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October 3, 2012 La Paz County, AZ- Changes at the Federal level will soon affect the Vac- cines For Children (VFC) Immuniza- tion Program. Arizona Department of Health Services (ADHS) has notifi ed local health departments that after October 15, 2012, they will not be able to give publicly funded VFC vaccine to clients that have private insurance. These clients will have to be referred to their private providers. "While it has always been preferred that those with insurance utilize their own providers, health departments have had authority from ADHS to vac- cinate those with private insurance," said Diana Grazier, La Paz County Director of Nursing, "and that is what we have done, but now we are being directed to refer them starting Octo- ber 15th. It is important to note that this only affects those with private insurance. There will be no changes from the four major categories that comprise most of our health depart- ment's clientele." The categories that the Health De- partment can provide vaccines for are: www.DesertMessenger.com Children vaccine changes coming AHCCCS, No Insurance, Native Amer- ican, and Underinsured. There has been confusion in the past as to what the term "under-insured" means. According to a recent memo from ADHS, the defi nition of under- insured is, "a person who has health insurance but the coverage does not include vaccines, or a person whose in- surance covers only selected vaccines. . . Children who are underinsured for selected vaccines are VFC-eligible for the non-covered vaccines only. . . Chil- dren with deductibles and co-pays are considered INSURED, and not under- insured. . . ." "We want to make the public aware of this change in advance," states Marion Shontz, La Paz County Health Director. "We have no desire to refer anyone elsewhere, and we are very sensitive to the fact that this could be an inconvenience for some people, but we do need to follow VFC guidelines when administering their vaccine." For more information on the Vac- cines for Children program, visit www. lpchd.com Write-in Candidates for County Attorney La Paz County Attorney, Sam Veder- man was recently appointed by Gov. Jan Brewer as Superior Court Judge and withdrew his name from the November 6th election. Five attorneys submitted their names as offi cial candidates, for the write-in election for Vederman's job as La Paz County Attorney. The candidates are Martin Brannan, Glenn Buck- elew, Dan Field, Stephen Lun- dell and Tony Rogers. Where voters fi ll in bubbles with a pencil, optical scanning machines are preprogrammed to automatically "kick out" write-ins from the comput- er's running tabulation. The machine then literally spits the write-in ballots into a pile on the fl oor. County repre- sentatives sort through the pile later. The person who has to sort your vote for Dennis the Menace from the pile will undoubtedly fi nd it less amusing than you do. To be a valid vote, voters must fi ll in the oval, and then write in one of the fi ve names listed above. The person receiving the most valid votes win the election. DENTURES $350 Full Set • US Military trained w/ 30 plus years experience • Satisfaction Guaranteed! • Partials starting at $175 QUARTZSITE SNOWBIRD SPECIAL: Same Day Dentures and 1 Hour Reline/Repairs!! Dental Laboratory Service Call: 623-444-4013 • Goodyear, AZ Pow Wow Oct. 4-7 Parker, AZ The Colorado River Indian Tribes (CRIT) hosts the 40th Annual Na- tive American Days Fair Expo, Oct 1 to 7 in Parker, Arizona. Admis- sion is $5 per day or a three-day pass is $10. This year's theme is "Harvest, Gather & Celebrate." Thurs., Oct.4, the grand opening begins at 12 noon, with a community barbecue. The health fair begins at 1:30 p.m. It's FREE ADMISSION DAY and the carnival opens from 3 to 11 p.m. The Miss CRIT Pageant begins at 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 5 Fair opens at 12 noon and features entertainment and carnival. At 4 p.m. is the annual Baby Regalia Contest. From 6 to 8 p.m. is the Rodeo at the PIRA rodeo arena and livestock show weigh-ins at the livestock arena. At 6 p.m. the 6th Annual Cecilia Mar- iscal Memorial Softball Tourna- ment gets under way. At 7 p.m. Pow Wow Grand Entry at Manataba Park, located at Second Av- enue and Mohave Road. Host North- Page 15 ern Drum will be Cree Confederation from Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; and Host Southern Drum will be Yel- low Hammer from Ponca City, Okla. Gourd Dance Drum will be Buc Wild from Chinle, Ariz. Head Gourd Dance will be John Emhoolah, from Denver. Northern emcee will be Terry Fiddler, from Red Wing, Minn.; and Southern emcee will be Edmund Navaquaya from Sutton Bay, Mich.Arena Direc- tor will be Darrell Goodwill, from Window Rock, Ariz. Saturday, Oct. 6, the livestock show begins at 9 a.m. The Parade starts at 10 a.m. At Manataba Park ,Gourd Dancing from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. At noon the carnival gets under way. From 4 to 6:45 p.m., Bird Dance Contests. At 6 p.m. Softball Tournament will begin and at 7 p.m., the Pow Wow will start. The rodeo will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 7 Livestock show will run from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. At the Manataba Park stage, entertainment will be held in honor of Hispanic heritage. 11 a.m. Gourd Dance will begin followed by a Drum Contest at 12 noon.Horseshoe Tournament begins at 3 p.m. and a tug-o-war contest gets under way also. At 5 p.m. Shin'nee Tournament will be held.