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THOSE SUMMER GAMES (continued): • No women allowed? Yes, the ancient Olympics in Greece were for men only. In fact, women were not even allowed inside the stadium as spectators, since men competed in the nude. There were no team events back then, either; only individual contests. And no medals were awarded; winners were crowned atop the head with a laurel wreath. • The modern Olympic Games were held in Athens, Greece, in 1896; and then in Paris in 1900. Four years later, they came to St. Louis, Missouri. These were the first Games to be held outside of Europe, so competitors from far-flung locations such as Asia and Australia had to travel thousands of miles by ship to reach U.S. shores, and then head deep in to the interior of the country to reach St. Louis. Many countries simply couldn’t afford the journey. Predictably, the 1904 Games were dominated by American competitors. • Despite being dogged by controversy, the 1904 Games had its share of standout athletes. These include gymnast George Eyser of the USA, who took the gold on the parallel bars and vault, won the silver on the pommel horse, and nabbed a bronze on the horizontal bar. Such victories would be impressive on their own, but consider one important fact: Eyser wore a prosthetic leg, since he’d lost his in a train accident when he was younger. • The first Olympic superstar was undoubtedly Jim Thorpe. The Native American had already lettered in 11 different sports at college by the time he arrived in Stockholm for the 1912 Games. He took one gold in the pentathlon, and then another in the two-day decathlon. Sweden’s King Gustav V personally presented Thorpe with a silver chalice in the shape of a Viking ship and said, “Sir, you are the greatest athlete in the world.” Jim casually replied, “Thanks, King.” • Mark Spitz competed in seven swimming events at the 1972 Olympics. He won seven gold medals, and set seven world records. He arrived barefoot and carrying his sneakers during one medal presentation. As the crowd cheered him, he waved with the hand that was holding his shoes. Soviet officials wasted no time in accusing Spitz of commercialism, and demanded that his medals be revoked. (The sneakers were old, Spitz wasn’t be-
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Dan O’Brien and Dave Johnson. The two
the team from Greece always marches first.
American decathletes were considered evenly matched. Which one would bring
The rest of the countries follow in alphabetical order, except for the host nation,
home the gold from Barcelona? As it turned which always brings up the rear. Beginning in 1998, the U.S. team now parades in speout, Dave had trouble with the pole vault cially made uniforms by major sportswear at the Trials and failed to qualify for the designers, rather than the traditional suit Olympics. Dan finished third at the Games, and tie. and Reebok quietly folded its $30 million • Nine new events will be introduced ad campaign. at the Beijing Olympics. They include two • 1992 was the first year that “professional” BMX cycling contests, a women’s athletes were allowed to compete in the steeplechase, and even marathon Olympics. That was also the year that the swimming disciplines. Changes to the forDream Team played for the U.S. in men’s basketball. Led by NBA legends Larry Bird, Magic Johnson, and Michael Jordan, the team easily won the gold, defeat-
mat of the table tennis and fencing contests are also expected.
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August 10th-16th is
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Center Week Q: What is the Lincoln Community Health Center (LCHC) A. It is a Federally Qualified Health Center operated by Lincoln County Health and Human Services. It provides affordable health care that is available for all. It consists of 4 Community Clinics and 4 school based health centers. LCHC provides primary care medical health services at 1010 SW Coast Hwy in Newport, 4422 NE Devils Lake Road in Lincoln City and at Newport, Taft, Toledo and Waldport High Schools. LCHC provides Mental Health and Addictions Treatment at all facilities. Specialized Child and Family Mental Health and Addictions Treatment is provided at 36 SW Nye Street in Newport. Adult Mental Health Services are provided at 4909 South Coast Hwy in South Beach. Q: So, is LCHC like a doctor’s office?
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A: Yes, the 1010 SW Coast Hwy & Lincoln City clinics are primary care doctor’s offices with ser• Atlanta hosted the 1996 Games. There, By Samantha Weaver vices provided by Physicians, Nurse Practitioners If you're one of those folks who loves to strum and Physician’s Assistants. LCHC is a medical one complaint that was heard from an imaginary guitar along with the music, home that can help manage care, refer to specialseveral coaches (but none of the athletes) here's an invention you need to know about: ists and help with accessing benefits. was that the food in the Olympic Village Scientists in Australia have created a T-shirt just for air guitarists. The shirt has motion Q: How is LCHC different? was simply too good – athletes were sensors that relay the wearer's movements to a eating too much and gaining weight! Olym- computer, allowing these wanna-be musicians A: LCHC medical services are integrated with mental health, addictions treatment, family planto play real music. pians had a choice of over 150 different ning, WIC and other services. Grade school items at each meal, including 22 types of It is not known today which politician in 1974 children and adolescents can receive care in the bread and 15 kinds of cheese. McDonald’s made the following observation: "Solar energy School Based Health Centers and also at the Community Clinics. Some dental services are also had five kiosks in the Village, marking is not something that is going to come in overnight." It also is not know if the play on words available through special arrangements made with the first time a branded restaurant catered was intentional. a volunteer dental van. LCHC is available to all residents and offers a sliding fee scale based upon the Olympic Games. income. All insurance, Oregon Health Plan and In the 1860s, there was actually legal currency • Much was made of Adolf Hitler refusMedicare is accepted. printed in the United States with an image of ing to shake American gold medalist Jesse Santa Claus on it. It was issued by Saint NichoQ: Who does LCHC serve? Owens’ hand at the 1936 Olympics. But, as las National bank of New York City.
