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Suit against Hanson Tile soon Jail builder files

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shut-down
A lawyer representing the county
and Baker County Development
Commission says a lawsuit will be
filed within weeks against Hanson
Roof Tile of Sanderson, which now
stands idle in the Enterprise West
industrial tract, a victim of a col-
lapsed building market.
The county, under terms of a
2006 agreement that donated 15.6
acres of land for the Hanson plant,
is authorized to file a $300,000
lien in the event the Dallas-based
manufacturer drops its full-time
staffing below 25. Currently, no one
other than security guards is on the
property, which is utilized only for
inventory storage.
In fact, Hanson dipped below
the 25-worker mark in May, 2008
when it laid off all but nine persons


An employee from another plant in the Hanson inventory yard re-wraps unsold roof tiles earlier this
week; at left, skids laden with tiles sit on the property awaiting a resurgence in the home building market.


as the economy soured. The pending
lien has been discussed at county com-
mission meetings.
"We're still in discussions with
them [Hanson] and we've exchanged
some drafts [of a lawsuit and consent
order text] back and forth," said Will
Sexton of Starke last week. He is an at-
torneyin the office of Terry Brown, the
commission's retained counsel who in


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precede obtaining the lien.
Mr. Sexton indicated the delay during
ensuing months was likely due to the matter
"losing some of its steam."
"The commission is turning its attention
back to it due to the recent complete closing
of the facility," declared Mr. Sexton.
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JOELADDINGTON
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reporter@bakercountypress.com
The new jail's financial woes
continued this week when eight
corrections officers and eight
other employees were laid off
January o1, about one month
after the facility's builder filed
a half-a-million
dollar lien on the cc
property for un-
paid construction
services.
Derrick Spitzer
of Macclenny
was among five
dismissed by his
lieutenant that
afternoon.
"I volunteered
as a reserve deputy
out here for three
years and this is what they did
to me," said Mr. Spitzer, 28.
He had four years of experi-
ence at Union Correctional In-
stitute before joining the sher-
iffs office corrections division.
Law enforcement divisions
were not affected by the layoffs.
The 512-bed jail is owned by


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of Health, tracks rates of breast
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ons by county. From 2004-06, the
average incidence rate in Baker
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nd the state average.
According to 2007 statistics,
the most recent available, 55.9
percent of women in Baker
County age 40 years and older
had undergone a clinical breast


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percent had a mammogram.
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year. For about 40,000 each
year, the disease is fatal. But ac-
cording to the Susan G. Komen
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the Baker Correctional Develop-
ment Corp. [BCDC], a nonprofit
organization that contracts with
the sheriffs office to run the fa-
cility.
BCDC released a statement
January 11 regarding the layoffs
and the lien.
The text penned by BCDC
Chairman Todd Knabb attri-
In today's economy,
layoffs are the last
thing the sheriffand
BCDC want to do,
but it has become
necessary.
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butes the financial difficulties to
higher-than-anticipated start-
up and construction costs, the
largest of which was a $259,874
insurance premium; and fewer
inmates than expected from
the federal Immigration and
Customs Enforcement [ICE]
agency.
"In today's economy, layoffs
are the last thing the sheriff and
BCDC want to do, but it has
become necessary," the release
said.
It also lays the blame for the
less than anticipated popula-
tion of ICE inmates due to the
agency's budget not being ap-
proved until December 28,
2009. A fact feet on the agency's
Web site titled "ICE Fiscal Year
2010 Enacted Budget" is dated
November 9, 2009; however.
Mr. Knabb said further that
ICE had suggested detainee
counts here would be similar
to those at a facility in Glades
County after which the Baker
County jail was modeled, or be-
tween 350 and 400 inmates.
If that was the case, he said,
the lien could be paid off. The
ICE detainee count stood at 134
on January 11.
According to the statement,
staffing cutbacks and other
spending reductions will allow
the BCDC to eventually pay off
the $501,164 lien against the
property filed by Ajax Building
Corp.
Ajax was the lead contractor
for the $23.4 million complex
that includes the jail and sher-
iffs office. The lien ensures that
if the debt remains unpaid and
the property is ever sold, that
Ajax is paid through proceeds
from the sale.
A teleconferencing system
that will allow federal inmates
to attend court hearings re-
motely is now up and running.
It is supposed to help keep de-
tainees at the facility for longer
periods and generate more rev-
enue.
"We should see some re-
sults from that by the end of
the month," said sheriffs of-
fice administration chief Brian
Bishop.
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past. It has been determined that
the method also uncovers smaller
lumps that can be missed during
a self-exam. The best preventa-
tive measures are a combination
of both techniques.
"Along with routine clinical
breast exams and mammograms,
a monthly self-examination is
very important, "said Claudette
Mallory, a Baker County Health
Department nurse practitioner.
During a clinical breast ex-
amination, patients lie back on
a table and raise their arms over
their head. This gives the doctor
or nurse the best opportunity to
check the chest, breast and un-
derarm areas for any abnormali-
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The lack of funds is also affect-
ing BCDC's vendors. Mr. Bishop
said a roughly $1.7 million an-
nual contract with Miami-based
Armor Correctional Health Ser-
vices is being renegotiated to
reflect the smaller demand for
services.
"We're re-tooling everything
[based] on the number inmates
were getting," he said.
Mr. Spitzer, one of the laid-off
employees, is confident he can
return to employment at Union
Correctional Institution, but he
intends to apply at other facilities
as well.
The jail here was closer to
home, meant a bigger paycheck
and carried the opportunity for
advancement, he said.
With corrections officers be-
ing furloughed two days a month
since late October, the layoffs
weren't very surprising; but Mr.
Spitzer was hoping for more no-
tice.
"They said this was the last op-
tion and we'd be notified before it
happened," he said, adding that
he would be paid through Janu-
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pinpointed.
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400 lids nave been collected.
The women's club also peri-
odically takes a survey of their
members and contacts them by
phone to remind them to have
mammograms.
Even with access to free ex-
ams and mammography, many
women do not go in for routine
screenings.
According the National Breast


Hanson tile lawsuit


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as declined comment early this
week because he isn't authorized
to speak for the company.
Mr. Sexton continued: "They
[Hanson] agree that we need to
file the suit and get a judgement
first and we don't expect anything
will be contested. It'll be in the
form of a 'consent judgement.'"
The Sanderson plant was the
fifth one that Hanson, which
is owned in London, England,
opened in Florida. Its tile roofing
materials are commonly used on
upscale homes and condomini-
ums in coastal developments,
and the local plant is intended to
serve a market stretching north
into the Carolinas and south in
Florida.
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lanson Building Materials
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"I don't have a family history
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His photo
shows a bald THE
man free of fa-
cial hair, even P0
his eye brows, PO
which he obvi- Kelley
ously shaves off.
A black teardrop
tattoo rests below the corner of
his right eye, a symbol with mul-
tiple meanings associated with
prison and gangs.
Dusty Bowman is 36 and was
sentenced to life in prison Janu-
ary 8 for the rape of a 72-year-old
St. Augustine woman. He also
killed her beloved little Pomera-
nian dog in the process.
The victim testified how she
recited the Lord's Prayer to her-
self over and over during the
three-hour assault and how she
begged her attacker to spare the
life of her dog.
It was going to bite him, he
claimed. He had to protect him-
self.
What moved me most in read-
ing this account in Tuesday's
Florida Times-Union was that
the victim was capable of com-
passion for another living thing,
even as her body was physically


abused and her
IA CK life was threat-
ened.
Bowman,
whose behavior
nnigan suggests socio-
pathic inclina-
tions, was only
intent on violently subduing
another person with no thought
of consequences. The dog was in-
significant collateral damage.
Tragically, it wasn't the first
time Bowman had committed
such an act on the elderly.
I showed the account to a
friend at lunch that same day.
Shaking his head in disgust he
had this to say: "Boy, it takes a
real man to rape a defenseless old
woman and kill a little dog."
Bowman is eligible for parole
in 2071 when he will be 98, if he
lives that long. He'll be housed,
fed and receive medical care
for the duration of his days and
probably never give a thought to
the women whose lives his cruel
behavior has shattered.
The victims will spend the rest
of their lives enduring the mental
scars from that experience.
Bowman and such criminals


It puts me in mind of what sail-
ors of old may have thought as they
watched the familiar shores of their
homeland slip away beyond the ho-
rizon.


shouldn't be eligible for parole
at all, but I don't make the laws.
Such people are rarely sorry for
what they do and are almost
never rehabilitated from the sick
compulsions that rule them.
It has been argued that such
compulsions aren't entirely the
fault of these criminals. The often
abusive and unsavory circum-
stances of their personal experi-
ences growing up scar and dam-
age their psyche, manifesting in
aggressive, often violent behavior
toward others.
Which is what could have
prompted Circuit Judge Wendy
Berger to state that she had
intended to ask for a pre-sen-
tence investigation from the
Department of Corrections. The
investigation into Bowman's
background could have included
information that would lighten
the sentence. Bowman had
pleaded no contest.
Is this really fair? I believe
that even extremely screwed up
people still know when they are
doing wrong. Does our system
adequately punish criminals for
the crimes they commit? Most


people don't believe so. I think if
punishment were swift and fitted
to the crime, crime would cease
to be the nemesis it has become
in our society.
I once took part in a discus-
sion on the nature of crime and
punishment.
"I'm an Old Testament Chris-
tian," said one gentleman in the
group. "I believe in an eye for an
eye."
That reference comes from
the Book of Exodus and is one
of a long list of established retri-
butions for grievances that con-
stituted Hebraic law in ancient
times. In part it says:
"And if any mischief follow,
then thou shalt give life for life,
eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand
for hand, foot for foot, burning
for burning, wound for wound,
stripe for stripe."
I think rapists should experi-
ence the same frightening, hu-
miliating, disgusting, painful as-
saults as their victims. If they did,
they might be much less inclined
to even think about harming
someone else in this way.


IMPRESSIONS
Jim McGauley


They had a destination. Trans-
oceanic voyages weren't, after all, aimless joy rides.
There were no guarantees they'd get to a destination safely, but the
potential rewards for getting there made it worthwhile. Others had
done it, but they also didn't have any guarantees.
Of all the perils facing mariners before the advent of motorized sail-
ing, they feared most the ill winds. Or the lack of wind.
I'm not feeling a lot of wind at our backs these days when it comes
to the grand plan to construct a new jail and use revenues from federal
inmates to pay for it, pay for the people who staff it and, ultimately, to
fund what we as Baker County taxpayers shell out to feed and house
our own inmates.
It looks good as theory, like those majestic three-masted schooners
asea with 16 sails a-billowed. But it's gotta have wind to power it.
The "wind" in the case of our new jail are prisoners brought in and
housed here by ICE [Immigration and Customs Enforcement]. And
that, dear friends, is the problem.
ICE is a federal bureaucracy, one that grandly promised as far back
as 2006 via a state supervisor [who reportedly is no longer there or on
leave or something] that we'd have no trouble filling up the non-local
beds with inmates from other countries in custody because they com-
mitted crimes more serious that doing your landscaping without green
cards.
Never did ICE commit to any guarantees, however, and it was as-
sumed that with the glut of illegal immigrants flooding into the United
States, it was a proportional good bet that the agency will need more
space for those who double as lawbreakers beyond the fact that they
already broke the law by being here.
Now the economy is so bad it's kept the numbers of illegals down far
better than any efforts by the government to date.
The tea leaves don't look good, and many nay all of us hope that
recent "ill winds" are but initial bumps in the road.
The contractor who built the jail and greatly expanded administra-
tive offices for the sheriffs department for $23.4 million recently filed
a lien for a half-million dollars it has yet to be paid. Start-up costs, in-
cluding insurance premiums and the like, are more than expected, and
some contracts may have to be re-negotiated downward.
Jail employees, many of whom were hired because ICE sought staff-
ing at our expense for 300-400 of its inmates, have taken forced
unpaid furloughs for several months. Some were laid off this week.
ICE inmates have been fewer than expected, and we now hear it's
because the departmental funding wasn't approved until late last
month. Another excuse is a delay in appointment of a US Marshal by
the Obama administration.
Maybe all these things are true, but it all falls to a lack of ICE wind
in our sails.
Who do we see about this?
The federal bureaucracy, especially one led by a president who in his
deepest recesses probably thinks immigration laws are overly harsh,
isn't likely to offer us a shoulder to cry on. The bureaucrats who spoke
confidently that we'd have no problem getting this thing off the ground?
They'll be nowhere around if it ever really hits the proverbial fan.
The jail carries a huge debt obligation beyond everyday operational
expenses, and they'll start coming due soon enough [next month
through July some $364,746].
Here's my wish as I gaze at the horizon over a glassy smooth sea,
periodically glancing up at yardarms with sails barely stirring in the
breeze.
A stiff ICE-blown breeze at our backs and a day quite soon when all
the tea leaves are starting to turn in the right direction our direc-
tion.


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My sources inside the De-
partment of Homeland Security
tell me that although underwear
bomber Umar Farouk Abdulso-
methinorother did make it on
board a Northwest jet bound
for Detroit, passengers had little
to fear. Granted, Abdulwhat-
shisname had plastic explosive
packed in his underwear and
tried to detonate said explosive
by setting himself on fire, but
Homeland Security officials, in
coordination with the FBI and
CIA, said Abdulwhozeewhatsis
would only have succeeded in
getting bad burns, not in bring-
ing down the plane had he suc-
ceeded.
That's because my sources
claim that Abdul ... that guy,
made a major mistake in plan-
ning for the suicide attack. The
23-year-old wore purple thong
underwear instead of tighty-
whities, so the amount of explo-
sive packed in his Speedos was
roughly equivalent to a cherry
bomb. So, in short, the plane was
saved by fashion.
Since Jessica Simpson and
Dallas Cowboy quarterback Tony
Romo have parted ways, network
television has to have someone
else to obsess over. I was watch-
ing the NFL playoff between
Romo's Cowboys and the Phila-
delphia Eagles. With no Jessica
to photograph, NBC proceeded
to show Cowboy owner Jerry


Jones 14 times. In the first half.
I counted.
Why should anyone care about
seeing Jones? None of the other
owners ever make it on televi-
sion. Baffling.
Last month a teenager was
in intensive care in NYC after he
was side-swiped by a train. When
he came out the coma, doctors
asked him how the accident hap-
pened. He replied that he was
trying to see how close he could
get his head to a moving train be-
fore it hit him.
I didn't make that up.
An Italian doctor recently
published an article claiming to
finally put to rest the reason that
the Mona Lisa has that sardonic
smile. One of the most famous
paintings in the world, Da Vinci's
Mona Lisa has always been a sub-
ject of speculation about what is
causing her unusual smile.
After much research, the doc-
tor claims that the Mona Lisa is
suffering from high cholesterol.
Professor Vito Franco of the Uni-
versity of Palermo says he can
see signs of cholesterol all over
the face of the famous painting.
He sees signs of cholesterol in
her eyes and fatty pockets in her
skin. The cholesterol has made
her ill enough that she cannot
fully smile like a healthy woman.
He also claims Michelangelo's
David was taking Cialis and Pi-
casso used LSD during his most


creative periods. That explains
the portraits with both eyes on
the same side of the head.
In a shocking decision, Af-
ghan Prime Minister Hamid Kar-
zai has named cartoon character
Elmer Fudd to his cabinet. The
diplomatic world and particularly
the US government were baffled
by the choice of Fudd for defense
minister.
The bumbling foe of Bugs
Bunny was thrilled with the ap-
pointment and is convinced that
he can make a difference in the
war torn country.
"I will spend my whole day
hunting tewwowists. They can
wun but the cannot hide."
When queried about his un-
usual choice, Karzai was quick to
add that his decision is not that
unusual.
"For years Elmer has been ob-
sessed with catching Bugs Bunny.
If he can turn that kind of obses-
sion to the hunt for Osama bin
Laden, we will be well served."
Fudd agreed with the presi-
dent. "I've bin hunting that siwwy
wabbit fow yeaws. I am weady to
hunt that tewwowist as long as it
takes. Fudd recently named Wile
E. Coyote as his undersecretary
of defense.
Finally, Washington Wiz-
ards guard Gilbert Arenas pulled
a gun on a teammate during a
locker room argument. Why Are-
nas, who was suspended indefi-


nitely without pay, had a gun in
the locker room to begin with is
a mystery.
Arenas claims he heard that
there would be a shoot around
before the game and simply mis-
understood.
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District will a


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Doubts remain about strings attached to grants


JOEL ADDINGTON
NEWS EDITOR
reporter@bakercountypress.com


released details about how suc
system would work in Florida
"They say they're working
developing it," she said.


