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They're 'TOPS' of their class Take Off Pounds Sensibly, or TOPS, Chapter 1188 celebrated members of Keep Off Pounds Sensibly, or KOPS. From the left, they are: Dorothy Morris, who will celebrate seven years in the club in January; Marilyn Olson, who is a 10-year member; Dorothy Rosi and Ruth Tooley, both seven-year members. To their right is co-leader Carol Glodowski, who made the presentations. More infor- mation about TOPS and KOPS is avail- able by calling 426-5519. Publi_- health officials focus ,c)n tuberculosis About a dozen people attended an infi)rmational program on tu- berculosis held at the North Ma- son Medical Clinic.in Belfair. That was the word from Lydia Buchheit of Mason County Pub- lic Health at last week's meet- ing of the Mason County Board of Health. Dr. Diana Yu told the board that "there were lots of mis- conceptions that were clarified." The number-one misconcep- tion seems to be that tubercuh)sis is no longer fi)und in this part of the world, and that means people rarely "think tuberculosis" when dealing with someone who is sick. Yu points to the case of a person with TB in Thurston County who was initially misdiagnosed as hav- ing pneumonia. "When clinicians and people out there who are seeing patients understand tuberculosis, it helps them think TB," she said. TUBERCULOSIS IS a conta- gious disease contracted by breath- ing the same air as someone who's infected. It was a major cause of death in the U.S. in the early part of tire last century but has largely "been eradicated by means pro- grams of" testing, prevention and treatment with inoculations that fight the disease. "With TB there's inibction, which means you have it, but then there's disease, which means you're sick and can give it to someone else," Yu said. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control describe TB as a disease caused by Mycobacterium tuber- culosis, a bacteria that usually at- tacks the lungs but also can attack the kidney, spine and brain. There was a time when TB was the lead- ing cause of death in the U.S., but starting in the 1940s, scientists discovered the first of several medicines now used to treat the disease and as a result it began to decrease in this country. However, the number of cases nationwide increased between 1985 and 1992. The Washington Department of Health recorded a 21 percent in- crease in reported cases between 1987 and 1991. The number oI" cases here decreased by 17 percent in the years 1991 to 1994 but rose again in the three years after that. (Please turn to page 20.) 100 Years Ago From the December 6, 1907, Mason County Journal: The municipal election passed off quietly, with nothing to jar the public mind into a contest. Only forty votes were cast, and the Republicans re- ceived all the votes, with the exception of a few scattering names. A lively crowd went out to Matlock on the train Saturday night, and met another lively crowd in a lively time at the Railroad boys dance. On the way home in the early morning Clum Huntley fll from the top of a box car and was badly shaken up. 35 Years Ago From the December 7, 1972, Shel- ton-Mason County Journal: Aerial surveillance set up by the Mason County Sheriffs Office as part of its Christmas tree patrol this year paid off Sunday with the apprehen- sion of a tree-theft suspect. Two counties have completed their recounts in the race for the 24th Leg- islative District House seat between Charles Savage, Shelton Democrat, and Rod Culp, Nordland Republican. Savage had 5,022 votes in Mason County and 2,338 in Jefferson County, and Culp drew 4,570 votes in Mason and 2,534 in Jefferson with Clallam and Thurston County recounting not completed. 