Holiday Togetherness Hazardous to Your HealthTis the season for stores

and ma l l s c rowded wi th

holiday shoppers, for holi-

day parties and for family

gather ings , but i t i s a lso

the time when we tend to

spread wintertime illnesses

along with all of that holi-

day cheer.

“This is the time of year

when doctor’s offices get

very busy. If you or your

children have been battling

sore throats , coughs and

the aches and pains that

of ten accompany i l lness ,

you are not alone. It seems

when peop le ga the r , we

see more illness,” said Dr.

Robert Welliver, an infec-

tious disease specia list with

OU Physicians. “The good

news is that a little preven-

tion can go a long way

toward keep ing you and

your family healthy during

the holidays.”

Best Shot to Stay Healthy

The flu is miserable and

 be ing do w n wi th inf luen za

is no way to spend the holi-

days. A flu shot is valued

 pr ote cti on du ring the w in ter

mo nths and it is not too late

to vaccinate.

“Inf luenza is ser ious ,”

W ell iver sa id . “Everyone

should get v accinated —it

 pr otec ts yo u an d ke ep s you

from spreading the virus to

other people.”

While timing of the flu

va r i e s and i s some t imes

u n p r e d i c t a b l e , s e a s o n a l

flu activity usually begins

in October, then peaks in

Janua ry o r Feb rua ry and  

ends as late as May.

This year, a new quadri-

valent —or fourpart —vac-

cine is availab le for the first

time in an effort to target

even more flu strains. The

flu shot is available throug h

your health care provider

and a t many pha rmac ie s

across Oklahoma too.

W elliver added tha t it is

also important to make sure

that all of your ch ild’s vac-

cinations are up to date.

H a n d t o h an d C o m b a t

Helps Prevent I l lness

“Hand wash ing i s so

simple and yet such a pow-

erful weapon when it comes

to i l l ne s s p reven t ion , ”

W ell iver sa id . “Although

v i r u s e s a r e s o m e t i m e s

spread through the air, the

mos t common me thod o f

t ransmission is by hand.

So the more we wash our

hands, the fewer infections

we are going to contract.”

P r o p e r h a n d w a s h i n g

takes a little effort. Ideally,

lather your hands with soap

and water and really scrub

well for 15 to 30 seconds.

Interestingly, though, even

a cursory hand washing, if

done often, can help prevent

the transmission of illness.

Another tip is to avoid

coughing into your hand.

In s t ead , cove r your f ace

with your arm and cough

into your elbow. This helps

k e e p d i s e a s e s p r e a d i n g

 bu gs fr om ge tti ng on yo ur

hands and being spread to

others.

D on' t touch your face

and t each your ch i ld ren

no t t o t ouch the i r f aces

either. Welliver explained

that bacter ia and viruses

sometimes can be on the

surfaces w e touch. I f we

then touch our eyes, nose

or mouth, they have entry

in to ou r bod ie s and can

cause infection.

Eat Well, Sleep Well

It’s sometimes too easy

to put healthy nutrition on

the back bu rner in the hustle

and bustle o f the holiday

season, but good nutrition

helps boost the body ’s own

illnessfighting power. So

do keep proper nutrition in

mind in the midst of your

holiday celebrations.

“Family schedules often go

out the window during the

hol iday season. Bedt imes

slide to make room for par-

ties and family gatherings,

 bu t sl ee p is re al ly vi tal to

s taying heal thy,"Well iver

said.

Sticking to regular meal-

t imes and bedt imes helps

ensure better nutrition and

adequate rest for our chil-

dren and f or us too.

S t ay Home When S ick  

If you a ren’t feeling well,

d o c t o r s a d v i s e s t a y i n g

home from work or school

to feel better sooner.

“Interest ingly, s taying

h o m e c a n h e l p p r e v e n t

the spread o f i l lness , but

not elim inate it altogether.

That’s because of ten you

are contagious days before

you exper ience your f i rs t

s y m p t o m s ; b u t s t a y i n g

home definitely will help

you feel a lot better, a lot

sooner,” W elliver said.

Some people will till try

to keep go ing by t ak ing

med ica t ion . M ed ica tions

can help reduce the fe ver as

well as the aches and pains

that go a long with many

wintertime illnesses, but as

the medication wears off,

you will start feeling badly

again. Ultimately. Welliver

said rest is what your body

needs most when battling

illness. So stay home, rest

and drink plenty of fluids.

 No M ag ic Pi ll

W in te r t im e i l lne s s i s

common and you may w ant

to check in with your pedia-

trician or family physician,

 bu t re m em be r th er e is no

magic pill that will make

you suddenly feel better.

“A lot of parents believe

that antibiotics will help,

 bu t a n ti b io ti c s a re no t

effect ive against vi ruses .

Welliver said.

Some folks believe that

large amounts of vi tamin

C wi l l w a rd o f f i l l ne s s .

W el l ive r s a id wh i l e i t

wo n’t hurt you, it probably

w on ' t he lp much e i t he r .

