Hometown Capsules JUMP, SWIM AND CLIMB FOR HEART EVENT: Students from the Stevens Point area public schools and parochial schools will participate in the annual Jump, Swim and Climb for Heart event on Sunday, Feb. 29, in the Stevens Point Area Senior High School (SPASH) gym. This event is a school fitness and education program. Students involved in the event will collect donations from family and friends. The donations will help other kids and adults who may have heart disease or stroke. The event is co-sponsored by the American Heart Association and the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance. For more information, contact the Physical Education Department at 345-7320. * * * PORTAGE COUNTY HOME AND COMMUNITY EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP: The Portage County Association for Home and Community Education (HCE) will award one $300 scholarship to an individual whose family resides in Portage County, or whose family belongs to the Portage County HCE. Preference will be given to a family member of a present Portage County HCE member. The scholarship will be given to a student carrying at least 12 credits who plans to continue his/her education at a university or technical school. Preference will be given to an undergraduate student. The applicant must be a major in family and consumer education, which includes the following areas: child development, family growth and development, clothing and textiles, housing and home interiors, foods and nutrition, consumer resource management and elementary education (K-6). The applicant can receive the scholarship only once. Applications should be typed and will be awarded on the basis of leadership abilities, theme, scholastic ability, references and financial need. Applications are available through the Portage County UW-Extension Office in the County Annex Building, 1462 Strongs Ave., Stevens Point, or by calling 346-1316. Applications must be returned by April 15 to Lynn Isherwood, 5324 Birch Road, Plover, WI 54467. * * * CHILD CARE ASSOCIATION OFFERS TRAINING: The Portage County Child Care Association is offering training on Monday, Feb. 23. Bryn Wehrwein, a registered dietitian and assistant director of Head Start, will talk about "Safety and Cleanliness in the Kitchen, Nutrition Importance and Obesity in Young Children." This will meet the guidelines for the nutrition update for CACFP. The training will be held at Trinity Lutheran Church in Stevens Point at 7 p.m. The cost is $5. Members are free. * * * FISH AND SHRIMP FRY SCHEDULED: The Home & School Association of Pacelli High School is sponsoring its traditional Lenten fish and shrimp fry on Friday, Feb. 27, March 5, 12, 19 and 26 and April 2 in the school cafeteria from 4:30 to 7 p.m. Fish, shrimp and a combo plate will be available with a choice of potato, coleslaw, roll, beverage and dessert. A grilled cheese or peanut butter and jelly sandwich is also offered for children. Cost for adults is $6 for fish, $7 for shrimp, and $6.50 for a combo platter; senior citizens receive 50 cents off the adult price, children ages 4-12 are $3, and ages three and under are free. Drive-up service is available by calling Pacelli at 341-2442 after 4:15 pm to place an order. * * * STEVENS POINT DUPLICATE BRIDGE CLUB RESULTS: Winners at the Stevens Point Duplicate Bridge Club on Feb. 11 included Art Flashinski-Terry Byrne, Fred and Harriet Pfeiffer, John and Sally Haessig, Tom Rowe-Roger Messar and Jack and Leigh Allgaier. * * * LINCOLN CENTER BRIDGE RESULTS: North-South winners during play Friday, Feb. 13, were Fred and Harriet Pfeiffer, Ollie and Ellen Andrews and Frank Wachowiak-Richard Doxtator. East-West winners were Dora Nolan-Madalyn Rasmussen, Loraine Hoppe-Jerry Luebke and Dan Brick-Jo Van Rheeden. Call Loretta Wyhuske at 344-9198 by noon on Wednesday to play Friday at 1 p.m. New members welcome. * * * WACHOWIAK RECEIVES MASTER'S DEGREE: Mandy Wachowiak, daughter of Don and Cathy Wachowiak, Waupaca, recently graduated from the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse with a master of education-professional development degree. She is a kindergarten teacher at Prairie Elementary School in Waunakee. * * * GRANT APPLICATIONS AVAILABLE MARCH 1 FOR THE WOMEN'S FUND: The Women's Fund of Portage County will soon be accepting applications for the 2004 granting cycle. Applications will be available March 1 at the Community Foundation of Portage