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THE BAKER COUNTY PRESS

80th Year,Vol. 42 Winner of 9 state awards for journalism excellence in 2008



$340K theft nets 30 days in jail I


A Macclenny woman believed to be the mas-
termind of a scheme to bilk her elderly and infirm
sister-in-law out of $340,000 in cash and other
assets will spend a month in county ail and be on
probation for to years.
Francis Claudette Gray, 48, who now lives in
Lake City along with co-defendant and husband
Jimmy, 77, will also be required to repay $227,212
back to the estate of Margarete Gray, who died
last fall of cancer in a Jacksonville nursing home.
A sentencing hearing in circuit court the after-
noon of February 22 thus wound up a significant
portion of the criminal case that has languished
in the court system since August, 2006 when the
allegations first surfaced.
A civil lawsuit on behalf of the victim's estate
still pends, and the Jacksonville lawyer who is
handling it was in court this week alleging the


restitution amount falls short of what the Grays
actually took from the victim.
Mr. Gray, who also appeared in court Monday,
has been deemed incompetent to proceed though
Judge James Nilon mentioned during the hear-
ing that experts who examined him raised the
possibility that he is a "malingerer" and may be
exaggerating both physical and mental incapaci-
ties.
He is subject to re-evaluation at a later date.
The Grays were not charged criminally until
September, 2008, when assistant state attorney
Geoff Fleck filed counts of felony grand theft and
exploitation of the elderly. Sheriffs investigators
had completed an investigation two years earlier,
and former prosecutor Mel Bessinger was hesi-
tant to file because he feared there was little proof
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Francis Gray (at right) with attorneys Nelson, Davis and Bevillelambert.


Students

named in

lewd sex

complaint
Criminal complaints alleging
lewd acts on a child less than 16
years old were filed February 12
against three male Baker County
High School students following
an incident in the boys' bath-
room in the gymnasium build-
ing the afternoon of February 9.
Sheriffs investigator John
Hardin determined after inter-
viewing two of the suspects and
several witnesses in the days
following the initial report that
the girl, age 14, was not raped as
initially claimed.
Instead, the investigator's
report alleges the girl agreed to
perform an oral sex act on one
of the boys, but did not do so
because a janitor entered the
bathroom and turned on the
lights. She did, however, have
sexual contact with two of his
friends before they all exited the
bathroom.
All of the accused are 16 years
old and from the Sanderson and
Glen St. Mary areas.
Investigator Hardin also
noted the girl changed her story
several times after the incident
was reported to another deputy,
and quoted two male acquain-
tances of the trio, both 15, who
recalled them bragging about
the encounter.
"Based on all information
obtained in this case, it does not
appear this incident can be clas-
sified as a 'forcible' sex offense
as initially reported," reads the
investigator's narrative. "Due
to the victim's age and the facts
surrounding this case it does ap-
pear the suspects committed an
act of lewd and lascivious bat-
tery against [the victim], who is
below the age of consent."
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PHOTOS BY JOEL ADDINGTON
Alemetra Simmons, Kennth Simmons and Dora Ruise with damaged home in background.


months later


No water, power, roof


after storm damage
JOEL ADDINGTON
NEWS EDITOR
reporter@bakercountypress.com
Two families in Margaretta have fallen through the cracks, much
like the water that seeps through what's left of their ceiling when it
rains.
A thunderstorm's tornado-like wind gust the morning of December
11, 2008 leveled Kenneth and Alemetra Simmons' mobile home and
tore much of the roof from the Ruise family's residence next door,
both on the west side
of Ruise Lane off CR
139.
Fourteen months
later, both families. .
nine people in all,
including the Sim-
mons' children ages
8 and 11 live in
the remnants of the
latter home with no
electricity or running
water.
"It's real, real 4
hard," said Mr. Sim- Plastic jugs store the water supply.
mons as his wife,
who was recently re-
leased from the hospital after emergency surgery, and in-laws shared
a fast-food lunch on the tailgate of his truck February 19.
"I can't even tell you all the money we've spent on kerosene," he
said.
Immediately after what a meteorologist described as a combination
wind gust and tornado, or gustnado, the Red Cross covered a three-
night motel stay for the families. Their church, New Jerusalem Church
of God in Christ, took up a collection that raised a few hundred dollars.
But further assistance has been hard to come by.
"It seemed like every month it was something else coming up. We
needed to send this or pay that ... Sometimes it seems like they don't
want to get us help. We're stuck between a hard place and a rock," said
Mr. Simmons.
Baker County Commissioner Michael Crews has been advocating
on the families' behalf for several months and serving as their liaison
with state and federal aid agencies. Mr. Crews said that FEMA was in-
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Plant pathologist is finalist for director


Rural county

health analysis

shows Baker

behind state,

on par with peers

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Whitney Elmore


JOEL ADDINGTON
NEWS EDITOR
reporter@bakercountypress.com
College teacher, researcher and
plant pathology expert Whitney
Elmore of Macon, Ga. was the only
applicant of seven qualified for the
job of extension office director in
Baker County to reach the inter-


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view stage with local officials.
Ms. Elmore spent the lunch
hour with two county commission-
ers, the county manager, Chamber
of Commerce director, assistant
city manager of Macclenny and
others the afternoon of February 17
at the ag center on US 90 just west
of Macclenny.
County Manager Joe Cone said


three other county commissioners
may still want to interview the Ken-
tucky native and 2006 University
of Florida graduate before deciding
on whether to hire her. The posi-
tion is jointly funded by the county
and university.
Former extension office direc-
tor Mike Sweat has been splitting
his workdays between the ag cen-


ter and his new post as director of
the Duval County extension office
for the last two years. He resigned
from the position here officially in
January 2009.
"I'm ready to go," Mr. Sweat said
about leaving the Baker County of-
fice. "The computer system went
down this morning in Jackson-
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CCS seeks higher profile


For mental, development disabled


KELLEY LANNIGAN
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Bobbie Lake, director of Comprehensive
Community Services, was the speaker at the
monthly meeting of the Macclenny Woman's
Club February 18.
CCS provides advocacy and services for
people with intellectual and developmental
disabilities in Suwannee, Hamilton, Lafayette
and Baker counties. It assists in helping such
persons with living, learning and working in
their community.
Club president Trilby Crews presented Mr.
Lake with a check for $50 on behalf of the '1
club. Since it was his birthday, the club also .
gave him a homemade chocolate cake. :
Mr. Lake is the father of a physically and '
mentally disabled daughter, who was born 3"
with a condition known as hyper-chronic ce- '
rebral palsy. He spoke about his family's ex- ,
periences in dealing with her challenges. t
The CCS center in Macclenny, located next -"
the Raynor Shopping Center on Hwy 90,
currently serves 12 people. Baker County's .'
population is a little over 26,000. According
to Mr. Lake, statistics indicate that within
the county, more than 4,015 people currently
have some form of intellectual or developmental
disability.
"That's about 30 percent of the population. It
makes me wonder where all those people are. I'm
sure some of them would benefit from our services,"
he said.
Mr. Lake also spoke on the issue of funding.
Under the current depressed economy, the state
legislature cannot provide any funding this year to
support programs such as CCS.
However, most of the clients CCS serves are eli-
gible for Florida's Medicaid Waiver Program, which
covers their expenses. Mr. Lake's primary goal is
developing fund-raising activities to get the com-
munity, especially business owners, behind them.


PHOTO BY KELLEY LANNIGAN
Woman's club president Trilby Crews with Bobbie Lake.
Extra funding would allow him to hire another
staff member specifically to work with clients in the
community who may not be eligible for the Medic-
aid Waiver.
Creating more of a presence for CCS in the com-
munityis desirable also.
"People like our clients were traditionally put in
institutions and rarely lived to be 50. With services
like ours and advances in medical care, they are liv-
ing normal life spans today," said Mr. Lake.
He plans to take the some of the CCS clients on a
field trip to Tallahassee soon.
"I want the legislators to meet some of our peo-
ple," he said. "Hopefully, we'll convince them to al-
locate some funding in the state budget for services
such as ours."


A 'shanty' 14 months later...


(From page 1
volved initially, but pulled out af-
ter county officials believed funds
from the State Housing Initiative
Partnership or SHIP program
could help.
The program's rules changed
in July 2009 after the Florida
Legislature used federal stimulus
dollars to fund SHIP, restricting
more than $300,000 allocated in
Baker County to down-payment
assistance only. Previously, SHIP
funds could be used for repairs or
new construction.
"After Baker County stepped
in and said they were going to
help, FEMA pretty much stepped
to the side," Mr. Simmons re-
called. "It ain't right."
He and most of the other fam-
ily members are unemployed,
despite searching for work from
Jacksonville to Lake City. "There
ain't nothing nowhere," said the
40-year-old father. "We can't
make people hire us."


And without work to pay even
publicly-subsidized rent, a unit
found by the housing authority
wasn't an option either.
Each day the families fill more
than 20 jugs with water from a
nearby park, from churches or
neighbors. They bundle up on
cold nights, and even more so
when there's no kerosene.
"We just try to hang in there,"
Mr. Simmons said.
The county's emergency man-
agement director, Adam Fair-
cloth, has been searching for an
answer as well.
He's contacted the Red Cross,
United Way, Habitat for Human-
ity, the Community Action Agen-
cy, FEMA, Congressman Ander
Crenshaw's office and the Florida
Division of Emergency Manage-
ment with little success.
Mr. Faircloth said in an e-mail
updating county and sheriffs of-
ficials on the matter that Habitat
doesn't have a branch in Baker


County; the other non-profits
don't offer long-term housing
help, and state and federal di-
saster agencies only respond to
larger-scale disasters.
"Our folks seem to fall into this
category of having an individual
disaster, but not enough damage
county-wide to qualify us for ac-
cess to federal programs or assis-
tance," he wrote in the February
16 message.
Two days later, after a confer-
ence call with Doug Wright of the
Florida Division of Emergency
Management, Mr. Fairlcoth said
there may be two avenues for
helping the Margaretta families.
By order of the governor, the
restrictions on SHIP funds may
be lifted. Also, the state agency is
seeking materials donations and
volunteer labor to build a new
home.
"We're pursuing both op-
tions in parallel until one comes
through," Mr. Faircloth said.


Plant pathologist the finalist...


(From page 1
ville, and I'd like to be there, but
I can't."
With an extension office in ev-
ery Florida county, it's common
for directors to manage more
than one location. For instance,
Bradford County's director is
splitting his time with Union
County.
"We're doing that all over,"
Mr. Sweat said, adding that it's
much easier to find qualified ap-
plicants for positions in Jackson-
ville, Gainesville and the like.
"I'll be honest," he said. "It's
who wants to come to Baker. It's
just not a prime location."
Of the seven applicants for the
Baker Countyjob, a UF screening
committee recommended two
for local interviews. One backed
out the day before Ms. Elmore's
visit.
The self-described "jack of all
trades" opened the meeting tout-
ing her diversified experience,
including a doctorate in plant
pathology, a supervisory position
as a golf course turf manager,
and academic research at Macon
State College that has taken her
around the country and overseas
to Greece and Spain.
"Obviously, for this position,
it's important for me to hear what
you all need in the community
..." said Ms. Elmore. "I'd reallybe
interested to hear your expecta-
tions."
Mr. Cone's vision is for the
next director to continue the
pursuit of grants for St. Mary's
Shoals Park and other projects
like an arboretum being planned
adjacent to the ag center.
For Darryl Register, Chamber


of Commerce director and dairy
farmer, it's important that Mr.
Sweat's replacement have expe-
rience with crops and farming.
He was pleased to hear about
Ms. Elmore's family history in
tobacco.
"We still have people trying to
do some farming, not a lot, but
we have some," Mr. Register said
before mentioning a local farm-
er's market is being organized for
the first Saturday in April.
Commissioner Mike Griffis
agreed, saying that more and
more families are turning to their
own gardens for food due to eco-
nomic distress.
The resurgence of small local


farms and agri-tourism activities
like u-pick, hay rides or petting
zoos bode well for rural commu-
nities, according to Ms. Elmore.
"That's where the extension
office comes into play teach-
ing people, helping them find
markets ..." she said. "The time
is ripe for that now. People need
that information. And we need
to reconnect back into the com-
munity."
Ms. Elmore also stressed the
need for more sustainable farm-
ing practices.
"It's going to be the rural com-
munities, in my opinion, that can
become the backbone of the na-
tion again," she said.


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$340K theft nets 30 days...


(From page 1
the couple coerced the elder Mrs.
Gray to sign over power of attor-
ney.
Prosecutor Fleck contended
that's exactly what they did in a
blatant grab for the ailing rela-
tive's assets. The chain of events
that immediately followed in the
summer of 2006 including sys-
tematic looting of Mrs. Gray's
bank accounts, cashing in of
certificates of deposit, sale of her
north Jacksonville house and the
theft of $37,000 cash from inside
the house.
The thefts coincided with pur-
chases of vehicles, a boat and two
homes in west Macclenny. The
defendants have since declared
bankruptcy and their home was
foreclosed.
Mrs. Gray, of German descent
and a survivor of both the Nazi
and Russian occupations during
and after World War II, fell into
ill health following the death of
her husband Fred. Bythe time the
Grays moved her to Macclenny
Nursing and Rehab in the sum-
mer of 2006, she was malnour-
ished and near comatose.
Nursing home employees be-
came alarmed at the behavior
of the defendants and their son
Jimmy Jr. in forcing the patient
to sign over power of attorney,
which they told her was necessary
to salvage the value of her home
in Jacksonville. At the time, it was
subject to condemnation.
The Grays always contended
there was no coercion and that
their relative wanted them to
have her assets, a claim that her
estate's attorney Ron Davis calls


patently false.
"She had told her friends she
didn't want to have anything to
do with them, and before her hus-
band died of cancer he advised
her not to trust Jimmy Gray," said
Mr. Davis following Monday's
hearing.
The attorney said that before
Mrs. Gray died last year, she
nonetheless said she didn't want
the defendants to go to prison
- and he believes that figured
largely in Judge Nilon's accep-
tance of the plea agreement.
Earlier, the judge rejected a
plea pact and told the stunned
defendants that, based on his
reading of the information, the
case called for prison time.
Prosecutor Fleck had since
passed the case onto Mary Mi-
chelle Bevillelambert, and the
Grays had counsel at public ex-
pense George Nelson for the
wife and Jeffrey Siegmeister for
Mr. Gray.
Attorney Davis addressed
Judge Nilon during the hearing
on the restitution question, saying
his analysis of bank statements
gives a clear picture of what the
couple transferred out, but it re-
mains fuzzy as to where many of
the funds went.
"I'm okay with the criminal
case [the sentence] and the civil
case is still pending. I still have
a problem with the restitution
amount," he told the judge.
"Given the MO [modus ope-
randi or past history] of this
couple I have a pretty good feel-
ing they won't pay this back," as-
serted Mr. Davis.
Later, he claimed there has
never been an accurate account-


ing of where the money went
- citing an extravagant trip to
Disney World, thousands spent
on furniture, payoff on a student
loan and even a $14,000 cash do-
nation to their onetime church,
Calvary Baptist of Macclenny.
Judge Nilon held the amount
in abeyance until later this year
upon completion of interroga-
tories of the defendants under
oath.
Mr. Davis said the late Mrs.
Gray has no known descendants
and expressed a desire that re-
paid funds be donated to chil-
dren's charities. She gradually
regained her mental faculties fol-
lowing that summer and retained
them until her death.
Defendant Claudette Gray, the
former director of the Commu-
nity Action Agency and one-time
court clerk, began her sentence
later that evening.


Lewd sex

(From page 1
The charge is a second-degree
felony.
The suspects were taken to the
juvenile facilityin Gainesville and
will be placed in the Alternative
School rather than returned to the
BCHS campus when released.
The complaints now move to
the state attorney's office for a
decision on whether to prosecute
the youths.



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How intoxicated


are designers of


Olympic getups?

I've been watching the Olympics SI
this past week and so it has affected F
my columns. Being glued to the tele-
vision set for hours on end watching THE TT
sports I know little or nothing about THE M Al 1 V
tends to make me look at little de- ROBERT GERARD
tails that others might not catch.
It's not that I'm more observant,
just that my curiosity makes me wonder about stuff.
Here are some of my general impressions.
V They've had to truck in snow for these games because of unseason-
ably warm weather. How do you truck in snow? Does Calgary sell its
snow to Vancouver the way some states sell their water to other states?
I think I'd do a double take if I saw a convoy of dump trucks carrying a
cargo of snow.
V I'm not really sure how many i's to put after ski to make it plural.
Is it skiing or skiiiing or skiiiiiing? Does it matter?
V Some of these costume designers have got to stop getting drunk
before they design the outfits their country is supposed to wear on the
slopes.
One of the athletes wore a ski suit that looked like paint cans had
exploded all over it. The white suit had random splashes of blue and
red and yellow. It was as if an abstract artist had hung the suit on his
studio wall and threw paint on it ala Jackson Pollack, then presented
it to the national team.
I wonder if wearing these obnoxious costumes affect performance?
Can an athlete really be at his or her best when they are embarrassed to
stand in the starting gate?
The home Canadians competing in the downhill cross country event
were wearing pajamas. Okay, I'm sure they weren't jammies but they
sure looked like it.
V If you've never seen ice dancing, think Dancing With the Stars on
skates. Ice skating outfits are usually ugly to begin with, but some of
these are beyond the pale.
Some Russians dressed up like Australian aborigines sort of. That
is, if aborigines wore really short skirts and had no ability to match
colors. The commentators went on and on about how controversial
these costumes were and how the aborigines were offended by Rus-
sians imitating them.
I'd have been offended too, not because some Russian was mimick-
ing my dances but because now the rest of the world thinks that is how
I dress on a regular basis.
I wish it were possible to disqualify an athlete for no fashion sense.
V Then there's the music. I was amazed how many of the athletes
chose country music for their dances. It was kind of strange to see a
couple of Slovenians dancing to Johnny Cash's "I've Been Everywhere,
Man." Does that include Slovenia, Johnny?
V NASCAR and ice skating don't have a lot in common at first glance,
but on a second look, perhaps there's more commonality than you'd
think.
Though they don't like to admit it, a lot of NASCAR fans watch the
sport waiting for crashes. I do.
That's the way I feel about speed skating. When you've got five guys
crammed into a lo-foot wide space and hurtling around a track at 40
mph, exciting things are going to happen.
People are forever slamming into walls.
I love it. I admit, unabashedly; that's the reason I watch speed skat-
ing. At any given second somebody can smash into a wall.
Even at the highest level, the slightest mistake and you're into the
wall on the third turn. Just like Dale Jr. can clip the back bumper of
Jimmy Johnson's car and wind up spinning around in the infield with
his hood bashed in, the same can happen in speed skating.
In the finals of the 1500 meters the Koreans had the race wrapped
up. They were going to sweep all the medals. Then one of them got
greedy and went after the gold. He cut to the inside on a very dangerous
pass, clipped his teammate's skate and both went slamming into the
wall. Astonished Americans Apollo Ono and J.R. Celski suddenly found
themselves on the medal stand with a silver and bronze.
Now if the winner would only cut a donut after taking the gold.


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LETTER TO THE
EDITOR


'Y' needs

support
Dear Editor:
The area benefits greatly from
our Baker County Family YMCA.
The "Y" has become an integral
part of our community since
2001, offering services that ben-
efit children, families and indi-
viduals. It is amazing to see:
V the youngest children de-
velop individual and team skills
by participating in the sports
programs;
V adults and teens who are
seriously interested in losing
weight and/or strengthening
their bodies completing six weeks
of "survival camp;"
V seniors enjoying yoga, water
aerobics and zumba dancing;
V 5th graders learning to
dance;
V youngsters learning to swim
and accomplish so much on the
swim team (that has quadrupled
in 2 years!);
V weight training programs,
spinning classes, treadmills and
summer camps that develop and
maintain strong bodies, minds
and spirits for all ages.
The "Y" also includes a teen
center in Sanderson in an effort
to provide a healthy and safe
arena for those in outlying areas
of the county.
As most are aware, there is
a large population of people
in Baker County who struggle
with health problems (see The
Baker County Press, February
18, 2010 issue and The Florida
Times-Union, February 16, 2010
issue). The YMCA is dedicated to
helping those who would like to
improve their overall health by
education and increasing their
physical activity in a safe and
healthy manner with trained
professionals. Memberships and
"try-out periods" are available
and do not require a long-term
contract to join!
As we kick off our 2010 Strong
Kids campaign for scholarship
funds to assist those who oth-
erwise could not afford to par-
ticipate in "Y" activities, we need
your help more than ever. So
many families are struggling in
these tough economic times. If
you are contacted to make a do-
nation to this cause, please open
your hearts to do so and give the
"gift of health" to someone in
need. Or just drop by the "Y" to
say hello and check it out!
Andy Johnston, Chairman
Baker County Family YMCA
Board of Directors


The 'truth' from Sojourner


THE BACK

PORCH
Kelley Lannigan

I had the privilege this past
Sunday of attending a wonder-
ful service at New Jerusalem
Missionary Baptist Church in
Olustee as it celebrated African-
American History Month.
I listened with delight as the
Reverend Alvin Baker, visiting
from his church in Lake City,
reiterated a speech given by
Sojourner Truth in 1851 at the
Women's Convention in Akron,
Ohio.
At that historic event, many
men, including ministers, at-
tended to denounce women's
demands to be treated equally
on par with their male counter-
parts.
Women were not fit or capa-
ble for anything outside the life
of their home, they contended.
Sojourner Truth, a former
slave and advocate for women's
rights, quickly and eloquently
put them in their place.
I wanted to share her famous
speech with The Baker County
Press readers.


