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Home of tjkc ' ww lr® jAk At the Crossroads This Week Auto auction coming to fairgrounds The Kruse International Co. will host a two-day auto auction at the Georgia National Fairgrounds and Agricenter Feb. 19-21. Also on the schedule this week is the Georgia National Stock Show Paint Horse Show Feb. 20 and the Houston County Hog Show, Feb. 20. Inspectors visit local restaurants Health inspectors visited some of die local food service enterprises during the week of Feb. 8 - 12. Results from eval uations of the establishments are as follows: Blimpie, 1205 N. Main St., Perry, 97 Dairy Queen, 1224 Watson Blvd., Warner Robins, 97 Hardee’s. 920 Ga. 96 suite 1-F, Bonaire, 100 Houston County High School, 920 Ga. 96, Warner Robins, 76 with temperature control of foods or food sources and storage of clean ing products\toxic materials discrepancies Inside Scoop, 1031 Macon Road, Perry scored 100 Langston House, 125 S. Langston Circle, Perry, 93 Larry’s Giant Subs, 789 Ga. 96 suite 1-F, Bonaire, 95 Lindsey Elementary School, 81 Tabor Drive, Warner Robins, 91 with a storage of cleaning products/toxic materials dis crepancy. New Perry Hotel Restaurant, 800 Main St., Perry, 86 with a temperature control of foods or food sources discrepancy. Pearl Stephens Elementary School, 215 Scott Blvd., Warner Robins, 90 with a storage of cleaning products/toxic materials dis crepancy. rhoenix Center Crisis Stabilization 940-C Ga. 96, Warner Robins, 100 Rumble Middle School, 303 S. Davis Drive, Warner Robins, 95 Skipper John’s, 1210 Macon Road, Perry, 9 Wendy’s, 2105 Moodv Road, Warner RobinSj 76 with a temperature control of foods or food sources discrepancy. All major discrepancies are corrected before the health inspector leaves the premises. City celebrating Arbor Day Feb. 19 Members of the Perry Beautification Commission and the Perry Recreation Department will give away free tree seedlings said Terri Lovell Perry Recreation Department Program Coordinator. In honor of National Arbor Day, Feb. 19 the City of Perry will hand out the tree seedlings free of charge at the Periy City Hall. White Oak, Sawtooth Oak and Red Cedar are the types of trees offered this year. Trees will be offered for one day only. Distribution of the trees will begin 10:00 a.m. Feb. 19 and continue until supplies are exhausted. Contact the Times- Joumal Contact the 11-'ston. Time»- Journal: Voice (912) 987-1823 Fax (912)988-1181 email. timeijrn@hom.net Mail P.O. Drawer M, Perry, 31069 Threajtfms resßstlate playoffs Perrv ■ enter BMMts tM leek. Mi . l 6-8 A IBKy , Houston Times-Journal Local projects are in line for state funding By CHARLOTTE PERKINS Times-Journal Staff A supplemental state budget of Sl3 bil lion has passed with strong support in the Georgia House of Representatives, and includes funding for several local projects. However, according to House Majority Leader Larry Walker, D-Perry, this is just the first of several hurdles to be crossed before the fund., are a sure thing. Included in the budget, which must now ET :r 3HHHH^ —' — T I ' v - KSL’- 1 «*» HB GETTING READY - Two Perry firemen (left) work with brack ets for installation of new emergency warning sirens for Perry. Emergency warning sirens close to installation By STACIE M.VU Times-lournal Staff The City of Perry Fire Department have installed the mounts for new severe weather sirens. Fire Chief Gary Hamlin said the instal lation of the siren system should start next week, which is also Severe Weather Awareness Week. Perry has been without a severe weather siren system for almost two years. Problems with the system started in 1997 and the prob lems led the City to pursue a grant for a new system. In July, 1998 the City appliedior the grant. The decision to purchase the siren system from Whelen Engineering Co. Inc., came about during a Nov. 3, 1998 City Council Meeting. The system arrived in Perry on the after noon of Feb. 2. Each of the four sirens put out 1,600 watts of sound and weigh 220 pounds. The four sites for the system are Sam Nunn at Hampton Court, Tucker Road at Moreland Avenue, Country Club Road, and Kellwood Drive. Habitat has land, funds; needs volunteers to build By STACIE M.VU Timk-Journal Staff Houston County Habitat For Humanity is asking local residents to volunteer some of their time to aid in the building of six Habitat Houses in