The Independent-News, Volume 120, Number 42, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 2 March 1995 — Page 9

CITIZENS OF TOMORROW /I ' 5 A ■. . - K _ * I Ashlee, 7, and Michael, 3, the mildren of Penni and Jeffrey Fanier, Walkerton, are our “Citizens If Tomorrow” for this week.

CARD OF THANKS

■ The League Pool Tournament lid Sunday at the American Igion Post 189, Walkerton, was a Ige success. We would like to lank all that helped sell boards nd thank you to the people who ■ought in a covered dish. A specB thanks to all the bartenders and I Carl and Marsha for setting up Bbles and everything else. 11 would especially like to thank Bn’s Wabash for donating the four lokie boards that helped pay for Be trophies, also to Bruce Wharton B- his donations which helped. ■The tournament winners were: Bst, Out-Of-Bounds I; second, p.’s II; third, Out-Of-Bounds 11. ■The league winners were: first, ■it-Of-Bounds I; second, Out-Cf-Bunds II; third, Jan’s; fourth, gabash. Gary Clark ■Jim and Stacy Sult are back in Be' United States. Jim, in the Air Bree, is now stationed in Bosser By, Louisiana and their new adBess is: 1116 James St., Bossier By, LA 71111. I THE ILEGION CORNER ■Enlisting the help of department Bnmanders and adjutants in the Bnpaign to protect the American Bg is key in convincing Congress Bit the American people can best Bcide the issue. ■Department commanders and Mutants heard the latest news Bm a top official with the Citizens Big Alliance (CFA) at a joint Bssion held during the fall meetBs, in addition to updates from Btional Headquarters staff and Hs about media interview techBues. ■ ‘This issue won’t go away until Bngress returns to the people the Bht to decide to protect the flag.” Be department commanders Bmed how to deal with news Borters’ questions regarding the Hg-protection issue. Borne 71 organizations have joinB the alliance, whose members ■present nearly 27 million AmeriBs supporting the drive for a Bstitutional amendment to proBt the flag from physical deseBtion. The alliance also is marBling support among members Bough its direct mail effort. ■The alliance has reached its first Bal of organizing flag training Buns in all Legion departments, Kups of dedicated, knowledgeBe Legionnaires and Auxiliary Bmbers in charge of training Kmbers and mobilizing them for Bon in the flag amendment Bnpaign. ■The CFA has garnered further Bpport by distributing alliance Kited and video materials to Kionnaires, and by conducting

training sessions at the eight national leadership workshop sites. The alliance is supplying flag team members with congressional reporting forms and asking them to get their member of Congress, and challenger, on record by bring up the flag amendment issue at every opportunity. Flag support petitions also are available from the alliance. All petitions submitted to alliance headquarters in in Indianapolis will be accepted, but the CFA encourages use of their petition sheets because they’re computer scannable. The alliance has been working the second phase of its plan by expanding the training team concept to the members in other alliance organizations. The CFA has grown from two dozen member organizations to 71 in less than a year, and its ranks continue to grow. Within the American Legion family, the Auxiliary and Sons of the American Legion are active participants in the flag campaign. National American Legion Auxiliary President Linda Newsome of Maryland addressed the joint session, telling Legionnaires that since the campaign began in earnest last summer, auxiliary units have logged 5,500 responses to requests for assistance, totaling $65,000. To prove her point, Newsome brought along a check to the CFA for $5,000 from the auxiliary and presented it to Wheeler and National Commander William Detweiler. In addition to reports from national headquarters staff, the commanders and adjutants attended a special CFA media training session, conducted by the national public relations staff. HOSPITALITY OPEN HOUSE AT GROVERTOWN CONSERVATION CLUB The Grovertown Conservation Club will hold a Hospitality Day on Sunday, March 3, from 12:00. noon - 5:00 p.m. Refreshments will be served. Everyone is welcome. SERVICE NOTES Navy airman apprentice Anthony T. Stachowski, son of Joseph E. and Thelma L. Stachowski of 69150 Pine Road, North Liberty, recently graduated from the basic avionics technician course. During the course at Naval Air Technical Training Center, Naval Air Station Memphis, Millington, Tennessee, students receive technical instruction on the fundamentals necessary to perform jobentry level aviation electronics maintenance tasks. Students also receive instruction to prepare them for further specialized training on operational aviation electronics equipment found in naval aircraft. The 1993 graduate of John Glenn High School of Walkerton, joined the Navy in March 1994.

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John Glenn High School MARCH 6 - 10 Choice Os Entree Each Day MONDAY Hamburger Cheeseburger Chef salad Peanut butter and jelly sandwich TUESDAY Chicken nuggets Stuffed pita pocket Chef salad Peanut butter and jelly sandwich WEDNESDAY Pepperoni Cheese pizza Chef salad Peanut butter and jelly sandwich THURSDAY Grilled cheese sandwich Tuna salad sandwich on whole wheat Chef salad Peanut butter and jelly sandwich FRIDAY Taco bar Assorted sandwiches

