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♦ THURSDAY, JANUARY 20, 2005
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Today's Weather
Local 5-Day Forecast
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Mainly sunny. High
54F. Winds SW at 5
to 10 mph.
Sunrise Sunset
7:36 AM 5:56 PM
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Albany 53 33 sunny
Athens 47 30 mst sunny
Atlanta 47 32 mst sunny
Augusta 48 32 mst sunny
Bainbridge 58 39 sunny
Brunswick 54 37 sunny
Cartersville 49 33 mst sunny
Chattanooga,TN 44 30 pt sunny
Columbus 54 36 sunny
Cordele 55 35 sunny
National Cities
Atlanta 47 32 mst sunny
Boston 28 23 sn shower
Chicago 34 25 cloudy
Dallas 64 45 sunny
Denver 62 40 pt sunny
©2005 American Profile Hometown Confenl 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
• 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.ES.) 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
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Partly cloudy. Highs
in the low 60s and
lows in the low 40s.
Sunrise Sunset
7:35 AM 5:58 PM
61/38
Partly cloudy. Highs
in the low 60s and
lows in the upper
30s.
Sunrise Sunset
7:35 AM 5:57 PM
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Dalton 48 32 pt sunny
Dillard 45 28 pt sunny
Dublin 52 32 mst sunny
Duluth 46 30 mst sunny
Gainesville 46 33 mst sunny
Helen 47 31 mst sunny
Lagrange 52 33 sunny
Macon 52 34 mst sunny
Marietta 48 30 mst sunny
Milledgeville 51 31 mst sunny
Houston 66 50 pt sunny
Los Angeles 81 55 sunny
Miami 68 51 rain
Minneapolis 25 14 snow
New York 28 25 sn shower
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
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.
• 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.ES.) 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.
• The Sigma Epsilon Omega
Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha
Sorority Inc. is celebrating 15
years of service to the Warner
Robins/Houston County com
munity. The celebration will be
held at 7 p.m. in the clubhouse
at Brighton Park Apartments
(located on Watson Boulevard).
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.
LOCAL
Sat
1/22
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58/39
Few showers. Highs
in the upper 50s and
lows in the upper
30s.
Sunrise Sunset
7:35 AM 5:59 PM
Mon
1/24
Sun
1/23
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55/31
Partly cloudy and
windy. Highs in the
mid 50s and lows in
the low 30s.
Sunrise Sunset
7:34 AM 6:00 PM
Moon Phasot
fy
Full
Jan 25
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UV Index
Thu 1/20 U Moderate
Fri 1/21 3 Moderate
Sat 1/22 4 Moderate
Sun 1/23 4 Moderate
Mon 1/24 4 Moderate
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The UV Index is measured on a 0-11
number scale, with a higher UV Index
showing the need tor greater skin pro
tection. OBBMBMMBBB 11
I City
Peachtree City 49 29 mst sunny
Perry 54 35 sunny
Rome 52 32 mst sunny
Savannah 55 33 mst sunny
St. Simons Islands 4 37 sunny
Statesboro 56 33 mst sunny
Thomasville 59 39 sunny
Valdosta 57 37 sunny
Warner Robins 51 32 mst sunny
Waycross 57 33 sunny
Phoenix 79 52 sunny
San Francisco 62 49 mst sunny
Seattle 58 50 rain
St. Louis 43 31 pt sunny
Washington, DC 30 24 snow
• 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.
• Nick Shelton will auto
graph his recently published
book, “The Devotional Tales,”
from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the
Perry Bookstore, 907 Carroll
St., in downtown Perry. Both
hardcover and softcover edi
tions will be available at the
book signing. Shelton, who is
20, and from Perry, has written
a collection of Christian devo
tionals.
• 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.
OBITUARIES
ANNICE L. COX
WARNER ROBINS - Annice L. Cox, 83, passed away on
Monday, Jan. 17, 2005, at Houston Medical Center. Services
will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 20, 2005 (TODAY), at
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, with inter
ment following in Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church Cemetery,
Macon. Visitation will be from 6 until 8 p.m. Wednesday,
Jan. 19, 2005, at McCullough Funeral Home.
Cox was born in Macon. She was a member of Church of
Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Her husband, Leon M.
Cox; parents, Ralph and Celsie Ludlow; and son Larry Cox
preceded her in death.
Survivors include her daughter, Leona Mauldin of
Marietta; sons, Richard Cox (Mary), Darryl Cox, Leon Cox
Jr., Ronnie Cox, of Warner Robins; ten grandchildren; ten
great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
Go to www.mcculloughfh.com to sign the Online Registry
for the family. McCullough Funeral Home has charge of
arrangements.
