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On Nov. 9, Barnett and Chick-fil-A visited five locals schools — Westfield Schools, Tucker Elemen tary, Perry Primary, Morn Local news in brief Alzheimer’s workshop set for Nov. 16 Staff, Community Reports People struggling to understand and care for Alzheimer's victims will have an opportunity on Nov. 16 to hear from a leading spe cialist on the disease, as well as a panel of caregivers. Dr. Allan Levey will be the keynote speaker for “Alzheimer’s Care: The Search for Hope”, which will be presented from 7 to 9 p.m. on Nov. 16, at the Middle Georgia Technical Institute. A professor of neurology at Emory University, Dr. Levey is the director of the Emory Alzheimer’s Disease Center Clinical Core, as well as assistant director of the Alzheimer’s Disease Center at Wesley Woods. He will be joined in a panel presentation by Jeannie Hoover, a home caregiver, who will talk about coping with a family member with Alzheimer’s: Mary Gatti, Director of the Georgia Chapter of Alzheimer's Association, and Maiy Lynn Johnson- Kerker. RN, Nurse-Coordi nator for Hospice of Hous ton County. Balvaunuca Club offers tour of dining rooms Members of the Bal vaunuca #lub will sponsor a “Holiday Tour of Dining Rooms" on Dec. 12. from 2 p.m. until 6 p.m. The tour, which will include six homes, is the fourth annu ■Pdrive^Hl W TODAY! ft GOOD CREDIT M B. BLEMISHED CREDIT M' ■■Bk NO CREDIT No matter what your credit situation is, 1| we will work with you to get you in a new l or pre-owned vehicle. To get started, call anytime from any touch tone telephone or apply via the internet. We'll take your appli- v£ng§!g|j|»v cation for financing right over the phone. Then we'll get back with you and set an appointment. check for Westfield were Janette Ander son and Deborah Walker. ingside Elementary, and Mothers’ Morning Out, to hand out checks from the tithe back to schools pro gram. The checks, though vari ous amounts, totaled about SI,OOO, according to Bar nett. The tithe back program involves return of a per centage of sales on specific days to the participating organizations. Beth Turner, Chi-fil-A public relations person, said, “By Christmas, we will have given about $3,000 to all the local schools and that total will continue to grow by the end of the al Holiday Traditions event sponsored by the club. Advanced tickets are $lO and may be purchased by calling 987-2255. Tickets may be purchased the day of the tour at a cost of sls. All proceeds benefit Loaves and Fishes. Holiday bake sale set Members of the True Church of Deliverance will hold a bake sale on Nov. 20 at tiie Kroger store in Periy. Homemade cakes, cookies and pies for the Thanksgiv ing holidays will be on sale. Church to host revival A revival will be held at the New Pentecostal Church. 604 Elm Street, Nov. 15-19, at 7:30 p.m. nightly. The speaker will be Evangelist Berry from Val dosta. Pastor John Scott invites the public to attend these services. Pecan Festival is Nov. 20 Andrew United Methodist Church, 2430 Ga. 127, Kathleen, will hold its annual Pecan Fes tival Nov. 20. Activities include pony rides, a gigan tic yard sale, bake sale, hot dogs and hamburgers for all. There will be over 20 craft vendors. Pecans may be purchased at $ 1 per pound. Proceeds from the festival go to Houston County Habitat for Human ity and the Kenya Mission. Home Journal Photo by Torey Jolley school year." Chi-fil-A has already donated money to Perry High School and Westfield Schools athletic programs. “What we do for one school, we do for all schools,” said Turner. late Classified For sale used stuff Stack washer-dryer 240 volt electricflaun dry Center) $150.00 obo. Chest Freezer $50.00 obo. Oak Entertainment Center SIOO.OO obo. Call 987-5566 ATTENTION: Kmart Shoppers THE KMART NOVEMBER 7,1999 WEEKLY AD CIRCULAR, ON PAGE 19, FEATURES THE PLAYSTATION GAME V-RALLY 2. THIS ITEM WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE, DUE TO THE MANUFAC TURER’S DELAY