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LOA senior becomes published writer

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Oconee Academy (LOA) rising senior Gabrielle “Gabby” Gruszynski, who served as the managing editor in the 2020-2021 school year of LOA’s lit-erary magazine, The Ar-chetype, recently had the honor of having two of her original pieces, “Our Roots” and “The Witch-ing Hour,” published in a national literary maga-zine, Shambles: A Literary Journal. The magazine is released through LP Publishing.

“Our Roots” was written in Caroline St. John’s cre-ative writing class. After watching Amanda Gor-man’s recitation of her 2021 inaugural poem and all of the other inaugural poems that are recorded on video throughout his-tory, the students were challenged to write an inaugural poem to signi-fy an ending and a begin-ning. Gruszynski’s poem

portrays a time in the future when the country elects its first female presi-dent and vice president.

“As her creative writ-ing teacher, I have never been more sure that a stu-dent will use their writing to shape the world,” said St. John. “We will see her name in the press one day. Our literary magazine staff is thrilled to cheer on Gab-by as her audience grows.”

Her other literary awards include a region-al Gold Key for the pres-tigious Scholastic Arts & Writing Awards for a nonfiction scholarly essay earlier this year titled “The Disney Princess Debacle” and consecutive district first-place finishes in the Young Georgia Authors writing competition for her pieces “Seven Deadly Sins” and “Of Heaven and Earth: A Collection of Po-etry” respectively.

Gruszynski was also selected out of more than 3,000 state-level

nominees to attend the Georgia Governor’s Hon-ors Program (GHP) this summer in Communica-tive Arts. GHP is a resi-dential summer program hosted at Berry College for gifted and artistically tal-ented high school students who will be rising juniors and seniors. The program offers instruction, signifi-cantly different from the typical high school class-room, designed to provide students with academic, cultural, and social en-richment necessary to be-come the next generation of global critical thinkers, innovators and leaders.

Gruszynski’s serious-ness for her writing career has led her to want to pur-sue writing outside of her formal education. In col-lege, she hopes to study English, international studies, or broadcast jour-nalism and would love to work for the United Na-tions in the future.

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Steffen Thomas Museum of ArtFounder's Day Celebration July 10

Lake Oconee BreezeJoin the Steffen Thomas

Museum of Art for its Found-er’s Day Celebration on July 10 and the first dedication of The Charlie Bonner Award for Advancing Art Education.

The Founder's Day Cel-ebration is a fundraising function to benefit the up-coming exhibition Large Art

Dreaming.Large Art Dreaming is an

ambitious exhibit collabo-ration between STMA and Athens artist Broderick Flan-igan. This summer, Flani-gan is working with a group of students from Clarke Co. Middle to create sever-al large scale panel murals, which will be featured pieces

of the exhibition. Together, they will create artwork in-spired by Steffen Thomas's Brotherhood of Mankind philosophy.

When the show opens, Flanigan will also begin painting a mural on STMA's West Gallery wall — as de-signed by a small group of students from Clarke County

High and Morgan County High. For one to two weeks, visitors will be able to watch Broderick slowly bring it to life. The student's paintings, the mural, and a selection of smaller works by Broderick and Steffen Thomas will cre-ate the exhibition.

This fundraising luncheon will also include featured speaker Tina Lilly (Execu-tive Director of the Georgia Council for the Arts), a live

auction, raffle, and more. Raffle tickets may be

bought ahead of time for $10 each or $100 for 20 tickets. Prizes will be announced and updated on the STMA website, Facebook, and Ins-tagram pages.

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FUMC welcomes Pastor Chris Laskey and family to Greensboro

Lake Oconee BreezeGREENSBORO, Ga.

— The Rev. Chris Las-key and his wife, Tiersa have visited Greensboro and feel blessed and ex-cited about the opportu-nity to become an active part of the Greensboro First United Methodist Church.

Pastor Laskey began his ministry at Greens-boro on July 1. His first Sunday in the pulpit will be on Sunday, July 11, in combined service at South Campus, at 4741 Carey Station Road at 10 a.m. A welcome recep-tion will be held in the gathering area immedi-ately following this July 11 service.

Chris and Tiersa met and graduated from Mi-ami University of Ohio. His undergraduate

degree was in chemis-try and he served as a regulatory Compliance Chemist for Johnson & Johnson prior to his call to enter full-time minis-try. Their home church is Winder First UMC, which is where Laskey received his call.