GENEVA B. SMITH
PERRY - Geneva B. Smith, 68, died Monday Jan. 17,
2005. Memorial services will be 11 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 20,
2005 (TODAY), at Bonaire United Methodist Church.
Mrs. Geneva, born in Danielsville, was the daughter of
the late Eva Mae (Hall) Kueppers and stepdaughter of the
late Fred Kueppers. She was preceded in death by a broth
er, Dick Brown. Mrs. Geneva was a resident of Houston
County for 22 years and a former resident of Toccoa. She
was of the Christian faith and her passion was reading and
spending time with her grandchildren.
Survivors include her children, Wanda Allison (John),
Cindy Mattison (Roger) and Doug Smith (Shiela); grand
children, Chris Smith (Brandy), Rusty Allison and Emily
Allison; a great-grandchild, Erica Smith; and a aunt,
Virginia Keebler.
Please express your condolences online at
watsonhunt.com.
MSC pumps
SII2M into area
From staff reports
MACON - Macon State
College’s economic impact
on Middle Georgia topped
sll2 million in Fiscal 2004,
says a newly released study
commissioned by the
University of Georgia.
“Macon State clearly is a
major contributor to the
economic strength of central
Georgia,” said President
David A. Bell. “Our impact
is only going to grow
stronger as our enrollment
continues to grow, and as we
continue to add new bache
lor’s degree programs to our
academic portfolio in areas
of strategic importance.”
The college that has cam
puses in Macon and Warner
Robins now offers eight bac
calaureate degrees: busi
ness, communications,
teacher education (to debut
in fall 2005), health infor
mation management, health
services administration,
information technology,
nursing and public service.
MSC was the source of
1,487 jobs in the region in
fiscal 2004. That included
416 on-campus jobs and
another 1,071 off-campus
jobs that existed due to col
lege-related spending in the
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Hello Out There
As we have started a new year, 1 look at the Past, Present & Future.
The Past is unbelievable. 1 remember when $30,000 was a BIG price
for a house and payments over S2OO. month were shocking. The Pres
ent is amazing! Look what our area has to offer you! It’s a Buyers
Market and what better way to make an INVESTMENT. We can find
you a home to fit any budget. Each buyer is special to us.
The Future - More houses & cars!! How we are growing and our
town has so much to offer - plenty housing, schools, churches, shop
ping, restaurants, etc. Competition is out there in all walks of life, but
loyalty and honesty is what counts.
When it comes to loyalty, I want to thank my right arm. Eve
Bucholz, who is starting her 17th year as my faithful secretary. All of
you that have been in our office know Eve and her willingness to help
you. Right behind her is our back-up secretary, Ann Watson, another
jewel of ten years with us. Thank you ladies, you are the BEST. A
loyal and faithful agent is Bill Fowler. Bill joined our firm 14 years
ago, retiring from the Air Force. He has been highly successful and is
a lifetime member of the Million Dollar Club. We congratulate Becky
Bangert for a very successful 2004 and her first full year with us.
She had over two million dollars in sales for the year. With husband.
Rocky, they make a terrific hard working team. We welcome new
agents to join our firm. We keep approx 12 agents full time. I feel
a small office can give you more personal service which you duly
deserve. Also a smaller office can give agents opportunities to make a
comfortable income.
Though our office is smaller than some, we still are a chip off the
BIG block,. Century 21, who I have been with since 1980. Our office
is conveniently located at 408 N. Houston Rd. Come by or call us
(328-7721) we are here for you. May 2005 bring world peace and
happiness for all and may you and yours have your dreams come true.
Ruth Russell, Broker
408 N.HOUSTON RD. iHO QOOJIOI
Warner Robins. GA 31093 4IO"U<Hr I*4l
Visit Us Online: www.Century2lHllVllDGA.com
THE HOUSTON HOME JOURNAL
region. Macon State’s
enrollment reached record
5,733 students in fall 2004.
A newly released study on
the 34 public colleges and
universities that make up
the University System of
Georgia’s shows $9.7 billion
of annual economic impact
on the state of Georgia
which indicates that the eco
nomic clout of the USG’s
continues to increase.
The study, which spanned
fiscal year 2004, was con
ducted by the Selig (Renter
for Economic Growth in the
University of Georgia’s
Terry College of Business.
It was initially released in
2000 covering Fiscal Year
1999, updated in 2002 to
report Fiscal Years 2000 and
2001, and has just been
updated again to show a
$1.7 billion increase in the
System’s economic impact
since the 2002 study (identi
fied as $8 billion in Fiscal
Year 2001).
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