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Handball keeps Grubb active & finds ‘gold’ for his trophy case
Scott Power
Sports Writer
Grubb
Growing up with five older brothers
tends to create a competitive spirit.
That competitive spirit has served
former McMinn County High School
Principal Johnny Grubb well through
the years during his football playing and
coaching career. That drive hasn’t waned
at all, as evidence of the pride Grubb has
in winning his age division in handball at
the Senior Olympics.
“Trying to keep up with five older
brothers will keep you moving,” Grubb
said.
Grubb won the singles and doubles
racquetball titles at the Tennessee Senior
Olympics. As this is a national qualifying year, he is now eligible to participate
in the National Senior Games next year
Ohio.
“That’s something I’d like to do,”
Grubb said. “Assuming my health con-
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Grubb, now 72, said he first began
playing handball in the 1970s when he
lived in Alabama, and later turned to racquetball when it became popular. He has
continued to play ever since, although
not as much as he would have liked
when he was principal at McMinn High.
Now that he is retired, Grubb has a
chance to play more often, usually at the
Athens-McMinn Family YMCA.
“I try to play as often as I can,” Grubb
said. “It enjoyable and it gives you a
quick workout.”
Grubb even welcomes an old friend
– former University of Tennessee linebacker Bill Emendorfer – to Athens to
play racquetball. The owner of Shoney’s
of Athens “keeps me on my toes pretty
good,” Grubb said.
That practice has apparently paid off.
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whom he had never met before beating
him in singles. McMillan didn’t have a
doubles partner and asked Grubb to
partner with him.
Making Grubb’s two victories even
more remarkable is that this was Grubb’s
first foray into the Senior Olympics.
“One of my friends, Vic Arwood, told
me about it,” Grubb said. “I figured I’d
give it a chance, and I enjoyed it. There
was good competition. It was a positive
experience and, if my health holds up, I’ll
probably try it again next year.”
Grubb said there are a lot of benefits
to participating in the Senior Olympics.
“It’s a good way to get some exercise
and stay active,” Grubb said. “It’s also a
way to meet new people and a way to
continue to compete. Most of all, though,
it’s just fun. It was an enjoyable experience for me.”
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‘Cool grandmother’ Bobbie Clendenen enjoying retirement
Autumn Hughes
Citizen News Editor
ETOWAH – Bobbie
Clendenen is enjoying
retirement more than she
thought she would.
After 44 years in
the banking business,
Clendenen, 70, thought
she would miss her job
and customers too much
to find any enjoyment –
while she does miss her
customers and coworkers, retirement has turned
out to be a great time in
her life.
“I thoroughly enjoy
it,” she said, adding she
is glad her health is good
and she can do the things
she wants.
Although it took
some time since her last
day on the job May 31,
Clendenen has now gotten used to the idea of
retirement.
Clendenen came to
work at Citizens National
Bank’s branch in Etowah
eight years ago, where
she was reunited with
branch manager LeAnn
Hammonds, whom
Clendenen helped train
17 years prior.
For years, Clendenen
insisted to Hammonds
she thought she would
never retire, but said she
has enjoyed retirement
more than she expected.
“I might sleep 30 minutes more – I’ve been up
since 6:30 this morning,”
Clendenen said.
Clendenen grew up
in Etowah and graduated from Etowah High
School. She began her
working career at 16 as a
bookkeeper at Roy Smith
Appliance. She later lived
in Atlanta and worked at
Royal McBee typewriter
company as a bookkeeper.
She and her husband,
Clayton, later married
and lived in Etowah. After
their son, Doug, went
to school, she went to
work at Cantrell Bank.
Clendenen said E.B.
Garwood was her first
boss there.
“He was super and
LeAnn’s been super,” she
said.
Clendenen said she
spent her entire career as
a teller because she likes
the customers. She added
two have “cried on me”
when they have seen her
out in the community
because they miss seeing
her at the bank.
Clendenen said her
customers and coworkers
are important to her and
she always wanted them
to be happy. She comes
back to the Etowah office
to do her own banking
and to visit.
“I love people,” she
said.
Also, she recalled
technological changes
over her 44 years, from
pencil-and-paper ledgers
and counting money by
hand to the latest online
banking options. She also
remembers “when your
name carried – you could
borrow money on your
name.”
Clendenen’s son and
daughter-in-law, Doug
and Debbie Clendenen,
live in Chattanooga.
Her two grandsons,
David, who attends the
University of Tennessee
at Chattanooga, and
Matthew, who goes to
The Baylor School, keep
her on the road to watch
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The Shed helps seniors
stay active and healthy
Andy Brusseau
News Clerk
Aging sometimes
means the everyday tasks
that used to be routine
become difficult.
