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• EXTREME BIOCARE: CLEANING UP• DR. MICHELLE KLOS D.C.: COMPASSIONATE PERSONAL APPROACH• WINSOR GALLERY: RENEWING THE SPIRIT THROUGH ART

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EXTREME BIO-CAREEver wonder who cleans up a crime scene? Learn how this unique service meets many special clean up needs. ..............................................55

DR. MICHELLE KLOS D.C.Southside Spinal Center utilizes whole person approach coupled with compassion to make patients feel better. .........................................59

WINSOR GALLERY Art renews the spirit. Soak up amazing and inspiring works in this local gallery, a true gem in our community. ........................................67

publisher’s letter .................................................7

contributors.........................................................9

letters to the editor ......................................... 10

nancy willis ....................................................... 11

anterro graham ............................................... 15

andy davis......................................................... 17

unl kids .............................................................. 19

maddie briscoe ................................................ 23

love week .......................................................... 31

howard hsu ...................................................... 33

jeff hunter.......................................................... 35

truffles ............................................................... 39

nan mcgarity .................................................... 43

chaplain’s corner ............................................. 47

business profile: the gardenias ........................ 51

business profile: extreme bio care ................... 55

physician profile: dr. michelle klos d.c. ............ 59

business profile: women’s specialists ............. 63

business profile: winsor gallery ....................... 67

travel: denese rodgers ................................... 69

celebrity chef: chuck spahos ....................... 71

celebrity chef: melissa chapman ................ 73

student spotlight: cole kinchen ................... 75

operation overseas ......................................... 77

community calendar ...................................... 80

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publisher’s letter

Henry County is truly a community alive with adventure in many forms of art! In this issue of H you will be

treated to several examples of the artistic talents that exist right here in our home-town. It is my hope that you will be in-spired and enriched as you read about art-ists of all ages, abilities and backgrounds who employ a variety of mediums in artis-tic expression. In addition to paintings, drawings, jewelry and sculpture, you may also agree, after reading this issue, that food too is a culinary form of art.

Art galleries and studios as well as an Arts Council play vital roles in our com-munity and we are indeed fortunate that Henry County citizens have ready access to all of these. All the artists featured in this issue have several things in common: they all are extraordinarily talented, they

opment of five Henry County youth (fea-tured in this issue), whom, through a grant, have received instruction in the elements of magazine design including publishing, photography, and graphic design. We will proudly launch their finished product, the program for the Usher’s New Look World Leadership Conference on July 22nd.

For more information on Usher’s New Look, please visit ushersnewlook.org. We would like to encourage others to partici-pate in community charities like these to better the lives of our youth.

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are passionate about their art; and they are eager and happy to share their works and love of art with others. As you read their stories, their passion is clearly ap-parent as our talented H contributing writers have captured these expressions in words and our talented photographer has provided some glimpses into the fruits of their labor. And artists begin by many different avenues. With the right guidance and sincere passion to succeed, youth are able to live up to their full po-tential through various programs such as Usher’s New Look Foundation.

H Magazine is proud to support great charitable foundations like Usher’s New Look, which certifies young people in four leadership pillars – talent, education, ca-reer and service – to ensure their success as leaders throughout the world by devel-oping their talents. H Magazine has also been privileged to be a part of the devel-

Your feedback is extremely important to us, so, in this issue of H Magazine we are posting “Letters to the Editor”. Interested in sharing your thoughts? Please visit our updated website at www.hmagazine.biz.Your feedback is extremely important to us, so, in this issue of H Magazine we are posting “Letters to the Editor”. Interested in sharing your thoughts? Please visit our updated website at www.hmagazine.biz.

Left to rightShawn Wilson, President of Usher’s New Look, Lisa Kinchen, H Magazine, Usher, Founder Usher’s New Look, Anne Sapp, Board member for Usher’s New look and Cole Kinchen

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Janet Fischer has been an elementary teacher for the past 21 years in Georgia. She is pres-ently a 2nd grade teacher at Luella Elementary and has been a resident of Henry County for the past 16 years. She and her husband of 36 years, Chuck, have a daughter, Tegan and a son, Chad.

Denese Rodgers is the former Director of Social Service for Connecting Henry, Inc, the local branch of the Georgia Family Connection Partnership. She and her husband are moving to the Republic of Panama.

Jennifer Sconyers lives in McDonough, Geor-gia with her husband and two sons George and Jeremiah. Jennifer volunteers regularly at Flip-pen Elementary. She is a children’s author, and goes to schools and local libraries sharing her books and the love of reading!

Diane Smith a native of Ohio, has enjoyed living in Henry County for seven years. She is mother to 14-year-old Travis and wife to Pastor George Smith of Solid Rock Church of Jackson, Georgia. Diane works at Noah’s Ark in Locust Grove.

Debbie SwansonEvery day is a gift – treat it accordingly.

Michael Ratti is the Managing Editor for H Magazine and is a Clayton State University graduate holding a bachelors degree in Liberal Studies with a minor in psychology. He is also a two-time nationally ranked professional action sports champion.

Beverly Van Gorder has lived in Henry County for 14 years. She and her husband, Jim, have five children, two of which are U.S. Marines.

Sandra McGill has called Stockbridge her home sweet home for 19 years. She volunteers as a tutor to elementary, middle, and high school students and has been actively involved in martial arts for over ten years. She shares a passion for writing, editing, and teaching students of all ages.

Angel Maynard resides in Henry County and is the founder of RedPill Productions www.redpill-productions.com. She is a writer and producer whose work has been showcased at The New York Television Festival as well as California’s Indie Fest.

Diane Ide is a long-time resident of Henry County who provides consulting, sales and mar-keting direction to local businesses in addition to writing winning grant applications for non-prof-its. She enjoys cooking, entertaining, reading, writing, and time spent with grandchildren.

Valerie Baldowski spent five years as a General Assignment Reporter writing for a chain of weekly metro Atlanta suburban newspapers, an additional year as a News Editor for that same newspaper chain, and two years as the Government Reporter for a daily newspaper in Henry County.

Maggie Niehaus is a graduate of The Westminster Schools and a rising senior at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, N.C, where she is majoring in English and minoring in Journalism. On the weekends she enjoys reading, running, and spending time at the lake with her family.

Cara Gainey grew up in Henry County and plans to make it her lifetime home. She cur-rently attends Wesleyan College and is pursuing a double major in History and Communication with a minor in Music. She was a graduate of Youth Leadership Henry in 2008, and an avid

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H Magazine is a publication that truly makes Henry Coun-ty proud! The endearing articles, professional photography and dynamic graphics make up a worthy storyboard for the vibrant lifestyle in our community. Our family at Renfroe Outdoor is proud to have partnered with H Magazine on many of the campaigns that serve and enrich the folks of Henry County. Thank you, and keep up the good work! Chuck Renfroe, Partner

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To the Editor,Partnering with H Magazine has proven to be a most beneficial decision for our practice. The magazine’s broad distribution and professional presentation has assisted us in reaching new customers desirous of our services. Thanks to H for providing local businesses with a great avenue for market exposure!

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To the Editor,On behalf of the Board of Directors of the Henry County Fuller Center, our committee members & volunteers, we would like to say THANK YOU very much for including us in the Celebrity Chef Campaign. We had a great deal of fun and had many opportunities to share our mission with patrons who attended Gezzo’s Surf and Grille during the fundraiser week. The proceeds from this campaign will definitely go a long way in helping families in need of home repairs in Henry County and surrounding areas. For that, we are extremely grateful to H Magazine!

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To the Editor,My thanks to H Magazine for the in-depth coverage of Henry’s people and businesses. It is very interesting to see behind the scenes into the lives of neighbors around us and to hear about the development of old and new businesses. I appreciate the articles illustrated in brilliant colors with excellent photography. Even the ads are most attractive. We are fortunate to have an upscale magazine telling about our county. Thanks to the Editor and staff!

Sincerely,

Sarah Withers

McDonough



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thought that it would be a great organiza-tion to support.”

The organization has eight other chap-ters throughout the country. Willis says she hopes to eventually help them all.

“She is a very sweet and caring individ-ual who wants to make a difference,” states Moats, who took over the Atlanta chapter this March. “Nancy has a very philan-thropic heart, and has also helped me in the past with the 2009 Henry Medical Center Foundation Garden Party. She started off as a guest of a committee member, and did not hesitate to jump in and help during the evening’s event. Nancy heard about my new position, and was very eager to help raise funds… [She] began talking about helping Speedway Children’s Charities right after I stepped into my role.”

Moats knows firsthand how the non-profit can impact children’s lives.

“I…have a child that has benefited in the past from many of the programs which Speedway Children’s Charities sup-port,” she adds. “So, it is a labor of love to be associated with [it], because I know firsthand what these programs can do and mean to the children and their families that are involved with them.”

of a kind. That’s why I got the name ‘Sole Rider,’ because it’s solely one of a kind.”

Willis officially dove into the art world in 1999 after a divorce, as a way to spend time with her three children. She sold her first painting for a handsome price, and says art is a creative outlet for her which she finds enjoyable. Willis now spends all her time creating her jewelry.

“It’s an amazing feeling when you start with nothing and end up with something,” she says. “It’s like, ‘wow, I did not know that was going to come out of that.’”

Willis chose the Atlanta chapter of Speedway Children’s Charities, headed up by Ginger Moats, as a way to focus her artistic energies.

“I like to have a purpose for what I’m doing,” Willis says. “It makes it worth it for me to sell my stuff and give a per-centage of all the profits to Speedway Children’s Charities, where Ginger Moats is the executive director.

“I met her a few years ago while at-tending another benefit,” she continues. “When I found out about her new posi-tion and learned about what all Speedway Children’s Charities is involved with, I

Nancy Willis, owner of Sole Rider Jewelry, is supporting Speedway Children’s Chari-ties by donating a portion

of the proceeds from sales of her art to the organization.

Founded in 1982, Speedway Chil-dren’s Charities cares for children in educational, financial, social and medical need, and helps them lead productive lives. The 501c3 organization provides funds to qualified children’s charities. All funds must be used to directly affect children and their needs.

Willis, 49, of Roswell, began her career as a professional artist by creat-ing western-themed oil paintings. She now sells unique vintage cowboy and southwestern jewelry made from bullets, badges, and pieces picked up from auc-tions, flea markets and estate sales around the country.

“The western theme has always been my thing,” she says. “I collect skulls and all that type of stuff. When I got into doing jewelry with teeth, and the vintage western badges, I would go to estate sales, and I would go out west and find old, original pieces, so that everything is one

Artist’s Unique Creations

Benefit Childrenby valerie baldowski

CHILDREN IN NEED ARE FINDING AN UNLIKELY ALLY IN A METRO ATLANTA AREA ARTIST.

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empty lots, building wheelchair ramps, visiting male hospice patients, and even washing their teachers’ cars for Teacher Ap-preciation Day), MOD participants meet weekly before school on Wednesdays and at occasional lock-ins. The group is very diverse: composed of lower- and upper-classmen, students from all races and levels of physical capability are present, and these differences in background have a profound effect. “We had a lock-in last semester,” Mr. Graham relays, “and the guys were complaining about their worlds and their lives. And Angel, a student with cerebral palsy, raised his hand and said, ‘Dudes, I don’t know what your problems are. I need help to get dressed in the morning, to brush my teeth, to eat. And you guys are whining about things you can fix.’ That put things into perspective.”

