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Larson said in past years, at least five employees have been di- agnosed at the fair’s screening with either cancer, high blood pressure or high cholesterol. “These people where able to get the help they need in time be- cause of the Health and Safety Fair,” Larson said. Sapa drew more than 45 infor- mational exhibits for the event. Each exhibit targeted different health and safety needs that work- ers in the manufacturing industry should learn. One stand that gave some workers a reality check was spon- sored by the Avera Sacred Heart Cancer Center. At one table, the lungs of two pigs were displayed: One was a healthy lung while the other had been exposed to a pack of ciga- rettes a day for 20 years. “Because of the mere fact that you can’t see your lungs, it is shocking to people when you first see it,” said Darla Gullikson, direc- tor of Avera Sacred Heart Cancer Center in Yankton. She said there are a high SPORTS By The Associate Press RAPID CITY — Former Gov. Mike Rounds said on Thursday that he submitted incorrect in- formation to a committee inves- tigating the handling of a program offering green cards to immigrants who invested in South Dakota. Rounds, who has been criti- cized during his campaign for a U.S. Senate seat over lapses in the visa program, said in writ- ten statements to the Govern- ment Operations and Audit Committee last week that “the governor’s office was not served” with lawsuit papers re- garding the state’s handling of the EB-5 program. The state is defending a breach-of-contract lawsuit filed by a California company, Darley International, which had an agreement to re- cruit investors in China for South Dakota projects. Rounds, a Republican, was governor at the time of some of the pro- gram’s mismanagment. But Rounds on Thursday sent a letter to the head of the committee ask- ing for permis- sion to change his original re- sponse hours after the Rapid City Journal posted on its website a summons showing that Rounds’ office was served with papers pertaining to the lawsuit in July 2009. “It has come to our attention that the governor’s office was in- deed secondarily notified of the Board of Regent’s petition order,” Rounds wrote to state Sen. Larry Tidemann. “An assis- tant in the governor’s office had received the notification. As a clerical function, we assume the document was simply forwarded to the Board of Regents, the at- torney general’s office or the general counsel. I had not seen that particular document until yesterday, October 1, 2014.” BY NOMAAN MERCHANT AND DAVID WARREN Associated Press DALLAS — Four members of a family the U.S. Ebola patient was staying with were confined to their Texas home under armed guard Thursday as the circle of people possibly ex- posed to the virus widened, while Liberian authorities said they would prosecute the man for allegedly lying on an airport questionnaire. The unusual confinement order was imposed after the family failed to comply with a request not to leave their apart- ment, according to Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins. Texas State Health Commis- sioner David Lakey said the order would help ensure the four can be closely watched, in- cluding checking them for Rounds: I Sent Wrong Info To EB-5 Inquiry Playing It Safe At Sapa BY SHAUNA MARLETTE [email protected] A pilot program at Stewart Elementary School in Yank- ton is seeing a high level of success that teachers and ad- ministrators alike say is impressive. The Stimulating Maturity through Accelerated Readi- ness Training — or SMART — is a multi-sensory approach to getting kids to learn, said Yankton School District (YSD) physical therapist Pam Fedders. The program, which was started last school year in the early childhood intervention classrooms at Stewart, made such an impact that it was expanded to the kindergarten and first grade general education rooms this year. “We started it right away at the beginning of the school year last year,” said Cody Lukkes, early childhood inter- vention teacher. “The important thing is we saw positive changes right away.” Fedders said the program, which incorporates physical motion with academic learning, saw students who are a lit- tle on the hyperactive side become more focused, and kids who come in more tired and fatigued actually become more alert through the motion activity. “It helps get them ready to learn,” she said. “So many of our kids have sensory difficulties and have difficulties fo- cusing that we were like, ‘This is what we need to do.’ As a physical therapist, I have always kind of combined moving with learning, but to get it in the classroom in a structured setting is a big thing.” Former Gov. Seeks Permission To Change His Responses Rounds A Campy Musical Classic Set For Dakota Theatre RIVER CITY JORDYNNE HART/P&D (From left to right) Sapa manager John Knox, Sapa cell leader Jim Kostel and Sapa employee James Meyers compete in the mini bicycle race at Sapa North America’s annual health and safety day fair in Yankton Thursday. Sapa Promotes Health And Safety SAPA | PAGE 11A ROUNDS | PAGE 11A SHAUNA MARLETTE/P&D Teacher Cody Lukkes assists a Stewart Elemen- tary kindergarden student with one of the SMART program rotations. SMART Program Ties Physical Activity With Academic Success SMART | PAGE 11A Family That Hosted Ebola Patient Under Armed Guard EBOLA | PAGE 11A USA Weekend Tri-Valley Conference Tournament Page 7

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BY JORDYNNE [email protected]

If knowledge is power, then atSapa North America’s annualHealth and Safety Day Fair heldThursday in Yankton was a power-ful experience for all who at-tended.

For the first time this year, thefair tied in with South Dakota’sManufacturing Week by invitingother area plant managers, healthand safety managers and humanresource personnel. More then 233manufacturing employees at-tended the event.

“Our main goal is to show Sapaand other manufacturing employ-

ees that we really care about theirsafety and their health,” said JaneLarson, human resources managerat Sapa Yankton plant.

