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TOPS 1197 turns 15
Members of Chapter 1197 of Take Off
Pounds Sensibly, or TOPS, celebrated
the group's 15th anniversary with a din-
ner on November 12. Guest speaker was
Eleanor Allison of TOPS 1032. She talked
about how much meetings of the support
group have meant to her over the years.
Roberta Cooper, treasurer of the local
chapter, was honored with a bouquet of
roses for having had the best attendance,
most weight loss for the year and for
making her goal weight. She also gradu-
ated from Keep Off Pounds Sensibly, or
KOPS. Pictured, from left, are: Marlene
Sample, Shirley Severa, Sara Starr, Dean
Nelson, Kaye Snider, Laura Genoe, Terry
Allison, Georgia Urlacher, Eileen Oberg
and Roberta Cooper. TOPS 1197 meets at
the Belfair Community Baptist Church
and recently changed its meeting night
to Thursdays in order to accommodate
more working people. Weigh in starts at
5:45 p.m.
Alcoholics Anonymous:
A number of AA meetings are held
each week at 125 West Cota Street in
Shelton; all are nonsmoking. They are
scheduled Thursdays at noon and 5:30
p.m.; Fridays at noon, 5:30 and 7:30
p.m.; Saturdays at noon and 5:30 p.m.;
Sundays at noon, 5:30 and 7:30 p.m.;
Mondays at noon and 5:30 p.m.; Tues-
days at noon, 5:30 and 7:30 p.m. and
Wednesdays at noon, 5:30 and men's
meeting at 7:30 p.m.
Other AA meetings are at 6:30 p.m.
Mondays at Saint Edward's Catholic
Church; !0 a.m. Tuesdays at Maple
Glen Assisted Living, 1700 North
13th Iop Road; 7 p.m. Thursdays
and Mondays at Saint David's Episco-
pal Church, Third and Cedar streets
- nonsmoking, nonswearing; 5 p.m.
Thursdays at New Community Church
of Union; Fridays at Hoodsport library;
7 p.m. Thursdays at Hood Canal Com-
munity Church; 7 p.m. Fridays at
Shelton's United Methodist Church,
1900 King Street (nonsmoking and
handicap-accessible); 7:30 p.m. Satur-
days at Skokomish Tribal Center; and
6 p.m. Sundays in the office of New
Community Church of Union, 310
Health fees going
up by 10 percent
Higher fees for services provid-
ed by the environmental division
of Mason County Public Health
have been approved along with a
mechanism fi)r automatic increas-
es starting in 2009.
Increases fbr 2008 approved on
November 20 by the Mason Coun-
ty Commission average about 10
percent and cover the cost of in-
specting restaurants, community
water systems and on-site sewage
treatment facilities. Commission-
ers also approved an automatic
annual increase of no more than
3.5 percent in subsequent years,
with the specific amount tied to
the rate of price inflation in the
Olympia area.
Many of the fees haven't been
raised since 2000. Debbie Riley
of the environmental health of-
fice reported that the rise in gen-
eral prices, as well as the pay and
benefits of county workers, would
dictate an increase of almost 17
percent. This is as opposed to the
lower amount recommended by
staff and authorized by the com-
missioners.
Dalby Road, Suite 3.
AI-Anon:
Family group, noon Fridays, Saint
David's Church, Third and Cedar.
Hoodsport group, 7:30 p.m. on Fri-
days at the Coffee Company, 24240
Highway 101.
Family group, 9:30 a.m. Wednes-
days, in the T.C. Room of the Skokom-
ish Tribal Center, 80 Tribal Center
Road.
Ala-Teen:
7 p.m. Sundays, Matlock Grange
Hall.
7 p.m. Tuesdays, Saint David's
Church, Third and Cedar.
Narcotics Anonymous:
8 p.m. Fridays in the Ellinor Room,
Mason General Hospital.
Depressed Anonymous:
7 p.m. Tuesdays in the Pershing
Room of Mason General Hospital, 901
Mountain View Drive.
