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THURSDAY, JULY 20, 2006
Museum of Aviation Foundation holds largest auction
Special to the Journal
Hundreds of people par
ticipated in the Museum of
Aviation Foundation s 21st
Annual Auction and Raffle
Saturday the largest one
to date.
The crowd was treated to
a night of free food and,
according to a release, “furi
ous bidding” on 469 items
donated from merchants
and individuals in Middle
Georgia.
When auctioneer Bo
Benton brought down his
gavel for the last time, the
Museum s cash register rang
out a total gross income for
the evening of $204,000.
This is the largest auc
tion and raffle income we ve
ever had, said Museum
of Aviation Foundation
President Pat Bartness.
And we owe it all to every
one in Middle Georgia that
helped us put it together the
donors, volunteer commit
tee members, Museum staff
members and attendees.
It was an outstand
ing event. I d especial
ly like to thank Auction
Chairman Steve Davison,
Co-Chairman Jimmy Autry,
Raffle Chairman Rick Drury
and Nichols Cauley and
Associates who worked very
hard to make the event an
overwhelming success.
The event featured a raffle
with a chance to win $20,000
or one of four new vehicles
from either Eddie Wiggins
Pontiac, Buick, GMC;
Toyota of Warner Robins;
Jeff Smith Nissan; or Five
Star Chevrolet/Cadillac.
Miss Warner Robins 2006,
Jenison Cooper, picked the
winning ticket belonging to
Bill Ray from Bonaire.
Second Place winner
Robert Kirkpatrick from
Carmel, Tenn. who bought
his ticket on line - won a
42-inch high-definition tele
vision set. Ron and Cathy
Lee, from Bonaire, won the
third prize, an Apple iPod
with HiFi and patriotic case.
The Century of Flight
Local airman graduates
from apprentice course
Special to the Journal
Air Force Airman Ist
Class Robert B. Douglas Jr.
graduated from the Utilities
Systems Apprentice Course
at Sheppard Air Force Base,
Wichita Falls, Texas.
The course is designed to
train students in water pro
cessing, analysis, operating
principles of water treat
ment plants, maintenance
of water and waste water,
fire suppression and back
flow prevention systems and
components; and mainte
New physician opens in Perry
Special to the Journal
PERRY - Javed H. Fazal,
M.D., recently announced
the opening of his new
medical practice located at
1019 Keith Drive, Suite B,
in Perry.
Fazal is a board certified
internist specializing in dia
betes, hypertension, heart
disease and geriatric medi
cine.
He has also joined the
Pavilion Med Stop in Warner
Robins and is available for
appointments by calling
923-2843.
“I hope my patients will be
very happy with the compre
hensive care I will provide
them,” says Fazal.
“I especially want my
patients to partake and
to involve themselves in
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picked the winning
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to Bill Ray from
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Place winner
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from Carmel,
Tenn., who bought
his ticket on line
- won a 42-Inch
high-definition
television set. Ron
and Cathy Lee,
from Bonaire,
won the third
prize, an Apple
iPod with HiFi and
patriotic case. The
Century of Flight
Hangar became a
glittering venue
for the fundraising
event.
Hangar became a glittering
venue for the fundraising
event.
A decorating committee
headed up by Jan Codings
dressed up the hangar
which houses some of the
Museum s large aircraft like
the B-29 bomber and SR-71
spy plane.
A total of 35 restaurants
and caterers provided a free
taste of local cuisine for an
hour and former TV Anchor
Mary Therese narrated the
live auction along with help
from Sebie Lacey and Chuck
Shaheen.
nance and repair of water
supply, waste, and natural
gas systems.
The training included
monitoring systems opera
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Attendees enjoy the 21st Annual Museum of Aviation Foundation Auction and Raffle and Taste of Local Cuisine held in the
Century of Flight Hangar Saturday. The event raised a total gross income of s2o4,ooobenefiting the Museum of Aviation.
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Auction winners and organizers celebrate after the raffle drawings. From left to right: Pat Bartness, Maj. Gen. Mike
Collings, Guy Starling, Cathy Lee and Ron Lee (third place winners), Bill Ray (first plage winner), June Lowe, Rick
Drury, Bo Benton and Jenison Cooper.
nents; and modifying equip
ment for specific missions or
to increase efficiency.
Douglas is assigned to
the 82nd Civil Engineer
Squadron, Sheppard Air
Force Base, Wichita Falls,
Texas.
He is the son of Bruce
Douglas of Gilbert Road,
Elko and Sharon Irwin of
Wellington Drive, Perry. In
1999, he graduated from
Perry High School.
be assured of my exten
sive knowledge and level of
expertise that I bring to my
practice.”
Fazal also says he has a
special inclination as well as
special training in treating
the elderly population.
He is originally from
Kenya, but recently moved
to Middle Georgia from
Minnesota where he was
chief of Medicine and chief
of staff for Tracy Hospital
and Clinic in Tracy, Minn.
He attended King Edward
Medical College in Lahore,
Pakistan, and received his
medical training at North
Shore University Hospital in
Forest Hill, New York.
For more information or
to schedule an appointment,
call 478-987-0835.
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