Progress - Youth

PROGRESS UPDATEYOUTH

2012

April 4, 2012 • Volume 3

The Valley News • Wednesday, April 4, 2012PAGE2C

By TESS GRUBER NELSONManaging Editor

Formed in 1997 byFarragut horseman DanWhitehill, the Two CountyDusters have been perform-ing at the Sidney IowaRodeo and Iowa StateHorse Fair for numerousyears.

The Two County Dustersare a group of youth thatperform an exhilaratingdrill team like routine,while riding a horse at a fullgallop.

“It’s a way to keep ouryouth involved with horsesand give them an avenue for

personal growth,” said KenWhitehill, Two CountyDusters co-director. “Ithelps them learn responsi-bility, keeps them involvedand provides them withownership.”

Although Dan retired in2007, Ken, as well as JoshSunderman and DickMcClure make sure theDusters are still goingstrong.

“It’s not easy,” said Ken.“It takes a lot of hardwork.”

Participants must be inthe sixth grade to seniors inhigh school, said Ken.Practices are held each

Sunday beginning inMarch at theSidney RodeoArena for twom o n t h s .Tryouts tomake theteam arethen heldthe firstt w oSundaysin June.

“ W elook forthe partner-ship betweenthe kid and thehorse,” Kenexplained. “They

also have to be ableto comprehend

some basictasks andhave con-trol overtheir ani-mal.”

W i t h19 mem-b e r s ,Ken saidthe groupwill beperform-

ing March30, 31, and

April 1 at theIowa Horse

Fair in Des

Moines, as they have thepast nine years.

“We have also performedat the Tabor Farmers andMerchants Picnic, EdPhillips Memorial Rodeo inMaryville, and the LenoxRodeo.”

However, the groupmight best be known fortheir annual performancesat the Sidney IowaChampionship Rodeo.

Despite having the namethe Two County Dusters,team members can actuallyreside in any county thatborders Page or FremontCounty.

“In the beginning it was

only for Page and FremontCounty, but then we had afew kids involved in PageCounty 4-H that lived inTaylor County, and a fewthat lived in NorthwestMissouri, so when westopped our affiliation with4-H, we opened it up.”

Ken said when they firststarted there were morethan 35 members, but withless people owning horses,their numbers are decreas-ing each year.

“There just aren’t thatmany kids with horses anymore,” said Ken. “We’llcertainly keep it going aslong as we can.”

RIDE... Some of the best youth equestrian riders in the area are members of the Two County Dusters, which began in 1997 by Farragut horseman, Dan Whitehill.

Two County Dusters excel at horsemanship

By JASON GLENNStaff Writer

4-H has long labored under the presump-tion that it’s just about raising hearty live-stock and growing gargantuan produce andtherefore only for kids who lived in thecountry. Even the person in charge ofFremont County 4-H, ISU Extension andOutreach County Youth Coordinator SusanHarris, said she had that notion when shewas in school.

“I grew up in Keokuk thinking 4-H wasfor farm kids, that was my concept. And,really, it’s not, but back in the day I think itdid get labeled for farm kids, but there arelots of other activities,” she said.

Just finishing her first year on the job,Harris said she has learned that 4-H pres-ents kids with a vast array of subject matter,from creative arts andpersonal developmentto agriculture and nat-ural resources, scienceand technology and,yes, raising livestock.

“Part of the 4-Hadventure experienceis looking at projectareas that 4-H has tooffer and then choos-ing a project from 45different areas,” Harrissaid. “4-H’ers areencouraged to thinkabout something theywould like to explore,something new,maybe it’s a hobby that they want to learnmore about. It could be a topic that maybethe family is involved in. Either way, wewant it to be something fun.”

Kids who join 4-H are divided into threegroups – fourth through sixth grade Juniors,seventh and eighth grade Intermediates, andninth through twelfth grade Seniors. Whilethe Juniors learn about many of the sametopics, Intermediates and Seniors areencouraged to develop projects each yearfor the Fremont County Fair. Some of thedifferent clubs within Fremont County arethe Riverside Rockets, the Silver Skylarks,W.M.P., Washington P.E.P., the WaubonsieTrail Blazers and the Fremont CountyFletchings, a safety, education and shootingclub. If kids are interested in an activity notoffered by their own club or have parentsliving in different homes they can enroll inmore than one club.

