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2A ♦ TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2006 ri fSfllwMPfflMfPiff wf ■ Hmnn Submitted Students and SI,OOO Nece Hopson Memorial Foundation, Incorporated award winners from left are: Joseph Tyler, Jr., Amece McCants and Jennifer Roberts. Hopson Foundation awards three local scholarships Special to the Journal TheNeceHopsonMemorial Foundation, Incorporated recently awarded three SI,OOO scholarships to high school graduates for the 2006-2007 school year. These students are cur rently enrolled in their freshman year of college. The 2006 scholarship recipients and their high schools are as follows: Arnece McCants - Houston County High School, Jennifer Roberts - Northside High School and Joseph Tyler, Jr. - Warner Robins High Schools’ AFJROTC combine to raise money Special to the Journal Over the past year, Northside and Warner Robins High schools AFJROTC units have combined their coop erative efforts in raising money for the Hurricane Relief Fund. To that end, Candice Martin, past cadet com mander of Warner Robins High School AFJROTC unit and John Holderbaugh, cadet com mander of the Northside High unit, presented to Alexis Puryear, Office Manager of the Houston Middlle Georgia Chapter of the American Red Cross, a check in the amount of $567, which was a result of the two unit’s coopera tive efforts. They earned the money over the year selling dog tags at their respective schools, the local mall and the Robins Air Force Base Exchange. Community Events ■ MEETING - The Houston County Board of Education will hold its monthly meeting today at 1 p.m. at the board’s central office building in Perry. ■ SCHOOL MEETING - Huntington Middle School will hold a school council meeting today. ■ RETIRED EDUCATORS - The Houston County Retired Educators will meet at Creekside Restaurant at 12840 Highway 96 Fort Valley on Wednesday at 11:30 a.m. for lunch, program and fellowship. The group meets every second Wednesday from September through May. For more Information, Howto Submit ■ To submit your event for the Community Calendar, fax the details to (478) 988-1181, e mail to cperkins@evansnewspapers.com or mail to Houston Daily Journal, PO. Box 1910, Perry, GA 31069 School. During 2006 the founda tion also granted SI,BOO in book awards to several stu dents. Since its establishment in 2001, The Nece Hopson Memorial Foundation, Incorporated has awarded more than $30,000 in college scholarships. In addition, the founda tion has also provided in excess of more than $5,000 in book awards to various students. The Nece Hopson Memorial Foundation, Incorporated distributed school supplies —— 1 1 —M—nl Submitted Candice Martin, past cadet commander of Warner Robins High School’s AFJROTC unit and John Holderbaugh, cadet commander of the Northside High unit, presented to Alexis Puryear, Office Manager of the Houston Middlle Georgia Chapter of the American Red Cross, a check in the amount of $567. call Hulda Cook 953-2992. ■WORK SESSION- The Warner Robins City Council work session is scheduled Thursday at 4 p.m. in the upstairs conference room, Warner Robins City Hall, 800 Watson Blvd. ■CANCERLUNCHEON - The annual prostate can cer luncheon will be held Thursday from 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. at the Houston Health Pavilion EduCare Center. Lee Brown, RNC, FNR will discuss the pre vention and early detection of prostate/testicular cancer, the most common form of cancer found in men. Pre registration is required. Lunch will be served from to over 400 students on July 29, 2006 at Tabor Academy at Northside High School. Along with the school sup plies, the students were also provided a hot dog lunch. Several local organiza tions assisted the Board of Directors in distributing the school supplies. The orga nizations were: Northside High School Softball Team, Fellowship Bible Baptist Church Single Ministiy and other community volunteers. The foundation distributes school supplies every year prior to the beginning of the school year. 11:30 a.m. until noon. Guest speaker will follow at noon. For more information, call 923-9771 to pre-register ■ MEETING - The Warner Robins City Council will meet Monday at 6:30 p.m. in the council chamber, Warner Robins City Hall, 800 Watson Blvd. A prelimi nary meeting is scheduled for 5 p.m. in the upstairs conference room. ■ TOBACCO CESSATION - A free four session course to help you quit smoking and/or using tobacco will be held Monday from 4:30 - 6:30 p.m. at the Houston Health Pavilion EduCare Center. Call 923- 9771 to register. LOCAL Get festive this fall at Georgia’s state parks Special to the Journal For many, fall is the best time of year to eryoy the great outdoors. In addition to crisp, cool temperatures and brilliant tree color dis plays, the season is full of planned activities and fes tivals. Georgia State Parks and historic sites offer plenty of autumn adven ture for families with sea sonal favorite fun such as hayrides, storytelling, apple bobbing and marshmallow roasts. State park visitors will find several planned events to celebrate the fall season this year. While nearly every town boasts a fall festival these days, none have the natu rally beautiful and ecologi cally preserved setting of the state park system. Also, with most events free of charge after paying the $3 per vehicle parking fee, this may just be the best bargain around. Below is a list of planned events to celebrate the fall season: Harvest Time at the Homestead Sept. 23-24, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Red Top Mountain State Park and Lodge - Catersville Fall in the 1800 s comes to life at the Vaughan cabin as historic interpreters and skilled craftspeople guide you through 75 years of early American pioneer life. Watch and join in activi ties associated with the harvest time at the home stead. Experience one of the park’s famous Iron Pours where molten iron will be dispensed at 2800 degrees Fahrenheit into custom 75th logo block molds cre ating a keepsake memento. Parking is $3. 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Fall Hoedown Oct. 21, 2-9 p.m., Vogel State Park - Blairsville Celebrate autumn’s arrival with: a cakewalk at 2 p.m., chili and drinks for sale at 5 p.m., hayrides start at 5:30 p.m., bonfires and line, square and round dancing at 6:30 p.m., and professional storytelling around a bonfire at 8 p.m. Parking is $3. Call 706-745- 2628 for more informaion. Friends of Reed Bingham;s Fall Festival Oct. 20-21, 7-11 p.m.; Oct. 27-28, 7 - 11 p.m., Peed Bingham State Park - Adel The Haunted House is back again; enter only if you dare! A spooky hay ride goes through haunt ed woods and brings you back to safety. For those who want to see real crea tures of the night, take the “Gators in the Dark” pontoon boat ride and wit ness what goes on in the lake after dark. Each event is sl, plus $3 parking. Call 229-896-3551. Family Fall Festival, Oct. 21, 5-10 p.m., Mistletoe State Park - Appling Enjoy music, a pumpkin scavenger hunt, apple bob bing, marshmallow roast HOUSTON DAILY JOURNAL ing, hayrides and storytell ing. Cost is $7 per vehicle plus $3 parking fee; free to camping and cottage guests. Call 706-541-0321. Mountain Adventure Weekend, Oct. 28- 29, Amicalola Falls State Park and Lodge - DawSonville Spend the weekend enjoy ing the autumn colors as you leaf watch on a guided hike, then kick back and relax on a hayride. End the day around a campfire roasting marshmallows. Parking is $3. Call 770-265-4703. Fall Celebration, Oct. 28, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m., Smithgall Woods Conservation Area and Lodge _ Helen Ei\joy the natural beau ty of the season with pio neer skills, rides through the park and apple cider from a hand-cranked press. Parking is $3. Call 706-878- 3087 for more information. 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