With the motto ‘Teach boys, grow men, and serve others,’ Mr. Graham says, “I want these young men to put others first and themselves last.” He also urges the community to get back to the ‘It takes a village to raise a child’ mentality. “Truly our kids are our future, and they’re really not as bad as you think. They just need to be shown how.” With the legacy he’s leav-ing his men of distinction, future genera-tions won’t have to worry about that.

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Men of Distinctionby sandra mcgill

fourteen years teaching experience of her own, challenged him even further: “You’ve been talk-ing about the need for folks with experience to come into education and mentor kids. Put your money where your mouth is.” So he began as an engineering administrator at Florida’s Miami-Dade College, but realized that at that level it was “too late” to make the impact on his students’ lives he wanted. So Patrice persuaded him to move from Miami to Atlanta and teach high school; he’s been at DHS ever since.

More than a teacher, however, Mr. Graham is a mentor. Leading Dutchtown’s Men of Distinction mentorship program, he provides a forum whereby young men can come together, build each other up, and have a voice in the community helping others in need. Beginning in the 2008-2009 school year with only twelve students, Men of Distinction has since quadrupled in size to 48. “And there’s a waiting list,” he says with a grin. Rather than being a traditional mentorship program wherein an older gentleman is paired with a younger student, Men of Distinction is student-led. “We need to help ourselves before we can let others help us,” his students told him. “So they’re actually mentoring each other.”

In addition to performing community service work (which has included cleaning

T here is no way you will ever see me in a classroom teach-ing anyone.” Those were the words of then seven-year-

old Anterro Graham to his parents, both educators. Little did he know he would one day have to eat them.

Mr. Graham, or “Mr. G.” as he is known to his students, recently com-pleted his third year of teaching technol-ogy courses at Dutchtown High School, located in Hampton, GA. Although he came from a family of educators (father Ben retired from 32 years as a high-school principal, mother Clara taught first grade for 31 years, and older sister Brenda recently retired as an assistant school superintendent), both he and his brother, Ben, “ran from the family business,” as he puts it. “My brother went into the Marine Corps, and I went into the Air Force.” After serving our country Mr. Graham obtained a job at IBM, and has worked in the technology industry for the past 18 years (he still does contract work on the side). Ironically he landed in IBM’s education division, and ended up teaching teachers about technology! (The family got a real kick out of that.)

But five years ago his wife Patrice, an academic coach in Rockdale County with

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Men of Distinction

StatueHave you ever walked past a life

sized sculpture, statue or work of art and thought about the process, the people and the

time dedicated to it’s beauty? We see art in our lives everyday, from the drawing your child brings home from school (yes, that is a flower and not an upside down dinosaur), the architecture of the building you are walking past, the graffiti on a brick wall, to the sculpture in your town square. All created by the artist from vision, passion, recollection and dedication. Henry County is blessed to have one such visionary in it’s own backyard. Let me introduce you to the sculptor, Andy Davis, who is the mold-ing hands behind the soon to be 6 foot 10 inch statue of Henry County’s name sake, Patrick Henry.

In approximately 7 or 8 months the Mc-Donough Square will have an unveiling of a larger than life size statue of Patrick Henry, one of the famed forefathers of this country. Henry served as the voice of the Revolution inciting a call to arms in Virginia against the British rule.

“I know not what others may choose but, as for me, give me liberty or give me death” Patrick Henry, March 23, 1775.

While the statue itself and the signifi-cance that Patrick Henry holds to Henry County is intriguing, what is more engaging is the passion and the methods behind the

artist, Andy Davis. I visited Andy’s studio to discuss his latest sculpture of Patrick Henry but I was quickly captivated by Andy’s methodology, his passion for art and his love of bringing it to the people in his com-munity and beyond.

Upon arriving at the studio for our in-terview I was greeted by a sign on the door that read, “Do not disturb, Artist at work.” After debating for several minutes, I decided to go ahead and knock. Andy’s warm smile, dusty hands and bare feet made me glad I did. His gallery is a large brick warehouse with cement floors, open aired windows at the roof line with the flutter of spar-rows making their songs heard above your head every now and then. Front and center was the clay bust of our esteemed subject, Patrick Henry. It looked a little larger than life size with intricate detailing of the facial features. As I looked around the room however, there were beginnings, endings, leftovers and possibilities of art, sculpture and history surrounding the space. Andy warmly gave me a tour of his work; past, present and future.

Andy has sculpted commissioned work of Margaret Mitchell, Truett Cathy, General Lawrence Griffin, Dale Earnhardt, “Radio” Kennedy and Ray Charles. When discussing the Ray Charles piece, Andy took me to a wall of photos he has in the studio where he keeps snapshots of the

work he’s done and the people who have been moved by it. In one picture of the Ray Charles work, blind children from the Georgia Academy for the Blind were brought in by Andy so they could experi-ence art with their hands rather than their eyes. It was moving to see the wonderment on the faces in the photograph.

I asked Andy the typical interview question, “How did you get into sculpt-ing?” Without missing a beat, Andy replied “I never got into sculpting; sculpting was always just in me.” Like many artists, Andy’s passion for art started when he was a young boy. He had a speech impediment and dyslexia but found a voice and liberation through art. There just wasn’t anything else he was destined to do. A breathtaking bust of Vincent Van Gogh commissioned by The Vincent Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam and a life size statue of Hugh Hefner com-missioned by Playboy Enterprises sitting before me in his studio speaks to this truth and to Andy Davis’ demand. His work can sell any where from a few thousand dollars to hundreds of thousands of dollars.

Luckily for the citizens of Henry Coun-ty, Andy picks one project locally per year. With the help of 12 board members who raise funds for the project, we in Henry County will benefit from Andy’s vision and talent in the form of Patrick Henry in the very near future.

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The foundation will hold its World Leadership Conference July 20-22 at the Cobb Energy Center. The conference is expected to draw 500 youth from around the world.

“This is an opportunity for these guys to learn skills in magazine cre-ation,” Dunlap says. “They had a ses-sion where they learned about how to use the Adobe Creative Suite software, to use Photoshop and those kinds of programs, to design. Then they did a

chosen to participate in a project to create a magazine supporting the Usher’s New Look Foundation.

“What these guys and girls are do-ing, they are actually putting together a magazine that’s going to be used as the program for this…conference,” says Don Dunlap, a teacher at the school’s Stockbridge campus and Byess’ instructor. “There’s going to be a blue million stu-dents from all over the country participat-ing in [a] training session this summer.”

Five Henry County teens are getting some hands-on experi-ence supporting the efforts of a well-known youth leader in the

music industry. In the process, they are learning the skills to give them an edge in the workplace.

Patrick Henry High School students Dajia Byess, 15, Romero Seabrooks, 17, Courtney Hudson, 15, and Abigail Has-sett, 17, and Union Grove High School student Abigail Biles, 15, have been

Students put together a magazine for

Gezzo’s logo, which will be included in the publication.

Established in 1999, the foundation is a 501c3 leadership development initiative with the goal of training young people in four leadership “pillars” – talent, educa-tion, career and service – to ensure their future success. The tools available to achieve those goals include the Pow-ered By Service, New Look Leadership Academy, Moguls In Training, and World Leadership Conference programs.


interviews with members of the local business community.

“The last thing that they did was interview Ed Clark over at Atlanta Mo-tor Speedway,” Dunlap continues. “The speedway’s one of the sponsors of the foundation. Their interview with him will be in this magazine.”

Gezzo’s Surf and Grille in Mc-Donough supported the students by donating lunch during the teens’ first design session. In return, they created a

session on photography and they had a couple of photographers out here. They [the photographers] showed them how to use the cameras, and all the fancy stuff. They had the big cam-eras that looked like rocket launchers. Then they did the interviewing ses-sion, so the next session is going to be putting it all together.”

The publication will include the agenda for the conference, advertise-ments, individual biographies, and

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was talking about journalism, and then he talked to me about H Magazine, and he had me do this assessment on the computer. I sent it in, I went to lunch, and I came back, and then he told me they wanted to have an interview with me. The next week Susan Crumbley came by and interviewed me, and the next day she called me and told me I had a spot on the crew.”

Byess hopes to use the experience as a springboard to attend University of Georgia

ticipating,” Dunlap adds. “This is a group of students that are purely on merit, and I just think it’s neat that several of them are coming from our alternative school.”

After looking at the students’ answers to the survey, Susan Crumbley with Con-necting Henry, Inc., spoke with the top candidates, then quickly made a decision on who to select.

“This all happened by chance,” Byess explains. “We were talking to Mr. Dunlap about what we wanted to do. I

The foundation is a way for the entertain-er to reach out to young people, says Dunlap.

“Usher really wants to do something to help students learn,” he says. “He’s trying to come up with a way to have students learn leadership and service, to have them become better citizens.”

The Henry County students were cho-sen based on their responses to an online survey sent to Henry County counselors.

“What’s really cool is that, it’s not just the upper crust type of kids that are par-

our youth will be more than able to effectively represent themselves both inside and outside of the boardroom and relate to people across racial, cultural and socio-economic boundaries.”

Usher is a popular rhythm and blues performer who has won five Grammy awards, and runs his own recording label. He appeared on the U.S. talent show Star Search at age 13. His perfor-mance on the show eventually earned him a contract with LaFace Records.


serving children, we are in the business of shaping global leaders,” says Gittens. “Through offering a rigorous curricu-lum, honing talents and skills, grant-ing Leadership Certifications through Emory University, taking youth across the country and the globe, emphasizing the importance of service, and a plethora of other benefits of the program, we are helping to build a strong, well-rounded foundation in our youth. With the things they learn in our organization,

to study Journalism and Communications.“This is a great opportunity for me to

learn about magazines, [and] the whole enchilada, because I want to be a journal-ist,” she adds. “It’s going to be really good experience. And it’s extremely fun, too.”

The Usher’s New Look Foundation teaches important leadership skills to the next generation, says Robin Git-tens, the foundation’s National Mogul In Training Coordinator.

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Chipper Jones is my favorite! Last year he fell and hurt his knee and do you know what he DIDN’T do? He didn’t retire!” Her brown eyes wide

with wonder, Maddie Briscoe looked at me and with the same serious tone continued “He got better and kept playing!” That means a lot to this little girl who has been in her own fight for the last year. Maddie was diagnosed with stage 4 neuroblastoma cancer last September. She told me how badly her back hurt when they began this journey. “We went to Dairy Queen after a football game and my back hurt so bad! Really, really bad!” Her parents, Darren and Shelly and her big brother and best friend Jacob, all got quiet for a moment as they remembered that night. Darren took a deep breath and began to recount that night. “September 3rd, Friday morning we got up like normal, getting ready for school, Maddie was complaining about back pain. We thought it was nothing; maybe she slept wrong or hurt herself when she was playing with Jacob. So Shelly gave her some medicine. Later in the day we went to my nephew’s football game. After-

wards at Dairy Queen she was crying and saying that her back was hurting! We left; she slept all the way home from DQ, and went to bed. About 10 minutes later, she woke up, screaming and screaming, saying that she wanted to go to the doctor now. ” Darren and Shelly knew in their gut some-thing was very wrong, so they took her to Henry Medical Urgent Care Saturday night. After x-rays and the doctors talked it over, some saw the shadows on the film, other doctors weren’t sure. The family was sent downtown to The Children’s Hospital. Shelly shares, “Sept. 6th, Monday morn-ing, she woke up with no problem. Then we left Jacob with Darren’s family, just 3 of us went to hospital. They did a CT scan on her. The doctor came in and asked us to go to a different room to talk. She told us that they found four tumors. When I heard it, it broke my heart and changed our life for-ever. They wanted her to stay to run some tests. We cried. Maddie saw us crying, she told us “I will be OK.” Shelly continues “It was so hard to hear that your child has a cancer. You know I always read Caring Bridge about kids who have neuroblastoma and other kinds of cancers. I never thought

that I would do a journal about my own child on Caring Bridge.”

