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Vol. 121, No. 50 USPS 334-600 THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2010, Lafayette County, Florida 2 SECTIONS 28 PAGES 50¢
Lafayette County’s news source since 1888. We’re proud to serve!
he’s the bestAmong Elvi,
Atlanta man wins regional Elvis tribute artistcompetition at the Spirit. INSIDE FOCUS
By Joyce Marie TaylorCorrespondent
Proud recipient ofthe School-RelatedEmployee of theYear award, AnnLand has one thingto say about hernomination, and thatis, “I feel very hon-ored.”
Ann is an ESEparaprofessional atLafayette Elemen-tary School. To carrythe title of an ESE
paraprofessional -ESE stands for Ex-ceptional StudentEducation - onemust be highly qual-ified and meet a vari-ety of state require-ments.
Ann has alwaysloved working withyoung children andLafayette Elemen-tary School providesthe perfect environ-
SCHOOL-RELATEDEMPLOYEE OF THE YEAR
Ann Land:Exceptionaldedicationto her work
Pam Cornell, Ann Land nnd Angie McCray- Photos: Joyce Marie Taylor, Correspondent
Ann Land
By Joyce Marie TaylorCorrespondent
“I love what I do andit shows.” That is howRuby McCray describesher career as a teacherwith the LafayetteCounty school system.It might also explainwhy she was recentlychosen as Teacher of the
Year in her county. Ruby is in her fifth
year of teaching, andwhen she found out shewas nominated for theprestigious title ofTeacher of the Year shefelt, in her own words,“honored, super-excit-ed, great and wonder-ful.” She also said that
“everybody at theschool does a wonder-ful job.”
She started out teach-ing fourth grade atLafayette ElementarySchool and did that forfour years. Last year thefourth grade studentsplaced first in MathFCAT scores statewide.
“For a small town likeMayo, we are extremelyproud that we scored sohighly,” McCray said.
When she was askedin her fifth year toswitch gears and beginteaching fifth graders,she did so willingly and
Garrett, Ruby and Miley McCray.- Courtesy photos
TEACHER OF THE YEAR
Simply put,Ruby McCrayis in love with
her jobAside frombeing a wife tohusband,Garrett, amother to herdaughter,Miley, as wellas a full-timeteacher, shealso trainsother teachersin a special“hands-on”math programcalled SUMS.
Getting the kids involved in the lesson.
Alms of Bethel Community Development,Inc. (ABCD) will be celebrating African Ameri-can History month by sponsoring the ThirdAnnual African American Soul Festival on Feb-ruary 27, 2010 at 12 noon in the Mayo TownPark.
This event will feature contests in Art, Ora-torical and Poetry.Contests will bejudged by “age”divisions (pre-k -adults) and prizeswill be awarded ineach division.Contests rules andregulations areavailable atLafayette Elemen-
Third Annual AfricanAmerican Soul Festival
IN HONOR OF BLACK HISTORY MONTH
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“A People poised to lead and succeed”
By Tom LashleySuperintendent of Schools
Greetings, LafayetteCounty! This is the first in-stallment of a weekly col-umn that I will be doing forthe Free Press, so that wecan let you know more in-formation about what is go-ing on at the schools, whatis up-coming, and also topublicize good things thatare going on in our system.It is my opinion that thestate of informational mediain our country is muchmore attuned to the badthings that go on, rather
LafayetteCountySchoolsHappenings
By Marisha Murphy, LESPrevention Specialist
Having Safe Schools andHealthy Students is whatour school system is allabout. As teachers wework hard to ensure thatour students are healthyand safe. We teach themways to stay healthy andbe safe not only at school,but at home, in the com-munity or wherever theymay be. The skills that are
taught to our students atLafayette ElementarySchool are skills that willhelp them throughout theirlives, so they can growfrom safe and healthy stu-dents to safe and healthyadults.
With the combined ef-forts of Project Save,Lafayette District SchoolBoard and Lafayette Ele-mentary School there is a
Safe Schools,Healthy Students
Mrs. Israel’s first grade class. - Courtesy photo
By any measureused,Lafayette Elementaryand HighSchoolsrank among thebest in thestate of Florida
Tom LashleySuperintendent
of Schools
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SEE ANN, PAGE 7A
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SEE LAFAYETTE, PAGE 7A
Local young ladycompetes for TheMiss Jr. Pre-Teen
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February isWOMEN’SHEART DISEASEAWARENESS PAGE 9A
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New Beginnings Churcha place for you
Pastor...............Wayne HudsonPhone Number........386-294-1244
Purpose Statement:New Beginnings exists to provide an environment
where People can discover and develop a passion forGod that is Real, relevant, and relational.
New Location:163 W. Main Street, Suite 500
Service Schedule: Sun. Morning Worship.....................10:00 a.m.
At New Beginnings there’s always “a place for you.”www.newbeginningschurchmayo.com
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Methodist ChurchPhone: 386-294-1661
MAYO FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCHLocated SE corner of Hwy. 27 & FL 51 Mayo
Pastor: Rev. Connie Steele
Sunday School...............................................................10:00 a.m.Morning Worship.........................................................11:00 a.m.Evening Worship ........................................................... 6:00 p.m.
ALTON CHURCH OF GOD.....................294-3133Pastor.....................................................................Rev. Tim HammYouth Pastor...............................................................Chad MorrinMusic Director...........................................................Blanche PerryChildren’s Pastor.........................................Ryan & Tiffany PerrySunday School..........................................................9:30-10:30 a.m.Worship Service/K.I.D.S. Church..............10:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m.Evening Worship...............................................................6:00 p.m.Family Night Youth Club Church.............7:00 p.m. Wednesday
State Road 27
BETHEL HOLY CHURCH......................294-1932“Affiliated with Mt. Sinai Holy Churches of America Inc.”
Pastor.........................................................Elder Carolyn DempsSunday School...............................................................11:00 a.m.Worship Service............................................................12:00 p.m.Thursday Bible Study....................................................7:00 p.m.
357 Pine Street“Membership means Discipleship”
NEW HOPE BAPTIST CHURCHPastor ..............................................................Rev. Charlie WalkerSunday Early Service........................................................8:30 a.m.Sunday School..................................................................10:00 a.m.Morning Worship............................................................11:00 a.m.Discipleship Training.......................................................6:00 p.m.Evening Worship .............................................................. 7:00 p.m.Wed. Visitation..................................................................5:00 p.m.Bible Study.........................................................................7:00 p.m.Mission Classes ................................................................. 7:00 p.m.
Located Two Miles North of Mayo Off Highway 51“Come And Hear, All Ye That Fear God” Ps. 66:16
HATCHBEND APOSTOLIC CHURCH..935-2806
Pastor ......................................................................Rev. Steve BoydSunday School .................................................................. 10:00 a.m.Wednesday Service............................................................7:30 p.m.
Located 4 miles South on Hwy. 349, then left on CR 138, follow signs.
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AIRLINE BAPTIST CHURCH (SBC)......294-2676Pastor.............................................................................Chip ParkerYouth Pastor .................................................................Orry AgnerSundaySunday School ................................................................... 9:30 a.m.Morning Worship............................................................10:30 a.m.Evening Worship..............................................................6:30 p.m.WednesdayFellowship Supper............................................................6:00 p.m.AWANA & Bible Study...................................................6:30 p.m.
Located Four Miles East of Mayo on Highway 27“O Come Let us Worship The Lord” Ps. 95:6 571532-F 571550-F 571574-F
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Pastor..........................................................................Todd BabioneSunday School ....................................................................9:45 a.m.Worship Service................................................................11:00 a.m.Wednesday Discipleship Training..................................7:00 p.m.Evening Training...............................................................6:00 p.m.
Seven miles West of Mayo,left on CR 534 then right on 350A
-- Jesus Saves --
PLEASANT GROVE BAPTIST CHURCH (SBC).294-1306
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ST. MATTHEW’S EPISCOPAL CHURCHContact Number in Mayo (386) 294-1839
Sr. Warden............................................................Eva BoltonCelebration of Holy Eucharist at 7:00 PMeach Wednesday to be followed by lightrefreshments and Christian Education.Located One Block North of the Courthouse in Mayo.
Sunday School ................................................10:00 a.m.Worship Service..............................................10:45 a.m.Kid’s Church...................................................11:00 a.m.Evening Worship.............................................6:00 p.m.
Youth Impact....................................................7:00 p.m.Adult Bible Study............................................7:00 p.m.
