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Local Unit Officers Wichita Falls Area Association of Retired School Personnel Legislators
Jane McGough
Local President
940-692-1610

Robert Neal
Local Immediate Past President
(940) 691-5046

Thomas P McGough
Local First Vice-President
(940) 692-1610

Ermalinda Mehew
Local Second Vice-President
(940) 781-0424

Betty Jansa
Local Treasurer
(940) 692-9749

Jo Ann Graham
Local Secretary
(940) 692-6188

Martha Callaway
Local Legislative Chair
(940) 692-1976

Thomas P McGough
Local Membership Chairman
(940) 692-1610

Doyle Wood
Local Parliamentarian
(940) 322-4566

James M Bracket
Local Historian
(940) 855-1987

Mary Ann Bracket
Local Historian
(940) 855-1987

Jim Carpenter
Local Info/Protective Services Chair
(940) 687-0210

Jack W. Lavy
Local Community Volunteer Service Chair
(940) 692-2561

Robert Neal
Local Technology Contact
(940) 691-5046

Sue Tabor
Local Retirement Education Committee Chair
(940) 696-3812

Sue Vantrease
Local Health Care Chair
(940) 692-5352

 

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PROGRAMS WFAARSP 2012-2013

 

September 12, 2012

9:00 am Full Breakfast Region 9

Invocation and Pledge of Allegiance ---------------------------------------------------- Judy Whittington

Program at 9:30 am---------------------------------------------------- Wichita Falls Teachers Federal CU

                                                                                                                             Angela Clark, President

Wichita Falls Independent School District--------------------------------------------- Dr. John Frossard

                                                                                                                                         Superintendent

Business Agenda

October 9, 2012

District IX Fall Convection

9:00 am – 2:30 pm Region 9

Luncheon Reservation 

October 10,2012

9:00 am Region 9

Invocation and Pledge of Allegiance ---------------------------------------------------- Judy Pipes

Program-------------------------------------- Legislative Concerns/Priorities … Fran Plemmons

                                                                                                             TRTA First Vice-President

Business Agenda

November 14, 2012

9:00 am Region 9

Invocation and Pledge of Allegiance -------------------------------------------- Janette Hoover

Program----------------------------------------------------------- Museum of North Texas History

                                                                                       Charles Campbell, Executive Director

Business Agenda

December 12, 2012

9:00 am Region 9

Invocation and Pledge of Allegiance----------------------------------------------- Earlean White

Program---------------------------------------------------- Youth Symphony Orchestra Ensemble

                                                                                              Rachel Barber, Executive Director

Business Agenda 

January 9, 2013

9:00 am Region 9

Invocation and Pledge of Allegiance ---------------------------------------------- Larry Spradley

Program---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Parks & Recreation

                                                                              Jack Murphy, Director, City of Wichita Falls

Business Agenda

February 13, 2013

9:00 am Region 9

Invocation and Pledge of Allegiance ------------------------------------------ Charlotte Johnson

Program---------------------------------------------------------------------- Birds & Wild Bird Rescue

                                                                                                      Lila Arnold, Executive Director

Business Agenda 

March 6, 2013

9:00 am Region 9

Invocation and Pledge of Allegiance ----------------------------------------------- Kathy Merder

Program---------------------------------------------------------------------------- “Changing Climate”

                                                                                                        Bryan Rupp, Meteorologist

Business Agenda 

April 9-11, 2013

60th TRTA Annual State Convention

Corpus Christi, Texas

April 10, 2013

9:00 am Region 9

Invocation and Pledge of Allegiance --------------------------------------------- James Bracket

Program-------------------------------------- Wichita Falls Public Library: Programs & Service

                                                                                              Lesley Daly, Library Administrator

Business Agenda

May 7, 2013

District IX

Spring Leadership Conference

9:30 am – 2:30 am Region 9

Luncheon reservation required 

May 8, 2013

10:00 am Region 9

Retirees Luncheon

Invocation and Pledge of Allegiance ------------------------------------------------ Jim Carpenter

Program---------------------------------------------------------------- Introduction of New Retirees

                                                                                   Dr. John Frossard, Superintendent WFISD

Business Agenda

 

 

 

 

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School Year 2012-2013

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WICHITA FALLS AREA ASSOCIATION OF
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October 10, 2012
 
Miscellaneous Items
 

Prescription Drug Abuse.  Most of us take some kind of prescription drug and frequently give it little thought.  Addiction to prescription drugs has become a serious problem, some even calling it an epidemic.  One would expect this to occur primarily among youth, but statistics indicate that all classes of people are falling victim.  As seniors, it is all too easy to become careless and forgetful, leading to the possibility of inadvertent addiction.  Be very careful with your meds.  Experts tell us the addiction to prescription drugs is extremely difficult to break, and unbearably painful.  Keep all of your physicians informed of all meds that you take.  Be alert and don’t become a victim.

 

Dangerous Supplements.  Numerous sources are warning about dietary supplements that have hidden pharmaceuticals which can present real dangers.  One of the worst is weight loss supplements.  All of them are heavily advertised and promoted, but the U.S. has little regulation of them.  Dan Fabricant, Director of the FDA’s Division of Dietary Supplement Programs, considers it a very serious problem, saying, ”If we went out there today, to the web or to certain retail outlets, we would have absolutely no problem finding products that are tainted.”  Since 2008, FDA has warned or recalled some 400 supplements containing hidden pharmaceuticals.  They think many more are available.  What can you do to protect yourself?  Investigate any supplement you are considering on the Web.  Is there any solid scientific evidence to support its use?  The truth is usually out there if you look for it.  (Try the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency’s Supplement 411 at usada.org/supplement411, or the FDA’s Tips for Savvy Supplement Users, or the Council For Responsible Nutrition’s One Dozen Tips for Consumers).  Talk to your doctor and/or pharmacist.  Check the FDA’s website for warnings or recalls.  If it ‘sounds too good to be true’, don’t buy it. 

 

In addition to the problem of drugs in a supplement, recent reports have shown that many supplements vary considerably from their advertised concentrations.  This even includes vitamins and minerals, which can be harmful in mega-doses.  For example, vitamins A, D, E, and K are fat soluble vitamins that can accumulate in the body.  Excessive amounts can be very harmful.  If your pills have a higher concentration than advertised, you may be taking too much.  Even reputable sources have been shown to vary by large amounts.  Be cautious and selective.

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