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6 MYTHS OF PHYSICAL THERAPY
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12TH ANNUAL TURKEY TROT
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SEASON OF GIVING
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CIRCLING UP
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BE THE MENTOR YOU WISH YOU HAD
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CREATE YOUR OWN GRAZING BOARD
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HOLIDAY GLITZ
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LIV ON
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HOLIDAY SURVIVAL GUIDE
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MYTHS of Physical Therapy BY CHANCE HENDRICKS PHOTOGRAPHY BY HEATHER SMITH
am excited to contribute to this edition of the Me and Mine magazine. I am always excited to help improve people’s understanding of our profession. Being able to connect with our community is an important way to fulfill our mission at Adventist Health and Rideout to live God’s love by inspiring health, wholeness and hope. I wanted to address four myths of our profession with hope that it will help our community to consider more seriously physical therapy as an integral part of one’s personal health and well-being. MYTH #1: All physical therapists are the same. FACT: Different physical therapists have different strengths and educational backgrounds. I have lived in the YubaSutter area for almost seven years and have worked with and met several wonderful therapists. We are lucky to have many therapists that have spent countless hours furthering their education by achieving specialized certificates of care or becoming boardcertified specialists. We have physical therapists in the area that have obtained certifications in pelvic floor rehabilitation and commonly treat those suffering from urinary incontinence and postpartumrelated conditions. Some therapists have obtained advanced training in treating and managing lymphedema which is especially applicable for those that have suffered from the effects of breast cancer. There are therapists that have advanced training in manual therapy and sports rehab as well as others that have become board-certified in orthopedic physical therapy. When seeking physical therapy, it is appropriate to find a therapist who is best fit to treat your condition and address your needs.
MYTH #2: Physical therapy is only for those with a significant injury or surgery. FACT: Though a large number of our patient population have suffered significant injuries and surgeries, one of the main roles of physical therapy is actually to help prevent injury. We have been trained to evaluate movements and to find impairments that could lead to injury in the future. We can help you address your limitations in mobility or strength in order to avoid serious injury and manage pain. Currently, there is much debate in our country concerning how to manage pain. Physical therapy is one of the most conservative and natural ways to manage pain and should be one of the first options prescribed when seeking pain relief that is musculoskeletal in origin. MYTH #3: Modalities, such as electrical stimulation and ultrasound, are best practices in physical therapy. FACT: Current best evidence indicates that for orthopedic injuries, the most effective treatment is a combination of exercise and manual therapy, which is “hands on” treatment that includes joint mobilization and manipulation. These should be the primary treatments that you receive when going to physical therapy. Modalities, like electrical stimulation, should never be the sole focus of your treatment. Modalities may offer short-term relief but neglect to treat the underlying faulty movement that is likely the cause of the symptoms. As physical therapists, we have been educated on proper prescription of exercise in order to promote healing, decrease pain, and improve health. General health and wellness are
improved more significantly when we perform active treatments like exercise than when we receive passive treatments such as ultrasound and electrical stimulation. MYTH #4: “No pain, no gain.” FACT: Yes, this is a myth. Remember, people go to physical therapy to get out of pain, not to have more pain inflicted on them. It is my experience that patients can get the most out of physical therapy without having to suffer increased pain. For those that have had surgery, it is common to feel pain through the recovery process due to the procedure that was performed. However, when receiving treatment for nonsurgical conditions, it is more common to experience exercise-induced muscle soreness after addressing weaknesses or deficits in joint mobility. This is not pain. If you happen to have increased pain following a treatment, you can trust that your physical therapist will modify the treatment to ensure better results in the subsequent visits. Let a physical therapist be an integral part of your healthcare team when seeking pain relief. Chance Hendricks is a Board Certified Clinical Specialist in Orthopedic Physical Therapy at Adventist Health and Rideout. His office is at 370 Del Norte Avenue, Ste 202, Yuba City.
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PROVIDING A FREE BOOK EACH MONTH TO ALL SUTTER COUNTY FAMILIES Studies prove that reading to infants and babies boosts their brain power and creates a firm foundation for lifelong literacy with enrolled children ages 0-5. Sutter County Children & Families Commission in partnership with the Friends of the Sutter County Library, have brought Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library to Sutter County! The program sends enrolled children who live anywhere in Sutter County, a FREE BOOK every month until their fifth birthday.
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12th ANNUAL
TURKEY TROT
On November 23, Hands of Hope will be having our 12th Annual Turkey Trot 5k/10k Walk-Run, held at Riverbend Elementary School. This is our biggest fundraiser of the season. Online signups for runners and walkers are available at https:// runsignup.com/ Race/CA/YubaCity/ HandsofHope.
