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Vol. 29

May 4, 2020

William McWhorter volunteers for food distribution

COVID-19: Loving Jesus, Loving People. New Beginnings Baptist Church

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FOOD DELIVERY East Texas Food Bank distributes emergency food boxes. Texas Army National Guardsmen, Longview Rotary Club and New Beginnings Church volunteer for COVID—19 service.

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Longview Rotarians Karen Maines and William McWhorter give out boxes of food at East Texas Food Bank Emergency Food Distribution

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Cosmetology salons, nail salons, Downtown Longview Wine Swirl estheticians, A message from Downtown Longview mini-salons, laser hair removal and Your health and safety will massage therapy always be our biggest priorities when we have events in establishments to Downtown Longview! There is a remain closed lot of uncertainty as to what “safe” will look like in terms of large gatherings over Contd. on Page 15

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Governor Greg Abbott and Attorney General Ken Paxton today issued updated joint guidance regarding the effect of Governor Abbott’s Executive Order GA-18 on religious services conducted

by congregations and houses of worship. It recommends health protocols for houses of worship to guard the health and safety of their attendees while serving their respective communities of faith.

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Governor Greg Abbott recently announced the first phase of the State of Texas’ ongoing plan to safely and strategically open Texas while minimizing the spread of COVID-19. Contd. on Page 15

For the first time, many organizations are conducting business and communicating completely online. This makes business processes extremely vulnerable in many cases. Contd. on Page 5

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of Texans to freely exercise their religion. Executive Order GA-18 defines essential services to include “religious services conducted in churches, congregations, and houses of worship.” State and local government orders may not prohibit people from providing or obtaining those religious services. Read the guidance document here. For information and guidelines on the safe and strategic reopening of Texas, please visit the Texas Department of State Health Services website.

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AUSTIN – Under Executive Order GA-18 (https://gov.texas.gov/uploads/files/press/ EO-GA-18_expanded_reopening_of_services_COVID-19. pdf) issued by Gov. Greg Abbott on April 27, all cosmetology salons (including nail salons, estheticians, and mini-salons), laser hair removal, barber shops and massage establishments shall continue to remain closed. Executive Order GA-18 overrides all local and county orders. Whether a salon or shop is a sole proprietorship or not, they are to remain closed until Executive Order GA-18 is

amended or rescinded. About TDLR TDLR provides regulatory oversight for a broad range of occupations, businesses, facilities, and equipment in Texas. The agency protects the health and safety of Texans by ensuring they are served by qualified, licensed professionals. Inspections of individuals, businesses, and equipment are done on a regular basis to safeguard the public. Currently, the agency regulates 38 business and occupational licensing programs with more than 1,000,000 licensees across the state.

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Gov. Abbott and AG Paxton update Guidance as Texas reopens Governor Greg Abbott and Attorney General Ken Paxton today issued updated joint guidance regarding the effect of Governor Abbott’s Executive Order GA-18 on religious services conducted by congregations and houses of worship. It recommends health protocols for houses of worship to guard the health and safety of their attendees while serving their respective communities of faith. “Houses of worship face particular challenges as Texans work to combat this pandemic. This updated guidance provides clear direction to protect the health and safety of faith groups as they plan for future religious gatherings,” said Attorney General Paxton. “All Texans must continue to work together to care for the health and safety of our neighbors as we work to reopen the state.” The updated guidance continues to protect the rights

