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I Wednesday,
I March 1. 2000
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This week in Perry
March 4 V Yard Sale
and Bake Sale, benefit for
the Burkett family. 8 a.m.
until 2 p.m. Parking lot
across from Stanley Fur
niture. Please call Tina
Bartlett, 988-1095, Jane
Lawhorn, 987-5764. or
Julie Moore, 987-4175 to
make donations or volun
teer your help.
V The “Sounds of
Praise", First Christian
Church Choir, wil hold a
yard sale JronL-fi- a m.,
until 1 p.m. at 1017
Northside Drive. Perry,
directly across from the
National Guard Armory.
Funds raised will be used
to purchase equipment
for the choir's Easter
Musical.
V 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Car
wash at Longhorn Steak
house, 2901 Watson
Blvd., Warner Robins.
Donations will go to the
American Red Cross to
help victims of tornados
in southwest Georgia.
March 7 V Presidential
Primary. All Houston
County polls open from 7
a.m. to 7 p.m.
V County Commission
ers hold regular meeting
at Perry City Hall, Council
Chambers. 9 a.m.
V Perry City Council, at
Perry City Hall. Council
Chambers, 6 p.m.
Food Service facilities
inspected
This is the report of the
Houston County Environ
mental Health Depart
ment for recent inspec
tions of commercial
kitchens.
In the case that dis
crepancies were found,
managers were required
to take immediate steps
to resolve the problem.
Applebees. 100 Valley
Drive, Perry. 87, None
Applebees Grill and
Bar. 314 Russell Park
way, Warner Robins, 90,
Problems with tempera
ture controls of food.
Checkers Drive In, 120
North Houston Road,
Warner Robins, 88, None
Church’s Chicken,
1801 Watson Blvd, Warn
er Robins. 91, None
Cox Concession/
Deluxe Trailer. 401 Larry
Walker Parkway, Perry,
99, None
Church’s Chicken, 501
N. Davis Drive, Warner
Robins. 88, Facility or
equipment problems
Cox Concession/Fun
nel Cake, 401 Larry Waler
Parkway, Perry. 99. None
Cox Concession/Geor
gia Grill, 401 Larry Walk -
er Parkway, Perry. 99.
None
Cox Concessions/
Georgia Ice Cream, 401
Larry Walker Parkway.
Perry. 98. None
Cox Concession/Geor
gia Steak and Cake. 401
Larry Walker Parkway.
Perry. 99. None
Cox Concession, Her
itage Hall, 401 Larry
Walker Parkway. Perry,
100, None
Cox Concession, McGill
Building. 401 Larry Walk
er Parkway. Perry, 100.
None
Cox Concession/New
South Arena. 401 Larry
Walker Parkway, Perry.
97. None
Cox Concession/
Peachy Stand, 401 Larry
(See Food, Page SA)
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Perry Middle School seventh
and eighth grade girls
honored at ban
quet for their
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Houston Howe Journal
Official Legal Organ for Houston County, the City of Perry and the State of Georgia
School system studies plans to meet building needs
By LANORRIS FLEMING
Home Jourhal 6iw _
Education facilities in Houston
County could be getting a face lift
within the next five years. If a plan
under study is approved and fund
ed. portable classrooms could be
minimized in the county.
Members of the Houston County
Board of Education heard during
their Feb. 28 work session a prelim
inary report with suggestions on
how to handle over crowding and
rapid growth.
The committee, named by Supt.
Charles Holloway, examined the
facility needs for the system through
the 2004-2005 school year.
The group also presented a set of
three proposed options for the
accommodation of student growth
during the next five years.
Because of the historical system
growth pattern of approximately 500
new students per year for the past
13 years, the need for additional
classrooms and other facilities has
become critical in many areas, the
report indicated.
The planning group is composed
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PERRY HIGH SOFTBALL PLAYERS INSPECT FIRST FLAMINGO INVASION FEB. 2S
The Plastic Flamingos Are Used To Raise Funds For Softball Team Needs
Pink flamingos invading Perry yards
By ALLINE KENT
Home Journal Sports
Forget the Ides of March. In
Perry you better beware the
flamingos.
The Perry High softball
team, headed by Coach Kristi
Horsting, has come up with an
unique way this spring to raise
money for team expenses.
Every few days or so. a lucky
person in the city of Perry will
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Leaving Hospital Staff
The Old Reliable, Serving Houston County Since Dec. 17, 1870
Study objectives
• Replace all 173 current
portable units with permanent
classrooms.
• House growth of estimated
3.965 new K-12 students by
2004-05 school year.
• Add classrooms to better
accommodate the current
instructional program.
• Accommodate class size
changes mandated bv House Bill
1187.
• Reduce 'floating' teachers at
high schools.
of educators and support personnel.
They performed an analysis of each
facility in use, looking at physical,
demographic and environmental
characteristics.
The first option calls for expan
sion of three of the four high schools
to accommodate current and pro
jected growth in enrollment. The
cost would be about $120.5 million.
A second option would call for
have their yard “flocked" by
flamingos that is.
The team will set out a
group of 25 flamingos in a
yard: to have the flock
removed the occupant must
pay $5; to have someone else
flocked the price is $lO.
