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& dtuMC'yfa*. rt '’ 3 tb MSgr ■,*•* ••-. ‘ '' tip Wk 11 - CLUBS 11 4B ♦ SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2007 Hollow trees, High cotton, high hopes There was a long time when we didn’t see much cotton growing and now it seems to be every where. It’s a pret- ®f p,; JI Charlotte Perkins Staff writer ty sight, especially out along Marshallville Road. Too bad all those Florida-bound tour ists don’t get to see the real Georgia when they’re zoom ing down 1-75. I’m enjoying watching New Hope Baptist Church going up on Washington Street. It took a long time to get that site ready, but how you can see the shape of things to come. I was at their groundbreaking and look forward to the day they have their dedication. Thanks to Charles Irby Shelton and Buck Tolleson for giving me the grand tour of the old hollow cypress tree that used to be one of Perry’s tourist attractions. I hope that it finds a good home, because as old as it is, it probably is good for another 500 years. On Monday at 6 p.m., the Perry Area Historical Society will have its first meeting in some time at the Perry Arts Center. If you love local history, here’s your chance to get involved, and to meet some Perryans who know a whole lot about the city’s past. The sad news this week was that Michael Froehlich is leaving the top post at the Georgia National Fair. We’ll miss his enthusiasm and community spirit. He and Brenda have been good people to have in Perry. The Balvaunuc Club’s Mistletoe Market will be at the McGill Marketplace at the Georgia National Fairgrounds Nov. 17 and 18. Mark your calenddarss now. If you, your school, your c üb, your business or your church want to be part of Perry’s Christmas parade on Dec. 5, look of The application in this issue, or call Melanie Lewis at 988- 8100, Ext. 102. This year’s parade is being sponsored by Houston Springs and the pii ' r Quiz —— Hot times in Iceland and a duck named Jemima A i’ EyeQ What is this woman’s first name? Literary Quiz Of what hypothetical action did Mark Twain say that the man who did it would learn something that he could not learn by any other method? Harrison's Sports Quiz Notre Dame is having a dismal 2007 flreJßi .... Av'' 8l \\ I mMm. f A VgHil wLM UhL WMm ■*. f jg^jKr- ENI/Gary Harmon The Houston County High Theatre has just presented The Seussification of Romeo and Juliet, a one-act comedy by Peter Bloedel that gives a comic twist to Shakespeare’s tale of doomed lovers. Here, Stephen Philips as Romeo is shown in an embrace with Kelly Wilson as Juliet. The play was directed by BronwynJardin, with a cast including “Capitulates” and “Monotones.” Five boys and a shopping cart full of junk food We just got back from shop ping at Wal-Mart. The boys needed some art materials for school projects. As usual we ended '' |f§t§p jPjpfs Angela Lineberger Me and the Boys up with a cart full of other “stuff” that we just had to have. I thought that when the boys grew older, it would be easier to shop with them. Was I in for a big surprise. They are as rowdy in stores as when they were two years old, except when they were two, I could contain them in the grocery cart, but now they can roam all over the store at will. Tonight, immediately after we got in the store, Ben jumps in the grocery cart for a ride. Let me tell you, it’s really difficult to M&f null f" football season with only one win to its credit. However, the Fighting Irish do hold the NCAA record for the longest series winning streak in Division 1-A football. Who is the opponent, and how many consecutive wins for Notre Dame? Also, what did this opponent do during World War II to prevent Notre Dame from closing its doors? History Quiz Who was the first female monarch in recorded history? Faith Quiz Who foretold the births of two babies, according to Christian tradition, and what other three religions regard him as a prophet? Match 'em Up Sort the following people into two groups, not by gender: Bobby, Lee, Jim, Ned, Brian, James, Jay, Phyllis, Larry, Joe, Gail, Riley, Tom, Steve. Weird Quiz steer a cart with a 90 pound twelve year old in it. The art supplies that the boys needed were in the very back corner of the store, so we just had to pick up a vari ety of other necessities along the way. The boys also had to show me everything that was on their Christmas lists while we were there. We finally found the sup plies that they needed so the boys headed to the arcade so they could spend every last penny in their pockets. As we made our way to the front of the store we had to pick up dog food. Well, I found something in the pet section that truly amazed me. Wal-Mart is now carrying pet apparel. I’m not talking just doggie sweaters, but pet outfits that are covered in sequins and feathers. They even have pet purses, so you can tote your pet around with you. The boys wanted me to purchase their dogs some ‘ ww m w, r ini What strange formations did Darwin see on March 22, 1835? Last week's answers Jemima herself The duck is Jemima Puddle-Duck, created by Beatrix Potter. Getting it right were Olivia Stachorek, Laurie Jones, Nancy Braswell, Jaloo Zelonis, Sharon Cyr, Terry Everett, Bill Harrison, Mike Stanley, Larry and Chris Thomson Marmalade instead In A.A. Milne’s poem, “The King’s Breakfast," the Alderney, a sleepy dairy cow, suggested marmalade as a but ter substitute, but the king fussed until he got his way. Getting it right were Olivia Stachorek, Laurie Jones, Nancy Braswell, Jaloo Zelonis, Sharon Cyr, Terry Everett, Bill Harrison, Mike Stanley, Larry and Chris Thomson Half a hundred As Mike Harrison put it, “Steve clothes for Christmas, but Wal-Mart didn’t have any thing that would fit fifty pound Labrador Retrievers. Most of the doggy clothes were poodle sized and extremely feminine. While Tal, Hunter, and