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Lifestyle PARTICIPANTS MUCH DOWN ON HOT DOGS DURING A CONTEST TO SEE WHO EATS THE FASTEST Several Eating Contests Were Part Of The Big Bang Boom Event At the Georgia National Fairgrounds Thousands visit Perry for Big Bang Boom From Staff Reports The sixth annual Big* Bang* Boom Indepen dence Day celebration was visited by more than 35,000 people at the Geor gia National Fairgrounds, according to Michael A. Froehlich, fairgrounds director. Thousands more watched the fireworks show from various vantage points in the community.; For the first time, admis sion to the event was free. Sponsors included the Perry Area Convention and Visitors Bureau, the City of Perry, Concessions by Cox, Best Country FM 105 WDEN, and 13 WMAZ, plus Home Journal Photos by Torey Jolly BOOM Fireworks capped the evening at the Georgia National Fair grounds, Billed as the largest show in southern Georgia, the show drew a crowd of thousands to the Agricenter. Others lined roads near the center to see the show. The Big Bang Boom included arts and crafts booths and vendors (right) which sold their wares to the crowd. Estimates are more than 30,000 persons visited the Fairgrounds during the day. We invite you to come and be a part of our family. Loving and Caring in Jesus’ Name. First Baptist Perry llC* Main Street, Perry, Ga. 987-2002 Service Times: Wednesdays, 6:45 p.m. Sundays: 8:45, 11:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. E-Mail FBCP@hom.net Home Page WWW.hom.net/-FBCP the Agricenter. The day-long celebration began at 1 1 a in. and fea tured food-eating contests, games, kiddie rides, free local entertainment, arts and crafts and festival food. The fireworks show, pre sented by the Zambeli fam ily of national renown, was the largest at the fair grounds, with spectacular pyrotechnics set to patriot ic music. Froehlich called the Big*Bang*Boom “a great prelude to the 10th Anniversary Georgia National Fair, which will open on October 8, and is being billed as “A Perfect 10.” \jp| j||Hf : ' jfc |^ iu* ; A #v' s^, (g^) r 1 mm < sHBaSg jjiaßßßligMß \ ■ i k 3 InLti vftjw t Mi«wißi. mkx . s ..gfc, . ■■ >;■ -;■. __ - »-4 §§|§|§ - Si - L...- JMWWBWMBBWM NEW WALL CLIMBING GAME PROVED POPULAR People Tested Skills Against Man-Made Mountain ["Good food, good prices, good fun!! ■ B®® Bp*® k « ■ ■ B®® V Open nightly * 5 p.m. - 10 p.m. Page 1B Wed., July 7, 1999 Houston Ham Journal AARP to sponsor 55 Alive driving class soon July 22 and 23 at Periy Hospital Cafeteria, mem bers of the local AARP chamber will offer a two day course for age 45 and above. Hours are 1 p.m. and 6 p.m. Thursday and Friday. The $8 course qualifies you for a 10 percent rebate on collision and liability insurance and is good for three years. Willie Kendrick, assistant state coordinator for 55-Alive, will be instructing the class and may be contacted at 825-1556. ••• Congratulations to Nicole Fountain on honors she received at Shorter Col lege. She is the recipient of the Randall H. Minor Award for the junior with the highest GPA (scholastic average) and was named to the Dean’s List fall and spring semesters. Fountain is majoring in conservation biology and environmental science. This summer she is serving an internship in the envi ronmental health division of the Houston County Health Department. • •• Jesse and Susan Strick land moved to Perry from Atlanta almost four years ago. Jesse is a territory manager for Follett Higher Education. Susan teaches at Perdue Elementally and is taking a summer course toward her Master’s degree at Georgia Southwestern State University. Her youngest daughter Jessica will be in the junior class at Perry High and has a sum mer job at Comfort Inn. Susan {pid a holiday visit to her other daughter Lauren Hftppe in Winns boro near fColumbia, S.C. They visited the Riverbanks Zoological Park and Botan ical Gardens featured in the July issue of Southern Living magazine and the South Carolina State Museum in Columbia. Now her sister Sharon Chumley and Samantha of metro Atlanta are visiting as they return from their parents home in Florida. Jesse and Susan need to find the owners of two full grown and very, very large well-bred Rottweilers which have made friends with their dogs on their farm 3 1/2 miles south of The Westfield Schools. If the male and female dogs are yours, please call the Stricklands at 988-2682. • •• Thursday when I told our friena Annie Buckles that Willie; Mae Gunter had died, she said she wished she had known. Miss Gunter had taught her daughter Arjgela in first grade and thoughtfully vis ited Annie Mae when she had surgery. Billie Mosteller taught at Perry Elementary with Miss Gunter and recalls, “She was a very good teacher, an excellent disciplinarian and deeply cared for each child that she taught." Joyce Brooks who taught So Much More Monograms * Embroidery Your color photos on shirts, tote bags Accessories “PenAaMalifcd T^ecnn. Angel Figurines Piliows, and more!! \ HANDPAINTED ITEMS & CRAFTS m T7\ i umv. m:i>s \ki: in m>w; Located in Perry Plaza, 1206 Macon Rd., Perry We are now closed on Mondays & Saturdays Open Tuesday - Friday; 10a.m.-7p.m. ■■■”' SB/tT” 'WL Just Visitin' Joan Dorsett 987-1823 fourth grade for many years with her remembers how she loved her nephew Brad, son of her brother Lorie; he was her heart. (Brad in turn quit his job so he could care for her the last year of her life.) Joyce said, “She was a very private person but a very caring one whom you could absolutely depend on. Certainly she was an example for me. She cared about and loved her chil dren. She meant much to much of children who are now grown in this commu nity." • •• Warm congratulations to Jay and Suzy Reed who are expecting a baby boy Nov. 23. Their children: Luke 4. Janna 17 and Jeremy 20, are all very excited. The family is planning a move to a new home in North Hamptons this month to make room for the little one. Jay is with Conditioned Air in Macon and they own The Inside Scoop downtown. Suzy still represents American Banc Supply. • •• Warner Robins Little Theatre members will pre sent Melodrama Mania, two melodramas by Dutton Foster. “The Wildflowering of Chastity” and “Babes in Gangland" are directed by Jerry Reppert and pro duced by Anita Williams. Show dates and times are July 15-17, 22-24 and 29-31 at 8 p.m. July 18 and 25 at 2:30 p.m. Call for reservations 929-4579, 10 a.m. - 6 p.m., beginning July 13. • •• Did you see that darling Natalie Nicole Quesenberry in July 1 Happy First Birthday in The Macon Telegraph? Daughter of Robert and Ada Quesen berry of Warner Robins and sister of Allison, Natalie is the great-granddaughter of our Ridgewood Park neigh bor Bob Norton and Ivy of Summerhill Elder Living and Care. • •• Jimmy and Joyce Jones recently had the pleasure of a visit from their daugh ters to celebrate Fathers’ Day, Joyce’s 63rd birthday and their 43rd wedding anniversary all in one fell swoop. Valerie came from Montrose, Colo, where her dance studio with more than 200 students recently presented its second annu al recital. Her 10-day visit ended for her to return for summer dance school. Selecia’s visit to The Plan tation spanned two week- See VISITIN’. Page 3B