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Teacher want to thank the spon sors, the school board. Dr. Holloway, Roberta Barr, and Beth Burris. This is a great honor." Janies' stated in her Interview, “I believe teaching is an adventure. It's filled with laughter, tears, happi ness, sorrow, successes, and failures. Robert Brown ing wrote: ‘My business is not to remake myself, but to make the absolute best of what God made.’ “I make it my business to try and inspire my students Tribble had to be drawn from the well on the back porch, a two-gallon bucket at a time. Family entertainment at our house came from the radio. We would all sit around the talk box on Saturday night and listen to the Grand Ole Opry direct from Nashville. Then there were the scaiy shows that began with the opening of a screeching door. Movie theaters were showing Roy Rogers, Gene Autry, Lash Laßue and others back in those days. Admission Christmas 4) Standardized tests used to measure students' progress must reflect high national standards, but also measure the curricu lum the teachers are asked to teach. 5) Students should arrive at class prepared to learn the material that teacher is teaching(no “social promo tions"). 6) Students who cannot read should not be promot ed beyond Grade 3 until they have learned sufficient reading skills, and special efforts must be made to bring students having trou ble up to grade level in Johnson cut it - sometimes twice a week." "They cut it? Do they then bale it like hay?" "Not exactly, Lord. Most of them rake it up and put it in bags." "They bag it? Why? Is it a cash crop? Do they sell it?" "No, sir. Just the opposite. They pay to throw it away." "Now let me get this straight. They fertilize grass so it will grow. And when it does grow, they cut it off and pay to throw it away?" "Yes, sir.” "These Suburbanites must be relieved in the summer when we cut back on the rain and turn up the heat. That surely slows the growth • and saves them a lot of work." "You aren't going believe this Lord. When the crass stops growing so fast, St, CMstt©jplh®ff'§ Elpiss'&jpul ONnKdhi 1207 Macon Road nm —j Perry, Georgia w What does "Holy Catholic Faith" mean? What is an Episcopalian? What is the Anglican Communion? Did Henry the Eighth start the Church of England? Who wrote the Bible and how long did it take? What does "Eucharist" mean? What is a Sacrament? What is Theology? Answers to these and other questions you may have will be dealt with a St. Christopher's - All are invited. Beginning after the 9:45 A.M. Service (An Instructed Eucharist) Sunday, September 19,1999 This is a special Sunday we call KOINOS DAY on which we welcome visitors and have a reception following the service. FOR INFORMATION CALL 912/987-2190 All you have to do is come to the church at 9:45 A.M. and you will be welcomed and guided through the service. to have a spirit of adventure so that they can become the best that God intended. My students know that I love them. My students know that I believe in them." James said. The runners-up for Houston County Teacher of the Year were Nikki Zachery of Perry Middle School. Elizabeth Johnson of Pearl Stephens Elementary School, Dianne Douglass of Northside Middle School, and Mildred Green of Perry Elementary. price was nine cents and for a penny you could buy a stick of candy. Lavo nia, a town of only 2,000. had two theaters! Drive-ins came a little later. Many of us have lots of fond memo ries of those days gone by. Cotton was king and chopping or picking cotton was a family affair. Milking a cow or two in the early mornings before school and leaving the “strippings" for the calf was common practice. Keep ing the firewood cut and stacked for the wood burning stove was a chore reading. 7) Parents must be will ing to accept tne judgment of teachers and administra tors as to whether students are ready to advance to the next level of education and work with them to get the student back on track. 8) Teachers must be given realistic size classes and number of prepara tions. 