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the Perrv Library !2*M
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Movie* will he vhown each
Tuesday a! 23t p m and
vlory time* will he held .it 10
am cavh Tuesday and
Wednesday during June
A puppet show and trait
show* are also planned
The purpose of the Reading
Club is to envourage children
to read lot enjoy nicnt through
the summer Children of all
ages may sign up
\X'A VE camp ojfertti
Officer Reggie West
reminds parents and kids that
this year's Weapons and
Violence Education camp will
he held July 6-10 and July 20-
24 at Ro/ar Park
The camp is tor ages 10 to
16 It begins at 9 a in and ends
at 2 pm daily
Activities include swim
ming. bowling, skating and
field trips, said West
Kids need to register their
first day ot attendance, he
added
A parent or guardian needs
to he on hand for registration
said West
There is a $7 registration
fee
Free youth fishing
rodeo is June 13
Youngsters 16 years of age
and younger can try their luck
catching fish during a free
fishing rodeo The rodeo is
from 10 a m unol rvsm June
13 at Ro/ar Part
Sponsored by the Perry
Recreation Department the
rodeo will include prizes raf
fled ijff every half bout fish
mg fun tlwoughoul the morn
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Official I egal Organ for Houston County, the City of Perry and the State of Georgia
DOT to unveil Houston Lake Road plans
Hv EMILY JOHNSTONE
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Interested in how the Georgia
Department of Transportation envisions a
wsdrr Houston t ake Road ’
DOT offnialv will share those ideas
dur-tu- a I os-at ion and Design Public
Ikarvng May 28 at the gymnasium of
Houston C <*unty High School at 920 Ga 96
The hear will give interested persons a
vhanvc if discus* the proposed widening
City council
studies trash
changes
Hv EMILY JOHNSTONE
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Perry city council members
are in the dc*.isnm-making stage
regarding whether or not to
unkvad city garbage pick-up to a
pmatc * ■ inpan v
That company. Sullivan
Lnv into mental, made a presenta
tion of what services they «ou!d
provide to Perry residents on ring
a May 19 pre-council work ses
*loo.
Charlie Gray, general manager
of Southland Waste Systems of
Cicorgia In*... parent sompany of
several waste handling compa
nies including Sullivan
Environmental, (old council
members they could choose from
a number of services.
Household garbage, with once
a week pick-up. would run about
$7 |4 per month per household,
according to numbers provided
bv company representatives
That rate would increase to
S 7 9X per month by the fifth year
of serv ice
If council would like to have
Sullivan Environmental provide
once per week collection and dis
posal of yard trash that amount
would run about $2.81 per month
lor the first contract year
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Habitat work
begins May 30
Bv EMILY JOHNSTONE
T iMivJwisAL ST«rr
Members of Houston County
Habitat for Humanity, joined by a
group of people from Perry
United Methodist Church, will
begin construction on a new
Habitat home May 30.
The 2 bedroom house will be
built at the comer of Rosenwald
and Whipple streets in Perry.
We are ready to get out and
get started on this project." said
Frank Wen/cl of Habitat for
Humanity.
W'cn/cl said construction will
probably take a couple of months
and "we do have a family ready
lor it.”
This it the first of three homes
Habitat plant to build in Perry in
the New Hope neighborhood
Perry United Methodist
Church will he sponsoring one of
the homes, said Wen/el
Wen/cl said along with Perry
United Methodist, there are sev
eral Warner Rohms area churches
expressing interest in sponsoring
homes
We hope to get more spon
sors front the Perry area, said
Wen/el
I ins ftomr will cost about
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project.
According to the DOT., the roadway
will be widened to four lanes, two in each
direction, separated by 20 feet of raised
median with curb and gutter
A map will show proposed changes in
the road and how they will affect the sur
rounding area
The proposed project involves two phas
es of widening of the road One is from the
intersection of Ga 127 and Bear Btanch
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New middle school may be
ready for use after Christmas
[By CHARLOTTE PERKINS
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When Perry's middle schoolers start the 1998-
99 school year, they'll be in the old school along
Sunshine Avenue, but not for long! There's a good
chance the students and their teachers will be
moving into the brand new Perry Middle School
[just after Christmas.
Despite heavy spring rains, construction of the
new $7 million facility on a site at the intersection
of U.S. 41 and the Perry Parkway is about two
months ahead of schedule, according to Bill
Loudermilk, Director of Facilities for the Houston
County Board of Education.
