. Processional was led by
La Crosse & District Pipes & Drums
Na onal Anthem sung by
Past President Anne Uecker WCPC/MMC
La Crosse Firefighters
IAFF Local 127
Honor Guard
Welcome from City of La Crosse Mayor Tim Kabat
Emerald Raffle
$6,060.00
Silent Auc on
$2,025.00
50/50 Raffles
$ 508.50
GRAND TOTAL:
$8,593.50
EMERALD RAFFLE WINNERS:
While several WCEF Commi ee members helped with the WCEF Raffle
table when possible, Kassie Van Remortel, UW‐GB Ins tute Director and
WMCA liaison and friend, really turned up the excitement and helped to
literally sell thousands of dollars of raffle ckets to help the WCEF Schol‐
arship fund. (Seated with Kassie is Jennifer Zeiler, Clerk, Village of
Grantsburg.)
A huge Thank
1st Place Winner “Emerald” Vaca on ($2,400 value) Jill Kenda‐Lubetski, Clerk, Village of Brown Deer 2nd Place Winner Patricia Locke Necklace & Earring ($350 value) Cindi Hesse, Clerk‐at‐Heart 3rd Place Winner Bose Bluetooth Speaker ($199 value) Kassie Van Remortel, UW‐
GB, Dir. Of Govt Affairs & You goes out to the League of Wisconsin
Municipali es Mutual Insurance and all of their Agents
for dona ng the First Place Raffle Prize—
the $2,400 valued Vaca on.
The Minute‐To‐Win‐It games at the
President’s Recep on proved that
Wisconsin Clerks have many talents
and enjoy le ng go and
just having fun!
Karaoke was also part of the President’s Recep on. Clerks, as
well as Vendors, showed off their singing talents. They were so
good it made others want to get up and dance!
The third fun offering at the President’s Recep on was a chance to play casino games without breaking your wallet!
All of the games at the Recep on were designed to let clerks earn ckets toward some great gi baskets.
Again, a big thank you to our WMCA Associate members. All of the games and karaoke were paid for by Vendor Dona ons.
And a few vendors even donated their me to be dealers at the blackjack tables! A Great Time was had by all!
President Weinschro with Roses from her family A beau ful ice sculpture and champagne for all were the opening highlights of the 35th Anniversary Banquet. Pictured above is the 2015 Conference Commi ee –all dressed in their best and in the lower right hand corner is the incoming President Sandy Boe cher with several other well dressed clerks celebra ng at the banquet. Several Awards were announced and presented at the banquet.
25 YEAR AWARDS
25 YEARS AS A MUNICIPAL CLERK
25 YEARS IN THE MUNICIPAL CLERK FIELD
Terri Anderson Robert Anderson WCPC/CMC Debra A. Brown WCMC/CMC/CMTW Sandra Clarke 25+ YEARS IN THE MUNICIPAL CLERK FIELD
25+ YEARS AS A MUNICIPAL CLERK
Lynne Mischker WCMC Anne Donahue Renee J. Tadych CMC/WCMC Deb Eichsteadt President Weinschro with 25‐Year
Clerk Award winner Anne Donahue from
Columbus, WI.
PEC—PROFRESSIONAL EDUCATION CERTIFICATES
DIAMOND AWARDS (75+ hours) Michelle Ebbert WCMC/CMC Pamela Ann Li le CMC Elena Hilby WCMC Sara Ludtke WCMC/CMC Kris ne Klodowski GOLD AWARDS (51‐74 hours) Joan Andrusz WCMC Lauren Beale Lorraine Rugroden WCMC Shellie Benish WCMC SILVER AWARDS (25‐50 hours) Lori Bruckner Caroline Fochs WCMC Susan Hollnagel Suzanne Johnson Jill Kenda‐Lubetski WCMC/CMC Stephanie Kohlhagen Mary Jo Krahn Elissa Meltesen WCMC Charlo e Nelson WCMC Melissa Quest Wendy Stoeckler Sue Stoik WCMC/CMC/CMTW Vicki Tessen 2015 Life me Achievement Winner Teri Lehrke,
Clerk for the City of La Crosse, with President Weinschro
Recipient Anne Uecker with President Karen Weinschro
Recipient Debbie Galeazzi with President Karen Weinschro
Recipient Angie Fahrenkrug with President Karen Weinschro
Recipient Faith Elford with President Karen Weinschro
The 2015‐2016 District Co‐Directors are sworn in as a group.
The Directors in a endance from le to right: Lavonne Athorp, Dist. 6; Vicki Tessen, Dist. 7; Jessica Reilly, Dist. 6; Fran Duncanson, Dist. 2; Susan Lesky, Dist. 1; Susan Kosinski, Dist. 3; Kelly Meyer and Michelle Ebbert‐Dist. 5 Co‐Directors; Terri Kalan, Dist. 1; and Marie Moe and Lois Frank‐Dist. 4 Co‐Directors. Director‐At‐Large Kelly Michaels
1st Vice President Chris Astrella
Secretary Kathy Kasza
2nd Vice President Barb Goeckner
2015‐2016 President Sandra Boe cher
No banquet is complete without
speeches. President Karen Wein‐
schro said farewell to her year as
President and le everyone in
s tches with her comparison of a
Clerk’s life to pu ng on Spanks!
(If you weren’t there, you will have
to ask her about it the next me you
see her!)
Incoming President Sandy Boe cher
encouraged everyone to read the
book, “The Energy Bus” by Jon Gor‐
don, and then “get on board”
Sandy’s bus for the 2015‐2016
WMCA year.
Sandy gave Karen her President’s Plaque which read, “Presented to Karen Weinschro WCPC/CMC—In honor of your year of service to the Wisconsin Municipal Clerks Associa on as President. For your leadership and dedica on, your for tude and the strength of your convic ons, and your immense pride in being a clerk, We salute you! Karen gave Sandy her President’s Ring; passed the gavel to her; and gave her the President’s Traveling Plaque where Sandy’s name has now joined the 35 other Presidents that have served the Wisconsin Municipal Clerks Associa on. Tradi on in the WMCA is to give the outgoing President a gi presented by the Conference Commi ee. Over the years there have been pain ngs, jewelry, and gi cards for the President’s favorite restaurant or store. But when this President heard during the planning of the conference that La Crosse had a carriage service that took people on rides around the downtown, she was so disappointed to learn that the company would be out of town at the Illinois State Fair the week of the conference and no one would be able to get a ride on the Tuesday evening free night. What she didn’t know is that the Conference Commi ee ques oned the company further and found out they would be back in town for Thursday night, so we sent President Weinschro and her family on her own Cinderella carriage ride around downtown La Crosse as her par ng gi . Karen was thrilled and even though she didn’t get to take home a physical gi , we are pre y sure the memory of that ride will stay with her forever!