9) Colleges of Education should not allow their grad uates into classrooms uniess ihey are fully pre pared to teach the state’s curriculum in their subject area. All teachers should they drag out hoses and pay more money to water it so they can contin ue to mow it and pay to get rid of it." ’What nonsense! At least they kept some of the trees. That was a sheer stroke of genius, if 1 do say so myself. The trees grow leaves in the spring to provide beauty and shade in the sum mer. In the autumn they fall to the ground and form a natural blanket to keep moisture in the soil and protect the trees and bushes. Plus, as they rot, the leaves form compost to enhance the soil. It's a natural circle of life." "You better sit down, Lord. The Suburbanites have drawn a new cir cle. As soon as the leaves fall, they rake them into great piles and have them hauled away." "No! What do they do to protect the f| ; 9B| HONORED County Teacher of the Year Kathy James receives a plaque from Perry Mayor Jim Worrall. know how to diagnose and remediate reading difficul ties. With accountability mea sures like these in place, our members would have no problem with one other very important require ment: Teachers should be expected to prepare their students for the next level of education in their sub ject area, including passing all standardized tests in that subject at the appro priate grade level. Gui uicmuci s iuuk iui ward to receiving students who have been properly prepared for their classes. South Houston Church Directory Assembly of God Assembly of God Church, 281 Grovania Road 987-5154 Baptist Elko Baptist, Oak Street, Elko 987-1621 First Baptist Church, ferry, 1105 Main St 987 2002 Greater Union Baptist Church, 1006 Marion St9B7-0054 Green Grove Baptist, Ga. 26, Elko, 783-3332 Hayneville First Baptist, 811 Grovania Road 987-3747 Henderson Baptist, 2813 U S 415., 987-6566 Houston Lake Baptist, 2300 Ga. 127 E 987-0277 Kathleen Baptist, 111 Bear Branch Road 987-3330 Marthann Baptist, 127 Marshallville Road 987-4647 Memorial Heights Baptist, 521 C. Hodges 987-0724 Mt. Mariah Baptist, R-l, ferry 627-3177 New Hope Baptist, 1014 W.F Ragin Dnve 987 -0501 New Smvrna Baptist, U S. 41 N 987-0034 Oak Level Baptist, 442 Lake Joy Road 987-3933 Oldfield Baptist, 1501 Houston Lake Road 987-0460 Rehoboth Baptist Church, 2238 U.S 41 N 987-1577 Sandbed Baptist, Ga 247 Spur 987-4304 Second Memorial Baptist, kings Chapel Road 987-4803 GEOD M.d&'&Sroio Quality Inn 1-75 at U.S. 341 Perry • 987-1345 Charles “Chick" Evans Vice President and General Manager Continued from page 4A left for the kids. Yes, in many ways those were the good old days and there is nothing wrong with reminiscing about them. But we can't move forward looking backwards and none of us would real ly want to return to our past anyway. There is too much left to accom plish in the future, and after all. we have become a bit spoiled with the many modern conveniences we have today. Continued from page 4A They would benefit immensely from the sup port ot parents anil admin istrators. They are ready to be held accountable for their performance. All they ask is that all of the parties involved in the public edu cation contract be held accountable as well. PAGE, the state's largest organization for profession al educators, is a nonunion association of more than 46,000 teachers, adminis trators and support person ... i » Jl. lb lILI lULIUUUa wan pt-AA pose of promoting better education for the children of Georgia. Continued from page 4A shrub and tree roots in the- winter and keep the soil moist and loose?" "After throwing away your leaves, they go out and buy something they call mulch. They haul it home and spread it around in place of the leaves." "And where do they get this mulch?" "They cut down trees and grind them up." "Enough! 1 don't want to think about this anymore. Saint Catherine, you're in charge of the arts. What movie have you scheduled for us tonight?" "Dumb and Dumber, D>rd. It's a real stupid movie about..." "Never mind I think I just heard the whole story." 1500 Sam Nunn Blvd. Perry • 987-9494 Beside Quality Inn Closed on Sunday Serving Houston County Perry • Warner Robins Member FDIC Shiloh Baptist, 210 Whitworth Road, Elko 987-5950 Spring Creek Baptist. Flournoy Road 987-9326 Tharpe Memorial Baptist, 2758 U.S. 41 N 687-1116 Cathouc St Patrick's Catholn 1039 St. fetrick’s Drive 687-4213 Christian First Christian Church, 21(H) Macon Road 987-5428 Church of Christ Church of Christ, US 41 N 987-4268 Midway B Chun h of Christ, 1000 Ga. 247, Kathleen 988-8038 Church ok God New Hope Church of God, 2290 Ga 127 987-7893 lVriv Church of God, W 29 Marshallville Road .988- 3020 Church of God in Christ Word ot Deliverance, 2234 U.S 41 N 987-4796 Episcopal St. Christopher's, 1207 Macon Road 987-2190 Free Will Baptist ferry Free Will Baptist, |on4 Marshallville Road9B7-8068 Interdenominational Living Waters Assembly, 2305 U.S 41 N 987-4155 Victors Christian Fellowship, 1917 Marshallville Road 987-9826 Full Gospel Lighthouse, Gaines Street 987-3126 Quality Inn Food wiches are always on the menu. Sept. 16- Cheeseburger or southern chicken w/roll or sub munchable. Manag er’s Choice dessert. Sept. 17- Fajitas or chick en fried steak w/ gravy and roll or pizza. Jell-0 cookie. Sept. 20- Hamburger or Manager’s Choice or baked potato w/ toppings. Juice Bar. Sept. 21- Chicken sand wich or ravioli w/cheese sticks and garlic bread or pizza. Manager's Choice dessert. Sept. 22- Corn dog or grilled cheese sandwich w/soup or chib or baked potato w/toppings. Missis sippi Mud cake. Restaurants inspected Here is the Houston County Environmental Health Food Service Inspec tion Report of Sept. 6-11. Where discrepancies are found, restaurants are required to make immediate changes. Aiby's, 2061 Watson Blvd. Warner Robins. 