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WEEKEND
May 21, 2005
Volume 135, Number 356
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PERRY - If you were
the one who tossed that
fast food container out of
your window and let it
blow into the grass on the
side of Langston Road,
the chances are good that
Harriotte McDannald
picked up after you.
Lifestyle, page 11A
Happy BIRTHDAY!
May 21
Carlton Bailey
May 22
Elizabeth (Lizzy)
Garrett.
May 23
Taryn Burch
Brad Fink
Windy Fluellen
Happy ANNIVERSARY!
May 23
Eric and Karen Adams
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Many happy returns!)
Area DEATH
Hazel Kalder Bellville
Obit, page 2A
INDEX
CLASSIFIED 5B
CLUB NEWS 6A
COMICS 4B
CROSSWORD . ...4B
INDICTMENTS ... .6A
LIFESTYLE 11A
OBITUARY 2A
OPINION 4A
POLICE BEAT ... ,5A
SCHOOL NEWS .. .7A
SPORTS 1B
TV LISTINGS 4B
WEATHER 2A
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Daniel Albert Hudson is in the process of converting the former Plaza Theatre on North Davis Drive
into a teen club.
Danny’s new teen lounge
Native son hopes to turn former theater into youth refuge
Stor)> and photos by
Timothy Graham
WARNER ROBINS - A
Warner Robins native has big
plans for the former Plaza
Theatre on North Davis Drive.
Daniel Albert Hudson wants
A partnership and a picnic
Event held to support families of deployed personnel
Story and photos by
Teresa D. Southern
ROBINS AIR FORCE
BASE - Among the many
things going on at Robins on
Thursday evening were a
partnership and a picnic.
The partnership is
between the Warner Robins
Area Chamber of Commerce
Military Affairs Committee
and the RAFB Family
Support Center.
The picnic was held at
Robins Park for families of
deployed service members,
Students headed to Odyssey of the Mind
WRHS sending team to creative problem-solving competition in Colorado
By TIMOTHY GRAHAM
HHJ Staff Writer
Six Warner Robins High
School students are about to
complete in an Odyssey.
It is not unlike the
odyssey faced by the
Homeric hero of olden
times. They will not have to
face any giants or Sirens,
but they will have to face
more than 60 other teams
trying to best them out of
first place.
These students - all fresh
men - will be representing
WRHS in the Odyssey of the
Mind World Finals in
Boulder, Colo., next week.
Odyssey of the Mind is a
competition that tries to get
students to think outside of
the box. It presents them
with a problem and then
allows them to solve it in
any way they want to. This
year’s problem is as follows:
Design, build, and test a
structure made only of balsa
wood and glue that will bal-
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to turn the site into a Christian
based refuge for young people
who need help to keep their lives
on track.
“We are trying to bring out
God's gift in underprivileged and
high risk children aged 13-18,”
said Hudson.
Hudson heads a group called
and featured food from Back
Yard Burgers, games from
Kathy’s Rock, face painting,
balloons, and a clown.
Paul Hibbitts, chairman of
the Warner Robins Area
Chamber of Commerce, said
the chamber wanted to give
something back to the com
munity, and bring deployed
family members out to do
more.
“We’re working with the
Family Support Center here
to find out the needs of fam
ilies who have loved ones
deployed,” Hibbitts said.
MAES team also to
compete, page 3A
ance and support as much
weight as possible. The
structure will rest on three
surfaces at different heights
and support a crusher board
and weights. The team will
create a theme that relates
to the structure and/or test
ing of the structure. The
structure must be at least
eight inches high and weigh
no more than 15 grams.
The WRHS team compet
ed in regional competition
on March 5 in Savannah and
took first place. They fol
lowed that up with another
first place in the State
Championships at
Milledgeville in April. That
victory earned them the
shot at the international
title.
Oh, and by the way, in
winning the state title, their
See OM, page 3A
Christian Chaos. The goal of the
group is to “desegregate the
churches, the races, and the
music.”
The group’s motto is: “SHOW
them the truth out of the Chaos”
with SHOW being an acronym
for Spiritual guidance, Hope for
See TEEN, page 8A
“This is a great opportunity
to meet and greet these peo
ple.”
Elaine Goggans played a
key role in organizing the
event.
She said the picnic is part
of a twofold project the
Military Affairs Committee
has undertaken.
The first is the discount
program offered to military
members at certain busi
nesses in the community.
The second is the partner
ship between the Military
Affairs Committee and the
See PICNIC, page 3A
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The Warner Robins High School Odyssey of The Mind team were preparing Friday to
leave for international competition in Boulder, Colo. From left are team members Kyle
Yawn, Sophia Uddin, Kathryn Lanier, Katie Causey, and advisors Scott Daniel and
James Yawn. Not pictured are team members Alex Nichols and Garrett Pruett.
Ga. BRAC
hearing
planned
Commissioners set regional
hearing in Atlanta June 30
From staff reports
The Base Realignment and Closure
(BRAC) Commission has planned a regional
hearing in Atlanta, as well as other locations
around the country.
The BRAC Commission will visit Atlanta
on Thursday, June 30.
The locations of the regional hearings
were selected by the commissioners in
response to the number and type of
Department of Defense (DoD) closure and
realignment recommendations. One of the
commission’s main objectives is to ensure
maximum public access and input by state
and community representatives. Several
commissioners will be at each regional hear
ing.
“The regional hearings will provide the
primary means for communities to educate
the commissioners and their staff on their
disagreements with the DoD base recom
mendations,” said BRAC Commission
Chairman Anthony Principi. “If a potential
ly impacted community feels DoD deviated
from the selection criteria, the regional hear
ings will provide those stakeholders with an
opportunity to be involved in the informa
tion-gathering process and present to the
See BRAC, page 8A
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Autumn Watson, 9, makes spinning artwork at a picnic
held at Robins Park sponsored by the Military Affairs
Committee of the Warner Robins Area Chamber of
Commerce. Her father was recently deployed in Iraq and
is now in Mobile, Ala.
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