by Discover Wisconsin | Apr 3, 2019 | Things To Do
My husband tells me we would be invited to more parties if I was content to tell people that I retired after 26 years of being a police officer. But, instead I feel compelled to tell people that, in my retirement, I am working hard and fast on suicide prevention; and...
by Discover Wisconsin | Mar 5, 2019 | Things To Do
I was on a conference call with the members of our program’s Youth Board a few years ago when I first learned what a hookah pen was. Still new to youth tobacco prevention, I was reading everything I could find about flavored cigarillos, little cigars and other tobacco...
by Discover Wisconsin | Jan 29, 2019 | Things To Do
I often get asked how I got into Pilates. The question always brings me a bit of discomfort, because the answer reminds me of my ex-husband. “Go get a hobby” is what he told me, “get a gym membership.” I had just moved to Texas with my new husband–young and...
by Discover Wisconsin | Jan 9, 2019 | Things To Do
By, Mary Rauwolf Every parent has dreams for their child. They want them to be healthy and happy, with friends and people to love and who love them back. When they laid my son, Conrad, in my arms, I had all of these dreams and many more for him. Unfortunately, he was...
by Discover Wisconsin | Nov 1, 2018 | Things To Do
“Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in awhile, you could miss it.” Ferris Buehler, “Ferris Buehler’s Day Off” By Michelle Gormican Thompson Work, kids, an insanely packed calendar with seemingly not a moment to spare, you roll along...