County office, and must be completed by April 1. To request an application, call 342-4454. Grants from this fund are awarded on an annual basis to qualified organizations and projects in Portage County that foster opportunities for the economic, educational, physical, emotional, social, artistic and/or personal growth of Portage County women and children of all ages, cultures, nationalities, races and abilities, and increasing community awareness of the significant needs of women and children. The Women's Fund is a field of interest fund of the Community Foundation of Portage County (CFPC) and is a collaborative partnership between Saint Michael's Foundation, the Stevens Point Area YMCA and the CFPC. Portage County nonprofit organizations will have another grant opportunity on April 1, when the Community Foundation releases applications for the Community Grants Fund. These applications will be due in the Community Foundation office by May 1. For more information on either of these grants, or to request an application, call the Community Foundation at 342-4454. * * * WEST GRADUATES FROM WISCONSIN POLICE CORPS PROGRAM: Tyrell P. West, Stevens Point, was one of 18 new officers to successfully complete 21 weeks of training in the Wisconsin Police Corps program. The graduation ceremony for the Wisconsin Police Corps' third recruit class was held Thursday, Feb. 12, in La Crosse. West also received the physical fitness award for the class. Through the federally funded Police Corps grant, graduates will be fully reimbursed for the education expenses while earning their bachelor's degrees. The Police Corps program provides 1,500 hours of training and instruction that teaches the knowledge, skills and attitudes needed for effective law enforcement. Police Corps training is conducted at the Wisconsin State Patrol Academy at Fort McCoy. * * * FRAME MEMORIAL ACTIVITIES: Frame Memorial Presbyterian Church will hold activities during the week of Feb. 22. Those activities include: Sunday, Feb. 22, 9:30 a.m., Worship with Baptism; 10:45 a.m., Fellowship; 10:45 a.m., Sunday School; 10:45 a.m., Adult Study. Wednesday, Feb. 25, 3:15 p.m., Youth Group; 4:30 p.m., Women's Book Study; 6:30 p.m., Ash Wednesday Service; 7 p.m., Frame Choir rehearsal. Thursday, Feb. 26, noon, Men's Study Group. * * * AREA STUDENTS MAKE DEAN'S LIST AT UW-P: Several area students were named to the dean's list at UW-Platteville for the 2003 fall semester. To make the list, the students must have grade point averages of at least 3.5 or above. The students included Nathan Peplinski, Amherst Junction; Aaron Shelman, Plover; Nathan Kluck, Rosholt; and Robert Erickson, Jason Lewandowski and William Tatro, all of Stevens Point. In addition, Erickson was named to the chancellor's list for having an average of 4.0. * * * AUTHOR WILL TALK ABOUT FOOD: Joan Dye Gussow, a professor emeritus of Columbia University's Teachers' College and author of numerous articles and books relating to nutrition education and food policy, will speak at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 24, in the Laird Room of the University Center at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point (UW-SP). Her speech topic is "Local Foods: Why and How." Gussow has served on the boards of numerous public, private and governmental organizations, including the National Organic Standards Board, the Food and Nutrition Board of the National Academy of Sciences and the Food and Drug Administration Advisory Board. She has grown much of her own organic food for the past 40 years. * * * RUDOLPH CHURCH HOSTS POTATO PANCAKE BREAKFAST: St. Mary Court 998 of the National Catholic Society of Foresters at St. Philip Church in Rudolph will sponsor a potato pancake breakfast on Sunday, Feb. 29, in the church basement. Serving will be from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and the menu includes potato and regular pancakes, homemade pork sausage patties, applesauce, sweet rolls and breads. The cost is $5 for adults, $2.50 for youth ages 6-12 and free for children 5 and under. A bake sale will also be held in conjunction with the breakfast, and Mass is at 10:30 a.m. * * * BLAKEMAN TO SPEAK ON PATRIOT ACT: John Blakeman, a UW-SP Department of Political Science professor, will discuss the background of the Patriot Act and how it affects civil liberties at the Stevens Point Unitarian Universalist Fellowship (SPUUF) service on Sunday, Feb. 