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♦ SUNDAY, APRIL 17, 2005
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Today's Weather
Local 5-Day Forecast
Sat
4/16
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i :
70/42
Mainly sunny. High
around 70F. Winds
NE at 10 to 15 mph.
Sunrise Sunset
7:04 AM 8:05 PM
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Georgia At A Glance
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Area Cities
| City Hi Lo Cond. |
Albany 69 41 sunny
Athens 66 41 sunny
Atlanta 67 41 sunny
Augusta 66 44 sunny
Bainbridge 71 46 sunny
Brunswick 63 50 windy
Cartersville 70 42 sunny
Chattanooga,TN 68 44 sunny
Columbus 72 44 sunny
Cordele 71 44 sunny
National Cities
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Atlanta 67 41 sunny
Boston 52 41 sunny
Chicago 69 49 mst sunny
Dallas 78 57 pt sunny
Denver 69 48 pt 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. )
Saturday, April 16
• The 2005 March of Dimes
Walk America will be held at the
Galleria Mall in Centerville.
Walk America supports research
and programs to help prevent
or treat premature birth, birth
defects and other threats to
babies’ health. Registration will
begin at 9 a.m. behind Goody’s
at the Galleria Mall. The three
mile walk will start at 10 a.m.
There will also be lots of enter
tainment and fun activities for
the entire family. Lunch will be
served following the Walk.
There is no cost to participate.
(478) 743-9165.
• Bird Watching with Dr. Bob
will be offered from 8-10 a.m.,
as part of Earth Day events
sponsored by Environmental
Management at Robins Air
Force Base. Participants are
invited to meet at 8 a.m. at the
lodge at Luna Lake on Robins
AFB, and bring binoculars and
field guides. Terri Thirlaway,
926-1197, ext. 112.
• The Middle Georgia
Democratic Women’s Club will
meet at Chef Audrey’s Bistro,
115-A Margie Drive,
Centerville, at 9 a.m. Sen.
Robert Brown, minority leader
of the Georgia Senate, will
speak on the recent legislative
session. A buffet of pastries,
coffee, fruit and juice will be
available for $5 including tip.
• The Warner Robins Police
Department along with part
ners Safe Kids and the Child
Fatality Review Board will host
an Auto Theft Prevention Fair
from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at
Houston Mall at the corner of
Watson Boulevard and North
Houston Road, Warner Robins.
Activities include vehicle iden
tification number (VIN) etch
ing on windows, Citizens
Against Auto Theft Screening
Cars at Night (CAATSCAN)
'and child safety seat checks.
Certified technicians will also
check child safety seats during
the fair. Safe Kids will also be
selling bicycle helmets for $lO
to raise money for the program.
• A fishing rodeo will be
Sun
4/17
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78/49
Plenty of sun. Highs
in the upper 70s and
lows in the upper
40s.
Sunrise Sunset
7:02 AM 8:07 PM
74/43
Sunshine. Highs in
the mid 70s and
lows in the low 40s.
Sunrise Sunset
7:03 AM 8:06 PM
We Celebrate Hometown Life
Stories for and about hometowns just like yours. Look for us each week in this paper.
| City Hi Lo Cond. |
Dalton 72 44 sunny
Dillard 66 38 sunny
Dublin 68 40 sunny
Duluth 66 39 sunny
Gainesville 66 43 sunny
Helen 69 41 sunny
Lagrange 70 39 sunny
Macon 69 42 sunny
Marietta 67 40 sunny
Milledgeville 68 39 sunny
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Houston 79 58 pt sunny
Los Angeles 73 55 sunny
Miami 74 65 pt sunny
Minneapolis 70 52 cloudy
New York 59 42 sunny
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
offered from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m., as
part of Earth Day events spon
sored by Environmental
Management at Robins Air
Force Base. Participants are to
gather at Luna Lake on Robins
AFB at 10 a.m. Activities will
include radio-controlled boat
races, a casting contest, face
painting, balloons, crafts,
Woodsy the Owl and Smokey
the Bear, food, demonstrations
and prizes. Terri Thirlaway,
926-1197, ext. 112.
