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P.O. Box 1910
Perry, GA 31069
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Today's Weather
Local 5-Day Forecast
Wed
12/8
75/54
Times of sun and
clouds. Highs in the
mid 70s and lows in
the mid 50s.
Sunrise Sunset
7:25 AM 5:29 PM
Tue
12/7
77/58
Scattered thunder
storms developing
during the afternoon.
High 77F.
Sunrise Sunset
7:24 AM 5:29 PM
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Georgia At A Glance
\ i Augusta
Warner Rolttns^
\, Savannah
M ' j 455
I / Valdosta
Area Cities
Athens 70 49 rain
Atlanta 68 49 rain
Augusta 75 57 t-storm
Bainbridge 79 61 t-storm
Brunswick 76 61 cloudy
Cartersville 70 49 rain
Chattanooga.TN 65 42 rain
Columbus 75 57 rain
Cordele 79 62 t-storm
National Cities
Boston 48 45 rain
Chicago 50 31 rain
Dallas 67 43 sunny
Denver 45 26 pt sunny
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(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.)
Today
• 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.
• Houston County High
School’s Choral Department
will hold its Christmas Winter
Concert at 7 p.m. in the HCHS
theatre. Free admission.
• Perry Middle School will
host the 2004 Christmas
Benefit Concert at 7 p.m. in the
school gym. All proceeds donat
ed to the Perry Volunteer
Outreach to help local families.
A $1 donation is requested.
Wednesday, Dec. 8
• Henderson Village will host
Christmas Cocktails at the
Langston House. Join food and
beverage manager and mixolo
gist extraordinaire Michael
Williams to enjoy his newest
creations with fun recipes to
make your holiday parties a
blast with the latest holiday
libations. From Cranberry
Cosmos to Gingerbread
Cappuccino, his concoctions are
sure to warm you on the chilli
est nights. Perfect for girl’s
night out. This party comes
complete with beverages to
sample and recipes to take
home. $18.95 per person. 5:30 -
7:30 p.m. Reservations
required. 988-8696. Henderson
Village is located near the inter
section of U.S. 41 and Ga. 26.
Thursday, Dec. 9
• Tucker Elementary School
is hosting Christmas with
Carrabba’s. Adult dinner plates
are $lO each, and children’s
plates are $5 each. Dinner will
be served from 6 until 7 p.m.
The book fair and Santa Shop
will be open during dinner. The
Thu
12/9
73/60
Occasional showers
possible. Highs in
the low 70s and lows
in the low 60s.
Sunrise Sunset
7:25 AM 5:30 PM
Dillard 68 44 rain
Dublin 78 58 t-storm
Duluth 68 47 rain
Gainesville 65 49 rain
Helen 68 47 rain
Lagrange 72 52 rain
Macon 76 56 rain
Marietta 69 48 rain
Milledgeville 75 54 t-storm
Houston 74 50 mst sunny
Los Angeles 61 53 rain
Miami 83 72 pt sunny
Minneapolis 38 25 pt sunny
New York 57 53 rain
HOUDAY CALENDAR
fourth grade and chorus will
present a free Christmas musi
cal from p.m. until 8 p.m. in the
lunchroom.
• The Houston County High
School Band will perform in
concert at 7 p.m.
• Musicians from Warner
Robins High School will per
form a Christmas Concert in
conjunction with Warner
Robins Middle School at 6:30
p.m. in the Warner Robins Civic
Center. Donations of canned
food items are being accepted
as admission.
• The Warner Robins Middle
School band concert for sev
enth- and eighth-graders
begins at 7 p.m. in the Warner
Robins Civic Center.
• The Westfield Chorus will
present a concert of Christmas
music at 7:30 p.m. in the ele
mentary library on the school
campus. Admission is free.
Friday, Dec. 10
• A Christmas Open House
will be hosted by U.S. Rep. Jack
Kingston (R-Savannah) at his
office, 402-B Corder Road,
Warner Robins, from 10:30-
11:30 a.m. All are invited.
• Henderson Village will host
a holiday meal from 6-10 p.m.
in the historic Langston House
Restaurant. Local musician
Michael Robinson will play
favorite seasonal songs on his
hammered dulcimer.
Reservations required. 988-
8696. Henderson Village is
located near the intersection of
U.S. 41 and Ga. 26.
• 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.
• Russell Elementary
School’s drama club will per
form “Rudolf the Red-Nosed
Reindeer” at 7:30 p.m.
LOCAL
Sat
mi
64/36
Times of sun and
clouds. Highs in the
mid 60s and lows in
the mid 30s.
Sunrise Sunset
7:27 AM 5:30 PM
Fri
12/10
71/46
Scattered thunder
storms. Highs in the
low 70s and lows in
the mid 40s.
