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You can't get to
this place by an
alternate route
The old saying "You can't get
there from here” has taken on new
meaning during these past few
weeks, hasn't it? Since the flood
damage, bridges and roads have been
closed, and detours have become the
order of the day. People were being
quite literal when they said you
can't get there from here!
Motorists have been forced to find
alternate routes to their destina
tions. At one time, people coming
from Robins Air Force Base could
get to Perry only by coming
through Ft. Valley. Others have
been forced to drive countless extra
miles simply because one bridge or
road was closed.
Finding an alternate route has al
most become a contest. People
have begun to compare notes about
secret routes they've discovered.
The topic of conversation typically
concerns what roads to take and
how long it took. Finding an alter
nate route has been likened to the
exploration of the pioneers as they
marched westward discovering new
land.
Central Union
to celebrate
Women’s Day
•
Central Union Baptist Church of
Fort Valley will celebrate its annual
Women’s Day on Sunday, July 24,
1994 at 11 a.m. The guest speaker
will be Mrs. Janie Lee Smith
Starks of Dayton, Ohio.
Mrs. Starks is a native of Perry
and is the daughter of the late Mrs.
Ozzie Mae Dixon.
Loaves and Fishes
Volunteers needed to work
at St. Christopher Episcopal
Loaves and Fishes of South
Houston County needs volunteers
to work at the food bank located at
St. Christopher Episcopal Church.
The hours are 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
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Flood victims receive food
By PAULINE LEWIS
Staff Writer
Under the direction of Barbara Pozak, a Wisconsin volunteer with Red
Cross, the Food Distribution arm of Red Cross is operating out of the
Perry Elementary School lunchroom.
A Rehoboth group of volunteers, made up of 12-15 volunteers from
Perry and the surrounding community, are working shifts to issue food
to those in need because of the recent flood.
Volunteers on duty Monday were: Eloise and Woody Rush, Sara
Crook, and Elizabeth and Curtis Fountain, all of Perry; Ronald Sharpe
of Macon, and his grandson, Ryan Lewis (son of Steve Lewis and
grandson of the late Ira Lewis), W.D. Warren and Shirley Warren, Anita
Hanselman and Sue Dixon, all of Warner Robins, and Virgil Booker of
Fort Valley. Judy Allen and Willard Fish, both of Eastman, had rotated
off their shift.
This group started in Montezuma and worked there July 9-18.
The Food Distribution point is centralized in Perry. Food is shipped
out in big trucks to where it is needed.
Curtis Fountain, volunteer, said that they are "expecting to go to
Bainbridge or Moultrie, if needed.
"This is the most beautiful example of co-operation between Southern
Baptists and Red Cross.
"This is a real good operation that has kept many a person from going
hungry."
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Although it has been very incon
venient, we are fortunate that alter
nate routes exist. They may require
driving a few extra miles or leaving
the house earlier, but with some
creativity, it is still possible to get
where you are going.
The road to Heaven, however, has
no alternate route. There is but one
way to travel to Heaven, and no de
tours are allowed. Many have tried a
variety of routes and methods to
gain entrance into Heaven, but they
are soon disappointed when they
discover their work has been in
vain.
Jesus Christ is the only route into
Heaven's gates. No other route will
take you there. If you are searching
for an alternate route into Heaven,
remember what Jesus said: "I am
the way, the truth, and the life. No
one comes to the Father except
through Me." (John 14:6)
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Monday and Thursday. For more
information about work schedule,
call Alvalyn Pope 987-0219;
Aileen Harden 987-3434; or Emily
Montgomery 987-2368.
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Churches plan activities for community
Plans underway for
Christian Singles
Plans are in the making to form a
Christian Singles Group in the
Perry area, if there is enough
interest. It is a known fact that
there are many singles of all ages in
and around Perry.
Anyone interested in seeing a
Christian Singles Group organized
in the Perry area, please call 987-
3747.