Adult Children of Alcoholics:
6:30 p.m. Fridays, New Community
Church of Union.
7 p.m. Wednesdays, McDonald's
meeting room, Olympic Highway
North.
Overeaters Anonymous:
4:30 p.m. Mondays, Saint David's
Church, Third and Cedar.
Noon Wednesdays, Saint David's
Church.
Freedom in Recovery:
4-6 p.m. Sundays, Gateway Chris-
tian Fellowship, 405 South Seventh
Street, Shelton.
County says "
ripe for flu shots
Mason County Public Health is
urging people to give them a call
on the occasion of National Influ-
enza Vaccination Week, which runs
through December 2.
Public health officials make the
point that as crowds in malls and
other public places increase during
the holiday season, so does the risk
of exposure to the influenza virus
and other germs. They say vaccina-
tions decrease the potential of get-
ting the flu.
A nationwide effort to get people
vaccinated is being organized by the
U.S. Centers for Disease Control.
Officials of that agency are working
with local health departments to re-
mind people who have not yet been
vaccinated that the time to get a flu
vaccine continues through January
or later. They report that flu immu-
nization rates are low for children
and adults. Washington rates are
22.8 percent for young children and
72.4 percent for adults over age 65,
levels slightly above the national
average but below national and
state goals of 90 percent.
The flu season in Washington
usually peaks in January. Public
health officials point out that every-
one can benefit from a flu shot and
they are more important for people
who are at high risk for complica-
tions. High-risk groups include
pregnant women and: anyone over
50; children 6 months to 5 years
old; persons with chronic medical
conditions such as asthma, diabe-
tes or heart disease; and residents
of nursing homes or long-term care
facilities.
Harmony Hill
hosting dinner
Harmony Hill in Union will
host a gala holiday benefit dinner
on Friday, December 14, to raise
funds for its cancer programs.
The dinner, scheduled for 6 to 8
p.m. in the new Elmer and Katha-
rine Nordstrom Great Hall, will
feature comedian Debbie Wooten,
Brian Hudak presenting "The
Healing Power of Love" and musi-
cal entertainment by pianist-vo-
calist Larry Hill.
Wooten was born in South Chi-
cago with spina hifida and devel-
oped polio as an infant. Isolated
by color and disability, she met the
Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King
Jr. when she was 8 years old, an
experience that changed her life.
She uses her life struggles and tri-
umphs in her comedic and inspira-
tional presentation. ..
Harmony Hill's chef and kitch-
en staff will serve up a traditional
holiday feast including glazed tur-
key breast with cranberry com-
pote, herb-stuffed squash, corn
chowder, whole wheat dinner
rolls, salad and pumpkin custard.
A wine bar will be available.
Tickets, to this fund-raiser cost
$35 and are available at httpd!
www.harmonyhill.orgldinner
or by calling 898-2363 in Union.
Dr. Diana Yu, the Mason
Health Officer, said
50 and under age 5 are at
est risk of suffering from
tions of the flu, which
as "a vaccine-preventable
For more information,
Mason County Flu Line at
9670, Extension 599.
IIlllllllllllltlllllllllllllllllilillllllllllllllllll
,jve.w
illlillllllllllllllllllllllllllHHliilllllllllll
Colton Thomas Lee
was born on November
Capital Medical Center in
pia to Brittany Parr and
Nabors of Shelton. He
pounds, 3 ounces and
es long.
Dayton Maxwell Morris
was born on November
Capital Medical Center in
pia to Michele Shapiro and
Morris of Shelton. He
pounds, 9 ounces.
