MOMents Magazine June 2015

June 2015 ALSO INSIDE

Go Girl: Cynthia Lee Grill Out This Father's Day What to Wear to a Wedding

Stay Cool This Summer Jenna Campbell shares tips for water safety

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Father’s Day always offers me a little time to stop and reflect on some of the things I have learned from my dad over our 20-something years together.

From attempting to teach me how to hit, slide and field those tricky ground balls as coach of my rec softball team — attempting being the key word here — to showing me how to run the lawn mower and identify poison ivy (what exactly do those leaves look like again?), he’s thrown in some pretty important life lessons along the way.

1. Wear your seatbelt. I’ve never left my parents’ house without hearing these famous last words floating down the driveway.

2. Football is the sport of the gods. Everything I need to know about the gridiron, I learned from my dad.

These days, I even could teach him a thing or two — but don’t tell him that.

3. Afternoon naps are a must.

Thanks, Dad. This is one lesson that Linsay and her dad, Joe really stuck.

While June is the perfect time to show our dads some love, we’re also featuring a couple of pretty incredible women in this month’s issue. First, Go Girl Cynthia Lee shares how she has learned to be fully present in each moment, both at work and at home, through her work as a counselor, which she uses to make a positive impact on others. Turn to page 9 to read her story.

Then, on page 12, cover girl Jenna Campbell, the aquatics program supervisor at Splash in the Boro, tells how she discovered her passion for work in the aquatics field, which begin back in high school as a lifeguard and has developed into a full-time career. She also shares some invaluable water safety tips and important advice for parents whose children are learning to swim.

Here’s to great dads, safe summers and staying cool in this Georgia heat!

EDITOR Linsay C. Rudd lrudd@statesboroherald.com DESIGN Mallory Biggers mbiggers@statesboroherald.com

OPERATIONS MANAGER Jim Healy jhealy@statesboroherald.com ADVERTISING DIRECTOR Jan Melton jmelton@statesboroherald.com ADVERTISING MANAGER Kelly Dailey kdailey@statesboroherald.com ADVERTISING TEAM Stacy Smith • Ashlee Corbin Pam Pollard • Debbie Deal CONTRIBUTORS Erinn Cowart www.ninjalawns.com Hayley Greene www.bulloch.k12.ga.us Dr. Maximillian Hecht www.ogeecheeobgyn.com Brittani Howell bhowell@connectstatesboro.com Rahn Hutcheson www.bullochacademy.com Julie Lavender lavenders@bulloch.net Michael McBride msm0711@yahoo.com Perla Middleton dnp1515@gmail.com

Healthy Home ...............................5 Women's Health............................6 Go Girl..........................................9 Gator Bites..................................10 Bulloch County Schools..............11 Feature.................................. 12–13 The Art of Lawncare....................15 Calendar................................ 16–17 Averitt Center..............................18 Outdoor Fun................................19 Stranger Danger..........................20 Southern Fashion........................21 Annoying Husbands.....................22 Parks and Recreation..................23 Count Those Kicks......................25 Farmers Market Recipe...............27 Kids Activity Page.......................29 Games........................................30 Coupons.....................................31

feature story Special thanks to Jenna Campbell.

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Wear Sunscreen and Save Your Bacon!

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adults has tripled, from 7.9 per 100,000 people in 1975 to 22.7 in 2010.

Here are some tips you can use to practice sun safety this season:

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It also can cause the small blood vessels under the skin to widen.

Overexposure to the sun can result in skin cancer, too. According to the National Cancer Institute, Americans are being diagnosed with melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer, at a steadily spiraling rate: Over the past 35 years, the number of new cases among

• Wear sunscreen, even on a cloudy day, and apply it liberally and often on children, who get three times more sun exposure than adults.

• Protect your skin when you’re near concrete, sand, water and snow, which reflect 85–90 percent of the sun’s UV rays.

• If a product’s label claims it is water resistant, it must specify whether it lasts for 40 or 80 minutes while swimming or sweating. For best results, reapply sunscreen at least every two hours, even more often if you are swimming or sweating, and after you towel dry.

• Wear clothing and a widebrimmed hat to protect as much skin as possible.

• Limit your direct exposure to the sun, especially between the hours of 10 a.m. and 4 p.m., when UV rays are strongest.

• Avoid tanning beds and sunlamps. Both can cause serious long-term skin damage and contribute to skin cancer.

The Environmental Working Group offers the following advice for choosing a good sunscreen: • Avoid aerosol sunscreens.

They may be easier to apply than lotion, but spray sunscreens can pose serious inhalation risks, and they often lead to applying too little or missing a spot. The Food and Drug Administration has expressed concern about the safety and efficacy of spray sunscreens.

• Avoid super-high SPFs. Products with sky-high SPFs may protect against sunburn but could leave your skin exposed to damaging UVA rays. SPF stands for “sun protection factor” and refers only to protection against UVB radiation, which burns the skin. It has little to do with protection from the sun’s UVA rays, which penetrate deep into the skin, suppress the immune system, accelerate skin aging and may cause skin cancer.

• Avoid products with oxybenzone and other endocrine-disrupting chemicals. Commonly used in sunscreens, the chemical oxybenzone penetrates the skin, gets into the bloodstream and acts like estrogen in the body, which can lead to a variety of health complications.