10 Years Ago From the December 4, 1997, Shel- ton-Mason County Journal: Mason County residents will have the opportunity February 3 to vote for funding to improve county parks. Pioneer School District residents are going to have two ballot measures to vote on next February - a multi-mil- lion-dollar bond issue for a new high school and other improvements, plus a two-year, $2.2-million maintenance- and-operations levy. MEDICINE Jim Smith The Shoppe ® Pharmacy Vitamin D for Muscle Strength Vitamin D controls calcium, bone metabolism, neuromuscular function. Vitamin Ot be synthesized by the body, through food and suplc D is found in fortified milk, egg yolkS; saltwater fish. Fifteen minutes of; exposure a few times per the body to produce adec D. Vitamin D deficiency and exacerbates painful softening and bending the bone ("rickets"), and muscle weakness, which wars the risk of falls and fractures. indicate that men and women don't have enough vitamin D lower scores on physical tests, especially in hand-grip Those with the greatest risk D deficiency include the elderly and people with skin, cultural or social sun, or g Treatment of vitamin D produce an and a marked fn back lower-limb 50 years of age and older need 400 to 800 IUs of vitamin D and people with limited sun may need more. Na¢lonld PteRcr 1-800-640-5503 207 Professional Way (Across from the hospital) 426-4412 Thursdays Noon and 5:30 p.m., Alcoholics Anonymous, 125 West Cota Street. 5 p.m., AA, New Community Church of Union, 310 Dalby Road, Suite 3. 7 p.m., AA, nonsmoking-nons- wearing, Saint David's Episcopal Church, Third and Cedar streets. 7 p.m., Friends of Bill W. Chapter at Hood Canal Community Church, 81 Finch Creek Road, Hoodsport. Fridays Noon, Al-Anon family group, Saint David's Episcopal Church. Call 427- 6831. Noon, 5:30 and 7:30 p.m., AA, 125 West Cota Street. 5:30 p.m., First Baptist Church celebrates recovery, 419 Raih'oad Av- enue. Childcare provided. 7 p.m., AA, nonsmoking and handicap-accessible, Shelton's Unit- ed Methodist Church, ]900 King Street. 7:30 p.m., AA, Hoodsport library. 7:30 p.m., Al-Anon, Coffee Compa- ny, 24240 Highway 101, Hoodsport. 8 p.m., Narcotics Anonymous, Elli- nor Room, Mason General Hospital. Saturdays Noon and 5:30 p.m., AA, 125 West Cots Street. 7:30 p.m., Friends of Bill and Bob Chapter at the Skokomish Tribal Center, 80 Tribal (]enter Road. 10 p.m., The Point Is, Easy Does It, 125 West Cota Street. Sundays 8 a.m., noon, 5:30 and 7:30 p.m., AA, 125 West Cota Street. 4-6 p.m., Freedom in Recovery, Gateway Christian Fellowship, 405 South Seventh Street. 7 p.m., Narcotics Anonymous, Matlock Grange Hall. Mondays Noon and 5:30 p.m., AA, 125 West Cota Street. 4:30 p.m., Overeaters Anonymous, Saint David's Church. 6:30 p.m., AA/A1-Anon, parish hall of Saint Edward's Catholic Church. 7 p.m., AA, nonsmoking and non- swearing, Saint David's Episcopal Church, Third and Cedar streets. 7 p.m., Adult Children of Alcohol- ics, New Community Church office, 310 East Dalby Road, Suite 300, Union. For information call 898-6962 or 898-7855. 7:30 p.m. Mondays, AA, Fir Lane Health and Rehabilitation Center, 2430 North 13th Street. Tuesdays 10 a.m., Maple Glen Assisted Liv- ing, 1700 North 13th Loop Road, Shelton. For information call 360- 556-6579. Noon, 5:30 and 7:30 p.m., AA, 125 West Cota. 6:30 p.m., AA open meeting, Hood- sport library. 7 p.m., Ala-Teen, Saint David's Episcopal Church, Third and Cedar. 7 p.m., Depressed Anonymous, the Pershing Room of Mason General }Iospital, 901 Mountain View Drive. Wednesdays 9:30 a.m., AI-Anon family group, T.C. Room of the Skokomish Tribal Center, 80 Tribal Center Road. Noon and 5:30 p.m., AA, 125 West Cota Street. Noon, Overeaters Anonymous, Saint David's Episcopal Church, Third and Cedar. 7 p.m., Adult Children of Alcohol- ics, McDonald's meeting room, Olym- pic Highway North. HOODSPORT FAMILY CLINIC Full-time health-care providers  Walk-ins welcome Family care, from newborns to adults Experienced in treating patients of all ages Open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Friday Hargenenead,, lanHorgan, Call (360) 877-0372 BSN, HN,ANE FNP ARNR FNP, FAAPM 24261 N.U.S. Highway I 0 I, Hoodsport Page 18 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Thursday, December 6, 2007 At,proved l,y the hint CommLs,sivn on Accreditation of Healthcaw Orsantzafions (]CAHO) ason General Hosp]t  Where caring counts, difference. Feel the Oakland Bay Pediatrics • North Mason Medical Clinic • Mason County Eye Clinic 901 Mtn. View Drive, Building #1, Shelton, WA 98584 (360) 426-1611, from Belfair (360) 275-8614 Free Physician Referral Line: (360) 427-9551 TTY/TDD: (360) 427-9593 • Equal Opportunity Provider Translation Services Provided , Se habla espafiol Center