Justin McCrary, coowner of The Shed Fitness
Center, recommends that
seniors adopt a fitness regimen to help make their
lives a little easier.
“The main reason to
see a fitness trainer is
accountability,” McCrary
said. “It helps motivate
you to keep working.”
McCrary and his partner, Sean Bridges, will
work with clients of any
age and currently have clients up to age 77.
“Our workouts are for
functional living,” said
McCrary. “We can help
seniors with climbing
stairs, lifting boxes and
other tasks that become
more difficult as you age.”
Recovery from surgery
and other hospital procedures is another good
reason for seniors to seek
out a fitness trainer.
“We can help with
rehabilitation from injuries and help seniors
achieve their individual
goals,” said McCrary. “We
customize the program for
the person.”
This is not a class, but
rather a personalized routine for each client.
“On the first visit, we
will make a assessment,”
said McCrary. “We make
suggestions and then tailor a workout schedule.”
McCrary and Bridges
will work around each
client’s schedule and are
available from 5 a.m. to 9
p.m.
“We take clients on
Chris Hari, a client at The Shed, works hard
doing sit-ups during her workout.
an appointment basis,”
McCrary said. “We work
one-on-one with our clients and the program will
be varied.”
McCrary urges seniors
to stay active.
“Regular workouts will
limit the everyday pain
associated with getting
older,” McCrary said. “We
focus on core training and
try to make living everyday life a little easier for
our clients.”
The Shed Fitness
Center is located at 3 West
Madison Ave. in Athens.
McCrary can be reached
at 828-446-0805 and
Bridges at 615-579-9062.
The center is a member of
the Downtown Business
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It could be in your DNA: Restless Legs Syndrome
Around the dinner table, some families may talk about their urges to move
around their “shaky legs” (a feeling usually accompanied or caused by uncomfortable and unpleasant leg sensations),
while others commiserate about their
“creepy-crawly” sensations or their
uncontrollable urge to move their legs,
which could relieve discomfort.
Regardless of the family nickname,
they could be discussing Restless Legs
Syndrome (RLS), a neurological condition known to run in families. Studies
have now identified some of the genetic
markers of RLS and RLS is often found
in families where the onset of symptoms
is before age 40. One study showed that
close family members of patients with
RLS like siblings or parents have a significantly higher risk for RLS (77%). While
RLS occurs in both men and women,
the incidence is about twice as high in
women.
Primary RLS is a long-term neurological condition characterized by an urge to
move the legs, associated with or caused
by uncomfortable and unpleasant sensations.
If you think you or a member of
your family might be experiencing RLS,
ask yourself if
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• Symptoms that are partially or totally
relieved by movement, such as walking
or stretching, at least as long as the activity continues.
• Symptoms that are worse or occur
only in the evening or at night
“Since RLS is, in many cases, an
inherited condition, it is important to
know your family medical history when
you talk to your doctor,” said Dr. William
Ondo, professor in the Department
of Neurology at University of Texas
Health Science Center in Houston, TX.
“Together, you and your physician can
identify lifestyle changes that may help
relieve RLS symptoms and determine the
appropriate treatment for your needs.”
It is estimated that RLS may affect as
many as 10 percent of the U.S. population. Several studies have shown that
moderate-to-severe RLS affects approximately 2-3 percent of adults, or more
than five million U.S. adults.
Only a physician can diagnose RLS, so
if you are experiencing symptoms, talk to
your doctor. Further, consider discussing
the four criteria physicians use to diagnose RLS with your family. A complete
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‘New’ job feels a bit like retirement to couple
Autumn Hughes
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Citizen News Editor
For Charles and Joyce
Pounders, retirement
wasn’t all it was cracked
up to be. Certainly, they
enjoyed a more leisurely
pace and being able to set
their own schedules, but
– especially for Charles –
the thrill of being his own
boss was missing.
Fortunately, when
they were looking for
an opportunity to own
their own business again,
Tropical Tan in Athens
came available.
Joyce was waiting to
tan one day at Tropical
Tan when she overhead
the owner talking about
wanting to sell. She let
him know that if he was
serious, to please let her
Charles and Joyce
Pounders stand
in front of their
business,
Tropical Tan
in Athens.
The previouslyretired couple
enjoys working
together.
know – and he did a few
days later. Joyce and
Charles decided it sounded like a good idea to buy
the tanning salon.
“We finalized everything about the middle of
July and took it over the
first day of August,” Joyce
said.
Joyce said their current
endeavor still feels a little
like retirement.
