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Sod Beaver, vice president for Academic Affairs, left, and Jeff Scruggs, vice president
of Student Services, present Theresa Watkins with her winning plaque
Watkins earns leadership award
Special to the Journal
Theresa Watkins, a
Business Office Technology
student at Middle Georgia
Technical College, has been
named college winner of the
Georgia Occupational Award
of Leadership for 2007.
Watkins is a full-time stu
dent at MGTC and resides
in Warner Robins with
her two children. She will
receive an all-expense paid
trip to Atlanta where, for
three days, she will com
pete with students from 38
other technical colleges and
divisions in Georgia for the
title of State GOAL Winner,
the GOAL medallion and a
new automobile as the grand
prize.
The Georgia Department
of Technical and Adult
Education, which over
sees the Technical College
System of Georgia, sponsors
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Westfield Alumni President Chip Harrison presents a check for $719 to Hanna Barrett
for the Perry Animal Shelter. The donation represents proceeds from the alumni bas
ketball games recently held at Westfield as a fund-raiser for the shelter. Also pictured
is Gene Moreland, left, Westfield alumni council member and Wendy Leonard, right,
FOPAS volunteer.
Georgia National Fairgrounds and Agwcphir Events Caundar
Today - Thursday
Family Motor Coach
Association
Fairgrounds
Estimated number of people
is set at 12,000
Information: 800-543-3622
ext. 240
Saturday
Air Force Jr. ROTC Drill
Team
Reaves Arena
Estimated number of people
is set at 700
Information: 478-988-6318
March 28 - March 31
Georgia Good Sams
McGill-Heritage-Roquemore-
Fairgrounds
Estimated number of people
is set at 1,000
Information: 770-434-6012
the GOAL program state
wide. At the college-level,
the program is sponsored
by the MGTC Foundation,
the Warner Robins Area
Chamber of Commerce’s
Warner Robins Industry
Now Group, and the Perry,
Peach County, Hawkinsville-
Pulaski, and Dooly County
chambers of commerce and
coordinated by MGTC.
In addition to Watkins, two
other students were recog
nized and chosen as finalists
for, according to a release,
“their outstanding achieve
ment, character and leader
ship.”
They are Rachael
Corazalla, a practical nurs
ing student from Warner
Robins and Keri Olson, a
dental hygiene student from
Warner Robins.
The students were nomi
nated by instructors at the
college. The nominees faced
Giving to the animals
March 28 - March 31
Pro Am Benefit Classic
Saddlebred Horse Show
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a college screening commit
tee and an external selec
tion committee, where they
gave a three-minute speech
and took part in a personal
interview.
Linda Smithers, a Business
Office Technology instructor
at MGTC, nominated Wat
kins and will accompany her
to the state competition in
May.
“Watkins has a high moral
character, a strong work
ethic, and she strives dili
gently to achieve excellence
in her work,” says Smithers.
“She is always cheerful, and
I feel that she is an excel
lent role model for our stu
dents.”
The GOAL program was
the first statewide program
in the nation that recogniz
es and rewards excellence
among students enrolled in
technical colleges.
Horse Barn-Multi Purpose-
Georgia Living
Estimated number of people
is set at 4,750
Information: 478-788-6866
LOCAL
WRP&Z OKs 14 home businesses
By RAYLIGHTNER
Journal Staff Writer
The Warner Robins
Planning and Zoning
Commission approved 14
home occupations business
es this past week.
The businesses range
from hosting lingerie par
ties to the more common
catering, contractors and
consulting.
• Barbara P Williams
of 313 Northlake Drive,
received permission to host
lingerie parties as a home
occupation. She said she
would be selling lingerie or
novelties out of her home.
• Bennie P Childs II of
113 Onyx Court, received
permission to operate a
computer repair, sales and
post video production busi
ness as a home occupation.
Childs said all services are
performed at the job site.
No one would be coming to
the house.
• Sabrina M. Dean of 215
Wake Forest Drive, received
permission to operate a per
sonal shopper business as a
home occupation. She said
no customer would be com
ing to the house.
• Grace Vazquez of 108
Grant St., received permis
sion to operate a cleaning
service as a home occupa
tion. She said she has been
is business for three years
Army private graduates from training
Special to the Journal
Army Private James A.
