From the Other Side LaFarge?s Dr. DeLine sends letter to the community Dear patients and friends: As most of you know. I?ve recently been diagnosed with prostate cancer. I decided early on that was most com- fortable sharing my experience with our community. After all. many ofyou have shared your concerns. fears. and with me for nearly 25 years (can it really have been so long??). Each of us knows that our turn must come for illness and eventually death. Denial and a sense of invincibility is nearly universal. it?s most evident in our teenagers. 1 think denial is 21 won? derful defense mechanism as long as it doesn't interfere with us accessing proper medical care with standard screening tests and evaluation of sig- ni?cant and taking good care of ourselves. Beyond that. living each day without undue concern about future health issues that may or may not occur allows us to live life fully and without undue anxiety. Since my bubble of invincibility was burst. only about two weeks ago. l?ve given considerable thought to my? options for treatment and my plans after treatment. I anticipate gaining new and fresh perspectives on what it?s like to be the patient. the view from the other side. I thought it might be interesting for you. my community. to hear from me as the experience unfolds. I?m guessing that this series of articles will be short- a few weeks- with preparations. treatment. recov- ery. back to work. (There?s that invin- cibility taking over again!) Notes from the other side- Part I It started with an awareness of my bladder. cl -- there it was- a sensation of bladder. No discomfort. After urinating. it was still there. And in a little while I need? ed to urinate again! We have a term for that- prostatism. That telltale sign nearly universal for us males in the second half of our life. But how could that be me. at age 47'? Well, that was eame aotit thatih anatomy lass . .But I never {Lt my bladder any more . than did my liver or "my lungs. But live years ago. Gone are the days of writing our names in the snow. that age-old pleasure of young boys. After a couple of years of that. I made that decision. so difficult for us middle-aged males. decrded to to get a checkup. Ann had been encouraging me for years. I knew better. of course. "No necessary screening tests for male under age i had a physical before entering medical school in l976 (mandatory). Over the next 25 years i had seen a doctor two or three times. Blood tests. including PSA. and a physical at age 49. ?Do you have this. do you have that?" "No. no. Just incomplete bladder emptying and Heartburn." "How often do you have heartburn?" ?Every day. every night." ?Do you take anything? Zantax. Pep- cid??" ?No- a little Maalox some- times." ?You should take something. Return in one year." Two years later when returned. that same story. Up once or twice a night to urinate. heartburn every day. I felt fine. PSA still normal. ?You should taking something for the heart- burn. You should have a colonoscopy.? And come back in one year." Whatev- er. these doctors are a neurotic lot. When I returned in the fall of 2005. the story was the same. but this time I was a little nervous. 'My PSA was starting to rise. 1 had had three years of urinary My father had had a radical prostatectomy for prostate cancer at age 53. The doctor reassured me. ?But how about that colonoseopy?? haven?t had one." ?How about your heartburn?" don't take anything." ?Well, maybe you should have your esophagus checked with ascope (upper endoscopy) burn." So I took a pill for heartbdin. Amazing! after 25 myears'of. headlampW it went away! And before my sched-l uled 2006 checkup. (just before). I had the eolonoscopy. Normal. However, my PSA was still rising. I'd been thinking about prostate cancer for sev- eral years already. I knew I needed to be biopsied. -To be continued Local responders attend weapons Richland 1 junior team Holstein Convention quiz The 200'! Wisconsin Junior Hol- stein Convention was held Jan. 5-7. 