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Volume 128, No. 47 3 Sections 32 Pages Wednesday, Nov. 24, 1999 90 Cents P* Georgia The gi Crossroai lOL/ This Week Day camp coming Perry Recreation Department will hold its annual Christmas Day Camp Dec. 21 from 8-4 p.m. Games, prizes, cookie decorating, sports, fishing, movies, and a Santa Workshop will fill the day. There are four age groups: 5-6, 7-8, 9-10, and 11-12. Space is lim ited. Cost is sl2 plus one can of food to be donated to PAL. Lunch and snacks will be provided. Prior registration is required by December 16. Call 988-2860 for more information or to register. Santa's workshop set Perry Recreation Department will have a Santa’s Workshop Dec. 11, 10 a.m.-noon. Prices vary on gifts made. Call 988-2860 for more infor mation. Holiday craft classes planned Dec. 2 and 9 Senior citizens who enjoy creating holiday crafts can participate in the Perry Recreation Department's holiday craft classes. The classes are scheduled for Dec. 2 and 9, at 2 p.m. For more information, call 988-2860. 4-H, city combine for youth cooking class Houston County 4-H and the City of Perry are co-sponsoring a holiday cooking class for youth ages 7 and older. The program will be held Dec. 16 at 4 p.m. Sup plies will be provided. Cost is $3. For more information, call 988- 2860. Baby sitting class offered Nov. 30. Super Sitters Basic, an instructional course to train sitters in the funda mentals of quality child care and home safety, will be held Nov. 30, 4-6 p.m. for ages 11 and up. Class is free of charge. Interested persons should call 988-2860 for more information. Kids Yule Love registration opens Registration to partici pate in the Kids Yule Love family assistance pro gram will be Nov. 29, 7-9 p.m. Registration will take place at the Perry Recre ation Center, Rozar Park. Persons seeking Christmas help should bring a Social Security number for each person and proof of income or public assistance. * Closings City and county gov ernment offices will be closed for Thanksgiving Nov. 25-26. All banks will be closed Nov. 25. The Home Journal will be closed Nov. 25, but open Nov. 26. Garbage tol!°ction in Perry is affected. If garbage is usually picked up Thursday, it will be picked up Wednesday instead. Oiapptf Thanksgiving! Houston Home uuurool Christmas at Crossroads to include Perry Players production By CHARLOTTE PERKINS Home Joukwal Staff Tnenoliday season in Perry' offi cially begins on the weekend of Dec. 3-4 with the first events in the annual “Christmas at the Cross roads Celebration." This annual community celebra tion, coordinated by the Perry Area Chamber of Commerce, includes fun and inspiration for all ages, with events ranging from a home town parade to a candlelight wor ship service. • The Perry Kiwanis Club’s annu al pancake breakfast will be held at the Houston County Agriculture Jr , WmSm "V 13h« JKMH I |Hw M r HHII ■ | 1 m JBp@l§ifs •• Wm pPI #■ w m JigS' ' v; i \ P M fill ' I ' Home Journal Photo by Charlotte Perkins CELEBRATION CAKE Perry Mayor Jim Worrall and city employee Traci Fowler get an advanced inspection of the cake used to celebrate the 175th birthday of Perry. Additional pictures on page 18. City celebrates 175th birthday By CHARLOTTE PERKINS Home Journal Staff The citizens of Perry celebrated the city’s 175th birthday Nov. 19 with music, birthday cake and a visit from the Governor of Geor gia. A large crowd, estimated at 200-300 people, including many elected officials, gathered in the First grade experts agree on first need: a b-i-g turkey By Torey Jolley Home Journal Staff Forget about the Butter ball hotline. Perry Primary School has four experts on Thanksgiving Day, the din ner, and the preparation of dinner to help you out this holiday. The experts are first graders Zackary Hough, Katlyn Offenberg, Holly Brooks, and Devonta King. What qualifications do these youngsters have? Well, years at least five years, of past Thanksgiving dinners under their belts. Katlyn said the most important thing about Thanksgiving is “all of my family getting together. I like that best." Holly agreed, “We’re going to my Aunt Carol’s house for Thanksgiving. It will a lot of fun." Devonta said, “Yeah, I The Old Reliable, Serving Houston County Since Dec. 17, 1870 Official Legal Organ for Houston County, the City of Perry and the State of Georgia like it when all my family gets together. Everyone is coming to my house this year! My mama makes good turkey. She is going to make two turkeys this year." Zackary said. “We’re going to my Pop’s. I’m real ly looking forward to going too." The first graders all agreed Thanksgiving is something they look for ward to each year. With the gathering of families, Zackary said fun is always on the menu. “We play games and watch tele vision," said Zackary. The children said playing games, listening to stories, and eating “all day" are the highlights of their Thanks giving Day. Holly noted she loves to watch the parades on tele vision. Extension Office, from 7-10 a.m. Dec. 4. The cost is $3 per plate. • Santa will arrive in Perry with the Christmas parade at 2 p.m., Dec. 4. The parade will also include the Perry High School Band, the Houston County High School Band and holiday floats. • The Perry Players' youth work shop will present “A Star at the