Sunrise Sunset
7:26 AM 5:30 PM
Moon Phases
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Last New
Dec 5 Dec 12
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First Full
Dec 18 Dec 26
UV Index
Tue 12 n I Low
Wed 12/8 I Moderate
Thu 12/9 I Moderate
Fri 12/10 I Moderate
Sat 12/11 g Moderate
The UV Index is measured on a 0-11
number scale, with a higher UV Index
showing the need tor greater skin pro
tection. 0 ■■■: 11
Peachtree City 70 51 rain
Perry 77 58 t-storm
Rome 72 47 rain
Savannah 79 59 cloudy
St. Simons Island 76 61 cloudy
Statesboro 80 61 cloudy
Thomasville 80 63 cloudy
Valdosta 80 61 cloudy
Warner Robins 77 58 t-storm
Waycross 80 59 cloudy
Phoenix 63 48 pt sunny
San Francisco 58 52 rain
Seattle 48 44 rain
St. Louis 56 37 pt sunny
Washington, DC 64 54 rain
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Saturday, Dec. 11
• Animal Rescue and
Kindness (ARK) will be con
ducting a street collection from
10 a.m. until 2 p.m. at the
intersection of Watson
Boulevard and Houston Lake
Road. Proceeds benefit ARK’s
spay/neuter, rescue and adop
tion programs. 923-4926.
• Unadilla’s Christmas
Parade will begin at 11 a.m.
(478) 627-3022.
• Henderson Village First
Annual Teddy Bear Tea will be
held from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m.
Little boys and girls are encour
aged to enjoy the tea party at
the village. There will be holi
day teas and treats. Favorite
dolls and bears are also invited.
$12.95 per child 12 and under,
and $14.95 per adult. 988-8696.
Henderson Village is located
near the intersection of U.S. 41
and Ga. 26.
• 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. 12
• 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.
• Henderson Village will host
a holiday Brunch with Santa
from 11:30 a.m. until 2:30 p.m.
The meal will offer a menu just
for kids, and crafts and wagon
rides will be part of the fun.
Menu price. Children’s menu is
available. Reservations
required. 988-8696. Henderson
Village is located near the inter
section of U.S. 41 and Ga. 26.
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.)
Today
• 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
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 will 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
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
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Tuesday, Dec. 14
• The Middle Georgia
Chapter of the Georgia Real
Estate Investors’ Association
(GaREIA) meets every second
Tuesday of each month and will
meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Crown
Plaza Hotel, 108 First St.,
Macon. John “Jay” Fields, an
expert in mortgage banking,
real estate construction and
investing, will discuss investing
strategies. GaREIA is a not-for
profit, volunteer organization
whose purpose is to educate,
motivate, and provide network
ing opportunities for its mem
bership of real estate investors.
E-mail President Kin
Shackelford at shack@midga
property.com or phone (478)
475-0380.
Thursday, Dec. 16
• The 21st Century
Partnership will hold its quar
terly partnership meeting at 10
a.m. at the Museum of
Aviation. All interested persons
are encouraged to attend.
Saturday, Dec. 18
• The Houston-Middle
Georgia Chapter of the
American Red Cross will host a
5K Holiday Fun Run/Walk
beginning and ending in
Fountain Park, Kimberly Road,
Warner Robins. Registration
begins at 8 a.m.; race begins at
9:30 a.m.; awards ceremony
begins at 11:30 a.m. Cost is sls
for runners/walkers who regis
ter by Dec. 15; S2O on the day of
the event. Advance fee includes
a T-shirt, participation ribbon,
a gift bag and after-race
refreshments. The event is a
fund-raiser for the Houston-
Middle Georgia Chapter of the
American Red Cross. All funds
go toward helping local resi
dents in need of the Red Cross
chapter’s services. 923-6332.
Tuesday, Dec. 28
• A fibromyalgia support
group is held on the fourth
Tuesday of each month at 6
p.m. at the Kilraine
Chiropractic Center, 530 S.
Houston Lake Road, Warner
Robins. Public welcome. 953-
2611.
Saturday, Jan. 8
• Recycle your Christmas
tree by bringing it to The Great
Christmas Tree Round-Up
between 8 a.m. and 1 p.m. in
front of the water tower on
Maple Street. Most will be
chipped into mulch and used to
keep our parks green and beau
tiful. Others will be deposited
in area lakes and streams to
improve the habitat of fish. As
a special bonus, you will receive
a free tree seedling for each
tree you bring on Jan. 8.
Truckloads are welcome. The
Great Christmas Tree Round-
Up is co-sponsored by Flint
Energies and Townsend Tree
Service Inc. and hosted by Keep
Warner Robins Beautiful. Jan.
8 the only day free tree
seedlings will be available in
exchange for Christmas trees.
However, Christmas trees may
dropped near the water tower
on Maple Street any time after
Christmas.
Tuesday, Jan. 11
• The school council for
Linwood Elementary School
will met at 6 p.m. in the school
media center.
Saturday, Jan. 15
• The Middle Georgia
Democratic Women’s Club will
meet at 9 a.m. at Chef Audrey’s
Bistro and Bakery, Margie
Drive, Centerville.
• The Houston County
Democrats will meet at 10 a.m.
at Chef Audrey’s Bistro and
Bakery, Margie Drive,
Centerville.
Friday, Jan. 28
• “Dine with Elegance,” a
fund-raiser event benefiting
the 2005 Georgia Peach
Festival, will be held at
Peppercorn Case. Local politi
cians and prominent citizens of
Peach County will be serving.
Tickets are $25 per person and
seatings are available at 5:30
and 7:30 p.m. Peppercorn Case,
(478) 822-9696 or Peach
Festival office (478) 825-4002
for tickets or information.
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