This doctor spent years studying a disease he didn t know he had
A Halifax doctor who researched Parkinson s disease for years before realizing he had the condition says his own experience shows how difficult it can be to catch early signs of the disease.
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Birthdays this week: Ruthann Lewis, Cy Morris, Brady Pickerell, Kathi Petelle, Karen Lee, Cailee Bryant Krieger, Beth Bassler, Mic Johnson, Becky Samson, Michelle Dawson, Dylan Rivers, Joslynn Beneke, Gail Eby Sease, Chelsea Lynn Stewart, Madison Feix and Bob Quinn.
Anniversaries this week: Mikel and Jackie Wellman, Hank and Tami Habekost.
Turkey Shoot, Twin Valley Rod and Gun Club
Twin Valley Rod and Gun Club is sponsoring a Turkey Shoot at 1 p.m. each Sunday from March 15 through April 18, except on Easter. The public is welcome, and there is a lunch stand in the Clubhouse. Visit: www.tvrgclub.org, contact H.K. Steiner at 232-4504, Curtis Early at 533-3226 or Paul Price at 248-1083.
The Manor
After years of planning and a $4.75 million capital grant from the Provincial Government, the construction on The Manor at Whitecourt Downtown South is officially underway. On Friday, February 5, Greg Christenson, president of the Christenson Group of Companies, alongside Mayor Chichak, Mayor Burrows, MLA Martin Long and Minister of Senior’s and Housing for Alberta Josephine Pon, kicked off the long-awaited project.
The Manor is an urban village for residents to age-in-place rather than forcing them to move away from loved ones to receive care. “We find that there’s a need for couples to stay together. Often, they call it divorce by nursing home. Somebody in a couple will age more rapidly than the other spouse, so, sadly, they are broken up, and one has to go, if not to another building, but sometimes to another community,” explained Greg Christenson. Due to this sad reality, Christenson Group of Companies are focused on creating a building that allow
According to the police prosecution, Jess-Hunter first came to the attention of police at the Zillmere train station at 2.10pm on December 8, when he was observed to be urinating from the platform onto the train tracks. Police questioned Jess-Hunter, who refused to give his real name or address and appeared to be under the influence of an illegal substance. Jess-Hunter was forcibly arrested and escorted into the lift, where he proceeded to launch his body back into the officers, knocking them to the ground. During the scuffle, that continued out onto the bridge, an officer sustained injuries to his right ankle, right wrist, bruised his right shoulder and sustained cuts to his left arm.