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♦ SATURDAY, JUNE 24, 2006
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Ephraim Wheeler, left, was honored as Fireman of the
Year at the Rotary Club Banquet. George Potter, Public
Safety Director, made the presentation.
ROTARY
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Because Largent is mov
ing from Perry at the end of
this week, Larry Walker will
ISSUES
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Isles Parkway, taking
people through Perry to
Brunswick.”
The mayors were asked
if there was any legislation
they’d like to see.
Edwards said “I’d like to
see more tax money come
back to the communities
that pay it in. I’d like to
see the Georgia Municipal
Association work for that.”
He noted the city has put in
grant requests “but is told
we’re too rich and should be
able to do it our self.”
Walker said, “there is
certainly some legislation I
don’t want to see - like the
rural improvement districts.
I thank Willie Talton for
listening to his constituents
and voting against it.”
Walker had another. “No
more unfunded mandates.
They’re killin’ us. Local citi
zens are having to cough up
the money.”
When asked what Warner
Robins was doing for water
conservation, Walker said
the city has 17 wells and is
permitted to pump 14 mil
lion gallons a day, were prob
ably pumping 16-18 million
gallons a day, but is capable
of 45.
When asked about boost
ing the economic potential of
TAXES
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a length of residency as a
requirement to get the
exemption.
Wilson said that he would
like to include length of res
idency in the referendum,
however, it would be some
thing the city would not eas
ily be able to “hold up and
keep.”
A spread sheet showing a
ASK THE EXPERT
Hearing loss not a simple handicap
By ANETTE R. PEPPARD
Au.D., audiologist
Why should I consider doing any
thing about my hearing loss? It isn’t
going to kill me and besides I can get
by without hearing.
We now know that 31 million Americans
have some degree of hearing loss and only
20 percent of those who need amplification
choose to get hearing aids or other assis
tive listening devices. The first issue about
hearing loss is not really about hearing,
but about communication. The person who
makes a statement that “I don’t need to
hear” is really expressing an attitude that
communication is no longer important. It
may represent a deeper problem, such as
depression, inability to cope with family
struggles and/or identity crises following
retirement.
Depression is often expressed in with
drawal from social functions. A person may
use his or her inability to hear to get out of
doing other things. In this form of bargain
ing a person trades the possibility of being
able to hear better with hearing aids as an
excuse not to attend meetings or a spouse’s
class reunion. One can picture all of the
things a person would rather not have to do
and then imagine how hearing loss might be
used to get out of doing some of them. The
person with the hearing loss starts out with
excuses and then manipulates the family
into feeling that they are forcing the poor
serve as past president.
In his farewell speech,
Largent summarized some
of the Rotary Club’s accom
plishments during the past
year . He thanked Joe and
Andrea Kusar for hosting
the Perry exchange student,
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Commercial Circle, Walker
said the city is looking into,
scale of assessed property
ranging in price from $62,500
to $400,000 showed how
much would be owed if the
homestead exemption were
$25,000, $20,000, $15,000
and SIO,OOO. On the scale,
owners of a house assessed at
$62,500 would have no taxes
to pay. The homes, accord
ing to City Administrator
Patrick Eidson, are assessed
by the county’s tax asses
sor’s office.
According to Eidson, the
exempt personal property in
Centerville totals approxi-
handicapped individual to do things they
feel uncomfortable doing. Everyone loses.
A person may choose a lifestyle after
retirement that involves staying at home
alone or not to pursue any social activities
because of the hearing loss. The comment
then becomes “I am to old for hearing aids”.
That person is not dead yet and no one
knows when death will occur, decries the
logic of this type of reasoning. Age is no rea
son to avoid active participation in conversa
tions and no reason to avoid hearing aids.
Anger and frustration also are involved
in the resistance to pursuing a solution to
hearing loss. Hearing loss is often viewed
as a personal health issue and is therefore
not anyone else’s business. This is par
ticularly true when a child recommends to
a parent that they need hearing aids. The
parent then may view his or her autonomy
as being in jeopardy. (The above is adapted
from John M. Burkey, Overcoming Hearing
Aid Fears).
Hearing loss is not a simple handicap. It
is an emotional, physical and social disorder.
Understanding the fears and psychological
overlays that are involved can help both the
individual and their family start on the road
to better hearing.
Please contact me if you have any ques
tions at hearingassociates@alltel.net or call
953-2705 for more information about hear
ing aids and hearing loss.
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Brian Mixon, left, was honored as Police Officer of the
year at the Rotary Club Banquet. Presenting the award
was George Potter, Rotarian and Public Safety Director.
and recognized Larry Walker
111, Kim Mullins and Bill
O’Neal for their work on the
Big Indian Creek project.
He also detailed the club’s
involvement in a number of
international projects, and
said that Perry Rotarians
the purchase of, demol
ish some of the buildings
mately $7 million, and with
a millage of 10.7, he said
it equals approximately
$85,000 in lost tax revenue
if there were no exemptions
at all.
After nearly an hour and a
half of discussions on prop
erty tax, the council opened
the floor for discussion on
the sale of alcohol by the
drink. Despite less than 10
minutes of discussion on the
issue, the room was divided
between two ways of think
ing from the audience. The
first idea was that if passing
LOCAL
has made three “shelter
boxes” possible. Each of
these boxes containing shel
ter and living utensils for a
family of twelve. One went
to tsunami victims, one to
victims of the Katrina hur
ricane disaster, and a third
to abate conscerns about
asbestos.
a referendum on the sale
of alcohol by the drink on
Sunday raised money for the
city, it should pass.
“If it puts money in the
city’s pockets, then I’m
for it,” said Jean Meeks of
Centerville.
The opposing idea was that
alcohol should not be sold on
a Sunday, “the Lord’s Day,”
said another citizen. Both
comments were received
favorably by the audience.
A third and final town hall
meeting will be held Tuesday
at 6 p.m. at city hall.
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Jim Sexton was named Rotarian of the year. Sexton was
praised for his quiet hard work on behalf of the club.
to Jim Sexton was honored
at the meeting as Rotarian
of the Year. In presenting
the surprise award, Largent
praised Sexton for his quiet
contributions to the club
and his willingness to take
on projects and get them
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Left, Centerville Mayor Bubba Edwards spoke to the
Warner Robins Area Chamber of Commerce Eggs &
Issues meeting on how Centerville is at the center of
economic growth in Houston County. Bottom, Warner
Robins Mayor Donald Walker spoke to the Warner Robins
Area Chamber of Commerce Eggs & Issues meeting. He
had high praise for local leadership’s cooperation making
government work for the citizens.
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“He doesn’t ask for help,”
Largent said. “He just does
stufT.”
As his first act in the office
of president, Rodgers swore
in a new member, Jimmy
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