League of Women Voters - St. Croix Valley

Newsletter
2025-09-15 08:00 - 17:00, 2025-10-01 08:00 - 17:00, 2025-10-15, 2025-11-01, 2025-11-15, 2025-12-01, 2025-12-15 (America/Chicago)

National Voter Registration Day
2025-09-16 08:00 - 17:00

Voter Services/Membership
2025-09-17 16:00 - 17:00 | Zoom
We will be planning our next steps past National Voter Registration Day as fall approaches. I will be sending out a Zoom link in another week or so. Thank you!

Kay Brooks
VS/M Committee Co-Chair
LWVSCV

Webinar: Wisconsin's Constitutional Amendments
2025-09-18 19:00 - 20:30
Wisconsin’s Constitutional Amendments:
Consequences and Better Practices

New Richmond Heritage Days
2025-09-20 11:00 - 16:00

Board Meeting
2025-09-23 16:00 - 17:00 | Zoom

Coffee with the League
2025-09-25 10:00 - 11:00
Attention LWVSCV New and Existing Members in the North!!!!
We are going back to Cafe Wren in Luck, WI.
September 25th
10:00 to 11:00 AM.
Wouldn’t it be nice to chat, have coffee, and a sweet treat?
Please join us for a LWWVSCV coffee!!!
All members and friends are welcome!!!
Come to Luck to socialize and connect!
Carpool with neighbors.
RSVP (optional) Kathy Streitz, 612-916-8856 kfstreitz@gmail.com
Feel free to call, text, or email.

Term Limits Presentation
2025-10-02 18:30 - 19:30
Term Limits In Wisconsin?
Duke Tucker, State Assembly (district 75) representative, has introduced a state “constitutional amendment to establish term limits for Wisconsin’ elected officials,” noting that “this proposal…aims to ensure that public office remains a service to the people, not a lifelong career”.
What are the details of Assembly Joint Resolution LB 3325/1?
How will it affect our legislature in the long run?
What is the timeline for passing a constitutional amendment?
If you are interested in learning more about this topic, join us at the Burnett Government Center on Oct 2.
Date: Thursday, October 2
Time: 6:30 – 7:30 pm
Location: Burnett County Government Center
7410 County road K, Siren, WI

Dinner Gathering
2025-10-14 17:00 - 18:30
You are invited to an Amery Dinner Gathering
Are you up for having an informal dinner with other members?
DATE: Tuesday, Oct. 14
TIME: 5:00-6:30 PM
PLACE: Village Pizzeria, 325 Keller Ave. N., Amery
Map to location
BRING: Your appetite and gift of gab. (To be clear—each of us pays for our own dinner)
Please RSVP: Kay Brooks kaybrooks48@gmail.com
Due to the possibility that many members are busy with the Readers Theater, please RSVP this time so that we know if there will be enough members to make a “go” of it. If we have 4 or more people, we will do it. If not, we will cancel and let you know. (That’s why we need your RSVP so we can contact you.)

Voter Services &Membership Services Meeting
2025-10-15 16:00 - 17:00 | 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

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.