3007. at Fond du Lac. Approximately 550 Juniors and chuperones arrived on Friday for edu- cational dairy experiences. meeting other kids with the same interests and having some fun. Richland County took three dairy quiz howl teams. Two junior teams and one senior team. The dairy quiz bowl competition covers feeds tit feeding. nutrition. herd health. milk- ing profitability. calf care. WHA his- tory and general agricultural statistic The quit. consists of two phases. Phase one is 12 questions directed individually to the team members. Phase two is l6 toss up questions that are awarded to whichever team mem- ber huzzes in first. This phase is worth [5 points for every correct answer a minus 10 points for each incorrect answer. The senior team consisted of cap- tain. Brad Solchenberger. son of John and Margo Solchenberger oi" Cazen? . ovia: and team members Shi Lurvey. daughter of Tom and Mar Lurvey. Lone Rock: Kepler daughter of Lonnie and Dana Kepler of Viola. and Tyler Moore. son of Neal and Amy Moore. Lone Rock. The seniors competed on Saturday and completed ?ve rounds of play. Our Richland junior team consisted of captain Josh Joseph. son of Jeff and Gloria Joseph of Viola. and team members Devin Kepler. son of Lonnie and Dana Kepler ot' Viola: Heidi Solchenberger. daughter of John and Margo Solchenberger of Cdzenovia: and Scott Eberle son of Kevin and Janeen Eberle of Lone Rock. The Richland I team competed on Frida and completed live rounds. of n" .1Wteiamsa' conSISted of captain Cody Jtirnp son of Jet! and Connie Jump at Richland Center. and team members Julie Eber- le. daughter of Kevin and Janeen Eberle of Lone Rock: Sierra Lurvey. daughter of Tom and Mary Lurvey of Lane Rock; Jacob Joseph. son of Jeff and Gloria Joseph of Viola. and Jere- my Moore. son of Neal and Amy Moore of Lone Rock. This team com- pleted three rounds of play and met all of their objectives for the competition resulting in personal success for the Tl CHURCH rake St.. Viola Sannon - 627-2025 iy worship service clay focused prayer ENT BAPTIST CHURCH rio on Highway 33 chael T. Gjefle ily worship service Church school CHURCH ark - Eff-1443 home hone 527-1910 3y worship service HURCH OF CHRIST I Frank - 625-4266 Praise service day worship service IHURCH OF CHRIST irenz. Minister iy worship service tunday school HERAN CHURCH wn - 629-5615 garet Hoversten orship service ED LUTHERAN CHURCH trove - 6246212 -garet Hoversten ay worship service CHURCH OF CHRIST -hnson, Minister Sunday school day worship service EGATIONAL CHURCH High. Hillsboro Ionald A. Ehter nday church radio WVRO 1360 AM day worship service lay children's church stian worship, all ages 76m ime iwn, Wisconsin From the Other Side" LaFarge?s Dr. DeLine sends letter to the community l?art ll sax-i that PSA. thought. "i hto'c pi?thtatc canccr. What \\1ll i do now?" About too ago. I had rcad tut about "rohot assisted prostaiCc- tours." a brand ncw. lush pro. ccdurc for prostate cancer. it had been on my mind since then. Whilc \tatcht'ul uniting or radiation therapy might be appropriate for an older man. i knew most middle-aged men with prostate cancer die of their disease ilnot cured by surgery. This is not true for older mcn. So I knew that if my biopsies showed cancer. I would have a radical prostatectomy. I did 'a literature review and found that robot-assisted prostatectomy is being done at more and more places and is rapidly gaining favor. Clearly, the side effects of surgery are less (less bleeding. 'less hospital time. faster recovery. and less incontinence and loss of sexual function). Of course. cure rates following the new surgery are less certain. The ?rst procedures were done in the year 'y 2000. By 2001. only about 100 proce- durcs were clone in the world (90 per. cent at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit). Since then the procedure has been done more and more frequently- and centers are opening all across the country including at University Hos- pital. Mayo Clinic. Lutheran Hospital. and Marshl'icld Clinic. Curc ratcs following prmtulc caritcr' surgery arc usually mcasurcd at 5-. IO-. 15-. and 30-year For this proccdtirc. only a l'cu years of tol- lou-up arc available. So far. the sill- t-ival arc supcrimposahlc dccisiou was madc. 12' m5. biopsies positiw. I would haxc tlic ncu robotic procedure. I would greater uncertainty about long-tcrm outcome for a less invasive procedure with less side {would [bc :1th to jog again??). As 1 studied the procedure. it was evident that the Henry Ford Hospital had much more experience than any- where in the world. Since the proce- dure is new and technically demand- ing. I decided to go to an institution with extensive experience- the Henry Ford Hospital. They've now done sev- eral thousand of these procedures and use the procedure for nearly all patients that are treated surgically. My belief is that in the next two to three years the robotic procedure will replace the standard open procedure. and most local programs will have enough experience to do it well. My father was in the hospital for seven days after his I would be dis- charged day after my surgery (though with a urinary