No Wrong Door Networking and Training

July 16, 2015 Leave a comment


Contacts:

McKayla Hammond

VetSET Coordinator
Elkhorn Logan Valley Public Health Department/

Northeast Nebraska Public Health Department

(402) 529-2233

mckayla@elvphd.org

www.elvphd.org

 Teri Clark

VetSET Project Director

Nebraska Association of Local Health Directors (NALHD)

(402) 904-7983

vetset@nalhd.org

http://www.nalhd.org

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 

Are you ready for veterans and their families when they walk through your door? No Wrong Door Networking & Training comes to communities across Nebraska

Nebraska Association of Local Health Directors (NALHD) VetSET Nebraska project, in partnership with and The Brain Injury Association of Nebraska, is coordinating 5 No Wrong Door training and networking events across the state (see attached flyer). Multiple dates and locations are available as follows:

 

  • July 21 – Scottsbluff (Register by July 16)
  • July 22 – North Platte (Register by July 16)
  • Sept. 9 – Norfolk (Register by Sept. 3)
  • Sept. 10 – Fremont (Register by Sept. 3)
  • November 4 – Beatrice (Register by Oct. 29)

No Wrong Door trainings have been developed by the multi-disciplinary Veteran’s Brain Injury Task Force over the past several years to give community members from a range of professions and organizations information to better serve the veterans and their families in their communities. In this one-day training, participants will hear from veterans and their families, as well as experts in the field, to learn about military culture, how military experiences, PTSD, and Brain Injury influence the emotions and behaviors of military members and their families, and available resources and support through the VA and other organizations. Additionally, they will connect with others in their communities who have the same goal.

 

Invited to attend are professionals and community members who have contact with or work with returning service members or veterans. NALHD’s Executive Director, Susan Bockrath, encourages those in the community who have not traditionally worked with veterans to attend. “We especially want to make sure that folks who might not think their work relates to Veterans know that these trainings are coming up and that there really is value for everyone… teachers, principals, health professionals, county clerks, clergy, employers, law enforcement… etc. It’s a great way to network with a cross-section of our communities toward a common goal.”

 

“There are over 8,000 veterans in our Northeastern Nebraska counties. Many people are working with veterans or their family members and are not aware of the culture they bring with them. This training will help people in the community become more aware of those things”, says McKayla Hammond, VetSET Coordinator for the Elkhorn Logan Valley Public Health Department in Wisner and Northeast Nebraska Public Health Department in Wayne.

 

The training makes service members more visible to community providers, says Teri Clark, Air Force Veteran and VetSET Project Director. “At our last training, we asked participants if they served military members. Just over a third of them didn’t think they did. When we followed up with them after the training, they reported more frequent interactions with Veterans and their families in their day-to-day business.”

 

To date, over 1400 individuals across Nebraska have attended the trainings and the feedback we get from those attending the trainings continues to indicate that participants value the information and opportunity to network.”

 

For more information and to register, visit http://nalhd.org/nwd.html or call 402-529-2233.

 

VetSET Nebraska is Rural Veteran Coordination Pilot project funded through a grant from the VA Office of Rural Health to the Nebraska Association of Local Health Directors (NALHD). The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) created this grant program to support Veterans and their families who reside in rural or underserved areas and make sure they have the support and resources to successfully reintegrate into their families and communities.

 


 

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Half-Price Youth Lifetime Permit Program

July 16, 2015 Leave a comment


Cabela’s Outdoor Fund has renewed a three-year agreement to gift $150,000 to the Nebraska Game and Parks Foundation in support of the Half-Price Youth Lifetime Permit Program.

The program provides Nebraska youth, age 15 and younger, the opportunity to obtain a lifetime hunting and fishing permit with half of the cost paid by the Foundation. Lifetime combination hunting/fishing permits, fur harvest permits, habitat stamps and the Nebraska waterfowl stamp are also options for program winners.

The Foundation established the Half-Price Youth Lifetime Permit Program in 2006 through an anonymous donation of $1 million creating an endowment to encourage and provide opportunities for youth to obtain a lifetime permit to hunt and fish to help ensure the future of hunting and fishing in Nebraska. In addition to public permit drawings at Nebraska Game and Parks Commission events statewide, conservation organizations and events focused on outdoor pursuits are eligible to hold drawings or use these half-price permits in raffles as fundraisers for their activities.

