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(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.)
Saturday, March 5
• The Houston County
Republican Party will hold its
County Convention in the
Student Activity Center
(Building C) at Middle Georgia
Technical College, 80 Cohen
Walker Drive, Warner Robins.
Registration will be from 9-10
a.m.; doors close promptly at
10. Delegates, $10; alternates,
$5. Guest speaker will be state
Sen. Ross Tolleson of Perry.
County officers, county, district
and state delegates and alter
nates will be elected. All
Houston County residents who
are legally registered to vote
and believe in the principles of
the Republican party are invit
ed to participate in the process.
• The Museum of Aviation
Education Department will
host Young Astronauts Day
from 8:30 a.m. until 3 p.m.
Young Astronauts Day is a fun
filled day of exciting, education
al workshops for grades 3-8.
Participants attend four work
shops, two of their choice and
two assigned by the Museum’s
Education Department. Cost is
sls, includes lunch and T-shirt.
All participants must be accom
panied by a chaperone for the
entire day. There is a require
ment of at least one chaperone
per every 10 participants.
Tamea Matthews, (478) 926-
5558.
• The Middle Georgia Sport
Horse Association’s Dressage
and C-T Schooling Show will be
held at Pine Meadow Farm,
Rivoli Crossing, Macon.
Refreshments served. (478)
935-6853.
• 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 Arnall,
987-1976.
• “A Sweet Taste of Warner
Robins,” hosted by the Warner
Robins Pilot Club, will begin at
7 p.m. at Warner Robins City
Mon
3/7
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in the upper 60s and
lows in the mid 40s.
Sunrise Sunset
6:55 AM 6:37 PM
Sun
3/6
66/36
Abundant sunshine.
Highs in the mid 60s
and lows in the mid
30s.
Sunrise Sunset
6:56 AM 6:36 PM
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Dalton 60 34 rain
Dillard 58 31 rain
Dublin 71 38 t-storm
Duluth 62 33 rain
Gainesville 60 34 rain
Helen 61 34 rain
Lagrange 70 36 rain
Macon 71 39 t-storm
Marietta 63 33 rain
Milledgeville 69 36 t-storm
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Houston 70 58 rain
Los Angeles 67 53 rain
Miami 74 57 pt sunny
Minneapolis 40 31 pt sunny
New York 41 29 mst sunny
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
Hall. A wide variety of fresh
baked goods, ice cream and
other treats will be available
from local restaurants and food
retailers. There will also be
low-fat and sugar-free items.
Additionally, a silent auction of
merchandise and gift certifi
cates will be held and the Heart
of Georgia Barbershop Quartet
will perform. Cost is $5 per per
son; tickets available at the
door. Proceeds will benefit
those with brain-related disor
ders. 953-5873.
Monday, March 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.
• 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.
• Take Off Pounds Sensibly
(T.O.PS.) meets each Monday at
the Bonaire First Baptist
Church, 142 W. Ga. 96, Bonaire.
Weigh-in from 6-6:30 p.m.;
meeting 6:30-7 p.m. Heather,
922-1214, or Jeneal, 922-0384.
Tuesday, March 8
• 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.
• A seminar on “Drug
Awareness for Teens and
Parents” will be from 6-8 p.m.
in the auditorium at Northside
High School by Sgt. Wayne
Franklin of the Houston
County Sheriffs Office. There
is no charge for this seminar,
cosponsored by the Houston
Circuit District Attorney’s
Office Juvenile Division and
the Houston County Sheriffs
Office. Middle school students
and parents are encouraged to
attend. Participants will get to
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clouds. Highs in the
upper 50s and lows
in the mid 30s.
Sunrise Sunset
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Wed
3/9
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Showers possible.
Highs in the upper
50s and lows in the
low 40s.
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UV Indox
Sat 3/5 6 High
Sun 3/6 6 High
Mon 3/7 6 High
Tue 3/8 6 High
Wed 3/9 7 High
The UV Index is measured on a 0-11
number scale, with a higher UV Index
showing the need pro
tection. 0 11
City Hi Lo Cond.
Peachtree City 67 32 rain
Perry 71 40 mst sunny
Rome 66 35 rain
Savannah 73 43 pt sunny
St. Simons Island 69 45 mst sunny
Statesboro 74 43 pt sunny
Thomasville 74 44 mst sunny
Valdosta 72 42 mst sunny
Warner Robins 71 39 rain
Waycross 73 41 mst sunny
Phoenix 71 53 rain
San Francisco 61 50 sunny
Seattle 58 42 pt sunny
St. Louis 47 33 pt sunny
Washington, DC 46 31 mixed
see real seized drugs up close,
learn how drugs affect the body,
and ask questions. 542-2065.