Caring Bridge is a website “Connecting Family and Friends when Health Matters Most.” By joining you can receive Journal updates on Maddie and see how she is do-ing and what you can do to help this family.

Upon hearing the news about the Bris-coe family, the people of Henry County rose to the occasion and have stood by them! Ola Elementary and the PTO began a “Team Maddie” movement in their school and over $2.000 was donated to help them with the medical costs! Maddie has also won “The Bert’s Big Adventure” award for this year! Her family was among the other winners to go to Disney World! Maddie can be feisty and she has needed to be! Just like Chipper Jones…she is not giving up!

Shelly’s sister wrote this on the website, “Remember the verse, Mark 5:36 “Don’t be afraid. Just Believe.”

To find out more go to caringbridge.org/visit/maddiebriscoe or you can e-mail [email protected] AND Chipper Jones, Maddie is waiting for your call!

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Normal is one of thewords we American’s use a lot.Being referred to as “normal” isprobably a good thing, andalthough it may sound a bitboring, that’s usually the worstof it. Normal represents arange. Not everything includedin what we’d call normal iscommon, and some commonthings are just not normal.Back pain is like that, commonand not normal. There’s a longlist of diseases that have backpain as a symptom. Althoughsome serious conditions need tobe excluded by your doctor, forthe most part, the majority ofback pain isnonspecific, or“mechanical”.Many treatmentsfor nonspecificback pain havesimilar outcomesat six to eightweeks time.Surgery is notusually the initialapproach, if it’san option at all.None of thissoundsencouraging, Iagree. If youhave back pain, itmay even comeoff a little bleakor grey. Six toeight weeks is along time to beuncomfortable,and there’s noguarantee that’llbe the end of it. It just“normally” lasts that long.

When we talk aboutmechanical back pain, it’shelpful to think of the conditionas having two different butrelated components. First,there’s the obvious part, thepain. It can have a lot of differentcharacteristics, and some ofthose overlap with more seriousillnesses. Your physician willgenerally ask questions thatseek out “red flag” symptoms inorder to properly consider whyyou may be having the pain. So,it’s important to get checkedout. Second, there’s the subtlepart, the loss of what we refer to

as “range ofmotion”. Thebody movesin waysthat itdoes

becauseof how it’smade. When thejoints and musclesare functioningnormally, there are

certain things we can do thatseem almost impossible when

we’re injured. Often times, thepain is what appears to limit

our range ofmotion;

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we rely on them tocompensate;moreover, the injuryitself will take timeheal and regainnormal motion. It’simportant toremember both ofthese aspects whencoping with a backinjury.

An importantcaveat to managingmechanical back pain

lies in restoring the normalrange of motion. This can beaccomplished a few differentways, depending upon personalpreference and the advice ofyour doctor. My experience treatingmechanical back pain hasproven to me that using all ofthe appropriate tools willgenerally give better resultsthan can be achieved by any onemethod alone. For example,prescription medicines that treatthe components of pain andmuscle spasm, used in concertwith manual techniques thatrestore freedom of motion, givevery satisfying results. This isn’ta magic bullet. It addresses the

issues that undermine recoveryfrom the injury, and at the sametime provides reasonable reliefso the person can return to theirdaily activities as quickly aspossible. To be clear, the manualtechniques we’re discussing arenot chiropractic. I am aphysician, Board Certified inFamily Medicine, who treatshigh blood pressure, diabetes,asthma, pneumonia, and a lot ofother illnesses, includingmechanical back pain. If youhave questions or need somehelp with your medical needs,you can find me, Dr. JeffreyReed and my colleagues, at The Family Medical Clinic.

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Phone 678.583.0241 • Fax 678.538.0261

Normal is one of thewords we American’s use a lot.Being referred to as “normal” isprobably a good thing, andalthough it may sound a bitboring, that’s usually the worstof it. Normal represents arange. Not everything includedin what we’d call normal iscommon, and some commonthings are just not normal.Back pain is like that, commonand not normal. There’s a longlist of diseases that have backpain as a symptom. Althoughsome serious conditions need tobe excluded by your doctor, forthe most part, the majority ofback pain isnonspecific, or“mechanical”.Many treatmentsfor nonspecificback pain havesimilar outcomesat six to eightweeks time.Surgery is notusually the initialapproach, if it’san option at all.None of thissoundsencouraging, Iagree. If youhave back pain, itmay even comeoff a little bleakor grey. Six toeight weeks is along time to beuncomfortable,and there’s noguarantee that’llbe the end of it. It just“normally” lasts that long.

When we talk aboutmechanical back pain, it’shelpful to think of the conditionas having two different butrelated components. First,there’s the obvious part, thepain. It can have a lot of differentcharacteristics, and some ofthose overlap with more seriousillnesses. Your physician willgenerally ask questions thatseek out “red flag” symptoms inorder to properly consider whyyou may be having the pain. So,it’s important to get checkedout. Second, there’s the subtlepart, the loss of what we refer to

as “range ofmotion”. Thebody movesin waysthat itdoes

becauseof how it’smade. When thejoints and musclesare functioningnormally, there are

certain things we can do thatseem almost impossible when

we’re injured. Often times, thepain is what appears to limit

our range ofmotion;

however,loosing

range ofmotioncan

DO YOU SUFFER FROM

BACK PAIN?Dr. Jeffrey Reed, Family Medical Clinic

“Animportantcaveat tomanaging

mechanicalback pain

lies inrestoring

the normalrange ofmotion.”

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also worsen thepain. Being stiff

after an injurycan certainly

make other bodyparts hurt when

we rely on them tocompensate;moreover, the injuryitself will take timeheal and regainnormal motion. It’simportant toremember both ofthese aspects whencoping with a backinjury.

An importantcaveat to managingmechanical back pain

lies in restoring the normalrange of motion. This can beaccomplished a few differentways, depending upon personalpreference and the advice ofyour doctor. My experience treatingmechanical back pain hasproven to me that using all ofthe appropriate tools willgenerally give better resultsthan can be achieved by any onemethod alone. For example,prescription medicines that treatthe components of pain andmuscle spasm, used in concertwith manual techniques thatrestore freedom of motion, givevery satisfying results. This isn’ta magic bullet. It addresses the

issues that undermine recoveryfrom the injury, and at the sametime provides reasonable reliefso the person can return to theirdaily activities as quickly aspossible. To be clear, the manualtechniques we’re discussing arenot chiropractic. I am aphysician, Board Certified inFamily Medicine, who treatshigh blood pressure, diabetes,asthma, pneumonia, and a lot ofother illnesses, includingmechanical back pain. If youhave questions or need somehelp with your medical needs,you can find me, Dr. JeffreyReed and my colleagues, at The Family Medical Clinic.

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On Monday, April 18, Turning Point Church took note of the local concern with the rising gas prices and instigated a Gas Buy-down. The church purchased $2000 worth of gas from the Chevron at 898 Highway 81 E in McDonough and in return, that Chevron dropped 40 cents per gallon off of the price of their gas un-til the gas was used up over 250 cars later. Church members and staff also cleaned windshields and distributed flyers for the Easter Eggstravaganza and services.

On Tuesday, the Dream Team reached out to the very important faculty and staff of Henry County High School, providing them with a pizza lunch. The teachers were very grateful for the meal of pizza, fruit, dessert and drinks, but even more so to be recognized for their com-mitted work.

The week culminated the day before Easter. On April 23, the Easter Eggstrava-ganza attracted over 2,200 eager residents of Henry County to Henry County High School’s football stadium to gather over 18,000 eggs! Three hundred fifty Dream Team volunteers were present to give out prizes such as an Xbox Kinnect, flat screen TV, iPods, gift cards and Kindles. The day was fun and exciting for every-one present!

LOVE WEEK“This is something we plan on doing

every year. And we want it to grow each year,” said Ben McDonald, the Worship Pastor at Turning Point Church. Next year, the group is planning on expanding the efforts from this year’s Love Week; the Gas Buy-down was such a huge success this year that incorporating more gas stations next year would give the Dream Team a chance to reach even more people and make an even bigger impact.

This year’s Love Week, though, was a phenomenal way to kick-off this yearly tradition. “The goal of Love Week is to show the love of Jesus Christ through random acts of kindness to our com-munity,” said Turning Point’s Lead Pastor Michael Turner. “To show that God is a giver, not a taker. It’s a practical way to show people that He does love them and cares for them. It’s also a way that we keep our church focused on having the heart of a servant by reaching out to those outside of our church walls.” As residents of the community, members of the Dream Team and all those touched by Love Week can attest, Pastor Mike’s goal was met.

For more information about Turn-ing Point please visit their website: www.turn4good.com.

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During the week leading up to Easter, Turning Point Church in McDonough decided to share with their

community the love that the season brings. Love Week was first conceived by the church’s staff in a meeting dis-cussing their plans for the Holy Week. An Easter egg hunt was an obvious event on the agenda, but in addition to this, the staff felt the need to reach out to their community in a special way.

“The most important thing is to have [the Dream Team] show the love of God to our community and [show] that the local church is there to love on our community,” said Brad Post, Connections and Student Ministry Pastor at Turning Point Church. He also sees a big need in the community for outreach, and “hopes that the dream team can develop that sense of purpose.”

Love Week 2011 consisted of various philanthropic events that the Turning Point staff, as well as the Dream Team of volunteers, constructed to show God’s love to the residents of Henry County. Kicking off the week on April 16, the Dream Team participated in Hands on Henry, raking, spreading pine straw and mulch, cleaning, and other landscaping at Patrick Henry High School in Stockbridge.

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Riders pledging $55, a few dollars more than the basic registration fee, will get a few extra perks. “That gives them a jersey, it gives proceeds to the charity,and it gives them a gift bag full of goodies from all our different spon-sors,” adds Anita.

Another way the restaurant supports local charities is through its brand-new “Celebrity Chef” campaign.

A designated chef will be featured each month for the next 12 months. Restaurant pa-trons can sample each signature dish the chef creates, and for one week out of each month, part of the proceeds from the sales will go towards the charity of the local celebrity chef ’s choice. The campaign kicked off May 13, with Shane Persaud representing the Fuller Center. Persaud is a Connecting Henry board member, as well as president and founder of Build-ing Design Partnerships, LLC. His dish was a grilled salmon with avocado pesto, topped with green bean tempura. Henry County Police Department’s Deputy Chief, Stoney Mathis was the June celebrity chef with his featured dish of grilled pacific shrimp with Argentinean skirt steak.

