in Dane County, and the town has not sought to halt construction pending the outcome of its lawsuit, citing the expense of posting a bond equivalent to the anticipated project cost.

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oing about our daily tasks, we may think about great times we’ve had at work or with our families, but sometimes we may also think about the hardest things we’ve ever done at work. For me, one of the hardest things was attending, as a state legislator, the funerals of Lance Corporal Nicholas Anderson, a United States Marine who was killed in Afghanistan, and of United States Army Staff Sergeant Andrew Bossert, killed in Iraq. These two young men had their country behind them and should have had most of their lives still ahead of them, and I remember the feeling of inadequacy standing alongside the governor and offering condolences to family members of these two fallen American soldiers. Many other Wisconsin men and women have died defending the United States. It’s sad when the sacriﬁce men and women have made, serving in uniform Steve Freese to protect our way of life, goes WECA Manager unnoticed, and veterans returning to Wisconsin from active duty face many challenges. The Department of Labor reports that in 2014, 7.2 percent of veterans were unemployed. Among all veterans in Wisconsin, the unemployment rate for 2014 was 4.3 percent. Rural America supplies 45 percent of military recruits, an interesting statistic considering only 17 percent of the U.S. population calls a rural community home.

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So I was pleased to see the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) recognize the challenges faced by returning veterans, launching a co-op coalition looking to veterans to help build a nextgeneration workforce that meets 21st Century technical and leadership demands. The “Serve our Co-ops, Serve Our Country” program is the coalition’s commitment to seek military professionals for local employment opportunities in rural and suburban communities. This focus will give returning veterans a chance to come back to their hometowns and find job honesty, loyalty, excellence, opportunities at their local electric and courage—directly align cooperatives. with cooperative principles The Wisconsin Electric Cooperand values. ative Association (WECA) will join NRECA and our member cooperatives showing our appreciation to these returning veterans and hopefully utilize the skills and experience they acquired in the United States armed forces. Military values—duty, selfless service, honesty, loyalty, excellence, and courage—directly align with cooperative principles and values. Over the coming months we’ll be developing an electric cooperative resource guide to connect veterans with job opportunities at rural Wisconsin electric cooperatives. This guide will provide veterans with resources that can deliver specific assistance to them. WECA will be working with each of our 25 member cooperatives to prepare them for this partnership. Our hope is that in the future you’ll have an opportunity to thank a returning soldier applying his or her skills in the co-op office or on the power line going by your home.

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ccasionally, Wisconsin Energy Cooperative News will hear from a reader urging quicker adoption of renewable generation technologies. Without going to the extent of a formal survey, it seems safe to say the preference appears increasingly to favor rapid expansion of photovoltaic solar capacity. And most often, the flip side of the reader’s concern is a desire to accelerate the ongoing shift away from coal as an electric generation fuel. Put aside the fact that today’s dependence on coal for almost half the electricity produced in the United States stems from a choice imposed on the nation’s power generation industry by the federal government in the precarious energy environment of the 1970s; the present reality is that a diversified energy mix is needed more than ever, for purposes of system reliability as well as for stabilizing costs to producers and consumers alike, at times when price volatility could combine with over-reliance on any given fuel source to make basic energy needs more expensive to meet. In that context, developing additional solar resources is a step toward the greater diversity so widely desired, and in Wisconsin, no one is doing more than electric cooperatives to enhance solar capacity.

