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LEVELLAND & HOCKLEY COUNTY NEWS PRESS, Sunday. March 27. 2005 11
Extension Corner
By Marsha Blair, CEA-FCS Hockley County Extension Agent
diagnosis of Alzheimer's to
death, is three to ten years,
though progression could take as
long as 20 years.
As of today, the only way to
make a 100% certain diagnosis of
Alzheimer’s is autopsy of the
brain upon death However,
medical science has progressed
through various mental tests, a
physical exam and ruling out
other illnesses, a 90% certain
diagnosis may be made Early
diagnosis is important so that
prescription drug therapy may be
started. There are several drug
therapies available now ’hat have
become available over the past
few years. Though there is no
cure for Alzheimer’s, many
prescription medications may
help control the symptoms and
slow the disease progression
Testing and diagnosis by a
trained health professional is very
important since other conditions
may resemble Alzheimer’s.
These other conditions may be
treatable or completely reversible.
This is why it is so important to
Whiteface National Honor
Society sponsored a Career Fair
for all junior high and high
school students on March 23.
Twenty-seven speakers from
as far away as Arizona were
there. Thirteen of the speakers
were former graduates of
Whiteface.
Each student attended six
sessions of multiple topics.
Topics included lawyer,
veterinarian, teacher, military,
and professional firefighter.
The students received
would be eliminated. In the
Alzheimer’s brain, that protein
clumps together with other pieces
and forms a plaque
Another hallmark of
Alzheimer’s is the formation of
tangles. Think of your nerve cells
in your brain like railroad tracks.
You have two side pieces and a
ladder-like structure in the middle
holding everything in place.
These ladder-like structures are
made up of a protein that becomes
abnormal in the Alzheimer’s brain
and causes the ladder to weaken
and collapse. If enough of these
proteins become abnormal, the
whole nerve cell may collapse on
itself and prevent nerve signals
from being transmitted.
Alzheimer’s begins its
destruction in an area of the brain
called the hippocampus. The
hippocampus is responsible for
taking in new information and
processing it through your
memory. As the disease spreads,
it works its way up through the
outer layers of your brain
affecting judgment, emotions and
language. Eventually enough of get tested as early as symptoms
the brain is overrun by plaques
and tangles that even the most
basic functions are impaired, such
as the ability to use the toilet,
communicate and walk.
Alzheimer’s completely destroys
the ability of a person to be
independent. His or her state of and what are normal memory
dependency may last for years, conditions Till next time . . . .
The average length of time from
Whiteface Honor Society
hosts annual career day
appear. They have made great
strides in the treatment of
Alzheimer’s in the past ten years
or so and are making more
discoveries almost daily. Hope
this helps give you a better
definition of what Alzheimer’s is
The West Texas Division of
the National Multiple Sclerosis
Society is pleased to announce
the 2005 MS WALK to be held in
Lubbock on April 2nd, at The
Outdoor Center at Mackenzie
Park.
• The 2005 MS Walk will be
starting and finishing at The
Outdoor Center. Rest areas are
located approximately every half-
mile along our five-mile route
and will offer walkers
refreshments to refuel and
continue on their way. Route
entertainment will be present to
cheer the hard working walkers
along the way. Lunch is provided
for our walkers courtesy of
Holiday Inn Park Plaza, Frito
Lay, and Coca Cola. Dangerous
Dan and the Soul Patch Band will
valuable information while the
former students enjoyed visiting
and remembering their years at
Whiteface ISD.
The career was made
possible through a grant from
South Plains Tech Prep.
MS Walk
scheduled
CAREER DAY—David Waltrip spoke to Whiteface students on
March 23 at the Career Fair. Waltrip was a helicopter pilot until
January, and a captain. He is currently a mechanical engineer.
(School Photo)
Well, it looks like “Spring”
now, it is the official first day for
the new year This past week
started out like Winter and ended
like Spring Hope you all got to
enjoy some of the “weather”!
Especially those that had some
time off.
This week in the column I am
going to discuss the difference
between dementia and
Alzheimer’s. There seems to be
some confusion about these two
conditions of ageing. I know
that is what happened with our
family when my grandmother had
symptoms of memory loss and
confusion. We all make jokes
about having “Old-timers” when
we can’t remember where the
keys are or when we forget
someone’s name. But, there is a
difference between normal
memory conditions and what we
know as Alzheimer’s
Many names have been given
to what we now know as
dementia, the most common form
of which is Alzheimer’s Disease.
Though many know the name,
few people can tell you much
about this devastating illness.
