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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2006 8A Cody playing Carnegie Hall By JOE SERSEY Journal Correspondent Cameron Cody is gradu ating early. The Houston County High School student is going from playing in local venues to a musical PhD. He is playing at Carnegie Hall in May 2007. “Over the years, all of you have supported me in my talent of playing the piano,” Cody said in an email release. “I want to ask you to attend a concert that I will be playing at Christ United Methodist Church.” Cody is playing Sunday at the Methodist church at 511 Russell Parkway at 2:30 p.m. In his email to his fans and supporters, he thanked them for their help. He began playing at the church BURN From page iA non-emergency number at the county dispatch/E --911 center with the permit number. The non-emer gency number is 542-2000. Centerville residents are also asked to notify county dispatch of the fire permit. Alan Dozier, Chief of Forest Protection with the Georgia Forestry Commission reminds homeowners that only yard debris should be burned. The burning of paper, household trash, plastics, or other man-made materials is prohibited and invalidates the permit. Fires are required to be extinguished by dusk and the permit holder must take adequate precautions to pre vent flames from escaping. Landowners seeking permis sion to burn forest lands, agricultural space, or debris piles larger than 6 feet by 6 feet should continue to METH From page iA we work, in drug investiga tions. “They’re using other crimes to offset the drug costs.” During morning meet ings at the Investigations Division with property crime and fraud investiga tors, Franklin said, “we talk about the same people.” Franklin said most of the drug cases are metham phetamine. “Before it was more spread out, coke, weed, crack,” Franklin said. “I don’t know if they’ve learned, or tell each other what they’ve tried,” Franklin said of the drug users. “They go through stages of crimes, we see trends of credit card fraud, scams, thefts, shop lifting.” The type of meth used has also changed. “Before it was just a few cases a month .were ice. Within the past year now ice has taken over. It’s hard to find regular meth or ‘dirty’ anymore,” Franklin said. “The ice we see now is in greater quantities versus when users used to make their own meth to support their habit,” Franklin said, but now “the seizure of labs has greatly reduced here.” Franklin said, “it’s not that they’ve quit, they’ve gone somewhere else to make it - to more rural areas.” Anhydrous ammonia, an agricultural fertilizer, is one of the ingredients used in the production of metham phetamine. “We don’t have much anhydrous here,” Franklin said. The increased jail popu lation of meth users also brings increased medical costs. Those include meth amphetamine users’ dental bills from a condition known as “meth mouth,” where their teeth are literally rot ting out of their head. Holt explained “metham phetamine is a very caustic substance, causing an awful lot of dental deterioration to users.” In a Sept. 20, press release Dr. Robert M. Brandjord, American Dental Association president explained “meth mouth is characterized by rampant tooth decay and teeth described by meth users as blackened, stained, when he was 5. Now at 15, he reports that he has joined the staff at Christ United Methodist Church. “As I type this e-mail, I remember the looks on many of your faces as I played at many different times,” he said, “and the support that I saw is what keeps me going.” He encouraged music lov ers to take time to attend his concert, “and we will all thank God for what he has given us in life.” Joining Cody for the concert will be Theresa Alexander and the Houston County High School Ensemble. The concert is free, but donations are encouraged to help offset Cody’s expenses for the Carnegie Hall event. The exact date of his New York debut has not been set. call their local Forestry Commission County Unit. In Houston County, that number is 988-7124. By calling 1-877-OK2- BURN or checking online, homeowners can automati cally find out if conditions are appropriate for burning fires measuring less than 6 feet by 6 feet. The caller’s zip code, telephone number, and the call’s date and time stamp serve as a burn per mit for both the caller and the Forestry Commission. “If everyone makes sure conditions are right for burning before setting a fire, the number of wildfires in Georgia can be reduced,” said Dozier. The major cause of wildfire is debris burning that