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2A THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2003 Himstmi Irlinnf 4 (UJje^Jmtrrou Reader INFO 1210 Washington St. P.O. Box 1910 Perry, GA31069 2060 Watson Blvd. Warner Robins, GA 31093 (478) 987-1823 See us online at www.hhjnews.com Evans Newspapers Inc. Management Daniel F. Evans Editor & Publisher Bobbie Parker Assistant to the Publisher Julie B. Evans Vice President/Advertising Lula Batchelor Accounts Receivable Rex Gambill Managing Editor Cheri Adams Sales Manager Sharon Jackson Classified Ad Manager Caroline Little Legal Advertising Manager Beverly Ellis Production/Technology Manager Billy Townsend Print Operations Manager Billy Lacey Circulation Director Staff Emily Johnstone Associate Editor Charlotte Perkins Lifestyle Editor Luci Joullian Heather Fasciocco Jon Suggs Joan Dorsett Staff Writers Stacey Shy Paginator Don Moncrief Sports Editor Josh Gordon Sports Writer Jim Hayes Bonnie Evridge Tiffany Falcon Display Advertising Sales Nicole Crofutt Advertising - Major Accounts Chrissy Calloway Classified Advertising Sales Angel Elledge Lee Smith John Davidson Graphic Artists Wayne Lenderman Press Foreman Michael Land Pressman James Pippin Malcolm Taylor Press Helpers Heather Rainey Pre-Press Jimmy Townsend Mailroom Manager Betty Good roe Robert Buckner Circulation Questions Delivery Questions: If you have questions regarding delivery service, you may call The Home Journal offices at (478) 987-1823. How to place a Classified Reader Ad or Classified Display Ad: Call (478) 987-1823 between the hours of 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. For infor mation on display classified advertising call Sharon Jackson at (478) 987-1823. You can fax an ad 24 hours a day to (478) 988- 9193. Display Advertising: For questions concerning retail advertising call Julie Evans at (478) 987-1823. Circulation: For questions concerning circula tion, call (478) 987-1823 ext. 229. Circulation director Billy J. Lacey can be reached at (478) 987-1823 ext. .240. Delivery by mail: Delivery by mail is available for $62 in-county and $75 elsewhere per year paid in advance. POSTMASTER: Send address changes To: P.O. Box 1910 Perry, GA31069 The Houston Home Journal, A periodical, mailed (ISSN 1526-7393) at Perry, Ga.,is published Tuesday through Saturday For $62 per year by Evans Newspapers Inc., 1210 Washington St., Perry, GA31069; (478) 987-1823 Fax (478) 988- 1181. Not published Thanksgiving and Christmas. Office Hours: The Home Journal offices in Perry and Warner Robins are open from 8 a m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Whom do you call? News: Rex Gambill, 987-1823 Sports: Don Moncrief, 987-1823 Lifestyles: Charlotte Perkins, 987-1823 Newsroom: 987-1823 ext. 239 Newsroom Fax: (478) 988-1181 Errors and omissions: The advertiser agrees that the publisher shall not be liable out of damages arising out of errors in advertisements beyond the amount paid for the space actual ly occupied by that portion of the advertisement in which the error occurred. There shall be no liabili ty for non-insertion of any adver tisement beyond the amount paid for such advertisement. This newspaper Is a member ot The Georgia Press Association, Tho National Nowspapor Association and Tho Associated Press Today's Weather Local 5-Day Forecast Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon 10/2 10/3 10/4 10/5 10/6 *§* i —IIoL j— -75/45 75/48 79/56 76/49 73/49 Mainly sunny. High Partly cloudy. Highs Mix of sun and Partly cloudy, Times of sun and near 75F. Winds in the mid 70s and clouds. Highs in the chance of a thunder- clouds. Highs in the NNE at 10 to 15 lows in the upper upper 70s and lows storm. low 70s and lows in mph. 40s. in the mid 50s. the upper 40s. Sunrise Sunset Sunrise Sunset Sunrise Sunset Sunrise Sunset Sunrise Sunset 7:29 AM 7:18 PM 7:30 AM 7:17 PM 7:30 AM 7:16 PM 7:3IAM 7:14 PM 7:32 AM 7:13 PM BILLYCURRINGTON \ llul ~ featuring "Walk A Little Straighter" w 7T 111 31 Ulftd fIUW Georgia At A Glance Moon Phases TS • « \ 68/41 X Augusta Se P 26 oct2 \ / 73/44 iB f§ \ / ,4" A / \ ' W \ ‘“'’w' Full Last \ Warner Robins \ Oct 10 Oct 18 \ 75/46 . , UV Index V Savannah r^ u ' } . Verry 75/54 £ Thu 10,2 L High j ' 75/44. C Fri 10/3 8 High V ’ P Sat 10/4 8 High I 7 „ y Sun 10/5 7 High l / Valdosta a \ / .