Cowles Clinic Pediatrics & Family Eye Care Associates of Cowles Clinic
Eatonton Early Childhood Development Center
Lakeside Computers Radio Shack & Sears
Habitat For Humanity of Putnam County Store
Georgia Heart and Vascular Center, P.C.
Cowles Clinic Pediatrics & Family Eye Care Assoc. of Cowles Clinic
Cowles Clinic Pediatrics and Family Eye Care Associates of Cowles Clinic held a joint ribbon cutting ceremony celebrating their new offices in Willow Cottage on April 17. Both practices were previously located in temporary offices in Cowls Clinic.
Chris Bassett, M.D., and his wife Julie moved Bassett’s pediatric practice into a mobile office on the Cowles Clinic grounds in the spring of 2007 as they began practicing in the Lake Oconee area. The office offers complete inpatient and outpatient pediatric care from birth to 18 years of age, 24-hour call service and after hours office visits. (706) 454-1210.
Ophthalmologist Steve McQuaig, M.D., has practiced at a temporary location in the Oak Building in Cowles Clinic since September 2007. Family Eye Care Associates has been practicing in Milledgeville since 1980. McQuaig and C. Davis Williamson, M.D., are the owners of Family Eye Care Associates. The group recently has been joined by McQuaig’s son, Charles S. McQuaig, OD. Specialists with the practice include Dennis Marcus, M.D., retinal specialist, Barry Lee, corneal/LASIK specialist and Brent Murphy, oculo-plastic and reconstructive specialist. (706) 999-2020.
Tri-County EMC held a ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate the EMC’s newly expanded Eatonton District office. Tri-County EMC Chairman Tom Thompson Jr. welcomed more than 50 guests to the event and mentioned how the new facility will better serve the needs of the members in this fast growing area. Additions include an expanded customer service area, additional engineering offices, a new training room and new control center. Guests were treated to lunch and an opportunity to tour the facility. Tri-County EMC is a consumer-owned cooperative serving over 19,000 meters in Baldwin, Bibb, Jasper, Jones, Morgan, Putnam, Twiggs and Wilkinson counties. Through this statewide network, the 42 customer-owned EMCs provide electricity and related services to 3.7 million people, nearly half of Georgia’s population, across 73 percent of the state’s land area. Located at 112 Recreation Rd., Eatonton. (478) 986-8126
Eatonton Early Childhood Development Center
Eatonton Early Childhood Development Center celebrated a ribbon cutting April 2. After months of paperwork and compliance requirements, the city of Eatonton and the Eatonton Early Childhood Development Center received approval from the state to open the center, hours before the board’s planned ribbon cutting and opening. From the beginning the building had to be renovated; walls had to be fixed and rooms had to be painted and cleaned. Director Michelle Wilmoth was hired in July to ensure the center met state requirements for opening. After a nine month process, the center received its license from Bright From the Start: Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning on April 2. The Center opened the next day with 32 students. Located at 100 Ulysses Rice Court. (706) 485-7005.
Lakeside Computers Radioshack & Sears
The Eatonton-Putnam Chamber of Commerce celebrated a joint ribbon cutting ceremony with Lakeside Computers Radio Shack and Sears on March 21. Both businesses opened late 2007 in the building previously occupied by Magnolia Market.
Lakeside Computers Radio Shack
Lakeside Computers has operated from its previous location on Old Phoenix Road since June 2003 by owner Randy Kasprzyk. In 2007, Kasprzyk decided to sell his business, and one of his employees, Justin, informed his parents, Kay and Bob Byrne.
“We saw a need in the community for an electronics store. When Randy told Justin that he would like to sell his business that offered expanded sales and service for computers, it made sense to bring the two together. Today’s technology changes quickly and it’s helpful to have local solution providers that you can come to for help,” explains Kay.
The Byrnes purchased the store from Kasprzyk on Oct. 2, 2007, and reopened the store as Lakeside Computers Radio Shack on Nov. 9, 2007 in its new location.
Lakeside Computers Radio Shack offers computer repair and service; custom built desktop computers of all price ranges; laptop computers, monitors, printers and network sales; extensive computer accessories; memory of all types; digital cameras; video and audio cables; portable music and accessories including IPOD; headphones; scanners, CB radios and walkie-talkies; home entertainment and security products; video games; AT&T cellular phones; Wilson Cellular signal amplifiers; cell phone accessories and batteries of all types.
