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THURSDAY,
APRIL 8, 2004
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Emily Johnstone
Associate Editor
ejohnstone@cvansnewspapcrs.com
With Charlotte in Virginia
this week visiting with her
new grandchild, we here at
the office miss having her
around.
1 can envision her smiling
that special Charlotte smile
as she cuddles with the little
one.
• • •
OK, who enjoyed the
Dawg Jawg last Sunday?
Do I hear a chorus of
“me” and “bow-wow’?
Congratulations to all the
volunteers who worked so
hard to make the event a
success and who work hard
every day to help with the
care of orphaned cats and
dawgs.
• • •
Stan Durrance called with
a special request.
A lady purchased a red
overnight-type bag at a yard
sale Stan had last weekend.
Well, the bag was not sup
posed to be in with the for
sale items because it con
tained some personal things
Stan would like to have
back.
So, if the person who pur
chased this item is reading
this, please call Stan at 987-
2423!
• • •
The Perry Police
Department is participating
in a program to provide free
gun locks to citizens.
The effort to keep chil
dren safe through such pro
grams is sponsored through
Project Child Safe, a pro
gram developed by the
National Shooting Sports
Foundation.
The department is located
on Washington Street right
across from The Houston
Home Journal office in
Perry.
• • •
Child Abuse Prevention
Month got undeway in
Houston County last week
with a special ceremony at
the courthouse.
The children of the
Robins Elementary School
chorus sang for those in
attendance.
Their sweet voices filled
the room with music to
truly touch the heart!
They were great!
• • •
Houston County Juvenile
Judge Deborah Edwards
spoke about her job and
how sometimes a delin
quent child is also a victim
of deprivation.
Kudos to Edwards and so
many others in Houston
County who focus on look
ing toward children of this
county having the best pos
sible chance for a loving
family life, lots of support
and a good education.
• • •
Alvalyn Pope says Perry
Volunteer Outreach is plan
ning a Spring Fling event
for seniors in the coming
weeks.
Watch for more on this
developing event!
It is great to see an
emphasis being placed on
activities for senior citizens
as well as other age groups!
• • •
Residents of the
Methodist Children’s Home
in Macon are going to
receive a special treat from
Perry just in time for
Easter!
Parents, teachers and lit
tle ones who participate in
Mothers' Morning Out
(MMO) have been working
on baskets filled with good
ies for the past few weeks!
The baskets will be mak
ing the trek to the Home via
some of these loving folks in
the next couple of days.
Entertainment
Mossy Creek Barnyard
Festival time - April 17-18
By Emily Johnstone
HHJ Associate Editor
Under tall stately pines
with a floor of pine needles,
light chatter and laughter
and the aroma of good cook
ing is where you will find
one of the most popular out
door festivals in the country.
Mossy Creek Barnyard
Festival is set once again to
bring unique exhibitors and
their wares to the area April
17 and 18.
The theme "The Way
Things Used to Be” aptly
describes this two-day event
that is held off Lake Joy
Road twice each year, once
in the spring, again in the
fall.
This spring’s event will
include lots of fun and
things to see with fine art,
woodcarving, weaving, mak
ing soap and many other
demonstrations by skilled
artists and craftsmen.
Larry the leprechaun will
be on hand for the Fantasy
Forest storytelling pro
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Marjorie Schirack from Fitzgerald weaves Nantucket
baskets at the Mossy Creek Barnyard Festival.
Flight fright on the way to Boise
My daughter, Donna, just
had her third child, Elias,
and I needed to get to Boise!
I begged my sister to go with
me to see my new grandson
and she agreed to “hold my
hand" on the flight! I HATE
TO FLY! I’m not sure if it’s
because I fear that an
engine might fall off or
because my dad used to fly
me in his Cessna when I was
little trying to impress
me by shutting the engine
off and diving before he’d
regain control. Nice, huh?
My heart pounds and I have
sweaty palms every time I
think about getting onboard
an aircraft. What if the pilot
partied hardy the night
before? Would he have a
hangover and be flying MY
PLANE?
My sister’s calming words
two hours before takeoff
were, “let’s have a glass of
wine with our lunch and
you’ll be fine ... if we're
grams, drawing young and
old alike in a large group
uround him and weaving
various tales with words.
Home-churned ice cream
and hearty country cooking
will tempt taste buds as fes
tival-goers wander the site.
There will be tables at
which to sit and er\joy your
food or conversation or even
just to watch and listen to
the sounds around you on
the festival grounds.
* Toe-tupping musicians
will play Appalachian
Mountain tunes and there
will be dancing, singing
groups and a gospel quartet
also.
The Festival draws atten
dees from all over t he coun
try who find the event well
worth the trip to Perry.
Each day, the Festival will
be open from 10 a.m. until
5:30 p.m.
Cost is $5 for adults and
$1 for children.
Parking is free in an area
adjacent to the Festival
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gonna crash - you won’t feel
a thing!” Normally, I love
adventure but it just doesn’t
seem natural for something
as big and heavy as 50 front
end loaders to get off the
ground!
If I HAVE TO fly some
where I find myself calling
or emailing all my family
and friends just a few days
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Rob Gentry from Pendleton, S.C., displays his pottery at the Mossy Creek Barnyard
Festival.
before the flight ... kind of
like that might be the decid
ing factor of whether they’ll
attend my funeral after they
get word that my plane
crashed. Like they’ll say,
“Oh my. We just had the best
talk!”
I ride a motorcycle 70
miles an hour and yet have
this horrible case of flight
fright - WHY? Is it because
I feel like I am in control
down here on two wheels
and not up there in the sky?
I really know (when I’m in
my right mind) that I con
trol absolutely nothing in
my life.
I know a plane is checked
and serviced each time it
comes in and I have heard
over and over that driving a
car is far more dangerous
than flying - but somehow I
know I could possibly sur
vive the car accident ... and
I know I would NEVER sur
vive a plane crash.
“Think positive!” I
thought. “I’m gonna die
when it’s my time to die.”
8ut...?
OK, I figured if the tons of
metal could get off the
ground and a flock of birds
didn’t get sucked through
the engine and all the rivets
were good and tight and the
radar avoidance system
worked well enough to
dodge another plane quickly
and the landing gear
worked - I just might sur
vive.
An hour before the flight,
I sipped another glass of
wine (a glass of wine always
makes me sleepy). I began
repeating positive thoughts
to myself. It’ll he a daylight
flight so the pilot can see the
flocks of birds and other air
planes. The pilot looks
mature and well trained. 1
will ask for a seat near the
emergency exit so I can be
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Lonnie
McMillan from
Maryville, Tenn.,
demonstrates
his turkey caller
and displays his
hunting knives
and flintlock
rifles.
Ted Conner, a
guitarist from
Port Orange,
Fla., plays his
handbuilt guitar
at the Mossy
Creek Barnyard
Festival. He has
built 16 guitars
and played in
14 countries.
the first one out during the
fiery crash. I CAN do this!
I knew if I just fell asleep
I'd be OK. My daughter did
that before she had to do
anything she was afraid of!
We boarded the plane and
listened to the flight atten
dant explain emergency pro
cedures and the captain's
voice calmly announcing the
expected travel time and
temperature at our destina
tion. He reminded us to
keep our seat belts on. I am
sure it was his calming
voice...l felt so relaxed all of
a sudden! As we began to
move down the runway, my
sister shook me and said,
“Diane, wake up!" I heard
her but didn’t dare open my
eyes!
I WOKE UP IN BOISE,
IDAHO, and can honestly
say that was the best flight I
have ever taken! I think I
can really get to enjoy this!