“Celebrity Chef is a fun idea that Lisa [Kinchen] and I came up with,” says Howard. “We wanted to involve different community leaders to come out, and with each leader, they would have an opportunity to display or create a dish, any dish they felt connected to.”

For more information, visit www.facebook.com/gezzos for updates on all the restaurant’s events, including the featured chefs, their dishes, and future fundraisers and parties.


cure for something like that, especially when it affects somebody so young.”

The support is much appreciated, says Christina Sentell, Ava’s mother.

“We are so excited about this ride, and feel so blessed to have so many friends that love Ava and wish to honor her,” Christina says. “This is still somewhat bittersweet for me, you miss her so much. Not a minute goes by that I am not thinking about her. Raising money for other children that are going through what my daughter did, brings some sense of peace. We never knew the depths of childhood cancer until we went through this with Ava. This is such an important cause that is greatly underfunded.”

Howard says organizing the ride is one way to give back to the community that nurtured him all his life.

“We grew up in Henry County, my sister and I. Our parents moved here from Malaysia, via California first, and made this place home,” he adds. “We’ve spent our whole lives here. We feel connected to the community. Our parents opened the first Chinese restaurant here in Henry County. Because of their success, it obviously has put us in a position today to make us who we are. This community is very dear to us.”

The annual ride benefits a different group each year, says Anita.

“Every year we choose a charity,” she says. “Last year we had the American Cancer Soci-ety, and this year we chose something a little bit more personal to us. We chose Ava’s Angels to be our benefactor this time around.”

Henry County native Howard Hsu is using his love for physi-cal fitness and healthy food to reach out to others in need.

One of the ways he is accomplishing that is by supporting a charity that, for him, has a personal connection.

Howard, 35, is co-owner of Gezzo’s Surf & Grille in McDonough, along with his sister, Anita Hsu, 30. The brother-and-sister team is organizing the fourth annual Gezzo’s Ride, to benefit Ava’s Angels. Ava’s Angels was set up in memory of young cancer patient Ava Sentell, to raise money for research to fight childhood cancer.

“Ava is the late 4-year-old daughter of one of my old childhood friends. She was diag-nosed with cancer in July of last year, and by October she was gone,” Howard says.

The 60-mile fundraising bicycle ride is scheduled for Sept. 24. At 8 a.m., the riders will depart from the restaurant, located at 1866 Jonesboro Road, in the Target shopping center, pedal to Trek Bicycles in Peachtree City, then return to the starting point. Registration is $25, and the registration deadline is Sept. 22 at 11:59 p.m. Plans are to raise at least $2,000 for Ava’s Angels, Howard says.

The girl’s memory makes this year’s ride even more significant, he continues.

“It’s a lot of fun,” Howard says. “It grows every year. At the end, we have a big fiesta, a burrito party luncheon for everyone. It’s a fun event, but there’s a cause behind it. It obviously goes towards something as negative as child-hood cancer. Quite frankly, we need to find a

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To feel the color RED thuses. “It doesn’t matter what it looks like – it’s not for the sighted.” As he talks, his dream is alive in his face. As Jeff explains, a person who has been blind from birth has no concept of the color red. “But what if I put a Braille title on this painting, The Warm Feel of the Sun on Your Face?” Suddenly when someone tells the sight impaired person that something is red, it means something…the object is a warm, vibrant color.

Jeff has a special heartbeat for those with disabilities. He has an understanding of the emotional side of being unable to see or hear…something some folks don’t consider. Sadly, he shares that only 1 out of 5 blind people learn Braille. “It’s because something in them just says Why bother?”

For this reason, it’s Jeff’s dream that some day art like his will be used as a training tool for the sight impaired in such places as the American Braille Institute of America. He recalls Helen Keller and Anne Sullivan…a teacher who

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will continue to have a form of communi-cation and way to “see” the world around her. (He even suggested sculpting as a form of expression in the future, since she will develop extreme sensitivity in her finger tips.)

Then, as an artist, an idea began to form in Jeff’s heart. Art you can FEEL. He pulls out a beautiful painting – deep colors, dra-matic contrasts…but the thing that catches the eye is the shiny, strategically placed beads. Jeff smiles. “That’s the painting’s title, in Braille. If you go to an art show and see it, you won’t know what it’s called. You would have to ask a blind person to tell you,” he continued. “That enables the blind to do something for you that you, as a sighted person, cannot do.” He then produces a sheet with the Braille alphabet and encourages looking at the sheet, then interpreting the painting’s moniker. “Peace-ful Dream” unfolds under the fingers as the beads begin to make sense.

“I think my next painting will be a canvas painted totally red,” the artist en-

V isual arts for the blind may sound like an oxymoron to some. To McDonough artist Jeff Hunter it sounds like an

opportunity to provide ability through Braille art.

“I have a cousin who was born deaf,” he explains. “She is brilliant – she has never acted as if she had a disability.” The pride in his voice is unmistakable. He and Heather are close, communicating via computer and through a specialized phone system which relays his words to her in type. Jeff shares that she is well educated and has served as an activist for others with disabilities. A couple of years ago this wonderful woman discovered that her eyesight is deteriorating and that she will eventually be blind.

“She called me and said ‘I’ve always been deaf. Now I’m going to be blind. This is going to be tough…what do I do?’” Jeff encouraged her to learn Braille now while she is still sighted so that she

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reached outside of convention and taught a young woman that most considered unteachable. Not only did Helen Keller learn, she became the first blind, deaf person to earn a Bachelor of Arts degree.

This wonderful, gifted and giving artist also envisions it as providing an avenue of marketable service for the blind – some-one will have to be at those art shows and museums helping the sighted to “see” the meaning of a canvas titled in Braille.

Jeff Hunter firmly believes that art has to have a purpose. That purpose might be to create something useful (“Every car, every machine, every house, every appli-ance…it all starts with a drawing.”); just for fun; or maybe - just maybe - to enable a blind person to feel the color red for the very first time and catch the wonder that is taken for granted every day by those who can see it.

(To see Jeff’s art and learn more about him, visit jeffhuntergallery.com or visit him at his studio at the Blumen Trio in McDonough.)



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application, and also that Latisse® is a prod-uct that has to be used continually in order to maintain the enhancement of the lashes. If I stop using the Latisse® as prescribed, I will see my lashes revert back to their normal length, thickness and color.

I have always had a line on my forehead that I felt was a telltale sign of aging. This is where Stephanie shared with me the ben-efits of Botox® and suggested a thorough consultation with Karen Lizurick, RN, BSN Nurse Injector to best determine my specific Botox® needs. Botox® is an FDA ap-proved prescription medication that helps to treat moderate to severe lines and wrin-kles on the face, by relaxing the muscles and preventing the facial expressions that can cause these permanent lines and wrinkles. Using a very small gauge needle, Nurse In-jector Karen injected the Botox® into the muscles of my forehead, between my eyes and in my crow’s feet area. With just a small pinch involved, who can argue against a treatment that helps to soften those lines and wrinkles that tend to “age” us? Accord-ing to the official Botox® website, “There have been over 11.8 million treatments performed since its FDA approval in 2002 with a satisfaction rate of 97% in a survey of patients.” Although temporary, the typi-cal Botox® treatment will last 3-4 months, and varies from person to person.

Sunscreen is another addition to my daily routine that I am more diligent about, not only for my face, but for my entire body. Stephanie has explained this step in

my daily routine as not only one of cancer prevention, but also as a vital step in anti aging. The statistics are scary. The Ameri-can Academy of Dermatology has just re-leased information regarding sun exposure. One in five Americans will have skin can-cer develop in their lifetime. Those are just not good statistics. By using a broad spec-trum sunscreen that protects against both UVA and UVB rays, I am protecting any further damage to my newly transformed skin. Now that my skin has undergone such an amazing transformation, I am us-ing the Obagi Healthy Skin Protection SPF 35 that came with my Obagi NuDerm® Skin Transformation System. This is en-suring that I am fully protecting my skin, both face and body, from future damage. Up to this point, I have experienced many products and treatments that have helped me achieve my overall skin transformation. Each of these, from the microdermabra-sion treatment to the chemical peel that I experienced in the spring, the luxuriously relaxing facial, my home skin care regi-men, and the added enhancements of La-tisse® and Botox®, are all working together for an amazing overall facial enhancement! I am loving my results and I am so glad that I decided to take this important self im-provement journey with Dr. Feldman, my Esthetician Stephanie, and my Nurse Injec-tor, Karen Lizurick. For more information on amazing skin care and the fantastic staff I trust please check out the Truffles website www.trufflesmedispa.com.

Wow! It’s hard to believe that it has been just six short months since I made the commitment to

start taking better care of my skin. After my thorough skin evaluation and con-sultation at Truffles Medispa, I was com-pelled to come face to face, so to speak, with the years of damage inflicted on my skin through unprotected over exposure to the sun as well as inappropriate and inconsistent home skin care. Fortunately for me and many others, there are clini-cally proven products, treatments and procedures to help repair, replenish and rejuvenate the skin. The results that I have achieved through my Truffles Medispa ex-pertly prescribed personal skin care pro-gram have been nothing short of phenom-enal. Appropriate skin care is just one of the many changes and improvements that I have made. I am excited to share that I have also added the enhancements of La-tisse®, Botox® injections, and have become more diligent with protecting my trans-formation and improvements, by using a sunscreen on a daily basis.

Latisse® is an FDA approved prescription medication for the treatment of my eyelash-es. The medication, applied nightly to each eye, encourages the eyelashes to grow, result-ing in a lengthening, thickening and dark-ening of the eyelashes. I could see results in just 8 weeks, the results have been amazing! Stephanie Basile, my Truffles Esthetician, ex-plained to me the appropriate procedure for

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dog is done in tempera paints…a beautiful oil painting of a vase features a delicate lace doily…still lifes of pumpkins and gourds speak of crisp autumn days…flip flops resting in the sand amidst seashells evoke the sound of waves; and an imaginative self-portrait of the artist claims the eyes with skin tones of Avatar blue and vibrant purple hair. Other works in charcoal, acrylics, colored pencils, water colors and mixed mediums complete the collage. These are true works of art done by a talented artist.

Jeff Hunter, a member of the McDonough Arts, (see related article in this issue) speaks highly of Marianna Buttrill. “I consider her one of my peers,” he shares. He remembers the day she came out to paint on the Square with him and a group of fellow artists and of-fers her an open invitation to return.

Ginger has a message for parents of chil-dren with special needs. “Keep trying differ-ent activities with your child. Each child has something that is truly hers or truly his,” she continued. “Try writing, music, art, sculpting - and one day something may click and you’ll find that child’s gift.”

What does Marianna Buttrill think about this talent that God has given her and that her family, teachers and friends have encouraged? She sums it up succinctly with, “Art’s my thing!” And as her work so clearly declares, indeed, it is.

An artist picks up a brush and makes a beginning stroke. The intensity of movement increases as the painting takes

shape. The hand with the brush is sure and steady, the movement flows. The artist stops for a moment, gets up and takes a few steps back to see the work from a different perspective. All simple, easy, every day moves. Unless that artist is Marianna Buttrill.

