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THE BAKER COUNTY PRESS j3840 ONGE LIBRARY FLA. ISOR PO BOX 117007 UNIV. FLA. GAINESVILLE FL 32611 Paid circulation leader Winner of .7 state and national awards forjournalism excellence in 2006 Thursday, August 10, 2006 Maclenny, Florida 500 Half -mill reduction n passes during initial 2007 budg et session BY MICHAEL RINKER Press Staff Baker County taxpayers should thank Bob Hathcox for seeking a $5000 raise. During a discussion about the county building official's salary at Tuesday's budget workshop, Commissioner Fred Raulerson floated the idea of a tax cut. With strong support from Commissioner Julie Combs, the idea gained momentum, and faster than you can say "ad valorem," the board agreed to slice half a mill from the property tax rate. Mr. Raulerson said the last tax cut may have been in 1996. If approved, the cut would drop the overall millage rate to 8.4599 and decrease general revenue by $346,777, according to county fi- nance director Debbie Perryman. It's a relatively small piece of the proposed $23.5 million budget she submitted to the board this week, but commissioners hope the symbolism is apparent, especially in regard to not charging the costs of growth to current residents. "It's our best opportunity to send a clear message that we're stand- ing up for Baker County taxpayers who've been here all these \ ears." said Ms. Combs, who suggested the amount of the cut after LMr. Raul- erson raised the issue. Commissioners had discussed earlier in the workshop removing some items from the budget for instance, new\ fire and rescue equip- ment and facilities and paying for them via incoming mega-devel- opments. Mr. Raulerson. who is stepping down from the commission this year, said it's alw ays been his intention to reduce the county's millage rate. which \\as among the highest in the state when he took office. He said the county is in a good financial position w ith the addi- tional revenue generated by industry, and commercial development, coupled w ith impact fees and increased assessments. "I'd rather give it back to the people." he said. Clerk of Courts Al Fraser questioned whether the commission should cut revenue from the general fund because, although it has a surplus, the extra money is being used to shore up other funds that at ie in [lie red. ' Ms. Perrn man, how ever, predicted the money would be there. Commissioner Gordon Crews also was cautious, saying, "I just want to make sure." He agreed to the cut, as did Mark Hartley. Chairman Alex Robinson. the only commissioner running for re- election, also agreed to a cut as long as it was limited to half a mill. The five-hour workshop was the commission's first opportunity to discuss the proposed budget submitted by Ms. Perryman. She said a "significant" increase in revenue, coupled with lower costs, produced a $1.4 million surplus in general revenue. The increase was driven largely by an additional $415,339 in ad valorem taxes and $656,822 from the state because Baker County is a "fi sca l 1 constrained" county. Only a portion of ad valorem taxes is dedicated to the general revenue fund. Overall, the budget anticipates $6.2 million from that source, an increase of $1 million over this year's budget. With property values in the county rising, a mill in the proposed budget produces $693,547 in revenue, an increase of $113,001 over the current budget, according to Ms. Perryman's overview. (Page 6 please) rescinds insurance agent vote Warned by its consultant that last month's designation of a lo- cal insurance agent as the sole provider of health plan bids from Blue Cross violated a state statute, theMacclenny Commission on August 8 unanimously rescinded its earlier vote. Mayor Gary Dopson pointed out the city is under a tight time line to secure medical insurance bids, and will re-visit the process before it resumes next ear. He and other commissioners agreed their motion favoring Jack Baker of Macclenn. as a sole agent likely violates a compli- cated bidding process for public, entities. On hand during a lengthy dis- cussion during Tuesday's regular meeting were Tim and \\end\ Owen of Owen and Associates of Jackson\ ille, the cir 's designated broker for insurance quotes since 1999. Mr. Owen, as he did earlier to the Baker Counti Conmmission. said Mr. Baker's appointment is tantamount to favoritism, and goes against the law's intent. City attorney Frank Maloney agreed, sa. ing he was unaware before the July 28 vote about the statute. "I was not aware of the stat- utes, only that Jack (Mr. Baker) was licensed to sell Blue Cross Blue Shield." said Mr. Maloney. Mr. O\\ en for\ arded copies of the law to the attorney after learn- ing of the \ ote last month. "The real issue is whether that. process designating Mr. Baker) %\as proper." asserted Mr. O0\en. "The decision can't be just on the basis that it's a local person. It (the request for policy quotes) has to be fair to all interested parties, and that is for \ our protection." Mr. Baker is manager of the lo- cal Florida Farm Bureau office. Both the city and county con- tract with the Owen group to sift through the maze of policies of- fered by major insurers and rec- ommend the ones they surmise are the best. They are not paid consultant (Page 5 please) Trio of fires on one-mile section of US 90 believed arson... Captain Thomas Dyal of the Cuvihr t olihrur ,1.par tsl do'uss the lemainine ii oi ho pots '.Ia .a' Jis i ir. tt erp thai erdiist before 1:00pm oim .4suAust 7abouta quarter- ,ii > .it c,.-' Ie..rstate 10. Tihe fire ii as o,,,e '1 t.ir,,.. ali',iI a iI, .lo *lI t re, it r, r..'atds a;.n all i'n the n.rth 'i t, : i. ,t c' road County fire chiefRichard Dolan said all were' S ih, ri'raI,ich set but it wasn't ,s ,,i' :,litl\ .i., ar tii.'u .i n / tri im a p.:assit'Ii e I ci cl t r.' I/ i/i k .i-hl/p .-I I'5 F ie' t VSii w. c an irit Oiitthce and the Sanhderson, Glen St. ,I1ar ain CiW hir siariit.. the fires were quick c in,Qt islsi Cti Dt' OChi n ,id d fipiti, q tik e hia..r'i dn iip,.;'ar s the pasit r a week, area woodlands continue to pose afire hl,~:ar,1r t-'siit 't i t h I t d.it/ n,,temIi'.I re iiat' a i 1h hn' liriiii.ir. Ahbio't 6.1 i pn, ,,in t -is asi ; i4 a qhi ns,g 't-,rs in : a seda fire on the second nd.is.rn ,',fa newly completed ho,,we ott CR 12- neai Ct,'C is Road a th noti,:rili .. rifil) Oii'e',r Albert Farris extinga. ,'. a it parnalivy using sis ona ladder and a garden hose, and responding units unmi a fa/.lh i.si./si L/i"c.d -';tif ,,is.'ier bledroom where ;it e hir ,.it h d. No one wao sju3 tid. an1 d aigt | as in ithi thousands of dollars, according to the chief. The lightning ,at.:i.paiui,dt heavy rains tlhai pasd over the area oai crii . Teachers get 21% raise over 3 years BY KELLEY LANNIGAN Press Staff The Baker County School Board voted Aug. 7 to approve a three-year contract with the lo- cal teachers' union that includes a 21 percent pay hike during that time period. The Baker County Education Association team was headed by lead negotiator Marty Schaap. Associate Superintendent Glen McKendree headed the team re- presenting the school board. According to Mr. McKend- ree, the newly approved contract is the first successfully negotiat- ed three-year contract of its type for a rural Florida school dis- trict. Contracts previously have an extended life of two years. Other highlights of the agree- ment focus on an increase in the rate of pay for substitute teach- ers, a teacher attendance incen- tive payment for accrued sick leave, the addition of a plan (Page 5 please) Ill 11111lI II 6 889076 48819 8 'Shock waves in wake of accident Store owner lives with long-term effects of contact with hi It started out as a normal day. John Bass reported to work, in- stalling plumbing in a newly constructed condo complex in Kissimmee. What happened next forever changed the course of his life. The electricity was supposed to be turned off. He was working on a hot water heating unit when a sudden surge of high voltage current raced through his BY body. The current was so powerful LANNIGAN it blew apart Press Staff a nearby elec- trometer de- vice (for measuring electric cur- rent) and blasted open the wall. That was in 1999. Miraculously, Mr. Bass sur- vived, but he has never recov- ered from that unfortunate day. Since then the struggle back to a normal life has been a long, slow, tough journey a journey he has nearly, at times, given up on. "I'm always in pain," says Mr. Bass. "It never stops. Every- day I pray that it will be just a moderate pain day, not a severe pain day." Sitting on a stool behind the counter at the A to Z Country Store on SR 121 South, which he runs with his wife, the tall, white-haired Mr. Bass wears a red T-shirt which reads Light- ning Strike and Electric Shock Survivors International Inc. (LS&ESSI), and talks about that fateful day long ago. "The electricity wasn't sup- posed to be on in that building," Mr. Bass said. "With new con- struction, testing is done before a building is turned on for the first time. Somebody didn't fol- low the standard procedure." Mr. Bass staggered from the destroyed section of the build- ing. He doesn't remember very Mr. Bass and his son John Jr. gh voltage much about the hours following the accident, except that he was disoriented. He was seen by the staff at a neighborhood medical clinic, pronounced "fine" and sent away. The next day he couldn't stand or lift his arms. In the following days he had difficulty walking, his memory seemed impaired and his vision was blurred. He grew progressively worse, un- able to use his-hands and falling and blacking out. The pain was excruciating. What Mr. Bass didn't under- stand was that he was suffer- ing from a breakdown of all his bodily systems. Severe electri- cal shock can destroy bone and muscle., It causes vascular disin- tegration, which inhibits blood flow. Neurological damage also results. The days turned into weeks, then months, and the long saga of fruitless doctor visits began along with endless rounds of expensive medications, much of it useless for the pain. Getting worker's compensation and in-' surance to cover expenses was a never ending battle. (Page 2 please) UCW rNTY PREW. Th~jrsadAi~ust 10. 2006 Pa~e2 #AIA %I I-I itSit in %xiitissitu iti iit fl I A %Wdp o AMd - ow- I 1- 1' I d S.-Sy indicated Content Available. from Commercial News P aIlAAA alas j MM 01 Visa Card Best Rates Around... Use your Country Federal Credit Union Visa through December and receive our low rate on any purchases, balance transfers or cash advances. Do you have one? Apply today! Quick Approvals! Mo. la . COUNTRY FEDERAL CREDIT UNION 602 S. Sixth Street, Macclenny 259-6702 US Hwy. 90 West, Glen St. Mary 653-4401 100 S. Lima Street, Baldwin 266-1041 www.countryfcu.com 4 (4Z 4b al rol U - t 0t- 0 q *f f mm -f ONMMM 4w 040O wmb-M t - CDRate's 24AManth go o A PT I Recovering from high voltage shock (From Page 1) "I went from one doctor to another. They gave me pain medicine that didn't help," said Mr. Bass. "I wanted answers. I wanted to know what had hap- pened to me. No one offered me any help or hope. They told me to go to a psychiatrist. "I got to the point where I didn't want to go on, because the pain was so unbearable." What happened next is still a mystery to Mr. Bass. He had de- cided to go to one more doctor before giving up. That visit, like all the others, proved useless. Discouraged beyond despair and sure he was going home to die, he was leaving the office when a stranger walked up and handed him a card. "You've been electrocuted haven't you?" the man asked him point blank. "You feel like giving up for good, don't you?" Mr. Bass was startled. He'd never seen or spoken to the man. The stranger urged him to call the number of the organiza- tion on the card. "Ask for Steve. He will help you begin the process of recov- ery," the man told him. Mr. Bass made that call and everything began to change. LS&ESSI provided valu- able counseling and direction. The organization contacted Dr. Nelson Hendler, a chronic pain specialist and founder of the Ma .sana Clinic in Maryland. Dr. Hendler called Mr. Bass and asked him not to give up. "I can help you," he assured Mr. Bass. "Don't give up before you give me a chance to make you better." Mr. Bass moved to the Mary- land area and began undergoing treatment at the clinic. He was given shots in his neck to ease the chronic tension and evalu- ated for bone, nerve and brain damage. After studying all the reports, neurosurgeon Reggie Davis from the Greater Baltimore Medical Center reinforced large portions of Mr. Bass' deteriorated neck, shoulders, hands and spinal cord with steel rods, spacers, screws and bolts. Surgical procedures were performed on his eyes to restore his vision. Pain manage- ment and physical therapy fql- lowed. The doctors at the Masana Clinic saved his life, Mr. Bass contends. They worked inces- santly with him, telling him to be patient and refusing to let him give up: He was free to call them at home if he needed. "A friend of mine up there made me a special set of paral- lel bars and I would-get on them and just hang," said Mr. Bass. "I did that until I could turn my feet by myself and then walk." In order to "wake up" his brain function again, the doctors did things like put sets of blue- prints in front of him, knowing that he had previously read the prints as part of his work as a plumber. Nineteen operations were performed. After one of them, his heart stopped and he was pronounced dead. He says he woke up in the morgue, just as an attendant was putting a tag on his toe. "I guess there's a reason I'm .supposed to be here," he says. Mr. Bass would always re- turn home during the recuperat- ing period between operations. Slowly he began to regain the ability to stand and walk and use his body. He found he could resume,'at least in part, some of the duties of his plumbing busi- ness, which his son John Jr. had begun to take over. He began to feel positive again. Then, a recent injury, for which local doctors performed an MRI scan, set him far back from the progress he has made in the last few years. . Something went wrong, dur- ing the scan," contends Mr. Bass. "I've never felt anything like that. My body is full of metal and they performed a magnetic scan which I kept warning them about. I feel they didn't listen to me at all." Until he can return to the Ma- sana Clinic for another evalua- tion and the help he feels certain he will receive, Mr. Bass is try- ing to remain positive, even in face of the devastating pain he deals with oni a daily basis. Even with this setback and the terrible pain, he still manag- es to oversee the running of the plumbing business and works .a few hours a day, if he feels up to it, in the roadside store at the intersection of Mud Lake Road. He feels lucky to be able to pass his knowledge on to his son As he waits on customers, he calculates the price of their pur- chases in his head. Amazingly, the portion of his mind that pro- cesses numeric and calculating information has remained in- tact. Occasionally, John Jr. passes through the store on his way out to a job. "I love you, Dad," the young man calls as he ducks through the door and climbs into his truck. Mr. Bass credits his family for sticking with him through his ordeal and especially his wife Regina, without whose un- derstanding, he says he would not have made it this far. "I talk to God a lot," he ad- mits. "I pray 50 times a day." Jason K. Knabb for County Commissioner District 2, South Maclenny on September 5,2006 Paid political advertisement paid for and approved by Jason Knabb, Dem. for County Commissioner Dist 2 V I *..* ders" a 'I - "C PRESS ADVERTISING DEADLINE 5:OOPMMONDAY qw qp qp THE BAKER COUNTY PRESS, Thursday August 10, 2006 Page 3 pinionCmm comment Support National Underwear Day! BAKER COUNTY. PRESS . Post Ofice BO 598 104 South 5-St" Macclenry Fl. 32063. (904) 259-2400 The Baker Coonty Press is published each Thursday' by Baker County Pres?, linc. Periodicals,postag paid tinder perl lt :'is&M`p i 9 -at $e elp . SUBSCIPMON RATES 32.00 a.year ide' Bwer County; .$2500 a year outside ateC Counlty; dedUct $1OQ' for persons 65 yeas- of age or oler, m0 l tary personnel oin active duty potle Baiter County, and oO students ng osite.. ,;aler Coity POSTMA$TER. sefd adres5 598:MEccle5l3; al'63, : il JAMES C. MCGAULEY Publisher EDITOR Michael Rinker NEWS/FEATURES Kelley Lannigan ADVERTISING/PRODUCTION Jessica Prevatt T1PESETTING/GRAPHICS Jeremy Beasley & Josh Blackmon FEATURES/COMMENT Robert Gerard COMMENT Cheryl R. Pingel BUSINESS MANAGER Karin Thomas CLASSIFIEDS Barbara Blackshear CONTACT US- Phone -904/259-2400 -. : Fax B. ' Email bcpress@nefcom.net Mail- PO Box 598 104 South 5th St Macclenny, FL 32063 www.bakercountypress.com This newspaper is printed on recycled paper. Submission Deadlines All news and advertising must be submitted to the newspaper office prior to 5:00 p.m. on the Monday prior to publication, unless otherwise 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. Social Notice Deadlines Birth announcements, wedding notic- es and social events must be submit- ted within four weeks of the event. It is your responsibility to ensure pho- tographers, etc. are aware of this policy. Letters to the edior are welcome, but must con- tain the signature of the writer, a telephone num- ber where the writer may be contacted aid city of residence. Letters. must. reflect opinions and statements on Issues of current interest to the general public. The news- paper reserves the right to reject any material which in the newspaper's judgement does not meet standards of publication. BY MICHAEL DRINKER Press Commentary When you work for a newspa- per, you find out a lot of stuff. It's not necessarily Water- gate-type information or even evidence of a county manager's misuse of his cell phone, but'it's sometimes interesting or off- the-wall items. Many times they don't make it into the paper because they're not "news" or not local or there's no room. In an episode of The Simp- sons, a television newscaster, af- ter reporting the town was about to be destroyed by a comet, fin- ished with this: "Now. over the years, a newsman learns a num- ber of things that for one reason or another, he just cannot report. It doesn't seem to matter now, so the following people are gay...." Well, since there is no comet approaching, and no gay people in Baker County., let's turn to an interesting press release I re- ceived last week. Freshpair. a "'leading Internet retailer of men's and women's intimate apparel." announced that August 9 was the Fourth MY SIDE OF TH.E.. MATTER ROBERT-GERARD" I am covered from head to toe in little cuts and nicks and I'm sticky with white glue. No, I have not been captured by the, Communist Chinese, and tor- rured to discover the 'secrets of the Baker County school system. I'm tiling. In my last column I told you about my summer home im-' provement project. My wife wanted me to renovate our shower after son Spencer some- how managed to knock a hole in the wall. The "somehow" is one of life's little mysteries, as Spencer has no clue how it hap- pened., So, my father-in-law Carl Norman and I ripped out part of. the bathroom floor and replaced it, poured a concrete shower liner and re-piped for the new shower. Then came my big part of the project tiling. It's a fianny thing about home improvement projects. You have to do a heck of a lot of