http://chippewa.com/news/local/article_d82fb630-9d10-11df-b93f-001cc4c03286.html
UW-Stout, students move in on Sept 5th, 2010
Stout students will be moving back into the dorms on Sunday Sept. 5th, 2010
Local actors bring contemporary drama to Mabel Tainter stage
A group of Menomonie actors and theater veterans will be performing Divergence, a compilation of two shows, at the Mabel Tainter Center for the Arts (MTCA) in an effort to raise money to promote performing arts scholarships through the Menomonie Theater Guild (MTG).
http://www.dunnconnect.com/articles/2010/07/27/variety/doc4c4a152e2afc9558063988.txt
Free Parking Downtown Menomonie
The City of Menomonie is offering Free Parking in Downtown Menomonie Aug.9-20. Please come out and visit your favorite businesses
Main Street board accepts resignation; appoints interim
Kate Hearley, Interim Director
Main Street board accepts resignation of executive director; appoints interim
Menomonie, Wis.—Laura Short has resigned from her position as executive director of Main Street of Menomonie Inc. Her husband has accepted a faculty position with a university in Texas and the family is relocating in August.
“It will be hard to leave Menomonie,” Short said. “I have made many friends here, and I have enjoyed working for Main Street of Menomonie. Becoming the organization’s executive director and working with the downtown retailers has made me appreciate and love this town even more.”
“It has been my pleasure to lead Main Street initiatives,” Short continued, “and I am optimistic about downtown’s future.”
The board of directors accepted her resignation at its meeting July 21. Short’s last day is July 30.
The board also appointed Kate Hearley to serve as interim director until a permanent replacement is hired.
Media coverage:
Short resigns as Main Street executive director, Dunn County News, Menomonie, July 21, 2010
Main Street Menomonie names interim director, Leader-Telegram, Eau Claire, July 21, 2010
Main Street Menomonie board accepts resignation of executive director, WQOW News 18, Eau Claire, July 21, 2010
Front Door For Menomonie
Downtown Menomonie will soon be home to a new, multi-million dollar mixed-use housing and retail complex. Staff and a board member are quoted in the Volume One article.
Front Door For Menomonie , Volume One Magazine, July 15, 2010 Issue
First phase of downtown Menomonie project OK’d, July 20, 2010
WESTconsin awards scholarships
WESTconsin Credit Union recently awarded $1,000 scholarships to area students. Since the scholarship fund’s creation, WESTconsin has awarded more than $195,000.
WESTconsin awards scholarships, Dunn County News, Menomonie, June 23, 2010
Cutting for a cause
A sixth grade student at Menomonie Middle School donated her hair to Pantene Beautiful Lengths, an organization specializing in making free wigs for women battling cancer. The student had her hair cut at Jill’s My Style Studio in downtown Menomonie.
Cutting for a cause, Dunn County News, Menomonie, June 16, 2010