He attended seminary at Candler School of The-ology at Emory Universi-ty, graduating in 2005. He was commissioned as an elder in the UMC in 2008, and ordained in 2011. He first served as senior pastor at New Hope UMC in Between, Ga., while working on his masters in divinity. In 2008, he was appoint-ed as associate pastor to Wesley UMC in Evans, Ga., where he served for three years. He lat-er became senior pastor

of Jefferson First UMC for over eight years, be-fore moving to Cumming First UMC where he has served as senior minister for the past 18 months. Currently, he is work-ing on his doctorate in missional leadership at Asbury Theological Sem-inary. Pastor Laskey is eager to begin his min-istry in Greensboro at FUMC.

“My family and I be-lieve that God has opened the door to Greensboro First Methodist for us. Through prayer and dis-cernment, we are an-swering a call from the Holy Spirit and we walk through that door with thanksgiving and praise. I am honored to be-come the pastor of this

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Lake Oconee BreezeAlmost half of adult Amer-

icans are unclear about what “charity impact” means ac-cording to new survey re-search released this month by BBB’s Give.org, the stan-dards-based charity evalua-tion group. The Give.org Spe-cial Report: Charity Impact provides results of a survey of more than 2,100 adults in the United States and explores how individual donors per-ceive charity impact.

Forty-seven percent of survey participants indicated they are either unclear or do not know what “charity im-pact” means. The remaining 53% of respondents claimed they know what a charity means when talking about “impact.” When asked to consider possible definitions for the term “charity impact,” survey participants were split. Among Gen Zers, “organiza-tions reaching defined goals” was most popular (40%);

Millennials were most likely to select “how efficient the organization was in its spend-ing” (27%); and Matures most frequently select “the quality of programs” (26%).

While it has become a com-mon assumption that donors want to support highly im-pactful organizations, survey results show that the donating public does not have a clear understanding of the term. What is more, although peo-ple care about immediate results, volume of programs, and the accomplishments of their own contributions, they report attributing higher im-portance to long-term results, depth of programs, and the overall accomplishments and capacity of the organization.

Other report highlights include:

• 31% of respondents rated charity impact as a very im-portant aspect in their giving process, as compared to char-ity trust (40%) or financial

ratios (28%).• Respondents are more

likely to consider long-term results to be highly import-ant (32%) than immediate results (21%); and program quality to be highly important (38%) than program volume (32%). Among donors who report contributing more than $5,000 in 2020, 44% attri-bute high importance to long-term results, as compared to immediate results (25%).

• “Bang for your buck” im-pact statements come across as untrustworthy to some po-tential donors. For instance, 22% of boomers and 27% of Matures rated their trust for such language between 0 and 20 on a 100-point scale. 37% of participants who did not donate during 2020 also rated such statements as untrustworthy.”

• When asked to reflect on how individual donors think about their own ability to make a difference, giving directly to individuals was most frequently rated as very helpful (27%), followed by charities (17%) and houses of worship (23%).

For a free copy of the report, go to Give.org/DonorTrust.

BBB’s Give.org urges do-nors to give thoughtfully by taking the time to investigate charities before making a do-nation and to visit Give.org to verify if a charity meets the 20 BBB Standards for Charity

Accountability.BBB Wise Giving Alli-

ance (BBB’s Give.org) is a standards-based charity eval-uator that seeks to verify the trustworthiness of nationally soliciting charities by com-pleting rigorous evaluations based on 20 holistic stan-dards that address charity governance, results reporting, finances, fundraising, appeal accuracy and other issues. National charity reports are produced by BBB’s Give.org and local charity reports are produced by local Better Busi-ness Bureaus — all reports are available at Give.org.

Kelvin Collins is president & CEO of the Better Business Bureau serving the Fall Line Corridor, serving 77 counties in East Alabama, West Geor-gia, Southwest Georgia, Cen-tral Georgia, East Georgia and Western South Carolina. This tips column is provided through the local BBB and the International Association of Better Business Bureaus (IABBB). The Better Business Bureau sets standards for eth-ical business behavior, moni-tors compliance and helps consumers identify trust-worthy businesses. Ques-tions or complaints about a specific company or charity should be referred directly to the BBB at Phone: 1-800-763-4222, Web site: BBB.org or E-mail: [email protected]

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The Lake Country has seen a real boom in the market. Prices of homes that are selling are pric-

es we have not seen in the past 27 years. Sellers are seeing their homes appreci-ate and buyers are taking advantage of the low interest rates and coming to this beautiful Lake Country and buying their dream homes. Here are some stats from our Local MLS Real Estate Board.

