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♦ WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 19, 2005
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1210 Washington St.
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Perry, GA 31069
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Today's Weather
Local 5-Day Forecast
Wed
1/19
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53/34
Sunshine. High 53F.
Winds SWat 5 to 10
mph.
Sunrise Sunset
7:36 AM 5:56 PM
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Georgia At A Glance
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Area Cities
[City Hi Lo Cond. 1
Athens 45 29 mst sunny
Atlanta 45 30 mst sunny
Augusta 49 32 mst sunny
Bainbridge 58 38 sunny
Brunswick 52 38 sunny
Cartersville 48 32 mst sunny
Chattanooga,TN 42 29 pt sunny
Columbus 53 35 mst sunny
Cordele 54 34 sunny
National Cities
Atlanta 45 30 mst sunny
Boston 29 23 sn shower
Chicago 35 23 pt sunny
Dallas 63 44 sunny
Denver 61 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
• 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.
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 oh 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 hring 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
Fri
1/21
59/36
Plenty of sun. Highs
in the upper 50s and
lows in the mid 30s.
Sunrise Sunset
7:35 AM 5:58 PM
Thu
1/20
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59/34
Partly cloudy. Highs
in the upper 50s and
lows in the mid 30s.
Sunrise Sunset
7:35 AM 5:57 PM
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We Celebrate Hometown Life
I City Hi LoCond. I
Dillard 44 27 pt sunny
Dublin 52 31 mst sunny
Duluth 45 29 mst sunny
Gainesville 43 30 mst sunny
Helen 45 30 mst sunny
Lagrange 50 32 mst sunny
Macon 51 33 mst sunny
Marietta 45 29 mst sunny
Milledgeville 50 30 mst sunny
Houston 66 50 pt sunny
Los Angeles 81 55 sunny
Miami 68 53 rain
Minneapolis 27 12 sn shower
New York 29 26 sn shower
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
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.RS.) 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
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.
• Perpr 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.RS.) 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, comer 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
LOCAL
Sat
1/22 *
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62/36
Occasional showers
possible. Highs in
the low 60s and lows
in the mid 30s.
Sunrise Sunset
7:35 AM 5:59 PM
Moon Phases
First
Jan 17
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Last
Feb 2
UV Index
4
4
4
4
4
Wed 1/19
Thu 1/20
Fri 1/21
Sat 1/22
Sun 1/23
The UV Index is measured on a 0-11
number scale, with a higher UV Index
showing the need for greater skin pro-
[city Hi Lo Cond. \
Peachtree City 46 29 mst sunny
Perry 53 34 mst sunny
Rome 50 32 mst sunny
Savannah 54 34 mst sunny
St. Simons Islands 2 38 sunny
Statesboro 55 33 mst sunny
Thomasville 58 39 sunny
Valdosta 56 37 sunny
Warner Robins 51 32 mst sunny
Waycross 57 33 sunny
Phoenix 78 53 sunny
San Francisco 65 49 pt sunny
Seattle 57 50 rain
St. Louis 43 32 pt sunny
Washington, DC 32 25 sn shower
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.
• The Miss Warner Robins
High School Pageant will be
held at 7 p.m. in the Warner
Robins Civic Center. The theme
will be “She’s Gone Country.”
Reserved seats are $8 in
advance, $9 at the door; gener
al admission tickets are $7 in
advance, $8 at the door. Tickets
may be purchased at the WRHS
office in advance, or at the door
the night of the pageant.
Monday, Jan. 24
• Centerville Senior Care
meets 9 a.m. each Monday 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. every Monday at Rozar
Park for exercise class featur
ing strength and flexibility
stretching. All exercise partici
pants must provide a signed
Physician Referral Form from
their doctor. 988-1813.
• The Houston Arts Alliance
Board will meet at 6 p.m. at
Coldwell Banker Realtors, 470
S. Houston Lake Road, Warner
Robins.
