Junior Arts Club to host meeting Sept. 7

DOWAGIAC — The Junior Arts Club of Dowagiac will meet at noon Wednesday, Sept. 7, at La Cantina restaurant in Paw Paw.

The luncheon will cost $12 (including tip and tax), with choices of chicken parmesan or vegetarian parmesan, both with pasta, salad, bread, dessert and a non-alcoholic beverage.

The luncheon will be followed by a presentation by the director from the planetarium at the Kalamazoo Valley Museum.

Contact Judy Thiessen (269-782-6059 or e-mail Judy.thiessen@comcast.net) for information and reservations.  Deadline for reservations/cancellations is Monday, Aug. 29.

 

Blood drives set for Aug. 17 and 19

ST. JOSEPH — Michigan Blood is hosting two upcoming community blood drives. The first will take place from noon to 6 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 17., in the meeting room at Lakeland Hospital, Niles, located at 31 North St. Joseph St.

A second blood drive will take place from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 19, in the Frederick S. Upton Education Center at Lakeland Medical Center, St. Joseph located at 1234 Napier Ave. in St. Joseph.

Michigan Blood is an independent, nonprofit blood bank that is the provider of choice for Michigan hospitals, including Lakeland Health facilities.

Community blood drives benefit local patients, including those receiving treatment for trauma, surgery, those with bleeding disorders, and those undergoing treatment for cancer.

According to Michigan Blood, one out of every seven people entering the hospital will need blood, and 4.5 million Americans would die each year without blood transfusions.

Any healthy person age 17 or older (or age 16 with permission from a parent or guardian) and weighing at least 110 pounds is welcome to donate blood. Participants should plan on 45 to 60 minutes for the entire donation process, including a brief pre-donation health screening and a snack/rest period following donation.

To learn more about blood donation, visit www.miblood.org or call 866-MI-BLOOD. Visit www.lakelandhealth.org or find Lakeland Health on Facebook or Twitter for more events at Lakeland facilities.

 

Free women’s health seminar to focus on uterine fibroids

NILES — Community members are invited to attend a free physician speaker event on uterine fibroids presented by obstetrician and gynecologist, Eeka Marshall, MD. The seminar will take place on from 6 to 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 24, at the Niles District Library, located at 620 East Main St.

During the presentation, Dr. Marshall will discuss symptoms and treatment options of uterine fibroids including the Acessa Procedure that utilizes radiofrequency ablation to treat each fibroid without damaging surrounding uterine tissue.

Fibroids are tumors or growths of muscle that occur in the wall of the uterus. Although more than 99.8 percent of fibroids are noncancerous, fibroids are the most frequently seen tumors of the female reproductive system with three out of four women developing one or more during their reproductive years.

Preregistration is encouraged. Walk-ins are welcome.

For more information, or to register, call (269) 927-5361 or visit www.lakelandhealth.org/fibroids.