Health
- Privatizing health clinic leaves many feeling ill
- Sutter County supervisors hold off on turning over operations
- By Howard Yune/Appeal-Democrat
- Three hours before Sutter County supervisors decided whether to turn over control of the county's low-income outpatient clinic, many in the audience made their stance plain — by silently holding large placards reading "Vote No on Privatization."
When... Full story
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- Yuba City
Quit smoking kits for Sutter County
Free Quit Kits to help quit smoking are available for Sutter County residents.
Each kit contains a self-help booklet, "no smoking" signs, mints and stress relievers.
Also included is a card for the 800-NO-BUTTS... Full story
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- SUNDAY, JUNE 28
• Blood drive from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at River Valley Christian Church, 1764 Tierra Buena Road, Yuba City. Sponsored by BloodSource. Call 866-82-BLOOD.
MONDAY, JUNE 29
• Al-Anon, for family and friends of alcoholics, meets... Full story
- New life for pets in pain
- Stem cells from dogs' fat bring relief, alternative to surgery or euthanasia
- By Maryanne Dell/Freedom News Service
- For Tabitha Unterberger, watching her Labrador retriever, Chester, limp with pain when he walked was disheartening, to say the least — especially since Chester was still limping after surgery to fix the elbow dysplasia that affected his front legs.
What... Full story
- Taking over responsiblilty for aging parents
- By Linda Shrieves/McClatchy-Tribune News Service
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ORLANDO, Fla. — Like many adults, especially those who live hundreds of miles from their parents, Yvonne Williams didn't recognize the signs that her mom needed help. In phone conversations, her mom sounded normal.
What Williams, who lives... Full story
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- Brownsville
Blood drive set for Tuesday
The Ponderosa Community Center will host a BloodSource blood drive in Brownsville.
The drive is from 2:30 to 5:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Ponderosa Community Center, 17103 Ponderosa Way.
Donors must be in generally... Full story
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- MONDAY, JUNE 15
• Al-Anon, for family and friends of alcoholics, meets at 7 p.m. at Church of Christ, 1321 Peach Tree Lane, Yuba City.
• Grief Support Group meets at 7 p.m. at Rideout Memorial Hospital, first-floor conference room, 726 Fourth... Full story
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- Yuba County
Blood drives set for this week
Blood donors will receive a coupon for a free pint of Baskin-Robbins ice cream at two BloodSource blood drives this week.
St. Joseph's Catholic church is hosting the drive from 9 a.m. to noon today at the... Full story
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- SUNDAY, JUNE 7
• Blood drive from 9 a.m. to noon at St. Joseph's Catholic Church Parish Hall, corner of Seventh and C streets, Marysville. Sponsored by BloodSource.
MONDAY, JUNE 8
• Grief Support Group meets at 7 p.m. at Rideout Memorial... Full story
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- Mid-Valley
Neuropathy group meetings Tuesday
The Northern California Chapter of the Neuropathy Association is hosting two support group meetings Tuesday in the Mid-Valley area.
Meetings are at:
• Yuba City — 10:30 a.m. at St. Andrew Presbyterian... Full story
