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Volume 126, No. 47
2 Sections, 20 Pages
Wednesday
Nov. 20,1996
50 Cents
At the
Crossroads
this week
Lipizzaners visit
The Royal Lipizzaner
Stallions will visit the
Georgia National
Fairgrounds and Agricenter
Nov. 22-23. (See full story,
this page.)
Also at the Agricenter
this weekend is the
Welcome Center Roundup
Junior Beef Show, Nov. 22-
23
The Ponies of America
Show will be at the
Agricenter Nov. 23-24.
Members of the Perry
Area Chamber of
Commerce will meet Nov.
27 at 7:30 a.m. for Good
Morning Perry breakfast at
the Fairview Room.
Scheduled for
Thanksgiving weekend is
the Nov. 27-Dec. 1
Thanksgiving Classic
Palomino Show.
Pilot Club plans
holiday fashion show
The Pilot Club of Perry
will be holding their fourth
annual Holiday Fashion
Show and Dessert on Nov.
.24 i! the Northrop Cafeteria,
located on Thompson Road
in Perry.
The show will begin at
7:30 p.m. Admission to the
event is $lO and includes a
showing of holiday fash
ions, desserts and door
prizes.
Restaurants get
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inspection
Officials with the
Houston County
Environmental Health
Department conducted
inspections on the following
20 restaurants during the
week of Nov. 4-8.
Aloha Seafood
Restaurant, 115-J Russell
Parkway, Warner Robins,
the score was 81. A discrep
ancy was noted in tempera
ture control of foods.
Angelina’s Italian Garden
Cafe, 1500 Sam Nunn
Blvd., Perry, the score was
77.
Angelina’s/ Cherokee
Rose Bar, 1500 Sam Nunn
Blvd., Perry, the score was
88
Chick Fil-A, 1867
Watson Blvd., Warner
Robins, the score was 81. A
discrepancy was noted in
temperature control of
foods.
China Palace Too, 112 N
First St., Warner Robins, the
score was 92.
Comfort Inn/Mini
Kitchen, 1602 Sam Nunn
Blvd., Perry, the score was
96.
Comfort Inn/Mini
Kitchen, 95 S Ga, 247,
Warner Robins, the score
(See REPORT, Page SA)
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It s just
a rumor
No bacterial outbreak
at restaurant reported
From Staff Reports
Talk floating around town of a
bacterial outbreak at an area
restaurant in unfounded, accord
ing to Jim Harden of the Houston
County Environmental Health
Services.
A recent incident at a local
restaurant was related to an aller
gic reaction, he said, adding that
he has heard of no reports of a
bacterial outbreak.
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CUTTING THE RIBBON Georgia National Fairgrounds and Agricenter officials join
with local elected officials to celebrate opening of a new exhibit hall at the Fairgrounds
Nov. 13.
Agricenter officials dedicate new
building, break ground for expansion
By EMILY JOHNSTONE
Times-Journal Staff
Attendees of a dedication ceremony for the new
multipurpose livestock and exhibit building at the
Georgia National Fairgrounds got a double dose of
progress at the facility Nov. 13.
After the dedication ceremony, a ground breaking
ceremony was held for a new sheep and swine build
ing next door to the recently completed 87,000-
square-foot multipurpose building.
The sheep and swine building expansion is a $2.1
million project slated for completion in late spring of
1997.
The 32,000-square-foot building will be used for
various commercial rentals such as trade shows,
meetings, dog shows and other events.
During the regular meeting of the Georgia
Agricultural Exposition Authority later that day,
Comptroller Ronald Goldsby took a look at the fig
ures from the 1996 Fair and compared them to the
year before.
Total revenues for 1996 came in at $2,025,253
with expenses totaling $1,523,679. That resulted in a
net revenue of $501,574, a margin of 32.9%.
The 1995 totals included revenue of $1,732,196
with expenses of $1,291,520 with a revenue contri
Perry Players plan Christmas production
By PAULINE LEWIS
Lifestyle Editor
For the First time in the theater's !4-year history,
members of the Perry Players will present a
Christmas gift to the community.
The “gift” includes a one-act play, “The Gift of the
Magi,” based on the O. Henry short story, and a
Truman Capote-based reading “A Christmas
Memory.”
A 1 Pearson, who appeared with the Players in “The
Music Man” will do the reading, according to Perry
Players sources.
These performances will be held Dec. 5-7 at 8
p.m.; the matinee performance on Dec. 8, will be at
2:30 p.m. Tickets are $5 for adults and $3 lor stu
dents.
Players spokesmen expect sellout performances,
and encourage persons planning to attend to make
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County ponders funding indigent care study
By EMILY JOHNSTONE
Times-Journai Staff
At press time, Houston County commis
sioners were considering joint funding of an
indigent care study for the area.
They were asked at the Nov. 13 meeting of
the Hospital Authority of Houston County to
help fund a study which would be conducted
over a period of three months by Janus
Healthcare Consultants, Inc., a part of Kaiser
Consulting Network located in Denver, Colo.
Dr. Skip McDannald, Chief Executive
Officer for the Houston Healthcare Complex,
said the total cost of the project is set at
$50,000. The Authority is asking commis
sioners to fund one-half of that amount.
