Topic: Grand Rapids MI

Tennessee Department of Health says Properly Fluoridated Community Water Important For All Tennesseans

May 26, 2016 |

Written by John Dreyzehner, MD, MPH
Tennessee Department of Health Commissioner

and Wendy Long, MD, MPH
TennCare Deputy Director

Nashville, TN – Tennessee strongly encourages communities to fluoridate their water supplies to reduce the impact of oral disease on our kids’ physical, emotional and economic well-being, in particular the impact to our state’s most vulnerable children.

Community water fluoridation is a proven prevention strategy fundamental to health equity and optimal health for all and the science is clear: Fluoride provides substantial benefits throughout our lives at a low cost, with $1.00 spent on fluoride saving $38.00 in future dental treatment costs.

Tennessee Department of Health and TennCare support the recommendation of 0.7 milligrams of fluoride per liter of drinking water.

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CPSC reports Comfort Research Recalls Vinyl Bean Bag Chairs Due to Risk of Entrapment, Suffocation

January 2, 2015 |

Washington, D.C. – The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission reports Vinyl Bean Bag Chairs being recalled by Comfort Research because the zippers can open allowing children to crawl inside, become entrapped and suffocate.

Consumers should stop using this product unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.

Comfort Research Bean Bag Chair in Black

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APSU Alumni Jordan Hankins named to Midwest League All-Star Game

June 8, 2014 |

Austin Peay Sports Information

Beloit, WI – Kane County Cougars third baseman Jordan Hankins, a 2013 Austin Peay alumnus, was named to the Midwest League All-Star Game, Tuesday.

The 2014 event will be held Tuesday, June 17th and hosted by the West Michigan Whitecaps in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

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Fort Campbell 101st Sustainment Brigade Soldier Strums Strings for Morale

August 3, 2013 |

Written by Sgt. Sinthia Rosario
101st Sustainment Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (AA) Public Affairs

Hairatan, Afghanistan – Soldiers have many different ways to boost morale while their away from home; sports, card games and movies are some, but for Pfc. Joseph Parker a native of Phoenix, AR, strum’n musical melodies on his guitar is what remedies his unit’s down days in Afghanistan.

“Pvt. Parker he brings a cheer to the office, almost every morning he comes in before he goes out to his guard tower, he strums a little bit of music,” happily mentioned Capt. Steven E. Mosher a native of Grand Rapids, MI, and company commander of the 58th Signal Company. “It makes the day go by every day, gives you something to look forward to when he comes in and starts strum’n on something.”

U.S. Army Pfc. Joseph Parker, a unit supply specialist with the 58th Signal Company, plays his guitar prior to reporting to work August 1st, 2013 in Hairatan, Balkh province, Afghanistan. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Peter Sinclair/Released)

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Grand Rapids youth group bring gifts to Fort Campbell for deployed 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment Night Stalkers

December 12, 2012 |

160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment Public Affairs

Fort Campbell, KY – Soldiers deployed downrange will have a reason to enjoy some holiday cheer from home as a Grand Rapids, Michigan, youth group donated gifts to the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne) “Night Stalkers,” during a visit to the General Brown Compound December 7th at Fort Campbell, KY.

Members of the Friendship Christian Reform Church capture a memory of their visit in front of an AH-6M Little Bird helicopter during a visit to the General Brown compound December 7th. at Fort Campbell, KY. (160th SOAR (A) courtesy photo)

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First Thursday Art Walk in Downtown Clarksville December 6th

December 3, 2012 |

Clarksville, TN – Produced by The Downtown Clarksville Association, First Thursday Art Walk is a free, self-guided tour spanning a five block radius that combines visual art, live music, engaging events and more in the heart of Downtown Clarksville.

With 10+ venues, bars and businesses participating each month, the First Thursday Art Walk in Clarksville is the ultimate opportunity to savor and support local creative talent.

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Additional Retail Sales Prompt CPSC and Meijer to Reannounce Touch Point Heater Recall

July 14, 2011 |

Fire Hazard Posed

Washington, D.C. – The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed.

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Task Force Bastogne Soldier exemplifies courage, luck

April 7, 2011 |

Written by U.S. Air Force Capt. Peter Shinn
734th Agribusiness Development Team

Kunar Province, Afghanistan – It sounded like a worst-case scenario, April 2nd, when the call crackled over the radio during Operation Strong Eagle III, an operation to disrupt insurgent activities in the province: “We’ve got a Soldier shot in the face, and it looks like the bullet passed through and lodged in his chest.”

The wounded Soldier, U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Daniel Hayes of Grand Rapids, MI, not only survived, he walked to the medical evacuation helicopter that took him from the battlefield in the Marwara District to the 102nd Forward Surgical Team at Forward Operating Base Wright. After surgery at FOB Wright, Hayes walked to the second MEDEVAC chopper that transported him to Bagram Airfield for follow-up treatment.

U.S. Army Maj. Mike Kilbourne of Richmond Hill, GA, surgeon for the 102nd Forward Surgical Team at Forward Operating Base Wright, enters medical information, April 2nd, about U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Daniel Hayes of Grand Rapids, MI, after treating Hayes for a gunshot wound to the face and chest. (Photo by U.S. Air Force Capt. Peter Shinn, 734th Agribusiness Development Team)

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