Date Range: 5/1/2021 - 6/30/2021 All Homes sold in Greene & Putnam

CountyTotal Listed: 203 Total Sold: 177Total Percentage Sold: 87.19%Average List Price: $671,689Average Sold Price: $653,968 Days on the Market: 71We will most likely be seeing a decrease

in homes sold. It is not because of lack of buyers we are seeing an all time low in homes being listed. The buyers are still out there trying to take advantage of the low interest rates and desire to move to less populated areas. Sellers, if you are at all in the market to sell, this is the time. Your home will bring top dollar.

“Despite growing home prices at the fastest rate on record, the federal reserve continues to support the housing indus-try by buying $40 billion in mortgage bonds every month. The housing market is still far from normal, with inventories down over 38% year over year and at

historic lows.The current supply of homes on the

market is at an all-time low, dating back to the turn of the century. Due to a lack of supply and decreasing interest rates or borrowing costs, home prices have con-tinued to rise in double digits. With the recovering economy, more buyers are en-tering the market. And, because there is still a limited supply of housing invento-ry, home prices continue to rise even in a low-interest-rate scenario.

However, the latest market trends (seen in May/June) points to a shift in real estate activity, implying that we may have passed the peak of this hot housing market. According to Realtor.com, the decline in time-on-market has slowed for the first time in nearly four months, indicating that some properties are sit-ting on listing portals for a little longer. These market trends point to a positive

development for buyers as we enter the crucial home buying season of 2021.” (Norado Real Estate Investments- Marco Santarelli)

Readers: We do not anticipate a decline in the real estate market at Lake Coun-try. We are still seeing an active market and the buyers still find this area unique. With The economy improving, people working from their homes, and the mil-lennials entering into their peak years to buy a home, this will fuel a residential housing boom.

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: Ev-eryday may not be good, but there is something good in every day.

— Don and Shirley have more than 25 years experience as Realtors in the Lake Oconee Area. Shirley (Don or Shirley) can be reached at 706-453-6333. They are now a part of ReMax Lake Country.

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outstanding church and congregation. I look for-ward to building God’s Kingdom with both adult and youth members, along with all who seek the mission of FUMC: To make disciples for Christ — near and far,” he said.

Pastor Laskey is sup-ported by his large

family, Tiersa, (pro-nounced like a tier of cake) his wife of 23 years, three sons and a daugh-ter. Drake is 21, a se-nior at the University of North Georgia, working on a degree in history. Emerson is 20, and at-tends University of Geor-gia. He has worked at the Shannon Veterinary Clinic in Jefferson for five years. Youngest son, Hollis is 17. He will finish

his senior year at Central Forsyth High School. He plays the French horn in wind ensemble and mellophone in marching band. Rounding out the Laskey crew is Philippa who is 8 years old, in third grade and loves art, animals, tennis and pia-no. Further support will come from Pastor Las-key’s parents, who are already house hunting in the Greensboro area.

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The Plaza Arts Center presents in-person art camp

Lake Oconee BreezeEATONTON, Ga. —

With summer comes vacations, outdoor ad-ventures and lots of re-laxation. For kids, the summer means a couple months of not being in school and some time to have fun and be with friends. The Plaza Arts Center strives to create opportunities for kids to have fun, be with their friends and explore their creative side in the pro-cess. After the uncertain year that COVID brought, The Plaza is happy to say that summer camps are back to normal and in person. During a week in June, Camp Broadway was held in collabora-tion with The Arts Barn. It ended up being a huge success and the campers had an exciting week of learning new skills and honing their creative abilities.

Coming up in July, The Plaza is bringing back Art Camp. Art Camp is a unique way for kids to get exposed to different mediums such as paint-ing, drawing and even projects such as basket weaving. Each year, vol-unteers with The Pla-za teach kids new ways to get involved with art and for them, it is so fun watching the kids light up when they discover a new interest.

“Art Camp is such a great way for kids to get an experience that they may not have a chance to otherwise,” Taylor Hem-bree, Marketing Director at The Plaza Arts Cen-ter said. “I love that The Plaza presents opportu-nities for our area youth

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Many Americans reach for mouthwash as part of their daily morning routine, but

over the last few years, more and more people have been swapping that dental hygiene mainstay for something a little more unconventional: oil. The ancient practice of oil pulling has been steadily growing in popularity as people seek to reap its many associated dental health benefits.

