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nr., an^^^^ ar * Mr " E l M * LEGAL ORGAN FOR HOUSTON COUNTY, city of Perry, city of Warner Robins and city of Centerville VOLUME 136 , NUMBER 205 Below the Fold: Westfield Schools begins Homecoming activities ■ District Attorney to hold Task Force seminar Tuesday October 24,2006 The Home Journal’s FRONT PORCH IN SPORTS ■ It was like nothing Warner Robins head tootball coach Bryan Way had ever seen. The Demons scored 21 points in 35 seconds en route to a win over Tift County. - See 1B IN BRIEF University women to offer book sale The Warner Robins Branch of the American Association of University Women will hold its 41st annual used book sale at Houston Mall Thursday- Saturday. On sale will be tons of books - from antique to travel. The sale will open with a sneak preview from 5-6 p.m, Thursday. Those who attend the $5, one-hour preview will have the first opportunity to browse through the books. There will be no admission charge during the remainder of the sale from 6-9 p.m., Thursday; 9 a.m. - 9 p.m., Friday; 9 a.m. - 2 p.m., Saturday. All books will be half-price on Oct. 28. For further information visit www. aauwwrga.org. Organization to hold resource fair Saturday, One Church One Child of Georgia. Inc. will sponsor a Foster Care and Adoption Resource Fair. This resource fair will provide infor mation to prospective foster and adoptive parents on the needs of children in state custody. For more information visit w-ww.ococg.org. The Foster Care and Adoption Resource Fair is open to the public. For more information, call 770-306- 1750. Pandemic Flu presentation set A presentation on Pandemic Flu planning will be held Thursday at 6:30 p.m. at St. Christophers Episcopal Church, Macon Road, in Perry. The presenter will be Jennifer Jones from the Office of Emergency Preparedness. There will be a 30-minute pre sentation followed by a question and answer session. Call the church at 987-2190 for information and to let the planners know the number of people who will attend., BIRTHDAYS Today ■ Betty Cardell ■ Ashley McClinton ■ Christopher Jackson ■ Linda Fountain ■ Brenda Brown DEARLY DEPARTED ■ Theresa “Terry” Wood, 71 PERIODICAL 500 s mm. Award-Winning Belter Newspaper viSW Contest liillillmilfiiHiiiiilillliiilliiiliiiiiililliiiil COOI * GEORGIA NEWSPAPER PROJECT Main Library UNIV OF GEORGIA ATHENS GA 3C6G2-OGG2 3-DIGIT 306 October 24, 2006 iSzm'/tm Bmsms Coi \n Si\a: 1870 Bush to visit Perry By DON MONCRIEF Journal Managing, Editor Residents of Houston County might have felt a bit snubbed when President George Bush visited Middle Georgia Oct. 10. After all, he was so-close-and-yet so-far, having landed at Robins Air Force Base, taken part in a meet and-greet of about 200 base employ ees/military personnel, before being 1 Journal-Charlotte Perkins A close up view of the sculpture shows “Fessor” Staples in glasses and hat. He was principal of Perry High School from 1937 to 1969, in addition to setting a record as “the winningest basketball coach in America,” with a record of 924 wins and 198 losses. While he was coach, the Perry Panthers won eight state basketball championships and 25 region championships. For more, see 68. Westfield Homecoming events get under way Special to the Journal The Westfield Schools began its Homecoming activities this week. This year’s them is cen tered around and called “A Night on the Nile” as the Hornets prepare for a Friday night football match up against the Patriots of Pinewood Christian Academy. Dress-up day for the students include Disney Day Wednesday, ‘Bos Day Thursday and Green and Gold Spirit Day Friday. The traditional homecom ing pep rally Friday after noon will feature the crown ing of Mr. Westfield. The school will also cel ebrate Alumni weekend at the football game, welcom www.hhjnews.com Return trip What: President George Bush visit When: Oct. 31, 5 p.m. Where: Georgia National Fairgrounds and Agricenter in Perry Cost: Free (more details inside) whisked off to the Wilson Convention Center in Macon. Bronze bonds ing alumni from Westfield, Beechwood, Baker Academy to a family barbecue. That is set to begin 6 p.m. The homecoming parade will begin at 7 p.m. and will feature class ban ners and members of the Homecoming court, fol lowed by the presentation of the Heritage Award, the Headmasters Award and the Alumni Award. Kickoff is at 8 p.m. at the Hornets Nest. The 2006 Homecoming queen will be crowned at halftime by the 2005 Queen, Lee Anne Sexton of Perry. The Homecoming dance will be held Saturday night in the Westfield gymnato rium. Members of the See HOMECOMING, page 6B There, he took part in a fund-rais er for Mac Collins, the Republican challenger in the Bth Congressional District. For those who missed out on the chance to meet him, or for those who felt he could have at least put his feet up a spell in Houston County, well the good news is: He’s coming back. Bush will be visiting Houston Bplpi mmp 1 'IS <***s «A JkUjti I~| “Wfc J§ * mOr. jßiftji mfm , M si Submitted Members of the 2006 Westfield Homecoming Court are, front row: Sarah Moredock, Jackie Izzard, Morgan Irby, Marynan McLendon, Taylor Byrd. Back row: Molly Portman, Sydney Smith, Kelly Franklin, Hannah Moredock, Kaki Tuggle and Mallory Eubanks. Two sections • 12 pages Peach joins Houston in on-line civil issues filing But, is that - the system - a good thing? By RAYLIGHTNER Journal Staff Writer Did you know you could file civil issues on-line here? The Peach County Magistrate Court recently joined Houston County in implementing on-line fil ing. You can file things like statements of claim, dis possessories flandlord/ten ant issues) and answers to complaints online for an additional fee of $lB. Other courts offering online filing in central Georgia include Bibb, Twiggs, Macon, Crawford and Dooly coun ties. Houston County, has used the online filing for at least six months now. “Very few use it,” said DA sets Task Force seminar By RAY LIGHTNER Journal Staff Writer The ninth annual Gang Task Force seminar is Thursday. The seminar, held this year in the Warner Robins High School Auditorium, is for all interested citizens in Houston County. Free hot dogs and drinks will be provided, starting at 5:30 p.m. and there will be T shirts for the first 200 and door prizes. Parents, educators, police officers, community lead ers and citizens are invited to a program, which will begin about 6:30 p.m. “It’s free,” District Attorney Kelly Burke said, “just show up.” This year’s guest speak- an Evans Family Newspaper County Oct. 31. He is scheduled to attend a 5 p.m. fund-raiser at the Georgia National Fairgrounds and Agricenter in Perry on that date where he will once again stump for Mac Collins. Of course when he visited Macon he also took the opportunity to speak in regard to topics such as the war on terror, North Korea and taxes, See BUSH, page 6B "It's more ol a nuisance to us. Ynu still have to come to court and you have to come to sign the court papers." - Houston County Magistrate Court deputy clerk Glenda Blackgrove Glenda Blackgrove deputy clerk for Houston County Magistrate Court. She was also unsure if the service, implemented under the late Chief Magistrate Judge David Pierce, would See FILING, page 6B er is Det. Choice Barnes of the Valdosta Police Department. Barnes will talk about gang indicators - what parents can look for. “We all know about being dressed in colors,” Burke said. There are lots of other things to look for if they are getting into gangs.” There will also be a roundtable discussion with the gang investigators from the four local law enforce ment agencies, where they will take questions from the audience, Burke said. The Gang Task Force includes the four law enforces agencies in the county, Warner Robins, Perry, Centerville and the Sheriffs Office, the See SEMINAR, page 6B