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HEALTH CARE | DOCTORS & DRUG COMPANIES
Local doctor is in ... the money Drug companies pay big bucks for cholesterol expert’s speeches BY DAVID GIULIANI dgiuliani@saukvalley.com 800-798-4085, ext. 5525
Dr. Peter Toth Received $592,705 from drug companies over 3 years
STERLING – Dr. Peter Toth has a small world map in his office at the CGH Medical Center Main Clinic. It has no pins. But if he used pins to mark where he’s gone, it would be covered.
He speaks at conferences throughout the world and collaborates on research with schools such as Johns Hopkins, Baylor, Vanderbilt and University of Chicago. Next week, he will go to the University of Beijing in China. “With these relationships, I have become a much better informed
physician than I would be on my own,” Toth said. Dr. Paul Steinke, the hospital’s CEO, said Toth was among the world’s experts on cholesterol and lipid, which ties to the prevention of heart disease. “He does get speaking requests,” Steinke said. “He’s been all over the world – to Prague, India, Australia.
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‘This is a huge milestone’
He does some family medicine, but 80 percent is cholesterol and lipid. It’s amazing that we have him here in Sterling.” Pharmaceutical companies pay doctors, including Toth, to give speeches and do research. DOCTOR CONTINUED ON A4
christopher HEIMERMAN Heimerman is the Night News Editor at Sauk Valley Media. He can be reached at cheimerman@ saukvalley.com or 800-798-4085, ext. 523.
The greatest Story ever rescued
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t already was a great story, even before I sat down with Rachel Story at her family’s rural Oregon home. Girl joins the Peace Corps and serves in Ukraine, where she meets an adorable German shepherd puppy. Her heart sufficiently melted, girl carries puppy home. A few months later, girl is evacuated, only to return to the embattled nation to reclaim her new family member. But then we sat down, and Story became so much more.
Best-laid plans
Photos by Philip Marruffo/pmarruffo@saukvalley.com
The Rev. Alan Meyer shines light from his cellphone on the antique bell at Reynolds United Methodist Church in rural Ashton. He wiped away dust to reveal the inscribed date, 1899. Before Sauk Valley Media sent a reporter and photographer, he had taken only one other person into the tower.
Rural Lee County church celebrates 150 years BY JENNY YOUNG jyoung@saukvalley.com 800-798-4085, ext. 5565
ASHTON – German farm wives in bonnets and floor-length dresses climb into horse-drawn wagons. The sound of galloping hooves, and the smell of dust, fills the air as they journey through rural Lee County with their families. It is the Sabbath – time for church. One and a half centuries later, families still travel every Sunday to the white church on Reynolds Road. However, they are more likely to arrive in trucks and wear jeans and T-shirts. The Rev. Alan Meyer and his congregation plan an elaborate
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celebration next month to mark the 150th anniversary of Reynolds United Methodist Church. Cindy Knight, 49, of Ashton, is chairwoman for events and fundraisers. “This is a huge milestone for any church,” she said, “much less a small rural church like ours, located out in the country with no town or city population to support it.”
‘We’re going back in time’ The Civil War was raging when the church started in 1864. CHURCH CONTINUED ON A9
Dutch Days
Today: 75/57 For the forecast, see Page A11
A look back at the celebration in Fulton last weekend. See Page C12
The gravel kicking from my tires seemed raucous compared to the serene scenery that greeted me. The Story home sits on several rolling, lush acres. To my left, horses grazed. At the end of the driveway stood the breathtaking home Rachel’s parents built from the ground up when she was little. Just outside the garage, I was received by two adult-yet-spry dogs. Then their newfound kid brother, Simba, bounded toward me. STORY CONTINUED ON A10
Reynolds United Methodist Church in rural Ashton is celebrating its 150th anniversary. The congregation is planning an elaborate celebration next month.
Joys of motherhood Christina Applegate and her mom celebrate their bond Also inside USA Weekend: Adult-onset asthma Ten best gifts for travelers Shrimp rolls
Michael Krabbenhoeft/ mkrabbenhoeft@saukvalley.com
Simba, a German shepherd mix, plays fetch with his owner, Rachel Story, 23, at their home in Oregon.
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