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Answering THE CALL

Reader photo submissions Wisconsin co-ops help do not disappoint. restore power in Florida.

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Stay up-to-date on industry news.

MY CO-OP

Find out what’s happening at your local electric cooperative.

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On the COVER

Equine therapy helps heal veterans’ invisible wounds.

RECIPES

It’s time for turkey.

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DELIGHTFUL Discovery

Kick off the holidays at the Cranberry Discovery Center.

COOPERATION AMONG CONTINENTS

Wisconsin cooperators host a team from the U.S. Agency for International Development.

KIDS AND CRITTERS

Cute co-op kids get cozy with their critters.

CLASSIFIEDS

Buy, sell, and trade with readers from across Wisconsin.

EVENTS

Gear up for the holidays with these Wisconsin events.

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LETTER FROM

THE EDITOR Fall beauty in Wisconsin

No one can argue that fall in Wisconsin is pretty spectacular. Our readers proved it. We issued a “Fall in Wisconsin” photo contest Dana Kelroy, Editor invitation in our October magazine. Readers uploaded photo submissions to our website. Kathie Erickson, a member of Bayfield Electric Cooperative, submitted the winning photo, featured on our cover this month. She wins a $50 VISA gift card, and a Wisconsin Energy Cooperative News oven mitt and cutting board. To see more photo submissions, go to wecnmagazine.com.

November 2017 Vol. 78 No. 5 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 by the Wisconsin Electric Cooperative Association, 222 W. Washington Ave., Ste. 680, Madison, WI 53703. Steve Freese, president & CEO. USPS number: 688-480. Postmaster: please send address changes to Wisconsin Energy Cooperative News, 222 W. Washington Ave., Ste. 680, Madison, WI 53703. Periodicals postage paid at Baraboo, Wis. Send correspondence to Wisconsin Energy Cooperative News, 222 W. Washington Ave., Ste. 680, Madison, WI 53703. Phone (608) 467-4650. Web site: www.wecnmagazine.com.

Photo courtesy of James Christenson, Osseo.

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

WECA president & CEO editor associate editor contributing writer graphic designer editorial assistant advertising consultant

For advertising opportunities please email ads@weca.coop. The appearance of advertising does not constitute an endorsement of the products or services advertised.

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University of Wisconsin Law School student Will Kramer of Middleton is the 2017 winner of the Federated Youth Foundation’s (FYF) Charles Van Sickle Scholarship. The $2,000 scholarship is given to a law or pre-law student who has an interest in cooperative law. It’s funded through an endowment established in 2013 to honor Wisconsin’s renowned electric cooperative lobbyist and attorney, the late Charles Van Sickle. The Federated Youth Foundation is a Wisconsin nonprofit charitable organization formed to channel unclaimed cooperative

funds into educational or community service activities. Kramer has worked as an investigator with a United States Senate oversight committee under the leadership of then-Senator Herb Kohl and as a safety and risk management consultant to companies across the country, including employment with a mutual insurance company. “Will demonstrates a deep interest in cooperative business and an aptitude to excel as an attorney,” said FYF Executive Director Ethan Giebel.

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STATEMENT OF OWNERSHIP, MANAGEMENT, AND CIRCULATION 1. PUBLICATION TITLE: Wisconsin Energy Cooperative News 2. PUBLICATION NUMBER: 688-480 3. FILING DATE: 9/28/17 4. ISSUE FREQUENCY: Monthly 5. NUMBER OF ISSUES PUBLISHED ANNUALLY: 12 6. ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION PRICE: $10 7. COMPLETE MAILING ADDRESS OF KNOWN OFFICE OF PUBLICATION: 222 W. Washington Ave., Ste. 680, Madison, Dane County, WI 53703-2719; CONTACT PERSON: Dana Kelroy; TELEPHONE: 608-467-4645 8. COMPLETE MAILING ADDRESS OF HEADQUARTERS OR GENERAL BUSINESS OFFICE OF PUBLISHER: 222 W. Washington Ave., Ste. 680, Madison, Dane County, WI 53703-2719 9. PUBLISHER: Wisconsin Electric Cooperative Association, 222 W. Washington Ave., Ste. 680, Madison, WI 53703-2719 EDITOR: Dana Kelroy, 222 W. Washington Ave., Ste. 680, Madison, Dane County, WI 53703-2719 10. OWNER: Wisconsin Electric Cooperative Association, 222 W. Washington Ave., Ste. 680, Madison, WI 53703-2719 11. KNOWN BONDHOLDERS, MORTGAGEES, AND OTHER SECURITY HOLDERS OWNING OR HOLDING 1 PERCENT OR MORE OF TOTAL AMOUNT OF BONDS, MORTGAGES, OR OTHER SECURITIES: None 12. FOR COMPLETION BY NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AUTHORIZED TO MAIL AT NONPROFIT RATES The purpose, function, and nonprofit status of this organization and the exempt status for Federal Income Tax purposes (✓) HAVE NOT CHANGED DURING PRECEDING 12 MONTHS 13. PUBLICATION NAME: Wisconsin Energy Cooperative News 14. ISSUE DATE FOR CIRCULATION DATA BELOW: 9/17 15. EXTENT AND NATURE OF CIRCULATION Actual No. Copies Average No. Copies Each Issue During Preced- of Single Issue Published Nearest to Filing Date ing 12 Months 172,866 a. Total no. copies (net press run) 171,550 b. Paid circulation (by mail and outside the mail) 172,195 1. Mailed outside-county paid subscriptions stated on PS Form 3541 170,773 0 2. Mailed in-county paid subscriptions stated on PS Form 3541 0 3. Paid distribution outside the mails including sales through dealers and carriers, street vendors, counter sales and other paid distribution 40 outside USPS 40 0 4. Paid distribution by other classes of mail through the USPS 0 172,235 c. Total paid distribution (sum of 15b 1, 2, 3, and 4) 170,813 d. Free or nominal rate distribution (by mail and outside the mail) 341 1. Free or nominal rate outside county copies included on PS Form 3541 346 0 2. Free or nominal rate in-county copies included on PS Form 3541 0 0 3. Free or nominal rate copies mailed at other classes through USPS 0 0 4. Free or nominal rate distribution outside the mail 0 341 e. Total free or nominal rate distribution (sum of 15d 1, 2, 3, and 4) 346 172,576 f. Total distribution (sum of 15c and 15e) 171,159 290 g. Copies not distributed 391 172,866 h. Total (sum of 15f and g) 171,550 99.8% i. Percent paid (15c ÷ 15f x 100) 99.8% 16. This statement of ownership will be printed in the 11/17 issue of this publication Dana Kelroy, editor 9/28/17

