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LifeStyle Centre at Covenant Health celebrates its 30th year
Covenant Health celebrates the 30th anniversary of the LifeStyle Centre.
To celebrate, in 2022 the LifeStyle Centre will be offering several incentives for all new members. • No enrollment fee if you sign up in January, February, & March • All new members who sign up in 2022 will get their sixth month of membership free, if they visit the LifeStyle Centre twice a week in their first five months.
“The LifeStyle Centre is one of Lubbock’s finest facilities for health and wellness,” LifeStyle Centre Director Tommy Parrish said. “We not only want to see new members join us for this 30th anniversary celebration, we want them to create new healthy habits and encourage them to make long-lasting positive lifestyle choices.”
The original Covenant Health LifeStyle Centre opened in 1984. In January 1992, the LifeStyle Centre moved from Covenant Medical Center to the top of the east parking garage. In 2018, it underwent an $8 million renovation, including $1 million in new equipment, to become Lubbock’s elite gym for fitness and medical rehabilitation. 2431 S. Loop 289
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Is This All There Is? It’s ‘Itsy Bitsy’
One toasty day in the summer of 1959, New York songwriter Paul Vance took his family to Long Island’s old Brian Hyland.
That hit marked a breakthrough in America’s inevitable acceptance of a once-
Lido Beach. There his wife, Margie, surprised their 9-year-old daughter Paula with a bikini bathing suit. Paula’s reaction: “Is this all there is to it, Mommy?”
The youngster changed in the Lido’s public locker but felt embarrassed about her new swimwear. She was eventually coaxed out, but when she eased into the water, her bathing costume bottom soon slipped off.
Paula was understandably mortified. But an hour after the family returned home, her enterprising father, always on the lookout for a new song idea, used the embarrassing moment to write the lyrics to a silly novelty.
Vance then passed them to his songwriting partner, Lee Pockriss, who quickly worked up a snappy melody. The result was the millionselling 1960 single “Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polkadot Bikini” by 17-year-
Last year my New Year’s resolution was to lose 10 pounds. I only have 15 pounds to go.
scandalous swimwear item. Two years later, in Dr. No, the first James Bond flick, Ursula Andress caused jaws to drop worldwide when she emerged from the sea in a clinging two-piece.
The next year, voluptuous ex-Mouseketeer Annette Funicello appeared in one (to the chagrin of Walt Disney) in Beach Party. In 1964, Sports Illustrated published its first swimsuit edition, a stunning bikini-clad model adorning its cover.
The skimpy beachwear as we know it has actually been around since July 1946, when it first appeared at a poolside fashion show in Paris. So scandalous was the design that the fashion models who were scheduled to debut it refused to wear the daringly cut item, which was made from a meager 30 inches of fabric and showed (horrors!) the female belly button.
As a result, the designer instead hired a 19-year-old stripper named Micheline Bernardini. She was photographed later holding a matchbox to show that the new swimsuit could be stuffed inside.
The international news in 1946 included reports of the U. S. testing atomic bombs on the remote Bikini Atoll in the Marshall Islands. The adjective “atomic” was often used to describe anything intense, and, in less politically correct times (sorry, ladies), attractive women were often called “bombshells,” which was a forerunner of the term “sex symbol.”
So it made sense that, in that year, two competing French designers, Jacque Heim and Louis Reard, dubbed their ultra-brief outfits atome and le bikini, respectively.
During the later 1940s, seaside dress codes began to loosen. Film stars Ava Gardner, Lana Turner, Rita Hayworth, and Esther Williams frequently appeared in two-piece costumes.
In 1956, French sexpot Brigette Bardot caused a sensation in her skimpy twopiece in the film And God Created Woman. But it was Brian Hyland’s 1960 ear candy that, along with shifting social mores and increasing independence for women, helped to knock down remaining barriers to make way for the bikini to become an accepted part of American summer wardrobes, as young women everywhere rushed out to embrace the oncedisreputable outfits.
Your elected officials
Contact your elected officials. Keep in touch during good times, offer solutions in not-so-good times.
