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Newspaper Page Text30602 i ~ . | a!iii and Wellness at the Crossroads s lips lor good health. See inside. INS! Volume 125, No. 34 2 Sections, 16 Pages Wednesday Aug. 16,1995 50 Cents At the Crossroads this week Restaurants pass Officials with the Houston County Health Department report none of the 13 restaurants inspected recently failed the test. Restaurants inspected the week of Aug. 7-11 and their scores: Baskin-Robbins, 2056 Watson Blvd., Warner Robins, 94. Bill’s 10-71, 736 Carroll St., Perry, 100. China Palace, 306 Russell Parkway, Warner Robins, 93. . Church’s Fried Chicken. 1801 Watson Blvd., Warner Robins, 78. McDonald’s, 1414 Sam Nunn Blvd., Perry, 82. Mike’s Hotdogs, 2203-B Watson Blvd., Warner Robins, 100. Skipper John’s, 1210 Macon Road, Perry, 86. Subway, 600 Russell Parkway, Warner Robins, 96. Subway, 1365 Sam Nunn Blvd., Perry, 98. Swiss Ice, 100-L N. Houston Lake Road, Centerville, 98. Top Wok, 1244 Watson Blvd., Warner Robins, 92. Wendy’s Old Fashioned Burgers, 1428 Sam Nunn Blvd., Perry, 94. * Concerts set Members of the Command Band of the Air Force Reserve, stationed at Robins Air Force Base, will play free concerts the next two Monday evenings at the Museum of Aviation at Robins Air Force Base. The concerts, held in the amphitheater behind the majn museum building, begin at 7 p.m. and are informal. Persons attending the concerts are encouraged to bring lawn chairs and blankets for seating. Picnics are allowed. Pageants set Officials with the Houston County Regional Youth Fair have announced the annual pageants will be held Sept. 23 at'the Houston County Fairgrounds off Dunbar Road in Warner Robins. Scholarships and prizes totalling $1,750 will be awarded. The Tiny Miss pageant is for girls 4-6. The Little Miss pageant is for girls 7-10. The Junior Miss pageant is for girls 11-13. The entry fee for those three events is S3O. The Teen pageant for girls 14-16, and the Miss pageant, for girls 17-23, have an entry fee of $35. For information and applications, call Bunny Roberts at 987-0046. Tell Us The Houston Times- Journal wants to hear from you. Call (912) 987-1823 during .business hours, 8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. Fax us any time at (912) 988-1181. Visit'our office at 807 Carroll Street in historic downtown Perry. Reach us on the internet or through E mail services at timesjml@aol.com. Houston Times-Journal Official Legal Organ for Houston County, the City of Perry and the State of Georgia I 4 " I mom .. Jtefry. WORKING IN THE SHADE Taking advantage of the shade of her porch, Alice Johnson (right) cuts wood for framing in her pond house. Helping are a friend, Clara Stewart, and her grandson Seth Bowman. The porch faces the larger of the two ponds. 'Building her dream Alice Johnson converts long-time dream to reality By Jj JOHNSON Times-Journal Editor ELKO For 35 years, Alice Johnson has carried the dream plans for a simple’honie in her head Within a few weeks, that dream will be reality. She has wanted, especially for her older years, a simple, easy to keep, very accessible home much as some friends of hers had years ago. Spurred into action by the Flood of 1994 which overran her two fish ponds off Georgia 26, Johnson decided it was time to act upon her dream. “I had to rework the ponds a little, so I decided I’d put down a concrete pad and maybe add a tin roof,” Johnson recalled. She discussed the idea with her four grown chil dren. They began to encourage the idea. Then the idea began to grow. And grow. And grow some more. After a few days, one of her sons took her ideas and committed them to graph paper to give the dream more shape. The dream began its passage into reality. As Johnson, with help from her family, began work on the building, the changes came. “At some point, we decided to enclose the build ing. Then someone suggested we would want lights for short days, so electricity was added,” Johnson said. Another relative said perhaps a bathroom might be appropriate. The plan took a major jump with the addition of a well and septic tank. From there, it was a short distance to developing a winterized cabin with plumbing. With water, a kitchen began to develop in the dream. When the structure is complete, the family will have a great room, complete with kitchen, living areas, a dining area, storage cabinets and a wood stove for heat. The pond house will also have a bedroom and a full-sized bathroom. The hot summer of 1995 caused Johnson to add air conditioning. Nwh ‘‘ tHI mk y . lara&k^. KMU&.-V- - Mg CABIN OF DREAMS Alice Johnson’s dream cabin overlooks two ponds. A wide penin sula juts out into the larger of the two ponds to provide convenient fishing locations. Celebrating 125 years of service to the citizens of Houston County Reddin' Bach Houston County school students face end of summer, page 8A “As things began to go together, I made some changes. When the installer was here putting the vinyl on the outside, I asked him about another window along the lake side of the house. He cut the hole for one, and I decided that was just what I wanted.” Alice Johnson “As things began to go together, I made some changes. When the installer was here putting the vinyl on the outside, I asked him about another win dow along the lake side of the house. He cut the hole for one, and I decided that was just what I wanted.” Johnson said while she cut strips of lumber for framing in the living room. While Johnson hasn’t done all the work herself, she’s done a great deal. What she hasn’t done, she’s supervised either her children and grandchildren, or contractors as needed. During the summer, her grandchildren have taken turns visiting her and