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Page 8A Wednesday, Marcn 3u,iu&4 Houmon /jii«s-wwu..«a Parade Promises Many Delights BY BRENDA THOMPSON Staff Writer With members of Fort Bragg, North Carolina’s 82nd Airborne Chorus leading the way, the Sixth Annual Dogwood Festival Parade will get under way at noon this Saturday. Approximately SO to 60 units-- floats, queens, clowns and digni taries included-are scheduled to par ticipate. This year’s parade route will be the same as in previous years, kick ing off at Kellwood Drive, march ing down General Courtney Hodges Boulevard, dancing through down town via Carroll Street, and Finally disbanding at Perry Elementary School on Main Street. In addition to the 82nd Airborne Chorus, other highlights of the 1994 Dogwood Parade will be appearances by a Georgia Spend A Magical Night At The Dogwood Bali BY BRENDA THOMPSON Staff Writer Too tired to dance the night away after a week of exciting Dog wood Festival activities? Well, never fear. You’ve got nearly a whole month to rest up be fore the Perry Balvaunuca Club’s ever-popular Dogwood Ball. Scheduled for April 30, this year’s sixth annual dance will be held in the Georgia National Fair grounds and Agricenter’s Georgia Living Center. Festivities, which include a live band, heavy hors d’oeuvres and a cash bar, begin at 8 p.m. and will continue through midnight. Providing music for the evening will be The Jesters, a sixties band that has performed with a multitude of hit recording artists such as Marvin Gaye, Patty Laßelle, The Platters and Jackie Wilson. Their program will feature a number of hit songs from the sixties era and will include exciting in sirurrientation from their full band of guitars, basses, drums, keyboards and a five-piece horn and woodwind section. Dress for the evening is black-tie optional and tickets are $25 per per son. All proceeds will be utilized by the club for their many charita ble causes. This year’s goal is to surpass last year’s attendance of 300. “What many people don’t realize k '• ' >•■ ■ H| ■ 11 Babes & Bunnies' 1 Lauren Loudarmllk, daughter of Bart and Brigette Loudarmllk, alta on the Eaater Bunny's lap. Sponsored by the Tahserla Club, the Easter Bunny will also be available for photos next Saturday at the gazebo. Easter Basket Stuffers For Boys & Girls Sale On Easter Fashions 20% to 25% oft Enjoy the Dogwood Festival 10:00 • 6:00 M-F 10:00 ■ 5:00 Sat. gubernatorial candidate, John Knox; the famous and cuddly Shoney’s Restaurant Bear, the Wildlife Bunch Kitchen Band; the Showbiz Twirlers from Macon; and Mrs. Senior Georgia, Jane Sanders, just to name a few. There will also be floats by or ganizations such as the Georgia Na tional Fairgrounds and Agricenter and Perry Elementary School as well as appearances by lots of local and area beauty queens—past and present Miss Dogwood Pageant winners and Miss Houston County 4-H, for example. “From the looks of it, the 1994 Dogwood Parade is going to be one of the best ever,” Parade Coordina tor and Perry Fire Chief Gary Ham lin said this week. “Now, all we need is everyone to come out and have some fun.” is that we are a non-profit service club and that all funds we raise are put right back into the commu nity,” said club member Nancy Whiddon. “The Dogwood Ball is our primary fundraiser of the year and its success means much in our efforts to help a number of local worthwhile causes.” Among those helped by the Bal vaunuca Club in recent years have been the Perry Ministerial Associa tion, Project Agape Love (PAL), Friends of the Library, the Safe House and the Rainbow House. The club has also made great strides toward fulfilling various needs brought to their attention such as providing a child with the funds to attend Camp Can Do and supporting the children’s ward at Perry Hospital as well as foster children through the Department of Family and Children Services. Tickets for the Sixth Annual Perry Dogwood Ball went on sale March 15th and can be obtained by contacting any Balvaunuca Club member or by visiting any of the following ticket outlets in Perry: the Perry Area Chamber of Com merce, CB & T Bank, Bank South, Jesup Furniture, Stanley Furniture, Impressions and Celia’s Gallery. Numbers to call for more infor mation include Impressions, 987- 2255, and the local chamber, 987- 1234. Sugarplum Tree 917 Carroll St. Perry, GA Ml *lf BY PAULINE LEWIS Staff Writer Created by Muriel Meadows, the 1994 First Official Dogwood Doll is named after Tiffany Giles, the first Little Miss Dogwood in 1989. The public is invited to a Sip ‘n See party at Meadows' store, Card Carousel Hallmark Shop at 902 Carroll Street, from 4-6 p.m. on Friday, April 1, to see the doll. Meadows initiated the idea for a Dogwood Festival and presented her idea to the Downtown Council in January, six years ago. The City had about three months to get ready for the First Dogwood Festival, which was very successful. After creating the 1994 Official Cherry Blossom doll, Carolyn, (named for Caroiyn Creighton, originator of the Cherry Blossom Delight Your Senses With Food By PAULINE LEWIS Staff Writer The Perry Kiwanis Qub will hold its annual Pancake Breakfast in The Houston County Agriculture Building on Carroll Street from 6- 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, April 2. Bring the family and come on down. Cost is $3 each for generous serv ings. Twenty-five gallons of batter (more if needed) will be prepared by the dietician at the Perry Hospital. One hundred pounds of sausage will be cooked in the Perry Hospital’s kitchen and brought hot to the breakfast location and placed in a warmer so that it will be hot when served. Individual cartons of pancake m Phone 912-987-0970 1989 Little Miss Dogwood Queen, Tiffany Giles, poses with her namesake, the first official Dogwood Doll crafted by Muriel Meadows. Official Dolls Of The Festivals Are Here a SPRING SPECIAL JJ Dogwood Festival e Sidewalk Sale c i'Wtp Saturday, March 2nd * K /£’ *+■ Cast Art Easter Bunnies Panarama Eggs Easter Balloons & Much More! 70. Z>. <& e*. 