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SCHOOL, INTERRUPTED Wausau East High senior Mara Stahl writes about graduating in the middle of a pandemic and preparing for college.

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we should take precautions against infection with the coronavirus — stay home, keep businesses closed, observe social distancing, use personal protective equipment, etc. Others are emphasizing that nothing is more important than our civil liberties, and the right to go where we wish, when we wish, and how we wish.

You can see this confusion in the recent actions of the Wisconsin Governor, State Legislature, and Supreme Court. The Governor issued Emergency Orders mandating social distancing and staying at home; the Legislature sued to get them overturned; and the Supreme Court did in fact overturn the orders.

The media are confused too. Some outlets report a nation-wide death toll over 80,000, and state that this may be under-counting the fatality rate. Others state it is accurate, and still others say the reported death total is inflated.

In this environment, we as a newspaper and digital company need to make decisions about how to act and what to do every single day. In this matter, we will be guided by principle. So we want to state clearly and unequivocally, nothing trumps the safety, health, and lives of our employees, customers, and suppliers. Full stop.

All possible actions must be evaluated within this framework.

Here is what we plan to do.

• We now have been told that we can reopen our offices. If we are able to obtain enough personal protective equipment — masks, gloves, hand sanitizer, etc.— we will do so on May 26, the original date set for reopening by Emergency Order #28, Safer At Home.

• We have established in-office procedures to reduce the likelihood of transmission of the virus — social distancing, use of hand sanitizer, personal protective equipment, and so forth. We will continue these procedures.

• We will keep a watchful eye on the overall trend of the outbreak and take other measures as needed.

As for in-person reporting and advertising sales calls, we respect the rights of our staff, customers, and news sources to decide whether or not to meet in person, strongly encouraging all to keep in mind the guiding principle of protecting the health and safety of everyone involved. When unsure of what to do, we urge all to err on the side of safety and good sense.

In closing, we all need to remember that the C-virus has no ears. It does not care about governmental orders or political controversies. It has no politics, prejudices or fears in its effort to infect and kill people. It will go wherever and into whomever it chooses regardless of any artificial boundaries set by the world. Health and safety must be paramount.

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Open… slowly but surely A state Supreme Court order ended the Safer at Home order, but many local businesses are taking a cautious approach to reopening Only two days after Gov. Tony Evers’ administration had eased coronavirus restrictions and allowed most non-mall retailers to reopen, a state Supreme Court decision on May 13 scuttled Evers’ Safer at Home order almost entirely, allowing all businesses to completely open as they see fit.

How they see fit to do so has been a mixed bag.

Weston Family Dental opened last week in anticipation of the Supreme Court ruling, says owner Nick Bretl. They scheduled limited staff in the office, and two dentists including Bretl work split shifts so only one is on site at any given time. Patients are screened at the door where their temperature is taken and they answer questions about symptoms of Covid-19.

Robyn Bretl says no one has been sent home because of showing symptoms. Most people who aren’t feeling well call ahead to cancel, and Weston Family Dental is not charging cancellation fees in these cases.

The office is now scrambling to get patients booked while still maintaining social distancing measures. The office was closed for seven weeks and canceled 800 appointments in that time. They remained open for emergencies, something necessary with a base of 6,000 patients. One patient was a young girl with a sheared off tooth with a root exposed. Nick Bretl says she went to four other dentists and was refused before Weston Family Dental took care of her.

The Bretls says they’ve received death threats at the office and shut down their Facebook and Yelp pages because of vulgar comments. Nick Bretl has been critical of the shutdown on Facebook.

For many businesses, the sudden reversal didn’t mean they could immediately open. Most need time to order supplies, put employees on the schedule, and set up for social distancing and contagion mitigation measures. And many understand that the court ruling does not mean the coronavirus health threat has disappeared.

That’s partly why Whitewater Music Hall didn’t open immediately last week. Coowner Kelly Patterson Ballard says they’d planned to open in some capacity on May 26—when the lockdown was slated to end anyway— so the news Wednesday came as a surprise. Ballard says Whitewater staff will wait for some guidance from local health officials and if that is not forthcoming, will adhere to the Wisconsin Economic Development Corp’s phase I guidelines.

During the lockdown when food and drink establishments were allowed to offer carryout service only, the music hall had been selling crowlers (large cans of craft beer bottled on site) on Fridays. “There is still a deadly pandemic to consider,” Ballard says.