Customers may set up appointments, drop-in anytime the business is open, call and even order through a special online setup in-store if required. “We have access to multiple distributors and can often source special computer requests if we don’t happen to have in stock,” explains Kay.
Lakeside Computers Radio Shack will soon reopen the post office that was operated in Magnolia Market. “We’re excited to have been awarded the post office, finally, and look forward to opening it by the end of April,” says Kay.
“We are very happy to be located here in Putnam County by the lake and hope to grow our business by providing this community with excellent service and products. We are a member of the Chamber because we’d like to be actively involved in the community and be a resource for other businesses as well as consumers. In addition to Justin, we have a daughter Britta who’s finishing her sophomore year at UGA and a son Bryan who is finishing his senior year at Morgan County High School.”
Lakeside Computers Radio Shack is located at 1122 Lake Oconee Parkway, Eatonton, GA 31024. For more information call (706) 484-0197 or visit www.lakesidecomputersradioshack.com.
Sears
Sears offers deliveries, installations, protection, maintenance and financing on major appliances, electronics, lawn and garden equipment, fitness equipment, water softeners, batteries, Craftsman, and more. Customers feel confident that they made the right purchase knowing that the professionals from Sears will be there for the life of the product.
Owner Melanie Davidson chose to open a Sears since the department store is known for customer satisfaction through its Kenmore appliances and Craftsman Tools. The location off of Highway 44 was chosen due to the great building and perfect location. The store opened Dec. 13, 2007.
Sears is open Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., Saturday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday from noon to 5 p.m.
Customers may call-in or visit the store to order products and parts. If a particular item is not in the store, Sears can order and deliver it in just a few days. Sears also welcomes contractors to come and shop.
Sears is located at 1124 Lake Oconee Parkway, Eatonton, GA. For more information call (706) 991-1624.
MarbleWorks
Nationally awarded Marble Works, located on Harmony Road, recently celebrated the ribbon cutting of their new 10,000 sq.ft. granite facility with the Eatonton-Putnam Chamber of Commerce.
With the increase in popularity and demand for granite, Marble Works now offers a fully operated facility of granite slabs and machinery where a customer can come and select their own granite and have produced locally.
“We are excited to be able to offer new and improved products to our customers,” said Larry Mauldin, president of Marble Works. “We seek to be in tune with the current trends and up-to-date on all our products. We want to be the one-stop-shop for all our builders and customers. We strive to maintain realistic and quick turn around times as well as quality service for all our customers. ”
Striving to serve is a quality Marble Works has brought to the area since the early 1990’s. Marble Works is open Monday-Thursday from 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Fridays 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
For more information on Marble Works or to set up an appointment please call (706) 485-3337 or visit at 841 Harmony Rd. www.marbleworks.inc.
Marble Works began in the early 1990’s and has been a large part of the development of the lake and surrounding town areas. Marble Works produces all products in house and offers many different selections including; Granite, Cambria, cultured marble, Silestone, Corain, Zodiac, Gibraltar, Staron, limestone, soapstone, Caesar stone and cultured granite. They currently install kitchen and bath needs. Marble Works is located off Harmony Rd in Eatonton, Georgia and has a 10,000 square foot granite facility where buyers can select their own slab and colors. In 2007 Marble Works was pleased to receive the National Pinnacle Award for Installation. Marble Works has great involvement in the community and is a locally owned and operated facility.
Jimmy Davis Park
The Putnam County Board of Commissioners rededicated Jimmy Davis Park to the community on March 5. The complex replaced an old building that the commission and community considered to be inadequate in spacing and size. The new center contains a meeting area, computer lab, kitchen and other amenities. The existing basketball courts, pavilion and play ground still surround the building. Contact info: 125 Hogan Blvd., Eatonton, GA 31024; (706) 485-9830 or (706) 485-3601; http://www.putnamcountyga.us; Stevie Young.
