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THE COAST NEWS
FEB. 5, 2010
Families warm up ice rink to support teacher DR. GOTT Second Opinion
Medication back order leads to difficulty
Dear Dr. Gott: I have been on Armour Thyroid for many years, but all of a sudden, I cannot get it. Of course, I have Synthroid as an alternative. Well, I have tried it and just can’t handle it. Why, all of a sudden, is Armour Thyroid on back order no matter where I check? Are the drug companies not making enough money on it? It’s a low-cost drug. No one I have talked to seems to know the answer. I was hoping you might be able to answer this because I would imagine a lot of patients use it.
Dear Reader: According to Forest Laboratories, the manufacturer of Armour Thyroid, there is a critical backorder situation. The company is unaware, at the time of this writing, of when the product will be available. And, as would be expected, it recommends that patients contact their physician for substitute treatment until restocking occurs. You can check on the status of the drug by calling (866) 927-3260. Armour Thyroid is a natural porcine-derived preparation for thyroid hormone replacement that does not contain gluten or lactose. It contains two thyroid hormones, T3 and TURN TO SECOND OPINION ON A20
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CARLSBAD — Brum and David Darling, parents of La Costa Heights Elementary School students, chose a wet, rainy night Jan. 20 to gather in the coldest spot possible to give warm support for their favorite teacher. The Darlings hosted a reunion of families with youngsters who have or had Scott Garner as their teacher at La Costa Hieghts. The group continued a five-year tradition of gathering to watch their teacher play with his local hockey team, the Jaguars, at the University Town Center rink. Some of Garner’s former students are now sixthgraders at La Costa Heights and they loved gathering at the hockey rink to surprise and cheer for Garner, com-
plete with signs. “It’s just one way to say thanks for being a great teacher,” Brum Darling said. “I invited all the parents I could locate and despite the inclement weather, about 20 kids showed up and quite a few immature adults. We loved continuing the tradition.” After the event, Garner e-mailed students and parents, saying “You sneaky devils! Wow! I have to admit I got a little choked up seeing everyone. Thank you to each and every one of you.You are all amazing families and I am blessed to have had your children in my class.” Although the Jaguars BIG FANS Some of the La Costa Heights students who turned out to cheer on their favorite teacher’s ice lost that night, they are still hockey team include, from left, Sarah Hoffman, Ashley Pennington, Caitlin Huisman and Michael Murphy in first place and have gathered around their former teacher Scott Garner as he takes to the ice with the Ice House Mens Hockey already won their first two playoff games. League Jaguars on Jan. 20. Photo by Rie Fujikawa
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hibits them from being spent on lease payments. That money must come from the general fund, which pays teachers’ salaries. Wasker said the district would have more alternatives if it chose to lease, but McClain is not recommending that as her primary option. “I’m not willing to give up general funds that go to students,” McClain said. Based on a conservative estimate of $2 per square foot, Wasker said leasing would cost the district at least $20,000 a month, which trustee Doug Perkins noted was nearly a quarter of a million dollars annually in teachers’ salaries. Trustees are also considering co-locating the administrative offices at district campuses, but that option may be eliminated because of possible legal issues,zoning requirements and community opposition. Wasker said he only recently began looking for available properties adjacent to the district.He and Kagan will have additional time to do that as the board voted unanimously to extend their contract for another six months.
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which are located at the corner of Jimmy Durante Boulevard and San Dieguito Road in Del Mar, 11250 El Camino Real in San Diego and 4106 Sorrento Valley Boulevard in San Diego. Beth Westburg, the parent of a Del Mar Hills student, said she was “dumbfounded” to learn the district has so few options and questioned why trustees sold the Shores property,where the offices are currently located. “You, the board, have created a huge mess,” she said. In 2005 the district declared the Shores site, on Ninth Street and Camino del Mar, surplus. The city bought the property in 2008 for $8.5 million. The purchase agreement allows the administrative offices and employee child care to remain at the site until May 2011, however, the board directed McClain to meet with the city to discuss a lease extension. Proceeds from the sale, now estimated at $8.3 million after expenses, can be used to buy or build new facilities, but the state education code pro-
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the Carlsbad Community Theater and Hospice of the North Coast — for which she currently holds the position of president of the board of directors — among several other art-centered community organizations. “Bobbie has given countless hours of her time to help make Carlsbad a better place to live. We are proud to call her, as well as our other 2009 honorees, friends and neighbors and applaud their selection as
Citizens of the Year,” said Mayor Claude “Bud” Lewis. In 2007 Hoder helped form the Carlsbad Charitable Foundation, which helps “connect people who care with causes that matter,” she said. The foundation currently has 130 members and has raised more than $500,000 to improve the community of Carlsbad. “Bobbie has been a key member, ally, and resource for (the foundation),” said Yvonne Murchinson Finocchiaro, chairwoman of the CCF. “She is a deter-
mined advocate of the foundation’s mission to advance philanthropy in Carlsbad in order to build community excellence, stimulate innovation, and enhance the capacity of nonprofits.” Carlsbad began its Citizens of the Year program in 1967 to honor community members who display commitment and volunteerism to the city. Each year a committee appointed by the mayor picks the honorees. Winners of the award have his or her name engraved on a large “perpetual plaque” at City Hall.
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