Tag Archives: fond du lac county

What Should You Do in an Emergency?

Monday Morning

We had a much smaller crowd of 13 members at Monday morning’s meeting, along with our guest speaker, Gabrielle Petersen from FDL County Emergency Management. Chris Serres was the winner of the 50/50 Raffle drawing on Monday and she drew the Ten of Hearts, a $10 winner. Nicely done. Next week’s drawing will have 14 cards with three pay cards and a pot of at least $509.

Gabrielle Petersen – FdL County Emergency Management

When disasters hit, we know that families, businesses, and communities are more resilient if they have taken steps to prepare and plan beforehand. We also know that engaging and managing large numbers of volunteers is an important part of disaster recovery. The AmeriCorps ReadyWisconsin program is a 12-member part-time (900 hours annually) service program designed to increase community resilience by providing preparedness outreach and education to community organizations, businesses, and local governments. AmeriCorps ReadyWisconsin will also assist communities with developing emergency volunteer management plans, volunteer recruitment, and disaster relief services when needed.

The ReadyWisconsin AmeriCorps Disaster Preparedness Project is dedicated to conducting emergency management capacity building and disaster services in the communities they serve. The AmeriCorps members will be instrumental in developing programs to better prepare their own and neighboring communities to respond to disasters.

10 AmeriCorps Field Disaster Preparedness Coordinator members will work with municipal/county emergency management directors.
2 WEM Central Office Disaster Preparedness Coordinator members will work in the Wisconsin Emergency Management (WEM) central office in Madison.

Tobacco Free Living Presents

Monday Morning

We had 17 members at Monday’s meeting along with four guests, Sara Ballwanz & Cindy Duffy from the NFDL Post Prom Committee and Maria Wusterbarth from the Oakfield Post Prom Committee along with our guest speaker, Sandy Bernier from Fond du Lac County Tobacco Control. Gary Miller, Chair of the Youth Services Committee presented donations of $100 each to the NFDL and Oakfield Post Prom project. Gary also announced that the Friends of Taylor Park Pool were holding a fundraiser “Blues Concert” this Saturday evening (3/8) at the Elks’ Club starting at 7:00PM. Chris Serres was the 50/50 Raffle winner and she drew the Five of Diamonds, another $5 winner. Next week’s drawing will have 30 cards with five pay cards and a pot of at least $288.

Fond du Lac County Tobacco Control

5 Counties for Tobacco-Free Living serves Fond du Lac, Green Lake, Marquette, Washington and Waushara Counties. Their mission is to create nicotine and tobacco-free environments in which we live, work and play while promoting healthy lifestyles through education, advocacy and policy.

Despite the fact that you must be 18 years of age to purchase or possess tobacco products, more than 80% of current adults who smoke started as teens. The coalition works with local school districts and youth-serving organizations on youth prevention strategies. The coalition also conducts tobacco retailer compliance checks, monitors the marketing practices of the tobacco industry, and supports efforts to increase the price of tobacco products.

Exposure to secondhand smoke increases the risk of heart disease, asthma, cancer and many other chronic health conditions. Smoke-free building policies are the only effective means to eliminate this risk. The Coalition is available as a resource to help local businesses develop or expand tobacco free policies.

If you need additional assistance with a tobacco-related issue, or are interested in promoting tobacco free policies, contact Sandy Bernier, Program Coordinator, at (920) 906-5537 or their website

Kiwanis Happenings – March 22, 2012

Here is another two week update on what has been happening at the Kiwanis of Fabulous Fond du Lac Service Organization.

Monday Morning
We had 22 folks at Monday’s meeting with 19 members, our guest speaker, Jordan Skiff and two MPTC Business Protocol Students, Kathe Gilbert and Evelyn Matz. “Happy Bucks” were donated by John Cooper for a great vacation in the Florida Keys last week and Bob Kahl for his family’s traditional attendance at the High School State Basketball Tournament last weekend. Gary Ring donated three “Honor Bucks” to Jan Krug, Donna Miller and Annie Sabel for their sponsoring new members at the Club Satellite. Gary Miller noted possible Inter-Club opportunities to the West Bend German Fest on March 27th and/or a visit to the Ripon Early Morning on Wednesday, March 28th. Let Gary know if you can make either and/or both events. Gary Miller also announced a “Bowling with Unmatched Big Brothers-Big Sisters” date of May 20th at Karl Ray Lanes. Watch for additional details in the very near future. Dan Leeds announced that our sponsored “Free Play Day at the FDL Children’s Museum” is Saturday, April 28th. More details and sign-up to follow. Marlin Towne was the 50/50 Raffle winner, and he drew the three of diamonds, not a winner. That leaves 49 cards in the deck with eight pay cards and at least $262 in the pot. Still plenty of chances to win.

Allen Buechel, FDL County
Allen Buechel joined us on Monday morning to give us an update on what’s happening in FDL County government. Al started out by updating the status of the Pioneer Road project. The bridge over the Fond du Lac River is complete and the next phase of the project from Morris Street to Hickory Street is almost ready to begin. The current hang up has to do with the ownership of the new railroad bridge over the Pioneer Road underpass. That issue will probably be settled at the State or court level in the not too distant future. Al also talked about the Hwy V/151 interchange and also the possible overpass at 151 and Hwy T. Al then talked about a soon to be operational Priority Medical Dispatch system to assist the 911 dispatchers when they get medical calls. He also told us about a recently received National Wellness Award for FDL County’s virtual clinic. Finally, Al talked about possible Ledge Property Acquisition to preserve some of this valuable geography. However, this idea also comes with significant controversy.

Jordan Skiff, FDL Public Works Director
Jordan Skiff is FDL’s newest Public Works Director. Jordan joined the City of Fond du Lac on September 12th after more than 11 years as the Sparta Public Works Director. Jordan is a native of Neillsville, WI and did his bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering at the University of Minnesota. Jordan and his wife spent five years in North Dakota as a member of the Air Force working in an engineering capacity. Jordan talked about the 120 people that are employed in the FDL Public Works Department and the $40 Million Public Works budget. Topics that Jordan discussed were various storm water retention ponds that are new to the city, the Pioneer Road Project, the Water Utility’s radium removal system, the emerald ash borer that is only 40 miles away and the City’s sidewalk replacement program.