improv- ing before anything. looks the least bit improved. In fact, all my "improving" seems to have spread like a fungus to the rest of my house. It's pretty difficult to get on the front porbh at the mo- ment. There is an eight-foot 2X4 blocking the steps, bags of sanded and unsanded grout, a couple of five gallon buckets, some scrap sheets. of plywood and rockboard, a power drill, a circular saw and some stuff even I can't identify. In the living room are stacked boxes of tile, five gallons of glue, fiberglass tape and a gal- lon of red stuff. I don't really know what it is it's just red stuff. I have to paint the fiber- glass tape with red stuff before I do anything else. I'm not sure S HARKS Complete Electrical Sign Company Manufacturing, Repair Face Replacement & Custom Graphics Call Us For All Your Signage Needs 904-766-6222 www.signsharks.com Annual National Underwear Day, It's an event "where the lat- est trends in underwear receive more exposure literally." Apparently, dozens of male and female models roam the streets of New York wearing nothing but the "hottest new styles of underwear." Among the nearly two dozen sponsors are Cotton Incorporat- ed. the National Prostate Cancer Coalition, the Breast Cancer Research Foundation and Men's Healilth magazine, as well as the enticingly named Goddess, Play, NMagicSilk and Fantasie. "On National Underwear Day, underwear finally) gets the recognition it truly deserves," said Michael Kleinmann. presi- dent of Freshpair. "During past events, we've had lots of public participation, with New Yorkers stripping down to their skivvies and joining the festivities." That got me to thinking. How would the people of Baker County celebrate Nation- al Underwear Day? (Of course. here it would d be called County' Underwear Day. or CUD.) why, just that I'd better do it or else something bad will happen. That whole good/bad thing is a little fuzzy, but I'm not ready to risk it. ;Moving into the.livingiroom. you'd discover that the floor leading into the bedroom and master bath is covered in plas- tic. Stacked, in the bedroom are' more tile and whatever tools have spewed out of the bath- room. The bathroom itself looks like the center of Beirut. "What is that thing on the kitchen counter?" Kelley asked as I was on my hands and knees. in the "shower." She had been very good about not complain- ing about all the clutter that had invaded our house. "Leftover pizza?" "No. The metal thing with, slides." "Oh, that. That's my tile cut- ter." "You're cutting tile on my kitchen counter?" she asked, raising one eyebrow. The one eyebrow thing is a sure sign of' disapproval. "Well, yes." "Why?" "It's the only clean piece of counter I could find," I said, in- dicating the bathroom counter. I would have to be a much better wordsmith to begin to describe the clutter had spread to our bathroom counter. There was not space enough to brush your teeth. "You know, you could always clean off the counter." "True. But then I'd have to get up." It's a funny thing that I've noticed as I've gotten older. Once I get down on my hands and knees I'm really not in any hurry to get up and down a mil- lion times. Go figure. "You're not going to scratch up my counter are you?" That was one of those ques- tions that begs the answer, "No, There are a few obvious situ- ations. For instance, as sheriff, Joey Dobson would need extra protec- tion, so he'd probably slip into a pair of Kevlar boxer shorts. City fire chief Buddy Dug-' ger and his county counterpart Richard Dolan might fancy some underpants embroidered with flames and the words "'Hot to trot." Mr. Dolan should con- sider asbestos instead of cotton because of the extra heat he's been taking in recent months. There would be a variety of styles for county and city com- missioners, although all their undies %will have one thing in common they'll be taxpayer funded. Meanwhile. Baker County's bubbas would be styling w ith the latest in bib underwear. County residents in general need to be wearing big baggy drawers to allow for all that growth we've been hearing about. During this political season, let's have all candidates for pub- lic office wear red, white and blue briefs w ith the words "Pick of course not."' "No, of course not." "Good." Tiling is tedious, messy work. Once everything is;ready.to tile; you just do it one right after another. I kept using the level to make sure I had a straight line and then hoped I wasn't messing up. For a while all went well, and then I realized that I didn't have enough tile. A trip half-way to Jackson- ville Beach for more tile. That lasted half the day until I, real- ized that I didn't have enough edging. Another trip. As you may be able to tell, I am a little challenged when it comes to measuring and figuring. My only serious mess up came when I tiled the shower floor. Instead of using a finish- ing piece I decided to go another route. Not a shortcut, oh, no. I spent half a day with a tile nip- per, nipping tile to get it all to fit. A tile nipper looks like some- thing the aforementioned Com- munist Chinese would use to tear out fingernails. By the time I was done nipping tile, I would have preferred having my fin- gernails pulled out by the roots. I made the mistake of nipping tile in shorts and now the show- er floor is covered in splotches of red. Nipped tile is sharp, very sharp, as the dozens of tiny cuts on my legs will testify. I also discovered that I am mildly al- lergic to something in the glue and have a raging rash. Ah, the joys of home im- provement. I am happy to report that the home deconstruction project is 85 percent finished. The tile is up and grouted and the tile cutter is' 'back in its box. We're just wait- ing for the shower door and The Great Tile Cleanup Day when I can get rid of all this junk. Now if I could only stop itch- SFirst Baptist Church of Macclenny It Feels Like Home" S- 372 S. Sixth Street at W. Minnesota Ave. SUNDAY SERVICES WEDNESDAY SERVICES Sunday School 9:30 am Prayer & Bible Study 6:45 pm Worship 10:45 am Awana for Children 6:45 pm & 6:00 pm Youth Group 6.45 pm Dr. Edsel M. Bone Directions from 1-10: Take Exit 48 N. Go 1.3 miles Senior Pastor North on Hwy. 121 See steeple on left Broadcast Live on WJXR 92.1 FM each Sunday Morning @ 11:00 am me" stenciled across the rear end. Speaking of politicians, let's turn to school board members Dean Griffis, Patricia Weeks, Karen McCollum. Dwight; Crews and Paul Raulerson. and Superintendent Paula Barton. Our schools usually score "C"' grades in the FCATs and Nis. Barton once said. ""Nobody \\ants to be a C school. We are not a mediocre school district." With that in mind, I think our educational elite should be clothed in "C-through" undies.. Meanwhile, over at the Coun- cil on Aging. they'll be wear- ing... uh, never mind. too easy. And what kind of underwear will I be showing off? Well, since it's a special occa- sion. I'll \wear clean ones. oftI S"Copyrighted Material 4 Syndicated Content * Available from Commercial News Providers" Says greatest growth barrier is rural designation of-10 Dear Editor: Experts tell us there are some 1200 people migrating to the State of Florida each day. Baker County, like many under-populated areas in the state, will receive its share of the newcomers and outside residents seeking relocation. Growth is a natural occurrence planned growth is beneficial to any community. It produces jobs, an, increase in the tax base and development dollars that provide funding for capital improvements such as roads, schools, utilities, senior citizen facilities, and government services. On the other hand, ill-conceived and piecemeal growth creates a drain on services. To keep up with ever-increasing demands, local governments-must look for alternative funding (increased ad valorem taxes or assessments on services on those who pay the tax). Coming from another small north Florida county much like Baker, I see the similarities. There are answers, but we must be bold enough to address the issues. Here is what a notable professional, Doug Miller, P.E. with England Thims & Miller said regarding Baker County: Issue: Transformation of a depressed area dependent on the state's welfare to a self-supporting and self-governing county with a long- range vision of prosperity for its people is a monumental task. ' Problem: The major hurdle facing Baker County is the Florida Department of Transportation classification of I-10 as a rural section of interstate through the county. Under a new state law, traffic dollars the DOT is allowed to extract from industry and development (for the impacts made to the trans- portation system) are too high. The assessments are too unrealistic for a rural area to attract industry (jobs). Consequently, companies move to a more hospitable surrounding county that welcomes them with incentives and concessions. Their leaders know the value of jobs at home. Solution: In order for Baker County to move into the future, governing officials need to recognize their ability to create an environment more conducive to economic growth by seeking what is known as a variance (re-classification) on 1I-10. It is my understanding that three local companies have committed to the pursuit of the variance at no cost to the county. This is a tremendous opportunity for officials to advance the network of highways in and through the county, thus eliminating many of the road problems that currently plague the citizens. Eva Gabbay, an official with the DOT in a recent Baker County Commission workshop, stated that development will come to Baker County. She said you are next door to a large metropolitan area and are next in line for growth, but without a variance on I-10 you will not have the capacity to grow. I believe good growth is necessary to the life of a community. Let me encourage you as a professional, with years of experience, to seize this opportunity for yourselves. Keith Rowell Tallahassee 0 THE Tiling project is 85% complete; now anticipating the 'Great Cleanup Day' THE BAKER COUNTY PRESS, Thursday August 10, 2006 Page 4 I ALL FLORIDA CUSTOM AiR, INC. COMMERCIAL RESIDENTIAL NEw CONSTRUCTION ** SERVICE ICE MACHliNES, COOLERS, FREEZERS 904-260-2090 OWNER, JERRY HORTON CAC 1813701/ .V ,i^'t ''^'** ^ ^','" A'-sl^ 7''V 1, 3 ......... :' f. ... ," .1: .....' "' -- : ..^ *;^.'- ;;v ; ": .-: :<. : ;*- ;':^ A H i. % , :^^ ^ -*:.,.';.: ;..-;, r^ W .' ***.:"-'-*. -? v : -.^ .'*' ', .--"-g. : %'':["" so ar, sad Serre Ruleson pincpalof he reKKinrgate Cetrh twoonewa lanes are the >.resultof a '.plan by the Traffic. Relate" Comte to help* eae' h k". -' ': ,, ,,-.' t ';,:: ;.",:; : % [ ,:,,7. r ;. ., .,. ,, P , *W n ti& i&Ip or -ata ru ssia g guards and brght or/,i"^ rrigft ,: area's traffic and parking related problems resulting from construction of the new PreK/Kendergarten Center last year. PTO BY aICELLEY LANNIGAN Board tables traffic plan for Boulevard BY KELLEY LANNIGAN Press Staff The Baker County School Board voted Monday night to table the PreK/Kindergarten Traffic Related Committee's recommendation to adopt a traf- fic improvement plan pending an evaluation on diagonal lane parking spaces on South Boule- vard. A date for further review will be scheduled later. The modified plan A was ap- proved by the traffic committee for submission to the board ear- lier in the month. It included the use of traffic cones instead of painted lane striping, division of bus routes, opening additional parking on school property and the formation of a committee to, include an architect and traffic engineer to help evaluate long range plans for traffic solutions. Superintendent Paula Barton and board members emphasized the need, based on personal ob- servations over the first days of the start of the 2006-07 school year at the middle school and PreK Center, for painted diago- nal parking spaces along South Boulevard. "The new traffic plan seems to be working well," she said. "But there is a definite need for 1Burglar dancing in the road A Glen St. Mary man seen and Mr. Cre\t s called police. dancing in the middle of road When Deputy Tony Norman August 7 was arrested on mul- arrived at 12:52 am, he saw tiple charges, including burglary three men holding down another and battery. man, who turned out to be Mr. Mitchell Buchanan, 33, had Buchanan. burst into the home of a 79- Steve Alford said he was trav- year-old woman on CR 139B eling north on CR 139B when just past midnight, yelling at her he saw Mr. Buchanan dancing to hide him because there were in the middle of the road. men following him. As Mr. Alford approached, Mabel Crews said she tried Mr. Buchanan took off into the to get away from Mr. Buchanan, .yard of Earl Alford, his father. but .he pushed her into a wall The Alfords saw Mr. Crews several times while pleading for talking with Mr. Buchanan and her to hide him. helped him restrain him. Her nephew Chester Crews, Mr. Buchanan told the deputy who lives nearby, ran over and he'd been doing cocaine all day kicked him out of her house. and thought people were chas- Mr. Buchanan later returned ing him. SMacclenny Amoco . BUY 1 GET 1 FREE Marlboro Blend 27 Marlboro Menthol Light Marlboro Menthol Light 100s Marlboro Menthol 72 Camel Lights Camel Full Flavor Camel 99 Camel Turkish i NEWPORTS ($7.99) IBUY 2 GET 1 FREE DORAL I $19.99 carton 305s ,. $12.99 carton - At the corner of US 90 & SR 121 Sunday 7 am 9 pm Mon.-Sat. 6 am 10 pm American Enterprise B:Il-. Contact Jamey Hodges for all your lending needs Loan Production Office 692 W. Macclenny Ave. Macclenny, Florida 259-6003 C ) the diagonal spaces which will facilitate the ease of parked cars being able to merge into the traffic. It's important, overall for safety." Even with the remaining parking concerns, Superinten- dent Barton declared the start of school year, which began on Aug. 3 as "the smoothest school opening" during her decade- long tenure in office. In other items, the board voted to approve, retroactive to July 1, 2006, implementation of the Retirement Plan Compliance and Administration Services Agreement with TSA Consult- ing Group, Inc. TSA will provide adminis- tration services for the school board's retirement, plans and oversee compliance with IRS regulations. A grant proposal in the amount of $17,870 was ap- proved to purchase the Safe and Drug Free School Entitlement Project. The federally funded project will be taught by pre- vention trained specialists and will focus on drug and violence prevention for students grade 3 through 10. Also approved was an affili- ation agreement with the Jack- sonville campus of The Uni- versity of Phoenix to allow the Baker County School district to use student interns from the school's.education program. Under the agreement, The University of Phoenix campus will provide supervised interns to work in the school system at no cost. Beats with beer Police filed battery and resist- ing charges August 3 against a Glen St. Mary man for beating another man in the head. Justin Harnage, 20, ran out of the back of his girlfriend's home when police arrived, and was last seen running north on Lwv.der Street. Daryll Starling told Deputy William Hilliard he was sitting in his front yard around 12:40 am when Mr. Harnage arrived. Mr. Starling thought he was there to check on his sister who'd been to the doctor, and was sur- prised when Mr. Harnage started hitting him in the face' and head. He said he defended himself by hitting Mr. Harnage with a beer bottle. No word on whether he was injured. LOGS -'P 1. OR DIAMOND TItER, INC. S R A QUALITY CALL 282-5552 KENT WILLIAMS 25 years .....working with the public. S Not just .. a voice, but action. ELECT Soee a4o cae... Charles Eddie ANDERSON County Commissioner Dist. 4 i ,ii,.[ bpr..-.', t,: C i.t, EI' i : r ..C.* rn '[ jilt C 1M .l f1 'TC I Well Drilling ~ Water Softeners & Purification Septic Tanks ~ Drain Fields ~ Culverts 259-6934 WE'RE YOUR WATER EXPERTS Licensed in Florida & Georgia VISA MasterCard American Express Discover School Board Member District 4 EXPERIENCED 10 years on the "school board TRAINED State Certified Board Member Master Board Distinction DEDICATED Many years of service to the children of Baker Counly through volunteerism and serving on the school board "I would like to continue to help move the district forward as your school board member." Vote for Paul Raulerson Paid political advertisement paid for and approved by Paul Raulerson, School Board Member District 4 F+., ,. cln Our sincere appreciation to all of our loyal readers for your patience the past three weeks. We are making some major production changes aimed at improving the newspaper, and that has resulted in later delivery times to the office and dozens of retail outlets in the area. We anticipate our normal delivery time henceforth will be early afternoon. Thank you for your understanding. The Baker County Press The areas award-winning newspaper and undisputed paid circulation leader since 1929 KFWC EfUAL HOUSE N LENDER al AM!' Pal Ciy rescinds Blue Cross agent vote... THE BAKER COUNTY PRESS, Thursday August 10, 2006 Page 5 Accused tells kids he doesn't love them (From Page 1) fees directly by local government. Rather, they earn commissions from carriers as a premium for se- curing business. According to Ms. Owen, who also addressed the commission during the lengthy discussion, commissions are not added to, premiums charged to Macclenny, for covering its 40-plus employ- ees. Macclenny and Baker County turned to the consultant process as an alternative to wading through complicated and confusing insur- ance bids, though it still has the option of doing that. None of the commissioners ap- peared in favor of that, however. The state requires consultants to seek bids on an unbiased field, and Mr. Owen argued Mr. Baker doesn't fit that mold representing just one company. I"Simultaneous negotiation" with multiple carriers competing against each other for the busi- ness is a better deal for public agencies, he argued. Mr. Baker, was at Tuesday's meeting and asked Mr. Maloney if he believes last month's vote was illegal. The attorney again stated it %was. Both City Manager Gerald "Dopson and the mayor said the\ were satisfied with the Owen con- 21% raise over 3 years (From Page 1)., for bereavement leave, terms of posting positions. voluntary transfer and re-assignment pro-' visions and a daily duty-free lunch period. The new daily rate of pay for substitute teachers ill bebased on degree level and applied as follows: High school diploma $85 AA degree $100 Bachelor's Degree $125.00 Master's-and'up $150 Pid-tite 'teaching' salaries have been increased to the hour- ly rate of full time teacher sala- ries and are based on the teach- er's degree status and years of experience in the current area of part-time instruction. The attendance incentive for teachers who do not use sick or personal leave during any semester is $300 before deduc- tions, a $25 increase over the previous incentive. Permanent teachers and an- nual contract employees who terminate their employment un- der normal circumstances have the option of their retaining sick leave balance or selling such days back to the district. Bereavement leave of one da) will be granted to any Baker County employee in the event of the death of a spouse, child or other .family member and will be in addition to individual ac- crued sick leave. Vacancies for positions with- in the district should be posted in each school office at least 10 working days