October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month:

From the web site www.breastcancer.org:

Breast cancer symptoms vary widely — from lumps to swelling to skin changes — and many breast cancers have no obvious symptoms at all. Symptoms that are similar to those of breast cancer may be the result of non-cancerous conditions like infection or a cyst.

Breast self-exam should be part of your monthly health care routine, and you should visit your doctor if you experience breast changes. If you’re over 40 or at a high risk for the disease, you should also have an annual mammogram and physical exam by a doctor. The earlier breast cancer is found and diagnosed, the better your chances of beating it.

The actual process of diagnosis can take weeks and involve many different kinds of tests. Waiting for results can feel like a lifetime. The uncertainty stinks. But once you understand your own unique “big picture,” you can make better decisions. You and your doctors can formulate a treatment plan tailored just for you.

In the following pages of the Symptoms and Diagnosis section, you can learn about:

Understanding Breast Cancer

How breast cancer happens, how it progresses, the stages, and a look at risk factors.

 

Screening and Testing

The tests used for screening, diagnosis, and monitoring, including mammograms, ultrasound, MRI, CAT scans, PET scans, and more.

 

Types of Breast Cancer

The different types of breast cancer, including ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS), invasive ductal carcinoma (IDC), invasive lobular carcinoma (ILC), inflammatory breast cancer, male breast cancer, recurrent breast cancer, metastatic breast cancer, and more.

 

Your Diagnosis

The characteristics of the cancer — featured on your pathology report — that might affect your treatment plan, including size, stage, lymph node status, hormone receptor status, and more.

 

To schedule a mamogram, contact the Box Butte General Hospital radiology department at 762-6660.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Alliance Middle School and High School Marching Bands will participate in the Wyoming Band Day competition at the University of Wyoming’s War Memorial Stadium on Saturday, October 6.

Alliance Middle School

Depart Alliance at 7:30 a.m.

Warm-up: 12:10 PM
Transition to Contest Field: 12:30 PM
Performance: 12:50 PM
Clinic: 1:10 PM
Band views video: 1:30 PM

Alliance High School

Depart Alliance at 8:30 a.m.

Warm-up: 2:50 PM
Transition to Contest Field: 3:10 PM
Performance: 3:30 PM
Clinic: 3:50 PM
Band views video: 4:10 PM

Awards at 4:50 PM

 

Chadron State College launched a redesign of its website, csc.edu, Thursday.

Andrew Schmid, CSC webmaster, said the new design is an attempt to provide a better experience for visitors to the site, including people who access it from the myriad of mobile devices that have become common in recent years.

The redesign is a collaborative effort by Schmid and two other members of the CSC professional staff — Daniel Binkard, graphic designer, and Dewayne Gimeson, public information specialist. The project follows a revamping of the institution’s official site for fans of its NCAA Division II sports teams, chadroneagles.com, which was launched by the CSC sports information office in July.

Schmid said most of the site’s content hasn’t changed, and reminds CSC employees and students to contact him or Kayla Kintz, support specialist, with any updates or suggestions. People also may provide input by clicking the “website feedback” link at the bottom of each page.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jim (James) Irwin of Alliance has been a devoted Member of the Upper Niobrara White Natural Resources District Board of Directors since 1972 when the NRDs where created by the state legislature.

Nebraska Association of Resources District President Joe Anderjaska (left) and NARD Executive Director Dean Edson (right) present James Irwin (center) with an award for 40 years of outstanding service to Nebraska’s Natural Resources Districts during the Nebraska Association of Resources Districts (NARD) Annual Conference in Kearney.

 

 

 

 

An increasing number of students are making Chadron State College their choice for higher education.

On Wednesday, Sept. 26, during the sixth week of classes, institutional data showed the headcount at CSC was up nearly 2 percent. A total of 2,981 students were enrolled, 57 more than the same time in 2011. The college’s full-time equivalency also was up 1.36 percent to 2,229.

“We’re really excited to see another semester of positive enrollment growth,” said Dr. Randy Rhine, CSC interim president. “I think it’s entirely possible that our end-of-term headcount will be above 3,000, and that’s a number we haven’t reached in many years.”

The enrollment was up across the board, with the largest percentage increase in the institution’s graduate programs. There are 629 students enrolled in master’s degree courses this fall compared to 596 last year. The numbers represent a 5.54 percent increase in headcount and a 10.51 percent increase in full-time equivalency.

The undergraduate numbers are up just over 1 percent to 2,352 from a year ago. Rhine said the undergraduate number reflects growth in on-campus enrollment, as most of those students are attending classes in person rather than online or other distance delivery methods.