Women’s Aglow
Barbara Powell will speak on
"Time of Refreshing" during the
meeting to be held today at 9:30
a.m. at the Holiday Inn in Warner
Robins.
Coffee will be served at 9 a.m.
and a buffet luncheon (56.75) will
be served after the meeting.
Aglow is an interdenominational
organization of Christian women
whose mission statement is to lead
women to Jesus Christ and provide
opportunity for Christian women to
grow in their faith and minister to
others.
Rev. Jeff Cave to be
guest at Crossroads
Rev. Jeffrey Pauli Cave from
Atlanta will be the guest speaker at
St. Christopher's-at-the-Crossroads
(Episcopal) Church Sunday, July
24.
Rev. Cave, a native of California,
graduated from Harvard College and
the General Theological Seminary
in New York. He has served
parishes in California and New
York City, and was a Canon of the
National Cathedral in Washington,
D.C. for five years.
He presently resides in Atlanta.
His interests include music and art.
He has recently designed ecclesiasti
cal banners for St. Phillip's
Cathedral in Atlanta. Father Cave
is an assistant priest at the Church
of our Saviour in Atlanta.
The public is invited to join the
congregation at St. Christopher's
for Sunday Eucharist at 11 a.m.
All baptized persons who are admit
ted to Holy Communion in their
own church are invited and encour
aged to receive Holy Communion
in the Episcopal Church. A nursery
will be provided.
New York’s 'Little known' ideas can be real bargain
By: JANICE WALKER
New York for $159
The Hotel Inter-Continental is
one of New York’s little known
travel bargains. This summer it’s
offering a rate as low as $159 any
night of the week, subject to
availability, including your choice
of an upgrade to a suite, a second
guest room at half price, free
parking, free Sunday brunch for
two, or double frequent flyer miles
(1,000 miles per night rather than
the usual 500). Also part of the
deal: free use of its above-average
health club. The hotel complies
completely with Americans with
Disabilities Act (ADA) standards,
and is undergoing a complete
revonvation. Similar Summer
Spectacular Options rates are
available until September 5, 1994,
at this and other Inter-Continental
Hotels throughout the U.S. and
Europe. Call your travel agent to
book.
English Hotel and Car
Deal
Meanwhile in England, the
Mount Charlotte Thistle Hotels are
offering a “$94 in ‘94” promotion,
an all-inclusive low rate that
includes hotel and car rental
(automatic transmission with
unlimited mileage and basic
insurance), taxes, full English
breakfast for two, and a voucher for
entry to a National Trust property.
All this will set you back $94 per
person per night-well below what
you’d normally pay-but you must
buy a minimum of four nights
(three if slaying in London) at any
combination Mount Charlotte
Thistle Hotels in the U.K.
Perry Free Will
Baptist
The Hall Family from
Savannah, Ohio, will be singing
Thursday, July 28 at 7 p.m. at the
church.
No admission will be charged
but a love offering will be taken.
The public is invited to attend this
event. The church is located at 1964
Marshallville Road in Perry.
The church will hold Vacation
Bible School Aug. 1-5 from 6:30-
8:30 p.m. for ages three years
through sixth grade.
Second Memorial
Baptist
The church will hold Vacation
Bible School Aug. 1-4 from 6:30-
8:30 p.m. each evening. "Team
Kid", a mission team from FBC of
Warner Robins, will lead VBS. The
team is composed of youths and
adults who will lead in Bible
stories, scriptures, singing, games
and crafts. There will be classes for
children ages four through 12.
The church is located at 1845
Kings Chapel Road. Call 987-4803
if transportation is needed.
First Baptist
Perry
The Continentals will present
"Dreamer, The Story of Joseph" in
the church sanctuary Thursday, July
28 at 7:30 p.m. Hosts are still
needed for seven or eight of the
visiting performers. Call the church
to help.
David Akin will be in concert at
the church Sunday, July 31 at 7
p.m. and will lead the worship
during the morning service that day.
