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SATURDAY, JULY 8, 2006
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ROCK
From page 1A
price is still below what
others could provide. “If we
re-bid it, it would cost more.
The only way we could guar
antee it is to make them
bond, but that would cost us
more.”
The city uses rock every
day, in things such as road,
water and sewer line projects
and street repairs. Baker
attributed the rising cost to
the increased fuel'and per
sonnel costs to get the rock
out of ground.
The two largest items on
the bid list were $189,194
for the water main reloca
tion along Wellborn Road
and $96,000 for roof repairs
to the Civic Center.
The waterline reloca
tion, part of the widening of
Wellborn Road is a special
purpose local option sales
tax project that was awarded
to BRI Utility Construction
of Lawrenceville. “It kinda
gives you an idea of how
much our utility department
saves us, “ Baker said.
The roof repairs are for
about 70 percent of the roof
on the Civic Center. Mayor
Donald Walker noted repairs
were done about 10 years
ago, and this one at the 10-
year price will be guaran
teed at 15 years. “They’re
doing other 15-year projects
and can order the materials
now,” Baker said.
The council also approved
transferring up to $70,000
from the unobligated general
fund to general government
grounds and maintenance to
purchase two rebuilt indus
trial Caterpillar natural
Organization to award scholarships to African-Americans
Special to HHJ
Thirty $2,000 scholarships
are available to African-
American graduating high
school seniors and college
students who are pursuing
careers in the health care
industry.
The scholarships, fund
ed by the United Health
Foundation and PacifiCare
Foundation, are offered
on behalf of the African
American Scholars
Program.
Starting this fall, the
$2,000 scholarships will be
awarded to graduating high
school seniors entering com
munity college, university
or an accredited technical
college and college students
majoring in an approved
health care program. To
qualify, applicants must have
a minimum grade point aver
age of 3.0 or B average and
reside and/or attend schools
in California, Georgia,
Maryland and Texas for the
CITY OF CENTERVILLE
NOTICE OF RE-ZONING
A public hearing is scheduled for consideration of an application for the re-zoning of property from
its current classification of R-l (Houston County) to PUD (City of Centerville) on Thursday, July
27,2006 at 6:3opm before the Centerville Planning and Zoning Commission at Centerville City
Hall located at 300 E. Church Street, Centerville, GA. A public hearing on the Planning and Zoning
Commission’s recommendation to the Centerville Mayor and Council on the re-zoning application is
scheduled at the Council’s regular, monthly meeting on August 1,2006 at 7:00 pm at Centerville City
Hall located at 300 E. Church Street, Centerville, GA. The subject property proposed for re-zoning
is described as:
All that tract or parcel of land lying and being in Land Lot 100, Fifth Land District of
Houston County, Georgia, beginning at the intersection of the northerly right-of-way of
Houston Lane (50’ right-of-way) and the westerly right-of-way of Houston Lake Boule
vard (80’ right-of-way); thence along said westerly right-of-way of Houston Lake Boule
vard, a distance of 255.83 feet to an iron pin set; thence leaving said right-of-way, south
88°26’54” west, a distance of 361.27 feet to an iron pin set, said point being the POINT
OF BEGINNING; thence continuing south 88°26’54” west, a distance of 589.33 feet to a
point on the land lot line between Land Lot 83 and Land Lot 100, said point marked by an
half inch pipe 0.30 feet east of line; thence along said land lot line north 00°03’38” east, a
distance of 406.60 feet to a one inch pipe; thence continuing along said land lot line north
00°10’22” east, a distance of 132.00 feet to an iron pin set; thence south 88°39’54” east,
a distance of 599.70 feet to an iron pin set; thence south 01°16’00” west, a distance of
508.80 feet to said POINT OF BEGINNING, and containing 7:14 acres of land, more or t
less, according to a plat of survey prepared by Adams & Company, dated May 2, 2006. §
gas engines and have them
installed. The engines are
used to power the air con
ditioning and heating sys
tems for City Hall and the
Civic Center. One is no lon
ger working, Baker said, and
the other has about 22,000
hours on it.
Baker explained he had
yet to get a price quote from
Caterpillar on new engines,
but found out it would about
13 weeks to get them. He
found two rebuilt ones with
all new electronics in West
Virginia at about $25,000
each.
“They’ll credit us back
about $9,000 per engine if
the heads, blocks and cranks
are not cracked,” said Baker
Harvilla asked if the city
should keep the working
engine as a back up. Baker
said it would cost about
$15,000 to have it rebuilt
and it doesn’t do any good to
have it just sit.
The additional costs are
for removal, installation and
to align them with the sys
tems. Baker said he expects
the engines here by the end
of next week.
They will be installed one
at time and run for a week,
before removing the existing
working engine.
The other budget transfer
is a six-year interest free
SIOO,OOO loan for the city
golf course from the city’s
natural gas fund, for a new
well at the golf course.
Walker said, “The well at
the golf course has gone bad.
A lot has been invested out
there. We’ve got to have this
well.”
The loan would be paid
back from the golf course
fund, paid for by user fees
at the course to other city
enterprise fund, the natural
2006-2007 school year. For
more information about the
African American Scholars
program and to download
an application, visit www.
pacificare.com/aahs. The
deadline for applications is
July 31, 2006.
