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SUNDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2004
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1210 Washington St.
P.O. Box 1910
Perry, GA 31069
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Today's Weather
Local 5-Day Forecast
Sat
12/11
54/36
Mainly cloudy. High
54F. Winds WNW at
10 to 20 mph.
Sunrise Sunset
7:27 AM 5:30 PM
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Georgia At A Glance
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Area Cities
Albany 54 35 pt sunny
Athens 50 34 pt sunny
Atlanta 48 34 cloudy
Augusta 54 38 pt sunny
Bainbridge 55 37 pt sunny
Brunswick 55 40 pt sunny
Cartersville 48 35 rain
Chattanooga,TN 42 31 rain
Columbus 51 37 pt sunny
Cordele 55 39 cloudy
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Boston 51 37 rain
Chicago 40 33 pt sunny
Dallas 64 47 sunny
Denver 65 40 mst sunny
©2003 American Profile Hometown Content Service
(To send in your event for the
Holiday Calendar, fax the
details to (478) 988-1181, e
mail to hhj@evansnewspa
pers.com or rhail to Houston
Home Journal, PO. Box 1910,
Perry, GA 31069.)
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 inter
section 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
• The Sanctuary Choir of
Second Memorial Baptist
Church, 1845 Kings Chapel
Road, Perry, will perform “A
Night to Remember” at 11 a.m.
The choir will be under the
direction of Jenny Ledger,
Minister of Music and
Students. A nursery is provided
and visitors are welcome. (478)
218-0485 or 987-1025.
• Animal Rescue and
Kindness (ARK) will be making
photographs with “Santa
Paws” at Petsmart, 2730
Mon
12/13
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63/30
Times of sun and
clouds. Highs in the
low 60s and lows in
the low 30s.
Sunrise Sunset
7:28 AM 5:31 PM
Sun
12/12
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61/43
Sunshine. Highs in
the low 60s and lows
in the low 40s.
Sunrise Sunset
7:27 AM 5:30 PM
!Wc Celebrate Hometown Ll]e T
Dalton 47 33 rain
Dillard 51 30 mixed
Dublin 54 35 pt sunny
Duluth 47 33 cloudy
Gainesville 48 35 cloudy
Helen 49 33 rain
Lagrange 49 34 pt sunny
Macon 53 36 cloudy
Marietta 47 33 cloudy
Milledgeville 54 34 pt sunny
Los Angeles 77 55 mst sunny
Miami 73 53 pt sunny
Minneapolis 37 34 cloudy
New York 55 38 cloudy
HOLIDAY CALBWAR
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 ftin.
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.
• 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 Peny Balvaunuca Club
will hold its annual benefit
Holiday Traditions Home Tour
from 2 p.m. until 5 p.m.
Tickets, $lO each, are available
at Meme’s on Carroll Street.
The tour includes the homes of
Argene and Sandy Claxton, 106
Oxford Circle; Steve and Nancy
Green, 2012 Northside Road;
Winbon and Judy Golden, 907
Washington St.; Tim and Jan
McCord, 10781 U.S. 341; Gene
and Kathy Waites, 11248 U.S.
341. Also on the tour will be a
Houston Springs model home.
(478) 987-0371.
• The Sanctuary Choir and
Orchestra of Perry United
Methodist Church will present
“Let Us Adore Him!” a celebra
tion of the birth of Christ with
traditional choral and instru
mental music at 3 p.m. and
again at 5 p.m.
Monday, Dec. 13
• The Warner Robins High
School Jazz Ensemble will pres
ent a Jazzy Christmas at 7 p.m.
in the WRHS auditorium. Free
admission.
• The Northside High School
LOCAL
Tue
12/14
55/28
Times of sun and
clouds. Highs in the
mid 50s and lows in
the upper 20s.
Sunrise Sunset
7:29 AM 5:31 PM
Moon Phases
Last
Dec 5
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First
Dec 18
UV Index
Sat 12/11 3 Moderate
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Sun 12/12 3 Moderate
Mon 12/13 3 Moderate
Tue 12/14 3 Moderate
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Wed 12/15 3 Moderate
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 -*■■■ 11
Peachtree City 48 32 cloudy
Perry 54 36 cloudy
Rome 51 34 rain
Savannah 57 38 ptsunny
St. Simons Islandss 40 pt sunny
Statesboro 56 38 pt sunny
Thomasville 56 37 pt sunny
Valdosta 53 36 pt sunny
Warner Robins 54 36 cloudy
Waycross 56 36 pt sunny
San Francisco 64 54 cloudy
Seattle 49 36 rain
St. Louis 44 38 mst sunny
Washington, DC 55 39 cloudy
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Band Holiday Concert will be at
6:30 p.m. in the NHS Ray
Horne Theater for the
Performing Arts.
Tuesday, Dec. 14
• The three cooking sisters,
Ferrelle Bagley, owner of The
Kitchen Gallery in Warner
Robins, and Gail Berry and
LuAnn Bowie of Nutmeg’s in
historic McDonough Square
will share time-honored tips for
decorating and easy menus for
non-stressful parties. $15.95
per person including lunch at
The Langston House from
12:30-2:30 p.m. 988-8696.
Henderson Village is located
near the intersection of U.S. 41
and Ga. 26.
• Second- and third-graders
from Kings Chapel Elementary
School will perform the musical
“The Elves Impersonator” at 7
p.m.
• Thomson Middle School’s
Tiger Bands first annual
Holiday Christmas Concert will
be at 6 p.m. in the TMS Tiger
gym. Canned food and cash
donations accepted for admis
sion, but not required.
Our gift to you through February 28, 2005 when you
choose SummerhlU Villas as your home:
*Move In assistance within a 50 mile radius
*7 certificates for free beauty salon services
*7 certificates for home cooked meals
*1096 rent discount for the first 5 month's rent
Security, southern hospitality and your choice of services.
Call Carol Baxter at 478-907-3100 for more Information or for a tour of our
gracious living at Summerhlll Villas.
13353
Wed
12/15
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56/29
Sunshine. Highs in
the mid 50s and
lows in the upper
20s.
Sunrise Sunset
7:29 AM 5:31 PM
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Dec 12
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Dec 26
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HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS
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THE SUMMERHILL VILLAS
CHRISTMAS SPECIAL
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, Dec. 11
• A free seminar on
“Investment Fundamentals”
will be held at 11 a.m. at Robins
Federal Credit Union, 803
Watson Blvd., Warner Robins,
in the second floor conference
room. There will be prize draw
ings, as well as refreshments
and giveaways. To register, con
tact Rachel Sugrue,
rsugrue@robinsfcu.org or 923-
3773 (press 8, then ext. 2861).
• 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 Culinaiy 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
Tuesday, Dec. 14
• The Families Against
Methamphetamine Abuse
(FAMA) will meet at 6 p.m. at
Centerville City Hall.
Interested persons are invited
to attend and learn more about
meth abuse and how this
organization can help. 953-
6955.
• 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@midgaproperty.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.
Friday, Dec. 17
• Take Off Pounds Sensibly
(T.O.PS) meets each Friday at
Faith Lutheran Church, 301 N.
Pleasant Hill Road, Warner
Robins. Bobbi, 922-6809; or
Virginia, 922-4680.
Saturday, Dec. 18
THE HOUSTON HOME JOURNAL
• 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.
Tuesday, Jan. 4
• 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.
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.
Wednesday, Jan. 12
• 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.
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.