IN SHIPPING. WE APOLOGIZE FOR ANY INCONVE NIENCE THIS MAY HAVE CAUSED OUR CUSTOMERS. K. O^l^acon^FioaO AcriWftom Satutoy EpwHufg St. Christopher’s Episcopal Church i~ WELCOMES YOU To the Holy Eucharist 9:45 a.in. each Sunday 1207 Macon Road Peny 987-2190 YOUR HEALTHCARE NEEDS ARE /O /Tie Senior Health Center is a primary care physician practice for those 65 and older. Our board-certified primary care physician and other healthcare professionals are experienced in the special needs of the senior population. The goal of the Senior Health Center is to help mature adults manage their healthcare in areas such as diabetes, heart disease, hypertension and other medical conditions. Your healthcare needs are changing. We understand. Froehlich shares fair report with Kiwanians By JOAN DORSETT Hoy Joukhal State Perry Kiwanis Club mem ber Michael Froehlich, Director of the Georgia National Fair, referred to his fair report program as a Tale of Two Fairs at the Nov. 2 Kiwanis meeting. The first five days were affected by threatening rain or rain "liquid sunshine," Froehlich said. But the second five days proceeded at a record breaking pace. The second Thursday was the largest weekday crowd ever and Friday was the second largest. Livestock entries were up in numbers and Heritage Hall needed an additional tent to house exhibits. The midway was longer and the new Starbuck Road eased the traffic flow. A request from the late nite show of David Letter man for something to show on the national broadcast resulted in a video being We’ve Got a Special Offer For You 7 ;:-f '«HHr JBBBr Hours: 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. For an appointment with our primary care physician, call (912) 464-1340 330 Hospital Drive, Suite 305 Macon, GA 31217 www.coliseumhcalthsystem.com made of the Bo Peep contest of 4-H and FFA students and sheep in costume. Tra ditionally a first Friday of the fair event, the contest is very popular and it may show up on television in the future, Froehlich said. Survey results of the Fair proved interesting: • 52 percent attending are male, 47 percent female • Age group 1-12 make up 28.6 percent of total • What prompted visit? 45 percent family outing: 33 percent yearly tradition • 56 percent enjoy most at Fair food followed closely by livestock and agriculture • 43 percent spent more than SIOO Gross food sales totaled one million dollars, Froehlich said. • 74 percent said would return next year, indicating the tradition is building. • 90.2 percent would rec ommend the Fair to others. In the future: plans are for the new south gate to be Start ce/ebrating the New Year early with a Millennium Certificate at Robins Federal Credit Union At Robins we want to continue to offer you the financial services that - meet your needs. Cash in on this special rate Term Minimum Deposit APY* 6 month SIO,OOO 5.48% A penalty may he imposed for early withdrawal. For more information call (912) 923*3773 or (800) 241*2405 and Press 7 for Robins Direct. * Annual Percentage Yield. Call for additional rates and terms. Special rate available beginning 11/1/99 and is subject to change. Wed., Nov. 10, 1999, Houston Home Journal- open in conjunction with the new 1-75 interchange for next year’s Fair, Froehlich told the Kiwani ans. Also coming soone-are the 65,000 square foot exhibit conference center will be ready by 2001 Fair, international exhibits are sure to come, 50-60 acre arboretum with wooded trails will be incorporated into the fair. Speaking about the Inter net, Froehlich said the Fair’s web site has had more than 32,000 visits.since its inception. Some days during the Fair it was visited 1,000 times. Possibly entry book and premium book will be on the internet. "Hopefully one day you can take a virtual reality tour of the Fair on the inter net. The Fair is well pre pared to enter 2000; to grow and prosper into the millennium," Froehlich said. NCUA AU3 O—ww*A—(gy , Senior jk Health JlCenter at Coliseum Medical Centers Page 3A