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<m&m gi iff lfi : mmmwm VOLUME 137, NUMBER 149 BELOW THE FOLD: E.H. Cheek FFA Scholarship Fund up to SIIB,OOO ■ Health officials warn of mosquito-borne viruses S 3 Wednesday August 1,2007 The Home Journal’s FRONT PORCH dBBB IN BRIEF Group offers service to some homeowners Rebuilding Together, Warner Robins affiliate, is now accepting applications to repair and rehabili tate homes for low-income elderly and disabled homeowners in Warner Robins. Qualifying homeowners who are 62 years of age or older, or disabled homeowners can fill out the necessary application at the Warner Robins City Hall Community Development Office. Applications will be taken until Oct. 31. According to a release, all materi als are provided free of charge for renovations and repairs. More information may be obtained by calling the Development Office at 929-1140 or going online at www. rebuildingtogether.org. Lake Joy to hold council election Lake Joy Elementary School will hold a School Council election Aug. 30 at 6 p.m. in the cafeteria. According to a release, four par ent or guardian members will be elected. Lake Joy Elementary is located at 985 Lake Joy Road in Warner Robins. For more information, contact Principal Doug Rizer at drizer@hcbe.net or by calling 478- 971-2712. WRHS band to hold Family Day The Warner Robins Hhigh School band will hold a Family Day Aug. 11, from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. in Demon Valley. The students, who according to a release, have been working very hard in preparation for the upcoming school year, will perform for their parents during that time. A good photo opportunity, per the release, would be from 10-11 a.m. BIRTHDAYS Today ■ Austin Drake (Happy 12th!) ■ Susan Ganus 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. 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If 9 ■ B |i . • l!9itf-jJlf999Mfe Jfll '■ •• M, * •''f pi > • I mtm j i M 4, 'm s Jiff# '' r ' WB a WPfetv/ - mmmm HI ~ : v Ws&r "dm I - ;itr ' '■*" jjjjp mj W £ L_ - ioHHHBMBMC _ IJL-. .dBBBBRRRB Journal/Charlotte Parkins Tim Lewis of Elko visits with his old teacher and mentor, E.H. Cheek, at Cheek’s home in Perry. The two have worked together for years on raising money for scholarships for deserving members of the Future Farmers of America. E.H. Cheek FFA Scholarship Fund now stands at SIIB,OOO By CHARLOTTE PERKINS Journal Lifestyle Editor Looking back, Tim Lewis remembers being “a shy kind of fellow with no public speaking skills.” Earl Cheek, his advisor in the Future Farmers of American at Perry High School, pushed him to get over his shyness and showed him that he could make a public speech. He also became president of the FFA, which in Perry, has always been an organization that builds leadership skills, wins state and national awards, and makes connections between future farmers, young farmers established farmers. Cheek, who celebrated his 90th birthday a few months ago, first came to PHS in 1937, and except for some time off to serve his country during World War 11, he’s made his home here ever ■since. When he first arrived, Cohen Walker, who was later to the Chairman of the LEGAL ORGAN FOR HOUSTON COUNTY, city of Perry, city of Warner Robins and city of Centerville FOOD: Love in a lunch box; go ahead, have some S'more; Restaurant 1D Report More. IU ’ln every little hole-in-the-wall place, there seems to be no enforcement. Kite close one down and it opens an another place.” - Warner Robins City Councilman John Havrilla rooms. City Attorney Jim Elliott told City Council he been contacted Board of Education, was teaching in the school’s agriculture department with him. Jim Gooden was principal. 50 years later, at the golden anniversary of the FFA, Cheek came up with a plan. He wanted to raise $50,000 for scholarships for deserving FFA members. A man who doesn’t mind asking anybody for money for a good cause, Cheek did a lot of talking in the next few months, and maybe a little arm-twisting, and he came up with SIO,OOO on his own. In the mean time David Walker, local attorney, did the work free to set up a 401. k tax deductible foundation, and Cheek asked Tim Lewis, by then the advisor to the Young Farmers Organization, to set up some fundraisers. Lewis, who says he didn’t know the first thing about dove shoots, nevertheless man aged to get a bunch of Perry area landown ers into the action. See SCHOLARSHIP, page 6A www.hhjnews.com s ~r=" H •sr^S fev 1 SPORTS: A 'speedy' recovery; WRALL 8-10-year-olds earn top seed; WRNL Relies poised for quarterfinal berth; 7D Lady Hornets begin camp. # D by vendors who object to it because the machines are already licensed by FMMS's Jolley named teacher of the year Special to the Journal Floyd Jolley, Feagin Mill Middle School honors teacher, is the 2007-2008 Houston County Teacher of the Year. The announcement was made at Monday’s open ing session of the Houston County School System. Jolley expressed his edu cational philosophy in this way. “When children see you are genuinely interested in what is happening in their lives, you can reach them and teach them. Through my experiences in educa tion, I have come to discov er that teaching and learn ing are really the same. It is through teaching that we learn, and it is through learning that we are able to teach others.” , Also recognized were finalists for the honor: Jennifer Pritchett, Houston County High; Angela Heath, Perry High; Kylie Ray, Perry Middle, and Valerie Deal, Perry Primary. In addition to recogniz ing Teachers of the Year Health officials warn of mosquito-borne viruses Equine encephalitis found in Bibb County, West Nile virus in Fulton By CHARLOTTE PERKINS Journal Staff Writer Buzzz! Slap! It’s mosquito season in Middle Georgia and along with the annoyance factor, there’s a slight but serious health risk to consider.^ Two sections *l4 pages the state. Mayor Donald Walker said there is a direct correlation between the increase in armed robberies and “these machines because some are making large cash payouts.” Sate law prohibits cash payouts. Winning payouts are supposed to be made in coupons or vouch ers for merchandise. Perry Police See GAMING, page 6A Avoiding the bite Jennifer Jones of Perry, Public Information Officer of the Macon-based North Central Georgia Health Department, which serves Houston County, offers the following tips for avoiding mosquito bites, noting that infants and the elderly are he most at risk for complications from mosquito bites. - Dawn and dusk, she says, are the times when mosqui toes are most active. If you are working outdoors in areas where mosquitoes are biting, covering up is a good idea. - Us§ insect repellant with an EPA-approved active ingre dient such as DEET, Picaridin, or Oil of Lemon Eucalyptus. — -*ok u AN liVANS I will ) \i w sr\ri r\ >W J» m from each of the 34 schools in the systems, officials announced Employees of the Year from various departments: ■ Maintenance Employee of the Year - Ronnie Collier; ■ Custodian of the Year - Hillard Turner, Morningside Elementary; ■ School Nutrition Manager of the Year - Martha Waid, Warner Robins High; ■ Bus Driver of the Year - Amanda Thomas; and ■ Bus Monitor of the Year - Vivian Jenkins. l - ifpV jIbI, , r |rl Floyd Jolley Mosquitoes, along with being pesky and persistent, can carry disease from one creature to another, and that includes carrying Eastern Equine Encepalitis from horses to humans and West Nile Virus from See VIRUSES,page 8A , - Mosquitos lay their eggs in standing water. Jones says that even small amounts can provide a breeding place. Get rid of or treat . standing water with larvicides. Dump out containers Such as recycling bins, clay pots and wheelbarrows.