Crossroads" at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 3-4, with a matinee at 3 p.m. Dec. 4. Tickets are $5. The production will be in two parts, opening with “P'ive Points to the Star," a quintet of women singers from Ingleside Baptist parking lot beside city hall for the event, which was planned and coordinated by Mayor Jim Wor rall.. The Perry High School Pride of the Crossroads Band provided music, and soprano Hayley Greene sang “Georgia on My See CITY, page 5A By Torey Jolley Home Journal Staff Perry City Manager Lee Gilmour presented the City Council with an Amendment to Protective Covenants to protect the Allied Business and Industry Park off Val ley Drive during a called meeting Nov. 19. The amendment, according to Gilmour, has a new few major pro visions: One, any use that creates a nui sance is prohibited. A nuisance included, but is not limited to, any usage of a building— stte-that so annoys, disturbs or affects the Own ers and/or occupants of any other building site or other property with in the park or to owners and/or occupants of property contiguous to the park. It may not violate federal, state, or municipal laws. The amendment prohibits the discharge, storage, or burial of liq uid waste, solid waste, or airborne particle matter that exceeds the limits allowed. It denies the operation of a junk yard. The distillation of bones, the rais ing of animals of any kind except inside research laboratories, the tanning of animal hides, slaughter houses, or any use associated with the processing of dead animals or animal parts. The amended rules prohibit the incineration, reduction, dumping or disposal of garbage, sewage, offal, or dead animals. It denies any use which dis charges for any period of time, across its boundaries, any toxic or noxious matter in such concentra tions as to be determined to or endangered the health, safety, com fort or welfare of the public or cause damage to the property. It pro- Now that the day’s events are set family gathering, talking, games, stories, and watching the parades, plan ning the dinner is next on the experts’ list of impor tant things to do. “You have to go get a turkey. A really big turkey,” said Zackary, standing up and measuring a 4-foot tall turkey in the air. “It has to be really, really big." Devonta agreed, "Yeah, It has to be huge, and have a lot of drumsticks." How many drumsticks? According to Devonta, at least three. “I really love drumsticks." Zackary loves drum sticks, but admits he likes the wings too. “They’re yummy." However, he warns, “Be careful with the wings, they’re bony." seed TURKEY, page 5a Church in Macon, who will perform a medley of Christmas music. The quintet will be followed by “A Star is Bom", which tells a story about learning humility. The Saturday matinee of the pro duction is timed so that families can walk directly to the Perry Play ers theater on Main Street after the Christmas parade. Reservations are not required. •On Dec. 5, the annual Commu nity Candlelight Service sponsored by the Perry Ministerial Association will be held at the court house square in downtown Perry, with over 3000 luminaries lighting the City OKs building restrictions for Valley Drive industrial park ry' hv n mm ■' J jTjHr fHiff aB ii B 8» Jf '% J|s OHOfli Home Journal Photo by Torey Jolley COOKING EXPERTS Perry Primary School first graders- Zackary Hough, Katlyn Offenberg, Holly Brooks, and Devonta King are ‘experts’ on the subject of Thanksgiving dinner. way for worshippers. The luminar ies are put in place along downtown streets by local Boy Scouts. This annual service includes Christmas music and a devotional service, as well as the lighting of the community Christmas tree, and is planned to remind everyone about the true spirit of the season. • Christmas Open Houses will be held at many local businesses dur ing the month of December, with all the Downtown Merchants joining together for an Open House Dec. 5 from 2-5 p.m. More information on merchant’s open houses will be i announced later. The amendment prohibits the discharge, storage, or burial of liquid waste, solid waste, or airborne particle matter that exceeds the lim its allowed. hibits emission of any odorous mat ter in such quantities as to be read ily detectable at any point along its lot lines or as to produce a public hazard. Paragraph seven states, “There is hereby appointed an Architectural Control and Review Board, called the Board, to enforce the covenants. The Board shall consist of the Mayor of Perry or his designee, the City’s Building Official, and the Chairman of the Houston County Development Authority or his designee. The violation of these protective covenants shall be corrected by the owner and/or occupant within a reasonable time not to exceed 30 days after written notice of viola tion. Upon failure to correct the vio lation, the Board may correct any such violation. The owner and/or occupant shall be personally liable to the Board for the cost incurred by the Board and such amount shall also constitute a permanent charge and lien upon such proper ly' According to Gilmour, this new amendment, while impacting the Cement Company, will not impede the sale of the property to the Cement Company. It will not effect any of the current businesses in the Industrial Park area. Council approved the amend ment.