🌱 What’s new at this year’s Riverfront Rendezvous celebration?
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In today's newsletter:
- What’s new at this year’s Riverfront Rendezvous celebration?
- What will change with a new Lutheran high school on Heffron Court?
- How a new safety center could change emergency response in Stevens Point
Today's riddle: Why did the boss deny a raise to the can of paint? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Friday: Warm; breezy in the morning, with a high of 82 and low of 56 degrees.
- Saturday: Partly sunny and very warm, temps: high: 81, low: 51.
- Sunday: A shower and t-storm; cooler, with a high of 68 and low of 61 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
1. Riverfront Rendezvous schedule includes new events in honor of America's 250th anniversary (wsaw.com) — Stevens Point has released the full schedule for this year’s free Riverfront Rendezvous festival, running July 3–5 along the riverfront. Expect three days of live music, bingo, polka, a bigger fireworks show, and the city’s first-ever drone light show, plus an Independence Day parade down Main Street featuring special military tributes. 
2. Commission advances Lutheran high school (waupacanow.com) — Stevens Point’s Plan Commission has unanimously approved a conditional use permit allowing Central Wisconsin Lutheran High School to open a small parochial high school at 5225 Heffron Court. The school plans to start with 9th and 10th grades and 10–15 students, using the former Arrow Academy building for about five years while planning a future permanent facility.
3. Proposed MSTC safety center includes third Stevens Point fire station (stevenspointjournal.com) — A major new public safety center is being planned in Stevens Point’s East Park Commerce Center, including a third city fire station to improve response times on the east side. Partnering Mid-State Technical College with local fire, police and public works departments, the Mid-State Nexus would become a regional training hub with classrooms, an indoor range, emergency vehicle course and a mock mini city for realistic drills.
4. Who are Wisconsin's best-ever high school girls basketball players? Vote here (stevenspointjournal.com) — Stevens Point hoops fans will spot hometown legend Janel McCarville on USA TODAY’s list of defining Wisconsin high school girls basketball players, highlighting her SPASH success and WNBA career. The feature profiles top players statewide and invites readers to weigh in on who else belongs among the all-time greats.
5. New Wisconsin leadership in 2027 will determine use for projected $2.7B surplus – [your]NEWS (yournews.com) — Wisconsin’s projected $2.7 billion budget surplus is now on hold after a tax refund plan failed in the state Senate, leaving decisions to new leadership in 2027. For Stevens Point residents, Rep. Vincent Miresse criticized Republicans for what he calls a manufactured school funding crisis and argued the proposal offered only short-term, minimal property tax relief instead of structural fixes.
📸 Around Stevens Point
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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Steppin’ Out →
Pfiffner Building, 425 Franklin St, Stevens Point
10:00 am
Saturday May 16
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Other local events
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FREE Coffee and Cotton Candy @ Gadgets & Goodies
Portage County Business Council Gadgets & Goodies 3027 Village Park Dr Plover, WI 54467
11:00 am -
Sunset Point Winery Tour & Tasting Flight
Portage County Business Council Sunset Point Winery
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Live Music: HOMETOWN THROWDOWN
Portage County Business Council 1136 Main St, Stevens Point, WI 54481
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Joint Municipal Court Oversight Committee →
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Common Council Meeting →
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Free Community Shred Day | Protect Your Identity & Support a Local Nonprofit
Prevail Bank, 5709 Windy Drive, Suite A, Stevens Point
10:00 am -
2026 Business After Hours - Knight Barry Title & EXIT Realty
Knight Barry Title Services & EXIT Realty CW, 2006 & 2008 County Road HH, Plover
5:00 pm
Saturday May 16
Monday May 18
Tuesday May 19
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Victory Point Convention →
Springville Sports Barn, 2811 Plover Springs Dr, Plover
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Potato Growing Workshop →
Food + Farm Exploration Center, 3400 Innovation Dr, Plover
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Reiki, Restoration, and Sound Healing →
3916 Water St, Stevens Point
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Yoga in the Salt Spa: Kundalini Flow →
3916 Water St, Stevens Point
5:30 pm
Saturday May 16
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Riverfront Rendezvous Schedule: 2026 is the 250th anniversary of the USA, so the City has added a new stage, an enhanced fireworks display, and the first drone light show in Central Wisconsin to the 42nd Riverfront Rendezvous thanks to a $30,000
grant from the Seramur Family Foundation. StevensPoint.com (Nextdoor ) - Once found across Wisconsin, elk were extirpated from the state in the 1880s.
Because they are a highly adaptable species that are found in a variety of habitats, and like other eastern state reintroduction efforts, it was… (Nextdoor )
- Aimbridge Hospitality posted a job opening for Fairfield Inn & Suites Stevens Point - Housekeeper in Stevens Point. Apply here.
- Culvers Restaurant posted a job opening for Porter in Stevens Point. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Stevens Point here.
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