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♦ SATURDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2006 2A iShh —L <.'-s V ' - 2ss*i§&-’' ‘ - jIJ * • \ i : Submitted Warner Robins Area Chamber of Commerce members stand dressed up in front of a vintage car. WR Chamber nets record membership Special to the Journal As a result of last week s membership event, the Warner Robins Area Chamber of Commerce has increased its membership by 196 new members. “We are still making entries to our database,” said Alicia Chrones, director of mem ber services for the chamber, “but believe we now have about 1,340 members.” Last year, the chamber added 156 new members, setting a record among Georgia chambers for a 72- hour membership event. “Last week we broke our own record,” Chrones said, “and raised the bar even higher.” “Our colleagues have rec ommended we submit our Chamber for a National Association of Membership Developer’s Award for the phenomenal growth it has experienced as a result of these two events. “This was a great team effort! Everyone who par ticipated in planning and conducting the event did an incredible job!” I 8 11 IT ..qg ; $i J i 1 * cry^B Chamber members enjoy a laugh during their meeting. PER R Y H OS I I IT A L LLh'JCrJ jJ’ LSAii/J “Understanding Dementia” Monday, October 23, 2006 12 noon - 1:00 p.m. Perry Hospital Medical Library Guest Speaker.: Dr. Javed Fazal, Internist and member of the Medical Staffs of Houston Medical Center & Perry Hospital A FREE healthy lunch will be served. Pre-registration is required for lunch. To register, call 923-9771. Future Lunch n' Learn Topics include: Facts About the Bird Flu iff ftOF jjfkm Submitted Chairman Brad Fink, dressed as a woman, is escorted by Steve Williams, chairman-elect, during the Warner Robins Area Chamber of Commerce’s membership week. Submitted ♦ Houston Healthcare Firry Hospital LOCAL Pry receives two honors Special to the Journal Roche recently honored Warner Robins medical representative and resident Ann Pry with two of the company’s coveted awards - the Special Achievement Award and the President’s Club Award. Pry received the Special Achievement Award, which recognizes those who have gone above and beyond what is expected of their position, for her commit ment to patient care and outstanding sales perfor mance. The President’s Club Award is presented to the top-performing 5 per cent of Roche sales repre sentatives throughout the country. “We are proud to recog nize the top-selling Roche Community Events ■ 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. ■ SCHOOL COUNCIL MEETING - Linwood Elementary School will hold a school council meet ing Tuesday at 6 p.m. in the media center. ■ BOARD MEETING - The Board of Directors for the Houston County Association for Exceptional Citizens, Inc. and Falcon Park, Inc. will ne held Thursday at 7 p.m. in the conference of workshop II located at 716 North Young Avenue, Warner Robins. 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. 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(Roche), based in Nutley, N.J., is the U.S. pharmaceu ticals headquarters of the Roche Group, one of the world’s leading research oriented healthcare groups with core businesses in pharmaceuticals and diag nostics. For more than 100 ■ SCHOOL COUNCIL MEETING - Eagle Springs Elementary School will hold a school council meet ing Thursday at 7:15 a.m. in the media center. ■ FALL FESTIVAL - FALL FESTIVAL - The Sacred Heart Fall Festival will be held Oct. 21 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Sacred Heart Church, 250 South Davis Drive, Warner Robins. Parking will be available at the church, Robins Federal Credit Union amd Macon State College - Warner Robins Campus. Country music star T. Graham Brown will hold a free concert alog with concerts by Josh Graf & Company and the Buttercats. Various rides and games will also be at the festival. 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