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The Lee County Ledger, Wednesday, July 16, 2008, Page 3B
Six Sun Safety Precautions for Children
By Dr. Clay Stallworth,
Pediatrician
MCG Pediatric Primary
Care Associates and
MCGHealth Children’s
Medical Center
Summer is an exciting
time for children, a time to
get outside and play with
out the worries of school
and homework. However,
parents should take some
basic precautions regarding
sun safety.
The sun is healthy for us
but can easily be damag
ing as well. It is estimated
that we get about 80 percent
of our total lifetime skin
exposure in the first 18 years
of life. Research has shown
that two or more blistering
sunburns as a child or teen
greatly increase the risk of
developing skin cancer later
in life.
Before heading
outdoors, take
these steps
to ensure
your child’s
safety this
summer. f
1. Hide
Inside. J
Ultraviolet ^ h
rays are most
harmful between
10 a.m. and 4 p.m., so it’s
best to “hide” indoors dur
ing this time. If this is not
area. Babies under 6 months
should be kept out of direct
sunlight.
2. Dress to Impress.
Clothing helps protect
against UV
rays. Fabrics
with a tight
weave are
best. To
determine
how tight
a fabric’s
weave is, try
holding the
clothing up to a
light and seeing how
much light shines through.
The less light, the better.
Clothing made of cotton is
possible, try to find a shaded both cool and protective.
Seminole Ramlins
By Jack Wingate
Wingate’s Fishing Lodge
We have all been treated
to the Water War News for
the past 20 years and we
have found out basically that
Atlanta’s thirst for water and
it’s not willing to spend the
money to fix it’s problem
is one answer to the Appa-
lacheecola Rivers problems.
However that is not all the
rivers problems. In the lower
end of the river there is two
to three hundred floating
hunting and fishing camps
that have no leagal means
of disposing its waste water.
It is dumped straight into
the river, creeks or sloughs
untreated and raw. These
are not over 15 to 18 miles
from saltwater. Seems like
someone could get that fixed
in Florida.
Now for a sad note,
tournement fishermen will
be saddened to know of the
passing of “Stan Sloan” who
won Ray Scotts first tourna
ment on Beaver Lake, Ark.
and also won the last Scott
Benefit Tournement for the
Pintlala School on Ray’s
lake in his front yard. I was
at both of the tournements
but was not able to make it
to the funeral dew to things
beyond my control. Ray
Scott and Bob Cobb did his
eulogy. His thoughts on the
new fangled trolling motor
was, “that he could always
pull a chain better than
pushing it.” He was the first
to mount his trollin, mo
tor on the bow of the boat
instead of the transom.
Now a bit of information
for the Bass fisherman. In
my early days of guiding, I
had a man and wife team to
take about every 2 weeks.
She would beat me and him
every time from the middle
of the boat, even though she
and us were fishing the same
thing most times, but here is
the reason. She came to the
boat with a wash rag, wash
pan and a bar of Camey
soap. After a few casts, she
would wash her hands with
a pan of water and soap then
put her hands over the side
of the boat to get the soap
scent off her hands, one trip
she beat us 7 to 2. She was
of Cherokee descent and
very pretty.
Preventing
Tick Bites And
Lyme Disease
(StatePoint) They’re
popping up in backyards,
gardens and campsites
nationwide, and spreading
the country’s fastest growing
chronic disease.
They are ticks -- small
arachnids that readily attach
themselves to people, pets
and live- stock.
Ticks are
potential
carriers
of Lyme
disease,
an often
misdi
agnosed
illness
that can
cause
symptoms
ranging
from rash to flu-like
feelings to joint, heart, lung
and nervous system abnor
malities.
“Tick bites occur virtually
year-round, any place with
grass, plants, bushes or trees.
The good news is there are
steps you can take to protect
your family from tick bites
and Lyme disease, and even
to reduce the potential num
ber of ticks in your yard,”
said Constance Bean, author
of the new book “Beating
Lyme: Understanding and
Treating This Complex
and Often Misdiagnosed
Disease.”
According to Bean, a
former coordinator of health
education at MIT, you can
help safeguard loved ones by
One boat reported 24 Bass
taken on worms. This is a
worm that had to be built by
him as I seen him pinching
the tail off the whole fresh
pack of worms. He knows
something. I talked to the
man Saterday about the white
spider with legs catchen the
Talapia in South Florida. He
sed it realy worked.
This week in the Jack
Wingate Thursday Night
Big Fish Tournament hosted
by the Hydrilla Gnats Bass
Club out of Wingate’s Lunker
Lodge, Kim Brown won with
almost 6 pounds. His son,
Clint Brown took second
place with 3+ pounds. There
were 16 boats this week and
we expect more next week.
This is a great tournement
with a 90% payout.
Bream, Catfish and Perch
has slowed down for the most
part. Only a select few can go
out and bring in a good mess
of Perch this week. How
ever, it will change. It always
does. We can look forward to
more afternoon and evening
showers like the one that hit
Faceville Saterday. 4 inches
in less than an hour. We have
at Wingate’s got 2/10th’s
Keep a tite line until next
week.