“We will function with safety as an absolute priority and science as our guide.”

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Robyn Bretl at Weston Family Dental screens a patient by scanning his temperature Thursday.

Whitewater on Monday got initial approval from a Wausau city committee to open a new outdoor beer garden to help serve customers in a safer manner during the pandemic. The plan will go to the city council later this month for final approval.

Tyler Vogt of Malarkey’s Pub and Townies Grill also plans to remain closed for the time being, according his post on Facebook. “We are currently working with staff on menu options, health department with safety protocols, deep cleaning and will start talking with our distributors and reps to get the same quality of fresh food, beer and spirits we are known for,” the business wrote.

The Mexican street taco restaurant in Wausau, La Taqueria, elected to remain takeout-only for the time being.

Others, such as Tine and Cellar in Weston, opened Friday with limited seating indoors and space in its outdoor patio. A few people at the bar and a few dozen diners enjoyed the restaurant Friday evening.

Marathon County Health Officer Joan Theurer urged residents to continue safe social distancing practices, and for businesses to follow best practices outlined by the WEDC reopening guidelines.

North Central Health Care is maintaining its restrictions on its nursing homes, community group homes and inpatient behavioral health hospital.

A new report from the Badger Institute showed the state is losing $189 million every day in economic activity from the shutdown, and $5.1 million in Marathon County specifically.

Wausau Mayor Katie Rosenberg says she doesn’t currently have any plans to implement any kind of stay-at-home measures as some communities have.

But city offices will remain closed to the public for the time being, Rosenberg says. “If you are confused by what’s going on, you are not alone. We’ve been through a lot of chaos recently and I want to approach this in a methodical, fact-based, and lawful way,” Rosenberg says.

Outdoor pools status: Rothschild won’t open.

Weston might in June.

Wausau is still on the fence.

Wausau officials met Monday to discuss whether to open the city’s pools this summer, but decided to hold off a little longer until more is known about the coronavirus spread.

Meanwhile, also on Monday, Rothschild and Schofield leaders in a special meeting decided not to open their jointly-run pool in Rothschild’s Pavilion Park.

Village of Weston officials approved getting ready to open the Weston Aquatic Center—by far the biggest single facility in the metro area— in mid June but without deciding to open it for certain.

Wausau officials previously had said they couldn’t really open its city pools until the area reached phase III of the Badger Bounce Back plan, which outlines certain benchmarks related to Covid-19 cases in the population. Though that plan is no longer in place, it’s still considered a good guideline. Dale Grosskurth of the County Health Department says the area has not quite yet reached criteria for even phase I. The Wausau committee tabled the decision on whether to open the pools for part of the summer until its June 1 meeting.

A team from the Army National Guard tested more than 200 people for possible coronavirus infection in a drive-up testing event last week.

The 29 guard members conducted the testing in a parking lot at Northcentral Technical College Tuesday. Makeshift cones were set up to guide vehicles around the parking lot.

People were screened for symptoms and then given a nasal swab that will be tested. Officials with the Army National Guard says there are 25 such units doing similar testings.

The tests come as the numbers of confirmed cases is rising in Marathon County, as is the number of tests being conducted.

As of Wednesday afternoon, there have been 35 confirmed cases of coronavirus in the county, out of 1,783 test results. (Does not include National Guard testings, as results can take several days.)

That’s a cumulative positive rate of 2%, but the rate has been lower over the past week, with five confirmed positives out of 418 tests (1.2%) May 14-20, per the county’s daily reports.

Statewide, 13,413 coronavirus cases have been identified out of 167,713 tests— an 8% positive rate of those tested.

The infection rate will become more clear as more tests are conducted, Marathon County Health Department Coronavirus Public Information Officer Judy Burrows says.

National Guard organizers had capacity for about 400 tests Tuesday and dozens of cars were lined up as the tests started 11 am Tuesday.

Committee OKs more outdoor dining options downtown

A Wausau city committee Monday night approved measures that would help downtown businesses, including closing off Third Street one night per week to allow more space for outdoor dining.

The Public Safety Committee approved three different requests from downtown business owners and Compass Properties Manager Mark Craig. The measures help downtown businesses, especially restaurants, serve more customers while maintaining social distancing practices in light of the coronavirus pandemic.

