by Elaine Rassel My week started out with going to Remsen for the MMCRU January Board meeting. Last month I couldn’t take a picture of the new boards as one was missing. I came all ready to take pictures, but at this meeting there was one from each board missing. I will try again at the Feb.’s meeting.
The Remsen Principal informed the Board that TK through Grades 4 will be investing in a new Reading Curriculum. Reading is very important as if you can’t read, you can’t do much. The High School Principal spoke on College Credits earned by those in High School. Without an early education, there wouldn’t be as many college credits.
MMCRU must be doing something right with early education!
Julie Letsche is leaving after this school year. She has taught hundreds of students in 37 years_worked under 15 administrators, and learned from countless co-workers. She says she has taught in 5 different classrooms and one closet that were all at the Marcus primary building. (I knew her when she was quite young. She and our Rodney were born just a few days apart at the Sacred Heart Hospital in Le Mars.) She will be missed at school.
MMCRU Royals played at Akron on Tuesday night. They were good games with the girls winning and the boys having another 4 minutes of play because of an Over Time. No matter if we lost or not by 3 points, the MMCRU boys played a good game. Things are looking up for the boys!
The Royals played Thursday night against Kingsley-Pierson and both teams won. It looks like the next few games will be away.
The Cleghorn Softball Field will be getting a new look. There are times when changes have to be made. What was good 25 years ago, need some improvement to stay with the time we are in now.
I received word from Helen (Stowater) Du Charme (Elsie Slagter’s sister) that her son, Scott had passed away. It is not sure what the cause of death was. Scott is one day older than our Jeffrey.
Also, Carl Nielsen, Tarris Nielsen’s brother, passed away. I understand his funeral will be this Tuesday. May memories of both the deceased comfort their families at this time. May they rest in peace until we meet again.
I came across an article on four ways a pet can improve your lifestyle and well-being. Not everyone likes animals so the following information wouldn’t be for you! Owning a dog is a big decision that takes a lot of responsibility but there are countless mental and physical benefits.
Pets can reduce work-related stress whether you work out of your home or work in your home. There are people that feel a pet has helped their working ability and would even like to be able to bring their pet to work. Pets can help ease anxiety and can provide companionship and support. Pets can help loneliness. Owners can touch, see, hear or even talk to their companion animals and receive joy and happiness from them. Owning a dog has even been linked to fewer feelings of social isolation_a risk factor for heart attacks. Interaction with a pet can make the owner less likely to experience depression.
Pets can give us a reason to get outside, get some fresh air and get in some physical activity. Increased physical activity helps strengthen your heart muscles, making it more efficient in pumping blood throughout your body and improving overall heart health. Compared to those who do not own digs, dog owners report regular physical activity patterns, a healthier diet and ideal blood sugar levels.
While dogs require to be let outside a few times a day, cats do not. Cats can be a real pet just as much as a dog. When you least expect it, a cat will cuddle up to you and for a moment or two, you will forget your stress. (This information is from Mayo Clinic.) I remember when I would go to Heartland Care Center and Lu Ann Roggie’s dog, Mollie would be walking around and the reaction the residents had toward her.
At one time the Marcus News was also in another business selling insurance!
October 31, 1929—”The News Offers Insurance Policy for $1.00”. “Wide Coverage of Accident Policy Policy Should Cause Readers to take Advantage of a $2.00 Policy for S1.00”.
The mounting number of automobiles and other accidents year after year and the startling revelations made by investigations that only a small per cent of those killed and injured carried accident insurance, has prompted us to provide travel accident protection to our readers and families.
We feel that in providing this policy we are performing a duty to the public in the direction that will reduce economic loss and in any case, prevent suffering and keen privation. It is a return_an appreciation on our part to the public for the splendid patronage accorded us for so many years. This advertising was done the week following the following article concerning a stolen car.
October 24, 1929—”Driver Stolen Car Lies in Cherokee Hospital”. An unknown man, about 30 years of age, lies in the Sioux Valley Hospital, unconscious and probably fatally hurt as the result of an automobile accident which occurred near the Warburton farm Monday afternoon. As the car, being driven by the man was stolen from Jim Arnes of Remsen, officers are on guard at the man’s bedside. The unidentified man had no money or means of identification on him and was in his shirt sleeves. A cap and coat in the wreckage of the car bore the mark of a Sioux City firm. Sioux City officers were in Cherokee Wednesday to attempt to identify the injured man.
Passengers on the Illinois Central, who witnessed the accident, stated that the car driven by the stranger, was traveling at a high rate of speed when it went into the ditch when he attempted to make the turn. Members of the Warburton family, who went to the scene of the accident, stated that the car burst into flames when the gas tank exploded and was completely destroyed. The driver was thrown fifteen feet from the wreck against a fence post.
Two Turin, Iowa, bankers were in Cherokee Tuesday to see the injured man, and thought it was possible that he was one of the bandits who robbed the Turin bank recently.
(I don’t know if this insurance from Marcus News would be able to take care of an incident like this or not. This was the time the Depression was coming about. It is hard to understand that the Marcus News would take on an insurance business for $1 instead of $2 and be able to pay up if necessary.)
Those fitness gurus from the 1980’s: What happened to them? Do you remember Jack LaLanne who moved vehicles with brute force. But who else got the heart pumping during the 1970’s and 1980’s?
First on our memory list is Jane Fonda. Banking on big-screen notoriety, Fonda created a fitness industry that accounted for millions of VCR tapes. “Jane Fonda’s Workout” is still considered a seminal video. Interestingly, she now plays a woman with knee problems on the Netflix series, “Grace and Frankie!”
Richard Simmons was noted for his outlandish antics, bit hair and short shorts. Simmons was a huge git with senior citizens (“Sweatin’ with the Oldies”) and had an ability to unsettle staid talk show hosts. Since 2014, he has kept a low profile and only surfaces when tabloids make claims about his current state. He insists he’s fine.
Denise Austin didn’t have Fonda’s built-in audience, she had a strong hold on stay-at-home moms who wanted to look their best. Surprisingly, she’s still going strong. Check out her website at deniseaustin.som.
Tony Little was the person you would turn to if you couldn’t afford a personal trainer. He introduced all kinds of machines and made you feel that you mattered. And, he’s still out there helping folks. (tonylittle.com)
Men got into the mix with “Body by Jake.” Jake Steinfeld, a personal trainer to the stars, he brought Hollywood perks to Midwestern homes. Interestingly, his niece, Halee Steinfeld, is an Oscar-nominated actress with countless non-fitness credits.
Kathy Smith was big on stepping up to fitness and probably still has an influence on gym classes today.
We cannot forget Marie Osmond. Every year she is on television promoting a nutritional program for 50% off. She tells how she lost 60 pounds the first month. If this program is so good about people losing pounds, then why is she back on it again every year to say she lost pounds and will lose more? She is being paid good to promote this nutritional program and probably really doesn’t have to lose any pounds!