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Eleven years ago, Wisconsin lawmakers adopted a renewable energy standard known as Act 141. It mandated that by 2015, 10 percent of all Wisconsin’s electricity usage—measured as a share of total retail sales—be supplied with power obtained from renewable energy sources. Act 141 capped the generation capacity of hydroelectric dams that could be counted toward satisfying the mandate, limiting the role of hydro to small facilities. That effectively steered compliance strategies toward wind and solar, and in 2005 solar technology was more expensive than it is today. Thus, the first move by Wisconsin power providers was to build wind farms or acquire access to the output of wind farms that would be built by others. With just 53 megawatts of installed wind capacity the year Act 141 was passed, Wisconsin brought a total of 648 megawatts—the state’s current wind capacity—on line by the end of 2012, according to the American Wind Energy Association. Wisconsin’s 10 percent “renewable portfolio standard” (RPS) applies to 118 power-providing entities within the state, and in aggregate, according to periodic compliance reports compiled by the Public Service Commission (PSC), they ex-

ceeded the 10 percent standard by the end of 2013, two years ahead of schedule. Most of that was achieved by adding wind capacity, with other renewables trailing behind. The same PSC report noted that nobody did it better than Dairyland Power Cooperative, the La Crosse-based generation-and-transmission co-op that supplies wholesale power to 18 local Wisconsin distribution cooperatives along with three each in Iowa and Minnesota and one in Illinois. Identifying Wisconsin’s electric cooperatives among the leaders in offering renewable power, the report showed that for calendar year 2013, Dairyland had reached 13.93 percent renewable energy as a share of total aggregate retail sales. Sales under special green pricing programs, in which customers pay a premium to specifically support renewable generation on a subscription basis, aren’t factored in for purposes of RPS compliance. When sales under Dairyland’s green pricing program were included, renewables as a share of its total sales climbed to 14.35 percent.

Growing Solar Solar energy still plays a very modest role in Wisconsin’s overall generation mix, but it’s expanding as the economics improve. According to the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), the cost of an installed solar photovoltaic system declined 6 percent from 2014 to 2015, and 53 percent compared with 2010. Alert to the opportunity, Dairyland this past winter finalized agreements with two developers to acquire more than 15 megawatts of power from new utility-scale photovoltaic solar facilities across the cooperative’s Wisconsin service area.

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Dairyland Power Cooperative President and CEO Barbara Nick announced more than 15 megawatts of new solar across the cooperative’s Wisconsin service area. Photo courtesy of DPC. Dairyland’s existing utility-scale solar installation near Westby came online in 2014 at 500 kW. Photo courtesy of Suzanne Long, DPC.

an area where all will be affected by the same weather conditions, and distributed grid infrastructure impacts, Dairyland said. The developers will build, own, operate, and maintain the facilities and the first two are expected to come on line this summer. “Dairyland’s leadership role with renewable energy projects supports our strategic direction to diversify generation resources,” Nick said.

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hey came from energy cooperatives nationwide, but the energy they delivered on this day wasn’t the kind sent through wires. It was the kind generated with muscles— hearts, especially. It was February 13 when volunteers from 40 co-ops brought a special day-ahead Valentine to five New Orleans homeowners. Arriving early for the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association’s (NRECA) annual meeting held this year in the Crescent City, the 100 volunteers donated their Saturday to the annual Touchstone Energy Cooperatives Community Service Project. Armed with paint brushes and power tools, they boarded buses and headed to their work sites, homes in need of attention their elderly or disabled residents were unable to give them.

Nationwide Network, Local Focus Touchstone Energy, a nationwide alliance of some 750 member-owned electric cooperatives in 46 states, has been conducting a community service project in conjunction with the NRECA annual meeting for the past eight years. As annual meeting venues rotate on a regular schedule, 2016 marked the third time the beneficiaries of co-op voluntarism were New Orleans residents. While there’s been no shortage of work there since Hurricane Katrina devastated the city 11 years ago this fall, the character of the work has changed for the better. Many volunteers on the first New Orleans trip assisted with demolition of ruined properties. The second trip saw more construction

