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Newspaper Page TextPanthers Reach G„.,. a ,u o„,.ool Association Bashetball Finals Stories about the 30-2 season Special 6-page salute to team see pages 6-8 A see pages 1-6 B Volume 127, No. 10 5 Sections, 22 Pages Wednesday, March 1998 50 Cents 1j At the Crossroads This Week Horse show at Fairgrounds Saturday The Magnolia Arabian Horse Show will be held at the Georgia National Fairgrounds March 14-15 A computer show will also be held at the Fairgrounds this weekend Sandwiches on school lunch menu Here are menus for the Houston County public schools tor lunch and breakfast March 11 Breakfast Breakfast pizza or cereal and toast, fruit or fruit juice Lunch or cereal and toast, fruit or fruit juice. Lunch Hot dog, hamburger or PBJ sand wich. two vegetables two fruits, brownie March 12 Breakfast Chicken biscuit or cereal and toast, fruit or fruit juice Lunch Submarine sand wich. southern chicken with roll or PBJ sandwich, two vegetables, two fruits, manager s choice dessert March 13 Breakfast Manager s choice or cereal and toast, fruit or fruit juice; Lunch Pizza, manager's choice or PBJ sandwich, two vegetables, two fruits, applesauce cake March 16 Breakfast Manager s choice or cereal and toast, fruit or fruit juice; Lunch Hamburger, manager s choice or PBJ sandwich, two vegetables, two fruits, juice bar March 17 Sausage biscuit or cereal and toast, fruit or fruit juice Lunch Chicken sandwich. Beef-a- Rom or PBJ sandwich, two vegeta bles. two fruits, manager s choice dessert March 18 Breakfast Cheese croissant or cereal and toast, fruit or fruit juice Lunch Corn dog, grilled cheese with fruit yogurt or PBJ sandwich two vegetables, two fruits. Mississippi mud cake Inspectors find food temperature problems Inspectors from the Houston County Environmental Health Department found some decrepanaes during their March 2-6 nspecbons Businesses with discrepancies were required to address the prob lems immediately Bonaire Middle School, 125 Ga 96 East. Bonaire. 93. problems with temperature control of foods Captain D's, 1408 Sam Nunn Blvd Perry. 69. problems with tem perature control of foods Central Park, 104 Russell Parkway. Warner Robins. 76. food handling techniques Checkers Drive-In, 120 North Houston Road. Warner Robins, 78. problems with facility/equipment Church's Chicken. 1801 Watson Blvd. Warner Robins. 92. problems with temperature control of foods Hardee's, 353 N Perimeter Road, Perry, 87. problems with storage of cleaning products Hunan Lion, 2028 Watson Blvd Warner Robins, 79. problems with employee hygiene matters Little Casears Pizza. 813 N Houston Road, Warner Robins. 81 problems with temperature control of foods McDonald's, 1879 Watson Blvd . Warner Robins. 77, problems with temperature control of foods Quincy's. 1413 Sam Nunn Blvd Perry, 83, problems with tem perature control of foods Wendy's/Perry, 1428 Sam Nunn Blvd . Perry. 92. problems with tem perature control of foods Warner Robins Nursing Center 1601 Elberla Road, Warner Robins. 90. problems with food handling techniques Zaxbys 401 N Davis Drive, Warner Robins. 91. problems with temperature control of foods (See FOOD. Page SA) Houston Times - Journal Official Legal Organ for Houston County, the City of Perry and the State of Georgia Voters rule on use of sales tax March 17 Sales tax vs. property tax at key to referendum By CHARLOTTE PERKINS Times-Joi hnai. Staw On March 17. Houston County voters will vote yes or no on the following question “Shall a special one percent sales and use tax be imposed in Houston County, lor a period o! time not to exceed 20 calendar quarters I s years) and lor the raising of not more than Forty-Four Million ($44 .(M Hi.OOO (K)) tor the purpose ol funding the cost of renovation and/or acquisition, construction, and equipping of courthouse and jail facilities in the County?" The following information, hased on frequently asked questions, is provided to help voters in making an informed decision. Question If the sales tax is approved, what will be the total sales tax in Houston County ' Answer seven cents on every dollar The current sales tax is six percent, or six cents on every dollar Question What happens to the sales tax already being paid ’ Where does that money go ’ Four cents on every dollar goes to the state gov ernment. one cent goes to the Houston County Board of Education for school use This is an ongoing sales Pair of Perryans held in separate murder cases By EMILY JOHNSTONE Times-Jocks At Stajj Two local men involved m separate homicides have been charged with murder According to Police Chiel George Potter. 23 year old Nina Albright was apparently beaten to death with a blunt object March 9. Charged with her death is 23 year old Martin Peterson, her live-in boyfriend After responding to a 911 call to a trailer at Pecan Grove Mobile Manor located along I S 34 IN in Perry, paramedics requested police presence at that location about 9:47 a m. Reports state that the subject was found in the living room area ol the trailer, bleeding from the head No vital signs could be found on lhe subject. Peterson was found in the bed room suffering from an overdose, an apparent suicide attempt, said Potter. The couple’s 18 month old daughter was at the residence at the time She was found apparently physically unharmed Peterson has been transferred from Perry Hospital, where he was treated for the overdose, to (See MURDER. Page SA» Weekend dominated by strong storm system, rain By EMILY JOHNSTONE 1 IMKS-jQUBNAL STAFF Perry utilities workers cruised city streets during the weekend, keeping an eye on possible flood ing problems which could occur in town. Those problems were not as severe as some experienced in the past, according to Public Works Director Hugh Sharp, even though more than four inches of rain fell in a 24-hour period March K. Sharp believes the reduced damage from flooding is partly because city crews kept a watch ful eye on drainage areas They watched lor locations where pine tax. which was originally intended to reduce proper ty taxes