Rural Northeast Wisconsin Families

Exotic Pet Surrender Event - Shawano
2026-04-25 10:00 - 13:00 (America/Chicago) | Shawano County Library, 128 South Sawyer Street, Shawano, WI, 54166, United States
Struggling to Care for Your Exotic Pet? We Can HelpJ&R Aquatic Animal Rescue is proud to host an Exotic Pet Surrender Event on April 25th from 10 AM to 1 PM at the Shawano County Library located at 128 S Sawyer St, Shawano, WI 54166.In many regions, rehoming options for exotic pets such as fish, birds, and reptiles are limited. Unfortunately, some pet owners, feeling they have no alternative, may consider releasing their animals into the wild. However, doing so poses serious risks to both the animal and the environment. This event offers a responsible and ethical solution.This event provides a safe, judgment-free opportunity for individuals to surrender exotic pets they can no longer care for.Local organizations will be on-site to accept fish, invertebrates, reptiles, pet birds, small mammals, and plants—no questions asked. In addition to surrender services, attendees will have the opportunity to meet animal ambassadors and learn about responsible pet ownership and invasive species.J&R Aquatic Animal Rescue (JRAAR) is hosting this event in partnership with Shawano County Library, Waterways Association of Menominee and Shawano Counties, Inc. (WAMSCO), and the University of Wisconsin Sea Grant/Water Resources Institutes.Important Information:– Adoption Availability: Surrendered animals will be placed for adoption following a mandatory quarantine and observation period. Same-day adoptions will not be available.– Accepted Species: We welcome exotic pets, including fish, invertebrates, reptiles, pet birds, small mammals, and plants.– Non-Accepted Animals: Domestic pets and farm animals—including but not limited to dogs, cats, rats, mice, rabbits, guinea pigs, goats, horses, pigs, and chickens—will not be accepted. Please contact your local Humane Society for rehoming assistance for these species.– Native Wildlife: We cannot accept Wisconsin native animals taken from the wild. For assistance with wildlife, please refer to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources website to locate a licensed wildlife rehabilitator.– Out-of-State Animals: Birds, reptiles, and mammals originating from outside Wisconsin must be accompanied by a Certificate of Veterinary Inspection (health certificate).For more information, please contact Macy Wolke-Yohr at Macy.Y@jraar.org.

Langlade County Local Business Expo
2026-04-25 10:00 - 13:00 | Langlade County Fairgrounds Multipurpose Building, 1633 Neva Rd, Antigo, Wisconsin, 54929, United States
Join us at the Langlade County Fairgrounds and Event Center for the first annual Langlade County Local Business Expo! The Langlade County Local Business Expo celebrates the creativity, grit, and innovation that power our local economy. This event is open to all businesses, with a special emphasis on entrepreneurs, youth entrepreneurs, startups, home-based businesses, makers, and those looking to build visibility and meaningful local connections. We invite all of our local businesses to attend and showcase your products and services! We are inviting the public to come learn, shop and win prizes provided by local business vendors! Unique to this event, we are highlighting an opportunity for youth entrepreneurs to debut their products and services to the community as well! A youth pitch opportunity will be hosted, so come support the local youth and make connections with our local businesses and mentors. The Expo provides a welcoming opportunity for the community members to learn and engage with local businesses, learn of their services, stories, and connect directly with residents, fellow business owners, and community supporters. Designed to highlight the diverse businesses that call Langlade County home, the Expo encourages collaboration, discovery, and community pride. We look forward to bringing together established businesses and emerging entrepreneurs for a day focused on connection, community, and local success.

Expo Date: April 25, 2026 Event Time: 10 am to 3 pm Location: Langlade County Fairgrounds

Earth Day Celebration - All About Birds
2026-04-25 10:00 - 15:00 | N3880 Rogers Rd, 6701 Co Rd Ww, New London, WI, United States
Join us for our annual Earth Day celebration! Learn about what you can do for bird conservation and take a look at the newly installed Motus station- A tool we can use to contribute to animal movement and behavior research.– Food Trucks– Phenology Hike– Motus Station Q & A– Bird-focused Conservation Organizations and Vendors– Motus Station Viewing Hike

SCHEDULE

9:00 – 11:00 amBird-focused Phenology Hike

10:00 am – 3:00 pmOrganizations & Vendor Tables

11:00 am – 2:00 pmFood Trucks

1:00 – 2:00 pmLIVE Bird Program

2:00 – 3:00 pmMotus Station Presentation & Guided Hike to the Motus StationThis event is FREE and family-friendly.

