Gadsden County's Best
Sports Editor Joe Ferolito
introduces us to this year's
All-County Football Team ;
and player and coach of year '
Page 14

Held Over!

Quincy Music Theater has
scored a big hit with "Beauty
and the Beast". The show's rui
has been extended one week
Page 21

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Hospital:

Dust flies behind

scenes as citizens

wat for reopening

by ALICE DU PONT
Times Editor
While citizens wonder about the status of Gadsden Com-
munity Hospital and just how long before it will reopen,
the dust is flying behind the scenes, mainly between the
County and Ashford Healthcare Systems, Inc. The manage-
ment company wants to continue operating the facility but
the county feels the company has mismanaged the facility
and wants them out. Plus, the county says the company fell
behind on its rent and should have the lease terminated.
Another hurdle that Ashford will have to get over is con-
vincing the Agency of Health Care Administration that it

deserves to have its suspended license re-instated. That is
an issue between Ashford and the State of Florida. But the
major players all affect each other.
What citizens want to know is when the hospital will
reopen. At this point, it's hard to answer that question. The
following is a chronology of administrative and legal mat-
ters as related to Gadsden County and Ashford Healthcare
Systems, Inc.
County:
Aug. 7, 2001: The Gadsden Board of County Commis-
sioners (BoCC) entered into a five year management agree-

Ashford picks .

former Bay Co.

to lead here
by ALICE DU PONT
Times Editor
Ron Wolff, the interim Chief Execu-
tive Officer for Ashford Healthcare
Systems, Inc., said he can turn thing',
around at Gadsden Community Ho'-pi-

See HOS'I'AL on Page 11 See WOLFF on Page 11 Ron Wolff

No direction for audit

Mayor not comfortable with staff's recommendation

City concerned

about $262,000

bond account
by BYRON SPIRES
Times Staff Writer
A special called meeting by the Quincy
commission Tuesday afternoon to discuss a
forensic audit for the city ended with no
direction for an audit decided.
The commissioners heard a report from
interim finance director Christie Joyner
about thc financial status of the city and a
proposal to hire KMR Consulting to do the
city's forensic audit.
Joyner gave an overview of the city's cur-
rent cash flow saying that the city was cur-
rently meeting its bills.
One problem she pointed out involved the
city's 2002 paving bond. She said that
$262,000 was used to complete the paving,
but the money was used from another
source. That source was not given. The
money would need to be paid back, she said.
City attorney Jack McLean said that the
city had insurance that would cover the
funds, whether it had been malfeasance of
duty or theft, and that the insurance com-
pany had been contacted.
The exact nature of the money and how or
why it was not where it was supposed to be
was not discussed.
McLean said he had contacted the State
Attorney's office, the Attorney General's
office and the Florida Department of Law
Enforcement in reference to his concerns
about the city needing a forensic audit.
He said that all three agencies recom-
mended that the city have a third party

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Mayor Sherrie Taylor listens intently to news about the city's financial situation.

forensic audit. According to McLean, the
city's staff recommended KMR Consulting
as the forensic audit firm to audit for any
financial malfeasance.
Several of the commissioners, however
had a different approach to the problem.
They want the audit to be performed but
someone that they choose, not the city staff.
Mayor Sherrie Taylor said she wants a
third set of eyes to look at the city's books
and was not comfortable with the staff's

recommendation.
Commissioner Andy Gay agreed and said
he thought the commission was to direct the
audit. Gay said he had talked with the Attor-
ney General's office. He said that whoever
the commission chooses should have an
extensive knowledge in governmental
audits. He said he wants the "due to and
due from" budget transfers audited. Former
See CITY AUDIT on Page 21

2 charged in Havana murder

Board halts land use changes i

Arrests made in 3-year-old
murder of Constance Dupont
by ALICE DU PONT
Times Editor
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement has
'solved a three year old murder case with the arrest of
two men, one a convicted drug dealer.
Hernandez Daniels, 33, allegedly gave the order and
paid to have an informant, 39-year-old Constance
Dupont, shot through a window of her Havana apart-
ment in 2002. Daniels will face one count of first-degree
murder. Fernando Taylor, 26, the man suspected of actu-
ally firing the shots has also been charged with first-
degree murder. Daniels was serving time in a federal

prison for a drug arrest and Taylor is in the Gadsden
County Jail charged in an unrelated home invasion rob-
bery.
Dupont was helping the Leon County Sheriff's Office
and FDLE in a joint investigation when she was killed.
She had been arrested that summer in Gadsen County
when officers found drugs during a traffic stop. She
offered to cooperate in an ongoing investigation against
Daniels.
Daniels worked in Tallahassee delivering pharmaceuti-
cals to nursing homes, was a midlevel dealer of crack
and powder cocaine. Dupont had purchased drugs from
Daniels, so officers used her to make undercover buys.
Daniels found out about it. At the time of the murder,
witnesses said they heard shots but there were no eye-
witnesses. Daniels allegedly bragged to an informant
already in federal prison that he had Dupont killed.

Moratorium gives county time
to evaluate the landscape;
Chattahoochee library 'shown'

by ALICE DU PONT
Times Editor
The board of county commissioners Tuesday night
voted to impose a six month moratorium on major land
use amendemnts. William McCord, director of growth
management, said he needed the time to evaluate where
the county is in terms of growth and to make sure the
county was not moving too fast for its own good when
transmitting requests for large (over 20 acres) land use

change amendments to the Department of Community
Affairs.
"We had 29 large land use amendments this
year...that's quite a lot," McCord told commissioners. he
also wants to meet with the University of Florida
experts to make sure that the population projections foi
Gadsden County are accurate. "We don't want to over-
allocate developments based on infrastructure,'"
McCord said, adding, "the state also has some adminise
trative mandates we have to complete."
The moratorium would not affect any projects curs
rently underway, nor would it affect changes of less than
20 acres.
"This is what I've been asking for over a year. I am
totally in favor of this. It's better to be prepared," said
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by BYRON SPIRES
Times Staff Writer

It has not been that many years ago that
local residents, especially those who lived in
the country, depended on the "ice man" and
their ice box to keep perishables fresh.
Prior to the ice box it was a nearby stream
or well that kept perishables like fresh milk
from the family cow from spoiling.
A few homes were lucky enough to have a
"Spring House" on the property. Although
not as prevalent in Gadsden County as some
of our northern neighbors a few spring
houses did exist.
Richard Chandler, a native of the Havana
area, has a passion for spring houses and
decided twenty years ago that he wanted to
build one. He is a connoisseur of springs and
has spent many hours learning about the
ecological process of a spring and ultimately
a spring house.
He found the perfect piece of property
north of Havana and started his dream
house: a twelve by twelve foot spring house.
Chandler's search for the perfect piece of
property was not an easy one. It could not
just be any piece of property, it had to be
special.
The property needed a spring not just a
trickle of water, but a flowing stream of
water emanating from the ground on its
own, Chandler said. The spring would need
to be under a canopy of heavy oaks.
A spring under oak trees by itself was still
not enough: the property needed to have a
gradual drop in elevation. In other words it
needed to be on a hill overlooking a creek or
pond.
He found exactly what he wanted, a spring
flowing from under a huge oak tree. There
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the stones on the floor and the stainless ste