prior to the open- ing. Vacancies should be filled, when possible with current school district employees. The new contract also stipu- lates efforts to allow teachers with a daily duty-free lunch period. When this is not pos- sible due to non-availability of personnel, volunteers will be sought and compensated. suiting plan in the past. "They've done a good job comparing apples to bananas," commented Mayor Dopson. "In the past, it was always a mess." Commissioner Vernon Ben- nett, the most vocal of fellow members expressing frustration attempting to understand the bid- ding process, nonetheless made the motion to rescind the appoint- ment. On a different subject alto- gether, the commission decided because of a glitch in the bid- ding law to reject the sole bid of $47,000 for a preliminary survey of a six-block core downtown ar- ea. ..The bid opened on Monday during a meeting of the Down- town Redevelopment Commit-, tee, was from L.D. Bradley Land Surveyors of Jacksonville. Instead, the city will likely break down the survey into smaller portions of the dow'ntownii to slip under a "ranking" process required on such "request for pro- posals." The survey and subsequent engineering and design packages to come later are expected to be rolled into a grant for improve- ments to public areas of the core downtown. Grant consultant Dick Ed- wards of Live Oak told the com- mission this week NMacclenny stands a good chance of securing a grant, and with a stretched-out survey and engineering process may have to wait another year for actual award of funds. Design costs can be covered as part of the grant. Mr. Edwards said. In related areas. committee chairman Jim NlcGauley briefed the commission on a recent meet- ing with officials of CSX Trans- portation on use of the railroad- right-of-vwa. "Basically they're very pro- tective, of their property and that means our plans for angled park- ing on both sides of the tracks won't happen," said Mr, Mc- Gauley. The railroad \\ ill require a lease, on the north side of the tracks run- ning through the area bounded on the west by 6th St. and to the east by 3rd St. The available public use por-, tion means only a one-way street with parallel parking will be fea- sible, which greatly restricts the number of spaces. CSX suggested a grassy buf- fer'between the tracks and leased portion, with an iron fence mark- ing the boundary. Any landscap- ing and lighting would hax e to be on the city 's side of the fence. The railroad also said it pre- fers the closing of one of the four marked crossings along the corri- dor, but it is unlikelN the city will agree to that. Steals car, outside store A Glen St. Mary man was ar- rested August 8 in Jacksonville after stealing a car parked out- side of Altman's Store in Cuy- ler. . Mlicheal Gaine\, 20, was charged lith grand theft auto and larceny. . The victim. Sue Oliver of Sanderson, said she drove to the store on CR 125 at 6:15 pm. She wenr in to speak with the ow ner and left her 2004 Ford Focus un- locked with the key in the igni- tion. Nis. Oliver had parked her car next to one dri\ en by Lila Evans, who \was there \\ith her nephew Mr. Gainey and his girlfriend. NMs. Evans identified him and said he'd just gotten out of pris- on for stealing a car. Duval and ClaN county police x"ere notified of the situation, and Ms. Oli\er's husband had broadcast a description of her car on his CB radio. That led to a report placing the car on US 301 at Baldwin around 8:00 pm. Not long after that, Jackson- ville police arrested Mr. Gain- e\ at Bea'er Street and Liman Road. ' hen Ms. Oli her's car was: returned to her, it was miss- ing her cell phone and a photo ID badge from Baptist Medical Center. Wat o a po0icaai S Cards SBumper Stickers Signs erochures r p Posters '> *- " Complete printing and design service -so you can put your best face forward! THE OFFICE MART South 5th St. Downtown Macclenny 259-3737 The sheriff's department filed a sworn complaint for battery against a Macclenny man whose wife said he pushed her twice during an argument August 2, then told his children he didn't love them and fled into the woods armed with a knife. Police were unable to imme- diately find William Brewer, 33, after his wife, Deloris Brew er. reported the incident at 11:13 am. She told Deputy Randy Davis that he began arguing with her about her past behavior. She said she asked him to leave because he was making the children cry. Mr. Brewer responded by saying he was going to paw n his guitars and amps and her ring so he could buy a gun to shoot him- self in the head. She then grabbed a guitar and Batters woman for failure to clean up house A Macclenny man turned himself into police August 2 on a charge of aggravated battery and domestic violence. Warren Crews. 30. had ar- gued with his girlfriend at her home the previous night. The woman. Car Griffis. told police he had left the home on north CR 23A around 6:30 am but returned to get his cell phone. In doing so, he tracked dirt through the house and told her to get out of bed and clean it. She got up but didn't clean. so he pushed her down on the couch, sat on her and elbowed her in the jaw, cutting the inside of her mouth. Mr. Crews acknowledged the argument, said he grabbed her when she got in his face, but de- nied hitting her. He was charged with aggra- vated battery, a felony, because Ms. Griffis is pregnant. started hitting it against the bed, marking her arms. trying to break it. Mr. Brew'er She threw a. chair at him, entered the room and pushed her prompting him to leave. - to the floor, then tried tofinish Before he left, however, he breaking the instrument, told their children, ages 9 and As Ms. Brewer ran out of 11. that he didn't love them. the room, her husband followed He ran out the door with a then pushed her into the dining knife in his waistband. room table, cutting her hand and r m m- -mo- .m. fiffordable Houseoeanri 1 $25 Commercial & Residential j i OFF eeEstimate, i CBasic 338-4224 . Cleaning. Licensed. Bonded & Insured LL - .... -- ..-^.. Mark Elect CREWS for County Commissioner, District 4 My name is Mark Crews and I am a candidate for County Commissioner, District 4. It is with pleasure that I introduce to you my wife of eleven years, Vonda Crews and our two lovely daughters, Haley and Kaytlin Crews. As County Commissioner, I will represent out with the respect and dedication necessary to meet the challenges of rapid growth of our county. I will work hard to fulfill the obligations of this office with diligence and pride.,To the citizens of Baker County, thank you for your support of my endeavor to serve you and this great county. I=.j h l i. i al --', | 1.,i I. a : J1,, ,: | 1 I li... F'- :, 'i[ a r.: r o ..., n-,' ; .r, .r ilr.: J Honst, ntewrit, eslt" THE BAKER COUNTY PRESS, Thursday August 10, 2006 Page 6 (From Page 1) Under the proposed budget, the general fund's $1.4 million surplus will be used to balance three other major funds road and bridge ($1 million), fine and forfeiture ($271,577) and spe- cial fire ($143,897). In addition to ad valorem taxes and fiscally constrained funds, the budget overview also lists other revenue highlights: Four different gas taxes, $2.2 million; The half-cent sales tax, $1.5 million; Discretionary sales surtax, $1.1 million; Fire and solid waste assess- ments, $913,149. Prisoner room and board, S$750,000; 8 County revenue sharing, $448,316. There are, of course, dozens of other revenue sources the General fund lists 54 in all, in- cluding such things as planning and zoning fees, electric fran- chise fees and rescue fees. As for spending, here are the department-by-department requests for funds, the percent- age increase/decrease over the current budget, and the primary reasons) other than salary in- creases that fall within county guidelines: Property appraiser, $534,623, 7.8 percent increase, computer and travel costs; Tax collector, $566.655. 3.5 percent increase; Fire'department, $341,310, 42 percent increase, debt service :. for a new\ station in Sanderson and t\\o new\ trucks, and expense reimbursement for volunteers; Emergency, management, $178,789, 12 percent decrease, ,;L a new vehicle was purchased in the current budget, so is not in the proposed budget; Rescue, $759,961,2 percent increase, operating supplies; *5 91 department, $135,045, 15 percent increase, annual maintenance on 911 system (grant-funded); Facilities maintenance, $307,529, 4.79 percent in- crease; Building, planning and zoning; $362,474, 49.2 per- cent increase., salaries (mostly a $35,000 jump for the new plan- ning director, who will make $65,000) and operating expens- es; Animal control, $131,759, 63.9 percent increase.., new , truck; b, Clerk to board of county commission, $188,321, 1.2 per- , cent decrease: j ENTERPRISE S RENT-A-CAR DROP-OFF Information services, $126,699, 9.73 percent increase, computer equipment;, .* County commission, $918,543, 4.1 percent increase; Recreation, $132,370, 1.4 percent increase; Library, $140,412, 5 percent increase;, Veteran services, $30,425, 14.9 percent increase, direc- tor will be working four days a week instead of three; Special garbage, $813,656, 16.7 percent increase, replace equipment, higher cost for fuel and tipping fees' because of waste tires; Soil conservation, $20,882, 4.8 percent increase; Northeast Florida Commu- / nity Action Agency, $28,000, 46 percent increase, relocation of office because of noise level from YMCA step aerobic class- es and match for federal funds to help, low-income people bu- homes; State attorney, $22,682, 14 percent increase, information technology; Public defender;, $14.513, '(no comparison to current bud- get included with request i: Eighth Judicial Circuit. $64,835. 9 percent increase, education/training for county court; Sheriff. $4.6 million, 5.25 percent increase: one additional officer; *Council on Aging. $179.549, 8.1 percent increase, salary in- creases to compensate for previ- ous cuts; , *Extension service, $146,949,;' 16.57 percent increase, the coun- t's match for a proposed envi- ronmental horticulture agent; Supervisor of Elections, $369,370, 13.8 percent increase, replace voting machines and add generators to back-up computer system; Road department, $4.4 mil- lion, 5.17 percent increase. The commission will hold its next budget workshop August 14 at 3:00 pm. The heads of the last three' departments listed above will be asked to attend and discuss their budgets. The board also will review several departments they were unable to get to at Tuesday's meeting. which was brought to a close at 8:00 pm after five hours of deliberations. The tentative budget must be approved September 7, with fi- nal approval scheduled for Sep- tember 25. * Dupont Lifetime Warranty Paint Computer Estimating Insurance Claim Work Computerized Color Matching Fully Insured Stop in for your free estimate 259-3785 Volunteer enhances atmosphere at PreK Center with instructive mural handiwork BY KELLEY LANNIGAN Press Staff Six weeks ago, Macclenny resident Diana Chance sold the Normandy Village Daycare business in Jacksonville that she had owned and operated for 17 years. She wanted to do-something different with her time, so she applied to be a substitute teacher at the PreK/Kindergarten Cen- ter. Principal Sherrie Raulerson, who knew Ms. Chance had con- siderable talent as an artist, de- cided to put her to work in a dif- ferent way. Ms. Raulerson had seen murals, painted by the art- ist for the children's playroom at the home of a local pastor in Macclenny. The next thing she knew, Ms. Chance was creating murals especially for the PreK/ Kindergarten Center. "I always dabbled in decora- tivqe painting for myself." says Ms. Chance, \ ho has no formal artistic training. The artist specializes in deco- rative borders for rooms, painted glassware. birdhouses and other objects. She created a stained glass effect by painting scenes on the panes of windows in her home. "It's something I love doing," she says. "and I strongly en- couraged my daycare teachers to use art as much as possible in the classroom. I was tickled to death to be asked to paint the PreK center." Every morning she arrived early and set up her work table outside the front doors of one of the PreK center's five buildings. Wearing her artist's' smock and weilding her variety of brushes, she began, creating her special Threatens son . being rude tod In an incident that began with a borrowed lawn mower, a Mac- clenny man was arrested August 2 for aggravated assault after pulling a gun on his son. George Moore, 60, denied pointing the 9mm handgun at Anthony Moore, but admitted firing a shot as his son fled, al- though he said he shot it into the ground. He told Deputy Greg Burnsed he'd gone to his son's residence on Mud Lake Road earlier in the day to retrieve the lawn mower 'he'd lent him. He said he also was in the process of repossess- ing two of his son's vehicles. While there, he argued with his daughter-in-law. Apparently Anthony Moore was not present, because he went to his father's home on Jerry Circle to confront him about verbally abusing his wife. George Moore answered the door carrying the weapon. He said he told his son to leave. Anthony Moore said he asked his father a question. He said his father pointed it at his upper body, so he turned and ran. He heard a shot behind him. series of murals in the weather resistant Folk Art acrylic paint she prefers use. "I've used this brand of paint to decorate mailboxes and it holds up really well," she said. Ms. Chance painted a mu- ral on either side of the double doors of the buildings. Each set of murals has a different color theme, which makes identifica- tion of the buildings easy for young children who cannot yet read. The murals feature images of children inspired by Karen's Kids, a popular set of characters developed by a teacher as edu- Painter Diana Ch ance p it.,t l, t iali iiI i,.t I.h_ is i.'ii *.I tlII I, n I'ral> t ng' ycs" lgcd especially for the buildings of the PreK/Kindergarten Center. PHOTO BY KELLEY LANNIGAN vith 9mm after aughter-in-law He got into his car with his wife and they drove to find po- lice. When Deputy Burnsed- ar- rived, George Moore wasn't armed, and directed the officer ,to the gun on the table.. Cokepossession A MacclennN man was ar- rested for cocaine possession August 5 after being stopped for running a stop sign. Alexander Lance, 27, was driving west on Mclver Street around 2:00 am. Approaching SR121, he put on his turn sig- nal and rolled through the stop sign, Deputy Wayne Limbaugh pulled him over and discovered Mr. Lance's driver's license had expired in 2000. Mr. Lance consented to a search of his vehicle, and the officer found cocaine inside an open ash tray. Mr. Lance said he'd just bought the crack on Martin Lu- ther King Jr. Boulevard. He was arrested for posses- sion and cited for an expired license. cation aids to teach caring, shar- ing and cooperation. Each mural design contains images that are instructive and help children develop skills in learning letters, numbers, shapes, colors and counting. A fun element Ms. Chance also decided to include is the kinder kitten, the PreK center's mascot. A kinder kitten face in the mural theme color is found at the entrance of each building. Ms. Chance spent approxi- mately five hours on each set of'murals and completed all of them in a week and a half. She worked. in the early morning hours, so children attending the summer programs were able to .see the work in progress. "The children were very in- terested in the painting process. And it was amazing how closely the) paid attention to the de- tails," says Ms. Chance. "One child informed me that I had forgotten to put a black outline around one of the kinder kitten faces, so I had to go back and correct it," she recalls with a laugh. .Finally the murals were fin- ished, but the imaginative Ms. Chance didn't stop there. She stenciled collages of letters and numbers on the sidewalks, fur- ther sending the message that the PreK is an inviting place for' children, fun and educational. 'This has been a rewarding experience and I was actually a little sad when I finished. But it's really satisfying to know the children \\ ill benefit from some- thing I did." she says. To contact Ms. Chance about painting a mural or other deco- rative art project, call 259-4723. RICH LAURAMORE CONSTRUCTION, INC. Custom Homes Additions Remodels 259-4893 ** 904-403-4781 cell. 5960 Lauramore Rd., Mlacclenni, FL 32063 | RR License No. 282811470) Thank You! I would like to thank the citizens of Baker County for the confidence and trust you have shown in me by allowing me to continue to serve as your School Board Member District 2. Our children are our future, and their safety and best interest will continue to be my top priority when making all future decisions. 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Macclenny Ave. Macclenny, Fla 32063 Phone:904-259-0264 "Helping Our Community Help Themselves!" Commission opts for reduction of a half mill Fill Dirt Top Soil SSeptic Tank Sand EP INC. 1904) 289-7000 -pen 8:00 am ~ 4:30 pm Butch's Paint & Body Shop 5573 Harley Thrift Rd. YOUR ONE STOP COLLISION CENTER Al I MAJOR & MINOR REPAIR 5 * Foreign & Domestic PUBLIC NOTICE Pursuant to Florida Statutes 101.5612 the Logic and Accuracy Certification Board will conduct the pre-logic and accuracy test of the automatic counting equipment for early voting and for the equipment going to the polls will be August 18, 2006 at 3:00 pin. The test will be conducted for the September 5, 2006 primary election. The test will be held at the Baker County Supervisor of Elections office, 32 N. 5th Street, Macclenny, Florida. I %L.L- I v v W %-F I N rsday August 10, 2006 Page 7 A 39-year-old Macclenny woman was arrested August 4 for assault after she threatened e to kill her 63-year-old husband. b Jackie Gough told Deputy a James Parham III that her hus- band had left their home on Macclenny Avenue after 9:14 s pm. Drinking a beer, she said, "If z he comes home I'm going to kill a him." t The officer told her to stop making threats and call him if her husband, Harold Gough, re- I turned. 1 About two hours later, she s called to report a suspicious ve- I hicle parked across the street. Her description matched the car c she said her-husband was driv- ing when he left. Deputy Parham went back and spoke with Mr. Gough in the car. He said his wife gets mean when she drinks and had threatened him when he returned I home. He couldn't afford a motel, so r decided to sleep in his car. i Later that night, he went to. t the sheriff's office to report that his wife had beat on the wind- shield, telling him to come over to the house. Deputy Parham escorted him i back to his home where they were met bN NIs. Gough holding a broomstick and a beer. She kept interrupting the of- ficer, then said of her husband, "I'm going to hurt him." She was then arrested. In another case of a woman being charged with domestic violence, Karen Alexander, 47,' of Jacksonville, was arrested August 7 for battery. r The Easiest Place in the World to Buy a Car or Truck" She and her ex-husband 'George Rodriguez were lying in bed at his Macclenny home around 5:30 pm when they began arguing. She hit and scratched him several times. Deputy John Warren Hardin said he'd file a charge against her with the state attorney. Teen assaults police officer A Macclenny teen being ar- rested for disorderly conduct August 1 also was charged with resisting. and assaulting a police officer after he refused to be tak- en quietly. The 17-year-old's mother had taken him to Baker County Community Services at 10:50 am for drug counseling, but, he became hostile toward her dur- ing his session. Concerned for her safety, she called police. Deputy John Hardin arrived and spoke with the bo\, \ho re- fused to calm down and contin- ued yelling profanities. He resisted being handcuffed, tried to .pull away while being led to the patrol car, then repeat- edly head-butted the w\indo%\, all the while cursing the officer. At the jail, he tried to punch deputies when tihe\ removed the cuffs. Officers pepper-sprayed him and used pressure-point tech- niques to gain control of him. It also turned out that he had an active order from the Depart - ment of 'Juvenile Justice to take him into custody. Call Locally 259-2313 or Toll Free 1-888-Dan Lamb Our showroom is conveniently located at the intersection ofHwy. 