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Motratatt >*««». *9 'v. 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 lllHlllll 8 '*s 510 8 0 0001*4 Award-Winning Newspaper 2004 Better Newspaper Contest COOI * GEORGIA NEWSPAPER PROJECT Main Library UN IV OF GEORGIA ATHENS GA 3GSC2-QGG2 3-O!GtT 306 July 19, 2006 \SI KVl:\(i H(WSIO;\ C(H XI) ,S'/ V( 7. IS7O LEGAL ORGAN FOR HOUSTON COUNTY, city of Perry, city of Warner Robins and city of Centerville HOBO CROP It also /lice/, dice/ and could come to your re/cue one day ' \S BHCwCMBp \ rm feMIpppBMBMBB WBfl w -i , MB w BSSn \ ja SB rjRRLfo. i V B ' % 3 B* « meMmm ..-adiIMBKI, _ “ c|ll <Sj| '.IT ■■ ‘ ■' ' ENMJwy Harmon 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 www.hhjnews.com 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 gHHHp . Mia * A iHKmmm-' ' Jjg| Children at the nationally accredited Meadowdale Learning Center on Houston Lake 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 2 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