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HOUSTON HOME JOURNAL Reader trap© Houston /Home journal Perry Office 1210 Washington St P.O. Box 1910 Perry, 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 I Local 5-Day Forecast Sat 11/3 w 71/41 Sunshine. Highs in the low 70s and lows in the low 40s. Sunrise Sunset 7:54 AM 6:42 PM Fri 11/2 -il. 73/41 Mix of sun and clouds. Highs in the low 70s and lows in the low 40s. Sunrise Sunset 7:53 AM 6:43 PM S'iaiftitt Georgia At A Glance — \ ■ \ Atlanta r \ \ 68/40 >. Augusta \ / L, 68/46 1/ j \ V Warner Robins \ \ \ 74/41 # ( V V ... V 1 \ Savannah ) {* \ \ 70/53 *S f /& A Perry x I I- / ,/ ¥ . Valdosta 1 \ ) ■L-.JlrsL u 75/51 V Area Cities | City Hi Lo Cond. Albany 76 48 pt sunny Athens 69 38 pt sunny Atlanta 68 40 pt sunny Augusta 68 46 pt sunny Bainbridge 78 51 pt sunny Brunswick 69 56 rain Cartersville 69 39 pt sunny Chattanooga,TN 63 37 mst sunny Columbus 72 47 mst sunny Cordele 75 47 pt sunny WR woman wins $500,000 in lottery Special to the Journal Jody Winter of Warner Robins recently played and won $500,000 in the instant game Jumbo Jumbo Bucks. Rocky’s Snack & Shop, located at 1029 N. Davis Drive in Warner Robins, sold theluckytop prize tick et. Winter scratched the ticket in her car in the store’s parking lot and returned to •n j l .:?*:< <*•* V ' Sk WINTER the store to verify the news. “I asked the clerk if the ticket said what I thought it said, and then I drove to meet my boyfriend,” she said. “I was screaming the whole way for about 30 minutes.” According to Winter, 38, she plans to purchase a new home, a new car, a Harley- Davidson and some new clothes. She also said she will pay bills and take a European vacation. NOTICE OF ELECTION CANCELLATION Pursuant to O.C.G.A. § 21-2-285 (j) GO, notice is hereby given that the Perry Municipal General Election scheduled for November 6, 2007, will not be held. The following candidates have qualified for office unopposed: Willie J. King - District 1, Post 2 James I. Moore - District 2, Post 2 Riley Hunt - District 3, Post 2 The above unopposed candidates shall be deepied to have voted for themselves. This 22 nd day of September, 2007 day to 478-988-9194. Delivery by mail: 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 Home Journal, is a peri odical, mailed (ISSN 1526-7393) at Perry and is published Wednesday and Saturday for S4O 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; Sun 11/4 .. . %ss'' 71/44 Mainly sunny. Highs in the low 70s and lows in the mid 40s. Sunrise Sunset 7:54 AM 6:4IPM We Celebrate Hometown Life Stories for and about hometowns just like yours, look for us each week to this | City Hi Lo Cond. Dalton 68 38 mst sunny Dillard 64 32 pt sunny Dublin 73 41 pt sunny Duluth 67 38 pt sunny Gainesville 66 40 pt sunny Helen 68 36 pt sunny Lagrange 71 41 mst sunny Macon 73 42 pt sunny Marietta 68 38 pt sunny Milledgeville 72 39 pt sunny “I still feel like I’m dream ing,” she shared. Since its first year, the Georgia Lottery Corporation has returned over $9.5 billion to the state for education. City of Warner Robins Surplus Auction 100 (Bay Street, 'Warner (Ro6ins Georgia Saturday, November 03, 2007 @ 10:00 a.m. Sample Auction Items: Vehicles / Motorcycles / Excavator / Tools / Bikes / Electronics Jewelry / Yard Equipment & much more... Terms: Cash or Approved Checks All items are taxable, tax exemption certificates accepted, must have at time of sale. Inspection: Saturday, November 03, 2007 at 9:00 a.m. NOT responsible for any additions or deletions prior to sale BRADLEY WAYSIDE AUCTION CO., GAL #2070 Cad (478) 929-1930f0r further Information donm@evansnewspapers.com 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 accu racy, and will print a correction or clarifi cation when one is in order. 