Tidbits of Eastern Wyoming 05/17/12

May 17 - 23, 2012 Tidbits of Glenrock, Douglas and Wheatland Page 1

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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. In 2011 RAMS of Glenrock voted in to make their next major contribution to the community and businesses of Glenrock to be some form of I-25 exposure. RAMS will be hosting fundraisers to raise funds for a bill board on I-25 in hopes of attacting drivers to come into the community and experience all that Glenrock WY has to offer. Glenrock is rich in history. The Oregon, Bozeman, Texas and California Trails all came

together along Deer Creek and the Platte River. The Deer Creek Museum is the perfect place to relive the beginnings of the town. The Paleon Museum welcomes visitors to experience the time before man when Glenrock area was inhabited by a different form of life. The dinosaurs roamed throughout the region during the Jurassic and Cretaceous Periods. The prehistory that exists can be seen at the Paleon Museum. The bones that are on display came from the Kola Quarry north of Glenrock, the Como Bluffs Quarry near Medicine Bow and from a private ranch near Lusk. Besides history Glenrock offers Fine Dining, Unique shopping, Golf Course and is host to the Annual Fire & Ice, Art In The Park, The Yak About Festival & the Fall Fest/Hunters BBQ. 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

RAMS of GlenrockWORKING FOR THE

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President: ............................. Cindy Pittsley, The Flower ShopVice-President: .................... Colbi Maddox, Hilltop National BankSec/Tresurer:........................ Brenda Stark, Star * k Tack, Feed & Cowgirl Country GiftsBoard Member at Large: ..... Travis Henderson, Star * k CommunicationsBoard Member at Large: ..... Christina Hiser, Christina’s Hair & NailsBoard Member at Large: ..... Patty Reiter, Reiter MachineBoard Member at Large: .... Jim Moulton, Glenrock Motorsports

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Lack of Fiber Blamed for Diverticulosis

DEAR DR. DONOHUE: I am a 55-year-old man who finally bit the bullet and had a colonoscopy. My doctor had badgered me to have one for the past five years. I don’t have cancer. I don’t have polyps. I do have diverticulosis. I didn’t know I had it before the scope exam. I’ve never had even a twinge of pain. What is this, and what do I need to do about it? -- H.L.

ANSWER: A diverticulum is a small, balloonlike protrusion of the colon lining through the muscle wall of the colon and onto its outer surface. By “small,” I mean that diverticula range from 0.2 inches to 0.4 inches (0.5 cm to 1 cm) in largest di-ameter, around the size of a pea. Their cause appears to be a lack of fiber in the diet.

In places where the diet has lots of fiber, diverticu-losis is rare. In North America, it’s rampant. Fiber keeps undigested food from drying out. Dried food residue requires powerful contractions of the colon muscle to push it along. Those contractions also push the colon lining through the colon wall, creat-ing a diverticulum.

Diverticulosis is frequently a silent affair, not causing any troubles. Diverticulitis, on the other hand, is an inflammation and infection of diverticula. That is quite painful. It produces abdominal pain on the left, lower side of the abdomen, often with nau-sea and vomiting. The diverticula also can burst and release bacteria into the abdominal cavity, a serious situation. Severe diverticulitis must be treated in the hospital with IV fluids and IV antibiotics.

To prevent diverticulosis from becoming di-verticulitis, increase your fiber intake. Fiber is the indigestible coverings of many fruits, vegetables and grains. White flour is refined wheat -- wheat without

its outer coat, the bran. Bran and other sources of fiber draw water into undigested food and make it easily pushed along the entire length of the colon.

We’re supposed to get 25 to 35 grams of fiber a day. Beans, whole-grain cereals, whole-grain breads, dates, prunes, unskinned apples and pears are examples of fiber-rich foods. If you cannot get enough fiber from foods, then commercial products such as Fiberall, Metamucil, Citrucel and FiberCon can provide it for you.

