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VOLUME 136 , NUMBER 153
Weekend
August 5, 2006
The Home Journal’s
FRONT
PORCH
INSIDE
■ The Middle Georgia Shockers
made a true believer out of their
head coach by winning the ISA
World Series.
- See 1B
IN BRIEF
Morningside School
Council dates
The School Council dates for
Morningside Elementary have been
set for the
2006-2007
school year.
The meet
ings will be
held Aug. 23, Oct. 5, Jan. 11, 2007,
March 22, 2007 and May 03, 2007.
School Council will meet in room 121
at 7:30 a.m.
Per a release from the school: “We
are all one team at Morningside and
look forward to an exciting new year.”
Correction
Perry Police Officer Joseph Balli,
pictured, was misidentified as James
- his brother,
who is now
an attorney
in Atlanta but
who also used
to work in
the Houston
County District
Attorney's
Office - in
Thursday’s
Houston Daily JOSEPH BALI
Journal article
regarding a drug bust in which crack
cookies and a large amount of cash
were found.We regret the error.
BIRTHDAYS
Aug. 1
I Susan Ganus
Aug. 4
I Debbie Mims
I Britney Mims
Sunday
I Susan Garrett
I Gary Hawk
I Draper Watson
Monday
I Joseph Bearden
I Caitlyn Bellew
E-mail your birthdays to:
hhj@evansnewspapers.com or
donm@evansnewspapers.com or
send them to: 1210 Washington
St., Perry 31069; attn: Don
Moncrief. You can also call him at
987-1823, Ext. 231.
INDEX
LOCAL 2 A
WEATHER 3 A
OPINION 4 A
SPORTS 1 B
COMICS 4 B
LIFESTYLE 1C
PERIODICAL 500
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Perry Maintenance Supervisor Bob Taylor demonstrates the capabilities of a vehicle he designed for emer
gency situations such as storm damage.
By CHARLOTTE PERKINS
Journal Staff Writer
The next time a big
storm hits Perry,
whether it’s night or
day, the Perry main
tenance crew will
be ready to roll.
No scrambling to
find chain saws...
No worrying about where the
power’s coming from...
No tossing equipment in the
back of a truck.
Instead, they’ll be heading
toward the scene of the damage
with a van that’s been designed
for maximum efficiency with a
place for everything workers
might need to start the recovery
You've got questions - referral agency has answers
By KRISTY WARREN
Journal Staff Writer
The Child Care Resource
and Referral Agency is a
program of the non-profit
Quality Care for Children.
With a local office in
Macon, and Houston County
being one of the areas they
provide service, they offer
answers to the many ques
tions parents have about
childcare.
The workers are knowl
edgeable about the type of
care available and how it is
regulated in Georgia.
They help parents find
locations close to their
home or work and have the
resources to help parents
solve complex child care
problems, such as care dur
ing non-traditional work
hours, care for children
with disabilities, and finan
cial assistance.
Whether you are look
ing for a childcare center
or a family or group care
provider, Quality Care for
Children can help.
With the new school year
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effort.
One compartment holds a built
in generator. Another has room
for three chain saws. Extension
cords and nylon ropes are in
place.
Tools of all kinds are ready and
waiting.
Hardhats and safety glasses
are ready for use. A complete
first-aid kit is in clear view.
It’s such a good idea, you’d
think that every city in the coun
try would have one, but in this
case, it’s the original creation of
Bob Taylor, Perry Maintenance
Supervisor, who designed, built
and welded-together every part
of it except, he explains, the tires.
Taylor got the idea while city
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Road in Perry listen to their teacher as she goes over the rules on their first day. _
beginning, the organization
would like parents to be
aware of all the school-age
programs being offered.
They can help you find
providers in various settings
such as schools, commu
nity agencies and centers,
workers were pitching in to
help with storm damage in Fort
Valley, and took the concept to
Jeff West, Public Works Director,
who took it to City Council.
The Council allocated $2,500
for it several months ago, and
Taylor went to work'
It’s finished now, painted white,
with the city seal.
So keep your eye out, the next
time, a storm comes through,
because even before the power
comes on, Perry’s maintenance
team is going to be ready to start
clearing the streets and removing
debris.
Bob Taylor lives in Perry with
his wife Cathy and two daughters
Christina and Samantha.
childcare centers, family
childcare homes, religious
institutions, and even your
See AGENCY, page 8A
Broken beer bottles and shattered
dreams. Police Beat - 5A
Three sections • 22 pages
Journal/Kristy Warren
Ajy EyMS Family Newspaper
Below the
fold
■ You’ve got questions
about childcare - this
agency has answers
■ Police track down rob
ber
■ Maj. Gen. Tom Owen
takes over command of
WRALC
Too slow,
too fast -
so busted
By RAY LIGHTNER
Journal Staff Writer
Can you get in trouble for
going too slow and too fast?
If a deputy clocks you on
radar at speeds of 21 mph
and slower in a 45 mph
zone, pulls in behind you
and turns on the blue lights
and you take off at speeds
exceeding 80 mph and 100
mph before crashing the car
into trees and a shed, then
the answer is yes.
Daniel Dorantes
Landaverde, 17, found that
out Wednesday. He was
arrested and charged for
reportedly doing all that
and then some on July 25
in a borrowed 1994 Lincoln
Towncar.
About . 1 a.m. on that day,
a deputy conducting traffic
enforcement on Moody Road
near Creeekwood, reportedly
observed the Lincoln travel
ing slow in the outside lane.
He activated his radar unit
and reportedly observed a
speed of 21 mph.
See BUSTED, page 8A
Owen takes
over WRALC
By RAY UGHTNER
Journal Staff Writer
In a ceremony Friday
morning, Maj. Gen. Mike
Collings relinquished com
mand of the Warner Robins
Air Logistics Center to Maj.
Gen. Tom Owen.
This is the third tour at
Robins for Owen. He had
been director of Logistics,
Installations and Mission
Support, Headquarters Air
Education and Training
Command, Randolph AFB,
Texas.
“I’m happy to have been
here for a couple of assign
ments. It’s like coming
home,” Owen said.
See OWEN, page 5A
Police track
down robber
Special to the Journal
Friday, at 4:41 a.m., Officers
of the Warner Robins Police
Department responded to
the Ramada
Inn on 2725
Watson
Blvd., in
Warner
Robins con
cerning an
armed rob
bery.
Upon
arrival,
the front
desk clerk
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TAYLOR
advised members of the
department that a black
male had entered the hotel
office and produced a hand
gun that was covered by
See ROBBER, page 8A