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♦ WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2007
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Middle Georgia 4-H Horse Club wins at competitions
Special to the Journal
The Middle Georgia 4-H
Horse Club brought home
honors from the Area and
State Horse Quiz Bowl com
petitions in January and
February.
One Junior and one Senior
team, representing Peach
County, competed at the
Area One competition Jan.
20.
The Junior team placed
third and the Senior team
placed first - both teams
subsequently qualifying for
the State Event.
Jan. 27, the Houston
County Junior and Senior
teams also competed, where
the Senior team placed first
at the Area event. That qual
ified it for the state competi
tion.
There were approximate
ly 50 Junior teams and 40
Senior teams, from all over
the Georgia, competing
between the two Area com
petitions.
The state competition was
a double elimination format
where the top six teams
from the state compete in
both the Junior and Senior
levels, answering questions
about Horse Anatomy and
Physiology, as a four-mem
ber team.
The competition was held
Feb. 8 at the UGA Equine
Complex in Athens.
The Peach County Junior
team, which consists of
Adrienne Morris, Olivia
Morris, Anslea Morris and
Andrew Day competed and
won the State Junior 4-H
Horse Quiz Bowl team title.
The Houston County
State insurance Commissioner’s office
investigator visiting in Warner Robins
Special to the Journal
Georgia residents with
insurance problems or
questions can receive assis
tance directly from the
Commissioner’s Office by
contacting his insurance
investigator working in this
area.
An investigator from the
office is scheduled to be in
Warner Robbins from 9:30
a.m. until 11:00 a.m. Feb.
23 at the Public Library.
You can call the library at
478-923-0128 to confirm the
investigator’s schedule.
In addition to receiv
ing assistance with insur
ance problems or questions,
Commissioner Oxendine’s
Office offers complimentary
homeowner, automobile and
life insurance policy reviews.
Communhy Events
■ FREE TAX HELP
- AAR I’ is currently offer
ing tax assistance - through
April 14 - at the Perry
Library for “taxpayers with
moderate incomes.” They are
there Thursdays from 12:30
p.m.-4 p.m. and Saturdays
from 9 a.m.-l p.m.
■ BOARD MEETING
- The Board of Directors
monthly meeting for the
Houston County Assocation
for Exceptional Citizens,
Inc., Falcon Park, Inc. and
Falcon Park, 111, Inc. will
be held Thursday at 7 p.m.
in the conference room of
workshop II located at 716
North Young Avenue.
■ CRISIS
VOLUNTEERS - Hodac is
looking for volunteers to pro
vide “crisis intervention” to
sexual assault and domestic
violence victims of Houston
County. Volunteers must be
18 years of age or older, have
reliable transportation and
the desire to make a posi
tive impact on their commu
nity. Training dates will be
Saturday and Feb. 24 from
9 a.m. to 4 p.m. For more
information, call Hodac at
How to Submit
■ To submit your event for the Community Calendar, fax the
details to (478)988-1181, e-mail to j tid well@evansnewspapers.
com or mail to Houston Daily Journal, PO. Box 1910, Perry,
GA 31069
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Kate Whiting, left, along with members of the Peach County Senior team (standing), Peach County Junior Team (kneeling), as well as Stacey Ellison,
at right, with members of the Houston County Senior team.
Senior team placed fourth. It
consisted of Morgan Collins,
Mary Beth Gentry, Amanda
Morris and Chelsea Wilson.
The Peach County Senior
team, which consists of
Samantha Blair, Ashleigh
Day, Kori Patterson and
Haley Skipper, brought
This service is designed to
provide you with informa
tion you should know before
purchasing insurance and
how to avoid common mis
takes.
According to a release,
$l2O million has been recov
ered by Oxendine since 1995
on behalf of Georgia citizens
who contacted his office.
If you cannot meet with
the investigator during
these hours there are other
ways that you can receive
assistance. Investigators
are available to assist you by
phone from
8 a.m. until 7 p.m. Their
toll free number is 1-800-
656-2298. You can also con
tact them by e-mail. Their
web address is www.gainsur
ance.org. Or you can write a
953-5675.
■ YARD SALE -The
Houston County Association
for Exceptional Citizens
(501 c org) will hold an
indoor yard sale Saturday
from 8 a.m.-l p.m. at the
Happy Hour Work Shop 11.
The workshop is located
at 716 N Young Avenue in
Warner Robins. All proceeds
benefit the developmental
ly challenged. Also, “good,
clean quality” donations are
accepted and appreciated.
■ BREAST CANCER
SUPPORT -Breast Cancer
Support and Education will
be help Monday at 7 p.m. at
Health Connections.
■ QUIT SMOKING - The
tobacco cessation course will
be held Monday. Feb. 26, and
March 5 and 12 from 4:30
- 6:30 p.m. in the Houston
Health Pavilion EduCare
Center. The free four-ses
sion is designed to help you
quit smoking and/or using
tobacco. Call 478-923-9771
to pre-register.
