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6A ♦ TUESDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2006 -• V Ijr x . -'Jr. „■’ . >■. f*iw v <n» IF %. . ”jP®p Journal Ray Lightner Museum of Aviation officials broke ground Friday on a World War II exhibit hangar. Those throwing the dirt included 78 th Air Base Wing Commander Col. Theresa Carter, 2V* Century Partnership Chairman Eddie Wiggins, Museum of Aviation National Board of Advisors Chairman retired four-star Gen. Al Hansen, Warner Robins Air Logistics Center Commander Maj. Gen. Tom Owen, former Assistant Secretary of the Air Force and past Museum of Aviation National Board of Advisors Chairman Rodney Coleman, Museum of Aviation Foundation Capital Campaign Chairman Carl Swearingen, retired 14 ,h Air Force Flying Tiger Oliver Bateman, Museum of Aviation Foundation Chairman of the Board of Directors Guy Starling Jr., Museum of Aviation Foundation President retired Col. Pat Bartness, Museum of Aviation Direct of Paul Hibbitts, Piedmont Construction President David Thompson and architect Jim Mehserle. HANGAR From page lA represent the legacy of General (Robert) Scott. As a World War II veteran this is one of the greatest thrills I’ve had.” Bateman said it was an honor for hi in to be a part of the groundbreaking. “General Scott should have been here. I wouldn’t be surprised to see him flying over.” FLU From page iA pay $23. COUNCIL From page iA This involves annexing 66.55 acres located on Thomson Road for housing develop ment purposes. Bids will be awarded for three loader trucks and four trailers for the Department of Public Works. A work session will begin at 5 p.m. and the regular council meeting will follow at 6 p.m. in council chaih bers. Both meetings are open to the public. Clarification Michael Joseph Sarber, 23, of Warner Robins, pled guilty to possession of a fire arm by a convicted felon on May 23 and was sentenced last week by United States District Court Judge Duross Fitzpatrick to 180 months imprisonment. He also was initially charged with but not convicted of aggravated assault, burglary, possession of a firearm during the com mission of a crime and viola tion of State Court proba tion for a prior conviction of driving with a suspended license (all local, not federal charges). The Aug. 26, 2005, bur glary of Northside Pawn Shop was interrupted by the shop manager respond ing to the burglary alarm. Upon entering, the employ ee reportedly noticed a man poke his head out of one of the rooms. Sarber stole a firearm from the shop and confronted the manager with the gun. No shots were fired however by Sarber, according to Warner Robins Det. Karen Stokes, but he pointed the gun at the clerk, who responded by firing at the intruder. Sarber managed to get away but was arrested by Laurens County deputies on Sept. 1, 2005. Stokes said the case was prosecuted in federal courts, where Sarber would get the most jail time, as part of the Project Safe Neighborhoods. Local prosecutors regularly meet with the United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Georgia, about the prosecution of cases, said U.S. Attorney Max Wood. He said Project Safe Neighborhoods targets armed career criminals. - Ray Lightner Retired four-star Gen. Al Hansen, the new Museum of Aviation National Board of Advisors chairman, said the museum of aviation has become an extremely impor tant part of Middle Georgia. “It is an opportunity to pro vide education to children, to expose children to tech nology.” Hansen, who was on the Foundation Capital Committee, said so far about $2.3 million of the $4.3 mil- Medicare Part B recipients and Medicare HMO recipi ents who have a free voucher can receive a flu vaccination at no cost. Pneumonia vac SWITCH I;’- windstream. communications 1.866.463.7063 | windstream.com b ! u P ’ ** l s ■MM limited-time after. Subject to availability In certain location*. 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Robert Scott Memorial Golf Tournament and the annual Georgia Invitational Golf Tournament, which was also held Friday. The design/build team for the project is Piedmont Construction Group of Macon, David Thompson, manager and president, and JMA Architecture of Perry, Jim Mehserle, architect. cinations will also be offered at S4O each. Winn-Dixie’s in-store pharmacies, according to a release, have everything m a m m m m a ap^ »120 COME SEE THE GREEN TRUCK TOUR AT THE GEORGIA NATIONAL FAIR, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 7th. LOCAL AWARD From page iA was awarded the Chief of Staff of the Air Force Team Excellence Award for 2006 for vastly reducing the time it takes to the much-used planes back in the hands of the warfighters. The C-5 Galaxy is the largest cargo plane in the American fleet and 111 are currently in use, including two modified to transport space shuttle payloads. Gail Turner, the schedul ing supervisor for the C-5 project depot maintenance, said one of the things done to speed up the process and eliminate downtime was “pipelining - making sure we have the parts, resourc es and materials before the plane comes in.” “I’m proud of the C-5 workforces,” Turner said of her colleagues. She said their next goal is 70 days, but said 140 days is the immediate goal. Calvin Williams, an air craft electrician, said the award “took a lot of work, I’m proud to receive it. It feels good, it feels great to be the best of the best.” Williams came up with a prototype box to prevent damage to the wiring dur ing maintenance, “so we don’t have to go back and rework it,” he said. Darrell Harman, an air craft sheetmetal worker, said the floorboards were the largest consumption of time, in a PDM. He helped cut flow days from 43 to 23 days and reduced customers need for this flu season, including the “free, expert” advice of licensed pharmacists. PHONE BROADBAND DIGITAL TV mk ■■ ■ WSt vH^ Jouraal/Ray Lightner C-5 team members Bill Blank, left, and Brent Griffin, light, check faatener size holes In the troop transport area of the flight deck of a C-5. quality defects by 80 per cent. Harman said the focus to save time and money is done just to get the planes back to the warfighters who need the aircraft back faster. “The C-5 team is in a continuous pursuit of perfection,” he said. “We won’t ever be perfect, but we strive to be. We’re all focused on one vision, the support of the warfighter. 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