was only one problem, the big heavy tree
had fallen during Hurricane Kate.
You don't just dig up a flowing stream to
move a tree, Chandler said. Instead it is a
painstaking chore that required many hours
of working with a shovel.
"If you close off the stream of water it may
decide to flow somewhere else," Chandler
said. So the dirt from around the tree had to
be removed and then the tree itself had to be
cut up and moved without disturbing the
spring head.
It took Chandler, a federal corrections offi-
cer, nearly a year working on the weekends
and vacation time to clear the tree and pre-
pare the spring.
Once Chandler cleared the land around his
spring he started the construction of his
spring house.
A spring house is not a shed or out build-
ing, but a well constructed structure that
must adhere to certain requirements, Chan-
dler said, or it does not work well as a spring
house.
It must first be nearly air tight. All of the
windows,
and doors
must seal to
keep out
varmints.
SThe house is
Built of con-
crete blocks
A and the
inside of
Chandler's
spring house
is stuccoed
with cement
to seal all of
the cracks
and crannies
that would
allow any
insects, spi-
ders, squir-
rels, or other
animals in
Sthe structure.
The con-
struction of
the house
also insu-
lates it from
the outside
temperature
changes,
keeping, the
spring house
averaging
41- N" around 65
... degrees year-
round.
Photo by Byron Spires The area
ed to store perishables. Note surrounding
eel container, the spring
the sprg

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Richard Chambers takes a "swig" of spring water. In he background are some of Chan-
dlers' water bottles.

head was cleared and cleaned before the
actual house was built. Then a concrete cis-
tern was built into the side of the hill. The
house was constructed protruding from the
spring head. The water is held at the spring
head by a concrete enclosure with a small
rectangular opening on top which is covered
by a piece of plexiglas. The opening is used
to inspect the spring head.
A spring house uses gravity to feed the cool
water through the house. Chandler's spring
house catches the water directly from the
spring in the concrete holding cistern. It then
passes through pvc pipe to a 90 gallon stain-
less steel container which is allowed to fill

to the top.
Water then filters off the top through a
short piece of pvc pipe connected to the con-
tainer. The spring water is allowed to settle
into a concrete basin filled with an assort-
ment of stones. A cooling box is placed in
the stones where vegetables, cheese, milk
and other perishable products can be kept.
There is a steady flow of water through the
rocks as it exits the building through another
PVC pipe.
Once out of the building the water is fed
along the pvc pipe to the edge of a pond on
Chandler's property. Two backflow valves
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County P and Z board wrestles with text amendments

by BYRON SPIRES
Times Staff Writer
Text amendments to the Comp Plan
tied the Gadsden County Planning
and Zoning Board up last week for
nearly an hour before the board
decided the issue needed more clari-
fication.
The text amendments are in con-
junction with a request by River Oak
Plantations, an 823-acre parcel of
land west of Little River on U.S 90.
The land has frontage on the north
side of US 90. The text amendments
are needed to clarify some of the
wording in the comp plan that per-
tains to the uses of land under Gads-
den County's land use designations.

The property owners are asking for
Multi-Use (MU), Rural Residential
(RR), Agriculture 2 and Conserva-
tion changes on the land which is
currently Agriculture 3.
Growth management director
William McCord explained that the
text amendments would include
.changes to the Future Land Use Ele-
ment, introducing two new land use
categories, the transportation ele-
ment and the infrastructure element.
The two new categories would be
mixed use (MU) and high density
residential (HDR).
Mixed use/ Planned Unit Devel-
opment Land Use category would
create a land use district and allow
more than one use for property.

According to McCord this land use
category will form the basis for a set
of amendments that will set the
course for the eastern side of the
county.
This land use category, McCord
said, would help capture the oppor-
tupity for high growth while posi-
tively affecting the economy and
housing market of Gadsden County.
The goals of the mixed use cate-
gory are:
* To provide a range of living,
employment and leisure opportuni-
ties while protecting environmental
features of the district.
* To create a variety of housing
types at urban densities of use
including affordable housing.

* To provide access to neighborhood
commercial, retail and office uses
with convenient access to neighbor-
hoods along major corridors within
the county including US 90.
* To provide parks and recreation
areas.
* To ensure avoidance and proted-
tion of environmentally sensitive
lands including wetlands and flood-
plains, and the incorporation of
environmental features into the
design of the area.
The High Density Residential land
use would only be permitted in areas
with sufficient infrastructure. The
HDR would not permit the mix of
industrial (factory) and commercial
(retail) as the county's current Urban

Service Area (USA) allows.
The HDR would provide a greater
opportunity to construct affordable
housing units including single fam-
ily homes on small lots, townhouses,
duplexes, triplexes, quadraplexes,
condominiums and apartments,
McCord said. Plans are for the den-
sity to be limited to 12 units per
acre.
The River Oak Plantation request
was tabled until the P and Z board
can complete a workshop on the text
amendments.
In other business:
* The board approved the prelimi-
nary plat review for Pine Ridge Sub-
division. The 62 acre subdivision is
located on Phoebe Road at Armstead

Road on US 90 east of Quincy.
* The board approved the prelimi-
nary plat review for an eight-acre
Hillandale Subdivision a re-plat of
the Hillandale minor subdivision.
Hillandale Subdivision is located on
Selman Road, north of US 90.
* The board approved a Comp Plan
amendment changing the land use
category on three pieces of property
totaling 9.4 acres from Agriculture 3
to Rural Residential. The land is
located on Pat Thomas Parkway (SR
267) south of McCall Bridge Road.
The Planning and Zoning Board
acts as an advisory board only. All
final decisions are made by the
Gadsden County Board of Commis-
sioners.

Quincy considers finance director contract

by BYRON SPIRES confirm the appointment. Although
Times Staff Writer the commission has a part in con-
firming the finance director, the
Quincy commissioners met Tues- position falls under the jurisdiction
day afternoon in a workshop to dis- of the city manager and is solely
[cuss the finance director's con- responsible to the city manager.
tract. Banks said that the contract he
City manager Willie Earl Banks wanted to offer Bogan would
brought the contract for the consid- require the commission's approval.
eration of the commission before Among those items that would
he made an offer -to Bill Bogan, need approval were the continua-
Banks' choice to fill the position, tion of benefits Bogan has with his
Bogan has been working as a current employer, Leon County.
financial consultant for the city for Bogan was asking for 1200 hours
several months. He is employed of catastrophe leave time he has
full time with Leon County and is accrued during the 13 years he has
_a Certified Public Accountant. worked for Leon County. The City
The city charter allows the city of Quincy does not currently have
manager to appoint a finance catastrophe leave.
director, but the commission must In addition Banks said he wanted

to continue Bogan's rate of accru-
ing sick and vacation time and a
six months severance pay.
Commissioner Finley Cook said
that he had not received Bogan's
resume and references until just
before the meeting. "I am
not ready to move forward at this
time," Cook said.
Commissioner Andy Gay agreed
with Cook-and said he to was not
piepa.ied make a decision. Gay
added that he wanted some of the
financial problems clearedd up
before making the decision to hire
someone.
,Commissioner Derrick Elias was
concerned about offering the addi-
tional benefit package to a regular
city employee. Elias said that by

