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g . s+l (SB§tfi | (§ yltlitMnHfl IflSiflff ' w s VOLUME 137, NUMBER 121 BELOW THE FOLD: Riders compete in horse show ■ County OKs $47.5 million budget INSIDE: WR approves $33.3 million budget RRs-s® Thursday June 21, 2007 The Home Journal s FRONT PORCH YVHBlfc NUGHBORS S MLLT IN BRIEF Fort Valley suspends Picnics in the Park The Promotions Committee of Fort Valley Main Street/DDA announced this past week it had voted to suspend the Picnics in the Park for the hot summer months. The picnics, according to a release, will resume Sept. 27, with music provided by local legend Bruce Brookshire. They will continue Oct. 1 25 and Nov. 15, the release reads. American Red Cross looking for ‘heroes’ The Houston-Middle Georgia Chapter ot the American Red Cross is currently taking applications for "Hero of Middle Georgia." Hero per their release - but not full limited to this description - is: "A person who risks his or her life to save another; a person of admi rable courage; anyone regarded as an ideal or model. To thatend, they are asking people to nominate the person who comes to mind when you think of the word “hero.” The nomination deadline is July 2. Aug. 16, according to the release, the Heroes of Middle Georgia Coordinating Committee will honor six local heroes from Robins Air Force Base, Bleckley, Houston, Pulaski or Wilcox Counties. Visit middlegeorgiaredcross.org to download a nomination form or call them at 478-923-6332 for more information. BIRTHDAYS Today ■ Sammy Beckham ■ Sharon Johnson ■ Jake Hair E-mail your birthdays to: h hjiaeva n snewspapers.com or donmfgevansnewspapers. com or send them to: 1210 Washington St., Periy 31069 attn: Don Moncrief. You can also call him at 987-1823, Ext. 231. PERIODICAL 500 News tip hotline: 6 a m.-4 p.m: 987-1823 Ext. 231 4 p.m.-until: 397-8811 PIHIIIIII 8 *55108 00001* 4 Award-Winning Newspaper 2004 Belter Newspaper Contest CQGI * GEORGIA NEWSPAPER PROJECT Main Library UNiV OF GEORGIA ATHENS GA 30602-0002 3-DIGIT 306 June 21 2007 Miomim Cmw ,'Sim / is 7,0 Today Sunny High: 94 Low: 66 Weather hhjnews.com Real All About It web wßßßggßgEsm )&., -"v : jjjgf |p ENI/Gary Harmon Warner Robins American Little League’s Kylie Cobb and teammates run through the arch made by parents following their game against the Gnats Saturday at the league’s complex. The girls were part of a Friday-Saturday tournament featuring 30 teams. See 118 for more. Young riders compete in statewide horse show By CHARLOTTE PERKINS Journal Lifestyle Editor Members of the Middle Georgia 4-H Horse Club, mostly from Peach and Houston Counties, were out in force last week at the big state 4-H Ipppl _ f H i j m&'\ m m | fl| a, * 3/ /‘^hbK^; Mary Gentry of Elko leads her horse, Strick, after he ran the fast est time in cloverleaf barrel race at the state 4-H Horse Show. LEGAL ORGAN FOR HOUSTON COUNTY, city of Perry, city of Warner Robins and city of Centerville ‘Can a corn’ (Cobb) Journal/Charlotte Perkins SPORTS: Perry football camp pics. Golf tourney results (from 3 events), HoCo's new baseball coach 4 D talks on the team. More. ID horse show. They took their turns in the com petitions at Reaves Arena, gathering with hundreds of other young riders from across Georgia to compete for awards in barrel racing, pole bending and other western-style horse events, and then returned to the stables. They had decorated their stable area with a Tiki-Tiki theme, and had a bulletin board with the theme “Horsin’ around in Paradise.” It was hot, hard work, with flies to swat, stables to keep clean and horses in need of water, hay and exercise, but according to Kellie Day, who is the volunteer leader of the group, the group wound up feeling good when the show was over. “We had numerous awards and placings given to our kids in all of the divisions,” Day said, adding that Kori Patterson, a club member from Peach County, was awarded Reserve Champion for the Contest Division. The Middle Georgia 4-H Horse Club is open to all young people between the ages of nine and 18. The members are from public and pri vate schools, or are home-schooled, and not affiliated with any specific school. “You don’t have to have a horse to join,” Day said. “The club sup ports several academic teams. This year the club’s judging team from www.hhjnews.com Woman arrested, charged By RA Y LIGHTNER Journal Staff Writer Shirley Mae Pach, 60, was arrested Tuesday for stealing the identity of a North Carolina woman. Pach was arrested in the parking lot at the Perry Kroger, after Officer Steve Cox became suspicious of the woman he was citing for parking in a handi capped parking spot. According to Sgt. Ken Ezell, the investigator in the case for the Perry Perry firefighters demonstrate concern tor Charleston tragedy By CHARLOTTE PERKINS Journal Staff Writer When the memorial is held for the nine Charleston firefighters who died in a furniture store blaze, the City of Perry will be repre sented. The Perry City Council meeting began with a silent prayer for the families of County OKs budget By RA Y LIGHTNER Journal Staff Writer The Houston County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved a $47,520,363 budget for fis cal year 2008. The budget is up $4.2 million from the FY2007 amended budget of $45,616,174. Commission Chairman Houston County, which includes Marybeth Gentry, Chelsey Wilson and Morgan Collins,won the state title and will compete in Ohio in Octotober.” The club sponsors local shows and holds workshops. After a sum fsap||fc|lf \ s l v ! r IfSj JPf : ■ W * • iife M BBbxfv..AvA d i—i j.‘-Saaaa Haley Shehee, left, catches a jacket tossed by her sister Taylor as they bring their horses back to the stables from the competition in Reaves Arena. They are from Perry and are members of the Middle Georgia 4-H Horse Club. Two sections • 20 pages Legate. 3-118 Identity theft .47V 'Evans Family JSuwsPArvß Police, Cox made the initial contact with the woman and contacted investiga tions after noticing her name was spelled wrong on her license, after she also provided a birth certificate and Social Security card. Ezell said the Department of Driver Services had flagged the license after receiving a complaint from the victim about fraudulent activity she discovered in checking her credit report. See THEFT, page jA the Charleston firefight ers and Deputy Chief Joel Gray spoke briefly after wards about the tragedy, which was the biggest loss of firefighters in a single incident since the World Trade Center attacks in 2001. Gray said that the National Association of See TRAGEDY, page 6A Inside ■ Warner Robins approves a $33 million budget. - page 3A Ned Sanders said, “a very large part is cost of the per sonnel structure, including See BUDGET, page 6A mer break, regular monthly meet ings will begin again on the first Monday in September. Young people interested in joining, should contact Stacey Ellison, the Houston County 4-H Extension Agent or Kellie Day at 825-5727. Journal/Charlotte Perkins