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Lifestyle Perry Players 1999-2000 season tickets available now The 1999-2000 Perry Players season opens in September with “1940's Radio Hour," a zany, fast paced show with classic tunes from the 1940’5. It continues in February with “Cheaper by the Dozen,” the Gilbreth family detailed with amusing and heart warming anecdotes found in large families. In May 2000, “Nun sense” is about the surviv ing sisters' (52 were acci dentally killed with chef Sister Julia’s tainted vichyssoise soup with only funds to bury 48) musical fund-raiser for the remain ing four burials. Order your season tick ets now. Ticket prices are: season ticket, $27; patron ticket, S4O; and grand patron ticket, SSO. Patrons make an additional dona tion and warrant program notation. Make checks payable to: Perry Players (for ticket price times the number of tickets desired) and mail to Richard Smith, 539 Anslev Street, Perry'. Ga., 31069. He will, upon check receipt, send a brochure and season membership. Not only will you save $5 (musicals cost sl2 and “Cheaper" costs $8), you can make reservations three days early and reserve the day you want with little or no phone delay. Auditions for “1940’s Radio Hour” will be held at 909 Main St. July 25 and 26 at 7 p.m. There are singing roles available for four women and five men and three non singing roles for men. In other Perry Players news Carol Strandburg is musical director for ”Bye Bye Birdie” opening July 23 at Macon Little Theatre and Danny, Mark and Megan Strandburg have acting roles. Call 477-PLAY or 477-3342 Mon.-Sat. 10- 5 for reservations. • •• The biennial Peterman Family Reunion was held July 4 in the Roquemore Con ference Center of the Georgia National Fairgrounds. The descendants of the late Luther Eldridge and Jeffie Gassett Peterman were treated to a barbecue and covered dish lunch and supper. The family also feasted at a fish fry in Elko at the home of Bobby (grandson) and Lee Lee Lewis July 3. More than 87 descen dants and friends attended the events including Edna Peterman Holland. 82 (niece) of Warner Robins and the youngest, Erynn Lynn Peterman, four months (great-great-granddaughter) of Fort Pierce, Fla. States represented were Alabama, California, Con necticut, Florida, lowa, New York, Virginia. North and South Carolina. The reunion was artanged by Martha P. Wolff (daughter) of Elko. • •• Heather Wilder. July 31 bride-elect of Tom Stage, was honored with a “Round the Clock” shower at Tally’s in Marshallville by several of her former Westfield Schools classmates and their mothers June 19. Invited guests were appointed specific times of the day and evening to fill with their gifts. For instance, 2 a.m. resulted in an embroidered “Do not disturb" sign for the door knob and a candle snuffer. Hostesses were Linda Brannen, Ann Brannen, Susan Pierce. Meredith Pierce, Jane Horsting, April Pearson, Mandy McDaniel, Rita Marks, Chalese New berry. Mary Lassiter, Jill Horne and Melinda Home. Heather was honored with a “Round the House" shower July 17 at the love ly Chinaberry Lane home of Tom and Celia Daniel. Co hostesses with Celia were Ella Ann Lawson. Le Ann Just Visitin’ Joan Dorsett 987-1823 Tuggle and Dawn Jerles. Invitations suggested guests select gifts for specif ic rooms in the newlyweds’ Murfreesboro, Term. home. • •• Anne Carroll has received word here that her granddaughter, Cynthia Knepper of Stewart Middle School in Douglasville, has been recognized for acade mic achievement as a Unit ed States National Honor Roll Award winner. She will appear in the U.S. Achieve ment Academy Official Yearbook, which is pub lished nationally. “The USAA National Honor Roll Awards provide honor roll students with many benefits and services and is a great tribute to a student’s dedication, tal ent, and ability." a USAA spokesman said. Cynthia Knepper is the daughter of Gary and Lynne Knepper. She is the granddaughter of the late Linward Carroll and Russ and Zora Knepper of Col lege Park. • •• Jason and Katherine Blount Moore have settled into their Lawson Drive home, the former Presby terian pastorium. Kather ine graduates next week from Georgia Southwest ern State University and will begin her -teaching career in August at West side Elementary School in Warner Robins. Jason recently made a career change from Tolle son Lumber Co. to attend mortuary school and is now employed by Christo pher Smith Funeral Home in Warner Robins. He is fol lowing in the footsteps of his brother, Craig, who is with Hart’s Mortuary in Macon. Craig’s wife, Michelle, is with the Macon Chamber of Commerce. • •• Nancy Alford of Cedar town and Kristina Simms, long ago Mercer classmates, attended an Elderhostel vacation at University of