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Local Lines • WR Chamber Play Day, Business After Hours a'huge success' • Trooper graduates - assigned to Perry post • AAUW holds celebrity read LEGAL < »RGAN FOR HOUSTON COUNTY.' CITY OF PERRY, CITY OF WARNER ROBINS AND CITY OF CENTERVILLE Volume 138, Number 74 The FRONT DOOR 'Always open" “Thus saith the Lord, Stand ye in the ways, and see, and ask for the old paths, where is the good way, and walk therein, and ye shall find rest for your souls.” - Jeremiah 6:16 FRONT PORCH "Where neighbors meet" HHJ history 50 years ago: The Davis Warehouse on Jernigan Street catches on fire. The business loses some bales of cotton, but the automatic sprin kler system pours water onto the fire extinguishing it quickly. Perry FFA recieves the top "Gold Emblem” rating for having one of the nation’s top FFA chapters. The national convention attracts nearly 10,000 FFA members, including some from Puerto Rico and Hawaii. 30 years ago: The Houston County Salvation Army renders services to those on the Gulf Coast affected by hurricanes. They take supplies such as fresh water, ice, food, anil generators. 10 years ago: Perry Mayor Jim Worrall seeks help from state agencies for grant monies that would enable the city to employ an official his toric planner. This person would have the knowledge and exper tise to help define areas about town that could be classified as legitimate historical districts. The interstate 75 lighting proj ect is completed. The total cost for the project of installing 21 new poles along the roadway was $530, 654. Sources: The Daily Sun, HHJ - Compiled by Krystal Riner Birthdays Sept. 17 ☆ Ashley Buck ft ☆ Jean Buck ft ft Eddie Shropshire ft ft Stacy Beard ft Sept. 18 ft Evelyn Money ft ft Kimberly Stuckey ft E-mail birthdays to: hhj@evansnewspapers.com or donm@evansnewspapers. com. Mail to: 1210 Washington St., Perry 31069 attn: Don Moncrief. Or, call 987-1823, Ext. 231. Award-Winning Newspaper Better Newspaper UMISSg&y Contest PERIODICAL 500 I pill 8 -5 510 8 0 0001*4 COOI * Georgia Newspaper Project Man Library University erf Georgia ATHENS GA 30602-0002 3-DfGfT 306 September 17,2008 intiKHiMemßEsa BELOW THE FOLD: City of C«»ritervill«* readies for its. 50th Anniversary celebration Saturday G-RAMP project off, ruooiog City of WR adopts Master Program Management Agreement with IDI By DON MONCRIEF Journal Managing Editor The Warner Robins City Council voted Monday to put the “key into the ignition” as Mayor pro tem Clifford Holmes described it. They are moving forward, taking the G-RAMP project out for ih ¥ r ' mM aatfAh 4b ’I i . i- ly & - jMßirp £ £ 'PsjJm- sponKm ‘* llf ' ’ :y 4j§r "pK I ' \ 'WBtt Military Affairs Committee of WR Chamber sponsors • trip for family members of deployed soldiers . Special to the Journal Some of the families of deployed soldiers got a special treat last weekend. The Military Affairs Committee of the Warner Robins Area Chamber of Commerce sponsored a group of 90 family members of deployed soldiers on a trip to Six Flags this past Saturday. Elaine Goggans, chairman of the project said the Military Affairs City ot Centerville set to celebrate sotfi Anniversary By KRYSTAL RISER Journal Staff Writer The City of Centerville is celebrating its 50th Anniversary this Saturday with food, activities for the entire family arid a fire works show. “This is going to be an event I don’t think this Plain or fanciful Chocolate Bundt cakes taste (and look) out of this world. Grape har vest time is here. September is Food Safety Month. Food Wednesday, September 17, 2008 its first drive. The resolution approved unanimously is as follows: “Whereas the City had received a proposed Master Program Management Agreement from Industrial Developments International, Inc., to pro Six Flags or bus-t city has ever seen,” said Patrick Eidson, Centerville City Manager. Activities will start at 1 • p.m. with face painting, a 24-foot rock climbing wall, a moonwalk, and several other things for children to do. Also, don’t forget to pick /. f -\ { v- \ ',.. ' <M<‘ "The Chamber and the Military Affairs Committee really enjoy doing this lor our soldiers and their families. We consider it an honor and a privilege to help our in anyway that we can." - Elaine Goggans Committee members were happy to do this for the soldiers’ families vide development, con struction management and other services relation to the Georgia-Robins Aircraft Maintenance Partnership project currently being con sidered by the City; and “Whereas, the agreement would provide a vehicle by which the city can secure services needed to further study G-RAMP and the associated due diligence on the project; and each year. Tech Sgt. Mike Bullard said that up a barbecue plate that the Rotary Club will be preparing. All proceeds will go toward the efforts the club is making to eradicate polio At 2 p.m., the Thompson Middle School band and Chorus will take the main ..- . • Down but not out FOOTBALL: Warner Robins pounds Beach. Perry preps for Hawkinsville. SOFTBALL: Lowndes beats HC, NS. More. Sports INSIDE: Demon Valley Drive open for business... mostly SATURDAY: WR animal shelter moving forward “Whereas the mayor and council deem the agreement to be in the best interest of the city, OTiaTwtai&S.' rnd At 5 p.m. the city will recognize those involved in '«j2y| www.hhjnews.com “Now, therefore, be it resolved that the mayor and council of the City of See PROJECT, page 6A his department depends on the Military Affairs Committee to pro vide trips such as this each year. “This trip wouldn’t be possible were it not for the many businesses that donate the buses, food, and water for us,” Goggans said. This year Robins Federal Credit Union donated the costs of two buses for the transportation of the families to and from. See TRIP, page lA the celebration. . of^^t^is'tS a fireworks show at the Galleria M»n $ Family mem bers of deployed soldiers prepare to leave on a Six Flags trip Saturday. The trip was spon sored by the Military Affairs Committee of the Warner Robins Chamber and made possible through the dona tions of local busi nesses. ENi/Gary Harmon