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Texas Medical Association Calls Governor’s Plan ‘Prudent and Careful’ Says: “This is a prudent and careful move by Governor Abbott. Our hospitals were prepared for a large surge of COVID-19 patients. Thanks to most Texans abiding by social distancing requirements, we were able to avoid that surge. However, we must significantly expand our testing capacity, our ability to monitor new cases of COVID-19, and our ability to trace their contacts to prevent a rapid resurgence of this epidemic in Texas.” Asked whether this new phase of reopening would include more monitoring of African-American communities, which have been hit disproportionately hard by the virus around the U.S., Abbott said he is evaluating that and “looking forward to working with legislators on trying to formulate strategies that will help us be able to track and monitor and respond.” Gov. Greg Abbott said Monday that Texas would begin a gradual reopening of retail stores, restaurants, movie theaters and other businesses starting May 1. He also said Texas should soon have the ability test 25,000 people a day for the coronavirus. He said details of how the state would get back work are laid out in his “Governor’s Report to Reopen Texas,” available here. “It’s hard to get rid of this virus because it is so contagious,” Abbott said. “So, we’re not just going to open up and hope for the best. Instead we will put measures in place that will help businesses open but also contain the virus and keeping Texans safe.” Abbott said he would let his original stayat-home executive order signed earlier this month expire April 30. After that, Abbott said a first phase of reopening will begin with allowing businesses to let in customers at 25% capacity if they are in counties with more than five confirmed cases of

coronavirus. Shops and restaurants in rural counties with fewer than five cases of COVID-19 can reopen up to 50% of occupancy. But Abbott said counties could revert back to more limited capacity if there is a new outbreak of coronavirus cases. He said Texas could lift more restrictions as soon as May 18 barring “flare-ups” of COVID-19 cases, which he said will be measured by data including hospitalizations and deaths. Abbott said barbershops, hair salons, bars and gyms must still remain closed for now, with the hope those businesses will be able to resume business on or no later than mid-May. Abbott made the announcement at his office in the Texas Capitol alongside Lt. Gov Dan Patrick, House Speaker Dennis Bonnen, Texas Department of Health and Human Services Commissioner John Hellerstedt, Texas Department of Emergency Management Chief Nim Kidd and James Huffines, the chairman of Abbott’s “Strike Force to Reopen Texas.” Abbott began the news conference by saying Texas has the third-most recoveries in the U.S. and that the number of people who have recovered from COVID-19 would soon exceed active cases. He also announced plans to build a team of 4,000 contact tracers in May. Hellerstedt said the federal government has also committed to “solving some of the supply chain problems that have been limiting some of our ability to test.” He said when those scarcities ease, Texas will be able to ramp up testing. Abbott also took questions, including: _ Asked about thresholds Texas will set to determine whether stricter measures need to be restored, Abbott said officials won’t just look at testing because there will be an ex-

pected increase in positive cases as the state tests more people. The number of people tested, he said, is not “decisive criteria.” He said the state would instead look at hospitalization rates, whether deaths are increasing and any new hot spots. “There’s no one single factor we’ll look at. We look at all the data and consider what the data means.” _ Asked about hair salons and barbershops that still can’t reopen, Abbott said he understands the frustration of those business owners. Abbott said they have explored strategies, including having just one customer come in at a time. “The goal is just to find safe ways in which people can work in close contact with customers while preventing the spread of COVID-19. We think we have some potential solutions, let us continue to work on it.” _ Asked whether this new phase of reopening would include more monitoring of African-American communities, which have been hit disproportionately hard by the virus around the U.S., Abbott said he is evaluating that and “looking forward to working with legislators on trying to formulate strategies that will help us be able to track and monitor and respond.” _ On whether Texans should wear masks, Abbott said his report recommends that everyone wears face coverings but that no jurisdiction can impose a penalties for not doing so. He said his executive order supersedes any local orders, including those that impose fines for not wearing a mask. _ Asked about polling that shows favorability toward stay-at-home orders, Abbott said the goal was to find strategies that would ensure safety and allow businesses to open up as much as possible. “I know there are people who are still concerned about this. There is no requirement that those people leave their home. If you want Contd. on Page 5

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THE REAL DISEASE IS INEQUALITY By Jim Hightower