Marianna (a beautiful young lady of “almost twenty”) knows nothing about “simple, easy, every day moves.” Born with spastic cerebral palsy, she has limited mobility and uses an electric wheelchair. Her neatly manicured hands, while remarkably steady, are supported by braces. Any ease of movement in her hands is a result of past surgeries and the ever pres-ent braces. But the art surrounding her is a testimony of her gift. Pieces in many mediums show talent and creativity…and the persever-ance of the Buttrill family.

Her mother, Ginger, is a pretty, petite monument to motherhood. Daily she takes up the challenge with love and respect for Marianna. “We knew she had some gift and we wanted to find it,” she explains. “We tried music, we tried ballet when she was younger and able to stand.” She continued, “Marianna loves anything exciting. She’s gone to camps and loves swimming, fishing from a boat...and

she LOVES roller coasters.” Like many young women, she also enjoys her makeup and is able to apply it herself.

Marianna comes from a long line of talent and is surrounded by those who are deter-mined to help her succeed. Ginger sings and directs Return to Bethlehem at Harvest Point Methodist Church. Her brother Britt is a writer and has had plays produced in Atlanta. Her maternal grandmother, Mary Fields, is one of Marianna’s greatest advocates and a great source of encouragement and faith. And it seems that the legacy of Marianna’s grand-father, known Henry County artist Dale But-trill, has landed with this gifted young lady.

So, about two years ago, the family decided to encourage their daughter to try art…and the magic began. Past teachers at Union Grove worked with Marianna, planting the seeds and encouraging the immerging talent. Visual Arts teacher Kirby Meng, along with Lynne Connelly (Orthopedic Impaired/Special Needs) and para-professional Judy Upchurch have helped this dream to come to colorful, creative fruition.

The caliber of the art speaks for itself. Marianna Buttrill may be disabled in many aspects, but when it comes to art she is ABLE! A pair of bright green frogs done in oil pastels seems ready to leap out of a dark background. (“That one’s for my Mom,” shares Marianna with quiet pride.) A laughing black and white

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Teacher…Student…Teacher (Again!)in various schools and grade levels, and some years as an itinerant teacher, literally teaching from the trunk of her car as she moved from school to school reaching out to both mentally and physically challenged children. Her time teaching culminated with her real passion -- middle school-aged children with orthopedic impairments.

That’s impressive; however, that’s not the end of her story. After a 30-year teaching career, Nan once again returned to art. Husband John remarks “Nan said she was done with teaching” -- but it wasn’t a year and a half later that she was back to teaching again!” Nan really enjoys seeing others try their hand at painting and earnestly seeks to teach them some of the basic principles of art. The classes are one-day workshops, usually lasting from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm, called “Quick Start To Oil Painting.” For those who have never painted Nan starts with “There’s No Perfect Pear Series.” The first is a single green pear. A second class offered consists of two red pears and offers a broader opportunity to experi-ment with color. A third pear offering focuses on a sliced pear and gives the new artist their first opportunity to paint with white, which is often challenging. She

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Ernest Jack Turner and Bonelle Crumbley Turner. She was only a child when she was visiting the neighbor of an aunt who had a developmentally challenged child. The child was her age, only he was unable to walk, to talk or even let people know if he was responsive at all. Nan told that aunt “I’m not leaving till he smiles at me.” And he did! And thus began her pas-sion for reaching those that “the world” deemed unteachable. When she was in fourth grade she took an art class using pastels (a set that she still has today). So be-tween teaching impaired children and art, her life’s course was set. After graduating from Henry County High School, she attended Middle Georgia College, then transferred to the University of Georgia. She went on to receive a Master’s Degree from Georgia State in Special Education and focused on children who were ortho-pedically impaired.

She taught in Clayton County for six years and started the first class for ortho-pedically impaired students in that school system. Then she took time away, starting her own family of three boys. Eventually she was asked to take a long-term sub-stitute position in Henry County. That led her to complete 30 years as a teacher

W hat do you get when you cross a native Henry Countian with a 30-year veteran school teacher-

turned-art-student with an artist who loves to share her passion with others? The answer is Nan McGarity, a sweet, southern lady full of charm, passion and talent.

Nan’s family, the Turners, have been in Henry County since Henry County was founded in 1821. Turner’s Church and Turner’s Church Road were named in honor of ancestors who donated land to establish the first Methodist church in Henry County. She married John McGar-ity 37 years ago, a Henry County realtor whose family ties go just as deep in Henry County, and for whom many other roads are named. Together, this couple covers a lot of McDonough!

One of many friends, Pat Robinson says of her “Nan is such a loyal and giving friend. We love to get together and laugh and make fun of ourselves. The thing that Nan loves most, however, is her family – her first priority.” Nan has two grand-daughters, Allie and Olivia, and parents to oversee. She is also an active member of Timberridge Presbyterian Church.

Nan was born in McDonough to

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not “Into the Village.”Nan offers classes at three locations:

the Winsor Gallery in McDonough, Art of Oconee and Historic Mill Studio, a retreat for artists that Nan opened four years ago in Greensboro, GA. Winsor Gallery represents Nan and is owned and operated by Vickie Anglyn. Historic Mill Studio is a studio that Nan opened to offer as a retreat for artists, and Art of Oconee, which opened two years ago, and is owned by 14 primarily local artists collaborating to own and display only their art. In addition to these locations where she displays and teaches, Nan also works in her home studio. Classes will start mid-summer at Winsor Gallery with “Quick Start to Oil Painting” one-day workshops. She plans to start up weekly classes lasting for one month in the fall for those who wish to pursue their tal-ents. Nan says that her best compliment came when told that “my classes are as relaxing as a day at the spa.”

Says John of his wife, “Nan is very pas-sionate about art and teaching – and she’s exceptionally good at both!” To register for one of her classes or to reach Nan: www.historicmillstudio.com, or [email protected] or artofoconee.com.



begins these classes by demonstrating, teaching composition, technique and color theory throughout, without calling it that. They then have an opportunity to practice with lots of one-to-one instruc-tion. Only at the end of the class does she share with her students that she’s taught them these objectives. Quipped her friend, Jimmi Hammonds, “Nan could teach a monkey to paint!”

Nan has been painting for twelve years now, having studied under several artists from Georgia, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, Colorado, and California. She has studied “Plein Aire” art (meaning “in the open air”) and has painted a few pieces inspired by the outdoors, leading her to thoroughly enjoy-ing sitting outside and painting. Flowers were what she painted when she first took up the brush and she still enjoys painting them today because as she says “they don’t have to be perfect.” One of Nan’s favorite quotes is from Scott Adams, author of the Dilbert cartoon, “Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep.”

For the past two years Nan has participated in the McDonough Arts Council’s Arti Gras on the McDonough Square where she produced a piece aptly

named “Arti Gras Beauties 2010.” The piece resulted from 32 people ranging in age from 3-86 assisting her to create this 24x30 inch painting of the McDonough geraniums. She has made prints of the piece and lists each participant’s name. In 2011 she produced, collectively with 26 others, another geranium piece called “Arti Gras Beauties 2011.” She refers to these community paintings as “Nan and the kids paintings.”

Ask Nan about her favorite students, and you’ll quickly learn that she has taught two of her three sons and they appear to have talent that they have yet tapped into. She also claims Jeff Hunter as a favorite student and says that Jeff has amazing tal-ent with so much potential. Regarding the most favorite piece that she’s ever done, Nan reflects on a painting she produced after seeing a photograph of her three sons going into a European village at a time when her oldest was in the Peace Corps in Romania and the two younger sons went there to visit him. That picture inspired the painting which she lovingly named “Into the Village.” It captured her three sons and she finds it impossible to part with -- because “it’s my boys,” she says. She has learned to part with other pieces, but

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acknowledged by some and all wondered why he was present. But Abernathy and Easterwood together set their hopes that the means to interaction of the chaplains with the officers would evolve to include: riding along with the officers during their shift; being available to accompany them on 911 calls; and confidential counseling when requested.

And then finally, by March 17, 2006, Brother Ralph was climbing into a squad car for his first ride with Officer Matt Strevel. Easterwood remembers the day well. Trust was taking hold and he was thrilled this ministry was beginning to spread its wings. By the end of May 2011 he had completed 167 rides by maintaining a commitment to ride two to three times each month.

“I made up my mind in the very beginning – I was going to really know these folks. I didn’t want to ride four to five hours and let that be the end of the relationship. I made a covenant with myself and the Lord: after my ride, that blue uniform would be a friend. I had not come to make myself their pas-

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legiance to one another. He quickly came to an understanding that it would take time to be accepted by these men and women as one whom they could trust. He wasn’t simply going to sashay into their lives and immediately find a cozy place to sit amongst them.

It was not that these wonderful public servants lacked kindness or a welcoming spirit, but rather they preferred depend-ing on each other for moral support and social fulfillment. It was a bit of an unspoken code of association. They had each others’ backs. Making careful assessment of outsiders who moved onto their turf was simply a knee jerk response toward protecting the tight bond among their ranks.

Easterwood says, “Chaplains at a lot of police departments are merely cliché. They are not a very present force. Chief Abernathy told me he wanted to imple-ment a program which would actually mean something.” To begin his integra-tion into the lives of these wary men and women, Easterwood began attend-ing Roll Call. Initially he was not even

W hen Russell Abernathy became Chief of the Henry County Police Department in 2005

he brought with him a desire to begin a Chaplaincy Program for the officers and staff. As he began considering which ministers within the community he would approach to request involve-ment, he took serious note of Ralph Easterwood, who at that time was Senior Pastor of Glen Haven Baptist Church in McDonough (retired August 2010). Easterwood warranted notice as his congregation hosted a “Public Servant’s Day” during which they raised almost $40,000 to fund new bullet-proof vests for the police department. Abernathy realized this pastor had a real heart for the local law enforcement. Upon Chief Abernathy’s request, Brother Ralph, as his friends call him, eagerly accepted the opportunity of participating in the pro-gram. He became a chaplain on August 30, 2005.

The first thing Easterwood realized about the officers was their depth of al-

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invested in the academic and field train-ing of each officer. Even so all of these intelligent, highly motivated individuals do what they do because they genuinely love it.” Thankfully, through the work of chaplains, these men and women have someone trustworthy in whom to confide which is hopefully helping to turn the tide on disheartening situations – at least in Henry County.

Brother Ralph sums up the purpose of the chaplains, “Our presence is for the officers to know we care for them. We want them to be safe; we pray for them. All have access to our cell phone numbers and know they are welcome to call us whenever they feel a need because we are their friends.” And yes, I would quickly agree, Ralph Easterwood is the officers’ friend indeed!

Author’s Note:“The Chaplain’s Corner” is a new feature which you can begin looking forward to with each issue. Stay tuned as I write about Brother Ralph Easterwood’s recollections of time spent with police officers in our county. He is making a difference among them.


tor or to take the place of one they may already have. I had come to be available on a level at which they might never be comfortable with anyone else,” explains Easterwood. One way he maintains the new relationships created by riding with the officers is to remember each one on his or her birthday every single year with a phone call. This gives him opportunity to reconnect with each of-ficer and to follow up on conversations shared during their ride. Another way includes staying tuned-in to significant events and milestones taking place in their lives, such as illness, injury, the birth of a new baby or the death of a loved one and responding with calls, cards, and/or visits.