Merrill Concertina Festival
2026-04-25 10:00 - 21:00 | Lincoln Lanes, 1208 N Center Ave, Merrill, WI, United States
Mark your calendars for the annual Merrill Concertina Festival on April 24th and 25th and help us celebrate the 30th Anniversary of our website, http://www.conertinamusic.com! This website is an invaluable source for thousands of concertina arrangements of traditional, religious, and holiday/christmas tunes. In addition to sheet music, our website essentially serves as the World Concertina Congress’s “museum” where you can find archives on WCC members and Hall of Fame inductees, historical information on the Chemnitzer Concertina, Governance information such as our Bylaws, instructions on how to nominate someone for a Certificate of Appreciation or Hall of Fame induction, an apparel store, and much more!

Things to Do:

Music and Dancing

Concertinas on Display

Play, Sell or Trade your Concertina

Food and Refreshments

Free Parking

Friday Fish Fry

A special thanks to our very own Ken Yagelski, a current Trustee and Hall of Fame Committee member as well as a 2003 inductee into the WCC Hall of Fame, who has continuously kept our website updated with information and new arrangements throughout the years!

🐊Doc's Zoo - Alligator Feeding
2026-04-25 11:00 - 12:00 | Doc’s Harley-Davidson, Wisconsin 29 w2709, Bonduel, WI, 54107, United States
Come on out and visit Doc’s Zoo! Alligators get fed every Saturday at 11am (sharp). You’ll want to get there early enough to park and find your spot. Leave enough time to wander around the zoo and see ALL the amazing animals. If you run early – check out Doc’s Amazing Breakfast at Doc’s Timeline Saloon served from 7-11.

Be sure to visit the indoor and outdoor animals. If you have older kids, be sure to check out Doc’s Museum as well.

🌍 Celebrate Earth Day at Navarino with Paw Patrol
2026-04-25 11:00 - 14:00 | Navarino Nature Center, Lindsten Road W5646, Shiocton, WI, 54170, United States
Admission: $1 per personCome and explore the grounds of Navarino Wildlife Area around the Nature Center to celebrate Earth Day with Paw Patrol themed fun.

Come and meet local police/K9 officers, firemen, ambulance, and other entities as well as trolley rides, bird house building ($10 a house), Pond exploring, crafts, food, meeting Paw Patrol characters, face painting, and more!

In addition to the Earth Day fun, we hope to have some plants donated by volunteers available for purchase as well.

So get out of the house and celebrate Earth Day at Navarino Wildlife Area with Paw Patrol themed fun!

Meet & Greet with Ambassador Birds
2026-04-25 13:00 - 15:00 | Wild Birds Unlimited, 2285 South Oneida St, Green Bay, Wisconsin, 54304, United States
Join us in-store for a meet & greet with some of Bay Beach Wildlife Sanctuary’s favorite ambassador birds! Meet Benny the Blue Jay, Gary the Grackle, Amelia the Kestrel and their friends!This is part of our Baby Shower supplies drive for the R-PAWS Wildlife Rehab program; please see our pinned post about the most needed items to help these amazing volunteers continue to care for thousands of orphaned baby wildlife each summer!Supplies collection goes through the end of the month.

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AA Meeting
2026-04-25 19:00 - 21:00, 2026-04-26 19:00 - 21:00, 2026-04-27 19:00 - 21:00 | Clintonville United Methodist Church, 13th Street 24, Clintonville, Wisconsin, 54929, United States

🎳 Kids Bowl Free
2026-04-26 00:00 - 23:59, 2026-04-28 00:00 - 23:59 | WI
It’s that time when families start planning on what they’re going to do for the summer!

Let Kids Bowl Free help! Each registered child (check each center for age requirements) gets to bowl 2 games free every single day! (Check individual bowling alleys for shoe rental details) all summer long at NO Cost to Parents! (But plan for the concessions…. my kids LOVE bowling alley food, just sayin’)

Parents, do you want to bowl with your kids? Then you’ll want to check out the Family Pass! This allows parents, older siblings and babysitters to bowl alongside the registered kids. This is a one-time payment that allows up to 4 adults to bowl 2 games free all summer long, with your Kids Bowl Free registered children. (You can add the family pass on at any time during the season.)

