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1210 Washington St.
P.O. Box 1910
Perry, GA31069
2060 Watson Blvd.
Warner Robins, GA 31093
(478) 987-1823
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Daniel F. Evans
Editor & Publisher
Bobbie Parker
Assistant to the Publisher
Julie B. Evans
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Accounts Receivable
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Managing Editor
“ Cheri Adams
Warner Robins Sales Manager
Sharon Jackson
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Kerri Wright
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
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Charlotte Perkins
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Luci Joullian
Heather Fasciocco
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Joan Dorsett
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Journal, A periodical, mailed
(ISSN 1526-7393) at Perry, Ga.,
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Atlanta 75 55 drizzle
Augusta 76 59 t-storm
Bainbridge 85 62 pt sunny
Brunswick 79 66 t-storm
Cartersville 76 54 drizzle
Chattanooga,TN 75 58 pt sunny
Columbus 80 62 pt sunny
Cordele 83 59 pt sunny
National Cities
Atlanta 75 55 drizzle
Boston 70 54 mst sunny
Chicago 80 54 sunny
Dallas 80 66 pt sunny
Denver 76 48 pt sunny
©2003 American Profile Hometown Content Service
Now is the lime
for annual flu shot
By Emily Johnstone
HHJ Associate Editor
HOUSTON COUNTY - It
is time to roll up your
sleeves and receive what
could be a lifesaver from
your local health depart
ment.
The Houston County
Health Department began
their official vaccination
campaign for the public
Monday as nurses pulled out
syringes containing a vac
cine that could help prevent
you from becoming extreme
ly ill because of influenza. It
can even save your life, as
thousands of people across
the United States die of
influenza each year, accord
ing to health officials.
LaDonna Hoopes, LPN,
said the shots this year is to
provide vaccination against
the following types of
influenza: A. Panama, A.
Moscow, A. New Caledonia
and B. Hong Kong.
Currently, the health
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Dalton 77 56 pt sunny
Dillard 69 50 rain
Dublin 81 56 pt sunny
Duluth 74 53 drizzle
Gainesville 73 56 drizzle
Helen 72 53 rain
Lagrange 78 55 pt sunny
Macon 80 57 pt sunny
Marietta 75 58 drizzle
Milledgeville 79 55 drizzle
Houston 83 66 pt sunny
Los Angeles 77 64 pt sunny
Miami 87 74 pt sunny
Minneapolis 78 58 mst sunny
New York 73 58 pt sunny
department has 7,500 flu
shots available. More can be
ordered, if needed, she said.
This year, there is no
shortage of the vaccine,
Hoopes added.
Persons can receive their
shots at either health
department offices on
Cohen Walker Drive near
Ga. 96 in Warner Robins or
in Perry at the office located
on Kings Chapel Road. Both
places are open from 8 a.m.
until 5 p.m. Monday
through Friday, Hoopes
said.
Cost for the shot is S2O.
Pneumonia shots are $27.
Hoopes said since the
influenza vaccine is made of
a killed virus, people cannot
get the flu from the vaccine.
However, people allergic
to eggs or who have a histo
ry of Guillain-Barre
Syndrome should talk to
their doctors before receiv
ing the vaccination.
LOCAL
Moon Phases
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UV Index
Wed 10/8 7 High
Thu 10/9 7 High
Fri 10/10 7 High
Sat 10/11 7 High
Sun 10/12 7 High
The UV Index is measured on a 0-11
number scale, with a higher UV Index
showing the need for greater skin pro
tection. 0 .tiMI 11
Peachtree City 76 53 drizzle
Perry 81 57 pt sunny
Rome 78 57 drizzle
Savannah 79 64 t-storm
St. Simons Island7B 67 t-storm
Statesboro 78 61 t-storm
Thomasville 84 62 pt sunny
Valdosta 83 64 t-storm
Warner Robins 80 58 pt sunny
Waycross 81 63 t-storm
Phoenix 95 75 mst sunny
San Francisco 70 56 mst sunny
Seattle 58 49 rain
St. Louis 81 58 mst sunny
Washington, DC 77 60 pt sunny
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Hillary Perdue gets his yearly flu shot from LaDonna Hoopes, LPN, at the Houston
County Health Department Monday morning.
Special to the HHJ
PERRY - Mike Mattingly,
executive director of
Elementary Operations for
the Houston County School
System, was awarded the
Flanders Scholarship by the
Georgia Association of
Curriculum and
Instructional Supervisors
(GACIS) on Sept. 26 during
the GACIS annual fall confer
ence in Athens.
The scholarship is in honor
of Dr. Robert Flanders, the
GACIS treasurer from 1973
to 1995. As an award recipi
ent, Mattingly received a
SI,OOO award to use toward
an educational leadership
degree. To be eligible for the
Flanders Scholarship, one
must be a current member of
both GACIS and the Georgia
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
(To send in your event for
the Community Calendar,
fax the details to 988-1181, e
mail to hhjtffevansnewspa
pers.com or mail to Houston
Home Journal, P.O. Box
1910, Perry, GA 31069.)