In this horrible time of economic collapse, it is truly touching to see so many corporate chieftains reaching out in solidarity with the hard-hit working class. We know they’re doing this because they keep telling us they are. Practically every brand-name giant has been spending millions of dollars on PR campaigns in recent weeks asserting that they’re standing with us, declaring over and over: “We’re all in this together.” Except, of course, they’re really not standing anywhere near us. While we’re waiting in endless lines at food banks and unemployment offices, the elites are still getting fat paychecks and platinum-level health care. The severity and gross disparity of our country’s present economic collapse is not simply caused by a sudden viral outbreak, but by a decades-long plutocratic policy of intentionally maximizing profits for the rich and minimizing everyone else’s wellbeing. As the eminent economist Joseph Stiglitz rightly put it, “We built an economy with no shock absorbers.” Jobs, once the measure of a family’s economic security, have steadily been shriveled to low-wage unreliable work, untethered to a fair share (or any share)

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to stay at home, continue to stay at home.” _ Asked about enforcing occupancy levels under the first phase of his plan, Abbott said $1,000 fines and 180 days in jail applies to violating his executive orders. He said primary enforcement would happen at the local and regulatory levels. _ With summer approaching, Abbott said his medical team is still working on find-

ing ways for kids to be able to attend summer camps safely. He did not say when a decision or guidance on summer camps might come. _ Abbott said libraries and museums can reopen under the same 25% occupancy guidelines as businesses, but that interactive exhibits must remain closed. He said the state will work to open its libraries on May 1 or soon after.

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BBB advises businesses to be watchful for the following: BEC Scams. Business email compromise fraud is an email phishing scam that typically targets people who pay bills in businesses, government and nonprofit organizations. It affects both big and small organizations, and it has resulted in more losses than any other type of fraud in the U.S., according to the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI). The latest twist involves HR Departments receiving calls or emails from a scammer posing as a current employee asking to update their direct deposit or mailing information to receive paychecks. Once the information is provided, the employee’s pay has been sent to someone else.

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of the new wealth that workers create. In a relentless push for exorbitant, shortterm profits, today’s executives have abandoned any pretense that a corporation is a community of interdependent interests striving to advance the common good. Instead, while the honchos are richly covered, they’re washing their hands of any responsibility for the health, retirement, and other essential needs of their workforce.

“Rely on food stamps, Obamacare, and other publicly-funded programs,” they say, even as their lobbyists and for-sale lawmakers slash the public safety nets so rich shareholders and speculators can take evermore profit. These forces of American greed have shoved millions of working families to the economic precipice — and all it takes is a virus to push them over.

Death for meatpackers Meatpackers are contracting COVID-19 and dying. Trump is requiring them to work — and shielding their employers from liability.

By Jill Richardson

Meat processing plants are high risk for spreading COVID-19, and many are shutting down. Animals due for processing have nowhere to go, and they are being culled. Workers there are not treated a great deal better. I have interviewed one meatpacker who worked at a pork plant, years ago. He told me he was recruited with promises of good wages and benefits, but when he got there, those benefits were unattainable. He described long hours doing repetitive work quickly, and everyone having debilitating repetitive stress injuries. He told me he has a bladder condition and he was not

allowed to go to the bathroom, so he wet his pants. Twice. A grown man. His supervisors then suspected he was drunk, and of course he was not. His story squares with Eric Schlosser’s depictions in Fast Food Nation. Meatpacking plants are dangerous, exploitative workplaces that often prey on vulnerable populations like immigrants and people of color. Schlosser shows how meatpacking plants moved to rural areas from the cities and attracted marginalized groups as labor. Our supply chain relies on meatpacking plants and their workers, and right now

working could risk peoples’ lives. More than 4,400 workers have the coronavirus and 18 have died. Yet Donald Trump now plans to order meatpacking plants to stay open and shield them from liability for workers becoming infected with COVID-19 on the job. I care about the economy a lot — I am finishing a PhD and worried about job prospects. But this is essentially saying that meatpacking plants are so critical that it is okay if their workers die from a disease acquired on the job. It seems like one of the Trump administration’s primary responses to the pandemic is using it as an excuse to cut regulations, like environmental protections — or in this case, the right to a safe and healthy workplace. AP News reports “Citing Virus, EPA Has Stopped Enforcing Environmental Laws.” CNN says, “Trump Administration is Rushing to Gut Environmental Protections.” They are using the pandemic as a Trojan horse to usher in all kinds of environmental and labor deregulation. The question is: How do we balance what the economy needs to function, the American people’s need for food, farmers and ranchers’ need for markets, and workers’ need for jobs with everyone’s — especially the workers’ — need to slow the spread of the coronavirus to save lives? Those are the questions a responsible government would be asking. Instead, ours is using it as a power grab to do what they have always wanted to do anyway.

