Author Archives: Chris
Red Cross Blood Donation and Antibody Testing
By chance, I checked the Red Cross site and found a Power Red appointment was available as part of a blood drive at Chippewa Valley Bible Church on South Ave. It was in 20 minutes and I was interested in the free antibody test, so I dropped everything, signed up and drove down. I had just learned from the site that Power Red was like a double donation of hemoglobin with plasma and platelets cycled back into the body.
I checked in with Stephenie, who had to read my temperature and then I sat and read Red Cross documents in a stackable chair in a huge, mostly empty church hall. When I finished, Stephenie sterilized the materials, read my temperature again, then pulse rate and prepared a hemoglobin test.
This was the main hurdle for me since I had been anemic as recently as 2 years ago. The first poke drew a score of 12.8 g/dL, lower than the 13.0 required for males. She poked a finger on the other hand and this time, it was 12.9. Still too low. So no donation from me. She gave me a deferral and a polite “better luck next time.” Other drives are coming up and the results of SARS-CoV-2 antibody testing is included with all blood donations.
Stillson Elementary For Sale
The building that many students started their formal education in since 1938 is for sale at an asking price of $745,000. See the listing below and review my history blog for more info.
Listing at Peter’s Real Estate.
Voting in Downtown Chippewa Falls
It was easy to forget that today was a voting day, because the primary choices were slight and polling places quiet. The library was open, but voting was moved from the Courthouse to the West Hill.
Utility Box Graphic on Bridge and Willow Streets
The latest historic utility box graphic in Chippewa is of a team of horses with wooden beer barrels in front of Jacob Novak’s Saloon on the 600 block of North Bridge Street.
The following in another photo of J. Nowak’s Saloon at 623 North Bridge Street. Courtesy of Chippewa County Historical Society.
Tree Removal on Main Street
The block of Main between Linden and Wisconsin Streets is closed this morning for tree removal.
Chippewa Falls: 150th Anniversary with Phil Cook and Fireworks
Northside Notes: Used Goods
Sometimes I wonder if my son at age 2 has any clothes bought new. He grows too fast and so many deals are available secondhand. Some friends of mine had a sale on Hwy 124 and the Fairgrounds hosted a child consignment sale in an the Creative Arts Building (Expo Hall C).
Updated Calendar: Mon, Aug 10 – Sun, Aug 23
More Outside Vending on ‘Crazy’ Thursday
The outside vending is not so crazy this year, but a few more sales popped up today: the usual Thursday Farmers Market, the Senior Center’s Sale, Leinie’s Lodge t-shirt sale, and a kid’s consignment sale at the Fairgrounds.
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