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Page 2A, The Lee County Ledger, Wednesday, November 20,2019 VILLAGER CLEANERS 5 Convenient Locations! Leesburg 1591 US Highway 19 S 229.889.0156 Leesburg 1324 US Hwy 82 West 229.446.9200 Albany 2614 N. Jefferson St. #1 229.883.8863 Albany 2339 Whispering Pines Rd 229.435.3050 Americus 409 W. Lamar St. 229.924.9110 CottonLaunches Products Inside Costco We want to thank all the Veterans who support us! FREE Pediatric and Adult Prosthetic Orthotic Diabetic Footwear Evaluations John P. Rodman, Sr., C.P.O., FAAOP, LPO l U.S. Army (Retired) Certified Prosthetist/Orthotist Practice Manager LimBcaRe. PROSTHETICS & ORTHOTICS OF GEORGIA Albany Location Also In Americus, 1919 Palmyra Rd. Cordele, Tifton, 430-9778 And Valdosta 855-639-3202 www.limbcareonline.com We Are A Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business Special to the Ledger New Orleans based El Guapo Bitters is owned and operated by Lees burg, GA native and 2005 Deerfield Windsor graduate, Christa Cot ton. The company manu factures, distributes and sells a line of cocktail bitters, syrups and mix ers for various upscale bars, restaurants and retail establishments. Current clients include Neiman Marcus, Whole Foods and a litany of ce lebrity and James Beard chefs. The company has developed a gift box of drink mixers for Costco. The gift boxes will be available inside the New Orleans Costco location December 12-15th. The gift box features single sized servings of Bloody Mary, Salted Paloma, Mojito, Lemon Drop and Hurricane drink mixers. El Guapo manufac tures some of the highest quality cocktail prod ucts on the market. All products are gluten free, non-GMO and vegetar ian, too. All bitters are no sugar added. Last Christmas, Neiman Marcus dubbed the com pany’s Tonic syrup “The Rolls Royce of Tonic” in its annual Christmas Book. The company is 100% female owned by Cotton herself. El Guapo has been honored with four Good Food Awards - the nations highest honor for sustainable, authentic, and natural food producers. Cot ton serves as a spirits category judge for the annual competition in San Francisco. Cotton is a 2005 grad uate of Deerfeld-Wind- sor. She is a 2010 gradu ate of Auburn University and a 2019 graduate of the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses Program. She is a certi fied Sommelier and the daughter of local entre preneur and 13th Colony Distilleries Co-founder, Alton Darby, and Cathy Darby. The gift boxes featured inside Costco will also be available online at El- GuapoBitters.com, and at local gift shop Place On The Point throughout the holiday season. El Guapo Bitters is located at 3950 Tchoupitoulas Street, New Orleans, LA 70115. Phoebe Prepares to Institute Flu Visitation Guidelines Special to the Ledger Flu season visitation guidelines went into effect Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2019 at all Phoebe hospitals as flu activi ty begins to increase. Currently, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) lists flu activity in Georgia as “low,” but data from the Georgia Department of Community Health show the number of suspected flu cases is slightly more Don't worry, we've done this a million times! kb 601N Slappey Blvd 229-436-8811 Albany, GA 31701 www.cbwaldenandkirkland.com *• JULJMBER & HARDWARE^ than the baseline activity for this time of year. “Flu season is here, and we want to be proactive. As we have done each flu season in recent years, we are implementing protocols to help prevent the spread of influenza and other respiratory viruses to protect our pa tients, visitors, staff and the community at large,” said Steven Kitchen, MD, Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital Chief Medical Officer. Until further notice the following visitation guidelines are in effect at Phoebe hospitals: • Patient visitation should be limited to care and support of the patient. • Visiting hours will be 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. • Children under the age of 18 should not visit the hospital. Exceptions may be made for births and end-of-life situations. • Do not visit if you have any signs or symp toms of influenza. Visit www.phoebeflu.com for 153 Robert B. Lee Leesburg, Ga 759-2963 A locally-owned family business, supplying building materials to south Georgia since 1898! more information. • If you have a fever, cough, body aches or a sore throat, please post pone your visit until you have been symptom-free for 24 hours. • Visitors should use hand gel when entering the hospital and may be offered the opportu nity to wear a mask to minimize the spread of germs. • Visitors will be re quired to wear personal protective equipment such as gowns, gloves and masks if visiting a patient in isolation. The number of Phoebe patients presenting with flu-like symptoms has increased each of the last four weeks. The week ending Nov. 10, Phoebe treated 194 people with flu-like symptoms, and 31 patients tested posi tive for influenza, almost twice as many positive flu tests as the previous week. “The flu test helps us monitor flu preva lence, but it is not 100% accurate,” Dr. Kitchen said. “All patients don’t necessarily need a flu test. We treat patients exhibiting flu symptoms the same, regardless of the outcome of a test.” The flu vaccine re mains your best protec tion against influenza, and Phoebe physicians encourage everyone over six months of age to get a flu shot. “Vaccines are readily available. The shot is free for most people with insurance, and it is low-cost for those who may have to pay out-of-pocket,” Dr. Kitchen said. Phoebe urges all south west Georgians to abide by the following advice for the remainder of flu season. • Avoid contact with people who have the flu. • Seek medical atten tion quickly if you devel op symptoms. Antiviral medication may shorten the severity and duration of the flu if you contract the illness. • If you are sick, stay home for at least 24 hours after your fever is gone, except to get medical care or other necessities. • Cover your nose and your mouth when you cough or sneeze. • Wash your hands of ten with soap and water. Use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer if you are unable to wash your hands. • Avoid touching your eyes, mouth and nose to prevent germs from spreading. • Clean and disinfect frequently-touched sur faces and objects. Attention! Hunters Stop In Now & Get Your... Deer Corn & Deer Stands Full Line of Hardware And Building Materials This handsome fella is Viper, a male Bulldog mix. Viper came to the Lee County Animal Shelter came in as a stray but was already neutered. He weighs 59 pounds and is heartworm negative. Vipers adoption fee is only $60. This gets all of his shots, microchip and he has been started on his heartworm preventive. You can meet Viper at Lee County Animal Shelter-101 Mossy Dell. Leesburg.