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. There shall be no liability for non-insertion of any advertisement beyond the amount paid for such adver tisement. Mon 11/5 75/45 Mainly sunny. Highs In the mid 70s and lows in the mid 40s. Sunrise Sunset 7:55 AM 6:4IPM Moon Phases II Last Nov 1 f First Nov 17 UV Index Fri 11/2 5 Moderate Sat 11/3 5 Moderate Sun 11/4 5 Moderate Mon 11/5 5 Moderate Tue 11/6 5 Moderate The UV Index is measured on a 0-11 number scale„.vyiith ajiigher UV Index showing the pro- i -■■■i-v Hi Lo Cond. Peachtree City 70 38 pt sunny Perry 74 43 pt sunny Rome 69 36 pt sunny Savannah 70 53 ptsunny St. Simons Island 69 56 rain Statesboro 71 47 pt sunny Thomasville 76 52 pt sunny Valdosta 75 51 pt sunny Warner Robins 74 41 pt sunny Waycross 72 48 pt sunny All Georgia Lottery profits go to pay for specific edu cational programs including Georgia’s HOPE Scholarship Program and Georgia’s Prekindergarten Program. Houston County Board of Elections Perry Municipal Election Superintendent 478-987-1973 Tue 11/6 4^ 71/50 Mainly sunny. Highs in the low 70s and lows in the low 50s. Sunrise Sunset 7:56 AM 6:40 PM New Nov 9 Full Nov 24 54851 55607 •o'lmcranTes" Lawrence Edward Cassey Lawrence Edward Cassey, 89, of St. Augustine, Fla. passed away Oct. 28, 2007. Cassey was born in Conway, Missouri and lived for 33 years in Perry. He moved here from St. Augustine in 1999. He passed away at Earl B. Hadlow Center of Hospice in Jacksonville, Florida. He was a member of Ancient City Baptist Church and worked for the U.S. Government as an aircraft mechanic. He also served in the Army Air Corp prior to WWII. Visitation was held on Oct. 30 at Ancient City Baptist Church. Funeral services were held that same day at Ancient City Baptist Church with Reverend Dr. David Rice officiating. Burial was at The mausoleum at St. Augustine Memorial Park. Survivors include his wife of 46 years, Gloria Woolsey Cassey; sons, Martin E. Cassey of Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.; Harold Soles of Sevierville, Tenn.; daugh ters, Anne Owens of Pawley’s Island, S.C. and Melanie Doman of Flowery Branch, Georgia; six grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Memorial Contributions: Flowers declined. Memorial Contributions may be made to Ancient City Baptist Church 27 Sevilla St. Augustine, FL 32084 or Community Hospice of NE Florida 4266 Sunbeam Road Jacksonville, FL 32257. Craig Funeral Home and Crematory is in charge of the arrangements. Jennifer Moreton Collins TIFTON - Jennifer Jean Moreton Collins, 36, of Tifton, died Tuesday, October 30, 2007, at Tift Regional Medical Center of natural causes. Funeral services were held Friday, Nov. 2, 2007, at Northside Baptist Church in Tifton with Dr. Fred Evers and Rev. Jason Milsaps officiating. Burial will follow in Oakridge Cemetery. Mike Hall, Wayne Purvis, Ron Fritz, Brian Hinz, lan Hinz, and Roy Myers will serve as pallbear ers. The faculty and staff of Matt Wilson and G. O. Bailey Schools and the staff of Body Works will serve as honorary pallbearers. Mrs. Collins was born May 19, 1971, in Moline, 111., to Edwin Allen Moreton of Mt. Dora, Fla., and Delores Jean “Dee" Lawrence of Perry, both of whom survive. She was preceded in death by a I*l m ON THE: SQUARE •Steak ‘Seafood -Pasta •Pull Service Bar “Best Steaks In Town” • 20 oz.