“It’s a more relaxed
atmosphere,” Charles
agreed, adding their
schedule is flexible, which
he enjoys.
Joyce said she recently
asked Charles if he is
happy.
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her ailing parents. The
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until 2008, when Charles
sold Madison Insurance
Center; he continued to
work there full-time for
two more years before
retiring.
“I stayed retired for
about two years,” Charles
said.
Joyce added, “I did the
same thing.”
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While Charles was
working his last two years
at the insurance company, Joyce also worked
part-time for two years at
Heavenly Creations florist
shop because five days a
week was “too much” for
her to be at home.
“I guess we’re not
people who just like to sit
down,” Joyce said, adding
she and her husband will
celebrate 30 years of marriage in October.
Charles said he worked
part-time selling Humana
Medicare products on his
own – that is still his sideline business. In fact, from
Oct. 15-Dec. 7, he will be
working with Humana at
the Athens Walmart focusing on Medicare supple-
Above, the bulbs of a highstrength tanning bed glow
brightly. At right, Tropical
Tan offers an exercise
room for its clients to use.
each room.
They have also expanded the exercise room with
a CrossBow by Weider and
Gazelle machines. Still
in place are the existing
Slender Quest machines
that work various parts of
the body simply by lying
on a padded table.
Charles said customers
are beginning to ask more
about the exercise room,
which is available at a separate rate or as a combination tan-tone package.
“There’s no time limits
on the exercise room,” he
said.
Charles doesn’t tan, but
he uses the exercise room
sometimes. Joyce still tans
occasionally.
“I tan easily, I don’t
blister so I always want
the beds with the stronger
bulbs,” she said.
Also, Joyce is considering selling seasonal items
like T-shirts and purses.
“We’ve even talked
about maybe some jewelry,” she said.
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‘New’ job
mental insurance.
At Tropical Tan, Joyce
and Charles work one
night, their daughter
works one night, their
granddaughter works two
nights and a friend works
one night. The end of
summer is a slow time of
year, but it is going well so
far, Joyce said.
“Everything’s changed
except our prices,” she
added.
Part of the change is in
the decor – they have used
a beach theme throughout the salon.
“We’ve got the tropical
look everywhere,” Joyce
said.
Also, the salon has
increased its suntan lotion
selections. As an extra
touch, they put fresh towel
and mint on clean beds
for customers, as well as
small flower arrangements
and colorful bath rugs in
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Always something to do at Etowah Senior Center
Jennifer Cathey
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ETOWAH — The
Etowah Area Senior
Center recently celebrated
its sixth anniversary.
On Aug. 29, the center
filled with friends, members and well-wishers
from the community to
help the organization
commemorate six years of
serving the Etowah area.
Executive Director Donna
Janzen and Assistant
Director Laurie White
were both surprised and
pleased with the turnout.
“We had trouble finding seats for everyone who
came,” White said.
White, who has been
with the center the majority of its six years, said the
Recently, the Etowah
Area Senior Center
celebrated its sixth
anniversary.
center has always been a
special place for seniors to
come together, socialize
and sometimes even learn
a new skill.
“I originally came
here for an art class,”
White said, adding that
she learned quite a bit in
Jeannie Ruthem’s course.
White worked for several years with longtime
Executive Director Anita
Waugh, and the center
grew to include outings,
programs and Bingo
games, in addition to
computer and exercise
classes. Seniors can also
have a healthy, hot lunch
at the center daily.
When Waugh retired
earlier this year, Janzen
took over the executive
director role. She said they
have big plans for the center, and want to see it continue to grow and serve
the community.
“I see us getting bigger
and growing,” Janzen said,
adding that she hopes
that, by the time the 10
year anniversary rolls
around, the center needs
a bigger building.
“We already have
people driving to come
to our center. We recently
had two ladies drive all the
way from Benton to come
here. They ended up staying for lunch,” she added.
“They said there wasn’t as
much for the seniors in
Benton.”
White mentioned that,
in the future, the center
hopes to offer more outreach options to younger
seniors — people who
might opt to keep working
past retirement age and
be more interested in late
afternoon and evening
programs.
“That’s a group we
want to reach,” she said.
The coming weeks are
also promising to be busy
at the center, Janzen said.
The seniors are already
working on projects to be
sold at the annual Etowah
Arts and Crafts Fair, which
is slated for Oct. 5 and 6,
on the lawn at the L&N
Depot. Also, there are
events, games and talks
about topic relevant for
seniors already scheduled for September and
October.
“There’s always something to do here,” Janzen
said.
