6-6-2002
Alternative healthcare in Kitsap County
By Marie Buckner
Alternative healthcare is increasing in popularity and with it the availability of differing modalities throughout our peninsula. Perhaps you are interested in experiencing it and do not know the differences between disciplines. Or, are familiar with the fields but want to find out more...   (Full Article)
6-6-2002
Lifestyles of the slow and sedentary
By Wade Zinn, Physical Therapist
Owner, Poulsbo Athletic Club
Now that summer is fast approaching and you’ve had a little taste of some warm and sunny weather, you’re probably thinking of dusting off the hiking and running shoes, cleaning up the bike and kayak, tightening the strings on the tennis racquet and oiling the dried up leather baseball glove in the closet...   (Full Article)
6-6-2002
Physical therapy — help for everyone
By John Carlson, Physical Therapist
A construction worker with an injured low back…a senior citizen with arthritis…an Olympic athlete… a person who had a stroke…a pregnant woman with back pain…an overstressed office worker with tension headaches…a child with a disability…a diverse group of people, yet all in some way can benefit from physical therapy...   (Full Article)
6-6-2002
Health technology at Naval Hospital Bremerton
By Sandra Spargo
Naval Hospital Bremerton is embracing medical technology to meet its mission: To provide for the healthcare needs of the people it serves, educate future family physicians and train for readiness missions...   (Full Article)
6-6-2002
Pacemakers, defibrillators and programmers
By Sandra Spargo
“The media got it wrong,” said Scott Papillon, senior public relations manager of Medtronic, Inc. “Vice President Dick Cheney had a defibrillator implanted, not a pacemaker...   (Full Article)
6-6-2002
Botox: New looks with an old drug —
today’s new bottle of miracles
By Dr. Derek K. Boyden DDS
Recently there has been an explosion of publicity, news coverage, advertisements and water-cooler discussion surrounding a new method of treating facial wrinkles. As with many newer technologies, especially in health care, public perception and reality are not one in the same. Of course, little is as sensational as injections of poison into someone’s face...   (Full Article)
6-6-2002
Seminar on cosmetic laser eyelid
and facial rejuvenation
The Bay Club of Port Ludlow and Eric A. Cole M.D will present an informal event entitled “Advances in Cosmetic Laser Eyelid and Facial Rejuvenation,” on Friday, June 14 at 3 p.m...   (Full Article)
6-6-2002
Cost of providing safe dental care rises yearly
By David C. Houpt, DMD
With the soaring prices of health care in this country today, have the increasing costs of state of the art dental technology and mandated Occupational Safety Health Administration (OHSA), American Dental Association (ADA), Center for Disease Control (CDC), and the American Disabilities Act (ADA) requirements come at a bad time...   (Full Article)
6-6-2002
What others think…
Private sector seeks health-care answers
Reprinted from the Spokane Journal of Business
Two new efforts to address the health-care cost crisis are being made in the business and medical sectors here, and we’re glad to see them.

We were deeply disappointed at the Washington Legislature’s failure this year to pass any measure that might help rein in soaring health-care premiums, arguably one of the top concerns of small businesses here...   (Full Article)

6-6-2002
Technology in health insurance doesn’t always save money
By Temple A. Stark
Health insurance coverage of new medical procedures is driven by demand, though legislative mandates from Olympia also play a significant role.

If a procedure has not yet been proven to work, most insurance companies will not cover it. Or at least they won’t cover it at premium levels palatable to most employers...   (Full Article)

6-6-2002
KPS offers prescription discount drugs to
Medicare Supplement subscribers
KPS Helath Plans has announced a Prescription Discount Program at no cost to its Medicare Supplement subscribers. The pregram is offered through MemberHealth, a company affiliated with Medimpact...   (Full Article)
6-6-2002
Peterson recognized by ARDMS
Marion Peterson, ARDMS, of Advanced Medical Imaging (AMI), has attained special recognition by the American Registry of Diagnostic Medical Sonographers (ARDMS) as one of the first 500 sonography professionals nationwide...   (Full Article)
5-3-2002
A roundup of peninsula golfing opportunities
Alderbrook Golf Course
300 Country Club Drive, Union (888) 898-2560 Course Pro: Chris Haffly
Alderbrook is an 18-hole, par 72 course. It is 6,326 yards long and is assigned a course/slope rating of...   (Full Article)
5-3-2002
Cartoon by Will Lloyd
Cartoon by Will Lloyd...   (Cartoon)
5-3-2002
Some unwritten rules of golf etiquette
By Stephen Kaczor
The first rule of golf is to look good. Ugly people are only allowed to play golf when accompanied by an attractive and fashionably dressed companion. Not only must you look good, you must be very, very quiet. Whispering is generally favored, especially whispering with a seductive and mysterious raspy-voice...   (Full Article)
5-3-2002
Gold Mountain springs for new and improved “19th hole”
By Temple A. Stark
The Gold Mountain Golf Complex continues to grow.

