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HOUSTON DAILY JOURNAL
HONORED
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gasoline and 15 percent eth
anol.
The stations will be locat
ed on Moody Road in Warner
Robins and Marshallville
Road in Perry.
“I want to thank you for
all you’ve down,” Irwin said
to Burnett.
“Your efforts will be
rewarded, not tomorrow but
in the future (because) we
won’t have to rely on foreign
fuel sources.”
Mike Mead is the Chief,
Advanced Power Technology
Office, Support Equipment
and Vehicles Management
Directorate.
He has been in his position
the past two years after more
than 30 years at Robins Air
Force Base.
“I manage the ground
support vehicles testing,” he
said. “We have two demon
strations in progress.”
Mead pointed out that the
efforts of the Air Force to
develop alternative fuel uses
are motivated by the desire
to help both the civilian and
military community.
“We are a large team and
everybody has their part,”
he said. “The Air Force is
100 percent behind this.”
When asked by Irwin if
the Air Force is making an
attempt to use alternative
fuels in its aircraft, Mead
said that the Air Force is
using B-52 bombers to test
synthetic fuels using a 50-50
blend in two of its eight fuel
tanks.
The B-52 has flown one
successful test with more to
follow.
Locally, the Robins Air
Force Base water treat
ment plant is operated using
hydrogen fuel cells.
Mead also said that ground
support vehicles are also
using synthetic fuels.
Irwin thanked Mead for
all work he’d done, calling
FATALITIES
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percent or higher.
For 2004, 461 of the 536
alcohol related fatalities, the
drivers were at .08 percent
or higher.
In Houston County, accord
ing to the NHTSA, four of
those killed in 2004 and
seven in 2005 had a driver
with a blood alcohol content
of .08 percent or higher.
PROGRAM
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Close to 50 percent of those
children injured in vehicle
backover incidents were age
4 and younger, and nearly
50 percent of the injuries
were reported as occurring
at home while 40 percent
of all incidents occurred in
driveways or parking lots.
“Drivers must take precau
tions to ensure the safety of
children in and around their
Diabetes Day
Friday, October 27
10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Middle Georgia Technical College
A FREE Diabetes education and information program for
all people affected by diabetes, including family and friends.
Lunch will be provided.
* Topics include:
Making the link Between Diabetes. I leant Disease and Stroke
Getting the 1 ery Best Can for ) our Diabetes
To register, call 923-9771.
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Mike Mead from the Advance Power Technology Office
and Dennis Burnett of Davis Oil in Perry display their
awards given to them by Georgia Department Agriculture
Commissioner Tommy Irwin. The awards were for innova
tors in AgriFuels.
him one of the trailblazers
in the search for alternative
fuels.
Also honored at the cer
emony were Dr. Linda A.
Smith of the Mid-Georgia
Clean Cities Coalition,
Andrea Hicks from Fort
Benning, and Greg Hopkins
ofU.S. Biofuels, Inc.
“We have to jump ahead in
technology,” Irwin said.
He said that modern lum
ber plants are saving pine
chipping waste to be turned
into fuel.
“Drunk driving is one of
Georgia’s deadliest crimes,”
said LaTresse Snead, state
executive director of MADD
Georgia State Office. “We
need the community’s sup
port and awareness in order
to make our roads safer
and help ensure there are
no more deaths and inju
ries from this preventable
crime.”
The driver’s blood alcohol
level has to be over .08 per
cent to be considered DUI
vehicles,” urges Zoumberis.
“But it is also imperative
that parents and caregivers
follow safety tips to protect
children from being injured
around a vehicle.”
Safe Kids of Houston
County works to prevent
accidental childhood injury,
the leading killer of children
age 14 and younger.
Its members include vol
unteers from the Houston
County community. Safe
Kids of Houston County
is a member of Safe Kids
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And morel
He said that it’s important
that Georgia find new ways
to produce synthetic fuels
such as ethanol.
“Georgia doesn’t grow
enough corn to feed its live
stock,” Irwin said, “but when
these new fuels get ready for
market, they must be tested
to meet high standards.”
Burnett sees a bright
future for ethanol products
saying, “We do have B-20
retail and E-85 is next. The
corridor for alternative fuels
is growing.”
(driving under the influ
ence), if the driver is 21 or
over. Drivers under the legal
drinking age are considered
DUI if they test positive for
alcohol.
Local law enforcement
agencies - cities, county,
Georgia State Patrol - work
together to combat drunk
driving, setting up multi
agency safety checkpoints at
various locations through
out the county, especially on
holiday weekends.
Worldwide, a global network
of organizations dedicated to
preventing accidental injury.
Safe Kids of Houston County
was founded in 1992 and is
led by Houston Healthcare.
Safe Kids of Houston County
meets the third Tuesday of
each month, except for July,
at 12:30 p.m.
For more information
about Safe Kids of Houston
County, contact Patsy
Zoumberis at 478-923-9771.
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LOCAL
Signup for leadership
WR class under way
Special to the Journal
Applications are currently
being accepted through Oct.
27 for the 2007 Leadership
Warner Robins Class.
The program, accord
ing to a release, uses
selected elements of the
University of Georgia’s
Fanning Institute curricu
lum and incorporates best
practices of other Chamber
Leadership Programs
around the country.
“It is a premiere offer
ing and requires a serious
commitment,” the release
reads.