Pastor: Rev. Kenny SullivanYouth Pastor: Daryl Fletcher
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MIDWAY BAPTIST CHURCH.....................935-4993Pastor: Danny Rogers
Sunday School.....................................................................9:45 a.m.Worship Service................................................................11:00 a.m.Discipleship Training.........................................................5:00 p.m.Evening Worship................................................................6:00 p.m.Prayer Meeting - Wednesday...........................................7:00 p.m.
Located on County Road 354“For If Ye Forgive Men Their Tresspasses Your Heavenly
Father Will Also Forgive You” Matt. 6:14
Located at 294 SE Mill Street, Mayo “Renewing Hope and Building Lives”
NEW HARMONY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH160th St.
(Go south on 51 to 160th, turn right)Pastor: Stan Posey
Phone (386) 776-1806SUNDAYSunday Worship....................................................................9:30 amBible Study..........................................................................10:30 am
WEDNESDAYWomen’s Bible Study..........................................................10:00 am
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MAYO BAPTIST CHURCH...........(386)294-1020916 N. Fletcher Ave.
Pastor: Brother Jimmy LeggMusic Director .................................................................Kathy Palamino
Sunday ScheduleBible Study....................................................................................9:45 A.M.Worship Service.........................................................................11:00 A.M.Sunday Night Service..................................................................6:00 P.M.
Wednesday Night SchedulePrayer Service & Youth & Children Meeting...........................7:00 P.M.
“The Friendly Mayo Methodist”
FIRST ASSEMBLY OF GOD...................294-1811
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Nancy at 386-362-1734
Hatch Bend Baptist ChurchPastor Paul A. Coleman
935-0943
Sunday School...............................................................9:45 a.m.Sunday Morning Worship..........................................11:00 a.m.Sunday Evening............................................................6:00 p.m.Wednesday Evening......................................................7:00 p.m.
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Brewer Lake Baptist ChurchOff Hwy. 53 in Day, FL 386-294-1578
“We’re Going, Growing and Glowing for God”Sunday
Sunday School.....................................................................10 a.m.Morning Worship...............................................................11 a.m.Training Union.....................................................................6 p.m.Evening Bible Study............................................................ 7 p.m.
WednesdayChildren, Youth & Adult ....................................................7 p.m.Matt Swain, Pastor William Sircy, Youth
Visit us on the web at www.brewerlakebaptistchurch.com“Come To Day...Come Today!” 571571-F
LIGHTHOUSE CHRISTIAN CENTER“Freedom is Here”
PO Box 458, Mayo, FL 32066 • 386-294-3089www.lccmayo.com
Morning Worshiop.........................................Sunday 10:30 a.m.Kids of the King..............................................Sunday 10:30 a.m.Prayer Meeting................................................Monday 7:00 p.m.Bible Study.................................................Wednesday 7:00 p.m.Army of Fire Youth..................................Wednesday 7:00 p.m.
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Ephesus AdventChristian Church
Pastor Bill Talley963-5600 ~ 208-9626
Sunday School Service ....9:45 a.m.Worship Service..............11:00 a.m.Prayer Meeting.................7:00 p.m.
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A box of candy, abeautiful card, dinnerout, or a heartfelt gift?How did you celebrateValentine’s Day withthat special someone?The National Retail Fed-eration estimates thatAmericans spent ap-proximately 17 billiondollars on the Valentineholiday. Why all thefuss? According to Dr.Gary Chapman’s book“The Five Love Lan-guages,” love is an emo-tional need, and whatwe must learn aboutlove is how to express itin a language that theother person under-stands. According toChapman, there are fivebasic love languages:
• Words of Affirma-tion: this can meanwords of sincere praisefor results and efforts aswell as words of affec-tion that express positivethoughts toward some-
one as a person. “Youare such a great friend,”“Your eyes are beauti-ful,” or “I know that did-n’t turn out like youhoped, but I am proud ofhow hard you tried.”
• Quality Time: giv-ing a portion of time andyour undivided atten-tion is a powerful com-municator of love to an-other person becauseour lives are so busy.This doesn’t mean sim-ply being in the sameroom at the same time,but has everything to dowith togetherness, mak-ing sure the other personfeels like they are the fo-cus of your attention.
• Receiving Gifts:gifts are visible evidenceof emotional love. Per-haps this explains thebillions spent on Valen-tine’s Day. The Greekword from which we getour English word gift is“charis” which meansgrace or undeserved.
Heart MattersThe beauty of gifts is thatthey don’t have to befancy or expensive to bevaluable. A gift says “Icare about you” and “Ithink you are impor-tant.” That is the realtreasure.
• Acts of Service: Lov-ing service is an internal-ly motivated desire togive your energy for an-other. Just doing some-thing for someone, espe-cially something theywant or need accom-plished is a powerfulway to communicatelove. Like quality time,it requires a portion ofour life set aside and do-nated for another, butacts of service also al-lows them to be free of atask or chore.
• Physical Touch:Touching is an emotion-ally powerful way tocommunicate love, this iswhy we love to give andreceive hugs and why ashoulder massage relax-es us, touch makes usfeel loved and accepted.
Although all of the fivelove languages listedabove are enjoyable andpleasant, every personhas one or two of thesethat makes them feelmore loved than the oth-ers, and by nature wespeak that language toothers. If we enjoy gifts,we will probably buygifts for others. If weneed words of affirma-tion, we will probablyleave love notes and bevery encouraging verbal-ly. The problem comeswhen the other persondoesn’t speak our lan-guage. We may bespeaking gifts, but theywant quality time. Orthey may be doing acts
of service for us and wejust want them to say, “Ilove you.”
We can learn to speakthe language of the otherperson if we want themto feel loved by us. Wecan usually determineour own language bywhat we most often dofor another when wewant to show love tothem, and to determineother’s language, we canask their preference andwatch what they do forothers. This principlecan be applied in friend-ships and parent-child/teenager as well asromantic relationships.Learn to speak the lan-guage of those you love,because their heart mat-ters!
Blessings, Angie
Heart Matters is aweekly column written
by Angie Land, Directorof the Family Life Min-istries of the Lafayette
Baptist Association,where she teaches biblestudies, leads marriageand family conferences
and offers biblical coun-seling to individuals,couples and families.
Contact Angie withquestions or comments
The B.L.A.S.T. Sunday School Class at Airline Bap-tist Church is beginning a new book study on Sun-day, February 21, at 9:30. The title of the book is “ThePrinciple of the Path” by Andy Stanley. This bookshows that once you embrace this Principle, you willbe empowered to identify and follow the path thatleads to your desired destination.
It will enable you to avoid life-wasting detoursalong the way. This class is an open class with no agelimits and we welcome you to come and visit andparticipate in this exciting book study.
If you have questions, call Pastor Chip Parker at294-2676.
Airline Baptist ChurchB.L.A.S.T. Sunday School class
beginning a new book study
The annual dinner theater will be held at McCall’sChapel United Methodist Church on February 20,with the meal beginning at 5, and the theater begin-ning at 7, as with our custom the dinner will bebased around pasta, drink and desert.
The tickets are $6 for adults and $3 for childrenages 5 - 10, and under 5 are free. Carry outs are avail-able. Tickets can be purchased from any churchmember. If you desire to purchase your ticket at thedoor please call 386-935-0595 for reservations, asseating arrangements are limited. But as always weallow for a few who decide at the last moment.
Come, enjoy an evening of good food and Christ-ian fun. The church is located at 7755 South StateRoad 349, a mile North of the Dixie County line, atthe Southern Gate way to Hatch Bend, in LafayetteCounty.
Got questions? Need directions? Call 386-935-0595and ask for Pastor Taylor.
Dinner Theater atMcCall’s Chapel
The Bowmans will be in Concert on Sunday, Feb-ruary 21, 2010 at Alton Church of God Family LifeCenter, beginning at 6 p.m.
Blaine Bowman was saved in 1971 during the JesusMovement at a FGBMFI meeting in Denver, Col-orado.
He has since filled nearly 7,000 engagements allover the USA and other countries as a preacher,teacher, singer, songwriter, musician and entertain-er.
You may laugh or you may cry, but it is certainyou will be touched by his ministry as he shares histestimony in Word and Song!
The Bowmans in Concert at AltonChurch of God Family Life Center
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PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTIONSMarch 1st is the deadline for application of
Property Tax Exemptions
Anytime there is a change in ownership of property, a new exemptionapplication must be completed in order to receive an exemption.
