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Fall in (Love) with Gays Mills
Crisp air, blazing hillsides, and orchard-fresh days. Wander scenic ridges, sip cider, and celebrate big at the Apple Festival—where every turn feels like a postcard.
Apples are a big deal around here.
Gays Mills boasts over a thousand acres of apple orchards, celebrated nationally for their exceptional color and flavor.
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Discover Gays Mills
Nestled in the scenic Kickapoo Valley, Gays Mills is a welcoming community celebrated for its
apple orchards
historic charm
and
vibrant local life
. Residents and visitors alike can enjoy a variety of experiences—from
community organizations
and
places of worship
to unique
local businesses
lodging
, and
recreational parks
. Whether exploring our heritage, strolling through orchards, or enjoying the natural beauty of our
urban forestry
and outdoor spaces, there’s something for every interest and every season.
Come visit and discover all that Gays Mills has to offer—
your adventure starts here!
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sat
25
apr
8:00 am
2:00 pm
8:00 am – 2:00 pm
Spring Clean-Up & Tire Collection
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GAYS MILLS RESIDENTS

NOTICE OF SPRING CLEAN-UP & TIRE COLLECTION

Saturday April 25, 2026

8:00 a.m.
Event Details
GAYS MILLS RESIDENTS
NOTICE OF SPRING CLEAN-UP & TIRE COLLECTION
Saturday April 25, 2026
8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
There will be a dumpster located at the Main Street Village Shop for spring clean-up.  Spring Clean-up items may include appliances, mattresses, furniture, etc.  No paint, recyclable items or yard waste.
Fee for electronics is $35.00
A tire collection will also be held with a charge:
$5.00 per car/pickup tire
$10.00 per car/pickup tire with rim
Larger Tires prices to be determined
Time
April 25, 2026
8:00 am
2:00 pm
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thu
30
apr
All Day
(All Day: Thursday)
Cemetery Clean-Up Ends
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April 30, 2026
All Day
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mon
04
may
2:00 pm
4:00 pm
2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Board of Review
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Notice is hereby given that the Board of Review for the Village of Gays Mills shall hold its first meeting on Monday, May 4, 2026
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Notice is hereby given that the Board of Review for the Village of Gays Mills shall hold its first meeting on
Monday, May 4, 2026 at 2:00 p.m.
in the Community Commerce Center Board Meeting Room, 16381 State Highway 131, Gays Mills, WI.  If necessary, additional dates will be used to reconvene said meeting, as determined by the Board.
Please be advised of the following requirements:
No person shall be allowed to appear before the Board of Review, to testify to the Board by telephone, or to contest the amount of any assessment of real or personal property if the person has refused a reasonable written request by certified mail of the Assessor to view such property.
After the first meeting of the Board of Review and before the Board’s final adjournment, no person who is scheduled to appear before the Board of Review may contact, or provide information to, a member of the Board about the person’s objection except at a session of the Board.
No person may appear before the Board of Review, testify to the Board by telephone, or contest the amount of any assessment unless, at least 48 hours before the first meeting of the Board or at least 48 hours before the objection is heard if the objection is allowed because the person has been granted a waiver of the 48-hour notice of an intent to file a written objection by appearing before the Board during the first two (2) hours of the meeting and showing good cause for failure to meet the 48-hour notice requirement and files a written objection, that person provides to the Clerk of the Board of Review notice as to whether the person will ask for removal of any Board members and, if so, which member will be removed and the person’s reasonable estimate of the length of time that the hearing will take.
When appearing before the Board, the person shall specify, in writing, the person’s estimate of the value of the land and of the improvements that are the subject of the person’s objection and specify the information that the person used to arrive at that estimate.
No person may appear before the Board of Review, testify to the Board by telephone or object to a valuation; if that valuation was made by the Assessor or the Objector using the income method; unless the person supplies to the Assessor all of the information about income and expenses, as specified in the manual under Section 73.03(2a), that the Assessor requests.  The Village shall provide by ordinance for the confidentiality of information about income and expenses that is provided to the Assessor under this paragraph and shall provide exemptions for persons using the information in the discharge of duties imposed by law or of the duties of their office or by order of a court.  The information that is provided under this paragraph, unless a court determines that it is inaccurate, is not subject to the right of inspection and copying under Wisconsin State Statutes 19.35(1).
The Board shall hear upon oath, by telephone, all ill or disabled persons who present to the Board a letter from a physician, surgeon, or osteopath that confirms their illness or disability.  No other persons may testify by telephone.
Anyone wishing to file an objection must contact the Village Clerk to complete and submit the required objection form supplied by the Village, prior to appearing before the Board of Review.  Objections will be scheduled to be heard by the Board in the order in which they are received by the Village Clerk.
Time
May 4, 2026
2:00 pm
4:00 pm
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mon
04
may
6:00 pm
6:00 pm
Village Board Meeting
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Time
May 4, 2026
6:00 pm
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tue
05
may
9:00 am
10:00 am
9:00 am – 10:00 am
Joint Review Board Meeting
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Tax Increment District Reports #1, #3, & #4
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Tax Increment District Reports #1, #3, & #4
Time
May 5, 2026
9:00 am
10:00 am
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fri
08
may
All Day
sun
10
(All Day)
Spring Festival
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Time
May 8, 2026
May 10, 2026
(All Day)
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sat
09
may
All Day
(All Day: Saturday)
Rummage Sale Gays Mills Community
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Village Wide Rummage Sales 2026Download
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Village Wide Rummage Sales 2026
Time
May 9, 2026
All Day
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sat
09
may
9:00 am
2:00 pm
9:00 am – 2:00 pm
Card Show
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Card Show 2026Download
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Card Show 2026
Time
May 9, 2026
9:00 am
2:00 pm
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Upcoming Events
April
sat
25
apr
8:00 am
2:00 pm
8:00 am – 2:00 pm
Spring Clean-Up & Tire Collection
Event Details
GAYS MILLS RESIDENTS

