New name for nursing home
Grace Healthcare, 1663 E. Division St., has been renamed Kinnic Health and Rehab.
RELATED CONTENTNominations accepted for Ellsworth Chamber award
The Ellsworth Chamber of Commerce is accepting nominations for the 2012 Ellsworth Community Person of the Year Award.
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Jazz piano clinic Jan. 28
Guest artist and composer Laura Caviani will present a jazz piano clinic at UW-River Falls on Saturday, Jan. 28, from 10 a.m.-noon in Abbott Concert Hall in the Kleinpell Fine Arts building. Free admission and open to the public. For more information, contact the Music Department at 715-425-3183.
RELATED CONTENTGilles ~ Jacobs engaged
PRESCOTT—Connie and Rich Helfenstein of Leonard, Minn., and the late Scott Gilles, Prescott, announce the engagement of their daughter, Amanda Gilles, to Scott Jacobs, son of Dan and LuAnne Jacobs of Rochester, Minn.
RELATED CONTENTCancer relay teams now being formed
The American Cancer Society Relay For Life of Pierce County in River Falls is now forming teams.
RELATED CONTENTBirths (Jan. 18)
Colter James Hauschildt was born Jan. 4, 2012, to Keisha and Cody Hauschildt of Bay City. He was welcomed by sister, Trinity. Also welcomed by grandparents, Jim and Deb Taylor of Hager City and Michael and Pearle Hauschildt of Bay City.
Saturday Night Barn Dance Jan. 21 
The Twin Cities acoustic string band, Gritpickers, returns to the Saturday Night Barn Dance on Saturday, Jan. 21. The dance is located in the River Falls Academy (the former Meyer Middle School) gym, on West Maple Street, from 7-10 p.m.
RELATED CONTENTHammond art show opens this weekend
Hammond Arts Alliance presents “Begin/End” Saturday and Sunday, Jan. 14-15, at Foster Art Vault (basement of Associated Bank). The gallery will be open Saturday 5-9 p.m. and Sunday 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
RELATED CONTENTCarry Permit classes in Prescott and Ellsworth
There are two conceal and carry permit classes scheduled in Pierce County the next couple of weeks.
RELATED CONTENTGardeners to hear plant presentation
Master Gardeners will hear Heidi Doering, Master Gardener, greenhouse production manager and developer for seed companies, describe what’s new in the plant world in her talk “Visions of Color on a Cold Winter Night.”
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Bingo begins at county VFW this Friday
The Pierce County VFW will host bingo every Friday evening beginning this week.
RELATED CONTENTBirth Announcements (Jan. 11)
On Dec. 21, 2011, Jeffrey Daniel Gust was born, the son of Rachel Boatman and James Gust Jr. of Spring Valley, at Family Birth Suites at Mayo Clinic Health System in Menomonie.
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