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LEGAL ORGAN FOR HOUSTON COUNTY, **! city of Perry, city of Warner Robins and city of Centerville VOLUME 136, NUMBER 236 BELOW THE FOLD: Visitor No. 100,000 expected (and to recognized) for "Walk Through Bethlehem" ■ Base volunteers fill stockings Wednesday December 13,2006 The Home Journal's FRONT PORCH IN BRIEF Students seek formalwear Do you have any formalwear in your closet? The Warner Robins High School Student Council is asking for donations of formal and semi-formal wear to sell Jan. 13, 2007 so that there will be afford able formals for prom-goers. The donations, according to a release, should be freshly dry cleaned and in a hanging bag. Donations will be accepted in Proceeds from the sale will, according to the release, ben efit the women and children of Gateway Cottage, For more information, e-mail demonsdressdrive@yahoo.com, or see any WRHS Student Council member. Museum offers special ornament To honor the legacy of Brig. Gen. Robert t. Scott, the Museum of Aviation has created a com memorative ornament of his P-40 soaring in the clouds. The ornament is limited to 1,248 pieces and is three-dimen sional, 24 carat gold-plated brass and hand painted with a red silk hanging ribbon. The cost is S2O and it is avail able at the Museum of Aviation. Efforts under way to recover films Efforts are under way to gather Ralph Tabor's films of first grade classes in Perry. These will be converted onto DVDs for preser vation. Missing films are of the classes that graduated in 1959. 1961, 1962. 1965, 1969, 1971, 1980,1981 and 1982. Anyone having these films or information about there where abouts is asked to contact Floyd Tabor, 1401 Cater circle, Perry, GA 31069. phone 987-2984 or e mail floydtabor@pobox.com. BIRTHDAYS Today ■ Dale Waite ■ Kathy Crenshaw ■ Kenny Roberts ■ Conchita Swift E-mail your birthdays to: hhj@evansnewspapers.com or donm@evansnewspapers. com or send them to: 1210 Washington St.. Perry 31069 attn: Don Moncrief. You can also call him at 987-1823, Ext. 231. DEARLY DEPARTED ■ James E. McGregor, 74 ■ David C. Stroman. 56 PERIODICAL 500 ipinvii 8 *55108 00001* 4 Awurd-Winninp Better Newspaper Wjr—jJw Contest 1..11.11....11..11 COOI * Main Library UNIV OF GEORGIA ATHENS GA 30602-0002 3-DIGIT 306 December 13, 2006 Shkvinu iloesros Cot w> Si\< IS7O [I mm ' 11 IB 9!■ Ml I ii iB |"*r (^u c ‘ kJfh ' m ' TV £*\< f r t . WL ' \ Jrjjk* \ v-'/ySv iBBLJBM* u : ik, ,- ~~ r \ • \ i' wef w llpsP^lSf *"* fejftM’' M ASM l|£|»•#%lßb ~ W 1 fIS U * - l fyfy;.; jjk WSr -w mßr Shirley Hills set to host annual ‘Walk through Bethlehem’ Expecting 100,000 th visitor By CHARLOTTE PERKINS Journal Lifestyle Editor You could set a record at the “Walk through Bethlehem” this weekend. Planners of the big annual event at Shirley Hills Baptist Church have been keeping count all along and they’ll be celebrating when “visitor number 100,000” arrives. What’s going to happen? That’s a secret, but it’s bound to be an unforget table moment for someone. Thousands of Middle Georgians attend this event each year. Now in its 10th year, it is a cos tumed re-enactment of life in Bethlehem at the time of the birth of Christ. The cast includes Roman Centurions, busy shopkeepers, artisans, and other citizens of the ancient city, and tours lead to Mary and Joseph in the stable with the baby Jesus. www.hhjnews.com At A Glance What: “Walk Through Bethlehem” When: Friday-Sunday, tours ongoing from 4-10 p.m. Where: Shirley Hills Baptist Church Cost: Free Other: Special recognition for the 100,000 th visitor planned (what type is being kept secret) The roles of Mary and Joseph are taken in turn by members of the church who have small babies. There are also camels and farm animals. The “Walk Through Bethlehem” begins Friday and continues through Sunday, with ongoing tours from 4-10 p.m. each eve ning. Visitors go first to the church sanctuary and See WALK, page fA The Warner Robins International City School of Ballet fulfilled some high expectations at the Children’s Hospital of Middle Georgia in Macon Monday with a set of performances from Paquita. The performance was followed by room visits where the visiting bal lerinas gave children signed ballet slippers to catch their dreams in. ABOVE: From left, Anna Craig, Caitlyn Quinn, Mary Kate Hunnicutt, Ashlyn Vanwert, Bailey Joyner and Leah Tucker line up to perform. LEFT: Quinn performs. BELOW: Hunnicutt and Joyner hand out gifts. ENI/Gary Harmon f JJf JHH 11 Bp- m jggg|. 75.7 ~ ' , I ?f|l ’ 7. jgl %tyj3% *'*■* * I 1 j • * H flfM tHE ,-lfLii " i ; 3P* M ; xJ ■/: ? r®LJ» | f | ;v,- ‘ v fe- £f Contributed Live animals are part of the scene, as they were in Bethlehem at the time of the birth of Christ, Three sections • 18 pages Price seek absconder By RAT LIGHTNER Journal Staff Writer Have you seen Alex Dawson? Dawson is considered an absconder according to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation Sex Offender Registry forfailing to reg ister his address with local authori ties. Dawson pled guilty to statutory rape but has failed to register as a sex offender as required after he was released from pris on. This is the second time he has violated the terms of his probation. According to court records, Dawson had unauthorized contact with the victim on Dec. 22, 2005, and was jailed for about a month earlier this year for the viola tion of terms of his pro bation. He was restored back to regular probation in March. Arrest warrants were issued for violation of pro bation in May and again in October as he failed to register his address with the Sheriffs Office as See ABSCONDER,page $A Base volunteers fill stockings for Salvation Army By RAY LIGHTNER Journal Staff Writer For the 19th year, the contracting workforce at Robins Air Force Base has stuffed stockings and dressed bears for the Salvation Army. Volunteers from con tracting came up with more than 400 stockings and bears this year for the local Salvation Army. They filled about 225 stockings and dressed 175 bears, created unique personali ties for each bear. See STOCKINGS, page 44 <iV R\‘AyS Fwiin SEWSPAPEKi DAWSON