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Show Page 6 AMERICAN FORK CITIZEN Thursday, January 8, 2009 Be healthier in the Happy New Year. As you consider different personal ;ind family resolutions to focus on in the year ahead, I hope you'll consider placing health near the top of your list. A lot of things have ( hanged in the medical community com-munity since I started my practice as a general surgeon in 1079. My first office was behind the old American Fork I lospital in a modular trailer. In l!)7!) there were only 13 active ac-tive members of the medical staff practicing in the communities commu-nities we serve, and almost all of them were general or family fam-ily practitioners. They were dedicated physicians who devoled their lives to providing provid-ing medical care. Many of you probably remembertho.se physicians as devoted doctors and friends as they may have treated you for an illness, operated op-erated on you for a problem or perhaps delivered you or your babies. Many physicians made house calls and were an important part of our lives. My observations of medicine medi-cine go back years before I even started my profession. I was born in I.ehi at the old hospital on State Street - a hospital building which has since become home to little more than a haunted house at Halloween time. I grew close to iJrs. l.lmo I'.ddington and Boyd l.arsen, and, like most young people, appreciated appreci-ated their care but not the shots in my backside when I had a cough or sore throat. I remember admiring them and wanting to follow in their The Sunday Daily W EM Si. W 1 u r .. f i t I 1 f f n Thais only v - A, r TIT" V J . 1 Dr. Paul Robinson footsteps of providing care in the community. My grandmother's grand-mother's mustard plasters and being quarantined when we had chicken pox are also memories of my medical past. For some time, I have wanted want-ed the opportunity to better provide my patients and friends with a recurring column col-umn that would answer some of their questions and give credible information about medical issues. I am pleased to have this small space in our local paper and hope to give whatever help 1 can. I don't want anyone to think that I am some source of infinite medical knowledge, but I continue to be associated with wonderful, knowledgeable and skilled medical providers provid-ers whom I admire and from whom I will be sure to feature as resources to help give accurate ac-curate and concise answers to topics of interest. We now have nearly 200 active medi ,13 per week S36.40 per year Subscribe By Calling - ' - '! - . - : ' Travel Smart Project Road M Closed Ov Closed Road Closure C Detour (State Street) J (Main Street new year cal staff members at American Ameri-can Fork Hospital and several hundred more nearby. I hope this article will become be-come a useful part of your weekly reading and can help you and your families remain healthy and well. If you have health topics you're interested in learning more about, please e-mail me. I may not be able to respond to all of your questions, ques-tions, but I'll certainly do my best to respond in upcoming columns. Prescription for lleulth is a weekly health and wellness column by Paul Robinson, M.D. Dr. Robinson is the medical director of American Fork Hospital and has been practicing medicine for 29 years as a general surgeon. Dr. Robinson graduated from the University of Utah School of Medicine and completed his residency at Akron General Medical Center in Ohio. He represents the hospital's medical stuff on lntertnountuin I leulthcure 's county-wide volunteer governing bourd and is therefore ufforded the unique opportunity to observe the impact of heulth care on the local community. Dr. Robinson and his wife, Marilyn, have five children and 12 grandchildren. If you have comments about this week's column, or suggestions for future topics, please e-mail Dr. Robinson at prescriptionforheuttlw imail.org. Herald & 200 South) Go Green and Get Recycle, renew or reuse are all great buzz words in this new "green" environment, but do they make economic sense? Three local businesses prove not only do they make environmental envi-ronmental sense they make financial sense. Tammi and Michael Garlick have been ,,,,. renew CHAMBER ingold CHAT furniture for years. They own a great downtown's business, Finders Keepers. The Garlicks have worked for years restoring used furniture in their garage. Tammi has a creative and artistic side that shines through when she's restoring re-storing a piece of furniture. Michael Mi-chael is always hunting at the Deseret Industries or garage sales for great pieces that his wife can restore. Their store is filled with one-of-kind items that were picked by Tammi or restored by her. A new downtown store is Ways to get the most from your library We all know the library is a person's best friend. Where else can you go to find all those wonderful books, CDs, DVDs, etc., and more for free? Your librarian can be even more helpful than you had realized. Here are some tips for getting the most from your library. 