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younger sisier. Claire, at their
home in the country. Now
they're 64 years old hut their
mother. Willie Grimes, has lots
of good memories about their
birth and growing up in the big
house where Bill and Wanda
Davis have since raised their
three girls and Chip.
Willie gained 80 pounds and
found out why only when to Dr.
Evans’ surprise Clifford Brown
Grimes weighed B'i pounds and
Thomas Warren Grimes weighed
6\ pounds. Caring for the two
who had day and night mixed up
forever required hired help in the
room from 6 to 6 daily and
Mama. Papa. Clifford. Bubba
and Willie. On weekends there
would be 200 diapers used. And
yes. Willie’s mother had twins
and Clifford's father had twin
brothers.
The boys grew up to ride
horses on Sunday afternoons
with neighbors Joe Leverette,
Nina Harper and Cynthia Muse.
Cliff married Sylvia Harrison
and has three daughters and five
grandchildren. Tom has two chil
dren and three grands. He and
Margaret live in Astor, Fla. My
good friend Claire and Boyd
Martin live in Warner Robins,
had Gregory and Tamara, and
Gregory has two children.
• ••
Perry Boy Scouts distributed
empty plastic grocery bags
throughout neighborhoods dur
ing last weekend tor Project
Agape Love and will be back to
collect them Dec 12. Fill them
from your pantry, or for your
convenience prepared bags of
food are available at Kroger for
$3 to $4. Just be sure to have
them back in place on the morn
ing of Dec. 12.
PAL volunteers knew they
could couni on the people of
Perry and the drive is going very
well. We have until community
pickup time on Dec. 19 to get
our contributions of food to
PAL.
•••
Tina Hunter was in Atlanta
during the weekend to attend the
christening of her four-month
old grandson “Tripp” or Gary
Kenneth Hunter 111.
The service was held at
Peachtree Road Methodist
Church where his parents Gary
and Meredith of Tallahassee
were married and his 2'/; -year
old sister Olivia was christened.
A reception followed at the
home of Meredith’s parents.
•••
Betsy Rogers phoned about
her church, Shirley Hills
BaptistOs gift to the community.
“Walk Through Bethlehem’’
Dec. 18-20 beginning at 4 p.m.
each day. This is the second year
for this living experience that we
should try to include in our
Christmas plans. It’s like going
back in time of Jesus’ birthplace
with sacrificial sheep and goats,
camels, stalls, doves, Roman
guards and guides with dialogue
that is fun for all. The walk
begins in the church sanctuary
w ith entertainment.
Shirley Hills pastor Andy
Cook has written ’ The Search
For God’s Own Heart" just in
time for Christmas and the offi
cial release date is Dec. I 3.
Last year the Walk Through
Bethlehem drew large crowds
each evening. You might plan to
leave a bit befpre dark to find
parking and get in line early.
•••
Is anyone out there driving to
Indianapolis for Christmas with
room in their vehicle for Rad’s
John Deere toy tractor and
wagon? It’s a fond wish I have to
gel it to my little grandnephew,
Logan Miller while he’s just the
right age for it. Help!
We still have Rad’s LGB train
and have it operating under a
colorfully lit tree on the front
lawn just for you and yours to
ride by and enjoy. Please stop
and let the little ones see it up
close, if you’d like.
Behind us at 1109 Pine
Needle Drive, former toy store
owners George and Hazel Curtis
beautifully display their LGB
train in their wide front window
and have for some 14
Christmases. Don’t miss one of
the best sights in town.
•••
Happy Holidays 1998 from
the Linebergers, Kerry and
Angela. The accompanying
photo of the local quadruplets
Luke, Tal. Ben and Luke at age
three and big brother Tully at six
appears on their Christmas card.
It was taken in front of the old
house on the Lineberger family
farm by their cousin. Susan
Davis, a teacher in Valdosta.
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DOWN ON THE FARM - Luke, (from left) Tal, Tully, Ben, and Hunter
pose for Christmas card photo the Lineberers are sending this year.
Another photo by Susan taken of
the quads when they were
younger appeared recently in the
September issue of Popular
Photography.
•••
Congratulations to Al and
Mary' Pearson and their pecans
upon being featured in The New
York Times on Nov. 25.
Thanks to John Licbermann
lor sharing the article lhal was
sent to him by his brother. Dr. Joe
Licbermann. who resides in that
city and wrote "You can imagine
my surprise when I saw the Perry.
Ga.. date-line.’’
In "Pecans From Heaven: The
Georgia Harvest”, Florence
Fabricant has included everything
you ever wanted to know about
our sweet, tender, meaty nuts.
John’s copy of the article is
here at the Times-Journal for
your perusal and Al and Mary
have one at their calc and store.
Pearsons Farms at 1412 Sam
Nunn Blvd.
Three Georgia pecan recipes
were included in the article and
all three sound good enough to
pass on to you.
