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Page 4 20 Decatur, Illinois, Wednesday, April 15, 1981 and BUGS) mi- mum-in wwmwi -amui 1 1 1 Am announce the Mother's Day Contest Phnto hv Ron ElTISt Gary Whited, a Decatur Memorial staff member, demonstrates adiation therapy by machine shop students A FREE TRIP FOR TWO TO -V'-5-' -v. plus hotel accomodations for seven days at the Ala Moana Hotel in Honolulu Simply write a story on what your mother (living or deceased) means to you and how she has helped and inspired you. ALDEN SOLOVY Herald Review Staff Writer The procedure for radiation therapy treatments at Decatur Memorial Hospital has changed with the help of some stents from the Decatur Area Vocational Center. Students in the vocational center's machine shop classes have built two devices that the hospital is using as part of radiation therapy for tumors of the head and neck. The students built a device to immobilize the head and neck of people receiving radiation therapy to those areas.

Tom Tappy, chief technologist in radiation oncology at the hospital, explained that a patient's head and neck need to be held completely still for the treatment, and the hospital staff needs JtQ be able to precisely duplicate head and neck positions to make sure radiation is applied to the same spot for each treatment. Prior to the device, the hospital staff wquW make a plaster cast of the patient's head, neck and shoulders to be used during treatment. The writer of the best entry Honolulu trip for two. You subscribe to the to win. The grand prize winner will be flown round trip from Decatur via American Airlines and will spend seven days at the luxurious Ala Moana Hotel.

Read the rules, fill out the form below (or a reasonable facsimile) and send in your story today! The Herald Review brings you the best news in Central Illinois and we'll publish the best of these exclusive" stories on Mother's Day, May 10, 1981. Card elected council president fffSSS winners Second and third prize RCA TV from sSsis radiation treatment device. assisted in the device's design but left the decisions up to students. It is made of plexiglass, aluminum, brass, steel and nylon. "I'm pretty proud of the kids.

They do a good job. I think it's good that the boys did this for the community," Sweeney said. He called the project "a good gauge of what they've learned and their skill." Sweeney said it took the classes about l'u months to build the two radiation treatment devices. "Cancer is a pretty bad thing. If this helps someone, I'm glad we could do it," he said.

Sweeney said he would be willing to consider using the classes for other community service projects. Two members of the machine shop classes used their skill to make foot cradles for Fair Havens Christian Home. The cradles keep blankets lifted off the feet of the residents. They made six cradles for the home and two for use in the nurse's aid training program at the vocational center. United States National Band Award for 1981 by the United States Achievement Academy.

Judy Dunham, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Dunham of Maroa, attends Maroa-Forsyth High School. Willie Queen, son of Mr. and Mrs.

Skip Queen of Maroa, attends Maroa Junior High School. Selection is based on musical ability, leadership, academics, enthusiasm, attitude, personal appe-rance, citizenship and the band director's recommendation. Girl wins bike in Red Wheel contest Denise Shull, 4662 White Oak Lane, won a bicycle for being a runner-up in a contest sponsored by Red Wheel Restaurant Corp. The contest was to pick a name for the company's mascot, which visits Red Wheel restau- Denise Shull rants. Top prize a bicycle, a pair of tickets to the Six Flags amusement park near St.

Louis and $150 was won by Esther Duke of Champaign for.ftie name "Wheely McMealy." t)t some extra reading on the subject which might help you when the finals come around soon. Spend time reviewing material already covered for the final that looms so important on your final grade. Should the teacher indicate that perhaps some tutoring might be in order, don't despair if you can't afford professional help. Check with a friend who is strong jn the subject and ask for help. You might offer to help in one of your strong subjects if your friend needs assistance in that area.

You'll as many students have, that friends are usually flattered and anxious to help you out. grade Tappy called that procedure cumbersome and uncomfortable for patients. The device is adaptable to each patient and saves patients the $62 cost of making the plaster cast. It also saves the patient the three days it takes to make and fit the cast, Tappy said. The vocational center charged the hospital for materials and a shop fee for making the two devices, a cost of about $250.

Labor was donated by the students. The cost of having the devices made commercially would have been between $800 and $1,200 each, Tappy said. Students in Larry Sweeney's machine shop classes made the devices. The morning class built one device, while the afternoon class built the other. About 20 youths worked on the projects.

Sweeney said the device was built from a sketch of a similar piece of equipment used in a Wisconsin hospital. "We redesigned some of it;" he said, adding that he guided the class ners of MacArthur High School's annual JOdith Ward Mannweiler Mathematics Award. Linda, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Staff of 227 N.

Dennis and Michael, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Lester Mathieson of 1417 W. Forest are both seniors at the high school. Funk advances to state Latin contest Thomas Funk, son of Mr.

and Mrs. William Funk of 516 Shoreline Drive, received a superior rating in the Illinois District Latin Contest. Superior is the highest rating given on the 2'2-hour. test. Thomas, an, Eisenhower High School sophomore, will compete in the state Latin contest April 25 at Illinois College, Jacksonville.

Two from Maroa win band award MAROA Two Maroa students' have been named winners- of the for good the unhappy alternatives. You probably know where you down, but it is a good idea to talk to your teacher and find out exactly what you can do to reverse trend. It may be an additional paper or one you have to make up. It may be that tutoring is indicated, or that if you crack a book and settle down to it yourself you can save the day and the grade. Offer to do an extra or special project in the subject and ask the teacher if that will help your grades.

Reveiw some old tests to find points on which you were weak and ask for help in getting those foggy spots cleared up. Youth Report wins need the not 5. All entries become the sole property of the Herald Review and none will be returned. The winning entry will be announced and published on Mother's Day. Sunday, May 10.

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USE THIS FORM TO ACCOMPANY YOUR STORY Lance Card, son of Mr. and Mrs. Donald Card of 1484 Green-dell Drive, was recently elected president of Stephen Decatur High School's Student Council. Other officers elected were Shelly Reeve, vice Lance Card president; Lana Creekmur, secretary; and Jill Robertson, treasurer. Linda Staff Michael Mathieson Staff, Mathieson win math award Linda Marie Staff and Michael Scott Mathieson are the 1981 co-win Last ditch By LINDA BISHOP Columbia Features We are coming down the home stretch of the school year with Easter practically on us and summer just down the road.

I you are one of those students who is having trouble with one or two subjects and are agonizing over whether or not you will get passing grades, the spring holiday may well be the last chance to save the efforts you've put in so far this year. Like everyone else you've probably been breathlessly awaiting the holiday, but either you take some corrective measures now or take you chances that summer school or repeating the courses next year will 8. Employees of the Herald ft Review and members of their immediate family are ineligible. Entries and the 'form below (or reasonable facsimile) must be received at the office of the Herald Review no later than 5 p.m. Friday, April 24.

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