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American Red Cross sets class schedule The American Red Cross has set the following class unique schedule: June 23, adult CPR/AED and infant/child CPR, 1-5 p.m.; July 3, adult CPR/AED and first aid, 1-5 p.m.; July 7, infant/child CPR and first aid, 8 a.m.-noon; July 14, adult CPR/AED and first aid, 8 a.m.-noon; July 17, adult CPR/AED and infant/child CPR, 1-5 p.m.; July 28, adult CPR/AED and first aid, 8 a.m.-noon. All classes are held at the chap ter and are $45 for both or S3O for one. Call 478-923-6332 for more. BIRTHDAYS Today ■ Barbara Jean Cumbess ■ Teddy Nassamer 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. PERIODICAL 500 News tip hotline: 6 a.rri.-4 p.m: 987-1823 Ext. 231 4 p.m.-untli: 397-8811 iiiim 8 “5510800001" 4 Award-Winning Newspaper 2004 Better Newspaper Contest its l!.JI. w JMI iiKiclillicnllf atiltici; tiSin coot* GEORGIA NEWSPAPER PROJECT Main Library UNIV OF GEORGIA ATHENS GA 306CEM&2 3-OtGfT 306 June 20, 2007 Sim !\(j lloi srox Corxn Sixci: 1-870 Today Weather Chance of showers High: 87 Low: 70 hhlnaws.com Utah Truckers off to a fresh start WR expanding to Oaky Woods By RA T LIGHTNER Journal Staff Writer The annexation of 1.04 acres along Ga. 96 East will put Warner Robins a hop, skip and a jump from Oaky Woods. “It’s the most important annex ation you’ll do this year,” Mayor Donald Walker told City Council of the request from Melvin L. Watson BT HP*' , mmL wf J “ > 4SPP ■•' 1 j| 1 I ■ pßft '' aH 11 ■PMT- ■ Mr mi iiifTi ' •«■ jH iffy jmskjf hMHHT' .■ r * * ■ ■ $ By ''^WP 1 ' . • .’ < * HB|nr . ’S^r — u — 1 — —■*. ENI/Gary Harmon Diamen Woodard signals a right turn as Diamond Woodard turns the comer during the Trike-a-thon held Friday at Sunshine Family Childcare in Warner Robins. gifr^ ■ • JSK ; ENI/Gary Harmon Elijah Williams passes Jayden Davis. t LEGAL ORGAN FOR HOUSTON COUNTY, city of Perry, city of Warner Robins and city of Centerville Nextel (sippy) cup racing SPORTS: WR Rac, Music, gofl hurray results, MM Ga MABL Redsox hand Tigers first 1D loss. Mora. ID "It's the most Important annexation you'll do tMs year." - Warner Robins Mayor Donald Walker to annex 1.04 acres at 314 Highway 96 East. Hn %' «■ ■' JLjmm. . jTjpr.»A ENI/Gary Hannon Jabryil Holmes dons Ms safety gear. t Www.hhjnews.com £ FOOD: Star-studded caaidwnk... induing Alonzo Mourning's radpa lor sweat QD potato pie. Mon. uD “It will put you contiguous with Jasmine Plantation,” Walker said, which has city sewer service and deed covenants that state: once con tiguous with city limits they come into the city corporate limits. Next to that is Governor’s Plantation and a number of others “which gets us to Waterford Golf Club and to ‘that’ Okay Woods outfit,” Walker said. The request from Watson also Agency to hire director today By RAY LIGHTNER Journal Staff Writer The Warner Robins Redevelopment Agency held its first official meet ing at the end of Monday’s City Council meeting. And today at a called meeting at 5 p.m., the agency will hire an execu tive director. Mayor Donald Walker fflH 1 Moßday two applications had been sub mtted, but he had not yet interviewed the applicants. Walker asked for the meet ing for the agency to decide on the executive director. Just prior to Walker closing the city council Christ Lutheran cuts ribbon on now homo By CHARLOTTE PERKINS Journal Lifekyle Editor One of Perry’s youngest churches reached a mile stone on Monday. Christ Lutheran Church, which got its start two years ago at a meeting held at , Ljto • * J ourtud/C harlot te Perkins Members of Christ Lutheran Church in Perry cel ebrated the official opening of their new church home on Carroll Street Monday. The Perry Area Chamber of Commerce and Mayor Jim Worrall assisted with the ribbon cutting. Two sections • 14 pages rezones the tract from R-l (single family residential) to C-2 (general commercial). It is contiguous to other C-2 tracts and there was no opposition at the city council, plan ning commission or county commis sion hearings on the request. The city council approved the annexation of 1,200 feet of road way - Smithville Church Road See EXPANDING, page fA meeting and opening the Redevelopment Agency meeting, Monday night, the city council voted to transfer some 30 lots at the Village at Town Centre from the city general fund to the redevelopment agen cy. The land was trans ferred from the Downtown Development Authority at its meeting last month. Councilman Doug McDowell questioned the need for the action - “I thought we did it already,” he said. City Attorney Jim Elliott said the council had See DIRECTOR, page fA Priester’s, has now moved into the old “Ag Building” at 233 Carroll Street, The spacious new sanctu ary has been redecorated by the members. Pastor Steve Schave, who has been with the new See HOME, page fA w /it t vs Fam in Xi \vsr\r i r • h