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THE POLK COUNTY ENTERPRISE. SUNDAY. OCTOBER 22,1^-JP^£E^r
Perry to preach his first sermon
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Livingston
Bits & Pieces
By Bettye Washington
To call with your news, phone 327-8897
guests attending the Family and Mrs. Bcuy White of Houston and
Friends Day. Mrs. Ollic Mac Wil- many more,
liatn’s brother from Dallas, Willie Remember, Jesus loves you.
Matthews and her nephew Junior Thanks for calling with your
Matthews of California was here. news.
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Milton Perry will preach his Fust
sermon today (Sunday) at 3 p.m.
The services will be held at his
home church in New Willard at
Beulah Baptist Church where Rev.
E.D. Thornton is the pastor.
Bro. Milton Perry is a member of
Abundant Love Missionary Baptist
Church in Houston, Rev. Richard
McKcnscy is the pastor. Rev.
McKcnscy will be in charge of the
services. Bro. Perry is inviting all
his former classmates to be with
him on this glorious occasion.
Bro. Perry is the son of Mrs.
Dorothy Richards and is married to
the former Ethel Mac Jessie, she is
the daughter of'Ms. LcVcrda Jessie
of New williard. They are the
parents of two lovely daughters,
Tonisah, who is attending college
at Dillion University in New Or-
leans and LaTisha. The Perrys arc
graduates of Livingston High
School. His grandparents arc Mr.
and Mrs. Herman Vance, Sr., of
New Willard.
I received a card from Ms. Alma
Toliver Allen last week,' she is up
for re-election to the state board of
Education. Lets give her our sup-
port in every way we can. Alma is
a graduate of Dunbar High School,
was selected as outstanding
graduate in 1992 of Livingston
ISD. A very capable person that
really cares about our children. If
you want to send a contribution sec
me, I’ll tell you where to send it.
Lots of birthday today. Happy
birthday to Laura Hall and Betty
Wills they had the same day, Mon-
day October 16. Happy birthday to
Belly Henderson, her day was
Wednesday, October 18, and her
son Lawcrcncc had a birthday last
week. Happy birthday to my sister
Ms. Teresa Haynes, her day is
Tuesday October 24. I wish many
more for each of you. I can’t forget
Billy Harrell, Happy birthday Billy.
I had a lot of friends at the fami-
ly and friends day Sunday, My
schoolmate Betty Coffey Lee from
Beaumont was here and she
brought her sister Juanita, her two
daughters Annie Mac and Vicki, al-
so her son, Russell and his friend,
Ms. Evarine was with her. Vicki’s
husband was here loo. We really
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TECH PREP - Big Sandy School District Tech Prep Medical
Junior Volunteers Kyle "Eagle" Williams and Elizabeth Mur- RipLE WON
Ms. Evarine was with her. Vicki s junior Volunteers Kyle "Eagle Williams and tlizaoetn Mur- RipLE WON - Gerald Hunter won one of the
husband was here too. We really p^y have joined Livingston and Leggett School Districts in ^ ^ Livingston Rotary Club. Presenting the
did have a good tunc, so sorry you ^ pilot Program initiated last year. They are shown here S(aples
There were other out of town with Mrs. Eva Maze, Director. fl
Gerald Hunter won one of the rifles raffled
gun is Don
Over medication of the elderly
Texas
Living
Sylvia Ashworth
LIVINGSTON - The statistics
arc alarming: Nationwide,- nearly
.one-third of all medication
| prescribed *for the* dderly-«- f994 ■
* were unnecessary, according to
j recent research done by the Univcr-,,
sity of Houston.
The research also found that 51
percent of all deaths and 39 percent
of all hospitalizations of people 60
years and older were caused by ad-
verse reactions to medications.
Polk Countians may And ways to
reduce the alarming statistics at
Prescription for Senior Health," a
satellite program airing (he morn-
ing of Oct. 26, said Sylvia Ash-
worth, Family and Consumer
Sciences Agent with the Texas
Agricultural Extension Service,
Polk County.
The satellite program has tar-
1 geted an audience consisting of but
not limited to pharmacists, direc-
tors of senior citizen centers, Area
Agency on Aging staff, American
Association of Retired Persons
(AARP) leaders, Family Com-
munity Educators, and Retired
; Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP)
staff, according to Ms. Ashworth.
; "Any leader of a senior citizen
; organization is welcome to attend.
; Individual senior citizens arc wcl-
I come, too. They can take a lcadcr-
i ship role, too,” said Judy Warren,
I associate professor and gerontology
! specialist with the Texas Agricul-
! lural Extension Service.
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1 The issue is important both in
* terms of the health of Texas senior
1 citizens and their economic wcll-
| being, according to Warren.
> The satellite program will review
• three Texas programs designed to
:• reduce inappropriate use of
> prescription and over thc-county
medications by the elderly.
ry&afQguaid, tor, Seniors," for ex-
ample, will review a health educa-
tion and-- wellness program for
seniors. The program includes a
pharmaceutical review of in-
dividual’s medications reerfrd,
checking for inappropriate
prescriptions or possible dangerous
interactions of drugs.
Another program, "Project
Mcds,” is similar to "Safeguard for
Seniors," but uses a computer
program instead of an interview
process.
The third program, "Substance
Abuse and Senior," will review an
education program for seniors on
drug and alcohol abuse.
Mark Stratton, professor with the
College of Pharmacology, Univer-
sity of Houston, will give a presen-
tation on how to prevent over-
medication and inappropriate-
medication of the elderly.
Free and open to the public, the
satellite program is sponsored by
the Texas Agricultural Extension
Service, the Texas Department of
Aging, the Texas Pharmacy Foun-
dation, the Texas Medical Founda-
tion, the Health Care Financing Ad-
ministration.
Thirty sites across Texas are
scheduled to receive the program
and make it available for public
viewing. The sites are located in
Abilene, Amarillo, Angleton, Aus-
tin, Beaumont, Brownwood, Bryan,
Corpus Christi, Dallas, Edna, Fort
Stockton, Ft. Worth, Houston,
Longview, Lubbock, Lufkin, Mid-
land, Overton, Prairie View, Rich-
mond, San Angelo, San Antonio,
Stcphcnville, Temple, Texarkana,
Tyler, Uvalde, Vernon, Waco, and
Weslaco. Tentative sites include El
Paso and Wichita Falls.
People wishing to register should
call 1-800-725-8315 toll free prior
b Oct. 20. Registrants will receive
a map by mail directing them to the
nearest down link site.
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TECH PREP - Big Sandy School District Tech Prep Medical
Junior Volunteers Kyle "Eagle" Williams and Elizabeth Mur-
phy have joined Livingston and Leggett School Districts in
the Pilot Program initiated last year. They are, shown here
with Mrs. Eva Maze, Director.
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WINNING ESSAYS Will Be Published In The
Polk County ENTERPRISE'S
Thanksgiving special Section, November 19th
3 Categories: (1) Grade-School, (2) Junior High 6th - 8th grade, (3) High
School/Adults. First, Second and Third prizes
(♦25, $15 and *10) will be awarded in each category.
office no later than 5 pm
le form, prefer
Entries need to be in the Enterprte« office m
ahki tuned (double spaced) and at least 100 words long
must be related to Thanksgiving or the spirit
aUy typed (doub
The subject musl
of Thanksgiving.
Bring entries by the Enterprise office at 100 Calhoun,
Livingston: or mail to P.O. Box 1276, Livingston, TX
77351. .
Be sure to include your name, address, telephone
number and the age category entered.
 

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