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Members of the Perry Planning
and Zoning Commission, along with
the Perry City Council, are in
process of updating rules on
announcing meetings for public
input.
Recently, many property owners
in the northern part of the city
became upset when they learned a
concrete plant could be located near
some of the better subdivisions in
our city.
One of the complaints was that
residents didn’t know when to show
up for P&Z meetings to give input.
They did show for the final vote
before city council, and made their
feelings quite well known.
Responding to that input, the two
bodies have drafted proposals which
call for additional signage and
advertising for hearings before Plan
ning and Zoning. While these hear
ings are non-binding, they do help
provide guidance for P&Z members
who recommend to the city what
action to take.
While there is no specific time
table in place to adopt the new reg
ulations, it seems likely they could
be in place by the end of 1999. They
are a positive step by P&Z and
Council members to address the
concerns of their constituents.
Holiday survival
I made it through Halloween and its
sugary treats. I am facing Thanksgiving
and Christmas. Concern is beginning to
run deep in me. I’ve been doing great late
ly with my diabetes. I have been avoiding
over-eating and all the wrong foods. My
blood sugar
is fairly nor
mal (lately).
For Hal
loween. I
bought only
candy I
hated: Now
and Laters,
Twizzlers.
and such.
Nothing
chocolate
Torey
Jolley
Journal
Staff
and caramel filled (to the horror of my
family). I just knew I would not make it
through the day if I bought the chocolate
stuff. That would destroy my tight control
on my diabetes.
Heck, I admit with my office mates eat
ing those chocolate doughnuts and such
from Perry’s new doughnut shop, I have
been craving chocolate especially,
chocolate doughnuts. as 1
pass the doughnut shop, I think "Why not
stop and get one or two? What would it
hurt?’ Then I think, ‘Are you crazy? You
know what that "will do to you?' (OK, I talk
to myself and I have been known to
answer too.) So home I go for a nice rice
or popcorn cake (imagine eating plastic
loam instead.)
But now Thanksgiving is coming. How
can I resist buttery mashed potatoes and
gravy, sweet potato casserole, pecan pie,
pumpkin pie with whipped topping, and
all the other tasty Thanksgiving fare?
And following Thanksgiving is Christ
mas. The candy canes, chocolate dipped
pretzels, the pies, cakes, the hot apple
cider, and such. I'm worried. How does
someone with diabetes deal with the hol
iday fare?
The temptation I am facing is a real
issue with me. I love holiday foods. I wait
(impatiently) all year for the special
Christmas candies and the sugar cookies.
This year will be a real test of my deter
mination not to let diabetes get the better
of my health.
I will have to examine each thing 1 want
to eat and weigh it against the outcome of
doing so against my health. I know that
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Seeking recipes for those particular and easy
Torev Jolley, in her column
to the lower left, writes about a
serious problem. Sure, she
takes a light-hearted approach,
but staying on a strict medical
diet during the holidays is any
thing but easy.
I remember well the first
Christmas after my heart
attack four years ago. I skipped
almost everything worthy of the
holiday to stay on my diet. It
wasn't easy then, and it isn’t
easy today.
I know from conversations
and responses to previous
columns that many of our read
ers are fighting the battle of the
bulge for a variety of reasons.
Some are trying to diet simply
to lose weight. Others are
forced to diet because of a vari-
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Ms. Sternapple, my report is late because I
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Veterans day and other major events
Have you ever said “Thank
You" to a veteran? I mean face
to-face, one-on-one. I’ve been
doing it each Veteran's Day for
several years and I promise
you it will bring new meaning to
the day for you and for the
veteran you thank.
Sure, you might feel a little
self-conscious, but you don't
"have to make a patriotic
speech. A handshake and
“Thanks" will do the job.
Just let somebody know that
you know that they served our
country, and that you appreci
ate what they did. It could be
somebody in your family, a
next-door neighbor, a co-work
er or an old friend. If you do it,
you’ll be glad you did!
The Mennonites Feast
Here’s something you don't
want to miss . On Nov. 11,
starting at 6:30 p.m., the Men
nonite Five Points Firefighters
and their families will host their
annual “all you care to eat”
feast.
Being a Macon County
native, I haven’t missed one of
these in six or seven years, and
last year 1 managed to get our
editor, Jj Johnson, and his
wife, Judy, to go along with me.
They loved it too.
