Member News
Marian Softball Pushes Win Streak to Six with Sweep of MSOE
Marian University softball (20-18, 12-12 NACC) clinched the No. 6 seed for the NACC Tournament after defeating MSOE 3-2 and 8-0 in five innings. GAME 1 MSOE was on the board first after scoring a run with two outs in the second inning. A bases loaded hit by pitch for...
Envision Greater Fond du Lac’s Tracy Qualmann presented with BioForward Community Service Award
Envision Greater Fond du Lac's Tracy Qualmann, Senior Director of Marketing and Communication, was presented with the 2024 BioForward Community Service Award at the BioForward Annual Member Meeting on Wednesday, May 1, 2024. Qualmann has been a constant volunteer...
Marian baseball finishes NACC play with sweep of WLC
Marian University baseball (24-14, 17-7 NACC) finished conference play with wins of 12-2 and 9-2 over Wisconsin Lutheran. GAME 1 Marian wasted no time opening the scoring plating six runs before the Warriors even stepped up to the plate. A single from junior James...
Ribbon Cutting at Spark Ops Metalworks
Envision Greater Fond du Lac hosted a ribbon cutting at member organization, Spark Ops Metalworks, to celebrate one year in business. Spark Ops Metalworks was established in 2022. It is a woman and minority- owned, IS09001 certified business that emerged as a leading...
Meet the Manager Event Set for May 23
Preview the 2024 Season at Horicon Bank All fans are invited to a Meet & Greet event hosted by the Fond du Lac Dock Spiders on Thursday, May 23 at Horicon Bank (854 E. Johnson St., Fond du Lac, WI) from 5:30-7:00 p.m. Douglas Coe, the team’s second-year on-field...
Trio from Marian women’s lacrosse named All-NACC
A trio from the Marian University women's lacrosse program have been recognized as All-Conference by the Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference (NACC). Senior Marie Murphy (East Canton, Ohio) earns her second all-conference award being named to the first team. ...
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Fond du Lac County Has a New Mentoring Facility
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Fond du Lac County (BBBS) has a new home for mentoring. The nonprofit organization is purchasing a building located at 987 S. Main St. in Fond du Lac to serve the growing number of children in their program. The purchase of the new facility...
Sweeney, Pliner, K. named Sabres of the Month for April
Sophomore Jackson Sweeney of Marian University men's lacrosse and junior Kendall Pliner of Marian Univerity softball have been named the Sabres of the Month for April. Sweeney (Hastings, Minn.) closed out an historic second season with the Sabre men's lacrosse to...
Marian Softball Sweeps Ripon to Open Final Homestand
Marian University softball (16-18, 8-12 NACC) opened its final homestand of the season defeating Ripon 5-2 and 9-1 in six innings. GAME 1 Ripon jumped out early scoring a run in the first inning. The Red Hawk lead held until the third when Marian put up four runs....
Sabre women’s lacrosse falls to Aurora in NACC Tournament Semifinals
Marian University women's lacrosse (6-11, 3-3 NACC) was eliminated from the NACC Tournament in the semifinals after falling to Aurora 21-4. Aurora would score the first pair of goals before junior Izzy Newton found the back of the net with an assist from fellow...
Moraine Park Presents 2023 Business Partner Awards
Moraine Park Technical College awarded its annual Business and Industry Partner Awards at a luncheon on the Fond du Lac Campus, April 23. All the nominees were invited to attend and celebrate the College’s valued partnerships of 2023. The College’s Economic and...
2024 Women of Influence in the New North Region Honorees
After receiving more than 75 nominations from across the 18 counties of the New North region, Insight Publications’ selection committee for the 2024 Women of Influence in the New North Region Awards has named eight honorees who will be recognized this August as Women...
THELMA to present annual Thirteen Thursdays Summer Concert Series
The series will feature a mix of original and cover bands every Thursday of summer 2024 in downtown Fond du Lac Thelma Sadoff Center for the Arts (THELMA) will again present 13 free evening concerts onstage outside THELMA at 51 Sheboygan St., Fond du Lac, Wis., every...
Hear About Work Being Done to ‘Bring Heroes Home’ During History at Home at the FDL Public Library
Lester E. Dyer was born in Fond du Lac County but died and was buried on Iwo Jima while serving in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II. Today, he is finally home in America thanks to the work being done to bring soldiers home. Learn more about this effort from...
Discover What You Can Create at the Fond du Lac Public Library During May
Feeling creative? Try these crafty, creative and tasty events scheduled during May at the Fond du Lac Public Library. All month long, adults, teens and youth (ages 6+) are invited to participate in the Tiny Writing Contest. Visit the library’s Landon Divers Community...
Go on a Galactic Adventure with May the Fourth at the Fond du Lac Public Library
It’s time to choose between the light side and the dark side during a galactic adventure Saturday, May 4 at the Fond du Lac Public Library. May the Fourth Be With You will be held from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. across the library with some all-ages fun. Drop in for crafts,...
Get Creative in May in the Idea Studio at the Fond du Lac Public Library
Bring your ideas to life during May in the Idea Studio at the Fond du Lac Public Library. On Wednesday, May 1 at 6 p.m., join the Idea Studio’s first meetup to learn about the “Boomerang Bag” project that began in Australia in 2013. Watch a short TedX talk and...
Hear About the 12 Tribes of Wisconsin at the Fond du Lac Public Library
As the Brothertown Nation continues to struggle to regain their federal status, one thing to remember is that all Wisconsin history is indigenous history. However, not all Indigenous history is Wisconsin history. Learn more about the 12 Tribes of Wisconsin on...
Teen Photo, Tiny Art Contests will be Featured at Langdon Divers Gallery at FDLPL
Fond du Lac is full of artistic talent, and it will be on display in May at the Langdon Divers Community Gallery in the Fond du Lac Public Library. Entries in the 10th-annual Teen Photo Contest will be a part of the exhibit. More than 80 photographs taken by local...
New Seed Library Introduced Just in Time for Growing Season at the Fond du Lac Public Library
Something new has taken root at the Fond du Lac Public Library that will help the community grow this summer. Starting May 1, the library will offer its first Seed Library, where anyone with a library card can receive free seeds to plant in their garden. The Seed...