Smoking Prevention Campaigns

Quitline doubles free nicotine patches, gum (01/04/10)
Smokers in Plymouth County are being offered an option to help them quit. Quitline Iowa is doubling the amount of nicotine patches and gum from two to four weeks of therapy available to callers during the month of January. "I visit with tobacco users quite often and it is not uncommon for them to share the struggles they have when faced with health related issues and the fear of not being able to quit," said Cheryl Buntsma, Tobacco Prevention Coordinator of five counties in Northwest Iowa. ...

Iowa businesses comply with nonsmoking act (07/08/09)
Only 1 percent of more than 82,000 Iowa businesses received notice of potential violation of the Smokefree Air Act in the past year. Effective July 1, 2008, the law bans smoking in bars, restaurants and other public areas. Since last year, notice of potential violations have been sent to 1,015 businesses with employees, according to the Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH)...

Ethics board clears school in election concern (06/12/09)
Le Mars Community School District didn't cross a legal boundary by sending out a letter sharing the pros and cons of the Instructional Support Levy (ISL) last year. That's the verdict of the Iowa Ethics and Campaign Disclosure Board. The board recently released its decision regarding a complaint that the school district had illegally used taxpayer dollars for political purposes during the ISL election...

Bortschellers to attend Obama swear-in (01/12/09)
After Sen. Barack Obama was elected in the 44th president of the United States in November, Fred and Colleen Bortscheller of Le Mars knew they wanted to be present for the historic inauguration on January 20. "It's one of those 'where were you when' moments and we'll be able to say that we were there," said Colleen, a calculus teacher at Le Mars Community High School...

More smokers calling it quits (01/02/09)
Tobacco users who want to start out the New Year right by kicking the habit can now call the Quitline Iowa number and receive four weeks of free nicotine replacement therapy. Northwest Iowa smokers who are resolving to quit smoking for the New Year will be joining a growing group. They'll also have more resources than ever to end their costly habit...

2008 in review: Hellos and goodbyes (12/31/08)
Editor's note: This is the second of two stories recapping 2008's top stories in the Daily Sentinel. 5. Iowa begins Smokefree Air Act Indoor smoking, except in people's homes, became a rarity after the Smokefree Air Act went into effect in Iowa July 1. ...

Outside review of information refutes allegations against school board (12/16/08)
A letter to the office of the State Auditor of Iowa with allegations against the Le Mars Community School District Board of Education by a district resident was addressed at the Dec. 8 board meeting. Jeffrey Peters, a certified public accountant with Williams & Company, in Le Mars, presented his findings to the board after receiving the information from the state auditor's office...

Legislators predict budget crunching, right-to-work laws to top session (12/12/08)

Great American Smokeout - an opportunity to quit (11/20/08)
There may be a few less cigarettes lit today. That's because today, Nov. 20, is the 33rd annual Great American Smokeout, a day designated by the American Cancer Society as a time to quit smoking. According to the American Cancer Society, smoking cigarettes tops the list as the most preventable major risk factor of the nation's number one killer --heart and blood vessel disease...

I was there: LCS grad celebrates Obama victory in Grant Park (11/07/08)
The last time a new president was voted into office, Tyler Pottebaum was in fifth grade. This time the 2008 Le Mars Community School graduate was right in the thick of it: Pottebaum spend election night in Chicago's Grant Park, the site of President-elect Barack Obama's victory party...

Smoking law leaves city with cigarette clean up (09/17/08)
Le Mars Councilman Rex Knapp suggested the main entrance of the Le Mars Convention Center can, come weekends, resemble a pig sty. "It looks hideous, terrible," Knapp said during Tuesday's city council session describing what he said was the littering of the area with cigarette butts left by the weekend crowds...

Smoking outside gets mixed reviews (07/25/08)
Smoking inside Iowa bars and restaurants is just a memory. The Iowa Smokefree Air Act that became effective July 1 means customers who want to smoke in those places must now go outside. "It's definitely affected business," said the Red Hanke Saloon manager, who did not wish to be identified. "They (customers) don't stick around as long."...

Smoking in most public places will be extinguished Tuesday (06/30/08)
No Smoking signs started going up last week in preparation for the Iowa Smokefree Air Act which goes into effect Tuesday. Lally's East Side Restaurant, in Le Mars, sported homemade signs Friday telling customers the establishment, which previously allowed smoking, will be smoke free July 1...

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