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2A SATURDAY, AUGUST2S, 2007 Oxendine says 36,000 consumers already helped so far in 2007 Special to the Journal In the first six months of 2007, Insurance Commissioner John Oxendine’s Consumer Services and Managed Care Divisions, according to a release, had helped 36,272 Georgia consumers settle disputes with their insur ance companies, returning . $10,057,093 in insurance claims to these consumers - - money they might not have received without his help. “Investigators in our Consumer Services and Managed Care Divisions work every day to help Georgians, both individual citizens and businesses,” Oxendine said. “Whether SBA announces disaster loans available Special to the Journal The U.S. Small Business Administration announced this week that federal disas ter loans are available to small businesses and small agricultural cooperatives located in all Georgia coun ties except Chattahoochee and Muscogee counties as a result of damages and losses to crops caused by drought that occurred Jan. 1 and continuing. Community Events ■ PHS ELECTIONS - Perry High School will hold a School Council elec tion Tuesday at 7 a.m. in the Perry High School Auditorium. School council meetings are held quarterly and interested parents must be present on the morning of the election to be nomi nated and selected. Perry High School is located at 1307 North Avenue in Perry. For more information, con tact Darryl Albritton at dalbritton@hcbe.net or 478- 988-6298 Ext. 21295. ■ NHS ELECTIONS - Northside High School will hold a School Council election Sept. 10 at 6 p.m. in the media center. Four parent representatives will be elected. Two of the repre sentatives will be elected to for a two-year term and two representatives would serve one-year terms. Meetings are held quarterly. Interested parents must be present on the night of the election to be nominated and selected. Correction The last paragraph of Billy Powell’s column in the Wednesday edition of the Houston Daily Journal was left out. We regret the mis take. The following is the final part of the column as it should have appreared. Just as the Presidency pres ents a fleeting opportunity, many today face progres sively narrowing windows in time to accept salvation. For those hardened hearts who keep putting off a decision for Christ, Peter warned, “Now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation. ” It will be too late when the final curtain falls. 2" AnntML Business Expo Thuusday , August 30, 2*007 Ihuunr Amrs Ckxtkm 4 W"?PM J Helping OOPQse Perry's Businesses! m Ptfift FREE Food Samples ' - • CIttncetoWINGASKftIXXRPItIZES Gma*#* anniiiidiiaiiw •TMVMBMed % v a 1 RMMkHMM * Mmmlim * MlmMMis* JHMIdRCtA • WIMMhmIk AwdStl' • PMiifcdlMtßp iMv * HtoMNiClMßnf * EsMiia FsdMMIcrMdKIMOMi * JMmmslp ftttdl R VMmUMcI the consumer has a claims dispute or simply a ques tion about insurance, our representatives can provide invaluable expert advice.” “Our office takes calls Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m., so we can offer the convenience of assisting consumers by phone after traditional working hours,” Oxendine added. Specialists in Oxendine’s Consumer Services Division can help with problems in life, health, auto and home owners insurance. Consum ers can call even if they just want their insurance pol icy explained or reviewed. In addition to phone calls and letters, the Consumer “SBA’s disaster declara tion was issued as a result of a similar action taken by the Secretary of Agriculture to help farmers recover from damages and losses to crops,” said Frank Skaggs, Director of SBA Field Operations Center East. Under this declaration, SBA’s Economic Injury Disaster Loan program is available to farm-related and nonfarm-related small business concerns and Northside High is located at 926 Green Street in Warner Robins. For more informa tion, contact Principal Robin Hines at RHines@hcbe.net or 478-929-7858. ■ PMS ELECTION - Perry Middle School will hold a School Council elec tion Sept. 11 at 5:30 p.m. in the gym. One parent rep resentative will be elected. The term of office is two years with meetings held quarterly. Interested parents must be present on the night of the election to be nomi nated and selected. Perry Middle is located at 495 Perry Parkway in Perry. For more information, contact Principal Thomas Moore at TMoore@hcbe.net or 478- 988-6285. ■ WRMS ELECTIONS - Warner Robins Middle School will hold a School Council election Sept. 11 at 6:30 p.m. in the lunchroom. Two parent representatives and two parent/business partner representatives will x m Jk Discover The Catholic Church Information Session Mjm 9 Thursdays, August 23 & 30 jflV m. Thursdays, September 6& 13 * Starting at 7:00 p.m. St. Patrick Church 2410 Hwy. 127 (at Houston Lk. Rd.) *^9!