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Training for
DayCare Providers
MountainHeart Child Care
Services, a program of the Wyom-
ing County Opportunity Council,
will be conducting training on
March II, from I I a.m. to l p.m.
at the McClintic Library, Marlin-
ton, for all family daycare provid-
ers, day care center staff, and poten-
tial day care providers. The topic of
the training will be Babies Are
Children Toot--The Special Con-
cerns When Caring for Infants In
Group Care and The Importance of
Nurturing Care.
The training meets the mandat-
ed safety and health requirements for
state registered family day care pro-
viders and state licensed day care
centers. Certificates stating success-
ful completion of each session at-
tended will be issued to each partic-
ipant. There is no charge for the
training and pre-registration is not
necessary. Appropriate handouts
will be available to all who partici-
pate.
For additional information,
please call 682-8271 or 1-800-834-
7082.
Colon Cancer Fact Sheet
General Facts
* Colorectal cancer (commonly
referred to as "colon" cancer) devel-
ops in the digestive tract, also
referred to as the gastrointestinal, or
GE, tract. The digestive tract pro-
cesses the food you eat and rids the
body of solid waste matter. This
cancer usually develops from pre-
cancerous changes or growths in the
lining of these organs. These
growths of tissue protruding into
the colon or rectum are called
polyps.
* Overall, colon cancers are the
third most common cancers in men
and women, and the second leading
cause of cancer death in the United
States.
* For 2003, an estimated
147,500 new cases will be diag-
nosed in the United States. Of
these new cancer cases, 105,500
will be colon cancer, and 42,000
rectal cancer.
* An estimated 57,100 men and
women will die of this disease in
2003, accounting for 10 percent of
cancer deaths this year in the United
States.
Risk Factors:
* Age: The risk of colon
cancer increases with age. Nearly
90 percent of colon cancer patients
are over the age of 50.
* Race: African American
men and women are at greater risk
tot developing and dying from
colon cancer than men and women
of other racial and ethnic groups.
* Family History: A personal
or family history of colon cancer or
polyps increases the risk of cancer.
People with a history of inflamma-
tory bowel disease also may be at
greater risk. In addition, there are a
number of hereditary conditions that
increase the risk of colon cancer,
including familial adenomatous pol-
yposis flAP), hereditary nonpoly-
posts colorectal cancer (HNPCC),
Gardner's syndrome, and Ashkenazi
Cub Scout father-
son bake-off winners
Pack #33 held its Annual
Father & Son Bake-Off on Satur-
day, January 25, 2003, at the Mar-
linton Municipal Building. Fifteen
participants showed their baked
goods for competition. Many dis-
played theft cakes, pies, or cookies
in very inventive ways.
While the baked items were
being judged, several Scouts were
awarded their advancement
badges/pins that they had earned.
Nathanial Lash and Nathan Hudson
earned their Forester Pin for Webe-
los. Justin Oscar had earned his
Bear Badge. The following fathers
were recognized for helping out
when the water froze at the Scout
House on one of those bitter cold
evenings: Dewayne Kinnison, Ron
Friel, and Robbie Ramsey.
Refreshments, provided by Reta
Griffith, were served while we
waited for the judging to be com-
pleted.
Our judges were: Jean
McClure, Candace Sharp, and Neal
Kellison. Their decisions were:
Cakes
1st Place, Alex and Ken Grif-
fith - Vinegar Cake
2nd Place, Justin and Henry
Oscar - Checkerboard Cake
Pies
1st Place, Brandon and Brian
Buchanan - Pumpkin Whoopie Pies
2nd Place, Austin and Ron
Friel - All-American Apple Pie
Cookies
1st Place, Garrett and Patrick
(Cully) McCurdy - Almond Joy
Bars
2nd Place, Alex and Dewayne
Kinnison - Grandma's Dream
Cookies
Best of Show
Joey and David Friel - Black-
berry Pie
All these Scouts will be able to
bake and show the same recipe in
March at the District Bake-Off at
The Greenbrier.
After the judging, we auctioned
off all the baked items. Col. Jack
Phillips was our auctioneer. The
following individuals and busi-
nesses attended the auction: Green-
brier Investments, Pendleton
County Bank, Pocahontas Times,
Karen Friel, Neal Kellison, Dave
Hamman, Freda Jackson, Robert
Ramsey, Linda Gibb, Dawn Bucha-
nan, Clint Buzzard, Mike Hudson,
Charles Smith, Lisa Johnson,
Joann Eddy, Pamela D. Hayes, Judy
Ramsey, and Reta Griffith. They
really made our auction a success
with a total of $417.50 to benefit
Cub Scout Pack #33. Good sports-
manship was shown at the bake-off
and comaraderie was abundant.
Congratulations to the winners
and good luck at The Greenbrier in
March!
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Jewish heritage.
