League of Women Voters - St. Croix Valley

Voter Services &Membership Services Meeting
2025-10-15 16:00 - 17:00 (America/Chicago) | Zoom
Join Us!
The team is entering into the next phase of work for this fall. Our plans so far:

We will make contact with the high schools.
A few members have agreed to call to update information and find a contact person. This fall we will offer resources, especially regarding election integrity.
In the spring we will visit high schools willing to let us host a table for voter registration/information.
We also discussed having coffee sessions, some of which can be postcard writing sessions. These will pop up in a variety of places, but intend to be as close as possible to everyone at least once a month.

The next meeting will be Wednesday, Oct. 15 at 4:00 on Zoom so that ALL can attend.

No Kings!
2025-10-18
Event is at different times depending on location. For more details go to:
https://www.mobilize.us/nokings/?tag_ids=27849

LWVSCV Readers Theater
2025-10-18 20:00 - 21:00 | Amery Community Center
LWVSCV Readers Theater, Amery Community Center, evening

LWVSCV Readers Theater
2025-10-19 12:00 - 14:00 | Amery Community Center
LWVSCV Readers Theater, Amery Community Center, matinee

Issues Briefing - Part 1
2025-10-22 18:30 - 20:00
Join us for the Jane Kirschenheiter Zimmerman Issues Briefing 2025: Understanding and Surviving Our Constitutional Crisis

Wednesday, October 22nd from 6:30-8:00p
Saturday, October 25th from 10a-Noon
Tuesday, October 28th from 6:30-8:00p

*More information on sessions and speakers coming soon!
Register Here

Issues Briefing - Part 2
2025-10-25 10:00 - 12:00
Join us for the Jane Kirschenheiter Zimmerman Issues Briefing 2025: Understanding and Surviving Our Constitutional Crisis

Saturday, October 25th from 10a-Noon
Tuesday, October 28th from 6:30-8:00p

*More information on sessions and speakers coming soon!
Register Here

LWVSCV Readers Theater
2025-10-25 19:00 - 21:00
LWVSCV Readers Theater, Heritage Center, New Richmond, evening

Birthday!
2025-10-26
The St Croix Valley league’s 10th birthday!

LWVSCV Readers Theater
2025-10-26 14:00 - 16:00
LWVSCV Readers Theater, Heritage Center, New Richmond, matinee

Issues Briefing - Part 3
2025-10-28 18:30 - 20:00
Join us for the Jane Kirschenheiter Zimmerman Issues Briefing 2025: Understanding and Surviving Our Constitutional Crisis

Tuesday, October 28th from 6:30-8:00p

*More information on sessions and speakers coming soon!
Register Here

Coffee with the League
2025-10-29 14:00 - 15:00
“Come on down”—or up– to New Richmond to share some time together once again at Table 65.
As always, it would be nice to know if you are coming so that we can give the restaurant some warning. However, walk-ins are welcome!
DATE: Wednesday, October 29 at 2:00
WHERE: Table 65, 729 N. Knowles Ave., New Richmond
(set back from the road in a strip mall)
RSVPs appreciated, but not required Kay Brooks, Voter/Member Services co-chair kaybrooks48@gmail.com

Newsletter
2025-11-01, 2025-11-15, 2025-12-01, 2025-12-15

Board Meeting and 2026 Planning Meeting
2025-11-04 16:00 - 17:15 | Zoom
The November 4, 2025, Board meeting will be from 4-5:15 p.m. via Zoom.
All members are welcome to attend the November Board Meeting over Zoom so that your voices can be heard. ·

Learn about Board/Leaders priorities/plans for 2026. ·
Bring your ideas about what you would like to see LWV SCV do in 2026. ·
Explore League opportunities that fi t your interests and availability.

Contact Kris Surbaugh aksurbaugh@gmail.com by November 1 to request the zoom link to this meeting. You will be sent an agenda in advance of the meeting.

