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A Rolette County 4-H member pens a note to a health care worker as part of
an effort to express
a “heartfelt thanks” for their efforts.
Heart-felt thanks
County 4-Hers show appreciation to health care workers
Do you know someone who works at a clinic, hospi-
tal, nursing home, assisted living facility, or is an ambu-
lance crew member, fire firefighter or police officer?
These individuals as well as other front-line workers have
been working extra hard to keep us safe.
We invite you to join in the Rolette County 4—H
“Heartfelt Thanks“ effort a part of “North Dakota 4—H
Hearts for HealthCare” campaign to recognize healthcare
workers. Create a special message or valentine for health-
care workers. Deliver it to a community drop-off box or
the Rolette County Extension Office February 10th.
The messages will be delivered to healthcare workers
the week of Valentine’s Day. Cards will also be gathered
at the Rolette County Extension Office 102 2nd Street,
Rolette County Courthouse, PO Box 430, Rolla, ND,
58367. Call 477-5671 for access into the Courthouse.
Drop-off boxes can be found at the Belcourt Post Of-
fice and One-Stop Grocery of Belcourt, The Square Deal
of St. John, Doug & Mary’s Jack and Jill and Leevers
Foods of Rolla, the Rolla Library,“and W'ayne’sFood :
Pride ,of Dunseith.
We invite everyone to be a part of this campaign. Take
part and invite family and friends to write cards as well.
Let’s honor and show gratitude to our healthcare profes~
sionals for what they do.
Farm Safety Webinars
The webinar series may have something for you even
if you are not an active farmer. You may have animals or
be around trucks or other large machines. Safety is im-
portant for all of us. So, check out these Virtual opportu-
nities. The webinars are free of charge. You many choose
to take in one or all of the series sessions.
Farming and ranching are among North Dakota’s most
dangerous occupations. Because of this, North Dakota
State University Extension and the University of Min—
nesota Extension have partnered to offer a series of one-
hour farm safety webinars this winter. The webinars will
be held at 11 am. Thursdays between now and March 18.
The webinar dates and topics are:
- Feb. 4 - tractor and equipment safety
Feb. 18 youth farm safety
- March 4 livestock safety
March 18 mental health
Presenters willtincludeiNDSU Extension agents and ‘
specialists, producers, emergency responders and Uni-
versity of Minnesota Extension educators.
“We’re always in a hurry,” says Angie Johnson, NDSU
Extension agent and farm and ranch safety program co-
ordinator. “Mother Nature has us racing against the clock
to get tasks done. When we’re rushed, we increase 0111".
chances of making a mistake, and that’s when accidents
will happen. The goal of the FarrnSafety Webinar Series
is to start the conversation of safety as a priority at the
farm/ranch level.”
Visit z.umn.edu/FarmSafetyWebinars to preregister.
Preregistration is required. >
For more information, contact Johnson at
angela.b.johnson@ndsu.edu or Emily Krekelberg, farm'
safety and health educator with University of Minnesota
Extension, at krck0033@umn.edu.
To learn more about farm and ranch safety, visit
NDSU Extension’s website at www.ag.ndsu.edu/exten—
sion/farmsafety.
Impeachment
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Dirt
Willow Sky
Skye Duarte and Cole Davis of
Belcourt announce the birth of a
baby daughter, Willow Sky, on Oc—
tober 20, 2020.
Willow weighed 10 pounds, five
ounces and was 20 inches long. She
was born at Quentin N. Burdick Me-
morial Health Care Facility in Bel-
court.
Willow joins a brother, River
Sage Davis, age 5.
Willow’s grandparents are
William and Debbie Duarte and
Wayne Davis.
Amari Reign
Janna Azure and Alex Jeanotte of
Dunseith announce the birth of a
baby daughter,Amari Reign, on J an—
uary 28,2021.
Amari weighed 7 pounds and 12
ounces. She was born at Quentin N.
Burdick Memorial Health Care Fa-
cility in Belcourt.
Amari joins siblings brothers,
Liam, 11,Thacen, 8, and Hero, 5.
Amari’s grandparents are Keith
and Melinda Azure of Belcourt and
Lloyd (Shorty) and Lisa Jeanotte of
Dunseith.
face, that the Senate would be pre-
cluded from finishing its business
when circumstances permitted the
safe return of Senators?
The derailment of a constitutional
process conceived by the framers of
the Constitution as fundamentally
important to the rule of law and the
safety of the nation by either a cyni-
cal tactic of resign-to-escape, or the
temporary delay of trial caused by a
public health crisis, would reduce the
trumpet sound of the rule of law to
that of tinkling crystal. ,
The end of Donald Trump’s term
t of office does not mark the end of the
Senate’s power to try him on charges
of impeachment. The integrity of the
impeachment process enjoys the
same protection as that constitution-
ally afforded a court of law to fully
exercise its judicial power and dis-
pose of the cases and controversies
brought before it.
The forthcoming impeachment
trial of former President Trump is not
the first time that the Senate has held
an impeachment trial of a former of—-
ficial. In 1876, Secretary of War
William Belknap resigned shortly be-
fore the House voted to impeach him.
