Shriners free screening clinic: Saturday April 14, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. at Chico Masonic Center, 1110 W. East Ave.
Evaluations for ages 18 and younger to identify those who may benefit from care provided at Shriners Hospitals for children in Northern California, regardless of ability of patients or families to pay.
Treatments available for club foot, Scoliosis, bowed legs, Spina bifida, burns, hand/back problems, dislocated hips, missing arms or legs and more. Brad Azevedo, 879-9199 or brad.azevedo@edwardjones.com.
140 year of Shriners
Friday, April 13, 2012
Friday, April 6, 2012
Screeninc Clinic in Eastern Washington
Shriners Hospitals for Children to offer free medical clinics
SPOKANE-- Shriners Hospitals for Children are hosting free medical clinics this month for kids in Eastern Washington.
Doctors will check out anyone under the age of 18.
The first free medical clinic is Saturday.
Medical staff will screen kids for orthopedic conditions, burns, and sports injuries.
Parents do no need to make appointments.
Shriners will offer free medical appointments in Colville, Spokane, Newport, and Wellpinit.
Northeast Medical Clinic Colville
April 7th 10am-2pm
Whitman Hospital and Medical Center Colfax
April 28th 10am-2pm
Tri-Cities Community Health (La Clinica) Pasco
May 12th 10am-2pm
Newport Community Hospital Newport
April 14th 10am-2pm
David C. Wynecoop Memorial Clinic Wellpinit
April 14th 10am-2pm
Shriners Hospital for Children Spokane
April 14th 10am-2pm
Adventist Health/Medical Group Walla Walla
April 14th 1pm-4p
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Doctors will check out anyone under the age of 18.
The first free medical clinic is Saturday.
Medical staff will screen kids for orthopedic conditions, burns, and sports injuries.
Parents do no need to make appointments.
Shriners will offer free medical appointments in Colville, Spokane, Newport, and Wellpinit.
Northeast Medical Clinic Colville
April 7th 10am-2pm
Whitman Hospital and Medical Center Colfax
April 28th 10am-2pm
Tri-Cities Community Health (La Clinica) Pasco
May 12th 10am-2pm
Newport Community Hospital Newport
April 14th 10am-2pm
David C. Wynecoop Memorial Clinic Wellpinit
April 14th 10am-2pm
Shriners Hospital for Children Spokane
April 14th 10am-2pm
Adventist Health/Medical Group Walla Walla
April 14th 1pm-4p
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Thursday, April 5, 2012
At 95, oldest clown keeps the smiles coming
By MATTHEW BROWN, Associated Press
Thursday, April 5, 2012
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In this March 29, 2012, photo, Floyd "Creeky" Creekmore puts on his makeup before a visit with children at a circus in Billings, Mont. Guinness World Records has anointed the world's oldest performing clown, and it's none other than Creekmore, a former Montana rancher who's been donning the big nose and bright makeup for almost eight decades.
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(04-05) 01:13 PDT Billings, Mont. (AP) --
Floyd "Creeky" Creekmore is one of the quieter acts in the circus, his larger-than-life clown shoes shuffling methodically as he works the crowd, igniting surprised giggles and slack-jawed wonder from children that look up to encounter Creekmore's wrinkled eyes smiling through thick makeup.
At 95 years old, the former Montana rancher recently dubbed the oldest performing clown in the world has fewer magic tricks up his oversized sleeves than he once did. He gave up juggling several years ago after a stroke, and has long since parked the home-made bicycle he once incorporated into his acts.
But when the Shrine Circus comes through Billings, where Creekmore lives with his 96-year-old wife, Betty, Creeky the Clown returns to life.
At home in his kitchen, while Betty dozes in the living room, Creekmore pulls on a multi-colored, striped jacket and dons a bright orange wig topped by a yellow hat. He glues on a rubber nose, carefully ties his shoes.
When his shaky right hand sends a line of make-up askew on one side of his face, Creekmore just makes the other side a little crooked, too.
"I'll stay back from the crowd so they don't notice," he says.
Others have laid claim to the title of world's oldest clown, including an 81-year-old member of the Moscow Circus, Oleg "The Sun Clown" Popov and Andy "Bumbo" Beyer of Santa Ana, Calif., who was widely publicized as the oldest until his retirement three years ago at the age of 91.
