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TUESDAY
May 3, 2005
Volume 135, Number 342
Award-Winning
Newspaper
2004
Better Newspaper
Contest
Ex-Neon
Cowboy
manager
guilty
From staff reports
MACON - John
Chambers, former man
ager of the Neon Cowboy
in Byron and the Neon
Cowboy Too in Cordele
pleaded guilty Monday in
U.S. District Court to con
spiracy to defraud the
United States.
For this, Chambers
faces a statutory maxi
mum sentence of five
years in prison, a maxi
mum fine of $250,000, or
both; a term of supervised
release of three years;
and a mandatory assess
ment of SIOO. He may
also be ordered to pay
restitution to the IRS not
to exceed $183,305.
Chambers entered a
guilty plea to a supersed
ing indictment that
alleges for about three
years, about April 15,
1996, to about Sept. 23,
1998, he conspired to
See CHAMBERS, page 3A
Happy BIRTHDAY!
Joyce Harrell McGhee
Julia Watts
Happy ANNIVERSARY!
Leon and Reatha Thomas
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Many happy returns!)
Area DEATHS
John Wayne Drake
Darrel I. Gaston
Jackie Holtzclaw
Dale Joiner
Nettie “Dot” Murphy
Barbara Ann Sylvia
Obits, page 8A
INDEX
BUSINESS 6A
CLASSIFIED 9A
COMICS 11A
CROSSWORD ...11A
OBITUARIES 8A
OPINION 4A
TV LISTINGS ... .11A
WEATHER 2A
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Eleven-year-old Chelsey Mik hugs her father, Tech Sgt.
James Mik, as he arrives home after a three-month tour
in the Persian Gulf with the 116th Air Control Wing.
Chelsey’s sister, Carrie, clutches her father’s other arm.
‘The best
kept secret
in-town’
Houston Exchange Club is
reaching out for people who
want to make a difference
By RAY UGHTNER
HHJ Staff Writer
WARNER ROBINS - The Houston County
Exchange Club is “a small club with a big heart,”
said President Tobbie Jefferson.
“We have more need than people,” Jefferson said.
“We’re the best-kept secret in town.”
So the club is trying to get the word out about its
services, and focus on attract new members.
The Houston County Exchange Club is planning
a luncheon May 18 encourage new membership,
and to encourage people to “make a difference and
get involved,” Jefferson said.
The Exchange Club focuses on children, families,
patriotism and community service, with events
supporting local firefighters, child abuse preven
tion and the 21st Century Partnership. The club
also participated in Rebuilding Together with
Christmas in April last month, with volunteers
doing yard work and repairs for an elderly resident
in need.
See EXCHANGE, page 3A
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Senior Trooper Elbert Slappy mans the grill at the Perry Georgia State
Patrol Post Saturday. Thunderstorms forced organizers to curb many
planned activities, but the “Troopers For A Cure” relay team was able to
sell more than 300 plates of barbecued chicken, raising more than
$2,300 for the American Cancer Society.
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Members of the 116th Air Control Wing return
from 60', 90'day deployments to Persian Gulf
Article and photos
by Mike George
ROBINS AIR FORCE
BASE - Two-year-old
Makenzie Myers cupped her
tiny arms around her
father’s neck Sunday
evening, gripping Senior
Airman William Myers and
holding him tightly. As
Myers’ wife, Shana, looked
on with a wide smile, father
and daughter greeted each
other for the first time in
two months.
Hundreds of families wait
ed anxiously in front of
Coats Hall on base Sunday
to welcome home some 250
members of the 116th Air
Control Wing from two- to
three-month tours of duty in
the Persian Gulf.
“He’s so proud of what
See 116th, page 2A
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Terry Vance of Warner Robins and Hilda Tharpe of Lizella, members of the Middle Georgia
Carvers’ Guild laugh behind a display of the group’s carvings at the Houston Arts Alliance’s
“Arts in the Village” festival at Henderson Village Sunday. The guild meets on the first
Thursday of every month from 7-8:30 p.m. at Flint Energies on Ga. 96. Contact Evelyn
Thompson at (478) 987-4740 for more information.
More Arts in the Village photos, page SA
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Senior Airman William Myers beams as he holds his 2-
year-old daughter, Makenzie, after returning home
Sunday from a 60-day deployment to the Persian Gulf
with the 116th Air Control Wing.
Troopers fund a euro
Perry Georgia State Patrol post raises more
than $2,300 for American Cancer Society
By MIKE GEORGE
HHJ Staff Writer
PERRY - Heavy rains drenched
parts of Houston County Saturday,
but wet weather couldn’t stop a
group of local state troopers from
having a good time - and raising
more than $2,000 for charity in the
process.
Troopers with the Georgia State
Patrol Post in Perry raised more
than $2,300 for the American
Cancer Society at the “Troopers For
A Cure” barbecue and fund-raiser
Saturday afternoon.
Trooper First Class Brian Stewart
said that weather forced the group
to cancel many of their planned
activities, including a variety of
games for children. Stewart said the
group had planned a beanbag toss, a
ring toss, a squirt gun competition,
and a “dizzy izzy” race, where con
testants circle a bat several time
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before racing to a
Finish line.
Troopers had also
planned to display
a mobile command
post, and SWAT
and accident
reconstruction equipment, and
wanted visitors to see a fly-in from
the command post’s helicopter.
Despite the rains, troopers did offer
guests who were willing to brave the
weather a tour of the post.
“We still had a very good turnout
despite the weather,” Stewart said.
“It was more than I expected.”
The group pre-sold more than 350
plates of grilled chicken, and were
able to cook under a covered
awning. Senior Trooper Elbert
Slappy used his own recipe and sea
sonings, a favorite at the post.
“I just enjoy cooking,” Slappy
See TROOPERS, page 3A
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