With the coming of the severe weather season as spring (probably) approaches, the Eau Claire County Emergency Management Division is offering its annual Skywarn Weather Spotter training on Apr. 26 at CVTC’s Energy Education Center on Eau Claire’s west side. See this article for details on that session and other guidance on surviving tornados and other severe weather situations,
UW-Eau Claire’s campus food pantry feeding academic minds
UW-Eau Claire’s on-campus food bank, Campus Harvest, is clearly meeting a need. Julie Carr, who has supervised the pantry since it opened in 2014, said it now helps between 40 and 60 students every week, most of whom live off-campus.
CVTC event on Thursday to showcase manufacturing in the Chippewa Valley
A competition between four area high school robotics clubs will be one highlight of Thursday’s Manufacturing Show at Chippewa Valley Technical College. Students from Menomonie, Durand, Greenwood and Owen-Withee will take part in the Vex IQ Challenge, in which robots they build will complete a series of tasks on a pre-set field. The contest will […]
CVTC Dental Clinic to offer free dental care to children on Friday
The Dental Clinic at Chippewa Valley Technical College (CVTC) will once again offer free dental care to children at its annual “Give Kids a Smile” event, set for Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. The event will be held at the CVTC Dental Clinic at the Health Education Center, 615 W. Clairemont Ave., on […]
“Ready, Set, Grow” seminar set for Saturday, Feb. 3 at CVTC
Registration is open for the “Ready, Set, Grow” Winter Garden Seminar, a day-long event scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 3 at Chippewa Valley Technical College (CVTC) in Eau Claire. The seminar is sponsored by the Eau Claire Area Master Gardener Association. Heather Holm will give the keynote speech, on “Selecting Native Trees and Shrubs that Support […]
CVTC to offer in-depth beekeeping class for beginners, providing hands-on experience from March to October
By Mark Gunderman, Communications Specialist, CVTC The keeping of beehives has long fascinated people, from the enjoyment of harvesting honey directly from the hive to a feeling of living closer to nature. But most people who might like to have a beehive on their property wouldn’t know where to begin. Chippewa Valley Technical College (CVTC) […]