The committee greenlit a proposal directing the city to remove sidewalk bollards —those sturdy vertical posts— left over from when the 300 block of Third Street was a pedestrian walkway. The bollard removal allows more space for sidewalks and the city clerk’s office will have more latitude in granting sidewalk extensions to businesses for tables.

The committee also directed staff to expand the 400 block patio area to allow more tables where people can bring takeout orders. But perhaps the most impactful decision will allow for the city to close Third Street every Wednesday 4-9 pm to allow dining in the street. The event would allow restaurants to place tables on the parking stalls in the street. Other retailers could participate too.

The measures need to be approved by the city council.

Fund could have paid for soil testing

Wausau’s former Mayor Robert Mielke told a citizens action group focused on environmental clean up that there was no money for testing a potentially contaminated park.

Turns out, there are some funds available. Finance Director MaryAnne Groat confirmed in a meeting last week that the city has $1.5-1.7 million in an environmental cleanup fund.

The funds were originally set aside for the Holtz-Krause landfill project, which ultimately became the Marathon County Sports Complex. The Department of Natural Resources took over stewardship of the site after giving it a clean bill of health, and so the money was no longer needed for the site.

Council member Tom Kilian expressed surprise in learning about the amount.

Kilian, who founded the Citizens for a Clean Wausau to raise concerns about contamination in the Thomas Street area, was told in meetings by the former mayor that there was no money for testing in Riverside Park, which the group believed to be contaminated. The environmental fund’s existence would prove otherwise.

Kilian called for an examination so such an oversight doesn’t happen again.

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Mayor Rosenberg told City Pages she is interested in exploring how the fund can be used to benefit Wausau as the city explores ways to fund important community projects such as environmental testing and cleanup.

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This long-awaited project on the west side of the Wisconsin River will build a short trail leading from Thomas Street along an old railroad corridor, terminating at the south side of Riverside park which has its own path. The path allows walkers and people on bicycles to get from Thomas Street to First Avenue while avoiding traffic.

The project is part of the city’s updated River’s Edge Master Plan, which was completed last year. The short connection was approved at the Public Works Committee last month.

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Foot Locker/Eastbay will move several departments from its Wausau location to Florida as part of its merger with Champs, a Foot Locker spokesperson confirmed to City Pages.

Champs Sports is headquartered in Bradenton, Florida, just south of Tampa. According to the state-required notice, about 179 local jobs will be affected by the merger. Foot Locker will still maintain a presence in Wausau, company spokesperson Mary Signorino says: “We deeply value Wausau and all of the communities in which we operate, and decisions like this are not made lightly.”

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Gov. Tony Evers says there is likely to be no ‘grand bargain’ with GOP legislator Democratic Gov. Tony Evers said he doesn’t envision a “grand bargain” with Republican legislative leaders after they won a lawsuit striking down his administration’s extended COVID-19 stayat-home order.

Evers talked with Republican Assembly Speaker Robin Vos and Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald the day after the Wisconsin Supreme Court struck down the extended order, and he said he plans another discussion with them this week.

“I know there’s this feeling that there’s going to be this grand bargain found, but I don’t see that happening,” Evers said in an interview aired May 17 on “UpFront,” produced in partnership with WisPolitics.com.

“Maybe we can come up with some things that could be helpful, but they said no restrictions. So for example, if we decided we don’t want 50 people in a small office, that’s probably a bad idea, but that is off-limits. And they control this process,” Evers said.

He said he hoped they could find some agreement on what could be accomplished in the event of another surge in COVID-19.

Evers said it’s now up to people to take their own precautions against novel coronavirus.

“The Supreme Court set the stage and our state is now open, and hopefully the good will of the people of the state will prevail. We are hoping that people still, when they are not out and about, that they stay home as much as possible. That has saved lives and we think that’s still a bona fide thing to do,” Evers said.

The Evers administration earlier published the framework of an emergency rule it was working on to replace the stay-at-home order overturned by the Supreme Court overturned.

UW System hearings set for what happens after Covid The UW System is holding a series of virtual stakeholder listening sessions on President Ray Cross’ system blueprint beyond the COVID-19 pandemic.

“With the looming financial challenges, we want to absorb all ideas as we approach difficult decisions in the months ahead,” Regent President Andrew Petersen said in a statement. “Now it’s time for input from faculty and staff through their shared governance representatives.”

Petersen added regents Edmund Manydeeds, Robert Atwell, Karen Walsh and Tracey Klein will attend the meetings and serve as liaisons for the board.

