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Smiths host
Christmas
retirement
parties for
friends
By JOAN DORSETT
Home Journal Statt
Christinas greeting cards
from the Phil Smith family
this year also brought sur
prise retirement party invi
tations. The main surprise
for Phil was “who was com
ing when" as it took three
events to include everyone
they entertained.
And all while the retiring
Perry High School principal
was moving 15 years of school
office to home office from
which his next career will
evolve.
For the Dec. 21 party
longtime teacher and friend
Charles Stone prepared the
food that was served. He
was assisted by Paul and
Stephanie Smith and
Bertha Hill, the Smiths’
helper and friend. The fol
lowing recipe was created
by a favorite aunt of
Charles, Verna Ruffin of
Auburn, Ala.
Eggplant Caviar
1 eggplant ,
1 tomato
1 onion
1 clove garlic
3 tbsp. olive oil (no substi
tute!)
2 tbsp. vinegar
Friends planning new
Perry Volunteer Outreach
Please attend the Jan. 4
meeting of Perry City Coun
cil to show interest in the
formation of the Perry Vol
unteer Outreach program—
People who can, helping
people who can’t.
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Nothing could be finer
than a new baby in our
Ridgewood Park neighbor
hood. Congratulations to
Heath and Gay Dykes upon
the birth of their son, Albert
Trevor Dykes, born Dec. 13
at Houston County Medical
Center. Trevor weighed 6
pounds 8 ounces and mea
sured 21 inches long.
Heath is a lieutenant in
the Perry Police Department
and Gay teaches third grade
at Centerville Elementary
School. Proud grandparents
are Alton and Vickie Dykes
and Ray and Donna Lan
caster of Hawkinsville.
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A happy Evora McGuire
had her family all together
for Christmas at her Sunset
Ave. home for the first time
in six years. Special was a
time for everyone to remem
ber and tell of one Christ
mas past. Gifts included an
electric paper shredder,
unique for this time in
Evora’s life, from her grand
daughter Debbie.
Visiting were Lloyd and
Claire Donnelly of Loudon,
Tenn. and his mother Hazel
Benjamin of Bradford, Vt.
who spends the winter with
them; Mike and Jennifer
Galvin of Leesburg, Virginia;
Paul and Debbie Gaines of
Columbus; Mark and
Heather Crook of Her
mitage. Tenn. and Malcolm
and Sara Crook of Kathleen.
• ••
Leighton Nichols who is
now working as assistant
pro for Ironwoods Golf Cen
ter on 1-75 is another Per
ryan aspiring to become a
golf pro. During October he
accomplished the necessary
score for his PGA appren
ticeship at Georgia Veterans
Memorial State Park Golf
Course at Cordele. In April
he will attend the first level
of PGA School in Nashville.
Tenn.
Leighton's parents are
Ned and L'"< Ann Nichols.
His sister Ca i * *- v, is a
senior at Perry High School.
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Doug and Judy Lilley
offered the following dish for
the Christmas Supper Club
Social held recently at the
home of Shirley Sichelstiel.
They got the recipe from
Charles Stone who got it
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AT HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS Paul. Stephanie, Sandi
and Phil Smith opened their festive Cedar Ridge home to
friends during the recent holiday season.
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. sugar
1 /2 tsp. pepper
Boil or roast whole eggplant
unpeeled until tender. Cool,
peel, and chop finely. Add
finely minced onion, tomato
chopped and drained, and
crushed garlic. Add all of sea
sonings and chill overnight at
least. May be kept in refriger
ator for 1 month.
Serve with crackers, frito
scoops, or other snacks for
a dip. Very good with roast
beef or lamb.
Hint: 2 pr 3 tablespoons
ful stirred into a bowlful of
tomato soup makes a very
dressy soup. Top with a dol
lop ok sour cream. Serve hot
or celjci. Terrific!
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from Susan Pierce who got
it from the Hawkinsville
United Methodist Women
Cookbook, 1985. You’ll
want to clip this one.
Cheese Boat
1 oval loaf of French
bread
4 cups of grated sharp
cheese
16 oz. cream cheese, soft
ened
1 hot chili pepper, seeded
and chopped
1 /2 tsp. hot sauce
a bell pepper, finely
chopped
1 bunch green onions,
finely chopped
1 tomato, finely chopped
3 pkgs. thin sliced corned
beef, finely chopped
1 /2 tsp. chili powder
Cut top off bread and
gently tear bread from cen
ter and save. Mix cheeses
with wooden spoon and add
remaining ingredients one
at a time mixing thoroughly.
Fill bread cavity with cheese
mixture and bake on cookie
sheet for 30-45 minutes at
350 degrees. Bake top and
torn bread separately for
dipping along with corn
chips.
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The Caloric Density Eat
ing Plan sounds like a good
plan for the new year. Here
we go again....
The majority of your diet
should come from low and
very low caloric density
foods, such as water, fat
free salad dressings, most
beans, most fruit, white fish
and skinless poultry, whole
grains and pasta, most low
fat dairy products, most
vegetables. water-based
soups.
A moderate portion of
your diet should come from
medium caloric density
foods such as cheese,
creamy (full-fat) salad
dressings, french fries, red
meat, white bread, cakes
and cookies.
A small percent of your
diet should come from high
caloric density foods such
as chocolate candy bars,
fried corn chips arid potato
chips, nuts, mayonnaise,
butter and vegetable oil.
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NOW IN RETIREMENT
happy and relaxed Phil
" Smith dons a new hat in
retirement. He has left Perry
High School and now works
for VALIC. a retirement
investment organization.
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MAY I HAVE THIS DANCE? Debutante lea Brannen
waltzes with her father. Tommy Brannen. following her prt
sentation at the Bons Homines Yule Ball in Macon, Dec 17.
