It feels great! Anonymous Spring ISD employee buys student real trumpet to replace imaginary one
Fifth grader Jaron Collins dreams of marching in the Southern University band, and until recently, he would practice using a toy and his imagination. Author: Jason Miles Updated: 10:52 AM CST January 26, 2021
SPRING, Texas A Spring ISD fifth grader traded toys for a real trumpet thanks to an anonymous district employee.
The employee saw a social media video (posted below) of Ponderosa Elementary student Jaron Collins pretending to play using some of his toys. His mom told us, ‘He is always upstairs doing stuff like this in his room, ” music teacher Charlotte Hatley told the district s media relations team. “You can see from the video and also when we’re on Google Meet for music class that he’s always in his bedroom practicing.”
Idaho adds about 750 new coronavirus cases Wednesday. Hospitalizations drop to October level. Ruth Brown and Michael Lycklama, The Idaho Statesman
Jan. 21 Editor s note: This story was corrected at 2:45 p.m. Jan. 21 to fix the count of new deaths reported. A file the Idaho Statesman uses to track cases and deaths was not properly updated, which led to many of Tuesday s reported deaths being counted twice.
Idaho reported 507 new confirmed cases of the coronavirus on Wednesday and 244 new probable cases, for a total of 751.
Ada County confirmed 143 new cases Wednesday, bringing the countywide total to 36,760 confirmed cases, according to the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare.
Idaho adds 28 deaths, about 750 new coronavirus cases Wednesday. Hospitalizations drop. Ruth Brown and Michael Lycklama, The Idaho Statesman
Jan. 21 Idaho reported 507 new confirmed cases of the coronavirus on Wednesday and 244 new probable cases, for a total of 751, and also added 28 deaths to a total that is creeping toward 1,700.
Ada County confirmed 143 new cases Wednesday, bringing the countywide total to 36,760 confirmed cases, according to the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare. The county reported four new deaths from COVID-19-related causes, bringing Ada s death toll to 391.
Signaling good news, the state s COVID-19 hospitalizations have been reported at fewer than 300 people for three days in row the first time that has happened since Oct. 31-Nov. 2. The total hospitalizations has dropped from 375 on Jan. 6 to 286 on Monday.
Idaho gets more vaccine doses starting next week; state adds more than 1,100 COVID-19 cases Nicole Foy, Jacob Scholl, and Rachel Roberts, The Idaho Statesman
Jan. 16 Despite news that states won t be receiving a promised release of second vaccine doses, Idaho health officials said the state will start receiving a slight increase in the overall number of doses from the federal government next week.
Idaho will begin receiving about 950 extra doses starting next week, state health officials said, for a total of 20,950 doses each week for the forseeable future. That s about a 2%-5% increase. Along with other states, Idaho is requesting more accurate, timely, and forward-looking estimates of doses Idaho will receive from the federal government, Idaho Department of Health and Welfare spokesperson Niki Forbing-Orr wrote in a Friday email statement. DHW has committed to being transparent as we quickly work to support enrolled provider organizations as they vaccinate