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Whats coming up
THURSDAY, DEC. 19
Camfel bullying presentation, 2:15 p.m. at Frederick Area School. Basketball doubleheader, v. Aberdeen Christian in Leola. Junior varsity begins at 5:15 p.m. Junior high girls basketball, v. Ellendale, 4 p.m. in Ellendale.
their ability or desire to drop everything at the sound of a pager. A few certified friends and neighbors do their absolute best, and a small handful of dedicated students
See HEALTH on page 9
FRIDAY, DEC. 20
Winter break beginsno school until Jan. 2. Girls basketball, v. Edgeley/Kulm in Frederick. Junior high begins at 4 p.m.
MONDAY, DEC. 23
Savo Sunday School program and candlelight service, 7 p.m. at Savo Lutheran Church.
TUESDAY, DEC. 24
Christmas Eve service at St. Pauls Lutheran Church, 5:30 p.m. Christmas Eve service at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Westport, 10 p.m.
WEDNESDAY, DEC. 25
Merry Christmas!
Continued on page 3
Photo by Krysti Mikkonen
Generation (WH)Y
Questions Conversations Better Community.
Hattie Zinter, back row on the left, was crowned 2014 Frederick Area Senior Snow Queen during the local competition on Nov. 23 in Frederick. Demi Truebenbach, back row, right, was chosen as the 2014 Frederick Area Junior Snow Queen. They are pictured with princess Gabby Millard and prince Gavin Nickelson. Zinter and Truebenbach will compete at the South Dakota Snow Queen Festival Jan. 3-11. Zinter will also receive a college scholarship sponsored by Frederick Forward. See a picture of all of the local contestants on page 2.
The best part of being on the team is the fun we have while making the cotton candy, said Hattie Zinter. If you missed the cotton candy sale this month, there will also be a sale in the spring. In case you were wondering, National Cotton Candy Day is Dec. 7.
Competing in the local Snow Queen competition were, from left, Jessica Podoll, Miranda Sumption, Demi Truebenbach, Hattie Zinter, Isabelle Podoll, Brooklin Nordine and Kayla Clifford. Zinter was the only competitor in the senior category; all the others competed for Junior Snow Queen. The South Dakota Junior Snow Queen Festival will be Jan. 4, and the state senior competition will be Jan. 11.
Whats coming up
Continued from front page
TUESDAY, JAN. 14
Girls basketball, v. Herreid/ Selby, in Herreid. Junior high boys basketball, v. Langford, 4 p.m. in Frederick.
FRIDAY, DEC. 27
Ellendale Holiday Tournament, girls and boys basketball. Girls first game: 3:30 p.m. Boys first game: 5 p.m.
THURSDAY, JAN. 16
Junior high boys basketball, v. Northwestern in Frederick, 4 p.m.
SATURDAY, DEC. 28
Ellendale Holiday Tournament continues.
FRIDAY, JAN. 17
Blood drive at Frederick Area School. Call school for details. Enhancement, 10 a.m. to noon, at Frederick Area School. Junior high basketball, v. Faulkton in Leola.
SATURDAY, JAN. 4
Girls basketball, v. Ipswich in Ipswich.
TUESDAY, JAN. 7
Buzy Beez Preschool resumes. Basketball doubleheader, v. Roncalli in Aberdeen.
SATURDAY, JAN. 18
Basketball doubleheader, v. Aberdeen Christian at the Civic Arena in Aberdeen.
THURSDAY, JAN. 9
Boys basketball, v. Edgeley in Edgeley.
MONDAY, JAN. 20
Frederick Forward regular meeting, 6:30 p.m. at the Community Center. This is also the annual meeting, so officers will be elected. Community foundation formation meeting, 7:30 p.m. at the Community Center. A deciding vote may be taken at this meeting.
FRIDAY, JAN. 10
Basketball doubleheader, v. Hitchcock/Tulare in Frederick.
MONDAY, JAN. 13
Public meeting to discuss community paramedicine, 5:30 p.m. at the Community Center in Frederick. Frederick Area School board meeting, 7 p.m. in the school library. Junior high boys basketball, v. Roncalli, 4:30 p.m. in Frederick.
MONDAY, JAN. 27
Junior high boys basketball, v. Ipswich, in Leola, 4 p.m. Frederick Area Historical Society meeting, 7 p.m. at the Community Center.
TITAN PRIDE.
Congratulations
on second place at the 2013 State 9A championship.
Your community is proud of you!
Logan Weisser (28) hauls in another pass as part of his big day receiving. Below, fans cheer for a touchdown in the first half.
