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2B ♦ SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2006 City of Tyre, redical republicans and a Bible book Rules for participation. Send your answers to one or more of the questions to hhjquiz@yahoo.com or call Charlotte Perkins at 987- 1823, ext. 234, and leave a message. The deadline is Wednesday noon. k mmLgy Eye Q Name this man. The bears are abounding around at Houston Springs Garol Newhart teach es fellow residents at Houston Springs how to make hand-sewn bears - no sewing machine required. She began making these bears about nine years ago, when a soon-to-be best friend of hers taught a class on bear making at the Elks Lodge in Bonita Springs, Fla., where they both resid ed. After much frustration and many laughs, about a dozen women made their first bears and some of them, like Carol, have been mak ing bears ever since. Carol and her husband have been volunteering for the past 10 years at state parks and forest service camping areas in various states. Whenever camp hosts were interested, they made bears! Over the years, she has made at least 15 bears, for her grandchildren as well as for gifts. Her mother is in a nursing home in Atlanta, and her bear sits upon the cabinet there, looking down at her. Her grandchildren have bears dressed in then father’s clothes that she had saved over years, as these two bears were big enough to wear a toddler’s clothing. The first class she taught at Houston Springs was a huge success. Every bear was Joshilyn Jackson has a new book about rural life in Ga. Special to the Journal Bestselling author Joshilyn Jackson will be signing copies of her new book, Between, Georgia, at 2 p.m., Sept. 9 at the Books- A-Million on Watson Blvd. in Warner Robins. In Jackson’s much-antici pated novel, Nonny Frett understands the meaning of the phrase “in between a rock and a hard place’ bet ter than any woman alive. She’s got two mothers, ‘one deaf-blind and the other four baby steps from flat crazy.” She’s got two men: a hus band who’s easing out the A Come Home T° Summerhill! Jl - * i ,HHPH f ijll llj 1 oi mou iiiloiiiulioii oi .i (out o! Sumnu ihill ( .ill ( .uol B.ivfii .if: ( f °N *IOO ■*oo Sf.mlo Sun i * lYm. (i \ * 10(*0 HU QQOE Quizathon Herewith, we will have five questions, one each week. Important instruc tions: Have mercy on the quizzer. Please hold onto your answers and send all five answers together after Question Five. Let’s see who is still standing when it’s all over. Question One: The city of Tyre was recently in the news. There is an allusion to Tyre in a poem written by a famous British poet in the late 1800’s. Name the poem. Now, on with the weekly quiz. completely different - there was even a Red Hat bear! So as of Sept. 11, at 9 a.m., they will have another few weeks of bear making. They have already ordered their materials, but if any additional homeown ers are interested in mak ing bears,. jjt» Melanie Lewis Columnist Houston Springs they can still join in on the fun. The bears should be completed in three or four sessions. ■ ■■ Early in the morning, the social hour at Houston Springs is out on the streets! From about 6 a.m. to 9 p.m., you will see a parade of people walking themselves, walking their dogs, or the less mobile may be riding alongside the dog in a golf cart! Over 70 percent of the Houston Springs hom eowners are pet owners, and many people have formed new friendships while their dogs did the “meet and greet” routine. Most of our residents know the names of everyone else’s dogs long back door; and a best friend, who’s laying siege to her heart in her front yard. And she has two families: the Fretts, who stole her and raised her right; and the Crabtrees, who lost her and won’t forget how they were done wrong. Now, in Between, Georgia, population 90, a feud that began the night Nonny was born is escalating, and a ran dom act of violence is about to ignite a stash of family secrets. Ironically, it might be just what the town needs if only Nonny weren’t stuck in between. Security Service, and Southern Hospitality Offering Independent Living Villas , Assisted Livings Secure Akbeimers Care , and Skilled Nursing. Summer Special at Summer Hill at Assisted Living * Move in Assistance within 30 mile radius * 7 certificates lor free beauty salon services • 15% discount lor first 3 months rent