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8 WILLIE ROBERTSON AND HIS NEW BOOK Duck Dynasty’s Willie
Robertson talks about his new book, faith and family
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12 ASTHMA 14 ASHBROOK VILLAGE: MEMORY CARE, ASSISTED AND INDEPENDENT LIVING 20 WHAT COLOR IS YOUR FOOD? 22 HIP SURGERY MADE EASY 26 THORACIC SURGERY AND MINIMALLY INVASTIVE LUNG CANCER TREATMENT 28 ARE YOU THE VICTIM OF AN INJURY OR DISABILITY? 32 IT’S A RASH. DO I NEED TO SEE AN ALLERGIST? 40 THE PROCESS ... AN EXTREME SMILE MAKEOVER
EXTRAS 30 COMMUNITY EVENTS 42 RESOURCES 46 FUN & GAMES
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“You don’t have to be crazy to be a duck hunter, but it does help,” writes Willie Robertson, one of the leading stars on A&E’s Duck Dynasty television show. He is also the CEO of his family’s company, Duck Commander. Robertson’s quote is from his new book American Hunter: How Legendary Hunters Shaped America.”
feel when hunting. “I grew up in duck hunting with a passion instilled by our father. It shaped our business and our family,” said Robertson in a telephone interview. By the way, his father is Phil on “Duck Dynasty.” Second, the book also tells the stories of how legendary and modern-day hunters helped
duck, goose, as well as biggame animals. “Hunting is our heritage,” Robertson writes. Obviously, the family’s favorite fowls to hunt are ducks, and hunting especially influenced the brothers’ childhood. One chapter detailed the events that once happened as the Robertson brothers, their father, and a friend shot about 20 ducks in 20
Regarding the comment he wrote about duck hunters being crazy, Robertson is referring to the conditions in a typical duck blind on his West Monroe, La., property. Blinds there are hot, humid, and full of cottonmouth snakes. The brothers once cleared out nine such moccasins as they were preparing the blind for hunting. Robertson’s book was cowritten with William Doyle, the best-selling author of American Gun: A History of the U.S. in Ten Firearms. The first goal of the American Hunter book is to detail Robertson’s focus on hunting. He writes about the many hunting stories, the family’s philosophy behind hunting, the process of hunting, and the exhilaration they
shape America’s history. It starts with the stories of the Plains Indians and continues through Daniel Boone, Davy Crockett, Buffalo Bill, Teddy Roosevelt, Ernest Hemingway, Lyndon Johnson, and others. Robertson’s favorite hunter in the book is Teddy Roosevelt. “It’s funny,” he said. “Unlike us, he was from New York, from a well-to-do family, and had the same passion we have. He put a lot of things in place that we enjoy today. He started refuge and park systems and encouraged the protection of wildlife so that others would have the same opportunities to enjoy the outdoors.” Third, the book contrasts the ways that hunters hunt for various types of animals, such as the fox, rabbit, deer, squirrel,
minutes. In another paragraph, Robertson recalls how the stories about each hunt were regaled. “If you were a kid at our house and were telling a story it had better be a good one, because you were holding the audience’s attention.” He credited their story-telling abilities with helping shape their lively personalities. The chapter tells how the Robertson hunters keep a small stove in the back of their blinds to prepare a few of the ducks they kill for immediate cooking. “If you’ve never tasted fresh killedand-grilled duck right under an open sky, you haven’t lived,” he writes. Fourth, the book describes weapons used in hunting. “It goes through the history of weaponry, starting with Indian spears and
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primitive bows and arrows,” Robertson said during the interview. “It tells how weapons have changed throughout history, such as with the introduction of the long rifle, when shotguns came along, and when heavier gauge weapons came out.” Finally, American Hunter tells about hunters and fishermen in the Bible and
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followers should become “fishers of men,” which the Robertson family members take seriously. They often speak at churches and Christian organizations, have published and produced books and videos about how best to use the Christian life to overcome problems; and several of them sing gospel songs. “What we do is biblically sound,” said Robertson. “We hunt because we want to eat. That’s been going on for thousands of years. We are good stewards of what God gave us. We protect animals and are not cruel to them.” Robertson, along with his father Phil and brothers, Jase, Jep, and Alan, (and, of course, the colorful Uncle Si) enjoys running his family’s company, which specializes in selling duck calls, hunting clothes, and how-to-hunt videos. He and his wife, Korie, own Buck Commander, a company that specializes in selling products related to hunting deer. The couple has five children, and there are plans in 2016 to launch a new television series based on the lives of the Robertson offspring. All of the Robertson family members are dedicated not only to faith but also to family, country, and service to others. A few of them have shared through the written word their struggles with addiction, adultery, and health issues. Also, they have created many products about the hunting lifestyle as it relates to food and fashion. Robertson has either written or contributed to five other books related to Duck Dynasty. Having Doyle as co-author is a plus for the book. In addition to American Gun, Doyle has also A Soldier’s Dream: Captain Travis Patriquin and the Awakening of Iraq; An American Insurrection; Inside the Oval Office; and A Mission from God with James Meredith.
