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Bonifay Elementary salutes our vets By CECILIA SPEARS
At the event Bonifay Middle School Band provided the pre-program music, Holmes County High BONIFAY — Bonifay School’s Junior Reserve Elementary School showed Officers’ Training Corps their support for our provided the presentation troops with their annual of the colors and Rifle Veterans’ Day Appreciation Drill Demonstration, Presentation on Friday. kindergarten led the “I just wanted to remind Pledge of Allegiance and you that we’re here for Star Spangled Banner, a very serious reason,” first grade sang Oh, I Love said Bonifay Elementary America, third grade sang School Principal Rodd America, the Beautiful Jones. “Just think about and forth grade presented what we’re actually talking the Preamble of the about here today because Constitution, Reading of it’s all about these men and Winning Essays by Pranav Photos by Cecilia Spears | Extra Patel and Maddie Dunn, women seated on these Bonifay Elementary School students and staff showed their support for our troops with their annual Veterans’ and God Bless America. bleachers and showing our appreciation to them. Our “I’m glad to be an Day Appreciation Presentation on Friday with singing, dedication posters and a reception. veterans are a part of an American,” said Jones. unbroken chain of men and “One thing about America women who have served is that even though we’ve our country with honor and had our differences distinction.” like in elections with He explained that the Democrats and the Veterans’ Day is a day for Republicans we’re still like Americans to show their a big family. When the going appreciation for those who gets tough and things get have fought for America’s rough we seem to always freedom. manage to come together “Their sacrifices have and these men and women helped secure more than are true heroes that have two centuries of American demonstrated a love and a progress and their legacy sacrifice that each one of us affirms that no matter should remember.” what confronts us or what He said he read a book trials we face there is about a man who’s people First place for this year’s poster contest went to Colten Jones and Nadia Payne. These are their winning no challenge we can not were in bondage and he was posters. For more pictures of posters visit www.bonifaynow.com. overcome and our best “willing to sacrifice himself days are still ahead,” said and through his sacrifice he Jones. “Our men and demonstrated a love.” women in uniform have “In that book it says ‘no taught us about strength, greater love hath any man duty, devotion and resolve, than to lay down his life the cornerstones of the for a friend,’” said Jones. commitment to protect “These men and women and defend that has kept have demonstrated that our country safe for over same kind of love. They may 200 years. In war and in not have had to lay down peace their service has their life, but they’ve had been selfless and their friends who may have had accomplishments have to lay down their lives for been extraordinary.” the freedoms that we have Special to Extra That day was a chance and on Veterans’ Day every The JROTC color guard included C/LTC DJ Rock, for students and staff to year we’re going to come Special to Extra C/SGM Ashley Eberhardt, C/CPL Remington Moran, show their appreciation to out here and remember and C/CPL Emilee Crawford. The honor guard Holmes County High School JROTC displayed the our military and pay “the them, but don’t do it just tribute and the respect” that included C/SGT Bethany Jones, C/1LT Laurel Murley, colors at the Elementary School in honor of the on Veterans’ Day; any day they deserve, he said. that you see a veteran I C/1LT Destiny Martinez, C/LTC Christian Grimes, veterans. Holmes County Blue Devils Battalion also Every year students challenge you to go up to C/CPL Ethan Spears, and C/CPL Zachery Williams. provided an honor guard to open the ceremony. create posters to show their them and say ‘thank you’ appreciation to veterans because they don’t hear that place winners Jacob Pridgen students who participated beautiful and our students servicemen come from and every year winners enough.” and Cora Osteen and first in this year’s Veterans’ Day and faculty and visitors to across the street and judge are chosen from those For photos and video place winners Colten Jones Poster Contest,” said Laura Bonifay Elementary School our poster contest this year, visit www.bonifaynow.com and participants. This year’s and Nadia Payne. Sims of Bonifay Elementary have enjoyed viewing they did an excellent job and Facebook under Washington winners are third place “I’d like to thank all School Guidance. “The them throughout the week. we really appreciate their winners Mackenzie Charles County News/Holmes posters were incredibly Fortunately we had three help.” and Chayce Williams, second of those families and our County Advertiser. 547-9414 | @WCN_HCT cspears@chipleypaper.com
Elective surgery: Is it worth it? As animal lovers, we ahead with surgery depends always want what is best on how the animal’s quality for our pets. From the most of life will be affected. nutritious food to the very “Your pet should have best in veterinary care, a lot pre-anesthetic blood work goes into making our furry done, be up to date on friends happy. For many vaccines, and should fast pet owners, there for 8-12 hours comes a time when before surgery,” a difficult decision said Stickney. must be made: Does Veterinarians my pet really need highly suggest that this surgery? Will pre-anesthetic they be happier and blood screening healthier because be done before the Pet Talk of it? Deciding surgery because whether the risks although most outweigh the benefits for surgeries have minimal Fido’s elective surgery risk of complications, it isn’t can be a trying task, but rare to find an underlying having all of the relevant health problem that doesn’t information can make the surface until the animal is decision a bit easier. already under anesthesia. Unlike surgeries that In the midst of surgery is are necessary to save not the best time to discover an animal’s life, elective your pet has a detrimental surgeries are deemed heart problem. “not vital” or sometimes However, if the reason merely cosmetic: they are, for the elective surgery in other words, optional. is merely cosmetic and Surgeries that lie within this doesn’t aim to improve gray area leave pet owners your pet’s quality of with a careful choice to life, it is not usually consider. “A few common recommended nor justified. elective surgeries are For instance, various spaying/neutering, declaw surgeries to “lift and tuck” removals, and gastroplexy,” your pet in order to meet said Dr. Mark Stickney, a certain breed’s standard Clinical Associate Professor are becoming increasingly at the Texas A&M College popular among pet owners. of Veterinary Medicine & When considering these Biomedical Sciences. cosmetic procedures for The timing of an elective your pet it is important surgery can revolve around to keep in mind the several various factors. possible pain inflicted Usually, the sooner an and risks associated orthopedic problem is merely to achieve a corrected, the less longcertain look. Putting a pet term damage will occur. If under anesthesia can be the surgical repair will be dangerous for even under just as effective regardless the best circumstances, of the duration of the issue, and to do so for cosmetic the decision of when to go reasons alone can be
considered unethical. Each elective surgery is unique, and speaking with your veterinarian to thoroughly evaluate the pros and cons of surgery beforehand is a necessity. After thoroughly researching information specific to the surgery for
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Fido, the ultimate decision lies with the pet owner. Though there may not be a clear yes or no answer on whether or not to go ahead with surgery, you will have more confidence, knowing that you did the best you could to improve the quality of life for your pet.
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