FOND DU LAC – The Buttermilk Festival season is well under way and the next concert at 6:15 p.m. June 28 will feature Dorf Kapelle at the Wifler Performance Center in Fond du Lac’s Buttermilk Creek Park. Concerts are free, but donations are accepted.
Dorf Kapelle is in its 35th year of offering the authentic music of Germany, Austria, Switzerland and the Czech Republic.
The concession stand offers sandwiches, desserts and beverages beginning at 6:15 p.m. In the event of inclement weather, the concert will move to the Fond du Lac County fairgrounds.
For more information, visit fdlsymphonicband.com.
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Fond du Lac County offices to close July 3 and 4 for holiday
Fond du Lac County offices in the City/County Government Center, the Sheriff’s Office lobby window, Department of Social Services, the Portland Street Annex, and the Highway Department will be closed July 3 and 4 for the Independence Day holiday.
The Moraine Lakes Consortium call center will have normal business hours on July 3 but will be closed all day on July 4.
Ripon Noon Kiwanis organizes first Oddball Softball game
The Ripon Noon Kiwanis Club will host its inaugural Oddball Softball community softball game July 4 at Murray Park. It is open to participants 12 and older.
The game will be 16-inch slow-pitch softball. Gloves are allowed, but not needed. Players may use their own bats and appropriate footwear is required. Flip flops, sandals and cleats will not be allowed.
Registration is $10 per player. Note if you’re signing up with family or friends. Organizers will try to place you on the same team, but it is not guaranteed.
Concessions will be available for purchase during the event.
Register online at riponnoonkiwanis.org/community-softball or print and mail the form to: Ripon Noon Kiwanis, P.O. Box 504, Ripon, WI 54971. Forms also are available at the Ripon Public Library and Webster’s Marketplace.
Arc Fond du Lac receives $15,000 for Trauma Informed Care program
The Arc Fond du Lac has received a $15,000 donation from SSM Health Greater Fond du Lac to help introduce Trauma Informed Care for its employees and program participants.
TIC is a medical care in which all parties involved assess, recognize and respond to the effects of traumatic stress on children, caregivers and health care providers.
TIC includes the prevention, identification and assessment of trauma, response to trauma and recovery from trauma as a focus of all services.
“Providing Trauma Informed Care will allow The Arc to support our employees and program participants by offering mental health resources, medical referrals and more,” Dawn Scannell, The Arc Fond du Lac executive director, said in a news release. “Participants with a trauma history often have behaviors as an expression of emotion, labeling these behaviors as ‘maladaptive’ can make trauma worse. Using Trauma Informed Care, our agency will move away from trying to ‘fix’ these behaviors to becoming aware of why they are occurring and providing more appropriate services.”
The Arc Fond du Lac provides services to more than 800 families and individuals with disabilities living in Fond du Lac, Dodge, and Winnebago counties.
For more information, contact The Arc Fond du Lac at 920-923-3810 or arcfdl.org.
Retired bank president, Chatterton, honored for service to industry
James Chatterton, retired president of National Exchange Bank & Trust, was recognized recently by the Wisconsin Bankers Association for his service to the industry. Chatterton completed a three-year term on the WBA Board of Directors.
Chatterton earned his bachelor’s degree at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater and his master’s degree at Marquette University. He is also an alumnus of the Graduate School of Banking at UW-Madison.
In addition to his involvement with WBA, Chatterton previously served as a board member of the National Exchange Bank Foundation and Advocap Inc.
Fond du Lac students to participate in German YES! competition
Fond du Lac High School students in the German program have the opportunity to take part in an authentic learning experience, the Young Economic Solutions (YES!) competition in Germany.
Students from the high school and STEM Academy will compete against other students from Germany and around the world. Only three districts from the United States were selected.
For the competition, students develop a solution to an economic/social/environmental issue, present their solutions and field questions — all in German.
Fond du Lac students are working with Professor Alexander Hillert from the Leibniz Institute for financial-market research on the topic of getting more people to invest responsibly in the stock market.
Students attending will depart Sept. 16 to take part in the competition that will take place Sept. 17-20 in Hamburg, Germany. Winning teams from the competition will be invited to Berlin, where the winning team’s idea will be placed on the political agenda.
For more information on YES!, visit young-economic-solutions.org.
NEBF named ‘Friend of Education’ for support of school district
The National Exchange Bank Foundation has been selected for the Fond du Lac School District’s 2022-23 Friend of Education Award.
The district partners with the Fond du Lac Education Association to select an individual or group each school year to recognize as a Friend of Education.
For more than 20 years, National Exchange Bank Foundation has provided more than $2 million in support to the Fond du Lac School District for various projects, such as Fruth Field, Fond du Lac High School Performing Arts Center and the Cardinal Stadium. In addition, NEBF has supported our Career Construction Academy and the need for crossing cones.
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