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November 10, 2004
SCHOOL/COMMUNITY Smith back home at Hiwassee Dam Special to the Sentinel Susan LaCharite ’-Otwell "It’s really nice to be back. I feel like I’ve come home," said Debbie Smith, a 1984 graduate of Hiwassee Dam High School. Smith is the new family nurse practitioner at the school’s health center. She serves students from the elementary, middle and high schools, and Ranger Elementary School who range in age from 10-19. The health clinic is an entity of the Cherokee County Health Department and is funded with a state grant. The grant’s focus is to ensure that all students have access to health care. The health center offers a variety of services. One of the current goals of the health center is to ensure that all enrolled students have their immunizations up to date. In addition, the clinic’s goal is to address prevention with emphasis on therapeutic life
styles. "We want to identify children at risk for developing serious chronic health conditions like diabetes and cardiac disease," Smith said. "We also provide students with their athletic physicals. "We take the data from the school-sponsored health fairs at Hiwassee Dam and Ranger and identify children at risk. From this we develop a plan of action for each student enrolled in the Debbie Smith tends to the needs of a student. She is the new clinic," explained family nurse practitioner at Hiwassee Dam and Ranger schools. Smith. Smith has a busy 1993 she moved to Florida "I’m strongly motivated year planned as she intends to where she received her MSN and convicted to my professpeak at the PTA’s of both (Masters of Science in sion. I also feel a strong conschools to present parents with Nursing) from the University nection to both schools since I information about the health of Central Florida in Orlando. attended both," said Smith. " I clinic and the services it pro- She is married to Mickey just have a true affection for vides. Smith. They have two children the students at Hiwassee Dam Smith is a 1990 graduate who attend Ranger school; and Ranger schools." of Tri-County Community Cameron, 11; and Benjamin, College nursing school. In 10.
50th wedding anniversary invite from the Marshall’s
Please join us as we celebrate the 50th Wedding Anniversary of Ross and Ellen Marshall. A drop in reception will be held on Saturday November 27th from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. at the Fellowship Hall of Woods Grove Baptist Church. No formal invitations will be sent, all friends and family are invited.
Local Writer/Illustrator contributor to “Mistletoe Madness” appears in Murphy Local children ’s writer and illustrator Elizabeth O. Dulemba ’s first book, Mistletoe Madness, a short story collection by Blooming Tree Press, is now available. Ms. Dulemba-contributed several illustrations and the closing poem, “Day After Christmas, ” to the engaging collection for 7 to 12 year-olds. Also an experienced storyteller, Ms. Dulemba will share several of the stories at The
Curiosity Shop in downtown Murphy on Saturday, Nov. 13 at 11:15 a.m., book signing to follow. Mistletoe Madness is an anthology of short stories and poems by over thirty authors from the United States, Canada and Switzerland. This charming collection will keep the most impatient Santa-watcher occupied for days.
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