The study will include looking at the fea
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Local decoration offered, 2B
bution of $440,576.
Gate admissions for the 1996 Fair increased by
$112,890 over the previous year, coming in at
$886,360.
Also showing increases were midway ticket sales,
concert ticket sales, concessionaire fees, livestock
fees, midway footage and other fees.
The only decrease came in exhibitor lees.
Mike Froehlich. executive director of the
Agricenter, presented the capital outlay projections
for fiscal years 1999-2001.
For FY99, it is expected that the facility will seek
$1,050,000 from the state.
Funds would be used to develop and widen vuii
ous roadways, including four-laning the road trom
the East Gate to Elko Road, widening the North and
East Gate roadway, developing of a new southwest
perimeter roadway and development of roadway to
connect the North parking area to the East parking
area.
Some $600,000 is targeted for that.
$200,000 of the total would be used to construct
additional restrooms on the Fairgrounds.
Also $250,000 would be used to improve drainage
(See AGRICENTER, Page SA)
reservations.
To reserve seats, call 987-5354 after 10 a.m. any
day beginning Dec. 2. Performances will be at the
Players’ Community Theater, 909 Main St.
A spokesman for the Players said it response is as
anticipated, this could become a Christmas tradition
for the 14-year-old theater group.
Meanwhile, auditions for “My Fair Lady” will be
held at 3 p.m. Dec. 15 and 7 p.m. Dec. 16 at the
Community Theater. Persons seeking to audition
should be prepared to sing, and should bring sheet
music and, if needed, a tape player accompaniment
for the event. According to a spokesman, an accom
panist will be available.
Persons who do not wish to perform, but who wish
to participate cah sign up to do behind-the-scenes
tasks at the audition sessions.
sibility of establishing an indigent care clinic
in Warner Robins, according to Linda
Howell, vice president of Janus Healthcare
Consultants.
Provision of indigent care has been a con
cern for several years.
The county government stopped funding
for indigent care in FY94.
McDannald has been looking for ways to
help fund indigent healthcare. He hopes this
analysis will provide some of the answers he
and others are looking for.
“The hospital can’t do this alone. It has to
be community driven,” McDannald said dur
ing the meeting of the Authority.
“This would be money well spent,” said
Authority chairman Barbara Calhoun.
Just days before
Christmas at Crossroads
By EMILY JOHNSTONE
Times-Joumal Staff
Christmas at the Crossroads
time is here!
This year theme is
“Illumination Celebration” and
area businesses and residents are
plugging into the month-long cel
ebration by lighting up downtown
and local neighborhoods with fes
tive decorations.
The Pilot Club of Perry will be
holding their fourth annual
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LIPIZZANER STALLIONS COMING TO PERRY THIS WEEK
Horses in 27th anniversary of well-known show
Lipizzaner horse show
coming to Perry Nov. 21 -22
By EMILY JOHNSTONE
Times-Journal Staff
An opportunity to spend an
evening entranced by the mys
tique and grace of the Royal
Lipizzaner Stallions is coming to
Perry Nov. 21 and 22 at the
Georgia National Fairgrounds and
Agricenter.
The Lippizaner ancestors can
be traced back in time to the
Orient. They were used by
Ghengis Khan during his time of
battle and conquer.
They are a rare breed of horse,
according to show spokesmen.
Through the years, the horses
became famous for their
endurance, strength and speed and
were trained for battle.
At the end of World War 11, the
breed was saved by the efforts of
Gen. George S. Patton who shel
tered them from oncoming
Russian troops in Czechoslovakia.
In 1970, Gary Lashinsky, who
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Fair and Agricenter
The study will look at ways to involve
community groups and businesses in funding
indigent health care.
Calhoun said she believes the county tax
cap is the “root of the problem.”
“That’s not to say the sky’s the limit (when
it comes to property taxes) but there should
be some change,” she said.
Commissioner Larry Snellgrove agreed
with Calhoun, saying that “it gets to the point
we pretty much have to pick and choose”
regarding county-funded projects.
McDannald said he foresees such devel
opments as “putting people who are eligible
for indigent care into a managed care pro
(See STUDY, Page SA)
Holiday Fashion Show and
Dessert Nov. 21 at the Northrop
Grumman cafeteria beginning at 7
p.m.
Cost for that is a $lO donation.
Project Agape Love will he
registering recipients to receive
food and toys during the holiday
season at their location at 1210
Washington St. (the old DFACS
building).
(See SEASON, Page SA)
has worked with such celebrities
as the Rolling Stones, The Who
and The Doors, produced the first
touring unit of The Wonderful
World of Horses featuring the
Lipizzaners.
During the show, the horses
perform many spectacular maneu
vers and dances, according to a
spokesman.
This is the 27th anniversary
edition entitled An Evening in
Vienna, a new show honoring the
world famous Spanish Riding
School of Vienna in its image and
style.
Tickets for the show are $13.50
for adults; children 12 and under
and seniors 60 plus save $2 per
ticket. VIP seats are available with
discount at $16.50. Tickets are
available at Reaves Arena box
office or call 912-987-3247.
Shows begin at 7:30 p.m. Nov.
21 and 8 p.m. Nov. 22.
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Potpourri B 1
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Sports A 6
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