• The Families Against
Methamphetamine Abuse
(FAMA) support group meeting
meets at 6:30 p.m. on the sec
ond and fourth Tuesdays of
each month at the Centerville
United Methodist Church. 953-
6955.
• The Middle Georgia
Chapter of the Georgia Real
Estate Investors’ Association
(GaREIA) meets every second
Tuesday of each month and will
meet at 6:30 p.m. at the
Crowne Plaza Hotel, 108 First
St., Macon. Ann H. Smith, CPA,
will speak on “Tax Planning
and Return Preparation.”
Smith is a business develop
ment specialist, working with
small businesses who want to
grow and become more prof
itable. She also performs tradi
tional public accounting servic
es such as tax planning and
return preparation, small busi
ness accounting and advisory
services and consulting with
offices about implementation of
paperless file storage systems.
Anyone may attend. GaREIA is
a not-for-profit, volunteer
organization whose purpose is
to educate, motivate, and pro
vide networking opportunities
for its membership of real
estate investors. Kin
Shackelford, shack@midga
property.com or (478) 475-0380.
Wednesday, March 9
• 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.
• The Warner Robins
Newcomers Club meets at 9:30
a.m. on the second Wednesday
of each month in the auditori
um of the Flint Energies build
ing, 1600 Elberta Road. 328-
0228.
Women sentenced
for taking funds
By RAY LIGHTNER
HHJ Staff Writer
PERRY - Two women
were sentenced for fiduciary
theft last week.
One pleaded guilty and
the other was found guilty
by a jury for taking the
money they were entrusted
with. ,
On Thursday, Naomi
“Vicky” Lovett, 605 Collins
Ave., Lot 2, Centerville,
pleaded guilty to felony
theft by fiduciary, and was
sentenced by Superior Court
Judge L.A. “Buster”
McConnell. Lovett was the
coach of the Central Georgia
Cougars Cheerleading
Squad and maintained the
checking account in that
name.
According to Assistant
District Attorney James
Balli, Lovett persuaded par
ents of about 50 cheerlead
ers to collect fees and other
funds from the children to
be deposited in a team
checking account. Team par
ents kept ledger cards track
ing each child’s deposits and
expenditures.
Lovett told them the
funds would only be used for
the children’s cheerleading
expenses, Balli said, but in
late 2004 several parents
discovered certain fees for
which money was collected
but was not being paid.
When confronted, Lovett
reportedly refused to turn
over the records and claimed
she had destroyed them.
Balli was then approached
by several parents and
began an investigation.
The investigation resulted
in the felony charge and
arrest of Lovett for theft by
fiduciary. While incarcerat
ed, Lovett reportedly con
fessed to taking the money
for her own use.
As a result of her guilty
plea, Lovett was sentenced
to five years probation and
was ordered to repay the
$4,236.70.
McConnell allowed her to
enter the pleas as a first
offender, which allow the
charges to be removed if
Lovett successfully com
pletes the term of her proba
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tion.
“If Ms. Lovett does not
comply with the terms of
her probation,” Balli said, “I
will request she be required
to serve the maximum of 15
years and be fined
$100,000.”
Balli said the district
attorney’s office will contin
ue to prosecute anyone who
steals, regardless of their job
title of social position.
“However, our office took
special interest in this case
because it involved chil
dren,” he said.
After about three hours of
deliberation on Wednesday,
a Houston County jury con
victed Kim Fulton, 34, 2195
Moody Road, Warner
Robins, on one count of fidu
ciary theft
Judge Ed Lukemire sen
tenced her to 10 years, to
serve three in prison. She
was also banished from
Houston County during her
probation and ordered to
pay restitution of more than
$16,000, money the jury said
she stole over a period of a
year, explained Assistant
District Attorney Jason
Ashford.
The charge stems from
her employment as a book
keeper in 2002 and 2003 for
Bass Custom Landscapes.
During the trial, prosecu
tors Ashford and Balli pre
sented checks signed by the
victim made out to Fulton
for more than $7,000 in
reimbursements.
In particular, a check for
$3,000 made out to “cash”
was cashed by Fulton,
Ashford said. Fulton unsuc
cessfully claimed she gave
the money back.
“False journal entries and
invoices in the company’s
computer system were done
by Fulton to prevent the dis
covery of the thefts,” accord
ing to Ashford.
“We are very gratified
with the jury’s verdict,” he
said, “and we think in the
court’s sentence in this case
sends a powerful message to
thieves in Houston County
that you will go to prison for
stealing.”