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WEDNESDAY, MAY 18, 2005
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Today's Weather
Local 5-Day Forecast
Thu
86/61
Plenty of sun. Highs
in the mid 80s and
lows in the low 60s.
Sunrise Sunset
6:35 AM 8:28 PM
Wed
5/18
85/61
Some clouds and
possibly an isolated
thunderstorm in the
afternoon.
Sunrise Sunset
6:35 AM 8:28 PM
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Georgia At A Glance
\ Atlanta * \
1 80/57
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Area Cities
Albany 87 61 t-storm
Athens 81 59 mst sunny
Atlanta 80 57 mst sunny
Augusta 83 63 t-storm
Bainbridge 87 65 t-storm
Brunswick 80 69 t-storm
Cartersville 82 56 mst sunny
Chattanooga,TN 77 53 sunny
Columbus 84 63 t-storm
Cordele 87 63 t-storm
National Cities
Boston 57 47 pt sunny
Chicago 67 50 cloudy
Dallas 84 68 mst sunny
Denver 69 44 windy
©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@evansnewspapers.com
or mail to Houston Home
Journal, P.O. Box 1910, Perry,
GA 31069.)
Today
• 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 cer
tified instructor. All exercise par
ticipants 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 featuring
strength and flexibility stretch
ing. PVO Bingo immediately fol
lows exercise. All exercise par
ticipants must provide a signed
Physician Referral Form from
their doctor. 988-1813.
• Robins Duplicate Bridge
Club meets every Wednesday at
1 p.m. at the Warner Robins
Senior Activities Center, 152
Maple St. Ruth B. Suggs, (478)
923-4574.
• The Perry Players
Community Theatre will present
the drama “12 Angry Men” at 8
p.m. at the Theatre, 909 Main St.
Doors open 45 minutes before
the show, www.perryplayers.org
or (478) 987-5354.
Thursday, May 19
• American Legion Ladies
Auxiliary Unit 24 meets 11:45
a.m. on the third Thursday of
each month at the Green Derby
Restaurant in the Holiday Inn,
Perry. 987-0582 or 987-1936.
• The Board of Directors
monthly meeting for the Houston
County Association for
Exceptional Citizens Inc. and
Falcon Park Inc. will be held at 6
p.m. in the conference room of
Workshop 11, 716 N. Young Ave.,
Warner Robins.
• The Phoenix Center
Community Service Board will
meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Phoenix
Center, 700 MLK Jr. Blvd., Fort
Valley. (478) 464-5258.
• The Daughters of the British
Empire Winship Chapter (for
ladies of British descent) meets
at 7 p.m. on the third Thursday
of each month. 335-1487.
• Central Georgia
Genealogical Society will meet
at 7 p.m. at Flint Energies, 1600
Elberta Road, Warner Robins.
Cheryl Mason-Mercer will pres
Fri
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88/60
Isolated thunder
storms. Highs in the
upper 80s and lows
in the low 60s.
Sunrise Sunset
6:34 AM 8:29 PM
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Dillard 78 52 mst sunny
Dublin 84 59 t-storm
Duluth 80 56 mst sunny
Gainesville 79 59 mst sunny
Helen 80 55 mst sunny
Lagrange 83 57 mst sunny
Macon 84 59 t-storm
Marietta 80 57 mst sunny
Milledgeville 83 58 t-storm
Los Angeles 72 58 pt sunny
Miami 82 75 t-storm
Minneapolis 70 60 rain
New York 67 52 pt sunny
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
ent her impression of Clara
Barton. Visitors are always wel
come. For more information,
visit www.cggs.org.
• Robins Duplicate Bridge
Club meets every Thursday at
7:15 p.m. at the Warner Robins
Senior Activities Center, 152
Maple St. Ruth B. Suggs, (478)
923-4574.
• The Perry Players
Community Theatre will present
the drama “12 Angry Men" at 8
p.m. at the Theatre, 909 Main St.
Doors open 45 minutes before
the show, www.perryplayers.org
or (478) 987-5354.
Friday, May 20
• Robins Duplicate Bridge
Club offers “Introduction to
Duplicate Bridge" at 12:30 p.m.
every Friday except the second
Friday of each month at the
Senior Activities Center. Ruth B.
Suggs, (478) 923-4574.
• An American Red Cross
Blood Drive will be held from 2-7
p.m. at First United Methodist
Church of Centerville, 600 North
Houston Lake Blvd., Centerville.
953-3090.
• A campaign fund-raiser for
lieutenant governor candidate
Ralph Reed will be held from 5-
7 p.m. at the home of Gloria
Alday, 123 Kevin Drive,
Kathleen. Cost to attend is SIOO
per person. 987-4335.
• The Perry Players
Community Theatre will present
the drama “12 Angry Men” at 8
p.m. at the Theatre, 909 Main St.
Doors open 45 minutes before
the show, www.perryplayers.org
or (478) 987-5354.
Saturday, May 21
• Guy Drexinger will speak at
the Middle Georgia Democratic
Women’s Club meeting at 9 a.m.
at Chef Audrey's Bistro/Caf6,
115-A Margie Drive, Centerville.
Drexinger is running for
Commissioner of Insurance and
is from Marietta. He is a former
chairman of the Cobb County
Democrats, an attorney and a
CPA. The public is welcome.
Breakfast is available for $5.
923-2323 or 988-8560.
• The Bonaire-Kathleen “You
Are The Reason We Relay"
Family Fun Day will be from 9
a.m. until 3 p.m. on the Bonaire
United Methodist Church chapel
grounds located at the corner of
Church and Elm streets,
Bonaire. There will be an auc
tion, concessions, raffle, cake
walk, bingo, pony rides, carnival
LOCAL
5/22
80/58
A few thunderstorms
possible.
