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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 30, 2023
Winder’s Spooktacular
returns with a sweet twist
Mark your calendars, spooky season enthusiasts, because
Winder’s annual Spooktacular is back.
Last year, Spooktacular saw a turnout of over 10,000 at
tendees and the city anticipates an even bigger crowd this
year.
After clinching the ‘Best Festival’ title at the 2022 South
east Festival and Events Association conference, this year’s
event promises an evening brimming with more thrills and
chills.
Set for Friday, Oct. 27, this year’s theme is a delightful
concoction: Winder and the Chocolate Factory.
Attendees will be whisked into a wondrous world where
Halloween meets the magic of Willy Wonka’s celebrated es
tablishment.
Spooktacular unfolds in the heart of downtown Winder,
with a concentration of activities around Jug Tavern Park,
located at 139 E Athens St.
Some event highlights include:
• Safe trick or treating from 5-7 p.m., during which down
town Winder will come alive with eager trick-or-treaters.
Safety remains paramount, with all participating business
es thoroughly vetted to ensure a secure environment for all.
Multiple streets will be closed to ensure families can roam
freely.
• Free Hayrides from 5-9 p.m., wich will consist of a lei
surely hayride around town to revel in the Halloween spirit.
• Food tracks offering a range of delectable eats from local
vendors.
• Pay-to-play inflatables from 5-9 p.m., a treat for the
young and young-at-heart.
• DJ at Jug Tavern Park Stage from 5-9 p.m., where at-
Winder’s Spooktacular is a hallmark Halloween event cele
brated with grandeur in the city.
tendees can dance the night away with spooky tunes and
chart-topping hits.
• Costume Contest, where attendees can flaunt their Hal
loween best and stand a chance to win prizes.
This year’s event is made possible thanks to presenting
sponsor Akins Ford, platinum sponsor Northeast Georgia
Medical Center-Barrow and gold sponsor GEC Contractors.
Those interested in being a part of Spooktacular as a spon
sor, vendor or by hosting a trick-or-treat booth can reach out
to Kristin Edwards, director of special events, at kristin.ed-
wards@cityofwinder.com
NGHS recognized as one of America’s best-
in-state employers by Forbes magazine
Because of Northeast Georgia Health System’s (NGHS)
commitment to its staff and the surrounding region, NGHS
was recently named to Forbes magazine’s list of best employ
ers. The list ranked 1,392 employers across the nation and
ranked NGHS among the top 10 healthcare organizations in
Georgia.
“At NGHS, we do our best to make sure every person
working here feels like a valued part of the team,” said Carol
Burrell, president and CEO of NGHS. “There really is a sense
of deep interdependence here - meaning we can’t do our job
without each other. That’s what makes NGHS such a great
place to work, and I’m proud that it’s being recognized by
such a respected outlet like Forbes.”
In collaboration with market research company Statista,
Forbes surveyed 80,000 employees working for businesses
with more than 500 employees.
Respondents were asked to rate their employers on a vari
ety of criteria, including working conditions, diversity, salary,
potential for development and company image. Read more
about the methodology here.
For a full list of career opportunities at NGHS, visit nghs.
com/careers.
United Way awards
community grants
United Way of Northeast
Georgia recently announced
its 2024 Community Im
pact grant recipients at its
Community Celebration. In
2024, the organization will
grant a total of $800,000
to 27 programs across the
12-county region.
The grantees are both in
dividual nonprofit programs
and programs of nonprofit
collaborations. Grant recip
ients provide services in one
of United Way of Northeast
Georgia’s three focus areas:
Basic needs, early child
hood success and workforce
development. United Way
of Northeast Georgia 2024
Community Impact Grant
Recipients include:
BASIC NEEDS
RECIPIENTS
•Athens Area Homeless
Shelter’s Almost Home
Emergency Shelter
•Athens Community
Council on Aging’s Meals
on Wheels
•Family Promise of Ath
ens’ Family Shelter
•Food Bank of Northeast
Georgia and City of Refuge
Childhood Nutrition Col
laboration
•New Path 1010’s Week
end Food Bag Program
•Project Safe, Peace
Place and Circle of Love’s
Domestic Violence Crisis
Intervention Services col
laboration
EARLY CHILDHOOD
SUCCESS
RECIPIENTS
•Atlas Ministry’s ATLAS
Primary Prep
•Athens Area Diaper
Bank’s Home Visiting Dia
per Partners Program
• Athens Community
Council on Aging’s Grand
parents Raising Grandchil
dren
•Books for Keeps’ Books
as a Bridge
•Brightpaths’ First Steps/
Healthy Families
•Northeast Georgia
CASA
•Quality Care for Chil
dren’s Creating Quality and
Ensuring Access
•Reach Out and Read’s
Northeast Georgia Early
Literacy Intervention
•The Ark Family Preser
vation Center
•The Tree House’s Nur
turing Parenting Program
• YWCO’s Girls Club
WORKFORCE
DEVELOPMENT
RECIPIENTS
•ACTION Inc.’s Oppor
tunities to Excel
• Ashton Hope Keegan
Foundation’s Educational
Program
• Athens Land Trust’s
Young Urban Farmers,
Builders and Conservation
Stewards
• Casa de Amistad’s GED
Classes in Spanish
•DIVAS Who Win Free
dom Center’s SHE Works
•Dr. Annise Mabry Foun
dation’s Rural Communities
Diploma Program
•Georgia Committee on
the Employment of People
with Disabilities’ Manufac
turing Institute
• Goodwill of North Geor
gia’s Workforce Develop
ment for Young Adults
•Northeast Georgia Re
gional Commission’s Job
Training for Young Adults
•Lydia’s Place’s Elevate
NGMC announces
comprehensive adolescent
weight loss program
Adolescent patients in
Northeast Georgia now
have access to a new,
comprehensive weight-
loss program at Northeast
Georgia Medical Center
(NGMC). NGMC’s Bar
iatric Weight Loss Center
recently earned an addi
tional accreditation from
the Metabolic and Bariat
ric Surgery Accreditation
and Quality Improvement
Program (MBSAQIP),
making the program one
of only two programs in
Georgia to be nationally
accredited in surgery, ado
lescent surgery and obesi
ty medicine.
