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2A ♦ TUESDAY, JUNE 14, 2005 viirje 1210 Washington St. P.O. Box 1910 Perry, GA 31069 (478) 987-1823 See us online at www.hhjnews.com CORPORATE OFFICES Daniel F. Evans President / Publisher Cheri Adams Assistant to The Publisher Julie B. 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Office Hours: The office in Perry is open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. NEWS TIPS: Call (478) 987-1823 ext. 239 Newsroom Fax: (478) 988-1181 Corrections: The HHJ strives for fairness and accuracy, and will print a correc tion or clarification when one is in order. Call ext. 239. Advertising errors and omissions: The advertiser agrees that the publisher shall not be liable for damages arising from errors in advertisements beyond the amount paid for the space actually occupied by that portion of the advertisement in which the error occurred. There shall be no liability for non-insertion of any advertisement beyond the amount paid for such advertisement. This newspaper Is a member of The Georgia Press Association, The National Newspaper Association and The Associated Press Today's Weather Local 5-Day Forecast I \JO A i /\ 93/73 Variable clouds with thunderstorms, es pecially in the after noon. Humid. Sunrise Sunset 6:27 AM 8:43 PM Georgia At A Glance 1 Atlanta '■ ' . \ I V Warner Robinsl \ | * \Savannah j. / Valdosta Area Cities fcTT Hi Lo Cond. Albany 95 73 t-storm Athens 91 69 t-storm Atlanta 90 70 t-storm Augusta 92 74 t-storm Bainbridge 94 75 t-storm Brunswick 90 77 t-storm Cartersville 92 70 t-storm Chattanooga,TN 86 68 pt sunny Columbus 92 72 t-storm Cordele 95 74 t-storm National Cities Hi Lo Cond City Atlanta 90 70 t-storm Boston 84 63 t-storm Chicago 82 61 t-storm Dallas 92 74 t-storm Denver 78 54 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 • Warner Robins Senior Care meets 9 a.m. each Tuesday at the Houston County YMCA (comer of Ga. 96 and Moody Road - 922-2566) for exercise class featuring strength and flexibility stretching led by a certified instructor. All exercise participants must provide a signed Physician Referral Form from their doctor. 988-1813. • The Families Against Methamphetamine Abuse (FAMA) sup port group meeting meets at 6:30 p.m. on the second and fourth Tuesdays of each month at the Centerville United Methodist Church. 953-6955. • The American Culinary Federation s Middle Georgia Chefs' Association will meet at 6 p.m. at the Crowne Plaza, 108 First St., Macon. Savoury Systems International will present a sanitation video and informa tion. There is no charge to attend and anyone interested in food is invited. 987-7049 or 923-0140; or e-mail mgcanewsletter@yahoo.com or www.geocities.com/mgcanewsletter/ho me.html • The Middle Georgia Chapter of the Georgia Real Estate Investors' Association (GaREIA) meets every sec ond Tuesday of each month and will meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, 108 First St., Macon. Anyone may attend. GaREIA is a not-for-profit, volunteer organization whose purpose is to educate, motivate, and provide networking opportunities for its mem bership of real estate investors. Kin Shackelford, shack@midgaproperty. com or (478) 475-0380. • Robins Duplicate Bridge Club meets every Tuesday at 7:15 p.m. at 151 Maple St. Ruth B. Suggs, (478) 923-4574; or Gerald Peavy, (478) 922- 0943. • The Military Order of the Cootie (MOC) Pup Tent No. 13 and the Military Order of the Cootie Auxiliary (MOCA) meet on the second Tuesday of each month at 7:30 p.m. in the VFW Post 6605 Post Home, 1011 Corder Road, Warner Robins. Wednesday, June 15 • Centerville Senior Care meets 9 a.m. each Wednesday at Centerville City Hall for exercise class featuring strength and flexibility stretching led by a certified instructor. All exercise partic ipants must provide a signed Physician 6/15 / 94/68 Slight chance of a thunderstorm. Sunrise Sunset 6:27 AM 8:44 PM Thu 6/16 90/65 A few clouds. Highs in the low 90s and lows in the mid 60s. Sunrise Sunset 6:27 AM 8:44 PM rcTtr Dalton 93 71 pt sunny Dillard 89 64 pt sunny Dublin 94 72 t-storm Duluth 89 68 t-storm Gainesville 90 71 t-storm Helen 91 67 t-storm Lagrange 90 69 t-storm Macon 92 72 t-storm Marietta 89 69 t-storm Milledgeville 92 70 t-storm [city Houston 95 73 mst sunny Los Angeles 77 62 pt sunny Miami 89 78 pt sunny Minneapolis 70 60 rain New York 91 76 pt sunny 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 stretching. PVO Bingo immediately fol lows exercise. All exercise participants must provide a signed Physician Referral Form from their doctor. 