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Respiratory illnesses like asthma are the number one reason why patients come to Children’s of Alabama. Asthma is an inflammatory lung disease that is very common in children and adults. Having asthma causes: • airway muscles to tighten • inflammation to increase • swelling in the airways • mucus to build up Airways become swollen, tight and narrow making it hard to breathe. Common symptoms include: • coughing which is often worse at night • chest tightness • wheezing • coughing or difficulty 12
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breathing with exercise There are two main types of asthma: persistent and intermittent. In persistent asthma, children have more frequent symptoms and flare-ups. This is caused by increased airway inflammation, swelling and narrowing that is present every day. Children with intermittent asthma have few symptoms because they only have rare times of airway swelling and narrowing. Janet Johnston, CRNP, is a nurse practitioner and asthma educator at Children’s of Alabama. She said even though there’s no cure for asthma, in most cases families can learn
how to make sure their child’s asthma is well controlled. One of the most important ways to do that is to know the triggers of asthma. Common triggers are: • respiratory infection • allergies • irritants such as smoke • exercise Oftentimes, just avoiding the triggers can help reduce the occurrence of symptoms. The exception is exercise. “One trigger you don’t want to avoid is exercise,” she said. “If the child’s asthma is well controlled, they shouldn’t have to avoid exercise.” Johnston said another concern is making sure the child gets the
full dose of medicine through an inhaler alone. She recommends always using a spacer with the inhaler. “Using a spacer ensures the proper dose of medicine is going deeply in the child’s lungs,” she said. “It’s important to get the full dose of medicine. Otherwise, it’s like pouring half of it on the floor.” Johnston encourages families to have an action plan to help keep their child’s asthma well controlled. The plan should
include: • seeing the child’s health care provider regularly for asthma • having clear instructions about using the inhaler and any other medicine • know what to do when symptoms increase • know when to call the doctor • know when to seek care Well-controlled asthma means a child is: • symptom-free most of the time and not needing frequent quick relief medicine
• able to play and exercise like other children • sleeping through the night • not missing school or work due to frequent asthma flare ups More information about managing asthma is available at www.childrensal.org/asthma.
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“Ashbrook Village has been given a prestigious award that places Ashbrook in the top 1% of senior care providers in the United States and Canada. ‘The Best of 2016 Awards’ was awarded by Senior Advisor.com, the largest ratings and reviews site for senior care and services in North America.” Ashbrook has been awarded the “Best of the Best” award locally for five straight years. Ashbrook Village, located in Villa Rica, Georgia, serves the West Georgia area offering Independent Cottages, Assisted Living and Memory Care. Ashbrook Village is conveniently located to Tanner Medical Hospital and 2 miles from Interstate 20 so it is easily accessible to family members from several destinations.
Assisted Living – Memory Care Our approach provides the ideal solution for seniors who may need some assistance with bathing, dressing, or just medication management. Our residents enjoy private rooms and baths, delicious meals, engaging social activities, laundry service, housekeeping service and transportation to local doctor’s appointments. There are no long-term contracts, just a simple
ASHBROOK VILLAGE Memory Care, Assisted and Independent Living
Independent Living The perfect alternative to seniors who are looking to downsize and are interested in a lowmaintenance lifestyle. Our one and twobedroom cottages are spacious and include a kitchen, dining area, living room, and handicap accessible bath and washer/dryer hookups. “When I started the process of looking for an Assisted Living for my parents I visited many facilities and still was lost as what to do. Then I met Gary Tallent at Ashbrook, he had a great wealth of experience that made everything so much simpler. My parent’s health and social activity improved so much after moving into Ashbrook. I could not be happier with the care of the staff and employees. The cleanliness is overwhelming!” - Mary
month-to-month fee. With a variety of care options, our residents only pay for what they need and want. We support and encourage the independence of our residents through our professional assisted living and memory care services. With our safe living accommodations and 24-hour staffing, residents and their families are comfortable knowing they are safe and secure. “I looked at eight different assisted livings before I found Ashbrook for my mom! I’m so glad that I went with Ashbrook … it is so clean and I don’t have to worry about my mom when I’m not there …the care and love is the best. They truly know and understand what is involved in placing a loved one in a facility.” - Jim, Douglasville Veterans Benefits Ashbrook Village is proud to accept benefits available for U.S. veterans or the surviving spouse of a U.S. veteran. Residents may receive a federal pension of up to $2,000 per month to help pay for assisted living services at Ashbrook Village. www.readhealthyhorizons.com
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New innovations in technology are on the rise. They make our lives more informative, faster and most of the time, they simplify. The drawback is an almost complete submersion into our smart phones and computers. We communicate through Facebook and Twitter or email. We stay inside attached to our devices and it is easy to forget about the “real world” outside. The phenomenon is called “Outdoor Deficit Disorder” otherwise known as “ODD People!” At Historic Banning Mills, we are here to offer remedies to “ODD”. Our adventures and lodging help people to reconnect to nature and yes, even communicate with others by actually talking and being with other human beings on a face to face basis. Historic Banning Mills has the largest Adventure Park in the World along with a very cool Nature Conservancy. Only 45 minutes from Atlanta’s Hartsfield airport, Historic Banning Mills and the Screaming Eagle Zip Line Canopy tours is an official Adventure Park and Nature Conservancy with two Guinness World Records. www.readhealthyhorizons.com
