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Dear readers, We are excited to share our April issue with you! This month we highlight some of our neighbors and other local residents and talk with them about their involvement in our community. Firstly, we are thrilled to feature local Kevin Griffin, founder of the Pilgrimage Festival and lead vocalist of the band Better Than Ezra. In addition to his musical talents, Kevin is also a gifted writer and is set to publish his new book, The Greatest Song: Spark Creativity, Ignite Your Career And Transform Your Life, a fictional business parable packed with inspiring real-world advice. Local Spring Hill resident Howard Roth speaks on moving to Tennessee so many years ago and how it has been the best decision for him and his family. We sat down with Brent Brinkmeier as he spoke about how combining technology, experience and knowledge can help you get fit and live well. We also check in with Williamson Health and all the regional healthcare system has to offer local residents. If you are looking for something fun to do - we have you covered. Check out our feature on Noble Springs Dairy where owners Dustin and Justyne Noble are raising “hundreds of kids.” Read about local farmer, Allen Foster, and his involvement in the FOX TV show, "Farmer Wants a Wife." We hope you enjoy reading the exciting features in our April issue and find inspiration in its pages. As always, we welcome your feedback and ideas for future issues. Warmly,

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Better Than Ezra's Kevin Griffin Is Singing A Different 'Song' THE PILGRIMAGE FESTIVAL CO-FOUNDER EXPLORES ANOTHER SIDE OF HIMSELF You may have first heard Kevin Griffin's name back in 1993 when his band, Better Than Ezra, first emerged on to the music scene with the album Deluxe and 1995 hit single "Good" which reached number one on Billboard's Modern Rock Tracks chart. Or maybe you remember his name from 2015 when he helped to launch Franklin's beloved Pilgrimage Music & Cultural Festival, now in its ninth year. Today, you'll hear Kevin Griffin's name again as the author of the highly regarded book, The Greatest Song: Spark Creativity, Ignite Your Career And Transform Your Life, a fictional business parable with inspiring real-world advice, due out later this month. Kevin says, "I started doing speeches with Young President's Organization (YPO) groups like five or six years ago. And when I sat down to write my speech, I started to think, 'What would be compelling to a business person?' This organization was made up of very successful business people. People are just so interested in music and behind the scenes, and it's a career that people

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are fascinated with. So I started thinking 'How have I stayed successful in a notoriously fickle business, and are there actual things that I've done, tangible things that I've done, to stay in this game that I've learned over the years?’” That's when Griffin realized he really did have something to say. "I realized there are these tools and these kind of methods that I do, sometimes overtly, but also just out of habit, these things I do to stay in the game. And I put it together in a speech that was really a story arc of my career from the beginning of Better Than Ezra to writing hit songs for other people. The ups and downs of the music business, getting dropped, peppered with the hits that I've written for other people. And then I put these five things that I do to stay in the game." Kevin's Five Tips • Creative collaboration • Filling the well • Leaving your comfort zone • Change your attitude • Dare to be stupid "Writing books is a long process. It takes a long time. I was like, 'I'm going to do a business parable about a songwriter' and not make it autobiographical, but it couldn't help but be just a little bit. It's just the things that I've learned and the anecdotes and the stories and the characters, and it all just fell together. It took a long time to write. I spent many, many hours at Frothy Monkey. I was that guy on the computer," says Griffin. Writing a book was something the English major from Louisiana State University (LSU) always wanted to do. Next up, he says he's working on a purely fiction book. Griffin adds, "I love doing it all. I really love pivoting. It's always exciting to me, and what I learn. It's inspiring that within any profession, there's a whole skill set that you aren't aware exists. And I'm a firm believer in always evolving." Speaking of evolving, what's next for Better Than Ezra? "We have a new album coming out at the end of the summer. It will be our first full-length album in nine years. And we're doing a summer amphitheater tour with Train. It starts in Northern California, and goes all the way across the U.S. And then in the fall, we'll do our own tour of theaters along the East Coast and the Midwest." KevinGriffinMusic.com The Greatest Song is available locally at Parnassus Books, on Amazon, and anywhere you can buy books online.

