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Wed. Jan. 8, 1997, Houston Times-Journal
Confusion over city ordinance may have reduced P.A.L. contributions
By CHAD LEWIS
Times-Journal Staff
In their 25th year of operating
in Perry, Project Agape Love
delivered holiday cheer to approx
imately 1,000 Houston County
residents this past Christmas,
according to first-year director
Tom Saul.
“We provided toys for 363 chil
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COLLECTING TREES Reciving trees for the chipper are
(from left) Joseph Fountain, Leann Knapp ana Tammy
Killoran. The action took place at the Perry High School
parking lot, one of two drop-off points for Perry residents.
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GETTING READY Perry High School FFA students
Becky Thompson (left) and Dewayne Heard prepare
seedlings for delivery in exchange for old Christmas trees
during the Bring one for the Cmpper day held Jan. 4 in
Perry.
Habitat for Humanity receives
$2,100 Wal-Mart donation
Staff, Community Reports
WARNER ROBINS
Houston County Habitat for
Humanity officials celebrated the
holiday season a little early this
year. Warner Robins Wal-Mart
associates presented Habitat for
Humanity with a check for
$2,113 representing a percentage
of sales between 7 a.m.-noon,
Nov. 30.
Wal-Mart associates chose to
earmark the proceeds for Habitat
for Humanity in recognition of
the service the organization is
making .in the community, a
company spokesman said in a
release.
"Thanks to the support from
our customers, we are proud to
give Habitat for Humanity some
of the recognition and financial
support it deserves,” said Gary
Daily, manager of the Warner
Robins Wal-Mart store.
Governments to study
airport finances
Perry Mayor Jim Worrall has
announced plans for members of
the Perry City Council to meet
with members of the Houston
County Commission and the
Perry-Houston County Airport
Authority Jan. 13 at the airport.
Worrall said the purpose of
the 7 p.m. meeting is to discuss
financing for airport projects.
The authority is funded by con
tributions from both Perry and
Houston County governments.
Meat goat conference to be in
Perry
People who raise goats aren’t
like hog and cattle farmers. They
aren’t surrounded by other farm
ers who know what to do.
Their numbers are growing,
however. Anyone who raises
goats or who would like to can
learn more about the business
during a Meat Goat Conference
Jan. 11 in Perry.
The University of Georgia
Cooperative Extension Service
and the Georgia Goat Meat
Association will sponsor the
event, according to Willie
Chance of the Houston County
Extension Service
The i .air. ... begin at 9
a.m. tha at the Georgia
dren this past Christmas,’’ he said.
The non-profit group also provid
ed 400 cases of food and 250 food
certificates valued at $5 each.
Saul, who started working with
seven other volunteers on the pro
ject last August, admitted that the
numbers were down this past sea
son. He believes that there were
several reasons for the drop off.
News in brief
National Fairgrounds and
Agricenter.
Chance said animal scientists
and others will tell about meat
goat breeds and how they per
form. A S2O registration fee will
be charged.
For information, contact the
County Extension Office at 987-
2028.
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“We had Kids Yule Love come
in and take a lot of our territory,"
Saul stated. “This year, we may
try to work with them instead of
competing with them."
Another reason for the down
year was because Saul was told
that they could not hold their tra
ditional charity car wash because
of anew city ordinance that
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Christmas trees during the Jan. 4 Bring one for the
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However, according to city coun
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“It is perfectly legal for a group
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recent telephone interview.
Mayor Jim Worrall said that
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Despite the misunderstanding,
Saul is still proud of the job they did.
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