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♦ TUESDAY, JANUARY 18, 2005
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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
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Tue
1/18
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47/23
Mainly sunny. High
47F. Winds NE at 5
to 10 mph.
Sunrise Sunset
7:36 AM 5:55 PM
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Georgia At A Glance
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Area Cities
City Hi Lo Cond
Albany 46 21 sunny
Athens 41 20 sunny
Atlanta 40 20 sunny
Augusta 42 23 sunny
Bainbridge 50 26 sunny
Brunswick 45 32 mst sunny
Cartersville 42 22 sunny
Chattanooga,TN 35 21 sunny
Columbus 46 25 sunny
Cordele 47 23 sunny
National Cities
Atlanta 40 20 sunny
Boston 18 7 sunny
Chicago 22 19 snow
Dallas 49 38 mst sunny
Denver 58 39 mst sunny
©2005 American Profile Hometown Content Service
(To submit 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 representative from U.S.
Rep. Jim Marshall’s office will
be in the second-floor confer
ence room of Perry City Hall,
1211 Washington St., from 9-11
a.m. to hear concerns from citi
zens.
• Warner Robins Senior Care
meets 9 a.m. each Tuesday at
the Houston County YMCA
(corner of Ga. 96 and Moody
Road - 922-2566) for exercise
class featuring strength and
flexibility stretching led by a
certified instructor. All exercise
participants must provide a
signed Physician Referral Form
from their doctor. 988-1813.
• The Senior Care
Community Collaborative will
meet at 1:30 p.m. at the Perry
Recreation Department, Rozar
Park, Perry. The Collaborative
meets to brainstorm on activi
ties and resources that will help
ensure quality of life for adults
50 and older. Representatives
from civic organizations, busi
nesses, churches and communi
ty members are welcome to
attend. 988-1813.
• Families Against
Methamphetamine Abuse
(FAMA) holds its monthly busi
ness meeting at 6 p.m. on the
third Tuesday of each month at
the Centerville Lions Club, 612
North Houston Lake Blvd.,
near the post office. 953-6955.
Wednesday, Jan, 19
• Centerville Senior Care
meets 9 a.m. each Wednesday at
Centerville City Hall for exer
cise class featuring strength
and flexibility stretching led by
a certified instructor. All exer
cise participants must provide a
signed Physician Referral Form
from their doctor. 988-1813.
• Perry Senior Care meets
9:30 a.m. Wednesday at Rozar
Park for exercise class featur
ing strength and flexibility
stretching: PVO Bingo immedi
ately follows exercise. All exer
cise participants must provide a
signed Physician Referral Form
from their doctor. 988-1813.
Wed
1/19
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54/35
Mix of sun and
clouds. Highs in the
mid 50s and lows in
the mid 30s.
Sunrise Sunset
7:36 AM 5:56 PM
55/34
Partly cloudy. Highs
in the mid 50s and
lows in the mid 30s.
Sunrise Sunset
7:35 AM 5:57 PM
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City Hi Lo Cond.
Dalton 40 23 sunny
Dillard 40 19 sunny
Dublin 46 20 sunny
Duluth 39 19 sunny
Gainesville 40 22 sunny
Helen 41 20 sunny
Lagrange 45 21 sunny
Macon 46 22 sunny
Marietta 40 19 sunny
Milledgeville 45 19 sunny
Houston 55 42 cloudy
Los Angeles 79 57 sunny
Miami 67 58 rain
Minneapolis 28 17 snow
New York 22 14 sunny
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
Thursday, Jan. 20
• Warner Robins Senior Care
meets 9 a.m. each Thursday at
the Houston County YMCA
(corner of Ga. 96 and Moody
Road - 922-2566) for exercise
class featuring strength and
flexibility stretching led by a
certified instructor. All exercise
participants must provide a
signed Physician Referral Form
from their doctor. 988-1813.
