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Kollege of Knowledge .
AARP program begins Thursday
By Virginia Burke
Kollege of Knowledge
The fun, friendship and learning
begins Oct. 7 at the Kollege of
Knowledge. Programs featuring
crafts, photography, published
authors, master gatdeners and
experts on Forsyth County will be
held at First Christian Church for six
weeks learning for residents over
age 50.
Kollege of Knowledge will run for
six successive Thursdays ending
Nov. 11. The cost is sls for up to
three classes. Special discounts are
available through Regions Bank,
515 Atlanta Road in Cumming. A
discount of $5 will be given to those
who register at the bank. Lunch is
from 12:10-1 p.m. Bring a sand
wich. Drinks and dessert will be fur
nished. For more information, call
Virginia Burke at (770) 887-4211,
or Jewel Palmer at (770) 887-5237.
Following is a list of classes for the
fall 1999 season:
Gardening
10-11 a.m.
Learn the basics of keeping a
Health department urges vaccinations against influenza for fall
By Therese Allen Vanattia
Staff Writer
Flu season is approaching. Each year, influenza is
responsible for day upon day of missed work and school,
but a few days off from work may not seem like a vaca
tion to the thousands each year who develop pneumonia
and are hospitalized as a result of the unwelcome guest.
“Influenza is a contagious and, for some, a potentially
life-threatening lung disease that can be prevented with
an annual vaccination,” says the American Lung
Association.
Marie Thompson, county nurse manager for the
Forsyth County Health Department, says that when flu
season actually starts is unpredictable. She says the virus
changes from year to year and therefore thrives in differ
ent conditions.
The best defense against the flu remains a flu shot.
Last year, the Forsyth County Health Department gave
more than 4,500 flu vaccinations. This year they will
begin inoculation on Oct. 6-8. Thompson said that this
county had not seen a really bad epidemic of flu in many
years.
" According to the American Lung Association, the com
bination of influenza and pneumonia (the most common
Complication of influenza) is the fifth leading cause of
death among Americans over 65 and the sixth leading
cause of death among all Americans.
Thompson urges everyone to be vaccinated against
influenza, but especially anyone with a chronic condition
such as diabetes or heart disease.
A new method being tested for possible prevention of
flu in the future is a nose powder. This new powder is not
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healthy garden from local master
gardeners.
Financial Planning
10-11 a.m. (First three weeks)
Instructor: John Weaver.
Wills and Estate Plans
10-11 a.m. (Last three weeks)
Instructor: D. Bottoms.
For Your Health
10-11 a.m.
Topics range from weather,
medicare, weight control and exer
cise, taught by local doctors and
officials from Baptist Medical
Center and the Forsyth County
Health Department.
Craft Sampler
11:10a.m. to 12:10p.m.
Featuring pressed flowers, origa
mi, crochet and more.
Experts on Call
11:10a.m. to 12:10p.m.
Includes conversations on Biblical
studies, intercultural communica
tions, political behavior and stress.
yet available to the public, but it has met FDA approval.
Thompson advises residents to get their shots this year
and hope for the possibility of something different in the
future.
This year, the American Lung Association and more
than 40 other health and advocacy groups have formed
the Georgia Adult Immunization Coalition to promote
flu vaccinations throughout the state. More than 1,000
health care providers in Georgia, in addition to private
physician offices, will provide influenza immunizations
this fall. Flu shots will be offered at many worksites and
community events. A Web site listing immunization sites
is available at www.gmcf.oig/lmmu-main.htm.
• • •
The American Lung Association of Geotgia offers the
following “Flu Facts” to remember as influenza season
approaches:
• High-risk groups: If you’re over the age of 65 or if
you suffer from a chronic health condition or lung dis
ease such as asthma, emphysema or chronic bronchitis,
you should get vaccinated for influenza.
• Timing is everything: The prime time to get an
influenza vaccination is between Oct. 1 and Nov. 15,
before the flu season kicks in.
• Accessibility: Influenza vaccines are available from
your private doctor, your health maintenance organiza
tion and almost anywhere you receive health care. Flu
shots are covered by Medicare and other health insurance
programs.
• Once is not enough: A person can have influenza
more than once because the virus that causes influenza
Hello Forsyth
11:10 a.m. to 12:10 p.m.
Community leaders, county agen
cies explain purpose. Includes repre
sentatives from local library,
Sheriff’s Office and Senior Center.
Art Appreciation
11:10 a.m. to 12:10 p.m.
