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Volume 128, No. 46
3 Sections
30 Pages
Wednesday,
Nov. 17, 1999
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The
Crossroai
This
Week
Thanksgiving comes
early for students
Houston County Pub
lic schools will be out for
Thanksgiving holidays
Nov. 20-28. Teachers
will have workdays Nov.
20-21.
Middle School PTO
raising funds
Perry Middle School
PTO is offering an oppor
tunity for people to pur
chase 4xß inch engraved
brick pavers to placed in
the walkways of their
Courtyard Classroom
and Wildlife Habitat.
The price of each brick
paver is SSO, which
includes one 14-charac
ter line of inscription.
Additional lines can be
ordered for $3. For more
information, call 988-
6285.
Library to feature
Norfolk as guest
Perry Public Library
will host Sherry Norfolk,
an extraordinary story
teller on Nov. 23 at 11
a.m. The public is
encouraged to .hear her
tales about “Cool Cats.”
Pecan Festival is at
Andrew UMC
Andrew United
Methodist Church, locat
ed at 2430 Ga. 127 in
Kathleen, will be holding
its annual Pecan Festival
Nov. 20.
There will be over 20
craft vendors, gigantic
yard sale, pony rides,
and bake sale. Food,
fun, and games. Pro
ceeds will go to Houston
County Habitat for
Humanity and the Kenya
Mission.
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.
November 18- Break
fast- Sausage biscuit.
Lunch- Nachos w/ beef
and cheese or sub sand
wich or pizza. Chocolate
chip cookie.
November 19- Break
fast- manager’s choice.
Lunch- Steak Nuggets
w/roll or barbecue on
bun or pizza. Jell-O
cookie.
Thanksgiving Vacation
Nov. 22-26.
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Happy Birthday Perry! 1
A special salute to Perry at the 175th anniversary of the foui
ing of the city. Some history, some recollections and general
information about the Crossroads of Georgia.
See Sect
Houston Hone Jamal
Official Legal Organ for Houston County, the City of Perry and the State of Georgia
Perry has first mission statement
Council approves statement during Nov. 16 meeting
By Torjey Jolley
Home Journal Staff
The City oi Perry has a new mission
statement, thanks to City Manger Lee
Gilmour.
During the Nov. 16 City Council
meeting, Gilmuur said the City did not
have a mission statement and as most
effective organizations operate and
plan according to their mission state
ments. he suggested the City adopt
such a statement.
Gilmour presented a statement
which reads, “It is the mission of the
City of Perry to foster an economically
and socially diverse community, pro
viding services through a cost effective,
environmentally balanced process that
encourages and protects the City’s his
toric high quality of life amenities."
The Council agreed and adopted the
statement.
To honor the high quality of
employees working for the City of
Perry, Gilmour suggested the Council
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WHAT’S BEHIND THE SCREEN? Likely some Jans at
Perry High School football games wondered what was
going on behind the black screen set up in the middle of
the football field at halftime shows. This is the scene
from behind the screen some volunteers holding the
Perry band now two bands for Disney
Perry High band members make two bands for movie now in production
By Torey Jolley
Marching Band
has stars and stars Sthanks to Dis
ney productions.
According to Perry High Band
Director Joe Hutcheson, “A producer
for Disney called me on Nov. 10. fran
tic, because Pope High School Band
backed out of playing in the movie
and asked if I knew of another band
willing to work. I said we had half a
band not working, couldn’t they do it?
“Disney said yes. So we are all in
the movie half as TC Williams High
School Band and half as Marshall
High School Band.” he said.
The movie is titled, “Remember the
Titans." It is a true story of the first
integrated high school to win a 1971
football championship. It will be a PG
rated movie about whites and blacks
Purcell honored by special education administrators
SpyiAL TO m Home Joraitfi-
Luann Purcell, Assistant
Superintendent of Pupil
Services for the Houston
Council of Administration,
was honored with a distin
guished award presented
by the Georgia Council of
Administrators of Special
The Old Reliable* Serving Houston County Since Dec. 17, 1870
authorize establishing the “Perry Per
formance Award."
Gilmour said based on a recom
mendation by the City Manager, the
Mayor, and the Council an employee
who has met established guidelines
and gone beyond the call of duty will
be publicly honored at a City Council
meeting. The employee would receive
a SSO check and have his picture
taken and hung in the City Hall. A
portrait set would also be provided for
his/her family.
Charles Lewis nominated the name
Panther Path for the unnamed road
leading to the Perry Middle School.
Naming the road would not interfere
writh mail or property owners as the
area around the road is still undevel
oped. Council approved the name.
In other business, the Council
approved:
* Amending the text of the Perry
Land Development Ordinance. The
change will delete the statement “one
working together and succeeding.
Hutcheson said the movie stars
Denzel Washington as the school’s
football coach.
While the TC Williams Band will
wear altered Perry High School uni
forms, the Marshall High School Band
will wear blue and white uniforms.
