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Volume 127,
No. 25
2 Sections,
18 Pages
Wednesday,
June 24, 1998
50 Cents
At the
Crossroads
This Week
Horse school at
Agricenter next week
The annual Georgia State
4-H Horse School will take
place June 28-July 2 ai the
Georgia National Fairgrounds
and Agricenter.
Temperature control
problem for restaurants
Inspectors for the
Environmental Health
Department of Houston
County found several restau
rants not in compliance with
guidelines for temperature of
foods.
Restaurants where prob
lems were discovered were
required to make adjustments
and repairs.
BJ's Home Style
Restaurant. 501 1/2 Booker
St.. Warner Robins. 92. prob
lems with temperature control
of foods
Cox Concession/GA Nat'l
Restaurant. 401 I.arry Walker
Parkway. Perry. 75. problems
with temperature control of
foods
Cox Concession/Heritage
Hall. 401 Larry Walker
Parkway. Perry, problems with
storage of cleaning products
Houston Lake Club. 2323
Ga 127. Perry. 90. problems
with temperature control of
foods
Owen's Boarding House.
106 Young A vc.. Warner
Robins. 84. problems with
temperature control of food:
problems with storage of
cleaning products
Wendy’s. 1428 Sam Nunn
Blvd.. Perry. 88. problems
with temperature control ol
foods
No discrepancies were
reported at these locations:
Arby's. 2061 Watson Blvd..
Warner Robins. 93
Baskin-Robbins. 2056
Watson Blvd.. Warner Robins.
94
Bca's Catering Service.
203 Franklin St.. Bonaire. 100
Captain D's. 1400 Sam
Nunn Blvd., Perry, 88
Church Home for the Aged.
2470 U.S. 41 North. Fort
Valley, 98
Cox Concession/Ga.
Living Center, 401 Larry
Walker Parkway. 94
Cox Concession/McGill
Bldg., 401 Larry Walker
Parkway, 99
Cox Concession/New
South Arena. 401 Larry
Walker Parkway. Perry. 98
Cox Concession/Peachy
Staml/Ga. Living Center, 401
Larry Walker Parkway, Perry,
92
Cox Concession/Rccvcs
#2. 401 Larry Walker
Parkway, Perry. 99
Cox Conccssion/Reevcs
(Sec FOOD, Page SA)
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Getting ready...
Sullivan Environmental crews
preparing to handle city of
Perry garbage collection later
in the summer
By EMILY JOHNSTONE
TIMKS-JotIKHAL STAFT
Kenwood Drive." "Check.”
"Cambridge Drive."
"Check."
This was the type conversation at
iJSullivan Environmental Services located
Sin Kathleen June 22 as employees began
"sorting through maps of the city of
Perry, checking all street names and resi
dences to be served by SES household
garbage pick-up services.
• Now that Perry City Council mem
bers have given their approval to a con
tract that allows SES to begin residential
garbage service in the city limits. SES
representatives arc getting ready to add
the 2.800 households to their list of cus
tomers. The company already provides
pick-up for Houston County residents
and Perry commercial businesses.
OrfPoTfheTfftin concerns Pcrryans
’expressed during the decision-making
process by council was he number of
pick-up days might switch from twice a
week to once a week.
That will not happen, said Jeanne
Moyer, customer service representative
for SES. Residents will still have twice a
week pick-up. she added.
Price for the service will be $9.50 per
month Customers will still receive their
bill from the City of Perry, along with
the water and gas bill, said Moyer.
' The City of Perry is going to take
[care of the billing," she said. "They will
collect and then pay us."
Keeping the transition from a city pn>-
. vided service to a private provided ser
vice as smooth and unobtrusive as possi
ble is one of the SES goals, said Moyer.
“We are working with city hall
exchanging information such as what
days areas have pick-up and things like
that." said General Manager Charlie
t Gray. "We hope to have as few changes
as possible."
At present, plans are for SES to begin
Houston Lake refilling to begin very soon
Bv CHARLOTTE PERKINS
Times Journal Staff
Earlier projections that Houston Lake
might be full in lime for Independence Day
appear to have been over-ambitious, but
work on the dam, a replacement for the one
destroyed in the 1994 flood, is nearly com
plete.
According to County Engineer Tommy
Stalnaker, the construction is “winding
down now”, but the actual Filling of the lake
has not yet started and will be a lengthy
process because of requirements estab
lished by the slalc # s Safe Dams program.
To meet state requirements, Stalnaker
said, the lake will have to be filled in three
stages, with decreasing speed. Initially, the
elevation will be brought up to an elevation
of approximately 277 feel It will then be
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Parole board deals with 318,000 Georgians
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Managing a corrections popula
tion of more than 318.(MK) persons
can be quite frustrating, according to
Jim Welhcringlon. vice chairman of
the Georgia Pardons and Parole
Commission.
"I didn't know when I got on the
commission three years ago that
much of our time would be- spent in
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ALL ARMS An automated frock
such as the ones that will be used to pro
vide residential garbage pick-up in
Perry beginning in August, lifts and
dumps trash from a 95 gallon cart.
pick-up in August.
“The City will pick-up their carts and
we will then place our carts," added
Gray. “With each of our carts, wc will
place an information packet that tells of
things like guidelines for service."
SES will also paint a marker at each
residence to designate where the resident
needs to place the SES cart for each
J pick-up.
“This is important because the cart
needs to be at least five feet away from
' objects because of the way the arm on
the automated truck operates.” said
Moyer.
