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March 15, 2006
February 25, 2006
About Strokes
Stroke is the leading cause of adult disability and the third leading cause of death. In fact, more women than men die from stroke and twice as many women die from stroke than breast cancer. Stroke is not a geriatric disease. And it’s not confined to elderly overweight smokers who have high blood pressure or high cholesterol. Because rapid treatment of a stroke is crucial to prevent brain damage -- you need to be alert for the signs of an attack.
No matter what type of stroke a person has, the symptoms are generally the same.Stroke is a medical emergency. Know these warning signs of stroke and teach them to others. Every second counts! Call 911, or get to an emergency room immediately if you or anyone around you has any of these problems:
- Sudden numbness or weakness of the face, arm or leg, especially on one side of the body
- Sudden confusion, trouble speaking or understanding
- Sudden trouble seeing in one or both eyes
- Sudden trouble walking, dizziness, loss of balance or coordination
- Sudden, severe headache with no known cause
February 01, 2006
Footloose for Polio
Footloose Rotarian covers
2,200 miles to stomp out polio
After walking more than 2,200 miles to raise money and awareness for Polio Plus, Nathan Auerbach didn’t mince words when asked what he’d do next: “Sit down.”
December 10, 2005
Rotary gives dictionaries to students
12/10/05
Rotary gives dictionaries to students
ENGLEWOOD -- Ten-year-old Austin Kunkle's favorite word is supercalafragilisticexpealadocious.
Now if only he knew how to spell it.
Lucky for Kunkle, the Rotary Club of Englewood left students spellbound Friday when members distributed more than 80 dictionaries to fourth-graders at Englewood Elementary School.
Rotary member Tad Kosanovich said the district-wide dictionary project has kept kids looking up words for the past four years.
"Rotary has always been very strong for pushing literacy," Kosanovich said. "It's the beginning of their personal libraries for the rest of their educational careers."
Kosanovich encouraged the kids to keep their dictionaries close by, "and don't let your brother or sister take it," he said.
Fourth-grade teacher Donna Yarid said her students couldn't wait to get their hands on the new books.
"Now every word in your papers to me has to be spelled correctly," Yarid told her class.
Fourth-grader Katilyn Barfield said she loves her new dictionary, though she's already fairly confident in her spelling skills.
"I can spell better than my sister, and she's in the tenth grade," Barfield said.
Principal Pamela Buchanan called the Rotary's donation "a true gift," adding that dictionaries are pricey expenditures for most schools.
"It's their personal dictionary to keep for years to come," Buchanan said.
You can e-mail Shelly Janke at sjanke@sun-herald.com.
By SHELLY JANKE
Staff Writer