Taylor County Bulldogs vs. Potter’s House Christian Lions TonighT • 7:30 p.m. • DorseTT sTaDium 50¢ Friday/ Saturday Perry News-HeraldSeptember 12-13, 2014 Serving the Tree Capital of the South Since 1889 News Forum BioNitrogen, city close to dealPerry News-Herald on $220 million plant Efforts by the Taylor BioNitrogen to build hope to hold a ribbon- to finalizing an agreement plant here. County Commission, Perry a multi-million dollar cutting ceremony at their under which the city will Company officials said Gracie Tull City Council and Taylor plant in Taylor County proposed building site here provide collateral guaranty this week they expect the County Development have seemingly paid off, within the next 30 days. on a $5 million line of credit document to be signed Authority to entice the with company officials The City of Perry and taken out by the company Fund-raisers ➟ Please see page 3 planned this West Palm Beach-based announcing this week they BioNitrogen are very close for work on a proposed Saturday to benefit young cancer patient Residents will have an opportunity to patronize three fund-raisers planned this Saturday, Sept. 13, benefitting seven-year-old cancer patient Gracie Tull. A car wash and BBQ (hot dogs) will be held from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Ragans Ace Hardware; a bake sale and raffles will be staged at Buckeye Community Federal Credit Union (shaded lot adjacent to David Sullivan, far left, and Alan Hall, far right, took their seats on the Perry City Council Tuesday. Also shown are (l to r) the drive-thru) from 9 a.m. to 5 Venita Woodfaulk, City Manager Bob Brown, Mayor Mike Deming and Shirlie Hampton. p.m.; and Pizza Hut will donate 20% from diners’ meal costs for the day (use code: Gracie). All proceeds will benefit Tull Council shoots down repeal of and her family as they travel to and from Gainesville for her medical treatments. Doctors have told her parents to expect some 29 weeks of on-going $14.95 sewer maintenance fee chemo, surgery and radiation therapies. The Perry City Council’s held sway with Mayor Mike and Woodfaulk both voted increase on their fixed problem with what they The bake sale/raffle is two new members weighed Deming, Councilwoman against the move. monthly charge.) were going to have to pay. being sponsored by youth in on opposite sides of the Venita Woodfaulk and Discussion on the issue The low pressure system They knew what were going groups from Westside Baptist $14.95 sewer maintenance Councilwoman Shirlie bled into earlier talks at went online in the Pine to pay and what they were Church and St. Johns Christian fee issue brought before Hampton. All three joined Tuesday’s meeting regarding Ridge area in 2007 and going to get upfront. Seven Fellowship. them at their very first Hall in voting down the the city’s proposed budget residents began paying years later, now they want to For more information about meeting Tuesday, Sept. 9. resolution that would have for the upcoming 2014-15 the monthly $14.95 fee renegotiate and pass along any of these events, please David Sullivan, newly repealed the fee. Sullivan fiscal year. (which, as dictated by (the cost) to the rest of the contact Tamika Freeman at elected representative for was the lone vote in favor of “So not only are we grant constraints, is held citizens?” Hall said. 295-2761 or Christina Freeman Dist. 5, favored a resolution the action. looking at a (property) in a separate Low Pressure He noted that when at 843-7475. abolishing the fee charged The action came on the tax increase, a water bill Sewer Maintenance Trust (gravity) sewer systems An account in Tull’s name to residents in the Pine heels of a 3-2 vote by the increase, but also a sewer bill Fund). were installed in the Clark has also been established at Ridge subdivision to cover previous council (which increase if you pass this?” Opening his discussion on and Granger neighborhoods, Capital City Bank. maintenance of the low- included Mayor Daryll former mayor Shirley Scott, the issue, Hall gave a brief residents had to bear the pressure sewer system that Gunter and Councilman Don who was in attendance, recap of the events when cost “on their own” for serves the area. Cook) to draft a resolution asked the council. engineers first presented hooking into the system. CERT training offered Alan Hall, newly elected eliminating the fee. In that (If the maintenance fee plans for the system for the “Why do we want to pass Sept. 23 representative for Dist. 4, vote, Deming voted in favor had passed, all sanitary council’s consideration. along the (Pine Ridge) cost In the event of an emergency, opposed doing away with of the repeal along with sewer system customers “Neighbors (from the ➟ Please see page 3 would you know what to do? the fee—an opinion that Cook and Gunter; Hampton would have seen a $1.15 area) came in and had no Taylor County Emergency Management is offering a Certification Training Program for Taylor County residents. The first meeting is set for Tuesday, Details of county’s $45.6 Sept. 23, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at the Taylor County Emergency Operations Center (591 East million budget spotlighted US 27). “The Community Emergency The Taylor County previously reported they years, but did get one-time Response Team (CERT) is Commission tentatively would not). Seasonal and seasonal bonuses in several a national and statewide approved its $45.6 million temporary employees will of those years, including initiative for local communities,” 2014-15 budget during a not receive the raise. 2013. Emergency Management public hearing Monday and If approved, this will At the start of the Coordinator Kristy Anderson will return next week to give be the first time county commission’s budget said. its final approval. employees have received a discussions, a three-percent For more information or The budget includes a $1 raise since 2012, when they raise was included in the to sign-up for the training per hour raise for all full and were given a three percent budget, but that was later program, call 838-3575. part-time employees. Call- increase in their wages. increased to the current in employees will also be They had not received a Call before you dig included in the raise (it was raise in the five previous ➟ Please see page 3 As part of the City of Perry’s Gas Pipeline Damage Prevention Program, residents are reminded to call Taylor County students Sunshine One-Call of Florida (811) before beginning any excavation/digging project. It is the responsibility of the on par in ACT scoring person or individual in charge of the excavation to call for line Taylor County students 2014, compared to 19.6 for Taylor students scored Perrylocations before the excavating News-Heraldperformed right at the state the state. an average of 18.7 on the begins. In case of a gas average on the ACT college The ACT is measured on English section, even with pipeline emergency, residents assessment this past year. a scale with a perfect score the state. On the reading Deming elected mayor should call (850) 584-7940. According to of 36. section, local students Fellow Perry City Council members elected Mike Superintendent Paul Taylor County students averaged 21.4, above the Deming as mayor Tuesday night. Councilwoman Dyal, results released also met or exceeded the state mark of 20.7. In Venita Woodfaulk was named vice mayor. After this week show that local state average is each section science, the local mark presiding over his first meeting as mayor, Deming students scored an average of the test with the exception ➟ Please see page 5 put his signature on numerous ordinances and composite score of 19.7 in of mathematics. resolutions passed during the session. Index Weather Looking Back ......... A-2 Entertainment ........ A-8 Friday 94˚ Saturday 93˚ Sunday 89˚ Perry News-Herald Living ..................... A-4 TV listings .............. A-9 72˚ 73˚ 72˚ Two sections 125th Year, No. 37 Religion .................. A-6 Classifieds .......... A-10 www.perrynewspapers.com Sports .................... A-7 20% 30% 30% A-2 Perry News-Herald Looking Back September 12-13, 2014 The rest of the story... In the late 1950s, a group of men came together to organize a local Moose Lodge. As part of their efforts, they held a raffle for a horse and saddle, with all proceeds going toward the cost of establishing the new club. Herbert Williams donated the horse and saddle for the drawing, which was won by Elton “Wiley” French (top photo, left). Arrangements were made to have photographer Bill Craft, of Craft Studio, present when French claimed his prize. One of the photos from that day—a single shot of French astride the horse—was featured in a recent edition of the Perry News-Herald. When Tillie Williams Gainey saw it, she knew she had a second photo (also taken that day) that told “the rest of the story.” It took some searching, she said, before she found the 8x10 black and white photograph tucked into an album that had been packed away. “The Pine Tree Festival was just getting started back then, so they thought holding the drawing would be a good way to advertise both them trying to get a Lodge started and the festival,” Gainey, 85, recalled. Her late husband, Herbert, was 33 when the photo was taken in April 1959. He is shown with (top photo, right) Math Phillips, 54; (Williams); Ralan Jones, 35; and French, 52.