Cross recently presented his plan to the board at an emergency regents meeting. It suggests the UW System must now take an active role in cutting programs for campus specialization and consolidating campus IT under the UW-Shared Services system.

Much of what Cross laid out had already been in the works on campuses across the state, but he warned the COVID-19 crisis turbocharged the timeline to the point where much work now needs to be finished in the coming academic year to ensure all universities will survive the aftermath of the pandemic.

Racial disparities in April 7 election turnout, liberal groups say A pair of organizations say new data analysis shows distinct racial disparities in voter turnout for the April 7 election.

The recent analysis, prepared by Demos and All Voting is Local, found predominantly black or Hispanic voting wards in the city of Milwaukee on average had a 30 percent lower turnout in the spring election.

Demos Director of Legal Strategies Chiraag Bains told reporters in a teleconference the coronavirus pandemic is not just a public health crisis, but “a racial crisis and a crisis for our democracy.”

“It’s not the great equalizer,” Bains said. “Because of employment and housing and access to healthcare, COVID has sickened and killed black and brown people at far higher rates than white people.”

Bains added headlines claiming high over all turnout in the state for the spring election were “misleading” because they failed to show the differences in turnout on a more localized level.

To address this, he called for an expansion of absentee ballot capabilities, as well as ending the requirement for a witness signature on absentee ballots and adding drop-off locations throughout the state.

“These disparities aren’t inevitable,” he said. “This is a national problem. The Legislature and the courts refuse to perform their most basic duties.”

Demos and All Voting is Local said the data came from a comparison of 2010 Census data to the April 7 election results by ward in Milwaukee.

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How you respond to the outbreak can depend on your background, the things that make you different from other people, and the community you live in.

Things You Can Do to Support Yourself and Others Take breaks from watching, reading, or listening to news stories, including social media. Hearing about the pandemic repeatedly can be upsetting.

Take care of your body. Take deep breaths, stretch, or meditate.

Try to eat healthy, well-balanced meals, exercise regularly, get plenty of sleep, and avoid alcohol and drugs.

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Experts debate what Tiffany’s win signals The Minocqua Republican’s prospects in the 7th CD special election CD were never in serious doubt. It was more a question of what his margin would be and what that might mean for President Trump in November.

So after Trump won the district by more than 20 points in 2016, insiders debate what to read into Tiffany’s more than 14-point win over Dem Tricia Zunker, a Wausau School Board member and Supreme Court justice for the Ho-Chunk Nation.

The GOP state senator had three big things in his favor going into the election: the district’s heavy GOP tilt, a significant fundraising edge and more help from outside groups. Through April 22, Tiffany out-raised Zunker more than 3-to1 with $1.4 million in donations to the Concert Goers $453,093 Zunker had pulled in.

What’s more, a WisPolitics.com check of late contribution reports showed Tiffany continued to have an advantage in donations of $1,000 or more over the closing days of the campaign, and FEC reports showed independent expenditures heavily in his favor.

Groups spent a combined $391,543 since Feb. 19 either backing Tiffany or opposing Zunker.

The only group to report spending in support of Zunker is Citizen Action of Wisconsin, which spent $44,729 late last month on salary and benefits for those making calls on behalf of the Dem. Still, Republicans praise Tiffany’s campaign and his effort. He easily beat fellow Republican Jason Church in the Feb. 18 primary as $2.8 million was spent by outside groups.

Records point to 2018 voter fraud Of the 43 people the Elections Commission referred to local DAs for prosecution on possible double voting in November 2018, 26 were suspected of casting ballots in Illinois as well as Wisconsin, according to records reviewed

by WisPolitics.com.

The cases also involve people who may have voted in Wisconsin and western states such as Colorado, Washington and Nevada, as well as Iowa. In eight of the cases, those flagged in an audit of the 2018 election are suspected of casting ballots at polling sites in Wisconsin and Illinois on Election Day. The rest included a mix of voting in person in one state and absentee, by mail or through early voting opportunities in another. In eight

cases, those flagged are suspected of voting absentee in both states, by absentee in one and through early voting in the other, or by absentee in one and by mail in the other.

The Elections Commission in March announced it had referred 43 cases of possible double voting to 19 county DAs for review. But the agency didn’t detail which counties.