Rooted in Ayurvedic medicine, a holis-tic healing system developed thousands of years ago in India, oil pulling was first used to boost oral health before the ad-vent of the toothbrush. Oil pulling is the act of swishing oil (usually coconut or ses-ame) in the mouth for up to 20 minutes. Advocates say oil pulling can help loosen and remove plaque, while also helping to extract toxins and harmful bacteria from the mouth. As such, it helps balance the microorganisms in the mouth, which can help prevent cavities, and promote healthy teeth and gums. Specifically, oil pulling can help:

• Prevent bad breath• Prevent tooth decay• Reduce plaque-related gingivitis• Improve bleeding gums• Whiten teeth • Reduce inflammation• Heal cracked lips• Boost the immune system• Strengthen gums• Reduce plaque

• Decrease tooth sensitivityTo date, there are only seven studies

on the health benefits of oil pulling. One source calls oil pulling a “powerful de-toxifying technique” with “the ability to purify the entire system” because each section of the tongue is connected to different organ systems such as the kid-ney, lungs, liver, heart, small intestine, stomach, colon, and spine, similarly to reflexology. According to research from the Department of Pediatric Dentistry, oil pulling reduces Streptococcus mutans bacteria, which is found in saliva and is a significant contributor to tooth decay. There have been no reports showing that oil pulling has any negative or ill effects on dental fillings.

Most people recommend using a table-spoon of oil and swishing for 20 minutes upon waking in the morning. You do not have to oil pull in the morning, but the

best time is before eating. I prefer coconut oil because I enjoy the

taste, and it has many natural antibacte-rial healing benefits. (You’ll get the most health benefit from organic virgin coco-nut oil, so it is best to avoid any coconut oil that has been processed or refined.)

Initially, it may be difficult to swish for a full 20 minutes. If you find that to be the case, begin gradually — use a tea-spoon of oil and swish for five minutes to start. You can increase the amount of oil and length of time as you get accustomed to the process. You can also melt the co-conut oil before putting it in your mouth. Many people find it is easiest to oil pull in the shower, since they do not have to talk to anyone or do anything else.

Adding essential oils can help improve the taste and increase healing. Make sure that any oil you use is safe to use inter-nally. For everyday use you can add a few

drops of lemon, peppermint or wild or-ange. When battling an infection or sick-ness, you can mix cinnamon, tea tree, and clove as a homeopathic remedy.

After you gently swish the amount of oil you can handle in your mouth, be sure to spit the oil in the trash (not the sink or drain because it will solidify and clog the plumbing). It is critically important that you do not swallow the oil because, as you swish it around in your mouth, it draws toxins out of your teeth and gums that you do not want to ingest. After spitting out the oil, you can rinse with warm wa-ter and use sea salt for added antimicro-bial properties. Then, brush and floss as normal. For best results, you can oil pull three to four times a week. You should notice a difference with your breath, teeth and mouth within a week.

Oil pulling can be an effective tool to help maintain, and even improve, your oral health. I encourage you to try it, as it is one of the best ways to remove bacteria and promote healthy teeth and gums.

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school; 10:45 a.m. worship. 706-485-3331.First Baptist Church of Greensboro, 203 S. Main St., 9:45 a.m. Sunday school; 11 a.m. worship. 706-453-7766.First United Methodist, N. Campus: 202 W. Broad St., Greensboro, 11 a.m. wor-ship; S. Campus: 4741 Carey Station Road, Greensboro; 9 worship. 706-453-7064; www.fumc-greensboro.org. Pastor: the Rev. Mike Morgan.Global Harvest Minis-tries International, 1081 Greensboro Rd, Eatonton. 706-817-3031. Worship ser-vices Thursdays at 7 p.m. and Sundays at 10 a.m. Grace Fellowship, 1971

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Gardener ClassPutnam County Exten-

sion Office 663 Godfrey Road Eatonton

More Info: Applica-tions for Master Gardener class are currently being accepted through August 15, 2021. Class will be held each Tuesday for approx-imately 12 weeks. Cost of the class is $180. For more information about class re-quirements, contact Lori at 706-485-4151.

AARP meets at 2 p.m. the first Tuesday of every

month at the Senior Citi-zens Center in Greensboro.

Alcoholics Anony-mous meets in Greens-boro at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Christ Our King and Savior Catholic Church.

Alcoholics Anony-mous, Eatonton group, meets at 7 p.m. each Sun-day, Monday and Wednes-day at 105 W. Sumpter St. across from the courthouse.

The Artisans Village Art Guild meets the sec-ond Friday of each month at 10 o’clock at the Peoples Bank Community Room Lake Oconee.