• Avoid tanning oils. Even if they contain sunscreen ingredients, the levels are always very low and offer little, if any, sun protection.

Don’t buy products with SPF values lower than 15, nor those without either zinc oxide or avobenzone for UVA protection.

Armed with these tips, you can protect your skin while enjoying time outdoors and the benefits the sun can bring.

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t’s finally warm enough to dust off the slip ‘n slides, uncover the pool and start working on that tan. Wait, did I say tan? My bad — I know better than that.

June 1 through June 8 is National Sun Safety Week, which was created to raise awareness of the importance of sun-safe practices.

The sun’s rays feel good, but they’re no friend to your skin. Over time, the sun’s ultraviolet light harms fibers in the skin called elastin. When these fibers break down, the skin begins to sag and stretch. It bruises and tears more easily, taking longer to heal. Too much time in the sun can lead to freckles, rough skin texture and white spots and may cause yellowing and discolored areas, which doctors call “mottled pigmentation.”

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Are You Considering ‘Tying Your Tubes’?

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any women consider sterilization when their family is complete and they no longer desire fertility. A thorough discussion with your doctor is recommended to consider all of the possibilities for contraception and sterilization. There are options for long-acting reversible contraception, or LARC, that are good for women who aren’t 100 percent certain about sterilization. LARC also can be used to help manage menstrual problems.

However, for women considering “tube tying,” I encourage them to learn about nonsurgical sterilization procedures.

Typical techniques require abdominal incisions to approach the tubes from above. Most commonly, this is done with minimally invasive laparoscopy, using small incisions to insert a camera and special instruments inside of the abdomen to cut, tie, block, clip or burn the tubes while examining them from above. With laparoscopy, “tying” the tubes often times requires actually clipping or cutting them rather than using sutures to tie them shut. In other situations, a larger abdominal incision is required, which sometimes can be done at the same time as another surgery, such as cesarean delivery.

There are also tubal ligations done with a relatively small incision immediately postpartum before the uterus has shrunk completely; this is more invasive than laparoscopy but less invasive than a large incision.

Laparoscopy sterilizations are typically safe and effective surgeries, and most OB/GYNs, including me, perform them. It is effective immediately and is minimally invasive. However, it does require surgery and general anesthesia and is accompanied by surgical risks and a longer recovery.

Newer methods block the tubes from a vaginal approach rather than abdominal. Small instruments are passed through the vagina and the cervix opening to view the inside of the uterus (hysteroscopy). This typically is done without any cuts by minimally dilating the cervix. Once inside the uterus, coil inserts (manufactured by Essure) can be placed into the tubes via their openings into the uterine cavity.

Maximilian Hecht Women's Health

This often is done in an office setting without general anesthesia. To assist in managing discomfort and cramping, many patients receive some oral pain medication and a local injection of pain medication at the cervix, though the exact protocol depends on the individual physician and patient.

Unfortunately, the Essure method is not immediately effective. It takes time for the fallopian tubes to scar shut around the coils, so backup contraception is recommended, typically for three months, followed by a confirmation test to ensure the tubes are blocked.

All methods of blocking or tying a woman’s tubes have a risk of failure, as well as pregnancy and ectopic pregnancy, a potentially dangerous situation in which the pregnancy is not in the uterus but instead in the fallopian tube. Different techniques have different statistics on complications and failure, but the Essure brand of coils for the hysteroscopic approach currently has the lowest published failure rate of the different techniques at about 0.2 percent.

One risk of all sterilization procedures is patient regret. With some tubal ligation procedures, specially trained surgeons, including me, are able to reverse the tubal blockage and perform surgery to reconnect the tubes.

However, there are many cases in which this is not possible. Tubal reversal surgery has risks of its own, and sterilization should not be planned with reversal in mind. The Essure method is virtually nonreversible.

As always, the advice in this column is general, and more specific information should be discussed with your doctor.

Dr. Maximilian Hecht moved to the area in June 2014 and currently works as a physician at Ogeechee OB/GYN.

Is there a women’s health topic you would like Dr. Hecht to address? We’re all ears! Send your questions and suggestions to lrudd@statesboroherald.com.

Gather Around the Grill This Father’s Day

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Ingredients You Will Need 5 pounds baby back ribs 1 cup ketchup 1/2 cup hoisin sauce 4 tablespoons soy sauce 2 tablespoons grainy mustard 3 tablespoons honey 2 tablespoons orange juice

2 tablespoons Asian chili sauce 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce 4 cloves garlic, minced 1 tablespoon ginger Grated zest of an orange Salt and pepper

Preheat the grill to medium, then turn down to low. Prepare meat for grilling by removing the membrane from the underside of the ribs. Prepare several foil envelopes and place 2 strips of ribs into each envelope with 1/4 cup of water and seal tightly. Cook for 2 to 2 1/2 hours on low (300 F) with the lid closed.

Check the thermometer on the front of the grill lid frequently and adjust the cooking temperature accordingly. This may require turning one or two burners off and cooking indirectly.

To prepare the sauce, combine all

ingredients in a saucepan and set aside until the ribs are ready to remove from the foil.

Gently heat the sauce on the side burner for 10 to 15 minutes before using.

