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Griswold News
By Laurel Liddell
Griswold Optimist Club met Friday, Oct. 17 with 24 members present for the breakfast meeting. President Fred Hildebrandt conducted the meeting, with Joe Rush giving an invocation. Quotes of the day were given by Joe Sponsler and Joy Smith.
Jim and Joy Smith were in charge of the program. Jim gave the program on “Growth in Health: Multiple Sclerosis.” A lot of people do not know what Multiple Sclerosis is or how it affects the person who has it. Jim was first diagnosed with MS about 20 years ago. Even the doctors didn’t seem to know much about the disease. Jim’s MS began for him with numbness in his foot, which gradually went up his leg. When the numbness went into his hand, it was getting serious for him. He had to do things by sight instead of feel. When Jim was finally diagnosed with MS, it was a very scary blow. MS is a cronic, long lasting disease for which there is no known cure. The most commonly performed laboratory tests are the MRI scan to create an image of the brain and spinal cord. The disease affects the white matter in the central nervous system and affects more than 400,000 people in North America. The disease usually starts between the ages of 20 and 40 and affects more women than men. In spite of a great deal of research, the cause of the disease is not known. It is known that environment may be a factor and MS is hereditary to a limited extent. Balance or coordination is affected, which makes walking look like a person is drunk and holding a pen to write is difficult.
There are treatments for the underlying course of MS, which act to regulate the immune system. These are given by injections every other day or weekly. The injections are very expensive. Jim gives himself the shots.
On Tuesday, Oct. 21, there will be a board meeting at the Methodist Church beginning at 6:30 p.m. Raymond Butt will have the program on Oct. 24 and Dort Croxell will receive the free breakfast.
Chapter GL P.E.O.
Chapter GL of the PEO Sisterhood met at the Creighton Retreat Center on Saturday, Oct. 18 for a salad luncheon with 24 members and three guests present. Hostesses were Julie Adams and Jan Frazier. A welcome was given my Jean Teitz. A PEO table prayer was given by Shiona Putnam.
A Founder’s Day program was performed as a skit titled “Seven Together” by Lila Hoogevenn, Julie Adams, Shiona Putnam, JoBeth Reynolds, Jan Frazier, Shirley Whiley, Robin Drake, and Donna Reimers.
The next meeting will be held Monday evening, Oct. 27 at 7 p.m. with Joy Smith and Lynn Peterson as hostesses.
Esther Frazier spent the weekend of Oct. 10 with the Mick and Judy Guttau family at Treynor and attended her great-grandson’s football game at Council Bluffs on Saturday.
Betty Molander of Swedesburg visited Saturday, Oct. 18 to Wednesday, Oct. 22 in the home of Rosemary Broderius. Jenny Witt visited at Rosemary’s en route home from Milwaukee Thursday and overnight. She spent the weekend with her parents in Omaha and Betty and Rosemary joined Jenny, Rich, and Sylvia Witt, Peter Jedruski, Paul and Melissa Jedruscki for supper Friday night at Applebee’s in Council Bluffs.
Marj Sothman and Merle Johnston had breakfast with Robin Johnston in Omaha on Friday. Sunday visitors at Marj and Merle’s home were Rock and David Johnston, and Heather Graves and her mother Lynnette Anthony, all of Omaha. All had brunch at Dusty’s Place.
Esther Frazier went with the Statesman’s Club of Treynor State Bank on Thursday to St. Joe, where they toured the Jessie James home, Pony Express, and other places of interest. Judy Guttau was hostess.
Esther Frazier attended the Treynor preschool ho-down fundraiser Sunday evening, Oct. 19, with Heidi and Rick Fox, Brock, Blake, and Emmersen, Mick and Judy Guttau, Josh and Shelly Guttau, Joslyn and Dan and Dick and Sherry Fox.
Randall and Phyllis Baier attended the United Methodist Women’s Mission Education event helod over the weekend at Marshalltown. The session began Friday eveing at 6 p.m. Randall and Phyllis chose to take the “Palestine/Isreal” study.
