The Goldthwaite Eagle (Goldthwaite, Tex.), Vol. 107, No. 30, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 7, 2002 Page: 3 of 16
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Tales of Texas
Goldthwaite
Thursday, Feb. 7,2002 - The Goldthwaite Eagle-Mullin Enterprise - Page 3
with
TUMBLEWEED
SMITH
Is There A Nurse in the House?
I recently sat down with a bunch of experienced nurses who had
graduated from nursing schools fifty years ago. Some of then-
revelations about nursing back then were interesting. Starched
uniforms. Nurses accompanied doctors on their rounds and did
everything from sewing up people to giving them back rubs. They
cleaned the floors and venetian blinds. And took care of new
mothers, who stayed in bed two weeks after delivery. Women
entering some nursing schools could not be married or be over 35
years old.
Cindy Stokes is Dean of Nursing at Howard College in Big
Spring. She gathered this group to find out how nursing has
evolved over the past half century. There was one thing all these
women had in common; they felt strongly about their profession
and were completely dedicated to it.
Cindy says the average age of nurses today is 52. The next ten
years will seen a severe nursing shortage unless more individuals
can be motivated to take the training.
“You must get to the educational process to be a nurse,” says
Cindy. “It’s an honor to be one and it’s not easy. You have to want
to 110%. You have to put your life aside to be able to take care of
sick people. Health care has never been simple and never will be
because as technology and diseases increase, so must our knowl-
edge. It is a constantly changing profession and a continual
learning process. The day you start working as a nurse you learn
new things.
“We try to tell our students how it is. You cannot be lax in any
way, shape or form, You’ll hurt someone. You must always be
diligent. That’s in our oath. Nursing is a mind-set, a giving of
yourself. I promise you these ladies stayed late, came in early,
worried about their patients while at home and called to check on
them. They became involved. They wore their uniforms with pride.
They loved to make tight beds with mitered corners.
“We don’t have near the number of students to replace the nurses
that are retiring. It’s hard to tell someone who is not in he profes-
sion what to expect, but students must have the discipline to work
hard and learn.
“We’re teaching machinery now. Where they used to feel a wrist
to get a pulse, now they plug patients into a machine. To get blood
pressure, we plug them into machine. No longer can you just listen
to the heart, you have to hook them to a monitor that gives you a
printout of what’s going on in every chamber. More is required of
nurses today, so they have to know more. It’s stressful because
nurses can’t get to the patient’s room due to paperwork or adminis-
trative duties. Or if they do get there, they have just five minutes
and have to go do something else. These ladies spent time with
patients, talked to them and did a lot of laying to teach students to
touch and really give personal care.
“We can teach basic nursing, but when you get out there, you’ve
got to become an expert in your area. It takes incentive to keep on
learning. It is a lifelong process. Once you’re a nurse, you’re a
nurse for life. It’s in your blood.”
J.V. Defeats
Hamilton
By: Coach Mickey Bartley
Last Tuesdays game with De-
Leon waas cancelled so the J.V.
Boys were only able to play once
last week. On Friday they trav-
elled to Hamilton to take on the
Bulldogs. Hamilton had defeated
Hico on Tuesday and were anx-
ious for their return battle with
Goldthwaite. However, the
Eagles jumped out to an 18-4
lead over their host in the first
quarter. Hamilton was able to
close the gap in the second and
third quarters but the Eagles kept
their composure and regained
control in claiming a 59-44 vic-
tory.
Scoring for the Eagles were
Jake Proffit (14), Chase
Yarborough (12), Kenny Pres-
cott (8), Greg Stegemoller (8),
Nick Hammond (7), Noland
Wagner (7), John Hale (2), and
Jarod Gist (1).
The Eagles will play San Saba
on Tuesday and Hico on Friday
this week. Both games will be at
home. They will finish their sea-
son next Tuesday when they
travel to Comanche.
Health News
Polish for Fungal Nails
By Mike McMahan, R.Ph.
R
Management of onychomycosis, a fungal
infection of the fingernails and toenails, usually
consists of topical therapy (e.g., urea ointment,
desiccating solutions, keratolytics, vital dyes),
surgical intervention (e.g., nail plate avulsion, laser therapy), or
systemic antifungal medications. A prescription antifungal "nail
polish" is now available. Topical antifungal "nail polish" may cost
less than oral antifungal therapy and not cause systemic side effects.
