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SATURDAY,
DECEMBER 9, 2006
A Christmas
Carol opens
Dicken’s “A Christmas
Carol” opened last
night to a full house
at the Perry Players Theatre
on Main Street in Perry.
There are many reasons you
should go to this play. Among
them are the obvious: sup
port your community; treat
the family to a night out
(the cost
of which
will not
cause you
to seek a
second
job); help
get in the
Christmas
spirit.
But I
have other
Jane Winston
The Left Rail
less obvious reasons why I
want you to go to the play.
They are Linda and Gary
Deibert (the director and co
producer of the play) who
give and give and give to the
Perry theatre community
and who want you to come
see their latest effort.
Lois Wills who is relatively
new to the community but is
a talented seamstress; you
aren’t gonna’ believe the
costumes she has “whipped
up” for this performance.
Todd Wilson who also gives
and gives to community the
atre, and in this play brings
to life the nastiest (in the
beginning) old Scrooge and
the nicest (in the ending) old
Scrooge imaginable!
I won’t single out anyone
else - other than me - Jane
Winston - who will wow you
as the nasty but charming
Charwoman.
To close, let me caution
you that you will most likely
recognize someone on the
stage seeing as how there
are elementary and middle
school kids, one Warmer
Robins High School track/
soccer dude, two Macon
State College students, three
retirees, a full-time mom, a
realtor mom, a dentist dad,
a phlebotomy student and a
partridge in a pear tree.
There are matinees and
evening performances
through Dec. 18. Call the
theatre at 987-5354 for times
and ticket information.
See you there.
A good read
For many, Christmas is
not the time to sit down
and read, but seeing as how
I am on Christmas break, I
enjoy turning off the TV and
opening books. Additionally,
books make great Christmas
gifts.
My Second-Tuesday-of
the-month book club met
today, and we discussed our
latest read Eden Close which
is Anita Shreve’s first novel
of many novels.
Talk about a page-turner!
She got a hold of me from
the first page and made me
stay up all night one evening
after play practice to finish
the novel. Eden Close is a
young lady who lives a tragic
life - secret to the neighbors
and community.
The surprise ending
makes this well-written,
well-thought out novel even
more gripping.
We, collectively, in my book
club have decided we prefer
reading novels because they
allow us to get inside the
minds and bodies of people
we would never interface
with in our real lives.
Also, they allow us to
escape, for a few hours, the
real world while underscor
ing, for us, what really great
lives we have!
Until next week
“I will honor Christmas
in my heart, and try to keep
it all the year.” -Charles
Dickens
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Journal/Nancy Hawk
Perry Players have put together a classic. One of the all time Christmas favorites, “A
Christmas Carol” by Charles Dickens, is directed by Linda Deibert and produced by
Christian Poss and Gary Deibert. The play will make a wonderful family Christmas
memory. Show dates and times are Dec. 13-16 at 8 p.m. ABOVE: In the dressing
room last minute preparation, coming together. RIGHT:Linda Diebert delivers final
minutes of encouragements.
Everyone made Christmas parade a big hit
Thank all of you so
much for support
ing Christmas at the.
Crossroads 2006. There
was so much going on last
Saturday in downtown
Perry that it really made
you feel like the holiday
season was here.
In anticipation for the
parade, there were activi
ties and scheduled events
for the kids and downtown
shopping for the adults.
The crowd was the largest
by far. There were people all
up and down Washington
Street, Carroll Street and
on Main Street and every
one seemed to be having a
good time.
After the parade, the fire
truck brought Santa Claus
and his elves to Carroll
Street to visit with the chil
dren walking around down
town. Santa sat down on
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Christmas performance
one of the benches and it
wasn’t long before a line
formed and children were
sitting on his lap reciting
their Christmas list to him.
This was
a won
der f u 1
sight.
T o
keep our
tradition
going, we
gave out
trophies
to the
top three
float
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entries. They were judged
based on: overall appear
ance; keeping with the
theme; originality and cre
ativity; and if they incorpo
rated music. The first place
winner was Crossroads
Civitan Club; the second
place winner was Christ
Lutheran Church; and the
third place winner was The
Perry Players. We also gave
out trophies to the resi
dents in Houston Springs
who decorated their golf
carts and drove in the
parade. They were judged
on overall appearance and
creativity. The first place
winners were Sharon and
Sandy Geddes; the second
place winners were Marion
and Don Brubaker; and the
third place winners were
Carolyn and Pete Long.
Congratulations!
We start months in
advance planning and pre
paring for the parade, and
each year we critique our
selves to see what we can
do to improve next year’s
parade, including ways to
attract more participants
and volunteers. Remember,
this is your parade. Please
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contact me if you feel there
is any way in which you
can contribute to the next
years’ parade. Believe me;
I could never have too many
volunteers.
The parade had a few
less entries than the last
two years but it was still
a big hit. I don’t believe it
is the number of entries
we have in a parade that
make a parade a success,
but more so it is the people:
the parade participants, the
people who attend, and the
behind-the-scenes people
making sure all goes as
planned. We have a great
community and overwhelm
ing support.
I would like to extend
special thanks and recogni
tion to-Pat and Larry Fales,
Wanda and Jon Smith, Amy
and Jamey Harrelson, Gary
Crawford, and Rebbecca
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Choral
Celebration
The Adult Choir of Perry
Presbyterian Church
will present a Choral
Celebration of Christmas
today at 7 p.m. The pro
gram includes both tradi
tional and contemporary
music and the congrega
tion will join in singing car
ols. The choir, directed by
Joanne Solomon, will be
accompanied by a string
quartet and pianist.
TOP LEFT: The Perry
Presbyterian Choir with
String Quartet will pres
ent both traditional and
contemporary anthems.
Joanne Solomon gives
some directions at the
rehearsal for the choral
celebration. LEFT: Perry
Presbyterian celebrates
season with music.
Journal/Charlotte Perkins
Neidhardt for their extra
efforts in helping me with
the parade. The Perry Fire
Department and the Perry
Police Department have
always gone out of their
way to help with the event
and I greatly appreciate
their cooperation and their
dedication to help make
the parade possible. When
you see any of them on
the street, please let them
know you appreciate them.
They all deserve a great big
round of applause! I would
also like to thank all of the
Houston Springs employees
and residents who helped
make this year’s parade
such a success! Thanks
to the Houston Daily
Journal for their extensive
coverage prior to and after
the parade, and to Kroger
for donating the candy for
the elves to throw.