Community News

February is National Children's Dental Health Month and as is the case with many health issues, prevention is preferable to treatment.

The cost and discomfort associated with prevention of tooth decay is significantly less than its treatment. For example, the cost of a highly effective fluoride varnish application is less than $15, but the cost of a small dental filling to treat a cavity is more than three times that amount, and preventing or reducing the discomfort can't be measured.

The committee which was established in order to raise funds to purchase a permanent marker designating the bandstand in Fountain Square Park as the “Richard H. Simpson Bandstand” would like to announce their goal has been met.

Any additional donations will benefit the Red Oak Band Boosters to distribute as they deem necessary.

The dedication of the “Richard S. Simpson Bandstand” will be performed during Junction Days 2012.

Sandra Guinn
Committee member

Montgomery County Memorial Hospital receives a donation for the Serenity Garden. Randy Jackson, of Hacklebarney Metal Works in Villisca, has donated copper wind art entitled “Ozark Crown” to the Serenity Garden. Jackson made the donation in honor of his wife, Peggy Jackson, who works in the Women’s Health Center at MCMH. Jackson said he wanted to donate the art so that patients getting chemotherapy in the Oncology department can have something that moves to look at in the Serenity Garden.

Free tax preparation services will be available for families in Southwest Iowa as part of the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Program.  

Only Basic Federal, Iowa and nearby state returns will be processed. Most returns will be electronically filed and to speed up the refund process participants are encouraged to have a savings or bank account.