Tuesday, Jan. 25
• The Russell Elementary
School Council will meet at
7:30 a.m. in the school media
center’s conference room, 101
Patriot Drive, Warner Robins.
Grace Lee, Russell Elementary
Interrelated Teacher and
School Council Secretary, 929-
7830 or sglee@hcbe.net
Sun
1/23
58/32
Partly cloudy. Highs
in the upper 50s and
lows in the low 30s.
Sunrise Sunset
7:34 AM 6:00 PM
Full
Jan 25
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New
Feb 8
Moderate
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Moderate
Moderate
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Tree dedicated in
Nunn’s memory
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HHJ/Jon SuggN
Dr. Deryle Whipple donated a gingko tree in memory of
Francis Nunn, Houston County Superior Court Judge
George Nunn’s father. The tree will be planted in Nunn
Memorial Park. The plaque that will be placed at the foot
of the tree will say “Francis Nunn, Dedicated Christian
Leader of this Community. ” From left: Judge Nunn, Perry
Beautification Commission Chairman Le Ann Tuggle, Dr.
Whipple, Mayor James Worrall and Jane Whipple. Trees
may be purchased in memory or honor of someone spe
cial. Contact Perry City Hall (988-2700) for more informa
tion.
Seamon, Hartley honored by FA
From staff reports
PERRY - Ashley Seamon,
daughter of Janet and Keith
Seamon of Perry, and Brent
Hartley, son of Kaye and
Glynn Hartley of Perry,
were awarded at the
Georgia National National
FFA Organization, formerly
Future Farmers of America.
Seamon and Hartley are
both juniors at Abraham
Baldwin Agricultural
College in Tifton.
The two were honored for
their program of work and
contributions to the commu
nity.
Seamon’s program of
St. Jude Dream Home tours available
Special to the HHJ
MACON - Moon Family
Properties opened the St.
Jude Dream Home to the pub
lic on Jan. 2 in Lizella.
Visitors from Macon, Warner
Robins, Roberta, Gray and
Forsyth were awe struck by
the four-bedroom, two-and-a
half-bath home.
The Dream Home will con
tinue to be open each
Saturday and Sunday from
noon to 5 p.m. Just for visit
ing the home, visitors can
enter for a free chance to win
$5,000 worth of furniture
courtesy of Southern Decor
Furniture.
Moon Family Properties
has coordinated construction
of the St. Jude Dream Home,
valued at approximately
$310,000. The home will be
given away on 13 WMAZ, Jan.
30. The house features 2,800
heated square feet, granite
countertops, 10-foot ceilings
and a master bedroom fur
nished by Hancock Fabrics.
Other prizes are also up for
grabs, including a $2,000
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work was raising jersey cat
tle and horses farming in
Houston County.
Hartley’s program of work
was raising hay and Angus
beef he farms in south
Houston County.
The two were honored in
Louisville, Ky., at the
National FFA convention
and were inducted as
American FFA Degree hon
orees.
National FFA only
bestowed this honor on only
35 members. Less than 0.5
percent of all members
attain the coveted American
FFA degree.
portable building from Action
Buildings, SI,OOO shopping
spree at Hancock Fabrics,
SI,OOO gift certificate to
Backyard Basics, SI,OOO sav
ings bond from two
one-year memberships to
Gold’s Gym, 2 roundtrip
Air Tran tickets, and a design
er bed from The Bombay
Company.
A limited number of SIOO
St. Jude Dream Home
Giveaway tickets are still
available at local area branch
es of BB&T, Hancock Fabrics,
and the Moon Family
Properties Welcome Center.
Fewer than 1,500 of the 6,000
tickets have been sold! The
Dream Home is located in
Alden Acres subdivision. For
directions and more informa
tion about the St. Jude Dream
Home or to reserve your tick
et with a major credit card
call 1-800-736-2415 or visit,
www.stjudedreamhome.org.
All proceeds benefit St.
Jude Children’s Research
Hospital.
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