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k v, * v.. T9P-'* «.||| * <&■ J tElje jMmtsfrm plume JJjmtr mu Volume 129 Number 22 Wsjk 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 in Fort Valley. Bl|* 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 ■ ■■l ■■ ■ .1 ■■ » .■■■ I .1 Mil. v. . .- • • • .• - _ • - • ivmS; •> V'„' %■ -> \ C' - $ - ' t a;' C:'\ '-y'* ; ~ V - v- . a. sy < - jg/gISL jflHl v WKr Jlifl Pk )\ m jtim [iiji m HHBBwPFF I -■■ gr .ja..isa .. pSBBW-w. \ Wj‘. $-o. A Parking Ticket? Kevin Schultz,37, of Orlando, Fla. made an unplanned pit stop during a mid afternoon flight June 6. His landing site was a cotton field on the Perry Parkway. While participating in a flying contest originating in Cordate, Shultz had to make a controlled landing in the field with his Cirrus glide aircraft. No injuries resulted from the incident. Shultz, who has been flying for 23 years, stated that this was the first time he had ever made a field landing. Perry Police officer James Buck is pictured here writing a report at the scene. CjHillwBBK&L V. / jn-rjtf 'jaMESS M w jW. y&WjwM-. 'T™ [A-;*% lyw«l i' aßi i g va hhßß»v •© ,ua P ■ V*’ iJBPIiIM' .•' 7 ■ : '' Bfc' .-.' IK^H^ .1.'"" f''.' %:'j$ f "- .JHFj:- 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. ■ m Jim 1 ' • ~i sjhmi, mWik f I IKntar 1 jHp'yw" 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 Continued on Page 3A TWINS See Page 1B JiP mm Jg|y... <■ - f I :• .. 1 J||y r * i 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 “T :• » 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 A WARDS Four Sections, 26 PagesJ 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 Continued on Page 3A 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 Continued on Page 5 A 500 Photo by Emily Johnstone Photo by Charlotte Perkin*