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♦ FRIDAY, JUNE 30, 2006
Haught receives volunteerism award
Special to the HHJ
On June 14, the Georgia
Employer Support of
the Guard and Reserve
Chairman, Major Gen.
Tom Wessells, U.S. Army
(retired) presented the com
mittee’s highest award, the
2006 Spirit of Volunteerism
to Tucker Haught com
mending his service of 100
percent dedication to his
country, state, and commu
nity.
The Georgia Committee
continues to achieve suc
cess Haught has worked
diligently to make oppor
tunities for the Georgia
Committee: the planning,
coordinating, and logistics,
all of which play a vital role
in an auspicious program.
The taskmaster here in
Georgia is Tucker Haught.
Haught is a leader; he gets
results!
He is, and has been, the
standard bearer for this
organization and his ser
vice deserves recognition.
Haught, Georgia Committee
for Employer Support of the
Guard and Reserve Public
Relations and Awards
Chairman, has been a mem
ber of the committee since
•Jan. 1, 1995.
During the last 10 years
he has contributed to the
success experienced by the
Georgia Committee. This is
no coincidence since Haught
has served his nation when
called.
He is a Naval veteran of
the Vietnam Conflict serv
ing significantly in country
at the Naval Air Facility
(NAF), Cam Rahn Bay,
RVN. He is an active mem
ber of the Warner Robins
Chamber of Commerce and
has served on the Military
Affairs Committee for many
years.
During his tenure on the
Georgia ESGR Committee,
Haught has been very active
in recruiting and training
volunteers and leaders for
this committee.
WRD oilers seed packets Prepare your pets for emergencies
to attract hummingirds
Special to the HHJ
FORSYTH - Looking for
an easier way to attract
those fast flying friends
to your backyard? The
Georgia Department of
Natural Resources, Wildlife
Resources Division now
offers hummingbird garden
seed packets to enhance your
landscape while providing a
sought-after food source for
Georgia’s hummingbirds.
“To provide rich food
sources for our winged jew
els and help beautify the
neighborhood, humming
bird enthusiasts can plant
these hummingbird garden
seed packets in their yard,”
advises Terry Johnson,
WRD Nongame-Endangered
Wildlife Program Manager.
The seed packet contains a
mixture of Scarlet Sage Salvia
(Salvia coccinea - 20-24” tall)
and Four-o’clock (Mirabilis
jalapa - 20-30” tall). These
low maintenance perennials
can easily be sowed by broad
casting over prepared, aver
age soil in full sun, germinat
ing from seed and providing
nectar for hummingbirds for
years to come.
“Scarlet Sage Salvia and
Four-o’clocks are excellent
nectar producing plants
and have been identified as
being heavily used by ruby
throated hummingbirds, the
only hummingbird known
to test in Georgia,” explains
Johnson.
This diminutive bird must
seek out about half its weight
in food every day.
Typical body weight of a
rubv-throated hummingbird
varies this time of year. The
male birds weigh approxi
mately 3 grams and the
females weigh slightly more.
To maintain their high
metabolism, hummingbirds
must feed on small, soft-bod
ied insects and easily digest
ible nectar from flowers or
He played a vital role in
the coordination and cre
ation of a video by the
United States Air Force
Reserve Headquarters
Public Affairs Office.
This video has helped to
educate the general pub
lic to the need for employ
ers to support the active
duty efforts of their Guard
and Reserve personnel pro
tecting our great nation; it
was used as a pattern for
other video presentations
created by the National
Committee.
Haught was the first
committee member to tar
get civic clubs such as the
Rotary Club, Kiwanis Club,
and also area Chambers of
Commerce for educational
briefings on ESGR and the
Guard and Reserve Forces.
His Power Point presenta
tions were submitted to the
National Committee so that
they could be made avail
able to other state commit
tees.
There are few members
of the Georgia committee
as dedicated to the goals of
ESGR than Haught.
He has carried the ban
ner every time a need arose,
and he always had a positive
response to any requests.
He has been an escort on
several in-state and nation
al boss lifts, as well as the
annual Turkey Shoot, held
by the Georgia Air National
Guard and Reserve Units
within the state.
Haught has also spent
many hours participating
in the ESGR Mission One
program here in Middle
Georgia.
By visiting local units,
reservist and guardsmen, he
was instrumental in educat
ing these airmen, soldiers,
sailors, and Marines on the
mission of ESGR. He also
assisted on occasion with
Ombudsman issues and
resolved these to the sat
isfaction of both employer
and employee.
hummingbird feeders con
taining a mixture of sugar
and water. Homeowners
who seem to enjoy the great
est success in attracting
hummingbirds to their yards
combine the use of feeders
with planting flowers that
produce an abundance of
nectar.
“Four-o’ clocks are also
great plants for attracting
hummingbird moths,” says
Johnson. “As is often the
case, when you help one nec
tar feeder, you help others
too.”
To receive a FREE hum
mingbird garden seed packet
and Hummingbirds of
Georgia information
sheet, please send a First
Class, $0.39 stamped, self
addressed #lO letter sized
envelope to: Hummingbird
Garden Seed packet, DNR/
WRD, Nongame-Endangered
Wildlife Program, 116 Rum
Creek Drive, Forsyth,
Georgia 31029.
Only one packet per cus
tomer please. For more
information on humming
birds in Georgia, visit www.
georgiawildlife.com (click
on “Nongame Animals &
Plants”). The humming
bird garden seed pack
ets were funded by The
Environmental Resources
Network, Inc., the friends
group of WRD’s Nongame
Wildlife and Natural Heritage
Section. For more informa
tion on how to become a
member of T.E.R.N., contact
Wanda Granitz at (478) 994-
1438.
