On Thanksgiving morning, Eastbay will be hosting its third annual Turkey Trot 5K Run/Walk. The entry fee is $20, and 100% of the registration fees will be donated to the Marathon County Hunger Coalition, an initiative of the United Way, to help raise money to feed those in need during the holiday season.

It's no doubt a big shopping week. Black Friday is just days away and as you go from store to store this week - remember to donate to the Salvation Army's Red Kettle Campaign. Whether it's a dollar or $500 - every little bit helps.

When it comes to Thanksgiving, you don't have to compromise on taste to have a healthy dinner.

The City of Stevens Point is asking drivers to avoid parking along Main Street after 2 pm on Friday so organizers can set-up for the annual Holiday Parade.

Here is the recipe for the Melt in Your Mouth Sugar Cookies from Kelly Guillaume.

Here is the Monster Cookie recipe from Lisa Helms.

The Christmas music season has begun, and to kick it off, there's a free concert in Wausau on Friday, November 16th at 7pm at Wausau West High School. While there is no admission fee, they are collecting donations to help out the charity Faith in Action.

UWMC is putting on a production of Burial at Thebes. It's a Greek tragedy and runs November 15th - Nov. 18th.

With the 9 day gun-deer hunt quickly approaching, it's important to remember that local food pantries take venison donations too. Tom Rau with the Neighbors' Place joined us Thursday morning on Sunrise 7 to talk about it.

As part of this week's Pet Project - I thought it would be fitting to talk about what you can do to keep our furry friends safe during the 9 day gun-deer hunting season.

In honor of November's National Family Caregiver Month, country music star Clay Walker wants you to share your stories of caring.

The United Way of Marathon County has several big events coming up in Wausau.

Each morning on Sunrise 7, we're gearing you up for the big 9 day gun-deer hunting season that starts Saturday morning. Monday, we went over rules and regulations to keep in mind, now we're going over the latest hunting apparel and gadgets you'll need as you head out into the woods.

The new LG Optimus G smartphone is a super fast smartphone, it is not just fast on a 4G network, but the quad-core proccessor that the device runs on allows it to run faster and also more efficently.

The biggest, baddest, Black Friday ad of them all is no longer under wraps. That would be Walmart's.

Marshfield United Way has launched a new reading program, and they need your help. They are looking for volunteers to spend time reading to children and people to donate money to help fund the program.

It's time to get that blaze orange ready, we're just days away from the start of the big 9-day gun-deer hunting season.

Continuing our United Way segments on Sunrise 7, this morning the United Way of Portage County joined us live in studio.

Every Friday on Sunrise 7 - we feature kids with some amazing talents. This week we featured "WithoutExcuse." The band is made up of 5 area kids and they describe it as Christian Pop-Punk. They're so talented, they've played at Summerfest in Milwaukee and a number of other events.

As part of an ongoing segement on Sunrise 7, we're continuing to feature new and exciting things going on at United Ways around the area. This morning, Tari Johns from the United Way of Inner Wisconsin stopped by to tell us what they have going on.

YWCA Wausau hosts a pancake breakfast to raise money for their Child Development Center.

Thanksgiving is just two weeks away - and what better way to get in the spirit than to take part in the Amazing Turkey Trot in Wausau.

Here's the recipes for the "Cookies with Kristen" segment on Sunrise 7. Voting begins Thursday December 13, 2012 at 7am, and continues until 11:59am Wednesday December 19, 2012.

Wednesday morning we met "Jiminy," an adorable cat at the Humane Society of Marathon County looking for a loving home. He's 2 years old and very loving. To learn more about "Jiminy," watch the video link above.

In this morning's Tech Tuesday, we're featuring a two-in-one bag. It not only holds your high tech toys, it charges them as well.