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Volume 127,
No. 38
2 Sections,
20 Pages
Wednesday,
Sept. 23, 1998
50 Cents
At the
Crossroads
This Week
Baked potatoes with
toppings on lunch menu
Here are menus for Houston
County public schools for the
next week.
All meals are served with
milk. Breakfast includes fresh
fruit or fruit juice each day.
Lunches include two hot veg
etables and four to six cold fruit
and vegetable choices daily.
Sept 23 Breakfast: chick
en biscuit or cereal and toast;
Lunch: corn dog or grilled
cheese sandwich with fruit
yogurt or PBJ sandwich or
baked potato with hot toppings,
pineapple upside down cake.
Sept. 24 Breakfast: pan
cake with syrup or cereal and
toast; Lunch: nachos with
cheese and beef or pizza or
PBJ sandwich or sub sand
wich, gingerbread with lemon
sauce.
Sept 25 Breakfast: man
ager's choice or cereal and
toast; Lunch: steak nuggets
with roll or barbecue on bun, or
PBJ sandwich or manager's
choice, banana pudding.
Sept. 28 Breakfast: steak
biscuit or cereal and toast:
Lunch: chicken nuggets with
roll or hot ham and cheese
sandwich or PBJ sandwich or
baked potato with hot toppings,
pudding with toppings.
Sept. 29 Breakfast:
breakfast pizza or cereal and
toast; Lunch: taco or fish
nuggets or PBJ sandwich or
sub sandwich, Million Dollar
cookie
Sept 30 Breakfast:
sausage biscuit or cereal and
toast; Lunch: hot dog or sloppy
joes or PBJ sandwich or baked
potato with hot toppings,
brownie.
Inspectors cite
temperature problems
Here are results of restau
rant inspections the week of
Sept 14-18 Where discrepan
cies were found, management
was required to make improve
ments.
Locations with discrepancies
included:
AB's Bar-B-Que, 107
Perimeter Road, Perry, 80,
problems with temperature con
trol of foods
Arby’s, 101 Slezak Drive,
Perry, 86, problems with tem
perature control of foods
China Cuisine, 1365-G Sam
Nunn Blvd., Perry, 84, problems
with temperature control of
foods
Fellowship Christian
Academy, 801 Watson Blvd.,
Warner Robins, 75, problems
with storage of cleaning prod
ucts/toxic materials
Holiday Inn/Green Derby
Restaurant, 700 Valley Dr.,
Perry, problems with storage of
cleaning products/toxic materi
als
Subway, 100 N. Houston
Blvd, Suite A, Centerville, 75.
problems with storage of clean
ing products/toxic materials
No discrepancies were
reported at these locations:
Holiday Inn/Green Derby
Lounge, 700 Valley. Dr., Perry,
95
International Cuisine, 1026
Ball St., Perry, 95
Peal Stephens Elementary
School, 215 Scott Blvd, Warner
Robins, 98
Perry Elementary School,
906 School St., Perry, 97
Perry High School, 1307
North Ave., Perry, 98
Sacred Heart School
Cafeteria, 250 S. Davis Drive,
Warner Robins, 100
Thai Kitchen, 713 Watson
Blvd., Warner Robins, 94
Waffle House, 102 Lect
Drive, Perry, 96
Houston Times-Journal
Official Legal Organ for Houston County, the City of Perry and the State of Georgia
Houston schools among best in midstate
Report Card ranks all public schools in state based on tests gives local schools good scores against neighbors
By CHARLOTTE PERKINS
TIMES-JpURNAL STAIT
How do Houston County’s schools mea
sure up to other schools in the central
Georgia region and the state? According to
the 1998 Georgia Report Card for Parents,
released on Monday by the Georgia Public
Policy Foundation, there’s good news and
there’s not-so-good news.
On the positive side, Houston County’s
schools fared well in comparison with
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HOMECOMING TIME These are members of the Westfield
Schools Homecoming Court. The queen will be crowned during half-
Westfield to crown 1998 homecoming queen Sept. 25
Special to the Times-Journal
The 1998 Westfield Schools Homecoming
Court has been selected. Members of the court
will be on field at halftime Sept. 25 for
announcement of the queen.
Freshmen representatives on the court are
Maggie Coody, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Randy Coody of Hawkinsville, and Amy
Kennedy, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Pat
Kennedy of Fort Valley.
Sophomore representative are Rachel
Houston County Health Department to offer special
flu shot clinics Oct. 1-2 in Perry, Warner Robins
By Jj JOHNSON
Times-Jouknal Editor
Now is the time for all willing citizens to
come to the aid of their own health and that of
their neighbors.
Beginning Oct. 1, and continuing through
Dec. 18, the Houston County Health
Department will offer flu and pneumonia shots
to the public.
The flu shots are offered to the public for $5
each. According to Michelle Martin, health
educator with the department, Medicare Part B
will be accepted as payment.
The definition of flu is a highly contagious
viral infection of the nose, throat and lungs
which is one of the most severe illnesses of the
winter season, Martin said.
The flu virus can cause symptoms such as
high fever, chills, dry cough, headache, runny
nose, sore throat and muscle and joint pain.
Winnersville!
Westfield, Perry record third victories
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schools across the 36-county central
Georgia region. Bonaire Middle School and
Warner Robins Middle School topped the
list for middle schools in the region, and the
county’s four other middle schools were in
the top 25 of the 58 schools ranked.