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n New!! The Bridges of Banning Mills is a unique part of our hiking trail systems that criss crosses over the Gorge and Creek areas. n The largest, continuous zip line canopy tour in the world is a must do. With a Guinness World Record, the tour has 6 levels of progression so one can start at Level 1 (lower and slower) and progress to the extreme if they wish. The course is over 10 miles long, currently has over 100 zip lines, 70 sky bridges and 5 really, really big towers. The high speed zip lines (where one can reach speeds of 60 mph) will get your eyes watering and a permanent grin etched on your face. The newest line is the Flight of the Falcon at 3400 feet long. Experience a true feeling of flying! n A second Guinness World Record was set on Dec. 10, 2011 for the tallest, free standing climbing/rappel wall in the world! At 14 stories, one truly feels on top of the world after the climb. At the top, the panoramic views of the gorge make the climb worth it all. n 100 Ft Power Free Fall: Not a bungee jump at all! Climb the Adventure Tower, get hooked in by a very accommodating guide and then step off and fall 100 feet to the ground below and land safely and firmly on your feet. An amazing first step! n Two Aerial Adventure Parks: The Terminator and the Crazy Squirrel Village will get your heart racing as you complete 20 to 40 challenge elements set 10-65 feet in the air. The Crazy Squirrel Village, on level 1, can accommodate ages 4 years old and up! n Team building and GPS treks. n Kayaking, horseback riding and hiking. n Falconry programs. n Live bird of prey shows. n Country Inn and Day Spa with onsite chef, meeting rooms and lodging. 18
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The Adventure Park and Nature Conservancy is located 12 miles from Carrollton, Ga. in one of the world’s most diverse eco systems: “The Snake Creek Gorge”. Once known as the Tallulah Gorge of West Georgia, the history and beauty are unparalleled and a guest can visit the historic interpretive center on site before beginning any of the adventures.
Lodging and Retreat Center n New Tree House rooms are open and offer great views of the Snake Creek Gorge and Creek. n A great place to bring your family or company! We have 60 lodging rooms, onsite chef, dining area (meals must be pre-reserved), meeting venues and Day Spa. As with any type of adventure programs, there are age, weight and physical ability restrictions in place. Reservations are required. You can visit the website for all details at: www. historicbanningmills.com. For more information email us at info@historicbanningmills.com or call 770-8349149 to speak with a staff member.
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David Payne can hardly remember a time when something in his lower back and legs didn’t hurt. Spinal stenosis. Deteriorating discs. Pressure on the sciatic nerve. After 20 years in the U.S. Navy
Carrollton and see what they could do for me,” Payne said. “It started with my going to see Dr. Brad Prybis for my spinal stenosis and it ended with me having hip surgery by Dr. Jeffry Dressander.”
and 18 years teaching technical education classes in accounting at North Metro Technical College, Payne had seen the pain come and go, the intensity waning at times and more severe others. All that is better now after surgeons performed a laminectomy and lumbar fusion and Tanner Health System’s first-ever direct anterior hip replacement surgery this year. Two things stand out about that: First, Payne is from southern Cherokee County, a good 50 miles away from Carrollton; and secondly, he had no idea that his hip was part of the problem. “My son, Chris, had worked for Tanner and Carrollton Orthopaedic Clinic and knows everyone there, and was telling me that I should go to
Brad Prybis, MD, is a board-certified orthopedic specialist with Carrollton Orthopaedic Clinic and the Tanner Ortho and Spine Center, with a clinical interest in reconstructive spine surgery, minimally invasive spine surgery, scoliosis surgery and spine surgery. Jeffry Dressander, MD, is also a boardcertified orthopedic specialist with Carrollton Orthopaedic Clinic and the Tanner Ortho and Spine Center, with clinical interests in arthroscopy, general orthopedics and joint replacement. “Chris suggested I see Dr. Prybis and he said to come back and see him when I was ready to get my back fixed. A year ago, it was time.” While being evaluated by Dr. Prybis, Payne complained that he thought there was something
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wrong with his right hip and Dr. Prybis listened, noticed something in Payne’s gait and symptoms, and suggested doing X-rays on Payne’s hip. It was a mess.
replacement was the procedure he needed. Dr. Dressander was very familiar with the procedure, which had been honed by surgeons at Emory in Atlanta. A surgeon in Savannah, Charles Hope
“He’s the one who found my right hip to be in bad shape, even though he was the spine doctor,” Payne said. “We addressed the spinal stenosis in January 2015, with a laminectomy, lumbar fusion of the L-2 and L-3. But we knew replacing the hip was inevitable.” Ironically, Payne’s hip was not causing him much pain until after the back surgery. That’s because the spinal stenosis and nerve damage was masking the hip pain. The spine had to be fixed first, but once it was, the pain in the hip was quite noticeable. That’s where Dr. Dressander came into the picture. After an initial meeting with him, Payne, 67, decided the less-invasive direct anterior hip
II, MD, had done hundreds of cases and was considered a foremost expert of the procedure. Dr. Dressander and Gregory Slappey, MD, another board-certified orthopedic specialist with Carrollton Orthopaedic Clinic and Tanner Ortho and Spine Center, began working with leadership at Tanner to get the procedure approved and to get the necessary operating table, an advanced device called the HANA Table, purchased and installed in the surgical services center at Tanner Medical Center/Carrollton. Once everything was in place, Dr. Hope was contracted to make the trip to observe and assist in Payne’s surgery.
