Mid-State, partners celebrate first grads of culinary program
Nuts & Bolts Staff Mid-State Technical College and supporting partners recognized the achievements of the school’s first students to complete its new Culinary Foundations certificate program. The school held a…
Young couple cement futures with careers in police, fire
Nuts & Bolts Staff Joey Gemza, III, and his fiancé, Morgan Gruna, are the future of local emergency services. Gemza, 25, is a SPASH graduate who now works as a…
Flushing the hydrants: What are they doing?
Nuts & Bolts Staff An employee of the Plover Public Works Department will flush the village’s 1,040 hydrants twice a year---each spring and each fall. The flushing cleans out the…
UW-Stevens Point’s planetarium offers shows in March
Nuts & Bolts Staff From the sun to dark matter, discover the secrets of the universe at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point’s Allen F. Blocher Planetarium. Planetarium shows are offered…
Meal delivery volunteers
Volunteers deliver meals for homebound seniors throughout Portage County as part of the ADRC's Rural Home Delivered Meal Program. If you want to really make a difference in someone's life…
Volunteers, 18+, for Red Cross Community Preparedness Volunteer
Did you know preparing your community BEFORE a disaster is part of the American Red Cross mission? As a Community Preparedness Volunteer, you can help educate individuals, families, and communities…
Sewing volunteers
We are looking for individuals to sew memory bears and/or pillows upon request. Memory bears and pillows are made from sentimental clothing that belonged to loved ones on our hospice services.…
Volunteers & Donations: ProMedica Hospice
At ProMedica Hospice, we are looking for donations of coloring books, coloring materials, large print word search books, large print crossword puzzles, puzzles, decks of cards, etc. These are good…
Volunteers needed: 2023 Portage So. Cultural Festival
The 2023 Portage County Cultural Festival will be held on Saturday, May 13th from 10am-5pm at SPASH. We are in need of several volunteers in various roles on both Friday, May 12th…
Why do prescriptions take longer than a milkshake?
Courtesy of Aspirus Health There are several reasons why prescription medications may take longer to fill than some people expect. When a prescription is requested, it is not sent directly…