Owens later observed, President Franklin D. Roosevelt didn’t shake his hand, either. Nor did FDR even send a congratulatory note or telegram. In Germany, Owens could ride the same trains and stay in the same hotels as white athletes. But when he returned to the U.S., Owens had to use the freight elevator in order to attend a reception in his honor at New York’s Waldorf-Astoria hotel. • Badminton made its debut as an Olympic sport at the 1992 Games. The projectile employed in the sport is commonly called a “birdie” but is more properly termed a “shuttlecock.” Professional-grade shuttle-
It's been projected that within the next 12 years, only 15 percent of the world's Englishspeaking population will be native speakers of the language.
Q: Who are the Medical Providers?
A. Our primary medical providers in Lincoln City are Joanne Richardson, MD and Sue Kreul, Nurse Practioner and Cindy Barnes, Nurse Practitioner. School based services are provided by Sue Oshiro-Zeier, Nurse Practitioner and other Nurse Practitioners, Mental Health and Addictions Treatment is provided by a team of Qualified It was about a year ago when people on a Mental Health Professionals (QMHP’s), flight from Peru to New York got a bit of a including Jack Kaczmarek, M.D., Pattie Jarrett, surprise when they noticed that one of their fellow passengers had a small monkey peeking Nurse Practitioner, Lynne Clark, Nurse out from under his hat. Evidently, the man was Practitioner and Della Fogerson Nurse Practitioner. trying to smuggle the primate into the United States. Q: Is there any financial assistance available for Pulitzer Prize-winning writer John Steinbeck the services you provide?
Forbes magazine has ranked the most expensive sports to participate in. You probably won't be surprised to learn that yacht racing, vintage auto racing and polo top the list.
was a creature of habit. Every morning he sharpened exactly 24 pencils, and he wrote attached to a cork base. The recent bird flu with each one until it was blunted. When he epidemic in China has led to, of all things, a was out of sharp pencils, he was through writfeather shortage. Naturally this has driven ing for the day. *** the price of shuttlecocks up by almost 50 Thought for the Day: "I believe I found the percent. missing link between animal and civilized man. It is us." -- Konrad Lorenz • It is a tradition that, in the Parade of
cocks are made with 16 goose feathers
Nations during the Opening Ceremonies,
A: LCHC is open to all. New patients are welcome irregardless of insurance coverage.
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A: Yes, LCHC offers a sliding fee scale which is based upon income. ..We offer the Breast and Cervical Cancer Program for women between the ages of 40 and 64 who have income below 250% of federal poverty level. This covers well woman’s exams....including follow-up. LCHC coordinates with Public Health Oregon Mothers Care for Nurse Home Visiting, WIC & early childhood services. Assistance programs are also available for immunization services.
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PAWS CORNER By Sam Mazzotta Did Guinea Pig Suffer Heart Attack or Stroke? DEAR PAW'S CORNER: I had a 3-year-old guinea pig named "Rocky," and a few months ago he died. The way it happened was, first he was staring at our fish tank. Then all of a sudden he flipped over onto his back and started to shake. After he stopped shaking, he was breathing but he couldn't get up. Unfortunately at that time, we couldn't do much because it was a school day. When my father came home to check on him, he had died. What do you think happened to him? -- Abigail O. DEAR ABIGAIL: I'm sorry to hear about your pet. While I can't be sure what went wrong with Rocky, I suspect that he either had a heart attack or a stroke. Guinea pig expert Peter Gurney, author of numerous books, including "Piggy Potions" (Kingdom Books), and a Web site, "The A to Z of Guinea Pigs" [http://web.onetel.net.uk/~petergurney/atozmainpage.htm] describes heart attack symptoms as the guinea pig being too weak to stand, often lying flat on its side, giving "great heaving breaths" and having a weak and slow heartbeat. A guinea pig that has suffered a stroke will usually be paralyzed down one side of its body, with its head tilted at an acute angle to its body, and its eyes may have rapid jerky movements. The reason an owner should differentiate between the two is that, particularly in the case of a heart attack, the sooner the guinea pig gets emergency treatment the better chance it has of surviving. It sounds like you were observant of your pet's behavior prior to his becoming ill. Guinea pigs can show few overt signs of deteriorating health. Owners must watch for symptoms like a loss of appetite (one of the biggest signs), weight loss of just a couple ounces, subtle changes in behavior or changes in the animal's coat and eyes. Any of these should warrant a call to the vet and a visit within 24 hours. Acute symptoms like Rocky's are emergencies, and the guinea pig should be taken in immediately. Send your tips, questions and comments to Paws Corner, c/o King Features Weekly Service, P.O. Box 536475, Orlando, FL 32853-6475, or e-mail them to pawscorner@hotmail.com.
