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Houston County’s Devon Preston slams'the ball past Warner Robins’ Katie Hutch kiss in the two teams’ County
Championship matchup Saturday at Houston County. For more, see 38.
Summerhill honors longtime administrator
By CHARLOTTE
PERKINS
Journal Staff Writer
It’s hard to imagine
Summerhill without Joe
Andrews,
Andrews started to work
in the maintenance depart
ment of the nursing home
when he was 15 years old.
That was in 1971, and
except for a brief stint as a
corrections counselor after
he graduated from Georgia
Southwestern with a B.S. in
psychology, he’s been there
ever since.
He moved over the years
from . director of laundry
and housekeeping, to social
services director, to activi
ties director, dietary man
ager, assistant administra
tor and, finally, administra
tor, and his experience and
compassion have helped him
develop a homelike atmo
sphere, with “resident cen
tered” care.
Throughout that time
the facility grew both in
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Joe Andrews, center, holding his son Seth, was honored last week at a ceremony
naming the Summerhill Senior Living Community independent living apartment com
plex “Andrews Terrace” in his honor. With Andrews, from left, are his wife Michelle
with daughers Allysia and Heather; his pastor, Robert Wojohn, and former pastor, Jim
Shipley, and, to the right Summerhill owners, Bill and Wanda Davis.
BIRTHDAYS
Sept. 26
■ Jean Rea
Sept. 27
■ Garrett Childress
■ Jessica .
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■ Kurt mL
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Sept- 28 /
■ Carrie
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(Happy
birthday
and welcome to Houston County!)
■ Tom Burleson
E-mail birthdays to:
hhjfigeuansnewspapers.com or
donmffueuansnewspapers.com, or
send them to: 1210 Washington
St., Perry 31069 attn: Don
Moncrief. You can also call him
at 987-1823, Ext, 231.
Wednesday-Friday, September 26-28, 2007
This week in HHJ history:
30 years ago:
Four local dairymen go before the Board of Education requesting
“fairer” treatment be given the local group when the time came for
the BOE to award a contract. Also, the school board is reported to be
“making an effort” to make the stands at Perry High School's football
stadium safer by adding safety rails under the seats.
20 years ago:
The city of Perry holds an observance to recognize the 200th anni
versary of the signing of the U.S. Constitution. It consists of “fervent
prayers,” patriotic music and “rousing” patriotic speeches. Also, Perry’s
post office receives the first of four new route trucks - part of a nation
wide campaign the replace the older Jeep models.
10 years ago:
The Georgia National Fair sets a new visitor attendance record
(351,000) - something it seems to do every year now.
The Perry Recreation Department gets new flooring in its gym, and
in other news, the city of Perry files a lawsuit against the contractor
who installed the first one (which began coming up shortly thereafter).
In sports, former Perry resident Matthew Zammit, earned a spot on
the U.S. Marine Corps Marathon Challenge team.
SPORTS - 3B
i Demons and Bears have their
jfperry preps for Henry County and Homecoming,
Lady Hornets notch eighth Region H
; title. More.
Houston County Chamber?
Members set to
cast their vote
By CHARLOTTE
PERKINS
Journal Staff Writer
Talk about suspense!
On Tuesday members of
the Perry Area Chamber of
Commerce will make a deci
sion that could mean there
is no Perry Chamber after
Dec. 31.
They will cast their ballots,
voting yes or no on a proposal
to create a Houston County
Chamber of Commerce by
teaming up with the Warner
Robins Chamber.
According to Kelly
Mullins, Chairman of the
Perry Chamber’s Board of
Directors, the outcome won’t
be made public for about
another week after the vote.
The votes will be counted
and certified by a local audi
tor.
In the meantime, mem
bers of the Warner Robins
Chamber are receiving their
ballots by mail, and will be
sending them back in.
Once the vote counting is
complete, and the officers
and staff of the two cham-
CAC program offers
help with cooling bills
From staff reports
An Energy Assistance pro
gram designed to assist eli
gible low-income households
with their summer cooling
costs begins Oct. 1, accord
ing to Nancy Smith, execu
tive director of the Middle
Georgia Community Action
Agency.
In most instances, Smith
said, payment will be made
directly to the company
doing the billing.
All applications will be
taken on a first-come, first
served basis until funds are
deplete.
To be eligible for assis
tance, households must have
an income at or below 50
percent of the federal pov
erty level, which amounts
to $15,315 for a one per
son household; $20,535 for
4 two-person household;
$25,755 for a three-person
“Where s/e/ghhors meet ”
Valdosta State University
announced its summer Dean’s List
this past week.
To make the dean’s list, stu
dents must maintain a cumulative
grade point average of at least 3.0
and must have a semester grade
point average of at least 3.5 with
at least nine hours of course work.
Grade point averages are based
on a 4.0 scale.
Kudos goes out to the following:
■ Karena Ann Hall of Kathleen
Megan Rose Brychcy of Perry
■ Kalah Irene McCoy of Perry
■ Monique Patrice Byrd of Warner
Robins
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bers are informed of the
results, the announcement
will be made to the members
and the public.
Part of the suspense is that
even if one of the two cham
bers votes overwhelmingly
for the county-wide concept,
it’s going to take a majority
vote by each to pass the pro
posal. To paraphrase an old
song, it’s going to take two
to tango.
If the members of either
(or both) organizations say a
collective, “No, thank you,”
things will go on as before.
If both groups vote yes, the
Houston County Chamber
of Commerce, which will
serve Warner Robins, Perry,
Centerville and all unincor
porated areas, will be an offi
cial entity on Jan 1, 2008.
Between the vote and the
end of the year, a new board
of directors will be formed,
by-laws work will get under
way, and the search for a
president of the new organi
zation will begin.
Mullins explained
See VOTE, page jA
household and $30,975 for a
four-person household.
Applications should be
made at Evergreen Family
Fellowship, 80 Tabor Drive,
Warner Robins Oct. 3 and 4
between 9 a.m.-3 p.m.
When applying, bring
proof of income for the last
30 days, in the form of pay
check stubs, letters from
social security, public assis
tance, unemployment ben
efits et cetera. Applicants
must also bring social secu
rity cards for each household
member, and the most cur
rent home electric bill.
Middle Georgia CAA, Inc.
serves all eligible applicants
without discrimination.
The Perry Neighborhood
Service Center is undergo
ing a change in the way it
will operate. For assistance
or information, call Katrena
Salami at 987-3503.
Also, the following local
Georgia Southwestern State
University student have earned
the honor of being placed on
Academic Achievement List for
the summer semester by previ
ously earning at least 15 hours of
credit at GSW, by being enrolled
in three-14 hours of courses and
earning a 3.5 or higher grade
point average:
■ Patricia K. Kenney
■ Donna J. Hunter
■ Harold L. Hall
■ Kathryn E. Postier
■ Kassandra L. Reneau
■ Melissa A. Richardson
■ Whitney E. Dean
■ Cynthia K. Cox
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