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Tradition! CVCA brings 'Fiddler on the Roof' to the Heyde Center
CHIPPEWA FALLS — The Chippewa Valley Cultural Association has stuck to “Tradition,” bringing back the classic musical “Fiddler on the Roof.” “In 2017, the Heyde Center presented ‘Fiddler on the Roof,’ and many people felt that the performance was magical,” said Debra Johnson, the executive director for the Heyde Center for the Arts. “It sold out all three days — over 1,280 people, and our ...
Local sax legend makes a "Splash" with new album
EAU CLAIRE — Music has always been a part of local musician Sue Orfield’s life. “There is nothing else,” Orfield said when she was asked what career she would have if she had one that didn’t involve music. “There has never been another choice for me, not from day one.” That being said, she has in fact held other jobs — she laughed as she recalled being a really terrible receptionist and an ...
Democratic candidates for WI's 3rd CD visit Eau Claire to talk about upcoming election
EAU CLAIRE — With the elections approaching, the three Democrats vying for a seat in Wisconsin’s Third Congressional District visited Eau Claire to speak at a public panel on Tuesday. The three candidates include Rebecca Cooke, Katrina Shankland, and Eric Wilson, who would run against incumbent Rep. Derrick Van Orden (R-Prairie du Chien) if selected in the primary election on Aug. 13. With the ...
The sky's the limit: skydiving in support of the ADA
CHIPPEWA FALLS — “I don’t know if I’m brave or crazy,” Renee Kuester-Sebranek asked herself. After the fact, her answer is: “Both?” Kuester-Sebranek has led a life full of adventure. “I’m fortunate to travel the world and to do a lot of crazy stuff,” she said. Indeed, Kuester-Sebranek has not been a stranger to activities like white water canoeing and zip-lining, so her decision to skydive for ...
Man sentenced to prison in drug overdose death case
CHIPPEWA FALLS — An Altoona man will serve a 5½-year prison sentence after he was convicted of providing drugs to a person in June 2022, who later died of an overdose. Christopher Alejo, 27, 150 N. 10th St. W., pleaded guilty recently in Chippewa County Court to first-degree homicide by delivery of drugs. Charges of manufacturing and delivery of marijuana and maintaining a drug trafficking ...
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