For $6 you get to go through
a bountiful buffet of home
cooked food, with a spectacular
dessert assortment of pies and
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Wed., now. 3, 1999
JJ
Johnson
Home
Editor
ety of medical conditions.
This year, the Home Journal
is joining our sister publica
tions in Vienna. Cochran and
Fort Valley to produce a cook
book for Thanksgiving.
That means we need local
recipes to place in the cook
book. We're particularly on the
look for recipes which are
Charlotte
Perkins
tfome
Journal
Staff
cakes. Everybody eats at long
tables set up in the firehouse,
while the firefighters hold in
auction of baked goods and
meat to raise still more money.
I’ve seen bids on a lemon
cheese cake go as high as $125.
It’s always crowded some
times with well over a thousand
attending but it’s great fun
for the whole family, and the
friendly feeling makes waiting
in line worth it.
To get there, go south on 1-75
from Perry, and take the exit to
Henderson, which will put you
on Ga. 26. Stay on 26 all the
way to the fire house, which is
about five miles east of Mon
tezuma. (If you get to Yoder’s
Deitsch Haus, you've gone too
far.)
See you there!
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their intake of fat, sugar or
calories.
Of course, the cookbook will
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Nov. 17 at 5 p.m. All recipes
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Last week was a typical foot
ball game for the Peny Pan
thers. It’s apparent the team is
snakebitten quite badly this
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Warm for winter
November’s here, and even
though we’ve hardly had a shiv
er so far, the cold weather’s
coming. In fact, it may be here
in full force if the forecast is
true.
So, if you know anybody who
needs a warm coat and can’t
afford one, be sure to pass on
this information.
Three local churches
Crossroads United Methodist,
First Christian Church and
Houston Lake Baptist will be
giving away coats in all sizes
this Saturday (Nov. 6) from 10
a.m. to 2 p.m. , in the office
next to Dr. Strickland’s office,
just across from the Perry Hos
pital.
People needing the coats
need to show up in person.
year. Every time they seem to
take a step forward, someone
trips and falls.
It’s been a long, difficult
struggle for Coach George
Collins and his staff, as'well as
the young men who make up
the team. I’ve ached and griev
ed with them weekly as things
have come unglued in a wide
variety of ways to cause the
losses to pile up.
Sure, losing builds character,
but it isn’t nearly as much fun
as winning. These guys have
done a tremendous job keeping
their poise under heavy pres
sure to produce.
Show you appreciate their
effort by being at the Pit Friday
night for the final home game of
the 1999 season.
Bob
Tribble
Home
Journal
President
On my honor I
will do my best
“On my honor I will do my
best to do my duty to God and
my Country, and to obey the
Scout law; to help other people
at all times; to keep myself
physically strong, mentally
awake and morally straight."
Many young people across
our countiy have said the
Scout Oath on numerous occa
sions. Most who have ever been
a member of the scouts are
able to quote this oath for the
remainder of their lives.
Leaders of the nation's pro
family movements, as well as
churches who host Boy Scout
troops, are watching develop
ments in a case that is most
likely headed to the U.S.
Supreme Court. The New Jer
sey Supreme Court ruled Aug.
4 that the Boy Scouts of Amer
ica cannot exclude homosexu
als from its programs, includ
ing leadership positions.
The ruling applies only in
New Jersey for now, but those
watching the situation are
wondering what effect it will
have in the future on churches
or other organizations who
sponsor scout troops.
Jay Sekulow, head of the
evangelical American Center
for Law and Justice, said, “The
most pressing issue would be if
you had a Christian church in
New Jersey, and a scout troop
wants to meet there and they
have a "homosexual leader. It
puts the church in an awkward
spot because the Boy Scouts
are being forced to comply with
the ruling, but the church does
not have to be associated with
a view that it would find offen
sive to its own doctrinal
beliefs."
The New Jersey ruling is the
first time a top state court has
ruled against the Boy Scouts’
ban on homosexuality. State
courts have previously sided
with the Boy Scouts.
The California State
Supreme Court unanimously
ruled in the Boy Scouts’ favor
in March of 1998, saying the
organization is not a business
and thereby is free to exclude
homosexuals, atheists or
agnostics. The ruling came
about when a homosexual
Eagle Scout and nine-year-old
twins refused to declare a belief
in God. The U.S. Supreme
Court refused to hear an
appeal on the ruling.
The New Jersey case began
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