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Volume 128, No. 35 2 Sections 16 Pages Wednesday, Sept. 29. 1999 SO Cents At 7 • The Crossroai *OL/ This Week Lunches for Houston County Schools Milk is served with every meal. Breakfast features fresh fruit or fruit juice; cereal and toast are a daily break fast choice. Lunches offer a variety of fruits and vegetables daily. PBJ sandwiches are always on the menu. Sept. 30- Lunch- Sub marine Sandwich or southern chicken w/roll or nacho munchable. Manager’s Choice for Dessert. Oct. 1- Breakfast - Pancake w/syrup. Lunch- hot dog or Que sadilla or pizza. Oatmeal cookie. Oct. 4- Breakfast- Manager's Choice. Lunch- Hamburger or Manager's Choice or Baked Potato w/hot top pings. Peanut butter cookie. Oct. 5- Breakfast- Bis cuit w/southern cream gravy. Lunch- Chicken sandwich or spaghetti w/Texas toast or pizza. Chocolate cake. Oct. 6- Breakfast- Breakfast pizza. Lunch- Grilled cheese sandwich w/soup or chili or baked potato w/hot toppings. Pudding w/topping. New Library programs The Perry Library announces new pro grams: Story' Times and Movies. Story Times are Thursday at 1 1 am., Evening Story' Times are held on Tuesdays at 7 p.m., and Toddler Times are on Tuesdays and Wednesdays at 11 a.m. for children ages 22 months to 3 years. Movies will be shown at the Perry' Library on Tuesdays at 4 p.m. MGTI evaluated Middle Georgia Tech nical Institute hosted a five-person evaluation team representing the Council on Occupational Education. This team was composed of educa tors from Louisiana. Tennessee and Florida. They conducted a six year accreditation re affirmation visit to verity that MGTI was operating according to COE stan dards. According to MGTI officials, 10 standards were reviewed with no findings and no recom mendations. This perfor mance replicated the results ot the October 1993 evaluation when MGTI achieved the same results. "Middle Georgia Tech nical Institute has one of (See MGTI. Page 2A) Houston Contact: the Home Journal Contact the Houston Home Journal Voice (012) 987-1823 Fax (Vi*., ' ou >lßl email homejrn^hom.net Mail P.O. Drawer M, Street 807 Carroll St., Perry, 31069 Perry Presbyterian Celebrating 150 years and a new sanctuary Page 1B Houston Home Journal Official Legal Organ for Houston County, the City of Perry and the State of Georgia Matt Arthur Elementary to be dedicated By Torey Jolley Home Journal Staff KATHLEEN Houston County public school leaders w'ill host a school dedication and ribbon cutting Oct. 3 at Matt Arthur Elementary School. Ceremonies will begin at 2 p.m. at the school, located at the intersection of Moodv Road and Ga. 127. Tile school is named for Matthew Arthur. He entered the field of educa tion in 1959 as a teach and coach for R.E. Lee Institute in THomaston. He Hayneville Baptists celebrate 175th anniversary From Staff Reports HaYnEVill£ - Mem bers of the First Baptist Church of Hayneville are celebrating the church's 175th anniversary. Special anniversary “camp meeting" services, under a tent provided by the Georgia Baptist Con vention. began Sept. 26 and will continue through Oct. 3. On Sept. 29 ansj.3o at 7 p.m., Larry Wynn,pastor of Hebron Baptist Church in Dacula, will conduct ser vices. On Oct. 1 at 7 p.m., there will be a gospel sing with “Heartfelt" and other singers. On Oct. 3, Homecoming Sunday, there will be many special guests, and the Tree of Life singers will per form. An old-fashioned din ner on the grounds will be served at 12:30 p.m. Pastor David Fisher said the activities are open to the public. The church is located along Grovania Road just off U.S. 341. Major improvements planned for four schools Kings Chapel', Lindsey, WRHS and Northside to have work done By Torey Jolley Home Journal Staff Members of the Houston County Board of Education approved the completion of the four remaining fis cal year 1996 bond projects during their Sept. 27 meeting. Assistant Superintendent for Busi ness and Operations George Eubanks told the board members “The Kings Chapel Elementary project will be a particularly sticky project." The plan provides $850,000 to ren ovate the school. Renovations include a new roof, front face lift, electrical and ceiling work, and possible heat ing and cooling work. The school kitchen needs to be renovated but the CVB discusses promotions, and marketing strategies By Torey Jolley Home Journal Staff The tVrry Area Conven tion and Visitors Bureau approved two requests from the Promotion Committee during the CVB’s Sept. 23 meeting. Hayley Greene chairman of the Promotion Commit tee. recommended the CVB sponsor the 1999 Georgia Farm Credit Association Round-Up to be held at the Georgia National Fair grounds and the South eastern Showdown Rodeo The Old Reliable, Serving Houston Comity Since Dec, 17, 1870 taught at Warner Robins High School before becoming Athletic Director at Northside High in 1963. when that school opened. Arthur served as assistant principal from 1966 to 1968 and then became principal in 1968. He continued as principal of Northside until 1980. In 1981, Arthur became Superintendent of Houston County Schools and served until 1988. Arthur retired in December of 1988 after 32 years in education. Ga. Sen. Sonny Perdue and Perry Home Journal Photo by Torey Jolley DIFFERENT —Oreo Man visited Perry Primary School Sept. 24 to share cookies and milk with the PreK students after awarding Jour manual-powered go carts to coloring contest winners. Winners were Halle