The booklet on diverticulosis provides more de-tails on this common condition and its complication -- diverticulitis. To order a copy, write: Dr. Donohue -- No. 502W, 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: My doctor’s nurse studied

my ears with great interest the last time I was there. I asked what she was looking at. She said I had a crease in my earlobes, and it’s a sign of heart disease. I looked in a mirror. I do have a crease. Does it mean I have heart disease? -- J.K.

ANSWER: Right in the area where an earring is worn, some people have a transverse crease. At one time a fuss was made about it being a sign of heart disease. If it is, it’s not a reliable sign. I have those creases too.

Dr. Donohue regrets that he is unable to answer individual letters, but he will incorporate them in his column whenever possible. Readers may write him or re-quest an order form of available health newsletters at P.O. Box 536475, Orlando, FL 32853-6475.

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After watching him win the Aaron's 499 at Talladega on May 6, Roger Penske

said of Brad Keselowski, "Ob-viously, one of the goals in my life is to sit up on that stage (as Sprint Cup champion) in ... Las Vegas, and I think he's the guy who can make it happen.

"This year, hopefully."Penske, one of American

motorsports' preeminent fig-ures, has seen drivers in his employ win 15 Indianapolis 500s and championships in a variety of forms of racing. He's never won a Sprint Cup championship, though. Until May 6, he had never won at Talladega Superspeedway.

Keselowski, winning for the second time this year and sixth in his career, could do for Penske what Rusty Wallace, Bobby Allison, Kurt Busch, Ryan Newman and others could not. Keselowski fin-ished fifth in the Chase last year.

"At Talladega, you don't take a thing for granted," Keselowski, 28, said. "Not a thing, because you don't know what's going to hap-pen. I didn't take for granted that we had this race won, no."

In the third turn of the final lap, Keselowski,

Kes Won't Stop Believingwho had surged to the lead on the next-to-last lap, managed to get his Dodge separated from Kyle Busch's Toyota. His winning margin, 0.304 of a second, was comfortable by Talladega stan-dards.

Keselowski was careful not to read too much into the victory.

"You know, Daytona and Talladega are only four races on our circuit," he said. "How many races are we going to do? Thirty-eight, with the (Budweiser Shootout) and the (Sprint All-Star Race). ... There are a lot of races. You've got to be good at all of them to be champion."

Keselowski won the Nationwide Series title in 2010.

"You just don't know," he added. "You've just got to keep pushing, moving forward. The second you think you have become a champion, everybody else evolves in this sport and gets ahead of you.

"It's a never-ending journey."• • •

Monte Dutton covers motorsports for The Gaston (N.C.) Gazette. E-mail Monte at [email protected].

© 2012 King Features Synd., Inc.

Though Brad Keselowski won at Talladega, the driver says he's got a lot of races to go, and he's "got to be good at all of them to be champion." (John Clark/NASCAR This Week photo)


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From a super-size “S” to a teeny tiny “T,” these one-of-a-kind, hands-on ABC’s make learning the alphabet creative and fun for the whole family.

GIANT ABC’sDraw and cut out large block alphabet letters on 12-inch-

by-12-inch pieces of poster board, one for each letter. If you wish, you may start with just a few letters, such as the letters of your child’s name.

Take the first letter you have cut out and tell your child that you are going to look for things that begin with the sound of that letter. Decorate the top of each letter by clip-ping pictures from magazines or collecting small items and gluing them to the corresponding letter. For example, glue leaves you collect on a fall walk to an “L,” buttons to a “B” and a real zipper on a “Z.” Apply a coat of lipstick to your child’s lips and let her smother the letter “K” with kisses. For the letter “J,” cut the letter into several pieces. Reattach the pieces with brass paper fasteners to make flex-ible joints. We covered our “J” with junk from the kitchen junk drawer!

Save your collection of these creative letters and practice the sounds again and again.

MINI ABC REFRIGERATOR MAGNETSCut poster board in 2-1/2-inch-by-2-1/2-inch squares.