What to know about the SAVE Act
2025-11-10 18:30 - 20:00 | Amery Community Center

Know Your WI Supreme Court Candidates
2025-12-06 13:00 - 15:00
Interview with candidate Chris Taylor, Saturday, December 6, 20256, 1:00 p.m.
Location: Harvey Hall Theater, 721 Third Street East, Menomonie, WI 54751.
Wisconsin voters will elect a new Supreme Court Justice on April 7, 2026, for a 10-year term. Two candidates have been announced: Judge Chris Taylor (Court of Appeals, District IV – Madison) and Judge Maria Lazar (Court of Appeals, District II – Waukesha).
Candidate Chris Taylor is currently Judge of the WI Court of Appeals for District IV, based in Madison; and Maria Lazar is Judge of the WI Court of Appeals for District II, based in Waukesha. If other candidates emerge for the open position on the WI Supreme Court, we’ll invite them to interview as well.
Event co-sponsors are the Menard Center for the Study of Institutions and Innovation at UW-Stout, Community Conversations of Northwest Wisconsin, and League of Women Voters-St. Croix Valley Chapter.
Both events will be livestreamed by Eye on Dunn County, an online community news website:
Chris Taylor – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJeU1WjBUSU
Maria Lazar – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YGD4t6HuDEA
The link to register:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSepXZuaTGFcC0vTH4y63-qkmenUScDLS_XU7wRq45lWDLfjEw/viewform?pli=1
Parking is suggested at meters on the street, or in metered spaces in the City of Menomonie Lot 2, in the 300 block of Wilson Avenue by the AT&T Telephone building.
Please note that public parking in UW Stout lots is limited to pay-to-park areas only.

Bill of Rights Day
2025-12-15 15:00 - 16:00
The League of Women Voters of Greater Chippewa Valley invites members, supporters, and the public to join us in honoring Bill of Rights Day with music, speakers, and a public recitation of the Bill of Rights.
Date: Monday, December 15, 2025
Time: 3:00 – 4:00 pm
Location:: Outside the Federal Building, 500 S. Barstow Street, Eau Claire, WI
Now more than ever, it’s time to rise up and celebrate our individual rights!
Adopted in 1791, the Bill of Rights was created to safeguard liberties in the newly formed United States. Our founders recognized the importance of protecting personal freedoms in the face of a strong federal government — a principle that remains vital today.

Board Meeting
2025-12-16 16:00 - 17:00

CANCELLED: Lunch and Learn
2026-01-06 11:30 - 12:30
Today’s Lunch and Learn has been canceled due to weather and will be rescheduled for a later date
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How is our democracy and rule of law being eroded by current events?
Dr. Neil Kraus, Professor of Political Science
University of Wisconsin, River Falls
Frederic Public Library
127 Oak Street West
Frederic, WI 54837
Enjoy free soup and sandwich!

Winter Gathering
2026-01-11 13:00 - 15:30 | Amery Community Center
The start time for the Winter Gathering on Sunday, January 11, 2026 at the Amery Area Community Center, 608 Harriman Avenue, Amery, WI is
CHANGED TO 1:00 PM.
Members and their guests are invited to gather at 1:00 pm to socialize and enjoy a beverage.
The program will begin at 1:30 pm.
We are also thrilled to announce that League member Karen Roberts will be our guest speaker. She will share a presentation on Election Integrity that she is developing for high schools.
Please put this date and time change on your 2026 calendar and RSVP to kfstreitz@gmail.com

Lunch and Learn
2026-01-13 11:30 - 12:30
How can we secure Fair Maps in Wisconsin?
Nikki Gabrail
Wisconsin Fair Maps Coalition
Frederic Public Library
127 Oak Street West
Frederic, WI 54837
Enjoy free soup and sandwich!

Coffee with the League
2026-01-15 13:00 - 14:30
Ready for some fellowship? Let’s energize and strategize!
Other HUBz are welcome, as are friends or people interested in the League.
Here are the details:
DATE: Thursday, January 15
TIME: 1:00-2:30 PM
PLACE: The Barnboard Grill & Saloon (back room), 517 Cherry Ln., Roberts, WI
Map to location
AVAILABLE: a variety of beverages, lunch items, appetizers, desserts
No RSVP needed, but if you know you are coming, let me know. It helps the restaurant. If you are planning to order lunch, that information also would be appreciated. Kay, Kathy K, and Karen G.
Contact: Kaybrooks48@gmail.com