Georgians can support the
conservation of humming
birds and other nongame
wildlife by purchasing a
license plate featuring a bald
eagle or a hummingbird for
their vehicle, or by donat
ing to the “Give Wildlife a
Chance” State Income Tax
Checkoff.
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submitted
Georgia Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve Chairman, Major Gen. Tom
Wessells, U.S. Army (retired) presented the committee’s highest award, the 2006 Spirit
of Volunteerism to Tucker Haught commending his service of 100 percent dedication to
his country, state, and community, as his wife Terry Haught looks on.
He worked with the
Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue
to assure his signing of
Georgia’s Statement of
Support for ESGR.
As we review his life, it is
evident that Tucker Haught
has been a man of many
accomplishments. With the
exception of his primary
businesses, Heritage Data
Forms and Mid-Town Self
Storage, supporting the mil
itary has been a love and
passion to which he devotes
a majority of his volunteer
time.
Over the years, many
people have been touched
because of Haught’s dedica
tion as a volunteer, and the
number of people impacted
through the years is immea
State Point Media Wire
If recent events have
taught Americans anything,
it’s the importance of pre
paring their entire families
- including their pets - for
emergencies.
“It’s important to consid
er your pets in your emer
gency plans,” said Warren
Eckstein, an animal expert
and nationally syndicated
radio host. “Pets rely on
their owners for food, water,
and shelter. Remembering
your pets in your emergen
cy plans can help minimize
their stress and increase
their odds of survival in an
emergency.”
That’s why the U.S.
Department of Homeland
Security’s Ready Campaign
has teamed up with sev
eral animal care orga
nizations, including the
American Kennel Club and
the American Veterinary
Medical Association, to edu
cate pet owners about the
simple steps they can take
to prepare their animals for
emergencies.
Together they have pro
duced a new emergency pre
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surable.
While serving in the U.S.
Navy in Vietnam, he per
sonally helped create an
orphanage, protecting and
providing for over 30 war
orphans from newly born to
14 years of age.
During that year he
obtained baby bottles, food,
and supplies from his wife,
Terry, in the United States
to support these Vietnamese
war orphans.
Following Vietnam, he
returned to the United
States to complete his active
tour of duty at the Naval
Air Station (NAS JAX) in
Jacksonville, Fla. While in
the Jacksonville area he
taught algebra at Orange
Park Country Day School
'lt's important to consider your pets
in your emergency plans. Pets rely on
their owners lor food, water, and shel
ter.'
- Animal expert Warren Eckstein
paredness brochure for pet
owners that is now available
on the Ready Campaign Web
site at www.ready.gov or by
calling 1-800-BE-READY.
The new brochure high
lights three key steps pet
owners should take to pre
pare themselves and their
animals:
• Prepare: Get an emer
gency supply kit including
food, water, medicines and
medical records, collar with
ID tag, a leash or harness,
and a recent picture of the
pet with its owner.
• Plan: Create an emer
gency plan by learning
which shelters in the area
and/or along the evacuation
route will allow pets in the
event of an emergency.
and attended Jacksonville
University working on a
course of study which would
eventually led to a masters
of science in administration
degree in business manage
ment from Georgia College
and State University.
After being honorably
discharged from the Navy,
he returned to Georgia
employed as a systems sales
representative with the
Burroughs Corporation,
rising to zone sales man
ager supervising offices
in Macon, Columbus, and
Albany.
In 1982 he started his own
company, Heritage Data
Forms, and later acquired
Mid-Town Self Storage.
While he and his wife,
Also, plan with neigh
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make certain that someone
is available to care for or
evacuate your pets if you
are unable to do so.
• Stay Informed: Know
about different types of
emergencies that are likely
to affect your region, as well
as emergency plans that
have been established by
your state and local govern
ment.
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Terry were raising their
children, Brian and Marcy,
he volunteered as a Scout
leader, sponsored DECA (a
vocational education club at
Northside High School), vol
unteered for the Northside
High School Band Boosters,
devoted time to his church,
and served as an adult 4-H
Leader.
He has served as a
Salvation Army volunteer
ringing the bell during
Christmas Holidays for over
16 years.
Haught has completed 18
years of perfect attendance
and leadership service with
the Warner Robins Rotary
Club, and has been named
both a Paul Harris Fellow
and a Will Watt Fellow.
He has been a purposeful
fundraiser for Muscular
Dystrophy and United Way
of Houston County.
He has been an advocate
of American history and
is a major leader, educa
tor, and participant, with
the Georgia Society of the
National Society Sons of
the American Revolution,
holding nearly every office
at the chapter and state
level.
Haught is also a Master
Mason and a member in
good standing of the
Tyrian Lodge Number 111
of Warner Robins, a 32nd
Degree Mason and a member
of the Scottish Rite, a Noble
of A 1 Shiah Shriners, and
a member of the American
Legion Post 173 of Warner
Robins.
His awards include: the
Eleanor Granum Award for
Outstanding Volunteerism
by the American Association
of University Women; the
Silver Good Citizenship
Medal by the Sons of the
American Revolution; Gov.
Sonny Perdue’s commenda
tion for service to the state
of Georgia; and the U.S.
Secretary of Defense Medal
for Exceptional Public
Service.
Pet Products Manufacturers
Association, 63 percent of
U.S. households have a pet.
The likelihood that these
Americans and their ani
mals will survive an emer
gency depends on the indi
vidual’s emergency plan
ning done today.
“Ready is a national pub
lic service advertising cam
paign designed to educate
and empower Americans
to prepare for and respond
to emergencies,” said
Kristin Gossel, Director
of Homeland Security’s
Ready Campaign. “We are
pleased to introduce this
new brochure that reminds
Americans to take special
considerations for their pets
when making their emer
gency preparedness plans.”
For more information
about emergency prepared
ness, visit www.ready.gov, or
call 1-800-BE-READY.