The Humane Society of Jefferson County will be hosting a dog-friendly, official 5k race at Jefferson County Fair Park from 8:30 a.m. to noon Saturday, May 22.Guest of honor at the Jefferson event will be Lamb Chop, a 12-year-old Maltese from Wauwatosa that has been named People magazine’s “World’s Cutest...
Category: Community
Fort Foundation issues $2.75 million ‘challenge’ grant to BASE
Editor’s note: The following information has been submitted for publication by the Fort Atkinson Community Foundation. This story was originally published in the foundation's "May 2021 Quarterly Update." The Fort Atkinson Community Foundation (FACF) is excited to announce it has issued a $2.75 million challenge grant to the Badgerland After...
Fort Lions Club members recognized for ‘milestone years of membership’
Several members of the Fort Atkinson Lions Club were recognized in April for “milestone years of membership and service,” according to information released recently by the club. According to the release: At the club’s April 26 meeting, District Governor for Lions Club International District 27-A1 Don Drew presented chevrons (pins)...
Journal Sentinel names Fort HealthCare top 2021 workplace
Fort HealthCare has been awarded a Top Workplaces 2021 honor by The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. The list is based solely on employee feedback gathered through a third-party survey administered by employee engagement technology partner Energage, LLC. The anonymous survey uniquely measures 15 drivers of engaged cultures that are critical to...
CDC: Fully vaccinated people can resume activities without masks
On May 13, the CDC released updated guidance that fully vaccinated people can resume activities they did before the pandemic, including participating in indoor and outdoor activities – large and small – without wearing a mask or physically distancing. Fully vaccinated people can also refrain from testing following a known exposure...