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See What Fond du Lac County Has Planned

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Monday Morning

There were 17 members at our Monday meeting plus one guest. Sam Tobias was our guest speaker. Sharon had humor for the morning. She is a natural. Dave Twohig led us in prayer.  Dan Leeds and Dave Lefeber greeted the group. Sharon picked the three of clubs for a non-winner. Next Monday’s 50/50 Raffle will have 35 cards in the game including the five pay cards with a pot of about $225.  Happy bucks came from Sharon for her vacation in Jamaica. Don’t forget Dan’s Annual School Auction. See the attachment for more details. West Bend Kiwanis Chili Cook Off is February 6th. Side note-we donated our old trophies to ARC.

Sam Tobias – Fond du Lac County Planning and Development

Sam talked about the different parks and trails in Fond Du Lac County. He recommended that we visit the Parks and Trails section on the county web page, www.fdlco.wi.gov . Hobbs Woods is the most used park. Riggs Park in Ripon is the lightest use park. The Ripon Kiwanis is helping to build a splash pad at Riggs. Columbia Park will get a fish cleaning station this summer. Waupun has both a playground and a disc golf course. Some day if highway 23 is completed, it will have a bike trail similar to the Sheboygan section of 23. Someday, they would like to complete the bike trail from Eden to Fond du Lac. As well as the bike trail through Rosendale. Fond du Lac is fortunate to have a number of great parks and trails, visit the county web for all the details.

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Monday Morning

There were 15 members at our Monday meeting plus one guest. Craig Molitor was our guest speaker. Gary had humor for the morning. He had a relapse this week. Pastor Glen led us in prayer.  Dave Krug greeted the group. Pete picked the ten of clubs for $10 – a winner. Next Monday’s 50/50 Raffle will have 36 cards in the game including the five pay cards with a pot of about $215.  Happy bucks came from Gary Miller, Dan Leeds and Steve Millin. Dan’s was a paid ad for the Annual School Auction. See the attachment for more details. Future events – The West Bend Kiwanis Chili Cook Off is February 6th. Business – Youth Services gave $250 to Badger Girls, $100 to Oakfield Post Prom and $150 to Fondy Idol. Priority One gave $900 to Oakfield Library Children Walk.  

Craig Molitor, Fond du Lac Convention & Visitor Bureau

Craig has run the Fond du Lac Convention & Visitor Bureau for about 5 ½ years. All hotels collect an 8% bed tax. This year they hope to collect about $600,000. This tax becomes their budget every year. They are the Marketing Department for Fond du Lac County. Right now, they are working on Sturgeon Spectacular, February 12–14, 2016. They helped with ideas for John McGivern’s “Around the Corner” in Fond du Lac. If you missed this show or have questions about the Convention Bureau, check out their website

Get Your Conflicts Resolved Fast

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Monday Morning

There were 18 members at our Monday meeting plus one guest. Mary Beth Carew was our guest speaker. Gary had humor for the morning. He is getting better. Marlin led us in prayer.  Jackie and Mark greeted the group. Marlin picked the two of spades – no winner. Next Monday’s 50/50 Raffle will have 37 cards in the game including the six pay cards with a pot of about $212.  Happy bucks came from Dave Krug, Mark and Bonnie. Mark and Bonnie contributed happy five bucks. We had an interclub with the Key Club on Friday. Those in attendance were John, Dawn, Donna Freund, Jackie, Gary Miller, Gary Ring and Chris Stelmacher. Future events – The West Bend Kiwanis Chili Cook Off is February 6th. Old business -we have three boxes of plaques, trophies and misc. items including a small speaker’s podium. We need a home for all the items. Also, if you want a particular item as a keepsake, let me know.

Mary Beth Carew, Conflict Resolution Center

Mary Beth runs both the Child Advocate Program and the Mediation Program thru the Conflict Resolution Center. It is a nonprofit program, housed in the Fond du Lac County Center.  They were formed in 1998 and they are partially funded by the county. They have 10 volunteers in the Advocate Program and seven mediators. The Resolution Center has nine Board of Directors to run both divisions. For more information or to volunteer, use our contact form and we will put you in touch with Mary Beth.