Any organization, business, or individual who wish to sponsor this event should contact Rick Millhollin, our executive director, at 530-755-3491, or mail sponsorship checks to P.O. Box 88 Yuba City, CA. 95991. Here are some exciting facts about today’s Hands of Hope: Hands of Hope has grown in the last 3 years to become a vital part of the regional effort to end homelessness in the Yuba-Sutter area. While still offering our core services of showers and laundry for the homeless, we have also partnered with Habitat for Humanity in Marysville and opened a second day center in November of 2017. At both our locations, we are collaborating with local organizations to provide services on-site. Adventist Street Nurses come twice a week, both 1-Stops provide Job Readiness and Ready to Rent Classes, Social Security assists with filling for benefits for those eligible, Yuba and Sutter County Health and Human Services provide services and Nutritional classes, Harmony Health assists with anger management and substance abuse classes, and we even have a therapist who sees clients weekly with funds provided by Sutter Health and the Sutter-Yuba Homeless Consortium. We have mentors who take an active part in individual clients’ lives and assist them with breaking through barriers they may have to employment or housing. Through funding provided by Sutter County Community Action Agency, Yuba County Community Action Agency, Sutter-Yuba Homeless Consortium, Yuba-Sutter-Colusa United Way, Yuba City CDBG, Yuba County Probation, and Yuba County Health and Human Services, we have been able to expand our staff to better serve our clients. We are extremely excited about the growth in services we can now provide and the collaboration that is taking place between all our community partners.
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y name is Betsy Johnson. I am an Acting Company board member and the chair of Magic Theater Programs. I first got involved with the theater about 15 years ago when my daughter started taking acting classes as part of the children’s education program at the theater. From there, she started auditioning - having decided she wanted to be an actress — and I volunteered backstage. From there, I got recruited to do some acting, which then led to writing and directing. And now, some 15 years later, my daughter having decided on law school over acting, I am still here. This particular show, “Season of Giving, Too” is the second installment of a Magic Theater endeavor to give back. A couple of years ago, I asked the board to consider an event where kids can help other kids. They agreed and I wrote the first production, “Season of Giving,” after being inspired by a young lady named Cathryn Achilles, who had a very rare genetic disorder called ataxia-telangiectasia. Cathryn’s father Jim and I met through a theater production and partnered together in this unique way to support the A-T Children’s Project, which directly raises funds for ataxia-telangiectasia. We had an initial goal to raise $2500, but wound up raising close to $4000! Our show was also nominated for several Elly awards—including a win for “Best Lead Actress” by Kyndalina Beal! I was so proud of those kiddos, and luckily many have returned for this production. So here we are now, with “Season of Giving, Too,” a new story, some new (and familiar) characters, and with completely new original holiday music written by Jim. Our goal this year is to raise $5000. This cast is so committed to our goal and are giving up so much of their own time to learn lines, songs, dances…all while raising funds for the A-T Children’s Project to kick off the holidays. It’s heart-warming. We open on November 23 for four consecutive Saturdays: November 23 & 30 and December 7 & 14. We have 2 matinee shows at the Acting Company (815 B Street in Yuba City) each of those Saturdays at 1:00pm and 3:30pm. You can get tickets and/or donate by visiting actingcompany.org or by calling the box office at (530) 751-1100. There will be a donation button on the ticket purchase site, or you can specifically ask the Box Office to donate to the A-T Children’s Project when you purchase your tickets by phone. We will also have donation collections, raffles, and even baked goods to purchase at each show, so there are many different ways to help us reach our goal. We hope to see you at the theater this “Season of Giving, Too.”
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BY BETSY JOHNSON PHOTOGRAPHY BY HEATHER SMITH CAST PHOTOS BY TAILA BAXTER
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Circling Up
BY JULIE SHUFFIELD
PHOTOGRAPHY BY MOMENTS TO REMEMBER PHOTOGRAPHY
n August 23, 2017, I sat alone crying in the John Wayne Airport reading Option B by Sheryl Sandberg. That paints a pretty fabulous picture, doesn’t it? It is a book about facing adversity, building resilience, and finding joy. At times in life, Option A – or our first choice – becomes unavailable to us, but it is possible to pick ourselves up and thrive living Option B. I can’t explain how, but I knew in that moment with absolute certainty that my life would be upended in six months and I would be living my own version of Option B and it left me in tears. On February 7, 2018, two weeks shy of that six months, I received the call that my entire business unit nationally was being severed after breaking ground on
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a decade’s worth of work and billions of dollars of infrastructure in Southern California. I was no longer relocating to the Midwest to lead an electric utility. My Option A was no longer available. I had tickets that night to see Jen Hatmaker on her Moxie Matters Tour with a friend. Her talk was about how we deal with the inevitable situations in life where we are in pain. Do we ignore it, deny it, avoid it, drink it, eat it, medicate it? Pain has lessons to teach us, if we allow it. Jen painted a beautiful story of a painful journey in her life where another friend showed her a picture of a group of elephants. When one of the females is giving birth, the other elephants circle up and back up in formation around their sister with their heads facing out.