Homestead Exemption – Widow or Widower Exemption – Total andPermanent Disability Exemptions – Service Connected Disability Exemptions– Agricultural Classification of Lands. These exemptions must be appliedfor.
Senior Citizens 65 or Older $10,000.00 Exemption. {must meet IncomeRequirements and apply for this exemption}. Only applies to County portion oftaxes.
Portability – If you had a homestead tax exemption for 2008 or 2009 in anothercounty or within the county and have moved and you plan to apply for theHomestead Tax Exemption on your new location in Lafayette County you mayhave some assessed value savings created by Save Our Homes that you cantransfer from your prior location to your new location that could save you taxdollars. Portability is only retroactive back to you having a prior homestead in2008 or 2009.TO RECEIVE PORTABILITY THERE IS AN APPLICATION THATMUST BE COMPLETED. Portability does NOT automatically happen.
$25,000.00 Tangible Personal Property Tax Exemption – For 2010, if yourequipment value is less than $25,000.00 then you will not need to complete areturn, but will rather simply sign a form stating that your equipment value total isless than $25,000.00. If you add equipment and the total value again exceeds$25,000.00 then you will again need to file a return. All New Businesses must filea return the first year even though the eqiupment total may be less than$25,000.00.
10% Cap on Non-Homestead Property – This cap took effect in 2009 and doesNOT have to be applied for. Agricultural assessed properties are not protected bythis cap.
Lands Classified as Agricultural – On the last day of the 2008 Floridalegislative session a bill was passed to remove the minimum acreage requirementfor property owners to be eligible for the agricultural classification. Having yourproperty assessed as agriculture can provide some tax savings. The agriculturalclassification can only be granted if you are using your property for bona fidecommercial agriculture purposes. You must be able to prove this practice beforethis classification can be granted. An agricultural product must be produced andincome or future generated income by this product for it to be considered acommercial agricultural practice.
Please come by the Property Appraiser’s Office to make application or call us ifyou have any questions at 386-294-1991. Thank You Tim Walker Lafayette County Property Appraiser
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By: O.A. Winburn, [email protected]
The “pressing Club” asit was known was DempGainey’s dry cleaningand tailor shop. Mr.Gainey was the tailorand he could mend apair of trousers or makeyou a suit of clothes. Hehad help with the clean-ing and pressing but hadbeen seen doing it all ifneed be. He’d been atthis for a long time be-fore I ever got oldenough to know. TheGainey’s lived over onthe next corner west ofthe Presbyterian Churchand there were mostlygirls in that family, aboutfive as I recall: Hattie,Claudia. Leona, Rubyand Dorothy and oneson, Edsel. It was Edsel’sand Ruby’s stint at thePressing Club when Icame along. When Ed-sel, or Buddy as weknew him got a little old-er, he would deliver thecleaned and pressed arti-cles that had beenbrought in.
All these new Fangledfabrics, the no iron, wrin-kle free ones hadn’tcome along yet and theirappearance on the sceneeventually spelled thedemise of the once thriv-ing “Pressing Club.”
That business was an-other of those spots thatserved as a hang out formany of the youthsaround Mayo duringthose days. Buddy and
Ramblings from the past......Mayo Merchants, continued from Dec. 30, 2009
Ruby were quite popularand their friends were inand out of that placequite frequently, espe-cially during the sum-mer months while schoolwas out. If you lookedclosely enough youcould sometimes seethat look of consterna-tion on the elder Mr.Gainey’s face because ofthe crowd of young folksin there, likely interfer-ing with the normal rou-tine of doing business,keeping Buddy andRuby from their chores.He just plodded on, nev-er saying anything, atleast not audible.
Sometime in the early40’s the everlasting pop-ular board game, “Mo-nopoly” came upon thescene and the only one Iknew of in Mayo was atthe Gainey home and itwas always sorta crowd-ed around there, kidswatching as they waitedfor a chance to play.
Delivery was alwaysdone on Thursday after-noon. That was the timewhen all the merchantsclosed their doors atnoon. Those were thedays when our electedofficials were consider-ate of the needs of thepeople and closed theirdoors on Thursday after-noon also so that theycould remain open a halfday on Saturday whichgave working folks achance to tend to officialbusiness without havingto take off time fromwork.
The items deliveredwere neatly done up onhangars with a coverover them and the costnoted on a slip of paper
was pinned to that cov-er. Most folks werehome and paid upon de-livery but those whowere missed, the clotheswere left and paid forlater at the “Club”.
During the war, thosemetal hangars were inshort supply due to thewar effort and Mr.Gainey eagerly paid apenny for each one re-turned. Just more easymoney for some of usyoungsters.
Those Thursday after-noons were a time forthe merchants to spendas they chose, workingin their vegetable gar-den, visiting or maybejust resting. Some ofthem were avid fisher-men and would take tothe river. Fishing wasgood in the Suwanneeback then and mercurywasn’t a known prob-lem. Mr. Guess Croftwas one such fishermanand it was interesting tohear some of the yarnshe would spin about hisadventures on the river.
Jabo, Leb Taylor’shuge bull dog wouldsometimes take to the
road out of boredomwhen his master closedfor the afternoon. Hecould be seen riding onthe running board of acar heading over toBranford and that ani-mal knew when to getoff and after his visit, hewould hop a ride back toMayo. Talk about asmart dog but old Jabocould hitch a ride merelyby playing possum be-side the road and as cu-riosity would cause anapproaching motorist toslow, Jabo merelywalked over andflopped down on therunning board. Someonewrote an article in theTimes Union about Jabomany years ago. Inter-esting reading.
So when Saturdayrolled around, the courthouse was open untilnoon and folks couldtend to the affairs there.And the merchantsstayed open into thenight, well after the freeshow was over if therewere potential cus-tomers still to be seen onthe streets. To me thosewere the good old days.
Pulled Pork DinnerFebruary 27, 2010, 11 a.m. - until at the 4th Dis-
trict Community Center.Dinners served with baked beans, potato salad,
dessert, bread and tea. Price is $8.An account is also set up at Lafayette State Bank
for anyone who would like to donate withMichelle’s medical expenses.
You can contact Mary Beth Hamlin or StephanieOgden at LSB, 294-1901 or 935-6363.
Diagnosis: 3rd stage cancer, going throughchemo/radiation at North Florida Regional Can-cer Center.
Michelle Townsend Murray Benefit
Abound in GraceFebruary 18
And God is able tomake all grace abound toyou, so that in all thingsat all times, having allthat you need, you willabound in every goodwork.
My definition of “get”is to obtain by struggleand effort, and “receive”is to act like a receptacleand simply take in whatis offered. We can re-ceive mercy, grace,
strength, forgiveness,and love from the Lord.It is a new day —- andGod’s mercy is newevery morning (seeLamentations 3:22-23).
You can have a brandnew start today. AllowGod’s mercy to strength-en and heal you beforestarting your routine ac-tivities. Receive Hishealing power, and letits grace work in you.Today can be effortlessas you depend on God’sgrace to do what He hascalled you to do.
Starting your day right!
Linda SmithBoth the LHS Softball
Coach, Derek Garland, as wellas the Varsity Baseball coach,Jamie Fike, gave updates onthe upcoming season.
Both coaches shared theiroptimism for the outcome ofthis year’s teams, as well asasking for the support of localfans.
Coach Garland said he has 3seniors, 2 juniors and 4 sopho-mores on the team this year.He also shared that they haveplenty of “pitching” to goaround this year as well, hav-ing four pitchers that will beavailable for play.
Another highlight of thiscoming season is that the dis-trict tournament will be heldright here in Mayo, whichhasn’t been the case in severalyears.
Coach Garland expressed his appreciation forSonja Land, and Tori Lyons, (former LHS student)who are doing a great job assisting with thecoaching duties of the softball team.
Coach Fike who is in his fourth year teaching inLafayette County, said that he is greatly im-pressed with Lafayette County schools, as well asthe community of Lafayette County. Fike said heis looking forward to coaching the varsity base-ball team, assisted by Herbert Perry. He ex-pressed his appreciation for being given the op-portunity to be the varsity coach. He too, urgedthe community to come out and support the base-ball and softball teams.
Baseball Coach,Jamie Fike
Baseball and Softballis underway at
Lafayette High School!
