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Around Sixes. 6 32 Bethesda Medical Community News. .8 &10 Birthdays. 12 Clinic Dental services to be added to free Community Calendar. 18 and reduced-price health clinic. 36 & 37 On the Cover Everyday Angels. 20 CASA for Children volunteer Suzzie Blankets Creek. .29 Gilham has been an advocate for 43 School Safety School Police . 43 children since November 2011. Plans are in place at each school to Church Listings. .60 Photo by Kim Bates protect students. School Listing. 62 Community Numbers . .63 A digital version of the 44 Comeback Athlete magazine, along with Positive spirit helps Sequoyah Clubs. .64 information on how to contact cheerleader overcome serious illness. Home Sales. 66 us, submit a story or photo, Elected Officials. 70 or advertise is available at 58 Acoustic Jeremiah www.sixeslivingmagazine.com. Advertisers Directory. 72 Musical venue offers singers, songwriters a unique performance setting. Contributing Writers Don Akridge .............................................16 Donnie Henriques ....................................53 Kyle Bennett ............................................50 Kurt Johnson ...........................................17 Michael Caldwell .....................................14 Kara Kiefer ........................................23, 51 Dale Coker ...............................................38 Mark Kissel ..............................................43 Jyl Craven .................................................28 Dr. Mike Litrel .........................................22 Patty Ponder is the Market Director G Lora Grooms .........................................52 Joe McKechnie .........................................56 for Sixes Living She can be reached Candi Hannigan .................................32, 58 Lisa Randall ..............................................29 at (770) 615-3322 Dr. Scott Harden ......................................34 Lynne Saunders .......................................26 or AroundAboutPatty@ gmail.com. David Hecklemoser ..................................26 Jodi Tiberio ............................................. 48 2 SIXES LIVING | March 2013 SIXES LIVING | March 2013 3 Sixes Living Community Board Publisher AroundAbout Local Media, Inc. The Sixes Living Community Board consists of well-respected community leaders, Market Director from different walks of life. Our Board assists us in many ways including contributing Patty Ponder to our magazine, judging our annual Trailblazer award and providing valuable feedback. [email protected], (770) 615-3322 Executive Editor Dale Coker: Dale is a pharmacist who owns Cherokee Kara Kiefer Custom Script Pharmacy in Holly Springs and lives in [email protected], (770) 615-3309 Woodstock with wife Susan. The University of Georgia graduate is vice president of the International Academy of Title Editor Compounding Pharmacists. His community involvement has Candi Hannigan included Cherokee County Habitat for Humanity, youth league [email protected], (770) 615-3318 coaching and serving as a lay leader in his church. Dale’s latest achievement is co-inventing the patented Topi-CLICK, a topical metered dosing device that has been featured Art Director by Oprah, Suzanne Somers, Dr. Oz, and The Doctors Show. Michelle McCulloch Contact Dale at [email protected]. [email protected], (770) 615-3307 Digital Marketing Director Cindy Crews: Cindy is a longtime Cherokee County James Ball educator. She joined the Sixes community as the assistant [email protected], (770) 615-3310 principal of Sixes Elementary School in 2011. Cindy and her husband, Andy, have lived in Woodstock for 20 years, Sixes Living, a publication of AroundAbout Local and they have two beautiful “young adult” daughters. Her Media, Inc., is a monthly community magazine. motto: Children are the future of the human race; teach The magazine’s goal is to build a sense of them well. community and pride in the Towne Lake and surrounding area by providing its residents with positive stories and timely information. It is distributed free to approximately 14,300 homes Dr. Joe McKechnie: Joe is the senior pastor of Sixes by mail. An additional 1,700 are placed in racks United Methodist Church. Joe grew up in Cobb County, around the community. We also have many digital where he graduated from McEachern High School. After viewers of the magazine online each month. earning a degree in Broadcast Journalism from the University of Georgia, Joe spent six years as a television Sixes Living welcomes your comments, stories, and sportscaster. He has a master’s degree from Asbury advertisements. The deadline is the 15th of the Theological Seminary and a doctorate of ministry from previous month. 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She lives in BridgeMill with her husband, Bruce, Publisher. and children Jackson, 15, and Rachel, 14. All rights reserved. © Copyright 2013. Sonia Carruthers: Sonia is the executive director and CEO Sixes Living of Cherokee FOCUS and the Cherokee Youth Works program, 2449 Towne Lake Parkway, Woodstock, GA 30189 based in Holly Springs. A native of Cherokee County, she For Advertising:(770) 615-3322 grew up in Canton and for the past 17 years has lived with her son and daughter in Woodstock. She is very active in the Website: www.townelaker.com community and currently serves on both local and regional Powered by Trustworkz Inc. boards and committees that focus on strengthening families and children. Volume 1, Issue 1 4 SIXES LIVING | March 2013 Saturday & Sunday MAY 18 19, 2013 10 AM 5 PM IN HISTORIC DOWNTOWN CANTON, GA EXIT 19 OFF I575 Artist Market Entertainment Literary Celebration Wine & Beer Garden (Author discussions & workshops) Serenity Gardens Free Parking Children’s Experience Concessions SPONSORS SCHEDULES & INFORMATION Canton Tourism, Inc. 770 704 6244 Jones Family Foundation [email protected] Grant Design Collaborative “canton festival of the arts” on facebook Cherokee Tribune www.cherokeearts.org Bank of North Georgia City of Canton, Georgia Footprints Publishing, LLC Around About Local Media, Inc. SIXES LIVING | March 2013 5 cfoa_towne_laker_ad_2013.indd 1 2/21/13 4:15 PM COMMUNITY AROUND SIXES The People, The Places and by CAnDi HAnnigAn The Pleasures that make Sixes/Holly Springs Welcome to Sixes Living! What The complex features indoor 50- meter competition and you are holding in your hands is 25-yard recreation pools, indoor classrooms, and an outdoor the rebirth of a magazine that leisure pool with a water playground, two water slides, beach was originally launched 12 years entry, pavilions and concessions. ago. The Sixes Living title, which Programs include aqua exercise classes, swim instruction, has a U.S. patent and trademark, water safety training for lifeguards, birthday party packages, is part of AroundAbout Local