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COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL MAY 24, 2017 Health, Happiness & Wellness 9A CG STUDENT HEADED TO NAVAL ACADEMY A guide to local businesses committed to helping our community thrive Counseling & Mental Health South Lane Mental Health Serving Cottage Grove Since 1988 • Outpatient Counseling for Children, Adults & Couples • Psychiatric Medication Management • Crisis Assistance 541-942-2850 • 541-942-3939 • www.slmh.org Dental Health Delaying going to the Dentist? Sedation Dentistry is a Dream come True... find out if its for You! BIRCH AVENUE DENTAL • Comprehensive General Dentistry • Advanced Cosmetic Techniques • Implants 1325 Birch Avenue, Cottage Grove 541.942.2471 Park W. McClung, DDS & Tammy L. McClung, DDS Dr. Bitner D.D.S., P.C. 350 Washington Ave • Cottage Grove Lumineers The Most Natural Veneer (behind International Fitness) 541-942-7934 Douglas G. Maddess, DMD Preventive and Cosmetic Family Dentistry New Patients Welcome 914 South 4th St. • Cottage Grove • 942-1559 Jonathan E. Backer, D.D.S. Preventive and Cosmetic Family Dentistry 942-8437 New Patients Welcome 1551 E. Main St. Dr. Shane Parsons 605 Jefferson Ave. Cottage Grove Hours: Monday-Friday, 8am-5pm Emergency appts. available daily New patients welcome 2 Hygienists available • Same friendly and caring staff Please call for an appointment at 541-942-9171 Benjamin R. Thornton, D.D.S., M.S. Pharmacies BI-MART Pharmacy OPEN at 9am Mon. - Sat. • Convenient Walk-Up Window 100 Gateway Blvd. • 942-9107 Personal Fitness CG Body Studio Tanning • Pole Fitness • Yoga • MMA Hypnosis • Childbirth Education • Gear • Kid’s Classes • Bariatrics • Supplements 28 S. 6th Street • 541-371-5511 cgbodystudio.com To list your business call us 541-942-3325 Kory Parent got a phone call last week. It cmay@cgsentinel.com was Rep. Peter DeFazio and he had good news. The months of preparing, interviewing and apply- ing to the naval academy had paid off. Kory was in. "It was amazing," Parent said of getting the phone call. "It was icing on the cake." The senior athlete hadn't always wanted to go into the military. When he was a boy, he thought he'd play for the NBA. That was before nature and genetics stepped in and he lost the vertical battle. "I stopped growing," he said. Time for Plan B. "I'm a huge patriot. I love this country and if I can work to defend her then I'm going to," he said. The military, it seemed, was a good fi t. It of- fered a way to pay for college and a chance for Parent to express his patriotic pride. Getting into the naval academy is not easy; neither is applying. Candidates must meet basic requirements in relation to age, citizenship and dependency. The preliminary application process begins much like an ordinary college application. By Caitlyn May However, comparisons end there. Once the appli- cation is completed, students must earn the rec- ommendation of a member of Congress. For Par- ent, he applied for the nomination of three U.S. offi cials before being accepted by DeFazio. "It was an email I got on a mailing list that I was a candidate," Parent said of his fi rst introduction to the academy. "After that it was getting recom- mendations because you need letters of rec from a math teacher and an English teacher," he said. After that, there's an interview process; one Parent seemingly excelled at. "It was hard but my family supported me and this opportunity is just gift wrapped for me." Parent says he's excited to test himself against the standards of Navy Seals. "I had always wanted to go into federal law en- forcement when I got out but if I get in and I like it than I'll just stay in for my 20," he said. That doesn't mean he won't have time to come home. Parent said he'd make the trip for the holi- day season. "Long enough to go skiing," he said. "I'm excited," he said. "I want to test myself and serve this country." CGSENTINEL.COM Huge Sale now thru Memorial Day! Shady Oaks Memorial Day Blow Out Sale! Wave Petunias, Verbena Bocopa & More ONLY 99¢ Regularly $3.25 6-Pack Tomatoes 99¢ Stop on by! These won’t last long!