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nity Response Team, and “a
fabulous donation” of equip-
ment and electrical service
from Pacific Power. The festi-
val netted close to $6,000 for
its primary beneficiary, Dome
School.
Now the newly independ-
ent group can broaden its out-
reach.
“It’s about empowerment
and opportunity for valley
youth projects,” added Doran.
“We hope to aid the future of
many programs; to offer more
music and art and theatrical
opportunities, as well as youth
soccer programs, updating
Jubilee Park, etc.”
The 2003 Shining Stars
Festival again will feature a
fun, safe and creative Kids
Village, plus quality music,
food and vendors. “We want
to encourage local artisans and
talent first and foremost,” said
Salas-Groth.
Shining Stars is planning
a Chinese New Year event
with food, music and dancing
on Feb. 1 at Takilma Commu-
nity Bldg./Dome School.
“Jupiter Hollow,” a band that
drew many enthusiastic fans to
last year’s festival, will pro-
vide live music, and there will
be an “authentic Chinese din-
ner.”
For more information,
phone 592-5460.
SCOTTISH NEW YEAR - The Society for Creative Anachronism held its annual Scottish New
Year feast, Saturday, Jan. 4 in the RCC Belt Building in Kerby. A traditional Scottish dinner
was enjoyed by diners dressed in authentic attire.
(Photo by Sam Newton)
DENTAL AID - Assisting a group of dentists from Washing-
ton state was among mission activities in Mazatlan by mem-
bers of the Bridgeview Community Church Youth Group.
Major development planned
above community of Harbor
A Look Back
This Week
On January 8, 1815, about
5,300 British soldiers, unaware
of the peace treaty, attacked
U.S. entrenchments near New
Orleans; the British sustained
more than 2,000 casualties,
and the Americans lost 71 ...
January 10, 1901, Texas had
its first significant oil strike ...
January 8, 1918, President
Woodrow Wilson set out his
14 Points as a basis for
peace ... January 6, 1941,
President Roosevelt outlined
the Four Freedoms he deemed
essential in a speech to Con-
gress: freedom of speech and
religion, freedom from want
and fear ... January 11, 1973,
five of the seven defendants in
the Watergate break-in trial
pleaded guilty ... January 8,
1982, the 13-year-old lawsuit
against AT&T by the Justice
Dept. was settled with AT&T
agreeing to give up the 22 Bell
System companies, but being
allowed to expand ... January
8, 1987, the stock market con-
tinued to rise with the Dow
Jones closing at 2002.25, its
first finish over 2000 ... Janu-
ary 10, 2000, America Online
Inc., the Internet services pro-
vider, announced that it would
buy Time Warner Inc. ... Janu-
ary 10, 2000, acting President
Vladimir Putin of Russia ele-
vated Finance Minister Mik-
hail Kasyanov to the number
two position in the govern-
ment, Deputy Prime Minis-
ter ... January 10, 2000, the
Miami-Dade Circuit Court
granted temporary custody of
Cuban refugee Elian Gonzalez,
a 6-year-old boy, to the boy's
Florida relatives ... January 11,
2000, presidential candidate
Senator John McCain (R-
Arizona) detailed his tax plan
of $237.5 billion in tax cuts
over five years, benefiting the
middle class and lower-income
people ... January 8, 2002,
President Bush signed into law
a major education bill, fulfill-
ing goals that he made central
in his presidential campaign ...
January 11, 2002, the Ford
Motor Co. announced that it
was planning to lay off 35,000
employees, close four plants,
and drop four models ... Janu-
ary 11, 2002, Taliban and al-
Qaeda fighters captured in Af-
ghanistan were flown to the
U.S. Naval Base at Guan-
tanamo Bay in Cuba with the
first 20 arriving on this day.
(c) 2003 DBR Media, Inc.
MANY MEXICO MEMORIES - During their mission to Mazatlan, members of the Bridgeview
Community Church Youth Group and their chaperones worked and saw many beautiful
sights, including the chapel above. In bottom photo, work to help build a new church was
conducted.
(Photos by Walter)
By Curry Coastal Pilot
Designs for “Harbor
Hills,” a 700-acre, master-
planned development above
the unincorporated Harbor
community are to go before
the Curry County Planning
Commission this month.
Lots would range from a
quarter-acre to one acre or
larger, and the proposed de-
velopment would straddle the
ridge between Harbor the
Chetco River Valley. Half the
lots would have ocean views;
the other half would face the
river valley and Siskiyou Na-
tional Forest.
Some 600 lots are to be
developed, including some
multifamily lots. Developers
plan approximately 1,200
homes in “Harbor Hills.”
If the development is ap-
proved, a design team will try
to incorporate many original
designs for Brookings, set
forth by Bernard Maybeck,
but never realized. Developers
say that the community would
have plazas, parks, fountains
and low-speed roads.
The latter would involve
gravel shoulders in place of
curbs, similar to those found
throughout hill towns in
Europe, according to plans
announced by the developer.
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Osteoporosis: Make no bones about it
The U.S. Preventive Ser-
vices Task Force recently
recommended that women 65
and older be routinely
screened for osteoporosis to
reduce the risk of fracture and
spinal abnormalities often
associated with the disease.
The task force also rec-
ommended that routine
screening begin at 60 for
women identified as high risk
because of their weight or
estrogen use.
The task force is an inde-
pendent panel of experts
sponsored by the Agency for
Healthcare Research and
Quality (AHRQ). The recom-
mendations, published in the
Sept. 17 “Annals of Internal
Medicine,” mark the first
time the force has called for
routine osteoporosis screen-
ing.
For women who live to
be 85, approximately 50 per-
cent will have an osteoporo-
sis-related fracture during
their lives; 25 percent of these
women will develop an ab-
normality of the spine; and 15
percent will fracture their hip.
While no clinical studies
have been done to assess the
effectiveness of screening in
reducing osteoporotic frac-
tures, there is ample evidence
that bone density testing can
adequately identify women
who could benefit from treat-
ment.
A new class of drugs
called bisphosphonates has
proved effective at reducing
the risk of fracture in women
with low bone density, lead-
ing the task force to believe
that screening can be benefi-
cial.
“As the number of people
in our country 65 and older
continues to grow, osteoporo-
sis screening is taking on a
new importance,” said Health
and Human Services Secre-
tary Tommy G. Thompson.
“The evidence shows that
the risk for osteoporosis and
fractures increases with age,
and the means are now avail-
able to detect low bone den-
sity and treat it,” said Dr.
Heidi D. Nelson, of the Evi-
dence-based Practice Center
at Oregon Health & Science
University (OHSU).
Nelson led the evidence
review along with Mark Hel-
fand, and a team of research-
ers at OHSU.
One variable for physi-
cians to consider is that sev-
eral technologies are avail-
able to measure bone density.
Dual-energy X-ray absorpti-
ometry, known as DEXA, is
considered the best because it
is the most extensively vali-
dated test against fracture
outcomes.
Published studies consis-
tently show that the probabil-
ity of receiving a diagnosis of
osteoporosis depends on the
choice of technology and site
of the test (forearm, hip, heel,
etc.)
The optimal frequency of
testing is unclear, but inter-
vals of two to five years are
most consistent with current
understanding of the tests.
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