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RIGHT: Perry Girl Scouts Amber Thomas,
Amanda Rabon and Kaitlyn Allbritton were
part of a group doing volunteer clean
up work recently at the Chesser Island
Homestead at the Okefenokee Wildlife ref
uge. The event was part of National Public
Lands Day.
BELOW: Lizzi Neal, another Perry Girl
Scout, is shown here washing windows at
the Chesser Island Homestead.
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The ‘cole ’ hard facts
lime to plant cabbage, kale, coHards and sprouts
October is here, and that means
its time to start planting the
fall garden. There are several
crops which can be successfully grown
under the cooler autumn tempera
tures. Many of these fall within the
family of plants known as cabbages.
Today I would like to share with you
some of the characteristics of the cab
bage clan.
Over the course of hundreds of
years, man has selected plants from
within the cabbage family for various
traits that he wanted, and directed his
breeding to arrive at several different
cultivars, each providing some distinc
tive qualities.
For example, selections of plants
with tightly growing leaves were made
until we developed the cabbage.
Other plants were selected for their
loose crown of leaves, resulting in
the modern versions of kale and col
lards. The stems of others have been
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you have been keeping up
with this one. Which presi
dential candidate’s running
mate dropped out of the race
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induced to swell
into tasty, crunchy
bulbs, which we
call kohlrabi. The
flower buds of some
members of the
family have been
persuaded to grow
into tender and
tasty clumps, form
ing broccoli and
cauliflower.
And finally, Brussels sprouts came
about as a result of our coercing the
auxiliary buds (buds found along the
stem) into forming tiny, tender heads
of their own.
Known collectively as cole crops,
these tasty garden additions origi
nated in the Mediterranean area, with
kale probably the first type to be cul
tivated, some 2,000 years ago. By the
15th century, Europeans were already
growing kohlrabi and cauliflower.
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Literary Quiz
Name the four fiddlers
in the poem by Stephen
Vincent Benet that inspired
the lyrics of a song by
Charlie Daniels.
Harrison's Sports Quiz
91 years ago tomorrow,
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Georgia Tech defeated the
Cumberland Bulldogs 222-0,
the most lopsided score in
intercollegiate football his
tory. Why did Coach John
Heisman run up the score
and how many passes did
the Yellow Jackets com
plete?
History Quiz
When did the last liv
ing descendant of Marie
Antoinette die?
Faith Quiz
According to Bishop
Ussher, what happened in
1491 8.C.?
Weird Quiz
Which bird hibernates?
Last week’s
answers
This one seems to have
been harder than usual,
mainly because of the guest
quizzers.
Golden arm
Last week’s Eye Q photo
was of Johnny Unitas.
known as “The Golden
Arm” is shown wearing No.
Broccoli came along later and was
raised almost exclusively in Italy,
while Brussels sprouts were developed
in Belgium in the mid-18th century.
As a group, the cole crops are a
dieter’s dream. They tend to be high
in vitamins and very low in calo
ries. For example, one stalk of cooked
broccoli will provide more than your
daily vitamin A allowance, nearly four
times your vitamin C requirement,
one third of the required riboflavin,
and 15 percent of your necessary vita
min B-6, all for only 47 calories! All
cole crops are loaded with vitamin C,
especially when eaten raw.
How cole crops grow is worthy of
our attention. All cole crops start out
with a pair of heart-shaped leaves,
and at this early stage, look identical.
As the true leaves begin appearing,
some differences, mainly in leaf color
and shape, can be detected.
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14 after signing with the
Pittsburgh Steelers. He was
cut from the team in train
ing camp and joined the
Baltimore Colts, donning
No. 19. During his collegiate
days at the University of
Louisville, he had worn No.
16, the only number ever
retired by U of L. Getting it
right were Carl Shaw, Larry
and Chris Thomson, Nancy
Braswell, Laurie Jones,
Jaloo Zelonis and Mike
Stanley.
Poetic tigers
Nancy Braswell asked
which line of poetry by an
18th Century Englishman
provided the nickname for
an American football team?
The nickname Auburn
“Tigers” comes from a line
in Oliver Goldsmith’s poem,
The Deserted Village , pub
lished in May 1770, “where
crouching tigers wait their
hapless prey ...” The first line
of the poem, “Sweet Auburn,
loveliest village of the plain”
is far more famous. Getting
it right were Bill Harrison and
Jaloo Zelonis.