•’ %{.,/ 79/55 Mon 10/6 7 High SSwmmuiu i. ! uiii.i.iiuj,,!i..i..i,j.!,.u,. ,i... \ The UV Index is measured on a 0-11 \ I number scale, with a higher UV Index showing the need for greater skin pro tection. 0 M— 11 Area Cities Albany 78 52 sunny Athens 70 44 mst sunny Atlanta 68 41 mst sunny Augusta 73 44 sunny Bainbridge 81 53 sunny Brunswick 75 59 pt sunny Cartersville 69 39 sunny Chattanooga,TN 67 40 sunny Columbus 74 48 sunny Cordele 77 47 sunny National Cities Atlanta 68 41 mst sunny Boston 60 42 pt sunny Chicago 54 43 mst sunny Dallas 74 60 pt sunny Denver 66 44 t-storm ©2003 American Profile Hometown Content Service NEAL C. BUNTING JR. PERRY - Neal C. Bunting Jr., > 79, died Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2003, at Perry Hospital. Funeral Services will be held 2 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 2, 2003 (TODAY), at First Baptist Church of Perry, with interment in Woodlawn Cemetery. Visitation was from 6-8 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2003, at Watson-Hunt Funeral Home. Born in Philadelphia, Bunting was the son of the late Neal Bunting Sr. and Virginia (Carrico) Bunting. He was a World War II Army combat veteran who served in South Pacific and received his bachelor’s degree in business administration from Virginia Tech. Bunting retired in 1990 as national sales and advertising executive for 3M Corp. after green derby 1-75 Exit 136 • 987-8877 Look no further jfifN for the best coverage, 18l VWtf to The Houston Home Journal | * 987-1823 SHENANIGAN’S ' A jfcCAFEjS - Sandwiches - Salads - Soups - Desserts - Imports On Draught Along With A Full Service Bar M “Come by after the Fair for more Fun!” \ Located just North of Hwy. 96 in the Windsor Place Shopping Center. \ 9 8 8 - 8 2 ™Til Dalton 67 39 sunny Dillard 64 34 sunny Dublin 76 43 sunny Duiuth 68 39 mst sunny Gainesville 67 41 mst sunny Helen 66 38 sunny Lagrange 73 41 sunny Macon 74 44 sunny Marietta 68 44 mst sunny Milledgeville 73 42 sunny UHKOHH Houston 79 57 sunny Los Angeles 73 59 pt sunny Miami 84 73 t-storm Minneapolis 53 49 pt sunny New York 62 43 pt sunny OBITUARY 36 years of service; was a former advertising manager for Proctor & Gamble (Cincinnati) and Esso Standard Oil Co. (Richmond, Va.); was a Watkins distributor and a former southeastern sales manager for Purex and a member of First Baptist Church of Perry. He is survived by those who loved him dearly: his wife, Ruth Tabor Bunting; step sons, Terry T. Griffin (Tenna) of Marietta, Bobby R. Griffin (Diane) of Gainesville, Ronnie A. Griffin Sr. (Brenda) of Perry and Diane Griffin of Rogers, Ark. (wife of Marvin W. Griffin Jr., a stepson who preced ed him in death); a cousin, Dr. Cleveland H. Porter of Lynchburg, Va.; 12 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren. Please express your condolences online at watsonhunt.com “BRACES” YOU CAN AFFORD MACON ORTHODONTIC CARE CENTER T. BARRY CLOWER D.M.D., P.C. OR LOW DOWN PAYMENT PLANS ißr PROVIDER FOR: Jigt «HDU. MAJOR INSURANCE PLANS Member American Assoc. Of Orthodontists LOCATED IN THE DENTAL CARE CENTER ADJACENT TO THE MACON MALL INSURANCE ACCEPTED 3432 MERCER UNIVERSITY DR. LOCAL ■ Peachtree City 71 40 sunny Perry 75 44 sunny Rome 69 40 sunny Savannah 75 54 pt sunny St. Simons Island7s 61 pt sunny Statesboro 76 49 mst sunny Thomasville 79 53 mst sunny Valdosta 79 55 pt sunny Warner Robins 75 46 mst sunny Waycross 78 54 pt sunny Phoenix 103 77 pt sunny San Francisco 67 56 windy Seattle 69 49 pt sunny St. Louis 60 44 sunny Washington, DC 64 43 pt sunny CALENDAR OF EVENTS (To send in your event for the Community Calendar ; fax the details to 988-1181, e mail to hhj@evansnewspa pers.com or mail to Houston Home Journal, P.O. Box 1910, Perry, GA 31069.) Today • The University of Georgia Cooperative Extension Service will host a Wheat Production Meeting at 7:30 a.m. in the Houston County Ag Building in Perry. Chick-fil-A, doughnuts and coffee will be provided. RSVP by Tuesday, Sept. 30, to 987-2028. The meeting is sponsored by Houston Fertilizer & Grain Company. • The Housing Authorities of the City of Warner Robins and Houston County will be holding a voter registration drive from 9 a.m. until noon at the Housing Authority office, 112 Memorial Terrace, Warner Robins. • Flint Energies will hold its 66th Annual Meeting at 10 a.m. in the Flint Energies Utility Building, 101 S. Macon Street, Reynolds. Members can take part in co op business, receive free gifts, hear entertainment by the Cleghorns of Kathleen, enjoy a free barbecue lunch and have chances to win prizes. 