MEDICINE pI
Jim
Smith
The
Shoppe ®
Pharmacy
Rectal Rocket:
Relief for HE
The "recta/rocket" is a
suppository designed to
hemorrhoids, which
contoured front end and a
bottom. The benefit of this
is twofold. The overall
suppository allows it to
the point of insertion
into the rectum. In addition,
flared bottom remains in
contact with the anal s
outer surface of the anus for
hours, to treat external as wel
internal hemorrhoids. There is
slit for flatulence running the
of the suppository that
patient to pass gas without
the suppository. The rectal
was designed by compounC
pharmacists to deliver lidocaine
hydrocortisone directly to the
of inflammation. Rectal rockets
regularly prescribed for women
have recently given
dosage form can also
to contain additional
such as misoprostol and
and also can be used to treat
fissures.
Please call our
pharmacy
N=flonM Prescription Ce
1-800-640-5503
207 Professional Way
pitol)
Friends to console one another
The Mason County chapter of
The Compassionate Friends will
meet at 7 p.m. on Monday, Decem-
ber 3.
This is a support group for par-
ents and grandparents who have
lost children. There is no cost to
participate.
Allen Roth reports that the
meeting will take place in the Per-
shing Room on the lower level of
Mason General Hospital at 901
Mountain View Drive in Shelton.
For more information, call Roth
at 427-1694 or 427-1418.
Clinic (in Belfair).
5 Facts Every Woman Should Know
5) Osteoporosis is a silent disease that gradually weakens bones by
robbing them of internal mass and thickness, so that they become
fragile and likely to break
4) Osteoporosis kills more women than breast cancer
3) Osteoporosis is a serious threat to both men and women of all ages
2) 25 million women suffer from osteoporosis and osteopenia
1) You don't have to suffer
= Mountain View Women's Health Center offers new treatments that
can stop and even reverse osteoporosis
= New bone scanning techniques are quick and accurate
* Bone scans and treatment for osteoporosis are covered by Medicare
and most insurance companies
Don't let yourself or anybody you love (male or female)
suffer from osteoporosis
Come in to Mountain View Women's Health Center in Shelton
today for informative and friendly care to help fight osteoporosis
Call TODAY: 426-0955
Located near Mason Genera/Hospital
2300 Kati Court in Shelton
Page 18 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Thursday, November 29, 2007
TOPS 1197 turns 15
Members of Chapter 1197 of Take Off
Pounds Sensibly, or TOPS, celebrated
the group's 15th anniversary with a din-
ner on November 12. Guest speaker was
Eleanor Allison of TOPS 1032. She talked
about how much meetings of the support
group have meant to her over the years.
Roberta Cooper, treasurer of the local
chapter, was honored with a bouquet of
roses for having had the best attendance,
most weight loss for the year and for
making her goal weight. She also gradu-
ated from Keep Off Pounds Sensibly, or
KOPS. Pictured, from left, are: Marlene
Sample, Shirley Severa, Sara Starr, Dean
Nelson, Kaye Snider, Laura Genoe, Terry
Allison, Georgia Urlacher, Eileen Oberg
and Roberta Cooper. TOPS 1197 meets at
the Belfair Community Baptist Church
and recently changed its meeting night
to Thursdays in order to accommodate
more working people. Weigh in starts at
5:45 p.m.
Alcoholics Anonymous:
A number of AA meetings are held
each week at 125 West Cota Street in
Shelton; all are nonsmoking. They are
scheduled Thursdays at noon and 5:30
p.m.; Fridays at noon, 5:30 and 7:30
p.m.; Saturdays at noon and 5:30 p.m.;
Sundays at noon, 5:30 and 7:30 p.m.;
Mondays at noon and 5:30 p.m.; Tues-
days at noon, 5:30 and 7:30 p.m. and
Wednesdays at noon, 5:30 and men's
meeting at 7:30 p.m.
Other AA meetings are at 6:30 p.m.
Mondays at Saint Edward's Catholic
Church; !0 a.m. Tuesdays at Maple
Glen Assisted Living, 1700 North
13th Iop Road; 7 p.m. Thursdays
and Mondays at Saint David's Episco-
pal Church, Third and Cedar streets
- nonsmoking, nonswearing; 5 p.m.