The MBSAQIP is a joint
program of the American
College of Surgeons and
the American Society for
Metabolic and Bariatric
Surgery. NGMC has been
accredited by MBSAQIP
for its adult program since
2006. This accreditation
acknowledges NGMC’s
commitment to quality
improvement and patient
safety in the areas of adult
and adolescent bariatric
surgery and obesity med
icine.
“Childhood obesity is
an epidemic plaguing our
nation,” said Robert Rich
ard, MD, medical director
for the Bariatric Weight
Loss Center at NGMC.
“We’ve assembled a col
laborative team commit
ted to providing individu
alized care tailored to our
younger patients through
out their weight-loss jour
ney - regardless of wheth
er they choose the surgical
or nonsurgical route.”
Adolescent weight-loss
patients will have access to
a variety of team members
through the program at
NGMC, including a pedi
atric medical advisor, bar
iatric surgeon, dietician,
pediatric psychologist and
athletic trainer. Surgical
weight-loss options are
available for patients ages
15 and older and medical
weight-loss options are
available for patients ages
seven and older.
For more informa
tion on these services,
visit nghs.com/adoles-
cent-weight-loss.
NGMC Barrow and Brasleton earn
accreditation for pain and addiction care
Patients who need emergency pain and addiction
care now have another reason to trust Northeast
Georgia Medical Center (NGMC). NGMC Barrow
and Braselton recently joined NGMC Gainesville and
Lumpkin in earning accreditation by the American
College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) in Pain
and Addiction Care in the Emergency Department
(PACED).
PACED accreditation recognizes emergency de
partments with a comprehensive program to provide
optimal care for patients suffering from pain and/
or addiction using progressive treatment, protocols,
training and resources.
NGMC Gainesville and Lumpkin became the first
hospitals in the state to receive the recognition in May,
making Barrow and Braselton the third and fourth
hospitals in the state to achieve the national accred
itation. NGMC Gainesville and Braselton achieved
Gold Level PACED accreditation, and NGMC Bar-
row and Lumpkin achieved Silver Level.
“We are honored to receive this recogni
tion,” said Angela Gary, executive director
of trauma and emergency services at NGMC.
“Our entire team is fully committed to providing ex
ceptional pain and addiction care in the emergency
department. It is a privilege to be recognized with this
national distinction.”
To learn more about NGMC’s emergency services
and comprehensive opioid use disorder treatment,
visit nghs.com/emergency-unplanned-care.
August 30, 2023 ~ Crossword Puzzle
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ACROSS
1. Schilling (abbr.)
4. Macaws
7. _ Ling, So. Chinese mountains
10. Glower
12. Short for tachometer
14. Indicates near
15. Finger millets
17. Upon
18. American Religious Identification
Survey (abbr.)
19. Best Picture 2011
22. Ali Baba’s opening word
23. Swedish river
24. Plural of 34 across
25. Prejudice
26. denotes past
27. Public promotion of a product
28. Freedom from difficulty
30. The underside of the foot
32. Not capitals (abbr.)
33. “Can't Touch This” artist
Flammer
34. Self-immolation by fire ritual
36. Lodging establishment
39. Impressive in size or scope
40. Uncoordinated
42. Sin city
54. Opposite of beginning
55. Tao (alt.)
DOWN
1. Single Lens Reflex
1
2
10
15
46. Off-Broadway theater award
47. Data transmission speed measure 41. Cecums
48. A man who is older than yourself 42. Cease to have
Layers of paint
Famous recluse Floward
Repents
Resounded
In a way, behaves
Music sung in open air
8. Vertexes
9. Birthplace of Constantine
11. City of Elbquelle sculpture
13. A vast multitude
16. Glides over ice
18.2005 album by Kate Bush
20. C0NFIC0 containing compound
21. Post office mail compartment
(abbr.)
28. Of time passing by
29. Physically energetic
30. Struck with a heavy blow
31. A musical interval of eight tones
34. Member of U.S. Navy
35. Decorate a cake with frosting
36. Involving the use of hands
37. Glorify and praise
38. With covers
50. Cambodian monetary unit
51. Grey Sea Eagle
52. Ramblin' Wreck of Ga.
53. Electroencephalogram
43. Knight or Dame award (abbr.)
44. Swiss river
45. Crotalariajuncea
49. The 17th Greek letter
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