Swine Flu - Your Questions Answered

I really like this Q & A on swine flu, found this morning on the net. Last night's news said the United States is doing all that it needs to be doing right and plans that were in place have now been activated. Even today's announcement of 3 possible swine flu cases in our "neighbor" Park City, Utah, have caused all schools to be closed as a precaution. Containment is a very good plan. The New York school (St. Francis?) that early on had swine flu has shown that it did NOT pass to classmates and family in a wide spread manner so that is good to know.

What can we do? The advice is wash hands, stay home if you feel sick, avoid sustained contact in closed areas, and CALL your doctor (do not drive to their office) if you think someone you know may have swine flu.


Here is the official advice from CDC

What You Can Do to Stay Healthy

• Stay informed. This website will be updated regularly as information becomes available.
• Influenza is thought to spread mainly person-to-person through coughing or sneezing of infected people.
• Take everyday actions to stay healthy.
• Cover your nose and mouth with a tissue when you cough or sneeze. Throw the tissue in the trash after you use it.
• Wash your hands often with soap and water, especially after you cough or sneeze. Alcohol-based hands cleaners are also effective.
• Avoid touching your eyes, nose or mouth. Germs spread that way.
• Stay home if you get sick. CDC recommends that you stay home from work or school and limit contact with others to keep from infecting them.

• Follow public health advice regarding school closures, avoiding crowds and other social distancing measures.
• Develop a family emergency plan as a precaution. This should include storing a supply of food, medicines, facemasks, alcohol-based hand rubs and other essential supplies.
• Call 1-800-CDC-INFO for more information.

Here is the updated information 5/1/09 (I post it because it is interesting how they changed some bolding at the end...also I want to track changes to the suggestions)

What You Can Do to Stay Healthy

• Stay informed. This website will be updated regularly as information becomes available.
• Influenza is thought to spread mainly person-to-person through coughing or sneezing of infected people.
• Take everyday actions to stay healthy.
  • Cover your nose and mouth with a tissue when you cough or sneeze. Throw the tissue in the trash after you use it.
  • Wash your hands often with soap and water, especially after you cough or sneeze. Alcohol-based hands cleaners are also effective.
  • Avoid touching your eyes, nose or mouth. Germs spread that way.
  • Stay home if you get sick. CDC recommends that you stay home from work or school and limit contact with others to keep from infecting them.
• Follow public health advice regarding school closures, avoiding crowds and other social distancing measures.
• Develop a family emergency plan as a precaution. This should include storing a supply of food, medicines, facemasks, alcohol-based hand rubs and other essential supplies.
• Call 1-800-CDC-INFO for more information.

Panademic is Imminent

The CDC raised the Pandemic alert level to a 5 which is described as "pandemic is imminent". You can read about the different Pandemic Alert levels by clicking here

CDC on What You Can Do:
Develop a family emergency plan as a precaution. This should include storing a supply of food, medicines, facemasks, alcohol-based hand rubs and other essential supplies.

Cokeville Citizen's - "Heads Up"

This just in in an email from HARRY STAVEN:

Please tell your friends and neighbors about the

Community Assessment project

where you can voice your opinion on the various
strategic issues facing the Town of Cokeville. If you can not make
any of the scheduled break-out listening sessions on Tuesday (May
5th), you can meet the team members here at the Town Hall later that
evening and discuss any topic of interest.

Then, on Thursday evening at 7 p.m. plan to attend the Eluetian Company community presentation event, 7 p.m., here at the Town Hall.

Swine Flu - level 5 of 6 on CDC scale

The Swine Flu has reached a 5 out of 6 levels on the CDC Scale. Read the full report here:
http://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/04/29/swine.flu/index.html
How will Cokeville handle a pandemic? What are you doing to prepare? Have you changed any travel plans or spending plans? How should Cokeville citizens, individually, be preparing for a possible pandemic? Comments from Cokeville EMS, police, town welcome as well.

Please add your comments to the comments link.

Film "Where the Red Fern Grows" celebrated in small town

The film, "Where the Red Fern Grows", was celebrated and remembered in the small town of Tahlequah recently. A Cokeville local, Stewart Petersen, who starred in the film was asked to return to the small town and here is an article in a Tahlequah newspaper on that event:

Beck Fundraiser

A fundraiser for Alan Beck will be held on April 29th, 2009. Please save the date for dinner and an auction. Voluntary donations to be auctioned very welcome. Monetary donations in lieu of auction items also welcome.
Contact Celeste Jackman for more information


Cokeville High School
Dinner Sloppy Joes - 6pm
under 4 $3
4 and up $5
Auction begins 7pm
Please have auction items to high school by 5:30pm
THERE WILL BE A BAKE SALE AS WELL

Cokeville Miracle Foundation...meeting tonight

This is an invitation to our quarterly meeting of the Cokeville
Miracle Foundation on Tuesday April 21, 2009 at the Cokeville Sr.
Citizen Center at 7:30pm.

Small Business website...

We have been talking about small businesses and have found this great small business website...very professionally done. Enjoy!

No Cokeville Easter Egg Hunt

There is NO
Cokeville Chamber of Commerce
Easter Egg Hunt

There are several factors leading to this outcome but mainly it is due to the fact that Spring Break falls over the Easter weekend and spring break extends until Monday. There are few hands available to help with the hunt (probably also an indication that there would be few at the hunt).

Do you want to see the egg hunt and are frustrated that it didn't happen? Don't be frustrated but do something! What?

JOIN THE COKEVILLE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE if you want this and other volunteer opportunities that can make a difference. The Cokeville Chamber of Commerce and Town of Cokeville typically have split the cost of the egg hunt 50/50 with the Chamber or a Chamber volunteer doing the work. Last year we had two non-chamber volunteers put on the egg hunt.