Softball Coach,Derek Garland
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Cereal,Crackers,
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Hamburgers(Turkey Sandwich),
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Dill Chips,Carrot Sticks,
Orange Wedges,Apple Juice,
Snicker DoodleCookies, Milk
Cereal,Crackers,
Yogurt, Pop Tarts,Juice, Milk
Cereal,Crackers,
Sausage Biscuit,Juice, Milk
Hot Dog,Cole Slaw,
French Fries,Applesauce,
Milk
Vegetable Soup,Salad,
Dressing,Crackers,Peaches,
Milk
Macaroni &Cheese,
Green Beans,Rolls,
Fruit Cocktail,Milk
Spaghetti (LittleCaesar Pizza),
Corn,Carrot & Celery
Sticks,Toss Salad,
Sliced Apples,Orange-Pineapple
Juice,French Bread,
Milk
Cereal,Crackers,
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Chicken & Rice,Sweet Green
Peas,Cornbread,
Diced Pears,Chocolate ChipCookies, Milk
Pizza,Corn,
PineappleTidbits,
Sweet PotatoPudding,
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Pepperoni Pizza(Chef Salad),Baked Potato,
Broccoli/CheeseSauce,Apples,
Orange-PineappleJuice,
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Chili (Hot Dogs),Toss Salad,
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French Toast,Sausage Patty,
Cereal,Biscuit/Jelly,Juice, Milk
Sausage Biscuit,Yogurt, Cereal,
Crackers,Juice, Banana,
Milk
Breakfast Pizza,Cereal,
Crrackers,Juice,Milk
Waffles,Sausage Patty,
Cereal,Biscuit/Jelly,Juice, Milk
BreakfastBurrito,Cereal,
Crackers,Juice, Milk
Breakfast will now be provided at LHS each morning beginning at 7:45 a.m.
Chicken &Noodles
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Turnip Greens,Apples,
Sliced Peaches,Cornbread,
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Starting Salary:$40,000-44,000 plus benefits.
Job Description: Three RiversRegional Library System(TRRLS), located on Florida’sNature Coast, seeks a Directorto plan, organize, direct, andcoordinate activities of a ruralthree county public librarycooperative. Prepare andmaintain library budget, submitAnnual and Long Range plansto TRRLS Library Board,administer online catalog andlibrary webpage, supervisestaff of three, coordinate StateAid to Libraries grant for allmembers, and evaluate grantopportunities to establish,sustain, or enhance libraryservices. Technology skillsessential EOE/DFWP
Education/Qualifications: Thisposition requires an ALAaccredited MLS or MLISdegree, and at least 2 years offull-time, paid professionalexperience post degree.
Location: Three RiversRegional Library System, 262West Main St., Mayo, FL32066
Contact: Stephen J. Hurd,
[email protected], Phone:386-294-3858, Fax: 386-294-3861
www.3rivers.lib.fl.us
Instructions for Applying:Send letter of application,resume, and 3 references byApril 15, 2010 to:
Stephen J. HurdThree Rivers
Regional Library SystemP.O. Box 1340
Mayo, FL 32066 577702mdv
Hatch Bend Baptist Youth fundraiser heldat the Suwannee River Stock Dog Trials
Linda SmithThe third annual
Suwannee River StockDog trials were held thispast weekend, Feb. 5, 6,and 7 at ‘Culleymont inDixie’ farm on Highway349.
A “stock dog trial” isdesigned to teach all ofthe skills a good ranch orfarm dog needs to per-form their daily work.The idea is for the dog,with the assistance of thehandler controlling withvoice or whistle, to flankright, left, stop, walk upor make whatever moveneeded to move thethree sheep through thecourse, while the judgeswatch and award or takeaway points for eachhandler and his dog dur-ing the ten minute timeslot.
The weekend was amixture of rainy, windy,chilly weather, but inspite of mother nature,the dog handlers andtheir dogs, worked thecourse set up for the tri-als, as spectators enjoyedwatching these amazingdogs.
Also at the dog trials,all three days, the youthof Hatch Bend BaptistChurch and adult vol-unteers, were set up toserve a variety of foodssuch as breakfast sand-wiches, coffee, as well aschili, hamburgers, hotdogs, drinks, bakedgoods and more. All theproceeds that weremade from the foodsales are going towardsa mission trip that theyouth are planning.
Some of the youth
worked each of the threedays including Sunday,but their Sunday Schoolteacher was there tomake sure that they gottheir lesson, just as ifthey were in the SundaySchool class at church.
The youth raised$1329 before expenses,giving them around$800-$900, all of whichwill go towards theirmission trip planned forthis summer.
Lots of the food anddrink products were do-nated. A special thanksgoes out to all who orga-nized, donated food,worked at the trials, at-tended and bought food,made cash donations, orhelped out in any way tomake the fundraiser forHatch Bend BaptistYouth, a great success.
Hatch Bend Baptist Youth, and volunteers prepare and sell food at their fundraiser.
Terry Dees, Social Director at Hatch Bend Baptist Church stands ready and waiting underthe food tent at the dog trials.
The dog handler gives voice commands to his dog as the dog maneuvers the sheepthrough the course.
Dog handler, sheep anddog, ready to go!
Spectators enjoy watching the amazing border collies and their handlers at work.
L-R Caroline Hill and Terry Dees, making sure the coffee isgood and hot for this cold windy day at the dog trials.
Volunteers, and youth ready to serve.
Parker Hill is exhaustedfrom working at the youthfund-raiser.
Handler and dog working those sheep.
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Myra Regan,Publisher
Linda Smith,Manager
Robert Bridges,Group Editor
By Donna MaitlandSocial Security DistrictManager, Gainesville, Fl
When it comes to SocialSecurity benefits, youmay be wondering whomust pay taxes on themand who does not. Let’slook at the numbers.
If you file a federal taxreturn as an “individual”and your total income ismore than $25,000, thenthe answer for you is yes:you’ll have to pay federaltaxes on your benefits. Ifyou file a joint return andyou and your spousehave a total income morethan $32,000, you’ll be ex-pected to pay federal tax-es as well. If your taxableincome is below thosethresholds, there is noneed to pay taxes on yourSocial Security benefits.
If you need to pay taxeson a portion of your ben-efits, you will need yourSSA-1099. This formshows the total amountof benefits received in theprevious year and is usedto find out whether anybenefits are subject to tax.You will need to submit itwhen you complete yourfederal income tax re-turn.
You already shouldhave received your SSA-1099 for tax year 2009 inthe mail - they were auto-matically mailed to all
To Tax Or Not To Tax:A Social Security Question
beneficiaries by January31, 2010. If you receiveSocial Security and havenot yet received a FormSSA-1099 for 2009, youcan request a replace-ment online at“http://www.socialse-curity.gov/onlineser-vices.”
Or you can call SocialSecurity’s toll-free num-ber, 1-800-772-1213 (TTY,1-800-325-0778) and askfor a replacement SSA-1099 to be mailed to you.
If you would like moreinformation about pay-
ing taxes on your SocialSecurity benefits, visit“http://www.irs.gov”and read PublicationNumber 915, Social Secu-rity and Equivalent Rail-road Retirement Benefits.You also can call the In-ternal Revenue Servicetoll-free at 1-800-829-3676(TTY, 1-800-829-4059).
So if you’ve been won-dering whether or notyou’ll need to pay taxeson your Social Securitybenefits and what formsyou may need, now youknow the simple facts.
If you remember theBuckville Juke, you’rean oldtimer.
Here is another ex-cerpt from AS WE RE-MEMBER, a book bythe LHS 1943 graduat-ing class, which is thisyear’s door prize.Knute Brumley wrotehis memory aboutthe..….
“Saturday nightdance at Buckville. Atthe time it was againstthe law for an automo-bile to be parked neara place of entertain-ment, so Mr. John Fol-som would leave hishorse barn gate openand we would park inhis horse lot out ofsight of any passers-by. State Trooper Sim-mie Moore was asource of info aboutwhen his Big Boss wasto be in the area check-ing on people parkedaround places thatwas against the law.”
Please Join Us andBring a Covered Dish
When: February 27, 2010
Where: Mayo Community Center
Time: Start ArrivingAbout 11 A.M.
THE ANNUALOLD TIMERS’
REUNION
Allen Boyd, Congressman Washington office:1227 Longworth HouseOffice BuildingWashington, DC 20515Phone: 202-225-5235Fax: 202-225-5615
Bill Nelson, Senator716 Senate Hart Bldg.Washington, DC 20510Phone: 202-224-5274Fax: 202-228-2183
George Lemieux Senator356 Russell Senate Off.ice Building
Washington, DC 20510Phone: 202-224-3041Fax: 202-228-5171
Rep. Ander Crenshaw440 Cannon House Office BuildingWashington, DC 20515Phone: 202-225-5744Fax: 202-225-3973
Rep. Cliff Stearns2370 Rayburn House Office BuildingWashington, DC 20515Phone: 202-225-5744Fax: 202-225-3973
Government officialsDIRECTORY
With appreciation for your sympathy.... Words just don’t seem sufficient to express our
thanks for all that you have done to make ourgrief bearable.
