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♦ SATURDAY, JUNE 24, 2006
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Mayor Donald Walker presents the 15-year pin to Inspector Danny Williams of the Warne
Robins Fire Department as William's wife June and Assistant Chief Mike Davis look on.
Williams was one of the city firefighters to volunteer to go to St. Bernard Parish, La.,
following Hurricane Katrina.
Wellness center offers
fitness boot camp
Special to the HHJ
The Cantrell Wellness
Center is currently accepting
registration for its Summer
Boot Camp.
Individuals interested in
achieving fitness or weight
loss goals are encouraged to
register for this exclusive
training program.
The camp offers personal
ized health and fitness train
ing in a small group setting
and is designed to achieve
measurable results for each
participant.
Training begins July 17
Airman graduates from basic
Special to the HHJ
Air Force Airman Joseph
C. Barker has graduated
from basic military train
ing at Lackland Air Force
Base, San Antonio, Texas.
During the six weeks
of training, Barker stud
ied the Air Force mission,
organization, and mili
tary customs and courte
sies; performed drill and
ceremony marches, and
received physical training,
rifle marksmanship, field
training exercises, and
WR student earns Peace Award
Special the HHJ
Georgia Southern
University recently awarded
Tylor Palumbo of Warner
Robins a $2,000 Karl E.
Peace Award for Excellence
and Scholarship.
Established in 1996 to rec
ognize potential excellence in
academics and character of
students, the Karl E. Peace
Award for Excellence and
Scholarship is offered to out
standing high school gradu
ates who have been accepted
as traditional freshmen at
Georgia Southern.
Funding for the endowed
award comes from the estate
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and will meet Mondays and
Thursdays of each week at
6 p.m.
The eight-week training
will include wellness assess
ments, nutritional counsel
ing, fitness enhancement
techniques, and “get you
going” motivation.
A challenging exercise reg
imen will incorporate circuit
training, water aerobics, and
four days of independent
workouts.
As a growing division of
The Cantrell Center for
Physical Therapy and Sports
special training in human
relations.
In addition, airmen who
complete basic training
earn credits toward an
associate degree through
the Community College of
the Air Force.
He is the son of James
Barker of Blue Meadows
Circle, Kathleen, and
Carolyn Barker of Bradford
Highway, Trezevant, Tenn.
Barker is a 2004 gradu
ate of West Carroll High
School, Atwood, Tenn.
of Karl E. Peace, a distin
guished alumnus of Georgia
Southern College. Peace is
currently the Georgia Cancer
Coalition Distinguished
Cancer Scholar, director of
the Center for Biostatistics,
and professor of biostatis
tics, in the Jiann-Ping Hsu
College of Public Health at
Georgia Southern
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Medicine, The Cantrell
Wellness Center provides
wellness services to the pub
lic.
The state of the art facil
ity located in Warner Robins
includes a heated indoor
pool, strength training and
cardio equipment, and gym
facilities.
Individuals interested in
learning more about The
Cantrell Wellness Center’s
Summer Boot Camp or
other wellness services may
call (478) 333-6777 for more
information.
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Joseph Barker
To be eligible, applicants
must be outstanding high
school graduates who have
been accepted as tradi
tional freshmen at Georgia
Southern University.
Applicants must demon
strate scholarship, positive
attitude, ability to overcome
hardship, concern for others,
and integrity and dignity.
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LOCAL
CALANDAR 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. P.O. 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.
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 welcome. 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.
Tuesday
• The Houston County Board
of Commissioners will meet
for specaill called meeting at
6 p.m. at the Board Room of
the County Annex in Warner
Robins.
• The Dept, of Community
Affairs Home Buyers
Workshop will be sponsored
by Middle Georgia community
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.
July 1
• The Marshallville Women’s
League will hold a Fresh
Farmer's Market starting at
7:30 a..m. There will be grilled
chicken sandwiches, sweets
and goodies, and iced cold
lemonade, in addition to locally
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grown fruits and vegetables,
household items, furniture,
toys and used books for
sale. Proceeds will go for the
“paint the Town Red “ Project.
Vendors should register at
Marshallville City Hall.
• The Georgia National
Fairgrounds & Agricenter
will once more celebrate the
nation's independence with
the largest fireworks display
in Middle Georgia. This year's
Big*Bang*Boom will begin at 6
p.m.. and the fireworks display
will begin at 9:30 p.m. There
is no admission charge. Music
will be presented by Platinum
Pony, and concession food will
be available. Those attend
ing are urged to bring blan
kets and lawn chairs. Picnic
food and coolers may be
brought. Coolers are subject
to search. Pets, glass con
tainers, alcohol are firearms
are prohibited. Sponsors are
Catering by Cox. Perry Area
Convention & Visitors Bureau,
The Telegraph, #1 Country 99
WDEN, 13 WMAZ, Blue Green
Resorts, Georgia National
Fairgrounds & Agricenter
July 6
• 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 4 p.m. in the
upstairs conference room. The
meeting was resch3edule due
to the Fourth of July holiday
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 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 8
The Houston County
Republican Breakfast Meeting
will be at 8:30 a.m. at Sonny s
Barbecue, 811 Russell
Parkway, Warner Robins.
Guest speaker will be Brent
Brown, candidate for Labor
THE HOUSTON HOME JOURNAL
Commissioner. A continental
breakfast will be available for
$3.25. No reservations are
necessary. Please note that
the breakfast is usually on the
first Saturday of the month
but was changed this month
due to the Independence Day
holiday.
July 11
The Warner Robins Youth
Police Academy begins
July 11. Class will be every
Tuesday and Thursday morn
ing from 8 a.m. until noon for
three weeks. Participants must
be 15-17 years old and have
a registration form signed by a
parent. Classroom instruction
will include an overall discus
sion of the police department,
hiring process, communica
tions, 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 sched
uled 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 build
ing in Perry.