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School supporters to
circle schools with prayer
Please join concerned
supporters of Perry schools
Aug. 14 to help students
have a great school year. Be
at Perry High School at 8
a.m.. Perry Elementary at 8
a.m. and Westfield Schools
at 9:30 a.m. to hold hands
to encircle the schools hold
ing hands for “focused,
intentional praying" for the
students and their families,
faculty and staff.
This effort will be con
ducted by members of First
Baptist Church Perry in
cooperation with Georgia
Baptist Woman's Mission
ary Union and Men’s Min
istries.
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From the family of the
late Jimmy Wilson: “The
family is humbled by the
outpouring of sympathy by
the community and very
thankful for the show of
support. It would be impos
sible to tell each individual
what this has meant to
each member of the family."
• ••
Susan Strickland and
her daughter, Elizabeth
Hall Berry, recently
returned from a five-day
cruise aboard the Carnival
Cruise ship “Fantasy". This
was a special trip for them
to add to their list of many
trips through the years.
Elizabeth Hall leaves for
college in a couple of weeks
but assures her mom she
has not outgrown their
yearly Christmas trip to
New York City.
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Congratulations to
Sharon Simmons, 1997
Perry High School graduate
and daughter of Timmy
and Diane Simmons, who
has been accepted into
nursing school at Middle
Georgia College. The two
year Valdosta State Univer
sity student is one of 80
accepted out of 185 stu
dents who applied. She
plans to nurse in Perry.
Sharon will be commuting
to Cochran and is adjust
ing to living at home once
again with her brothers.
Brian Simmons, 1999 PHS
graduate, will attend Mid
dle Georgia Tech and fresh
man Eric will play junior
varsity football at Perry
High.
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Rad Dorsett
Remembering Rad
Aug. 13, 1979 - Nov. 13,
1993
Happy Birthday, Rad.
Today you would be
twenty.
How very happy and
proud
You surely would be.
You were the sunshine of
our lives.
Our bright and loving
son.
You meant everything to
us —
Our hope, our future,
our fun.
However, it was not to
be...
God has you in His care.
And now we truly await
the day
•When we, too, will be
there.
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Congratulations to Sher
rill and Ann Stafford on the
birth of their granddaugh
ter. Haden Ann Poythress,
born to their daughter
Laura and Hal Poythress.
Aug. 4.
Paternal grandparents
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are Marion and Nita
Poythress of Macon. Haden
joins big sister Haley who
turned nine Aug. 10.
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Tech Sgt. Tim and Terry
Lovell and boys Joshua
and Sean camped the
weekend at Lake Blacks
hear. Master Sgt. Rick and
Diane Wagner and children
Sarah and Kurt, who were
sponsored by Tim when
they transferred to Robins
Air Force Base from Alaska
a year ago, joined them
Saturday for a day of boat
ing on the lake.
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Congratulations to
Nicole Fountain and Steven
Franklin, who’ve been
courting a little over four
years, on their recent
engagement. While they
were vacationing with
Steven's family at the
beach in Florida, Simmons
Bayou near Cape San Blast
near Mexico Beach to be
exact, he popped the ques
tion July 26 at 7:15 a.m.
on the beach. Their wed
ding date is June 3, 2000.
Nicole will graduate from
Shorter College in Decem
ber. In May Steven will fin
ish his degree in business
management at the Robins
Air Force Base Extension of
Georgia College and State
University.
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There is a gourmet group
an offshoot of the New
comers Club that has
been going strong for 17
years, long after they had
been Perryans too long to
still be newcomers.
Arthur and Linda
Loewen, David and Susan
Pierce, Mike and Nancy
Jackson and Maggie and
Jack Newberry of Pow
ersville gathered together
Saturday at the Loewen
Ridge Circle South home to
plan gourmet meals for the
club year.
Grilled tuna with rose
mary butter from Bon
Appetit, April 1994, was
the entree Arthur and
Linda chose to prepare and
found fresh tuna at Hoyt’s
Market, 3016 Vineville
Ave., near Jim Shaw’s
Restaurant.
Grilled Tuna with Rose
mary Butter
2 servings: can be doubled
(even quadrupled)
1 '/a tablespoons butter,
room temperature
2 teaspoons chopped fresh
rosemary or 3 U teaspoon
dried
1 teaspoon finely chopped
fresh chives or green
onions
1 teaspoon grated lemon
peel
Salt and pepper
1. tablespoon olive oil
2 6-ounce tuna steaks (3/4
to 1 inch thick)
Mix 1 tablespoon butter.
1 teaspoon rosemary,
chopped chives and grated
lemon peel in small bowl.
Season to taste with salt
and pepper. (Can be pre
pared 1 day ahead. Cover
and refrigerate.)
Prepare barbecue (medi
um-high heat) or preheat
broiler. Combine lemon
juice, oil and remaining 1
teaspoon rosemary in shal
low baking dish. Sprinkle
tuna on both sides with
salt and pepper. Add to
marinade, turning to coat.
Let stand 15 minutes,
turning twice.