How it works:

Locate a Kids Bowl Free participating location near you (this is the only one covered all summer)

Register – Create your Kids Bowl Free account and register your kids. Decide if the Family Pass is right for your family.

Have Fun – Make Memories – Go Screen-Free — Make New Friends– Bowl 2 games free every day, all summer long!

Things to Note:

Each bowling alley determines the times the program is active. Program begins April 30th! You can find the details here when you choose a location near you. Dates and Times will vary! (I’ve seen some start as early as April 30th and as late as June 1st and end between August 30-Sept 2) I’ve seen only 1 with hours available 7 days a week.

Check each location for age requirements. I’ve seen them range from 2-18 with some ending as early as 15.

I found at least 8 participating centers within 60 minutes of Clintonville.

The Registration is not transferable between the different bowling centers.

🔖 Cabin Fever Reliever Sale
2026-04-26 00:00 - 23:59, 2026-04-27 00:00 - 23:59, 2026-04-28 00:00 - 23:59 | WI
🚨 Spring Cleaning and Tax Break Sale (4/13-4/27) 🚨

It’s Spring Time- We’re Clearing out the Cobwebs and Saving Money! (The Tax Man needs his cut).

Winter is over (finally 🙌)…Parents are DONE with being cooped up…And they are actively looking for things to do, places to go, and businesses to try.

👀 The question is: will they find YOU?

✅ Business Directory Sale

10% off All Business Directory Listings

Perfect For:

🎉 Birthday Party Spots

🧼🫧House-Cleaning Services

🪠🧑‍🔧All Necessary Home Services (Plumbers, Handymen, Appliance Repair, Electricians, Storm Assessment, Roofers, etc)

☔🤸🏃 Rainy Day Play

🐎 Lessons (Music, Horse-Riding, Tutoring, etc)

🚲🎣 Outdoor Recreation

……. and everything else families are looking for right now. (including things they might have forgotten.)

✅ Restaurant Guide Sale

10% off All Restaurant Guide Listings

Let’s help families:

🍽️ Find Your Restaurant

👀 Discover New Places and Menu Items or Hours

👨‍👨‍👦‍👦 Discover your Kids Eat Free deals

🎉🎊Celebration Options:

🎓Surviving Forward Testing and Pre-ACTs (because YES… they deserve it!)

💃🕺Prom

🎓 Graduation

📜👷 College or Job Acceptance

🤰 Mother’s Day/Baby Showers

🧰 Father’s Day/ Grandparents Day/ Holidays

🎉Parties (Birthday, Anniversary, Retirement, just because)

🍱🚚 Food Truck Locations, Menus and Schedules

🚀 Why jump in now?

Because families are:✔️ Planning spring outings✔️ Booking parties✔️ Looking for easy dinner wins✔️ Checking the calendar DAILY 🗓️

👉 And if you’re not listed… you’re getting skipped.

💡 The Best Part?

✔️ Our site is ALWAYS FREE for families✔️ Which means more eyes on YOUR business✔️ And more chances to turn clicks into customers

⏳ Sale ends April 27 — don’t overthink this

You can keep waiting…OR you can get in front of the families already looking.

👉 Get listed. Get seen. Get customers.

Click Here for the Business Directory Form – Use Code CabinFever26 for your 10% discount.

Click here for the Restaurant Guide Form – Use Code CabinFever26 for your 10% discount.

Farm Market/Stand Guide – Pay What You Can

🔖 Cabin Fever Reliever Sale
2026-04-26 00:00 - 23:59, 2026-04-27 00:00 - 23:59 | WI
🚨 Spring Cleaning and Tax Break Sale (4/13-5/3) 🚨

It’s Spring Time- We’re Clearing out the Cobwebs and Saving Money! (The Tax Man needs his cut).

Winter is over (finally 🙌)…Parents are DONE with being cooped up…And they are actively looking for things to do, places to go, and businesses to try.

👀 The question is: will they find YOU?

