Amherst News

Cheers to all those volunteers who have been ringing bells for the Salvation Army's Red Kettle campaign.

The Central Wisconsin Film Festival, an annual independent film festival held in Amherst and Stevens Point on Nov.

Michigan native Claudia Schmidt will perform as part of the Tomorrow River Concerts series at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at the Lettie W. Jensen Community Center, 487 N. Main St., Amherst.

Former Nelsonville resident Mildred Stanke celebrated her 91st birthday recently.

The Portage County Jail Overcrowding Committee, 4:30 p.m., Portage County Courthouse Conference Room F. Agenda includes Discussion/Recommendations regarding Home Detention Program fees, compliance with jail rules and expectations upon book-in and offender programming and Home Detention.

Did you catch a glimpse of the harvest moon a few weeks ago? Well, the makers of Central Waters beer must have been basking in the moonbeams as they celebrated the release of their latest seasonal brew: Hop Harvest.

Applications are being accepted for the Wisconsin International 2010 pageant, which will be held in Amherst on Feb.

AMHERST - BloodCenter of Wisconsin will hold a blood drive from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Thursday at the Jensen Community Center, 487 N. Main St., Amherst.

Come for an all-you-can-eat fish fry and chicken buffet from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Nov.

On Sept. 12, 2009, at about noon, I was involved in a bicycle accident on Division Street in Stevens Point.

Applications are being accepted for the Wisconsin International 2010 pageant, which will be held in Amherst on Feb.

Two vehicles have hit buildings in two separate incidents since Sunday. At 12:39 p.m. Monday at Wyndmere Estates, 216 Prentice St.

AMHERST - The Festival of Chocolate ... and More returns to the Jensen Community Center in Amherst from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Nov.

The Portage County 4-H Leaders held the 2009 Leader Recognition Banquet at the Elizabeth Inn and Convention Center, Plover, on Oct.

Edna Riley, a resident of the Portage County Health Care Center, celebrated her 103rd birthday on Friday.

When Lee Vaughter first heard about the Central Wisconsin Film Festival, he couldn't wait to enter his films.

Students and staff at Amherst Elementary School will present a Patriotic Music Sing-along on Veterans Day, Nov.

The fourth annual Central Wisconsin Film Festival will be held Nov. 6 to 8 at three locations in Portage County - the Lettie W. Jensen Community Center in Amherst, and Rogers Campus Cinema and The Garage at Emy J's., both in Stevens Point.

Riverside Bible Camp in Amherst is celebrating its 75th anniversary this year. The camp, which sits on 47 acres on the banks of the Tomorrow River in central Wisconsin, sends a Christ-centered, nondenominational message through a rustic camping experience.

Because of delays in the shipment of the seasonal influenza vaccine, many Aspirus VNA Home Health public flu clinics scheduled until Nov.