Join the Coulee Region Retired & Senior Volunteer Program, 5th Graders from La Crosse, Onalaska, and Aquinas Catholic schools, and community celebs including Z93’s Jen O’Brien.

Who Will Be Smarter Than a 5th Grader? Saturday, May 22nd from 10a-12noon at Valley View Mall Center Court. Support your contestant by donating online (click here) or send your donation to:

Coulee Region RSVP 2920 East Avenue South, Suite 104 La Crosse, WI 54601 by May 19th.

Thursday, April 15th from 6-8p at Java Vino in the Village Shopping Center La Crosse.

Enjoy wonderful wine, appetizers, and socializing. All proceeds will go to the Susan G Komen Breast Cancer 3-Day, which benefits the Susan G Komen for The Cure.

This year Dave and Jessica Pehl will join thousands to walk 60 miles in the 3 Day Breast Cancer Walk to honor lives lost, celebrate survivors, promote breast cancer research and help bring prevention to millions of men and women. Last year their team raised over $20,000!

For more information on the Susan G Komen Breast Cancer 3-Day Walk and their team efforts click here!

The McFlurry is a unique 2.3 mile run/walk, shorter than most and noncompetitive. There is a nominal registration fee of $10.00 and all proceeds go to this year’s beneficiary, Kathy DeGeatano of Onalaska. Kathy is battling multiple myeloma.

Join us this Saturday, April 17th 10:00AM at the Onalaska High School parking lot. Registration from 9:00AM-9:45AM.

Call 783-4561 for more information

Nevaeh was born December 29, 2009 with a rare group of birth defects called VACTERL association. These defects can affect multiple systems, including the heart, vertebrae and kidneys. Nevaeh has been in St. Mary’s Hospital in Rochester since the day after she was born, where she had heart surgery.

Please help the Marsh family with Navaeh’s medical expenses

Benefit:  2p- 10p Saturday, April 10th at the Coon Valley Village Hall in Coon Valley, WI.

There will be a silent auction, raffles, pie auction and kids activities. They’re also hosting a Meatball and Lefse dinner from 4-8pm adults are $10 and children 5-12 are $5.

The Tigi Rockaholic-Bed Head ”Livin’ the Dream” Tour  is stopping in La Crosse!

What do Velvet Revolver, Rod Stewart, Def Leppard, Bryan Adams, Jimmy Buffet, Huey Lewis, Third Eye Blind and Poison have in common? They were all livin’ the dream on the Rockaholic–Bed Head tour bus before the cool folks at TIGI got their hands on it. Now they’re hitting the road in this decked-out bus for the Livin’ the Dream Tour and they’ll be making stops throughout the country including…. The Orange Pearl in La Crosse. The Orange Pearl will host this radically redesigned 3 chair salon on wheels on Wednesday, April 7th! In honor of the rock awesomeness, the Orange Pearl staff will offer $15 cuts with proceeds going to ZCare!

Hard core looks on the cheap and amazing deals on Bed Head products…plus music, prizes, wicked temporary tattoos and a chance to “live the dream!”

ORANGE PEARL SALON
APRIL 7TH, 2010 3 PM – 7PM
300 PEARL STREET, LA CROSSE
No appointments taken, first come first served.
Call 782-2868 for more info or www.orangepearlsalon.com

Get your new do and do a good thing for ZCare!

The Onalaska High School Art Department invites you to Empty Bowls Night

Thursday, March 25th from 4p-7p in the high school commons.

Empty bowls is a world wide project that provides support for food banks, soup kitchens and other organizations that help fight hunger.

Students in ceramics classes, the Art Club, and even some OHS staff members have created handmade and wheel thrown bowls that will be sold the night of the soup supper!

Location: American Legion in Onalaska, WI – 731 Sand Lake Road

Date: March 30^th, 2010

Time: 4:30pm – 7:00pm

Dinner includes: Spaghetti with meatballs or meatless marinara, salad, breadsticks, and choice of milk, coffee, or water

Dinner Ticket Cost: $6.00 per dinner or 4 dinners for $20.00

Raffle Ticket Cost: $2.00 each or 3 for $5.00

Dinner and raffle tickets are available in advance at CRHS, 911 Critter Court, Onalaska, WI. Tickets may also be purchased over the phone by calling CRHS at 608-781-4014. Tickets will also be available on March 30^th at the dinner, however only 500 dinners will be served. Dinners will be available for take out as well. A bake sale will also be offered at the dinner with all money raised from the bake sale benefiting S.N.A.P.

The WTC 3rd semester nursing students are collecting donations for the New Horizon’s Women’s Shelter 8:00AM- Noon on Saturday, March 13th at Dahl Automotive in Onalaska and La Crosse. Suggested items are: paper towels, personal items, paper plates, dish soap, coffee, bus tokens, gift certificates and money.

They’re also selling tickets to the New Horizon’s Benefit at the Pump House on April 8th.

Ray Allen is a self-employed flooring contractor, as well as a husband and father. He suffered severe injuries to his spinal cord during a snowmobiling accident in January. Join his friends and family as they help raise money for the family’s rising medical costs.

Where: Holiday Inn Express

When: March 20th, 1-8 PM

A silent/live auction will take place, with prizes including Ron White tickets, $5,000 in flooring from Builders Flooring, vacation packages and more. Food and live music, as well as a Texas Hold ‘Em tournament will also take place. A fund is set up for the family at Co-Op Credit Union. For more information, please call 715-299-4822.

Blake was referred to us by a Personal Care Attendant. He is only 2 years old and suffers from cerebral palsy, as well as some deafness and blindness. His family has obviously suffered a lot of emotional and financial stress. Blake and his family live on a farm and his family is working to make their home handicap-accessible for him. Please join his friends, family and fellow community members as they raise money to help the family renovate their home to make it more accessible for Blake.

Where: La Crescent American Legion

When: Sunday, March 7th @ 11 AM

Events taking place: food, silent/live auctions, bake sale and miscellaneous vendors.