• The Northside High School
Jazz Band will perform at the
Second Annual 1940 s Big Band
Dance and USO Show from 7 to
10 p.m. Saturday at the VFW
Ballroom at 1101 Corder Road,
Warner Robins. Tickets are $7
per person and $lO per couple.
Tickets are available at the
door. Light refreshments will
be served. No alcohol will be
allowed. The event is being
organized by the Northside
High School Band Parents’
Association.
• The Warner Robins Little
Theatre will present “Taking
Leave,” a dramatic comedy by
Nagel Jackson, at 8 p.m. The
play, directed by David Voltz,
deals with the experiences of a
man in the early stages of
Alzheimer’s disease, who is
“taking leave” of the real world
and imagining a new one. (478)
929-4579.
Sunday, April 17
• The Warner Robins Little
Theatre will present “Taking
Leave,” a dramatic comedy by
Nagel Jackson, at 2:30 p.m. The
play, directed by David Voltz,
deals with the experiences of a
man in the early stages of
Alzheimer’s disease, who is
“taking leave” 6f the real world
and imagining a new one. (478)
929-4579.
Monday, April 18
• Centerville Senior Care
meets 9 a.m. each Monday at
Centerville City Hall for exer
cise class featuring strength
and flexibility stretching led by
a certified instructor. All exer
cise participants must provide a
signed Physician Referral Form
from their doctor. 988-1813.
• Perry Senior Care meets 10
a.m. every Monday at Rozar
Park for exercise class featur
ing strength and flexibility
stretching. All exercise partici-
LOCAL
Mon
4/18
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$
81/55
Mix of sun and
clouds. Highs in the
low 80s and lows in
the mid 50s.
Sunrise Sunset
7:01 AM 8:08 PM
Tue
4/19
Wed
4/20
-i— iu.
81/57
Mix of sun and
clouds. Highs in the
low 80s and lows in
the upper 50s.
Sunrise Sunset
7:00 AM 8:08 PM
Moon Phases
First
Apr 16
Last
May 1
•
New
Apr 8
Full
Apr 24
UV Index
Sat 4/16 9 Very High
Sun 4/17 9 Very High
Mon 4/18 9 Very High
Tue 4/19 9 Very High
Wed 4/20 "9J Very High
The UV Index is measured on a 0-11
number scale, with a higher UV Index
showing the need tor greater skin pro
tection. 0 (Si 11
City Hi Lo Cond
Peachtree City 67 37 sunny
Perry 70 42 sunny
Rome 75 43 sunny
Savannah 65 46 sunny
St. Simons Island 63 50 windy
Statesboro 68 44 sunny
Thomasville 71 45 sunny
Valdosta 69 43 sunny
Warner Robins 68 41 sunny
Waycross 68 43 sunny
| City Hi Lo Cond.
Phoenix 94 67 sunny
San Francisco 66 52 sunny
Seattle 56 42 rain
St. Louis 74 56 sunny
Washington, DC 62 43 sunny
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.
• Georgia Southern
University Assistant Football
Coach Doug Giacone will be the
featured speaker at the
Houston/Peach Eagle Club’s
annual spring event, which will
be held at Houston County
High School at 6:30 p.m.
Giacone will provide an update
on the Eagles’ spring football
workouts. The program will
also include the presentation of
a new video that showcases
recent improvements on the
Georgia Southern campus and
highlights the University’s
plans for the future. In addi
tion, the staff of Georgia
Southern’s Center for Wildlife
Education and the Lamar Q
Ball Jr. Raptor Center will
entertain the crowd with birds
of prey and reptile demonstra
tions. Advance tickets for the
event, which will include a bar
becue dinner with all the trim
mings, are $lO per person. For
more information or to pur
chase tickets, call Joe Burnett
at (478) 929-5373 ext. 182 or
(478) 922-7620.
Tuesday, April 19
• 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
• James E. Tillman, state
conservationist for the USDA
Natural Resources
Conservation Service, will be
the keynote speaker during
Fort Valley State University’s
23rd Annual Ham and Egg
Breakfast. Participants will
also hear legislative reports
from local state senators and
representatives. The 8 a.m.
breakfast will be held in the
C.W. Pettigrew Center on cam
pus. Registration is $5.50 per
person. To register, or for more
information, call (478) 825-
6269.
