Nov 2 – Nov 15, 2020                                                      M O N 2 Rookie’s Pub | 7-9P | Football Meat Raffle 9 Rookie’s Pub | 7-9P | Football Meat Raffle T U E 3 1st Prebsbyterian Church | 10-Noon | Food Pantry Cook Chiropractic | 10:30A | Slow Flow Yoga 1st Prebsbyterian Church | 5-7P | Open Door Clinic CVCA Heyde Center | 6P | Wire Wrapped Jewelry Workshop Sandbar & Grill | 7:30P | DJ Trivia 10 1st Prebsbyterian Church | 10-Noon | Food Pantry Cook Chiropractic | 10:30A | Slow Flow Yoga 1st Prebsbyterian Church | 5-7P | Open Door Clinic Sandbar & Grill | 7:30P | DJ Trivia W E D 4 🌖 11 🌘 T H U 5 1st Prebsbyterian Church | 10-Noon | Food Pantry Korger-Chestnut | 2:30-4:30 & 5:30-7:30 $65 | Multi-Media Workshop Harvestime Church | 5-5:45P | Spanish w Music Class Chi-Hi | 5:40P | McDonell Football Sandbar & Grill | 7:30P | DJ Trivia Eagle’s Club | 7:30-9 | Comedy by Pauly Shore Rookie’s Pub | 9P | Karaoke Contest 12 CVCA Heyde Center | 5-8P | Fall Artisan Market 1st Prebsbyterian Church | 10-Noon | Food Pantry Harvestime Church | 5-5:45P | Spanish w Music Class Korger-Chestnut | 2:30-4:45 & 5:30-7:45 $35 | Watercolor Workshop Sandbar & Grill | 7:30P | DJ Trivia Rookie’s Pub | 9P | Karaoke Contest F R I 6 Chippewa Ice Arena | 7:10P | Chippewa Steel Hockey 13 Every Buddy’s Bar | 8P | Bourbon House & The Almas S A T 7 Smarty Paws Agility | 9:30-5:30 | Dog Behavior Workshop Liberty Christian School | 10:30A | Alumni Basketball Falls Bowl | 3P $50 | Marathon Bowling Tournament Snout Saloon | 8P | Music by Ember 14 River Bend Winery | 11-5 | Last Weekend Snout Saloon | 8P | Music by Rattle Can Red S U N 8 🌗 McDonell High School | 11-6 | Spaghetti Spectacular Avalon Hotel | 3-5P | Essential Oils for Sleep Workshop Brass Lantern Pub | 4P | DJ Trivia Cook Chiropractic | 4:30-6P | Conquer Stress Workshop 15 🌑 River Bend Winery | 11-5 | Last Weekend CVCA Heyde Center | 2P | Family vs Family Game Show Brass Lantern Pub | 4P | DJ Trivia

Under the full moon, local residents found unique ways to celebrate Halloween across town.

Cars lined up and the Fairgrounds once again hosted music into the night.

While Autumn Harvest Winery closed out their season last Saturday with the Marigold Cafe serving food outside, River Bend Winery is celebrating Halloween as they can by serving Mulled Wine and hosting a pet costume party in the lawn.

A rare Halloween “blue” moon is expected on this year’s somber holiday. Our Northside home near Ojibwa Golf Course has decorations and gift bags on the porch and a friend of mine on Prairie Street is doing something similar for any folks seeking safe yet sort of traditional trick-or-treating.

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The Chippewa Falls Main Street Organization hosted a Halloween candy handout at the Chippewa Fairground from 3-5PM on Friday, October 30. Cars lined up as far back as High Street downtown causing the Northbound lane on Jefferson Ave to be totally impassable. This segued into music in the evening that could be heard thumping away until at least 10PM.

Looks like Farmers Market season in Chippewa Falls is officially closed. No vendors showed up on Thursday, October 29 at Allen Park.

Eau Claire’s last market is from 7:30-1 on Saturday, Oct 31. Samhain is traditionally the final harvest holiday before Yule so Happy Halloween everyone!

After hosting a blowout concert last week that literally shook the town, the Fairgrounds has a light schedule the rest of the year. In 2020, Springfest and the Fair were canceled and several smaller scale affairs took place, including the Region 1 Holstein Show, three Fair Food Shindigs, a play, a kid’s sale, a quilt show and Beer Fest as well as several pop-up movies and concerts.

This Saturday morning is time for fall cleaning with the bi-annual Clean Sweep and next week, a drive-through Halloween is scheduled from 3-5PM on Oct 30.