The aptly-named Race to the Though Superintendent Ra
Top federal education grant pro- erson supports the proposed
gram has school districts across forms, which also include ado
the nation scrambling, including ing international education
Baker County. standards and placing more e
"The timing has made it really phasis on math and science,
difficult," said Superintendent said how and when the chan
Sherrie Raulerson in reference to must be completed and wi
the fast-approaching deadline for they will cost the district rema
Florida's school districts to dem- unclear.
onstrate interest in the unprece- According to information p
dented $4.35-billion competitive vided by FDOE spokeswon
grant initiative. Deborah Higgins, the state co
"And there's still a lot of un- seek more than $700 milli
certainty," she said. under federal guidelines. 1
Notification came in Decem- department's draft budget
ber that the Florida Department implementation of the reform
of Education [FDOE] intended to be included in its Race to
to seek between $350 and $700 Top application, is approximal
million in funding linked to the $900 million, she said.
American Recovery and Re- At stake for Baker Coun
investment Act. The deadline could be millions in fund:
for districts to return a signed through 2014, though the ex
memoranda of understanding to amount will be determined by
FDOE was January 12. state's allocation and how m&
The Baker County School districts in Florida participc
Board voted unanimously to sign Ms. Higgins said that while
the agreement during its January money can be used to pay for
4 meeting. forms, federal guidelines requ
Once the state receives notifi- the reforms be sustainable in
cation of its grant award, expect- future as well.
ed in mid-April, then local dis- "We just want to keep our
tricts will have to submit a plan tions open," said Ms. Raulers
to implement a host of reforms. "If it's something that we ca
Likely the most controversial do or would be detrimental,
reform, is basing teacher and won't do it."
principal pay and promotions Gaining support from
partly on student achievement, teachers unions has been (
Merit-based pay has been tried ficult, but Baker County Edu
elsewhere, said the district's di- tion Association president Sa
rector of accountability and spe- Harvey said that's not becai
cial programs Susan Voorhees. they oppose reform.
"But there's not a system in "The state is prescribing fr
place that's proven equitable," the top down ..." she said. "We
she said, adding that FDOE hasn't


Parole office opens


After more than 16 years with-
out a probation and parole of-
fice in Baker County, the Florida
Department of Corrections, with
help from county officials, re-
opened a branch here December
12.
Offenders can now report to
the former sheriffs office build-
ing adjacent to the courthouse
every Tuesday until 7:00 pm.
However, drug testing will still
be done at the Starke office.
The county agreed to donate
use of the publicly-owned build-
ing and is also providing wire-
less Internet access through the
courthouse's network. The de-
partment is responsible for staff-
ing the new outpost.
The move came about after
the first meeting of the Baker
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ing Council in early December,
where County Manager Joe Cone
and County Commissioner Mi-
chael Crews pledged the unused
space, which has been empty
since the sheriffs office moved
into the new complex north of
Macclenny.
The council is charged by
Florida statutes with monitoring
overcrowding at local jails, but
without the excess capacity now
available at 512-bed facility, the
group turned its sites on second-
ary tasks like making recommen-
dations on pre-trial intervention,
probation, work-release and drug
abuse programs.
The council's next meeting is
set for February 15 at noon at the
sheriffs administration complex
on N. CR 228.


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not against any reform as long as
we have some say and there's lo-
cal control."
For instance, Ms. Harvey said,
some of the requirements to com-
pete for Race to the Top funds are
already in place, at least in prin-
ciple, like bonuses for teachers at
high-performing schools.
"We do that already," she said.
"But the state wants to say, 'do it
our way,' and that doesn't work
for every district... If you try to fit
everyone into the same category,
you're going to hurt somebody."
There will also be a second
round of Race to the Top fund-
ing, with state applications due in
June and award announcements
in September 2010.
According to the US Depart-
ment of Education, the four
central areas of reform to drive
school improvement are:
Adopting international
standards and assessments that
prepare students for success in
college and the workplace;


Recruiting, developing, re-
taining and rewarding effective
teachers and principals, espe-
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NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE
NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Writ
of Execution issued in the County Court of Baker
County, Florida, on the 19th day of November,
2009, in the cause wherein, COUNTRY FEDERAL
CREDIT UNION was plaintiff and WILLIAM E.
STEWART, was defendant, being Case No. 2004-
CC-318 in said Court, I, Joey B. Dobson, as Sheriff
of Baker County, Florida have levied upon all the
right, title and interest of the defendant, William
E. Stewart, in and to the following described per-
sonal property, to-wit:
1999 OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE MINI
VAN
VIN #: 1GHDX03E8XD167398
(Note: Anyone interested in viewing the
vehicle being sold may do so prior to the
time of the sale at Higginbotham's Towing
& Recovery located at 7611 W Mount
Vernon Street, Glen St. Mary, FL.)
I shall offer this property for sale, at the front
entrance of the Baker County Courthouse, 339 E.
Macclenny Ave. in Macclenny, FL, County of Baker,
State of Florida, on January 26, 2010 at the hour
of 11:00a.m., or as soon thereafter as possible. I
will offer for sale all of the defendant's William
E. Stewart, right, title and interest in the aforesaid
personal property, at public auction and will sell
the same, subject to taxes, all prior liens, encum-
brances and judgments, if any, to the highest and
best bidder for CASH IN HAND. The proceeds
to be applied as far as may be to the payment of
costs and the satisfaction of the above described
execution. (NOTE: In accordance with the Ameri-
cans with Disabilities Act, persons with disabilities
needing special accommodation to participate in
this proceeding should contact the Baker County
Sheriff's Office at (904) 259-0245 prior to the date
of the sale.)


12/24-1/14


JOEY B. DOBSON,
Sheriff of Baker County, Florida
By: Pamela L. Davis, D.S.


NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE
NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Writ
of Execution issued in the County Court of Baker
County, Florida, on the 18th day of December,
2009, in the cause wherein, COUNTRY FEDERAL
CREDIT UNION was plaintiff and DONNA FLORES
AND FRANK FLORES, were defendants, being
Case No. 2006-SC-306 in said Court, I, Joey B.
Dobson, as Sheriff of Baker County, Florida have
levied upon all the right, title and interest of the
defendants, Donna Flores and Frank Flores, in
and to the following described personal property,
to-wit:
2005 Nissan Altima
VIN #: 1N4AL11D45N468493
(Note: Anyone interested in viewing the
vehicle being sold may do so prior to the
time of the sale at Higginbotham's Towing
& Recovery located at 7611 W Mount
Vernon Street, Glen St. Mary, FL.)
I shall offer this property for sale, at the front
entrance of the Baker County Courthouse, 339 E.
Macclenny Ave. in Macclenny, FL, County of Baker,
State of Florida, on February 9, 2010 at the hour
of 11:00a.m., or as soon thereafter as possible.
I will offer for sale all of the defendants Donna
Flores and Frank Flores, right, title and interest in
the aforesaid personal property, at public auction
and will sell the same, subject to taxes, all prior
liens, encumbrances and judgments, if any, to the
highest and best bidder for CASH IN HAND. The
proceeds to be applied as far as may be to the
payment of costs and the satisfaction of the above
described execution. (NOTE: In accordance with
the Americans with Disabilities Act, persons with
disabilities needing special accommodation to par-
ticipate in this proceeding should contact the Baker
County Sheriff's Office at (904) 259-0245 prior to
the date of the sale.)


1/7-1/28


JOEY B. DOBSON,
Sheriff of Baker County, Florida
By: Pamela L. Davis, D.S.


HIGGINBOTHAM'S TOWING & RECOVERY
7611 WEST MT. VERNON ST.
GLEN ST. MARY, FL. 32040-1120
Phone (904) 259-4375 FAX (904) 259-6146
The Following vehicles will be sold at public
auction at Higginbotham's Towing & Recovery,
7611 West Mt. Vernon St., Glen St. Mary, FL.
32040.
January 29,2010 at 10:00 am:
1998 Chevrolet 4 dr
VIN #1GNDT13WOWK206115
February 5,2010 at 10:00 am:
1997 Chevrolet 4 dr
VIN #1G1JF5243V7144939
2003 Ford Van
VIN #2FMZA51453BA76802

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AR& R, INC.
10525 DUVAL LANE
MACCLENNY, FL 32063
Phone (904) 259-4774
The following vehicles will be sold at public
auction January 14, 2010 at 8:00 am at A R & R,
INC, 10525 Duval Lane, Macclenny, FL 32063.
1990 Chevy Lumina
VIN#2G1WL54R5L9121553
1991 Subaru Legacy
VIN# 4S3BJ6324M9918180
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR BAKER COUNTY,
FLORIDA
PROBATE DIVISION
File No. 02-2009-CP-22
Division
IN RE: ESTATE OF
BLANCHE LILLIAN DUGGER-RUIS,
Deceased.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS
(Summary Administration)
TO ALL PERSONS HAVING CLAIMS OR DEMANDS
AGAINST THE ABOVE ESTATE:
You are hereby notified that an Order of Summary
Administration has been entered in the estate of
BLANCHE LILLIAN DUGGER-RUIS deceased, File
Number 02-2009-CP-22; by the Circuit Court for
Baker County, Florida, Probate Division, the ad-
dress of which is 339 E. Macclenny Avenue, Mac-
clenny, Florida 32063; that the decedent's date of
death was January 22, 2009; that the total value
of the estate is $500.00 and that the names and
addresses of those to whom it has been assigned
by such order are:
Creditors:
None
Beneficiaries:
LILLIAN AIRLINE RUIS-COOK, TRUSTEE OFTHE
BLANCHE LILLIAN DUGGER-RUIS REVOCABLE
TRUST DATED JULY 23, 2001
1229 South 5th Street
Macclenny, Florida 32063
ALL INTERESTED PERSONS ARE NOTIFIED THAT:
All creditors of the estate of the decedent and
persons having claims or demands against the
estate of the decedent other than those for whom
provision for full payment was made in the Order
of Summary Administration must file their claims
with this court WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET
FORTH IN SECTION 733.702 OF THE FLORIDA
PROBATE CODE.
ALL CLAIMS AND DEMANDS NOT SO FILED WILL
BE FOREVER BARRED.
NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER APPLICABLE
TIME PERIOD, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS
OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT'S DATE OF
DEATH IS BARRED.
The date of first publication of this Notice is
January 7, 2010.

Attorney for Person Giving Notice:
Jonathan L. Hay
Attorney for Petitioners
Florida Bar No. 456586
PURCELL, FLANAGAN & HAY, PA.
Post Office Box 40749
Jacksonville, Florida 32203
Telephone: (904) 355-0355
Telecopier: (904) 355-0820
Person Giving Notice:
LILLIAN AIRLINE RUIS-COOK
1229 South 5th Street
Macclenny, Florida 32063
1/7-1/14
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE EIGHTH JUDICIAL
CIRCUIT IN AND FOR BAKER COUNTY, FLORIDA
CIVIL ACTION
CASE NO. 02-2008-CA-000095
DIVISION
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,
Plaintiff,
vs.
CLIFTON JACOBS A/K/A CLIFTON M. JACOBS, et
al,
Defendantss.

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to a Final Judg-
ment of Mortgage Foreclosure dated January 05,
2010 and entered in Case No. 02-2008-CA-000095
of the Circuit Court of the EIGHTH Judicial Circuit
in and for BAKER County, Florida wherein BANK
OF AMERICA, N.A., is the Plaintiff and CLIFTON
JACOBS A/K/A CLIFTON M. JACOBS; STEPHANIE
JACOBS A/K/A STEPHANIE L. JACOBS; MORT-
GAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS,
INCORPORATED, AS NOMINEE FOR IRWIN HOME
EQUITY; are the Defendants, I will sell to the high-
est and best bidder for cash AT THE FRONT DOOR
OF THE BAKER COUNTY COURTHOUSE at 11:00
AM, on the 9th day of February, 2010, the following
described property as set forth in said Final Judg-
ment:
LOT 28, BLOCK B, MACCLENNY II, UNIT
II, ACCORDING TO PLAT THEREOF RE-
CORDED IN PLAT BOOK 2, PAGES 64-65
OF THE CURRENT PUBLIC RECORDS OF
BAKER COUNTY, FLORIDA.
A/K/A 4247 HICKORY STREET, MACCLEN-
NY, FL 32063
Any person claiming an interest in the surplus from
the sale, if any, other than the property owner as of
the date of the Lis Pendens must file a claim within
sixty (60) days after the sale.
WITNESS MY HAND and the seal of this Court on
January 5, 2010.
Al Fraser
Clerk of the Circuit Court
By: Jamie Crews
Deputy Clerk
1/14-1/21


Fire extinguished on


an abandoned Cadillac


A stolen Cadillac sedan, two
mobile homes and a shed were
among the property damaged
in two unrelated fires this past
week.
County firefighters were dis-
patched to the smoking 2004 Ca-
dillac STS about 6:30 am Janu-
ary 11 and found it wheelless on
cement blocks in the middle of
CR 124 just west of CR 127 in
Sanderson.
The only opening was the
vehicle's cracked sun roof, which
didn't let in enough oxygen to
cause extensive damage. Flames
in the rear drivers side seat were
extinguished easily with less than
100 gallons of water before the
doors were opened to ventilate
the smoke.
According to fire chief Richard
Dolan's report, most of the dam-
age was confined to the lower
passenger seat and upper drivers
seat, and the scene was under


control in about to minutes.
The vehicle was registered to
Mikhail Zabran of Jacksonville.
Later that afternoon, the Jack-
sonville Sheriffs Office notified
the Baker County Sheriffs Office
that the Cadillac had been re-
ported stolen. Fingerprints from
the vehicle were turned over to
the state fire marshals office.
Sparks or embers from a BBQ
grill at a Joyce Lane residence in
north Sanderson reportedly ig-
nited the second fire encompass-
ing about two acres the afternoon
of January 7.
Chief Dolan said the flames
spread to an area between two
mobile homes on Hill Lane,
which is located off Gaskins Cir-
cle west of CR 229 N.
The fire burned down Sharon
Maxwell's barn and heat from the
blaze melted vinyl siding on her
residence as well as that of Shela
Belford's.


IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE EIGHTH JUDICIAL
CIRCUIT IN AND FOR BAKER COUNTY, FLORIDA
CIVIL ACTION DIVISION
CASE NO. 02-2008-CA-000117
WELLS FARGO BANK, NA,
Plaintiff,
vs.
ROBERT T. DIGSBY, etal,
Defendantss.