Chef salad Peanut butter and jelly sandwich St. Patrick School MARCH 6 -10 MONDAY Submarine sandwiches French fries Fruit Cookie Milk TUESDAY Chili Crackers Tossed salad Fruit Milk WEDNESDAY Mexican straw hats Com Fruit Brownie Milk THURSDAY Salisbury steak Mashed potatoes Carrots Hot roll Milk FRIDAY Fish patty French fries Peas Blueberry cobbler Milk Walkerton Elementary School MARCH 6 - 10 MONDAY Hamburger on bun French fries Pickle chips Cinnamon apples Milk TUESDAY Soft shell taco Com Fruit Cookie Milk WEDNESDAY Pig in a blanket Broccoli and cheese Fruit Milk THURSDAY French toast stick Sausage pattie Hash browns Sunkist smiles Milk FRIDAY Fish square on bun Tri tater Peas Pudding in a cloud Milk North Liberty Elementary School MARCH 6 -10 MONDAY Macaroni and cheese Peanut butter bread Fruit Milk TUESDAY Texas straw hat Lettuce salad Cookie Fruit Chocolate milk WEDNESDAY Chicken and noodles Mashed potato Buttered peas Roll and butter Fruit Milk THURSDAY Sub sandwich Tator tots Green beans Fruit Chocolate milk FRIDAY Pizza Com Carrots and celery Apple crisp Milk Oregon-Davis Schools MARCH 6 -10 MONDAY Chicken fried steak on bun Parsleyed potatoes Peaches Oatmeal cookie Milk TUESDAY Mcßib on bun Baked beans Cole slaw Gingerbread Milk

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WEDNESDAY Chicken pattie Fettucine with alfredo sauce Green beans Bread and butter Applesauce Milk THURSDAY Chili dog Veggies with dip Curley fries Mt. bar cookie Milk FRIDAY Italian pizza pocket, high school Mexican pizza pocket, elementary school Cora Mixed fruit Cowboy cookie Milk

ITo Your Good Health I by Paul G. Donohue, M.D. I

DEAR DOCTOR DONOHUE: My wife recently was diagnosed with a venereal disease (garnerdla). She is convinced that I have given her this, although I have been faithful in our marriage. She is very upset and is asking for divorce. Doctors don’t seem able to tell me how long this germ can lie dormant, or anything like that. Can you help us? DEAR READER: Your wife should take time to get all the facts about gamerella before dissolving an apparently sound marriage. She’s overreacting, to say the least. Many women, as many as six in 10, harbor the gamerella germ without having symptoms (discharge). With a discharge, the chances the woman has gamerella increases, but that’s not the whole story. In fact, it is not clear if gamerella germ causes the discharge by itself or if it does so in concert with another germ. More to the point here, gamerella has never been clearly shown to be sexually transmitted at all. And yes, the germ might be hanging around dormant for years without causing symptoms. Gamerella is a very common germ. For these and for other good reasons, your wife should not react hastily about this, especially since gamerella can be easily treated with medicine. See the Vaginitis report I’m sending you. Others who want a copy can write: Dr. Donohue — No. 33-WS, Box 5539, Riverton, N.J. 08077-5539. Enclose S 3 and a self-addressed, double-stamped No. 10 envelope. ©1995 by King Features Synd.

Your Health by Lester L. Coleman, M.D. I

Q. Three of my sisters have had their gall bladders removed. Is this hereditary? What organ functions in place of the gall bladder? A. I doubt that the condition is hereditary. More likely, it is familial. All of you probably have been eating the same diet. The likelihood is that this diet was high in fat content. The gall bladder is a small sac that lies on the undersurface of the liver, which is high in the right upper area of the abdomen. The liver is a most remarkable chemical factory. It produces bile, bile salts and bile pigments, which are then sent by tiny ducts into the gall bladder. Here they are stored until they become necessary for the digestion of food. When food passes from the stomach into the small intestine, it sends a message to the gall bladder indicating that there is a need for these bile salts. The gall bladder then contracts and squirts out some of the bile salts into a tiny opening into the

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small intestine. This is vital to the digestive process. The gall bladder itself can become diseased and function improperly. Stones can develop in this sac and interfere with the free flow of the bile substances. When the gall bladder is removed, the liver itself takes on some of its function. The bile salts then pass directly from the liver into the small intestine to carry on the digestive activity. Actually, then, there is no longer a “storage” place for the bile. It is quite remarkable how well the digestive process continues, even in the absence of a gall bladder. ©1995 by King Feature* Synd.

IHealth & Nutrition by Judith Sheldon

By now, I’m sure many of you have seen photographs of several celebrities wearing “milk moustaches" as part of a new campaign by a group promoting milk to women as away to prevent fractures and osteoporosis caused by a loss of bone mass. Recently, a group called Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine issued a report pointing out some important facts that aren't mentioned in the campaign For example, according to the doctors of PCRM, the ad doesn't tell you that the decline in bone mass is caused more often by the excessive LOSS of calcium, rather than any inadequate intake of the mineral. While it’s important to take in calcium during childhood and early adulthood to help build bone mass, intake becomes less of a factor in later life. What is important is preventing the decline of bone density at this stage is controlling calcium loss. Loss of calcium is due to several factors: It can occur if the diet includes too much animal protein, sodium, caffeine, and phosphorus. Smoking and a sedentary lifestyle are also factors in calcium loss. Researchers have found that eliminating meat in one study cut urinary calcium losses in half. Cutting sodium intake by half can reduce calcium requirements by 160 milligrams a day. Avoiding tobacco is especially important Smokers tend to have weaker bones than non smokers. Some calcium is needed in the diet, of course The World Health Organization recommends consump tion of 400 to 500 mg. per day. However, milk is not the only source; it may even be a relatively poor source of calcium Green vegetables (except for spinach) appear to provide equal or greater bioavailability than milk. Many legumes are also rich in calcium. These sources also provide important minerals, antioxidants, complex carbohydrates that are either missing or found in low quantities in animal products. As a matter of fact, population studies indicate that groups which follow plant-based diets generally have lower rates of hip fracture than those whose diets are based on animal products. While calcium intake is important to a point, let’s not forget how much more important it is to prevent calcium loss. ©1995 by King Features Synd. 1. Monaco; 2. the Bastille; 3. The Beach Boys; 4. Joseph; 5. cocaine; 6. 29; 7. Johnny Carson; 8. “The Two Towers”

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