Hi and hello! Cassie here with your daily newsletter. This is your friendly reminder to go get screened! It's Pulmonary Disease Awareness month so today I spoke with Dr. Andrew Hersh, Montrose Regional Health's pulmonary and critical care physician, about a new program meant to help smokers identify their risk for cancer.
The program also proactively screens eligible patients regularly for malignant nodules in the lungs. Dr. Hersh reminds everyone that once nodules spread outside the chest area, the chances of curing the cancer are pretty slim and the situation can become terminal.
Recommendations are shifting right now. Previously, individuals between ages 55 and 77 with a smoking history were eligible for screening coverage, but now the age range has widened to between 50 and 80, expanding financial access to more people.
Keep an eye out next week for the full story in our monthly Valley Health special section!
Montrose got classical: The Valley Symphony Orchestra is off to a classical start to their 50th season. Over the weekend, the symphony of volunteer musicians performed twice at the Montrose Pavilion, filling the hall with Disney's "Fantasia." Missed it? Well you can book your calendars for the organization's next performance in December: Christmas by Candlelight. - Sat, Dec 4, 2021 • 7:30 pm • Montrose Pavilion
- Sun, Dec 5, 2021 • 3:00 pm • Montrose Pavilion
Oak Grove Elementary had to cancel school today: A storm downed the school's power lines early this morning, leading Superintendent Carrie Stephenson to cancel school for the day, otherwise students would be eating breakfast and having class in the dark. Aside from the recently remodeled Columbine Middle School, none of the schools in the district have backup generators. In fact, even Columbine's gas generator isn't enough to power an entire school. You can read Anna Lynn's full story here. Water bills are going up: I spoke with the city's utilities manager, David Bries, and the finance director, Shani Wittenberg today about the city's decision to implement higher water, sewer and trash fees. Bries said the decision is unavoidable since Project 7, the entity that supplies the city's water, is raising their own fees across all six counties served, by 15%. This raise is a result of the new water treatment plant Project 7 is planning to build, with an estimated price tag of $60 million. Because Montrose uses around 50% of Project 7's water supply, the city can expect to pay around $30 million over the next few decades, but this number could shift upwards with inflation and rising supply costs. Overall, residential users can expect to pay an additional $4.86 for water, sewer and trash combined. Water bills will increase $1.35 per 1,000 gallons used a month. Sewer bills will increase $1.12 per month and trash/recycling bills will increase $1.51 for one pickup a month. Keep an eye out tomorrow for the full story, but in the meantime, you can listen to city staff discuss the subject during last Monday's City Council work session here. It begins at 1:05:00.
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