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Inside Williamson Health In 1950, Williamson County’s population was just shy of 24,300. Now, a little more than 70 years later—a little less than the average Tennessean’s lifetime—the population is more than 10 times larger. Back in 1958, a small community hospital provided all the care Williamson County residents needed. But over the years, as the region’s population has boomed, the need for exceptional healthcare close to home also grew—and today’s Williamson Health is rising to meet the challenge. Now a full-service regional healthcare system, Williamson

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EXPLORING THE BRAND When it comes to Williamson Health, there’s a lot to explore. Anchored by Williamson Medical Center (WMC), its flagship acute-care hospital, Williamson Health has a presence in more than 30 locations across the county. Combining award-winning facilities, world-class technology and highly-skilled and compassionate providers, Williamson Health is more than a

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hospital—and the new parent brand reflects that. “The technologies, an award-winning obstetrics and neonatal hospital is a vital part of who we are at Williamson Health, intensive care unit (NICU), leading-edge orthopaedics, but we’ve grown to be much more than just the hospital,” outpatient imaging services, and comprehensive emersays Phil Mazzuca, Chief Executive Officer of Williamson gency and inpatient services for both adult and pediatric Health. “We’re a regional healthcare system that’s rooted patients. The accolades and awards speak for themselves. in our history and our community, and the new Williamson In 2023, WMC was named one of America’s Best Hospitals Health brand allows us to talk more accurately about who for Women’s Services, Obstetrics, Heart Care, Minimally we are as an organization and the care we provide.” Invasive Surgery and more by the Women’s Choice Award®. Announced earlier this year, Williamson Health is the new The Turner-Dugas Breast Health Center, an integral part parent brand of Williamson Medical Center and its family of of the Williamson Health system, was also recognized healthcare services and providers. In addition to WMC, the with a 2023 Women’s Choice Award, ranking among the full-service system has providers across the entire healthcare best of the best for comprehensive breast care and mamspectrum, including Bone and Joint Institute of Tennessee, mogram imaging. Additionally, Williamson Health EMS The Turner-Dugas Breast is a five-time recipient of the Health Center, Monroe Carell Jr. Tennessee EMS Region Five Children’s Hospital Vanderbilt “Star of Life” award for providat Williamson Medical Center, ing exemplary lifesaving care; Williamson Health physician praca multi-year recipient of the tices that are strategically located American Heart Association: throughout the community, Mission Lifeline recognition; countywide Emergency Medical and named the Tennessee Services (EMS) that include 18 Ambulance Service Association rapid response units, Williamson 2020 ALS (Advanced Life Health Foundation, and multiple Support) Service of the Year. joint-venture Vanderbilt Health The orthopaedic surgeons and and Williamson Medical Center specialists at Bone and Joint Walk-In Clinics in Williamson Institute, which recently celeCounty. “While the new brand brated its fifth anniversary, are doesn’t change the day-to-day routinely counted among the processes or affect patients and best, receiving recent CareChex staff in any way, Williamson Health Medical Excellence awards helps the community understand in Orthopaedic Surgery and a that we are more than a hospital,” Patient Safety Award for spinal says Michele Simpson, Williamson fusion. The list of award-winHealth Director of Marketing ning care and services could — Michele Simpson, and Communications. “The go on, but the message is clear: Williamson Health brand encomWilliamson Health is commitWilliamson Health passes the many different healthted to providing first-class Director of Marketing care services we provide throughcare—and they want to make out the region and better explains sure area residents know that and Communications who we are to our patients and care is right here, close to home. the community,” Simpson says.

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PUTTING EXCEPTIONAL CARE ON THE MAP More than a name, Williamson Health embodies the healthcare system’s commitment to providing outstanding healthcare close to home, Mazzuca says. “Williamson Health offers the exceptional healthcare our patients need and deserve throughout every stage of their lives,” he says. “We’re committed to providing worldclass care that feels like home, right here in Williamson County. ”Families will find extensive women’s services, state-of-the-art cardiology services, advanced surgical

PLANNING THE FUTURE NOW One way Williamson Health is living up to that commitment, Mazzuca says, is through the historic renovation and expansion project now underway at WMC. The $200 million project broke ground last year and will touch nearly every department of the hospital, including improvements to Labor and Delivery, the NICU, Cardiology, the Emergency Department, Intensive CareUnit(ICU) and more. “We’re positioning ourselves for the future,” Mazzuca says. “By updating these spaces and expanding and broadening the services we offer, we are making it CONTINUED >

