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TWO VICTORIES TO START THE SEASON Pirates rack up win
by Katie Alba
There has been a lot of excitement and anticipation in the gym
the past few weeks as the Lady
Pirates kicked off their volleyball
season.
The group returns a strong
group of seniors, including middle
hitter Shania Glenz, setters Haley
Stinar and Megan Dougherty,
and right side Alexys Thompson.
Other returning letter winners are
sophomores Morgan Glenz and
Allison Olson.
Fans can also expect to see
new faces on the court this year.
Underclassmen have been working hard in the offseason to fill
holes from graduates, Jordyn
Glenz (middle hitter), Sarah
Moenkedick (outside/left back)
and Alexis Steege (libero).
Coach Glenz commented,
saying, “There is a lot of talent
on this team, and we are excited
about the season.”
Additionally, the team is happy to welcome Courtney Branstner Umlend to the coaching staff
this year. She is a returning Pirate
Volleyball standout from the 2005
team and is looking forward to
coaching the Junior Varsity squad.
The season started underway
this past week as Lady posted
victories over both Parkers Prairie
(25-15, 25-15, 25-21) and Crosby-Ironton (25-18, 19-25, 25-14,
25-20). Senior co-captains Megan
Dougherty and Shania Glenz led
Katie Johnson pushed the ball back into Ranger the team in assists and kills.
The Pirates will take on the
territory with gusto during the Pirates game
In a joint effort, Allison Olsson and Morgan
versus Crosby-Ironton on their home court last Sebeka Trojans this upcoming Glenz found success on their double block.
week.
week.
—photos by Matt Ganz
Cardinals fall to
Sauk Centre
Hunting dates to
remember
Thursday, Sept. 8: Antlerless deer and special hunt lottery
deadline
Saturday, Sept. 10: Youth Waterfowl Day; sandhill crane season opens in northwest zone
Saturday, Sept. 17: Archery
deer season opens; small game
season opens including for ruffed
grouse, sharp-tailed grouse,
spruce grouse, Hungarian partridge, rabbits and squirrels
Team Captain Emily Veronen took third in the 200 IM and
second in the 100 backstroke.
—submitted photo
by Amanda Olson
The Cardinals swim team fell
44-111 to Sauk Centre on August 30.
Overall, the team did fantastic! We had a majority of the
team drop considerable time
from our practice team trials
last week, and we had a handful
of girls swim personal bests, if
not close to personal bests. The
girls have made strides in their
technique and we can now focus on improving the foundation
they have now laid for themselves. I’m extremely proud of
what they accomplished tonight,
and more importantly they were
proud of themselves. Based on
what I saw tonight, I would expect to see some great things for
this team in the future, especially some of our new girls.
Some of our top Varsity finishers: Emily Veronen (junior)
- 3rd in 200 IM and 2nd in 100
Backstroke with a near personal
best of 1:10.57. Lili Schneider
(sophomore) - 3rd in 200 Free
and 1st in 100 Breaststroke with
a personal best of 1:19.48.
Sports
Schedule
VERNDALE
FOOTBALL
September 9 @ HLA, 7 p.m.
September 16 Home vs Bertha-Hewitt 7 p.m.
VOLLEYBALL
September 8 @ Sebeka 7:30 p.m.
September 10 Brow-EV Invit 9 a.m.
September 12 Home vs Swanville 7:30
September 15 @ WDC 7:30 p.m.
September 19 @ Brow/EV 7:30 p.m.
against BBE
Mack Jones was tackled as he broke through the line of the
Brandon-Evansville defense during last week’s game. The Pirates came away victorious with a final score of 34-20, making
their final two touchdowns in the fourth quarter. During the
first quarter they scored eight and in the third quarter 12 points
were added to the scoreboard.
Saturday, Sept. 24: Waterfowl
season opens; hunting seasons
open for woodcock and prairie
chicken
Saturday, Sept. 24 and Sunday, Sept. 25: Take a Kid Hunting Weekend
Saturday, Oct. 1: Fall turkey
season opens
Saturday, Oct. 15: Pheasant
season opens
Public
Notices
COMMUNITY
CORRECTIONS
STATE OF
MINNESOTA
TODD AND WADENA
COUNTIES
Todd-Wadena Community
Corrections Executive Committee scheduled for Monday,
September 12, 2016, at 4:30
p.m., at the Todd County Office, 200 First Street NE, Staples, Minnesota.
Jordan Brownlow made a nice open field tackle. He had nine
tackles during the game, along with Josh Bounds and Sam
Moore. Tyler Willis made 15 tackles and Mack Jones and Dan
Deppa each had eight.