22. The 10 a.m. service will be held at Harmony House, 3500 Harmony Lane, Stevens Point. Blakeman has published books and articles on constitutional law, federal courts and religious liberty. His forthcoming book, entitled "The Bible in the Park: Religious Expression, Public Forums, and Federal Courts," will be released later this year. * * * MORRISON WILL SHOW WORK IN MARYLAND AND WISCONSIN: Susan Morrison, assistant professor of art and design at the UW-SP, will display work in three major shows during the coming year. Morrison has been accepted for juried solo shows at Hood College in Frederick, Md., and at Gallery 110 North in Plymouth. She will also show her work in a three-person juried exhibition sponsored by the Wisconsin Arts Board in Madison. She received a $5,000 grant from the University Personnel Development Committee (UPDC) to pursue her work in painting and sculpture and to allow her to participate in the exhibitions. The Maryland show, titled "Soundings," will be at Hodson Gallery in the Tatem Arts Center from March 3 to 28 with an opening reception on Wednesday, March 3. It will include 11 works on 16 separate canvases, many six or seven feet high. The Madison show will be Monday, May 24, through Friday, July 23, in the Department of Administration Building. Parking is available in the Government E parking ramp. The show in Plymouth, sponsored by the Plymouth Arts Foundation, opens Aug. 27 and runs through Oct. 10. There will be a reception for the artist on Sept. 10. Her sculpture, "La Luna y El Sol," which was exhibited in the Wisconsin Biennial at UW-Madison, also will be shown at the Wisconsin Arts Board show this summer. * * * CONFERENCE WILL FOCUS ON CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT: A conference that focuses on preventing child abuse and neglect, protecting its victims and networking agencies that help will be held in Wisconsin Rapids, Wednesday, Apr. 14, through Friday, Apr. 16. "Together for Children: The 17th Annual Wisconsin Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect" will be held at the Hotel Mead and Conference Center. The goal of the conference is to strengthen prevention, treatment, investigation and prosecution of child abuse and neglect by providing knowledge and skills that address emerging issues, research and public policy in the area of child abuse and neglect. Pre-conference Training Institutes offered on Wednesday include sessions on organizational leadership, using mass media, healing the healers, parental alienation syndrome and gender-based treatment. Workshops on Thursday and Friday are organized by tracks that focus on child abuse prevention strategies, strengthening families, child sexual abuse, investigation and prosecution issues, links between child abuse and neglect and other social problems, child abuse and neglect 'hot topics,' and making services more inclusive. Registration includes program materials, attendance at all events, and meals for the days paid. Fees increase for all participants not registered by March 26. Registration information is available in an online brochure at www.uwsp.edu/extension. To register or for more information, contact the UW-SP Extension Customer Service office at 800-898-9472. Discounts are available for agencies sending more than three participants, as well as for full-time students, members of the Wisconsin Professional Society on the Abuse of Children (WIPSAC), and members of Prevent Child Abuse Wisconsin. * * * STUDENTS TRAVEL THE WORLD THROUGH UW-SP'S INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS: University students are getting the chance to learn about culture, history, language and everyday life in other parts of the world by taking advantage of the International Programs at UW-SP. This semester, more than 150 students are going abroad to study in Australia, Britain, France, Germany, Hungary, New Zealand and Spain. John L. Timcak, director of New Student Programs and Disability Services, is leading 38 students who will study at Dunmore Lang College in Sydney, Australia. Students include Jonathan Badger, 911 Tanglewood Drive, Plover and Stephanie Wierzba, 973 S. County Road J, Rosholt. The 41 students bound for Britain are led by professor of music Charles Young. Students include Ann Konkol, 5324 Golla Road, Stevens Point and Rebecca Kubisiak, 10085 River Road, Amherst. Marcia Parker, associate professor of French, is taking 13 students