The environment was great for the game as the crowd was able to make themselves heard.
Evan Emery
Clockwise from above: Justin Helland (7) knocks the pass away from the Potter County receiver. Derrick Podoll (55) goes up into traffic and comes down the two-point conversion. The Titans defense overwhelms Chayce Hall and is taken down for a sack. In on the action is Austin Hoerner (14) Jimmy King (18) and Derrick Podoll (55). Jimmy King winds up for a kick. Deb Heine of Frederick cheers on the Titans.
I enjoyed being able to experience playing on the FieldTurf at Vermillion and one more game with my teammates.
Dane Campbell
What impressed me the most about the dome experience was noticing the support of the Leola, Frederick, and the surrounding communities.
Justin Helland
Jimmy King ( Jr.), and Austin Hoerner. Honorable Mention All-State was Logan Weisser, Dane Campbell, and Nathan Sumption.
Volleyball Mackenzie Heilman (So.) and Taylor Kindelspire (Sr.) Cross country Michaela Podoll (8th)
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are putting in hours to become certified, but there is a common thread between each one of these peoplethey all have a full-time job. If you have considered becoming an EMT or a firefighter but declined because you were too busy, please know that every one of those who have stepped up to the plate is just as busy as you. Different busy, perhaps, but busy all the same. That aside, the difficulty in staffing the ambulance with volunteers from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekdays remains. It isnt that these folks (including myself) dont want to be available 24/7 for ambulance and fire calls, but the rent keeps coming due and groceries arent free.
Aging at home a difficult goal Lets pause that discussion for a moment and move to another challenge facing Frederick and the surrounding townships. Many small communities have access to a clinic, an assisted living facility, a nursing home, or any combination of the three. We do not have this luxury. Understandably, for financial or personal reasons, many of our parents, aunts, uncles, and grandparents want to stay living at home as they age. And who wouldnt? And we dont like the idea of shipping them off to the home any more than they do. Most of the ambulance calls in and around Frederick are to assist the elderly. But what if we could help prevent illness and injury and equip our loved ones to keep living healthy and happy lives at home? Better yet, what if there was one potential solution to both of these troubles?
Community paramedicine is an emerging role in rural health care that centers on prevention and keeping citizens, or clients, healthy at home. In turn, this decreases the number of emergency transports to the hospital.
A new strategy: community paramedicine Enter the developing community paramedicine model. Community paramedicine is an emerging role in rural health care that centers on prevention and keeping citizens, or clients, healthy at home. In turn, this decreases the number of emergency transports to the hospital. It fills the gaps between public health and home health, and with the evolving government monster of health care regulation, reimbursement, and insurance, coupled with the potential shortage of primary care providers looming on the horizon, there is certainly a need. The needs of each community will be different, but community paramedics could provide services such as immunization, wound care, routine follow-up after recent hospitalization or surgery, simple sutures, chemical dependency aid, and care for the chronically ill. The list could also include screening, management and referral for hypertension, diabetes, depression, mediation compliance, nutrition, and fall risk. In Frederick and the surrounding townships, one properly trained paramedic and one properly trained EMT could make house calls focusing on the items listed above and other needs during the work week
and simultaneously be on call and ready for immediate response to 911 calls. Volunteers would sign up for shifts and respond to 911 calls at night and on weekends, when they are not otherwise employed. The Frederick Area Ambulance Service medical director wholeheartedly supports this idea, but the real question is do you support it. Will the population in Frederick and the surrounding townships prioritize the need and get behind a proposal to invest in a community paramedicine program? This will be a long road, but we have a plan for some first steps with the proper community backing. These steps include incorporating the ambulance service and fire department together and voting to form a taxing district (as many surrounding departments have done). Everyone in the community must work together. A public meeting is planned for 5:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 13, 2014, to discuss this and related issues. Please think about your family, friends, and neighbors, talk with them, ask questions, seek answers, and then come to the meeting so we can tackle the issue as a united community. Call or e-mail Cole Adema with questions or feedback: (605) 252-0317 or editorsnotebook@nvc.net.
To invent your own lifes meaning is not easy, but its still allowed. And I think youll be happier for the trouble. Bill Watterson
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My favorite thing about the holidays is the Christmas music, sledding with friends, and being with my family. Hattie Zinter
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Rudolph (Lauren Geranen) and Santa (Mason Hinz) both showed some fancy footwork.
The kindergarten, first- and second-grade students (top) and the fourth-, fifthand sixth-grade students (above) both had special characters wearing costumes as part of their performances. The high school chorus (middle left) and band (bottom left) performed traditional and contemporary holiday music.