This Week in Weston

June 19, 2015 

 

A Snapshot of What's Happening in Weston!
THE FOLLOWING MEETINGS WILL BE HELD THE WEEK OF JUNE 22 - 26

  • Park & Rec Committee meeting, Monday, June 22nd at 5:15 p.m.
     
  • S.A.F.E.R Board of Directors meeting, Tuesday, June 23rd at 6:00 p.m. at the Rib Mountain Municipal Center (3700 North Mountain Rd. Wausau)
     
  • S.A.F.E.R Fire Commission meeting, Tuesday, June 23rd at 7:00 p.m. at the Rib Mountain Municipal Center (3700 North Mountain Rd. Wausau)
Unless stated otherwise, all meetings are held at the Village of Weston Municipal Center, 5500 Schofield Avenue.

 All village meeting agendas and packets can be found on the Agendas and Minutes page of the village website. Sign up for agenda posting notifications on our website through Notify Me!
SWIMMING LESSONS

Swimming lessons started the week of June 15th, at the Weston Aquatic Center, but and there is still time to sign up at the Weston Aquatic Center for future sessions.

Lessons will run from 10am to 10:50am from June 15th through August 7th.

 

There are 3 sessions available:

Session 1: June 15th - 26th
Session 2: July 6th - July 17th
Session 3: July 27th - August 7th

 

For more information contact the Village of Weston at 715-241-7946 or go the Aquatic Center Page on our website.

NEW LOCAL ADVERTISING
WESTON DIRECT

Take advantage of our great new advertising opportunity! Your Village is excited to announce a new, 'shop local; support local' initiative as part of our, "It's Right, Here" marketing and branding campaign. In conjunction with an improved "Weston Wire" print newsletter, local businesses, institutions, and clubs will have opportunities to advertise within and help sponsor each publication, which reaches over 7,000 Village households and businesses. Find out more about this opportunity at www.westonwi.gov/WestonDirect.

 

WestonDirect Informational Flyer 
 

CONNECT WITH US ON SOCIAL MEDIA
WESTON V-CHAT 
The Village of Weston has started creating informational videos called Weston V-Chat. During the next year we will be posting several short videos to communicate preferred procedures and practices for your services. Services like Spring and Fall Yard Materials Pick-up, the wheres and whys for snow removal process, proper yard maintenance, etc. Please view the video below.
Weston Village V-Chat Introduction video
Weston Village V-Chat Introduction video
Our videos will be posted on our YouTube page. Please check out our page to view the Weston V-Chat videos and other informational videos as well. 

FARMER'S MARKET

The Village of Weston's Farmer's Market is officially Open at their NEW location on the corner of Camp Phillips Rd. and Schofield Ave. They will be open every Saturday from 8:00-2:00 p.m. and every Tuesday from 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.

 

 COMMUNITY EVENTS
THIS WEEK

FORREST'S RUN

Come on out on June 20th and help celebrate the memory of Forrest Goetsch in the 6th Annual Forrest's Run. Forrest who was a student of the D.C. Everest School District died unexpectedly during warm-ups at cross-country practice on September 21, 2009.


 Funds from this run are used to support Forrest Goetsch Charities an official 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. There is a 2 Mile and 5 Mile Run/Walk beginning at 9:00am. This event starts and finishes at Dale's Weston Lanes. 


This will be a competitive event with chip timing. Post-race awards ceremony, refreshments, and live music will be available for all participants. Come and sign up as an individual or a team. Visit 
www.forrestsrun.com for details on registration, fees, race start time, and much more. There is still time to sign up! You can also find information on the "Forrest Goetsch Memorial Run" Facebook page.
 

www.forrestsrun.com

DCE GIRLS BASKETBALL SKILLS CAMP
Come be a part of the D.C. Everest Girls Basketball Skills camp being held June 22-25 at the D.C. Everest High School. There are three unique camps designed for individual skill development to help you become a better player. Open to girls entering grades 2-12. For complete details and registration form please see the flyer to the right.

TEEN SWIM / DANCE NIGHT
The Weston Aquatic Center will be hosting the summer's first teen Swim and Dance Night on Friday, June 26th from 7-10 p.m. All 7th thru 12th grade students are welcome to attend. Admission is $2. There will be music, food specials and product and prize give-a-ways.
 NEWS FROM OUR PARTNERS
WISCONSIN CENTRALTIME NEWSLETTER
MARATHON COUNTY

Want to "Be in the Know with Wisconsin Central Time?"...then sign up today to start receiving their electronic newsletter which is a means to communicate what Marathon County Government is doing to make our county a great place to work, play and live! Please check out Marathon Countys Newsletter Page to view the most current newsletter and to subscribe to their mailing list!


www.co.marathon.wi.us

WAUSAU REGION CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
THE CHAMBER CONNECTION

Check out the June 2015 Chamber Connection Newsletter. The June issue has Member News, Social Media Update, Ambassador of the Month and New Members.
 

June 2015 Chamber Connect Newsletter

MEMBER NEWSLETTER
SOUTH AREA BUSINESS ASSOCIATION

Check out the June 2015 Newsletter

 

Be a Sponsor for the Month? Call Dianne Brookhyser at (715) 355-1255 or email at admin@southareabusiness.com to see what you will receive!  
 

www.southareabusiness.com 

UNITED WAY'S 2-1-1

United Way's 2-1-1 is a dialing code for FREE confidential access to non-emergency health and human services information and referral. They are there to help answer questions and connect you to services 24 hours a day 7 days a week, whether you need information regarding financial assistant, unemployment, services for youth or elderly, or support groups (or a variety of other services. 

 COMMUNITY NEWS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
PEYTON'S PROMISE
WESTON FOOD DRIVE - JUNE
Thanks for the continued support from the Village of Weston Area Schools, Residents, Pick n Save, Abby Bank and Fantastic Sam's, for their tremendous effort in supporting Peyton's Promise to help the many needy families throughout the year. 


Peyton's Promise has also started an "Item of the Month" collection. The item of the month for June is: Shampoo and Soap. The items can be dropped off at the Village of Weston Municipal Center (between 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.), Pick n Save, Fantastic Sam's, Covenant Community Presbyterian Church, or Abby Bank.

 
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Contact Us
Village of Weston
5500 Schofield Ave.
Weston, WI 54476
715-359-6114

Village Trustees 

Barbara Ermeling
Village President 

Scott Berger
Community Development Authority/Economic Development
Committee Chair
and Finance Chair

Sharon Jaeger
Parks and Recreation Chair

Kevin Ostrowski
Trustee

Fred Schuster
Trustee
Community Life &
Public Safety Chair

Loren White
Plan Commission Chair
lwhite@westonwi.gov 

Jon Ziegler
Personnel Chair
Property & Infrastructure Committee Chair 

Department Directors

Daniel Guild
Administrator

 

Nathan Crowe

Director of Technology Services

ncrowe@westonwi.gov  

 

Keith Donner 

Director of Pubic Works

kdonner@westonwi.gov

 

Jennifer Higgins

Director of Planning & Development

jhiggins@westonwi.gov 

  

John Jacobs

Finance Director

jjacobs@westonwi.gov  

 

Shawn Osterbrink

Director of Parks, Recreation and Forestry

sosterbrink@westonwi.gov  

  

Sherry Weinkauf

Clerk/Employee Resource Manager

sweinkauf@westonwi.gov