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12 THE CHEROKEE LEDGER-NEWS NEWS SEPTEMBER 17, 2008 BEFORE & AFTER MEDICAL SPA Laser Hair Removal • Laser Photo Facials Juvederm ® • Spider Vein Treatments Botox ® • Obagi ® • Weight Loss Program Prescription Skin Care Products ■■■ BY ERIKA NELDNER erikaneldner@ledgernews.com Safe Kids Cherokee County will host the second annual “National Seat Check Week” with a car seat inspection event Sept. 27 at the Hennessy Honda Dealership, 8931 Ga. 92, from noon until 3 p.m. Child Passenger Safety Week is Sept. 21-27. There will be English- and Spanish-speaking car seat technicians available. Cherokee County Fire and YOU CAN’T CONTROL THE MARKET BUT YOU CAN CONTROL YOUR DECISIONS. Sometimes the market reacts poorly to changes in the economy. But just because the market reacts doesn’t mean you should. Still, if current events are making you feel uncertain about your finances, you should schedule a complimentary portfolio review. That way, you can help make sure you’re in control of where you want to go and how you’ll potentially get there. Call or visit your local financial advisor today. Ken O’Leary, AAMS Hwy 92 at Trickum Rd. 770-926-5503 Bret Bond Riverstone Pkwy, Canton 770-720-7835 DoNNA C. HALEY, M.D., F.A.A.F.P. 770.720.0036 100 Medical Lane, Suite 3 • Canton, 30114 www.BeforeAndAfterMedicalSpa.com Ned Castleberry, AAMS Downtown, Canton 770-720-6245 Josh Chavez Towne Lake 770-516-5887 Julian Pouncy Macedonia 678-493-5619 Ivan Garcia Woodstock/Holly Springs 770-926-0105 Kelly Geiken, AAMS Hwy 140, Hickory Flat 678-297-0154 Rick Gankofskie BridgeMill 770-345-5011 Safe Kids offers free safety seat checks Mike Condon Hwy 92, Ingles Shopping Ctr 770-926-0909 www.edwardjones.com Member SIPC MAKING SENSE OF INVESTING Emergency Services Capt. Chad Arp urges all parents to have their child’s safety seat inspected. “It’s the responsibility of every single parent and caregiver to make sure their children are safely restrained—every trip, every time,” said Arp, who is also the coordinator of Safe Kids Cherokee County. “We are urging everyone to get their child safety seats inspected. When it comes to the safety of a child, there is no room for mistakes.” As part of National Child Passenger Safety Week, public safety officials encourage parents to ensure their child’s safety seats are installed properly. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration research shows that 8,325 children younger than five years old have been saved by using properly installed safety restraints over the past 30 years. More than 400 lives of children under the age of five were saved in 2006. Children of different ages, weights and heights require different safety seat measures. Arp suggests parents using the following guidelines to decide how their child should be properly restrained in a motor vehicle: ■ Keep infants in a back seat, rear-facing safety seat as long as possible. Public safety officials and car seat manufacturers recommend keeping children in that type of seat until age 1 and 20 pounds unless he or she reaches a height or weight that exceeds the limit for the particular seat, Arp said. ■ Children who outgrow rearfacing seats, should be moved to a forward-facing seat, still in the back seat, until they reach the height or weight limit for the seat, as recommended by the seat’s manufacturer, which is usually age 4 or 40 to 80 pounds. ■ Older children who outgrow their forward-facing seat should begin using booster seats in a back seat until the seat belt in the vehicle fits properly. Parents can tell when the seat belt fits properly when the lap belt lays across the child’s upper thighs and the shoulder belt rests on the shoulder or collarbone. This usually happens when the child is between 8 and 12 years old and is about 4-feet, 9inches tall and weighs between 80 and 100 pounds. Children should always sit in the back seat to minimize risk of injury from air bags. Safe Kids Cherokee County is a nonprofit organization that works to prevent accidental childhood injury, the number one cause of death for children ages 2-14. Members include WellStar Foundation, the Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office, the Woodstock Police Department, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, The Hope Center, Safety Town, as well as private individuals and local area businesses. It was founded in 1991 and has been led by Cherokee County Fire and Emergency Services since 2003. For more information, go to www.cherokeesafekids.com. ARRESTED: Death was an accident FROM PAGE 1 Houston said she took a nap after they went horseback riding, and, when she woke up, White reportedly got angry with her. She said he cornered her in a back bedroom and punched her in the head and choked her, the report said. White reportedly told Houston he was going to “beat her (exple- Grand Opening in WOODSTOCK 6430 Bells Ferry Rd. (Located at the corner of Bells Ferry Rd. and Eagle Dr.) (770) 517-0026 13-month CD APY †* 4.35 % With Loyalty Checking Account. 