While participating in the fair is not

required, Harris said, most members do andlearn valuable life lessons from choosing aproject, completing it and then being able toexplain the process to a panel of judges.Still, she said, it is a youth organization andthe emphasis is on enjoyment.

“You want them to learn how to maketheir own decisions, be organized, learnhow to keep records, work with others,work with your group and, again I have tosay it, fun is at the forefront. The interactionand belonging, being a part of a group, partof your club, is really important,” Harrissaid.

One big once-in-a-lifetime experienceopen to 4-H’ers is the Citizen WashingtonFocus trip, a weeklong journey to thenation’s capital that comes every threeyears. This just happens to be one of thoseyears and Harris said 37 Fremont County

kids will be headedeast on June 2 to seethe sights, stay at theNational Youth 4-HCenter in suburbanMaryland and meetwith 4-H membersfrom across the coun-try to talk about localand national issues.

There are two bigannual fundraisers forthe trip – the foodstand and a popularcherry pie baking con-test and auction at thefair – and kids have toprovide a deposit, but

Harris said the extension’s YouthCommittee is the true indispensable sup-porter and sponsor of the trip.

With this being her first year and firstopportunity to go on the Washington trip,Harris said she was bit nervous at theprospect and asked prior chaperones exten-sive questions about how it had gone in thepast.

“I was intimidated at first but I’m reallylooking forward to it and don’t look at it asa chore by any means or even a job,” shesaid. “For me, I feel like it’s going to bequite the experience to be there and watchour kids interact and be a part of it.”

More information about the FremontCounty 4-H or the Fremont County Fair,can be found atwww.extension.iastate.edu/fremont/kid-steens.htm or call the Fremont Countyextension office at 374-2351.

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BAKING... Casey Cruickshank of the Silver Skylarks 4-H club pays close attention to detail while herolls out his cherry pie crust at the Fremont County Fair. The cherry pie contest and auction is afundraiser for a trip Fremont County 4-H’ers take to Washington, D.C., every three years.

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For many kids, nothingquite compares to slippingon that clean new uniformand getting to participate inorganized sports for thefirst time. In Shenandoah,generations of youngstershave gotten that feelingthrough the city’s Parksand Recreation youthleagues and programs.

During the summer,parks and rec offers a widevariety of activities to getkids out from in front ofthe TV and into the freshair for fun and exercise.Among the programs arebaseball and softballleagues for kids from pre-K to fourth grade, tennisfor first- through eighth-graders, swim teams forfirst- through twelfth-graders as well as swim-ming lessons, a track pro-gram and a golf camp host-ed by the AmericanLegion.

Parks and RecreationDirector Mike Laughlinsaid kids, parents, coachesand staff are all excited toget the summer seasonrolling after the final classbell rings.

“We obviously can’tstart a lot of them untilschool is out, so that firstweek school is out we givethe kids a few days off,then we hit the ground run-ning. We’re starting a lot ofour programs at the end ofthe following week,” hesaid.

Laughlin said that theannual registration day lastweek produced a good

turnout, but that anyonecan still sign up until theApril 23 deadline. He saidmost of the programs lastsix weeks and are designedto be done by July 4 so par-ents can fit in vacation andfamily time and kids canstill participate in other latesummer camps or prac-tices.

Following a mild winterand delightfully warmspring, Laughlin said peo-ple seem a bit more excitedthan usual for youth sportsand he’s got his crews

working double quick toget the five fields the citymaintains ready.

“With this weather, Ithink it’s got everybodyfired up, they’re ready toroll. We’re still working onball fields, actually, tryingto get them ready to play,”he said. “It just came onearlier this year, people areready.”

While the parks and recleagues focus on gettingkids interested andinvolved and keepinggames and practices local,

for those kids and parentswho want to join a teamthat travels to other townsand has, perhaps, a bitmore intense competition,Laughlin said the city has agreat relationship with theparents’ associations thatrun those programs and hecan point people in theright direction. He said hesees a need for both kindsof athletic opportunities ina town like Shenandoah.

