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We can’t do it alone . . .
. . . we need your help in letting us know about upcoming events that the community should know about, especially those sponsored by nonprofit organizations.
We can’t publicize every event, of course, but we can’t publicize any event we don’t know about.
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In Memoriam: David Gordon
David Gordon, the founding editor and board chairman of the Chippewa Valley Post, passed away on Sunday, June 11. The following memorial was written by Michael Dorsher, a CV Post board member and UW-Eau Claire colleague of Gordon. Midway through his first semester at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, the assistant professor was no longer […]
Deadline nearing to apply for Community Foundation executive director position
March 15 is the deadline to apply for the executive director position at the Eau Claire Community Foundation (ECCF).
The successful applicant will succeed Sue Bornick, who is transitioning to a new part-time ECCF position in which she will focus on development and planned giving. Bornick has been ECCF’s executive director since 2009.
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Adults over 65 can register through Jan. 31 for course aimed at safe medication management
Registration will remain open through Jan. 31 for a free two-session course designed to help older adults communicate effectively with pharmacists and other providers in order to manage their medications safely.
The course will be taught online on Feb. 8 and 22 and again on Apr. 12 and 26 as part of a program evaluation study at the UW-Madison School of Pharmacy. Course participants must be willing to be part of that study and will be assigned to a pair of 90-minute sessions in one month or the other.
Eligibility requirements include being at least 65 years old and taking at least four different medications regularly – including non-prescription drugs. Participants must also take part in follow-up phone interviews and provide feedback for the study.
Additional information is available from the Eau Claire County Aging & Disability Resource Center (ADRC).
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UW-EC emeriti faculty hear discussion of critical race theory
By David Gordon, associate editor
Critical race theory (CRT) is not a new phenomenon and alarms over it would have long since been sounded if it truly posed problems for society, according to Dale Taylor, a UW-Eau Claire emeritus professor.
Taylor spoke on Tuesday to some 50 retired faculty members and others attending the fall luncheon of the UW-EC Emeriti Faculty Association at Wild Ridge Event Center. He stressed that he was not discussing how CRT has emerged as a factor in current political controversies or whether it’s an appropriate teaching tool to use in elementary schools.
Instead, he described it as one approach that can be used to study how discriminatory policies have persisted even after the passage of federal legislation to outlaw them. That legislation included the 1964 Civil Rights Act and the 1965 Voting Rights Act.
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Chippewa Valley Book Festival winds up tonight with rescheduled keynote speaker
Nadia Owusu, who was originally scheduled to open the Chippewa Valley Book Festival, will instead be the final speaker this evening with her virtual presentation “Reclaiming Our Stories.”
Owusu had to postpone her appearance, which was intended to open this year’s 23rd annual festival a week ago. Her presentation tonight will run from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. and will be co-hosted by UW-Stout’s Literature Committee. It will be available only online.
Owusu’s memoir Aftershocks was named best book of 2021 by National Public Radio as well as by various other media outlets. Her presentation is free but advance registration is required.
To read the original CVPost article about the festival, and to find a link to register for Owusu’s rescheduled presentation, please click on the headline.
Sunday evening hybrid event to mark JONAH’s 15 years of social justice efforts
JONAH’s 15 years of social justice efforts in the Chippewa Valley will be celebrated Sunday evening with a hybrid event from 6 to 8 p.m. at The Brewing Projekt, 1807 N. Oxford Ave.
The group’s annual fund-raiser will be held in-person for the first time since the COVID pandemic struck in 2019. It will also be accessible online via Zoom. Tickets cost $35 for in-person attendance and $15 for Zoom access.
JONAH is an interfaith nonprofit group that focuses its efforts on the root causes of such social justice issues as affordable housing, child poverty, criminal justice reform and immigration. Its task forces also work on mental health and transportation concerns.
Guest speakers at the event will include Peter Brunzelle, director of WisHope in Sauk County; Katheryne Auerback, executive director of Movin’ Out in Madison; and Rachana Shah, a Zero Waste consultant who has worked for Beyond Plastics in New York.
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Town of Union to celebrate its 150th anniversary starting art 1 p.m. this afternoon
The Town of Union will celebrate the 150th anniversary of its founding at a free public event from 1 to 4 p.m. today.
It will be held at the town Conservancy, 1910 White Pine Dr., just south of Crescent Avenue, to the west of Eau Claire. The event will feature historical horse-drawn rides through the conservancy forest and guided tours along the area’s eight hiking trails, led by Sara Norman of Landmark Conservancy.
Food and beverages will also be available.
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There’s a new sheriff in town…
By Sandra McKinney, CVPost Board member
. . .or at least there will be following the Nov. 8 election for both Eau Claire and Chippewa counties.
Candidates for sheriff in both counties answered previously prepared questions at a Monday night candidate forum at the Community Table, organized by EXPO and JONAH.
The candidates for Eau Claire County sheriff on the Nov. 8 ballot are Republican Don Henning and Democrat Dave Riewestahl. In Chippewa County, the Republican candidate is Travis Hakes and his Democratic opponent is Chris Kowalczyk.
One topic discussed at the forum concerned a newly implemented Eau Claire County procedure allowing eligible prisoners in the county jail to vote. Chippewa County does not have a similar provision but is expected to follow Eau Clairre Countys lead.
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Community needs in conflict: housing deficit for elderly and disabled residents clashes with Mayo Clinic’s need to expand medical services
.By David Gordon, associate
editor
The clash between Mayo Clinic’s expansion needs and Eau Claire’s insufficient supply of housing for the elderly and disabled has so far provided no indication of common ground to resolve the competing interests.
A mid-September meeting between Mayo officials and representatives of groups concerned about the housing shortage failed to produce agreement on how to deal with the housing needs of the 44 tenants at Luther Lakeside Apartments, 1422 Whipple St. The location is across the street from the west side of Mayo’s main campus here.
The discussion revolved around the impending end of a 40-year contract between Mayo and HUD, which made the apartment units on the property available at a subsidized rate. For more details on this clash of two valid community needs, click on the headline.
News media role in democracies to be explored in Monday evening panel discussion at UW-EC
How news media and democracies relate to each other will be explored next Monday night (Oct. 3) in a News Engagement Day program on the UW-Eau Claire campus.
The panel discussion is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. in Room 1415 in Centennial Hall. It is a presentation of the Chippewa Valley Post and is co-sponsored by the UW-EC student chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ).
News Engagement Day is a national effort to increase the public’s understanding of the news media’s role and responsibilities in the United States and other democratic societies. For additional information about the Monday program, click on the headline.