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houston daily journal High school parking permits go on salo Special to the HDJ Houston County pub lic high schools are selling parking permits to students this summer. Sales beginning July 24 at Houston County, Warner Robins and Northside high schools and Aug. 7 at Perry High. At the Houston County Career & Technical Center, parking permits are sold once school begins at a cost of $lO. At Perry High School, per mits will be sold beginning Monday, Aug. 7, for S3O. To purchase a permit, students may not have any unpaid fines and must have: cur rent vehicle registration card which is issued with the vehicle’s license plate; cur rent driver’s license; S3O in cash, check, or money order. At Warner Robins High School, parking permits will be sold July 23-26 from 8 a.m. to noon at a cost of $35. July 24 is for seniors only, July 25 is for seniors and juniors only and July 26 is open to any student. At Houston County High School only a limited num ber of permits will be issued before school begins due to construction of the new parking lot After the new lot is com pleted, additional permits will be issued. Permits will be sold to seniors on a first-come, first-serve basis. Additionally, students who have zero period, work-out, early release, or who attend an off campus facility will be allowed to purchase per ALLTEL From page 1A Wireline or landline service will be Windstream’s focus, Taylor said, “The only thing Alltel will keep is wireless phone service,” Taylor said, “which was not offered in the Perry area.” Taylor said Windstream is looking into offering new services, “but is not to the point to roll out yet.” “Windstream will have a variety of service offerings including voice, broadband and satellite TY designed to help us ‘win’ in the market place,” said Keith Paglusch, chief operating officer of the new company. While changing names, Taylor said, Windstream will be a customer and communi ty oriented company. “We’re very interested in helping business and the commu nity. As Perry grows we grow - and Perry has done very PIERCE From pa ge 1A Self.’” Linda Loewen and her husband Arthur were good friends of David Pierce and his wife Susan, and spoke of another side of Pierce’s personality and accomplish ments. They were in a gourmet dinner group together for over two decades. “He was a grand cook,” ” I ■ :.z-: 1...*:....Hi- M--: ' « _ ne, P " ra * s*rv* owr plan«fs nata ,!~T.^, :ycL mits. Parking permits will be sold in the attendance office July 24-27 from 8 a.m. to noon at a cost of $35. To purchase a permit, students may not have any unpaid fines and must have:current vehicle registration card which is issued with the vehicle’s license plate; cur rent driver’s license; $35.00 in cash, check, or money order payable to Houston County High School. Seniors who do not receive a parking permit when ini tial permits are sold may be placed on a waiting list July 24-27. Juniors may also sign up for the waiting list July 24- 27. After the new parking lot is completed, the remain ing permits will be issued to those on the waiting list with seniors given first pri ority. At Northside High School, parking permits will be sold July 24-27 from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. at a cost of $32. Applications may be picked up in the front office from 7:30 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. To purchase a parking space, students must have proof of insurance, driver’s license, $32, and the completed application, including par ent’s signature. Parking spaces are sold on a first-come, first-serve basis. Spaces will not be held for those who do not have all of their information or for stu dents who do not have their permanent driver’s license. well over the years.” The namechange is the conclusion of Alltel’s spin off of its wireline or landline business and a merger of that business with VALOR Communications Group Inc. to form the new wireline company, Windstream Corp., based in Little Rock, Ark. Windstream Communications will pro vide voice, broadband and entertainment services to customers in 16 states. The company will have approx imately 3.4 million access lines and about $3.4 billion in annual revenues, accord ing to Alltel. The transaction will repo sition the remaining Alltel as a pure-play wireless ser vice provider with roughly 11 million customers in 34 states. The spin-off and merger will be tax-free stock trans fer for Alltel and its share holders. Alltel shareholders will own 85 percent of the com she said, speaking of his meticulousness in following complex gourmet recipes to the letter. However, she noted that his favorite foods were still simple things like hot dogs. He enjoyed a wide variety of movies and books as well, and was well known for his accomplishments as a gar dener. Arthur Loewen summed it up very simply. “He was a very good friend,” Loewen said. “I thought the world of him.” 1/2 PRICE SALE Being A Friend (New Customers Only) Hoc Service 1/2 Price! Randy Stephens International Styling Artist & Instructor SALC s RITZ Solon and Daq Spo 107* (MUM Hyl • 'farm Mhs, SA 871-7488 Ext 187 • M 820-8817 ranoywi ziffcoum 'jggjpggpjjii: submitted Mr. and Mrs. Samual Tingler were recognized with the Home of the Year Awar ■ a. A. m. ** .djMjk submitted Jack Steed received the Commissioner of the Year Plaque. bined entity. Windstream’s common stock will trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol WIN. 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Any Alltel share 125 Plantation Centre Dr., Ste. 250 • Macon Awards banquet acknowledges KWRB volunteers Special to HDJ Members of Keep Warner Robins Beautiful (KWRB) hosted the 2006 Annual Volunteer Recognition and Awards Luncheon at the Wellston Center. Representatives of city government, business and industry, as well as civic and social organizations, were present to receive recogni tion for support of KWRB programs. Keep America Beautiful Business Awards of Merit were presented to the follow ing corporate and business partners: ABC Professional Tree Service, Inc., Flint Energies, The Kroger Co., Paulk Landscaping, Inc., Salvation Army, Sonny’s Real Pit Bar-B-Q, Warner Robins Supply Company, and Warner Robins Wrecker & Towing Service. Print Media Awards of Merit were presented to the Houston Home Journal and The Telegraph newspapers. The Broadcast Media Award of Merit was presented to WNNG AM 1350 radio sta tion. The Central Georgia Board of Realtors was rec ognized for sponsorship of the Clean Campus Award. Sigma Epsilon Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha, Inc. and Warner Robins Pilot Club were rec ognized for providing active involvement in a variety of holder entitled to receive a fractional share will instead receive a cash payment and will have to pay taxes on the cash payout. The stock transfer is SATURDAY, JULY 15, 2006 activities during the year. Mr. and Mrs. Leeßoy Claxton, Mr. Walter D. Whiting and Riverfront Landscaping were recog nized for support of Project Community Beautification, or Project Comßeau. Tyler Nobles was awarded a certificate of appreciation for his Eagle Scout contri bution to the Wellston Trail greenway project. The Warner Robins Area Chamber of Commerce was awarded the Community Partnership Award for pro viding support to alert citi zens of ongoing programs throughout the year. KWRB Environmental Partnership Awards were presented to Atlanta Recycling Solutions, Environmental Management Directorate of the Warner Robins Air Logistics Center, and Happy Hour Service Center. The Home of the Year Award was presented to Mr. and Mrs. Samual Tingler. MTC Technologies received the Business of the Year Award. Jack Steed was selected by fellow KWRB members as the Commissioner of the Year. The gavel was passed to incoming Chairman Kevin Greer. Carolyn Watson and Rob Cooper were introduced as First and Second Vice Chairmen, respectively. scheduled for Monday, when VALOR Communications will issue approximately 403 million shares of common stock pro rata to the share holders of Alltel. -w < 's& 7A