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So, a couple of years after the first trip to see Tanner physicians about his spine, Payne became the first patient at Tanner Medical Center/Carrollton to undergo a direct anterior hip replacement. “As opposed to posterior hip replacements, which for years were the standard, the direct anterior procedure is much less invasive and involves a significantly shorter recovery period,” said Dr. Dressander. “We do it at the front of the hip and we don’t have to detach any muscles or tendons. We make a four-inch incision — as opposed to a 12-inch one in the posterior procedure — and it all makes for a better outcome for the patient.” Dr. Dressander said he would recommend the anterior surgery for most patients needing hip replacement surgery, but not necessarily all. “We’re doing more and more of them and think it makes sense and works well,” he said. “But every patient is different and we explain the pros and cons. Those who have a wide pelvis, or who are very obese, may not be well suited for this procedure and if they do undergo it, it may require longer incisions.” The fact that Payne had this surgery is a testament to Tanner’s willingness to be on the leading
edge of medicine, as well as the thoroughness of doctors such as Prybis and Dressander. As of late September, Payne said his recovery was progressing nicely and the pain from bruising around the muscles was already minimal. But he has one complaint. “My knees are starting to ache,” he said. “I’ve already decided if have to do knee replacement, I’m coming to Tanner.”
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Patients in the Douglas community now have more treatment and recovery options close to home, with the addition of thoracic surgery at WellStar Douglas Hospital in 2015. According to Gerald (Andrew) Helms, M.D., one of the most common thoracic procedures at WellStar Douglas Hospital is the surgical removal of cancer nodules from the lung. During a minimally invasive treatment known as VATS (video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery), a thoroscope with magnification is inserted through a small incision to remove cancerous tissue from the lungs. “The advantage of VATS is people stay in the hospital a lot less time with a lot less pain and they recover faster,” Dr. Helms said. “I’ve had people go back to the gym the week after surgery.” The average length of stay after VATS is three and half to four and a half days. It’s typically around seven with more invasive surgery. Patients are also able to breathe more normally after surgery with this approach. Depending on the patient and how progressed the cancer is, surgical removal of lung tumors can
be paired with radiation and/or chemotherapy if recommended. “WellStar has a very good program to treat people with lung cancer,” Dr. Helms said. Dr. Helms practices at WellStar Medical Group, Thoracic Surgery at 6002 Professional Parkway in Douglasville as well as locations in Marietta and Austell. For a smoking history or exposure appointments at the Douglasville to chemicals such as radon and location, call 770-424-9732. Agent Orange among others. For people who want to assess For more information about their risk for lung cancer and lung cancer risk and screenings, discuss lung cancer screening visit www.wellstar.org, call 770options, visit www.wellstar. 956-STAR (7827) or make an org, call 770-956-STAR (7827) or appointment to discuss with a schedule a visit with a primary primary care physician. care physician.
Lung cancer screenings offer early detection, higher survival Lung cancer, the leading cause of cancer death, has a better chance of being cured when caught early, before symptoms are present. People at high risk for lung cancer can catch lung cancer much earlier with a lowdose CT scan. Those at high risk include men and women with 26
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Scary-etta Trolley Ghost Tour 8:00 – 9:30 p.m.
130 Church St, Marietta $27 Adult-$14 Children 770-425-1006 Join Ghosts of Marietta and The Historic Marietta Trolley Company for a 90 minute “spirited” ride aboard the trolley. This tour is truly the best of both worlds, Ghost Stories and a Historic Trolley ride.
ZION! The Musical
May 21
7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Marietta Performing Arts Center 1171 Whitlock Ave, Marietta $30 Adults-$10 Students 770-428-2631 ext. 2131 Old Zion Heritage Museum announces the presentation of a
masterpiece story about the birth of Zion Baptist Church. Join us to celebrate the 150th anniversary of Zion Baptist Church – the first African-American congregation in the City of Marietta!
West Side Story
June 10-26 Cobb Civic Center Jennie T. Anderson Theatre 548 S. Marietta Parkway, Marietta 404-377-9948 The world’s greatest love story takes to the streets in this landmark Broadway musical that is one of the 30
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theatre’s finest accomplishments. Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet is transported to modern-day New York City, as two young idealistic lovers find themselves caught between warring street gangs.
June thru
Aug Farmer’s Market 3:00 – 6:00 p.m.
Tallapoosa Street Downtown Bremen Enjoy fresh produce and other locally-produced goods every Friday in downtown Bremen from June through August.
Mayfest Arts & Crafts Festival
May 7
9:30 am – 4:30 pm
Adamson Square Downtown Carrollton 770-832-6901 Featuring a wide variety of handmade arts and craft vendors exhibiting paintings to pottery
and baskets to bows - there is something for everyone. The AMP at Adamson Square will be home to MayFest Teen Idol at 12:00 pm and Westfest concert after MayFest.
