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The Braselton News
Page 8B
Wednesday, November 16, 2022
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Yale medicine cardiologist joins Georgia Heart Institute
Northeast Georgia
Health System’s (NGHS)
Georgia Heart Institute has
added another cardiologist
to its growing roster.
Dr. Glen A. Henry, MD,
an interventional cardiol
ogist who spent the last
three decades at Yale Med
icine, will lead Interven
tional Cardiology and the
Cardiac Catheterization
Labs at Northeast Georgia
Medical Center (NGMC)
hospitals in Gainesville
and Braselton.
“My passion is caring
for undertreated patients
and those who are told
they have no options,” said
Henry, who will serve as
medical director of NG-
MC's Cardiac Catheter
ization Labs. “Helping pa
tients feel better and live
longer is the goal of Geor
gia Heart Institute and
something that I’m proud
to be a part of.”
While at Yale. Henry
served as the Director of
Complex Coronary In
terventions and was con
sistently named to Con
necticut Magazine’s Top
Doctors list. He earned his
medical degree at Virginia
Commonwealth University
and completed his residen
cy and fellowship at Yale
New Haven Hospital. The
father of two sets of twins
is excited to relocate to
Gainesville with his wife.
“Since the launch of
Georgia Heart Institute
last year, our entire team
has been focused on pro
viding the highest quality
patient care each day,” said
Habib Samady, MD, presi
dent of Georgia Heart In
stitute. “I’m confident that
Dr. Henry is going to be a
fantastic addition and will
deliver on our commitment
to bringing compassionate
care and clinical break
throughs to our patients.”
To schedule an appoint
ment with Henry, call
770-219-0950 or visit
georgiaheartinstitute.org/
henry.
Submitted
Dr. Glen Henry
A list of Christmas events scheduled in Jackson County
Tis the season. Thanksgiv
ing is coming up this Thurs
day, Nov. 24, and Christmas
is right around the corner.
Braselton celebrated the
holiday season this past Sat
urday (Nov. 19). Other area
cities are planning a number
of Christmas events over the
coming weeks.
Details include:
ARCADE
Santa and Mrs. Claus
will be at Arcade City Hall
on Saturday, Dec. 10, from
6-8 p.m.
This event is free and
open to the public. There
will be Christmas music and
more festive goodies.
See updates on the Arcade
City Hall Facebook page.
COMMERCE
Commerce plans its annu
al holiday event. Commerce
by Candlelight, on Satur
day, Dec. 3, from 3-6 p.m.
The event features pop-up
shops, sleigh rides, a visit
with Santa, music, vendors,
hot chocolate and the light
ing of the tree.
“Come downtown and
shop our retail and as an
added bonus we will have
pop up shops to help with
your Christmas shopping,”
city leaders said. “There
will be fun in the park and
Santa will be there too! We
end the day with the lighting
of the city tree and special
guest will be there with their
musical tunes too! ‘Tis the
Season.”
The City of Commerce
annual Christmas parade
will be held on Sunday,
Dec. 4, at 3 p.m. in down
town Commerce. This
year’s theme is ‘Twas the
Night Before Christmas.
For updates and more
information, visit the Com
merce Main Street Face-
book page.
JEFFERSON
Jefferson plans a number
of Christmas celebrations in
December.
On Friday, Dec. 2, from
5-9 p.m.. shop in downtown
by candlelight. There will
be pop-up vendors, music
First Baptist
Church of
Jefferson plans
5K Turkey
Can Run
First Baptist Church of
Jefferson plans its annu
al 5K Turkey Can Run on
Thanksgiving morning,
Nov. 24.
Runners will begin ar
riving at 7 a.m. and the
race starts at 8 a.m. The
entry fee, which covers the
T-shirts and medals, is $12
and 15 canned goods.
Parking will be in the Jef
ferson High School parking
lot.
Participants can pick up
their bib number and good-
bag and drop off canned
goods on Monday-Wednes
day evenings from 5-7 p.m.
prior to Thanksgiving.
and a downtown light tunnel
and other photo spots.
The city’s “Through the
eyes of children” Christmas
event will be held on Sat
urday, Dec. 3, beginning at
10 a.m. The annual parade
starts at 11 a.m. There will
be stories and music on the
square, train rides for the
children and photos with
Santa at the Crawford W.
Long Museum.
