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Local calendar I
Saturday, July 4, 1992
NARANON, a support group for the family and friends of those persons
experiencing alcohol and drug abuse problems, meets each Tuesday,
Friday and Saturday at 8:30 p.m. Tuesday and Friday meetings are in the
Houston Medical Center Annex; Saturday meeting is at the Hodac
Community Crisis Center, 404 Duke Ave., in Warner Robins.
The Warner Robins Art Association is having a art & craft show
July 4 from 10 am to 8 pm and July 5 from 1 pm to 8 pm. Located at the
old train station on the corner of Watson Blvd. and Hwy 247. Come and
have lunch with us, SI.OO will buy you a hot-dog and coke. There will be
face painting for the children. For more information, call the Warner
Robins Art Association at 328-6898.
Sunday, July 5, 1992
The Warner Robins Art Association is having a art & craft show
July 4 from 10 am to 8 pm and July 5 from 1 pm to 8 pm. Located at the
old train station on the corner of Watson Blvd. and Hwy 247. Come and
have lunch with us, SI.OO will buy you a hot-dog and coke. There will be
face painting for the children. For more information, call the Warner
Robins Art Association at 328-6898.
Monday, July 6, 1992
American Legion will meet tonight at 7:00 at the Agri Building with
meal.
Tuesday, July 7, 1992
NARANON, a support group for the family and friends of those persons
experiencing alcohol and drug abuse problems, meets each Tuesday,
Friday and Saturday at 8:30 p.m. Tuesday and Friday meetings are in the
Houston Medical Center Annex; Saturday meeting is at the Hodac
Community Crisis Center, 404 Duke Ave., in Warner Robins.
The Perry Lions Club will meet today at 7:30 p.m. at Denny's
Restaurant in Perry.
City Council will meet tonight at 7:30 p.m. at the City Hall.
Wednesday, July 8, 1992
Thursday, July 9, 1992
The Heart of Georgia Parents of Multiples Club is having a
meeting today at 7:30 p.m. at the Houston Medical Center on Watson
Blvd. in Warner Robins.
The Houston County Public Libraries will hold a board of
meeting tonight at 7:00 p.m. at the Perry Public Library.
Friday, July 10, 1992
NARANON, a support group for the family and friends of those persons
experiencing alcohol and drug abuse problems, meets each Tuesday,
Friday and Saturday at 8:30 p.m. Tuesday and Friday meetings are in the
Houston Medical Center Annex; Saturday meeting is at the Hodac
Community Crisis Center, 404 Duke Ave., in Warner Robins.
Warner Robins Childrens Theatre presents "Beauty and the
Beast" tonight at 7:30 p.m. in the Houston County High School
auditorium. Tickets are $5.00 for adults and $3.00 for students. For
reservations the number if 929-four.
Saturday, July 11, 1992
NARANON, a support group for the family and friends of those persons
experiencing alcohol and drug abuse problems, meets each Tuesday,
Friday and Saturday at 8:30 p.m. Tuesday and Friday meetings are in the
Houston Medical Center Annex; Saturday meeting is at the Hodac
Community Crisis Center, 404 Duke Ave., in Warner Robins.
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Agricenter schedule
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July 13-17... State 4-H Horse School... Covered Horse Arena,
Horse Barn, Reaves Arena. For more information call your county
extension office.
July 18... Ga. Holstein Association Dairy Sale.. .Beef/Dairy
Arena, Beef/Dairy Barn, 11 a.m., free.
July 18-19... Ga Cutting Horse Association
Show. .. Covered Horse Arena, Horse Bam, Free, 9am daily.
July 24-26. ..5E Antiques & Collectibles Market.. .McGill
Building, $2, Fri 2 pm- 8 pm, Sat 9 am- 6 pm, Sun 10 am- 5 pm.
July 25.. .Mac0n Kennel Club-Fun Match... Covered Horse
Arena, 11 am-5 pm, free.
July 25-26... Heart of Ga Gun & Knife Show...McG ill
Building, Sat 9 am-6 pm, Sun 10 am-5 pm. Adm. $3.50.
July 29-Aug. 1-... National Junior Brangus
Show...Beef/Dairy Arena, Beef/Dairy Barn, 7 am-6 pm daily, free.
July 31-Aug. 2...G01d Kist Triple Crown Horse
Show... Covered Horse Arena, Horse Barn, Reaves Arena, 8 am daily,
free.
PLEASE NOTE ITEMS ON THIS CALENDAR ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE.
CALL 987-2774 TO CONFIRM EACH EVENT.
Monuments to be restored
Historical monuments at Ander
sonville National Historic Site are
getting a much needed restoration.
For the next few weeks, NPS
restoration specialists and mainte
nance crews will be working on the
eighteen monuments and 17,000
grave stones located within the site.
