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Calendar of Events The Masons of Houston Lodge No. 35 F&AM, Perry (Thomas Fast, secretary, 987-2376) meets every second and fourth Monday night of each month at the Masonic Building, Jemigan Street. Meals are served at a nominal charge beginning at 6:30 p.m. Regular meetings begin at 7:30 p.m. All member Master Masons and visiting brethren are welcomed. Perry High Booster Club: Meets every 2nd Monday of each month at Perry High School at 7:30 p.m. Houston Drug Action Council (HODAC): A free rape support group is now being formed. The group will begin meeting on Tuesdays at 7 p.m. at Houston Drug Action Council, 2762 Watson Blvd., Warner Robins. (Next to Warner Robins Supply) Those interested in attend ing please call 953-5675. American Legion, Robert D. Collins Post 24 meets the first Monday night of each month at the County Ag Building at 733 Carroll Street. Meals are served beginning at 7 p.m. All American Legion members are urged to attend and visiting Legionaries are welcome. Perry Rotary Club meets each Monday at noon at the New Perry Hotel. The Perry Evening Optimist Club meets the first and third Thursday of each month at Denny's. Perry Exchange Club meets each Thursday at Quincy's at noon. The Perry Wilderness Society meets at 6:30 p.m. on the first Thursday of each month at the Perry United Methodist Church lo cated at 1001 Carroll Street in Perry. Newcomers are welcome. Tuesdays & Thursdays: Step Aerobics from 6:30-8 p.m. Sponsored by the Perry Recreation Department. Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. at the Perry High School Cafeteria. Deborah Hamlin, ACE Certified Instructor. 10 weeks is S3O. This is an on-going program. June 25: Andrew United Methodist Church Vacation Bible School is planned for the entire day of June 25 for ages three and up. Participants are asked to bring a sack lunch, drinks will be provided. Bible study, crafts, singing, recreational activities and eating are on the agenda. theUMM will prepare a supper for the entire group at the end of the day. For details, please call 987-7934. To have an event listed in the local calendar, call 987-1823 and ask for Melanie. Agricenter schedule June 24-26: Horseman's Quarter Horse Show 9 a.m., daily. Free admission to the general public. For more information call 912/828-2325. July 2: Big*Bang*Boom 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Admission: $5 per carload. Celebrate Independence Day at this event featuring family fun, games, contests, entertainment, country music bands, food, and fireworks synchronized to music and simulcast on radio. For additional information, call 800/987-3247 (toll free in Georgia only) or 912/987-3247. July 3: Firecracker Futurity Lamb Show 9 a.m. Free admission to the general public. For more information call 912/985-1515. Please Note items on this calendar are subject to change. Call 987-3247 to confirm each event. Perry Now hiring enthusiastic, energetic, positive minded people in the following positions. Must have stable past work history. COOKS (Dinner Shift) Corporate Insurance, Paid Vacation. Please apply in person at the front desk. Ask for Tim Coleman. Rabies cases continue in county By PAULINE LEWIS Staff Writer Bert M. Tilton of the Houston County Health Department has reported two recent incidents with rabid an imals in Houston County. On June 17, two pet dogs were attacked by a rabid raccoon in the area of Saddle Creek and Arena roads. The dogs had not been vaccinated. In another incident, a rabid fox was attacking bushes and trees. An observer went out toward the animal and it attacked him. Luckily, he was able to kick it off without sustaining a bite. He retrieved a gun from his house and killed the fox. Despite the fact that veterinarians set aside a full day earlier this year and reduced the rates for vaccinations, some pet owners failed to take advantage of the lowered prices for vaccinations. Any animal that has contact with a rabid animal and has no current rabies vaccination must be euthanized or strictly confined and quarantined for six months. Tilton urges all pet owners to have all pets vaccinated immediately. Rabies vaccine must be given to pets every year. If a pet has contact with a wild animal or stray cat/dog, owners are urged to call Environmental Health at (912) 542-2102. Congressional candidate reveals ties to area Eighth District Congressional Candidate Craig Mathis has special ties to the Warner Robins Houston County area. His mother, the former Patricia Connell, grew up in Warner Robins, and is a 1959 graduate of Warner Robins High. Craig’s father is former Congressman Dawson Mathis, who worked for a time in the early 1960’s at what was then WRPB radio. Craig’s maternal grandparents are Ellis and Montez Connell. Ellis Connell retired from South Central Farm Credit to distribute surplus funds If you borrowed from South Centri Farm Credit, ACA in 1989 and 1990 and received a patronage refund in 1990 and 1991, you will receive a check for the equity, or allocated surplus, that was placed in your name in 1989 and 1990. The amount to be paid to member-borrowers totales $2,650,771.19. The retirement of the allocated surplus was approved by the board in keeping with the association’s plan of revolving equities. “We’ve paid a patronage refund to our members every year since MGTI offers safety course Middle Georgia Tech will offer a Forklift Safety Certification Workshop. This workshop is designed for those individuals who operate or would like to operate a forklift. The course satisfies OS HA requirements for Operator Certification. Topics to include safety, operation, maintenance, and actual driving a forklift. Upon successful completion of this workshop, each participant will be awarded a wallet size certification card. The 6-hour workshop is scheduled to meet Saturday, July 9, 1994 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Class size is limited, applicants may register through July 7, 1994 from 12 noon to 8 p.m., Monday through Thursday, and Friday from Editor, from 4A the city" (as Moore stated during the motion)? I’m not trying to start any trouble, but I feel-and many of you have stated that you feel the same way— that all the facts aren’t being told. We seem to be missing a big part of the story detailing how this