Coffee & Conversations is held monthly on the 2nd Tuesday of the month at 9 am. Come out to the Haskell Ag Lab for coffee, refreshments, and conversation with the staff a the lab. This will be a very informal times. No agenda, just conversation. Get to know the staff at the lab and your neighbors too. Occasionally, a guest speaker is present. Ideas for guest speakers and other suggestions for the program are welcome!
Upcoming Speakers:
- Join us Tuesday, July 9, 2024 at 9 a.m. for Coffee & Conversations with Shea Scollard. He will be speaking about weather emergency preparedness.
Previous Coffee & Conversation Speakers:
- Katie Gannon, Outreach Coordinator, from Haven House presented on domestic violence (DV) and dug deeper into the services Haven House has performed. This included some basic information about DV, the measures you can take to protect yourself and others, their stats from last year, and how the community can be involved with Haven House. She has wish lists, crisis line information, and other DV prevention materials available online. Learn more about Haven House and their resources for the communities in Dixon and surrounding areas at their website.
- Sharon Boechnehauer from the Dixon County Historical Society was the featured speaker and presented information on the exhibits, 5 buildings on their complex, and materials they have for research including records of county churches, schools, and genealogical resources. She also highlighted a few items that were donated to the Historical Society by Roy and Shirley Stohler and a quilt from Anna Marie (Kreifels) White who were both employed at HAL. The recording is available at https://youtu.be/_F7Coqm_r4s.