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WEDNESDAY July 27, 2005 Volume 135, Number 403 Award-Winning Belter Newspaper Contest Inside TODAY I jr&f ■ JUb j u Jumping to it The Lady Hornets get a kick - literally and figu ratively - while high stepping during practice at the school Monday. SPORTS, page 7A Happy BIRTHDAY! Helen Dingier Jesse Grace King Maven B. Nigro Happy ANNIVERSARY! Rose Mae and Richard Smith (Surprise your friendsl Let us know when their birthday or anniversary is, and we’ll put their names in the paper that day. Just send the name and date at least a week in advance, and we'll do the rest. E-mail to hhj@evansnewspapers.com, or mail them to us at the address inside. No phone calls, please. Many happy returns!) Lt. Col. (Ret) Robert A. Bowlin Sr. Ann L. Story Obits, page 2A INDEX CLASSIFIED 11A COMICS 10A CROSSWORD ...10A HEARTH&HOME .12A OBITUARIES 2A OPINION 4A POLICE BEAT ... .5A SCHOOL NEWS .. .6A SPORTS 7 A TV LISTINGS ... .10A WEATHER 2A PERIODICAL M1.11....1M1.....1.111...11...11 1.H.,,11 5 Georgia Newspaper Preyed Main Library UN IV OF GEORGIA ATHENS GA 30602-0002 ALL FOR ADC 301 July 27. 2005 Serving Houston County Since 1870 Idnitstini Motne lf dim 'ijmxvxml * LEGAL ORGAN FOR HOUSTON COUNTY, city of Perry, city of Warner Robins and city of Centerville Perry soldiers reunited Blood ties not the only thing binding Smith, Dean together By TERESA D. SOUTHERN HHJ Staff Writer Perry City Hall is usually reserved for city business, council meetings, special ceremonies. But on one recent Friday it served as meeting place for two soldiers who share a relationship - they are sec ond cousins. Steven Smith and Joshua Dean have more in common than being family. They both served in the U.S. Army in the Middle East. The one thing they do not have in common is their jobs. U.S. Army Private First Class Steven Smith serves with ACO 7/159th Aviation Regiment, and is an aircraft mechanic who works on the Apache AH-64 Delta heli- Citizens group to push SPLOST By TERESA D. SOUTHERN HHJ Staff Writer “Pressing and urgent,” is the message that Citizens For Excellence in Public Schools wants to spread to Houston County voters. The citizens committee for a five-year special purpose local option sales tax (SPLOST), Houston welcomes 250 new teachers By TERESA D. SOUTHERN HHJ Staff Writer The halls of Perry Middle School were busier than usual this week for the weeks of summer vacation in Houston County. Over 250 newly hired teachers participated in ses sions learning about the sys tem’s code of ethics, person nel issues, student services and breakout sessions that were tailored to pre-K, ele mentary, middle high and special needs teachers. Sharon Moore, coordinator Warner Robins couple donates to YMCA , i ’*’•-+&' V * '' '**** (WflMS* 'V* 5 * ‘ M 181 l 'P m/Sl.V'' submitted Members of the YMCA gather to celebrate the gift of a new wooden floor for their dance classes. The gift was made by Danny and Trinette Rosales. www.hhjnews.com HHJ PROFILE copter. His main job is recov ering aircraft. Sgt. Joshua Dean served in the U.S. Army Reserve with the 343rd Quarter Master Co. at Tahlil Air Base in Iraq. His main task was recovering vehicles. Dressed in their full mili tary fatigues, the two talked about their life-changing jobs. Dean left behind his wife and children to answer to the call of duty. He said he had to leave his wife preg nant once. “It worked out good, though I missed a lot of months of stressfulness,” Dean said. Smith is the son of Laura Loewen, administrative assistant at City Hall. He talked about how worried his mother was by television coverage. See COUSINS, page 3A headed by Jack Steed, has begun a political action com mittee to support the upcom ing referendum for another SPLOST. The committee has elected a chairman, Jack Steed; a treas urer, Homer Childs; a fund raising chairman, Neil Suggs; See SPLOST, page 14A of professional learning, said this event was for not just for first-year teachers - veteran teachers are also on hand. “This professional learning will assist them in the class room,” Moore said. “It will help them build knowledge and skills as far as how we do things in Houston County.” Moore explained that pro cedures are different in Houston County, and there are some things that are spe cific to the county. “New teachers find this See TEACHERS, page 14A ■ ' 8 • HHJTereaa D. Southern Mayor Jim Worrall presents Stephen Smith and Joshua Dean a key to the city of Perry and a flag to thank them for their military service. Perdue plans another fish fry Aug. 6 event to be held in Perry; RSVP now By TIMOTHY GRAHAM HHJ Staff Writer Gov. Sonny Perdue will hold his second annual Governor’s Fish Fry in Perry on Saturday, Aug. 6. The Governor started this tra dition as a way to get back home to Middle Georgia and enjoy a casual day with friends, family and supporters. Last year, over 1,300 Georgians, along with Sen. Johnny forward to this all year long.” Isakson and many state legislators, came See PERDUE, page 14A TWO SECTIONS • 24 PAGES to eat catfish and enjoy bluegrass music with the governor. “Mary and I are proud of Houston County, and this is our opportunity to showcase it to our supporters who live all across Georgia,” said Perdue. “We hope to see Republicans, Democrats, and people who don’t belong to a party to come out for a fun, fami ly-friendly event. Mary and I look PERDUE Facility gets wooden floor for dance classes By TIMOTHY GRAHAM HHJ Staff Writer The Houston County YMCA celebrated a new addition to their facilities on Monday thanks to the generosity of a Warner Robins couple. “We needed a wooden floor for our dance classes,” said YMCA Board Member and Treasurer Elaine Milteer. “We had a sponge floor and we could not teach classes in jazz, tap or ballet. After our most recent recital in May we announced that we were looking for a wood en floor, and Danny and Trinette Rosales came up afterwards and offered to help.” The Rosaleses contributed the material and labor to floor one room, and offered to sell to the YMCA the material to floor another room at cost. Milteer said that the Rosaleses’ gift saved See YMCA, page 14A an Evans Family Newspaper 50c ,1111. Don Jenrette, who will bo teaching at Houston County High School, dis cusses a dia gram drawn by groups in a session at the school board’s New Teacher Orientation with Jeremy Manning, who will be teach ing at Perry Middle School. HHJTeree* T). Southern