3. Top ‘Em Off. Hats are
a fun and easy way to shade
the face, ears, scalp and
neck from the sun. Though
baseball caps are well-liked
by children, they do not pro
vide protection for the ears
and neck. Be sure to use
sunscreen on exposed areas.
4. Rub It In. There are
many great sunscreens with
special formulations for
children. Use sunscreen
with at least SPF 15 and
UVA/UVB protection.
UVA rays damage deep
layers of skin and play a
significant role in wrinkling
and the dangerous skin
cancer melanoma. UVB
rays damage the outer layer
of skin, which is known as
the cause of sunburn and
as a key contributor to skin
cancer and skin aging. It is
important to protect your
child from both forms of
UV rays. Apply sunscreen
about 30 minutes before
going outside and reapply
every 2 to 3 hours. Don’t
forget about areas that are
typically overlooked, such as
lips, hands, ears, feet, shoul
ders and behind the neck.
The American Academy of
Pediatrics now suggests that
use of sunscreen on babies
less than 6 months old is
not harmful. They recom
mend only using sunscreen
on small areas, such as the
face and back of the hands.
But the best defense against
sunburn is avoiding the sun
or staying in the shade. And
don’t forget to use sunscreen
on cloudy days. Many of the
worst burns occur on cloudy
days when people think they
“don’t need sunscreen.”
5. Protect ‘Em Now.
Sunglasses are an impor
tant part of protecting your
child’s eyes from UV rays,
which can lead to eye dam
age later in life. Look for
sunglasses that block 100
percent of both UVA and
UVB rays.
6. Shade It Out. A young
child can also get a sunburn
while riding in the car. Car
shades not only protect your
child from the sun, but they
also provide a more com
fortable ride.
Along with protecting your
child, it is important to pro
tect your own skin as well.
Remember, you’re an im
portant role model. Kids are
more likely to co-operate
when they see you engaging
in the same behavior.
MCG Health, Inc. (d/b/a
MCGHealth) is a not-for-
profit corporation operating
the MCGHealth Medical
Center, MCGHealth Chil
dren’s Medical Center, the
Georgia Radiation Therapy
Center, and related outpa
tient facilities and services
throughout the state. For
more information, please
visit mcghealth.org.
Vote Bob
August 5th
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Paid for by the candidate.
dressing them appropriately
when they are outdoors, by
vigilantly checking for ticks
and by correctly washing
both people and clothing.
Here are some tips from
her book “Beating Lyme” on
what you can do to protect
against tick bites when
spend- ing time
outdoors:
* Since
ticks hide in
collars and
folds of
clothes,
clothing
should be
removed
and
examined
closely af
ter exposure
to tick habitats.
* To make ticks more
visible, wear light-colored
clothes, socks and shoes.
* Examine skin fre
quently, even after two or
three hours, while you are
outdoors to discover any tick
attachment.
* Clothes worn outdoors
should be put into the dryer
for at least twenty minutes,
preferably a half hour, at
high heat. If the water in
your washing machine isn’t
hot enough they can survive,
but are vulnerable to dehy
dration in the dryer.
* Ticks are difficult to
spot in hair, on the hairline,
behind knees and ears.
See Ticks,
page 5B
THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LEESBURG DO HEREBY ANNOUNCE THAT THE MILLAGE
RATE WILL BE SET AT THE REGULAR SESSION OF THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING TO BE HELD ON
TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 2, 2008 AT 7PM PURSUANT TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF O.C.G.A. 48-5-32 DO
HEREBY PUBLISH THE FOLLOWING PRESENTATION OF THE CURRENT YEAR’S TAX DIGEST ALONG
WITH THE HISTORY OF THE TAX DIGEST AND THE LEVY FOR THE PAST FIVE YEARS.
CURRENT 2008 TAX DIGEST AND 5 YEAR HGISTORY OF LEVY
City of Leesburg
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
Real & Personal
28,415,879
30,642,345
32,197,580
41,755,811
44,383,331
47,836,756
Motor Vehicles
3,523,150
4,579,010
4,690,220
4,640,090
4,876,290
4,955,210
Mobile Homes
379,589
384,821
388,589
365,298
369,698
327,032
Gross Digest
Less M&O
Exemptions
32,318,618
35,606,176
37,276,389
46,761,199
49,629,319
53,118,998
Net Digest
32,318,618
35,606,176
37,276,389
46,761,199
49,629,319
53,118,998
Gross M&O Millage
16.73
16.73
16.73
16.00
16.00
16.00
Less Rollbacks
9.73
9.73
9.73
10.00
10.00
10.00
Net M&O Millage
7.00
7.00
7.00
6.00
6.00
6.00
Net Taxes Levied
226,230
247,983
260,934
280,567
297,776
371,833
Net Tax $ Increase
Net Tax Increase
(25,756)
-11.38%
21,753
8.77%
12,951
4.96%
19,633
7.00%
17,209
5.78%
74,057
19.92%