756 Carroll Street CISKP Fax:(912)987-7265 Perry, GA Hours: M-F 8:30-5:30 (912) 987-4700 Sat. 9:30-5:00 Savings for Easter at IMouhtry Tillage! 25-40%., Selected Easter Items Through Saturday, April 2nd Shop Early for the Best Selection Perry Marketplace (next to Kroger) 988-3112 Hrs: M-Th 10-6 • Fri-Sat 10-7 Festival), Meadows couldn’t resist making a doll for the Dogwood Festival. Both dolls will be on sale at Card Carousel after the Sip ‘n See party. The Tiffany doll is dressed in yel low batiste over white lace, with white lace trim. The skirt is pulled up in scallops tied at each strallop with ribbon and flowers. She is wearing white leather slippers with cut-outs, white socks with lace trim, and white old-fashioned bloomers with lace trim. The back of her body carries the notation: “Tiffany, the official 1994 Perry Dogwood Festival Doll by Muriel Meadows” and is limited to the year 1994. Phone (912) 987-5211 or (912) 98 /- /453 to order a uoii or for fur ther information. syrup and butter spread, along with a variety of fruit juices, milk and coffee will be served. Willie Tyson is Chairman of the Pancake Breakfast Committee; Dick Kistler is Vice-Chairman. Mike Jackson is in charge of advertising and Ted Rosebrock is responsible for the design and printing of the tickets. June Davis is the Perry Hospital dietician who will prepare the pancake batter and cook the sausage. Servers are: Cohen Walker, Marion Brown, Donnie Free, Bill Amos, Joyce Carlton, Harold Chapman, Emmett Whelchel, Chick Evans, Earl “Chip” Washington, Jim Shipley, Robert Brown, Judy Golden, Mike Drake and Ted Rosebrock. Something For Everyone At Show By PAULINE LEWIS Staff Writer Saturday, April 2 is the "Carroll Street Celebration" held in conjunc tion with the annual Dogwood Festival. The Arts and Crafts Carroll Street show will take place on the pic turesque Carroll Street and coincides with the parade which will be held at noon. Featured there will be fine arts and crafts artisans, food vendors, draw ings and entertainment from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. Any artisan or crafter who wishes to sell their wares can rent a booth space. Cost for the booth space, 10x10 (on the street next to the curb) or Bxlo ( on the sidewalk between stationary lamp posts and opposite the street spaces) is $35. Anyone applying to participate must, along with their application, send (at least) two or three photos Seedlings Available To Spruce Up Your Home And Garden WMCG, Power Country 104.9, of Rochelle, Ga., will give away dogwood seedlings during Carroll Street Day, April 2,1994. Hank Brigmond, deejay with WMCG, said the station had several hundred dogwoods to give away on a first come, first served basis. He added that there would only be one seedling given out per family. In addition to giving out the dogwood seedlings, the station will also give away concert tickets and dinner to Merle Haggard’s appear & S ■ ~ » fir»'niiiHii'L... -, , 'w jjjji On behalf of Trust Company Bank, Vice President Eddie Wilson presents a check to the Perry Balvaunuca Club In support of the upcoming Dogwood Ball. Local Support Needed The Balvaunuca Club is accepting donations to fund the sixth annual Dogwood Ball. The support of lo cal businesses and industry make this fun event possible year after year. Eddie Wilson, Vice President of Trust Company Bank of Middle Georgia, stated, “Trust Company Bank is very proud to support the 1994 Dogwood Ball. We know that the majority of our contribution to the Balvaunuca Club will go to 'll) WW'* 'ijk i^jil Spol mni Beaded - Sequined • Party Dresses •Pageant • Prom (912) 987-2166 Henderson, GA - 7 miles south of Perry. 1 mile West of Exit 41 off 75 at Intersection of US4I & GA26 Owner Betty K. Hammock Woodruff Auto Sales A & A Rentals 912 Commerce St., Perry 987-0053 of their art ex’ the handcrafted prod ucts they wish to sell in the show. Photos will be returned. Items to be sold include wood work, decorations, pottery, pictures, Christmas items, clothing and a wide variety of other handmade items. This is a very special event in Perry and has been very successful in the past. Approximately 5,000 people came to Carroll Street last year for the sale and organizer Karen Nikitopouios hopes this year’s turn out will be even better. Come early, browse along with your neighbors, and purchase some thing for yourself, as well as for those special occasions in the lives of your family members and friends. For more information call Nikitopouios at 987-1234 (days; 8 a.m.-5 p.m.) or 987-5535 (evenings). ance at the Silver Moon in Buena Vista April 9. Brigmond said there would be several other prizes given out by the station. The station would also have hot wings on hand. The station will be doing a live remote April 2 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at W.D. Sullivan’s on the comer of Jemigan and Carroll streets. For more information about the dogwood seedling give-away, call the WMCG at 365-7788 or the Perry Chamber of Commerce at 987-1234. benefit those in need within our community. In addition, it is really an enjoyable event that provides us an opportunity to socialize with our customers and friends. I encourage everyone, especially our local busi nesses, to participate in this event, either in a sponsorship or in pur chasing tickets for the dance.” The members of the Balvaunuca Club appreciate local businesses who help fund the ball each year. The citizens of Middle Georgia are encouraged to participate. Formal Wear