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VOLUME 136, NUMBER 166
Thursday
August 24, 2006
The Home Journal’s
FRONT
PORCH
INSIDE
■ In Sports today: It was a good
night on the softball diamond for
Warner Robins and Nbrthside,
as both picked up wins. Houston
County’s Lady Bears volleyball
flam also won twice to open
their season. Also, Mary Riley of
Perry and a slew of other local
golfers contended at the GSGA
Senior Women's championship.
Plus, look for Braves notebook
and more.
- See 1B
IN BRIEF
WR Chamber names
Board of Directors
The Warner Robins Area Chamber
of Commerce this week announced
its newly elected Board of Directors
for the upcoming year.
They are: Dudley Bluhm (Museum
of Aviation), JaLynn Hudnall (Pearson
Farms), Bruce Hullett (Image Staffing),
Anise Ochs (Individual Membership),
F. Ronnie Sanders (Flint Electric),
John Shirley (Wal-Mart No. 3750)
and Bob Wilbanks (Middle Georgia
Technical College).
Candidates, according to a release,
will serve the term from Jan. 1 through
Dec. 31,2009.
New Hope church to
host career fair
New Hope International Church,
2440 Highway 127, Kathleen, will
host a career fair from 9 a.m. to 2
p.m. on Friday.
According to Love Burnsed, events
coordinator for the church, the event
is open to all. Job hunters will be
offered counseling, tips on resume
writing and interviewing, as well as
opportunities to meet with employers.
The Georgia Dept, of Labor will
be represented. Among others par
ticipating will be the Warner Robins
Police Department, Pre-paid Legals,
Standard Technology, Good Will
Industries, Airborne International,
International City Beauty College and
Wesleyan College.' For more informa
tion, call 987-7893. To learn more
about nyw Hope International Church,
visit www.newhope-international.com.
BIRTHDAYS
Today
■ Casey Brogen
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.
INDEX
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OPINION 4 A
SPORTS 1 B
COMICS 7 A
CLASSIFIED 8 A
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LEGAL ORGAN FOR HOUSTON COUNTY,
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Perry Utility Employee John Revell adjusts the mosquito sprayer prior to spraying Wednesday.
By KRISTY WARREN
Journal Staff Writer
1 hey both have
* an unmistakable
buzz. One how
ever, a city truck
on its spraying
route, stands for
good, the other, a
mosquito, bad.
Even though school has start
ed back officials for the state’s
Division of Public Health would
like to remind everybody that
summer hasn’t called it quits.
And neither have mosquitos.
In fact, DPH recently con
firmed the first case of West
Nile Virus for the 2006 season
in a resident from Dougherty
County.
Historically in Georgia, the
organization reported in a
HG Sheriff's Office readies for Poker Run
Sept. 9 event in memory of fallen Deputy Ronnie Harlowe II
By RAY LIGHTNER
Journal Staff Writer
You can ride for a good
cause. The Houston County
Sheriffs Office will hold its
Fourth Annual Poker Run to
benefit the Georgia Sheriffs
Youth Homes on Sept. 9.
This year’s ride will also be
in memory of Deputy Ronnie
Harlowe 11, who was killed
in a motorcycle accident in
Peach County April 5.
He was a dispatcher for the
Houston County 911 Center
and his father, Sgt. Ronnie
Harlowe, is an investigator
with the Sheriffs Office and
one of the organizers of the
"Spraying is not
enough."
- Public Works Director for the City
of Warner Robins Joe Musse/white, on
eliminating mosquitos
release, that the majority of
West Nile Virus cases are
reported in the fall months. “So
remember,” they state, “this
is not just a summer disease.
Counties from all over the state
have reported evidence of mos
quitoes and birds with West Nile
Virus and it is important that
Georgians continue to remain
vigilant in protecting themselves
and their families. The season
for West Nile Virus begins in
early summer but can last well
into the fall.”
