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COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL | AUGUST 13, 2020 Annual Rock, Roll ‘n’ Rumble set for Aug. 22 With Covid 19 restric- tions, this year’s Rock, Roll ‘n’ Rumble event will be somewhat scaled down from years past. On Aug. 22, KNND and the Coast Fork Ki- wanis Clubwill host a classic car cruise from 6 to 8 p.m., starting at Cottage Grove High School and proceeding down River Road before going through the Main Street historic district and looping back. The entrance fee will be $10. Dash plaques and goody bags will be in- cluded and a limited number of T-shirts will be available and sold seperatly. Folowing the cruise, KNND and Stacy’s Cov- ered Bridge restaurant will host an after cruise party featuring the 50s and 60s music by the Men From Surf from 8 to 9:30 p.m. Face coverings and social distancing will be required, and all other public health guidelines will be strictly observed. Delve into YOUR past at our library, located in the Cottage Grove Community Center! Our library is open Wed - Fri 11:00-4:00 Cottage Grove Genealogical Society 700 Gibbs Ave. P.O. Box 388 Cottage Grove, OR 97424 541-942-9570 “Partners in History” Congratulations TOBY MACAULEY on your high school completion. Live life to the fullest! | 3A Library curbside service available as Community Center remodel begins This past Monday, Aug. 10, the Cottage Grove Library began its curbside library service. Library patrons can call, email or request material from the library from the online card cat- alogue at: www.cottage- grove.org/library. The requested items will be gathered and pre- pared for pickup. When ready, library staff will contact the phone number on the account and schedule a date and time for pickup of the materials. Since July 1, the Cot- tage Grove Library has also been open for resi- dents to use computers in the mornings. During July, about 13 individuals took advan- tage of the computer time. At 9, 10 and 11 a.m., Monday through Friday, the library opens for up to five people to enter the library and use the com- puters for 30 minutes. Meanwhile, remodel- ing in the Community Center has begun. The remodeling will include the demolition of walls and create a space for the Genealogical Li- brary where the therapy pool was formerly locat- ed. The Senior Center will also be remodeled to make the space more useable and to accom- modate the Genealogical Library and Senior and Disability Services. Senior and Disability Services will be moving into the Reception Hall temporarily while the room is being converted. RiverBend Stroke Center earns ‘Gold Plus’ award PeaceHealth Sacred Heart Medical Center at RiverBend has once again received national recognition for its suc- cess and commitment to providing excellent care for stroke patients, ac- cording to nationally rec- ognized, evidence-based practice guidelines. This year marks the ninth consecutive year the RiverBend stroke team has earned the American Heart Associ- ation/American Stroke Association’s Get With The Guidelines® — Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award, and the fourth year of recog- nition among those list- ed on the Target: Stroke Honor Roll Elite. RiverBend earned Comprehensive Stroke Center certification from Det Norske Veritas (DNV) GL-Healthcare— the highest level of cer- tification a stroke center can achieve — earlier this year. RiverBend is the only stroke center with this certification between Sacramento and Portland. “We are honored to be recognized by these awards and with Com- prehensive Stroke Cen- ter certification,” said Dr. Elaine Skalabrin, Congratulations! to our Employee of the Month Charles Johnson Resident of the Month Jan Wolcott For the month of August, 2020 Stroke Medical Director at Sacred Heart at Riv- erBend. “Our specialists are trained and equipped to treat even the most complex strokes — at any time. To receive the Gold Plus award, Sacred Heart at RiverBend achieved 85 percent or higher ad- herence to all required achievement measures and achieved 75 percent or higher compliance with all 10 quality mea- sures. These measures in- clude aggressive use of medications aimed at reducing death and dis- ability and improving the lives of stroke patients. To qualify for the Hon- or Roll Elite designation, RiverBend met specific quality measures devel- oped to reduce the time between the patient’s ar- rival at the hospital and treatment. Each year, nearly 795,000 people in the United States suffer a stroke. Stroke is the fifth-leading cause of death and the leading cause of adult disability in the U.S. In 2019, the stroke team at River- Bend’s Comprehensive Stroke Center treated 1,000 strokes in the local and regional area. LOOKING FOR BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY OR HOME LOT? THIS BUSINESS HAS BOTH! Old Mill Farm Store Est: 1853 continuous operation and service to community. Loyal clientele with stock on hand (negotiable). Startup help! 2 city lots (potential home sites) on River Road- Cottage Grove. New: 238 ACRES w/ 2.5 mi Umpqua River front Reedsport Premiere Oregon Properties OregonRiverRealty.com Property for sale? We advertise in 7 Western States and get more money on the deal! Call me! Your Family 1425 Daugherty Ave. • Cottage Grove • 541-942-0054 James L Wardrope Realty 541 480-0212 OregonRiverJim@Gmail.com Why dental hygiene is essential for overall health The importance of maintaining clean teeth and healthy gums goes beyond having fresh breath and a white smile. Many people are surprised to discover that oral hygiene plays an integral role in overall health. Research indicates that oral health mirrors the con- dition of the body as a whole. Also, regular dental visits can alert dentists about overall health and pinpoint if a person is at a risk for chronic disease. An oral health check-up also may be the fi rst indica- tion of a potential health issue not yet evident to a general medical doctor. Heart disease According to the Academy of General Dentistry, there is a distinct relationship between periodontal disease and conditions such as heart disease and stroke. Joint teams at the University of Bristol in the United Kingdom and the Royal College of Surgeons in Dublin, Ireland, found that people with bleeding gums from poor dental hygiene could have an increased risk of heart disease. Bacteria from the mouth is able to enter the bloodstream when bleeding gums are present. That bacteria can stick to platelets and subsequently form blood clots. This interrupts the fl ow of blood to the heart and may trigger a heart attack. Brushing and fl ossing twice daily and rinsing with mouthwash can remove bac- teria and keep gums healthy. Facial pain The Offi ce of the Surgeon General says infections of the gums that support the teeth can lead to facial and oral pain. Gingivitis, which is an early stage of gum disease, as well as advanced gum disease, af- fects more than 75 percent of the American popula- tion. Dental decay can lead to its own share of pain. Maintaining a healthy mouth can fend off decay and infections, thereby preventing pain. Pancreatic cancer In 2007, the Harvard School of Public Health reported a link between gum disease and pancreatic cancer. In the ongoing study, 51,000 men were fol- lowed and data was collected begin- ning in 1986. The Harvard researchers found that men with a history of gum disease had a 64 percent increased risk of pancreatic cancer compared with men who had never had gum disease. The greatest risk for pancreatic cancer among this group was in men with recent tooth loss. However, the study was unable to fi nd links between other types of oral health prob- lems, such as tooth decay, and pancreatic cancer. Alzheimer’s disease Various health ailments, including poor oral health, have been linked to a greater risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease. In 2010, after reviewing 20 years’ worth of data, researchers from New York University concluded that there is a link between gum infl ammation and Alzheimer’s disease. Follow- up studies from researchers at the University of Central Lancashire in the United Kingdom com- pared brain samples from 10 living patients with Alzheimer’s to samples from 10 people who did not have the disease. Data indicated that a bacterium — Porphyromonas gingivalis — was present in the Al- zheimer’s brain samples but not in the samples from the brains of people who did not have Alzheimer’s. P. gingivalis is usually associated with chronic gum disease. As a result of the study, experts think that the bacteria can move via nerves in the roots of teeth that connect directly with the brain or through bleeding gums. These health conditions are just a sampling of the relationship between oral health and overall health. Additional connections also have been made and continue to be studied. TF16A492 This message is brought to you by this local sponsor:
