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Continued from Page 38Montague said. “Plus, we also
have a home base program
where the home visitor comes
into the home and helps and
teaches the parents and works
with the parents and the child- with the goal being to get
them into the center.
“Just give us a call, and
we’ll be happy to work with
you.”
Cindy Wagner, MA,
LLP, a psychologist
with Oaklawn for 34
years, will be retiring
this fall.
Wagner, who has
been seeing patients
in Calhoun County
for more than four
decades, began at
Oaklawn Outpatient
Psychological Services
at 15209 W. Michigan
Ave., in Marshall in
1990.
Over the course of her career, she
has worked primarily with children
and adolescents and their families,
but also has helped adults of all ages
and backgrounds.
When Wagner first started with
Oaklawn, her office was what is now
the Oaklawn Fitness Center.
“We were a pretty small operation
with five providers,” said Wagner.
“Today we have more than
10 out-patient providers
and four psychiatric pro-
viders.”
She noted that it was
the right time to retire and
focus on things she has
been wanting to do.
“None of us are guaran-
teed tomorrow, so this is
an opportunity for me to
be able to do some of the
things I’ve wanted to do,”
said Wagner. “One of the
things about this job is
that since we see clients on a regular
basis, we just can’t take a month off
or a few weeks off. To some degree,
you’re tied to the job. So, I am look-
ing forward to having the freedom to
do other things at my leisure.”
Wagner said she is a fan of taking
part in outdoor sports, including kay-
aking, camping, snowshoeing, down-
hill skiing and cross-country skiing.Long-time Oaklawn psychologist to retire
Cindy Wagner, MA, LLPAnother favorite interest of hers is
traveling.
“My son is in Detroit; my daughter
and son-in-law are in Seattle; my sis-
ter is in Tennessee; and my brother is
in Florida,” said Wagner. “So, being
able to see family means I have to
travel, and I like to do that.”
Wagner is also a blackbelt in the
martial art of Hapkido and is an
instructor in Battle Creek.
Wagner said she will miss her co-
workers and patients.
“We have worked together for a
really long time, and I have a lot ofclients who I have really liked as
people,” she said.
She added, “I will be transferring
many of them [clients] to my col-
leagues, so they’re going to be in
good hands, but it still is going to be
difficult to have all those goodbyes.”
Wagner also noted that today “we
understand that mental health is as
important as physical health. There is
less stigma about it, but I would not
say there’s no stigma. But we are bet-
ter about understanding ... that it’s
important to take care of your mental
health.”In recognition of National Safe
Digging Day – which occurred on
Aug. 11, or 8-1-1 Day – Consumers
Energy recently offered tips and
reminders for safe digging.
“Not only is contacting 8-1-1
before every dig project an easy and
responsible way to ensure you’re
keeping yourself, your friends and
your neighbors safe when you dig, it
is also the law,” said Holly Bowers,
vice president of gas engineering and
supply for Consumers Energy, which
is based in Jackson.
“This free resource ... helps cus-
tomers avoid injury, property damage
or even financial loss. Accidentally
striking an underground pipeline or
electric line can have serious and
even fatal repercussions, so you
should always know what is below,”
she added.
Safe digging tips include:- Calling MISS DIG (8-1-1) or
visiting MISSDIG811.org at least
three business days before beginning
a project. - MISS DIG (which is
headquartered in Lansing)
will contact the appropri-
ate companies to have
underground lines marked
with stakes, flags or paint,
at no cost to the customer. - Stakes, flags or paint
put down by MISS DIG
show only a rough esti-
mate of the location of
underground utility facili-
ties; avoid digging within
Consumers Energy offers digging safety tips
4 feet of marked lines if possible.
- If digging must occur within 4
feet of markers, use hand tools to
carefully expose buried lines; only
once they have been located can you
utilize power equipment to complete
the excavation.
People should call 9-1-1 and (800)
477-5050 if they think they’ve hit or
nicked a natural gas line, Consumers
said.