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10/01/2009
KLEM NEWS UPDATE-PM
(ORANGE CITY/LE MARS)--TWO HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS ARE COORDINATING SEPARATE BREAST CANCER AWARENESS EVENTS THIS MONTH.
OCTOBER IS NATIONAL BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH. ABOUT 211-THOUSAND WOMEN IN THE UNITED STATES LEARN EACH YEAR THAT THEY HAVE BREAST CANCER. .
FLOYD VALLEY HOSPITAL'S "PINK RIBBON NIGHT," IS OCTOBER 29TH AT THE LE MARS CONVENTION CENTER.
DR. PAUL PARMELEE OF MEDICAL ASSOCIATES OF FLOYD VALLEY HOSPITAL WILL DISCUSS THE IMPORTANCE OF EARLY DETECTION OF BREAST CANCER THROUGH REGULAR MAMMOGRAMS. BREAST CANCER IS THE MOST COMMON CANCER AMONG WOMEN.
THE KEYNOTE SPEAKER IS JENNIE FINCH WHO IS A WORLD CHAMPION SOFTBALL PITCHER . FINCH HAD A FRIEND WHO DIED FROM COMPLICATIONS OF BREAST CANCER AND WATCHED A RELATIVE WIN THE BATTLE. SHE HAS SEEN BREAST CANCER RESEARCH HELP SAVE LIVES.
SHE'LL SPEAK AT THE "PINK RIBBON NIGHT" ABOUT THE WINS AND LOSSES OF BREAST CANCER AND HOW IT HAS AFFECTED HER PERSONALLY.
THE HOSPITAL'S EDUCATION DEPARTMENT STAFF IS ACCEPTING RESERVATIONS FOR "PINK RIBBON NIGHT."
AN AFTERNOON EVENT WITH FINCH IS FROM 3:45-4:30 AT THE LE MARS COMMUNITY MIDDLE SCHOOL AUDITORIUM. THIS IS FOR MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS, ATHLETES, COACHES AND ATHLETIC DIRECTORS. THE FREE EVENT WILL HIGHLIGHT HER JOURNEY OF PLAYING SOFTBALL AND DETERMINATION TO FOLLOW HER DREAMS. SHE WILL ALSO DEMONSTRATE HER PITCHING ABILITY.
ORANGE CITY AREA HEALTH SYSTEM WILL HOST A BREAST HEALTH SYMPOSIUM OCTOBER 20TH FROM 5:15 TO 9 P-M AT THE SIOUX GOLF AND COUNTRY CLUB IN ALTON.
THE EVENING FEATURES THREE KEYNOTES SPEAKERS, AND A PANEL OF HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS.
THE KEYNOTE SPEAKER IS KIM LYONS WEILAND WHO WILL TALK ABOUT HOW HER DIAGNOSIS OF BREAST CANCER LED HER TO MAKE A MAJOR CAREER CHANGE.
RESEARCH INSIGHTS FROM A SCIENTIST WHO IS A BREAST CANCER SURVIVOR WILL BE PRESENTED BY KRISTI ENGLAND OF SANFORD RESEARCH AT THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA . "DON'T JUST SURVIVE--THRIVE." IS THE THEME FOR MICHELLE CHRISTY WHO IS A SPEAKER AND TEACHER.
THE PROFESSIONAL PANEL FEATURES A RADIOLOGIST, A SURGEON, A LABORATORY SPECIALIST AND A THERAPIST WHO WORKS WITH BREAST CANCER PATIENTS WHO'VE HAD SURGERY.
RESERVATIONS MAY BE MADE BY CONTACTING ORANGE CITY AREA HEALTH SYSTEM.
(SIOUX CITY)-SIOUX CITY BASED TERRA INDUSTRIES HAS AGAIN SAID "NO" TO A PROPOSAL BY RIVAL CF INDUSTRIES TO COMBINE THE TWO COMPANIES.
A COMPANY NEWS RELEASE ISSUED TODAY SAYS ITS BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAS CONCLUDED THAT THE MOST RECENT VERSION OF CF INDUSTRIES UNSOLICITED PROPOSAL, DATED SEPTEMBER 28TH, IS NOT IN THE BEST INTERESTS OF TERRA OR ITS SHAREHOLDERS.
TERRA PRESIDENT AND CEO MICHAEL BENNETT SAYS "OVER THE LAST NINE MONTHS, THE BOARD HAS REVIEWED FIVE PROPOSALS FROM CF, AND EACH TIME THE BOARD HAS UNANIMOUSLY DETERMINED THAT A COMBINATION OF OUR COMPANIES LACKS COMPELLING INDUSTRIAL LOGIC AND RUNS COUNTER TO TERRA'S STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES."
ILLINOIS BASED CF INDUSTRIES, MEANWHILE, FACES AN OFFER TO BE ACQUIRED BY AGRIUM, A FERTILIZER COMPANY IN CANADA. (NEWS REPORT BY LARRY SCHMITZ FOR KLEM NEWS)
(SIOUX CITY)--THE SOUNDS OF THE SEASON WILL FILL SIOUX CITY'S ORPHEUM THEATRE ON NEW YEAR'S EVE.
MANNHEIM STEAMROLLER WILL PERFORM THEIR CHRISTMAS SHOW AT THE DOWNTOWN SIOUX CITY VENUE.
MAGIC ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT IS SET TO CO-PRODUCE MANNHEIM STEAMROLLER'S 25TH ANNIVERSARY TOUR.
THE GROUP IS THE LARGEST SELLING CHRISTMAS ARTIST AND WILL RELEASE THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY LIMITED EDITION CHRISTMAS COLLECTION. THE TWO-DISC SET WILL INCLUDE 25 CHIP DAVIS AND FAN FAVORITES.
TICKET SALES BEGIN SATURDAY.
(CHEROKEE)--ANOTHER ROAD PROJECT IS FINISHED IN NORTHWEST IOWA.
ACCORDING TO INFORMATION FROM THE CHEROKEE OFFICE OF THE IOWA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, IOWA HIGHWAY NINE IS NOW OPEN TO TRAFFIC EAST OF SIBLEY.
HIGHWAY NINE IN THAT PART OF OSCEOLA COUNTY HAD BEEN CLOSED FOR REPAIRS SINCE SEPTEMBER SECOND.
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