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PARK RIVER, NORTH DAKOTA
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WEDNESDAY, MAY 9, 201 2
It's all fun and games... PR does Play Day
Right: Park
River
Elementary
School held
their annual
Play Day
events on
Friday, May 4.
Races, relays,
obstical
events, long
jump and
more were all
a part of the
final days of
school fun
day. Minnow
races were a
big hit with
the kids at
play day.
Faith Vasicek
(I-r)
Cassandra
Richardson,
Hudson
Nelson and
Dyl
For more
photos of the
games turn to
Page 12.
q0he yeast of dhe veteran
Park River School to hold dedication for tribute, shrine
By Allison Olimb
4 The. dedi.catlon ceremony of the Veterans. Wall of Honor and the reedom
of The Press Shrtne wtll tnvotve students and communtty members. The event also will
PARK RIVER, N.D. -- What
started as a small project has ex- include a special recognttlon of the Rtchard Orsund famtly."
the Freedom Shrine, which includes
a number of historical documents, as
well as update the Wall of Honor be-
fore his year was through.
He addressed the Legion members
with the idea early in the year and
asked for their help. From then until
now, the number of veterans on the
wall has jumped dramatically.
. "When I came in the building there
were 24 pictures on the wall," he said.
The legion members have set a cri-
teria for the wall to include service
men and women who have either
graduated from the Walsh County
Agricultural School or Park River
School or those who have been or are
a member of the Park River or Pisek
American Legion. The total number
of veterans on the wall has surpassed
80.
It got to the point where the wall
could no longer handle the number of
men and women being submitted, so
the Lehman introduced the idea of
having a digital display. The display
includes a continuous slideshow that
features the veterans and their service
history. It includes those who have
since passed right up to those who are
still serving.
"This is history," Lehman said.
The dedication ceremony of the
Veterans Wall of Honor and the Free-
dom Shrine will involve students and
community members. The event also
will include a special recognition of
the Richard Orsund family. Orsund
was killed in action in 1968.
Both the Veteran's Wall of Honor
and the Freedom Shrine were made
possible through donations from
throughout the community.
"It's a nice way to end the year,"
Lehman said. "It's been the year of
the veteran."
ploded into a living tribute for area
veterans. Park River School will be
hosting a dedication ceremony for
their revamped Wall of Honor and
newly established Freedom Shrine at
10 a.m. on Tuesday, May 15.
When Park River High School In-
terim Principal James Lehman began
his year at Park River he said that he
immediately noticed the school's
Wall of Honor and was impressed
wjth the idea. He wanted to bring in
FCHC seeks input about area health needs
PARK RIVER, N.D. -- In an effort to gauge the overall
health needs of the community, First Care Health Center (FCHC)
will survey area residents during an approximately three-week
period starting May 14, 2012. Results of the survey will provide
guidance to First Care Health Center on better ways to address
health care needs. The survey is part of a community health
needs assessment initiated by First Care Health Center. FCHC
is receiving assistance in conducting the assessment from the
Center for Rural Health at the University of North Dakota
School of Medicine and Health Sciences.
First Care Health Center strongly encourages all area resi-
dents to participate in the survey. Surveys will be distributed to
area residents through various channels, including through
members of a Community Group convened by FCHC as part of
the community health needs assessment process, service clubs,
stores, churches, and other public venues. Residents may access
an interactive, online version of the survey at www.survey-
monkey.com/s/fchc. Additionally, written copies are available
by calling First Care Health Center at 701.284.4538 or
701.284.4589. All survey responses are anonymous, and there
is no way to track responses back to individuals. To help ensure
anonymity, survey responses are returned to the Center for Rural
Health; a postage-paid return envelope is included with each
written survey.
The survey will allow First Care Health Center to learn of the
community's awareness of local health care services being pro-
vided, hear suggestions and help identify any gaps in current
and future services, and determine preferences for using local
health care versus traveling to other facilities. In addition to spe-
cific questions, the survey also seeks general, open-ended input
from residents about the community's health needs and the
FCHC
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Adams-Edmore blood
drive set for May 10
EDMORE, N.D. -- The
days are getting longer and
spring is popping out all over.
With the nice weather comes,
yard work, fishing, farming
and graduations. These great
spring activities keep people
busy--- too busy, sometimes,
to donate blood. It takes 1500
blood donations every week in
North Dakota to meet our own
hospital patients' needs; these
patients are your neighbors and
friends who are eager to return
to their families as soon as pos-
sible.
To make sure there's a de-
pendable blood supply locally,
the Adams-Edmore High
School Student Council is
sponsoring a blood drive being
held from 10 AM to 3 PM on
Thursday, May 10th at the
AEHS Gymnasium.• To sched-
ule your"lifesaving" blood do-
nations please call AEHS at
664-2282 give a neighbor or
Blood Drive
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