The Senate concluded that it did, in
fact, possess the authority to try
Belknap, despite the fact that he was,
by that point, a former executive
branch official. Although Belknap
was acquitted of the charges against
him, the fact that the trial was con-
ducted constitutes an important con—
stitutional understanding of the law
of impeachment by the first branch of
government.
The Belknap precedent, the logic
of the impeachment power and its
critical role in maintaining executive
accountability and republican gover-
nance, lead us to the conclusion that
a former president may be tried by
the Senate.
(Adler is president of The Alturas
Institute, created to advance Ameri-
can Democracy through promotion
of the Constitution, civic education,
equal protection and gender equality.
Send questions about the Constitu-
tion to Dr. Adler at NDWTPCol—
umn@gmail.com and he will attempt
to answer them in subsequent
columns. This column is provided by
the North Dakota Newspaper Asso-
ciation and Humanities North
Dakota.)
Death Notice
Lyle Gunvald Christofferson
Lyle Gunvald Christofferson,
Oroville, CA, formerly of Rolla, lov-
ing husband, father, grandfather, great
grandfather, and friend, passed away
peacefully surrounded by family on
January 9, 2021 at the age of 79.
Services will be held at the Bisbee
Lutheran Cemetery on July 1, 2021.
A full obituary will be in' next week’s
edition of The Star.
Does acupuncture work and the ihsurance issue
Dear Savvy Senior,
Is acupuncture a viable treatment
for pain and is it covered by
‘ Medicare? Since the pandemic hit, I
have a lot of lower back and neck
pain and am wondering if it’s worth
trying. What can you tell me?
Looking for Solutions
Dear Looking,
Many studies over the years —
funded by the National Institutes of
Health '— have found acupuncture to
be very effective in easing pain and
can help with a variety of other ail-
ments too. Here’s what you should
know.
Acupuncture Treatment
First used in China more than
2,000 years ago, acupuncture has be-
come increasingly popular in the
United States over the past decade.
While acupuncture isn’t a cure-all
treatment, it is a safe, drug—free op—
tion for relieving many different
types of pain including low back
pain, neck pain, osteoarthritis, mi-
graine headaches, fibromyalgia,
postoperative pain, tennis elbow,
carpel tunnel syndrome, dental pain
and more. Studies have also shown
that it can be helpful in treating
asthma, depression, digestive disor—
,,ders, menopause symptoms like hot
flashes, and nausea caused by
chemotherapy or anesthesia.
Exactly how or why acupuncture
works isn’t fully understood, but it’s
based on the traditional Eastern the-
ory that vital energy flows through
pathways in the body, and when any
of these pathways get blocked, pain
and illness result. Acupuncture un-
blocks the pathways to restore health.
However, today most Western
practitioners believe that acupunc-
ture works because it stimulates the
nerves causing the release of endor-
phins, which are the body’s natural
painkiller hormones. It’s also shown
to increase blood circulation, de-
crease inflammation and ,stimulate
the immune system.
What to Expect
During acupuncture, practitioners
stimulate specific points on the body
by inserting thin needles through the
skin. The needles are solid, sterile
and disposable (used only once), and
as thin as a cat’s whisker.
The number of needles used for
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each treatment can vary anywhere
from a few, up to a dozen or more.
And where the needles are actually
stuck depends on the condition being
treated, but they are typically inserted
about one-quarter to l—inch deep and
are left in place fer about 20 minutes.
After placement, the needles are
sometimes twirled or manipulated, or
stimulated with electricity or heat.
You may feel a brief, sharp sensa-
tion when the needle is inserted, but
generally it’s not painful. Once the
needle is in place, however, you may
feel a tingling sensation, numbness,
mild pressure or warmth.
How many treatments you’ll need
will depend on the severity of your
condition - 12 treatments done
weekly or biweekly is very common.
It’s also important to know that
acupuncture can be used in conjunc-
tion with other conventional medical
treatments, or by itself.
Cost and Coverage
The cost per treatment typically
runs anywhere from $40 to $150, de—
pending on where you are in the
country and what style of treatment
you are receiving.
Today, an increasing number of
private insurance plans, including
some Medicare Advantage plans, and
policies provided by employers offer
. some type of acupuncture coverage.
You’ll also be happy to know that
last January (2020), the Centers for
Medicare and Medicaid Services an-
nounced that original Medicare will
now cover up to 12 acupuncture ses—
sions in 90 days for patients with
chronic lower back pain. Eight addi—
tional sessions can be added if pa-
tients show improvement.
But in order to receive Medicare
coverage, you must use a licensed
acupuncturist who is supervised by a
medical doctor, physician assistant or
nurse practitioner trained in acupunc-
ture, who will need to process the
acupuncture claim. Currently, 1i-
censed acupuncturists can’t directly
bill Medicare.
To find an acupuncturist in your
area ask your doctor for a referral, or
you can do a search online. Two good
resources are the National Certifica-
tion Commission for Acupuncture
and Oriental Medicine (nccaom-org),
and the American Academy of Med-
ical Acupuncturists (med-
icalacupunctureorg), which offers a
directory of MDs and DOs who are
certified to practice acupuncture.
Send your senior questions to:
Savvy Senior, PO. Box 5443, Nor-
man, OK 73070, or visit SavvySe-
nior.org. Jim Miller is a contributor
to the NBC Today show and author
of “The Savvy Senior” book.
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