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Perry businessmen show theip appreciation and community spiPit
Joumal/Charlotte Perkins
A group of Perry businessmen showed their appreciation to the city’s Public Safety
Department on Tuesday by treating the entire department, including firefighters, police
officers and office staff to lunch at Angelina’s. Following the luncheon, which was orga
nized by Danny Patel, they presented a check for SI2OO to Perry Volunteer Outreach.
The businessmen involved, most of whom own or manage local restaurants and motels,
included Danny Patel, Bipin Vashi, Kantibhai Kakhu, Bud Patel, mahesh/Promad Lakhu,
Christmas Card Club
Contributed
The Christmas Cards Ladies celebrated
another year of hard work with their annual
Wrap Party. They had their Wrap Party on
Dec. 9. They made 2,437 alphabet books
from old cards. The books went to various
local churches for the Christmas Shoebox
Ministry and the Salvation Army. If you
have old Christmas or all-occasion cards,
the Christmas Card Club volunteers can put
them to good use. You can drop your cards
by the Perry UMC or Crossroads UMC. This
is an ongoing project. If you would like to
help, please e-mail cathyshaw@windstream.
net. Pictured are: Lisa Gentry, Peggy
Jackson, Doris Clay, Ann Moore, Marie
Preston, Suzanne Moore, Shelia Gentry,
Sandy Yawn, Fran Hartman, Sub Yoder,
Mary Gentry, Joy Albright, Evelyn LeVan,
Ken LeVan, Aileen Hardin, Lew Glover, Dee
Glover, Susan Cantrell, Elizabeth Fountain,
Nancy Golder and Carolyn Schultz.
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Christmas artistry
Floyd Williams of Perry shows off his design skills with a
Christmas tree decorated with sprays of Russian twigs,
gold ribbon and omamaents and white lights. Williams’
goal is to be an interior designer.
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Keeping your poinsettia blooming
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Tim Lewis
Gardening
timlewis@addressisp.com
Many of you have pur
chased one or more of the
ever-popular poinsettias to
grace your homes during
this Christmas season. A few
of you have decided, rather
than throw them away, to
try to keep them for a while.
People are always asking me
how they can keep theirs
growing and make it come
alive again with color the
following year. So, as in
years past, I am offering this
article to help you accom
plish this.
Just because the poinset
tia’s bracts (colored leaves)
age and lose their appeal
is no reason to throw the
plant out. Poinsettias will
not stop growing-they will
retain their bright foliage for
many weeks or even months
depending on their envi
ronment. With proper care
and dedication you can coax
your “pet” into reblooming
all over again. Come with
me through the year and see
how this can be done.
After Christmas, place
plants in a cool, bright area
to retain color longer-the
ideal is 72 degree days, 60
CO/VUVIUNITY
Zafar Bukhari, Bob Patel, Shirish/Chetan Patel, Dinesh Patel, Bharat Mistri, Hemant
Patel, AshokbhaiPatel, Peter Patel, Alay Patel, Pravin Patel, Andy Patel, Nick Patel,
Kalpesh Patel, Sanjay Patel, Bob Patel, Ashwin Patel, Dhaval Patel, Sharad Amrit,
Jayshree Patel and G.P. Patel, shown here with Mayor Jim Worrall and Councilman
Riley Hunt, who accepted the funds for PVO. Among the many enjoying the lunch were
Animal Control Officer Hannah Barrett, above right, and Fire Chief Joel Gray.
degree nights and at least
six hours of natural light
per day. Poinsettias require
a lot of bright light for best
growth. If this scenario
is not possible, just give it
as much light as possible.
Generally, keep plants moist
to the touch, but avoid leav
ing them in standing water.
Give them an all-purpose
fertilizer at recommended
rates every couple of weeks.
As side shoots begin to
develop around Saint
Patrick’s Day, remove fading
bracts, dying flowers, and
dried foliage at the base of
the plants. Continue to keep
the plants in a very bright
interior location.
Around Memorial Day,
plants may have grown tall
and possess many branches
and large leaves. Cut back
all stems and branches a
few inches to promote side
branching. Repot into a
larger container, being care
ful to use a sterile com
mercial potting mix. Then
move plants outside for the
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summer, placing them first
in indirect light for a few
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weeks, then in direct sun.
On July 4, again cut back
a portion of the new growth
to encourage side branching.
Continue to water and fertil
ize, increasing the amount
to accelerate growth.
Poinsettias are fairly heavy
feeders.
On Labor Day, move the
plant indoors. Give it at least
six hours of direct sunlight
as before. Continue to fertil
ize, but reduce the concen
tration by about two-thirds.
HOUSTON HOME JOURNAL
On the first day of autumn,
start giving your poinsettia
13-14 hours of continuous
uninterrupted darkness at
night. You may put it in a
closet, in the basement, or
under a box, as long as you
do not let any light get to the
plant at night. Be sure to
continue to give it plenty of
bright light during the day,
however. Short days and
long nights induce flower
and bract formation. If pos
sible, keep it at a night tem
perature of 62-68 degrees.
Rotate each week to give all
sides of the plant light dur
ing the day.
By Thanksgiving, you
should be giving thanks for
a brand “new” beautiful and
colorful specimen. Enjoy the
fruit of your labor through
the month of December and
• then start a new cycle!
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.
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