988- 1813. • Robins Duplicate Bridge Club meets every Wednesday at 1 p.m. at 151 Maple St. Ruth B. Suggs, (478) 923-4574; or Gerald Peavy, (478) 922- 0943. Thursday, June 16 • 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 Phoenix Center Community Service Board will meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Phoenix Center, 940 Ga. 96, Warner Robins. The Phoenix Center CSB is the public mental health, devel opmental disabilities and addictive dis eases board responsible for the deliv ery of mental health services in Houston, Peach and Crawford counties. Time is provided at each meeting for public input and/or questions. (478) 464-5258. • The Board of Directors monthly meeting for the Houston County Association for Exceptional Citizens Inc. and Falcon Park Inc. will be held at 7 p.m. in the conference room of Workshop 11, 716 N. Young Ave., Warner Robins. • 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. • Robins Duplicate Bridge Club meets every Thursday at 7:15 p.m. at 151 Maple St. Ruth B. Suggs, (478) 9234574; or Gerald Peavy, (478) 922- 0943. Friday, June 17 • The Museum of Aviation will pres ent its monthly Hangar Talk with the film “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington” at 10 a.m. in the Vista Scope Theater (on the first floor of the Eagle Building), in observance of Scouting Celebration Month. Free and open to the public. Seating is first-come, first-serve. Heather Fasciocco, 926-6870; or www.museumofaviation.org • Robins Duplicate Bridge Club offers “Introduction to Duplicate Bridge" at 12:30 p.m. every Friday except the sec ond Friday of each month at 151 Maple St. Ruth B. Suggs, (478) 9234574; or Gerald Peavy, (478) 922-0943. LOCAL Fri 6/17 Uk 87/66 Times of sun and clouds. Highs in the upper 80s and lows in the mid 60s. Sunrise Sunset 6:27 AM 8:44 PM Moon Phases • * New First Jun 6 Jun 15 © 9 Full Last Jun 22 Jun 28 UV Index Tue 6/14 I Extreme Wed 6/15 I Extreme Thu 6/16 I Extreme Fri 6/17 11 Extreme Sat 6/18 11] Extreme 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 ■■■ SHi 11 [city Hi Lo Cond. Peachtree City 90 67 t-storm Perry 93 73 t-storm Rome 96 72 pt sunny Savannah 92 75 t-storm St. Simons Island9o 77 t-storm Statesboro 94 76 t-storm Thomasville 94 74 t-storm Valdosta 92 74 t-storm Warner Robins 93 72 t-storm Waycross 93 73 t-storm Hi Lo Cond r- Phoenix 106 82 sunny San Francisco 67 54 windy Seattle 65 51 cloudy St. Louis 88 66 pt sunny Washington, DC 94 76 mst sunny Saturday, June 18 • An indoor yard sale will be held at Happy Hour Workshop 11, 716 N. Young Ave., Warner Robins, from 8 a.m. until 1 p.m. All proceeds benefit the develop- challenged. • The Middle Georgia Democratic Women’s Club meets for breakfast every third Saturday at 9 a.m. at Chef Audrey's Bistro on Margie Drive in Centerville. All Democratic women are invited. 923-2323 or 988-8560. • Fort Valley State University will host its first Homebuyers’ Fair be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the lot between Burger King and Blue Bird at the intersection of Ga. 49 and U.S. 341 in Fort Valley. The one-day event will include information on down payments and mortgages, lenders, budgeting and saving tips. There will be activities for the children ranging from face painting and a moonwalk to an on-site fire safe ty house activity to teach children about fire safety in the home. Tamika Smith- McGhee, USDA Rural Development Service, (478) 956-6495; or Joy Moten- Thomas, (478) 825-6954. • The Combat Veterans Group (CVG) meets on the third Saturday of each month in the auditorium of the Carl Vinson VA Medical Center, Dublin. Scotty Aycock, (478) 453-1819. Sunday, June 19 • Robins Duplicate Bridge Club offers lessons every Sunday from 3-5 p.m. at 151 Maple St. Ruth B, Suggs, (478) 9234574; or Gerald Peavy, (478) 922- 0943. Monday, June 20 • Centerville Senior Care meets 9 a.m. each Monday at Centerville City Hall for exercise class featuring strength and flexibility stretching led by a certified instructor. All exercise partic ipants 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 exer cise class featuring strength and flexi bility stretching. All exercise participants must provide a signed Physician Referral Form from their doctor. 