Today
• “Little Lambs Story
Time” is at 10:30 a.m. each
Wednesday at The Lamb’s
Well. Each week toddlers are
invited to sing action songs
and listen to stories read by
Mrs. Allison and Mrs. Sue.
Light snacks and a small
prize Eire given at the end of
the session. The Lamb’s Well
is located at 115 Margie
Drive, Warner Robins.
Please call (478) 971-2677
for more information.
• The school council for
Tabor Middle School meets
at 3 p.m. in the school cafe
teria.
Thursday, Oct. 9
• The Phoenix Center
Community Service Board
will meet at 6:30 p.m. at the
Phoenix Center, 940 Ga. 96,
Warner Robins. Time is pro
vided at each meeting for
public input and/or ques
tions. For more information,
call (478) 464-5258 (Warner
Robins).
Friday, Oct. 10
• The Cooperative
Extension Service of the
University of Georgia will
hold a wheat production
meeting at 7:30 a.m. in the
Houston County Ag
Building, Perry. Chick-fil-A,
doughnuts and coffee will be
provided. Sponsored by
Houston Fertilizer and
Grain Company. RSVP by
Thursday to 987-2028.
• The Wings and Wheels
Poker Run will start at the
Museum of Aviation Hangar
One. Vehicles can register
between 6:15 and 7 p.m. For
an $8 entry fee, drivers will
go to sponsoring Warner
Robins merchants to pick up
poker cards and promotional
gifts. Prizes of $75, SSO and
$25 will be awarded.
Proceeds support Museum of
Aviation education and
development programs.
Saturday, Oct. 11
• The Wings and Wheels
Association of Educational
Leaders (GAEL) and must be
enrolled in an accredited col
lege or university. Applicants’
contribution to district and
state GACIS are considered,
and each GACIS district is
asked to nominate a candi
date for the annual award.
Mattingly is enrolled at the
University of Georgia seeking
a doctorate in educational
leadership.
Dr. Sally Zepeda, associate
professor and graduate coor
dinator for the Department
of Educational
Administration and Policy at
the University of Georgia,
commended Mattingly for
receiving the award.
“Mike received the award
for his work in curriculum
and instruction in Houston
THE HOUSTON HOME JOURNAL
Car, Truck and Motorcycle
Show will be held from 9
a.m. to 5 p.m. at the
Museum of Aviation to bene
fit the museum’s founda
tion. There will be door
prizes, runway races for kids
(from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.),
monster truck rides and a
large car show. Cars may be
entered from 8 to 11:30 a.m.
for $25. The event is open to
all vehicles and prizes will be
awarded.
• Any stay-at-home or
working mother in Houston
County looking for emotion
al support or interested in
sharing their parenting
experiences can take part in
the first meeting of the
Houston Mothers’ Club. The
support group will introduce
educational opportunities
and offer a babysitting coop
erative, children’s outings
and Mothers’ Night Out.
The first meeting will be
from 9:30 - 10:30 a.m. at the
Warner Robins CME Church
Nursery, 200 Coleman Blvd.,
Warner Robins. Children are
welcome to attend. For more
information contact Lisa
Groen Braner at (478) 987-
8057, visit the Web site at
www.houstonmothers.org or
e-mail questions to
info@houstonmothers.org.
• Democrats of Houston
County will hold a multi
county rally from 10 a.m.
until 2 p.m. at Ted Wright
Park, 2841 Moody Road,
Bonaire. Bring your own pic
nic or cookout grill and join
the fun. There will be
activites for kids and a live
Democratic donkey. Macon
guitarist Joey Stuckey will
perform. The featured
speaker, Georgia
Commissioner of Labor
Michael Thurmond, . will
speak at 12:30 p.m. Other
speakers will include former
state Sen. Michael Moore,
Stacey Godfrey (president of
Young Democrats of
Georgia) and Ekow Acquah
(president of Young
Democrats of Macon State
College). For more informa
tion, contact Kristina Simms
by e-mail at ktina@alltel.net
or by phone at (478) 988-
8560.
County and his work in his
dissertation concerning the
supervision and evaluation of
principals by superintend
ents in Title I Performing
and Title I Non-performing
Schools relative to the provi
sions of the Georgia GLEI,”
Zepeda said. “His study is a
mixed method, dominant
quantitative one in which
surveys will be distributed to
every superintendent in our
great state. The results of
this study will have many
policy implications at the
state level.”
GACIS is one of five educa
tional leadership depart
ments affiliated with GAEL.
Members of GACIS are
instructional leaders dedicat
ed to providing quality
instructional programs.