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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2007 10A Editor's note: The jumps for the following two arti cles were inadvertently left off of Wednesday’s paper. They are run in their entirety here. We aplogize for the inconvenience. From staff reports Community Health Works of Forsyth, has been award ed an SBO,OOO federal plan ning grant to Community Health Works of Forsyth, to help increase access to healthcare for the poor and uninsured through the creation of a Federally Qualified Health Center in Houston County. Community Health Works CEO Greg Dent thanked the offices of both Sen. Saxby Chambliss and Representative Jim Marshall for their support of the grant application. Houston Healthcare CEO Dr. Tony Alford, who is on the board of Community Health Works, said that planning to have a health center for low-income and uninsured citizens in Houston County is “a significant step in the right direction.” Alford said that a major reason for the increase in the cost of healthcare is due to the resources expended treating indigent patients By CHARLOTTE PERKINS Journal Staff Writer The deadline is drawing near. The Joanna McAfee Childhood Cancer Foundation is just 100 orders short of reaching the goal of 1,000 orders of the “Joanna tags.” Jeff McAfee, Joanna’s father, is making a special plea now. “We have had an incredible response to our request for help securing the remaining reservations,” he wrote in a recent message to supporters of the foundation, “but we need one last push!” McAfee said that due to state policy, if the remaining 100 reservations for the tags are not made by the end of this month, the tag will not be manufactured until 2008. The tags can be reserved at the tax office at the Houston County Courthouse, or the order can be downloaded and mailed in, with a $25 check. Whether you place the order in person, or mail the order in, the tag will be reserved and you will receive a receipt from the state in mmm SATURDAY, SEPT. 29 th 10 a.m. until GUEST SPEAKERS Larry Mack, Pi Seminole Equine Nutritionist Dr. Jennifer Miller, # Central GA Equine USED TACK yard sale f|i|||r M Bring your used tack to sale I {£/" or come and shop miwr RANCH ANI fi|@» 4764 RIVER ROAD, FORT VALLEY 478-825-0802 (for directions or information) iy[oore's (JJL Furniture ’T'O&ene <udtf (Ac Cm£ i& exfre*t&ioe • Sofas • Recliners • Pictures • Mirrors • Lamps • Mattresses • Leather Gallery * - - - ■■•■ Middle GA’s Largest Solid Wood Dealer 478-1340 2950 Riverside Drive • Macon, GA 50,000 Sq. Ft. of the Finest Selections in the Industry “because they do not access healthcare until they are really sick.” “By getting into the sys tem early,” Alford said, “indigent patients can avoid emergency rooms, which are already overcrowded, and also avoid unnecessary admissions to the hospital. Even more importantly, they can improve their basic health and extend their lives.” The Houston County planning grant is part of s6l million in new health center grants recently awarded to centers around the nation by the Health Resources and Services Administration. HRSA Administrator Elizabeth M. Duke, said, “President Bush’s High Poverty County Initiative will put health center sites in more low-income counties than ever before. “These grants strengthen and support efforts to extend the health care safety net to more Americans who other wise might not have access to care.” the mail, McAffee said. When 1,000 reservations are reached, you will receive a letter from the state with instructions on how to receive your tag. To learn more, go to info@SupportCancerKids. org. The Joanna McAfee Childhood Cancer Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization with the mission of raising aware ness, provide support and fund research for childhood cancer. Jeff and Misty McAfee of Bonaire, founded the founda tion after losing their daugh ter Joanna Rae McAfee, to very aggressive form of child hood cancer in late 2005. She was six years old. The foundation provides financial and emotional sup port to local children with cancer and to their families. In 2006, they provided grants for two sarcoma research institutions; one to the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and one to the Pediatric Cancer Foundation. • Entertainment Gallery \ • Youth Bedroom Gallery • Custom Window Treatments * • Solid Wood Bedroom Groups Agency warns your Do Not Call may have expired Special to the Journal The Georgia Department of Human