Also offered was the “Native American Indians” study. Everyone took the “Spiritual Growth” study entitled “I Believe in Jesus.” Music for the event was led by their daughter, Kristy Keast, of Mt. Vernon. There were 160 registered for the event. En route home Sunday evening, the Baiers stopped to visit their granddaughter and family, Jennifer and David Holst and baby Thor at Des Moines.
Jim and Joy Smith were in charge of the program. Jim gave the program on “Growth in Health: Multiple Sclerosis.” A lot of people do not know what Multiple Sclerosis is or how it affects the person who has it. Jim was first diagnosed with MS about 20 years ago. Even the doctors didn’t seem to know much about the disease. Jim’s MS began for him with numbness in his foot, which gradually went up his leg. When the numbness went into his hand, it was getting serious for him. He had to do things by sight instead of feel. When Jim was finally diagnosed with MS, it was a very scary blow. MS is a cronic, long lasting disease for which there is no known cure. The most commonly performed laboratory tests are the MRI scan to create an image of the brain and spinal cord. The disease affects the white matter in the central nervous system and affects more than 400,000 people in North America. The disease usually starts between the ages of 20 and 40 and affects more women than men. In spite of a great deal of research, the cause of the disease is not known. It is known that environment may be a factor and MS is hereditary to a limited extent. Balance or coordination is affected, which makes walking look like a person is drunk and holding a pen to write is difficult.
There are treatments for the underlying course of MS, which act to regulate the immune system. These are given by injections every other day or weekly. The injections are very expensive. Jim gives himself the shots.
On Tuesday, Oct. 21, there will be a board meeting at the Methodist Church beginning at 6:30 p.m. Raymond Butt will have the program on Oct. 24 and Dort Croxell will receive the free breakfast.
Chapter GL P.E.O.
Chapter GL of the PEO Sisterhood met at the Creighton Retreat Center on Saturday, Oct. 18 for a salad luncheon with 24 members and three guests present. Hostesses were Julie Adams and Jan Frazier. A welcome was given my Jean Teitz. A PEO table prayer was given by Shiona Putnam.
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The next meeting will be held Monday evening, Oct. 27 at 7 p.m. with Joy Smith and Lynn Peterson as hostesses.
Esther Frazier spent the weekend of Oct. 10 with the Mick and Judy Guttau family at Treynor and attended her great-grandson’s football game at Council Bluffs on Saturday.
Betty Molander of Swedesburg visited Saturday, Oct. 18 to Wednesday, Oct. 22 in the home of Rosemary Broderius. Jenny Witt visited at Rosemary’s en route home from Milwaukee Thursday and overnight. She spent the weekend with her parents in Omaha and Betty and Rosemary joined Jenny, Rich, and Sylvia Witt, Peter Jedruski, Paul and Melissa Jedruscki for supper Friday night at Applebee’s in Council Bluffs.
Marj Sothman and Merle Johnston had breakfast with Robin Johnston in Omaha on Friday. Sunday visitors at Marj and Merle’s home were Rock and David Johnston, and Heather Graves and her mother Lynnette Anthony, all of Omaha. All had brunch at Dusty’s Place.
Esther Frazier went with the Statesman’s Club of Treynor State Bank on Thursday to St. Joe, where they toured the Jessie James home, Pony Express, and other places of interest. Judy Guttau was hostess.
Esther Frazier attended the Treynor preschool ho-down fundraiser Sunday evening, Oct. 19, with Heidi and Rick Fox, Brock, Blake, and Emmersen, Mick and Judy Guttau, Josh and Shelly Guttau, Joslyn and Dan and Dick and Sherry Fox.
Randall and Phyllis Baier attended the United Methodist Women’s Mission Education event helod over the weekend at Marshalltown. The session began Friday eveing at 6 p.m. Randall and Phyllis chose to take the “Palestine/Isreal” study.
Also offered was the “Native American Indians” study. Everyone took the “Spiritual Growth” study entitled “I Believe in Jesus.” Music for the event was led by their daughter, Kristy Keast, of Mt. Vernon. There were 160 registered for the event. En route home Sunday evening, the Baiers stopped to visit their granddaughter and family, Jennifer and David Holst and baby Thor at Des Moines.
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