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doing so the city was outside the
box of anything the city has done
in the past.
Gay said he had served on the
commission for the past two years
and that there had been problems
in the finance department his entire
tenure. "hIt' Lime we think ,out:of.
the box," Gay said, adding that the
city may need to look at extra
funds and extra benefits in order to
get the lidhit person to fill the job.,
Commissioner Keith Dowdell

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asked Banks about the salary that
was going to be offered.
Banks replied that there was
"nothing in concrete," adding that
it would be more than Bogan was
making now.
Cook brought up that he would
like to see the position of finance
director become a contract
employee answering to the com-
mission like the city manager.
In order to make the finance
director responsible to the com-
mission there would need to be a
City Charter change, Cook said.
There would have to be a city-wide
.ot on the issue as well, Cook

added. Cook said that there was a
city election coming up in March
and that it might be a good time to
put it on the ballot. H e
asked city attorney Jack McLean if
he would address that issue.
Mayor Sherrie Taylor agreed with
Cook. Taylor said she would like
to see Bogan stay on as a consult-
ant, but at the current time she had
concerns about his salary and ben-
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The commission did not make
any decision concerning the
finance director's additional bene-
fits and agreed to hold a workshop
December 20, at 5 P.M.

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r1 D es withdrawimg lidway's support may
9. had. en be-a mute issue.
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photo by B\ron Spires
the letter pnor to sending It.
Barber did not like that response
and ad asked Madison. had the council
not approved her to send the letter.
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had been no specific rime limits in
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In\. amber t Commerce held its monthly business nuxer last Thursdaj. Pictured left to right
ug.eneLamnb. Arthur Jones. Gerald McS%\ain. Jack Peacock, David Gardner. Morris Young and
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Williamns v.as asked t'fr his opinion
concemirni sending the letter. He
aiid that the issue had se'.eral fac-
tors in'.oled in it \'illham said
that 1111i acres had been donated b\
de'.eoper Le\ Thnomp'on '%hen he
annexed in property' that \ as
approved for a subdr. isiorn.
In addition. Williams -aid that there
was a possbiliti[] for a lav. suit.
based on money\ that Ac.adem f\ :'
ELcellence had put int. the
endeavor.
JerrD Range. a member of the Mid-

\ a, Chamber of Commerce, said
that the ci\ had not entered into a
contract \ .h hAOE and-had only sent
a letter of support to the school
bo.rd in hopes of Midway getting a
K-' charter school. He added that
Nladi nmior b\ iiot sending the letter to
the board in a timely manner.
Range said that there would be no
legal rarnitications to the letter.
Another issue concerning the char-
ter school by Range and several
audience members had been the

question as to who would be attend-
ing the school.
Council member Chuck Willis said
that there were children in his dis-
trict that could not read or write. He
was concerned that a charter school
would leave those children out.
Madison explained that a charter
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Gadsden County Times December 15, 2005 5

Check scam squashed in Gretna Local man dies in I-10 accident

by BYRON SPIRES
Times Staff Writer

A regional area check scam
reached Gretna when two women
passed counterfeit checks totaling
$1455.10. The two women,
Lashawn Corena Lang, 23, and
Myisha Chanel Samuel, 28, were
arrested in the check cashing scam
and are currently in the Gadsden
County jail.
According to an arrest report by the
Gretna police department, Officer
Rickey Reed made a routine stop at
SThompson's Store and was told by
the owner, Jay Patel, that two.
women had cashed counterfeit
checks in his store.

The report states that Patel realized
the checks were counterfeit when he
noticed the two checks had the same
street addresses listed as 5476 W.
Jefferson Street, one in Quincy and
the other in Marianna. Patel said he
tried to stop the women, but they
fled his store..
Reed was investigating the incident
when a call was received from dis-
patch that three women were
attempting to cash similar checks at
a store on the Greensboro Highway.
Reed went to the Greensboro High-
way store. One woman, the store
owner told Reed, had jumped in a
grey van and headed west on High-
way 12. Reed said he advised the
Gadsden County Sheriff's depart-

ment about the van and that it might
have turned east on Interstate 10.
The van was later spotted by Gads-
den County deputy Rodney Moore
at the Pilot Truck Stop in Midway
buying gas. All of the people in the
van were detained by Moore and
transported to the Gadsden County
jail.
After questioning, and being identi-
fied by Patel, Lang and Samuel were
charged with forgery and uttering
checks.
The investigation is still ongoing.
If you have any, information con-
cerning this or any other in,:estiga-
tion .by the Gretna Police Depart-
ment please call 850-856-9460.

Gadsden deputies arrest 11 in drug bust

by ALICE DU PONT
Times Editor

It took two months of buying drugs
undercover and countless hours of
surveillance, but the Gadsen County
Sheriff's Department Drug Unit
along w\th other state law\ enforce-
ment agencies arrested 11 people
and confiscated a laundry list of
drugs that included 17 grams of
crack cocaine. 20 grams of mari-
juana, and 128 grams of illegal pills
that included ecstacy. valium.
lortabs. and xana\
After searching some of the homes
\where drues \were sold authorities
found and confiscated 23 guns, se -
eral of \htuch had been stolen in res-
idential burglaries in Gadsden
Count- and other states. Sgt. Jim
Corder said approximately $3.500
\\as also confiscated along three
vehicles "'Seteral of these places
were like fast food drive thru. It is
unbelievable the amount of traffic
that \as in and out..people were
calling us to complain about the
vehicle traffic." he said.
The following people were arrested
and charged ith:
Phillip Bouie. 22 of Archie Jackson
Road (St. Hebron area. sale and
possession with intent to distribute
po%%der cocaine and marijuana. At
the tine of his arrest Bouie \ as on
state supervised probation for drug
Violations.
Dereko McCra\. 30. of Archie
Jackson Road iSt. Hebron area.
possession ot cocaine. possession of
fi treari b\ 3 cin,' jcL-d 'fc l.-ii.
tmqting u .d_& e ling here, drugs ..
a-iod, stored aind consumedi'.le
is, a coni cited felon with past drug
and firearm violationss and is cur-
rentd on state supervised felon.
probauon.
Kenny Paden. 60. of Liberty Road
(Sa\ dust area sale and possession
w\ith intent to distribute crack
cocaine, possession of a firearm by a
convicted, felon, maintaining a
dwelling \here drugs are sold,
stored, and consumed. Paden is a
convicted felon with five prior drug.
sale cont ictions.
Bobby 'Alred 41, of Springfield
Dnrve in Craw fordville, purchase of
ecstacy pills and possession of mar-
ijuana. Allred allegedly told authori-
ties that he couldn't find drugs in
Crawfordlille and heard he cbuld
get some in Gadsden County. After
conung to the county he made pur-
chases from an undercover agent.
Edna Hamilton, 34 of Bradley
Road (Mt. Pleasant area), sale and
possession with intent to distribute
crack cocaine.
Collins Hamilton, 34, Bradley
Road (Mt. Pleasant area and hus-
band of Edna Hamilton), sale and
possession with intent to distribute
crack cocaine, maintaining a
dwelling where drugs are sold,
stored, and consumed. Hamilton is a
convicted felon with past convic-
tions of drug sales and possession.
SQuinton Miller, 22 of Colston
Court in Havana, possession of
crack cocaine with intent to distrib-
ute, baiting and fighting animals,
maintaining a dwelling where drugs
are sold, stored and consumed.
Miller had 10 pit bull dogs tied to a
tree with heavy chains, surrounding
his mobile home. "Many of the dogs

