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VOLUME 136, NUMBER 158
Weekend
August 12,2006
The Home Journal’s
FRONT
PORCH
INSIDE
■ The International City Warriors
shake things up and the Houston
County Lady Bears volleyball
team approaches the new season
with plenty of confidence.
Also, Bulldogs and Yellow
Jacket notebooks and the latest
NASCAR news.
- See 1B
IN BRIEF
Perry ribbon cutting
set for Sunday
Just as a reminder, Perry High
School will hold its ribbon cutting
Sunday at 2 p.m. at the school.
Everyone is invited to attend.
Following the ceremony, attendees
will be able to tour the school and
enjoy refreshments.
Red Cross to hold
annual meeting
The Houston-Middle Georgia
Chapter of the American Red Cross
will be hosting its annual business
meeting and dinner Tuesday at Flint
Energies on Elberta Rd.
According to a release, anyone
who donated or helped the chapter
in the past year will be honored,
including those who donated time,
money, blood, or other supplies and
services. New board members will
be inducted and outgoing board
members will also be recognized for
their time dedicated to the organiza
tion. Space is limited sc you must
RSVP by calling 923-6332 or emailing
apuryear@redcrosshmga.org. Dinner
will be provided by Sonny's Real Pit
Bar-B-Q.
BIRTHDAYS
Today
■ Oscar Upshaw
■ Jalen Harden
■ Beverly Cartwright
Monday
■ Paul Boyles
■ Janice Stewart
■ Andy Oliver
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.
DEARLY DEPARTED
■ Bessie Haynes Davis, 85
■ Annie Ruth Gray Boler, 92
■ Ruth E. Lee, 69
INDEX
LOCAL 2 A
WEATHER 3 A
SPORTS 1 B
COMICS 4 B
CLASSIFIED 6 B
LIFESTYLE 1C
PERIODICAL 500
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LEGAL ORGAN FOR HOUSTON COUNTY,
city of Perry, city of Warner Robins and city of Centerville
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Hodac offers free after school program
By KRISTY WARREN
Journal staff writer
Hodac Ihc.’s Teen
Headquarters offers a
free after school program
for kid& ages 10-18
The after school
prograhn at Teen
Headquarters at Sewell
Park in Warner Rdbins offers a vari
ety of educational and recreational
activities for local kids.
The program is held from 3-6 p.m.
Monday through Friday on school
days and from 10-5 p.m. on school
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Journal/Kristy Warren
Kids do their homework with the help of Education Specialists as part of Teen
Headquarters, a free afier school program offered by Hodac, Inc.
Residents wonder if city is prepared
Editor's note: This is the
second in a series on the
impact of development along
Langston Road. Interviews
of residents were clone
at a meeting of 25 at the
home of Skip and Harriotte
McDannald.
By CHARLOTTE
PERKINS
Journal staff writer
Dr. Skip McDannald and
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Horses commune in a pasture off Langston Road. Residents are concerned scenes like
this, among other issues, will soon be a thing of the past.
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holidays.
The average attendance, accord
ing to headquarters personnel, is 25
“core kids,” (those within a five- or
six-mile radius of the facility) each
afternoon. After school, the students
are tutored and assisted with their
homework by the team of Hodac
Educational Specialists. The center
also has a computer lab featuring
four brand new Dell computers and
two printers available for student
use.
In addition to helping with school
work, the leaders also hold seven
See TEEN, page 8A
leaving Langston
Part II
his wife, Harriotte, moved
to Houston County when he
took the post of CEO of the
Houston Healthcare Center.
They bought six acres on
Langston Road.
“When we moved to this
location,” he says, “we real
ized that development would
tome. We just didn’t expect
single family dwellings of
1400 sq. feet, 10 feet part.”
That’s what the
McDannalds are braced
to see on the land directly
See RESIDENTS, page jA
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Enough curaavmrda to maka a tailor btuah;
knit# wlaldlng, crack amoklng and “whara'a my
truck?"
- POLICE BEAT, 8A
Three sections • 22 pages
Below the fold
■ Lowe’s preps for its grand opening
■ Langston residents concerned over impact of
growth - part II in a three-part series
Partnership in trouble?
Smith puts out
a call to arms
By RA Y LIGHTNER
Journal Staff Writer
The 21st Century
Partnership is way behind
on its capital campaign
goal of $300,000 a year for
the next five years.
That is per retired Maj.
Gen Ron Smith, who said
in a letter to the member
ship Thursday: “Today, we
have an annual commit
ment of only $61,828 from
the Middle Georgia citi
zens/businesses. Needless
to say, the continuance of
the Partnership is at risk.”
Smith explained the
commitment from Middle
Georgia residents and
businesses “will enable
the Partnership to remain
a viable entity - thwart
ing any threat to Robins,
attracting new mission
assignments, and taking
proactive steps to ensure
mission accomplishment.”
Smith also noted one
of the regent accoYnplish
ments of the Partnership
since Base Realignment
And Closure - getting the
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Journal/Ray Lightner
Lowe’s team members April Webster, Jeremy Elliott
and Kyle Clement, all of Warner Robins, stock shelves
in the flooring department in preparing for the store’s
opening.
Lowe’s preps for
grand opening
By RAYLIGHTNER
Journal Staff Writer
How soon is soon?
The sign outside the new
Lowe’s at Lake Joy Road
and Ga. 96 says “opening
soon,” but the parking lot is
full now. It’s full of employ
ees’ cars - employees busy
stocking the shelves for the
“soft” opening.
Lowe’s of South Warner
Robins Store Manager
Gary Clark said the soft
opening for the general
public is Aug. 25, but Aug.
24 for commercial custom
ers. Soon enough?
The official grand open
ing is set for Aug. 30, at
which time the store will
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"Today, we have
an annual
commitment of
only $61,828
from the Middle
Georgia citi
zens/businesses.
Needless to sax
the continuance of
the Partnership Is
at risk."
- Retired Maj. Gen. Ron Smith
proposed Air Logistics
Center reorganization
nixed.
It’s a prime example of
what we do,” said Mary
Therese Tebbe. “We’re a
watchdog for the base -
that’s a reality people don't
understand.”
Smith explained that
See ARMS, page 8A
have a “board cutting”
- Lowe’s version of a rib
bon cutting, where instead
of cutting the ribbon with
scissors, they saw a 2x4 in
half, Clark explained.
The Lowe’s racecar will
be parked out front for the
weekend of the 30th, Clark
said, as part of the grand
opening celebration. There
will also be “how-to” clin
ics for both adults and kids
over the six days of the
grand opening, he said.
Different areas of the
store will be set up for clin
ics for adults by vendors.
“We’re tyring to get people
used to us, to how the store
is set up,” Clark said.
See LOWE'S,page 8A