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FRIDAY
June 2,2006
volume 136 , number 108
OUR
FRONT
PORCH
INSIDE
Did you see that?
■ An examination of how sports
officials communicate with each
other, often without players, coach
es and spectators noticing.
- Page 1B
IN BRIEF
Farmers Market opens in Perry
■ The Downtown Perry
Farmers Market will open
for the 2006 summer sea
son Saturday at 8 a.m. The
outdoor market, located on
Washington Street, across
from the Perry United
Methodist Church parking lot,
will be open until noon that
day until early fall, and fea
tures fresh fruits and vegeta
bles, baked goods, preserves
and other food items. It is
sponsored by the Downtpwn
Development Authority.
Free health screenings
■ The Medical Center of
Central Georgia in Macon will
present free health screen
ings and seminars at Cancer
Info Day on June 21 at The
Wellness Center on Northside
Drive from 8 a.m.-noon. The
free screenings will include
blood pressure, blood sugar,
PSA screening, skin exam,
breast exam, and body fat
analysis. The American
Cancer Society will present
a free seminar beginning at
9 a.m.
Morning meeting
■ There will be a Republican
breakfast meeting Saturday
at Sonny's Real Pit BBQ
at 811 Russell Parkway in
Warner Robins. The meeting
is set to begin at 8:30 a.m.
Guest speakers are slated
to be: Bob Greer, candidate,
AG commissioner and Meg
Nichols, candidate District
136. A continental breakfast
will be available for $3.25. No
reservation is necessary.
BIRTHDAYS
Friday
■ Anthony Harris
Having a birthday or anniver
sary? Call Charlotte Perkins at
987-1823, ext. 234, ore-mail her
at cperkms@evansnewspapers.
com.
DEATHS
■ Thomas J. Jones
■ Elwood “Ed" Williams
INDEX
LOCAL 2 A
WEATHER 3 A
OPINION 4 A
RELIGION 7 A
SPORTS 1 B
COMICS 4 B
CLASSIFIEDS .... 5 B
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Donated money
goes to good use
By MIKE GEORGE
HHJ Staff Writer
Perry’s Rotary Club
recently learned that the
more than $2,500 they wired
to India two years ago has
gone to good use.
The club’s donation to the
Rotary Club of Rabindra
Sarobar in Calcutta, India,
helped bring clean run
ning water to a school and
orphanage for blind and
visually impaired children in
the city of Behala, in eastern
India.
While on a business trip
to Calcutta three years ago,
Perry Rotary Club President
Bob Largent visited the
club.
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Matthew Pender, a Houston County High graduate and
former professional pitcher, uses the PRIMUS machine
at the Houston Orthopaedic Surgery & Sports Medicine
clinic in Warner Robins to rebuild strength In his pitch
ing arm. A rotator cuff injury sidelined his professional
career with the Detroit Tigers’ minor league teams. He is
pictured working with physical trainer Jeremy Eaton.
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“It happens to be one of
the over 75 different Rotary
clubs in Calcutta,” Largent
said. “They just happened
to be meeting right next to
my hotel.
“They shared some details
of their projects with me,
and I knew there was a way
our club should help.”
Largent, who works in
business organization, help
ing companies set up and
organize systems to man
age their employees, said he
works for clients in India,
England and Canada, as well
as the United States.
When Largent returned
to the U.S., he told his
club about the project, and
Perry’s Rotarians were able
to raise more than $2,500 in
donations.
Largent wired the dona
tions directly to the club
in India, but only recently
learned that actual work on
the project ended May 7.
Their contribution was
recognized in the Calcutta
club’s newsletter and bul
letin May 21. According to
their club newsletter, the
new water connection affect
ed about 50 people, including
the students. The Calcutta
club also distributed books
at the school, and paid for
Hepatitis B vaccinations for
78 students.
See MONEY, page 8A
By BRIAN SHREVE
HHJ Intern
Twenty-three-year-old Griffin Hamsley is living his
dream.
The Perry native, along with his band,
Grayson Hill, is gradually making their
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playing larger venues in major cit
across the country.
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Local clinic boosts local schools
By MIKE GEORGE
HHJ Staff Writer
A local clinic is garnering
attention outside Houston
County for offering athletic
physicals at no cost to area
schools, and for setting up
a foundation to help unin
sured or underinsured ath
letes pay for the costs of
recovering from injuries.
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Sports Medicine, which
is also known as Houston
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a program for offering
physicals in the Houston
County School System in
2002, according to Dr. Scott
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Perry’s Rotary Club made the front page of this newslet
ter in India after the organization donated $2,500 that
helped a school make much needed repairs.
Fort Valley State University
and the Westfield Schools, as
well as schools in Bleckley,
Crawford, Laurens, Macon
and Twiggs counties.
According to Malone, ath
letic physicals are required
in middle and high schools
by the Georgia High School
Association for students
who plan to participate in
sports. According to Malone,
many school boards in the
state have been stretched to
find local doctors willing to
provide the service.
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time we started this in 2001,
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giving their time, it’s tough
to make it happen.”
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School System charges each
athlete and their families a
nominal fee for the physi
cals, but the money they
collect goes back into a fund
that pays for supplies to
treat sports injuries.
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