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Iroquois Memorial Hospital had good news to offer at the Breast Cancer Awareness Luncheon on Thursday, October 15. This good news not only came in the form of new digital technology, but also with the signing of a new doctor. Steve Leurck, IMH President, announced that Dr. Emily Fernandez would be joining the IMH team. Dr. Emily Fernandez is currently Chief Resident in Texas, but will begin her practice at IMH in August of 2010. Fernandez will be a family practitioner with obstetrics. She is a wife and mother of four. The luncheon also served to say good-bye to current Chair of Community Benefits, Carolyn Cottrell. This was Cottrell’s final luncheon as Chair of Community Benefits. She is retiring from the position after fourteen years of service. Speakers included Linda Cohen of GE, Dr. John Tricou, Director of Radiology at IMH, Dr. Rebecca Salvani, Carol Dexter, RN, and Becy Stark, RN. Cohen discussed the benefits of new digital technology in screening for breast cancer. However, all shared an overall theme that early detection and screening is the key to women’s healthcare.

To find out more about the Traveling Vietnam Wall, the Cost of Freedom Exhibit or the American Veterans Traveling Tribute visit www.avtt.org. A replica of the Vietnam Memorial in Washington, D.C., the Wall is 80% the size of the original. It is eight feet tall and 370 feet long. The wall has 58,253 names on it. The Wall will be set up Aug. 27 starting at 7 a.m. Arriving with the wall is the Cost of Freedom Exhibit. It is nine large memorials comprised of gold dog tags under glass. The tags represent those who died in service since Vietnam and includes 9/11.

National weather service meteorologists completed a storm damage survey near watseka illinois in iroquois county on the afternoon of august 20 2009. This survey determined that a tornado...Rated ef 1 on the enhanced fujita scale...Occurred on the evening of august 19 2009...And was responsible for damage approximately three miles to the north-northeast of watseka. The tornado had a path length of 2.75 miles...And a maximum width of 50 yards. The peak wind speed associated with this tornado is estimated to be 105 mph. No injuries were reported with this tornado.

Heavy Thunderstorms and Possible Tornados - North of Watseka.

At the Old Courthouse Museum in Watseka