THE WEEK AHEAD

WOMEN IN LEADERSHIP MEETING
* D.K. "Deke" Palecek will present a program on "Women in Leadership Roles" at the Women In Management meeting at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 19, at Ripon College. Discussion points will include the role of attitude, the power of focus, and the comparative strengths of women and men. Palecek is the founder of Saving Grace Salvage Co. in Berlin. During her career, she has also been an investment banker at Goldman Sachs & Bear Stearns, and CFO/COO of Numera Corp. Reservations must be made by Monday, Feb. 16, by e-mailing Lori Rich at lrich@cityofripon.com or by calling Jane Schueler at 748-1131. The meeting will be held in the Heritage Room at Pickard Commons, on the southwest corner of Congress and Elm streets. Dinner will be a pasta buffet. Women in Management is a networking group and educational opportunity for area businesswomen. Those interested in joining the group may attend as a guest prior to joining the organization.

TOWN HALL MEETING FOR RIPON MEDICAL CENTER
* Community leaders and citizens are invited to a Town Hall meeting to discuss the future of Ripon Medical Center (RMC) and its role within the community from 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 19, at Royal Ridges of Ripon. Shortly after he came to RMC, Chief Executive Officer Jim Tavary began holding meetings with employees, board members and physicians on the direction Ripon Medical Center will be taking in the future. With the community forum, Tavary hopes to find out what the community wants to see in a future health-care delivery system. "I want to get the community's perspective," said Tavary in a RMC press release. "As we move forward in our efforts to build a new hospital facility, I want to know what the community leaders and citizens see as our strengths, our weaknesses and our challenges." Seating will be limited. To RSVP for the meeting, contact Danelle Phillips, RMC Community Outreach coordinator at (920) 748-0405 or by e-mail at danelleph@rmcnet.org.

RIPON COLLEGE SPORTS SCHEDULE
Women's Basketball - Feb. 18 at 5:30 p.m. @ Carroll University - For the first time in three years, the Ripon College women's basketball team is headed to the Midwest Conference Tournament. They clinched a berth thanks to a 64-57 win at Beloit College, which also marks head coach Julie Johnson's 250th career victory, all of which have come at Ripon College
Men's Basketball - Feb. 18 at 7:30 p.m. @ Carroll University
Track & Field - Feb. 21 at 10:30 a.m. @ UW-Oshkosh
Men's Tennis - Feb. 21 at 2 p.m. vs. Lakeland College @ Oshkosh YMCA Tennis Center
Women's Basketball - Feb. 21 at 2 p.m. Lawrence University
Men's Basketball - Feb. 21 at 4 p.m. Lawrence University
Men's Tennis - Feb. 21 at 7 p.m. vs. Marian University @ Oshkosh YMCA Tennis Center