Ain't I a Woman?
By Sojourner Truth
"Well, children, where there is so much racket there must be
something out of kilter. I think that'twixt the negroes of the South
and the women at the North all talking about rights, the white men
will be in a fix pretty soon. But what's all this here talking about?
"That man over there says that women need to be helped into
carriages, and lifted over ditches, and to have the best place every-
where. Nobody ever helps me into carriages, or over mud-puddles,
or gives me any best place! And ain't I a woman?
"Look at me! Look at my arm! I have ploughed and planted,
and gathered into barns, and no man could head me! And ain't I a
woman? I could work as much and eat as much as a man when
I could get it and bear the lash as well! And ain't I a woman? I
have borne 13 children, and seen most all sold off to slavery, and
when I cried out with my mother's grief, none but Jesus heard me!
And ain't I a woman?
"Then they talkabout this thing in the head; what's this they call
it? Intellect. That's it, honey. What's that got to do with women's
rights or negroes'rights? If my cup won't hold but a pint, and yours
holds a quart, wouldn't you be mean not to let me have my little
half measure full?
"Then that little man dressed in black there, he says women
can't have as much rights as men,'cause Christ wasn't a woman!
Where did your Christ come from? Where did your Christ come
from? From God and a woman! Man had nothing to do with Him.
"If the first woman God ever made was strong enough to turn
the world upside down all alone, these women together ought to
be able to turn it back, and get it right side up again! And now they
is asking to do it, the men better let them.
"Obliged to you for hearing me, and now old Sojourner ain't got
nothing more to say"


Moral Orel is not a kid friendly cartoon


JESSICA PREVATT
PRESS STAFF


A warning to all parents that
even Cartoon Network isn't a
channel for kids to watch unsu-
pervised.
When I dropped off my young-
est son to my mother at 8:45
a.m., she had a look of pure dis-
belief. "You have to come watch
this right now," she told me. She
had paused the TV on what ap-
peared to be a claymation-type
cartoon. She told me while trying
to find something for my nephew
to watch, she ran across this car-
toon on Cartoon Network West.
The name of the cartoon was
Moral Orel. The episode title had
God's Way or some phrase in it.
As she turned it on a young
boy and his dad were having a
conversation. The content of the
conversation was shocking. They
were discussing sex. The father
was explaining to his son what
the "Bible" has to say regarding
having sex. The conversation in-
cluded a short clip of the animals
on Noah's Ark doing what he said
was the proper way to have sex.
It was something more apt to be
seen on Cinemax [or as some re-
fer to it Skinemax] in the middle
of the night.
Not appropriate for children.
What concerned me the most is
the fact that after my 8-year-old


is ready for school in the morning
he likes to turn on the TV. I never
imagined such raunchy cartoons
would be on in the morning.
After looking online for in-
formation about why they show
this type of content at all, I real-
ized what happened not that it
makes it any better. Apparently
Cartoon Network has a set of pro-
gramming specifically for adults
from 11 pm 6 am Eastern Time.


This show was on Toon West,
which would have been 5:45 am
pacific time.
I realize this is just one of
many shows not appropriate for
children. It's a shame we have to
add Cartoon Network to our list
of blocked channels, at least in
the mornings. It just proves that
once again, you can't let your
guard down when it comes to
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This will be a tight budget year


JOEL ADDINGTON
NEWS EDITOR
reporter@bakercountypress.com
During Baker County's annual
legislative delegation meeting
February 22, Florida Senator
Charlie Dean forewarned his
constituents that spending cuts
will be necessary to close a more
than $3 billion gap in the state's
2010-11 budget.
"Sometimes we don't have
as many budget problems as we
have spending problems," said
the eight-year legislator. "If we
cut back our spending just like
we do at home, we can make our
budget work."
Flanked by second-term Flor-
ida House Representative Janet
Adkins, Sen. Dean also said that
as a former sheriff and school
employee, he knows well the
needs of local government.
A number of Baker County's
elected officials and others ad-
dressed the state legislators dur-
ing the hour-long morning gath-
ering in the county commission's
chambers on N. 3rd Street.

Court officials plea: no more cuts
"I won't ask you for more
money, bujust don't cut us any-
more," asked Clerk of Courts Al
Fraser, adding later that aligning
the state's fiscal year with that
of the county would make book-
keeping much easier.
"That is a pain in the butt," he
said. The county's fiscal year runs
October to September while the
state's begins in July.
Sen. Dean responded that as
a former constitutional officer
himself, he supports the state's
clerks, despite the legislature's


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Senator Charlie Dean and Representative Janet Adkins.


actions last year.
"What was worked out with
the clerks prior to conference
was completely forgotten in con-
ference," said the Inverness Re-
publican.
Sen. Dean also pledged sup-
port for allowing clerks offices
to publish legal notices online,
in lieu of requiring them in local
newspapers.
"You should have the discre-
tion to do what you need to do,"
he said. "Since we're cutting back
the clerk's money, we should do
that."
While the senator assured Mr.
Fraser budgetary relief was com-


ing for Florida's clerks, he didn't
know how much or from where.
Chief judge of the 4th Circuit
Martha Lott also asked that court
system funding remain intact.
She said about $174 million has
been cut statewide during the
last three years, leading to a loss
of 290 positions.
Judge Lott estimated the 8th
Circuit's lost funding at more
than $300,000, or seven posi-
tions.
Beyond staff reductions, more
cuts could cause civil case back-
logs because criminal and fam-
ily cases would take priority, she
said.


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Mandates bur-
den property ap-
praiser and elec-
tions office

Property Ap-
praiser Tim
Sweat asked Sen.
Dean and Rep.
Adkins for relief
from a $100,000
update of the
county's aerial
photographs ev-
ery three years.
"When I go to
the [county]
commissioners,
they're not going
to be happy with
a hundred-thou-
sand new dollars
in my budget for
new aerials," he
said.
Sen. Dean pro-
posed contract-


ing at the state
level to produce
the photography
across Florida and sharing the
results among state and local
agencies.
The looming transition to pa-
per-ballot voting machines state-
wide by 2012 prompted a request
from the supervisor of elections
for assistance in delaying the
change until 2016.
Supervisor Nita Crawford said
the move would cost her office
nearly $90,000 and called it a
wasteful expense because the
digital-ballot machines in place


now work fine. She also said the
transition should be put off un-
til there's more than one vendor
certified in Florida to provide the
new machines.
Rep. Adkins and Sen. Dean
agreed to pen a letter in support
of the extension.
"The perception when [pa-
per-ballot voting] passed was
that there would be more than
one vendor available," said Ms.
Adkins, a Fernandina Beach
Republican. "So the fact that the
technology has not really ad-
vanced to this point, and with the
economic situation we're dealing
with, I certainly support delaying
this at least for several years."

Schools pushing back on class-size
Full implementation a consti-
tutional amendment capping all
classes at 25 students or less is
expected to cost the Baker Coun-
ty school district at least another
$750,000 for 13 new teachers,
Superintendent Sherrie Rauler-
son said.
So far schools have been able
to meet class size requirements
limiting average sizes school
wide. But unless the legislature
takes action, the voter-approved
amendment from 2002 will be
required at the class level in the
2010-11 school year.


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The school district's head of
finance, Marcelle Richardson,
said she's been told to expect a six
percent cut in school funding.
"I understand you have to cut,
the money's just not there," she
told the legislators before asking
that cuts take effect at the begin-
ning of the school year, not in
January or February.
"Hit us up front with that," she
said. "It's hard to make those cuts
mid-year."

Funding for child advocates
Margaret McGauley, chair-
woman of the Florida Guardian
Ad Litem Association, spoke
about the efficiency of the Guard-
ian Ad Litem program, which
appoints volunteer advocates
for abused or neglected children
under state supervision.
"What other state program
benefits from thousands of volun-
teers across the state?" she asked,
citing a ratio of 14 volunteers for
every Guardian Ad Litem staffer.
Ms. McGauley urged the legis-
lators to help keep the program's
current funding in place, par-
ticularly because there are about
7000 children in Florida without
advocates.
"It's tough to find those dol-
lars, but it's a very good pro-
gram," Sen. Dean agreed.


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Some local health stats dire

Officials urge keeping numbers in perspective


JOEL ADDINGTON
NEWS EDITOR
reporter@bakercountypress.com
Baker County's poor ranking
in recently released county health
profiles came as no surprise to lo-
cal health officials, but they said
the statistics should be kept in
perspective.
"We saw room for improve-
ment years ago," said Kerry
Dunlavey, health department
director. "You can educate, but
it's difficult to control people's
personal behavior ... It takes a
long time to change behavior and
to see the change in outcomes."
The county's head of environ-
mental health, Terry Graham,
had a similar reaction.
"Nothing really stood out," he
said of the rankings. "This is in-
formation we already have."
Of 67 counties in Florida,
Baker County ranked last for its
physical environment as mea-
sured by air pollution estimates,
access to healthy foods and the
density of liquor stores.
It ranked third to last on be-
havioral health barometers like
rates of obesity, vehicle crash
fatalities and teen birth rates.
And when measuring health
outcomes like premature death,
Baker County ranked eighth to
last.
The rankings released by the
Robert Wood Johnson Foun-
dation and the University of
Wisconsin Population Health
Institute February 17 compared
health statistics between coun-
ties within each state.
While Ms. Dunlavey and Mr.
Graham didn't refute the rank-
ings, they said Baker County
should be compared to other
small, rural counties with limited
health care options.
Adult obesity and smoking
rates in Baker County, for ex-
ample, are significantly higher
than those statewide, but similar
to those found in Bradford and
Madison counties.
The teen birth rate here, how-
ever, surpasses both Madison


Health Outcomes Baker Bradford Madison State
Years lost to
remature death 10,632 10,393 11,678 7,933
premature death*
Low birth weight 8% 9% 10% 8%
Health Factors
Adult smoking 32% 27% 28% 21%
Adult obesity 30% 32% 33% 24%
Teen birth rate per 1000 87 61 69 46
Percent of zip codes with 25% 40% 20% 50%
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and Bradford counties and is
tied with Hamilton County as the
sixth highest in the state.
Ms. Dunlavey also pointed out
the rates include births through
age 19.
"We're high, but that's not un-
common to rural areas," she said.
"After graduating high school at
18, people often times get mar-
ried and have children ... Not
everyone goes to college."
Ms. Dunlavey also cited the
health department's ongoing ef-
forts to target problem areas like
diabetes management, pre- and
post-natal care, smoking ces-
sation and access to health care
outside the emergency room.
The department is applying


for a grant that could help extend
clinic hours on the weekends and
evenings.
Baker County ranked dead last
on the healthiness of the area's
physical environment, which in
part, measured air quality.
Mr. Graham questioned the
accuracy of air quality measure-
ments used, since they weren't
based on testing done locally.
The county's profile shows an
estimated 15 days annually when
fine particulate matter in the
air reaches unhealthy levels for
sensitive populations like people
with asthma.
According to www.county-
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came from the Public Health Air
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the Center Disease Control and
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model measuring fine particulate
matter concentrations through-
out the year in each county.
Other factors used to evaluate
the county's physical environ-
ment were the density of liquor
stores roughly 1.2 per 10,000
people here versus 1 statewide
and 1.4 in Bradford County and
access to healthy foods.
Baker County's profile shows
that only one-quarter of the
county's four Zip codes contain
healthy food options like grocery
stores or farmer's markets while
the average statewide is 50 per-
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Girlfriend belt beating


For failure to quickly unlock door


Police arrested a Glen St. Mary
man the afternoon of February 17
after he beat his live-in girlfriend
because she initially did not un-
lock the front door of their resi-
dence to let him in.
Ann Walsh, 40, told Deputy
Tony Norman that Olegario
Montero, 33, struck her several
times in the back, then repeatedly
struck her on the buttocks and
legs with a belt. The officer said
Ms. Walsh's body bore signs of
the beating, including abrasions
to her wrist made by the belt as
she attempted to deflect it.
The girlfriend said she was
able to flee the residence with her
cell phone and call police after
Mr. Montero threatened her with
an extension cord if she didn't fix
him something to eat.
In other recent cases:
Gregory Robins, 46, was ar-
rested on a similar charge about
midnight on February 19 after an
attack on wife Evelyn, 44, at their
residence off South Boulevard in
Macclenny.
Ms. Robins told Deputy John-
ny Hodges she returned home,
awakened her husband and told
him to leave the residence just
before the attack during which
she sustained abrasions about the
face and wrists.
The couple's daughter Brittany
backed her mother's version of
events, and said she called police
after hearing her mother's cries
for help.


Joseph Hogan, 36, was jailed
for domestic violence following an
argument with live-in girlfriend
Mary Geiger, 32, at a residence
off Indian Trail near Sanderson
the afternoon of February 22.
Ms. Geiger's estranged hus-
band Adam told Deputy Brandon
Kiser he received a call from the
couple's children, who were at the
Sanderson address at the time.
They had become alarmed when
Mr. Hogan, who had been drink-
ing, shoved her several times and
threw a small metal box at her.
He also allegedly threatened
to blow up the house with Ms.
Geiger and the children inside it,
and the mother told Deputy Kiser
that is why she didn't report the
incident that afternoon.
Police were notified by the
husband late that evening.
Mr. Geiger, of Starke, said sim-
ilar incidents have occurred in the
past, and he went to the residence
to retrieve his children.
Scott Austin, 40, of Sand-
erson was arrested February 16
for violating a domestic violence
order by twice telephoning es-
tranged girlfriend Misty Redding,
30, of Branford, Fla.
Ms. Redding told Deputy Rod-
ney Driggers she obtained the in-
junction on February 11, and that
Mr. Austin was "very upset" dur-
ing a court hearing. The officer
acknowledged that the accused,
who is also the father of their
child, appeared to be in the same


condition on tapes of the calls.
Mr. Austin was arrested later
by Deputy Shawn Bishara on CR
125 north of Glen after his vehicle
was spotted.
Clarence Williams, 27, of
Macclenny was arrested for stab-
bing his brother Travis Roberts,
33, at the former's residence off
Woodlawn Park P1. the evening
of February 21.
Mr. Williams called police
about 11:oo and admitted stab-
bing Mr. Roberts with a kitchen
knife, saying he was washing
dishes at the time and defending
himself.
The brothers told Deputy Mat-
thew Sigers differing versions of
events, but the incident appar-
ently followed an argument over
a female they met earlier in Jack-
sonville.
The knife wound was not seri-
ous and Mr. Williams was jailed
for aggravated domestic battery.
A criminal complaint for do-
mestic violence was filed naming
Jamius Colston, 18, for an alleged
attack on his grandmother Fran-
ces Donnell, 66, of Sanderson.
According to Ms. Donnell, the
grandson was angry because she
denied him use of her vehicle,
and he threw several items at her
- including a VCR, DVD box and
a battery that struck her in the
arm.
The incident took place at their
residence off Friendship Place.


Man, dummy with message


KELLEY LANNIGAN
FEATURES
features@bakercountypress.com
His name is Poor Penny Crawford, a former en-
tertainer from California. Since 1976, he and his
traveling companion, a ventriloquist dummy named
Sweet Pea, have been traveling the U.S. and spread-
ing a personal message that Crawford claims he re-
ceived directly from Heaven.
He was delivering that message in Macclenny
February 17.
Strapped to his back was a hand-lettered sign
warning of the coming tribulation as described in
the Book of Revelation. Strapped to his front was the
dummy, through which he shares his message.
While people don't always listen to other people,
he said, they'll listen to a dummy.
"This is my third trip around the entire country,"
said Mr. Crawford as he marched up and down
South 6th Street near the Winn-Dixie store.
Passers-by stared inquisitively at the odd pair.
Some motorists pulled into the Winn-Dixie park-
ing lot to read the message on the back of the van
Mr. Crawford lives in while he travels through the
states.
During his first two perambulations around the
country, he stuck to a route that took him through
the major cities like New York, Chicago and Las Ve-
gas.
This time, he's spreading his message in the
smaller towns and communities of the nation's sec-
ondary and back roads.
In 1976, Mr. Crawford was rehearsing some
songs and other material for his entertainment act
when he decided to turn over his life to God. Being
extremely busy at that point in his career, he prom-
ised God that he would start delivering The Word to
the people as soon as he could make the time.
Fifteen minutes later, while attempting to break
open a rusted gate lock by swinging a hatchet, he
struck hard and the head of the hatchet came loose,
flipping back at his chest.
"If it had hit me full force, it would have gone into
my heart," he said. "But I saw it stop only an inch
from my heart and fall straight to the ground."
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PHOTO BY KELLEY LANNIGAN
Poor Penny Crawford and Sweet Pea.
ment, he dropped to his knees and shouted, "Lord,
my God!"
In his mind he heard God speak to him, saying:
"Fool, this is the Master. You best get to delivering
my word to the people now."
He's been traveling with his message since that
day, urging people to listen to his dummy and to re-
pent before it's too late.
"The rapture is coming soon," he declared. "The
first beast from Revelation has already been revealed
and that was Ronald Wilson Reagan. How do I know
that? Each of his names has six letters 666 the
mark of the beast.
'The second beast will be revealed shortly. I don't
know who it is, but it's probably Barack Obama. I
tell you, These are no times to be living in sin."


Three motorists wanted


Three interstate motorists
were arrested on outstanding
warrants the past week, one when
her vehicle bogged down in the
median and the other after his car
was stopped for speeding.
Deputy Brandon Kiser said he
came upon a 2009 Dodge that had
become stuck in the rain-soaked
median near Sanderson just past
midnight on February 20.
The driver, Dameka Thomp-
kins, 26, of Dothan, Ala. initially
gave the officer a false name, but
her true identity was determined
through a computerized finger-
print analysis via the highway
patrol.
Officers learned that Ms.
Thompkins was driving on a li-
cense that had eight prior suspen-
sions, and she is wanted in Duval
County for violating probation in
a domestic violence case.
Deputy Kiser charged her with
giving false information and driv-
ing on a suspended license.
The driver was going west on
the interstate and became stuck
when attempting to cross over
into the opposite lanes.
In a second case, Deputy Wil-
liam Hilliard stopped Corey Da-
vis, 22, of Lauderhill, Fla. in the
same area of Interstate 10 about
1:30 the morning of February 19.
The officer learned he was
wanted in Broward County on
two warrants, and Mr. Davis was
given tickets here for speeding
and having a defective tail light
on his 2002 Pontiac.
Jessica Lloyd, 37, of Gaines-
ville was jailed in the early morn-
ing hours of February 21 shortly
after her 1995 Buick was stopped
by Deputy Matt Sigers near Mac-
clenny for lack of a tag light.
A computer check revealed
Ms. Lloyd had three prior license
suspensions and was wanted
in Alachua County for theft, in
Lowndes County, Ga. for violat-
ing probation and in Valdosta for
failure to appear in court.
Deputy Patrick McGauley
stopped a 1995 Ford driven by
Donovan Pringle, 22, of Mac-
clenny early on February 20 for
having a defective tail light, and
arrested the driver for having
eight prior license suspensions.
The traffic stop was near the
intersection of South 6th and


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clenny.
In a non-traffic case, Michael
Busbee, 25, of Macclenny was
charged with disorderly intoxi-
cation after he was found passed
out on the side of CR 23C north
the afternoon of February 18.
A passing motorist called po-
lice and rescue after noticing two
small children in the roadway.
They had been with Mr. Busbee
walking to and from the nearby
Macedonia store.
Deputy Pete Quinley said the
suspect became belligerent and
blamed his wife when questioned
about his behavior. The wife also
came to the scene and said she
was unaware Mr. Busbee was that
intoxicated, and believed that he
had gone on a walk with the chil-
dren his son, 4, and a 3-year-
old nephew.
Fain Strickland, 36, was ar-
rested at a residence on Creekside
Dr. south of Macclenny about
1:oo the morning of February 20


on an outstanding warrant for
battery.
Deputy McGauley found Mr.
Strickland hiding behind a reclin-
ing chair at the residence of his
step-father. He was also charged
with resisting arrest without vio-
lence.