President Joe Biden
202-456-1414, or comments line 202-456-1111
The White House, 1600 Pennsylvania Ave NW,
Washington, DC 20500 whitehouse.gov
U.S. Senator John Cornyn
U.S. Senator Ted Cruz
U.S. Representative Jodey Arrington
806-763-1611 or 202-224-3121
Arrington.house.gov Gov. Greg Abbott
512-463-1782
Office of the Governor, P.O. Box 12428,
Austin, Texas 78711-2428
Gov.texas.gov
Texas State Senator Charles Perry
806-783-9934, 512-463-0128
Texas State Representative John Frullo
806-763-2366, 512-463-0676
Texas State Representative Dustin Burrows
806-795-0635, 512-463-0542 P.O. Box 2910, Austin, Texas 78768 10507 Quaker Avenue, Suite 103, Lubbock, Texas 79424
Every day at Lubbock Meals on Wheels volunteers gather to ‘Make a Difference’ and serve, Monday through Friday.
Beginning in 1971, 29 meals were delivered.
With the help of volunteers, Lubbock Meals on Wheels serves more than 850 meals each day and more than 350 weekend meals in the Lubbock and Wolfforth communities.
Volunteers do more than just deliver a meal. They may be the only person the recipient sees each day. The daily contact is so important, perhaps even greater as we continue to deal with the ongoing pandemic.
Lubbock Meals on Wheels receives no government funding and depends on the community to continue their mission.
For more information, contact Lubbock Meals on Wheels at 806-792-7971. Volunteers are always welcome.
Don’t try to be young. Just open your mind and stay interested in stuff. There are so many things I won’t live long enough to find out about, but I’m still curious about them. – Betty White
Eventually you realize that the only competition is against the voice inside your head that wants you to quit. – George Sheehan
What a di erence
your lunch hour can make! Once a week, or once a month, use your lunch hour to deliver a hot, nutritious meal to someone who is homebound. You will make their day, and they will make yours.
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Page 8• February 2022 • Golden Gazette Make 2022 the year to quit tobacco for good
For many, the past year has been a reminder that they can take important steps in taking charge of their own health and well-being.
Making a positive change for some can mean quitting tobacco.
Whether it’s cigarettes, dip, e-cigarettes or some other form, quitting tobacco is often at the top of lists of health-related resolutions. However, one reason it’s frequently on the resolutions list is it can take several attempts to quit for good.
One thing to know if you’re planning to quit is you absolutely don’t have to do it alone. Consider talking with your doctor or health care provider for any tips, tricks or suggestions that can help improve your chances of quitting.
Creating a quit plan and using proven-effective resources, such as those available, free, from Tobacco Free Florida, can also signifi cantly increase your chances of quitting for good.
Nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) including gum, patches or lozenges may even double your chances of quitting for good.
The Quit Your Way program off ers free Phone Quit, Group Quit, and Web Quit services, as well as such things as text support and a Quit Guide. Group Quit classes are also free and available in-person or virtual.
Here are some more tips for anyone making a resolution to quit: • Make a plan and set a quit date. This will help keep you prepared, focused and motivated to quit. • Tell your family and friends your quit date. Ask for their patience and support. This might include changing up plans for where you meet up so they can be part of following (and cheering on) your progress. • Clean anything that might smell like smoke. Check your car, carpets and clothes. • Get rid of anything that might trigger a craving, such as ashtrays or lighters. • Remember and reinforce your reason for quitting. Is it for your kids? Put up a few more smiling pictures where you used to take a smoke break. Is it because of the thousands of dollars you’ll save? • Keep a note in your wallet or purse where you can track your progress toward a fi nancial goal or reward with all the money you’re saving by not smoking. • Have healthy snacks, toothpicks or straws around to grab in situations where you just need something to break up your routine and get through the early cravings.
The start of every year sees more and more people live out their resolutions and quit tobacco for good. Today, there are more former smokers in the state than current smokers. About three in fi ve adults who have ever smoked have now quit, suggesting that most smokers who keep trying eventually succeed.