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to a Final Judg-
ment of Mortgage Foreclosure dated January 05,
2010 and entered in Case No. 02-2008-CA-000117
of the Circuit Court of the EIGHTH Judicial Circuit
in and for BAKER County, Florida wherein WELLS
FARGO BANK, NA, is the Plaintiff and ROBERT
T. DIGSBY; LADUANA DIGSBY; VYSTAR CREDIT
UNION; WELLS FARGO FINANCIAL SYSTEMS
FLORIDA INC.; COMMUNITY FIRST CREDIT UNION
OF FLORIDA; are the Defendants, I will sell to the
highest and best bidder for cash AT THE FRONT
DOOR OF THE BAKER COUNTY COURTHOUSE at
11:00AM, on the 9th day of February, 2010, the fol-
lowing described property as set forth in said Final
Judgment:
A PART OF THE NORTH 1/2 OF THE
SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF THE SOUTHEAST
1/4 OF SECTION 7, TOWNSHIP 2 SOUTH,
RANGE 22 EAST, BAKER COUNTY, FLOR-
IDA AND BEING MORE PARTICULARLY
DESCRIBED FOLLOWS:
COMMENCE AT THE INTERSECTION OF
THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID SECTION 7,
TOWNSHIP 2 SOUTH, RANGE 22 EAST,
BAKER COUNTY, FLORIDA AND THE CEN-
TER LINE OF STATE ROAD NO.S-23-A;
THENCE NORTH 01 DEGREE 36 MINUTES
29 SECONDS WEST, ALONG SAID CEN-
TER LINE, 661.43 FEET TO THE INTER-
SECTION WITH THE SOUTH LINE OF THE
NORTH 1/2 OF THE SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF
THE SOUTHEAST 1/4 OF SAID SECTION;
THENCE SOUTH 88 DEGREES 38 MIN-
UTES 01 SECOND WEST, ALONG AFORE-
MENTIONED SOUTH LINE OF THE NORTH
1/2, 40.0 FEET TO THE RIGHT-OF-WAY
OF SAID ROAD AND THE POINT OF BE-
GINNING; THENCE CONTINUE SOUTH 88
DEGREES 38 MINUTES 01 SECOND WEST
ON THE SOUTH LINE OF THE NORTH 1/2,
A DISTANCE OF 209.0 FEET, THENCE
NORTH 1 DEGREE 36 MINUTES 29 SEC-
ONDS WEST, 209.0 FEET; THENCE NORTH
88 DEGREES 38 MINUTES 1 DEGREE
EAST, 209.0 FEET TO SAID RIGHT-OF-
WAY LINE; THENCE SOUTH 01 DEGREE
36 MINUTES 29 SECONDS EAST, ALONG
SAID RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE; 209.0 FEET
TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING
A/K/A 14268 COUNTY ROAD 23A N, MAC-
CLENNY, FL 32063
Any person claiming an interest in the surplus from
the sale, if any, other than the property owner as of
the date of the Lis Pendens must file a claim within
sixty (60) days after the sale.
WITNESS MY HAND and the seal of this Court on
January 5, 2010.


1/14-1/21


Al Fraser, Clerk of the Circuit Court
By: Jamie Crews
Deputy Clerk


IN THE CIRCUIT COURT, EIGHTH JUDICIAL CIR-
CUIT, IN AND FOR BAKER COUNTY, FLORIDA
PROBATE DIVISION
CASE NO. 02-2009-CP-042
IN RE: ESTATE OF
COLE YOUNGER COMBS,
deceased.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS
The administration of the estate of COLE YOUNGER
COMBS, deceased, whose date of death was De-
cember 24, 2007; File Number 02-2009-CP-042,
is pending in the Circuit Court for Baker County,
Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is
339 East Macclenny Avenue, Macclenny, Florida
32063. The names and addresses of the personal
representative and the personal representative's at-
torney are set forth below. All creditors of the dece-
dent and other persons having claims or demands
against decedent's estate, on whom a copy of this
notice is required to be served, must file theirclaims
with this court WITHIN THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS
AFTER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF
THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF
SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM.
All other creditors of the decedent and other per-
sons having claims or demands against decedent's
estate must file their claims with this court WITHIN
3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLI-
CATION OF THIS NOTICE. ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED
WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN SEC-
TION 733.702 OF THE FLORIDA PROBATE CODE
WILL BE FOREVER BARRED.
NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIOD SET
FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS
OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT'S DATE OF
DEATH IS BARRED.
The date of first publication of this notice is: Janu-
ary 14, 2010.
Personal Representative:
/s/ Carol Brown
CAROL BROWN
Post Office Box 682
Lake City, Florida 32056-0682
Attorney for Personal Representative:
FEAGLE & FEAGLE, ATTORNEYS, P.A.
By: /s/ Marlin M. Feagle
Marlin M. Feagle
Florida Bar No. 0173248
153 NE Madison Street
Post Office Box 1653
Lake City, Florida 32056-1653
386-752-7191
1/14-1/21


Registration of Fictitious Names
I the undersigned, being duly sworn, do hereby
declare under oat that the names of all persons
interested in the business or profession carried
on under the name of GOODWIN AND SON PAINT
AND BODY whose principle place of business is:
21634 Fish Road, Sanderson, Florida 32087 and
the extent of the interest of each is as follows:
NAME EXTENT OF INTEREST
Richard Criag Goodwin 100%
Richard C. Goodwin
Signature
STATE OF FLORIDA
COUNTY OF BAKER
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 6th
day of January, 2010..
Al Fraser
Clerk of Court
Baker Count, Florida
By BonniePalleschi
As Deputy Clerk
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ALL-SAFE MINI STORAGE
190 SOUTH LOWDER STREET
MACCLENNY, FLORIDA 32063
904-259-3565
The following units containing household items
such as furniture, appliances, etc., will be sold
by public auction at 9:00 am January 23, 2010 to
satisfy back rent. The following tenants can claim
their property back if rent is paid before this date:
Name Unit #
Thomas Mitchell 19
Ronnie Nipper 38
Pansty Ruise 84
Sharonda Ellis 104
Benjamin Logan 307
Cluade Norris 217
1/14-1/21
NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE
NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Writ
of Execution issued in the County Court of Baker
County, Florida, on the 23rd day of December, 2009,
in the cause wherein, COUNTRY FEDERAL CREDIT
UNION was plaintiff and MARYALICE WYNNE AND
JAMES D. WYNNE, were defendants, being Case
No. 2002-SC-307 in said Court, I, Joey B. Dobson,
as Sheriff of Baker County, Florida have levied upon
all the right, title and interest of the defendants,
Mary Alice Wynne and James D. Wynne, in and to
the following described real property, to-wit:
The East /2 of the following parcel of
land:
Lot 8, in Block "A" of E.M. Brown's Plat
of a part of the East 1/ of SW 14 of NE 1/4
of Section 8, Township 3 South, Range
22 East as shown in Deed Book 23, Pages
337-338 of the public records of Baker
County, Florida.
I shall offer this property for sale, at the front
entrance of the Baker County Courthouse, 339 E.
Macclenny Ave. in Macclenny, FL, County of Baker,
State of Florida, on February 16, 2010 at the hour
of 11:15a.m., or as soon thereafter as possible. I
will offer for sale all of the defendants, Mary Alice
Wynne and James D. Wynne, right, title and interest
in the aforesaid real property, at public auction and
will sell the same, subject to taxes, all prior liens,
encumbrances and judgments, if any, to the highest
and best bidder for CASH IN HAND. The proceeds
to be applied as far as may be to the payment of
costs and the satisfaction of the above described
execution. (NOTE: In accordance with the Ameri-
cans with Disabilities Act, persons with disabilities
needing special accommodation to participate in
this proceeding should contact the Baker County
Sheriff's Office at (904) 259-0245 prior to the date
of the sale.)
JOEY B. DOBSON,
Sheriff of Baker County, Florida
By: Pamela L. Davis, D.S.
1/14-2/4
NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE
NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Writ
of Execution issued in the County Court of Baker
County, Florida, on the 23rd day of December, 2009,
in the cause wherein, COUNTRY FEDERAL CREDIT
UNION was plaintiff and NANCY CAIN, was defen-
dant, being Case No. 2008-CA-235 in said Court, I,
Joey B. Dobson, as Sheriff ofBaker County, Florida
have levied upon all the right, title and interest of
the defendant, Nancy Cain, in and to the following
described personal property, to-wit:
2006 Volkswagen Jetta
VIN#: 3VWST71K86M622308
(NOTE: Anyone interested in viewing the
vehicle being sold may do so prior to the
time of the sale at Higginbotham's Tow-
ing & Recovery located at 7611 W. Mount
Vernon Street, Glen St. Mary, FL.)
I shall offer this property for sale, at the front en-
trance of the Baker County Courthouse, 339 E.
Macclenny Ave. in Macclenny, FL, County of Baker,
State of Florida, on February 16, 2010 atthe hourof
11:00a.m., or as soon thereafter as possible. I will
offer for sale all of the defendant, Nancy Cain, right,
title and interest in the aforesaid personal property,
at public auction and will sell the same, subject to
taxes, all prior liens, encumbrances and judgments,
if any, to the highest and best bidder for CASH IN
HAND. The proceeds to be applied as far as may be
to the payment of costs and the satisfaction of the
above described execution. (NOTE: In accordance
with the Americans with Disabilities Act, persons
with disabilities needing special accommodation
to participate in this proceeding should contact the
Baker County Sheriff's Office at (904) 259-0245
prior to the date of the sale.)


1/14- A/


JOEY B. DOBSON,
Sheriff of Baker County, Florida
By: Pamela L. Davis, D.S


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Two juvenile-age males were arrested following a high-speed chase
in north Macclenny the morning of January lo.
The 16-year-old driver of a 2000 Toyota registered in his name fac-
es multiple charges after he lost control of the southbound vehicle at
North 5th and North Boulevard and struck a power pole.
The second youth, who was a front-seat passenger, ran from the
scene and was re-captured at a mobile home on North Boulevard oc-
cupied by the mother of the third boy, age 17. He was a rear-seat pas-
senger.
Deputy Matt Sigers said he turned around on the speeding Toyota
heading southbound on CR 23A about 7:30, and soon after clocked it
at 87 mph in a 35 zone after it veered east on CR 23B.
The officer said the driver sped through the three-way intersection
of CR 23B with South 5th and South 6th Sts. by running a red light,
then headed south with the deputy in pursuit. Deputy Sigers said the
Toyota struck the pole after attempting to brake to turn on Boulevard.
The officer, joined by Deputy Kevin Jenkins, chased the 17-year-old
on foot to the trailer, and the occupant directed them to a rear bedroom
where he was found hiding under a pile of clothing.
The passenger was charged with resisting police without violence
and was held for Volusia County where he is wanted on a warrant.
The driver faces charges of high-speed fleeing, a third-degree felony,
having the wrong tag on the Toyota, failure to maintain a single lane,
running the stop light, speeding and having no driver's license.
Deputies logged several arrests the past week of drivers whose li-
censes had been suspended.
Mikell Lucas, 49, of Macclenny, was jailed early on January to af-
ter Deputy Shawn Bishara stopped him on CR 125 north of Glen St.
Mary when he saw the driver's GMC pickup swerving in and out of the
southbound lane.
The officer noted that Mr. Lucas smelled of alcohol when questioned,
and several times rolled down the driver side window while attempting
to open his door.
He was charged with driving on a license that has been permanently
revoked, drunk driving and failure to maintain a single lane. Deputy
Bishara's report also noted that two half-full beers were on the floor-
board of the truck.
The arrest took place about 1:00 am.
A computer check revealed the license of Marice Tolbert, 37, of
Jacksonville had a dozen prior suspensions and he is an habitual of-
fender. Mr. Tolbert was stopped by Deputy Jenkins for speeding on
Interstate 10 near Glen about 4:30 the evening of January 9.
Deputy Bishara stopped a 2006 Chevrolet pickup driven by Sher-
don Morris, 38, of Macclenny when he clocked it doing 75 mph in a 45
zone on US 90 in Glen about 2:45 am on January 9.
Mr. Morris was jailed because he was driving on a license with six
prior suspensions.
Eugene Murriell, 21, of Macclenny was found to have four suspen-
sions after he was stopped for speeding after midnight on January 11.
Deputy Brad Dougherty said he stopped Mr. Murriel's 2008 Dodge af-
ter clocking it speeding at 60 mph in a 45 zone on US 90 between Glen


and Macclenny.

Computers
Two computers have vanished
from the inventory at Baker
County High School since early
December.
Carrie Dopson, a BCHS ad-
ministrator, notified the sheriffs
department on January 4 that
she noticed the computers were
not there when she was placing
property markers on equipment.
The computers, a Dell Netbook
and Dell Mini-o10, were stored in
an office that was unlocked dur-
ing regular school hours.
The units had a combined
value of $600.
In other recent thefts, an elec-
tric scooter valued at $400 was
taken from beside a residence on
W. Shuey Ave. in Macclenny the
evening of January 9.
Owner Nicole Raulerson said
the scooter went missing be-
tween 7:50-8:40 pm. A neighbor
reported seeing three male sus-
pects in the neighborhood about


disappear
that time, but police found no
trace of them.
Debra Johns reported on
January 4 that a .38 caliber pistol
was missing from her residence
on Durland Rd. in Macclenny.
She last saw the weapon in June,
2009.
A beer bottle was tossed
through a cafeteria window at
Baker County Middle School the
weekend before last. Damage was
estimated at $500.
A remote camera and 55-gal-
lon corn feeder were taking from
near the residence of Harold
Wilkinson off Oscar Rd. in the
Blackbottom tract in southeast
Baker County.
He reported the theft on Janu-
ary 5, and also noted about 200
pounds of corn lay scattered on
the ground near where the feeder
was set up. Value of the equip-
ment was placed at just over
$300.


$8K in tackle is stolen


The owner of a fishing boat
stored off Ray Phillips Rd. away
from his residence reported Jan-
uary 9 that fishing tackle, rods
and reels valued at $8000 were
removed from it sometime since
mid-December.
Jacob Card told Deputy Bran-
don Kiser the boat had been
stored under a pole barn, and he
realized it had been tampered
with when he went to pick it up
that afternoon. Also missing was
a propeller worth $600.
Two windshields on the Triton
craft were removed in an appar-
ent attempt to steal a recently
installed CD player, the officer's
report notes. There was also a
possibility that the fuel supply
had been contaminated and wir-
ing damaged.
Mr. Card told the officer he
last checked on the boat on De-
cember 15.
In other thefts:
SA Yamaha Grizzly four-wheel
ATV was taken from beside the
residence of Stephen Burger on
North Clinton in Glen St. Mary
during the day on January 4.
Mr. Burger told Deputy Larry
Clark he was away from the resi-
dence from 6:30 that morning to
7:30 in the evening.
Christopher Parish reported
property taken from his vehicle
parked on Lyons Lane near Mac-
clenny overnight on January 6.
Missing items included am-
munition, a knife, backpack and


medication.
A license tag was removed
from a 2007 Chevrolet pickup be-
longing to Christiana Lauramore
of Glen. She noticed the missing
tag on January 4 and told police
it was on the truck in late Decem-
ber.

