Nearly 37,000 Wisconsin seniors are eligible for the Stockbox program, but lack access to it. Less than half of the state’s counties distribute Stockboxes, but the Hunger Task Force is working to change that.
For the City Times STEVENS POINT – Thanksgiving morning 2021 was a chilly affair – with temperatures in the mid-20’s and a formidable wind – but that didn’t stop over 700 people from participating in the 2021 Stevens Point Community Turkey Trot 5K Walk/Run and Food Drive. Participants and supporters contributed $1,911 in cash donations and 1,150 pounds of food for InterFaith Food Pantry and the Mobile Pantry, both serving Portage County residents. “The team that coordinated this event – Annie Wetter, Suzanne Oehlke, Joe Kotlowski, Jeanna and Tommy Trzebiatowski, Kate Giblin and myself – want to extend a heartfelt […]
After vaccinations, some COVID-19 long-haulers see improvements
Vaccines offer hope of relief for chronic symptoms, but reasons why are unknown and not everyone reports improvements.
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AMI Expeditionary Healthcare’s vaccination clinic at the University of Wisconsin-Superior opened Tuesday, April 13, 2021. (Jed Carlson / jcarlson@superiortelegram.com)
Dixie Burbank got COVID-19 in December after she was exposed at her job. What started as a tickle in her throat ended up flattening her. She spent weeks in the hospital, and then on oxygen at home after she was released Dec. 22.
After that, she became one of the roughly one-third of patients