gets out of control, Dozier said, and last year 8,250 wild fires burned 32,419 acres in Georgia. “The lingering drought has created con ditions in some areas that could make burning risky, so proper site preparation rotting, crumbling or falling apart.” “The extensive tooth decay of meth mouth is attributed to the drug’s dry-mouth effect and its propensity to cause cravings for high-cal orie carbonated beverages, tooth grinding and clench ing, and extended periods of poor oral hygiene.” Back in February, while going over the county bills, County Commissioner Tom McMichael noted, “our den tal expenses are running extremely high because of meth. “Over the past three months the county has paid SB,OOO for dental care at the jail,” he said. “We have no choice but to treat them,” McMichael said at the time. “It’s your tax money going for this. Meth is a serious problem in Houston County.” ADVERTISEMENT Hearing Tests Set for Senior Citizens Free hearing tests will be given at the Beltone Hearing Care Center at 212-A Hospital Dr. in Warner Robins on Monday, Tuesday, Wednes day, Thursday, and Friday from 9:00 to 5:00. Board Certified Hearing Instrument Specialists, Jack Corry, II and Betty Schwartz have almost 40 years combined experience in the hearing healthcare field. Everyone who has trouble hearing or who has loved ones with hearing difficulty is welcome to take advantage of this service. Some of the causes of hearing loss will be explained and recom mendations will be made. Test results will reveal if medical treatment or hearing aids will help. Yearly testing is recom mended, especially for those with hearing difficulty. Current hearing aid users and those who have been told previously nothing could be done for them should be tested to determine if new technology would benefit them. Call Hr year appointment sayeuwenl have te wall 929-4567 j Marshal announces Robins software funding Special to the Journal Rep. Jim Marshall announced that Robins ALC is slated to receive $59.6 million in military con struction funds in HR 5122, the John Warner National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 Conference Report, includ ing s2l million for the criti cal new Software Support Facility. “This is absolutely the best possible news for Robins,” said Marshall. “With this new facility in place, Robins can continue to expand.” The new facility will accommodate the antici pated increase in workload for the 402nd Software Maintenance Group through and emergency planning are absolutely critical,” he added. “Fire Prevention Week will be observed Oct. 8-14 this » www.tfiltbutler.eom * www.biltbutler.com * www.billbutler.eom « www.hillhut‘ r. 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There is no additional space on the base able to house the unique software workload. Reaching the s2l mil lion goal required a great deal of teamwork between year,” said Dozier. “It’s the perfect time to review pro cedures regarding fire safety because the May-September burn ban that covers about m ' BftL * !>■» ! 1-’... SummE Rep. Marshall and Sen. Chambliss. Sen. Chambliss and Rep. Marshall were able to earmark sl4 million and $7 million for this proj ect, respectively Typically, in conference, these amounts would have been collapsed into a single amount of either $7 mil lion or sl4 million credited to both. Through a great deal of work on the part of Sen. Chambliss and Rep. Marshall, in this instance, the conferees agreed that the two amounts should be combined to reach the s2l million goal to construct the SSF in one phase, as opposed to two. “I particularly wish to commend the leader ship of AFMC, Gen. Bruce a third of Georgia has just been lifted. A lot of people have debris that’s ready to be disposed of, but doing it safely is crucial.” m'" _ A M [A M ■ CHRYSLER ' DODGE • JEEP WATSON BLVD • WARNER ROBINS www.billbutler.com 971-7777 HOUSTON DAILY JOURNAL Carlson, and Robins MG Mike Collings and MG Mike Owen for how quickly and effectively they were able to respond to my requests for assistance as this effort evolved. There were quite a few surprises, and thingß changed rapidly, but Sen. Chambliss’s office, the Air Force and my office all responded quickly. And to the extent that more funds are needed to finish this project, Gens. Carlson, Collings, and Owen have assured me that the Air Force will be able to make up any financial shortfall,” said Marshall. “This was a real team effort, and it shows what you can do once you put your mind to it,” said Marshall. 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