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VOLUME 137, NUMBER 152 BELOW THE FOLD: Four troops try to make a difference in Africa BOE: It will allow extra time for chickenpox vaccine SB m Weekend August 4-6,2007 The Home Journal’s FRONT PORCH wSSSB IN BRIEF Lake Joy ES to hold council election Lake Joy Elementary School, according to a release, will hold a School Council election Aug. 30 at 6 p.m. in the cafeteria. According to the release, four parent 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 478-971-2712. Hanna among Perdue appointments Gov. Sonny Perdue announced some executive appointments this week. One of those was for the State Children’s Trust Fund Commission and included Carolyn “Carol” B. Hanna of Warner Robins, At Large Representative. Hanna, according to a release, is an independent contractor of the National Children’s Alliance. She is the former executive director at Rainbow House Children's Resource Center. She is a member of the Houston County Exchange Club and a supporting member of the National Children’s Alliance. HC Board of Elections to meet Tuesday The Houston County Board of Elections will meet 5:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Board of Elections Office at the Houston County Government Building, 801 Main St., Room 206, in Perry. Call 987-1973 for more information. BIRTHDAYS Saturday ■ Kim Stewart ■ Mike Cole ■ Tommy Purser ■ Janet Phillips ■ Roseanne Musgrove ■ Tammy Palfrey Sunday ■ Jeff Sommers Monday ■ Susan Garrett E-mail your birthdays to: hhj@evansnewspapers.com or donm@evansnewspapers.comor 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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U.S. Senator Saxby Chambliss, R-Ga., and U.S. Representative Jim Marshall, D-Macon, announced Thursday that the Senate and House Appropriations Committees have approved a Department of Defense request for that amount for construction of, IwW’^^ 1 ' Jr> ~' W ,l, ''vC i"'',, 'j-, '■’■w *' y **,->,,, J A b -J^tey^^SMßHH||iM|i|^^^^^^^B^^BHppß|Ei ■• 'M-'&^-"'^ f '^9&^^^V--' : ‘iSS : r i''* '*^^ < '' *$S, ~ i' r r~-‘ti <’• ,'-•''' •«••»' •' ►>•' • V V-v -; .V * *• •' ■ . \ >■•' • ’’■''j ■' ■ •••<- "• • _£* V - i '•’_ A ’ •■■ ■ x*Bßw3« .AjMteiajaMQ^g ia Nagreffl *’„ , I '*l _ 4#3sT? " ' , . _ a , a *h, ■ ;; ,:.;■: >-■ .-JawSEgSiaK JfT'. •<; <■*&*&&**-: •••■' -~ ?.?!>%&£. •• -^m9 » - .’ ' ! V“r,‘.' : ..'.•* .• - - ••. -.»•••. ■> .■ .. ’’ - v ' '>7 V -.- .... if.jgft ‘yuvV'-'-v- \ !»\^-«#gyw-tgjWCT North side softball players warm up during practice at the school Thursday. For more, see page IC. Volunteering in Africa Four troops try to make a difference By SENIOR AIRMAN PAUL ROSS n6th Air Control Wing Public Affairs Toes poking out of worn BE ; j *• v . ,JKJ »■ * »• • „ *’ A * , %, ' j» A,' . V> *. Mr* Hi r , ® i . 'WL- s. M USAF Photo From left, Senior Airmen Van Pelt, Leah Kossakoski, Amanda Mellos and Senior Airman Koury sit and watch the school-age children playing soccer. LEGAL ORGAN FOR HOUSTON COUNTY, city of Perry, city of Warner Robins and city of Centerville the two said, a much-need ed software support facility at the Warner Robins Air Logistics Center. “This is a huge win for Robins and a sigh of relief down shoes, parentless chil dren with barely enough food to line the bottom of their grumbling stomachs, a lack of indoor plumbing, inadequate healthcare and LIFESTYLE Derry Watson hon ored. | D More. ID "This is incredibly good news (or Robins. Saxby and I have fought long and hard to get funding for construction of the software support facility. I'm proud that we have been able to help Robins get this extremely important funding." - U.S. Representative Jim Marshall, D-Macon WWW.HHJNEWS.COM Tall SsL f for us,” said Mary Therese Tebbe, executive direc tor of the 21st Century Partnership. “This project will finally happen after much hard Latest in a long line little clothing to hide from the cold night wind are all part of life in the village of Leratong, located in Qwa Qwa, South Africa. It is hard for most of us SPORTS: HoCo voleybaN is 'cool'; Lady Hornets think repeat, tourney golf, world horseshoe 1P results and more. IU work and negotiating,” Tebbe said. “The Air Force did a fantastic job of re-pro gramming funds to meet the needs for this mission criti cal facility to come to Robins to imagine these types of living conditions but four 116th troops witnessed this type of lifestyle first-hand while volunteering at a mis sion in the deprived village who’s name means “place of love.” Senior Airman Genifer Van Pelt, Senior Airman Jessica Koury and Leah Kossakoski and Amanda Mellos, who have both since separated from the Air Force, wanted to take a trip to Europe and upon a serendipitous happening, See DIFFERENCE, page 8A ... USAF Photo Shoes that were too small, dirty and tom were a com mon sight on the feet of the children in the village. Three sections • 20 pages Jr l§y. AFB.” The funding has been a top priority for both Chambliss and Marshall, the congress men said in a joint press release. “This is incredibly good news for Robins,” said Marshall, a member of the House Armed Services Committee and co-Chair of the House Air Force Caucus. “Saxby and I have fought long and hard to get fund ing for construction of See FACILITY, page 6A Vaccine limited BOE says it will allow extra time Special to the Journal Children new to Georgia schools and students enter ing Kindergarten or sixth grade, according to a board of education release, are required to receive two doses of the Varicella (chickenpox) vaccine. The shot require ments were approved by the Georgia Department of Human Resources and affect children attending school for the first time or those enter ing Kindergarten or sixth grade July 1 or later. However, according to the release, because some health providers are short on the vaccine, schools are allowing parents with the required Certificate of Immunization - Georgia Form 3231 - extra days to obtain'the required shots. Schools, the release reads, will honor a valid Form 3231 indicating that the student was unable to receive the second dose of Varicella See VACCINE, page yA —.— i v Kvass Family /V i:\vsr.\rhr ENI/Gary Hannon