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POWER PRICES CLIMB IN ‘17

Energy Information Administration (EIA) data released in October show residential electricity prices increased 3.1 percent on a nationwide average during the first half of 2017. The increase was smaller in the region that includes Wisconsin. The U.S. average kilowatt-hour price was 12.8 cents. The data is broken down by federal census division to reflect regional variation. The East North Central division (including Wisconsin, Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio) saw a below-average price increase of about 2.5 percent. The highest kilowatt-hour prices and largest percentage increase were both recorded in the Pacific division (Alaska, Hawaii, Washington, Oregon, and California), at more than 25 cents and almost 7 percent, respectively.

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With the economic viability of nuclear generation under competitive pressure from natural gas and renewables, the Department of Energy announced it will guarantee $3.8 billion in loans for the only nuclear expansion currently underway in the United States. The amount is in addition to $8.3 billion in loans previously guaranteed for the Vogtle 3&4 project, adding two new reactors at an existing Georgia nuclear site. The project is expected to be operational in 2022.

FORMER LAWMAKER HEADS AGENCY

Dan Meyer, who served six terms as a member of the state Assembly representing Vilas and Oneida Counties between 2001 and 2013, is the new secretary of the Department of Natural Resources. Meyer was appointed by Governor Walker, who had previously elevated Deputy Secretary Kurt Theide as interim secretary at the end of August when Cathy Stepp vacated the top agency position to become principal deputy administrator at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 7 headquarters in Lenexa, Kansas.

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The Sixth Cooperative Principle—Cooperation Among Cooperatives—is something we speak of often. Cooperation spanning different continents is probably a natural outgrowth. Power Africa is an initiative of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), launched in 2013 with the goal of doubling access to electricity in sub-Saharan Africa by 2030. In September, the Wisconsin Electric Cooperative Association and one of its member co-ops were privileged to host a team from Power Africa for a one-day visit. Most of the day was spent at the Friendship headquarters of Adams-Columbia ElecSteve Freese President and CEO tric Cooperative and in the Adams-Columbia service area. Local co-op employees and representatives of the statewide association and National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) helped acquaint U.S. Power Africa Coordinator Andrew Herscowitz, congressional staffers, and others with the co-op’s historic role in electrifying Wisconsin farms and its ongoing success modernizing and improving its service to members. Differences—thousands of miles of physical separation, climate, and cultures—outweigh similarities, but nevertheless there are similarities between circumstances in 1936 rural Wisconsin and sub-Saharan Africa today. Even today, there are still people with firsthand memories of how making affordable electricity available to rural Wisconsin brought economic growth, better health and safety, and greater opportunity for better education. And we still recognize how tough our beginnings were in the 1930s when nine out of ten rural homes were without electric service. It’s in the DNA of electric cooperatives to see their communities grow and prosper, and that’s a key reason why NRECA established an International Program in 1962 so people in developing countries can be lifted up with electrification, just as Wisconsin and other states were in the 1930s and ’40s. Over the past 55 years American electric cooperatives have helped bring electricity to 126 million people in 43 countries, and we have helped establish 250 rural utilities around the world. Members of NRECA have actually helped bring electricity to more people in other countries than we have even in the United States. This has directly improved the quality of life for millions, helping them work their way out of poverty. In just the past couple of years, NRECA-member cooperatives have sent 166

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1. WECA and Adams-Columbia Electric Cooperative (ACEC) hosted a team from Power Africa. 2. Jon Gessner, ACEC; Ryan Cornett, representative for Sen. Tammy Baldwin; Larry Becker, ACEC; Andrew Herscowitz and Drew Bennett, Power Africa; Amy Sue Vruwink, representive for Cong. Ron Kind; and Steve Freese, WECA. (Photos courtesy of ACEC)

employees, including Wisconsin volunteers, overseas to help with these projects. In the Adams-Columbia service area we met with office staff and workers in the field to give our visitors a look at people providing electricity through their own initiative, as an alternative to utilities that owe their existence to governments rather than to the consumers they serve. After touring in the field we gathered at RESCO in Middleton, the now nine-state Rural Electric Supply Cooperative formed in Wisconsin 82 years ago as the co-ops’ source for the materials to build electric infrastructure. At RESCO, I learned about Power Africa’s potential to support U.S. business growth by developing multi-million and billion-dollar projects that promote job growth in this country. I’m sharing this encounter with you because I think you’ll see more about our relationship with USAID, Power Africa, and NRECA International. The new USAID administrator is Mark Green, former congressman from Green Bay, ambassador to Tanzania, and state legislator I served with in the Wisconsin State Assembly for a number of years. I have no doubt that Mark is going to do great things representing the United States around the world through USAID, including U.S. co-op efforts to make a positive difference for people in sub-Saharan Africa.

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But after Hurricane Irma, no rotation was necessary: From beginning to end, the Wisconsin deployment lasted 10 days. Crews departed for Florida’s Clay Electric Cooperative September 11th, arrived late on the 13th and, working four, 16-hour days, completed their tasks on the 17th. They were back in Wisconsin by mid-day September 20th. One reason is that while Irma was a particularly vicious storm over the Caribbean islands, it rapidly lost strength after making U.S. landfall near Key West as a category 4 storm. Weakening quickly to a category 2, it nevertheless remained powerful enough to knock out service to as many as two-thirds of all Florida electricity consumers. Lessons learned from the Katrina experience also helped improve efficiency in the Irma recovery. This time, individual states were quick to set aside regulatory roadblocks such as truck regisExperience Teaches tration and weight inUntil Hurricane Harvey spection requirements, struck Texas in August, to allow swift passage it had been 12 years of relief convoys to since the most recent the affected areas. U.S. landfall of a major The Katrina hurricane—category 3 response suffered or higher—a stretch of additional delay in good luck unprecedentsome cases because of ed in federal governuncertain or nonexisment records dating tent diesel fuel supLeading the entire Wisconsin crew was Oconto Electric Cooperative back to 1851. (Restoplies. The Wisconsin Line Superintendent Jack Pardy (left). Helping him from back in ration of co-op service contingent’s departure Wisconsin with logistical support were Wisconsin Electric Cooperafollowing Harvey did for Louisiana was tive Association’s (WECA) Wendy Fassbind, Dairyland Power Coopnot require assistance held up for a few days erative’s Garry Christopherson, and WECA’s Tim Clay (not pictured). from outside Texas.) after reports of crews After Hurricane from other states Katrina battered Louisiana and Mississippi as a catebeing stranded without accommodations and unable gory 3 storm at the end of August 2005, crews from 14 to refuel their vehicles. Such problems were averted Wisconsin co-ops rotated in and out of Louisiana for this time by Florida officials ensuring fuel supplies nearly a month, rebuilding the distribution system of and state government and the Florida Electric CoWashington – St. Tammany Electric Cooperative. operatives Association providing information about

