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June 16 - Rusk County Cleansweep. See the flyer for details. FLYER
June 17 - June Dairy Days at your Co-op. That's right JREC and Rusk County Dairy and Beef Promoters are paying tribute to our dairy farmers by celebrating June Dairy Days with a Drive-Thru event. Free soft-serve ice cream cones and cheese curds being served from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Drive-thru our shop to pick up your treats.
June 17 - Music in the Park, from 6 - 8 p.m. at Memorial Park. Live music by John Fox and His Guitar.
June 26 - Rusk County Burger Battle from 1 to 4 p.m. Get your ticket at https://ruskcounty.com/chamber-store while they last! Sample burgers from several Rusk Area establishments, enjoy free beer, and listen to live music from Mojo Lemon Blues Band along the shores of the beautiful Flambeau River at the Memorial Park in Ladysmith.
July 4 - 42nd Annual Community celebration at the Jump River Community Park. Parade starting at 11 a.m. and a tractor pull at noon with music to follow. A horseshoe pitch will be be at noon, sign up by 11:30 a.m. Kids pedal pull, food and refreshments also available. Free fireworks display starting at 10 p.m.
July 10, July 20 & August 17 - Summer 2021 Cruise Nights. This classic auto show will be held these three nights in Bruce on Main Street starting at 5 p.m.
July 16 - Rusk County Jr. Fair Truck & Tractor Pull at 7 p.m. at the Rusk County Fairgrounds in Ladysmith. For more information call Kevin Andres at 715-415-0692 or Scott Andres at 75-415-0695.
August 12 - 15 - Rusk County Jr. Fair. Many events being held. The PRCA Rodeo will be held August 13-14 at the Rusk County Fairground in Ladysmith at 7 p.m.
Be sure to shop local and visit the many farmers markets within our community.
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.
JREC RECEIVES RUSK COUNTY LARGE BUSINESS AWARD
Dairyland Power Cooperative (DPC) and Jump River Electric Cooperative (JREC) received the 2019 Rusk County Large Business Award on April 25. Manager, Environmental Impact Brad Foss of DPC (far left) and General Manager/CEO Jim Anderson of JREC (far right) accepted this award. This award was presented by Andy Albarado, on behalf of the Ladysmith Industrial Development Corporation and Rusk County Economic Development.
JREC IS ON THE ELECTRICAL VEHICAL (EV) GRID
JREC joins other co-ops in expanding the EV charging station infrastructure. Free charging stations are available 24/7-365, at the Ladysmith and Hayward offices. We recently received the above photo 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 28 other cooperatives. The network includes over 30 Level 2 and Level 3 charging stations. Go to www.charge.coop for charger locations and other information regarding this EV charging network.