For a full look at what local nonprofits are up to, check out our nonprofit community feed here. Here’s a snapshot of the things you’ll find among our local nonprofits: November is National Family Caregivers Month. Known as the “invisible workforce,” caregivers are constantly on the job without much recognition or thanks. According to AARP, 64% […]
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Hopes Center to hold annual fundraiser
The HOPES Center is holding their annual Raising HOPES with Talent fundraiser on Saturday, March 9 from 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. at the Siena Center auditorium, 5635 Erie St. Included is a talent contest, food, and beverages included with ticket, a 50/50 raffle, and a silent auction. The event supports HOPES ministry of moving people […]
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Patricia Dickert Enjoyed Travel And Bird Watching
Patricia Lee Dickert, 84, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her family on Friday. Pat was a “Christmas present” born in Beloit, Wisconsin on December 25, 1933 to the late Bernard and Mearl (Nee: DeMontigny) Mooney. Pat graduated from St Catherine’s High School “Class of 1951”. On October 15, 1955, at St. Rose Parish […]
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Chocolate and more this Saturday
A chocolate-filled Saturday is in store for you in Burlington. This weekend also includes a celebration of 1920s jazz, a local talent competition, a craft fair and your last chance for a comedy play. Real Racine has lots of great suggestions.. More than chocolate. Saturday’s annual Chocolate Extravaganza brings amateur cooks and bakers flocking to […]
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Sister Roserita Kimmel Spent Many Years In Service To Others
Sister Roserita Kimmel, O.P., 85, passed away at Lakeshore Manor, Racine, Wisconsin on Friday. Mary Jane was born on January 15, 1933 to Dorsey and Rose Marie (nee: Feldpaush) Kimmel in Detroit, Michigan. On August 30, 1948 she joined the Racine Dominicans and at her reception in 1949 she was given the religious name Sister […]
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Joseph Kivlin Was A Family Man
Joseph Thomas Kivlin, Jr., 91, passed away on Tuesday surrounded by family at All Saints Medical Center. He was born on February 3, 1926, the only child of Maude (Holden) Kivlin and Joseph T. Kivlin of Gardner, MA. He obtained a BS in Chemistry from the University of Notre Dame, where he met his future […]
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Obituary: Sister Oda Marie DeGroot Gave A Lifetime of Service
Sister Oda Marie DeGroot, O.P., 100, passed away at Lakeshore Manor, Racine on Wednesday. Born October 27, 1916, Oda Marie was the daughter of Henry and Wilhelmina (nee: Hurkmans) DeGroot in Northland, MI. On August 30, 1937, Lambertha Mary joined the Racine Dominicans and at her reception in 1938 she was given the religious name […]
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Obitaury: Sister Therese Rotarius Loved Her Work
Sister Therese Rotarius, O.P., 88, passed away at Ascension All Saints Hospital, Racine, WI on Friday, February 24, 2017. Theresa Cecilia was born May 9, 1928 to Peter and Agnes (nee: Morian) Rotarius in Warren, MI. On September 2, 1946 she joined the Racine Dominicans and at her reception in 1947 she was given the […]
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Obituary: Richard Minton MD, Loved Golf And History
Richard Minton MD, of Racine, died Tuesday at Shorelight Memory Care of Siena on the Lake. Richard was born in Grand Rapids, MN on Sept. 10, 1922, the son of Walter and Julia (MacDonald) Minton. He was a graduate of St. John’s University in St. Cloud Minnesota, and Marquette Medical School in Milwaukee. Following a fifteen-month […]
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Obituary: Sister Lois Vanderbeke, O.P.
Sister Lois Vanderbeke, O.P., 80, passed away at Lakeshore Manor, Racine, WI on Saturday, June 4, 2016. Lois Marie was born May 7, 1936 to Joseph A. and Leontine (nee: Blomme) Vanderbeke in Detroit, MI. On August 25, 1955 she joined the Racine Dominicans and at her reception in 1956 she was given the religious […]
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Obituary: Daniel Mousseau
Daniel J. Mousseau, 87, passed away May 31, at Hospice House, in Pleasant Prairie, WI. Dan was born in Racine, WI on June 16, 1928, son of the late Omer A. and Mary A. (nee: McCarthy) Mousseau. On August 19, 1950 he was united in marriage to Elaine M. Duquette in Plymouth, WI. They were […]
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A weekend for art and artists
It’s a weekend for artists, wildlife trivia and lots of live music. This weekend also brings poetry and a 400th anniversary. Real Racine has some terrific suggestions. Art up close. It only comes around once a year and it’s fascinating! Get Behind the Arts Studio Tour 2016 provides a rare, up close, behind-the-scenes at […]
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Public Defender, Justice Advocate Receive Women Of the Year Award
Public defender Jennifer Bias and justice advocate Elaine Kinch were named Women of the Year by the Racine Dominicans for their work in Racine and other communities in the state. Since 2005 the Racine Dominicans, a community of Catholic sisters and lay associates, have honored woman through the Woman of the Year Award, which recognizes […]
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Siena On The Lake Phase III Project On Ice, Phase II On Track
The third phase for Siena On The Lake, which included building independent living units for seniors, has now been put on hold due to lagging pre-sales for its apartments and increased costs from building phase II, said Jean Mullooly, director of communications for the Racine Dominicans. The Siena on the Lake project included a $45 million […]
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Siena On The Lake Presents Plan To Extend 4 1/2 Mile Road
As part of a developer agreement on a multi-phase expansion project, officials representing the Siena Center project presented preliminary plans to extend 4 1/2 Mile Road to Erie St. at a Caledonia village board meeting on Monday. The Siena on the Lake project included a $45 million senior living campus to be built in three phases […]