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1210 Washington St.
P.O. Box 1910
Perry, GA 31069
2060 Watson Blvd.
Warner Robins, GA 31093
(478) 987-1823
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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 Gamblil
Managing Editor
Cheri Adams
Warner Robins Sales Manager
Sharon Jackson
Advertising Dispatcher
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
Associate Editor
Charlotte Perkins
Lifestyle Editor
Lucl Joullian
Heather Fasciocco
Jon Suggs
Joan Dorsett
Staff Writers
Stacey Shy
Paginator
Don Moncrief
Sports Editor
Riley Smith
Joe Sersey
Sports Writers
* Jim Hayes
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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, GA 31069:
(478) 987-1823 Fax (478) 988-
1181. Not published Thanksgiving
and Christmas
Office Hours:
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
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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
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Atlanta 42 28 rain
Augusta 47 30 rain
Bainbridge 60 36 rain
Brunswick 56 35 rain
Cartersville 42 28 rain
Chattanooga,TN 42 27 cloudy
Columbus 49 32 rain
Cordele 52 32 rain
National Cities
Boston 1 17 2 mst sunny
'’lfihicago 29* 14 cloudy
Dallas 59 31 sunny
Denver 51 29 mst sunny
02003 American Profile Hometown Content Service
Cyr selected for Leadership Georgia
Special to the HHJ
PERRY - Local business
man Dave Cyr has been
selected as a participant of
the Leadership Georgia
class of 2004.
Cyr and his wife Mary will
represent the Perry and
Houston County communi
ty while attending five
three-day sessions over the
coming year as they net
work with other business
and community leaders and
learn more about our state.
Each session is held in a dif
ferent location throughout
Georgia and this year’s class
will also travel to
Washington, D.C., in April
as part of the program.
Affiliated with the
Georgia Chamber of
Commerce, Leadership
Georgia was the vision of a
small group of businessmen
with a concern for the
future of their home state of
Georgia. For Georgia to
reach its full potential, they
believed its future leaders
should become fully versed
OBITUARY
TSGT. WARREN W. FROTTON, USAF (RET.)
WARNER ROBINS - Technical Sgt. Warren \
W. Frotton passed away on Tuesday, Jan. 6,
2004, at the Houston Medical Center. Services i
will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 10, in the
Chapel of McCullough Funeral Home.
Interment will be private.
Frotton was born in Lowell, Mass., and was retired from
the U.S. Air Force. He was the recipient of the Meritorious
Service Award and a Commendation Medal. His parents,
Joseph and Doris Frotton, preceded him in death.
Survivors include his daughters, Tracy Lynch (Wayne) of
Florida; Laura Tribble (Keith), and Kimberly Nigro, of
Warner Robins; brothers, Joseph Frotton and John Frotton,
both of Virginia; Steve Frotton of North Carolina; sisters,
Rita Rodgers (Bill) of Maine; Elaine Simpson (Robert) of
New York; and grandchildren, Christian Bennett, Stephen
and Emily Tribble, and Jessica Nigro.
Go to www.mcculloughfh.com to sign Online Registry for
the family. McCullough Funeral Home has charge of
arrangements.
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Macon 49 31 rain
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Milledgeville 48 28 rain
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in the social, economic, edu
cational and governmental
needs of the state. So it was
in 1971 that they put their
vision to action, establishing
Leadership Georgia. Today
the program stands apart as
one of the nation’s oldest
and most successful leader
ship training programs for
young business, civic and
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Perry 51 31 rain
Rome 43 27 cloudy
Savannah 53 33 rain
St. Simons Islands 6 37 rain
Statesboro 51 32 rain
Thomasville 58 35 rain
Valdosta 57 36 rain
Warner Robins 50 31 rain
Waycross 55 35 rain
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San Francisco 58 49 rain
Seattle 51 40 rain
St. Louis 35 22 cloudy
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community leaders with the
desire and potential to work
together for a better
Georgia.
The Leadership Georgia
program has fielded a num
ber of influential state and
national leaders including
former U.S. Senator Sam
Nunn (’72), U.S. Senator
Saxby Chambliss (’73),
State Representative Larry
Walker (’75), and Georgia
Secretary of State Cathy
Cox (’9O).
Dave Cyr is president of
Parrish Construction Group
and managing partner of
Parrish Development
Group. Mary Cyr is the sole
proprietor of Interior
Painting by Mary.
The Cyrs live in Perry
with their sons Nathan, 10,
and Adam, 8, who both
attend Kings Chapel
Elementary School. The
Cyrs are active members of
Perry United Methodist
Church, where Mary chairs
the Children’s Council and
Dave serves as Lay Leader..
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CALENDAR OF EVENTS
(To send in your event for the
Community Calendar, fax the
details to (478) 988-1181, e
mail to hhj@evansnewspa
pers.com or mail to Houston
Home Journal, P.O. Box 1910,
Perry, GA 31069.)
Saturday, Jan. 10
• The Great Christmas Tree
Round-Up will be from 8 a.m.
until 1 p.m. on Maple Street in
Warner Robins. Free tree
seedlings will be available in
exchange for Christmas trees
only on Jan. 10. The event is co
sponsored by Flint Energies
and Asplundh Tree Expert
Company, and hosted by Keep
Warner Robins Beautiful.
