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Another New Vaccine Schedule!!!
As usual, vaccine schedules keep shifting. The new Hepatitis A series can be started any time after 1 year of age, so I have decided to give the first dose at the 15-month check up. The second dose can be given 6 to 12 months later. I
t can be given to older children as well. If your insurance covers the Hepatitis A vaccine, let us know, and we can start the series.

A new rotavirus vaccine for diarrhea, meningitis vaccine (Menactra), and human papilloma virus vaccine (HPV) which vaccinates against cervical cancer have all been approved and are now available. Call the office if you want to get these.
 

New Meningitis vaccine now available

The new Meningococcal vaccine is here, and can be given at any age after 11 years. We will start giving it with the 6th grade physical, but older kids can get it too, when they get their check-up. Just call for an appointment.

We also have the new HPV vaccine for preventing cervical cancer. Girls over age 9 can get the vaccine, which is a three-shot series. The state vaccine program will only cover girls at age 11 and 12, so we are giving it with the 6th grade physicals.

 

Next Stop on the Pro Tour
The PDGA World Tour starts up in March, and I will be competing in Florida March 15. The big Bowling Green tournament will be March 31 for the amateurs and April 13 for the pros.

Dr Rick's New CD Available: Electronic Classical Music

Electronic classical music made its debut in the 60's with Switched-On Bach, but despite the huge advances in electronic music technology, there have not been any new all-electronic classical CD's. I have arranged several of my favorite classical pieces for the electronic instruments that exist in the cyberspace of my computer. This CD features works by Beethoven, Haydn and Mozart. All are my own original arrangements, and all the parts are played by me, and layered together on my computer.

I called it Renaissance Robot, not because it has any Renaissance music, but because it is a rebirth of electronic classical music. You will find that the instrumentation is much more mellow and sounds more like traditional instruments than the music heard in Switched-On Bach. I guess the "Robot" refers to the programmed sounds from my Roland synthesizer that accompany my lead parts, played in multiple layers on my Yamaha wind controller.

 

Ernest Hogan Ragtime Music

After years of studying the music of ragtime music pioneer Ernest Hogan, I have recorded my own arrangements of 16 of Ernest Hogan's songs. I performed these songs using electronic instruments, but made to sound like instruments of Ernest Hogan's time: piano, banjo, trumpet, horns, tuba, and string bass. There's a surprise instrument on the last song! Click here to learn more about Ernest Hogan.


 


"Congratulations on a terrific job. I keep it in the car
 and it always gives me a lift to play it."
----Ray Buckberry

 

 

To order either CD by mail, send $12 (check or money order) to: 

          Rick Voakes

          PO Box 54

          Bowling Green, KY 42102

 

Or save the cost of postage by picking up a copy at my office for $10.

 

 

How to Call After Hours
If you have called lately, you have noticed the new phone system which directs you how to page me on my beeper. Be sure to listen to the instructions carefully. Some patients have punched zero, then they hung up! Don't do that, because you need to enter your phone number first! Then wait for the beep before hanging up. The system has worked very well so far, but if you don't get a call back in 10 minutes, try it again.

As usual, you can always get an appointment for the same day that you call, but we do need you to call ahead, and not just walk in. Just call our 24-hour number 782-7577. I am here 5 days a week, but have my beeper at all times, 7 days a week. If I happen to be out of town, you can still call the same number, and Dr Bitterling or Dr Watson will be filling in for me.

If you call if lunch time, you don't need to page me for an appointment (unless it's an emergency!). Just wait a half hour and call again when we are back from lunch.

 

 
The Voakes Clan at Lake Tahoe: Paul, Brian, Katie and Dr Rick.

 

Dr Rick Wins 5th World Title
Dr Rick defended his title at the 2006 PDGA World Championships in Augusta GA.  Sylvia won her 6th world title, and Juliana came in seventh in the Open Womens Division.


Final hole: Snapper Pearson of California congratulates Dr Rick after the tournament.

 

Sylvia Inducted into Hall of Fame
Sylvia was one of two golfers to be inducted into the PDGA Disc Golf  Hall of Fame this year at the World Championships in Allentown PA. Her accomplishments are listed in the Hall of Fame in Augusta GA, and will soon be on the Hall of Fame web site.


Sylvia gets a hug from fellow Hall of Famer Ken Climo at the ceremony.

Japan Trip


Dr Rick tees off towards the fabulous clubhouse.


Sylvia on Hole 1. Fog is coming in!


Mike Williams meditates during a break in round 2.


Final round excitement: Steve Rico wins!