Dr. Shane Foster remembers growing up in Athens County and wearing glasses from an early age. The southeastern Ohio optometrist understands the unique challenges of being a kid in Appalachia and the gaping need for vision care.
And as president of the Ohio Optometric Foundation, a statewide vision advocacy organization, he s seen how that need limits educational success throughout the region. Ohio has a third-grade reading guarantee but not a third-grade vision guarantee, Foster said. We expect them to read at a certain level, but we’re not giving them the tools to do that.
But thanks to the Ohio Optometric Foundation s partnership with the Foundation for Appalachian Ohio, the region s philanthropic arm, and Vision To Learn, a national nonprofit group that provides eye care to students across the country, 7,500 kids across 20 school districts in Appalachian Ohio will receive an eye exam via mobile clinic over the next three years.
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Androscoggin County
• Gloria Bedard, 78, of Sabattus, on a charge of operating under the influence, 7 p.m. Friday at 129 Sabattus Road in Sabattus.
Lewiston
• Shane Foster, 26, of Auburn, on charges of refusing to submit to arrest or detention, disorderly conduct and obstructing government administration, 7 p.m. Saturday at 750 Sabattus Street.
• Quentin Silva-Dufour, 25, of Auburn, on charges of disorderly conduct, violating conditions of release and operating an unregistered motor vehicle, 9:40 p.m. Friday at 750 Sabattus Street.
• Dolor Smith, 24, of New Gloucester, on charges of unlawful possession of scheduled drugs and a probation hold, 3:15 a.m. Saturday at the intersection of Sabattus and College streets.
Industry vets Shane Foster and Davis Chris confront heavy topic on new project
By @ROMEOINTERNATIONAL1 | December 11, 2020 |
Davis Chris (left) and Shane Foster (Photo courtesy of Shane Foster)
The mission, for Shane Foster and Davis Chris of DFD Music Production Company, is multidimensional. In addition to music production, the dynamic duo offers engineering, songwriting and a wide variety of marketing options for music artists. In a recent interview with
rolling out, the two spoke about their journey and latest album,
American Resurrection.
Where are you from, and how were you introduced to hip-hop?
Davis Chris: I grew up in Houston. I first fell in love with hip-hop after watching freestyle battles in New York. I liked Charlie Clipz, Reed Dollaz and Murda Mook.