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♦ FRIDAY, JULY 8, 2005
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Parry. GA 31069
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Today's Weather
Local 5-Day Forecast
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Intervals of clouds
and sunshine. High
94F. Winds light and
variable.
Sunrise Sunset
6:35 AM 8:45 PM
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Area Cities
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Albany 96 75 t-storm
Athens 89 69 pt sunny
Atlanta 89 69 pt sunny
Augusta 92 74 pt sunny
Bainbridge 97 77 t-storm
Brunswick 90 78 t-storm
Cartersville 90 68 pt sunny
Chattanooga,TN 84 64 pt sunny
Columbus 92 74 pt sunny
Cordele 96 75 pt sunny
National Cities
[City Hi Lo Cond
Atlanta 89 69 pt sunny
Boston 65 58 rain
Chicago 85 62 sunny
Dallas 96 78 mst sunny
Denver 90 61 t-storm
©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
• The Museum of Aviation will
offer a free public viewing of the
movie “God is My Co-Pilot” at 10
a.m. as part of its Patriotic Film
Festival. The movie will be
shown in the Vista Scope
Theater, located on the first floor
of the Eagle Building. Heather
Fasciocco, (478) 926-6870.
Saturday, July 9
• The Perry Farmers Market is
open from 8 a.m. until noon at
the intersection of Commerce
and Washington streets.
• The Navy Seabee Veterans
of America will hold its monthly
meeting. All Seabee veterans
are invited to attend. Wives are
included. The Seabees’ meeting
is held the second Saturday of
each month. Jack McGreggor,
secretary, (478) 788-6639.
Sunday, July 10
• Robins Duplicate Bridge
Club offers lessons every
Sunday from 3-5 p.m. at 151
Maple St. Ruth B. Suggs, (478)
923-4574; or Gerald Peavy,
(478) 922-0943.
Monday, July 11
• Take Off Pounds Sensibly
(T.0.P.5.) meets each Monday
at Centerville First United
Methodist Church, 101 Wilson
Drive, Centerville. Weigh-in at 9
a.m.; meeting 9:30 a.m. Day
care available. 987-9959 or 922-
0291.
• 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.
• The Museum of Aviation will
offer a free public viewing of the
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Cloudy with showers
and thunderstorms..
Sunrise Sunset
6:36 AM 8:45 PM
WM.
92/72
A few thunderstorms
possible. Highs in
the low 90s and lows
in the low 70s.
Sunrise Sunset
6:35 AM 8:45 PM
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Dillard 85 63 pt sunny
Dublin 95 73 pt sunny
Duluth 88 68 pt sunny
Gainesville 88 70 pt sunny
Helen 87 66 pt sunny
Lagrange 90 70 pt sunny
Macon 93 72 pt sunny
Marietta 88 68 pt sunny
Milledgeville 92 71 pt sunny
City Hi Lo Cond.
Houston 9b rs t-storm
Los Angeles 76 61 mst sunny
Miami 88 79 t-storm
Minneapolis 84 71 t-storm
New York 71 65 rain
movie “Windtalkers” at 10 a.m.
as part of its Patriotic Film
Festival. The movie will be
shown in the Vista Scope
Theater, located on the first floor
of the Eagle Building. Heather
Fasciocco, (478) 926-6870.
• The Middle Georgia
Christian Women’s Club will host
a “Picnic in the Park" at 11:30
a.m. at the Museum of Aviation’s
Picnic Pavilion, Ga. 247 at
Russell Parkway, Warner
Robins. Bring a covered dish
and children and friends. Linda,
328-7033; or Sandy, 988-9652.
• 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- 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)
923- or Gerald Peavy,
(478) 922-0943.
• The Lt. James T. Woodward
Camp No. 1399 of the Sons of
Confederate Veterans meets at
7 p.m. on the second Monday of
each month at New China Buffet
111, 1531 Watson Blvd., Warner
Robins. Gary L. Hudgens, com
mander, (478) 396-2620.
Tuesday, July 12
• Warner Robins Senior Care
meets 9 a.m. each Tuesday at
the Houston County YMCA (cor
ner of Ga. 96 and Moody Road -
922-2566) for exercise class
featuring strength and flexibility
stretching led by a certified
instructor. All exercise partici
pants must provide a signed
Physician Referral Form from
their doctor. 988-1813.
• The Museum of Aviation will
offer a free public viewing of the
movie “Windtalkers" at 10 a.m.
as part of its Patriotic Film
Festival. The movie will be
shown in the Vista Scope
Theater, located on the first floor
of the Eagle Building. Heather
Fasciocco, (478) 926-6870.
• The American Culinary
Federation's Middle Georgia
Chefs' Association will meet at 6
p.m. at the Crowne Plaza, 108
First St., Macon. Conway
Dressings is scheduled to give a
demonstration. There is no
charge to attend, and anyone
interested in food is invited. 987-
LOCAL
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Thundershowers.
Highs in the mid 80s
and lows in the low
70s.
