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FOOD Simmering soups and stews. Let’s do the twist and make some pretzels. More. 1 q IJMr SWiM JillffjWlß .1 I w (p|jj|p • Volume 138, Number 11 FRONT PORCH "Where neighbors meet" HHJ history 50 years ago: Perry High School's boys bas ketball team captures the region title, losing to Cochran in both the Area and Sectional tournament but beating Mount Vernon when it counted (the title game). Also, Houston County students say “goodbye" to their week-long spring holiday, it cancelled report edly because the students had already missed too much time due to the “flu" and the recent gas shortage. And, odd enough (with no explanation as to why), the City of Perry receives permission from the county commissioners to build a police-information booth on the courthouse square. 30 years ago: The Houston, Home Journal announces that aWard-winning edi tor and columnist Joel Ferguson has been named the newspaper's news editor. His first column also appears in the same issue, offer ing to “expose the consequences of ERA" in light of legislation in favor of it about to be passed. Did you know, he asks: "... as many as 12 million husbands are being beaten by their wives ...” Who’d a thunk it? (Also, the Perry-Fort Valley Airport project gets help from the FAA - a portion of it to go toward cost overruns - in the form of grant money totaling $52,800. 10 years ago: Voters don’t really face a choice. So said County Commission Chairman J. Sherrill Stafford in regard to a SPLOST - one penny added to the 6 percent sales tax - to fund a new courthouse and jail. Stafford said what he said because the county was acting on a court order to solve the problems of “inadequate facilities.” Also, computer hackers strike a local internet service provider, but within hours of it being report ed to the Warner Robins Police Department, it has obtained a search warrant, seized two com puters and begun interviewing suspects (which were not teenag ers by the way). Approximately 2,500 customers’ accounts were compromised, according to the newspaper article. - Compiled by Don Moncrief Birthdays Feb. 4 Jackie Hall Fab. 8 Alan Johnson Rae Eaton Kaye Evans Feb. 8 Charles Barboe Britteny Thomas Sarah Hawkins E-mail birthdays to: hhj@evansnewspapers.com or donm@evansnewspapers.com. Mail to: 1210 Washington St., Perry 31069 attn: Don Moncrief. Or, call 987-1823, Ext. 231. Award-Winning Newspaper Better Newspaper Contest PERIODICAL 500 Willi 8 "5 510 8 0 0001*4 COOI Georgia Newspaper Preyed Main Library University of Georgia ATHENS GA 30602-0002 ALL FOR ADC 301 February 6,2008 &****■"* 'i-U. - 'M t * 4 « BELOW THE f OtD: llirv t rill hr; IY>;/ offit rr dors it oil and >.hrn some LEGAL ORGAN FOR HOUSTON COUNTY, CITY OF PERRY, CITY OF WARNER ROBINS AND CITY OF CENTERVILLE Peppy ppepping fop Dogwood Festival Special to the Journal The 20th Annual Perry Dogwood Festival is April 12-13 in downtown Perry. Festival hours will be Saturday from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. and Sunday from noon -5 p.m. Admission is free. According to a release, this year’s festival will feature ’ ■ v .'j&r • * it ?lbSjaßjp?&l Usk ' J9H * ■ i They call her /A/ Just promoted to sergeant in tire PeSpolice force, Quridsha Gilliam is a former basketball star, a professional a police officer who loves her work By CHARLOTTE PERKINS Journal Staff Writer From the time she was a little girl, “Q” Gilliam knew what she wanted to be when she grew up. “I always wanted to be a police officer,” she says. She laughingly refers to herself as ‘an adrenaline junkie,” and as soft-spoken and graceful as this officer is, her fellow officers will tell you in a minute that she’s both tough and disciplined. Some of that may come from her training in martial arts, from being a profes sional boxer, and from being on the Houston County SWAT Team, but some of it also comes from within. Talking about staying calm while dealing with out of-control people, she says, “If I get angry, that person is controlling me. I’m going to be in control.” She says she prefers the night shift because that’s when the law breakers are most likely to be up to no good. “If people have got jobs they’re mostly home in bed at 1 a.m. or 2 a.m.,” she says. “Evil seeks darkness. SPORTS HoCo wrestlers earn county title. High school and youth basketball and more. Wednesday, February 6, 2008 arts and crafts, kid rides, a road race, a motorcycle show, Perry Idol, food, local entertainment, and, accord ing to event and fund-raising Coordinator Maggie Jenkins, “much, much, more.” Events kick off that Saturday morning with a road race and a pancake At the same time that she readily admits liking situa tions in which she can catch the bad guys, she’s learned through experience that police work isn’t all about car chases and arrests. One of the best moments of her career came last fall, when she and fellow-officer Jason Jones found a lost three-year-old and returned him safely to his distraught mother. “That’s a once-in-a-life time experience,” she says, smiling. At a recent ceremony in which she was promoted to sergeant, Gilliam won praise from her superiors and her co-workers both for her capability and her attitude. Lt. Terry Stinson called her “the most motivated and dedicated officer I’ve every met.” Capt. Bill Phelps said she was “a great go-getter, mak ing our streets safer.” “I don’t get complaints about her,” Phelps added. “She treats everybody the way she wants to be treat ed.” Capt. Heath Dykes said she “gives 100 percent See GILLIAM, page pi Kip breakfast followed by the official opening ceremony. That evening, the finale of Perry Idol will be held. “Enjoy vocals of area sing ers,” said Jenkins, “feast on festival food, and hang out with the whole family. Sunday begins with their dessert contest. -fc.. ~ok- •***“ Ip * , i? £ j <*• --.../ft. V\ if/ / ■ '-agflSL \ j ‘ : * jr» %, v HgjPRHj hHL ii&Sk \ ,YV iX" . w ■r \ ' **3lll Jr I > I|| Ip ||g firSS £a?/*k % 5 SS „ .** ■' s:‘ f: ' \ 'i V yV.. * ' ,<■ 1 Journal/Charlotte Perkin* Sgt. Quridsha Gilliam, known to her friends and fellow officers as “Q”, spends her days, and sometimes her nights, helping keep Perry safe. SCHOOL Westfield hosts Macon cho rus, Elementary School Honor Rolls. More. “Come and sample all kinds of delicious desserts made by our own Perry locals,” Jenkins added. “The Perry Dogwood Festival has something for everyone, from a large variety of arts and crafts to festival foods galore. “There are activities from 1 Tr" rr —— 1 • kT 1 -I \l_ I p| SBB x www.hhjnews.com a rock wall to pony rides, from a dessert contest to Perry Idol. The whole family can enjoy a day of food, fun and entertainment in beauti ful historic downtown, Perry, located offl-75, exit 136.” For more, visit their web site at www.perrydogwood festival.com. r.ril LEFT: Westfield student William Reeves runs the length of the court to “fire up” Lady Hornet fans during Westfield’s game against Deerfield-Windsor Friday. ABOVE: Westfield play ers Hanna Jones and Sheldon Hiley and Lady Hornet cheer leader Kelly Franklin celebrate the team’s win in overtime. For more, see 18. ENI/Gary Harmon