The Peoples Bank
The Peoples Bank, Peoples Investment Company and The Peoples Agency held a ribbon cutting on March 1, celebrating the grand opening of the new Oconee Crossing office. The 12,000-square-foot building, was designed to provide all banking services on a single level. The new building is located at 991 Lake Oconee Parkway, Eatonton. The Peoples Bank also has an office in downtown Eatonton at 209 S. Jefferson Ave. and an office at Lake Sinclair at Highway 441 and Jackson Road. Contact info: (706) 485-5244; http://www.tpbeatonton.com; President: Chuck Haley.
Habitat For Humanity of Putnam County Store
The Eatonton-Putnam Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting ceremony for Habitat for Humanity of Putnam County on Feb. 28, celebrating the opening of the new store. Open since Jan. 5, the Habitat store sells furniture, accessories, appliances, home décor and artwork that have been donated from area residents.
Habitat of Putnam County decided to open a store so that the organization could raise the funds necessary to build two homes a year. The location of the store was perfect since it was a central location for customers, volunteers and donators.
The Habitat store is open Thursday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Anyone interested in making a donation can call the store to arrange a pickup; please leave a message when the store is closed. For more information on Habitat for Humanity of Putnam County, or to arrange a pickup, call (706) 991-1600. The new store is located at 122 A. Scott Oak Road, Eatonton, GA.
Keystone Custom Homes will host a Blitz Build for Habitat of Putnam County April 4 though April 6, building a four bedroom home in one weekend. Everyone is encouraged to come out and see the house being built. There will be live remote by Dock 103.9. For more information on the blitz build, contact Keystone Custom Homes at (706) 484-9915.
Habitat of Putnam County started in 1997 and has built nine homes. Habitat helps people who work hard yet are unable to propel themselves into decent housing. Each new homeowner spends at least 300 hours helping with the planning and construction of his or her new home and will pay a mortgage on the home. Habitat recruits local organizations to help in a variety of ways. Organizations can sponsor or co-sponsor a home by providing the funds and labor to build an entire house, supply volunteers for Habitat construction crews and committees, sponsor a workday, prepare and serve meals for construction workers or make a financial contribution.
Habitat of Putnam County’s overall vision is to build a Habitat community. If anyone has any information on land available for sale or to donate please contact Habitat of Putnam County at (706) 991-1600.
Marketshare
The Eatonton-Putnam Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting and open house for Marketshare Business Publishing and Marketing Solutions on Feb. 26 at Curiosity Cove in Harmony Crossing, celebrating its introduction to the lake community.
Marketshare is a full-service marketing solutions company. From marketing strategies to fulfillment, the company has the experience and resources to develop, manage and implement any program to virtually any degree. With over 25 years of integrated experience in printing, graphic design, marketing, production management, business operations and sales; the Marketshare team knows how to make it happen. Marketshare helps businesses grow their revenue by reaching new customers and keeping existing customers with consistent, top of mind awareness strategies and valuable customer reward programs.
“Marketshare is a culmination of my experience and my passion for collaborative success,” says Toni Furino, Marketshare’s owner and marketing consultant. “I started Marketshare in February 2007 because I wanted to bring a full array of creative marketing solutions to the business community I have worked in throughout my career. It was important to me to be able to focus on the specific needs of each client and not be limited or driven by one particular medium or option.”
“I moved to Eatonton in October 2007. My family moved to the area about three years ago. Initially, reluctant to the idea, it became obvious that they loved it here and that they enjoyed a special quality of life. I wanted to be close to them and I wanted to enjoy a similar experience.”
Working with Marketshare begins with a discussion about your needs, desires and options. The second step is always a quote. “It is my philosophy that my clients be fully informed about the services I will be providing and exactly what it’s going to cost,” says Furino. “Even more importantly, I work within your budget. I start where you are and create solutions that meet your needs and your budget. If I can’t, I’ll tell you that too.”
Marketshare is a proud member of the Eatonton-Putnam Chamber of Commerce. As a resident of Eatonton, Toni serves as a volunteer for the Oconee Performing Arts Society, the Oconee Regional Humane Society, Eatonton’s Meet Me At The Plaza committee, and Greensboro’s Southland Jubilee steering committee. “It’s personally enriching to be part of the business community and local support organizations. We have the good fortune to have such an active and effective Chamber of Commerce. I believe that a strong entrepreneurial environment is vital to healthy economy for business and a culturally enriched community for all residents.”