“Parents want their kidsto compete and they wantthem to be on a competi-tive team but at the sametime that’s not necessarilyparks and recreation’s job,”Laughlin said. “Our job isto introduce them to thesports, teach them thosefundamentals as best thatwe can and make it fun forthem so they want to con-tinue to play.”

While keeping the kidsthrilled about learning andparticipating in sports iscertainly job No. 1, on apersonal note, Laughlinsaid he’s probably as excit-ed as anyone for the sum-mer season to start.

“I’m ready for games tobegin because they’re fun.I do a lot of the umpiringplus I teach the pre-Kthrough fourth grade aspart of our youth baseballso I’m in charge of that,”he said. “I’m ready for itagain. It’s fun and excit-ing.”

For more information orto register for parks and recyouth sports programs,contact Laughlin at 246-3409 or visit sim-plyshenandoah.com/rec_parks_programs.asp.

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As college grows costlier and even just heading out fora burger and a movie becomes a twenty-plus dollar affair,having a steady, good paying job is more of a necessitythan ever for the average teenager. Add to that the increas-ing importance of a solid work resume and professionalskills to advancing adult career opportunities and it’s easyto see why so many local high school students are seek-ing gainful employment on a regular basis.

Luckily, Shenandoah has a number of options when itcomes to jobs for young people. From local grocerystores like Hy-Vee and Fareway to the city’s Parks andRecreation department to good old standbys like babysit-ting and lawn mowing, teens who are looking for a decentpaycheck and good experience and aren’t afraid to workhard can most likely find something to suit their needs.

As Human Resources Director for Hy-Vee, one of themore prodigious employers of area teens, Amy Jones saidhaving local kids work there benefits both the kids and thecompany alike.

“We like to have youth in the area here have an oppor-tunity to be seen out in community. It gives them oppor-tunities to work and learn responsibility,” she said. “A lotof the kids, it is their first job and we like to be able tohelp them build their knowledge. We help them build ontheir future career-wise.”

Jones said Hy-Vee typically has about 40-45 highschool and college age kids on the payroll and hires about10-15 new ones each year. An added benefit of workingthere, she said, is that those who go off to college canremain on the payroll and pick right up where they left offwhen they’re back in town on holiday or summer breaks.

Being an employee of Hy-Vee also opens kids up toscholarships offered by the company and the IowaGrocers Association, Jones said, and, with flexible hours,allows them to participate in school activities while main-taining a regular work schedule.

During the summer, the city becomes one of the largeryouth employers, hiring between 35-40 teens to work atthe pool, coach youth sports and mow the athletic fields.Parks and Recreation Director Mike Laughlin echoedJones’ sentiments that having local kids on staff fills aconsistent need, teaches them responsibility and account-ability, and helps create a strong association between theschools, the employer and the community. In terms of lifeskills, Laughlin said being in the public eye is a great wayfor teens to develop their ability and comfort in commu-nicating on an adult and professional level.

“If they’re not so good at it, it’s something that we canhelp them with because, everyday, it doesn’t matter whatthey’re doing at the pool being a lifeguard or coaching lit-tle league baseball, they have to interact with those kidsand the parents of those kids,” he said.

Laughlin said it can also benefit a kid’s future aspira-tions to have an adult in a position of professional author-ity as a good reference for college applications and schol-arships or to help find ways to fulfill community servicerequirements.

Above all, whether it’s a part-time or a summer job,both Jones and Laughlin agreed that while work is impor-tant and a valuable learning experience, as employers ofteens and young adults, the most important thing is allow-ing them to embrace all the opportunities and excitementthat youth carries with it.

“School is what is important to them, the job comessecond,” Jones said. “That’s what I always tell kids in ori-entation, ‘You’re only young once, you only go throughhigh school once, you need to enjoy those times.’ They’vegot the rest of their lives to work.”

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When it comes to obstetrics and delivery,you don’t necessarily have to go to a bigcity to receive top-notch care. In fact, moreand more expectant mothers are selectingthe Shenandoah Medical Center when itcomes to the delivery of their little bundlesof joy.

