HOME AND GARDEN

Attn: Crafters and Boutiques, deadline Nov. 10

Once again Rivertown Newspaper Group is sponsoring a Boutique and Craft Calendar.

November 02, 2010

Fun in the garden

Abbey Edmundson, in the foreground, enjoys playing a bean bag toss game during the recently held Grow to Share community gardens harvest celebration. Edmundson was one of over 100 people who stopped by the gathering that was held Sept. 12 at the garden site, just east of Hoffman Park. Free food was offered by area companies, who also provided prizes for games and a silent auction. Lurene Johnson of Spring Valley won a garden shed/greenhouse in a raffle at the event. The celebration, the first of its kind for the garden group, marked more than 20,000 pounds for food that’s been harvested this year, with more soon to be harvested before winter. For more information about the Grow to Share program, send an e-mail to jahudek@gmail.com.

October 08, 2010

Plant farm blooms into garden oasis, open house Sunday

Lori Anderson admits it hasn’t been easy living without husband Mark since his death Sept. 28, 2007, caused by an accidental fall.

By Debbie Griffin , October 06, 2010

Llamas to be displayed at Open Barn Oct. 16-17

Come and see the llamas at an Open Barn Saturday-Sunday, Oct. 16-17, from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. at Trimbelle Valley Fiber Farm, owned by Patty and Brian Patterson, W8490 530th Ave., west of Ellsworth near Hwy. 10.

October 06, 2010

Rare corpse flower to bloom at UW-River Falls

If he were a human being, he’d be labeled with a personal hygiene problem.

September 27, 2010

Quilt show honors Wilder next week in Pepin

Quilters from Pierce County and beyond will converge onto Pepin next weekend for the Laura Ingalls Wilder Quilt Show ‘n’ Sew at the Ingalls cabin, seven miles north of Pepin on CTH CC.

September 08, 2010

New electronics recycling guidelines take effect

Wisconsin’s electronics recycling law was signed by Gov. Doyle last October as Act 50.

September 08, 2010

Pierce County Clean Sweep set for Sept. 18; St. Croix will take hazardous waste and appliances same day

Pierce County will provide free disposal for county households and farmers of hazardous waste and unwanted medications during the Clean Sweep scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 18 between 8 and noon at the Pierce County MRF/Recycling Center on Hwy. 65 on Ellsworth's northwest side.

September 03, 2010

Big boost for Habitat ReStore

The Otto Bremer Foundation presented a $40,000 check recently to the St. Croix Valley Habitat for Humanity to go toward the ReStore in New Richmond, a discount home-improvement store the organization opened this year.

September 02, 2010

City braces for ash borer invasion

The City Council voted Tuesday to adopt a community preparedness plan to deal with the seemingly inevitable coming to River Falls of the emerald ash borer.

By Debbie Griffin , August 25, 2010

Artists, music, harvest at Garden Divas Aug. 21-22

Laurie Valento of Garden Divas invites all to join her at the second annual Garden Divas festival Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 21-22, from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. each day.

August 12, 2010

Letter: Be committed to your pet, help those left abandoned

On a subzero evening last winter my family headed to the Hudson Theatre. We ended up trying to catch a stray kitten running loose in the busy parking lot. Unfortunately, the terrified kitten wouldn’t let us close enough to help.

By Megan D. Johnson, River Falls , August 06, 2010

River Falls Events (Aug. 5)

August 05, 2010

Letter: Don’t miss these exciting opportunities

The St. Croix Valley Master Gardeners happily invite everyone to visit the well-prepared, special exhibit areas at the entrances and center pole in the Progress Pavilion during Farm Tech Days July 20-22.

By Kathye Beebe, River Falls , July 16, 2010

Feed the hungry, win this shed

Submitted photo Citizens will see more of an 8-foot-by-8-foot garden shed built by local resident Robert Ebert, vice president of the nonprofit organization Grow to Share.

July 08, 2010