“The Foundation appreciates Cabela’s continued contribution and dedication to this program,” said Foundation Chairman Jim Abel. “With Cabela’s generous help, we are able to ensure that Nebraska’s outdoor heritage remains strong for generations to come.”

Through 2014, 3,836 lifetime permits have been issued to young hunters and anglers. The Foundation has invested $709,995 in the program. Including federal matching funds, this investment is conservatively estimated to be worth $4.9 million for conservation efforts in Nebraska.

The outdoor retailer Cabela’s is headquartered in Sidney, Neb.

For more information on the Half-Price Youth Lifetime Permit Program, visit OutdoorNebraska.org and then type “Youth Lifetime Permits” in the Search box at the top of the page.

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Nebraska Game and Parks Commission
2200 North 33rd Street
Lincoln, NE 68503
402.471.0641
www.OutdoorNebraska.org

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Burt County Fair Update

July 16, 2015 Leave a comment


There has been an update for Open Class entries at the Burt County Fair in Oakland NE. Please bring your entry to the Ag Hall at the Burt County Fairgrounds in Oakland NE on Thursday August 6th from 2:00-8:00p.m. 

The Burt County Fair begins on Friday, August 7th and continues until Tuesday, August 11th in Oakland NE. 

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Happenings at Oakland Heights

July 15, 2015 Leave a comment


Oakland Heights News

By Nancy Silvey Activity Director

This week we are having our Annual Ice Cream Social Fundraiser on Friday July 17th at 7:00 pm it’s a free will donation, there will be Polka Music provided by Ron Schulzkump. We have a resident’s birthday coming up Betty Krutilek celebrates her Birthday on July 21st. On Tuesday July 21st we will be going to Golden Oaks Potluck dinner. Then on Thursday July 23rd is our Monthly Waffle Supper serving from 5:30 to 6:00 pm.

      Church Service for July 19th at 2:30 pm will be given by First Methodist Church with a luncheon served afterwards. On Monday July 20th at 2:30 pm is communion with First Lutheran.

      Activities for the week of July 20th to July 25th , are as followed, Reading with Marilyn, Manicures, Reminiscing Group, Reading Group, Sing a Long, Bingo w/Methodist, Bible Fellowship, Reading the Local Paper,   Let’s Play Ball, Crafty Cooking, Friday Bingo and Saturday morning movie.

     Volunteers signing in last week were; Judy Nelson, Betty Hanna, Bonnie Fleischman, Marge Maller, Mary Donavon, Anne Anderson, Nadine Anderson , Di Ruwe, Mary Fritz, Connie Fager and Lola Bridgeford.

     Guests signing in last week were: Gary and Karen, Ron and Mary, Nona, Carla, Sharon and Sheila, Emery and Mary, Dale and Jeanette to see Dolores Anderson. Also here to visit was Brian Gorack to see Jene Hightree.

 

 

 

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News From Bancroft Senior Center

July 14, 2015 Leave a comment


The senior center provides Information and Assistance to any individual who is looking for services for themselves or another person 60 years and older, the center manager and/or center participant can provide information to individuals on services available within the community. We link individuals to the services and opportunities that are available within or beyond the community itself. We will then establish adequate follow-up procedures to see that their needs were met. For more information call 402-648-3387.

*If you are 60 years and older and need information on programs designed to help keep you in your home longer or if you need legal help, contact Connie at 402-648-3387 or in the evening at 402-648-7648.

* We have the following medical equipment to loan out on an as need basis, wheel chair, bath seats, toilet seat riser and portable toilet chair, crutches or walkers. Call 402-648-3387 during office hours.

Meals on Wheels

*Would you like to get Meals on Wheels? Anyone over the age of 60 years and lives within the city limits are eligible for these meals. You may sign up anytime for the Meals on Wheels program; you can get the meals delivered however many times you want them each week. You must call 402-687-2332 before 8:30 a.m. if you want a meal that day. The suggested donation for the meals is $4.00.