Remove tuna from mari
nade; grill or broil tuna
until Just cooked through,
about 4 minutes per side.
Transfer to plate. Top with
rosemary butter.
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DESCENDANTS OF JAMES AND ELIZABETH LONGSHORE HOGG GATHER FOR REUNION
Three-Day Reunion Was Held At Home Of Mike And Tammy Stanley
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Three-Day family reunion brings 175 relatives together in Perry
Special to the Home Jourmal
Descendants of James and Eliza
beth Longshore Hogg recently gath
ered in Peny at the home of Mike
and Tammy Stanley.
The three day reunion began with
a “Get Acquainted Night" July 16. A
genealogy room was set up with
posters, photos, articles and
genealogical data showing the lineage
to a former governor of Texas, James
Stephen Hogg, and going back as far
as the early 1700 s.
Updated genealogy printouts were
given to the guests attending, and
light refreshments were served.
By Saturday morning, 175 people
arrived for the festivities. Guests
were greeted at a registration table
where genealogy information, T
shirts and family cookbooks were
available.
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NEW IN PERRY Perry Area Chamber of Commerce
members welcome the Dixieland Donut Shop and its
owners, Amanda and Darren Brown, with a ribbon cut
Rhodes named Security Bank director
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Foster Rhodes, a local businessman
and civic leader, has been named to the
Board of Directors of Security Bank (for
merly Crossroads Bank).
The announcement was made by H.
Cullen Talton Sr., Chairman of the Board.
The owner of Walker-Rhodes Tractor
Co., of Perry, Rhodes is a state and
national leader in agribusiness.
Rhodes has served for 11 years on the
Georgia Agricultural Exposition Authority,
which oversees the Georgia National Fair
grounds and Agricenter in Perry.
During January 1999, he was named
the 1998 recipient of the prestigious
Seabie Hickson Award for community ser
vice, which is presented annually by the
Houston County school officials review bus safety rules
SntciAi. to thi Hom Jouimal
Houston (bounty public schools
open Aug. 12. Automobiles will be
sharing the roadways with buses.
Between the morning hours of 6:30
and 8:30 a.m. and afternoon hours of
2 -4:30 p.m., 117 buses will transport
approximately 13,000 students to and
from school.
Parents are encouraged by school
officials to discuss bus safety and
proper bus behavior with their chil
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Wed., Aug. 11, 1999
Also on display was a framed letter
from President Clinton regarding the
reunion.
The Flint River Boys, a bluegrass
band, entertained the crowd through
the day. Young and old alike traveled
down the ’wilderness trail" and
fished in the pond. A "Kid's Korner”
was set up for toddlers and new
moms with many activities. A play
ground was available for older chil
dren and adults with Frisbee golf,
volleyball, croquet, badminton, lawn
darts, horseshoes and other sports.
The talents of many were displayed
in the “country store" and concrete
tablets at the entrance to a memorial
gazebo honored those the memory of
loved ones.
A noontime meal featured barbe
cue ribs and chicken, chopped bar
becue and all the trimmings, with
Security Bank is the new name for
Crossroads Bank of Houston County.
The firm has three offices.
Perry Area Chamber of Commerce.
He is an active member of the Perry
United Methodist Church. He and his
wife, Martha Ann. have three daughters
"We are proud to have this outstanding
community and business leader serving in
a leadership role in Security Bank." Talton
said. “Foster Rhodes will bring an invalu
able first-hand knowledge of Perry, Hous
ton County and middle Georgia agribusi
ness to our Board of Directors."
dren. All schools distribute student
handbooks that include a section on
bus conduct.
Bus rules state that students
should:
\ respect themselves and the rights
of others,
V follow the driver’s directions the
first time they are given,
V stay in their seats,
V keep all parts of their bodies and
objects in the bus. f
Houston Home Journal
ting Aug. 4. Dixieland Donuts is located 1040 Macon
Road, beside Family Dollar. The business is open daily
for the breakfast and morning break hours.
peach cobbler, peaches and water
melon for dessert. Tables were deco
rated with milk jug pink pigs sport
ing wiggle eyes, plastic ears, feet and
pipe cleaner tails.
A popular attraction during the
day was "granny's front porch" where
photos were taken with many old
iashioned props. In preparation for a
family directory, individual family
photos were also taken.
A petting zoo included goats, a
llama and a peacock.
As the day drew to a close, the grill
was fired up and hot dogs and left
overs were served.
On Sunday morning, 65 people
attended "Breakfast and Goodbyes.”
Coffee, juice, pancakes, waffles and
muffins were served.
The next Hogg family reunion will
be held in 2001 in the same location.
Home Journal Photo by Torey Jolley
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FOSTER RHODES
V refrain from pushing, shoving or
fighting, and
V refrain from eating, drinking,
chewing gum. smoking or spitting.
Motorists are asked to drive careful
ly and obey the rules of the road.
“Let’s be especially careful when
traveling near schools, in congested
areas and near crosswalks," said
Houston Porter, director of trans
portation for Houston County
Schools.
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