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From the P harmacist’s File Osteoarthritis

Osteoarthritis sometimes called degenerative joint disease, is the most common form of arthritis. This disease, which affects close to 1 out of every 10 Canadians, occurs equally in women and men and typically strikes those aged 45 and older. It is a painful and sometimes debilitating disease that can affect several joints including the hips, knees, neck, shoulders, back, fingers and big toe. Osteoarthritis is defined as the breakdown and eventual loss of cartilage of one or more joints. Cartilage covers and protects the ends of bones acting as shock absorbers and preventing the bones from rubbing against one another. When cartilage begins to degenerate, it thins and can even flake away, no longer acting as a cushion. therefore leading to joint pain.

Causes Several factors increase the risk of osteoarthritis: • Family history; • Wear and tear (ex: occupation or sport that requires repetitive movement); • Reduced physical activity; • Obesity; • Wearing high heel shoes (knee-related osteoarthritis).

Symptoms Osteoarthritis limits joint mobility and hinders overall movement. Over time, the wornб down ends of the bones are replaced by less efficient cartilage or even new bone that forms small but painful outgrowths called osteophytes. As a result, joints become deformed and may also become inflamed therefore making it more difficult to move affected joints. This disease may cause pain in the joints, which become sensitive to pressure and stiffen as a result of inactivity. Finally, in the more advanced stages of osteoarthritis, it is possible to hear the bones rubbing against one another when moving the affected joint.

Diagnosis Osteoarthritis is a disease that requires a medical diagnosis. During the consultation, the physician will require a detailed description of the pain

Irvin Tang as well as its exact location and will also want to know when the pain is most evident; for example, after being seated in a car for an extended period, during exercise, etc. Then, the physician will have to eliminate other possible causes. He could request blood tests, radiographies and possibly an analysis of the synovial fluid which is the lubricant found around joints.

Treatment The treatment for osteoarthritis consists primarily in relieving pain. Acetaminophen (Tylenol™) is often the first medication chosen to treat osteoarthritis.

Anti-inflammatories can also be taken to reduce inflammation. There are also ointments or lotions that can be applied directly on the sore joint for more localized pain relief.

Compresses can also be used to alleviate pain: cold compresses are recommended to reduce inflammation while hot compresses are recommended to reduce stiffness.

Codeine may be added to help relieve pain in more serious cases. Codeine however, can cause drowsiness, gastric disorders and constipation.

Elderly persons are more sensitive to its effects. Cortisone injections, which involve administering injections directly into the joint is another alternative to consider when movement is seriously impeded. Although the full effect of the injections take a few days, they last several weeks and even several months.

One may receive between 2 and 4 cortisone injections a year.

As a last recourse, when the joint becomes unusable or when the pain is intolerable, replacing the damaged joint with an artificial joint by way of a surgical procedure is possible.

This type of surgery is known as arthroplasty.

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As municipal and provincial leaders signed an extension to the crucial Fair Share agreement Friday, Gail Weber marked an important milestone in the construction of a building that will help alleviate a chronic shortage of housing for seniors in the region.

Renovations on a building that will provide an additional 26 rooms for independent living are on schedule to meet, or possibly beat, the September opening target.

Most of the $620,000 pledged so far comes from Fair Share.

However the chair of the North Peace Seniors Housing Society (NPSHS) said that even after the new rooms open this year, there will still be seniors looking for somewhere to live.

That's because the wait-list for apartments with meal service is already at 44 — nearly double the capacity of the new building.

And for the 100 independent living units that don't provide meal service, that list sits at 136 names and counting.

“We have a higher rate per capita of seniors, people becoming seniors, than any other place in B.C.,” Weber said.

The society currently has room for 100 independent living suites between Apartments Buildings One and Two, and 18 more that offer meal support in Apartment Three.

Weber said that while people used to work in the North and South Peace before retiring down south, more seniors' want to stay closer to their roots.

“More families are settling long term up here instead of being as transient as they once were, and so therefore the seniors are staying where their kids and their grandchildren are,” she said

In April, two PRRD electoral areas made a hefty contribution towards the renovation of Apartment 4. Goodings and Area C Director Brad Sperling were at the facility to present a cheque of $500,000 to the newest addition to the care home on 108th Avenue.