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possible to provide patients the highest level of care right here in Williamson County now and for years to come.”In addition to state-of-the-art facilities, the physicians and other care providers who make up Williamson Health continuously pursue cutting-edge procedures and treatments that lead to easier recoveries and better outcomes for their patients. WMC was the first hospital to adopt the use of fluorescence imaging to assist surgeons using the da Vinci Si robotic surgical system. A stateof-the-art vascular suite houses some of the most up-to-date technology available today, and WMC’s new cath lab also offers the newest systems to help doctors diagnose and treat cardiovascular disease. The surgeons at Bone and Joint Institute are also leading their field, using the most advanced surgical technologies such as Mako SmartRobotics™and Exactech GPS to name a few. With the help of this technology, physicians and patients can be more confident in the strategy, accuracy and recovery surrounding their surgeries. “We’ve been a part of this healthcare system since 2018, but the connection has not

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THESE GOAT CHEESE MAKERS ARE RAISING HUNDREDS OF “KIDS”

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We’ve heard about couples meeting online, through friends or even through their dogs, but not many meet their future spouse through their goats. Dustin and Justyne Noble were teenagers when they met through their bearded pals. “We were at the National Dairy Goat Show in Iowa,” says Justyne, “and afterward, we exchanged advice on how to take care of our goats.” When Dustin and his brother were babies, they were allergic to formula and cow dairy products. “My parents got goats so they’d have milk to feed us,” Dustin says. “We lived in a Brentwood neighborhood and were the only ones with livestock.” Those early goat days were brief, but by the time Dustin was 10-years-old, he had cajoled his parents into adopting more goats for him to raise. “I had an interest in agriculture and got my degree in animal science from UT Knoxville.” The 4H club in Justyne’s rural Kansas hometown taught her everything from gardening to crafting to dairy production. After meeting Dustin and visiting Nashville for a goat show,

she decided to pursue a marketing and communications degree at Middle Tennessee State University. She settled her goats at Dustin’s parent’s house, and in 2008 the couple acquired part of a 260-acre Leipers Fork paradise, a Tennessee Land Trust property with rolling hills, valleys and streams. “Goats were how we met and they’re our passion, so we built our lives around raising them,” says Justyne. Noble Springs Dairy opened in 2009. For the logo, Justyne sketched a picture of her goat “Tribute,” who had moved with her from Kansas. The couple married in 2010 and have two children, Brynlee, 7 and Bryant, 4. “Our kids love to be involved with the animals,” says Justyne. “Because they’re growing up with goats, chickens, beef cattle and dogs, they’re not afraid of animals, which I guess is good and bad,” she laughs. Their 200 goats are comprised of four breeds: Saanen, Toggenburg, Alpine, and floppy-eared Nubians. “Kidding season,” when 175 or so babies are born, lasts from February to May, and the Nobles deliver the kids themselves. “It takes years of practice,” Dustin says, “and Justyne is great at goat midwifery.” The kids are bottle-fed three times daily for their first three months. Adult goats are milked twice a day. The rest of the time they graze the huge pasture nibbling on grasses and leaves. “Eating vegetation makes their milk particularly nutritious,” says Dustin. Noble Springs primarily produces chevre, or goat cheese, in a variety of flavors, some seasonal like Honey Peach and Blueberry, or their year-round bestseller, Busy Bee, made with

The goats are milked twice a day using suction cups connected to a vacuum system. They eat breakfast and dinner while hanging out in the milking parlor.

The dairy farm hosts community events throughout the spring, summer and fall, including Saturday open house tours and “Goats & Guitars” live music nights.

The Noble Family: Justyne, Dustin, Brynlee, 7 and Bryant, 4, with Katelynn, a newborn Toggenburg goat, on their farm in Leipers Fork.

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When Howard Roth moved to Middle Tennessee from the Philadelphia suburbs in 2009, his arrival was a bit of an outlier. The influx of residents from coastal metropolitan areas had yet to gain steam. But Roth and his wife moved their young family here for business opportunities, not a new lifestyle. Erie Insurance, the company he had worked for since 2003, asked him to relocate to establish the company’s presence in the market. A similar situation transpired for his wife, who’s a healthcare IT director. “Our parents had all moved to Florida, so we weren’t tied to the Northeast,” says Roth. “Our kids were nine and 11 and didn’t really care. So we did it!”

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