Celebrate Recovery meets every Thursday at 6:30 p.m. at Grace Fellow-ship, 1971 S. Main St., in Greensboro. Doors open at 6 p.m. They welcome those of all faiths as well as no faith at all. For more infor-mation visit their website at http://www.gracefellow-ship.ws or call Grace Fel-lowship at 706-453-0020.

Diabetes School giv-en by the Medical Col-lege of Georgia is held on the third Friday of each month at the TenderCare building in Greensboro. 706-453-1201.

Diabetes Support Group meets from 4:30-6:30 p.m. the first Tues-day of every month at the Tender Care Clinic in Greensboro. 706-453-1201.

Diabetics Support Group of Putnam County meets at 7 p.m. the second Tuesday of ev-ery month except June, July and August at the Senior Citizens Center. 706-485-8591.

Eatonton Elks Lodge No. 2549 of Putnam County meets at 7 p.m. the first and third Mon-day of each month at 135

Industrial Boulevard. The Elkettes meet at 7 p.m. the third Monday of each month.

Eatonton Harmon-ettes meet Thursdays from 7-9 p.m. at two loca-tions. First, third and fifth Thursdays the group meets at Liberty Chapel in Eaton-ton. On second and fourth Thursdays the group meets at Lakeside Church in Greensboro.

All ladies are welcome to visit any rehearsal night to listen or sing. The group is an a capella barbershop chorus. Call 706-485-6804

or e-mail [email protected].

Eatonton Kiwanis Club meets at noon Thurs-days at Putnam County High School.

Eatonton Service League meets at 7 p.m. the first Monday of ev-ery month. Hollie Haley, 706-484-0127

Eatonton Town and Country Garden Club meets at 10 a.m. the second Tuesday of the month, Sep-tember through May.

Contact Carillon Or-ban for more details, 706-473-4559.

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Meet Sherlonna Osborne, NPNewest Member to The Lake Oconee Urgent Care Practice

Advanced Healthcare Made Personal

Nurse practitioner, Sherlonna Osborne is the newest member to Lake Oconee Urgent

Care (LOUC). After receiving her Master of Science in nursing from Columbus State

University, Osborne went on to specialize in primary care and pain management.

Advocating for wellness, and education on acute and chronic health issues is where

she is able to help her patients most. Chronic pain is not only physically debilitating,

but can also become psychologically and emotionally debilitating as well. Chronic pain

sufferers who have a history of substance abuse have few choices when it comes to

medication-based pain management.

LOUC's comprehensive program gives patients the tools needed to overcome

addictions and manage pain. Identifying patients’ needs and devising individualized

plans of care is one of Osborne's methods used for her patients to have a successful

outcome. Osborne takes pride in delivering quality patient care. She is currently

welcoming new patients and accepts most insurance plans.

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Nurse practitioner, Sherlonna Osborne is the newest member to Lake Oconee Urgent Care (LOUC). After receiving her Master of Science in nursing from Columbus State University, Os-borne went on to specialize in primary care and pain management. Advocating for wellness, and education on acute and chronic health issues is where she is able to help her patients most. Chronic pain is not only physically debilitating, but can also become psychologically and emo-tionally debilitating as well. Chronic pain suffer-ers who have a history of substance abuse have few choices when it comes to medication-based pain management. LOUC’s comprehensive program gives patients the tools needed to overcome addictions and manage pain. Identifying patients’ needs and devising individualized plans of care is one of Osborne’s methods used for her patients to have a successful outcome. Osborne takes pride in delivering quality patient care. She is currently welcoming new patients and accepts most insurance plans.
















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Rotary Week 23 raffle winner announcedContributed photo

Pictured: Raffle prize sponsors Cindy Cole of Georgia Butts and Scott Deering of the Scott Deering Band. Prize winner, Al Cristofaro was unavailable for the photo. Al Cristofaro won a catered party with entertain-ment for 30 people, a $600 val-ue, sponsored by Georgia Butts and Scott Deering in the Rotary Week 23 raffle. The Rotary Club of Greene and Putnam Counties is a local service organization af-filiated with the Rotary Interna-tional organization. The Greene and Putnam Club supports many local projects, providing funding, leadership, and volunteers for charitable efforts. Funds raised by the Super Raffle provide the club with exceptional opportuni-ties to positively impact a variety of local service projects. To learn more about the Greene and Put-nam Club, comprised of local business and community lead-ers, please LIKE us on Facebook and visit our website at: www.GreenePutnamRotary.org.

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