• Eighth Annual Museum of
Aviation Foundation Marathon,
Half Marathon and 5K
Run/Walk takes place with all
proceeds benefiting the muse
um. Starting times for the
Marathon and Half Marathon
are 8 a.m. and the 5K Run/Walk
starting time is at 8:15 a.m.
Race packets may be picked up
the day of the race between
6:30 and 7:30 a.m. A photo ID is
required at registration/check
in. Award ceremonies start at
9:30 a.m. in the Century of
Flight Hangar.
• Rep. Larry O’Neal will
speak at the Houston County
Republican Breakfast at 8:30
a.m. at Piccadilly Restaurant
on Watson Boulevard in
Warner Robins. No reserva
tions are necessary.
Monday, Jan. 12
• The American Culinary
Federation’s Middle Georgia
Chapter monthly meeting will
be at 7 p.m. at the Georgia
Industrial Children’s Home on
North Mumford Drive in
Macon. Anyone interested in
food and the food industry is
invited. There is no charge to
attend. For further informa
tion, questions and or com
ments please call: 987-7049,
923-0140, 475-9497 or (770)
467-0123.
Tuesday, Jan. 13
• The school council for
Linwood Elementary School
will meet at 6 p.m. in the school
media center.
Wednesday, Jan. 14
• “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
"‘tJTkftJHfe read by Mrs. Allison
and Mrs. Sue. Light snacks and
a small prize are 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 cafeteria.
• An exhibit of art by Georgia
artist Marc Stewart entitled “A
Celebration of Heroes” will
open with a ceremony at 6 p.m.
in the Art Gallery of the Eagle
Building at the Museum of
Aviation. The exhibit will be on
RFCU to award $5,000 in
scholarships to 2004 graduates
WARNER ROBINS -
Robins Federal Credit
Union is continuing its Most
Excellent Senior Team
Member Scholarship pro
gram.
Established in 1997, the
scholarship demonstrates
the credit union’s support
for education, and its desire
to help qualified members
with the cost of attending
school. Over the past seven
years, the program has
given over $70,000 to quali
fied students. In April 2004,
five, one-year scholarships
of SI,OOO - totaling $5,000 -
will be awarded to graduat
ing seniors who have been
accepted at (and will attend)
THE HOUSTON HOME JOURNAL
display through March 12.
Thursday, Jan. 15
• The Fine Arts Society of
Middle Georgia will meet at 7
p.m. in the Robins Room of the
Guest House Inn in Warner
Robins. Paintings done on the
history of Houston County for
an upcoming show at the
Museum of Aviation will be on
display. The meeting is open to
all.
• The Rev. Fred
Shuttlesworth, one of the pio
neers of the American Civil
Rights Movement, will lecture
at Macon State College as part
of the campus’ celebration of
Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
His lecture, which begins at 7
p.m. in the Macon State College
Auditorium off Ivey Drive, will
cover his involvement in the
Civil Rights Movement and his
relationship with King.
Admission is free, and the
event is open to the public. For
more information, call Mary
Mears at 471-2888.
Saturday, Jan. 17
• The Middle Georgia
Democratic Women’s Club will
meet at 9 a.m. in the Golden
Corral Restaurant, Russell
Parkway, Warner Robins.
Newcomers and Democratic
women from other counties are
welcome. Each pays for her
own breakfast. Election of offi
cers will take place. Bring a
warm item of clothing, such as
a cap, mittens, etc., to donate to
the Samaritan Closet. For
information call Debbie Moore
at 937-8719 or Tina Simms at
988-8560.
• The Westfield * Beech wood
*Baker Alumni Association is
sponsoring alumni basketball
games at the Westfield gymna
sium. Girls’ game starts at 5:30
p.m., followed by the boys’
game. Admission is sl. BBQ
plates will be on sale for $5
each, sponsored by the Debate
Team. Tickets are on sale in
advance and at the door. Call
987-0547 for more information.
Monday, Jan. 19
• The Christian Women’s
Club will hold a luncheon at
11:30 a.m., at the Houston
Lake Country Club, 2323 Ga.
127, Perry. The program will
feature special feature guest,
John Teague, owner of The
Boardwalk. He will be sharing
with us how his famous cus
tards $rei pot drily appealing* tq?
ou/'iakteibfids but also good for
us! Our special guest speaker
will be Peggy Gay, business
owner, sharing her life story
when she tells “How to Apply
Concealer Without Touching
Your Face.” Cost is $10.50
inclusive. For reservations, call
L. at (478) 328-7033 or 926-
6288; or call M. at 781-0275 by
Jan. 14.
Tuesday, Jan. 20
• The school council for
Quail Run Elementary School
meets at 7:15 a.m. in the
instructional coordinator’s
office.
a college, university or voca
tional school in 2004.
This scholarship is based
on scholastic performance,
extracurricular and commu
nity activities, letters of rec
ommendation, and level of
financial need. All graduat
ing high school seniors who
are members of Robins
Federal Credit Union are
encouraged to apply.
Deadline for applications
is noon Friday, March 26.
Scholarship applications
may be obtained from any
Robins Federal Credit
Union location or may be
downloaded from the Web
site at www.robinsfcu.org.
- From staff reports