■ MOMS - Moms of
Multiples will meet Tuesday
home the State Senior 4-H
Horse Quiz Bowl team title.
This designates them
as Team Georgia for the
National Horse Quiz Bowl
Competition in Kentucky
and assigns them the honor
of Mastering Horse Quiz
Bowl in 4-H. This team will
letter explaining the details
of your problem and mail it
to the following address:
John Oxendine
Commissioner of
Insurance
State of Georgia
2 Martin Luther King, Jr.,
Drive
Atlanta, GA 30334
Attention: Consumer
Services Division
There is no fee for this
service.
If you are an individual
with a disability and wish to
acquire this publication in
an alternative format, con
tact the ADA coordinator,
Office of Commissioner of
Insurance, 2 Martin Luther
King Jr. Drive, Atlanta, GA
30334. Or call 404-656-2056/
TDD (404) 656-4031.
at 7 p.m. in the Houston
Health Pavilion EduCare
Center.
■ DEMOCRATIC
MEETING - Houston
County Democrats will
meet Tuesday at 6 p.m at
Eagle Springs Clubhouse
in Centerville. According to
a release, several by-laws
changes will be proposed for
a vote at the March meet
ing. Environmentalist Dave
Wittenberg will be their
guest speaker. Visitors and
new members are welcome.
For further information, call
213-4079 or visit their web
site at www.hocodemocrats.
com.
■ ARTHRITIS
SUPPORT -Arthritis
Support and Education will
be held Feb. 21 at 10 a.m. in
the Houston Health Pavilion
EduCare Center.
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be honored at the 4-H- State
Congress in Atlanta in July.
Per a release from the Middle
Georgia 4-H Horse Club:
Our many thanks go out to
all of those who supported
these competitors, includ
ing Stacey Ellison, Houston
County 4-H Agent, Kate
Severe Weather Awareness Week
offers chance to get prepared
Special to the Journal
Severe Weather
Awareness Week in Georgia
is Monday-Feb. 23, and
Insurance Commissioner
John Oxendine wants to
remind homeowners of
some important insurance
tips to protect their proper
ty from tornadoes, flooding
and other weather-related
hazards.
While tornadoes can occur
at any time of year if atmo
spheric conditions are right,
March, April and May are
considered prime months
for tornadoes to strike.
On April 8 and 9 in 1998,
tornadoes caused severe
damage across the state and
killed ten Georgians.
The heaviest damage was
in the North Metro area,
but fatalities occurred in
Cobb, Chatham, Bryan,
Long and Hall Counties.
Insured losses
came to SBS million.
Georgia’s tornado season is
just around the corner, and
we want all Georgia consum
ers to be familiar with steps
they should take to mini
mize property damage and
financial hardship caused
by storms, Oxendine said.
Oxendine offers these
reminders and tips:
■ While a standard
homeowner’s insurance
policy covers damage from
high winds and tornadoes,
it does not cover damage
from flooding. A separate
policy must be purchased
through the National
Flood Insurance Program,
Delilah
is Back!
Every night at 7
Whiting, Peach County 4-H
Agent and all of the parents
and volunteers who helped
with studying and practices.
Without you, and the hard
work and determination
of our 4-H members, these
accomplishments would
not have been possible.
and can only be purchased
if your community par
ticipates in the national
program. However, a stan
dard mobile home policy
can cover damage caused by
floods. Check your policy.
■ Make a list of all
valuables, furniture, elec
tronics, etc., and photo
graph or videotape your
possessions. Keep copies of
the list, photographs and
videotape in a safe place
outside your home. If
your home is damaged
or destroyed in a natural
disaster, it may be difficult
for you to tell your insur
ance agent what you lost
without proof.
■ Keep your insurance
policy numbers and your
agent’s phone number in a
safe place as well.
■ If disaster strikes, con
tact your agent or insurance
company immediately.
■ Protect your property
from further damage. For
example, if your roof is dam
aged, cover it with a tarp to
prevent water damage from
subsequent rain. Most
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If you are interested in
4-H, or the Middle Georgia
4-H Club, contact Stacey
Ellison at 987-2028, or Kate
Whiting at 825-6466.
The Middle Georgia 4-
H Clubs meets on the first
Monday of the month in either
Houston or Peach County.
policies will not cover such
damage.
■ Make sure you under
stand the difference
between actual cash value
(ACV) and replacement cost
coverage for your contents,
and obtain the coverage
that best suits your needs.
An ACV policy replaces
contents at cost minus
depreciation. If you have
replacement cost cover
age, your contents will be
replaced at today’s prices.
If you have questions
about property insur
ance, you may call a rep
resentative of Oxendine’s
Consumer Services Division
at 404-656-2070 or toll-free
at 1-800-656-2298.
Calls are taken from
8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday
through Friday.
You may also visit the
commissioner s website at
www.gainsurance.org for
more information.
Subscribe
today
Call 987-1823
Office: 478-224-7070
Fax: 478-224-7072
Email: info@ocmulgeesite.com
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