Sunrise Sunset
6:33 AM 8:30 PM
Warn
85/62
Scattered thunder
storms. Highs in the
mid 80s and lows in
the low 60s.
Sunrise Sunset
6:33 AM 8:30 PM
Moon Phases
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First Full
May 16 May 23
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Last New
May 30 Jun 6
UV Index ~
Wed 5/18 ft Very High
Thu 5/19 || Very High
Fri 5/20 B Very High
Sat 5/21 Ro Very High
Sun 5/22 j§ Very High
The UV Index is measured on a 0-11
number scale, with a higher UV Index
showing the need for greater skin pro
tection. OgHMSTHHHI II
Perry 85 61 t-storm
Rome 86 56 sunny
Savannah 82 65 t-storm
St. Simons IslandSO 69 t-storm
Statesboro 82 63 t-storm
Thomasville 86 64 t-storm
Valdosta 85 62 t-storm
Warner Robins 84 59 t-storm
Waycross 84 63 t-storm
BpaHHpeasnH
Phoenix 89 69 pt sunny
San Francisco 68 56 pt sunny
Seattle 60 53 rain
St. Louis 78 58 mst sunny
Washington, DC 73 55 pt sunny
games and more.
• The Warner Robins High
School Demons Cheerleaders
will hold a fund-raiser car wash
from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. at
Mike’s Hot Dogs and
Hamburgers, 823 Russell
Parkway, Warner Robins.
Donations will be accepted for
$5.
• The 15th Annual Warner
Robins Fire Department
Muscular Dystrophy Softball
Tournament will be held at
Peavy Park, Johnson Road,
Warner Robins. Tony Theus,
(478) 988-4552; or Sandra
Lunceford, (478) 929-6961.
• American Legion Post #172
will observe Armed Forces Day
with a Blue Star Salute ceremo
ny and picnic at the Museum of
Aviation. A one-hour ceremony
begins at 11 a.m., followed by a
two-hour picnic. Post #172
Commander David Eich, 923-
9238.
• The Perry Players
Community Theatre will present
the drama “12 Angry Men” at 8
p.m. at the Theatre, 909 Main St.
Doors open 45 minutes before
the show, www.perryplayers.org
or (478) 987-5354.
Monday, May 23
• Centerville Senior Care
meets 9 a.m. each Monday at
Centerville City Hall for exercise
class featuring strength and flex
ibility stretching led by a certified
instructor. All exercise partici
pants 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 featuring
strength and flexibility stretch
ing. All exercise participants
must provide a signed Physician
Referral Form from their doctor.
988-1813.
• A Lunch n' Learn seminar on
“Speech and Swallowing
Disorders” will be held from
noon-1 p.m. in the Medical
Library of Perry Hospital.
Speaker will be Debra Johnson,
speech language pathologist.
Lunch is free, but seating is lim
ited and pre-registration is
required. 923-9771.
• Take Off Pounds Sensibly
(T.0.P.5.) 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.
Club seeks
new members
By RAY UGHTNER
HHJ Staff Writer
WARNER ROBINS - Are
you looking for a civic club
and a free lunch?
The Houston County
Exchange Club will have a
luncheon today to encour
age new membership, and to
encourage people to “make a
difference and get involved,”
Club President Tobbie
Jefferson said.
“We have more need than
people,” Jefferson said. The
Houston County Exchange
Club is “a small club with a
big heart,” she said.
The membership drive
luncheon is at noon today in
the Green Room at the
Ramada Inn on Watson
Boulevard, where the club
meets every Wednesday
from noon to 1 p.m.
The Houston County
Exchange Club focuses on
children, families, patriot
ism and community service,
with events supporting local
All hail the
king and queen
submitted
Westfield’s Prom King and Queen for 2005 were Owen
Culpepper and Morgan Dawson.
Spivey wins mission support award
WASHINGTON (AFPN) -
One of the winners of the
2004 Air Force Mission
Support Awards works at
Robins Air Force Base.
The awards recognize
Airmen and their units for
outstanding performance in
OVERTON JEWELERS
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905 Downtown Carroll St. • Perry
478-987-1392
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Houston Healthcare’s Rehab Services:
Speech and Swallowing Disorders
Monday, May 23, 2005
12 noon - 1:00 p.m.
Perry Hospital Medical Library
Guest Speaker:
Debra Johnson, Speech Language Pathologist
A FREE healthy lunch will be served.
Seating is limited. Pre-registration is required.
To register, call:
(478) 923-9771
THE HOUSTON HOME JOURNAL
firefighters, child abuse pre
vention and the 21st
Century Partnership. The
club also participated in
Rebuilding Together with
Christmas in April, with vol
unteers doing yard work
and repairs for an elderly
resident in need.
The Exchange Club is a
group of men and women
working together to make
America a better place to
live, with community service
projects and one national
project, the prevention of
child abuse.
The Houston County
Exchange Club was founded
five years ago November by
Gus Parker, Jefferson said.
Parker is a former national
president in Exchange
Clubs International.
Monthly membership for
the Houston County
Exchange Club is S4O and
includes lunches, dues and
fees. All meetings are open
to visitors wanting to learn
about Exchange.
the areas of personnel, mili
tary equal opportunity, pro
fessional military education
and training.
Janet Spivey, a senior pro
gram manager, received a
2004 Civilian Personnel
Award.
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• Watch Repair
• Engraving
• Appraisals
• Estate Jewelry
• Class Rings
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