“Really the only difference will be I
I the cart will be a little larger than what
have at the present time." said
raised two feet per week for two weeks, and
one foot per week for four more weeks
During the filling process, according to
plans made by Walden, Ashworth &
Associates, the engineering firm responsi
ble for the dam. three sets of observation
wells will be read on a weekly basis
Once the lake is filled, Stalnaker said,
the Georgia Department of Natural
Resources will be ready to stock it with
fish.
Houston Lake, which is fed by Mossy
Creek, ceased to exist July 5. 1994. when
flood waters destroyed the old dam The
52.5 million new dam now nearing comple
tion will block the creek waters to recreate
Houston Lake.
Stalnaker. who has told the Count)
Commissioners in the past that he thinks
bed space management.”
Welhcringlon told Perry Rotarians
June 22
There arc approximately 40,000
prison bed- in the state corrections
sy stem Almost all of them are occu
pied at all limes. Welhcringlon said
There are now 17.000 persons in
county jails awaiting trial, while
another 3.000 have already been
convicted and arc awaiting a bed in
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Instead of three people, there is only the
one driver in me truck. The truck is
equipped with a video camera on the
outside and a monitor screen inside so
the driver can see to maneuver the arm.
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Dennis Moyer, operations manager. The
City provides a 90 gallon cart. SES carts
will hold 95 gallons and arc constructed
in a slightly different manner to allow
for the lilting and emptying by the auto
mated trucks.
The City of Perry will still provide
pick-up for all yard waste and should
continue to follow present guidelines for
that service.
Also, no recycling service will be
provided by SES at the present lime
SES representatives plan to work
closely w ith Perry officials to educate
the public about the change, said Gray. -
Gray said people who would like
more information can call SES at 987-
1411.
According to County Engineer
Tommy Stalnaker, the construction
is 'winding down now,' but the
actual filling of the lake has not yet
started and will be a lengthy
process because of requirements
established by the state's Safe
Dams program.
that the flood gates on dam arc not suffi
ciently large for effective maintenance
draining of the lake, now says that he's tak
ing a "wait and sec" attitude toward that
problem.
lie noted that the dam is not designed to
drain the lake totally, but will lower the ele
vation for maintenance ol docks
the slate prison system
Additionally, the Pardons and
Paroles system helps supervise
anothei 138.000 Georgians who are
on some type of probation program.
Welhcringlon. a former chief of
police in Columbus, would like to
see more work release programs
These programs place a non-violent
offender in a job during the day and
in a supervised surrounding at night.
Latter Day saints building
new church in Perry
Find out about the new building, the
church leader and the church.
See page 4B
High temperatures
to remain in area
through the week
B\ EMILY JOHNSTONE
Tisit-s-Joi knai Star
Remember the had witch thai Hansel
and Grelcl shoved into an oven? Walk out
side just about anytime during the daylight
hours, and you can probably gel a feel for
the heat that bad witch felt when she went
in head first.
According to Robins Air Force Base
meteorologist Capt. Bob Moore, the heat
and humidity will probably be sticking
around for awhile.
“! do see this continuing,” said Moore
“Remember, normally July and August are
the hottest months of the year ”
Heal advisories have been issued for
several days, with heat indices lor mid
week in (he 105 degree to 110 degree
range
Perry Fire Chicl Gary Hamlin said he is
urging local residents to use precautions
when outside in the heat of the day.
“Anytime the temperature gets over nor
mal body temperature, there could be a
problem.” said Hamlin. “This can happen
even when the temperature rises a few
degrees about 98.6 degrees."
Having your body temperature rise
above the 105 degree mark can be fatal, he
added.
“If you outside working in the heat, you
should drink eight ounces of water every 20
to 30 minutes.” said Hamlin “Also, wear
protective clothing, such as cotton, hats,
and sunglasses to protect yourself from the
rays of the sun.
If you arc outside with someone who
begins experiencing muscle cramps or
become weak or disoriented, you should
cool them off immediately, added the chief.
"Get them out of the heat Cool them
down with a water hose it you can and call
for medical help." said Hamlin
Special attention for the elderly is
important during the heat wave, he said.
“The elderly are so susceptible to heat.
Make sure you check on the elderly fre
quently, especially those who do not have
air conditioning.”
Hamlin said he also worries about his
firefighters during this time of year when
they arc called to a fire This lime ol year
worries me more than any other time of
year," said Hamlin. "All that gear plus the
heal effects of the fire are not good lor
them."
It seems as if the heat is something
everyone will have to learn to deal with at
least until September, said Moore “Tial'is
when things will begin to cool down*” he
said.
"This time of year a condition called the
Bermuda High just sits there over
Bermuda, causing all the big storms to stay
up north.” said Moore. “The winds blow in
from the Gulf, bringing high humidity Thai
is why is feels so uncomfortable and sticky,
even at night."
The El Nino effect is still being felt, said
Moore Asa matter of fact Americans are
now in what he calls the transition year
with El Nino, the phenomenon that causes
heated Pacific Ocean waters to come into
contact with cold air, which in turn causes
unpredictable, unusual weather.
Moore explained that oceans slosh
continually. The Pacific Ocean is such a
huge body of water that the "sloshing" dot s
not coincide with the seasons thus warm
watci from the tropics sometimes comes
(See HEAT, Page SA)
“This helps prepare them loi a
return to then environment.
Wetherington said. “It makes foi a
gradual transition
There are about 700 prisoners in
work release programs
Wetherington believes there should
be about 5.000 in those programs
He said promises to do away with
(See PRISON, Page SA)
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