Tidbits of Eastern Wyoming 03/01/12

March 1 - 7, 2012 Tidbits of Glenrock, Douglas and Wheatland

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NEXT FUNDRAISER: 4th Annual Fire & Ice, February 1, 2012, Fort Diablo Steak House, Glenrock WY (Tables are limited, so get your tickests soon.)

RAMS is a 100% volunteer organization that is committed to the Glenrock, Converse County community. 100% of all fundrasising proceeds are reinvested back into the community strictly for the benefit of the community.

2011 has been a productive year for RAMS: After two years of hard work, dedication and fundrasiers, Glenrock now has the Glenrock CMB, (Community Message Board)! The CMB was made possible by RAMS of Glenrock, the extra time/input from Dan Schreiner, Deer Creek Drug, and the devoted contributors who volunteered their time, support and donations to see the project through to completion.

RAMS started community Meet N Greets in 2011. Meet N Greets are hosted by RAMS business members, open to the public, and held on the 3rd Thursday of every other month beginning in February. RAMS will continue to host fundraisers and Meet N Greets to support the Glenrock Community. RAMS looks forward to the participation of our current members, new members and the wonderful Glenrock community.

NEXT MEET AND GREET Thursday,

February 16th, 2012

RAMS of GlenrockWORKING FOR THE

BUSINESSES & COMMUNITY OF GLENROCK,

CONVERSE COUNTY

President: ............................. Cindy Pittsley, The Flower Shop

Vice-President: .................... Colbi Maddox, Hilltop National Bank

Sec/Tresurer:........................ Brenda Stark, Star * k Tack,

Feed & Cowgirl Country Gifts

Board Member at Large: ..... Travis Henderson,

Star * k Communications

Board Member at Large: ..... Christina Hiser, Christina’s Hair & Nails

Board Member at Large: ..... Patty Reiter, Reiter Machine

Board Member at Large: .... Jim Moulton, Glenrock Motorsports

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D A Y T O N A BEACH, Fla. -- The Daytona 500 is NASCAR's greatest race. Of that there is little doubt, though some drivers cite the Brickyard 400 as comparable.

Why is it NASCAR's greatest race?Unlike the greatest events of other sports, the Daytona

500 opens the season rather than concludes it. The Super Bowl, World Series, et al. determine championships. The Daytona 500 isn't even in the Chase. Winning it isn't even a significant factor in determining the Sprint Cup champion. More than any other major sporting event, it stands alone, comparable more to the premier events of golf and tennis than team sports such as football, baseball, basketball, hockey and soccer.

The 500 pays far more than any other race on the schedule, however, and to understand its importance, one also must understand unique aspects of automobile racing in general and NASCAR in particular.

"From a talent standpoint ... it's harder to win at Martinsville, it's harder to win at Bristol, it's harder to win at Kansas and most other tracks," Jeff Gordon said, "but I think there isn't anybody who doesn't want to win the Daytona 500. That's the difference. It doesn't matter whether it's a restrictor-plate race or not, or how much skill or luck goes into it. You want to win it.

"The longer you go without winning it, the more challenging it becomes and the harder you think it is, and when you do accomplish it, I think there is that much

The Best for Firstmore meaning behind it, not to mention the fact that this race means the world to a race-car driver."

Gordon has won "the Great American Race" three times: 1997, 1999 and 2004. But many of the sport's greats, most notably Dale Earnhardt and Darrell Waltrip, waited many years before finally claiming the Harley J. Earl Trophy. Rusty Wallace never won it. Tony Stewart hasn't won it yet.

Stewart, the reigning champion, said it was at the top of his "bucket list."

The race does not always go to the sport's super-stars. In 2011, both Sprint Cup winners at Daytona claimed their first career victories. Trevor Bayne won the 500, and David Ragan won the Coke Zero 400.

This Daytona 500 could well be another major surprise. It almost surely will be dramatic.

• • • Monte Dutton covers motorsports for The Gaston (N.C.) Gazette.

E-mail Monte at [email protected].© 2012 King Features Synd., Inc.