✅ Business Directory Sale

10% off All Business Directory Listings

Perfect For:

🎉 Birthday Party Spots

🧼🫧House-Cleaning Services

🪠🧑‍🔧All Necessary Home Services (Plumbers, Handymen, Appliance Repair, Electricians, Storm Assessment, Roofers, etc)

☔🤸🏃 Rainy Day Play

🐎 Lessons (Music, Horse-Riding, Tutoring, etc)

🚲🎣 Outdoor Recreation

……. and everything else families are looking for right now. (including things they might have forgotten.)

✅ Restaurant Guide Sale

10% off All Restaurant Guide Listings

Let’s help families:

🍽️ Find Your Restaurant

👀 Discover New Places and Menu Items or Hours

👨‍👨‍👦‍👦 Discover your Kids Eat Free deals

🎉🎊Celebration Options:

🎓Surviving Forward Testing and Pre-ACTs (because YES… they deserve it!)

💃🕺Prom

🎓 Graduation

📜👷 College or Job Acceptance

🤰 Mother’s Day/Baby Showers

🧰 Father’s Day/ Grandparents Day/ Holidays

🎉Parties (Birthday, Anniversary, Retirement, just because)

🍱🚚 Food Truck Locations, Menus and Schedules

🚀 Why jump in now?

Because families are:✔️ Planning spring outings✔️ Booking parties✔️ Looking for easy dinner wins✔️ Checking the calendar DAILY 🗓️

👉 And if you’re not listed… you’re getting skipped.

💡 The Best Part?

✔️ Our site is ALWAYS FREE for families✔️ Which means more eyes on YOUR business✔️ And more chances to turn clicks into customers

⏳ Sale ends May 3rd — don’t overthink this

You can keep waiting…OR you can get in front of the families already looking.

👉 Get listed. Get seen. Get customers.

Click Here for the Business Directory Form – Use Code CabinFever26 for your 10% discount.

Click here for the Restaurant Guide Form – Use Code CabinFever26 for your 10% discount.

Farm Market/Stand Guide – Pay What You Can

🥞🚒 MANAWA RURAL FIRE DEPARTMENT ANNUAL PANCAKE BREAKFAST
2026-04-26 08:00 - 12:00 | 500 S Bridge St, Stits Road 3261, Oshkosh, WI, 54902, United States
Please join us for our annual pancake breakfast!

In person.

Menu:

Regular, blueberry, and chocolate chip pancakes

Sausage, ham, eggs, coffee, water and juice.

Also 50/50 raffle.

What do we purchase with the funds?

El Tequila New London Food Truck
2026-04-26 10:30 - 18:00 | Fire & Iron Gathering, South Main Street 291, Clintonville, WI, 54929, United States
El Tequila New London is bringing their food truck to Clintonville Every Sunday!

Menu:

**Note** This is last year’s Menu. Today is the First Sunday in Clintonville for the 2026 Season

AA Meeting
2026-04-26 18:30 - 20:30 | Christus Lutheran Church, North Main Street 120, Clintonville, Wisconsin, 54929, United States

Al Anon Meeting
2026-04-26 19:00 | Salvation Army, New London, Wisconsin

Wisconsin Open Enrollment Application Deadline
2026-04-27 00:00 - 23:59 | WI
The Public School Open Enrollment period is open!Fill out the form for alternative in-person public school options and also virtual and virtual hybrid partnership school options.

Find the form and FAQ here: https://dpi.wi.gov/open-enrollment

What is Open Enrollment?

The inter-district public school open enrollment program allows parents to apply for their children to attend public school in a school district other than the one in which they reside.

Who can apply?

Any Wisconsin resident in 4K to grade 12 may apply to attend a nonresident school district under the open enrollment program. However, a child may transfer to a nonresident school district for early childhood education or 4K only if the child’s resident school district offers the same type of program and only if the child is eligible for that program in the resident school district.

There was a question a while back regarding open-enrollment.

According to the WI DPI, these are the only acceptable reasons a resident district can deny an open-enrollment request.

Please note that it does not say “too many students have applied to out-of-district schools”. It also doesn’t allow attendance records at the resident school to determine open-enrollment status to an out-of-district school.

This is just for Open Enrollment, this does not include the School Voucher Programs.

Deadline for Open Enrollment (public school) is April 30th

Deadline for School Choice (private school) is April 17th.

