Byesville Rotary learns support available for Alzheimer’s patients

Pictured: Marty Patchen, Byesville Rotary, and Teresa Depp, Family Service Coordinator, Alzheimer’s Association.

Reading for June 11, 2913 meeting: June Rotarian, "President's Message," p. 1; "world roundup," p. 14.

 

Theresa Depp, Family Service Coordinator from the Greater East Ohio Area
Chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association, presented an overview of the diseases that many people label Alzheimer’s. She explained that the Alzheimer’s Association is the only national, non-profit, voluntary organization that is dedicated to conquering Alzheimer’s disease.

Depp explained that there are several different types of dementia including reversible dementia, frontal-temporal dementia, and dementia with Lewy bodies. The2nd most common type is vascular dementia which is caused by reduction of blood flow to the brain such as damage caused by a stroke.

The most common form of dementia is Alzheimer’s disease which is a progressive, degenerative disease which attacks the brain. At present there is no cure. Five million Americans are dealing with some form of the disease. That works out to about 1 in 4 senior citizens and their families who are trying to cope with the devastating effects of the disease.

Depp’s message to people affected by Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia is. “You are not alone. Support is out there.”  The Alzheimer’s Association provides a 24/7 help line (1-800-272-3900) which provides telephone assistance on a 1 to one basis. The Association sponsors a Caregiver support Group that meets at the Guernsey County Senior Center in Cambridge on the 2^nd Tuesday of the month. First time attendees should call 1-800-272-3900 to verify the time and date.

In July, “Living with Alzheimer’s”—an interactive program for people in the early stages of memory loss and their care –will be held in Cambridge. The program will include a discussion of what Alzheimer’s patients need to know and what type of planning they need to do.  Meetings will be held once a month for a total of 5 educational sessions.

Byesville Rotary meets every Tuesday, 7:30 am, at the Stop Nine Senior Center at 60313 (GPS use 60299) Southgate Road, Byesville. Anyone interested in learning more about the Byesville Rotary is welcome to attend a meeting or call 740-685-3828, or 740-685-8294.

Meadowbrook Interact Club inducts 28 new members

Pictured—Interact newly inducted members: Row 1—Matt Stemmer, Kim LaFollette, Dylan Wood, Peter Novak, Claudia Echard, Annie Ewert, Savannah Feldner, Cheyann Fehrman: Row 2--Emily Orr, Ryan St Clair, Simon Nicols, Nick Dunlap, David Jirles, Victoria Dunlap, Martina Goodright, John Barba, Olivia Anderson. Not pictured: Joe Carpenter, Megan Childers, Maddie Davies, Taylor Dybendal, Cameron Endly, Katelyn Foraker, Conner Frame, Jessica Haught, Hannah Humphrey, Cameron Summers, Emily Watson.

Reading for May 14: May Rotarian, p16, "Not your gandmother's garden club."

The Meadowbrook Interact Club welcomed new members at an induction ceremony held at the high school. Members of the Byesville Rotary, the Interact club sponsor, attended the induction in recognition of the students’ willingness to join a club that emphasizes “Service Above Self.”

Club officers for the coming year were introduced. Annie Kackley will serve as President; Samantha Roe, Vice President; Alyssa Harding, Secretary; and Victoria Dunlap, Treasurer.

Principal Keith Arnold welcomed the new members. He stated that when he looked around the room he saw students who were leaders. He congratulated club members for “the positive impact they had on the area and the school community.”

Sharon Miller, Interact advisor, presented students with “Service Above Self” and “Above and Beyond” awards. The “Service Above Self” awards were presented to Juniors and Sophomores who participated in 5 or more activities. The “Above and Beyond” award was presented to seniors who have been in Interact for at least 3 years and who served as officers and committee chairs for 2012-13.

Sharon also thanked students who took responsibility for organizing and carrying out the club’s service projects. Alex Eckleson chaired the “Purple Pinkie” fundraiser which raised $200 to be donated to the Rotary International campaign to eliminate polio. Trislyn Treherne chaired the Angle Tree drive during the Christmas season. Karli Tellep organized the Christmas food drive. Tessa Bickford took responsibility for organizing the annual Talen Show. John Barba and Savanah Feldner provided support to the Brook Elementary Festival. Almost every student in the club worked a bell ringing shift to raise money to support the Byesville Rotary Christmas Food Basket Program.

Byesville Rotary meets 7:30 am every Tuesday at the Stop Nine Senior Center at 60313 (GPS use 60299) Southgate Road, Byesville. Anyone interested in learning more about the Byesville Rotary can call Membership Chairs Marty Patchen, 740-685-3828, or Evelyn Spring, 740-439-4343.