At this point the sixth grade classroom wing is
far enough along for interior painting, wiring and
plumbing to be under way. The roof has just been
placed on the seventh grade wing, and bricklaying
is beginning on the eighth grade wing. The taller
roofline section visible from the highway is the
gym.
The front entrance of the school faces Perry
Parkway. Administrative offices and the media
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Road near Houston Lake Country Club to
the intersection ol Hiiuston Lake Road and
Ga 96
The second phase involves Houston
Lake Road from Ga. 96 to its intersection
with Russell Parkway.
Total length of the Bear Branch Road to
Ga 96 phase involves four miles. Total
length of the project from Ga 96 to Russell
Parkway is 2.8 miles.
City of Perry and Houston County offi
Mnnwy and U.S. 41 north of wwnl
kwtH Party,
center will be housed in the front, with three sep
arate classroom wings branching off, and
“exploratory" classrooms for art, home cc, music,
science labs and other facilities shared by all stu
dents.
“There will be a lot more parking,”
Loudermilk said, pointing out that about 30 acres
of grounds will surround the school He said plans
have been made for parents bringing their chil
dren to school by car to enter the site from U.S.
41, and for schoo buses to use the Perry Parkway.
The 138,000 sq. ft. school complex will house
about 810 students when it opens next year, but is
built to accommodate 1,100, Loudermilk said.
It is being built with funds from a $34 million
bond issue approved by Houston County voters in
1996. The bond issue is being paid back with
money from a local option sales tax, also voter
approved.
Other Perry projects covered by the bond issue
include improvements at Tucker Elementary,
Perry High School and an expansion of King’s
Chapel Elementary School.
Rememberfng:
Large group of
Perryans pause to
remember those
who have served
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THANK YOU
Superintendent of
Schools Tony Hinnont
will rotire ot the end of
Juno, having served the
Houston County School
Systom for 30 years os a
teacher, principal and
superintendent. On May
26, Parry Mayor Jim
Worrall presented
Hinnont with a plaque
inscribed with a resolo*
I tion from the City of
I Parry, thanking Hinnont
l tor nis "efforts to pro*
Ivide superior education*
eai *iuuu4e mifeias Het r omts
ai o ppofTynnivi ror an
the children under his
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tion was made at a
mooting of the Parry
KJwaais Club,
cials will he looking at ways to accomplish
the moving ol a large gas pipe which runs
parallel to the road.
Perry Mayor Jim Worrall said this will be
a million dollar project and a decision will
have to be made of who will be responsible
for the relocation of the pipe
D O T. representatives will answer ques
tions the public may have about the project.
The hearing will begin at 4 p.m. and end
at 7 p.m.
Military
Ball not
coming
to Perry
By EMILY JOHNSTONE
Timp-Jownal Staff
Attendees of the next Military
Bail will not be dancing to tunes
at the Georgia National
Fairgrounds and Agricenter
despite attempts by some to bring
the event to Perry.
It was announced at the May
21 meeting of the Perry Area
Chamber of Commerce that a
decision has been made to not
hold the yearly Military Ball, a
fund-raising event for the
Museum of Aviation at Robins
Air Force Base, at the Agricenter
in Perry
Both Houston County
Chambers had requested military
officials look at the possibility of
scheduling the Ball on a rotating
basis of Macon one year. Perry
the next, so forth.
Faye Banks, spokesperson for
Robins Air Force Base, said May
22 that several Base agencies do
use the Agricenter for events.
"We want to stress that middle
Georgia is our host community,”
said Banks.
“We are very impressed with
the facility," she added "But
there is more elegance and aes
thetics at the Macon Auditorium,
where the event is already held.”
That is why the decision was
made to keep the event at the
Macon Auditorium, she said.
"The Ball is a formal event,”
said Banks.
Perry Area Chamber of
Commerce chairman Paul Hicks
said the proposal was put forth
because he and others thought it
would be a good idea to rotate the
Military Ball between Perry and
Macon.
"We (Houston County repre
sentatives) do account for 65 per
cent of the tables,” he said.
No one has ruled out that the
possibility of holding the event in
Perry. The issue could be looked
at once again in the future, said
Banks.
The ball, begun several years
ago, raises money for the
Museum of Aviation at Robins
Air Force Base. Attendance dur
ing the mid 1990 s rose to more
than 1.200 persons, and the
amount of money grew to more
than $20,000 per ball.
Attendance during the past
two years has declined slightly.
Some persons believe this is
because of crowded conditions at
the Macon facility.
Unofficially, some persons
involved with the project heard
there were concerns with no
wooden dance floor at the arena
in Perry
The ball is held during thr
spring of each year
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Home of the Georgia
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