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Veterans: We CTOIO you! details below^ Moustot Ifetlg Imtmil VOLUME 136, NUMBER 205 Wednesday October 25,2006 The Home Journal s FRONT PORCH IN SPORTS ■ Look for: Swimming is under way, Bill Goggin plays his annual 100 holes of golf for charity, she Bears' O'Neal leads the region in rushing while approaching 1.000 yards and some of Houston County’s local fishermen reeled in some big awards at the recent Crappie USA tourney. -See 1B IN BRIEF Journal aims to recognize veterans Hey veterans. We want you ... to tell us and the readers a little about yourself. To that end. and in prepara tion for your day, Veterans Day Nov. 11, we’re asking you to do just that. We’re asking you to submit a little bit about yourself, who you are, where you live now (just the city is fine), what branch of service you serve or served in and the timeframe you served (i.e. 1947-1967), places you were stationed and maybe even your greatest accomplishment. We would even like to have a picture of you in your hey-day (i.e. in uniform). You can e-mail your sub missions to Don Moncrief, managing editor, at donm@evansnewspapers. com or hhj@evansnewspapers.com (the latter please if you've got photos attached). Or. you can mail them to: 1210 Washington Street, Perry 31096. Southside Baptist to hold festival Southside Baptist Church of 1040 N. Houston Lake Rd. in Warner Robins is having a Family Fall Festival Thursday from 6-9 p.m. There will be food, fun and fellow ship for all ages. There will be also be gamesand rides, as well as live entertainment. Costumes are wel comed. (Please no witches, devils, ghosts or ghouls). There is also no admission charge - only a food donation for a local community food bank. (Small jars of peanut butter, jelly, can goods, dry milk, small bags of flour and sugar and rice.) BIRTHDAYS Today ■ Larry Amerson ■ Kamoree Raines ■ Shirley H. Shilkaitis ■ Hali Brown ■ Madison Vail, 6 ANNIVERSARY Oct. 23 ■ Johnny and Kaye Evans (Happy 30th) DEARLY DEPARTED ■ Steven Ross Mather, 49 ■ Claudia K. Luckey ■ Mary Kiser Moore, 84 PERIODICAL 500 bIIIIII 4 Award-Winning Newspaper [0/ j|Sssw\ 2004 (.lliffil)-) Better Newspaper VjgtJ—sjiV Contest x9o«jy 111111ii1111111111111111111111111111t11,,, 1 1 1 ll ll ,ll COOI * GECRG’.A MEViSPWPER PROJECT Vlain Library JNIV OF GEORGIA ATHENS GA 30602-0002 3-DIGIT 306 October 25, 2006 Cmim- $mmMM«- LEGAL ORGAN FOR HOUSTON COUNTY, city of Perry, city of Warner Robins and city of Centerville Below the Fold: Perry High School preps for Homecoming activities Residents finding bills quite a bit more taxing Absence of addresses leaves some perplexed ByRAYUGHTNER Journal Staff Writer The Tax. Commissioner’s Office usually gets calls when the tax bills go out. The office has had a few more this year because the addresses of the property being taxed have been left off the bill. “Why the heck doesn’t it have the An axe to grind The best places to go for a fright... or to see the light ByRAYUGHTNER Journal Staff Writer Halloween is Tuesday, and this year like most others, it Hwill be cel ebrated on Oct. 31. In Perry, Centerville, Fort Valley and Byron, trick-or-treat ing begins at 6 p.m. and goes to 8 p.m. In Warner Robins and in Houston County, trick-or-treaters get an additional hour. All of this is, of course, “while supplier, fast.’’ There are also a couple of haunted houses and church sponsored Halloween alter natives or fall festivals on Tuesday. Law Enforcement United Haunted House Law Enforcement United’s third annual Haunted House at the Warner Robins Police Department Training Center will be Thursday-Saturday and Monday and Tuesday. The haunted house will be open from 7:30-11:30 p.m. on the Thursday, Monday and Tuesday and from 7:30 p m.