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-THE HOUSTON HOME JOURNAL, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 2,1994
Calendar
of events
The Masons of Houston
Lodge No. 35 F&AM, Perry
(Thomas Fast, secretary, 987-2376)
meets every second and fourth
Monday night of each month at the
Masonic Building, Jemigan Street.
Meals arc served at a nominal
charge beginning at 6:30 p.m.
Regular meetings begin at 7:30
p.m. All member Master Masons
and visiting brethren are welcomed.
Perry High Booster Club:
Meets every 2nd Monday of each
month at Perry High School at
7:30 p.m.
Houston Drug Action
Council (HODAC): A free
rape support group is now being
formed. The group will begin
meeting on Tuesdays at 7 p.m. at
Houston Drug Action Council,
2762 Watson Blvd., Warner
Robins. (Next to Warner Robins
Supply) Those interested in
attending please call 953-5675.
Family members are welcome.
Sponsored by HODAC's Rape
Crisis Program. Free, professional
counseling is available for victims
of rape and their families at
HODAC.
American Legion, Robert D.
Collins Post 24 meets the first
Monday night of each month at the
County Ag Building at 733 Carroll
Street. Meals are served beginning
at 7 p.m. All American Legion
members are urged to attend and
visiting Legionaries are welcome.
Houston County Retired
Teachers: Every 2nd Wednesday
of the month the Houston County
Retired Teachers meet at 11:30 a.m.
at the Holiday Inn in Warner
Robins.
Perry Rotary Club meets
each Monday at noon at the New
Perry Hotel.
The Perry Evening
Optimist Club meets the first
and third Thursday of each month at
Denny's.
Perry Exchange Club meets
each Thursday at Quincy’s at noon.
Ochlahatchee Park will be
holding registriation for girls
and boys baseball and softball every
Saturday in February from 9 a.m.
tntil 2 p.m. at the clubhouse.
Meetings for parents, coaches and
volunteers arc held every Monday
night at 7 p.m. at the clubhouse.
For more information, contact
David Knowles (987-2820).
The Perry Wilderness
Society meets at 6:30 p.m. on the
first Thursday of each month at the
Perry United Methodist Church
located at 1001 Carroll Street in
Perry. Newcomers are welcome.
Thursdays, February 3,
10, 17 & 24: A A R P
Counselors will be available at the
Houston County Public Library
from 12:30 to 4:30 p.m. to provide
FREE tax assistance to low or
moderate income taxpayers.
Appointments are not required.
Saturdays, February 5, 12,
19 & 26: AARP Counselors
will be available at the Houston
County Public Library from 9 a.m.
to 1 p.m. to provide FREE tax
assistance to low or moderate
income taxpayers. Appointments
arc not required.
February 5-6: Camellia
Festival Accepting
Applications: Applications arc
now being accepted for the Arts &
Crafts Fair to be held as a part of
the fourth annual Camellia
Festival. Both Arts & Craft and
Food Vendors may apply. The
festival will be held on Saturday
Feb. sth from 10-5 and Sunday
Feb. 6th from 12-5. Applications
may be obtained by contacting the
American Camellia Society, One
Massee Lane, Fort Valley, Ga.
31030 (912) 967-2358.
Applications must be submitted no
later than January 20, 1994.
Wednesday, Feb. 9:
MGT's Career Planning
Workshop will be held on
Wednesday, Feb. 9, 1994. The
workshop is entitled "Directions"
and will take place from 9 a.m. to
11:30 a.m. Wed., Feb. 9; this
session is designed for high school
juniors and seniors; the afternoon
session will be from 1 p.m. to 3:30
p.m. and the general public is
invited to attend. For more
information call MGT at 929-6800
or visit MGT's campus at 1311
Cordcr Rd. in Warner Robins.
April 23-24: Gum Swamp
Arts & Crafts Festival: Will
be held April 23-24, 1994 3 & 1/2
miles out Hwy 117 North of
Eastman.
Small ads
can bring
good results!
For more
information
call Teresa at
987-1823
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Tucker Elementary Social Science Fair winners
Tucker Elementary social science students recently held a fair, showing the knowledge gained from
research projects. Winners were Danny Deal, Amanda Matthews, Keri Barnett, Lindsey Bell, Konen
Brown, Heather Ballard, Ronnie Ludke, Tlffanl Harris, Nikki Hill, Susan Alford, Stacy Molleson and
Cynthia Long.
Perry Friends & Neighbors:
Al Sanders finds joy in his work, his church and his family
BY BRENDA THOMPSON *
Staff Writer
Church, family and work.
That’s all it takes to keep Perry
native A1 Sanders smiling.
“The way I look at it, the most
important thing is that you enjoy
what you do,” Al, this week’s
Houston Home Journal “Perry
Friend and Neighbor”, said Tuesday
morning. ‘That’s what really makes
the difference.”
For the past eight years, Al has
been employed at W.D. Sullivan
and Company, an office supply
store and gift shop located in down
town Perry. He started out as a de
livery man, but is now the com
pany’s shipping and receiving man
ager and, in addition to making de
liveries, is now responsible for re
ceiving shipments as well as moni
toring and maintaining the store’s
massive inventory.
