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New River nixes pact to take Clay County's trash BY JIM McGAULEY Press Publisher The three-county New River Solid Waste Association board has agreed to accept refuse from seven illegal "clean-up" dumps in Clay County as long as the state certifies it is non-toxic. At the same time, it appears unlikely the New River board will be ne- gotiating with Clay County for a "turn key" agreement to accept waste at the Ellerbee Curve landfill north of Raiford in Union County. The landfill is managed jointly by Baker, Union and Bradford counties and accepts outside waste from both Alachua and Levy counties. Both pay higher tipping fees than the member counties. "I don't-think it (a pact with Clay) is something we want to do," said New River Executive Director Darrell O'Neal during the April 13 regular meet- ing of the landfill board. Clay County, with a burgeoning population now over 140,000 and po- litical woes resulting from a recent grand jury report criticizing officials for, among other things, allowing illegal dumping, is looking west to New River as a waste destination. Ellerbee is expanding now to a fifth above-ground "cell" and could ac- commodate the Clay refuse in a deal similar to Alachua County, but the New River board shuns related responsibilities like transportation. Still pending, however, is a similar "request for proposal" from Citrus County on the Gulf coast. It has a population of about 118,000. According to Baker County Commissioner Julie Combs, who sits on the New River board with fellow Commissioner Mark Hartley, the inter- est in committing to outside contracts is lukewarm. "They've been able to pay off a million dollar loss of revenue when Alachua County had to divert some of its trash elsewhere and I think everybody's satisfied with the way things are going," surmised Mrs. Combs. As for accepting the trash from Clay County's clean-up sites, she and fellow members were a bit skeptical. "It made me very nervous when I saw that the dumps were illegal," ex- plained Mrs. Combs. "I-assumed that meant it was toxic. We understand DEP (the Department of Environmental Protection) is doing extensive monitoring. Anything that leaves those sites has a stamp of approval." In other landfill matters, it appears the DEP will soon grant Ellerbee the permit to construct a fifth "cell" or high-rise dumping perimeter. Ac- cording to New River engineer Frank Darabi of Gainesville, the holdup is due to state concerns about groundwater flow around a borrow pit that has been on the property for years. New River already purchased the thick plastic liner for the new cell, and last week agreed to buy nearly $110,000 worth of pumps and piping from several suppliers on a "sole source" basis. That means the board will not call for bids because of past satisfactory equipment at existing cells, and the fact that it is compatible. The same will apply to concrete form structures needed at the new cell. New River is also mulling a contract with an outside source to dispose of old tires that are brought to the landfill, and last week awarded annual bids for purchase of limerock and sod. The board decided to ditch a proposal to "'piggyback" a bid for instal- lation of the Cell 5 plastic liner with Desoto County. According to Mr. Darabi, problems developed in the original bidding process. Paid circulation leader * Winner of 21 state and national awards for journalism excellence in 2005 THE BAKER C PRESS YONGE LIBRARY FLA. HISTORY PO BOX 117007 - UNIV. FLA. GAINESVILLE, FL 32611 ar, Vol. 52 Thursday April 20, 2006 Macclenny, Florida 50�4 6 developments on near 3K acres in Megaa session' BY MICHAEL RINKER. ing for that. Press Staff * West Glen Estates is a 982-acre If there were any doubts that the long-talked-about growth is here, they were blown away Monday night when Baker County Commis- sioners made decisions on six large developments covering nearly 3000 acres. Among those, only Glen Planta- tion became an issue, and that was because the Florida Department of Community Affairs rejected the de- velopment over concerns about ur- ban sprawl and inadequate soil for, wells and septic tanks. Located in the north county near CR 125 and Odis Yarborough Road, Glen Plantation was origi- nally 347 acres, but the developers have scaled that down to 198 acres with approximately 200 units. MNarcia Tjoflat, representing the development, said they ha\e other objections in the areas of soil and traffic analyses. S"We don't think it is urban sprawl, but we have to sit down with the department to review indi- cators," she said. "What you're experiencing is a glitch in the comp plan (the coun- ty's comprehensive land use plan) laws," she said, presumably refer- ring to the fact the developers have responded to DCA concerns but the commission cannot green light the, project without DCA approval. "The DCA has cautioned the county not to approve it," acknowl- eged Amanda Smith, senior plan- ner from the Northeast Florida Re- gional Planning Council. Ms. Tjoflat said the developers have agreed to make Glen Planta- tion a planned unit development (PUD), which will give the county more say in how it's developed. Ms. Smith suggested the com- mission approve the development on the condition that if the DCA does not accept the changes that the developer will withdraw the ap- plication. The board accepted her recom- mendation. It then voted to adopt land use amendments that clear the way for three other developments: * Southern States, which covers 108 acres located directly- across SR 121 from the Northeast Florida State Hospital. Tony Robbins, representing the developer, said current plans call for 291 units. Southern States also will come in as' a PUD; Monday's meeting was the first reading of the rezon- 6 89076 48819 8 mixed-use rural development west of Glen St. Mary, south of Cowpen Road and north of US 90. It will feature large-lot, single- family homes, and will also have an 11-acre commercial area and a 44-acre equestrian center. Under the land-use change ap- proved by the commission would allow up to 185 units. In order to approve the develop- ment, the commission had to first adopt a "rural commercial" land use category, which calls for less intensity and additional buffering so that it fits in better with the sur- rounding area. Among the uses per- mitted are offices, convenience stores, feed stores, hardware busi- nesses, veterinary clinics, restau- rants and repair shops. * Glen St. Mary Nurseries is a 28-acre tract located behind the Citgo station on CR 125 near Inter- state 10. Owner Lin Taber said he does not have a buye r the property but wanted the land use changed from agricultural to commercial in- order to market it. (Page two please) Emotional senior night precedes win over Fernandina Seniors Shannon Nickles and Kassie Ciews check out their gift baskets while fellow senior Lady Wildcat Brmamn Hall gets a hug from Minds Roberts and Jessi Nunn waits her aurn during a pre-game tribute to departing members of the softball team the evening of April 13. The Cats then uent on to defeat Fernandina Beach's Pirates 7-4 to clinch their first home win of the season. The girls lost 7'-0 Tuesday night of this week to Suiuannee Counrin ithe first round of the district playoffs. DETAILS ON PAGE 11 Featured in 'Buddy Check 12 '~~ ~~ Ch ck 2 **1...** '*i BY KELLEY LANNIGAN Press Staff On the twelfth of every month, First Coast News in Jacksonville features a segment entitled Buddy Check 12, a program to raise awareness about breast cancer and remind women to. perform a monthly breast exam. The program often' features commentary by sur- vivors of breast cancer. One of the women featured on the April 12th segment of the Bud- dy Check 12 program was Mac- clenny resident Connie Magnone, the well-known owner of Connie's Kitchen restaurant on South 6th St. Jeannie Blaylock is co-anchor.of Channel. 12 news and is the Health- watch reporter for the station. Over a decade ago, she partnered with Baptist Health to form the Buddy, Check 12 program to educate women about the importance of self-examination and early detec- , tion. Ms. Blaylock recently traveled to Macclenny to interview Ms. Magnone at the restaurant she has, run with herhusband, Joe, for the past 16 years. Having successfully completed chemotherapy treatments for lym- phodemia, Ms. Magnone has re- cently received clear reports from (Page five please) 'You should seen me before..., A Glen St. Mary woman, when stopped for driving 65 miles per hour on US 90 on April 15, laugh- ed and said if the deputy had been on South Sixth Street in Macclenny a fe\\ minutes earlier, he would have clocked her going 100 mph. Tina Highsmith. 31. said she'd been arguing %%ith her husband at Wal-Mart and was "[ticked] off." When Deputy Tony Norman told her it was no excuse for put- ting herself and others in danger.' she replied, "I don't give a ----." The officer had been sitting in the parking lot at Ace Hardware around 6:00 am when his radar' caught Ms. Highsmith driving her pickup westbound at 65 mph, through the 30 mph zone. He saw her use the center turn lane to pass another vehicle. She accelerated through the in-' tersection of US 90 and Lowder Street, and the officer didn't catch up to her until she was at Christy Court. As Deputy Norman was talking- to Ms. Highsmith, her husband came by and asked what was going on. She then started up the truck and tried to flee, but her husband reached in and took the keys from the ignition. After she was arrested for reck- less driving, she asked Deputy Nor- man how fast she'd been going. She laughed when he told her and said that if he'd been on SR 121 he could have stopped her at 100 mph. About an hour later, two boys led police, on a brief high-speed chase on dirt roads behind the Bak- er Square shopping center and In- (Page two please) Public drinking is decriminalized; prosecuting said not cost effective BY MICHAEL RINKER Press Staff A state mandate is prompting county officials to re- consider how to handle a long-standing local tradition - drinking alcohol at the Boy Scout Camp on Steel- bridge Road. Baker County Commissioners decided at their April 17 meeting to decriminalize drinking in public because it costs too much to prosecute. "The state attorney's office used to prosecute not only state statutes, but county and city ordinances," county attorney Terry Brown said Tuesday. "But un- der Article V they are no longer obligated.... Counties and cities must pay them to do it." Article V of the Florida Constitution was amended by voters in 1998. Among the changes, which took ef- fect nearly two years ago, was that the funding for lo- cal court functions was shifted from the state to the counties. "Maybe in Gainesville, or in Jacksonville, where you have 20 in-house attorneys, they might handle it," Mr. Brown said, "But I don't know what small towns are doing." Clerk of Courts Al Fraser raised the issue at the commission meeting. He said it costs more to prosecute public drinking violations than the county got back in fines. In addition the county can't be certain about getting convictions, which would mean no revenue from fines if the case is unsuccessful. Mr. Brown said he will amend the county's ordi- nance so that violators don't have to go to court, but simply be required to pay a fine, similar to a traffic ticket. Off the top of his head, he said the public drinking law is probably the only one in the county that fe- quires decriminalization. As to how much the fine will be, he said, "I don't know right now, but I'll probably recommend some- thing and [commissioners] can go with ,that or pick their own amount." According to the Baker County Sheriff's Office, there have been jqst three arrests for public drinking or open container violations in the past two years. It's likely, however, that most offenders are given a warning, although that could change if the violation becomes civil infraction. I Throwing eggs at school and no one gets in trouble? See page 7 . . v , � THE BAKER COUNTY PRESS Thursday, April 20, 2006 Page Two ACCU WEATHER'FORECAST FOR BAKER COUNTY 7-Day Forecast U.S. Traveler Cities THURSDAY Partly sunny 880/600 Almanac Statistics are for Jacksonville Monday. Temperature High ....................... 890 Low ..... .................. .. . 660 Normal High ....................... 790 Normal Low .......................... 55� Precipitation Monday ..................... 0.00" Month to date ................... 1.11" Normal month to date ........ 1.84" Year to date ..................... 8.00" Normal Year to date ......... 12.61" AccuWeather UV Ind( H Thursday Sun and Moon Sunrise Thursday....... 6:56 a:m'. Sunset Thursday .......... 7:59 p.m. Moonrise Thursday ..:.. 2:10 a.m. Moonset Thursday ...... 12:16 p.m. Last New First Full Apr20 Apr27 May5 May 13 All forecasts and maps provided by AccuWeather, Inc. �2006 �exT Values are the highs for the day. 0-2, Low; 3-5, Moderate; 6-7, High; 8-10, Very High; 11+, Extreme I- 7l-' FH Friday Saturday Sunday Monday SUNDAY Episodes of sunshine 850/580 MONDAY Times of clouds and sun 850/570 TUESDAY Mostly cloudy 830/560 WEDNESDAY Variable clouds, a. thunderstorm 810/540 Tides Cedar Key First high First low Second high Second low, - Apr. 20 8:54 a.m.: 1:29 a.m. 6:43 p.m. 1:00 p.m. Jacksonville Beach Apr.20 First high First low Second high Second low Mayport. First high First low Second high Second low St Augustine, First high i First low, Second high Second low 1:23 a.m: 8:07 a.m. 1:46 p.m. 8:07 p.m. Apr. 20 1:57 a.m. 8:15 a.m. 2:29 p.m. 8:12 p.m. Apr. 20 1:29 a.m. 8:09 a.m. 1:52 p.m. 8:09 p.m. Apr.21 10:22 a,m. 2:50 a.m. 8:22 p.m. 2:45 p.m. Apr. 21 226 a.m. 9:09a.m. 2:51 p.m. 9:17 p.m. Apr. 21 3:03 a.m. 9:21 a.m.' 3:38 p.m. 9:26 p.m. Apr. 21, 2:32 a.m. 9:11 a.m. 2:57 p.m., 9:19 p.m. Apr. 22 11:17 a.m. 4:11 a.m., 10:06 p.m. 4:24 p.m. Apr. 22 3:33 a.m. 10:09 a.m. 4:00 p.m. 10:26 p.m. Apr.22 4:15 a.m. 10:22 a.m. 4:49 p.m. 10:37 p.m. Apr. 22 3:39 a.m. 10:11 a.m. 4:06 p.m. 10:28 p.m., Apr.23 11:55 a.m. 5:19 a.m. 11:29 p.m. 5:38 p.m. Apr. 23 "4:40 a.m. 11:07 a.m. 5:07 p.m. 11:31 p.m. Apr. 23 5:22 a.m. 11:19 a.m. 5:54 p.m. 11:43 p.m. Apr.23 4:46 a.m. 11:09 a.m. 5:13 p.m. 11:33 p.m. Apr. 24 12:27 p.m. 6:12 a.m. 6:35 p.m. Apr. 24 5:42 a.m. 12:02 p.m. 6:08 p.m. Apr. 24 6:22 a.m.' 12:14 p.m. 6:52 p.m. Apr.24 5:48 a.m. 12:04 p.m. 6:14 p.m. Thu. 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Lima Street, Baldwin * 266-1041 - Up to 100% Financing Rates as low as 6,25,APR Receive Folding Chair Shen you finance with Country Federal Credit Union Four drivers are found to have pot Four drivers were arrested over a five-day period last eek: for misdemeanor possession of mari- juana, including a Glen St. Mary' man who explained to police, "It's mine, but I didn't know it was there." William Blackburn, 47, was headed west on Woodlawn Road April 12 around 8:00 pm when In- vestigator David Bryant noticed that his left tail light was broken. During the ensuing traffic stop the officer asked to search the car for illegal substances. He found a cellophane wrapper containing about 3.6 grams of pot under the' driver's side floor mat. Mr. Blackburn was charged \yith misdemeanor, possession and oited for fault\ .equipment. . , SOn April 16, Cody Fisher, of Macclenny was stopped for driv- ing erratically south on South Sixth Street at 2:41 am. Mr. Fisher, 20, had made a half- hearted attempt tp flee the officer and explained, "I've been drinking and I am trying to get home." He also said he had to get his passenger home because she was only 17 years old. Deputy John Warren Hardin ar- rested Mr. Fisher for driving with a suspended license, then searched the car. He found a small bag of marijuana in the glove box. In addition to misdemeanor County'mega session' (From page one) Commissioners approved the following developments to be transmitted to the DCA for review: * Long Branch Farms, which has 1533 acres located east of CR 127 just south of the intersection of CR 127 and CR 125, is plan- ning 230 large, estate-type houses on five- or ten-acre lots. Wyman Duggan, representing the developer,. said 40 acres will be donated to the county for whatever use commissioners choose, for ex- ample, a school, park or fire sta- tion. Twelve of those acres are wetlands. * The Lakes at Woodlawn will include nearly 54 acres on the north side of Woodlawn Road east of Dupree Road. Plans call for 134 single-family homes. The developer is seeking a land use change from agricultural to residential and a rezoning to PUD. Another developer, was conspic- uous by its absence. Miami-based Adar withdrew its application for a development to be located near US 90 and Arnold Rhoden Road. Indications were that the appli- cation would be denied, reportedly over the location of an industrial park it had planned for the site. Finally, commissioners ap- proved transmittal of a land use change for the county's St. Mary's Shoals Park, which is planned for 1600 acres north of Ode Yarbor- ough Road east of CR 125. The application seeks 960 acres changed from agricultural to recre- ation. The remaining 640 acres would be changed from agricultural to conservation. Circle Fumiture You won't believe our prices... -. or the selection! 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On April 15, Donald Hoilman, of Jacksonville was stopped on George Taber Boulevard in Glen St. Mary after police saw him dri- ving fast and erratically eastbound on US 90 just before midnight. Mr. Hoilman, 22, at first denied having illegal drugs in his car. Deputy Curtis Ruise found empty cigarette packs containing pot, par- tially smoked joints and seeds. You should (From page one) i tersiate 10. 'Deputy 'Michael Lagle clocked a Toyota pickup traveling at 65 mph south on South Sixth Street, where the speed limit is 45 niph. When he tried to stop the truck, the driver, 17, took off, heading down Willis Hodges Road, Buck Starling Road and George Hodges Road. The vehicle was sliding sideways through the turns. He eventually popped back out onto South Sixth, then westbound on the interstate. Another patrol car got in front of the truck and forced it to slow down. The passenger, 16, had to be forcibly removed from the vehicle. 