catheter for a week). To be continued AWTON ibRARy ookour Rim l-l, [thorium Friends of the Library hosting open house Page Turners is reading Goodman?s Intuition. which was . on Best Sellers list for several This novel about science and poli- tics will be discussed on Wednesday. Feb. 7. at 6:30 pm. at the library. Copies are once again available at the library. Telecirc. a service from the LaCrosse Library. is now in effect for Lawton Memorial Library patrons. Library users will be receiving phone calls to noti- Radon test kits available at Vernon County Health Dept. Radon is a radioactixc gas that comcs from the natural dcca} oi ura- nium. which is found in nearly all soils. Radon Iypicall} motcs? up through the ground to the an chow and gets into homes through cracks and other holes in the foundation The radon gas can be trapped inside home where it can build up. Any home can have a radon prohlcmuncw homes. old homes. homes with or without a basement. drafty homes. and well-scaled homes. The surgeon general has wamcd that radon is the second leading cause of lung cancer in the United States. second only to smoking. Past testing in southwest Wisconsin has shown that up to 30 percent of homes have elevated radon levels. Testing is the only way to know what the radon level is in your home. Test kits are available free of charge through the Vernon County Health Department. E7410 CTH BB. Viro- qua. WI. Making repairs to eliminate radon gas can be simple and affordable. A typical radon problem can be solved for less than The radon reme- diation industry is well regulated and ?nding competent assistance should be easy. Call the Vernon County Health Department to locate quali?ed contractors in your area. For more information. call the Ver- non County Health Department at (608) 637-5251 or toll free at 1-888- low-radon. Viola Food Pantry notice Food for families in need will be available this Saturday. Jan. 27. at the Viola United Methodist Church. from [0 am. to noon. Anyone 13hr: nominations for supervisor south. Steve Geary was nominated by Ken Continued on page 7 From the Other Side LaFarge?s Dr. DeLine sends letter to the community Part Trying to get an appointment for myselfuwas "After the interminable artificial voice prompts. I got a human on the line. would like to talk to a doctor specializing in robotic surgery for prostate cancer. I need to discuss a patient to he referred to your center." ?l'm sorry. but i can't get a doctor to speak with you but I can .gei an appointment. What's the patients name?" ?Well. l_iust talk to the doctor?" I wanted to he sure that could get a consultation: then il? I needed biopsy. hate it done on the same trip. We went back and forth. and i couldn't seem to speak to any- one beyond the telephone answerer. A day or two later 1 tried again. This time after some discussion and sever- al transfers I reached Arleeta. the urol- ogy "patient advocate." I said. "Well. actually. the patient is me." somewhat sheepishly. Thank God for Arlcetaf knew the scoop? what needed to be donc for the to have a prostate biopsy. She arranged for us to stay titer-night in an apartment next to the hospital? took care of everything. I asked Arleeta at one point. ?Will I get to talk to the urologist in addition to the biopsy?" She replied. ?Of course. I wouldn't do that to m! You'll have time for a consultation as well." Now I had a week or two to wait. I wondered whether the biopsy would be like my father had described in a way only he could. ?It's like getting kicked in the ass by a horse." Great. I wasn't worried When my paperwork arrived. I had two appoint- ment cards. One for urology consulta- tion. the other for prostate biopsy. both at 21 pm. I thought that was a lit- tle odd. The urologist was running late. The nurse made me "comfortable.? When the urologist arrived. I was lying naked from the waist down and on my left side. I asked. ?Will I get to ask you a few questions?" He replied. "Of course. I'll be working here for a little while? ask me anything you like." Some consultation. The biopsy really wasn?t that bad. A little like a cap gun in the rectum? bang. Six times on the toil. six times on the right. Very little discomfort though. I did get my three questions answered. rather brie?y. What did I expect? He was a surgeon after all. and a plumber at that: action oriented- not too inclined to a lot of discussion I know a little about surgeons. so I wasn't surprised or disappointed e_iust a little amusedl. The urologist thought the right side of the prostate felt a little irregular. but the ultrasound