NOTICE OF SPRING CLEAN-UP & TIRE COLLECTION

Saturday April 25, 2026

8:00 a.m.
Event Details
GAYS MILLS RESIDENTS
NOTICE OF SPRING CLEAN-UP & TIRE COLLECTION
Saturday April 25, 2026
8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
There will be a dumpster located at the Main Street Village Shop for spring clean-up.  Spring Clean-up items may include appliances, mattresses, furniture, etc.  No paint, recyclable items or yard waste.
Fee for electronics is $35.00
A tire collection will also be held with a charge:
$5.00 per car/pickup tire
$10.00 per car/pickup tire with rim
Larger Tires prices to be determined
Time
April 25, 2026
8:00 am
2:00 pm
Calendar
GoogleCal
thu
30
apr
All Day
(All Day: Thursday)
Cemetery Clean-Up Ends
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Time
April 30, 2026
All Day
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May
mon
04
may
2:00 pm
4:00 pm
2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Board of Review
Event Details
Notice is hereby given that the Board of Review for the Village of Gays Mills shall hold its first meeting on Monday, May 4, 2026
Event Details
Notice is hereby given that the Board of Review for the Village of Gays Mills shall hold its first meeting on
Monday, May 4, 2026 at 2:00 p.m.
in the Community Commerce Center Board Meeting Room, 16381 State Highway 131, Gays Mills, WI.  If necessary, additional dates will be used to reconvene said meeting, as determined by the Board.
Please be advised of the following requirements:
No person shall be allowed to appear before the Board of Review, to testify to the Board by telephone, or to contest the amount of any assessment of real or personal property if the person has refused a reasonable written request by certified mail of the Assessor to view such property.
After the first meeting of the Board of Review and before the Board’s final adjournment, no person who is scheduled to appear before the Board of Review may contact, or provide information to, a member of the Board about the person’s objection except at a session of the Board.
No person may appear before the Board of Review, testify to the Board by telephone, or contest the amount of any assessment unless, at least 48 hours before the first meeting of the Board or at least 48 hours before the objection is heard if the objection is allowed because the person has been granted a waiver of the 48-hour notice of an intent to file a written objection by appearing before the Board during the first two (2) hours of the meeting and showing good cause for failure to meet the 48-hour notice requirement and files a written objection, that person provides to the Clerk of the Board of Review notice as to whether the person will ask for removal of any Board members and, if so, which member will be removed and the person’s reasonable estimate of the length of time that the hearing will take.
When appearing before the Board, the person shall specify, in writing, the person’s estimate of the value of the land and of the improvements that are the subject of the person’s objection and specify the information that the person used to arrive at that estimate.
No person may appear before the Board of Review, testify to the Board by telephone or object to a valuation; if that valuation was made by the Assessor or the Objector using the income method; unless the person supplies to the Assessor all of the information about income and expenses, as specified in the manual under Section 73.03(2a), that the Assessor requests.  The Village shall provide by ordinance for the confidentiality of information about income and expenses that is provided to the Assessor under this paragraph and shall provide exemptions for persons using the information in the discharge of duties imposed by law or of the duties of their office or by order of a court.  The information that is provided under this paragraph, unless a court determines that it is inaccurate, is not subject to the right of inspection and copying under Wisconsin State Statutes 19.35(1).
