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SUNDAY, DECEMBER 5, 2004
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1210 Washington St.
P.O. Box 1910
Perry, GA 31069
(478) 987-1823
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Daniel F. Evans
Editor and Publisher
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Administrative Assistant
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accounting
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Comptroller
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Accounts Receivable
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Today's Weather
Local 5-Day Forecast
Sun
12/5
63/56
Cloudy, periods of
rain. Highs in the low
60s and lows in the
mid 50s.
Sunrise Sunset
7:22 AM 5:29 PM
Sat
12/4
&
w
64/42
Mainly sunny. High
64F. Winds light and
variable.
Sunrise Sunset
7:21 AM 5:29 PM
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Georgia At A Glance
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\ \ *\ \ Savannah
\ I 'pH \ 63/41
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Valdosta
Area Cities
Lo Cond.
Albany 64 43 mst sunny
Athens 58 39 sunny
Atlanta 58 39 sunny
Augusta 60 41 sunny
Bainbridge 65 46 mst sunny
Brunswick 62 49 sunny
Cartersville 59 40 sunny
Chattanooga,TN 54 39 mst sunny
Columbus 62 43 mst sunny
Cordele 65 45 mst sunny
National Cities
City Hi Lo Cond. |
Boston 40 37 mst sunny
Chicago 42 33 pt sunny
Dallas 60 51 rain
Denver 50 28 mst sunny
©2003 American Profile Hometown Content Service
(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, Dec. 4
• Local election of State
Democratic Committee mem
bers will take place at 2:30 p.m.
at the Houston County Annex
building on Carl Vinson
Parkway, Warner Robins. Three
positions are available.
Responsibilities include atten
dance at state committee meet
ings (usually four per year) in
Macon or Atlanta, voting on
state party policies and the
2006 election for state
Democratic chair. Interested
Democrats are urged to attend.
• The Centerville Fire
Department will host an open
house at the new Fire Station,
101 Miller Court, from 4-6 p.m.
• “A Community Affair: An
Evening of Elegance and
Praise” will be from 6-8 p.m. at
Christian Fellowship Church,
621 Walnut St., Warner Robins.
This benefit concert is free of
charge, but donations are
requested. Among the perform
ers will be David Brinson and
new Hope Praise Team, Voices
of Fellowship, Summer Dawn
Stephens, Ricardo Bendenelli
and At One, as well as local sax
ophonist Damon Brown and
vocalist Kelli Smalls. The con
cert benefits Save A
Community Inc. 956-0653 or
www.saveacommunity.org.
Monday, Dec. 6
• The Houston County
YMCA will kick off its annual
campaign. All businesses of the
local area are invited to attend
this event, scheduled for 5:30-
7:30 p.m. at the Houston
County YMCA located on the
comer of Moody and Ga. 96.
Refreshments will be offered.
(478) 922-2566, or Web site,
www.hocojunca.org.
Tuesday, Dec. 7
• A fraud prevention confer
ence on “Fraud: Spotting It.
Stopping It. Keeping Your
Resources Safe” will be held
from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. in the
C.W. Pettigrew Farm and
Community Life Center, Room
Mon
12/6
73/59
Partly cloudy,
chance of a thunder
storm.
Sunrise Sunset
7:23 AM 5:29 PM
Dillard 57 33 sunny
Dublin 63 39 sunny
Duluth 57 37 sunny
Gainesville 57 39 sunny
Helen 58 37 sunny
Lagrange 59 40 sunny
Macon 63 41 sunny
Marietta 58 38 sunny
Milledgeville 62 38 sunny
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Los Angeles 63 49 mst sunny
Miami 77 68 pt sunny
Minneapolis 43 31 pt sunny
New York 46 37 mst sunny
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
110, at Fort Valley State
University. Topics covered will
include home repair fraud,
identity theft, Internet and
telemarketing fraud, and
“phishing.” Presenters will
include representatives from
the Better Business Bureau of
Central Georgia, the Federal
Trade Commission, the
Governor’s Office of
Community Affairs and the
Georgia Attorney General’s
Office. The conference is spon
sored by FVSU and Florida
A&M University. To register or
for more information, contact
Mary Love Sanford, FVSU
Extension Resource
Management Specialist, by
phone at (478) 825-6574, by e
mail at sanfordm@fvsu.edu, or
by fax at (478) 825-6299.
