1st Annual Walk It Waunakee

A message from Updike Chiropractic:

Hello Waunakee Walkers! Updike Chiropractic is excited to announce their first annual 8 week walking program - Walk It Waunakee! Spring is right around the corner and it's time to get out and enjoy some nice weather. We thought we would give you a little extra motivation. All you need is a pair of tennis shoes, 2-4 other friends to make up a team, and a desire to improve your health while having some fun. Walking starts April 4th and goes through May 29th so get registered today by printing out the Walk It Flyer, Walk It Registration form and the Walk It Tracking form at the Updike Chiropractic website http://www.updikechiropractic.com/ and return them to the Updike Chiropractic office by April 1st to guarantee your desired T-Shirt size. Fill out your registration form and return it to Updike Chiropractic via fax, 608-849-4428, or drop it off at the office at 204 South Century Avenue, Waunakee, WI 53597. This is going to be an awesome program and we are excited to offer extra motivation to get out and Walk It Waunakee!!

A Successful Health Fair

A thank you goes out to all volunteers and participants of the 5th Annual Health, Activity and Energy Fair that the Village Center hosted on March 20th! There were 45 vendors and over 250 participants that attended the event. The fair is a collaboration between the Waunakee/Westport Lions Club, Waunakee Utilities, Waunakee Senior Center and the Waunakee Village Center. The fair included community groups, health screenings, information booths, energy demonstrations, face painting, and local mascots. The Lion’s Club also sponsored a Blood Drive this year for the first time and we had 28 people donate blood. The Senior Center also hosted a Pancake Breakfast and Book Sale.

Fun Visit With Ms. Wells 5th Grade Class

I enjoyed visiting with Ms. Wells 5th Grade Class at the Waunakee Intermediate School on Thursday. Student Lexi Flesch invited me for a photo session and interview for their photojournalism magazine project. As you can see, most everyone was decked out in green for St. Patrick's Day. I even borrowed one of their hats to fit in with the crowd. Big thanks goes to the whole class for asking great questions and being totally fun to visit with. Lexi, I look forward to reading your article!

Send Us Your Photos!

The Village of Waunakee will be undertaking a total re-build of the Village website. The process has just begun with a goal of having a new site live by mid-September. We are inviting Village residents to submit digital photographs for our new website that depict what's beautiful about Waunakee and why this is a great place to live. Digital photos must be at least 480 x 640 pixels in size, 72 dpi and preferably in jpg format and pictures should have a center of interest. We look forward to seeing your Waunakee pics! Please submit photos by e-mail to lhelt@vil.waunakee.wi.us by the end of April.

Free Zumbathon at the Village Center

Ashley Brown will be conduction a Zumbathon on March 26, 2011 from 10:00 a.m. until Noon in the gym at the Village Center. This is a free event; however, donations will be accepted on behalf of the American Heart Association. It will not be necessary for participants to register with the Village Center for this event. Participants need only to arrive at the Village Center on the above mentioned date and time to sign up.

Accepting Old Recycling Bins and Old Trash Cans

A few updates on the new trash and recycling containers...

An informational packet will be found in the blue recycling cart explaining how the new Pellitteri Trash and Recycling Program will work and when it begins. Please do not put the new carts out to the curb for collection until the week of April 4th when the automated cart collection begins.

Old recycling bins and old trash cans will be accepted by the Village at the Public Works facility located at 504 Moravian Valley Road in Waunakee March 28th through April 15th. The old bins and trash cans will be recycled.

Pellitteri Trash and Recycling Container Delivery

Attention Village Residents: Pellitteri is planning to start delivering the new trash and recycling containers the week of March 14th. There will be two teams delivering the containers, one for recycling and one for trash. They are going to start Monday morning at 7:00 a.m. and continue to deliver until 7:00 p.m. The plan is to have all the carts delivered by next Saturday, March 19th.

Residents will find a packet in the blue container explaining how the program will work and when it begins.