The current Chief of Police, Keith Nichols, has been totally supportive of the chaplaincy program since assuming his role as chief in 2010. He welcomes all of the expressions of concern and acts of ministry which come from each of the chaplains currently serving our police officers. The following ministers make up the chaplaincy roster: Senior Pastor

Stan Berong (Glen Haven Baptist Church McDonough); Pastor John Dewberry (Community Bible Fellowship Hampton); Pastor Emeritus Ralph Easterwood (Glen Haven Baptist Church McDonough); Rev. William Herndon (Porterdale Presbyterian Church); Rev. E.W. Lee (Shiloh Baptist Church McDonough); Pastor Paul Leslie, Sr. (McDonough Christian Church); Leslie Nelson (The Landing Church of God Mc-Donough); Rev. Dudley Rose (Retired from McDonough Presbyterian Church); Pastor Richard Statham (Salem Baptist Church McDonough); Pastor Chris Vaughn (The Landing Church of God McDonough). Chief Nichols has been instrumental in seeing that the program continues to meet needs in the department.

Easterwood shares, “These officers deal with a lot of baggage from both their personal lives as well as their experiences on the job, not to mention, encounter intense economic challenges. Statistically, an 80 percent divorce rate exists among the ranks of police officers. In addition, our public servants are severely under-paid despite having at least $100,000.00

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ceilings and artful chandeliers. There’s even a baby grand piano which is actu-ally a modern version of the old “player” pianos. The administrator, Brendalee Obiorah, shares an amusing story about that: “We had a five year old child visit-ing, and when the piano started to play she ran from the room shouting ‘A ghost! A ghost!’”

Brendalee is a hands-on Administra-tor, as evidenced by the fact that she went from loading a dish washer to conducting an interview and tour, to gently assisting a memory impaired resident back into her bed.

The Gardenias serves mostly seniors who have either dementia, some other

form of memory impairment, or who are not physically able to care for themselves in their own homes any longer. Some have limited mobility and require the help of a wheelchair. There are residen-tial rooms and clients may choose from single, double or even triple occupancy. The rooms are spacious with double clos-ets. Small refrigerators and microwaves are permitted. Full meals are eaten in the dining room.

There is something to appeal to every-one – a large recreation room with plenty of natural light streaming through a wall of windows; a library; a beauty salon; an elegant event room for private parties; the music room with the “ghostly” piano; a

The first impression when driving up to The Gardenias Assisted Living and Memory Care is one of peace and

beauty. It’s located at 75 Dutchtown Road near Hampton (off of Mt. Car-mel Road near Crystal Lake Golf and Country Club). The sound of traffic is absent, replaced by the lazy buzz of a passing bumble bee. That impression continues as you enter the tastefully appointed building.

There is still a feeling of “newness,” since the facility opened just last October. It is slowly building toward a capacity of 36 clients. As guests look around, there is a feeling of opulence with crown mold



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What about the cost of living at a state-of-the-art facility like The Garde-nias? Surprisingly it’s comparable to the monthly expenses of living in your own home. Those expenses at home can climb quickly when seniors are no longer able to conduct their own daily living activi-ties and require home health care and assistance with monthly budgeting and bill paying, etc. Included in the fees at The Gardenia are utilities, housekeeping and laundry, repairs and maintenance, security, activities, local transportation – and that wonderful home theater!

For more information visit the website at www.thegardeniasassistedliving.com or call 770.946.0325.

Brendalee explains.This quiet spoken woman has a special

interest and empathy for geriatric care. “My parents were older parents,” she shares. “My father was 67 when I was born!” Brendalee grew up among older people – many of whom were her friends. As her parents aged, she cared for them when they developed senior dementia and Alzheimer’s disease.

Perhaps because of this experience with senior care, Brendalee has deter-mined to use a holistic approach at The Gardenias. “We encourage family involvement with our clients’ care,” she explains. “We are open to their sugges-tions and ideas.”

wonderful sun room with climate control; and a home theater that would be the envy of many home owners.

But the physical site and amenities are only the window dressing to a family with a senior in need of care. What about the care team? The staff? This one is exceptional – all of the personal caregivers have some form of nursing certification or degree. Whether it is the Certified Nursing Assistants or the Administrator – who is an RN with a Masters Degree in Nursing– each one is trained to watch any pending health issues and begin treatment before they become a bigger problem. “My husband, Sam, is also on staff and is a board certified physician,”


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jail cell decontamination. All of this is done in complete cooperation with fire and police departments.

The company operates 24 hours a day 7 days a week, so they can respond quickly to any emergency. Very often crime scene clean up involves direct contact with bio hazards such as blood borne pathogens and other hazards. In the event of drug manufacturing such as meth labs, home hoarders, or animal infestations, the risks can be very severe. Extreme Bio-Care technicians are trained in all phases of clean up and are familiar with all laws and procedures contained in OSHA’s codes.

Most people believe that EMS or law enforcement will clean up after tragedy strikes a family, but they do not. Many insurance companies will cover the expense of crime scene clean-up, and Extreme Bio-Care works directly with the insurer to assist in filing claims. Also, victims’ assistance programs will often help with the cost.

When an accident or tragedy strikes, no one is prepared for the emotional and physical toll it can take. When an unfortunate event takes place, Extreme Bio-Care’s professional and caring staff makes them the logical choice for those facing the daunting task of picking up where a tragedy has left off.

For more information please go to www.extremebiocare.com or call 678.825.7006.

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Extreme Bio-Care is a dynamic family owned and operated business based out of Locust Grove, Georgia. The company

is owned and operated by Kellie and Cory Bennett, a mother and son team who clearly have heart and passion for the service they provide. When asked how this extremely interesting business concept began, I learned that Kellie had been employed with the Georgia Bureau of Investigation for 11 years as the lead Medical Examiner Investigator. During that period she had some very intriguing high profile cases. Readers may remem-ber the tri-state crematory incident for which Kellie received the Georgia Emer-gency Management Association’s Excep-tional Humanitarian Award. In 2005 she assisted in the rescue and recovery of victims of Hurricane Katrina in Biloxi, Mississippi. But it was the 8 years she spent serving as Coroner to the citizens of Clayton County that she realized the many unmet needs of the families that had been involved in a tragedy caused by crime or trauma. Seeing family members having to clean up a horrific crime scene after the investigation was over was absolutely heart wrenching. Ms. Bennett and Cory are both keenly aware that a family needs compassionate, professional understanding, and a thorough clean up when a family member suffers a violent or unattended death.

All members of the Bio-Care staff are highly trained individuals with all the required certifications, of which there are many. Kellie received a great deal of training while at the GBI, and son Cory has a degree in Criminal Justice as well as national certification as a Bio Recovery Specialist from the Institute of Decontamination Specialists, located in South Carolina. Cory knew early on that he wanted a career that would allow him to help others. I asked how people become aware of their services, and Cory replied, “Many are not aware unless they are referred by law enforce-ment personnel, fire departments, the medical examiner’s office, or insurance companies.” Cory also explained that no advertisement is used on their trucks because, unlike other companies, com-passion, respect and discretion are of the utmost importance. Clients’ privacy is always respected.

A myriad of professional services are provided. Extreme Bio-care staff members are certified to remediate all of the following: crime scene cleanup, natural or unattended deaths, homi-cides, suicides, fingerprint powder and other similar substances, tissue and body fluids, body decomposition, needle/drug paraphernalia removal, disaster and mass casualty incidents, all filth and odor removal, hoarder houses, police vehicle and equipment decontamination, and


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person approach,’ which means I look for underlying causes of any distur-bance or disruption which may or may not be causing symptoms at the time, as in the case of Lee and his appendi-citis. We offer a lot in the way of help and guidance so that the individual can enjoy and stay in good health.” Dr. Michelle went on to share with me how her life was impacted by Dr. Lisa Thomson. “I was in school for nursing at The College of New Rochelle in New York, when I was in a car accident. That is when I met Dr. Lisa Thomson. She worked with me and as I recovered she

He has appendicitis.” Dr. Michelle Klos D.C. stated with certainty. Lee was a 12 year old boy who

had not been feeling well, when his mother, Lee Ann, brought him in to see the chiropractor for an adjustment. Dr. Michelle gave him a check up, and realized the cause of his symptoms. “I had no idea it was his appendix!” his mother told me. Dr. Michelle recom-mended Lee Ann take her son on to Henry Medical Center, and from there he was rushed by ambulance for surgery at Scottish Rite. How on earth would a

“chiropractor” know what was wrong? Don’t they just crack people’s bones? You might ask. “Dr. Michelle treats the whole person; she loves her patients and cares about their lives.” Lee Ann shared with me. “She is compassionate, straight forward and honest with them. Her patients are not a number, they are friends and family!” She has years of training and experience in spinal ad-justment. She provides advanced spinal correction utilizing “state of the art” chiropractic techniques.”

Dr. Michelle explained “At South-side Spinal Center, we use a ‘whole

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Dr. Michelle Klos? . . . i can truly say this profession chose me.


will always be a volunteer for the Henry County Special Olympics and continues to give her time and energy and tal-ents to the care of the athletes, with no recognition for what she gives and does for them. “That is just Dr. Michelle, she really cares and she doesn’t do it for a plaque to hang on the wall! She is not all about that!”

You can find out even more online or call 678.583.2982 to make an appoint-ment to meet her and see firsthand all that Southside Spinal Center has to of-fer. Southside Spinal Center is located at 386 Racetrack Road, McDonough.

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asked me to consider becoming a chiro-practor instead of a Nurse Practitioner. I went with my mother to see Life Uni-versity here in Georgia and realized this is what I wanted to do. So I can truly say this profession chose me.”

As I got to know her better, I found that Dr. Michelle was born in New York. Her parents are both from Poland and Dr. Michelle speaks both the Eng-lish and Polish languages beautifully. They taught her through their love and example what she strives to live today in her own life. “I treat each of my patients that come in here with respect

and I want to know how they are doing and what I can do to help them feel better. We have an ‘open door’ policy meaning, they can be upfront with me and tell us what they need.”

She is married to a wonderful man from Poland, Arek, and they have one son, Marek, who is 4 now and beginning pre- school soon. Dr. Michelle is already active and involved in the Henry Coun-ty area by volunteering at Locust Grove High School. Her staff told me about how last year Dr. Michelle sponsored the Track and Field Team and this year she is sponsoring Cross Country. She has and

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Piedmont Medical Center built the new hospital in Fayette County, Dr. Cook became involved in many aspects of the hospital’s development. From 2003-2006 he was Board Chair of Piedmont Fayette Hospital and in 2006, as the hospital began providing obstetrical services, Dr. Cook formed a new group, The Women’s Specialists of Fayette.

The WSF offers an extensive list of women’ s health services including obstetrical care of both a normal and high risk nature, gynecological care, and specialty services such as Thermachoice endometrial ablation for abnormal bleed-ing, Essure procedure for contraception, and urodynamic testing for stress urinary

incontinence, which can all be conve-niently performed in their office. The clientele of WSF ranges from adolescents to post menopausal women, all receiving excellent care from a well trained and ex-perienced staff. In addition to Drs. Cook and Ralsten, the WSF Team includes Tanya Beckford, MD, Marlo Carter, MD, and Iris Krishna, MD, MPH.

