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The Rev. Willie King, center, of Perry, recently was hon
ored by the Perry Planning Commission for his 22 years
of service as a Commissioner. He is leaving to serve on
the Perry City Council. Family members present for the
recognition were, from left, his grandson Elijah Jones, his
daughter, Faith King,his younger grandchildren Romans
King and Joy Allen, and his wife, Elaine M. King.
Holidays can present
hazards for pets
Thanksgiving, Christmas,
and even New Year’s Eve are
festive times for people, but
can prove to be dangerous
for our pets. Dangling dec
orations
can choke
them,
Christmas
trees can
fall on
them, elec
trical wires
can shock
them and
plants can
poison
them. Yet,
following
a few com
mon-sense
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Paws for Pets
Brian Burnham
DVM
suggestions is all that it
takes to avoid pet disasters
around the tree, food and
guests.
Around the tree
*Use a large firm stand for
the tree to keep it from eas
ily tipping over.
*Encircle the base of the
tree in aluminum foil; many
cats don’t like to step on
that type of surface.
*Train your dog or cat not
to approach the tree at all
with a firm no or loud noise
followed by no.
Frequently with cats
spritzing them with a spray
bottle full of water is dis
couragement enough.
*Don’t put dangling,
breakable ornaments too
close to the bottom of the
tree.
*Keep all tinsel out of
reach because it is especially
attractive and can be swal
lowed.
*Don’t put chemical pre
servatives in the tree water
that could be harmful if your
pet drinks it.
*Unplug lights when you
aren’t around and make sure
your pet doesn’t chew on the
wires. You can even spray
the tree and wires with a pet
deterrent available in most
pet stores.
* Don’t decorate your tree
with such edibles as bread
dough ornaments or pop
corn.
*Avoid wrapping foods
such as cake and candy and
leaving them under the tree.
Chocolate is toxic to pets,
particularly dogs.
Around the food
*Try not to leave pets
unsupervised in rooms where
food is sitting out or where
plates are being left.
*Never give a dog turkey
or chicken bones. They are
brittle and can easily dam
age or obstruct
the intestinal tract. Scraps
from rich foods can cause
vomiting and diarrhea. Put
all the bones and scraps in
a secure trash can to avoid
any pet mishaps.
*Don’t allow pets to get
into alcohol-laced eggnog or
other drinks because this
can cause them to become
very ill.
*Some of our favorite
Christmas plants are toxic
as well: Christmas rose, mis
tletoe, poinsettia,
star of Bethlehem,
Dieffenbachia, holly leaves
and berries and ivy. The toxic
effect of these plants
is directly related to the
amount that your dog or cat
ingests and in large quanti
ties some can be fatal.
Around company
*lf lots of children are
present, provide the dog or
cat with a refuge.
This minimizes trauma to
the pet, particularly if
that pet is not accustomed
to being around active chil
dren, and also decreases
the likelihood of someone
being bitten.
*lf you plan to keep your
pet in the garage, please
make sure that no antifreeze ’
is available or leaking from
a vehicle.
* It only takes a very small
amount to become fatal.
*Remember that on cold
winter days cats like to climb
into a warm car engine.
Tap or bang on the hood
to scare them out before
starting the vehicle.
*You can even board your
pet at a kennel during this
time if necessary, but remem
ber, kennels will fill up fast
during the holidays.
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Top ten ideas for
vintage Christmas
decorating
•Fill Trifle bowls, Yellow
Ware bowls or cut glass
bowls with shiny vin-
tage round glass
Christmas orna
ments.
•Line your fire
place mantels with
vintage santa or
angel figurines.
•Make a vintage
hanky garland for
your Christmas
tree.
• Fill a white
stoneware pitcher
and bowl set fresh
pine or holly cuttings and
poinsettias. Milk glass
containers also look won
derful with poinsettias in
them.
•Do you have beautiful
old Christmas tablecloths
from the 40’s and 50’s that
have holes or unremovable
stains?
•Use a Christmas stock
ing for a pattern and cut
out and make one from
that beautiful vintage
table cover and add color
ful trim, beading or rick
rack.
• Take old or vintage
Christmas cards and use
the hole punch around the
edges. “Sew” them togeth
er with yarn in the shape
of a box or form a bottom
to make a basket. This is
also a great way to cover a
tissue box.
•Old Christmas linens,
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Jackie and Martin Beeland of Perry celebrated their
50th wedding anniversary in April with a tour of Italy.
The picture was taken in Stresa, Italy.
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placemats or tablecloths
can also be cut out and
made into festive holiday
pillows for the sofa or bed.
•Some old
Christmas tins
have beautifully
lithographed lids
that look great
hung on the wall
in place of plates
or use some
of your pretty
Christmas china
plates on the
wall.
• Put pretty
birch logs in
antique baskets or large
pottery crocks next to the
fireplace hearth.
•Set your antique toy
collection, riding toys
and wagons under the
Christmas tree as if they
were just unwrapped in a
scene from another era.
Merry Christmas and
Happy Collecting!
Jillinda Falen is the
former owner of Carrie
Lynn’s Antiques in Perry.
She has been collecting
and selling antiques for
over 23 years. She is also
an experienced estate liq
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may contact her via email
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< mailto:falen @alltel. net >
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Sylvia and Clifford Grimes
Sylvia and Clifford Grimes
celebrate 50th anniversary
Mr. and Mrs. Clifford B. Grimes celebrated their 50th
wedding anniversary on Dec. 15. They were married
Dc. 15,1957 at Perry First Baptist Church. She was the
former Sylvia Harrison.
They were honored with a surprise luncheon given
by their children on Nov. 24. Their home was decorated
for the occasion and the refreshment included a three
tiered wedding cake. Thirty family members attended.
Clifford Grimes is retied from Robins Air Force Base
after 35yars and Madison Research Corp. after 12
years. Sylvia Grimes is a homemaker. They are mem
bers of First Baptist Church.
Their children are Debra Hutchings of Panama City
Beach, Fla., Lori Dalton of Macon and Terri Harvard
of Springfield. They have six grandchildren: Michael
Matthew and Marc Hutchings; Scott McLendon and
Haley and Hunter Harvard.
AAIIW Community Read is planned
The American Association of University Women Warner
Robins branch is sponsoring their second Community Read.
This year’s book will be “The Sweet Everlasting” by Dr.
Judson Mitcham of Macon. The main event, according to
Jane Winston, chairperson, will be on Feb. 16, 2008 at 1
p.m. in the educational center of Trinity United Methodis
Church in Warner Robins.
The idea behind the Community Read is that people all
across Middle Georgia will read the same novel, and have
an opportunity to discuss the book in book groups as well
as to meet the author.
Last year’s Community Read featured the book “Between,
Georgia” by Joshilyn Jackson. All book groups and individ
uals are urged to participate.
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