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Touting label, box top


KELLEY LANNIGAN
FEATURES
features@bakercountypress.com
Members of the school district's Parent Ad-
visory Committee (PAC) hope the public will
become involved and help step up the label
and box top collecting efforts already in place
at the schools.
Baker County schools participate in Box
Tops For Education and similar programs to
collect box tops, labels and bottle caps which
can be redeemed by the school for cash or
points.
The cash and points earned are good for
computers, athletic equipment, school sup-
plies and other approved items.
The collecting efforts have been in place for
some time with students and parents of stu-
dents as the traditional participants.
PAC has put a collection box in the Mac-
clenny Food Lion store and has plans to place
more boxes in other locations around the
community in the near future.
"The schools have actively participated in
these programs for some time," said Shelly
Neri, a member of PAC. "But the public is an
untapped source for collection. We want to
encourage everyone to collect and donate,
even if you don't have children in school."


Campbell Soup, Coke, General
Mills and Tyson are major partici-
pating companies and a pamphlet
listing the eligible products from
each company is available at the
collection box site.
This master list provides a list
of products recognized by the
Box Tops For Education and La-
bels For Education programs and
identifies hundreds of products
that contain coupons redeemable
for cash or points.
At Baker County Middle School,
the supplies bought through such
collecting efforts keep the school's
Positive Behavior Store, or PBS,
stocked with merchandise.
The PBS program has had a
profoundly positive effect on de-
sirable student behavior at the
school and rewards from the store
are a big part of reinforcing that
behavior. Robin Mot
Athletic equipment, play-
ground equipment, art and music
supplies, computers, academic resource ma-
terials and classroom supplies are just some
of the items that can be earned for schools.
According to the Box Tops For Education


Arrest for burglary during I


Police arrested a Macclenny
man for burglary of a home on
South 4th St. sometime during
the night on February 16.
There was no sign of forced
entry at the residence of Ronald
Heath, but evidence indicated
an interior door had been forced
open sometime during a 12-hour
period beginning about 9:oo the
evening of February 15.
Deputy Rodney Driggers said
statements by the owner pointed
to Christopher Cole, 20, as a sus-
pect, and a subsequent search of
a residence on Deerwood Circle
where he was staying turned up
items that had been taken in the
burglary.
They included coins and bills,
jewelry and a bag with prescrip-
tion medication that had be-
longed to Mr. Heath's late wife.
Value of the property was placed
at $750.
Mr. Cole, who was found hid-


Four
Warrants were issue
ruary 16 charging four
varying roles in the be
robbery of a Macclenn
was left bleeding and 1
an unnamed road nor
St. Mary the previous n
All four are currei
held in the Duval Cc
charged with an unre
glary of a business in
ville.
A logging crew noti
about 9:oo am on Fe
after it came upon Jos
45, just off Claude H
Nearby was his van tha
left after the alleged
beat him with a cane
with a pocket knife ar
him of about $1oo.
According to state
to sheriffs Investiga
Morgan by two of the
they drove the victim to
beat him and robbed I
money to take another
Jacksonville.
The suspects, Arlly
26, of Macclenny anc
pher Spaulding, 20, o
ville, said the father an
of Andrew Thornton S
Andrew Thornton Jr.


ing in the residence of Felicity
Crawford, was charged with bur-
glary, grand theft and criminal
mischief.
In other cases:
Someone disabled the alarm
system and smashed through
front glass at Duval Pawn on US
90 in Glen St. Mary in the early
morning hours of February 21.
Owner Matthew Williams said
he was notified by his alarm com-
pany of an interruption in service
just after 4:30 am and arrived to
see a lone suspect flee south from
the property on foot.
A K-9 search team from Baker
Correctional combed that area
with no results.
Nothing was reported missing
from the store.
Four juvenile males ages 12-
15 were charged with the theft of
over $2000 from the apartment
of Nacole Franklin on E. Ohio in
Macclenny the evening of Febru-


charged in
ed on Feb- of Glen St. Mary, did the actual
Smen with beating.
eating and A fifth man, Marvin Wasdin,
y man who 20, of Macclenny, told police the
bruised off others beat him when he refused
th of Glen to be part of the robbery plan.
morning. They told him they were a gang
ntly being and the robbery was an initiation
county jail, rite.
lated bur- Investigator Morgan learned
Jackson- through the owner of a vehicle
the four had borrowed that they
fied police were in custody in Jacksonville,
*bruary 15 charged with burglary. He had
eph Deese, earlier obtained their identities
arvey Rd. via interviews, and took state-
t had been ments from Mr. Millhorn and Mr.
assailants Spaulding at the jail.
e, cut him The Thorntons refused to
nd robbed speak to the investigator without
ents made ''
tor David
suspects,
)the scene,
him to get
r vehicle to
Millhorn, -- ..
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ary21.
Ms. Franklin told police the
money was from a tax refund.
The report by Deputy Kevin Jen-
kins indicates most of the money
was recovered.
All the youths are charged with
grand theft.
Two women were charged
with shoplifting merchandise
valued at $143 from the Walmart
Supercenter the afternoon of Feb-
ruary 19.
They were identified as Stevi
Layfield, 29, of Glen and Sebrena
Orall, 34, of Sanderson. The items
they attempted to leave the store
with included cosmetics, clothing
and food.
Jody Castleman, 30, of Mac-
clenny was named in a criminal
complaint for theft of a jacket
from a fellow employee at the
Waffle House the morning of
February 18.
A surveillance video allegedly


beating,
lawyers.
In other cases the past week,
April Goff, 28, of Glen St. Mary
was arrested for battery of Amy
Johns, 26, at her Madison St. ad-
dress.
The victim told Sgt. James
Marker that Ms. Goff came to her
door about 6:30 the evening of
February 16 seeking the where-
abouts of her boyfriend.
When Ms. Johns answered that
she didn't want to get involved,
she said the assailant pulled her
into the yard, pushed her to the
ground and repeatedly struck her
about the head and face.
*A criminal complaint for bat-
tery was filed February 19 against
Laci Norman, 19, of Macclenny
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Web site, the amount of money American
schools have earned through its redemption
program since the early 199os has recently
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the night
shows Ms. Castleman taking the
jacket belonging to James Har-
mon of Macclenny, a cook, and
returning to work about 2:00
am.
Leverna Dolison reported her
purse with identification and $50
inside taken from a parked truck
between January 20-28 while she
was in the hospital.
She notified police of the ap-
parent theft on February 17.
A license tag was removed
from the rear of a 2002 Chevro-
let belonging to Tina Lauramore
of Glen while it was parked in
the Council on Aging lot in Mac-
clenny during the day on Febru-
ary 18.
A bicycle belonging to Ralph
Taylor was taken from a wooded
area near US 90 and CR 23A in
west Macclenny on February 16.
The owner said it went missing
during a three-hour period start-
ing about 6:30.


robbery
for an alleged attack on Ashley
Harris, 26, at her residence off
Myrtle Road.
Two complaints resulted
from unrelated incidents involv-
ing mental patients at Northeast
Florida State Hospital.
A 61-year-old female patient
said she had been repeatedly ha-
rassed and attacked by another
female, age 51, between October
of last year and February 5. The
complaint was made February
15.
A 49-year-old male patient
was named February 21 in a com-
plaint by a male patient, age 37,
who said he was kicked in the
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midday on February 17 when a 13-year-old female student from Sander-
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The mother of the first student was also unaware her pills were tak-
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In another recent drug case, Dedric Jones, 18, of Glen was charged
with misdemeanor possession of marijuana.
Deputy Rodney Driggers said he was investigating a disturbance in
the parking lot of the BP station on US 9o west in Macclenny the after-
noon of February 20 when he saw the suspect rolling a joint while seated
in a vehicle.
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THE BAKER COUNTY PRESS


Thursday, February 25, 2010


Legal Notices


IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 8TH JUDICIAL
CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR BAKER COUNTY, FLORIDA
GENERAL JURISDICTION DIVISION
CASE NO: 02 2009 CA 000125

BAC HOME LOANS SERVICING, L.P. F/K/A COUN-
TRYWIDE HOME LOANS SERVICING, L.P.,
PLAINTIFF,

VS.

ERMAN COPHER, ET AL.,
DEFENDANTSS.

NOTICE OF ACTION
CONSTRUCTIVE SERVICE

TO: Erman Copher and Karen Copher
whose residence is unknown if he/she/they be living;
and if he/she/they be dead, the unknown defendants
who may be spouses, heirs, devisees, grantees, as-
signees, lienors, creditors, trustees, and all parties
claiming an interest by, through, under or against
the Defendants, who are not known to be dead or
alive, and all parties having or claiming to have any
right, title or interest in the property described in the
mortgage being foreclosed herein.

YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that an action to fore-
close a mortgage on the following property:

PARCEL "C"

A PART OF BLOCK 32 OF THE "TOWN OF
MACCLENNY" AS PER PLAT THEREOF AS
RECORDED IN DEED BOOK"D", PAGE 800
OF THE OFFICIAL RECORDS OF BAKER
COUNTY, FLORIDA, BEING MORE PAR-
TICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:

COMMENCE AT THE NW CORNER OF SAID
BLOCK 32, AND RUN THENCE N 79 DEG
30 MIN 04 SEC E, ALONG THE SOUTH-
EASTERLY RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF SHUEY
STREET A DISTANCE OF 100.00 FEET TO
THE POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE CON-
TINUE N 79 DEG 30 MIN 04 SEC E, STILL
ALONG THE SOUTHERLY RIGHT OF WAY
A DISTANCE OF 99.08 FEET; THENCE S10
DEG 37 MIN 53 SEC E, ALONG THE EAST
LINE OF LANDS DESCRIBED IN OFFICIAL
RECORDS BOOK 8, PAGE 85 OF THE PUB-
LIC RECORDS OF BAKER COUNTY, FLOR-
IDA, 200.00 FEET; THENCE S 79 DEG 30
MIN 12 SEC W; 101.29 FEET; THENCE N
10 DEG 00 MIN 00 SEC W, PARALLEL TO
THE EAST LINE OF FIRST STREET, 200.00
FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING.

has been filed against you and you are required to
serve a copy of your written defenses, if any, to it
on DAVID J. STERN, ESQ. Plaintiff's attorney, whose
address is 900 South Pine Island Road #400, Plan-
tation, FL 33324 3920 on or before March 27, 2010,
(no later than 30 days from the date of the first pub-
lication of this notice of action) and file the original
with the clerk of this court either before service on
Plaintiff's attorney or immediately thereafter; other-
wise a default will be entered against you for the
relief demanded in the complaint or petition filed
herein.

WITNESS my hand and the seal of this Court at
BAKER County, Florida, this 15th day of February,
2010.

CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT
BY: JAMIE CREWS
DEPUTY CLERK

LAW OFFICES OF DAVID J. STERN
ATTORNEY FOR PLAINTIFF
900 SOUTH PINE ISLAND ROAD SUITE 400
PLANTATION, FL 33324 3920
2/18-2/25
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE EIGHTH JUDICIAL
CIRCUIT IN AND FOR BAKER COUNTY, FLORIDA
CIVIL DIVISION
CASE NO. 02-2009-CA-0124


HARVEY SCHONBRUN,
Plaintiff,

vs.

RUTH WORTHINGTON and DAVID
WORTHINGTON, wife and husband,
Defendants.


NOTICE OF ACTION PROPERTY

TO: DAVID WORTHINGTON, whose residence is
UNKNOWN, and whose last known mailing address
is: 5019 Bilken Drive East, Jacksonville, FL 32210

YOU ARE NOTIFIED that an action to foreclose a
mortgage interest in and to the following property
in Baker County, Florida:

Lot 1 in Block 55 of the Town of Macclen-
ny according to plat of said Town on file
in Deed Book "D", Page 800 of the Public
Records of Baker County, Florida.

has been filed against you and you are required to
serve a copy of your written defenses, if any, to it
on the plaintiffs' attorney, whose name and address
is: Harvey Schonbrun, Esquire, 1802 North Morgan
Street, Tampa, Florida 33602-2328, on or before the
29th day of March, 2010, and file the original with
the Clerk of this court either before service of plain-
tiffs' attorney or immediately thereafter; otherwise
a default will be entered against you for the relief
demanded in the complaint or petition.

Dated this 23 day of February, 2010.

ALFRASER
CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT
By: BONNIE PALLESCHI
Deputy Clerk
2/25-3/4

NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETINGS

The North Florida Broadband Authority ("NFBA") an-
nounces two public meetings to which all interested
persons are invited. The NFBA is a legal entity and
public body created pursuant to the provisions of
provisions of Section 163.01, Florida Statutes, and
an Interlocal Agreement among: Baker, Bradford,
Columbia, Dixie, Gilchrist, Hamilton, Jefferson, La-
fayette, Levy, Madison, Putnam, Suwannee, Taylor,
Union and Wakulla Counties and municipalities of
Cedar Key, Cross City, Lake City, Live Oak, Monticel-
lo, Perry, White Springs and Worthington Springs,
Florida. The Public Meetings will be held on March
17, 2010 at 2:00 pm ET and April 21, 2010 at 2:00
pm ET at the Suwannee River Water Management
District Office, 9225 County Road 49, Live Oak, Flor-
ida 32060. The NFBA Board will address general
operating issues of the NFBA. If a person decides
to appeal any decision made by the NFBA with re-
spect to any matter considered at the meeting, such
person will need a record of the proceedings and
may need to ensure that a verbatim record is made,
including the testimony and evidence upon which
the appeal is to be made. In accordance with the
Americans with Disabilities Act, persons needing
special accommodations or an interpreter to partici-
pate in this proceeding, or if you have any questions
regarding this meeting, please contact the Clerk to
the NFBA Board at (877) 552-3482, at least two
business days prior to the date of the meeting.
2/25
PUBLIC NOTICE

The quarterly meeting of the Baker County Transpor-
tation Disadvantaged Local Coordinating Board will
take place at 10 a.m., Thursday, March 11, 2010,
at the Baker County Family Health Department, 480
West Lowder Street, Macclenny, Florida. All inter-
ested persons are invited to attend. The Northeast
Florida Regional Council adheres to the Americans
with Disabilities Act and will make reasonable modi-


fications for access to this meeting upon request.
Requests should be received at least 72 hours in
advance of the meeting in order to allow time to
provide the requested services. For more informa-
tion, contact the Northeast Florida Regional Council
at (904) 279-0880 between the hours of 8 a.m. 5
p.m., Monday through Friday.
2/25


PUBLIC NOTICE

The quarterly meeting of the Baker County Local
Mitigation Strategy Task Force will take place at
10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, March 3, 2010, at the
Baker County Emergency Operations Center, located
at 1 Sheriff's Office Dr., Macclenny, Florida. All inter-
ested persons are invited to attend.
2/25
INVITATION TO NEGOTIATE

The First Coast Workforce Development, Inc., (DBA
WorkSource), has released an Invitation-to-Negoti-
ate to provide Summer Youth Services for the pe-
riod April 1, 2010 through September 30, 2010.
A copy of the request is available at http://www.
worksourcefl.com/partnervendor/request for
proposals.aspx or at 1845 Town Center Blvd., Suite
250, Fleming Island, FL 32003. Foradditional infor-
mation contact: D. Nevison 904/213-3800, x-2010.
DEADLINE TO SUBMIT 2:00 PM (EST) 3/19/2010.
2/25
Notice is hereby given:

Jimmy Crews
Last known address of:
5514 Lulu Rd
Sanderson, FL 32087

You are hereby notified that your eligibility to vote
is in question. You are required to contact the Su-
pervisor of Elections, in Macclenny, Florida, no later
than thirty (30) days after the date of this publish-
ing. Failure to respond will result in a determination
of ineligibility by the Supervisor and your name will
be removed from the statewide voter registration
system. If further assistance is needed, contact the
Supervisor of Elections at the below listed address
or call 904-259-6339.

Nita D. Crawford
Baker County Supervisor of Elections
P.O. BOX 505
Macclenny, Florida, 32063
2/25

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 8TH JUDICIAL
CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR BAKER COUNTY, FLORIDA
CIVIL DIVISION
CASE NO.: 02-2008-CA-000178

U. S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUST-
EE, ON BEHALF OF THE HOLDERS OF THE CREDIT
SUISSE FIRST BOSTON MORTGAGE SECURITIES
CORP. HOME EQUITY PASS THROUGH CERTIFI-
CATES, SERIES 2006-8,
Plaintiff,

vs.

DANIEL BRYANT A/K/A DANIEL L. BRYANT A/K/A
DANIEL LEE BRYANT; CENTRAL OHIO CREDIT
CORP.; MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION
SYSTEMS INCORPORATED AS NOMINEE FOR DE-
CISION ONE MORTGAGE COMPANY, LLC; STATE
OF FLORIDA, DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE; AMAN-
DA CLARKA/K/AAMANDA M. CLARKA/K/AAMAN-
DA CLARK BRYANT; GRACE L. DEFEE; JOSEPH H.
DEFEE; SANDRA F. BRYANT; UNKNOWN SPOUSE
OF AMANDA CLARK A/K/A AMANDA M. CLARK A/
K/AAMANDA CLARK BRYANT; UNKNOWN SPOUSE
OF DANIEL BRYANT A/K/A DANIEL L. BRYANT A/
K/A DANIEL LEE BRYANT; JOHN DOE; JANE DOE
AS UNKNOWN TENANTS) IN POSSESSION OFTHE
SUBJECT PROPERTY,
Defendants.


NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to a Final Judg-
ment of Foreclosure dated the 10th day of February,
2010, and entered in Case No. 02-2008-CA-000178,
of the Circuit Court of the 8TH Judicial Circuit in and
for Baker County, Florida, wherein U. S. BANK NA-
TIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE, ON BEHALF
OF THE HOLDERS OF THE CREDIT SUISSE FIRST
BOSTON MORTGAGE SECURITIES CORP. HOME
EQUITY PASS THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES
2006-8 is the Plaintiff and DANIEL BRYANT A/K/A
DANIEL L. BRYANT A/K/A DANIEL LEE BRYANT;
CENTRAL OHIO CREDIT CORP.; MORTGAGE ELEC-
TRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS INCORPORAT-
ED AS NOMINEE FOR DECISION ONE MORTGAGE
COMPANY, LLC; STATE OF FLORIDA, DEPARTMENT
OF REVENUE; AMANDA CLARK A/K/A AMANDA M.
CLARK A/K/A AMANDA CLARK BRYANT; GRACE
L. DEFEE; JOSEPH H. DEFEE; SANDRA F BRYANT;
UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF AMANDA CLARK A/K/A
AMANDA M. CLARK A/K/A AMANDA CLARK BRY-
ANT; UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF DANIEL BRYANT A/K/
A DANIEL L. BRYANT A/K/A DANIEL LEE BRYANT;
JOHN DOE; JANE DOE AS UNKNOWN TENANT (S)
IN POSSESSION OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY are
defendants. I will sell to the highest and best bidder
for cash at the AT THE FRONT DOOR OR MAIN EN-
TRANCE OF THE COURTHOUSE at the Baker County
Courthouse in Macclenny, Florida, at 11:00 a.m. on
the 11 day of March, 2010, the following described
property as set forth in said Final Judgment, to wit:

LOT 2, BLOCK "B", WILLIAM KNABB
SUBDIVISION, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT
THEREOF RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 2,
PAGE 21 IN THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF
BAKER COUNTY, FLORIDA.

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 60
DAYS AFTER THE SALE.

IF YOU ARE A PERSON WITH A DISABILITY WHO
NEEDS ANY ACCOMMODATION IN ORDER TO
PARTICIPATE IN THIS PROCEEDING, YOU ARE EN-
TITLED AT NO COST TO YOU, TO THE PROVISION
OF CERTAIN ASSISTANCE. PLEASE CONTACT (AL
FRASER) CLERK OF COURT OF BAKER COUNTY,
FLORIDA AT 339 E. MACCLENNY AVENUE, MAC-
CLENNY, FLORIDA (904) 259-3121 WITHIN 2
WORKING DAYS OF YOUR RECEIPT OF THIS NO-
TICE OF HEARING, IF YOU ARE HEARING OR VOICE
IMPAIRED CALL 1-800-955-8771.

Dated this 11th day of February, 2010.

Al Fraser
Clerk Of The Circuit Court
By: Jamie Crews
Deputy Clerk

Law Office of Marshall C. Watson
1800 NW 49th Street, Suite 120
Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33309
Telephone: (954) 453-0365
Facsimile: (954) 771-6052
Toll Free: 1-800-441-2438
2/18-2/25
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT, EIGHTH JUDICIAL CIR-
CUIT, IN AND FOR BAKER COUNTY, FLORIDA.
CASE NO.: 02-2010-DR-0027

IN RE: THE NAME CHANGE OF:
KIRSTEN ALYSSA POSTEN,
a minor child.


NOTICE OF ACTION

TO: CHRISTOPHER MICHAEL POSTEN

LAST KNOWN ADDRESS: 2271 N. SHERRLYLN
DRIVE, BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA 35226

YOU ARE NOTIFIED that a Verified Petition for Name
Change has been filed against you. You are required
to serve a copy of your written defenses, if any, to
the action on the Plaintiff's attorney whose name
and address is Hugh D. Fish, Jr. at P.O. Box 531,
Macclenny, Florida 32063, on or before March 15,
2010, and file the original with the Clerk of Court,
either before service on the petitioner's attorney
or immediately thereafter; otherwise a Final Judg-
ment of Name Change will be entered to the relief
demanded in the petition.