According to the
Association of American
Medical Colleges, African
Americans comprise 13 per
cent of the U.S. population,
but only about 6 percent
of all matriculating students
in medical schools in the
country. This is a clear exam
ple of the declining inter
est among young African
Americans in the health
industry; and unfortunately,
the trend of statistics like
these may ultimately affect
the quality and delivery of
health care in the African-
American community,
according to Reed Tuckson,
M.D., senior vice president
of Consumer Health and
Medical Care Advancement
gas fund, which Walker said
was “real strong.”
The Council also followed
the recommendation of the
police chief and the city traf
fic engineer to eliminate
the school zone along 1.4
miles of Russell Parkway
from Marvin Boulevard to
100 feet west of Self Street.
In a memo, Police Chief
Brett Evans said there are
no crossing guards on duty
in that area due to lack of
foot traffic as all children
south of Russell parkway are
assigned bus pick-up routes
by the school board.
The sign will be removed
and the speed limit will
remain at 40 miles per hour
along that section of Russell
Parkway.
“It’s neat to me,” said
Councilman Steve Smith.
“We’re gonna eliminate a
restriction that is not need
ed.”
Walker also had “the
honor and privilege to swear
in three new Warner Robins
police officers,” he said, to
be “part of the finest law
enforcement agency in the
Southeast, and I think of the
world.”
The three new officers
are Darren Johnson, Jesse
Mettendorf and Brandon
Smith. Johnson and
Mettendorf are graduates
of Houston County High
School. Smith is a gradu
ate of Warner Robins High
School and has been a book
ing officer with the city.
Walker also presented a
certificate from the National
Fire Academy to Fire Chief
Robert Singletary for his
completion of a four-year
course. “It’s like the FBI
academy for police,” Walker
said of the accomplishment.
“We’re very proud of him.”
at United Health Group.
Instead of simply talking
about the statistics affecting
our young people, we are
doing something about this
issue by creating new ways
to support our future doc
tors, researchers, clinicians,
said Dr. Tuckson, who is
also a former president of
a minority academic health
university. We have to
work hard today to improve
the health of our community
for tomorrow, and what bet
ter way of doing that than
encouraging our young peo
ple to reach their creer goals
and fulfill their dreams.
UnitedHealthcare is part
nering with media person
alities and renowned orga
nizations including the Tom
Joyner Foundation (www.
tomjoyner.com), the Tavis
Smiley Foundation (www.
y2l.org) and HBCU.com to
help provide funding for
their respective scholarship
programs.
LOCAL
Warner
Robins is
purchas
ing two
replace
me n t
engines
for its
unique
nat u -
ral gas
powered
heat
ing and
cooling
system
for City
Hall and
the Civic
Center.
HHJ/Hay
Lightner
CHOIR
From page 1A
though the children tour
ing the states had shoes,
the children back at the
orphanage did not - an
essential to help keep the
disease factor down because
of the parasites in the soil
and dirt in Africa.
So recently, a business
man in Columbus pur
chased 500 pairs of shoes
for the rest of the children
at the school.
The group arrived in the
states on June 1 and will
be leaving Aug. 30. During
that time, they will be per
forming at more than 50
concerts all over Georgia,
as well as in Tennessee,
Alabama and Florida, said
Christina Whitworth, mis
sions minister at Mount
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“The stock sale to Evans
should result in a better
overall product in a short
time and hopefully make
Peggy’s job less stressful,”
Tribble concluded.
The transaction was
completed on June 30.
This year,
UnitedHealthcare launched
its African American Health
Solutions initiative in select
states to help improve the
quality of health care cov
erage for its members and
provide education to the
community about ways to
reduce their risk for chron
ic diseases. In addition,
African American Health
Solutions is partnering with
several Black Chambers of
Commerce in designated
major cities to fund their
existing scholarship pro
grams.
Ways to Enhance Children’s Activity & Nutrition
A 6-session national education program for children
ages Bto 13 and their parents or caregivers.
Learn how to eat healthy, increase exercise & reduce “screen ” time.
Tuesdays and Thursdays
July 11,13, 18, 20, 25 & 27
6:30 -7: 30 p.m.
Houston Wellness Center
233 N. Houston Road, Suite 135, Warner Robins
To sign up, call 923-4567.
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Suubi Tour coordinator.
“It was just one of those
chance meetings years
ago on a mission trip,”
Whitworth said of Jalia
Kayonda, the head mistress
of the school and orphanage,
explaining what started the
process of getting the tour
together. “She developed a
relationship with us, and
over time, we realized that
was our focus.”
Approximately 569
children attend the
Royal Junior School and
Orphanage, which is locat
ed on a fourth of an acre,
according to Whitworth.
About half of the children
who attend school there
live on the grounds at the
orphanage and the other
half go home.
“Half of them at least are
orphans,” she said, adding
that AIDS and malaria are
prevalent all over Africa.
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“AIDS and malaria kills
Africa as a whole.”
Whitworth said that
there are more than a mil
lion orphans in Uganda,
which is about the size of
Georgia.
“We’ve been to Alabama
and Tennesee, and we’ll go
to Florida too,” she said.
“These children are multi
talented, and we’ve known
that for years. (The school
has) two or three groups
that could tour right now.
They all sing and dance and
are quick learners.”
During the past year,
Whitworth said that Mount
Gilead bought 30 acres of
land in Uganda, and the
tour is to raise money to
build sufficient facilities for
the children on that land.
The 50-minute concert is
free to the public and will
be held Sunday night at
6:30 p.m. at Second Baptist
Church in Warner Robins.
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