Carrollton Fall Festival
Oct 29
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Adamson Square Downtown Carrollton 770-832-6901 Main Street is partnering with Carrollton Parks & Recreation, Cultural Arts department for the
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Most people believe that if they have an itchy rash, it must be an allergy. But the truth is that not all itchy rashes are allergic rashes. Here are three rashes that ARE allergic rashes: ATOPIC DERMATITIS (Eczema) Atopic dermatitis most often occurs in young children, but can start at any time in life. This is a rash that seems to flare up in individuals with dry skin where the person is scratching. The rash is pink to red in color, dry and flaky, and has small bumps or blisters. It may even ooze from the scratching. Over time, the skin becomes somewhat thickened or leathery in texture. Atopic dermatitis tends to run in families with allergies or asthma. It can be triggered by food allergies, skin irritants or even environmental allergens like pets or dust mites. URTICARIA (Hives) Urticaria is an itchy rash that can occur at any age.
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It appears as raised welts with redness either on the welt or around the welt. The lesions can vary in size and shape, from a small mosquito bite size to several inches in diameter. The lesions will last from a few minutes to a few hours and will seem to move around from one place on the body to another. Urticaria is sometimes related to a food allergy or a reaction to an insect sting or medication. It can also be triggered by an auto-immune reaction in the body. Urticaria can also sometimes be the sign of another medical condition. CONTACT DERMATITIS Contact dermatitis is caused when the skin comes in contact with a substance that causes a rash reaction. The substances can be chemicals, cosmetics, hair dyes, metals (like nickel) or even topical medications. One type of contact dermatitis is poison ivy. The rash of contact dermatitis is similar in appearance to atopic dermatitis but is only located in areas that touched the substance. Cosmetics will irritate the face but not the entire body. Nickel allergy may occur on the ears, neck or wrist (from jewelry) or even on the abdomen from the buckle on jeans. At Peachtree Allergy and Asthma Clinic, our providers are dedicated to helping uncover the underlying allergies, and will work to help develop a treatment plan that is right for you. We treat hay fever, asthma, skin conditions, sinus problems, insect allergies, food allergies and recurrent infection. Christina L. Stein, APRN, BC, FNP
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Coweta County native Cooper Goldbeck earned a Basic Shielded Metal Arc Welder certificate from West Georgia Technical College. Goldbeck was then selected to serve an apprenticeship with Grenzebach Corporation, a worldwide manufacturing company based out of Germany with facilities all over the world. Goldbeck earned a full-time job with Grenzebach after graduation. Sounds routine, right? Wrong. Cooper Goldbeck’s path to Grenzebach was anything but routine. It was extraordinary. On the day he was hired as a full-time welder at Grenzebach, bringing home a nice paycheck, Cooper Goldbeck was just 17 years old. How on earth is that possible? Through the Move on When Ready (dual enrollment) program, West Georgia Technical College and local business and industry have come together to form partnerships which are helping individuals like Cooper Goldbeck do what was unthinkable just a few years ago. Local high school students such as Goldbeck are earning college credit and high school credit simultaneously while still in high school through the MOWR program. Some follow the path that Goldbeck did, by earning certificates in a particular field which gives them the work-ready skills they need to enter the workforce on a much faster track. Local business and industry benefit because West Georgia Tech is producing a larger pool of skilled graduates who are ready to enter the workforce. Other students in the MOWR program earn college credit that will transfer to another college or university, giving them a head start towards graduation. Some students in the program have earned more than 30 hours of college credit by the day of their high school
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graduation. This saves time -- and money. The mother of a recent high school graduate in Troup County said she saved more than $18,000 in tuition costs because her son transferred 12 college credit hours to Auburn. Cooper Goldbeck was your average high school student as a sophomore at East Coweta High School in Sharpsburg. Like most students at that age, he wasn’t thinking about life after high
passion. “I ended up falling in love with the concept of welding in that first course that I took,” he said. “Then I found out there was a dual enrollment program for welding and that if I took the right courses and passed them, I could actually earn my certificate by the time I graduated high school.” Determined to earn the Basic Shielded Metal Arc Welder certificate, Goldbeck enrolled in the MOWR program at West
for work-ready graduates out of high school. “Grenzebach was bringing over interns from Germany for internships and then those interns would go back to Germany to work,” Whitlock said. “Germany has a unique education system in such that they begin their post-secondary education after the ninth grade. So the leadership at the Grenzenbach Corporation here locally felt like it would make more sense to
school. Perhaps he would attend college and figure things out. He did have a passion for cars and considered a career in the automotive industry. Goldbeck found his way to the Central Educational Center in Newnan, a joint partnership among business and industry, the Coweta School System and West Georgia Technical College. Coweta County high school students have the option of taking courses at the CEC, courses which are designed around the needs and expectations of local business and industry. “I ended up spending more time at the CEC than I did at East Coweta,” said Goldbeck. “I liked it there because I learn better when the instruction is hands-on.” Goldbeck completed courses such as Robotics, Java Programming, Introduction to Metals and Pre-engineering, all while still in high school. At the start of his junior year, some of Goldbeck’s friends at the CEC signed up for an Introduction to Welding course. Wanting to be with his friends, he decided to take the course, too. And in the days and weeks that followed, Goldbeck discovered his