The Board shall hear upon oath, by telephone, all ill or disabled persons who present to the Board a letter from a physician, surgeon, or osteopath that confirms their illness or disability.  No other persons may testify by telephone.
Anyone wishing to file an objection must contact the Village Clerk to complete and submit the required objection form supplied by the Village, prior to appearing before the Board of Review.  Objections will be scheduled to be heard by the Board in the order in which they are received by the Village Clerk.
Time
May 4, 2026
2:00 pm
4:00 pm
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mon
04
may
6:00 pm
6:00 pm
Village Board Meeting
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Time
May 4, 2026
6:00 pm
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tue
05
may
9:00 am
10:00 am
9:00 am – 10:00 am
Joint Review Board Meeting
Event Details
Tax Increment District Reports #1, #3, & #4
Event Details
Tax Increment District Reports #1, #3, & #4
Time
May 5, 2026
9:00 am
10:00 am
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fri
08
may
All Day
sun
10
(All Day)
Spring Festival
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Time
May 8, 2026
May 10, 2026
(All Day)
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sat
09
may
All Day
(All Day: Saturday)
Rummage Sale Gays Mills Community
Event Details
Village Wide Rummage Sales 2026Download
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Village Wide Rummage Sales 2026
Time
May 9, 2026
All Day
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sat
09
may
9:00 am
2:00 pm
9:00 am – 2:00 pm
Card Show
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Card Show 2026Download
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Card Show 2026
Time
May 9, 2026
9:00 am
2:00 pm
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April 14, 2026
Cleaning Position
Cleaning PositionThe Village of Gays Mills is accepting applications for the following part-time employment position for the cleaning of village buildings: Duties vary, but generally consist of some combination of interior cleaning, cleaning of restrooms,…
March 26, 2026
Board or Review May 4th
NOTICE of BOARD OF REVIEW Village of Gays Mills Notice is hereby given that the Board of Review for the Village of Gays Mills shall hold its first meeting on Monday, May 4, 2026 at…
March 26, 2026
Spring Clean-Up April 25th
GAYS MILLS RESIDENTS NOTICE OF SPRING CLEAN-UP & TIRE COLLECTION Saturday April 25, 2026 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. There will be a dumpster located at the Main Street Village Shop for spring clean-up.  Spring…
March 26, 2026
Yard Waste Pickup Begins April 6th
GAYS MILLS RESIDENTS YARD WASTE pickup will begin on April 6TH and be picked up every Monday morning until fall. Yard waste includes leaves, weeds, garden trimmings, and other plant debris. Brush includes branches less…
March 9, 2026
Accepting Donations – Chairs
The village has purchased 200 banquet chairs, if you would like to make a donation to help with the cost, please drop off or mail your donation at 16381 State Highway 131, Ste. 1, Gays…
March 9, 2026
Lifeguard Applications
The Village of Gays Mills is accepting applications for the following limited term employment positions for the 2026 summer swim season:   Lifeguards – Applicants must have CPR, First Aid, and Lifeguard Training. Application forms can be…
February 25, 2026
2026 Dog Licenses
February 19, 2026
2026 Recycling and Trash Collection Calendar