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of up to two thousand dollars. BBB provides the following tips and best practices to prevent your team from becoming victims of one of these scams: Use good passwords. It’s important to use complicated and different passwords for each of your apps/devices. For more information on how to create a good password, go to bbb.org. Call to verify. If you get an e-mail requesting sensitive information (to obtain it or to change it) or to do a “favor” for your manager, make sure you call them to confirm that they were actually the individual making the request.

Don’t open attachments or click on links (including pop up ads) without verifying the Tech Support Scam/ source. Ransomware Watch out for scammer gramWith many of us working mar and hover over the email from home, you’re more likely address to make sure the sendto see popup ads offering tech er’s email address indeed came support. These ransomware at- from someone who works for tacks are becoming a regular your company. occurrence, locking computers and networks using file encryp- Do not accept unsolicited suption software, with hackers de- port calls claiming to be from Mimanding payment by Bitcoin or crosoft, Apple, or other vendors. other non-traceable crypto-currency to release the data. Keep anti-virus/anti-malware software up to date on all of Utilities Scam. your devices. Scammers often impersonate Ensure that Windows PCs water, electric, and gas compa- are rebooted regularly and that ny representatives. The scam- Windows Updates are routinely mer threatens the business installed. owners with deactivation of service if they don’t pay up im- Government websites end in mediately, usually demanding .gov. payment via unconventional Legitimate government enmethods such as gift cards and tities will have websites and wire transfer. emails that end with .gov such as SBA.gov. Also remember Bogus SBA offer: that if you didn’t apply for a An email, text or caller ID ap- grant, you’re not eligible to repears to be from the U.S. Small ceive one, and the government Business Administration or an will not contact you via text attorney representing the SBA. message or ask you to pay fees. The imposter claims to offer grants just for small businessFor more tips on how to be a es affected by the coronavirus savvy business during this outoutbreak. The short application break, go to bbb.org. To report requests banking and business fraudulent activity or unscruinformation. Then the owner is pulous business practices, go asked to pay a “processing fee” to BBB Scam Tracker.

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discover what You would have us to do to serve and honor You. May we do Your will! In Jesus’ Name, Amen.

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Scripture for Today: Mark 9:23 “What do you mean, ‘If I can’?” Jesus asked. “Anything is possible if a person believes.” NIV

Prayer: Help us, Father, to be open and alert to what is going on around us and

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SARS-CoV-2 is a strain of coronavirus that had not been previously identified in humans, making it a novel coronavirus. The disease caused by this virus is known as COVID-19.

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PINE TREE FINE ARTS STUDENT RECEIVE HIGHEST HONORS Eleven Pine Tree Fine Arts students received highest gold medal honors for their amazing artwork, photography, and sculpture entries at the Visual Arts Scholastic Event (VASE). Two photography students, Sophia Reyes and Altravion Mumphrey, earned the gold seal award. This award is bestowed on artwork that is considered the “best of the best” from all state entries this year. These works will be displayed at the state capitol and also at the state Texas Art Education Association (TAEA) conference in the fall. VASE is the largest state visual arts competition in the country. Teachers Mary Graham, Elizabeth White, Wayne Gaddis and Sam Szydloski