Lunch and Learn: SAVE Act
2026-01-20 11:30 - 12:30
How does new legislation actually suppress voter access?
Kathy Straits and Katrina Larsen, LWVSCV
Karrie Waver, Attorney and Chief Elections Inspector, Hudson, WI
Frederic Public Library
127 Oak Street West
Frederic, WI 54837
Learn the full impact of this proposed legislation.
As it is, this law makes it more difficult for voters – – to participate in elections. It establishes barriers for new voters. It has the potential to disenfranchise over 60 million married women or anyone who has changed their last name!
Americans do not need MORE obstacles to vote. The SAVE Act would create one more barrier to the voting process, as many eligible voters do not have easy access to the necessary documents. Compared to white US citizens, citizens of color are three times more likely to lack documents such as birth certificates, passports, naturalization certificates, or certificates of citizenship or face difficulties accessing them. For example, while approximately half of all American adults possess a passport, two-thirds of Black Americans do not.
Enjoy free soup and sandwich!

CANCELLED: Coffee and Conversation: Adapting Deep Canvassing Principles for League Work
2026-01-24 10:00 - 12:00
This event has been cancelled.
The League is offering another chance to dive into Deep Canvassing (DC)—thanks to all the enthusiasm after our August coffee at JJ Levy’s home in Osceola.
We’ll gather again at JJ’s on Saturday, January 24th, from 10 a.m. to noon. (Please note that this is a date change. This coffee was originally scheduled for Jan. 17).
Whether or not you came to the first one, you’re warmly invited to join us.
Deep Canvassing dovetails with the League’s goals—as it is about connecting emotionally with voters. It helps us:

Build genuine emotional connections with potential voters.
Inspire people to vote for reasons that matter to them.
Feel more confident (and less tongue-tied!) in conversations.
Or, as The Power of One puts it: “Mix the head with the heart, you’re ahead from the start.”

Hope to see you there for coffee and conversation!
JJ Levy
jjlevy1@mac.com
970 493 8780
HUB

Lunch and Learn
2026-01-27 11:30 - 12:30
How secure are our local elections?
Shabana Lundeen
Polk County Clerk
Frederic Public Library
127 Oak Street West
Frederic, WI 54837
Enjoy free soup and sandwich!

Know Your WI Supreme Court Candidates
2026-02-04 17:00 - 19:00
Interview with candidate Maria Lazar, Tuesday, February 4, 2026, 5:00 p.m.
Location: Harvey Hall Theater, 721 Third Street East, Menomonie, WI 54751.
Wisconsin voters will elect a new Supreme Court Justice on April 7, 2026, for a 10-year term. Two candidates have been announced: Judge Chris Taylor (Court of Appeals, District IV – Madison) and Judge Maria Lazar (Court of Appeals, District II – Waukesha).
Event co-sponsors are the Menard Center for the Study of Institutions and Innovation at UW-Stout, Community Conversations of Northwest Wisconsin, and League of Women Voters-St. Croix Valley Chapter.
Candidate Chris Taylor is currently Judge of the WI Court of Appeals for District IV, based in Madison; and Maria Lazar is Judge of the WI Court of Appeals for District II, based in Waukesha. If other candidates emerge for the open position on the WI Supreme Court, we’ll invite them to interview as well.
Both events will be livestreamed by Eye on Dunn County, an online community news website:
Chris Taylor – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJeU1WjBUSU
Maria Lazar – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YGD4t6HuDEA
The link to register:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSepXZuaTGFcC0vTH4y63-qkmenUScDLS_XU7wRq45lWDLfjEw/viewform?pli=1
Parking is suggested at meters on the street, or in metered spaces in the City of Menomonie Lot 2, in the 300 block of Wilson Avenue by the AT&T Telephone building.
Please note that public parking in UW Stout lots is limited to pay-to-park areas only.

Coffee with the League
2026-02-07 10:30 - 12:00
Join us at our next HUB Coffee. Please join us to socialize and support each other.
Date: February 7
Time: 10:30am
Location: Baldwin Perk, 860 Main St. in Baldwin
Map to location
We plan to finish writing and mail VOTER postcards.
Bring a friend and all are welcome!
Kathy Streitz Hudson 612-916-8856

Spring Primary
2026-02-17
Spring elections focus on local positions:

school board members,
county board supervisors,
municipal positions (ex. mayor).

This spring there will also be a race for a State Supreme Court Justice. You may have a Spring Primary in your area IF there are more than 2 candidates running. The Spring General Election will be on April 7.
