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Today's Weather
Local 5-Day Forecast
Tue
2/1
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57F. Winds NE at 5
to 10 mph.
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Augusta 53 34 pt sunny
Bainbridge 61 44 rain
Brunswick 56 41 rain
Cartersville 53 37 cloudy
Chattanooga,TN 48 35 cloudy
Columbus 55 39 rain
Cordele 58 39 rain
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Chicago 35 25 pt sunny
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©2005 American Profile Hometown Content Service
(To submit your event for the
Community Calendar, fax the
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Home Journal, P.O. Box 1910,
Perry, GA 31069. )
Today
• 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 Warner Robins Civitan
Club will sponsor a Clergy
Appreciation Luncheon honor
ing all clergy in our community,
at 12:30 p.m. in the Ramada
Inn, 2725 Watson Blvd.,
Warner Robins. All clergy invit
ed and encouraged to attend.
Pat Spivey, 328-8551.
• 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, Feb. 2
• TAC Tankers Association,
Middle Georgia Group, will
meet at 9 a.m. at the Cracker
Barrel, Watson Boulevard,
Warner Robins. Anyone serving
in Tactical Air Command aerial
tanker units (KB-29/KB-50) is
welcome. Gil Switzer, (478)
922-0701.
• 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.
Thu
2/3
56/33
Chance of showers.
Highs in the mid 50s
and lows in the low
30s.
Sunrise Sunset
7:28 AM 6:10 PM
Wed
2/2
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54/36
Showers possible.
Highs in the mid 50s
and lows in the mid
30s.
Sunrise Sunset
7:28 AM 6:09 PM
Dalton 52 37 cloudy
Dillard 51 30 pt sunny
Dublin 56 34 cloudy
Duluth 50 33 cloudy
Gainesville 50 35 cloudy
Helen 52 34 pt sunny
Lagrange 54 37 cloudy
Macon 55 37 cloudy
Marietta 51 33 cloudy
Milledgeville 55 33 cloudy
Hi L oC o i id I
Houston 50 43 rain
Los Angeles 74 53 sunny
Miami 74 62 mst sunny
Minneapolis 38 24 pt sunny
New York 38 22 sunny
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
Thursday, Feb. 3
• 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.
• The Houston County Board
of Health will meet at noon in
the conference room of the
Houston County Health
Department, 98 Cohen Walker
Drive, Warner Robins.
• 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 Ocmulgee River Soil
and Water Conservation
District’s next regular monthly
meeting will be held at 7 p.m. at
the Houston County Ag. Center
in Perry.
Friday, Feb. 4
• 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.
• Filmmaker Spike Lee will
present “A Night with Spike” at
7 p.m. in the C.W. Pettigrew
Center at Fort Valley State
University as part of the 2004-
2005 John W. Davison Lecture
Series. Admission is free. (478)
825-6106.
LOCAL
Fri
2/4
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62/36
Sunny. Highs in the
low 60s and lows in
the mid 30s.
Sunrise Sunset
7:27 AM 6:IIPM
Moon Phases
Full
Jan 25
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New
Feb 8
UV Index
3
3
3
4
4
Tue 2/1
Wed 2/2
Thu 2/3
Fri 2/4
Sat 2/5
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 •'>•111
oty HI Lo Cond. |
Peachtree City 52 33 cloudy
Perry 57 38 cloudy
Rome 56 39 cloudy
Savannah 56 34 pt sunny
St. Simons Islands 6 41 rain
Statesboro 57 34 pt sunny
Thomasville 62 43 rain
Valdosta 61 41 rain
Warner Robins 55 36 cloudy
Waycross 60 37 rain
Phoenix 64 46 mst sunny
San Francisco 59 46 sunny
Seattle 53 42 cloudy
St. Louis 39 27 pt sunny
Washington, DC 39 24 mst sunny
Saturday, Feb. 5
• The Houston County
Republican Party will hold its
Mass Precinct Meeting at
Middle Georgia Technical
College, Student Activity
Center Building C, 80 Cohen
Walker Drive. Registration is
from 9-10 a.m.; doors will close
at 10 a.m. sharp. The meeting
will convene at 10 to elect dele
gates and alternates to the
Houston County Republican
County Convention on March
5. All Houston County resi
dents who are legally registered
to vote and believe in the prin
ciples of the Republican Party
are urged to participate.