Shoplifters

after beer
Authorities hope a video sur-
veillance tape will yield clues as
to the identity in at least one case
of convenience store shoplifting
the past week during which male
suspects ran off with 18-packs of
beer.
The first occurred the evening
of January 4 when a white male
in his early 20s with brown hair
and a goatee stole one of the
packs from the Citgo station on
North 6th in Macclenny.
The 6-foot-2-inch subject ran
to a waiting silver Buick with a
Gator license tag and it sped off
northbound on 6th.
The clerk at the S&S Store on
South 6th called police late on
January 7 after a white male in
a black hooded sweatshirt and
wearing white shorts took two of
the beer packs from a cooler and
fled out the door and south to
nearby George Hodges Rd.
The packs retail for over $12
each.


during a

barfight
A bar patron was arrested for
battery after he allegedly slugged
a bouncer who was trying to
break up a fight at Mac's Liquors
in downtown Macclenny the eve-
ning of January 9.
Deputy David Nichols took
David Cannon, 38, of Glen St.
Mary into custody shortly after
the lo:oo incident, based on
statements by Garrath Phelps,
50, of Macclenny and the bar
manager Tommy Cooler.
The two said they were sepa-
rating combatants on the outdoor
deck of the bar when Mr. Cannon
grabbed Mr. Phelps from behind,
then struck him in the face when
he spun around. The deputy not-
ed bruising and a small laceration
on the bouncer's face.
In a second recent complaint
involving Mac's Liquors, Jimmy
Sikes, 42, of Glen notified the
sheriffs department on January
4 that he was beaten by one or
more persons in the rear parking
area on January 1.
Mr. Cooler told police video
surveillance did not cover that
area of the property, and a wit-
ness named by Mr. Sikes and
later contacted by Deputy Nich-
ols said only that he found the
complainant outside and brought
him into the bar.
The officer noted bruising and
lacerations on Mr. Sikes' face.
A complaint for battery was
made against a 45-year-old fe-
male patient at Northeast Florida
State Hospital who allegedly at-
tacked another female patient
the evening of January 9.
Both the victim, age 26, and
nurse Corissa Holey of Macclen-
ny said the accused grabbed the
victim by the hair, then struck
and scratched her about the face
before being pulled off by staff.
Deputy Randy Davis said the
victim's face bore evidence of the
attack, including deep scratches
on her left cheek. The accused
was not made available to him
for an interview.


Had a pis
Police arrested a Lake City
man on weapons and other
charges after his 2002 Jeep was
observed on US 90 near Sander-
son weaving in and out of lanes
the morning of January 9.
Troy Melton, 25, appeared
nervous and disoriented when
questioned by Deputy Jeff
Shouse about 10:3o, and refused
an initial request by the officer to
search his vehicle.
Cpl. Ben Anderson was sum-
moned with his drug-sniffing ca-
nine that alerted to the presence
of drugs in the vehicle. A subse-
quent search turned up a small
amount of marijuana stuffed
inside a cigarette pack in a coffee
cup.
Deputy Shouse also found a .9
mm pistol under the passenger
seat. Nine rounds were in the
magazine.
A computer check revealed
Mr. Melton had an active domes-
tic violence protection order that
prohibited weapons possession.
He was booked at county jail for
that violation, carrying a con-
cealed weapon and misdemeanor
possession.
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Deputy Shawn Bishara was
called to the address about 5:30


;tol illegally
is a third-degree felony; the
others are misdemeanors. Mr.
Melton denied knowledge of the
pistol in the vehicle, and insisted
the injunction was no longer
valid.
Tommy Ruise, 31, of Sander-
son was arrested at his mother's
residence off Tony Givens Rd.
early on January to for posses-
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REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION AUT


Will region

Cone: People in
JOELADDINGTON
NEWS EDITOR
reporter@bakercountypress.com
Disagreements about how to fund a future
regional transportation authority encom-
passing Baker and six other northeast Florida
counties and ensure fairness in representa-
tion may doom the authority before its even
created, according to County Manager Joe
Cone.
He began attending monthly meetings last
June of the Jacksonville Transportation Au-
thority-led study group charged by the Flor-
ida legislature and governor to recommend a
framework for the new authority. Presented
at the last meeting January 6 were potential
funding streams that could raise up to $205
million more for transportation projects in
the region.
"My guess is it won't be implemented,"
Mr. Cone said of the group's eventual recom-
mendations, which are due to the state next
month.
Northeast Florida is the only part of the
state without a regional transportation au-
thority similar to those in south, central and
western portions of Florida. The state legis-
lature often allocates transportation funds
through the regional authorities.
The presentation last week examined po-
tential funding sources for the new authority
and focused on local gas and sales tax rev-
enues.
A look at funding sources for 12 authori-
ties from Seattle to Atlanta showed most were


asking for a 15-foot reduction in
the 50-foot front set back, the
distance required between the
structure and the road, as well as
height and size variances for the
140-room hotel's signs.
"For people to see the sign, we
need it to be bigger," said project
engineer Shawn Webber with
the Gainesville firm Causseaux,
Hewett & Walpole.
The requested size is 200-
square-feet larger than normally
permitted and the maximum
height for the hotel's interstate
sign is 150 feet. The city's sign
ordinance contains a 35-foot
maximum.
"If they [Hampton Inn] can't
get visibility, they won't be inter-
ested," Mr. Motely added. After
the meeting he said Hampton
Inn has committed to build at the
location.
Mr. Motely is also seeking
shorter than normal parking
spaces due to the small parcel
size and its odd, almost triangu-
lar shape. The requirement for a
250-square-foot loading zone for
deliveries may be waived as well.
"There's just no place to put
it," Mr. Webber said.
The exceptions to city codes
are typical with the kind of zon-
ing that Mr. Motely is seeking.
It's known as planned unit de-


Driver is

recovering

The driver of a van heading
south on CR 229 the afternoon of
January 7 was airlifted to Shands
Hospital about 1:oo pm with se-
rious injuries after his 1994 GMC
left the roadway, striking a power
pole and overturned.
Curtis Stoutamire, 39, of
Glen St. Mary was not wearing
a seat belt during the crash and
witnesses said he may have had
seizure prior to losing control of
the vehicle, said Florida Highway
Patrol Lt. Bill Leeper.
The accident occurred about
15 feet north of Columbia Street.
Mr. Stoutamire's niece said
the following afternoon her uncle
was recovering from his injuries,
but remained in the hospital for
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lalism sink authority?

Taylor won't support the JTA
fed primarily by sales taxes from one percent summer price index so they increase gradually
down to four-tenths of a percent. Secondary without inflation.
sources included vehicle registration fees, The latter strategy is being used by the state
property taxes and vehicle excise taxes. for a portion of its gas taxes and Congress is
Florida's three established authorities en- debating its use in a federal transportation
compassing Miami, Orlando and Tampa re- bill.
ceive state and federal transportation dollars Beyond funding a potential authority, the
as well as local funding. role that smaller counties and municipalities
Already in place in Northeast Florida are will play in the decision-making process has
various types of local gas and sales taxes per- also been an area of contention.
mitted by state statutes and adopted locally, "There's concern about giving the author-
either by voters or elected governing boards. ity over to the JTA," Mr. Cone said. "If other
Baker County currently levies a seven cents counties are supposed to participate in this...
per gallon gas tax that's expected to generate I can't see the people in Taylor saying they'll
$941,000 this year, according to estimates tax themselves for the Jacksonville Transpor-
from the Florida legislature. station Authority."
Up to an additional five cents is available by The fate of the Northeast Florida Transpor-
statute for capital transportation needs, given station Planning Organization [TPO], which
a majority-plus-one vote by the county com- has undertaken a similar study on its own,
mission or county-wide referendum. Such a remains unclear.
move could raise $666,000 this year. The nonprofit based in Jacksonville man-
Most of the local sales taxes range from ages planning for billions of dollars in projects
one-half to one percent and are levied with over a five-year horizon, but Baker and Put-
approval from voters. Baker County levies the nam counties are non-voting members of the
maximum, one percent "small-county" sales organization.
tax in addition to the state's six percent. It's "Several people said with state, regional,
expected to generate more than $1.6 million county and city transportation plans; they
this year. didn't want to have just another layer of bu-
Other funding options included: reaucracy and that there needs to be some
Voter-approved property tax increases, consolidation of these agencies," Mr. Cone
Vehicle registration fee increases, recalled.
Treating transportation like a utility and The JTA group will convene again at 1:oo
charging everyone residents, businesses, pm January 25 when a draft report and rec-
government agencies, schools and non-profits ommendations will be presented. The meet-
based on their use; ing will be held at 2198 Edison Ave. in Jack-
Tying gas taxes to increases in the con- sonville.


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velopment or PUD zoning and
allows developers to negotiate
requirements normally governed
by zoning rules. An ordinance to
rezone Mr. Motely's property
from commercial general to PUD
will be considered by the city
board next month, along with an
accompanying PUD agreement
spelling out the zoning terms.
For instance, the board agreed
that fencing along the property's
western edge wouldn't be re-
quired unless the existing trees
are removed. In that instance, the
developer could also substitute a
landscaping buffer.
"I would sure not like to put a
fence up now," said Mr. Motely.
"Maybe later on if [the neighbor-
ing property] becomes residen-
tial. But with the trees there, I'd
like to do nice landscaping."
In addition to the zoning ap-
proval, the developer will need an
approved site plan from the city.
However, Mr. Webber said other
regulatory hurdles, like approval
from the St. Johns River Water
Management District, have been
met.
Mr. Motely said construction
could begin within the next six
months.
The only reservation from the
commission concerned the sec-
ond phase of the project, which
calls for lo,ooo square feet of
commercial space for either a
sit-down restaurant, fast-food
restaurant, office space or retail.
Commissioner Phil Rhoden
feared the lack of a traffic light at
S. 6th St. and George Hodges Rd.
wouldn't mix well with additional
traffic.
"We put another restaurant


there and we're making a bad
situation worse," he said.

No referendums allowed by city
charter
When City Manager Gerald
Dopson was approached about
putting the repeal of the city's
ban on Sunday alcohol sales to
vote among residents, he was
surprised to find out that Mac-
clenny's charter, which hasn't
been updated since the 1970s,
doesn't permit referendums.
City attorney Frank Maloney
said referendums are only avail-
able in about half the state's
municipalities while the unin-
corporated areas of Florida's 67
counties have them by right.
"I think it is important that if
there's enough interest gener-
ated in an issue, that we can have
a referendum," Mr. Dopson told
the board. "I think it's fair to have
that as part of our charter. It's the
democratic process to do that."
Commissioner Rhoden, who
supports the ban on Sunday al-
cohol sales, said if voters don't
agree with that position, they can
always vote him out of office. "It
can be so easily swayed in a com-
munity our size," he said of the
referendum process, which typi-
cally requires the gathering of pe-
tition signatures to place specific
issues on the ballot.
For referendums to take place
in Macclenny, Mr. Maloney said
the board would first need to
amend the city's charter and then
approve laws governing referen-
dums.
The board resigned to discuss
the matter further after review-


ing referendum ordinances from
cities of comparable size to Mac-
clenny. Mr. Maloney only had
ordinances from larger munici-
palities.


Chief school

nurse to speak

at meeting
The January meeting of the
GFWC Woman's Club of Mac-
clenny will be held January 21st
at 11 am. Coffee and meet and
greet starts at 10:30 am.
All meetings are held at the
Woman's Clubhouse (across
from the library). Any women in-
terested in joining are invited to
attend. We participate in many
local activities and support local
and national projects. One such
project is helping with hearing
and vision testing at all the local
schools.
This month our guest speaker
is Marcheta Crews, Baker County
Coordinator for School Health
Services. She will speak on gen-
eral results of the testing this
year, how many referrals were
required and other related top-
ics. She will also demonstrate
the use of the hearing and vision
machines for those new to the
woman's club.
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and have a wonderful lunch. If
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quarterly, consists of four in-
depth sessions and is conducted
by Jean Kiltz and Debbie Slocum,
both certified diabetes manage-
ment instructors. Ms. Kiltz's ses-
sions deal with the physiology of
the disease and Ms. Slocum fo-
cuses on proper nutrition, which
can be a key element in helping
to manage diabetes.
Included are Power Point
presentations, hand-outs, films,
blood sugar tests, handbooks
and other materials related to the
subject.
Fourteen people are partici-
pating in the current program,
which meets on Thursday eve-
nings at the BCHD conference
room from 5:oo-7:oo.
During the first session that
started January 7, participants
underwent a hemoglobin AIC
blood test, a standard tool in the
diagnosis of Type 2 diabetes and
pre-diabetes.
The test measures average
blood sugar levels for the previ-
ous two to three months, which
can indicate the presence of dia-
betes and also present a record of
how diabetes is being managed.
A consistent 6.5 percent level is
indicative of the presence of dia-
betes. Levels between 5.7 and 6.4
suggest a patient is pre-diabetic.
Although the participants in
the BCHD program have already
been diagnosed with diabetes,
undergoing the test can help de-
termine if their current treatment
is working. If not, following up
with doctors for medication ad-
justment and other management
tactics can be recommended.
"We encourage a parent, sib-
ling or spouse to attend with
their diabetic family member,"
said Ms. Kiltz. "Learning about
the condition helps encourage
empathy and understanding of
the disease and the importance
of managing it actively."
Participants learned about
the differences and similarities
between Type 1 and Type 2 Dia-
betes. They also discussed risk
factors, typical symptoms and
management goals such as the
desired blood sugar levels before
and after meals, diet, exercise
and not missing doses of medica-
tion.
Ms. Kiltz helps participants
understand the importance of
proper treatment when blood
sugar levels fall dangerously low.
She coached them in the specific
way to treat the condition (hypo-
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be used.
Hypoglycemia typically comes
on suddenly and occurs when
there is too much insulin in the
blood, which can result in diz-
ziness, shakiness, headaches,
sweating and disorientation. If
severe enough, a diabetic can lose
consciousness.
"You absolutely do not grab a
candy bar or cookies to try and
raise your blood sugar levels if
they fall dangerously low. The fat
in such foods actually delays the
absorption of sugar."
Diabetics should carry glucose
in the form of tablets or gel and
take it as soon as they feel hypo-
glycemic symptoms coming on.
Allow 15 minutes to pass the
time it takes for glucose to be ab-
sorbed. Then have juice, milk or
something with protein in it.
"You don't wait to treat the
symptoms because you can get
into serious trouble," said Ms.
Kiltz.
Hyperglycemia is the op-
posite, when there isn't enough
insulin and sugar levels remain
consistently high in the blood.
It usually develops over several
days and results in chronic thirst
because the body is trying to rid
itself of excess sugar through the
urine.
Taking medications and low-
ering the sugar content of diet
are an effective way to prevent
hyperglycemia.
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OBITUARIES


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JANUARY 14, 2010


CHURCH AND OBITUARY NOTICE INFORMATION CONTACT US
Obituaries must be submitted in a timely fashion and have a local connection. Pictures are printed with obituar- By phone at 904.259.2400 or by fax at 904.259.6502. You can stop by our office located at 104 S. Fifth Street,
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Alex Colbert, 20,
enjoyed music, art
Alex Michael Colbert, 20,
of Macclenny died January 7,
2010 with family and friends by
his side. He
was born in
Margate, FL
on August
19, 1989 to
Robert Lee
Colbert Jr.
and Dawn
Marie Dun-
ham Col-
bert, and
resided
in Baker
County for Alex Colbert
most of his
life.
He attended the Christian
Fellowship Temple and enjoyed
music, art and Batman movies.
Alex graduated from the Baker
County High School in 2008.
He was preceded in death by
his brother William Wesley Col-
bert.
Survivors include his parents;
maternal grandparents Sara
Jean Dunham and Thomas Ed-
ward Dunham; paternal grand-
parents Robert Lee Colbert Sr.
and Carolyn Colbert; great-
grandmother Hazel Dunham;
brothers Ryan Edward Colbert
and Brandon Lee Colbert; one
uncle; two aunts.
The funeral service was held
January 12 at 11:oo am at his
church with pastors Gary Crum-
mey and Edsel Bone officiating.
Ferreira Funeral Services was in
charge of arrangements.
Darwin E. Hodges,
infant son, of Glen
Darwin Ethan Hodges, in-
fant son of Darren Earl Hodges
and Tammy Lee Carter of Glen
St. Mary, died January 6, 2010
at St. Vincent's Medical Center
in Jacksonville. He will be trea-
sured and missed by his fam-
ily who were so anticipating the
little angel's arrival.
Survivors include his parents;
brothers Darrin, Andrew and
Zachary; sister Cassandra, all of
Glen St. Mary; paternal grand-
parents Earl and Barbara Hodg-
es of Glen; maternal grandpar-
ents Andrew and Linda Carter
of Macclenny.
The graveside service was
held January 12 at 3:30 pm at
Oak Grove Cemetery with Pas-
tor Eddie Griffis officiating. Fer-
reira Funeral Services was in
charge of arrangements.
Service for infant
Tanner Hughes
Tanner Gail Hughes, infant
son of Richard and Lisa Jesse-
man Hughes of Elkins, Arkansas
died Friday, January 1, 2010. He
was born
November
19, 2009
in Fayette-
ville, Ar-
kansas.
Survi-
vors include
his parents;
sister Kath- Tanner Hughes

Hughes; paternal grandparents
Shad and Becky Hughes of El-
kins; maternal grandmother
Rhonda and David Smith of
Starke; maternal grandfather
Butch and Donna Jesseman of
Macclenny, FL.
The funeral service was held
at 1:oo pm on January 8 at the
Dwelling Place in Fayetteville
with Pastor Marcus Carruthers
officiating. Interment followed
at Mount Olive cemetery in El-
kins. Beards Funeral Chapel was
in charge of arrangements.

