Main Street of Menomonie Inc.

June 3rd/Fair Mairs

mainstreetmenomonie — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 22:32:53 +0000

June 3rd/Fair Mairs
Menomonie, WI 54751

Telephone: (608) 843-2498

Description:
Vintage clothing and costumes

Filed under: Apparel/Shoes, Businesses Tagged: resale

Menomonie chamber unveils awards

mainstreetmenomonie — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 16:14:38 +0000

For 35 years Doris Kelley has volunteered her time and skills to the American Cancer Society. On Wednesday she was honored for her dedication by being named the Greater Menomonie Area Chamber of Commerce’s Citizen of the Year for 2009. The Non-Profit of the Year award was given to Interfaith Volunteers of Dunn County. The organization operates a food pantry, emergency shelter and volunteer caregiver program.

Menomonie chamber unveils awards, Eau Claire Leader-Telegram, Feb. 5, 2010

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Festive fasteners

mainstreetmenomonie — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 14:58:37 +0000

Deb Peters, 47, handcrafts buttons as part of her business The Button Hoard, which she operates at her Menomonie home. The buttons are available at Stitch and Rip Quilt Shop, 222 Main St., Menomonie. Laura Short, executive director of Main Street of Menomonie, said, “I was surprised buttons are still being handmade and was pleased we have a Menomonie artist making and selling buttons in our downtown.”

Menomonie woman handcrafts buttons, Eau Claire Leader-Telegram, Feb. 1, 2010

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Volume One: Gallery 111

mainstreetmenomonie — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 21:34:37 +0000

Gallery 111 has 10 founding members, led by the young and ambitious Hannah Schroeder, who came up with the idea while volunteering in an art classroom at River Heights Elementary School. “I noticed how beautiful the student art was. … Then I realized that there are very few galleries that show elementary art,” she said. These thoughts sparked her interest in one day owning a gallery where children could show their artwork, and it inspired her to think of something she could do in the community right now.

Gallery 111, Volume One magazine, Eau Claire, Jan. 28, 2010

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Foundation sets grant timeline

mainstreetmenomonie — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 17:58:51 +0000

The Menomonie Community Health Foundation has announced its next grant application deadline of March 1.

Local briefs: Foundation sets grant timelime, Eau Claire Leader-Telegram, Jan. 24, 2010

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Local event highlights children’s need for dental care

mainstreetmenomonie — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 15:33:53 +0000

Greg Green, D.D.S., of Lakeside Dental in Menomonie, is participating in Give Kids A Smile day on Friday, Feb. 5. Approximately 16 children without resources for dental care will receive free dental services ranging from oral health education to preventive screening and treatment as part of national Give Kids A Smile day. The children, ages 3 to 17, were referred to the event by the Dunn County Health Department, coordinating with Rural Health Dental Clinic and local schools. Many participating families have two or more children who will receive services.

Local event highlights children’s need for dental care, WQOW News 18, Eau Claire, Jan. 20, 2010

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mainstreetmenomonie — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 21:20:05 +0000

ladies night

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Logo

mainstreetmenomonie — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 20:24:42 +0000

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Quilts for soldiers

mainstreetmenomonie — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 22:57:09 +0000

Sewing bee to make quilts for Wounded Warriors of Dunn County

Menomonie, Wis.–Stitch & Rip Quilt Shop in downtown Menomonie will hold an all-day sewing bee Saturday, Jan. 16, to make 25 quilts for the Wounded Warriors of Dunn County. The sewing bee will be held at the quilt shop, located at 222 East Main Street in Menomonie.

The Wounded Warrior Project Provides programs and services to severely injured service members during the time between active duty and transition to civilian life.

“Many of the citizens in our country want to help our servicemen and servicewomen but do not know how,” said Saundra Blanchard, owner of Stitch & Rip Quilt Shop.

Blanchard hopes the sewing bee will give area residents a way to contribute to service members. Her store is collecting donations of 1-yard cuts of cotton fabric to assist with the quilt project.

“Many people have material that they cannot use or haven’t used in a few years,” Blanchard said. “Getting complementing colors becomes a challenge as the time passes and fabric colors change. These are the cuts I want.”

Participants in the sewing bee will use the donated fabric to make the quilts.

For more information about donating fabric or participating in the sewing bee, call 715-233-2127.

For more information about the Wounded Warrior project, visit www.woundedwarriorproject.org.

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Stitch & Rip Quilt Shop specializes in higher-end materials, threads and yarns.

News coverage:
Quilts for soldiers, WQOW News 18, Eau Claire, Jan. 13, 2010
In brief: Sewing bee to benefit troops, Eau Claire Leader-Telegram, Jan. 15, 2010

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The Buy Main Street Video Story

mainstreetmenomonie — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 02:18:49 +0000

Attendees at the Michigan Main Street Center’s annual conference in September 2009 received a sneak preview of a short video that captures the importance of downtowns. Marketing firm Pace & Partners asked Michigan’s permission to use its video as the basis to create a more generic version to share with all Main Street communities. Watch the national Buy Main Street video now.

The Buy Main Street Video Story, Preservation Nation, National Trust for Historic Preservation, Oct. 7, 2009

http://www.paceandpartners.com/hosted/video/MSHDA60-US.mov

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