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m MUSEUM, JOHN ADAMS
GIVEAWAY - The Museum of
Aviation is giving away several
sets of the HBO Video set John
Adams to military veterans on
June 30. Veterans can regis
ter for the free drawing in the
Museum's Gift Shop each day
between now and then. No pur
chase is required. The promotion
is part of the Museum’s Salute
to Veterans Month all during
June. Discounts in the gift shop,
Victory Case and the Transporter
Ride are also being offered to
veterans along with free movies
in the Museum’s Theater each
weekend. The recently released
John Adams video is an epic
production from executive pro
ducers Tom Hanks and Gary
Goetzman (Band of Brothers)
which chronicles the life of John
Adams, Second President of the
United States. For more infor
mation on the drawing contact
Bob Dubiel at 478 926-6870.
■ FREE VISION
SCREENINGS - Advanced
Eyecare Center is offering free
vision screenings for students
July 1-3 from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m.
Call 987-2020 for more informa
tion.
■ HAM RADIO
DEMONSTRATION
According to a release, thou
sands of ham radio operators
will be showing off their emer
gency capabilities June 28-29.
This annual event, called “Field
Day” is the climax of the week
long “Amateur Radio Week”
sponsored by the ARRL, the
national association for Amateur
Radio. Using only emergency
power supplies, ham operators
will construct emergency sta
tions in parks, shopping malls,
schools and back yards around
the country. More than 34,000
amateur radio operators across
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Dear Perry Residents, District 3,
My name is Dudley Christie and I am running for the Perry City Council seat vacated
by Brian Bowen. I have lived in Perry for 33 years and raised all of my children in Perry.
I am a graduate of the Unversity of Georgia and received my Doctor of Optometry
degree from Southern College of Optometry in Memphis, TN in 1973. I have been
married to my wife, Linda, for 38 years. We are the proud parents of two sons and a
daughter. Benjie', a surgeon at the Macon Medical Center, Cole, a real estate appraiser/
investor, and Whitney, an elementary teacher from Athens, GA. I presently operate five
eye care centers throughout the Middle Georgia area, provide eye care for the VA as
well as provide eye services for a number of prisons in the Middle Georgia area.
As a businessman, I have managed multimillion-dollar investment projects and have
been responsible for many employees. I have been successful in the wireless communica
tion industry domestically and overseas.
Perry is a special, unique community with plenty of small town charm and values
that I am thankful for. Perry has always attracted a loyal resident because of good police
and fire protection, great schools, and plenty of community pride. In the past five years,
Perry has seen remarkable change with increased residential growth and tourism. It is
important that Perry’s leaders have the vision to plan for the growth and challenges that
lay ahead for our community.
I can provide that vision and guidance for Perry and insure that when local residents
speak, that the City government listen and address their local concerns. Together we
can meet these challenges and take something good and make it even better.
Please vote for me, Dudley Christie on July 15th.
With warm regards,
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the country participated in last
year's event. In Middle Georgia,
the Middle Georgia Amateur
Radio Association and Central
Georgia Amateur Radio Club
will be demonstrating Amateur
Radio at Central Baptist Church,
1120 Lake Joy Rd. in Warner
Robins. They invite the public to
come and see ham radio's new
capabilities and learn how to
get their own FCC radio license
before the next disaster strikes.
To learn more about amateur
radio, go to www.emergency
radio.org.
■ WRHS SCHOOL COUNCIL
ELECTION - Warner Robins
High School will hold a School
Council election July 11, at 8
a.m. in the media center. Two
parent and two parent/business
representatives will be elected.
Warner Robins High is locat
ed at 401 South Davis Drive,
Warner Robins. For more infor
mation, contact Principal Steve
Monday at SMonday@hcbe.net
or 478-929-7877.
■ BRIDGES FAMILY
REUNION - The Bridges
Family Reunion will be July 26
at the Christian Life Center (Old
Baker Academy) in Hawkinsville,
from 1-5 p.m. Relatives and
friends of Ethel, Leigh, Perry,
Annie Bridges, and Mattie Lou
Sangster are welcome. Bring
any old photos to share (will
make copies) and a covered
dish. Contact Minnie Bridges
Davis at mini2B@cox.net or 478-
923-4061 or Ann Bridges Ray,
anndanray@cox.net at 478-328-
9230 for details.
