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Contributed
The Warner Robins Area Chamber of Commerce welcomed Colonial Bank to the Chamber family Monday with a
ribbon cutting ceremony. Colonial Bank, located at 701 Lake Joy Road at Highway 96 in Warner Robins, is the first
branch to be erected in Houston County. It is a subsidiary of the Colonial BancGroup, Inc. The organization started in
Alabama 25 years ago and it now has more than $23 billion in assets and operates more than 300 banking offices in
Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Nevada and Texas. “We stay true to the one thing, we’ve always believed banking is about
- people, not numbers,” says Terri Bennett, manager of the Warner Robins branch. “As simple as that may sound, it’s
always been the key to Colonial’s success. ” Linda McDermid, retail administrator of the Warner Robins branch added:
“We are committed to helping local businesses and individuals achieve their financial goals by offering a full line of
banking services with unmatched customer service.” Elizabeth McDermid, Linda’s daughter-in-law, is also employed
by Colonial Bank as the assistant manager of the Warner Robins branch. For more information about services offered
by Colonial Bank, call Bennett at 478-988-3111.
WR advisor presenting caregiver series
Special to the Journal
One of the most important
responsibilities of a caregiv
er is ensuring that they have
the necessary tools in place
to carry out the wishes of
their loved one, should that
loved one become unable
to communicate his or her
wishes.
The Rosalynn Carter
Institute for Caregiving is
offering a free Telephone
Learning Series entitled
“Decide For Yourself.”
During that time, present
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Members of the Georgia Farm Bureau Commodity Advisory Committees met in Macon,
Aug. 7-8, for the 2007 GFB Commodity Conference to discuss policy issues affect
ing the major commodities grown in Georgia. Conference speakers included Georgia
Speaker of the House Glenn Richardson, Georgia Environmental Protection Division
Director Carol Couch, Georgia Environmental Facilities Authority Director of Alternative
Fuels Jill Stuckey, Georgia Peanut Commission Executive Director Don Koehler, Bob
Redding, president of the Redding Firm and UGA Poultry Science Extension Coordinator
Dan Cunningham. Pictured from left is, Houston County Farm Bureau President Dick
Weir and his wife, Joy, meeting with Georgia Farm Bureau President Zippy Duvall. Weir
serves on the GFB Hay Advisory Committee. Founded in 1937, Georgia Farm Bureau
is the state’s largest general farm organization with almost 438,000 member families
statewide.
VA offering suicide prevention hot line
Special to the Journal
To ensure veterans with
emotional crises have
round-the-clock access to
trained professionals, the
Department of Veterans
Affairs has begun operation
of a national suicide preven
tion hot line for veterans.
“Veterans need to know
these VA professionals are
literally a phone call away,”
said Secretary of Veterans
Affairs Jim Nicholson said.
“All service members who
experience the stresses of
combat can have wounds on
their minds as well as their
bodies. Veterans should see
mental health services as
another benefit they have
earned, which the men and
women of VA are honored to
provide.”
The toll-free hot line
number is 1-800-273-TALK
Ribbon cutting
er Sherri Goss will explain
the documents which give
caregivers legal author
ity to intervene on their
loved one’s behalf. She’ll
also discuss: Advanced
Medical Directives, Personal
Property Distribution,
Financial Decisions, Long
Term Care, and more.
This free session will
be held Aug. 28 at 2 p.m.
Register by calling 229-931-
2707, or register online at
www.rosalynncarter.org.
When you register, you’ll
be given a toll-free number
Meeting attendees
(8255). VA’s hot line will be
staffed by mental health pro
fessionals in Canandaigua,
N.Y. They will take toll-free
calls from across the country
and work closely with local
VA mental health providers
to help callers.
To operate the national
hot line, VA is partnering
with the Substance Abuse
and Mental Health Services
Administration of the
Department of Health and
Human Services.
“The hot line will put vet
erans in touch - any time of
the day or night, any day of
the week, from anywhere in
the country - with trained,
caring professionals who
can help,” added Nicholson.
“This is another example of
the VA’s commitment to pro
vide world-class health care
for our nation’s veterans,
especially combat veterans
and dialing instructions to
use during the series. All lis
teners will have the opportu
nity to ask questions at the
end of the session.
Goss is a financial advisor
with Rosenberg Financial
Group in Warner Robins.
She uses a tool called My
Life Book. My Life Book is a
collection of important infor
mation for family members,
which help a person main
tain control throughout the
course of his life.
Goss appears regularly on
WMAZ TV in Macon and on
newly returned from Iraq
and Afghanistan.”
The suicide hot line is
among several enhance
ments to mental health
care that Nicholson has
announced this year. In mid
July, the Department’s top
mental health professionals
convened in the Washington,
D.C., area to review the ser
vices provided to veterans of
the Global War on Terror.
VA is the largest pro
vider of mental health care
in the nation. This year,
the Department will spent
about $3 billion for mental
health. More than 9,000
mental health professionals,
backed up by primary care
physicians and other health
professionals in every VA
medical center and outpa
tient clinic, provide mental
health care to about 1 mil
lion veterans each year.
LOCAL
the Your Money segment of
the AM94O radio program in
Macon. She knows that both
caregiver and care recipient
have peace of mind when
legal arrangements have
been made for their impor
tant decisions.