988- 1813. • 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. • Robins Duplicate Bridge Club offers newcomers games every Monday at 7 p.m. at 151 Maple St. Ruth B. Suggs, (478) 9234574; or Gerald Peavy, (478) 922-0943. Sat 6/18 I*' i a(K r 85/66 Mix of sun and clouds. Highs in the mid 80s and lows in the mid 60s. Sunrise Sunset 6:28 AM 8:45 PM Hi Lo Cond. H C OBITUAMES HELEN L. HALE BONAIRE - Helen L. Hale, 84, passed away on ■ls Friday, June 10, 2005, at Portsbridge Hospice. Services will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday, June 14 (TODAY), at the chapel of McCullough Funeral Home, with interment following at 2 p.m. in Marietta National Cemetery. Visitation was from 7 until 9 p.m. Monday, June 13, at McCullough Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to Portsbridge Hospice, 115 Arkwright Landing, Macon, GA 31210. Hale was born June 10, 1921, in Bishopville, S.C., to the late Henry and Nicie Stokes. She was a first lieutenant in the U.S. Army where she served as a registered nurse. Hale was a member of First United Methodist Church, Warner Robins. In addition to her parents, her son, Allie Dave Hale, preceded her in death. Survivors include her husband, Lt. Col. Drew Pratt Hale (Ret.) of Bonaire; children, Drew B. Hale of Bonaire, Walter Douglas Hale (D’Arcy) of McDonough, Pratt Hale (Jeannie) of Warner Robins, and Cappy Moor (Gary) of Macon; siblings, Stanley Stokes, Geraldine Arrants, Barbara Capell, all of South Carolina; and Shelby Haines of Arizona; eight grandchildren and three great-grandchil dren. Go to www.mcculloughfti.com to sign Online Registry for the family. McCullough Funeral Home has charge of arrangements. MSGT. HERBERT C. JACKSON, JR. USAF (RET.) WARNER ROBINS - Herbert C. (Jack) Jackson Jr. 89, passed away on Thursday, M June 9, 2005, at Medical Center of Central Georgia. Graveside service was held at 4 p.m. Monday, June 13, 2005, in Magnolia Park Cemetery. Visitation was from 6 until 8 p.m. Sunday, June 12, 2005, at McCullough Funeral Home. The family sug gests donations be made to American Legion Post 594, 1523 Moody Road, Warner Robins, GA 31088; or Disabled American Veterans Association, PO Box 14301 Cincinnati, OH 45250. Jackson was bom in Clover, S.C. He retired after serving 30 years as a master sergeant in the U.S. Air Force. He was a veteran of the Korean War, World War II and Vietnam War. He was a member of the American Legion Post 594, 1523 Moody Road and the Disabled American Veterans Association. His parents, Herbert and Harriet Jackson, preceded him in death. Survivors include his wife, Shirley K. Jackson of Warner Robins; son, Philip Jackson (Natalia) of Texas, Herbert C. Jackson 111 of Milledgeville; daughter, Leah Bauer of Gilbertsville, Ky.; five grandchildren and four great-grand children. Go to www.mcculloughfh.com to sign the OnUne Registry for the family. McCuUough Funeral Home has charge of arrangements. HENRY LEE LUDWIG COLUMBUS - Retired Sgt. First Class Henry Lee Ludwig, 79, passed away Friday, M June 10, 2005, in Columbus. Services wiU be gBCjSg; held at 2 p.m. Monday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Warner Robins with burial in Parkway Memorial Gardens with full military honors. Ludwig was born in Avis, Pa., to the late Jacob F. and Thelma Stabley Ludwig. He served 20 years in the U.S. Army and was a veteran of the Korean War. He was a devoted husband, father and grandfather. Survivors include his wife,' Adelina E. Ludwig of Columbus; son, Jacob L. Ludwig of Warner Robins; daugh ters, Mary Minick of Atlanta, Elisabeth E. Edge of Ellijay and Cathy L. Brenner of Byron; brother, Dean Ludwig of Jersey Shore, Pa.; eight grandchildren and eight great grandchildren. Contributions may be made to the Sacred Heart Catholic Church Building Fund at 250 S. Davis Drive, Warner Robins, GA 31088 in memory of Mr. Ludwig. Heritage Memorial Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. LAURA H.”FRANCES” SHIPES HAYNESVILLE - Laura H. “Frances” Shipes, 67, died Saturday, June 11, 2005, at a Hawkinsville hospital. Funeral services will be held 2 p.m. Tuesday (TODAY) at First Baptist Church of Haynesville with interment follow ing in the church cemetery. The Rev. David Fisher and the Rev. Gene McKinney will officiate. Vistation was from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Monday at Watson-Hunt Funeral Home. Shipes, a native of Houston County, was the daughter of the late Robert and Maebelle (Glenn) Hamsley. She was retired from Robins Air Force Base civil service, a home maker and member of the First Baptist Church of Haynesville. Survivors include her husband of 54 years, Charles Shipes of Haynesville; daughter, Connie Jackson; sons, Johnnie and Donnie Shipes all of Haynesville; grandchil dren, Jamie Shipes, Danielle Jackson, Natasha Reitz and Ella Shipes. She was preceded in death by her son, Ronnie Shipes and daughter, Bonnie Shipes. Please sign the online register at watsonhunt.com Subscribe today Call 987-1823 Sunshine’ MINI-WAREHOUSE A new storage facility opening soonl Pick up and delivery service offered to ail Perry residents. Receive 3 months FREE storage with a 12 month pre-paid contract, or 2 months FREE with a 6 month prepaid contract! Call Today! THE HOUSTON HOME JOURNAL People Pleasing! (We will delight you!) fHRAAM jlavlltf Bryyff.fWcigy. 1-75 tiit 136 * 557-8677 987-7166 • ________