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Here is a selection of brief news items from this week's paper edition.
Melrose-Mindoro blood drive May 30
An American Red Cross blood drive will be held Friday, May 30 from 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Melrose-Mindoro High School.
Donors must be at least 17 years old and with at least 110 pounds.
Walk-ins are welcome. For an appointment, please call 488-3723 or 857-3930.
Union State Bank awards business scholarship
On May 15, Union State Bank president Steve Zeman announced that West Salem High School senior Leroy Brown has received the fourth annual Union State Bank Business Scholarship in the amount of $500.
Brown was selected from several candidates. The criteria was based on grade point average, academic determination, leadership abilities, school and community involvement and plans to pursue a business-related degree from a college or technical school.
Brown is enrolled at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse and will major in accounting and business administration. He has served as student council president, received an athletic letter in football and a music letter in band, attended Badger Boys State and Freedom Foundation and received a community service award from Veterans Affairs for volunteering.
Coulee calendar
May 30 — American Red Cross blood drive from 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Melrose-Mindoro High School; for an appointment, call 488-3723 or 857-3930.
May 30 — Live music, John Ward Band, 8 p.m., Westview Inn, 174 S. Leonard St., West Salem, 786-1336.
May 30-June 1 — June Dairy Days, Village Park, West Salem, Wis.; on Friday, Fat Daddies, Three Beers ’Til Dubuque and fireworks at 10 p.m.; on Saturday, fun run, parade at noon, Big Wheels race, Apple Annies, high school jazz band, kids storyteller, Tunnel Vision, teen dance and Trouble Shooter; on Sunday, bike tour, kiddie tractor pull, Joyworks Dance Art, adult jazz band, WOW Belly Dancers and Sting Rays, www.westsalemwi.com.
May 31 — Julie’s School of Dance Spring Show, 3 p.m. and 6 p.m., Heider Center for the Arts, 405 E. Hamlin St., West Salem, $10, (608) 526-3997.
May 31 — NASCAR racing including Late Models, Sportsmen, Thunderstox and novelty race, gates open at 5:45 p.m., races start at 7:30 p.m., La Crosse Fairgrounds Speedway, West Salem, $10, $3 for children 6-11, free for kids 5 and younger.
May 31 — Urban Entertainment karaoke with Lisa, 9:30 p.m., Crazy Horse Saloon, 158 S. Leonard St., West Salem, 786-0977.
May 31 — Live music, The Bus Boys, bluegrass and modern, 8 p.m., Westview Inn, 174 S. Leonard St., West Salem, Wis., 786-1336.
May 31 — Live music, Kreekstock, with Flashback, 11 Mile Climb and Irene Keenan Jr., 7 p.m., Kreekside Pub & Eatery, w5450 Keil Coulee Road, La Crosse, $10 advance, $12 day of show, 781-1770.
May 31 — Live music, Kies & Kompany, 8 p.m., Starlite Lounge, 222 Pearl St., La Crosse, 796-0905.
May 31 — Live music, Joe Cody & Friends, 9 p.m., Nub’s Pub, 1544 Commercial St., Bangor, 486-4529.
June 5 — Take a Poem to Lunch, noon to 2 p.m., Deke Slayton Memorial Space & Bicycle Museum, 200 W. Main St., Sparta, (608) 269-0033.
June 7 — Bike rodeo, 8 to 10 a.m., Coulee Christian School, 230 W. Garland St., West Salem, 786-3004.
June 7 — National Trails Day Walk “Prairie Remnants” on La Crosse River State Trail; meet at the Sparta Depot-Chamber of Commerce, 111 Milwaukee St., Sparta, at 10 a.m.; event will be a leisurely guided walk on the trail with naturalist/local columnist and author Bob Lee; refreshments afterwards in the Depot.
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