Each session includes
formal instruction in lead
ership. Featured subjects
include Understanding
Leadership, Making Group
Decisions, Managing
Conflict, Community
Leaders Role in Local
Economic Development,
Communicating Effectively,
Leading Community
Change, Valuing
Community Diversity,
Conducting Successful
Meetings, and Building
Communities Through
Collaboration. Self-assess
ments will be done in
Leadership Practices and
Communications Styles.
A diverse group of
instructors has been hand
picked to make these pre
sentations.
The class begins in
January and includes an
overnight retreat and a
ROPESCourse. In February,
the schedule features a
visit to the Legislature in
session in Atlanta, a tour of
the capitol, and discussions
with the Houston County
legislative delegation.
The remaining full-day
4m Annual 5K Holidav Fun Run/Walk
November 4,2006
Presented by vour / >
All runners and walkers are welcome! Amateurs to experts and everybody in
between! Bring the whole eamily out to enjoy a beautiful Saturday morning.
Fees are: 16.00 tor runners/walkers registered by October 26
22.00 after October 26 (including the day or the event)
12 FOR CHILDREN 12 AND UNDER
fllL INCLUDES A T'SHIRT, PARTICIPATION RIBBON, A GUT BAG, AND AFTER RACE REFRESHMENTS!
Mail, fax or drop orr completed entry
FORM AND PAYMENT (CASH, CHECK OR CREDIT
card) to:
The American Red Cross
346 Corder Road
Warner Robins, GA 31066
Fax: 476 722 6656
* A 5k race is 3.1 miles
♦Questions? Call Alexis Puryear at 923-6332
• Only a limited number of T-shirts are available for who do not pre-register
First Maine
La«t Name
Gender
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Email
Phone .
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City . State Zip
Emergency Contact
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Type of Credit Card: Exp. Date:
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Waiver:
I understand that participating in this event is potentially hazardous, and that I should not
enter and participate unless I am medically able. In consideration of the acceptance of
this entry, I assume full and complete responsibility for any injury or accident which may
occur while 1 am traveling to or from the event, during the event, or while 1 am on the
premises of the event. I am also aware and assume all risks associated with participating
in this event, including but not limited to falls, contact with other participants, effects of
weather, traffic, and condit ions of the road. I, for myself and my heirs and executors,
hereby waive, release, and forever discharge, and hold harmless the American Red Cross,
sponsors, and promoters, and their assignees, officers, directors, agents, employees,
officials and their successors for all my liabilities, claims, actions, or damages arising out
of or in any way connected with my participation in this event, except where the same is
caused by the negligence or willful misconduct of the foregoing.
I understand that the entry tee is non-refundable and non-transferable.
Signed Oate
Parent/Ouardian Signature (If participant is under 18)
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sessions will normally be
held on the third Tuesday of
each month. They include
orientations, panel discus
sions and break-out group
visits to different sectors of
the community.
Subjects include Civil &
Criminal Justice, Economic
Development, Education,
The Environment, Social
Services, Transportation
& Infrastructure, and
Regionalism.
Participant homework
assignments include attend
ing a County Commission
or City Council Meeting,
accompanying a Police
Officer on a routine patrol
after dark, attending a
Chamber ribbon-cutting or
groundbreaking ceremony,
teaching in a public school
classroom, serving as a vol
unteer in an indigent care
facility or hospice or soup
kitchen, and attending a
Chamber Business-After-
Hours as the Chamber’s
guest. The class will select
and plan a class project.
It must meet a commu
nity need that is not being
addressed by any commu
nity agency, leave a lasting
and visible impact, and be
briefed at the graduation
banquet.
The class size is limited
to 25, and tuition is $750,
which covers all expenses.
In order to graduate, atten
dance is mandatory. Class
members and their employ
ers should understand and
commit to the attendance
requirements before apply
ing.
For application forms,
contact the Chamber of
Commerce.
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2006
American
Red Cross
The run/walk- begin and end in
Fountain Park on Kimberly Road.
Registration starts at 6:00 am
Race begins at 7:30 am
Awards ceremony to follow
LETTERS
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As the mother of two
school-age sons, I know
that personally.
But, I also know that
Georgia’s school systems
share our concern and are
doing eveiything they can
to protect our children.
Over the next several
weeks and months, I look
forward to working with
the Georgia Office of
Homeland Security, the
State Legislature, state
education groups and our
local systems to review
current school safety laws
and policies and make
any necessary updates.
If you have any con
cerns or ideas, please
email me at state.
superintendent@doe.
kl2.ga.us. I will make
sure every email is read
and responded to.
Kathy Cox, state
superintendent of schools
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Legals
NOTICE
HOUSTON COUNTY
PROBATE COURT
Fay* Tharp* Sparrow has petitioned to
be appointed Adminiatrator of the estate
of Frances Tharpe, deceased, of said
County. The petitioner has also applied
for waiver of bond and/or grant of certain
powers contained in O.C.G.A. §53 12-232
Ail interested parties are hereby notified to
show cause why said petition should not be
granted. All objections to the petition must
be in writing, setting forth the grounds of
any such objections, and must be filed with
the court on or before on October 23, 2006
If any objections are filed, a hearing will be
scheduled at a later date. If no objections
are filed, the petition may be granted
without a hearing.
WITNESS THE HONORABLE
JANICE D SPIRES
By: Michelle L. Elvlns, Clerk
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