One session each on masters
Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo,
Rembrandt, Vincent Van Gogh,
Norman Rockwell and Matisse.
Humpus Bumpus Authors
1-2 p.m.
Local authors share insight on
writing.
Photography
1-2 p.m.
Instructor: Tom Brooks.
Around Lake Lanier
7-2 p.m.
Everything you’ve ever wanted to
know about Lake Lanier, from its
significance in history to recreation
al opportunities to nearby attrac
tions.
11-SUN 12:
Hours of darkness lead to hope
September brought hurricane Floyd that danced
along the Atlantic coast with a broadside kiss of
death and destruction into Eastern North Carolina.
Riots and civil disorder came down upon East
Timor in Malaysia. Taiwan’s massive earthquake
has left the island deteriorated. Children were shot
and killed at a Wednesday night worship youth ser
vice in Texas. What in the world is happening?
Suffering, death and destruction. Have times
changed?
The gospel reading for today is the parable of the
wicked tenants in Matthew 21:33-46. This famous
parable occurs in Matthew, Mark and Luke. Jesus
arrives in Jerusalem byway of the triumphal entry.
He cleanses the temple and curses (except in Luke)
the fig tree.
The tenant farmers were people with very little
hope in Palestine in Jesus’ day. There was an
obscure law that permitted tenants to claim owner
ship of land they worked when the rightful owner
died leaving no heir. It was a long shot. By killing
the owner’s son, perhaps the tenants in the story
had a distant chance they might own the land on
which they toiled.
This parable becomes an exploration of justice,
loyalty and violence. The story portrays a dark
side of humanity. There is rejection of the
landowner and his ways, even to the point of
killing his only son. Why would the landowner
keep trying, even to the point of risking the life of
his child?
may belong to different strains of influenza “families.”
That’s why it’s important to get an annual flu shot to pro
tect yourself against the current year’s influenza virus.
• It doesn’t hurt: Most people experience little or no
reaction to the vaccine. One in four people might tem
porarily develop a swollen, red, tender area where the
shot was delivered.
The influenza vaccine cannot cause influenza. The vac
cine is not made of live viruses but inactivated ones that
have been rendered noninfectious.
For anyone at high risk, influenza is a very serious ill
ness. You may be at high risk if you:
• Have chronic lung disease such as asthma, emphyse
ma, chronic bronchitis, bronchiectasis, tuberculosis or
cystic fibrosis;
• Have heart disease;
• Have chronic kidney disease;
• Have diabetes or another chronic metabolic disorder,
• Have severe anemia;
• Have diseases or are receiving treatments that depress
immunity;
• Are residing in a nursing home or other chronic-care
facility;
• Are over 65 years of age.
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FORSYTH COUNTY NEWS Sunday, Octobr 3,ISSS I
The story is about how light pierces the dark side
of humanity with love. God’s justice, God’s penh£
tence, God’s faith in us. God’s determinatio«g
keep trying with us. It is about hope.
On this first Sunday in October many ChriSMS
traditions will celebrate worldwide communmr.
Today we can reflect on the wonder of tpc
Eucharist. /
What do we celebrate as we gather around a mnl
titude of tables this Sunday? In all our traditions
we recognize that we are not the kind of peqp|e
God has called us to be. We have failed in laijje
ways and small ways. We have rejected, turhtjd
away from our Creator, our Landowner. In all’of
our traditions we affirm that God’s grace is greater
than our greatest failure and is a gift for all of us/
The parable may seem grim. The picture of
humanity is not pretty. But it tells us that the son
who was killed in the vineyard is the cornerstone
of our faith. Goodness is stronger than evil.
It is October, the time of the harvest. God stil|
comes to us looking for love and mercy, the fruits
of the kingdom. The parable is not about some-j
body else. It’s about me. It’s about you. What more
can God do for the vineyard?
The Rev. Dr. Dwight Ogier lives in Cumming and
serves as interim associate rector of Holy Trinity
Episcopal Church in Decatur.
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Flu shots available .••
The Forsyth County Health Department
Mass Clinic will provide flu shots on the *,•«
following dates;
Wednesday, Oct. 6
8-11 a.m. and 1-4 p.m.
Thursday, Oct. 7
8-11 a.m. and 1-4 a.m.
Friday, Oct. 8
8-11 a.m. and 1-2 p.m.
For more information, contact the
Forsyth County Health Department at
(770) 781-6900.
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