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Help Children Stay Healthy While Social Distancing

uring this time of social distancing, parents and caregivers play an important role in helping children stay healthy. This includes helping children remain positive, active, and connected to their friends and peers. Silence or lack of contact with friends can make some children feel rejected, insecure, or confused. Parents can help them, for example, by facilitating weekly video calls between children and their friends. They can create an art project together or discuss homework during their call.Some children may respond to social distancing with feelings of loneliness, boredom or uncertainty. Parents can foster a sense of inclusion by organizing family games and other fun activities together. Outdoor games in the backyard or going for walks together can boost everyone’s mood. Goaloriented projects that require daily tasks with a reward for completing them will give everyone something to look forward to, and something positive to focus on and experience together. Because of social distancing at home, children and teens will likely spend more

time on their electronic devices, social media, and apps. Whether for entertainment or distance school learning, they will be online – meaning cyberbullying can happen. Parents should be aware of this, pay attention to their child’s behavior and check in with them about who they are chatting with, the games they are playing, and the apps they are using. It is important to ask open-ended questions and keep the lines of communication open. Watching animated videos on bullying prevention with younger children can provide an opportunity to talk about their peers and what they miss about school. Parents may likely also spend more time online during social distancing and can model online respect and kindness for their kids. StopBullying.gov has resources for parents and caregivers on cyberbullying. Learn about cyberbullying tactics used by children and teens; why it is important for parents to have an awareness of their children’s digital lives; and the importance

of teaching good digital citizenship skills to children and teenagers. During this time of unprecedented change and stress, everyone should heed the advice of health and government officials and stay at home. Even through this challenge, there will be new ways to connect, appreciate, and support friends and family members. For more information and resources related to the United States response to Coronavirus (COVID-19), visit www. coronavirus.gov.hil

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In response to COVID-19, the East Texas Food Bank recently held an emergency food box distribution in. at the Longview Convention Complex, located at 100 Grand Blvd. ETFB will distributed emergency food boxes and accompanying fresh products such as fresh milk, fresh produce or protein (depending upon availability) to each household while supplies lasted. The boxes contained shelf-stable groceries such as dried beans, rice, pasta and canned meat, fruits and vegetables. Each box will provide items for 16 meals. To receive a free box, community members simply

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1. Check out some new, healthier ______ for favorite comfort foods like macaroni and cheese. 2. Try some ______ vegetables like kalettes – (a cross between Brussels sprouts and kale) snacks or purple potatoes or rainbow carrots (orange, red, purple, white). 3. Play soccer, dance, fly kites – find a type of ______ different you like and have fun with it for 30 - 60 minutes a day. homework 4. Spark your energy each morning with a good ______. 5. Eat three meals and don’t forget 2 - 3 small ______.

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Longview Rotary Club President Gai Bennett with her team; Greggton Rotarians, Texas Army National Guardsmen, and New Beginnings Church volunteer to distribute emergency food from East Texas Food Bank

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6. Choose snacks that will give you lots of ______: nuts, veggies with low-fat dip, fruit. 7. ______ your teeth twice a day and floss too. 8. Get your ______ done, then, if allowed, enjoy playing a computer or video game. 9. _____ is important for resting and repairing our bodies, so get a good night’s sleep. 10. Visit a ______ for a checkup and an eye exam; and the dentist to check your teeth.

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Snacks: 1. A. nacho chips with cheese dip B. baked tortilla chips with salsa

2. A. pancakes with fruit B. fried egg, bacon and cheese sandwich

2. A. chocolate chip cookies B. rice cakes with a little peanut butter

Lunch: 1. A. corndog, french fries, soda B. boiled hot dog, baked beans, milk

Supper: 1. A. cheeseburger, fries, soda B. turkey burger, fruit salad

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provided their names and addresses. Eligibility requirements or identification were not needed. Families entered from Cotton Street onto Grand Boulevard and followed the route and traffic control from the Longview Police Department. The distribution was drive-thru only and walkups were not accepted. ETFB prepared to serve 1,500 families at the distribution. The distribution will be supported by Texas Army National Guardsmen, Longview Rotary Club and New Beginnings Church volunteered to serve the community in this manner.