It protects the mama in the middle and warns predators that they’ll have to get through 40 tons of female aggression if they try and come after their sister. The elephants stomp their feet and kick up dust. The dust of the sisterhood puts a protective layer over the fragile newborn elephant's skin. And when it's time for their sister to emerge, they trumpet and they celebrate. Here is the truth: we are all going to spend time in the middle, sister. Our vulnerability could be giving birth to a new career, new marriage, divorce, loss of a loved one or any of the many ways we suffer in pain. That is when we need our herd of strong, dust-kicking sisters to gather around us and protect us, encourage us, and cheer when we are done. We don’t need women that judge us while we spend the time in the
middle. We need sisters that support us. Jen’s message that fateful night turned up the fuel on a simmering fire within me. I knew exactly who my sisters were in my professional life that would circle up and I knew I had to take the brave step to be honest with them about what was happening. And they circled, they stomped, and we celebrated the next chapter in my professional career. I emerged from my time in the middle of the circle with a refreshed purpose of working to make my industry and community better for women. I cherished my time in the middle. I spent the summer with my husband and kiddos traveling, exploring,and enjoying this special time with them. I dug deep into what I wanted my legacy to be – personally and professionally. As I set a 10 year plan with my husband, I realized that my daughter would be in high school in just
6 short years and I didn’t want to miss a minute of it. Given the volunteer work I do with victims of domestic violence, sexual assault,and human trafficking, I know the stats that make me sick to my stomach. As I envisioned what my community would look like when my daughter and son enter high school, I knew I needed to do everything possible to make it a safer and healthier community for them. It became clear to me that I needed to double down onchanging my community and needed to create a professional path that was consistent – one to lift up women in my industry and in my community. Every opportunity presented to me or that I pursue must pass through that lens.I felt a need for that circle of elephant sisters giving back in my community. I emerged from the middle of the circle with a refreshed purpose of working to make my industry and community better for women. I was approached as In the Spring
of 2019, as the Chair of the Board of Casa de Esperanza, I was contacted by former board members wanting to help Casa rebuild after its fire in April 2016. Over the course of planning for an event for Casa, we wanted to do more and saw that other communities nationwide were launching Power of 100 groups. We decided we would form one for Yuba Sutter. We wanted to create a community of women who would empower each other, help develop leaders amongst us, and take care of the women in our community. I shared the elephant story with the ladies and the magic behind our Power of 100 story was unified. The concept is exceptionally simple. 100 women get together four times a year to write a $100 check to the designated nonprofit. The force multiplication amounts to $10,000 minimum in 90 minutes to a local non-profit helping to transform our
community. That’s the power. We have 10 Matriarchs that launched the group and were each responsible for bringing in 9 more women – Joellen Jimerson, Sue Patane, Rusti Keeley, Sureena Thiara, Michele Blake, Melissa Taylor, Shanann Amarel, Whitney Hardison, Jennifer Matteoli, and me. It’s an amazing collective group that came together pledging to empower women and each other. When you look at the tragedy surrounding Casa today, it was apparent to the Matriarchs where we needed to form our first elephant ring. These brave women and children are in their vulnerable season of “birth” of a new life free from violence and abuse. We in the Power of 100 are “circling up” to protect them as they face the pain in their lives. They are embarking on their own version of Option B, because Option A is no longer safe. We are not judging their stories or their journeys. We are there to stomp