test. done before the biopSies. looked normal to him. We returned home Dec. 23 to the children?s arrival for Christmas break. Then our little "dumpling" Alejandra arrived on the That's it hen we enjoyed our Christmas! Back to work and busy. I began to think how silly it was to go through all that t'uss? biop- sies. going to Detroit. Probably every? thing is normal. I called one week later to get the biopsy results. .Jtrleeta said that she couldn't gix'c me the results? that had to come from the doctor. i thought that a as a little strange. short while later the urologist called back. "I'm sorry to tell you. but three out of six biopsies on the right were positive for cancer." Even though I was suspecting that. still it was surprising when I was actuv ally told 1 had prostate cancer. I was in the middle of seeing patients? Friday afternoon? and went ahead and tin- ished up. I felt calm. con?dent. and pleased that I had gone through the bother of testing. The next step was clear. I called Arleeta back to set up my appointment with the surgeon. It was a different urologist. He does exclusively surgery tprostate and kidney cancerl? doesn't even do prostate biopsies. I asked whether this surgeon was experienced in this procedure. "Experienced." she replied. "He?s THE man.? it turns out that he's the originator of the tech- nique and has done over 2.000 robot- assisted prostatectomies. To be continued un. ualu a ?any us ulu II?qun Additionally. a collection of vintage candy boxes. dating from the 19205- 405. is on loan from Julie Roberts. A collection of letters written by Henry Sime to his young bride. Lottie. during World War II and a true Readstown love story from 1910 make interesting reading. The Valentine exhibit will remain in place through the month of February, Stop in and see how many of the "courting couples" you can correctly identify. If you have a photo of a courting couple that you wish to . a 150 YEARS -- The Viroq Just a few of the Museum. contribute. you may i museum or yoa may the RAHS members. The Readstown ua Masonic Lodge #84 installation of its officers. Family. friends. and goes From left to right, Brian Ewing- senior stewart, Jot district deputy, William Krueger- senior warden, N. worshiptul master, Larry Stegal- senior deacon. Si deacon, Bryon Lawrence- chaplain, Marlowe Nels Eklov- titer, Jerry Matson- secretary/treasurer. (Co Notice of Kindergarten Kickapoo Area Schoo Kickapoo Area Schools will be having Fl Kindergarten screening on Thursday, Februa day, February 9, 2007. If you have a child three years old or older by June 1, 2007, pl: school at 627-0107 for an appointment. .. 2'3. wuss eflectton to ongoing problem in Denver oer cities-in the West. he'- population of [as Vegas. was .30 The remote desert . uplty was Inhabited by only a itonmm, insulin. and antibiotics beendasooveredyet. . :Otch- cues-spam} punks, :1 beer, andteedteahadn t. been ed?. here was. no Mother .s Day or he in adults couldn?t wtite. Gnly??'percent ofall l. lanyaana, hereto, and morphine. all availahlfeme?he 'celm!er- at rI drugstores According to one racist ?Herein clears the lesion gives buoyancy to the regulates the stomach and the ls. and is, in fact a perfect tan of health Zoos-Cola contained cocaine rd of caffeine. *un?ch card data processing had tly - been'developei' and early cessors of?the modern computer used for the ?rst time by the ntnent to helpc0mpile the 1900 l5 8 pertinent of households in the- had at least one full-time servant. - to the commtimty . I families - PartIV During for thebiopsy. wewesegreetedsatnea?y every turn by Af?ne?Americans from cab drivers to recepuomsts (including my Spemal helperAdeeta) to nurses. as- well as 'thI'e'I doctor who didrny prostate biopSy; A diverse and complete AfncanAntertcan rmddie class. friendly and remitting ne'ev?ry turn to us ?Icounny- humplons. We didn?tltnow quite liowtorespondto" beingfussedoverso was aghastwhenheopdnedthedoor for Ann and she slipped tn. then Iquicke lyI hopped over-the center seesaw sit on the opposite 'w - . in {319 the door fer me. [Villas a'lrt?e?sti?? there tor my medical procedure and all. while Ann was engaging and friendly and quickly enamored herself to all By the end of each interaction, we heard about ?ietr fanultes; by Anne questions and Wm" them. On severaloccasms big-I hogs were dished but- to Ann {to the sec- ondarifyl) with hashes-for good luck Immwm?e? 'by by Annscuriosity andmn?hmward them. Ourmponlan; Whadbwn for team.