Dr. Scott Kinghas been head ofobstetrics andgynecology atSMC since May2007. He said inthe five yearshe’s been withthe center, thenumber ofO B G Y Npatients hasincreased andthe technologyhas becomestate-of-the-art.

“I think it helps that there has been somecontinuity of care in the past few years,”

King said. “It also helps that we have a nice3D-4D ultrasound machine in radiology,the latest and greatest digital mammogrammachine, bone density testing available,and several fetal-heart monitors – I’d say alot of people would be surprised at the tech-nology we have here.”

The hospital, said King, has made a com-mitment to upgrading equipment the lastcouple years, which shows in the servicesthey are able to provide. Most recently hesaid new fetal heart monitors, a bilirubinlight, bilirubinblanket and a blanket warmerhave been purchased for the department.

With more than half of their patients con-sidered high-risk, King said it’s necessaryto have updated equipment.

“I’d say more than 80 percent of ourpatients are high-risk patients – that theyhave high blood pressure, diabetes, bad out-comes in the past and as a result, we havethree fetal monitors in our office alone,”King said. “There is also an ultrasound intheir office so we don’t have to go some-where else. We also have the time, our nurs-es do, to do more teaching. Holly(Schebaum) and Rhonda Rasmussen herein the office will spend what time is neces-

sary to explain things or answer questionsor concerns.”

That personalized form of care, saidKing, is another asset SMC provides. Kingsaid they know their patients by their firstnames and will never be too busy to sitdown and talk.

“We have one standard of care and that is,‘What would we want for our family?’”

In 2011, King said more than 120 babieswere born at SMC and the numbers keepincreasing. There have already been morethan 39 babies born at SMC since thebeginning of the year.

On top of that, King himself has deliv-ered more than 4,000 babies since he beganhis practice.

“It’s not like we’re beginners.”However, King admits they might not be

the right facility for all expectant mothers,however, they also have the ability to co-mange patients, working along side withthe University of Nebraska Medical Centerand Methodist Hospital in Omaha.

“With gas hitting $4 and $5 per gallon,and frequent appointments in the last fewweeks of pregnancy, we could really help alot of people,” said King. “We’re capable of

providing that in-between care where wecan.”

The same can be said about emergencies,where the 60 miles between Shenandoahand Omaha can seem like mush more.

“We have had some emergencies whereif we wouldn’t have been here, the motherand baby wouldn’t have made it,” Kingsaid.

King and his wife, Roma, moved toShenandoah so their son, Adam, could goto school in a safe environment and receivea good education. Although Adam is now acollege student in Colorado, King said atthe end of the day, what makes the town ofShenandoah great, also makes the hospitalgreat.

“To come to a place where you can walkdown the streets at night, or walk to themovie theatre, or where you don’t have tostand in line for things – where the teachersknow your children’s names – that kind ofpersonalized care that we found inShenandoah, and it’s the same type careprovided here (SMC).”

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With bowling set tobecome a competitive highschool sport in Shenandoahthis fall, the youth leaguesat Little Waite Lanes aregoing to become the breed-ing grounds for futureMustang champions.

Mikey Waite, owner ofthe bowling center withwife Sarah, said he partici-pated in Shenandoah YouthBowling as a teenager andlearned to love the sportfrom a core group of long-time coaches and parentswho ran the leagues. Whenhe and Sarah decided tomove back to town and buythe business in 2007, hesaid taking over the leaguesand helping to develop thenext crop of hometown tal-ent was just a natural part ofthe job.

“They were kind of readyto pass on the torch,” hesaid. “You know, it needs tohappen. You’ve got otheradults coming up andthey’ve got their kids in itand need to get moreinvolved and help coach.That’s just how it worksout.”

Waite and a group of highschool bowling buddiesnow coach the teams in thethree age- and skill-differ-entiated leagues. Startingevery September, theleagues run for 24 weeksand are separated into theRed Barons for youngbeginners, Hobo’s for inter-mediate bowlers andMustangs for junior highand high school agebowlers. The Hobo’s andMustangs compete onSaturday mornings whilethe Red Barons stick tolearning the fundamentalsand just practice onWednesday afternoons.

