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Yahoo
03-03-2025
- General
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'There's a lot of need out there in our community': Volunteer finds a way to give back
Mar. 3—When she was a teenager, Carla Lindeman of Conger had an experience that stuck with her even to this day. She said she grew up in a family that didn't have much money, and she remembers one Christmas, her aunt put in an application for some toys and items for her family for the holiday from the Salvation Army. She remembers the things she got that year and now has the opportunity to pay that back as a volunteer with the organization. "I'm a strong believer in the Salvation Army program," Lindeman said. "It does help a lot of people." Kathy Belshan, business administrator with the Albert Lea Salvation Army, said Lindeman started volunteering in May 2021 and so far has logged almost 400 hours in the food pantry and in helping prepare food for the organization's meal program. Lindeman and her granddaughter have also helped with the toy shop the last two Christmas seasons. Lindeman said she volunteers four hours one day a week — typically on Mondays —guiding families through a portion of the food pantry and then making sandwiches and scooping salads for the noon meal the following day. The Salvation Army gives out lunches Monday through Friday at its Corps. Office on Court Street. "It's pretty simple to make sandwiches and scoop salads, but it really does help," she said. "There's a need. There's homeless people in Albert Lea and people that are working that can't afford food — a lot of food insecurities." She said it feels good to be a part of the effort taking place in the community to feed the hungry but she recognizes there is much more work to be done. She passes the word on to others she knows through her church and through the Alanon group she is a part of. Her church has regular food collections. Retired from Fountain Centers in 2017, Lindeman said she worked 10 years as a detox counselor and two years as an outpatient counselor. She and her husband, Allen, have three adult children and XX grandchildren. She encouraged people to find something they like and volunteer to help that cause. "There's a lot of needs out there in our community," Lindeman said. "With your interests or backgrounds, I encourage you to volunteer where you can and when you can because there is a big need out there." Lindeman recently also started volunteering through the Friends of the Library and sews quilts for Lutheran World Relief through her church, Bear Lake Concordia.
Yahoo
19-02-2025
- Health
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Local woman raises concerns about the safety of a pain medication given to her cat
Megan Lindeman adopted her cat, Ollie 10 years ago, just before Christmas. He has big, green eyes and an endearing snaggle-tooth. 'He is a quirky little guy,' Lindeman says. 'He is a cuddle bug - he is just really sweet.' Lindeman says last May, Ollie went to the vet for a routine dental cleaning. Without her knowledge or permission, Ollie was prescribed Zorbium, an opioid used to control pain in cats, post-operation. It goes right on a cat's skin and helps control pain for several days. Lindeman says Zorbium did not make Ollie feel better. She says Ollie started hallucinating and wouldn't eat, drink or go to the bathroom. 'It was really scary,' Lindeman said. 'I was really upset. I was really angry. I was concerned for him and his health and if he would recover.' Coming up on Channel 11 News at 5:30, what the FDA's data reveals about adverse reactions from Zorbium and how the drug company is responding to the claims. Download the FREE WPXI News app for breaking news alerts. Follow Channel 11 News on Facebook and Twitter. | Watch WPXI NOW
Yahoo
14-02-2025
- Business
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Australia's Treasury Wine drops planned sale of cheaper brands, cuts profit guidance
By Byron Kaye and Sherin Sunny (Reuters) - Penfolds wine producer Treasury Wine Estates pulled the sale of its cheap drinks division after failing to find an attractive offer and cut its prediction for annual profit, sending its shares tumbling. The division's weak results and outlook soured an otherwise upbeat first-half result for Australia-listed Treasury as exports to China roared back to life after the end to three years of crippling tariffs imposed by Beijing. Treasury had planned to offload budget labels including Wolf Bass and Lindeman's last year amid a global trend of young drinkers turning away from alcohol. But "the offers received for these brands did not represent compelling value and therefore their retention is the best course", it said on Thursday. Net profit excluding one-off items jumped 33% to A$239.6 million ($150 million) in the six months to end-December, just short of the average analyst forecast from data aggregator Visible Alpha. That owed much to the first full reporting period of exports to China since 2020 and the contribution of recently-bought U.S. winery business DAOU. But pre-tax profit from its "premium brands" unit, which includes its cheaper wine labels, halved, partly "reflecting softness in consumer demand for wine at lower price points". Citing reduced expectations for the unit, the company now expects pre-tax profit of about A$780 million for the financial year ending in June. That compares with an earlier estimate of A$780 million to A$810 million. Treasury shares lost 4% by midsession, having fallen as much as 8% at one point as analysts downgraded their forecasts in line with the new guidance. The overall market was flat. "With the company deciding not to sell its commercial portfolio, (the premium brands business) might be a drag on group earnings for some time," Citi said in a note. UBS said the guidance downgrade was "disappointing but somewhat reflected in share price". The stock is down 4% compared to a year ago while the broader market has gained 12%. Treasury declared an interim dividend of 20 Australian cents per share, compared with 17 Australian cents last year. ($1 = 1.5929 Australian dollars) Sign in to access your portfolio
