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■ DRIVER SERVICES
CLOSED - All Department
of Driver Services Customer
Service Centers will be
closed today in observance
of the Veterans Day Holiday.
CSCs will reopen for busi
ness Tuesday.
■ FREE EYE DISEASE
SCREENING - Advanced
Eyecare is offering a free
diabetic eye disease screen
ing Nov. 17 from 9 a.m.-noon.
Retinal imaging will be pro
vided and Perry Hospital will
offer counseling and blood
sugar measurement.
Schedule a screening by
calling 987-2020.
■ GENEALOGICAL
SOCIETY MEETING - The
Central Georgia Genealogical
Society will meet Monday at
7 p.m. at Flint EMC, 900 Hwy
96, Warner Robins. Visitors
are always welcome. There
is no admission charge. For
more information on CGGS,
visit www.cggs.org.
■ HAPPY HOUR
YARDSALE - The Houston
County Association for
Exceptional Citizens (Happy
Hour Workshops) will hold a
“huge” indoor charitable yard
sale at the 716 North Young
Ave., in Warner Robins loca
tion, Nov. 17 from 8 a.m.-1
p.m.
■ HOUSTON ARTS
ALLIANCE MEETING
- The Houston Arts Alliance
Board will meet Nov. 26 at
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Americans confuse this holiday
with Memorial Day, reports the Department of Veterans
Affairs. What's more, some Americans don't know why
we commemorate our Veterans on Nov.ll. It's imperative
that all Americans know the history of Veterans Day so
that we can honor our former servicemembers properly.
4 Brief History of Veterans Day
Veterans Day, formerly known as Armistice Day, was
originally set as a U.S. legal holiday to honor the end of
World War I, which officially took place on November 11,
1918. In 1920, the second anniversary at the suggestion
of church groups, President Wilson names the Sunday
nearest Armistice Day Sunday, on which should be held
services in the interest of international peace. In legisla
ture that was passed in 1938, November 11 was "dedi-
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■ HCHS SCHOOL
COUNCIL ELECTION -
Houston County High School
will hold a Sfchool Council
election Nov. 29 at 6 p.m. in
the media center. The elec
tion is to elect a parent or
guardian representative to
serve on the school council.
All parents and guardians of
students currently attending
Houston County High School
are encouraged to attend.
Houston County High
School is located at 920
Highway 96 in Warner Robins.
For more information contact
Principal Sheila Beckham
at sabeckham@hcbe.net or
478-988-6340.
■ ESES COUNCIL
MEETINGS - Eagle
Springs Elementary School
has scheduled the following
school council meetings. All
meetings are held at 6:30 p.m.
in the media center. They
are: Jan. 10, 2008, March
20, 2008 and May 15, 2008.
Eagle Springs Elementary is
located at 3591 Highway 41
North in Byron. For more
information, contact Principal
Andrea McGee at 478-953-
0450.
■ CHAMBER AFTER
HOURS - The Warner
Robins Area Chamber
of Commerce will hold its
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members, established mem
bers and guests welcome
- Thursday from 5:30-7 p.m.
at Adora, a health and beau
ty service of Warner Robins
08/GYN, which is located at
233 N. Houston Road, Suite
143-B (Houston Mall).
Attendees are asked to
RSVP by 5 p.m. Tuesday.
The registration fee is $lO
per Chamber member - late
registration sls per Chamber
member - and S2O for non
members.
■ GMC BLOOD DRIVE
- The Warner Robins campus
of Georgia Military College is
hosting a Red Cross Blood
Drive Monday from noon-5
pm. The campus’ location is
801 Duke Ave (off Davis Dr)
in Warner Robins. All donors
will be entered into a drawing
to win two roundtrip domestic
airline tickets from Delta. Call
478-329-4729 for more infor
mation.
■ VVA SCHOLARSHIP
PROGRAM - The Vietnam
Veterans of American Warner
Robins Chapter No. 902
announces its scholarship
award program for 2008.
Scholarships will be awarded
in memory of Logan Walton,
a late member of the chapter.
More information and appli
cations are available through
the guidance or AFJROTC
office or via the chapter web
site at www.vva9o2.org. The
application submission dead-
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cated to the cause of world peace and to be hereafter
celebrated and known as 'Armistice Day.'" As such, this
new legal holiday honored World War I veterans.
In 1954, after having been through both World War
II and the Korean War, the 83rd U.S. Congress - at the
urging of the veterans service organizations - amended
the Act of 1938 by striking out the word "Armistice" and
inserting the word "Veterans." With the approval of this
legislation on June 1, 1954, Nov. 11 became a day to
honor American veterans of all wars.
In 1968, the Uniforms Holiday Bill ensured three-day
weekends for federal employees by celebrating four
national holidays on Mondays: Washington's Birthday,
Memorial Day, Veterans Day, and Columbus Day. Under
this bill, Veterans Day was moved to the last Monday of
October. Many states did not agree with this decision and
continued to celebrate the holiday on its original date.
The first Veterans Day under the new law was observed
with much confusion on Oct. 25,1971.
Finally on September 20, 1975, President Gerald R.