The commission this week provided WisPolitics.com a list of the 43 cases, the counties to which they were referred and a general description of the case. But it declined to release the identity of the 43 suspected of double voting, saying that information had to be released by district attorneys handling the cases.

Several county DAs contacted by WisPolitics.com said they couldn’t provide information on the cases without the names.

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COVER FEATURE

by Tammy Stezenski and Mara Stahl

SCHOOL, INTERRUPTED THE CORONAVIRUS pandemic

and resulting school closures have hit high school seniors especially hard, for a multitude of reasons. Spring is when many choose colleges or other careers. It would have been their final high school sports or music and theater season. It’s when they line up summer jobs to save up for college.

For some, their final grades may play a role in scholarship money. The traditional May graduation ceremonies have been postponed (until August for Wausau East and West high schools), and even canceled in many places across the U.S. And although most of Wisconsin’s stay-at-home order was nullified by the state supreme court on May 13, the ruling did not lift school-related closures.

City Pages asked Mara Stahl, a senior at Wausau East High School, to write about her concerns and emotions about graduating this month in the middle of a pandemic, and preparing for college this fall.

Like a lot of things happening right now, we won’t know what effect this will have on us until later on.

I

know that many college-bound high school seniors, myself included, are feeling pretty uncertain about many things right now. A lot of people are worried that our colleges may not open in the fall of 2020. I worry that I may not be getting the “full college experience” that I’ve heard of.

Missing out on my last few months of school, and possibly the last few months that I could be spending with my friends before school, is extremely disheartening.

One of my friends is supposed for leave for Berlin, Germany, in early August to take a gap year while also taking language classes at a college there, but now isn’t sure she’ll be able to go for the amount of time that she had planned. I’ve talked with many people going to the same school as I (hopefully) will be attending— the University of Minnesota—and almost every person has spoken about their fear of not being able to begin in the fall, or even being forced to take online classes.

Even now, as I’m searching for a potential college roommate, I have to wonder:

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Will we even be able to stay on campus like we’ve been planning?

Sometimes I wonder what extents college campuses will take to protect students if we do come back in the fall, or if it will not be enough to prevent another outbreak.

Preparing for college, and trying to work and save money for living away from home, also suddenly became more difficult. I know several people with restaurant jobs who are no longer working at all. My place of employment (also a restaurant) has been closed for two months now.

This is taking away essential funds that I could have had for my next year on my own.

Many people are disappointed they spent so much time on their last theater production as Wausau East students, and may not even be able to play the parts

The stimulus checks will help some people my age. I was under the impression that I would not receive one, as some information about the program stated that anyone over the age of 16 and counted as a dependent would not receive this money from the government. Though it turns out I did receive a check—perhaps because I filed a tax return last year—I know that many others in the class of 2020 may not.

Thankfully that $1,200 stimulus money helped make up for my lost wages, which is so important at this time. Right now money is tight, and I need to earn money, because my family and I are not sure what the future holds financially. Due to my loss of work at the restaurant, I’ve applied to work at a grocery store in June and July, so I’m slightly less worried about income, as grocery stores will remain open.

However, this does make me rather anxious about my health, as I will encounter many people each day that I work.

The pandemic lockdown has changed my outlook in the bigger picture. It has made me much more cautious with my money, and I recognize how I always need to have savings no matter the situation or how secure I feel.

Although I’ve read about high school seniors changing their college plans because of coronavirus recession worries, ultimately, cost did not factor very much into my decision to attend a state university rather than one of the private colleges I was also considering. But if my family were in a worse situation, it most likely would have.

T

he social distancing lockdowns this spring took some especially heartbreaking tolls on some of us.

I will never have a high school prom. I’m not sure how unique my situation is considering the circumstances, but I never attended my Junior Prom. I did want to attend my Senior Prom this year, but unfortunately I will never have that experience.

I know many students are upset about missing their last, and maybe only, high school prom. One of my friends at Wausau West spent hundreds on a dress that she may never wear. People at East High are

It has made me much more cautious with my money, and I recognize how I always need to have savings no matter the situation or how secure I feel.

trying to plan an alternative Senior Prom this summer, but no one’s sure if it will actually happen or not, considering that, at least for now, the state is still advising against large group gatherings.

I did not participate in high school sports, but instead I’ve been involved in the East End Players theater productions. Though I personally was not part of my school’s spring musical, Fiddler on

the Roof, I know many people who are/ were, and it seems unlikely that the plans for the production will come to fruition.