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In accordance with the latest guidance, previously closed City of Longview offices will begin to reopen with some limitations beginning Friday, May 1; however, services may be altered, and some locations will remain closed. Locations reopening for public access include City Hall, Human Resources, Longview Public Library, Municipal Court, Parks and Recreation offices and playgrounds, Community Services, Development Services, Housing and Community Development. While the facility will be open with limited access for adoptions, the Longview Animal Care and Adoption Center encourages customers to schedule appointments for intake of animals. Customers are encouraged to wear masks and follow social distancing guidelines when visiting any city facility. Locations remaining closed until further notice include the Broughton Recreation Center, Green Street Recreation Center, Paula Martin Jones Recreation Center, and the Longview Convention Complex. Also, social gatherings, park pavilion rentals, and community events within city parks and facilities will not be permitted through at least May 15. Although the library is reopening, regular hours will be adjusted, senior only hours will be offered, occupancy will be limited to 25%, and the com-

puter lab will remain closed until further notice. Also, library special activities will be limited, and other safety protocol restrictions will be implemented. The library’s curbside services will continue to be offered Monday - Friday, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. See adjusted library schedule below. Several existing restrictions within Longview’s local disaster declaration issued by Mayor Andy Mack are set to expire at 11:59 p.m., Thursday, April 30. Those expiring restrictions include a mandatory shelterin-place of residence order, restrictions on non-essential businesses, limitations on travel, the closure of playgrounds, and a voluntary curfew. Rather than renewing local restrictions, the City of Longview encourages all residents to adhere to the orders and guidance issued by Governor Abbott. Under Phase I of the Governor’s plan to reopen Texas, certain services and activities are allowed to open with limited occupancy, and the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) is issuing minimum standard health protocols for all businesses and individuals to follow. The Governor’s announcement is accompanied by Texans Helping Texans: The Governor’s Report to Open Texas. This detailed report, available on the strike force website, helps Texans understand phase

one by outlining the new protocols, guidance, and recommendations. The report also includes a series of Open Texas Checklists that outline DSHS’ minimum standard health protocols for all Texans. Governor Abbott also urged Texans to still take precautions to slow the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19). Abbott’s executive order GA-18 states that “every person in Texas shall, except where necessary to provide or obtain essential services or reopened services, minimize social gatherings, and minimize in-person contact with people who are not in the same household.” Among other things, the order

provides operational guidelines for services such as retail, restaurants, movie theaters, shopping malls, museums, libraries, services provided by an individual working alone in an office, golf courses, religious services, and local government operations. Adjusted Library Schedule: Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday: 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday: 10 a.m. - 7 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday Senior Hours: 10 a.m. - Noon Sunday: 1 - 5 p.m. Library Curbside Services Monday - Friday: 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.

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the next few months, and there are a lot of unknowns that are making planning events very difficult. Therefore, the board of the One Hundred Acres of Heritage has decided to cancel the 2020 Downtown Longview Wine Swirl, which was originally scheduled for June 6, 2020. This was a very difficult decision to make, but one that we took very seriously. If you have already purchased a ticket to the event or a vendor space, you will be receiving a refund for your purchase. Ticket refunds will be issued through Eventbrite and vendor refunds will be issued

through Square. We look forward to having you join us on June 5, 2021 for the best Wine Swirl in East Texas! Thank you for your continued support of Downtown Longview.

16 Diabetes is a killer that afflicts multitudes, although many live for years and even decades with the disease. The effects can be lethal, but generally there are symptoms that tip off those with type 2 diabetes that they have the affliction even though they can be mild to the point of going unnoticed. Common symptoms include: • Frequent urination, Chronic thirst, Feeling very hungry despite eating, Fatigue, Blurred vision • Cuts and bruises that are abnormally slow to heal, Noticeable weight loss even though the patient is actually eating more (Type 1). Tingling/pain/numbness in hands and feet (Type 2) According to the American Diabetes Association, the medical community is committed to helping the millions of Americans who already have and are at risk of this illness. Education is a prime treatment. Informing the whole world about diabetes, its causes, effects and treatments is the purpose of the following questions and answers. What does excess weight have to do with diabetes? As is the case with many physical ailments being overweight is a major factor, but there are other aspects to consider. Person’s amount of physical activity, family histories, ethnicity and age must also be taken into account. Too many are under the misconception that weight is the sole cause of type 2 diabetes, but many type 2 sufferers are either only slightly overweight or not overweight at all. Still, dietary habits are significant. Does eating sweets and sugars cause diabetes? Any diet high in calories (including sugar) contributes to weight gain, which is certain to place one at risk for type 2 diabetes. Type 1 diabetes is determined mainly by genetics, lifestyle and other, unknown