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If you are age 79 or older and have a sibling at least that age, the National Back in 2005, the Journal of General InInstitute on Aging is looking for you. ternal Medicine published a study that concluded that ambulatory health care for The Long Life Family Study is about both male and female veterans at VA medi- to begin, and it's looking for as many cal centers was equal in quality. The study families as possible to try to learn looked at things like eye exams and flu and why certain people live so long. pneumonia shots. If you become part of the study, The Department of Veterans Affairs, of you'll have a two-hour interview eicourse, patted itself on the back, ignoring ther at your home or at a clinic, and a the not-so-small fact that all of those things blood sample will be taken. You'll be are gender-neutral. Everybody gets a flu shot. Everybody gets an eye exam. Over- given a physical assessment (nothing all, however, the VA's reputation for wom- too hard), and you'll be paid $25 for en veterans health care hasn't been good. participating. Afterward, you'll get In April 2008, Sen. Lisa Murkowski, Rthe results of your blood sample. The Alaska, filed Women Veterans Health Care institute will even send the results to Improvement Act. The legislation asked your doctor, if you wish. All of the for studies on barriers to health care, the health consequences of serving in Iraq and information will be kept confidential. Afghanistan, and the effects on the mental, It seems they've thought of everyphysical and reproductive health of female thing to make us comfortable about veterans, as well as developing a program participating. to treat female veterans for post-traumatic While researchers hope to find volstress disorder, and more. unteers within a three-hour drive Just recently, Secretary of Veterans Affairs of Pittsburgh, Boston or New York, James Peake said at the VA National Summit on Women Veterans' Issues that, "We are many people have relatives scattered reinventing ourselves by expanding our wom- all over, so they're set up to interview en-centric focus to initiate new programs that other siblings across the country, meet the needs of women veterans." either in person or by phone or mail. What he didn't say was that just weeks earlier, a health-care quality review surfaced that Your children and grandchildren (or plainly said that women veterans aren't getting even a friend) are welcome to be care up to the same standards as men. present at the interview too, in case On June 26, the Women Veterans Health Care they can fill in additional informaImprovement Act legislation finally came out of the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee after tion. being blended into an overall omnibus bill that The results of the study will help reincludes other veterans issues. It has a lot of searchers for years to come, so if you supporters. qualify (or know someone who does) Peake also didn't say that the summit on women veterans is only held every four years. it's important to participate. Even if we're not yet 79, we know people That alone speaks volumes. who are, and some of them also have Write to Freddy Groves in care of King Fea- siblings that age. We need to pass this tures Weekly Service, P.O. Box 536475, information along to them. Orlando, FL 32853-6475, or send e-mail to If you would like to take part in the columnreply@gmail.com. study or have questions, you can call (c) 2008 King Features Synd., Inc. one of the three toll-free numbers: 800-304-4317, 888-333-6327 or 800872-3653.
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MOMENTS IN TIME The History Channel ¥ On Aug. 13, 1899, Alfred Hitchcock is born, the son of a London poultry dealer and fruit importer. Hitchcock became a highly influential director of suspense and psychological thrillers in the 1940s and 1950s, and was known for sneaking his own cameo appearance into every film. ¥ On Aug. 15, 1914, the American-built waterway across the Isthmus of Panama, connecting the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, is inaugurated. In 1977, U.S. President Jimmy Carter signed a treaty to turn over the canal to Panama on Dec. 31, 1999. ¥ On Aug. 11, 1921, Alex Haley, the author of “Roots,” is born in Ithaca, N.Y. “Roots,” published in 1976, was a blend of fact and fiction, drawn largely from stories recited by Haley’s grandmother, from the enslavement of his ancestors to his own quest to trace his family tree.
¥ On Aug. 17, 1978, the Double Eagle II completes the first trans-Atlantic balloon flight when it lands in a barley field near Paris, 137 hours after lifting off from Presque Isle, Maine. Over southern England, the wives of the three pilots flew close enough to the balloon in a private plane to blow kisses to their husbands. ¥ On Aug. 12, 1990, the largest Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton ever discovered is found near Faith, S.D. The 65-millionyear-old specimen stood 13 feet high at the hips and 42 feet long from head to toe, with a 5-foot-long, 2,000-pound skull and 58 teeth, some as long as a human forearm.
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¥ On Aug. 14, 1956, “Bus Stop,” starring Marilyn Monroe, premieres in Atlantic City, N.J. The comedy, about a cowboy who falls for a saloon singer, provided Monroe with one of her finest comic roles.
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¥ On Aug. 16, 1948, baseball legend George Herman “Babe” Ruth dies from cancer in New York City. At a time when baseball was suffering through the disgrace of scandal, Ruth almost singlehandedly salvaged the sport’s popularity, hitting a record 60 home runs in the 1927 season and leading the Yankees to seven pennants.
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