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


11:00 am
,jL- ', Wed. Bible Study
'2 7:30 pm
'.. Sa FMinister
S Sam F. Pitching


Mrs. Lauramore
dies January 5th
Gladys R. Lauramore, 91, of
Glen St. Mary died January 5,
2010. She was born in Moniac,
Georgia to the late Daniel B.
Raulerson
and Lovedy
Magnolia
Johns Raul-
erson on
February
23, 1918,
and lived in
the Baker
County area
most of her
life.
Mrs. Lau-
ramore en- Gladys Lauramore
joyed sing-
ing, crocheting, taking care of
her family, horseback riding and
fishing. She was predeceased by
her husband of 65 years, Wood-
row Lauramore; daughter Elsie
Lauramore; grandson Larry
Lauramore.
Survivors include children
Charles (Barbara Ann) Laura-
more of Glen, Marvin (Ann)
Lauramore and Johnny (Wilah-
mena) Lauramore, both of Mac-
clenny; sister Margaret Burgess
of Jacksonville; nine grandchil-
dren; 16 great-grandchildren and
six great-great-grandchildren.
The funeral service was held
January 8, 2010 at 3:00 pm at
the Christian Fellowship Temple
of Macclenny with pastors Da-
vid Thomas and Tommy Ander-
son officiating. Interment fol-
lowed at Macedonia Cemetery.
Ferreira Funeral Services was in
charge of arrangements.

Robert McMinn,
59, decorated vet
Robert Allen McMinn, 59,
of Middleburg died January 5,
2010 at his residence. Mr. Mc-
Minn had resided in Middleburg
for the past 13 years and prior to
living there he resided in Man-
darin for 11 years. He was the
son of the late William Douglas
and Mildred Rewis McMinn.
Mr. McMinn was a member of
the DAV, member of American
Legion and a veteran of Vietnam
having served in the U.S. Marine
Corps. While in Vietnam he re-
ceived the Purple Heart, Bronze
Star with a "V" and a Presiden-
tial Citation. He was preceded in
death by brother Keith McMinn
and sister Connie Davis.
Survivors include wife Donna
McMinn of Middleburg; daugh-
ter Jennifer (Miguel) Ortiz of
Lakeland; son Jason (Jennifer)
McMinn of Lakeland; sister
Dian Matheny of Leon, WV; six
grandchildren; mother-in-law
Lois Johns Lard of Jacksonville.
The funeral service was held
January 9 at 2:00 pm in the
chapel of Guerry Funeral Home
with Rev. J.C. Lauramore of-
ficiating. Interment followed at
North Prong Cemetery.



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 ,


'Jo' Nelson, 70,
dies January 5th
Clara Josephine "Jo" Nelson,
70, of Glen St. Mary died Janu-
ary 5, 2010. She was born in
Baker County to the late Walter
Lamar Wil-
liams and
Edith Mil-
dred Crew
Williams
on October
30, 1939
and raised
in Jackson-
ville before
mo v i ng
back to Bak-
er County in
1995. Clara Nelson
Mrs. Nel-
son retired from Baptist Medical
Center after 27 years as a recov-
ery room secretary. She was a
member of Woodstock Baptist
Church and enjoyed crafting,
sewing, trips to Biloxi, Missis-
sippi and family get-togethers.
She was predeceased by her
husband Harry Lewis Nelson Jr.
and her brother Clyde Williams.
Survivors include children
Richard Dean (Vicky) Nelson
of Gainesville, Harry Lamar
Nelson of Tallahassee and Kim
Diane (Gerald) Isaacs of Glen
St. Mary; brother Sammy Wil-
liams; sisters Paulette Sealey,
Joan Carpenter and Debbie Per-
ryman; three grandchildren and
three great-grandchildren.
The funeral service was held
January 8 at 11:oo am at the
V. Todd Ferreira Funeral Ser-
vices Chapel with Pastor David
Thomas officiating. Interment
followed at Taylor Cemetery.
In Loving Memory
of
Bobby Balkcom
1/10/1970 8/14/2006
Happy Birthday Bobby. You
would have been 40 on 1/10/10.
I miss you so much it hurts to
the depths of my soul and after
all this time it seems like it was
yesterday. A part of me is gone
and the broken heart will never
go away. I have begun to accept
that I will never see or touch
you again, but I talk to you all
the time. The memories we
shared are a big comfort. With
faith, prayer and love I am hav-
ing some days that Ifeel peace
and comfort. I will always miss
that big smile and the love we
shared and someday we will be
together for eternity.
LOVE,
MOM, DAD AND FAMILY


JI DINKINS NEW
CONC ECATIONAL
PXETHODIST CHURCH
CQ 1)7 N. of Sanderson
Sunday School 10:00 am
Sunday Iorning Service 11:00 am
Sunday Night Service 6:00 pm
Wed. Night Service 7:30 pm
Pastor Allen Crews
Assistant Pastor Timothy Alford
SYouth Pastor Brian Poole r


Bonnie Trimble,
49, of Lake City
Bonnie Jean Starling Trim-
ble, 49, of Lake City died at her
home January 8, 2010. Mrs.
Trimble was a native of Baker
County and had resided in Lake
City for the past seven years.
Prior to living in Lake City she
had resided in Jacksonville.
Mrs. Trimble was the daugh-
ter of the late Neal Starling. She
was a homemaker and loved the
Lord, her family cooking and
singing gospel music. She was a
member of the Watertown Con-
gregational Methodist Church
in Lake City.
Survivors include husband
Michael Trimble of Lake City;
mother Ruby Lucille Harris of
Orange Park; daughter Marsha
Wilkerson of Starke; sons Tim-
othy (Karen) Stewart of High
Springs, Neal Curtis (Tara)
Stewart of Sanderson, Steven
(Jamie) Stewart of Olustee, Jon-
athan Trimble of Summerville,
SC; Aaron (Margaret) Trimble,
Hattiesburg, MS; sisters Terri
Ann Miller of Orange Park, Lin-
da Ufferman of Sanderson, Tina
Starling and Kathy Starling,
both of Lake City; brothers Neal
Martin of White Springs, Lon-
nie Starling of Middleburg and
Mark Starling of Lake City and
1o grandchildren.
The funeral service was held
January 12 at 2:00 pm at her
church with the Rev. Randy Og-
burn officiating. Interment fol-
lowed at Forest Lawn Cemetery.
Guerry Funeral Home of Lake
City was in charge of arrange-
ments.

Raiford revival
Calvary Temple Church of God
in Raiford is having a revival with
Lamar Chapman from January
18 through January 22 beginning
at 7:30 pm. Everyone is invited.






Mt. Zion N.C.

Methodist Church
121 North t 259-4461
Macclenny, FL
Pastor Tim Cheshire
Sunday School 9:45 am
Sunday Morning Worship 11:00 am
Sunday Evening Worship 6:00 pm
Wednesday Prayer Service 7:00 pm







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say unto thee, except a man be
born of water and of the Spirit,
he cannot enter into the king-
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Sunday School 9:45 am
Sunday Morning Worship 11:00 am
Sunday Children's Church 11:00 am
Sunday Evening Services 6:00 pm
Wednesday Night Prayer Meeting 7:00 pm
Pastor J. C. Lauramore welcomes all



THE LORI S CHURCH
Intersection of CR 125 &250 in Tiylor -- 259-8353
Sunday school 10:00rn
Sunday service 11:00 i..
Wednesday night Bible
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Clinton Ave. Glen St. Mary Home: 259-3982 Church: 259-6521
WJXR Radio Service Sunday .... 8:30 am
Morning Worship Service. ...... 10:30 am
Children's Church ............. 11:30 am
Evangelistic ................... 6:00 pm
Bible Study (Wed.) ............. 7:30 pm
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Independent Pentecostal Church
Seventh St. & Ohio Ave., Macclenny


Sunday School
Sunday Morning Worship
Sunday Evening Worship
Wednesday Night Service
Radio WJXR 92.1 Sunday

Youth Programs


Sunday School
Common Ground Sunday
Common Ground Wed. (Teens)
God Kids Sunday
God Kids Wednesday


Associate Pastor
Tim Thomas
2594575


10:00 am
11:00 am
6:00 pm
7:00 pm
9:15 am


10:00 am
11:00 am
7:00 pm
11:00 am
7:00 pm


Youth Pastor
Gary Crummy


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Jesus: The Way, The Truth and The Life
Sunday School 10:00 A.M. Sunday Evening Worship 6:00 PM.
Sunday Morning Worship 11:00 A.M. Wed. Eve. Worship 7:30 PM.
Pastor Rev. Shannon Conner
North 6th Street Macclenny 259-3500





THE BAKER COUNTY PRESS


Mable Williams,
97, of Sanderson
Mother Mable Williams, 97,
of Sanderson died January 5,
2010. Born January 1, 1913 in
Sanderson, she was the daugh-
ter of the late James Paige and
Lessie Giv-
ens.She was
employed
at North-
east Florida
State Hos-
pital for 17
years.
Mother
Mable was
a member
of Church
of God By
Faith in Mable Williams
Sanderson,
where she served diligently and
faithfully as a church mother.
She was the perfect example of
what a mother, sister and friend
should be like. She was preced-
ed in death by husband Mack
Williams; sister Dorothy Blue;
nephew James Paige; niece
Naomi Paige.
Survivors include daughters
Roxanne (Clifford) Lloyd of
Sanderson and Bettye (George)
Allen of Virginia Beach, VA;
seven grandchildren; 21 great-
grandchildren; a special great-
grandchild; three god-daugh-
ters; many special friends; a
host of sisters-in-law, brothers-
in-law, cousins, nieces, nephews
and friends.
The funeral service for Moth-
er Mable was held January 9 at
1:oo pm at her church with Pas-
tor Alvin Armstrong Sr. officiat-
ing. Interment followed at Quit-
man Cemetery. Combs Funeral
Home of Lake City was in charge
of arrangements.


In Loving Memory
of
Launa Bree Monds
06/02/2006- 01/18/2008

It's been two years since you
went to Heaven, but it feels like
only yesterday. We still miss
you very much, baby! We love
you now and forever.
LOVE,
DADDY, MOMMY, LOGAN
AND YOUR NEW BABY BROTHER,
LAYNE

In Loving Memory
of
Joe Newmans
Who was taken away from us one
year ago, January 11,2009

Not how did he die, but
how did he live?
Not how did he die, but how did
live?
Not what did he gain, but what
did he give?
These are the units to measure
the worth
Of a man as a man, regardless
of birth.
Not what was his church, nor
what was his creed?
But had he befriended those re-
ally in need?
Was he ever ready, with word
of good cheer,
To bring back a smile, to banish
a tear?
Not what did the sketch in the
newspaper say,
But how many were sorry
when he passed away.

You left beautiful memories too
great to be told. To us who lost
and loved you, your memory
will never grow old.
WE'LL ALWAYS LOVE YOU,
YVONNE AND FAMILY





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In Loving Memory
of
PaulA. O'Neill
6/19/1939 1/13/2007


Although it has been three long
years since God sent for you, I
still miss you so much. There is
a special place in my heart for
you and all the 50-plus years of
memories as always the heart
can see what the eyes can't.
LOVE,
DEE O'NEILL


Happy Birthday Dad In Loving Memory
Charlie 'Red' Mixon of
1/14/1929-3/09/2009 Derrick Thompson
1/1 /1077- 1/8/2000


Although we had you for only a
short time, you were truly a gift
from God.
WE LOVE AND MISS YOU,
MOM AND DAD


My Dad
Last night I dreamt that he
came to me. His love, that smile,
for me to see.
No tears or grief,just happi-
ness. Memories of a life so very
blessed.
My Dad a selfless soul who
lived to care. For those he loved
no matter where.
And when I asked him why he
had gone, he smiled and said
his job was done.
For he had taught me that
which in life I would need, and
that was to plant love every-
where as a seed.
To nurture that love to family,
friends and strangers we meet.
To bless others in a love that
covers them like a crisp linen
sheet.
I asked him if he would come
again and smile on me, to give
me all the answers that he held
as a key.
No need, he said with a smile
so him, so strong. For I have
taught you well, right from
wrong.
But always remember my love
is all around you, as crisp and
clear as the sky is blue.
You are here to teach others a
love that is pure, I showed you
how it is the cure.
The cure for all that ails the
world so deep. Love is to give
and not to keep.
Spread what you know that is
in your heart,for when you do
we are never apart.
I am always here to see you
grow, and use the gifts of love
that upon you have been be-
stowed.
Laugh much, live well, embrace
a love as large as the biggest
ocean swell.
WE MISS YOU,
LINDA, PAT AND CHARLOTTE


Sincere thanks
The family of the late Mother
Mable Williams would like to
thank everyone who showered
and showed us so much love in
our time of bereavement. Thanks
to everyone who participated in
the program and gave my mother
a very good home-going service.
May God bless each and every
one of you.
SINCERELY,
ROXANNE WILLIAMS LLOYD AND
FAMILY


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Sunday School ....... 10:00 am
Sun. Morning Worship. 11:00 am
Sun. Evening Worship .. 6:00 pm
Wed. Eve. Bible Study .. 7:00 pm
Pastor Bob Christmas
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In Loving Memory
of
Karelle Walker
1/12/1919 5/13/2009
Happy Birthday
We love you and we miss you so
much.
LOVE,
LILLIAN AND FAMILY

In Loving Memory
of
Mother Pearl Smith
6/30/1906-1/15/1988

It's been 22 years and some-
times we still shed tears. We
thank God for the time well
spent. To us, you meant so
much, for nothing could ever
compare to your special touch.
FOREVER IN OUR HEARTS,
THE SMITH FAMILY



The Road
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Rev. Tommy & Doris Anderson
Bro. Edward McDonald, Co-Pastor
Phone: 904-259-2213
Sunday School:........... 10:00 am
Sunday Morning Service .... 11:00 am
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SOCIAL NOTICE SUBMISSION INFORMATION CONTACT US
Birth announcements, wedding notices and social events must be submitted within four weeks of the event. By phone at 904.259.2400 or by fax at 904.259.6502. You can stop by our office located at 104 S. Fifth Street,
All news and advertising must be submitted to the newspaper office prior to 5:oo p.m. on the Monday prior
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insure accuracy in print. We are available online at www.bakercountypress.com


Five generations in place


for 87th birthday
This photo of Irene Yarbrough (front, center) surrounded by five genera-
tions of family, was taken just prior to Christmas during the traditional
fruit cake baking. Ms. Yarbrough, of Macclenny, will be feted on January
15 with another party for her 87th birthday. Pictured above other than the
honoree are (clockwise from her right) daughter Judy, granddaughters Di-
ane and Tammie Wilbanks, great-granddaughters Brianna Yarbrough and
Kellina Crews, daughter Barbara Yarbrough, granddaughters Rena Kirk-
land and Tina Owens, and great-great-granddaughter Eden Crews.
PHOTO COURTESY OF TAMMY WILBANKS


Eddie Woodruff
Born December 18
Keith and Hannah Woodruff
of Glen St. Mary are pleased to
announce the arrival of son Ed-
die Keith on December 18, 2009.
He weighed 8 lb., 12.4 oz.
Proud grandparents are Ed-
ward Keith Woodruff of Glen,
Karen Malone of Carriere, Miss.;
Thomas and Rose Going, also of
Glen.

