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6A ♦ FRIDAY, AUGUST 31, 2007 Area Mennonites holding quilt, crafts sale Special to the Journal Washing one’s face and brushing one’s teeth are ingrained daily routines that most Americans take for granted. But for many peo ple living in refugee camps or the world’s poorest and most isolated communities, a toothbrush or bar of soap is a treasure. When conflict flares in troubled nations around the globe, families and children flee their homes to escape the violence. Many arrive in refugee camps with only the clothes on their backs. In other places, poverty and isolation make personal hygiene supplies difficult to come by, and people do not understand the importance of hygiene to good health. “We can’t turn away,” said Mary Yoder, one of the orga More SIDS knowledge can prevent tragedy Question: I have great fear that my baby will die when I put her in her crib. What is known now about sudden infant death syn drome? Have researchers figured out what causes these tragic cases where seemingly healthy babies die while sleeping? Dobson: Sudden infant death syndrome is still a major concern, killing about 2,500 babies each year in the United States alone. We do know more, however, about the circumstances that are often associated with this terrible event. A study was conduct ed by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission with the collaboration of researchers at the University of Maryland and We’re living the bug whacker lifestyle We used to find it amusing to watch frogs catch their evening meal beneath our carport. The evening ritu al became routine. When lights came on, bugs began swarming around the lights, frogs began hopping and capturing their working for their reward. After a bug whacker was hung outside the back door, the frogs wised up to an easier way to get their meal. B = g g ” ii? ch UrC h & Religion**. Support Your Local Relipioiis'lnstitution "And"pia'ce "Your Ad On This Page C. ByChlling^ — FTms 1812 U.S. 41 N.l Perry, GA 987-1112 Qy&CZXS FloonngAMEßtCA SI H). 1 . LONGHORN BUTCHER SHOP YOW HOMUOWN Bt/rcm StNCt 1916 1207 Sunset Ur • lVi i \ l’lii/n IVrry. <i \ 31000 Im Lawler (iretr l,assetrr 478-987-5711 nizers of the eighth annual Peach Cobbler Mennonite Relief Auction to be held Sept. 14-15 in Perry. “The Peach Cobbler Auction is a way to use the skills that are part of our heritage to raise money to aid those in need.” The sale features hand made quilts, crafts, home canned foods, soft ice cream, fairly traded third-world crafts, and, of course, peach cobbler. Last year’s sale raised more than $33,000. This year’s fund-rais ing focus is health kits, which Mennonite Central Committee assembles in North America and distrib utes in refugee camps as well as in some of the world’s poorest communities. The kits contain a toothbrush, toothpaste, nail clipper, soap, and a hand towel in a reus the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Mo. The results were presented at a meeting of the Society for Pediatric Research in 1996. The epidemiologist who directed the investigation, Dr. N.J. Scheers, said: “We have not found a cause of SIDS, but our results show that specific items of bed ding used in the U.S., such as comforters and pillows, were associated with an increased risk for death to prone-sleeping infants whose faces became cov ered, compared to infants on their sides or backs without soft bedding under them.” It was concluded that babies placed on their stom achs in soft bedding are more likely to re-breathe their III'". Earline Cole Reflections Then, they feasted until their appetite was satisfied. Reflecting on the “bug Ijk 1 THE BANK W OF PERRY Please worship at the church of your choice 1006 Main St. • Perry 987-2552 Member FDIC Sm/hotJeu/ • • /4(tvuiUaM4 478-988-2448 740 Main Street Perry G A 31069 'Vieit K& Online 51106 www.sewingbees.com able cloth drawstring bag. Attendees at the 2007 Peach Cobbler Auction will have an opportunity to donate funds for health kits, which cost about SIO.OO each. MCC also needs funds to cover the cost of shipping the kits around the world. Last year, MCC distribut ed more than 51,000 health kits in seven nations. Some 33,000 kits went to Lebanon, where a 34-day war last summer displaced a million people - a quarter of the country’s population. The remaining 18,000 health kits were distributed in Haiti, Tanzania, Laos, Bosnia, Serbia, and the Ukraine. The annual Peach Cobbler Mennonite Relief Auction (www.peachcobblersale.org) is a collaborative effort of Mennonites from across the Southeast, who draw on own carbon dioxide that is Dr. James Dobson Focus on the Family www.family.org research project, babies were found with bedding pressed against their noses and mouths. Most of them were under 4 months old and could not extricate themselves. The advice now being offered by doctors is that parents place their infants whacker life style” of the frogs brings to mind the attitude of a wise young friend. He was courteous, reliable, and took pride in fulfilling his responsibili ties. Recognizing