"To the best of our knowledge,
the monuments have never received
this kind of treatment in their col
lective 100 year history", stated
Fred Boyles, Superintendent. The
process, coordinated by Nicolas
Veloz, involves very 'low pressure
blasting of the metal features with
granulated ground walnut shells.
"The spray will remove, very
slowly, the dirt and corrosion from
the metal without adversely harm
ing the monument fabric. In the
past, people have used more abra
sive methods that were more harm
ful than good", stated Veloz.
Veloz, of the NPS' George Wash
ington Memorial Parkway in Wash
ington, DC, has worked on the
many monuments found in that
area, such as the lowa Jima memo
rial. The final portion of the work
is applying an anti-corrosive and
then three coals of a wax polish,
which leaves a deep rich color to
the metal., All stone portions of
JULY
July 1- 4... All American
Youth Barrel Race.. Covered
Horse Arena, Horse Barn, Free.
July 4... Fire Cracker
Futurity Lamb Show... New
South Arena, Sheep/Swine Barn,
10 am, free.
July 8-12... State 4-H Horse
Show. .. Covered Horse Arena,
Horse Barn, Reaves Arena, 8 a.m.
daily, free.
the monuments are washed with a
mild detergent to remove soiling
and other deposits. Grave stones be
cause they attract a lichen, are care
fully steam cleaned.
Besides the prison site and ceme
tery, the monuments are an integral
part of the historic sites' history.
"The various states that erected
these monuments to their fallen
sons were doing the first form of
historic interpretation", stated Fred
Boyles, "The dedication ceremonies
for each of these involved survivors
of the camp, governors and other
political officials. They felt these
monuments were to be their legacy
in telling future generations what
had happened here. So, it's only fit
ting that we do our best to preserve
their efforts." Many states had
erected monuments a the various
battlefields of the civil War, and the
Womens' Relief Corps of the Grand
Army of the Republic urged them
to do the same for those who had
been prisoners. Monuments were
erected from the turn of the century
to the early twenties; the last state
monument being Georgia's in
1976, dedicated to all American
POWs.
Except for the occasional visit by
birds, this project should preserve
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Presents check
Frito Lay recently presented a S2OO check to the
Make-A-Wish Foundation. Pictured are Rodney
Hawkins, left, of Frito Lay, Patsy Fried of Make-A-
Wish, Ronda Poss and Mike Smith, both of Frito Lay.
Perimeter Road project has finally beaun
By BRIAN LAWSON
Staff Writer
Work on the $125,000 im
provement project of Perimeter
Road, which is designed to reduce
the traffic hazard the road poses and
increase pedestrian safety, has be
gun with crews from Reeves
Construction Company building
the road shoulders, laying asphalt to
level the road and extending storm
water pipes.
City Manager Marion Hay said
the idea for the project was first ini
tiated by former councilman Jim
Hendrix.
"As far back as five years ago,
councilman Hendrix wanted to
make street improvements on
Perimeter Road a priority. There
are two major reasons the project
Media campaign tells Georgia to clean up
The Department of Community
Affairs' Georgia Clean and Beautiful
Program launched a state-wide
multi-media campaign to raise
awareness of and encourage proper
action regarding waste disposal and
reduction today at a news conference
in Chastain Park in Atlanta. The
theme for the campaign, "Georgia
Future: Don't Waste It!", focuses
on solid waste issues such as reduc
tion, reuse, recycling, composting,
proper disposal/landfilling, and lit
ter prevention.
"Georgia's Future: Don't Waste
It! emphasizes the participation of
children from around the state in a
Children's Environmental Advisory
Board, which will meet throughout
the campaign and provide feedback
to Governor Zell Miller. The cam
paign is based on direction from
Georgia's Legislature to the De
partment of Community Affairs,
through the Georgia Clean and
Beautiful Program, to educate the
state's citizens on proper solid
waste management.
During the 1970'5, public con
cern about pollution of the envi
ronment led Congress to pass legis
lation such as the Clean Air Act,
the Clean Water Act and the Re
source Conservation and Recovery
Act. State programs designed to
comply with these national envi
ronmental directives have been en
acted within the last two decades. In
Georgia, the Comprehensive Solid
Waste Management Act of 1990
establishes a 25 percent state-wide
per capital reduction goal, a solid
the monuments' beauty for another'
100 years. Jimmie Harris, Mainte
nance Foreman, said it best, "The
monuments features almost come
alive, now that they have had this
work done on them". Visitors are
invited to visit the park and watch
the crew at work, as well as see the
final results in the monuments
themselves.
Salendar
decorated
with medal
Air Force Tech. Sgt. Richard E.
Salender has been decorated with the
Air Force Commendation Medal.
The medal is awarded to those in
dividuals who demonstrate outstand
ing achievement of meritorious ser
vice in the performance of their du
ties on behalf of the Air Force.
The sergeant, a meteorological
and navigation systems chief, is the
son of Eileen Salender of 110 Mt.