School Lunch
MENU
January 11 January 15

Offered everyday:
Cold lunch plate of chef salad with
wheat roll or crackers and dessert
(when offered) 1% lowfat white
milk, 12% lowfat flavored milk,
orange juice.
Monday, January 11
Breakfast: Pancake and sausage on a
stick, peach slices, milk
Lunch: Tasty chili with beans and
a homemade wheat roll, tuna salad
sandwich, choice of two sides: baked
potato rounds, raw veggies with ranch
dressing, fruit juice
Tuesday, January 12
Breakfast: Breakfast, burrito, fruit juice,
milk
Lunch: Slice of pepperoni pizza or
ham with blackeye pease over rice with
a homemade wheat roll, choice of two
sides: seasoned mixed vegetables, tossed
salad with dressing, chilled fruit choice
and gelatin with whipped topping
Wednesday, January 13
Breakfast: sausage biscuit, peach slices,
fruit juice and milk
Lunch: Taco salad with a homemade
wheat roll or grilled ham and cheese
sandwich, choice of two sides: golden
corn, lettuce and tomato blend, chilled
fruit juice
Thursday, January 14
Breakfast: Cereal with slice of toast,
fruitjuice and milk
Lunch: Mexican burrito with salsa or
chicken nuggets with a homemade wheat
roll a homemade wheat roll, choice of
two sides: green beans with new potatoes,
raw veggies with dressing, chilled fruit
juice and a homemade cookie (gr. 7-12
peanut butter)
Friday, January 15
Breakfast: Pancake and sausage on a
stick, fruit juice and milk
Lunch: Sloppy Joe on a bun or beef
vegetable soup with a grilled cheese
sandwich, choice of two sides: baked
french fries, tossed salad with dressing,
chilled fruit juice


Chc itot


MLK parade
The annual Martin Luther
King memorial parade will be
held in Macclenny along the tra-
ditional route on Friday, January
15.
Parade units will assemble at
Keller Intermediate School be-
fore the lo:oo am start. The route
heads east on South Boulevard to
4th St., then north to US 90, west
through downtown to MLK then
back to Keller.
Anyone with a MLK-related
experience is encouraged to con-
tact The Press 259-2400 with
their story.
For more information, contact
Tommy Rollins at 259-7721 or
312-8336.


JROTC lunch
Air Force JROTC is sponsor-
ing a chicken BBQ lunch/dinner
January 15 from 10:30 am to
4:30 pm at the corner of High-
way 90 and 7th Street. Cost is $5
per plate and includes choice of
white or dark meat, two sides and
dessert.

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Tracy Padgett
Earns masters
The family of Tracy Lynn
Padgett of Macclenny congratu-
lates her on earning her master of
science degree in health science
from UNF on December 11, 2009.
Tracy is the wife of Clifford Darin
Padgett and the daughter of Doug
Johns of Lake City and Tinker St-
amblesky of Macclenny.




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Calling all upcoming 2010-2011
Kindergarteners and their Parents


Kinderar len I readiness Classes


There will be four classes, each one hour long,
with activities to help you and your child
make a smooth transition into Kindergarten.


We will meet at the
,._." Baker County Pre-K/Kindergarten Center
-, 362 South Blvd. East, Macclenny
Registration begins January 13, 2010.

Please call the Pre-K/Kindergarten Center at
259-0405 to sign your child up for our
'._., Kindergarten Readiness classes.

All classes begin at 6:00 p.m. on the following dates:


Thursday, January 28th
Tuesday, March 30th


Tuesday, February 23
Tuesday, April 20th


Participants are encouraged to attend all four sessions.


PHOTO BY JOEL ADDINGTON


High scores in math and reading
Twenty-seven Baker County Middle School students scored the highest achievement level level 5 on both the math
and reading portions of last year's Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test or FCAT. Pictured above are 15 of those students,
many of whom were honored by the school board during its meeting the evening of January 4 with a certificate. "It's so
important to recognize the great things our students do," said Superintendent Sherrie Raulerson before recognizing the
students and their parents for their commitment to academic success. Pictured above are [I-r in back row] Jessica Harrell,
Hannah Mathews, Hunter Chambers, Ashton Goethe, Matthew Butcher, Videll Williams II, Gracemarie Rhoden, Tyler Braddy,
(middle row) Blayne Merchant, Mason Loadholtz, Hannah Rogers, Karlie Payne, Summer McCray, Tyler Cole and Hunter Wil-
liams. Also scoring double-fives, but not pictured, were Celeste Bourgois, Clayton Bureau, Grason Cain, Timothy Chancey,
Victoria Chisholm, Paul Constable III, Mary Hart, Justice Law, Reagan McKendree, Williams Raulerson, Jacob Stalvey and Callie
Wheeler.


January T.A.B.E. Tests
Baker County School District will
be administering the Test of Adult
Basic Education (T.A.B.E.) on
January 21, 2010, at the Family
Service Center on the campus of
Keller Intermediate School.
* Registration begins promptly at
8:30 am
* Testing 9:00 am 1:00 pm
* Testing fee $15 cash, exact
change is required
* Picture ID is required
Additional TA.B.E. test will be
offered on March 5, April 16 and
May 28, 2010. If you have ques-
tions, please contact Cheryl Ward
at 259-4110 or Wanda Conner at
259-0403.


January GED Tests
Registration for the January GED Tests
will be held at 6:30 pm on Tuesday,
January 19, 2010 at the Baker County
Middle School cafeteria in Macclenny.
The GED tests will be given January
25, 26 & 27, 2010.
* $70.00 testing fee
* Florida picture ID
* Social Security card or other
document verifying social secu-
rity number
Discounted testing fees are available
for Baker County Adult Education stu-
dents who are currently enrolled in the
GED preparation program with a mini-
mum of 12 hours class time. The next
scheduled GED test will be adminis-
tered in March. For more information
about GED registration, contact Wan-
da Conner at 259-0403.


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JANUARY 14, 2010


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Flashes

Girls return
It was a hard week for the Lady
Wildcats basketball team, taking
a 57-21 pasting from the Hilliard
Flashes before returning to their
home court and struggling for a
win over the Baldwin Indians.
The Flashes exploded on an
18-2 run that basically put the
January 5 game out of reach only
8 minutes after tip-off.
After the initial breathless
pace the game slowed down, but
the Flashes continued to hold
BCHS at bay. The Lady Cats had
trouble getting offensive rhythm
and went into halftime down 29-
11.
The Flashes opened the sec-
ond half the same way that they
did the first, running and keeping
BCHS on its heels. The Cats had
no answer for the Hilliard fast
break and the Flashes went on a
15-4 run to go up 44-15 at the end
of the third period.
It didn't get any better as the
game progressed.
None of the Wildcats posted
double figures that night, and
Hilliard also controlled the back-
boards.
Destiny de la Pena had 8
points for the Cats and Tianna
Raysor had 6 points. Kiara
Battles posted 6 rebounds while
Kiana Parker had 5 rebounds for
BCHS.
The Cats got a 43-40 win at
home on January 7 over Baldwin,
but the Indians gave them all that


blow past Lady Cats

i home for close victo over
they could handle.
Chelsey Ruise had 18 points to
lead the Cats and Meagan Osteen
had her best game of the season
with 12 points and 11 rebounds.
The game was back and forth
throughout the early minutes,
with the teams matching basket
for basket.
The Cats took a slim 2-point
lead into the second quarter
before the sharp shooting from
Ruise and Osteen took effect.
The Cats crept out ahead of the
Indians as they went on an 13-5
run, pushing their lead to seven
points at the half.
The Indians came out of the
locker room with the edge, chip-
ping away at the Lady Cats with
good outside shooting and a
tough inside game in the third
period. The Indians narrowed
the lead to just three points at the
end of the third.
Then Wildcats slowed the pace
and played controlled basketball.
It prevented the Indians from
making up ground in the final
period. --
Sophomore Ruise had 18
points and Osteen had a double-
double with 12 points and 11 -
rebounds. Kiana Parker had 15
rebounds to lead the Cats.
The girls are 9-3 on the season --
and will travel to Bishop Snyder -
on Friday, January 15, before a
trip to Lake City Columbia Janu- Destiny de La Pena struggles to put
ary 19.


Coach says team leaders are st
The Wildcat basketball team
showed some improvement this
past week as it beat Baldwin at
home and posted a narrow losses
to Stanton Prep and Bradford
County January 5, 7 and 9, re-
spectively.
The team's most impressive
effort came in a two-point loss to
a very talented Bradford County
squad.
The Wildcats are 3-0 against
district opponents and Coach
Charles Ruise has seen a turn-
around over the past week.
"We've seen some major im-
provement," said Ruise. "The
guys who have needed to step up
and take some leadership roles
are doing that." PHOTO BY JUD JOHNSON
Coach Ruise realizes there is Chris Walton drives to the basket against Bradford.
still a long wayto go, but he's con- Stanton led the game from 52-50 on Saturday in the BCHS
vinced the team is making strides buzzer to buzzer, but BCHS kept gym. The Wildcats led the con-
despite going 1-2 this week. it close behind a 19-point effort test at the half by a slim 23-22
"We still have to protect the from McCray. The guard got 12 margin and it was knotted at 35
basketball better and we need of his game-high points in the at the end of the third period.
to be doing a better job on the second period. Then Bradford forward
boards," he said. BCHS fashioned a strong fin- Treyonte Covington got hot from
Where Ruise is the most con- ish, but the Blue Devils were solid the outside in the fourth period.
cerned, and a bit baffled, is in the from the line to secure the win. He hit a trio of three-pointers
area of consistency. The Cats continued to pick up and 13 of his game-high 17 points
"We seem to have a lull at some their game, despite losing to a at the end to snatch the win from
point during the game where it's tough Bradford Tornado squad a determined Wildcat squad.
like there's an invisible lid on the
basket and nothing goes in," said
the coach. "We've got to do better FR
at erasing that."
The Cats opened the week with FR
a big 68-46 victory over Baldwin.
Kendrick Singleton picked up his

best game of the season, leading
the Cats with 14 points.
The Wildcats slowly built up Are you uninsured?
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strong outside play from guard
Trent Madison and forward Alex Limited Coverage?
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with 18 points. The Cats held a
o1-point lead at the half and then
put the game away with a strong Call 259-6291 ext. 2298
third period surge.
Chris McCray had 8 of his 13
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Stanton Prep relied on out- J I J -
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57-21

Baldwin


PHOTO BYJUDJOHNSON
a shot against Hilliard.


:epping up
Walton led the Cats with 16
points and Singleton and McCray
added to apiece.
The Cats face off against
Suwannee County at home on
Thursday, January 14.


Boyz team wins 2nd place
The Baker Boyz took part in the 2009 Winter SlugFest baseball tournament De-
cember 20 at Rondette Park in Jacksonville and competed against the Ponte Vedra
Blue Claws, the Atlantic Beach All Stars and the Jacksonville Juice. The Baker Boyz
defeated Ponte Vedra 12-2 but lost to the Jacksonville Juice to finish in second
place in the 9 and under age division. Front row: Zach Morris, Jordan Van Vac-
tor, Clayton Smith, Preston Sutton and Hunter Wilson. Back row: Trace Milton,
Michael Davis, Dominic Crews, Hunter Noblitt and Ryan Matthews. Coaches are
Austin Milton and Johnny Tyson. PHOTO SUBMITTED BY THE BAKER BOYZ