- Theconsultwasatthe corpo? rate headquarters? of Vamltun lasti- mfoerstateSargeryW?and- pita! ?l?heconsnhahonsmtewasede? huge ?sh tank are. exhen- Isive rename We were greeted tn the lyobb by who "escon- -- I Therewere memwraedto being waited. on. tense-appealing men with their dis- I desserts appearing. wives One of the men (a doctor. I believe) asked to See ?thefacmhes, lassumedthesurgeal suite where the surgery.- Was per- formed Weweremaweofthesm- 'Hehadplanned, . mutatingtheet?crency Webmas- with titles like ?VlFTeamManager. VIPConcrerge andu. . IVlPLiaisnrt, in addtnonto the more expected nurse. PA. and doctors ?re the; lobby gave her card. 311de feLanyooncems' She'- Warned wemmabacktotheapamnem Clemfy. most of. melt ?clients? get notbywalkmgonthemlwender. what?ctey?dpaytoheaslnekyasns? tit'ulasenr ?innate."- To be eonhnned From the Other Side- Part LaFarge?s Dr. DeLine sends letter to the community Prior to surgery. I had received a DVD showing an example of the pro- cedure performed by a former fellow from Detroit. Just as We seen so often with removal of the gallbladder laparoscopically. the view through the scope is far superior to that with a standard approach. It was also evident that though the procedure is done through small ports (six. in all). it is truly a "radical prostatectomy." The? prostate and enclosed urethra (urine tube) is completely removed. cutting across the neck of the bladder. Then the urethra is reconnected to the blad- der (sewn over a_ catheter as support). Much dissection is done. the surgeon directing the robotic arms to carefully free up the tissue here. cut there._cau- terize there. to achieve an optimal resection. sparing critical structures so close by. It occurred to me about two weeks before surgery that it! got a cold. my surgery would be cancelled or delayed. messing up the carefully organized schedule at the clinic. our apartment rental dates. and our per- sonal schedule. I was even busier than usual for two weeks before leaving. multiple middle of the night deliveries in addition to the usual schedule. Realizing that I usually get sick only when sleep deprived. I tried hard to nap after being up through the night. I was particularly careful at the of?ce to minimize my exposures. By Friday evening. Feb. 4. my office desk was clean (a rare event) and everything arranged at home. We left Saturday on that cold weekend. leaving Mike and our dear Alejandra to "hold down the fort." We stopped on the way to visit Ben and Patrick. then stayedthe night in DeKalb, 111., and visited with our Myra. Sunday. we made the last six hours of the driveuto . was 111' dif?cult by lake- el?fect snow just as we entered Michi- gan. with blowing snow and poor vis- ibility. We saw about 20 cars the road. We arrived about 6 pm. Sunday at our apartment next to the Henry Ford Hospital. 1 had Clear liquids through the day and was just in time for the minor "bowel prep" before sur- gery. Monday. Feb. 5- surgery day. in spite of my efforts at inner calm. I felt a little nervous. The surgery prep area was like a large city hospital with patients everywhere separated by cur- liquids. though nothing took away that terrible dryness in my mouth that last- ed 24 hours or so. Then the hiccups began. They started around 5 pm. and continued. At ?rst it wasn?t too bad. that juggling of the abdomen. As the hours wore on. it made me feel rather miserable. When I mentioned it to staff. theydidn't seem too concerned. answering with trite comments like used to get hic- cups when was a kid." "have you tried holding your breath?." "how about a teaSpoon of sugar?" lthought. "You sound like my mom. not my nurse." I didn't have my watch but with my interest in numbers, I once every 8 seconds; that's 7 times per minute, 420.. times per hour. No wonder I have more drainage from my drainage site than the other patients- none of whom by the way had hiccups which irritated me more. By about 8 pm. we realized Ann hadn?t called anyone to let them know that I survived surgery. I encouraged her to leave and come back in the mofning. It wasn't necessary for her to stay just to watch me hiccup. was up walking several times. The nurse had to disconnect my inflationide?ation calk wraps (for prevention of blood clots) and get my catheter and 1V lines organized. then 1 could make my laps on my own. At 11:30 pm. the hiccups were ongoing and II was miserable. 