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Mossy Creek Festival offering a number of new displays
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LAKE JOY Visitors returning to the
35th Mossy Creek Barnyard Festival Oct. 17-
18 will find an abundance of new talent,
combined with old favorites from 26 states.
New displays include birds carved of
semiprecious gemstone from Florida.
Southwestern prize-winning jewelry from
New Mexico, ironworks for home and garden
from Mississippi and marquetry from New
York.
Mossy Creek Festival has been named one
of the Tbp 100 Events in North America by
the American Bus Association, and one of the
Top 20 Events in the Southeast by the
Southeast Tourism Society.
Guest books show that the festival has
drawn visitors to the deep piney woods near
Perry from at least 35 states and five coun
tries. At each festival, guests are greeted by
hostesses in calico, sounds of music and the
aroma of food being cooked by 14 communi
ty groups.
Along straw-covered paths, more than 40
old-timers share skills and a bit of history to
take home.
dealer Meaders will turn folk pottery on a
kick wheel His pieces arc collected by the
Smithsonian Institute in Washington.
Corky Gauger from Perry will comb ango
ra from live rabbits and spins it into yam
Others will weave chair seats with com
shucks, make and demonstrate bull whips,
forge wildlife designs into copper and alu
minum plates and weave long grain wheat
into decorative symbols.
Entertainment will include the Foxfire
Boys Band and the Special Edition Dance
Perry Library needs super
Bmm size film projector
The Perry Library needs your
help. The super Bmm sound projec
tor has worn out It would cost too
much to fix and there is no guaran
tee how long it would stay fixed.
There are about 25, Bmm films that
the storytime children love to watch
and cannot without a projector.
Do you have a super Bmm pro
jector with sound that you would be
willing to give or loan to the
Library? If so, please cal! for
Marcia or Nancy at 987-3050.
•••
Perry High School observes
Homecoming this weekend and
Class of 1988 will have a 10-year
reunion Oct. 16-17. For information
about the football game Friday and
a Rozar Park picnic and Holiday Inn
banquet on Saturday, phone Susan
Gentry at 988-4538.
•••
Congratulations to Peny Stanley
on his attractive new store front for
Stanley Furniture . The company
has been at 1107 Macon St. since
1955. Ronnie Stanley, the young
folks really know how to spruce
things up!
•••
Idaka Club members met the
first Tuesday in October at the
working farm of Leonard and
Hatsie Kinsley on Grovania Road m
Hayneville.
These ladies, still kids at heart,
reported they enjoyed a wiener roast
and hayridc in the fashion that
Hatsie now plans parties for chil
dren. She retired in April after 18
years with the law firm of Lawson,
Daniel, Tuggle and Jcrlcs.
She sets up the tables and fur
nishes the refreshments (mom
brings the celebration cake) and the
children feed the goats and pet the
farm animals. Two different pack
ages arc available and Hatsie can be
reached at 987-2837 for details.
Sharon Riley is president of
Idaka Club and theme for the year is
"Caring", caring for each other at
this October meeting.
•••
Twin of the week is Executive
Director of the Perry Convention
and Visitors Bureau Jenny Andrew,
whose twin brother. Bill Swan of
Albany is married to former Pcrryan
Molly Richardson. Bill and Molly
have identical twin sons who arc
sophomores at the University of
Georgia. Jenny's oldest brother (she
has three) Dr Jack Swan of
Nashville, Tenn. had a boy and girl
set of twins; however, his 29-year
old twin son was killed in a motor
cycle accident Jenny has first
cousins who a"* twins and second
cousins who are two. daugh
ter, Sally, named her daughter
Carrie after her father John
Pearson’s grandmother who was a
twin. And Sally’s husband’s sister
has a set of twin boys. Sooooo,
Salltfcould likely have twins; and
her brother. John, recently married.
Tram, the Mountain Dulcimer Philharmonic,
folk music, honk-tonk piano and Uncle Gus
combining tall tales with original songs.
Dan Gilvary will play continuous music
on his hammered dulcimer. Greg Hunt will
translate his rain forest experiences into
music on his .handbuilt bamboo flutes. Of
Hat and Uncle Tom will crack bull whips at
Hillbilly Junction .
Country food at tables under the trees will
include favorites such as chicken, barbecue.
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•••
Congratulations to Amy Phelps
upon being selected as teacher of
the month at Houston County High
School in her first year of teaching.
A 1994 Perry High School graduate
Amy holds an English degree from
Valdosta State University and is
teaching English.
•••
It’s official! Jeanna Bishop and
Lee Smallwood are engaged and
have set their wedding date for
Sept. 25, 1999. Jeanna is a brand
new employee of Lawson, Daniel,
Tuggle and Jerles law firm and Lee
is with Caldwell Banker Robbins &
Free Realty.
•••
It was a glorious marriage recep
tion at 4 p.m. on Sunday that fol
lowed the intimate family wedding
at 2:30 of Deidra Collins and
Brother Stewart at his picturesque
Walnut Creek Shooting Preserve
north of Macon. Many, many
Perryans happily joined the hun
dreds of friends and relatives from
Macon and elsewhere.
Deidra and Brother welcomed
their guests at the pavilion and
directed them to their spacious lake
side home and gardens for scrump
tious food and drink and musical
groups for listening and dancing.
The entire estate is a virtual water
extravaganza which includes ponds,
fish ponds, water ponds, bog ponds,
pools and several waterfalls. It was
the loveliest afternoon of the year!
The handsome, happy couple
later headed for the Atlanta Ritz-
Carlton but a honeymoon in
Scotland is in the near future.
•••
Friends were happy to see Mabel
McKinley out and about, though in
a wheelchair, at the Fair on Sunday
since an at home accident broke her
leg in two places on Aug, 6. She is
very grateful for her supportive
family. Their daughter who resides
with her and James and teaches at
Robins Air Force Base has been an
ahgel of an Angela.
•••
The Delphian Club held its first
membership meeting of the year at
the Welcome Center. It was
presided over by its new president
Evelyn Money. After a brief busi
ness meeting, refreshments were
served by the hostesses
Wilson, Lynette Horne. Alice
Gilbert and Ruth Logue.
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Wed., Oct 14, 1998
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bles, home baked cake and much more.
Members of the Sweet Adelines will serve
home-churned ice cream with a song.
Admission is $4 for adults, $1 for chil
dren, with free parking in the area adjacent to
the festival and a shuttle bus to the gate.
Hours are 10-6 daily.
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BLACKSMITH Buddy Page (above) performs blacksmith chores
at the Mossy Creek Festival.
MAKING MUSIC The Foxfire Boys Band (left) will perform both
days at the Mossy Creek Barnyard Festival.
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