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the HOUSTON HOME JOURNAL
Daniel Gatlyn
Columnist
New Orleans
disaster revisited
Now that we have
entered the 2006
Hurricane season,
many minds go back to last
year’s catastrophic episode
with Katrina on the Gulf
coast. And by now, the
whole world knows that we
“pretty much” got blown
away.
The astronomical loss
of lives and property has
resulted in fingers being
pointed in many directions.
Some accuse the Federal
government of being der
elict. Multitudes hammer at
the throat of FEMA.
Then the search for delin
quent parties zeros in on
state officials, the mayor
of New Orleans, city plan
ners, the Army Corp of
Engineers, DOT and a hun
dred others.
There are even those who
blame the immoral status of
the city (and area) for the
weather woes.
I suppose something could
be said for a “city, which is
half under water, and the
other half under indict
ment.”
The awful truth is that
the entire metropolitan area
has been a meteorlogical
time bomb ready to explode
for years.
It does not take a rocket
scientist, or weather genius
to predict calamity of gar
gantuan scale, when the
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
To submit your event for the
Community Calendar, fax the
details to (478) 988-1181, e-mail to
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or mail to Houston Home Journal,
P O Box 1910, Perry, GA 31069.
Thursday
• The Warner Robins City Council
work session is scheduled for 4
p m. in the upstairs conference
room, Warner Robins City Hall,
800 Watson Blvd
• Houston County High School
will hold School Council Parent
Elections at 5 p m The meet
ing will be held in the Houston
County High media center For
more information, please contact
Principal Sheila Beckham, either
by phone at 988-6334 or by e-mail
at sabeckham@hcbe net
Saturday
• Democratic candidate for
Governor Cathy Cox will have a
rally "A group of 50 Middle Georgia
supporters of Cox's bid for the
Democratic nomination for gov
ernor, are planning a fund-rais
ing barbecue picnic from 3 to 5
p.m. at the Miller-Murphy-Howard
Building at the Georgia National
Fairgrounds & Agricenter
For information or to make res
ervations, call (404) 633-2006,
or e-mail bbq@cathcox com. A
SSO minimum donation is being
requested
Sunday
• Christ Lutheran Church of Perry
will hold a birthday celebra
tion service from 2-3 p.m. in the
Roquemore Conference Center at
the Georgia National Fairgrounds
& Agricenter. The service will be
followed by activities for the whole
family from 3-5 p.m. in Heritage
Hall. There will be food, a birthday
cake, fun and fellowship includ
ing Christian music, an indoor
children’s playground, and track
less train rides. For more infor
mation, please call the church at
213-8937
Monday
• The Warner Robins City Council
will meet at 6:30 p.m. in the council
chamber, Warner Robins City Hall,
800 Watson Blvd. A preliminary
meeting is scheduled for 5 p.m. in
the upstairs conference room
June 24
• A giant yard sale will be held
on the grounds of the Georgia
State Patrol post on Larry Walker
Parkway in Perry. The sale, from
8 a m. to 2 p m. benefits L Jeff
Hinson and his family, who lost
their home and all possessions
recently in a fire. Donations wel
come. For more information, call
Trooper Crystal Folds, 988-6740.
June 29
• The Warner Robins City Council
work session is scheduled for 4
p.m. in the upstairs conference
room, Warner Robins City Hall,
800 Watson Blvd
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city (for a large part) has
been constructed below sea
level, and is literally held
together by a levee system
comparable to a band-aid
fix.
It was bound to happen
sooner or later, no matter
how much smarts were
injected into the equation.
It was only amplified by
oscillating minds, tardy
decisions and authorities
who disagreed on sensible
actions.
If the governor and local
leaders had submitted
readily to pre-determined
course, and directives spe
cifically handed down by
the President and FEMA,
the loss would have been
greatly minimized.
And if the order to evacu
ate would have been car
ried out “to the letter,” we
would be relating a much
different story.