AT A
GLANCE
What: Houston County Sheriff's Office
Fourth Annual Poker Run
When: Sept. 9,11 a.m.
Where: Begins at Georgia National
Fairgrounds in Perry
Cost: sls per hand, $25 per couple
Other: Prizes: S3OO for first, S2OO for
second and SIOO for third
annual event.
“He was involved in it,”
Harlowe said of his son. “He
loved to ride motorcycles,
too.”
Harlowe also rides, but
Per the DHR, West Nile Virus
is a potentially serious illness
that individuals can contract
when bitten by an infected mos
quito. Mild cases can include
symptoms of fever, muscle
aches, stiff neck and headache.
Severe symptoms can include
encephalitis (swelling of the
brain), paralysis and other neu
rological signs.
In 2005, there were 24 cases
of human infection in Georgia
including tyvo deaths.
As far as Houston County and
the West Nile Virus, the county
is taking phone calls reporting
large bird kills and will send
dead birds to be tested, but
other than that, “we know it’s
there and recommend personal
precautions,” said Carla Coley,
Environmental Health County
See WAR, page iA
will not be able to this year,
as he’ll be busy behind
the scenes making sure
everything goes smoothly.
“There’s still a lot to do to
get it together,” he said
Registration on the day
of the run starts at 11 a.m.
at the Georgia National
Fairgrounds in Perry. The
registration fee is sls per
hand and $25 per couple.
It will have a rain date of
Sept. 16.
“You don’t have to ride to
participate,” Harlowe said.
“People can come out to buy
tickets for door prizes and
raffles. You can support the
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cause that way.”
Top prizes will be awarded
for the top three hands of
straight poker with S3OO for
first, S2OO for second and
SIOO for third. Food and
drinks will be provided and
T-shirts will also be avail
able.
“We’re still looking for
help from businesses for door
prizes,” Harlowe said. “We’ll
take as many as we can get.
All money made goes toward
the youth home.”
All donations are tax
deductible, said fellow orga
nizer Sgt. Manny Quinones,
See RUN, page iA
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Below the
fold
■ Houston County
Sheriff’s Office readies
for Poker Run
■ Latest Georgia poll
provides approval rat
ings on a variety of
issues - and from Bush
to Perdue on down
Burglary
suspect
arrested
Police looking for
kidnapper-robber
By RAT LIGHTNER
Journal Staff Writer
Warner Robins Police
found a burglary sus
pect hiding in the bushes
Wednesday morning.
Officers respond
ed to the First United
Methodist Church, which
is located
at 205
North
Davis
Drive,
and dis
covered a
26-year
old white
male,
identi
fied as
DULAC
Benjamin Ray Dulac, hid
ing in the bushes around
the church. Dulac was in
possession of items that
were positively identi
fied as belonging to the
church. The items taken
during this burglary were
recovered.
During the course of
the investigation, Dulac
admitted to the burglary.
He is also a suspect of a
previous burglary at the
same location, as well as
several other burglaries
in the area.
Anyone who has infor
mation regarding these
incidents is asked to con
tact Det. Tom Williams of
the Warner Robins Police
See ARRESTED, page lA
Georgia voters
have their say
in latest poll
Special to the Journal
Below are the results
of a three-day poll of
800 likely Georgia voters
conducted by Strategic
Vision, LLC Aug. 18-20.
The poll has a margin
of error of ±3 percentage
points. In the poll, 350
(44 percent) Democratic
voters were surveyed;
with 330 (41 percent)
Republican voters sur
veyed; and 120 (15 per
cent) Independents and
other party affiliation
polled.
The poll found that 56
percent of respondents
approved of Gov. Sonny
Perdue’s job performance,
with 33 percent disap
proving and 11 percent
undecided.
Sen. Saxby Chambliss
received a 52 percent
approval rating with 38
percent disapproving and
10 percent undecided.
Sen. Johnny Isakson
received a 54 percent
approval rating, with
See POLL, page zA