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FRIDAY, MAY 20, 2005
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Today's Weather
Local 5-Day Forecast
Sat
5/21
80/63
A few thunderstorms
possible. Highs in
the low 80s and lows
in the low 60s.
Sunrise Sunset
6:33 AM 8:30 PM
Fri
5/20
86/65
Mostly sunny skies.
High 86F. Winds
light and variable.
Sunrise Sunset
6:34 AM 8:29 PM
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Georgia At A Glance
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Area Cities
Athens 81 62 t-storm
Atlanta 80 63 t-storm
Augusta 85 68 t-storm
Bainbridge 88 68 mst sunny
Brunswick 81 70 mst sunny
Cartersville 81 62 t-storm
Chattanooga,TN 76 61 t-storm
Columbus 85 66 t-storm
Cordele 88 66 pt sunny
National Cities
Boston 60 47 rain
Chicago 68 51 t-storm
Dallas 91 73 mst sunny
Denver 84 57 sunny
©2005 American Profile Hometown Content Service
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
(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
• Central Georgia Christian
Home Educators will hold its
annual educational conference
and book fair today and
Saturday at the Georgia
National Fairgrounds and
Agricenter in Perry. The hours
are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Cost is $5
per family. There will be a large
used book and curriculum sale
as well as educational vendors
from around the country.
Representatives from more than
a dozen colleges will be avail
able to answer your questions
and give advice on preparing
your child for college. For a list
of vendors and additional infor
mation visit www.CGCHE.com.
• The Georgia Department of
Labor’s Houston County Career
Center and the Robins Air Force
Base Family Support Center will
co-sponsor a job fair from 10
a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Century of
Flight hangar at the Museum of
Aviation, Ga. 247, Warner
Robins. The event is for veter
ans, active-duty military person
nel, their dependents, and other
area job seekers. Approximately
50 area employers will be pres
ent, seeking to fill a variety of job
openings. (478) 988-7130.
• 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; or
Gerald Peavy, (478) 922-0943.
• 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
5/22
81/59
A few thunderstorms
possible.
Sunrise Sunset
6:33 AM 8:30 PM
11 Lif<
Dillard 77 57 t-storm
Dublin 87 63 pt sunny
Duluth 79 61 t-storm
Gainesville 78 63 t-storm
Helen 79 60 t-storm
Lagrange 83 62 t-storm
Macon 85 64 t-storm
Marietta 80 62 t-storm
Milledgeville 84 62 t-storm
Los Angeles 77 61 sunny
Miami 82 75 t-storm
Minneapolis 71 55 rain
New York 70 54 mst sunny
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/Cafe,
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
games and more.
• Central Georgia Christian
Home Educators will hold its
annual educational conference
and book fair today at the
Georgia National Fairgrounds
and Agricenter in Perry. The
hours are 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Cost
is $5 per family. There will be a
large used book and curriculum
sale as well as educational ven
dors from around the country.
Representatives from more than
a dozen colleges will be avail
able to answer your questions
and give advice on preparing
your child for college. For a list
of vendors and additional infor
mation visit www.CGCHE.com.
• Houston Healthcare, in con
junction with Robins Air Force
Base, is hosting its “Slam Dunk
Asthma" camp for kids from 10
a.m. until 2 p.m. at Lake Joy
Elementary School. Pre-regis
tration required; call (478) 923-
9771. No cost to attend; lunch
will be provided for those who
pre-register. Children must be
accompanied by a parent or
guardian.
• 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
LOCAL
Mon
5/23
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85/59
Mix of sun and
clouds. Highs in the
mid 80s and lows in
the upper 50s.
Sunrise Sunset
6:32 AM 8:31 PM
Tue
5/24
88/62
Partly cloudy,
chance of a thunder
storm.
Sunrise Sunset
6:32 AM 8:32 PM
Moon Phases
First
May 16
•
Last
May 30
UV Index
Fri 5/20 I Very High
Sat 5/21 jsj Very High
Sun 5/22 10 Very High
Mon 5/23 io Very High
Tue 5/24 io] 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 MBi -■■■■lll
PeachtreecitytsT 60 t-storm
Perry 86 65 mst sunny
Rome 85 63 t-storm
Savannah 84 67 mst sunny
St. Simons Islandßl 70 mst sunny
Statesboro 87 67 pt sunny
Thomasville 87 67 pt sunny
Valdosta 86 64 mst sunny
Warner Robins 86 64 pt sunny
Waycross 85 65 mst sunny
San Francisco 69 54 pt sunny
Seattle 60 50 rain
St. Louis 85 64 t-storm
Washington, DC 69 58 cloudy
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.
• Kids America Dancers of
Middle Georgia will present “If
you give a Girl a Mirror” at 7 p.m.
at the Warner Robins Civic
Center. The dance program is
based on Laura Numeroff’s “If
You Give a Mouse A Cookie”
and includes jazz, tap and ballet.