our feet and kick up dust. Remember this – the children that Casa serves and our own children are watching too and learning how we circle up in formation to take care of each other. We are changing their legacies when we can teach them young about healthy relationships with dating, with themselves, and with other women. Being fortunate enough to be a part of creating this tribe of women gives me hope that the future will be different for my daughter and that she will not be one of the statistics that my heart grieves over. Launching this group is what my heart had been yearning for as I emerged from the middle of the circle last year – the tribe of fierce elephants who will change our community for the better. As I find myself in this journey of Option B, it strikes me that Casa is also in the season of Option B. When we get back into our home of more than 40 years, Casa’s Option A will not be large enough to serve the needs for service in our community. Sadly, our occupancy will be cut in half down to 24 beds (down from 43). There are far more elephant sisters and their babies in the middle that need us to circle up and stomp our feet to keep them safe. I believe our community will create Option B for Casa - a new, appropriate-sized shelter to keep women in our community safe and allow them to thrive, build resiliency, and feel joy. while we simultaneously work to educate and reduce domestic violence, sexual assault, and human trafficking in our community. The ability to develop a new shelter will take much more than the efforts of the Power of 100, but we are committed to helping Casa as it moves back home after being displaced for nearly four (4) years. Our first meeting on September 19th funded new refrigerators, freezers, and dining room tables for the women and children to share meals together. Casa has been without a true kitchen for nearly four years in its temporary space. Knowing that the sisterhood is a part of restoring the heart of the home as the survivors safely break bread together is so powerful. The ring will be there showing its love every day. If you are interested in learning more about The Power of 100, please email: Power100SutterButtes@gmail.com
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Be the Mentor You Wish You Had BY MEAGAN HAMMOND
Tell us about your mentor program. Juvenile Probation works closely with youth in the community to ensure they are receiving appropriate and necessary services to support those on some type of probation, and to prevent all youth from entering the juvenile justice system. Probation offers a wide array of services, free of charge, to all youth ages 12 and up in Sutter and Yuba counties, regardless of whether they are on probation or not. These services range from Seeking Safety, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Substance Abusing Adolescents, Matrix for Substance Dependence, Forward Thinking Journaling, Gang Resistance Education and Training, and Parent Project. While on probation, our youth and families work with probation officers to collaborate on creating shortterm, behavior-based goals for each member of the team. With probation’s support, the youth and families make significant positive changes. However, what we noticed was that once probation was removed from the equation, youth and families often stopped following through with their goals, including those associated with school, employment, mental health treatment, or abstaining from drug use. They lacked the natural community supports to sustain the change. While all adolescents need guidance, it takes someone truly dedicated and open to be willing to give probation youth a chance, and this is where the idea for our mentoring program began. The Sutter County Probation Mentoring Program officially got underway in March 2019 after careful design to ensure we
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were following evidence-based and best practices identified in the mentor field. The program is designed to engage mentors and mentees in a one-on-one relationship, opening up new positive experiences for both the mentor and mentee. The pair meet up weekly and can partake in a wide array of activities such as going to the movies, out to eat, hiking, fishing, gardening,
and then continue the relationship with the mentee once the youth is terminated from probation. Who does this serve? The Sutter County Mentoring Program currently serves youth age 13-21 who are currently on probation or have been involved with probation in the past. While these youth need extra community support, their goals and dreams are just as big as any adolescent’s. How does this benefit the individual? Being a mentor provides personal satisfaction and fulfillment through contribution to the community and to the individual youth. It is rewarding to watch someone mature, progress, and achieve their goals. Probation provides training and ongoing support to the mentors. Mentors and mentees get the ability to participate in group activities and receive complimentary tickets to community events. Additionally, expenses incurred through the mentoring program are tax deductible. How does this type of program benefit the community?