You may have noticed the sudden onset of winter precipitation. The streets were slushy and some hills were unassailable without four wheel drive. I saw a car with flashers on, apparently stuck on the approach to the Park Avenue ramp off of South Hwy 124.

The National Weather Service at Eau Claire Regional Airport (KEAU) showed 6/10″ at 6:56PM and is anticipating 1-3″ overnight.

Oct 19 – Nov 1, 2020                                                      M O N 19 Lilydale Dance Hall | 11-4:30 | Music by The Whitesidewalls Sandbar & Grill | 6-9P $50 | Wood Sign Party Bye the Willow | 6-9P $50 | October Wine & Dine 26 T U E 20 🌒 Sandbar & Grill | 7:30P | DJ Trivia 27 🌔 Riverview Animal Hospital | 12P | Ribbon Cutting Sandbar & Grill | 7:30P | DJ Trivia W E D 21 Leinie Lodge | 6-8P | Trivia Night 28 T H U 22 Chippewa Falls Public Library | 10-5:30 | Book Sale in the Lawn Allen Park | 12-6PM | Chippewa Falls Farmers Market Korger-Chestnut | 2:30-4:45P; 5:30-7:45P $45 | Abstract Ocean Paint Pour 29 Chippewa Falls Public Library | 10-5:30 | Book Sale in the Lawn Allen Park | 12-6PM | Chippewa Falls Farmers Market Korger-Chestnut | 2:30-4:45P; 5:30-7:45P $45 | Create a Multi-Media Masterboard Sandbar & Grill | 7:30P | DJ Trivia F R I 23 🌓 30 Chippewa Fairgrounds | 3-5P | Trick or Treat Drive-Through Every Buddy’s Bar | 8P $5 | Music by Toxic Ruin w guests S A T 24 Autumn Harvest Winery | 2-5P | End of the Year Party w Music by The Foxfire Affair Every Buddy’s Bar | 8P $5 | Truth Before Treason & Guests 31 🌕 CVCA Heyde Center | 6:30-9P | Murder Mystery Dinner Bye The Willow | 7P | Halloween Party & Trivia Snout Saloon | 8P | Music by 2nd X-IT Wissota View | 7P | Halloween Bash w Music by Out of Sorts The Hive | 10-5P | Harry Potter Day w Trick-or-Treat Your Neighborhood | The Witching Hour | Halloween S U N 25 Brass Lantern | 4P | DJ Trivia 1 Brass Lantern | 4P | DJ Trivia

Oct 12 – Oct 25, 2020                                                      M O N 12 🌘 19 Sandbar & Grill | 6-9P | Wood Sign Party Bye the Willow | 6-9P $50 | October Wine & Dine T U E 13 20 🌒 Sandbar & Grill | 7:30P | DJ Trivia W E D 14 Bye The Willow | 7P | Extream Bingo 21 Leinie Lodge | 6-8P | Trivia Night T H U 15 The Hive | 9-3 | October Craft & Vendor Fair Chippewa Falls Public Library | 10-5:30 | Book Sale in the Lawn Christ Lutheran Church | 4-7P | Fall Spaghetti Take Out Allen Park | 12-6PM | Chippewa Falls Farmers Market 22 Chippewa Falls Public Library | 10-5:30 | Book Sale in the Lawn Allen Park | 12-6PM | Chippewa Falls Farmers Market Sandbar & Grill | 7:30P | DJ Trivia F R I 16 🌑 Irvine Park | 4P $40 | Fall Mini Photo Shoots 23 🌓 S A T 17 River Bend Winery | 11-4:30 | Cranberry Blush Release Autumn Harvest Winery | 2-5P |Music by Greg Gilbertson Chippewa Fairgrounds | 4-11P $175 | Music by Gramatik & CloZee Bye The Willow | 7-8:30P | Music by Sarah Ohr Snout Saloon | 8P | Music by Bumblefist 24 Autumn Harvest Winery | 2-5P | End of the Year Party w Music by The Foxfire Affair Every Buddy’s Bar | 8P $5 | Truth Before Treason & Guests S U N 18 Autumn Harvest Winery | 2P | Trivia Brass Lantern Pub | 4P | DJ Trivia 25

116 North Bridge St has been a revolving door for businesses for years and the latest ex-store front is The Bird Nest Home Decoration. The silver lining is that they are moving to Holcombe and according to Facebook, will open there on October 10. Good luck!