The Eagle River Farmers Market will return 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. every Wednesday from May 1 to Oct. 16, and 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. every Sunday in July and August.

The market is located next to Highway 45 just north of the bridge in Eagle River, and has car and bicycle parking.

The market includes locally produced eggs, honey, maple syrup, jams, jellies, baked goods, cheese products, an assortment of meats, plants, herbs, handmade soaps and nature-related crafts..

New events this year include Treasure &?Trash Day and the Fall

Northland Pines High School (NPHS) Alumni Association will be hold a fundraiser Saturday, May 4, from 6 p.m. to 11 p.m., at Club Denoyer, 5324 Highway 70 W. in Eagle River.

The first NPHS Alumni Association Scholarship of $1,000 will be awarded Monday, May 6, at the NPHS Awards Night ceremony.

Money raised from the fundraiser will be put towards the 2014 scholarship.

The event will also include

Circuit Judge Neal Nielsen and members of the Vilas County Council of the American Legion will host the annual Vilas County Law Day Monday, May 6, 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Vilas County Courthouse in Eagle River.

Participants will include students and foreign-exchange students from Northland Pines, Lakeland and Phelps high schools, as well as local charter or home-school students.

Students will learn civics firsthand by witnessing

The YMCA of the Northwoods will host its monthly Lunch & Brain Games Wednesday, May 1, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the Rhinelander facility.

Brenda Peltier, enrolled member of the Turtle Mountain Ojibwe tribe, is scheduled to share information and artifacts from the Ojibwe culture.

Peltier grew up on the Turtle Mountain Ojibwe reservation in the north central part of North Dakota where her mother and five siblings still remain.

She said she’s a traditional dancer and

Three Lakes Center for the Arts in the Northwoods will open its fourth season with a play titled “It Had to be You” from Wausau’s River District Theater Friday through Sunday, May 3-5.

There will be three shows,  May 3 and 4 at 7:30 p.m. and May 5 at 3 p.m.

River District Theater

The Plum Creek Foundation recently awarded a $1,000 grant to Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Northwoods (BBBSN) to help fund mentoring programs in Vilas, Oneida, Price, Taylor and southern Ashland counties.

According to Lois Ruediger, board president of BBBSN, the mentoring programs rely on financial support from private foundation grants, donations and fundraising activities. The grant money will be used to finance background checks

The Northwoods Immunization Coalition (NIC) recently released information about infant immunizations in recognition of National Infant Immunization Week (NIIW) April 20-27.

NIIW’s goals are to increase awareness about vaccine-preventable diseases, and to celebrate the achievements of the immunization programs in promoting healthy communities throughout the United States.

According to an NIC official, vaccines are among the most successful and cost-effective public health tools available for preventing disease and death. They not only help protect vaccinated individuals, but also help protect entire

The Eagle River class of 1973 will meet Tuesday, April 30 at 6 p.m. at Eagle Waters Resort in Eagle River to plan its 40th class reunion.

Ideas for the reunion will be discussed. Suggestions are welcome. Updated classmate contact information is also requested.

If you have any ideas, need information or are unable to attend, contact Ann Dunphy at (715) 617-3071 or  amd.emt@gmail.com.

Grandma’s Toy Box in Eagle River will celebrate its fifth anniversary this Thursday and Friday, April 25-26.

According to owner Kathy Holperin, Grandma’s Toy Box and Rock Shop opened in 2008 with two goals.

The first was to offer a substantial inventory of mostly classic toys, games and puzzles similar to the kind one would

The Shriners of the Northwoods Shrine Club will hold a vidalia onion sale Friday and Saturday, May 3 and 4, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

The sale with feature vidalia onions along with many vidalia onion salad dressings.

This annual event supports the club which sends needy children from the area to the Shriner’s children’s hospitals.

The sales are marked by signs at various outdoor locations including Rhinelander, Eagle River, Crandon, Minocqua, St. Germain, Three Lakes and Land O’ Lakes.