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♦ SATURDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2008
Small Business of the Month
The Warner Robins
Area Chamber of
Commerce pre
sented the Small
Business of the
Month Award for
October to One
Hour Heating and
Air Conditioning
on Nov. 19. The
business is locat
ed at 2290 Moody
Road in Warner
Robins. For more
information about
One Hour Heating,
call 478-929-0051.
Pictured from left
are, husband and
wife Terry and
Pat Lee with their
puppy, Snickers.
Contributed
Gayton contributes to medical book
Special to the Journal
Local Dr. Johnny Gayton,
according to a release, recent
ly received a copy of the
book Mastering Refractive
lOLs: the Art and Science,
in which he is a contributing
author.
Mastering Refractive IOLs:
the Art and Science is a col
laboration of well-known
international eye surgeons
covering the most up-to-date
information on the latest
advances in refractive intra
ocular lens technology and
surgery. Intraocular lenses
are used to correct the vision
of patients following cata
ract surgery.
Years ago patients had
to wear thick glasses fol
lowing the removal of their
cataract. Now due to work of
surgeons like Gayton many
patients are able to see bet
ter than they ever have in
their life.
Gayton authored the
chapters on “What if
Multifocal IOL Patients
Robins AFB selects Macon State
students for Co-op Program
Special to the Journal
Robins Air Force Base,
according to a release, has
selected 16 more Macon State
College students to partici
pate in the Student Career
Experience Program, better
known as the co-op program.
Through the program,
which began in 2004, some of
Macon State’s top business
majors are hired to work part
time in various base director
ates, earning sl2 to sl4 an
hour, while they finish their
bachelor’s degrees. If they
perform well, the students
could be eligible for full-time
employment at Robins at
salaries that exceed $50,000
within two years.
Some 141 Macon State stu
f Saturday December 6
fast with Santa* 7:30 until 10 am * Pern Arts Center
.gning* 12 until 4 pm • Beauty for Ashes Christian Bookstore
Choral Croups & Annual Christmas Parade » 1 pm * Carroll Street
Iffl jog • 5 pm • Visit www.hhc.org to register
SUNDAY DECEMBER 7
Make A Wish Old 1 duoned Christmas Tea • 2:30 pm • Front Porch Tea Room (Reservations required)
Winter Choral Concert • 3 pm « The Westfield School Recital Hall
Community Candlelight Christmas Program & Lighting of Downtown • 6 pm • Ciourthouse Square
SATURDAY DECEMBER 13
Breakfast with Santa § 8 until 10 am • Tjie Swanson House Restaurant [Reservations required)
Decorate Your Own Christmas Ornament • 10 am until 4 pm ♦ Beauty for Ashes Bookstore
“Plajjin the Snow” Day • 2 until 4 pm • Courthouse Square
Guided Tours of Cemetery by Perry High School Drama Department • 2 until 4 pm
iiAtURDAYS THRU DECEMBER 20
i hrifcma* at the Market * 9 am until 4 pm • Perry Arts Center
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Develop ARMD?” and
“Laser Enhancement for
Astigmatism-Bioptics”.
According to a release, he
was chosen for these chap
ters due to his career long
work in treating astigma
tism.
Earlier this year he was
chosen to teach surgeons
in Hong Kong, Bejing,
Budapest, Kunming and
numerous U.S. cities his
methods for treating astig
matism. His results with
using the astigmatism cor
recting intraocular lenses
are considered some of the
best in the world and are
soon to be published in a
medical journal.
The forward of Mastering
Refractive IOLs: the
Art and Science states
“Ophthalmology is enter
ing an exciting new era.
The technology is rapidly
changing, our boundaries
are expanding, and today
every cataract patient can
expect to receive an intra
dents and graduates are now
employed at Robins either
full-time or part-time as a
result of the co-op program.
Base officials see the co-op
program as a major compo
nent in helping replenish its
professional workforce.
Macon State business
majors interested in learning
more about the co-op pro
gram may email Dr. Linda
Cooper, business professor,
at linda.cooper@maconstate.
edu or visit www.maconstate.
edu/business.
The 16 Macon State busi
ness majors just chosen for
the co-op program are as fol
lows:
• Jenifer Alicea, Warner
Robins
For more information regarding the events of
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ocular lens that will not only
replace their natural failing
lens, but will, in the vast
majority of cases, function
safely, and at a better optical
level, than the lens of a ‘nor
mal’ phakic individual of the
saqie age. This new technol
ogy will continue to improve,
and with it we share the
joy, the excitement, and
sheer-exhilaration of restor
ing sight to those who have
never been able to see the
world clearly.”
Gayton and the vision cor
rection team at Eyesight
Associates, located at 216
Corder Road in Warner
Robins are known world
wide as experts in this excit
ing field. Gayton has become
one of the most requested
lecturers in ophthalmology
due to his results with this
exciting technology.
To learn more, contact
Eyesight Associates at 478-
923-5872 or log onto their
Website at www.eyesightas
sociates.com.
• Marie Bill, Warner Robins
• Brittany Boven, Warner
Robins
• Erika Epps, Juliette
• Christopher Guest, Macon
• Tammy Holden, Kathleen
• Laurena Hrizuk, Warner
Robins
• Paul McConnell, Warner
Robins
• Sarah Mclntyre, Byron
• Amanda Middleton,
Warner Robins
• Cegi Miller, Monticello
• Mathew Mosely, Macon
• Michelle Mungavin,
Macon
• Stephanie Stokes, Warner
Robins
• Angela Walker, Macon
• Christa N. Williams,
Bonaire
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work together with the
Houston County School
System to provide students
with a seamless education
relevant to today’s workforce
needs. We look forward to the
task ahead in implementing
the Houston County Career
Academy.”
In April 2008, the HCBOE
and MGTC convened a
group of business leaders,
educators, government lead
ers, parents and students
to study the potential of a
career academy as a district
approved charter school.
The Houston County
Career Academy Steering
Committee was chaired by
McMichael in coordination
with the HCBOE Director
of Career, Technical and
Agricultural 1 Education,
Barbara Wall.
The Committee gathered
data from local businesses
on the needs of the Houston
County workforce. This
data, according to the release,
will drive decisions such as
curriculum or new programs
to offer to meet well-defined
local needs.
“This is fabulous news,”
Wall said. “The career acad
emy process has been a true
team effort among MGTC,
our business community
and our school system. Our
partnership looks forward
to implementing our career
academy plans to better pre
pare our students for the
future workforce.”
The Technical College
System of Georgia evaluated
11 career academy proposals
from across the state and
selected six new academies.
Because of Cagle’s initia
tive, a total of 12 academies
have now been established
since he took office.
“Today we are delivering
on our promise to Georgia’s
students to provide an inno
vative and relevant approach
to education,” he said. “The
partnerships of local school
systems, Technical Colleges
and area businesses provide
an unbelievable launching
pad for Georgia students.
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