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The colorful autumn days are starting here in the Northwoods. Celebrate the refreshingly cool evening tonight watching the Rhinelander High School Hodag football team play at home at 7 p.m. Come on down and bring your family and your blanket and enjoy a wonderful evening watching and supporting our talented area youth.

Long-time U.S. Rep. Dave Obey will be sharing stories during his presentation “Raising Hell for Justice” tonight at 7:30 p.m. at the Nicolet College Theatre. The event is free and open to the public. Obey will relate stories from his memoir and also discuss his many years in politics. The program is part of Nicolet Live! Arts and Speakers Series.

America on the Move is the theme for this year's YMCA national campaign to get people moving. The campaign is designed to encourage everyone to take small steps to live a more active lifestyle and eat healthier. Our local YMCA will host free activities for everyone this weekend through next week. Saturday's activity is a Kid's Fitness Course at 11 a.m. at Nicolet College as part of Nicolet's “Nutty to Run” and Sunday offers family yoga at the YMCA from 1-3 p.m. Next Friday is Family Fun Night at the YMCA featuring a Barn Dance from 5-7:30 p.m. Cost for this event is $7.50 for a family. For a complete schedule of events go to www.ymcaofthenorthwoods.com

Nicolet College is sponsoring a “Nutty to Run” family fitness event at 10 a.m. on Saturday. This event features a 5 and 10K fun run, a 5K walk, live music, food and prizes. Registration fee is $25. All activities take place on the Nicolet campus. Call Kelly at 365-4907 to register.

The Northwoods Children's Museum is hosting a “Dino Dig” at 11 a.m. on Saturday. The museum is located in Eagle River and is a delightful place to take the kids. The dig costs $5 and requires registration by calling 715-479-4623. For hours the museum is open go to www.northwoodschildrensmuseum.com.

There is a Fall Harvest Festival on the sidewalks of downtown Lake Tomahawk tomorrow from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Vendors will be selling fresh produce, bakery, apples, jams and more. Call 277-3123 for more information.

Conover is holding an Oktoberfest celebration on Saturday starting at 4:30 p.m. The Jim Pekol band will be performing and there will be German food and spirits. The family friendly event features prizes and raffles.

The 4th Annual Scrapping and Stamping Convention will be held on Saturday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Rhinelander High School. Participants are asked to bring food for the food pantry to be eligible for a special Food Pantry door prize. The pantry is looking for peanut butter, jelly and whole grain cereal. Last year the convention donated $1,000 for the food pantry -- awesome! Tickets are $6 at the door. This is a really fun event I take my son to and we make all kinds of simple make-and-take projects. The convention features 20 vendors and lunch is available. Call Nossers at 369-5456 for more information.

The Colorama festival takes place in St. Germain this Saturday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Community Park. There will be a huge craft show, farmer's market, wine tasting and pumpkin painting for the children. Also there is a pie-baking contest and a Mums-the-word fall mum and flower sale. Call the St. Germain Chamber for more information at 715-477-2205.

Boulder Junction will hold their Colorama Dinner at Camp Manitowish on Saturday evening at 6 p.m. This annual dinner features wild game and chicken served in the historic hall. Check out www.boulderjct.org for more details.

Minocqua will host Wife-Carrying Championships at 11 a.m. Saturday morning at Torpy Park. Participants will carry their wives through sand, water, and log hurdles. Some of the unique prizes include the wife's weight in cash and/or ale. The event is a fund-raiser for the Lakeland Ski Touring Foundation. There will be a brat fry and more. For more info call 715-356-3309. Sounds very interesting!

The Laona Camp 5 Museum will hold a Fall Festival featuring a train robbery re-enactment at its camp on Saturday. Call 1-800-774-3414 for ticket info. The camp has a logging museum, nature center, animal barn, blacksmith shop, and a cracker barrel store.

On Sunday Sayner's Colorama Brunch and Craft Show takes place at the Community Building from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Enjoy good food, crafts, raffles and door prizes.

Join the Rhinelander District Children's Librarian Mr. Tom for Family Story Night on Monday at 6:30 p.m. at the Library. The talented Mr. Tom will share stories, puppets, a movie and more.

The Three Lakes Community Arts Association presents their first performance of this year's schedule. Japanese duo-pianists Yuki and Tomoko Mack will perform at the Three lakes High School at 7:30 p.m. For ticket information call Mary at 715-546-2366.

The Oneida County U.W. Extension Family Living Program is sponsoring a workshop and demonstration on “cleaning green.” The workshop will be held Tuesday evening from 7 to 8:30 p.m. and will focus on cleaning and personal care products that are inexpensive, environmentally friendly and easily made from things you have around the house. The program is held in the Extension's office in the lower level of the Oneida County airport terminal and is free of charge. Registration is required, so call 362-2750 to register. Just a note that if you are a produce canner, you can bring your pressure canner's dial gauge to the U.W. Extension office to be tested for efficiency anytime during the week and they are tested every Thursday. Call the number above for more information.

Aretha Franklin, the Queen of Soul, will be performing at the Grand Theatre in Wausau on Thursday evening. She has won 20 Grammy awards and has had 20 #1 singles including “Respect.” Show time is at 7:30 p.m. Be sure to order your tickets soon because the performance is sure to be a sell-out. Call 715-842-0988 for information.

Today is the first official day to buy Girl Scout cookies. Yes it is that time of the year to support all of our area Girl Scout troops! Did you know that Girl Scout Thin Mints is the number two selling cookie nationwide? Cookies still sell for $3.50 a box and they have a new cinnamon cookie. The cookies freeze wonderfully -we just finished our freezer stash last week! The girls earn money to pay for their summer camp fees, as well as providing the troops with events to help these bright young women learn new skills. My Brownie troop has set a goal to earn enough to go to Cedar Creek for a water park field trip!

To be fair the Boy Scouts and Cub Scouts are starting their Popcorn sale next week also. They have awesome microwave popcorn as well as a variety of flavored popcorn in tins.

If you are a parent of one of these young entrepreneurs be sure to teach them safety practices such as always sell in daylight, take an adult with you, and never give out your complete name and phone number to strangers.

Peak colors can be seen in our area for the next 3-4 weeks. Celebrate the beginning of Fall on Sunday by taking a hike or bike ride through the forest. Or take a scenic drive or a leisurely boat ride to experience the awe-inspiring fall colors. Go to the Fall Color Hotline on the Internet if you plan on traveling. Find it at www.fs.fed.us/recreation/fall.htm

Happy Fall!

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