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HOUSTON HOME JOURNAL Reader OKF® Perry Office 1210 Washington St. P.O. Box 1910 Parry, GA 31069 478-987-1823 See us online at www.hhjnews.com Classified Advertising: Call 478-987-1823 between the hours of 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. You can fax an ad 24 hours a day to 478-988-9194. Alrie J. Adams, Sr. PERRY - Alrie J. Adams, Sr. (A.J.) passed away Saturday, Sept. 29, 2007. Funeral servic es were held Monday, October 1, 2007 at Perry Presbyterian Church with interment follow ing at Woodlawn Cemetery. Reverends Bob Wojohn, Parker Agnew and Jim Shipley will offi ciate. Mr. A.J., a resident of Perry for 57 years was retired from RAFB and a member of Perry Presbyterian Church. He was preceded in death by his beloved wife of 54 years, Lucia Young Adams and a grandson, Greg Adams. Survivors include: a son, Alrie J Adams, Jr. (Deborah) of Perry; a daughter, Evelyn Anne Turner (Jay) of Cochran; grandchildren, Michael Adams, Anne Adams of Perry and Rob Turner and Paul Turner of Cochran. In lieu of flowers, the fam ily suggests donations to Perry Presbyterian Church, PO Box 574, Perry GA 31069 Piease sign the online register at watsonhunt.com. Frank Jaros MACON - Mr. Frank Jaros, 85, of Perry, and lately of Byron, died Friday, Sept. 28, from com plications following surgery. A private memorial service will be held. Mr. Jaros was born Dec. 9, 1921, in Chagrin Falls, Ohio. He studied agriculture at Ohio State University. Frank and his family moved from Ohio to the middle Georgia area in the early 19605. He farmed full time just north of Perry on U.S. 41 and in Peach County. He never considered retiring and actively farmed full time until just shortly before his The People’s Business A quick guide to what our elected and appointed officials are doing The Houston County Commissioners Meet at 9 a.m. Thursday at the Houston County Courthouse on Perry Parkway. Items on the agenda will be: ■ a public hearing on increase in business license fees ■ adoption of the county's pro posed flood damage prevention regulations ■ discussion of an increase in building construction fees ■ an amendment to the coun ty’s pension plan ■ annexation requests from Centerville and Warner Robins The Perry Downtown Development Authority Meeting was held Sept. 25. The following was addressed, decided et cetera: ■ heard a presentation from Marti Tolleson and Kate Lewis of the Downtown Merchants Association about plans for Christmas at the Crossroads. The DMA requested funding from the DDA in the amount of $2,500. The DDA requested funding as Do you have equity in your home? | Is your home within the limits of the City of Warner Robins? . Please contact the City of Warner Robins, Department of Community Development to see if you qualify for a U.S. Department of HUD funded low (0% to 3%) interest rate loan (Certain income restrictions apply-Maximum income ranges from $32,950f0r a single person to $62,150f0r a family of 8) Apply at Warner Robins City Hall, 700 Watson Blvd. upstairs in the Department of Community Development or call 929-1140 for more details. Delivery by mall: Delivery by mail is available for In and out of county. Call 987-1823 for rates. POSTMASTER: Send address chang es to: 1210 Washington St. Perry, GA 31069 The Houston Homey Journal, is a peri odical, mailed (ISSN 1526-7393) at Perry and is published Wednesday and Saturday for $62 per year by Evans Newspapers Inc., 1210 Washington St., Perry, GA 31069: 478-987-1823 Fax 478-988-1181. Not published Thanksgiving and Christmas. Office Hours: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. NEWS TIPS: Call 478-987-1823 Ext. 231 or 234 Newsroom Fax: 478-988-1181 HHJ general e-mail: ■ hhj@evansnewspapers.com Managing editor: ■ Don Moncrief, 987-1823, Ext. 231; donm@evansnewspapers.com death. A .straight forward, “tell it how it is” kind of person, Mr. Jaros could always be counted on to have a story to tell. Preceded in death by his son George Jaros, a member of the first graduating class of Westfield Schools, Mr. Jaros is survived by his wife Doris, a son, Mike (Sallie) Jaros, of Fort Valley, and a daughter, Judy (Harry) Jaros Johnson, of Albany. Seven times a grandfather, his grandchildren include Bryon (Tiffany) Jaros, Stephanie (Jimmie) Favors, Jimmy Johnson, Jennifer Johnson, Wendy Johnson, Jamie Jaros, and Kellie Jaros. “Papa" was also the proud great grandfather of Chelsey and Caleb Jaros. The family requests that in lieu of flowers, memorial contribu tions be made to the Georgia Sheriff’s Boys Ranch, P. O. Box 100, Hahira, GA 31632, or to a favorite charity of the donor’s choice. Visit www. mem .com to express tributes. Snow’s Memorial Chapel Funeral and Cremation Services, Pio Nono Avenue, has charge of arrangements. Junior