Community Calendar for 4/9/18 to 4/16/18
*Community Events*
Antigo Area Community Food Pantry April 11th11am-1pm (Wednesdays) & April 13th 1pm-3pm (Fridays), 2120 Progress Blvd., Antigo (715) 623-1103.
Elcho Area Community Food Pantry April 9th & April 16th 10:30am-12:30pm (Mon.), April 11th4-6pm (Wed.), 11224 Antigo St., Elcho. Call (715) 610-5886 for more information.
Report Card Party April 9th 3:30pm Boys & Girls Club of Langlade County, 411 Superior Street, Antigo. Active members who bring in their report cards will be a part of a report card party. This event is something that’s put on to reward the kids for all the hard work they put on during the school year. Please make sure the kids bring in or show their reports cards in order to participate in the party. For more information, please call 715-627-1389.
Quick & Healthy Crock Pot Meals April 9th 6-8pm Northcentral Technical College – Wittenberg Campus, 402 N. Genesee St. #3, Wittenberg. This class will explore making meals in a crock pot using healthy ingredients and preparing your entire meal in 30 minutes or less. Fun healthy and creative meal ideas will be explored and created. Each participant will receive a set of recipes and a crock pot to take home after class. The cost of the class is $49. To register, call 715-675-3331 and press “1” for registration or visit www.ntc.edu/ce
Coffee Klatch for Seniors April 10th & April 12th (Every Tues. & Thur.) 9-11am Langlade County Senior Center, 1225 Langlade Rd., Antigo. Come and enjoy some coffee and conversation with others. For more information, please call 715-627-6632.
Strong Bones with Kathy April 10th & April 12th 9-10am Langlade County Senior Center, 1225 Langlade Rd., Antigo. Strong Bones is an ongoing strength training program designed to help adults become or stay fit, strong & healthy. Individuals will improve muscle strength, bone density, self-confidence, sleep and vitality. Also, participants have shown a decreased risk of diabetes, heart disease, arthritis, depression & obesity. Classes are offered for an hour, twice a week. Pre-register by calling the Aging and Disability Resource Center at 715-627-6232
Healthy Living with Diabetes Program Tuesdays through April 10th 9:30am-Noon Langlade County Resource Center, 837 Clermont St., Antigo. The Aging & Disability Center is holding a 6 week Healthy Living with Diabetes program for those interested in living a healthier life with diabetes! This also includes encouraging family members/friends! Anyone interested may call Jennifer Clark at the ADRC at 715-627-6232.
Cribbage at the Langlade County Senior Center April 10th 1-3pm Langlade County Senior Center, 1225 Langlade Rd., Antigo. If you have never played cribbage, someone will be there to help you.
Wittenberg-Birnamwood School District 4 Year Old Kindergarten Registration April 10th & 11th 3:30-5pm. April 10th at Birnamwood Elementary School, 4K classroom & April 11th at Wittenberg Elementary School, cafeteria. Children must be 4 years old by September 1st in order to register for 4K. Please bring proof of birth date (birth certificate, baptismal record or passport) and immunization record. There will be a $10 registration fee to be paid in the fall. For more information, please call Joan at 715-449-2576 or Brenda at 715-253-2221.
Boys & Girls Club Teen Night April 10th & April 12th (Tues. & Thurs.) 6-8pm Boys & Girls Club of Langlade Co., 411 Superior St., Antigo. For grades 6-12. Video games, basketball, pool, music, computer time, dodgeball & more. For more information, please call 715-627-1800 or go to www.bgclang.org.
Treehaven Spring Learning-“Alone” Guest Speakers April 10th 6-9pm Treehaven, W2540 Pickerel Creek Road, Tomahawk. Treehaven presents their Spring Learning Opportunity with Brooke and Dave from Season 4 of the television show Alone. The evening begins with dinner at 6pm and the speaker at 7pm. Call Treehaven to register at 715-453-4106.
Tae Kwan Do-Traditional Chung Hon Martial Arts April 10th & April 12th (Every Tues. & Thur.) 6:30-8pm Elks Lodge, 622 Clermont St., Antigo. Held on the 3rd floor of the Elk’s Lodge. Open to anyone 7 years old & up. For more information, please call 715-623-4429.
Blood Pressure Clinic April 11th 9am-Noon Antigo Fire Department, 700 Edison St., Antigo. For more information, please call Lisa Vollmar at 715-350-7315.
