League of Women Voters - St. Croix Valley

CANCELLED: Coffee and Conversation: Adapting Deep Canvassing Principles for League Work
2026-01-24 10:00 - 12:00 (America/Chicago)
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.

Board Meeting
2026-02-19 16:00 - 17:00 | Zoom

Hub 1 meeting
2026-03-05 11:30 - 12:30
Hub 1 members will be meeting again at Adventures Restaurant & Pub Siren in Siren on Thursday, March 5 at 11:30 AM.
All are encouraged to attend this meeting. We will be discussing plans and ideas to Get Out the Vote and Unite and Rise 8.5.

Meet the Candidates
2026-03-09 17:30 - 19:30
Meet the Polk County Board of Supervisors!
Get ready to vote in the Spring Election — April 7.
The candidates who plan to participate are: Dist. 2 Doug Route (I), Dist 3 James Bethke, Dist 12 Frances Duncanson (I) and Patrick Cahill, and Dist 13 Craig Moriak.
Osceola Village Hall
310 Chieftain Street, room 205
Osceola
Enter via the 4th Ave door (north side marked Senior Center)

Meet the Candidates
2026-03-10 17:30 - 19:30
Meet the St. Croix County Board of Supervisors!
Get ready to vote in the Spring Election — April 7.
Candidates from Districts 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 10, 13, 15, 16, and 19 are invited.
United Methodist Church
1401 Laurel Ave
Hudson, WI

St Patrick's Day Parade
2026-03-17 16:00 - 17:00
Join us!!!
All members are invited to New Richmond for the annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade on Tuesday, March 17th.
League members will proudly show off what we are all about. with some added green and signs, promoting voting and the April 7th election. The parade is relatively short, but a good time. It starts at 4:00.
We have several members who plan to “march”. The more, the merrier! Contact Kay Brooks if you would think you can join us! If we know you are coming, we will be sure to share information as we receive it.
Here’s the scoop:

Meet in front of the Warren Wood Law Office (152 W. 2nd St.) at 4:00 to pick up signs to
carry.
The parade starts at 5:00.
Line up on W. 3rd St. in front of McCabe’s Shamrock in the order of arrival.
Head to Table 65 in the strip mall on the north side afterwards if you’d like to have still
more fun!

Hub 3 meeting
2026-03-25 14:00 - 15:30
We are excited to announce that our March COFFEE will be held at the just opened New Richmond Library!
Vicki Harmon is our hostess and has saved us a spot in Rm. 124, their multi-purpose room. Here are the details:
Date: Wednesday, March 25
Time: 2:00-3:30
Location: New Richmond Public Library (The main door is on the parking lot side.)
450 S Arch Ave, New Richmond, WI 54017
REFRESHMENTS—-Stay tuned. Our hope is that Jeweltown coffee shop will be open, but we may have to go to Plan B with BYO beverages and treats provided.
Reservation is under Vicki Harmon, LWVSCV. Please let Vicki (vickiharmon@hotmail.com) or Kay (kaybrooks48@gmail.com) know if you plan to come. However, all, including guests and last minute deciders, are welcome.

Spring General Election
2026-04-07

Annual Meeting
2026-04-26 13:30 - 16:30 | Amery Community Center
Our annual meeting will be held on Sunday, April 26. 2026, from 1:30 to 4:30 at the Amery Community Center.
Our guest speaker will be Jenelle Ludwig Krause from GROWW, one of our favorite collaborators with the LWVSCV. Jenelle will be speaking about: The Power Pillar of White Rural America and Your 4th Amendment Rights.
We look forward to an afternoon of connection, business, education and refreshments. Please plan to attend.

Give Big Valleys - Fundraiser
2026-04-28 08:00 - 17:00
The United Way of St. Croix & Red Cedar Valleys sponsors a 24 hour online giving event to support nonprofits in western Wisconsin.
In 2026, the giving day is Tuesday, April 28 but you can donate at any time.
Please consider a donation to the League of Women Voters St. Croix Valley and share this information with friends and others you know who support our educational mission “Empowering Voters. Defending Democracy.” Donations can be made at:
https://www.givebigvalleys.org/organization/League-Of-Women-Voters-Of-Wisconsin-Education-Fund-18

LWV National Convention!
2026-06-25 - 2026-06-28
WHEN? The event will begin on Thursday, June 25, 2026, and end on Sunday, June 28, 2026.
WHERE? Convention 2026 will take place in Columbus, OH, at the Hilton Columbus Downtown.
REGISTRATION
Registration for Convention 2026 will open in January of next year. We have negotiated a special group rate at the hotel, and bookings will be open with the event’s registration. Registration will be hosted on the official event website to be shared in the coming months. The event website will be the home for all event-related information, including but not limited to the agenda, hotel information, a robust FAQ page, information about the wares market, and more.
If you have any questions about Convention, feel free to reach out to the events team at events@lwv.org.
We are planning an incredible Convention, and we look forward to seeing many of you in Columbus next summer!

General Election
2026-11-03
