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WEDNESDAY
September 7, 2005
Volume 135, Number 183
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Foiled again!
There are three good
things about cooking in
foil packets, just for a
change. The first is that
it’s easy. The second is
that you can make up the
packets the night before,
and pop them in a hot
oven. The third is that
kids like them.
Hearth A Home, page 12A
Randy Jones
Gale Purvis
Mike Sheridan
Katlyn Winner
Happy ANNIVERSARY!
Mike and Kim Sheridan
(Surprise your friends! 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!)
Area DEATH
Ann “Nana D” Dalesio
Obit, page 2A
INDEX
CLASSIFIED 11A
COMICS 10A
CROSSWORD ...10A
HEARTH&HOME .12A
OBITUARY 2A
OPINION 4A
SCHOOL NEWS .. .5A
SPORTS 7 A
TV LISTINGS ... .10A
WEATHER .......2A
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Capt. Donny Mercer with the Macon-Bibb County Fire Department stands on the tailgate of a truck early Tuesday,
briefing members of the Central Georgia Search and Rescue Team, known as GSAR, in front of the Houston
County Emergency Communications Center in Warner Robins. More than 50 specialists from the GSAR team were
deployed to Louisiana to assist in the massive recovery effort in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.
GSAR team heads to gulf
By MIKE GEORGE
HHJ Staff Writer
Perry Firefighter Kirk
Crumpton knew Tuesday
morning that heading in to
the hurricane-ravaged Gulf
Coast could bring him face
to face with sights and
sounds so grisly they could
stay with him for the rest of
his life.
Crumptgryjgj|more than
50 specialists from the
Central Georgia Search and
Rescue (GSAR) team, are
headed to the campus of
Louisiana State University
in Baton Rouge to help the
massive recovery efforts
under way in the aftermath
of Hurricane Katrina.
The death toll in New
Orleans alone is expected to
reach the tens of thousands,
and at least 80 percent of
Havrilla to run for Stone's seat on WR council
By TIMOTHY GRAHAM
HHJ Staff Writer
Former Warner Robins City
Councilman John Havrilla has
announced that he will seek election
to the citywide Post 1 council posi
tion currently held by Matt Stone.
Havrilla said he would like to see
the city run in a business-like fash
ion as much as possible.
“Our city has enjoyed tremendous
growth over the last 10-plus years
and that has brought benefits to
WRFD raises
SI32K for MDA
Boston butt sale part of success
for Jerry’s Kids fund-raisers
By RAY UGHTNER
HHJ Staff Writer
The Warner Robins Fire
Department raised
$132,125.26 in its annual
fund-raisers for the
Muscular Dystrophy
Association this year - more
than ever before.
The total topped last
year’s $130,650, according
to Sandra Lunceford with
the fire department.
About $21,000 of the
money raised for Jerry’s
Kids this year was thanks to
people of Warner Robins
taking their butts home.
The fire department’s sale
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the city was underwater in
the storm’s wake, with no
clear indications of how long
it will take before many will
be able to return to their
homes.
“You try not to let what
you see get to you,” he said.
“But when we’re done
there, it’s going to hit us.”
Crumpton has been a part of
the GSAR team since the
group formed in 2003, dedi
cating more than 300 hours
of training in hazardous
materials collection, con
fined space rescue, building
collapse rescue and trench
rescues, among other topics.
“Death is a part of our
jobs every day,” he said, “but
nothing of this magnitude.”
Although Crumpton’s par
ents live in Perry, he said he
See GSAR, page 14A
many,” Havrilla said. “However, city
government is a big business organ
ization and in periods of rapid
growth all businesses must continu
ally review their operations for max
imum efficiency and effectiveness.
“I will work cooperatively and
harmoniously with the city’s man
agement team to examine the deliv
ery of our services to insure that our
citizens are getting the best possible
services at the lowest possible cost.”
Havrilla said that he is in favor of
of smoked Boston butts - or
rump roast as my sister-in
law from Boston calls them
- raised close to $21,000.
Lunceford said last year’s
barbecue plate sale netted
$12,000.
“Overall it was very suc
cessful,” she said.
Firefighters cooked about
1,500 butts Thursday, with
people picking them up at
the Wellston Center from 11
a.m. to 2 p.m. and from 4-7
p.m. There were some waits
for the butts, and those who
couldn’t were told they
could pick up their butts at
See MDA, page 3A
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Lori Hatfield, a registered nurse with the Houston
County Health Department, delivers a tetanus shot to
Michael Cobb with the Griffin Fire Department, inside
the Houston County Emergency Communications
Center in Warner Robins Tuesday.
planning today for the city’s growth
in the future.
“Growth brings challenges in
planning and zoning for the
inevitable changes and the infra
structure needed to support new
residents,” he said. “I had profes
sional work experience in this area
and I am a good listener and am
willing to consider the views of oth
ers. I believe that, with the many
talented and educated people that
we have in Warner Robins, we
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This young lady turns in her ticket to pick up her family’s butt Thursday at the Wellston
Center. Warner Robins firefighters cooked about 1,500 Boston butts as part of the
department’s annual Crusade for MDA fund-raisers.
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Harley to
run for
C'ville
mayor
Former city
administrator feels
he’s uniquely qualified
By TIMOTHY GRAHAM
HHJ Staff Writer
Former
Centerville
city admin
istr a t o r
John R.
Harley has
become the
first to
announce
plans to run
for the
office of
mayor.
Incumbent Mayor Ronnie
Brand recently announced
that he would not seek re
election.
Harley retired from the
military as a lieutenant
colonel. He also used to own
the Antique Mall off Watson
Boulevard.
Harley served as
Centerville’s city adminis
trator for more than three
years, but he resigned earli
er this year to care for his
wife, who was about to
undergo serious spinal sur
gery. Harley said that his
wife is in good shape and he
is ready to give something
back to the community.
“All my life I have been
living off the people,”
Harley said. “I lived off
them while in the military
and my children went to
public schools. I am now in a
See HARLEY, page 3A
should be one of the best-planned
communities in Georgia.”
Havrilla said he would like to
focus on developing the older neigh
borhoods in Warner Robins.
“I want to help and support those
who are focusing on the older areas
of our city,” he said. “Warner Robins
has large, in-town neighborhoods
and many of our finest citizens have
lived in these areas for many years.
I want to make sure that all city
See HAVRILLA, page 14A
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