The increase from year to year, of Medicare beneficiaries receiving flu and pneumococcal shots results in additional thousands of avoided hospital admissions and additional millions of dollars in savings to beneficiaries and the Medicare program. PAST NEWS Shear earns occupational therapy degree Jo A. Shear of Blair recently earned her bachelor of science degree in occupational therapy from Creighton University in Omaha. She was one of 24 people earning that degree. Homework Helpline is open again to assist students in grades four through eight who have homework questions at night. The service, which provides homework help over the telephone, is available Monday through Thursday evenings from 6 to 8 p.m.
Assistance is available in social studies, language arts, math and science.
Student volunteers from local high schools respond to questions from students who call in for help. An adult supervisor is on hand and textbooks are available for reference. Her grandparents are Dwaynne and Eileen Mazour of Blair and Rudy and Cecilia Vlcek of Omaha. The league is open for boys and girls.