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Saturday, May 28,1994 ”Houston Times-Journal Page 8A lj§ ,,v n|nnHL •^ lM|{t^7H||^B^^K A/eiv Perry residents enjoy barbecue New Perry Nursing Home residents recently enjoyed their annual barbecue with the staff and their families. Also Mayor Jim Worrall was on hand to proclaim National Nursing Home Week." Members of the American Health Care Association and the City of Perry, Houston County, Georgia proudly sponsor National Nursing Home Week, 1994-Caring for Generatlons-and Invite the citizens of Perry, Georgia to visit nursing facilities to benefit from the knowledge and experience of their staff, residents, family members and volunteers," the proclamation stated. Dawkins to serve as judge at BV Sat. celebration By PAULINE LEWIS Staff Writer A previous Houston Times- Journal Cook of the Week, Skip Dawkins, will be a judge at Buena Vista's Cooking Contest as part of the Southern Foods Festival to be held on the square in Buena Vista today. Festivities will begin at 9 a.m. The contest will be a full-day event, but Dawkins will be a morning judge in the Vegetables and Breads portion of the contest. Competition begins at 10 a.m. and ends at 3 p.m. There will be six additional categories of cooking which will be judged. Two thousand dollars in prize money will be awarded and the State’s Official Chicken Cookin' Championship will be determined. Robbie Knievel, son of Evel Knicval, and his "motorcycle will roar through the stillness of Georgia pines outside The Silver Moon Stampede Arena two miles from the historic Buena Vista town square." Patty Loveless, Epic recording artist, will give a concert on the stage of The Silver Moon Music Bam. There will be a sanctioned 5K road race, games for children and the U.S. Army Rangers from Fort Bcnning will give demonstrations. Ticket information on the Knievel jump and the Loveless concert can be obtained by calling 1 -800-531 - 0677. Information on the food festival is available through the Buena Vista Chamber of Commerce at 1-800- BVGA (2842). Roley, from 4A Monday is a day set aside to honor those who died for more than a flag. It is a day set aside for those who died for an powerful idea—the idea that man should live in peace, justice and freedom with his fellow man, that individual liberty and in dividual responsibility were the Flint EMC offering farmers savings through power plan Today, more and more farmers are relying on irrigation as insurance against dry weather. For those farmers who irrigate their crops, pumping costs can be a major expense in the production process. Since many farmers are now using electricity to pump water to their irrigation systems, Flint EMC has made available a plan whereby farmers can significantly reduce their power bills, and therefore, their cost of production. The plan is called "Load Management," and here's how it works. Farmers can voluntarily agree to allow Flint to install a load management switch on their irrigation pump. The switch would Program, from 1A Remove Colors. The service will be closed by the singing of "God Bless America" by Chris Murrcl. The public is encouraged to attend and pay their respects to the memory of those who gave their lives to ensure our freedom. Surplus, from Tolleson said the surplus would be reflected in sharply lowered re quests for funding from the various county governments. In the current fiscal year, local governments pro vided $113,000 of the authority's $161,000 in operating funds. Perry contributed $7,345 to the authority during the current fiscal year, while Houston County was responsible for just over $69,000. The majority of the surplus comes in two areas: salaries paid to authority personnel and interest payments to the authority. The au thority was able to save over $20,000 in salaries, primarily due to its operating without an execu tive director after Dick Ulm's resig nation. The authority has also re ceived over $21,000 more in inter est payments than what was bud geted for the current fiscal year. The authority has also not touched the $7,000 it placed into the contingency fund for the 1994- 95 fiscal year. In other business before the au thority, executive director Tim Martin said that Frito-Lay still has not signed the bonds to complete the chip expansion at their Kathleen facility. Martin said a gas-fired combined cycled cogeneration plant proposal, which will be built at the Frito-Lay plant, has taken up most of their at tention. The cogeneration plant will provide steam for the plant, and electricity to Georgia Power. Cur rently, the Georgia Public Services Commission (PSC) is holding hearings on the co-generator plant. Martin said officials at Mid-Ge orgia Cogen and Frito-Lay were reasonably optimistic about the chances of the PSC approving con struction of the plant. The plant, which will cost around $175 mil- cornerstones to build a truly great nation. And, in honoring those who have died, we have to remember that we have a responsibility to live as free men. The worst insult we could give the dead is giving up the freedom they died to give and pro tect. automatically turn the pump off when the peak demand for electricity is greatest, typically during the few hottest summer afternoon hours. By allowing their electric service to be temporarily interrupted, farmers can be put on a special "off-peak" rate that will reduce their monthly power bills. Savings under the load management plan will vary depending on pump size. Yearly savings would average from several hundred dollars for smaller pumps, 10 to 15 horsepower, to several thousand dollars