Vernon St., Winchester, Mass.
His wife, Ronda, is the daughter
of Philip and Nadine Zell of 206
Mossy Drive, Perry.
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was necessary. Children from the
public housing project walk down
that road to go to school and it is
unsafe for them. Also, because the
road is so narrow, it is a traffic haz
ard. In addition to those improve
ments we're going to add a turn lane
on to Sam Nunn Boulevard which
will reduce the traffic back-up that
exists currently," Hay said.
The road will be widened from
22 to 24 feet. Five foot wide side
walks, curbs, gutters and drainage
improvements arc called for in the
project.
Perry asked the State Department
of Transportation to participate in
the project and the DOT gave ap
proval in January 1992. The DOT
contribution to the project is ap
waste management planning and re
porting system, long-range disposal
capacity assurance, environmentally
secure land disposal and promoted
the education of all citizens.
This law has resulted in stricter
and more complicated procedures for
disposing of solid waste properly
and dramatically increased costs for
local governments. Concurrent with
escalating costs, local governments
have been faced with increases in
the amount of solid waste manage
ment must move to the individual
citizcn-action level.
The "Georgia's Future: Don't
Waste It!" campaign relics on edu
cation to play a vital role by en
couraging individual action on the
part of all citizens. Its purpose is to
motivate all Georgians to act re
sponsibly before they purchase, as
they use and before they discard ma
terials. The campaign emphasizes
the role of children in encouraging
and instigating change-utilizing
Georgia's future citizens to lead the
charge for practicing proper dis
posal.
Campaign Targets Five Key Ar
eas
"Georgia's Future Don't Waste
Ir!" is an ongoing state-wide media
campaign focusing on proper solid
waste management. Various ele
ments will be rolled out throughout
the year.
* Reduction and Reuse are sim
ple, cost-effective methods of min
imizing solid waste. For citizens,
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Presents check
Frito Lay recently presented a S6OO check to Sal
vation Army Safehouse. Pictured are Rodney
Hawkins cf Frito Lay, Leila Anderson of Salvation
Army Safehouse, Mike Smith and Ronda Poss, both
of Frito Lay.
proximatcly $70,000 according to
DOT area engineer Van Herrington.
The DOT will check to see the
materials they arc paying for are
used according to DOT specifica
tions. At the City's request the
DOT has agreed to put up a traffic
light at the intersection of Sam
Nunn Boulevard and Perimeter
Road.
In March the City accepted
Reeves Construction of Macon as
the low bidder at $55,620.86. A
change order was asked for and ap
proved by the city council in June
for an additional $13,665, to cover
the cost of building the proposed
sidewalks at a width of five feet in
stead of four. On the initial esti
mate for the work Reeves Construc-
they mean making responsible deci
sions prior to purchasing, using and
discarding materials.
* Recycling is rapidly becoming
away of life in many homes and
offices throughout Georgia. Items
such as old newspapers, cardboard,
aluminum and metal cans, glass
plastic and motor oil are all exam
ples of what can be recycled. This
campaign will educate consumers,
to separate out recyclables and to
purchase products made from recy
cled materials.
* Composting is something that
every citizen can personally do to
reduce the waste stream by 15-20
percent by composting yard trim
mings and kitchen vegetable scraps.
* Proper Disposal/Landfilling is
‘Butler; £W/D.
announces the association of
‘Roger S. ‘lAWis, M.<D.
for the practice of
family ‘Medicine
& OSstetrics
Wednesday, July 1, 1992
UnadiCCa 9dedicat Center
Unaditfa, Georgia
Call 627-3263 for appointment
Jffc Life Tree'
Food For Natural Foods
Good Health
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Here!
1207 MAIN STREET Now open
MAIN STREET PLAZA Mon . Sat
(NEXT TO SING STORE) 10 a . m .. 6 p . m .
I 987-8070
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lion underestimated the amount of
asphalt needed due to a clerical error
and the City adjusted the
specifications for the job to include
the wider sidewalk.
"We had a drainage problem on
Perimeter Road which resulted in a
steady erosion of the hill and
ditches. The project will correct the
erosion problem. The improve
ments on the road and the building
of the sidewalks will also help deal
with the expected traffic increase
from the Perry Marketplace," Hay
said.
Work began on the project May
8 and the specifications call for the
project to be completed by the mid
dle of August.
a necessary part of solid waste man
agement. Landfills will never be
completely eliminated from a
community's waste minimization
strategy. Therefore, it is important
to effectively use this expensive and
precious commodity. Everyone in
all of Georgia's communities must
have access to a place for proper
disposal of non-rccyclable or non
compostable items.
* Liter Prevention is something
all Georgians can do easily by sim
ply recovering or disposing of all
litter properly.
For more information on how to
take part i this state-wide effort,
contact your local Keep America
Beautiful office or Georgia Clean
and Beautiful (404) 656-5534.
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