Bonnie and Lexi have winners of the 4trh annual Kids Cooking Challenge.

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WIZM's LaCrosse Talk. News and talk about the issues of the day for Western Wisconsin.

WIZM's LaCrosse Talk. News and talk about the issues of the day for Western Wisconsin.

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The talk of the town is La Crosse Talk with Mike Hayes. Catch all the best interviews from La Crosse Talk and Scott Robert Shaw's As I See It editorial.

The talk of the town is La Crosse Talk with Mike Hayes. Catch all the best interviews from La Crosse Talk and Scott Robert Shaw's As I See It editorial.

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One person seeking another person's Facebook post has led to a caravan of vehicles headed Friday to the hurricane-impacted areas of western North Carolina and eastern Tennessee.

Patience Running joined to talk about how her connection with someone in Winona wanting to go down south with supplies that grew into several SUVs, trucks and trailers creating a caravan to help those in need in the south. 

Running said there is a hub system of connected supplies locations they are in contact with to know exactly what location things will go to when they arrive.

Donations were plentiful, resulting in Running relying on a group out of Richland Center to come pick up her surplus items as that semi heads south to North Carolina with supplies as well.

One person seeking another person's Facebook post has led to a caravan of vehicles headed Friday to the hurricane-impacted areas of western North Carolina and eastern Tennessee.
Patience Running joined to talk about how her connection with someone in Winona wanting to go down south with supplies that grew into several SUVs, trucks and trailers creating a caravan to help those in need in the south. 
Running said there is a hub system of connected supplies locations they are in contact with to know exactly what location things will go to when they arrive.
Donations were plentiful, resulting in Running relying on a group out of Richland Center to come pick up her surplus items as that semi heads south to North Carolina with supplies as well.

Coulee Region convoy of supplies headed for Hurricane Helene area

Jared Flick joins and tells us what it’s like hosting a Donald Trump rally, getting comics like Charlie Berens next month, and everything in between at the La Crosse Center. We also talk about things happening with Parks, Recreating and Forestry, in which Flick is the deputy director of it all. 

Began the show talking about running the La Crosse Center, plus the stress of being in charge of a building that’s hosting a presidential nominee.

We also got into the conventions vs. concerts conversation and some of the swings Flick says they’re taking at the Center with artists like Yung Gravy last month and Theo Von this weekend.

Lastly, with the Center, we talked about hosting sporting events, the slim possibility of getting the Milwaukee Bucks G-League team again, and adding more high school playoffs.

We ended the conversation discussing the Parks Department, which is again hosting a Halloween event called the Pettibone Haunted Mile, senior programming is through the roof and a big boat company is signing on with the city.

Jared Flick joins and tells us what it’s like hosting a Donald Trump rally, getting comics like Charlie Berens next month, and everything in between at the La Crosse Center. We also talk about things happening with Parks, Recreating and Forestry, in which Flick is the deputy director of it all. 
Began the show talking about running the La Crosse Center, plus the stress of being in charge of a building that’s hosting a presidential nominee.
We also got into the conventions vs. concerts conversation and some of the swings Flick says they’re taking at the Center with artists like Yung Gravy last month and Theo Von this weekend.
Lastly, with the Center, we talked about hosting sporting events, the slim possibility of getting the Milwaukee Bucks G-League team again, and adding more high school playoffs.
We ended the conversation discussing the Parks Department, which is again hosting a Halloween event called the Pettibone Haunted Mile, senior programming is through the roof and a big boat company is signing on with the city.

Conventions, concerts and comics, what's best for the La Crosse Center

La Crosse Education Association co-president, Jesse Martinez, joins to discuss the upcoming elections, as well as the district's $53.5 million referendum for upgrades to the elementary schools. We began with Martinez, who is a seventh-grade math and social studies teacher at Logan Middle School, on the upcoming election and how he urges voters to look at candidates who are supporting public education both in the Wisconsin state Legislature and in Congress. We also discussed if the referendum is common knowledge at this time, mentioning that the League of Women Voters hosting a forum Thursday on the matter. We also hit on some of the repercussions if the referendum does not pass in November. 

La Crosse Education Association co-president, Jesse Martinez, joins to discuss the upcoming elections, as well as the district's $53.5 million referendum for upgrades to the elementary schools. We began with Martinez, who is a seventh-grade math and social studies teacher at Logan Middle School, on the upcoming election and how he urges voters to look at candidates who are supporting public education both in the Wisconsin state Legislature and in Congress. We also discussed if the referendum is common knowledge at this time, mentioning that the League of Women Voters <a href="https://lwvlacrosse.org/content.aspx?page_id=4091&amp;amp;club_id=484247&amp;amp;item_id=2400298">hosting a forum Thursday</a> on the matter. We also hit on some of the repercussions if the referendum does not pass in November.

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