Write an alphabet letter freehand on each square with a

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marker. Or, go to your word-processing program on your computer, find your favorite font and print out letters the size of the squares. Look for creative fonts on programs specifically designed for scrapbooking or making stationery and greeting cards. Cut out and glue the printed letters to the squares.

Decorate the handwritten or printed letters with craft supplies, small beads, buttons, ribbon, glit-ter, paints in squeeze bottles, or simply color them with crayons and markers.

Attach a piece of self-sticking magnetic strip (available at hard-ware and craft stores) on the back of each letter. Make duplicates of common letters so that you’ll have plenty on hand for displaying a word or even a complete sentence on your refrigerator door. Store extras in a small box.

• • •Donna Erickson’s award-winning series “Donna’s Day” is airing

on public television nationwide. To find more of her creative fam-ily recipes and activities, visit www.donnasday.com and link to the NEW Donna’s Day Facebook fan page. Her latest book is “Donna Erickson’s Fabulous Funstuff for Families.”

© 2012 Donna EricksonDistributed by King Features Synd.


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Q: I have one of the first Barbie dolls issued. I would like to sell it. -- Carol, Albuquerque, N.M.

A: As with most collectibles, issue date and condition are absolutely vital in determining the value of Barbie dolls. For example, "mint condition" means the doll has never been out of the origi-nal box, the coloring is bright and the hair perfect. It also means, of course, that it features the original wardrobe. A rule of thumb dictates that to price out-of-the-box dolls and accessories, deduct 50 percent of the book value for slightly played-with dolls.

One of the best authorities is Lois Berger, 2323 Lincoln St., Beatrice, NE 68310. Paul David also is a dealer who publishes a Barbie newsletter and might be able to help you. His contact information is 610 Blackwater Road, Chillicothe, OH 45601.

Keep in mind our sluggish economy, and when contacting any of the sources mentioned in this column, always enclose a self-addressed, stamped en-velope.

• • •Write to Larry Cox in care of King Features Weekly Service,

P.O. Box 536475, Orlando, FL 32853-6475, or send e-mail to [email protected]. Due to the large volume of mail he receives, Mr. Cox is unable to personally answer all reader questions. Do not send any materials requiring return mail.

© 2012 King Features Synd., Inc.

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Two years ago, New Mexico’s attorney general slammed shut a charity that was set up to help veterans. The reason given at the time was that some of the officers in the U.S. Navy Veterans Association had fictitious addresses in the paperwork. Added to that was the fact that the charity was spending barely 1 percent of the money it raised on veterans. That was the first indication that something wasn’t right, and more details quickly surfaced.

The 80-odd people who were supposedly on the board of directors couldn’t be found, and the “headquarters” was a mail drop. Only “Bobby Thompson” could be located, but wasn’t talking. With the NVA shut down and nine states and two government agencies after him, Thompson went on the run.

Thompson (aka Ronnie Brittain, which was also a false identity), alleged director of the organization, was wanted for money laundering, corruption and identity theft.

Big Scammer Nabbed

Fast-forward two years: Thompson, or whoever he really is, has been caught. In a bar. In Oregon. His pockets were stuffed with multiple false identification documents. The U.S. Marshals have him in hand.

He’s accused of conning well-meaning folks out of $100 million over eight years.

Let me repeat that amount: One Hundred. Million. Dol-lars.

Think what that money could have bought, how many veterans could have been helped had the money been used for legitimate purposes.

If there is that much money being donated to veterans causes, if there are that many people opening their wallets, that’s fantastic, but let’s get it right. Know where that money is really going, and how it’s going to be used.

If you want to donate money, check out the organization first. Use these websites to do your research:

Charity Navigator: www.charitynavigator.org/Charity Watch: www.charitywatch.org/GuideStar: www.guidestar.org/

Write to Freddy Groves in care of King Features Weekly Ser-vice, P.O. Box 536475, Orlando, FL 32853-6475, or send e-mail to [email protected]. © 2012 King Features Synd., Inc.

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