building job skills, horseback riding, going to local sporting events, tutoring, or assistance with homework or job skills. Each mentor/mentee pair is carefully reviewed and handpicked, to benefit both the mentor and mentee. The goal is for the mentor to work with the mentee (and the probation officer) while the mentee is on probation,
The mentor program benefits the community in a number of ways. Oftentimes, youth find themselves in trouble when they have too much free time on their hands. Mentors engage mentees in positive, prosocial activities such as hiking, fishing, gardening, basketball, movies, ice cream, sporting events, swimming, job skills, resume building, tutoring, and community service, many of which our youth have never had the opportunity to experience. Mentoring helps youth in
It is rewarding to watch someone mature, progress, and achieve their goals. the community stay in school, obtain employment, and find meaningful ways to spend their time. The mentoring program allows the community to see “troubled youth” in a different light. Many of the youth we encounter have simply made poor decisions; some found themselves trying to meet their basic needs through negative behaviors; and some need significant positive role models to assist in changing behavior. This program aims at providing support and guidance where little-to-none exists, thus showing youth that life circumstances do not have to define them. Could you share a success story with us? One of the mentees in our program was incarcerated at the Maxine Singer Youth Guidance Center. The mentee had minimal family involvement and did not often receive visits while detained. Their mentor met with them weekly inside the facility, worked on independent living skills and provided companionship. Over the course of several months, the two built a strong rapport, which led to the mentee being able to spend time outside of the facility with the mentor. The mentor has seen noticeable growth in the mentee in just the few short months they have been working together. Who would be a great candidate to be a mentor? What qualities should they have? We are looking for individuals in the Yuba-Sutter area who are at least 21 years old and willing to commit at least an hour a week to their mentee. The initial commitment is six months. We are looking for individuals who are eager to take the lead supporting a youth through a one-on-one relationship, to serve as a role model, a friend, and be willing to participate in activities with their mentee. The ideal candidate is dependable, consistent, and flexible. Mentors will often transport mentees, so access to a vehicle, automobile insurance, and a good driving record are a must. While we are not looking for perfection from anyone, all mentors are required to go through a complete background check, for the safety of the youth involved in our program. We are actively recruiting for both female and male mentors. The program is especially in need of male mentors, and if you are even thinking about it, we encourage you to give us call! What do your current mentors say about the program? “It has been an honor and a pleasure spending time with my mentee. Making a difference in a young person’s life not only affects their life for the better, but yours too. Sharing time together, you listen and you have the chance to learn and know one another. In doing so it changes one’s heart; not just their heart, but your heart too. Relationships are worth it!” -Valerie Reilly, Sutter County Probation Mentor
Create Positive Change in Our Community by becoming a Mentor for Juvenile Justice. Would you like to help make a positive impact in our community? Are you looking for meaningful interactions where you can learn and enhance your leadership skills? Are you willing to help create and improve positive and healthy relationships between adults and adolescents? For more information contact: SPO Meagan Hammond or PO Sarah Roberts at Sutter County Probation - Juvenile Services 530.822.4371 430 Center Street, Yuba City
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Create Your Own Grazing Board
BY DEIDRA LORENZINI
PHOTOGRAPHY BY HEATHER SMITH PHOTOGRAPHY
Many people are intimidated by putting these creations together, so I’ve come up with some helpful tips on how to make a beautiful board and be the hit of the holidays.
Grab a board: Or a tray, plate, cookie sheet, whatever!! It’s going to be covered in delicious food, so no worries if it’s not perfect. Cheese first: Choose 2-3 different cheeses. Try to choose one soft and one semi hard to hard cheese for a variety of textures. Spread them out on board. Bring on the meat: Hard salami, Genoa salami, pepperoni, prosciutto...whatever your carnivore heart desires! I typically stick to 1-2 meats. Arrange them in a river, flowing across your board. This provides dimension. Spreads & Olives: You have to have some olives on here; whatever kind you fancy. Add a raspberry, fig, or jalapeno jam or chutney. It will bring out something special in your cheese choices. Fruit and veggies: I typically choose 2 types of fruit and 1 veggie.This is your opportunity to really play with color! Work with fruits that are in season, such as orange slices, kiwis, or pomegranates.
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Sweet and salty: Every board has to have something sweet to nibble on. Chocolate covered almonds, pretzels, or just plain chocolate is always a safe bet. For salty, the sky’s the limit. Pretzels, popcorn, or nuts can be spread in small piles in the nooks and crannies of board. Crackers: Wedge small piles of crackers in empty spaces. I try to use a couple different kinds of crackers to play with shapes and colors. Garnish: This is my favorite step! You will notice that your board may look a little plain or dull at this point. Fear not! This is where your board goes from pretty to a work of art. Rosemary is my goto garnish. It’s pretty and the smell is so fresh and clean. You could also use any fresh herbs. Add pops of color with small flowers.
Here are some personal favorite ingredients for boards‌
Cheese
Blue cheese, gouda, brie, goat and manchego
Meats
Genoa salami, peppered hard salami, dried salami sticks, prosciutto
Fruit
Orange slices, grapes, kiwis, grapefruit sliced in half
Veggies
Cucumber slices, mini sweet peppers, cherry tomatoes
Salty
Olives, pickles, pretzels, almonds, pistachios
Sweet
Chocolate covered almonds, candied walnuts Congratulations—you are officially a grazing board artist! The best thing about creating a grazing board is that there is no one way to do it. You have all the ingredients; just make it your own and have fun with it. I stumbled upon this business by chance, some would say, but I really think it was meant to be. In August, I put together a grazing table for my nephew’s wedding and received so much positive feedback that I decided to go for it. I am now the proud business owner of Amazing Graze by Dee. We serve the Yuba-Sutter area as well as surrounding counties. Full service includes delivery, set up, and pick up. Every item is put together with love and personalized for your event. Check out my social media for examples of these beauties. Facebook: fb.me/grazingbydee Instagram: amazing_graze_by_dee Call (530) 520-6611 or email deidra.lorenzini@yahoo.com for pricing and availability.
