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HOUSTON DAILY JOURNAL . -, yy^ —-1 waSo«s / ■ : >--w^ffl AHA « Vw?iP;.--j;'jia«~ JA MBfv t 9 i .-. Jta»- raMiJH l iHHHtHMi & ■» w %?* I ** iw \ ?MBR,VS9M^ ** p ' j \ * f ! nLL- . v^>id *> - -*3 rj| GRANT From page iA “We cannot accommodate sick days or vacations and go under the 26 to run each company. Public safety is our priority. We answer approxi mately eight to 10 calls a day. ” Horton also questioned the real need for 10 people “if” another station would not be builty within the next five years, to which Mayor Donald Walker said, “I assure you that the stations DRIVERS From page iA points for students to obtain the mandatory training include: public and pri vate high school programs; private driver education schools; a virtual (on-line) classroom component and a parent supervised on-the road program. The training can be obtained in a com bination of ways to accom modate schedules and life- INPUT From page iA spent 18 months developing federal rules and guidance for states. That guidance was received by GaDOE in October and the process of creating state rules was begun. The public input hearings began Tuesday in Cleveland and continue until Jan. 18, 2007. CHNIN6 . /Uoc/eiiff \3 Banquet Rooms!/ \3M-904^/ 2024 WATSON BLVD. ■ IN FRONT OF THE HOLIDAY INN • 328-9048 will be done within the next year and that they will be equipped. “Budget money has been set up for the furniture for the new fire stations now,” he said. Singletary concluded, based on work session dis cussion, it was obvious that many details about accep tance of the grant needed to be worked on. The primary objective of the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Respnse grant is to increase the num ber of frontline firefighters. styles. Students and parents should verify that a course will be accepted by checking the approved list on www. dds.ga.gov or www.gateen drivereducation. com. Any Georgia student who has not completed an approved driver education course must wait until age 17 to be eligible for a Class D driver’s license. He or she must still complete a total of at least 40 hours of super vised driving, including at At each location, there will be two hearings held, one in the morning/early afternoon and another in the evening. The goal is to have the new rules in place by July 1, 2007. To view the proposed rules and to get more informa tion, including the address for written comments, go to: http://www.gadoe.org/pea_ communications.aspx?View Mode= l&obj=l32B. The goal is for fire depart ments to increase their staff ing and deployment capa bilities and ultimately attain 24-hour staffing, thus assur ing that their communities have adequate protection from fire and fire-related hazards. The SAFER grants sup port two specific activities: the hiring of firefighters, and recruitment and reten tion of volunteer firefighters, improving the effectiveness of firefighting operations, firefighter health and safety programs, and to establish least 6 hours at night, with a parent or guardian’s sworn verification that these driv ing requirements have been met. Eligibility requirements also include: teen must have held a learner’s permit for Come See Our Newly Expanded Showroom! Middle Geerfia's Largest detection Of Lifhtfrtf Fixtures Q SOUTHERN LIGHTING HOME LIGHTING CENTER Est. 1987 Fans, Framed Prints Lamps & Framed Mirrors Hours: Mon-Fri 8:30-5:30 Sat 10-2 pm 24 HOUR BREAKFAST • ITALIAN • MEDITERRANEAN • GREEK • ALL AMERICAN OPEN 24 HOURS/7 DAYS A WEEK - DINE-IN OR DELIVERY All You Con Eat Soup &. Salad mm Df 3 em ■BkBB mm With any entrees purchased OFF Total Bill w/coupon Exp. 1 2/30/06 Mot valid with any other offers or Discounts. LOCAL Giving spirit or expand fire prevention programs. To qualify for funding, applicants must demonstrate financial need and articulate the benefits they will get if awarded the grant. “While these are the coun cils objectives too, they really have not had a lot of time to cover all the aspects of this grant. To add $500,000 plus to the cities budget even five years down the road is a big responsibility,” Singletary observed. Another item the council discussed was renewing the one year and one day, pro vide a certificate of school attendance, a social securi ty number, an Alcohol and Drug Awareness Program card and a parent or legal guardian must be present at the time of issuance. Subscribe today! Call 987-1823 2508 Moody Road 00040054 LUNCH SPECIAL Gym w/fries *6.95 Philly Oteesesleak w/ fries~ s 7,9s 10 « Hamburger w/ frie5....*5.95 Greek Salad *4.95 GREEK SPECIALTIES AVAILABLE! 929-0624 WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2006 ♦ : m I n hk \ £ jfu J|4* -» flfl TT tT/ . JB * -*** »m. 'A .*■«. -gl Contributed LEFT: Westfield’s Key Club, according to a release, has been busy with several community service activi ties. The group helped out at Habitat for Humanity’s gift wrapping fund-raiser at the Galleria Mall, sang Christmas carols for residents of Summerhill Nursing Home, collected cranberry sauce for PAL and assisted the Perry Kiwanis Club with their annual pancake break fast. Kiwanis Club International sponsors Key Clubs in high schools throughout the United States. Pictured are Westfield Key Club officers: Hunter Wojohn, president; Kelly Franklin, vice president; Katie Cawthon, secre tary; Katherine Gleaton, treasurer; and Ashley Williams, chaplain. Other club members are: Matt Amrit, Jennifer Andrews, Brandon Borah, Robert Brooks, Pitt Chapman, Cleve Cleveland, Jenny Deighton, Lauren Flowers, Kelsey Gilliam, Jenni Grier, Wesley Hines, Courtney Jenkins, Will Jenkins, Row Jerles, Halston Kirkpatrick,Lindsay Lucas, Will O’Neal, John Peake, Emily Pearson, Trisha Ramanlal, John Thomas Rust, Riley Seymour, Sydney Smith, Lee Stokes, Daryl Ann Thompson, Cody Walker, Will Walton and Jackson Wells. Faculty sponsor is Mia Geiger. ABOVE: Members of Westfield’s Key Club are pic tured during the club’s visit to Summerhill Nursing where they sang Christmas carols. contract for fire uniforms. Bid Number: F-2606 from the Command Uniforms of Macon, held steady in its cost for supplying the city firefighters with uniforms. Some discussion covered the bids for this new year. Singletary explained that cost had not increased over the past year, but the num ber of firefighters would increase during the next year. With a new ladder truck and operations per sonnel for that truck there would be an increased need in uniforms. DcVcu have scmethina Dre sses tc sell and It’s under t o us -tt *SC? If, sc, call cur Cof npute r p m classified dent. + we'll mini run *n $ llrif* , -fSf PROFESSIONAL W A,. (m) AUTO REPAIR, LLC Sir BILL BREWER, JR. ASE MASTER MECHANIC 300 Smith Drive (478)988-8686 DINNER SPECIAL Prime Rib Dinner $9.95 (ALL YOU CAN EAT SOUP & SALAD BAR) I Singletary placed his con fidence in the Command Uniforms company, with an explanation that the compa ny has a good inventory that he and the members of fire services could rely on, also purchasing was not so much involved in dress uniforms as it was in work uniforms. Additionally the following items were passed by coun cil: • COLA and Merit raises for town employees. • Storm Water utility charge passed, rate to be set per household. 6B 00040718 41490