Directed by Jennifer Heide and
Barbara Long, with assistance
from Margi Wright, the program
features 150 performers cos
tumed in every color of the rain
bow. Backdrops have been
flown in from Hollywood, Calif.
Tickets are $8 at the door.
Children under 3 are admitted
free.
• 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.
Sunday, May 22
• Robins Duplicate Bridge
Club offers lessons every
Sunday from 3-5 p.m. at the
Warner Robins Senior Activities
Center, 152 Maple St. Ruth B.
Suggs, (478) 923-4574; or
Gerald Peavy, (478) 922-0943.
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.
Donate blood,
enter contest
WARNER ROBINS -
Donate blood or platelets
with the American Red
Cross this Memorial Day
weekend and you could be
the person to win a luxury
getaway for two to Atlanta.
All participants are eligi
ble to win this fantastic
package, which includes two
tickets to a Broadway in
Atlanta 2005-2006 Season
show, two nights at the Four
Seasons Atlanta, two half
day packages at Spa Sydell,
a S2OO gift certificate to any
Fifth Group Restaurants,
and a three-course dinner
with wine at Veni Vidi Vici
(part of Buckhead Life
Restaurant Group). The
total package is worth
approximately $1,350.
Two blood drives are
Full
May 23
•
New
Jun 6
GFC sponsors 14th Georgia
Fire Equipment Show
From staff reports
PERRY - Hundreds of
Georgia firefighters are
scheduled to attend the
Georgia Forestry
Commission (GFC) 14th
Biennial Georgia Fire
Equipment Show to be held
from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Wednesday, May 25, at the
Georgia National
Fairgrounds and Agricenter
in Perry.
Roger Browning, GFC
Rural Fire Defense
Coordinator, said the objec
tive of the fire show is to
brief city and county fire
fighters, as well as numer
ous county commissioners
and others, on the latest
firefighting technology
including demonstrations of
advanced equipment, acces
sories, and static displays.
“The general public is
Mercer University
Dean's List
Byron: Joseph Collins,
Delores Collins, Laura
Pearce
Centerville: Vickie
Propst
Kathleen: Joshua Ellis,
Christy Matkey
Perry: Corey Bennett,
Nicholas Shelton, Stephanie
Thompson, Amy Riddle
Warner Robins: Jami
Aguilar, Ashley Boatright,
William Boisclair, Adrianne
Ferguson, Victoria Fowler,
Ayana Gresham, Cindy
Groves, Lauren Hamilton,
Wanda Hamilton, Kelly
Harte, William Jackson,
Marie Jones, Stephanie
King, Stephanie Krajewski,
Juliet Lima, Mary Locke,
Cheryl Mcgee, Hal Parker,
Lakisha Raffield, Kristy
Self, Essie Shuler-Chisolm,
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THE HOUSTON HOME JOURNAL
planned in Warner Robins:
• Southside Baptist
Church will host a blood
drive from 2 to 7 p.m.
Monday, May 30, at the
church, 1040 S. Houston
Lake Road, Warner Robins.
• Sacred Heart
Elementary School will host
a blood drive from 1 to 6
p.m. Friday, June 3, at the
school, 250 S. Davis Drive,
Warner Robins.
Most healthy people 17 or
older, who weigh at least 110
pounds, can donate blood
every 56 days, or platelets
every two weeks up to 24
times each year. For infor
mation, call 1-800-GIVE
LIFE (448-3543) or log on to
www.givebloodredcross.org.
- From staff reports
welcome, and I would like to
extend a cordial invitation
to everyone interested in
fire protection to attend,”
Browning said. “Over the
years, this show has evolved
into an enjoyable experience
for the whole family with
typical attendance being
over 1,000 visitors.”
This 2005 fire show will
feature a wide variety of
exhibits ranging from heavy
equipment and helicopters
to safety exhibits. More
than 40 exhibitors from
Georgia and numerous
other states have scheduled
displays for the show.
Ticket prices are $8 if pur
chased prior to the show,
and $lO at the door. Tickets
are available at Georgia
Forestry Commission offices
statewide. For further infor
mation, call (478) 751-3505.
Rachelle Siniard, Vinh
Tran, Amy Von Oven, Dana
Wiggins, Sara Wood, John
Wright
Mercer University
Presidents List
Bonaire: Casey Dowd
Byron: Emily Childress,
Deana Griggers, Jessica
Harrell
Kathleen: Marlene
Noles, Natalie Shields
Perry: Thomas Arnold
Warner Robins: Zachary
Borreson, Laura Botkin,
Julia Bowen, Pamela Clark,
Michael Clark, Alaina Crow,
Terri Defoor, Blake
Franklin, Kristen Grush,
Heather Higdon, Danny
Johnson, Jeong Lee, Brette
Ridings, Bridgett Standring,
Cynthia Wilson, Shawn
Wimmer.
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