Disney rented the uniforms and will
make the adjustments turning them
into the needed vintage uniforms,
same as they did for the Perry High
uniforms.
The bands will play a total of four
songs. Disney selected “Kiss Him
Good-bye," “Pop Goes The Weasel,"
“Camp Town Ladies," and “Hail. Hail
The Gang Is All Here."
Hutcheson has arranged the selec
tions for the band and the band mem
bers are practicing to perfect the
pieces. In addition, Hutcheson had to
Education.
Purcell was named the
Lillie N. Moncus Special
Education Administrator of
the Year on Nov. 5, at a con
ference held in Savannah.
The annual «award is pre
sented to the Special Edu
cation Administrator who
Home Journal Photo by Jj Johnson
screens in place for the band performance. The screens
served several purposes including providing a changing
area for some soloists, a visual backdrop for the band,
and as a focal point on the field.
improves services to excep
tional students and estab
lishes effective and innova
tive programs that positive
ly impact special education
students.
The administrator must
also be involved in his or
her community and profes
or more signs, each of which shall not
be less than twelve (12) square feet in
area," and adds the statement which
reads “one or more signs not less than
six (6) square feet in area."
* Rescinding the Oct. 19 approval of
a change order for the water line
installation on Hay Road. The pro
posed savings of $5,248 would not be
cost effective upon further study.
* Change current light fixtures along
Exit 42 and the surrounding area.
* A resolution designating the city
departments not provided for in the
Code of Ordinances
* Updating the authorized signa
tures for the City’s bank accounts at
Bank of America.
* The starting of a Website- for the
City of Perry. The site would offer
people the chance to see what the City
offers and provide links to various
areas and departments in the City.
The site, www.PenyGA.org, is expect
ed to be on line after Christmas.
find some 1971 era instruments for
the band to use in the movie.
“With Disney’s authority, I had to go
to Bibb Music Company and rent a
vintage set of drums for the movie,"
said Hutcheson.
Hutcheson noted the Perry High
Band will be getting an increase in the
donation amount from the original
$6,000 Disney offered.
“We will receive SB,OOO from Dis
ney," said Hutcheson, in addition to
credits in the film.
“This is a lot more exciting now that
everyone is in the movie. It is definite
ly taking on a different flavor," said
Hutcheson.
The scenes are being filmed in two
Atlanta locations: Druid Hills High
School and Sprayberry High School.
The band will be filming its next
scenes Nov. 20-21.
sional organizations, a
spokesmen for the organi
zation said.
Carolyn Holmes, Director
of Special Education Place
ment. and other Pupil Ser
vices personnel nominated
See PURCELL. Page 5A
Winning streak
The Perry Panthers closed
their 1999 football season
ining
wnircr 9-7 Win
y last
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Anniversary
event is Nov. 19,
2 p.m.
Celebration,of the found
ing of the City of Perry,
set for 2 p.m., Nov. 19.
will be held on the park
ing lot adjoining City
Hall, according to Mayor
Jim Worrall.
Worrall is asking that
those in attendance
bring fawn chairs, since
a big crowd is expected.
Parking wrill be across
Washington Street from
the event, and police wrill
be on hand to help
pedestrians cross safely.
The big event will be
highlighted by a visit
from Gov. Roy Barnes,
music by the Perry High
School Pride of the
Crossroads Band and
the cutting of a birthday
cake.
Valley Road
bridge in
need of repair
By Torey Jolley
Hog JOWVI
The bridge crossing of
Bay Creek along Valley
Drive is in need of repairs.
The problem is forcing
rerouting of some traffic to
the industrial park.
Hugh Sharp, Public
Works Superintendent,
appraised the City Council
on the status of the bridge
crossing during its Nov. 16
meeting.
According to Sharp,
bridge construction con
sultant Jim Garcia of
Diversified Diving Services,
assessed the damage and
noted three areas of con
cern:
• At least one of the ver
tical load support pilings
bn the bridge need replace
ment:
• At least one of the sway
preventive pilings needs
replacement, and
• Most important, the
entrance ramps to the
bridge are failing due to
underneath soil erosion.
Garcia quoted a price of
$71,595 for the repair.
Sharp said, to reduce
the stress on the bridge all
heavy truck traffic is being
re-routed by posting “6 Ton
Load Limit" signs.
All corporate residents
in the Perry Allied Busi
ness and Industry Park
have been advised of this
situation.
Sharp told the Council
members to remember the
next leg of the Perry Park
way is scheduled for com
pletion by Dec. 31, and
that it will carry the major
ity of the heavy traffic in
that area.
Sharp suggested the
City asking Department of
Transportation assistance
in driving pilings in the
needed areas to replace the
defective pilings only.
He noted the DOT gave
the City the same type of
assistance when the City
upgraded the same struc
ture in 1989.
Sharp said two items
that should be given high
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