But turns it out that Creekmore had a 20-month advantage all along, clowning away in his low-key style in eastern Montana. He now carries the imprimatur of Guinness World Records, which declared him world's oldest performing clown in February after friends applied on his behalf.
Fellow performers and family members says Creekmore has started to slow down, yet gives no sign of ending his periodic performances.
"Even if his body is telling him no, his mind won't stop," said grandson Tom McCraw.
Back in his kitchen, Creeky is almost ready to go. He picks out a disappearing handkerchief and a gag-rope as props, offers a goodbye to Betty — "Doesn't he look good?" she remarks from the dining room table — and eases into his son's Volkswagen Beetle. A few minutes later he's mounting the steps into the crowded Shrine Auditorium.
Just inside the entrance, he's approached by gaggles of glow-stick waving, popcorn-spilling children. Creeky shakes hands, tries out his rope trick, throws out grins.
"Don't pinch the nose," he warns an over-eager boy sporting a Mohawk haircut.
Creeky stays on his floppy feet through the flashing lights of the tiger tamer's act, endures the roar of a daredevil motorcycle act accompanied by hard-thumping rock and roll.
When some jugglers take the stage Creeky ducks out to the lobby for a quick rest, then is back at his post in time to see a favorite performance, a dog act that includes a pair of long-jumping Afghans and a massive St. Bernard in a tight red dress.
During intermission Creeky is competing for the crowd's attention with elephant rides and a 7-foot-tall Chuck E. Cheese. His voice barely audible amid the din, Creeky manages to spark laughter with each brief interaction.
It's a routine Creekmore nailed down over eight decades, since his introduction to clowning in the 1930s.
When the Barnum and Bailey Circus passed through the Montana city of Great Falls and other youths sought odd jobs in exchange for tickets to the show, Creekmore says he sought out the clowns, looking for insights.
At 15, Creekmore had moved out of his family's house to work on a string of central Montana ranches while he put himself through high school.
His interest in clowning was known in his hometown of Coffee Creek. So when he was invited to perform in a local parade he pulled together a costume from old clothes and lipstick — and found himself hooked on the laughter he drew.
After retiring from a lifetime of ranch work and homebuilding in 1981, he joined the Shriners, a spinoff of the Freemasons that holds circus performances to raise money for the group's hospitals. He's since been a mainstay of the Shrine circus. A wall in his house is covered with awards from clowning competitions across the country.
In Creekmore's family only grandson McCraw has followed in his footsteps. McCraw, 39, started clowning in 1982 at the invitation of his grandfather when he was 10 years old, after his older cousins balked at the offer. Creekmore and McCraw later would pair up to visit children in Shriners hospitals, the importance of which McCraw said became clear when he had a child with muscular dystrophy.
"Creeky understands that to make a child laugh, to make a child smile, that's what life's about," McCraw said.
As the performance at the Shrine auditorium nears an end, another clown escorts Creeky down a back stairway to avoid the exodus. When a woman holding a baby seeks his attention, Creeky slowly turns and heads back up the stairs to pose for one last photo.
He's clearly starting to tire and, citing weariness, later cancels his planned performance the next day.
But as he reaches the curb where his son will pick him up, Creeky smiles as he reflects on his decades as a clown.
"It's been a real good ride," he says. "I get along alright so I might as well keep it up."
Floyd "Creeky" Creekmore is one of the quieter acts in the circus, his larger-than-life clown shoes shuffling methodically as he works the crowd, igniting surprised giggles and slack-jawed wonder from children that look up to encounter Creekmore's wrinkled eyes smiling through thick makeup.
At 95 years old, the former Montana rancher recently dubbed the oldest performing clown in the world has fewer magic tricks up his oversized sleeves than he once did. He gave up juggling several years ago after a stroke, and has long since parked the home-made bicycle he once incorporated into his acts.
But when the Shrine Circus comes through Billings, where Creekmore lives with his 96-year-old wife, Betty, Creeky the Clown returns to life.
At home in his kitchen, while Betty dozes in the living room, Creekmore pulls on a multi-colored, striped jacket and dons a bright orange wig topped by a yellow hat. He glues on a rubber nose, carefully ties his shoes.
