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Clarke Community High School’s prom is planned Saturday, April 23, at Lakeside Casino. Valet parking starts at 5 p.m. The theme is “Night of Lights.”
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Beau Wheeler and Megan Van Dyke play on a slide at the playground at East Lake Park.
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Murray’s prom: Courtney Titus and Nick Ellis arrive in a chauffeured limo to Murray’s prom Friday, April 15. The theme was “A Night in Paradise.” More photos on page 6A.
Van Dyke, Wheeler share struggles of children diagnosed with apraxia By AMY HANSEN
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Imagine having children who can’t tell you if they don’t feel good. Imagine if they can’t communicate what they want to eat or what they want for Christmas. Imagine if they can’t communicate with you at all. This was the reality for the Wheeler and Van Dyke families of Osceola when they realized they had children with childhood apraxia of speech. How does it affect you? “How does it not?” Audrey Wheeler said. What is apraxia? Apraxia is a motor speech disorder. Children with the disorder have problems saying sounds, syllables and words. This is not because of muscle weakness or paralysis. The brain has problems planning to move the body parts needed for speech. “I describe it best to people (that) their brain is not sending the message to their mouth. So, it’s up there. They know exactly what they want to say, but they cannot,” Nancy Van Dyke said. “The message gets scrambled somewhere in their wiring. It can’t come out until they teach them every little tiny part to words.”
Wheeler’s son Beau is 5 1/2 years old. He was 2 1/2 when he was diagnosed with apraxia. Beau had no way of telling his parents what he wanted, and it affected his behavior and caused tantrums. The Wheelers knew they had to put their son into speech therapy. Financially, it is a huge burden on them because insurance doesn’t cover speech therapy. The expenses are out of pocket. Van Dyke’s daughter Megan is almost 5 1/2. She was 2 1/2 when the family suspected a diagnosis of apraxia and has been in early speech therapy. Since apraxia is technically a neurological motor disorder, the first thing a parent notices is a speech problem. In Van Dyke’s case, by the age of 2, Megan knew only 10 words. Wheeler also has another child who has speech delays and has been in speech therapy for a year. Van Dyke has a younger child who has a normal progression of speech. Getting help When Beau was first diagnosed, the Wheelers took him to speech twice a week Please see APRAXIA, Page 4
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Poetry session: Paul Orshoski, an educator, children’s author and poet from Sandusky, Ohio, asks children questions
during a visit to Clarke Community Elementary School Tuesday, April 12. Orshoski writes witty, rhyming children’s books and poems. He often engaged the students in his presentation to get them to laugh. One reason for Orshoski’s visit is April is National Poetry Month.
Former Chief Justice Reynoldson remembered for his law legacy By AMY HANSEN
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If anyone knew former Iowa Chief Justice W. Ward Reynoldson of Osceola best, it would probably have been his son Bob Reynoldson. “He didn’t have a hint of arrogance about him,” Bob Reynoldson said. “He was raised on a farm in Nebraska in the Depression. I think he gained some great insight in growing up in that period of time — like a lot of folks.” The elder Reynoldson died in Des Moines March 28. He was 95. Life well lived To say the former chief justice had a life well lived would be an understatement. Ward Reynoldson served on the Iowa Supreme Court from May 1, 1971, to Oct. 1, 1987. From August 3, 1978, until his retirement, he served as chief justice. He became a senior judge following his retirement. “He taught me the value of hard work and preparation,” Bob Reynoldson said. “He always seemed to be the best prepared lawyer in the
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courtroom. He prided himself on his preparation for trial.” Born at St. Edward, Neb., May 17, 1920, he graduated from the State Teachers College at Reynoldson Wayne, Nebraska, in 1942. Following service in the United States Navy during World War II (1942-1946) he graduated from the University of Iowa Law School in 1948. In that year he engaged in private practice at Osceola where he continued until his appointment to Iowa Supreme Court. From 1953 to 1957 he was county attorney of Clarke County. He was a member of the American College of Trial Lawyers. He was president of the Conference of Chief Justices and the National Center for State Courts from 1984 to 1985. Cady statement This is the statement current Iowa Supreme Court Chief Justice Mark S. Cady made after Ward Reynold-
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son’s passing: “The Iowa court family is saddened by the passing of former Chief Justice Ward Reynoldson. The nationally recognized court system we have in Iowa today is the result of his vision and leadership in establishing state funding for the courts and creating a system of court administration. He always projected the highest standards in everything he did.” ‘Great mentor’ Bob Reynoldson, who is a partner Reynoldson and Van Werden Law Firm in Osceola, remembered his father as a caring, delightful person with a terrific sense of humor, as well as a great professional mentor. “Even though he achieved a pretty high station in life in his professional career, he kept a common touch about him,” he said. The former chief justice will be remembered because of his passion for the Iowa court and judiciary system, and advancing it throughout the 20th century. “That’s probably one of his greatest legacies — the Bar and the people of Iowa,” Bob Reynoldson said.
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