St. Francis at Fort Wayne, Ind. They participated in a study group doing genealogy research at Allen County Public Library, one of the top genealogy libraries in the country. The two reported this is a wonderful program so popular that they had be to put into a lottery or draw ing to get in. Tina and Nancy have vacationed together before and enjoyed visiting the Horsepark at Lexington on their way to Fort Wayne. On their return they spent two days in Nashville and took the country music tour. • •• I never cease to be amazed at how the Houston Home Journal comes together as the others work around me while I “just visit." It just happens. They just know how to do it. Last week I watched things a little more atten tively and appreciated the product a little more because most of it was done without Jj. Our editor hadn’t been feeling well for awhile and his doctor saw fit to hospi talize him for several days to dissolve a clot in both his lungs. He’s all better now and we are veiy glad to have him back. 1 am just veiy impressed with how the show just went right on. • •• Overheard Saturday at the auspicious Peny Air- See VISITIN’, Page 3B Page 1B Chick-fil-A mascot helps with story hour BY ALLEVE KENT ■fna-pOT kids to do during the sum mertime, what with Vaca tion Bible School, story time at the library and such, there isn’t always a lot for moms to do in the summer except chauffeur their kids around. But one local business is trying to change that here in Perry. This summer, every Wednesday at Chick-fil-A is Wonderful Wednesday, a time that combines fun for the kids and a time of fel lowship for their mothers. Kids are treated to story time complete with a life size chicken who helps read the stories. After story time, most of the children, dash to the new, remodeled play ground area. The mothers are given an opportunity for a nice break, along with a chance for some door prizes, all donated by local Perry businesses. Over the summer these have included gift baskets complete with gourmet cof fee and candies, free hair cuts, manicures and sun tanning time. The idea was the brain storm of owner Doug Bar nett. The concept was sim ple according to Barnett. “At Chick-fil-A, we pro vide food services, he said, K —— W~m —v My ■■ KEIPIr yir mm i 1 '' ** ' ..... W ■ ’ * ■•, ..->•*'%[Eg l iff: ™'.l Home Journal photos by Charlotte Perkins VBS IN PERKY Mount Extreme served as the theme for the First Baptist of Perry Vacation Bible School this year. Elizabeth Connor and Callie Ray (above, from left) learn about God's creation by mak ing leqf prints. Kori Stephens, Jonathan Gentry, Kyra Walker and Dabby Diliberta (upper right) are in the “crqft cavern” at the First Baptist Vacation Bible School. Ruth Daniels and Coleyne Connell (right) vol unteer in the kitchen at First Baptist, serving refresh ments. Cheui deuin at Cr e ekuic ed Park M/kit %- 4- v k #|gp§ j;y ; j 'tmjjijM;; \ , a , %w. , s '&§§!/$ w#.| - ■*■'*’ 'V* - ' 1,4. 41-j Co. x; ■•■'■ ,v^gj?». 4jMT .».v -4 iffigi , sit .* a . ~ i &M\ jj* y , wL.-SwiKl ./» -iHt Wed., July 21, 1999 I lilt ■ ! J" 9H| )(i | I - ’H i 111 ’ "II . x - jk, . wSHT ' jSH i ' I 1 • HHf 4 ill 1 Bfifr ißijH M Joann THE CHICKEN AND THE STORY Chil dren gather around the Chicken at Chick “but we are also in the people business. We try to offer a lot of things to our community, this is one just one of those things. It gives the moms a chance to visit with each other, in a relaxed atmos phere while their children are busy on the playground." Barnett's people busi ness philosophy is not just limited to in store promo- 1 n "v'i > Mu ’^l(isSfr' > .-Sfr* «5 . . ’;9Hk ’xiwiS* * .'. *§&&&& j Houston Home Journal tions. Among other things. Barnett and Chick-fil-A are Partners in Education with all the schools in Perry, both public and private. They are big supporters of Vacation Bible Schools in the area and the reading program with Houston County library. The Wonderful Wednes day program has been such ollpfjp HH* flP' MKC* . t V w —— nr nnßßßfl '-■■■■ - J fil-A during a Wonderful Wednesday story time. a success, that Barnett is considering continuing into the rest of the year. “We are looking at doing this year round, maybe even at night for the work ing moms,” he said. Wonderful Wednesday starts every Wednesday at 11 a.m. at the Perry' Chick fil-A of 1363 Sam Nunn Blvd. Home Journal photos by Charlotte Perkins AT THE GRILL Charles Peeples (above) stays busy cooking hot dogs and hamburgers Jor the Creekwood Neighbor hood Watch group picnic held at Creekwood Park July 10. The Creekwood Neighborhood group emphasizes safety. Gath ered are (from left) Sgt. Bryan Childers of the Perry police force, Ricardo Askew, Patricia Barrett, group coordinator Mary Lou Simons and Edward Simons.