988-3500. • The Houston County Board of Health will meet at 11:30 a.m. in the conference room of the Houston County Health Department, 98 Cohen Walker Drive, Warner Robins. • Author Carlton A. Morrison will be at the Nola Brantley Memorial Library in Warner Robins from 2 to 3 p.m. to talk about his book, “Running the River: Poleboats, Steamboats, and Timber Rafts on the Altamaha, Ocmulgee, Oconee and Ohoopee.” Morrison will have his book available for autograph. • Volunteers are needed as The Rainbow House Children’s Resource Center restarts the First Steps pro The rats coming marching out ANCHORAGE, AL - Anchorage can no long claim to be the largest rat-free port city in the Northern Hemisphere. State biologist Rick Sinnott caught and killed two Norway rats found at a pond near a South Anchorage school and pro fessional exterminators hired by the city placed more traps at the scene Monday afternoon. "We're concerned," said Chris Tofteberg, manager of the municipal food safety and sanitation program. "It sounds like they're domestic rats turning feral as we speak." Crews from American Pest Management planned to set both live and snap traps until at least a week Ejjjjß "SX sasr Longhorn IBP Tubs. Oct. 7th 2003 7* Hours: Tues. - Sat. 8:00AM - 6PM CLOSED MONDAYS BUICMf SHOP Pony Plaza • Perry • 41N FRESH GRADE A SPLIT ONtY~| No Boning At ‘7. This Price! /j /X, BREJST^^_ w COUNTRY FRESH i&mm- PORK BOSTON JISPv BUTTS ' " Sliced Free! C) 0 5-7 LB AVG. LB. FRESH CHICKEN RH WINGS |§g| $4 98 r j BAG 2475 THE HOUSTON HOME JOURNAL gram at Houston Medical Center. First Steps offers emotional support and infor mation to new parents. The Rainbow House will host a celebration of the revival of the program from 4-7 p.m. at 108 Elmwood Drive, Warner Robins. For more informa tion or to register, call Kemberlie Sanderson at 923- 5923. • The Perry Public Library is hosting the “River of Words” exhibit through Oct. 4. “River of Words” is an international art and poetry program for youth in affilia tion with the Library of Congress Center for the Book. The exhibit contains art and poetry contest entries from students all over Georgia on the theme of “watersheds.” Saturday, Oct. 4 • New Life of Perry is hosting a “Mega-Family Yard Sale” to benefit Perry Volunteer Outreach. The yard sale starts at 8 a.m. at 2089 U.S. 41 S., Perry. For more information, call (478) 922-9158. • The Houston County Republican Party will hold a breakfast at 8:30 a.m. the Piccadilly Restaurant on Watson Boulevard, Warner Robins. The guest speaker will be A 1 Bartell, candidate for U.S. Senate. No reserva tions are necessary, and the breakfast is open to the pub lic. For more information, call Judy Goddard at 971- 3254. • Fort Valley State University will sponsor Annual Parents’ Day activi ties. The theme for Parents’ Day 2003 is “FVSU: Bringing the Family Closer.” There will be an opportunity for participants to join the Parents’ Association and other activities include a musical tribute, comedy show and the FVSU vs. Alcorn State football game. For registration information, please contact Dr. Cynthia Sellers at (478) 825-6291. passes without any more rats caught, said operations manager Larry Jones. "This is the first time that we have a record of a con firmed trapping of a rat out in the environment" in Anchorage, said Jones, who has been in the pest control business in Alaska for 25 years. The response was good news to resident Theresa Bayer, who discovered the rats scrambling from a cul vert at a park near Dimond High School and later showed Sinnott a videotape of a one foot-long rodent as proof. "When we were feeding the ducks, the rats came swimming out of the water, and it was so gross," Bayer told the Anchorage Daily News.