Bobb\ Alfred

Maurice Hanulton

Dereko NlcCra\

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Kenn\ Paden

Lonnie Brundle\

Clarence Holse\

Quenton Miller

Doris Woods

%were malnourished and were w\ith- cess w ith cooperation from con-
out food and \water. Some of the cerned citizens and other la\\
them had visiblee \.rounds on their enforcement agencies. Anyone \'ith
faces and legs that are consistent information leg.uding suspicioLis or
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Other e\ idence recovered included a
fighting pit. knotted ropes. and tires
hanging from trees. ; ;
Clarence Holse',. 54. ot Midl a\ ;- : il
Forest Drive in Midway, sale and I -
possession with intent to distribute -
crack cocaine, possession of a
firearm by a convicted felon, main-
taining a dwelling where drugs are '__
sold, stored, and consumed. Holsey ,
is a convicted felon with past drug I i
convictions and is currently on state ll, IIII IhitLE
supervised probation. At the time of
his arrest, Holsey was in possession
of several pieces of equipment that Uni
had been reported stolen from the -' Scr
City of Midway's public works divi-
sion. F
Doc McGriff, 25, of Peavy Lane in
Havana, sale and possession with !
intent to distribute crack cocaine.
McGriff is a convicted felon with
three prior convictions of drug sales.
and has recently been released from
prison. '
Jeanette Doris Woods, 53, of i
Spring Meadows Road (Shiloh
area), sale of a controlled substance-
morphine and vatium. When she Samsung na33
was arrested, Woods was in posses-
sion of two handguns that had been
stolen in the states of Virginia and
Georgia.
Lonnie Brumley, 36, of Spring
Meadows Road (Shiloh area), sale
of a controlled substance-morphine. i. .
"Some of these people will face
enhanced sentences if convicted
because they ,veie selling drugs near
schools, churches, public housing
apartments; and convenience stores.
Some of them charged with firearm
violations could face federal prose-
cution," Corder said.
He credits the investigation's suc- .

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FountainHead AME
Church services
Dec. 15 at 7 p.m. Quarterly con-
ference at Oak Grove AME Church.
Dec. 25 at 9 a.m. Breakfast; 11
a.m. Christmas program.
Dec, 31 at 10 p.m. Watch Night
service

Evangelist Martha Price
Cornerstone Community
Outreach to host revival
The church will be hosting a great
revival Dec. 14-16 at 7:30 p.m.
nightly. Evangelist Martha Price will
be the speaker for this anointed
revival. The public is invited to
come and be blessed. The church is
located at 1130 W. Franklin St (ihe
old Williams Construction bldg.)
Elder Raymond Wilson, pastor. For
more information contact Mission-
ary Julia Wilson at 627-8471.

Triumphant Church of God
Pastor Laveme Thomas and the
TCOG Church family cordially
invite family, friends and the com-
munity to their First Ordination Ser-
vice on Dec. 18 at 4 p.m. Please
come and join in this great celebra-
tion in the ministry. Ordination:
Minister Kimberly Conyers Adedeji.
Licensing in the Office of Minister:
Rev. Lillie Murray, Minister Elect
Christopher Burke, Minister Elect
Victor Lewis. Licensing in the
Office of Evangelist: Sister Talisha
Miller. Licensing in .the Office of
Mother: Sister Gladys Martin, Sister
Emma McGriff, Sister Cheryl
Lewis.
Come out and celebrate 2006 as we
bring in the New Year celebrating
Jesus. Watch Night service Saturday,
Dec. 31 at 9 p.m. Wear your Army
fatigues to show that we are warriors
for the Lord. The church is located at
15 Earnest St.

H Corinthians Ministries
Sunday, 9:45 a.m. Sunday school;
11 a.m. worship service.
Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. praise and
worship.
Saturday, 9 a.m. morning glory.
Dec. 14 II Corinthians at Greater
Open Door (Gretna), Pastor Jarvis
Alls.
Dec. 17 6 p.m. II Corinthians
choir at Mt. Hosea/York Family
anniversary.
Dec. 24 6 p.m. Christmas banquet
and ball at the Gadsden Historical
Society.
Dec. 25 8 a.m. Christmas glory at
II Corinthians Ministries.
Dec. 27 7 p.m. Marriage ministry
at II Corinthians Ministries.

Dec. 19-31 7:30 p.m II
Corinthinas Ministries New Year's
revival speaker: Apostle Rosilyn
Walker-Copeland "Going Out
Delivered" and Jan. 2-6 -7:30 p.m.
"Coming In Blessed."
For more information contact Patsy
Henry at 875-4497 Mon.-Fri. 10
a.m..to 3:30 p.m.

St. Mark MB Church
hosts annual program
On Saturday, Dec. 17 at 6 p.m.
the Deacons and Deaconess Min-
istry of SMMBC will host their
annual program. The speaker for this
,.]occaSi1onlis ,Re\ John Neal.. iThe,
church is located at 319 Holt Lane in
the Shiloh Community. All are wel-
come. For additional information,
please call 875-9544.

Second Elizabeth
Missionary Baptist
Second Elizabeth Missionary Bap-
tist Church will host Bible study
Wed. at 6:30 p.m. with Rev. James
Russell followed by rehearsal with
choir #2.
The Youth and Dance Ministry
along with the Christmas program
participants will rehearse on Thurs-
day at 6 p.m. for the annual Christ-
mas program. If you would like to
p:u ncipale, please come out and join
us or contact Sister Debbie Sim-
mons, Youth Ministry Director or
Sister Eula Coster.
Please join the Second Elizabeth
Missionary Baptist Church family in
Sunday morning worship service
with Minister C.A. Colson bringing
the pre-Christmas message. Service
will begin at 11 a.m..
There has been a change in time for
the annual Christmas program
hosted by the Youth Ministry and
Sunday school. The new time is 6
p.m on Dec. 17. Please join us as we
celebrate the birth of our Lord and
Savior through speeches, song and
dance. Also, if you would like to
participate in this program please
contact Deacon John Border, Dea-
con Ministry Chairperson or, Sister
Debbie Simmons, Youth Ministry
Director 627-6363.

Shiloh PB Church
Family and Friends Night Dec.
18 at 6 p.m. All groups, choirs,
musicians and soloists are welcome.
Come out and be part of a live
recording to be done by B.J.
Holmes. Elder Ester Watson is pas-
tor.

Mt. Zion News
Wednesday 5:30 p.m. Christ-
mas practice; 7 p.m. Bible study
and youth teaching.
Thursday 7 p.m. Gospel mass
choir rehearsal.
Sunday '- 9:30 a.m.- Church
school. Christmas gifts will be
passed out after the program.
Monday and Tuesday 12 noon -
Intercessory prayer.
The clothes closet is available for
those needing this service. Please
call 627-8442 for assistance.
Give and it shall be given back to
you. Help someone that is in need
this Christmas season.