Weekly Activities:

Wed. July 15: No melody chimes practice today. Join us for coffee at 10:00. Sign up to play 5-handed pinochle at 1:30.

July 16: Rolls and coffee served from 9:00 until noon. Tai Chi class at 9:30 and the walking ex class at 10:45. Sign up to play in the pitch tournament at 1:30.

Fri. July 17: Come and enjoy yourself at the birthday party at 1:30; play pitch, or hand & foot or you can work on the jigsaw puzzle if you don’t care for cards. Lunch is served at 3:30.

Mon .July 20: The caregiver support group will meet at 2:00 p.m. Sign up if you are planning to come to the picnic supper on the 22nd, we want to have enough food available for everyone.

Tues. July 21: Tai Chi class is at 9:30 and the walking ex. class at 10:45. Stop in for coffee at 10:00. Sign up to play pitch today at 1:30.

Wed. July 22: We will have melody chimers 9:00. Join us for coffee at 10:00. There will be bingo at 2:00. Please sign up by 10 a.m. if plan on coming to the picnic supper at 6:00 p.m. Will play cards, dominoes or work on puzzles after supper.

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Broader, Bolder, Better!

July 13, 2015 Leave a comment


Rachel Wise, District 3, Nebraska State Board of Education (June, 2015)

Rachel Wise

Rachel Wise

Two very important topics addressed at the State Board of Education meeting in June were Career Education and Nebraska’s new system of accountability, AQuESTT—Accountability for a Quality Education System, Today and Tomorrow. The Nebraska Department of Education introduced the concept of Broader—Bolder—Better to define the work of accountability, but I think the phrase applies to both topics I will write about this month.

The month of June started off with the annual Nebraska Career Education Conference in Kearney. It was an honor and privilege to attend this conference and to learn of the great work of career education teachers in schools across Nebraska. This past year, a Nebraska State Board of Education study committee chaired by John Witzel tackled the topic of career education in Nebraska. The committee’s recommendations were presented to teachers and administrators at the Kearney conference and again to the State Board. The recommendations― described as opportunities in the report― included the need to: address the teacher shortage in career education; maintain and expand the quality and student access to career education programs; infuse career readiness across grade levels and curricular areas; develop meaningful workplace experiences for students as a model for career guidance.

The next steps are to implement the strategies tied to these opportunities across schools in Nebraska. Some examples of the strategies include: defining career readiness for students in Nebraska; developing more opportunities for career-based virtual learning experiences to help students learn about career pathways in Nebraska; develop scholarships or loan forgiveness programs for teachers going into career education fields. If you know young people who are thinking about pursuing a career in education, encourage the fields of Agriculture, Business and Marketing, Family and Consumer Sciences, Health Sciences, Industrial Technology and Engineering or Information Technology. Once these recommendations are implemented, I believe Career Education in Nebraska will be Broader—Bolder—Better!

On to the next topic which is much more difficult to write about. State Board members we have all spent a great deal of time thinking about—accountability. For us, accountability is AQuESTT—Accountability for a Quality Education System, Today and Tomorrow.

In March, I wrote about the new system of accountability and the primary indicators that will be used to classify schools. This month, the Nebraska Department of Education (NDE) updated the State Board on the process that will be used to classify schools as excellent, great, good or needs improvement. Within the needs improvement classification, the three schools in most need of improvement and subsequently, intervention will be designated as priority schools. NDE staff also shared information and timelines about that identification process. Outcome measures such as growth and improvement on Nebraska State Accountability (NeSA) assessments and high school graduation rates will be used for the first step in the process called “raw classification.” After these outcome measures are calculated, a process called “evidence-based analysis” that looks at other indicators or quality factors such as teacher certification, curriculum or instructional practices will occur. All this information will be used in the “final classification” and in the development of a School Profile that designates a school’s classification level and describes the characteristics that resulted in the school’s classification. This sounds pretty complicated, and in some ways it is!! However, in looking at the plans and processes, I think once schools, communities, parents and students see the School Profiles, they will start to understand why their schools or districts were classified as excellent, great, good or in need of improvement.

