January 2023

Applications being accepted for Waubonsie Artist in Residence Program

Golden Hills RC&D, Friends of Waubonsie State Park, and the Iowa Department of Natural Resources are excited to announce the opening of the latest round of an innovative artist in residence program at Waubonsie State Park. This is the fourth season that the park will host artists for the program, which was the first of its kind in the state. Artists will receive living and studio space in the park, with time to focus on their work and seek inspiration from the southern Loess Hills.

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Breakfast & Lunch Menus

BREAKFAST Mon. Jan. 23: Muffin & Cheese Stick Tues. Jan. 24: Breakfast Pizza Wed. Jan. 25: Waffles Thurs. Jan. 26: Biscuits & Gravy Fri. Jan. 27: Sausage, Egg & Toast LUNCH Mon. Jan. 23: Sloppy Joes on WG Bun, Potato Wedges, Baked Beans, Pineapple Tues. Jan. 24: Chicken Leg, Mashed Potatoes & Gravy, Corn, Banana, Bread & Butter Wed. Jan. 25: Chili, Cinnamon Roll, Carrots & Celery, Applesauce Thurs. Jan. 26: Hot Dog on WG Bun, Oven Fries, Savory Carrots, Peaches Fri. Jan. 27: Cheese Bread with Marina Sauce, Apple Slices, Fresh Veggies

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Cat’s Corner

Corner “The Hamburg Reporter school page called ‘Paw Prints’the last several years, will from this week forward be back to calling it “Cat’s Corner” as it was years ago when the school mascot was Hamburg Wildcats.

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Prairie Doc Perspectives

When I was a young physician, we talked with almost religious zeal about the “Golden Hour.” Early on, this principally focused on the idea that within the first hour after an injury, a patient needed to receive definitive treatment in order to maximize the chances of survival, and recovery. We usually interpreted this to mean that the patient needed to be in the hands of the trauma surgeon before this hour was up.

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“Extending the Golden Hour”

in modern society, a first responder today has a more complicated job. They need the training and flexibility to address what they see when they meet their patient. A person who has overdosed on fentanyl needs naltrexone, to reverse the opioid and get them breathing. A person in cardiac arrest needs a shock delivered, to restart their heart. A person who has lost a limb in a car accident needs the bleeding stopped. These things need to be done well before the patient could arrive in an emergency room, even if they were delivered there by helicopter.

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