Thursdays at New Community Church
of Union; Fridays at Hoodsport library;
7 p.m. Thursdays at Hood Canal Com-
munity Church; 7 p.m. Fridays at
Shelton's United Methodist Church,
1900 King Street (nonsmoking and
handicap-accessible); 7:30 p.m. Satur-
days at Skokomish Tribal Center; and
6 p.m. Sundays in the office of New
Community Church of Union, 310
Health fees going
up by 10 percent
Higher fees for services provid-
ed by the environmental division
of Mason County Public Health
have been approved along with a
mechanism fi)r automatic increas-
es starting in 2009.
Increases fbr 2008 approved on
November 20 by the Mason Coun-
ty Commission average about 10
percent and cover the cost of in-
specting restaurants, community
water systems and on-site sewage
treatment facilities. Commission-
ers also approved an automatic
annual increase of no more than
3.5 percent in subsequent years,
with the specific amount tied to
the rate of price inflation in the
Olympia area.
Many of the fees haven't been
raised since 2000. Debbie Riley
of the environmental health of-
fice reported that the rise in gen-
eral prices, as well as the pay and
benefits of county workers, would
dictate an increase of almost 17
percent. This is as opposed to the
lower amount recommended by
staff and authorized by the com-
missioners.
Dalby Road, Suite 3.
AI-Anon:
Family group, noon Fridays, Saint
David's Church, Third and Cedar.
Hoodsport group, 7:30 p.m. on Fri-
days at the Coffee Company, 24240
Highway 101.
Family group, 9:30 a.m. Wednes-
days, in the T.C. Room of the Skokom-
ish Tribal Center, 80 Tribal Center
Road.
Ala-Teen:
7 p.m. Sundays, Matlock Grange
Hall.
7 p.m. Tuesdays, Saint David's
Church, Third and Cedar.
Narcotics Anonymous:
8 p.m. Fridays in the Ellinor Room,
Mason General Hospital.
Depressed Anonymous:
7 p.m. Tuesdays in the Pershing
Room of Mason General Hospital, 901
Mountain View Drive.
Adult Children of Alcoholics:
6:30 p.m. Fridays, New Community
Church of Union.
7 p.m. Wednesdays, McDonald's
meeting room, Olympic Highway
North.
Overeaters Anonymous:
4:30 p.m. Mondays, Saint David's
Church, Third and Cedar.
Noon Wednesdays, Saint David's
Church.
Freedom in Recovery:
4-6 p.m. Sundays, Gateway Chris-
tian Fellowship, 405 South Seventh
Street, Shelton.
County says "
ripe for flu shots
Mason County Public Health is
urging people to give them a call
on the occasion of National Influ-
enza Vaccination Week, which runs
through December 2.
Public health officials make the
point that as crowds in malls and
other public places increase during
the holiday season, so does the risk
of exposure to the influenza virus
and other germs. They say vaccina-
tions decrease the potential of get-
ting the flu.
A nationwide effort to get people
vaccinated is being organized by the
U.S. Centers for Disease Control.
Officials of that agency are working
with local health departments to re-
mind people who have not yet been
vaccinated that the time to get a flu
vaccine continues through January
or later. They report that flu immu-
nization rates are low for children
and adults. Washington rates are
22.8 percent for young children and
72.4 percent for adults over age 65,
levels slightly above the national
average but below national and
state goals of 90 percent.
The flu season in Washington
usually peaks in January. Public
health officials point out that every-
one can benefit from a flu shot and
they are more important for people
who are at high risk for complica-
tions. High-risk groups include
pregnant women and: anyone over
50; children 6 months to 5 years
old; persons with chronic medical
conditions such as asthma, diabe-
tes or heart disease; and residents
of nursing homes or long-term care
facilities.
Harmony Hill
hosting dinner
Harmony Hill in Union will
host a gala holiday benefit dinner
on Friday, December 14, to raise
funds for its cancer programs.