When his shaky right hand sends a line of make-up askew on one side of his face, Creekmore just makes the other side a little crooked, too.
"I'll stay back from the crowd so they don't notice," he says.
Others have laid claim to the title of world's oldest clown, including an 81-year-old member of the Moscow Circus, Oleg "The Sun Clown" Popov and Andy "Bumbo" Beyer of Santa Ana, Calif., who was widely publicized as the oldest until his retirement three years ago at the age of 91.
But turns it out that Creekmore had a 20-month advantage all along, clowning away in his low-key style in eastern Montana. He now carries the imprimatur of Guinness World Records, which declared him world's oldest performing clown in February after friends applied on his behalf.
Fellow performers and family members says Creekmore has started to slow down, yet gives no sign of ending his periodic performances.
"Even if his body is telling him no, his mind won't stop," said grandson Tom McCraw.
Back in his kitchen, Creeky is almost ready to go. He picks out a disappearing handkerchief and a gag-rope as props, offers a goodbye to Betty — "Doesn't he look good?" she remarks from the dining room table — and eases into his son's Volkswagen Beetle. A few minutes later he's mounting the steps into the crowded Shrine Auditorium.
Just inside the entrance, he's approached by gaggles of glow-stick waving, popcorn-spilling children. Creeky shakes hands, tries out his rope trick, throws out grins.
"Don't pinch the nose," he warns an over-eager boy sporting a Mohawk haircut.
Creeky stays on his floppy feet through the flashing lights of the tiger tamer's act, endures the roar of a daredevil motorcycle act accompanied by hard-thumping rock and roll.
When some jugglers take the stage Creeky ducks out to the lobby for a quick rest, then is back at his post in time to see a favorite performance, a dog act that includes a pair of long-jumping Afghans and a massive St. Bernard in a tight red dress.
During intermission Creeky is competing for the crowd's attention with elephant rides and a 7-foot-tall Chuck E. Cheese. His voice barely audible amid the din, Creeky manages to spark laughter with each brief interaction.
It's a routine Creekmore nailed down over eight decades, since his introduction to clowning in the 1930s.
When the Barnum and Bailey Circus passed through the Montana city of Great Falls and other youths sought odd jobs in exchange for tickets to the show, Creekmore says he sought out the clowns, looking for insights.
At 15, Creekmore had moved out of his family's house to work on a string of central Montana ranches while he put himself through high school.
His interest in clowning was known in his hometown of Coffee Creek. So when he was invited to perform in a local parade he pulled together a costume from old clothes and lipstick — and found himself hooked on the laughter he drew.
After retiring from a lifetime of ranch work and homebuilding in 1981, he joined the Shriners, a spinoff of the Freemasons that holds circus performances to raise money for the group's hospitals. He's since been a mainstay of the Shrine circus. A wall in his house is covered with awards from clowning competitions across the country.
In Creekmore's family only grandson McCraw has followed in his footsteps. McCraw, 39, started clowning in 1982 at the invitation of his grandfather when he was 10 years old, after his older cousins balked at the offer. Creekmore and McCraw later would pair up to visit children in Shriners hospitals, the importance of which McCraw said became clear when he had a child with muscular dystrophy.
"Creeky understands that to make a child laugh, to make a child smile, that's what life's about," McCraw said.
As the performance at the Shrine auditorium nears an end, another clown escorts Creeky down a back stairway to avoid the exodus. When a woman holding a baby seeks his attention, Creeky slowly turns and heads back up the stairs to pose for one last photo.
He's clearly starting to tire and, citing weariness, later cancels his planned performance the next day.
But as he reaches the curb where his son will pick him up, Creeky smiles as he reflects on his decades as a clown.
"It's been a real good ride," he says. "I get along alright so I might as well keep it up."
Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2012/04/05/national/a010756D70.DTL#ixzz1rCuzRPb4
Billings Child Screening Clinic April14
The Al Bedoo Shrine Hospital
Corps will offer a free children’s screening clinic Saturday, April 14, from 9
am. to noon, at RiverStone Health Center, 123 S. 27th St. in Billings. Call
406-259-4384 for information and an appointment.
