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♦ FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2005
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Today's Weather
Local 5-Day Forecast
Fri
2/25
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early. A few showers
developing later in
the day.
Sunrise Sunset
7:07 AM 6:29 PM
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Albany 60 40 rain
Athens 56 33 pt sunny
Atlanta 56 32 pt sunny
Augusta 55 36 cloudy
Bainbridge 62 44 rain
Brunswick 57 44 rain
Cartersville 58 32 pt sunny
Chattanooga,TN 49 29 pt sunny
Columbus 59 37 cloudy
Cordele 61 40 rain
National Cities
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Boston 31 17 sn shower
Chicago 36 28 sn shower
Dallas 58 41 pt sunny
Denver 52 30 mst sunny
©2005 American Profile Hometown Content Service
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
(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 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.
• An investigator from the
Office of Georgia Insurance
Commissioner John Oxendine
is scheduled to be at the Warner
Robins Area Chamber of
Commerce from 9:30 until 11
a.m. (478) 922-8585.
• 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.
• Macon State College will
present Shenandoah
Shakespeare Express in
“Twelfth Night” by William
Shakespeare at 12:15 p.m. in
the Macon State College
Theatre, Macon Campus. In
one of his most popular plays,
Shakespeare creates comedy at
every elevation, from low slap
stick to high irony. Writing at
the height of his powers,
Shakespeare gives us in one
play a feast of language and a
stage full of memorable charac
ters - from the lovesick Orsing
and Viola to the alesick Toby
Belch, from the fop Sir Andrew
Aguecheek to the jerk Malvolio.
Sublime and subversive,
“Twelfth Night” breaks rules
and bends gender to show love
in all its guises and disguises.
Shenandoah Shakespeare
Express comes to Macon State
College courtesy of the MSC
Division of Humanities and the
Office of Student Life.
Admission is free and the per
formance is open to the public.
(478) 471-2710.
• Take Off Pounds Sensibly
(T.O.RS.) meets each Friday at
Sun
2/27
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Rain. Highs in the
mid 50s and lows in
the mid 40s.
Sunrise Sunset
7:05 AM 6:31 PM
Sat
2/26
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64/41
Partly cloudy. Highs
in the mid 60s and
lows in the low 40s.
Sunrise Sunset
7:06 AM 6:30 PM
| City Hi Lo Cond.
Dalfon 55 31 pt sunny
Dillard 55 29 pt sunny
Dublin 58 34 cloudy
Duluth 55 30 pt sunny
Gainesville 57 33 pt sunny
Helen 56 31 pt sunny
Lagrange 59 33 pt sunny
Macon 59 34 cloudy
Marietta 56 30 pt sunny
Milledgeville 58 32 cloudy
I City Hi Lo Cond. |
Houston 60 45 pt sunny
Los Angeles 65 50 pt sunny
Miami 79 66 t-storm
Minneapolis 30 16 sn shower
New York 32 24 snow
Faith Lutheran Church, 301 N.
Pleasant Hill Road, Warner
Robins. Bobbi, 922-6809; or
Virginia, 922-4680.
• An all-you-can-eat “Oodles
of Noodles” Lenten spaghetti
supper will be offered from 5-7
p.m. at Sacred Heart Parish
Activity Center, Warner Robins.
Cost is $4 for adults and $2 for
children under 10. Stations of
the Cross will be offered at 7:30
p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 26
• Happy Hour is holding an
indoor yard sale from 8 a.m.
until 1 p.m. at 716 N. Young
Ave., Workshop 11, Warner
Robins. All proceeds benefit the
developmentally challenged.
• Keep Warner Robins
Beautiful (KWRB) is encourag
ing citizens to celebrate Arbor
Day by planting a tree.
Dogwood seedlings will be
available free of charge (while
they last) to the public begin
ning at 9 a.m. at Wal-Mart in
Warner Robins. This is a proj
ect of KWRB’s Youth Advisory
Board (YAB). Youth representa
tives are selected at the begin
ning of each school year from
local schools. Advisor to the
YAB, Francis Wilson, and mem
bers of YAB will be available to
answer questions about plant
ing and caring for the seedlings.