W.L. Construction is two months into the renovation project.

Goodings said it is vital to maintain funding for projects like this.

“It is critical that we are to retain a portion or as much of the Fair Share as we can,” said Goodings. “Without the assistance it would be much more difficult for them to put these apartments into good use, and they certainly are being well-used.”

Weber also talked about the importance of having a community to connect with.

“We have seniors in their own homes who should not be in their own homes. It’s very

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The month of May was filled with many unusual happenings for us here at the shelter. The unusually high temperatures this month resulted in a flood of “HOT DOG” calls. We would like to remind the public of the very real danger of leaving your pets in the vehicle during high temperature days. The temperature in a vehicle, even in the shade with the windows partly open, can rapidly reach a level high enough to seriously harm or even kill your pet! A dog can be overwhelmed by heat in as little as 10 minutes. Pets cool themselves by panting and sweating through their pads. They do not perspire through their skin as people do. On warm days the air and upholstery in your vehicle heat up to high temperatures making it impossible for pets to cool themselves. If it is 26 degrees Celsius outside, inside the car – even with the window cracked – the temperature can reach 37 degrees in 10 minutes and 43 degree Celsius in just under 20 minutes. A dog’s normal body temperature is 38 degrees if the internal temperature reaches 41 degrees cell and organ damage begins to occur.

If you see a dog in hot call the emergency hotline 1-855-622-7722 immediately!

Symptoms of heat stroke may include (but are not limited to) exaggerated panting; bright red gums; rapid or erratic pulse; thick white, frothy saliva; anxious and staring expressions; weakness and muscle tremors; lack of coordination or stumbling; vomiting; convulsions; collapse; seizure; coma and finally death. Please remember that heat stroke can also occur during walks and other lengthy outdoor activities. Also keep in mind that the sun drenched pavement or unlined pick-up truck boxes can easily scald a dogs paws in only minutes!

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at the shelter. We kicked off the Challenge with the Open House BBQ and Rescue Me event. The Rescue Me event saw 10 citizens locked up to raise a ‘bail fee’ of $200 minimum. The days’ events brought a total of $4763.00. While we will not meet our $35,000 goal the community rallied behind us and at last count we should rein victorious over South Peace – stay tuned for final numbers next month. We would like to thank all of you who donated towards the challenge and those who visited us at our events this year, without our community support we would not be able to be there for those in need!

It was late in showing its face but kitten season has finally crashed down upon us!

In the last 2 weeks we have seen an intake of 32 kittens, with 14 of those arriving today! Most of the kittens are too young for adoption and have been placed in foster homes for proper handling and socialization. Speaking of foster homes, anyone with an empty room that would like to enjoy the fun and entertainment of raising a batch of kittens is encouraged to stop by the office and join our foster program! We are scheduled to be taking in 5 more litters soon and will need an appropriate environment to send these little dolls to. Keep your eyes peeled for the listings of our kittens

lonesome to live by yourself 24/7,” she said. “We have a lot of people out there that aren’t eating properly, that aren’t taking care of themselves properly, they need to be here.”

While the society doesn’t provide nursing, each tenant is provided with a medic alert necklace in case of an emergency.

“More than that, everybody has neighbors,” added Weber. “It’s internal support as well as external support.”

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Until next month, we would like to leave you with one last thank you going out to Dr. Justin Sewell and Rivers Animal Hospital.

Dr. Sewell has completed a leg amputation PRO BONO for a darling cat in need. The $1200 that Dr. Sewell saved us will go directly to caring for so many other animals in our care. Pictured here is Squirt, after her front leg amputation. Squirt had been attacked by a dog and had suffered a dislocated leg. In the scheme of things, these wounds were very nill compared to most dog attacks. However, the wound was left untreated by her owner, who wanted nothing more but to be rid of the problem, and caused the limb to atrophy. So Squirt found herself in the care of the SPCA. A medical emergency campaign was started through the BC SPCA at www.give2gether.com to help fund Squirts’ medical expenses. It was at this time that Dr. Sewell approached us and offered to complete Squirts’ surgery for free! Not only did they save Squirt, but the Rivers Animal Hospital has offered to complete any extreme surgical needs, required to ensure the animal will be pain free, for ALL animals of the North Peace BC SPCA!