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Bone health a critical issue for men with prostate cancer
Prostate cancer is a serious issue for
men, with one in six diagnosed with
the disease in their lifetime. However,
it is especially important for AfricanAmerican men, who have a one in five
chance of being diagnosed, which is
the highest incident rate than any other
group in the U.S. A recent survey of 90
men showed that men with prostate
cancer aren’t thinking about a potentially serious health concern that nearly
all patients with advanced disease will
experience – bone problems.
“Prostate cancer is a health concern that all men should be aware of,
including African-American men who
are at higher risk for this disease,” said
Dr. Kris Gaston, urologist and clinical
assistant professor of surgery/urology
at the University of North Carolina.
“I treat many of these men who are
unaware of their risk of prostate cancer
and are often diagnosed at later stages
of the disease.”
When an African-American man
is diagnosed with prostate cancer, he
often has a more advanced level of the
disease. In fact, a study looking at how
prostate cancer can spread to other
parts of the body found that AfricanAmerican men were more likely than
Caucasian men to have widespread
disease with pain in their bones and
had lower physical activity status.
These results may be because AfricanAmerican men are less likely to get
tested for prostate cancer.
However, there are ways for AfricanAmerican men to protect themselves.
It is important for men to look out for
prostate cancer early by speaking with
their physicians about the signs and
symptoms of the disease.
Bone health is a critical, yet often
under-recognized facet of prostate
cancer.
In early stages of prostate cancer,
a man may receive hormone therapy
that can cause bone loss and weakening. When prostate cancer advances,
the most common place for it to spread
is to the bone. This can cause severe
pain and lead to bone complications,
such as fractures and spinal cord injury,
which may require surgery or radiation.
In fact, roughly 75 percent of
patients with advanced prostate cancer and approximately 90 percent of
patients with castrate-resistant prostate
cancer will develop bone metastases. Yet, results from a recent survey
showed that only seven percent of men
with prostate cancer were familiar with
the potential for bone complications
from cancer spreading.
“Cancer can have a serious impact
on a man’s bones during his prostate
cancer journey. The results can be
debilitating and greatly impact a man’s
life,” said Fred Mills, former chairman
of the board, Us TOO International
Prostate Cancer Education and
Support Network. “It’s important for
all men to educate themselves and
become aware of risk factors and ways
to help protect their bones from the
effects of cancer.”
Talk to your doctor for more information. There is also an available
resource, the “Bone Health in Focus”
report, to help prostate cancer patients
and their caregivers learn more about
how cancer can affect a man’s bones.
The report features valuable information – such as personal stories, tips,
and survey results – that can assist men
in their cancer journey.
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Two million Americans
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Human Service’s Office
of the Inspector General
(OIG).
The Federal Trade
Commission recommends you take these
steps to help prevent
medical identity theft:
• Before you share
medical information with
anyone, verify who you’re
talking to. Never provide
information over the
phone or through the mail
unless you initiated the
contact and you’re confident you’re dealing with
a legitimate organization.
Be aware that medical
identity thieves often try
to scam consumers by
posing as representatives
of insurance companies,
doctor’s offices, pharmacies and even government
agencies.
• Protect your information. Keep paper copies
of medical or insurance
records and forms in
a secure, locked file or
drawer. When managing
your health or insurance
accounts online, be wary
of any site that asks you
to share sensitive information like your Social
Security number, insurance account number or
details of your medical
conditions. Look for the
hallmarks that a website
is secure, including a web
address (URL) that begins
with “https” (the “s”
stands for “secure”) and a
lock symbol in the lower
right-hand corner of the
page.
• Picking through
trash is a common ploy
of identity thieves. Shred
your discarded health
insurance forms, bills
and medical records
before disposing of them.
Destroy the labels on your
prescription pill bottles
and packages before
throwing them away.
The OIG also offers tips
for medical identity theft
protection, including:
• Treat your Medicare
and Social Security numbers and cards as carefully
as you would your credit
cards.
• Be wary of anyone who asks for your
Medicare number in
exchange for “free” medical equipment or services.
If what they’re offering is
really free, they shouldn’t
need your numbers.
• Never let anyone use
your Medicare ID card. A
Ponemon survey found
that a growing number
of survey respondents (5
percent more in 2012 than
in 2011) have allowed a
family member to use
their personal identification to obtain medical services, including treatment,
healthcare products or
pharmaceuticals. Doing
so is against the law, and
may afford unscrupulous
individuals the chance to
use that information for
unauthorized purposes.
Take an active role in
protecting your medical
information from iden-
tity thieves. Check your
medical records regularly
and keep an eye on all
your financial and credit
accounts. A comprehen-
sive identity theft detection, protection and resolution product can help
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