The members of the State Board of Education and the Nebraska Department of Education staff are committed to more than just classifying schools and designating three priority schools. We are committed to helping schools improve. AQuESTT is being developed to inform schools on areas of strengths and needs and to help schools with systems of support so they become Broader—Bolder—Better!

This article represents my personal view, not that of the State Board of Education or my role as president. Feel free to contact me at rachel.wise@nebraska.gov. Search the Nebraska Department of Education website at www.education.ne.gov to learn more about education in our state.

 

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Brent Miller Crowned Fremont 4-H King

July 13, 2015 Leave a comment


Fremont 4-H Fair Results

Burt County 4-H members made a good showing at the Fremont 4-H Fair last week at Christensen Field in Fremont. One of the highest awards went to Brent Miller of Lyons. He was crowned the Fremont 4-H Fair King at the community luncheon Friday. This honor comes after filling out an application giving an overview of his extensive 4-H career and going through an interview.  Besides the crown he receives two scholarships. One is the Jack Paulson Scholarship and the other is the Rhonda Schroeder Memorial Scholarship.

Swine Show:

The Swine Showmanship contest showed a lot of Burt County talent. Jenna Bromm, of Oakland won the senior division while Brayden and Elise Anderson, both of Lyons took 3rd place in the Intermediate and Junior Divisions respectively. Jocelyn Hightree of South Sioux City and Cason Stevenson of Oakland both received blue ribbons.

In the Swine Show Jenna Bromm came away with the Champion Progress Gilt as well as two other first and second purples in her classes. Brayden Anderson had a top purple and two blue ribbons with his animals. Cason Stevenson also had a top purple along with a blue ribbon. Jocelyn Hightree had a purple and a blue ribbon while Elise Anderson received 3 blues on her hogs.

Elise Anderson took a break from showing her pigs and took part in the Insect Identification Contest where she won the gold medal in the Junior Division.

Beef Show:

Bailey Fleischman of Tekamah had a great day in the Beef Show. He showed the Supreme Campion Commercial Breeding Heifer, a purple ribbon winning market steer and was the silver medal winning showman in the senior showmanship division. Cody Elliott of Tekamah also showed a purple ribbon breeding heifer as did Jessica Fleischman of Herman. Blue ribbons were earned by Bryce Uhing and Abigail Peterson of West Point.

Leah Keithley of Hooper showed the reserve champion market heifer. She also showed another purple ribbon winner as did Vanessa Peterson and Bryce Uhing both of West Point.

In the Market Steer Division Cody Elliott, Abigail Peterson and Jadyn Fleischman all showed purple ribbon animals.

In Beef Showmanship besides Bailey Fleischman as the silver medal winner in the senior division, Bryce Uhing received a purple. In the Junior Division Leah Keithley received a purple ribbon.

 

 

Sheep Show:

In the Sheep Show Layne Miller of Lyons took home reserve champion breeding ewe as well as three blue ribbons in the market lamb division.

Brent Miller of Lyons showed two purple ribbon breeding ewes and a purple and blue ribbon market lambs.

Bailey Pelan of Oakland received two purple ribbons on her market lambs while Hannah Brudigam of Oakland showed two blue ribbon lambs.

In showmanship Bailey Pelan received a purple ribbon in the Junior Division, while Layne Miller received a blue in the intermediate division and Brent Miller received a red in senior showmanship.

Dog Show:

Megan Olson of Tekamah won the gold medal in Senior Dog Showmanship while Rayna Hladky of Tekamah received a purple and Casey Stone of Tekamah a blue in intermediate showmanship.

In Beginning Novice division Megan Olson and Casey Stone both received blues while Rayna Hladky received a red.

In the Agility Division Megan Olson, Casey Stone and Rayna Hladky all received purples.

Horse Show:

Results of the Horse Show found Reese Hansen of Herman receiving a purple in Senior Showmanship while Bobbie Castle Gosch of Decatur received a white. In Junior Showmanship Lakyn Humphrey of Decatur received a red ribbon.

Reese Hansen received a purple in Pony Pleasure and in Wester Pleasure Sr. she received a red. She also received a red in Sr. Western Horsemanship.

Lakyn Humphrey received a red in Jr Western Pleasure.