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. Plans are already in the works for a new building.

“We have blueprints for an apartment block to go where the old Elks seniors’ home was,” said Weber. “That is estimated to run at between $14 and $16 million, so we’re going to have to gather around and start gaining a little bit of monetary backing before we can start that project now.”

“It is a huge task,” said Peace River Regional Area B Director Karen Goodings.

“It’s not cheap to do that work.”

She also said that there were likely more rural seniors living in care facilities than city residents. “When you get to the point where you’re no longer farming, and you get to the point where you have to turn that farm over, obviously you lose your home, so yes, this becomes an option for them.”

The NPSHS has received support from the PRRD.

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Byron Hackett

Would year-round schooling be more beneficial to students?

Some of the most valuable lessons children learn over the course of their young lives are not taught by teachers, they aren’t learned by hours spent on the multiplication table or in classroom spelling bees.

To keep children in school all year-round would be a punishment of the imagination; a damnation of individual growth that is inspired on family vacations, at two week summer camps or in their own backyard where they’ve invented the newest fantasy novel setting.

In our society we have developed this obsession with test scores and school rankings, while in turn forgetting inspire children to do good, and be their own person in whatever way or whatever path they choose.

Putting kids in school year-round with further crush the spirit that festers in the hot summer months when kids are making 8:30 calls to all their friends to organize a road hockey game or grounders in the park.

In the age of video games and satellite television, there is significant worry that even those basic interactions from childhood have faded away, but holding children in a school during those beautiful 30 degree summer days will only drive them away from wanted to be inspired by their own imagination or even away from higher learning.

But most of all, if we didn’t have significant time off from school, how would kids ever write about their summer vacation on the first day?

Science Matters David Suzuki

Microbes, biodiversity and the benefits of getting dirty

We’re surrounded by life, but Earth’s most plentiful living things are invisible to the naked eye. Microbes are not only around us, they live on and in us. Although some cause maladies ranging from food poisoning to smallpox, there are many we couldn’t live without.

Beneficial microbes break down food and produce vitamins in our guts. They coat our skin, protecting us from attacks by harmful microbes.

Outside our bodies, they decompose organic waste, fix nitrogen and produce half the world’s oxygen.

Scientists refer to the microbial communities on and in our bodies as “microbiomes”. Every one of us hosts as many as 100 trillion

microbes — our guts alone are home to 500 to 1,000 different bacteria species!

Just as human activity is harming the diversity of visible life, it’s also diminishing microbial diversity. As researchers learn more about the profound ways good microbes keep people healthy, they’re also seeing how our urbanized, indoor lifestyles have transformed our microbiomes, increasing the risk of disease.

Just as we pollute the environment outside us, we can also pollute and upset the “normal flora” of our bodies by what we eat and do. Effects range from indigestion to deadly disease.

One modern consequence of our lack of understanding about the necessity of healthy microbiomes is seen in our use of antibiotics. Despite their benefits, decades of overuse for personal sanitation, minor maladies and to promote growth in livestock has led to new illnesses and infections as sometimesharmful bacteria evolve to resist antibiotics and our own microbial defences.

According to Alan Logan, author of Your Brain on

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Kids don’t need a summer vacation! Haven’t you heard that their brains turn to mush during those two months away from the classroom?

What’s the point in learning anything if you’re just going to forget it all over the summer break?

No, clearly the right answer is year-round schooling, so all those little minds can flourish to the fullest extent of their potential.

It’s not like students don’t get any breaks at all when school is yearround. They get something like three weeks every three months or whatever to go rest their brains and then get back at it. That’s plenty of time to do family vacations and whatever else would occupy their time.

It would also eliminate the dreaded “summer school” because everyone would be in summer school! No more mocking those poor kids that couldn’t get their act together during the year and have to make up for it during their time of so-called freedom – everyone is in the same boat!

Equality for all!

It would also keep kids out of trouble! You can’t get up to any shenanigans in July when it’s a school night! There’s homework and extra curricular activities to do! Parents wouldn’t have to worry about what their kid is up to since they’d be in school! This could solve all of society’s problems in one fell swoop!