• The Warner Robins
Alumnae Chapter of Delta
Sigma Theta Sorority Inc. is
having its Annual Scholarship
Ball from 7 p.m. until 1 a.m. at
the Museum of Aviation. The
theme is OPERATION
D.E.L.T.A. (Delta Exemplifying
Leadership Through Activism).
Dress is formal, and a donation
of S3O is expected (all proceeds
benefit the chapter scholarship
fund). Entertainment will be
provided by Conquest Band.
www.warnerrobins-dst.org or
Kenitra Burnette, (478) 714-
5521.
Sunday, Feb. 6
• A Super Bowl Party will be
held at the Warner Robins VFW
Memorial Post 6605. This event
is open to the public. Advance
tickets can be purchased at the
Post Home at 1011 Corder
Road. Each ticket is SIOO. This
allows the purchaser to bring
one guest and includes free
drinks, heavy finger foods, and
entry into four different draw
ings. At the end of the first, sec
ond and third quarters, there
will be drawings for SI,OOO.
And, at the end of the game
there will be a drawing for
$2,000. You don’t have to be
present at the drawings to win.
922-2154.
Monday, Feb. 7
• 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.
Sat
2/5
66/41
Sunshine. Highs in
the mid 60s and
lows in the low 40s.
Sunrise Sunset
7:26 AM 6:12 PM
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Feb 16
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OBITUARIES
ROSCOE EUGENE BLOODWORTH
WARNER ROBINS - Roscoe Eugene Bloodworth, 47,
passed away on Friday, Jan. 28, 2005, at his residence.
Graveside funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday,
Feb. 1 (TODAY), at the Parkway Memorial Gardens with
interment following. Visitation will be 7 until 9 p.m. on
Monday, Jan. 31, at McCullough Funeral Home. Donations
may be made to the Heart of Georgia Humane Society, One
Macon Road, Macon, GA 31210.
Bloodworth was born June 8, 1957, in Montezuma to
Avoline J. Bloodworth of Cumming, and the late Willis
Roscoe Bloodworth. A graduate of Macon County High
School, he created the Web site NorthsideFootball.com.
Bloodworth worked in civil service as a machinist on Robins
Air Force Base.
Survivors include, loving and devoted wife, Janet E.
Bloodworth of Warner Robins; daughter, Shauna Layfield
(Scotty) of Cairo; son, Joshua Breeland of Warner Robins;
daughter, Brandi Benford (Jeremy) of Leesburg; son,
Christopher Bloodworth of Warner Robins; son, Kevin
Bloodworth of Warner Robins; brother, Benny Bloodworth
of Americus; sister, Bonnie Bloodworth Weaver of
Cumming; and three grandchildren.
Go to www.mcculloughfh.com to sign Online Registry for
the family. McCullough Funeral Home has charge of
arrangements.
LAWRENCE (LARRY) CARLISLE
WARNER ROBINS - Lawrence (Larry)
Carlisle, 81, passed away on Sunday, Jan. 29,
2005. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m.
Tuesday, Feb. 1 (TODAY), at Antioch United
Methodist Church, Gainesville, with inter
ment following in the church cemetery. Visitation will be
one hour prior to the service. In lieu of flowers the family
suggests donations be made to Antioch United Methodist
Church, 2922 Antioch Church Road, Gainesville, GA 30506
Born March 30, 1923, in Jacksonville, Fla., Carlisle
proudly served in World War 11, the Korean War and the
Vietnam War as a Merchant Marine. He was a member of
Antioch United Methodist Church. Preceding him in death
were parents, Ester L. and Juanita Cryder Carlisle.