* Use of Cigarettes and Other
Tobacco Products
* Physical Inactivity
* Diet: A diet high in animal
fats, such as those found in red
meat, can increase a person's chance
of developing colon cancer.
Symptoms
Early colon cancer usually has
no symptoms. People with the fol-
lowing symptoms should see their
do=tor:
* A change in bowel habits,
such as diarrhea, constipation, or
narrowing of the stool, that lasts
for more than a few days
* A feeling that you need to
have a bowel movement that
doesn't go away after you do
* Bleeding from the rectum or"
blood in the stool
* Cramping or knawing sto-
mach pain
* Decreased appetite
* Weakness and fatigue
* Jaundice (Yellow-green color
of the skin and white part of the
eye)
Note: Signs and symptoms of
colon cancer typically occur in
advanced stages of the disease.
Testing/Detection
According to the American
Cancer Society guidelines for the
early detection of colon cancer,
starting at age 50 both men and
women should follow one of the
following testing options:
* Yearly fecal occult blood test
flOaT)
* Flexible sigmoidoscopy
every five years
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* FOBT and yearly flexible
sigmoidoscopy every five years
(preferred over either option alone)
* Double-contrast barium
enema every five years
* Colonoscopy every 10 years
Note: Flexible sigmoidoscopy
together with FOBT is preferred
when compared to FOBT or flexible
sigmoidoscopy alone. All positive
tests should be followed up with
colonoscopy. People with a family
or personal history of colon cancer
or polyps, or history of chronic
inflammatory bowel disease should
be tested earlier, and may need to
undergo testing more often.
Common Treatments
* Surgery is the most common
form of treatment for colon cancer.
For cancers that have not spread, it
frequently stops tim disease.
* Chemotherapy, or chemo-
therapy with radiation treatment, is
given before or after surgery to
most patients whose cancer has
spread extensively into the bowel
wall or to the lymph nodes.
* A permanent colostomy
(creation of an abdominal opening
for elimination of body wastes) is
very seldom needed for colon cancer
and not often required for rectal
cancel.
Survival
* When colon cancers are
detected at an early stage and have
not spread beyond the colon or rec-
tum, the five-year survival rate is
90 percent.
* There is a 65 percent chance
of five-year survival when the
cancer has spread only to nearby
organs or lymph nodes.
* Once the cancer has spread to
parts of the body that are remote
from the primary tumor, the five-
year survival rate is nine percent.
For more information, call the
American Cancer Society at 1-800-
ACS-2345 or visit www.canc-
er.org.
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NOTICE OF FILING OF ESTATE
ACCOU,'NTS OR WAIVERS OF FINAL
SETH..EMENTS
1 have before me the account or waiver
of final settlement of the executor or
idrrunistrator of the estate of the following
deceased person: CHARLES EDWIN
MCCOY, SIR.
Any person having a claim against the
estate of any such deceased person, or who
has any beneficial interest therein, may
appear before me or the County Comrmssion
at any time within thirty days after first
publication of this notice, and request
reference of said estate to a commissioner or
object to confirmation of the accounting. In
the absence of such request or objection, the
accounting may be approved by the County
Commission.
Given under my hand this the 26th day of
February. 2003.
Patricia D. Dunbrack. Clerk
Pocahontas County Commission
3t06C2c By: Sandra Friel, Deputy
NOTICE OF PENDLNG OR
UNADMINISTERED ESTATE
Notice is hereby given that settlement of
the estate of VIRGINIA R. LUCAS will
proceed without reference to a fiduciary
commissioner unless within ninety days from
the first pubhcatton of ths notice such
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reference is requested b?
or an unpaid credttcr fie'.
cause is shown to sur;port
fiduciary commiss)one
Dated ths the 2(h da
Patmta D
Poc abonta.s
027/2c By S andr
NOTICE OF
Notice is bereb:, given th
the estate of ROBERT E.
i proceed without reference tol
commassioner unles
the first publicat on of thS
reference is requested b* a
or an unpaid creditor files a
cause is shov, n to support
* fiduciary commissioner.
t Dated this the 21st day of
Patr).ia D
02/27/2c B: Nandrl
NOTICE OF
Notice is hereby gi,.en
the estate of IVAN DAlE
will proceed without refcence
comnussioner unless ".,. hhm
the first publication o[ hS
reference is requested by
or an unpaid creditor file;
cause is shown to supp r
fiduciary commissioner
Dated this the 18th da)
Patncla D
Pocahontas
02/27/2c By:
NOTICE {
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Notice is hereby given that g
the estate of BEATRICE V,
proceed without reference to
commissioner unless
the first pubhcation of this
reference is requested b3
' or an unpaid creditor fi!e,
cause is shown o supp,rt
fiduciary" commissioner
Dated this the 25th day of
Patrlcia I)
Pocmhonta,s Courtq
03/(d2c B'.
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