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♦ FRIDAY, AUGUST 18, 2006
Red Cross holds annual event
By KRISTY WARREN
Journal Staff Writer
The Houston-Middle
Georgia American Red Cross
2005-2006 Annual Business
Meeting and Dinner was held
Tuesday at Flint Electric.
In attendance were the
board of director members,
volunteers, friends of the
Red Cross and people of the
community.
The event is held yearly to
“celebrate last year’s accom
plishments,” said Executive
Director Catherine Kriewald,
and “to look to goals of the
future,” as the Red Cross’
physical year is from July
1-June 30.
The meeting also serves as
a time to install new board
members, who are in turn
nominated, then voted upon
by the volunteers.
Serving for the upcom
ing year will be: Glendora
Baldwin, Ret. Col. Billy
Edenfleld, Tommy Epps,
Chief Brett Evans, Ret.
Brig. Gen. Sam Hazel, Luois
Holloway, Ret. Col. Zack
Osborne (Treasurer), Senior
Master Sgt. Anthony Pope
(Vice Chair), Greg Robertson,
Sherry Robinson, Scott
Sapp (Board Chair), Capt.
Lisa Angell (Secretary),
Janice Codings and Dr. Dan
Callahan (Lifetime Member).
Tommy Epps, board member
and Red Cross volunteer for
10 years said the Red Cross
is a “vital part of the com
munity.” He said the Red
Cross is here “to support
the families and emergency
workers too.”
John Smith, representing
Boeing, was also in atten
dance. The Boeing Employee
Community Fund allows the
employees, he explained, to
designate a non-profit orga
nization to which to give
funds and they chose the
Red Cross.
Smith is also active in
the Dodge County area Red
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Special to Journal
Community businesses and organizations recognized for their support of the Red
Cross. Ella Boyland, J. Stinson & Associates; Beth McLaughlin, Director of Community
and School Affairs; Kristy Warren, Houston Daily Journal; Darlene Leverett, Dept, of
Family and Children Services; John Smith; Boeing Employee Contribution Fund; Jenny
Gordon, Macon Telegraph; Jennifer Gordon, WMGT4I; Greg Robertson, Sonny’s Real
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Board of Directors Chairman Scott Sapp, HMGA Red Cross Executive Director
Catherine Kriewald, Board of Directors Vice Chair SMSgt. Anthony Pope, Board of
Directors Treasurer Zack Osborne, Board of Directors Secretary Lisa Angell.
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Special to Journal
Houston-Middle Georgia American Red Cross Volunteers
of the year, Wanda and Pete Andrews with Office man
ager, Alexis Puryear.
Cross in the Disaster Action
Team and is “on call” for
house fires, night and day.
This weekend, he will par
ticipate in a drill for which
they will build a shelter. The
activity is hosted by a team
from South Carolina.
“It’s part of being ready,”
Epps said, of drills like
Smith’s. Response to emer
gencies always starts at the
local level, he said, and then
the state gets involved, then
the National Red Cross.
“2005 was the most
demanding year ever,” said
Beth McLaughlin.
LOCAL
Community Events
ONGOING EVENTS
■ WELLNESS WALK -
Monthly evaluations include
blood pressure, weight and
blood sugar (if diabetic) per
formed by a registered nurse
at Houston Health Pavilion
EduCare Center. Incentive
awards will be given after
completing 100 miles, 500
miles, 1000 miles and up to
2000 miles. Quarterly free
dinners for all walking par
ticipants and guests. Cost
is S3O and includes free
pedometer. Call 923-9771 to
set your own schedule.
■ CANCER GROUP
- The Hospice Cancer Pad
Group meets at 9 a.m. on
the first Wednesday of each
month in the fellowship
hall of First Baptist Church
Perry, 1105 Main St. Perry.
Everyone is welcome. Call
Helen Cleland for more
information, call 988-9845.
■ DIABETES
INSTRUCTION - This
class, taught by Sandra
Brenner, RD, Ph.D., is for
individuals with diabetes
who need a diet review or
people with newly diag
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GRAVESITI:
From page iA
Copeland said he’s actually
in the process of cleaning
it up, and clearing trees to
the property line to expand
the cemetery and make it
look nicer than it has.
Copeland said the work
stopped because: “It’s been
too hot out there.”
He explained the “ongo
ing process,” would con
tinue to at least October
when he can get a burn
permit to clear out all the
debris.
He said he been in con
tract with the fire depart
ment, which will be out
for security once he gets
a burn permit. The state
outdoor burning ban is in
effect until then.
Copeland also said no
graves or access to graves
were blocked. When told
that was not the case, and
told of Miller’s situation,
Copeland said it would be
cleaned up and said “the
process would move faster
if he (Miller) wanted to
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is required. Call 923-9771
for schedule.
■ DIABETES
PROGRAM - An exercise
program designed specifi
cally for adults with diabe
tes who would like to learn
more about the correct times
and methods for exercising
in relation to diet and medi
cation is held on Tuesdays
and Thursdays, between 8
a.m. and 4 p.m. at Health
Connections. Call 923-1731
for more information.
■ CHILDBIRTH
EDUCATION - Houston
Healthcare offers a series of
childbirth education classes.
The cost is covered by many
insurance plans, including
Medicaid. Other classes
include breastfeeding, early
pregnancy and big brother/
big sibling. Pre-register by
calling 923-9771.
■ ASTHMA
EDUCATION - Education
is recognized as a vital part
of asthma management.
AsthmatiCare can help you
take charge of your asthma.
For more information on
this free program, call Vicky
Alexander, RN, FNP-C at
help out. He didn’t have
to go to the paper. He
could have called me.”
Miller has been to the
funeral home, the city and
the county about the mat
ter. Perry City Manager
Lee Gilmour confirmed
the cemetery is not within
city limits. It is listed on
the county zoning map as
being in unincorporated
Houston County and is
zoned R-AG (residential
agricultural).
The trees cut down are
large old pines, mostly.
Other large trees in the
cemetery have been
marked, apparently to be
cut down as well. Some
appeared dead or rotted.
The piles of debris in the
cemetery included not only
trees and tree limbs but
cardboard boxes and plas
tic flowers plant pots from
graves.
The cemetery is still in
use as there was a very
recent grave with funeral
flowers still on it. Graves
in the cemetery date from
thel9oos and include at
least one veteran.
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■ DIABETES
SUPPORT - The session is
held every first Wednesday
of the month at 1 p.m.
in the Houston Health
Pavilion EduCare Center;
every second Thursday at 7
p.m. in the Houston Health
Pavilion EduCare Center
and every fourth Tuesday at
noon in the Perry Hospital
Cafeteria.
H PERRY
SENIORCARE - Exercise
class featuring strength and
flexibility stretching led by
a certified instructor held
on Mondays at 10 a.m.,
Wednesdays at 9:30 a.m. and
Fridays at 10 a.m. at Rozar
Park. On Mondays only, line
dancing is offered from 1-2
p.m. On Wednesdays only,
PVO Bingo immediately fol
lows exercise. On Fridays
only, a healthy lunch, cost
ing $5 and a guest speaker
targeting senior adults’
mental, spiritual, and physi
cal health is provided after
exercise. Must have a physi
cian’s referral form to exer
cise. Call 988-1813 for more
information.
ROBBER
From page lA
described as dark skinned,
approximately 6 feet tall
with a medium build.
The perpetrator fled the
store on foot, headed in a
Westerly direction.
Anyone with informa
tion regarding this inci
dent is asked to contact
Det. Mark Wright, of the
Warner Robins Police
Department Criminal
Investigations Division, at'
929-6911 or 929-6906.
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