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2A ♦ SATURDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2006 PFD: Change your clock, change your battery By RAYLIGHTNER Journal Staff Writer As the time change approaches Sunday, the Perry Fire Department is reminding residents to make another change that could save their lives - changing the batteries in their smoke detectors. To save lives and prevent injuries, the department, for the 19 th year, has joined forc es with Energizer and the International Association of Fire Chiefs for the Change | J *■ k » fl pr I Journal Rav Lightner Perry Fire Chief Joel Gray and Mayor Jim Worrall assist as Firefighter Devin Roberts replaces the battery in a smoke detector at the Perry public safety building. Sunday, when clocks are set back an hour, has been proclaimed Smoke Detector Awareness Day as part of a campaign to get home and business owners to replace the batteries in their smoke detectors. Community Events ■ BOOK SALE -The Warner Robins Branch of the American Association of University Women will hold its 41st annual used book sale at Houston Mall today. On sale will be tons of books - from antique to travel. The sale will open with a sneak preview from 5-6 p.m, today. 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 remain der of the sale from 9 a.m. - 2 p.m., today. All books will be half-price. For fur ther information visit www. aauwwrga.org. ■ RESOURCE FAIR - Saturday, One Church One Child of Georgia, Inc. will sponsor a Foster Care and Adoption Resource Fair. This resource fair will provide information to prospective foster and adoptive parents on the needs of children in state custody. For more information visit www. ococg.org. The Foster Care and Adoption Resource Fair is open to the public. For more information, call 770- 306-1750. ■ SCHOOL COUNCIL MEETING - Houston County High School will hold a school council meet ing Monday at 5 p.m. in the media center. ■ WORK SESSION - The Warner Robins City Council work session is scheduled for Wednesday at 4 p.m. in the upstairs conference room, Warner Robins City Hall, 800 Watson Blvd. ■ MEETING - The Warner Robins City Council will meet Nov. 6 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. 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, EO. Box 1910, Perry, GA 31069 Your Clock Change Your Battery campaign which urges peoples to change smoke alarm batteries when changing clocks back to standard time each fall. “The simple yet powerful act of changing the batteries in smoke alarms when you change the clock on Oct. 29 can double a family’s chanc es of getting out of a home fire alive,” said Deputy Fire Chief Joel Gray. “As a 24-year fire service veteran, I have witnessed Q Umited-tim* offer Subltct to availability In certain locations Must be a wmdstream wireline customer, i Months Free broadband: Must maintain one-year bundle including Connect Package and Broadband r $ Service Agreement tube eligible Connect Unlimited Prklngfs39« when bundled with broadband and OiSH Network, includes residential access line, unlimited long distance & certain calling features Unlimited long distanceitsor '**identMijjgjj* direct-dialed calls forvoice use only, unlimited long Distance may not be used for internet services, fa* machines, softphones or data devices, transcription services, business (whether or nob^ auto dialing, multi-party conference calls (including a way calls), party lines, chat lines, adult entertainment lines, calls to 900 and 976 numbers and calls to access voice mail or information services Additional charges may apply for dirwtory operatcir services international calling or toll-free calling services if Wmdstream determ,nes that usage is not consistent with residential voice service, includes excessive usage or usage predominantly during business hours, wmdstream may immediately restrict use or change your long distance plan to the Wmdstream 10 plan if any required component or the service bundle is discontinued, the account will convert to the Wmdstream 10 plan Broadband Speeds: The actual data transfer rate is an "up to” speed. 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On average, he noted, nearly three children die each day in home fires and roughly 80 percent of home fire deaths in the coun try occur in homes with out working smoke alarms. “Considering that residen tial fire deaths peak in the winter months," Gray said, “it makes sense to change your smoke alarm batteries each and every fall.” Changing the batteries at least once a year, Gray said, • Vehicle Accident? • Back Pain? • Headache? CHIROPRACTIC HAS HAD GREAT SUCCESS TREATING THESE CONDITIONS K c- m ~lmm , 'il ii’ TnW Dr. Brian Gillis, D.C. 1 Perry Chiropractic m HEALTH CENTER Call (478) 987-9666 A 1 ' 1207 Houston Lake Drive, Perry, Georgia xRx _ Jipp DALTON 100 W. Walnut, Suite 108 706.2797000 LOCAL “is one of the simplest, most effective ways to reduce these tragic deaths and inju ries. In fact, working smoke alarms nearly cut in half the risk of dying in a home fire.” Gray said the peak time for home fire fatalities is between 10 a.m. and 6 a.m., “when most families are sleeping. Children and seniors are most at risk and a working smoke alarm can give them the extra seconds they need to get out.” About 1,000 children under age 20 die each year in home fires and children under age 5 are at twice WHY ARE YOU SUFFERING, WHEN CARE IS SO CLOSE? If treatment is indicated it could be at little or no cost to you because Workers' Compensation and most 1 insurance companies cover chiropractic care to policy limits. We accept most major insurances and numerous HMO & PPO plans. cmm 50 Mark Whitfield Street 706.6924456 the risk of dying in a home fire. Gray said 80 percent of fatal home fire victims who were children were killed in homes without working smoke alarms. Adults over age 75 are three times as likely to die in home fires than the rest of the population. Those over age 85 are 4.5 times more likely to die in a home fire. The most common cause of non-working smoke alarms is worn or missing batteries. 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