By opening your home to an international exchange student, you’ll provide a unique experience for your family as well as the student. Are you an empty nester who misses having a child at home? Do you want to share the Wisconsin lifestyle by taking a student to a...
Do you remember that one Christmas gift you really, really wanted? Was it those popular Furbies that are now making a comeback? Or before that, a Cabbage Patch doll? What do kids have on their wish lists these days? We asked a bunch of kids from the Bloomer...
Losing a pregnancy can affect a woman and her family for many years. Decades after Cheryl Janey miscarried and had a stillbirth, the 66-year-old is sharing her story in hopes other women can avoid such trauma. Earlier this month, a Wisconsin judge reaffirmed her...
Today, Cheryl Janey’s two children are grown and she’s happily retired.
But she has a story to tell from her younger days that comes with pangs of emotion. It’s a story she doesn’t want other women to ever have to go through.
Cheryl is relieved that a Wisconsin judge recently reaffirmed her own ruling from earlier this year, wherein state law permits consensual medical abortions—handing abortion rights advocates a massive victory.
Cheryl isn’t shy to say that an abortion early on in her pregnancy could’ve saved her “trauma, pain, and suffering when she miscarried.”
Upon hearing the ruling, Michelle Velasquez, Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin Chief Strategy Officer, said she was “very, very happy,” and encouraged more women to share stories like Cheryl’s.
Do you know what HYDROPONICS is? It's an eco-friendly way to grow food with less water and space. Plants aren't grown in soil, but get nutrients from circulating water. Students in a western Wisconsin high school are becoming passionate about this modern method of...
High school junior Jillian Bresina carefully pours white powder into a beaker, then mixes it, like some sort of chemistry experiment. But Jillian isn’t in science class. She’s in the Bloomer High School shop, where she’s taking a horticulture class. Bloomer High School in western Wisconsin is the proud owner of four Flex Farms. Flex Farms are fully self-contained hydroponic growing systems, also called towers, that allow for growing fresh, affordable produce year-round.
OH CHRISTMAS TREE🎄 Do you put up a real tree? Wisconsin is ranked fifth in the nation for the number of trees harvested each year. Here, we're lucky enough that getting a real tree is just a short drive to the nearest tree farm. For many families, it's an important...
Wisconsin is home to nearly 1,400 Christmas tree farms and 36,000 acres of trees! “Wisconsin is one of the biggest producers of Christmas trees in the US,” said Sarah Scharlau of Pleasant Valley Tree Farm in Elk Mound. “They promote family traditions and family...
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INCREDIBLE BIRTH STORY 👶🏼 What started as a simple night relaxing at home turned into something a lot more stressful for one Wisconsin couple. The Greys, who were expecting their second child, didn't anticipate their 45-minute drive from their home in Durand to...