ore than 900 electric cooperatives serve the energy needs of their member-owners across the United States, and on the interstate highways of the southeast for a few days in mid-September, it might have looked like every one of them had loaded up all manner of vehicles and equipment for a mass migration to Florida. The reality was a mission, not a migration. Co-ops in 23 states dispatched crews to help restore electric service for Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina cooperative members left without power by Hurricane Irma. Among those responding to Florida’s call for help were 18 Wisconsin cooperatives, sending more than 40 vehicles and 52 crew members among at least 5,000 who converged on the storm-damaged areas. The sheer numbers of line workers turning out to help rebuild shattered infrastructure accelerated the restoration of power.

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An outage map shows Clay Electric Cooperative’s service territory on the morning Wisconsin crews began restoration work.

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Safety First

Maintenance and repair work on an electric distribution system is never something to be undertaken casually, but in disaster recovery, the hazards are multiplied many times over. Countless storm-damaged trees and the danger that emergency generators might backfeed voltage into downed lines are just two examples. Such concerns were a daily part of the co-ops’ Irma relief effort. Even unfamiliar flora and fauna—and some familiar ones—were on the watch list. Crews could expect to encounter “critters we aren’t used to,” warned Garry Christopherson, Dairyland Power Cooperative’s director of safety and security in an early-morning conference call minutes before trucks began rolling south. “Some of the Florida snakes and spiders aren’t friendly like ours,” he said. “Be aware of your surroundings.” Line workers were warned not to wade into standing water: They might encounter an alligator. One line crew captured a photo of a black bear crossing a road in their work area. In a Saturday-morning email update midway through the task, Oconto Electric Cooperative Line Superintendent Jack Pardy, leading the relief contingent, described the daily routine: “We

have breakfast at our staging area then a tailgate [briefing] for any issues or concerns. I remind them priority number one is their and crew safety. We all came here together, we go home together. Head on a swivel, gloves and grounds!” As in the Katrina operation, the Wisconsin crews were kept together, working as an intact unit to minimize potential for confusion and maximize safety. Insistence on that approach has paid dividends. The worst injury to a Wisconsin Katrina worker was a sprained ankle, despite what a co-op newsletter at the time described as “the triple hazard of lengthy workdays under stressful weather conditions in a debris-strewn environment.” There were no reported injuries to Wisconsin’s Irma volunteers.

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The same day the Wisconsin crews began work in their assigned portion of Clay Electric’s 14-county service area—following their three-day trek—some workers were set to be released from assignments in parts of Georgia and South Carolina where Irma’s damage had been less severe. That enabled redeployments into harder-hit southern Georgia and Florida, making completion of the relief mission possible sooner than anyone first expected. A second round of volunteers had been recruited in anticipation of a longer rebuilding project, but the initial group

of Wisconsin workers met the local coop’s estimate of when they would finish their tasks with a full 24 hours to spare. By September 21, the 12th day after Irma’s landfall and one day after the Wisconsin convoys reached home, all but a handful of Clay Electric members saw power restored. The 18 Wisconsin co-ops providing personnel were Adams-Columbia, Barron, Bayfield, Central Wisconsin, Clark, Dairyland, Dunn, Eau Claire, Oakdale, Oconto, Pierce Pepin, Price, Richland, Riverland, Rock, Scenic Rivers, Taylor, and Vernon. After the 2005 recovery effort, Billy Gibson, communications director for the Association of Louisiana Electric Cooperatives, wrote of Wisconsin volunteers “actually thanking me” for the “privilege” of helping his state come back from Katrina’s destruction. On September 14 this year, similar sentiments were highlighted from a subtly different perspective. In an early-morning conference call of relief coordinators, someone from a state hit by Irma expressed thanks for everyone else’s help. For a second or two there was silence, then an unidentified voice with a deep southern accent replied, “It’s better to give than receive.” —Dave Hoopman. Photos courtesy of WECN, Vernon and Oconto Electric Cooperatives, and Eau Claire and Rock Energy Cooperatives. November 2017

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ven now there are people who remember when some of the world’s most formidable militaries routinely used horses to transport equipment and uncommonly, to carry troops in battle. And while it’s true that when the cavalry rides in today, it’s mounted on armored vehicles or aircraft aluminum, an organization served by Eau Claire Energy Cooperative is proving a horse can still be a soldier’s best friend. Situated in the Town of Brunswick just southwest of Eau Claire and co-owned by Toni Mattson and her husband and sister, the Trinity Equestrian Center, a 2016 recipient of the American Red Cross Hero for Veterans Award, offers boarding, youth mentoring, therapeutic riding, equine-assisted therapy, veteran wellness programs, and corporate and team development workshops. Equine therapy for troubled military veterans has been part of Trinity’s operations for 10 of its 15 years’ existence, and Trinity’s promotional materials say one of Toni Mattson’s “great passions” is to help other equine centers develop their own programs, as we quickly verified: When Wisconsin Energy Cooperative News caught up with her to talk about this story, we found her in New Mexico helping establish another equine therapy program for returning vets.

