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Houatim IUUu 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 ||!l i ill lll‘| 8 ™55108 00001 * 4 Award-Winning Newspaper 2004 Better Newspaper Contest COOI * GEORGIA NEWSPAPER PROJECT Main Library UNIV OF GEORGIA ATHENS GA 30602-0002 3-DIGIT 306 August 12, 2006 Serving Hovstov Cm w> Stsn 1870 LEGAL ORGAN FOR HOUSTON COUNTY, city of Perry, city of Warner Robins and city of Centerville m ■ s i « F» v J ■■■l 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 ? 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 J,- ..’._ A:: ,‘.A , 1-. .; : .ifcl ENI/Gary Harmon 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. www.hhjnews.com 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 V " ' 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 \lB Mteir, 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 ,v Front, Nrws^ "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