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al Rotary Club invites William L. Nicholas Citizen of Year nominees

Clear Lake The Clear Lake Rotary Club munity may be described in terms of tors of the Clear Lake Rotary Club. The The following is a list of past 2002: Craig Rule
0900 is seeking nominations of worthy truth, fairness, goodwill, and friendship. recipient will be publicly honored at a honorees: 2003: Gary Mrosko
residents for its “William L. Nicho- Those who have nominated some- meeting of the Clear Lake Rotary Club 1990: Marlys Van Horn 2004: Ron Andrews
Clear Lake las Citizen of the Year” award for one in the past that was not selected on Nov. 5, 2015, or a date as selected by 1991: Tom Lincoln 2005: Kirk Kraft
0-606-3552 2015. The award has been renamed are encouraged to consider nominating the honoree. 1992: John Perkins 2006: Donna Dull
in honor of long time member, Wil- them again. There are several worthy Nomination forms can be obtained 1993: Gene Madson 2007: Laurence Frederickson
Clear Lake liam L. Nicholas. This will be the nominees each year, but only one can be from: Doug Grabinski, 604 Buddy Hol- 1994: Jeff Nicholas 2008: James R. Larson
757 26th community-wide event. selected per year. ly Place, Suite 104, P.O. Box 227, Clear 1995: Jim Ransom 2009: Mary R. Woerner
Nominees may be any resident Nomination forms will be accepted Lake, IA 50428. Call 641-357-2992, 1996: Dean Snyder 2010: Diane L. Thompson
, Clear Lake of Clear Lake whom an individual through Oct. 15, 2015, with the final se- office or 641-529-1965, cell, for further 1997: Lud Wangberg 2011: Robert F. Ingersoll
88 or an organization feels has served lection to be made by the Board of Direc- information. 1998: Dr. Robert Huntington 2012: Donald P. Christ
the community in a special way. A 1999: Marlus Perkins 2013: David L. Theiss
Lake • 357-8118 person’s contribution to the com- Health department has 2000: Dr. Robert Borgman 2014: Judy Lincicum
2001: Dano Morf
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School Board flu vaccines available County Supervisors
ore meets tonight
A Whole Lot More! to elect leaders at local clinics, MC office unveil $1 million plus
0 Hwy. 18 W. savings for taxpayers
Clear Lake The Clear Lake School Board The Cerro Gordo County Depart- fluenza strains contained in the vaccine
will meet in a special session tonight ment of Public Health’s Immunization and lasts the whole season. Cerro Gordo County Supervi- cost drivers and not accepting the
1) 357-7117 (Wednesday, Sept. 23) for the pur- Clinic has begun offering flu vaccines to “The best way to prevent becom- sors announced at their weekly meet- status quo.” The internal team that
pose of re-organization of the board. the public at the Health Department. ing ill by the influenza virus is by getting ing that “positive changes” in the the Supervisors assembled to work
s The Board met Wednesday In addition to administering flu vac- vaccinated,” said Jeni Stiles, Disease Pre- county’s employee health care insur- on this project, including county ad-
night, Sept. 9, for its first meeting cine at the Health Department, nurses vention specialist, Cerro Gordo County ance plan have resulted in a net sav- ministrative officer Tom Drzycimski,
., Clear Lake since three members, two of them from the Cerro Gordo County Depart- Department of Public Health. “We are ings of $1,068,000.21 in the last 12 “should all be complimented on their
17 new, were elected a day earlier. At ment of Public Health will provide pub- offering several different types of vac- months. efforts that this process required,”
that meeting, Chryl Bergvig was lic flu clinics in Clear Lake and Ventura cines for the public to choose from this “The health care coverage of our said Urdahl.
