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OFFICIAL WELCOME Members of the Perry City Council and the employ ees of the Perry City Hall will offer an informal open house as part of the cele bration of the city's 175th birthday Nov. 19. The birthday celebration will be held at the courthouse, which the city purchased from the Houston County Board of Education and remodeled for city hall use. Also part of the day will be the cutting of a large birthday cake and a program highlighted by the appearance of Ga. Gov. Roy Barnes. Activi ties begin at 2 p.m. Tribble Continued from page 4A men and women with integrity, parts of this prayer might not be neces sary for us to pray. The prayer: “Heavenly Father, we come before you today to ask Your forgive ness and to seek Your direction and guidance. We know Your Word says. ‘Woe on those who call evil good,' but that’s exactly what we have done. We have lost our spiritual equilibrium and reversed our values. We confess that: “We have ridiculed the absolute truth of Your Word and called it pluralism. “We have worshiped other gods and called it multi-culturalism. “We have endorsed per version and called it an alternative lifestyle. “We have exploited the poor and called it the lot tery. “We have neglected the needy and called it self preservatiop, -, ; r “We have i rewarded lazi ness and called it welfare. “We have killed our unborn children and called it a choice. “We have shot abortion ists and called it justifiable. “We have neglected to discipline our children and called it building self esteem. “We have abused power and called it political savvy. “We have coveted our neighbor’s possessions and called it ambition. “We have polluted the air with profanity and pornog raphy and called it freedom of expression. “We have ridiculed the time-honored values of our forefathers and called it enlightenment. “Search us, O God, and know our hearts today: cleanse us from every sin and set us free. Guide and bless these men and women who have been sent to direct us to the center of your will. 1 ask it in the name of Your Son, the liv ing Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen." 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. ML St. Christopher’s Episcopal Church W WELCOMES YOU To the Holy Eucharist 9:45 a.m. each Sunday 1207 Macon Road Perry 987-2190 I [ Lettei together. 1 learned the prac tice of law in Perry, and I’ll never forget the support of the people of middle Geor gia when 1 kicked off my first campaign for the U.S. Senate in 1972 in a pecan orchard on our farm just outside of town. To the people of Perry thank you for shaping my life by your example, your support, your patience and Johnson States, who lived 3 or 4 blocks from the shop and walked to the bench and back for his daily exercise. I would see him there and sit down with him and he would tell me about the war. He didn’t talk to me much about his experiences but about the cause of the conflict and its terrible con sequence to the South I figure that he was about 90 years old at the time, but he was still pretty spry. He was also extremely proud of “that young fellow. Col. Courtney Hodges” who a few years later became Commanding General of the Si O) X Well build, custom tocls tied ate approximately !OQ timei liqktet ikon tad tod* tie same sat! "DelivexeJl te/ocateeC any sip ot shape! ’Ptiveuray markets, mailbox, kol/et), fate enJb, rod yar/en), an/ ataierjyiiL. £//£) tfov* at 862-2572. GETTING BEnER MILEAGE FROM YOUR CAR THAN YOUR CUT-RATE CAR INSURANCE? ■ £ M H| * Don't trust just anyone to insure your car, see me: Agent Name, Agent M 100 Washington St. Perr y- GA 3 j^ 9 mm ™ 987-1224 Like a good neighbor, Stale harm is there* J********V Stall farm Mutual AutamaMa latarama Camaany laat in Hi) Stata Farm InHamnity Company (Hi) • Hama Offkai: llamumfton, llllnuti Continued from page 4A your love. Ralph Waldo Emerson wrote, “Though we travel the world over to find the beautiful, we must carry it with us or we find it not.” I have seen the beauty of our wonderful country and the world because 1 first found the beauty in Perry, Ga., and I carried it with me. Sam Nunn Continued from page 4A First Army during the Inva - sion of Europe during WWII. Anyway, back to the pur pose of this letter to thank you for your kind treatment of the five Wilson boys and our parents over the years: Thank you! and best wishes for continued success. . Durward E. Wilson and Family Fort Worth, Texas P.S. Ms. Roper has been especially kind she attended and reported the marriage of Jimmie’s daughter Elizabeth as well as his funeral. Thank you! kKf wt Home Journal Photos by Jj Johnson THE MANY FACES OF THE PANTHER The Perry Panther mascot takes a break during third quarter action at the Perry-Bleckley County football game in Cochran Nov. 12 in the main photo. Later, the Panther was back to form, roaring for the team as they scored to win. Crattna 's AUCTION GALLERY SATURDAY, NOV. 20th, 6:00 P.M. Hwy 341 North of Hawkinsville Quality \nti<|m I-iirnilure,<ilassware. China. Lamps, Minors, \rtwork. Collectibles \ nt! Moit Of Our lalnous lto\ l ots "Croat lor Dealers Auctions Arc Always The Ist Thursday And 3rd Saturday Of Every Month At 6:00 p. m. Lie No. NRC# 2354 912/ 783-4545 ! i I Ruby Stone and Jason Stone, along with Dennis and Christopher Stone invite you to the Grand Opening of L Liquor Shop J Friday, November 19, 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. Light refreshments - Prizes Liquor, wine, beer, beverages Special orders taken 317 General Courtney Hodges Blvd. ■ 987-6020 Hours: 9-10 Monday-Thursday; 9-11:45, Friday & Saturday: Closed Sunday Bridge consideration in addition to the piling repair is the entrance ramps to the bridge. The bridge was orig inally built without con crete approach ramps as was common practice at that time. The Council approved Sharp’s recommendation to repair the entrance ramps at a cost of $6,000 and request DOT for assistance in the pil ings. The bridge provides the easiest access to the indus trial Dark at present. When the Perry Parkway extension is complete, heavy trucks will be routed via that 4-lane highway. The City Council approved a request by the Houston County Commissioners to impose a limited moratorium on issuance of building per mits for land classified as M -2 along Perry Parkway. The ' 'W- jA v ; : -‘ ' ' Grand Opening! Wed., Nov. 17, 1999. Houston Home /ournal — Continued from page 1A County Commissioners noted the new Courthouse Complex will be designated as M-2, but requested a moratorium on non-govern mental applicants. The Council approved the request for a period of three months so further review and possible zoning change to ensure the Council’s origi nal intent for the land uses along the Perry Parkway. Purcell Continued from page 1A Purcell for the award. In the nominat on letter. Holmes described Purcell as one who “exemplifies a professional, enthusiastic and positive attitude in dealing with school person nel, s udents, parents and comn unity representa tives. I i:r • 1 1 ; ! M I Page 5A