• The Houston County Board
of Elections wrill meet at 5:30
p.m. at the Board of Elections
office, 732 Main St., Perry.
• The Ocmulgee Chapter,
Sons of the American
Revolution (S.A.R.) meets at
6:30 p.m. the first Tuesday of
each month at the Blue Plate
Restaurant in Macon. Visitors
welcome. Darrell Johnson,
(706) 647-3919.
Wednesday, Dec. 8
• The Warner Robins
Newcomers Club meets at 9:30
a.m. on the second Wednesday
of each month in the auditori
um of the Flint Energies build
ing, 1600 Elberta Road. 328-
0228.
• The Houston County
Retired Educators Association
(HCREA) meets at 11 a.m. on
the second Wednesday of each
month (Sept.-May) at China
Buffet, 605 Russell Parkway,
Warner Robins. All retired edu
cators are welcome. Jo Ann
Hill, 987-3357.
Thursday, Dec. 9
• The Region 8 Mental
Health/Developmental
Disabilities/Addictive Diseases
Board is scheduled to meet at 3
p.m. at the Central Region
MHDDAD Office, 103-B Mercer
Drive, Dublin. The public is
invited to attend.
• The Phoenix Center
Community Service Board will
meet at 7 p.m. at the Phoenix
Center, 940 Ga. 96, Warner
Robins. Time is provided at
LOCAL
Wed
12/8
65/48
Few showers. Highs
in the mid 60s and
lows in the upper
40s.
Sunrise Sunset
7:25 AM 5:29 PM
Tue
12/7
72/45
Few showers. Highs
in the low 70s and
lows in the mid 40s.
Sunrise Sunset
7:24 AM 5:29 PM
Moon Phases
Full
Nov 26
•
New
Dec 12
UV Index
3
3
2
Ji
3
3
Sat 12/4
Sun 12/5
Mon 12/6
Tue 12/7
Wed 12/8
The UV Index is measured on a 0-11
number scale, with a higher UV Index
showing the need lor greater skin pro
tection. 0 ■■P- 11
Lo Cond. |
Perry 64 42 sunny
Rome 61 41 sunny
Savannah 63 41 sunny
St. Simons Island 62 49 sunny
Statesboro 64 41 sunny
Thomasville 66 46 mst sunny
Valdosta 64 42 mst sunny
Warner Robins 63 41 mst sunny
Waycross 65 42 sunny
San Francisco 55 47 rain
Seattle 45 35 rain
St. Louis 55 42 sunny
Washington, DC 49 35 sunny
each meeting for public input
and/or questions. (478) 464-
5258.
• The Middle Georgia Orchid
Society meets the second
Thursday of each month at 7
p.m. New members are wel
come. Call 988-3234 for the
location of the meeting.
Saturday, Dec. 11
• The 2004 “Truckin’ for
Toys” Truck Show will begin at
2 p.m. at Blackjack Auto and
Truck Accessories, Macon.
Sponsored by Dodge Truck
World, Georgia Chapter, the
event is open to all makes and
models of trucks. Everyone wel
come. Entry fee is $lO plus a
new, unopened toy. Toys collect
ed will be donated to the
Ronald McDonald House in
Macon. To register or for
details, call Amber at (478) 714-
7769 or e-mail
truckin4toys@yahoo.com.
Monday, Dec. 13
• The American Culinary
Federation’s Middle Georgia
Chefs Association will be hav
ing its next meeting at 6 p.m. at
the old campus of Middle
Georgia Technical College,
1360 Corder Road, Warner
Robins. The meeting will take
place in the old Culinary Arts
room, right rear of the building.
