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CITY OF PERRY, CITY OF WARNER ROBINS AND CITY OF CENTERVILLE
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Will Nash checks out the designs on his pumpkin during the Spooky Science Workshop held Saturday at the
Museum of Aviation in Warner Robins. For more, see 2A.
Perry HS team earns national honors
By CHARLOTTE
PERKINS
Journal Staff Writer
Four Perry High School
seniors went to Indianapolis
last week and came home
with scholarship money a
national first prize and a
proud coach.
Ashton Kate Jones, Tyson
Strickland, Tabitha Williford
and Jordan Wood, who were
representing Georgia as
well as PHS, competed in
the National FFA Nursery
and Landscape competition,
which was part of the 80th
National FFA Convention.
The competition involved
40 state teams and 154
students from across the
nation.
Each of the students
received a SI,OOO schol
arship, and Dr. Argene
Claxton as their coach, won
a new weed eater.
The competition involved
nine different tests, includ
ing identifying plants, tak
ing a 50-question general
knowledge test, propagation
of plans, a demonstration of
plant sales knowledge, a 30-
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This team won a national championship for Perry High School on Friday In Indianapolis,
taking home first prize honors in the national FFA Nursery Landscape Competition.
Shown here with their coach, Dr. Argene Claxton, center, are, from left, Jordan Wood,
Tabitha Williford, Ashton Kate Jones and Tyson Strickland.
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This week in HHJ history:
30 years ago:
Westfield's basketball squad boasts a "nee look* as season preparations begin and a new coach in the
late Percy Hardy, father of current Perry High §Gbml b©y§ ceacb ireff Hardy.
Also, American Cancer Society volunteers bold fbe Benefit Card Party Approximately 110 card players
take part in the event summed up as "very successful''
20 years ago:
The Houston Home Journal begins a senes of artistes fbaf warns - basically parents but mainly regard
ing teens - of a recent dramatic increase d IDiiaf a Pern" incidents as those agencies/businesses flood
the market.
Also, two Perry cooks, Buddy Roper and Harold Maygcod, vie but come up short in the state barbe
cue competition, the ‘Warner Robins GMtm Club anfidunces that famous writer, humorist Lewis Grizzard
will make an appearance to benef-t die dub ard Perrys United Daughters of the Confederacy receives
five awards during the group’s annual oorwenbon Tbe Perry organization wins: Honorary Chapter, Best
History of Chapter, Confederate Fitters (secerd pace),- best compilation (for two members) and historical
articles in UDC magazine (third place)
10 years ago:
The Perry High School band announces it Wifl be pfaywg in Chicago as a participant in the Brach’s
Holiday Christmas Parade
Also, October building permits exceed f§,2 mdton arid Perry Hospital receives indigent care trust
funds, enabling the organization to 'pro/de addWtonai primary care and other medical services."
- Compiled by Don Moncrief
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SPORTS - IB
FOOTBALL; Top seed and maybe more
Is at stake tor Perry-Northeast match-up;
Westfield's playoff chances slim at best.
More
Trick-or-treating tonight
The -IJjHTg police J)cpartn)Cot hopes
motorists will be caatiods as the san goes
down todag. Todag is H_aiiowecn ar>d chil
dren will be oat trick-or-treating.
Official hoars for trick-or-treating in T. crr £!
ere 6 p.m. to 8 p.tn.
parents are asked to accompany their chil
dren. Those handing odt candg and treats to
children are also asked to distribate onlg indi-
Viddallg Wrapped treats.
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Journal/Charlotte Perkins
Michael Froehlich will be saying goodbye after guiding
the Qeorgia National Fair and Agricenter for 15 years.
Froehlich leaving GIIIF
By CHARLOTTE
PERKINS
Journal Staff Writer
Michael Froehlich, who
has served as executive
director of the Georgia
National Fairgrounds and
Agricenter since July, 1992,
has accepted the position of
General Manager with the
York Expo Center and York
Fair in Pennsylvania.
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He will be leaving Perry in
January. Mayor Jim Worrall
is feeling the loss as a per
sonal one.
“ I was shocked and stunned
when Mike Froehlich called
me to tell me he was leav
ing the Georgia National
Fairgrounds,” Worrall said.
“He has become a close,
personal friend and I feel
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OBITUARIES 3A
OPINION 4A
FOOD 1D
SPORTS 1B
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