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December 10, 2008
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At age 12, Brandon Hammond of Forsyth is already competing in equine events.
Hammond passionate
about riding horses
BY LAURA THACKSTON
Twelve-year-old Brandon Hammond
has a passion for riding horses. The
Forsyth resident has been competing
against other children in his age cate
gory for years and spends four to five
hours a week practicing.
Hammond began riding horses when
he was about eight-years-old. "My
Nana asked me one day if I wanted to
ride horses and once I started I fell in
love with it," he said.
Hammond is a student at William
Hubbard Middle School and plays base
ball during the spring. When he isn't
perfecting his horse riding techniques
or playing baseball, he said he likes to
hang out at his barn. "My favorite thing
to do in competitions is jump,"
Hammond said. Unlike a lot of kids,
Hammond says he has found an activi
ty he hopes to continue for a long time.
"I want to keep doing this until I'm
physically unable to," he said.
HES students benefit
from additional screening
Prevent Blindness
Georgia recently visited
Hubbard Elementary
School to vision screen
Pre-K children. As a
result of the screening,
five students are now
wearing glasses and one
child is seeing a special
ist for therapy. These
children had previously
passed the vision portion
of their EED.
Students were
screened by Kathy Bell,
a certified pre-K vision
screener with prevent
Blindness Georgia.
Prevent Blindness
Georgia vision screens
close to 30,000
prekindergarten children
throughout Georgia each
school year and refers
approximately six per
cent of these children to
an eye care professional.
Many of these children
are diagnosed with such
vision issues as ambly
opia, refractive error,
and muscle imbalance.
Prevent Blindness
Georgia was founded in
1965 as the state affili
ate of Prevent Blindness
America, the nation’s
leading volunteer eye
health and safety organ
ization. Its mission is to
prevent blindness and
preserve sight for the
residents of Georgia
through vision screen
ings for children and
adults, eye exams and
glasses for indigent sen
iors, the homeless, and
working poor adults,
public education on eye
health and safety to per
sons at risk for eye dis
ease, and vision screen
ing training. These serv
ices are made possible
through the generous
support of the American
public.
For more information
or to make a contribu
tion to the sight-saving
fund, visit www.pbga.org
or call 404-266-2020.
Dr. Rogers awarded for teamwork
D r. John
Rogers of
Forsyth
was
awarded
the Council Teamwork
Award from the Amer
ican College of Emer
gency Physicians
(ACEP) as the group
celebrated its 40th an
niversary. The Octo
ber meeting was held
in Chicago. During the
annual meeting of the
ACEP Council, which
governs the organiza
tion, Rogers, the direc
tor of Monroe County
Hospital’s emergency
department, and the
other officers of the cer
tification and work
force section were
awarded the Council Teamwork
Award by the Council Speaker,
Dr. Bruce MacLeod. The Work
force Section Officers through
their persistence and team
work were able to successfully
achieve Fellowship recognition
for many Legacy Physician
members of ACEP. A Legacy
Physician is one who is a mem
ber of ACEP but is not board
certified in emergency medicine
and who began the practice of
emergency medicine prior to the
year 2000.
As a very young specialty,
emergency medicine
depended upon physicians
without formal training to
establish the discipline, cre
ate the training programs
and the form the boards of
certification in emergency
medicine. Other Legacy
Physicians have distin
guished themselves through
their contributions to ACEP,
their State Chapter or to
the field of emergency medi
cine as a whole.
After nearly 20 years of
controversy over Fellowship
for Legacy Physicians, the
Officers of the Certification
and Workforce Section
through their leadership
and teamwork were able to
successfully convince the
Council to pass a resolution
Community
Christmas
give-away
is Dec. 22
Dr. John Rogers with Dr. John Rupke, the
only member still living of the 8 founders of
ACEP.
allowing Fellowship to be
granted to Legacy
Physicians who distinguish
themselves by their service
and contributions to ACEP
by an unprecedented unani
mous vote of the Council.
The Council in recognizing
this achievement through
team work felt compelled to
grant Dr. Rogers and the
Officers of the Section this
award.
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All services are free and confidential
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478-994-3173
Mon, Tues, & Thurs 10 - 4:30
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Your Health
By Jep Castleberry
What To Do About Croup
Croup is a medical condition in which there is airway
swelling. It occurs most often in children. The condition can be
caused by one or more respiratory viruses, such as the parain
fluenza virus or respiratory synctial virus (RSV). Bacteria may
also cause croup. A child may become infected by transmission
of the virus or bacteria through coughing or sneezing, or from
touching a contaminated surface, such as a toy. Signs and
symptoms include a loud cough with difficulty breathing, and
possibly a hoarse voice. A fever may also be present. As croup
occurs, it intensifies in the smaller airways. Young children are
most susceptible to more severe symptoms. When croup is
caused by a virus is likely to resolve within 3 to 7 days.
Episodes of croup are usually treatable in the home, and may
not require attention from a physician. A humidifier in the
child’s bedroom may improve breathing, For a fever, acetamin
ophen (Tylenol) may be used. Cough syrup is not likely to
improve the cough, however the doctor should be consulted for
further information. Medications may be prescribed when
symptoms are more severe. For severe symptoms, corticosteri-
ods (desamethasone, prednisone) or epinephrine may be
required to help open the airways. If the infection is caused by
bacteria, antibiotics may be prescribed.
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Guest Coming for the Holidays?
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Hey Sarah
Monroe County's Tess Ham
mock, at left with hands over
mouth, Georgia's 2008 Miss
Forestry Queen, was selected to
be on stage last Monday when
former vice presidential candi
date Sarah Palin came to Perry
to speak. Palin campaigned for
Georgia Sen. Saxby Chambliss.
Hammock didn't get to meet
Palin but a campaign worker
took her Forestry Queen sash
and had Palin autograph a
sticker on the sash, which was
overnighted back to Hammock.
Community Growth
Enterprise, Inc. will have its
annual Christmas basket
giveaway on Monday, Dec. 22
from 11 a.m. until 3 p.m. at
Styles By Rosa Beauty Salon
at 48 East Johnston Street in
Forsyth. The baskets include
food items for those in need
this holiday season. To apply
or for more information call
program coordinator Rosa
Evans at 994-0111 between
the hours of 12 and 4 p.m.
Tuesday - Friday. The dead
line for application is Dec. 19.
Monroe Reads promotes reading
Give the gift of books this Chiristmas
Give the gift that will keep giving all year long this
Christmas. How about a brand new book sent to a child
every month? Monroe Reads is a program where all reg
istered children of Monroe County, from birth to age 5,
receive a high quality, age appropriate book each month
regardless of income. There is no cost to enroll a child.
The costs of the program rely solely on donations from
the public. If you have that family member or friend that
has everything and you have no idea what to give them
for the holidays, consider sponsoring a child in Monroe
Reads. The annual sponsorship is $35. Just fill out the
form at right and a notification will be printed on a holi
day card and will be mailed. The donor will be responsi
ble for delivery to the honoree. This is done so you may
add a personal note or even gift wrap it!
Monroe Reads is a Ferst Foundation for Childhood
Literacy initiative. For more information, please visit
www.ferstfoundation.org or call 478-994-7981.
MONROE READS
Please complete and return with your donation to Monroe Reads,
PO Box 1308 Forsyth, GA 31029 or if you are a school employee,
please send inter-office mail to the central office.
Name(s) of Honorees:
In Honor of Donation was made by:
Donors (this is your information) mailing address:
&
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