Today, May 11

• 

  10:40am

  Calendar created What are Counties?

  On Thursday, September 16th, Jeff French, Barron County Administrator, will...

  On Thursday, September 16th, Jeff French, Barron County Administrator, will be the presenter at the Thursdays at the U Public Lecture Series at UWEC-Barron County in Rice Lake. The session begins at 12:30 pm in the Blue Hills Lecture Hall (Ritzinger 234). His topic is "What Is a County?" He will show a brief video and share other information about the various roles, responsibilities and functions of counties as a part of our system of government. He will also involve participants in a hands-on demonstration of county budgets.   Jeff is a life-long resident of Barron County and there's no place he'd rather be. He was County Finance Director from 2000-2009, then took on the role of Administrator of the county. He was a student at WITC from 1987 to 1989, and later obtained his bachelor's degree and Master's in Business Administration from Lakeland College in 2000 and 2007, respectively. He is licensed both as a Certified Public Accountant and as an Enrolled Agent. In his free time, he enjoys silent sports like cross-country skiing and biking.

• 

  9:24am

  Calendar created A Caregivers Experience with Dimentia

  Other Me's is a detailed, personal account of how Jim Adams and his family...

  Other Me's is a detailed, personal account of how Jim Adams and his family dealt with the final two years of his wife's struggle with Lewy Body Dementia and Parkinson's Disease. Using reflective daily journals and memory care facility notes, he chronicles the progression of her physical and mental symptoms, including Capgras Syndrome, which caused her to believe there were multiple versions of her husband, including several malevolent imposters. Adams will lead this discussion of his self-published memoir on Thursday, September 30th starting at 12:30 pm in a talk entitled "A Caregiver's Experience with Dementia." This event will take place in the Blue Hills Lecture Hall (Ritzinger 234) on the UWEC-Barron County campus, located at 1800 College Drive in Rice Lake. This and other sessions of the Thursdays at the U Lecture Series are free and open to the public, thanks to financial support from the campus foundation. Seating reservations are not required.   Adams is a former Aerospace Engineer and retired Chetek High School math, science, and computer science teacher. He is a volunteer Community Educator for the Alzheimer's Association, a dementia support group facilitator, and he has his own Facebook page on Lewy Body Dementia. Jim also facilitates a support group for the Barron County ADRC (Aging and Disability Resource Center). He was married to his wife Diane for 52 years and resides in Chetek. He has three children: one an engineer in Chippewa Falls, one a teacher at Barron High School, and the third an art teacher (now a home-schooling mom) in Eau Claire. In addition to enjoying his 5 grandchildren, Jim's hobbies include pickleball, hiking, nature photography, acrylic painting, building and flying model airplanes, and playing banjo, guitar, and harmonica.

• 

  9:22am

  Anonymous updated Student Recital: Brass Ensemble

  Updated by FeedsNodeProcessor