Below is the OCR text representation for this newspapers page.

HOUSTON DAILY JOURNAL WR honors top employees m m Journal/Rav Lightner Mayor Donald Walker presents city utility worker James Walker with his five-year certificate. afllßßSp Journal Ray Lightner Alton Smith, a supervisor instructor and heavy equipment operator for the city utility department, accepts his cer tificate and pin for 10 years of loyal dedicate service from Walker. Smith, an ordained minister, "is a very special person. Don’t you leave us,” Walker said. . * —r— ——■ —, ( Journal Ray Lightner Warner Robins Fire Department Lt. Curtis Hasselman accepts his certificate for 15 years of loyal dedicated service from Walker. Hasselman, a member of the WRFD honor guard thanked God, and the mayor and council and his chiefs. He also thanked "Mom for raising me to be the man I am. ” I 'Journal Kay Lightner Warner Robins Police Capt. Lisa Angell accepts her 20- year certificate from Walker. Angell who heads up the police CARES program, which assists those with spe cial needs, thanked God for all the blessings, thanked the mayor, council, Chief Brett Evans and majors Harry Dennard and John Wagner for the opportunities and her husband Allen “who has put up with me for 24 years." Son of ANG Chief of Staff enlists in Air Guard Special to the Journal Keeping it in the fam ily, Warner Robins native, Quinn T. Hansen, 21, recently enlisted in the 165th Airlift Wing of the Georgia Air National Guard in Savannah. Hansen received the oath of enlistment from his father, Lt. Col. Murray Hansen, a 10-year Georgia Air National Guard veteran and the Chief of Staff for the 3,100-member Georgia Air National Guard. Hansen will begin train ing as a load master with the C-130 airlift unit. He recently attended the Citadel Military College of South Carolina following graduation from Riverside Military Academy in Gainesville. While at Riverside, he was a member of the National Honor Society, the wrestling team, cross country team and the rifle team. He also was awarded the position of i " a Ranger, and was the execu tive officer during his senior year at Riverside. Georgia’s 165th Airlift Wing recently was award ed its ninth Air Force Outstanding Unit Award rec O'Neal gets ACCG service award By RAY LIGHTNER Journal Staff Writer State Representative Larry O’Neal, R-Warner Robins, was recently presented with the 2006 Legislative Service Award by the Association County Commissioners of Georgia. Jim Grubiak, legal coun sel to the ACCG made the presentation to O’Neal at the Tuesday Houston County Commission meet ing. He praised O’Neal, who as chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, requires all proposed tax and revenue bills go through a compre hensive analysis to deter mine the impact on the public. Grubiak praised O’Neal for authorizing House Resolution 1464 which created a legislative study committee to undertake a comprehensive study of the state tax code. “It is better operating, more effi cient and fair to everyone,” Grubiak said of the revised code. The committee is charged with finding ways to reduce complexities in reporting and collecting and mak ing sure everyone is pay ing what they are legally obligated to pay, ensuring the integrity of the system and keeping taxes as low as possible. O’Neal said he was “hon ored Jim came to make the presentation. He is a valu able resource, for the coun ties. That’s where the rub ber meets the road.” “I’m excited for this upcoming year,” O’Neal said, “Commissioner Tom McMichael will take the gavel for the entire state LETTER From page 4A I suggest cattle prods for violators of debate rules. Last, eligible voters who don’t exercise the right to vote should be fined. Voting is a responsibility of citizenship. If people refuse to meet that responsibility, then we need an amendment that strips them of their citizenship and ends their protection under the Constitution. Citizenship must mean something more than just being born here. The Constitution should only protect the rights of American citizens. Individuals who refuse to vote or are convicted of felonies should be denied that protection. Alternative candidates deserve to be heard. Politicians serve at the behest of the citizens. Giving citizens options .should remind politicians of that. Joe Sersey, Warner Robins Quinn T. Hansen receives the oath from his father, Lt. Col. Murray Hansen, to enlist in the Georgia Air National Guard in Savannah. Submitted ognizing the unit’s support for the Global War on Terror. Air National Guard positions exist throughout Georgia. For more information, contact your nearest Air National Guard recruiter. LOCAL ACCG.” O’Neal accepted the award, which included a print of the original state capitol in Milledgeville, “on behalf of the entire Houston County delega tion.” In a press release, ACCG Executive Director Jerry Griffin said of O’Neal: “We applaud him as he contin ues to serve as a leader among his peers. He has constantly demonstrated his concern for the wellbe ing of all Georgia Citizens, and by his work in the General Assembly, he has acknowledged the vital role that counties have in serving the taxpayers of Georgia.” In another ACCG matter, the county commissioners adopted the final version of the ACCG’s trust and plan agreement on the county’s pension plan. The draft version was adopted a year ago, but because of the Internal Revenue Service’s adoption of the inciden tal benefit rule, which requires any death benefit to be incidental to the plan, the change was necessary, explained Commissioner Jay Walker, to be in com pliance with the IRS. County Director of Administration Steve Engle explained with the change, county employees would get the higher of the two death benefits, either the death benefit up to $50,000 or the employee contribu tions. Engle said, “this is some thing the ACCG failed to notify us of. The IRS changed the rule in October of last year. We adopted the model plan in September of last year.” Subscribe today! Call 987-1823 DONATE TO GOODWILL, y/yj * A www.goodwillworks.org Building lives, families, and Thursday, November 2 nd 2006 4:30 - 8 pm All You Can Eat" Benefit Supper Delicious home - cooked food served from a huge buffett Several meats - vegetables - and a variety of desserts Load your plate! Take out or eat in and enjoy the good company! Adults: $8 • Children (6-10): $4 • 5 and under: Free At the Fire Points Firefighters Station Hwy. 26, 3 miles east of Montegumary 478-472-6808 or 244-0429 President: Melvin Kauffman ■H jLj . JHj Journal Ray Lightner State Representative Larry O’Neal, R-Warner Robins, was presented with the 2006 Legislative Service Award by the Association County Commissioners of Georgia at Tuesday’s Houston County Commission meeting. O’Neal, right, accepted the award - a print of the original state capitol in Milledgeville - from Jim Grubiak, legal counsel to the ACCG as commissioners Tom McMichael, Larry Thomson, Ned Sanders and Jay Walker look on. f'rjkA-j The C/ r I 'itered V-rorner ranting • CMotwgmmming • Oil ’Jhinlings • £}ifti Custom SJrami/iy 918 Carroll Street • Perry, GA 478-987-4079 It’s Not About the Car... It’s about the precious cargo it carries. As a local independent agent, we can design an insurance program that’s just right for you and your fainiiy. Give the people you love Safe.Sound.Secure.® protection from Auto-Owners Insurance Company. tsiuto- Owners insurance \ 1110 Washington Street Walker Downtown Perry (J Insurance Agency, Inc. 987-8000 Baked goods will be auctioned throughout the meal! Stock up your freezer for the holidays ahead! FRIDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2006 < 5A