DIABETIC SPICE OATMEAL COOKIES

Boil water and raisins. Cool for 5 minutes. Add all the other ingredients. Form into balls and bake on lightly greased cookie sheet for 15 minutes at 325 degrees.

1 c. water 2 c. raisins 4 tbsp sweetner ½ c butter ½ tsp salt ¼ tsp allspice ½ tsp cinnamon 1 tsp soda 1/8 tsp nutmeg 2 ½ c oatmeal ½ c chopped nuts

Boil water and raisins. Cool for 5 minutes. Add all the other ingredients. Form into balls and bake on lightly greased cookie sheet for 15 minutes at 325 degrees.

Walk for a Cure

MARISSA FALITICORome Observer NEW HARTFORD — The Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation’s one-mile Sweet Steps Walk to Cure Diabetes will be held on Saturday, Sept.11 at 10 a.m. at Sherrill Brook Park in New Hartford. Over 94 percent of every dollar raised through the event will go directly to research for a cure for diabetes.

An Old Antibiotic Appears to Reduce Stroke Risk, Injury for Diabetics

Aug. 23, 2010 – Diabetics are at very high risk of strokes but there is excitement building at the Medical College of Georgia, where researchers find a daily dose of an old antibiotic may help diabetics avoid a stroke or at least minimize its damage.

Calendar of events, updated Aug. 18, 2010

Wed., Aug. 18 • Lady Riders -- Siskiyou Lady Riders Chapter of Women in the Wind motorcycle club monthly meeting, Purple Plum Restaurant, Yreka. Social, 6 p.m.; meeting, 6:30 p.m. Current and prospective members and guests are invited to attend. Info: (530) 905-0505.