Survivors include his loving wife, Annie Bell Carlisle of
Gainesville; son, George Carlisle and daughter-in-law, Julie,
of Gainesville; daughter, Mary Rosseau and son-in-law, Jim,
of Warner Robins; stepdaughter, Susan Hicks and husband,
Nelson, of Gainesville; stepdaughter, Cathy Hicks and hus
band, Kelies, of Gainesville; stepson, Doug Satterfield and
wife, Barbara, of Gainesville; 13 grandchildren and 10
great-grandchildren.
Go to www.mcculloughfh.com to sign Online Registry for
the family. McCullough Funeral Home has charge of
arrangements.
RONALD E. COLLINS JR.
WARNER ROBINS - Ronald E. Collins Jr., 51, passed
away on Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2005, in his home. Services
will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2005, in the chapel
of McCullough Funeral Home, with interment following in
Magnolia Park Cemetery. Visitation will be from 6 until 8
p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2005 (TODAY), at McCullough
Funeral Home.
Collins was born in Terre Haute, Ind. He graduated from
Wiley High School and went to college at Ivy Tech in 1998
received a degree in computer repair. Ron worked at
Pillsbury for 15 years. He also was a former Boy Scout
leader. His parents, Ronald E. and Alice Collins; brother,
Randy Collins; and sister, Brenda Collins; preceded him in
death.
Survivors include his daughter, Jennifer J. Sweeney of
Warner Robins; sons, Christopher Collins of Terre Haute,
Ind., Ryan Collins of San Diego, Calif.; sisters, Donna Oliver
of Goodyear, Ariz., Debbie Poss of Georgetown, Ind., Becky
Moon of Terre Haute, Ind.; grandchildren, Destiny Jewel
Sweeney and Arian Irene Collins of Warner Robins; former
wife, Connie Collins; several nieces and nephews.
Go to www.mcculloughfh.com to sign the Online Registry
for the family. McCullough Funeral Home has charge of
arrangements.
DANNY M. GRAY
KATHLEEN - Danny M. Gray, 54, passed
away on Saturday, Jan. 29, 2005, at Perry
Hospital. Funeral services will be held at 11
a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 1 (TODAY), at the Chapel
of McCullough Funeral Home, with interment
following in Andersonville National Cemetery. Visitation
will be 7 until 9 p.m. Monday, Jan. 31, at McCullough
Funeral Home. Flowers may be given or donations may be
made to a charity of your choice.
Gray was born Aug. 29, 1950, in Jonesboro, Ark., to the
late Richard A. and Mary Ruby French Gray. He served in
the U.S. Army and was a Vietnam veteran. Gray retired as
a program manager from civil service on Robins Air Force
Base after 25 years of employment. He was a member of
Houston Lake Baptist Church. Preceding him in death were
sisters, Dorothy Smith and Phyllis Miller and brothers,
Gary Gray and Dennis Gray.
Survivors include his wife, Bonnie S. Gray of Kathleen;
daughter, Autumn Goulding (Richard) of Valdosta; daugh
ter, Deanna Gray of Warner Robins; son, Donovan Gray of
Atlanta; stepson, Michael Soderman (Carey) of Perry; step
daughter, Janet Soderman of Kathleen; sister, Jean Lucas
(Don) of Massillon, Ohio; sister, Mary Tolbert of Edgemont,
Ark.; brother, Richard “Dickey” Gray (Linda) of Higdon,
Ark.; brother, Henry Gray (Geneva) of Hernando, Miss.; sis
ter, Ann Gray of Memphis, Tenn.; brother, Marion “Skip”
Gray (Betty) of Jonesboro, Ark.; grandson, Derrick
Goulding of Valdosta; grandson, Cole Goulding of Valdosta;
grandson, Devin Gray of Mt. Pleasant, S.C.; granddaughter,
Payton Soderman of Perry; and several nieces and nephews.
Go to www.mcculloughfh.com to sign Online Registry for
the family. McCullough Funeral Home has charge of
arrangements.
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