helping with the work. The plan is still growing. When the structure is ready, the family plans to build a brick barbecue area in front of the cabin on a peninsula which juts into the lake. The recently restocked ponds should be ready for fishing just about the same time the cabin is ready for the Johnson family, Alice Johnson said. “And when hunting season arrives, the cabin will be perfect for us to watch for deer,” she said. Looking ahead, Johnson said the pond house is built for possible permanent occupancy. “It’s only one step up from the yard. It won’t be hard to reach for anyone.” Times-Journal Photos by Jj Johnson * ** SLf ' ; -r . D « , T . |« A. ' i. If - / Mr D City manager quits; cites leadership role City will begin search soon By Jj JOHNSON Times-Journal Editor Perry City Manager Phil Clark tendered his resignation Aug. 15. His decision followed several days of discussions with Perry City Council members concerning leadership of the city. His resignation was to be offi cially accepted during the Aug. 15 meeting of council, which occurred following Times-Journal press deadlines. Clark, who had been manager of the city since Jan. 10, said he would begin a search for a new job in the midstate area immedi ately. Perry City Council, already faced with replacing Police Chief Frank Simons and City Clerk Janice Williams, will soon begin a search for Clark’s replacement. “I think we will go back to a committee method during the interim,” Perry Mayor Jim Worrall speculated late Tuesday afternoon. For several years, under the direction of Worrall and then city manager Marion Hay, council members divided into two com mittees to oversee various func tions of the city. “That system can work again,” Worrall said. “We just have to make the system work with the mayor as the point of contact from the committee to the city employ ees,” Worrall said. Clark said differences over management involved what he termed “micro-management” by some council members concern ing the day-to-day operations of the city. “I had made councilmen aware of my feelings about that. There was a simple disagreement about that style,” Clark said. He said the council also dis agreed with him over setting more long-term goals. Clark, a planner by training, sought to develop longer term goals than just a year at the time. “He is an excellent planner,” Worrall said of Clark. “He has great vision for the city; he can dream the dreams of a planner. Williams leaving city job By EMILY JOHNSTONE Times-Journal Staff Janice Williams, director of financing for the city of Perry, announced her resignation Aug. 9. Williams has worked with the city for the past 18 years. She said Aug. 15 that the resig nation of city manager Phil Clark will not affect her decision to leave, saying she is ready at this point in her life to pursue other interests. “I’m very disappointed. We’re '•losing one of our top employees,” commented city councilman Hervia Ingram. “Her expertise will be missed. I wish she would change her mind.” Perry Fire Chief Gary Hamlin echoed those sentiments, saying, ‘ “She will be greatly missed in this city hall. She could not have done a better job than she did when she WHS alumni weekend planned Special to the Times-Journal The second annual Alumni weekend for Westfield, Beechwood and Baker alumni will be Aug. 25 at 6:30 p.m. at the Westfield Schools Gymnatorium. On the agenda, in addition to the Westfield vs. Mount de Sales football game are food, visiting with old friends and music by II Home of the Georgia National Fair and Agricenter ffWffWWj.Jl l . IW" ■"■■"i «■"— PHIL CLARK Leaving Job But sometimes the role of planner and the role of city manager are not the same. “Phil Clark is a super planner. I hope he can find some work in that line because he is very good at that sort of thing,” Worrall added. Clark said his thoughts and prayers are with the city during this difficult time of replacing so many city leaders. Simons resigned early in August to take the police chief job in Valdosta. Williams resigned Aug. 9, saying she wants to return to school to pursue other interests. Simons had been with the city seven years. Williams, interim city manager between Hay and Clark, had been with the city 18 years. “I believe she will continue'to serve us in a consultant capacity,” Worrall said. “I hope she will help us with the November elections and with some other projects.” Worrall said that while Clark had no contract with the city, a separation package would pay Clark for any accrued leave time and other benefits to which he is entitled. Clark worked in Macon for several years with the planning department. He said he would contact friends in that field for leads on employment.. The resignation was effective immediately. was acting city manager...and she handled the crisis we went through during the flood very well.” Williams served as interim city manager after Marion Hay resigned that position last year. Clark was later hired to fill that position. Mayor Jim Worrall said that a search for a replacement has not begun yet. He added that because of the need to look for a new police chief and the Aug. 15 resignation of city manager Phil Clark “...it has been put on the back burner.” “We’ll probably discuss it in a personnel meeting tonight...l don’t mind telling you we’re going to try to change her mind,” he said Tuesday afternoon. Her last day on the job as the city’s finance director is scheduled for Aug. 31. Eddie Byrd. *S Jon Pierce, president of the Alumni Council, said Westfield classes of 1980 and 85 would have class reunions during the event. This is the second reunion unit ing all three schools. Information about the weekend is available from Marti Tolleson at 987-0547.