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Church News PUMC presents check to local 'Habitat' group Dr. Marcus Tripp, Pastor of the Perry United Methodist Church, recently presented a check for $2,700 to the Houston County Habitat for Humanity (HCHFH). The monies were contributed by church members of the HCHFH Board, accepted the check on behalf of the board and expressed the appreciation of all concerned with the Houston County effort. The monies will be used in construction of a home in Perry which will be started in the near future. HCHFH is currently completing its third home in Warner Robins. HCHFH operates within Houston County to provide modest affordable housing to families in need of such housing, an ability to Getting out of 'ruts' can be difficult The story is told of a lonely, isolated dirt road in Australia with an interesting sign posted next to it. As a traveler begins his journey on this deserted road, he is quickly confronted with the message on that sign that states: Choose your ruts well-you’ll be in them for the next twenty miles. Ruts are difficult to get out of, aren’t they? The habits we form are ruts in which we get stuck, and The Following Sponsors Support Your Local Church News Houston Times-Journal P.O. Drawner M Perry, GA 987-1823 Dry-Foam CARPET CARE COMMERICAL p p RESIDENTIAL C 7 ’ LLuming Benny Hamsley - (912) 988-4028 *|jl fi '■?: tu m. .* J \ i] Kiwanians honor Culpepper Charlie Culpepper, center, was recently honored by the Perry Klwanls Club for his 31 years of service as an educator In the public school system. Presenting the recently retired Culpepper with a plaque of appreciation Is Perry Klwanls Club President Earl cheek. On hand for the presentation was Culpepper's wife, Molly. Poythress announces plans to downsize GDOL State Labor Commissioner David Poythress announced that he will restructure and significantly downsize the Georgia Department of Labor. “The mission of the state labor department is changing from an agency with a heavy focus on handling unemployment insurance claims to that of an agency gearing up to meet the increasing demands of putting people to work in an improving economy,” said Poythress. In the past two years the unemployment rate in Georgia has dropped dramatically. Inmid-1992, the state’s jobless rate hovered around a high of 7.6 percent. The rate last April was 5.4 percent and it is expected to drop below five percent when the May figures are released in a few days. At the same time, Georgia is a national leader in job creation, with 148,400 new P * Dr. Marcus Tripp, right, pastor of Perry United Methodist Church, presents a check for $2,700 to Harold Clay of Houston County Habitat for Humanity. pay for the house and a willingness to partner in the effort. The families are provided the house at they are sometimes impossible to break. The mannerisms we have, the hour we awake, the way we eat -these can become ruts in which we live. These habits may not seem so bad, but getting stuck in a spiritual rut is much more serious. In our spiritual lives, there is a risk of getting bogged-down in the same rut day after day after day. Often we make no progress in our relationship with the Lord, and we r farwn CB&T Bank of bUyiJ Middle Georgia Bank of 916 Maln st Middle Georgia p '"» ~ 9871522 J Member F.D.I.C. WAYNE MORRIS U.S. 341 Just North of I-75 Perry - 987-2411 jobs since May, 1993. The decline in the number of unemployed workers has greatly reduced the need for staff to file unemployment insurance claims. Poythress said 110 positions in the department’s unemployment insurance division will be eliminated. The downsizing will be accomplished through attrition, lay offs of personnel temporarily hired to meet the previous demands of unemployment insurance claimants and by shifting some staff into job placement positions. The commissioner said no regular department employees will be laid off. The reduction in staff will save taxpayers about $1.5 million a year. “My vision for the department is to create a re-employment unit which will provide hands-on assistance to people trying to get back in the job market, much more cost with a no-interest loan. Mortgage payments are then recycled into other homes. 