Alzheimer’s Disease is a
chronic, degenerative disease,
which means that it progresses
slowly and gets worse as it
progresses There are more than
four million Americans that have
Alzheimer's, a number that is
expected to reach 14 million by
the year 2050. Americans
assume that Alzheimer's patients
reside in nursing homes this is
not true! Close to half of all the
Alzheimer’s patients in the
United States reside at home.
It seems that the incidence of
Alzheimer's Disease ' has
increased in recent years to near
epidemic proportions. While
improvement in reaching a
diagnosis has contributed to the
rise, the rea1 answer lies in the
average length of life for human
beings. At the end of the 18lh
Century, the average lifespan of
individuals was 35 to 40 years.
Currently, the average lifespan
for someone living in the United
States is about 77 years. Studies
show that about 10% of those
over age 65 have Alzheimer’s
Disease, 20% of those over 77
and half of those over 85 have
the disease. Alzheimer’s is more
prevalent now because more and
i more people are living long
enough to develop the disease.
We normally associate the
word plaque with an award or
something that our dentist warns
us about when we go in for check-
ups. Plaque is a major part of the
Alzheimer’s process. This
particular type of plaque forms in
the brain between nerve cells
causing nerve signals in the brain
to be interrupted. Just imagine for
a moment that your nerve cells are
like electric lines that transmit
signals back and forth. Now a
piece of insulation blocking the
electricity is put on the line. All
of a sudden, the signal can’t get
through anymore. That is how
plaque affects your brain - it
prevents brain signals from
getting from one place to another.
Plaque is made up of a protein
that your body produces normally.
In a normal brain, that protein
AWARD WINNERS—Levelland High School students were
recognized March 21* at the PACE meeting by their Fine arts teachers
for their hard work and dedication to their classes. Pictured are
recipients E.J. Corrales, Larry Cardona, Christina Prindle, John
Gardner, Leslie Hale and Audra Methvin. Not pictured are Tony
Cruz and Jolanda Loellman. (School Photo)
BLOOD DRIVE-Whitharral juniors, Allison Goss, Randee Barrera
and Scott Kristinek gave blood for the first time on March 11. The 2nd
United Blood Services Blood Drive was hosted by the Whitharral
Student Council. (School Photo)
be the Lunch Entertainment as
well as local mascots from some
of our favorite local teams.
Multiple Sclerosis is a
chronic, often disabling disease
that attacks the nervous system.
The progress, severity and
specific symptoms of the disease
cannot be predicted; symptoms
may range from numbness to
paralysis and blindness. Most
people with MS are diagnosed in
the prime of their life, and the
unpredictable physical and
emotional effects can last for the
rest of their lives...this is why we
walk.
“We invite you to bring your
friends, family, church members
or co-workers to the 2005 MS
WALK,” says Walk chairman
Jerry Johnson. “ Not only will
you be raising much needed
funds for our local Division, but
you also will qualify for prizes
corresponding with the dollar
amount you raise.” Prizes vary
from a MS WALK T-shirt for
raising $100.00 to other
wonderful MS WALK
memorabilia.
Conservation deadline approaching
The USDA-Natural
Resources Conservation Service
(NRCS) in Texas announced that
farmers and ranchers interested in
the Wildlife Habitats Incentive
Program (WHIP), Grassland
Reserve Program (GRP) and the
Wetland reserve Program (WRP)
have until April 8 to sign
applications.
The 2002 Farm Bill
authorized the EQIP, WHIP,
WRP, and GRP as tools to
implement voluntary
conservation. Each program
offers financial and technical help
to assist eligible participants
install or implement structural
and/or management practices on
eligible land or preserve land
through conservation easements.
The EQIP sign-up ended March
18
“The $83 million allocated
for these programs will, help
farmers and ranchers improve the
natural resources on private
working lands in Texas,” said Dr.
Larry D. butler, USDA-NRCS
Texas State Conservationist.
“They will be used to solve
locally identified resource
problems in each county and will
also fund special statewide
concerns recommended by the
Texas State Technical Committee
such as water quantity, water and
air quality, wildlife habitat, and
treatment of invasive species.
EQIP and WHIP offer cost share
and incentives payments to
producers applying approved
conservation measures and GRP
and WRP provide for the
purchase a conservation
easements."
Immediately following the
end of the sign up period,
applications will be ranked and
those selected for funding will be
approved. A conservation
planner will develop a contract
and conservation plan for each
contract that is approved
conservation practices this year
Local NRCS field offices have
complete details for their county
and this information can be found
at www.tx.nrcs.udsa.gov.
