THE WALSH COUNTY PRESS • WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2015 Page 3
Walsh County
Spotlight
The merchants below are / /
proud to announce: /
Durand Family Benefit,
Crystal
A baked potato bar benefit for the Durand
family will be held from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. on
Saturday, Feb. 28 at St. Patrick's Church in
Crystal. Christi Durand has endured
multiple surgeries due to an accident that
occurred last fall. She has been unable to
work due to the injuries she sustained.
Matching grant funds provided by Catholic
United Financial.
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Park River
284-7221
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Veterans Ave. S, "ta River ND
FOR THE TROOPS
-Walsh County Veterans Service Office
Big Outages to VA Eligib00
For years now the VA has turned away veterans for enrollment in VA
Healthcare simply because that veteran had a solid retirement account
and/or had land that was all counted as the veteran's Net Worth. If the
veteran's net worth was above 80,000 dollars then the VA could de-
clare that veteran ineligible for care. Well finally the VA has reversed
course on this net worth requirement. The United States Department
of Veterans Affairs is no longer taking into consideration a veteran's
net worth when it considers eligibility for VA Healthcare. I know that
there are veterans who have come into my office only to find out that
they are not eligible. This decision will open up the door to many vet-
erans who previously were denied
care. I am hopeful that many veter-
ans will be coming into my office to sign up for VA healthcare in the
near future.
There is still the income threshold that the VA will consider for el-
igibility purposes but my advice to veterans is do not count yourself
out. Let the VA decide if you are eligible. With these changes I am
confident that many more honorably discharged veterans will be eli-
gible for the care that they deserve. Please stop by my office at 638
Cooper Avenue Suite 5 Grafton, ND 58237 to fill out an application
or give me call to set up an appointment at 701-352-5030. Thank you
for your service.
Chris Kratochvil * Walsh County Veterans Service Officer
Administrative Building, 638 Cooper Ave Ste 5, Grafion
By Jim Miller
Dear Savvy Senior,
Can a person in their early 50's
have osteoporosis ? When I fell and
broke my wrist last winter the doc-
tor that treated me told me I might
have osteoporosis. What can you tell
me?
Worried Ronda
Dear Ronda,
While osteoporosis is much more
common in older seniors, it can
strike at any age. In fact, the National
Osteoporosis Foundation estimates
that half of women and up to 25 per-
cent of men in the U.S. 6ver the age
of 50 will break a bone due to os-
teoporosis. Here's what you should
know.
,Who's at Risk? .....
}iOsteoporosis is a disease that
c ajses the bones to become brittle
al weak and more susceptible to
fractures. Around 10 million Amer-
icans already have osteoporosis (80
percent are women) while another
43 million have "pre-osteoporo-
sis," or osteopenia. But the good
news is this disease is both pre-
ventable and treatable.
Most people, by the time they
reach their late 30's, gradually start
losing some of their bone mass, but
for women, menopause is the time
when this process really accelerates.
Bone loss for men occurs much
more slowly. However, by age 75,
osteoporosis is as common in men
as it is in women.
Some of the key risk factors of
developing osteoporosis include:
being over age 50; being female;
menopause; having a family histo-
ry of the disease; being small and
thin; having an eating disorder; not
getting enough calcium and vitamin
D; getting too much protein, sodi-
um and caffeine; having an inactive
lifestyle; smoking; drinking too
much alcohol; taking certain med-
ications (see nof.org/articles/6 for a
list); and having certain medical con-
ditions (see nof.org/articles/5).
To help you determine your risk
of osteoporosis, the National Insti-
tutes of Health has a quick, online
quiz you can take at bonecheck-
up.org.
Prevention and Treatment
A good first step in preventing
and treating osteoporosis is to get
screened. For women, that should
start around menopause, especially
if you're not taking estrogen, or any-
one who has broken a bone after age
50 or who has other risk factors.