activity, dry-walling and the like. This year’s crews were more likely to be involved with exterior finishing. “When you’ve gone in to New Orleans over the years you’ve seen that there was substantial damage and there still is,” said Larry Becker of Montello, a director and vice chairman of Adams–Columbia Electric Cooperative. Becker has volunteered on three of the annual Touchstone projects but has slim prospects of catching up to his wife, Kathy. She’s participated in six of the eight so far. Each year’s event begins with Touchstone Energy coordinating through local community help organizations, such as Habitat for Humanity, Housing First, and in New Orleans this year, RTNO—for “Rebuilding Together New Orleans.” The local organizations identify those to be assisted, within parameters set by Touchstone. This year four of the five selected beneficiaries were retired military veterans, tying in with NRECA’s new “Serve Our Co-ops, Serve Our Country” program seeking to connect returning veterans with co-op employment in civilian life (see more about the program on page 8). Wherever the annual meeting goes, the objective is essentially the same. The volunteer program focuses on “individuals who want to stay in their homes, who are proud of the ownership of their homes, but just don’t have the ability to do the upkeep,” Larry said. Kathy noted similarities with Operation Round Up, the voluntary program among co-op members rounding their monthly (Continued page 14)

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Quick Pizza Sauce 1 tsp olive oil 1 garlic clove, minced 1-1/2 cups tomato sauce 1 tsp Italian seasoning Sugar, salt, and pepper, to taste Heat oven to 450 degrees with pizza stone placed on a lower rack. To prepare Quick Pizza Sauce, heat oil in a small saucepan over medium-low heat. Sauté garlic in oil for 1 minute. Stir in the remaining ingredients; heat through. Set aside 1 cup sauce; save remaining 1/2 cup for another use or freeze it for up to 6 months. Roll out pizza dough into a 12-inch circle, about 1/2-inch thick, on lightly ﬂoured parchment paper. Spread 1 cup pizza sauce on crust to within 1 inch of the edge. Top with red bell pepper, broccoli, corn, cheeses, and pepperoni. Transfer pizza with parchment onto baking stone; bake for 22–25 minutes or until crust is golden brown and cheese is bubbling. Remove pizza from oven; place on a cutting board. Cool slightly before cutting.

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Almond Mascarpone Fruit Dip 1/2 cup almond butter 2 Tbsp honey 3 Tbsp heavy cream Juice and zest of 1 lemon 8 oz Wisconsin mascarpone cheese, softened 1 cup cheese curds Assorted fresh fruit (grapes, strawberries, apples, pineapple) for dipping

In medium bowl, combine almond butter, honey, cream, lemon juice, and zest; mix well. Fold in mascarpone, stirring gently until thoroughly blended. Cover and refrigerate until ready to serve. Thread cheese curds and fresh fruit onto 12 skewers; serve with dip.

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varieties of grapes, with 14 of those varieties grown in commercial amounts. The vines are so prolific that they meet virtually all of Burr Oak’s needs for producing its approximately 16 varieties of wine. “What makes us unique is the amount of juice that we produce here to make the wine with,” Bell explained. “We produce 85 percent of the juice to make the wines we have here. For the last two years we did not have to purchase any outside grapes or juice at all. That’s huge.” Burr Oak also offers some unique varieties; for example, it’s the only winery in the state to grow Lorelei grapes and make wine from them. All the wines are sold locally and marketed through the Wisconsin Winery Co-op, of which Burr Oak is a member. Another of Burr Oak’s unique qualities is its charming setting. A fan of German architecture, Kennedy wanted a structure for winemaking and tasting that resembled an old European building. He also wanted a somewhat secluded location. “People used to ask me why I built a winery so far off the road,” Kennedy said. “Well, we kind of wanted it back in here. It’s quieter, and back here you can kind of create the environment you want.” Planning began in 2000, with modifications made shortly after to accommodate a special auction find. “We were lucky to get a chance to buy some stained-glass windows when we were designing the building, and we incorporated them here,” he said. The stained-glass windows give some local flavor to the distinctive European atmopshere; the windows were construct-

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5 1. Historic stained-glass windows adorn the building. 2. Kyle Cherek, host of Wisconsin Foodie, and his fiance, Nada Johnson, conduct a cooking with wine demonstration in the winery’s banquet room. 3. Burr Oak’s brick and stone building has a European feel. 4. Burr Oak Winery owner Steve Kennedy and taste room manager Terri Bell. 5 & 6. The gift shop offers unique wine-related items. Photos on opposite page and above right courtesy of Burr Oak Winery.