Carefully remove the ribs from the foil and place on grids. Baste generously with sauce, and grill for 10 minutes per side with the lid open, turning the ribs several times and basting with sauce after each turn.

Heat remaining sauce to a boil, then allow it to simmer for 5 to 10 minutes. Serve on the side as a dipping sauce.

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Spring showers certainly may bring flower laters on, but they also contribute to challenging driving conditions. Early spring weather can be fickle, vacillating between dry, wet and even icy conditions. Drivers need to remain on their toes to safely traverse roadways near and far.

Wet roadways and poor driving conditions contribute to thousands of road accidents each and every year. As roads get wet, oil and other substances rise to the surface of the pavement, which can quickly become slippery and compromise the traction offered by tires. According to the United States Department of Transportation, there are around 707,000 automobile crashes each year due to rain.

Heavy rains also may lead to puddles, which can obscure hazards on the roadway.

Cars may stall out in puddles or hydroplane, which occurs when cars coast along the surface of the water. Puddles also can be splashed by oncoming cars, leading to visibility issues.

It is in every driver’s best interest to use caution when driving on wet roads.

The following tips can help prevent accidents, injuries and even fatalities during the rainy season.

SLOW DOWN. Drivers should drive slower when roads are wet and when rain compromises visibility. It can take up to three times longer to stop on a wet road than a dry one. By slowing down you will be able to stop or veer out of the way of danger.

LEAVE ROOM. When driving on wet roads, leave more room between your vehicle and the one in front of you. Again, this plays into stopping distance.

Tailgating increases your risk of rear-ending a vehicle if you cannot stop in time on a wet roadway.

STAY ALERT. It can be easy to be lulled into complacency while driving. But staying alert and conscious of every detail going on around you can reduce your risk of accident when driving in less than ideal conditions.

SKIP CRUISE CONTROL. As a driver, you want to remain in control of acceleration and speed, rather than leaving it up to the cruise control system. If you begin to hydroplane on cruise control, the car may actually speed up.

USE YOUR HEADLIGHTS. Headlights can light up the road in front of you, helping illuminate potential hazards. Lights on a car also make your vehicle more visible REIGN, EVEN to others on the road.

WHEN IT POURS. Always turn on the AND SAVE FOR A LIMITED TIME. headlights in inclement weather.

AVOID JERKY MOVEMENTS. Keep a steady pace and the vehicle in control. Jerking the wheel or accelerating and braking in a erratic fashion can cause the vehicle to spin out or skid on wet roads.

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t’s all about remembering Dad’s favorites on Father's Day. While everyone relaxes and enjoys the serenity of the backyard, these ribs will be cooking slowly to mouth-watering perfection.

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Brittani Howell has more freedom to discuss spiritual matters with her clients. Though she began with the intention on focusing on children, she now leads therapy sessions for people of all ages. She also handles couples’ counseling and takes on court work when necessary as a certified parent coordinator in the courtroom, helping to mediate divorce cases. She branched out to fill her client base when she first joined Fresh Start, and in the process, she found that juggling many different counseling needs appealed to her love of multitasking.

The best part of her job, she says, is the knowledge that she’s making a positive impact on other people.

But while her career can be very gratifying, it comes with its own challenges. Cynthia says she throws herself into caring for her clients and is still learning to manage her time, keeping her work and family lives in balance. She has had to learn to be fully present in each session and to take a step back at the end of each one so she can be fully present for her next client — and then, at the end of the day, to leave her work and all its emotional difficulties behind at the office.

“You do eventually learn not to take everything home,” she said.

Cynthia tries to apply her own principles of self-care to keep herself healthy for her, her family and her clients. She even signed up for counseling sessions herself when, a few years after her father passed away, she realized she had been burying herself in work to avoid dealing with the grief.

When she needs to recharge, Cynthia likes to take a long, hot,

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Cynthia Lee with son Jake, 8, daughter Megan, 12, and husband Scott relaxing bath. She also enjoys spending time with her family. She and her husband, Scott, were high school sweethearts, and they have two children: Meghan, 12, and Jake, 8. The whole family enjoys baseball and spend lots of time bonding on the ball field. Both Cynthia and Scott have spent years working as assistant coaches of their kids’ teams. When they can get away, all four love to vacation at their family cabin on Lake Sinclair.

“The best thing about my marriage is that I know, without a shadow of a doubt, that I have one safe place in this world, and that is in my home,” Cynthia said. “And through all the work I’ve done and everything I’ve seen,

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that is a gift, for anyone to have that.

My family — my husband and my two children — are my safe world.”

Her other great sanctuary is her faith.

Cynthia was raised as a Christian, but she had a personal revival as an adult and is now actively involved in a local church. Her belief in God’s ability to take care of her and of her patients brings a certain measure of peace to her work as she seeks to serve others and prioritize a “do no harm” principle.

“I cannot imagine doing therapy, or living, and not having my faith,” Cynthia said, “even though it’s not perfect all the time — it falters. But I feel like when I get off path, I don’t have as far to go to get back on path.”

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ynthia Lee didn’t always know she wanted to be a licensed counseling professional with her own practice. In fact, the mother of two started out wanting to be a social worker. After earning her bachelor’s degree in sociology and a Master of Education in community counseling, both from Georgia Southern University, she moved into a position with the Department of Family and Children’s Services in Screven County.

