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Web | First act of bravery in W War 11 | Dangerous nation in state of emergency ■ Mot at stake for MS. in Pakistan ! 9 y Volume 137, Number 191 'H ag' r . ft 9 v >jn ' Sherry Lazaar relesases her memory balloon at the start of the Alzheimer’s Association’s annual Alzheimer’s Memory Walk held Friday evening at the Georgia National Fairgrounds and Agricenter in Warner Robins. Joy and J.R. Greene pick up their memory walk balloons for the release part of the ceremony. The event, according to a release, was to raise awareness and funds for local programs and services to support the more than 50,000 Central Georgians touched by Alzheimer’s. The walk included live music by Georgia Grass, free refreshments, face paint ing, exhibits and much, much more. ENI/Gary Harmon AFA plans Thank-a-Vet run, Veterans Day dedication Former POW to be keynoter Special to the Journal The Air Force Association Carl Vinson Memorial Chapter and POW/ MIA Memorial Committee will host the annual Veterans Day Dedication Saturday at the Museum of Aviation at Robins Air Force Base. Events for the Veterans Day Dedication include a sk/one-mile run/ PERIODICAL 500 11111111 8 "BBIOS 000 01 4 -'lliilHilltSiliiiillniiiHllllllllSitllililfhlliS COOI * '■Georgia Newspaper Project Main Library University of Georgia ATHENS GA 3C6G2-CCO2 3-CHGIT 306 Nov. 7-9, 2007 ISs-mews Hau-sros Ommir FOOD - IB Fully loaded - Bake a bunch of Idaho's and put out the toppings. Also, fried chicken and brown sugar pie - repipes from Jean Anderson; Jean Rhea offers some chili when it gets chilly. LEGAL ORGAN FOR HOUSTON COUNTY, * CITY OF PERRY, CITY OF WARNER ROBINS AND CITY OF CENTERVILLE Remembered Mi walk, memorial ground breaking, and special guest speaker Bill Robinson. Check-in time for the SK/one-mile run/walk begins at -7:15 a.m. The pre-registration fee of sls covers an event T-shirt and refreshments. On site registration is S2O. A picture iden tification card is required. Interested persons may register on-line at the AFA Web site, http://cv-afa.org/. The POW/MIA Memorial Groundbreaking will be held after the 1 ffIPM ralpL Hil w f fiHysi ki ißp BIRTHDAYS Nov. 7 ■ Judy Etheridge £ I: Nov. 8 ■ Daniel Gentry Nov. 9 ■ Betty Seago ■ Jeff Adams EonrilMrMaysto: hnj@BmmmniHp6rß.com or donm@BVMißnewspipers.cam. Mail to: 1218 Washington St., Perry 31088 atm: 80s Manorial. Or, call 8871823, Ext. 231. ANNIVERSARY m Retha and Leroy Bennett Wednesday-Friday, November 7-9, 2007 This week in HHJ history: 30 years ago: “Georgia farmers surprised at 1977 peanut crop,” or so the headline read. It was a reference to the fact peanut farmers, due to the dry weather, did not believe their peanuts would take. But, according to the newspaper report, “the rains began and peanuts began to make.” At the time, Georgia peanut harvest figures were at 734,717 tons - short of the previous year’s total of 777,608. As good as that news was for peanut farmers, it was apparently that much worse for cotton growers. A report on the same page had them behind the harvesting power cun/e due to the rains. 20 years ago: A report has it that “North Georgia areas are paradise for state squirrel hunters." (If you look around, it isn’t hard to realize that apparently it still is.) Also, Benjamin Ellis Dennard, called a “legend in law enforcement and leadership”, retires after more than 35 years on the force and a school bus driver is given a three-day suspension - and suf fers the wrath of one mother - after a child is left on a bus asleep and locked inside the bus compound. Additionally, the reportedly “long-awaited” parking change/lane restriping on a six-block section of Main Street is finally completed. The delay - how long was not specified - was reportedly due to equipment fail ure. 10 years ago: The Houston County Extension Service begins offering the Master Gardener program, 20 “in-depth” classes covering every subject in that realm from perennials to vegetables to insects to lawns and nuts. - Compiled by Don Moncrief 5K run before the awards ceremony. All the proceeds from the run will be dedicated to POW/MIA Memorial Monument, which will be erected at the Museum of Aviation. To date, SIIO,OOO has been raised toward the construction cost of approximately $130,000. Retired Cpt. Bill Robinson, North Vietnam POW veteran, will share his story at the groundbreaking See DEDICA TION, page ioA SPORTS - 4B FOOTBALL: Perry runs past Northeast, preps to host Jackson; Demons need “two" wins; Westfield hosts Sherwood for Senior Night. CROSS COUNTRY: Perry boys headed to state. More. Intermediate Care Center now open Special to the Journal According to a release, the Intermediate Care Area is now open at Houston Medical Center for patients needing more individualized care than those on the medi cal/surgical floors. Patients in the Intermediate Care Area do not require the close attention of the Intensive Care Units; however, they Mossy Creek MS holds dedication By CHARLOTTE PERKINS Journal Staff Writer “Whatever it takes!” That’s the maxim that the teachers and staff of Mossy Creek Middle School take as their daily guide, according to Principal Paige Busbee. Their mission? “To promote active learn ing, acaoexmcsuccess, a sense of self-worth and social responsibility.” Busbee is proud of her school, and especially proud of the teachers who have been part of the start-up Hfk t * jßk >- ' / r , / JUI? flfl . 4 ■ WBw*' l : ' B I ' v^ ■ .• ! i|g Journal/Charlotte Perkins Major Brian Schmanski, US Army, JSTARS, is back from his seventh deployment to Iraq. This time he brought a flag that had been flown over Iraq to give to Mossy Creek Middle School, where his wife, Jessica Schmanski, right, teaches special education. The couple are shown here with Principal Paige Busbee at the MCMS dedication. www.hhjnews.com “Wfiere /te/fiZ/Z/ors //tee/ still need to be monitored on a more frequent basis than patients on the gen eral floors. Located on the fourth floor, the ICA consists of eight rooms with a four to-one ratio for nurses and patients. Additional staffingincludes a monitor tech cross-trained as a health unit coordinator. “We are very excited See CENTER, page 10A team at the new $lB million facility on Danny Carpenter Drive. “They genuinely love mid dle school kids,” she said at the school’s dedication cere mony on Sunday afternoon. Also speaking at the ceremony was former Superintendent of Schools Danny Carpenter, who emphasized the role the-vot ers in backing the school system as it builds school after school, and renovates old ones to keep up with the county’s growth. See DEDICATION,page 5 U I JB% Know someone or some agency that could use a pat on the back? Send your “Kudos" to hhj@evansnewspapers. com. OF NOTE The Pitts Homecoming will be Saturday at the Pitts Gymnasium beginning at 10 a.m. There will be door prizes and much more at the event. # Award-Winning Newspaper Better Newspaper Contest