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Thursday, June 9 -Sunday, June 12 Baldwin Windmill Days Community Celebration, featuring festival food, live music, grand parade, community dinners, kickball tournament, water wars, an escape room, kids’ activities and more. Visit windmilldays.com for a full schedule.

Thursday, June 9 & Friday, June 10 Eastern Star Brat Stand Fundraiser, 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. both days, Nilssen’s Foods (157 E.

Main St., Ellsworth).

Friday, June 8 Total Rewards Strategies Presentation, 10 a.m. Join St. Croix EDC for an informative conversation on total rewards strategies with Linda Skoglund, Managing Partner, and Alicia Schwartz, Benefits Consultant, both representing JA Counter, an Alera Group Company. They will discuss trends regarding benefits, compensation and company culture and how enlightened employers are differentiating themselves from their competitors. Register through the EDC Website here (https://stcroixedc.com/totalrewards-

https://stcroixedc.com/total-

strategies/)

Thursday, June 9 Summer Fun Series, 4-7 p.m., East End Park, Ellsworth. Browse a variety of farm, artisan and craft vendors at the Ellsworth Farmers Market, enjoy food from local food trucks, take part in family friendly activities and listen to live music from local bands and musicians Saturday, June 11 Showdown in Curdtown Tractor & Truck Pull, 6:30 p.m., Pierce County Fairgrounds (364 N. Maple St., Ellsworth). Grandstand and bleacher seating. Food and beverages sold onsite. Visit showdownincurdtown. com to buy advance

tickets.

Tuesday, June 14 Discover Together Tuesday, Shipwrecks: Treasures of the Great Lakes, 11 a.m. Ellsworth Senior Center (312 W. Main St.) Cal Kothrade will take everyone on a visual tour of 10 of the most photogenic and commonly dived shipwrecks in the Great Lakes. Visit virtually with the presenter at the Senior Center or join in via Zoom at bit.ly/EPLshipwreck. A meal will be provided following the program courtesy of the Ellsworth Senior Center and Friends of the Ellsworth Public Library.

Thursday, June 16 Cookout Conversations, 6-7:30 p.m., Hoffman Park Open Air Shelter (548 Hanson Drive). The City of River Falls Mayor Cookout Conversations are back! Grab a pop and hotdog (or veggie dog) and get to know your city councilmembers.

Summer Fun Series, 4-7 p.m., East End Park, Ellsworth. Browse a variety of farm, artisan and craft vendors at the Ellsworth Farmers Market, enjoy food from local food trucks, take part in family friendly activities and listen to live music from local bands and musicians Thursday, June 16 & Friday, June 17 Ellsworth American Legion Auxiliary Brat Stand Fundraiser, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. both days, Nilssen’s Foods (157 E. Main St., Ellsworth) Friday, June 17 Community Safety Day, 4-7 p.m., Sabin Avenue, Spring Valley (near Village Hall). Sponsored by Spring Valley Emergency Services. Free family event featuring smoke house, bike safety, touch-a-truck, first aid make and take, and much more. Call 715-778-4452 with questions.

Saturday, June 18 Ellsworth Chalk Fest, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Broadway Street, Ellsworth. Join Brush Strokes Art Supply for the 2022 Chalk Fest as an artist or spectator. Artists will have from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. to create their chalk works of art. Local judges will award a cash prize.

Pierce County Dairy Breakfast,

7-11:30 a.m., UW-River Falls Mann Valley Farm (129 S. Glover Road, River Falls). Dad’s Belgian waffles, Culver’s custard, Ellsworth Creamery cheese curds, sausage, and beverages served. Fun for the whole family! Sponsored by Pierce County Dairy Promotion Committee, Pierce County Farm Bureau and Dairy Farmers of Wisconsin. Adults are $8, kids 5-11 are $5.

Seventh Annual Alzheimer’s Fundraiser Ride, No Name Saloon & Monkey Bar (114 Broad St., Prescott). Registration begins at 9:30 a.m., kickstands up at 11 a.m. A 100-mile ride that ends at the Gas Lite. Raffles, camping and live music by Coconut Tiger.

Wednesday, June 22 Trimbelle Nature Day, 1-3 p.m., Trimbelle Rec Area on County Road 0. Join the Ellsworth Public Library for a day hiking, learning about water, creating art and enjoying nature. Watch a live trout

count by the Wisconsin DNR.

Friday, June 24 & Saturday, June 25 Cheese Curd Festival, East End Park, Ellsworth. Free admission, free parking and free shuttles. Celebrate Ellsworth’s designation as the Cheese Curd Capital of Wisconsin with multiple tastings, live music, food vendors, marketplace, classic car show, block party, cheese curd eating contest and more. Visit cheesecurdfestival.com fora full list of events.

Wednesday, July 6 Prescott American Legion Post 61 regular meeting, 7 p.m., 710 Pearl St.

Thursday, July 7 Throwback Thursday Outdoor Movie Night, 9 p.m., Spring Valley Public Library (E121 Second St.)

Showing “The Parent Trap.”

Taste of River Falls, 4-8 p.m., Forestville Vines (W8101 690th Ave., River Falls). Support local businesses; sample beer, wine and spirits from all five wineries and breweries (around RF); eat delicious food from local eateries, listen to live music, purchase local products, visit with local nonprofits and enjoy games and fun activities.

Thursday, July 7 -Sunday, July 10 River Falls Days, “There’s No Place Like Home.” Grab your ruby slippers and start planning your parade float!

Saturday, July 9 AMA Motoclimb Super Series, 4 p.m., Valley Springs Hill Climb (N2105 County Road EE, Bay City.) Pro Hillclimb event with racing starting at 4 p.m. We will finish under the lights! Food and beer onsite, bring a lawn chair and enjoy the evening.

Wednesday, July 15 Red Cross Blood Drive, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., River Falls American Legion Post 121 (701 N. Main St., River Falls). For an appointment, call Judy at 715-760-1144.

Thursday, July 21 Cookout Conversations, 6-7:30 p.m., DeSanctis Park (Glover Schoolhouse), 1625 DeSanctis Place. The City of River Falls Mayor Cookout Conversations are back! Grab a pop and hotdog (or veggie dog) and get to know your city councilmembers.

Saturday, July 30 Tubing for the Arts, 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., starting at Vino in the Valley (W3826 450th Ave., Maiden Rock). This event, hosted by ETown Arts, Ellsworth E3 Community Development Corporation and Brush Strokes Art Supply, will be the first of its kind down the Rush River. You will be shuttled up to the drop off point for a fun adventure down the Rush back to Vino.

Funds raised will start the Ellsworth Mural Walk. The group currently has permission to apply murals to seven East End buildings. Register online: ellsworthe3.square.site/product/tu bing-for-the-arts/16 UFO Days Tractor Pull, 4 p.m., event by Gopher State Tractor Pullers, Elmwood.