Additional information and
access to ranking criteria,
practices, and cost-share rates for
all programs can be found at
www.tx.nrcs.usda.gov/programs/
LADY PANTHERS— Pictured is the Levelland Upward Basketball
team, the Lady Panthers. The team is coached by Cindy Negen and
players include Hannah Stueart, Maeci Scott, Aubriauna Turner,
Tiffany Negen, Kinsy Boyd, Marilyn Brackens, Maegan Hodge and
Lindsey Sharp. (Photo courtesy of Upward Basketball)
LEGAL NOTICES
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Notice is hereby given that
original Letters Testamentary for
the Estate of DANIEL
CLINTON WOOLAM,
Deceased, were issued on March
22, 2005, in Docket No. P4977,
pending in the County Court of
Hockley County, Texas, to.
SHERRY CHRIS WOOLAM.
The residence of the
Independent- Executrix is in
Hockley County, Texas, the post
office address is:
2391 E. Hwy. 114
Levelland. TX 79336
All persons having claims
against this Estate which is
currently being administered are
required to present them within
the time and in the manner
prescribed by law.
DATED the 22nd day of March,
2005.
J.C. ADAMS, JR.
Attorney for the Estate
State Bar No. 00863400
109 W. Washington
Morton, Texas 79346
(806) 266-5582
NOTICE OF PUBLIC
HEARING BEFORE THE
BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT
NOTICE IS HEREBY
GIVEN that under the provisions
of Section 9.512 (eXO of the
Levelland Code of Ordinances
that the BOARD OF
ADJUSTMENT for the CITY
OF LEVELLAND will hold a
PUBLIC HEARING at 6:00 P.M.
Thursday the 14,h day of April,
2005 in the CITY COUNCIL
CHAMBERS to consider
requests for a variance pursuant
to the ZONING ORDINANCE
at:
Address: 1011 Houston St.
Lot: 4-6 Block: 16
Addition: OT
to allow construction to be built
to the front property line located
in a B-2 zone, said request having
been submitted by First United
Methodist Church.
All interested parties will be
afforded an opportunity to be
heard at that time.
BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT
Cities of Brownfield,
Floydada, Hart, Henrietta,
Levelland, Littlefield,
Muleshoe, Paducah,
Petersburg, Shallowater,
Sudan, Sundown, and
Wolfforth, Texas
INVITATION FOR BIDS
FOR 2005 GROUP SEAL
COAT PROJECT
The Cities of Brownfield,
Floydada, Hart, Henrietta,
Levelland, Littlefield,
Muleshoe, Paducah, Petersburg,
Shallowater, Sudan, Sundown
and Wolfforth are soliciting
sealed bid proposals for
construction of approximately
730,000 square yards of seal
coating city streets. Bid
opening will be at Parkhill,
Smith & Cooper, Inc. 4222 85*
Street, Lubbock, Texas 79423 at
2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, April 5*.
2005 Bid security in the
amount of five percent of the
bid submitted is required.
Bidders are expected to inspect
the site of the work and to
inform themselves of all local
conditions. Payment and
performance bonds will be
required in accordance with
Article 5160, V.A.T.C.S., as
amended by House Bill 344
passed by the 56,h Legislature,
Regular Session 1959 and
Experience Record. Copies of
the plans, specifications and
contract documents may be
obtained from Parkhill, Smith &
Cooper, Inc., 4222 85"' Street,
Lubbock, Texas 79423 upon a
refundable deposit of $30.00 for
each set of documents.
REQUEST FOR
PROPOSALS
Sealed competitive proposals
for Roof Repairs Project 2005
will be received at the Sundown
Independent School District
Administration Office until
Monday, April II, 2005, 2:00
p.m., 7,h & School Street,
Sundown, TX. Proposals will be
opened and read aloud at that
time. Any proposal received after
closing time will be returned
unopened.
A mandatory attendance Pre-
Proposal Conference will be held
Monday, April 4, 2005 at 10:30
a.m. Prospective proposers shall
meet at Sundown Independent
School District Administration
Office, Sundown, TX. Plans and
specifications may be obtained
from Brenda Comer at 806-229-
3021, P.O. Box 1110, Sundown,
TX 79372. Proposal tabulation
will be presented to the Sundown
ISD Board of Trustees for
consideration at the regular April
meeting. Sundown ISD Board of
Trustees reserves the right to
accept or reject any and all
proposals and to waive ail
formalities to accept the proposal
which will best serve the needs of
the district.
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Rigg, John. Levelland and Hockley County News-Press (Levelland, Tex.), Vol. 27, No. 103, Ed. 1 Sunday, March 27, 2005, newspaper, March 27, 2005; Levelland, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1193536/m1/11/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting South Plains College.