It is now possible to have a wedding reception or dinner there with great golf views. The new and improved 19th hole at the City of Bremerton-owned course now includes the 10,000-square foot Tucker’s Restaurant and Lounge and a 2,500-square foot banquet area...   (Full Article)

5-3-2002
The scoop on local driving ranges
By Sandra Spargo
“Ninety percent of our customers are beginners,” said Kirk Loudon, co-owner of the NW Golf Range & Pro Shop, Bremerton. “Beginners think they don’t know what they are doing — and no one knows what they are doing! So, it’s OK!...   (Full Article)
5-3-2002
Golfing in the 21st century
By Nancy L. Stump
What does playing golf and a satellite orbiting overhead have to do with one another? Quite a bit, if you’re playing on a course that employs Global Positioning Systems, or GPS, to monitor and manage a variety of things, from course layout to the weather...   (Full Article)
5-3-2002
A good walk spoiled
One course. Eighteen holes. A million stories
By Temple A. Stark
Bill Parker and Don Zimmerman, and their wives Maxine and Kathy play golf together, most often at the Horseshoe Lake Golf Course at the southern Kitsap County line...   (Full Article)
5-3-2002
Technology: Not about who’s got the cutest dimples
By Temple A. Stark
Straighter. Faster. Longer. Stronger. The technology of the links has brought golf to the masses, says Brian Davis, golf pro and co-owner of Shelton-Bayshore Golf Course. Innovation is concentrated in three main areas — dimpled balls, driver heads and club shafts...   (Full Article)
5-3-2002
Book explores golf and business
What is the relationship between business and golf? How does the game of golf facilitate the process of conducting business? Golf courses have quickly become extensions of the working environment, where business deals are introduced, where professionals network and exchange ideas...   (Full Article)
5-3-2002
The latest in fashion on the links
By Sandra Spargo
“The serious golfer wears leather shoes designed like street shoes, since Tiger Woods wears black leather shoes,” said Liz Ogle, merchandise manager of the municipal Gold Mountain Golf Complex in Bremerton...   (Full Article)
5-3-2002
Golf etiquette
Definition: ETIQUETTE: The conduct or procedure required by good
breeding or prescribed by authority to be observed in social or official life.
By Temple A. Stark
First things first, golf is a religion. No one should forget that. A person would no more pick up an opponent’s ball on the course than curse in church. Mild cursing on the golf course is OK, however, provided it’s whispered...   (Full Article)
5-3-2002
Bainbridge Chamber sets Golf Scramble
Mark your calendars for the Bainbridge Island Chamber of Commerce’s sixth annual Golf Scramble. For this year’s event, the Chamber Board of Directors decided to go “off island” and hold this fun and entertaining day-long event Thursday Aug...   (Full Article)
5-3-2002
Golf tournament benefits children with special needs
Holly Ridge Center will hold the Second Annual Holly Ridge Benefit Golf Tournament on Saturday, June 29, at McCormick Woods Golf Course, in Port Orchard. The event will use a four-person scramble and shotgun start format. Tee off is at 8 a.m...   (Full Article)
5-3-2002
Golf tournament seeking volunteers
C.L.U.B. (Contractors, Legislators, Unions and Businesses) needs volunteers to help register and oversee the Second Annual Washington C.L.U.B. Charity Golf Classic on Friday, June 14, at the Gold Mountain Golf Complex in Bremerton. The statewide event fundraises for Holly Ridge Center, Children’s Hospital and the Diabetes Research Institute.

To volunteer, contact Sandra Spargo at (360) 779-6033 or writing@tscnet.com.

5-3-2002
Golf travel tips
Some ideas to help you travel with your clubs:
• Invest in hard-sided travel cases. Some airlines now require a signed waiver of liability for damage to golf clubs that are checked as baggage unless they are in hard-sided cases.
• If you are traveling with clubs in soft-sided cases, place golf towels between the head covers (especially driver and woods) for additional impact protection.
• Most golf club travel bags are black. In addition to name tags (outside and inside the case), mark your bag with colored ribbon, yarn or stickers for quicker identification at the baggage carousel.
• When arriving at the airport, use curbside red-caps/sky caps to check golf bags and luggage.