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Hospital displays new equipment, facilities

Boone County Health Center’s new equipment and facilities were on display for the public during an open house last Sunday afternoon, Oct. 26. An estimated 200 people attended the event. Among the hospital staff members providing information on the new equipment was Melissa Wiese, who explained the operation of the hospital’s new highfield open MRI unit.

Child identification program held here Saturday

Child Indentification Program (CHIP) was held Saturday, Oct. 25 at Boone Central Elementary under sponsorship of Albion Masonic Lodge #78, A.F. & A.M.

The program was free and open to all area parents and students. The day was spent taking digital photographs, along with a video interview, fingerprints, toothprints and DNA cheek swabs of the chidlren. Children up to the age of 18 were able to participate in the program. All the materials were given to the parents for safekeeping. Read more

Obama, McCain campaigning here?

With only a few weeks remaining until election day, Barack Obama and John McCain were making joint appearances in Albion last week. The two candidates refused an opportunity to debate the issues, but they were all smiles and handshakes.

Punkin Chunkin’ set Sunday at Petersburg

Petersburg will hold its fifth annual Punkin Chunkin’^TM event this Sunday, Oct. 26, in a field one mile east of town.

Punkin Chunkin’ will feature a “shoot” at 1 p.m., with divisions for air cannons, mechanical launchers, trebuchets and catapults.

A top prize of $500 will be awarded for the longest distance shoot. There will also be a prize for accuracy.

A variety of associated activities will be held.

BCHC ‘burns’ mortgage, operates debt free

There was good reason to celebrate at Boone County Health Center last week.

The BCHC Board of Trustees made a final payment and retired the tax-levied bond on the 2001 hospital addition — and did it 13 years early.

In making the final payment, the board also made good on a promise to taxpayers and Boone County Commissioners to pay the entire cost of the 2001 renovation from operating revenues. The Health Center and medical clinics are now debt free. Read more

Local dentist returns from mission trip to Tanzania

A local dentist’s recent trip to Tanzania is helping to improve dental care in that developing African nation.

Dr. Rich Heideman of Albion, along with two other American dentists, traveled to Tanzania Aug. 21, 2008 for a mission trip. They spent their first few days on safari, seeing the animals and the land.

Then, they went to work. The remainder of their three-week trip was spent working with Tanzanian citizens and the refugees at the two camps there.

The first trip for this project was in November of 2007 to teach tooth extraction to 12 individuals. The mission trips were started in 2006 by an American Catholic Priest. Dr. Heideman was contacted by the American Dental Association, Center for Disease Control and the Health Volunteers Overseas to participate in the mission trip. The trip is also associated with the Red Cross.

Paulson, Dozler are Color Day Royalty

Seniors Stephanie Paulson and Dusty Dozler were crowned as the 2008 Color Day Royalty at Boone Central High School on Saturday night, Oct. 11. See this week’s Albion News for details on the annual school celebration.

Enchanted Trail features ‘code talker’

Sibby Le Beau of Grand Island, a Lakota Sioux Indian who served as a Native American code talker during World War II, was featured speaker at the fourth annual “Enchanted Trail” event held last Saturday evening, Oct. 4, at the Olson Nature Preserve.

Mr. Le Beau talked about his many experiences growing up on the Cheyenne River Indian Reservation as a keeper of the Lakota traditions and stories. He learned self-sufficiency, patience and many different Indian languages as a youth, he said. He attended a Catholic mission school and served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. Read more

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