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Questions: Where did Charles Dickens work at age 12 while his father was in debtor’s prison? What is the largest city in Wyoming with a one-syllable name? On what continent was Queen lead singer Freddie Mercury born? Which profession receives the most Valentine cards each year? What U.S. city is generally credited as the birthplace of jazz? Fun Facts: After Chicago gangster John Dillinger was shot by the FBI in 1934, onlookers dabbed handkerchiefs in his blood as souvenirs. He was betrayed by a Romanian immigrant named Anna Sage, later n...
Questions: Q1. Which college has produced the most players who later made the NFL Hall of Fame? Q2. Nineteen of the 20 most-watched television broadcasts in history are Super Bowls. What is the only other show to crack the top 20? Q3. Name the most recent Wyoming-born football player to be on a Super Bowl-winning team. Q4. What two NFL teams have started a season and won at least 17 straight games, including the postseason? Q5. Name the only athlete to have played in both a Super Bowl and a World Series. Fun Facts: Tom Brady holds the NFL...
by John Bernhisel Questions: What event in April 1815 led to frost appearing on plants in New England during June and August of 1816? Which Ohio city was named in honor of a Roman general and dictator? Which of these actors appeared in Saving Private Ryan: Tom Hanks, Ben Affleck, Ted Danson, Matt Damon, Vin Diesel? Name Wyoming’s four northernmost counties that touch the Bighorn Mountains. Name the three countries in Africa that begin with the letter L. Fun Facts: There is a rare condition in which some people with dementia briefly regain m...
by Andrew Ellsworth, MD Many of us have been there before—near the top of a ladder, stretching just a little farther to finish the job. Maybe we are cleaning a gutter, hanging Christmas lights, or rescuing a cat from a tree. There is always the temptation to climb one rung higher to reach that final spot. According to CDC data from 2022, accidents are the third leading cause of death in the United States, behind heart disease and cancer. For those ages 1–44, accidents are the leading cause of death. These unintentional injuries include poi...
Welcome to a new monthly column by John Bernhisel. Enjoy! Test yourself: Q1. There are five letters of the alphabet that don’t appear in the names of any of the months. Name them. Q2. January is named after which Roman god? Q3. What major World War II battle began on December 16, 1944? Q4. In what city and state was Elvis Presley born? Q5. What answer did an eleven-year-old John Lennon give when asked what he wanted to be when he grew up? Fun Facts: The coldest temperature ever officially recorded in the continental United States occurred in J...
Delbert McLain smiled at the sign in Marvin Pincus’s yard as he walked briskly up to the front door and knocked. Marvin had seen him coming and opened it with a big smile and a handshake. “Delbert! I’ve got to tell you I’ve really been looking forward to seeing what kind of flies we can tie up to improve your love life. You want some coffee?” “Love life?” Del said. “Oh not today, Marvin, not today. I’m here on chamber business. Yessir.” Delbert McLain is our Chamber of Commerce. We have all designated him … well … okay, I guess Del kinda desig...
by Kory Zimney, PT, DPT, PhD As the holiday season winds down and the New Year approaches, many of us begin reflecting on the past year and thinking ahead. It’s a natural time to set resolutions—those hopeful promises to ourselves to eat better, move more, stress less or simply live healthier. Yet, despite our best intentions, many resolutions fade by February. Why is lasting change so hard? As a physical therapist helping patients make healthy changes for over 30 years, I have found the answer may lie in how we approach change, by using the...
Go to any education conference, teacher-training clinic or school convention, and what you will typically hear is some version or variation of an emphasis on the dynamics of teaching and learning. On the surface, this would appear to make sense and provide a healthy pedagogical formula. Beneath the surface, however, the most important element in the whole process is often missing: thinking. As an equation, in theory it looks like this: teaching = learning. But anyone who has ever been a teacher (or student) knows, in practice, that is not...
by: Karen Hebert, Ph.D. & Mackenzie Feldhacker, OTD The holiday season is fast approaching with all its festive occupations like decorating the house, buying and wrapping presents and preparing and serving holiday meals. Between the additional time requirements, costs, travel and interactions with family members, this can be a particularly stressful time of year. Difficulties with getting around the house or community, remembering and managing multiple to-do lists, and feeling comfortable socializing for long periods of time can compound holida...
by Bryan Golden 41% of those polled are stressed by the holidays. Fortunately, there are many ways to bust holiday stress. Set realistic goals. Your expectations should correspond to your circumstances, time, and money. Don’t try to outdo family and friends. You don’t have to impress anyone. A wonderful holiday season doesn’t have to be expensive. Set a manageable budget and stick to it. Determine before you go shopping how much you will spend on food and presents. Entertaining doesn’t have to cost a lot. Sumptuous meals can be prepare...
by Tom Lacock, Associate State Director at AARP Wyoming, tlacock@aarp.org. Scams happen year-round, but the holiday season is prime time for criminals who will be working overtime to separate you from your cash. Here are a few common holiday scams we are seeing this season. Online shopping scams. Criminals create professional-looking websites and ads promoting popular items at steep discounts, but what you receive may be different than advertised—if you receive anything. Be cautious of unusually low prices and avoid clicking on ads in e...
by Victoria O’Brien, editor, Cody Enterprise With the changing of the seasons comes chatter of colds and flus, but also those maladies affecting our mental health. Each year, seasonal depression ticks upward as the days grow shorter, colder and darker, and we enter into our long Wyoming winter. Seasonal Affective Disorder, acronym SAD – who says psychiatrists don’t have a sense of humor? – is estimated to affect roughly four of every 10 Americans annually, according to a 2022 report from the University of Texas, Houston. Women are more likely...