Houston County High School was
ranked first in central Georgia, with Warner
Robins High tying for third place with
Dodge County High. Northsidc coming in
sixth, and Perry High at 13th place.
Moore, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. David Moore
of Warner Robins and Julie Todd, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Terry Todd of Perry.
Junior representatives are Jamie Floyd,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jim Floyd of Perry
and Cody Giles, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Malcolm Giles of Fort Valley.
Representing the senior class are Brandi
Bazemore, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Ken
Bazemore of Byron and Laura Posey, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Posey of Perry. Allison
Martin said the flu can cause fatigue which
will last from several days to weeks.
The flu virus is easily spread from one per
son to another in home, work and school envi
ronments. Bill Carter, administrator of the
Health Department, urges citizens to be vacci
nated against the flu.
Because protection from the flu virus lasts
less than one year, shots must be taken each
fall to ensure protection.
Martin said some people are at greater risk
from flu. These persons, especially, should
receive the vaccine.
Persons at great risk include those who arc
65 or older and those who have chronic bron
chitis, emphysema, diabetes or any other seri
ous chronic illness, no matter the age.
Others at greater risk include those who
work in the health care profession, and anyone
who wishes to be protected against prolonged
of 1998 foot
ball season.
Details, pictures,
pages 9*ll A
Special Photo
time festivities of the Sept. 25 game against Sherwood Christian.
Among the central Georgia region’s ele
mentary schools. Perdue Elementary came
in fifth and Bonaire Elementary seventh.
Russell, Mormngsidc, Quail Run and Kings
Chapel were all in the top 25 of the 13l
schools ranked.
Despite this good showing regionally,
however, the schools’ ranking in the state
tells another story. Houston County High
School, while first in this region, was 54th
in the state. Perry High School came in
Sarrat, daughter of Col. and Mrs. Alan Sarrat
of Perry, and Lauren Byrd, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Chuck Byrd of Perry.
The football sponsor, chosen each year by
the football team, is Kelly Bryant, daughter of
Beverly Birdsong and Kenny Bryant of Perry.
The 1998 Homecoming Queen will be cho
sen at half-time during Westfield’s homecom
ing game against Sherwood Christian
Academy on Sept. 25. Pre-game parade will
begin at 7:15 p.m. on the Westfield track.
illness due to influenza.
Martin said flu shots should not be taken by
anyone who is sensitive to eggs without con
sulting a doctor.
“There is no way you can get the flu from a
flu shot,” Martin said.
Shots will be available from 8 a.m. to 4:30
p.m. Oct. 1 and 2 at the Houston County
Health Department. 2010 Kings Chapel Road.
Perry, and from 8 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. at 200 Carl
Vinson Parkway, Warner Robins.
The Health Department will also offer the
flu shots in the lobby of the Houston County
Annex that day from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
These days will kick off the flu vaccine
campaign in Houston County. The department
will have ample supplies of vaccine and plen
ty of nurses to administer it on those two days,
(See SHOTS, Page SA)
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180th in the state. Perdue Elementary was
fifth in the region but only 157th in the state
for fifth grade performance, and Tucker
Elementary School in Perry ranked 651 st in
the state.
In the three part-series that follows, this
report and its meaning for parents and stu
dents in Houston County will be examined
more closely, dealing with the elementary
schools first, then the middle schools and
finally the high schools. See page 2A.
Dirt moving
for new Perry
Wal-Mart
By CHARLOTTE PERKINS
Times- Journal Staet
Some think it’s great news for
Perry and some are worried about
the impact on smaller retail busi
nesses, but— like it or not the
Super Wal-Mart, to be located
along Sam Nunn Boulevard near
1-75, is on its way. The new center
will replace the old Kmart center.
“Dirt’s being moved as we
speak.” said Mitch Jacoby, vice
president of Jacoby Development,
an Atlanta-based firm which spe
cializes in building shopping cen
ters for major retail chains.
“We should see a pad ready
soon, and construction starting by
Nov. 1,” he said.
Jacoby estimated the opening
date for the new Wal-Mart as June
I, 1999.
“We’ve got the Wal-Mart,” he
said, “and three or more business
es have signed leases, including
W.D. Sullivan’s, a Dollar Store, a
dress shop and several others.”
Wanda Sullivan, owner of
W.D. Sullivan’s, which special
izes in office supplies and furnish
ings as well as gifts, confirmed
she will continue to operate her
store in the shopping strip cur
rently located near the front of the
Wal-Mart site until her new loca
tion is ready.
Jacoby said that his company
was talking to other merchants
about leasing buildings in the
shopping center, including some
from Perry, but said that he was
reluctant to give out names'
because of competition factors.
When completed, the complex
will include the 151,000 square
foot Wal-Mart Super Center with
a grocery store, 30,000 square
feet of shops and about 800 park
ing spaces.
The Wal-Mart store is expected
to generate $65 million per year
in sales and that it will employ
about 300 people
Prostate screening
also offered
r ROM Staff Retorts
Men aged 50 or more, men
with a history in their family
af prostate problems, and
African Americans can obtain
a quick PSA test for prostate
:ancer this week.
The tests are available
hrough Sept. 25 at Perry
iospital and Houston
Vledica! Center.
The test is $lO. No
appointment is necessary', but
a prescription from a doctor is
accessary to receive the test.
Prostate cancer is especial
y prevalent among African
Americans and men with a
: amily history. They should
aegin receiving the PSA test
at age 40, experts say.
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