Z i n c i s a n o t h e r s u p p l e -

ment that has grown more

 po pu la r in re ce nt ye ar s wi th

claims that it can reduce the

severity or duration of cold

symptoms. How ever, recent

research found no differ-

ences between individuals

receiving zinc and those

receiving a placebo.

J o y a\^d Peace'

B y J e a n e t t e J o h n s o n

Burglary suspect due in courtBy Patti Weaver

Journal Correspondent

An Oklahoma City man

has been ordered to appear in

Payne County District Court

for a Jan. 21 preliminary hear-

ing on a charge of breaking

into Stillwater Fire Marshal

Terry Trent Hawkins' house

from which a large amount of

 pro pert y wa s s tolen in July.

Matthew James Bible, 29,

who had already been sen-

tenced for methamphetamine

 poss es si on an d p ro pe rt y

crimes in Moore earlier this

year, remains in the Cleve-

land County Jail awaiting

transportation to stale prison,

court records show.

The day after the Stillwater

 bur glar y at the fire ma rshal ’s

home —that occurred while

no one was present on July

17 Bible was arrested at the

Goldsby Gaming C enter by the

Chickasaw Lighthorse Police

Department for possession of

a vehicle stolen in Norm an, an

affidavit alleged.

After the owner of the

stolen car was contacted, the

officer found “a Stillwater

Fire Department’s Fire Mar-

shal badge, a leather Bianchi

holster for a Glock 17 pistol,

clothing items and miscella-

neous jewelry in the trunk of

the car,” the affidavit alleged.

The Stillwater fire mar shal’s

house had been broken into

 by pry ing open the bac k door ,

 poss ibly with a sma ll pry bar

or nail bar, Stillwater Police

Detective Kyle Bruce wrote

in an affidavit.

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As we approach the New Year 2014, many individuals will

Drawers in the master bed-

room had been rummaged

through and a wooden gun

cabinet there had been pried

open, the affidavit said.

Stillwater Police Officer

Jeremy Rager responded to

the burglary “and was able to

lift fingerprints from the outer

edge of the back door frame,”

the affidavit sa id 

Two months la ter , the

Oklahoma State Bureau of

Investigation reported “one

latent fingerprint of compari-

son quality was observed and

identified with the #8 finger

( lef t middle) of Matthew

James Bible,” the affidavit

alleged.

“During the investigation,

it was determined Matthew

Bible had no reason to be at

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the victim’s house and his fin-

gerprints should not be found

at the house,” the affidavit

alleged.

Two months ago in

Cleveland County, Bible

was given tw o concurrent six

year pr ison terms subject

to a oneyear review with a

requirement that he complete

the Regimented Inmate Disci-

 pline (RID) pris on boo t camp

 pro gram, cou rt reco rds show.

In February, Bible had

 bro ken into a h ouse in Mo ore

while no one was home

where B ible’s fingerprint was

found on the victim’s Ruger

rifle, an affidavit said.

In March, Bible was arrested

in Moore with hypodermic

syringes containing metham-

 phe tam ine in h is pan ts poc ket,

while he was a passe nger in a

Jeep stopped for inoperable tag

lamps, an affidavit said.

In April, Bible had made

a false declaration of owner-

ship to a pawn shop in M oore

I t is 5 :30 a .m . on Sunday . L ong i c i c l e s hang f rom

the north edge of the roof . The winds are 17 miles

an hour and i t i s 25 deg rees o u t s ide . I t snowed som e

dur ing the n igh t and the howl ing wind shook the

house. I can see where f rozen moisture gl is tens on

the s t reets around l ike an ice r ink. I t was a very long

 p a in f il le d ni gh t.

I th ink today I wi l l s tay home and be safe .

I wa tched the Mormon Tabe rnac l e Cho i r and the

Chr i s tmas Bunny mov ie on t e l ev i s ion . I now have a

t i ny r ea l Chr i s tmas Tree wi th tw ink l ing l i gh t s and

m in ia tu re o rnamen t s . I am s t i l l work ing on box ing

th ings up fo r s to rage .

On Channe l 5 a Me thod i s t min i s t e r ’ s s e rmo n was

 b a se d on “ P u tt in g a L it tl e L ove in Y our li f e .” He

ta lked abou t t he hom eles s and how we t end to l ook

down on them. We can ’ t unde r s t and why they can ’ t

“get i t r ight .”

Our na t ion i s cove red wi th r a in , s l ee t , snow on the

roadways . Peop le a r e s t r anded in a i rpo r t s , and the

ER ’s a r e fu ll f rom the num erous wrecks . P eop le a re

t ry ing to ge t home .

The l a s t Chr i s tmas C and le l i t a t chu rch , acco rd ing

to my f r i end Jone , was t he Love cand le . The t ex t s

were Luke 2; M atthew 1:18 24 and 1” Pe ter 2:24;

John 8:12.

Pas to r , Bugg em phas i zed Je su s was the G i f t , the

Tree and the Light .