•High Speed Internet elected president and Chad Kuhlers this fall. year.” employees is still first-rate,” accord- Johnston added he “is excited for
•Phone vice president. New board members The first will be held at the Ventura The Health Department will be of- ing to Jay Urdahl, who along with future initiatives in the Mason City
•Digital Cable TV John Brady and Michael Moeller Community Center Tuesday, Oct. 6, fering the following types of flu vaccine: the other supervisors, negotiated the area” that he believes “will further im-
•Business Solutions were sworn in, as well as Kuhlers. from 9-10:30 a.m. On Wednesday, Oct. •Traditional flu shot (3 strains) agreement which took effect on July prove the health care experience of all
•Wireless After the fact it was deter- 21, a clinic will be held at the Clear Lake $23 1, 2014 with West Des Moines-based involved.” Among the projects John-
•Home Security mined a special session is needed Senior Center, 105 S. 4th St., from 9:30- •Traditional flu shot (4 strains) $27 Kingston Life & Health, Inc. “Our ston envisions, he said, are employer
because Board members were sworn 11:30 a.m. •High-dose flu shot (ages 65 and taxpayers have saved over a million and employee intrinsic workplace
eet • 357-2111 in before the Regular School Elec- The Centers for Disease Control older) $41 dollars without changing any of the wellness programs, focus on em-
w.cltel.com tion vote had been canvassed. (CDC) recommends yearly flu vaccina- •FluMist (ages 2 – 49; 4-strain) employee benefits as a direct result of ployee well-being health promotion,
The special session will be held tion begin in September, or as soon as $27 the constructive modifications we in- integrated virtual health clinics, and
mation at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 23, vaccine becomes available. The immuni- •Pneumonia Vaccine $104 stituted last summer.” personal health coaches for chronic
ertising in the Clear Lake Board Room at zation provides protection against the in- •PCV 13 $196 Timothy Johnston, CEO of disease education and management.
ge call the Administrative Office. National Corporate Benefits Group “This is an exciting time to work
the: The Health Department offers vari- NCBG (dba Kingston Life & in our profession, because our clients
Call Time to... Build ous payment options. Health) said his company conducted can see for themselves the actual, re-
131 or Today • •Vaccine For Children Program a six-year analytical review of histori- al-world, positive results of how they
porter.com Rem•odel (VFC). Vaccine is free of charge if your cal claim data and utilized actuarial benefit from what we do,” Johnston
Add on child meets the following requirements: modeling software to project future noted.
With your home in mind child has no health insurance, child is county claim cost savings. This rec- “The property tax rate in Cerro
Trusted over 35 years American Indian or Alaskan Native, ommendation resulted in claim cost Gordo County has remained un-
General Contractor child is enrolled in Medcaid or child is savings which exceeded original pro- changed for over 10 years and that
under-insured. jections for the first year. is a direct result of ongoing, collab-
CONSTRUCTION •Individuals can purchase the vac- Johnston also noted, for the July orative efforts by the Supervisors and
cine at full cost at the day of the clinic. 1, 2015 health plan renewal, his firm county staff on behalf of their con-
641-357-4987 •We also accept most major health was able to secure an additional $1 stituents,” Urdahl said.
[email protected] insurances. With insurance, no money is million reduction in the county’s Supervisors Casey Callanan and
collected at the time of the vaccination; overall health plan claim liability ex- Phil Dougherty were also present for
Quality Garage Doors add services are billed directly to insurance. posure. the meeting, and said they “look for-
security to your home. Any remaining balance is billed to the Johnston credited Urdahl with ward” to continued benefits from the
Call us today! client after insurance has paid for its por- “taking the initiative to be proactive county’s association with Kingston
tion of the service. The Health Depart- in examining overall health care plan Life & Health.
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The Health Department Immuni- ing clinics starting Tuesday, Oct. 6, The cost of the clinics is free
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For more information about influ- help smokers gain control over their ing Freedom From Smoking, call the
enza or the Health Department’s com- habit, and work toward an official Cerro Gordo County Department of
munity flu clinic schedule, call 641- quit date. Studies have shown that Public Health at 641-421-9329 or
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