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Jjfrterrg (Eiftrissiumal Volume 138, Number 96 The Houston Home Journal will be dosed Thursday for the holi day and reopen Friday, A' Danny Evans Editor and Publisher devans@evansnewspapers.com What makes holidays special My father told me many times, “Son you are lucky if you have two REAL friends in a lifetime”. In real friends, he meant “unconditional friends”. We have so many superficial friends now days, I guess it has always been that way. You know what I’m talking about, the friends that always come around when they think you can do something for them and then you never see them again. We all have them at different levels and times in our lives. The Christmas season makes me so thankful that I have several real good friends and hope the Good Lord blesses each one of them this season. I won’t name them, they know who they are. If I were to tell you, someone would try to mess it up. Oh, I have my enemies too! And during this Christmas season I hope they have a blessed Christmas season also. After all, what would the Road Runner be without the Coyote or Bugs Bunny without Elmer Fudd? When I say enemies, I mean adversaries in the Business/ Political world. I don’t hate anyone or have any enemies from a personal standpoint. Well, at least I don’t! I am also blessed to have such a loving family. My fam ily has always been close at Christmas time. This will be the first Christmas I have ever had without one of my parents, so from that stand point it will be a sad one. But, God seems to know how to make things better. Just before I lost my Dad, I met my sister that I hadn’t known for 47 years. It has been such a See EVANS, page lA giniiii 8 '“55108 00001 4 iiiiiilitMallaiHitiiifilttiiiHiiifiiti com Georgia Newspaper Project Wain Library University of Georgia ATHENS GA 306C2-OCC2 ALL FGH ADC 301 LEGAL ORGAN FOR HOUSTON COUNTY, GITY OF PERRY, CITY OF WARNER ROBINS AND CITY OF CENTERVILLE •r . Food Our daily bread - fill your home with the aroma of fresh baked dinner rolls. ‘Souper’ turkey leftovers. More. r II W WmSk wFfflra ■■■ ' ' 1 it \ • |||.« > |f ■ m •? 4# %* <- h jJjjm Jj|l| mm r mMmm .«■. <>,■ .., w ■pF‘ w m ENI/Gary Harmon Mary played by Melissa Sanders and Joseph played by her husband, Adam, look over baby Jesus, played by Charlie Dawn Sanders during Walk Through Bethlehem held this past weekend at Shirley Hills Baptist Church in Warner Robins. For more, see Saturday’s Journal. HCBOE seeks parent input on online payments Special to the Journal The Houston County Board of Education, accord ing to a release, is conducting an online survey to find out if parents are interested in using the Internet to pay for school meals and activities and to track school meal pur chases. The survey results, according to the release, will be vitally important to board members as they decide whether or not to offer this HHC earns AHA recognition Special to the Journal Houston Healthcare, according to a release, has been recognized as a Gold- Level Start! Fit-Friendly Company by the American Heart Association’s Start! movement for helping employees eat better and move more. “Physical activity and employee wellness are impor tant priorities at Houston Healthcare. We are honored and excited to be recognized by the American Heart Association’s Start! move ment as a Gold-Level Start! Fit-Friendly Company,” says Grady W. (Skip) Philips, 111, Chief Executive Officer for Houston Healthcare. “We’re committed to providing the best workplace environment possible. This will benefit our employees’ health and See HHC, page 8A Wednesday, December 24, 2008 The reason for the season online service. Online payments would require a nominal transac tion fee to be paid by the parent, so parental input is especially important to know if this service is of value. Parents would also be able to track - at no charge - any a la carte items purchased in addition to meals and the bal ance in their meals account. The monitoring service is independent of paying fees online; parents could use ’ B 4 WRmRMtBKKKUm fpssss B * 4BB^^v j** "* J§ wiwpßi • -as iu 4k jut** w jibßS ■' o* 'Zak*., jt KNI Gary Harmon jM/sfi Randles picks out some toys for her daughter Brionna during Perry Volunteer Outreach’s toy distribution Friday in Perry. For more, see 2A. ’ «■ * both options or just one. “Many of our parents have asked if paying online with a credit card or debit card is a possibility,” said Superintendent David Carpenter. “If implemented, this program would also allow our parents to view any additional items purchased for lunch or breakfast, such as extra milk. The results from this survey will help us make an informed decision about offering this service.” PVO toy distribution Sports Houston County boys roll into Bear Brawl finals; rest face consolation games. More. It takes only about a min ute to answer four “yes” or “no” questions. The sur vey will close Jan. 18, 2009. Only one survey may be reg istered per computer, and all responses are anonymous. Visit this link to take the survey: https://www.survey monkey. com/s. aspx?sm=NN WYmIOnQQUQW4xINOrfs Q_3d_3d. Those without Internet access who would like to respond may obtain a copy www.hhjnews.com of the survey from any school or the system’s cen tral office. Hard copy sur veys should be mailed to the Houston County Board of Education to the atten tion of Beth McLaughlin, Director of Community and School Affairs. The address is 1100 Main Street in Perry, Georgia, 31069. For more information, con tact McLaughlin at either Beth.McLaughlin@hcbe.net or 478-988-6390. Front Porch _____ i "Where neighbors meet" On our web • 888 offers advice to customers on what to do if a retailer goes bankrupt Birthdays Dec. 24 Travis Capps Mike Ross Brenda Froehlich Dec. 25 Alvalyn Pope Terry Mobley Dec. 26 David Caldwell Chad Moate 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. AW i 00 §& ravioli SB 88 £1