Trevor Bayne's Cinderella story of winning the Daytona 500 last year makes him a driver to watch for this year's race. He'll be running the Wood Brothers No. 21 Ford. (John Clark/NASCAR This Week photo)

Importance and a huge payout surround the Daytona 500. Carl Edwards (left), runner-up in last year's Chase, won the pole position for the inaugural racing event of NASCAR's 2012 season; Tony Stewart, last year's champion, will start 10th. (Getty Images for NASCAR photo)

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‘Minor’ Heart Attacks Can Still be Deadly

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DEAR DR. DONOHUE: My husband, 46, died suddenly and unexpectedly from a heart attack. An autopsy showed that he died from what the doctor said was a minor heart attack. How does a minor heart attack kill? It was major for him and me. -- C.C.

ANSWER: The pathologist who performed the autopsy must have found that only a small section of heart was involved, and only a small heart artery was obstructed. Minor heart attacks can lead to major complications, including death. They can generate abnormal heartbeats, so abnormal that the heart’s pumping action stops.

You have my deepest sympathy.The booklet on heart attacks explains why they

happen and how they’re prevented. Readers can order a copy by writing: Dr. Donohue -- No. 102W, Box 536475, Orlando, FL 32853-6475. Enclose a check or money order (no cash) for $4.75 U.S./$6 Canada with the recipient’s printed name and address. Please allow four weeks for delivery.

• • •DEAR DR. DONOHUE: I want to get rid of a lot

of expired medicines. I have heard that flushing them down the toilet or putting them in the garbage will make them end up in our drinking water. What is the proper solution? -- M.S.

ANSWER: Different government agencies have different recommendations for medicine disposal. Congress is trying to resolve those differences.

First, check with your drugstore to see if it has a program to dispose of medicines; many do. Also check with your town, county or state to see if it has “take-back” programs. Many do.

If you can’t find a facility that accepts old medi-cines, mix them with coffee grounds, sawdust, kitty litter or similar materials (making them less appealing for children or pets to eat), seal them in a plastic bag and put them in your trash.

A few drugs ought to be flushed down the toilet or the sink. These drugs are mostly powerful painkillers, like morphine, fentanyl, oxycodone and Demerol. They pose a danger to children, pets and even adults if accidentally ingested. This advice comes from the Food and Drug Administration. You can find the complete list at www.fda.gov.

• • •Dr. Donohue regrets that he is unable to answer individual let-

ters, but he will incorporate them in his column whenever possible. Readers may write him or request an order form of available health newsletters at P.O. Box 536475, Orlando, FL 32853-6475.

© 2012 North America Synd., Inc.All Rights Reserved


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Have you checked out the Vet Center near you? These Department of Veterans Affairs Centers provide dozens of health services, perhaps more than you’d expect.

The Vet Centers were started in 1979 as a re-sponse to the need to help Vietnam-era veterans adjust to civilian life. Since then the eligibility for assistance has been expanded to include other eras of hostility. Since 2003, the services include bereavement help for spouses, parents and siblings of veterans who died on active duty, as well as sub-stance-abuse assessment and referral, job assess-ment and referral, brain injury screening, benefits help and more. The Centers, 207 of them across the country, had more than a million visits last year.

In addition to the Centers themselves, the VA has had 50 mobile vans going to areas that don’t

Vet Centers Going Mobile

have easy access to the regional medical centers. These fully outfitted recreational vehicles, with spaces divided into private rooms, head out to ru-ral areas for on-the-spot counseling, information and referral for military sexual trauma, marriage and family counseling, bereavement counseling and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder.

In the event of a natural disaster, these vans also can serve as support centers. They have phone lines, computers, WiFi and DVD, satellite dish, fridge, first aid, a defibrillator and more.

And now there are an additional 20 vans out on the road to serve rural areas. To read the list of loca-tions for the new vans, go to the VA’s website and put “new mobile vet centers” in the search box.

To find the Vet Center nearest you, go online to www.va.gov and put “find Vet Center” in the search box, or call 800-827-1000.

If you go to a Stand Down this year, you’ll likely see those vans in place.

Write to Freddy Groves in care of King Features Weekly Service, P.O. Box 536475, Orlando, FL 32853-6475, or send e-mail to [email protected].

© 2012 King Features Synd., Inc.

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