As the current season justwrapped up last weekendwith two Shen club bowlersadvancing to the state tour-nament, Waite said it’s beengratifying to be on the otherend of the spectrum, pass-ing along his knowledgeand love of the sport.

“It’s fun to watch the kidsprogress and get better, getthat success. Some of them,they aren’t the greatest ath-letes in other sports but theymight excel at bowling,” hesaid.

One example of a greatsuccess story, Waite said,was a high school seniorwho joined the league forfun and to learn a bit moreand ended up winning asmall college scholarshipcompeting in a local tourna-ment.

Expanding opportunitiesfor local youth was one ofthe reasons Waite was partof the committee urging theschool board to adopt bowl-ing as a school-sponsoredactivity. A lot of otherschools in the area haveformed teams, he said, andthough he was able to repre-sent Shenandoah HighSchool as a teenage clubbowler, the rules havechanged and schools arenow restricted from affiliat-ing with clubs.

“A lot of times the kidswho are bowling in our clubprogram aren’t necessarilyin any other sports and, per-sonally, I was in othersports as a bowler but wewent to the state tournamentto represent the school threedifferent times and I alwayskind of liked that,” Waitesaid.

“I’ve got quite a few real-ly good bowlers that don’tdo anything else sports-wise and now they’re goingto get to represent their

school.”Last year, Waite said the

youth leagues had morethan 50 kids participatingand he anticipates with thenew school team will comeeven greater numbers ofkids wanting to learn thegame and hone their skills.He said anyone interested insigning up for the leaguescan do so shortly afterLabor Day when registra-tion begins. If they happento miss that, though, he saidall are welcome anytime.

“They can just show upwhen league’s going on andwe can sign them up rightthen and they can startbowling that day,” he said.

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With 265 students, it’s somewhat safe to say that ValleyDance Company, located in Shenandoah, is a great place forkids to learn ballet, tap, hip-hop, and tumbling.

Kristen Spriggs-Gile started the studio in 1999 with 80kids. The number of students has increased so much she haspurchased a larger facility on Nishna Road.

“It the former Nishna Valley Pharmacy building,” SpriggsGile explained. “There’s better parking, a larger waiting areafor parents and more than one restroom.”

Additionally, the new facility will have two entrances, alounge with vending machines and WIFI, four restrooms,and a room just for costumes.

“I simply outgrew the building I was in,” she said. Spriggs-Gile started dancing when she was 3, the same

age she accepts students now as an instructor.“I hated every minute of it,” she laughed. “My dad would

shove me in the door and run for his life. It wasn’t until aboutthe age of eight or nine, when my teacher asked me if I want-ed to compete, that I began to like it.”

Beginning students start out learning ballet, tap and tum-bling – a combination class that lasts 45 minutes. Then, stu-dents move on to the combination class for one hour.

“As you progress, you’re there for an hour and a half, twohours, or even three hours.”

And Valley Dance isn’t just for girls ages 3 to 18, Spriggs-Gile offers tumbling and hip-hop for boys as well.

By taking dance classes, students learn self-confidence,balance, flexibility, patience, and discipline explainedSpriggs-Gile. On top of that, it’s fun and great exercise.

“It’s good cardio,” said Spriggs-Gile. “They sweat.”Classes are held once a week, with an annual recital held

Memorial Day weekend at the Gladys Wirsig-JonesAuditorium in Shenandoah.

“I like what I do, the kids are great,” said Spriggs Gile. “IfI won the lottery, I’d keep doing this.”

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development, nutrition, and health. Call Page County Extension to schedule a visit

at 712-542-5171.

PAGE COUNTY EXTENSION

SOUTH PAGECOMMUNITY

SCHOOL606 Iowa Avenue, Coin, Iowa

712-582-3212

July 23rd through July 27thFor more information, contact Kelly Carey

(402) 650-2511

Essex Child CareCenter

513 Iowa Avenue, Essex, Iowa712-379-3870

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Shenandoah Parks & Recreation

NURTURING OUR CHILDRENWITH THE BEST EDUCATION AND ORGANIZATIONS.


