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Helping a family in crisis BY TODD BECKMANN SENTINEL
SIREN—A divorced mom raising two kids and who’s working two jobs to make ends meet is a classic case of what happens to a woman when she’s left behind to fend for herself and her kids. It’s a scene which probably is replayed throughout Burnett County, the State of Wisconsin and the country as a whole. In Danyel Visger’s case, the 17 year-old daughter of said woman, has decided that something has to be done for these single parents who struggle to raise their kids if another parent leaves the home. “There is no reason kids like myself should have to suffer or go hungry,” she stated. Fortunately, the kids haven’t gone hungry too many nights. “My mom (Lisa Tijerina) will bounce a check to buy food to get us by but only because the store manager will hold the check until payday because he knows her,” Visger continued. “It’s hard to watch my mom kill herself working so much and we never see her.” And that’s not hyperbole on Visger’s part.
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Horsing around Riders put their horses through their paces Thursday night during the showdeo at the Burnett County Agricultural Society Fair last weekend in Grantsburg. More photos on Pages 30-31.
Transplant gives Christensen a second chance BY TODD BECKMANN SENTINEL
A&H—Hope. It’s the emotion which puts the fire in the eyes of Don Christensen and gives him reason for getting out of bed each morning eager to face another day. When Christensen, diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 1996
and confined to a wheelchair as a quadriplegic since 2004, learned a new medication to combat the MS had a 90 percent mortality rate, he did his homework and concluded a stem cell transplant was what was in his best interest. The catch was that because the procedure is new and experimental, he couldn’t get this treatment
within the United States nor would his insurance recognize the treatment. So, following a benefit on Valentines Day to help Christensen cover the expense, he was off to Panama in April. SEE TRANSPLANT, PAGE 7
Travis Morse, Jr., Lisa Tijerina, and Danyel Visger
“Lisa recently started to get chest pains due to the high amount of stress in life due to all the bills, her employment and the loss of a few good friends who have passed on,” she reported. “She’s hoping that they caught whatever it is soon enough that it can be fixed.” Her story just does not have any bright spots. “We are struggling so bad it’s to the point where we got our gas to cook shut off and with our garbage SEE VISGER, PAGE 6
Acquisition good for Kleiss Gears BY TODD BECKMANN SENTINEL
GRANTSBURG—Even though Kleiss Gears in Grantsburg was acquired by Victrex USA earlier this summer, not a whole lot will change for the gear-making facil-
ity. Victrex is the company Kleiss has been partnering with for the last seven years. “They are the poly ether ether ketone (PEEK) polymer suppliers,” Mealnie Kleiss Boerger, general manager, explained. “It has a
SEE KLEISS, PAGE 6
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