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«#jyor Jama* Worrall vlaltad with several exceptional children at Kings Chapel last week
when he signed a proclamation recognizing these special students.
Exceptional Children's Week
Proclaimed By Mayor Worrall
BY PAULINE LEWIS
Staff Writer
Mayor James E. Worrall issued
the following proclamation to Kings
Chapel Elementary School children
on Tuesday, February 22,1994.
"PROCLAMATION"
Exceptional Children's Week,
February 28 - March 5,1994
“WHEREAS: Exceptional chil
dren may be identified as: Children
having superior intellectual abilities
and rare creative talents, mentally re
tarded, hard of hearing, deaf, orthope
dically impaired, speech impaired,
visually handicapped, seriously emo
tional disturbed, or children with
specific learning disabilities and re
lated services, and
WHEREAS: Educators have de
veloped instructional and educational
materials and programs enabling ex
ceptional individuals to develop ba
sic academic, social and vocational
skills to use in coping with today’s
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Sergeant Charles Parker, right, of the local GSP Post
receives an award from Dr. Thomas Coleman.
Local GSP Post Recognized
For 'Buckle Down' Efforts
Operation Buckle Down, a
national cooperative effort
supporting safety belt and child
safety seat usage,' enforcement and
community education sponsored by
the National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration and endorsed
by Georgia Governor’s Office of
Highway Safety recently recognized
fifty-two law enforcement officers
and their agencies for their
outstanding efforts in this program.
Seventeen additional special
recognition awards were given to
individuals at the state and federal
level for their assistance in this
endeavor.
The awards program, which tot*
place at the Georgia Public Safety
Training Center in Forsyth, was a
complete success and was observed
by the various Chiefs, Sheriffs,
Supervisors, fellow officers, friends
and family members of the
recipients.
The criteria used in the selection
process for the award required that
the law enforcement agency must
Mark Fuller Named To Mercer Dean's List
Perry resident Mark Fuller has
been named to the fall quarter
Dean's List at Mercer University's
School of Engineering.
Founded in 1833, Mercer is a
6,700-student, comprehensive,
private university offering
undergraduate and graduate degrees
through the College of Liberal
Arts, the Eugene W. Stetson
world, and
WHEREAS: In many cases a
disability or ability becomes an ex
ceptionality when the individual is
not able to cope adequately with
daily living tasks and academic or
vocational pursuits, or has negative
feelings of self-worth and individual
integrity, and
WHEREAS: The disabling ten
dency of an exceptionality can be
prevented by properly trained profes
sionals in conjunction with commu
nity awareness, knowledge, interest
in and understanding of exceptional
individuals, and
WHEREAS: Being consistent
with democratic ideals, it is essential
that all children, regardless of their
differences, receive an equal opportu
nity to an education, and
WHEREAS: The Council for
Exceptional Children, a professional
organization which promotes the ad
vancement and education of all ex
have (1) a written safety belt usage
policy for its officers, (2) the
agency enforces that policy and
initiates a corrective interview,
reprimand, suspension or dismissal
for any violation, (3) that the
agency enforces the safety belt and
child safety seat law by the issuance
of citations or warnings to violators
and (4) the agency implements a
community education program that
encourages safety belt and child
safety seat usage by its citizens.
Dr. Thomas Coleman, Director
Governor’s Office of Highway
Safety and Ms. Romell Cooks,
Special Program Manager for the
National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration, Region IV, and
Senator Rooney L. Bowen (D-
District 13) congratulated the
recipients for the intense actions of
the individual officers and their top
administrators. Each stated that the
efforts clearly was significant in a
higher usage rate for Georgia drivers
and occupants.
School of Business and Economics,
the School of Engineering, the
Walter F. George School of Law,
the School of Medicine, the
Southern School of Pharmacy, and
the University College.
Mercer has campuses in Macon
and Atlanta, and operates the Mercer
Engineering Research Center
(MERC) in Warner Robins
ceptional persons, has helped and
will continue to help make ad
vancements in the field of special
education.
NOW, THEREFORE: I, James
E. Worrall, Mayor of the City of
Perry, proclaim the week of
February 28 - March 5, 1994 as
EXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN’S
WEEK in Perry, Georgia. I urge
each citizen of Perry, Georgia to take
responsibility for continued aware
ness of the support for exceptional
individuals.
this 22nd day of February, 1994.”
Mayor Worrall asked a student to
read for him and gave a nice talk of
commendation to all of those who
were gathered for a picture with the
Mayor.
Give a word of encouragement,
not only to the Exceptional
Students, but also to their teachers
and parents.
Meeting Announced
Attention Deficit Disorder
Support Group meeting will be
held at the Shirley Hills Baptist
Church, classroom 1 at 615 Corder
Rd., Warner Robins on Tuesday,
March 1, 1994 at 7 p.m. Contact
Judith Liliey at 922-2365.
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Employees Joey Wells, Jim Gill and Michael Wells, manager
of Welle Tire and Auto Service.
Business of the Week
Wells Tire provides a variety of services
The Wells Tire and Auto Service,
located at 1033 Macon Road at the
corner of Commerce Street in
Perry, is the Houston Times-
Joumal's Business of the Week.
Owned by William Wells, it is
managed by his brother, Michael
Wells. Another brother, Joey
Wells, and Jim Gill complete the
staff.
The business has been in
operation for six years. Services
provided include towing wrecked or
stalled cars and repairing those that
can be repaired; however, "the
insurance companies get most of
the wrecked vehicles," Michael
Wells said.
He said that other services
provided come under the headings of
mechanical, lube jobs, parts, tires,
and balancing tires for all makes
and models of vehicles.
Hours of operation are: 8 a.m.
Bernhardt
Kincaid
Hooker
Universal
Peoploungers
Riverside
Lexington
7 p.m., Monday - Friday; 8 a.m. -
12 noon on Saturday. Road service
(including towing and repairs) is
provided on a 24-hour basis (phone
912-987-7311).
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Greater Union To Hold
Spring Revival In March
The Greater Union Baptist
Church will be observing their
Annual Spring Revival beginning
March 7-11, 1994. Services will
begin at 7 p.m. nightly.
The revivalist for the week will
be Rev. Eddie Collier from
Jackson, Ga. Your presence and
support will be greatly appreciated.
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