This Sunday at 4 p.m., a new
exciting missions program called
AWANA will be introduced for
boys and girls from three years old
through the sixth grade.
Parents are encouraged to come
hear about this exciting new
program which will be held every
Sunday night in September from 6-
8 p.m.
Everyone is invited to attend the
Aug. 11 Mission Church
Exploration Dinner. Call the church
office to make reservations. There
is no cost for the meal and
preschool care will be provided.
Baptist Women II are collecting
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New Orleans Dining
In New Orleans, people don’t cat
to live, they live to eat. Indeed,
there are so many wonderful
restaurants that it’s reason alone to
visit. A number of eateries still
attract a loyal following, places
where jacket and tie are
commonplace and the menus
haven’t changed in years-Amaud’s,
Antoine’s, and Gautreau’s, to name
a few. But a number of new dining
spots now vie with the traditional
ones. The Zagat Survey ranks The
Grill Room (Windsor Court Hotel,
30 Grozier St., phone: 504-552-
1992) number one. Its $18.50
table d’hote menu at lunch is a
steal, and a taster’s menu will send
you waddling into the night for S7O
a head. The menu changes
frequently, with entrees $27-$45
and desserts from $8.50 Also,
excellent, Mike’s on the Avenue
(628 St. Charles Ave. in the
Lafayette Hotel, phone: 504-523-
1709). Chef Mike Fennelly works
his culinary magic on such entrees
as crispy duck with aromatic spices
and U-12 barbecue shrimp. Don’t
miss the flash-fried, beer-battered
Louisiana oysters with Mike’s
green chili sauce. Entrees sl7-$24.
Free European Rental Car
KLM is offering a free one-week
car rental when two passengers
purchase tickets and travel roundtrip
together from a U.S. gateway to
Amsterdam, Vienna, or London.
The offer good until March 31,
1995. There’s also a discounted
Eurailpass program, effective
throughout 1994, available in 17
countries with savings of up to $99
per pass. Call your travel agent for
Saturday, July 23,1994 Houston Times -Journal -
items to be sent to missionary
Kevin Burgess. A box will be
placed in the church for needed
items including, socks, Knee-hi
hose, inexpensive watches, felt tip
markers, religious stickers,
birthday, Christmas and all
occasion cards and blank cassettes
(video and audio).
Students at the Georgia Baptist
Children's Home are in need of back
to school clothes and supplies since
they were unable to work this
summer through the JTPA
program. Please bring good clean
second hand clothes and shoes any
size to the old church office across
from the trophy case. School
supplies including notebooks,
folders, clip boards index cards,
poster board, scotch tape, magic
markers, ball point pens, glue,
rulers, pencils and notebook paper
are needed. Contact Heather Reed or
Sandy Harris with questions.
Financial contributions can also
be made through the church.
Beach Break '94 is over for the
youth and summer is wrapping up,
but there is still a lot coming up.
Events for the week include:
•Tuesday, July 26 will be the
White Water trip to Atlanta.
•Wednesday, July 27 Bro.
Yarbrough will preach during The
Ultimate Challenge which meets in
the worship center.
•S.N.A.C. will be held Sunday,
July 31 at Steve and Karen
Akridge's for junior high students
and at Phil and Sandy Smith's for
senior high students.
Hayneville
First Baptist
The church will host a Fifth
Sunday Night Sing July 31 at 6:30
p.m. Area singers will be bringing
praises through song and music.
Members of the church are minis
tering to flood victims with a "mop
and clean campaign".
On Saturday, July 30, there will
be a church-wide outing at
Ichetucknee Springs State Park
which will include a full day of fel
lowship and tubing down the river.
Call the church office, 987-3747 for
additional information.
The Youth Department will be at
Jekyll Island on August 1-5 to ex
perience a spiritual challenge.
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Perry
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Not Quite the Real Thing,
But...
How They Fly The Concorde is
an entertaining and fact-filled video
describing an actual Concorde
supersonic flight from start to
finish. Kids, avid travelers, and
aviation fanatics will love it. To
order the $19.95 film, call Media
Marketing Group at 800-993-0333.
