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IN OTHER NEWS Getting Your Wiggles And Stress Out Through Kid Yoga Submitted: 09/25/2020 -->

HAZELHURST - Songs and games are not what typically pop into your mind when you think about a yoga class.

"We sing, we dance, stuff to really get them into it," Elisa Hesch, Certified K Kids Yoga instructor said.

Teaching kids yoga has become a speciality for Hesch.

"I just felt like kids were very stressed out and they needed a way to kinda calm down," Hesch said.

Hesch transformed her living room into a temporary yoga studio to teach kids virtually all across the northwoods during the pandemic. For the past seven years Hesch has homeschooled her three children. She said she understands the importance of getting the wiggles out.

"Right now they need those breaks," Hesch said. "So it's not just words on a screen, let's learn all day. It's just a little bit of let's breath, let's calm down, lets dance."

Hesch's classes differ from the typical adult yoga class. Instead of focusing on building flexibility and strength skills, her class focuses on using games to help children build coping mechanisms against stress.

"When you give them a regular yoga class it seems like they have a hard time. It's just more stuff to grasp," Hesch said. "So i thought kidding around yoga full on for kids was a really fun modality to bring up here, Hesch said.

During COVID-19, children may be experiencing more stress and confusion. Hesch says that yoga can be a healthy outlet for them. Both in getting them active and moving, as well as helping them slow down their brain.

"My youngest who was four will tell me all the time. I was feeling really stressed," Hesch said. "So I went up to my room and peace began with me."

In the future, Hesch hopes to be able to offer in-person classes and give kids a few tools to have in their tool box to help them handle stressful situations.







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In search of the missing Hodag statue

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RHINELANDER - You can find Hodag statues all over Rhinelander. But the one found behind Rhinelander Cafe and Pub has been missing since Saturday night.



Mark Gutteter, owner of Rhinelander Cafe and Pub, says this isn't the first time this has happened. He's owned the pub for 14 years.



"Unfortunately we had one in front of the building disappear about a year ago, and that Hodag was found abandoned and returned to us," said Gutteter.



This time, it's been six days...and still no sign of the missing Hodag.



"Unfortunately they're just the size that someone can pick one up and put it under their arm and walk off with it if that's the kind of person they choose to be," said Gutteter.



For Gutteter, the statue is more than just a photo-opp for visitors. It represents his support for downtown Rhinelander.

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Teen charged in Kenosha shootings fights extradition

WAUKEGAN, IL - The 17-year-old charged in the shooting deaths of two protesters in Wisconsin is fighting his extradition from Illinois, but his attorneys didn't outline their strategy during a brief hearing on Friday and legal experts say there isn't much the teen can do to stop it.



Kyle Rittenhouse surrendered to police in his hometown of Antioch, Illinois, a day after prosecutors say he shot and killed two protesters and wounded a third on the streets of Kenosha on Aug. 25. If convicted of one of the most serious charges he faces, he would be sentenced to life in prison.

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Wisconsin voters struggling with witness rules in early voting

MADISON, WI / RALEIGH, NC - As the pandemic prompts a surge in voting by mail, voters in a handful of states, including the presidential battlegrounds of North Carolina and Wisconsin, are facing a requirement that already is tripping up thousands - the need to have a witness sign their ballot envelope.



"People are confused by this whole witness requirement," said Barbara Beckert, an advocate for Disability Rights Wisconsin, which was part of a lawsuit that unsuccessfully challenged the witness mandate. "Voting absentee is complicated. To get it right, you have to follow a lot of very specific rules."

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Apple's smaller rivals unite to fight iPhone app store rules

WASHINGTON - Spotify and the makers of Fortnite and Tinder are taking on Apple and Google as part of a newly formed coalition calling for "fair treatment" in the way the tech giants run their app stores.

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Wearing a mask saves future complications

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MADISON - On September 22nd the United States hit a staggering 200,000 COVID-19 deaths. Wisconsin alone has 100,000 cases. The high numbers of deaths and cases can be lowered by modifying our behaviors and by wearing a mask properly.



There have been revisions to the mask mandate. Originally, it was said that only people not feeling well are required to wear it. It was changed when it was discovered that just talking could cause an outbreak.



Dr. Jeff Pothof of UW Madison Health spoke about how not wearing a mask can affect your long term health.



"People who had no idea they were sick had enough virus where they could spread it and the only thing they needed to do to spread it was talk to someone else," said Pothof.



COVID-19 is all across the country and not wearing a mask is putting yourself and the people around you at risk.



"There is no way you can know. It is everywhere right now. To think that you live in a location where COVID-19 hasn't reached yet is just not true," said Pothof.



To ensure you're protected, wear a cloth mask that is two layers thick to prevent your droplets from escaping and to protect from other droplets.



Make sure to wash your cloth masks once a week and change paper masks once every three to 5 days.



"They need to cover your nose and your mouth. If you only cover your mouth, the mask is not effective. Those droplets are coming out your nose and it just doesn't work," said Pothof.



For those thinking there's no repercussions from catching COVID-19, there are health risks that can be long term and affect your everyday life.



"People who have had COVID-19 may not ever return to normal lung function and that can impact them in ways such as in physical exertion and their ability to do things. Their physical stamina may decreased because their lungs are no longer as effective as they were before they had COVID-19," said Pothof.



The other long term health risks of COVID-19 is an inflamed heart.



"Likewise people that have an inflamed heart muscle tissue their hearts don't pump as effectively. The more severe COVID-19 the more inflammation they saw in the heart muscle. And we don't know how long that will last. The more severe the COVID-19 the more inflammation they saw in the heart muscle," said Pothof.



In cities like Madison and Milwaukee, their hospitals are equipped to handle a large influx of people and have special wards to combat COVID-19--unlike the smaller hospitals in our communities.



"Even if you have a small outbreak , you're going to quickly strip the healthcare resources in your community and when that happens only bad things happen to those people," said Pothof.



Make sure to mask up properly, to keep your loved ones and your community safe. For more information, you can visit the CDC website.



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