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♦ SATURDAY, AUGUSTS, 2006
COMMUNITY EVENTS
■ FISH FRY -Perdue
For A New Georgia will hold
Sonny’s Fish Fry in honor
of Guv. Sonny Perdue at
the Miller-Murphy-Howard
Building on today from noon
- 2 p.m. For more informa
tion, call 770-220-0210.
■ FAMILY FAIR
- Houston Healthcare’s
Family Fair 2006 is today
from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the
Galleria Mall in Centerville.
Join Houston Healthcare
for this annual event offer
ing health screenings and
information for the entire
family. There will be Digital
fingerprinting, clowns, face
painting and more available
for children. Call 923-9771
for more information.
■ DRIVER SAFETY
-A comprehensive driving
course designed to update
drivers aged 50 and over on
the knowledge and skills of
driving will be held Monday
and Tuesday from 5-9 p.m.
held at the Houston Health
Pavilion EduCare Center.
Upon course completion,
participants are eligible for a
10 percent discount on auto
insurance. Pre-registration
is required. Cost is $lO per
person. Cedi 788-5121 to pre
register.
■ MS SUPPORT - Group
meets Tuesday at 7 p.m. in
the Houston Health Pavilion
EduCare Center.
■WORK SESSION- The
Houston County Board of
Education will hold its work
session Tuesday at 6:30 p.m.
at Houston County Career
and Technology Center,
Warner Robins.
■ MEETING - The
Warner Robins City Council
will meet Tuesday at 6:30
p.m. in the council chamber,
Warner Robins City Hall,
800 Watson Blvd. A prelimi
naiy meeting is scheduled
for 5 p.m. in the upstairs
conference room.
■ MEETING - The
Houston County Board
of Education will hold its
monthly meeting Tuesday at
1 p.m. at the board’s central
office building in Perry.
■ POLICE ACADEMY
- The Warner Robins Police
Department Citizens Police
Academy will begin Tuesday.
The classes will be every
Tuesday from 6-8 p.m.
at the Warner Robins Police
Department Training Center.
Grace Hodges at 929-7253
or e-mail ghodges@warner
■ How to submit - To submit your event for the
Community Calendar, fax the details to (478) 988-1181, e
mail to cperkins@evansnewspapers.com or mail to Houston
Daily Journal, EO. Box 191 CT, Perry, GA 31069
50 YEARS AGO...
■ Aug., 1956 - Mayor
Stanley E. Smith named
head of first Perry
Chamber of Commerce
Mayor Stanley E. Smith
Jr. was elected president of
the newly organized Perry
Chamber of Commerce and
plans were made for obtain
ing a charter and approving
by-laws for the 89-member
group.
Gardner Watson was elect
ed vice-president and Hugh
Kawson treasurer as the
15 members of the board of
directors held their first for
mal meeting.
The nominating commit
tee was composed of S. A.
Nunn, C. E. Andrew, Yates
Green and Marion Houser.
Smith told the directors
that 89 firms already had
signed membership applica
tions and that he believed
that the membership would
be 100 by the time the for
mal organization was set up.
The budget for the year was
to be about $4,500.
The officers and two other
members were authorized
by the directors to go ahead
with the formal applications
for charter and preparation
of suggested by-laws. Smith
later appointed Cooper
Etheridgr and Eugene
Beckham as the members of
the executive committee.
Watson was appointed
to check on possible office
space.
Smith said those firms
which have not paid dues
are urged to do so as soon as
possible.’
robins.org or download the
application at www wrpolice.
org.
■ HORSE SHOW
- Magnolia Arabian
“Summer Sizzler” Horse
Show will be held at the
Reaves Arena Covered Horse
Arena Horse Barn at 9 a.m.
on Aug. 12 and at 8 a.m. Aug.
13. For more Information,
call 955-3030.
■ SCOUT ROUND UP
- Cub Scout Pack 419 will
host a Scout Roundup at
Rozar Park on Aug. 12
from 9:30 - 10:30 a.m. Cub
Scouts is a year-round pro
gram for boys in Ist grade
through sth grade that
embraces character values
such as citizenship, compas
sion, cooperation, honesty,
respect, and responsibility
while learning to have out
door fun and adventure. For
more information, please
call 987-6687.
■ ‘MOM’ - Group meets
Aug. 15 at 7 p.m. in the
Houston Health Pavilion
EduCare Center. Call 923-
9771 to pre-register.
■ EATING PLAN - Diet
affects the development of
high blood pressure. Blood
pressure can be lowered
by following a particu
lar eating plan called the
Dietary Approaches to Stop
Hypertension (DASH) eat
ing plan, which reduces the
amount of sodium (salt) con
sumed. Class is held Aug.
15 from 5:30 - 7 p.m. at the
Health Connections. Sandra
Brenner, RD, PhD, CDE, will
demonstrate and explain
this low-sodium diet plan.
Cost is $5. Call 923-9771 to
pre-register.
■ ANKLE
REPLACEMENT - Dr.
Daniel Wagner, orthopedic
surgeon, will present a pro
gram on ankle replacement
on Aug. 16 at 10 a.m. at
the Houston Health Pavilion
EduCare Center. Breakfast
will be served. This is the
regular • arthritis support
group meeting. Call 923-
9771 to pre-register.
■ ARTHRITIS
SUPPORT - Dr. Daniel
Wagner, orthopedic surgeon,
will present a program on
ankle replacement on Aug.
16 at 10 a.m. at the Houston
Health Pavilion EduCare
Center. Breakfast will be
served. Those interested
must pre-register by calling
923-9771 to pre-register.
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