12th Annual Veterans Benefit and Ride

Open registration for the Ride at 8:00 a.m. and participants (do not have to be a veteran to participate) will leave at 10:00 a.m.

All types of vehicles are allowed to participate and stop at the 6 stops on the ride. The Kitty Corona Band will be playing from 2pm until 6pm when the drawings for the gun raffle and basket raffle will take place.

There is no cover charge to come out for the band and the raffles are open to the public throughout the day.

Registration is available online for the ride.

Our GIANT Rummage Sale is baaaack!

It’s being held at Saint James United Methodist Church, June 9th from 8 AM to 5 PM, and 10th from 8 AM to 2 PM.

There will be a brat/burger fry both days along with a bake sale.

*Half price on remaining merchandise on Saturday.

Come and join us.

Tennessee singer/songwriter, worship leader Derek Charles Johnson makes a rare trip to Wisconsin to play a FREE concert, Friday, June 9th @ Seymour Assembly of God Church.

While there is no admission for the event, donations will be taken to offset his expenses and merchandise will be available for purchase.

He has released 2 full length CD’s and will shortly come out with a volume 1 EP of hymns. He has a podcast, AS BOLD AS LIONS that is featured daily.

Come and hear this dynamic singer, who has been compared to Mac Powell.

The Appleton Flag Day Parade -Fox Cities residents have honored Old Glory on the second Saturday in June since 1950, making the Appleton Flag Day Parade the nation’s oldest. The celebration attracts more than 50,000 spectators and participants from throughout the state and nation.

The 72nd Appleton Flag Day Parade begins at 2:00 PM on Saturday, June 10th at the intersection of Wisconsin Ave. and N Oneida St.

Route: starts at Wisconsin Ave. and Oneida St. Appleton, WI.  The route travels west down W. Wisconsin Ave. to N. State St. north on N. State St. to West College Ave.  At West College Ave. the parade travels east and ends at Drew St.

When Saturday, June 10th 2023   2:00 PM to 4:00 PM.

Link: appleton.org/visitors/appleton-parades.

Come and join us for Flag Day and celebrate our communities unity, family traditions, and respect for the red, white, and blue.

Not many comics made the cover of the Wall Street Journal. Not many comics have released eight 100% clean comedy videos. Not many comics warmed up audiences for Hollywood’s top sitcoms. But Robert G Lee DID!

Join us for a night pf laughter at the Cup!

Two shows: 6:15 PM and 8:30 PM. Doors open 1/2 hour before each show. The second show is generally more roomy….fyi.

For best seats, get a reserved or early entry pass at itickets.com.

*The Family is pleased to be co-sponsoring this event

Come learn about Fresh Hope for Mental Health, a Christ centered peer to peer mental health support group.

Find out details on how to start a group at your church.

Lunch included, please RSVP to shawanofreshhope@gmail.com or call Melissa at 920-598-1180.

The Fox Valley Women’s Connection invites all MEN and women!

Chef Worden will reveal easy sauces, marinades and rubs.

Speaker Don McCumber shares everyday choices we make and how they effect our lives.

Cost: $16.00 inclusive
Reservations: Susan 920-751-8655

The Oshkosh Area Community Band will present a series of concerts this summer. They begin on Wednesday, June 14th at the Grand in Oshkosh and continue every other Wednesday evening through July. All concerts begin at 7 p.m. and last for about an hour. There is no admission charge. While all concerts begin at 7 p.m. not all concerts are at the same venue.

Jukebox Wednesday Night kicks off the series featuring songs from the Big Band era. This concert will be held at The Grand in Oshkosh on Wednesday, June 14th. Duke Ellington, Tommy Dorsey, and Glenn Miller are some of the big names whose music you will hear. The band will also perform ”A Tribute to Lionel” (Hampton) on the vibes backed up by the band. Jon Basten, the director of the Jazz Ensemble is the main conductor.

The doors open at 6:30 p.m. for all concerts.

While there is no admission charged, donations are gratefully accepted. The band is under the direction of David Berndt.

Snag the kids, grandkids and a few friends and head on over for a little Saturday family fun, take stroll around the ranch, enjoy a picnic lunch overlooking the horses and river while sitting on a haybale (weather permitting), and kiddos can ride one of the Crossfire horses!

Picnic with the Ponies is all about making memories and enjoying time together!!
$25 Admission and donations go to support Crossfire Ranch’s mission of Offering Hope & Changing Lives mentoring programs.

The Lutheran Women’s Missionary League has always supported missions in our community and the world. Throughout the years, mite boxes have graced many a table or countertop in countless Lutheran homes and offices.

Mite donations finance the various mission grants of the LWML. Since the LWML’s founding in 1942, over 100 million dollars have been gathered to spread the Gospel message. Now, there is the opportunity to support this ongoing work through the LWML’s TEE UP 4 MITES seventh biennial Golf Charity Outing to be held June 21st, 2023 prior to the 40th Biennial LWML Convention on June 22–25, 2023, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

The picturesque championship course of Western Lakes Golf Club in Pewaukee, Wisconsin, will be the setting for a morning four-person, men and women scramble event. 6:30 check in with breakfast and 7:30 shotgun start. 12:30 awards lunch.

Sponsored by Lutheran Hour Ministries. $100 donation entry fee. All the net proceeds will be given in a giant mite box during the LWML convention and will go toward missions to support spreading the gospel message.

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Become a Volunteer Ombudsman for Long Term Care Residents

The Board on Aging and Long Term Care is recruiting volunteers in North Eastern Wisconsin.   Volunteer Ombudsmen, come from all walks of life, are carefully screened, trained, and receive ongoing support and supervision from the area Volunteer Coordinator.

Volunteer Ombudsmen make a difference in the lives of nursing home residents by:

• Advocating for residents
• Being a Voice for residents
• Educating residents, families and staff about Residents Rights
• Empowering the residents to speak for themselves
• Listening to the residents
• Acting as the “eyes and ears” of the Regional Ombudsman

Volunteer Ombudsmen are a valuable resource for residents and their efforts are respected.

Volunteer Ombudsmen give their time and energy to help give residents a sense of security.  Residents look forward to the Volunteer Ombudsman’s weekly visits. Those weekly visits bring smiles to the faces of residents, and to the faces of the Volunteer Ombudsmen!  For more information please call:

Kim Verstegen at 920-366-4201

E-mail kim.verstegen@wisconsin.gov

 Or call the Board on Aging today: 1-800-815-0015.

The Oshkosh Area Community Band will present a series of concerts this summer. They began on Wednesday, June 14th at the Grand in Oshkosh and will continue every other Wednesday evening through July.

All concerts begin at 7 p.m. and last for about an hour. There is no admission charge. While all concerts begin at 7 p.m. not all concerts are at the same venue.

Made in America is on June 28th at the Alberta Kimball Auditorium. All songs are either by American composers or about America. “A Lincoln Portrait” by Aaron Copland will bring the stirring words of our 16th president in this transcription for band and narrator. Director Emeritus Terry Hathaway will be on the podium for “The Homefront – Songs of World War II”. Other patriotic songs will be included in this concert.

The doors open at 6:30 p.m. for all concerts. While there is no admission charged, donations are gratefully accepted. The band is under the direction of David Berndt.