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'I-'0U - �1i.-; -i i_ 'I j I - THE BAKER COUNTY PRESS, Thursday DAY-IIT ~This newspaper Ak THE BAKER COUNTY PRESS is printed on ____ recycled paner. JAMES C. MCGAULEY PuMisher/Editor NEWS/SPORTS - Michael Rinker NEWS/FEATURES - Kelley Lannigan COMMENT - Cheryl R. Pingel ADVERTISING/GRAPHICS Jessica Prevatt & Laura Briner FEATURES/COMMENT - Robert Gerard BUSINESS MANAGER - Karin Thomas CLASSIFIEDS - Barbara Blackshear USPS 040-280 Post Office Box 598 ** 104 South 5'" St. Macclenny, FL 32063 (904) 259-2400 The Baker County Press is published each Thursday by Baker County Press, Inc. Periodicals postage pad under permit issued April 12. 1929 at tIne post office in Macclenny, Flonda. SUBSCRIPTION RATES $20.00 a year inside Baker County: $25.00 a year out. side Baker County: deduct $1.00 for persons 65 years of age or older, military personnel on active duty outside Baker County. and college students living outside Baker County. POSTMASTER: send address changes to Tne Baker County Press, P.O. Box 598. Maccienny, FL. 32063. ,femniber Submission Deadlines All news and advertising must be submitted to; the newspaper office prior to 4:30 p.m. on the Monday prior to publication, unless other- wise noted or arranged. Material received after this time will not be guaranteed for publication. It is requested that all news items be typed to insure accuracy in print. Record reflects support for CoA Dear Editor: For those who really have no clue as to the rela- . tionship between the Board of County Commission- ers and the Baker County Council on Aging, along with the many things the county board does for our senior citizens, please consult the Commission's minutes from October 1, 2002 (page 2) and from February 7, 2006 (page 3). : I can't emphasize enough the..mlioritance of working with and helping the Council on Aging so our seniors are taken care of. When I first was elected to the board our budget for the Council was about $60,000. Now it has grown to approximately $160,000 and I must say I am pleased to be a part of this program. Because we (the Commission) care, we con- tributed well over $250,000 to keep the Council afloat, in addition to the regular budget contribu- tions. Both. myself and Commissioner Gordon Crews have said we're willing to do anything to help the seniors, and that is the sentiment of the entire board. Whether or not we get funding (for a new senior center) from the state, we still anticipate assisting the Council on Aging in building a new facility to house it and the transportation office. The board minutes can't reflect everything the board does for the Council. Every member of the board works directly or indirectly with the Council and its board members. ALEX ROBINSON, Chairman Baker County'Board of Commissioners (Mr. Robinson is responding to a letter to the editor in last week's edition criticizing him and Commissioner Crews for al- legedly reneging on a promise to spend all the proceeds of the sale of the former health department property toward a new Council center.) FerS abut the pace of growth accelerating wayto quickly I We could make our mark hosting the 'Redneck Olympics' MY SIDE OF I was at the tennis districts this week and watching as my son struggled in singles against a player from The Bolles School. It was obvious by his form and technique that this kid had been given a racquet as a toy instead of a pacifier. While my son was playing with his Power Rangers, this kid was working on a top spin lob. Finally, a friend leaned over and said: "You know what? In the last summer Olympics, if Bolles had have been a country, they would have wound up eighth in the medal count." Yikes! That's pretty impressive. It's also pretty depressing if you have to face them on the playing fields. I've beeh at' Baker County 'ighr School for over 20 years and one of the things that always irks me is the way that we're looked at as com- plete hicks. We are not, of course, most of us, but that's the impres- sion. I'm a humor columnist, not an editorialist, so its my job to poke, fun at those stereotypes, not attack them. I'll leave that to editorial writers. In fact, it's kind of ironic. Cathy Bales, who I work with, was bat- ting around a column idea with me last week. She told me about The Redneck Games that are held up in Georgia. I saw a clip of one of the swim- ming races. This was not a swim- ming event that the Bolles School specializes in, and in which their students won many of their Olym- pic medals. The participants were pigs. They were in a swimming pool. with lanes marked off by the little colored floats you see in the Olympics. They wore swim caps with numbers on them and the fastest pig won. That got us thinking about other events that would be appropriate. Here are a few that are truly part of The Redneck Games, and then some of our own: V Bobbing for pig's feet - I'm presuming the pigs who didn't win the swimming contest. The winner is probably put out to stud like champion racehorses. SV S 'd" spiftitmg - watiermetibn preferably, th'd'g'h for baseball fans, sunflower seeds are always a favorite. V Dumpster diving - -nuff said. V Hubcap hurling - one of the great pieces of Greek art is the dis- cus thrower. Somehow Bubba chunking a dub doesn% seem par- ticularly artistic to me. / Bug zapping by spitball - some talented tobacco chewers came make that bug zapper sing. V% The armpit serenade - instead of playing the national anthem for the winners, Bubba can play the April 20, 2006 Page Three Social Notice Deadlines Birth announcements, wedding notices and social events must be submitted witn- in four weeks of the event. It is your ' responsibility to ensure photographers, , etc. are aware of this policy. Letter to the editor are welcome, but must contain -the signature of the writer, a telephone number rthe w writer may be contacted and city of resi- d'terce. Letters must reflect opinions and state- men onissuesf current interest to the general ic newspaper reserves the right to reject any~ ~atra hi-ch in the newspaper's judgement tsta dards ofp action St. Francis ofthe g IMPRESSIONS Anyone else getting a little queasy about all the planned resi- dential growth in Baker County the next decade? It's not because growth is un- welcome; many have seen it com- ing for years. In fact, the certainty it would happen- was sealed back in the late 1950's when Interstate 10 sliced across the county's mid- section. That, coupled with the fact that Jacksonville would grow along with Florida, though at a slower, -pace, merely put all this off a few years. Now it seems just around the corner and reading about it- gives one the feeling of picking up speed on a downhill run seated in a shop- ping cart with legs dangling over the sides. You're just hoping it stays on course. This week witnessed the larg- est-ever submission of growth pro- posals before a county commission in Baker County history. As Mike Rinker's page one story points out, nearly 3000 acres are involved in the half-dozen pro- posals, all but one residential. More than 1000 homes are sited for the tracts, though the "build- out" is still years off depending on how the economy fares. It's certain that developers, the people who spend the money to make the money, are confident enough in the future to get these preliminary (and mandated) steps out of the way now. It all happened the same week land preparation started for the long-awaited Wal-Mart Supercen- ter at 1-10 and SR 228 just south of Macclenny. When that's all done, most cur- rent residents will pine for the days when one exited the interstate into Macclenny with relative ease. And so it will be with many roads in and around Macclenny and Glen St. Mary. The queasy feeling comes knowing that massive infrastruc- ture (roads, schools, public ser- vices like fire and rescue) will be needed ahead of or simultaneous to growth on this scale. Where's it all going to come from? The dreaded "M" word (for moratorium) has been whispered at recent commission meetings, a type of panic button that halts new construction until all the fine print about who is responsible for what is determined. Moratoriums are not necessarily signals we don't want growth. They signal we want to do it right. Back 25-30 years ago residen- tial development in Baker County was largely beneficial to the very few who worshiped the dollar and created massive problems for tax- payers and local government. Those days are gone, thankful- ly, and the hucksters replaced by larger developers who seek to exploit the market for relatively in- expensive housing close to the Jacksonville area. Many of the new breed are quite accustomed to dealing with local governments, and can be expected - no matter their an- nounced intentions - to avoid as many "extracurricular" costs as possible. Things like paying for improvements to existing roads' and building new schools. Several county commissioners hint they want to catch their breath before presiding over more meet- ings like this week. Feel free to do so. I have a particular fondness for statues of St. Francis. No garden seems complete without an effigy of this saintly man standing placidly near a fountain, in front of an ivy covered wall, or among beds of blooming daffodils and roses. I grew up with a statue of St. Francis outside the back door beside a low cement birdbath near the brick walkway. Throughout the seasons, Francis TH E I was always there, watching our com- ings and goings. It always seemed to me the statue actually did watch the frolicking of little birds as they drank water or bathed in the birdbath. When I left home, I took a photo of Francis, so I'd always have his image nearby. When I moved to Macclenny and was out walking around one evening during Christmas, I was delighted to see that one of my neighbors had a St. Francis stat- ue in the front yard, nestled in a wood shelter which was lit at night by a small white light. I always make sure I walk past in the evening so I can keep the image of his pleasant visage in my mind until bedtime. - Seeing my. neighbor's statue made me decide I would buy my own. My landlady has such a beautiful yard and I wanted to see Francis every morning out- side my door when I got up. I visited a local lawn and garden supply store and ordered a Francis from their catalog. I stopped by a week later to see if it had arrived, but it had not. Another week passed and I stopped again. That day. I couldn't find anyone to help me so I decided to come back later. In another week I stopped by again, but the owner had not been able to make the trip to the suppli- er to buy Francis. I told them to call when Francis arrived. I never heard from them. I thought about my statue from time to time, but I decided I wasn't going back. I'd made several trips to inquire and felt I'd done enough. It was the merchant's turn. Maybe, I thought, I would get a Francis from another place, but I really wanted the onle I ordered. That Francis was special. He had a beautiful string of prayer beads with a little cross hanging from the - belt around his tunic and a bird perched on the edge of I P the holy book he carried. I tried to forget about it and busied myself with other things. About a week ago I looked out the back door one morning and low and behold, there was a statue of St. Francis standing beside the swimming pool. Next to him was a small bird bath shaped like a sunflower. My landlady told me she had been B A C K ^&shopping at the lawni and garden sup- ply place and decided to buy the St. | J " Francis statue and birdbath for the t ! ." ,o '- yard. I was amazed. It was the same statue I'd ordered and I'd never said anything to her about it. Two days later, I was eating supper in a local restaurant and who did I see but the owner of the lawn and garden supply. He looked a little startled when I walked up the table. I think the poor man thought I was going to yell at him. "I tried and tried to call you," he apologized, "but there was never an answer." "Not to worry," I told him. "Maybe I wrote the number down wrong. I've done that before." Things have a way of working out in the most inter- esting ways sometimes..I got my wish in the end. St. Francis stands outside my door, just like I wanted. Legends of the humble Italian monk from Assisi who was to become St. Francis abound. He is the patron saint of animals and the environment. He viewed the natural world as a sacred creation and he advocated peace above all things. It is believed he could actually talk to birds. Doves, which are an ancient symbol of peace are often depict- ed riding on his shoulder. I can't think of a better man to have standing in your yard. Your opinion counts... Send us a letter -and sign it C Martin Well Drilling & Pump Service 2" Wells 838-3517 * 266-4956 weldriller@bellsouth.net ---------- I Contact Us- Phone - 904/259-2400 Fax - 904/259-6502 Email - bcpress@nefcom.net Mall - PO Box 598 104 South 5th St Macclenny, FL 32063 www.bakercountypress.com whole theme to Green Acres on his armpit. V Big hair contest - Title IX requires women's events. I re- member in the early '80s at BCHS there was a girl whose bangs stood at least 6 inches high. I wonder how she'd fare in this contest? V Mud pit belly flop - Platform diving is another Bolles specialty but this is somewhat different. In platform diving you get points for the least splash you make when entering the water. In the belly flop the splash wins style points. Here are some of our own: V The beer can crush - strength and stamina required as partici- pants seek to crush the greatest number of cans in a one minute span using only their forehead and the heel of their hand. This is the opening event of the Games since the crushed cans ha e a hole drilled in them and are used as the winners: metals - the Gold Miller Genuine Draft can, the Silver Coors and the Bronze Michelob cans. V The cigarette flip - distance and accuracy required. V Lawn mower racing - an actu- al sport, by the way. V Tube top stretch - a demon- stration event that may make its way into the ladies' division if I have any say in the matter. v" Wallet chain weigh off - how many keys, flashlights, nail clip- pers and pocket knives can they hold? V Mailbox smashing (two man event) - pickup truck driving bub- bas and baseball bat wielding bud- dies in an event inspired by med- ieval jousting. Naturally, there is plenty to do in an~ 'aro'upnd le l)l.rpic, village. There's the Museum of Lawn Art. where you can see cars on blocks, dioramas of front porches artfully decorated with toilets and living room furniture. For your culinary-minded, there's the roadkill and Spam cookoffs and the vienna sausage eating contest. The mullet groom- ing exhibit is also a big favorite. I think we should host one of these Games. Hey, it would put us on the map, though it might not help our reputation. i ' --I--`- I I THE BAKER COUNTY PRESS Thursday, April 20, 2006 Page Four st for filing false poArrest or pointing rifle Arest for filing false report ata cable TV repairman A Glen St. Mary man who re- ported his car stolen April 12 was arrested the following day for fil- ing a false report after police de- termined he'd "leased" the car to someone in exchange for crack co- caine. Steven Richards, 31, had told police he'd fallen asleep at a home on Friendship Place. His keys had been beside him on the couch but were gone, along with his 2006 Saturn SUV, when he awoke. Josh Hall, a witness who was at the home, said Mr. Richards had lent the vehicle to a woman named Tasha, and that he - Mr. Hall - had retrieved it the next day. Deputy Brad Dougherty ques- tioned Mr. Richards, and explained the law about filing a false report with police. Booze-less DUI arrests Two motoristss were arrested last week for DUI after failing roadside sobriety tests, but neither had apparently consumed alcohol. A Macclenny woman who handed police her vehicle owner's manual instead of her registration and proof of insurance April 13 was arrested, but a breath test de- tected no alcohol in her blood. Katherine Wolfe, 55, told the deputy she'd taken some over-the- counter medication, but refused to submit to a urinalysis after the breath test came up empty. Ms. Wolfe was parked next to the gas pump around 9:11 pm at the Quick Stop on South Sixth Street when Deputy William Hil- liard spotted her %white Honda SUV, which matched the descrip- tion provided by hn unidentified motorist who reported it being dri- ven carelessly. The officer followed her as she left the store and headed south on- Sixth, then turned left onto Jon- athan Street. She sat in the turn lane for a full minute although there was no oncoming traffic. He followed her as she drove 5 miles per hour in the 25 mph zone. After stopping her, he asked for her license. which she had difficul- ty finding. Ms. Wolfe then handed him the owner's manual instead of her registration and insurance. She agreed to take roadside so- briety tests, but put her sandals on side a\ s v\hen she got out of her vehicle. She failed all the tests and was arrested. At the jail, she refused. the uri- nalysis and invoked her right not to answer any further questions. Because of her condition, she was taken to Fraser Hospital emer- gency room for medical clearance. In the other case, Larry Henry, 38, of Glen St. Mary was arrested April 12 at 9:27 am after a deputy) saw his car straddling the center lane headed east on US 910. He failed all roadside sobriety tests and was gi, en a breath test at the jail. The police report did not say what the results were, but be- cause he did not have the odor of alcohol on him, he was asked to ,submit to a urinalysis, which he did. Those results also were not in- cluded in the report. LOGS AND PULPWOOD * 1, ACRE OR LARGER DIAMOND TIMBER, INC. S , CALL 282.5552: RA ENTWILLIAMS CALL 282-5552 * KENT WILLIAMS " " ^^^' Mr. Richards said he didn't give anyone permission to take the ve-- hicle, but the officer noted it looked suspicious that Mr. Richards, a white man, was sleep- ing in an area known for drug ac- tivity, and where most residents are black. Mr. Richards then said that Mr. Hall was his boyfriend and he was staying there with him. He added that Mr. Hall had to fight people to get the vehicle back. He continued to deny witness statements, but admitted 'to Deputy Daugherty that he'd smoked some crack. The officer's report read: "Up- on awakening from a drug-in- duced stupor, [Mr. Richards] real- ized the inequity of his trade and initiated a false police report to en- list help in finding his vehicle... There was never any evidence of an auto theft." Meanwhile, a Glen St. Mary woman was arrested April 14 fpr stealing an air conditioner from a home. Vicky Brannon, 47, told police when the\ stopped her car that she had lived at the home on Cedar Creek Farms Circle and had been told b\ the owners to pick up her: personal properly. Two men %with her said she'd asked them to help her get the A.C unit from her property% and would pa\ them aftershe'd sold it. Deputy Thomas Dyal contacted the owner who. said Ms. Brannon did not have permission to be on the property and had no rights to anything theie. The unit w as \ alued at $3000. She was arrested and charged with grand theft, a felony. old were also charged with proper- ty damage. Responding to a report of shoot- ing around 1:55 am, Deputy Wil- liam Starling approached Mr. Costello, the driver, who told the officer he pulled off the road so that one of the others could vomit because he'd had too much to drink. He and the others acknowl- edged shooting the stop sign. Mr. Furneaux said he owned the firearms the men were shooting, including three handguns and a ri- fle. "It was my stupid mistake," he told the deputy, before the men were hauled off to jail. . Two appointed to BCHA board Vincent (Todd) Ferreira was ap- pointed to the Baker County Hospi- tal Authority board through Decem- ber 9, 2009, replacing Jorge Tomas of Macclenny. The office of Governor Jeb Bush announced the appointment on April 5. Mr. Ferreira, 35, is the owner of a! funeral home in Macclenny. Glenn B. McKendree of Cuyler, the county's assistant school superin- tendent, was re-appointed for anoth- er term that will expire, on the same date. 