However, in working with an agency, Cynthia felt that the red tape of administration and liability concerns held her back from providing the service she wanted to give her patients.

“There are so many limitations,” she said. “You can’t see a client as often, or you can’t work with the parents, or ‘This isn’t allowed,’ or ‘We don’t have the money to do this.’ I just felt like, a lot of the time, I was spinning my wheels, because I like to see change.”

That’s why she moved into private practice — and why she’s our Go Girl for the month.

Cynthia joined two others — Joey Fennell and John Geerdes, both ordained ministers as well as licensed counselors — at Fresh Start Counseling in Statesboro, where she became a partner. She has been at Fresh Start for the past seven years.

There, Cynthia feels that she can do much more with and for each of the clients who comes through her door. She says she can meet with clients more regularly and devote more attention to each one. Because Fresh Start is faith-based, she also

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Have fun at the Averitt this summer!

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This year the Averitt Center for the Arts is back bigger and better than ever with more camps and opportunities for teens and adults.

Plus, of course your favorites are back. This summer will feature two

theatrical blockbuster shows: Zombie Macbeth and Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. Stop by the center to pick up a summer brochure or download one from our website. To register call Tony Phillips at 912-212-2787.

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Summer vacation?

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une is the first full month of summer vacation, but things are far from quiet at Bulloch Academy.

Academic and athletic camps for local and area children, practices for athletic teams, summer reading and mathematics as well as preparations for the upcoming school year make the summer a hotbed of activity.

In June, academic camps include a Girls Just Wanna Have Fun Camp (June 1–4), a Reading Adventure Camp (June 1–4) and a Fit and Fun Camp (June 15–18). In July, there is an Elementary Math Camp (July 20–23), a Camp Create (July 20–23) and a Kindergarten Camp (July 20–23).

All three-hour academic camps (which are held either 9 a.m.–noon or 1–4 p.m.) will be filled with fun, hands-on activities and are conducted by various members of the school’s faculty. The cost for each camp is $85. For more information, visit www.bullochacademy.com, click on “School Life,” then “Academic, Athletic Summer Camps.”

Athletic camps this summer include a FUNdamental Football Camp (June 15–18), an Elementary Cheerleading Camp (June 22–25) and an Archery Camp (June 22–25).

All three-hour athletic camps (which are held either 9 a.m.–noon or 1–4 p.m.) will provide campers with basic fundamentals in a relaxed, funfilled environment.

Campers will receive a camp T-shirt and opportunities to win awards in various skill-level competitions.

The cost for each camp is $85.

For more information, visit the Bulloch Academy website, click on “Athletics,” then “Academic, Athletic Summer Camps.”

To sign up for any of the academic or athletic summer camps, call the school at (912) 764-6297, (912) 764-0713 or (912) 764-0715.

Summer reading lists for students going into fifth through 12th grades for the 2015–16 school year also will be posted online under “School Life,” and summer mathematics problems will be posted this month.

June and July are also a time for off-season conditioning, weightlifting drills and summer camps for the various varsity and middle school sports offered at Bulloch Academy.

For these sessions, also consult the BA athletic website.

Staff and faculty members begin to make preparations for the 2015–16 school year during the summer months.

Bulloch Academy has an openenrollment policy. If you are interested in your child attending a small school with a low student-teacher ratio, a college preparatory curriculum and exceptional academic and athletic programs, contact Rahn Hutcheson at (912) 764-0707 or (912) 536-5275 to arrange a personal tour.

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Southeast Bulloch High School Youth Basketball Camp

Cost: $40 Ages: Rising third- through eighth-graders Date: Wednesday, June 3–Friday, June 5 Time & location: 8:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m., SEBHS gym Camp director: John Page, SEBHS head basketball coach Coaches/counselors: SEBHS boys and girls basketball coaches and varsity players Additional info: Campers will be provided a camp T-shirt and a daily snack.

Camp will feature Coretta Brown, a former SEBHS, University of North Carolina and WNBA standout.

Registration info: John Page, (912) 687-3729, jpage@bulloch.k12.ga.us; sbhs.bulloch.k12.ga.us/basketball

Southeast Bulloch High School Junior Jacket Cheerleading Camp

Cost: $30 per child; family discounts available Ages: 3- through 14-year-olds Date: Saturday, June 6 Time & location: 9 a.m.–3 p.m. (parent show at 2:15 p.m.), SEBHS gym Camp directors: Alison Mathis and Meredith Jones Coaches/counselors: SEBHS varsity cheerleaders Registration info: mmjones@bullochschools.org or amathis@bullochschools.org

Southeast Bulloch High School Junior Jackets’ Softball Camp

Cost: $40; register by June 12 to guarantee T-shirt size Ages: rising first- through sixth-graders (ages 6–12) Date: Tuesday, June 23–Friday, June 25

Time & location: 9 a.m.–noon, SEBHS softball field Camp director: Aimee Civalier, SEBHS softball coach Coaches/counselors: SEBHS softball team Registration info: acivalier@bullochschools.org, (912) 682-9385; sbhs.bulloch.k12.ga.us

Statesboro High School Volleyball Camp

Cost: $60; make check payable to SHS Volleyball Ages: second- through 12th-graders Date/location: Monday, July 13– Thursday, July 16; SHS junior varsity gym Sessions: Mighty Mights — secondthrough sixth-graders, 8:30–10:30 a.m.