Georgia Pecan Cream
Cheese Poundcake
Gwen Arrcndale, Arrendale
Farm, Quitman
1S cups soft unsaited butter, in
pieces
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
8 ounces cream cheese, in pieces
3 cups sugar
6 eggs
1 '.'j teaspoons vanilla extract
\ teaspoon almond extract
3 cups cake flour
I 'h cups finely chopped pecans
1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
Use a little of the butter to grease
a 10-inch tube pan. Dust with all
purpose flour, and shake out the
excess.
2. Place remaining butter and
the cream cheese in an electric
mixer, and beat briefly to com
bine. Add sugar and beat al medi
um-low speed until light and
fluffy, about 5 minutes. Beat in
eggs, one at a time. Stir in vanilla
and almond extracts.
3. Add cake flour, about 1 cup
at a time, beating al the lowest
speed to blend it in, until there is
only about ‘/< cup flour remaining.
Toss pecans with this flour, and
then fold them into batter by
hand.
4. Spoon batter into the pan,
smooth top. and rap the pan once
or twice on counter top to even it.
Place in oven, and bake about 1
hour 45 minutes, until top is gold
en brown, cake begins to shrink
from sides of pan and a cake
tester inserted in the middle
comes out clean.
5. Allow to cool on a rack for
30 minutes, and then remove
from pan to finish cooling.
Yield: 18 servings.
Georgia Pecan Turkey Salad
Mary Pearson
IVi cups very finely minced
cooked turkey
'h cup chopped pecans
'U cup sweet pickle relish
12 teaspoon celery salt
% cup mayonnaise
Salt and freshly ground black
pepper.
Mix turkey, pecans, relish and
salt together. Fold in the mayon
naise. Season to taste with salt
and pepper, and serve.
Yield: 4 servings.
Pecan Pancakes
“Recipes From the New Perry
Hotel” by Bobbe Nelson
2 cups flour
4 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon sugar
\ teaspoon salt
2 eggs
2 cups milk
(Continued from page I Hi
Icups finely chopped pecans
Butler for greasing skillet
(optional)
Melted butter and maple syrup
for serving.
1. Whisk flour, baking pow
der. sugai and salt together in a
bowl. In another bowl, beat eggs
and milk together, pour over the
flour mixture, and stir until
blended. Fold in the pecans
2. Heat regular oi nonsiuk
skillet or griddle ovei medium
heal. Grease it with bullei it
needed.
3. Drop large spoonfuls
(about >cup) of battei into skd
let or onto griddle Use back of
spoon to spread it a little Look
each pancake fur I or 2 minutes
on each side, until golden brown
and then remove from pan
Repeal with remaining ballet,
and then serve with butter and
syrup.
Yield: 12 large pancakes,
serving 6.
•••
Say. have you spotted a great
Christmas display m Perry? let
everyone know. Call the Times
Journal al 987 182? and give
the address of the display.
The paper will uni lists of
good places to visit during the
holidays for the next two weeks
Don't forget, too. the paper
will be printing copies of area
children's letters to Santa
Letters can travel through the
Perry Post Office, or can be
brought directly to the papet
office at 807 Carroll St., or
mailed to P.O. Drawer M Perrv
31069.
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PERRY HIGH GOVERNOR'S HONORS NOMINEES AWAIT NOTIFICATION
Selection For Summer Program Will Be Made During Spring
Seven PHS students nominated
for Governors Honors project
It, STACIE M. VII
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Perry High School officials have announced the
Governor’s Honors Nominees for the 1998-99
school year.
Nominees arc Ginnic Brown lor Music-Bass
Clarinet; Christophet Copeland fot Theater; Ryan
Emerson for Science; Susan St. Charles for Music-
Flute; Wendy Tarpley for Social Studies; lui’Shonda
Walts for Mathematics; and Ross Yasin for
Commercial/lndusirial/Architectural Design.
The Governor's Honois Program is a m\ week
summer pmgiam lot Georgia s gilied and talented
high school students Moie than 21.OfK)Georgia stu
dents have attended Govcrnoi s Honors during the
35-year length of the program said Sharon Hodge
PHS counseloi
Geneia! qualifications include superior PSAT
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Gin Southdown Corporation Site Manager
Jim Daniels presented a check to Ed Roberts (left)
and Betty RoDerts of Trfton. The Roberts work out of
their home in Tifton for the Give-A-Book program.
The program, which began during the 1993-94
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scores, ability to work within an independent frame
work. and commitment to the area in which the stu
dent is nominated.
Participants will be selected after interviews arc
held Jan. 30, 1999 and Feb. 6, 1999, at Clayton Stale
College. The students selected will attend Valdosta
State College June 20 through July 31, 1999 to par
ticipate in studying their subject as a major and will
also have a minor. Students will also participate in
activities with other gifted and talented students
from across Georgia.
The program provides student enrichment, said
Hodge. Additionally. GHP participants learn to work
independently. The experience enhances college
applications and resumes.
For further information on the Governor’s
Honor's Program contact Perry High School
Counselor Sharon Hodge at 988-6304
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dren so that the children may be expo sea to their
own books, which promotes literacy and encour
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