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TOWN OF GLEN ST. MARY
SECOND PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE
The Town of Glen St. Mary is applying to the Florida Department of Community Affairs (DCA) for a grant under the
Neighborhood Revitalization in the amount of $600,000 under the FY2009 Small Cities Community Development Block Grant
(CDBG) Program. For each activity that is proposed, at least 51% of the funds must benefit low and moderate-income persons.
The activities, dollar amounts and estimated percentages benefit to low and moderate-income persons for which the Town is
applying are:
Activity CDBG Estimated
No. Activity Name Funds LMI Benefit
21A Administration $48,000.00 N/A
21B Engineering $32,340.00 N/A
03J Water Tank/Well Treatment Plant $240,490.00 74.84%
03J Water Lines, New Potable $279,170.00 67.14%
Exact budget figures will be available no later than five (5) days prior to the application due date; however, at no time will the
CDBG budget exceed $600,000.
The Town of Glen St. Mary's application will involve the installation of a new water supply well and the extension of potable
water mains to un-served areas of the Town.
Service Area #1 involves the construction of a new water supply well and associated piping. The new well will be located in
Celebration Park, adjacent to the water treatment plant, and will provide water for all proposed beneficiaries within Service
Area #1.
Service Area #2 involves the installation of approximately 370 LF of 6" water main and associated water services, valves,
fittings, etc., along Stoddard Avenue from Mt Vernon Street north to Washington Street.
Service Area #3 involves the installation of approximately 4,000 LF of 6" & 8" water main and associated water services, fire
hydrants, valves, fittings, etc., along Clinton Avenue from Mt. Vernon Street north to Town limits, Glen Avenue from Mt Vernon
Street north to Town limits, Sherman Avenue from Mt. Vernon Street north to Town limits, Washington Street from Clinton
Avenue east to Sherman Avenue and Madison Street from Clinton Avenue east to Sherman Avenue.
Service Area #4 involves the installation of approximately 2,300 LF of 6" & 8" water main and associated water services, fire
hydrants, valves, fittings, etc., along Jefferson Avenue from Mt. Vernon Street north to Town limits, Hilliard Avenue from Mt.
Vernon Street north to Town Limits, Washington Street from Jefferson Avenue east to Hilliard Avenue and Madison Street from
Jefferson Avenue east to Hilliard Avenue.
Service Area #5 involves sewer hookups for three (3) low-to-moderate income (LMI) residences along Mt. Vernon Street from
Lincoln Avenue east to Glen Avenue.
The Town of Glen St. Mary plans to minimize displacement of persons as a result of planned CDBG funded activities in the
following manner:
No displacement is anticipated.
If any persons are displaced as a result of these planned activities, the Town will assist such persons in the following manner:
In accordance with the Town's Anti-Displacement and Relocation Policy.
A public hearing to provide citizens an opportunity to comment on the application will be held at Town Hall, 10046 N. Glen
Avenue, Glen St. Mary, FL 32040 on Tuesday, January 19, 2010, at 7:00 PM. A draft copy of parts of the application will be
available for review at that time. A final copy of the application will be made available at Town Hall, Monday through Friday,
between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 12:00 p.m. and no later than five days before the application due date. The application will
be submitted to DCA in the Spring of 2010. To obtain additional information concerning the application and the public hearing,
contact Mayor Juanice Padgett, PO. Box 519, Glen St. Mary, FL 32040 or by phone at (904) 259-3777.
The public hearing is being conducted in a handicapped accessible location. Any handicapped person requiring an interpreter
for the hearing impaired or the visually impaired should contact Juanice Padgett at least five calendar days prior to the meeting
and an interpreter will be provided. Any non-English speaking person wishing to attend the public hearing should contact
Juanice Padgett at least five calendar days prior to the meeting and a language interpreter will be provided. To access a
Telecommunication Device for Deaf Persons (TDD) please call (800) 955-8771. Any handicapped person requiring special
accommodation at this meeting should contact Juanice Padgett at least five calendar days prior to the meeting.
Pursuant to Section 102 of the HUD Reform Act of 1989, the following disclosures will be submitted to DCA with the
application. The disclosure will be made available by the Town of Glen St. Mary and DCA for public inspection upon request.
The disclosures will be available on and after the date of submission of the application and shall continue to be available for a
minimum of six years.
1. Other Government (federal, state and local) assistance to the project in the form of a gift, grant, loan, guarantee, insurance
payment, rebate, subsidy, credit, tax benefit, or any other form of direct or indirect benefit by source and amount;
2. The identities and pecuniary interests of all developers, contractors, or consultants involved in the application for assistance
or in the planning or development of the project or activity;
3. The identities and pecuniary interests of any other persons with a pecuniary interest in the project that can reasonably be
expected to exceed $50,000 or 10% of the grant request (whichever is lower);
4. For those developers, contractors, consultants, property owners, or others listed in two (2) or three (3) above which are
corporations, or other entities, the identification and pecuniary interests by corporation or entity of each officer, director,
principal stockholder, or other official of the entity;
5. The expected sources of all funds to be provided to the project by each of the providers of those funds and the amount
provided; and
6. The expected uses of all funds by activity and amount.
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than 4:00 pm the Monday preceding
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P.O. Box 598, Macclenny, FL 32063. We
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that time, the ad continues to run without
notification of error by the person oragen-
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Hay, horse quality. Square bails $4.50,
rolls $45. 259-7071 or 259-7377.1/14p
25'x36' garage trusses $1500 OBO.
259-3300. 3/12tfc
Got roaches? Buy Harris Famous Roach
Tablets or Powder. Eliminates roaches or
your money back, guaranteed. Available
at Bennett's Feed. 10/15tfc
Remington 770.270 caliber with scope,
never fired. Includes four boxes of am-
mo, $300. 553-2418. 1/14p
Artists! Oils, acrylics, water colors,
Canvases, drawing pads and much
more! On sale now. The Office Mart, 110
S. Fifth Street, 259-3737. tfc
The Franklin Mercantile will be re-open-
ing foryour business beginning January
29, Fridays and Saturdays 10-5. 259-
6040 Happy New Year! 12/31-1/29c
Valentine's Day gift certificates for your
valentine. Give her a gift to shop. Purses,
jewelry and gift sets available. Cottage
Consignment, by Baker Grill. 259-8711.
1/14-2/11p
26' Boston Whaler, single diesel engine,
new trailer. 954-263-7311. 1/7-1/14p
32" color TV and entertainment center
$150, gold end table $25, drop leaf table
natural wood look $50, natural wood fin-
ish bench for hallway or foyer with dolls
$70, beautiful used carpet, must see
to appreciate, enough for two rooms,
cream color, make offer, many dolls,
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2005 Mercedes ML500 SUV, 63,000
miles, $17,500 OBO. 259-6683 or 424-
8416. 1/14-1/21 p
1989 Mercedes, four door, blue, around
50,000 miles on V8, a nice car, $1800.
571-0913. 1/14p
1995 Honda Civic DX, good work car.
259-2207. 1/14p
1989 Chrysler LeBaron convertible, tur-
bo GTC, five speed, red, around 50,000
miles on engine, $1800. 259-2287.
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Registered Brangus calves weaned and
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904-864-3676. 1/14p
Dogs: all types from puppies to adults.
Animal Control, $65 adoption fees will
apply. 259-6786. 11/20tfc
Beautiful baby Boggle puppies, Boston
Terrier/Beagle, nine weeks old, brindle
and white, already wormed. Wonderful
pets, $25 health certification needed.
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The newspaper often publishes clas-
sified advertising on subjects like
work-at-home, weight loss products,
health products. While the newspaper
uses reasonable discretion in deciding
on publication of such ads, it takes no
responsibility as to the truthfulness of
claims. Respondents should use caution
and common sense before sending any
money or making other commitments
based on statements and/or promises;
demand specifics in writing. You can also
call the Federal Trade Commission at 1-
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fraudulent solicitations. Remember: if it
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have very good computer skills, able to
multi-task and have excellent customer
service skill. Good starting pay and
benefits include paid vacation and paid
holidays. For appointment for interview,
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Heavy duty diesel mechanic needed,
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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
origin, or an intention, to make any such
preference, limitation or discrimination."
Familial status includes children under
the age of 18 living with parents or legal
custodians, pregnant women and people
securing custody of children under 18.
This newspaper will not knowingly ac-
cept any advertising for real estate which
is in violation of the law. Our readers are
hereby informed that all dwellings adver-
tised in this newspaper are available on
an equal opportunity basis. To complain
of discrimination, call HUD toll free at
1-800-669-9777. The toll free telephone
number for the impaired is 1-800-927-
9275.
13 acres in Glen with well and septic,
with barn $129,000. 275-3522.
1/14-1/21c
2V2 acres with 2 BR trailer on 185,
$36,000. 904-259-5260. Evenings call
912-843-2078. 1/7-1/14p
3 BR, 2 BA 1992 doublewide mobile
home with two large decks on 1.75
acres, very nice home ready to move in.
Cuyler area, $59,500. 904-259-5383 or
904-226-3064. 1/14-1/21 p
6 acres in Macclenny, $20,000 an acre.
904-259-8028. 12/31-1/14p
20 acres on Bill Davis Road at $6500/
acre with 450 ft. road frontage. Call Zack
Parsons at 352-262-2336. 1/7-1/28p
3 BR, 1 BA screened porch on acre lot
in the city, recently remodeled, $89,900,
will lease option. 904-334-9737. 1/14p
Five orten acres in Union County just off
highway 121 off Bobby Anderson Road.
$70,000 for 10 acres, $40,000 for five.
904-259-3667. 12/24-12/31 p
264.5 acres, 875 ft. road frontage on Bill
Davis Road, $2,225/acre for everything.
352-262-2336. 1/7-1/28p
66.57 acres with 875 ft. road frontage on
Bill Davis Road, $4,000 /acre. Call Zack
Parsons at 352-262-2336. 1/7-1/28p
MacGlen Builders, Inc. Brick homes in
Macclenny from $145,000-$210,000.
813-1580. 11/13tfc
Furnished mobile home, ready to move
in, lot 4 Walker Mobile Home Park, $8000
firm. 912-345-2330. 1/14p
4BR, 2BA stucco/stone, built August
2008. 2015 heated SF, 2 CG w/cabinets,
upgraded maple cabinets, Corian solid
counters, stainless appliances, custom
painted interior, custom ceiling fans,
landscaped with privacy fence. Cypress
Pointe subdivision in Macclenny. Catch
fish in your backyard on this desirable lot
that backs up to large pond with forest
one one side at the end of cul-de-sac.
$163,000. Call for appointment 904-966-
9663. 12/17-3/4p


FSBO, 7 acres on quiet dead-end
road, mature oaks, zoned conventional
or mobile home, one acre per dwelling,
$112,500. 259-5877. 6/18tfc
3 BR, 3 BA on 3 acres, $255,000. 813-
3091. 1/14tfc
40 acres to 120 acres starting at $4000
per acre. 904-259-8028. 12/31-1/14c
200 acre operating quail plantation, 4
BR, 2 BA 22,00 SF lodge, includes all
equipment, furniture and structures,
$6250/acre. www.bakerquailplantation.
com 352-262-2336. 1/7-1/28p
3 acres, high and dry, fish pond, homes
or mobile homes, set-up included, owner
financing. 912-843-8118. 2/22tfc
FSBO 4 BR, 2 BA brick home approxi-
mately 2100 SF on 2.82 Acres. Fireplace,
tile, plantation shutters, 20x20 workshop,
many upgrades, very nice. Seller will pay
up to $10,000 in closing costs. $249,900.
By appointment only. 237-0060 or 259-
3963. 5/14tfc
Two lots in Copper Creek, Unit II. Call
813-1580. 12/11tfc
4.6 acres three miles north of Macclenny,
ready to build on, access by private road.
No owner financing, very private. 904-
259-3210. 1/7-1/14p





2 BR, 1 BA house in Macclenny $650/
month, $650 deposit. 904-874-3361.
1/14c
2 BR, 2 BA trailer, $450/month. 275-
3522. 1/14c
Large 3 BR, 1 BA home located in Glen
with large yard and front porch, $750/
month plus deposit. 259-6849.
1/7-1/14p
2 BR, 2 BA mobile home in the country,
$600/month, $500 deposit. 923-2191.
1/7-1/28p
3 BR, 2 BA brick home in new subdivi-
sion. $1100/month, $500 deposit. 904-
476-5596. 1/14-1/21 p
3 BR, 2 BA mobile home in Macclenny
$700/month. 259-7639, 509-2280.
1/14p
2 or 3 BR mobile home for rent on 1
acre. Service animals only, garbage
pickup, sewer, water and lawn mainte-
nance provided, rent $385-$550, family
neighborhood. 912-843-8118; 904-699-
8637. 10/29tfc
2 BR and 3 BR mobile home, one each.
Deposit required. 904-545-7688. 1/14p
2 BR, 2 BA mobile home in Taylor, central
air, propane heat, washer/dryer hook-up,
private, secluded, gated drive, service
animals only, $550/month plus deposit.
259-9599. 1/7-1/28p
1 and 2 BR apartments now available,
1 BR $500, 2 BR $550, 50% off first
months rent for qualified applicants.
Quiet, established neighborhood. Call for
more information 259-8444. 11/5tfc
3 BR, 2 BA, 703 N. 6th Street, Macclenny,
fenced, $1050/month. 556-9586.
1/14-1/21p
3 BR, 2 BA vinyl house, Ivey Street in
city, one year lease, service animals only,
$750/month, $750 deposit. Available
January 15th. 259-6546, 259-4602.
12/31tfc
Mobile homes for rent from $385 to
$575, garbage, water, sewage and lawn
care included. 904-219-2690, 812-843-
8165. 1/14tfc


PERFECT FOR 1" TIME BUYER MLS#494862
This 3BR 1BA is the place to call home. Sits on
almost 12 acre. Close to rail trails, shopping and
about 15 minsfrom downtown. $69,900
COMPLETELY REMODELED! MLS#494548
This 3BR 2BA DWMH sits on large 2.67 acre
corner lot. Gorgeous wood flooring throughout.
Fresh paint, artistic light fixtures, open floor
plan. $115,500
BAHAYA FIELDS! MLS#428488 Great for your
HORSES! HIGH & DRY 5.63 acres. Completely
cleared & waiting for you to build your dream
home. Being offered at 2008 appraised value.
$134,000
GREAT INVESTMENT PROPERTY -
MLS#497431 Currently rents for $695. Almost 1
acre parcel! $49,900
GREAT POTENTIAL! MLS#494925 Car
wash conveniently located in town on a highly
trafficked main road. Property has 110ft road
frontage. 3 useful bays. 1 storage bldg, large
parking lot. $150,000
ADORABLE MLS#406637 2 Story stucco
house with gorgeous wood flooring throughout.
3BR 2.5BA. This home sits on an acre of land
with large oaktrees. $76,550
COUNTRY ESTATE MLS#500215 5BR 3BA
home with formal living/dining just 25 minutes
fromJax. 10acres, in ground pool, guest cottage,
add'l 3 car garage. Covered front & back porches.
Beautifully landscaped. $565,000
NEW RIVER PLANTATION MLS#416048
Heaviily treed lots. No building timeframes.
2400 sq ft. min house. One horse allowed per
acre. $189,000
PRICED TO SELL! MLS#503350 This
immaculate 3BR 2BA all brick hm sits on 2 city
lots. WWC, tile firs in kitchen & fam. room. All
stainless steel appliances, prewired surround
sound and much more! $149,000


Homes and mobile homes for rent from
$750-850 monthly. 259-2255. 11/13tfc
Nice apartment, 1 BR, 1 BA, kitchen, in
downtown Macclenny $495/month plus
deposit. 904-540-4450. 1/14p
2 BR, 2 BA furnished mobile home in
Macclenny, $750/month. 259-7639, 509-
2280. 1/14p
3 BR, 2 BA brick home with fenced yard
and utility shed, in city, $800/month, first
and last plus deposit. 259-6849. 1/14p
2 and 3 BR mobile homes, central H/A,
service pets only, water, lawn, garbage
included. First, last and deposit required.
259-7335. 4/30tfc
Quiet and peaceful, 3 BR, 2 BA double-
wide mobile home on 2 acres, $775/
month, $500 deposit. Call Bruce 838-
3130. 1/14-1/21p
2 BR, 1 BA, extra clean, mobile com-
munity $550/month, $550 deposit. 259-
2121. 1/14tfc
1 BR apartment, $500/month, $350 de-
posit, electric included, gas not included.
Call after 5:30 pm. 904-322-0310.
1/7-1/14p
Mobile homes. 2 and 3 BR, A/C, service
animals only, $500-$575 plus deposit.
904-860-4604. 3/17tfc
3 BR, 2 BA new brick home on Madison,
near schools, $995/month. Call to see.
954-263-7311. 1/14-1/21 p
2 BR, 1 BA, kitchen, living room and din-
ing room in country, central H/A, front
and back porches. $700/month, $700
deposit. 259-6966. 1/14c


West Minnesota Avenue, directly behind
First Baptist Church in Macclenny. 904-
703-6306. 1/14p
2 BR, 2 BA mobile home in Glen St.
Mary, $600/month, $600 deposit. 386-
758-3922 or 386-344-5065.
12/31-1/14p
2 BR, 1 BA, very clean $300 deposit,
$570/month. Call 259-2787. 1/7-1/14p
2 BR home on one acre on Ben Rowe
Circle off Woodlawn in Macclenny, $800/
month. 954-263-7311. 1/7-1/14p
3 BR home on two acres on CR127 in
Sanderson, $700/month. 954-263-
7311. 1/7-1/14p
3 BR, 2 BA, big yard, very nice, $550 and
$650 plus deposit. 912-843-2093, 904-
777-8880. 1/14-1/21p





