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SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ SATURDAY, JANUARY 16, 2016
Delta Gamma offers
$1,000 scholarship
J OEL F UHRMAN , MD
Three habits of health
The way you take care of
yourself is a more crucial deter-
minant of your future happiness
than your savings account.
Many people invest in their
financial future, but they never
consider their health future. A
large nest egg is of no use to
you if you're not there to spend
it!
As you plan for your health
future, you must consider the
three important components
that pay the biggest dividends:
nutrition, exercise and positive
mindset.
1. Nutrition:
Make every calorie count as
you strive for lifelong health.
Eat lots of foods that are rich in
nutrients and low in calories-
and remember my health equa-
tion, H (Health) = N (Nutrition)
/ C (Calories). Also remember
to regularly include foods that
have special cancer-protective
features, notably the G-
BOMBS:
greens,
beans,
onions, mushrooms, berries
and seeds.
2. Exercise:
Exercise regularly. Make it a
part of your daily routine. A
gym membership is nice, but
there are plenty of other oppor-
tunities to work out your body
over the course of an average
day.
Take the stairs, for instance,
instead of the elevator. Walk or
ride a bike instead of driving.
Take frequent exercise breaks
and do something active for
just three to five minutes, then
go back to work.
3. Positive mind-set:
A healthy mind-set is a pre-
requisite for a healthy lifestyle.
The best way to develop one is
to be optimistic and surround
yourself with people who
engage in and support your
health. Show people you care
about them with your actions,
not just with words. A positive
mind-set results from your
goodwill to others. It is like
putting deposits in your lifes-
pan account.
These are the three essential
habits of health. The more you
practice them, the more routine
they become. You won’t want
to act any other way.
Many people — healthy and
unhealthy people alike — are
often obsessed with food. The
goal is to live a fully balanced
life where people, food and
exercise are all in the right
place.
The key to finding food’s
place in this delicate balance is
by practicing the three habits of
health until they all become a
natural part of your life.
Balancing your diet style for
optimal health is part of, and
most natural and effective
when it is connected to, balanc-
ing your life between exercise,
rest, sleep, recreation, work,
family, friends and intellectual
pursuits.
Delta Gamma of ESA is
offering a scholarship of up to
$1,000 for continuing educa-
tion.
Anyone who has completed
at least one year of college, or
who is interested in re-entering
the educational field by attend-
ing college or a professional
program, is encouraged to
apply.
Applicants are not limited to
Siuslaw graduates, but must be
linked to the Florence commu-
nity.
The scholarship committee
is looking for people who have
a desire to better their posi-
tions in life, demonstrate relia-
bility and perseverance and
have a clear educational goal.
For an application, contact
Kim Pickell at 541-999-5316
or email pickell@q.com.
Deadline for applications is
Friday, Feb. 26.
Dr. Fuhrman is a New York
Times best-selling author and
board certified family physician
specializing in lifestyle and nutri-
tional medicine.
Visit his website at Dr
Fuhrman.com, or submit questions
and comments to newsquestions
@drfuhrman.com.
Local students win annual Elks scholarships
Each year, the Florence Elks
Lodge offers two $1,500 schol-
arships to area high schools’
graduating seniors.
The
Elks
National
Foundation awards $2.44 mil-
lion annually for Most Valuable
Student Scholarships to 500
high school seniors nationwide
The Florence Elks Lodge
receives applications from
Siuslaw
High
School,
Mapleton
High
School,
Triangle Lake Community
Charter School and Reedsport
Community Charter School
and selects the boy and girl
with the highest scores to
receive the lodge scholarships.
These winners then advance
to the district competition.
Winners there receive an addi-
tional $1,800 each from the dis-
trict, plus they qualify to move
on to the next level of competi-
tion, where they can receive an
additional $1,000 per year for
four years.
They then compete to move
on to the national level.
This year, Samuel Lundquist
of Reedsport Community
Charter School and Makenna
Pennel of Triangle Lake
Community Charter School
were $1,500 winners.
Mayor praises
Winter Music Fest
Pennel placed first at the dis-
trict level and received an addi-
tional $1,500 and will move on
to the state level.
The state competition will be
held Saturday, Feb. 6, at the
Keiser Elks Lodge in Keiser,
Ore.
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Florence Food Share is your local community food
pantry. We serve emergency food boxes to all those
who qualify fi nancially. Our hours are 9:30a.m.-
1p.m., Monday through Friday. We reopen in the af-
ternoons on Monday and Wednesday from 4-6p.m.
We are also now open the fi rst and third Saturday
of each month, from 10a.m. – 1p.m. Please call us
with any ques ons and/or for more informa on.
HOURS
Is your family prepared?
2190 Spruce Street
541-997-9110
If an emergency happens in your community,
it may take emergency workers some time to reach you.
You should be prepared to take care of yourself and
your family for a minimum of 240 hours.
CHANTELLE MEYER/SIUSLAW NEWS
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n Jan. 11, Florence Mayor Joe Henry describes
the Florence Events Center (FEC), the Friends
of the FEC and the Winter Music Festival as a
wheel that keeps Florence a “City in Motion” when he
presents Rachel Pearson (left) a proclamation designat-
ing this weekend, Jan. 16 and 17, a landmark weekend.
“I hereby encourage all residents to participate in
these events, and welcome the many expected out-of-
town visitors to our fine community,” Henry said. For
more information about concerts, the pie sale and arti-
san fair, go to www.wintermusicfestival.com.
William Foster LD
Sherry, Offi ce Manager
Get your emergency car kit started with these essentials:
❑ Always have at least one half tank of gas
❑ First aid kit
❑ Class ABC fi re extinguisher
❑ Radio and fresh batteries
❑ Nonperishable food in coffee can
❑ Bottled water
❑ Tool kit
❑ Blankets or sleeping bags
❑ Short rubber hose for siphoning
❑ Jumper cables
❑ Waterproof matches and candles
❑ Refl ectors and fl ares
❑ Flashlight with fresh batteries
❑ Paper and pencil maps
❑ Towel, plastic bags, medications
This message brought to you by the West Lane
Emergency Operations Group. www.wleog.org
IDENTIFY • PREPARE • SURVIVE
www.l orencefoodshare.org
info@l orencefoodshare.org
Florence Food Share es su lacena de comida co-
munitaria. Servimos cajas de comida de emergen-
cia a todos esos que califi quen fi nancieramente.
Nuestras horas son de 9:30a.m. – 1p.m., de lunes
a viernes. Re-abrimos por la tarde del lunes y del
miércoles de 4-6p.m. También, ahora abrimos el
primer y tercer sábado de cada mes, de 10a.m. –
1p.m. Por favor llámenos con cualquier duda y/o
para conseguir más información.
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annual
Every dollar donated to ShelterBox USA during the Show will be matched up to
$10,000 by Show Management. Make your donation at the Eugene Delta Rotary
exhibit with the actual emergency aid supplies & tent delivered to families worldwide
who have lost everything during natural disasters and humanitarian crises.
ShelterBoxUSA.org
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