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Blood donors!
There is an urgent need for blood donors
in Peach County. A blood drive has been scheduled for Mon¬
day, September 8 at Chamlee Memorial Baptist Church from
3-7 p.m. Please give so others may live.
Wednesday, September 3, 1^9?
Heaber-®rtbune
Vol. No. 108, Issue 36 5 Sections, 50 pages
Peach
Inside & Out
Hunter Education
Course
A Hunter Education
Course will be offered on
September 10-12 at the
Peach County - Georgia
Extension Office located at
the old Hunt School in Fort
Valley. Hours on the 10th
and 11th are from 6 pm to 9
pm and on the 12th from 6
pm to 10 pm. The course is
ten hours in duration and
students must attend al
three nights to successfully
complete the course. Stu¬
dents must pre-register by
calling the Macon DNR Law
Enforcement office at 751-
6415.
Historical Society
The Peach County Histori¬
cal Society will hear Mrs.
Clarissa Price, Crawford
County, as she presents
“Knoxville, Ga., a part of
Peach County History”, at
the Sept. 9,1997 meeting. A
business meeting is at 7 pm.
with the program at 7:30
pm. We will meet at the His¬
torical House at Miller and
Central Ave. All are wel¬
come.
PA.C.T. Auditions
Auditions for Peach Area
Civic Theatre’s (“P.A.C.T.”)
production of "Night Mother”
will be held in the PACT
Auditorium on Tuesday,
September 9 at 7 pm. Per¬
formance dates are October
24 and 25. The one-act play
is an intense drama requir¬
ing two women, one between
t;he ages of 30-35 and anoth¬
er 50-60. Auditions may also
be scheduled by contacting
the director, Mary Paula
Hodnett, at 825-3860 or 953-
7422 Ext. 71.
Urgent Nee D FOR
Blood donors!
There is an urgent need for
blood donors in Peach County.
A blood drive has been sched¬
uled for Monday, September 8
at Chamlee Memorial Baptist
Church from 3-7 p.m. Please
give so others may live.
Volunteers needed
HODACb Rape Crisis pro¬
gram is seeking compassion¬
ate, responsible people to serve
as volunteer advocates in
Peach County. Volunteer advo¬
cates are on call to respond to
Peadh Regional Medical Cen¬
ter to support and assist vie
tims of sexual assault Hours
are flexible, men and women
are welcome. Must be 18. For
application or more informa¬
tion call Sandi Crosby at 953-
5675.
Pre-game breakfast
The Metro Alumni Chapter
of Fort Valley State will have a
breakfast buffet prior to the
game Saturday morning at 10
a.m. Paschal’s Restaurant will
be the site of the meeting.
TROJANS vs. Perky
Friday night, 8 pjwl in
Perky
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•Trojan Football Preview
•FVSU Pre-Season
•Lady Trojans are 2-0
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Present Housinq Authority board members, past members, city and county representatives and many well wishers were on hand Saturday
at the ribbon ceremony. PHOTOS BY VICKY WHITEHEAD
Hospital financial picture
improves over last year
By Vicky Whitehead
The Leader-Tribune
Peach Regional Medical Center’s
financial picture is looking brighter,
it was noted by Jeff Blair at the
August meeting of the Hospital
Authority.
Net revenue year to date was
$4,943,673 as compared to $4,040,742
for the same period in 1996.
Increasing security hours at the
hospital was approved.
Kathy Morris, CQI coordinator,
gave a report on the Continuous
Quality Improvement program. The
program allows every member of the
organization has an opportunioty to
make improvements. There must be
cooperation, communication, collabo¬
ration and coordination for the pro¬
gram to succeed, Morris said. Specif¬
ic areas are analyzed for efficiency,
etc. and trends are looked at before
a report is made. If there is a prob¬
lem, a decision is made how to cor-
New LEASE ON LIFE
Renovation complete
By Vicky Whitehead - The Leader-Tribune
A community center which had been inoperative
for the past 20 years, has been renovated and
reopened.
The Fort Valley Housing Authority held a ribbon
cutting for the Tabor Heights Housing Development
Community Center this past Saturday. Renovation
was accomplished through operating funds. The
center provides a location for providing on-site ser¬
vices for residents and allows various resource agen¬
cies to bring services on site.
Plans include providing tutorial services, job
information services, holding health screening semi¬
nars and other family-oriented programs, says
director Edward T. Kendrick. “Residents have the
opportunity to make suggestions and recommenda¬
tions on services they feel are needed,” Kendrick
said.
The Low Rent Housing Program came into place
under the Housing Act of 1937. The Fort Valley
Housing Authority manages that program for the
City of Fort Valley. The Authority is governed by a
five-member board of commissioners who are
appointed by the mayor. Commissioners are respon¬
sible for hiring an executive director to manage the
day to day operations of the program. Edward T.