to France to study at the University of Caen in Paris. The 10 students spending the semester in Germany will be led by Mark Seiler, professor of German. The four students going to Hungary, include John Kurkowski, 733 Johns Drive, Stevens Point. Ronald Crunkilton, professor of water resources, is leading 22 students to New Zealand this semester. Students include Zachary Thome, 2330 Anne's Drive, and Christopher Carriveau, 1020 7th St., both from Plover. Twenty-five students are attending the University of Valladolid, Spain, under the supervision of Marcia Mace, associate lecturer of Spanish. Students include Heidi Slowinski, 1596 Jerrys Lane, Junction City, Mandi Hoppa, 1962 S County Road JY, Rosholt, and Lindsey Nebel, 1100 Phillips St., Stevens Point. * * * GIRL SCOUTS HOST 'THIN MINT JAM': The Girl Scouts of Woodland Council will celebrate the "Luck o' the Irish" at the second annual "Thin Mint Jam" on Friday, March 5, and Saturday, March 6. The Tim Malloys Band will play a mix of traditional Irish music and danceable American/Irish pop music like Van Morrison, U2 and Pogues. The Web site www.timmalloys.com provides a sample of the music. The March 5 event will be held at the Hotel Mead in Wisconsin Rapids and the March 6 event will be held at the Sky Club in Plover. All proceeds from these events will benefit the Girl Scouting programs of Woodland Council, providing opportunities to more than 3,000 girls between the ages of 4 and 17 in a nine-county region. Tickets are $40 per person or tables of 8 for $300. Call the Woodland Council office at (715)423-6360 for more information or registration. * * * CONCERT BAND WILL PERFORM AT UW-SP: The UW-SP Concert Band will perform a concert of mostly South American music on Tuesday, Feb. 24. The performance will begin at 7:30 p.m. in Michelsen Hall of the Fine Arts Center. Scott Teeple, assistant professor of music, will conduct the band, and professor David Hastings will be the featured soloist on alto saxophone. Part of the Music Scholarship Series, admission is $6 for the general public, $3 for senior citizens, $2 for youth and free the day of the concert for students with UW-SP IDs. Tickets are available at the UW-SP Box Office, Room 103A University Center, 346-4100 or 800-838-3378, online at https://tickets.uwsp.edu/Wt3/, or at the door if the concert is not sold out in advance. A pre-concert lecture beginning at 7 p.m. will be included with the price of admission. * * * MARSHFIELD NATIVE NAMED ASSOCIATE REGISTRAR AT UW-SP: Ed M. Lee, a former staff member at UW-Marshfield/Wood County, is the new associate registrar at UW-SP. Lee was a business instructor, program coordinator and academic adviser for the Collaborative Degree Program (CDP) at UW-Marshfield/Wood County for the past several years. The CDP is UW-SP's bachelor's degree program offered at the two-year colleges in Marshfield, Wausau, Marinette and Fond du Lac. Over the last seven years, he has had two interim appointments in student services at UW Marshfield/Wood County providing support in areas of credit auditing, advising, registration and orientation. Lee also taught at Mid-State Technical College and served as a district manager for Northern Auto Supply. A Marshfield native, Lee is a Columbus High School graduate. He holds degrees from Saint Norbert College, De Pere, and UW-Oshkosh. He has volunteered with United Way, Marshfield YMCA, Leadership Marshfield and Pathway Partners. Lee resides in Marshfield with his wife, Cindy, and three sons. * * * LINCOLN SENIOR CENTER ADVISORY COUNCIL ELECTS NEW MEMBERS: At a recent meeting of the Senior Center Advisory Council, Noni Clark was elected chair; Matthew Liu, vice chair; and Jan Ronchetto, secretary. New members Vincent Heig, Irene Pintar and John Wasniewski were elected to three-year terms and Lorraine Dudley was elected to serve a two-year term. Retiring members Dan Coble, Sally Overholt and Jeanette Perkins were recognized for their years of service on the council. Approximately 3,000 senior adults participate annually in the diverse selection of art, education, health and recreation offerings at Lincoln Center, Portage County's senior center. People may join classes or attend programs in such areas as painting classes, woodcarving, foreign languages, writing, exercise, support groups, foot care, health care advance directives, special luncheon events, eight-ball pool league, walking club and computer classes.