Friday August 8th

Hot Heads Motor Club present a Classic Car Cruise

Join us for a cruise around Eau Claire in your classic car!  Participants will meet at the Hot Head Motor Club headquarters on Water Street at 7:00 p.m. and end at Phoenix Park.  Spectators are welcome to join in.  Head over to the Wigwam Tavern for Wamfest with live music and a karaoke contest!

Saturday August 9th Downtown Eau Claire Car Show presented by the Tri-County Cruisers.  Over 200 cars on display along S. Barstow St.  Show starts at 10 a.m. Vote for your favorite car!  Twenty "Top-Picks" and several "Special Picks" will be handed out during an awards ceremony at 2:30 p.m.  Special appearance by the "Good Guys" representative.  Check out the World's First Powder-Coated 1931 Ford Roadster on display from EnviroTech.  Pinstriping and other specialty vendors on display too!  Don't miss the VFW Post 305 Honor Guard taking place at 1:00 p.m.

ThatsMyParty.com FUNZONE!  Inflatable fun for everyone!  Mini-golf, silly string war zone, sawdust coin hunt for prizes from Action City, petting zoo, pony rides and more!  Be a kid again with Pure Energy Production's fun kids games.

The Four-Corners parking lot on S Barstow and Grand Ave will be rocking with Music in Motion set up to DJ from 10 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. and live music from Rocket 88 and The Cruisers from 2 p.m.- 9 p.m.

Food Vendors will be set up around the Four-Corners lot: charcoal chicken from the VFW Post 305, brats, ice cream, egg rolls and more!  Don't forget our downtown restaurants will have food specials as well!

Crafters, direct sellers, and downtown businesses will be set up all along S Barstow!  Shop, browse, and see what downtown has to offer!  Doorprizes will be given for visiting with the downtown merchants.

Fun for the entire family!  Come down to S Barstow for a hour or for the day!

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Celebrate Conservation Legislators in Eau Claire Tuesday night at the Conservation Scorecard Party. Senators Pat Kreitlow and Kathleen Vinehout and Representative Jeff Smith will all be in attendance to receive awards for their work on Conservation issues.

Please feel free to bring  friends or family members  to thank your legislators in person and show them how important conservation is to you!

If you weren't in Durand on Saturday, here's a sample of what you missed at the blues festival.  We'll have more pictures and video later.  It was a great time, and if you weren't there you really missed out.  This is Ellen Whyte with the always-impressive Sue Orfield Band.

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Last Thursday, the University of Wisconsin-Madison published this story:

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The Eau Claire County Committee on Finance and Budget is requesting your input!

Please, Take the time to fill out this survey. The information will be used to help develop the 2009 Eau Claire County budget.

1) Carson Park – Eau Claire, WI

This isn’t because I’m biased, but I truly do feel Carson Park is the finest stadium in the league for various reasons. It has a great view beyond the outfield of a civic park and hills in the distance. It has the best looking fan deck in the league. The sound system works well and the stone-faced grandstand gives Carson Park a true stadium feel. I’ll say this, when I first visited Eau Claire it was in the Fall of 2005 and Carson Park was set-up for football. Even with bleachers stationed in leftfield, I still thought it was the prettiest park I’ve ever been to.

2) Port Arthur Stadium – Thunder Bay, ONT

A compact, covered 3,500-seat grandstand consisting of nothing but individual seats makes this a must-see park. The fan amenities are few, with a small –seldom used –party area down the leftfield line and few promotions. However, the park is very clean, sound system is perfect and sightlines by far the best in the entire league.

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Yes, that title is correct. At first I didn't believe it either--but then both WEAU AND WQOW reported on it, so I knew it must be true. :P

His name is Bill Ingram, and he is considering running for the House of Representatives to unseat Representative Ron Kind--just in case the "President-thing" doesn't work out.

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The Leader-Telegram reports that Delta Air Lines will begin serving Leinenkugel's Sunset Wheat. Sunset Wheat was first released in March of 2006 and is now available throughout most of the U.S.

This might change my mind when I book my next set of plane ticekts. I'm not sure about you?

Also, see this 2006 article by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

Musical Performance featuring Ultimate Frisbee Orchestra

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WEAU lets us know some exciting news:

"It's the ultimate goal for hockey players-- the Stanley Cup. Now, that cup is headed to Eau Claire!

"The Detroit Red Wings celebrated their win earlier this year, but Team Scout David Kolb wants to share the victory with his home town of Eau Claire. Kolb is a Memorial High School graduate.

"He'll show off the cup Sunday July 6 at Hobbs Ice Center, but that's all we know for now.

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