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Mmm&n fimm o mmi LEGAL ORGAN FOR HOUSTON COUNTY, CITY OF PERRY, CITY OF WARNER ROBINS AND CITY OF CENTERVILLE Volume 138, Number 91 Below the fold; wr city Council approves ordinances Inside; Christmas at the Crossroads activities set Front Porch "Where neighbors meet HHJ history 50 years ago: Thirty-two members of the Perry High School band and three chaper ones go to Athens to take part in Band Day. Sixty two other high schools from around the state attend the event. 30 years ago: The Houston County School system receives a library book grant from the taxable wages of social security for the year. Mike Gray of Perry joins the law firm of Walker, Clarke, McConnell, Richardson and Hulbert. He practiced law in Fort Valley prior to. 10 years ago: Perry Middle School students see new class room walls as the stu dents move into the new school located on Perry Parkway. Also, Christmas at the Crossroads draws a large crowd. The parade has a large draw as well with nearly 50 organizations participating. Sources: The Daily Sun and Houston Home Journal - Compiled by Krystal Riner Birthdays Dec. 1 Faye Jones Darrell Patrick Dec. 2 Fred Jackson Rick Bishop Joe Maguire Nicole Tharpe Dec. 8 Donna Vickery Chris Postell Dec. 4 Keri Sutton Sandy Plunkett Dec. 5 Jerry Horton Rusty Cranford 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. The Fro nt Door "Always open" You have made him to have dominion over the works of Your hands; You have put all things under his feet. All sheep and oxen - even the beasts of the field. The birds of the air, and the fish of the seas that pass through the paths of the seas. - Psalm 8:6-8 PERIODICAL 500 mu 8 55108 00001 4 COGI Georgia Newspaper Project Main Library University of Georgia ATHENS Gft 30602-0002 ALL FOR ADC 301 M 1 J Sl RVIN(i HOL'SION (..'(H.NIV SINO- 1870 Palin in Perry -il r Sf* ’ ■L iffST 'in? m 4 * r V i t j hK ■ S '*«"*> ■■-■w---- iwiSlitti mg* > * mmm Sp m- i • * m ;*i s , yjs |gp§|| :* ;Bin H* 1 ‘ ■ : 8' -■ ■~V•„ i ,■r' : I Sj .-■.■■■■By rfn MBpBBBBIg- WSF ENI/Gary Harmon Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin prepares to address the crowd during her visit Monday at the Georgia National Fairgrounds and Agricenter. She was in town to to stump for Saxby Chambliss. By KRrSTAL RINER Journal Staff Writer “Hunters for Saxby” “Read my lipstick, vote Saxby” “Farmers for Saxby” Those were some of the signs held high in support of State Sen. Saxby Chambliss Monday at the Georgia National Fairgrounds in Perry. More than 2,500 came to show him their support for the runoff election held on Tuesday, but it wasn’t an audience reserved just for Adopt a family for Christmas Project Giving offers 2 ways to help others By CHARLOTTE PERKINS Journal Staff Writer Think you’ve seen hard times? There are always some families who’ve seen worse, and Toni Henson Slade can tell you all about them. She can tell you about hard-working couples right here in Middle Georgia who aren’t sure where their next mortgage or car payment is coming from, because their first priority has to be pay ing the medical costs of a desperately sick child. She can tell you about fam ilies barely making it after a job loss - hearing their children’s Christmas wishes and knowing the money’s just not there. What makes this Warner Robins wife and mom’s eyes light up? Talking about all the peo ple who have helped others in need through the founda tion she started by herself and runs with her husband, who - as a pediatrician - knows a lot about the dire situations some families are Wodnesdxiy, December 3, 2008 Food Smart snacking with wal nuts. Sutherland: Decadent chocolate. Bledsoe: Succulent baking. More. him. Perhaps even more popu lar was the keynote speaker for the rally, Alaska Gov. and former Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin. Chambliss spoke to the large crowd of people; he started by saying that the world is watching Georgia, which Palin echoed in her speech. “We want to make sure we have at least 41 republicans in the United States Senate,” said Chambliss. The crowd loudly chant in through no fault of