Good morning, Wausau.

Wausau Police and Fire host a Community Thank You Cookout Tuesday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. along the 400 Block downtown — the event features free snacks, emergency vehicle displays, and police K9 demonstrations.

Marathon County Public Library branches are hosting book club discussions in September that feature titles from classic literature to modern memoirs, with meetings scheduled from Sept.

8 to Sept. 24 at various branches—call for details.

Hy-Vee is asking shoppers to donate $1, $5, $10, $15 or $20 at checkout to buy balloon bouquets for kids in local hospitals, with the Wausau store sending its balloons to Aspirus Wausau Hospital.

Donations at five participating stores are accepted through Sept. 6 with deliveries later this month.

Antigo native Collinn Eldridge is working as a medic pilot with Life Link III in Rhinelander, where he flies for rapid air medical transport and has met the 2,000 flight hour requirement.

He is awaiting fatherhood (a personal milestone) as he fulfills his lifelong dream.

A 69-year-old man in Pine Grove was revived by officers using an EpiPen last Thursday after a bee sting; he did not need hospital care (the medication was funded by the Andrew Mueller Fund).

Birds in Art 2026 Public Opening

The 51st annual Birds in Art opening-day festivities on Saturday, September 12 include opportunities to meet over seventy visiting artists who flock to the Museum from throughout the world from 9 am – Noon, and Artists in Action demonstrations, 9 – 11 am. In the afternoon, Watch, Learn & Create will be held at the Glass Box Studio–a free, family-friendly program where visitors can work alongside artists to create their own works of art, 1 – 4 pm.