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Main Street board accepts resignation; appoints interim

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 [...]

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

Golfers hit the green for a good cause

Thursday was the Cammie Johnson Juvenile Diabetes Fundraiser in Menomonie. The scramble is in honor of Cammie Johnson; she lost the battle to diabetes 2 years ago. Her parents, Mark and Robin Johnson (who own Zanzibar Restaurant and Pub) say they want to honor her fight with the fundraiser, and help the hundreds of kids who [...]

Bike race brings best cyclists, tourism to Menomonie

Hundreds of bicycles raced through the streets and winding hills surrounding Menomonie Saturday in the Wisconsin leg of the  Nature Valley Grand Prix. Downtown businesses displayed artwork created by elementary school children welcoming the cyclists. The Greater Menomonie Area Chamber of Commerce brought the race to Menomonie.
Team efforts, near-perfect conditions make Grand Prix event to remember, [...]

How to enjoy a trip to Menomonie, Wisconsin

Mabel Tainter Center for the  Arts is among the recommended stops when visiting Menomonie.
How to enjoy a trip to Menomonie, Wisconsin, eHow, June 11, 2010

Flag Day ceremony set for June 14

Menomonie, Wis.—The Dunn County Veterans Memorial Committee of Main Street of Menomonie, Inc. and the Greater Menomonie Area Community Foundation invite area residents to the 10th annual dedication of the new bricks at the Dunn County Veterans Memorial on Monday,  June 14, 2010 at 10:00 AM. 
The dedication will take place at the Veterans Memorial at [...]