121 and U.S. 90 in downtown Macclenny www.lambsautoandtruck.com aiitIIll Hs oliiF -,K ;** .w.iiimamewgy i .-."'.?s '.*-r -* Av'eszafiR'ilmsi. -iimgmr School board honors district retirees August 7 School Superintendent Paula Barton (right) and members of the Baker County School Board presented plaques and words of appreciation during the regular meeting August 7 to longtime employees who left the district at the end of the last school year. They were (from left) Betty Gatlin of Baker High food service, Andy Harrell, guidance at Baker County Middle School, Karen Harrison, who headed up the DCT program at the high school, Angie Hinson from the adult ed department, Carol Lund, English teacher at the middle school, and Kitty Tomlinson, a rma, .imiir, .,ui itt Westside Elr',, cti . SPfOTO COURTESY OF I' F* jT,-KENi.,.EE .- NL TOIE BrK COUNTY SCHOOLoDISTRICT Points rfle at roommate P ts rfl An argument between two Macclenn\ roommates August 5 led to the arrest of one for ag- gra\ated assault and illegal pos- session of a firearm. Brett Johnson. 37, admitted pointing a .22 caliber rifle at Steve Edington because he was mad at him for driving his truck through the ) ard. Mr. Johnson told Deputi John Warren Hardin he didn't intend to shoot him. He also admitted smashing the tail light and win-' dow on Mr. Edington's truck. After he was arrested,, Mr. Johnson said he wanted Mr. Ed- ington out of the house, so, the officer issued a trespass warn- ing, Police removed a 12-gauge shotgun and a 16-gauge shot- Legal notices IN THE CIRCUIT COURT, EIGHTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR BAKER COUNTY, FLORIDA. CASE NO.: 02-2006-CA-80 IN RE: GENE HARVEY, , as TAX COLLECTOR OF BAKER COUNTY, FLORIDA AMENDED NOTICE OF ACTION TO: DELINQUENT TAXPAYER RECEIV- ING THIS NOTICE YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that a Pe- tition for Validation of Tax Warrants issued for unpaid 2004, Baker County Personal Prop- erty Taxes has been filed by Gene Harvey, Baker County Tax Collector, in which you are named as a party for nonpayment of 2004 Personal Property Taxes as assessed against you. Upon ratification and confirmation of the petition by the Court, the Tax Collector shall be authorized to issue a tax warrant against you, and levy upon, seize and sell so much of your personal property as necessary to sat- isfy the delinquent taxes, plus costs, interest, attorney's fees and other charges. YOU WILL BE DISMISSED AS A PARTY TO THIS ACTION WITHOUT ANY COURT APPEARANCE BY YOU IF YOU PAY SAID DELINQUENT TAXES OWED BY YOU AND COSTS TO THE TAX COLLECTOR AT: 32 NORTH 5TH ST., MACCLENNY, FLORIDA 32063, PRIOR TO THE FINAL HEARING SCHEDULED IN THIS MATTER. You are further notified that a Final Hear- ing will be held in.this mater on the 24th day of August, 2006, at the Baker County Court- house in Macclenny, Baker County, Florida, at 11:30 am before the Honorable Phyllis M. Rosier, Circuit Judge, at which time you or your attorney may present your objections, if any, to issuance of the Tax Warrant against you. The amount of the assessment or amount of taxes levied have been paid or not. A copy of the Petition filed herein may be obtained at the office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court in Macclenny, Baker County, Florida upon request. Witness my hand and seal of this Court on this 14 day of July, 2006. LIST OF DEFENDANTS 1. Americom Network, Inc. 04-5000053 2. Connie's Kitchen 04-5001160 3. Faith Texturing & Coating, Inc. 04-5001745 4. Fibersteam Carpet Cleaning 04-5001805 5. Interstate Brands Corp 04-5002736 6. Thomas Edwin Long 04-5003200 7. James J. Rowe 04-5004363 8. Rafuse Land Development 04-5005604 9. Asuncion Crow 04-5005725 10. Labels 04-5005796 AL FRASER As CLERK OF COURT BY Katie Kennedy DEPUTY CLERK 7/20-8/10 gun and, a second .22 from the home. Mr. Johnson' was charged \ith aggravated assault w\ithot t intent to kill. possession of a' firearmnby a con\icied felon and criminal mischief. In THE CIRCUIT COURT EIGHTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT iriAMID FOR BAKER COuIJTfi. FLORIDA CASE JO'-) 0-' ?0;C.-CAi039 JIrlM'r D GALLUPS AND JUDITH A GALLUPS, HIS WIFE, vs. PLAINTIFF, vs. J.C. WILLIAMS AND CARRIE WILLIAMS, HIS, WIFE, NOT KNOWN TO BE DEAD OR ALIVE, AND ALL UNKNOWN GRANTEES, CREDI- TORS, AND ALL OTHER PARTIES CLAIM- ING BY, THROUGH, UNDER OR AGAINST THEM, AND IF DEAD, THEIR UNKNOWN, SPOUSES, HEIRS, DEVISEES, GRANT- EES, CREDITORS, AND ALL OTHER PAR- TIES CLAIMING BY, THROUGH, UNDER OR AGAINST THEM; AND ALL UNKNOWN GRANTEES, CREDITORS, AND ALL OTHER PARTIES CLAIMING BY, THROUGH, UN-, DER OR AGAINST THEM, AND IF DEAD, OR NOT KNOWN TO BE DEAD OR ALIVE, THEIR SEVERAL AND RESPECTIVE ES- TATES, UNKNOWN SPOUSES, HEIRS, DE- VISEES, GRANTEES AND CREDITORS, OR OTHER PARTIES CLAIMING BY, THROUGH, UNDER OR AGAINST THOSE UNKNOWN NATURAL PERSONS, AND THE SEVERAL AND RESPECTIVE UNKNOWN ASSIGNS, SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST TRUSTEES, CREDITORS, LIEfJORS OR AFNY OTHER PARTY CLAIMING B,'. THROUGH, UNDER OR AGAINST ANY CORPORATION, EXIST- ING OR DISSOLVED, OR OTHER .LEGAL ENTITY NAMED AS DEFENDANT, AND ALL CLAIMANTS, PERSONS OF PARTIES, NAT- URAL OR CORPORATE, OR WHOSE EXACT LEGAL STATUS IS UNKNOWN, CLAIMING UNDER ANY OF THE ABOVE NAMED OR DESCRIBED DEFENDANTS OR PARTIES, OR CLAIMING TO HAVE ANY RIGHT, TITLE OR INTEREST IN AND TO THE LANDS HERE-AFTER DESCRIBED, Defendants., NOTICE OF ACTION To: J.C. Williams, deceased Carrie Williams, deceased You are Notified that an Action to Quiet Titfe on the following property in Baker County, Florida: Part of Section 26 and 35 of Township 2 South, Range 20 East, Baker County, Florida, being more particularly described as follows: Commence at the Northwest corner of NE 1/4 of NW'1/4 of Section 35, Township 2 South, Range 20 East, Baker County, Florida, thence run N 88*43'48" E., along the North line of said Section 35, a distance of 385.53 feet to the East line of lands described in O.R. Book 17, page 69 and the Point of Beginning. Thence N 0041'26" W, 198.76 feet to a concrete monu- ment, LS 4708 on the South right of way line -of County Road No. 124 (an 80.00 foot wide public right of way as now established); thence N 6352'16" E., along said South right of way line, 16.27 feet to a concrete monument mark- ing the Northwest corner of lands described in O.R. Book 81, page 521 of said Official Re- cords; thence S 0038'52" E, along said West line, 205.60 feet to the aforementioned North line of Section 35 and being the Point of Be- ginning of said, lands described in O.R. Book 81, page,521; thence continue S 0038'52" E., along said West line, a distance of 804.94 feet to a concrete monument on the bank of a creek; thence continue S 00038'52" E., 5 feet, more or less to the centerline of the creek; thence run Westerly along the centerline of the creek 14.02 feet, more or less, to a line bear- ing S 0041'26" E., from the Point of Beginning; thence N 0041'26" W., along the East line of O.R. Book 17, page 69 a distance of .10 feet, more or less, to a 5/8" iron rod, LS 4708, on the North bank of the creek; thence continue N 0041'26" W., 801.12 feet to the Point of Begin- ning. Containing Q.33 acres more or less. has been filed against you and you are re- quired to serve a copy of your written defenses, if any, to it on Frank E. Maloney, Jr., P.A., At- torney, whose address is 445 East Macclenny Avenue, Macclenny, Florida 32063; (904)259- 3155,'within thirty (30) days after the first pub- lication of the notice and on or before the 14th day of August, 2006, and to file the.original with the Clerk of this Court either before service on Frank E. Maloney, Jr., P.A., Attorney or imme- diately thereafter; otherwise a default will be entered against you for the relieve demanded in the Complaint or Petition. Witness my hand and seal of this Court on the 13th day of July, 2006. 7/20-8/10 TA. "Al" Fraser Clerk of Court By: Jamie Crews Deputy Clerk CITY OF MACCLENNY INVITATION TO BID The City of Macclenny solicits written propos- als to all insurance companies authorized to offer group employer paid life and health in- surance plans. Proposals are expected from only financially sound insurers, authorized to do business in Florida. All organizations are to provide a written re- quest for information and complete a Vendor Request Form as provided by our consultant. Written requests are to be submitted to: O&A Insurance Services via email or fax: Wendy@ Owenservices.com or 904-287-5625. Formal written proposals will be accepted through August 10, 2006. 7/13-8/10 IN THE COUNTY COURT INAND FOR BAKER COUNTY, FLORIDA CIVIL DIVISION CASE NO. 02-2005-CC-48 Arrested for threats to kill her husband SUMMATYME, LLC, as assignee of UMLIC VP, LLC, as assignee of Goiaome Credai Corporaton as assignee of Chase Manhattan Bank, successor by merger to Chemical Bank, as Trustee for GCC Home Equity Trust 1990-1, as assignee of Goldome Credit Corporation, as assignee of Universal Builders. S.E., Inc. Plaintiff, vs. MAGGIE STEWART; Unknown Heirs, Devisees. Grantees Assignees. Lienors,. Creditors, Trustees or other claimants of Carl Stewart, deceased; Baker County, Florida; Wachovia Bank, N.A., f/k/a SouthTrust Bank f/k/a SouthTrust Bank of Florida, National Assoc:iaton I,'a Citizens Bank of Macclenny; CitiFinancial, Inc., f/k/a Commercial Credit Corporation; Wells Fargo Financial Florida, Inc., f/k/a Norwest Financial Florida, Inc.; Julia Perkins; Julia Hayes a/I/a Julia Stewart and John/Jane Doe, Fictitious names representing tenants in possession, Defendants NOTICE OF SALE PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 45 Notice is given that pursuant to a Final Summary Judgment of Foreclosure dated July 11, 2006 entered in Case 02-2005-CC- 48 of the Circuit Court of the Judicial Circuit in and for Baker County, Florida, in which Summatyme, LLC, is the Plaintiff and Mag- gie Stewart, et al, are the Defendants, I will sell to the highest and best bidder at the front door of the Baker County Courthouse, 339 E. Macclenny Avenue, 32063, at 11:00 a.m. on the 22nd day of August, 2006, the following described property as set forth in said Final Summary Judgment of Foreclosure: A part of Government Lot 19, Section 36, Township 2 South, Range 20 East, Baker County, Florida, more particularly described as follows: Commence at the Southwest- erly corner of said Lot 19; thence North 00 degrees 27'17" West, along the westerly line of said Government Lot 19, 330 feet; thence North 87 degrees 52'57" East, 322.67 feet to the point of beginning; thence South 00 degrees 27'17" East 25 feet, thence North 87 degrees 52'57" East 161.33 feet; thence North 00 degrees 27'17" West 210.43 feet; thence South 87 degrees 52'57" West 161.33 feet; thence South 00 degrees 27'17" East, 185.43 feet to the point of beginning. Except part in Officials Records Volume 170 page 126. Except part in Official Records Volume 170 pager 126 described as follows: A part of Government Lot 19 Section 36 Township 2 South Range 20 East Baker County Florida and being more particularly described as follows: Commence at the Southwesterly corner of said Lot 19; Thence North 00 degrees 27 minutes 17 seconds West along the Westerly line of said Lot 19 330 feet; Thence North 87 degrees 52 minutes 57 seconds East 322.67 feet; Thence North 00 degrees 27 minutes 17 seconds West 80.22 feet to the Point of Beginning; Thence North 87 degrees 52 min- utes 57 seconds East 161.33 feet; Thence North 00 degrees 27 minutes 17 seconds West 105.21 feet; Thenpe South 87 degrees 52 minutes 57 seconds West 161.33 feet; Thence South 00 degrees 27 minutes 17 seconds East 105.21 feet to the Point of Be- ginning and being in area 0.38 acres more or less. Together with rights of ingress, egress, drainage and utilities. Less and except any road right of way. Dated this 7th day of June, 2006. Al Fraser Clerk of the Court By: Jamie Crews Deputy Clerk Ronald B. Cohn, Esq. Arnstein & Lehr LLP 1110 North Florida Avenue Tampa, Florida 33602 (813) 254-1400 Attorneys for Plaintiff 8/10-8/17 NOTICE OF BID FOR PESTAND RODENT CONTROL SERVICES NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Baker County Board of Commissioners will receive written, sealed bids in the Baker county Administration Building, 55 N. Third St., Macclenny, FL 32063, until 3:00 pm on August 17, 2006, for various County Facili- ties. Specifications and location of each facil- ity may be obtained from the Baker County Administration Office or by calling 904-259- 3613. Bids should be sealed and contain the words Pest Control .Bid" on the outside of the envelope. The Baker County Board of Commission- ers reserves the right to reject any and all bids. 8/3-10 IN THE COUNTY COURT EIGHTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT. IN AND FOR BAKER COUNT' FLORIDA CASE NO 02-2006.SC-0171 L.V. HIERS, INC., A FLORIDA CORPORATION PlanliH. vs. JEFFREY Z. HAROUTUNIAN. INDIVIDUALLY AND D/BiA FIRST COAST LIMOUSINE, INC, A FLORIDA CORPORATION Defendants. NOTICE OF ACTION TO. JEFFREY Z HAROuTuLJIAN FIRST COAST LIMOUSINE, INC. YOU ARE NOTIFIED that a complaint for Money Damages has been filed against you and you are required to serve a copy of your written defenses, if any, to it on Frank E. Maloney, Jr., P.A., Attorney, whose address is 445 East Macclenny Ave., Macclenny, FL 32063; 904 259-3155 within thirty (30) days after the first publication of the notice and on ,or before the 5th day of September, 2006, and to file the original with the Clerk of this Court either before service on Frank E. Malo- ney, Jr., P.A., attorney or immediately thereaf- ter; otherwise a default will be entered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint or Petition. WITNESS my hand and seal of this Court on this 31 st day of July, 2006. T.A. "AL" FRASER CLERK OF COURT BY Jamie Crews DEPUTY CLERK 8/3-24 ATTORNEY David P.Dearing former Baker Counti Prosecutor 1. Rahaim Watson Dearing Berry & Moore, PA. /lttorngs wilth over 100 wea, co,':bi'd c 'v ic.", ./,' 0t1\ a,'2?.s r" AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENTS WORKERS' COMPENSATION EMPLOYMENT LAW CRIMINAL DEFENSE WRONGFUL DEATH & PERSONAL INJURY NURSING HOME NEGLECT Jacksonville (904) 399-8989 Macclenny 259-1352 Toll Free (888) 211-9451 All initial consultations are absolutely free. Tb" hirith g ,Ja i er iu ,v i',f.mi d: a, .^', '.. :',,i .'..' 7 "t ,' n,,.t ,',,i.', ajvirt.. nene h Be',t' y-., ,/i-v'a' .in .1 t- vn ; ', :: t:,'n -" - '.d U. ; .: qtl dit.I/;f. .'. : ". ,. IN THE CIRCUIT COURT EIGHTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR BAKER COUNTY, FLORIDA CASE NO: 02-2006-CA-0107 MACGLEN BUILDERS, INC., a Florida corporation, Plaintiffs, vs. ARTURO JACKSON and NAYOKACOHEN, Defendants. NOTICE OF ACTION To Artura Jackson and Nayoha Conen VOU ARE NOTIFIED that a Com- plaint lor Money Damages has beer, file, against you and you are required to serve a copy of your wren drlenses, it any to it on Frank E Maloney Jr PA Arlorney wnose address is 445 East Macclenny Av- enue. Macclenny. Florida 32063. 19041259- 3155. witlhn thirty 1301 days arter tre tirsi pub- licaion of [ne nonce and on or Defore Ine 11 r. day of September, 2006 and to lie ire rnginal witn Ine Clerk. olf hs Court either t ervoe ser- vice on Frank E. Maloney, Jr., P.A., Attorney or immediately thereafter; otherwise a default will be entered against you for Ihe r-ieve de- manded in me Complainl or Petiiwon Wianess my nand and seal ot this Court on the 7th day ol August, 2006 T.A. "Al" Fraser S. :Clerk of Court B JamrrieCrew.i Deputy Clei' 8/10-8/31 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR BAKER COUNTY, FLORIDA. CASE NO.: 02-2006-CA-0011 DIVISION: UCN 022006CA000011 XXCICI WALTER MORTGAGE SERVICING, INC. Plaintiff, vs. GLORIA J. WILLIAMS; DONNAA. WILLIAMS, Defendants NOTICE OF SALE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT, pur- suant to the Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above cause, I will sell the property situated in Baker County, Florida described as follows: A portion of government land Lot. 19, Section 36, Township 2 South, Range 20 East, Baker County, Florida; and being more particularly described as follows: Point of Beginning being the Southwest comer of said government land Lot 19 and run North 87 degrees, 52 minutes, 47. seconds East, a dis- tance of 100 feet; thence North 0 de- grees 29 minutes 17 seconds West, a distance of 220 feet; thence South 87 degrees 52 minutes 47 seconds West, a distance of 100 feet, thence south 0 degrees 29 minutes 17 sec- onds East, a distance of 220 feet to the Point of Beginning, containing 0.50 acres more or less. at public sale, to the highest and best bidder, for cash at 11:00 am on August 22, 2006, at the east doors of the courthouse., Florida. Any person claiming 'an interest in' the sur- plus from the sale, if any, other than the property owner as of the date of the Lis Pen- dens must file a claim within 60 days after the sale. In accordance with the American with Dis- abilities Act, persons with disabilities needing a special accommodation to participate in this proceeding should contact the A.D.A. Administration for the Clerk of the Court not later than 7 days prior to the proceeding - at: 339 E. Macclenny Ave., Macclenny, FL 32063. *If hearing impaired, (TDD) 1-800- 955-8771, voice 1-800-955-8770. This is not a court information line.' DATED: July 25, 2006. Al Fraser Clerk, Circuit Court By: Jamie Crews Deputy Clerk NIXON AND ASSOCIATES 3105 W. Waters Ave. Tampa, FL 33614 Telephone: (813) 93-7722 8/3-1 0c BAKER COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS INVITATION TO BID The Baker County Board of County Commis- sioners solicits written proposals to all insur- ance companies authorized to offer group employer paid life and health insurance plans. Proposals are expected from only financially sound insurers, authorized to do business in Florida. All organizations are to provide a written re- quest for information and complete a Vendor Request Form as provided by our consultant. Written requests are to be submitted to: O&A Insurance Services via email or fax: Wendy@ Owenservices.com or 904-287-5625. Formal written proposals will be accepted through August 10, 2006. 