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This calendar includes local events that are all within a beautiful country drive from Pleasant Valley Log Cabins! Events that are happening right at Pleasant Valley are displayed in RED (Pleasant Valley Events to be updated later). |
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January, 2008 January 5 – La Farge: Winter Festival, Kickapoo Valley Visitors Center, children’s sled dog/ mutt races – will provide harness and sleds, ice formation guided hikes, horse-drawn historic tours, ice and snow sculptures, chain saw carving, Kickapoo Quick Auction. For more information, contact Jonel Kiesau, 608-625-2960. January 11-La Farge: Kickapoo Valley Visitors Center: Between Fences photo display from Smithsonian Institute. Also, entries from Photo contest. Through February. More at www.Kickapoofriends.org
February, 2008 February-La Farge: Kickapoo Valley Visitors Center: Between Fences photo display from Smithsonian Institute. Also, entries from Photo contest. Through February. More at www.Kickapoofriends.org February 8-10 Westby: 84th Annual International Ski Jumping Tournament, Snowflake Ski Club, County Hwy P, ski jumpers from all over the world compete starting at 12:30 p.m. both days. Contact Bob Bland, 608-634-3211 or www.snowflakeskiclub.com. February 10 Hillsboro: Cesky Den Valentine’s Day Dance, Hillsboro Community Center, Mill St./Hwy. 33, 12 noon – 5 p.m., dancing and music by Gary’s Ridgeland Dutchmen, Czech food. Admission $6 in advance, $7 at the door. Contact R. Dale Jones, 608-444-0106, www.ceskyden.com March, 2007 March 16 – 17 Viroqua: Green Home Show, Main St. Station, 215 S. Main St., starts at 4 p.m. Friday, green builders and suppliers, symposium and demonstrations, fee for venders. Contact Gigi Macasaet, 608-637-1912 April, 2007 April 21- Viroqua: International Festival, Main St. Station, 215 S. Main St., international music and dancing, food and crafts. Contact Gigi Macasaet, 608-637-1912. May, 2007 May 4 – Viroqua: Cinco de Mayo, Main St. Station and The Move, 215 S. Main St., 5:30 p.m. to 11 p.m., annual Kickapoo/Guatemala Accompaniment Project (K/GAP) fiesta and fundraiser, food and entertainment, all ages, contact Connie Vanderhyden, 608-637-8547 or salsa@mwt.net. May 19 – Viroqua: Piano Preludes, free outreach piano performance program by Professor Catherine Kautsky, professor of Music and Chair of the Music Dept., UW-Madison. 11 a.m., Temple Theater, Main St., contact John Conlon, 608-675-3865. May 20 – Viroqua: 5th annual Viroqua Fine Arts Assoc. Spring Concert, Temple Theater, 3:30 p.m. The concert includes piano, clarinet, harp and vocal performances by local and visiting professional artists, contact John Conlon, 608-675-3865. June, 2008 June 6–8– Hillsboro: 25th Annual Cesky Den, Firemen’s Park, Friday at 6:30 p.m. kick-off party with Orv Konop and the OK Dance Band; Saturday, 10 a.m., Gary’s Ridgeland Dutchmen, 11 a.m. Czech dinner of pork and sauerkraut; 1 p.m. to 3 p.m., John Roehl Orchestra from Howard Grove, WI; 3 p.m. to 5 p.m., Bob and Greg Blecha and Good Times Bouncing Czechs; on stage Saturday Domaci Folk Dancers (children performers), Yuba – Hillsboro Singers, crowning of the king and queen as well as the prince and princess, Miss Cesky Den Pageant, Youth Talent Show. Polka Mass, 5 p.m., celebrated by Monsignor Joe Slepicka; music and dancing throughout the evening. Sunday, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Little German Band, 11 a.m. Ecumenical services honoring our military; 1 p.m. to 5 p.m., Brian’s Mississippi Valley Dutchmen. Arts and crafts, flea market, antique cars and antique tractors, thrashing grain, shredding corn, Czech baked goods all weekend. Men’s and co-ed softball tournament, 150 feet long banana splits. Week-end pass, $10 advance, $15 at the gate. Daily gate pass avail. Children under 18 free. Contact R. Dale Jones, 608-444-0106. www.ceskyden.com. June 7 - Viroqua: Taste of Vernon, Main St. Station, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., sampling a variety of foods prepared by restaurants and caterers from around the area. Contact Gigi Macasaet, 608-637-1912. July, 2007 July 4 – Viroqua: Strawberry Shortcake Social, historic Civil War home - Sherry Butt House, North Main St., 11 a.m., music, men’s choir, Viroqua City Band, contact Marcia Andrew, 608-637-2998. July 28 – 29 – La Farge: Kickapoo Country Fair, Kickapoo Valley Visitors Center and Organic Valley headquarters; organic foods, demonstrations, crafts and entertainment. Contact Sharon Stafslien, 608-625-2666 ext 436 or Sharon.stafslien@organicvalley.coop. August, 2007 September, 2007 September 27 – 29 – Viroqua Area: National Travel Writers Symposium, contact Patrick Strickler, 608-634-4814 or bluh2O@hotmail.com. October, 2007 October 6 – 27 - Vernon County: Vernon County Musical Tour, Hillsboro High School, October 6 at 7:30 p.m., Coon Valley Community Center, October 20 at 7:30 p.m., and Temple Theatre, Viroqua, October 27 at 7:30 p.m., an historical musical stroll down memory land in Vernon County, contact Gary J. Krause, 608-637-2574 or garyjkrause@yahoo.com. October 6 – La Farge: 4th Dam Challenge Triathlon, canoe, bike and run on the Kickapoo Valley Reserve, individual relay race by age groupings, prizes, entry fee may include canoe rental, contact Jonel Kiesau, 608-625-2960. October 13 – La Farge: Annual Fall Trail Ride, three day weekend, Kickapoo Horsepower, guided rides, workshops, meals, contact Jonel Kiesau, 608-625-2960. November, 2007 November 10 - Viroqua: Vernon Area Arts and Crafts Show, Main St. Station, 215 S. Main St., 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., contact Verna Buhr, 608-637-7837. November 24 – 25 – Viroqua: Old Fashion Christmas, Main St. Station, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., over 50 artisans and crafts people, contact Gigi Macasaet, 608-637-1912. December, 2007 December 8, Holiday Cookie and Candy Walk. Dance with String Ties Band. December 6 – Viroqua: December Crafters Holiday, Vernon Memorial Hospital, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., multitude of area artisans and crafters selling gifts and wares in the hospital corridors and conference rooms sponsored by the Friends of Vernon Memorial Hospital, contact Julie Steiner, 608-637-4219.
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![]() The Kickapoo Valley has become renowned for it's fly fishing. We have even had fisherman travel from Arkansas to stay in our cabins and fish the local trout streams! |
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Tunnels abound on the Elroy-Sparta Bike trail. Bike rentals are available at numerous locations along the trail. |
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