As M ary and Joseph con t inued the i r j ou rney , t he

shephe rds i n the f i e ld were t end ing the i r f l ocks . An

Ange l o f t he Lord s tood be fo re t hem say ing , “Today ,

i s bo rn to you a Sav io r , w ho i s Chr i s t t he Lo rd . ” A

cho i r o f ange l s s ang .

The re was a b r i l li an t s t a r t he Wise M en had been

wa tch ing fo r and they came seek ing the Chr i s t ch i ld

to wor sh ip h im. The roya l house was a l so seek ing

the ch i ld fo r d i f f e r en t r ea sons .

The c i t y o f Be th l ehem i s c rowded . Eve ryone i s

the re t o be r eg i s t e r ed . Eve ry door t hey knocked on

sa id , “W e’ re fu l l . ” By now i t is obv ious t ha t Mary

had to f ind a place to give bir th . The wife of one

Innkeepe r had mercy and o f f e red them the S t ab le .

In a dim ly l i t s table , M ary gave bir th with the help

o f Joseph . They w rapped h im in swadd l ing c lo thes .

The re i s no way tha t we can know the i r t hough t s o r

the pa in o f the b i r t h . They w ere exhaus t ed . Mary

knew tha t t h i s baby wou ld save t he wor ld . J e sus

wou ld b r ing l i gh t i n to a da rk w or ld , sp read hope ,

love and hea l ing . He wou ld o f f e r Sa lva t ion to t hose

whose hea r t s were open .

W ho do you say the Savior is? Does H is gif t s t i l l

igni te a passion in your Life? Is He your breath of

l i fe?

Go ou t and ce l eb ra t e t he b i r th o f J e sus .

K O SU ---------------------------------C o n t i n u e d f r o m P a g e S 1

 b u s in e s s e s i n c lu d in g

re sou rce and o i l compa-

nies, financial institutions,

and the dead Center Fi lm

Festival.

The Fi lm Row dis t r ic t

dates back to 1907, when

entrepreneurs sold equip-

ment and suppl ies to the-

a te r owner s and o f f e red

spaces where f i lms were

s c r e e n e d b e f o r e b e in g

shown to the public. The

a r e a w a s l a r g e l y a b a n -

d o n e d f r o m t h e 1 9 6 0 s

through the 1980s.

In recent years. Fudge

has bought several of the

a r t d e c o b u i l d i n g s a n d

 b eg u n r e n o v a ti o n s li ke

“KO SU is now positioned

as an anchor institution for

Film Row," Burley said.

Today, KOSU has anten-

nas sitting atop two 1,000

foot towers near Oklahoma

C i t y a n d T u l s a . K O S U

 b ro ad cas ts c o v e r 54 ,0 00

square miles in par ts of

Oklahoma, Kansas, Arkan-

sas and M issouri. It’s the

l a rges t b roadcas t cove r-

a g e a r e a o f a n y p u b l i c

radio station in the state

with about 83,000 on air

listeners every week.

Burley said there is still

wok to be done to get the

new s tud io func t iona l ly

fully and anticipates much

of that will be completed

As we approach the New Year 2014, many individuals will

think about a New Year’s resolution to improve their lives.

These resolutions focus on the physical aspects to make our

lives better. After a few days many of these resolutions fall

along the wayside.

Our true focus should be on the spiritual. These resolutions

should not just be for a few days, but every day. We have been

 bles sed abun dan tly by the Lord on a d ail y bas is so there are

things we should do for him daily. David speaks about the

goodness of God and how we receive daily benefits.

 Bl ess ed be the Lord,

Who daily loads u s with benefits.

The God o f our salvation!  (Psalm 68:19, NKJV)

Some areas where we should resolve to give attention in our

daily lives:

• Prayer (Psalm 55:17; Luke 11:3)

• Study scnptures (Acts 17:11)

• Show concern for others (Matthew 26:55, Hebrews 3:13)

• Respect God's pattern for the family (Colossians 3:1721)

• Overcome temptation (I John 2:1517; James 4:4)

•Avoid apathy (Revelation 3:1516)

If we focus on these everyday it will help us to drawn near

to God.

If you would like to learn m ore, please contact us.

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Mailing Address P O. Box 711, Stillwater, OK 74076

Phone 405/743-2603 httpIt www stillwaterfSthstchurchofchrist com

Meeting TimesSunday Bible Classes 9.30 am

Morning Worship Service 10 30 am

Evening Worship Service 6 00 pm

Wednesday Bible Classes 7 00 pm

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ship to a pawn shop in M oore

regarding a Fender 1968

Telecaster guitar and a Les

Paul guitar — that had been

stolen in Bethany, an affidavit

said.

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 b eg u n r e n o v a ti o n s li ke

that of the Hart Building.

Fi lm Row is now home to

an ar t gal lery, screening

r o o m , s h o p s a n d o t h e r

offices.

of that will be completed

 by ne xt ye ar .

“It is kind of like build-

ing a puzz l e , ” he s a id .

“You build it one piece at

a t ime.”

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