7/13-8/10 THE BAKER COUNTY PRESS, Thursday August 10, 2006 Page 8 ocald Taylor Rosaleigh Nielsen Daughter born Cory and Jessi Nielsen are pleased to announce the birth of daughter Taylor Rosaleigh on July '15, 2006 at St. Vincent's Medical Center in Jacksonville. SShe weighed 6 pounds, 9 ounc- es and was 19 inches long.. Proud grandparents are David and Lynn Hand of Sanderson and Lynne Nielsen of Jacksonville. Great-grandparents are Fred and the late Rosie Harvey of Sand- erson, GladNs Hand Br)ant and the late Roy Hand Sr., also ,of Sanderson, and Roger and Don- na Rice of Jacksonville. Retha Mac Mloates of Sand- erson, is the great-great-grand- mother. I v. . Born on July 8 Christopher Egan and Gina Magallanes of NMacclenn3 are pleased to announce the birth of son Jayden Egan on Julk 8,2006 at St. Vincent's Medical Center in Jacksonville. He weighed 6 pounds, 7 ounc- es and was 19 inches long. Happy Anniversary It's been the best 13 years! Son to Nickles Rosemary and Michael Nick- les of Jacksonville are pleased to announce the birth of son William Wallace on July 16 at Baptist Medical Center South. He weighed 7 pounds, 13 ounces and was 21 inches long. Grandparents are Sandra and Jim Nickles and Mag and Jim McGauley, all of Glen St. N lary. Great-2randmnothers areJeanette Combs of Glen and Margaret McGauley of St. Louis. Mo. Celebrates 50! Vonceil and Johnny Craw- ford of Moniac, Ga. celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with a family dinner at the home of their son. The couple married ont Jul\ 6, 1956. Mrs. Crawford is the for- mer Vonceil Monds. Their children are Mitchell Craw ford and Frankie Crawford of Moniac, and Mike Crawford of Glen St. Mary. The Crawfords .have five grandchildren and one great- grandchild. kiti hi, hi lle ltiuet' Tucker Eli Crews Born August 1st Tommy and, Tracey Crews. of Macclenny are pleased to' an- nounce the birth of son Tucker Eli on August 1 at St. Vincent's Medical Center in JAcksonville. He x weighed 7 pounds, 2 ounc- es and was 19 inches long. Proud grandparents are Joey and Linda Giddens of Glen St. Mary' and J.C. Crews Sr. of Macclenny. Great-grandparents are Heywood and the late Mar- gie Giddens, Coy and Pearl Shu- mate and the late Plummer and Virgie Crews. Born in Texas Kristy and Chris White of Arlington, Texas are please to announce the birth of daughter Kira Michelle on July 17. ,She weighed 8 pounds, 5 ounces and w Karenko of Texas and Kay and Bruce Nixon of Macclenn \. Harvey reunion The annual Harvey family, reunion will be held on Sunday, August 20 at the Ag Center in Macclenny. Sign-up, starts at noon. : For more details, contact Sheldon Beasley at 259-5468 or e-mail him at sbeasley@nefcom. net. Family Owned & Furniture rated Since You won't believe our prices... or the selection! Specializing in: Living Rooms Bedrooms Kids'Bedrooms Lodge Dec Dining Rooms Home Offic 60,000 Sq. Ft. of Beautiful Furniture, Home Furnishings & Accessorie 239 Jones Rd. #4, Jacksonville 904-781-1079 www.circlekfurniturejax.com M.:n Wed. Triur Frin S.'il 10 am 5 .30 pm Sun 1 5 31 pm CLOSED TLIESDA Although Iou are thousands ol miles a\\a%, %e are sending birthday wishes to \ou. all the \\ai to Irao. AI''in. Dad. Susic' Lai / v. 1-ainab. Biciihi. Bilk~ Ro/bbi. Vy Star Credit Union We never forget that it's your money. 1168 South 6th St. Macclenny, FL Now serving all residents of Northeast Florida. (904)777-6000 www.vystarcu.org 'Annual Percentage Yields (APY's) shown are effective as of July 6th, 2006, and are subject to change. There is a substantial penalty for early withdrawal from certificates. VyStar is insured by the National Credit Union Administration. . NC Looking for new members The Woman's Club of Mac- clenny is looking for new mem- bers. The annual membership cof- fee will be held on Thursday, August 18 at 10:00am am at the clubhouse on South 5th. SProspective members are in- vited to check out the club, and bring their new ideas into one of Baker County's oldest and most established civic organizations. In other club events, fjile members attended a one-day workshopp in Orlando on July 29 to plan for the annual Relay for Life sponsored by the American, Cancer Society. The Woman's Club has for years been one of the co-spon- sors of the relay held each April. Attending were JoAnn Huk. Geneva Rhoden, Cheryl Lunn, Marihln Hodges and Frances Frost. Hunter reunion Descendants of William Miles Hunter who live in the Baker County area are invited to a family reunion at the home of Jim and Carol Martin on the Icherucknee Ri\er on Aueust 26 starting at 10:00 am. A covered dish lunch begins at noon. The schedule includes a brief meeting and discussion on genealogy. Facilities are avail- able to change clothes for s" imr- ming. For more details, contact Mr. Martin at 386-365-3666. Meeting moved Aconflict in scheduling result- ed in the moving of the quarterly meeting for the Baker County Transportation Disad vantaged board to Thursday, August 31. It begins at 10:00 am at the Baker County Health Depart- ment. Michael Fisher ,'-.- Auditions for 'Oklahoma, TheBakerCounty High School drama department will have open tryouts for the musical Oklahoma August 9-11 in the school audito- rium from 2:00-4:00 pm. The auditions are open to per- sons eighth grade up, arid partici- pants should prepare a short song since the production is a musical. Oklahoiia is one of the most popular American musicals of all time, featuring classics like Oh, What a Beautifiu Morning, Sur- rey With the Fringe on Top and others. For more information, call BCHS drama director Bob Gerard at 259-6286. SENIORS' MENU for the week of August 14-18 MONDAY: BBQ Ribbette, baked beans, potato salad, bread, hot apples vcktnnamon and milk TUESDAY: Sliced ham, sweet po- tatoes, green beans., bread, pineapple tidbits and milk. WEDNESDAY: Beef tips w/gravy o er rice. oriental, blend, steamed cab- bage. bread, peaches and milk. THURSDAY: Chicken & rice, lima beans, carrots. bread, pears and milk. FRIDAY: Beef & macaroni cas- serole, cauliflower, pole beans, bread, fruit cocktail and milk. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS Monday & Thursday 8:00 pin Macdenny Church of Christ 5th and Minnesota JI|., Table Unens & Chair Covers I Column Sets & Candelabras *Tables Chairs Floral Arrangements Chocolate Fountain '".1w eaiwu.wei.,eon h259-8397 5P7 -6620 STAY AT HOME MOM? OR NEED A SECOND INCOME? $500 TO $1000 MONTHLY TRY VEMMfW! INTERNET BASED BUSINESS, WITItiRERT ENTIRE GO TO WWW.VEMMABUILDER.C6Mf9/2753330 IF YOU HAVE RAY QUESTIONS ROY OR GEORGIMNNE DR " (904) 259-3603 (904) 408-9745 0* (9$~94747 i_ ,I (Flet;i') tI T Id laa ennett KAULERSON for County, Commissioner District 4, Democriat From Here. Fo Here. S"'Dedicated to preserving the value -* !" of life of all citizens in our ''" community while making sure our heritage and'small community' characteristics are never forgotten. , : Pd. politicalad. pd. for and approved by Ida Raulerson, Dem. for County Commissioner Dist. 4 vs ii: N'- J"as 111K,1ab6 i. I I IW | *',f?,",'i' ,fH K MK i iL'lajaln lI , g. |g" h!-m, ',,'m ats, ,', Work Hand in Hand Work Hand in Hand Work Hand in Hand Work Hand in Hand Work Hand in Hand Work Hand in Hand Work Hand in Hand with the Chamber of Commerce to insure quality, clean industry with good paying jobs for Baker County. with our local school officials to make sure our school system will have adequate school facilities from future development, to prevent over crowding in our schools so the children of this county can get the very best education possible. with the Council on Aging to make sure our elderly are taken care of and provide them with a safe building. Remember, these are the folks who took care of us and now it's our responsibility to take care of them. with the Baker County Sheriff's Department to help provide our citizens with the very best protec- tion and encourage allocated funds from future developments for additional jail facilities. with all government agencies to help them receive the raises they have been promised and have not received, but deserve. with the Recreation Department and County to help allocate and provide recreational facilities for our youth. I believe an active youth is a healthy youth and a youth that is safe and out of danger. * I PROMISE to you, the citizens of Baker County, I will work Hand in Hand with all of the departments in the county and treat everyone fairly. * I PROMISE to work hard, study the issues, be prepared to discuss and vote on the issues for our county. * I PROMISE to look out for the future of our county and do my very best to guide it in the right direction. * I PROMISE to be available and to always perform my duties to the very best of my ability. With your support and God's help, we will work Hand in Hand to make great things happen for Baker County and its citizens. Earn more. Save more. -RK - THE BAKER COUNTY PRESS, Thursday August 10, 2006 Page 9 -' Er --u Margaret Alton rites August 9 Mary Margaret Alton, 81, of Macclenny died on Saturday, August 5,. 2006 at St. Vincent's Center. Ms. Alton was bornAugust enjoy, 924 in Pensacola. latof 35e Wi-ears, and daughters onja iJean GarmW.and Meshell and Di- Minnie Lee Sann e Yvonne Lowery. McFWilbeand. cFarand of Jack- She lived in Baker County the pasonville; sisters Wilma L. Hut-. Mr.Joyce Wlkeson ofwas a Baptist and enjoyed crafting hats and seJack- ing. She was predeceased byad sonarvin lle graon, hr husband of 35 Nears. and daughters Sonja Jeanliam (Keyrmanv Lowershell and Di-Greg (Lanne Yvonnea) Lowery., of Macclenn', and Jenn is ifer (Daid) Hibrtheggin- WilbedrenG.: cFarland ofJack-ndon. sonville, sisters Wilma L. Ashleyut- Joyce Wilkerson of Louisiana and Carolyn J. Amosof Jack- sonvi waslle grandchildren Wil- (Leona) Lo%%erN of dacclenny, and Jennifer (David) Higgin- botham of Callahan; 11 great- grandchildren: Chris, Brandon. Joshua, Jeremy, Nikki, Kaylee, August 9 at 11.00 am in the S chapel of Ferreira Funeral Ser- vices with Pastor Phillip Crump officiating. Interment followed in Restlawn Memorial Park in Jacksonville. The family re- ceived friends the evening be- fore the service. St Peters Anglican Fellowship -lesoa Mace Sunday School 9:00 am Sunday Service 10:00 am First United Methodist Church 93 N. 5th St, Macclenny 259-3551 Sunday School: 10:00 am Sunday Worship: 11:00 am Sunday Youth: 6:00 pm Wednesday Dinner: 5:45 pm Wednesday Worship: 6:15 pmn ,John L. Hay, Jr., Pastor Infant Bellflower Infant Mackenzie Lorraine Bellflower went to be with the Lord on August 4, 2006. She was the daughter of Chris- topher Allen Bellflower and Co- hen Nichole "Nikki" Crow, both of Macclenny. A graveside funeral service was held on Tuesday, August 8 at Macedonia Cemetery. V. Todd Ferreira Funeral Services was in charge of arrangements. Addie Grffis, NEFSH retiree Addie Frances Griffis, 78, of Maxville, Fla. died on Wednes- day, August 2 at Macclenny Nurs- ing and Rehab. She was a native of Waycross, Ga.. and lived most of her life in Maxville. Mr. Griffis retired from Northeast Florida State Hospital as a nursing aide, and was a member of the Church of Christ. She is survived by a son. Fred- die Griffis of Maxville; daughters Betty Jean Hilliard of Fort White and Pamela Williams of Mac- clenny: brothers Dewitt and Del- is Stats, both of Live Oak; sisters Pat and Helen; nine grandchil- dren, 13 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren. A graveside funeral service was held on Friday, August 4 at 11:00 am at Long Branch Cem- etery with Rev. Bobby Gene SCrews officiating. Archie Tanner Funeral Home of Starke was in charge of arrangements. 7, e. eot .t.I First Baptist Church of Sanderson CR 229 S., Sanderson FL Sunday School ....... 10:00 am Sun. Morning Worship 11:00 am Sun. Evening Worship ..6:00 pm Wed. Eve. Bible Study ..7:00 pm AWANA Wed.. Aug. 16 .7:00 pm Pastor Bob Christmas wvw.firstbaptisichurchofsanderson.com FAITH BIBLE CHURCH New Hope for the Community Five Churches.Road Hwy. 127 Sanderson, FL Sunday School 9.45 a. Sunday Morning Woship 11:O. M. Wed. Nigh Bible Study 7:00p.m. Evr ySuond NigService 7.0 -Op. idellW W illiams -Pstor / First Baptist Church GLEN ST. MARY, FLORIDA "A Beacon to. Sunday School 9:45 AM Baker County" Sunday Morning Worship 11:00 AM OSunday Evening Worship 6:00 PM Wednesday Prayer Meeting 7:00 PM 259-6977 Dr. Walter Bennett, Interim Sr. Pastor Perry Hays, Associate Pastor Ray A. Paulk, of Middlebu Ray Alvinson Paulk, Middleburg, Fla. died si on Saturday, August 5, his home. Mr. Paulk was born tember 26, 1932 in Willa ee, Ga. and served pro the US Navy from 1953-5 retired from the civil se. Jacksonville NAS in 1989 He is survived by C Harvley Paulk, his loving of 50 years; sons Charl (Cathy) of Middleburg an neth Paulk (Celia) of J ville: daughter Renee Pau Thomason) of Gainesvil brother Alton Paulk (Do Panama City, Fla.; sister Jackson (Harley of Mid( grandchildren Carla W Jason Kite, Garrett and Paulk; four great-grandc other loving family m and friends. Mr. Paulk was a devot ily man as he was a lovi band, father, grandfather, and friend who will be missed. The funeral service held at 11:00 am on A in the chapel of Jack Memory Gardens Funera in Orange Park. The fan quests donations in his to the American Heart / tion.. Glen Hill Primitive Baptist Elder Arnold Johns Sunday Services Starting 1 Wednesday. Bible Stud'. 6 For informauon call 259-9 CONGCRECATION .WT ,. OD15T CHIL .3ndavSchool.." 10 A;. Eight Seytice 7 .- EVERYONE VELCO Pastor To mmnlelba SLICSIt 1 001m ... ..... 10 St mda oriflSt-ie f ,73, rg 73, of suddenly 2006 at on Sep- acooch- udly in 55, then rvice at 9. hristine ng wife es Kite nd Ken- ackson- lk (Tom le, Ga.; )ttie.) of r Aletha dleburg: thitele\. Mr Lowry's rites in Beaufort, S.C. William Bradley Lowry, 72, of St. George, Ga. died at his home on August 3, 2006. He was born on July 17, 1934 in Richwood, West Virginia and was self-em- ployed as a painter. Mr. Lowry was a US Army veteran. Survivors include childrenAn- gela Swope and Shawn Lowry of Pennsylvania, and Jeffrey S. Ward of West Viginia; his long- time partner and friend Quincy Mason of St. George. A memorial service and Inurn- ment \ ill be held on Thursday, August 10 at the National Cem- etery in Beaufort, S.C. Arrange- ments were under the direction of V. Todd Ferreira Funeral Ser- vices, Macclenny. ildr Leona Rhoden, members ofMartinsville ed famn- Leona Edith Rhoden. 85, of ing hus- Martinsville, IN, died on August brother 2, 2006, at Morgan Hospital & great) Medical Center. She was born on December 22, 1920 in Owen will be County and was the daughter of ugust 9 the late Floyd E. and Helen B. son ille (Scott) Thatcher. il Home Ms. Rhoden was a devoted nily re- wife, mother and grandmoth- memory er She was a homemaker & a issocia- member of Monrovia Christian Church. , She was predeceased by her hurh husband. Harold Rhoden. Jr.. 4 sisters. Lillian Williams, Gladys S Collenbaugh, Lois Alumbaugh 0:30 am and Geneva Abrams; and three :30 pm brothers, Charles. Clarence and 9567 Isaac Thatcher. Ms. Rhoden is survived by / four sons Marvin Rhoden of Port AL St. Lucie, FL; Melvin, Ken and l C Dan Rhoden, all of Martinsville; CH. her daughter, Joyce Rhoden o :" n of Martinsville: two brothers, :00 am d Clyde Thatcher of MooresvillUe 0ag. and Howard Thatcher of Naples, :30 pm FL; two sisters, Doris Pillow of dy an, Greenwood and Laura Fulk of . i. Indianapolis; seven grandchil- E dren and'seven great-grandchil- l dren. The funeral services were held on Saturday, August 5 at Neal & Summers Mortuary in Martinsville. Burial was in New d South Park Cemetery. IISlm 13, 23-A to Lauramore Rd. & Fairgrounds Rd. Sunday School 9:45 am Sunday Morning Worship 11:00 am Sunday Evening Services 6:00 pm Wednesday Night Prayer Meeting 7:00 pm Pastor J. C. Lauramore Welcomes All Sunday Schiml S undaa itrnino sVi~rruIip 1 Sunday Evenino Worship -4 Lor'ingtChurch a' 2 99 ZI o31 T ,; M 8 L ', 0 NVG](.- C C- I.EN P4VI 0:30 10:15 O:(l0 Wednesday Bible Study Thursday loulh Pastor: Paul Hale 7:00 pm 7:00 pm " iri i p r in id frir all ern il es. I rilh a Growing Vision of Excellence" SS,:h ...I Readine Center 25981(.6 iL Xme- J~iesfiissaasswaass' Bessie Warren, 77, Starke native Bessie Lou Warren, 77, of Macclenny died on Sunday, Au- gust 6, 2006 at Macclenny Nurs- ing and Rehab. She was born on December 7, 1928 in Starke to, the late Warren and Victoria Ca- dle, and moved to Macclenny in. 2002 from Jacksonville. Ms. Warren enjoyed cooking. listening to bluegrass and gos- pel music and raising her chil- dren. She %\as predeceased by Hoyt Warren. her husband of 54 years, by son Buck Warren and by grandchildren Billy Miller and Debra Foucart. She is survived by children Katherine Nicholson (Floyd) of Macclenny. Christine Leach (David' of Fleming Island. Fla., Mary Warren (Bucki of Arthur Shaw, taught locally Arthur Madison Shaw. 76. died Wednesday. August 2. 2006. He \ as a native of Welsh. La. and a former resident of NMacclenny before moving to Jackson\ ille in 1984. Mr. Shaw. an Air Force vet- eran. at one time taught history and English in Baker County schools, a retired insurance agent and a convenience store clerk. Survivors include Lucille Shaw, his \ife of 12 \ears: daughter Anne Trecida (Richard). step-son Roncev'ertee Po\ell Jr.; brother Bill Shaw; grandchildren SMegan and Jeffrey Stencil. The family requests donations in Mr. Sha\w's memory to Com- munitr Hospice of Northeast Florida. Fraser Funeral Home on Normandy Blvd.. Jacksonville. was in charge of arrangements. Jacksonville, Betty Joe Ken- nedy (Don) of New Jersey, Faye Thomas (John) of Jacksonville and Charles Warren (Glenda) of Lake Butler; two brothers, four sisters, nine grandchildren, 21 great-grandchildren and two .great-great-grandchildren. The funeral service for Ms. Warren will be held at 3:00 pm on Wednesday. August 9 at the Christian Fellowship Temple with pastors David and Timmy Thomas officiating. Interment %%ill follow in Long Branch Cemetery. The family received friends the evening before the service. V. Todd Ferreira Funeral Ser\ ices of Macclenny was in charge of arrangements. Mt. Zion N.C. Methodist Church 121 North 259-4461 Pastor Bobby Griffin Sunday School 10:00 am Sunday Morning Worship 11:00 am Sunday Evening Worship 6:00 pm Wednesday Prayer Service 7:00 pm For God so loved the world. that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. John 3:16 Exceptional Praise & Worship Come be a Warm, Friendly Folks partof ... what God A Sundaiv School Yor Cbilren will ove! is doing! Sunday i' 0:-45 a.m. & 6:00 p.m. / \Vednesd:ys (ii 7:00 p.m. Jesus: The Way, The Truth and The Life Sunday School 10:00 A.M. Sunday Evening Worship 6:)0 PM. Sunday Morning Worship 11:00 A.M. Wed. Eve. Worship 7:30 P.M. Pastor Rev. Shannon Conner North 6th Street- Macdenny 259-3500 12, Sane Guerry Funeral Home We are a family owned company with two locations serving our respective communities. If you have a question about a funeral with burial or a funeral with cremation, call us'. Guerry Funeral Home's reputation was built on caring for your family. 420 E. Macclenny Ave. (U.S. 90 East) Macclenny 259-2211 2659 S.W. Main Blvd. (U.S. 41 South) Lake City (386) 752-2414 Bill Guerry and Bryan Guerry, Funeral Directors Larry Williams, Office Administrator . Sanderson Congregational Holiness Church CR 127 N., Sanderson, FL Sunday School 10:00 am Morning Worship 11:00 am Sunday Evening Worship 6:00 pm Wed. Evening Prayer Serv. 7:30 pm Pastor: Oral E. Lyons f MACCLENNY CHURCH OF CHRIST 573 S. 5th St. 259-6059 Sunday Bible Study 9:45 am Fellowship 10:30 am 11:00 am Worship Services i 11:00 am \.. 'ed. Bible Swudv ;;:-Q ''y '7:311 pm S;' a F K itMinister ^ Sam F. Kitching Ir sp, lal B6-In,.lS I THE BAKER COUNTY PRESS, Thursday August 10. 