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Highland Heights United Methodist Church recently consecrated a collection of items for the "Samaritan Hospitality House" located in
Colorado City. It ministers to families who are visiting loved ones incarcerated in local prisons. With a homelike atmosphere, the "House"
provides weekend lodging for family members during their stay free of charge. A field trip is scheduled Friday, November 19th, to deliver
the collection. Congregational members are pictured above holding samples of collected items. Individuals listed in random order are Lela
Hatter, Andrea Beall, Jo Whitfield, Jenene and Doug Taylor, Lisa Peterson, Rusty Allen, AdaBelle Clark, Brenda Alexander, Nelda and
Melvin Walker, Pastor Chris Rodriguez, Faye Parsons, Helen Rowlett, Mac and Donna Axe, Betty Bryant, Delaine Bailey and Oddie B.
Williams.
November is diabetes awareness month
BY AMANDA
MORENO
STAFF WRITER
Eating healthy, detecting
early and monitoring are
steps in the right direction.
November is American
Diabetes Month and Rolling
Plains Memorial Hospital is
trying to bring awareness to
the community.
Alice Velez, diabetes coor-
dinator at RPMII, encour-
ages everyone to have their
blood sugar levels checked.
Diabetes is a personal dis-
ease that affects each per-
son differently.
"This is your disease,"
Velez said. "You have to
monitor, learn all you can
and find what will work for
you."
The best thing to do is
exercise, eat healthy and
keep monitoring your lev-
els, if you are diabetic. For
those that have a history of
diabetes in their family, it is
best to also keep an eye on
your levels because the risk
is elevated.
For the past eleven years,
RPMII has been provid-
ing screenings, one-on-one
counseling and educational
materials. This past year,
they have conducted com-
munity service by taking
their screenings to area
schools and health fairs.
The one-on-one counsel-
ing is aimed at explaining
treatment, management
and possible complications
associated with diabetes.
Velez also said that there are
educational videos on dia-
betes that are available for
use, as long as an advanced
call is placed.
Diabetes is a disease
that can be managed and
lived with, for many years.
Common signs are extreme
thirst, frequent urination,
dry skin, blurred vision,
drowsiness and decreased
healing. However, some-
times there are no signs.
"It's a good idea to get
your blood sugar levels
checked regularly," Velez
said.
In room 102, Monday
through Friday between
8 a.m. and 12 p.m., blood
sugar checks can be done.
Walk-ins are welcome
unless a doctor referral was
used. For those referred by
a doctor, an appointment
is needed so that extra time
can be blocked off to ensure
that adequate time is given
to the patient.
"I recommend what
should be done," Velez said.
" I can only suggest to my
patients the best way to take
care of themselves, but in
the end it is their decision."
She said that Brenda
Mollis is the dietary meal
planner, but Velez is able to
help with the basics of meal
planning. When it comes to
planning a meal, it should
be divided up with half veg-
etables, one-fourth starches
and one-fourth meat. More
than five hours should not
be between meals.
• See DIABETES page 3
HOBY award winners announced
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Photy by Amanda Moreno
The winners of the HOBY (Hugh O'Brian Youth Leadership) Award were announced last week, at
Sweetwtaer High School. The winner was Mackensey Hayes and runner up was Madison Meneses. The win-
ners were selected after submitting a 100-word essay on leadership. A selection committee narrowed down the
top ten finalists, which then went through a questionare filled out by the SHS faculty. The awarded yearly to
a sophomore who scores high in written essay, shows a positive attitude, displays leadership among his or her
peers, dependable, cooperates with others, has high work ethic, shows respect and courtesy for themselves,
authority and classmates.
JOE
BAGBY
BENEFIT
GOLF
CLINIC
Former Sweetwater
High School golfer Kelly
Rainbolt will conduct a Joe
Bagby Benefit Golf Clinic
on Saturday, Nov. 20 at
Sweetwater Country Club.
There will be a $10 mini-
mum donation to partici-
pate. Clinics will be held for
children who are ages 3-7
from 10-10:45; ages 8-13
from 11-11:45; and ages
14-18 from noon-i2:45.
After the last clinic, a long
drive contest will be held
for persons of all ages at
a cost of $5 for every two
shots that are attempted.
All clinic proceeds will go
to the family of Joe Bagby.
Persons need to pre-register
by Wednesday, Nov. 17.
For more informa-
tion, persons may contact
Rainbolt either by email at
rainbolt_kelly@hotmail.
com or by calling her at
(325) 320-5895-
Ron
beyond
coal
BY
STAFF REPORTS
On Nov. 20, from 2 p.m.
to 4 p.m., citizens of Abilene
and the Big Country will
join Texans across the state
in participating in "Roll
Beyond Coal" community
bike rides. The ride will
take place around Nelson
Park, in Abilene. The ride
will be a casual ride around
the park, not a race.
The ride will be to call for
clean energy solutions in
Texas and raise awareness
of the threat that coal-fired
power, such as the pro-
posed Tenaska plant, poses
to the state's environment
and clean energy jobs. It
will be a way of voicing
opposition to Tenaska and
other new plants.
This ride is for local peo-
• See ROLL page 3
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