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Kiwanians learn about Middle Georgia
By JOAN DORSETT
H °?te\Tlofanidian. President ot Middle Georgia Col
lege at Cochran, spoke to Perry Kiwanis Club June
15. He and Coach Randy Pippin, Athletic Director,
were introduced by member Earl Cheek who attended
the school in 1933.
Maradian, on board since March, gave interesting
statistics about the oldest 2-year institution in the
country starting out as Baptist Ebenezer College,
turning into an A&M school in 1932 to the present
part of the university system.
MGC has the highest transfer rate of 2-year colleges
in the country with students going on to Georgia
Tech, the Universities of Georgia and Florida, Florida
State, Valdosta State, and Georgia Southern. The
school also prepares students to work for the 11 mil
itary bases in Georgia.
Its future is tied to leadership in the community
with a planned powerhouse economic development
center in Talmadge Hall with a $2.2 million renova -
The Economic Development Center will benefit the
bordering counties of Bleckley, Twiggs, Wilkinson,
Houston. Pulaski. Dodge and Laurens.. It will work
with those counties and communities to address the
economic problems due to lack of education which is
the lowest in the nation and at the bottom in educa
tional performance, where per capita income is below
average and $1.2 billion per year is not coming into
the area because of this degradation.
The Economic Development Center leadership
wants to take leadership, be a hub in this region for
development, the place in this area.
By 2003 MGC hopes to have 2.000 resident stu
dents with 3.000 at the Dublin campus. MGC is look
ing forward to several exciting years with deferred
maintenance to be completed, new partner with Geor
gia Southern University at Dublin, installing football
stadium lighting, a Region Wellness Center, dormitory
renovation. Walker Hall renovation, a new building in
Dublin.
Mike Drake introduced guest Sara Muse who
recently retired from teaching 25 years at The West
field Schools. 34 years total. Bill Hafley introduced
guests Emily Johnstone of the Town Crier and intern
Gary Hardin of Georgia College and State University.
School system complies
with asbestos law
Special to the Home Journal
The Houston County
School System announced
it is in compliance with the
federal regulations con
cerning the Asbestos Haz
ard Response Act .
To meet the require
ments for these regula
tions, all Houston County
schools mu si be re-inspect
ed for all friable and non
friable asbestos-containing
materials by an accredited
inspector. In addition, an
Asbestos Management Plan
must be updated by an
accredited planner and
submitted to the Georgia
State Department of Edu
cation by July 9, 2001.
A copy of this Asbestos
Management Plan is locat
ed in each school office and
available for public viewing.
Volunteer Houston Coun
ty offers opportunities
Volunteer Houston
County offers volunteer
opportunities for teens
ages 13-19 for the summer.
These include volunteer
positions for junior pet
therapists, day camp assis
tant counselors, teachers'
assistants, water safety
aides, activity assistants
for senior citizens, arts and
crafts instructors, field trip
counselors for one day
excursions with local recre
ation department, summer
reading corps tutors.
For more information,
call Volunteer Houston
County, 929-5464.
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PRESIDENTIAL MATERIAL Outgoing Rotary Club
president William Jackson (left) and incoming president
Ken Granter discuss Rotary issues.
Rotarians honor three during annual banquet
By CHARLOTTE PERKINS
Hol'stow Home Journal
Perry Rotary Club mem
bers gathered at the Hous
ton Lake Country Club on
June 21 for the club’s
annual banquet. The guest
speaker was George Stew
art, president of the Stew
art Consulting Group of
Dun woody, who gave a pre
sentation on character
education in public and
private schools.
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including the passing of
the president's gavel from
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Granger, the presentation
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new officers.
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