Shriners
Hospitals for Children is a health care system that is world renowned for
pediatric specialty care, innovative research and teaching programs that treat
children from birth to 18 years of age, who have a qualifying medical
condition. There are 22 Shriners Hospitals in the United States, Canada, and
Mexico, all focused on delivering their services with compassionate,
family-centered and collaborative care.
Areas
of treatment include upper and lower extremity prosthetics, port wine stain,
cerebral palsy, muscular dystrophy, sports injuries, limb, hand, and toe
conditions, osteogenesis imperfecta, brittle bone disease, knee, hip, and leg
disorders, spinal disorders, neurological condition, cleft palate, burn
injuries and scars, juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, and foot and ankle
disorders.
While
the Hospital Corps is instrumental in holding screening clinics throughout the
year, not only in Billings, but in various outlying communities in the state, a
child in need can be processed at any time. Acceptance as a patient is based
solely on a child’s medical needs, and care is provided regardless of the
patient’s ability to pay for their admission and treatment in the Shrine
Hospital environment.
Wednesday, April 4, 2012
Cheers for Charity with the Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open at Gordon Biersch Tapping Party
The Boca Park eatery hosts its annual tapping celebration to premiere its spring menu with an evening of appetizing cuisine and premium beers with a portion of the proceeds benefitting Shriners Hospitals for Children. Guests can enjoy complimentary tastes of seasonal menu items including the rosemary sweet potato fries, garden turkey burger and panko dusted salmon, paired with the handcrafted Maibock brew. Additionally, attendees can purchase raffle tickets for coveted prizes including Callaway gift cards, NIKE Golf shoes and a signed tournament pin flag from 2011 champion, Kevin Na.
Gordon Biersch Brewery Restaurant is located at 750 S Rampart Blvd. inside the Boca Park Fashion Village. For additional information, call 702-487-6463.
About The 2012 Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open:
The 2012 Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open is the ongoing commitment between Timberlake and Shriners Hospitals for Children® to continue the tradition of a PGA TOUR event in Las Vegas. The collaboration between Shriners Hospitals for Children® as Title Sponsor and Host, along with Celebrity Host Justin Timberlake, creates a truly unique and world-class event for players and fans alike. A variety of well-known golfers will participate in the competition and help support the mission of Shriners Hospitals for Children®, while enjoying the signature flair that Las Vegas has to offer. The 2012 tournament is October 1– 7, 2012 at TPC Summerlin in Las Vegas. Join the Celebration as we mark 30 years of PGA TOUR golf in Las Vegas and 90 years of care from Shriners Hospitals for Children.
Shriners Hospitals offers free Chico clinic
Shriners Hospitals treat such problems as club foot, scoliosis, hand or back problems, bowed legs, spina bifida, dislocated hips, missing arm or leg, and problems associated with burns.
To seek eligibility, children under 18 may be brought into Chico Masonic Center, 1110 W. East Ave. for an evaluation. The clinic will be open 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
For information, call Brad Azevedo at 879-9199 or email brad.azevedo@edwardjones.com.
Monday, April 2, 2012
Shriners Hospitals to visit Hilo
Shriners Hospital to hold
Hilo screenings next week
Shriners Hospitals for Children-Honolulu will hold
screening clinics in Hilo from 8a.m. to 4p.m. Tuesday through Thursday, April
3-5 at the ARC of Hilo at 1099 Waianuenue Ave.
A Shriners Hospital team visits Hawaii Island
frequently to screen new patients with orthopedic conditions who may qualify
for care at the new Honolulu hospital and to provide followup care for patients
who are receiving ongoing care from Shriners Hospital.
This is the first of three planned screenings
this year. Screenings are also planned in August and December. There are two
qualifications for care at Shriners Hospital: Children must be under age 18 and
have an orthopedic condition that can be treated.
All care at the hospital is provided to a
child, regardless of the patient’s family’s ability to pay. The Shriners of the
Aloha Temple also have a patient transportation fund, which is used for
patients from the Neighbor Islands and Pacific Islands who may be eligible for
transportation assistance to receive care at the Honolulu hospital. A doctor’s
referral is not necessary for care at Shriners Hospital.
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