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Kyle Kennedy and Sarah Waller
Waller, Kennedy plan
wedding in spring
Bobby and LaNell Waller of
Warner Robins announce the
engagement of their daugh
ter, Sarah Katherine Waller
of Alpharetta, to Russell
Kyle Kennedy of Suwanee,
the son of Gary and Jane
Kennedy of Hoschton.
The wedding will be at
Massee Lane Gardens, Fort
Valley, March 29, 2008.
The bride-elect is a grad
uate of Warner Robins
High School, and holds a
Bachelor’s degree in public
relations from the University
of Georgia, where she is cur
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Perry Officer Keith Kindle and accepts a SIOOO check
from Perry Wal-Mart store manager Val Shipp, as part
of a matching grant program to match funds raised by
local police for the Special Olympics Law Enforcement
Torch Run.
Funds building for
Special Olympics
From staff reports
Fundraising for the
Special Olympics is going
well in Perry, according to
Perry Officer Keith Kindle.
Kindle said that his depart
ment raised $2645 this year
and a recent SIOOO donation
from Wal-Mart pushes the
amount well over $3,000.
The effort was shared by
members of the Perry Police
Department and Perry
Junior Police Cadet Brad
Boyst.
Kindle said, “Brad Boyst
is like the Energizer Bunny.
Just call him and he is ready
to work all day any time.”
Kindle also credits
Hamby Chevrolet/GMC for
Mark Hamby’s support of
the Annual Special Olympics
Car Show held at Hamby in
Perry each March.
“The success of the Law
Enforcement Torch Run
relies on the support of our
community. This year’s car
show was the biggest in the
department’s history with
Heart of Georgia Hospice
plans memorial celebration
Heart of Georgia
Hospice will hold a
Community Memorial
Celebration Dec. 8 at 6
p.m. at Westside Baptist
Church.
The church is located
at 1101 Dunbar Road,
Warner Robins.
A reception will follow
the celebration. Heart of
rently pursuing her Masters
in education. She teaches
sixth grade at South Forsyth
Middle School. She is the
granddaughter of Bobbye
Boyd of Diamondhead, Miss.,
and Edward and Winnie
Waller of Eatonton.
The groom-elect is a grad
uate of Dacula High School
and Gainesville College of
Business. He is employed by
Georgia Power and serves in
the U.S. Navy Reserves. He
is the grandson of Virginia
Jones of Hoschton.
well over 60 cars competing.
I expect the show to grow
every year thanks to Mark
Hamby,” Kindle said.
Kindle also organized and
handles the annual Special
Olympics Fire Truck Pull
and 1 Lap Around Perry
bicycle ride.
Anyone wishing to partici
pate or volunteer in our 2008
events should call Officer
Kindle at 808-9861.
“We will have our Car
Show and Fire Truck Pull
in March and the 1 LAP
Around Perry bicycle ride in
April. If you enter the bike
ride you can ride the 10, 25,
or 50 miles course. I will
have Torch Run T-Shirts
and other goodies for sale in
January.
“If you or your organiza
tion would like to run in the
annual Torch Run be sure
and call me,” Kindle said,
noting that the Torch Run
is usually the last week of
May.
Georgia Hospice invites
the community to partici
pate in this wonderful cel
ebration of remembrance.
For more information,
contact Heart of Georgia
Hospice at 478-953-5161.
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Christmas cactus a popular houseplant
The poinsettia is undoubted
ly the most popular Christmas
flower the world over. It, how
ever, is not the only plant to
have found favor at this special
season. The Christmas cac
tus, Schlumbergera bridgesii,
is also known and grown for its
bright colors and proliferous
ness.
There are two very similar,
but slightly different, species
of Schlumbergera which are
commonly grown houseplants.
The subject of this article, S.
bridgesii, has smooth stem seg
ments while S. truncate, the
Thanksgiving or crab cactus,
has hook-like appendages on
each stem segment. But they
have been interbred so that
intermediate stem shapes
appear, making them very diffi
cult to distinguish. Colors vary
from cerise, salmon, and pink
to violet, red, and white. They
are often confused with the
Easter cactus, Rhipsalidopsis
gaertneri, which also has seg
mented stems, but has red
flowers in the spring. All are
cactuses native to the jungles
of South America.
If you buy a Christmas cac
tus plant in bloom, set it in a
bright spot out of direct sun,
as too much light will make
the leaves turn yellow. Average
household temperatures are
fine. Avoid drafts from heater
vents and fireplaces. Keep the
soil constantly barely moist
and feed the plants every other
week with a good, all-purpose
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Theresa Hammock gives
Mayor Jim Worrall a hug
after he proclaims her
90th birthday “Theresa
Hammock Day” in Perry.
