On Oct. 2-4, more than 200 retired educators gathered at The Osthoff Resort in Elkhart Lake to attend the convention of the Wisconsin Retired Educators' Association.
Paul Wesselmann, The Ripples Guy, was the keynote speaker who unleashed an infusion of energy and insight for convention attendees.
Chris Gleason, 2016-2017 Wisconsin Teacher of the Year representative shred how he is "lighting a fire in kids" through music.
Delegates from the Barron County Rirred Educators' Association included John Osterloth of Rice Lake and Victor Bekkum of Cumberland. Osterloth serves on the WREA Board of Directors as chair of the WREA Member Benefits committee, and Bekkum is the Past President of WREA. The group is a non-partisan, independent organization with more than 10,500 members statewide and 65 local units. For details about BCREA, contact Kathy Duerr at 715-924-2120.
Article published in the Rice Lake Chronotype.
Barron County Retired Educators' is a local unit of the Wisconsin Retired Educators Association. All retired educators living in Barron County are invited to become members of our unit. As a local unit we meet 5 times a year in various locations throughout the county of Barron. The state organization - Wisconsin Retired Educators' Association(WREA) - currently has over 15,600 members. For information contact President Keith Kolpack at kolpackk@gmail.com.
Monday, October 23, 2017
November BCREA Set
Hi! here is the info on are
upcoming meeting. Some of you are on a calling list, if you want to get this
info just by email, please let me know by responding to me via email.
Hoping to see you there, Kathy
Barron County Retired Educators
Association
St Paul Lutheran Church
743 221/2 Ave. (Sth
48)
Cumberland
PROGRAM: Wood Shaving Enterprise and Overseas Troop
Entertainment
Presenter: Zach Schaff
Thursday, November 2, 2017
Coffee and Registration 9:30
Program starting at 10
Lunch at noon - $12
Please call Kathy Duerr(715
924 2120) or e-mail (kat@chibardun.net subject line: BCREA Nov attendees)
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