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SATURDAY, AUGUST 19, 2006 ■SJk Wis*. j Special to Journal During a recent ceremony, new Lodge and Chapter officers were installed for the Warner Robins Moose Lodge. ABOVE: For Chapter 1353, the officers installed were, from left front, Patti Conley, Jr., Past Regent; Susan Powell, Senior Regent; Janet Thompson, Jr. Regent. Back row, Judy Bamickel, secretary-treasurer; Belinda Pike, Recorder and Jean Miles, Chaplain. Lodge 1688 officers installed were, from left front, Mike Day, Treasurer, Dan Pettis, jr., Governor; Gary Riley, Governor and Walker Zurowski, Administrator. Back row, Timothy Fortney, Trustee; Tommy Brown, Trustee, Chris Conley, Jr., Past Governor, Lamar Pounds, Trustee and Mark Rusinski, Prelate. 7 kV f / "i jeMk *j ■ | BB t nB BBSaSk m l BUHHBf &L .wbL vi a Jr&NBMMdj&IRRKBm •' JPBHB ■ -JHB RBI aHa - MHBHgSk BflH -' ' v '% .'■!atoag MBMp’ ,'r , t * 4 i W~ - fe S! m fH BftiaK, & f B ■MBMI -J ■Lb. v ILP Macon Museum of Arts and Sciences Events Special to the Journal The following events are scheduled at the Macon Museum of Arts and Sciences 4182 Forsyth Rd., Macon. 477-3232; www.masmacon. com Aug. 25 “Artifactual” Exhibit Opens Museum of Arts and Sciences 4182 Forsyth Rd., Macon See Paleolithic tools and pottery that are as beautiful as they were useful. Free with Museum admission Sept. 3 “Artifactual” Curator Tour, 2 p.m. Go on a guided tour through the “Artifactual” exhibition and learn about the works on display. Free with Museum admission Weekly Activities Aug. 25 and Sept. 1: “Sky Over Macon” Show at the Mark Smith Planetarium 8 p.m., Fridays (seating begins from the planetari um’s outside doors at 7:45 p.m.) Explore the constel lations and planets visible from Middle Georgia. Take a close up look at far away celestial objects through a variety of telescopes Free; Donations accepted. Exhibits “Road Trip” Exhibit Open daily through Oct. Great Peals Free A D for items under SSO Call 987-1823 for details m, ■ / New officers 15 See a collection of vacation postcards and stamps. Add your postcard to the gallery walls! “Are We There Yet? Landscapes of the South and Beyond” Exhibit Open daily through Oct. 15 Take a visual trip through landscapes paintings to see rolling hills, the beach, lake side mountains, wide-open fields, and small town life. Zoo Tours Daily at 3 p.m. and Saturday at 1 p.m. Meet furry and feathered friends in the Mini-Zoo habi tat. Free with Museum admis sion “Digital Universe” Show Daily at 3:30 p.m., through Sept. 12 Mark Smith Planetarium The next generation of planetarium technology takes you on a 25-minute trip through celestial won ders. Museum members sl, Non-members $2 in addition to Museum admission “Saving the Night/ Volcano in the Sky” Show Daily at 4 p.m. and Saturday & Sunday at 2 p.m., through Oct. 17 Mark Smith Planetarium This planetarium double feature begins by explain ing the environmental prob lem of light pollution and what can be done to lessen SOUTHERN PINES RETIREMENT VILLA Is Now Accepting Residents Located In Hawkinsville Hwy 341 Adjacent to Hospital 478-783-3445 „ m l W j: . ' its effect on the night sky. Then uncover the mystery 7 of the explosive star Eta Carinae. Free with Museum LIFESTYLE Book Review “Secret Confessions” proves to be page turner By KRISTY WARREN Journal Staff Writer At a time when things may not be going perfectly in our own lives, we can lose ourselves in the superficial, funny, and sometimes sad lives of the women in Secret Confessions of the Applewood PTA. Ellen Meister’s story of a group of elitist, catty, and sexy Long Island housewives is reassur ing . We may not have it that bad after all. The characters’ lives are consumed by decep tion, anger, and artifi cial friend ships until a special PTA proj ect brings the unlike ly group of women together. The characters are trans formed from being the snobby ladies you want to trip when she walks by, to being the snobby ladies " AT HEARING ASSOCIATES INC., LET US BE YOU HIGH TECH HEARING SOLUTION! • Custom Ear Plugs for your handsfree phone • T.V. Listening Devices • Custom Shooter's Plugs • Amplified Phones • Sound ID Don't settle for less than the best in Hearing Healthcare! Call Hearing Associates Inc., Today At 478-953-2705 Ug Hearing Associates. Inc. HFaj Sherri Marshall , MS Audiologist you wouldn’t mind having as friends. Throughout the novel, Madie, Baryl, Ruth, and Lisa are transformed as they conquer their indi- M Mh'N HvhU'v\rihinu li •»■* Mr. . i J I /} t Jm/in. \nwt l, itutl n iil. If, ,’l tih.‘ V V f t. I /.. m.J, \ k* mum k oujcssions Ijyfrleuooil |> I ' \ MSSOfESbL ■ ■/V vidual domestic problems, leaning on each other for support and allowing friendships where jealousy its back; EISEMORS K.MY Special io the Journal S c e ri e s from the Digital Universe sh 6 w at the Macon Museum of Arts & Sciences COFFEE AND BISCUITS EVERY WEDNESDAY MORNING FROM 7:30-10AM I I 4 | m 840 Pine Street Suite 800 Macon, GA Mon-Fri 9-5 » Sat, by Appt. Subscribe tebyl Cal 987-1523 478-987-2411 IO*CAUTOUmiI4M|nM47I 302 Margie Dr. Warner Robins, GA (478) 953-2705 HOUSTON DAILY JOURNAL and envy once reigned. The flow of events was a little too perfect and the use of profanity was a little too frequent, but it kept me turning the pages and I were born. You can learn more about Meister and her novel on www.ellenmeister. com. an Annette R. Peppard AU.D. Licensed Audiologist was a lit tle sad to fin ish it. I laughed out loud and cried to myself. Ellen Meister, like her char acters, lives on Long Island with her hus ba n d and kids and is a member of the PTA. Like a more specific charac ters, she drives a mini van and went from the working world to the house wife world after her kids 00037089