of" Excellence BARIATR/C SUR{ [ They're 'TOPS' of their class Take Off Pounds Sensibly, or TOPS, Chapter 1188 celebrated members of Keep Off Pounds Sensibly, or KOPS. From the left, they are: Dorothy Morris, who will celebrate seven years in the club in January; Marilyn Olson, who is a 10-year member; Dorothy Rosi and Ruth Tooley, both seven-year members. To their right is co-leader Carol Glodowski, who made the presentations. More infor- mation about TOPS and KOPS is avail- able by calling 426-5519. Publi_- health officials focus ,c)n tuberculosis About a dozen people attended an infi)rmational program on tu- berculosis held at the North Ma- son Medical Clinic.in Belfair. That was the word from Lydia Buchheit of Mason County Pub- lic Health at last week's meet- ing of the Mason County Board of Health. Dr. Diana Yu told the board that "there were lots of mis- conceptions that were clarified." The number-one misconcep- tion seems to be that tubercuh)sis is no longer fi)und in this part of the world, and that means people rarely "think tuberculosis" when dealing with someone who is sick. Yu points to the case of a person with TB in Thurston County who was initially misdiagnosed as hav- ing pneumonia. "When clinicians and people out there who are seeing patients understand tuberculosis, it helps them think TB," she said. TUBERCULOSIS IS a conta- gious disease contracted by breath- ing the same air as someone who's infected. It was a major cause of death in the U.S. in the early part of tire last century but has largely "been eradicated by means pro- grams of" testing, prevention and treatment with inoculations that fight the disease. "With TB there's inibction, which means you have it, but then there's disease, which means you're sick and can give it to someone else," Yu said. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control describe TB as a disease caused by Mycobacterium tuber- culosis, a bacteria that usually at- tacks the lungs but also can attack the kidney, spine and brain. There was a time when TB was the lead- ing cause of death in the U.S., but starting in the 1940s, scientists discovered the first of several medicines now used to treat the disease and as a result it began to decrease in this country. However, the number of cases nationwide increased between 1985 and 1992. The Washington Department of Health recorded a 21 percent in- crease in reported cases between 1987 and 1991. The number oI" cases here decreased by 17 percent in the years 1991 to 1994 but rose again in the three years after that. (Please turn to page 20.) 100 Years Ago From the December 6, 1907, Mason County Journal: The municipal election passed off quietly, with nothing to jar the public mind into a contest. Only forty votes were cast, and the Republicans re- ceived all the votes, with the exception of a few scattering names. A lively crowd went out to Matlock on the train Saturday night, and met another lively crowd in a lively time at the Railroad boys dance. On the way home in the early morning Clum Huntley fll from the top of a box car and was badly shaken up. 35 Years Ago From the December 7, 1972, Shel- ton-Mason County Journal: Aerial surveillance set up by the Mason County Sheriffs Office as part of its Christmas tree patrol this year paid off Sunday with the apprehen- sion of a tree-theft suspect. Two counties have completed their recounts in the race for the 24th Leg- islative District House seat between Charles Savage, Shelton Democrat, and Rod Culp, Nordland Republican. Savage had 5,022 votes in Mason County and 2,338 in Jefferson County, and Culp drew 4,570 votes in Mason and 2,534 in Jefferson with Clallam and Thurston County recounting not completed. 