Probably the best deal of
all, insurance so you won’t get
flocked the second time is
S2O. The proceeds will help
McDannald stepping down as
county hospital administrator
By CHARLOTTE PERKINS
Home Journal Staff
Dr. Eugene R. “Skip"
McDannald will resign from
his post as the CEO of the
Houston Healthcare Com
plex. effective March 31.
He plans to pursue other
business interests, but to
serve the hospital authority
on a consulting basis when
needed.
McDannald came to the
top position at the hospital
complex in November, 1994.
Prior to the appointment he
had served as senior vice
president of Sacred Heart
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fund new uniforms for the var
sity and junior varsity teams.
Organizers hope that
enough funds will be generat
ed to add a third team for
ninth graders this fall.
For more information about
having someone "flocked" or
other activities sponsored by
the Perry High Softball Boost
er Club contact club president
Debbie Candler at 987-6692.
Hospital in Cumberland.
Md. He had a 15-year career
as a general surgeon. He is a
graduate of Virginia Military
Institute and the Medical
College of Virginia.
The announcement of
McDannald’s resignation
was made by Chris Mur
man, head of the Hospital
Authority, who noted that
“The complex has increased
significantly the delivery of
services to our community
while maintaining strong
financial stability during Dr.
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building one new high school to
accommodate growth. The cost
would be about $125 million.
The third option calls for three
new high schools to replace North
side. Warner Robins and Perry high
schools.
The plan given to board members
recommends option three. This plan
would cost an estimated $153 mil
lion with the combined changes at
the elementary, middle and high
school levels. The plan calls for the
building of the three new high
schools each with an 1,800 student
capacity.
Other construction includes two
new elementary schools each with
48 classrooms. Perry Primary School
would close and those students
moved to the current Perry High
building. A major change in Warner
Robins involves converting Tabor
Middle to an elementary school and
adding 177 class rooms to the 14
existing elementary schools.
The displaced Tabor Middle stu
dents would move to Northside High.
Rumble students would move to
Warner Robins High. The old Rum-
State supplemental budget
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has good news for Perry
From Statt Reports
The Georgia General
Assembly has passed its
supplemental budget, and
there’s good news for the
Perry area.
According to Rep. Larry
Walker, D-Perry, SIOO,OOO
for the Perry-Houston Coun
ty Airport has been included
in the budget, as part of a
$1 million appropriation for
improvements to the state's
small airports.
The budget, which still
requires the governor’s sig
nature. also includes $1.3
million for a new interactive
educational exhibit at the
Museum of Aviation at
Robins Air Force Base. Also
included is $1.6 million for
land purchases at the Geor
gia National Fairgrounds,
and an additional $380,000
appropriation for the fair
grounds which will be used
in part to compensate for
losses of revenue during the
rainy weather that reduced
crowds at last October's fair.
Walker also said that two
different versions of the
Governor's school reform
bill have been passed one
in the House and one in the
Senate. The bill is now in
the hands of a joint confer
ence committee which has
the challenge of ironing out
the differences and coming
Kinnas leaving
Perry chamber
From Stare Report?
The Perry Area Chamber
of Commerce is seeking a
new President/CEO follow
ing the resignation of Chris
Kinnas. Kinnas told the
Chamber Board of Directors
at their Feb. 17 meeting that
his resignation will be effec
tive April 2.
Kinnas has accepted a
position with Edard Jones
Investments as an invest
ment representative, and
will be opening a new office
in Houston County later this
ble would become an alternative
center for grades 6-12.
Fifteen classrooms each would be
added to Warner Robins Middle and
Northside Middle.
These changes would solve the
problems such as floating teachers
and portable classrooms.
Other recommendations include
the addition of 20 classrooms and a
new activities building at Houston
County High.
According to George Eubanks,
chairman, option three is the plan
with the most vision. It gives flexibil
ity the others don’t and meets long
term needs.
“Option three will give us the
opportunity as an educational entity
to become a premier school system
not Just one of the best," said Bill
Loudermilk, director of facilities and
capital outlay projects.
This may all be years away from
becoming a reality but board mem
bers seem to be excited by the idea.
According to Terry Hedden he is very
excited.
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up with a bill that will pass
in both House and Senate.
Sen. Sonny Perdue, R-
Bonaire, did as he
promised, and voted against
the final education bill.
“We had about 25 amend
ments on the Senate floor
during an eight-hour
debate." Perdue said Feb.
29. Republicans attempted
to make changes to the
plan, but were unsuccess
ful, he said.
He is watching the
amendments to see if any
will be added by the confer
ence committee.
Perdue said he received
hundreds of email messages L.
from constituents prior to
the vote on the education
package.
"We have new. portable r
computers with email,’’ Per
due said. Already familiar
with using email. Perdue
has found the system help
ful.
“We now have a quick,
informal way to hear from
our communities," Perdue
said.
Legislation to approve
Perry's annexation of several
roads in the Houston Lake
area will be voted on soon.
Walker said.
Approximately 12 work
ing days remain in the 2000
General Assembly session.
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CHRIS KINNAS
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