'kM Rev> J° hn I Waters I see no change or growth in our spiritual lives. We get stuck in a rut. When I pastored in Laurens Please see WATERS, page 5A personalized, much more intense job search assistance,” Poythress said. “The object is to get them off the unemployment list and onto a payroll as soon as possible.” The creation of the new re employment units is the third step in Poythress’ plan to make the department much more active in economic development to stay ahead of the changing business environment in Georgia. Poythress previously asked the legislature to reduce the unemployment insurance tax rate. The lower rate becomes effective January 1, 1995, and will put $45 million back into the state’s economy. To meet the increased international demand for highly technical job skills, Poythress created the Council for Competitive Georgia to develop a comprehensive job training plan for the state. Houston Times-Joumot Churches plan activities for members, community Perry United Methodist Rev. Billy Key will be preach ing at the morning and evening ser vices this Sunday. The JOY Choir will sing Sunday evening during an "old fash ioned" campmeeting service Dr. Key has planned. After the evening service, the church's youth will meet for a bowling trip. Cost is $1.31 for shoes and $2.63 per game. The group will return around 11 p.m. On Monday 43 children grades 3- 5 and 10 adults and youth will leave the church for Children's Camp near High Springs, Fla. Please remem ber this group in your prayers as they travel and spend a week to gether. It's not too late to sign up for youth camp. Registration forms are available in the church office. Sign up now to volunteer for Habitat for Humanity, which will begin work soon on a house in Perry. Sign-up sheets are available at the church office and will be in the Main Street entrance hall Sunday. Make plans to reserve Sunday, July 3 on your calendars for a day of fun and worship at the Agricenter. The afternoon begins J] THE BANK OF PERRY 987-2554 Memher F.D.I.C. MotorsportsA***^ l Weekly Where Everybody Turns For Radngl To Subscribe Call: (912) 987-7224 Williams, from 1A home with her child and Williams decided she liked the job enough to stay. She received her promotion to city clerk/finance director around the same time Hay was hired as city manager nine years ago. Williams received her city clerk certification and municipal finance officers certification from the University of Georgia. She is also a graduate of Auburn University where she received a degree in soci ology and a double minor in busi ness management. The transition has been very smooth according to the employees and department heads at city hall, and Williams doesn't foresee any problems as far as the city staff is concerned. One reason she said she was will ing to take the shift of responsibili ties left when Hay vacated his office was the competence of the staff at city hall as well as city council. "Our department heads are the best they can be in their fields-they know how to do their jobs and they do them well. "I plan on just being there to co ordinate the departments into a team and serve as a liaison between the department heads and city council,” she said. As for Perry City Council, Williams said she has a "lot of re spect for our councilmen. They are honest and ethical officials and I truly believe that whatever deci sions they make, they do so with the best interest of the citizens of Perry at heart." Williams considers herself lucky to be working with such a compe tent staff at Perry City Hall, espe ln service... Army Pfc. Frederick D. Leach Jr. has arrived for duty at Schofield Barracks in Oahu, Hawaii. Leach, a military police specialist, is the son of Juanita M. Gibbs and stepson of Randy J. Gibbs of Kathleen. He is at 1993 graduate of Houston County High School. On Dean’s List... Sabrina Kene Boyd of Kathleen was named to the Georgia College Dean’s List spring quarter. To be selected for the dean’s list, a student must have at least a 3.2 grade point average on 12 or more hours attempted for the quarter and have at least a 2.5 cumulative grade point average. Saturday, June 25,1994 Houston Times -Journal- with youth activities at 3 p.m. in cluding fishing, games and cooking the fish caught, and then at 7 p.m. the entire church family is invited to join the youth for the evening worship service to be held under the trees. After the service will be a fel lowship time and will include homemade ice cream. The Sanctuary and JOY choirs will not rehearse next week. The church welcomes Alissa Catherine Stillwell, daughter of Randy and Debbie Stillwell, who received the sacrament of Christian Baptism Sunday, June 19. Houston Lake Baptist Clear your calendar for revival to be held at the church July 17-20. Sunday services will be held at 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. Services will be held at 7 p.m. Monday through Wednesday. Vac? 