Ford signed a law which returned the annual observance
of Veterans Day to its original date of Nov. 11, beginning
in 1978. Since then, the Veterans Day holiday has been
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■ PERRY PRIMARY
COUNCIL MEETINGS
- Perry Primary School has
scheduled its School Council
meetings for the 2007-2008
school year. All meetings will
be held at 6 p.m. in the con
ference room. Perry Primary
School Council meetings are
as follows: Jan. 17, 2008,
March 20, 2008 and May 15,
2008. Perry Primary is locat
ed at 1530 Sunshine Avenue
in Perry. For more informa
tion, contact Principal Elgin
Mayfield at either 478-988-
6160 or emayfield@hcbe.
net.
■ PERRY PLAYERS
PRESENTATION - The
Perry Players will present It’s
A Wonderful Life - directed by
Linda Deibert - Dec. 7 and
8 and 12-15 at 8 p.m. and
Dec. 9 and 16 at 2:30 p.m.
Tickets are sl2 for adults,
$6 for students. Call 478-
788-2013 during the day or
478-396-9409 at night for any
questions.
■ HOSPICE CANCER
PAD MEETING - The
Hospice Cancer Pad group
meets at 9 a.m. the first
Wednesday of each month
(except July) in the fellowship
hall of First Baptist Church of
Perry, located at 1105 Main
St. Everyone is welcome.
Contact Betty Rucker at 987-
3672 for more information.
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observed on Nov. 11.
Celebrating the Veterans Day Holiday
If the Nov. 11 holiday falls on a non-workday - Satur
day or Sunday - the holiday is observed by the federal
government on Monday (if the holiday falls on Sunday)
or Friday (if the holiday falls on Saturday). Federal
government closings are established by the U.S. Office
of Personnel Management - a complete schedule can
be found here. State and local government closings are
determined locally, and non- government businesses can
close or remain open as they see fit, regardless of feder-
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ELECTION, MEETINGS
- Bonaire Elementary School
will hold the following School
Council meetingsforthe 2007-
08 school year. Meetings
will be held at 6 p.m. in the
school cafeteria. The sched
ule follows: Monday, Jan. 7,
2008, March 10, 2008, April
7, 2008. Bonaire Elementary
is located at 101 Elm Street
in Bonaire.
For more information, con
tact Principal Eric Payne
at either 478-929-7826 or
EPayne@hcbe.net.
■ NES MEETINGS -
Northside Elementary School
Council meetings for the
2007-08 school year are as
follows: Nov. 15, Jan. 17,
2008 and April 17, 2008.
Meetings will be held at 5
p.m. in the media center.
■ ORES ELECTIONS
-Quail Run Elementary
School has the following
school council meetings
scheduled. All meetings are
held at 7:15 a.m. in the data
room. They are: Tuesday,
Feb. 5, 2008 and April 8,
2008. Quail Run Elementary
is located at 250 Smithville
Church Road in Warner
Robins. For more information,
contact Principal Dr. Cheryl
Thomas at cathomas@hcbe.
net or 478-953-0415.
■ LAKE JOY ES
MEETING - Lake Joy
Elementary School has set
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meetings. All meetings will
be held at 7:15 a.m. in room
313. They are: Dec. 6, Feb.
28, 2008 and May 1, 2008.
Keith Kratz serves as chair
person. Lake Joy Elementary
is located at 985 Lake Joy
Road in Warner Robins. For
more information, contact
Principal Dr. Doug Rizer at
drizer@hcbe.net or 478-971-
2712.
■ HCHS COUNCIL
MEETINGS - Houston
County High School has set
the following school council
meetings. Meetings will be
held at 5 p.m. in the school
media center. They are: Dec.
17, Feb. 25, 2008, April 28,
2008 and June 30, 2008.
Houston County High is
located at 920 Highway 96 in
Warner Robins.
For more information, con
tact Principal Sheila Beckham
at either Saßeckham@hcbe.
net or 478-988-6340.
■ BONAIRE MIDDLE
MEETINGS - Bonaire
Middle School has set the
following school council meet
ings. All meetings will begin
at 7 a.m. in the office confer
ence room. They are: Dec.
11, Feb. 12, 2008 and May
27, 2008. Bonaire Middle is
located at 125 Highway 96
East, Warner Robins. For
more information, contact
Principal Cindy Randall at
CRandall@hcbe.net or 478-
929-6235.
al, state or local
operation determinations.
United States Senate Resolu
tion 143, which was passed
on Aug. 4, 2001, designated
the week of Nov.ll through
Nov. 17, 2001, as "National
Veterans Awareness Week."
The resolution calls for edu-
cational efforts directed at elementary and secondary
school students concerning the contributions and sacri
fices of veterans.
The dHfereme between Veterans Day and
Memorial Day
Memorial Day honors servicemembers who died in ser
vice to their country or as a result of injuries incurred
during battle. Deceased veterans are also remembered
on Veterans Day but the day is set aside to thank and
honor living veterans who served honorably in the mili
tary - in wartime or peacetime.
President Eisenhower's letter to Harvey V. Higley, Ad
ministrator of Veterans' Affairs, designating him Chair
man, Veterans Day National Committee.
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