10 Years Ago From the December 4, 1997, Shel- ton-Mason County Journal: Mason County residents will have the opportunity February 3 to vote for funding to improve county parks. Pioneer School District residents are going to have two ballot measures to vote on next February - a multi-mil- lion-dollar bond issue for a new high school and other improvements, plus a two-year, $2.2-million maintenance- and-operations levy. MEDICINE Jim Smith The Shoppe ® Pharmacy Vitamin D for Muscle Strength Vitamin D controls calcium, bone metabolism, neuromuscular function. Vitamin Ot be synthesized by the body, through food and suplc D is found in fortified milk, egg yolkS; saltwater fish. Fifteen minutes of; exposure a few times per the body to produce adec D. Vitamin D deficiency and exacerbates painful softening and bending the bone ("rickets"), and muscle weakness, which wars the risk of falls and fractures. indicate that men and women don't have enough vitamin D lower scores on physical tests, especially in hand-grip Those with the greatest risk D deficiency include the elderly and people with skin, cultural or social sun, or g Treatment of vitamin D produce an and a marked fn back lower-limb 50 years of age and older need 400 to 800 IUs of vitamin D and people with limited sun may need more. Na¢lonld PteRcr 1-800-640-5503 207 Professional Way (Across from the hospital) 426-4412 Thursdays Noon and 5:30 p.m., Alcoholics Anonymous, 125 West Cota Street. 5 p.m., AA, New Community Church of Union, 310 Dalby Road, Suite 3. 7 p.m., AA, nonsmoking-nons- wearing, Saint David's Episcopal Church, Third and Cedar streets. 7 p.m., Friends of Bill W. Chapter at Hood Canal Community Church, 81 Finch Creek Road, Hoodsport. Fridays Noon, Al-Anon family group, Saint David's Episcopal Church. Call 427- 6831. Noon, 5:30 and 7:30 p.m., AA, 125 West Cota Street. 5:30 p.m., First Baptist Church celebrates recovery, 419 Raih'oad Av- enue. Childcare provided. 7 p.m., AA, nonsmoking and handicap-accessible, Shelton's Unit- ed Methodist Church, ]900 King Street. 7:30 p.m., AA, Hoodsport library. 7:30 p.m., Al-Anon, Coffee Compa- ny, 24240 Highway 101, Hoodsport. 8 p.m., Narcotics Anonymous, Elli- nor Room, Mason General Hospital. Saturdays Noon and 5:30 p.m., AA, 125 West Cots Street. 7:30 p.m., Friends of Bill and Bob Chapter at the Skokomish Tribal Center, 80 Tribal (]enter Road. 10 p.m., The Point Is, Easy Does It, 125 West Cota Street. Sundays 8 a.m., noon, 5:30 and 7:30 p.m., AA, 125 West Cota Street. 4-6 p.m., Freedom in Recovery, Gateway Christian Fellowship, 405 South Seventh Street. 7 p.m., Narcotics Anonymous, Matlock Grange Hall. Mondays Noon and 5:30 p.m., AA, 125 West Cota Street. 4:30 p.m., Overeaters Anonymous, Saint David's Church. 6:30 p.m., AA/A1-Anon, parish hall of Saint Edward's Catholic Church. 7 p.m., AA, nonsmoking and non- swearing, Saint David's Episcopal Church, Third and Cedar streets. 7 p.m., Adult Children of Alcohol- ics, New Community Church office, 310 East Dalby Road, Suite 300, Union. For information call 898-6962 or 898-7855. 7:30 p.m. Mondays, AA, Fir Lane Health and Rehabilitation Center, 2430 North 13th Street. Tuesdays 10 a.m., Maple Glen Assisted Liv- ing, 1700 North 13th Loop Road, Shelton. For information call 360- 556-6579. Noon, 5:30 and 7:30 p.m., AA, 125 West Cota. 6:30 p.m., AA open meeting, Hood- sport library. 7 p.m., Ala-Teen, Saint David's Episcopal Church, Third and Cedar. 7 p.m., Depressed Anonymous, the Pershing Room of Mason General }Iospital, 901 Mountain View Drive. Wednesdays 9:30 a.m., AI-Anon family group, T.C. Room of the Skokomish Tribal Center, 80 Tribal Center Road. Noon and 5:30 p.m., AA, 125 West Cota Street. Noon, Overeaters Anonymous, Saint David's Episcopal Church, Third and Cedar. 7 p.m., Adult Children of Alcohol- ics, McDonald's meeting room, Olym- pic Highway North. HOODSPORT FAMILY CLINIC Full-time health-care providers  Walk-ins welcome Family care, from newborns to adults Experienced in treating patients of all ages Open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Friday Hargenenead,, lanHorgan, Call (360) 877-0372 BSN, HN,ANE FNP ARNR FNP, FAAPM 24261 N.U.S. Highway I 0 I, Hoodsport Page 18 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Thursday, December 6, 2007 At,proved l,y the hint CommLs,sivn on Accreditation of Healthcaw Orsantzafions (]CAHO) ason General Hosp]t  Where caring counts, difference. Feel the Oakland Bay Pediatrics • North Mason Medical Clinic • Mason County Eye Clinic 901 Mtn. View Drive, Building #1, Shelton, WA 98584 (360) 426-1611, from Belfair (360) 275-8614 Free Physician Referral Line: (360) 427-9551 TTY/TDD: (360) 427-9593 • Equal Opportunity Provider Translation Services Provided , Se habla espafiol Center of" Excellence BARIATR/C SUR{ [