When interviewing Michele Snyder, RN/ Practice Manager of WSF, the em-phasis was on the standard of excellence that is kept at the core of their business. “At the Women’s Specialists of Fayette, we bring together the wisdom of traditional approaches along with the innovations of contemporary technology. Our patients

The Women’s Specialists of Fayette (WSF) opened its doors in July of 2006 on the Piedmont Fayette Hospital

Campus and since that opening day has built for their establishment a reputa-tion of the highest quality and care. Founder Dr. William T. Cook together with Dr. Matthew Ralsten III created the Women’s Specialists of Fayette, as a place to provide excellent care for women in a relaxing atmosphere unlike anything previously existent on the south side of metro Atlanta. Dr. Cook’s extensive history of providing exceptional delivery and surgical services dates back to 1989 at Piedmont Hospital in Atlanta. As

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derful working environment truly make all the difference. “For the past 17 years I have been involved in Women’s Health and I truly love it. It’s rewarding to get to know our patients and develop a relation-ship over the years. I’m proud to work with such a talented group of physicians and staff” she said. Only a short drive from Henry County, the Women’s Specialists of Fayette have the expertise, caring environ-ment, and support needed to make anyone feel welcome. The Women’s Specialists of Fayette is located at 1267 Highway 54 West, suite 3200, Fayetteville.

For more information please call 770.632.9900 and visit their web site www.wsfayette.com.


more proud of their accomplishments. As part of the Piedmont Fayette Hospi-

tal Campus, the WSF offers a location that is convenient and allows both obstetric and gynecologic patients to access the hos-pital for various procedures and yet still be able to communicate with their doctors. “We are fortunate,” Ms. Snyder says, “to be located directly down the hall from labor and delivery, the antepartum unit, NICU, and the nursery, as well as a short walk to the operating suites on the first floor.” This prime location certainly benefits the patients that are treated by WSF and the staff wouldn’t have it any other way.

For many, including Ms. Snyder, the re-lationship with the patients and the won-

are treated with dignity and respect in a friendly and relaxing environment.” It is easy to see with such high standards and loving regard for their patients how the WSF have thrived both in clientele and in the academic world. Indeed just recently Dr. Cook and Dr. Ralsten were selected by their peers who work in the Atlanta area to receive the Top Doc award in Lifestyles Magazine. “Dr. Cook was selected in both the Obstetrics and Gynecologic Surgery categories and Dr. Ralsten was selected in the Gynecology category. This is actually Dr. Cook’s fourth year in a row being awarded the Top Doc in his specialty,” according to Ms. Snyder and the Women’s Specialists of Fayette family could not be


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demonstrated is their passion. In Mexico we visited the Cielo Biosphere (www.elcielobiosphere.org) where visionaries teach biodiversity to schoolchildren. We also toured the Gardens of Edward James in Xilitla where a wealthy eccentric created a fantasy art world of concrete and natural springs. One caveat for travelers in Mexico is the speed-bumps (topes). They are every-where, and they’re not always marked.

Crossing into Guatemala was a four and a half hour…experience. Getting to Antigua made it worth that headache. We shared in Holy Week processionals where the whole city created beautiful in-tricate carpets in the cobblestone streets.These ceremonial carpets, alfombras, were made from grains and leaves. The carpets

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Our journey from Stockbridge to the Republic of Panama has been like riding inside a kaleidoscope! As much as

we’ve savored every moment and every experience; it has flown by in a whirl-wind. Since March 21, we’ve logged some 4,500 miles in the truck, spent nights in some 30 different hotels, witnessed holy rituals, eaten snails, snake, jicama, and rabbit; and crossed 7 different borders. The borders were a mixed bag – some were relatively easy and professional. Others were corrupt and filthy. I’d have to say the border crossings were almost like punctuation for leaving one country only to simultaneously enter another.

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in a weird way it felt a tad like home. Stu-art spent a couple of weeks in an intensive Spanish language course, then we worked our way over to Arenal (past an active volcano), down the mountains to San Jose, and on out to Coronado on the Pacific Coast. I don’t know what is more magnifi-cent there– the sunrise or the sunset.

Now on into Panama. The area where we will be situated is between the cities of Boquete and David, up on the top of a mountain in the middle of the forest. We’ve been blogging our journey (www.denese-and-stuart.blogspot.com), and every time we post an update it is just a tiny bit like being able to talk to our Henry County friends – all of whom we miss dearly.


were then part of a solemn march where a revolving cadre of 80 men carried an enormous icon of Christ (followed by 40 women carrying an icon of the Virgin Mary) through the streets of the city for 12 hours.

From there we crossed into El Salvador. We were in San Salvador for Good Friday. We watched as armed soldiers created al-fombras for the Good Friday processional. The juxtaposition of the soldier with an M16 strapped across his back - creating his rendition of the sacrifice of Christ touched me deeply. San Salvador was also where we found the American Muscle Car Own-ers’ Club (www.amcoc-es.com) where the common passion of a teacher, doctor, mis-sionaries, and locals revolved around the

Ford Mustang and the Chevrolet Camaro.Our next country was Honduras. They

are struggling right now, the poverty and apathy were palatable. We proceeded to Nicaragua, and it was like finding gold at the end of a rainbow. The city of Leon was all about heritage and bustle and education. Every day at 7:00 a.m. and 12:00 noon, the city sounds an air raid siren to keep the city on schedule. We left Leon and traveled to Granada – and it is indeed a grand city. The Nicaraguans took us on a tour of Lake Cocibolca where a really friendly spider monkey jumped into the boat and crawled up in my lap. I was a tad unnerved as she used her tail to scratch my back.

At the first of May, we crossed over into Costa Rica. We’ve been there before, and

leaving the school system. This program will give these children an opportunity to overcome obstacles and become produc-tive citizens.” He further explained “the Community in Schools vision is to see all students succeeding in school and in life is accomplished by surrounding students with a community of support allowing them to overcome non-academic barriers as well as academic challenges.” The Community in Schools Initiative is a natural addition to the service array of Connecting Henry, Inc. whose mission is to network social, service, faith, business and government in service to Henry County families and children.

Spahos’ extensive and varied background as well as his personal commitment and shear determination make him well posi-

As thrice elected Solicitor General of Henry County, and with an extensive background in law enforcement, Chuck Spahos

is all too familiar with the devastating consequences that often result when a young person makes poor choices or bad decisions. As July’s Celebrity Chef, Spahos is using this unique opportunity to create awareness and support for Connecting Henry’s Communities in Schools Initiative, the program for which any proceeds raised as celebrity chef will help fund. Spahos explained, “I believe we all have a responsi-bility as a community to support our school system. I’ve spent 20 years in law enforce-ment watching young people sometimes throw their lives away, often times after

tioned to understand the needs and chal-lenges faced by our youth today. Charles A. “Chuck” Spahos began his law enforcement career in 1990 as a jailer for the Henry County Sheriff’s Department. Following a deployment of his Army National Guard unit during Operation Desert Storm, he returned to Henry County in 1991 to work with the newly formed Henry County Police Department. While working as a patrolman and later a detective assigned to the narcotics unit, he soon completed his degree from Mercer University.

Chuck then moved to the Flint Circuit District Attorney’s Office as an investiga-tor, a position he held while attending law school at John Marshall Law School in Atlanta, where he graduated Magnum Cum

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to have an opportunity to talk about the new Communities in Schools Initiative, raise money for a great cause and have some fun with friends at a local restaurant.” Chef Howard Hsu of Gezzo’s Grille and Surf in the Target Shopping Center on Jonesboro Road in McDonough, created Spahos’ sig-nature dish of blackened Mahi Mahi served with Spanish rice, black beans and veggies. When asked what inspired this dish Spahos replied “I love the Florida Keys, everything from diving, fishing to boating. Mahi Mahi is my favorite fish and a local favorite of the keys. The food and the atmosphere that week (July 15-22) at Gezzo’s will lend itself to shorts and flip flops, plenty of Jimmy Buf-fet music, and perhaps even a cold beverage.”

See you at Gezzo’s!

Laude in 1997. Spahos prosecuted cases as a third year law student and went on to be appointed Assistant District Attorney where he served until entering private practice in 1999. While serving as the Solicitor of the Municipal Court of McDonough, he main-tained a general practice until his appoint-ment to Solicitor General in January 2002. Since then, he has been elected Solicitor General three times.

The Office of Solicitor General is respon-sible for all criminal prosecutions in the State Courts of Henry County. As a member of the Georgia Association of Solicitors General, Chuck is a past president and past treasurer and currently serves as Co-Chairman of the Association’s Legislative Committee. He was voted Solicitor General of the Year by his peers

in 2005. He also represented the Solicitor Generals on the Prosecuting Attorneys’ Council of Georgia from 2005 to 2009. Chuck was also appointed by Governor Purdue to the State Commission on Family Violence in 2010 and currently serves as Chairman of the Legislative and Policy Committee of the Commission.

Chuck serves on the Board of Directors for the Flint Judicial Circuit Drug Task Force. He is a long time member of the Ki-wanis Club of Henry County and currently the Chairman of the Board of Directors for Connecting Henry, Inc. a non-profit organi-zation serving the families of Henry County. He and Pamela Rowland Spahos, his wife of 15 years, live in McDonough.

Upon being named H Magazine’s July Celebrity Chef, Spahos stated “I’m excited

BLACKENED MAHI MAHIwith, cajun spice and herbsserved with Spanish rice, beans and veggies



serves low income families in Clayton and Henry counties, and she has her eye toward their remaining service territory, Fayette County. She came on board at the incep-tion of a new program for Clayton County, backed by an investment from Wells Fargo Housing Foundation - the Neighborhood Revitalization Program – the success of which has earned her speaking opportuni-ties in front of the Secretary of HUD at the Carter Center. But most importantly, she has had the pleasure of participating in the closings and home dedications of five families this year. She’s not ashamed to admit that she shed tears on both occasions.

“Southern Crescent Habitat is about

Melissa Chapman is not one to shy away from a challenge. Especially not one for which the rewards

of a job well done are so personally and professionally satisfying as the one she accepted this year. Melissa took a chance at a life-changing opportunity – to run a successful and growing local non-profit with a national reputation. Staring at the offer to become the new CEO of Southern Crescent Habitat for Humanity, she and her husband Christopher, a local attorney, did a good bit of soul-searching.

Five months into the challenge she is not looking back. The affiliate she leads actively

providing opportunities for those who seek a hand up toward achieving the dream of homeownership” she explains. “The program requires a substantial investment of our ‘partners’ – those earning sweat equity and education credits toward homeowner-ship. To see the realization of that effort when they take ownership of that home is a humbling experience.”

The Habitat system is a proven one. In a market that has been rocked by foreclosures, those most at risk of mortgage default – the low income – are successfully meeting their mortgage obligations at a rate of approxi-mately ninety-six percent of the more than 120 in-house mortgages the affiliate manages.

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gest challenges is dissemination of accurate information about what a Habitat home is, and why they are good for a community. In answer to that challenge she explains “For-get everything you think you know about a Habitat home. Now envision a com-munity of 48 EarthCraft certified, Arts and Crafts styled homes built of real brick and hardi-plank with front porches and garages. Imagine a community of 30% green space, with landscaped yards and porch swings. It’s the new face of Habitat, of which we’re so proud!”

To learn more about Southern Crescent Habitat’s mission, or to make a donation, visit www.schabitat.org.

