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&m\n J I VOLUME 137, NUMBER 171 BELOW THE FOLD: Cub Scouts - not a ‘babysitter’ program Houston Healthcare to offer valet service P2SS9 mss* ■p* Friday August 31,2007 The Home Journal’s FRONT PORCH WHtRfc'NtKiHBORS'jVUrJbT IN BRIEF HC School System to honor WRALL at game The Houston County School System will honor its Little League World Series champions today at the football game between Northside High and Houston County High. The players and their parents will have special seating in Section A and will be recognized between the first and second quarters. The game will begin at 7:30 p.m. at the McConnell-Talbert stadium. Donations sought to offset LL costs The Chamber of Commerce, according to a news release, has received numerous telephone calls and e-mails from around the coun try praising the sportsmanship, manners and compassion of all of the WRALL players and their coaches, not to mention their skills as ball players. But, the Chamber added, ‘they need our help!" To that end, donations are being sought to offset the cost of travel and other expenses to Williamsport, Pa. Donations can be made out pay able to WRALL to: CB&T Bank, 315 South Houston Lake Road, Warner Robins, GA3IOBB. Or you can drop off your dona tion at the Warner Robins Area Chamber of Commerce by 5 p.m. today. Chamber makes last call for map The Warner Robins Area Chamber of Commerce announced it still has limited space left for its map of the local community, with the deadline being today. Call Alan Soskel at 404-906- 2326 for more. Board of Health not to meet in September The Houston County Board of Health announced it will not meet in September. The next meeting will be Oct. 4 in the conference room at the Houston County Health Department, located at 98 Cohen Walker Drive in Warner Robins. News tip ho'Jine 6 a m -4 p.m 987-1823 Ext 231 4 p m.-untii: 397-8811 PERIODICAL 500 mini 8 "55108 0000l 1 4 Award-Winning Newspaper 2004 Better Newspaper Contest COOI * Georgia Newspaper Project Main Library University of Georgia * Tl irMf' * M I ntZIMO OM o\juvjz-uuuz. 3-DIGIT 306 Aug. 31, 2007 ISfitnw, -Jjamm Vmnm since 1870 Today Isolated T-storms High: 89 Low: 69 Weather hhjnews.com Developer stopped by violation allegations Web Two critically injured at construction site By RAYLIGHTHER Journal Staff Writer Two local men remained in criti cal condition Thursday morning at Macon Medical Center after a por table boom overturned Wednesday afternoon at the new Flint Energies construction site. The men, Travis Scott Register, 27, and Robert Jay Stevens, 28, both of Warner Robins, were in critical but stable condition, said Lt. Todd Edwards of the Warner Robins Police Department Patrol Division. “Both are on ventilators and are unresponsive,” Edwards 1 -Pißlm ■ l —— - - " Journal/Charlotte Perkins Erin Stinebaugh will be a Bear in the Cub Scouts this year. He is shown here talking with Kevin Hall, Cub Master. Cub Scouts - not a ‘babysitter program’ By CHARLOTTE PERKINS Journal Staff Writer Dozens of young boys showed up last Saturday at Crossroads United Methodist Church for snow cones, outdoor games and one of the great American rites of passage. They were there to sign up for the Cub Scout program. While den mothers Beth Jones and Tina DeSilva kept the rambunctious kids busy outside with a game of “Steal the Bacon,” the parents learned about the program from Cub Masters Kevin Hall and Will Steinbaugh. Part of that orientation was a reality check. “This is not a babysitter program,” Hall said. “The more involved the parents See SCOUTS, page 6A LEGAL ORGAN FOR HOUSTON COUNTY, city of Perry, city of Warner Robins and city of Centerville RELIGION: Memonites to hold quilt, crafts QA sale. More. OH IHImBm '"W ttrf JiT , s Bis« m " Jgm Bb ttbCyJk i *» W r • tv!** \ v fv - fi *' . -w f'M * JB > said Thursday morning. Edwards said the two were work ing on the flashing near the roofline atop a portable boom lift at the front of the building at 98 Carl Vinson Parkway. At some point, the boom lift sud denly overturned and came to rest in a retention pond between the building and Russell Parkway. “Both men were found uncon scious and still attached to the boom lift by their safety harnesses,” Edwards said. The men were transported to Houston Medical Center for treat ment by Houston County EMS and The boys have fun outdoors while their parents learn about the cub scout program. www.hhjnews.com SPORTS: Houston County coach following in Ids father's footsteps; Buckshots win WS; Bowl-athon. 1Q More. ID "Both men were found unconscious and still attached to the boom lift by their safety harnesses." - Warner Robins Police Department Lt. Todd Edwards later referred to the Macon Medical Center. Warner Robins Police and Fire departments responded to the incident about 3:53 p.m. along with Two sections *l4 pages Houston County Sheriffs Office. The county Fire Department’s Georgia Search and Rescue truck was also dispatched, “because of the type of accident,” explained Houston County Fire Chief Jimmy Williams. Register and Stevens are employed by Southern Glazing Services Inc. of Perry and were performing subcon tract work on site. International City Builders is the general contrac tor for the job site. Edwards said the Occupational Safety and Health Administration has been contacted and OSHA will continue the investigation. See INJURED, page 6A Journal/Charlotte IVrkins An Evans Family Ni wspaper few jailed for gang activity By RAY LIGHTNER Journal Staff Writer Fabian Joseph Fountain was jailed Tuesday for gang activity in Perry. Fountain, 17, of 822 Perimeter Road, #I2A, Perry, was indicted Aug. 21 for two counts of par ticipation in criminal gang, the Bloods, as well as bur glary, theft by taking, theft by deception, possession of firearm/knife during com mission of a crime and viola tion of probation from State Court on an original charge of battery. He is being held without bond in the Houston County Jail. The indictment alleges Fountain “did actively con duct and participate in criminal street gang activ ity” with the Bloods crimi nal street gang through the commission of burglary, theft possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime.” The indictment also alleges Fountain actively participated in the criminal See TEEN, page $A HMC to offer valet service By RAY LIGHTNER Journal Staff Writer Houston Medical Center will offer free valet parking beginning Sept. 17. “They will also assist patients with getting in and out of their vehicles,” said Skip Philips, Houston Healthcare’s chief operating officer. Philips said the valet ser vice is for patients and visi tors, but not for doctors and staff as they have their own new parking lot in the back. Authority member Trudy Warren questioned offering the service for free, since other hospitals charge for the service. Houston Healthcare CEO Dr. Tony Alford said he approved the free service “because of so much disrup tion on the campus at this time” with the ongoing con struction. “We owe the commu nity that until we get See VALET, page fA