WITNESS my hand and Seal of this Court on this 8
day of February, 2010.

AL FRASER
As Clerk of the Court
BY: Sherrie Dugger
9/11-q/4


IN I MIt UIUUII UUUUMI UI I Mt UIn JUUIUIAL
CIRCUIT OF FLORIDA, IN AND FOR BAKER
COUNTY
Case#:07-000119-CA
Division #:
UNC:


U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee for the
C-BASS Mortgage Loan Asset-Backed Certificates,
Series 2006-MH1
Plaintiff,

-vs.-

Henry L. Ellis and Elizabeth L. Ellis, his wife; Baker
County Housing Rehabilitation Program; State of
Florida, Department of Revenue;
Defendantss.


AMENDED NOTICE OF SALE

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to an Order
rescheduling foreclosure sale dated February 12,
2010 entered in Civil Case No. 07-000119-CA of the
Circuit Court of the 8th Judicial Circuit in and for
Baker County, Florida, wherein U.S. Bank National
Association, as Trustee for the C-BASS Mortgage
Loan Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2006-MH1,
Plaintiff and Henry L. Ellis and Elizabeth L. Ellis,
his wife are defendantss, I will sell to the highest
and best bidder for cash AT THE EAST DOOR OF
THE BAKER COUNTY COURTHOUSE LOCATED AT
339 EAST MACCLENNY AVENUE, MACCLENNEY,
BAKER COUNTY, FLORIDA, at 11:00 A.M. March
16, 2010,, the following described property as set
forth in said Final Judgment, to-wit:

PARCEL "A":
PART OF THE WEST HALF OF GOVERN-
MENT LOT 18 IN SECTION 36, TOWN-
SHIP 2 SOUTH, RANGE 20 EAST, BAKER
COUNTY FLORIDA MORE PARTICULARLY
DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: COMMENCE
AT NW CORNER OF SAID LOT 18 AND
THENCE N.87 DEGREES 13 MINUTES 48
SECONDS E., ALONG THE NORTH LINE
OF SAID LOT 18 A DISTANCE OF 330.00
FEET TO THE NW CORNER OF LANDS
PREVIOUSLY DEEDED TO PHILLIP M.
AND BLONZELLA K. RUISE; THENCE
CONTINUE N.87 DEGREES 13 MINUTES
48 SECONDS EAST, STILL ALONG SAID
NORTH LINE 330 FEET TO THE NE COR-
NER OF SAID RUISE LAND; THENCE S.00
DEGREES 24 MINUTES 51 SECONDS E.,
ALONG THE EAST LINE OF SAID RUISE
LAND, 647.11 FEET; THENCE CONTINUE
S.00 DEGREES 24 MINUTES 51 SECONDS
E., 3.37 FEET; THENCE S.87 DEGREES 13
MINUTES 48 SECONDS W., PARALLEL
TO THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID LANDS,
220.00 FEET; THENCE N.00 DEGREES
24 MINUTES 51 SECONDS 1 E E., PARALLEL
TO WEST LINE OF SAID RUISE LAND,
53.48 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGIN-
NING; THENCE S.87 DEGREES 13 MIN-
UTES 48 SECONDS W., PARALLEL TO
THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID RUISE LANDS,
110.00 FEET; THENCE N.00 DEGREES 24
MINUTES 51 SECONDS W., 105.00 FEET
TO THE NW CORNER OF A 210 FEET BY
110 FEET PARCEL EXCEPTED FROM SAID
RUISE LANDS; THENCE N.87 DEGREES 13
MINUTES 48 SECONDS E., 110.00 FEET;
THENCE S.00 DEGREES 24 MINUTES 51
SECONDS E., 105.00 FEET TO THE POINT
OF BEGINNING TOGETHER WITH;.
PARCEL "C":
PART OF THE WEST HALF OF GOVERN-
MENT LOT 18 IN SECTION 36, TOWNSHIP
2 SOUTH, RANGE 20 EAST, BAKER COUN-
TY, FLORIDA, MORE PARTICULARLY DE-
SCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:
COMMENCEATTHE NW CORNER OF SAID
LOT 18 AND THENCE N 87 DEGREES 13
MINUTES 48 SECONDS E, ALONG THE
NORTH LINE OF SAID LOT 18 A DISTANCE
OF 330.00 FEET TO THE NW CORNER
OF LANDS PREVIOUSLY DEEDED TO
PHILLIP M. AND BLONZELLA K RUISE;
THENCE CONTINUE N 87 DEGREES 13
MINUTES 48 SECONDS E, STILL ALONG
SAID NORTH LINE 330.00 FEET TO THE
NE CORNER OF SAID RUISE LAND;
THENCE S 00 DEGREES 24 MINUTES 51
SECONDS E, ALONG THE EAST LINE OF
SAID RUISE LAND, 647.11 FEET TO THE
POINT OF BEGINNING OF THE HEREIN
DESCRIBED LAND; THENCE CONTINUE S
00 DEGREES 24 MINUTES 51 SECONDS
E, 3.37 FEET; THENCE S.87 DEGREES 13
MINUTES 48 SECONDS W., PARALLEL
TO THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID LANDS,
220.00 FEET; THENCE N.00 DEGREES 24
MINUTES 51 SECONDS E., PARALLEL TO
THE WEST LINE OF SAID RUISE LANDS,
53.48 FEET; THENCE S.87 DEGREES 13
MINUTES 48 SECONDS W., PARALLEL TO
THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID RUISE LANDS,
110.00 FEET; THENCE N.00 DEGREES 24
MINUTES 51 SECONDS W., 105.00 FEET
TO THE NW CORNER OF A 110 FEET BY
210 FEET PARCEL OF LAND EXCEPTED
FROM SAID RUISE LANDS; THENCE N. 87
DEGREES 13 MINUTES 48 SECONDS E.,
60.00 FEET; THENCE N. 24 DEGREES 45
MINUTES 28 SECONDS E., 99.88 FEET;
THENCE S.85 DEGREES 44 MINUTES 22
SECONDS E., 28.54 FEET; THENCE S.41
DEGREES 00 MINUTES 15 SECONDS E.,
305.61 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGIN-
NING.

TOGETHER WITH DOUBLEWIDE MOBILE
HOME, YEAR: 2005, MAKE: FLEET-
WOOD, VIN#GAFL475A76055AV21, &
VIN#GAFL475B76055AV21, PERMA-
NENTLY AFFIXED THEREON.

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 60
DAYS AFTER THE SALE.

DATED at Macclenny, Florida, this 12th day of Feb-
ruary, 2010.


2/18-2/25


AL FRASER
CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT
Baker County, Florida
By: Jamie Crews
Deputy Clerk


IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE EIGHTH JUDICIAL
CIRCUIT IN AND FOR BAKER COUNTY FLORIDA.
CASE NO.: 02-2010-DR-052

RANDALL G. MILLER,
Petitioner,

and


AMBER D. MILLER,
Respondent,


NOTICE OF ACTION FOR
DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE

TO: AMBER D. MILLER
LAST KNOWN ADDRESS:
UNKNOWN

YOU ARE NOTIFIED that an action has been filed
against you and that you are required to serve
a copy of your written defenses, if any, to it on
Randall G. Miller whose address is PO. Box 693,
Glen St. Mary, Florida 32040 on or before March
4, 2010 and file the original with the clerk of this
court at 339 E. Macclenny Avenue, Macclenny FL
32063 before service on Petitioner or immediately
thereafter If you fail to do so, a default may be
entered against you for the relief demanded in the
petition.
Copies of all court documents in this case, includ-
ing orders, are available at the Clerk of the Circuit
Court's office. You may review these documents
upon request.
You must keep the Clerk of the Circuit Court's
office notified of your current address. (You may
file Notice of Current Address, Florida Supreme
Court Approved Family Law Form 12.915.). Future
papers in this lawsuit will be mailed to the address
on record at the clerk's office.
WARNING: Rule 12.285, Florida Family Law Rules
of Procedure, requires certain automatic disclosure
of documents and information. Failure to comply
can result in sanctions, including dismissal or
striking of pleadings.
Dated: February 5, 2010.


2/11-3/4


NU II t UI UBLIU MtHAINU
Notice is hereby given that a Public Hearing will
be held on Wednesday, 7 April 2010 at 6 P.M. for
comment on the Macclenny Housing Authority
and/or Baker County Housing Assistance Program's
FY2010 Agency Plan Annual Update as required by
the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Devel-
opment. The FY2010 Agency Plan Annual Update
will be available for review over the next 45 days at
the Program's office located at:
402 E. Stansell Avenue
Macclenny, Florida 32063

The Public Hearing will also be held at this location.
Any person wishing to comment on the Program's
Agency Plan may file his or her comments in writing
with the Executive Director of the Housing Authority
at the address above no later than 5 P.M. April 7,
or may attend the Public Hearing being held at the
central office. All comments will be considered in
preparing the final plan before submittal to the U.S.
Department of Housing and Urban Development.
2/25-3/4
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE EIGHTH JUDICIAL
CIRCUIT OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA IN AND FOR
BAKER COUNTY
CIVIL ACTION
CASE NO. 02-2009-CA-0220

GREEN TREE SERVICING, LLC., as successor
in interest to GREENPOINT CREDIT, LLC,
Plaintiff,
vs.

DARON L. GIVENS; LAKEYTA GIVENS;
GIBSON MCDONALD FURNITURE COMPANY
OF MACCLENNY, INC;
JOHN DOE and JANE DOE, Unknown Tenant(s),
Defendantss.


NOTICE OF SALE PURSUANT TO F.S. CHAPTER 45

NOTICE IS GIVEN that pursuant to a Final Judg-
ment of Foreclosure, dated February 16, 2010, in
the above-styled cause, I will sell to the highest and
best bidder for cash on the front steps of the Baker
County Courthouse, 339 E. MacClenny Avenue,
MacClenny, Florida at 11:00 a.m. on the 23rd day
of March, 2010 the following described real and
personal property:

EXHIBIT "A"
Part of the East Half of Government Lot
18, in Section 36, Township 2 South,
Range 20 East, BakerCounty, Florida, and
being more particularly described as fol-
lows: Commence at the Southeast corner
or said Government Lot 18; thence South
870 52' 20" West, along the South line of
said Section 36, a distance of 151.41 feet
to the Point of Beginning; Thence North
00 29' 06" West, 145.35 feet; thence
South 890 30' 54" West, 151.34 feet to
a point on a 60 foot wide Ingress and
Egress Easement; thence South 000 29'
06" East, along said East line 149.69 feet
to a Paint on the aforementioned South
line of Section 36; Thence North 87 52'
20" East along said South line, 151.41
feet to the Point of Beginning.

TOGETHER WITH THE FOLLOWING EASE-
MENT FOR INGRESS AND EGRESS: Com-
mence at the Southeast corner of Govern-
ment Lot 18, of Section 36, Township 2
South, Range 20 East, Baker County,
Florida; Thence South 870 52' 20" West
along the South Line of said Section 36, a
distance of 392.02 feet to it's intersection
with the North Right-of-Way line of Five
Churches Road (a 60 foot wide public
Right-of-Way as presently established)
and the Point of Beginning; Thence South
89 56' 06" West along said North Right-
of-Way line, 60.00 feet; Thence North 000
03' 54" West, 60.00 feet; Thence North
89 56' 06" East 58.92 feet; Thence North
870 52' 20" East 29.82 feet; Thence North
000 29' 06" West 236.74 feet; Thence
North 890 30' 54" East, 60.00 feet; Thence
South 000 29' 06" East, 295.04 feet to a
Point on the aforementioned South line
of Section 36; Thence South 870 52' 20"
West, along said South line 89.21 feet to
the Point of Beginning.


Together with that certain manufactured
home more specifically described as:

2001, Redman (28 x 60) with Serial Num-
ber FLA14616039 A&B.

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.

Dated this 17th day of February, 2010.


2/25-3/4


Al Fraser
Clerk of Court
By: Jamie Crews
Deputy Clerk


Notice is hereby given:

Peter F Lombardi Sr.
Last known address of:
PO. BOX 1652
Macclenny, FL 32063

You are hereby notified that your eligibility to vote
is in question. You are required to contact the Su-
pervisor of Elections, in Macclenny, Florida, no later
than thirty (30) days after the date of this publish-
ing. Failure to respond will result in a determination
of ineligibility by the Supervisor and your name will
be removed from the statewide voter registration
system. If further assistance is needed, contact the
Supervisor of Elections at the below listed address
or call 904-259-6339.

Nita D. Crawford
Baker County Supervisor of Elections
PO. BOX 505
Macclenny, Florida, 32063
2/25
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT, EIGHTH JUDICIAL CIR-
CUIT, IN AND FOR BAKER COUNTY, FLORIDA.
CASE NO.: 02-2010-CA-0026

ILA C. HARRIS f/k/a ILA C. STENGEL
PLAINTIFF,

-vs-

ROBERT W. ROTENBERRY, deceased and
his heirs, assigns, widow GERALDINE ROTENBER-
RY, devisee, grantees,
creditors, or other parties claiming through,
by under, or against him
DEFENDANTS.
/

NOTICE OF ACTION

TO: ROBERT W. ROTENBERRY, deceased and his
heirs, assigns, widow GERALDINE ROTENBERRY,
devisee, grantees, creditors, or other parties claim-
ing through, by under, or against him

YOU ARE NOTIFIED that a Suit to Quiet Title has
been filed on the following described property:

A parcel of land situated in Section 7,
Township 3 South, Range 22 East, of Bak-
er County, Florida, more fully described
as follows: Commence at the Northwest
corner of the NW 1/4 of said Section 7 and
then run South a distance of 1,782 feet;
thence East 2,455 feet and thence South
a distance of 105 feet to a Point of Begin-
ning. From said Point of Beginning run
thence East a distance of 105 feet; thence
South 210 feet; thence West 105 feet; and
thence North a distance of 210 feet to the
Point of Beginning.

You are required to serve a copy of your written de-
fenses, if any, to the action on the Petitioner's Attor-
ney whose name and address is HUGH D. FISH, JR.,
at PO. Box 531, Macclenny, Florida 32063, on or
before March 4, 2010, and file the original with the
Clerk of Court, either before service on the petition-
er's attorney or immediately thereafter; otherwise
a Final Judgement upon Suite to Quiet Title will be
entered for the relief demanded in the petition.

WITNESS my hand and Seal of this Court on this
29th day of JANUARY, 2010.


Clerk of the Court
By: Sherrie Dugger
Deputy Clerk


9/4-9/95


AL FRASER
As Clerk of the Court
BY: Jamie Crews
Deputy Clerk


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AL FRASER,
CLERK OF THE COURT
By: JAMIE CREWS
As Deputy Clerk
Cooper, Ridge & Safi, PA.
Attorneys for Plaintiff
Baywater Square Building
136 East Bay Street Suite 301
Jacksonville, Florida 32202
Telephone: (904) 353-6555
Facsimile: (904) 353-7550
2/25-3/4
HIGGINBOTHAM'S TOWING & RECOVERY
7611 WEST MT. VERNON
GLEN ST. MARY, FL. 32040-1120
Phone (904) 259-4375 FAX (904) 259-6146
The following vehicle will be sold at public
auction March 12, 2010 am at 10:00 am, at Hig-
ginbotham's Towing & Recovery, 7611 West Mt.
Vernon, Glen St. Mary, FL. 32040.
1989 Jeep Pickup
VIN #1J7FT36L9KL587155


IN THE CIRCUIT COURT, EIGHTH JUDICIAL
CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR BAKER COUNTY, FLORIDA
CASE NO: 02-2009-CA-0195

AMERICAN ENTERPRISE BANK
OF FLORIDA, a banking corporation,
Plaintiff,

v.

GEORGE W. LYONS, an individual,
PAMELA R. LYONS, an individual, and
WILLIAM S. ELLISON, SR.,
Defendants.


NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to a Summary
Final Judgment of Foreclosure dated the 16th day of
February, 2010 and entered in Case No. 02-2009-
CA-0195, of the Circuit Court of the Eighth Judicial
Circuit in and for Baker County, Florida, wherein
American Enterprise Bank of Florida, a Florida bank-
ing corporation, is the Plaintiff, and George W. Ly-
ons, Pamela R. Lyons, and William S. Ellison, Sr,
are the Defendants. I will sell to the highest and
best bidder for cash on sales at the front door of
the Baker County Circuit Court, 339 E. Macclenny
Avenue, Macclenny, Florida 32063, at 11:00 AM
on the 23rd day of March, 2010, the following de-
scribed property as set forth in said Summary Final
Judgment of Foreclosure, to wit:

I
PARCEL 1
A lot beginning at the Southwest corner of
the East 1/2 of NW 1/4 of NE 1/4 of Section
8, Township 3 South, Range 22 East, then
run North 210 feet, thence run East 210
feet, thence run South 210 feet, thence
run West 210 feet to the Point of Begin-
ning, lying and being in Baker County,
Florida.

PARCEL 2
Begin at the point of intersection of the
Easterly right-of-way line of State Road
No.121 and the North line of the South 1/2
of the Northeast 1/4 of Section 8, Town-
ship 3 South, Range 22 East, Baker Coun-
ty, Florida, and run N 89 42'50" E, along
the North line of said South 1/2 of the
Northeast 1/4 a distance of 218.05 feet to
a point on the Westerly right-of-way line
of Brown Street; thence S 00 36'30" along
said Westerly right-of-way line 174.54
feet; thence N 87 29'25" W, 223.43 feet
to a point on the Easterly right-of-way line
of State Road No. 121, said point being
on the arc of a curve concave to the West
having a radius of 2914.9 feet and cen-
tral angle of 02 24'53", said curve also
having a chord bearing of N 02 45'27" E
and chord distance of 122.84 feet; thence
Northerly along the arc of said curve, be-
ing also the Easterly right-of-way line of
State Road No. 121, a distance of 122.85
feet to the Point of Tangency of said
curve; thence N 01 33'00" E still along
the Easterly right-of-way line 40.98 feet
to the Point of Beginning.


PARCEL "A"
Commence at the point of intersection of
the Easterly Right -of-Way line of State
Road No. 121 and the North line of the
South 1/2 of the NE 1/4 of Section 8,
Township 3 South, Range 22 East, Baker
County, Florida, and run N 89 42'50" E,
along the North line of the South 1/2 of
the NE 1/4 a distance of 218.05 feet to a
point on the Westerly Right-of-Way line
of Brown Street; thence S 00 36'30" W,
along said Westerly Right-of-Way line
174.54 feet to the Point of Beginning;
thence continue S 00 36'30" W still along
said Westerly Right-of-Way line 140.51
feet; thence S 89 38'29" W parallel to the
Northerly Right-of-Way line of Jerry Johns
Road "Formerly Emerly Street" 236.24
feet to a point on the Easterly Right-of-
Way line of State Road No. 121, said
point being on the arc of a curve concave
to the West having a radius of 2,914.79
feet and a central angle of 02 59'50",
said curve also having a chord bearing
of N 05 27'48" E and a chord distance of
152.46 feet; thence Northerly along the
arc of said curve, being also said Easterly
Right-of-Way line 152.47 feet; thence S
87 29'25" E, 223.43 feet to the Point of
Beginning.

Being the same lands as described
in Official Records Book 217, page 159,
and being a portion of the same property
described in Official Records Book 152,
page 277, of the public records of Baker
County, Florida.

PARCEL "B"
Commence at the point of intersection of
the Easterly Right-of-Way line of State
Road No. 121 and the North line of the
South 1/2 of the NE 1/4 of Section 8,
Township 3 South, Range 22 East, Baker
County, Florida, and run N 89 42'50" E,
along the North line of the South 1/2 of
the NE 1/4 a distance of 218.05 feet to a
point on the Westerly Right-of-Way line
of Brown Street; thence S 00 36'30" W,
along said Westerly Right-of-Way line
315.05 feet to the Point of Beginning;
thence continue S 00 36'30" W still along
said Westerly Right-of-Way line 105 .00
feet to its intersection with the Northerly
Right-of-Way line of Jerry Johns Road
"Formerly Emerly Street"; thence S 89
38'28" W along said Northerly Right-
of-Way line 249.90 feet to its intersec-
tion with the Easterly Right-of-Way line
of State Road No. 121, said point be-
ing on the arc of a curve concave to the
West having a radius of 2,914.79 feet
and a central angle of 0205'10", said
curve also having a chord bearing of N
0800'18" E, and a chord distance of
106.11 feet; thence Northerly along the
arc of said curve, being also said East-
erly Right-of-Way line of State Road No.
121, a distance of 106.12 feet; thence
N 89 38'29" E parallel to the Northerly
Right-of-Way line of Jerry Johns Road
"Formerly Emerly Street" 236.24 feet to
the Point of Beginning.