* Bone In Ribeye * • 9 02. Pilet Mig non • 14- oz New York Strip • 14 oz* Prime Rib . Pull Service Bar j Lunch: II AM - 2 PM Monday - Friday Wr Watson-Hunt <tui Funeral Home Serving Middle Georgia Since 1942 1208 Main Street ~ Perry, Georgia 31069 ~ 478.987.2423 Draper Watson www.watsonhunt.com Lisa Hays brother, Jon Alan Moreton. She had lived in Tifton for 15 years where she was a schoolteacher at Matt Wilson Elementary School. She gradu ated from Perry High School, class of 1989, and Georgia Southwestern University. She enjoyed scrapbooking, garden ing, home improvements, and she loved cats. Mrs. Collins was an aerobics instructor and enjoyed working out. She previ ously had taught at G. O. Bailey Elementary School. She attended Northside Baptist Church in Tifton and St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Perry. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Collins is survived by her hus band, Kelley C. Collins of Tifton; her step-mother, Jean Moreton of Mt. Dora, Fla.; a step-son, Sean Collins of Ty Ty; two sisters and two brothers-in-law, Jodi and Brian Hinz of Perry and Angela and David Silva of North Port, Fla.; nieces and nephews, Kala Dunn, lan Hinz, Jessica Rowe, Amber, David, and Autumn Silva, Brooke and Hannah Collins, and Colin Williamson; great-nephews, Jordan Dunn and Jacob Rowe; her in-laws, Ruthie C. Collins and Sherwood and Dee Dee Collins, all of Tifton; brothers-in law and sisters-in-law, Lee and Julie Collins of Thomasville, Jay Collins of Tifton, and Christy and Casey Williamson of Tifton. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Tift County Relay for Life or Northside Baptist Church Building Fund. Kaylee Alexus McDowell Kobe McDowell PERRY - Joint funeral servic es for Kaylee Alexus McDowell, age 3, and her brother, Kobe McDowell, age 4, were held Wednesday, Oct 31, 2007 in the chapel of Pafford Funeral Home with Bro. Steve Warbritton offici ating. Burial followed in Bawcum Cemetery near Parsons. The siblings died Sunday, Oct. 28, near Lexington. Survivors include their parents, Steven McDowell of Perry, Georgia and Lara Miller McDowell of Lexington, Grandparents, Beverly Wilson, Specializing In Tne *IOO% Blaclc Angus, freshly cut by hand 30/ Carroll Street ( across from old courthouse - Downtown Perry) SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2007 ♦ " /lurri »rt v//( v n/>< v/ (/ Harry and Dian Miller, and Ron and Ida Tucker, and great grand parents, Melvin and Ruby Nelson and Ruthie Mills. Pafford Funeral Home was in charge of the ser . vice. Skip Holmes WARNER ROBINS - Skip Holmes, 66, passed away on Monday, Oct. 29, 2007. Mr. Holmes was born on July 22, 1941 in Mobile, Alabama. Skip was gifted with a distinctive voice which led to a successful career as a DJ in several cities. In the last 18 years, he became well known to radio listeners in Middle Georgia where he worked for sev eral local stations, most recently WNNG AM 1350. He left that position last year to become the Director of the Houston County Certified Literate Community Program. His parents, Semer Clark Holmes, Jr. and Betty S. Holmes, preceded him in death. Survivors include three chil dren. A memorial service will be held at 10 a.m. on Nov. 3,2007 in the chapel of McCullough Funeral Home. Interment will be private. In lieu of flowers, memorials donations may be made to the Houston County Certified Literate Community Program, 1311 Corder Rd., Warner Robins, GA 31088. See OBITS, page yA Thank you For being there during the illness and the death of our mother, Irene Wood. Then to open your hearts to us with prayers, visits, food, flowers and support shows to us how great it is to live in the communities such as we have. We will be forever in your debt. and families *, : Annette & Richard Tucker' LUNCH:! 1 Burgers * .Salads Soups Sandwiches Pastas Scrambled Do S s Homemade dbiii j 3A P 5636 i -■ i Mr-iii. \55867 sand families^ Dinner: 5 PM - 10 PM Tuesday - Friday Saturday y PM - 10 PM 55888