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The repairman, James Over- street, of Jacksonville, said Mr. Davis came to the home where he was working around 2:00 pm and said,"... If you come in front of my house, like that again, I'll shoot your tires out and then I'll shoot you." After completing the job, Mr. Q\erstreet headed back down Jack Dugger Road where he saw Mr. .Davis standing in his yard with a rifle. He said Mr. Davis pointed at him and continued to do so until he drove out of sight. Deputy VWa\ ne Limbaugh went into Mr. Davis' home and' found .a rifle that matched Mr. O\erstreet s description of the weapon that had been pointed at him. It \\as full\ loaded with a round in the cham- ber. Mr. Davis' neighbor confirmed Mr. O\erstreet's version of events. but refused to participate further, saying, "I just don't want to get in- > 'oled." Mr. Davis was charged with ag- gras ated assault w ith intent to commit a felon\. a third-degree felon\. 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BY BOB GERARD Entertainment Editor I admit to a certain bias whenJit comes to watching movies. I tend to avoid the ones made from comic books, or at least go into them with some skepticism. Don't get me wrong, I was an avid comic collector as a kid. It's just that there have been so many bad movies made from comics. So, despite the intriguing trailer, I went to V For Vendetta prepared to be under-whelmed. Wrong! I was overwhelmed.' I can't say I liked the movie in the .way I usually like movies. But I was impressed on every level. V For Vendetta is based on a graphic novel, not a comic book. There are real differences, as any reader of graphic novels will tell you. Literally, a graphic novel is a novel that has been storyboarded. It deals with adult themes in an adult way. Road to Perdition and Sin City are examples of graphic novels made into films. It's a perfect melding of styles. Since a movie is storyboarded for filming, the work is already done. The movie maker takes the graph- ic novel, adapts it and has a shoot- ing script. Boom! What could be easier? The\ can be very effective as films. Road to Perdition was a ter- rific mo\ ie. So is V. Not a pleasant movie. Not even an entertaining movie. It -% as a difficult and troubling mo ie that tap-danced around a lot of boundaries that most of us would rather avoid.. V is something of a terrorist, although he would describe him- self as a freedom fighter. But then, so would all terrorists. The film takes place in London, about 20 years from now. A plague and an unsuccessful w ar have turned the US into a third world country scrambling for sur-' vival. Britain a% oided -what happened to the US by taking Draconian measures. It elected a Chancellor (John Hurt), who closed the bor- der s and imposed Nazi-like con- trols on the people. They are well fed and comfortable while the rest of the world is in chaos. They just have to avert their eyes from the tyranny around them. V is not willing to avert his eyes. On the anniversary of Guy Fawkes Day (Guy Fawkes was a 17th Century radical who tried to blow up the Houses of Parliament, he explodes a spectacular bomb in the center of London. In so doing, he also saves a Evey Hammond (Natalie Portman), a young wo- man who is about to be raped by fascist police. V again encounters Evey when he holds the television network hostage to broadcast a message to the nation. He tells them to join his crusade and to look for another Gadi Holman poses ith lher hIusboband Stcse behind the batnqti ictiitle thii n a< pCi:illVI dLc- orated for her retirement party. . - r,..., ,, ,, ..- 'Lavender' fete for retiree at NEFSH BY KELLEY LANNIGAN Press Staff Gail Holman, a contract manag- er at Northeast Florida Hospital, retired April 6thi after 22 years of employ ment \with the hospital. She moved to Baker County from Tal- lahassee in 1981. :: Friends, family , and co-workers' gathered in the hospital's adminis- tration building conference room to share refreshments and wish Ms. Holman good luck. "I've worked with her for nine years," said co-\worker Rita Page as she waited wk ith other employ- ees for the guest of honor to arrive., "She's a w oman %with a big heart." Other employees described Ms. Holman as a dedicated family per- son and someone who was always there if you needed to talk. When Ms. Holman arrived she was greeted with applause and cheers. Steve, her husband of 31: years, accompanied her. Ms. Holman's face showed de- light and surprise as one-by-one, co-workers lined up and hugged her. A highlight for Ms. Holman was the beautiful reception table inspired by the lavender and green colors on her retirement party invi- tation posted at the hospital. Platters of home-made ham sal- ad sandwiches and lots of other goodies contributed by the em- ployees lay among candles and potted hydrangea plants, with pink and purple blossoms. Also on the tabck as ain angel; statue blowing a kiss goodbye and. ' a special bowl shaped like a pair of hands that bore the inscription -"By his hands we all are fed" that held candy-coated chocolates in pastel shades of green, purple, lavender and blue. There was a large cake decorat- ed with lavender icing that read "Enjoy your retirement" and loose flowers lay .strewn across the lavender table cloth., "This has been the greatest place to work," said Ms. Holman. "A person couldn't ask to work at a better place or with better peo- ple." Ms. Holman is looking forward to taking care of her grandchil- dren, Tyler and Lindze, and spend- ing more time in Franklin, NC, where her family owns land. spectacular bombing a year later on Guy Fawkes Day. Throughout the movie we never have a glimpse at V's face. We're led to believe that he is an experi- ment gone wrong. He has tremen- dous charm, agility and, martial arts skills, but hides a horribly burned face (so we're led to be- lieve). Evey and V form a confus- ing relationship filled with roman- tic tension and a quest for justice. Portman is fabulous as Evey. I've been a marginal fan of her . before this movie. I thought she was awful in the recent Star Wars Movies, but part of that could have been the total lack of chemistry with co-star Hayden Christianson. Here,. she is gutsy and. com- pletely unglamorous. in the kind of role Linda Hamilton played in the Terminator films. Hugo Weaving as V is charis- matic and does a good job in a hard role. It's tough to emote in a mask that completely covers \our face. The real star of this film, how- ever, is director John NMcTeigue. It's his debut and a remarkable one. He cut his teeth as first assis-, tant director on the Matrix movies 'and Star Wars: Attack of the *Clones. His artistic % vision is spec- tacular and the photography and effects on this movie are second to none. An intriguing question in this, day and age are the mixed emo- tions an audience gets rooting for ;V. He is, after all, a terrorist .blowing up public buildings and holding people hostage. It's very difficult to separate fantasy and reality here. When the final climactic scene arrived, I had a hard time dealing with it emo- tionally. I don't think I %as the on- ly one. Probably that would make Mc- Teigue smile. I wouldn't doubt that one of his purposes in making this film is to make the audience question their reactions to his anti- hero terrorist/freedom fighter. It worked . I recommend this moe ie highly. but hot as action rilm, escapist fare. Some people might get that from it, but scratch the surface and there are larger issues at work here. V For Vendetta is rated R for violence. I give it 3 out of 4 stars. Baker County Rotary Club 2nd Annual Golf Tournament Friday, April 21 Bent Creek Golf Club of Jacksonville, ------------- -----------------.. Tee offat 11:00 am (Check-in by 10:30 am) Players not pre-registered will not be assigned on teams until each team has a minimum of 3 players Entry Fee is $50.00 per player and Sinclues green fees, cart, lunch, prizes, drawings and free gifts. SCorporate Sponsorship is $300.00 I 2 complimentary players, Business name on putting ! green and in newspaper. !Hole Sponsorship is $100.00 Business name at the tee and in newspaper. Door Prize Business will receive recog- nition at the tournament * Thin dense pine stands. * Control understory plant competition. * Minimize tree wounds during harvests. PREVENT S B A message from the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Division of Forestry, the University of Florida/IFAS, and the USDA Forest Service. 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Bq'l>'ey, i .L',i'-, , 1, ,'1 - 1. t hv u ri6. :I w n. ie n.rv',,iion ,n&ut on, afi'.? and expinence Help prevent damage from bark beetles, diseases, and wildfire through practices that promote healthy pines. * Use prescribed fire.. * Harvest low-vigor stands and replant. * Plant species right for the soil and site. and in the newspaper. Complete the entry form and mail with check to: I Baker County Rotary Club SAttention: Joel Barber 11468 South 6th Street I Macclenny, FL 32063 SLimited to first 72 players. SFor further information call259.5655 .*..---------- --.____.__..... - FLAGA annual Iris show April 8th BY KELLEY LANNIGAN Press Staff The annual FLAGA Iris Society show and sale held Saturday, April 8th at the Macclenny Woman's Club proved that there is a definite art to growing and showing Iris flowers. As they waited for the opening of the highly anticipated iris show; patrons browsed the grounds look- ing for just the right variety of iris to add to their gardens. Those desiring to grow the. lovely flow ers for the first time were given valuable advice by Earnest Yearwood and Joe Wat- son, knowledgeable master gar-- deners from. Millege% ille, Ga., at- tending the event as judges of the horticultural division of the show. The judged show was the high- light of the morning, featuring en-, tries in both horticultural growing and artistic arranging. In a forum closed to the public, trained and certified judges are brought in to decide which single iris flower specimens and arrange- ments will receive first and second place, honorable mentions and the coveted "Best of Show" award. Ribbon winners iraditionalh re- ceive a piece of elegant crystal ap- propriate to the rank of ribbon won. Judges work in teams of three and use approved American Iris Society handbook guidelines. Flowers are judged on a point sys- tem up to 100, and a grand prize best of show award must earn a score of 95 or higher. Flowers are groomed for entry just as if they were contestants in a beauty pageant. According to Wat- son's wife Janet, also a certified judge, makeup brushes are often used to delicately remove dust and spider webs from the blossoms. Blossoms must be fresh and ful- Sly opened at the time of judging.:. Careful trimming of dried or spot- led foliage is very important. Even wiping down the stem and con- tainer is critical. The Watsons and Yearwood agree it is this attention to the little details of overall presentation that garners points toward earning a ribbon. The highlight of the horticultur- al show was the magnificent la- vender-colored Repeating Roman- tha bearded iris entered by Shirley Carter of Meadbine, Georgia, which won the best in show award. Bearded iris are difficult to grow in Florida because of the ex- tremely hot climate. The Best in Show award of the artistic division was won by Maria Holland of Bryceville, Fla. The theme of the artistic entries centered around the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina and other severe storms. to hit the U.S. in recent times. Ms. Holland's arrangement featured fisherman's corks, rope, Cl A,, '.4, Keep nFlrida Beautifu AMERJI BEALITIFIJ,/,(. QLa'4^ The Best In Show ward in horticulture ient to Shirley Carter. above, of ,leadbine, Ga for a beauntid lavender Repeating Romantha iris. Marla Holland of Brntceeille was ithe winner of Best In Shon for ithe artistic design ditvsion. Phc.io h, K, lle L nnig.a n dried lea\ es. horsetail plant and artistic division judges and earned three salmon-colored Louisiana high percentage points for height. iris blooms. rhythm, presentation, balance of The winning arrangement was open space, use of color, and over- described as -'excifing" by the all interpretation of theme. . Eighth graders stage an egg'cellen t experiment Object: to land them undamaged BY KELLEY LANNIGAN. Press Staff It was an unusual sight at Baker .County Middle School. Raw eggs were being thrown and no one was getting in trouble for it. One might expect the students to be behind such a prank, but ac- tually, it was the eighth grade sci- ence teachers sending the eggs to their final destination on the ce- ment patio. Science teachers Angela Rho- den, Lynn Tanner and Jennifer Richardson conducted an "Egg Drop Experiment" from the roof of the science classroom as part of an assignment for their science classes. Working in teams of two and three, students became mock engi- neers for NASA and were given the task of designing and con- structing a mini-space module ca- pable of entering the atmosphere and landing with raw egg payload undamaged. "We gave them total creative freedom in their designs and the imaginations these students have are amazing," said Ms. Rhoden, who got the idea for the experi- ment from similar projects she studied on the Internet. The students used materials such as bubble wrap, memory foam, foam cartons and plastic soft drink bottles to build the cgniain- ersthat housed the raw eggs. Each team placed its specially designed objects in cardboard box- es, which were hauled up to the roof of the building% \\here their1 teacher MNis. Tanner as standing at her post near a satellite dish. She launched the objects and a student started a stopwatch to record how long each one took to fall the 4.94 meters from the roof to the cement patio. The time and speed of each drop were calculated and quickly called out by the students. "That one was 1.3 seconds!" someone shouted as an insulated drink bottle landed with a loud thud. Ms. Rhoden then retrieved and opened the objects, displaying the results for all the students to see. The condition of the eggs were recorded as either broken, cracked or intact. The eggs ,that met their. doom got dumped on' plastic sheets spread on the ground. According to Ms. Rhoden, the students have a great time with the project. They learn about the steps of the scientific method and how to study and apply results in other areas. Saturday, April 29 8:00 am Osceola National Forest Ranger's Office, Olustee SHOW YOUR PRIDE IN YOUR COUNTY BY PARTICIPATING IN THIS VOLUNTEER LITTER PICK-UP EVENT! Volunteers must: Have transportation and wear work gloves, sturdy clothing & thick soled shoes. (KTB will provide trash bags & safety vests) Volunteers will receive: FREE pizza lunch * Chance to win door prizes For more information or to pre-register call: (386) 431-1000 ASSOCIATION *j0 S ERVICq E S KEEP i J 4MERICA 4ro EAUTIFUL"K. Eg>fAGWC THE BAKER COUNTY PRESS Thursday, April 20, 2006 Page Seven AL-ANON MEETINGS Eve-y Monday at 8:00 pm at the Macclenny Church of Christ 5th St. & Min'esota. Open to all friends and family members of alcoholics. NOTICE OF GENERAL ELECTION I, Sue M. Cobb, Secretary of State of the State of Florida, do hereby give notice that a GENERAL ELECTION will be held in BAK- ER County, State of Florida, oh the SEVENTH day of NOVEMBER, A.D., 2006, to fill or re- tain the following offices: United States Senator Representative In Congress: District 4 Governor and Lieutenant Governor Attorney General Chief Financial Officer Commissioner of Agriculture State Representative: District 12 Supreme Court, Retention of Three Jus- tices First District Court of Appeal, Retention of. Four Judges Circuit Judge, Eighth Judicial Circuit: Groups 1,4, 5 and 7 County Court Judge: Group 1 SSchool Board: Districts 2, 3 and 4 County Commissioners: Ditrnio- 2 nd J Baker Soil and Water Conservation Dis- trict: Groups 1,2,3,4 and 5 SIN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE EIGHTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR 2LKER COUNTY, FLORIDA CIVIL ACTION CASE NO.: 05-2005-CA-0194 WELLS FARGO BANK, NA, Plaintiff, vs. DONNA MCKNIGHT A/K/A DONNA D. MCKNIGHT, et al, Defendiri(s) NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to a Final Judgement ;i I'r.