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♦ FRIDAY, DECEMBER 29, 2006
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Robins Federal Credit Union recently gave $5,000 in Base Exchange gift cards and more than 400 holiday cards to
the 21st Century Partnership and the Band of the Air Force Reserve to distribute to Robins Air Force Base deployed
troops in support of their “Operation Seasons Greetings” annual morale boosting tour. Pictured: JSTARS in the
desert, hold up a sign thanking Robins Federal Credit Union for their gifts and participation in ‘‘Operation Seasons
Greetings.”
On December
14, 2006, The
Warner Robins
Area Chamber
of Commerce
hosted a
ribbon cutting
ceremony for
Matthew Caleb
Salon Dec. 14.
During that time,
Caleb Pierce was
joined by Pastor
Dewayne Evors,
staff and Chamber
representatives in
the celebration.
Matthew Caleb
Salon, accord
ing to a release,
brings a “great
team of talented
hair professionals
to Warner Robins
in a modern,
upscale environ
ment. The latest
styles, cuts and
colors are all avail
able at this ‘trend
setting’ establish
ment that has ful
filled Mr. Pierce’s
vision of bringing
his own high qual
ity salon experi
ence to his home
town. ” To make
an appointment,
call 478-975-0000.
Pictured: The
group readies for
the cut and the
bow is presented
to Pierce.
Contributed
Student traffic safety poster competition set to begin
Special to the Journal
Students in grades K-12
are invited to participate in
the 63rd annual AAA Traffic
Safety Poster Program
national competition, which
will award 52 prizes totaling
$18,400.
The poster contest was
created to educate all stu
dents on traffic safety issues
that affect them, saidSojeila
Orengo, manager of traffic
safety programs for AAA
Auto Club South. But the
ultimate goal is to reduce
traffic and pedestrian crash
es, the number one cause of
death for children ages three
to 14.
Students are asked to
design posters that support
the following safety themes
designated for their grade
division:
■ Primary (Grades K
-2): Pedestrian and Child
Passenger Safety (i.e.,
Proper use of booster seats,
. night time visibility, etc.)
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- Elementary (Grades 3-
5): Getting to School Safely
(i.e., Helmet use, interacting
with motorists, obey your
AAA School safety Patrols,
etc.)
■ Junior High (Grades
6-8): How to be a Good
Passenger (i.e., Buckle up,
don’t distract the driv
er, dangers of using a cell
phone, etc.)
■ Senior High (Grades 9-
12): Safe Teen Driving (i.e.,
Alcohol awareness, distract
ed driving, aggressive driv
ing, etc.)
According to a release, the
judging criteria for posters
will be based on the relation
ship of the entry design to
traffic safety practices, the
originality of how the idea
is expressed in the design,
and the visual and creative
impact of the design.
High school students also
have the option of present
ing a poster, graphic arts
electronic submission, or
an audio/visual public ser
Ribbon cutting
vice announcement of one to
two minutes. The message
should caution drivers to
avoid the many dangers fac
ing teen drivers today. PSA
entries must be submitted in
DVD format only.
The top entrant nationally
in each of the four grade
level divisions will win the
Grand Award: a $5,000 Visa
Gift Check for the Senior
High winner and a SI,OOO
Visa Gift Check each for the
three winners from grades
K-8.
In the second category of
awards, Regional Awards,
the states are broken into
four regional groups. First,
second and third-place
prizes will be awarded for
each region with S3OO, S2OO
and $l5O Visa Gift Checks
respectively.
For complete contest entry
rules or to request an entry
form, log on to AAA.com/
trafficsafety and click on the
link for the AAA National
School Traffic Safety Poster
LOCAL
Program.
All contest entries for stu
dents in Florida, Georgia,
Puerto Rico, and the west
ern two-thirds of Tennessee
should be submitted to AAA
Auto Club South, Attn:
Traffic Safety, . 1515 N.
Westshore Blvd., Tampa, FL
33607 by Jan. 26, 2007.
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CoMMunnY Events
■ SELF
MANAGEMENT CLASS
- A hypertension self-man
agement class will be held
Wednesday from 4-5 p.m.
at the Houston Health
Pavilion EduCare Center.
Gain the knowledge and
skills you need to control
your high blood pressure
(hypertension). This class
is comprised of an initial
one-hour session followed
by five monthly weight and
blood pressure screenings.
Educational materials will
be available. Call 478-923-
9771 to pre-register.
■ REPUBLICAN
BREAKFAST - The
Republican breakfast
meeting will be held Jan.
6, 2007 at 8:30 a.m. at
Sonny’s Real Pit BBQ on
Russell Parkway in Warner
Robins. No reservations
necessary. Continental
breakfast available at a
cost of $3.25.
■ TOBACCO
CESSATION - A tobacco
cessation course will be
held Jan. 8, 15, 22 and 29,
2007 from 4:30-6:30 p.m.
in the Houston Health
Pavilion EduCare Center.
The free four-session
course is designed to help
you quit smoking and/or
using tobacco. Call 478-
923-9771 to pre-register.
■ CHAMBER
MEETING - The Georgia
Chamber of Commerce
will host its annual meet
ing dinner and Eggs &
Issues breakfast Jan. 8-
9, 2007 at the Georgia
World Congress Center in
Atlanta. Ron Galloway, a
pro-business author, film-
How to Submit
■ To submit your event
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Calendar, fax the details to
(478) 988-1181, e-mail to
jtidwell(aJevansnewspapers.
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GA 31069
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first day (Monday). That
Tuesday more than 2,500
business and community
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■ SUPPORT GROUP
- A multiple sclerosis sup
port group will meet Jan.
9, 2007 at 7 p.m. in the
Houston Health Pavilion
EduCare Center.
■ SUPPORT GROUP
- A breast cancer support
and education group will
meet Jan. 15, 2007 2-7
at 7 p.m. in the Health
Connections.
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