One cent goes to the Houston County Board of Education for building new schools, and will phase out when the necessary funds have been raised Both of the county sales taxes have been approved by the voters Question W hat will the money raised by the pro posed new sales lax be used tor ‘ Answer \ To build a new 450-bed jail, which will be shared by Pulaski County (Pulaski would pay 8-10 percent ol the cost) This facility will be located along the Perry Parkway or next to the existing lacil ity . To build a new courthouse somewhere along the Perry Parkway \ To renovate the existing courthouse building in downtown Perry so that it can be used to house other governmental offices in need ol new quarters, such as the Houston County Extension Service Question Why must a decision be made now (Set- Ql ESTIONS. Page SAI **. * ■' igpr lllr jPf IHIR i ‘ ‘S* *7J pi V/ 2 aV* , | n Sm ’p % . bj%3| louriul Photo b\ fc.ru ZelUrs SO CLOSE Dannorris Harvey (23) looks for points against Mitchell Baker in the GHSA Class AA state championship basketball game March 7. The Panthers fell to Mitchell-Baker. See pages 6-8 A and 1-6 B for more details. straw and other materials could accumulate. This helped reduce water back-up and Hooding The several areas around town which experienced problems are part of a study currently being conducted on the city sewer and storm water drainage system, said Sharp That includes the Cheshire subdivision, ihe Tucker area and the Cambridge Road area, he said Houston County Commission Chairman J Sherrill Stafford said while Houston county residents reported some problems, they were not as severe as some report ed in other counties County crews kept watchful Serving Houston County Since Dec. 17, 1870 eyes on low lying areas over the weekend There were reports of some Hooding in the Ga 2b area There were also reports of a tunnel cloud spotted in a field just south of Perry by area amateur radio enthusiasts According to Matt Sena, mete orologist at the National Weather Service located in Peachtree City, the heavy rains were caused by a "very strong storm system that developed out west and moved across the area over the week end" "This was a very large, strong (Set* RAIN, Page SAI Useful information for county voters Knoxi Siam Kt poms The referendum on the spe cial use sales tax will be held on March 17. The sales tax question is the only item on the ballot in this election All polls will be open from 7 a m to 7 p m If you will be out of town or otherwise unable to go to the polls on March 17. you can cast tjn absentee ballot before elcc fion day at the Houston County Board of Elections Office on Main Street in Perry, or at the Courthouse Annex in Warner Robins For information on obtaining an absentee ballot by mail, call the Board of Elections. 988- 6321 Voting locations in South Houston County arc as follows: Perry School board to question teens about local health forum By CHARLOTTE PERKINS Timp-JonsAi Stait The Houston County Board of Fducation has approved a pre-sur vey and post-survey of eighth grade students who attend the local Teen Health Forum The survey will be given with parental permission The pre-survey asks young people about their main source of information about drugs and alco hol as well as sex education It asks how the HIV/AIDS virus is transmitted and other questions about AIDS, as well as questions about peer pressure and parental influence on the teen's decision making. The post-survey, to be given after the health forum, asks for evaluation of the forum itself. The survey was approved by the Board at the March 10 regular monthly meeting In other business, the Board • Approved a six month lease of the Houston County High School Fine Arts Building for Sunday morning use by the Cornerstone Baptist Church, w hich has been pay ing to use the school facility for two years already while building a new church ... and now, colder temperatures By CHARLOTTE PERKINS Times-Jocknac Stait Enjoy the beautiful white blos soms on Perry’s Bradford pear trees today. By tomorrow, if the weather gels bad enough, they may not be so pretty! Whether you're delighting in the sights of early spring, tending a (lower bed or staking your financial future on peaches, when the temperature drops below freezing in March, there's reason for concern According to Ricky Wheeler. -dL Home of the Georgia National fair and Agrii enter ARMY - Perry National Guard Armory. Macon Road MORN - Morningsidc Elementary Schixil Gym. 1206 Morningsidc Drive ROZR - Ro/.ar Memorial Park Community Center. 1060 Keith Drive Henderson HEFS - Henderson Fire Station. Highway 41 South Hayneville HAFS - Hayneville Fire Station. Highway 341 South Kathleen KATH - Kathleen Voting Precinct, 1052 Highway 247 South LJFS - l.akex Fire Station, Joy Road In a letter to Superintendent Tony Hinnanl. the Rev. Jerry Shedd. pastor of the new church, said that he and his congregation "deeply appreciate the use of the building each Sunday morning " Shedd noted that the first phase of the church's building project is expected to be completed in mid summer • Tabled a request from the Perry Fire Department for a donated school bus Board mem ber Shirley Lowery asked that Attorney Billy Jerles check out the legality of giving the bus inn longer in use) to the department to be used in training Jerles said that he thought there was no problem with giving the bus to another governmental agency, but Lowery asked him to look into the matter before the next meeting • Approved a request from Warner Robins High School Principal, Manannc Melnick. and Director ol Bands Todd P Howell to hold a marching hand festival and competition at the sch<x>l next fall. The even is being planned by band booster parents who antici pate bringing 20-30 bands togeth er from all over Georgia and Alabama. The forecast: low 20a Wednesday, near freezing Thursday night. Houston County Agent, this week s cold weather poses a problem for both farmers and home gardeners, hut it remains to be seen how great the problem will he “If it gets down below freez (Sn COLD. Page SA)