That is a record of success unparalleled in pri-vate industry, and Melissa believes the secret is in the investment made by homeowners to guarantee their stability. That investment includes 50 hours of financial management and mortgage education, coupled with home maintenance classes. Partner families also complete 250 hours sweat equity and eliminate debt in anticipation of their new mortgage obligation.

As a non-profit, Southern Crescent Habitat’s work is supported by government and private grants, community partnerships, corporate sponsors and individual donors. To that end, Melissa applauds Howard Hsu and Gezzo’s Surf and Grille in the Celebrity

Chef initiative for the innovative approach to support so many deserving charities, of which SCHFH will offer their signature dish of Ga. Fried Catfish Tacos, August 12-19.

As part of this year’s Henry Faith Build, SCHFH has partnered with the Spivey Hall Children’s Choir, The Henry Players for performances of The Cotton Patch Gospels, and the South Metro Fellowship of Christian Athletes for a softball tournament in August. As the name suggests, the Faith Build is an effort of 20 + churches from Henry County to sponsor a home for a deserving local fam-ily. The anticipated kick off in Stockbridge is in the fall of 2011.

Melissa has learned that one of the big-

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Capitol, followed by an orientation and brief recap of the rules and general overview of the duties. A page’s main duties include delivering important messages from constituents, lobbyists, officials and others, to members of the Legislature during the day’s session. Parents or guardians are welcome to stay for the day as well and observe the session from either the House or Senate Galleries on the 4th floor. It didn’t take Cole very long to memorize the seating order in the Senate so after some brief instructions he was ready to begin his day of service. When asked what it was like to be a page at the Capitol, Cole shared “it was fun and a great honor and it was interesting to see the differences between the two rooms (House and Senate). “

All who serve as a page get to have their picture taken with the Lieutenant Governor and their sponsoring Senator or Representative; receive a certificate of service that also serves as an excused absence from school; and a payment of $10 for their day of service. Far more valuable however is the experience these children take away. In Cole’s words, “I learned a lot including how laws are passed and what it is like to be a State Senator. It was an honor serving everyone and I am looking forward to doing it again next year!”

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Before venturing to the Capitol, Cole, who recently received the 2011 Technology of the Year award, decided to wear a pin from his large pin collection. He wanted to wear a pin that represented Henry County. Cole has amassed hundreds of pins over the years from places he’s been, and as gifts from friends such as Pastor Emeritus Ralph Easterwood of Glen Haven Baptist Church and Locust Grove Asst. Chief of Police Ken Swanson. That particular day, Cole selected a Henry County Police Department pin given to him by Deputy Chief Stoney Mathis to show his appreciation for the police. Cole was impressed when he learned from the Deputy Chief that Henry County is the second safest county in the state. Cole wanted to take the opportunity, by wearing the pin to the capitol, to share with everyone he met, what he felt was a great accomplishment for Henry County. District 10 Senator, Emanuel Jones was so impressed with Cole’s passion for the Henry County Police Department that he added to Cole’s collection by giving him a coveted Senator’s Pin, a moment Cole describes as “a complete honor.”

Cole’s assigned day in April started early with an 8am check in at the page’s desk outside the Senate Chamber on the 3rd floor of the

Every year during the 40 day (sometimes longer) Georgia Legislative Session, hundreds of children from across the state are provided the opportunity to serve as a page for members of the General Assembly at the Georgia State Capitol. The Page Program provides an opportunity for any student age 12 or over to participate in a day of service in either the House of Representatives or the Senate as well as a unique opportunity to observe the legislative process firsthand.

We are so fortunate that this experience is readily available to students simply by contacting their State Representative or Senator to get the application process started. With a little assistance from his mom, H’s own Lisa Kinchen, that is exactly what Cole Kinchen, a 6th grader at Strong Rock Christian Academy did – he contacted the office of District 21 State Senator and Senate Majority Leader, Chip Rogers where the Senator’s Chief of Staff, Adam Pipkin originally from Henry County, invited him to apply to be a page for a day during the 2011 session.



Article & Photographs By: Beverly Van Gorder

“They sat side by side in the fuse-lage of the C130 – two rows down the center, back to back and then one row on each side of the aircraft so that the outer and inner rows were knee to knee. It was crowded, but no one was both-ered by it. The interpreter had told them upon arrival at the airstrip, ‘These are Americans and they’ve come to take you home.’ Wow, it is hard to put into words how it made me feel. These people were looking at us like they were getting on a magic carpet. They kept saying over and over, ‘Thank you America, Thank you America.’ After all of the unrest they had endured in Libya, they were so very happy to be going home.”

After hearing Seth relate these details of the air lifts, I thought about why our men and women are willing to sacrifice precious time at home, why they endure separation from loved ones for months on end. Their work around the globe keeps us safe and free here in America – in a position to never have to long for a magic carpet ride to a better place. And when Seth’s C130 landed on US soil for the first time in 236 days, when he climbed down and walked across the tarmac to find his pretty fiancée Ashleigh Brown waiting with open arms, and when he saw the rest of his family just as anxious for hugs and kisses, he intimately knew the depth of the old cliché, “There’s no place like home.” Welcome back Cpl Van Gorder! We love you – job well done! !

There’s No Place Like Home

My son Seth was completing his second year of service with the United States Marine Corps in August

of 2010 when talk began concerning his first overseas deployment. He was given a departure date of “the first week of Oc-tober 2010.” Nonetheless, true to form with what we have grown accustomed to as the unpredictability of the armed forces timeline, Seth called in mid-September to say he would be leaving in “three days.” This would fall in the middle of the week. Thankfully, a mere one month earlier, I had made changes in my professional life which allowed me the liberty of making a very impromptu trip to North Caro-lina to say one last good-bye. With my husband working and the rest of the kids in school, I made the trip alone.

This visit with my adult son was prob-ably one of the most special memories I have made with him to date. We had a nice dinner out and good conversation. But the most important thing I wanted to leave with Seth was the promise of my daily prayers, assurance of our pride in him as a family and my unwavering com-mitment to have the home fires burning strong upon his return.

He flew out with his squadron, VMGR-252 from Cherry Point, NC on September 22, 2010 and with that day began the long months of service – first in Djibouti, then in Kuwait, and finally in Italy. Seth had many experiences along

the way as he served as Crew Chief on a KC-130J. He spent hours flying for train-ing purposes as well as missions specific to the needs of the areas in which he found himself. Supporting humanitarian operations in Pakistan, dropping boots in Afghanistan, and supporting air strikes over Libya were just a few of the activities in which he had involvement.

Out of all he encountered, Seth shares that the most impactful experience was the air lifts from Tunisia of Egyptian refugees, who, having fled Libya would be taken home to Cairo, Egypt. Seth remembers, “These people were extremely dirty and hungry. They had obviously not bathed for days, maybe weeks. I am not sure how long it had been since they had eaten. There were folks of all ages, from small children to very old men and women. And each carried all they had on this earth in a dilapidated suitcase or in a knotted blanket. I had to load all of their belongings and the handles of their suit-cases would literally snap off in my hand.”

Seth continues, “But no one really even seemed to care about their luggage, they were just overjoyed to be going home. We took 72 passengers on the first trip and everyone was cheering. One guy was so excited; he started hyperventilating and had to be placed on oxygen. I think it was a combination of excitement and dehydration as they were dressed in full length robes and wore multiple layers of clothing despite the high temperatures.

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Hampton Festival& ParadeMcBrayer Park 10am

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13 Stars Over Stockbridge Moonlight Movies “Happy Feet” Clark Community Park

14 Girls in the City Downtown Locust Grove 6pm

Job Seekers Networking Group St. James Church 7-9pm 770.957.5441

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Preventive CardiologyCardiac Diagnostic Laboratory

Accredited Echocardiography LabCardiac PET Scan

All of our Physicians are Board Certified in Internal Medicine and Cardiovascular Disease, as well as fellows of the F.A.C.C., Fellow American College of Cardiology.

Visit us on the web at www.southernheart.com

SOUTHERN HEART SPECIALISTS, P.C.

RIVERDALE6507 Professional Pl.Riverdale, GA 30274

770.991.2100

LOCUST GROVE4899 Bill Gardner Pkwy.Locust Grove, GA 30248

770.914.0266

STOCKBRIDGE1050 Eagles Landing Pkwy.Stockbridge, GA 30281

770.474.4248

FAYETTEVILLE115 Sumner Rd.

Fayetteville, GA 30214770.991.2530

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Dr. Freireich Dr. KogantiDr. ReddyDr. MathewDr. B. K. MohanDr. Gimbel

Dr. M. WilliamsDr. S. MohanDr. WickramasekeraDr. MandadiDr. Inba-VazhvuDr. OlatidoyeDr. Dix

Since 1975, the physicians at Southern Heart Specialists have provided the very best care to patients with heart disease.

For more information or to schedule an appointment, please call one of our four Atlanta area locations.

Office hours: 8:30 a.m.

to 5:00 p.m.Mon - Fri

01 Sacred Journey Hospice Volunteer Training5:30-9:00 pm


UGA Alumni Art ShowWinsor Gallery 6-8pm34 Macon St. McDonough


18 Farmer’s Market Heritage Park 3-6pm

06 Movie NightLocust Grove City Hall grounds dusk

11 Job Seekers Networking Group St. James Church 7-9pm 770.957.5441

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15 Crossroads Career Network 7pm Stockbridge First United Methodist



American Power Golf Pro-Am & Long DriveTournament at Eagles Landing Country Club benefiting Henry County Cancer Services

20 American Power Golf Pro-Am & Long DriveTournament at Eagles Landing Country Club benefiting Henry County Cancer Services

HMCF Pacemaker 5000 Crystal Lake Golf and Country Club 5k/10krun, 1 mile Walk and Tot Trot

Camp Horizon Community Bible Church Stockbridge 8:30-5:00 www.sacredjourneyhospice.org

Summer Concert Series on the Square Mc-Donough 7-10pmSean Shuffler Band

25 Farmer’s MarketHeritage Park 3-6pm


AUGUSTPreventive Cardiology

Cardiac Diagnostic LaboratoryAccredited Echocardiography Lab

Cardiac PET Scan

All of our Physicians are Board Certified in Internal Medicine and Cardiovascular Disease, as well as fellows of the F.A.C.C., Fellow American College of Cardiology.

Visit us on the web at www.southernheart.com

SOUTHERN HEART SPECIALISTS, P.C.

RIVERDALE6507 Professional Pl.Riverdale, GA 30274

770.991.2100

LOCUST GROVE4899 Bill Gardner Pkwy.Locust Grove, GA 30248

770.914.0266

STOCKBRIDGE1050 Eagles Landing Pkwy.Stockbridge, GA 30281

770.474.4248

FAYETTEVILLE115 Sumner Rd.

Fayetteville, GA 30214770.991.2530

SOUTHERN HEART

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Dr. Freireich Dr. KogantiDr. ReddyDr. MathewDr. B. K. MohanDr. Gimbel

Dr. M. WilliamsDr. S. MohanDr. WickramasekeraDr. MandadiDr. Inba-VazhvuDr. OlatidoyeDr. Dix

Since 1975, the physicians at Southern Heart Specialists have provided the very best care to patients with heart disease.

For more information or to schedule an appointment, please call one of our four Atlanta area locations.

Office hours: 8:30 a.m.

to 5:00 p.m.Mon - Fri

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