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“No Gym Required"
HowtoGet Fit at Home. Bailey M. Palmer; MS, CSCS, EP-C Instructor-Kinesiology Texas Tech University Tuesday, February 15 at Noon
Available by computer, tablet or phone via ZOOM
https://ttuhsc.zoom.us/j/93712419544
If this is the year you’re planning to quit, and you want information, check out www.TobaccoFreeFlorida.com or call 1-877-U-CAN-NOW (1-877-8226669) to start with a Quit Journey. Be careful not to dehumanize those you disagree with. In our self-righteousness, we can become the very things we criticize in others … and not even know it. Be kind.
Garrison Institute on Aging TEXAS TECH HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER
February is often called the month of love. With that in mind, be thankful for all the friends and family you have. With the continued impact of the COVID spread, this is a time to appreciate all that we have.
COVID restrictions have remained in place, and we continue to monitor the status. Do your part to stay well.
With that in mind, we have arranged for Bailey Palmer with Texas Tech University to look at helping you begin a healthier lifestyle, exercise more often, and become better friends to each other.
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center has announced that it will extend the social restrictions for meetings through March 31. Sessions will continue to be offered via ZOOM. For specific details, contact the office at 806-743-7821.
February Healthy Aging
Lecture Series will be held Feb. 23, at 3 p.m. Dr. Sameer Islam, M.D. will present information on colonoscopy screening. To register go to https://ttuhsc.zoom.us/
webinar/register/WN_Xq6DO3X4Ti2WMAw_JX-
5ATA or contact the office, and we can email the link to you. For details, contact Malcolm Brownell, at 806743-7633.
The Care Partner Academy will host a presentation by Bailey Palmer, MS, CSCS, EP-C, instructor in kinesiology, Texas Tech University. She will present, ‘Young at Heart’ with the emphasis on staying fit and healthy as we age. There will be time allowed for questions and answers. Sessions are available on ZOOM. Link to event: https://ttuhsc. zoom.us/j/93712419544 For questions on any of these sessions and others, call the office, 806-743-1217 or 806743-7787.
The Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) is assisting organizations in Lubbock area to recruit volunteers. Many groups are returning to active duty and need your help. Contact Susan at RSVP 806-7437787 or rsvp@ttuhsc.edu for information.
Stockings for Service-
men Project had a busy 2021. With the pandemic restraints, this project continued to serve the brave military serving our country. Personnel from Clovis and Dyess Air Force Base travelled to Lubbock to pick up stockings and gifts to distribute to servicemen serving in remote areas and away from home. This project is entering its 15th year. Thank you to the businesses who contributed numerous promotional items, the volunteers who cut, sewed and By
decorated the thousands of stockings, volunteers who knitted and crocheted caps, and the group that assisted in bagging candy, placing cards and support letters in stockings, and participated in getting all ready for disbursement.
With this year behind us, many are already planning and preparing for 2022. If you or a group are interested in assisting with items or funding for shipping, call the office for details. Items needed are fabric (denim and themed), fabric paint, glue, yarn, ribbon, and any craft items. Promotional items are always welcome. Contact the RSVP office at rsvp@ ttuhsc.edu or 806-743-7787 for more information.
February funnies
• Can February March?
No, but April May. • What did the French groundhog see on Feb. 2?
His Chateau • What does a ghost say on Jan. 1?
Happy Boo-Year! • How was the snow globe feeling in January?
A little shaken! • What falls in January but never gets hurt?
Snow. • I can’t wait for Feb. 22, 2022 (2/22/22).
We call it -- 2’s day • What do snowmen call their offspring?
Chill-dren.
Volunteering at UMC How you can make a difference
Are you interested in supporting UMC health System while reaping the benefits and gratification of giving your time and energy? According to a recent study, 94% of people who volunteer say that volunteering improves their mood, and 76% say that volunteering made them feel healthier. At UMC Health System, we rely on the support of volunteers who so generously give their time in support of our cause. We are following safety and health protocols to minimize health risk and would be happy to answer any questions that you may have. UMC Health System is currently seeking volunteers willing to fulfill various roles including Information Desk, Greeting & Couriers (delivering gifts & cards). If you are interested or have questions, please call the Volunteer & Guest Services Department at 806-775-8238.