Seedlings for this event were
donated by Warner Robins
Supply Co. Inc.
• The AARP is offering free
tax assistance at the Perry
Library from 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. All
taxpayers with moderate
incomes are invited to avail
themselves of this service,
which is provided on a first
come,first-serve basis. Free e
filing is available. Sue Amall,
987-1976.
• The 11th Annual Georgia
Junior National 4-H Horse
Benefit Auction Sale will begin
at 11 a.m. at the Georgia
National Fairgrounds and
Agricenter Horse Arena. Dr.
Gary Heusner, University of
Georgia equine specialist, (706)
542-9092.
• A barbecue fund-raiser will
be held from noon until 5 p.m.
at the Centerville Police
Department to help two injured
police officers, Byron policemen
John Chidester and Michael
Johnston. The officers were
injured in an altercation with a
suspect who tried to get one of
LOCAL
Tue
3/1
60/31
Times of sun and
clouds. Highs in the
low 60s and lows in
the low 30s.
Sunrise Sunset
7:02 AM 6:33 PM
Mon
2/28
64/44
Few showers. Highs
in the mid 60s and
lows in the mid 40s.
Sunrise Sunset
7:03 AM 6:32 PM
Moon Phases
Full
Feb 24
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Mar 10
UV Index
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6
4
5
6
Fri 2/25
Sat 2/26
Sun 2/27
Mon 2/28
Tue 3/1
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 57 29 pt sunny
Perry 60 37 rain
Rome 60 31 pt sunny
Savannah 56 38 rain
St. Simons Islands 7 44 rain
Statesboro 56 36 rain
Thomasville 63 45 rain
Valdosta 61 44 rain
Warner Robins 59 34 cloudy
Waycross 61 41 rain
Hi LoCond,
Phoenix 63 49 t-storm
San Francisco 58 47 pt sunny
Seattle 59 40 pt sunny
St. Louis 42 32 mst sunny
Washington, DC 39 26 pt sunny
the officers’ guns. The $5-a
plate barbecue fund-raiser will
also feature a moonwalk, raffle,
and live entertainment -
including singing by 11-year
old organizer Rae Evans.
Advance tickets are available at
Centerville Police Department,
from Centerville Mayor Ronnie
Brand, and at Tools of the
Trade in Houston Mall. 987-
2601.
• A free seminar, “Planning
for Long-Term Care” will be
presented at 3 p.m. by Sherri
Goss, Certified Long Term Care
Specialist (CLTC), at the Nola
Brantley Memorial Public
Library, 721 Watson Blvd.,
Warner Robins. Topics will
include benefits provided by
Medicare and Medicaid, and
long-term care insurance.
Participants will receive a copy
of “A Shopper’s Guide to Long
Term Care Insurance.”
• The Miss Houston County
High School Scholarship
Pageant will be held at 7 p.m. at
the Civic Center. Tickets are
available from contestants and
their families, the school band
room and at the Civic Center
prior to the pageant. Edith
Wilkins, 922-2177 or 953-4242;
or Elaine Hollis-Pritchard, 474-
5350 or 971-1230.
Sunday, Feb. 27
• Mercer University will host
Transfer Day, designed for stu
dents considering transferring
to Mercer. Participants will
meet at 1 p.m. in Java City in
the University Center, and
attend a 2 p.m. Mercer Bears
basketball game. Event is free,
but reservations are required.
Office of University
Admissions, (478) 301-2650;
Bonnie Knight, (478) 301-2654;
or Jeff Fry, (478) 301-5105.
Monday, Feb. 28
• 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.
TRELLIS HARRIS
PERRY - Trellis Harris died Sunday, Feb. 20, 2005.
Services will be held at 4 p.m. Saturday at Richardson
Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will follow in Springcreek
Cemetery.