Literary Quiz. What character did Lewis Carroll name after a popular soup? USA Quiz Who was fined SIOO for trying to vote for a Radical Republican? Georgia Quiz Name the legal organs in Dooly County, Macon County, Peach County and Houston County. Bible Quiz Which book of the Bible has only 21 verses? Weird Quiz Which iconoclasts were responsible for the “Bamiyan Massacre?” Last Week’s Answers Mike Stanley is co-writer before they get the peoples’ names straight! Many folks walk to exercise themselves as well during this early morning time period, and the streets are full of people meeting, waving, talking and walking. Our first pet park will be opening soon - more on that in a future column! ■ ■■ The social whirl out at Houston Springs is the product of a democratic pro cess. We have a large social committee that is current ly planning several events, including a Halloween party, Thanksgiving dinner, Christmas party and a New Year’s Eve party. Those who live far from their fami lies will always find someone to share the holidays with at their village clubhouse - they can celebrate with their community family. Cliff West heads the social committee and they are trying to have a major event approximately once a month. In between, there are all kinds of club meetings and impromptu parties in the clubhouse and out by the pool. There are also frequent golfing games and scrambles. This is an active community that likes to stay active! Jackson, the bestselling author of Gods in Alabama, is a native of the deep south, a former actor and award winning teacher, and now a full-time writer and mother of two. Her work has previously appeared in TriQuarterly and Calyx, as well as the anthology ChickLitt 11. She lives with her family outside of Atlanta. Subscribe today Call 987-1823 LIFESTYLE from here on out since he phrased his answers so ele gantly. Eye Q Ah yes, my little chick adees, the gentleman in the picture is W. C. Fields. Getting it right were Rex Gambill, Don Wagy, Jolene Pierson, Terry Everett, Bill Harrison, Chris and Larry Thomson, Jaloo Zelonis, Mike Stockwell, Olivia Stachorek, Jim Worrall, Laurie Jones, Sharon Cyr, Mike Stanley, Micky Kelley, Marcella Cunningham, Alice LeMaster, Leßoy Bennett, Shirley Stewart. Literary Quiz Miniver Cneevy “missed the medieval grace of iron clothing.” Richard Cory “glittered when he walked.” Both are the lit erary creations of Edward Arlington Robinson. Getting it right were Jolene Pierson, Terry Everett, Bill Harrison, Chris and Larry Thomson, -' tPEF I ., m. -4.' bk / Er' Sr ipl - \ * * -«* jfWi' '■> fl l if r «r jt sMZ xT jHr Melanie Lewis Bear makers, from left, standing: Margaret Allen, Barbara Antczak, Josh Lovejoy, Loretta Lewis and Alice Johkai. Seated, Carol Newhart. line with m ml iiirlc pinllrm jfiirf ijiij ill <glgOO Sree&yTime We Don’t Sleep Until You Do! 4025 WATSON BLVD.. SUITE 200 ■ WARNER ROBINS. GA (Next door to Tuesday Horning) 478-971-1076 Eg Jaloo Zelonis, Mike Stockwell, Olivia Stachorek, Mike Stanley, Jim Worrall, Laurie Jones, Sharon Cyr. USA Quiz The Cardinal (7), the Western Meadowlark(6) and the Mockingbird(s) lead the list of State Birds Ire the top three state birds. Getting it right were Jolene Pierson, Terry Everett, Bill Harrison, Chris and Larry Thomson, Jaloo Zelonis, Mike Stockwell, Olivia Stachorek, Mike Stanley, Jim Worrall, Laurie Jones, Sharon Cyr and Marilyn Beal-Bauer. Georgia Quiz I never cease to be amazed! Northside High School is at 32 deg 37 min 43.9 sec North Latitude, 83 deg 37 min 42.3 sec West Longitude. Getting it right were Jolene Pierson, Terry Everett, Bill Harrison, Chris and Larry Thomson, Jaloo Zelonis, Mike Stockwell, Olivia HOUSTON DAILY JOURNAL Stachorek, Mike Stanley, Laurie Jones, Sharon Cyr. Bible Quiz There are 21 Epistles in the Bible, 14 by Paul, three by John, two by Peter, one each from James and Jude. Getting it right were Jolene Pierson, Terry Everett, Bill Harrison, Chris and Larry Thomson, Jaloo Zelonis, Mike Stockwell, Olivia Stachorek, Mike Stanley, Jim Worrall, Laurie Jones, Sharon Cyr. Weird Quiz Chorea Gigantum, more familiarly known as Stonehenge, is located on the Salisbury Plain near Salisbury, England. Getting it right were Jolene Pierson, Terry Everett, Bill Harrison, Chris and Larry Thomson, Jaloo Zelonis, Mike Stockwell, Olivia Stachorek, Mike Stanley, Jim Worrall, Laurie Jones, Sharon Cyr.