-ongage F.:.reci:.ure daied April 13, 2006, and Eniereja in Case N.:. 05. 2005-CA-0194 of the circuit court of the Eighth Judicial Circuit in and for Baker County, Florida wherein WELLS FARGO BANK, NA, is the Plainliti ard DONNA MCKNIGHT A/K/A DONNA D MCKNIGHT. are the Delne.ani I will sell to the highest and best bidder for cash at the front door of the Baker County Courthouse, 339 East Maccle.r,.y Avenue, Macclenny, Florida, at 11:00 am on ire 17th day of May, 2006, the following described property as set forth in said Final Judgment: Lot 25, Ridge Estates, as recorded in Plat Book 3, page 14, of the public records of Baker County, Florida. To- gether with a 1997 Grand Manor mo- bile home located thereon as a fixture and appurtenances thereto. ID#GAGMTD2253A, Title #72005967 and ID#GAGMTD2253B, Title #72005966. 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Take advantage of these great savings! HURRY IN TODAY! Southern Charm 110 S. 5th Street * 259-4140 SDit Open Monday - Friday 9:00 am - 5:00 pm " -- __ r- k\ -i- i (Ok THE BAKER COUNTY PRESS Thursday, April 20, 2006 Page Eight OBITUARIES Annie Barnes, Alabama native Annie Laura Wells Barnes, 77,) of Orange Park, Fla., died Friday, April 14, 2006 at Orange Park: Medical Center. Ms. Wells was bornm in Troy, Al- abama on August 29, 1928 and moved to Orange Park from Baton, Rouge, La. 37 years ago. She is the daughter of the late Carl Kirk- land Sr. and Agnes Mable Rich-' ardson Wells, and was predeceased by her brother, Carl K. Wells Jr. Ms. Wells was an administra- tive assistant, at Riverside Hospital in Jacksonville and the owner and operator of Mary Dale Pharmacy in Baton Rouge. She was also a member of St. Mary's Episcopal Church of Fleming Island and of the pharmaceutical Women's Aux- iliarN of Baton Rouge. She en- joyed reading, traveling and danc- ing. - , Surviving family members in- clude her husband of 58 years, Glynn Ray Barnes Sr., of Orange Park; children Phyllis (Richard) Shelton of Orange Park, and Glynn Ray (Lynn) Barnes, Jr., of Middleburg; sister Doris W. (Car- los) Gallusser of Baton Rouge; six. grandchildren: Matthew R. Shel-' ton, Lauren Shelton-Sharpe, Mar- shall R. Shelton, Whitney W. Shel- ton, Alexander P. Barnes, Raleigh. K. Barnes and four great-grand- children. The funeral service was held Tuesday, April 18 at 2:00 pm at. her church with Father Ken Her- zog officiating. Interment followed in Russell Haven of Rest Ceme- tery. r V. Todd Ferreira Funeral Ser- vices handled the arrangements. Curtis Dugger dies April 15th Curtis William Dugger. Sr., 83. died April 15..2006 in Middleburg, Fla., after an extended illness. Mr. Dugger was a native of Macclenny and had resided in Middleburg for the last 14 years. He is the son of the late Charlie and Julia Conner Dugger. Mr. Dugger was a member of the Hunter Park Baptist Church in Jacksonville. He is survived by son Curtis W. Dugger, Jr., Jacksonville; sisters Lois Howard and Beulah Bell of Kissimmee, Fla., Anne Adrian of Kansas City, Mo. and two grand- children. The funeral service was con- ducted Tuesday, April 18,at 11:00 am in the Guerry Funeral Home chapel with the Reverend J. W. Binion officiating. Interment fol- lowed at the North Prong Ceme- tery. Guerry Funeral Home of Macclenny handled the arrange- ments., Easter play Sunday Faith Bible Church will be hav- ing an Easter play on Sunday, April 23 at 6:00 pm at the Sander- son Senior Building. Everyone ,in-, vited. . First Baptist Church of Sanderson CR. 229 5., Sanderson FL Sunday School 10 am Sun. Morning Worship 11 am Sun. Evening Worship 6 pm Wed. Eve. Bible Study 7 pm Pastor Bob Christmas Mr. Randolph, Korea veteran Leonard "Randy" Edwargd Ran- dolph Sr., 68, of Macclennyv died April 14, 2006. , He was born October 29, 1937 in Orange, New Jersey and lived in West Virginia prior to moving to Macdennt lhree \ears ago. He is predeceased by his parents Am- brose Leonard and Dora Eleanor Brooks Randolph and his aunt, Gladys Powell. Mr. Randolph was an Arms vet- eran and served in the Korean War. He worked for Wells Fargo for more than 20 years, was a member of St Mary's Catholic Church and the Knights of Columbus Lodge #11566. He enjoyed fishing, mot- orcycles and bowling.' Surviving family members in- clude children Karen M. Rand- loph, Lori M. Alston, Dyan T. 'Randolph and Leonard E. Ran- dolph Jr., all of Plainfield. NJ; sis'- ter Anne E. Randoloph of Jack- sonuille; grandchildren Lekea, Dyjun, Duquan, Dashaun, Lynee, Jaylen and three great-grandchil- dren. A funeral Mass was celebrated at 9:00 am on Wednesday. April 19 at his church with Father Jose Maniyangat as celebrant. Inter- ment will be Monday, April 24 in Graceland Memorial Park in Ke- nilworth, NJ. A service will also be held on April 24, 2006 at 11:00 anm at: Cotton Funeral Home in Or- ange. NJ. Local arrangements were by V. Todd Ferreira Funeral Services in Macclenny. Dreama McCoy funeral April 14 Dreama Lea McCoy, 44, of Mac- clenny, Fla.,-died at her home on April 11. 2006. She was born Jan- uary 17, 1962 in Williamson. West Virginia' and noo ed to Macclenn . from Houston. Texas 2 year ago. She is pre-deceased by her father. William Rife . , Ms. Mc- Coy %%as a member of the Ms. McCoy Church of Jesus Christ of Latter- Day Saints, enjoyed scrap book- ing, gardening and interior deco- rating. Survivors include D. J. McCoy, her husband of 28 years; mother Pegg. Rife: children Peggy Staten (William), Amanda Morrow (Scot), and Rebecca Conner, all of Macclenny; brothers William Rife and Brian Rife (Beverly), also of Macclenny; sisters Michele Rife of Macclenny, Sheila Rife of Alaba- ma and nine grandchildren.. The funeral service was held Friday, April 14, in the Ferreira, Chapel with Pastor James Norman officiating. Arrangements were un- der the direction of V. Todd Fer- reira Funeral Services. St Peters Anglican Fellowship Minnesota Ave. - Macclenny, Fla. 259-6256 Sunday School - 9:00 am Sunday Service - 10:00 am DINKIN5 NEW CONGIECATIONAL METHODIST CHU�CLI CR 127 N. of Sanderson Sunday School 10:00 am Sunday Jtoming Service 11:00 am Sunday Night Service 6:00 pm Wed. Night Service 7:'0 pm Where Everyone Is Somebody and Jesus is the Leader Pastor Rev. Ernie Tenrell First Baptist Church GLEN ST. MARY, FLORIDA Sunday School 9:45 AM * Sunday Morning Worship 11 AM ' Sunday Evening Worship 6 PM S-1 .Wednesday Prayer Meeting 7 PM "A Beac to Baket County' on r 259-6977 Perry Hays, Associate Pastor Michael D. Schatz, Associate Pastor Mr. Yarbrough dies April 18th The funeral service for Calton Franklin Yarbrough, 74, of Bald- win was held at 2:00 pm Tuesday, April 18, 2006 at Grace Baptist Church in Baldwin. The Rev. De- wayne Jowers officiated, assisted by Rev. Lynn Frost. Interment fol- lowed at Brandy Branch Ceme- tery, Bryceville, Fla. Born in 1931 in Moniac, Ga, Mr. Yarbrough was the son of the late Benjamin Franklin Yarbrough arid the former Addie Mae Rauler- son. He was a life-long resident of Baldwin, a member of Grace Bap- tist Church' and retired from the Fruit Growers Express Railroad. He was predeceased by his son Randall Yarbrough Sr.' He is survived by his wife of 53 years, Ella Mae McGlashan-Yar- brbugh; children Claudell Yar- brough (Gail), Ronald Yarbrough (Dorinda), Carlette Hightower (Billy), Allan Yarbrough and Elaine Yarbrough; brother Earl Yarbrough (Betty); grandchildren Randall, Jr., Mark, Candice, Ash- ley, Carl, Heather, Lauren, Cole, Josh, Jordan and Tammy; great- grandchildren Catherine, Conner, Miranda. Tristan. Tegan and Kali. Serving as pallbearers \%ere Joe Norris. Clinton Freeman. Ronnie Freeman, Donnie Cosson, Scott Newsom and David Mizell. Hon- orary pallbearers were Doug War-. ren and Ronnie Gallups. Arrangements \\ere handled by Prestwood Funeral Home in Bald- win. PRESS CLASSIFIED $4.50 for 15 words I Family grateful It is with deepest gratitude that .we send our thanks for, the many acts of kindness shown to us dur- ing the loss of our precious baby. Your prayers, flowers, thoughtful- ness & generosity are too numer- ous to even mention. At this time, we realize that there are still many wonderful people in this world. Our prayer is that God will bless each of you according to His lov- ing kindness. We love you all. BILLY AND DONNA CARTER Get EVERYBODY'S attention for only '4.50 PRESS CLASSIFIED Sanderson Congregational Holiness Church CR 127 N., Sanderson, FL Sunday School 10:00 am Morning Worship 11:00 am Sunday Evening Worship 6:00 pmc Wed. Evening Prayer Serv. 7:30 pm C Pastor: Oral E. Lyons Jesus: The Way, The Truth and The Life Sunday School 1110:00 A.M. Sunday Evening Worship 6:00 P.M. Sunday Morning Worship 11:00 A.M. Wed. Eve. Worship 7:30 P.M. Pastor Rev. Shannon Conner North 6th Street - Macclenny * 259-3500 Exceptional Praise & \ orshIp Apil 31k1.-_W Warm, Friendl/ Folks ,p,.., A Sunday\ School Your Children ,il lo, ! .a'n.. ,,,a Sunday 'a 9:45 a.m. & 6:00 p.m. / \\'cdnicda.i, . 7:1lu p.m. Senior Pastor David Thomas 259-4940 CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP TEMPLE Independent Pentecostal Church Seventh St. & Ohio Ave., Macclenny Sunday School Sunday Morning Worship, Sunday Evening Worship Wednesday Night Service Radio WJXR 92.1 Sunday 10:00 11:00 6:00 7:00 9:15 Associate Pastor Tim Thomas 259-4575 am am pm pm am Youth Programs Sunday School Common Ground - Sunday Common Ground - Wed. (Teens) God Kids - Sunday God Kids - Wednesday 10:00 am 11:00 am 7:00 pm 11:00 am 7:00 pm Youth Pastor Gary Crummey www.christianfellowshiptemple.com Get the better news experience with The Baker County Press MACCLENINY - " CHURCH OF CHRIST 573 S. 5th St. 259-6059 Sunday Bible Study 9:45 am The Spirit Filling Church" Fellowship 10:30 am - 11:00 am Worship Services Sunday School 10 am 11:00 am \ed Bible Stud- - ' -/ " :3" pm . in sisterr M nday P rlae Setu 70 pm .. Sam F. Kitchin CHURCH New Hope fjor the Commnunity Mt. Zion N.C. Five Churches Road Methodist Church Hy. 127 * Sanderson, FL 121 North 259-4461 Sunday School 9:45 am. Pastor Bo G Sunday Morning Worship 11:00 a.m. Wed. Night Bible Study 7:00 p.m. Sunda School 10.00 a Every SundayNighSenice 7:00 p.m. Sunday Morning Worship 11 00 am SVidell W Williams -Pastor / Sunday Evening Worship 600 pm Wednesday Prayer Service 700 pm SFirst Umnited Methodist Church Wednesday Worship: 6:15 pm whosoever believeth in him should not O open Hearts. Open Minds, Open doors. perish, but ha e eve.rastin' tie 93John . Hay, Jr.,Pastor -Jon :13551 Come and magnify the Lord and worship with us Glen Friendship Tabernacle Clinton Ave. * Glen St. Mary SundayWJXR RaScio Sehool:rvi0:0ce Sundy 8:30 am Sunday Worshp:Morning Worhip Service 10:30 am Children's Church 11:30 am SEvangelistic 6:00 pm Wednesday D Bible S:45udy (Wed.) 7:30 pm Sunday School 9:45 am Sunday AM Worship 11:00 am Sunday PM Services ' 6:00 pm Wednesday Night Prayer Meeting 7:00 pm Pastor J.C. Lauramore Welcomes All PasStor J.C. Lauramore Welcomes All, I Ill/i ~o , ii, illvu hin~ Sunday\ S:chol Sunday Murning \\turhip Sunday\ E nin2 Worship RM S T N 5 r F B L Y LO A- M i L C. F M N '1:311 am 110: I am t.:lll pm Wednesday) Bible Studv Thursday south 259-0931 Pastor: Paul Hale 7:0) pm j:I) pm i\ M u r,,.| , , , . 1.],,, J I..r all . , ,.i . S"Loring Church with a Crowing vision of Excellence" r l ^ .... , l.'- mn h,_i, ,- ,lin.- I nit:r 8 4'4'1, , Vineyard of Love , Ministry PREACHING THE GOSPEL OF JESUSSCHRIST Located at the corner of US 90 and Lulu Rd. in Olustee Sunday, April 23rd Service starts at 11:00 am Dinner on the ground following the.service. Singing by David & Sherri Everyone invited to come worship with us ---- - .... I a �7 I I r � 7 AI Miss Teen Macdenny pageant winners from April Ist Winners of the 2006 Miss Teen Macclenny Pageant are from left: Cassie Register, 3rd runner-up and Miss Phwto.g 'c, Krisia Smith. 2nd place; Bethany Belleville, Miss Teen Macclenny and Miss C.onitriiait'. Kellie Depson, 1st runner-up; Kaylan Long, Sponso'ir ItI nner The. pageant on April 1 in the auditorium of Baker County -1lhidlle S'c1u.,'l ias sponIoIr.(d by Delta Kappa Gamma Teacher , Sororm' and raised funds for the organization's scholarship program. e, .n, Bn. , .. Clean-up day in the Osceola ShowN sour pride in the Osceola National Forest by volunteering to participate in a litter pick-up to help keep Florida beautiful. Volunteers need their own transportation, sturd\ ,ork gloves and clothing and thick-soled shoes. Trash bags %%ill be provid- ed. A pizza lunch \\ill be pro\ ided and all volunteerss %\ill have a chance to % in a door prize. The clean-up starts at S:00 am, April 29th, at the Osceola National Forest Ranger's Office in Olustee. 14e publish obitituaries and photos of loved ones for tree The Baker County Press Ongoing 'stop smoking' classes The Florida Department of Health and the Smoke-Free Jack- son\ille Coalition, Inc., in conjunc- tion %with Baker CountN Health Department, are offering smoking cessation classes on an on-going basis. Instructors for the class are Robert Woods., supervisor of health education, and Elizabeth Breting. The sessions begin %when you sign up. The sessions are once a %eek for four weeks for a one- time fee of $30 and will be held at the Baker Count\ Health Depart- ment on 4.-80 \. Lowder Street in Macclenn\. For more information call 904- 259-6291. THE BAKER COUNTY PRESS Thursday, April 20, 2006 Page Nine LCCC's law enforcement classes expand By Doug Brown LCCC staff With the continued population growth in the five county Lake City Community College district that includes Baker, there has been an increased need for public safety services and in the demand for: trained personnel to meet those needs. In conjunction with local agen- cies, the Criminal Justice Training Center's Law Enforcement pro-. gram is expanding course offer- ings for these.educational and .training needs. The program has a tradition of service to law enforce- ment agencies in the region. Basic police recruit and advanced train- ing opportunities are the core of the existing program. In addition to the current part- time evening classes offered for police certification training, LCCC is now offering full-time, day- schedule basic law enforcement training. The next daytime basic law enforcement training is, sched- uled to start in April. The next, evening part-time certification pro- gram is scheduled for May. Florida statutes require that offi- cer recruits receive at least 760 hours of training before they are allowed to take the state certifica- tion examination. Beginning in March, the LCCC basic course will be 800 hours. Passing the state certification ex- am enables the successful candi- date to apply for a position as a law enforcement officer with any local, county, or state law enforce- ment agency in Florida. Anyone with training needs, questions, or suggestions, is en- couraged to call me (Doug Brown) at (386) 754-4391, or e-mail at brownd@lakecitycc.edu. I look forward to learning with, and working with, our community! r RENTALS OR SALES . Hard Water? Rusty Water? Smelly Water? --- �* Iron Filters and Conditioners ' * Water Treatment " Free Water Tests * :* Well & Pump Supplies fteC Sut 0 DINKINS CHURCH ,'_ ' - l ,:,i h I , i , r.:i e rs,,r, Sat., April 22 at 7:30 pm New Gathering _.__, : c . ....-- . . , , . , , - d ,.- .l,,; , ,:,. ' , , 4 ,/ I cordially invites you to join us : .as wve bid a fond farewell & joyful retirement to our beloved Pastor James & Dianna Scott Sunday, April 30 - 10:30 am - Anti Ie gave some.....pastors -Ephes ians 4:11 44 Years of Faithful Ministry Evangelist 1962-1972 Pastor, Thwn N Country Church of God 1972-1997 Pastor. Souls Harbor Church ot God 19-2006 James E THE BAKER COUNTY PRESS Thursday, April 20, 2006 Page Ten :Ia~ � March 25 vows Mitchell and Teresa Crawford of Moniac, Ga. are proud to an- nounce the marriage of their daughter Treva to Clete Surrency of Bryceville. Clete is the son of- Tommy and Karen Surrency,. also- of Bryceville. Treva and Clete were married March 25th at the historic Mizell House in Folkston, GA.. Treva is the granddaughter of Glenda Chi- sm.and the late Ben Chism, and Johnny and Vonceil Crawford, all of Moniac. , Clete is the grandson of Dur- wood and Geraldine Selph of Jacksonville and the late J.T. and Sara Surrency. Clete is employed by Clay County Fire and Rescue, and Treva is employed at Veterans Medical Center, and will graduate, in May as an RN. They will reside in Moniac. Employee of the month atNEFSH Frances Frost, president of the GFWC Woman's Club of Mac- clenny, was recently named night shift and hospital-wide Employee of the Month at NEFSH. She not only does a great job as supervisor II at Oakridge Village, but also, volunteers her time and services at the golf tournament and other hos- pital activities. Frances makes sure all holidays are special to the residents, as well as letting her staff know they are appreciated for their dedication and hard work. Frances has shown dedication, loyalty and pride at NEFSH for the past 34 years. SENIORS' MENU for the week of April 24-28 MONDAY: BBQ Ribbetts, scalloped potatoes, applesauce. roll and milk TUESD.AY: Turkey ala king, lima beans, carrots. banana,, % heal bread and milk. W EDNESDAY: Pepper steak. mashed potatoes, oriental blend, pineapple, whitee bread and milk. THURSDAY: Grilled chicken 'A gra\ .. augratin potatoes, collard greens, mixed fruit v.,gelain, wheat bread and rfilk. . FRIDAY: Beet stew w/vegetables, creamed corn, siewed applies, cornbread and milk. ,Yard of month SDo you kno0, of an especiallI beautiful yard or garden that de- serves recognition (including your own)? The Garden Club of Baker County would like to recognize that garden w ith a special placque for the front yard. Please submit your entries to Garden Club, 5949 Shelly Lane, Macclenny 32063, or call 259-6064. Anderson reunion The Joe and Sara Re\. i. Ander- son reunion \ ill be Saturda), April 22 at the Raiford Community Cen- ter. Doors will open at 10:30 am, lunch % ill be served at 12:30. IAll family,& friends are in' ited.. Bring a covered dish and enjoy lunch and fellowship. . ,, c." The Fowlers 50th anniversary Mr. and Mrs. Samuel J. Fok ler, Sr. celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with a renewal of mar- riage vows on April 8. Their children Sam Fowler and Ann Riceman of Macclenny, Jackie Solbach of Aldie, Va, Pam Eckert of Rochester, NY, and their families, and their Raiford Road Church family honored their 50 years of marriage on Sat., April 8, with a beautiful service and dinner. Family reunion The Rowe Barber Thompson reunion will be held April 30 at Celebration Park in Glen St. Mary. All family and friends are cor- dially invited. A The following activities are scheduled in Baker County schools for the week of April C 24-28. This listing may be in- ' complete and subject to change S without notice.