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Volume 129 Number 22
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INSIDE THIS WEEK
Jackie
Cooper
“Nothing right! Nothing will
ever be right again."
I can remember hearing
those words almost forty years
ego, and they are as dear in
ray head today as they were
then, The then was 1965 and
I was substitute teaching
while in my final year of law
school. Page 5A
Dodge County
Public
Fishing
Angling opportunities in
creased greatly in south cen
tral Georgia with the open
ing of tiie Dodge Comity Pub
lic Fishing Area in 1992.
Dodge County P.F.A. has only
been open a few years but al
ready has a reputation for
great fishing for bluegill,
largemouth bass, redear sun
fish (shellcrackers), and chan
nel catfish. Dodge County
P.F.A. manager Ronnie Beard
says crappie were not origi
nally stocked into Dodge
County P.F.A. and is unclear
on how they got there, but
there’s lots of small crappie in
the lake now and the fishing
for them should be good next
year and in the
future Page 3B
Food Service
Food service is vital to the
success of the food industry.
The National Restaurant As
sociation figures show that
one outbreak of foodborne ill
ness can cost an operation
more than $75,000.
Now, food service employ
ees, food service managers,
managers in training and any
one interested in food safety
can have the opportunity to
improve food safety and sani
tation skills through a nation
ally recognized food safety
sanitation course, ServSafe ,
Serving Safe Food Page 5B
Weyerhaeuser
wins
The Georgia Chamber of
Commerce presented its 2000
Environmental Awards at the
organization’s Spring Board of
Directors meeting held at Sea
Island.
Weyerhaeuser’s Flint River
Operations in Oglethorpe was
presented the Chamber’s 2000
Water Quality Award. Anna
Skrobecki, vice president and
mill manager for
Weyerhaeuser accepted the
award for Allen Franklin, the
2000 chair of the Georgia
Chamber. ....Page 7B
Peach Festival
This weekend Mr mm
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Index
OPINION PAGE 4A
CLASSIFIED....PAGE 7C
LIFESTYLES....PAGE 6A
SPORTS PAGEIB
LEGALS PAGE 1C
NEWS BRIEFS..PAGE 2A
IN, OUT
See Page 9A
Legal Organ For Houston County, City of Perry and the State of Georgia
State troopers
make a move
By Emily Johnstone
News Editor
The 20-plus employees of Post
15 located in Perry have now
moved into their new building lo
cated on Larry Walker Parkway
and situated on about six acres of
property donated by the State of
Georgia and the Agricenter. Con
struction costs of about $1.3 mil
lion are being paid by Houston
County.
According to Post Commander
Sgt. David Brack, the 12,500
square-feet building is a big im
provement over the old post lo
cated on Julianne Street, being
about 10,000 square feet larger.
However, during the main part
of the move Monday, Brack said
there are things about the old
building he will miss.
“I began working there as a ra
dio operator 20 years ago,” he
said. “So, this is a happy time, but
it is a sad time, too. That post has
been a part of my life and others,
too, for 20 years.”
Much of the furniture and
equipment at the old location has
been moved to the new. Some of
the things found in storage bring
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A Parking Ticket? Kevin Schultz,37, of Orlando, Fla. made an unplanned pit stop during a mid
afternoon flight June 6. His landing site was a cotton field on the Perry Parkway. While participating
in a flying contest originating in Cordate, Shultz had to make a controlled landing in the field with
his Cirrus glide aircraft. No injuries resulted from the incident. Shultz, who has been flying for 23
years, stated that this was the first time he had ever made a field landing. Perry Police officer
James Buck is pictured here writing a report at the scene.
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Teamwork - These girls at the Girl Scouts’ Dream Catchers Day Camp are setting up their own
shelter in the pecan grove at Andrew United Methodist Church in Kathleen. For more on the program,
which teaches girls about Native American culture, see Page 68.
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Thursday. June 8. 2000
back memories. Some are inter
esting pieces of memorabilia.