2006 Page 10 Thankyou On July 23, 2006 Elisha "Satch" Wilkerson Jr. left us and went home to heaven. The fam- ily would like to thank everyone for the great send-off. We are grateful for the 400- 500 visitors who came by and supported Satch's family. The food, desserts and paper goods seemed to have no limits. The beautiful flowers were abun- dant. We would like to extend our thanks and love to the families who live on Lauramore Rd. The neighbors groomed their lawns and put up "park here" signs to help accommodate everyone for the viewing and the funeral. Thanks to these special or- ganizations: the brothers of the Dawkins Lodge, Masonic lodg- es from around the state, New Hope Congregational Method-. ist Church. Emmanuel Bap- tist Church, the Christian Fel- lowship Temple and the Baker County Sheriff's Office for their help, support and love extended to our family during this diffi- cult time. The family would like to thank Todd Ferreira and his staff for their professional handling of the services. They made it pos- sible to ensure that all of Satch's last requests were met, includ- ing the women pallbearers who took him from the church and then transferred the responsibil- ity to his Masonic brothers to complete his journey. If we have left anyone out. please forgive us. It is not our intention to do so. We're sure "'Satch" looked down from his new heavenly home and said, A job well done and may God bless each of you!" THANKS AGAIN,. JANETTE, JIMMY, SISSIE, PEGGY AND SHIRLEY In loving memory of Patti Lynn Dilley Nipper' 8/12/1967- Si"10.'2002 Dear Patri: It has been four years since you, left for your journey within Jesus. I mourn in silence for you; the phone rings and I want to hear your voice. Sadly, it is someone else, my dear daugh- ter. Oh, I miss you so! In life, we. loved you dearly; in death we love you still. In our hearts you hold a place that no one will ever fill. It broke our hearts to lose you, biut you didn go alone, for part of us went with you the day God took you home. You are so loved and missed, and will never be forgotten. Your son Cody is well, doing fine, and he misses you very much. You will always be in our thoughts and forever in our hearts. LOVE FOREVER, MoMNi, DAD. BRENDA. ALLEN AND CODY #1 Knights fish fry A fish fry will be held on Saturday, August 12 in front of the Macclenny Wal-Mart from 11:00 am-3:00 pm. It is sponsored by the Knights of Columbus chapter at St. Mary's Catholic Church, and proceeds will be used for the organization's charitable activi- ties. Gospel sing The New River New Congre- gational Church will host a gos- pel sing on Sunday, August 13 during the 11:00 am service. The featured singer is Chris Smith the One Man Quartet. He is the former baritone singer for The Inspiration Quartet. Ev- eryone is welcome. Cat pep rally The Baker County commu- nity is invited to a "Wildcat Pride Celebration" at the BCHS gym August 11. Highlights include introduc- tion of both the varsity and JV football teams, cheerleaders, the BCMS Bobcat football players, along with senior division play- ers in the youth league. There will also be door prizes and refreshments. Join in on this kick-off of what promises to be an exciting football season at all age levels. .| l....i.. .- --,,....."8.0 ",' ---- ir --.....-. Nights will be brighter at Memorial Stadium In the next few dais neiw field lighting (seen here in aisenmbled tori nil// on the raoiuidl ill be erected ait thc north Macclenny football stadium in nnie lor the kcAk-ol h,.nme game on September I .4cco/rdmi to th sci ...ol dstrrc'i s cilc6ine, chie/fDeniy lWells. the nei lights should s/edt at least 50 candle po.er to ithe entire field and sthidi area, greatly unproving i nIq.t isibthili. The $230.000 cost is covered by a recently approved hal 'issite that w>'/ liiinlice other capiatl uiiprovenei'nits anid raci' cw.hoo0l bijes The hg/its on concrete posts replace a7 n stein that hs been in iie n earl -40 uiiar. according to Air. tie,'/s The project also in-, cludes ec.teisiic re- iaring. MArs. Canaday Earns Master's Lauren Maloney Canaday of NMacclenny graduated August 4 from the University of Florida With a master's degree in reha- bilitative counseling. She is the wife of Quientin Canaday and the daughter of Barbara and Frank E. Maloney Jr. of Macclenny. Mrs. Canaday is employed by Baker Community Counseling Services. Inc. of Macclenny as a substance abuse counselor. for the week of August 14-18 BREAKFAST MONDAY: Brc.kfait pizza, frlu. uice and milk 'tUESDAY: Saus.g. b.01c.i., ruui ]Iue and milk. WEDNESDAY: Cereal %iah rtolc heat loast, fit juice and mill. THURSDAY: FPancake ;and sausa.ge on 3 'Ick with s rup,. uiit Juice and milk FRIDAY: aflies iiih \iup, iruil uiace arid milk LUNCH Cold tn. l ipial. i' r ch. ii,.Iii ii, i n Iw ur rcll ror cra 'er.n d, ..t rii. in o I redi OR MONDAY: Delil-irkei and cheese .-,n % hole grain bun or oen baked chicken cc cornbread .lice. topped pouiaoes. ;.teamTed .broccoli, chilled trnii choice and milk TULESDAY: Pepperoni pizza slice or' chunk) chicken soup and a homemade ,'heal roll. :eatoried mi\ed iegeiablee. iossed sajjd. chilled frit choice rad mrrlk WEDNESDAY: Rib pamy or, bun or lurke% pie p.' a' b.i cui,. easoncd ca.b bage, carroi coins % dressing. chilled fTwi choice and milk. ,THURSDAY: Pork & rice ciaserole w/homemade wheat roll or breaded chick- en patty on whole gmain bun lia'hbro."r n patty, lettuce and tomato 'slices, chilled fruit choice and milk. FRIDAY: Baked hot pocket or golden corn dog, baked fries, creamy slaw, chilled fruit choice and milk. Come and magnify the Lord and worship with us Glen Friendship Tabernacle Clinton Ave. Glen St. Mary WJXR Radio Service Sunday., ... 8:30 am Morning Worship Service..... 10:30 am Children's Church............. 11:30 am P Evangelistic .............. 6:00 pm Bible Study (Wed.)...... .. .7:30 pm Rev. Albert Starling *-Home: 259-3982 Church: 259-6521 Woodlawn Kennels GROOMING 259-4757 BOARDING. Private Spacious Indoor/Outdoor Runs Complete Bath, De-flea & Groom ....... $20-$25 Bath, De-flea & Nails Clip. .......... $10-$15 Boarding (per actual day). ... .... ..... .. $5-$7 CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP TEMPLE / Senior Pastor Independent Pentecostal Church Assocate Pastor David Thomas Tim Thomas 2594940 Seventh St. & Ohio Ave., Macclenny 25.94575 Sunday School 10:00 am Sunday Morning Worship 11:00 am Sunday Evening Worship Wednesday Night Service Radio WJXR 92.1 Sunday Youth Proarams Sunday School Common Ground Sunday Common Ground- Wed. (Teens) God Kids Sunday God Kids Wednesday 6:00 pm 7:00 pm 9:15 am 10:00 am 7:00 pm 11:00 am 7:00 pm Youth Pastor Gary Crammy CANCER? Don't go it alone The Baker County Cancer Support Group First Tuesday of month 7-00 pm Baker Counnv Health Department "Y Z -0 M-Mff- g. fArnum Amw 2006 Florida Press Association Awards In-Depth News Coverage Serious Column First Amendment Defense Best Obituary Humor Column Hurricane Coverage Business Writing Sports Column Sports Game Day Story Best Single Graphic 2006 First Amendment Foundation Award Friend of the First Amendment 2006 National Newspaper Association Awards Business Writing Sports Writing 2006 Florida Press Women Awards Government Coverage Continuing Coverage News Reporting Environmental Reporting THE BAKER COUNTY PRESS Since 1929 *Paid circulation 7000 and under 1 Baker County has only one publication recognized by peers as one of Florida's top two weekly newspapers PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCED Independently owned www.christianfellowshiptemple.com, . --, -ww- -rw - 10, 2006 Page 10 I THE BAKER COUNTY PRESS, Thursday August Couple charged with battery of each other Police filed charges against a couple who accused each other of battery August 3. ,Christina Brogdon, 18, said her boyfriend, Christopher Sharp, 22, hit her in the head while they were at her mother's home on Jefferson Street in Glen St. Mary. Her mother, Patricia Brogdon, said she was on the phone around 10:30 pm when she heard a thump and her daughter screaming, "Chris just hit me in the head, get my brother over here!" Christina called police and locked the door as Mr. Sharp took off. He returned about five minutes after Deputy William Hilliard ar- rived at the house. Mr. Sharp denied hitting Ms. Brogdon. and said she scratched his eye. She said it happened while she was pushing him off her after he hit her. a H RENTALS OR SALES A 4 Hard Water? Rusty Water? Smelly Water? ron Filters and Conditioners !A' Water Treatment A' Free Water estsI Well & Pump Supplies Disorderly man grabs deputy in sensitive area A Panama City man who him and squeezed. grabbed and squeezed a deputy's The officer knocked his hand genitals August 6 was arrested away and used a "knee spike" to on several charges including, get control of him. battery on a law enforcement He continued cursing Deputy officer. Whitaker and Officer Cason Carl Hord, 41, also. was until a patrol car came to picl charged with.,disorderly intoxi- him. cation, battery on his girlfriend, : Ms. Greig told the deputy tha and resisting an officer with vio- after the car went into the ditch lence. Mr. Hord continued to fight witl According to Rosemary her, grabbing and tearing he Greig, she and Mr. Hord were clothes. arguing while she was driving She was visibly shaken and on CR 231 at about 4:30 pm. He afraid of him, but refused to grabbed the steering wheel and give a written statement. ran the car into a ditch. When Deputy Darrin Whita- ,tisi D, ker arrived, Christopher Cason, a forestry officer, was trying to help Mr. Hord get the. car out of the ditch. N .' .: However, the officer said Mr. Hord was being uncooperative'_Y v and hostile toward him. The deputy asked Mr. Hord if yl ,, Ovi, he wanted him to call a wreck- er. lI . He said yes, but refused to' say whether he had the money ' to pay for it. He continued to curse Deputy Whitaker until the officer arrest- ed him. . Mr. Hord was handcuffed and seated on the ground %when the deputy knelt down to pat search him. At that time Mr. Hord grabbed 2" & 4" Wells Water & Iron Conditioners Installed Call Roger or Roger Dale 259-7531 Family Owned & Operated S ai S (riure THE BAKER COUNTY PRESS, Thursday August 10, 2006 Page 11 'Talladega Nights' spins out- 2 out of 4 stars d o n at h, h r d i BY BOB GERARD Entertainment Editor' I admit that I went to Tallade- ga Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby with some trepidation. I am neither a NASCAR fan nor a fan of Will Ferrell. I realize that I'll probably be branded a Communist by those folks to whom NASCAR is a lifestyle rather than a sport, but that's just the way it is. So, a movie about a sport I don't particularly like star- ring a guy I don't think is very funny isn't the right movie for me. However, my family' and friends were excited about it and so I couldn't exactly turn them down. Will Ferrell stars as Ricky Bobby, who was born in the backs t of his no-account father's race car and marked for life as someone who would chase speed. Ferrell seems to avoid regular films and focus on turning char- acters into caricatures. In Elf, he was Santa's full-sized elf. In Anchorman, he played a par- ticularly shallow and self-pos- sessed television new sman. This is probably natural since he got his start on Satutrday Night Live. where he specialized in these sort of characters. His best was, of course, President Bush, and you can see his portrayal of the president sneaking into Ricky Bobby from time to time. There are a lot of funny mo- ments in Talladega Nights, and if you are a fan of NASCAR and Ferrell you will probably love it. I didn't love it, but the people around me did and have been quoting Ricky Bobbyisms all weekend long. Ricky has always been des- tined to be a racer. In elementary school, his father, Reese Bobby (Gary Cole) comes to father/son day and delivers the line that Ricky will base his life upon. He tells the class, "If you ain't first, you're last," moments before being throw n out of the school The movie is very predict- able, but full of funny moments and wonderful character acting. I really enjoyed watching the col- lection of idiots who surrounded him. That was my favorite part of Anchornian as well. John C. Reilli is his sidekick, Cal Naughton Jr. Bobby and Cal are on the pit crew of an abso- lutely horrible team that finishes v v every race dead last. When the driver crawls out of the car dur- ing a pit stop in the middle of a race to go to' the bathroom, make a phone call and eat lunch, Ricky climbs, in and finishes the race. He is so fast that he gets the job. From there he climbs straight to the top of the racing world. He becomes obnoxious,., self-cen- tered and selfish. His inevitable fall from grace comes when the unscrupulous team owrier hires Jean Girard (Sacha Baioin Co- hen), a gay Formula One driver, who beconies his nemesis. A crash leaves Rick\ un- able to race and equally\ unable to face his demons. Of course, Farrell isn't going to treat this. or an thing else, seriously and it's a good thing. His comeback is funny, especial\ his interac- tions \%ith Girard. Cohen is completely over- the-top, spouting some sort of - Rebuild Engines * General , Maintenance Rearend Ring & SPinion Setup SRebuild & Service Transmission 959 W. 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There are a lot of fun mo- ments in the movie. My wife was laughing out loud. The fun- niest stuff is during Ferrell's out- rageous attempts at saying grace at dinner and in the outtakes dur- ing the credits, in which Farrell and Reilly ad lib like crazy. The humoi is a little crude and the way Ricky Bobby's kids act is not the way anyone would want their kids to behave. A lot of people \\ ill love this mov- ie. Of course, you know what you're getting with a Will Fer- rell movie. I give Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby 2 stars out of 4. _IF p a I r r F F C r -~ ,j jy r .1 -U-. '~-t~~ 4'. -~ p~~i ~ nre; 9> ~ .>6,> ~ F -s at 4 -F '-'410k 4'. 5v *i. ~-.. --4. - r9 J~s' U '-U, f rJ, r: Pr up, -s-U cr44, iC-c ~- 2 -~, ~ -~ -~ -a. 12 rF-'7" r~ - ~..z..arrv~t [jC~ M' '" -~ Ow , s$!ii! pLu& $1 .r r-,r' ': <* ," ': 4', .- . * .. ... (5"r" F Ej~~ F~ Ft I ' I' .-. N . *'^ \".. I , .r 1 ' t S% rA at %~j AMERI r r r af I %Iv j 9 I f '4 I r rF LI f-a --Ut. /- .tt~rtb I S -n-Ut- -~ - F. '5'-' -t L B I.' tIe '"a -* - ICAN VD J.^ 1 7114 64 a T4. f Rm:mVOLlfflON' THE BAKER COUNTY PRESS Thursday August 10, 2006 N By Jared Wilkerson Real Estate Writer Most people agree that one of the absolute best investments someone can make whehi they are considering purchasing a property is to have the home inspected by a professional., When searching for their next home, buyers generally take a pret- ty good look around the property, but most of the time they are look- ing only for the obvious problems such as an older roof, wood rot on # *eaves and over- i ..- hangs, and some- S times a more so- phisticated buyer will check the ex- tent of the founda- Jared Wi lerson, Reallor tion's settling. If everything looks okay on the surface, they often feel pretty good about making an offer. I've shown quite a bit of property to buyers in the past, but only one time did one of them actually climb up into the attic to take a look at the integrity of the roof. It was kinda funny actually; because he came back down and told his wife that everything looked.good, and then went on to tell me about his expe- rience with homes and the build- ing process. Later, when the home was inspected by a professional, the inspector found a leak in the roof that had caused some water dam- age and one of the plywood sheets was almost rotted out completely along with a small part of one of the struts. It just goes to show you that there is no substitute for a thorough, step by step inspection conducted by someone who will be held to certain standards and obligations of the ac- curacy of their work. A professional home inspector will check every major feature of a property to make sure that not only are the materials of the property still in good shape and functioning as they were intended, but also that the structure was built to code in the first place. Home inspections are usually not all that expensive, and finding a problem prior to closing on the property gives a buyer the opportunity to have that problem addressed by the seller, rather than the problem getting worse and then being a huge drain on the buyer's ot just for buyers ; E.": ia W'B:/-,i ,".1- .' -..-. just&.l~rla : io : -::._ Alike Ossman r rig/l I performs pre-inspections on new construction and wallet later. So, it's obvious that a buyer should always consider a home inspection to be a must in the buy- ing process, but home inspections aren't just for buyers anymore. Let me share a story of a property that I closed in June of this year. I was representing the sellers in the transaction. When they had purchased the property eight years earlier, they bought it from the orig- inal owners (who had taken good care of it) so my sellers elected not to have a home inspection done at that time. Everything looked good, so they simply bought it. When we accepted a contract in May to sell the property, the new buyers did have a home inspection done. As it turned out, the home originally hadn't been built to code in one respect. It was a brick home and brick homes require small drainage holes in the mortar of the bricks, along the -foundation of the exterior walls. These holes are called weep holes. The only thing wrong with the weep holes on this, house was that they didn't exist...at all. Therefore, the sellers had to hire some guys to come out and drill them before the property would be up to code and be considered "sell- able" in Duval County. Obviously, the sellers should have ordered an inspection when they bought it, but what if they had ordered one | when they decided to put it on the market in the first place? Then. they would have known .... that they could expect to pay this amount for repairs when they had originally accepted the - contract. It would have taken away the surprise factor. Also, when mi- nor repairs are found to be in order, it gives the seller more options for how the repairs are to be done. On a side note, it is important to con- sider that any major repairs con- ducted on a property that is about to be put up for sale (within one year of the time of repairs) must be done by a professional in order to comply with state property laws because at that timeline is considered to be a matter of public interest. Mike Ossman, owner and in- spector of Mossman Inspections, LLC, provides these seller oriented pre-inspections to local homeown- ers here in Baker County. The "Mossman" has been doing profes- sional quality home inspections for over 5 years and even used to sell real estate with Vanguard Realty years ago. So, he certainly knows his stuff in regard to the real estate process. During one of these pre-inspec- tions, Mike \ ill conduct a thorough walk-through of the property with the homeowner present and point HOME INSPECTIONS: iI ... I ...... .,_:_. " : ".a- .. ,--",:.'