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Keep your spirit cheerful this holiday season! Holiday nail art will keep you feeling festive & fun. Don’t just settle for the traditional Christmas red. Mix things up this season and dazzle during the holidays!
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Don’t forget to glow! Take time for yourself and de-stress during these busy weeks. This luxurious, shimmery blue mask is just one of the many treatments that will help you look fabulous. You want your skin hydrated,smooth and flawless.
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LIVON BY ANNA ROGERS
My best friend’s daughter was murdered. That is not a sentence I ever imagined I would type in my life. Last November, while many of us were busy prepping for Thanksgiving merriment, Liv Harrison was prepping to leave what had turned into an abusive relationship. This beautiful, vivacious 19-year-old Sutter Union High School graduate known for her quick smile and optimism never made it home for Thanksgiving with her family. While attempting to leave, the man who claimed to love her brutally ended her life in a fit of rage. My initial reaction was to sink into sorrow, depression, anger, and bitterness. Why Liv? She had so much to offer and so much to live for. It’s not right! It’s not fair! Like so many others who knew and loved Liv, my life was forever changed that tragic day. Seeing how deeply I was affected, how could my dear friend, Liv’s mother, and her family be handling this? I could not internalize my anger and rage; instead, I set out to create something positive to raise money for the family. I decided to create the LIV ON Campaign to help with the mounting expenses the family faced. We raised over $2,000 and I was happy with the way the campaign turned out, but my heart was still not at peace. Violence has been inundating our news feeds at an alarming rate these days. We all would love to go a month without reading of another random shooting or violent attack on the innocent. We are sickened by what is going on in our country, no matter our political affiliation. I was angered before Liv’s murder. Now, I am enraged. Moreover, I’m not alone.
Domestic abuse is something I am even more passionate about combating. If there is no conversation about mental health awareness, the signs and indicators of an abusive partner, or an outlet for people to safely get assistance, how can we take action against it? What is the point of spotlighting such violence unless we can somehow prevent it in the future? If you or someone you love is a victim of domestic abuse, please contact the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233 or visit the National Resource Center on Domestic Violence at http://nrcdv.org. You may also donate to the life-saving work of their organization through their website. If you would like to help support the LIV ON Campaign, visit https://www.bonfire.com/ and type LIV ON in the search campaigns section.
HOLIDAY SURVIVAL GUIDE
The average American gains between 7 and 10 lbs between Thanksgiving and New Years Day. This is one time in life you want to be BELOW average! Here are a few tips to help you through this time of year.
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Eat something healthy and drink a tall glass of water before attending a holiday party or event. When attending a party where you are to bring an appetizer, bring a healthy item so there is something you’ll feel good about eating. Do not stand next to the appetizer table. You will be tempted to constantly pick at the food. Wear your skinniest jeans. This is to remind you that you don’t want them any tighter. Don’t try to lose weight during the holidays. Just work on maintaining! If drinking alcohol, have a glass of water between beverages to keep from over drinking calories.
T H A N K YO U. . . to our sponsors, volunteers and participants for another great year of supporting women in our community through Pink October. The Geweke’s Caring for Women Foundation is proud to share that over $1 million dollars has gone back into the Yuba-Sutter community through financial assistance and women's health imaging and technology.
BENEFITING GEWEKE’S CARING FOR WOMEN FOUNDATION
MEET BRITTNI! A lifelong Yuba-Sutter resident, Brittni Hilbers is our new WasteZero Specialist and we’re so excited to have her on the team! The WasteZero program aims to save money by finding the correct level of service for each commercial customer. Request your free waste audit to evaluate your waste stream and determine your most cost-effective level of service. Each audit is unique, and based on the size and industry of your business. Brittni will work with your business to inform and train workers on the best practices to keep your service costs down.
BRITTNI HILBERS WasteZero Specialist
Commercial Customers, Contact Brittni Hilbers for your FREE Waste Audit: (530) 749-4220 or bhilbers@recology.com RECOLOGY YUBA SUTTER • 3001 LEVEE RD, MARYSVILLE, CA 95901 Billing & Payments (530) 433-9246 | Customer Service (530) 743-6933