The family of Minister Willie Lee Jones wouldlike to send our expression of gratitude and ap-preciation for the outpouring of love, support,and comfort.
We appreciate all your acts of kindness duringthis most difficult time. May God continue tobless you as you have been a blessing to us.
The Jones Family
Thank you
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Mayo LegalsPUBLIC HEARING
The Lafayette County Commission willhold a Public Hearing to consider the fol-lowing proposed ordinance that will CON-TINUE the 6 cent local option gas tax fora five year period.The ordinance has to be adopted everyfive years. The hearing will be at a regularscheduled meeting on Monday, February22, 2010 at 6:00 p.m. and will be held inthe County Commissioner’s MeetingRoom on the Second Floor of theLafayette County Courthouse in Mayo,Florida.
By Order Of:Curtis O. Hamlin, Chairman
Lafayette County Commission2/11, 18
BID SOLICITATION
Re-Advertisement BID NO. 2009-15
The Suwannee County Board of CountyCommissioners, Suwannee County, Flori-da will receive sealed bids, at the Clerk ofCourt Cashier Window at the Courthouse,Attention: Clerk to the Board, 200 SouthOhio Avenue, Live Oak, FL 32064 untilFriday, February 26, 2010 at 4:00 P.M. at4:00 P.M. Bids will be publicly openedand read aloud at the Live Oak City HallMeeting Room, 101 S.W. White Avenue,Live Oak, Florida 32064 on Tuesday,March 2, 2010 at 9:00 A.M. or thereafter,for the following:
REPLACEMENT OR REPAIR OF FOURPIPE A/C SYSTEM LOCATED AT THE
SUWANNEE COUNTY JAIL
The Board of County Commissioners mayaccept all or part of any bid. Any bid re-ceived after Friday, February 26, 2010 at4:00 P.M., will be retained at the Clerk ofCourt Office unopened and will not beconsidered. The Board of County Com-missioners reserves the right to reject anyand all bids, waive formalities and read-vertise and award the bid in the best in-terest of Suwannee County.
The Board of County Commissionersdoes not discriminate because of race,creed, color, national origin or handicapstatus.
The Board of County Commissioners re-quires a Sworn Statement under section287.133(3)(a), F.S., on Public EntityCrimes.
Anyone wishing to obtain bid documentsmay contact the Administrative ServicesDepartment, at 386/364-3410. Any ques-tions concerning the bid specificationsshould be directed to Steve Sharpless,Maintenance Director at (386)364-6524.
All bids must be submitted in triplicateand labeled on the outside of the enve-lope as “ATTENTION: CLERK TO THEBOARD, SEALED FOR RE-ADVER-TISEMENT BID NO. 2009-15 FOR RE-PLACEMENT OR REPAIR OF FOURPIPE A/C SYSTEM LOCATED AT THESUWANNEE COUNTY JAIL.”
WESLEY WAINWRIGHT, CHAIRMANSUWANNEE COUNTY BOARD
OF COMMISSIONERS2/18, 25
BID SOLICITATION
BID NO. 2010-01
The Suwannee County Board of CountyCommissioners, Suwannee County, Flori-da will receive sealed bids, at the Clerk ofCourt Cashier Window at the Courthouse,Attention: Clerk to the Board, 200 SouthOhio Avenue, Live Oak, FL 32064 untilFriday, February 26, 2010 at 4:00 P.M.Bids will be publicly opened and readaloud at the Live Oak City Hall MeetingRoom, 101 S.W. White Avenue, Live Oak,Florida 32064 on Tuesday, March, 2010at 9:00 A.M. or thereafter, for the follow-ing:
HAULING OF LIMEROCKFOR THE SUWANNEE COUNTY PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
The Board of County Commissioners mayaccept all or part of any bid. Any bid re-ceived after Friday, February 26, 2010 at4:00 P.M., will be retained at the Clerk ofCourt Office unopened and will not beconsidered. The Board of County Com-missioners reserves the right to reject anyand all bids, waive formalities and read-vertise and award the bid in the best in-terest of Suwannee County.
The Board of County Commissionersdoes not discriminate because of race,creed, color, national origin or handicapstatus.
The Board of County Commissioners re-quires a Sworn Statement under section287.133(3)(a), F.S., on Public EntityCrimes.
Anyone wishing to obtain bid documentsmay contact the Administrative ServicesDepartment, at 386/364-3410. Any ques-tions concerning the bid specificationsshould be directed to Jerry Sikes, Public
Works Director at (386)362-3992.
All bids must be submitted in triplicate andlabeled on the outside of the envelope as“ATTENTION: CLERK TO THE BOARD,SEALED BID NO. 2010-01 FOR HAUL-ING OF LIMEROCK FOR THE SUWAN-NEE COUNTY PUBLIC WORKS DE-PARTMENT.”
WESLEY WAINWRIGHT, CHAIRMANSUWANNEE COUNTY BOARD
OF COMMISSIONERS2/18, 25
PUBLIC NOTICE
The Lafayette County Commission will beaccepting sealed bids for a CommercialGrade Zero Turn Radius Riding Lawn-mower at a regular scheduled meeting onMonday, the 22nd day of February, 2010at 6:00 p.m. The meeting will be held inthe County Commissioner’s MeetingRoom at the Lafayette County Court-house in Mayo, Florida. Bids must beturned in by 12:00 p.m. on Monday, Feb-ruary 22, 2010 to the Lafayette CountyClerk of Court, P.O. Box 88, Mayo, Florida32066. Specifications for the Lawnmowermay also be obtained from the Clerk ofCourt.
Terms of payment: cash within 30 days ofdelivery.Delivery date: within 45 days.
The Board of County Commissioners ofLafayette County reserve the right to re-ject any and all bids, to waive formalities,to re-advertise and award the bid in thebest interest of Lafayette County, Florida,and to accept the lowest and best bid.
By Order Of the Board of CountyCommissioners of
Lafayette County, Florida
Ricky LyonsClerk to the Board
2/11, 18
PUBLIC NOTICE
The Lafayette County Commission willhold a public hearing to consider specialassessment exemptions at a regularscheduled meeting on Monday, February22, 2010 at 5:45 p.m. The public hearingwill be held in the County Commissionmeeting room on the second floor of theCourthouse in Mayo, Florida.
By Order Of:Curtis O. Hamlin, Chairman
Lafayette County Commission2/11, 18
PUBLIC MEETINGTO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN
Please take notice that the Three RiversRegional Library Board will hold a BoardMeeting on Thursday, March 11, 2010, at7:00 p.m., at the Lafayette County publicLibrary, in Mayo, Florida.
All interested persons are invited to at-tend and be heard. Please be advised,that if a person decides to appeal any de-cision made by the Board with respect toany matter considered at such hearing,that person will need a record of the pro-ceedings, and that, for such purpose,he/she may need to ensure that a verba-tim record of the proceedings is made,which record includes the testimony andevidence upon which the appeal is to bebased.
“Person with disabilities requesting rea-sonable accommodations to participate inthis proceeding should contact (386)294-1600 (Voice & TDD) or via Florida RelayService at (800)955-8771.”2/18
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OFTHE THIRD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT,
IN AND FOR LAFAYETTECOUNTY, FLORIDA
CASE NO. 10-20-DR
JESSICA COLLINS,
PETITIONER
and
STEPHEN COLLINS,
RESPONDENT.
NOTICE OF ACTION FORDISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE
TO: Stephen Collins1436 Nocoseka Trail Apt A2Aniston, AL 36207
YOU ARE NOTIFIED that an action hasbeen filed against you and that you arerequired to serve a copy of you written de-fenses, if any, to it on Jessica Collins,whose address is 545 SW Ford Road,Mayo, FL 32066 on or before 3/5/2010,and file the original with the clerk of theCourt at P.O. Box 88, Mayo, FL 32066 be-fore service on Petitioner or immediatelythereafter. If you fail to do so, a defaultmay be entered against you for the re-lief demanded in the petition.