^Bb Kathleen, GA * Jr' F° r info call: (478) 987-4213 Services Division can also take questions or complaints by email, Oxendine said. In the first six months of this year, 5687 consumers have made their initial contact via the internet. Consumers can obtain a complaint form at the Department’s website at www.gainsurance.org. Consumers with insur ance questions or prob lems can also contact the Consumer Services Division at 404-656-2070, or toll free at 1-800-656-2298. Or write to: Georgia Insurance Department, Consumer Services Division, 716 West Tower, 2 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, Atlanta, GA 30334. small agricultural coopera tives that suffered economic injury as a direct result of this disaster. Farmers and ranchers are not eligible to apply to SBA, but nurseries are eligible to apply for eco nomic injury disaster loans for losses caused by drought conditions. Interested business own ers should contact SBA’s Customer Service Center by calling 1-800-659-2955. be elected. The term of office is one to two years. Warner Robins Middle is located at 425 Mary Lane, Warner Robins. For more infor mation, contact Principal Dr. Donald Warren at DWarren@hcbe.net or 478- 929-7832. ■ TES ELECTIONS - The Tucker Elementary School Council will meet Sept. 18 at 5:15 p.m. in the media center. Tucker Elementary is located at 1300 Tucker Road in Perry. For more information, contact Principal Dr. Kim Halstead at KHalstead@hcbe.net or 478-988-6278. ■ 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. LOCAL Houston teens set to graduate from Georgia's Youth Challenge Special to the Journal Three Houston County teens will be among 157 youth scheduled to grad uate from the Georgia Youth Challenge Academy Saturday at the James Brown Arena in Macon. Dakota Bowden and Matthew Carter of Warner Robins and Maricus Green of Bonaire are members of the 2007 YCA graduation class of Fort Gordon. Georgia’s Youth Challenge Bass completes basic training Special to the Journal Navy Seaman Racheal O. Bass, daughter of Tawanna L. Bass of Bonaire and Will C. Bass of Oviedo, Fla., recently completed U.S. Navy basic training at Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, 111. During the eight-week program, Bass completed a variety of training which included classroom study ..i ‘f- 1 jj»ji Ipl' ‘,• Jl»_ jlnF Km] Banking Convenience Comes to Your Neighborhood! Our Lake Joy Office is on your way Get the personal banking attention you deserve. Karen, Lisa and Karen are waiting to help you in our new location. Open a Totally FREE Checking account, savings account, or apply for a mortgage or commercial loan. We offer you the best financial services and products. Let us tell you about them. 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The capstone event of boot camp is “Battle Stations”. This exercise gives recruits the skills and confidence they need to succeed in the fleet. “Battle Stations” is designed to galvanize the Helping hand HOUSTON DAILY JOURNAL The Georgia National Guard operates two Youth Challenge campuses, the original campus located at Fort Stewart near Savannah which opened in 1993, and the Fort Gordon campus located at Fort Stewart near Augusta which open ing in 2000. Since the first Youth Challenge graduation, Georgia’s YCA has gradu ated more than 7,190 for merly “at risk” youth. basic warrior attributes of sacrifice, dedication, team work and endurance in each recruit through the prac tical application of basic Navy skills and the core values of Honor, Courage and Commitment. Its distinctly "Navy” fla vor was designed to take into account what it means to be a Sailor. Bass is a 2007 graduate of Perry High School. 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