OBITUARY
DOROTHY W. “LOUISE” WEATHERS
BONAIRE - Dorothy W. “Louise” Weathers, 74, passed
away Wednesday, April 13, 2005, in St. George, S.C. Services
will be at 4 p.m. Saturday, April 16, 2005, in the chapel of
Heritage Memorial Funeral Home, with entombment in the
Magnolia Park Mausoleum. Visitation was from 7 until 9
p.m. Friday at the funeral home.
Weathers was born in Bartow County to the late
McKinley B. and Mamie Worthington Williams. She was
also preceded in death by her husband Arthur B. Weathers.
Weathers was a member of the Bonaire First Baptist
Church and a retired employee of the Houston County
School System.
Survivors include her daughters, Shirley Ann Huff of St.
George, S.C., Faye W. Allen and Betty J. DeZorzi of Bonaire;
sisters, Grace Holloway of Florida, and Emily Robertson of
Rome; brothers, Sam Williams, Harry Williams and Charlie
Williams, all of Rome; eight grandchildren; and 16 great
grandchildren.
Contributions may be made to the Alzheimer’s
Association (Central Georgia Chapter) at 301 Mulberry St.
Suite 201, Macon, GA 31201.
Heritage memorial Funeral Home is in charge of arrange
ments.
High stakes test starts
Monday in Houston schools
Special to the HHJ
Houston County elemen
tary and middle school stu
dents, grades 1-8, will take
the Criterion-Referenced
Competency Tests (CRCT)
April 18-22. The sixth year
this test has been adminis
tered, the CRCT measures a
set of objectives that stu
dents are expected to per
form.
Georgia law requires that
students enrolled in
Georgia’s public schools in
first through eighth grades
take the CRCT each year.
CRCT scores are used to
determine Adequate Yearly
Progress and are also a part
of each school’s state report
card.
Since last year, third
graders must pass the read
ing section of the test to be
promoted to the fourth
grade. This year, a new
“gate is that fifth-graders
must pass the reading and
math portions to be promot
ed. Next year, eighth
graders will also be required
the reading and
matlrportions to be promot
ed to ninth grade.
Scores are based on a scale
of 150 to 450. A minimum
score of 300 per subject is
considered passing. Based
on state standards, student
scores are categorized as
either:
WRPD’s Robillard
honored
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HHJ Ray Lightner
Mayor Donald Walker honored Warner Robins Police
records clerk Susan Robillard for her 10 years of service
with the city. Walker noted he talks with her “more than
any other city employee except Faye (Coulter)” his sec
retary. Walker said Robillard “makes the Warner Robins
Police Department run well and it was an honor and priv
ilege to present her with a certificate and pin for 10 years
of service. ”
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Designed for beginning and intermediate players
Meets April 19th-April 21st
Welcome Party following events on Thurs. @ 7:OOPM
Low Cost: S6O
AM Classes 10:00-11:30 or PM Classes 5:30-7:00
Clubs are provided
Lots of fun and fundamentals
Putting, Chipping and Full Swing
Sign up in the pro shop or call
923-5222 ext. 2 for more
information. Nonmembers welcome.
THE HOUSTON HOME JOURNAL
• does not meet standard
(scores below 300);
• meets standard (scores
ranging from 300 to 349); or
• exceeds standard (scores
350 or above).
First- and-second graders
take the reading,
English/language arts, and
math portions. Third
through eighth-graders take
all five portions: reading,
English/language arts,
math, science and social
studies. Each portion con
tains 50 to 70 questions.
Systems expect to receive
the scores in June. Third
and fifth-graders who do not
“make the gate” will have
their scores returned before
the end of the year so that
arrangements may be made
for remediation. Those who
attend summer remediation
will retake the CRCT June
23 and 24.
“I encourage all of our
parents to make sure that
their children get a good
night’s sleep every night
next week,” Superintendent
Danny Carpenter said. “A
free breakfast will be pro
vided for every elementary
and middle school child dur
ing the testing week. We ask
anyone working in or visit
ing our schools to please be
mindful that we* need to pro
vide a quiet testing environ
ment.”