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HOUSTON DAILY JOURNAL Fort Valley resident wins 'Dream Home' contest Special to the Journal LIZELLA - Vivial Cannon from Fort Valley won a newly built, $325,000-valued home. Her winning ticket was pulled Sunday from among more than 3,970 others dur ing the second annual St. Jude “Dream Home”® give away. The St. Jude Dream Home is located in the Parkland subdivision in Lizella. It was built by Moon Family Properties with sup port from various local sup pliers and housing subcon tractors. Local St. Jude patient, Tyler Rewis, drew the win ner of the home along with 11 other prizes, including SI,OOO worth of gasoline, courtesy of Davis Oil Co., a one-year family membership to Perry Country Club and SI,OOO gift certificate to The Vineville Salon. “We’re really proud about the success of the second annual ‘St. Jude Dream Home’ in Macon,” said Courtney Buffington, event marketing representative for St. Jude. “We are very appreciative to Moon Family Properties, 13 WMAZ, No. 1 Country 99 WDEN, NewsTalk94o, BB&T banks, Hancock Fabrics, the volun teers, local businesses and local residents whose gener ous support made this event possible.” The St. Jude Dream Home raised $397,200 for research and treatment at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, in Memphis, Tenn., was found ed by the late entertainer Danny Thomas. The hospi tal is an internationally rec ognized biomedical research center dedicated to finding cures for catastrophic dis eases of childhood. The hospital’s work is sup ported through funds raised by the American Lebanese Syrian Associated Charities. All St. Jude patients are treated regardless of their ability to pay. ALSAC cov ers all costs of treatment beyond those reimbursed by third party insurers, and total costs for families who have no insurance. For more information, please visit www.stjude.org. Winners 0f2006 St. Jude Dream Home Prizes Grand prize winner: ■ Vivian Cannon - “St. Jude Dream Home,” valued at $325,000 in Parkland Subdivision Other prizes: ■ Early Bird Prize, a years worth of groceries from Piggly Wiggly - Eric Sanders of Macon ■ Open House Prize, DOWN From pa ge 1A down mostly in the service industries. While down overall, unem ployment claims increased in the metro service areas of Augusta (1.3 percent), Brunswick (2.2 percent), Hinesville, (21.7 percent) and Savannah (41.5 per cent). From June 2005, the number of initial claims was up in the following service areas: Albany (30.6 percent), Augusta (3.6 per cent), Dalton (45.8 percent), Hinesville (17.4 percent) and Valdosta (8.8 percent). Remind von jr neighbors to recycle und help pre serve our planet’s **.£»< *J**~*al ,re*wt*ir«»e«u Recycling Just a little now cun make a big niiCTerewce for future RErvCtILRFCfCLF RECYO|i(ECia.E* fciiSifili $6,000 worth of furniture from Southern Decors - Liz Popwell of Hawkinsville ■ Two roundtrip Air Tran tickets - Sabrina Thorpe of Byron ■ SI,OOO American Express gift card, courtesy of BB&T- Patricia Robinson of Milledgeville ■ One year family mem bership at Perry Country Club- Dennis Williams of Bonaire ■ SI,OOO gift certificate to We believe that life is an open road full of “scenic overlooks.” We’re Windstream Communications. Your new, fast moving, fresh thinking local phone company driven by a rich history of tradition and reliability. We’re here to help you get the most out of your journey in life. No matter where it takes you. Phone. Broadband. > Digital TV. We bring it all home. So, hop on. Grow places. Hancock Fabrics - Jimmy Collins of Locust Grove ■ Two roundtrip Air Tran tickets - Don Ruffin of Meansville ■ SI,OOO gift certificate to Backyard Basics - Walter Krug 111 of Macon ■ 2 - one year member ships to Gold’s Gym- Jeff Bryant of Warner Robins ■ Phone and accesso ries, courtesy of Cricket Communications - Mary Kanazana of Oglethorpe LOCAL ■ SI,OOO gift certificate to The Vineville Salon - Victor Epple of Byron ■ Atlanta Motor Speedway (tickets, presumably) - Lawrence Marable of Macon ■ SI,OOO worth of gaso line, courtesy of Davis Oil People Pleasing! (We will delight you 1 ) IprQonißQFßy ” Ml EJh-i .• im * « aLMim.'JW * -n «»w in • m-mrr Co. - Verleen Charles of Centerville. New Futures For Infants and Children With a Limb-Loss Pediatric Prosthetic* Inc The Specialist! Nationwide fbr children and ihdr famihvv Toll Free <M*)511241%6 Web address JSKHtt E-Mail pdortobcnlobal net TUESDAY, JULY 18, 2006 6A