Survivors include parents Lenford and Kathy Haslem;
child, Miyawnna; siblings, Marc Harris, Ebony, Rita,
Lenford Haslem, Pamika, Willie, Essedrea Hunt; grandpar
ents, Lillie Durham and Felix Riley.
Richardson Funeral Home in Perry has of arrange
ments.
FLORENCE TURNER
MACON - Florence Turner died Sunday, Feb. 20, 2005.
Services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at Mt. Moriah
Baptist Church. Interment will follow in Old Mt. Olive
Cemetery.
Survivors include her daughters, Katrina Turner, Cheria
Pope, Sandra Moultrie, Dr. Donna Kitchens, Carolyn Pope,
Veronica and Kimberly Walker; grandchildren, Leon, Tori,
Sydney, Maya, Darrien, Nicala and Brianna.
The family will greet friends from 7-8:30 p.m. Friday at
Mt. Moriah Baptist Church, 2789 Millerfield Road, Macon.
Richardson Funeral Home in Perry has charge of
arrangements.
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Tech Prep Student Champion
Special to the HHJ
ATLANTA - The second
annual State Tech Prep
Champion Luncheon confer
ence was held Feb. 15 at The
Waverly Renaissance
Ballroom in Atlanta. More
than 2,200 guests were in
attendance. Michael
Thurmond, commissioner of
the Georgia Department of
Labor, spoke and Mr. Tom
McCurn, general manager,
Retail and Industry
Relations, BMW Holding
Corporation, was the guest
speaker.
John Leavens, son of
Ronnie and Alecia Leavens,
was selected as the 2005
Student Tech Prep Champion
for the East Central Region
that serves Dooly, Houston,
Peach and Pulaski counties
(Warner Robins). Leavens
was recognized at the lunch
eon and received a Champion
Book with pictures that
included a bio of himself, a
trophy for his contribution to
Tech Prep and Technical
Education and a cap from The
BMW Corporation.
Leavens is a 2003 graduate
of Dooly County High School.
He received his diploma in
Collision Repair and
Refinishing Technology Oct.
27, 2004, from Nashville Auto
Diesel College in Nashville,
Tenn. His Automotive
Technology instructor, Jimie
Humphries, nominated
Leavens for the 2005 Student
Tech Prep Champion.
John is the son of Alecia
Leavens of Hawkinsville and
Ronnie Leavens of Unadilla.
His grandparents are Alice
Johnson of Elko and Ira Lee
Johnson of Hawkinsville.
Since its inception in the
early 1980 s, Tech Prep
nationwide has become a
major contributor to educa
tional improvement and a
strong influence in making it
possible for all students to be
high academic achievers.
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Georgia Tech Prep supports
37 consortia throughout the
state. Georgia Tech Prep
wanted to recognize outstand
ing individuals in each Tech
Prep Consortium. A maxi
mum of two champions per
Consortium are recognized at
the annual Georgia State
Tech Prep Conference. One
champion may be a student
that is or was participating in
a technical career major. The
other champion may be a
community member (adult)
that has greatly contributed
in implementing a seamless
educational system and pro
motes the goals of Tech Prep.
These champions exemplify
the Georgia Tech Prep Vision
“Preparing Today’s
Students for Tomorrow’s
Opportunities.”
The Tech Prep is a nation
wide career development sys
tem that provides a student
with an individual career plan
that focuses on a Tech Prep
career major; incorporates
academic and career-related
courses aligned (articulated)
between secondary and post
secondaiy levels and leads to
a certificate, diploma, degree
or apprenticeship.
The Georgia Tech Prep
Mission is to provide every
student an opportunity to
participate in a seamless edu
cation system that includes
high-level academic and tech
nical preparation for work
force readiness and lifelong
learning. Each of the 37 Tech
Prep Consortiums selects a
Student and an Adult Tech
Prep Champion.
Each Champion receives a
Champion Book with pictures
that includes a bio of them
self, a trophy and they are
recognized by walking across
the stage, at the annual Tech
Prep Conference at The
Waverly Renaissance
Ballroom in Atlanta, as their
name is called.
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