Preschool Story Time April 11th 10:30-11:15am Antigo Public Library, 617 Clermont St., Antigo. Join us for story time at the Antigo Public Library! This is a great way for kids who haven’t started school yet to meet & socialize with peers. Every week we’ll read 2 or 3 books together as well as doing some songs & movement. We also do a simple craft or coloring page that helps kids develop creativity & motor skills, & occasionally (attendance permitting) other activities such as parachute play. This event is geared towards preschoolers, but older or younger kids are welcome to attend as well.
Car Seat Fitting and Checks April 11th 4-6pm Antigo Fire Department, 700 Edison St., Antigo. Free car seat checks and sitting performed by certified staff. Some car seats available at reduced cost. For more information , please call Linda Vollmar at 715-623-3633, ext. 140.
Business Education Series – Marketing For Talent April 12th 8-9:30am Northcentral Technical College, 312 Forrest Ave., Antigo. The Small Business Development Center at UW-Stevens Point presents their 2018 Business Education Series for Antigo & Langlade County business owners. Today’s class will help businesses learn how to attract top talent to their organization. Classes are free. Register at www.antigochamber.com/events.
Bake Sale & Raffle April 12th 8am-Noon Aspirus Langlade Hospital, 112 E. 5th Ave., Antigo. Sponsored by the Hospital Auxiliary.
Play & Learn April 12th 9:30-11am N4013 Hwy. 45, Antigo. Play & Learn is a weekly play group program for parents, caregivers & children from birth to age 5. Staff will provide a parent lesson, an activity for parents & children to do together. The activity will build skills for school readiness & milestone achievement. Quarterly Ages & Stages questionnaires are made available to parents & caregivers to assist families in helping their children to reach age based development milestones. Join the conversation on Facebook – Northwoods Family Resource Centers http://www.facebook.com/NorthwoodsFRCN. For more information, please call 715-627-1414.
Antigo Visual Arts Starved for Spring 2018 Show Thru-May 3rd (Thur., Fri. & Sat.) 10am-4pm Langlade County Historical Museum, 404 Superior St., Antigo. For more information, please call 715-627-4464 or go to www.antigovisualarts.org.
ArtStart: Uncovering Surface & Silence (Thurs., Fri. & Sat.) through May 26th 11am-5pm ArtStart, 68 S. Stevens St., Rhinelander. Kristy Deetz’s drapery paintings on carved wood invoke and revise European canonical painting. A drapery may stand in for the body, free of specific gender connotations, while still creating a human presence. The often carved surfaces in the painting construction, along with the illusionistically painted drapery images, blend painting and sculpture, and object and illusion, allowing the referents to resonate on multiple levels. Get more information at artstartrhinelander.org or call 715-362-4328.
Cards, Dominoes & Game Playing Program April 12th (Every Thurs.) 1-4pm Langlade County Senior Center, 1225 Langlade Rd., Antigo. Have you been looking for someone to play cards & games with? Here is your chance to meet others and share your love for cards, dominoes & games. For more information, please call 715-627-6632.
St. Matthew Lutheran Church Chili & Chicken Dumpling Soup Supper April 12th 3:30-7pm St. Matthew Lutheran Church, N5674 County Rd E, Deerbrook. Come and enjoy chili and soup with assorted tortes. There will also be a bazaar table with bakery items and crafts. Carry-outs will be available. Cost is $7 for adults.
Preparing Your Estate – Women’s Seminar April 12th 6-8pm Edward Jones, 217 Hwy. 64, Antigo. This seminar will help familiarize guests with the basic steps of estate planning, including the function of a will and the different types of trusts. An estate-planning attorney will be present. Please RSVP to Dawn Arnold at 715-623-7584 or email [email protected].
Painting Class April 12th 6pm Celebrations, N2497, Hwy. 45 S, Antigo. Come and paint a dragonfly with cattails. The cost for the class will be $30, which includes all materials including a 16×20 canvas. To see photos, go to debbiepntcanvas on Facebook. If you have any questions, please call Debbie at 906-458-5913.
Shawano Community High School Spring Play – The Miracle Worker April 12th, 13th & 14th 7pm Thur. & Fri., 2pm Sat., Shawano Community High School, 220 Cty. Rd. B, Shawano. Admission is $5 Adults, $3 Students. For more information, please call 715-526-2175.
