🌱 How a Plover farm education event raised over $320,000
Plover, Wisconsin Patch AM: a 4 min readGreetings Plover! Your go-to source for what's happening in town is here. Stay in the loop and read on. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How a Plover farm education event raised over $320,000
- See which couples are saying “I do” in Plover
Also on today's calendar: 75th Fall Wisconsin Antiques Dealers Assn. Show & Sale and 2 more events.
Today's riddle: What has a cap but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Saturday: Some sun, then turning cloudy, with a high of 64 and low of 52 degrees.
- Sunday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 65, low: 38.
- Monday: Sunny to partly cloudy, with a high of 62 and low of 44 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Food + Farm Center event raises over $320K for agriculture education (stevenspointjournal.com) — A major agriculture education fundraiser in Plover just brought in more than $320,000 for the local Food + Farm Exploration Center’s hands-on learning programs. The inaugural Rooted in Gratitude celebration honored women leaders across Wisconsin agriculture and highlighted Plover’s role in promoting farm literacy, with organizers already planning the event’s return in 2027. 
• Who's getting married in Portage County? (spmetrowire.com) — Several couples with marriage licenses on file plan to wed in Plover, alongside others marrying in nearby Portage County communities like Stevens Point, Alban, and Stockton. The monthly listing from the county clerk’s office offers a snapshot of recent local weddings, including names, municipalities, and September ceremony dates.
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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75th Fall Wisconsin Antiques Dealers Assn. Show & Sale →
Waukesha County Expo Center, 1000 Northview Rd, Waukesha
10:00 am
Saturday October 3
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Other local events
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SPASH Homecoming
Stevens Point Area Public Stevens Point, WI 54481 -
Friends of the Poor Walk/Run SVDP BBM →
Plover WI -
Puzzle Social - Plover October →
Plover Public Library, 2151 Roosevelt Drive, Plover
9:30 am -
Food + Farm: The Masher Fun Run with myTEAM TRIUMPH →
Plover WI
Friday October 9
Saturday October 10
Saturday October 17
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Jazz Brunch at Rose House →
Rose House, 1140 Clark St, Stevens Point
10:00 am -
Exhibit: “Survival is History, Art is the Question” Yook Keun-Byung →
UWSP | Carlsten Art Gallery, Noel Fine Arts Center, 1800 Portage Street, Stevens Point
10:00 am -
FREE Coffee and Cotton Candy @ Gadgets & Goodies
Gadgets & Goodies, 3027 Village Park Dr, Plover
11:00 am -
Waiting for Lefty →
UWSP | Studio Theatre, Noel Fine Arts Center, 1800 Portage Street, Stevens Point
7:30 pm -
Cosmic Origins Spectrograph →
UWSP | Science Building, 2001 Fourth Avenue, Stevens Point
2:00 pm -
HS Girls Golf: 2026 WIAA Division 1 Stevens Point sectional →
Wisconsin River GC, Stevens Point
9:00 am -
Sew It! Beginning Sewing Workshop Session 4 →
CREATE Portage County, 1300 Maria Drive Ste B, Stevens Point
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City Plan Commission →
Stevens Point, WI Calendar
6:00 pm
Saturday October 3
Sunday October 4
Monday October 5
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- October is National Firewood Month, and the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is using the occasion to spread the event’s slogan: “Buy It Where You Burn It!
” It’s important for Wisconsin residents and visitors to understand and observe the year-round importance of obtaining firewood from local sources,… (Nextdoor ) - City Seeks Proposals for Sidewalk Snow & Ice Removal: The City of Stevens Point seeks proposals to complete snow removal and ice abatement by applying sand or salt to public sidewalks.
Sealed proposals are due on or before October 26, 2026, at 2:00 pm. StevensPoint.com (Nextdoor )
- Maurices posted a job opening for Retail Assistant Manager - Full-Time in Plover. Apply here.
- Silgan Containers Corporation posted a job opening for Industrial Electrician / PLC Programmer in Plover. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Plover here.
🗞 Nearby News
Stevens Point
- Living wage town hall coming to Stevens Point Oct. 7 (spmetrowire.com)
- Swine & U – Preparedness! Pig farms of any size should be ready, By Diane DeWitte, UMN Extension swine educator (swineweb.com)
- Stevens Point to open discussion on data center development (spmetrowire.com)
Amherst
- Thursday Cross Country; Oconto Falls XC Teams Take 3rd In Reedsville (tchdailynews.com)
Wisconsin Rapids
- Wisconsin Rapids Opens Nearly All Streets to ATVs and UTVs (off-road.com)
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