If you had all the money in the world… The path to establishing the remarkable specialty of using horses to heal minds in Eau Claire County followed a map pretty much drawn in Toni Mattson’s childhood. She and her sister, Toni told us, used to ask each other, “‘If you had all the money in world, what would you do?’ and we’d always say we’d own a horse ranch together and do all these cool things with horses.” 12

The ranch became reality in 2002. The veterans’ programming came later, but therapeutic aspects of human interaction with horses have been part of the picture at Trinity from the start. By nature, horses have “a deep desire to connect with humans,” Toni says. However, “A horse won’t be around someone who has high anxiety or anger or negative energy. They feel safe when things are in balance and harmony. If vets deny they have anger issues, they can’t hide it when they’re with a horse.” This makes the animals “incredible treatment partners.” Our conversation with Toni and other research in preparing this story confirmed that what’s become widely known as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is just one condition that can be ameliorated with equine therapy. Helping people make friends with horses has yielded visible benefits confronting problems ranging from developmental disabilities and mental illnesses all the way down to court-ordered treatment to straighten out disorderly lifestyles. Two years ago, a local Eau Claire television news story described Trinity’s collaboration with an area hospital to help young people affected by autism. The TV reporter quoted a doctor involved with the program saying interaction with horses proved to be such a powerful motivator that “we can really kind of use that to get some different skills or activities out of [the autistic children] that we can’t normally get.” And there is no shortage of evidence that horse-based therapy can be credited with saving lives.

Sometimes it’s personal

Trinity Equestrian Center is affiliated with EAGALA (Equine-Assisted Growth

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and Learning Association), a Utah-based group of specialists and therapists with more than 4,000 practitioners in some 50 countries. One veteran who is still participating in the program, a former Army Ranger and sniper, came to Trinity after his third suicide attempt. Toni characterized his attitude as, “I retired at the very pinnacle and I am nothing. I am hollow, I am empty, I have no reason to live.” The absence of hope reflected in those words, she said, explains why

suicide occurs frequently among U.S. veterans. “Vets come back having experienced horrendous things, seen and done things that violate their very definition of humanity, and they have shame and fear,” Toni said. “That is poisonous. We bring that out so they know they can be forgiven.” Since Trinity connected the ranger with a horse, he has not attempted suicide and continues the difficult task of restoring hope and trust. In that, Toni says, “We’re asking them to do the hard-

est work of their life, and saying if you trust us we will do this together.” It costs the veterans nothing “except the courage to ask for help,” Toni told us, saying Trinity has provided nearly 3,000 free therapy sessions. “We seek grants; we fundraise; we never charge our vets anything. The miracles that happen—it’s breathtaking. It’s the best work I’ve ever done and it’s by far the hardest work I’ve ever done.” It’s work she may well have been destined to do for reasons more comNovember 2017

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pelling than a childhood game with her sister. Many members of Toni’s family have served, and once, long ago, she awoke late at night and walked into the room where her father, a veteran beset by horrific World War II memories, was watching television. She approached from behind, startling him, and “he threw me onto the floor and put me in a chokehold,” she said. “I was looking into his eyes from six inches away and could see my father wasn’t in there.” Within moments he snapped out of it, repenting, Toni recalled, but he sent her back to bed shouting that she mustn’t surprise him in that way. We asked whether she was comfortable with us abridging her privacy and that of her late father by identifying him in such a personally painful story. The response: “People who deal with these problems need to understand this is common.”

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Horses are large, powerful animals that have bonded with humans over thousands of years, but the concept of a horse having the power to heal tormented minds is a few steps beyond what can be accepted without question. So we asked. How does a therapist know the treatment is working? How does the horse know what’s happening? “In the wild and in their interactions with humans, horses have had to become perfectionists at reading body language in a manner that tells them whether a situation is safe or a risk,” Toni said, “and that is exactly the same thing our veterans do, were trained to do and still do; judge is it safe or isn’t it?” If a veteran suffering from PTSD tries to conceal the problem, the horse will keep its distance, avoiding the person, she explained. A therapist makes it clear that the horse won’t trust the person until they stop denying and let go of negative feelings. When therapy is working, veteran and animal “become very much in sync, nose to nose and shoulder to shoulder. I have them close their eyes and put their hands on the horse’s back and take deep breaths. When this

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is working, soon you see they’re breathing at the same pace,” Toni said. She described how an early client in the veterans’ therapy program had returned to college after his military service but was so disturbed by bad memories, he was constantly on edge, alert to anything out of place. “Even the scratching sounds of pencils on paper” so unnerved him, he had to write his exams in a separate room. One day the veteran was in a therapy session outdoors and, being near a major highway intersection, there was traffic noise. “We had him breathing deeply with his hands on the horse when a semi-trailer approached the intersection and its tires made a loud noise on the rumble strips,” Toni said. “I thought this was going to upset everything but he didn’t move a muscle.” Asked later, the veteran said he’d never heard the truck at all. In time his hypersensitivity was overcome. He finished school, graduated with honors, and now works as a financial planner.

Waiting won’t help

In an email on Christmas Day 2014, a veteran thanked the Mattsons and their staff, writing, “I’m back to being the man I once was.” “This is the first Christmas in over a “This is the decade the thought of killing myself isn’t controlling my in over a decade day,” he said. Delay—something that may come naturally to people isn’t controlling my day.” in need of help—is dangerous, Toni Mattson advises, “because nobody knows how close they are to falling into the abyss.” “We have no waiting lists,” she says. “There’s no messing around. Clients do an evaluation and they’re receiving services the week after they call.” Asked about eligibility criteria she replied, “The only thing I would say is if anybody who is reading this article knows someone who is really struggling, have them search us out because we can help them. I know we can help them. We’ve done it over and over and over again.” —Dave Hoopman

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More information about Trinity Equestrian Center’s Equine Therapy Program is available at http://www.trinity-ec.com, or by calling 715-835-4530, or email toni@trinity-ec.com. All photos courtesy of Toni Mattson, seen top left of page 13.

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Tex-Mex Roll-up with Smoked Turkey Breast 10-inch flour tortilla 1 oz green chili paste 3 oz smoked turkey, thinly sliced 1 oz shredded lettuce 2 oz smoked Gouda, sliced 2 red peppers, roasted and cut in 1/2-inch strips

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Spread green chile paste on 3/4 of tortilla, leaving uncovered portion on left side. Layer with turkey, lettuce, cheese, and red pepper strips. Fold up bottom about 2-inches and roll toward side without Green Chile Paste. Cut in half on the diagonal. Makes 1 roll-up.

