VOL. 67 NO. 24
The Paper That ’s Going Places!
MONDAY, JUNE 23, 2014
Mundare Farmer’s golf tourney trots out Man Van for prostate health
The staff of the man van pose for a quick photo outside their mobile PSA Blood Test unit at Mundare’s White Tail Golf Course on June 6.The van was there at the behest of the organizers of the Mundare Farmer’s Day Golf Tournament, who made it available for men to take a quick blood test to check for prostate cancer. Sitting is RN Shannon, volunteer John Hart, driver Ian Strachan, Medical Lab Assistant Lori and Team Lead and RN Anita. (Michael Simpson/Photo)
Michael Simpson Editor You’re out in the field in the spring. You’ve been seeding for days on end and today you’re closing in on the thirteenth hour straight. You’ve checked tomorrow’s
forecast, talked with your farm hand in the next quarter section over and oh, by the way, have you remembered to have your prostate examined? Yeah, your prostate. Had it checked yet?
The most common answer among men to that question is No. In knowing this, the third annual Mundare Farmer’s Day golf tournament wanted to show its competitors that it cares about their health – in a
totally cool, non-invasive, guy-friendly kind of way, because it’s always easier to catch a farmer when he’s golfing for that one or two minute exam than trying to pry him out of his tractor in the spring or fall.
The Man Van, a mobile Prostate checkup clinic, was present at White Tail Crossing golf course on June 6 offering PSA testing for men’s prostate health. The tournament organizers, Greg Porozny, Rick Dobush, Larry Kitz, Shawn Warrington and Joe Budinski were proud to offer more than just some good golf and guy time with the addition of the mobile unit, which takes blood samples and spins them in a See Story............................ Page 7
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