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THURSDAY
April 28, 2005
Volume 135, Number 339
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Northside High
presenting little
Shop of Horrors'
WARNER ROBINS -
Students at Northside
High School will bring a
Broadway hit to the stage
of the Ray Horne
Performing Arts Center
tonight, dancing, singing
and acting their way
through “Little Shop of
Horrors,” a comedy that
makes fun of “horror” at
every turn.
Entertainment, page 8A
Happy BIRTHDAY!
Edgar Hodge
Happy ANNIVERSARY!
Brian and Tonya Hipps
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Area DEATHS
George William Childress
Marshall Beasley Dixon
Corine Daniel Jinks
Joy Satterfield
Timothy Watson
Obits, page 2A
INDEX
CLASSIFIED 6A
COMICS 118
CROSSWORD ...118
ENTERTAINMENT .8A
LEGALS 4B
OBITUARIES 2A
OPINION 4A
SCHOOL NEWS . .128
SPORTS 1B
TV LISTINGS ... .118
WEATHER 2A
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Leaks delay opening of new juvenile count
Stalnaker says contractors, not county, have to foot the bill to fix water leaks
By RAY UGHTNER
HHJ Staff Writer
WARNER ROBINS - It may be
the latter part of May before the
new Juvenile Justice Center opens
its doors.
Houston Count Director of
Operations Tommy Stalnaker said
the building was originally sched
uled to open April 14, then April 27.
Stalnaker met with contractors and
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ROBINS AIR FORCE
BASE - A night of tattoo
brought out dignitaries
from the Houston commu
nity, families and loved ones
to see 20 military and civil
ian actors perform ten skits
portraying military life.
Each skit was laced with
history as cast members
poked fun at branches of
the military, taking guests
back in time to World War
II and up to date with
Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Guests were entertained
by the band of the U.S. Air
Force Reserve and by the
Gunter Annex Sabre Drill
team from Maxwell Air
Force Base, Ala.
Retired Col. Mike
Mickelson narrated a series
of 10 skits that were writ
ten by Capt. Michael
Cashman, an air battle
manager with the 12th
Airborne Command and
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Gov. Sonny Perdue talks about Georgia Tourism at the Lane Packing Company in Fort
Valley Tuesday. Perdue was on hand to sign Senate Bill 125, which forms a new tourism
foundation that will combine public and private marketing dollars.
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architects earlier this week, and
they were to start Wednesday to rec
tify leaks on the external walls of
the new building.
“I believe we identified what the
problem is,” Stalnaker said. “I
believe we found the locations of the
leaks and a remedy for them.”
The leaks are at the flashing at
the bottom of the brick on the exte
rior walls, he said.
“We believe water is coming in
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Danielle Cousins (front, center) was one of many civilians who enjoyed a chance to
act in tattoo as a venue to educate and entertain.
Cashman said he named
the ceremony “There I
Was...” because “anyone
who has spent any time in
the military has a funny
story to tell and it usually
starts off with ‘there I was.’
There are a lot of scenes in
it that people can relate to
in their personal experi
ences.”
“There I was...” began
with a glimpse into G.I.
Heaven, where Bob Hope
played by Lt. Alan Harner,
talked with G.l.s about the
life of a soldier. The skits
moved swiftly through his
tory to the Cold War and up
to Operation Iraqi
Freedom.
The history of the tattoo
began 300 years ago when
English soldiers serving in
the Netherlands would
retire for the evening into
local pubs and inns.
Drummers would march
through the streets signify
ing the end of the soldier’s
See TATTOO, page 3A
there,” he said. “If what we dis
cussed is the problem,” Stalnaker
said - and the solutions rectify the
leaks - “the dedication, after the
building has been occupied, hopeful
ly will be sometime in the latter part
of May.”
He said the building is otherwise
ready to be occupied.
“We are very anxious to move into
that building,” he said. “I made it
A tattoo ceremony was held Tuesday night at Robins Air
Force Base. Here, two actors portray British soldiers,
depicting the history of how tattoo ceremonies began.
Perdue signs
tourism bill
Governor travels to Fort Valley to
create New Ga. Tourism Foundation
By MIKE GEORGE
HHJ Staff Writer
FORT VALLEY - Gov.
Sonny Perdue visited a pop
ular Middle Georgia peach
orchard Tuesday to enact a
new law that will combine
public and private dollars to
bring more visitors to the
state.
Perdue signed Senate Bill
125 at Lane Packing
Company. The bill will cre
ate the New Georgia
Tourism Foundation, a non
profit organization designed
to bring private business
resources to the effort to
promote Georgia tourism.
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very clear.”
He said the cost for the repairs is
on the contractor and architect.
“The owner (the county) is not
paying one dime to rectify the prob
lems,” Stalnaker said.
Stalnaker said roof panels were
replaced to stop roof leaks a couple
of weeks ago. The roof no longer
leaks, he said, and the windows are
not leaking.
Event
to help
SASafe
House
Capital campaign
aimed at building
new shelter for
Salvation Army
By RAY UGHTNER
HHJ Staff Writer
WARNER ROBINS - The
Salvation Army’s Safe
House has been in the com
munity since 1986.
“It’s on the original site,”
said Maj. Barry Corbitt of
the Salvation Army. “It’s
time to replace it with a
modern, up-to-date and safe
facility.”
The existing Safe House
for women and children of
domestic abuse, can house
18 and is one of only two
shelters in the area, Corbitt
said. The other is the
Salvation Army shelter in
Macon.
A new facility would be
able to house up to 25, and
“allows us to enhance our
services to offer more coun
seling, more access to pro
grams we can offer our cus
tomer base,” Corbitt said.
He said occasionally they
have to turn clients away
and refer them to other
agencies.
“The new facility assures
See SAFE HOUSE, page 5A
Tourism Foundation will
transform one of our state’s
largest industries,” Perdue
said in a prepared state
ment. “The foundation will
coordinate state, local and
private sector marketing
efforts to leverage the natu
ral beauty, cultural heritage
and rich attractions across
Georgia.
“By streamlining these
marketing efforts, we’ll
bring even more visitors to
cities and counties through
out the state.”
The foundation will allow
the state to use private
donations to promote
See PERDUE, page 3A