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Leadholms share story of their parents’ WWII experience BY APRIL ZIEMER EDITOR@THEAMERYFREEPRESS.COM
maintain the cemetery. “What we are presented with are two different options should we choose to turn the maintenance of the cemetery back to the Cemetery Association,” she said. The first would be to form a line item with a flat dollar amount in
Editor’s note: To mark the 75th Anniversary of World War II, we are featuring an ongoing series through Veterans Day. Felice Leadholm believed every young person should spend at least six months in the military after high school to teach them discipline, give them direction in life and appreciation for our nation. Recently Jim Leadholm and his sister, Ann (Leadholm) Godlewski, talked James about what life was like growing up with their proud WWII veteran parents. Both James and Felice Leadholm were Navy veterans. Felice belonged to the female branch known as Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service (WAVES). Felice When World War II broke out, Felice Jorstad was a sophomore at UW River Falls, dating her roommate’s brother and future husband, James Leadholm. They were both studying to be teachers, and both enlisted in the United States Navy. James enlisted December 11, 1942. He was discharged March 7, 1946. “My Dad had a
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Maintenance of the cemetery is about to go back into the hands of the Cemetery Association, instead of the Public Works Dept.
City considers proposal for Cemetery District BY APRIL ZIEMER EDITOR@THEAMERYFREEPRESS.COM
A proposal originally brought to the city’s Finance Committee saw its way to full council and may bring the care of the cemetery back into the hands of Amery’s Cemetery Association. Since 2018 the city of Amery
Public Works department has been taking care of the mowing and weed whipping. This resulted after changes in revenue and interest amounts saw the cemetery in financial need. Finance Committee Chair Sarah Flanum said during the past year the city has paid approximately $15,500 in payroll in payroll to
COVID-19 vs. INFLUENZA (FLU) symptoms: How can you tell the difference? BY PATRICK D. SURA, MD CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE PHYSICIAN, AMERY HOSPITAL & CLINIC
Each year as the summer winds down and school resumes, we know that flu season is looming. But this year, our annual influenza (flu) season will start up while we’re still in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. You’ve probably aware that COVID and influenza share many of the same
symptoms. You might even be feeling a little under the weather now. So, how do you tell the difference between COVID symptoms and flu symptoms? The short answer is: It can be tricky. But we’re here to help. The only way to really diagnose whether Sura you have the flu or
COVID is through appropriate testing and a clinical evaluation. Below we provide an overview of both viruses and the similarities and differences between symptoms. We also outline when you should get care and other information. COVID-19 VS. THE FLU: WHAT’S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE VIRUSES? The flu and COVID-19 are both highly-contagious respiratory illnesses;
however, they’re caused by different viruses. The flu is caused by influenza viruses – usually Influenza A or Influenza B viruses. There are, however, a lot of other influenza viruses. Each year, specific flu vaccines are recommended to fight the strains of influenza that research indicates will be the most common that season. So, when you make a flu shot SEE HEALTH MATTERS, PAGE 2A
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