Community health and AIDS combined. Being diabetic nearly doubles the risk of heart attack. On the plus side diabetes is an illness that can be managed. DIABETES PREVENTION AND MANAGEMENT: FROM HELEN DANIELS, MD Two primary things determine the development of anything in life – GENETICS and ENVIRONMENT. While we can do nothing to change our genetic predisposition to diabetes, we HELEN DANIELS, MD can do our best to decrease our risk and/ or delay onset of disease by optimizing our ENVIRONMENT, that is, optimizing the bodies in which we live. LIFESTYLE CHOICES will dictate this and only we can determine this. Here are some goals to aim for in the path to prevention. LOSE excess body FAT, and in particular belly fat. Being overweight or obese are major By Joycelyne Fadojutimi risk factors for diabetes. factors which precipitate the MAINTAIN CALORIE disease, but not by sugar intake. CONTROLS – with a high Do sugary beverages trigger proportion of lean meats , fish , diabetes? vegetables and fruits in smaller Research indicates that portions, while avoiding food drinking sugary beverages high in carbohydrate contents, is indeed a cause of type saturated fats and processed 2 diabetes. The American foods. At each meal or snack Diabetes Association there should be a combination recommends avoiding sugarof protein, healthy fat and fiber. sweetened drinks in order DRINK WATER. Replacement to head off type 2 diabetes. of high calorie sugarFurthermore, sugary drinks sweetened drinks which have also boost glucose (also known no nutritional value with water as blood sugar) levels by significantly reduces diabetes containing several hundred and obesity. calories per serving. ENGAGE in regular A single 12-ounce can PHYSICAL ACTIVITY. of regular soda contains Current recommendations are approximately 150 calories and for 150 minutes of moderate 40 grams of carbohydrates--in exercise, such as walking, other words the same amount weekly. as in ten teaspoons full of sugar! DE- STRESS. High levels Sugar-sweetened beverages of stress induce hormones include such drinks as: Regular that predispose to the soda, Fruit punch, Fruit drinks, development of diabetes. Energy drinks, Sports drinks, Find time to relax daily. Sweet tea and other sugary Get a good night’s SLEEP. drinks. Chronic sleep deprivation and/ As a disease, how serious or poor sleep quality increases is diabetes? risk for diabetes. Know the warning sings Every year diabetes kills ( increased thirst, urination , more people that breast cancer

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hunger, weight loss, itching) and see your doctor for an ANNUAL PHYSICAL EXAM which will also include screening labs for common diseases. Diabetes Management Should diabetes develop, all hope is not lost. Your doctor in conjunction with you, will develop an individualized patient centered approach to the treatment of your disease with an array of meds available, Your goal is to KNOW YOUR NUMBERS and to start and maintain the lifestyle changes previously outlined in order to get to those targets. Here are some numbers to know. Glucose Levels: While blood sugar levels are individualized, the ADA recommends the following target for most nonpregnant adults with diabetes Hb A1C <7% or an average glucose reading of 154 mg/dl Fasting blood sugars of 80-130 2-hour Post meal sugars of <180 BP goal of < 140/90 Cholesterol levels. Improve your cholesterol profile. Bad cholesterol ( LDL ) targets no longer apply, however obtaining values of < 100 with improved good cholesterol ( HDL ) levels of > 40 are preferred. The current standard of care recommends use of a lipid lowering agent or statin in all diabetics, regardless of how good the cholesterol profile is, due to a significantly increased risk of cardiovascular events in patients with diabetes. The American diabetic association (ADA) recommends that you be SMART, that is, that you set Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic and Relevant Time-bound goals. It’s your destiny that hangs in the balance and attaining well planned, timely, worthy goals leads to freedom. And as always be forever in pursuit of YOUR ULTM8 IDL.