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To publish your community event in the Around Town listings, call Shay Tilander at 246-7761, or e-mail your message to: stilander@rivertowns.net by NOON FRIDAY of the week before you wish it to appear.

NOTE: You can now submit your entries to the News’ online calendar at www.newrichmond-news.com, just go to the calendar feature in the third column and click submit event. Events entered into the online system will also be published in the paper.

March 27

Grief Support Group, 7 p.m., First Lutheran Church, New Richmond. For those who have lost a loved one.

Nature Storytime, 10 a.m., Wisconsin Interstate Park, Highway 35, half-mile south of Highway 8. Activities and stories for children with nature-related theme. Event is free, but Wisconsin State Park sticker required to enter park. Call Julie at (715) 483-3747 for more info.

St. Croix County Youth Horse Project Kick Off Meeting, 7 p.m., Roberts Park Building, north of the Elementary School in Roberts. Plan to pay your clinic fees, order t-shirts and turn in coggins (if available). Guidelines, enrollment forms and clinic schedule will be handed out. Attending one of these meetings is mandatory to participate in the project. Call Sandy or Hattie at 715-796-5544 or e-mail hattie@dishup.us for more information.

St. Croix Valley Genealogical Society Meeting, 7 p.m., River Falls Public Library. Carol Keller will present “Rural Schools of St. Croix County - a 100 Year History of the One Room Country School.” Call Darcy Boock at 715-425-9978 or e-mail gdboock@pressenter.com for details.

Community Health Forum, 6:30 p.m., New Richmond Public Library, 155 East First Street. Subject of forum is: Non-surgical spinal decompression, what is it and could you be a candidate. Free and open to all. Call 715-381-5400 with questions.

March 28

Sign up for “Living the Questions.” This is the last day to sign up for discussion and learning event “Living the Questions,” at Cross Lutheran Church in Roberts. Forum will discuss exploring the future of Christianity and what a meaningful faith can look like in today’s world. Fee is $15 for person or $8 with a food shelf donation. Scholarships are available. Call 715-749-3551 or e-mail churchoffice@robertscrosslutheran.com for questions or to sign up.

Spaghetti Supper, 4:30-7:30 p.m., St. Luke’s Lutheran Church, 365 West River Drive, New Richmond. $5 adults, $3 kids 4-12. All proceeds go to Camp Luther.

March 29

Overeaters Anonymous, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Gethsemane Lutheran Church, 1350 Florence St., Baldwin. Fellowship of men and women who are in recovery from compulsive eating. Call Heather at 308-3977 for more information.

St. Croix Off Broadway Matinee, 1 p.m., Best Western Hudson House. Featuring “Pump Boys and Dinettes.” Call 386-2394 or visit www.stcroixoffbroadway.com for more info.

Blast from the Past Fund-Raiser, 5:30 - 8 p.m., Valley House in Hudson. $25 each, or $100 table sponsors. Benefit to help raise funds to build an animal shelter in St. Croix County. Come enjoy a fun evening of great food, good company and dance the night away to 50s, 60s and 70s music, plus ballroom and disco. Costumes of the eras are welcome. For directions visit www.stcroixanimalfriends.org. Questions call 749-0179.

Bluegrass Gospel Band Performance, 7 p.m., Peace Lutheran Church, Osceola. Tickets are $5 and can be purchased at the Riverbank locations in Osceola and St. Croix Falls. For information call 715-755-2515.

Purple Martin Workshop, 2-4 p.m., Wisconsin Interstate Park. Learn how to attract purple martins to your home. Pre-registration is required by calling 715-483-3747.

March 30

Benefit Fund-raiser for Paul Branch, 1-5 p.m., Ready Randy’s, Highway 65 and County Road G, New Richmond. Paul was recently diagnosed with Leukemia. He is being treated for the cancer and will undergo a bone marrow transplant that will take six to eight weeks. Paul is a firefighter in New Richmond and will miss about a year of work. Fund-raiser is to help offset the financial burdens his family will incur. Live music by Good Time Willie, live auction, silent auction, raffles, spaghetti dinner and prizes. $12 adults and $6 children 6 to 12.

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