Toni can be reached by telephone at (706) 816-2619 or by email at solutions@marketsharemktg.com for a free one hour initial consultation. To find out more about Marketshare services, marketing tips and more, go to www.markesharemktg.com.
Indigo Pool & Spa
The Eatonton-Putnam Chamber of Commerce held a plaque presentation for Indigo Pool & Spa on Feb. 12, announcing to the community that the business is a new member of the Chamber. Indigo Pool & Spa is a company that is dedicated to transforming backyards into personalized aquatic escapes. Whether creating spaces for entertaining or relaxing, the custom gunite builder boasts a wide variety of structural designs. The company constructs intimate backyard pools as well as large-scale designs with grand amenities, such as swim-up bars, natural rock waterfalls, infinity edges, imported glass tile, pebble tec, interior finish, saltwater pools and exotic underwater lighting. Indigo Pool & Spa is a Jandy Pro-Edge Builder and offers the latest technology from one of the best suppliers in the industry.
Indigo Pool and Spa opened in August 2005 by owner Jimbo Brown, who has a love for water and a family background in concrete construction. Brown chose to open the new location off of Linger Longer Road since the area is experiencing a rapid development. “We want our customers to feel like we are centrally located to all residences,” says Brown.
Indigo Pool & Spa is open Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and on Saturday by appointment only. “We welcome anyone to stop by our new office on Linger Longer in Reynolds Walk and take a tour of our new office and show pool. We have recently paired with Charles Miller & Company (landscape & design/build) to create a “One-Stop-Shop” for our client’s landscape and pool solutions called Miller/Brown Family Companies,” explains Brown.
Brown personally meets with clients to exchange ideas, provide advice and talk about what each client envisions.
Indigo Pool & Spa is a member of the Association of Pool & Spa Professionals, and its employees are constantly updated with the most recent technology through design classes and workshops to stay abreast of the latest industry offerings and construction methods. Indigo offers to every client the support of pool service. Even if your pool was not built by Indigo, the company is more than willing to service your pool and treat it like it was one of its own through Indigo’s pool service program, Oconee Pool Professionals.
Jimbo Brown is a native of Milledgeville, GA and his wife Blair is from Pawleys Island, SC. The couple met at the College of Charleston in 2000, married in 2004 and moved to Lake Oconee where they are residents of Reynolds Landing.
For anyone that is interested in a new pool, has a pool that needs to be re-vamped or is interested in pool service, please contact Elaine Harris at (706) 999-1413 and she will be pleased to set up an appointment with you to meet with Jimbo and Indigo’s design team to take care of any needs.
FB Interiors & Design
The Eatonton-Putnam Chamber of Commerce celebrated a ribbon cutting ceremony with FB Interiors & Design on Feb. 4. The business is a residential and commercial, full-service interior design firm while also offering a showroom with a full-line of accessories and gift items.
FB Interiors & Design is co-owned by Frank Bearse and John Kossenyans. Bearse is an award-winning designer with distinguished homes in Southwest Florida’s most prestigious high-rises and exclusive country club communities with 25 years of design experience. His work has been published in national and regional publications including Home & Condo, Gulfshore Life, National Builders Magazine, Furniture Today and Open House. Bearse has also been awarded with numerous local and regional Florida design awards through the years from the design and building industries.
FB Interiors & Design is open Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., and by appointment. The business is located at 1041 Village Park Drive, Suite 104, Greensboro, GA 30642. For more information call (706) 453-0588.
Alzie's Home Cooking
The Eatonton-Putnam Chamber of Commerce celebrated a ribbon cutting ceremony with Alzie's Home Cooking on Jan. 25.
Open since October 2007, Alzie’s serves home-cooked breakfast and lunch. Owners Franklin and Dianne Johnston own the property where Alzie’s is located and felt that the lot was a great location for a restaurant since it’s centrally located around the Lake Oconee workforce, homeowners and traffic off of Georgia Highway 44. The Johnston’s found the right people to run a restaurant and decided to open Alzie’s Home Cooking, named after Franklin’s grandfather Alzie Bates.
The cooks at Alzie’s have over 80 years of home-cooking experience between them. The restaurant’s breakfast is cooked to order and served all day. “It’s not fast food, but the few minutes of wait are well worth it,” explains Franklin.