The Chamber is "Open" to anyone civic minded, not just businesses and business people! So, make a difference. Do not wait for someone to ASK YOU TO DO SOMETHING but get out and get involved!!!

And a P.S. from me: Many Cokeville people ARE involved in many civic and volunteer positions. Most Cokeville organizations, at this time, find themselves short in number. I would like to personally say THANK YOU to everyone that keeps things going. (Elementary school aides, PTO, EMT, Rodeo Club etc.) I know all volunteer organizations would appreciate any extra help people can give.

Employment Recruitment - Letter from Harry A. Staven

The following is a two page letter from Harry A. Staven, Cokeville ED Manager. Cokeville.blogspot.com has chosen to post the letter on the blog as a community service. It is not at the request of Mr. Staven. Please do not contact this blog with any questions regarding this information. Information may or may not be correct at this date.

April 3, 2009

TO: Prospective Future Eleutian Employee
FR: Harry A. Staven, Cokeville ED Manager
RE: Employment Recruitment

As most of you might already have herd, a company, called the Eleutian Company, is looking to open operations here in Cokeville. The Cokeville Economic Development office is helping the company to pre-qualify a prospective employee pool.
The company uses three levels of hiring standards.
1) “Certified Teacher” – has earned an undergraduate degree
2) “Non-Certified Teacher” – has some college level education or an associate degree
3) “Conversational Tutor” – a high school graduate but did not attend college.
The company will also hire one, or more, supervisory level staff; hiring preference will given to those applicants who have a teaching certificate or prior class room teaching experience.
A “Certified Teacher” will earn $12.00 per hour; a “Non-Certified Teacher” receives $10.00/hour and a “Conversational Tutor” is compensated at $8.00/hour. The company guarantees a weekly minimum of 16 hours of work, however, at this time getting additional work is not a problem because the company is experiencing fast growth and is expanding to multiple new markets.
Currently they are offering two shifts: “Early Evening” shift – 4:00 p.m. – 8 p.m. and “Late Evening” shift – 9:00 p.m. – 1 p.m.
If you are interested in this opportunity, please fill in the attached INTEREST FORM and return it to me ASAP. The company would like to have the data back by no later than this coming Thursday (April 9th). As soon as we have re-qualified a minimum of 20 interested individuals, the company will send a representative here to make a presentation and to hold a job fair for you to talk with them directly. Therefore, please do not delay your response to this inquiry.

Thanks,
Harry A. Staven (307-270-7070 or DaDene 307-279-3227
INTEREST FORM

Hi, my name is (block letters please):

I am interested in employment with the Eleutian Company, in the capacity of: (please select one)

I earned my degree from My degree is in
“Certified Teacher”

I have an Associate Degree Attended some college
“Non-Certified Teacher”

I graduate from (state name) high school
“Conversational Tutor”

If employed, my preference is the:

“Early Evening” shift “Late Evening” shift

I can be reached by calling:
My mailing address is:
Best way to reach me is my e-mail: yes no

I am interested in more than the 16 hours per week work load - yes no

Heber Valley Railroad - Cokeville kids on their way!

Extra! Extra! Read all about it

Cokeville Elementary School Librarian, Ida Walton, gave the following special report to Cokeville.blogspot.com:

"17,000 book points exceeded at Cokeville Elementary"

That means the field trip to the Heber Valley Railorad is on!
When: April 30, 2009
Time: Bus leaves at 7:44. Students must be on the bus at 7:30am
Who: All Cokeville Elementary Students grades k-6
Why: Reading goal of 17,000 pts. was met and EXCEEDED this past week
What to bring: Signed permission slip must be turned in, good behavior.
The school will send out more information and a permission slip.

Mrs. Walton says, "This is really happening! I put the caboose on the train this morning and the kids went crazy! We will send home permission slips but we want everyone to be aware and have lots of notice of the early departure time."

This field trip will be an educational one, combining fun with railroad safety and a ride on the Heber Vally Railroad.

Cokeville.blogstpot.com would like to remind parents: Please talk to your children about this special opportunity and congratulate them for all their efforts in reading this school year!

CONGRATULATIONS to COKEVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL for setting a goal and achieving it. Way to make EVERYONE BETTER FOR LIFE!

The link to the Wyoming Newspaper Project

http://www.wyonewspapers.org/ or click here to access the Wyoming Newspaper Project search site!!


A press release recently went out announcing the public access to this great historical information contained on Wyoming's old newspapers.

This is what all the "fuss" has been about in town since August, the project many people in Cokeville are employed to help with the final stages of a multi-staged project. Take a minute to browse and enjoy!

Comments on Cokeville Meadows National Wildlife Refuge Wanted...

Cokeville Blog is posting the following, left previously as a comment on this blog, with permission from the author:

I am a student at Utah State University. I have a group project dealing with cokeville meadows national wildlife refuge and noticed a earlier posting of yours from February. I was wondering if you could e-mail me regarding any information as to why there is a heated discussion with old timer residents and possible local landowners near the refuge. What do they mention about why they dislike or distrust the refuge? Or any info on similar or related material.

thanks,

Jared (jwrandall.ut@gmail.com)

Male Chaperones Needed for Swim School

Please help! We need male chaperones for swim school! Particularly for this Friday, April 3rd. Because of a changed teacher work day several of our scheduled chaperones are looking for substitutes. If we do not have male chaperones, we will have to cancel swim school this week! Even if you do not have an elementry student involved in swim school, we could still use your help! Grandpas, Uncles, Neighbors, Friends, Please contact Shelly Gailey if you can help! 279-5200 or email smgailey@aol.com