Being the same lands as described in Of-
ficial Records Book 217, page 159, and
being a portion of the same properly
described in Official Records Book 152,
page 277, of the public records of Baker
County, Florida.


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 60
DAYS AFTER THE SALE.

Individuals with disabilities needing a reasonable
accommodation to participate in this proceed-
ing should contact Tiffiny Douglas Safi, Esq. no
later than seven (7) days prior to the proceeding.
If notice to the individual of a deposition, court
date, subpoena, etc., is less than seven (7) days,
then the individual should contact Cooper, Ridge
& Safi, PA. at (904) 353-6555 as soon as possible
after receiving that notice. If hearing impaired,
please call telephone: 1+800+955-1339 (TTYASCII),
1+800+955-8771 (TTY Baudot) or (800) 955-8770
(V), via Florida Relay Service.

DATED this 17th day of February, 2010.


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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE EIGHTH JUDICIAL
CIRCUIT IN AND FOR BAKER COUNTY, FLORIDA
CIVIL ACTION
CASE NO. 02-2008-CA-000120
DIVISION

DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY,
AS TRUSTEE FOR JPMAC 2007-CH5 J.P. MOR-
GAN CHASE BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
Plaintiff,

vs.

SHERRY HARNAGE, et al,
Defendantss.


NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to a Final
Judgment of Mortgage Foreclosure dated January
12, 2010 and entered in Case No. 02-2008-CA-
000120 of the Circuit Court of the EIGHTH Judicial
Circuit in and for BAKER County, Florida wherein
DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY,
AS TRUSTEE FOR JPMAC 2007-CH5 J.P MOR-
GAN CHASE BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, is the
Plaintiff and SHERRY HARNAGE; BILLI JO IRISH;
SHERRY IRISH; TENANT #1 N/K/A BILLY IRISH
N/K/A BILLY IRISH are the Defendants, I will sell to
the highest and best bidder for cash AT THE FRONT
DOOR OF THE BAKER COUNTY COURTHOUSE at
11:00 AM, on the 16th day of March, 2010, the fol-
lowing described property as set forth in said Final
Judgment:

LOT 4, BLOCK B, WILLIAM KNABB SUB-
DIVISION, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT
THEREOF, AS RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK
2, PAGE 21, OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF
BAKER COUNTY, FLORIDA.

A/K/A 516 S 7TH STREET, 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
February 19, 2010.

Al Fraser
Clerk of the Circuit Court
By: Jamie Crews
Deputy Clerk
Florida Default Law Group, P.L.
P.O. Box 25018
Tampa, Florida 33622-5018

*See Americans with Disabilities Act
If you are a person with a disability who needs any
accommodation in order to participate in this pro-
ceeding, you are entitled, at no cost to you, to the
provision of certain assistance. Please contact:
Ms. Jan Phillips
Human Resources Manager
Alachua County Family/Civil Courthouse
201 E. University Avenue, Room 410
Gainesville, FL 32601
Phone: 352-337-6237
Fax: 352-374-5238
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The St. Johns River Water Management District
(District) gives notice of receipt of the following
permit applicationss:
Individual ERP Permit Applications

Thayendanegea Timber, LLC, 50 N. Laura Street,
Suite 2740, Jacksonville, FL 32202, application
#4-003-123697-1. The project is located in Baker
County, Sections 4, 5, 6, 8 and 9, Township 3 South,
Range 20 East; Sections 31,32 and 33, Township 2
South, Range 20 East. The Environmental Resource
Permit application is for construction of a surface
water management system for a 27.2-acre develop-
ment known as Thayendanegea Timber Property.
The receiving waterbody is Cedar Creek.

The file(s) containing the permit applications) are
available for inspection Monday through Friday, ex-
cept for District holidays, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at
the Districtis Headquarters, 4049 Reid St., Palatka,
Florida, 32177-2529. You may also view files at one
of the District's Service Centers, but you should call
Service Center staff in advance to make sure that
the files are at a specific Service Center. Service
Center contact information is available online at
http://www.sjrwmd.com/addresses.html. Addition-
ally, most permit application file documents can be
viewed online at https://permitting.sjrwmd.com. To
obtain information on how to find and view permit
application file documents, go to the HELP tab in
E-Permitting and click on FAQ and then follow the
directions provided under "How to find a Technical
Staff Report (TSR) or other application file docu-
ments."

The decision on Standard General and Standard
permit applications will be made at the Districtis
Service Center where the application is processed,
unless the application is upgraded to an Individual
permit as explained below. A substantial objection
to a Standard General or Standard permit applica-
tion must be made in writing and filed with (received
by) the Director of Regulatory Information Manage-
ment, PO Box 1429, Palatka, Florida, 32178-1429,
or by e-mail at applicationsupport@sjrwmd.com,
within 14 days of notification of the application.
Please include either the PermitApplication number
or the Project Name in the objection. Notification of
the application is either the fifth day after the date
on which the written notice is deposited in the U.S.
mail (for those persons who receive actual notice by
U.S. mail), the day the notice is emailed (for those
persons who receive actual notice by email), or the
date the notice is published in the newspaper (if ac-
tual notice is not provided by U.S. mail or email). A
"substantial objection" means a written statement
directed to the District that identifies the objector,
concerns hydrologic or environmental impacts of
the proposed activity, and relates to applicable rule
criteria. A timely substantial objection will cause the
Standard General or Standard permit application
to be considered an application for an Individual
permit. If the District receives a timely substantial
objection from you, then you will receive written no-
tice of the Districtis intended decision on the permit
application.

Please note that decisions on Individual permit
applications will be made either by the Districtis
Executive Director or designee (for those applica-
tions which are recommended for approval) or by
the Districtis Governing Board (for those applica-
tions which are recommended for denial). For
Individual permit applications, you are advised to
notify the District within 14 days of notification of
the applications) if you have questions, objections,
comments, or information regarding the activity
proposed in the permit application. If you make a
written request to the Districtforadditional informa-
tion regarding a specific permit application, you will
be provided an opportunity to obtain the available
information. Please note that filing a written objec-
tion does not entitle you to a Chapter 120, Florida
Statutes, administrative hearing.

Notice of intended (proposed) District Decision
will be provided to persons who have requested
individual notice. A request for individual notice of
intended (proposed) District Decision on the appli-
cation must be received by the District's Director of
the Division of Regulatory Information Management
prior to the date the notice of intended (proposed)
District Decision is generated.


Robert Presley, Director, Division of Regulatory
Information Management
St. Johns River Water Management District
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THE BAKER COUNTY PRESS


Church recognizes black women


Service celebrates history of faith, struggle

KELLEY LANNIGAN children. Other ladies honored God," said Rev. Baker. "I do not. "Let us not forget that fol
FEATURES included Rosetta Robinson, One of the best preachers I ever once had to walk, to run, perhaps
features@bakercountypress.com Dorothy Arline, Armetta Cason, heard was my own mother. When even live with nothing but the sk
Verdell Morgan and Margaret there would be little food on the for a roof and yet they praise
A special service, "A Tribute to Carter. table or none at all, I would hear God better then we do today fror
African American History," was Deacon Leonard Moore deliv- her singing in our house, her our pretty cars and comfortable
held at Jerusalem Missionary ered an invocation that began the voice confident: 'I know the Lord houses," he said.
Baptist Church in Olustee Febru- service by asking God to "Stop by will make a way, oh yes, he will Pastor Richard Gaskins gav
ary 21. The program emphasized Jerusalem this afternoon and ...'" thoughtful testimony filled wit


the significant role women have
played in that history.
The service featured keynote
speaker Reverend Alvin Baker
of the New Bethel Missionary
Baptist Church in Lake City.
Other visiting pastors, the choir
from New Bethel Baptist Church
in Sanderson and special soloist
Gail Moore, were an integral part
of the program.
Baker County School Super-
intendent Sherrie Raulerson
was also an honored guest and
speaker.
The congregation recognized
many notable local ladies such
as Clemmytee Daniels and Eloise
Ruise, who devoted their lives
and careers to education and the
betterment of Baker County's



Legal Notices

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 8TH JUDICIAL
CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR BAKER COUNTY, FLORIDA
GENERAL JURISDICTION DIVISION
CASE NO: 2007CA22

U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE
FOR SG MORTGAGE SECURITIES ASSET BACKED
CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-FRE2,
PLAINTIFF,
VS.
STEVEN OBRIEN, ETAL.,
DEFENDANTSS.

NOTICE OF ACTION
CONSTRUCTIVE SERVICE
TO: STEVEN OBRIEN; DAPHNE OBRIEN
whose residence is unknown if he/she/they be living;
and if he/she/they be dead, the unknown defendants
who may be spouses, heirs, devisees, grantees, as-
signees, lienors, creditors, trustees, and all parties
claiming an interest by, through, under or against
the Defendants, who are not known to be dead or
alive, and all parties having or claiming to have any
right, title or interest in the property described in the
mortgage being foreclosed herein.
YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that an action to fore-
close a mortgage on the following property:
LOT 6, PINE GROVE ESTATES, ACCORD-
ING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED
IN PLAT BOOK 2, PAGE 48 OF THE PUBLIC
RECORDS OF BAKER COUNTY, FLORIDA.
has been filed against you and you are required to
serve a copy of your written defenses, if any, to it
on DAVID J. STERN, ESQ. Plaintiff's attorney, whose
address is 900 S Pine Island, Rd, Suite 400, Planta-
tion, FL 33324 on or before March 26, 2010, (no
later than 30 days from the date of the first publica-
tion of this notice of action) and file the original with
the clerk of this court either before service on Plain-
tiff's attorney or immediately thereafter; otherwise
a default will be entered against you for the relief
demanded in the complaint or petition filed herein.
WITNESS my hand and the seal of this Court at
BAKER County, Florida, this 19th day of February,
2010 .
CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT
BY: JAMIE CREWS
DEPUTY CLERK
LAW OFFICES OF DAVID J. STERN
ATTORNEY FOR PLAINTIFF
900 S. Pine Island Rd, Suite 400
PLANTATION, FL 33324
IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE AMERICANS WITH
DISABILITIES ACT, persons with disabilities need-
ing a special accommodation should contact
COURT ADMINISTRATION, at the BAKER County
Courthouse at, 1-800-955-8771 (TDD) or 1-800-
955-8770, via Florida Relay Service.
9/95 IA/
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE EIGHTH JUDICIAL
CIRCUIT IN AND FOR BAKER COUNTY, FLORIDA
CASE NO. 08-000225-CA
U.S. BANK, N.A.
Plaintiff,
v.
OSCAR KNIGHT; TENANT #1, n/k/a REBECCA
SWINDELL; MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRA-
TION SYSTEMS, INC. and MAVERICK RESIDEN-
TIAL MORTGAGE, INC.
Defendants.

NOTICE OF SALE
Notice is hereby given that, pursuant to the Final
Judgment of Foreclosure dated June 9, 2009, in
this cause, I will sell the property situated in BAKER
County, Florida, described as:
LOT 3, FINLEYVILLE SUBDIVISION,
ACCORDING TO PLAT THEREOF, AS
RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 2, PAGE 99
AND 100, OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF
BAKER COUNTY, FLORIDA. TOGETHER
WITH THAT CERTAIN 2007 FLEET DOU-
BLE WIDE MOBILE HOME HAVING VIN
NUMBER GAFL607A56534ER21, TITLE
NUMBER 99358052 AND VIN NUMBER
GAFL607B56534ER21, TITLE NUMBER
99358108.
a/k/a 19527 B Finley Cir, Glen St. Mary,
FL 32040
at public sale, to the highest and best bidder, for
cash, at the front door of the Baker County Court-
house, Florida, at 11:00 a.m. o'clock a.m., on March
16, 2010.
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
60 days after the sale.
Dated at Macclenny, Florida, this day of 12th Febru-
ary, 2010.
AL FRASER
Clerk of the Circuit Court
By: Jamie Crews
Deputy Clerk
Douglas C. Zahm, P.A. Please Publish in:
18820 U.S. Hwy 19 N., #212
Clearwater, FL 33764
(727) 536-4911 phone /(727) 539-1094 fax
IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE AMERICANS WITH
DISABILITIES ACT, PERSONS WITH DISABILI-
TIES NEEDING A SPECIAL ACCOMMODATION
TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS PROCEEDING SHOULD
CONTACT COURT ADMINISTRATION, AT BAKER
COUNTY COURTHOUSE, 339 EAST MACCLENNY
AVE., MACCLENNY, FL 32063, TELEPHONE 904-
259-8113, NOT LATER THAN (7) DAYS PRIOR TO
THE PROCEEDING. IF HEARING IMPAIRED, TDD 1-
800-955-8771, OR VOICE (V) 1-800-955-8770, VIA
FLORIDA RELAY SERVICE.
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judge us in a worthy way."
Reverend Baker, an eloquent
speaker, amused the congrega-
tion by stating, "You know, I don't
think I'm related to the man for
whom the county is named, but I
do believe it's good to be a Baker
when you're in Baker County."
The highlight of Rev. Baker's
inspiring sermon was a reitera-
tion of the speech "Ain't I a Wom-
an?" given by Sojourner Truth to
the Women's Congress in Akron,
Ohio in 1851.
Truth was a former slave, abo-
litionist and outspoken advocate
for women's rights.
"A lot of folk have traditionally
had a problem about a woman
telling them about the nature of


Rev. Baker also emphasized
the advances black Americans
have made since slavery, some-
times slow to pass, but steady
and sure, nonetheless.
"There was a time when we
had to do this (worship) in si-
lence or out under the oak trees.
But God did bring us out of the
shadow of slavery and saw us
through the years of Jim Crow
and 'separate but equal' ... But
God's ultimate plan, I believe, is
for us, all people, to be one broth-
erhood."
He reminded the congregation
that they had come a long way,
but not to become complacent or
take anything for granted, espe-
cially God.


IN THE CIRCUIT COURT, FOURTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR DUVAL COUNTY, FLORIDA
CASE NO.: 2009-CA-011742
DIVISION: CV-F
SUNTRUST BANK, a Georgia banking corporation,
Plaintiff,
v.
SANDLER CHASE, LLC a/k/a SANDLER CHASE, LLL, a Florida limited liability company, SANDLER CHASE
HOMEOWNERS' ASSOCIATION, INC., a Florida non-profit corporation, CHEROKEE COVE, LLC, a Florida limited
liability company; CHEROKEE COVE HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC., a Florida non-profit corporation,
VERDE GARDENS, LLC, a Florida limited liability company, VERDE GARDENS HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION,
INC., a Florida non-profit corporation, CYPRESS POINTE OF MACCLENNY, LLC, a Florida limited liability com-
pany, CYPRESS POINTE OF MACCLENNY HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC., a Florida non-profit corpora-
tion, MARONDA HOMES, INC. OF FLORIDA, a Florida corporation, TIMBER OAKS, LLC, a Florida limited liability
company, TIMBER OAKS HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC., a Florida non-profit corporation, JACKSON-
VILLE ELECTRIC AUTHORITY, a body politic, KENYON S. ATLEE, an individual, DALE K. CRISP, an individual,
MICHAEL ANDERSON d/b/a MICHAEL AND JONATHAN'S LANDSCAPING,
Defendants.

NOTICE OF SALE
Notice is hereby given that, pursuant to a summary final judgment in the above-captioned action, I will sell the
property situated in Duval County and Baker County, Florida, described as follows:
All those certain pieces, parcels or tracts of land situate, lying and being in the County of Duval
and State of Florida and being more particularly described as follows:
Lots 1 through 11; Lots 13 and 14; Lots 16 through 20; Lots 22 through 54; Lot 56, Lots 59 through
77; Lot 79; Lot 81; Lots 83 through 85; Lots 88 through 99; Lots 101 and 102; Lot 104; Lots 106
through 109; Lot 111; Lots 114 through 118; Lots 123 through 128; Lots 130 through 138; and Lot
140, Sandier Chase, according to plat thereof as recorded in Plat Book 63, pages 66 through 71
of the current public records of Duval County, Florida.
Exhibit "A"
All those certain pieces, parcels or tracts of land situate, lying and being in the County of Duval
and State of Florida and being more particularly described as:
Lots 2, 35, 36, 38, 39, CHEROKEE COVE UNIT TWO according to plat thereof as recorded in Plat
book 61, pages 67 through 72 inclusive of the public records of Duval County, Florida.
AND ALSO
Lots 1 through 57, inclusive, CHEROKEE COVE UNIT THREE, according to the plat thereof as filed in
Plat Book 62, pages 123 through 130, inclusive of the public records of Duval County, Florida.
EASEMENT PARCEL:
Together with non-exclusive easements for ingress and egress over, through and across the fol-
lowing parcels, to the extent of Grantor's interest therein: (1) the South 80 feet of Tract 8, Block
3, Section 31, Township 2 South, Range 25 East, Jacksonville Heights, according to plat thereof,
recorded in Plat Book 5, page 93, current public records of Duval County, Florida; excepting there-
from those portions lying within the right of way of Chaffee Road; (2) the South 80 feet of Tracts 3,
4, 5 & 6, Block 3, Section 31, Township 2 South, Range 25 East, Jacksonville Heights, according
to plat thereof, recorded in Plat Book 5, page 93, current public records of Duval County, Florida,
reserved by the Grantor for itself, its successors and assigns in that certain Warranty Deed re-
corded in Official Records Book 5969, page 1613 of the current public records of Duval County,
Florida and confirmed in Grant and Confirmation of Easement recorded in Official Records Book
6099, page 1453 of said public records; and (3) the South 80 feet of Tract 2, Block 3 and of Tract
8, Block 4, all of Section 31, Township 2 South, Range 25 East, Jacksonville Heights, as above
described. This grant of easement is intended to be non-exclusive, and Grantor hereby specifically
reserved to Grantor Grantor's right, title and interest in all existing easements in favor of Grantor
over said parcels.
Exhibit "B"
Lots 8A, 8B, 8C, 8D;
Lots 9A, 9B, 9C, 9D, 9E, 9F;
Lots10A, 10B, 10C, 10D,
Lots11A,11B,11C, 11D,11E,11F;
Lots 12A, 12B, 12C, 12D, 12E, 12F;
Lots 13A, 13B, 13C, 13D, 13E, 13F;
Lots 14A, 14B, 14C, 14D;
Lots 15A, 15B, 15C, 15D;
Lots 16A, 16B, 16C, 16D, 16E, 16F;
Lots 20A, 20B, 20C, 20D;
Lots21A, 21B,21C, 21D,21E,21F;
Lots 22A, 22B, 22C, 22D, and
Tracts A, B, C, D, E, Fl, F2, F3, and G of VERDE GARDENS, according to the Plat thereof as re-
corded in Plat Book 63, Page(s) 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, and 131 of the Public Records
of Duval County, Florida.
Exhibit "C"
PART OF THE SW 1/4 OF SECTION 28, TOWNSHIP 2 SOUTH, RANGE 22 EAST, BAKER COUNTY,
FLORIDA BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:
BEGIN AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF DEERWOOD ESTATES, A SUBDIVISION AS RECORDED IN
PLAT BOOK 2 AT PAGE 60 OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF BAKER COUNTY, FLORIDA AND THE POINT
OF A CURVE; THENCE RUN NORTHEASTERLY ALONG THE ARC OF SAID CURVE CONCAVE TO THE
SOUTHEAST HAVING A RADIUS OF 1030.00 FEET, A DELTA OF 03o23'14", A CHORD BEARING AND
DISTANCE OF N 81014'51 E 60.89 FEET, AN ARC DISTANCE OF 60.89 FEET; THENCE N 01001'47"
E. 156.25 FEET, THENCE S 88058'13" E. 300.00 FEET; THENCE N 02002'29" E. 83.13 FEET;
THENCE N 0718'10" E. 89.38 FEET; THENCE N 13011'31" E. 89.38 FEET; THENCE N 19004'52"
E. 89.38 FEET; THENCE N2458'13" E. 89.38 FEET; THENCE N 30051'34" E. 89.38 FEET; THENCE
N 36044'55" E. 89.38 FEET; THENCE N 37059'58" E. 90.05 FEET; THENCE N 48041'29" E. 303.99
FEET; THENCE N 41018'31" W. 90.85 FEET; THENCE N 77o01'36" E. 171.53 FEET TO A POINT ON
A CURVE; THENCE RUN NORTHERLY ALONG THE ARC OF SAID CURVE CONCAVE TO THE EAST,
HAVING A RADIUS OF 260.00 FEET, A DELTA OF 11002'15", A CHORD BEARING AND DISTANCE OF
N 11051'58" W. 50.01 FEET, AN ARC DISTANCE OF 50.09 FEET; THENCE S 77o01'36" W, 131.22
FEET; THENCE N 12058'24" W. 197.38 FEET; THENCE N 0019'17" W. 322.24 FEET TO THE NORTH
LINE OF SAID SW 1/4; THENCE N 89o40'43" E. ALONG SAID NORTH LINE, 1261.16 FEET TO THE
NORTHEAST CORNER OF SAID SW 1/4; THENCE S 0122'17" W. ALONG THE EAST LINE OF SAID
SW 1/4, 2635.48 FEET TO THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF SAID SW 1/4; THENCE S 89o43'23" W.
ALONG THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID SW 1/4, 2163.62 FEET TO THE EAST RIGHT OF WAY OF EAST
BOULEVARD; THENCE N 10001'38" W. ALONG SAID EAST RIGHT OF WAY, 941.19 FEET TO THE
SOUTH LINE OF AFORESAID DEERWOOD ESTATES; THENCE N 7933'13" E. ALONG SAID SOUTH
LINE, 364.82 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING.
PORTIONS OF SAID LANDS ARE NOW KNOWN AS PLATS OF:
CYPRESS POINTE UNIT 1, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 3, PAGES
90, 91, AND 92, OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF BAKER COUNTY, FLORIDA, AND CYPRESS POINTE
UNIT 2, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 3, PAGES 104, 105, 106
AND 107, OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF BAKER COUNTY, FLORIDA.
LESS AND EXCEPT FROM SAID LANDS THE FOLLOWING:
LOTS 1 THROUGH 68, INCLUSIVE, CYPRESS POINTS UNIT 1, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF
RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 3, PAGES 90, 91 AND 92, OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF BAKER COUNTY,
FLORIDA,
AND FURTHER LESS AND EXCEPT:
LOTS 85, 86, 87, 88, 91, 93, 94, 95, 98, 99, 101, 102, 103 AND 104, CYPRESS POINTE UNIT 2,
ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 3, PAGES 104, 105, 106 AND 107,
OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF BAKER COUNTY, FLORIDA.
EXHIBIT "D"
at public sale, in the presence of the Plaintiff, to the highest and best bidder for cash, at www.duval.realfore-
close.com, on the 17th day of March, 2010, at 11:00 a.m., pursuant to the terms of the Summary Final Judg-
ment of Foreclosure and in accordance with Section 45.031, Florida Statutes. 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 60 days after the sale.
Individuals with disabilities who need a reasonable accommodation to participate in this proceeding are en-
titled, at no cost, to the provision of certain assistance. Please contact the Clerk of Circuit Court, at (904)
630-2039 within 2 working days of your receipt of this notice. If you are hearing or voice impaired, please
call: 1-800-955-8771.
Dated this 12th day of February, 2010.
JIM FULLER
CLERK CIRCUIT COURT
By: JENEE SMITH
Deputy Clerk
ADRIAN RUST, ESQUIRE
ROGERS TOWERS, PA.
1301 Riverplace Blvd. Suite 1500
Jacksonville, Florida 32207
(904) 398-3911
Attorneys for SunTrust Bank
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rich images of his life experi-
ences. Early on, he chose not to
view those experiences as fair
or unfair, but as vital to the de-
velopment of the content of his
character.
"I was plowing behind a mule
when I was just a little boy. I re-
member pulling trees to make
cross ties up out of the swamp
by a chain wrapped around my
waist. You'd work all day and feel
lucky to get a biscuit to eat.
"Gas seems so expensive to-
day. I remember when gas was 29
cents a gallon and I still couldn't
get any. That was tough."
He described how blacks
weren't allowed to work spe-
cifically as carpenters, although
he could work as an assistant.
Instead of being resentful, he
learned everything he could. He
learned to read blueprints and
eventually acquired the skills that
enabled him to build the house
his family has lived in for the last
40 years.
"There was a white man, one
who was rough and uneducated,
what the carpenters called a red-
neck. They seemed to look down
on him.
"But it was that man who
took his time and taught me to
understand how to use a ruler to
measure and to cut a rafter. In
so doing, he became a part of my
history."
Rev. Gaskins declared that it
was imperative to take advantage
of what Martin Luther King died
for.
Studying history is important,
he said, but making some history
is important, too. He charged the
congregation to go out and do
some work for the good of oth-
ers.
"It isn't just white history or
black history," he said. "It's ev-
eryone's history."
In introducing Sherrie Rauler-


