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14 Wednesday,February24,2016The Nugget Newspaper,Sisters,Oregon Chase down ‘nutrition myths’ By Sue Stafford Correspondent Dr.JulieHoodGonsalves, professor of human biology at COCC, will be exploring “NutritionMyths”onSunday, March 6, 2016, at 1:30 p.m. inthecommunityroomofthe SistersLibrary. “Everyoneisanexpertin nutrition. That’s clear from all of the popular diets and nutritionbooksonbestseller lists.Peopleworkhardtobe healthy, but the information they get is confusing. Being skeptical about nutrition informationwillhelpseparate thechafffromthegrain,”Dr. GonsalvestoldThe Nugget. Her presentation will be a scientific look at many of the nutrition myths that are currently being promoted in books,magazines,ontheair- waves,andtheInternet. Drink eight glasses of water.Don’teatgluten.Sugar istheproblem.Fatistheprob- lem. Gonsalves will present thefactsasshedissectssome of the common myths that drive our nutritional “rules” andwillexplainwhatresearch hastosayaboutthem. ABendnativewhoremem- bers a small town of 10,000 people, Gonsalves has lived hereallofherlife,withmulti- pleexcursionsoutofthestate and country. As a teenager, Gonsalves moved to Africa with her parents and two youngerbrothersforayear. Hermothersaid,“Wehave too much and they have too little.Weneedtogohelp.” Gonsalvesrecounted,“We lived in the bush where my dad, a physician, opened an outpatientclinicandmymom didpublichealththings,like startingimmunizationclinics and educating people about how to protect themselves from hookworm and other parasites.Iworkedintheout- patient clinic, helping in the pharmacy.” After returning to Bend fromAfrica,Gonsalveswent ontoearnbothherBachelor and Master of Science in NutritionfromOregonState UniversityinCorvallis.After collegeshereturnedtoBend toopenaprivatepracticeas a medical nutrition therapist at Bend Memorial Clinic, a positionsheheldforover20 years.Duringthistimeperiod shewasalsoapart-timesci- ence instructor at COCC, as wellastheprogramdesigner and director of the Dietary ManagerCertificateProgram atCOCC. In 2001 she became a full-time associate professor ofhumanbiologyandallied health,apositionshecurrently holds.In2009shecompleted her Doctor of Education in EducationalLeadershipfrom LewisandClarkCollege. Gonsalves has received numerous awards for her work, including the COCC FacultyAchievementAwardin 2011forinnovationinteach- ing and theVolunteer of the Yearin1992fromtheOregon affiliateoftheAmericanHeart New flights available in Central Oregon R e d m o n d M u n i c i p a l Airport (RDM) announces American Airlines (AA) will offer direct daily ser- vice to Phoenix Sky Harbor InternationalAirport (PHX) beginning June 2. Tickets willbeavailableforpurchase at www.aa.com on Sunday, February21. The new non-stop flights willdepartdailyfromRDM at 12:01 p.m., arriving in PHXat2:20p.m.Departures to RDM will leave PHX at 8:15p.m.arrivinginRDMat 10:20p.m. American will use a Bombardier CRJ-700 series aircraftwhichaccommodates upto67passengers.Ofthose there are nine reclining first class seats. For customers connectinginPHX,American Airlinesoffersmorethan300 dailyflightstomorethan81 destinationsinfourcountries. “This will be a valuable routeforCentralOregonians. ThegreaterPhoenixareahas growntobethesixthlargest metro in the country” said RogerLee,EDCOExecutive Director. Alana Hughson, COVA CEO commented, “Phoenixwasthenumberone ‘new market’ for air service developmentduetoitspoten- tialforbothbusinessdevelop- mentandtourism.” Insummer2015,RDMwas awardedagrantof$500,000 fromtheU.S.Departmentof Transportation (USDOT) to attractcommercialairservice betweenRDMandPHX.The grant is designated to serve as a revenue guarantee and marketingofthenewairser- viceroute.RDMwas1of49 communities competing for thegrant.Only11applicants were awarded the USDOT SmallCommunityAirService D e v e l o p m e n t P r o g r a m (SCASDP)grant. Parent group plans family art night photo provided Dr. Juli Hood Gonsalves. Association,giveneachyear tooneOregonian. In addition to her work- ing career, Gonsalves has been a wife and mother of threedaughters,whoarenow grown,twoofthemwithchil- drenoftheirown. Thepublicisinvitedtothis freepresentation,thethirdin the annual Diane Jacobsen Speaker Series sponsored bytheFriendsoftheSisters Library.Seatingislimited. The Sisters Elementary School Parent Teacher Community (SPTC) invites SistersfamiliestoFamilyArt NightonThursday,February 25,at5p.m. FamilyArt Night is free foralltoattendandissched- uledfrom5to7p.m.inthe Sisters Elementary School commons. Pizza will be availableatnocharge. Avarietyofartsandcrafts projectswillbeavailablefor students and their families to work on including mask making,beading,journalcre- ationandmuchmore. “The community may r e m e m b e r F a m i l y A r t Night’satSESinthepast,” saysSPTCvolunteerKarissa Bilderback. “We are so excited to bring this tradi- tion back to the elementary school and look forward to helping the students create fun projects they can repli- cateathome.” The Sisters Elementary School Parent Teacher Community is the result of a group of parents in 2014 looking to participate and support the Elementary School on a broader level. TheSPTCisanall-volunteer groupthatmeetsmonthlyin StephanieBurke’skindergar- tenclassroomatSES.Parents andcommunitymembersare invited to participate in the SPTC to support the many programsatSES.Programs supported by the SPTC includetheScholasticBook Fair, Sisters Elementary School Spirit Sale, Holiday Book Exchange and more. All funds raised by the SPTC go to support semi- a n n u a l t e a c h e r g r a n t s and help to offset student fees. Formoreinformationon FamilyArt Night or to get involved with the Sisters Elementary SPTC contact Haley Ellis at ellis.haley@ gmail.com. Let Your m o o l B g n i s i t r e v Ad ADD FULL COLOR TO YOUR NUGGET AD up to quarter page — add $75* up to half page — add $150* up to full page — add $250* Contact Karen at The Nugget to update your advertising 541-549-9941 • ads@nuggetnews.com *Prices are in addition to your black and white ad rate, and may not be applied with other discounts.