Kendrick, has been the director since March of
1994. Prior to that time he served for six months on
the board of commissioners. There are three other
full time staff members.
Current board members are chairman dames
Khoury, vice chairman Calvin Jones, commissioners
John Collins, Eloise Drake and Napolean Daniely.
Drake is a resident.
rect it. The authority, Morris, said,
has the ultimate responsibilty for
quality of care at the hospital.
Several physician reappointments
were approved:
• Robert A. Bradley, John G.
Etheride and Benjamin D. Morton,
III - consulting staff with privileges
in pathology
• Michael N. Brady - courtesy staff
with privileges in internal medicine
and special procedures.
•William C. Curillo - ER staff
•John F. Duke, III - active staff
•Thomas F. Glass III - consulting
staff
•Walid A. Khuri - special courtesy
staff
Dr. Robert M. Ritchea asked that
his appointment be allowed to expire
due to the change in his practice
location.
Dr. Duke, Dr. Lyles and Dr.
Brown will serve on the credentials
committee for reviewing and making
recommendations.
Editorials
•SPEEDING TICKETS, SEAT BELTS
•The Peanut Gallery
•Getting to the bottom of
pile
See Page 4A
There are 100 conventional housing units in two
developments. Tabor Heights has 70 units and
Young's Home has 30 units. Included in the popula¬
tion of the units, is 18 senior citizen households and
at least five percent of the units are handicap acces¬
sible as required by law.
This program, says Kendrick has been very bene¬
ficial to a lot of residents. Those people who are
unable to get into the main housing market are pro¬
vided safe and sanitary housing. The Housing
Authority constantly tries to upgrade services for all
residents by preventative maintenance and modern¬
ization. Of course, fund availability guides what can
be accomplished. Because of the age of the dwellings,
maintenance costs are astronomical and ongoing.
The Authority has been successful in securing
two grants. One grant for $83,000 was used to
replace all heating systems in both developments.
Another grant, for $443,000 is still pending imple¬
mentation. Plumbing will be upgraded and hot
water heaters replaces as well as other repair and
modernization work once funds are received. Hope¬
fully, modernization will help reduce maintenance
costs. The grants come through the Department of
Housing and Urban Development’s Comprehensive
Improvement Assistance Program.
Kendrick says the authority participates in the
Welfare to Work program by sponsoring two resi¬
dents on the welfare program. A work site is provid¬
ed and they are trained in skills performed by the
Housing Authority.
__The Housing Authority must be in a partnership
venture in providing services and the community
can be a big benefit by providing economic opportu
nities for residents.
You’re invited to a
town meeting to discuss
downtown revitalization
Don’t miss the unveiling of the new street-scape
proposal for downtown Fort Valley Monday,
September 15.
Sponsored by Fort Valley MainStreet, the pro¬
posal will be explained at a meeting in the court¬
house beginning at 7:30 p.m.
Everyone is invited to look at the attractive
design and give input. Design Committee chair,
Mrs. Ann Brown will present University of Georgia
graduate Danielle Goulart, the designb developer,
who will share an illustrated presentation of a
Master Plan of revitalization specifically for down¬
town.
Kay Meyer, MainStreet, chair, says much
research, study and time have gone into this exceit
ing project. Your input is welcome. You will also
hear information on the Promotion and Economic
Restructuring Programs of Fort Valley MainStreet.
Meyer encourages everyone interested in
downtown to attend the Town Meeting Monday.
She also thanks everyone for their interest and
support.
500 Per Copy
New authority
must to study
supplying
water to 25
By Mary Marchman
Special to The Leader-Tribune
The problem of supplying
water to approximately 25 resi¬
dents of Peach County in the
Housers Mill Road area was
the main topic of a regular
meeting of the newly-formed
Peach County Water & Sewer
Authority on Friday.
An old landfill in the area has
contributed to the difficulty of
supplying water to that area
until a new well can be drilled,
possibly beyond the 450-foot lev¬
el to a deep aquifer. In the inter¬
im, water is being hauled by fire
trucks to two storage tanks in
the area.
Before the well can be drilled, a
master plan of how it will tie into
the future water supply needs of
the area must be developed.
County Commissioner James
Khoury, attending the meeting,
stated that a $500,000 non¬
matching grant may be available
for the extension of water lines
into the 1-75 corridor to prohibit
future encroachment by the City
of Warner Robins and to insure
the future growth of Peach
County.
Studies of various projects are
underway and will come to the
attention of the Authority as
findings become available to the
Peach County Commission.
Authority member Charlie
Short spoke of the need for
mapping of the utilities in
Peach County with various
overlays indicating water, sew¬
er and gas lines.
Regular meetings of the
Authority will be held on the
first Thursday of each month at
2:00. However, the next regular
meeting will be on October 2 at
the Byron Depot.