- ---------------- 7-------- a *April 24: School Board mtg, 6:30 pm. BCHS- LCCC Dual enrollment deadline for Summer A/C. Majorette try-out practice, 2:30-4:30. Baseball A district tournament (H). KIS - a Gates/Portfolio.testing. C *April 25: BCHS-Band Banquet, Aud., 7:00 pm. Art Show, Media Ctr., 6:00-8:00 1 pm. Club Day. Majorette try- a out practice, 2:30-4:30 pm. S.Baseball district tournament - (H). KIS- 5th grade assembly: Character Education, 1:00-1:45 A pm. Gates/Portfolio, testing. f April 26: BCHS- Majorette try-out practice, 2:30-4:30 pm. Baseball district tournament (H). KIS- Gates Portfolio test- 1 ing. d April 27: BCHS- Baseball 2 district tournament (H)., 3 BCMS- "Straight A's" banquet. /' KIS- Gates Portfolio testing. - WES- Familk Reading Night, "A 4.00-8:00 pm. Media Cir. B MES- Class pla'. (Mrs. Reniz's class.') C *April 28:, BCHS- Ma- ,/-) jorette tr3 -out, 3:00, Aud. Base- ball district tournament (H). ?2 BCMS- Parent visitation day. KIS- Gates Portfolio testing *3 -April 29: BCHS- Sa\an- nah College ot Art & Design ,\ Side\alk An Festi\al. Baseball district tournament (H I. Happy 1 7h Birthday, Leslie Sli,,, rfll Joo" i.4 1-* ' biw rtO /l poc0 ynea /)of,:v 714,:~~...o...i. 'D...S...c- , ,,, ,,- '- ' 'lr O, ,. .c ,- oo ' O ,,,,l,/";,)l '}/ t 2006 7:00 pi Konnie's Klear Pools 698-E W. Macclenny Avenue (next to Raynor's Pharmacy) * 259-5222 Hrs: Mon-Fri 10 am - 6 pm * Saturday 10 am - 5 pm Over 31 Years Experience in Pools for the week of April 24-28 BREAKFAST MONDAY: Breakfast pizza with milk and juice. TUESDAY: Sausage biscuit with milk and juice. WEDNESDAY: Cereal and toast with milk and juice. THURSDAY: Donut, warm apple slices with milk. FRIDAY: Pancakes & sausage on a stick with syrup, fruit choice and milk. LUNCH MONDAY: Buirrito or sliced ham& cheese. sandwich, choice of two: french fries, creamy slaw and chilled fruit choice and milk. TUESDAY: Ham" ma.ic.oni & cheese and roll, or hamburger w/bun, choice of two: potato ir,onds. sicjmed gi en pea3 and lcluce & toma- 1. sice., gelai -, inh lopping and milk %%EDNESDA.%: Hol dog a.tbun or home- made chicken rcnodle soup w'peanut buller & tell., sand.'ich., ch.oci o rv. o french tires, fresh ,egeiablts and chilled frul choice and milk THURSDAY: Roasil urkey 'cranperry sauce or beef :iuggesis, choice .:f r-o ...eel pl.- tatoes, tised s]lad ., dre sing and trrsh truil choice, roll and milk. FRIDAY: Chef's choice. Classified ads must be in by Monday at 4:30 pm, THE BAKER COUNTY PRESS I ' "/ ' , ' . Lester Huk April 18 * 80 yrs. old Congratulations! .. . . .. . . . .. . . .. . . . . - ,, REGISTER NOW FOR .FALL 2006 CLASSES EACE CITY- For more information cal (386) 752-1822 www.lakecitycc.edu As I-qul Aucm/l Opptt * i"U"w MNANW '86 dass reunion The Baker County High School Class of 1986 is planning a 20 year reunion on June 17 at the county fairgrounds. The reservation deadline is May 1; contact either Trek McCullough at 838-9116 or Patty Sands at 259- 8007 for more details. COUNTRY FEDERAL CREDIT UNION [N BALDWIN Contact Sheila Gordon 653-4451 for all \'our lending and financial needs. 100 South Lima St., Baldwin Office 266-1041 See why more parents turn to Sylvan than to any other tutor. 3ust bring this coupon to your scheduled appointment to save $50 off the Sylvan Skills Assessment. 757-2220 No I w Id with anry Oi!, oTer 1. Ep"'i 4/129/O0 Mitlt areentH t= 3o t l ine = o Atess 'nr t ivil coupott W t .ust e r. 40A AL-ANON MEETINGS , Every Monday at 8:00 pm at the Macclenny Church of Christ 5th Si. & Minnesota. Open to allfriends arid family members oFalcoholics. THE NOBLE KNIGHTS CHAMBER 0 .* *. April20 * " A ". i . Where at 8:30 am Where Five-Star 1 at ,:30 Excellenc Team at the ,Abounds.. * ' * Noble Knights Chamber * - * ,' 'Located by Food Lion on Sl\th St. Clinic Dates: Minis K-2nd April 24 & 27 5-6:00 pm Pee-Wees & Youth April 24 &. 2- 6-7: 30 pm Junior & Senior April 26 & 28 5-6.30 pm Call Jill Baker at 259-2266 LO\e M.omn L)3d, Ronnie \ PRirick ww wdLearning. www.educate.com P P, PE . ALGBA SNEW LOCATION Metabolic Research Center of Orange Park at 124 South 6th St., Macclenny (by Mixon Tire) Metabolic will be there every Tuesday from 10:00 am to 6:00 pm and Fridays 10:00 am - 2:00 p m! WNo prepackaged meals. * Lose 2-5 pounds per week. Contact Rebecca Lee for details. (904) 317-9775 "Since losing my weight with Metabolic Research Center my energy has increased greatly, and I feel so good. I can work a lot in my yard now that I have lost 31 /2 pounds and 39 inches. I recommend you call Metabolic and start your pro- gram today, so that you too can feel good about yourself. Metabolic changed my life." Marsine Clark, Lost 30 pounds in just 90 days! Macclenny Location -14 ti- , THE BAKER COUNTY PRESS Thursday. April 20. 2006 Page Eleven --. . . 7-. . i . Jessi Nunn rips a foul down the third base line against Fernandina Beach. She singled on the next pitch on her way to a 3-3 night Top left, centerfielder Kassie Crews chases down a gap shot. Top right, Tiffany Smith uncorks a fastball Lady Cats win on Senior Night; lose in first round of districts BY MICHAEL RINKER Pres. Sports The Lady Wildcats ended a down season with a 7-0 loss to Suwannee County Tuesday in the first round of their.4ise ciLtournament in Starkc.. - - - "We didn't go there to play; we didn't play with heart," said coach Cheryl Nunn, who commented that it's hard to keep young girls focused when they have to play during spring break. Although Baker County schools are on break, the tournament dates are set by the Florida High School Athletic Association. ,The Cats .finished with a 4-18 record, their worst under Nunn. One of those wins came against Suwannee County March 3 in Li\ e Oak, although the Bulldogs avenged the loss a couple of weeks later at Baker High. In Tuesday's game against the Dogs, the Cats had more errors (4) than hits (2). Freshman pitcher Tiffany Smith wasn't sharp, surrendering 11 hits and seven runs, five of which were earned, in five innings of work. She struck out just two, but didn't walk any. Tiffany Norman mopped up with a perfect inning of relief. Brittany Gray's sixth inning double and Caitlin Griffis' fifth inning single were the only hits. , Suwannee was up just 1-0 when the Cats threat- ened in the top of the third. They had two runners on X\ ith one out and the bases loaded with two outs, but. couldn't pick up a clutch hit. The Bulldogs then scored two in the fourth and four in the fifth to put the game away. In their last game of the regular season, however, the Cats came through on Senior Night April 13 to de- feat Fernandina Beach 7-4. The win enabled them to avoid going winless at home for the season. Kassie Crews, one of three seniors on the team, had a single, double and triple /in four at bats versus Fer- nandina, driving in two runs and scoring two. The other two seniors also contributed. Shannon Nickles drove in a run, while catcher Brittany Hall walked, singled and threw out a runner trying to steal second. Underclassmen Gray and Jessi Nunn did their best to make their elder teammates' last home game a memorable one. Nunn shook off a hard foul off her foot in her first at bat to go three for three at the plate. She also drove in a pair of runs, scored one and stole a base. Gray had two hits and scored a pair of runs. Smith pitched a gritty game, giving up ten hits but allowing only iwo unearned runs in seven innings. The Cats' defense, a liability all season, committed just two errors. The first was harmless, but the second one came with two outs in the seventh and opened the door to a potential game-tying rally. The Pirates followed with three straight hits and had the ty- ing run at the plate before Smith induced a game-ending grounder. Fernandina opened the game with a run in the first, .but ran themselves out of the opportunity for more when a baserunner left early and was called out to end Britana Hall 1 the inning. The Cats responded with a pair of two-out runs in the bot- tom of the first. Gray singled then scored on Crews' triple. Nunn followed ., with an RBI single. The Cats had a hit in every in- ning except the second, although , they had a baserunner in that in- Kassie Crews ning on Hall's walk. Neither team was able to score i&' until the fifth when the Cats broke through for three. " ' Gray singled with one out, then scored on Crews' double. S Nunn followed with an RBI sin- S, .. gle, then stole second, advanced -. to third on a wild pitch and Shannon Nickles scored on Nickles' ground out. In the bottom of the sixth, Hall singled 'and was replaced by pinch runner Heather High, who moved to second on Brittany Hin- son's sacrifice and scored on Brittany Hansen's single. Hansen later scored on an error. That was more than enough of a cushion to absorb the Pirates' three-run seventh. SPORTS Cats gathering momentum heading into district playoffs BY MICHAEL RINKER Press Sports In a memorable game on Se- nior Night, the Wildcats came back from six runs down to defeat Columbia County April 17 at the Baker High field. Seniors played a big role in the 7-6 victory, with pitcher Dustin Combs picking up the wini and Matt Wilson the save.' Combs. Wilson and J.D. Milton also provided much of the offense, although junior Kelly Davis got the big hit, a two-run homer in the bottom of the sixth to put the Cats ahead. The team has nine seniors list- ed on its roster. Columbia scored all six of its runs in the first off starter Jared Carter and reliever Jacob Duncan. The win avenged an early sea- son loss to the Tigers and bumped the Cats' record to 16-9 with one game to play before the district tournament begins next week. Last year's team won just nine games. "I can't say enough about this year's senior class,", coach John Staples said in a written statement. "They bought into the hard work and dedication needed to survive in this program from the very start, and it's proven to have been a worthwhile endeavor for them. Sixteen wins at this point for a group that never won over 11 in a season before is truly an amazing feat for these guys."I Staples is in the first year of his second stint at the helm of Baker High baseball. The Columbia game was one of two wins last week for the Cats. On April 13 they traveled to Lake Butler to defeat the. Tigers for the third time this year, includ- ing the preseason Union County Classic. Early season sensation Bobby Dugard, who may have hit the freshman wall, was ineffective on the mound, but sophomore Jacob Duncan had his back, pitching five strong innings of relief to pick up the win. Another soph, Ridge Sweat earned his third save of the year. The Cats again got strong hit- ting from Wilson, Davis and Lewis. Their final regular season game is April 20 at Hamilton County. They open the district tourna- ment April 24 against Ridgeview, who they defeated both times they played this season. The winner plays Suwannee' County in the semifinals April 26. The Cats were 0-2 against the Bulldogs,. The championship game is the following day. "We want to go to Hamilton on Thursday and close out the regualr season with 17 wins and then get on a roll in the district playoffs like we used to do with the boys in the late'90s," Staples said. Tennis teams show well in districts BY BOB GERARD Press Sports The Baker High Wildcats' ten- nis teams sent four players to the singles quarterfinals and three doubles teams to the quarterfinals at the District 3-2A tournament held April 17. and 18 at The Bolles School. About half, however, lost to players from Bolles, a perennial power in tennis. The rest lost to other private schools from Jack- sonville. \Wilde'jt Daniel Wilbanks vas-.- the lone boys' singles'player to ad- vance to the quarterfinals. He de- feated his Raines opponent in a three-set thriller that lasted almost three hours. Daniel Wilbanks beat his Raines opponent in a three-set thriller that lasted almost 3 hours. Wilbanks won the first set but lost the second in a tiebreaker. 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Coming up at the of Florida's First Coast Membership Appreciation Day We encourage all members to come b. the YMNICA April 14. \%e will provide all members \with refreshments in the lobby. Stop in, work out, have some refreshments, and be APPRECIATED! New Group Excercise Classes Can't make some of the classes you would like? The YMCA has added some classes for members just like you. A new Kickboxing class will be taught on Mondays from 4:00 pm - 4:45 pm This is a fun-filled, energetic class that will whip .ou into shape. Kickboxing is also offered Fridays from 10:00 am - 10:45 am. Killer Calisthenics is being offered Mondays, Wednesday and Friday s from 6:30 am - 7:15 am for all early- bird members. YMCA Boot Camp Registration has begun for the next session of Boot Camp. Fees apply if you're a graduate of The Baker Count YMCA Boot Camp )ou will receive $5 off. The nemt session begins April 24. YMCA Focus Group Want to get in on the new growth and expansion of your YVMCA? Join our Focus Group and let your opinions be heard. Please contact Membership Director Anna Lewis. "Share the Y" Scholarships Available The YMCA offers financial aid scholarships for families, adults. teens, and youth to be able to enjoy membership, sports. da. camp. programs, and much more! Come by today to apply at the YMCA front desk. For more information, call the YMCA at 259-0898. SportsWeek The Baker County Chamber of Commerce will hold its annual golf tournament May 5 at Panther Creek in Jack- sonville. The $55 entry fee covers greens fees, cart, buffet lunch, gifts and prizes. The Chamber is also selling corporate and hold sponsorships. Call 259.6433.for details. The field will be limited to the first 72 to register. The rain date is May 19. SCHEDULE April 20 Boys baseball at Hamilton County, 5 pm April 21 Track regionals at The Bolles School, 1pm April 24-29 Boys baseball district tournament ___j THE BAKER COUNTY PRESS Thursday, April 20, 2006 Page Twelve Resident canine rules the hallways At Maclenny Nursing and Rehab BY KELLEY LANNIGAN Press Staff If you visit the Macclenny Nursing and Rehab Center, you might be surprised to find out that one of the permanent residents is a dog. Comet, a small, white pomeran- ian mix, is an integral part of the day-to-day routine of residents and staff at the center. She lives with permanent resident Pam Shadd, who shares her living quarters. with the adored canine and sees to her basic needs of food,: water, a cozy: bed and all the affection a. dog could possible dream of re- ceiving. "I call Comet my angel, be- cause J really believe God sent this dog to be with us," says Ms. Shadd, who has been at the center for two years. Rebecca Methan\. the center's .administrator, recalls the first time she saw the little \\ white dog. "Comet lived across the road from the center behind the Mor- mon church. One day she crossed that busy highway and showed up at the door. "We took her home, but she kept coming back again and again. standing at the door wanting to come in. The fourth time it hap- pened, her owner just decided to let her stay and that %\ as that." "Everyone just loves her," sa\is Ms. Shadd as Comet jumps up and lick's her face. "And she know s I'm her momma. If I have to go out for several hours to a doctor's appointment, Comet sits by the front doors of the lobby until I re- turn." Throughout a typical day at the center, Comet enjoys slopping by. the nurses station for biscuits, pla\ ing with her large toy collec- Cnie tIh dog sits between resident Pam Shadd (left) and Rebecca Mather,. itunwuirrator of Macclenny Nursing and Rehab Center Photo by Kelley Lannigan tion and taking pleasant naps on a favorite chair. The dog is confined to her crate during the residents' scheduled mealtimes but she toler- ates these brief confinements with patience. Comet happil\' interacts with the long and short term residents, and the many family members that come to visit. The dog lo es chil- dren and functions as an ice break- er for kids cominL to the center tor the first time. Comet puts them to- tally at ease, according:to Admin- istrator Methany. "A nursing and rehab center can be an intimidating place for small children at first," she says. "When they s;ee that a grandparent or rela- tive is sta:ine in a nice, friendly\ Strawbemy Fest Touted for "The Sweetest Stra\\ berries This Side of Heav- en." Starke takes pride and cele- brates annually with a siinaturc fe ti'- al. It will be held this year on Sat- urday, April 22 from 9 am-9 pm and Sunday from 9 am-5 pm. SThere will be over 100 art and craft vendors, a variety of deli- cious foods, children's activities, and live entertainment on stage both days. On Sundj,, a car show will be held from 10 am-2 pm. place where there is a fun, lo% able dog, it gives a welcoming impres- sion, just like visiting someone's home would. We strive for that." The center has an open door policy regarding pets. They are welcome to, visit their owners and are often brought to the center by. friends and family members. From time to time, if a resident is capable of caring for it, a pet is al- lot ed to live at the center with its owner. -\Ve't\e had cats anu dogs and fish and hamsters." notes Ms. Methin\. '"Ps chologically, it's very beneficial for a resident to maintain that los ing link to a cher- ished family\ pet. We hate one dog \\ho is brought ,er\ day from home to isil his master." Coniet is so highl\ thought of that she is always, included in par- ties during holidays and special occasions. If the center hosts. a Hawaiian theme dinner, for instance, you can bet that Comet w ill be right in the middle of things, wearing a flower lai around her neck. She gets her own birthda\ part\ too, with a cake and ice cream. balloons and a paper ht which she wears \ illing- ly. "She is just so special," says Ms. Shadd. "I can't imagine life without her now." EVVStar HOME EQUITY SCredit Union DAA PAY TO THE ORDER OF - EIGHTEEN J ARS- 6retd i 1: 123 / - -~ 4, 'e'l ewediJ LOANS FOR LIFE ON YOUR TERMS. 