In the speed contests, Lakyn Humphrey received second purple in the Jr. Barrels and a white in poles. In the senior divisions, Bobbie Castle Gosch received reds in both barrels and poles.

Rabbit Show:

Bobbie Castle Gosch of Decatur received reserve champion in Intermediate Rabbit Showmanship while in the Junior Division Lakyn Humphrey received a blue ribbon.

Grace Monson of Craig received a purple and a blue with her Netherland Dwarf.

Bobbie Castle Gosch showed a purple ribbon winning Holland Lop and Lakyn Humphry received a blue on her Holland rabbit.

Goat Show:

Abigail Peterson of West Point received a purple and two blues on her meat goats.

Shooting Sports Contest:

Thomas Hennig of Tekamah was named Champion in the Senior Division in the air rifle division.

Static Exhibit Results:

Results of the static 4-H exhibits will be shared next week.

 

 

 

 

 

Mary Loftis,

Extension Assistant
UNL Extension – Burt County
111 North 13th Street, Suite 6
Tekamah, NE 68061
Phone: (402) 374-2929

Fax: (402) 374-2930

Internet: mloftis2@unl.edu

Brent Miller of Lyons was crowned Fremont 4-H Fair King. Photo Courtesy of Mary Loftis.

Brent Miller of Lyons was crowned Fremont 4-H Fair King. Photo Courtesy of Mary Loftis.

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The Land of Milk and Uncle Honey

July 10, 2015 Leave a comment


The Center for Rural Affairs welcomes nationally syndicated agricultural columnist Alan Guebert and his daughter Mary Grace Foxwell to Nebraska, where they will read from their recently released book The Land of Milk and Uncle Honey at several locations and dates across Nebraska starting next week. Published by the University of Illinois Press, the book is a collection of personal memories written over the past two decades as part of Guebert’s weekly Farm and Food File column. Each column recalls and reflects on the people, food, and values he learned on the 720-acre, 100-cow southern Illinois dairy farm of his youth in the late 1960s.

 

The Land of Milk and Uncle Honey was recently included on Bon Appetit Magazine’s 20 Food Books to Read This Summer, LA Magazine’s Top 10 Summer Books for Foodies, and Food Tank’s Summer Reading List.

 

“Uncle Honey,” explains Guebert, “was my great uncle who retired from his in-town job to ‘help’ my father on our farm. Several of the stories in the book center on how this gentle, quiet man—truly, a ‘honey’ of a guy—turned into a steel-bending, throttle-breaking terror as soon as he put any tractor into gear, without the use of the clutch, of course.”

 

Guebert’s co-author and daughter, Mary Grace Foxwell, conceptualized, compiled, and edited the book. She also wrote the epilogue which details her own memories of her father and lessons gleaned from her grandparents’ farm.

 

“While the majority of the book’s characters passed away long before I was born,” notes Foxwell, “I have often smiled and laughed hearing their stories, much like my father’s longtime readers. I wanted to honor those people and those values—hard work, honesty, and humility—for generations to come.”

 

Advance reviews describe the book as authentic, humorous, and astute. Eric Schlosser, author of Fast Food Nation, notes “Alan Guebert is one of America’s finest writers on the workings and the politics of our food system. This book eloquently describes a rural way of life that’s been lost. But the values of that world—family, community, social justice, a respect for the land—are timeless.”

 

Foxwell and Guebert, whose column appears in more than 70 newspapers across the U.S. and Canada, will read selections from The Land of Milk and Uncle Honey and answer questions. Copies will be available for purchase and signing at the event. The book contains 24 black-and-white photographs from Guebert’s youth on Indian Farm and is available for online purchase through various outlets including University of Illinois Press, Amazon, Barnes and Noble, as well as at bookstores nationwide, and as an e-book. Additional information, including future events and the authors’ contact information, may be accessed at www.farmandfoodfile.com.

