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answer the phone. If a fire
call comes In, he'd take the
truck. No one is left to
answer phone," said Ham
lin. Currently, firefighters
work a 48-hour shift.
"If it wasn’t for our volun
teers, I wouldn’t know what
to do," said Hamlin.
Perry Police department
will be receiving three offi
cers this summer. Two offi
cers are on a federal grant.
Twenty-five percent of their
salaries will be paid from
the grant for three years.
The third officer will be
funded by the COPS in
School grant.
The officer will work in
Perry High School. The
school resource officer pay
will be funded fully by the
grant for three years. The
Houston County School
Board will fund the officer’s
salary in the fourth year.
Only the training, uni
forms, and equipment
would be cost for the city of
Perry. That, according to
Potter, is estimated to be
SIO,OOO.
The sewer department
will receive one additional
Tribble
that’s what those of us
who work on weekly
newspapers deal with
all the time.’"
To go a step further,
when our people rush to
the scene of a bad accident,
there’s a good chance they
will know the victims.
When they take photos of a
home or business burning,
they in all probability know
those affected.
When they write an obit
uary, chances are pretty
good they know the person
well. When unpleasant sto
ries come from city hall,
county commission or
school board, or whatever
has to be written, they very
well could involve stories
about i someone who
attends their church, or is a
member of their civic club.
Folks, it’s an awesome
responsibility to publish a
community newspaper
whose goal is to produce a
quality product which you
will be proud of, and a
product dedicated toward
printing the truth fairly and
unbiased. But you can rest
assured that is the goal of
your newspaper manager
and staff,
A friend of mine who is in
the newspaper business in
a much larger way than we
uses the slogan, “strong
newspapers build strong
communities."
Think about it. That is a
very truthful statement.
Newspapers which take the
lead in their communities
for what is good, and take a
firm stand against what is
bad, can do nothing but
help build strong commu
nities. We trust we are
doing that in every commu
nity we serve.
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person as well.
The city council tabled a
request of new street lights.
The request was from sev
eral business owners in the
vicinity along Interstate 75
at Exit 42 near Best West
ern, Cracker Barrel, Waffle
House, and Travelodge.
Public Works Superin
tendent Hugh Sharp
reviewed the request but
“found the area in compli
ance with the city’s policy."
He did not recommend the
installation of additional
street lights; however, Jer
les recommended tabling
the issue until July.
Folsom Construction Co.
was awarded the New Hope
Phase II project. Folsom
Construction Co. was the
only company to place a bid
on the project. The project
will cost $595,614.50.
In connection with the
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Let me assure you there
is no other media which
cares more about this com
munity than your commu
nity newspaper, the Hous
ton Home Journal. If you
don’t believe that, compare
the local news in the issue
of the newspaper you now
hold in your hands to any
other media which covers
news in your community,
be it the nearby daily, cable
television, radio or shopper
news.
Yes, we might have the
daily break a story on us on
occasion, since most of us
only come out weekly, but
when you read our in-depth
story you will be proud of
the manner in which it was
handled as well as the
detail.
An elderly gentleman
around town told me on
more than one occasion, “I
have heard all the news
before your paper comes
out, but I read it anyway to
verify what I heard was
true." That’s a good compli
ment for a community
newspaper.
Finally, your Home Jour
nal staff has chosen to live
in this community for a
number of reasons. They
love the people, churches,
schools, values, and many
other benefits which com
munity living affords. They
enjoy the connection this
newspaper has with its
community and accept
proudly the responsibilities
which go along with that
relationship.
More later on community
newspapers and our mis
sion or goal.
(Bob Tribble is president
of Houston Publications Inc.)
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) - Across from
Westfield Schools
New Hope Phase II Commu
nity Development Block
Grant project, city attorney
David Walker presented
four Resolutions of Con
demnation on properties
located in the New Hope
Phase II Project. The city
has been unable to acquire
right-of-way from Ethel M.
Thomas, Carlton Griffin,
Lewis Lester, and Fannie
Jenkins Toomer.
Other business awaiting
the council's attention were
a concerned citizens' group
against a cement plant being
built along their neighbor-
Cable
for any unpaid franchise
fees, as well as provide a
$50,000 performance bond
by which the city can col
lect jhe franchise fee
should Suntel not meet its
obligation.
Walker responded, “That
is 5 to 6 pages. I am not
prepared to read them
here. I will need at least a
day to do so.”
GMA recommendations
to the city included a
SIOO,OOO performance
bond, a resolution linking
BG Media as well as assets
if Suntel fails to pay fran
chise fees as agreed.
Macke said, “I have
questions about the finan
cial condition of Suntel. I
thought it would be in the
best interest of the city if
those questions were
cleared up before proceed
ing."
Macke said, “Suntel
began in December 1998. It
is a wholly owned sub
sidiary of BG Media. Some
documents show Suntel is
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white mice and birds.
A couple of years ago, I
had enough of animals in
my house. I declared, “No
more of anything that eats
and drinks.” Easter came.
While I was out, my daugh
ter sneaked in a box. A
small duckling was inside.
When I discovered the
duck, I was in a foul mood
(pun intended). My daugh
ter soon saw the error in
her judgment though.
Athena was thrilled.
Lunch in a box deliv
ered! My daughter thought
Athena was just loving the
little duckling. I told her
that licking Athena was
doing was not loving; it was
tasting. No sooner did I say
those words than have
you seen the Sylvester the
Cat and Tweety Bird car
toons? Athena gobbled the
duckling up in one bite.
Don’t panic here. Noth
ing was injured. My daugh
ter grabbed Athena, pried
open her mouth, the duck
ling Jumped out, shaken
and scared, but uninjured.
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hoods in the Perry Parkway
area, a dog owner requested
the council rescind its clas
sification of her dog as dan
gerous, and appointing Joe
Hendrix to the Perry Recre
ation Commission.
Council heard the first
reading to an application
for beer and wine packaged
to go at Wal-Mart Super
center and authorized the
execution of Resolutions
and Agreements appointing
U.S. Bank Trust National
Association as successor
trustee in place of
South trust Bank.
Continued from page LA
affiliated with Sun Country
Cable which runs a few
systems in California. It is
not one of the top 10 com
panies to do business
with."
While Macke is “mysti
fied” about the approval, he
stressed GMA’s role is “only
as consultants to the city.
The city can make whatev
er judgments necessary
without GMA advice."
According to Worrall.
"The things GMA wanted to
examine further were taken
care of. The unpaid fran
chise fees were paid up. We
took that as a sign of good
faith."
Jerles asked Walker
could the city pass the res
olution for transfer but
pending Walker’s final
approval. Walker said it
was acceptable. With
Walker’s final approval
pending, the city council
voted to approve the fran
chise transfer.
Continued from page 4A
Around the living room
they went... the duckling,
Athena, and my daughter. I
laughed so hard," 1 got 'the
hiccups.
Kodi and Athena has
given me so much joy.
Athena is patient when my
grandson decorates her
head to tail in garland at
Christmas. Both dogs pro
tects us. We are their fami
ly. I want to continue to
gather memories of times
like those I have men
tioned. They are important
to me.
To ensure 1 will continue
to have moments like
those, I care for them as
best as possible. I get their
rabies, parvo and distem
per shots yearly. They get
their heartworm pills once
a month. Healthy diet
(though I admit they do get
table scraps) and proper
medical care will enable me
to enjoy Athena and Kodi
for years to come. Perhaps
in time, Athena will even
learn to turn the television
set off.
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