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Crossroads Civitan Club plans April 18 chartering service BY BHENDA THOMPSON Staff Writer A brand new dinner club being formed in the Perry area is just one meeting away from receiving its charter. According to James and Hazel Miller, certified club builders for Civitan International, the Cross roads Civitan Club will hold its final pre-charter meeting at 7:30 p.m. Monday, April 11, at the Perry Library, with official charter festivities planned for April 18 at the Northrop Cafeteria on Thomp- Evans, from 4A- But the contrast between surgery at two different facilities is shocking. The Clintons tell us the villains in the high cost of medical care are the insurance companies. Actually, the insurance companies pay only what the doctors and hospitals charge. And often not all of it. 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For example, last Sunday in the Atlanta Journal there was a cartoon in which a congressman said, "I spell relief T-A-X-E-S". How true. In another cartoon a mother was telling her husband Tm having trouble finding a teenager to babysit. They all have kids of their own". How sad. pancake breakfast which fed some 500 people to a full day of entertainment, great food and fantastic events all along and around the downtown area. Although this year’s event was broken into two weekends because of the Easter holiday, next year’s Seventh Annual Dogwood Festival will return to normal scheduling with all events being held on the weekend of April 1 and 2. The annual festival is sponsored by the Perry Area Chamber of Commerce. Miller added that the new club is open to all adults and will be meeting on the second and fourth Monday evening of every month. All members who sign up by Charter Night will be listed as charter members of the club. A community service organiza tion best known for its hands-on work in the community from pro- Rabies, from 1A an individual is bitten or scratched by any animal, clean the wound with soap and water and see your doctor or hospital emergency room immediately. Make sure they contact the Environmental Health Section of the County Health Department. Even without seeking medical care, contact Environmental Health, Bert Tilton advises. Saturday, April 9th • 10:30 a.m. At Lawn & Garden Watch and learn as the instructor actually builds a deck! Lawn & Garden Specials Planting time is here! SEED Weed & Feed 18-0-18 Covers 5000 sq. ft. for centipede lawn WRS #35780 Reg. $ 12 95 Sale $ 9 95 Weed & Feed 18-0-18 Covers 10,000 sq. ft. WRS #35779 Reg. J 2 295 Sale $ 18 95 Bedding t Plants WRS #22168 $075 Pine Straw $250 a bale WRS#3S6OO ffh Fru,t Vl'iv) Trees 3 gallon mm Hi IT# Reg. *12 95 M - Warner Robins Supply Rental Dept. 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Civitan International boasts ap proximately 55,000 men, women and teenagers active in nearly 1,800 Civitan and Junior Civitan clubs worldwide. It was founded in 1917 and was the first previously all male service organization to wel O WARNER ROBINS LI SUPPLYco J We’ve Got The I Inside Track On -Outside Values Indoor/Outdoor Carpet Lawn Green ~ 6' & 12' widths 12’ #7567 6'#3824 Reg. $ 2" Sale 1 S q. yd. Bargain Corner Specials . 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On the international level, Civi tan’s major emphasis is toward helping people with mental retarda tion and other developmental disabilities (MR/DD). Their most widely recognized fundraising program is the Civitan Candy Box Project. Serviced by volunteers, 100 percent of this project’s net proceeds go to help people with MR/DD. Additionally, Civitan funds the Civitan International Research Cen ter, a research treatment facility for MR/DD located at the University of Alabama in Birmingham. Membership fees for the new Crossroads Civitan Club will be $24 per quarter. For membership information, call club secretary Phyllrs Thompson at 987-1234. Storage Concepts Ai,stee| , DCaFI Heavy Duty, S Storage Jb Mm/ Shelves. X Rolled formed posts for Reg.*l6 m s 8,i« $ 11 89 I Page 7A