Singer C
son, Ms. Daniels, who taught her
when she was a child, related a
delightful story about the current
school superintendent.
"What I remember about
Sherrie was that she was always
up around my desk asking ques-
tions," Ms. Daniels said.
She recalled how, as a lo-year-
old girl, Sherrie had insisted on
playing the part of Harriet Tub-
man when the class decided to
do a play about the Underground
Railroad.
"I was amused that this little
white girl would be so insistent
about playing the part of a slave.
Anyway, I let her do it," said Ms.
Daniels.
"It is an honor to be here to-
day," said Ms. Raulerson, ad-
dressing the congregation. "Too
often we wait until people die
to honor them. It is because of
Clemmytee Daniels that I chose
to become a teacher. I'm privi-
leged to be part of this service
honoring the living."


PHOTO BY KELLEY LANNIGAN
Gail Moore.
Throughout the service, musi-
cian Dan Gibbs lent his talents on
the keyboards. The choir, clad in
bright red robes with white stoles
gave moving renditions of songs
with lyrics such as, "Lord, I need
you to help me on my journey."
Gail Moore has performed
spiritual music since the age of
5. Her voice is rich and deep as
honeyed amber. She gave a beau-
tiful performance of "Lord, lift us
up where we belong."
An interlude of acapella vo-
calizing by the congregation was
especially stunning. The swelling
voices ebbed and flowed like the
tide.
The service concluded with a
special song, "Lift Every Voice
and Sing," by James Weldon
Johnson, chosen especially for
the occasion.
Johnson was an American au-
thor, politician, diplomat, jour-
nalist, poet, lawyer, songwriter
and early civil rights activist.


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'Bo' Canaday,
Army veteran
Milledge A. "Bo" Canaday, 77,
of Macclenny died February 22,
2010 at his home. Bo was born
in Moniac, Georgia to the late
Milledge Canaday and Stella
Batten Canaday on March 23,
1932. He was a life long resident
of Baker County, a 1950 gradu-
ate of Taylor High School and a
member of Taylor Church.
Bo was an Army veteran; he
owned and operated Bo's Auto
Parts and Wrecker Service and
worked as a salesman at Keith
Griffis Ford in Macclenny. He
loved hunting, fishing and yard
work.
Survivors include his loving
wife of 57 years, Bernice Inez
Godwin Canaday of Macclenny;
children Michael K. Canaday of
Taylor, Mitch (Jerri) Canaday
and Kelly (Mark) Woods, both
of Macclenny and Kari (Timmy)
Anderson of Glen St. Mary; sis-
ter Norma Canaday; 11 grand-
children and to great grandchil-
dren.
The funeral service was held
February 24 at 11:oo am at Tay-
lor Church with pastors Mark
Woods and Jim Cox officiating.
Interment followed at Taylor
Cemetery. Ferreira Funeral Ser-
vices was in charge of arrange-
ments.


In Loving Memory
of
Glenda L. Cline
8/17/1959 -2/16/2009
You were therefore my very first
breath,
AndI was therefore your last.
The time we got to share together,
Went by too quick...too fast.
For life or someone took you away
from me,
With that hateful, horrible disease.
The cancer struck you hard and
fast,
We weren't even given time to
sneeze.
It's been exactly a year since we
said good-bye to you,
When six months before we had to
say good-bye to dad, too.
And so we continue, each day to the
next,
The pain still so real and sore.
Still trying to accept and under-
stand,
What did this happen to our family
for?
I now sit andpray and try topic-
ture you two,
And I hope that you are both
together.
This world we live in is not the end,
And your love was to lastforever.
Until its time for us to meet again...
Please be there watching over me,
And plus the new addition, your
granddaughter, Kenadey.
Mom and Dad, you are my entire
world.
You are both as precious as a pearl.
Everyday I love you with all my
heart.
Signed... your little girl.

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Corner of Madison & Stoddard
Glen St. Mary


Rev. Tommy & Doris Anderson 1r
Phone: 904-259-2213
Sunday School: 10:00 am
Sunday Morning Service .... 11:00 am
Sunday Evening Service ......6:00 pm
Wednesday Night........... 7:30 pm
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Lee Smith III,
of Charleston
Lee Barrett Smith III, 40,
of North Charleston, formerly
of Baker County, died Sunday,
February 21, 2010 at his resi-
dence. Lee was born January 15,
1970 in Raleigh, North Carolina,
son of Yvonne Rutherford Da-
vis of Summerville and the late
Lee Barrett Smith. He enjoyed
spending time with his family
and was a senior technician with
Coastal Burglar Alarm.
Survivors include wife Kath-
leen Grady-Smith; motherYvon-
ne Rutherford Davis; daughters
Kayle and Choe Smith, both of
North Charleston; sisters Sha-
ron Smith Vitiello of Summer-
ville and Katie Smith Brown of
Jacksonville.
The funeral service was held
February 25 at 4:00 pm at James
A. Dyal Funeral Home, Oak-
brook Chapel, in Summerville,
SC. Burial followed at Dorches-
ter Memory Gardens, Summer-
ville. Please make memorials to
ALS Association, 1064 Gardner
Road, Ste. lot, Charleston, SC
29407.

Larry Surrency,
dies February 19
Larry D. Surrency, 55, of
Sanderson died February 19,
2010. He was born December
28, 1954 in Blackshear, Georgia
to the late Maraget Stanley and
the late John Henry Rivers. He
attended the public school sys-
tem of Blackshear. He will be re-
membered best for driving semi
trucks as well as having his own
mobile home business and res-
taurants.
Larry gave his life to the Lord
and when he did, he enjoyed
the peace that came after it. He
loved his church, his pastor and
members. He was preceded in
death by sister Ruth Wallace
McKelvin; brother James Timo-
thy Wallace.
Survivors include his devoted
wife and friend of 33 years, Joh-
nie Mae J. Surrency; daughters
Lanae (Joe) Chatman, Bianca
(Abu) Jackson, Shiona (Clay)
Jackson of Jacksonville, Kaso-
nya (Luke) Mobley of Macclen-
ny, Katina Graham of California,
Fran Surrency of Sanderson;
sons Kenzie Jackson and Lar-
ry Surrency Jr. of Sanderson;
brothers Gary (Millie) Surrency
of Jacksonville, Theodore (Vick-
ey) Surrency of Macclenny; sis-
ters Deborah (Joe) Surrency of
Macclenny and Arlene Ivey of
Brunswick, GA; two aunts, one
uncle; 16 grandchildren; a host
of nieces, nephews, cousins and
friends.
The funeral service will be
held February 26 at 2:00 pm
at Emmanuel Church of God in
Christ. Please send flowers to
212 S. Boulevard, Macclenny,
Florida 32063.



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
S11:00 am
Iy ., Wed. Bible Study
-"' 7:30 pm
.. r Minister
Sam F. Pitching


Larry Westfall,
roofing contractor
Larry L. Westfall, 72, of Mac-
clenny died Wednesday, Febru-
ary 17, 2010 at his home. He was
born April 4, 1937, the son of
the late Frank Westfall and Lois
Westfall. He was in the roofing
business for many years, previ-
ously in ownership with Ralph
and Lee Mange until starting his
own business in 1992.
Larry was a Navy veteran
and devoted his entire life to his
family and his friends. He gave
freely of himself to all he met.
Larry will be deeply missed by
all. He was preceded in death by
sister Tootie Partee.
Survivors include wife Lu-
cille; daughters Debbie (Steve)
Wilkes, Denise (Tom) Bookout,
Dena (Derrick) Roberts, honor-
ary daughters Rebekah (Rob)
Cekosh, Dee (Kelly) Dickson and
Carla (Bob) Dover; brothers Lee
(Jeanne) Mange, Butch (Rita)
Westfall and Fratz Westfall;
sister Nancy (Abe) Williams;
nine grandchildren; six honorary
grandchildren; six great-grand-
children.
The funeral service was held
at 3:00 pm February 21 in the
Chapel of Town and Country
Funeral Home in Jacksonville.
Interment followed at Riverside
Memorial Park. In lieu of flow-
ers, donations may be made to
Community Hospice of North-
east Florida or the Leukemia
and Lymphoma Society.


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Monda


Henry Wiggins,
Army veteran
Henry William 'Bill' Wig-
gins, 69, of Lake City died sud-
denly Friday evening, February
19, 2010. Mr. Wiggins was born
in Sanderson on September 24,
1940 and was the son of the
late Jessie Oliver and Lucinda
Combs Wiggins.
He served six years in the
Army during the Vietnam War
and was also stationed in Oki-
nawa. Mr. Wiggins moved to
Lake City and worked for many
years at Aero Corp. In his spare
time Mr. Wiggins enjoyed hunt-
ing and fishing.
Survivors include his wife of
40 years, Glenda Jean Taylor
Wiggins; sons James "Jimmy"
(Amanda) Wiggins Sr. of Mac-
clenny and Samuel "Sammy"
(Vera) Wiggins Sr. of Lake City;
daughter Linda Sue "Susie"
Wiggins of Lake City; sister El-
len Gully of California; brother
Alfred (Janie) Wiggins of Sand-
erson; six grandchildren; one
great-grandchild; numerous oth-
er family members also survive.
The funeral service for Mr.
Wiggins was held at 11:oo am
on February 24 at the Chapel
of the Dees-Parrish Family Fu-
neral Home in Lake City with
Pastor Ray Johns officiating.
Interment services with military
honors followed at the Jackson-
ville National Cemetery. In lieu
of flowers the family requests
memorial donations be made
to the Henry Wiggins Memorial
Fund at any Bank of America lo-
cation.


THE LORD S CHURCH
Intersection of CR 125 &250 in Taylor ** 259-8353
Sunday school 10:00m --
Sunday service 11:00 a -.. ,


In tears we saw you sinking,
And watched you passed away.
Our hearts were just a breaking,
As we begged you to stay.
But when we saw you sleeping,
So peaceful and free from pain.
How could we wish you back with us
To suffer that again.
It broke our hearts to lose you,
But you didn't go alone.
Because Daddy was waiting on you,
The day God took you home.

We love and
miss you,
Mama!
Shawn, Keri
& Ben


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Sunday Evening Services 6:00 pm
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Sunday School 10:00A.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


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Children's Church ............. 11:30 am
Evangelistic ................... 6:00 pm
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Common Ground Sunday
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Thursday, February 25, 2010

'Bill' Williams,
H/AC contractor
William "Bill" H. Williams,
64, of Macclenny died Febru-
ary 16, 2010 with family at his
side. He was born in Jackson-
ville to the late James and Annie
Bell Clark
Williams
on July
23, 1945.
He was a
life ong
resident of
Jackson-
ville until
recently
moving to
Macclenny.
Mr. Wil-
liams was a William Williams
member of
Moniac Baptist Church in Moni-
ac, GA. He owned and operated
Bill Williams Air Conditioning
and Heating Inc in Jacksonville
for the past 35 years.
Bill was a longtime Mason of
Albert J. Russell Masonic Lodge
and a Shriner. He loved bird
hunting, fishing, traveling with
his family, and spending time
with family and friends. He was
preceded in death by daughter
Samantha Williams; brothers
Buddy and Dan Williams; sisters
Gloria Canaday and Lavonne
Webb.
Survivors include his loving
wife of 37 years, Dee Williams
of Macclenny; children Heidi
(Timothy) Lee of Macclenny and
Alan (Sandra) Williams of Jack-
sonville; brothers Raymond,
Rod, Jerry and Terry Williams;
sisters Dorothy Schwend, Ruby
Sheets, Wanda Smith, Glenda
Chism and Martha Pless; four
grandchildren; his loving cat
"Mr. Big Man."
The funeral service was held
February 19 at 11:oo am at V.
Todd Ferreira Funeral Services
Chapel with Pastor Ricky Dyal
officiating. Interment followed
at Woodlawn Cemetery. Pall-
bearers were Donald Schwend,
Ronald Schwend, Greg Chism,
Kevin Mock, Rusty Bryant, Jim-
my Mullis and honorary pall-
bearers included Gene Craw-
ford, George Franks and Daniel
Lawson.


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In Memory of:
Philip "Petey" Middleton
2/26/1985 -1/17/2006
Happy 25th Birthday!
For you were my life and
I loved you so dear,
And it breaks my heart
to not have you near.
But life goes on and I will too,
I just wish it wouldn't go on
without you.
All My Love...Mom


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121 North t 259-4461
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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-
dom of God." John 3:5


THE BAKER COUNTY PRESS


In Loving Memory
of my Sister, a Mother,
Grandmother and
Daughter
Glenda Louise Thigpen
Cline
8/17/1959- 2/16/2009

It has been a year since you
went home and I still cannot
believe you are gone. I know
you are in a better place. My-
self, Gator, Punkin, Bobby and
Bill are all hanging in there.
Shawn, Keri, Ben and George
are just fine. Don't you have a
pretty new granddaughter, she
looks just like Reed Cline. We
will see you again soon. I miss
you so much every second of
everyday! I love you my sister,
you're the best.
WITH ALL MY LOVE,
YOUR YOUNGER BROTHER
AND BEST FRIEND, PEEWEE XOXO


Food commodities
A small amount of US Depart-
ment of Agriculture surplus food
will be distributed on a first-come
first-served basis.
This will take place at the
Northeast Florida Community
Action Agency, 84 Lowder Street
in Macclenny, from 9:oo am -
12:00 pm on February 26.


Sanderson
Congregational
Holiness Church
CR 127 N., Sanderson, FL
Sunday School 10:00 am
Morning Worship 11:00 am
Sunday Evening Worship 6:00 pm
Wed. Evening Prayer Serv. 7:30 pm
Pastor: Oral E. Lyons f

DINKINS NEW
CONGREGATIONAL
PIETHODIST CHURCH
Cl 127 N. of Sanderson
Sunday School 10:00 am
Sunday morningg Service 11:00 am
Sunday Night Service 6:00 pm
Wed. Night Service 7:30 pm
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In Loving Memory
of
Nellie Elsie Gaskins
February, 1984
Twenty-six years have passed
since you were here;
You were so very special and so
very dear.
Our hearts long for the many
times we shared;
But we know, that you knew
How much we really cared.
So go ahead, Mother, take your
rest;
As much as we loved you,
God loves you and knows best.


A motorcyclist fleeing from a
Florida Highway Patrol trooper
was seriously injured when he
lost control of his vehicle on In-
terstate 10 in west Baker County
the morning of February 22.
Trooper Mark Boatwright said
he initially clocked an eastbound
Kawasaki driven by Daniel Clin-
ton, 20, of Ormond Beach, Fla. at
86 mph and gave chase just be-
fore 11:30. The motorcycle sped
forward at speeds exceeding loo
mph while weaving in and out of
slower moving traffic.
The cyclist veered suddenly
onto the entry ramp to the east-
bound rest area, and slid into a


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curb after attempting to negotiate
a sharp curve into the truck park-
ing area.
Trooper Boatwright said the 1
motorcycle went airborne after
hitting the curb, ejecting Mr.
Clinton and coming to rest after
striking a small tree.
Mr. Clinton, who was taken to
Shands Jacksonville, was charged
with fleeing and attempting to
elude the trooper. The report in-
dicates he was wearing a helmet.




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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

Notice is hereby given that the proposed ordinances, whose title
hereinafter appears, will be presented in a public hearing to the
Baker County Land Planning Agency for review on Thursday,
March 11, 2010 at 7:00 PM or as soon thereafter as possible, at
the Baker County Administration Building, 55 North Third Street,
Macclenny, Florida. Copies of said ordinance may be inspected by
any member of the public in the Commissioner' office, at address
stated above. On the above mentioned date, all interested parties
may appear and be heard with respect to the proposed ordinance
which is titled as follows:

ORDINANCE 2010-
AN ORDINANCE BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS OF BAKER COUNTY, FLORIDA,
AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 91-1, AS AMENDED,
REGARDING THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP OF THE
ADOPTED COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, WITH RESPECT TO
A PARCEL OF LAND, BEING APPROXIMATELY 10 ACRES
IN SIZE, RELATING TO SMALL SCALE DEVELOPMENT
AMENDMENT PROCEDURES ESTABLISHED IN SECTIONS
163.3161 THROUGH 163.3215, FLORIDA STATUTES,
PURSUANT TO AN APPLICATION SUBMITTED BY HUGH
D. FISH, JR., AS
The subject prop- AGENT FOR TODD
erty is located I4 KNABB, GLEN
mile south of Odis PLANTATION,
Yarbrough Road on LTD; PROVIDING
the east side of CR
125 N. FOR A CHANGE
IN LAND USE
CLASSIFICATION
FROM AGRICULTURAL
A LAND USE TO
COMMERCIAL;
P RO VID IN G
sot ^ SEVERABILITY,
INSTRUCTIONS TO
THE CODIFIER AND AN
.. EFFECTIVE DATE.