ed in the mid 1890s and came from a Methodist Church that was torn down not far from where Burr Oak Winery is today. Eleven of them—including the showpiece window, featuring grapes in its design—were painstakingly restored and installed in the winery’s building, which opened in 2003. The building contains a tasting room, a gift shop offering various wine-related items, a European-inspired banquet room with a kitchenette, and a 4,000-square-foot bottling and production room. The banquet room is available for rent for local events such as anniversary, graduation, and birthday parties; family and class reunions; wedding showers; and other community gatherings. In addition, Burr Oak Winery hosts special events that are open to the public throughout the year, including New Vintage Premier Weekend April 23–24. This weekend kicks off the season,

introducing all the new vintages, which are available for tasting. Wisconsin’s wine industry has grown and changed since Burr Oak ﬁrst opened its doors, but the Kennedys have stayed true to their vision, resisting, for example, the trend to add a bar. They continue to cultivate a soothing environment that makes the winery a great place to simply relax and enjoy a taste of ﬁne wine while taking in the beautiful surroundings. That kind of environment, both Kennedy and Bell say, attracts special customers, something both appreciate. “People who search out wineries are for the most part really nice people—the kind we like to do business with,” Kennedy said.—Mary Erickson Burr Oak Winery is located at N5873 Hwy. 12 & 18, New Lisbon. It’s open seven days a week, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., or for scheduled events after hours. Visit www.burroakwinery.com or call 608-562-5271 to learn more.

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Kids and Critters April 2016 Adam Kramer of Mauston recently represented Wisconsin at the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association annual meeting in New Orleans during the state flag presentation. His duties at the meeting included registering delegates. A UW-Stevens Point freshman majoring in biology, Adam was sponsored by Oakdale Electric Cooperative.

Send photos of kids with animals, along with a brief description, to WECN Magazine, 1 S. Pinckney Street, Suite 810, Madison, WI 53703. Please include the name of your electric co-op. Photos will be returned. If in good-resolution, electronic format, photos may also be submitted via email to tina.walden@cooperativenetwork.coop.

1. Peyton plays with Strawberry Shortcake’s mane. Photo sent by Peyton’s mom, Jena Mattison, member of Bayfield Electric. 2. Brody loves Ethel the mini donkey. Photo submitted by Brody’s grandparents, Brenda and Frank Bautch, members of Riverland Energy.

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WISCONSIN EVENTS 2 Art Journaling Workshop—Phillips. Wisconsin Concrete Park, 1–4 p.m.

10 Chad Przybylski and his “Polka Rhythms”––Pound. Equity Hall, 1–5 p.m. 920-829-5409.

24 Spring Raffle and Charcoal Chicken–– Strum. Chimney Rock Lutheran Church, 11 a.m.–1:30 p.m.

2 Women’s Vendor Show—Elroy. Royall High School, 10 a.m.–3 p.m. Vendor booths, homemade crafts, and rafﬂes. 608-853-2184.

12 “David Osborne” presented by Woods & Waters Fine Arts Council––Park Falls. Chequamegon High School, 7 p.m. This performance is part of a concert series, and ticket purchase includes membership and admission to four different concerts.

27 Free Community Health Fair––Iron River. Community Center, 9 a.m.–2 p.m. Vision screening (adult and child), diabetes wellness, health screenings, and services, wellness presentations. 715-456-5304.

3 Fundraising Auction for Trempealeau County Humane Society––Osseo. Grand Occasions, 11 a.m.608–582–2305.

15, 16, 17 Willy Wonka Jr.––Beloit. Head Start Theater, Fri & Sat; 7 p.m. and Sun; 2 p.m.