The Bons Hommes marked the 50th anniversary oj its
founding recently by presenting its 50th annual debutante
ball at the Macon City Auditorium Lea Flise Brannen.
daughter of Tommy and Dee Brannen. was on of :i0 young
women who made their bow to society durit ; -u- l U'<n Yvle
Ball. A Westfield Schools 1997 graduate, led . a junii at
Furman University in Greenville. S.C. She and her parents
were joined by several Furman friends, her grandmother
Estelle Stone of Vienna and her sister Man; Mit go i and
her brother Walt.
Home Journal Pholo bv Joan Dorsett
POUND PUPPY REPORT Grant & Myers Helping Hand
animal shelter has this beautiful chow mix with a smile
and five other large dogs, as well as two pit bull puppies
for adoption. If Santa didn't bring you a dog. just come get
one of these. Animal Control Officer Dan Bass at 988-2800
has a male husky-shepherd mix and a female Rottweiler
mix. Also seven wee puppies barely weaned from their
mother, some black some tan. When they recently
moved. Torey Jolley had to leave her 3-year-old female
black lab "Kodi"for Kodiak behind and she's just hiding
time with us’ at the Dorsett residence until she Jinds a
new home. Not yet spayed, she does have her ou n dog
house. Call us at 987-5272 to see Kodi.
Have some news to share with Perryans?Contact Joan Dorsett
at 987-1823 or 987-5272. She’s eager to hear from you. |
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Wed., Dec. 29. 1999
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KIWANIS CU B CHRISTMAS GUESTS
Visiting the Kiwanis Club for the annual
prayer breakfast were Marc Foster, Nancy
McLendon, Joy M< Veil, Michael
Kiwanians, friends uphold
annual prayer breakfast tradition
By JOAN DORSETT
HoMt. JOURNAI j> lA> - _________ _
Pern' Kiw.uiis Chili mem
bers observed their annual
Prayer Breakfast Dec. 21.
This is an opportunity for
school prayer club members
to share fellowship and food
with Kiwanians.
The Perry High School
Prayer Club was represented
by teacher Joy McNeil and
students Charles Lewis,
Michael Walenceus, Megan
Houston Home Journal
Boyd and Wendv Tarpley.
Westfield Schools coaches
Ronnie Jones and Larry
Bennett are sponsors for the
recently formed Key Club at
that school. They were
accompanied by their wives
Beth Jones and Susan Ben
nett and student Kyle
Harold.
Special guests were Perry
Prayer Group, a group of
dedicated Christian men
who breakfast together at
Watts to visit snow country
during Civitan fund-raiser
By Lanorris Fleming
Home. Journal Staff
LaSlionda Watts, a Perry
High School senior and
Perry native, will be taking
a journey in the snow Jan.
28 through Feb. 1.
A member ol the Perry
Junior Civitan Club and
governor ol the South Geor
gia District of Junior Civi
tan v, ii .v ill join other
governors and leaders from
Canada and the United
States m the 25th annual
Junior Civitan Sno-Do.
According to Watts, the
event is a snowmobile
marathon to benefit the
Civitan international
Research Center and is
scheduled for Jan. 30,
2000. in Barrie, Ontario,
Canada.
“The money raised from
donations will go to the Civ
itan Interna!ional Research
Center located it the Uni
versity ol Alabama at Birm
ingham u> help aid in
research and treatment of
people with developmental
disabilities said Watts.
Watis has been a mem
ber of Junior Civitan orga
nization tor four years and
as governor o! the South
Ga. District will be the only
representative from the
southern part of Georgia.
“This is mv first big fund
raiser. and 1 am definitely
excited about it." said
Watts.
According to Mary Luck,
Youth Developmental
Director of Civitan Interna
tional. Junior Civitan is a
community service organi
zation for young people. Its
purpose is to provide young
people with opportunities
for personal and career
development while improv
ing schools and communi
ties through service.
There arc Junior Civitan
Clubs found in Canada.
Germany, Hungary. Ruma
nia. Russia. Sierra Leone
and the United States, Luck
said.
Watts, the daughter of
Herman and Sharon Watts,
is collecting donations for
her participation in the
event. Perry area business
Home Journal Photo by Joan Dorsett
Walenceus, Megan Boyd, Larry Bennett,
Wendy Tarpley, Ronnie Jones, Charles
Lewis, Kyle Harold.
New Perry Hotel every Tues
day at 7 a.in.
Marc Foster, new Minister
of Music at Perry United
Methodist Church, and
Nancy Shelton McLendon on
piano, led everyone in
singing “Joy to the World."
Foster sang “The Christmas
Song." The two also per
formed a reading. “You. Sit
ting in the Pew Next to Me"
by spiritual poet Ann
Weems.
‘The money raised
from donations will go
to the Civitan Interna
tional Research Center
located at the Universi
ty of Alabama at Birm
ingham to help aid t
research and treatn t
of people with devc.
mental disabilities.'
LaShonda Watts
es and individuals may con
tact Junior Civitan Interna
tional at 1 800 Civitan,
extension 132, to make a
donation.
The event is being spon
sored by Civitan Interna
tional’s Canadian District
West. Second City Civitan
Club, the Barrie .Junior Civ
itan Club and the Sno-
Voyageurs Snowmobile Club
of Barrie, Ontario.
For more information
contact: Junior Civitan
International, P.O. Box
130744. Birmingham. Ala.,
35213 0744: (205) 591-
8910, extension 131 or 132;
Fax: (205) 592-6307: Email:
JuniorCivitan@civitan.org;
Internet:
http://www .Juniorcivitan.
org.
LASHONDA WATTS
Headed to Canada