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Volume 11, Number 4
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THE SUN Covering New Sharon, Fremont and all of Mahaska County
Thursday, January 23, 2014
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Governor Branstad at a Campaign Stop in Pella Thursday - Ken Allsup Oskaloosa News.
Youth Participate in National Geography Bee The school competition of the
6th - Cortney Meyer and Emma Terpstra; 7th - Alicia
National Geography Bee was
Edmundson and Phillip Spoelstra; 8th - Levi Long and Devin
held at North Mahaska Junior/ Senior
High
School,
New
Sharon, on Wednesday, Jan. 15. Two winners each from grades 4 through 8 qualified for the competition by winning their grade level competitions
earlier
this
month. Grade
level
winners
were: 4th - Jerrika Gatton and Garret Lamb; 5th - Adison Bollman and Jacob Templeman;
Moore. During the competition, students answer questions about world, cultural and economic geography.
Bollman Wins National Geography Bee for North Mahaska Adison Bollman (pictured left) is the North Mahaska school winner for the National Geography Bee 2014. Adison is a fifth grader at North Mahaska. As the school winner, Adison will be taking a geography test to be submitted to the National Geographic Society. The top 100 scorers will qualify for the state level competition. State winners advance to the national level. The school wishes Adison the best of luck at the next level of competition.
Steps to Prevent the Spread of Influenza
Pictured: Jessica Jones, Riley Arnold, Emma Haselhuhn and Delanee VanZante [submitted].
EBF Students Audition for SEIBA Honor Band Approximately 800 students from southeast Iowa arrived at Fairfield High School on Saturday, Jan. 11, in hopes of being accepted to attend the SEIBA Honor Band Festival. Each year, the Southeast Iowa Bandmasters Association sponsors the auditions in Fairfield. This year, there were 28 audition centers, with approximately 400 students auditioning for two junior high bands; over 300 students auditioning for the high school concert band and about 50 students auditioning for the high school jazz band. Accepted for the SEIBA Honor Band from Eddyville Blakesburg Fremont High School were Jessica Jones, flute and Riley Arnold, alto saxophone.
Emma Haselhuhn, tenor sax, was selected as 1st Tenor Sax in the SEIBA Honor Jazz band. High school students prepare two assigned etudes, chromatic and all major scales, and a solo excerpt of their choice. Competition is tough, as only about half of the students auditioning are accepted. This year EBF also had a junior high student compete and be accepted, as students from all over southeast Iowa auditioned for a chair in either the Voxman or Mortiboy honor band. EBF junior high band student Delanee Vanzante auditioned on alto saxophone, and was accepted into the Mortiboy honor band. In order to audition, students had to memorize 10 scales and prepare
Submitted by EBF Nurse Amanda The following information is taken from the Centers for Disease Control website and address the differences between seasonal influenza and the common cold: What is the difference between a cold and the flu? The flu and the common cold are both respiratory illnesses but they are caused by different viruses. In general, the flu is worse than the common cold, and symptoms such as fever, body aches, extreme tiredness, and dry cough are more common and intense. Colds are usually milder than the flu. People with colds are more likely to have a runny or stuffy nose. Colds generally do not result in serious health problems, such as pneumonia, bacterial infections, or hospitalizations. two advanced etudes. This year there were 24 alto saxophones signed up to audition and 12 were accepted. The SEIBA festival at Iowa City West High School is Saturday, Jan. 25. The students rehearse with guest conductors during the afternoon, and give an evening concert. The junior high bands present their concert at 5 p.m. followed by the high school bands at 6.
How can you tell the difference between a cold and the flu? Because colds and flu share many symptoms, it can be difficult (or even impossible) to tell the difference between them based on symptoms alone. Special tests that usually must be done within the first few days of illness. What is the treatment and recovery period for the flu? Influenza can be treated with anti-virals within the first 12 to 48 hours of the beginning of symptoms. These medications can shorten the Influenza symptoms. If you or your children are suffering from symptoms stated above, please contact your health care provider as soon as possible. Most people recover from Influenza within a week, but the virus can cause complications such as pneumonia in the very young, the elderly, or those with chronic diseases. Please remember that children should be kept home if they have a fever higher than 100.4, or if they have been vomiting or had diarrhea in the last 24 hours. January and February are peak times for Influenza activity. This year’s Influenza vaccine covers these strains and it is not too late to get the flu shot. Please contact your physician’s office or your county Public Health office to obtain the Influenza vaccine.
Lt Governor Kim Reynolds at a Campaign Stop in Pella an Thursday - Ken Allsup Oskaloosa News.
Branstad-Reynold Announce Re-Election Bid By Ken Allsup Contributing Writer In the small coffee shop on the southeast side of the square in downtown Pella, Iowa, Governor Branstad made his first of many campaign stops in a race that will only heat up from here. Branstad is running for an unprecedented 6th term as Iowa Governor. At at event on Wednesday night, the Governor along with his Lt. Governor Kim Reynolds formally announced they were seeking re-election. The announcement was just a formality and not a surprise, with the campaign already having a strong ground game in place, and fundraising firmly engaged. Fresh out of the gate, Branstad and Reynolds rolled into Pella on Thursday to hold their first of many campaign stops before the November election. In an interview after his campaign speech, Branstad said that his love for Iowa, and meeting people is part of why he enjoys campaigning. “I’m glad to be on the road again. I’m looking forward to the campaign,” said Branstad. “I’m encouraged by the progress we’ve made, but there’s a lot more work to do,” said Branstad. Branstad delivered his Condition of the State Address earlier in the week to a combined session of the Iowa House and Senate. I asked him if his speech was a sort of blueprint for his campaign. “First of all, I was elected to do the job as Governor, and I want to focus on accomplishing the ambitious agenda we laid out in the Condition of the State Address.” “Once the Legislature adjourns, which we hope, maybe, will be April this year,
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there will be plenty of time to campaign between then and November and to talk more about the vision and the plans we have for the next four years,” said Branstand. “Right now I want to really focus on what we accomplish in 2014.” “The best you can do for your campaign is do a good job for the job you’re elected to,” said Branstad, who has taken to visiting every county in the State every year. “Focusing on good jobs, reforming education and our goal of being healthiest state, I think this is being in tune with the kind of leadership Iowan’s want. So I want to run on that record, but I want people to know we’re not done.” Iowa’s Lt. Governor Kim Reynolds has almost always been at Branstad’s side at nearly every event this past 4 years. Reynolds also pointed towards their record over the past 3 years as a reason for voters to consider them for the job once again. “We’re just getting started,” Reynolds said in an interview. “There’s a lot more to do.” Reynolds mirrored Branstad in her belief that bringing quality jobs to the State of Iowa and “helping individuals that are underemployed and unemployed get the skill set they need.” “We want all Iowans to have a great quality of life,” Reynolds said going on. In the fractured Republican party of Iowa, many conservatives say that the pair isn’t conservative enough. “I would say that I am,” Reynolds said in response. “We’re working really hard to grow the (Republican) party and it needs to be very diverse,” saying a diverse group of people need to come together to help lead.
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