Blood drive honors Elsa

Waterloo Junior High School recently hosted a blood drive in honor of local cancer warrior Elsa Wiemerslage. The Red Cross Blood Drive was largely organized by Linze Zarzeck,  who leads…

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A happy place for Elsa

With an electric fireplace, day bed topped with fluffy pillows and cuddly blankets, a special reading space and her very own mini fridge, local cancer warrior Elsa Wiemerslage has the…

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Waterloo is Elsa Strong

For about 4.5 years, Elsa Wiemerslage has been battling a rare form of pediatric cancer called acute myeloid leukemia. And for almost that entire time, Waterloo has been helping Wiemerslage…

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Workout for Elsa

A cardio-kickboxing workout titled “Kick Cancer’s Butt” to support young Elsa Wiemerslage’s fight against acute myeloid leukemia takes place in the Waterloo Junior High School gym this Saturday, Feb. 22,…

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Tough young girls keep fighting

Three Waterloo girls – Lydia Boyer, Elsa Wiemerslage and Audrey Stanley – have spent the last few years battling various ailments.  That fight continues for all three of the girls,…

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Hoops team fights for Elsa

Sports can bring seemingly random groups of people together within a community. For one young cancer patient, a new bond was formed recently with the Waterloo Junior High School sixth…

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