🇺🇸 ☕ Veteran Coffee Clutch New London
2026-02-10 07:00 - 10:00 (America/Chicago) | American Legion Post 263 New London, 840 E North Water St, New London, Wisconsin, United States
Join Veterans for coffee and treats!

NEW Zoo Winter Hours and 1/2 Off Admission
2026-02-10 09:00 - 16:00, 2026-02-11 09:00 - 16:00, 2026-02-12 09:00 - 16:00 | NEW Zoo & Adventure Park, Reforestation Road 4378, Green Bay, WI, 54313, United States
The NEW Zoo & Adventure Park Winter Hours of Operation. The NEW Zoo will be open daily (including on all holidays!) from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and the Neil Anderson Canopy Tour will also be open daily starting at 9:00 a.m. The Adventure Park’s Ropes Course, Ziplines, Climbing Wall, and Kids Kourse will be closed for the season, but groups can schedule private experiences through advanced reservations. Fat tire bikes are also available to rent through the Adventure Park’s Base Camp building, with ski and snowshoe rentals coming as soon as conditions allow.

Although Zoo hours are shortened, there’s no shortage of fun things to do on your next visit! Many animals are more active in cooler weather compared to in the heat of summer, so this is a great time of year to enjoy the Zoo. We’re excited to share that our popular zookeeper-led VIP Experiences will continue throughout the winter, too!

1/2 Price Admissions through February (Must purchase tickets in-person for discounted rates)

FAQ and additional details

AA Meeting
2026-02-10 09:30 - 10:30, 2026-02-12 09:30 - 10:30 | Hope Community Church, Tristan Drive 302, Shawano, Wisconsin, 54166, United States

📚 Bonduel/Story Time
2026-02-10 10:30 - 11:00 | Bonduel Library, North Washington Street 125, Bonduel, WI, 54107, United States
NEW DAY AND TIME! Bring the little ones to the library for a story, a song, and a fun craft!

💌 Valentine's Storytime
2026-02-10 10:30 - 11:30 | Oconto Falls Library, 251 North Main Street, Oconto Falls, WI, 54154, United States
Valentine’s Day Storytime! We’ll have songs, stories and a love-rific craft!

Clintonville Food Pantry
2026-02-10 14:00 - 16:00 | 26b 10th St, Clintonville, WI, United States
Income requirements apply
Spanish Interpreter Available

Kids Eat FREE Today -
2026-02-10 15:00 - 19:00 | Wisconsin
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/

Junior Naturalist
2026-02-10 16:00 - 17:15 | 1000 Islands Nature Center, 1000 Beaulieu Ct, Kaukauna, WI, 54130, United States
Our Junior Naturalist program is here to turn middle schoolers into wilderness experts. Learn to navigate the wild, build awesome shelters, identify plants and wildlife, and so much more! Once they have mastered these skills, students will have the unique chance to become teachers themselves, sharing their knowledge and experiences with their peers. This hands-on approach not only reinforces their learning but also boosts their confidence and leadership skills. Grades 5-8. Pre-registration is required, and class size is limited. Email thousandisland@kaukauna.gov or call (920) 766-4733 to register. FREE

Love Rocks Party
2026-02-10 16:30 - 18:00 | New London Public Library, 406 S Pearl St, New London, Wisconsin, 54961, United States
Join us for an evening of rock decorating, and a dance off. Make your own album cover and then relax with Lemonade on the Rocks at the popcorn bar.

Clintonville City (Common) Council Meeting
2026-02-10 18:00 - 18:30 | Clintonville Community Center, South Main Street 30, Clintonville, Wisconsin, 54929, United States
Clintonville City (Common) Council Meeting Agenda 2-9-2026

Clintonville City (Common) Council Meeting Agenda Packet 2-9-2026

🕯️🥾 Candlelight Night Hike
2026-02-10 18:00 - 20:00 | Bay Beach Wildlife Sanctuary, East Shore Drive 1660, Green Bay, WI, 54302, United States
Candlelight snowshoe walk $5.00 per person (cash only).Must pre-register by calling 9203913686.Minimum of 10 participantsIf snow conditions are poor; no snowshoes just a night walk.More details provided by phone when registering.

🤰 Connecting Mothers - Virtual Teen Mom Support Group
2026-02-10 18:30 - 20:00 | Wisconsin
We’re starting 2026 a little differently at MMIB.

For Quarter 1, we’re intentionally centering teen moms — holding space, offering community, and leading with compassion.

This space is also open to moms who’ve been there before, want to support from a place of understanding, or know a teen mom who could benefit from this space.

Because sometimes the most powerful support comes from someone who truly gets it.

If this speaks to you — whether you’re a teen mom, were once a teen mom, want to support, or know someone who might need this — we’d love to have you.