Alzie’s lunch is served buffet style. Everyday the lunch buffet includes boneless breast of chicken, country-fried steak with gravy, salmon croquettes and a special which varies from meatloaf, pork chops, catfish filets, chicken and dressing, and more. Alzie’s also serves home-made desserts made completely from scratch. The lunch menu offers two dessert options everyday. Options may include cobblers with fillings varying from peach, strawberry, blackberry, blueberry and more; banana pudding or bread pudding.
Alzie’s is open Monday through Friday from 7:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. and Saturday from 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. The day’s menu can be found at www.alzieshomecooking.com. Customers may dine in the restaurant, call ahead or use the drive-through window. Alzie’s also offers group discounts for 10 or more people. Call ahead for details.
Alzie’s is located at 1076 Lake Oconee Parkway, Eatonton, GA 31024. For more information or to place an order call (706) 991-1451.
Christian Life Today
The Eatonton-Putnam and Greene County chambers of commerce celebrated a joint ribbon cutting ceremony with Christian Life Today, a non-profit and interdenominational ministry, celebrating the recent transfer from Christian Families Today on Jan. 22.
Eight years ago, Christian Families Today opened an office in downtown Eatonton offering Christian counseling and training ministry to the Eatonton / Lake Oconee area. After learning that founders Greg and Connie Brezina were entering semi-retirement and were no longer going to continue the ministry in Eatonton, Ellen Couch, the Christian Families Today Eatonton / Lake Oconee office director, expressed interest to continue the ministry in Eatonton. The Christian Families Today Board of Directors not only gave Couch the office and its assets, but also gave its financial support and whole-hearted blessings to continue the ministry.
Couch has worked with the Eatonton office since it opened and with her assistance, the ministry increased its counseling hours, new staff mentoring and outreach to the community with creative new programs and seminars. She also uniquely enhanced the year-long discipleship training program. When Christian Families Today came to this area, there were no similar Exchanged Life ministries. Now there are five. Couch helped train all five individuals who head up these new ministries.
The complete transfer of Christian Families Today to Christian Life Today took place Dec. 31, 2007. According to Couch, “only the name has changed, the ministry that I have been doing here for the last eight years will be the same.” Christian Life Today will continue the same ministry that Christian Families Today started. The ministry’s counseling load remains high and has already signed up 12 adults for the 2008 year-long Advanced Discipleship Training Class. Christian Life Today will also collaborate with Christian Families Today by conducting retreats and training together.
“Many want to know how to grow in God’s grace, heal hurting family relationships, manage their emotions, break free from habitual sin and experience victorious Christian living. Christian Life Today provides a safe place for personal discipleship counseling. The counseling process guides you into knowing how your identity in Christ can bring your difficulties to resolution,” explains Couch.
One of the reasons for Christian Families Today’s success has been the gracious support of the Eatonton / Lake Oconee area community. The ministry is asking the community to continue the same support for Christian Life Today.
Christian Life Today is located at 202 B N. Jefferson Ave. in downtown Eatonton.
For more information call (706) 485-7148.
Rountree's IGA
The Eatonton-Putnam Chamber of Commerce celebrated a Ribbon Cutting Ceremony with Rountree's IGA on Jan. 8 at 11 a.m., celebrating the store's major renovations. Located at 228 N. Jefferson, Eatonton, GA 31024. (706) 485-4521. Contact Mike Rountree.
Accu-Grafix Signs
Accu-Grafix Signs is now part of the Lake Oconee community. Accu-Grafix Signs owned and operated by Kris and Kattie Harris of Greensboro, GA, is a branch of the well respected Accu-Grafix of Conyers, GA owned by Robert McDonald. The couple celebrated the new location with a ribbon cutting on December 7, 2007 with the Eatonton-Putnam and Greene County chambers of commerce.
Kris Harris, a former Head Golf Professional in the Monroe area, says his business thrives on quality work, great prices, and above and beyond customer service. Accu-Grafix specialize in all types of signs such as digital printing, dimensional letters, lighted signs, routed signs, banners, wall graphics, vehicle lettering, magnetics, real-estate signs, business cards and much more.
When asked about the business Josh Fuller, Lead Account Representative, said, “I have never been a part of a business that cares about its customers the way Accu-Grafix does…this is what I like most about working for this company.”
