RETIRING DOCTOR SETS SIGHTS ON TRAVEL.Byline: BETTIE RENCORET Senior columnist LANCASTER - Old doctors don't retire, they just atrophy, says Dr. Waldo S. Jones. Jones is departing after 18 years of family practice at the Antelope Valley This article is about the Los Angeles County region. For the census-designated place in Wyoming, see Antelope Valley-Crestview, Wyoming. The Antelope Valley Kaiser Permanente Kaiser Permanente is an integrated managed care organization, based in Oakland, California, founded in 1945 by industrialist Henry J. Kaiser and physician Sidney R. Garfield. Center. But but he won't be just sitting on his surgeon's hands from now on. Instead he'll re-pack his surgeon's bag and head for foreign climes. Although his plans are not cast in plaster at this point, he expects he will probably settle in Brazil, where he already has a medical license. Much of his yearly vacation time has been spent in his beloved Brazil and he's made several lasting friendships there. ``I'm going to miss it here and I hate to leave all my friends and patients, but it's time It's Time was a successful political campaign run by the Australian Labor Party (ALP) under Gough Whitlam at the 1972 election in Australia. Campaigning on the perceived need for change after 23 years of conservative (Liberal Party of Australia) government, Labor put forward a to move on,'' he said. Jones said he's really enjoyed most of his patients and has gained much satisfaction from making them feel better. Jones' Kaiser co-workers gave him a retirement party. They presented him with a plaque making him the ``first recipient of the five star committee character award, in recognition of his dedication, quality and excellent service to the Kaiser Permanente family.'' Besides Brazil, Jones expects to travel to Australia, Hong Kong Hong Kong (hŏng kŏng), Mandarin Xianggang, special administrative region of China, formerly a British crown colony (2005 est. pop. 6,899,000), land area 422 sq mi (1,092 sq km), adjacent to Guangdong prov. and the Australian island of Timor. Actually, he may spend some time researching but that won't be his major work, he said. He's interested in a multitude of subjects not all related to medicine and he will now have time to indulge himself in the study of some of those. He loves the varied cultures of the world, the government politics and the historical backgrounds of the populace where his travels take him. He developed those interests when he was young, back in his native Cleveland, Ohio "Cleveland" redirects here. For the Cleveland metropolitan area, see . For other uses, see Cleveland (disambiguation). Cleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Cuyahoga County, the most populous county in the state. . He spent about two months after medical school in South Dakota South Dakota (dəkō`tə), state in the N central United States. It is bordered by North Dakota (N), Minnesota and Iowa (E), Nebraska (S), and Wyoming and Montana (W). on an Indian reservation, then moved to San Diego for a time before migrating to the Antelope Valley. Menus for the week at the senior life nutrition sites in Lancaster, Palmdale and South Valley have been announced. All meals include bread, margarine and coffee, tea or milk for a suggested donation of $2. Monday: Tuna casserole, peas and carrots, three bean salad, pineapple juice, pears. Tuesday: NEW YEAR'S DAY New Year's Day, among ancient peoples the first day of the year frequently corresponded to the vernal or autumnal equinox, or to the summer or winter solstice. In the Middle Ages it was celebrated among Christians usually on Mar. 25. . Wednesday: Salisbury steak, mashed potatoes, cooked cabbage, carrot- pineapple-raisin salad, cheese cake. Thursday: Spaghetti and meatballs Noun 1. spaghetti and meatballs - spaghetti with meatballs in a tomato sauce dish - a particular item of prepared food; "she prepared a special dish for dinner" , mixed vegetables, tossed salad, apple juice, banana. Friday: Oven-fried chicken, baked potato, beets, marinated salad, Jell-O with fruit. |
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