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Nature or Nurture? Let’s live in the moment
Is our life more determined by nature or is it nurture? Are we the way we are because of genetics or are we the way we are because of our environment? The debate continues, but maybe there is another way of looking at the situation.
I’m short in stature. That will never change. Most of it is likely genetic, but better nutrition and health and environment might give an extra inch or so, but not 10 extra inches. There may be ways to favorably affect height, but the effect won’t be huge.
What about placing time and energy outside of the debate of whether it is nature or nurture that is the determinate? Why? Because it doesn’t change the outcome. I can’t change my genetics, but I can tweak the epigenetics, which is the part that turns the genes on and off. In placing my attention on what I can do to support my health, instead of worrying about what might befall me because of genetics, I will have placed my energy where I will get the most reward.
Where we place our energy is what this article is about.
As we get older, there is a tendency to dwell on what might befall us. Right? When I was 21 years old, did I ever ask myself what illness I might have, how I might die, or other questions of such great importance? No, I didn’t.
If a person has those questions at 21 years of age, perhaps it is because they have a physical problem that brings that question to mind. Even though I had a great deal of death around me when I was young, I don’t remember ever placing much attention on the question of how I would meet my death. That changed when I turned 70.
There was just something about turning 70. For you, it might be 80, 90 or 60. And maybe this won’t apply to you at all. What is the age of designating you are old? I guess we all have ideas about it. Something in my mind
seemed to think it was 70. I didn’t have any qualms about turning 55, which is the first age that I’m aware of where you are considered “older.” You are invited to senior centers at 55 and older.
One day I had to have a talk with myself. Enough of this “wandering mind” of all the ways you might be taken out of this world. The fact of the matter is, “who knows?” And even if I did, what good would it do. This is what Grandpa called “borrowing trouble.” I need to stop it! What I needed was mental discipline.
Who knows about the future? But we do know about the present moment. And the present moment is all any of us have. How can I best live this moment? How can I serve others? What needs to be done in my own life that I have put off because it is hard or not fun or well, it can be done another time. Right?
Maybe I am the only one who has had to have a talk with myself, but I doubt it.
Instead of making New
New Neighbors, Feb. 11
New Neighbors Club of Lubbock will hold its monthly meeting/luncheon on Feb. 11 at the Lubbock Women’s Club, 2020 Broadway.
The meeting starts at 10:30 a.m., and lunch will be served after the program. Cost is $18, and reservations are required at least 3 days prior to the event.
The program will be “Valentine’s Day Theme Music” presented by Stacy Ward. Consider bringing husbands and/or friends to enjoy the event. If unable to attend, cancel reservations as soon as possible because the club is responsible for payment. Call or text Virginia at 806-781-4653.
Optional games after lunch; contact game leaders. Year’s resolutions, this year I made some goals for the year. It isn’t about setting the world on fire. It is about getting my life in order, not
because I’m afraid I will die, but simply because it needs to be done. There is no one to do it but me.
Here’s part of my list:
organize photos and get them on the computer clean out one drawer a week organize my basement put some items online to sell find people to move furniture from upstairs to downstairs and vice versa throw things out I no longer need or use
I’m not kidding myself. I know they won’t all get done this year. Even though I want all of it done, that isn’t the purpose of my list. Any time my mind starts toward thoughts and images that don’t serve me, I want to change how I am using my energy. I want to change it to help myself or others.
Serve myself or serve others. That is such a better “head space” than borrowing trouble. Let’s live in the moment! Serve others or serve yourself in this moment.
We are not old people; we are recycled teenagers.
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Golden Gazette • February 2022 • Page 11 10 Women of Excellence to be honored March 3
Ten women will be honored as Women of Excellence at a dinner and presentation at 6 p.m. March
3 at the Lubbock Memorial Civic Center, 1501 Mac Davis Lane.