“I found a letter from Watson-
Hunt Funeral Home written in
1963,” said the commander. “It
was agreeing to the burial of any
active trooper or radio operator.”
“Since we have been there since
1963, we have accumulated a lot
of stuff,” added Sgt. Kenneth Pe
terman.
A special showcase is being con
structed in the spacious main
lobby of the new Larry Walker
Parkway location, with displays
of a 1937 uniform, a modern uni
form and a brass plate donated
by Tblleson Lumber Company in
1967 when the Julianne Street
location opened, said Brack.
“We want to display some of the
history of the patrol division,” he
said.
The first Perry state patrol post
was housed over 60 years ago in
what is now Dr. Phil Mathias’ of
fice, he said.
The drivers license depart
ment, which plans to be open
several days per week, times
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Sgt. Kenneth Peterman, assistant post commander, left, and Sgt. D.J. Brack, post commander,
right, take a walk around the grounds of the new Georgia State Patrol Post 15 located on the Larry
Walker Parkway. Furniture and equipment was moved into the facility Monday. Post 15 employees
are now operating out of their new home which is located on about six acres of property donated
by the Georgia Nationsl Fairgrounds and Agricenter.
Photo by UuiorrU Fleming
Photo by Charlotte Perkins
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Citizens: Don’t close
our railway crossings
By Charlotte Perkins
Staff Writer
An agreement made over a
decade ago with the Georgia
Department of Transportation
and the Norfolk Southern Rail
road has come back to haunt the
Houston County Commission
ers.
The commissioner’s meeting
was packed on Tuesday morning
with residents of Grovania op
posing the proposed closing of
the railroad crossing on Mount
Vernon Lane, and residents of
Bonaire opposing the closing of
the Azalea Avenue rail crossing.
Claude Round and others from
Grovania argued that the clos
ing would cause both inconve
nience and possible danger for
the citizens of that unincorpo
rated community, closing off a
frequently used route and leav
ing residents of one area with
only “one way out.”
It was also noted that trains
frequently block the only other
crossing in Grovania.
Citizens from Bonaire pointed
out that over the last ten years,
their area has grown and that
closing of the Azalea Avenue
crossing would lead to traffic
jams and difficulty in reaching
the new Bonaire Middle School.
The commissioners didn’t ap
2001 city budget:
No tax hike
By Emily Johnstone
News Editor
After several lengthy work ses
sions and much discussion,
Perry city council members pre
sented a proposed budget for
FY2OOI that does not include a
tax hike.
During a June 6 meeting, the
group held a public hearing and
first reading of the approxi
mately sls million that it is es
timated to take to operate the
city during the upcoming year.
The proposal, which will be
given a final blessing June 20,
includes no tax increase, accord
ing to City Manager Lee
Gilmour.
It does, at present, include a
three percent cost-of-living raise
for employees and implementa
tion of a four percent franchise
fee for water, gas and sewage
customers. The franchise fee
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pear happy about the proposed
closings either, but, as Commis
sioner Tbm McMichael explained
the situation, the railroad com
pany has “called our hand.”
Public works director Tbmmy
Stalnaker explained at the meet
ing that an agreement was made
in March, 1989, that if the
County Commissioners agreed
to the closings of three rural rail
road crossings - at Azalea Avenue
sHh
Grovania resident Claude
Round
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would not result in any type in
crease for users, said Gilmour.,
and would be used for capital
improvements.
In other areas, as a result of
the implementation of a state
statute formula, Gilmour said
allocations for the Perry Area
Convention and Visitors Bureau
would be reduced from $370,000
to $349,000.
This money is provided by col
lection of a hotel/motel tax. Mon
ies provided to the PACVB have
stipulations placed upon usage
regarding tourism.
The tax, which is expected to
generate over $500,000 in the
next fiscal year, is funneled
through the City.
The $20,600 that would stay
in Perry city coffers could be di
rected to use by the rejuvenated
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Photo by Emily Johnstone
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