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Friday, April 7,2017 Lake Oconee News Page B3 GREENE COUNTY Agriculture exhibits bring the farm to annual festival and the variety of dairy cow breeds, dairy product pro cessing and manufacturing process. The dairy product nutrition and composition focuses on the overview of food products originating from milk, vitamins and minerals from dairy prod ucts and the overall impor tance of dairy products as part of a healthy diet. Greene County Farm Bureau and Greene County Extension will also be spon soring the agriculture area, and thanks to the Greene County Farm Bureau, the mobile dairy will be doing presentations at 10:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m. and 1:30 p.m. Immediately following the sessions, 4-H students will do presenta tions on project demonstra tions. To celebrate the 19th annual Southland Jubilee, visitors can expect to find unique vendors lining Main Street with handmade arts and crafts and your favorite festival snacks of funnel cakes and cotton candy. The car show will feature numerous Contributed The agriculture area will bring a sample of life on the farm to downtown Greensboro during the 19th annual Southland Jubilee on Saturday, April 15. classic, hot rod and other special interest cars and trucks stretching over four blocks. Agriculture and wildlife awareness exhibits will also take up residence on Greene Street with live farm animals. This festival is unlike any of its kind. With 8,000 peo ple anticipated and South land Jubilee continuing to grow each year, it has developed a reputation across the region as a qual ity heritage arts and family festival. Southland Jubilee offers something for every one and is fun for the whole family. For more information regarding the festival, please visit www.south- landjubilee.com. 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The educational focus is based on milk production and dairy product nutri tion and composition. The milk production focuses on life cycles, animal feeding, nutrition, the ruminant digestive system, lactation cycle, the milking process, • WATER FILTRATION • Contributed The Mobile Mammography Unit is back on the road after being refurbished and receiving a new coat of pink paint. WE FIX BAD WATER! Mobile Mammography Unit returns with major makeover Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center’s mobile mammography unit has returned to town after receiving a major makeover and now offers three-di mensional breast imaging technology. “We are eager to have this mobile mammography unit back in service, as it’s a criti cal way that we can serve the community,” Connie Phelps, RN, director of Piedmont Athens Regional’s Breast Health Center, said. “The new imaging unit decreases the number of false positive diagnoses and increases the ability for early detection of breast cancer. This is the absolute best technology available.” The mobile mammogra phy unit, which was first purchased in 2004 through Piedmont Athens Regional’s employee giving program, provides an efficient method of breast screening to the community, as an addition to hospital based facilities, by bringing the screenings right to you. The new technology added to the unit allows doctors to examine the breast tissue one layer at a time, building what is essentially athree-di- mensional mammogram. Ultimately, this results in a better image of the breast interior and improves the chances of early detection. The technology isn’t the only thing that’s new to the unit, however. A bright pink coat of paint has been added to the unit’s exterior, helping to raise awareness for breast cancer. According to the Amer ican Cancer Society, about one in eight women (12 percent) will develop inva sive breast cancer during their lifetime. Over 252,710 new cases of invasive breast cancer are expected to be diagnosed in 2017. Survival rates, however, have contin ued to increase due to early detection, increased aware ness and improved treat ment options. At this time, there are more than 3.1 mil lion breast cancer survivors in the United States. “We want to continue to help women by detecting earlier and saving lives,” Phelps said. “As the only fully accredited breast health center in our area, we offer multiple ways for women in Athens and the surrounding counties to access excellence in mammography.” For more information about the Piedmont Ath ens Regional Breast Health Center, please visit athen- shealth.org/breast-health- center. AIRLINE CAREER 2017 Get FAA approved hands on Aviation training. Financial aid for qualified students - Career placement assistance. 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