3 Selma Hagg Celebration––Prentice. High School, 3 p.m. 715/563-2361.

16 Dunn County Barbershoppers “On With The Show!”––Colfax. High School, 7:30 p.m. $10 in advance, $12 at the door, Students under 18, $3. 715-962-3038.

2 Toy Show and Auction—Tomah. Fairgrounds Recreation Building, 9 a.m.–3 p.m. 608-372-6907.

6 Spring Supper––Osseo. UCC Church, 5–7 p.m. Pork Loin and all the trimmings. 7 Pancake Supper––Greenwood. Immanuel United Church of Christ, 4:30–7:30 p.m. 7, 8, 9, 10 Consignment Sale—Janesville. Rotary Gardens, Thur; 5:30–7:30 p.m., Fri; 9 a.m.–7:30 p.m., Sat; 9 a.m.–3:30 p.m., Sun; 9 a.m.–1 p.m. 8 Pancake Supper––Big Flats. Zion Lutheran Church, 4–7 p.m. 608-564-2008. 8, 9 Swing Into Spring Open House–– Tomah. Specialty Shops, 9 a.m.–4 p.m. 9 Maggie Mae & Heartland Country Band––Pittsville. Performing Arts Foundation Auditorium, 2 p.m. Reserved seating $25. 715-743-4224. 9 Big Top Opry!––Richland Center. High School Auditorium, 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $15 in advance and $17 at the door. 888-244-8368. 9 Spaghetti Supper–– Redgranite. First Congregational UCC, 4–6 p.m. 920-787-4235. 9 Polka Fest––Gilman. Jump River Community Center, 1–9 p.m. 715-452-5369. 10 Wild Rose Kiwanis Spring Concert–– Wild Rose. High School, 2 p.m. 920-622-3088. 30

16 Decorative Tiles from Clay Workshop–– Phillips. Wisconsin Concrete Park, 1–4 p.m. Children under age 10 must be accompanied by an adult. Number of participants is limited. Registration and $10 fee are required. 16 Spring Fling Craft and Gift Show–– Mauston. Olson Middle School, 9 a.m.–3 p.m. 608-847-4142. 16 5K Run/Walk–– Mauston. Olson Middle School, registration 8–8:50 a.m. Starting at 9 a.m. 608-847-4142. 16 Walls of Wittenberg “Wine, Beer, & Cheese Gala”––Wittenberg. WOWSPACE, 7–10 p.m. $25/person tax-deductible donation. 715–253–3525. 17 Wildlife Rehabilitation and Release, Inc. Fundraiser––Eau Claire. Maple Lounge & Café, 1–6 p.m. Live music, silent auction, and bake sale. 715-832-1462. 20, 21, 22, 23 Spring Work Week–– Neillsville. The Highground Veterans Memorial Park. Call to volunteer and for details. 715-743-4224. 21 Smelt Feed––Chippewa Falls. Knights of Columbus Hall, 4:30–7:30 p.m.. Tickets are $10. 715-723-9410. 23, 24 Wisconsin Alpaca & Fiber Fest–– West Bend. Washington County Fairpark, Sat; 7 a.m.–5:30 p.m., Sun; 8 a.m.–3:30 p.m. 920-834-5447.

30 Taylor County Lions Maple Festival–– Medford. Fairgrounds, 715-785-7573. 30 Walleyes For Tomorrow Banquet–– Phillips. Phillips Armory, doors open at 4:30 p.m.; dinner served at 6:30 p.m. (715) 339-6373. 30 Smelt Fry––Herbster. Historic Log Gym, 3–7 p.m. Rafﬂe & prizes. 30 Spring Fiddle Fantasia––Montello. Vaughn Hall, 7 p.m. A free will donation will be taken with all proceeds going to the Montello Historic Preservation Society Elevator Fund. 30 Parade and 5K Run/Walk–– Germania. Downtown, run/walk; 9 a.m., parade; 1 p.m. 920-293-8448. 30 Friends of Sandhill Open House–– Babcock. Sandhill Skills Center, 10 a.m.–2 p.m. 715-884-6335

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