Copies of all court documents in thiscase, including orders, are available atthe Clerk of the Circuit Court’s office.You may review these documents
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS
For Notice of Intent to Provide WirelessMiddle Mile Internet Access and DataTransport ServicesThe North Florida Broadband Authority("NFBA") announces two public hearingsto which all interested persons are invit-ed. The NFBA is a legal entity and publicbody created pursuant to the provisionsof provisions of Section 163.01, FloridaStatutes, and an Interlocal Agreementamong: Baker, Bradford, Columbia, Dixie,Gilchrist, Hamilton, Jefferson, Lafayette,Levy, Madison, Putnam, Suwannee, Tay-lor and Union Counties and municipalitiesof Cedar Key, Cross City, Lake City, LiveOak, Monticello, Perry, White Springs andWorthington Springs, Florida. The firstpublic hearing will be held at 10:00 AMET on March 16, 2010 at the SuwanneeRiver Water Management District Of-fice, 9225 County Road 49, Live Oak,Florida 32060. The Public Hearing willbe continued to March 17, 2010 at 2:00pm ET at the Suwannee River WaterManagement District Office, 9225County Road 49, Live Oak, Florida32060. The second public hearing willbe held at 2:00 PM ET on April 16, 2010at the Suwannee River Water Manage-ment District Office, 9225 County Road49, Live Oak, Florida 32060. The PublicHearing will be continued to April 21,2010 at 2:00 pm ET at the SuwanneeRiver Water Management District Of-fice, 9225 County Road 49, Live Oak,Florida 32060. The public hearings arebeing held to accept comments from thepublic and dealers of communicationsservices prior to the NFBA Board of Di-rectors making a determination to providebroadband middle mile and data transportcommunications services within the 14county NFBA service area as required bySection 350.81, Florida Statutes. All in-terested persons shall have an opportuni-ty to be heard and to file written com-ments with the NFBA. In accordance withthe Americans with Disabilities Act, per-sons needing a special accommodationor an interpreter to participate in this pro-ceeding should contact the NFBA BoardClerk at (877) 552-3482, at least seven(7) days prior to the date of the hearing.
Pursuant to Section 350.81, FloridaStatutes, the North Florida BroadbandAuthority, a single purpose governmententity, by and through its Board of Direc-tors, proposes to offer for compensationand provide wireless Middle Mile InternetAccess and Data Transport Services in a14 county region inclusive of the followingCounties: Baker, Bradford, Columbia, Dix-ie, Gilchrist, Hamilton, Jefferson,Lafayette, Levy, Madison, Putnam,Suwannee, Taylor, and Union, beginningMay 1, 2010.2/18
upon request.
You must keep the Clerk of the CircuitCourt’s office notified of your currentaddress. (You may file Notice of Cur-rent Address, Florida Supreme CourtApproved Family Law Form 12.915.)Future papers in this lawsuit will bemailed to the address on record at theclerks office.
WARNING: Rule 12.285, Florida FamilyLaw Rules of Procedure, requires cer-tain automatic disclosure of docu-ments and information. Failure to com-ply can result in sanctions, includingdismissal or striking of pleadings.
Dated: 2/1/10
Ricky LyonsCLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT
By: Hannah OwensDeputy Clerk
2/11, 18, 25, 3/4
PUBLIC NOTICE
The Lafayette County Commission willhold a regular meeting on Monday, Febru-ary 22, 2010 at 5:30 p.m.The meeting willbe held in the County Commissioner’sMeeting Room at the Lafayette CountyCourthouse in Mayo, Florida. Listed belowis an agenda for the meeting.
By Order of:Curtis O. Hamlin
ChairmanLafayette County Commission
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS:
1. Call the meeting to order at 5:30 p.m.2. Invocation and pledge to the flag.3. Approve the minutes.4. Special needs from the community.5. Department Heads:A) Marcus Calhoun-MaintenanceB) Edward Dodd-Public WorksC) Donnie Land-Public SafetyD) Bobby Johnson-Building/Zoning6. Pam Blackman-Administrator LafayetteCounty Health Department, Presentationto the Board.7. Public Hearing-Consider Special As-sessment exemption requests.8. Public Hearing-Consider a proposed or-dinance and interlocal agreement to con-tinue the 6 cent local option gas tax for afive year period.9. Open bids-new pick-up truck for theRoad Department.10. Open bids-commercial grade zero turn
mower.11. Leenette McMillan-various items12. Approve the bills13. New Business14. Adjourn
ALL MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC AREWELCOME TO ATTEND. NOTICE ISFURTHER HEREBY GIVEN, PUR-SUANT TO FLORIDA STATUTE286.0105, THAT ANY PERSON OR PER-
SONS DECIDING TO APPEAL ANYMATTER CONSIDERED AT THIS PUB-LIC HEARING WILL NEED A RECORDOF THE HEARING AND MAY NEED TOENSURE THAT A VERBATIM RECORDOF THE PROCEEDING IS MADEWHICH RECORD INCLUDES THE TES-TIMONY AND EVIDENCE UPON WHICHTHE APPEAL IS TO BE BASED.
PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES RE-
QUESTING REASONABLE ACCOMMO-DATIONS TO PARTICIPATE IN THISPROCEEDING SHOULD CONTACT(386) 294-1600 OR VIA FLORIDA RELAYSERVICE AT (800) 955-8771.
See www.lafayetteclerk.com for updatesand amendments to the agenda.2/18
Granddaughter ofW.L. and Ruth Folsom ofMayo, Kelly Folsom, ofPembroke Pines, was re-cently selected to partici-pate in Nationals’ 2010Miss Jr. Pre-Teen Miamipageant competitionthat will take place Feb-ruary 28, 2010. Kellylearned of her accep-tance into this year’scompetition as Nation-als, Inc. announced theirselections recently. Kellysubmitted an applicationand took part in an inter-view session that wasconducted by NatalieMichelle, this year’s Mi-ami Pageant Coordina-tor.
Kelly will be compet-ing for her share of thou-sands of dollars in prizesand specialty gifts thatwill be distributed tocontestants. Kelly will becompeting in the Miss Jr.Pre-Teen division, one offour divisions that will
have young ladies be-tween the ages of 7 and19 competing in model-ing routines which in-clude casual wear andformal wear. Most im-portant, Kelly will dis-play her personality andinterviewing skills whileinterviewing with thisyear’s Miami judgingpanel. Personality is thenumber one aspect thateach contestant is judgedon during all phases ofcompetition.
If Kelly were to winthe title of Miss Jr. Pre-Teen Miami, she wouldrepresent Miami and thesurrounding communi-ties at the Cities ofAmerica National Com-petition that will takeplace in Orlando, Fla.Over $60,000 in prizesand awards will be pre-sented at the NationalCompetition while eachwinner enjoys this ex-pense paid trip of five
nights and six days inOrlando.
There is no cost to Kel-ly for participating in thepageant competition.Community businesses,organizations, and pri-vate individuals will as-sist Kelly in participat-ing in this year’s compe-tition by becoming an of-ficial sponsor to her.Through sponsorship,each contestant receivesall the necessary train-ing, rehearsals, and fi-nancial support whichwill allow Kelly to be-come a very confidentand well-prepared con-testant in this year’s Mi-ami Pageant.
Any business, organi-zation, or private indi-vidual who may be in-terested in becoming asponsor to Kelly maycontact her pageant co-ordinator, NatalieMichelle at 1-800-569-2487.
Local young lady competes forThe Miss Jr. Pre-Teen Miami Title
The U.S. Department of AgricultureísNatural Resources Conservation Ser-vice (NRCS) has announced a new pilotproject under the ‘Know Your Farmer,Know Your Food’ initiative for farmersto establish high tunnels - also knownas hoop houses - to increase the avail-ability of locally grown produce in aconservation-friendly way. NRCS willprovide financial assistance to qualifiedproducers for the project through theEnvironmental Quality Incentives Pro-gram (EQIP) and the EQIP Organic Ini-tiative.
“This pilot project is going to give usreal-world information that farmers allover the country can use to decide ifthey want to add high tunnels to theiroperations. We know that these fixturescan help producers extend their grow-ing season and hopefully add to theirbottom line,” said USDA Deputy Secre-tary Kathleen Merrigan.
A high tunnel is a greenhouse-likestructure made of ribs of plastic or met-al pipe covered with a layer of plasticsheeting, at least six feet in height,which modifies the climate inside tocreate more favorable growing condi-tions for vegetables and other specialtycrops grown in the natural soil beneathit.