by Jed Assam, MD, Founder and Vitreoretinal Surgeon, VRA Vision Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is one of the leading causes of vision loss among adults over 65. This condition affects the back of the eye where light is processed by macula. The macula is the part of the retina providing sharp, detailed vision needed for reading, driving, and recognizing faces. Two categories of macular degeneration are “dry” and “wet”. This article will focus on dry macular degeneration and therapy options to help slow vision loss from it. Early Signs a...
by Jill Kruse, DO People often talk about having a “gut feeling” or are told to “listen to their gut” when making a decision. Do you know what your gut is trying to tell you? There are multiple things that your digestive system can do to get your attention. Do you know what your body is trying to tell you? Here are some of the things your gut could be trying to say. Pain just below the breastbone that occurs soon after eating could be a sign of a stomach ulcer. Pain that improves with eating, but then comes back 2-3 hours after eating could be...
by Jill Pertler There are thousands upon thousands of words in the English language that contain four letters - 149,165 to be exact, according to brainly.com. That’s a lot of four-letter words. But, typically, when we refer to “four-letter words” we aren’t talking about face or fact or feet or five or even four. All these words technically contain four letters, but they aren’t members of the group colloquially referred to as four-letter words. Although a very well-known four-letter word does indeed start with letter F. (Wink.) The term four-let...
by John Bernhisel Not to brag, but I’m basically a walking museum exhibit of amazing talents. While millennials can memorize 47 passwords and Gen Z is out there making TikToks and binge watching YouTube, I can do things that require patience, dexterity, and just the right amount of gas pedal to clutch precision. For instance, I can use a rotary dial without getting finger cramps, I can navigate across the country using a paper map, and more impressively, fold it back up again. I’ve memorized 10 digit phone numbers, programmed a VCR, and mad...
by Patti Berg-Poppe You’re asleep when suddenly your calf tightens into a painful knot. You swing your legs over the side of the bed and stand up, trying to stretch the muscle and waiting for the cramp to release. It passes after a minute or two, but the soreness often lingers. These types of nighttime leg cramps are common and often harmless, but disruptive. Studies suggest that up to 60% of adults experience leg cramps at night at some point in their lives. They become more common with age and can occur more frequently in people with c...
by Debra Johnston, MD Let’s call her Sarah, although that wasn’t her name. I’d had the privilege of delivering her, and the fun of watching her grow into a precocious toddler, with an impish smile and a joyous laugh. Then I had the responsibility of explaining her autopsy report to her devastated parents. She’d died from an infection that her young, previously healthy body just couldn’t fight. It hadn’t taken long; she’d started running a fever the night before, and her parents brought her to the clinic the next afternoon. The flight crew h...
by Bryan Golden Imagine carrying a heavy weight around with you every day. With it, you can’t move fast or far. Your back hurts. Your legs are sore. Your burden is exhausting. Would you continue holding onto this weight if you didn’t have to? Of course not, you would drop it as soon as possible. Without the weight, your quality of life would improve immensely. Too many people carry around the heavy emotional weight of worry and stress. This burden has destructive effects. When it’s held onto constantly, physical and mental ailments are commo...
by Jill Pertler I’m an observer of life. I think a lot of us are. Often, relationships are part of those observations. Life is filled with relationships. People come in and out of our personal world. Relationships soar and they fade. It all seems rather random, as does the way this process often begins: Your science teacher implements an alphabetical seating order and your future spouse ends up sitting next to you. A neighbor moves in next door, and you find you have similar interests and hobbies. You get a new job with a cubby next to a f...
by Becca Jordre, Ph.D., DPT If your joints ache after sitting too long or make crackling sounds when you get up, you’re not alone. More than half of older adults in the U.S. report having at least one arthritic joint, and while our understanding has improved over the past two decades, old myths still create confusion about how best to manage it. Is Exercise Safe? Many people fear that too much movement or vigorous exercise will wear out their joints and make arthritis worse. The surprising truth is that exercise is one of the most powerful w...
by Tia Gillespie September is Suicide Prevention Month - a time to raise awareness, share resources, and show support for mental health. But for many of us, it’s more than a campaign or a hashtag. It’s personal. Some of us have known what it feels like to not want to keep going. Others have stood by someone they love who was silently fighting battles we couldn’t see. And some of us, like me, have lost someone we never imagined would be gone so soon. I lost my brother, David, to suicide on January 28, 2014. He was my best friend. We were insep...
by Bryan Golden The way you treat others offers a window into the type of person you are. Your interaction with people, whose job it is to serve you, reflects on your character and offers a glimpse into the way they will react to you. When you behave in a condescending manner, you are sure to elicit a negative reaction. Immediately, the person you are talking down to will be put off, even if they don’t show it. You will squelch any inclination for the other person to go out of their way to help you. At most, they will do no more than the b...
by Debra Johnston, MD I had a friend in high school who was generally considered a bit odd. He didn’t dress quite right, never knew how to “read the room,” and often talked far too long and in far to much detail about computers— at a time when very few households even had one. The movie Rain Man, in which an autistic character is abducted from an institution by his greedy younger brother, had yet to be released, and certainly no one in my circle was familiar with autism. Once we were, it was Dustin Hoffman’s portrayal of Raymond Babbitt t...
by Jill Pertler Is your glass half full, or half empty? This is the question I’ve pondered during much of my life. I knew the correct answer that would lead to a happier existence. Or so I thought. Turns out, I’m not done learning. Or thinking about old things in new ways. The whole glass full or empty example illustrates our ability to choose positivity or negativity in life. It’s a great analogy. But there’s so much more to be gained from the glass. And the liquid within said glass. Not wine, although there is that. I’m talking something...