The managers have stated they will try to hold performances in the summer, but of course, we are unsure as to what will happen in the coming months. Some are considering dropping out of the musical due to their plans to work or to pursue other interests during the summer.

I know that many people are disappointed they spent so much time on their last theater production as Wausau East students, and may not even be able to play the parts that they had intended after all.

Last year, many of the seniors of the East End Players cried during their last show of Les Miserables after reflecting on their years in the program. Before that last show in 2019, every member of the cast who was a senior would give speeches, and talk about how much theater meant to them and what they’ve learned. It’s a very emotional time, and I’m not sure my peers this year will be able to have the same sentimental experience, or at least not in the same way they had imagined.

Most of us also won’t have the sentimental experience of graduation celebra-

tions. I personally am not upset about not having a big party — my friends and I most likely would have just gathered to celebrate the end of high school together.

However, I was looking forward to having family visit and celebrating with them.

What I’m more upset about is that I will most likely have much less time with my friends before we leave for college or elsewhere. Two of my friends plan to leave the country for school (Montreal and Germany), and I most likely will not see them often. I’m hoping that in August it will be safe enough to give them hugs goodbye, but of course, many things could happen between now and then.

Academically, things are wrapping up differently than I expected. I’ve been taking IB classes [the International Baccalaureate pro-

gram that can even provide college credits], but the final IB exams were cancelled. We will still get credit based upon our internal assessments and grades in the classes—basically IB will estimate what we would have earned if we would have taken the exams.

And because the last three months of school was done entirely online, Wausau high schools are not giving out traditional last quarter grades. This may or may not affect final GPAs for seniors. Though a lot of my friends aren’t happy about the new grading system, it won’t affect my college chances or GPA much. But of course, like a lot of things happening right now, we won’t know what effect this will have on us until later on.

Editor’s note: Mara Stahl is the daughter of City Pages staffer Lisa Lanier. We thank them both for sharing Mara’s personal story.

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Has the coronavirus lockdown caused bouts of rage cleaning and decluttering at your house? The traditional venues for disposing or donating items have been closed since March, but are now opening. Here’s what you need to know about donating/reselling gently used items, and the municipal programs to dispose of those larger items that cannot go into the weekly trash or must be recycled properly.

Usually held in April, these local municipal events were rescheduled for May and June.

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Municipal large item drop-offs and clean ups Wausau

Clean It Up Wausau · May 29-30 and Sept. 25-26: This annual large item, appliance and electronic waste drop-off, happens on two weekends: Fri.-Sat. 9 am-5 pm. Located at 105 E. Chellis St., near the yard waste site. Be prepared to show proof of Wausau city residency. Some items may be dropped at no charge. Others have a disposal fee. They recommend those dropping off items wear face masks and practice social distancing. You’ll also be responsible for unloading the items that you are bringing to the site. Call 715-261-6960 or visit ci.wausau.wi.us for details.

• Items accepted for free: Microwaves, snow blowers, lawnmowers, stoves, washers, dryers, dishwashers, scrap metal, mattresses or box springs, tables, chairs or sofas • Bring medical equipment in working condition for Good News Project’s HELP Closet. No fees to drop working items such as bath or shower chair, rolling walker, wheel chair, crutches, canes, toilet seat riser, commode, bed rail, grab bars, knee walker or scooter • 40¢ per pound: Electronics such as computers, faxes, printers, TV’s, small appliances like coffee makers and vacuum cleaners, stereos and almost anything with a cord • 60¢ per pound: Broken TVs. • $10 per refrigerator, freezer, dehumidifier, air conditioner.

• Tires accepted for $5-$10 depending on size.

• Items NOT accepted include light bulbs, smoke/CO detectors, batteries, paint, chemicals, antifreeze, remodeling waste, insulation, fiberglass, roofing material, fertilizers, herbicides, compresses gas cylinders, explosives, medication.

Another drop-off July 24-25 for furniture-type items only occurs at the same location and hours. Appliances, electronics and medical equipment accepted ONLY during May and September events.

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No event planned. Village residents wanting to dispose of large items like furniture or refrigerators should contact Waste Management directly for payment, information about items to be collected; authorization stickers to be adhered to the items on a designated day. Call Waste Management at 715-302-1962 during office hours Mon.-Fri. 7 am-4:30 pm.

