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2A WEDNESDAY, JUNE 21, 2006 Ht I 1 A BQBB| j fAul^m H i a B B ■' -a- •■ £-’-' JhA | sfe * *' ’♦ * '• jgflflHl A t Vi ENI Gary Harmon Spectators enjoy the gospel music that was held at the Ag Center in Perry last Saturday evening as members of the Saddler family perform. State to pursue legal action to protect conservation reservoirs Special to the HHJ ATLANTA Concerned with ongoing dry weather and the potential for dan gerously low lake levels, Governor Sonny Perdue announced Tuesday that the state of Georgia is taking legal action against the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers over its management of water releases from lakes Lanier, West Point, Walter F. George and Seminole on the Apalachicola- Chattahoochde-Flint River system. “Since the beginning of May, the state of Georgia has been trying to get the Corps of Engineers to listen to our concerns about the CNAs honored at luncheon _ ML 1* 1. f P|r " W * y submitted Hospice of Houston County’s certified nursing assistants were honored at a lun cheon in recognition of CNA Appreciation Week. Back row, from left, Pam Bell, Brandy Thomas, Michelle Wynn, Maria Williams, Joyce Duncan, Georgia Mae Winfrey; front row, Phyllis Walters, Wilma Dixon, Ray Shell, and Sue King. Subscribe today! Call 987-1823 I INTRODUCING: Erich O. Richter, MD Georgia Neurosurgical Institute FUNCTIONAL NEUROSURGERY Postgraduate education: University of Florida, Gainesville, 2005 Medical School: Ohio State University, Columbus, 1999 Fellowship in Functional Neurosurgery: University of Toronto, Toronto, 2003 Fellowship-trained in the field of neurosurgery and specializing in the treatment of: Epilepsy Parkinson’s Disease Trigeminal Neuralgia % Pituitary Adenomas I Minimal!} Irnwsit* Spine Surgery Sweet sounds way they have been manag ing our conservation reser voirs in the Chattahoochee River Basin, only to be dis missed by the Corps,” said Georgia governor Sonny Perdue. “And to complicate mat ters even further, the Corps admitted this weekend to releasing more than 22 bil lion gallons of water from Lake Lanier by mistake.” “It is the responsibility of the corps to properly man age the basin and it has failed in its duty. The Corps’ plan calls for the release of more water than the endan gered species would have received naturally, and that over-release of water will DAVID OVERTON JEWELERS /\ 'Jewelry Repair & Cleaning 'Watch Repair >gO>\\ 'Engraving Honrs; * A pp raisa,s Mon it£r ,Fri \ / 'Estate Jewelry wed. \y 'Class Rings tOam-lpm 905 Downtown Carroll St. • Perry come at the expense of vital needs upstream,” Perdue added. Col. Pete Taylor, com mander of the Corps’ Mobile District, notified the Georgia Environmental Protection Division on Saturday that the Corps had miscalculated the amount of water stored in Lake Lanier. Taylor said the lake is at 1,065.72 feet above sea level, which is actually 1.9 feet lower than the Corps previously reported. This means the Corps mistak enly released approximately 22.5 billion gallons of water from Lanier, as the region approaches what is tradi tionally the driest time of (964 - 2006' Phone: 743-7092 Fax: 743-0716 840 Pine Street Suite 880 Macon, Georgia 31201 ganeurosurg.org LOCAL the year. “Bas<id on drought year 2000 data, that’s enough water to support the entire city of Atlanta for 118 days,” said Carol A. Couch, EPD Director. “This notification rein forces the state’s argument that the Corps’ manage ment policies are misguid ed, and will place the region in a water supply crisis if left unchecked.” Georgia will file a motion for a temporary restraining order as early as Tuesday asking that the Corps be directed to allow only the minimum necessary flow in the Apalachicola River at Chattahoochee, Fla. a-* 'f. - '"‘''W -.V ' 'W Mr VlB ' ■ B : A CALENDAR OF EVENTS To submit your event for the Community Calendar, fax the details to (478) 988-1181. e-mail to cperkins@evansnewspapers com or mail to Houston Home Journal. PO Box 1910, Perry. GA 31069 Ongoing • Happy Hour Service Center is now accepting old phone books for recycling. They may be dropped by the Happy Hour building at 718 N. Young Ave., Warner Robins. Call 929 —6622 for more information. Thursday • The Houston-Middle Georgia Chapter of the American Red Cross, in cooperation with the Houston County EMA, will hold an emergency sheltering briefing All churches and agencies inter ested in providing shelter space or volunteer help in case hurrican evacuees arrive in Houston County are urged to attend. The meeting will be from 6 p.m. to 8 ap.m. at the Middle Georgia Technical College Auditorium. Call 923-6332 for more information Saturday • 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 Monday The Houston Arts Alliance Board will meet at 6 p.m. at Colwell Banker Realtors, 470 S. Houston Lake Road, Warner Robins. June 28 • The Dept, of Community Affairs Home Buyers Workshop will be sponsored by Middle Georgia com munity Action Agency and heart of Georgia from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Neighborhood Service Center, 1112 South Davis Drive, Warner Robins. Refreshments will be served. Call Brad Doster at (800) 422-9023 to pre-register 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. July 3 • 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 July 7 • Candidate Beth Perera will meet and greet voters of House District 136 at an event to be held in the Eagle Springs Club House, off www.comsouth.net THE HOUSTON HOME JOURNAL Gunn Road Perera is running in the Democratic Primary Hostesses are Scottie Neal, Tina Simms and Barbra Scott For more information call 953-1933. July 11 • The Warner Robins Youth Police Academy begins July 11. Class will be every Tuesday and Thursday morning from 8 a m. until noon for three weeks Participants must be 15-17 years old and have a registration form signed by a par ent Classroom instruction will include an overall discussion of the police department, hiring process, communications, use of force, firearms, 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 council chamber, Warner Robins City Hall, 800 Watson Blvd A preliminary meeting is scheduled for 5 p m in the upstairs conference room. • The Houston County Board of Education will hold its work session at 6:30 p m at Houston County Career and Technology Center, Warner Robins July 18 • Today is Primary Election day. All polling places will be open from 7 a m. to 7 p m • 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 session 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. The tradition of neigh bors serving neighbors has deep roots in Georgia. When telephone service was first introduced in this region over 90 years ago, neighbors helped each other learn to use the “new technol ogy"- and Com South was the company that started it all. 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