Beginners (for those who have never played before) — seventh- through 12th-graders, 11 a.m.–1 p.m.

Elite (for experienced players) — rising seventh- through 12th-graders, 1:30–4 p.m.

Camp director: Bob Massee, SHS head volleyball coach Coaches/counselors: SHS volleyball team Registration info: bmassee@bulloch.k12.ga.us; visit shs.bulloch.k12.ga.us to download registration form Additional info: Campers will be provided a camp T-shirt. Students should bring their own water bottles. You may preregister, but walk-ups are welcome.

Statesboro High School Kids’ Cheer Camp

Cost: $75; space limited to first 100 paid registrations Ages: Girls 4 and older (must turn 4 by June 1) Date: Monday, July 20–Thursday, July 23 (parent show at 11 a.m. on July 23) Time & location: 9–11:45 a.m., SHS varsity gym Camp director: Amy Altman, aaltman@bullochschools.org Coaches/counselors: SHS football cheerleaders Online registration: tinyurl.com/mxllnf8; for more info, visit shs.bulloch.k12.ga.us/cheerleading Additional info: Campers will be provided a camp T-shirt.

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Lawn and garden injuries may not be common, but men, women and children should exercise caution when using lawn and garden equipment.

Wear protective shoes and gloves and safety goggles. Remember to turn off any motorized tools before attempting to repair or unclog the blades.

SWIMMER'S EAR

Water that remains in the ear canal after swimming can make the ear a breeding ground for swimmer's ear, which is a bacterial infection. If water remains in your ear for more than one night, visit an ear, nose and throat specialist.

INSECT BITES AND STINGS

Insects return when temperatures rise. Mosquitoes may be the biggest nuisance, but biting flies and wasps also make formidable foes. Use insect repellent to keep the bugs away. Wear long pants and check for ticks after hiking.

BOATING ACCIDENTS

Many boating accidents can be attributed to inexperience with the vessel and failure to take proper safety precautions on the water. Make sure everyone on the boat wears a life jacket, and follow proper boating protocol throughout your trip.

DEHYDRATION

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e hope our students and their families have a safe and fun summer break.

We look forward to welcoming them back on Thursday, July 30, for Open House and Monday, August 3, for the first day of school. If you are looking for activities to keep your children active this summer, our high schools are hosting athletic camps for children of all ages.

Summer is often marked by vacations, recreational events and relaxing moments spent by the pool or on the beach. But when the weather heats up, so can potential health hazards that can ruin all of the fun. The following are some of the more common summertime ailments and how to avoid them.

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s a mere Statesboro High School teenager, MOMents Magazine feature gal Jenna Campbell was introduced to what later would become her lifelong zeal when she started working as an afterschool camp counselor for the Statesboro-Bulloch County Parks and Recreation Department. Falling in love with the kids and the rec department, Jenna decided to become a certified lifeguard during her time as a freshman at Georgia Southern University.

“The thought of a rewarding job and being able to save someone’s life was exciting,” Jenna said.

“After two summers as a lifeguard, I decided to stay on and work through the off-season, and I saw the programming side of Splash.

“At that point, I decided to become swim-lesson-instructorcertified, where I found a whole new passion,” she said. “The ‘rewarding job’ concept just got bumped up a notch. Not only do you know how to save a life when someone doesn’t know how to swim, but now you are teaching someone how to save themselves by learning to swim.”

Jenna’s next title became head lifeguard after completing another course, and she began teaching people to be lifeguards. Eventually, she added the title of lifeguard supervisor.

Though her major at GSU was marketing and hospitality management, Jenna realized near the end of her college years that she had a strong passion for the aquatics field and working here in her hometown. Those passions led Jenna to apply for and assume the full-time job as the aquatics program supervisor at Splash in the Boro.

Though many think of Splash as simply a fun place to go during the summer, Jenna and her rec staff put in many hours throughout the entire year.

Jenna’s job description includes creating aquatic-based programs for the community that vary from aerobics classes to swim lessons to lifeguard courses. She manages the staff for the aquatics operation during the off season, including swim team coaches, diving instructors, lifeguards and swimming instructors. She also

certifies, hires, trains and manages the Splash summer staff, which includes eight head lifeguards, 80 to 90 lifeguards, 25 swim lesson instructors and 20 to 25 slide attendants.

“Overall, I have a very busy and sometimes never-ending yet exciting job, but I wouldn’t want it any other way,” she said. “Every season brings more excitement, with new staff members and meeting new families in our swim lesson programs and seeing children progress from our beginner level to competing in our GRPA State Swim Meet.

“It excites me to see new people having positive experiences and weight-loss from coming to our aerobics classes and the close-knit family of friends that has come from our regular patrons,” she continued. “I love my job and our community and hope to see new faces come enjoy and benefit from our facility.”

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Jenna offers the following water safety tips and advice for parents whose children are learning to swim: • Swim lessons can begin with children as young as 6 months old. The younger the kids, the more easily they usually learn.