the lack of ambition evidenced in some individuals, this young man expressed his desire to earn his way through life. “I want to work for what I get,” he said. “If I work for it, I appreciate it more.” The “Bug Whacker Life They began sitting idly by, wait ing for the bugs to be whacked and hit the ground. Perry Drufttompam Friendly. Professional Sendee Ben Bartlett & Hubert Bennett, RH.ISrtBfO WMBMACISIS Mtt Ww bgwtt 1036 MACON Rl). • PERRY, GA 988-1144 i 51100 Perry Brake & Muffler ifljSK 1202 Main St. tSiiP Perry, GA 31069 Complete Car Maintenance NAPA Auto Care 478-987-3813 ym3_ RELIGION their rich heritage of handi crafts, home cooking, and cooperation to present the sale. The event will take place at the Georgia National Fairgrounds. Admission is free and the public is wel come at all events. “The Peach Cobbler Auction is like many other Mennonite relief sales around the country. It’s a reunion, a time to connect with old friends; it’s a show case for quality handwork; and it’s an event designed to raise money for a good cause,” Mary Maynard, organizer, said. The weekend’s festivities begin with a Brunswick stew supper and silent auction on Sept. 14, 6-7:30 p.m., fol lowed by a hymn sing from See SALE, page jA on their backs, not on their stomachs or sides, and that a minimum amount of loose bedding be kept in the crib. Experts also recom mend that pregnant women avoid smoking for a host of reasons, one of them being that prenatal smoking is a major risk factor for SIDS. In addition, secondhand smoke may also put infants at risk for SIDS. Aside from the danger of SIDS, chil dren should not be exposed to smoke. Following this advice won’t eliminate all cases of SIDS, but it could save hun dreds of lives every year. Question:What are the special needs of a compliant kid - one that goes along to get along? See DOBSON, page yA trapped in the bla n - ketsand pillows around them. In about 30 per cent of the 206 SIDS deaths in the Style” as far as this young man was concerned is strict ly for the frogs. The frogs will survive while depend ing on the bug whacker, but eventually they will have to hop back to work. And, so it is with individuals who lack ambition. The “Bug Whacker Life Style” cannot go on forever. Wealth acquired rashly dwindles away; but he who gathers by labor increases.” - Proverbs 13:11, Modern § o a^ ne^ OPERRY0 PERRY FLORIST 734 Main Street Perry, Georgia 31069 987-1656 800-516-1004 Visit W)y "ElJi Vm msm § Mp “Come as you are, leave changed 99 "ne'N ; ,00^ [ 521 Frank Satterfield Rd. (Ochlahatchee Club House) 478-397-2016 www.riversedgewc.com |sllll |HaV JWV _A. yB. Contributed This is one of the quilts to be sold at the Mennonite Relief Auction. Moon pie, RC Cola As a youngster growing up in Perry my favor ite playmates were the Logue brothers. They lived on a farm. In their backyard was a barn where they kept feed and farm equipment. The barn’s roof was covered with tin. Its ridge was high but slopped sharply toward the eaves. We played Superman by sliding down the barn with makeshift capes - old towels or sheets - tied around our necks. The tin was slick so by the time we reached the roofs edge and went airborne we were trav eling pretty fast. Our capes were supposed to open so we could fly like Superman. Then one day I decided to slide down the backside of the barn. When I reached the roofs edge, there was a nail head projecting above the tin about an inch. That nail ripped through my britches and dug a groove into the flesh on my der riere. I was everything else but Superman when I landed. They carried me to Mrs. Logue, who painted Mercurochrome on my cuts and applied several Band- Aids. She then sowed the tear - about 12 inches long - in my pants. The. Logues and I liked to ride their three mules. The mules were named Maude, Claude and Lady. We would ride them to Mr. George Serving Houston County Perry • Warner Robins Member FDIC CBST Bank of Middle Georgia 151105 HOUSTON DAILY JOURNAL Nunn’s (Sam Nunn’s Uncle) store. James pretended to be Gene Autry, Olin was Roy Rogers and I was Hop-Along- fjppf||lßp£'. ' HBK, ■ Wm < |B6#| *•**■ ]sßr Billy Powell Columnist ing a moon pie and RC cola. On the way back I was rid ing 01’ Maude. A rabbit suddenly shot across the road and spooked her. She headed at full gallop toward a small tree at the shoulder of the road whose low hang ing branches swatted me to the ground. I doubt if Hop- Along ever had that happen to him. After riding the mule for several hours, my tail bone hurt so badly I had to stand up to eat supper. A mule is the offspring of a donkey and a horse. When Jesus made His triumphant entrance into Jerusalem dur ing Passover, it was not on a prancing white stallion, but on a donkey’s colt. Jesus was the long awaited Messiah, yet the people expected a king or military leader who would free them from the oppression of Rome. See POWELL, page jA DAVID OVERTON JEWELERS 905 Carroll St. Perry, GA 31069 478-987-1392 |SMOI II* 1 Cassidy. The mules plodded along at a snails pace. When we arrived at Nunn’s store, the highlight of the day was buy- 51109