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Blended Turkey Meatloaf 1/2 lb mushrooms, finely chopped 1 lb lean ground turkey 1/2 small onion, finely diced 1/2 tsp garlic & herb seasoning 1 cup breadcrumbs 1 egg 3 Tbsp mustard 3 Tbsp brown sugar 1/3 cup ketchup

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. In a large mixing bowl, combine mushrooms, turkey, onion, seasoning, breadcrumbs, and egg; mix until evenly combined. Form into lightly greased loaf pan. In a small bowl mix together mustard, sugar, and ketchup. Pour sauce over top of meatloaf, spreading until even. Cover with foil. Bake for 60 minutes, or until cooked through.

Herb Encrusted Turkey Cutlets with Tomato and Basil Cream Sauce 2 cups all-purpose flour 3 large eggs, beaten 3 cups panko bread crumbs Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste Blend of dried basil, oregano, rosemary, and salt & pepper, to taste 4 Tbsp olive oil 8 turkey cutlets, 1/4 to 1/2-inch thick Place flour, beaten eggs, and panko crumbs in three separate shallow bowls. Add salt and pepper to flour. Whip 3 tablespoons cold water into beaten eggs. Mix herb blend with panko crumbs. Dredge each turkey cutlet in flour, then egg mix, and finally in panko crumb mix. Cover and refrigerate. In sauté pan, heat oil over medium-high heat and sear turkey cutlets about 2–3 minutes per side. Depending on the oil temperature, cutlets will cook fast due to their thin cut. Keep warm.

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Canola oil, as needed 1/2 cup onion, diced 2 lbs ground turkey 1/4 cup fresh garlic, minced 2 cups pinto beans, cooked

Tomato and Basil Cream Sauce 2 Tbsp fresh garlic, minced 2 Tbsp shallots, chopped 2 Tbsp fresh basil, chiffonaded 1/2 cup sun-dried tomatoes, julienned 1 large lemon, juiced 1/2 cup dry white wine 1/2 cup heavy cream 1/2 cup cold unsalted butter, cut in cubes 1 cup turkey stock Salt and pepper, to taste

Add garlic, shallots, tomatoes, lemon juice, white wine, and cream to pan and deglaze pan. Cook sauce until it has reduced by half. Pull sauce off heat and whisk in butter. Add stock, salt, and pepper. Return sauce to heat and stir well. Ladle sauce over each cutlet.

2 cups chili sauce 2 cups corn chips Lettuce, as needed 1/4 cup tomato, diced 3/4 cup Cheddar cheese, shredded

Heat oil; add onion and sweat the onion. Add ground turkey and cook until all pink disappears. Add garlic and sauté until garlic is fragrant, about 45–60 seconds. Stir in pinto beans and chili sauce. Heat to 165 degrees. Blend in browned turkey mixture. Portion 1/4 cup corn chips into a serving bowl. Top with 3/4 cup turkey mixture. Sprinkle each with lettuce, tomatoes, and Cheddar cheese.

Sriracha Lime Slow Cooker Turkey Tenderloin 1-1/2 lbs turkey tenderloins 1/2 plus 1/4 cup chicken stock 2 Tbsp sriracha sauce 1/4 cup lime juice 1/4 cup honey 1 tsp ground ginger 1 tsp garlic powder 2 tsp salt 1/2 tsp black pepper 1 Tbsp cornstarch

Place turkey tenderloins in the bottom of your slow cooker. In a bowl, combine 1/2 cup chicken stock, sriracha sauce, lime juice, honey, ginger, garlic powder, salt, and pepper; whisk together. Set aside 3/4 cup of the mixture for making the glaze. To the remaining mixture, add an additional 1/4 cup chicken stock and pour over the turkey in the slow cooker. Cook on low for 3–4 hours, or until the internal temperature of turkey reaches 165 degrees. While the turkey finishes cooking, transfer the reserved sriracha mixture to a small saucepan and whisk in 1 tablespoon cornstarch. Bring to a boil; boil for 1–2 minutes until thickened. Carefully remove the turkey tenderloins from the slow cooker and coat with the glaze and place under the broiler or on the grill for 3–4 minutes to allow glaze to caramelize. November 2017

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RECIPE EXCHANGE Submit your favorite recipes to be featured on our reader recipe page. Email to tina@weca.coop Apple Cake

Pat Christensen, Tomah

1-1/2 cups oil 2 cups sugar 2 eggs, beaten 1 tsp baking soda 2 tsp vanilla 3 cups apples, diced 1 tsp cinnamon 1/2 tsp salt 3 cups flour Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Mix all ingredients together. Pour into a greased and floured 9x13-inch cake pan. Bake for 45 minutes. Topping 1/2 cup butter, melted 2 Tbsp flour 1/2 cup heavy cream 1/2 cup brown sugar Heat all ingredients together until boiling. Serve warm over cake

Fruit Salad

Marlene Reeder, Hayward

1 tart apple, diced 2 Tbsp lemon juice 1 can peach pie filling 1 banana, sliced 1 can bing cherries, drained 1 can pineapple chunks, drained 1 cup green or red grapes 1 cup mandarin oranges Mix all ingredients together and refrigerate for 1-1/2 hours.

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1/2 cup shortening 1 cup sugar 1 egg 1-1/2 cups flour 1-1/2 tsp baking soda 1/2 tsp salt 2-1/2 cups apples, finely chopped 1/2 cup brown sugar 1 cup walnuts, chopped 1 tsp cinnamon 1 tsp vanilla

Judie Miller, Oshkosh

Combine rhubarb, undrained pineapple, sugar, water, and cinnamon candies in a saucepan. Mix well. Cook over medium heat until mixture comes to a boil. Stir occasionally. Combine cornstarch and water. Gradually stir into hot mixture. Reduce heat to low and simmer for 5 minutes. Remove from heat. Stir in salt, lemon juice, and butter. Cool slightly before serving.

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Lavaughn Buehl, Janesville

Cream shortening and sugar, then beat in egg. Combine flour, baking soda, and salt. Gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. Dough will be stiff. Stir in apples. Spread into a greased 9x13-inch pan. Combine brown sugar, walnuts, cinnamon, and vanilla. Spread over top. Bake at 350 degrees for 30–35 minutes or until golden brown.