Boarding Pass Protocol
Does a boarding pass guarantee
you a seat on the plane? Not
necessarily. If your flight isn’t
full, fine-you needn’t worry or
check-in at the gate to have your
presence noted. But, if the flight is
oversold or full, you do need to
check-in, even if you had a boarding
pass issued when you bought the
ticket. Otherwise, the airline may
assume you didn’t show and could
give your seat away, and you may
not be eligible for any
compensation since there’s no way
to prove you were at the airport
within the airline’s check-in
deadline (usually ten minutes for
domestic flights). So if the flight
looks full, don’t just site there.
Carnival Summer Super
Special
3 night Cruise on Fantastic
Ecstasy out of Miami Friday
through Monday. Starting at $249
per person. Fall Special! 7 nights
on Tropicale out of Tampa to
Western Caribbean and New
Orleans, starts Oct. 16. Price starts
at $649 per person.
Newsletter For Family
Travel
Traveling with your kids?
Family Travel Times is a ten-
Houston Lake
Baptist
Christian Comedy Humorist
Rev. Jim Dorriety will be the
featured program at a Sr. Adult
Banquet to be held in the church
fellowship hall Aug. 6 at 6 p.m.
The dinner is for persons age 50
and up and couples are encouraged
to attend. Call 987-0276 or 987-
0277 by Aug. 3 to make
reservations.
The church welcomes its newest
members, Mrs. Bonnie Rhoden and
children Rex, Holly, Heather and
Allison.
Opportunities for the week
include:
•Deacon Ordination Service will
be held this Sunday at 3 p.m. This
day is also Senior Adult Ministries
Day.
•Registration for the Church
Weekday Education Workshop will
be held Monday, July 25 from
12:30-8:30 p.m. The workshop
will be held at Central Baptist in
Warner Robins Monday through
Wednesday, July 25-27.
- Perry United
Methodist
Dooly Campmeeting begins this
Sunday at the campgrounds west of
Vienna. Rev. ben Williams is
preacher for the week. Services are
at 11 a.m. and 8 p.m. each day
through Friday. Perry night to help
sponsor attendance is Monday
evening. Plan to leave the Cross
Way parking lot at 7 p./m. to ride
together.
The church welcomes Rick and
Pam Maye to their family as new
members.
Teachers are needed in the
children and youth departments for
Sunday School. The new quarter
begins Sept. 4. Anyone interested
can contact Pastor Tripp.
Wednesday Bible Study meets
each Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. in the
Lasseter anniversary
is postponed Sunday
The Sunday, July 24, 1994
celebration for Mr. and Mrs. Lee
Lasseter, Sr’s. 50th wedding
anniversary at the First Baptist
Church in Perry has been postponed
due to the recent illness of Mr. Lee
Lasseter, Sr.
times-per-year newsletter that you’ll
find valuable. Subscriptions are
$55 a year. Write to: Travel With
Your Children, 45 W. 18th St.,
Seventh Floor, New York, NY
10011. or call 212-206-0688.
Navy Seaman Recruit Jason S.
Smith, son of James E. and Susan
E. Smith of Perry, recently returned
from a six-month Mediterranean
Sea deployment aboard the destroyer
USS Comte De Grasse, homeported
in Norfolk, Va., as part of the
aircraft carrier USS Saratoga Joint
Task Group.
Smith’s ship served as U.S.
representative to NATO Standing
Naval Force Mediterranean. Under
NATO operational control, USS
Comte de Grasse was employed in
the Adriatic Sea for Operation
Sharp Guard, where they enforced
UN sanctions against the former
Republic of Yugoslavia. During
the operation, the ship monitored
shipping and conducted boardings of
questionable merchant vessels.
Additionally, the destroyer
participated in exercise Dogfish, a
multi-national anti-submarine
warfare exercise. The exercise
involved 10 submarines from seven
nations.
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