Retail or office space for lease, 1000 SF,
121 near 1-10, across from Winn Dixie.
613-7759. 12/17-1/21p
700 SF office space, highway 90 front-
age downtown Macclenny, one block
west of courthouse, $550/month. Call
259-6546.
1/8tfc
Commercial lot in Glen St. Mary, cor-
ner lot at north east corner of Sherman
Avenue and highway 90. Reduced to
$62,000. 352-572-1793. 1/7-1/14p


2 BR, 1 BA, central H/A, ceramic tile
floor, washer/dryer hook-up, $545/
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PERFECT LAND! MLS#408378 45.63 Acres! Great for
horses &agriculture. CR121. Has an older home & 2 rental.
Close to St. Mary's River. $550,000
CUSTOM BRICK HOME MLS#466239 Beautiful 3BR
2BA on almost 2 acres. Large rooms. Enough rm in master
for office. 3 car attached garage & more! Detached 2 car
finished garage w/central heat & air, could be converted
into apt. $259,900
GREAT HOME! MLS#509000 This 3BR 2BA sits on 1.4
acres features formal living Rm, dining rm & family rm
that opens to the Florida rm. Has 2 detached garages w
workshop and more. $199,900
LOVELY ALL BRICK HOME MLS#488789 This 3BR
2BA hm features newer carpet, countertops, hardware,
screen back porch, double pane windows & much more.
$116,900
PERFECT TIME OF YEAR MLS#473281 To invest in
river property & Saint Mary's River has the best offered.
Gorgeous, well built Destiny mobile home up to all the
codes&standards. $134,000
BEAUTIFUL BRICK HOME! MLS#496654 This 4BR 2BA
hm is located on 1 acre w/stocked pond. Immaculate
landscaped yard. Swim in your beautiful screened solar
heated in ground pool. Lotsof extras. $279,900
THIS IS A MUST HAVE! MLS#473434 Looking for a
place to call home or a summer retreat, look no further.
Navigable river front property located near public boat
ramp. Gorgeous land with Bellcrest 2000 doublewide
mobile home. $158,000


GREAT HOME! MLS#496329 This 4BR 2BA 1,590SF
concrete block hm is a great price. Lots of possibilities. Call
today! $99,900
BEST DEAL ON THE MARKET! MLS#489061 Gorgeous
11.18 acres of land cleared has road frontage, fenced
with gate and ready for your mobile home or house plans.
$79,000
DRASTICALLY REDUCED! MLS#489879 This adorable
brick 3BR 2BA hm situated on Ig corner lot with white fence
is what you are looking for. Walk to stores, restaurants,
banks & more. 2 cargarage, plus RV parking. $145,000
LESS THAN $3,000 PERACRE! MLS#494460 Investors
and developers must see. Located in beautiful Glen St.
Mary, in one of the fastest growing counties in Florida.
Endless possibilities. Convenient and private. $278,000
ADORABLE HOME! MLS#502929 This 3BR 2BA home
is updated with fresh paint inside. Nice kitchen w lots
of storage & sep. dining area. Come see for yourself.
$139,000
ABSOLUTELYADORABLE! -MLS#501902 2BR1BAhmon
1 acre of land. Leave the city behind & enjoy your peaceful
surroundings from the front porch. Gorgeous trees adorn
property as well. $77,000
MOTIVATED SELLER! MLS#503434 Adorable 3BR 1.5 on
1 acre in MacClenny II. Perfect forfirst time home buyer.
Split fir plan, cute kitchen with tile & lots of storage. Large
BRs. Roof is lessthan4 yrs old. $129,900
DRASTICALLY REDUCED & MUST SELL! MLS#502034
Adorable & fresh, this 3BR 2BA has an open floor plan w
split BRs. Plenty of roomtogrowonthis 1 acre lot. Located
in Macclenny II Subdivision.Was $164,000 NOW $149,000


9 YARD SALES

Poo Thursday and Friday 9:00 am 3:00 pm, 1325
s Copper Bluff Court. VHS $.25, DVD;s $1.50
each, lots of other stuff.
Friday and Saturday, 9:00 am 4:00 pm, Hwy.
90 west, right on Hwy. 125 North, right on Blair
Circle, before EZ Stop. 2-bits, 4-bits, 6-bits a
dollar, all for a chilly yard sale come on out. Look for bundled up
people around a red garage. No early birds cause I'm not, LOL.
Saturday, 8:00 am 1:00 pm, 93 N. 5th Street. First United
Methodist Church Fellowship Hall.
Saturday, 8:00 am 1:00 pm, At Glen Church on Aunt Mary
Harvey Road in Glen St. Mary. Two family


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2006 Fleetwood 16x80, 3 BR, 2 BA, set up
and delivered, $21,500. 904-334-8904.
1/7-1/14p
1995 Homes of Merit 28x52 3 BR, 2 BA
$24,900. Call Lewyn. 904-259-8028.
12/31-1/14c
Prestige Home Centers, every model
must go. Let's deal 866-605-7255.
9/10tfc
1989 14x80 3 BR, 2 BA $12,900. 904-
259-8028. 12/31-1/14c
2001 Homes of Merit, 28x70, 3 BR, 2 BA
$28,000. 904-334-8904. 1/7-1/14p
Like new 1996 28x52 3 BR, 2 BA Horton
$24,900. 904-259-8028. 12/31-1/14c


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2 BR, 1 BA, large stone fireplace, porches, large hayfield -400 bales per
year, large two-story all metal barn, 2 deep wells, all fenced with pecan
grove etc.
MACCLENNY-
20 acres with pecan grove, hayfield, walk to the St. Mary's River, fruit
trees, large mobile home, 3 BR, 2 BA, 2 large septic tanks, 600'on main
road, all fenced.
MACCLENNY-
10 acres, 100 year old oak trees, 500'road frontage, all wood fenced on
main road, 2 BR, 1 BA rehabbed mobile home, large hayfield.
NORTH CAROLINA-
Robbinsville area, between Lake Santeetlah and Fontana Lake, high
elevation, panoramic views. Have over 300 acres- will sell all or divide.
NORTH CAROLINA-
50 acres on a bold trout stream with a livable mountain cabin on the
creek. 2 BR, BA, fireplace, etc.
WEST FLORIDA-
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rights on property.
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Troubled turnover


of college coaches


FAT LADY
ROBERT GERARD
One always expects coaching
changes in the off-season, but
two coaches I never expected
to be gone were Mike Leach of
Texas Tech and Jim Leavitt of
South Florida. Leach took Tech
to t0 straight bowl games and
Leavitt was the only coach South
Florida ever had, and had taken
them from an after-thought in
the state to a No. 2 ranking at one
point last year.
Coaches come and go, but
these guys didn't go the way most
coaches are forced out. They went
under completely unpleasant cir-
cumstances.
Leach was fired by Texas Tech
after he allegedly had wide re-
ceiver Adam James locked in a
dark electrical closet and later
an equipment shed after James
couldn't practice because he sus-
tained a concussion.
If you watched any college
bowl games in December, this
story seemed to be all anyone
could talk about. Leach could
have avoided firing had he met
with the school's chancellor and
signed a paper outlining proper
treatment of players.
The chancellor said Leach was
"arrogant" and refused to meet or
sign. The next day he was fired.
Leach is suing the university for
defamation of character.
Leavitt was fired for striking
a player. It's claimed that Leavitt
throttled and then hit Joel Miller
during the loss to Louisville.
The pair join Kansas coach
Mark Mangino, who resigned
following allegations of physi-
cal and psychological abuse. He
was quickly replaced by squeaky
clean Buffalo coach Turner Gill.
Three high profile coaches
gone under shady circumstanc-
es. Definitely not your ordinary
coaching turnovers.
I don't know which win this
weekend was the most impres-
sive, the Cowboys dismantling
the Philadelphia Eagles or the
Baltimore Ravens manhandling
the New England Patriots.
The 'Boys beat up on Dono-
van McNabb and the Eagles on
the way to a 34-14 victory. The
Cowboys are possibly the hot-
test team in football and will face
Brett Favre and the Vikings next


week.
I watched the game and no-
ticed that NBC must have a love
affair with Cowboy owner Jerry
Jones. They showed Jones 14
times in the first half alone. I
stopped counting after that.
The Ravens jumped out on
top of the Patriots 24-0 in the
first period and then turned it
over to Ray Lewis and a domi-
nating defense on their way to a
33-14 win. Though they will face
the AFC's most valuable player
Peyton Manning and the Colts, I
wouldn't bet against the Ravens
if they get a lead.


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Macclenny man finds peace in field of camellias


KELLEY LANNIGAN
FEATURES
features@bakercountypress.com
Four acres of Teng Lee's ten-acre tract of land
off CR-23 in north Macclenny are devoted solely to
growing camellias.
Mr. Lee, originally from Taiwan, has entered his
camellias in competitions across Florida and often
brought home awards, including best of show.
"I love this hobby," said the retired inspector
with the US Department of Agriculture as he walked
among his camellias last month, adding a little fer-
tilizer here, filling a water dispenser there. "Most ca-
mellias are very easy to grow. It's fulfilling and very
relaxing as a hobby."
He started growing the evergreen plants with the
distinctive blossoms shortly after he moved to Mac-
clenny fifteen years ago.
In that time he has propagated most of the nearly
500 camellias growing on his property today.
He also participated in the training which quali-
fied him to be a judge in camellia competitions,
something he says he enjoys almost as much as
growing the wonderful plants.
Large shade trees on his property let in fil-
tered light optimum for camellias to thrive. As
he walked along the rows of his favorite plant, he
pointed to different varieties and shared informa-
tion about each one.
"This variety is a Japonica, the most popular and
hardy of camellias," he said. "Other varieties are
Sassanqua and Reticulata.
He pointed to a bush loaded with pink blossoms.
"This one is a hybrid which is a cross between two
varieties. That over there is Reticulata which is dif-
ficult to propagate."
The flowers of a camellia have many forms:


single, semi-double, peony, anemone and formal
double. The blooms can be 2-31/2 inches wide to 6
inches across.
Some varieties can reach 7-12 feet high with a
spread of about 5-7 feet. They typically flower from
October through January depending on variety and
the zone they are located.


PHOTO BY KELLEY LANNIGAN


Many serious growers of camellias employ so-
phisticated sprinkler systems to irrigate, but Mr. Lee
prefers a different method. He constructs an inde-
pendent device to water and disseminate fertilizer
for each camellia plant. He checks the device on one
camellia and adds a little solid fertilizer.
'"They like nitrogen and phosphorus," he said.


When Mr. Lee selects a plant for competition, he
removes all buds except for only two or three. This
ensures that all the plant's energy go to those few
blooms making them as perfect, large and healthy
as possible.
He stops at a bush filled with deep pink blossoms
which look like they have been splattered with white
paint. This characteristic is called variegation and
is caused by the natural presence of a virus in the
plant. It's harmless to the health of the plant but
results in the two-toned speckled patterns in the
flower's petals.
There are even requirements for variegation for
flowers if entered in competition.
"The variegation must be uniform throughout the
flower," Mr. Lee explains. "The flower's form might
be perfect, but if the variegation is irregular, it won't
place well in competition."
He has mastered the propagation technique
of grafting, which is how many new camellias are
grown. An already established plant is cut off, leav-
ing about a five-inch section of trunk. A cutting from
another plant can be inserted in a slit at that point
and wrapped. A protective covering such as a jar is
placed over the cutting until it becomes fused with
the root stock.
Several different varieties can be grafted to one
root stock resulting in groups of different flowers on
one plant.
"I like propagating new plants this way," said Mr.
Lee. "Camellias can be grown from seed or cuttings
can be rooted and planted but it takes much longer
than grafting."
He plans to grow his camellias for as long as he is
able. Walking and working among his many plants
each day is personally rewarding.
"I forget about time when I'm out here," he said.
"It's like meditation".


Wildcat named top safety recruit


Wildcat quarterback and safe-
ty Darvin Ruise collected another
award this past weekend when he
was named to the Florida Times-
Union Super 75 that targets the
top 75 recruits in the state.
The 6-foot-2, 218-pound se-
nior starred at quarterback for
the Wildcats and also played in
the defensive backfield. Though
most of his notoriety came as the
Wildcat's signal caller, it was at
safety that he attracted the atten-
tion of college recruiters.
A three-sport athlete with
good strength and speed, Ruise
is a hard hitter on defense and
has committed to the University
of Missouri.
He is the sixth-ranked safety in
the state. All the top safeties have
committed to Division 1 schools.


PHOTO COURTESY OF TED BARBER
Dawkins officers (1-r) are Vince McDuffie, John Bellovich, Larry Scott, Gene Waters, Robert Conner, Coy Pacetti, Tom Adams,
Stan Harvey and Shelby Stephens.


Masons install new officers


BY TED BARBER
SPECIAL TO THE PRESS
The evening of Saturday,
January 9, the Masonic install-
ing team of Stan Harvey, Coy
Pacetti and Tom Adams placed
Larry Scott, Phillip Adams, John
Bellovich, Gene Waters, Vince
McDuffie and Shelby Stephens
into the worshipful master, se-
nior warden, junior warden, se-
nior deacon, junior deacon and
tyler offices, respectively.
Stan Harvey, Robert Conner
and Tom Adams did not need to
be installed since they held their
positions from the previous year
as treasurer, secretary, and chap-
lain, respectively.
Stan Harvey provided a short
history of Dawkins Lodge No. 60
to include over its 135-year life it
had been located in Sanderson
when Sanderson was the Baker
County seat and that the lodge
moved to Macclenny when it be-
came the county seat.
He also asked for a moment
of prayer for James Robertson,
the out-going worshipful master,
who is gravely ill. When Larry
Scott was presented in the East
to the members and guests, the
installing officer placed the late
Ilisha "Satch" Wilkerson's hat in
his hands complements of Jea-
nette Wilkerson, his widow.



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Satch was a past master and
past district deputy grand master
who was known in the "Friendly"
loth District and throughout the
state for his distinctive hat (nor-
mally a paper sack). The hat pre-
sented must have been Satch's
going-to-church hat.
Robert Conner told the Free-
masons and guests that he has
served as the lodge secretary for
32 years. Based upon my knowl-
edge of the Masonic Lodges in
the "Friendly" loth Masonic Dis-
trict, Robert Conner has held the
lodge secretary position longer


than most secretaries have in the
district, and is in a distinct class
of secretaries that have served for
more than 30 years.
Alley Poole presented Wor-
shipful Master Larry Scott with
his gavel. The presentation was
done by memory and very im-
pressive. Alley Poole is a past
treasurer and chaplain of the
International Order of the Rain-
bow for Girls and a past worthy
advisor several times for the Lo-
cal Rainbow Assembly No. 75,
Rainbow for Girls.


Matt Elam, the state's top pros-
pect at that position from Palm
Beach, is committed to Florida as


are numbers two and three in the
rankings.


Please be advised that Macclenny's City Hall will

be closed on Saturday, January 16 and
Monday, January 18, in observance of

SMartin Luther King Day

and will re-open for business

iO' on Tuesday, January 19,
at 8:30 a.m.


GET YOUR H1N1 VACCINATION

Who:
Anyone 6 months of age or older

Where:
The Baker County Health Department
480 Lowder St. Macclenny, Fl 32063

When:
Monday Friday 8:00 a.m. to 3:oo p.m. (by appt. only)
Tuesday Evenings 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. (Walk-ins welcome for H1N1 only)


Please Call 259-6291 ext. 2298


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Teng Lee examines a variegated camellia blossom.


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