Debbie Tryggestad, Downing

2 eggs, beaten 2 Tbsp evaporated milk 1-1/2 cups sugar 2-1/2 Tbsp flour 1/2 tsp nutmeg 1 tsp butter 3 cups rhubarb Pastry shell Mix all ingredients except rhubarb and pastry shell together. After ingredients are whipped well, add rhubarb. Pour mixture onto pie crust. Topping 1/2 cup brown sugar 1/2 cup butter, melted 1 cup flour Mix all topping ingredients together. Add to the top of the pie filling. Bake at 350 degrees for 50–60 minutes.

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Kick off the holidays at the Cranberry Discovery Center You’d be hard-pressed to find a holiday table that doesn’t include cranberries in some form or another. They’re everywhere this time of year—in sauces, salads, chutneys, pastries, breads, and beverages. Although cranberries are a staple of holiday menus across the entire country, they’re particularly special right here in Wisconsin, where the tart, bouncy berry reigns as the state’s number-one fruit crop. In fact, Wisconsin growers produce almost 60 percent of the cranberries that Americans consume each year, according to the Wisconsin Cranberry Growers Association. You can load up on cranberry products— and a whole lot of cranberry knowledge—at the Cranberry Discovery Center in Warrens. At this historic building, once a working cranberry warehouse, guests can explore a museum showcasing the industry’s roots. Unique historical exhibits include old harvesting and sorting tools. Educational displays teach visitors about cranberry production and the industry’s importance to the state’s economy. Many of these museum features have been recently upgraded and redesigned.

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3 1. Historically, cranberry sorting was based on the premise that a ripe cranberry will bounce five times. This old sorting machine includes five “bounce boards” through which the ripe cranberries bounced to the bottom tray, with the soft or damaged berries falling through the boards. 2. The marble countertop in the old-fashioned ice cream parlor came from a former drug store in Tomah. 3. One of the cranberry center’s newest exhibits is a monitor offering visitors a real-time view of a Wisconsin cranberry bog, where, in season, guests can watch a cranberry harvest up close without stepping outside. 4. The state’s first cranberry growers used horses and plows to prepare the land for planting. These wooden shoes helped horses maintain their footing through the wetlands where cranberries thrive. 5. This workshop once belonged to a local carpenter who made cranberry handrakes for area growers.

Museum tours are mostly self-guided, although the center offers guided group tours that must be reserved ahead of time. The museum is a frequent stop for bus tours as well as school class field trips. After filling up on cranberry facts in the museum, folks can fill up on the cranberries themselves. The fruit is available here in just about every form imaginable. At the old-fashioned marble ice cream counter, guests can order up a dish of the center’s signature cranberry ice cream. Across the room, the spacious gift shop is laden with cranberry food items of all kinds, including a wide selection of cranberry wines, jams, mustards, and different types of candy, all produced in Wisconsin. There’s even cranberry-

themed local artwork as well as a large selection of non-food items made with cranberries. “Something new that we have in our gift shop this year are two different varieties of cranberry soaps,” said Kelly Murray, executive director of the Cranberry Discovery Center and a member of Oakdale Electric Cooperative. “We also have cranberry-oatmeal bath bombs. We’ve got wonderful cranberry lotions, cranberry lip balm, and lots of personal things that make wonderful Christmas gifts or are nice if you just want to pamper yourself.”

Holiday Kick-Off The Cranberry Discovery Center is open Monday through Friday during November. In addition, several special holiday-themed events

held this month make it easy and fun to stock up on cranberry items, for either the dinner table or under the tree. The first is the Hunting Opener Celebration on November 18, designed to be a fun day out for those whose partners might be away hunting. The holiday season begins in full swing at the center on Cranberry Friday, held the Friday after Thanksgiving, followed by Small Business Saturday the next day. Then on December 2, the center hosts an all-day Holiday Open House. These open houses are festive events, with expanded gourmet food tastings as well as wine tastings offered throughout the day. Visitors will also find plenty of specials on items in the gift shop, with gift wrapping available. And as always, November 2017

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when the gift shop is open, the museum is open as well. “Our November events are kind of a kick-off to the holiday season,” Murray said. “Usually we get people who are planning on doing some Christmas shopping, so we offer a lot of specials during these events.”

Cranberry Glass

An especially unique item now available at the center is cranberry glassware, donated to the center by the family of longtime Warrens-area cranberry producers Clinton and Ellen Potter. Murray said the Potters collected antique cranberry glass during their 53-year marriage, eventually amassing about 1,500 pieces, some of them dating back to the 1800s. Upon Clinton’s death in 2016 (Ellen died in 2000), the couple’s three children gifted the entire collection to the Cranberry Discovery Center with the intent that pieces be sold individually in support of the non-profit center’s mission to educate visitors about the state’s cranberry-growing heritage. These exquisite pieces of red-tinted glassware were first available for sale this past summer and will pro-

vide a unique focal point for the center’s holiday events. “The reason it’s called cranberry glass is the color,” Murray said. “What makes it turn the cranberry hue is that when the glass was blown they added gold to it. Cranberry glass is no longer made, so these pieces are very rare.” Murray added that some pieces of the collection are so rare that they’ve been set aside for a special display to be created in the museum. The antique cranberry glass exhibit is just one of the new additions planned for the museum in the coming year; Murray said plans also call for updating some of the existing exhibits with, for example, new photos. With new items and new plans always in the works, a trip to the Cranberry Discovery Center will always yield an interesting experience. And a whole lot of cranberries.— Mary Erickson The Cranberry Discovery Center is located at 204 Main St., Warrens. It’s open Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., through December 22 and then closed for the season until May 1. To learn more, visit discovercranberries.com or call 608-378-4878.

1. The center’s recently acquired collection of unique cranberry glass items includes this lemonade pitcher and glass set. 2. Different kinds of cranberry candies are available at the center’s gift shop, perfect for filling holiday stockings. 3. Among the rarest pieces of the center’s cranberry glass are these Mary Gregory items, dated from 1880–1900. 4. New this year are cranberry oatmeal bath products, made with cranberry extract by a producer in La Crosse. 5. All items in the gift shop are made in Wisconsin. 6. No holiday table is complete without a bottle of cranberry wine.