Hagler, Amah Mays. Olivia Albrit cost is not included in the $850,000 figure and funds are not available for it. Eubanks recommended the Board reject all bids on the project and have the work done in-house. He said to have the work finished would require hiring five to six people to w'ork under the supervision of the maintenance department. Doing this would cut the project estimate from $1,679,257 to $850,000. Also approved was the Lindsey Ele mentary renovation and expansion of the kitchen area. This project was awarded to Piedmont Construction in the amount of $568,100. Warner Robins High will be getting which will be held Nov. 12- 14. Greene said the CVB will donate $5,000 to the 1999 Georgia Credit Association Round-Up and $5,000 to the Southeastern Show down Rodeo. Greene also reported to the CVB Authority the pro motion committee would like to interview ad agencies and hire one on a project basis to help develop an overall marketing plan for the CVB. , Victory for ii no motw t TTiPOPY £ITWfW r no • 1 Perry United Methodist Church plans ‘Worship under the Oaks’ Fmom Staff Reports The congregation of Perry United Methodist Church will move outdoors for the Sunday service Oct. 3, with a worship service held on the front steps of the church at 10:30 a.m. The service will be followed by dinner, entertain ment and activities for children. Dress will be casu al, and the community is invited. According to Jeff Blair, president of the Men s Council, and Ken Granger, chairman of the Evange lism Committee, “Everyone in the community is invited to attend regardless if they are members of our church, another church or no church at all." Those attending are asked to bring lawn chairs or blankets to sit on outdoors, and also to bring a cov ered dish to be shared at the midday meal. Mayor Jim Worrall will participate in the dedication program. Following the ribbon cutting, tours through the school will be offered by the Matt Arthur student council, the “Royal Roundtable.” Members of the Bonaire Middle School eighth grade jazz band will provide entertainment and refresh ments will be served by the Parent Teacher Organization. The school opened for classes in August, despite the fact all construc tion was not complete. ton. and Traevone Harhs. Presenting the go carts to the winners vjere James Fowler of Harvey's Supermarket, Billy Chappell of Kroger, Gene Adams of Wal- Mart, Jerome Bujord of Kmart, and Rick Nobles of Nabisco. a band and choral music building. The construction crew will create five to six classrooms from the current band and choral music areas. The maximum budgeted for this project is $950,000. It has not been opened for bids. Northside High School will also get new construction. The Board approved to construct a new class room building to house 10 new class rooms and rest rooms. A maximum of $850,000 will be allocated for the new building. The new building is to replace the eight portables at North side High. That project should be completed by the beginning of the 2000-01 school year. Eubanks said. Letters from Savannah Page 3A z/oning battle heating up By Torey Jolley Home Journal State Those who attend the Oct. 5 Perry City Council meeting can expect to see a fight. In one corner is the Perry City Planning and -Zoning Commission and in the other corner is a concerned citizen's group. Both are battling over a proposed change to the existing zoning along Perry Parkwav. The Planning and Zon ing Commission has approved a to the existing zoning along Perry Parkway. The P&Z recommendation asked to change the area from R 3 (multi-family residential) to C 2 and M 2 (commer cial and light industrial). The change only needs final approval from the City Council. According to Steve Howard, city building official, “The Planning and Zoning Commission really wrestled with this. One person on the com mission was opposed." The center of the con troversy is a proposed concrete ready mix plant. The Concrete Co. wants to build a plant along the Perry Parkway. The com pany, aware of several concerns by local resi dents. has offered to increase its original plan. The company was to have a 50-foot buffer. Now the company will provide a 10-foot buffer and will not cut existing trees. Perry resident Tracy Westmoreland says, “1 don't think a concrete ready mix plant should go there. We have an indus trial park for that. Perry is a beautiful town. It is known for its beauty. Our new courthouse will be near there and we already have a new school there. It is not right." Annie Bacon and her family have land adjoin ing the proposed concrete plant. She said she never believed it would get to this stage. “It is just plain ridicu lous. There are more suit able areas closer to the freeway than where they are proposing to build. We have a middle school, a nursery school, and a residential area here. The dust will destroy the area," said Bacon. “My family owns 30 acres of woods." Bacon said. “It is a premier piece of property. There are wetlands out here. Wildlife uses the wet lands. I have seen deer, owls, fox, hawks, wild hogs, and some signs of coyote. The impact this cement plant will have on them will be devastating." Bacon said. "The buffer areas offered are not enough. They will make no difference what so ever. The dust will affect all the biological and eco- 1 logical balances.” The Perry City Council will decide the winner of this match. The meeting will begin at 6 p.m. Oct. 5 and will be held at Perry City Hall.