Perry. The house sites are located along Whipple Street in Perry. One house has already been com pleted and the second is to be dedicated Feb. 28. The owners of the second Habitat House in Perry will be Denise Jones and her four chil dren, Christopher, Anton, Roderick, and Tammy Williams. During the five months of construction, Jones has put in almost 500 “sweat-equity” hours by bringing her son Christopher, and various friends and family, according to local Habitat Board of Directors President Raymond Haggard. Sheri McCoy and her family of Perry have been chosen for the Official Legal Organ for Houston County, the City of Perry and the State of Georgia go to the Senate for approval, are Sl.B mil lion to buy land for expansion of the Georgia National Faitgrounds, SIO,OOO to fund the Georgia High School Rodeo Finals at the fairgrounds, and $248,000 for exterior industrial coating of fairgrounds buildings. “I feel pretty good about those items remaining in the budget,” Walker said, not ing that the land to be purchased is a 455 acre plot south of the fairgrounds on Elko third house in Perry, but no start date has been set for this house. The local Habitat chapter, which was chartered in 1991, is an all-volunteer organization. The purpose is to help persons living in sub-standard housing get a new house of their own. The families are selected after an application is submitted, and must then put in 500 “sweat-equity” hours by vol unteering their time on their new home or other Habitat homes. The families can bring friends and family members that will con tribute to the 500 hours that they must work. The City of Perry and Habitat formed an agreement in May 1997, that the City would provide grant money and property if the Habitat chapter would identify up to six famines living in the city and living in sub-standard hous ing. The City of Perry agreed to provide a grant of SIO,OOO per ..S5-r;r. fn.irvN I). j 7. if.Hi During the week of Feb. 21-27 Georgians will participate in Severe Weather Awareness Week,. The activity is held to encourage citi zens to learn and practice emergency pre paredness and response procedures for a vari ety of severe weather events. Feb. 22 has been designated “Family Protection Day” to focus attention on what individuals and families can do to protect themselves from the dangers of severe weath er. Georgia Emergency Management Agency officials said an this day, family members are urged to discuss, plan, prepare, and rehearse emergency measures they would utilize during the first 72 hours of any disaster or weather related event. Families should follow these steps to devel op a family disaster plan: * Gather information about hazards that could occur in your area and learn your com munities warning signals and evacuation plans. * Meet with your family to create a plan. You should choose two places to meet outside of your home, and a place away from your Road. Educational funds are also in the budget. The Houston County Board of Education is slated to receive $2,568,226 toward the construction of the new Eagle Springs Elementary School, as well as a $30,000 grant for use in developing a vocational program on childcare at Houston County High School. “These funds will be a tremendous help,” said Charles Holloway, Houston County HI Ha- 1 Sil ILbJ ~ nln Url Sir • Sb v *» qiyfc .* i h. . .."js ! SIU 11 * 1l «»■ f 10,'1|| i *' I . nfili I | i ... ■ 1 1 < Fire Chief Gary Hamlin (right) checks out the targe speakers which will be mounted on tne poles at four locations in Perry. house to be used for materials and construction cost to build the homes. Along with the grant money, the City agreed to provide property for the homes. jThis has got to be one of the best programs that the City of Perry has got going,” said Perry City Mayor James Worrall. “It’s a worthwhile program. These fami lies do not get these houses for free. They have to pay a $245 to $265 a month house payment.” It costs about $30,000 for Habitat volunteers to construct a home. An additional $20,000 must be raised to build the home. The additional money can be in the form of cash donations, or in kind contributions of materials that are required. Some of the organizations that have helped in building Habitat Houses in Houston County are: Al Glass, H Sc H Carpet, Barfield Plumbing, Gilbert Electric, Warner Robins Supply, OSTEOPOROSIS AND YOU Health and