deci sion was reached. Will we ever hear the whole story? Join the List of Many Georgia Farmers That are now reaping the many Rewards of the! Ostrich Industry. ! With the Ever Pressing Problems Facing the ! Farmer, with Low Prices, High Cost of Doing ! Business, They Now Have Another Alternative; In Ostrich Farming. ; One Such Farm is SWIM SHADE IffilKll fill Located in Fort Valley & Managed by Kathy Stoffell For more information on this new and fascinating business - Contact Kathy Stoffell Robins after spending his entire Civil Service career here. In noting his ties to the area, Craig Mathis pointed out, “I know how important it is, not only for the economy of this region, but for the defense of this Nation, for Robins to remain open and strong.” Mathis pointed out that he worked with Congressman Sonny Callahan (R-Ala) in fighting the closing of several southern Military bases that were on the list of the 1988,” said Howard Lawson, Chairman of the Board. “Each year, part of the patronage refund has been paid in cash; the balance has been placed in an allocated surplus account for each member. The allocated surplus has helped the association build its capital. The board is pleased that the association has met its capital requirement goal and is financially able to retire the 1989 and 1990 allocated surplus.” Dennis M. Waldrep, President of the association, stated, “The association’s members will not 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Cost is $45. However, the first four applicants to pay will receive a $lO discount. For more information call the Continuing Education Department during the registration times at (912) 929-6800 or (800) 474-1031. Waters, from 3A County, there was a farmer in our church who had invited my family over for lunch on Sunday. The only way to reach his house was to travel a long, dirt road, and he wanted to be certain that I would make it. It had rained the day before, and the dirt road was slick and treacherous. “Preacher,” he said, “the road is slippery, so you need to put your front wheels in those ruts and stay there. Stay in those ruts, and you’ll be okay.” That may be good advice for someone driving on a slick, dirt road, but it’s terrible advice for someone’s spiritual life. We need to get out of our ruts and experience newness and freshness in our relationship with Christ. Are you stuck in a rut? Do you need some change in your spiritual life? Draw near to God through Christ, and experience the change that only He can bring. at 825-3745 Base Closure Commission. Said Mathis, “I have had the experience of going up against the Closure Commission, and 1 have learned valuable lessons from that effort. I honestly feel that my experience in dealing with this process, and my dedication to keeping our bases open, put me in a unique position to be of service in the Congress.” Mathis went on to say, “I make a solemn promise to the people of this area. When I am elected to the Congress, I will use every ounce of only gain financial benefits from the surplus retirement, the revolving of the surplus will help them see more clearly the linkage between their investment in the association and benefits derived from doing business with the association. South Central Farm Credit, a farmer-owned cooperative, makes long-term farm and country home loans, intermediate-term loans for machinery, equipment and buildings for short-term production loans. Credit life insurance, crop insurance, appraisal services and leasing programs are also available through South Central Farm Credit. On May 31, 1994, South Central Farm Credit had approximately S2BO million of loans outstanding to approximately 5,000 borrowers. BIG k BOOM Independence Day Celebration July2 nd * Nam-llpm Georgia National Agricenter-' * * Pertf ,f 1-75 • Exit 42\;:’ * hJLJ ggKe».«, E]M ONLY Ml! Weyerhauter Watermelon Eating k HH Bfl , *5 PER CARLOAD! MSWMAZTV Hot Dog Eating Bring proof of purchase from either fcOOWDENFM 105 "Battle of the ■ ■ Lay ” C . Masterpiece Potato Chip, or ountry * [m any empty can of Coca-Cola to receive Register at the event for the Apple Pie HIH Bill CI AA tt Bake-off or Barbeque Cook-off. I I ' | ’ ® Q|| (Bring dith already prepared.) ,/K >1 \f V //V _ , General Admisilon Fireworks Synchronized to Music and Simulcast on Radio For more information, call: 800/987-3247 (toll-free in Georgia only) or 912/987-3247 JL Oorgla National Fairgrounds A Agricenter LUMBER CITY EGG MARKETERS il * .SI. TT ♦'V hw * * * ★#* * * JW Clay chosen fraternity sweetheart Congratulations to Cathy Clay, a junior at the University of Georgia, for being chosen Tau Kappa Epsilon Fraternity’s Sweetheart of the Year for 1994. She was selected because of her community service participation, White receives pharmacy degree Christie White of Perry graduated from the Mercer University Southern School of Pharmacy during commencement ceremonies at Mercer’s Cecil B. my strength to protect and defend the ongoing viability of Robins. I will work with Senator Nunn and other members of the Georgia Delegation to ensure that we do not lose this National resource.” Mathis is one of seven W. Edward Strickland M.D. Gynecology and Obstetrics W. Edward Strickland M.D. specializing in Gynecology, Obstetrics and Primary Care Providing Medical Services In Our Community For 18 Years Offering Full Obstetric & Gynecologic Service Including: • Diseases of women • Infertility • Operative Gynecology • Complete Prenatal Care ACCEPTING ALL MAJOR INSURANCE AND CHAMPUS 1119 Momingside Drive Perry, Georgia Call For Appointment pi fill (912) 987-2827 •*—*• Chief of Obstetrics and Gynecology Member of Perry Hospital Medical Staff Brought to you by: Evert Productions Hun.C» PERRY AREA CONVENTION A VISITORS BUREAU g B A w ' y ' ,h “ us " m Saturday, June 25,1994 Houston Times -Journal College notes academic achievements, and her dedication to the fraternity. Cathy is an Early Childhool Education major at the University, and is the daughter of Harold and Nelda Clay of Perry. Day campus in Adanta. White was one of 116 students to receive doctor of pharmacy degrees during the June 10 ceremony. democrats who are seeking the seat being vacated in the House of Representatives by Congressman J. Roy Rowland of Dublin, who chose not to seek re-election. The Democratic Primary will be held on July 19. Page 5A