The city will host a radio
show, “Yes Virginia, There
is a Santa Claus” on Dec. 2
at 7:30 p.m. and on Dec. 3-4
at 2:30 p.m. Tickets are $5.
The event will be held at the
Jefferson Civic Center.
On Friday, Dec. 16, from
1-6 p.m., the city will host
a pop-up farmers market in
the CWL Museum parking
lot.
For more information,
visit cityofjeffersonga.com,
the Main Street Jefferson
Facebook page, or call 706-
367-5754.
HOSCHTON
The City of Hoschton’s
second-annual Jingle Min
gle will feature a Santa’s
workshop and horse-drawn
carriage rides around down
town to go with the slate of
holiday activities introduced
last year. This year’s Jingle
Mingle is scheduled for Sat
urday, Dec. 17 (2-8 p.m.)
The carriage rides will
feature Clydesdales — the
breed made famous by the
classic Budweiser commer
cials — which will carry
passengers around the city
square block.
More food and beverage
kiosks are planned for this
year’s event. Organizers ex
pect 15-20 stops on the Jin
gle Mingle walk.
Santa Claus will be on
hand his year, along with
six to eight Disney charac
ters. The event will include
a tree lighting. This year’s
tree, donated by Ash Patel,
will stand over 20 feet.
MAYSVILLE
Maysville will celebrate
Christmas in the Park on
Dec. 10 from 1-8 p.m.
There will be pictures
with Santa, caroling by lo
cal choirs, inflatables and
food/craft vendors.
This event is sponsored
by the Maysville DDA,
Maysville Public Library
and the Maysville Commu
nity Club.
Maysville City Park is lo
cated on Homer St., Mays
ville.
NICHOLSON
Kick off the Christmas
Season in the City of Nich
olson on Thursday, Dec. 8.
from 6-8 p.m. Participants
can take a photo with San
ta and Mrs. Claus in the
library. The festivities con
tinue at the Benton Center
with the lighting of the city
Christmas tree, activities,
refreshments and music.
The event is free and open
to everyone.
PENDERGRASS
Get pictures with Santa
at Pendergrass City Hall on
the first two Fridays of De
cember from 6-9 p.m.
HOMER
A Christmas Festival
will be held in Homer from
10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Satur
day, Dec. 3. The theme will
be “Homer-ville Whoville
Christmas Festival.” The
festival will include booths
and entertainment.
STATE BOTANICAL
GARDEN
State Botanical Garden
of Georgia at the University
of Georgia will again trans
form into a sparkling winter
wonderland of lights.
Winter WonderLights,
presented by the UGA Of
fice of the President, takes
visitors along a trail of
sparkling animals, includ
ing a couple of new ones, a
Garden of Delights, a Cone
Tree Plaza, and a re-envi-
sioned Candy Cane Lane,
among other features.
The show will run on se
lect evenings from Nov. 23,
through Jan. 8. The Alice
Hand Callaway Visitor’s
Center will be transformed
into a holiday market, where
guests can shop for gifts and
souvenirs, including a choc
olate Winter WonderBar
created specifically for the
light show by Condor Choc
olates in Athens. Cookies,
s’mores. Condor hot choc
olate. coffee and other bev
erages will be available for
purchase throughout the
light show.
“We are thrilled to offer
Winter WonderLights for
the second year beginning
this November,” said Jenny
Cruse-Sanders. State Botan
ical Garden director. “Our
focus is to connect people
to places and nature, and
we are committed to being
a leader in botanical educa
tion. horticulture, research
and conservation. Winter
WonderLights allows us to
show off our world-class
botanical garden and gener
ate support for our impact
ful programs.”
The half-mile trail takes
about 45-60 minutes to
complete and is fully ADA
accessible. Tickets are $15
per person and free for chil
dren 3 and under. Members
of Friends of the Garden
will receive a 10 percent
discount, as will groups of
20 or more people.
Tickets for designated
dates and times to visit the
show are available now at
wonderlights.uga.edu.
The State Botanical Gar
den of Georgia is located
approximately 70 miles
east of Atlanta, at 2450
S. Milledge Ave., Athens,
Ga. Free off-site parking
and shuttle services will
be provided in two UGA-
owned and controlled lots
off South Milledge Ave
nue. Paid parking at the
garden is available for a
limited number of vehicles
and must be purchased
when you buy tickets to
the show.
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