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WEEKEND
EDITION
250
Perry & Houston County's
official Legal Organ
SATURDAY, APRIL 10, 1993
Airport projects are ready to begin
BY BRENDA THOMPSON
Staff Writer
A major improvement project
that could put the Pcrry/Fort Valley
Airport in the ranks of most-fre
quented Georgia airports is readying
for take-off this week.
At their regularly scheduled
monthly meeting Monday evening,
members of the Perry/Fort Valley
Airport Authority made a checklist
of final preparations for anew and
morning, Perry
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please see page 3A.
INDEX
AGRICENTER EVENTS 3A
BRENDA THOMPSON 4A
CALENDAR 3A
CLASSIFIED 4B
DEATH NOTICES 3A
EDITORIALS 4A
PERRY SCRAPBOOK 4A
POLICE REPORT 2A
SPORTS 1B
JIM SHIPLEY 4A
STREET TALK 4A
Agricenter will
host dog show
April 15-18
BY BRENDA THOMPSON
Staff Writer
Perry’s putting on the dog.
At least that’s the claim of thou
sands of colorful stickers which are
adorning the shirts and jackets of
people throughout town this week.
The stickers are a part of an on
going effort by the Perry Area
Chamber of Commerce to educate
and increase the awareness of citi
zens and front-line workers em
ployed at local businesses to the
many different events held at the
Georgia National Fairgrounds and
Agricenter.
The “Perry’s Putting On The
Dog” stickers advertise and wel
come the upcoming Peach Blossom
Cluster Dog Show slated April 15-
18 at the Agricenter. One of the
southeast’s largest canine contests,
the show will host more than 2,000
dogs per day. Total entries already
number 6,079.
Accompanying the dogs will be
thousands upon thousands of own-
Please see DOG, page 5A
Rainbow House opens new facility
By ROBIN BOOKER
Staff Writer
"With every rainbow comes a
brighter tomorrow."
The mission of The Rainbow
House in North Houston County is
to provide brighter tomorrows for
abused children, a mission the cen
ter has been striving to successfully
complete for the past seven years.
The Rainbow House was estab
lished in 1986 to provide a non
threatening environment for inter
viewing and treating abused chil
dren; The majority of the children
interviewed there have been sexu
ally abused, and the center provides
a safe haven for these children to
tell their stories.
"The Rainbow House provides a
home-like atmosphere for these kids
who have been through such trau
matic experiences," said Prevention
and Case Management Coordinator
Lori Howard. "The atmosphere here
does not intimidate the kids and al
lows them to tell their stories in a
safe environment."
The Rainbow House has the ap
pearance of a warm and cozy home.
improved navigational aid and ap
proach system to assist aircraft
landing in inclement weather. The
checklist consists of items which
must be completed before actual
work can begin on the project.
According to Ken Thomas,
authority chairman, the proposed
system includes anew and
improved NDB, a non directional
beacon or navigational aid which,
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Happy Easter!
Tahseria Club members Belinda Pierce, left, and Angela Lineburger take time out
to pose with Lineburger's son Tulley and the Easter Bunny during the Dogwood
Festival last weekend. The local club sponsored the photo event where several
children visited with the Easter Bunny who was in town to count how many children
he needed to put on his list this year.
There are two interview rooms at
the center, with one used for
younger children and the other used
for older youngsters. The rooms
have toys, stuffed animals and other
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although not required for airports, is
necessary for use of the airport dur
ing inclement weather, and a local
izer which offers pilots an even
more precise approach.
At present the only approach
system offered at the local airport is
an outdated NDB. A major upgrade
for the airport, total cost of the pro
ject has been estimated at
$220,000-$240,000, 75 percent of
visible items to help put the chil
dren at ease as they go through the
interview process. The cooperation
of the three local agencies involved
Please see NEW, page 5A
Garnett named
new director of
Rainbow House
By ROBIN BOOKER
Staff Writer
There's anew face at The
Rainbow House as Kathy Garnett
has taken over as the center's new
director. Garnett, formerly Kathy
Caldwell, assumed her leadership
role on April 1.
As director of the center, Garnett
will manage the many programs of
the center which are designed to re
duce the incidence of child abuse
throughout Houston County.
Rainbow House has prevention
programs in the county elementary
Please see GARNETT, page 5A
which the State of Georgia has
agreed to pay. The Airport Author
ity, and thus the governments of
Perry, Fort Valley and Houston and
Peach counties, are responsible for
the remaining 25 percent. Some
contributions from area corpora
tions utilizing the airport will also
be solicited to help offset the cost.
“We put our name on a state list
for this project a few years ago and
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cutting and open house April 6. Kathy Garnett took over as the center's new director at the first
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our turn at bat has finally come,”
Thomas said following the
meeting. “This will be a tremen
dous asset to our airport and the
communities it serves as it will en
courage more air traffic, industrial
and private. That increased traffic
will in turn benefit and stimulate
all aspects of the area economy as
the demand for products and services
such as lodging and food also
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Sandy Cline from Canada will be carving soapstone
figures at the Mossy Creek Barnyard Festival.
Mossy Creek festival to
be held here April 17-18
BY BRENDA THOMPSON
Staff Writer
Spring signals , the return of
many treasurcs-green grass, win
some trees, sweet smelling flowers
and Mossy Creek.
That’s right folk’s, it’s spring
and once again time for the Mossy
Creek Barnyard Festival, April 17-
18. Held near Perry about three
miles from Interstate 75 and just off
Lake Joy Road, the upcoming event
marks the festival’s 25th show in
14 years and promises to live up to,
and perhaps even surpass, the festi
val’s award-winning past.
According to Carolyn Chester,
festival coordinator, this year’s
spring festival is expected to lure
thousands of visitors from through
out the world. In fact, she said in a
recent news release, guests visiting
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increase.”
Thomas added that outside of the
larger facilities, the new system is
found at very few airports in Geor
gia, a fact that will give the
Perry/Fort Valley Airport a definite
edge, particularly with new and
existing industries which use air
travel as a primary means of
transport.
Please see PROJECTS, page 5A
the last Mossy Creek festival in
October traveled from 34 states and
five foreign countries.
Along with the usual fresh coun
try air and quaint experiences in
what has been dubbed the
“enchanted forest” of Mossy Creek,
visitors to next week’s festival will
be greeted by 150 nationally ac
claimed artists and craftsmen from
around the nation.
Many of those scheduled to ap
pear during the two-day event will
be demonstrating skills of early
America; skills such as soap and
hominy making, primitive rug
hooking and basket weaving.
There’s even a booth set aside for
Clcater Mcaders of Centerville, a
nationally recognized folk potter
Please see FESTIVAL, page 5A