Georgia Tech. He completed the coursework required to earn the certificate at the end of his junior year of high school. “It was an awesome experience,” he said. “I had a great teacher who was a young guy that came right out of the field. I know he had to have taken a huge pay cut to get into the classroom and teach students like me. There is a need for a younger workforce in welding because the average age for welders is around 45 to 50, and they are going to all retire soon. He told us that he wanted to get into the classroom because not a lot of people knew about the field and about the fact that you could easily work your way up to a six-figure paycheck over time.” There is, and will continue to be, an abundance of jobs in welding. That leads us to Grenzebach Corporation, which has a factory in Newnan. The German-based company has plants and factories all over the world. The Newnan site is just one of two in the United States. Grenzebach approached Central Educational Center CEO Mark Whitlock and discussed the need
have local students in some of those apprenticeship roles and perhaps be hired once they earn the necessary certificates and graduation requirements. Cooper Goldbeck was their first local welding apprentice.” Just prior to the start of his senior year of high school, with the Basic Shielded Metal Arc Welder certificate from West Georgia Tech in hand, Goldbeck was selected by Grenzebach to fulfill that coveted first-of-its-kind apprenticeship. So as a high school senior, Goldebeck took courses at the CEC until 11:30 a.m. and worked at Grenzebach, and was paid by Grenzebach, every Monday through Thursday afternoon. He was paid, while earning high school credit, and also earning college credit toward his certificate requirements. “At first I was just a shadow for the head welder,” Goldbeck said. “Later on they gave me an open welding booth and some smaller jobs.” Through MOWR, Goldbeck graduated from East Coweta High School with a high school diploma and a Basic Shielded Metal Arc Welder Certificate from West www.readhealthyhorizons.com
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Georgia Technical College. Goldbeck was hired full time by Grenzebach following his graduation from high school. Since he was hired full time he has taken on a larger role. “We have assembly lines with welding projects for different companies,” he said. “I’ll get raw material that has been cut into angles along with a mechanical drawing including dimensions. Based on that drawing, I fit the pieces together and weld it together. I’m doing more advanced work than I was as an apprentice.” Had Goldbeck not taken the apprenticeship, he would not be where he is today. Had Grenzebach not collaborated with the Central Educational Center, he would not be where he is today. Had West Georgia Tech not offered the MOWR courses, he would not be where he is today.
“Without the Move on When Ready program, which gave me the opportunity to earn my certificate at West Georgia Tech while still in high school, I would not have been hired by anyone right now, much less at a company like Grenzebach,” Goldbeck said. “Most places will not hire anyone without experience. I obtained that experience not only through the apprenticeship but in the WGTC welding classes as well. Without MOWR, I would have to take at least two years of technical college classes after high school, obtain the certificate while doing so, and then try to find some small shops that were willing to give me the experience that is required to be hired at a place like Grenzebach,” he said. Cooper Goldbeck is one of thousands of Georgia high school students that have taken college courses through the Move on When Ready program. But you will have to look hard to find another student that better embodies what the program is all about. West Georgia Technical College, local business and industry and local school systems are working together to produce pathways for student success and job placement in an evolving economy. Cooper Goldbeck is a shining example of how the program works. West Georgia Technical College, through Move on When Ready, is changing lives. One student at a time.
Spivey is knocking down barriers
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Within minutes Spivey convinced the man that she was up to the demands of the job. Rebecca Spivey has dealt with that scenario for most of her adult life, as a female working in a maledominated industry. The industry? Air conditioning construction and technology. The Fayette County native has a passion for working on air conditioners. According to her, she found her passion by accident 17 years ago. “The day that my first child was born, my husband at the time lost his job,” she said. “I told him that if he would stay home and take care of our baby then I would go out and find some work. So I went to work.” Spivey’s job search took her to All Seasons Heating and Air Conditioning in her hometown of
Fayetteville. “I was looking for anything, really,” she said. “There was a sign out front that said they were hiring so I walked in and told them I was looking for a job. The owner looked at me and started laughing. He said that this was hard work for a woman and that he wasn’t looking for a secretary.” “Good,” Spivey said. “I would rather work outside than behind a desk anyway.” Spivey’s new job was installing air conditioning units in homes that were under construction. She worked long, hard hours, alongside men who were much bigger and stronger than she was. Those men at first scoffed at the idea that a woman could work alongside them. But in due time, they came to respect her. She could do the work that was required, and then some. In the middle of the summer, in the oppressing Georgia heat, Spivey found her passion. “From that point on I have had this devotion for working with air conditioners. I love the fact that you aren’t behind a desk and you are at a new location every day. You meet all kinds of people. And I have worked with some good people that, once they got to know me and found out that I could do the job well, they took me under their wings and taught me so much. I guess I just developed a love for it.” A few years later the family moved to South Georgia and Spivey found work at Powell’s Refrigeration in Poulan, Ga. Fast forward to 2011. Spivey, now a single mom, made the decision to move back home. Her father was living in Newnan and offered to let her and the kids stay at his home under one condition: either get a job, or go to college and earn a degree.