York family choir
celebrates anniversary
The York family choir will be cele-
brating their 2nd anniversary on Sat-
urday, Dec. 17, 6 p.m. at Mt. Hosea
MB Church in the Robertsville
Community (Hwy 267). Everyone is
invited to come and give God praise
through songs. Participants are still
welcome. Please contact Sister Faye
Zachery for more details and direc-
tions.

Shanks class of 1976
invited to Shiloh PB
Church
;ihClassimembers df the James A.
!'Shank's olass-of' 1976 are asked to
come out..and worship with class
member Elder Ester Watson and
Shiloh PB Church on Pat Thomas
Parkway on Sunday, Dec. 18 at 6
p.m. The church will be celebrating
its annual Family and Friends Night.
We continue to fellowship every
other month with class members
who are pastors of local churches.
Please come out and support this
spiritual reunion.

Greater Harvest Ministries
Sunday: 8:30 a.m. TV Ministry
(WQTN cable 13): 9:00 a.m.-
Church in Training; 10:00 a.m.-
Morning glory service.
Tuesday: 6:30 p.m. TNT worship
service.
Wednesday: 12:00 noon Noon day
prayer
Thursday: 5:30 p.m. Youth choir
and praise dancers rehearsal;
6:30 p.m. Praise and worship
rehearsal; 8:30 p.m. TV ministry
(WQTN cable 13)
Saturday: 10:00 a.m. Intercessory
prayer.
Monday Friday, 12:30 p.m. Radio,
ministry (WWSD)
Upcoming services and events for
2006:
February 19-26 Greater Harvest
Ministries dedicatorial services.
Speakers to be announced at a
later date.
March 2 Greater Harvest Min-
istries fellowship service.

Union Chapel AME
Choir union #3 anniversary pro-
gram will be Sunday, Dec. 18 at 2:45
p.m.
On Tuesday, Dec. 20 at 7 p.m. the
presiding elder G.T. Barkley of the
Marianna district will host the 2nd
quarterly conference. We are asking
all members to please be present.

New Zion MB Church
presents musical

The members of New Zion Mis-
sionary Baptist Church will cele-
brate with a Christmas musical pro-
gram on Sunday, Dec. 18 at 3 p.m.
We invite you to come help us min-
ister the word of God through song,
praise and dance. If you are inter-
ested in participating, please contact
one of the following: Sister Annette
Bates 663-4100, Sister Lavern
Nealy 856-9303, Sister Minnie
Holmes (663-2275), Sister Diane
White 662-2021, Sister Irene Harris
663-2449 or Brother Randy
Edwards 663-2688.

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Shan C. Fleming
Shan C. Fleming, 40, of Quincy,
died Monday, December 5, 2005 in
Tallahassee. She was a member of
Friendship AME Church.
Funeral services were Tuesday, Dec.
13 with burial at Brooks Cemetery. .
Betsey Funeral Home was in charge I
of arrangements.
r"She is survived by her husband,
Kenneth Fleming, and two daughters,
Khara Fleming and Kalia Fleming, all
of Quincy; her parents, Ethel and
Edward Jasper of Chattahoochee; a
sister, Dorthen Simmons of Lake
City; two brothers, James Mobley of
Bushnell and Adrian Jasper of Wild-
wood. ,

Ynez Medina Garcia
Ynez Medina Garcia, Sr., 65 of
Quincy died Saturday, December 10,
2005 at Eden Springs Nursing Home
in'Medart, FL
He was native of San Angelo, TX
d a resident of Orlando for 20
ears and of Quincy for 24 years. He
eas a supervisor at Quincy Mush-
rbom Farm and a member of St.
thdomas The Apostle Catholic Church
Jof Quincy. r
Visitation was Monday, December
12 from 6 to 8 p.m. at Madry Chapel.
,RosarN was Tuesday, December 13 at ;I
11 a.m. at the. Madry Memorial l
Funeral Chapel and the Mass and iv
YFuneral Service were Tuesday, -
,December 13 at 4 p.m. at St. Thomas
"The Apostle Catholic Church, Shadow Street, with burial in the Hillcrest
Cemetery, Quincy. Father Juan Pedro Hernandez Alonso officiated.
He is survived by his wife of 45 years, Bentura Gonzales Garcia of
Quincy; sons Rosendo Garcia (Sharon) of Bristol, Robert Garcia (Kristi) of
Clermont, Ynez Medina Garcia Jr. of Quincy,
David Garcia (Shelly) of Atlanta, GA, and Jessie Garcia (Sabrina) of Tal-
ahassee; daughters Rita Ramirez (Salvador) of Quincy and Yolando Garcia
(Jime) of Quincy; brothers: Luiso Garcia (Toni), Rosendo Garcia (Vicky)
Orlando. Alex Garcia (Elid a), Macario Garcia,.(Lori), Pedro Garcia
i Haidi I of Orlando : sisers Maria L. Herntand z. Germiana MuTro of Orlando
andDorotea Christopher of Tennessee: 13 grandchildren. two great-grand-
rchildren, brothers and. sisters-in-law, nieces, nephews, other relatives and
friends.

Theodis Fitzgerald President
I Teodis Fitzgerald President, 34, of
uPincy, died Saturday, December 10,
S005, in Tallahassee. He was a native
of Gadsden County and a member of
Trinity Tabernacle. V
| Funeral services are at 11:00 EDT, a
.arurdja. Dec. 1" at Nev. Tlrujsalem -
Fi;r Ba uJ Chuich iA Haaria, and .
burial at Nit. Zion Cemetery. Visita-
hon is from 3 to 8 p.m. FridaN. Dec.
46 at Brad%%ell Nlortuary, who has
hclarge of arrangements.
SHe is survived by his wife, Connie A
Litshell Burke President of Quincy; a
hon, Theodis Fitzgerald President, Jr.
pf Quincy; a daughter, Denesia
Shantel President:of .Quincy; his
other. Catherine Sapp; his father Charles President, Sr; five brothers, Carl-
-n Hall. Marrico McGriff, Marrio McGriff all of Havana, Charles Presi-
denm. Jr. of Jacksonville and Dale President (Juwana) of Tallahassee; four
'ister. Shaneka President-N'Dan (Ngoma), Rilander President Hines
iTonh i. Rethema President Home all of Tallahasee and Romana President
-ard. i Al) of Hinesville, GA.

Areta B..Wilkerson

Areta B..Wilkerson, 85, died December 9, 2005..She was the owner/oper-
ator of the Christian Book Store until her retirement.
Funeral services will be at Crown Hill Cemetery in Albany,.GA. Charles
McClellan Funeral Home Quincy has charge of services.
She is survived by two sons, Gregory A. Wilkerson and Steven E. Wilker-
_n iBert i' all of Quincy; and four grandchildren.

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you left of faith, in our Lord Jesus Christ, and
the love you shared are cherished today and
forever. Yes, we miss you so much and wish
that you were still here; although, we know
you are in a better place. God has you in His
keeping; we have you in our memories.
Your children, grand children, great and
great-great grand children, other Family
relatives and friends.