• Parents should know how to swim, too, so they are able to go in to help their children if they are ever in trouble in the water.

• While around water, designate a responsible adult as a “water/child watcher,” even when lifeguards are available.

• Supervisors of young children should provide “touch supervision,” remaining close enough to reach the children in the water at all times.

• Drowning occurs quickly and quietly. Adults should not be involved in any other distracting activity (such as reading, playing cards, talking on the phone or mowing the lawn) while their children are in or near water. Don’t assume that you will able to hear a child in distress, as this is not always the case.

• If you have a backyard pool, install a four-sided fence that completely separates the pool area from the house and yard. The fence should be at least 4 feet high and use a self-closing and self-latching gate that locks out of reach of children.

• Consider installing additional barriers such as automatic door locks and alarms to prevent access or alert you if someone enters the pool area.

• Clear the pool and deck of toys to prevent children from being tempted to enter the pool area.

• Require your children to always ask permission before going into the pool area or near water.

• Accidents are unpredictable, and lifejackets are important, even for those who know how to swim. Make sure lifejacket straps are not twisted and all buckles are fastened and tightened. Also be sure to choose a correctly sized, properly fitting lifejacket.

• Air-filled “water wings,” noodles and inner tubes are toys and are not designed to keep swimmers safe. Puddle jumpers and lifejackets are both Coast Guard-approved and are the only floatation devices nonswimmers should be using.

• CPR performed by bystanders has been shown to save lives. The more quickly CPR is started, the better the chance of improved outcomes.

Lastly, Jenna says that learning to swim is a process; it doesn’t take just one session.

“Be patient, and continue at your own pace,” she said.

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2. Irises are perennials that will come back year after year, gorgeous and beautiful every time. Tall bearded irises have adapted to the South’s growing

conditions and will do well in full sun; however, make sure that your iris has plenty of water throughout the summer, as they are known to be heavy feeders.

3. Loropetalums are medium-sized shrubs that come in white and purple flowering varieties, and I absolutely love the ones that are growing at my house.

They are extremely tolerant to heat and drought, needing only a deep watering once each day. (Sometimes I can get away with every two to three days if I need to.) Use them as privacy screens or as foundation plants to provide structure for your landscaping design.

4. Not all redbud trees are heat resistant, but the “Rising Sun” variety is a great choice if you’re looking to plant one of these fabulous blooming

trees in your yard. Released onto the market only five years ago, its mature height is only 12 feet, so it’s a great shade or ornamental tree. Expect gorgeous purple blooms in early springtime and bright, lime-green foliage the rest of the season.

Regardless of whether you are a novice gardener or a seasoned professional, these four summer selections will look amazing in your outdoor spaces!

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“The Emma Awards has two main purposes: It serves as the largest fundraiser of the year to help aid the

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The Emma Awards are named after local music icon Emma Thompson Kelly.

Named “The Lady of 6,000 Songs” for her extensive knowledge of popular music by the late Johnny Mercer, Kelly performed often at church services, civic clubs, school graduations, proms, weddings and recitals. As an inductee into the Georgia Music Hall of Fame, Kelly was awarded an honorary Doctor of Fine Arts, made a cameo in the 1994 movie “Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil” and completed a nationwide concert tour to sold-out crowds.

Dr. Merry Gallagher, an Emma Awards committee member, has pulled out all the stops to prepare this year’s show.

“The show will showcase our talented cast members with songs from every musical STARs has produced. In addition, immediately after the awards presentation, we will host an ‘after party’ in our new Whitaker Black Box Theater, just down the street from the Averitt Center,” Gallagher said. “There will be champagne, food and lots of fun as our

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The trail itself runs for about 77 miles through Georgia, starting at Springer Mountain and running to the border just past Tate City. Along the trail, side trails and spurs provide the opportunity for about 50 more miles of hiking as well as access to other long trails, such as the Benton MacKaye Trail. The path within Georgia runs from an elevation of 2,510 feet above sea level to 4,461 feet as it crosses Blood Mountain, the

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sixth-highest peak in the state. There are at least 38 water access points or sources along the trail in our state, making hydration on hikes relatively easy.

Fifteen manmade shelters are available along the way for ease of camping, and tent sites are easily found otherwise. If camping is not your thing, many hostels, such as Mountain Crossings on Highway 60, are available for overnight stays. For ease of day hikes, there are 17 parking lots spread throughout the length of the trail, which makes shuttling with two cars rather easy. For longer sections or trips

when only one car is available, shuttle companies are available to get you back to your car for a reasonable fee.

Though many hikers enjoy long, multiday trips and through hikes, Georgia’s stretch of the trail is great for family outings and day hikes as well.

In additions to the water availability, parking and shuttle opportunities, looped trails and easy out-and-back sections can be a delight on summer days for families with children. The section near Dahlonega, starting at Forest Service Road 58 at 3 Forks, has a pleasant 2-mile out-and-back hike with a waterfall and swimming hole in the middle. From Woody Gap, near Suches, a short hike of about a mile takes you to the summit of Big Cedar Mountain and the overlook at Preacher’s Rock. This section has easy parking, a bathroom and picnic tables, which makes lunching easy. This section also allows dogs, on leashes, which many sections restrict.

