Learning disabilities are a type of neurological disorder often described as a difference in the way someone’s brain is “wired.” Learning disabilities do not affect a person’s intelligence, but can make the use of traditional learning techniques for reading, writing, information recall and organization more challenging. Just as it can be difficult for your teen […]

Are you able to volunteer? Please Sign Up! If you are able to volunteer, please complete the VOLUNTEER FORM and return this form as soon as possible to Pierce County UW-Extension Attn: Katie Feuerhelm, 412 West Kinne Street, P.O. Box 69 Ellsworth WI 54011 OR fax: (715)-647-273-6859 OR e-mail: kathryn.feuerhelm@ces.uwex.edu We expect the schedule for the day to […]

The biggest holiday meal of the year is just around the corner. Thanksgiving brings families together from all across the state to share a meal that often centers on roast turkey and all the fixings. To help you prepare the holiday meal, University of Wisconsin-Extension food scientist Barbara Ingham offers some helpful hints.   Download the Handout: Tips for preparing your […]

Nov 14, 2016 (Shoreview, Minn.) – WinField United is keeping the tradition of the Careers in Agriculture Scholarship Program, by announcing the kick-off for this year’s offering, today. Scholarships worth $1,000 will be awarded to 10 high school seniors and 10 college students in their first or second year who demonstrate scholastic achievement, leadership in […]

Katie Feuerhelm, UW-Extension Pierce County Most Pierce County youth have not misused prescription drugs. What can you do to help this continue? Parents and other adults should talk with children about the risks of misusing medications, both prescription and over-the-counter.  Students have reported that their parents are one of the most believable sources of information […]