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Spring Cleanup drop-off Wed.–Sat., June 3-6 for residents only at City Garage, 1101 Main St. Hours: Wed.-Fri. 7 am-7 pm; Sat. 7 am-1 pm.

• Items accepted for free include couches, beds, computers and accessories (printers, keyboards, monitors, etc.), windows, boards, carpeting, building materials, water heaters, microwaves, washers, dryers, bicycles and rimless tires.

• $10 for refrigerators, welders, humidifiers, dehumidifiers, freezers, air conditioners, television sets, water coolers, ice machines, VCR, DVR and LP tanks. These items accepted on Saturday 6/6; also accepted Wed.-Fri. if you pay in advance at City Hall.

• $1 per disposal of fluorescent light bulbs • Items NOT accepted include yard waste, newspapers, plastics, hazardous materials, paint, household garbage and recyclables. For residents only, no commercial or industrial items accepted. For more info contact Kevin Breit at 715-693-3840 or email publicworks@mosinee.wi.us

Rib Mountain

No event planned. Bulk items are picked up on an on-call basis to be arranged through Advanced Disposal at 715-359-6637.

Schofield

Large household items will be collected every other Tuesday at the expense of the resident. Call Harter’s at 715-253-2619 or 888-804-8556 to schedule pick-up by 2 pm Monday, the day prior to the pick-up day.

Payment is required before pick-up. Details at cityofschofield.org • $30 per item for couches, tables, dressers, bed frames, mattresses, bikes, push mowers, toilets, sinks, TVs, stereos, printers, monitors, CPU monitors or non-Freon appliances such as stoves, microwaves, washers, dryers, dishwashers, humidifiers and more • $50 per Freon appliances such as refrigerator, dehumidifier or freezer

Weston

You missed it. The village’s Bulk Item Drop Off happened last weekend, May 14-16.

Resale shops and donation centers If you have spring cleaning stuff in good enough condition to donate or resell rather that dispose of, you’re in luck as resale and thrift shops are beginning to open again for both shopping and donations. Some donation centers at times have been overloaded with items and have reached capacity, causing them to close drop-offs earlier than scheduled for the day. We recommended contacting the store directly before heading out.

Goodwill

Goodwill stores in North Central Wisconsin will be open once again starting May 26 for shopping and donating with safety procedures in place. Open 10 am-4 pm daily. Details at goodwillncw.org.

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For items you’d like to resell at their retail stores: Intake by appointment only to maintain social distancing. To schedule appointment, please call store in advance. All intake must be clean and freshly laundered. No payouts at this time as they need a few weeks to rebuild operating capital. When shopping, please remain 6 feet away from staff and customers. Nice As New will limit the number of people allowed in the store at any given time. Details at niceasnew.com.

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Open now for donations and shopping. Limit donations to four bags or boxes per visit. For now, only five customers will be allowed in the store at a time. Temporary store hours Mon.-Sat. 9 am-4 pm, donations accepted Mon.-Sat. 9 am-3:30 pm. Details at svdpwausau.org Wausau at 131 W. Thomas St., 715-298-3028

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The Wisconsin Supreme Court last

week overthrew Gov. Tony Evers’ Safer at Home order, which means some local restaurants and bars are serving customers inside their establishments for the first time in months.

But just because the lockdown ended doesn’t mean the virus is gone. Bars and restaurants are being advised to open their seating areas carefully and follow precautions. To mitigate contagion, the Marathon County Health Department recommends that these establishments follow strategies and practices provided by the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) Reopening Guidelines.

If you’re heading to a restaurant to dine in, you might wonder what the place is doing to prevent the spread of Covid-19. Here are some of the operating guidelines issued by the WEDC and health agencies: • Proper hand hygiene available for both employees and customers • Employees should wear face mask when near other employees and customers • Employees should sanitize high-contact areas every two hours, or after each use if feasible.

• Tables and seating should be sanitized after each guest • Disposable menus are recommended or menus should be sanitized after each use • Tissues should be available for proper cough/sneeze etiquette, with no-touch disposal receptacles.

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• Any indoor or outdoor waiting area should be marked to enforce social distancing. One member of a party should be allowed in the waiting area, while other members of the party should wait in their vehicle. Advance reservations are preferred to walk-in dining.

• Dining rooms should maintain six feet between tables. When possible, physical barriers should separate tables/booths.

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