Tickets can be purchased online at ywcalubbock.org or by calling 806-771-0184. Individual tickets are $125, and for a table of 8, the cost is $1,000.
The 2022 Women of Excellence honorees are:
Sandra Harris - arts & culture
Beth Bridges - business
Janice Magness - education
Comfort Pratt - education
Katherine Wells - government Dina Jeff ries - human services Elizabeth Sharp - social justice Ashby Whitaker – youth leadership Lynn Sanderson - Jane O. Burns Award Melinda Pharies - Mary Nell Strong Community Service Award
The YWCA of Lubbock counts Women of Excellence as one of its annual projects, recognizing and honoring women in the community who have achieved excellence in their careers or professions and whose contributions to business, industry, organizations, and the community are crucial to success.
Since 1989, Women of Excellence award recipients have been inspiring others in Lubbock not only with their professional achievements but also with the work they do for others.
By promoting women as leaders in Lubbock, the YWCA strives to empower women and their families to establish strong role models for future generations of young women. The YWCA of Lubbock has honored nearly 300 extraordinary women in the 33 years of the event.
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Cynthia Salisbury was named regional chief nursing executive at Covenant Health. Salisbury takes over after the retirement of Karen Baggerly.
“It is a tremendous blessing to be invited to serve as the regional chief nurse executive for Covenant Health,” Salisbury said. “I am grateful for the team of strong, dedicated, passionate leaders, caregivers, and providers that I have the privilege of working with daily.
“I absolutely love this community and look forward to the opportunity to expand my ability to serve through this new role.”
Salisbury is a magna cum laude graduate of the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Nursing with her Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN). Salisbury went on to earn her master’s in nursing, and became certified as a family nurse practitioner.
Twelve years ago, Salisbury joined Covenant Health and has since held leadership roles in Clinical Excellence & Quality, Patient Safety, Risk Management, and Infection Prevention.
Under her leadership as Executive Director of Clinical Excellence for the past seven years, Covenant Health has consistently demonstrated top regional performance and continues to receive recognition for high quality performance by top national organizations.
“Nursing and healthcare in general are undergoing a tremendous transformation filled with innovation and new models of care delivery,” Salisbury said. “What an amazing time to step into this role and work with our courageous and dedicated team to continually advance and shape our systems of care delivery and ensure that healthcare in West Texas and eastern New Mexico is not only successful in this new era, but that it thrives.”
‘Voices of Service’ to perform March 6
The Voices of Service quartet members are scheduled to sing at 6 p.m. March 6, at the Frazier Alumni Pavilion on the Texas Tech campus.
This nationally known singing quartet consists of U.S. Army active-duty and veteran service members, Retired Master Sgt. Caleb Green, retired Staff Sgt. Ron Henry, Sgt. Major Christal Rheams, and Sgt.1st Class Jason Hanna.
They use their platform to increase awareness of what music can do for servicemen and women who are coping with posttraumatic stress, and other visible or invisible wounds.
They have been singing together for six years and successfully competed in Season 14 of America’s Got Talent. They recently released their debut EP Rise.
Tickets for concert and dinner will be available at $125, $100, $75 per person. Concert only will be $25.
For tickets, call the Lubbock Women’s Club at 806-763-6448.
Tech President to speak Feb. 5
Lawrence Schovanec, Ph.D., Texas Tech President, will discuss College, Careers and Community at the Feb. 5 meeting of the Roundtable group.
A wise man once told his wife nothing because he was a very wise man. I really felt uncomfortable driving into the cemetery. The GPS blurted out, “You have reached your final destination.”
The luncheon meeting is set for 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Hillcrest Country Club. Cost is $20.
The Honors College at Texas Tech received the scholarship check from the Roundtable at the end of 2021.
Donations of any amount to the scholarship fund are welcome at each Roundtable meeting.
RSVP for the Feb. 5 meeting to mevans1398@aol.com, so a place can be reserved.