Byesville Rotary and Southeastern Med serve over 120 people at their 12th Annual Health Screening Event

Pictured: Larry Miller, Byesville Rotarian, Southeastern Med staff, and health screening participant.

This health screening is offered to provide low cost health screening to community members who are uninsured or underinsured. Through this event Byesville Rotary and Southeastern Med hope to improve the health of the local community.

Judge Ellwood speaks to Byesville Rotary

Pictured: Oziel Jeffries, Byesville Rotary President; Nellie Bichard, speaker host; Judge David Ellwood, Guernsey County Common Pleas Court; and Cpt. Tim Oliver, Chief Probation Officer.

Attention--meeting rescheduled:

Interact Induction will be held May 7, at the Meadow Brook High School Library. The April 30 meeting will be a business meeting.

Judge Ellwood stated that the Common Pleas Court is busy. Guernsey County has more cases per capita than average. He explained that the high number of cases is in part due to the I70/I71 interchange. The interstates are a major route used by drug traffickers. Many of the criminal cases heard by the court are a result of drug stops made by the Highway Patrol.

A comparison of statistics for 2011 and 2012 reveals that total number of cases processed by the court has increased. Of the nine classifications of cases tracked by the Civil/Criminal and Domestic Relations Statistical Reporters, numbers have increased in five of nine classifications. In 2012, the total number of cases terminated by the court increased by 37. The number of criminal cases pending in 2012 increased by 15 over the number pending in 2011. The oil and gas boom has accounted for some of the increased activity. Twenty three new oil and gas cases were filed in 2012.

Judge Ellwood pointed out that responsibility for dealing with jury trials is shared by the court and the members of the community. To preserve the right to trial by jury which is guaranteed by the constitution, citizens must be willing to take the time to serve as common pleas or grand jury members.

His goals for 2012-13 include obtaining a grant to support a drug court. He would also like to change the arraignment process by increasing the use of the Grand Jury. Cases could be processed more quickly by holding Grand Jury every 2 weeks. And finally, Ellwood would like to increase the Community Service Work Program. This program is consists of supervised felony drug users who are available to work on projects for non-profit organizations. To date, 26 participants have graduated from the program. In order to graduate, participants have to prove they have not used drugs for a year.

Drugs are having an effect in Guernsey County. Experience has shown that providing early intervention to people involved with drugs increases the success of the intervention. The Community Work Service Program helps provide and support early intervention efforts.

The club meets 7:30 am every Tuesday at the Stop Nine Senior Center at 60313 (GPS use 60299) Southgate Road, Byesville. Anyone interested in learning more about the Byesville Rotary can call Membership Chairs Marty Patchen, 740-685-3828, or Evelyn Spring, 740-439-4343.

Interact Club paints pinkies purple to support polio eradication

Pictured: Many of the Meadow Brook students who donated to the Purple Pinkie “End Polio Now “fundraiser.

Readings for next meeting: April Rotarian, "President's Message," p. 1, and "
World Roundup," p. 14.

The Meadow Brook Interact club raised $200 to support worldwide polio eradication. Club members encouraged students and staff to donate a dollar. Each person donating had his or her pinkie finger painted purple to indicate their support of this effort. Every $60 raised by Interact guarantees that 100 children can be vaccinated. 

Through this fundraiser, the Meadow Brook students joined hundreds of people worldwide who are working to eradicate polio. Their partners include the World Health Assembly, who launched the polio eradication effort in 1988, Rotary International, US Centers for Disease Control, UNICIF, and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. 

Polio can be prevented by vaccination, but it cannot be cured once a person is infected. Even though no polio cases have originated in the United States in over 30 years, it is important to eradicate the disease because it would only take one traveler with polio from another country to bring polio back to the United States. 
 
According to the Centers for Disease Control, poliovirus is very contagious. The virus lives in an infected person’s throat and intestines. It spreads through contact with the feces (stool) of an infected person and through droplets from a sneeze or cough. Once infected, most people do not have any symptoms and are unaware they are unintentionally spreading the virus. An infected person may spread the virus to others immediately before and usually 1 to 2 weeks after developing symptoms. 

The “End Polio Now” effort that the Interact Club members are supporting has been very successful. This year, the World Health Organization reported that polio cases have decreased by 99% since the polio eradication campaign began in 1988. In 2011, four countries reported cases of polio. This year, only 3 countries continue to report polio cases. 

 

Byesville Rotary meets every Tuesday, 7:30 am, at the Stop Nine Senior Center at 60313 (GPS use 60299) Southgate Road, Byesville. Anyone interested in learning more about the Byesville Rotary is welcome to attend a meeting or call 740-685-3828, or 740-685-8294.