Watt's Happening!
Featured Community Events
July Summer Dollar Days held at the Miner Theatre. Check with them for movie and times throughout the month of July.
July 19 - 21 - Northland Mardi Gras events held throughout the weekend. More details at https://northlandmardigras.com/schedule/.
July 20 - Ladysmith Fire Department Cornhole Tournament at 11 a.m. at the Ladysmith Firehall, following the annual pancake breakfast. Registration fee is $20/two-person team. You can pre-register with Jerry at 715-403-0192.
July 27 - Car & Cycle Show from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Drop Zone parking lot. Food and drink available throughout the show.
July 26 - 27 - Sheldon Craft Show at the Sheldon Park at 6 - 10 p.m.
August 2nd, and September 6th: Music on Miner in Ladysmith, WI. Live summer music series and car show from 6 to 9 p.m.
Every Wednesday afternoons (noon - 4 p.m.) and Saturday mornings (8:30 a.m. to noon) visit the Rusk County Farmers Market.
Every Thursday, starting June 6 through August 8: Ladysmith Music in the Park held at the Veteran's Memorial Pavilion, except August 1 it is in the Amphitheater. In case of rain, event will be at Worden Avenue Exchange. All shows are on Thursdays, except July 3 is on a Wednesday. Music is from 6 - 8 p.m.
Third Friday of Every Month: Breakfast for Your Brain held at the Ladysmith Senior Center, located at the Fairgrounds. Runs from 9:30 - 10:30 a.m.
Be sure to shop local year-round within our community.
JREC RECEIVES 2023 RUSK COUNTY LARGE BUSINESS AWARD
"I was honored to accept this award on behalf of the cooperative," said GM/CEO Kurt Harris. "I must thank the members for this as they are the ones who make this cooperative and allow us to receive such an honor. Also, thank you to the employees for their hard work and dedication both during and after-hours as we serve the members and support the local communities."
Bill Dyson is shown above presenting this award to Harris on behalf of the Rusk County Ladysmith Community Industrial Development Corporation.
JREC IS ON THE ELECTRICAL VEHICAL (EV) GRID
JREC joins other co-ops in expanding the EV charging station infrastructure. Charging stations are available 24/7-365, at the Ladysmith and Hayward offices. A fee of $0.26 per kilowatt-hour is charged. The above photo is from Sydney B de Boer, utilizing the EV charger at the Hayward office.
A regional EV charging network across Wisconsin, Illinois, Iowa, and Minnesota named CHARGE-EV, LLC. was created by JREC and 48 other cooperatives. Go to www.charge.coop for charger locations and other information regarding this EV charging network.