■ WR CHAMBER, BIG
GIVE - The Warner Robins
Area Chamber of Commerce
2008 Leadership Warner Robins
Class will be “gathering” dona
tions to assist the mothers and
children of Hodac Inc. Gateway
Cottage; to set up their homes
as the graduate from the pro
gram. You can help furnish
them a new life of independency
by donation any of the follow
ing: Household goods sheets,
towels, washcloths, cleaning
products, paper products, toi
let paper, paper towels, plates,
cups, school supplies, etc. Cash
donations are always appreci
ated (make checks payable to
Hodac, Inc.) All donations are
tax deductible. Donations may
be dropped off at the Chamber
of Commerce at 1228 Watson
Blvd. For more information call
478-922-8585. or email Johnnie
McCrary at jmccrary@warner
robins.com. Drop-off dates at
the Chamber are: July 15-5-7
p.m. and Aug. 22, -5-7 p.m.
■ MUSEUM FOUNDATION
AUCTION, RAFFLE - The
Museum of Aviation Foundation's
23rd Annual Auction and Raffle -
will be held July 12. The evening
at the Warner Robins, Georgia
Museum features a silent and
live auction of, according to a
release, hundreds of items and
a chance to win a new car or
truck. A SSO raffle ticket admits
two people into the auction,
which also features a free taste
of local cuisine prior to the auc
tion. More than 30 restaurants
and caterers will present their
signature menu items starting at
7 p.m. The silent auction starts
at 6:30 p.m., and the live auc
tion will start at 8 p.m. The raffle
drawing also includes second
and third prizes. Second prize is
a 47” Vizio Full High-Definition
Television set. Third prize is an
IPOD 32G Touchscreen with
3.5 inch display. Ticket holders
do not have to be present to
win. For more information on
the auction and how to get tick
ets, call the Museum of Aviation
Foundation at 923-6600 or visit
www.museumofaviation.
■ NON PARTISAN,
INDEPENDENT
QUALIFYING - Qualifying
for non partisan and indepen
dent candidates will begin at 9
a.m. June 23 and end at noon
June 27. Qualifying will held at
the Board of Elections, Houston
County Government Bldg., 801
Main Street, Room 237 in Perry.
For more information, contact
the board at 987-1973.
■ INSURANCE
INVESTIGATOR VISIT - An
"Your dote with destiny"
investigator from Commissioner
John Oxendine’s Office is sched
uled to be in Warner Robins
from 9:30-11 a.m., June 27 at
the Public Library. Call this
location at 478-923-0128 to con
firm the investigator's schedule.
In addition to receiving assis
tance with insurance problems
or questions, Oxendine's Office
offers complimentary homeown
er, automobile and life insur
ance policy reviews. If you can
not meet with the investigator
during these hours there are
other ways that you can receive
assistance. Investigators are
available to assist you by phone
from 8 a.m. until 7 p.m. Their toll
free number is 1 -800-656-2298.
You can also contact them by
e-mail via their web address
at www.gainsurance.org. Or,
you can write a letter explaining
the details of your problem and
mail it to the following address:
John Oxendine, Commissioner
of Insurance, State of Georgia,
2 Martin Luther King, Jr., Drive,
Atlanta, GA 30334; Attention:
Consumer Services Division.
■ SALUTE TO VETERANS’
MONTH - The entire month of
June will be “Salute To Veterans”
month at the Museum of
Aviation. Several special events
and offerings are planned for
the month-long celebration:
Free Veterans’ Prize Drawing
- June 30; Veterans’ Discounts
in the Museum Gift Shop, Case
and “Transporter” Ride; Free
Movies in the Museum Theater
- Weekends at 1 p.m. The
Museum of Aviation is open
daily from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. For
more information visit www.
museumofaviation.org or call
478-926-6870.
■ PEARL STEPHENS
COUNCIL ELECTION- Pearl
Stephens Elementary School will
hold a School Council election
July 7 at 6 p.m. in the media cen
ter. Pearl Stephens Elementary
is located at 215 Scott Boulevard
iri Warner Robins. For more
information, contact Principal Dr.
Marion Ford at MFord@hcbe.
net or 478-929-7895.
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Slate unemployment hits new high
Special to the Journal
The Georgia Department
of Labor reported this week
that the state’s seasonally
adjusted unemployment rate
jumped to 5.8 percent in May,
up five-tenths of one percent
from 5.3 percent in April.
The unemployment rate
increased, according to a
release, because layoffs in
manufacturing and other
industries pushed the total
number of unemployed
workers up from 258,191 in
April to 284,816 in May, the
highest level ever recorded in
Georgia.
The current adjusted rate, 1
which is three-tenths of one
percent higher than the U.S.
seasonally-adjusted rate of
5.5 percent, continued to top
the national rate for the past
four months. The state rate
was the highest recorded for
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the month of May since 1993.
State Labor Commissioner
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“Georgia’s May unemploy
ment report confirms that
we are facing an increasingly
difficult economic environ
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