All registrants will receive
a copy of her booklet.
Registration is open until
noon, Aug. 28. Anyone who
does not have access to e
mail, should register by
Tuesday to receive their
information packet in the
mail before the session.
Statzer
graduates
from basic
Special to the Journal
Army Pvt. Shaun M.
Statzer has graduated
from basic combat train
ing at Fort Jackson,
Columbia, S.C.
During the nine weeks
of training, Statzer stud
ied the Army mission,
history, tradition and core
values, physical fitness,
and received instruction
and practice in basic com
bat skills, military weap
ons, chemical warfare and
bayonet training, drill and
ceremony, marching, rifle
marksmanship, armed
and unarmed combat,
map reading, field tactics,
military courtesy, military
justice system, basic first
aid, foot marches, and
field training exercises.
He is the son of Keith
Statzer of Richfield Circle,
Kathleen.
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Building Hues, families, and
Community Events
■ HOMEOWNER
SERVICE - Rebuilding
Together, Warner Robins
affiliate, is now accepting
applications to repair and
rehabilitate homes for low
income elderly and disabled
homeowners in Warner
Robins. Qualifying hom
eowners 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
materials are provided free
of charge for renovations
and repairs. More informa
tion may be obtained by
calling the Development
Office at 929-1140 or going
online at www.rebuilding
together.org.
■ SCHOOL
ELECTIONS - Parkwood
Elementary School will
hold a School Council elec
tion for parent members
today at 5:30 p.m. in the
cafeteria. Meetings for
the 2007-08 school year
have also been scheduled.
Parkwood School Council
meetings are held at 6 p.m.
in the media center. The
meeting dates are as fol
lows: Aug. 30, Nov. 1, Feb.
7, 2008 and May 1, 2008.
Parkwood Elementary is
located at 503 Parkwood
Drive in Warner Robins.
Principal Lisa Casilli may
be contacted either by e
mail at lcasilli@hcbe.net or
bv telephone at 478-329-
2215.
■CENTRALGEORGIA
GENEALOGICAL
SOCEITY MEETING-
The Central Georgia
Genealogical Society, Inc.
will meet today at 7 p.m.
at Flint EMC, 1600 Elberta
Rd., in Warner Robins.
Per a release: Visitors are
welcome and there is no
admission fee. For more
information, visit www.
cggs.org.
■ SCHOOL
ELECTIONS - Feagin
Mill Middle School will
hold a School Council
election today at 5 p.m.
in the school media center.
Accordingto arelease, three
parent representatives will
be elected, with one of the
parent representatives also
serving as a business part
ner. Feagin Mill Middle is
located at 1200 Fegain Mill
Road in Warner Robins.
For more information, con
tact Principal Jesse Davis
at jwdavis@hcbe.net or
478-953-0430.
■ HAPPY HOUR
INDOOR YARD SALE
- A, according to a release,
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HOUSTON DAILY JOURNAL
“huge” indoor yard sale
will be held Saturday from
8 a.m-1 p.m. at 716 North
Young Ave., in Warner
Robins. All proceeds will
benefit those developmen-
challenged (501 C
ORG). Also, good, clean
quality donations are
accepted and appreciated.
■ GEORGIA
CHAMBER LUCHEON
- The Georgia Chamber
of Commerce will hold
the 2007 Congressional
Luncheon Tuesday at the
Miller-Murphy-Howard
Building, Georgia National
Fairgrounds & Agricenter.
According to a release,
Sen. Saxby Chambliss will
be the keynote speaker.
The reception will begin
at 11 a.m. and lunch will
begin at noon. Tickets are
$45 per person, and tables
of eight are available for
$360. Register online at
www.gachamber.com. For
more information call 1-
800-2411-2286.
■ SCHOOL
ELECTIONS - The
Westside Elementary
School Council will elect
two parent/business repre
sentatives Aug. 23 at 6 p.m.
in the cafeteria. One repre
sentative will be elected to
serve a one-year term, and
one will be elected to serve
a two-year term. The first
2007-2008 Westside School
Council meeting will be
held Sept. 6 at 4 p.m. in the
conference room. Westside
Elementary is located at
201 North Pleasant Hill
Road in Warner Robins. For
more information, contact
Principal Sharon Daniel at
sadaniel@hcbe.net or 478-
929-7820.
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ORIENTATION- Warner
Robins High School,
according to a release, will
hold a two open houses.
Students and their parents
are encouraged to attend,
a release reads. The open
houses will be held Tuesday
at the main campus at 6 p.m.
and Aug. 23 at the Rumble
Academy at 6 p.m.Warner
Robins .High is located at
401 South Davis Drive in
Warner Robins. Principal
Steve Monday may be con
tacted either by phone at
478-929-7877 or by e-mail
at smonday@hcbe.net.
■ HOSPICE CANCER
PAD GROUP MEETING
- The Hospice Cancer Pad
group meets at 9 a.m. the
first Wednesday of each
month in the fellowship hall
of First Baptist Church of
Perry, located at 1105 Main
St. Everyone is welcome.
Contact Helen Cleland at
988-9845 for more informa
tion.