Luke played in the arcade, Kerry, Tully, Ben, and I shopped for a few groceries. We ended up with donuts, candy, and sodas that defi nitely were not on my list. When the boys shop with me junk food always mysteri ously finds its way into my grocery cart and that same junk food instantly disap pears when I get it home. Fruit is another food that only lasts for a few min utes at our house. The boys always want me to buy fruit for them, but I refuse to buy it anymore. I would spend a small fortune on grapes, apples, nectarines, and oranges only to watch the boys inhale it immedi ately after I got it home. I don’t care how healthy fruit MW' Mi W?' m MU**** M HI m flEww« Spurrier ran the flea-flicker to run up the score so he could ‘hang half a hundred’ on the Dawgs at Sanford Stadium which had never been done before and hasn’t been done since.” Also getting it right were Olivia Stachorek, Laurie Jones, Nancy Braswell, Jaloo Zelonis, Sharon Cyr, Terry Everett, Bill Harrison, Mike Stanley, Larry and Chris Thomson Laid erupts The worst natural disaster in Iceland history is the 1783-84 eruption of the voF cano, Laki, that resulted in a famine that wiped out a quarter of the population. Getting it right were Olivia Stachorek, Laurie Jones, Nancy Braswell, Jaloo Zelonis, Sharon Cyr, Terry Everett, Bill Harrison, Mike Stanley, Larry and Chris Thomson A Georgia puzzle Enigma and Glory are in Berrien County; Eldorado and Omega are in Tift County; Edith and Thelma are in Happy birthday, Mr. Potato Head /A Jillinda Falen Antiques beginning to fill our news paper and mail boxes. The nightly news almost always mentions something about the newest toy recall of toxic lead painted toys from China. I hate to tell everyone, but just about all toys produced here in our own country up until the 1950’s had some kind of lead or lead paint in it. How on earth did we all survive playing with sharp metal toys, pointy objects, glass ball clackers and ride bicycles without helmets and such? Who among us baby boomers didn’t burn ourselves on easy bake ovens or step on a Lego? I thought this might be a great opportunity to travel back in the time machine and talk about some of the classic toys of the past and our first classic is none other than Mr. Potato Head! He basically started out as a forgotten cereal premium. George Lerner, is supposed to be, I get more bang for my buck when I bring home snack cakes and honey buns. After perusing the grocery section, we were finally ready to check out. As usual, only one check out line was open. I’ll never understand why Wal-Mart installed fifteen check out lines when most of them sit idle while we shoppers line up to check out at the few that are ever open. Oh, and I hate those new self check out lines. We used one of those tonight. We were in line behind some poor woman that just could not figure out how to use it. We finally checked out, only to be stopped by the receipt police when we left the store. You know whom I’m refer ring to. The greeter that stands at the entrance and occasionally stops you to inspect your cart and eyeball your receipt. They will even run you down when you set off the alarm because the Are you smart enough? HOUSTON HOME JOURNAL With the holi da y s right around the cor ner s , thick toy catalogs and sale flyers are already a well known inventor and designer came up with the idea of push pin shaped noses, ears and eyes to be pushed into fruits and veg etables. His toy wasn’t a big hit though in the post World War II era when consum ers didn’t think wasting or encouraging children to play with their food was a very good idea. The only company that would lis ten to Lerner was a cereal company that enclosed lit tle packets of facial parts in the boxes as a premi um. This just wasn’t good enough for the inventor though and he continued to pursue other companies. A textile company in Rhode Island that used leftover binding to make pencil boxes thought they would sell better if there were some small toys included so they bought the toy idea from the cereal company and the Mr. Potato Head Funny Face Kit was born. This toy kit compa ny became the famous HASBRO company. You could get the kit for less than one dollar and the pictures on the box showed how kids could use any veg etable like a carrot or onion to make funny faces with. See FALEN, PAGE 108 cashier didn’t demagnetize an item in your cart. That always happens to me when I am in a really big hurry. Eventually, we got into the parking lot where we ran into several people that we knew. We stopped to chat while the boys played with a ball they won in the arcade. They played dodge ball while simultaneously dodg ing moving cars and pedes trians. That certainly is an exciting sport to watch. Finally, everyone piled into the Suburban and we were on our way home. Oops, I forgot milk. Oh well, the boys will just have to drink Coca Cola with their chocolate covered donuts in the morning before they go to school. • Angela Lineberger lives in Perry with her husband Kerry, and five boys, Tully age 15, and Tal, Hunter, Ben, and Luke, age 12. Clinch County. Getting it right were Olivia Stachorek, Nancy Braswell, Jaloo Zelonis, Terry Everett, Larry and Chris Thomson first Saints, then Souls All Saint’s Day (Nov 1) precedes All Soul’s Day (Nov 2) in the Catholic Liturgical year. Getting it right were Mike Stanley Olivia Stachorek, Laurie Jones, Nancy Braswell, Jaloo Zelonis, Sharon Cyr, Terry Everett, Bill Harrison, Larry and Chris Thomson Asteroid naming 2309 Mr Spock, the asteroid, is named for the discoverer's cat who is named for the TV character. Getting it right were Olivia Stachorek, Laurie Jones, Nancy Braswell, Jaloo Zelonis, Sharon Cyr, Terry Everett, Bill Harrison, Mike Stanley, Larry and Chris Thomson 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. W; IIIF HF iH ill