..' ...:;'". i' Creating a study spot for kids (ARA) As school buses start rolling out, the homework will start rolling in. According to the U.S. Department of Education, kids who complete more homework score better on standardized tests and get better grades than students who do less. Consult any parenting or edu- cation Web site, magazine or book, and one of the primary tips offered for effective study skills is to desig- nate a place where kids can retreat to tackle their homework. Many families choose the kitch- en table, so mom or dad can keep an eye on the student while they start dinner or pay bills. However, the heart of the family home may not be the best place for Homework Central, since it is often accompa- nied by a host of distractions such as the ringing phone, conversations and sibling traffic. The National Education Association (NEA), like most homework resources, rec- ommends a quiet place devoted to study that is well-lit, distraction- free and stocked with the school supplies and resources your child will need. Quiet Surroundings Contribute to Academic Success It's not just a theory that studying in quiet surroundings can contrib- ute to homework success. A land- mark study conducted by Dr. Arline Bronzaft on the adverse impact of noise on learning and reading dem- onstrates the importance of quiet in the learning process in school and at home. In her studies of aca- demic high achievers, Dr. Bronzaft interviewed members of Phi Beta (See Page 2) (See Page 3) Fn Mm" N -rDfi THE BAKER COUNTY PRESS Thursday, August 10, 2006 Page Two-B Home Inspections... (From Page 1) out any trouble areas he or any other good inspector would find during the post- contract home inspection. He will then even go into de- tail on what would be needed to bring the property back up to code and give a gen- eral guideline of what sort-of costs would likely be associ- ated with the repairs. That way, homeowners will now be aware of how these repairs will affect their bottom line. That puts the sellers in a much better nego- tiating position once the pur- chase offers start coming. One of the best features of this service -is that Mr. Ossman provides it at one- third of the cost of a normal inspection, even though it takes about twice as long to go over everything with the owners. "It really takes the guess- work out of the process for :sellers," he said. "No sur- prises that jump up to take a chunk out of the bottom line (for sellers)." Mike also went on to point out the fact that you do have to be careful about who it is you hire to conduct a home inspection., "The way the law is set up now, a guy can just throw on a hat and call himself a home inspector." It is important to ask for certification that the person, you hire has experience in the field. One of the best cre- dentials to look for is ASHI E 44MN I certification. ASHI (Ameri- can Society of Home Inspec- tors) is an organization that requires 250 fee-paid and contracted inspections, 50 of which are quality checked by ASHI in order to become a member of the society. "Basically, by the time you've earned your ASHI certs, there's no doubt you know what you're doing.." "Overall, the key is hap- py customers. In a smaller town like Macclenny, word of mouth and the reputation you build with past clients makes all the difference in how comfortable future cus- tomers will feel about work-' ing with an inspector." Mike also wanted to let people know that, in regard to choosing to have an in- section done, sometimes even new construction is no safe bet on being okay not to do one. "The problem is that some of these builders are just building too many homes too fast, and some things just aren't getting overseen like they should." He showed me photo- graphs -of a $600,000 prop- erty in Lake City he had done the day before in which the roof looked great, but af-' ter climbing into the crawl space of the attic and peeling pack some of the insulation, he'd found where the outside flashing on the chimney had allowed a x- ater leak that was causing wood rot in the roof, as well as water damage to the wall on a lower floor. The point of the article is to let folks know that a home inspection is worth every penny. It provides peace of mind to both buyers and sell- ers and help to ensure a safe, worry-free close on a prop- erty. If you'd like to have Mike perform a pre-sale inspec- tion on a home currently on the market or one you are thinking of selling, he can be reached at (904) 716-8769. : PRESS CLASSIFIED ONLY $4.50 AdvertisingDe4dline : * 0 Monday at5:00 THE BAKER COUNTY PRESS : THE BAKER COUNTY PRESS: New Development Special Unbelievable Savings of $20,000 SEDA Pays all closing costs* 3 Homes available for quick move in Lot 1-26 Lot 1-30 Lot 1-88 save $20,000 save $20,000 save $20,000 Construction Company was$2-90 was $296,09 was $301,909 is $241,900 is $275,900 is $281,900 904-259-0922 Ja& amwOe wjt (cawff 9wned Same Sudde 1-10 WVest approx.. 26 miles to first Macclenny exit (Exit 336 Hwy. 228 West) (You are now on 5h Stiree) Go 2 miles to Macclenny. Cross over Highway 90 (Macclenny Ave.) At the intersection (Highway 121 stop light) go straight across, you are now on 23-B. Sands Pointe 1/2 mile on the left. Price & availability subject to change without notice. Subject to program rules. 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PINEVIEW CHEVROLET in Macclenny has an opening for a Sales Associate Full time, experience not necessary but considered a plus, will train if needed. Great working hours, health benefits, paid vacation & automobile allowance. Call Lance for an appointment. (904) 259-6117 1~II oflooouo,, ) Sands Pointe 521 South Sixth Street, Ste, C, Macclenny I,- LO THE BAKER COUNTY PRESS Thursday. August 10, 2006 Page Three-B Study (From Page 1) s Kappa, all over the age of 50, to determine academic suc- cess factors. Interestingly, nearly all of them recalled a specific quiet time in their homes quiet time to read, quiet time to do homework and quiet time to think. While school noise may be beyond parents' ability to control, managing .home noise is well within their ability, and can significant- ly enhance a child's learn- ing skills. If finding space for that quiet retreat poses a challenge, you might consid- er looking in the basement. Basement May Offer Study Space In many homes the base- ment is one of the last places you'd consider for the NEA's "well-lit and distraction-free" environment, what with the storage boxes, low-wattage light bulbs and musty old furniture that typify many basement environments. But homeowners are finding that basement finishing orrefin- ishing has come a long way in recent years, making it a great way to create the quiet environment necessary to help your child succeed in school, along with provid- ing extra usable space in the home. Refinishing a basement was once considered to be a long and messy process, but there are now systems spe- cifically designed for base- ments that provide a fast and easy transformation. System approaches have some big advantages over drywall construction. Installing a o tlsfullr tr t(t Computer Maintenance Technician Troubleshoot, repair & maintain PC hardware; install & configure soft- ware; help users with problems and Help desk requests. 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"Our customers have found that the cozy, quiet environment of a finished basement is a perfect, dis- traction-free place for chil- dren to study. And once their homework is done it doubles as a game room or media room the social hub of the home," says Frank Palmeri. business manager, Owens Coming Basement Finishing System. "Most homeowners consider the installation to be an investment rather than a cost, adding value to their home for the future while creating a bigger, better liv- ing space today." Supporting your 'scholar while increasing your home value'? Now that's elemen- tary!' , To learn more about Owiens Corning Basement Finishing System. call (800) BASELIENT (227-36361 or visit wwuJ.1-800- basenment.comn or i, .basement- finishini.gsystem.com. Editor s Note: Basement Finishing System is a trademark of Owens Corning. VVoon Rait. I'orp lLI.tORS" Don't miss your chance to own the last available lot inGlenwood. S 1.828 acres Contact Loraine Drink-water 716-1074 Help Wanted Code Enforcement Officer The Baker County. Board of Commissioners will be accept- ing applications until August 17, 2(06 at 1:00 pm for a part rime person to fill a position ol Code Enforcement Officer. This per- son must be honest, dependable. reliable and a team worker as well as experienced. The wage range is from $8.65 to $10.00 per hour commensurate with: qualifications and experience. We are an equal opportunity em- ployer and comply with Drug Free Work Place Policies. Applications may be obtained from the Commis- sioners Office in the Baker County Administration Building located at , 55 North Third Street, Macclenny, Florida 32063. .. .". .... FOR SALE ". 2004 brick 2470 sqtt, 7 4/3, bonus room, 1i 12 acres, 3car 4i0 ) .. Q t garage, screened back $,000porch, FSBO, S, 6258 West River Circle (off Lowder & Miltondale), $344,900, appt only 259-5544. 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E~pirrc, %uLIIt 301. 201116 TRUCK & TRAILER MECHANICS NEEDED GPRITCHETT TRUCKING Pritchett Trucking is continuing to grow and is in need of qualified people to work at our Lake Butler Facility. Good benefits. Pay based on experience. Apply in person at 1050 SE 6th St. in Lake Butler or call 1-800-486-7504 .4 Little Bit of History! This 2,445 sf house was built circa 1910 and also has a separate commercial building on the lot (right). A well established flower shop, located in the commercial building, offers a world wide wire service. 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' w ith lots of potential for two separate businesses. 99' frontage on US Hwy 90 and 215' frontage on First Street. REDUCED $445.000 ii4Veiy rtnvwat l Nice I 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. Building Lot, conveniently locat- ed between Glen St. Nlarn and Mlacclenny. This heavily wooded lot is restricted to site built homes only. acre + priced at $34.900. Nice 3 BR/I BA frame home with new %inylI siding and CHlA. Recently ,'.-d & remodeled and ready to move into. .-- te h, Located on Tony Givens Road in S"" nd ~Sanderson on I acre. $-125;,000 Reduced to $100,000. Commercial property in Hilliard. Ten Acres Located on Arnold Rhoden Rd. close to US 90. This tract c w 1' ron n H eit is high and dry with good road frontage. Priced at $175,000. ac3rd St. Sall brick home n need ofst Commercial Lot 14,000 sq. ft. 100 ft. frontage on SR 121. Located renovation, can be converted to office between Waffle House and Day's Inn, adjacent to 1-10. $125,000. space. $159,000. _____________ '~ ~= ~ ~...mminiu~mu 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 otherwise arranged in advance. 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The Baker County Press reserves the right to refuse advertising or any other material which in the opinion of the pub- lisher does not meet standards of publication. 2 portable Miller welders, $1500 each. 259-1303. 8/10p Epson Stylus color 600 printer, $25. 259-2400. 4/20tfc King pillowtop, new with warranty, $289, can deliver. 904-391-0015. 8/lOtfc Free sliding glass door; queen size, reversible quilted comforter with matching bed skirt, 2 pillow. shams, 3 throw pillows & lamp shade, hunter green w/navy & bur- gundy, very good condition, $75. 259-2183, between 5:00 pm-9:00 pm. 7/27tfc ;6 piece bedroom set, queen mat- tress & boxsprings, new in boxes, $499, can deliver. 904-858-9350. 8/lOtfc Fresh green peanuts, hand picked, washed & graded. Truluck Farms, O'Brien, FL. 259-2055. 7/27-8/31p Good used appliances. 90 day money back guarantee. 266-4717. 7/13-3/29p 2000 Yamaha Wave Runner, 3 seater with trailer, very low hours, good condition, $6500. 259-4602. 7/13tfc, Two denim crib sets, $25 each; 5 piece oak bedroom set, queen size with mattress, $1000; 259-2746. 6/8tfc Solid wood cherry sleigh bed with mattress & boxsprings, retail $950, sacrifice for $395, can de- liver. 904-858-9350. 8/lOtfc Antique breakfront buffet, break- front china cabinet, buffet, all ma- hogany, can be seen at Southern Charm. 259-4140. 12/9tfc Mahogany secretary, beautiful piece, excellent condition. South- erm Charm 259-4140. 12/9tfc 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 Okidata dot matrix, SCSI, turbo, $50; Dell keyboard & mouse, $10. 259-2400. 6/15tfc Artists! Oils, acrylics, water col- ors, canvases, drawing pads and much more! The Office Mart, 110 S. Fifth Street, 259-3737. tfc Luxury queen pillowtop, in plastic, $199. 904-398-5200. 8/lOtfc Solid wood coffee table, light col- ored with glass inserts, $75. 275- 3007. 3/16tfc 3X24 ft., 29 gauge, metal roofing; 2x6, 44 ft., load bearing, trusses. 334-6695. 8/3-31p ma Ikmn.U. Bed, beautiful temp-pedic mem- We do small job land clearing, ory foam mattress & boxsprings, bush hog mowing, scatter dirt, root new in plastic, with warranty, retail rake, etc., also tree trimming & re- a $950,. myst sell $379, can deliver. moval. 259-7968. 6/29tfc 904-858-9350. 8/lOtfc Now accepting antique furniture " 2 Dell monitors, 17 inch, $25; on consignment. Pieces have to , Nikon Scan Touch oversized flat- be in good condition. Call Karin at bed scanner with SCSI connection, Southern Charm 259-4140. $75, 259-2400. 6/15tfc 2/13tfc 2001 Keystone Hornet Lite with Experienced caregiver/household slideout, good condition, sleeps 6, Experienced careglver/household 5 fully equipped, $10,000 OBO. 259- manager for the elderly. Available __* -- -_ -_ -- A.im! n rf vi 'fO /R R- n Ag, --r R1 A- 'Sss 5026 or 904-622-8945. 8/10p 1999 Procraft boat, trolling mo- tor, new trailer, 60 HP Johnson, $3000. 259-2474. 8/10p Fontana triple dresser & night stand, $100; beautiful pine Broy- hill queen sleigh bed, like new con- dition, paid $800, sell for $475, looks great with Fontana dresser & night stand; also corner TV cabinet $50; desk chair $25. 259-6868 or 742-9399. 8/10p Trombone, dining table with 4 chairs, $250 each. 483-7886. 8/10p Glass top dinette w/4 chairs, moss green chair covers, $200. Call Jeannie 259-8974. 8/10p Used Dell desktop computer, pur- chased 11/2 years -ago, $400 OBO. For details call 233-6430. 8/10p Two 2005 Honda 4 wheelers, 350 Ranchers, low hours, $4500 each OBO. 653-2222 or 813-9967. 8/10-31p Dark oak dining room table with 6 chairs, hutch w/stained & bev- eled glass; comforter set, Wisteria pattern, $25; futon, white w/blue mattress, 8 months old; small dis- playy table; all pieces in excellent condition. 259-4191. 8/10p 1977 Prowler, 24', $6500. 259- 6695. 8/10-17p 1976 Chevrolet Scottsdale truck, very good condition, 1 owner. Call Joe Rhoden at 259-3216. 8/3tfc Cash for your junk car or truck. I haul. 904-509-0921. 5/4-10/26p Moving must sell. 1994 Ford F150, cold A/C, low miles, great shape inside & out, drives better, $3790 OBO. 465-3841. 8/10-17p 1993 Chevy Astro van, sale or trade for a truck. 259-6550.8/10p 1990 Buick Century, cold air, new brakes, runs great, $1000 OBO. 904-535-6619. 8/10p 1999 Sliver Cougar, 98K miles, $3500; 1999 Volkswagon Passat, 105K miles, $4500. 352-246- 4115 or 259-8974. 8/10p 1998 Cadillac Deville, white, 1 (local) owner, leather seats, new tires, very clean, $7500. 259- 4422. 8/10p 2005 Ford Explorer XLT, 4x4, 20,000 miles, black in color, $29,000. 259-3352. 8/10c 2000 Dodge 2500 Ram, 93,000 miles, towing package, asking $5800. 259-8589. 8/10p 2002 Honda CR-V, automatic, cloth seats, 47,000 miles, $16,500. 259-3352. 8/10c 1990 Ford F150 XLT, new tires, power steering & brakes, cruise control, 5 speed, A/C, $3000. 653-2222 or 813-9967. 8/10-31p 1990 Ford conversion van, mint condition, couch that folds to queen bed, power windows, power locks, new tires, A/C, hitch, V8, 91,000 miles, $3900 OBO. Call Gina at 259-2688. 8/10p r--3 Christian woman will do sitter ser- vice In your home for children or el- derly, Monday-Friday, 8:00 am-4:00 pm. 275-3214. 8/10p WHITEHEAD BROS., INCJLAKE CITY LOGISTICS, INC OTR DRIVERS NEEDED Go through Home several times most weeks. Home most weekends. Personalized dispatching that comes from only dispatching 25 trucks at our location here in Starke. Vacation pay, Safety . Bonus up to $1,200 per year. Driver of the Year i bonus, and driver recruitment bonuses. Blue Cross Blue Shield medical and dental insurance. Need 2 years of experience and a decent driving Record. CALL JIM OR DEBBIE LAWRENCE AT 904-368-0777 or 1-888-919-8898 anytime. ,all 266o-UU46-+ uor o514J-- 2917 cell. 8/3-10p Personalized computer trouble- shooting, upgrades & system de- sign. Free in house computer as- sessment. Call Beach Dix at 904- 349-1621. 8/3-10p Do you have a junk car or truck you: want hauled off or to sell? 259- 7968. 4/22tfc Dogs: all types from p adults. Animal Control, Jng fees will apply. 259-6 Chihuahua puppies, 5 w $200 each, cash only. 6! Rottweller puppies. R AKC, 3 females, 1 ma each. Call Sandra at 3120. J*'4 * Hunters: 3500 acre hunting club in Nahunta, GA, 3 vacant spots, $500. Call 259-8589. 8/10c Driver- Jacksonville Terminal GUARANTEED Dedicated Shorthaul Average $683 $907/wk NO TOUCH FREIGHT 85% Preloaded/Pretarped CDL-A req'd 877-428-5627 www.ctdrivers.com Run Circle off North Friday 8:00 am-2:00 pm, 121 N. about 4 miles on left. More things,, nice stuff. Friday & Saturday 7:00 am-6:00 pm, 149 Rhoden Dr., second left behind McDonalds on Barber Rd. Lots of household items, furniture & much more, great prices on quality items. Friday & Saturday 9:00 am-3:00 pm, 5454 Woodilawn Rd. Lots of stuff. Rain cancels. Friday & Saturday 8:00 am-?, Fox Blvd. Name brand baby boy clothes. girl's, women's & men's clothes, other items. Saturday 9:00 am-?, 7689 Old nation off CR 125 S. Notice to readers: The newspaper often publishes classi- fied advertising on Subjects like work- at-home, weight loss products, health S products. While the newspaper uses )uppies to reasonable discretion in deciding on $50 board- publication of such ads, it takes no 786. responsibility as to the truthfulness of claims. Respondents should use cau- 11/20tfc tion and common sense before send- veeks old, ing any money or making other com- 53-1956. mitments based on statements and/or promises; demand specifics in writing. 8/10p You can also, call the Federal Trade Registered Commission at 1-877-FTC-HELP to find ale, $300 out how to spot fraudulent solicitations. 904-449- Remember: if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is. The Baker County 8/3-10p Press Company specializing in erosion control now hiring the following positions: crew leaders, equip- ment operators, laborers, class A CDL drivers. Valid driver's license is a must. Fax resume to 904-275- 3292 or call 275-4960. EOE drug free workplace. 8/10p Experienced painters needed. Must have tools, benefits after 90 days. 259-5877. 12/30tfc A Touch of Grass Lawn Service needs experienced full time licensed driver. 259-7335.3/23tfc Local home care agency looking for full time/part time Physical Therapist and Occupational Therapist. Contact Lacy of Linda at 259-3111. 5/25tfc Experienced A/C service tech/ installer needed. Must have driv- er's license & tools. 259-0893. 6/15tfc Nursery Rd., Old Nursery Pla- Part time w/full time potential. Looking for motivated, qualified per- son in Baker and surrounding area. Experience In sales helpful. Reply with resume & references to P.O. Box 598, Macclenny, FL 32063. 6/2tfc Experienced metal roofer need- ed, dependable, driver's license required, good pay. 904-251-5804, after 7:00 pm, call 259-3757. 