Food theme for this meeting is
Diabetic Foods. There is NO
charge to attend, but please
bring a nonperishable food item
for donation. 987-7049, 923-
0140; mgcanewsletter@yahoo.
com or www.geocities.com/
mgcanewsletter/home.html
Houston Family Medicine
Personal and Caring Attention To Tour Health
Samuel E. Palmer, M.D.
WARNER ROBINS
OFHCE HOURS
Monday - Thursday 8:00am - 7:oopm
Friday 8:00am - s:oopm
(To send in your event for the
Holiday 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, Dec. 4
• The Mahala Club of Perry
is planning a Breakfast with
Santa from 8-11 a.m. at the
Perry Country Club. Tickets
are $5 per person, and may be
purchased from Mahala mem
bers. Photos will be taken with
Santa for an additional $3. The
event is a benefit fund-raiser
for Bobby Arrington, who is
still recovering from an auto
accident. Holly Albritton, 988-
3111.
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Downtown Christmas
Celebration will begin at 9 a.m.
with fun for children and adults
alike. Highlights will include a
tricycle race for 2-, 3-, 4- and 5-
year-olds starting at 10 a.m. in
the parking lot behind The
Swanson. D.M.’s Jumpin’ Gym,
balloons and face-painting.
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Dec 18
Moderate
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Photos with Santa will be taken
at C&C Photography. There
will be live music throughout
the day on the sound stage.
Creative spirits of all ages can
make Christmas cards at
Scrappin on My Mind, and
shoppers can enter their names
at every shop they visit for a
gift basket giveaway.
• The 2004 Warner Robins
Christmas Parade will begin at
10 a.m. at North Houston
Road, go east on Watson
Boulevard, and end at City
Hall. The 2004 parade is
expected to have in excess of
150 units, making it the biggest
parade in recent history. This
year’s theme is an
“International Christmas.”
• Toys for Tots will have a
toy drive from 1-6 p.m. at ToJ§
R Us on Watson Boulevard,
Warner Robins. Beckie
Newhouse, 922-4333.
• Byron will hold its
Arthritis
Cholesterol Management
Hypertension
Diabetes
Heart Disease
Most Insurance Accepted
233 N. Houston Rd., Ste. 140-F
Houston Health Pavilion
Warner Robins, GA 31093
478-922-8999
Also at: 1025 Keith Drive Perry, GA 31069
478-988-1282
HOUOA Y CALENDAR
Christmas Parade beginning at
1 p.m. downtown. Byron
Welcome Center, (478) 956-
2409, or Byron Better
Hometown, (478) 956-5555.
• The Perry Christmas
Parade will begin at 3 p.m. with
the theme, “Home for the
Holidays.” It will begin on
Carroll Street, continue to Old
Macon Road and end at North
Avenue. The 2004 parade is
expected to have in excess of
100 entries, making it the
biggest parade in recent histo
ry. Melanie Lewis, 988-8100,
ext. 1104.
• The Fort Valley Christmas
Parade will begin at 5 p.m. The
parade route begins at Blue
Bird Body Co., and continues
down Camellia Boulevard.
• Hospice of Houston
County’s annual Memorial
Service will be held at 6 p.m. at
the Church of Christ, 1947
Watson Blvd., Warner Robins.
The community is invited to
attend this special ceremony
remembering those who have
passed this year. A Reception
will follow. 953-5161.
• All are invited to the annu
al Luminary Service at 6 p.m.
at Magnolia Park Cemetery &
Mausoleum, 205 South
Pleasant Hill Road, Warner
Robins. Luminary candles will
be lit at dusk, at which time the
glowing candlelight remem
brance service and devotional
program will begin. In addition
to the luminary candles placed
by volunteers throughout the
park, candles will be available
for anyone wishing to place a
luminary on a loved ones place
of rest. Donations received will
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be given to local non-profit vol
unteer groups such £is Happy
Hour and Compassionate
Friends. A rain date has been
set at 6 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 11.