for larger pumps, 75 to 100 horsepower and above. Farmers interested in , . , , should call the more about load M, ~ u f Member Services Department at Flint EMC. Subscribe Today Call 987-1823 lion, should employ around 200 construction workers and 40-50 permanent full time workers. Although Frito-Lay has not signed the bonds to construct the new chip line, a $25 million ex pansion, Martin said the company would sign the bonds. The new chip line is expected to create 100 new jobs at the Kathleen facility. John Sundquist, chairman of the Perry Area Chamber of Commerce, told the authority that the Perry Marketplace, on Sam Nunn Boule vard, has exceeded expectations for profits. Kroger, he said, expected yearly sales in the SB-9 million range. However, the store was drawing Sl4 million a year, with two-fifths of their customers coming outside of Perry, said Sundquist. K-Mart has seen its sales go up 80 percent since moving into its current loca tion at Perry Marketplace. Sundquist, who is also manager of human relations at Northrop, said company officials have been making a lot of visits to the Perry plant. "They must have tripled fuel sales at the Perry airport," he said, "with the way that the (Northrop company) jet has been coming in and-out." "We expect to hear several an nouncements (of expansion at Northrop) during the summer," said Martin. The authority also elected its board for the 1994-95 fiscal year. Steve Byrd won another term as chairman, while Tolleson will re turn as secretary-treasurer. Draper Watson and Neal Rearden will serve as vice-chairmen. Grant, from 1A funded. Construction on the projects is expected to start sometime after July 1, after the city’s new fiscal year budget goes into effect. In addition to the shelters, Hay also added Thursday that the city is planning to construct a couple of fishing piers at the park in the near future. Again, help from city work ers and volunteers will be sought. The $12,500 grant awarded by the state were appropriated from the Department of Natural Re source’s Recreation Assistance Fund (RAF). In filing for the grant, Perry competed with more than 300 other applicants requesting almost $4.7 million in funds for fiscal year 1994-1995. Total appropriations for the RAF program was $1 million for the upcoming fiscal year. Working with Gov. Miller to secure the grant for the City of Perry were members of the local legislative delegation to the General Assembly, including Sen. Sonny Perdue and Representatives Robert Ray, Johnny Floyd, Roy H “Sonny” Watson, Jr. and Larry Walker. For more information on con struction projects at Rozar Park or to volunteer help, please contact Marion Hay at 987-1911. WiS e '■■■ " n|Bfc i 9Hb EtOk isßßfc ifir BRHB jH^ MOBILE HOMES FOR SALE/RENT WON'T LAST LONG!! Completely remod eled IBR, IBA, single trailer. New carpet, new roof, new cabinets, new double-size shower, bathroom completely remodeled, new stove, new tile floor, crown molding throughout, 5 foot picture window. Furni ture, never used, optional. Total $2,000. Need to sell, over $6,000 invested. A SACRIFICE!! 987-5369 days, 987-7002 nights. 5/28-6/1 FOR RENT: 2BR, IBA In Hayneville. NO PETS. $265 month, $l5O security deposit. 987-5587. 5/28-6/1 MOBILE HOME FOR SALE - 2BR, 2BT- Home, 1,450 sq. ft. heated space, large rooms, 3 car garage and separate carport. Set up on nice quiet lot in Perry Onite Park - $12,000. Call 987-6771 (leave message). 5/4-5/28 ROOMS FOR RENT A FURNISHED ROOM for working man. Utilitiesfumished, meals optional. Nodrink ing/drugs. References. Call (912)847-2904. 5£V6/1^ OFFICE FOR RENT FOR RENT - $550 permonth. Two rooms. S3OO for street front office. $250 for back office. Call Brigette or Judy at 987-1823. 5/21-tfn FOR SALE USED TV’S & VCR’S $75 + up Repair Sales & Service DB ELECTRONICS 987-1250 1407 Swift St., Perry, GA PRECISION MINI STORAGE Storage Units As Low As sls per month 821 Hodges Blvd. 987-3033 SLMARy KAy. 100% satisfaction guaranteed; try it before you buy it with a complimentary, no obligation, facial. SUSAN NICHOLS Got Something To Sell?? For Quick Results ... Sell It In The Classifieds!!! Houston Times-Journal Classified Advertising Form Classifieds: $5.00 For First 20 Words and 20$ For Each Additional Word. If Paid In Advance. $6.00 For First 20 Words and 20$ For Each Additional Word. If Billed. Name: Address: City, State & Zip: Phone: Method of Payment: _ Cash _ Check _ Mastercard _ Visa Card # How Many Weeks To Run: PHONE: (912) 987-1823 FAX: (912) 988-1181 Call 987-1823 To Place Your Ad ANIMALS DOG AND CAT SITTING. I will keep your animals while you vacation. Best rates and very clean kennels. 1 mile north of Hawkinsville. 733-1519. 8/5-tfn FREE to good home: 3 Female dogs (one is full blooded Golden Retriever). Call 988- 8367. 5/28-6/1 FREE KITTENS TO GOOD HOME. 987- 0757 after 5:30 or leave message. 5/25-5/28 VACATIONS FOR RENT FERNANDINABEACH, FLORIDA-Ocean front condo, sleeps 5-6, private pier, tennis courts, pool security. June & August weeks available - $660 weekly. 904-261-6478 or 1-800-594-7606. 5/11-6/4 WANTED A LADY WISHES to buy antiques, china, furniture, etc. 988-0624. 5/11-6/4 Mother Hen’s Second Hand Store Not all Old, Not All New, Just All Good Stuff Perry Plaza - Between Wells Florist & Longhorns Tues - Sat 9-6 * 987-1782 Perry Self Storage I Gen, Courtney Hodges Blvd, | Katies Kloset Ladies Consignment Shop Fashionable Clothes at Affordable Prices! 736 Carroll St. #4 • 987-2045 WANTED $ iBBBRYJEAWK * Chop ° PAYS TOP sss FOR GOOD USED ITEMS. Estates, Complete Households. 522 Gen. 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