So lets hurry up and keep those kids in their seats this summer!

Nature, diet and where we live and play have a tremendous influence on the microbial ecosystems on our skin and in our noses, mouths and intestines. Logan and experts from a range of disciplines at the Natural Environments Initiative workshop at Harvard School of Public Health found people who live in areas with rich plant diversity have more diverse microbiomes. The air we breathe, the soil we dig and the outdoor plants we come into contact with include a variety of microbes that may be absent in indoor and built environments.

Researchers have even found digging in dirt, whether gardening or playing, can benefit our physical and mental health. A microbe common to mud and wet soils, Mycobacterium vaccae, has been shown to influence brain neurotransmitters to reduce anxiety and improve cognitive functioning. Another microbe encountered in natural environments, Acinetobacter lwoffii, has been shown to benefit the human immune system, preventing asthma, hay fever and other ailments

in children who have been exposed to it — although it can also cause infections and gastric problems for people with compromised immune systems.

Research by Ilkka Hanski and colleagues at the University of Helsinki found microbe diversity reduced the incidence of allergies.

They compared adolescents living in houses surrounded by biodiverse natural areas to those living in landscapes of lawns and concrete. From skin swabs, they learned that higher native-plant diversity appears to be associated with greater and more diverse microbial composition on the participants' skin, which led to lower risk of a range of allergies.

It’s likely that, as we learn more about the microbial world, we’ll find other beneficial microbes in nature.

The research also highlights the importance of overall biodiversity to human health.

A good solution to protecting biodiversity, from the smallest microbe to the largest animal, and to keeping ourselves healthy, is for all of us to spend more time outside.

According to the American

Public Health Association, “People of all ages and abilities enjoy higher levels of health and well-being when they have nature nearby in parks, gardens, greenways, naturalized schoolyards and playgrounds, and natural landscaping around homes and workplaces.”

People responding to David Suzuki Foundation surveys after our annual 30X30 Nature Challenge report significant mood improvements, more vitality and energy, and increases in nature-specific emotions like awe, curiosity and fascination. Research has also shown people who develop deeper connections with nature are more likely to care for and protect it, a phenomenon renowned biologist E.O. Wilson called “biophilia.”

As this year’s 30X30 Nature Challenge wraps up, consider it an inspiration to get outside every day of the year. It’s good for your health, mood and microbiome — and nature!

Written with contributions from David Suzuki Foundation Senior Editor Ian Hanington.

Sumer is finally here… I hope!! If it starts snowing in the middle of June I think I might cry! For now lets just enjoy the weather we have.

It’s perfect weather to get your garden or flowerbed started. Maybe it’ll rain soon!

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Prespatou 4-H Community Club

Hi it’s Gabriella hoping everyone can be outside enjoying the sunshine. I’ll start my article with the first that comes to mind, and that would be the fundraising our club did.

Gabrella Lowewn 4-H Reporter

The first fundraising activity was the YRB garbage pick-up. We spent an afternoon picking up garbage in the ditches of the Prespatou road. We had a lot of garbage bags full of trash. (We even found a couple dirty diapers…YUCK…) A couple of the 4-H members even found a dead owl that must have been hit by a car! The ditches look a lot cleaner and hopefully they stay that way. Thanks to YRB for helping us with our fundraising efforts. After the garbage pick-up we had a hotdog roast. We also practiced judging, the juniors did a fantastic job for their first time judging; some of them are naturals. Keep up the good work.

The second fundraising activity was root picking. For those of you that don’t know what root picking is, it is pretty much exactly what it sounds like. You go to a field where the trees have been recently cleared and pick off the BIGGER roots and sticks that could potentially hurt or, damage the farm machinery. You also need to pick up the roots that won’t rot in about a year or two. The field we were on was about a mile long! We were all extremely dirty and exhausted. The highlight of the whole event was the ice cream we got at the end! The club went down to Umbach Valley Farms root picking several times. We would like to thank the Umbach Valley Farms for the opportunity to work on their field.

Onto other things, at one of our recent meetings we came to a final decision on what our barn display will be. It is…. Just kidding I won’t tell you. Our club wants to keep it a secret, so if you want to know what it is you’ll need to come to the 4-H achievement days. We are hoping you will all come and join us there!