Accu-Grafix has already made a great impression on the community with its work for customers such as Reynolds Plantation, Linger Longer Communities, Reynolds Golf Academy, the Taylor Made Kingdom and Performance Lab, McGinnis Realty, Blue Giraffe Salon and Spa, Bug House Pest Control and Manor Homes.
The walls of their modern looking shop located at Linger Longer Rd. and Hwy 44 (next to Bug House) are graced with large University of Georgia and Augusta National wall murals. It is worth the visit just to see these beautiful prints.
Accu-Grafix is open Monday through Thursday from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. For more information call (706) 999-1515 or visit http://www.accugrafix.com.
Dr. Anne Sanchez
Dr. Anne Sanchez, orthodontist, held a tri-county ribbon cutting ceremony with the Eatonton-Putnam, Milledgeville-Baldwin County and the Jones County/Grey chambers of commerce celebrating her 20th anniversary in business. Dr. Sanchez opened her first office in Milledgeville 20 years ago on October 27, following with the Eatonton office and then the Gray office. Many loyal customers came to celebrate the anniversary with the staff at the Milledgeville office. Dr. Sanchez is very active in all three communities by giving away a scholarship in each county and by holding an annual skating party as well as fun contests for patients. Dr. Sanchez’s Eatonton office is located at 102 N. Jefferson Avenue in Eatonton, GA 31024. For more information call (706) 485-5778.
Willow Creek Cabinetry
Representatives from the Eatonton-Putnam Chamber of Commerce, friends and other invited guests joined Willow Creek Cabinetry owners Stuart and Amy Manville for their ribbon cutting and official grand opening November 19, 2007.
Specializing in countertops, cabinets and custom wood works, the business opened its doors at Lake Oconee on November 1.
“We offer fine lines of custom and semi-custom fabricated cabinetry to fit the needs and budget of any client. We also offer granite, quartz, solid surface and laminate countertops, along with computer portrayed designs,” said Amy Manville.
Prior to their cabinetry business, the Manvilles owned Manville Construction. “We started Manville Construction in 1998, and we moved our office to Scott Oak Drive in January 2007,” said Amy Manville.
The Manvilles have two daughters Chloe and Willow, whom the business is named for.
Willow Creek Cabinetry is located at 122 Scott Oak Dr., Suite B in Eatonton. Hours of operation are Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. and on Saturdays by appointment. For more information call (706) 484-1505.
Alcovy Creative
Alcovy Creative, a marketing and Web design company, celebrated an open house on November 14, 2007 for its new location at 311 N. Main Street, Suite 400 in Madison at the old Piggly Wiggly Grocery Store. Shannon Johnson is the company’s president and creative director. For more information call (706) 752-0500 or visit http://www.alcovycreative.com.
Eastridge Community Church celebrated a ribbon cutting ceremony November 14, 2007. Eastridge, a contemporary, nondenominational congregation in Covington, opened a satellite campus at Lake Oconee in May 2007. At Lake Oconee, one will find the same service at the Covington campus, with a sermon by one of Eastridge’s pastors from the same series that is being preached at the main campus. The church has a ministry for preschool children and small groups for elementary-age children, and a student ministry is forthcoming. At Eastridge, worship is contemporary, messages are life-applicable, and casual dress is welcome. Small group programs and Bible fellowships will start in the fall, and Celebrate Recovery®, a Biblically-based 12-step program, will begin after the first of next year. Eastridge at Lake Oconee is located at 1097 Lake Oconee Parkway, Building C, Suite 301 in Eatonton with service Sunday morning at 10:30. For more information about Eastridge, please call the church office at (770) 786-2048, or visit http://www.eastridgeoconee.org. Contact: Scott Moore, Pastor.
Beltone Hearing Aids
The Eatonton-Putnam Chamber of Commerce celebrated a ribbon cutting ceremony with Beltone Hearing Aids on November 12, 2007. Beltone is committed to offering the very best in hearing care to its patients and does so by providing a wide array of hearing aids to fit each person’s needs as well as complementary hearing tests to the public (adults only). Beltone also offers Belcare, which is only available through Beltone practitioners. This (no charge) program assures lifetime follow-up care and service with any of Beltone’s hearing instruments.