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Bishop Elbert L. Sheppard
July 15, 1928-December 11, 1998

On this seventh year of'your
demise, we miss you dearly
as if it were yesterday.
You will always live
in our hearts.
"I know I'm right."

Your devoted Wife,
Natural Family
Church Family, Friends
and Colleagues of the
Gadsden County Schools

Thanks for reading Gadsden
County's Leading Newspaper!

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West Gadsden
Historical Society
cancels meeting
The regularly scheduled monthly
meeting of the West Gadsden His-
torical Society will not be held Sun-
day afternoon, December 18. We
'look forward to seeing you at our
next monthly meeting in Greens-
boro at Gardner Hall on Sunday,
January 15, 2006 at 3:00 p.m.

Sycamore Fire

Station history
The Sycamore Fire Department is
the last Gadsden County. Fire
Department to be formed. It; was
established around 1995 i the west
end of the county. This area had no
fire protection and was in need of a
fire department. The first few meet-
ings were held at a church in the
community until a station was built.
The first few years were hard to
keep going, but they have continued
to grow and maintain a good depart-
ment.
The land for the station was
donated and a two-bay metal build-
ing was built. The station is located
in the comer of highway 269 and
270. They have a five mile radius
area to cover with the backup of
Greensboro and Chattahoochee Fire
Departments. With all departments
helping each other, a strong fire
service has been formed. There is a
plan in place to continue with a
growing process such as adding a
tanker truck to their fleet and to
expand their station sometime in the
future.

Gadsden Co.

Sheriff's

arrest report

Dec. 12, 2005

Eulys Kenon-VOP/burglary of a
structure; Melvin Woodard-lewd
and lascivious act; Christopher
Bums-VOP/uttering; Avery Ford-
burglary; Thackery Porter-
VOP/aggravated assault with a
deadly. weapon; Hendrick Pi-' r-
Saggravated .assault with a) deadly
, weapon';Michael, Bullock-aggra-
vated domestic battery on a preg-
nant victim and VOP/resisting offi-
cer with violence.
Fernando Taylor-felony murder 1st
degree; Jeffery Beckwith-sale of
cocaine and possession of cocaine
with intent to sell; Lemario Alexan-
der-VOP/uttering, grand theft;
Clifton Chavers-VOP burglary of
structure; Briston Wright-
VOP/dealing in stolen property;
Robert Donar-VOP/possession of
cocaine 2 counts.

Some of the original members are
still with them, but some have
moved on to other things. You may
not see them all the time, but they
are very active in the community.
This is not a manned station, but
they are always available to answer
calls. If you need their service,
please call 911 as you have done in
the past.
The Sycamore Fire Department is
like all other volunteer departments.
They are always in need of more
members to strengthen their mem-
bership roll. Randall Marriott is the
Chief and would welcome anyone
that would like to be a member. You
may contact him at 663-2502 and he
will tell you how to become a mem-
ber. Please do not wait for someone
else to help, you can make a differ-
ence.

Havana Northside
class meeting
Havana Northside High School
class of 1976 will meet Saturday,
Dec. 17 from 10 to 12 noon at
Havana Public Library. We will be
planning our 30 year class reunion.

Marines collect
toys for tots
Everyone in Gadsden, Liberty,
and Wakulla counties are encour-
aged to contribute to the U.S.
Marine Corps' toys for tots drive.
Registration deadline to receive toys
is Dec. 15, and distribution of the
toys will be Dec. 17 from 8 a.m. to
4:30 p.m. at the Naval and Marine
Corps Reserve Center at 2910
Roberts Avenue in Tallahassee.
To receive toys the following will
be required: adult's social security
card, child's social security card and
birth certificate and proof of resi-
dence.
For information, please contact
1st Sargeant Cowie at 574-3147.

Shanks class of
1974 meeting
The James A. Shanks class of 1974
will have a meeting on Sunday, Dec.
18 at 4 p.m. at City Hall to finalize
plans for the class trip. All members
who plan to participate, please
attend this important meeting.

Luther Hook III
assigned to ship .
Navy Cmdr. Luther H. Hook, IlI,
son of Betty B. West of Havana, and
his shipmates concluded Annual.
Exercise (ANNUALEX) 2005,
while assigned to the aircraft carrier
USS Kitty Hawk, forward deployed
to Yokosuka, Japan.
ANNUALEX 2005 is a joint
exercise between the U.S. Navy and
the Japan Maritime Self-Defense'

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Force (JMSDF). Two U.S. sub-
marines, 10 U.S. Navy ships and 49
JMSDF ships participated in a series
of wartime exercises to observe and
improve mission interoperability.
USS Kitty Hawk is the first of
the supercarrierss, commissioned
April 29, 1961. Carriers like USS
Kitty Hawk are deployed through-

out the world to maintain U.S. pres-
ence and provide rapid response in
time of crisis. The ship serves as a
highly visible deterrent to would-be
aggressors and is equipped with the
most versatile and powerful
weapons and aircraft available.
Hook joined the Navy in May
1986.

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Charles McClellan
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15 S. Jackson St.
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with any other Funeral Home.
"Continuing a tradition started in Havana and Quincy
by Gene Morgan and Aubrey Butler in 1940"

Thank You
For every kind and
thoughtful deed.
The families of:
Mr Ynez Medina Garcia, Sr
Mrs. Sarah Jane Davis Smith
Madry Memorial Funeral Chapel
S 55 George Madry Court, Highway 90 E, Quincy, FL 32351
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Big Bend Hospice

Gadsden County Tree Locations .; :
Capital City Bank
Havana'
Focus Credit Union
Chattahoochee

Gadsden Arts Center
Quincy

g Bend
hospice

You may place your order for an Angel, Bell or Bow to
honor or remember a.loved one at the above locations.
For more information, call (850) 875-2925.

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ELOUISE WILLIAMS NEAL .
SEPTEMBER 25, 1947-DECEMBER 6, 2004
"AND GOD SAID"
Isaid, "God, I hurt"
And odsaid, "I know"
I said, "God, I cry a lot"
SAnd odsaid, 'That's why Igave you tears"
I said, "God, I am so depressed"
Godsaid, "'fhat is why I gave you sunshine"
tnd I said, "Life is so hard"
And Godsaid, "That is why Igave you loved ones"
I said, "God, my lovedone died" Nr
and Godsaid, "So did mine" '
I said, "God, it's such a Coss" "
S and God said, "I saw my son nailed to a cross"
-^ "I said, "but Godyour loved one lives"
And God said, "SO DOES 'YO'W "
I said, "God, where'are they now?"
And Godsaid, "Mine is on my right andyours is in the eight"
l AndI said, "God, it hurts"
and godsaid, "I know"
Your Sister
Barbara Williams-Wright
I LOVE YOU AND MISS YOU
EASE,
g. If we had five more minutes and one less goodbye, would it be
Enough to tell you of the love we hold inside? Would we have the
Strength to let go, or would we try to hold you tight? I know we
,'" would have held you tight. God did not take you from us, he only )
took your hand and pulled you to His
Side. Your body is gone, but your spirit
will never die.
Your family,
SKeisha & Ezra Neal, Daughter and
Grandson
Thomas & Nancy Williams-Parents I.
SViolene, Mary, Barbara, & Virginia
IfH -Sisters
September 25, 1947-December 6, 2004
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receive Masters
nton G. Wilford, Jr. will cele-
his first birthday Dec. 18. He in Educational
son of Kendra Hobley, the Leadershi
son of Raymond Hobley, Sr. er ip

(Joyce Chandler) and Kimberly
Rittman (Eugene Rittman, Jr.) all of
Quincy. He is the godson of Dame-
sha Jones and Patrice Flanning.
Q. J. will have an Elmo Party
hosted by his grandparents at 4 p.m.
Dec. 18 at 1386 S. Atlanta Street in
the Friendship community. For
more information contact Dedra
Hobley at 875-2851.

