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SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ SATURDAY, JUNE 18, 2016 Humane society’s Garden Tour set for June 26 This year’s Oregon Coast Humane Society’s Garden Tour will feature five beauti- ful and creative gardens on Sunday, June 26, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. All proceeds from this tour will benefit the Oregon Coast Humane Society (formerly known as the Florence Area Humane Society), the local no-kill animal shelter. The gardens feature delightful plantings, detailed landscaping and one even has a magnificent view of the ocean. All five gardens will delight visitors. Tickets for the Garden Tour are $15 per person and are available at Mary Ann’s Natural Pet at 1541 Highway 101, Raining Cats and Dogs and On Your Feet With a Splash on Bay Street and at the Oregon Coast Humane Society’s shelter, 2840 Rhododendron Drive, and at each garden on the day of the tour. In addition, a raffle will be held for a Ginko garden chair. Tickets for the drawings are avail- able at each garden. This chair may be seen at the Humane Society Thrift Store on Bay Street. One ticket costs $5, five tickets are $20, or purchase 30 tickets for $100. COURTESY PHOTOS This year’s Garden Tour features five local gardens. Raffle tickets for a Ginko garden chair (at left) will be available at each stop along the tour, with all proceeds benefiting the Oregon Coast Humane Society. The drawing will be on Thursday, June 30, and win- ners will be notified with directions for pickup. Library presents latest endowment books Tuesday Siuslaw Public Library will be presenting new books pur- chased this year with proceeds from its endowment fund on Tuesday, June 21, at 2 p.m. in the Bromley Room. Siuslaw Library Endowment Fund, administered by the Western Lane Community Foundation, was founded in 1994 for the purchase of books. It was started by an initial donation from the Friends of the Library, which has been added to with yearly donations from the Friends and the com- munity. Bookplates are placed in the books acknowledging individ- ual and group donors. Each year, the library receives a certain amount of the interest accrued for the pur- chase of books. As the fund increases, the amount spent on children’s, young adult and adult books has increased. Some of the books pur- chased are special, more expen- sive books, that wouldn’t fit within the library’s regular book-purchasing budget. They range from large cof- fee-table art and photography books, reference books, science and health, cook books, classic and contemporary fiction and much more. Each year, these books are presented at a public program and made available for check- out on that day. In addition, many of the books are promi- nently displayed in the library for some weeks after the pres- entation. This program is free and open to the general public. For more information, con- tact the library at 541-997-3132. Florence, Oregon Us TOO Florence Prostate Cancer Education/Support on the Oregon Coast www.ustoofl orence.org BOB HORNEY, CHAPTER LEADER/FACILITATOR Us TOO Florence has two monthly meetings for your convenience: • Tuesday Evening Group (2nd Tuesday) 5-7 p.m. - Presbyterian Church of the Siuslaw Urologist Dr. Bryan Mehlhaff attends. rd • Tuesday Lunch Group (3 Tuesday) 12 noon – 1:00 p.m. – Ichiban Urologist Dr. Roger McKimmy attends. Contact Bob for more information: (H) 541-997-6626 (C) 541-999-4239 maribob@oregonfast.net • Check out our Personal Prostate Cancer Journeys, slideshows and other information on our website. • A prostate cancer diagnosis is not needed to attend. • Spouses/family members are encouraged to attend. • Bring questions/records - get answers • Someone to talk to - who understands. www.ustoofl orence.org MEN... GET IT CHECKED! (Refer to the checklist on this side.) The Men’s Health Network provides this mainte- nance schedule for men as a reminder of your need to take responsibility for safeguarding your health. Regular checkups and age-appropriate screenings CAN improve your health and reduce premature death and disability. You should consult your health care provider about the benefits of ear- lier screenings, especially if you are a member of a high risk group or have a family history of disease. PHYSICAL EXAM: Review overall Every 3 years health status, perform a thorough Every 2 years physical exam and discuss health Every year related topics. BLOOD PRESSURE: High blood pressure (Hypertension) has no symptoms, but can cause perma- nent damage to body organs. Every year TB SKIN TEST: Should be done on occasion of exposure or sug- gestive symptoms at direction of Every 5 years physician. Some occupations may require more frequent testing for public health indications. BLOOD TESTS & URINALYSIS: Screens for various illnesses and diseases (such as cholesterol, diabetes, kidney or thyroid dys- function) before symptoms occur. EKG: Electrocardiogram screens for heart abnormalities. Every 3 years RECTAL EXAM: Screens for hemorrhoids, lower rectal prob- lems, colon and prostate cancer. ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Every year Baseline Every 4 years Every 10 years Every year PSA BLOOD TEST: Prostate Specific Antigen is produced by the prostate. Levels rise when there is an abnormality such as Every year an infection, enlargement or can- cer. Testing should be done in col- laboration with your physician. 50 + 40-49 ✓ Every 2 years Every 3 years TETANUS BOOSTER: Prevents lockjaw. 20-39 WHEN? AGES CHECKUPS AND SCREENINGS Age 30 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ * ✓ HEMOCCULT: Screens the stool for microscopic amounts of blood that Every year can be the first indication of polyps or colon cancer. ✓ ✓ COLORECTAL HEALTH: A flexible scope examines the rectum, sig- moid and descending colon for cancer at its earliest and treatable Every 3-4 years stages. It also detects polyps, which are benign growths that can pro- gress to cancer if not found early. ✓ CHEST X-RAY: Should be consid- ered in smokers over the age of Discuss with 45. The usefulness of this test on a a physician yearly basis is debatable due to poor cure rates of lung cancer. SELF-EXAMS: Testicle: To find lumps in their earliest stages. Skin: To look for signs of changing moles, freck- Monthly les, or early skin cancer. Oral: To by self look for signs of cancerous lesions in the mouth. Breast: To find abnor- mal lumps in their earliest stages. ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ BONE HEALTH: Bone mineral den- Discuss with sity test. Testing is best done under a physician the supervision of your physician. Age 60 TESTOSTERONE SCREENING: Low testosterone symptoms include low sex drive, erectile dys- Discuss with a physician function, fatigue and depression. Initial screening for symptoms with a questionnaire followed by a simple blood test. SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES (STDs): Sexually active adults who Under consider themselves at risk for STDs physician supervision should be screened for syphilis, chlamydia and other STDs. *African-American men and men with a family history of prostate cancer may wish to begin prostate screening at age 40, or earlier. 50 + WHEN? 40-49 CHECKUPS AND SCREENINGS MEN’S HEALTH CHECKLIST AGES 20-39 HEALTH FACTS FROM THE CDC: Men die at signifi cantly higher rates than women from the top 10 causes of death, plus, men are the victims in over 92% of all workplace deaths. In 1920, women lived, on average, one year longer than men. Now, men, on average, die almost six years earlier than women. 9 A ✓ ✓ ✓ Discuss