7/13-8/31p TAKE STOCK IN CHILDREN PROGRAM SPECIALIST (GRANT FUNDED) Coordinate and manage Take Stock In Children Program at Lake City Community College and five coun- ties served. Bachelor's Degree and two years management or superviso- ry experience. Valid drivers license and reliable transportation. Salary $30,410.00 annually plus benefits. Position open until filled. College application required. Position details and application available on the web at: www.lakecitycc.edu Inquiries: Human Resource Development Lake City Community College 149 SE College Place Lake City, FL 32025 Phone: (386) 754-4314 Fax: (386) 754-4594 E-mail: boettcherg@lakecitycc.edu LCCC is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools VP/ADA/EA/EO College in Education & Employment G 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!! l*'i- *; V '.1 THE BAKER COUNTY PRESS Thursday, August 10, 2006 Page Five-B RN/LPN, full-time, 7:00 pm-7:00 am; dietary cook, part-time, early morning shift; PTA/therapy depart- ment,- full-time, flexible sched- ule. Apply in person to Macclenny Nursing Home & Rehab, 755 S. 5th St./Hwy 228.' 8/10c Northeast Florida State Hospital, a Governor's Sterling Award Winner is currently seeking to fill the following positions: Sr. Physician (Psychiatrist), Registered Nurse Specialist, Mental Health Program Analyst, Sr. Psychologist, Rehabilitation Therapist, Custodial Worker, Food Support Worker, Support Service Aide, Senior Clerk, Maintenance Mechanic, Mental Health Security Specialist, Sr. Motor Vehicle Operator and Fiscal. Assistant II. Selected applicants will be hired as County employees, eli-, gible for County benefits. However, the physical location of employment will be on site at Northeast Florida- State Hospital located at 7487 S. SR 121, Macclenny. 904-259-6122, fax #904-259-7104. Salary will be determined based upon applicable position. Applications and position information (class specifications and positions descriptions) are available at Northeast Florida State Hospital, Human Resources, Administration Building at the address listed above. These positions will be posted in accordance with Baker County posting requirements for a period of 14 days. Posting will begin on Monday, August 7, 2006 and close on Monday, August 21, 2006. Faxed resumes will be accepted and an application and position information mailed upon receipt of confirmed fax. Applications cannot be considered after the'closing date referenced.. 8/10-17c Hiring for desk clerks at American , Inn. 259-5100. 7/27tfc A/C service tech/installer. New construction & change outs. Reference & good driving record a must. Pay depending on expe- rience. Big sign on bonus. 259- 8038. 7/20-8/10p Dump truck drivers needed. Asphalt experience. Will train. 786-5077. 8/3-10p Ray's Nursery, Inc. has openings for irrigation personnel & tractor mowers. Apply in person at the, office at 8:30 am, Monday-Friday. 8/3tfc Michael & Jonathan's is looking for a person with commercial lawn ser- vice experience and a person for our landscape & irrigation crew. Need not apply if you don't have a valid. driver's license. 1 week paid vaca- tion, 5 paid holidays & insurance benefits. 259-7388. 8/10-17c HumanServiceWorkerll. Northeast Florida State Hospital, a Governor's Sterling Award Winner, is currently seeking to fill Human Service, Worker II positions. Our location is 7487 S. SR i21, Macclenny. Starting salary is $752.88 bi- weekly. Duties include assisting individuals with .activities of daily living and personal hygiene, main- taining a-clean environment for the individuals and recording data in the clinical record. Qualifications include: one year of experience in a medical, psychiatric, nursing or childcare setting or working with developmentally disable persons. College or vocational/technical training can substitute at the rate of 30 semester, 45 quarter or 720 classroom hours for the required experience. Applications are to be completed at www.myflorida.com. 8/10-17c Northeast Florida State Hospital is seeking a Groundskeeper #42414. Applicant must have one year expe- rience in groundskeeping or land- scaping. Annual salary $19,315. Apply online at https://peoplefirst. myflorida.com. Closing date is August 11, 2006. 8/3-lOc In-store demonstrators. ONew Products Movers, a national staff- ing agency, is looking for individuals to execute irn-store demonstrations. Must be able to engage, shoppers to demonstrate products, promote brands and distribute samples and brochures. Excellent position for those who want to work mostly weekends part-time. To apply, call 800-768-4650 ext. 18533 or visit www.newproductmovers.com. 8/10-17p Clerical support staff. Full time clerical position at the community mental health clinic. A high school diploma and medical records expe- rience required. Fax resume to 904- 259-5187. 8/10c Notice to Readers All real estate advertising in this news- paper is subject to the Fair Housing Act which makes it illegal to advertise "any preference, limitation or discrimina- tion based on race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familiar status or national ori- gin, or an.intention, to make any such preference, limitation or discrimina- tion.' Familial status includes children under the ageof 18 living with parents, or legal custodians, pregnant women and people securing custody of children under 18. This newspaperwill not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate which is in violation of the law. Our readers are hereby informed that all dwellings advertised in this newspaper are avail- able 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 impaired is 1-800-927-9275. One of a kind .riverfront beauty! Immaculate 4 BR, 2 1/2 BA custom brick home with 24x26 detached workshop/garage. Private drive, very secluded yet only at minutes from 1-10. New' paint, new carpet, brick fireplace, all appliances, cen- tral vacuum, landscaping, new sprin- kler system, 4" well, new water soft- ener, underground utilities. Ali on 11.3 acres, over 400' paved front- age and 1000+ on Middle Prong St. Marys River. Ready to move in. Included on property, remodeled mobile home with separate well & septic, $429,000. Contact 355- 8800 for appointment. 8/3-10p 8.18 acres off Mudlake Rd & Mallie Davis Rd. Well, septic tank& pole. Ready to move your mobile home on. Will deliver & set-up home for buyer. $130,000. Call 259-3763 leave message. 8/3-24p Jack Lee Construction spec home in Copper Creek, 3 BR, 21/2 full baths. Call 781-5117 or 904-751- 6053. 6/22tfc Large desirable lot in Copper Creek, one of the largest & last in Phase II, $70,000. 259-6199. 6/29tfc 27 acres off US 301 near Bryceville, $250K; 904-483-7617 or 449- 6184. 7/20tfc 5 25 acres cleared, with stream located in Danridge, TN, min- utes from Dollywood, nice barn, $15,000/acre, 904-334-8904.; 7/27-8/17p FSBO. 1800+ SF mobile home, 3 BR, 3 BA, family room, dining room, laundry room, large kitchen, on 1.7 acres, $94,900. Call 616-9432., 8/3-lOp New construction. 3 BR, 2 BA brick house in Hunter's Ridge, 2307 total SF, great room, kitchen, back porch, $239,000. 259-4602 or 259-6546.' 7/27tfc *3 BR, 2 BA house with 2 rental mobile homes on 13.2+- acres in the Georgia Bend area, big work- shop & 2nd kitchen, $190,000.' 904-629-1779._: : 5/25tfc 10: acres, restricted to homes, nice property, good location, bring your horses, $138,900. 259-3878. 7/20-8/10p Beautiful cypress home on 1/2 acre, 1638 SF, 3 BR, 2 -BA, $195,000: 904-838-3746.; Mobile homes, 2 and 3 BR, A/C, no pets, $500-$550 plus deposit. 904-860-4604. 3/17tfc 3. BR & 2 BR mobile homes, no pets, garbage, water & mowing provided, $450-$600/month. 912- 843-8118. 5/4tfc 3 BR, 2 BA mobile home on 5 acres with stocked fish pond, carport/garage on IMudlake Rd., $900/month, $1200 deposit. 259- 9066. "' 8/10-17p New home for rent, 3 BR, 1 BA, tile flooring throughout on 1/2 acre lot in Macclenny, all electric applianc- es. $750 security deposit, $750/ month. Please call 259-3343 week- days betweeri 9 am-5pm. 6/22tfc 2 BR, 1 BA apartment, $650/ month,'$650 security deposit. 259- 7892 or 591-279.0. 8/3tfc 3 BR, 2 BA mobile home, carpet & vinyl flooring, living room, kitch- en, dining room on .50 acre 'lot in Sanderson. All electric appli- ances, $700 security deposit, , $70,0/monith. Please callf between the hours of 9:00 am-5:00 pm, weekdays ONLY. 259-3343 or 626- 8424. 6/ltfc 2 BR house, living room, dining room, kitchen, front & back porch- es, appliances, CH/A, all electric, $700/month, $800 deposit, no animals, 2 references required. 259-6966. 8/lOp 3Y OWNER 1 3 Br, 3 BA brick/cedar home, 2344 SF on 3.2 acres zoned. for horses. Nice 24x48 block barn 6083 Shelley Lane . Macclenny (off Mudlake Rd.) $319,000 appt. only 259-6979 Georgia Bend, 2 BR country house, nice, $550/month plus deposit. 912-843-2093 or 904-777-8880. 8/10p Beautiful 1600 SF new home with jacuzzi in MBR, all electric appli- ances, beautiful neighborhood, inside city, $2100 security deposit, $1400/month. Please call 259- 343 weekdays between 9:00 am- 5:00 pm. 8/lOtfc 14x60, 2 BR, 1 BA electric heat, big window unit, $500/month, $700 deposit, 2 references required, no pets. 259-6966. 8/10p 1 BR, 1 BA brick apartment house in Macclenny, $550/month, $250 deposit. Call 233-0924; 2 BR, 1 BA apartment, CH/A, ceil- ing fans, no pets, $550/month, $500 deposit, Ohio Ave. 259-6488 or 536-3827.' 8/10p 3 BR, 2 BA mobile home on Mudlake Rd. CH/A, yard work included,. $550/month. Call 259- 4884 for more info. 8/1Op 'LAKE ICTY Adjunct Instructor Introduction to Human Medical Science (Medical Terminology), HSC 2531, for Fall Semester. Must have Master's degree with 18 graduate credit hours in Anatomy & Physiology, or com- parable"health related field. Contact Patty Smith smithp@.Iakecitycc.edu -Phone: (386) 754-4239 Fax: (386) 754-4739 College application and transcript copies required. Application available on the web at: www.lakecitycc.edu LCCC is accreditedby the:Southem Association of Colleges and Schools VPIADAI/EAEO College in 'Education & Employment DESIGN ALTERNATIVES 260-8153 Custom house plans to your specifications Qualified Good references 4/30tfc JAMES' MOBILE HOME SERVICE Delivery & Set up Where the customer comes first! 904-509-7550 cell 904-259-3763 8/3-24p WOODS TREE SERVICE Tree removal Light hauling Stump removal We haul or buy junk cars and trucks We sell horses Licensed Insured Free estimates 24 hour service Call Danny 904-222-5054 Jesus is the Only Way 11/4-11/4/06p WELL DRILLING 2" and 4" wells Roger Raulerson 259-7531 4/3tfc FLORIDA CONCRETE SERVICES, INC. Footers Foundations Sidewalks Driveways 904-259-2050 7/20-8/10p SANDS TRUCKING Fill dirt ~ Millings ~ Slag Concrete washout Land clearing ~ Fish ponds Road built Houses/buildings demo Inground pools demo 904-445-8836 days 904-653-2493 evenings 6/29tfc 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 7/15tfc FILL DIRT Culverts Installed 259-2536 Tim Johnson 6/ltfc A & R ROOFING, INC. New roofs Roof repairs Roof replacement Free estimates 259-7892 9/9tfc PEACOCK PAINTING, INC. Professional painting Pressure washing Interior exterior Residential commercial Fully insured Locally owned 25 years experience 259-5877 7/28tfc Roofing, Free estimates 259-8700- CCC046197 5/27tfc Lawn mowing ~ Tractor work Clean-up ~ Hauling 259-3352 8/10-31c Bull dozer & backhoe C.F. White 275-2474 Specializing in 6" seamless rain gutters Residential & Commercial Free estimates 904-964-8207 7/20-8/10p NOBLITT'S HOME INSPECTIONS NHC, FHIA & NACHI Certified" Serving North Florida and South Georgia 259-5342 259-5416 fax 7/6-9/21 RELIABLE RESIDENTIAL CONTRACTING, INC. Home repairs Remodeling Mark Stevens 904-509-2397 Lic#RR0067433 6/29-12/28p 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 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 ALL ABOUT TEXTURING, INC. Knockdown Popcorn Orange Peel New construction remodeling Free estimates 653-1713 904-588-6763 8/3-24p R.K. MUSE CONSTRUCTION, INC. Custom Homes Residential & Commercial New construction Framing Remodeling Additions 259-2006 545-8316 cell Keith Muse, owner CBC#1250391 7/20-8/10p Design / Build Your plans or our plans Bentley Rhoden - 904-259-2255 CBC060014 3/14tfc GOD'S BUSINESS After-hours computer repair Networking, training, graphic design and writing Call Cheryl 904-885-1237 9/16tfc 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 4/6tfc CU-C057126 3/16-9/7p (CPC 053903) 9/2tfc RONNIE SAPP 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 WEDDING ANNOUNCEMENTS & INVITATIONS So many options! See our catalogs at The Office Mart, 110 South 5th Street 259-3737 Heating* Air Electrical service Licensed and Irsured 259-0893 Lic. #ET11000707 Lic. #RA13067193, Lic. #RA13067194 4/21tfc A & R TRUSS Engineered trusses for your new Home Barn Shed Etc. Free estimates 259-3300 Lic.#RC0067003 12/23tfc 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 Residential/Commercial Garbage pickup for Baker County Roll off Dumpsters 259-5692 Kent Kirkland, Owner/Operator 4/6-i0/5p Build on your lot or ours Your plans or ours Model home in Copper Creek 259-7359 783-9039 4/6tfc APPLIANCE DOCTOR Air conditioners Heat pumps Major appliances * 24 hour, 7 day emergency service! Call Vince Farnesi, Owner-Operator 259-2124 7/ltfc GATEWAY PEST CONTROL, INC. 259-3808 All types of pest control Call Eston, Shannon, Bryan, Bill or Philip Beverly Monds Owner 11/16tfc Commercial Residential New construction Service 904-260-2090 CAC1813701 4/6-9/28p Oils, acrylics, watercolors, canvases, drawing pads & much more! 110 South Fifth Street 259-3737 tfc THE BAKER COUNTY PRESS Thursday. August 10. 2006 Page Six-B 3 BR singlewide close to in Sanderson. No smok pets. $50Q/month. No de those owning a lawnmowe mow grass at least every 2 Must have 3 good reference 9177. 8 2 BR mobile home, no pets month, $200 deposit. 259- 3 BR, 2 BA doublewide on in .Sanderson, large scree and utility shed. $650 $650 deposit, no pets, no s references required. 904-57 or 904-568-1123 cell. September Speclal. St. Au i BR condo, sleeps 4, large pool, $500/week, month available. 904-483-7617. 7 Office/retail space, 735 S. Macclenny, 800 SF, $850 259-35i9 or 221-4592.8/ New office space, 480 SF US 90, Glen St. Mary. 01 259-6735. 7 Commercial building, 110 office space divided in to 3 & 1 BA. 1 block from court 4th St., directly behind Dep Heating & Air. Just $650 deposit required. 259-6546 4602. Advertising Dead Monday at 5:0 THE BAKER COUNTY PR Baker County only one public recognized by p as one of Florid top two week] newspapers PROFESSION EXPERIENCE INDEPENDENT OWNED, 2006 Florida Pr Association Awa In-Depth News Cov Serious Column First Amendment De Best Obituary Humor Column Hurricane Covera Business Writin Sports Column Sports Game Day S Best Single Grapl 2006 First Amend Foundation Awa Friend of the Fir Amendment 2006 Nationa Newspaper Associ Awards Business Writin Sports Writing 2006 Florida Pr Women Award Government Cove Continuing Cover News Reporting Environmental Repo * Paid circulation 7000 and THE BAKER COUNTY P Since 1929 US 90 ers, no ,posit to ar & will 2 weeks. es. 259- /3-lOp , $400/ 7861. 8/lOp 2 acres Lawn-loving home- n porch owners know it takes a lot /month, of care to keep their lawns smoking,. 73-9798 m tiptop condition during the summer, keeping them 8/10p nicely trimmed and watered on a regular basis. But when autumn leaves start to fall, these same homeowners' thoughts turn g heated to other things. That's a big ly rates mistake, according to lawn 7/20tfc specialists, because how you care for your lawn in autumn determines to a great extent its health in the 6th St., upcoming year. 6/month You can'tjust concentrate 10-17p on raking leaves and on West planting mums. You have to D Rewis take specific steps to ensure 7/27tfc your lawn's health over the )0 SF of 3 offices winter and into next spring. louse on According to garden bendable editor Justin W. Hancock of )/month. or 259- Garden, Deck & Landscape 7/13tfc magazine. "The most ...ine i important thing to understand line about fall lawn care is that o you are taking steps to ensure : healthy crowns and roots." says Hancock. lESS ."Grass stores up nutrients .and carbohydrates for the winter so how you treat your has grass at the end of the season plays a big role in how well your grass will fair over the harsh winter months and into next spring," he adds. la's Lawns work hard in the fall to prepare for the next ly 12 months, developing root systems to enable them to be drought resistant and stress tolerantin the upcoming year. AL This makes it a perfect time ED to make improvements to your lawn since it is actively TLY growing but not strained by the heat. These three essential and easy fall lawn care tasks will ess help guarantee great looking rds grass next spring: 1. 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The ideal time for planting grass seed to either establish a new% lawn or renovate a poor quality one is the fall. Soil moisture and temperature conditions are just right for lawn seeds to germinate and establish roots, there's also less competition from weed growth. Top quality grass seed will germinate better and be more disease resistant over time. To find the ideal seed for your lawn, visit wvww. outsidepride.com. 3. Feed a hungy law n. The best timeof the yeartofertilize your lawn is early fall. Your lawn has passed through the stressful summer months and needs food to rebuild itself. During the fall season there is less competition from weeds, insects and diseases. Nutrients are required to take full advantage of the cool weather growth period to restore the lawn to full health in preparation for next spring, and to help crowd out weed seeds that dispersed throughout the summer. Look for a good organic lawn food or a top quality lawn fertilizers that contain slow-release or controlled- release nitrogen. These forms stimulate uniform growth over a period of time and are less likely to bum the grass. By following these simple lawn care practices, you can sleep easily through the winter knowing that when your lawn awakens from its winter slumber it will be healthy and ready for spring. You can't trust every old saying, but here's one you can trust and your yard can benefit from: "Beautiful lawns are made in the fall." So this fall get your grass in great shape for winter and super-charged for next spring. For more information on the complete line of Lazy Man products, visit www.OutsidePride.com. From serious do-it-yourself landscapers to the novice homeowner. you'll find a %wide variety of garden products that are easy to use and provide substantial, proven results. 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Just spray on Lazyman and 100 Full time customer service position. Local agency has an immediate opening for the right person who possesses good office and computer skills. Prior insurance experience is not required, but applicant must be motivated to become a licensed insurance CR. Reply in confidence by faxing resume to 259-3987.1'" RICH LAURAMORE CONSTRUCTION, INC. Custom Homes Additions Remodels 259-4893 ** 904-403-4781 cell. 5960 Lauramore Rd., Macclenny. FL 32063 RR License No. 282811470 ----- -- --_____-i 'Metal Roofing Homes and Mobile Homes Factory Certified Professional Installers Many Styles and Colors to Choose From Manufacturer's Warranties up to a LIFETIME! State Certified Roofing Contractor CCC057887!. Visit us on the web at: www.lifetimemetalroofing.com (904)779-5786 1-800-662-8897 Toll Free T news for lawn care: |