4.09 % APY Without Loyalty Checking Account. * LOBBY HOURS Mon. - Fri. 8:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. Sat. 8:30 a.m. - noon Sun. noon - 4 p.m. tive deleted)” and “to shut up and take it like a man,” the report said. The responding officer noted visible injuries to Houston following the 2005 incident. White told police Houston started the fight by hitting him and the fight was about money. 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SEPTEMBER 17, 2008 NEWS THE CHEROKEE LEDGER-NEWS 13 Holly Springs’ Patrick advocates for lung cancer survivors BY SARAH E. ALEXANDER sarahalexander@ledgernews.com For three years, Holly Springs Councilwoman Jacqueline Patrick has been a survivor of lung cancer. Now, she is hoping her lobbying efforts will help other lung cancer patients be survivors as well. Patrick, along with Lung Cancer Alliance representatives, recently met with Georgia Republican Sen. Johnny Isakson. She said representatives also recently met with Georgia Republican Sen. Saxby Chambliss. The Lung Cancer Alliance is a national nonprofit organization that advocates for lung cancer patients and early detection at the state and national levels. “The purpose in meeting with both of our senators was to educate them on where we are, where we’ve been, where we’re going and what we need from them,” Patrick said. Isakson stressed the importance of letting their elected officials know what issues are important to them. “It was a pleasure meeting with Jacqueline Patrick and the Lung Cancer Alliance-Georgia,” Isakson said. “Whether you are an individual or a group concerned about one issue or many issues, the importance of contacting your elected officials cannot be overstated. I need to know how to best represent my constituents on all issues, and learning firsthand about the challenges a particular business or segment of society faces is critically important to being an effective leader.” The group also has been meeting with the senators to gain support for House Bill 3187, which is the Lung Cancer Mortality Reduction Act of 2008. The proposed bill would establish, for the first time, a multiagency comprehensive program, which would specifically target lung cancer and focus on reducing • Nose, Sinus & Allergy Problems • Ear Infections • Hearing Loss/ Hearing Aids • Sleep Disorders • Throat Pain • Swallowing Difficulty WOODSTOCK EAR, NOSE AND THROAT Michael F. Pratt, M.D., P.C. 770-516-0661 the mortality rate. “We’re still at a 15 percent survival rate,” Patrick said. “This reduction act is designed to increase lung cancer survivors, which will be largely due to early detection, whereby, we need to have funding.” The bill includes $75 million in federal funds for lung cancer research to increase the survival rate to 50 percent by the year 2015. The funds currently are authorized, Patrick said, adding the funds would help to implement an early detection and disease management program for all Americans, including military personnel through the Department of Defense and Veteran’s Affairs, who may be at high risk for lung cancer. “This is the first time ever that there has been a bill introduced in the Senate that would direct federal funds,” she said. “Now we need the funds appropriated by our senators and an accompanying bill introduced to Congress so that the research can be gathered to achieve the 2015 goal.” As a result of a car accident on Aug. 2, 2005, Patrick was taken to the hospital to determine if she had any injuries. A chest X-ray revealed that she had lung cancer. “The good news was I had no injuries from my car accident whatsoever, however, there was something the doctor said was the size of his fist,” she said. “I’ve never smoked. I couldn’t stop smoking because I never started. 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