SHEBOYGAN – Acuity Insurance, based in Sheboygan, raised more than $10,000 to benefit Aurora Medical Response Services for abuse victims through its 2022 Acuity Health Challenge.
In its 10th year, the Acuity Health Challenge featured a 5K or 2-mile run/walk. More than 450 people completed the challenge in person, which was held at Acuity’s campus at 2800 S. Taylor Drive in Sheboygan. Another 42 participants supported the event virtually.
In addition to the challenge itself, participants and spectators were welcomed to the event by Acuity’s Vendor Village, which hosted a variety of local vendors who helped sponsor goody bags given to challenge participants.
The overall 5K winners were, in the men’s category, Timmy Brey with a time of 15:29 and, in the women’s category, Miranda Cobb with a time of 22.36.
In addition to a goodie bag and a personalized race day t-shirt, the Health Challenge also provided lunch for participants, which included bagel sandwiches, homemade granola bars from Fresh Meals on Wheels, sausage sticks and cheese from Old Wisconsin and Acuity Executive Chef Mike Luedke’s Strawberry Soup.
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► Sheboygan Hospital was named to US News & World Report’s ‘Best Hospitals’ list: Aurora Health Care has announced that 10 of its Wisconsin adult hospitals were named to US News & World Report’s “Best Hospitals” list.
Among those making the list was Aurora Sheboygan Memorial Medical Center.
The following Aurora Healthcare hospitals were also named to the list: Aurora Medical Center St. Lakeland Medical Center, Aurora Medical Center-Bay Area and Aurora Medical Center-Manitowoc County.
US News & World Report evaluated more than 4,500 medical centers nationwide. Its methodology is based on quality measures such as risk-adjusted outcome rates, volume, nursing quality and other care-related indicators.
► The Red Cross plans local blood drives:The American Red Cross is planning the following local blood drives in August:
- Aug. 1, 11 a.m.-4 p.m., at the Mead Public Library, 710 N. Eighth St., Sheboygan;
- Aug. 5, 12, 19 and 26, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., at the Sheboygan Trades and Labor Hall, 1104 Wisconsin Ave., Sheboygan; AND
- Aug. 9, 12:30-5:30 p.m., Faith Reformed Church, 243 S. Fourth St., Cedar Grove.
Download the American Red Cross Blood Donor app, visit RedCrossBlood.org, call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767) or enable the Blood Donor Capability on any Alexa Echo device to designate an appointment or for more information.
► The Aug. 3 Sheboygan Pops concert will feature Lakeland University’s director of bands: Dr. Evan Chancellor will be the special guest performer at the Sheboygan Pops Concert Band Fountain Park concert on August 3rd.
Dr. Chancellor is assistant professor of music and director of bands at Lakeland University. He will perform the first part of Concert No. 2 for Horn by Heinrich Domnich.
Other selections performed by the band include highlights from “Oliver!”, “Good Old USA” and “Big Band Polka.”
The free concert begins at 6:30 p.m. at Fountain Park, 1000 N. Eighth St., Sheboygan.
► Lakeshore Technical College open house set for August 10: Lakeshore Technical College is hosting a Level Up with Lakeshore open house at its Cleveland campus on August 10. The public is welcome to attend and visit the campus anytime from 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
College representatives will be available to discuss career options, financial aid, student resources, prior learning credit and application steps. Deans and faculty members will also be available to answer questions about new and ongoing programs and courses.
The LTC Sports Arena will be available for open play.
Registration is required but not required.
For details about the open house or to register, visit gotoltc.edu/open-house.
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Your weather forecast
- Monday: High 84, low 63, a storm t; morning breeze
- Tuesday: High 78, low 64, sunny and beautiful
- Wednesday: High 90, low 74, mostly cloudy and warmer
- Thursday: High 92, low 73, hot with a stray storm
- Friday: High 85, low 71, very warm; an afternoon storm
- Saturday: High 90, low 73, hot with clouds and sun
- Sunday: High 86, low 69, warm with sun and clouds
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