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TUESDAY October 21,2003 Volume 134, Number 193 Award-Winning Better Newspaper WfJ Contest xbcarty Inside TODAY [ demons J mi Sanders takes bad breaks in stride Despite the disappoint ment of having long runs blanked out of the stat sheet, Warner Robins High School junior run ning back Alton Sanders has managed to keep his head about him, becom ing more mature with each new creative way to cancel out his efforts. Sports, page 1B nrlMljW n f JIBES' * - rajr Cantrell Center breaks ground Eleven years and over 14 employees later, the Cantrell Center for physi cal therapy and sports medicine staff are cele brating the groundbreak ing for what will be a new 20,000-square-foot facility. Business, page 8A I Area DEATH Jesse Lee McMillan Obit, page 7A INDEX BUSINESS 8A CLASSIFIED 5B COMICS 4B CROSSWORD 4B OBITUARY 7 A OPINION 4A SCHOOL NEWS . . .7A TV LISTINGS 4B WEATHER 2A PERIODICAL 1.,11.11....1M1.....1.1.1.1.11. 11.11. .1... II 9 PV.vHOfjrSf’.A'ifC, oET*iC® 290 D W BROOKS DR ATHENS GA 30602-5016 3-GtG. i 306 Serving Houston County Since 1870 JMcmsttm Mxime if (LLhe jjixurrau LEGAL ORGAN FOR HOUSTON COUNTY, city of Perry, city of Warner Robins and city of Centerville Heart Walk raises almost $35,000 Boeing Co. hosts record breaking event at museum By Heather Fasciocco HHJ Staff Writer WARNER ROBINS - The Warner Robins High School cheerleading squad had bagged groceries to raise money for new uniforms and spirit materials, but where did half of those pro ceeds go? The American Heart Association’s Heart Walk in Houston County received the cheerleaders’ portion to fund research on the num ber one killer for men and women - heart disease. “It gives us a sense of accomplishment,” said sen ior varsity squad member Lara Kile. “We enjoy representing Jnfir Wjmk *&&&& mE, - ■ v- ■' l '’ y Co i - yBaHMraSC 's£ie;. mam Ro bk» to fto* mk \ ,f T:{ fj DftTE__±LL_ 2201 L O \1 ZT.T rl "’ 2ht (entm Pgmership. WUM djf. :fcf ' (V/ j. ~ ■ Thintutnd and m iM_A.wu.nn I hll*. «*(** for -- — f -t- . I HHJ Heather Fasciocco Parrish Construction president Dave Cyr and Parrish Construction Director of Marketing Jay Flesher present a $15,000 check to Congressman Jack Kingston and WRING co-chair Neil Suggs on behalf of the 21st Century Partnership. Kingston received the presentation along with Suggs to Show his support of reaching the finan cial goal of $1.2 million by the Warner Robins Industry Now Group for the upcoming base realignment and closure process. Parrish donates to 21 CP By Heather Fasciocco HHJ Staff Writer WARNER ROBINS - Adding to the long list of 21st Century Partnership donors is Parrish Construction, which has now con tributed the largest amount of money from any construction company. The $15,000 donation is helping the part nership edge closer toward its $1.2 million goal. The partnership is raising funds as it pre Thousands enjoy family fun at Mossy Creek Mild temperatures, blue October skies contribute to attendance By Charlotte Perkins HHJ Lifestyle Editor HOUSTON COUNTY - It’s an October tradition. Less than an hour after the gates opened at the Mossy Creek Barnyard Festival on Saturday morn ing, the huge grassy parking area was filling up, with cars and vans as far as the eye could see. Friday’s rains had gone away, and with clear skies and a light breeze, the semi annual festival was drawing a huge crowd. For Mossy Creek, that usually means that more than 15,000 peo ple of all ages (and from sev eral states) are roaming happily through the pine straw carpeted festival www.hhjnews.com our school,” said junior var sity squad member Jessi Singletary. But overall the six cheer leaders who walked during Saturday’s Heart Walk at the Museum of Aviation agreed with fellow sopho more varsity squad member Meghan Brown that pulling together as a community is what supporting one anoth er is all about. “We wanted to show our respect for people who have been through this,” Brown said. Along with the spirited group, over 200 people from Houston County came out to support the Heart Walk. See HEART WALK, page 6A pares for the upcoming base realignment and closure (BRAC) process. The Warner Robins Industry Now Group, the industrial development arm of the Warner Robins Area Chamber of Commerce has raised over $400,000 and has had near ly $200,000 donations pledged in its effort to support the partnership, and by extension, Robins Air Force Base. “We realize how important this base is to See PARRISH, page 6A grounds. Mossy Creek organizer Carolyn Chester wasn’t ready to estimate the num bers as the first day of the fall festival got under way, but she was all smiles as she called it “a great crowd.” Not, of course, that bad weather has ever stopped Mossy Creek loyalists from turning out. The first half dozen festivals were held on soggy, rainy days, she said, and people still- came. Chester said good weather always brings out a bigger crowd and also that of the two Mossy Creek festivals held each year, it’s the October festival that draws the bigger crowd. One reason for that is that See MOSSY CREEK, page 6A BE ' I ft k _**, '4feK«H w m' ' AT EHEB 'j* 1 ——— I—l—l—l—l —I ■-——l - - ■ - -—I MB! HIM Heather Fasciocco Survivors and supporters walked a mile for the American Heart Association’s Heart Walk in Houston County. The walk brought in close to $35,000, which far exceeded their goal from last year’s proceeds of $26,000. Bp fy. .; ■PP - t IIHJ/Charlotte Perkins Olivia Crosby and her friend Ansley Shuttlesworth make a party of eating com on the cob, while Olivia’s mother, Donna Crosby, tempts son Lane with an ear of his own. Scott Society honors Epps Georgia aviation pioneer inducted at fourth annual event By Heather Fasciocco HHJ Staff Writer WARNER ROBINS - Georgia’s‘first family of avi ation was honored Saturday night at the Fourth Annual Scott Heritage Society. The elite society honors those individuals who have contributed to the nation’s aviation heritage and American values. The event embodies the auspicious aviation career of retired Air Force Brig. Gen. Robert L. Scott Jr. Scott, who was unable to attend the affair for health reasons, is known for his tour with the Flying Tigers and fulfill ing his life-long dream of walking the Great Wall of China at age 72. Aviation pioneer Pat Epps and his family were toasted for their involvement in shaping aviation in America throughout the family’s gen erations. “I feel very fortunate about being honored,” said Pat Epps, the son of Ben Sr., and who co-founded the Greenland Expedition Society in 1981. an Evans Family Newspaper 50c if ii TWO SECTIONS *l6 PAGES 14 PAT EPPS Epps credits his father with being the driving force behind his love for aviation. Ben Epps Sr. had built his first airplane, powered by a two cylinder air-cooled yet heavy engine that eventual ly would not be able to fly. With perseverance Ben Epps Sr. rebuilt and achieved his goal. Throughout the early 1900 s to 19305, he would reform previous models by enhanc ing the landing gears, flight See EPPS, page 6A