WED., NOVEMBER 20, 2013 • VOLUME 81 • NO. 14 • 3 SECTIONS
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Sheriff says animals remaining at ranch are well; cautions against believing misinformation
WEEKEND WATCH
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• Hunters supper @ Danbury • Christmas bazaar @ Frederic • Women’s expo @ Luck ‡ )LUH GHSDUWPHQW UDIà H # Amery • Bike fun run at Franconia • Scandinavian dinner and bake sale @ Osceola
Changing the paradigm
See Coming events
SCFalls school board approves Junior Seminar program; one class of students will use integrated learning next year Page 5
DEADLINE Deadline for news and ad copy is Monday at 4:30 for that week’s issue of the Leader. Early copy is appreciated. Thank you.
Extension of BadgerCare creates local challenges Burnett County had already sent out letters notifying recipients of deadline Page 3
SPORTS
LIVES LIVED Erna Ida Hazel Ericksen Richard Allen Haugen Jeanette (Gronlund) Renno Bernice Krahler (Hoefs) June E. Harper Edwin “Ed� Olson See Obituaries, 15B
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FREDERIC – Nicole Kittleson of Frederic is spearheading a shoe drive for children with help from Frederic Elementary Principal Kelly Steen, after noticing poor footwear some elementary students are wearing to school. Kittleson says people can drop off shoes, socks and gloves for children at the elementary school. The items do not have to be new. For more information, please call Kittleson at 715-222-4913 or Steen at 715-327-4221. – submitted ••• POLK COUNTY - November is National Lung Cancer Awareness Month. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths in both men and women. Each year, about 200,000 people in the United States are told they have lung cancer, and more than 150,000 people die from this disease. Deaths from lung cancer represent about one out of every six deaths from cancer in the U.S. Smoking is the cause of 80 to 90 percent of cases of lung cancer and the leading cause of lung cancer. Other risk factors include secondhand smoke from other people’s cigarettes; radon gas in the home; things around the home or workplace including asbestos, ionizing radiation and other cancer-causing substances; medical exposure to radiation to the chest; chronic lung disease such as emphysema or chronic bronchitis; and increased age. Lung cancer symptoms can be due to the direct effect of growth of cancer cells in the lung or due to the effect of cancer cells that have spread to other parts RI WKH ERG\ /XQJ FDQFHU V\PSWRPV FDQ EH LGHQWLÀHG DQG UHPHPEHUHG E\ XVLQJ WKH DFURQ\P BREATHE: Blood when you cough or spit; recurring respiratory infections such as bronchitis or pneumonia; enduring cough that is new or different; ache or pain in shoulder, back or chest; trouble breathing; hoarseness or wheezing; exhaustion, weakness or loss of appetite. The Great American Smokeout is on Thursday, Nov. 21. This event encourages smokers to use this date as a marker to quit or plan in advance to make it their quit date. By quitting, even for one day, smokers are taking an important step toward a healthier life. – from Polk County Health Department
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INSIDE Letters 6-7A Sports 9-12A Outdoors 13A Town Talk 6-7B Events Back of B Letters from home 3B Cold turkey 3B Assorted chocolates 4B We teach, we learn 4B On the edge of common sense 4B