'an Bible School will be held from 9 a.m. until noon for children three years old through grade six July 11-15. The theme this year is Trail of Treasures. VBS workers must have sup plies lists turned in no later than Sunday. Also, Sunday is the last day to order VBS T-shirts. For more information, contact Stephanie McMillan. daily since she will be adding the extra responsibilities of being city manager to her regular workload. Since Hay will retain his current salary as a consultant, Williams said there is no money in the city budget to hire someone to be her assistant. Concerning Hay's continued em ployment with the city as a consul tant, Williams said she's always worked well with him and "he has an abundant knowledge about city government. We're fortunate he stayed on as a consultant" Williams said there are a few pro jects she looks forward to working Sale, from 1A •One secretarial desk with left hand return; •One metal chair without arms and three metal straight back chair With arms; •One IBM typewriter; •Three five-drawer and two six drawer metal desks; •One leather executive chair, one armchair, and one conference chair; •One Victor 2000 calculator, one Royal calculator and one Royal adding machine; • 12 Motorola mobile radios; •One two-drawer file cabinet; •One drafting table; •One IBM Selectric II typewriter; •One Sears calculator, •Two GE Master II mobile ra dios; •One Hon steno desk; •A dormitory refrigerator; •One Canon typewriter and an IBM 4224 printer; and •One reduction copier and one word processor. Additionally, several surplus ve hicles will be auctioned at the Au gust 16 county sale. Vehicles listed thus far include: •Two 1987 Dodge Ram pick up trucks; •One 1988 Ford pick up; •Three 1992 Ford Crown Victo rias; •Two 1990 Chevrolet Caprices; and •One 1991 Ford Crown Victoria. The August surplus sale will be conducted in the format of an auc tion and is open to the public. All proceeds are put back into, the county’s general fund for future utilization. I The four men who were elected Sunday morning, June 19 to serve as deacons were Bill Chambers, Mike McMillan, Willard Parker and Curtis Rinehart. The church welcomes its newest members Jessica Smith, Christi Perkins, Erica Smith, Ben King and Sarah Wooley. First Baptist Perry Sunday, July 3, will be a special day for the church family as the cel ebrate God and Country from 8:45- 11 a.m. That afternoon the annual church-wide picnic will be held at Ochlahatchee Park. Vacation'Bible School will be held from 6-8:30 p.m. July 18-22. The theme this year is "Trail of Treasures". Summer T-shirts can be ordered through the church. This year's theme will be displayed and the cost is $3.50. Upcoming events include for youth and children include: •A trip to High Falls for fourth through sixth graders June 27 and for first through third graders June 30. Keilwood Outlet Store 202 Keilwood Drive Perry Peachstate Cable TV PV P.O. Box 1198 Perry. G*.. 31069-1198 - with more closely. They include raising the $130,000 still needed to pay for the community center under construction at Rozar Park, the plans to renovate the Board of Education building on Washington Street and the future move next door (for some of the offices at city hall) and council will be busy com plying with new legislation that will require a re-structuring of the city's business tax (which must be done by the end of November). Besides the additional workload, she stated that one new aspect of her job will be dealing more with the public. "Marion Hay was a lot more in volved with the public-I've always been more behind the scenes," she said. Williams is also quick to say that she has no interest in becoming the permanent city manager, but she is more than willing to help out dur ing the interim until Perry City Council decides who will replace Hay. Williams has lived in Perry for 22 years with her husband, Richard, who is the data processing manager at Mellco Inc. They have two children: their daughter Melissa, 20, is a junior at Auburn University, and their son Michael, 17, is an upcoming senior at Westfield. They are active members at Perry First Baptist. Carter, from 1A Dr. Carter and his family will worship with the Crossroads church family for the first time on Sunday, June 26. A “Welcome Luncheon” honoring the Carter family will be held at noon. Friends in the community are invited to join the Crossroads church family in welcoming the new parsonage family to Crossroads and the Perry community. Seminar, from 1A members. In order to reserve space, please register no later than Monday, June 27. Payment will be accepted the night of the program. For further information, contact the chamber at 987-1234. Page 3A •Four and five year olds will visit the Atlanta Zoo July 1. •A Six Flags trip is planned for fourth through sixth graders July 7.