-midnight Friday and Saturday. Admission is $5. The Training Center is on Stalnaker Drive off Industrial Park Drive, which is off Ga. 247 between Cascade Corporation and Northrop Grumman. AMX Haunted House American Legion Post 172 will host its 11th annual Perry preps for Homecoming Special to the Journal Homecoming festivities for Perry High School will culminate with the presentation of the Homecoming Court Friday. During that time, the Panthers will take on Southwest-Macon at 7:30 p.m. in the newly-named Herb St. John stadium. The Homecoming court will be pre sented at halftime and last year’s queen, Kaitlyn Ellis, will be on hand to crown the new queen. The Homecoming dance will take place this year in the new Commons area of Perry High School. The theme of the dance is “Mardi Gras.” The dance will take place from 9-11:30 p.m. Admission is $5 for students and their dates. The Homecoming court and escorts will be presented at 10:15 p.m. Note: See more pictures of the Homecoming court on 6B www.hhjnews.com address?” asked Bonnie Spearman, a self-described “70-year-old lady, ‘blessed’ to own a few properties,” and a $4,300 tax bill. “If you only own one property,” Spearman said, “it wouldn’t be that much of a problem. “All that’s there is a legal map description. I could just write a check with no idea of what I’m pay ing for.” W fflfVl S *V \l \’n. ENI/Gary Harmon Matt Moulton puts the finishing touches on one of the rooms inside the Law Enforcement United Haunted House this past week. Haunted House. The haunt ed house is presented and designed by members of the 19th Air Maintenance Squadron at Robins Air Force Base, as well as fam ily and friends. It is open Thursday- Saturday and Monday and Tuesday. The haunted house will be open from 6-10 p.m. on the Thursday, Monday and Tuesday and from 7:30 Jr f mkk Cl MT-Tl * i ij.- M a FH* I jlfa m■ ■ '1 . Mfk Jr* ' 4 ''' 1 |C& "THBL J|L> f f 'IHHSL'-. jKsfijL \ 1 || jsk i sPV IMP- ■ SIW WS* ' im ifii ~J| l|Sß|flli ■ \ f t| Submitted Perry High School’s Homecoming court, back row from left: Susan Ledlow, Elizabeth Hickman, Bailey Clay, Ashley Roberts, Allison Tucker, Samantha Anderson and Cassandra Ashcroft. Middle: Ashanta McGhee, Stephanie Smith and Kristina Stinson. Front: Ashley Hall, Santana Manning, Brittney Brown and Sarah Sheffield. “How do I know it’s my bill, not someone else’s?” Spearman said. “I’m too old to get out all my deeds or pay my lawyer to look it up and p.m.-midnight Friday and Saturday. Admission is $5. Post #172 is on Radio Loop Road, off Watson Boulevard in Warner Robins. Friendship Faptist Fall Festival Friendship Baptist Church of Warner Robins will host a Fall Festival Tuesday, from 6-8 p.m. in the Family Life Center of the church. "How do I know it's my bill, not someone else's?" - Houston County resident Bonnie Spearman Highlights of the evening will include inflatables for chil dren, horse rides, face paint ing, games, candy and food. Children, according to a release, will be “thrilled with the many activities during this evening of family fun.” Adults, the release reads, “will enjoy the Country Store as well." Supper will be served and everyone is invited to attend. Three sections • 18 pages tell me what is is, where it’s at or to tell me to just throw it away because it’s not mine.” Spearman said the clerks at the office had been very helpful, but added they had to look it up by the account number to find out what the address is. “Why are we having to do that?” she asked. Houston County Tax Commissioner Mark Kushinka explained: “It’s a software problem. Friendship Baptist Church is located at 1322 Feagin Mill Rd., Warner Robins. For more information, call the church office at 953-9509. New Life Night of Light New Life Church of Perry will host a “Night of Light" harvest Festival Halloween Alternative Tuesday, from 6- 8 p.m. On a night of See PLA CES, page 6A