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I don't really think we'll see any drastic changes here in the Northeast Flori- da area any time soon, thanks to our booming econ- omy and no signs of slowing in the influx of folks from all over choosing to settle, here. The rising interest rates on long-term home loans will almost certainly slow- down some of the growth rate for market values. How- ever, on the whole, real es- tate should continue to be one of the more sound av- enues of investment for some time to come. Just because I said that, I'm not under any illusions that people will just take my word for it and no longer be. apprehensive about the fu- ture values of their homes. So, let's take a look at the issue in this way: sup- pose the market starts lean- ing downward. Suppose home values drop 10% over the next year. That is a rela- tively large number. In fact, it pretty much wipes out over half of the equity that the majority of homeowners in our area gained last year by their properties simply sitting there and appreciat- ing. According to a National Association of Realtors study on the habits of home- owners, people who sell their homes in order to move up in scale generally purchase a home that costs 50% more than the home in which they currently live. Therefore, people living in a $200,000 home that is starting to feel a bit cramped are looking to buy a home that is priced at somewhere around $300,- 000 today. Let's keep working with these same numbers. If the market should drop that 10% before the home- owners are able to move, their home would then be worth $180,000. They've just missed out on $20,000 that could have gone toward the purchase of their next home. On the other side of the equation, that $300,000 home they had wanted to purchase is in the same region as their current home. They're mov- ing up, not away. So now what has hap- pened to that more expen- sive home? Well, it dropped 10% in value as well. After all, it is in the same market that low- ered the value of their cur- properties is just another slice of the buying and sell- ing for profit pie. The same rules for that pie still apply even when the cost of the goods being moved goes down. A wise investor in any field can tes- rent home. It's now on the tify to the fact that it's not market for $270,000. Reconciling the differ- ences in the $30,000 drop of the larger home with the $20,000 drop of the current home, we see that the homeowners planning to move up have just saved themselves $10,000 by buy- ing up in a down market. Keep in mind that this hidden real estate gem doesn't really translate so well into the realm of flip- ping properties in order to make a profit. If you're thinking of buying invest- ment properties sometime soon, don't worry too much about it, though. Flipping when you sell something that you make your money. , You actually make your, money at the time you buy what you intehd to sell later. A down real estate market is an investor's dream, For a good investor, hearing that property values have tanked in an area is something akin to the sound of a bank vault cracking open and the bank manager making an an- nouncement that anyone who's interested to just come and get it. The properties investors are holding at the time of the drop may take a hit, but the opportunities to grab 'some others at reduced prices and then just be pa- tient while the market gets back on its feet will more than make up for any losses in time or revenue on the previous holdings. A word of caution: One thing real estate investors . should watch out for when the market seems to be turning downward is balloon payments that are due with- in the next year or two. These methods of cre- ative financing are great ,.,ways to add a little extra oomph to the leveraging of your own money when the ,market is climbing and the intention is to sell the prop- erty in a short time after renovations are complete. Maybe the property has been rented for a year or so to offset tax obligations - a little too complicated a sce- nario for me to get into with (See Page 2) Pricing your home to sell By Jared Wilkerson Once a homeowner has decided to sell a property, there are many choices af- fecting the sale that the owner will now have to make. All of these decisions are important in their own way, but perhaps the most im- portant of them is deciding on a price. After all, if the home doesn't sell because of a poorly chosen asking price, none of the Other de- cisions will then be of any importance. Regardless of a seller's true motivations for moving, they often make the all too common mistake of expect- ing to get more money for their homes than what they are actually worth As a real estate agent, I often hear sellers' explana- tions regarding why their home is better than those of their neighbors' and therefore why they should be able to expect to get more money than previous sales in their area. Some- times it is true that certain homes have more to offer than many of those sur- rounding them. However, considering that the three most important factors to pricing a home are (in order of relevance) location, size (See Page 3) rCI Redesigned and better than ever! Buying Selling Careers Rentals FSBO Yard Sales It's all inside! 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Excellent Business Location! 1.25 acres with 320 feet highway frontage on busy 121 North. Zoned Commercial neighborhood. $419,000 New Home Under Construction! Many extras! 3 BR/2 BA on 1 acre. Has cov- ered porch & patio, 2 car garage & 295 sf bonus room. Floor will be laminate wood, carpel & tile, gas fp, central vacuum, security system, pre-wired for home theatre. Country living at it's best! S269,900 Anne Kitching Realtor 962-8064 cell. Wendy Smith Realtor 710-0528 cell. m visit www.jaredsellshouses.com for everytlihilg : o.u nncd lien bt', inI and selling real estatic in Baker Coinr Real Answers. Real Results. CONVENIENCE STORE/ MEAT MARKET Well established business in the fastest growing area of Macclenny. Excellent corner lot location! .t-foereagelicenfe is Availabletair; ', Richard's Grocery & Meat Market 386 N. Lowder St., Macclenny $389000 O wArws10r IMn n inWodIN6mont , E-Z STOP CONVENIENCE STORE Convenient to Everything! Close to , ' .. S school, shopping & ballparks! Great 3/2 Just Reduced! Gorgeous Acreage - home on corner lot with nearly 1400 SF, 2 r Build your dream home on this 16.24 .car garage and privacy fenced backyard L P acresProperty is completely fenced with with large deck. Owner offering $1500 . 1 g% ? .paved road frontage. High and dry. Zoned carpet allowance. Don'tJlet his one pass Pr. . . .' ofessional Real Estate Services I AGIO. Approximately 10 acres is planted you by! $159100 ' Argentine Bahaya. Asking $406,000 Cute & Quaint- This 1275 sf Owen Acres JUST REDUCED - New Listing! Old brick charmer offers 3 bed, 1th bath, eat- Close to Jax Beach - 3/2 horne with pond view has vaulted ceil- With the rapid growth in our county arid Country .Charmer - Charming country home in Smokerise subdivi- Nursery Plantation acreage. Beautiful 4.75 in kitchen, sunken de.1w i 4ilw and ings; game room/4th bedroom, oak cabinets, dual shower in Master the constant rise in property , values it i sion. Beautiful brick front home, 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, hardwood acres clearedand fenced on a corner lot cozy wood bedroom, and much more. Located o a large .31 acre lot in Sutton crtical to knw the value of our proper floors, wwc, huge great room /vlte ng and exposed wood eso homes ony, zoneor ors- cabinrllEi l ar det. Lakes. $245,000 $245.a to bfowte vadver n ot yor ppe beam, French doors, weidl kitchen w/breakfast es. Excellent location to build your dream before advertising it for sale.Whome. Just minutes to 1-10. $105,000 garage w/attached shop, storage shed & Near Completion - Brand new 3/2, nearly 1400 SF of living space, bar & computer nok,, covered front porch home Just minutes to a beautiful homemade gazebo adorn the Split flborplan, wwc, ceramic tile, ta is teel appliances, huge As a free service we offer: & screened back porchTcate-on over 8.5 acres of property w/ a Tw$170,000t fenced backyard. $136,000 master suite w/tlB M closet, formal dining. Professional Comparative 32'x40' metal barn/workshop that has 13.5' height ,to rafters & con- BdTownf tfntown What a cutie!! Remodeled 3/2 SW MH room, great roo lr garage w/opener & rk An create floor. $345,000 Baldw from located on .53 acre. This super cute home concrete driveway. Located.on a paved road in Glen just minutes from MarketAnalysi Ortega Cutie - Charming, cozy cottage in established desirable US 30 $- is completely remodeled. Wait until you 1-10. Completion date between Mid-October to early November. These reports will compare your property to neighborhood. Close to shopping and NAS JAX, this 2/1 concrete Just Listed - Lovely 4/2 cedar home w/ seethekitchenYoucan'tbeatthisprice!! $155,000omp et h air block home was partially remodeled 3 years ago. $132,000 nearly 2000 sf. This home has every- $55,000 Very Motivated Sellers - Located right in the heart of Macclenny. and competitive asking price. Just REDUCED!! - 2004 3/2 DW has nearly 1700SF with a large liv- thing.. split floor plan, walk-in closet, Investment Opportunity-Two lots total- Three lots with small apartment. Zoned one home per lot. Great ing room, FP w/mantle, split floor plan, extremely spacious kitchen t ious ki ceiile, jaccuzzi ing 1.5 acres. All buildings on property investment opportunity!! $185,000 This service can be invaluable in w/island, breakfast room, breakfast bar, computer nook and craft tub, covere c gedeck w/ beingsoldas-is.Homeisnotlivable.1800 Olustee Acrea ii 6.5 acre parcel ust helping to determine a fair market room. Located on over 2.5 acres. $118,000above grouapedyard,3/4 SF concrete block building. $65,000 minutes from |l or mobile homes value for your property. Quaint Country Home - elym,, 2 bath home in acre stocked pond, 3-car airport an MaIen +soalmost 5 acres of property. Located at the Peaceful Setting - Adorable 3/2 DW built $81,250 -. ..Call us today to schedule for your Macclenny 1. This hom willing in LR, stone fp' end of a dead end road, $250,000 in.1999. This home is so cute!! Located on Looking.for a new home? We can help. We can show any formal DR, covered fort, above ground pool 2.5fencend Realtor's listing. FREE COMPARABLE w/privacy fencing and d . Located on 1 acre with mature acclennyIICutie-Adorable3/2 home, road, l lhen, Won't lastlong!!-Beautiful3/2 o oity lot.Thishomefea- MARKET ANALYSIS trees at the end of a dead end street. $194,500- Won't last long!! located on 1 acre. This al-i walk-iiclol lr ryiedroom and a tures. new vinyl l d i iB t. ith bay window, living Great Commercial Opportunity - This concrete block commercial c df- beautiful stone fireplace in the living room.; room with FP, Fat lAI with vaulted ceiling, property was last inall fl" lll l- tore. PHASE I envi- s ! !p1rvi r This won't last long. $137,500 inside utility and attached garage. $155,500 Cinf l ronmental.hasbeenl llin Sanderson just al dining room. Sellers providing 1 year Brick home on 5 acres - Gorgeous 3/2 Model Home - Very quiet andivit ,/2DW has taped andL i e lEstBominutes from the entrance to Ocean Pond on nearly one acre. home warranty. $182000 brick home with over 2000 SF. Recently textured walls, lki i , fireplace and over- 9$81,500 HIDDEN MEADOW S upgraded with new ceramic tile through- sized laundry. Lole i M. 'es full of trees. Won't i c d Room to Roam - ImmaculaE 3/2-alA ni en 1998. This home ER 'out. This home features formal DR, brick last long at $135,000 . features a huge fa lN lnew carpet, large EQUESTRIAN FP, spacious kitchen with breakfast bar, Gorgeous Cypress Home - Beautiful cypress home has 3/3.5, D Wis n 7 kitchen w/ all new pli , ome&ryer, and new CH/A. screened porch, 2 car garage, security jacuzzi, tub, ceramic tile, office, gas fireplace, wood floors, wwc, for- Located on almost 8 acres and zoned for horses. $170,000 ESTATES system, split floor plan. Located on 5 acres mal dr, eat-in kitchen, 2-car garage, water softener and security sys- Priced to Sell - Gr eiiiir lville. 1980 SW MH New gated community coming with pond and detached shed. Partially tern. Located on over 8 acres in Nassau County. $485,000 n ie lk - 5 4 has 2/2, eat-in kitcPl_ t d front yard and 2 - Lct o S the fenced. $355,000 Great Brick Sta itel ihi BH�4/1.5 brick home has detached sheds. Lo c res A kingg $66,000 Old Nursery Plantation Acreage - ceramic tile, ww l-_^ie(n the city limits with ' Looking for land? 7.5 acres with frontage on CR 130. This proper- tates Nursery oa in len t. Beautiful 2.85 acre parcel located in Old above ground po an l 'nce. Reduced to $81,500 ty is private and peaceful. The perfect place for your new home. Zoned Mary this community will consist of Nursery Plantation. Restricted to homes What a Find! - This 4/2 has over 3400 sf, new carpet, new wallpa- for homes or mobile homes. $155.000.25 five acre tracts, homes only, only. Zoned for horses. Excellent location per, $1500 allowance for new appliances, walk-in closets, 2 stone Incredible Location - Very close to 1-10 and Bryceville Acreag 3 1 li |dtcated in Bryceville. paved roads and community bridle to build your dream home. Just minutes to fireplaces, office, all pine rec room, screened porch, in-ground pool Cecil Field. This 4/2 home ha c, ceramic tile, Zoned OR-one homp _|3cellent investment S -imloctio-Exeleand detached garage. Located on a very private 2 acres in formal di i in n and more. opportunity for deve er. 'T Primelocation-Excell p nityfor Macclenny. $307,500 Situated or 66rse stalls and Callahan Acreage- Looking for peace & quiet? This 15 acres haschoose between several lakefront develS |lh acres SR 121 Frontage - G ortunity over 1.3 acres just chicken cd rue country living. hard road access, septic, fully fenced. Zoned for 1 home per acre, lots or more private lots that will locte area. minutes from 1-10.$1 $235,000 Entertaining all offers - $350,000 back up to a nature preserve. Owner financing is available. j THE BAKER COUNTY PRESS Thursday, April 20, 2006 Section B - Page Two (From Page 1) this article, but if an' in- vestor is doing it, they know it. Keep in mind that paying interest only in a balloon payment plan will leave the mortgager (owner) in quite a fix if they can't even get as much as they've paid for a property out of it when it's time to pay off that bal- ance. Therefore, homes in this category of the real estate investment portfolio will probably have to go; even if that means selling just to break even or maybe at a slight loss. It's better to lose a little bit of money than all of your 'credit. Hav- ing good credit and being able to be financed is an in- vestor's bread and butter. Other than that, a market downturn can be a good thing for folks in real es- tate. So, next time you're watching TV and some mar- ket expert on the panel shows a glum face to the anchor while speaking about the grim futures of the real estate market, just: smile, look up your favorite lender's phone number, and get your checkbook ready. - ,f ,,.,. � .,.. .'' :....