High tunnels are easy to build, main-tain and move and may be used year-round in Florida, providing steady in-comes to farmers - a significant advan-tage to owners of small farms, limited-resource farmers and organic produc-ers. There may also be advantages toFloridaís natural resources with hightunnel production. “There is a lot lessfertilizer use under the tunnels thanwhat we would use in an open field sit-uation,” says Skeeter Bethea, farm man-ager for Utopia Farms in Florida.
Qualified participants can receivefunding for one high tunnel that cancover as much as five percent of oneacre; or approximately a 30 by 72 footstructure.
Farmers who would like to sign-upfor the high tunnel pilot should call orvisit their local NRCS office before theMarch 12, 2010, application deadline.USDA service center locations are listedon-line at “http://offices.usda.gov/”\o “http://offices.usda.gov/” or in thephone book under Federal Govern-ment, U.S. Department of Agriculture.General program information is avail-able on the NRCS Florida website at“outbind://115/www.fl.nrcs.usda.gov” www.fl.nrcs.usda.gov.
The NRCS is an agency of the U.S.Department of Agriculture that helpspeople conserve, maintain, and im-prove our natural resources and the en-vironment.
Funding announced to help FloridaFarmers extend their growing season
3-Year Pilot Project to verifyeffectiveness of high tunnels
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with great anticipation.With a 16-month-old baby girl
at home, Ruby stays quite busy.Aside from being a wife to hus-band, Garrett, a mother to herdaughter, Miley, as well as a full-time teacher, she also trains oth-er teachers in a special “hands-on” math program called SUMS.The idea is to let students discov-er on their own how thingswork, rather than just tellingthem. It must be working outwell because Ruby says the chil-dren love it.
Ruby has been humbled by thisprestigious award and she stress-es that it isn’t just one individualin the school system who shouldbe recognized.
Simply put, Ruby McCray is in love with her jobContinued From Page 1A
ment for her to fulfill herpassion. Her husband,Donnie, is retired fromthe military, who nowserves as Public SafetyDirector in LafayetteCounty.
Early on in their mar-riage, Ann providedhome daycare to other
military families whoneeded someone to carefor their young children.Then, after raising threechildren of her own,who gave her threebeautiful grandchildren,Ann’s passion only grewstronger.
“Each day is a newday with children,” shesaid, smiling at the
group of young studentsin her classroom.
One thing she stressesis that she doesn’t do herjob alone. ColleaguesAngie McCray, JamieFike and Pam Cornell allwork together to providequality care and instruc-tion for special-needschildren from kinder-garten to second grade.
Working with special-needs students involvesa little extra effort bybreaking down standardteaching programs intoworkable segments, aswell as melding thosechildren into the main-stream of the rest of thestudent body. As Annsays, “We’re a goodteam.”
Ann Land: Exceptional dedication to her workContinued From Page 1A
tary. Lafayette High School and the ABCD Center.Entertainment will be provided throughout the
day. Food booths will be available and drawings forprizes will be held throughout the program. THEGRAND PRIZE GIVEAWAY WILL BE $200 CASH.
Please come out and fellowship with us. For moreinformation please contact the ABCD Center at 294-1183 or Taylor McGrew 294-1701 (W) or 294-2440(H). Hope to see you on Saturday, Feb. 27th.
Third Annual AfricanAmerican Soul Festival
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than the good. Bad newssells, but I don’t feel wealways have to acceptthat.
By any measure used,Lafayette Elementaryand High Schools rankamong the best in thestate of Florida, and be-cause of that I feel weshould strive to do twothings, 1) illuminate andpat on the back thosepeople and events thatare positive, and 2) use acolumn like this to in-form and educate par-ents and citizens aboutwhat is going on, so thatan already committedcommunity can be evenmore involved in theirchildren’s lives.
The first item I am go-ing to mention is a re-port that we received re-
cently about the dropoutrates and graduationrates for disabled stu-dents in the state. Cur-rently, we are in 14thplace (out of 67 districts)in dropout rates for stu-dents with disabilities.That means that only 13districts have a lowerdropout rate prior tograduation than we do,at some point duringtheir academic career.We are 5th in the state ingraduation rate for stu-dents with disabilitieswho earned a regulardiploma. That meansthat they passed theFCAT or an equivalent,got their credits, andmet the same criteria asother students. It alsomeans that a whole lotof teachers worked hardto help them.
A few years ago, we
Lafayette County Schools HappeningsContinued From Page 1A
Illustrating a lesson. - Courtesy photo
“We work together as a team,”she says, and “being consistenthas a lot to do with our success.”
Ruby McCray, as well as all of
Lafayette County, is looking for-ward to the results of the stateTeacher of the Year award, whichwill be announced in July.
program developed forLafayette Elementarystudents that teachesand encourages them tobe Safe and HealthyStudents. This programis a universal drug andviolence preventionprogram. Universalmeans it is taught toevery student in theschool rather than se-lected children. Thecurriculum of this pro-gram is designed forKindergarten throughfifth grade students tohelp promote socialcompetence, reduce thechildren’s social andemotional problems,and to prevent druguse. This program helpsincrease children’s safe-ty and well-being byteaching them skillsthat reduce their ag-gression and increasetheir social competence.
The children in thisprogram have the op-portunity to express
themselves and whatthey have learnedthrough activities suchas role plays, writingsongs, drawing pic-tures, writing poemsand having group dis-cussions on any issuesthey may be facing orcould face in the future.This program com-bined with the contin-ued support of parents,teachers, and the com-munity our studentswill be and Stay Safeand Healthy Students.
For more informationabout the Safe SchoolsHealthy Students(SSHS) Initiative, pleasecontact Becky Sharpe,Project Director ofSSHS at 386-294-1417 orby email at [email protected]. TheSSHS Partnershipmeets at 9:30 am on thesecond Tuesday of eachmonth in the SSHSConference Room. Par-ent and communitymembers are encour-aged to attend.
Safe Schools,Healthy Students
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implemented an inclu-sion program currentlybeing coordinated byBill Shows at LHS andJamie Fike at LES. At thetime, a lot of people, my-self included, wonderedif it would work. Obvi-ously these teachers, andthe regular classroomteachers as well, haveworked very hard tomake sure these stu-dents’ needs are being
met. I think it comesdown to having a coor-dinated, concerted effortall the way from Mrs.Land at the county officedown through the teach-ers, and the ESE aidesand everyone else in-volved. I think that allparties realize in today’sworld everyone needsthe best diploma possi-ble in the job markets weare all facing.
Spring sports seasonhas arrived, but we (as ofthis writing) still haveone winter programmoving up through theplayoff ranks. Tonight,the girls’ varsity basket-ball team goes to Port St.Joe in a regionalmatchup that has finalfour implications. Thegirls recently won theirseventh straight districttitle, and ninth in the last
ten years. That’s impres-sive. Baseball, softball,and track have all eitherstarted playing or arepracticing for upcomingevents. Check with MikeHarris and get a sched-ule, so you can come outand support these stu-dents. Also, spring dra-ma and musical practiceis happening, and theFCAT is just around thecorner....
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Our football buddy is Lance Braswell. His number is 77. Helikes football. He plays offensive line and linebacker. Hishobbies are riding horses and going out with his friends.His favorite movie is “Forest Gump.” He likes the excite-ment and the hitting of football. He wanted to be a footballplayer because he thinks it is fun. Written by: Ronnie Jack-son and Chere Ray.
The Hornets practiced hard Saturday. Okay boys, break time. Get a quick drink and back to the field.
Queen Lisa Kelly
The Hornet Majorettes were in beautiful form for Friday night’s game against Aucilla. Pictured L-R: Lindy Kelly, Kim Dri-ver, Aimee Byrd, Wendy Garrard and Cheryl Johnson.
Gold Kist Annual Producers Meeting.....Trawick Farms, owned by Paul and Barbara Trawick ofLafayette County, were top producers as well. Their farmproduced a successful yield of 95.45% for a total of824,740 lbs. which brought an average of 17.67¢ perpound. Presenting the award was Joe Pete Cannon, theirdistrict manager.
He Like Me!... Alex Gresham, a Pre-K student in BettyRay’s class has decided these furry guys are OK as hegives ‘Lucky’ a pat on the head. Alex learned all aboutminiature ponies as part of a week-long study on landtransportation.
Pictured from Left: Bunny Rhodes, Suwannee County As-sistant Clerk of Court and Coordinator, Lana Arnold, Exec-utive Director Lafayette County Teen Court, and Katie Self,Executive Director Sarasota County Teen Court.
“Pop Davis Perfect Attendance Awards” were presented to(L-R) Jana Hart, Angie Ceraso, B.Z. Cashman, LoganWhalen.