Gallimore WARNER ROBINS - Chief Master Sgt. Junior “JC” Gallimore USAF (Ret.), 66, passed away Saturday. His father preceded him in death. Survivors include his partner in life, Carol Watson of Warner Robins; his mother, a daughter, stepdaughter, step son, two sisters, two grandchil dren and beloved niece and nephews. Grace Fowler Siedge ELKO - Grace Fowler Sledge, 80, died in Perry on Sunday, Sept. 30, 2007. Funeral services a line item in their FYOB Budget Request in the amount of $2,400 for Christmas at the Crossroads and SI,OOO for the Luminaries (Ministerial Association). The' DDA agreed to support his effort. ■ accepted a bid for land scaping of designated beds in Downtown District from Crossroad Landscapes Designs Inc to. Vice Chairman Larry Walker 111 dis cussed the placement of the flower pots in the area and rec ommended that 10 of them be removed or shifted to provide for a more cohesive look. ■ voted to reimburse the Uptown Perry Partnership for mulching flowerbeds in the amount of $1,125. ■ discussed a memo from the City asking about the status of the DDA working on a solid waste collection plan for the downtown area and designated alleyways. Walker asked DDA Manager Tish Mims to send City Manager Lee Gilmour a letter stating that DDA plans to incorporate a solid waste collection plan for the downtown area is part of the Commerce Street design. ■ discussed plans for Walgreen’s. Community MOMS REPAIR LOAN City of Warner Robins * DOES YOUR HOME NEED REPAIRS? Do you own your home? Staff writer: ■ Charlotte Perkins, 987-1823, Ext. 234; cperkins@evansnewspapers.com Photographer: ■ Gary Harmon, 987-1823, Ext. 229; gharmon@evansnewspapers.com Sports writer: ■ Matthew Brown, 987-1823, Ext. 237; mbrown@evansnewspapers.com Corrections: The HHJ strives for fairness and accura cy, and will print a correction or clarifica tion when one is in order. Call Ext. 231. Advertising errors and omissions: The advertiser agrees that the publisher shall not be liable for damages arising from errors in advertisements beyond the amount paid for the space actually occupied by that portion of the adver tisement in which the error occurred. There shall be no liability for non-inser tion of any advertisement beyond the amount paid for such advertisement. will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Watson-Hunt Funeral Home with interment in Perry Memorial Gardens. Rev. David Fisher will officiate. The family suggests contributions to the First Baptist Church of Haynesville Building Fund, P.O. Box 69, Clinchfield, Georgia 31013. Born in Dooly County, and the son of the late Winslow and Bonnie Mae Fields Fowler, Mrs. Sledge had lived in Houston County most of her life. She was a nurse assistant at the Perry Hospital for 20 years and worked in the labor and delivery room. Mrs. Sledge was a mem ber of the First Baptist Church of Haynesville. Survivors include her son, Tommy W. Sledge of Elko, one grandchild, four great grand children and one brother, L. G. Fowler. Please sign the online register at watsonhunt.com. Vera M. Rutherford WARNER ROBINS - Vera M. Rutherford, 89, passed away Sunday. She was preceded in death by her parents. Survivors include two sons, five grandchil dren, nine great grandchildren and a sister. Services will be held at 11 a.m. today in the chapel of McCullough Funeral Home with interment following in Parkway Memorial Gardens. Delphine Leverett WARNER ROBINS - Delphine Leverett, 46, passed away Monday. Her father, Raymond Garcia, Sr., and sister Ann Garcia preceded her in death. Survivors include her compan ion, Dewey Leverett Jr., Warner Robins, three children, her moth er, two brothers, six sisters and a granddaughter. Services will be private. Development Director Mike Beecham stated that Paradise Development Group has request ed the review of the architec tural drawings for Walgreen’s be delayed until the October DDA meeting so they can incorporate changes into the design request ed from the DDA. The group has requested that the landscaping plans also be delayed. A discussion regarding place ment of the gazebo ensued. Secretary/Treasurer Moody Walker made a motion to move it to the former Waites property; Director Cosey seconded the motion. Directors Kim Mullins and Robert Lumpkin opposed it, Director Dixon abstained. Walker voted in favor and the motion carried by a 3-2 vote with Director Pearlie Dixon abstaining. The Uptown Perry Partnership Meeting was held Sept. 25. The following was addressed, decided, et cetera: ■ Elected Terre Walker as Treasurer, and Kate Lewis as Secretary. ■ Voted to deed Big Indian Creek lots currently owned by UPP to City of Perry. D Today's Weather Local 3iDay Forecast Wed 10/3 £. 82/65 A few showers early in the day. 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