1 real- ized that my leg hadn?t been recon? nected after my last walk- that was 1/2 hour ago. Then I heard loud talking in the hallway sounding almost like. someone was upset. Then 1 heard a response and banter back and forth. I realized they were just "jiving" out there. I wasn't pleased. I called for the nurse to reconnect my calf wraps and told her I thought that the loud talk Lt. the 1.. realiz- ing my hiccups were gone. I smiled. rolled to my side. and rested comfort: ably. After about an hour. I had to drink- my mouth felt like a cardboard box. But I had this terrible feeling- ifl have one sip. my hiccups will return. Indeed they did. i remembered read- ing about a man who had hiccups for 28? years. I thought "surely that will be I took a sleeping pill and I slept for four hours (as far as i know with- out hiccups). At 4 pm. they returned. I got up to walk more. Ann returned a little later NINTH ANNUAL NWTF BANQUET HELD For the ninth year in a row. Rockton Bar has been the place for the annual Flockton' Chapter National Wild Turkey Federation Banquet. A short meeting preceded the evening, Which was followed by dinner, door prizes, and live auction. Above, committee members, from left to right, Al Fish. Flandy Heisel. and Barry Donovan ready for raffles. At right. regional director Charlie Burke, left, chides with Gene Cary, right,'who donated his services as auctioneer. Below, Dean Hamilton and Jodi Myers. far right, ready items for auction. (Bonnie Howell-Sherman photos) to "hold down the fort." We stopped on the way to visit Ben and Patrick. then stayed the night in DeKalb. 111.. and visited with our Myra. Sunday. we made the last six hours of the drive to ?Wooten. use: should have 'been?ar't' easy trip was made difficult by lake? effect snow just as we entered Michi- gan. with blowing snow and poor V15- ihility. We saw about 20 cars oh? the road. We arrived about 6 pm. Sunday at our apartment next to the Henry Ford Hospital. 1 had clear liquids through the day and was just in time for the minor "bowel prep" before sur? gery. Monday. Feb. 5- surgery day. In spite of my efforts at inner calm. i felt a little nervous. The surgery prep area was like a large city hospital with patients everywhere separated by cur- tains. Then what seemed like endless waiting. The same questions by differ- ent people going from room to room. Two attempts for the successful 1V- not bad 1 thought. Mme waiting. Shaved from the nipple line down. even the front of the thighs (all quite routine to the worker). 1 would appre- ciate the shaving more later when bandages covered most of my abdomen. More waiting. Several times I was told ?it'll be around 20 minutes now." Finally. a nice chat with anesthesia. Half of our time was spent discussing my winter jogging. "How do you keep your hands Then i remember them say- ing "breathe in this oxygen.? it didn't SMELL like When I awoke. was in recovery. Ann was there and also my nurse. Sholla. a sweet young woman from Nigeria. 1 kept asking. "Should 1 get up now for a walk?" They laughed and suggested that 1 wake up first. Finally. they agreed. 1 took a couple ot' pain pills first. thinking that it would be miserablc- twisting. sitting up. then standing. To my surprise the pain was brief and hopped right up. Whoa. whoa. was told. Are you dizzy? i decided that if it was no worse than that. 1 would avoid narcotics and stick with Tylenol and Ibuprofen. 1 had a wonderful supper of jello and more l?ttbpunac cum realized they were just "jiving" out there. I wasn't pleased. I called for the nurse to reconnect my calf wraps and told her I thought that the loud talk was inappropriate; She left. closing the door. 1 suddenly realiz- ing my hiccups were gone. 1 smiled. rolled to my side. and rested comfort~ ably. After about an hour 1 had to drink- my mouth felt like a cardboard box. But 1 had this terrible t'eeling- ifl have one sip. my hiccups will return. indeed they did. 1 remembered read? ing about a man who had hiccups for 38 years. I thought "surely that will be me." 1 took a sleeping pill and 1 slept for four hours :as far as 1 know with- out hiccupsl. At 4 pm. they returned. 1 got up to walk more. Ann returned a little later to find me in the hall walking. hiccup- ing. Cheery nurses. fresh in the mom- ing. "Have you tried holding your breath?? A delightful breakfast of jello and clear liquids. No thanks. "Drink plenty of fluids." My belly already feels like a balloon. just what 1 need for my hiccups. ln spite of myself. my spells of hiccups began to stop. at least for periods of time. Discussions about discharge. ?You have quite a bit of drainage." 1 wonder why. All of as men with our urine bags were walking in the hall. one trying to look more machismo than the nest- standing straighter. walking faster tme hiccuping?]