keystone stillwater journal 12-25-13
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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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Morning Worship Service 10 30 am
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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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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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