Milwaukee, WI
Black community cancer rates; Milwaukee man on mission to lower them
MILWAUKEE – At Milwaukee’s Oasis Senior Center, located on Mitchell Street, the focus is fitness on Monday and Wednesday nights. Instructor Leonard Wilson pushes the group physically and mentally.
“I’m going to say it again,” Wilson, founder of Divine Intervention Fitness, said. “Your mind is stronger than your body.”
The motto is check your ego at the door. That helps participant John Holt dig deep.
“The bands can be stressful,” Holt said. “Especially if you haven’t done it before.”
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This is not the first time their bodies have been pushed. The class is made up of cancer survivors and co-survivors.
“Co-survivors are loved ones or significant others of the participants who had cancer,” Wilson said.
Through fitness and nutrition, Wilson is on a mission to lower cancer rates, especially in the Black community.
Data from the American Cancer Society says for most types of cancer, Black people have the highest death rate. Black men are 50% more likely to develop prostate cancer and twice and likely to die from the disease.
The American Cancer Society says Black women are 41% more likely to die from breast cancer than white women. “That statistic is even more striking because fewer Black women are diagnosed with breast cancer than white women,” its website reads.
To help the numbers drop, Leonard Wilson started the Health is Wealth Cancer Survivorship program. The class is free. People sign-up to work out twice a week for eight weeks. Some of the people in the class are returners.
“I’ve always been very energetic. I wanted to keep that energy. I wanted it back,” said Geneva Ellis, a cancer survivor.
Teaching diet and nutrition is a top priority too.
“We learn how to eat better. We have different people come in with different types of food, said Alice Moore, an ovarian cancer survivor.
“You can literally change your life and lower your risk of cancer by eating better. 100%,” Leonard Wilson said.
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People pick up new habits and share them with their loved ones back home.
“It’s actually brought down my cholesterol, my blood pressure, my sugar level and my weight,” John Holt said.
Wilson received the Kohl’s Healthy Families Grant to help with his effort.
Milwaukee, WI
Milwaukee fatal crash; 58-year-old dead
MILWAUKEE – A 58-year-old is dead after a crash in Milwaukee on Thursday, Jan. 9.
The Milwaukee Police Department said it happened around 2:44 p.m. near Vienna and Appleton. The 58-year-old driver was traveling eastbound when the vehicle collided with an unoccupied, parked vehicle.
While being transported to a local hospital for injuries received, the driver became unresponsive and was pronounced deceased.
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The cause of the crash is still under active investigation.
Anyone with any information is asked to contact the Milwaukee Police Department at 414-935-7360 or to remain anonymous, contact Crime Stoppers at 414-224-TIPS or use the P3 Tips app.
Milwaukee, WI
5 things to know and do the weekend of Jan. 10 | Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
It’s Friday in Milwaukee, and here are some things we think you should know about. If you would like your event to be considered for this column, please submit your news by clicking here at least two weeks in advance.
Gig Simulator and Arts @ Large Inc. will host a youth open mic called “Jam House” from 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 10 at 1100 S. Fifth St. Students will be able to showcase their musical talents, such as singing or playing an instrument. More information here.
The Garden District Association, Ald. Scott Spiker and the Department of Public Works are collaborating to host the third annual tree mulching and non-working Christmas lights collection from 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Jan. 11 between South Sixth Street and West Norwich Avenue. Residents can bring their holiday trees to be mulched and Christmas lights will be recycled. More information here.
Friends of Havenwoods State Forest invites adults to bring a project they are working on and meet other crafters. This open craft session will be from 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Jan. 11 at 6141 N. Hopkins St. Coffee and tea are provided, but feel free to bring other refreshments. More information here.
Sixteenth Street Community Health Centers and Kinnickinnic Neighbors in Action are giving residents an opportunity to learn about energy usage, climate change and more from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 11 at 2677 S. 16th St. During this session, each household will receive a free energy kit. Click here to register. More information here.
Adults are welcome to come relax with coffee, music, coloring and more from 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Jan. 11 at the Milwaukee Public Library Villard Square Branch, 5190 N. 35th St. More information here.
Milwaukee, WI
Milwaukee’s Newest 5-star Attraction Is… The Beached Yacht
The newest “tourist attraction” in Milwaukee is the abandoned boat stuck since October at Bradford Beach. With 60 Google Reviews as of Thursday and listed as a “tourist attraction” on Google Maps, the location lovingly named “The Minnow” – a reference to the S.S. Minnow of Gilligan’s Island notoriety – has a perfect 5-star rating.
Nate Weiss, listed as a Local Guide on his Google account, wrote that visiting the beached boat is “a uniquely Milwaukee experience.” There’s actually two Google Map listings for the abandoned vessel. The other, terrifically labeled a “religious destination,” unfortunately is uncreatively titled “Milwaukee boat.”
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The Minnow’s actual name is Deep Thought. The 33-footer slid ashore Oct. 13. Its owners, identified by WISN-TV as Richard and Sherry Wells of Mississippi, reportedly got caught up in a storm and ran out of gas. They were rescued, but efforts to pull it free thus far have been unsuccessful. Now with the shoreline ice thickening, there’s no hope of dislodging it until spring.
Here are some of our favorite takes social media has had in the past 90 days about Milwaukee’s favorite Minnow:
Jon Proves He’s a Local
From the Google Reviews…
“There can be a bit of a wait, but the atmosphere is so electric the time flies by! Be sure to spend the extra $25 for the bottomless mimosas,” wrote Google userJoshua Sheeran. (It should be noted that there are no bottomless mimosas, or any other beverages offered by the non-existent crew of the beached boat. In fact, it’s probably best if you don’t eat or drink anything found in Bradford Beach’s sand. And definitely don’t kiss Ginger if she’s wearing her new lipstick.)
Exorbitant Rates!
Somebody Call Mr. Lightfoot
Dustin Schmaus thinks Gordon Lightfoot should come back from the grave to sonically eulogize Milwaukee’s Minnow: “It’s not the Edmund Fitzgerald, but it’ll do,” Schmaus wrote in his Google review.
Perhaps Summing it up Best
From Chris Merkel via Google: “This is absolutely everything you expect from a beached boat. Boat. Water. Beach. Sometimes fish.”
A new local clothing brand, Unfinished Legacy, staged a video shoot in front of the boat.
We Do Too, Tom…
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