The hallways on the second floor of the Waupaca County Courthouse are decorated for Christmas. The Department of Health and Human Services held a contest for most creative decorations. Staff in each unit chose a holiday theme for their hallways. The Behavioral Health Unit won top honors for their decorations, based on the Polar Express story. Robert Cloud Photo
The Behavioral Health Unit won top honors for their decorations, based on the Polar Express story. They obtained an authentic lantern, rail crossing sign and conductor’s uniform from Mike Kirk with the Waupaca Historical Society. Shown (from left) are Behaviorial Health staff Jon Matthew, Trisha Taber, Sonja Telin, Virginia Brammer, Sandy Gallow, Colleen Offord, Sarah Binder, Sherrie Nichols, Heather Van Kooy, Becky Green, Mackenzie Harness and Ted Conachen. Robert Cloud Photo
Another view of the Behavioral Health Unit’s hallway. Robert Cloud Photo
Part of the Polar Express theme in the Behavioral Unit’s Christmas decorations. Robert Cloud Photo
Family and Community Services decorated their halls with the theme of “Elf on a Shelf.” The unit hid an elf doll at various places throughout the courthouse and in other county facilities, sent out “Elf Alerts” every morning, and provided clues so that county staff could guess where it was. Robert Cloud Photo
Jeni Tenor, who helped plan the “Elf on a Shelf” theme for Family and Community Services, was quite excited about her unit’s hallways. “We didn’t win, but we were the most festive, the most competitive, maybe,” she said. Robert Cloud Photo
Staff took selfies with the elf.
Hardly an inch of space in the halls of Family and Community Services was without decorations. Robert Cloud Photo
Sarena Jensen, with the county’s Children and Families unit, adjusts some Christmas decorations. Her halls had a gingerbread theme. Robert Cloud Photo
More decorations at the courthouse.
More gingerbread decorations.
The Economic Support Unit with Waupaca County Health and Human Services decorated its halls with a “Grinch That Stole Christmas” theme. Robert Cloud Photo
Grinch dolls populate a Christmas tree on the second floor of the Waupaca County Courthouse. Robert Cloud Photo
The Grinch covered an office door as part of the holiday decorations.
Christmas at the courthouse.
“Then Who’s young and old will sit down to a feast, and they’ll feast and they’ll feast.”
A Charlie Brown Christmas was the theme of hallway decorations in the Aging and Disability Resource unit.
Even Snoopy was celebrating Christmas at the Waupaca County Courthouse. Robert Cloud Photo
DHHS staff decorate hallways for holidays
The hallways on the second floor of the Waupaca County Courthouse are decorated for Christmas.
The Department of Health and Human Services held a contest for most creative decorations. Staff in each unit chose a holiday theme for their hallways.
The Behavioral Health Unit won top honors for their decorations, based on the Polar Express story.
They obtained an authentic lantern, rail crossing sign and conductor’s uniform from Mike Kirk with the Waupaca Historical Society.
Other themes included “The Grinch Who Stole Christmas,” Elf on the Shelf,” gingerbread houses and the Peanuts.