ArtStart Artist Film Series: “Mrs. Parker and The Vicious Circle” April 12th 7-9pm ArtStart, 68 S. Stevens St., Rhinelander. This film series will explore the lives and work of historic and contemporary artists. The third film, “Mrs. Parker and The Vicious Circle” is a dramatized version of writer Dorothy Parker (depicted by Jennifer Jason Leigh) and the members of the Algonquin Round Table, a group of writers, actors and critics who met almost every weekday from 1919 to 1929 at Manhattan’s Algonquin Hotel. Admission by donation. Cash bar and complimentary snacks. Get more information at artstartrhinelander.org or call 715-362-4238.
Stone Soup Playing at the Langlade County Senior Center April 13th 2-4pm Langlade Co. Senior Center, 1225 Langlade Rd., Antigo. They will be playing music for your enjoyment. For more information, please call 715-627-6632.
Elcho UCC Men’s Club Friday Night Fish Fry April 13th 4-7pm Jack Lamar Pavilion, N11283 Dorr Street, Elcho. Monthly Men’s Club special Friday Night Fish Fry serving 5-7pm. Opens at 4pm. “Fish Fry” (fried or broiled), fries, coleslaw & custard! For more information, please call Warren Wagner at 715-275-3134.
“Starstruck by Comedians” featuring Bob Zany & Tom Cavanagh April 13th 7:30pm North Star Banquet Hall, 400 Prosser Place, Antigo. Doors open at 6pm. Tickets are $20. Tickets are available at Neve’s and North Star Lanes.
Children’s Fest April 14th 10am-2pm MARC-Smith Center, 1100 MARC Dr., Merrill. Join the Merrill Park and Rec Dept. as they hold Children’s Fest at the MARC. Here is a chance for your child to learn about safety. Whether it is riding a bike or bus, safety comes first.
Spaghetti Lunch & Silent Auction April 14th 10:30am-1pm Praise Chapel Community Church, 200 6th St., Crandon. Join us for an all-you-can-eat spaghetti lunch in support of the Crandon Rescue Squad. There will be a free-will offering and a silent auction. For more information, please call 715-478-7755.
American Legion Post 44 Gunless Poultry Shoot April 14th 1pm O’Neil’s Halfway Bar, 15409 Hwy. 32, Mountain. They will be raffling off packages of meat, poultry, sausages, bacon, beverages, gifts & gift certificates donated by local businesses. There will also be 50/50 raffles. Come, win a prize and help a veteran. Everyone is welcome.
Menominee Tribal Sturgeon Feast & Celebration Pow Wow April 14th 1-10pm Menominee Jr. & Sr. High School, N500 WI-47, Keshena. Menominee ceremonial dances, contest and giveaways. Free admission. For more information, please call 715-799-5258.
Bowling Thunder April 14th 2-5pm Les & Jim’s Lincoln Lanes, 1208 North Center Ave., Merrill. Northwoods Veterans Post is holding Bowling Thunder at Les & Jim’s. This event will help raise funds for the new Veterans Post on 6th and Johnson Street in Merrill. This is a Family Fun event with prizes, raffles, and a Super Hero Costume Contest. Fees/Admission: $20 per person – advance registration, $25 per person – day of the event. Register online at Eventbrite/Bowling Thunder or in person at VFW Post 1638 or at Les & Jim’s. For more information, please call 715-351-2889.
Living River Quartet Spring Concert April 14th 5:30-7:30pm St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church 1104 E. Third Street, Merrill. Join us for a spring concert. Doors will open at 4:45pm. Living River will share through acapella styles and lyrics their love of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. What better time to share the word than after our Lenten Journey to Calvary and then to know that He Has Risen! Free Will Donation. For more information, please call 715-536-4722 or go to http://stjohnmerrill.org.
Pro Wrestling Mayhem in Mattoon V: The Return April 14th 6pm doors open, 7pm bell time. Mattoon Community Hall, 617 Hwy. D, Mattoon. Wrestlers include: Mattoon’s Mason Quinn, Mole Lake’s Tejas, “Diamond” Dave Demore, Ian “12” Gauger, “The Beast” Kaz Karter & many more. Ticket prices are $10 or $15 at the door for adults, children under 10 are $10. Tickets are available at Driftwood Bar & Grill & Mattoon Market in Mattoon and at Two Angels Restaurant in Antigo. This event is a fundraiser for the Mattoon American Legion. For more information, go to www.UTLEntertainment.com.