For a longer hike, or for those with older children, try the Blood Mountain/ Freeman Trail loop. This 6.2-mile loop takes you from the Byron Herbert Reece

parking area at Neel’s Gap to the AT, over Blood Mountain and back to the parking area along the Freeman Trail.

The view from Blood Mountain is well worth the uphill climb!

Whatever your skill level, our piece of the trail is well worth utilizing and should not be overlooked. Whether it’s a cool spring day or a midsummer scorcher, there’s a stretch to walk for every Georgian. The AT in Georgia is managed, maintained, protected and promoted by the Georgia Appalachian Trail Club under a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Department of Agriculture. As you utilize this great state treasure, please take note of the hard work and dedication that has led to this beautiful asset, and leave nothing but footprints as you wander along its length.

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According to the Center for Missing and Exploited Children, 115 children a year in the United States are victims of kidnappings by a stranger. So, how do you protect your children without scaring them? Here are five things to consider when teaching your children about strangers.

1. Not all strangers are bad.

Most people don’t want to kidnap your children. In fact, most people would probably want to help a child in need. Teaching children that they should be afraid of all strangers may make them afraid to ask for help when they need it. It’s important to teach your children what a stranger is and what types of strangers are safe to talk to if they need help (like police officers, teachers, a store clerk or another mom).

2. Don’t go with a stranger.

If all you teach your children is to never talk to strangers, they will most likely break that rule, as they are surrounded by strangers every day. What you’re probably really concerned about is your child going with or being harmed by a stranger.

So, teach your child about what the fear really is. Consider teaching your

FamilyShare children that it’s OK to talk to some strangers, but it’s not OK for strangers to ask them for help, touch them or take them somewhere without a parent’s permission.

3. Practice helps remove fear. It’s likely that if all you do is lecture, your children won’t remember the rules when they need them. To reinforce what you’ve taught, you can roleplay scenarios that actually could happen. Talk about what your children should do in specific scenarios, then practice those scenarios with your children. You can find a list of ideas at the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children’s website at missingkids.com.

4. Don’t ignore online strangers.

One of the biggest ways children are in danger is from online predators.

In fact, letting your children roam the Internet unsupervised can be more dangerous than letting them roam the park alone. It’s important to teach your children how to be safe online and to follow those same safety rules yourself. You can learn more and find resources for teaching your children about online safety at netsmartz.org.

5. Teach kids to practice safety with everyone. Remember that a stranger is not the only one who may harm your children. The vast majority of crimes committed against children are by people they know. The important thing is that your children learn that it’s not OK for people to do anything without their consent or without their parents knowing about it.

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What to Wear to a Wedding Devra Walker Southern Fashion

different enough to make sure you’re not mistaken for a member of the bridal party, if that’s a concern. This is one area in which there isn’t a set rule.

Good taste also dictates that we don’t wear anything too short or too tight.

All of these suggestions are toward keeping in mind that all attention should be on the bride, not her guests.

The most important issue in choosing what you’ll wear to most weddings is how casual or dressy you should be. The biggest hint is the time of the wedding, but you also can read between the lines of the invitation. For an informal or semiformal wedding,

morning or evening, a short dress is appropriate. For morning, you also could wear a suit, and in the evening, you could go for more of a cocktail dress. For a formal wedding in the daytime, a short dress or suit is still appropriate. For a formal evening wedding, you can wear an even dressier cocktail dress or a long dress.

This is when you get to add some glitz and glam with beading or sequins!

Don’t wear black or beading/sequins in the daytime, however. In addition to the time of day, the formality of the invitation can offer hints about the feeling or tone the bride has chosen for her special day.

Whatever the time or place of the wedding, please be respectful of the couple with the clothing you choose to wear. A wedding is not the place for dressing like you’re going to a nightclub, even if there will be dancing.

Jeans and shorts have no place, either.

A wedding is a special and sacred event — a celebration of one of the happiest and best times of the couple’s lives. So, dress to honor the people and the event, and enjoy this time to see old and meet new friends!

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eddings take place from New Year’s Day to New Year’s Eve, but it seems that wedding season is really in bloom in the spring. In the South, especially, it can get very warm — even hot — at a wedding, particularly with the trend of outside venues. So, what is appropriate to wear to a wedding if you’re a guest?

Here are a few rules — some that are acceptable to bend, and some that should be hard and fast. See how you stack up as you plan your attire for the next wedding you attend.

First, the wedding is about the bride.

You should not wear white. White, or any color close to white, is great in the summer. It looks and feels cool and is very pretty against a tan — but save your white dresses for another event, and don’t wear anything that may look “bridal.” Some say to stay away from the color of the bridesmaids’ dresses, too. You may not know what they’re wearing, but if you do, choose a different color. A print with that color background, however, would be

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Why Husbands Do Things to Annoy Their Wives Statesboro’s Newest OB/GYN

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re your husband’s annoying habits purposely aimed at you? Here are some reasons why they may or may not be and, if they are, what you can do about it.

• He continually leaves his dirty socks on the floor. You tell him to pick them up, and he ignores you. Inside, he may be resenting that you’re acting like his mother, and this is how he punishes you.