Amira's first
birthday
Amira A. Frye will be celebrating
her first birthday on Dec. 14. She is
the daughter of Lindsey Cooper.-
Her grandparents are Carolyn and
Roosevelt Cooper, and her god-
mother is Lola Thompkins.
Amira will have a Dora the-
Explorer party Saturday, Dec. 17 at
3 p.m. at 203 Hamilton St. in
Quincy, located in Lake Skillet.

Horace L. Chandler and Annie L.
Riggins Chandler would like to
announce the upcoming graduation
of their son, Ranston Keshun Chan-
dler. He is the grandson of Rev. Dr.
and Mrs. Arthur Riggins, the late
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Chandler, Sr.,
and the adopted son of Mr. and Mrs.
Marcella Holmes.
Ranston will receive a Masters of
Science .degree in Educational
Leadership from FAMU. The com-
mencement exercise will be held on
Friday, Dec. 16 at 6 p.m. at the Tal-
lahassee-Leon County Civic Center.
Ranston is -currently employed by
the Gadsden County School Board.
He is a Magna Cum Laude graduate
of FAMU with a Bachelor of Sci-
ence degree in Elementary Educa-
tion, and the Havana Northside'
High School Class of 1998.

Mr., Mrs. John Kelly celebrate 50th
The children of Mr. and Mrs. John Kelly will honor them as they
celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary Saturday, Dec. 17 at 2 p.m. at
Bethlehem Church of God in Christ on Lake Talquin Road. All family and
friends are invited to help celebrate this momentous occasion.

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his 3rd birthday on December
X 24, 2005. He is the son of
Taneshia Thomas and Trevon
e Jap Hosten. His maternal grandparents
ar are Joseph and Dorothy Thomas. His paternal
Grandparents are Eunice James and Trevor
SAlexis. Zion's Godparents are Richard &
A& Tracy Lockwood, Debra Brown & Eddie
MacDonald.
4 He will enjoy his party at Chuck E. Cheese.
T Friends and family are invited.
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Mr. and Mrs.
Daniel Williams
celebrate 25th
Patricia and D.nljlii Vi'l[itis of
Gretna celebrated their 25th wed-
dIng a!r:i'.Tl. -l r. on Fj-.. ]3 i. The
couple ,.'ri.~ cd- a rjrrin-ilicL dinner at
The Melting Pot in T.A ih;b.ce. The
celebration P. il ..ri..i'. with a,
weekend getaway,
Patricia is the ,I:';h .- r of Troy and
Flossie Johnson of Quin,;, and
Daniel is the son of the late Manuel
Williams and Beatrice Williams of
Gretna.

Kandace Grandberry
graduates from
basic training
PFC Kandace Grandberry gradu-
ated from Army basic combat train--
ing with a ceremony on Nov. 4 at
Hilton Field. She will finish her
training in Fort Jackson, S.C.
Kandace is the daughter of Sonja
and Stan Brown of Mt. Pleasant,
and Eddie Grandberry of Chatta-
hoochee. She is the granddaughter
of Irdena McCollough and the late
Clarence Baker,' Sr., Ruthie
McWhite and the late Clarence
McWhite, Sr. all of Chattahoochee,
and Wesley Hendrix of Greensboro
and the late Lillie Mae Hendrix.
Kandace is the sister of Kamaras
Grandberry of Mt. Pleasant.

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Spring House
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in the pipe stop water from backing into the spring and
keep animals from entering the house through the pipe.
The water flow will vary from season to season, Chan-
dler said. He said that the spring produces about fifteen
to twenty gallons of water a minute. That is enough, he
said, to fill a tanker truck every day.
Florida has the largest output of spring water in the
world. The 27 first magnitude (45,000 gallons a minute)
springs in Florida produce more water that all of the
world's springs combined. Chandler's spring is consid-
ered a Magnitude 5 spring (10-100 gallons a minute).
Chandler completed the house in 1987 and it has oper-
ationed for 19 years.
Although he does not need the spring house to keep his
niilk cool now, Chandler says that the water produced
from the spring is the cleanest water in the world. "I'll
put this water up against anybody's water," Chandler
said. He does not bottle the water for sale, however he
dpes keep plenty of bottled water for his own personal
use. He has set aside one wall of the spring house to
store about 25 bottles.
Chandler has tested the water that flows through his
spring house over the years and said that it has tested
pure each time.
In addition his water is "soft" with a low phosphorus

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(pH) count and has very little mineral content. Hard
water has a higher pH level. People that wash clothes
know that a lower pH means less detergent.
For Chandler the spring house has another benefit. He
believes that Florida's springs were and are the true
"Fountain of Youth" that Ponce DeLeon was looking
for. It is the purity of water he said that will help you live
a long life. "Nature is the best purifier of water," he said
and the water flowing from his spring has been cleaned
over thousands of years.
Chandler will be retiring next couple of years from his
job at FCI where he has worked for the past 27 years. He
plans to spend more time at the spring. There are still
some liability issues about allowing the public to visit
that Chandler said he needed to work out. He hopes to
have school kids to come and see the way country peo-
ple lived a hundred years ago before electricity and
refrigeration.
There is a display on the second floor of the Leroy
Collins Library in Tallahassee through the month of
December about Chandler's "Spring House".
"Water is our most important commodity. I hope that
by reminding people about the spring house, they will
understand how fragile our water supply is and how
important it is to take care of water," Chandler said.
Chandler is an executive officer of the International
Drinking Water Association, Inc. and can be reached at
850-539-0632. Chandler's web site can be accessed at
www.idwa.net or for more information about Florida
springs you can go to http://aquatl.ufl.edu.

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Remodeling is today's affordable answer to changing family needs, and the craftsmen at Clemons Tile, located in Tallahassee at
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OPINIONS

Punishment fits the crime

SB: Byron Spires t o

How much is a smile worth to you?