ORDINANCE 2010-
AN ORDINANCE BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS OF BAKER COUNTY, FLORIDA,
REZONING 10 ACRES OF REAL PROPERTY OWNED
BY TODD KNABB, GLEN PLANTATION, LTD., FROM
AGRICULTURE (AG 7.5) TO COMMERCIAL GENERAL
(CG); PROVIDING SEVERABILITY, INSTRUCTIONS TO
THE CODIFIER, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
Persons interested in commenting on the proposed changes may appear
and shall be given an opportunity to speak at the public hearing or may
send written comments to: Baker County Planning Department, 360 E
Shuey Street, Macclenny, Florida, 32063. Copies of the ordinance are
available for public inspection at the Baker County Planning Department.
For additional information, please call ('2" 14) 259-3354.
NOTE: Pursuant to Section 286.0105, Florida Statues, if any member of
the public desires to appeal any decision made at this public hearing, he/
she will need a record of the proceedings and for that purpose may need
to ensure that he/she transcribe a verbatim record of the proceedings,
which record would include the testimony and evidence upon which the
appeal is to be based.
According to the Americans with Disabilities Act, persons needing a
special accommodation or an interpreter to participate in this proceeding
should contact the Administration Department at ("'' 4) 259-3613 at least
48 hours prior to the time of the hearing.


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A benefit trail ride for Dan-
el Dice will start at 9:oo am on
March 6 at the Taylor store at the
end of Hwy. 125. Mr. Dice has
:hroat cancer and loo% of the
donations will go to the family to
help with expenses.
To RSVP and for any questions
please call Joe and Tonya Bennett
at 259-7767, or Chris and Judy
Blue at 653-1213.


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Classified ads and notices must be paid
in advance, and be in our office no later
than 4:00 pm the Monday preceding
publication, unless otherwise arranged
in advance. Ads can be mailed provided
they are accompanied by payment and
instructions. They should be mailed to:
Classified Ads, The Baker County Press,
P.O. Box 598, Macclenny, FL 32063. We
cannot assume responsibility for accuracy
of ads or notices given over the telephone.
Liability for errors in all advertising will be
limited to the first publication only. If after
that time, the ad continues to run without
notification of error by the person oragen-
cy for whom it was published, then that
party assumes full payment responsibility.
The Baker County Press reserves the right
to refuse advertising or any other material
which in the opinion of the publisher does
not meet standards of publication.





1988 Feetwood 24' camper, good shape,
like new reese 5th wheel and new brake
controller, new power cord and other ac-
cessrories, over $4400 invested. Sell for
$3200. Call Johnny at 397-0092. 2/25p
Baby swing, Graco with light green cloth.
Has multiple settings for music, etc. $35.
Baby jumper, clips to door frame $15.
275-3007 leave message. 2/25tfc
25'x36' garage trusses $1500 OBO. 259-
3300. 3/12tfc
7x18 goose-neck trailer, very heavy
duty, all metal, three axles, $1500 OBO.
259-3763. 2/18-2/25p
Got roaches? Buy Harris Famous Roach
Tablets or Powder. Eliminates roaches or
your money back, guaranteed. Available
at Bennett's Feed. 10/15tfc
2003 38' 5th wheel Cedar Creek by
Forest River, three-slides, fireplace
with washer/dryer hook-up, very nice,
$19,500 OBO. 259-3763. 2/18-2/25p
16' Fisher aluminum bass boat, 1986,
40hp. Evinrude motor, trolling motor,
trailer, $3200. Call cell 334-3327. 2/25p
Artists! Oils, acrylics, water colors,
Canvases, drawing pads and much
more! On sale now. The Office Mart, 110
S. Fifth Street, 259-3737. tfc
Ruger .44 mag. Redhaulk 71" barrel,
blue $500. Smith and Wesson 10 mm.
automatic, S.S., model 1076, $600 OBO.
259-3763. 2/18-2/25p
26' Boston Whaler walk-around with
tower, new trailer $20,000 with trailer,
$15,000 without. 954-263-7311.
2/11-3/4p
Three diamond-plated aluminum truck
toolboxes for sale. Suited for smaller
size pickups. Very good condition, $275
takes all three. 912-843-2706. 2/25p
2002 Keystone Springdale 39' camper
with two slide-outs, $7500 OBO. 259-
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2006 Harley/Buell Lighting 1200cc,
mint condition, selling for pay-off -
$6600, maintained, garage kept, 5300
miles. Extras include helmet, bags, net,
charger. For information or to see call
626-8446. 2/25-3/18p
John Deere 750 diesel tractor with
mower, low miles $6,000. 571-0913.
2/25p
1997 Nissan, standard shift, low miles
on engine, new radiator, new clutch, new
tires, must sell, $1900. 571-0913.2/25p
2000 Subaru Forester all wheel drive
SUV with may extras, good condition
inside and out, extremely clean. Priced
well below book value $3800. 912-843-
2706 home, 904-786-4041 work. 2/25p





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Dogs: all types from puppies to adults.
Animal Control, $65 adoption fees will
apply. 259-6786. 11/20tfc
AKC English Mastiff puppies, fawn with
black mask, vaccines current, ready to
go, $600, 229-269-9367. 2/25-3/4p
Young pigs for sale 259-9139. 2/18p






Notice to readers:


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-
877-FTC-HELP to find out how to spot
fraudulent solicitations. Remember: if it
sounds too good to be true, it probably is.
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Due to an increase in sales and service
volume and to better serve our custom-
ers, we are hiring full-time experienced
service technicians, ASE certified a plus.
Apply in person at Burkins Chevrolet,
273 East. Macclenny Avenue, Monday
- Friday. Ask for Jim, Carlie or Bob. 259-
6117. 2/25p
Eighth Judicial Circuit, Circuit Judi-
cal Assistant #8320, position cur-
rently located in Baker County. Salary:
$30,539.42 annually plus health insur-
ance at no cost and free parking. Position
open until filled. For detailed information,
visit our web site at: www.circuit8.org.
2/18-2/25c
Drivers, consistent high miles freight for
teams or solo's willing to team. Top pay,
great benefits and more. Werner Enter-
prises, 1-888-567-3101. 2/11-3/4p
Children's Elite is seeking a mature
person that loves working with children.
259-1373. 2/25-3/14p
Heavy duty diesel mechanic needed,
Travel Centers of America, Baldwin loca-
tion, 1024 US 301 South. Driver's license
required. Please apply to Mark Holmes,
Shop Manager. 904-266-4281, ext. 22.
10/1tfc
Sam's Crystal River Seafood is now hir-
ing cooks and servers at the Macclenny
location, 1152 S. 6th Street. Full and part
time available. Apply in person between
1:30 5 pm. 2/25c
Stone Transport, driver needed. CDL
class A with Hazmat. Call 259-2314.
2/18-2/25c
Skilled A/C mechanic, must have experi-
ence in service work, ductwork, and A/C
installation. Apply at dependable32063@
nefcom.net 10/15tfc
Family Practice Physician or Family
Practice ARNP: Looking for part time,
State of Florida License, MD or ARNP
for expanded hours at the Baker county
Health Department. Tuesday and Thurs-
day 5:00 8:00 pm and two Saturdays
per month 9:00 am 3:00 pm. Salary and
days and hours negotiable. Please call
904-259-6291 ext. 2234 or ext. 2230.
Or send resume to: Baker County Health
Department, 480 W. Lowder Street, Mac-
clenny, FL 32063 2/25-3/4c
RN weekend supervisor, Saturday/Sun-
day 11:00 am 5:00 pm, Monday 8:00
am 12:00. Experience preferred in LTC,
must be team player. If interested apply
at Macclenny Nursing and Rehab.
2/11-2/25p
Nutritionist: Needed part time nutrition-
ist at the Baker County Health Depart-
ment one Saturday per month 9:00
- 3:00 pm also two extra hours per week
at the YMCA please call 904-259-6291
ext. 2234 or ext. 2230. Or send resume
to: Baker County Health Department, 480
W. Lowder Street, Macclenny, FL 32063
2/25-3/4c






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.
18 acres with two wells, septic and pow-
er, located in St. George, GA $60,000.
Call 423-625-3698. 2/25p
We buy real estate, full price guaran-
teed. 904-230-3017. 2/18-3/11p
Beautiful one acre, homes only lot with
trees, $35,000. Macclenny Realty, Inc.
Call 904-962-8064. 2/11-2/25c
3 BR, 2 BA home on Wolfe Drive; 3 acres
right across Georgia line by river; 3 BR, 2
BA DW on Gaskin's Circle in Sanderson.
Easy financing. Contact Brian for ap-
pointment. 759-5734. 1/21tfc
3 BR, 2 BA house with city lot, $78,500.
2 BR, 1 BA house with city lot, $58,500.
Eric Raulerson Construction. 483-8742.
2/11tfc
One acre lot in Macclenny II $49,900.
904-234-3437. 2/4-3/4p
2286 SF home with many updates
including new roof and A/C, 3/2-1/2
with possible 4th BR. Large workshop
plus 2 sheds in beautiful one acre yard.
$198,000. Macclenny Realty Inc. Call
904-962-8064. 2/11-2/25c
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
Killebrew and Company Realty. 4 BR,
2 BA 2348 SF home on one acre of land


located off Pete Johnson Road. Formal
living/dining, family room, fenced back
yard, storage/workshop and RV hook-up
$279,900. For appointment call Fran 904-
497-2419. 2/4-3/11p
4 BR, 2 BA 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 for-
est on one side at the end of cul-de-sac.
$163,000. Call for appointment 904-966-
9663. 12/17-3/4p


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3 acres, high and dry, fish pond, homes
or mobile homes, set-up included, own-
er financing. 912-843-8118. 2/22tfc
$248,900, desirable location, 4 BR, 2 BA
home on one acre lot. Macclenny Realty,
Inc. 904-962-8064. 2/18-2/25c





2 BR, 1 BA house on three acres in
Sanderson. Recently remodeled $650/
month, washer/dryer hook-up. 904-
201-0529. 2/25p
2 BR, 1 BA newly remodeled house,
$750/month plus deposit. 248-8549.
2/18-2/25p
2 BR, 1 BA, very clean $300 deposit,
$550/month. Call 259-2787. 2/4-2/25p
2 or 3 BR mobile home for rent on 1
acre. Service animals only, garbage
pickup, sewer, water and lawn main-
tenance provided, rent $385-$550,
family neighborhood. 912-843-8118;
904-699-8637. 10/29tfc
3 BR, washer/dryer hook-up, great
location, new carpet throughout, $725/
month plus deposit, service animals
only. Call 904-234-4637. 2/25p
1 BR apartment, $450/month, $300
deposit, electric included, gas not in-
cluded. 904-322-0310. 2/18-2/25p
2 and 3 BR mobile homes, central H/A,
service pets only, water, lawn, garbage
included. First, last and deposit re-
quired. 259-7335. 4/30tfc
2 BR, 1 BA duplex, $600/month, $600
deposit. 259-6616. 2/25p
St. George, doublewide, 3 BR, 2 BA,
good condition, kitchen equipped, two
wood decks, one acre fenced, $650/
month, will sell with owner financing.
904-879-2143. 2/25D


Homes and mobile homes for rent
from $750-850 monthly. 259-2255 or
813-1580. 11/13tfc


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
GREAT HOME! MLS#509000 This 3BR 2BA
sits on 1.4 acres features formal living Rm,
dining rm &family rmthat openstothe Florida
rm. Has 2 detached garages w workshop and
more. $199,900
WHAT A DEAL! MLS#496329 Great home
for the price. 4BR 2BA concrete block home.
Currently rents for $925 month. $94,900
GORGEOUS EQUESTRIAN LOT!-MLS#416015
Heavily treed lots. One horse per acre allowed.
Located down winding roads in Colee Cove
across from St. Johns River in historic St. Johns
County. $189,000
NEW RIVER PLANTATION MLS#416054
Heavily treed lots. No building time frames.
2400 SF min. house. Build barn with apt
no smaller than 350 SF. One horse per acre
allowed. $189,000
PERFECT LAND! MLS#408378 45.63 acres!
Great for horses & agriculture. CR121. Has
an older home & 2 rentals. Close to St. Mary's
River. $550,000
JAX RANCH CLUB MLS#452129 Get away
from city by owning this spectacular vacant
lot of 2.53 acres. Come canoe and ride horses.
$65,000
COUNTRY ESTATE MLS#500215 5BR
3BA home with formal living/dining just 25
minutes from Jax. 10 acres, in ground pool,
guest cottage, add'l 3 car garage. Covered
front & back porches. Beautifully landscaped.
$565,000
GORGEOUS EQUESTRIAN LOT- MLS#416057
Heavily treed lots. One horse per acre allowed.
Located down winding roads in Colee Cove
across from St. Johns River in historic St. Johns
County. $189,000


1 BR apartments now available, 1 BR
$500, 2 BR $550, 50% off first months
rent for qualified applicants. Quiet, es-
tablished neighborhood. Call for more
information 259-8444. 2/18tfc
2 BR, 1 BA $125/weekly, no deposit. 910-
5434, Nextel beep 160*132311*2.
2/25c
Mobile homes for rent from $385 to
$575, garbage, water, sewage and lawn
care included. 904-219-2690, 812-843-
8165. 1/14tfc
Mobile homes. 2 and 3 BR, A/C, service
animals only, $500-$575 plus deposit.
904-860-4604. 3/17tfc
3 BR, 2 BA house, very charming, newly
refurbished, all new appliances, hard-
wood floors, large porch, fenced back
yard, enclosed carport, central H/A,
$1100/month, $500 deposit. 259-6849.
2/25p
Apartment for rent, 8015 US 90, Glen
St. Mary. 2 BR, 1 BA $550/month. Call
226-5703. 2/25p
3 BR, 2 BA mobile home $500/month,
deposit required. 545-7688. 2/25p
2 BR, 2 BA mobile home, extra clean,
$650/month, 650 deposit, service ani-
mals only. Available March 1. 259-2121.
2/4tfc
3 BR, 1 /2 BA house in Taylor, wall to wall
carpet, partially furnished, washer and
dryer, service animals only, $600/month,
first month plus $350 deposit. Contact
259-9303 or 259-7485. 2/25p
3 BR, 2 BA house and/or apartment for
rent. 249 N. 7th Street. 2/25-3/4p





Commercial, prime location, plenty of
parking, 2092 SF, $1800/month, $1800
deposit, zoned commercial but great for
home and business. Garlon Webb, Mon-
arch Realty, 904-408-9146. 2/25p
Warehouse, storage space available,
1800 SF, bay door and gated access,




downtown Macclenny, $995/month.
Contact Chris 874-2058. 2/4-3/4p
700 SF office space, highway 90 front-
age downtown Macclenny, one block
west of courthouse, $550/month. Call
259-6546. 1/8tfc
Commercial property, 1566 SF, perfect
for offices or small business. Old style
home updated. $143,000. Macclenny
Realty Inc. Call 904-962-8064.
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Smoky Mountain cabin, with trout
stream near Cherokee, Maggie Valley,
Gatlinburg, Pigeon Forge and Dollywood,
$350/week. 386-752-0013. 2/18-5/6p





16x80, 2006, 3 BR, 2 BA mobile home,
hardwood floors, $21,000 set-up and
delivered. 334-8904. 2/18-2/25p
2004 Fleetwood 28x60, 3 BR, 2 BA all
appliances included, $28,500. 904-334-
8904. 2/18-2/25p
Prestige Home Centers, every model
must go. Let's deal 866-605-7255.
9/10tfc
$74,995, new Jacobsen 32'x68', 4 BR, 2
BA lot model clearance with textured and
painted walls, hand laid ceramic flooring,
2"x6" construction with five hear HALO
warranty. Call Nathan Welsh for details.
386-719-5590. 2/18-2/25c
Starter land/home packages available,
easy qualifying, C all Nathan Welsh to ap-
ply today. 386-719-5560. 2/18-2/25c
No credit, got land, no problem. Call the
credit manager Nathan Welsh to get pre-
qualified. 386-719-5560. 2/18-2/25c
Owner financing available on 3 BR, 2 BA
only $400 a month. Call Nathan Welsh for
details. 386-623-7495. 2/18-2/25c


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PRICED TO SELL! MLS#503350 This immaculate 3BR
2BAall brick hm sits on city lots. WWC,tileflrs in kitchen
& fam. room. All stainless steel appliances, prewired
surround sound and much more! $149,000
NEW RIVER PLANTATION MLS#416042 Heavily treed
lots. No building timeframes. 2400 SF min house. One
horse per acre allowed. $189,000
BRING US AN OFFER! MLS#460640 Ten high & dry
acres waiting on your dream home. Zoned for houses or
mobile homes. The choice is yours. Located on secluded
road and corner lot. Clear what you want and leave the
rest for privacy. $80,000
GORGEOUS EQUESTRIAN LOT MLS#416006 Heavily
treed lots. One horse per acre allowed. Located down
winding roads in Colee Cove across from St. Johns River
in historic St. Johns County. $189,000
LENDER APPROVED PRICE! MLS#406637 Wood
flooring throughout home. 3BR2.5BA. Tile counter tops
and garden tub w/jucuzzi. This home sits on an acre of
land adorned with large mature oaktrees. Large storage
shed in backof home. $76,550
GREAT BUY! MLS#501875 Adorable 4BR 2BA SWMH
on just over one acre of land. Large wooden porch, also
included is a large 12x20 shed. This home has plenty to
offer. $65,000
NEW RIVER PLANTATION MLS#416048 Heavily treed
lots. No building timeframes. 2400SF min. house. Build
barn with apt no smallerthan 350 SF. One horse per acre
allowed. $189,00
PERFECT TIME TO INVEST! MLS#473281 Best River
property Saint Mary's River has to offer. Gorgeous well
built Destiny mobile home upto all the codes& standards.
All new upgrades & completely remodeled. $134,000


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
GORGEOUS EQUESTRIAN LOT MLS#416031 Heavily
treed lots. One horse per acre allowed. Located down
winding roads in Colee Cove across from St. Johns River in
historic St. Johns County. $189,000
MAKE THIS YOUR LAST MOVE! MLS#428488
Completely cleared 5.63 high & dry acres waiting for
you to build your dream home. Surrounded by gorgeous
homes in a beautiful country setting. Lrg pole barn
located on property & has many possibilities. $134,000
LESSTHAN $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
ABSOLUTELY ADORABLE! MLS#501902 2BR 1BA hm
on 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 for first time home
buyer. Split fir plan, cute kitchen with tile & lots of
storage. Large BRs. Roof islessthan4yrsold. $129,900
COME HOME! MLS#473434 A place to call home or a
summer retreat. Navigable river front property located
near public boat ramp. Gorgeous land with DWMH 3BR
2BA. $158,000


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PHOTO SUBMITTED
Pictured from left to right at the Mathis House are (back row) Mary Hodges, Betty Barnes, Mandy
Kinghorn, Sonia Combs, Susan Knabb, Joe Martinez, Dwight Harris and Shirley Crawford; and
(front row) Sherrie Raulerson and Donald Self.

School employees recognized


Nine school employees, their
guests and supervisors were hon-
ored at a Star Performer Celebra-
tion Dinner February 9 at the
Mathis House.
Honorees were as follows: Bet-
ty Barnes, Macclenny Elemen-
tary custodian; Sonia Combs,
Keller Intermediate custodian;
Shirley Crawford, PreK-kinder-
garten Center secretary; Dwight
Harris, gardener in the mainte-
nance department; Mary Hodges
high school custodian; Mandy
Kinghorn, receptionist/clerical
assistant at Baker County Middle
School; Susan Knabb, parapro-
fessional at Westside Elementary
School; Joe Martinez, computer
network specialist at the district
office; and Donald Self, bus me-
chanic in the transportation de-
partment.
These employees were nomi-
nated for the 2010 School Related
Employee of the Year award by
their co-workers. The dinner was
sponsored by the district's Gold
Level Business Partners. The
school board recognized these


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employees at their February 16
meeting.
Mr. Harris will represent the
district at the state level. Mr.
Harris is a former employee of
the Glen St. Mary Nursery Com-
pany, where his father worked for
many years. He has an extensive
knowledge of landscaping and
horticulture. Mr. Harris is one of
only a few people left in Florida
who can still graft plants. He is
involved in the community as a
member of the Iris Society, the
local garden club, the First Bap-
tist Church of Sanderson, and
through coaching youth sports
organizations.
While performing his job re-
sponsibilities, he never misses
the "teachable moments" that
occur when students stop him to
ask questions. The Commission-
er of Education will announce
the 2010 Florida School-Related
Employee of the Year and four
finalists in March or April. Mr.
Harris will receive a monetary
award from the district and the
Department of Education.


PHOTO SUBMITTED
Pictured from left are BCHS seniors Stephen Butler, Johnathan Ford, Brittany
Homitz and Christopher Tran.