87. problems with storage of cleaning supplies Brown Bag, 813-G N. Houston Road, Warner Robins, 98 Burger King. 201 Russell Parkwav. Warner Robins, 95 Happy Store, 517 N. Perry Parkway, Perry. 88 Houston Medical Cen ter/Dietetic, 1601 Watson Blvd. Warner Robins, 99 igloo Ice/Sno Biz, 1001 Russell Parkway, Warner Robins, 100 Landings Golf Club. 309 Stathams Parkway, Warner Robins, 93, problems with temperature control of foods. McConnell Talbert Stadi t im Hat He nrhfc Warner Robins, 98 Matthew Arthur Elemen tary. 2500 Ga. 127, Kath leen. 92, problems with temperature control of foods. sffShakey's Pizza, 785 N. Houston Road, Warner Robins, 86, problems with temperature control of food. Shipwreck, 100-A Ga. 247 S, Warner Robins. 80. Problems with storage of cleaning supplies. Thai Kitchen, 713 Watson Blvd.. Warner Robins. 80, problems with temperature control of foods. Vallarta’s Mexican Restaurant, 819 Russell Parkway, Warner Robins, 100 Waffle House, 310 Russell Parkway, Warner Robins, 84, problems with tempera ture control of foods. Waterford Golf Club Snack Bar. 620 Ga. 96E, Bonaire, 100 Westfield School Football CONNER’S " rtiMim 987-1112 THE OF PEHHY )J U.S. 341 N. Perry 987-2411 Wed., Sept. 15, 1999, Houston Home Journal Continued from page 1A Concession, U. S. 41 S, Perry. 97 PTO will meet Members of Perry Middle School PTO will be having their first meeting Sept. 20 at 7 p.m. The guest speaker will be Tom Gupton, principal of Perry Middle School. He will be discussing the upcoming plans for the school year as well as the new academic programs at the school. The PTO members will discuss the goals for t he upcoming year and the fund-raisers that are planned. Immediately fol lowing the meeting, the Perry Middle School Band parents will meet. Baptists plan meeting Moderator Glover. Officers and Members of The Union Baptist Association of Middle Georgia will host the 133rd Annual Session. Sept. 20- 23, convening with New Hope Missionary Baptist Church, Perry The Rev. Dennis Harden is host pastor. Soul stirring sermons will be preached by ministers in the Middle Georgia area dur ing the day and night. Seminars topics: V You and Your Health (Male and Female Perspec - tive) V Wills/Deeds >I Church Et hics V The Missionary Woman Glover will deliver his annual message Sept 22, at 7 p.m. The Union Baptist Associ ation was established in 1866. It is comprised of 40 plus churches throughout tfic Middle Georgia area. The Rev. Curtis Raines, pastor of New Pilgrim Baptist s Church ot Mac on is General Secretary and the Rev. Dr. Walter L. Glover Jr. pastor of Greater Zion Hill Baptist Church of Macon is the Mod erator. hibor panel training For those those who are 55 or older and want to re enter the world of work or make a career change, the Green IYiumb division of the Macon Department of labor is offering a free training program for Certified Nurs ing Assistants. For those who are eligi ble. the course will provide transportation, a stipend and assistance with job placement upon completion ofCNA training. Green I'hurnb Inc. will also provide uniforms and training mate rials. This program is state approved. For more information, call Stacy Murray al 745-9059 or 1 888 767 0171. Jehovah's Witness Kingdom Hall of Jehovah - Witne, -»-. 1301 Julianne St 987-7341 Methodist Andrew United Methodist, 2430 Ga 127 687 7934 Crossroads United Methodist, 1600 Main St 68/ 1721 Elko United Methodist, (>ak Street, DU no phone fern U. Methodist Chuich, 1001 Carroll St .987-1852 Methodis r, Christian Eitscopai Kings Chapel CMF. Church. 402 Arena Road 988-1503 Mount Zion CMF Church, 182 Moss Oak Road9B7 4059 Oak Grove CMF Church, Sewell Road, Elko, no phone St. James CMF Chunh, 1007 WI- Ragin Utive 687-4404 Nondenominattonal Living Faith Fanulv Worship Center, 304 Lee St 987-5579 Faith Bible Fellowship. 517 Ml K Blvd 987-6790 Pentecostal New Pentecostal Church of I’errv. lilm Street 987- 3161 Presbyterian ferry Presbyterian Church 1100 Second hi 687 1403 Primitive Baptist Beaver Creek Primitive Baptist, Sandetur Road, Kathleen 987-2241 United Pentecostal Hoi ini ss New l lie Worship ( entei, 23 -4 l S -I i South 687-0816 The Bank Of Perry Please worship at the church ol your choice 1006 Main St. • Perry 987-2554 • Member FDIC PF HUY runll CtOUGJA * SERVICE PfWDE + Page 5A Brian Bearden Salesman