Farinha Jr. graduated from
basic military and infan
try training in January
at Fort Benning. He also
graduated from Airborne
school in February - also
located at Fort Benning.
He is now assigned to the
525th Military Intelligence
Airborne unit at Fort Bragg,
N.C., which is due to deploy
to Iraq in July.
Farinha is the son of
Bill and Carrie Pharoah of
Cheyenne, Wyoming and
James Farinha of Douglas,
Wyoming. He is also the
grandson on Paul and
Roxanne Roush of Warner
Robins. He is a 2006 gradu-
Community Events
■ FREE TAX HELP
- AARP 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.
■ SCHOOL COUNCIL
- The Perry Primary school
council will meet today at
6 p.m. in the school cafete
ria.
■ SCHOOL COUNCIL
- The Thomson Middle
school council will meet
today at 7 p.m. in the school
conference room.
■ PERRY IDOL
-Auditions for the Perry
Idol contest will be held
today and Wednesday at
the Perry Area Chamber
of Commerce, 101 Gen.
Courtney Hodges Blvd.
The competition is open
to all singers, professional
or amateur. There is an
audition fee of $lO per per
son. An application must
be completed by 5:30 p.m.
on the day of the audi
tion. Judges will be Mary
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Building lives, families, and communities'
in the county and recently
moved to the city. She said
she is the only employee.
The home would just be
used for office space and
storage of supplies.
• William E. Carr, also of
108 Grant St., received per
mission to operate a con
tractor business as a home
occupation. He said he’d
been in business for four
years and would only have
the office at the house.
• Leon McCray of 613
Camellia Circle, received
permission to operate an
entertainment business
as a home occupation. He
said no customers would
come to the house, just the
equipment would be based
there.
• Tamrell Hayes of 221
Ward St., received permis
sion to operate a produc
tion business as a home
occupation. She said she
does productions of plays,
which would be done out
side the home.
• Scott Wilson of 311
Ridgestone Drive, received
permission to operate a
remodeling business as a
home occupation. Wilson
said it would be just the
office based out of the
house. There would be no
supplies at the house, he
said.
• Timothy A. Fetz of 1001
Briarcliff Road, received
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Army Private James A. Farinha Jr. graduated from basic
military and infantry training at Fort Benning recently.
ate of Midwest High School in Midwest, Wyoming.
Therese Tebbe, Todd Wilson
of the WNNG Morning
show and others. Those
who are selected through
the audition process will be
announced after all audi
tions . are completed. The
cost will be $5 per person
and $25 for a family of five.
Those attending will be
able to cheer on their favor
ites while enjoying festival
food. The grand prize will
be a recording studio pack
age. To obtain an appli
cation for the audition,
visit the chamber office
or contact Tammy Vice at
tammy@perrygachamber.
com.
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permission to operate a
home inspection business
as a home occupation. The
office would be based at
home, he said.
• Morris Gavins of 207
Woodland Drive, received
permission to operate a
catering service as a home
occupation. All cooking
would be done on site, not
at the house.
• Michelle and Kenith
Porter of 203 Arrowhead
Trail, received permis
sion to operate a Cleaning
Service as a home occupa
tion. They said no custom
ers come to the house.
• Lawrence Dale of 602
Lattice Bend, received per
mission to operate a com
puter consulting business
as a home occupation. He
said there would be no traf
fic at the home - all work is
done outside.
• Addison Ford of 510
Timberwind Drive, received
permission to operate a
photography business as a
home occupation. She said
all business is off site, there
is no studio and he is the
sole employee.
• Tamala E Brown of 115
Tom Chapman Blvd., Apt.
703, received permission
to operate a social services
program consulting service
as a home occupation. She
said work is done on site,
writing assessments.
started registration Monday
for “Spring Dayz”, a day
camp for spring break. The
camp will be held from 7:30
a.m.-5:30 p.m., Monday
through Friday (five days),
April 2-6 for boys and girls
ages 7 through 12 years
old. The cost is $54 for city
residents, $lO2 for county
residents and $l6B for out
of-county residents. Bring
a sack lunch every day -
drinks and snacks will be
provided. For more infor
mation, call 929-6945.
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