Flyer details below.

As Always… Mommies Make It Better

**Note** This is Peer Support – NOT therapy or clinical treatment.

Join Meeting Here

AA Meeting
2026-02-10 19:00 - 21:00, 2026-02-11 19:00 - 21:00, 2026-02-12 19:00 - 21:00 | Clintonville United Methodist Church, 13th Street 24, Clintonville, Wisconsin, 54929, United States

Wisconsin Open Enrollment Application Deadline
2026-02-11 00:00 - 23:59 | Wisconsin
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

Clintonville Tourism Committee Meeting
2026-02-11 08:30 - 09:30 | Clintonville City Hall, 10th Street 50, Clintonville, Wisconsin, 54929, United States
Clintonville Tourism Committee Meeting Agenda 2-11-2026

Clintonville Tourism Committee Meeting Agenda Packet 2-11-2026

👶📚 Babygarten
2026-02-11 09:30 - 10:30 | New London Public Library, 406 S Pearl St, New London, Wisconsin, 54961, United States
A time for caregivers and infants to enjoy rhymes, songs and a few stories together. Followed by social playtime for the little ones.

🇺🇸 ☕️ Veteran Coffee Clutch
2026-02-11 10:00 - 11:00 | Shawano Health Services, South Lincoln Street 1436, Shawano, Wisconsin, 54166, United States
Come chat with fellow Veterans over coffee and snacks!

Drop In Playgroup
2026-02-11 10:00 - 11:00 | Marion Public Library, North Main Street 120, Marion, Wisconsin, 54950, United States
Join Miss Kelly for drop-in playgroup!

Storytime, free play, snack, music, fun activities!

📚👶 Storytime Stay & Play
2026-02-11 10:00 - 11:00 | Sturm Memorial Library, North Bridge Street 130, Manawa, Wisconsin, 54949, United States
A short storytime with picture books, rhymes, songs, and activities for children ages 0-5.After storytime, stay and play!We’ll provide toys and activities for children and their grownups to meet and interact.

📚 Author Talk with Roseanne Sanderfoot
2026-02-11 17:00 - 20:00 | Sturm Memorial Library, North Bridge Street 130, Manawa, Wisconsin, 54949, United States
Roseanne Sanderfoot, local author, will discuss her book One Man’s Service: Letters from World War IIIn a tribute to her father and his Army service, Roseanne Sanderfoot compiled his World War II letters into a “promised” book. Although her father was nearly blind, he served America honorably in three Theaters of Operation during WWII. Roseanne carries the heritage and legacy handed down to her and gratefully and proudly shares her dad’s story.Signed copies of Roseanne’s book will be available for purchase. It is also available for checkout at Sturm Memorial Library.

🌌 Discover New Galaxies with NASA
2026-02-11 17:00 - 20:00 | Shawano County Library, 128 South Sawyer Street, Shawano, WI, 54166, United States
Learn about NASA and do a virtual project with a real NASA scientist.

No registration necessary. This one is more for adults and those under 16 will need an adult.

🕯️🥾Cabin Fever Luminary Hike
2026-02-11 18:00 - 20:00 | Wildwood Park and Zoo, 608 W 17th St, Marshfield, Wisconsin, 54449, United States
Escape the winter blues and join us for an enchanting adventure under the stars! We invite you to shake off the cabin fever and embrace the magic of the season with our Luminary Hike.Highlights of the Luminary Hike:Scenic Trail: Traverse a carefully curated trail adorned with beautiful luminaries, creating a mesmerizing path through nature’s winter wonderland.Starry Night Atmosphere: Embrace the tranquility of the night as you walk beneath a canopy of stars, far away from the city lights.Community Spirit: Connect with fellow adventurers, share stories, and create lasting memories in a welcoming and communal atmosphere.Family-Friendly: This event is suitable for all ages, making it a perfect outing for families, couples, and friends alike.

Bingo
2026-02-12 13:00 - 14:00 | Marion Public Library, North Main Street 120, Marion, Wisconsin, 54950, United States
Come join us for Bingo and refreshments!

FREE Bingo and great prizes!

This is something for ALL ages!

Valentine Bingo!
2026-02-12 13:00 - 16:00 | Marion Public Library, North Main Street 120, Marion, Wisconsin, 54950, United States
FREE Bingo! FREE prizes! Bring your friends for a fun hour of Bingo!

🛍 Shop Small Support Local
2026-02-13 00:00 - 23:59 | Wisconsin
We are working on creating a new and improved Rural Northeast Wisconsin Families Restaurant Guide! Let us help make the mealtime decisions easier.