1. Teach your cliildren library manners. Librarians are usually usu-ally happy to welcome all to the library but when children are allowed to run wild through the I -'t - out ! During Bridge Detour State Street, between Main Street (Geneva Road) and 200 South in Pleasant Grove, is now closed. It will remain closed for about 12 months. ' ; Follow the detour map to the left for the quickest route around the construction site. The purpose of this project is to: Widen State Street Construct a bridge over the railroad tracks Improve State Street and Main Street (Geneva Road) intersection Give the area sidewalks, shoulders, curbs and gutters Benefits of completed Bridge Project Improved travel time Reduced traffic congestion Increased safety improved roadway drainage Renovation of Wils Memorial Park Visit www.udot.utah.govstatestreetpg or call 877-713-3117 have any questions or comments about this project. STATE STREET BRIDGE PROJECT IN PLEASANT GROVE ; $ Lisa Ashby's Mona Lisa. Lisa hails from the northwest and wanted to find a place where she could set up shop that was an old building that had been restored. She found the place in the old Jones Paint and Glass building on Main Street. The wood floors and used brick look add to her store's ambience. ambi-ence. Mona Lisa's is a great place to bring nice old furniture, furni-ture, home decor or antiques. All pieces are sold on consignment. consign-ment. She will be expanding her store to the other side of the building adding consignment consign-ment clothing to her offerings. D'Le Borg has been buying high-end, designer clothing for Cozy Closet, her store at 194 N. West State Road for over a year now. She specializes in clothing for women and children. chil-dren. She pays top dollar for designer de-signer labels in excellent shape. D'Le worked for many years at Bank of American Fork and decided de-cided to venture into the small business owner world. library, it's hard for the librarian librar-ian to help you and at the same time try to save the computers, displays, etc. Talking softly, walking slowly, sitting properly on the chairs and at the tables, turning off the cell phone and talking politely are must-have skills for children and parents to learn. 2. Bookmark your library's homepage because this is where you will find out about all the many special events your library hosts. You can find us at http:afcity.org and from there link to the library. 3. Research your ancestors. If you and your family live locally, chances are that the library will have information on your family. You can also access HeritageQuest.com at home or on the library computers. comput-ers. Go to pioneer.utah.gov and click on the genealogy tab at the top to the screen. You will then need to type in the code: U2P84003 (case sensitive). 4. Reserve books, videos and more right from your desktop. You are able to Green Reduce, Reuse I Finders Keepers: 63 E. Main St., American Fork, 492-7730, 492-7730, finderskeepers.com I Mona Lisa's Consignment: 53 E. Main St., 228-1650, www.monalisaconsign.com I Cozy Closet: 194 N. West State Road, 763-1130 So if you are looking to make a few extra bucks to help the family's bottom line, be sure to stop by one of American Fork's environmentally environmen-tally friendly businesses Finders Keepers, Mona Lisa's or the Cozy Closet. Going green means extra green in your pocket. I Debby Lauret is the executive director of the American Fork Chamber of Commerce. She may be reached at 756-5110. request an item from our catalog from home and within 24 hours, if the item is on the shelves at the library, you can pick it up at the circulation desk. You can request up to five items at a time. Our catalog cata-log address is amfork.ipac. dynixasp.com or you can link to the catalog from the American Ameri-can Fork City Web site. This also requires a current American Ameri-can Fork Library card. 5. Check out what's new in "emedia." There are digital items available from the Internet Inter-net or right here in the library. 6. Have a tricky research problem? Ask your librarian how to find the needed information. infor-mation. 7. Help your library by doing do-ing fundraising or donating books. If the books you donate can't be used in the library, we can add them to our sale items and turn them into cash to help us purchase hew items. 8. Volunteering at the library li-brary is always welcome. I Christie Reimschussel, Adult services librarian if you f '3, |