A day
in her
honor
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Terry Crouch
WR Civitans
hold annual
banquet
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The Warner Robins Civitan
Club recently held its annual
awards and installation ban
quet.
Mary Coon, Past President
presented the following
awards:
Rookie of the Year: Kelly
Smith; Special Projects: Billy
Hunter, Tammy Stewart,
Judy Mason; Civitan of the
Year, Julie Smith.
The Citizen of the Year
from the Community award
went to the participants (or
consumers) of the Happy
Hour organization. Accepting
the award for the group were
Sandy Shultz, Tod Cowart
and Frank Ryals.
The club also recognized
Earl Spivey for 35 years con
tinuous service, and extend
ed Life Membership status
to Jim Rosser and Clyde
Cunningham for their faith
ful service into their retire
ment years.
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Tim Lewis
Garden
Columnist
fertilizer. The plants will
stop blooming in late win
ter or early spring, but it
is best to continue to give
them this care until the
fall. Set the plants outside
for the summer in a shady
spot, and bring them back
inside before the first frost.
Slowly readjust the plants
to life indoors by gradually
increasing the number of
hours they spend indoors
each day.
Pruning your cactus after
blooming will encourage it
to branch out. Remove a
few sections of each stem
by pinching them with your
fingers or cutting with a
sharp knife.
It is not particularly dif
ficult to get the Christmas
cactus to bloom every win
ter, as long as they are
given some special atten
tion during their rest peri
od, from early September
until flower buds form.
They flower in relation
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Theresa Hammock of Perry, center, seated, was guest of honor at a party held at
the Front Porch Tea Room on the occasion of her 90th birthday. Shown with her are
her children, Judith Peoples, Ron Hammock, Kathy Cheek and Carol Ehret, and her
great-granddaughter Hannah Folsom.
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New Warner Robins Civitan officers, with Region II Director Terry Crouch, are, from
left, Crouch, Director Allen Tatman, Secretary Pat Spivey, Treasurer Earl Spivey, Past
President and Director Lee Peacock, President Chris Howe, Directors Billy Hunter, Jan
Francis and Rodney Ballard.
New Officers installed
by Terry Crouch, Region
II Director of Civitan
International, were
President Chris Howe;
President Elect Judy Mason;
Treasurer Earl Spivey;
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If you buy a Christmas
cactus plant in bloom, set
it in a bright spot out of
direct sun, as too much
light will make the leaves
turn yellow.
to day length and night
temperatures during the
rest period. When the fall
nights are in the 50 to 60
degree range, flower buds
will form regardless of how
many hours of darkness
the plant receives. But if
the night temperatures are
greater than 60 degrees,
the plants will require at
least 13 hours of uninter
rupted darkness every
night for about six weeks;
either set the plants in an
unused room or cover them
with a dark cloth at night
if they are in a lit room.
Remember-the plants still
need bright light during the
day. (A plant left outside
until frost is likely to have
had enough cool nights to
have formed flower buds
by the time it is brought
inside). During the fall
(October), while the buds
are forming, stop fertilizing
them and water them very
sparingly-just enough to
Secretary Pat Spivey;
Directors Rodney Ballard,
Allen Tatman, Lee Peacock,
Jan Francis and Billy
Hunter.
The Warner Robins
Civitan Club meets at 1 p.m.
keep the stems from shrivel
ing.
Once the flower buds
appear, the night tempera
tures and hours of darkness
no longer matter. Set the
plant in a bright spot and
enjoy watching the buds
open.
The Christmas cactus flow
ers best when it is rather pot
bound, but if it becomes too
crowded for space, it won’t
bloom well. So when you
notice a loss of flower pro
duction, or if its been sev
eral years since the plant has
been repotted, move it up
to a larger pot in the spring
before you set it out in the
garden for the summer.
These cactuses can be eas
ily propagated from stem tip
cuttings taken any time of
the year.
Good luck with your cac
tuses!
Tim Lewis is a Georgia
Green Industry Association
Certified Plant Professional,
gardening writer, former
Perry High School horticul
ture instructor, and former
horticulturalist at Henderson
Village and Houston Springs.
He and his wife, Susan, own
and operate Lewis Farms
Nursery located on Hwy 26
two miles east of Elko, where
he was born and raised. He
can be reached at(478)954-
1507 or timlewisl@alltel.
net.
each Tuesday at Sonny’s on
Russell Parkway in Warner
Robins. Visitors are always
welcome.
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