• Representatives from
Georgia Southwestern State
University will be on the
Middle Georgia College campus
in Cochran at 12:30 p.m. in
Dillard Hall Auditorium to
share information about the
baccalaureate nursing degree
to be offered on the MGC cam
pus starting this fall. The bach
elor of science in nursing will
be available through a combi
nation of online/distance educa
tion GSW nursing courses with
clinical experiences on or near
the campus. Eligible students
would have earned the associ
ate of science in nursing degree
and have passed the NCLEX
RN and hold a current nursing
license in Georgia. Interested
students should bring with
them an unofficial transcript of
all college work. Dr. Mary Ellen
Wilson, MGC vice-president of
academic affairs, (478) 934-
3019; or Dr. Joanne Jackson,
(478) 934-3109.
• The Central Region Mental
Health Developmental
Disabilities and Addictive
Diseases Planning Board meet
ing is scheduled for 2:30 p.m. at
1022-B Hillcrest Parkway,
Dublin. The public is invited to
attend.
• Take Off Pounds Sensibly
(T.O.PS.) meets each Thursday
in the Perry Hospital Medical
Library, 1120 Morningside
Drive, Perry. Weigh-in from 5-
5:30 p.m.; meeting from 5:30-6
p.m. Michelle Lee, 988-1813, or
Tara Poole, 988-1827.
• The Central Georgia
Genealogical Society will meet
at 7 p.m. at Flint Energies,
1600 Elberta Road, Warner
Robins. Jane Walker will speak
on Dodge County history.
Walker is the author of “Widow
of Sighing Pines” and co-author
of “The Dodge Land Troubles,
1868-1923.” Visitors always
welcome, www.cggs.org
• The board of directors
monthly meeting for the
LOCAL
Thu
1/20
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57/38
Mostly sunny. Highs
in the upper 50s and
lows in the upper
30s.
Sunrise Sunset
7:35 AM 5:58 PM
Fri
1/21
Sat
1/22
jr Ik
56/42
Chance of showers.
Highs in the mid 50s
and lows in the low
40s.
Sunrise Sunset
7:35 AM 5:59 PM
Moon Phases
Full
Jan 25
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New
Feb 8
First
Jan 17
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Last
Feb 2
UV Index
Tue 1/18 4 Moderate
Wed 1/19 4 Moderate
Thu 1/20 4 Moderate
Fri 1/21 4 Moderate
Sat 1/22 4 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. o mm mmm 11
| City Hi Lo Cond.
Peachtree City 42 17 sunny
Perry 47 23 sunny
Rome 44 21 sunny
Savannah 44 26 sunny
St. Simons Island4s 32 mst sunny
Statesboro 48 23 sunny
Thomasville 51 27 sunny
Valdosta 49 26 sunny
Warner Robins 46 20 sunny
Waycross 48 25 sunny
[City Hi Lo Cond. |
Phoenix 76 53 sunny
San Francisco 64 50 pt sunny
Seattle 56 51 rain
St. Louis 32 25 mst sunny
Washington, DC 29 20 sunny
Houston County Association
for Exceptional Citizens Inc.
and Falcon Park Inc. will be
held at 7 p.m. in the conference
room of Workshop 11, 716 N.
Young Ave., Warner Robins.
Friday, Jan. 21
• Centerville Senior Care
meets 9 a.m. each Friday at
Centerville City Hall for exer
cise class featuring strength
and flexibility stretching led by
a certified instructor. All exer
cise participants must provide a
signed Physician Referral Form
from their doctor. 988-1813.
• Perry Senior Care meets 10
a.m. Friday at Rozar Park for
exercise class featuring
strength and flexibility stretch
ing. A healthy lunch ($5) and a
guest speaker targeting senior
adult mental, spiritual and/or
physical health are provided
after exercise. All exercise par
ticipants must provide a signed
Physician Referral Form from
their doctor. 988-1813.
• 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.
• A blood drive will be held
from 3-7:45 p.m. at First
United Methodist Church of
Centerville, corner of Wilson
Drive and North Houston Lake
Boulevard, Centerville. 953-
3090 or 953-5397.
Saturday, Jan. 22
• Happy Hour is holding an
indoor yard sale from 8 a.m.
until 1 p.m. at 716 N. Young
Ave., Warner Robins. All pro
ceeds benefit the mentally chal
lenged.