Sunrise Sunset
6:36 AM 8:44 PM
Moon Phases
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Jul 6
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Jul 21
UV Index
Fri 7/8 11 Extreme
Sat 7/9 11 Extreme
Sun 7/10 11 Extreme
Mon 7/11 7 High
Tue 7/12 9 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. MMS 11
[City Hi Lo Cond.
Perry 94 74 pt sunny
Rome 92 69 pt sunny
Savannah 92 77 t-storm
St. Simons Island9o 78 t-storm
Statesboro 95 76 t-storm
Thomasville 95 76 t-storm
Valdosta 94 75 t-storm
Warner Robins 94 72 pt sunny
Waycross . 94 74 t-storm
[City Hi Lo Cond.
Phoenix 109 88 sunny
San Francisco 70 55 pt sunny
Seattle 63 55 rain
St. Louis 92 71 mst sunny
Washington, DC 78 68 rain
7049 or 923-0140; e-mail at
mgcanewsletter@yahoo.com or
www.geocities.com/mgcanewsle
tter/home.html
• The Families Against
Methamphetamine Abuse
(FAMA) support group meeting
meets at 6:30 p.m. on the sec
ond and fourth Tuesdays of each
month at the Centerville United
Methodist Church. 953-6955.
• The Middle Georgia Chapter
of the Georgia Real Estate
Investors' Association (GaREIA)
meets every second Tuesday of
each month and will meet at
6:30 p.m. at the Crowne Plaza
Hotel, 108 First St., Macon. Rob
Lett will speak on “Successful
Negotiation.” Lett is a full-time
real estate investor, consultant
and speaker. Having bought mil
lions of dollars in real estate, he
will share his knowledge on
lease options and marketing real
estate. Anyone may attend.
GaREIA is a not-for-profit, volun
teer organization whose pur
pose is to educate, motivate,
and provide networking opportu
nities for its membership 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, July 13
• 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. each Wednesday at
Rozar Park for exercise class
featuring strength and flexibility
stretching. PVO Bingo immedi
ately follows exercise. All exer
cise participants must provide a
signed Physician Referral Form
from their doctor. 988-1813.
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Highs in the upper
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Sunrise Sunset
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Last
Jul 28
DONNIE THOMAS
PERRY - Funeral services for Donnie Thomas will be
held at 3 p.m. Saturday at Richardson Funeral Home.
Interment will follow at Mt. Olive Cemetery.
Survivors include children, Dexter Johnson, Henry
Jordan, Karen and Sharon Thomas; siblings, Lula, Miller,
John and David Thomas, Maggie Hudgens, Ola Womack,
Thelma Mitchell, Diane, Luther and Carlton Jackson.
Richardson of Perry is in charge of arrangements.
Perry Fire Department to
host Kids Fire Academy
From staff reports
How many parents have
heard the statement “I want
to be a firefighter when I
grow up?”
Well, thanks to the Perry
Fire Department, children
now has the opportunity to
spend a week with the fire
fighters at the station to see
first-hand what life is like as
a firefighter.
A five-day event, The
Perry Fire Academy, will
consist of everything from
the basics of firefighting
such as turnout gear demon
strations to search and res
cue, basic first aid, ropes
and knots, E-911, fire safety,
and a day of hands-on, team
building exercises. The
academy is designed to
introduce the young people
in our community to many
basic, but important, skills
that can help to prevent
fires and save lives. In addi
tion to all this learning, fire
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Special to the HHJ
SAVANNAH - Rep. Larry
O’Neal (R-Warner Robins)
took part in a discussion on
the future of cities at the
Georgia Municipal
Association’s annual con
vention in Savannah recent
ly-
O’Neal, who serves as
chairman of the House Ways
and Means Committee, dis
cussed his policy requiring
all sales tax exemptions to
have a sunset when they
leave his committee. He also
discussed measures passed
during the last session that
amend the corporate income
tax structure so Georgia no
longer bases the tax on
property owned in Georgia
or on Georgia employees,
and the granting a tax
exemption to the motion
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fighters hope to instill a pos
itive attitude, while having
an enjoyable time.
The first Kids Fire
Academy will be held July
25-29 at the Perry Fire
Department headquarters
located at 1207 Washington
St. It is open to any child
who lives in the city of Perry
and is between the ages of 9-
12. Class times will be from
9 a.m. to noon Monday
through Friday of the
assigned week.
Applications, schedules,
and waivers are available for
pickup at the fire station for
those who are interested.
There will be a 25-student
limit, with spots reserved on
a first come, first served
basis. If you are interested
or have any questions, con
tact Chief Freddy Howell or
program coordinator Kirk
Crumpton at the fire depart
ment at (478) 988-2850.
picture industry for making
movies in Georgia and hir
ing Georgia employees in
the production of the
movies.
“The large number of
sales tax exemptions have
taken a bite out of local rev
enues,” said GMA Executive
Director Jim Higdon. “Our
members appreciate
Chairman O’Neal taking a
cautious and studious
approach to granting fur
ther exemptions. We are also
appreciative of his participa
tion in the Convention and
taking the time to share his
insights with our members.”
Based in Atlanta, GMA is
a voluntary, non-profit
organization that provides
legislative advocacy, educa
tional, employee benefit and
consulting services to its 500
member cities.