Wellness at the Crossroads Special wellness information, section C neighborhood in case you cannot return home. Choose an out-of-state friend or relative as your “family check-in contact” for everyone to call in case your family gets separated. * Implement your plan * Post emergency telephone numbers by phones * Install safety features in your home, such as smoke detectors and fire extinguishers. * inspect your home for potential hazards and correct all that arc found * Have your family learn basic safety mea sures, such as CPR and first aid, how to use a fire extinguisher * Teach children how and when to call 911 * Keep enough supplies in your home to meet your needs for at least three days * Assemble a disaster supplies kit with items you may need in case of evacuation. Keep a smaller disaster supplies kit in your car. Such a kit should include a three-day sup ply of water and food which will not spoil, a change of clothes and footwear per person, one (See PLAN, Page SA) Lowe’s Home Center, Church of Latter Day Saints, Ace Hardware - Perry, M 8c M Construction, John Ellison Carpet Sc Vinyl Installation, Lee Sonny Cabinets, The Concrete Co., Mathis Akin, City of Perry, Century 21 Town 8c Country Realty, Tolleson Supply, Law Offices of Nick Zoumberis, and Kennedy Portable Commodes. Families are selected based on need, ability to pay back the amount of the house with no interest, and a willingness to con tribute their fair share of “sweat equity”. Habitat will then work v ith< the family to determine a modest floor plan, construct the home, sell the house to the family, finance the home for a 15-25 year period widi a no-interest mort •tat also is responsible for working with the family from the time they are selected until two Superintendent of Schools. Also budgeted by the House are $1 mil - lion for an addition to the Georgia Aviation Hall of Fame, and $2.5 million for the Georgia Board of Regents to acquire the Osigian building in Warner Robins for use by Macon State College. The House budget must now go to the Senate for approval Following the Senate’s vote, Walker said, it will return to the House for amendments. New vocational program to utilize computer High school classes to be at old MGTI location By STACIE M.VU Times-lournal Staff Houston County Board of Education members have agreed to purchase a 1100,000 computer system. It will be installed at the old Middle Georgia Technical Institute site at the intersection of Corder Road and Russell Parkway in Warner Robins. The system will be used in a new altemative/vocational com bination school. The schoqlrwill offer classes such as Child-Care, Culinary Arts and Business classes. An Auto body class and a Cosmetology class will be offered beginning 2000-01. Potential candidates for the program must be 16 years of age, must have completed one year of high school, can not be on expul sion or suspension from any school, and they must be a resi dent of Houston County. “We are losing students at the 9th and 10th grade level because they are not being socially pro moted.” said Greg Thompson, an Atlanta NovaNET marketing manager. NovaNET will provide the equipment to the county. “This is not going to be a watered-down curriculum,” said Clifford Holmes Jr., Technology and Career-Preparatory program Coordinator for the local public school system. The instruction system uses computer aided instruction. The program will allow students to progress at their own pace, according to Holmes. The system will also allow teachers to give individualized instruction to the (See SCHOOL, Page SA) years after they move into their new home. The house payments are then recycled to build more homes within Houston County. Citizens can help by volunteer ing their time in the building of the home, contribute funds to buy supplies or by urging their church, employer or organization to become involved. Those interest ed in helping in any way should call (912) 328-3388. For those who have good cred it, are willing to work 500 hours on the construction of a home, and have a total family income of $9,500 to $18,950 per year, and are interested in becoming a homeowner of a Habitat House, there will be a seminar on Feb. 27, at 2 p.m. at the Houston County Agricultural Building located at 733 Carroll St.t in Perry. Questions will be addressed and assistance will be provided in completing an application, Haggard said.