Spivey decided to do both. “The construction industry was hit so hard with the recession, and all of my previous experience in the field was in installation, mostly new homes. Those new homes were not being built,” she said. A segment of the air conditioning industry that was not affected by the economic downtown was the service and repair side. Think about it - if your air conditioner quits working in the summertime or your heating unit breaks down in the colder months - you have no choice but to get it working again. But Spivey had no experience in repairing AC units. She knew how to install a unit, but not repair a broken one. Spivey enrolled at West Georgia Technical College and enrolled in the Air Conditioning Technology program. The single mother of three also had to make ends meet. She found a job working as a security guard at a local Sony plant 40 hours a week. And she still studied a full course load at West Georgia Tech. Christopher McFarlin, Program Chair and Instructor of the Air Conditioning Technology program at West Georgia Tech, said that it takes a typical student about two years to earn a diploma in the program. A student who completes the program earns an Air Conditioning Technology Diploma and four professional certificates: Air Conditioning Electrical Technician, Air Conditioning Repair, Air Conditioning Technician Assistant, and Heat and Air Conditioning Installation Technician. McFarlin said that in his six years of teaching at West Georgia
Tech, Rebecca Spivey is the only female to come through. “Rebecca is, first of all, a great person,” McFarlin said. “She stood out at first because of the fact that you just don’t see many females come through, if any at all. It didn’t take long for her classmates to take her seriously. She was such an independent student and hardly ever sought out assistance from her peers. I think she developed that personality from her previous years of working in a maledominated field. But what really stood out to me was how hard she worked. She is one of the most hard-working, independent students to ever come into my classroom.” Spivey earned her diploma and four professional certificates, graduating from the program in December of last year. As for her experience as a student at WGTC? “The instruction was very hands-on,” she said. “I learned so much about the servicing side, which is what I needed in order to continue to work in this field. The instructors were great. They worked with me in a way that I could balance a 40-hour-a-week job, take care of three kids and go to school full-time. Chris McFarlin could not have been a better instructor. He was very helpful with adjusting to my schedule. Sometimes I needed to switch classes and he was supportive. If I had to do it over again I would do it a thousand times.” Spivey quickly landed a job at Action Electrical & Mechanical Contractors, a company that provides contracting services to the industrial and commercial markets in Atlanta and the Southeast. Spivey’s territory is the metro Atlanta area. She services www.readhealthyhorizons.com
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air conditioning and heating units, mostly for commercial businesses. McFarlin believes that Spivey could be one of about a dozen or so female air conditioning technicians in the state. She resides in Carroll County with her boyfriend of four years,
“West Georgia Tech changed my life.” Paul Hoffman, and her three children who range in age from 5 to 17. “Paul has been so supportive while I have taken this journey. I could not have gone back to school and at the same time raise my kids without his help. He is
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the one that actually pushed me to go back to school and follow my passion,” Spivey said. So that’s the story of a hard-working, independent, hard-nosed, won’t-take-nofor-an-answer, air conditioning repairwoman, who went back to school to earn her diploma and learn the skills that are in high demand here in Georgia. A woman working in a maledominated field, who got laughed in her face at a job interview, who overcame the lack of respect once given to her by earning respect through hard work, who pushed down barriers to follow her dream and her passion, who earned her diploma on schedule while also working a 40-hour-aweek job along with raising three kids, who not once made an excuse when she had every right and reason to do so, who found a way when there seemed to be
none. There are so many stories just like this one at West Georgia Tech. “West Georgia Tech changed my life,” Spivey said. “There is no way I could get a job like this one without that diploma and the knowledge that I gained while I was there. To all of the people out there that think they don’t have time to go back to school or that it isn’t worth it, my answer to them is that it most certainly is. I have lived it.” West Georgia Technical College, with campuses in Carroll, Coweta, Douglas, Haralson and Troup counties and class sites in Heard and Meriwether counties offers over 120 associate degree, diploma and technical certificate programs of study. A unit of the Technical College System of Georgia, West Georgia Tech is the fourth largest of the state’s 22 technical colleges.