This novel dosage form may also offer an alternative for those who
prefer not to take oral medications or who have not responded to oral
antifungals. Penetrant enhancers can be included in the preparation to
improve the effectiveness of antifungal “nail polishes”. Please call
our compounding pharmacist to discuss these specialized
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MILLS County i
Veteran’s News
by Billy Hobbs, Mills County Veteran’s Service Officer
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We have men and women in our armed forces whose income is at
or near the poverty level. At the same time we have here in Texas a
vast array of courts and judges, and all sorts of legal prosecutors on
the state payroll that are quite capable of investigating all most any
kind of crime and handing out what ever kind of justice that might be
appropriate. Why is it then that some members of our congress in
Washington D.C. feel that it is their duty to spend a lot of time and
money investigating a business failure in Houston Texas? Could it be
that they hope to find some political plum that would get them on
CNN or their names in the paper? Our president was correct when he
said, “this is a business problem not a government problem.” I would
suggest that our congressmen could better spend their time trying to
find ways to give our troops better salaries and equipment to fight.
And while they are at it, they might even find a few dollars to raise
the quality of veteran care! I have every confidence that the Harris
County district attorney can look into what has been going on over at
Enron, and if he needs help he will ask for it, but I doubt seriously if
it is congress he applies to! Think about things Tike this the next time
you go to the polls to vote! Have a great week and may God continue
to bless America!
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Second „
Chance %
Ministries 1
Sth Grade Lady Eagles drop
game to DeLeon
By Coach Glenn Boerger
Members of the Sth Lady
Mills County
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The 8th grade Lady Eagles Eagles are Renae Garcia, Faith
played host to DeLeon this past Schuster, Kaylen Watson, Lind-
Monday and were defeated 32- say Head, Janet Juzelar, Jaclyn
20. Summy, Mindi Storey, Alli Kn-
This was the final game of the auth, Amy Conyer, Robin Kerby
season for the Sth grade Lady and Kendra Franke.
Eagles and they ended with a 6-9
record.
In the finale vs. DeLeon we
were missing three girls because 77+1. ( rod. Waolaq
of injury or illness but the rest of 7 111 04de 1
the team played hard and made it take fourth place
a good game. Faith Schuster hit r
a 3 in the 3rd quarter to tie the at Hamilton
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game at 14 but an 11-0 run by
DeLeon to end the quarter was
the difference. Kaylen Watson led
the scoring with 11 followed by
6 from Mindi Storey and 3 from
Faith Schuster.
This was a good effort by the
girls and as usual they played
hard and with heart the entire
game. All of these young ladies
did a good job of working hard
in practice and keeping their
heads up the entire season.
By Coach David Knauth
The Eagles played in the
Hamilton Tournament last Satur-
day and lost to Bangs 37-34. They
are now 11-2 on the year.
Scoring for the Eagles were:
Jefferson Wesson, 11 pts; Chase
Sides, 7 pts; Tye Moseley, 6 pts;
Landon Schwartz, 5 pts; Cody
Dean, 3 pts; and Trey Foster 2 pts. -
In the third place game the
Eagles played McGregor and lost
28-24. They came in fourth place
in the tournament.
Scoring for the Eagles were:
Chase Sides, 7 pts; Tye Moseley,
5 pts; Jefferson Wesson, 4 pts;
Brian Miller, 4 pts; and Landon
Schwartz, 4 pts.
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The Eagles traveled to DeLeon
to finish the season, and they won
by a score of 36-17. They ended
the year with an overall record of
12-3 and a district record of 9-1.
Scoring for the Eagles were:
Tye Moseley, 16 pts; Jefferson
Wesson, 6 pts; Michael
Menchaca, Landon Schwartz,
Brian Miller, 4 pts each; and
Chase Sides, 2 pts.
“I enjoyed working with your
child. Thanks for the opportunity.
The boys played hard all season.
I enjoyed just being with them
and listening to them talk and tell
stories. We will be starting track
practice very soon. We will be
getting a schedule out soon.
Thanks again for all your sup-
port.”
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Bridges, G. Frank & Bridges, Georgie. The Goldthwaite Eagle (Goldthwaite, Tex.), Vol. 107, No. 30, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 7, 2002, newspaper, February 7, 2002; Goldthwaite, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1658883/m1/3/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Jennie Trent Dew Library.