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COLLECTOR BUYING WAR SOUVENIRS: German, Japanese, U.S. weapons, medals, helmets, daggers, swords, military items. 715-344-5031. WANTED: PAYING CASH FOR WW-2 GERMAN, JAPANESE FLAGS, DAGGERS, SWORDS, GUNS, ETC. 715-340-1974. WANTED: DEER TAGS, back tags. Trapping, bear, hunting, and fishing licenses. Otter, bobcat, fisher tags. Any old traps. David Schober, W4234 Rock Creek Rd., Loyal, WI 54446. 715-255-9284. TARPS–HEAVY DUTY, 14’ x 48,’ hemmed. Expired billboard faces. $50 each or 10’x 30’ – $24 each. Shipping not included. Tarps can also be picked up at Jones Sign, 1711 Scheuring Road, De Pere, WI 54115. 800-536-7446. TORNADO/STORM SHELTERS. 4 person-30 person. TimberLake Homes; corner of Hwys. 13 and 21. Friendship, WI. 608-339-4663. GOT WOOD! NEW PORTABLE SAWMILLS. We sell Forestry Equipment for the hobbyist to the professional. Band Sawmills, Firewood Processors, Skidding Winches & more. A-F County Market an authorized Hudson Forest Equipment Dealer. Adams, WI 53910. Phone Joe or Rich 608-339-6703. SEPTIC PROBLEMS: Do you have standing water on your drain field? Have you been told you need a new expensive septic system? I have an alternative that works, also comes with a warranty (no digging). Call toll free 855-7976072 or email mmtagm@yahoo.com. LAKE OR POND? Aeration is your 1st step toward improved water quality. 1hp floating fountain aerator with lite just $698.95. Air diffusion bubbler systems: $289-$399 ultra hi-efficiency waterfall pumps up to 11,000gph, just 3.6 amps, solar powered aerators too. 608-254-2735 or www.fishpondaerator.com. AMSOIL SYNTHETIC LUBRICANTS OUTPERFORM CONVENTIONAL OILS. New preferred customer plan saves 25%. Visit www.wanikassociates. shopamsoil.com or call 715-398-0488 for details. 2005 CASEIH DX33. Tractor, loader, mower, plow, disk, land grader, seeder, dirt scoop, Cat attachments. 507-696-4578. Located in Buffalo City. WANTED: Ruger or Smith and Wesson revolvers. 920-284-4728.

BEER SIGNS. 40, 50 & 60’s Blatz, Pabst, Hamms, Miller, Schlitz, Budweiser and misc. Call 608-339-3232. KEY IMPERIAL BIB OVERALLS. Blue denim, rinsed, washed, hickory stripe. Co-op members get FREE SHIPPING with coupon code: FREEWEC. Call 800-922-3533 or check out our website www.bohlings.com.

REAL ESTATE VACATION RENTAL. Five or ten bedroom lodge or cabin. Hatfield, WI. Enjoy Lake Arbutus and Lake Wazee. ATV and snowmobile trails. Bruce Mound ski hill. www.thunderbirdvillage.net. WOODED 72 ACRES SW OF COLOMA. Some MFL & mature pines. Hiking trails. Big bucks. Quiet. $2600 an acre. 920-210-0664. VACATION RENTAL ON SCENIC FLAMBEAU RIVER. Beautiful fully furnished 3+ bedrooms, one bath that sleeps 8+. Cottage sits within 30 level feet off the shoreline. 4 Kayaks and 2 Canoes supplied for renters to use. Rates depend upon number of guests and number of nights booked. Email: paultroy@centurytel.net or Call: 715-288-6802. 13.3 WOODED ACRES, 10 minutes from downtown Wisconsin Dells. New well and electric. Beautiful campsites, 1/2 mile of ATV trails, deer stands, flower garden, and stonework. Older mobile home. $125,000. 262-496-6510. FOR SALE: Mobile Home on 1 acre with living room addition. Fully furnished. Located on Reshel Road in the Town of City Point, Jackson County. 608-577-6140. REMOTE FORESTED 40 OR 80 ACRES IN BAYFIELD COUNTY. 12 miles west of City of Bayfield. Two sides adjacent to Bayfield Co forest laced with ATV and hunting trails. Bordered by new fencing on 1 1/2 sides, adjacent to private lands. Brush cut in 2010 through this acreage. Divided in 40’s, $650/acre. Entire 80 at $600/acre. Easements possible from adjacent landowners and Bayfield Co. Priced below similar properties by 60%. Hunting for white-tailed deer, bears, turkey and grouse. Near Cornucopia, WI and Lake Superior, 1000’ from Sand River. Please call 715-373-5252. 40 ACRES PRIME HUNTING LAND in Price County near Phillips, Wisconsin. For additional information call 920-876-2751.

PEACEFUL COUNTRY LIVING IN A GORGEOUS VALLEY JUST MINUTES FROM HOLMEN, WI. Spacious 3 bedroom,1.5 bath house on 7+ acres! Bonus feature is this property has 4 car garage, 2 large steel insulated sheds, excellent hunting & income generating property from your back door, or plenty of room for big boy toys. Many amenities, property will not disappoint. Must see! Private sale, $498,000. For details call Barb 608-526-4373.

PLANTS & SHRUBS HARDWOOD AND CONIFER SEEDLINGS AND TRANSPLANTS. Thousands available, Oaks, Maples, Highbred Poplar, Hickory, Cherry, Dogwoods, Hazelnut, Ninebark, Cranberry, Balsam Fir, Fraser Fir, Spruce, Pine, Cedar, Food plot and grafted apple trees too, Large bareroot shade trees including Autumn Blaze. Check us out on the web at www.paintcreeknursery.com , Facebook and Youtube as well. Paint Creek Nursery, Cadott, WI 715-723-2072. SPRUCE TREES 7-9 foot balled & burlaped. I have beautiful, thick Wisconsin grown trees perfect for cover or screening. We are open spring–fall but please order early to reserve your trees as it’s common for us to sell out for both spring and fall planting seasons. We dig and hold all orders for you and try not to hold many extra trees. Call us at 608-981-2169 or go to www. peterstellasfarm.com. TREES FOR FALL PLANTING, transplant and larger B&B sizes available, Maple, Dogwood, Spruce, Pine, Cedar and Fir, you can also order now for our spring season. Check us out www.paintcreeknursery.com, Facebook and YouTube too. Paint Creek Nursery, Cadott, WI 715-723-2072.