Larson said in past years, atleast five employees have been di-agnosed at the fair’s screeningwith either cancer, high bloodpressure or high cholesterol.

“These people where able toget the help they need in time be-cause of the Health and SafetyFair,” Larson said.

Sapa drew more than 45 infor-mational exhibits for the event.Each exhibit targeted differenthealth and safety needs that work-ers in the manufacturing industryshould learn.

One stand that gave someworkers a reality check was spon-sored by the Avera Sacred HeartCancer Center.

At one table, the lungs of twopigs were displayed: One was ahealthy lung while the other hadbeen exposed to a pack of ciga-rettes a day for 20 years.

“Because of the mere fact thatyou can’t see your lungs, it isshocking to people when you firstsee it,” said Darla Gullikson, direc-tor of Avera Sacred Heart CancerCenter in Yankton.

She said there are a high

S P O R T S

By The Associate Press

RAPID CITY — Former Gov.Mike Rounds said on Thursdaythat he submitted incorrect in-formation to a committee inves-tigating the handling of aprogram offering green cards toimmigrants who invested inSouth Dakota.

Rounds, who has been criti-cized during his campaign for aU.S. Senate seat over lapses inthe visa program, said in writ-ten statements to the Govern-ment Operations and AuditCommittee last week that “thegovernor’s office was notserved” with lawsuit papers re-garding the state’s handling ofthe EB-5 program. The state isdefending a breach-of-contractlawsuit filed by a Californiacompany, Darley International,which had an agreement to re-cruit investors in China forSouth Dakota projects. Rounds,a Republican, was governor atthe time of some of the pro-gram’s mismanagment.

But Rounds on Thursday

sent a letter tothe head of thecommittee ask-ing for permis-sion to changehis original re-sponse hoursafter the RapidCity Journalposted on its

website a summons showingthat Rounds’ office was servedwith papers pertaining to thelawsuit in July 2009.

“It has come to our attentionthat the governor’s office was in-deed secondarily notified of theBoard of Regent’s petitionorder,” Rounds wrote to stateSen. Larry Tidemann. “An assis-tant in the governor’s office hadreceived the notification. As aclerical function, we assume thedocument was simply forwardedto the Board of Regents, the at-torney general’s office or thegeneral counsel. I had not seenthat particular document untilyesterday, October 1, 2014.”

BY NOMAAN MERCHANT ANDDAVID WARRENAssociated Press

DALLAS — Four members ofa family the U.S. Ebola patientwas staying with were confinedto their Texas home underarmed guard Thursday as thecircle of people possibly ex-posed to the virus widened,while Liberian authorities saidthey would prosecute the manfor allegedly lying on an airportquestionnaire.

The unusual confinementorder was imposed after thefamily failed to comply with arequest not to leave their apart-ment, according to DallasCounty Judge Clay Jenkins.

Texas State Health Commis-sioner David Lakey said theorder would help ensure thefour can be closely watched, in-cluding checking them for

Rounds: ISent WrongInfo To EB-5

Inquiry

Playing It Safe At Sapa

BY SHAUNA [email protected]

A pilot program at Stewart Elementary School in Yank-ton is seeing a high level of success that teachers and ad-ministrators alike say is impressive.

The Stimulating Maturity through Accelerated Readi-ness Training — or SMART — is a multi-sensory approachto getting kids to learn, said Yankton School District (YSD)physical therapist Pam Fedders.

The program, which was started last school year in theearly childhood intervention classrooms at Stewart, madesuch an impact that it was expanded to the kindergartenand first grade general education rooms this year.

“We started it right away at the beginning of the schoolyear last year,” said Cody Lukkes, early childhood inter-vention teacher. “The important thing is we saw positivechanges right away.”

Fedders said the program, which incorporates physicalmotion with academic learning, saw students who are a lit-tle on the hyperactive side become more focused, and kidswho come in more tired and fatigued actually becomemore alert through the motion activity.

“It helps get them ready to learn,” she said. “So many ofour kids have sensory difficulties and have difficulties fo-cusing that we were like, ‘This is what we need to do.’ As aphysical therapist, I have always kind of combined movingwith learning, but to get it in the classroom in a structuredsetting is a big thing.”

Former Gov. Seeks PermissionTo Change His Responses

Rounds

A Campy Musical ClassicSet For Dakota Theatre

RIVER CITY

JORDYNNE HART/P&D(From left to right) Sapa manager John Knox, Sapa cell leader Jim Kostel and Sapa employee James Meyers competein the mini bicycle race at Sapa North America’s annual health and safety day fair in Yankton Thursday.

Sapa Promotes Health And Safety

SAPA | PAGE 11A ROUNDS | PAGE 11A

SHAUNA MARLETTE/P&DTeacher Cody Lukkes assists a Stewart Elemen-tary kindergarden student with one of the SMARTprogram rotations.

SMART Program Ties PhysicalActivity With Academic Success

SMART | PAGE 11A

Family ThatHosted EbolaPatient UnderArmed Guard

EBOLA | PAGE 11A

USA Weekend

Tri-ValleyConferenceTournament

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