“I have to keep up with the sup
ply and demand and make sure the
items that are selling are kept in
stock,” he said of his job. “But, the
best part is meeting and working
with so many different customers. I
like to think of myself as a people
Mural painter
Stacy Ridgeway recently completed two murals at Morningside
Elementary School. Visitors to the school will see his artwork In
the lobby and the lunchroom. While painting the murals, Ridgeway
taught the students about art.
Even Further
Reductions
Storewide
Sale starts Thursday, February 3rd
Come In For
Savings On The Classics
Edwards-Harper
909 Carroll Street • Downtown Perry * 987-2391
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Al Sanders
person.”
Outside of work, Al says the
primary focus of his life is his
church-Oldficld Baptist Church
here in Perry-as well as the gospel
singing group he has been a part of
for the past 12 years. Between the
two, he stays very busy well be
yond the typical work week.
How could he not stay busy
when he serves both in several offi
cial capacities?
In addition to being a long-time
member of Oldfield Baptist, Al also
serves as a Deacon and treasurer of
the church as well as president and
chaplain of its usher board.
As for the gospel group for
which he is a member, the W.G.
Bass Gospel Angels are a group of
five Houston Countians that travel
throughout Middle Georgia and the
southeastern United States perform
ing at various churches and reli
gious gatherings almost every
weekend. Al, himself, sings mostly
second tenor and also serves as the
group’s booking agent and trea
surer.
A 1979 graduate of Perry High
School and the son of Sarah J.
Simmons of Perry and the late
Willie J. Simmons, Al is also a
1986 graduate of Crandall College
In Macon from which he holds a
pre-engineering degree.
He has lived and worked in
Perry all of his life.
WE'RE PRACTICALLY
Giving It Away!
All skirts, shirts, tops,
sweaters, blouses, blazers,
hand bags,
scarves, jeans....
STOREWIDE
These prices
good for a
limited time.
987-5058 • 903 Carroll St. • Perry
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Martha Blout McConnell
BONAIRE-Martha Blout Day McConnell, 70, of Route 1. died Sunday,
Jan. 30, 1994 at her residence. Bom in Houston County, she was a
member of the Faith Lutheran Church, Air Force Sergeants Association,
Ladies of the Moose Auxiliary, American Legion Auxiliary, Ladies
Auxiliary to the Veterans of Foreign War, Moose Boat Club, NCO Wives
Club and the Air Force Enlisted Men’s Club. Widows and Dependents
Home Foundation. She was a homemaker and Red Cross volunteer. She
was the daughter of the late Franklin Clyde and Louise Blout Day and was
the widow of William T. McConnell. Survivors: children, Katherine
Chavez of Poway, Calif., Carmen M. Mills and Terry B. McConnell, both
of Warner Robins, and Patricia Gail Garman of San Francisco; 11
grandchildren; four great-grandchildren.
Services: Will be held Wednesday, Feb. 2, 1994 in the Magnolia
Park Cemetery. The Rev. Sydney Odom will officiate. In lieu of flowers,
the family requests donations be made to the Hospice of Houston County
2066 Watson Blvd., Warner Robins 31093, or to the American Cancer
Society, P.O. Box 1544, Warner Robins 31099. McCullough Funeral
Home in Warner Robins has charge of arrangements.
Agricenter schedule
February 4-6: Ist Perry
Indian Festival & Pow Wow:
Educational Field Day on Friday,
10 a.m.-2 p.m. (educational
program for schools); Powwow
hours: Friday, 4 p.m.-10 p.m.;
Saturday, 10 a.m.-10 p.m.; Sunday
10 a.m.-7 p.m. Admission:
adults/$6, children/$3, under
three/free. Dance and tipi
competitions, arts, crafts, Native
American foods, Indian hoop
dancers, audience participation,
Polynesian revue. Uhuru African
Dance Cos., storyteller, Cherokee
Rose & Silena, World Indigenous
Games, demonstrations. For
information, call 404/735-6275.
February 4-6: Quarter
Horse Show: Daily 9 a.m.
Free admission to the general
public. Covered Horse Arena,
Horse Bam.
February 5-6: Heart of
Georgia Gun & Knife Show:
Saturday 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Sunday
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Death notices
10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission:
adults/$3.50, senior citizens/$3,
children 12 and under with paid
adult/free. McGill Building.,
Feb.llth-13th: Fisharama
Show and Turkeyrama Show:
Friday, 1 p.m. to 9 p.m.; Saturday
10 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Sunday 10 a.m.
to 6 p.m. Admission: adults/$6,
senior citizens and children 6-12/S3,
children under 6/free. Both shows
are sponsored by the Georgia
Wildlife Federation.
February 18-20: SE
Antiques & Collectibles
Market: Friday, 2 p.m. to 6
p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.;
Sunday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Admission: $2. McGill Building.
For information call 912/994-9882.
February 18-20:
Horseman's Quarter Horse
Show: Daily 9 a.m. Free
admission to the general public.
New South Arena.