We had our club level judging rally on Monday, May18. We did our judging on photography, we had to judge which photo was the best portrait of the subject. Also we judged saddle horse and then we had an outdoor living section were we judged sleeping bags. We had to judge which sleeping bag was best suited for -2C weather. We had an ID table, on which, we needed to identify each tool. Then off to the corral were we judged market steers and last but not least we had sheep for which we needed to do the oral judging.

That is what Prespatou’s 4-H club has been up to this past month. Thank you for reading. Have a great month!! Thank you once again to butler farms equipment Ltd. For sponsoring this page!!

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killbillies learn from loss Byron Hackett

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It wasn’t until a planned practice session six hours before the match that the Northern Mayhem girls got to know each other.

They practiced and talked strategy, and it seemed to pay off against the hometown Fort St. John Killbillies, who came up short in their second home bout of the season 180139 at North Peace Arena on Saturday night.

It wasn’t from lack of trying, the Killbillies banged and bashed bodies with the visiting Mayhem squad, made up of a mishmash of players from Prince George, Williams Lake, Terrace, Grande Prairie and a few Fort St. John players.

Killbillies head coach Ashley Large explained that the intense physical play was something his team usually thrives on, but just ended up on the wrong end of it Saturday.

“We like that,” Large said of the physical play. “When we go far we are typically known as a very aggressive— not dirty, but physical, we like to hit. We like to hit hard on the jammers. We will take penalty risks now and again to make good hits. It’s actually a good thing for us.”

Large added that his team definitely experienced some growth in a game that featured such a physical opponent.

“I went into the game a week ago thinking this was going to be a different sort of game, but I’m really happy with the outcome,” he said. “It really pushes our girls' level of play and made them really play as a team.”

After the originally scheduled bout with St. Albert Heavenly Rollers Beelzebubs was cancelled, the Killbillies put out noticed and quickly found a replacement opponent in Northern Mayhem. Large was extremely grateful for last

The Fort St. John Killbillies took away some valuable lessons in a 180-139 defeat against Northern Mayhem last Saturday

minute replacement opponent, even if they did get the better of his team.

“We had no idea what to expect,” Large said. “These amazing people stepped up and drove from as far as Terrace and Williams Lake and Prince George and Grande Prairie.

Awesome for these girls to come up. We didn’t know what to expect but they played at a very physical level. They really pushed our buttons.”

The Killbillies fell behind early, trailing 92-69 at half time and were never able to recover from the deficit despite a strong push in the final minutes of the second half.

“We brought Jennacide back in— she typically blocks, [we brought her in] to do some jamming,” Large noted about the comeback attempt. “Partly because we were needing some more physical presence. We have some good jammers but they work more with speed and agility and less with physical play.”

Part of that second half push included a lead jam from newcomer Dani Bell aka “Hells Bells”, who was in her first ever match as a part of the Killbillies team. While she didn’t exactly know what to expect, she was sure of one thing, she will be returning for her second match.

“I ended it on a good note, I got some points,” Bell said with a huge smile. “It was a little bit rougher— in practice we are a little bit easier on each. It was good… I was nervous, very nervous but as soon as I got on there for the first time it was fun.”

She won’t have to wait long either, as the Killbillies will take on longtime rival Rated PG Rollergirls, a team that Large knows is talented, but he believes his own squad has

a chance for the upset this time around.

“We love to play them, they are a great group. We have only really come close once [to beating them]. We went into overtime with them once [but they] beat us two years ago. Last year they sort of hung a licking on us. We are expecting a really, really competitive game.”

The action will kick off on Saturday, June 13, 7 p.m. at the North Peace Arena in Fort St. John. sports@ahnfsj.ca

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MILLER, Hazel Sofia (nee Nelson) July 21, 1923 − May 16, 2015 Hazel passed away peacefully at the age of 91 on May 16, 2015 after a short stay at the Nanaimo hospital. She was born on July 21, 1923 in Skamokawa, Washington, U.S.A. At approximately four years of age her family moved to Canada where her father eventually homesteaded a flat along the Peace River.