I also found out that there is a non-profit organization advocating for Virtual and Open-enrollment students. It’s called Parents for School Options. https://www.parentsforschooloptions.org/

Open Enrollment: https://sms.dpi.wi.gov/OEParent/faqs.aspx

Info for the Wisconsin School Choice program can be found here: https://schoolchoicewi.org/school-choice-faqs/

Virtual School Options for Wisconsin Families

Free Library Programming
2026-04-27 08:00 - 17:00 | Birnamwood Library, 337 Main St, Birnamwood, Wisconsin, United States

Babygarten
2026-04-27 10:15 - 11:15 | Marion Public Library, 120 North Main Street, Marion, WI, 54950, United States
An event for babies! Come, play, learn and grow together!

Activities include:

Storytime and singing

Nursery Rhymes

Social Playtime

Craft (once per month)

Oconto Falls Playgroup
2026-04-27 10:30 - 11:30 | Oconto Falls Library, 251 North Main Street, Oconto Falls, WI, 54154, United States
Join us for playgroup every Monday as your schedule allows! Activities for children ages infants to 4/5 years old! Toy stations, stories and snacks!

AA Meeting - Back to Basics
2026-04-27 11:00 - 12:00 | First Presbyterian Church, West Presbyterian Street 100, Shawano, WI, 54166, United States

Kids Eat FREE Today -
2026-04-27 15:00 - 19:00 | WI
We have a couple of Local Restaurants offering to let our Kids Eat FREE! Today is one of those days!

Find all the details and a few more options here:

➡️ https://ruralnewfamilies.com/2024/01/24/restaurant-guide/

Don’t MISS Our Cabin Fever Reliever Sale to get into the Guide and Save Money!

Onward Clintonville Monthly Meeting
2026-04-27 17:30 - 18:30 | Clintonville Chamber, South Main Street 1, Clintonville, WI, 54929, United States
Join us for our monthly meeting while we discuss downtown revitalization! We encourage the public to join and share their thoughts.

Onward Agenda 04272026.docx (1)

Clintonville School District Board Meeting -
2026-04-27 18:00 - 21:00 | Clintonville High School, Green Tree Road 64, Clintonville, WI, 54929, United States
The Board Meeting will be held in the CHS IMC. If you’d like to speak at the meeting, the form can be found here or there are forms available on arrival. If you plan on speaking, please arrive a minimum of 10 minutes early. (Per E-mail from Mr Kuhn, the doors will not be opened more than 10 minutes before the start of the meeting)

Please note that the “Peanut Gallery” can only speak outside of the Public Comments portion of the meetings, with permission from the President, Chair or other Active Board Member. (Committee meetings are slightly more relaxed. Check with the Committee Chair or other board member in attendance before the meeting for their expectations.)

More information on the Clintonville Board of Education can be found here

Clintonville School Board Agendas

4-27-26 Reorganizational and Regular Meeting Agenda

Clintonville School Board Packets

Regular Meeting Packet

Board Packet 4-27-26

All Meeting Agendas and Packets can be found here (January to June 2024 meeting will be under 2023-2024 BOE Agenda Packet) July begins the 2024-2025 BOE Meetings.

The link to watch the YouTube Live can be found here The meetings are recorded so you can go back to watch a previous meeting. Links to additional non-district-owned recordings are listed below:

All Recording Links below are the Property of Rural Northeast Wisconsin Families, a privately owned company.

YouTube Recording of Tonight’s Regular Meeting.

Additional Recording

Previous Meetings

Rural NEW families School Board YouTube Playlist – All available meetingsRuralNEWfamilies YouTube Channel – we’ve added a couple of playlists for additional meetings now and regular videos as well.

Audio Only Recordings

Open Meetings Law Compliance Guide Highlights

Click to enlarge the images. Link to the full guide is below.

Full Open Meetings Law Compliance Policy

Rummage Sale Registrations
2026-04-28 00:00 - 23:59 | WI
Did you miss the sign up for your City-Wide Rummage Sale Sign up? Are you hosting your own? Just want extra exposure?

We have you covered. Fill out our form and we’ll make sure you’re on the Rummage Sale Map. We’ll create a new map each week.

For in-person or Cash Payments – our printable form can be found here

For questions or an in-person appointment please e-mail: info@ruralnewfamilies.fun