-. i\"�r1 safe neiyhbriho.,d, b.o-.'e 111 gelled '.'ta1 iE.'in. camera and .y.iom E,:-ii1 horiom k; riLh hil- l,' ndlJ |) .I-;,d : n- m:in, iulrrIJi:. F,-aturc detachei'd 3 ca C aM agc Too rian\ upgmrade ro iisi Also L- i .las or v.crod fire- place, ' 314; $At S.96.000 If you are planning to sell your home, let me show you how I can save you time, money, and, aggra- vation by using my proven 35-point system. Tina Melvin Realtor 233-2743 cell. DELIGHTFUL LIKE-NEW BRICK HOME 2+ acres on corner lot in excellent neighborhood. Floors are tile & hardwood. Glass doors open to porch & large fenced back- yard. Two car garage finished with carpet. Planted maple, grape- fruit, flowering pear & cherry trees. Home has many extras, is open, sunny & inviting. ' n i\l. n .'t Cop. REA.TORSO IB HOMES AND LAND of North Florida, Inc. W ""f� "MW , Licensed Real Estate Broker 259-7709 * 338-4528 cell We can show and sell all listings! BRICK HOME IN NICE NEIGHBORHOOD 1.59 acres, perfect for your garden with a 16x20 workshop, just 5 minutes from town $199,000 THE BAKER COUNTY PRESS Thursday, April 20, 2006 Section B - Page Three Pricing your home to sell (From Page 1) and amenities, sellers must realize that the houses that surround their own have much more to do with the value of their home than simply comparing the attrib- utes of the properties and then trying to figure out how much the amenities should add to the property's value. There are two sure-fire % ways to determine a good asking price for a home. First, sellers can contact a real estate agent and ask them to put together a Com- parative Market Analysis (CMA) which will show the area's recent sales, other competing homes on the market, and homes that have expired due to over- pricing. If they want to avoid the involvement of an agent,, sellers can also go ahead and front the money to have a professional appraisal con- ducted on the property. Most appraisals are not very expensive and when considering the money it will cost in time and mortgage payments while the home sits on the -market, not sell- ing due to over-pricing, the appraisal will' be well worth the money. Everyone wants to get the most amount of money pos- sible for their home, but sell- ers must decide what is most important.to them - trying to hold out for more money than their home is re- ally worth, or getting on with the move in order to accom- plish the goals that urged them to relocate in the first place. Over-pricing a home has numerous consequences, many of which occur simulta- neously, making the suc- cessful sale of the property nearly impossible. First of all, most buyers in the market today will need to arrange for financing in order to purchase their next home. If a buyer does actually de- cide to purchase an over- priced home, the bank will require an appraisal to make sure that the home is an ad- equate form of collateral to secure the loan. When the appraisal comes back low, the bank will not is- sue the loan and the deal will subsequently fall apart. The. sellers then have to start all over looking for someone willing to pay more for the home than what it is worth. . Next, almost all buyers de- cide the amount of money they are willing to spend be- fore beginning to search for homes. If your price is out of their range, they'll never even see it in their search. Conversely, the buyers who do fall in the higher price ranges will probably come to see the home, but will be disappointed in the amount of house being of- fered for the money. They won't be making an offer on it because they've seen oth- er homes that are priced.cor- rectly and would rather pur- chase them. The last problem to con- sider with overpricing is the fact that most overpriced homes end up actually sell- ing for less than they're worth. By the time the sellers re- alize the mess they've got- ten themselves into by not being able to sell, it is al-.. ready passed the time they were hoping to move and they are now practically beg- ging for anyone to come by and make a reasonable of- fer. Two for the Price of 1!\ Two mobile home on 1."" acres in Macclenny $179,900 First MH is approximately 1800SF, 2-t"'0, 3 bedrooms, 2 baths with screened in porch. All electric, comes with refrigerator & stove. Second MIH is approximately 1200 SF, l-L\60, 2 bedrooms,.2 baths with screened in porch. Also includes a playground. The property is near I-10 and backed up to private property. Call Margie Walker with Watson Realty at 904-772-9800 / Great Investment! Live in one and rent the other! S LSt2'9009 Transport Systern, Inc. Limited Openings GREAT Pay - GREAT Benefits Home Every Weekend 1 Yr. T/T Experience & Class A CDL Req'd Call Doug today at: 1-800-587-1964 epeptransport.com ALL BRICK 4/2 SPLIT PLAN ON ABOUT .70 ACRE g-- 2365 SF full bricked & enclosed Florida Room ft/double doors to backyard. The lot backs to " . protected lands deeded to buyer at closing. Home has cathedral ceilings, double front entry, i.M office & dining room. Master has French doors leading to Florida room & oversized master bath has double sinks, vanity space, spa tub, separate fully tiled shovwer, walk in closet & : ample storage. Kitchen has walk in pantry and all kitchen appliances stay. 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LET US SELL YOURS... www.floridacrownrealty.com Jim Smith, Real Estate Broker Josie Davis, Sales Associate LJ Mark Lancaster, Sales Associate Juanice Padgett, Sales Associate Andrew P. Smith, Sales Associate 799 S. 6th St., Macclenny 259-6555 3-VM il OS. A Little Bit of History! This 2,445 sf house was built circa 1910 and also has a separate commercial building on the lot (right). The home may be renovated for offices, retail, restaurant or any other use allowed in a Commercial General Zone. Lot size is 99' x 215' with lots of poten- tial for two separate businesses. 99' frontage on US Hwy. 90 and 215' frontage on First Street. $495,000 Nice 1 acre lot in Keaton Beach. Five minutes to Gulf of Mexico. This lot can be used for mobile homes or site built homes. Priced for quick sale $69,900. Bring the kids and their horses. 14.88 nice acres. Part hay field and part wood- ed with small creek and catfish pond. 3 BR/2 BA double ide MH with extra hookup for a second MH and two extra wells. Convenient, to Jacksonville. Located on NW 216th Street in Lawtey. Priced at $179,000. Commercial Lot - 14,000 sq. ft. 100 ft. frontage on SR 121. Located between Waffle House and Day's Inn, adjacent to 1-10. $125,000. Building Lot, conveniently located between Glen St. Mary and Macclenny. This heavily wooded lot is restricted to site built homes only. 3/4 acre + priced at $34,900. Nice 3 BR/1 BA frame home with new vinyl siding and CH/A. Recently remod- eled and ready to move into. Located on Tony Givens Road in Sanderson on 1 acre. $136,00-Reduced to $125,000. FLORIDA LISTINGS- Sanderson 5.79 acres zoned RCMH-.5 can be subdivided into one unit per 1/2 acre with well and septic with approved plat and installation of paved road into subdivision. Owner financing with 20% down. $230,000 Murray Hill/Lakeshore Commercial building with 3004 SF that could be rented to 3 tenants. $450,000. Commercial 2 story, 3153 SF building that can accommodate 3 tenants. $350,000 A little piece of heaven on the St. Mary's River Don't miss this o . A pristine river lot with a 2/2 all Cypress home sit- ling on 2.5 acrwoods of the earth. Cypress siding, 3 1 S L ter tops. Wood burn- ing fireplace, sp att.tues to listin this ad. Home needs to be finished and buyer will pay $3000 towards finishing 2nd BR and BA. Price a bargain at $189,900. Bring on the Investors! .43 acre comer lot, zoned commercial, entry from East Blvd. and road frontage on SR 90. Pre-determined, pre-approved for a 5400 sq ft building plus 1086 sq ft for paved area. No Wetlands! Permit determination in hand for a mini-storage. Incredible investment potential in the City of Macclenny Only $165,000. Seller will do owner financing with 20% down or bring a cash offer and we can nego- tiate. Bryceville 3 BR/2 BA, updai pool, new green owner will leave ernb pS .hMMRM L eenO J.le y plan, above ground e storage shed and UCED! $95,000 West Jacksonville 8.35 acres with 1400 SF brick home that was not completed. Some framing and electric have been done. Septic and well on property but are not guaranteed to work. There is a pond on the property and is zoned for livestock. Has chain link fencing. Reduced! $524,900 Interlachen Lake Access .22 acre lot in Interlachen with access to beautiful Lake Grandin. Very few of these lots are left. Most have been purchased by investors. $15,000 Cozy, Comfy &Affordable Don't miss this 4/2, 2052 sq ft, DWMH on 1.18 of serene, scenic acres. This home is in immaculate condition, wwc, linoleum wood floors, huge open floor plan, livingroo '- ' hen with lots of room' to roam. The b|J U B|1| II ILNl atio that looks out to beatfullylan - cked pond, nice trees and even more space to grow. On 06900Priced sell fast and easy! This piece also has some commercial prospect to it, but you have to see it to appre- ciate. 0.. WOWI Can't beat this beauty Brand new home, 1400 SF, 3/2 on large city lot in St George, GA. Just completed with new everything! Nice high vaulted ceilings, beautiful light fixtures, brand new stainless steel kitchen appliances, wood cabinets, inside laundry, huge open liv- ing room with vinyl wood floors. WWC throughout, dose to schools and Florida border. This home is immaculate and is priced to show once and sell! $137,400 Don't sit and think you're reading wrong...you're not...it just won't be here next week when you do call. ONLY $137,4000 FEATURED LISTING St. Mary's River Bluff Gorgeous 4BR/2BA Fleetwood on 2.56 erty. Large open floor plan with vaulted cathedral ceilings, formal DR & LR plus a great room. Jacuzzi tub with separate shower in enormous master bath. New privacy fencing in a home that looks & feels brand new. Just north of the FI/GA line in walking distance of the St. Mary's River. Don't miss all this value for only $129,900. Sewimg omt cueau wilk a i&e bite o Couiq ma anite bit a Ral-t-Rafl ( .ihue He Walate whaiq yewa eat eotde iwedtl... Wewin gqetit due , \Warson Redalty Corp. REALTORS One person to guide you... an entire team behind you! I will pay you $1,000 towards your closing costs- if I can't sell your 'A home within 30 days of listing with me. Just ask to see nv 30 day marketing phlan. Di:9. Moie 90.1866 D SViery Clean 3BR/2BA on .77 acre. This 1995 14x66 sin- glewide mobile home has been cleaned. & freshly painted. Located on a paved road and ready to move in. Nice area on Mudlake Rd. Affordable at $64,900. �- I I - -- - - - 'N - - � I Classified ads and notices must be paid in advance, and be in our office no later than 4:00 pm the Monday preceding publication, unless other- wise arranged in advance. Ads can be mailed provided they are accom- panied by payment and instructions. They should be mailed to: Classified Ads, The Baker County Press, P.O. Box 598, Macclenny, FL 32063. We cannot assume responsibility for ac- curacy of ads or notices given over the telephone. Liability for errors in all advertising will be limited to the first publication only. If- after that time, the ad continues to run without notification of error by the person or agency for whom it was published. then that party assumes full pay- ment , responsibility. The Baker County Press reserves the right to refuse advertising or any other mate- rial which in the opinion of the pub- lisher does not meet standards of publication. King pillowtop, new with warranty, $259; can deliver. 904-391-0015. 4/13-5/4p Luxury queen pillowtop. in plastic, must sell, $199; 904-398-5200. 4/13-5/4p Mahogany secretary, beautiful piece, excellent condition. Southern Charm 259-4140. 12/9tfc Good used appliances, 90 day mon- ey back guarantee. 266-4717. 2/'9-5,'4p Butterfly dining table with 6 chairs, very ornate, fluted legs, rare; half round foyer console. All pieces are mahogany wood. Southern Charm. 259-4140. 2/3tfc Solid wood cherry sleigh bed with mattress& boxsprings, retail $950, sacrifice for'$395, can deliver. 904- 858-9350. 4/13-5/4p Antique breakfront buffet, breakfront china cabinet, buffet, all mahogany, can be seen at Southern Charm. 259-4140. 12/9tfc Solid wood coffee table, light col- ored with glass inserts, $75. 275- 3007. 3/16tfc Artists! Oils, acrylics, water colors, canvases, drawing pads and much more! The Office Mart, 110 S. Fifth Street, 259-3737. .tfc Bed, beautiful temp-pedic memory foam mattress & box springs,new in plastic, with warranty, retail $950, must sell $379.. Can deliver. 904- 858-9350., 4/13-5/4p Honda, 7.5, 4 stroke outboard, $450. 259-9061. 4/20p At The Franklin Mercantile: Wind- chimes, metal gliders, silk palms & antiques. At the railroad crossing in Glen. 259-6040. 4/20c6 16 ft. camper with kitchen, bath- AKC registered Lab puppies, blacks room, shower, sleeps 4-5 people, and yellows,$350.00 each. 904-838- Friday, 9:00 am-5:00 pm, Hwy 125 'j perfect for any occasion, $1200 OBO 5459. 4/20p , . 9893 Andrews St., Glen St Call Shelley 259-2499 or 449-1825 Four big beautiful Staffordshire Pit . ' Mary. cell. 4/20p Bulls, black & white. 259-421i2 leave , C ar. Sears Craftsman electronic radial message. 4/20-27p A Friday, 8:00 am-?, 7345 Woodlawn arm saw, 2 blades, plus 1 DADO on Rd. Spring cleaning sale. Lil' bit of cabinet, $115. 259-8188, 4/20p YARV SALE everything. Selling dirt & slag. Truck for hire ' Friday, 8:00 am-2:00 pm, 121 N Friday, 8:00 am-2:00 pm, 121 N.. 622-7489 or 259-7452.4/20-5/11p GS, 5 miles on left. Good things. Epson Stylus color 600 printer, $25. 2592400.4 20tfc . Friday & Saturday, 8:00 am-?, 530 Dune Buggy style go-kart, 8 HP mo- Notice to readers: Fern St., across from golf course. tor, roll gage, balloon tires, garage. The newspaper often publishes classified Furniture, boy's clothes, adult kt-t- rino ritd~ rl avr llnt n ndi-nn tioi-inn adveorrisind nn cihiubic. like worlk.-at-homenn,-- , .... ;... K epi,, ruIs goo U , exceAi.enl i. U IUILII , $700 OBO. 259-2994. 4/20p 2000 Honda 750 Ace Shadow, $3500 OBO. 208-1929. . 4/13-20p 2002 Ford F350 4x4 crew cab, diesel, excellent condition, fully loaded, maintenance records, make offer. z259-8101.. 4, Dodge truck, runs great, $90 tie. 912-266-1641. 1988 Ford Econoline 150 work van, $1500.00, 259-906 Citroen 2 CV6 Duck, 4 door, ible, RHD, interior excellent, cellent, runs/drives great, mpg, fill-up costs $14, all par able, Haynes workshop mania bar, asking $4400. 259-8188 Local retired man will mow your grass reasonable. 304-0130. 4/13- 20p Do you have a junk car or truck you want hauled off or to sell? 259- 7968. 4/22tfc Tree trimming removal and clean up. Licensed and insured. 259-7968. 10/21tfc Now accepting antique furniture on consignment. Pieces have to be in good condition. Call Karin at South- ern Charm 259-4140. 2/13tfc Local Senior wants summer job washing cars, by appointment only, will come to your house, Monday-Fri- day. Call 904)-226-4873. 4/20p ' Free! Two mobile home frames, each with double axles, flooring still avail- able, you move. 259-1851. 4/20p Dogs: all types from puppies to adults. Animal Control, $50 boarding fees will apply. 259-6786. 11/20tfc 2 female Ferrets, large 4 level cage, litter box, $250. 275-4530 4/20p Prem~ostrMHi peialI Over 1800 Sq.Ft. Full Stucco Large Lot $10,430* in savings plus up to $7,000 in closing costs Total savings$ 17,430 jac&isoaeWW JaRewt �Ocaf4 Owqned me w3s3de" Construction Company 904-259-0922 weight loss products, nealnh prood.cts. While the newspaper uses reasonable discretioinin deciding on publication of such ads, it raKes rno responsDiiit\ as to the truthfulness of claims. Respondents should use caution and common sense before sending any money or making oth- er commitments based on statements and or promises: demand specifics in writing. You can also call the Federal Trade Commission at 1-877-FTC-HELP to) find out how to spot fraudulent solicita- tions. Remember: if it sounds too good ro be true, it probablyy is. - The Baker County Press Retail sales, full-time, no experience necessary, honest & dependable. friendly work environment, westside area. Call Family Carpets at 786- 2000. 3 9tfc 1L-2p Company specializing in erosion con- 0, FL Ti- trol now hiring the following posi- 4 '20p tions: crew leaders, equipment oper- 4.9L, ators, laborers, class A CDL drivers. 61. Valid driver's license is a must. Fax 4/20p resume to 904-275-3292 or call convert- 275-4960. EOE drug free workplace. . . 4/20p Experienced painters needed. Must have tools. 259-5877. 12 30tfc Local home health care agency seek-. ing full time Physical Therapist for lo- cal and surrounding areas. Call 259- 3111 for details.' 2/24tfc Ray's Nursery, Inc. - Annie Jo has two openings for both the cutting & tagging crew. Apply in person at the office between 8:30 & 9:00 am, Monday - Friday. 3 '23tfc Needed experienced steel erection, foreman & iron workers, top pay. 904-707-8262. 3/30-4/20p A Touch. of Grass Lawn Service' needs experienced full time licensed driver. 259-7335. 1' 3/23tfc Reliable person with transportation needed for light delivery route, 4-6 hours per week, must be insured & have valid Florida driver's license, bondable with a clean work, record. Send resume & references c/o Box 598, Macclenny, FL 32063. 3/'23tfc Truss builders needed. A&R Truss. 259-3300. 4/6tfc domes., toys. Saturday 8:00 am-1:00 pm, First Baptist Church on Min- nesota St. Rummage sale - it's huge!! Saturday, 8:00 am-?, 733 Fox Run Circle. A variety of things, wedding accessories, sofa & lots more. Saturday 8:00 am-?, Woodlawn Rd. behind Fastway Food Store. Saturday 8:00 am-?, 714 Shortputt Dr. Lots of everything. Equipment operators with land clear- ing experience; Allbright Contracting 259-0792. 4/13-20p Local home health care agency seek- ing full time PRN/RN & Physical Ther- apist for local and surrounding areas. Call 259-3111 for details. 2/24tfc Finish dozer & backhoe operator, 3 yrs. experience, benefits, insurance. Ma>ville. DFWP. Call 289-7000. 4/20-5/ilp Insteel Wire Products, a manufactur- er of pre-stressed concrete strand will be accepting applications for pro- duction/machine operator positions for current openings at the Sander- son Plant on Wednesday, April 19th - Friday, May 1st, from 9:00 am until 3; pm. Applicants must be 18 years old, Working hours wilT be 12 hour shifts. Experienced preferred. Benefit package includes: health, life, dental, 401K. Interest candidates must ap- p.'iTrf nersori. Insteel Wire Products. Sander'&on Division, One Wiremil Road, Sanderson. FL 32087. AA, EOE, Pre-employment Drug Screen. 4/20-27p . Avg. $825 - Dedicated Re$1025/wk 65% preloaded/pretarped Jacksonville, FL Terminal CDL-A req'd 877-428-5627 . www.ctdrivers.com Pier 6 Seafood now accepting appli- cations for all positions. 259-6123. 3/23-4/27c Ray's Nursery, Inc. has opening for irrigation personnel. Apply in person at the office between 8:30-9:00 am, Monday -Friday. 3 30tfc Excellent opportunity in the graphic arts field right here in Macclenny at Baker County's award-winning, pre- mier newspaper; must have above average verbal, writing & people skills, experience helpful & personal, references a must. Send resume to The Baker County Press. P.O. Box 598, Macclenny, FI 32063., 4/6tfc Calendar's Deli, Pizzeria & Coffee House looking for waitresses. Set schedules. $6.40 per hour plus tips, employee discounts on food & the best work atmosphere in Macclenny. Apply in person or call 259 5040. 4 "20c --Part time with full time paLentemial. Looking for motivated, qualified per- son in Baker and surrounding coun- ties. Experience in sales helpful. Re- ply with resume and references to P.O. Box 598, Macclenny, FL 32063. 4/20tfc Party chief/layout, 2 years experi- ence, benefits, clean MVR, insur- ance, Maxville. DFWP. -289-7000. 4/6-27c Mechanics. Great pay & benefits package @ Centurion Auto Transport. Full-time evenings or 3rd shift. Experi- ence in truck, trailer & minor welding. Apply Monday-Friday, 8:00 am-4:00 pm, 5912 New Kings Rd., Jack- sonville. 