The dinner, scheduled for 6 to 8
p.m. in the new Elmer and Katha-
rine Nordstrom Great Hall, will
feature comedian Debbie Wooten,
Brian Hudak presenting "The
Healing Power of Love" and musi-
cal entertainment by pianist-vo-
calist Larry Hill.
Wooten was born in South Chi-
cago with spina hifida and devel-
oped polio as an infant. Isolated
by color and disability, she met the
Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King
Jr. when she was 8 years old, an
experience that changed her life.
She uses her life struggles and tri-
umphs in her comedic and inspira-
tional presentation. ..
Harmony Hill's chef and kitch-
en staff will serve up a traditional
holiday feast including glazed tur-
key breast with cranberry com-
pote, herb-stuffed squash, corn
chowder, whole wheat dinner
rolls, salad and pumpkin custard.
A wine bar will be available.
Tickets, to this fund-raiser cost
$35 and are available at httpd!
www.harmonyhill.orgldinner
or by calling 898-2363 in Union.
Dr. Diana Yu, the Mason
Health Officer, said
50 and under age 5 are at
est risk of suffering from
tions of the flu, which
as "a vaccine-preventable
For more information,
Mason County Flu Line at
9670, Extension 599.
IIlllllllllllltlllllllllllllllllilillllllllllllllllll
,jve.w
illlillllllllllllllllllllllllllHHliilllllllllll
Colton Thomas Lee
was born on November
Capital Medical Center in
pia to Brittany Parr and
Nabors of Shelton. He
pounds, 3 ounces and
es long.
Dayton Maxwell Morris
was born on November
Capital Medical Center in
pia to Michele Shapiro and
Morris of Shelton. He
pounds, 9 ounces.
MEDICINE pI
Jim
Smith
The
Shoppe ®
Pharmacy
Rectal Rocket:
Relief for HE
The "recta/rocket" is a
suppository designed to
hemorrhoids, which
contoured front end and a
bottom. The benefit of this
is twofold. The overall
suppository allows it to
the point of insertion
into the rectum. In addition,
flared bottom remains in
contact with the anal s
outer surface of the anus for
hours, to treat external as wel
internal hemorrhoids. There is
slit for flatulence running the
of the suppository that
patient to pass gas without
the suppository. The rectal
was designed by compounC
pharmacists to deliver lidocaine
hydrocortisone directly to the
of inflammation. Rectal rockets
regularly prescribed for women
have recently given
dosage form can also
to contain additional
such as misoprostol and
and also can be used to treat
fissures.
Please call our
pharmacy
N=flonM Prescription Ce
1-800-640-5503
207 Professional Way
pitol)
Friends to console one another
The Mason County chapter of
The Compassionate Friends will
meet at 7 p.m. on Monday, Decem-
ber 3.
This is a support group for par-
ents and grandparents who have
lost children. There is no cost to
participate.
Allen Roth reports that the
meeting will take place in the Per-
shing Room on the lower level of
Mason General Hospital at 901
Mountain View Drive in Shelton.
For more information, call Roth
at 427-1694 or 427-1418.
Clinic (in Belfair).
5 Facts Every Woman Should Know
5) Osteoporosis is a silent disease that gradually weakens bones by
robbing them of internal mass and thickness, so that they become
fragile and likely to break
4) Osteoporosis kills more women than breast cancer
3) Osteoporosis is a serious threat to both men and women of all ages
2) 25 million women suffer from osteoporosis and osteopenia
1) You don't have to suffer
= Mountain View Women's Health Center offers new treatments that
can stop and even reverse osteoporosis
= New bone scanning techniques are quick and accurate
* Bone scans and treatment for osteoporosis are covered by Medicare
and most insurance companies
Don't let yourself or anybody you love (male or female)
suffer from osteoporosis
Come in to Mountain View Women's Health Center in Shelton
today for informative and friendly care to help fight osteoporosis
Call TODAY: 426-0955
Located near Mason Genera/Hospital
2300 Kati Court in Shelton
Page 18 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Thursday, November 29, 2007