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The Stateline Home & Business Expo will be held Friday, April 1, from Noon until 7:00 p.m., and Saturday, April 2, from 9:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m., at the SLICE Arena in Monroe. More than 60 area businesses will be offering deals only available at the Expo, new merchandise and the latest trends from home improvement to self-improvement.

The Expo is free and open to the public. This is a great opportunity to learn about area businesses, shop for great products, explore home improvement ideas and support local businesses. Be sure to set aside time for this year’s new informative consumer seminars brought to you by exhibitors.

Featured seminars include: Friday, April 1: 12:30 p.m., Lanz Furnace & Fireplace, “The Importance of Maintaining Your Equipment”; 1:00 p.m., Fuzzy’s Audio & Visual, “Latest and Greatest in the Electronics World”; 1:30 p.m., Monroe Clinic, “Health Care Power of Attorney”; 2:00 p.m., Hard Water Solutions, “The Eco Friendly Solution to Hard Water Problems”; 2:30 p.m., Anytime Fitness, “Be Fit, Be Happy!”; 3:00 p.m., Thrivent Financial, “Test Your Financial IQ”; 3:30 p.m., Cattail Home Inspections, “A Home Inspector’s View of your Biggest Investment”; 4:00 p.m., Monroe Farmers Market, “What’s New At the Monroe Farmer’s Market”; 4:30 p.m., Pure Energy, “Good Nutrition is For Everyone”; 5:00 p.m., Paul Mitchell, “Spring into Style-Tips & Demos for a New You”; 5:30 p.m., Wausau Homes, “What’s Really Involved in the Building Process”; 6:00 p.m., Dave Mosher & Associates Insurance, “Business Continuation Plans”; 6:30 p.m., Buehler Interiors, “Psst…What’s all this talk about Grabill?? Real Wood Products and Why Quality Matters”. Saturday, April 2: 9:30 a.m., Monroe Clinic, “Health Maintenance Guidelines”; 10:00 a.m., Century 21 Zwygart Real Estate, “How to Prepare Your House for Today’s Real Estate Market”; 10:30 a.m., Dave Mosher & Associates Insurance, “Updates to the Affordable Care Act”; 11:00 a.m., Rainbow Confections, “Fudgeraiser! Opportunities for Non-Profits”; 11:30 a.m., Thunder Bridge Trading Co., “I Promote YOU”; 12:00 p.m., Advocare, “Living on a Solid Foundation-Filling in the Gaps and Cracks in your Nutrition”; 12:30 p.m., TDS Telecom, “TDS TV & Triple Play Bundle”; 1:00 p.m., Farmers Insurance, “LIFE – It’s for Everyone!”; 1:30 p.m., Green County Family YMCA, “Silver Sneakers Classic/Silver Sneakers Yoga”.

Also new this year is a free, supervised Child Activity Area complete with a bounce house and entertainment including “The Mystical Kid: Trent the Magician.” The Mystical Kid will amaze kids of all ages in the Children’s Activity Area with shows at 6:15 p.m. on Friday, and at 10:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. The Child Activity Area will be open Friday from 3:45 p.m. until 7:00 p.m., and Saturday from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

Colony Brand’s Chris Mouse will greet the crowd on Saturday from 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Concessions are available by Avalanche Hockey.

For more information, call the Monroe Chamber of Commerce at (608) 325-7648 or visit our website at http://www.monroechamber.org.