• The official grand open
ing/ribbon cutting for Houston
Medical Center’s new Surgery
Center will be at 10 a.m.
Following the ribbon cutting
and tours, the center will be
open to the public from 11 a.m.
until 2 p.m. for tours, free
screenings, Teddy Bear Clinic,
clowns, balloons, etc. All are
invited to will take advantage
of this opportunity to see the
“behind the scenes” areas of
the surgery facility.
• The Perry Recreation
Department will offer a defen
sive driving class from 10 a.m.
until 4 p.m. at Rozar Park,
Keith Drive. Advance registra
tion is required; cost is $25 per
person. (478) 988-2860.
WR woman with AIDS pleads
guilty to killing cabbie
The Associated Press
JEFFERSONVILLE - A
Warner Robins woman has
pleaded guilty to fatally
stabbing a cab driver in a
deal to avoid a possible
death sentence that was
granted after officials
learned the defendant is in
the advanced stages of
AIDS.
Latarsha Fuller, 28, plead
ed guilty in Twiggs County
Superior Court to murder,
armed robbery and other
charges in the June 19,
2003, death of Mary
Touchton Singletary, who
had been stabbed more than
30 times.
Under the deal, Fuller was
WRHS Math Club volunteers at
Golden Olympics Softball Competition
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submitted
The Warner Robins High School Mu Alpha Theta Math
Club officers volunteered at the Softball Competition of
the Golden Olympics. Congratulating the GOLD MEDAL
Winner of the 70- to 79-year-old age group, Lillian
Murphy are (from left) Vice President Tyler Webb,
Treasurer Joseph Rimando, Murphy, Webmaster Justin
Sammons, PR Kelly Haller, and volunteer Moses Presley.
Murphy, 78, won with a throw of 69.41 feet.
Apply now for March pageant
FORT VALLEY
Applications are being
accepted for the Miss
Georgia Peach scholarship
pageants to be held March 5
in Fort Valley.
Any Georgia girl, ages 4 -
23, is eligible. Deadline for
entry is March 1.
Winners will serve as offi
SI,OOO REWARD
For information leading to the arrest and conviction
of individual(s) responsible for the death of a
Walker Coon Hound on Highpoint Farms in
Elko, GA on 1/5/05.
Any information please call
987-9838.
Pet Profiles!
Pets avaflable for
local animal shelters JmIMH
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WEIGHT LOSS CLINIC
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you may have tried (ex.-Atkins, South Beach, Weight Watch
ers, Dr. Phil) along with her program.
The Weight Loss Clinic starts Tues, January 18. Limited
membership. Call to register today!!!
Dr. Mary Elam is a ANMA Board Certified (one of only a
few in the U.S.) She has a PhD in Religion, as well as Natu
ropathy. She is also a Certified Natural Health Professional
(CNHP).
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LIFETREE NATURAL FOODS
(next to Harvey’s Supermarket)
478.987.8070 Mon. -Sat 10 to 6
THE HOUSTON HOME JOURNAL
sentenced to life in prison.
She will be eligible for
parole after serving at least
20 years, Dublin District
Attorney Craig Fraser said.
Fraser said the plea deal
came after court officials
discovered Fuller was in the
advanced stages of AIDS.
Prosecutors had planned
to seek the death penalty.
Authorities say that on
the day of the murder,
Fuller called the White Top
Cab Co. and asked for
Singletary, 53, to drive her
around Warner Robins.
Deputies found
Singletary’s body and her
burned cab in rural Twiggs
County.
cial ambassadors of the
Georgia Peach Festival to be
held in June.
Char-Broiled
Sizzling Steaks
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1-75 Eirtt iso • un-mrr
SUNDAY
Come join the fun and lose
some weight!!!
Dr. Mary, a Naturopathic Physician,
has started her Weight Loss Clinic,
designed to help you lose weight, and
to help you understand just how to as
sist your body in achieving your weight
loss goal. She will help you to incorpo
rate any specific weight loss program
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