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WISCONSIN EVENTS 4 Christmas Walk—Mondovi. Our Savior’s United Methodist Church, 9 a.m.–5 p.m. Tour 3 homes and the church. Baked goods and dried flowers for sale.

10–12 “Ain’t She Sweet” —Phillips. High School, Fri. & Sat. 7 p.m.; Sun. 2 p.m. $10 Adults, $8 Students & Seniors, $6 Children under 12. 715-339-2057.

4 Christmas Open House—Phillips. Homespun Coffee & Crafts / Top Drawer Boutique, 9 a.m.–4 p.m. 715-339-6050.

11 Holiday Craft Show—Elmwood. Auditorium, 9 a.m.–2 p.m. Unique gifts, crafts, and lunch.

4 Holiday Open House—Phillips. Cabin Creations, 9 a.m.–4 p.m. Holiday decor, mailbox wraps, garden flags, signs, pillows, and table decor. 715-339-6238.

11 Holiday Crafts & Treasures Sale—Phillips. Municipal Building, 9 a.m.–3 p.m. Over 55 crafters; plus lunch and refreshments. 715-339-6193.

4 Countryside Artists’ Open House—Phillips. Wisconsin Concrete Park, 10 a.m.–4 p.m. Handmade items for sale. 715-339-6475.

11 Santa Paws at the Holiday Blitz Craft Fair— Ettrick. Elementary School, 9 a.m.–3 p.m. Trempealeau Co. Humane Society’s Santa Paws Pet Photo Shoot with Santa and vendor booth during the craft fair.

4 Holiday Fair—Medford. Community United Church of Christ, 9 a.m.–2 p.m. Featuring baked goods, crafts, vendors, bucket raffle, lunch. 715-748-3391. 4 Quilt Show—Edgerton. High School, 9 a.m.–4 p.m. $3 admission. Food, raffle, and appraisals. 608-884-3746. 4 Bazaar—Eau Claire. Saving Grace Lutheran Church, 9 a.m.–2 p.m. Silent auction, baked goods, craft items, etc. Morning coffee with rolls and lunch. 4 Snowflake Holiday Art & Craft Show— Greenwood. High School, 9 a.m.–3 p.m. Arts, crafts, prizes, & food. 715-267-6718. 4 Harvest Fest—Adams. Adams-Friendship Middle School, 9:30 a.m.–2:30 p.m. Food pantry or scholarship donation to enter. Crafts, baked goods, raffle, lunch.

11 Community Thanksgiving Meal—Fairchild. Church of Hope, 12–3 p.m. Homemade traditional Thanksgiving meal served to the public. 11 Chili Soup & Supper—Randolph. Historical Society, 4–8 p.m. $8 ages 10 & up, $4 ages 5–9. Serving chili, potato soup, cheese, bread, desserts, and beverages. 11 Tarrant Lake Fish Fry—Cambria. Fire Station, 4–7 p.m. Cod, coleslaw, potato salad, beans, hot dog kids meal, and desert. Euchre tournament, 7 p.m. 17 Pie Auction—Phillips. South Fork Tavern, 7–9 p.m. 715-339-4066. 17–19 Holiday Bazaar—Medford. The Veranda, Fri. 3–7 p.m.; Sat. 9 a.m.–4 p.m.; Sun. 10 a.m.–2 p.m. 715-965-7752.

4 Harvest of Harmony Cabaret and Ladies Barbershop Show—Colfax. Martin Anderson Gymnasium, 2:30 and 6 p.m. 715-556-3267.

18 Old Fashioned Holiday Craft Fair—Nekoosa. Rome Town Hall, 9 a.m.–3 p.m. Crafts, lunch, raffle, bake sale. Food pantry or scholarship donation to enter.

4 Soup Supper—Gilman. Jump River Community Center, 4–8 p.m. Chicken noodle, vegetable beef, chili, fresh bread.

18 Chili Feed—Necedah. Armenia Fire Department, 4–8 p.m.

4, 5 A Country Affair Craft Show—Medford. Taylor Co. Fairgrounds, Sat. 8 a.m.–5 p.m.; Sun. 9 a.m.–3 p.m. 715-678-2933. 7 German Dinner—Prescott. St. Johns United Church, 4–8 p.m. 715-262-3627.

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18 Craft and Vendor Fair—Richland Center. High School, 9 a.m.–3 p.m. 18 Save the Lugerville School Pie Auction & Raffle—Phillips. Crane Chase Tavern, 8–10 p.m. Pie auction and raffle drawings. 715-339-2279.

18 First Responder Spaghetti Feed—Gilman. Jump River Community Center, 4:30– 8:30 p.m. All you can eat. 715-668-5476. 19 Holiday Craft Sale—Bowler. Historical Society, 9 a.m.–2 p.m. Craft fair with soup and bake sale. 715-793-4460. 19 Hunter’s Dinner—Namakagon. Community Center, 4–7 p.m. 715-794-2140. 23 Turkey Trot 5K Road Run/Walk—Park Falls. City Hall, 8 a.m. $20 reg. fee the day of the event; $15 before Nov. 13. 715-762-2703. 24, 25 Holiday Boutique—Willard. There Once Was a Barn, 9 a.m.–5 p.m. Holiday Boutique featuring artisans and fine art in a unique setting. 715-267-7369. 25 A Bit of Yesteryear Christmas—Shullsburg. Various locations, 10 a.m.–6 p.m.. Tour homes, lighted Christmas parade, Santa and Mrs. Claus, fire department chili supper, scavenger hunt, kids’ activities. 25 Light Up the Town—Park Falls. Various locations, 10 a.m.–7:30 p.m. Holiday shopping promotions at participating businesses, pictures with Santa, tree lighting ceremony, madrigal singers. 715-762-2703. 25, 26 Santa Express—North Freedom. MidContinent Railway; 10 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 1 p.m., and 2:30 p.m. Call 608-522-4261 for ticket information.

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