Resources, Division of Aging Services, according to a release, is warning Georgians that their telephone num ber registration on the Do Not Call Registry may have expired. The registration was for five years, the release reads, and individuals who registered their telephone numbers on the Do Not Call Registry in 2002 are urged to renew their registrations. “Many frauds and scams are perpe trated through the telephone by con artists,” said Maria Greene, Director of DAS. “One way to eliminate this vul nerability is to stop their point of entry and register your phone numbers.” When the Do Not Call Registry was DAVID OVERTON JEWELERS ‘Jewelry Repair & Cleaning / \ ‘Watch Repair ’Engraving Mon. _ Fri . \Vv\T ]_// / ’Appraisals 9:3oam-s:3opm ‘Estate Jewelry 9:3o^_2pm \/ ‘Class Rings We Buy Gold Scrap!! Bring It In And Let Us Weigh It. 905 Downtown Carroll St. • Perry 478-987-1392 FALL PREVIEW SALE 30% OFF [ •zoo 30" OFF I m 153853 SALE 29.99 GUYS HOODIES By Company 81* and Southpote’ Guys M-XXt. Reg. 48.00-52.00. 25% OFF BOYS 2T-7 ACTIVEWEAR From NIKE and adidas*. Reg, 14.00-46.00. SALE 10.50-34.50 X ■ IV SB 1M ■ ■ Peebles 10% OFF ALL DAY + Bonus VIP Points when you open a new credit card account* •Subject to credit approval. E.*c;ua>ons apply. Peebles 19.99-29.99 DIAMOND ACCENT JEWELRY Earrings, pendants and bracelets. Reg. 40.00-60.00. 50% OFF ENTIRE STOCK SUNGLASSES Ladies Riviera', Solargenics' and more. Reg. 20.00 36.00, SALE 10.00-18.00 TAKE 750/o OFF ENTIRE STOCK RED DOT MERCHANDISE FOR A TOTAL SAVINGS OF UP TO 85% sot. - vovsfKp. or* crHcjKvil prices interim h<wc been taken-. Prices effective September 21-23, 2007. Intenm markdowns may have been taken. Entire stocks only where abdicated. Selection may vary by store. created in 2002, many Americans reg istered their telephone numbers to prohibit telemarketers from calling their home numbers, but many have forgotten that the initial registration was only to last five years. It is vitally important to register important tele phone numbers again. Up to three phone numbers can be registered (including cell phones), by visiting www.donotcall. This registration will last another five years ending in 2012. Individuals with new telephone numbers or who never got around to registering their telephone numbers in 2002 should do so now. If people have older relatives who are receiving numerous telemarketing calls, this may be a way to help them eliminate some of those calls. DAS is >2583 30% i OFF CASUAL "N, SPORTSWEAR JZ Misses jackets, , • tees, jeans, more. * ~ P Reg. 24.00-58.00, ■ * **? SALE 16.80-40.60 A* > r & ,. - s | ir>- I- ORDER TOLL FREE 1-800-743-8730 for delivery. right to your door! f? TERMITES COULD VI IN YOUR HOME! f \ t\l For Complete Termite and Pest Control Service Call: / I NATIONAL 1 m ■ EXTERMINATING CO. #§£ I, 922-14#fjF 1-800-344-1152 fJY free estimates and inspection J£7 ] MbT Houston Co. Oldest Exterminating Co. r”r r, "' , WT : ■ r OVER 14,000 Customers Locally Owned & Operated Since 1974jjD rMS^^/www.national-pest.com!l^P^. SALE 14.99 PLAYTEX BOXED BRAS Entire stock Cross Your Heart’ and 18 Hour styles. Reg. 20 00-29.00 29.99-39.99 LADIES SHOES Dress, casual by Easy Street*, Mudd’ and Skechers’. Reg. 40.00-50.00, HOUSTON HOME JOURNAL urging individuals to have a conversa tion with their older relatives or neigh bors about their concerns, educate them on the registry, and ask them if they would like help in putting their phone numbers on the list. It usually takes 31 days for all the telemarketing companies to receive the most updated list of numbers added to the registry, so wait a month before fil ing a complaint of violations. If a tele marketer does call during the first 30 days, let them know that your number has been registered and they should remove it from their calling list. Complaints about telemarketers vio lating the registry should be report ed to www.donotcall.gov. For further information, contact your local Area Agency on Aging at 1-866-55-Aging. NOW THRU SUNDAY 30% 0k OFF HARBOR Ift Mtsses, women’s (kfk ■■ - and petrtes' Reg. 30.00- I 58.00. SALE 21.00- ■' . I/. 40.60 JUNIORS SEPARATES |lj|| Dressy lops jjjSEMfcm* and pants. Vysa J Reg 24 00 . 38.00. 'W&k SALE 16.80- ■ 26.60 ' 30% OFF BAXTER & WELLS FOR HER Misses, petites. womens separates. Reg. 16.00-34.00 SALE 11.20-23.80 25% OFF MISSES ALFRED DUNNER Fall coordinates. Tops, pants, more. Reg. 34.00-60.00. SALE 25.50-45.00 GIFT CARDS! Order at www.peebfes.com In all stores, or order 108-free t-800 743 8730 S2.VK>