Perry Kiwanis news
By JIM WORRALL
Kiwanis Reporter
John Gray Walker, local attorney, assumed the presi
dency of the Perry Kiwanis Club when the club’s new
year began Tuesday. Walker will be the fourth genera
tion in his family to be elected as president of the local
Kiwanis Club. His great grandfather, Charlie Gray, his
grandfather, Cohen Walker and his father, Larry Walker
have all served as president of the Perry civic club.
Elected to serve with him for the coming year were
Marc Martin, president-elect, Matt Marshall, vice presi
dent and Melissa Sparrow, treasurer. Ted Heath will
continue to serve as secretary of the club, a position that
he has held for many years.
The newly elected members of the Board of Directors
were Lora Davis, Jim Moore, Jay Murkerson and
Brantley Whitley. Cory Barnett has been the president
of the club for the past year and will continue to serve in
an advisory position as immediate past president.
The Perry Kiwanis Club has been recognized on
numerous occasions as one of the top civic clubs in
Georgia because of their extensive work with children.
Their motto “Serving The Children Of The World” is
more than a statement for the local club as evidenced
by the contributions to the children of Africa who suffer
from iodine deficiency in the diets.
The local club provided thousands of dollars to assist
that country in providing salt for the diets of the chil
dren who have been malnourished and suffering from
this deficiency.
In addition, the club has invested hundreds of thou
sands of dollars in the young people of the Perry area
through their college scholarship program.
Overstuffed closets
are for the ‘birds’
I just came out of the
closet. No, I don’t mean
THAT closet. I’ve liter
ally been in my closet all
morning cleaning it out. We
have way too much STUFF
at our house. I have huge
trash bags full of clothes to
take to local charities and
even more trash bags full of
junk that no one would even
want.
Why do I think I need to
keep this stuff?
What’s worse, is when my
mom cleans out her clos
et, I take her old stuff that
she’s getting rid of because
I think that I may someday
use it. I also look at some
of the clothes in my closet
and wonder why I ever wore
them in public. I mean they
are really tacky.
What possessed me to buy
them, much less wear them?
Unitas' records
Johnny Unitas, with the
Baltimore Colts, completed
a string of 47 consecutive
games throwing at least
one touchdown per game.
Ironically, the streak ended
against the same team that
the streak had begun - the
Rams. The closest another
quarterback has come to
the record is Bret Favre of
the Green Back Packers
with 36. The other record is
leading the league four con
secutive years with the most
touchdown passes. Getting
it right were Jaloo Zelonis,
Mike Stanley, Laurie Jones,
Nancy Braswell, and Larry
and Chris Thomson.
Halley's Comet
Halley’s Comet is depicted
on the Bayeux Tapestry. It
is expected again in 2061-
62, although Jaloo Zelonis
points out that some astron
omers believe it won’t be
back again because it may
have disintegrated on its
last swing around the sun.
Getting it right were Mike
Stanley, Laurie Jones, Jaloo
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2007 ♦
And the
boys are
even
worse. I
cleaned
out their
junk last
wee k .
Th e y
don’t just
keep stuff
they don’t
need; they
also throw any trash they
may have under their beds,
in the closets, and behind
their furniture.
For my birthday last year,
my sister-in-law, mother-in
law, and cousin decided to
surprise me by cleaning out
the boys’ rooms and the attic
while we were on vacation.
They thought that since
there were three of them,
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“Are you
smart enough "
By CHARLOTTE PERKINS
Zelonis, Nancy Braswell, Bill
Harrison, Nelda Tawse, Larry
and Chris Thomson.
At the well
When Jesus spoke with
the woman at the well, he
was in the town of Sychar
in Samaria. Getting it right
were Heather Wilkes, Jaloo
Zelonis, Nelda Tawse, Nancy
Braswell, Mike Stanley, Larry
and Chris Thomson, Laurie
Jones and Bill Harrison.
Weird groupings
A pride of lions, a gaggle
of geese, a bevy of quail, an
exaltation of larks, a parlia
ment of owls, a murmura
tion of starlings. All of these
are traditional group terms.
Getting them right were
Alice Lemaster, Marcella
Cunningham, Heather
Wilkes, Jaloo Zelonis, Nancy
Braswell, Larry and Chris
Thomson, Bill Harrison, Mike
Stanley, Nelda Tawse and
Laurie Jones.
Send answers to hhjquiz@yahoo.
com, or leave a message for
Charlotte Perkins at 987-1823, Ext.
234. The submission deadline is 10
p.m. Wednesday.
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