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Director Joy Goodman pulled in family support for “The Kitchen Witches.” From left: Holly Goodman, assistant
stage manager; Noelie Goodman, stage manager, Gale Bryant in the role of Dolly Biddle; Andy Payne as Stephen
Biddle; Joy Goodman; Nelda Tawse as Isobel Lomax; Patrick Goodman as Robert, the camera man, and Andrew
Goodman of the painting crew.
The Kitchen Witches
will leave you in stitches
BY CHARLOTTE
PERKINS
Journal Staff Writer
Gale Bryant starts
“The Kitchen
Witches” with such
an exuberantly funny one
woman act as a low-budget
TV chef pretending to be a
Ukrainian named “Babcha”
that it’s hard to believe that
things can get any crazier.
However, when Nelda
Tawse shows up as
Babcha's arch food show
rival, “Busy Izzy” the fun
escalates. The two cooks,
both of whom have had
their shows canceled, wind
up co-hosting a show called
“The Kitchen Witches,” and
it turns out their conflicts
aren't just culinary.
Babcha is really plain old
Dollie Biddle, and it turns
out that she and the Cordon
Bleu trained Isabel go way
back.
These two actresses, who
have performed in countless
local plays, make wonder-
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HEALTH - 8A
Controlling cholesterol important for
heart health - 10 ways to control it. Also,
early detection of prostrate cancer saves
lives.
LEGAL ORGAN FOR HOUSTON COUNTY,
CITY OF PERRY, CITY OF WARNER ROBINS AND CITY OF CENTERVILLE
ful enemies, waving knives
and whisks at each other
and building up to the boil
ing point repeatedly as the
desperate producer, played
by Andy Payne, tries to ref
eree and also to save his
own career.
The play has the added
entertainment value of using
countless local names in
“commercials” and refer
ences throughout.
“The Kitchen Witches,”
not just in the program but
on stage, is sponsored by
a host of local businesses,
and we won’t spoil the fun
here by listing all of them,
but a good example is that
a call from the Akita Club
really thrills the warring
chefs.
Tawse is brilliant as a
peppy perfectionist who
keeps losing her perfect
lady control and turning into
a fist-waving harridan.
Bryant plays her role as a
hometown diva on the
See WITCHES, page 9A
BIRTHDAYS
Sept. 8
■ Hunter Jackson (of WRALL fame - happy
13th!)
■ Sue Moore
■ Alfred Anderson
Sept. 9
■ Lee Roberts
■ Eddie Coatney
Sept. 10
■ Joseph Ray ■ John K. Rich
■ Ted Pender
Sept. 11
■ Sherri Wengler ■ Mary Pierce
ANNIVERSARIES
Sept. 8
■ Elaine and Matthew Watkins
■ Brenda and Mike Froehlich
■ Janice and Melvin Hancock
Sept. 10
■ Brenda and Kevin Benoit
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Gale Bryant is in top comic form in Perry Player’s cur
rent production, a farce about two cable TV cooking
show hostesses competing on more levels than one.
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September 8-11, 2007
This week in HHJ history:
30 years ago:
The Perry City Council votes to absorb a gas rate increase
versus passing it on to citizens. Also, the Perry Area Chamber
of Commerce held a general membership meeting. The
theme - somewhat familiar to the consolidation debate going
on right now: “Where do we go from here?"
20 years ago:
The defense attorney in the Dr. Vincent Mallory murder
case filed a motion to have the charges dropped due to “con
flicting medical evidence.” The reason claimed the defense:
“Because it is not clear that the body found in the gutted
Bonaire house is that of Fields.” Stay tuned.
Also, Sheriff Cullen Talton responds to criminals “running
free" by saying: “How can I arrest them? There’s no place to
put them” - a reference to a serious overcrowding at the time.
10 years ago:
The HCBOE says “no” to a parents request to sit in on sex
education classes her daughter is taking. Also, family mem
bers around the county gathered around TVs to watch the
funeral for Diana, Princess of Wales.
SPORTS - IB
Former Houston County athletics director
Doug Johnson reflects on 30 years of
coaching. Also lots of softball, horseshoes,
racing, golf, volleyball and much more.
OKIMEEL
McMichael takes
the helm of ACCG
By CHARLOTTE
PERKINS
Journal Staff Writer
Most weekday mornings
Tom McMichael is up at the
crack of dawn, going to the
gym and then picking up
his grandkids, cooking their
breakfast and taking them
to school.
“It’s the highlight of my
day to get to do that,” he
says.
If you’re thinking this is
a retirement story, though,
don’t kid yourself. Work is
Tom McMichael’s hobby,
and while other guys are
playing golf or going fishing,
he fills his time with com
munity service.
The long-time County
Commissioner, who has been
a fixture in Houston County
government, business and
civic affairs since moving
here in the late 19705, has
recently joined the roster of
Houston County elected offi
cials who have gone on to
make a difference on a big
ger playing field.
As the 2007-08 President
of the Association County
Commissioners of Georgia,
he is spending a lot of time
these days on 1-75, heading
to meetings in Atlanta. The
organization is a major lob
bying force at the state level,
stays on top of legislative
issues and provides services
such as pension and insur
ance programs for Georgia’s
159 counties.
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Commissioner Tom McMichael is dividing his time these
days between grandkids, county government, 1-75, and
one of the state’s most influential offices.
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Sigma Alpha Lambda
announced Benjamin Lane
Shepherd of Perry has
recently become recognized
as a member of Sigma Alpha
Lambda, National Leadership
and Honors Organization at the
University of Georgia. Sigma
Alpha Lambda, according to a
release, is a national leadership
and honors organization dedi
cated to promoting and reward
ing academic achievement and
providing members with oppor
tunities for community service,
personal development and life
long professional fulfillment.
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"It was his dream,
and than one
of the reasons I
wanted the
position."
- Tom McMichael, on the latej.
Sherrill Stafford
McMichael isn’t the
first Houston Countian to
be elected to the influen
tial post. The late County
Commission Chairman J.
Sherrill Stafford, was also
chosen for this position in
2001, but died after only six
weeks in office.
“It was his dream, and
that’s one of the reasons
I wanted the position,”
McMichael says, noting that
he wants to finish the job
his good friend didn’t get to
complete.
McMichael, who lives near
Warner Robins, with his wife
Dianne, was a banker before
his retirement. He has always
been known as a stickler for
good financial management
of the local government’s
fund, and a strong supporter
of .the development of the
county’s infrastructure and
road system.
Even with an executive
background, he’s a shirt
sleeves kind of guy who
grew up on a Butts County
See HELM, page 3A
INDEX
CALENDAR 2A
OBITUARIES 3A
OPINION 4A
SCHOOL 10A
SPORTS 1B
WEB
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for bankruptcy reasons
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