The college expects to see a boost in enrollment when the fall semester’s second set of eight-week courses, which are still accepting enrollment, begin Oct. 22. With those additional students, the enrollment may top 3,000 for the first time since fall 1995. A rising enrollmenttrend has been occurring at CSC since 2006.

Rhine said the campus residency rate also remain healthy, although the number of contracts is down slightly from the banner year of 2011-2012.

Box Butte General Hospital’s first ever Alliance Grime Time Adventure Race will take place Saturday, October 27.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ALLIANCE, Neb. (AP) – A hearing for a Hemingford woman suspected of helping to hide the body of a Denver man in Dawes County has been delayed.

20-year-old Rose Siefke will wait until Oct. 17 to challenge the case against her.

Following a preliminary hearing on July 17, Box Butte County Court Judge Russ Harford ruled that the prosecution had presented enough evidence to have Seifke bound over to district court to stand trail.

However, Seifke’s attorney, Larry Miller, has filed a plea in abatement with the district court, requesting district court judge Travis O’Gorman review the county court hearing transcripts and determine whether or not the case should be dismissed, or be bound over.

The District Court is still waiting for specific transcriptions from the county county preliminary hearing before the case can proceed.

Prosecutors say Siefke helped her boyfriend, Andy Gonzalez, hide the body of Joshua Bullock.

Gonzalez was killed on June 12 after a daylong standoff with police in downtown Alliance where he wounded three officers.

Investigators believe she helped Andy Gonzalez hide Bullock’s death. Bullock’s pickup was found near Chadron in December.  Bullock’s remains were found in June.

Seifke remains free on bond.

A 1993 Ford ambulance that used to belong to the Crawford VFD is on its way south of the border, thanks to the Scottsbluff/Gering Rotary Club and its sister club in Fortin, Mexico.

The Mexican club will present the ambulance, which includes a new Jaws of Life unit to the city of Tuxtepec, Mexico, in the state of Oaxaca.

Despite Tuxtepec having 300,000 residents and 5 surrounding communities with another 25,000…it doesn’t have a single ambulance or personnel extractor.

The former Crawford ambulance was completely reconditioned by Floyd’s Truck Center in Scottsbluff, while a number of area fire departments…including Crawford…filled it with 30 sets of firefigher safety gear, a new “jaws of life” and even a used electric dental chair.

Scottsbluff/Gering Rotary Club committee chairman Joe Schon says the cost of the project…including transportation to Mexico…is about $11,000 but would be much higher except for volunteer time and effort expended in both contries.

The Panhandle club has now sent its sister club three ambulances, a fire truck, another extractor unit and dozens of sets of firefighter gear. Club president Dan Carter says stories have come back about lives already being saved because of the earlier gifts.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The annual Mari Sandoz Heritage Society Symposium runs today from 9 till 5 at at Chadron State College with morning sessions in the Student Center and afternoon sessions in the Sandoz Center.

This year’s Symposium focus is on theme’s found in two of the author’s books: Cheyenne Autumn and Hostiles and Friendlies.

The first session at 9:00 is by retired college professor Dr Norma Wilson on Native America storytellers, followed at 10:30 by 6 discussion round tables on the two focus books.

The Sandoz Society award luncheon is at 11:45, a book signing is planned for 1:00, and the first of 3 afternoon sessions starts at 1:30 as Dr Kim Lee talks about why Mari Sandoz felt it was important to explain the two Sitting Bulls.

At 3:00, Nebraska State Capitol researcher Jamison Wyatt will talk about the relationship between Mari Sandoz, the city of Lincoln, and the state Capitol.

The final presentation is at 3:45, when Fort Douglas Museum curator Ephriam Dickson tells the story of internal politics within the Oglala nation during the Great Sioux War.

The Sandoz Society Symposium comes during the first month of the 10th anniversary of the Mari Sandoz High Plains Heritage Center…a longtime priority of the Society.

Center Director Sarah Polack is pleased to be hosting the Symposium during the Center’s 10th anniversary, although there’s no special celebration.

She says the 10th year of operation has brought a greater emphasis on academics through CSC and some changes in the center itself.

One new item is a display case that’s changed each month to highlight or reflect some timely local issue, activity, or fact…such as the start of school or the Museum of the Fur Trade.

Polack says visitors over the next year will see continuing changes as some of the multi-media aspects of the center are revamped and the CF Coffee Gallery…which tells the story of the cattle industry in this area…continues to evolve.

Admission to the Sandoz Center is free, but donations are welcomed. Its hours are 8-12 and 1-44 Monday-Friday and 9-12 and 1-4 on Saturdays. It is closed on Sundays.

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