Knights of Columbus Porkie-Pancake Breakfast April 15th 7:30am – 12:30pm Sacred Heart Catholic School, 124 E Center St, Shawano. All you can eat pancakes, porkies, cheese, and applesauce with choice of maple syrup, blueberry syrup, and sugar free syrup. Adults $6, Children 6-12 $3, 5 & under Free. Take outs will be available.
*Meetings*
Park, Cemetery & Recreation Commission Meeting April 9th City Hall, 700 Edison St., Antigo.
Antigo Kiwanis Club Meeting April 10th Noon The Refuge Restaurant, 410 Hwy. 64, Antigo. New members are welcome.
Antigo Optimist Club Meeting April 11th12-1pm North Star Lanes, 400 Prosser Place, Antigo.
City Council Meeting April 11th 6pm City Hall, 700 Edison St., Antigo.
Langlade County Humane Society Membership Meeting April 12th 6pm Antigo Public Library, 617 Clermont St., Antigo.
Antigo Lion’s Club Meeting April 12th 7pm Swartzendruber’s Supper Club, 1315 Forrest Avenue, Antigo.
Lakewood Area Chamber Meeting April 16th 6pm The Pour Haus, Hwy. 32, Lakewood. General membership meeting. The public is welcome to attend. For more information, please call 715-276-6500.
Groups*
Baby & Me Group April 9th & April 16th 1:00pm-2:00pm. Langlade Hospital, 112 East Fifth Avenue, Antigo. Langlade Birthing Center, second floor of the hospital. Facilitator: RN/International Board Certified Lactation Consultant. For more information please call 715-623-9280. No fee.
AA Support Group (Open) April 12th & April 14th 7:00pm. Langlade Hospital, 112 East Fifth Avenue, Antigo. Langlade Hospital Conference Room 1022, adjacent to Chapel in the new hospital. Thursdays & Saturdays.
Narcotics Anonymous April 13th 7:00pm. Langlade Hospital, 112 East Fifth Avenue, Antigo. Langlade Hospital Conference Room 1022, adjacent to Chapel in the Langlade Hospital.
AL-ANON Meeting April 9th & April 16th 1:30pm. Antigo Community Church – Quest Center – Room 1, 723 Deleglise Street, Antigo. Mondays at 1:30pm
Overeaters Anonymous April 9th & April 16th 7:00pm. St. Mary & Hyacinth Parish Center, Room 4, 819 3rd Avenue, Antigo. Mondays at 7:00pm.
Weight Watchers Meetings April 10th 6:45am & 5:30pm United Methodist Church, 2034 5th Ave., Antigo.
T.O.P.S. (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) Support Group Chapter #950 April10th 4pm Antigo Community Church/School, 723 Deleglise St., Antigo.
T.O.P.S. (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) Support Group April 12th 5pm Steffen Memorial Home, 503 5th Ave., Antigo.
NEWCOMERS – Nicolet Welcome Service has a FREE WELCOME PACKET filled with gift certificates and brochures from Antigo/Langlade County businesses. For a warm friendly welcome, call Christine at 715-627-2881 or go to www.nicoletwelcome.com.
Zumba Gold is for those looking for a modified Zumba class that recreates the original moves at a lower intensity. Perfect for active older adults and first-timers! Classes are taught by ACE Certified Group Fitness Instructor Terri Johnson. LOCATIONS: Schroeder’s Fitness Studio, 710 S Superior St, Antigo, Mon & Wed, 10a. Elcho School District, N11268 Antigo St, Sat, 9a; Tue & Thu, 4p & 5:15p Fee: $5 per class. First class is COMPLIMENTARY. Follow @upnorthfitness at Facebook or visit terrijohnson.zumba.com for schedule changes.
Compassionate Friends-Antigo Chapter April 10th 7pm Langlade Hospital, 112 East Fifth Avenue, Antigo. This is support group which is open to the public and assists families who have lost a child. Meetings are held monthly at 7:00 p.m. at Langlade Hospital/Conference Room 1021 (behind the chapel). For more information, please call Becki at 715-623-7123.
Finding Hope Together – Grief Support Group Meeting April 14th 10am-Noon Calvary Lutheran Church, 310 S. Superior St., Antigo. Held the second Saturday of every month. This is a community service provided by Bradley Funeral Home. No registration is necessary, anyone can attend and there is no cost.