I am well aware of hurri
cane force “wind and rain”
(from Asia/Pacific experi
ence) and I can tell you
nothing would have saved
the city, but all should know
that much of the misery
was brought on by zealous
and jealous supervisors and
a population which could
not believe that nature
was about to “rain on their
parade.”
Truth is, it may well hap
pen again.
July 3
• The Warner Robins City Council
will meet at 6:30 p.m. in the coun
cil chamber, Warner Robins City
Hall, 800 Watson Blvd. A prelimi
nary meeting is scheduled for 5
p.m in the upstairs conference
room
July 11
• The Warner Robins Youth Police
Academy begins July 11. Class will
be every Tuesday and Thursday
morning from Bam until noon for
three weeks Participants must be
15-17 years old and have a reg
istration form signed by a parent.
Classroom instruction will include
an overall discussion of the police
department, hiring process, com
munications, use of force, fire
arms, investigations, and crime
scene processing. Get to know
the officers and learn about your
police department. Grace Hodges
at (478) 929-7253 or e-mail
ghodges@warner-robins.org or
download the application from the
Web site at www.wrpolice.org.
July 13
• The Warner Robins City Council
work session is scheduled for 4
p.m in the upstairs conference
room, Warner Robins City Hall,
800 Watson Blvd.
July 17
• The Warner Robins City Council
will meet at 6:30 p.m. in the coun
cil chamber, Warner Robins City
Hall, 800 Watson Blvd. A prelimi
nary meeting is scheduled for 5
p.m. in the upstairs conference
room.
• The Houston County Board of
Education will hold its work ses
sion at 6:30 p.m. at Houston
County Career and Technology
Center, Warner Robins.
July 18
• The Houston County Board of
Education will hold its monthly
meeting at 1 p.m. at the board's
central office building in Perry.
July 28
• The Warner Robins High School
Class of 1996 will be having its
10-year reunion July 28 and 29
wrhsclassof96@yahoo com
Aug. 3
• The Warner Robins City Council
work session is scheduled for 4
p.m. in the upstairs conference
room, Warner Robins City Hall,
800 Watson Blvd.
Aug. 7
• The Houston County Board of
Education will hold its work ses
sion at 6:30 p.m. at Houston
County Career and Technology
Center, Warner Robins
• The Warner Robins City Council
will meet at 6:30 p.m. in the council
chamber, Warner Robins City Hall,
800 Watson Blvd. A preliminary
meeting is scheduled for 5 p.m. in
the upstairs conference room.
Georgians more aware of living healthier
Special to the HHJ
ATLANTA Georgians
are becoming more aware
of steps they can take to
live healthier, including eat
ing healthy, being physical
ly active, undergoing rou
tine check-ups and quitting
tobacco, according to the
findings of a recent state
wide survey conducted by
the Marketing Workshop,
Inc. and released by the
Georgia Department of
Human Resources.
“We are gratified to see
that the survey reflects an
increase in the number of
Georgians who perceive
their health as ‘very good’
or ‘good.’
“The survey also saw an
increase in the number of
respondents who said it is
important to be screened
for chronic diseases includ
ing cancer, heart disease,
diabetes and hypertension.
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who said they have ‘fair’ or
‘poor’ health, being over
weight, eating unhealthy
and having some type of
chronic disease were iden
tified as contributing fac
tors.” said Stuart Brown,
M.D., director of DHR”s
Division of Public Health.
“The survey findings are
very encouraging,” contin
ued Brown. “Through the
Live Healthy Georgia cam
paign, it has been our goal
to educate Georgians about
risk factors associated with
the development of chronic
diseases and practical steps
they can take toward better
health.
“This survey reveals that
Georgians are making an
effort to put what they’ve
learned into practice. The
connection between healthy
choices and better health is
being made, and healthier
lifestyle choices are being
reported.”
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■ 26 percent of respon
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■ 85 percent of survey
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■ 82 percent of respon
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