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The process
... an Extreme Smile Makeover
By Dr. L. Don Wilson Signature Smile I proudly admit I am an avid Alabama fan and season ticket holder. I also have the utmost respect for Coach Saban and his leadership philosophies. I even have a football Coach Saban autographed for me one evening in his living room. Coach Saban often talks about “The Process,” or the stages you have to go through to be successful. He is quoted as saying, “People who don’t understand ‘The Process’ of hard work are like little kids in the back seat asking, ‘Are we there yet?’ You get where you are going one mile-marker at a time.” I think this quote sums it up perfectly, “You can’t get from A to Z by passing up B.” In our office when we build beautiful smiles and give patients the “smile of their dreams,” we also go through “The Process.” We strive to give each of our cosmetic patients a smile to which we are proudly willing to sign our name. Our goal is not to meet our patients’ expectations but to exceed them! Our cosmetic patients don’t just walk in one day and tell us they want a smile makeover, and we get started the next day. We invite prospective smile makeover patients to visit our office for a Free Smile Evaluation. We are so confident in our ability to give patients the smile of their dreams that we encourage patients to visit other dental offices before they select us to do their work. At Signature Smile we pay attention to every detail in the development of the perfect smile to fit each patient individually. At the Smile Evaluation Appointment we look at the color, shape, length, proportion, symmetry, and alignment of the teeth. Today everyone wants “white teeth,” and I mean “WHITE!” But they also want a natural look. We can provide both! Did you know that the shape of a person’s teeth should match the shape of their face? The length of the teeth 40
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can make a smile look “goofy” if too long and “gummy” if too short. Teeth should also appear in “Golden Proportions.” This is a height to width ratio that is naturally very pleasing to the eye. Ideally, teeth should be perfectly symmetrical on both the right and left side. And, of course, we want to make the alignment be as close to perfect as possible. In many cases this eliminates the need to wear braces for two years. A beautiful smile is not just about the “White” (teeth), it is also about the Pink (gums). A beautiful smile can be ruined if the gums are puffy, red, infected, or too long. If a patient has a “gummy smile,” we can do a “gum lift” with the laser in just a matter of minutes to dramatically improve the looks of a smile. We also look at the relationship of the lips to the teeth. Do the lips completely cover the teeth when the lip is relaxed? If so we can lengthen the teeth to allow just a little edge of tooth to show. We also look at the Vertical Dimension. Vertical Dimension is the distance from a point on the nose to a point on the chin. If those points are too close together the lips pooch out too much and allow the face to collapse, thus making the person look much older. By opening up or increasing the Vertical Dimension we can in essence do a “mini facelift.” And, lastly, we look at the width of the Buccal Corridor. The Buccal Corridor refers to the width across the arch from the bicuspids on one side to the bicuspids on the other. In other words, a wide Buccal Corridor can give the patient a wide beautiful smile, which we refer to as the “Julia Roberts Smile.” Signature Smile provides a Free Smile Evaluation Guide for our patients to allow them to go home and evaluate their own smile by standing in front of their bathroom mirror. The second step in “The Process” is to make lots of photos of the patient, giving us a close-up and full face view of their smile. We send these photos to daVinci Dental Studio, our cosmetic dental lab in Hollywood. DaVinci does the dental work you see on TV shows such as “Extreme Makeovers,” “The Swan,” and “The Doctors.” Angie, the graphic artist at daVinci, images the photos of our patients to show them exactly how they are going to look when we complete “The Process.” We also make models of their teeth and send those to Craig, the master lab technician at daVinci, who
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provides the patient with a 3-D wax-up of exactly what their teeth will look like after we finish. And all of this occurs before we even start the work. Now our patient and my team know exactly what we are going to do to give this person “the smile of their dreams.” The third step in “The Process” is to actually prepare the teeth for the veneers or crowns as we planned, make an impression, and then construct a beautiful temporary for our patient to wear while their permanent crowns or veneers are being made at daVinci Dental Studio. Our temporaries are prepared according to the daVinci wax-up. Thus, they look like the finished crowns. Some dental offices boast about the fact they can prepare crowns in the office on the same day and that the patient does not have to wear a temporary. This is true. However, you cannot construct a crown in the office on the same day that will even remotely compare to the beauty and quality of the crowns and veneers carefully
constructed at daVinci by their master ceramists. Our crowns and veneers are designed to last the patient for many years, so wearing beautiful temporaries for two to three weeks is not a big deal. Some patients are concerned that their teeth will have to be ground down to little nubs in order to do crowns or veneers. We only have to remove about 0.3 mm to 0.5 mm of tooth structure to do a veneer, and in some cases we do not have to remove any tooth structure at all. The fourth step in “The Process” is to remove the temporary and cement the permanent crowns or veneers. We painstakingly bond our crowns or veneers in place with the best material on the market. The cement comes in various colors to influence the final internal shade of the crowns or veneers. This, coupled with the many layers of porcelain and translucency applied at daVinci, gives us the beautiful and natural results our patients want to achieve. The fifth and final step in “The Process” is to have the patient back in about a week to check their bite, do any final touchups, and make those beautiful “After” photos. As Coach Saban says, “It doesn’t matter what you are ranked until the end.” We believe the cosmetic results we achieve for our patients speak through the beautiful smiles of our patients. We don’t just do dentistry, we change lives! “What happened yesterday is history. What happens tomorrow is a mystery. What we do today makes a difference – the precious present moment.” – Nick Saban You can begin your journey today toward a life-changing, beautiful smile. All you have to do is call for a Free Smile Evaluation, because that is the first step in “The Process.”
Dr. L. Don Wilson is a 1978 graduate of the University of Alabama School of Dentistry where he received the Operative Dentistry Award. Dr. Wilson has served as one of the featured speakers for laser training at the renowned Las Vegas Institute (LVI) and the acclaimed Nash Institute. Dr. Wilson has authored numerous articles for such noted magazines as Dental Economics, LVI Visions, Ortho Tribune, Dental Products, and The Incisal Edge. Dr. Kristen R. Bentley attended dental school at University of Alabama Birmingham, and received a 1st place preclinical award in research at UAB’s annual Scholar’s Symposium. After graduation, Dr. Bentley attended a 12-month advanced education in general dentistry residency where she learned advanced dental techniques. www.readhealthyhorizons.com
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