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2015 Standings Sprint Cup Series Top Ten 1) Kevin Harvick

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Location: Long Pond, Penn.

Date: June 7th, 1:00 p.m.

TV: FOX Last Year’s Pole: Kyle Larson - 183.438 mph Last Year’s Winner: Dale Earnhardt Jr.

Pocono Raceway

Points: 516 Wins: 2 Top 5: 9

Top 10: 12

2) Martin Truex Jr. Points: 472 Wins: 0 Top 5: 3

Top 10: 12

3) Jimmie Johnson Points: 440 Wins: 4 Top 5: 8

Top 10: 9

Xfinity Series Top Ten Driver 1) Chris Buescher 2) Ty Dillon 3) Chase Elliott 4) Regan Smith 5) Darrell Wallace Jr. 6) Elliott Sadler 7) Brian Scott 8) Ryan Reed 9) Brendan Gaughan 10) Daniel Suarez

4) Joey Logano Top 10: 9

5) Dale Earnhardt Jr. Points: 432 Wins: 1 Top 5: 7

Top 10: 8

6) Brad Keselowski Pocono Raceway opened in 1971 and the Mattioli family brought in Indy cars and USAC stock cars while dreaming of hosting NASCAR’s premiere series. In 1974, the first NASCAR 500 mile race took place. Forty one years later, the Pocono Raceway is recognized as one of NASCAR’s most competitive raceways. Pocono’s unusual triangular configuration is conducive to many lead changes, especially with the longest straightaway and the widest main straight with the longest and widest Pit Road. Last week’s winner, Jimmie Johnson, finished 39th in last year’s race.

Points: 414 Wins: 1 Top 5: 3

Top 10: 8

7) Jamie McMurray Points: 390 Wins: 0 Top 5: 2

Top 10: 5

Racing News NASCAR met with Trevor Bayne after Sunday’s Sprint Cup race because he exited his car before safety crews arrived. It was the second time a driver violated the rule this weekend. Jennifer Jo Cobb met with Camping World Truck Series officials Friday after taking 12 steps on to the racing surface to gesture toward Tyler Reddick after an accident.

Penalties are expected this week.

Racing Trivia

8) Kasey Kahne Points: 385 Wins: 0 Top 5: 2

Top 10: 5

9) Jeff Gordon Points: 380 Wins: 0 Top 5: 2

Top 10: 8

10) Aric Almirola Points: 378 Wins: 0 Top 5: 1

Top 10: 1

Turn Two at Pocono Raceway is modeled after what other track? a) Daytona b) Indianapolis

c) Martinsville d) Milwaukee Mile

Last Weekend’s Race: Jimmie Johnson won the FedEx 400 FedEx 400 Top 10 Driver Points Jimmie Johnson 47 Kevin Harvick 43 Kyle Larson 41 Kasey Kahne 40 Aric Almirola 39 Martin Truex Jr. 40 Jamie McMurray 37 Paul Menard 36 Clint Bowyer 36 Jeff Gordon 34

Jimmie Johnson, welcome to the club. With his overtime victory in Sunday’s FedEx 400 benefiting Autism Speaks at Dover International Speedway, Johnson became the fifth driver to win 10 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races at a single track. He joining Richard Petty, David Pearson, Darrell Waltrip and Dale Earnhardt Sr. in sharing that distinction.

Johnson’s triumph was his series-best fourth of the season and the 74th of his career, eighth most all-time and two behind NASCAR Hall of Famer Earnhardt. Unlike many of the six-time champion’s past victories at the Monster Mile, Johnson didn’t take the top spot until he beat race runner-up Kevin Harvick to the stripe for a restart on Lap 383.

Jimmie Johnson Born: Sept. 17, 1975 Crew Chief: Chad Knaus Car: Chevrolet

Year 2015 Career

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Answer : b) Indianapolis. Each turn at Pocono is modeled after turns at 3 different tracks. Turn One was modeled after the now defunct Trenton Speedway, Turn Two is like Indianapolis Motor Speedway, and Turn 3 is similar to The Milwaukee Mile.