'Take stock' seniors

receive college prep


The Baker County School
District's Take Stock in Children
Scholarship Program held its ori-
entation for graduating seniors
February 4.
They'll enter Lake City Com-
munity College next fall. Seniors
filled out college applications and
were given information about
applying for financial aid. After-
wards, lunch was provided for
the students and parents in the
Cat's Caf6 at the high school.
Students graduating from the
program this year are Stephen
Butler, Johnathan Ford, Brittany
Homitz, Christopher Tran, Brock
Christie, Erol Carter and Marga-
ret Sue Cook and Justin Tran.
Mentors for the students are
Glenn McKendree, Debbie Fra-
ser, Tom Hill, Charles Jackson,
Johnnie Jacobs, Laura Wright,
Franklin Griffis and Andy John-
ston.
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arships to attend Lake City Com-
munity College for selected eighth
graders whose families meet the
income guidelines. Scholarship
applications will be mailed to the
residences of each eighth grade
student in the spring. Returned
applications are reviewed by a
selection committee. Selected
students are provided a mentor
and participate in the program
during high school.


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PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE
Pursuant to an application submitted by DeitraAndrews, to be
granted a Special Use Permit in reference to Section 3.05.25
Horses and Ponies for property located on Ray Phillips
Road in Macclenny FL., to allow keeping and maintaining
up to five (5) horses on a 5.07 acre parcel in a residential
zoning district. The Baker County Land Planning Agency
will consider the request at a public hearing scheduled for
Thursday, March 11, 2010, at 7:00 p.m... or as soon thereafter
as possible, in the County Commissioners Chambers of the
Administration Building, 55 North Third Street, Macclenny,
FL. On the date above-mentioned, all interested parties may
appear and be heard with respect to the Special Use Permit
request. Written comments for or against the Special Use
Permit request may be sent to the Baker County Planning
and Zoning Department, 360 E Shuey Avenue, Macclenny
FL. 32063. Faxed comments may be sent to (904)259-
5057. Copies of the Special Use request may be inspected
in the Planning and Zoning Department by any member of
the public. According to the Americans with Disabilities
Act, persons needing a special accommodations or an
interpreter to participate in this proceeding should contact
the Administration Department at (904) 259-5123 at least
48 hours prior to the time of the hearing.


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Caiden Harris
Brother arrives
Nathan Harris is pleased to
announce the arrival of baby
brother Caiden Jaymes Harris
January 19, 2010 at St. Luke's
Hospital. Caiden weighed 7 lbs.
8 oz. and was 20" long. Proud
parents are Chris and Ashley
Harris of Sanderson.
Maternal grandmother is
Melisa Lagle of Macclenny. Pa-
ternal grandparents are Donnie
and Barbara Harris of Raiford.
Great-grandparents are Tere
Lagle of Macclenny and Mar-
vin and Linda Lagle of Glen St.
Mary.


Juniper-Rhue
Vows February 27
The children of Sabra Sweat
Juniper of Lake Butler and
James George Rhue of Olustee
announce the upcoming wed-
ding in a private ceremony of
their parents on Saturday, Feb-
ruary 27, 2010 at 11:00 am.
The bride is the daughter of
Janice and Billy Joe Sanford of
Starke and the late LeRoy Sweat
of Macclenny. The groom is the
son of James and Barbara Rhue
of Taylor.
The couple will reside in
Olustee.


School Lunch
MENU
March 1 February 5
Offered everyday:
Cold lunch plate of chef salad with
wheat roll or crackers and dessert (when
offered) 1% lowfat white milk, '2%
lowfat flavored milk, orange juice.
Monday, March 1
Breakfast: Cereal with slice of toast,
fruit juice, milk
Lunch: Roast ork with a homemade
wheat roll or turkey noodle soup, choice
of 2 sides: Baked potato rounds, seasoned
pole beans, chilled fruit or fruit juice
Tuesday, March 2
Breakfast: Pancakes with syrup, fruit
juice, milk
Lunch: Shepherd's pie with a homemade
wheat roll or deli turkey and cheese
sandwich on a bun, choice of 2 sides:
Lettuce and tomato slices, steamed
broccoli, baked french fries
Wednesday, March 3
Breakfast: Scrambled eggs with baked
potato rounds, fruit juice and milk
Lunch: Cheese pizza slice or BBQ pork
on a bun, choice of 2 sides: baked potato
rounds, baby lima beans, chilled fruit
choice
Thursday, March 4
Breakfast: Egg with cheese burrito, fruit
juice and milk
Lunch: Pepperoni pizza hot pocket or
ham with pinto beans and rice, choice of
2 sides: raw veggies with lowfat ranch
dressing, seasoned green beans, chilled
fruit juice and a homemade wheat roll
Friday, March 5
Breakfast: Sausage biscuit, peach slices
and milk
Lunch: spaghetti with meat sauce and a
slice of homemade wheat Italian bread
or fish crisp on a bun, choice of 2 sides:
baked potato rounds, creamy coleslaw,
steamed broccoli and a homemade
chocolate chip cookie.



Adets in'Dadin


Very grateful!
To all the citizens of Baker
County, I'm at a complete loss
for words to convey to you just
how grateful I am to you all. Your
fervent prayers and steady sup-
port have brought my family and
me this far to a place where I can
look around and soak it all in and
say "What's next? I'm ready!"
That was just not possible to
even imagine a few months ago.
Thanks to everyone who par-
ticipated in the recent Heart to
Heart fund raiser and to everyone
who has prayed. You've not gone
unnoticed. From the deepest bot-
tom of my only heart, thank you.
Love,
Maggie Shook

Thanks so much
Our sincere thanks to all the
individuals, businesses, churches
and organizations who supported
the annual Heart to Heart Ban-
quet at the ag center the evening
of February 13.
It was a fun-filled and glam-
ourous event during which funds
were raised for Maggie Shook, a
recent recipient of a liver trans-
plant.
We are truly blessed to live in
a community where people with
big hearts show their love and
support to each other. Thank you
for your generosity in helping us
to help Maggie.
Baker Women's
Political Network

A sister arrives
Hannah and Katie Rhoden
of Macclenny are pleased to an-
nounce the arrival of sister Ke-
zleigh Rhoden, on February 17,
2010 in Jacksonville. Kezleigh
weighed 6 lbs. 8 oz. and was
19" long. Proud parents are La-
cie Carter and David Rhoden of
Macclenny.
Grandparents include Rob-
ert and Christina Carter of St.
George, GA, Chuck and Dianne
Rhoden and Sandra and Zonnie
Guess, all of Macclenny.


Kasey Karnes


Graduates basic
Seaman Kasey Karnes gradu-
ated from Navel recruit train-
ing in Great Lakes, Illinois on
February 5. He was selected by
his peers as the Division Honor
Recruit. His mother Cindy Reg-
ister, sister Savannah Karnes
and fiance Mary Dugger were
all seated in the VIP section for
graduation.
Prior to enlisting, Seaman
Karnes was an assistant manag-
er at a local drug store in Mac-
clenny.


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FFA teams in top 10

at Florida State Fair
Two Baker County High School FFA teams placed in the top ten at
the Florida State Fair poultry contest in Tampa last weekend.
BCHS teams placed 4th and 7th out of 30 teams at the fair. BCHS is
the defending champion at the event, but fielding an entirely new team
this year. Contest rules require that after winning the state contest last
year, the winning students aren't able to compete a second year.
"I have eight new team members that will now prepare for the state
contest on March 20th," said sponsor Greg Johnson.
The contest includes placing egg type production hens, exterior and
interior egg grading, parts identification, and USDA Ready to cook car-
casses.
Here are the results from Tampa:
V Team B-4th Place: Chase Brannan, Larissa Brannen, Brenan Baze
and John Dillon Burnsed;
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Blakely memorialized

BCHS standout in hall of fame


The JV team's Tyler Mobley slides into home.


PHOTO BY JUD JOHNSON


Pair of wins kick off season


BOB GERARD I SPORTS
The Wildcat baseball team got
off to a great start last week with
two big wins on the road against
Fernandina Beach and All Saints
Academy.
The Wildcats defeated Fer-
nandina 14-7 on Tuesday, Febru-
ary 16, exploding offensively and
heading off a determined Pirate
offense.
Then the Cats traveled south


to Frostproof, Fla. and defeated
All Saints Academy 7-5 on Satur-
day, February 20.
It was a see-saw affair with the
score going back and forth. Cam-
eron Crews went just over four
innings for BCHS. He allowed
only one earned run and had five
strikeouts that afternoon.
Adam Holland had a great day
with the bat, going 2-4 and crack-
ing a pair of doubles. He also ac-


counted for three RBIs.
Klate Duval went one-for-two
at bat and scored three runs in
the game with a base on balls. He
was also hit by a pitch.
The junior varsity also had a
strong showing with wins over
University Christian and Colum-
bia High.
The JV ran its record to 2-0
with an 8-5 win over UC and a 7-
5 victory over the Tigers.


Lady Wildcats score 21 runs


BOB GERARD I SPORTS
The Lady Wildcat softball
team exploded for 21 runs as it
shut out Clay County on February
16 in Green Cove Springs. Coach
Jami Rodgers was diplomatic in
his assessment of the game, com-
menting that, "Clay's defense was
suspect that day."
Clay's defense made nine er-
rors that day and BCHS capital-
ized on each and every one, scor-
ing the same number of unearned


runs.
Offensively it was a field day
for BCHS and they profited on
almost all of their hits. The Cats
scored 21 runs on 19 hits.
"We hit the ball like we are
capable of doing finally," said
Rodgers. "They helped us out
some with the errors but we put
the ball in play hard."
The Cats got hits from the en-
tire bench that afternoon.
Taylor Crummey, Shelby
Gatto, Haley Crews and Cami


Craig each had RBI doubles. De-
fensively it was a great game for
BCHS as well.
Cami Craig pitched the first
three innings and Haley Crews
finished the shutout allowing no
runs in the fourth and fifth in-
nings.
The Lady Cats travel to Fer-
nandina on Thursday, February
25, and return home Friday to
take on First Coast. JV plays at
5:00 pm and the varsity an hour
later.


Roles reversing in Vancouver


FAT LADY
ROBERT GERARD

Friends can attest I'm an
Olympics addict. Though I prefer
the summer games where I'm
more familiar with the sports, I
still enjoy the winter variety and
have been particularly enthusias-
tic about these games.
This is the first winter games
where American athletes have re-
ally excelled. In the past, US ath-
letes have not done particularly
well in the winter except in spe-
cific sports like snow boarding,
figure skating and ice hockey.
With a few exceptions, the ski-
ing tends to fall to the European
powers.
This year, however, the Olym-
pics have been much more com-
petitive across the board. Ameri-
cans have done well in all sorts of
events where they usually strug-
gle, with skiers Lindsay Vonn,
Julia Mancuso and Bode Miller
consistently winning medals.
It isn't just the Americans.
Koreans, Chinese, Slovaks, Croa-
tians and Poles have challenged
the stranglehold of Swiss, Rus-
sians, Austrians, Swedes and
Finns in many of these events.
This kind of parity is not get-
ting good press in countries like
Austria, where the news media is
calling the performance of their
athletes a national disgrace. For
us, it just makes it more interest-
ing.
The games have seen real dra-
ma with American speed skater
Apollo Ono getting bumped out
of position in the final of the 1500
meters, only to put on a furious
comeback to win the bronze.
The US hockey team defeated
Canada 5-3 in their first head-to-
head match-up since the early
6os. The Canadian team skating
on its home ice is struggling, and


the nation is holding its collective
breath to see if it will have medal
success in its national sport.
I find it interesting to see how
pressure affects some athletes.
Some seem crushed under the
expectations of their nations, for
instance the Austrians, while oth-
ers seem to thrive on it.
Shaun White, the snowboard-


ing trickster, was head and shoul-
ders better than his competition,
but rather than sit back and get
conservative he pushed himself
again and again to do things
other athletes cannot.
But then again, that is the na-
ture of the games and what makes
the Olympics so fun to watch.


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Former BCHS and UNF base-
ball star Jimmy Blakely was named
to the University of North Florida
Athletics Hall of Fame at the 2010
induction February 12 in the UNF
Arena as part of the 1988-89 base-
ball team that finished third in the A
nation at the NAIA College World
Series. t
The university has been induct-
ing athletes into the Hall of Fame
since 2007.
Blakely was a baseball standout
at BCHS before graduating in 1985.
He received a lot of attention as a
high school player, including an
offer to try out for the Pittsburgh
Pirates when he was in 9th grade.
He played at LCCC in 1987 and Jimm]
1988. The Timberwolves had just
started a baseball program when Blakely joined
them.
"I'm probably one of the few people who can say
that I played for two first-year programs," Blakely
said. He transferred to the University of North Flor-
ida in 1988 to the first Osprey baseball team led by
coach Dusty Rhodes.
"It was funny, because when I came for my first
official visit there wasn't even a ball field. Dusty
would point and say, 'this is where the field is going
to be.' We just had to trust him," Blakely said.


yBl


Rhodes was an easy person to
trust. He had been the top assistant
coach at Florida before being hired
at UNF and engendered a culture of
hard work in the Ospreys.
"We were all over-achievers,"
said Blakely. "I think we were so
successful because we outworked
-all the other teams we played. They
probably have more talented people
coming through the program now,
but we just spent so much time on
the field and had so much dedica-
tion."
In 1988 Blakely's team won 47
games and advanced to the NAIA
tournament. It was an outstanding
accomplishment and particularly
akely surprising since it was the team's
first year of existence.
The following year, Blakely helped lead the Os-
preys to 53 wins, a tournament championship and
a berth in the NAIA World Series. Blakely and the
Ospreys won three games at the World Series and
finished the year third in the nation.
Blakely still keeps his hand in the game. He is in
his third year coaching and teaching at St. Thomas
Moore Catholic School in Campaign, Illinois. Blakely
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She's out of sight


But not out

the kitchen
KELLEY LANNIGAN
FEATURES
features@bakercountypress.com
For two hours each morning,
Heather Nipper, a lo-year-old
student at Macclenny Elementa-
ry, works at mastering language
skills with a special typewriter
and flash cards.
She is also learning the basics
of addition and subtraction on an
abacus, an instrument that has
been in existence several thou-
sand years. The beads on one side
represent tens. The other, ones.
Heather has been blind since
birth, and what she must learn in
the coming years is formidable.
Her typewriter has six keys.
Depending on how she strikes
them, a different series of dots
are punched into thick paper,
producing the symbols of the
braille alphabet. With just those
six simple combinations of dots,
she will learn to make thousands
of abbreviations, phrases and
contractions.
During a spelling test she must
listen carefully and produce the
words she hears in braille type.
Then she must use the words in
spoken sentences.
Her confidence and enthu-
siasm for learning make up for
her lack of sight. In fact, it's hard
to keep up with this remarkable
young lady, especially when she
is zipping along the school halls
using her cane to navigate.
She loves music, especially
listening to Tim McGraw, Kenny
Chesney and Taylor Swift.
She also loves to cook.
Her favorite day of the school
week is Friday because that's
cooking day. On Friday, Febru-
ary 19, The Press was invited to
witness the industrious Heather
as she worked at her favorite ac-
tivity.
Learning daily life skills is part
of her curriculum and knowing
her way around the kitchen will
one day be essential to living in-


PHOTO BY KELLEY LANNIGAN


and point of orientation and she
does not leave it. Following this
rule keeps her from accidentally
brushing up against the hot oven
door or top of the range. If at any
time, she feels tired, she simply
turns herself around slowly and
sits down for a break.
A lively on-going conversation
took place between student and
teacher as they began to prepare
the day's meal of Sloppy Joes,
corn and yellow cake with choco-
late chip icing.
"What's the first thing we do
before cooking, Heather?" asks
Ms. Barry.
"We always wash our hands."
"Why?"
"We don't like germs!"


dependently. The room where
Heather receives some of her
instruction has a fully-appointed
kitchen with sinks, dishwasher,
oven and refrigerator, just like
any home.
She always picks out the menu
and helps prepare enough food
for the other children in her class
to have lunch. Her primary in-
structor, Joan Barry, who works
with her each day, assists.
The two, wearing matching
red aprons, stand side by side in
the kitchen. Heather stands on
a step stool to easily access the
counter and follow Ms. Barry's
instructions.
While learning cooking skills,
the stool is her safety anchor


Heather adjusted the water to
the right temperature and the two
washed and dried their hands.
"Okay, Heather," said Ms.
Barry. "Should we cook the meat
for the Sloppy Joes first or make
the cake?"
They decided to mix up the
cake batter first so it can bake
while the other foods are pre-
pared.
Heather skillfully opened the
box and removed the plastic bag
with the dry cake mix inside. She
inhaled its buttery smell, smiling
to herself.
"Can I please, please taste it?"
she begged.
Ms. Barry handed her a spoon
and the girl plunged it into the
bag, putting a little of the mix
into her mouth.
'"That's good!" she declared.
"Why don't we taste the batter,
Heather?"
"It has raw eggs in it and
maybe salmonella," the girl re-
sponded.
The teacher agreed and patted
Heather on the back.
"We encourage anything to
stimulate the other senses, since
she is missing sight," explained
Ms. Barry.
Heather then felt for the rim
of the plastic mixing bowl, hold-
ing the bag over it, and carefully
poured out the contents. With
Ms. Barry's help, she added oil,
water and two eggs.
After using the mixer and
placing the batter into the oven,
Heather turned her attention
to the meat for the sandwiches,
which needed to be browned in
a skillet. When the time came to
add the canned sauce, they dis-
covered a little problem.
"Oops!" said Ms. Barry. "We
need a can opener and it's in the
front office. I guess you'll need to
make a quick trip up there."
She instructed Heather to
leave the stool and go to her
desk.
Heather climbed down and
measured her steps to the bank
of desks nearby where other
children were sitting. Feeling her
way, she turned the corner and
moved along to a desk where a
section of plastic PVC tubing is
mounted vertically on one of the
legs. The tube is where her walk-
ing cane is stored when not in
use.
Heather has memorized the
turns and doors in the halls.
Keeping the tip of her cane


aligned along the wall where it
meets the floor, she zipped along
with confidence. Ms. Barry is
always nearby to assist, but she
gives the girl a wide margin to
navigate herself, calling encour-
agement or instructions if neces-
sary.
Even when lines of noisy, ac-
tive children are moving past
her, Heather stays focused and
oriented, waiting patiently for
them to pass.
She easily found her way to
the front office and negotiated
the door to get inside where she
received many greetings from
staff members. Then, she moved
into the back office rooms and ar-
rived at the desk of Tracy Wilford.
The slender, dark-haired woman
swept the girl into her arms for a
hug.
"You're here for your spin,
aren't you, sweetie!" she said
with enthusiasm. "Let's get Ms.
Anderson and we'll go to it."
This is a daily ritual for Heath-
er, being spun on an office chair
in the middle of the room be-
tween Ms. Wildford and Carrie
Anderson, another staff mem-
ber. Heather giggled withjoy and
abandon.
Then, in another daily ritual,
Ms. Barry took Heather by the
hand and the two "ran" back to
the classroom. Ms. Wilford fol-
lowed in close pursuit, grabbing
playfully at the girl and teasing:
"I'm gonna get you!"
There was a lot of side-split-
ting laughter.
These activities are not ar-
bitrary, but calculated to aid
Heather's development through
enriching tactile, auditory and
verbal experiences. The Macclen-
ny Elementary faculty seemed to
enjoy the exercises as much as
the student.
"Heather is very loved at this
school. Can you tell?" asked Ms.
Barry.

Theteacher
Joan Barry is a Gainesville
native, who has lived in Baker
County for four years. She never
planned on being a teacher of
visually-impaired students, but
that's what happened.
She graduated in the early
1980s from the University of
Florida with a degree in special
education and began teaching
severely handicapped students
in Bradford County.


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"Back then I dealt with chil-
dren from age four through 18 in
the same class," she said. 'Things
are structured differently now."
One very developmentally
delayed 4-year-old who was be-
lieved to be blind was placed in
her class. He only weighed 20
pounds and couldn't walk. She
wondered how to help him, since
she had no experience teaching
the blind.
Interestingly, the boy was
vision impaired but not totally
blind. She noticed that in the
classroom some of his behavior
didn't add up to total blindness.
One day she decided to test him
on a computer that magnified
images. To her surprise he began
identifying each letter of the al-
phabet she put on the screen.
"He had enough vision to see
the letters on the large cards I
used to teach the other students
so he had learned the alphabet.
He just didn't know to tell any-
one he could actually see to some
degree," she said.
She also concluded he needed
more food to accelerate his physi-
cal development. When his vision
and food intake were addressed,
he began to thrive and eventually
ended up in a regular first grade
class.
In working with that student,
who went on to graduate from
high school and now plays the
drums, Ms. Barry became in-
trigued with educating the blind.
She pursued and earned addi-
tional certification from Florida
State and the Florida School for
the Deaf and Blind in St. Augus-
tine.
She ultimately came to Baker
County to work because the area
had to vision-impaired children
and no teacher. She works with
students who have a range of
vision impairments, from those
who are totally blind to those
who, even with corrective lenses,
will not be able to drive.
When asked about what her
career has done for her, Ms.
Barry answered with conviction:
"There is one vision-impaired
student at the high school that
actually wants to be an architect
and believes she can do it. The
real reward of this work is see-
ing the students move out into
the world and achieve more than
anyone ever hoped they could."


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