. At our group ?discharge instructions" meeting. men with urine bags and wives looking anxious. we watched the slide show explaining what work our tubing. day bag. night bag. etc. Then a slide appeared showing two kinds of fruit. a grapefruit and a cantaloupe. "Your scro? tum may swell this much {grapefruit} or occasionally this much (cantaloupe). This is a normal part of the healing process." Men with wide eyes thinking. "Oh my god. ill need two assistants to walk." l'rn pleased to report that I can walk unassisted- day five. in Spite of my excess drainage and disinclination to drink. 1 was discharged the day after surgery to our apartment. To be continued LaFarge School Board to dis investments, bleachers, co-o The regular school board meeting of the School District of LaFarge will meet at 7 pm. on Feb. 19. 300?. in the high school libraryi. Agenda items: - Choice of treasurer - investment policy 0 Bleacher improvements Appointments to Kickapoo Re- serve Board - Co-op programs with Youth Initia- tive High School Changes board policy bi CESA repi tee. 2007-08 revenue contrc - Motion to sion to discu: childhood tea 2007'; improv tionary teach: and parental dent. an? -- . van. we ONLY PECUL SMALL PARTS LEATHER JACKETS, CHAPS Vesrs? aze Dainttiall Diarers we have Gas Diamond Dealer for McDermi ODD FELLA CYCLE 8t POWER 216 West Commercial St., Viola (608) 627-2301 or cell phone (608) w: Ladle 2? my church radio VRO 1360 AM worship service children's church in worship, all ages l, Wisconsin ry Lane loin Public Library and herds. Prizes the basis of he animal and the was shown. Viola News 2b. 21, 1957 Gun Club will ting Thursday. Feb. .t the Legion Hall. :ry Division man Iation Department :ive an informative i of a trout pond. It club to start a trout interested mem- -resent. Also on the are reports from 1nd Vernon county raising of pheas- opic of discussion. my ideas as to this attend. Viola News b. 18, 1982 ch. 6, Kickapoo -d the Ridge and Tournament. The Kickapoo. Seneca. yford. Ithaca. and received one first, thirds, and two I's Ray Molina 98 lbs, Max Car- I 12 lbs., Art Lan? lbs.. Jim Scoville i lbs., Steve Burch lbs., Bob Strait 5 lbs. and Kevin at 155 lbs. Kick- verall. with North t. and Hills Epitaph 5. l930. he married Audrey Williams at Winona, Minn. They lived and farmed'in the area known as Camp Creek until they moved to Viola in I962. Byron enjoyed fishing and hunting. He especially enjoyed hunting morel mushrooms and kept several of his friends well supplied. In August of 2005, Byron and Audrey moved to Vernon Manor. and celebrated their 75th wedding Foley, and Joe (Shirley) of LaFarge; one daughter. Catherine (Gene) Harris of Viola; 12 grandchildren: 24 great- grandchildren; four step?great- grandchildren; seven great-great- grandchildren: one brother. Robert (Jessie) Kinsey; one sister?in-Iaw. lone Williams; and nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his .. a- .. unuuta. sister-in- law, uLela (Williams. Ewing) and husband Arthur. two grandchildren; one great-grandchild; and nieces and nephews. A memorial service will be held at a later date. The Vosseteig Funeral Home?s Henthorn Memorial Center of Viola is serving the family. Blessed be the memory of Byron Elmer Kinsey. Epitaph-News- LaFarge. Viola and Readsrown. Wis. Feb. 22. 2007 li??u?n-Zf rI-?il" LaFarges Dr. DeLine returns From the Other Slde PartVI Even though my hospital stay was short. I was SO glad to get out! Back and forth I walked in that apartment. urine bag property attached (usually). I felt like one of those polar bears in the 200. I was so excited to eat a little soft food. Ann had to watch me closely ?Now take your time. just a lit- My hiccups receded gradually that day. At 48 hours poster: I felt so good! I started to think about the treadmill downstairs it was quite cold and snowy. not very? amenable to walking outside. Enjoying some food. not too much pain. Then the gas began. By that evening I wasn?t look- ing so chipper and de?nitely not thinking about any treadmill! That lasted 12 hours or so then slowly resolv'ed as normal bowel function started to return. Ann had homemade soups from home. baked fresh bread so many special efforts to make our little place homey. Lots of sit-down activities like books. puzzles. stamps. videos. Prob- lem was I couldn?t (and still can?t!) sit too well. But with my polar bear pac- ing and creative postures. all the while. repositioning the catheter (ouch! eekl), we got along and the days slow- ly passed by. Myra got out of school for a quick ?ightgo Detroit. It was a nice treat in the middle of our stay. She brought the kids