Owner Carol Bashuk chose to open Beltone to offer the best possible hearing healthcare available, using the most advanced technology. “Service is our number one goal. It is most gratifying to be able to help a patient to hear and understand better.” Carol Roobin Bashuk is Board Certified in Hearing Instrument Sciences, has an undergraduate degree from the University of Florida with a major in Audiology and a masters degree from the University of Georgia.
Beltone Hearing Aids has operated in Middle Georgia for twenty-seven years and opened the Eatonton office on October 4, 2007. “When looking in the Eatonton / Lake Oconee area, we felt that we would be a good fit in the close-knit community of Harmony Crossing. There are many stores and restaurants nearby that our patients can visit in order to test their hearing aids,” says Bashuk.
Richard Bullington, a UGA graduate, is the Hearing Instrument Specialist in the Eatonton office. Richard grew up in Americus, GA and currently lives in Macon with his wife, Shaw, and two twin boys, Cameron and Porter, who turn one this month.
At its Lake Oconee location, Beltone provides hearing tests by appointment, but also welcomes walk-ins. After the hearing evaluation, the staff councils the patient on the most appropriate course of action and together with the patient, determines the most appropriate hearing help for his or her needs. Beltone offers many styles, models and sizes and circuits of hearing aids to fit your specific hearing loss, but most often works with either custom or open technologies.
Beltone is open weekdays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and on Tuesday and Friday, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Hearing tests are performed on Tuesday and Friday and by appointment. Cleaning and maintenance services are provided on all other weekdays.
Beltone is located at 109 Harmony Crossing, Suite 3, Eatonton, GA 31024. For more information, call (706) 923-1616.
Walker Staging LLC
The Eatonton-Putnam Chamber of Commerce celebrated a ribbon cutting ceremony with Walker Staging LLC on November 9, 2007. Walker Staging's services include Home Staging, Interior re-design, de-cluttering and organizing, and Open House preparation.
Home Staging is the act of preparing a home with the buyer in mind. Essentially the home is prepared so that anyone could imagine moving in. “Simply put, we create a model home feel to attract the most potential buyers,” explains co-owner Tammy Walker. The goal of home-staging is to sell a house quickly and for the most money possible by attracting the greatest number of potential home buyers. Through home-staging, homes are made more attractive to buyers by de-cluttering, depersonalizing and rearranging furnishings. According to research, homes that have been staged sell in fifty percent less time, sell for 6.3 percent more money and look better in photographs which leads to increased traffic.
Interior re-design is for people who love their home and love their stuff, yet are overwhelmed and frustrated about where to put it all. “Maybe you want a different look but you don’t want to spend a fortune. That is where we come in. From one room to every room we can transform your home using only the furniture and accessories you currently own,” explains co-owner Mandy Walker.
Owners Tammy Walker and Mandy Walker have been doing Interior re-design and Home Staging for over 20 years on the side and decided that it was time to make their services available to everyone. Walker Staging offers its services to homeowners who want to sell or revamp their home, real estate agents, developers and anyone else with a space in need of help.
For more information, call Tammy Walker at (706) 473-6393 or Mandy Walker at (770) 722-3265.
Redeemer Episcopal Academy
The Eatonton-Putnam Chamber of Commerce and The Greene County Chamber of Commerce jointly celebrated the ribbon cutting and open house of Redeemer Episcopal Academy on November 8, 2007. A large crowd came out to tour the school and enjoy a vocal and theatrical performance by the students in English and Spanish. At Redeemer Academy, Spanish is taught daily at all grade levels. The school’s rigorous academics were in evidence in the students’ work displayed in the classrooms. Redeemer Academy’s parents and faculty provided the school’s guests the same warm, loving environment for the ribbon cutting / open house as it does its students every day. The school is currently enrolling for the upcoming school years, but space is limited. For more information, please call (706) 484-1238.
Health Care Plus
Health Care Plus, LLC celebrated a ribbon cutting and grand opening with the Eatonton-Putnam Chamber of Commerce on October 24, 2007. Health Care Plus is licensed by the State of Georgia to provide varied services, including nursing care. Now residents of Putnam, Greene, Morgan, Hancock and Taliaferro counties have enhanced options for care and services in the privacy of their own home. The expertise and quality of care provided by the staff at Health Care Plus will allow individuals needing minimal assistance or patients returning home from hospitalizations to have continued support, as well as those who have chronic or deteriorating conditions to remain in their home.