All women over 65 and men over
70 should be tested every two years
.:, Medicare covers it. Screening
;'for osteoporosis is a simple, painless,
bone density test, which takes about
five minutes.
Here's what else you can do to
protect your bones.
Boost your calcium: The best
way to get bone-building calcium is
through your diet. Dairy products
(low-fat milk, cheeses and yogurt),
dark green leafy vegetables (broc-
coli, kale, collards), sardines and
salmon, cooked dried beans, soy
foods, almonds and fortified cereals
and juices ate all good sources of cal-
cium. Vitamin D is also important to
help you body absorb calcium.
The National Osteopomsis Foun-
dation recommends 1,000 mg of cal-
cium daily for women under age 50
and for men under 70, and 1,200 mg
for women 51 and older and for men
over 71. Note: Recent studies have
found that excess calcium could
Savvy
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REGISTRATION FOR PRE-SCHOOL &
KINDERGARTEN
Registration for all Pre-school and Kindergarten students who will
begin pre-school and kindergarten in the Park River Area School
system this fall. You can register Feb. 23-27, 2015 between the
hours of 8:30- 11:00 A.M. and 12:30 -4:00 P.M. at the Park
River Area Elementary School Office.
Pre-school children who register must reach their 4th
birthday before August 1,201-5 and Kindergarten children
mustreach their 5th birthday before August 1, 2015,
All students who enroll are required by state law to have an
immunization record on file with the school before they may
begin kindergarten next fall. These forms will be available at the
time of registration.
Each student must present his or her birth
certificate before registration is complete.
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Photo: Submitted
Bfliske Inducted Into
Auctioneer's Hall Of'Fame
FARGO, N.D. -- Dennis
Biliske was inducted into the
North Dakota Auctioneer's Asso-
ciation Hall of Fame on Saturday,
Feb. 7 at the 63rd Annual NDAA
convention held in Fargo, ND.
Criteria for the award is based on
honesty, high ethical standards, a
successful auction business, con-
tributions to the auction profes-
sion, service to the NDAA,
involvement in community affairs
and family.
Biliske started his auction ca-
reer in 1985 by attending auction
college in Mason City, IA while
still a high school senior in Cava-
lier, ND.
Biliske has had an illustrious
career, conducting well over 2000
auctions in nine U.S. States; has
been a managing partner in nu-
merous Canadian auctions and
was the lead auctioneer for Asia
Intemational Auctioneers in Subic
Bay, Philippines for seven years,
conducting 49 auctions in south-
east Asia.
Together with his wife Sue,
Biliske now owns and operates
Main Resource Equipment Auc-
tions and Main Resource Land
Sales with his business partner
Allen Merrill in Grand Forks, ND.
In addition to those already in
attendance for the conference,
Dennis was joined by several fam-
ily members, co-workers past &
present and friends from through-
out the industry & region for the
celebration.
When asked if there was any-
thing he'd like to say, an emo-
tional Biliske humbly said "This
is an incredible honor that I will
always cherish, but don't forget
our next consignment auction at
the Alems Center is March 25."
Drayton plans all class
reunion for Riverfest
DRAYTON, N.D. -- An All-
Class Reunion will be held in
Drayton in conjunction with Dray-
ton Riverfest July 16-19, 2015.
Plans include sports activities,
kids games, parade, a variety
show, meals and food vendors,
sffeet dances, fireworks, and more.
Organizers are asking all Drayton
alumni to pass the word and to
send us your current contact in-
formation. If we can contact you
electronically, we may be able to
save a lot of money on postage.
We're seeking help to prepare
mailers and for registration and
welcome tables at the event. For
more information, please contact
Drayton Alumni Association at
alumni@draytonND.com or 701-
454-6104 or PO Box 121, Dray-
ton, ND 58225 or Drayton Com-
munity Chamber of Commerce at
701-454-FISH or chamber@dray-
tonND.com, or find us on Face-
book (search Drayton All Class
Reunion-2015).
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