game ?Opera? tion" to play. We made an attempt to get out of the apartment to Barnes and Noble's at the Wayne State University about a mile from.the apartment; we took the car. But l'wasn?t much com- pany. rather miserable. fo?rgot some of my leg bag attachments (OUCH. EEKI). She returned Saturday morn- ing to her studies. Just two more days till catheter out! As before. Ann seemed always to notice other's needs in addition to mine. One morning she heard one of the cleaning ladies talking to a co- worker. She had missed her breakfast that morning. was drinking coffee and feeling rather sick and miserable. Ann returned to the apartment. fixed up some scrambled eggs and English muf?ns. and brought the Continued on page 7 er? Lord." order to worship Amen." in our climate controlled church. Phone: Excuses Why People Don't Come to Church "It is not safe with all the cold, snow 8! ice" y-Excuse 583 I thought Kickopoogions were supposed to be tough even when it comes to winter. Especially this time ofthe year every? one iust wants winter to be over. Don't you know there are more dangerous places on Sunday morning than church in this weath~ I see people every day going to work, going shopping or iust driving downtown in the worst snowstorms just to see who's there or if they can make It. If we have to work in 30 below weather we freeze and complain, but we go anyway. Why? Because we are earning a wage. Did yOu know the Bible says in Romans 6:23 we also earn a wage. "When people sin, they earn what sin pays death. But God gives us a free gift - life forever in Christ Jesus our We're all friends, can I be honest with you? Just coming to church will not make you right with God or get you to Heaven. It Is coming to Jesus Christ and making Him Lord 8.. Savior that will get you to Heaven. If you've truly have made this decision then you will want to come to church to be with other believers. You will wontto come to church no matter what the weather is in Pray this prayer right now wherever you're reading this: "Heavenly Father Lord Jesus, I have been earning the wages of death by living my life against your ways. Right now I wont to change that though. I ask for your forgiveness. I ask you Lord Jesus Into my heart believe that you are Lord above all things. I believe In my heart Speak with my lips that you died for me and paid the price to rescue me with your blood on the cross. Today Lord I am accepting your free gift committing my llfe to you in exchange for eternal life and to be a servant In Christ. if you just proved this prayer and you want a di?erent way of life then call me so we can talk more about your decision. The alternative forecast is "Hotter Than Hell. I'll see you this Sunday LaFarge Free Methodist Church Pastor Mark Phillips 214 8. Cherry Street 625-4197 or 625?6242 Fuel macera- - :45: - Submitted by Mary Joint-ion.- amiiy Consumer Educator LaFarge FCCIA Adviser and I 3 large turnout r15"- at] who came in. Volunteer worker's were Served-yi? Watl' e; IKareri Liebetrau. -Donr,1'a_ Be aldelongorah hvedfon - atrr 2,4 - ?Miranda Parker Dakota Ctermont ?arid Rebecca Sch?cht (Contributed photo) bett,Rael1etGudgeon Back goth orgnseompleteness depends onwhatrtwas trast into your bladder to make? it nice and f?111.- .you? re from W151:0n? sin. what part? We traveled there 0nce..?1ust take the pictures, 121151,. before my bladder blasts!- _No leakage. Lo'ts ofquestions. _Thenthe part] was waiting for- anxiously,me iittlc fear- fuityr catheter out. .__M15'erable but 1311121. To my"- great surprise, 1 had .. b1 - ?Hope?illy I can sit better by then!__ Well. I hopeyou have emoyed 1:11y Notes From _the Other Side! I've enjoyed them; I haveeso 111111311 to hethankful ft'ir; the goat! onto me: gentle people oi Detrmt and; Henry 501d Hospital;- the support of- Kyle Bakkum and staff at Vernon Memori- _al; De RoterLDr and the hotdmg'down the '1 831121111 the good wishes and were .1?5-4 . andmy' .: Monday in case of problems . - '1 after the Catheter' IS 0111 mandam? .. ed waiting until ch?esday. But Tues-.r. day 3.111.. no show; we decided to?? Quickly pack and start home antici? .Chicago. lwasnt?letodnve -so that {the last ?ve hours in heavy snow) 'Ann wanted to step (between Rockford and Chicago). I was getting ?Random: My: if;- you just relax andterme drive {or awhile. ?No. no. no!? in Spite of my - IOgical negotiating and reasoning. she wasntgomgtoagree'ltwasgemng. dark. carsoff?iecxmwayhereand- ., For adtaage 111mm 115: pating snow got 1'00 heavy; We got 211 the fmtahfeaadsafc?ommysetf the snow started.-= Then nwas a long .