January 2023

The Bas Bleu January meeting was held on Friday, Jan. 6 in the home of our hostess Lea Herrman, assisted by co-hostess Joann Schaffer.

Dodge City Community College (DC3) is pleased to announce the fall 2022 President’s and Vice President’s Honor Rolls. President’s Honor Roll Students selected for the President’s Honor Roll must maintain a semester grade point average (GPA) of 3.8 or above on a 4.0-scale and must complete a minimum of 12 credit hours each semester.

Free Developmental Screening Planned Arrowhead West Infant-Toddler Services will be hosting a free screening clinic for children from birth to 3 years of age in Dodge City to help parents determine if their child’s development is age appropriate. The screening is planned for Friday, Jan. 20 at the Church of the Nazarene, 1700 W Ross Blvd. Appointments are necessary so appropriate screening can be accomplished. Areas to be screened include hearing, cognitive, motor, self-help, language, vision, social and emotional. The staff will assist in the identification of any special needs your child may have and in locating services to meet those needs. To schedule an appointment to have your child screened please call 620-225-5177. Spanish Interpreters are available.

2022 – Oh what a year! 2022 was a productive and promising year for Alzheimer’s research, including discoveries related to the causes, risk factors and treatment of Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias. Here are 5 important things we learned about Alzheimer’s in 2022: • Alzheimer’s treatments are getting better In November, pharmaceutical companies Eisai and Biogen announced positive results from their global Phase 3 clinical trial of an Alzheimer’s drug called lecanemab, slowing the rate of cognitive decline in study participants by 28% over 18 months.