800-889-8139. 4/13-30p PRITCHETT TRUCKING Local $575 - $675 - Home Every Night OTR $650-$800+ - Home 1-2 Nights Plus Weekends Health/Life Insurance Available * Paid Vacation 401K * Weekly Bonus * $500 Quarterly Safety/Performance Bonus DOT Inspection Bonus * Driver Referral Bonus CALL 1-800-808-3052 www.pritchetttrucking.com A GOOD COMPANY FOR GOOD DRIVERS!! i't. I,. .. . V -- top ex- 46-57 ts avail- ual, tow .4/20p. Directions:- 1-10 West, to first Macclenny exit (Exit 336 Hwy 228 right.) Go approximately 2.5 miles to Sands Pointe straight ahead. Subject to change without notice. *Free options package valued at $10,430. Applies to new construction contracts only and does not apply to spec homes, SEDA preferred lender must be used. Expires April 30 2006. CGCO020880 Corp. (904) 724-7800 eop.lFPtSmt I.�f Dental Assistant needed for Baker County Health Department, M-F, 8:00 am-4:30 pm. Please apply at Baker county Health Department by Mon- day, April 24th @ 4:00 pm. 259- 6291. -4/20 p Cleaning/maintenance person, part time 20-25 hrs per week/minimum wage, Macclenny Moose Lodge. If in- terested, call 904- 259-6305, be- tween 9:0 am-1:00 pm; 4/20-27c Immediate openings for the following pipelayer, hoe, dozer, loader op., hill- man, tailman & laborer. Apply in per- son at Earthworks,11932 N. SR 121, Macclenny, FL 32063. 904-653- 2800. 4/20-27p The Baker County Clerk of Courts of- fice has an opening for an entry level staff accountant. Responsibilities will include A/P, A/R, credit card pro- cessing, data entry, inventory, assist with monthly G/L entries and finan- cial statements preparation & project analysis. Degree required, experi- ence preferred. Excellent benefits. Apply in person at the Clerk's office or mail resume to 339 E. Macclenny Ave., Macclenny, FL. 32063. 4/20c Eighth Judicial Circuit, Court Admin- istration, Administrative Assistant I- #6331, position located in Starke, FL. Starting salary - $20,455/annual- ly, 30 hours/week, closing date: Wednesday, May 3, 2006. For de- tailed information, visit our website at www.circuit8.org. 4/20-27c Dump truck driver needed, must have clean driving record, CDL class B. Call 259-6172. 4/20p Notice to Readers All real estate advertising in this newspa- per is subject to the Fair Housing Act which makes it illegal to advertise "any preference, limitation or discrimination based or race, color, religion, sex, handi- cap. familiar status or national origin, or an intention. to make any sucn prefer- ence. limitation or discrimination." Famril. ial status includes children under tme age of 18 living with parents or legal custodi- ans, pregnant women and people secur- ing custody of cr.idren under IS. Tnis newspaper will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate which is in violation of the law. Our readers are here- by informed that all dwellings advertised in this newspaper are available on an equal opportunity basis. To complain of discrimination, call HUD toll free at 1-800- 669-9777. The toll free telephone number for the hearing impaired is 1-800-927- 9275. City Lot, South Boulevard, Macclen- ny. Appraised at $19,000; asking $17,900. Financing available. 759- 5734. 3/2tfc Land & home package, 4+ acres w/beautiful trees for a private estate. We have a variety of home designs to choose from or use your own plan. This won't last long. Call today. 859- 3026..- 4/20tfc Baker County. 10 acres on St. Mary's River, 700 ft. on river with small white sandy beach, secluded, high & dry, fenced, large oak & pine trees, picture perfect, beautiful prop- erty. Only $200,000. 259-7574. 4/13tfc 3 BR, 2 BA home with 2 car garage in Macclenny, attic storage, side-by- side refrigerator, dishwasher, smooth top stove, 10x16 shed on '/2 acre, good neighborhood, close to 1-10 & shopping, $159,900. 259-9151. 4/13-20p FSBO. 3 acres, well & septic on Or- brey Rhoden Road, $69,000. 259- 3457. 4/20c 4 BR, 2 BA full brick home with ap- proximately 2200 SF in Macclenny with fireplace, large family room & master suite, inground pool & double car garage on huge city lot, $235,000. Call 859-3026. 4/20tfc 1/2 acre in Glen, no mobile homes, $39,900. 904-525-8630. 4/20tfc 3 BR, 2 BA, 1703 SF on large city lot, privacy fence, screened patio, $168,000. 259-1317 leave mes- sage. 4/13-20p 3 BR, I BA home in Sanderson, full brick on / 2 acre lot, open floor plan, carport, new roof, ceramic tile & A/C, $139,000. Call 859-3026 for ap- pointment. 4/20tfc 3 BR, 2 BA doublewide, references required, no pets, no smoking, city water & sewer, $800,.'month, $500 deposit. 259-2686 or 631-8831. 4/20p New 3 BR, 2 BA brick home with bonus room, 2 car garage on beauti- ful 5 acres in south Sanderson, no smoking or pets, $1500 'month plus deposit and last month's rent. 859- 3026. 3//2tfc 3 BR 2 BA home, with porches, nice country place , $750/month, $700 deposit. 904)-334-4100. 4/20p 2 BR, 1 BA apartment in Macclenny, great neighborhood, no smoking or pets. $525/month plus deposit and last months rent. Call 859-3026 for appt. 4/20tfc New home, 3 BR, 2 BA, 1625 SF, 2 car garage, screen porch, irrigation & alarr'n system $1295/month plus se- curity deposit. 352-867-3981. 4/20-27p 3 BR, 2 BA doublewide on private; lot located at 715 Eagle Dr. $650/month, 1st and last month's rent plus $650 security deposit re- quired to move in. No pets allowed! 259-7903. 4/20p, Mobile homes, 2 and 3 BR, A/C, no pets, $500-$550 plus deposit. 904- 860-4604,or 259-6156. 3/17tfc DRIVERS - .NOW HIRING LN JACKSONVILLE ANNUiAL HIRING EVENT Thurs., April 201h * 2pm-8pm Fri.. April 21st * 9am-3pim Sat.. April 22nd 7am-2pm S 830 Picke'itvlUe Road,. Jacksonville. FL 32220 Here's why you want to be on the Ryder team: * New Opportunities! * Home Daily * Weekends Off * Dedicated Accounts * Local & Regional Routes * Great Pa\ & Benefits CPas, A CDL & 1 yr. exp. req'd. HazNMat Endorsement & Flatbed exp. a plus. For prescreening or directions, or if unable to attend, please call uts at 800-793-3754 EOE * Drug Tering Is A C.ndjuon Of EmrlIoment The Baker County Press April 20, 2006 Section B - Page Five WHrIEHEAD BROS, INCJLAKE CITY LOGISTICS. INC SOiesMMes.M OTR DRIVERS NEEDED .., . - Go through Home several times most weeks Home most weekends. Personalized dispatching that comes from only dispatching 25 trucks at Sour location here in Starke. Vacation pay, Safety SBonus up to $1,200 per year. Driver of the fear - .. bonus, and driver recruitment bonuses. Blue ' .|'" � Cross Blue Shield medical and dental insurance. . . ' Need 2 years of experience and a decent driving S"' CALL JIM OR DEBBIE LAWRENCE AT 904-368-0777 or 1-888-919-8898 3 Years Exp., Benefits, Insurance Maxville Call 904-289-7000 DF\\P PEACOCK PAINTING, INC. Professional painting Pressure washing Interior * exterior Reside nial * commercial Fully insured * Locally owned S25 yeai experience 259-5877 7/28tfc WOODS TREE SERVICE Tree len,,% a]l * Light hauling S Srump remo% .d NWe haul or buy junk cars and trucks We sell horses Licensed * Insured Free estimates S.. 24 hour sert ice . Call Danny 259-7046 Jesus is the Onrd \Va\ 11/4-11/4/06p BUG OUT SERVICE Since 1963 Residential and Commercial, Pest control Lawn and Shrub care Termite protection Damage repair guarantees Free estimates - Call today! Sentricon Colony Elimination System 259-8759 2/17tfc CREWS DEBRIS REMOVAL Bush hog mowing Construction site clean-up Licensed & Insured 275-4577 * 4/6-5/11p JEREMY HODGES TRUCKING For hire Dirt * Slag 622-7489 or 259-7452 4/20-5/11p CANADAY' CONSTRUCTION/ CANADAY TRUCKING Complete site & underground utility contractor Land clearing We sell dirt & slag Hourly rate available on: grader, dozer & trackhoe work Mitch Canaday, Jr. 259-1242 904-219-8094 CU-C057126 I3/16-9/7p MACGLEN BUILDERS, INC. Design / Build Your plans or our plans - Bentley Rhoden - 904-259-2255 CBC060014 3/14tfc FILL DIRT Culverts Installed 259-2536 Tim Johnson 6/ltfc RELIABLE RESIDENTIAL CONTRACTING, INC. Home repairs * Remodeling Mark Stevens 904-509-2397 Lic#RR0067433 12/29-6/29p JIMMY CARSON PRESSURE WASHING s We will make you a satisfied customer 378-1369 T&S MOBIL] HOMES Breakdown ~ Set up 259-5469 STEPHEN'S TR Lic COUNTYWIDE c WASTE DISPOSAL, INC. Residential/Commercial LARR Garbage pickup for Baker County COR Roll off Dumpsters 259-5692 , I Kent Kirkland, Owner/Operator 4/6-10/5p CCCO46197 SERVICE ensed & Insured Free estimates Call Stephen at 653-1314 tY WESTFA RPORATIO Roofing Free estimates 259-8700 E Sepdic tank repairs MIKE GREEN PLUMBING 275-2683.office 219-8906 mobile 4/6tfc GATEWAY PES CONTROL, INC 259-3808 All types of pest control Call Eston, Shannon, Bry Bill or Philip Beverly Monds - Owne MAXWELL'S LA FENCE INSTALL SERVICE Free estimates Mowing ~ Edging ~ Trin Bush hogging Privacy - Chain link ~ Boa 653-1863 334-3659 cell License #06-00841 rd T yan, ALL FLORIDA CUSTOM AIR, INC. Commercial * Residential New construction * Service 904-260-2090 CAC1813701. 4/6-9/28p SANDS TRUCKING. Sand ~ Field dirt ~ Slag hauled 904-445-8836 days 904-653-2493 evenings 3/30tfc JACK LEE 11/16tfc CONSTRUCTION VN - CUSTOM BUILDER TION Build on your lot or ours Your plans or ours Model home in Copper Creek mng 259-7359 783-9039 d fence 4/6tfc 4/13-5/41 KONNIE'S KLEAR POOLS We build in-ground pools We sell and install DOUGHBOY above-ground pools Service * Renovations * Cleaning Repairs * Chemicals * Parts 698-E West Macclenny Ave. (next to Raynor's Pharmacy) Spring & Summer hours: Monday - Friday 10:00 am - 6:00 pm Saturday 10:00 am - 5:00 pm 259-5222 (CPC 053903) 9/2tfe HIIGGINBOTHAM C1 BROS. 4/20-27p Heating* Air * Electrical service EE Licensed and Insured 259-0893 Lic. #ET11000707 Lic. #RA13067193, Lic. #RA13067194 4/21tfc ROBBY'S LAWN MAINTENANCE 4/13-20p Complete lawn care kLL Dependable, reliable, experienced K ON Free estimates Robby Moore 259-9300 home 237-4356 cell 5/27tfc 4/20-27p FISH'S WELDING & EXHAUST �p Tires * Rims * Exhaust Buckshot * Goodyear * Michelin Nitto * BOSS * Eagle * MSR Custom exhaust - Flowmaster Turbo, Glaspaks Call today for the best price! 259-1393 .10/6tfc B&R SECURITY SYSTEMS, INC. Residential Electrical Security * Home Theater Sales * Service * Installation 653-2727 Ft Lic.#EG13000236 SFI Lic.#ET11000732 3/23-4/20p AMPBELL'S PAINTING Free estimates Pressure washing 15 years experience * Licensed 866-7998 or 259-8013 3/30-4/20p Solid wood cabinetry Modulars -Custom work Installations QUALITY KITCHENS & BATHS 259-6223 424-5641 Leroy Johannes Glen 2/2-4/27p BAKER LAWN SERVICE Mowing * Trimming Edging * Hedging Free estimates Owner/operator Jason Knabb 259-8185 904-591-1910 4/6-27p AMERICAN HOME INSPECTIONS Have home inspected before you buy Lloyd Pierce Area Inspector/Representative 1-888-521-5693 4/6-27p NOBLITT'S HOME INSPECTIONS NHC and NHIA Certified Serving North Florida and South Georgia 259-5342 259-5416 fax 4/6-6/22p RONNIE SAPP WELL DRILLING SEPTIC TANKS Well drilling Water conditioning purification New septic systems Drain field repairs 259-6934 We're your water experts Celebrating our 29th year in business Credit .cards gladly accepted Fully licensed & insured Florida & Georgia tfc JIMMY MARTIN WELL DRILLING & PUMP SERVICE 2" wells welldriller@bellsouth.net 838-3517 266-4956 4/20-5/11p WEDDING ANNOUNCEMENTS & INVITATIONS So many options! See our catalogs at The Office Mart 110 South 5th Street 259-3737 tfc A & R TRUSS Engineered trusses for your new Home - Barn - Shed - Etc. Free estimates 259-3300 Lic.#RC0067003 12/23tfc BIG FOOT SATELLITE DirecTV & Dish Network Starting at $19.99/month 1-888-521-5693 4/6-27p APPLLANCE DOCTOR * Air conditioners * Heat pumps * * Major appliances * 24 hour, 7 day emergency service! Call Vince Famesi, Owner-Operator 259-2124 7/ltfc B&R HOME BUILDERS, INC. New construction * Remodels Licensed & Insured 904-838-9427 Ft Lic.#RR282811479 3/23-4/20p TIM'S MOBILE HOME SERVICE Tim Sweat Licensed * Insured * Bonded Transport * Set-up * MH Pads 904-509-2276 904-275-2767 2/9-4/27p BRYANT CONSTRUCTION Screen rooms ~ Patio covers Room additions Insured 962-3396 CBC#051298 1/19-7/6o ANGEL AQUA, INC. Water softeners - Iron filters Sales - Rentals - Service WATER TESTING Total water softener supplies Salt delivery ~ Financing available ~ JOHN HOBBS 797 S. 6th Street, Macclenny 259-6672 7/15 GOD'S BUSINESS After-hours computer repair Networking, training, graphic design and writing Call Cheryl 904-885-1237 9/16tfc TRACTOR'S WORK Bush hoe * Dirt work Land clearing * Tree service, Free estimates Contact Mike 334-9843 1/12-6/6p WELL DRILLING 2" and 4" wells Roger Raulerson 259-7531 4/3tfc KIRKLAND'S LAWN CARE/LANDSCAPING Lawn mowing - Tractor work Clean-up ~ Hauling 259-3352 4/6-27p FILL DIRT Bull dozer & backhoe CF. White 275-2474 4/6tfc PERSONAL TOUCH CLEANING SERVICE Commercial - residential Many references on request 30 years experience 259-5782 699-2904 11/24-5/8/06p A&R ROOFING, INC. New roofs * Roof repairs Roof replacement Free estimates 259-7892 9/9tfc SLAG DRIVEWAYS Hauled & Spread Tractor work 259-6118 4/6-5/25p DESIGN ALTERNATIVES 260-8153 Custom house plans to your specifications tfc Qualified - Good references 4/30tfc THE OFFICE MART Oils, acrylics, watercolors, canvases,. drawing pads and much more! 110 South Fifth Street 259-3737 MATH/SCIENCE ADJUNCT INSTRUCTORS NEEDED FOR SUMIlER TERMS * Biology - Selective Saturdays C term College level Math - Nights and internet for Summer B Must have master's degree with minimum 18 graduate hours in field. Contact Paula Cifuentes (386) 754-4260 or cifuentesp@lakecitycc.edu College application and transcripts required. Application available on the %\eb at: wv~x.lakecitycc.edu Inquiries: Human Resource Development Lake Cit) ComniunirN College 149 SE Colege Place Lake City, FL 32025 LCCC is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools VP/ADA/EAIEO College in Education & Emplo\ ment . ... . . ...----- r._ . - - . 1 - �� L = L ----I~ -- LI I '-� EOE The Baker County Press April 20, 2006 Section B - Page Six 3 BR, 2 BA mobile home, no pets, garbage pickup and water provided, $600 per month, $600 deposit. 912- 843-8118. 12/22tfc I acre lot for mobile home in Mace- donia area off Odis Yarborough. Call Brian at 759-5734 or 259-6735. 3/24tfc New home. 3 BR, 1 BA, tile flooring, living room, kitchen/dining room combo, on .50 acre lot in Sanderson. All electric appliances, $700 security deposit, $700/month. Please call 259-3343 or 626-8424. 4/13tfc 2 BR, 2 BA condo, ground floor, pool- side, incredible ocean view. St. Au- gustine Beach. Call 476-8907 or 505-0083. _4/6-27P Smoky Mountain cabin, trout stream, ,near Cherokee, Gatlinburg & Dolly- wood, $325 per weeK. 386-752- 06013. 3,.'16-6.'lp Office space in downtown Macclenny, 2 rooms, kitchen & bath. 259-9590. 4/6-27p 1 .III . .. " : Large commercial office space avail- able for lease. 859-3026. 3/,2tic 1994, 14x70 singlewide, with room addition, $8500. Seller will help with move & re-set. 904-525-8630. 4,.'20tfc Classified ads must be in by Monday at .5:00 pm THE BAKER COUNTY PRESS 259-2400 * Slag * Fill Dirt * Sand * Milling * Clay * Fish Ponds, Land Clearing, . ' O . '' Get EVERYBODY'S attention for only $4.50 PRESS CLASSIFIED Deadline Monday at 5:00 pm HORSE Well Drilling 2" & 4" Wells Call Roger or Roger Dale 259-7531 Family Owned & Operated Licensed & Insured , $35 eac COUNTRY FEDERAL CREDIT UNION IN MACCLENNY S- Contact Regina Starling 653-4437 i ,,'cty for all your lending and f-inmacial nee&s. S602 South S '* : y . Macdeany , .,.Office 259,- . L.A UCE CITY ADJUNCTS FOR NURSING PROGRAMS SLNMMER A/B 2006 Patient Care Assistant Program: Part time instructor for clinical/lab 200 hours total: between 5/19 -7/14. Must have FL RN license and 2 years recent experience in acute or long term care. (1 position) Practical Nursing Program: Clinical instructor three days per week between 5/16-7/29. Must hate FL RN license and 2 years recent experi- ence in acute or long term care. BSN and teaching experience preferred. (2 Positions) Practical Nursing Program: Clinical instructor one day per week between 5/16-7/29. Must have FL RN license and 2 years recent experi- ence in acute or long term care. BSN and teaching experience preferred. (1 Position)" ' Registered Nursing Program - Mental Health Course: Clinical instructor one day per week (Friday . June 2-June 30 at North East Florida State Hospital. Must have FL RN license, BSN and 2 years recent experience in related area. MSN and teaching experience preferred. (3 Positions) Body Structure and Function Course PRN 0080: Instructor for Summer A term (6 weeks) Monday through Thursday 8:30 -10:45 NAM. BEGINS May 16th and ends June 26th. This course covers the normal human body structure and functions. SEmphasis on major systems. Lab time included. RN or degree in related field required. Teaching experience preferred. I I1 Position) Health Careers CORE HCP 0001: Instructor for Summer Aterm 5/16-6/30. CORE is an introductory course to health occupations and the health care delivery sN stem. RN or health care experience with AS, decree required. Class meets Monday through Thursday 8:30 - 11:45 AM. (1 Position). Registered Nursing Program: Clinical instructor for acute care clinical rotations 5/8- 6/1. Total 80 hours; flexible dates and times. Sites in Lake City and Gainesville available. Must have FL RN license, BSN and 2 years recent experience in acute care. MSN and teaching experience pre- ferred. 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Were you denied housing because of your race or color? These are examples of Fair Housing discrimination. You cannot be discriminated against because of your race, color, national origin, handicap, religion, sex or familial status. If you believe that you are a victim of housing discrimination, please contact your local Fair Housing Center. ^Ar^ h. Jacksonville Area Legal Aid, Inc. 1 T Fair Housing Advocacy Center 126 W. Adams Street EQUAL HOUSING Iacksnville L 32202 EQUAL HOUSING OPPORTUNITY Jacksonville, FL 32202 OPPORTUNITY (904) 356-8371 * Outside 904 1-800-411-3617 * TTY 1-800-955-8260 -c-- I I- I *mingi uithaut oaa itcc ( C;i'2t:i-wl s. |