Farm, home & garden show is Saturday

The 25th Annual Rusk County Farm, Home and Garden and Sports Show, to be held Saturday, March 17 at Ladysmith High School, will feature dozens of local exhibitors, dealers, and industry representatives.

The event, which gets under way at 9:30 a.m. and continues until 3 p.m. is sponsored by AgStar Financial Services and the Rusk County Extension Office.

A lunch prepared by Nancy Lechleitner, compliments of show exhibitors and Agstar Financial Services, will be served from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in the cafeteria.

Some highlights of the farm show will include free blood pressure screenings provided by the Marshfield Clinic of Ladysmith and a petting zoo sponsored by the Deertail 4-H Club. There also will be exhibits from the fiber artists and the Rusk County Historical Society.

The Horse Project Committee will present “Horse Happenings,” with an opportunity for children to make mop ponies, and compete to display their horse knowledge in hippology events. They will also have a model horse raffle.

There will be 4-H demonstrations and seed planting by Master Gardeners all day. After lunch there will be a kids mini-tractor pull at 2 p.m. sponsored by Rusk County Farm Bureau.

An exhibitors list on the program includes A & D Docks and Service, All Season Sports Center, Allied Health Chiropractic, American Home Sales, Amy’s Design & Tailoring, Artisans Factory Outlet, Bader’s Sport Center, Betchel Hi-Cal Lime.

Buchholz Feed Store, Chainsaw Art, Clear Creek Nursery, Coldwell Banker Northern Escape, Complete Rain Gutter Service, Comstock Gutters, Crescent Meats and Catering, Culpitt Roofing, Inc., Dreamcatchers, Elk Mound Seed, Flambeau Door Co., Flambeau Greenhouse, Futility Farm, Gibson’s Watercare, Habitat for Humanity, J & F Buildings, Inc.

Jump River Electric Co-op, Kaiser Realty Inc., Kim’s Knitting Needles and Fabrics, Kuc Implement, M & M Woodworking, Marlus Heath Farmstead Equipment, Marshfield Clinic of Ladysmith, Miracle Ear, Northstar Cooperative, Orthopedic & Spine Therapy of Ladysmith, Pampered Chef/Kitzie Nelson, Rusk County Extension Office, Rusk County Dairy Promoters.

Rusk County Fair, Rusk County Farm Bureau, Rusk County Farm Supply, Rusk County Memorial Hospital, Rusk County Recycling, Rusk County Right to Life, Sam’s Club, Sheldon Cooperative Services, Superior Equipment Co., The Reclaimed Flambeau Mine, Nature Trails and Recreation Area, Tim Cornell Sales.

Tony Lumber and Supply, Town & County Heating & Cooling of Ingram, Weather Shield Windows and Doors, Wilderness Emu Ranch, Wymore Seed & Supply, and Yoder Farm Fly Service.