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• Tuesday: Mostly cloudy and breezy, with a high of 38 and low of 19 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
• Wednesday: Cloudy, temps: high: 34, low: 31.
• Thursday: Snow and rain, with a high of 36 and low of -7 degrees.

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday December 16

• Wrestling: Girls Varsity Meet vs Multiple Schools vs. Abbotsford (Away)
  Abbotsford High School
  4:00 pm
• Wrestling: Girls Varsity Meet vs Multiple Schools vs. Abbotsford/Colby (Away)
  Abbotsford High School
  4:00 pm
• Basketball: Boys Middle School Game vs Unity (Home)
  Bloomer Middle School , FULL GYM , Bloomer
  5:00 pm
• Eau Claire Area Christmas Gathering
  The Florian Gardens Conference Center , 2340 Lorch Ave , Eau Claire
  5:00 pm
• Basketball: Girls JV Game vs Regis (Away)
  Regis High School
  5:45 pm
• Basketball: Boys JV2 Game vs Barron (Home)
  Bloomer Elementary School , Gym , Bloomer
  5:45 pm
• Basketball: Boys JV Game vs Barron (Home)
  Bloomer High School , Gym , Bloomer
  5:45 pm
• Taco Tuesday and Sokups Meat Raffle
  Heartbreakers , 1705 County Hwy OO , Chippewa Falls
  6:00 pm

Wednesday December 17

• Mabel's Movie Series: "Elf" — The Mabel Tainter - Menomonie's Historic Theater
  Historic Mabel Tainter Center for the Arts , 205 Main St E , Menomonie
  7:00 pm

Thursday December 18

• CEDC Christmas Gathering
  The View , 17779 Co Hwy X , Chippewa Falls
  4:30 pm
• Basketball: Boys JV2 Game vs McDonell Central Catholic (Away)
  McDonell Central Catholic High School
  4:30 pm
• Basketball: Boys Middle School Game vs Spooner (Home) (Rescheduled from 12-09-25)
  Bloomer Middle School , FULL GYM
  5:00 pm

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What your neighbors are talking about on social media

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🗞 Nearby News

Eau Claire

• Who was Eau Claire's L.E. Phillips? (wqow.com)
• 2026 Wisconsin State Civics Bee to happen at South Middle School in Eau Claire (weau.com)
• Wine & Design Franchise Will Expand To Eau Claire's B7 Flats In... (volumeone.org)

Chippewa Falls

• Lake Hallie Police Department to collaborate with Family Support Center (weau.com)

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