Shape: Tri-Oval Distance: 2.5 miles Turns / Straights: 14º, 8º, 6º / 2º

Points: 440 Wins: 1 Top 5: 6

Points 448 433 411 401 399 375 358 353 346 345

Wins 4 74

Top 10s 9 301

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PRO GOLF WEEKLY UPDATE

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Golf News, Tips, Trivia & Stats

This Week: The Memorial Tournament

The Memorial Tournament usually draws the top names in the game for a couple of reasons. For one, the tournament is a great tuneDefending: Hideki Matsuyama up for the United States Open in Winning Score: 13-under par a couple of weeks. Secondly, the Winning Share: $1,116,000 event is hosted by the greatest name in the sport, Jack Nicklaus. The tournament began as a part of the PGA Tour in 1976 with Roger Maltbie winning the inaugural event. The tournament’s exposure grew tremendously from 20002002 as Tiger Woods became the first player to win this event three times and he did it in successive years.

Muirfield Village Golf Club Dublin, Ohio 7,265 yards, Par 72

Golf TV Schedule Memorial Tournament Day Time Thu, 6/4 2:30pm-6:30pm Fri, 6/5 2:30pm-6:30pm Sat, 6/6 3:00pm-6:00pm Sun, 6/7 2:30pm-6:00pm

Steven Bowditch won the Tournament Results Byron Nelson Championship 1. Steven Bowditch Score: -18 in Texas on Sunday.

Earnings: $1,278,000 Bowditch posted four birdies Player Score Earnings -14 $530,133 on the final nine for an 18-under par T-2. Charley Hoffman T-2. Jimmy Walker -14 $530,133 total of 259 at the TPC Four Seasons T-2. Scott Pinckney -14 $530,133 Resort. The 31-year-old Australian finished ahead of Americans Charley Hoffman, Jimmy Walker and Scott Pinckney, all of whom tied at 14-under. “This is a pretty special place for myself and my wife,” Bowditch said of the 18th green. “We took some wedding pictures here and we got married here at TPC. It’s a special place, and now we get to take some more pictures.”

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Golf Trivia Jack Nicklaus won 18 major championships as a professional golfer.

How many times did he finish second? a) 3 b) 7

Last Week: Bowditch won Byron Nelson Championship

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c) 11 d) 19

Answer: d) Nicklaus holds the record for most runner-up finishes in majors with 19.

At the AT&T Byron Nelson Championship last week, heavy rains in the Dallas/Ft. Worth area required officials to pare the 406-yard par-4 14th hole down to a mere 100-yarder. PGA officials declared the No. 14 fairway at TPC Four Seasons unplayable and moved the teeing ground 104 yards from the flag. Shortly after Gary Woodland hit what would have been the second par-4 hole-in-one in tour history, PGA officials decided to call the hole a par 3. “The river was already halfway up the fairway,” said Slugger White, the PGA Tour’s vice president of rules. “All it is is just silt out there now.”

Lessons from the Golf Pro The chip is something that we do not practice enough, yet it is such an essential part of the game to save strokes. With that said, here are a couple of tips to try and get more consistent in your chipping game. The first aspect of good chipping is to keep a steady pace on your swing. If you practice a shot and then change that during the actual swing, the speed of the ball on the green will be completely changed. The other big tip is so obvious, yet most amateur golfers have the hardest time with the task. You need to stay down during the entire motion of the chip to ensure a good shot. Leave your head still and keep your eye on the spot where the ball was before you hit it. Make sure your posture following the chip is the same as when you addressed the ball.

Player Profile

Steven Bowditch

Turned Professional: 2001 FedEx Cup Ranking: 16th World Ranking: 65th PGA Tour Wins: 2

FedEx Cup Standings Through May 31, 2015

1) Jordan Spieth 2,366 pts. / 8 top tens

2) Jimmy Walker 1,904 pts. / 6 top tens

3) Rory McIlroy 1,428 pts. / 5 top tens

4) Charley Hoffman 1,390 pts. / 5 top tens

5) J.B. Holmes 1,320 pts. / 5 top tens

FedEx Cup Standings continued...

Player Points 6) Patrick Reed 1,306 7) Dustin Johnson 1,262 8) Brandt Snedeker 1,250 9) Bubba Watson 1,188 10) Ben Martin 1,132

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