 

Book Signing Locations in Nebraska: 

Monday, July 13  

2-4pm  The Bookworm, Omaha, NE

7-9pm  Indigo Bridge Bookstore, Lincoln, NE

 

Tuesday, July 14

7-9pm  City of York Auditorium, York, NE

 

Wednesday, July 15

6:30-8pm Norfolk Public Library, Norfolk, NE
“The Center for Rural Affairs is proud to help promote these events and we strongly encourage attending a nearby reading,” said John Crabtree of the Center for Rural Affairs. “And we encourage everyone to prepare for a free-wheeling discussion that promises to range from reminiscence of the good old days of hard work and simple pleasures on the farm to bare-knuckle debate over the future of rural and small town America… all with some good laughs. In other words, the kind of discussion that Alan Guebert is uniquely gifted to have and facilitate.”

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Oakland Library Column: Nebraska Golden Sower Nominees

July 10, 2015 Leave a comment


By Rosa Schmidt, Oakland Public Library Director

Rosa Schmidt, Oakland Public Library Director. Photo Credit/Denise Gilliland, Editor and Chief, Kat Country Hub.

Rosa Schmidt, Oakland Public Library Director. Photo Credit/Denise Gilliland, Editor and Chief, Kat Country Hub.

Anyone who knows a child enrolled in school should really be familiar with the Nebraska Golden Sower Award. Sponsored by the Nebraska Library Commission, this award is presented annually in three children’s categories: Primary (first awarded in 1983), Intermediate (1981) and Young Adult (1993). When winners are announced this May 2016 it will be the 35th year of the NGSA! Even more exciting is the fact that the children get to vote! Voting is open to all eligible Golden Sower readers in the state through public and school libraries.

   Current nominees are already flying off the library shelves this summer! So some students have been getting a head start and will be ready to vote at the April 15th deadline. I would like to introduce a few of the nominees each month in this column, beginning with:

“Simpson’s sheep won’t go to sleep” by Bruce Arant. I can hardly wait for storytime to start up again so that we can read this one aloud! Those sheep know all the possible excuses to stay awake and farmer Simpson will figure out just how to “tuck-in” those sheep for a good night’s sleep.

“Rump, the true story of Rumpel stiltskin” by Liesl Shurtliff. This captivating fantasy has action, emotional depth, and lots of humor. An entertaining take on a classic tale, this one has been popular with our 5th and 6th graders this summer.

The “Testing” by Joelle Charbonneau. Fans of young-adult dystopian novels will fall right into this story. The first in a trilogy, it is told in first person, from the view of Cia, a young teen who is specially selected to join in the Testing. The Testing is about educating and selecting future world leaders. Of course, things may not be as they seem. This story offers action, romance and intrigue in a page-turning format.

Encourage a young person you know to read. There is no better way than to be a reader yourself! Read to them, with them and discuss what you read! Reading should be fun at any age!! Visit your library and check out a Golden Sower Nominee today!

 

 

 

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Happenings at Oakland Heights

July 9, 2015 Leave a comment


Oakland Heights News

By Nancy Silvey Activity Director

Well the rain held off to give us a nice Holiday weekend, hope everyone had a good one. This week on Thursday July 9th Charlie Davis will be here to play the Harmonica at 2:30 pm. Also celebrating a birthday this week is Dolores Anderson on July 10th. Next week is our Annual Ice Cream Social Fundraiser on Friday July 17th at 7:00 pm; we will have entertainment provided by Ron Schulzkump. So come up and enjoy some ice cream, pie, and coffee. On Saturday July 18th the Rusty Buckets will be here to perform at 2:30 pm.

Church Service for July12th at 2:30 pm will be given by Craig/Alder Grove Church with a luncheon served afterwards. On Tuesday July 14th is Catholic Mass at 9:30 am by Father Paul.

Activities for the week of July 13th to July 18th , are as followed, Reading with Marilyn, Manicures, Game Day, Sing a Long, Bingo w/Salem, Crafts, Coffee and Conversation, Bible Fellowship, Reading the Local Paper, Let’s play ball, crafty cooking, Saturday morning movie and Lawrence Welk.

Volunteers signing in last week are as followed: Marilyn Baker, Marge Maller, Patty Miller, Judy Nelson, Anne Anderson, Mary Donavon, Betty Hanna, Dani Moseman, Di Ruwe, Bonnie Fleischman, Nadine Anderson, Pat Anderson, and Sly Rouse.

 

 

 

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