their own. The foundation is called “Project Giving” and it offers, in Slade’s words, “two bridges of hope.” One is the Family Christmas Adoption Project. Toni Slade, now a stay-at home mom, started this pro gram on a small scale when she was a music teacher in the Houston County School System, teaching in schools in some of the county’s eco nomically deprived areas. She talked with other teach ers about which families were most in need, and then sought businesses, organiza tions, families and individu als to adopt whole families for Christmas giving. This project has grown through the years, and you or your business or club help simply by calling Slade at 224- HOPE or e-mailing her at tonihensonslade@comsouth. net. You’ll get “wish lists” for a family, and you have the choice of delivering the wrapped presents yourself, ed, “Sarah! Sarah! Sarah!” as Palin took the stage with rock star fame. Palin spoke about her ties to the “great state of Georgia.” She told a story of her son graduating boot camp in Fort Benning, and the memo ries she has from here. She also repeated the campaign theme that Chambliss has been hammering home since he barely missed the 50 per cent vote margin he needed to beat Democrat Jim Martin in the regular election. “Make no mistake,” she said, “Saxby will not be an ■ —g| i —j — | — V 'W- ' J«H| , .. *. -'■: Contributed Lance and Toni Slade seek to create bridges between those who can give and those who are in need. or having Project Giving do it for you. Slade still works through the school system to find families in need. Sports Lady Bears begin basket ball without familiar No. 50. Westfield finishes run ner up in football. More. easy pick of a yes or no vote. He votes his conscience, and what is best for the state of Georgia, and for America.” Palin said that the Republican party must be rebuilt and the re-election of Chambliss is part of that process. The crowd in turn chanted “Saxby, Saxby!” “Saxby, you betcha!” Palin added. Ken Kennedy, a Houston County resident who attend ed said, “I support Saxby for re-election, I think our See PALIN, page yA The second mission of the organization is the Family Medical Advocate Project, and it’s not about See GIVING, page jA AN IT VANS lTx.Mll V NI.VV SPA. PI (K www.hhjnews.com Man dies in cycle crash Was attempting ‘wheelie’ and lost control Special to the Journal The Houston County Sheriffs Office Traffic Division, according to a release, is investigating a fatal motor vehicle crash which happened Monday at approximtely 1:49 p.m. According to the release, the crash took place on Dunbar Road between Margaret Drive and Long Street when a man identi fied as Joshua Baker, 21 and of Warner Robins, attempted to drive per forming a “wheelie” on a 2002 Suzuki GSXR 600. He was travelling east bound on Dunbar at the time. The release stated that once he set the motor cycle down on the front wheel, he lost control. The motorcycle left the roadway and he left the motorcycle. Tragically, he then struck a utility pole. He was wearing a helmet at the time of the crash but it wasn’t enough. He was pronounced dead at the scene. The crash is under investigation by the Sheriffs Office Traffic Division. WRCity Council approves ordinances By DON MONCRIEF Journal Managing Editor “That’s the best kind.” So said Warner Robins City Councilman John Williams in regard to an ordinance the council approved unanimously Monday during its regular meeting. The ordinance, having its second read ing which in turn cleared the way for its approval, was to bring the city in compliance with recent changes in state law. And as a follow-up to that, it gives the council the opportunity to request of the General Assembly a 2 percent increase in rates, explained Mayor Donald Walker. And that, said City Attorney Jim Elliott could mean up to eight cents on the dol lar. In addition, money raised, Elliott continued, could be used - one of its legal uses, he said - to support a sports complex or sporting facility. “That’s just one (option),” Walker said, adding the city had three sets of plans for hotels and/or motels on its desk right now, and also See COUNCIL, page jA