Services include: companion, escort, sitter and light housekeeping services for individuals recovering from minor illnesses or requiring minimal assistance to ensure safety at home; respite care to provide family and caregivers time off from providing continuous care to someone who is frail, injured or ill; personal care for individuals who are unable to provide their own hygiene care due to a surgery, serious illness or disability; and nursing care under the direction of the client’s physician.
Health Care Plus opened in Harmony Crossing at the beginning of October. Owners Nancy Cleveland and Orian Motley chose to open the business to satisfy an immediate and growing need for private home care services for the residents living in the counties and communities encircling the lake. Motley brings more than 30 years of clinical nursing and nursing management experience while Cleveland brings more than 30 years of business management and consulting experience to the business.
Health Care Plus, LLC guarantees care and services that will be reliable and given with compassion by an experienced, skillful and attentive staff. A Registered Nurse can be contacted 24 hours per day. For more information or services, call (706) 923-1977, email nancycleveland@gahealthcareplus.com or visit the office at 110 Harmony Crossing, Suite #3, Eatonton, GA 31024.
The Windham Law Firm
The Eatonton-Putnam Chamber of Commerce celebrated a ribbon cutting ceremony with The Windham Law Firm on September 21, 2007. The Windham Law Firm represents individuals and lenders in the legal areas of real estate and civil litigation, with the primary focus on real estate title and loan closings. The firm has a knowledgeable team of attorneys and paralegals that offers quality service in the areas of commercial and residential real estate.
The Windham Law Firm’s mission is to provide excellent customer service while maintaining competitive fees. The firm’s policy is to provide a preliminary settlement statement prior to closing upon receipt of loan instructions. This is to ensure a smooth and efficient process and eliminate delays at closing.
The Windham Law Firm provides a professional and welcoming environment which offers a comfortable setting for all of your closing needs. The Lake Oconee office is conveniently located on Lake Oconee Parkway in the Village Park at the Green office complex just across the street from the Lake Welcome Center. For more information on The Windham Law Firm, contact Ben Windham or Vickie Greene at (706) 453-0122.
Georgia Heart & Vascular Center
The Eatonton-Putnam Chamber of Commerce held a Ribbon Cutting Ceremony with Georgia Heart and Vascular Center, P.C. on September 10, 2007, celebrating the opening of its new office in Eatonton.
GHVC has operated in Macon since 1978 and has several rural offices with the most recent addition in Eatonton, which opened in June 2007. The office offers complete cardiovascular disease prevention and management programs for patients in Eatonton and surrounding areas with a friendly and caring staff from the Cardiologists to the receptionists. “You will feel welcomed in our office,” says Rallie ‘Rooster’ Cogburn, Physician Assistant for the Eatonton office.
GHVC provides timely and thorough consultations in the hospital, emergency room or in the office. If the need arises the center will facilitate transfers promptly. The Center works with other heart specialists in Macon, Atlanta and Augusta and offers comprehensive cardiovascular services to provide what is best for the particular patient from heart catheterization to bypass to pacemaker or defibrillator implant.
Other services offered by GHVC include peripheral vascular studies, echocardiography (ultrasound on the heart), advanced Lipid (cholesterol) testing, and testing for genetic traits as well as advanced and comprehensive cardiovascular risk markers through the Berkeley Heart Lab in California.
Dr. Thomas P. Meyer and Dr. Talley F. Culclasure, Jr. are partners of Georgia Heart and Vascular Center, P.C. The doctors work closely with the Georgia Heart Center where Dr. Meyer is the Medical Director. The new Georgia Heart Center ($100+million heart complex at Medical Center of Central Georgia) will be opening in the spring of 2008.
Rooster Cogburn serves as the Physician Assistant for the Eatonton office. Cogburn earned a BS in Biology with Honors from Mercer University in 1996 and a BS in Physician Assistant Studies Cum Laude from the Medical College of Georgia in 2000 and has worked in cardiology in Eatonton since 2003.
GHVC is located at 121 Sparta Highway, Eatonton, GA 31024. Its hours of operation are Monday through Thursday 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Friday from 8:30 a.m. to noon and on-call after hours. For more information, please call (706) 484-9750.