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those with type AB blood, also continually
needed to help ensure patients receive the
lifesaving blood products they need. Platelets – a key clotting component of blood
often needed by cancer patients, surgical
patients and bone marrow recipients – must
be transfused within five days of donation,
so donations are constantly needed. Donors
with type AB blood are urged to give blood
or platelets to restock the plasma supply.
Type AB donors have the universal plasma
type, which can be given to patients of all
blood types.
According to the Red Cross, “Individuals who donated blood earlier this summer
may be eligible to donate again and help
patients like an expectant mother at a Red
Cross-supported hospital who is currently
receiving nearly 100 units of blood products
a week until she delivers. Her need alone
could add up to 1100 units.”
How to donate blood
The Red Cross makes it exceptionally
easy to donate.
The free Blood Donor App – available
in app stores by searching for American Red
Cross or by texting BLOODAPP to 90999
– not only makes appointment scheduling
easy, but donors can also access their digital
donor card and be notified when their donation is distributed to a hospital.
Donors can also visit redcrossblood.org
or call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-7332767) to make an appointment or for more
information.
All blood types are needed to ensure a
reliable supply for patients. A blood donor
card or driver’s license or two other forms
of identification are required at check-in. Individuals who are 17 years of age (16 with
parental consent in some states), weigh at
least 110 pounds and are in generally good
health may be eligible to donate blood. High
school students and other donors 18 years of
age and younger also have to meet certain
height and weight requirements.
Facts about blood needs
• Approximately 36,000 units of red
blood cells are needed every day in the U.S.
• Nearly 7000 units of platelets and
10,000 units of plasma are needed daily in
the U.S.
• Nearly 21 million blood components
are transfused each year in the U.S.
• The average red blood cell transfusion
is approximately 3 pints.
• The blood type most often requested by
hospitals is type O.
• The blood used in an emergency is already on the shelves before the event occurs.
• It is estimated that sickle cell disease
affects 90,000 to 100,000 people in the U.S.
About 1000 babies are born with the disease
each year. Sickle cell patients can require
frequent blood transfusions throughout their
lives.
• More than 1.68 million people are expected to be diagnosed with cancer in 2016.
Many of them will need blood, sometimes
daily, during their chemotherapy treatment.
• A single car accident victim can require
as many as 100 pints of blood.
Facts about the
blood supply
• The number of whole blood and red
blood cell units collected in the U.S. in a
year: 13.6 million
• The number of blood donors in the U.S.
in a year: 6.8 million
• Although an estimated 38 percent of the
U.S. population is eligible to donate blood
at any given time, less than 10% of that eligible population actually do each year.
• Blood cannot be manufactured—it can
only come from generous donors.
• Type O negative blood (red cells) can
be transfused to patients of all blood types. It
is always in great demand and often in short
supply.
• Type AB positive plasma can be transfused to patients of all other blood types. AB
plasma is also usually in short supply.
How long is blood
good for?
According to the Red Cross, “Each unit
of whole blood normally is separated into
several components. Red blood cells may be
stored under refrigeration for a maximum of
42 days, or they may be frozen for up to 10
years. Red cells carry oxygen and are used
to treat anemia or blood loss. Platelets are
important in the control of bleeding and are
generally used in patients with leukemia and
other forms of cancer. Platelets are stored
at room temperature and may be kept for a
maximum of five days. Fresh frozen plasma,
used to control bleeding due to low levels
of some clotting factors, is kept in a frozen
state for up to one year. Cryoprecipitated
AHF, which contains only a few specific
clotting factors, is made from fresh frozen
plasma and may be stored frozen for up to
one year. Granulocytes are sometimes used
to fight infections, although their efficacy
is not well established. They must be transfused within 24 hours of donation.”
However, a May 11 2013 article called
“The Shelf Life of Donor Blood” in the New
York Times blog, stated, “For decades, the
Food and Drug Administration has limited
storage of refrigerated red blood cells to 42
days. But it has been clear for some time
that stored blood degrades in various ways
long before that six-week limit, and some
research suggests that the changes may
be harmful to patients who receive older
blood.”
The Red Cross website still lists 42 days
as the standard.
What if there is
a shortage?
“There is always the chance that a physician could postpone an elective surgery
if the needed blood products aren’t readily
available,” said Dr. Richard Benjamin, chief
medical officer for the American Red Cross.
“In a worst case scenario, a physician may
have to forego performing a more serious
procedure for a patient because of a shortage
of blood. We need to do everything we can
to make sure it doesn’t get to that point.”
Every day, the Red Cross must collect
more than 17,000 pints of blood for patients
at more than 3000 hospitals and transfusion
centers across the country. Donors are encouraged to make appointments in the coming days and weeks to help ensure that all
patient blood needs can be met. Each pint
of whole blood can help save more than one
life.
Right in stride, Mac Schluttner reached out to connect on a
—photos by Matt Ganz
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