First called “The Happy Corners Arts Camp,” theWabash Arts Camp has been helping kids find their cre-ative, artistic side since 1990.

Kelly Carey, camp director,explained Phyllis Goldberg,Mary Williams, and LoreenBurrichter started the camp as away to provide art and arts-related experiences to localchildren. Utilizing professionalartists and art directors, thecamp hosts campers from allover the United States for oneweek

“It's the most important thingI do all summer. It's so muchfun to learn new arts andcrafts,” said camp participantClaire Adkins.

Kelly recalled that she washired as director in 1991, and the first thing she did washold a contest to change the name.

It was camper Nicholas Dreyer that suggested the name,“Wabash Rose” which was changed to Wabash Arts Camp.

“The first year there were about 30 kids attending andthat soon grew to 160 were it has remained ever since,” saidCarey.

On top of that, Carey said each year they employ approx-imately 18 artists and hold classes around various loca-tions, mainly Sportsmans Park.

“Low tuition and scholarships make it possible for everychild to attend,” said Carey.

Camper Hannah Mulligan said her summer would beboring without the camp, and camper Hailey O’Hara said,“I like all the different classes you can take and goingswimming at the pool."

In addition to campers learning how to make clay pots,sketch, and oil paint, a highlight of the camp is creating anannual mural to be placed on the side of a building inShenandoah.

In 1994, the first mural was painted. It is a train anddepot mural and is located on the west side of DollarGeneral. The mural of 1995 is of the Tall Corn Co-op, Jay’sFountain, Leacox Dome, and the Henry Field Building,and is also on the side of Dollar General.

In 1996, the mural was a Welcome to Sportsmans Parkmural and can be found on the old swimming pool bath-house at Sportsmans Park.

The six themes of Shenandoah mural was constructed in1998 and is on the west side of the Rabel Building, whilethe mural from 1999 is on the east side of Elm Heights and

is themed, “A Day in the Park.”Carey said in 2000, the mural was a famous works of art

theme, and is appropriately located on the wall of GetFramed.

The Southwest Iowa Theatre Group hosts the mural for2001, a state and theatrical mural, on the south side of thefacility; while the early scenes of Shenandoah, the muralfrom 2002, is on the west side of the Greater ShenandoahHistorical Museum.

Scenes of Manti, located next to the early scenes ofShenandoah mural, is the mural of 2003, while HenryFields and Earl May host the 2004 mural dedicated to pio-neer radio broadcasters and nurserymen.

The Shenandoah Elementary School has the elementaryplayground mural, painted in 2005, and Lloyd Inc., has ananimal and human pharmaceutical company mural on itsbuilding on West Thomas Ave., painted in 2010.

The second part of the mural is at Dennis Lloyd Park,showing Shenandoah’s icons, including The EveningSentinel.

“The 2011 mural is still waiting to be hung,” Carey said.“It's a salute to the veterans of the five branches of the mil-itary and the National Guard.”

"It's (Arts camp) really fun and you learn new things,”said camper Lexi Fasbender. “It's a good place to makenew friends"

This year’s arts camp runs from July 23 to 27.


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Tammy Franks, EmergencyDepartment Nurse Manager, shows the new supply cart for

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Special Care for Newborns at SMCSpecial equipment to treat jaundice in newborn infants has beendonated to the Shenandoah Medical Center by the Shenandoah

Healthcare Foundation.

A “bili light” and “bili blankets” help to reduce the level of bilirubinpigment circulating in an infant’s blood. Too much bilirubin can cause

a baby’s skin and eyes to turn a yellowish color, the condition commonly referred to as “jaundice.”

In addition to the neoBlue® LED phototherapy system, special“shades” were also donated to protect the infants’ eyes from the lights.

Pediatric Supply Cart

SMC recently purchased a pediatric sup-ply cart for the Emergency Department.Supplies are color coded according tothe Broselow Pediatric Emergency Tape,a quick reference guide to help staff usethe appropriate instruments and dosagesfor the weight of a child. The portablesupply cart has the same correspondingcolored drawers to keep everything all inone area so they are ready and handy.The pediatric supply cart was made pos-sible by donations to the ShenandoahHealthcare Foundation.

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