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THURSDAY
July 6, 2006
VOLUME 136, NUMBER 131
OUR
FRONT
PORCH
IN BRIEF
Historic documents, portrait
to be presented
■ Norwood M Davidson, will
be at the Houston County Board
of Education offices in Perry July
18 at 4 p.m., Tuesday, to present
some documents related to the
early history of Perry, including
the first annual catalog for the
Houston Female College, which
was located at the site of the pres
ent Board of Education offices on
Main Street.
Davidson will also present a
portrait of his great-great-great
grandfather, Samuel Dodderidge
Killen, who donated the land and
SSOO for the founding of the col
lege.
Besides the Killen documents,
he will have on hand memorabilia
from the William Henry Norwood
family from which he is also a
descended. All those interested
in Perry’s history are invited to
attend.
Perry Yards of the Month
■ The Perry Beautification
Commission has chosen the
following homes for Yard of the
Month for July: Mr. and Mrs.
Murray. 1009 Gilmer Street and
Mr. & Mrs. Joe Ochoa, 1022
Duncan Avenue.
Robins AFB Museum of
Aviation 21st Annual Auction
and Raffle
■ The Robins AFB Museum of
Aviation 21st Annual Auction and
Raffle will be July 15 at 6:30 p.m.
in the Century of Flight Hangar in
the Museum of Aviation.
A SSO raffle ticket, which admits
two to, according to a release,
"great food and a wonderful night
out” or a $25 - for those who
do not want to participate in the
raffle - can be purchased in
advance online at: www.museu
mofaviationfoundation.org/store/
showproducts.asp?;Name=MOA
%20Foundation%20Auction%20a
nd%2oßaffle.
DEATHS
■ Robert W. “Bobby” Jones
■ Dorothy Belle Riels
■ Tom "Screwdriver" Watson
Collins. Jr.
INDEX
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WEATHER 3 A
OPINION 4 A
LEGALS 3 B
SPORTS 1 B
COMICS 7 A
CLASSIFIEDS 8 A
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choir supper last Wednesday evening. With failing kidneys, Dryden is currently
Fop Dryden big inspiration
comes in a small package
By KRISTY WARREN
HHJ Staff Writer
Amanda Dryden appears
to be the portrait of a
healthy 28-year-old.
However, what you
wouldn’t know upon first
glance is that she is in a
battle for her life and her
struggle has been one most
of us couldn’t even imag
ine.
You see Dryden first
learned that her kidneys
were failing when she was
pregnant with her first
child, Gabriel.
Dryden was married in
June 2000 and in November
of that year, became preg
nant with her first child.
Through doctor’s visits
Illness rekindles a spark
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Dryden and former high school sweetheart and now
boyfriend Barry Harte sit together at the choir supper.
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How you can help
Bonaire United Methodist Church is receiv
ing donations to help Amanda Dryden. If you
would like to help, please call the church office
at 923-7317 or mail a check to 144 Elm Street,
Bonaire, GA 31005.
Write Amanda Dryden’s name in the memo
field. A trust is in the works for her medical
bills.
concerning the pregnancy,
she learned she had kidney
failure. In fact, Dryden said
doctors were surprised she
was even able to become
pregnant, given her levels
of creatinine, a compound
formed from creatine and
found especially in muscles,
the blood and urine.
“They have no clue
how I got pregnant,” she
said, adding her levels of
creatinine were at 1.9, a
level of toxicity. A healthy
See KIDNEY, page 6A
By KRISTY WARREN
HHJ Staff Writer
A few months ago, Diyden
rekindled a romance with
high school sweetheart
Barry Harte.
Dryden was his first love,
but the two lost touch after
high school when Harte
went into the Marines and
Dryden married another
man.
Recently, Harte, back in
town, ran into a mutual
friend of his and Dryden’s
at Wal-Mart and began
talking about Dryden.
The friend told him about
her health problems and
described her situation.
Harte left the store feel
ing down about her disease,
his mental picture of her
a woman withering away.
When the two finally reunit
ed, Harte found that his
image of Dryden was far
from the truth. She is still as
See LOVE, page 6A
HODAC recieves
award funds
Special to the HHJ
HODAC, Inc. of Warner
Robins will receive $33,800
as part of an award for
providers delivering sup
portive housing and related
services to homeless and
other eligible persons, it
was announced Thursday
by the Georgia Department
of Community Affairs.
The grand total being
awarded and distributed is
$6,434,900 ($583,600 to be
spread throughout Georgia)
said Commissioner Mike
Beatty.
“President (George)
Bush and Governor Sonny
Perdue have both commit
ted substantial resources to
address issues of homeless
ness,” he said. “Since 1987,
DCA has provided guidance
for Georgia on this impor
tant quality of life issue
that touches every commu
nity.”
“Today, DCA is pleased
to join HUD and the State
Housing Trust Fund
Commission in providing
these much needed funds.”
Based on published cri
teria, Beatty said 151
agencies throughout the
state have been selected to
receive funding to support
operational costs, technical
assistance and a wide range
of related social services.”
“We are especially pleased
that these awards will go
directly to those front-line
providers that provide ser
vices to individuals and
families without homes of
their own,” he said.
State funding is provided
through Georgia’s State
Housing Trust Fund for the
Homeless. Federal funding
is provided through three
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Hospice of Houston County has a new name: “Heart of
Georgia Hospice”. Above is the changing of the sign.
Below are Hospice employees during “Team Spirit
Day” where they were presented with new shirts with
the new logo 6n them.
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'President
(George) Bush and
Governor Sonny
Perdue have both
committed
substantial
resources to
address issues
of homelessness.
Since 1987, DCA
has provided guid
ance for Georgia
on this important
quality of life
issue that touches
every community/
- Georgia Department
of Community Affairs
Commissioner Mike
Beatty
U.S. Department Housing
and Urban Development
programs, the Emergency
Shelter Grant Program,
Housing Opportunities
for Persons With AIDS
and Supportive Housing
Program.
The Georgia Department
of Community Affairs was
created in 1977 to serve
as an advocate for local
governments. DCA oper
ates a host of state and
federal grant programs;
serves as the state’s lead
agency in housing finance
and development; promul
gates building codes to be
See FUNDS, page 6A