As a hockey family, knowing who is open after games and practices, that serves something for my entire family is a MUST-HAVE! (so any restaurants within a 90-minute drive of Shawano is ideal)

We know a lot of people love to support their local businesses, but may not know all the services that are provided. We’re working on closing that gap by offering a business directory. If you’re interested in becoming part of our business directory, you can find out more here We are also rolling out a Farm Fresh Directory.

We have many affiliate partners where purchases you make with them, will also help our small business. (The following links are affiliate links and we may earn a commission on qualifying purchases at no additional cost to you.)

Plant Therapy

Amazon

Think Board – use Code MarieVandenberg to save 20% off site-wide

Try The World –

Really Good Stuff

mSpy – what are your kids doing on their phone/tablet that you can’t see?

Mud/Wtr – Save 20% sitewide with this link (first order only) (My Dr suggested trying this when I suffered consequences from drinking too much coffee. I use both the Mud/Wtr latte and Rest to help at bedtime when I can’t shut my brain off) I’ve recently added the Hot Cocoa and Nourish.

Zenni Optical – save $30 when you use my discount link. I’ve been ordering glasses from Zenni for over 15 years. To order from Zenni, you will need the PD number (pupillary distance). For adults, the number shouldn’t change. It will change for kids. Zenni accepts 1 and 2 number PDs.

Ting Mobile – get a $25 credit on your first bill when you use this link. Plans start as low as $10/month and you can bring your own phone (or in my case, I just used an old phone.) For more details, see my post regarding the Cellcom outage and my solutions to always stay connected.

Gabb Wireless – Code: 9203979786 (discount on your first order) Kids’ Phones and Watches with additional parental controls. Are you thinking about getting your child a device? Check these two resources. Parent Guide Officer Gomez

Purchases made through the above links allow us to earn commissions when you use our links which we will put towards our business expenses, keep our lights on, and keep our content FREE for YOU- our readers and LOW for our local advertisers, and sponsors.

We are hosting one fundraiser. This is an on-going fundraiser.

Mabel’s Labels – (Select Rural Northeast Wisconsin Families as the organization) – NO MORE Lost Mittens (coats, shoes, hats, water bottles, jackets, etc) Follow our Facebook Page– there are often sales and discounts.

The funds earned through the fundraisers will be split. Our portion will be used towards website/calendar upgrades, community events, giveaways, and business expenses.

We will choose a new beneficiary for each distribution check. We’ll take suggestions for our first check. (We still have $50 to go before we’ll get our first check)

If you’d like to donate directly to our fundraisers instead of purchasing from our partners. We can accept cash, Square, or Venmo.

One of the fundraisers is set up as an open-ended so we’ll be able to help several organizations for as long as there is interest in the products.

These are a few of my favorite products. This is my “toolkit” for the Flu Season. It also has some hints about getting started with essential oils.

If you are looking for the fundraising socks that we had available, we do still have them, but you’ll need to make an appointment.

These are a few other ways to support us. Prices range from Free to $30.The links, images, and QR codes below are also affiliate links, so we may earn a commission on qualifying purchases

Links: Charger Cord Charger with Flashlight without Flashlight Slim Charger Keychain Flashlight Desk Accessory Clock

ICYMI– My dog locked himself in my car. PD’s tools didn’t work for my car. I bought this amazing tool the next day. At under $6, you really can’t beat it. Definitely cheaper than a locksmith or a broken window.

Here are a few more favorites that I’ve found. How many of you are the keepers of the “road trip drinks” and chargers? You’ll love the water bottle and Beef Jerky below.

Links: Green XL Stanley, White Travel Mug, “Green” Air Purifier, Electronic Air Purifier, Charger Water Bottle, Wireless Camera (I highly suggest getting the extra battery.), Pan Cam, V4:

Links: Emergency Radio, Charger

Venmo

Square

Buy Me A Coffee

Link to other contribution options

Links: Beef Jerky Gift Cards, Boba Tea Kits, Cordless Table Lamps

Game Day Shirts, School Spirit/Halloween Flannel , All Things Halloween, Tie-Dye Hoodies, Magnetic, Motion Sensor, rechargeable lights, Grinch Style Hoodie, portable rechargeable handwarmers, Inflatable Halloween Costume, Emotional Support Dumpster Fire, Dumpster Fire Socks

Portable rechargeable handwarmers with light🎄🎁 Holiday Family Pajamas

👚 Ugly Sweater Ideas

Christmas Ornament Kits for all ages and abilitiesWinter Vehicle Prep and rechargeable handwarmersRechargeable “Night” LightsStocking Stuffer IdeaPocket-Sized Ice ScraperSnow Sleds – Check out the comments for a few more optionsMy Household EssentialsMy Favorites for Winter TravelingDoor County Winter Movie

Additional Options Available