Shatara Blake, the 14 year old daughter of Annette and An-thony Blake, granddaughter of Clara Oglesby, was crownedMiss Bethel of Mt. Sinai, Mayo, Florida, June 10, 1995,Pastor: Min. Carolyn Demps. She will representing herchurch in Washington, D.C., July 19-23. Great Job Shatara!
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Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics 2010 Update (American Heart Association,December 17, 2009) has been issued just in time for American Heart Month, and thenews is sobering. Despite the fact that there may be broader awareness in thepopulation about women’s heart disease, there are still disparities in how women arediagnosed and treated, translating into more than 42 million women currently livingwith or at risk for heart disease in the United States.
According to the report, one woman dies every minute from cardiovascular disease(CVD), citing a total of 432,709 female deaths in 2006 — more than the combineddeaths from all cancers, chronic lower respiratory disease, Alzheimer’s disease, andaccidents. Of clear concern are the rates of overweight, obesity, diabetes, and highblood pressure, all key contributors to heart disease. Although there was a higherpercentage — 57% — of awareness among women of CVD being the leading causeof death among women than in recent surveys, the percentage of African-Americanand Hispanic women was still low and unchanged. Hispanic women also reportedthat there was “nothing they can do to keep themselves from getting CVD.”
“WomenHeart encourages all women to take charge of their heart health. It isimportant for women to learn their risk for heart disease, know how to live a hearthealthy lifestyle, and recognize the signs and symptoms of heart disease in the eventshe needs evaluation and treatment,” said Lisa M. Tate, Chief Executive Officer ofWomenHeart: The National Coalition for Women with Heart Disease.
On the bright side, in a national survey of women of all races, the number ofwomen who identified CVD as the leading cause of heart disease has almost doubledsince 1997 — although the rate of awareness was higher in white women than inblack and Hispanic women. Respondents to the survey also cited confusion about“basic prevention strategies.” Indications are that there is more work to do to makesure that all women, regardless of race, have clear and current information aboutheart disease, including how to take preventative measures to help avoid developingCVD.
Some key statistical updates from the report include:* Heart disease is the leading cause of death of American women, killing more than
a third of them.* More women than men die of heart disease each year.* 35.3% of deaths in American women over the age of 20, or more than 432,000,
are caused by cardiovascular disease each year.* More than 200,000 women die each year from heart attacks- nearly five times as
many women as breast cancer.* Women are less likely than men to receive appropriate treatment after a heart
attack.* Women compromise only 27% of participants in all heart-related research studies.* 58% of Caucasian women, 80% of African-American women, and 74% Hispanic-
American women are overweight or obese.* Women with diabetes are 2.5 times more likely to have heart attacks.* 48% of adult women have total cholesterol of at least 200mg/dL.* 50% of Caucasian women, 64% of African-American women, 60% of Hispanic
women, and 53% of Asian/Pacific Islander women are sedentary and get no leisuretime physical activity.
* African-American women, despite their higher risk of heart disease, were 10%less likely to receive aspirin and 27% less likely to receive cholesterol-loweringdrugs.
* Some medications to treat hypertension in African-American patients work betterand some work worse compared to Caucasian patients.
* Among African-American women over the age of 20, 44.8% have high bloodpressure.
* Compared with Caucasian women, Hispanic women are nearly three times aslikely to be uninsured.
* Prevalence for diabetes in Mexican-American women is two times higher thanCaucasian women.
MYTH #1: Most women in America die from cancer.TRUTH: Heart disease is the leading cause of death of women in the U.S.Almost every minute, a woman in the U.S. dies from heart disease. Nearly fivetimes as many women (200,000) will die from heart attacks alone this year thanwill die from breast cancer.[1]
MYTH #2: Heart disease is a man’s problem.TRUTH: Since 1984, more women than men have died of heart disease eachyear. Women have a 28% increased risk of dying as compared to men to diewithin the first year after a heart attack.[1]
MYTH #3: Only older women have heart disease.TRUTH: Heart disease threatens all women, even those as young as 30 and40.For example, the rate of sudden cardiac death of women in their 30s and 40sis increasing much faster than in men their same age—rising 21 percent in the1990s.[2]
MYTH #4: Most doctors know about women’s risk of heart disease.TRUTH: A 2005 American Heart Association study showed that only eightpercent of primary care physicians and 17 percent of cardiologists knew thatheart disease kills more women than men.[3]
MYTH #5: Women’s and men’s heart disease is the same and should be treatedthe same.TRUTH: In many cases, the experts don’t know. The vast majority ofcardiovascular research has been performed on men and/or data have not beenseparated out based on gender. Where men and women have been studiedseparately, some important differences have been identified. As importantly,however, women should be treated as aggressively as men when there is proofof benefit, such as using statins and aspirin after a heart attack.
MYTH #6: Women and men with heart disease get the same care.TRUTH: Far too often, women fighting heart disease are not accuratelydiagnosed and do not receive the care they need when they need it. A studypublished in the January, 2009 issue of the journal Heart showed that amongheart patients, women were less likely than men to receive medications calledbeta blockers, statins and ACE inhibitors—which are crucial to prevent furtherheart problems.[5] Women are also less likely to receive ICDs (an implantablecardioverter defibrillator, a device that helps to control irregular heartbeats) oreven aspirin, following a diagnosis of heart disease.[5] Even newer studiesconfirm the disparities in care and treatment between men and women.[4,5]
MYTH #7: If heart disease isn’t in your family, it isn’t your problem.TRUTH: A family history of heart disease does increase risk of developing thedisease. But many women without a family history have heart attacks or heartproblems. High blood-pressure, high cholesterol, diabetes, kidney disease, poordietary patterns, high sodium intake, smoking, being overweight or obese, andphysical inactivity, all factors that increase your risk of heart disease.
MYTH #8: You can’t do anything to stop heart disease.TRUTH: Yes, you can! You can significantly reduce your risk of heart diseaseif you have the information you need, know the questions to ask your healthprovider and have the support to make heart-smart changes in your life. Visitour Prevention & Early Detection for more information.
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women’sheart diseaseawareness
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Myths & Truths on Womenand Heart Disease
Heart disease still leading cause of death in women, according to new report
1. Get a partner. Find a friend to join you in becoming more active. Exercisingtogether will provide you both with support and encouragement to stick withexercising when you get tired or discouraged. 2. Take a walk every day. Start small with a short walk and gradually build up toat least 30 minutes or more each day. (Or take several fifteen-minute walks).Walking with a friend or spouse will make your walks even more enjoyable.3. Move more often. When watching television, get up and walk around ormarch in place during commercials. Try hiding your remote get up each time youwant to change the TV channel. At work hand deliver messages to colleaguesinstead of using the telephone or E-mail. If you’re on the phone, get up and walkaround. Dance when listening to music.4. Take the stairs. Try taking the steps down (and several flights up) instead ofthe elevator.5. Ditch the car. Park your car several blocks away from your destination. If youuse public transportation, get off before your stop and walk the rest of the way.6. Plan in advance. Include activities such as walking, golfing, hiking, bicycling,skating, or swimming in your vacation plans.7. Hydrate. Be sure to drink lots of water before, during, and after you exercise. 8. Think outside the box. Try several kinds of exercise and find ones that youreally enjoy. Before you begin exercising, talk with your doctor to see if you should take anyprecautions.
8 Easy Stepsto
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Butternut Squash and Ginger SoupHeart-Healthy Recipe
Heat the oil in a high-sided skillet or large saucepan on medium high. Sauté theonions 3 minutes or until tender. Add the garlic and ginger and cook 1 minutelonger. Add the squash, potatoes, 100% apple juice, and water or broth. Bring toa boil. Reduce the heat and simmer 35 to 40 minutes or until very soft. Puree ina blender or processor, in batches, until smooth. Pour back into the pan and stirin the milk and salt. Reheat and serve topped with chopped apple and parsley.
Makes 6 servingsEach serving equals 1 cup vegetables
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Ingredients:• 1 tsp mild olive oil• 1-1/2 cups chopped onion• 3 cloves garlic, crushed• 2 tsp chopped fresh ginger• 1-1/2 lbs (6 cups) peeled raw butternut or other winter squash• 1/2 lb (1 cup) new potatoes, peeled and chopped• 1 cup unsweetened 100% apple juice• 3 cups water 1/2 cup skim milk• 1/2 tsp salt garnish• 1/2 cup chopped Granny Smith apple• 2 Tbsp chopped parsley
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