once in a blue moon

there is an event you were attending, please call to see if

it is occurring. The Out & About page will return when

their Summer Learning ProBeanstack is an online platform with activities and prize draw

this restriction is lifted, hopefully soon.

gram. Considering the current designed to facilitate reading ings. Pick up your reading logs

Bloodmobile at OMC

health crisis, this year’s Summer programs and inspire a love of with your 2020 Summer Learning reading through fun challenges, badges, and other incentives. Learning Program will look a Program kit at the library beginlittle different. Despite the necning June 15. For more infor

The American Red ments that were tempo

Cross Bloodmobile will rarily paused earlier this be at the Osceola Medical Center on June 12 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

The American Red

spring in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Healthy individuals who are feeling well are

essary social distancing measures the library will be taking, the goal remains the same: to keep the community’s children More information on this will be made available in the coming weeks. Traditional paper registration and reading logs will be mation, call the library at (715) 294-2310 or visit the website, www. osceolapubliclibrary.org.

and teens reading and learning offered.

Summer reading lays the groundwork for children to become lifelong readers and learners. Entire families have the opportunity to participate in summer reading programs at the St Croix Falls Public Library -- giving children and teens a sense of accomplishment and belonging.

Thanks to an LSTA grant (Library Services and Technology Act) many Wisconsin libraries launched Beanstack online summer programming.

Beanstack participants will track time spent reading using the website and/or mobile app. Get started using Beanstack on the SCFPL website – www.scfpl.org/ beanstack.

Special event online presentations for kids and families are scheduled throughout the summer.

Colossal Fossils will be giving three livestreamed presentations:

June 16 at 1 p.m. -- Ice Age creatures. July 17 at 10 a.m. Tyrannosaurus Rex.

Aug. 6 at 10 a.m. How real-life animals inspired fantasy creatures such as dragons.

July 14 at 2 p.m., actor Kevin Wood will tell stories as Abraham Lincoln.

Magic Class will be available to view and learn from all summer – join the Facebook group! Activities that do not require internet access will be available as well. The St Croix Falls Public Library has curbside pickup for materials. SCF library programs Cross has an urgent need for blood donations to prevent another blood shortage as hospitals resume surgical procedures and patient treatasked to make an appointment to donate by visiting RedCrossBlood. org or calling 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767).

Nguyen receives National Teaching Award

Tony Nguyen, MD, Family Medicine Provider at Osceola Medical Center, was recently awarded the Humanism and Excellence in Teaching award from the University of Minnesota. Out of 350 nominations, only six resident-physicians were acknowledged for their exceptional teaching skills and commitment to compassionate care.

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She recommended writing a letter or a drawing picture and sending it to them, because knowing someone is thinking of them really dulls the pain of isolation. Encouragement for all the workers is hugely appreciated too, McGeehan said.

Another way to support local assisted living facilities is by donating. They are always looking for more personal protective equipment (PPE) to ensure safety.

“Personal protective equipment is fantastic,” Wiebenga siad. “It works. It really prevents the spread of the virus.” With medical facilities across the country in need of PPE, supplies have proven diffi cult to acquire. To learn more about how to donate, the CCHS and Eagle Ridge websites have contact information available.

Wiebenga is excited for the new Osceola assisted living location, despite the pandemic diffi culties. “I know that the manager and the owner and the team and this community is really looking forward to being a part of the town of Osceola,” she said. “And you know, this will pass. We will get to the other side.” VIRUS: Facilities continue eff orts

Peace Lutheran Church, ELCA 2355 Clark Road, Dresser 715-755-2515 Pastor Melissa Carmack • Pastor Dwaine Sutherland

Grilled Hotdogs, Beans, Chips, Applesauce • 4:00-4:30 pm Elderly & Immunocompromised • 4:30-6:00 pm General Public

Drive through our parking lot. Please stay IN your vehicle. We will bring the meal out to you. Community Cook-out

TO GO! Peace Lutheran Church Thursday, June 4

nesota Medical School. He completed his family medicine residency at Phalen Village Family Medicine Clinic in St. Paul, MN, and St. John Hospital in Maplewood, MN. In addition to his education, Dr. Nguyen has worked with various health-care systems including HealthPartners,

HealthEast, Fairview and Children’s Hospital of Minnesota. Since 2019, Dr. Nguyen has been a family medicine provider at Osceola Medical Center. As a family medicine physician, he hopes to see patients of all ages including newborns, adolescences and end-oflife care.

“I like to work collaboratively with patients to defi ne their care and leave them knowing more about their health, so they can become health advocates for themselves,” explained Dr. Nguyen when asked about his philosophy of care. “I want to be an open resource for all my patients and a person they can depend on during diffi cult times.”

Dr. Nguyen was selected based on multiple nominations from third-year residents and approved by the Gold Humanism Honor Society. The Golden Humanism Honor Society was founded in 2002 through the support of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the Berrie Foundation and an anonymous donor. The Society has more than 160 chap

Tony Nguyen MD

ters in medical schools and residency programs. More than 35,000 medical students, physicians and other leaders have been inducted and serve as role models to the human connection in health care. As a recipient of the Humanism and Excellence in Teaching award, Dr. Nguyen will also be inducted into the Gold Humanism Society which refl ects his impressive commitment to his patients, colleagues and society. About Tony Nguyen, MD

A graduate of Stillwater Area High School, Dr. Nguyen earned his medical degree from the University of Min

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