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New director of library services appointed

    The Drumheller Public Library will have new leadership moving forward as the Library Board appoints Mellissa D’Onofrio-Jones as its new director of library services.
    Jones replaces Linde Turner who recently resigned from the Drumheller Public Library after 23 years of service. The board made the appointment effective November 1. She comes at a time of transition as the library prepares for its move to the Badlands Community Facility.
 D’Onofrio-Jones and her family have recently relocated from London, Ontario to Drumheller, and she is currently enrolled at the University of Western Ontario. She's completing her final courses, working towards earning her Masters of Library and Information Science degree.
    She brings with her a background in teaching and early childhood education. She has a passion for public library services.
    D’Onofrio-Jones is eager to work with the staff and the community as the library continues to provide programs and services to make the institution a vibrant community resource.


Pennies pour into Rotary Polio Campaign

    On October 24 the Drumheller Rotary Club counted pennies they collected for the Pennies for Polio Campaign, a Rotary Club International effort to stamp out polio for good.
    Polio is an infectious viral disease that could result in muscle weakness or paralysis should it enter the central nervous system.
    The disease has been present through much of human history, but it wasn’t until the late 19th and early 20th centuries that the number of cases of polio dramatically increased to epidemic proportions.
    Efforts by the World Health Organization, UNICEF, and Rotary International have nearly eradicated the disease. The number of cases in 2001 was 483, compared to roughly 350,000 in 1988.
    Despite being close to defeated, polio has experienced a resurgence in developing countries. The virus remains epidemic in India, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Nigeria.
    Rotary International hopes to raise over $200 million dollars by June 30, 2012. The money will be used to provide vaccinations against polio.
    Residents of the Valley chipped in by donating pennies at the Drumheller Health Centre, Scotiabank, and the Rotary Radio Auction at Greentree Mall.
    Everyone who donated at the DHC were able to enter  an draw to win a “End Polio Now” t-shirt. The winner of the draw was Garrison Krabsen.
    The number of pennies collected added up to $375.11, which will be enough to immunize 625 children against the polio virus.


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