Green Bay Boat Show, Wisconsin Film Tax Credits, and Valley Christian Expansion

Green Bay Boat Show Returns

• 🚤 The annual boat show in Green Bay is back this weekend, featuring a wide variety of boats, pontoons, kayaks, paddleboards, and accessories.
• 💰 Dealers are offering "prices to sell" their merchandise, making it an opportune time for attendees to find deals.
• 🍻 Beyond boats, the show includes entertainment like cooking demonstrations, fishing expert talks, and spirit samples from a local distillery, aiming to be a full event experience.

Wisconsin Film Tax Credit Program

• 🎬 A new state tax credit program offers filmmakers up to 30% back on in-state production costs, capped at $250,000 per project.
• 💰 This incentive aims to boost Wisconsin's film industry by encouraging local productions and potentially saving money on hotel rooms, catering, gear rental, and crew hires.
• 🎥 The Door County Film Festival is highlighting this new incentive, with other Wisconsin film festivals like the Wisconsin Film Festival in Madison and Milwaukee's festival also taking place.

Valley Christian School Expansion

• 🏫 Valley Christian, a private Christian school in Oshkosh, is planning a major expansion with a new $14.5 million high school.
• 📈 The expansion is driven by significant enrollment growth, with kindergarten classes growing from 19 to about 70 students.
• 📊 This growth mirrors a statewide trend of increasing private school enrollment while public school enrollment declines.

STAR Program for Addiction Recovery

• ⛓️ The STAR program in Winnebago County Jail offers a new path forward for individuals struggling with addiction, with peer recovery coaches who have lived experience.
• 🤝 Coaches like Jeff Ringenberg work with participants like Zach Sweary, providing relatable support and demonstrating that recovery is possible.
• 🌟 The program has helped over a thousand people in two years, with a mural painted inside the jail serving as a symbol of hope and sobriety.