For more information, or to vol
unteer, contact Paul Boyer,
(478) 922-5845.
• The fifth annual Warner
Robins Singing Christmas Tree
will begin at 7 p.m. at the
Warner Robins Civic Center.
Presented by the music min
istry of Central Baptist Church,
the two-night performance will
include a full orchestra, chil
dren’s choirs, youth choirs,
ensembles and drama. 350 peo
ple are involved in the entire
production. The music per
formed will be a mixture of con
temporary and traditional
music. No admission charge
and no reserved seating. Doors
open at 6 p.m. to allow those
attending to find a seat.
• The Warner Robins
Children’s Theatre presents
“The Best Christmas Pageant
Ever” at 7 p.m. at the Warner
Robins Little Theatre, 502 S.
Pleasant Hill Road, Warner
Robins. Tickets are $6 for non
members, $5 for members and
$4 each for groups of 10 or
more. There is also $1 off
admission if you bring a toy.
Toys are being collected for
Kids Yule Love. The Children’s
Theatre is for kids ages 6-18.
The cast includes children ages
6 to 14 with a couple of baby
angels ages 4 and 2. For more
information and reservations
call 328-6244. Tickets will be
sold at the door, when available.
Sunday, Dec. 5
• Animal Rescue and
Kindness (ARK) will be making
photographs with “Santa
Paws” at Petsmart, 2730
Watson Blvd., Warner Robins,
from 11 a.m. until 5 p.m. Cost
of a photo with your pet is $lO
(includes a frame). Half of the
proceeds are donated to ARK to
support spay/neuter, rescue and
adoption programs. 923-4926.
• The Warner Robins Junior
Women’s Club presents
“Wrapped in Holiday Style,”
the annual tour of homes, from
1 to 5 p.m. Homes on the tour
will be in Southfield
Plantation: the Krajewski
Home, 105 Southshore Court;
the Reid Home, 232 Southfeld
Court; and the White Home,
107 Dave Stone Ct. Open
House will be held at Kitchen
Galleiy, 504 Russell Parkway;
Legacy Fine China and Gifts,
198-D South Houston Lake
Road; Just Fabulous, 3035
Watson Blvd. Tickets are $lO
and may be purchased at
Kitchen Galleiy, Legacy or Just
Fabulous. (478) 923-0090.
• The Warner Robins
Children’s Theatre presents
“The Best Christmas Pageant
Ever” at 2 p.m. at the Warner
Robins Little Theatre, 502 S.
Pleasant Hill Road, Warner
Robins. Tickets are $6 for non
members, $5 for members and
$4 each for groups of 10 or
more. There is also $1 off
admission, if you bring a toy.
Toys are being collected for
Kids Yule Love. The Children’s
Theatre is for kids ages 6-18.
The cast includes children ages
6 to 14 with a couple of baby
angels ages 4 and 2. For more
information and reservations
call 328-6244. Tickets will be
sold at the door, when available.
• The Children’s Choirs of
Perry, United Methodist
Church will present “Who Will
Send A Baby” at 7 p.m. The
musical program will include
graded choirs from age 4
through fifth grade. All are wel
come.
Tuesday, Dec. 7
• A Yuletide lunch that dou
bles as a cooking class will be
held at Henderson Village,
12:30-2:30 p.m. Chef Lindsey
Henderson, (a regular on
WMAZ and formerly with Bon
Appetit magazine) will be on
hand with recipe tips for mak
ing your holiday cooking a hit.
$18.95 per person including a
special holiday lunch.
Reservations required. 988-
8696. Henderson Village is
located near the intersection of
U.S. 41 and Ga. 26.
Pap Smears
Sports Physicals
Weight Management
Women’s Care
Cardiac Stress Testing
Melanie Shorter, M.D.
PERRY
OFFICE HOURS
Monday - Friday
8:00am - s:oopm