Try this: Don’t say anything about it for a month, and leave them where they are. Tell him before you begin this experiment that if he wants his socks washed, they need to be put into the hamper. Let the dirty socks stack up. If you are the one who does the laundry, don’t pick them up. If he complains about having no clean socks, just say, “Oh, I’m sorry. I washed whatever was in the hamper.”

• He channel surfs. Men like to surf through channels. They’re not so concerned about what’s on as they are about what else might be on — it’s curiosity.

Try this: Make a deal with him: One night you get the remote, the next night he gets it. Whoever has the remote has the say. However, peace will be more plentiful if you discuss what you’d both like to watch.

• He wears the same old shirt. As soon as he comes home from work, and all day on the weekends, the shirt goes on. It’s old and faded. You hate it; he loves it. To him, it’s comfortable. Fashion is not on his mind. He probably isn’t wearing it to annoy you; he’s wearing it because he likes it. He’s most likely not telling you what to wear, so why not let him wear what he wants without nagging him about it?

Try this: You can make a suggestion without shaming his favorite shirt. If he takes the suggestion, good. If not, let it go.

Just tell him how handsome he

FamilyShare looks each time he dresses up — and keep that image in your head.

• He drives too fast — and sometimes too close. Even though some research shows that men in general have the ability to judge distances a bit more accurately than most women, they still need to be aware of what scares their wives. It doesn’t hurt to slow down a bit if it makes the one you love feel safer.

That’s what love does.

Try this: Out of the heat of the moment, let him know that driving too fast scares you. If he has a safe driving record, have more confidence in his driving ability and compliment him on it.

• He says, “Yes, dear.” He does this because he thinks his opinion doesn’t matter, or he figures your mind is made up and there’s no room for any negotiating.

He’s frustrated.

Try this: Let him know his opinion matters — and mean it — and the “Yes, dear” may disappear.

• He plays too rough with the kids. How many times have you felt fear in your heart as he throws your little one in the air or wrestles him or her to the ground? Daddies play rougher than mommies. It’s their nature, and for the most part, it’s good for the kids. A recent report on ABC News stated, “Dads play roughhousing with their young children is crucially important in the early development of kids, according to a study by Australian researchers.

As Father’s Day approaches, maybe the best gift is simply for kids to play with their dads.”

Try this: If they love their kids and will protect them, there’s little need to worry.

If something your husband does annoys you, at some point when it’s not happening, talk to him about it. It may shed a whole new light on why he is behaving the way he is. Listen and do your best to understand from his point of view.

That will open the door for him to want to listen to you, which may stop the annoying behavior.

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Pregnant? Here’s Why You Should Start Counting Those Kicks

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Oslo and Akershus University College of Applied Sciences in 2012.

“Reduced activity in the belly may be a sign of the fetus being in a vulnerable or threatened condition, thus the risk of complications become greater the longer you wait to contact the health services,” Eli Saastad told Science Nordic.

Tracking also has led to a decrease in stillbirths because pregnant women who count are more likely to consult their physicians. A 2009 study found there was a 33 percent decrease in stillbirths when parents kept track of the movements of their babies while they were in the womb.

The study recommended that tracking fetal movement should be a part of routine care for new mothers.

How to Count the Kicks

• Select a time of day to do the kick • Make sure your baby is awake. Walking, count when your baby is usually active. pushing on your tummy or having a cold For most women, fetal movement drink are good wake-up calls. typically peaks after meals and snacks, • Begin counting the time it takes for your after activity and in the evening. Try to baby to make 10 movements. These include count at about the same time every day. kicks, turns, twists, swishes, rolls and jabs.

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SOURCE: www.countthekicks.org • Jot down the time of the baby’s first kick (movement) and the time of the 10th.

• Log your recorded times using the Count the Kicks App or a kick chart downloaded from www.countthekicks.org.

• Contact your provider immediately if your baby has less than 10 kicks in two hours or if there is a decrease movement.

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rganizations in the United States and across the world are calling for pregnant women to count how often their babies kick while in the womb because it can help them identify prenatal issues and prevent stillbirths.

Tracking these prenatal movements that start happening 18 to 25 weeks into pregnancy, according to the American Pregnancy Association, can reveal low fetal activity at an earlier stage of pregnancy.

Low fetal activity may indicate to parents that there’s something wrong with the prenatal development of the baby, according to research from the

Deseret News And that recommendation hasn’t gone unnoticed. In the United States, Count the Kicks is one organization that promotes prenatal tracking and its importance.

“The goal of Count the Kicks is to improve the chances of delivering a healthy baby and prevent unexpected birth complications and even lateterm stillbirth,” according to the organization’s website, countthekicks.org.

Pregnant women can download the organization’s app to start tracking their baby's movements at app.countthekicks.org.

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1) Preheat grill to 350–400 F. 2) Grill corn, turning once. 3) Cut kernels from cobs. 4) Meanwhile, put grits with 4–5 cups of water and salt in large pot. Skim chaff from top. 5) Bring to a boil and cook for about 20 minutes, stirring occasionally. 6) Whisk in butter, cheese and corn kernels. 7) Coat shrimp with olive oil, lemon juice, garlic, salt and pepper. Let stand. 8) Toss peppers and tomatoes with oil. 9) Thread vegetables and shrimp on skewers. 10) Grill kebobs 4–5 minutes per side until done. 11) Serve with grits and top with fresh herbs.

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