There has been a lot of talk
about the death penalty this
week and what ought to.happen
to ex-gang leader Stanley
"Tookie" Williams. Williams is
acalleged to be the founding
'father of the Crips, a Los Ange-
'les gang that spread itself all
over America in the worst way.
(gWhile in prison Williams appar-
sently realized the error of his
sways and found redemption and
0alorig the \%ay wrote some chil-
Idren's books oni the dangers of
gangs. Oh, he as in jail in the
First place because he killed.
oFoiur people in two holdups in
'1979.
Ic
b' With that much time on his
-Ahands he had.two choices: con-
vtinue that thug gangsia lifestyle
in prison and die early or find
'God and redemption. One thing
about prisons, the clientele
keeps coming in i ,uiT'er and'
younger and bad and badder. It
doesn't lake long when you
*start getting up in the 30s. 40'.
and 50s to decide on the best
way to survive in San Quentin.
As always, the folks come out
to safe the person from the
state imposed death. The argu-
ment',, ~ oslij .as the
-ame. He, or she, a< in the case
of the Texias wbman'if a few yeais
ago, has been redeemed and
their lives should be spared.
And, the owher is that the death

penalty does not'deter murder.:
I guess because of Williams'
past he has been elevated to
celebrity status. That's the only
reason I can figure for Holly-
wood turning out with the
"Save Tookie Williams" cam-
paign. Celebrities have been all
over the place, mostly on televi-
son, (especially those who
haven't 'had a -show or movie
lately) talking about how this
guy has been redeemed. He
.may have been, I don't know
and ,hope he has, redemption
is good for everyone. But
Williams ought to get what's
coming to himi and I won't shed
.a tear. If Ihas some to shed it
would be for the families of
those four people killed 26
years ago.
One of my friend' suggested,
as we discussed the issue, that
he ought to be forgiven and
allowedto stay in prison. I
don't have a problem at all with
forgiving Williams. I forgive
him, but he still ought to face.
the punishment that has been
prescribed. Will he kill again if
allo0\ ed to live? Who knows.
I kno\\ that Ted Bundy won't
kil anyvbod ;else. No doubt if
he had hung around'a little
longer he 'night'have written
books for women on' how not to
"get raged and brutally mur-
dered.

Do these people ever think
about the victims in all of this?
Or is it that when the cameras
(news or action movie) come
out it's their cue to go on and
tell the rest of us what we ought
to think. I don't know how we
have come to the thinking that a
bunch of people who can play
make-believe better than most
of us somehow should be lis-
tened to and of all things fol-
lowed on anything.
The wife of late comic
Richard Pryor was on the Larry
King Show Monday night. She
was invited to talk about her
husband, a subject she is sup-
posed to know a lot about, but
the first thing out of her mouth
was, "Richard would want me
to say that Tookie Williams
should not be killed." C'mon, I
watched Richard Pryor ot laugh
like most people in the country.
Richard Pryor's social commen-
tary did not interest me in the
least, even when he was alive.
And I certainly don't want a
second-hand version from
"what's her name" Pryor.
By the time this appears in
Sprint Williams \\ ill probably
been killed by ileil intiecjon'.
Tle families of those four peo-
ple will never get their loved
ones back if they killed 1,000
Tookie Williamses, but I think
the punishment fits the crime.

What can you buy with a
smile?
Nothing that I am aware of.
So, if you cannot buy any-
thing with a smile, then it must
not have a value.
But a smile does have a
value, not a monetary value,
but an emotional value.
A smile can do things that
money only pretends to do.
I saw a grandmother holding
her grandchild today. The baby
was smiling at her grand-
mother, the grandmother was
smiling at the baby. Everyone
that saw the two of them had a
smile on their face as well.
A smile can warm your heart
as it did the grandmother and
her grandchild. Those are
priceless values that all of the
money in the world could not
create.
How about the little boy I
saw recently with his dad after
a fishing trip. He had a few
small fish and a very large
grin. His smile was conta-
gious, it wasn't long before
even the old crusty fishermen
around him were smiling. The
little boy had nothing to give
his dad back for a day oftfifsh-
ing biIti i:hi'H:'Ho\\ m'ntuch'"
you reckoh the dad felt that his
son'ssmile was worth?
SA couple of years ago I vis-
ited one of my cousins, JoAnn,

in the nursing home in West'
Florida. She was real sick and
sadly it would be my last visit
with her. I sat and talked with
JoAnn and her children for
several hours before I headed
home. I remembered we all
laughed and joked that day and
she had a smile on her face
when I left.
That is the way I will always
remember JoAnn, with a smile
on her face.
I recently ran into one of the
students that I mentored five
years ago. He walked up to me
with a big smile on his face
and and asked me if I remem-
bered who he was. I remem-
bered him, although he had
grown quite a bit since the last
time I had seen him. By the
way, he is doing well in school
and that, coupled with his
smile, made my day. i
This summer on one of my
day trips I was sitting watch-
ing people as they walked
along the sidewalks of one of
Florida's east coast cities
turned antique centers.
I'm not much of a shopper,
so I usually sit somewhere
while e eveeryb6'dd'lse'_hopsJ I
4k re;t6''wa t`en/rpl s-ey as; n'l
stroll along window shopping.
An older couple walked by,
I'd say they were in their late
seventies, maybe even eight-

ies. They were smiling as they
held hands and walked
leisurely along soaking in the.
laid back nature of the little
town. They were not in any
particular conversation, they
didn't appear to want to buy
anything, they were just walk-
ing along looking. They were
just enjoying each other's.
company.
I thought as I watched them
walk by that they were proba-
bly like most of us and had
seen their share of tragedy.
But, for that moment they.
were happy and smiling. It was
their smiles that gave away
their feelings. Even though
they did not realize it, they had
shared a brief moment with me
and I could not help but smile,
too, as they walked by.
I think a lot about smiling
this time of year. I think about
the people whose smiles Imiss
and I think about the smiles of
children on Christmas morn-
ing.
You know, a smile is a won-
derful thing. It costs nothing.
yet'its values priceless.
Remember that and try to -
giyvaa\y..,as.manN smiles as
you baum 17.,.," %.," ?.o:' )
I cannot think of a more" :i
appropriate Christmas present
than to share a smile with
someone.

.Quality Assurance

,Dear Editor,

You all know the term ""quality'
assurance", don't you?!? When.
iyou call into a business or govern-
*ment agency arid the first words
'that you hear are..."for quality
assurance, this line may be
recorded"...Well, that is a good
ihing. but for who?
What I have learned first hand'
is [and know it needs to be done
for people who can't advocate for
thiemnielves] is have'quiality assur-
ance and tape recordings saved for
that clentientpatientor whatever for
ate family. caseworkers, lawyers,
state attorneys,etc. So when the
,i,.pjte- o %',-r what W'as said can be'
documented honestly; Especially,
he entire conversation and not
just one Sde ,
When one person is misunder-
twod or if the crrn'imuLication is
,not .-;i. between both
i-'a j I:'" ...'.v: n a :ti.ui atlons and lies
I,- tO ,Ipp;l,.:r. ..Ihat li w here the
;ja.., urane program, would
re uJ1 iCome giys. even
the ,';: would like it because ii
.:i,,l iljp in .~onim criminal mat-
i .r ,,,. NPi to nvr iiiiin the politi-
cians who call or do not call you
b;:i.....:,,u would have the proof
one niighi need in the future fpr
'their opponent would be inter-
ested! You never know.
Something very critical to my
son's transportation to and from
the doctors' offices has 'been
;changed...due to a bureaucratic
decision...now I havet go before
,a council to fight for it back. And.
my mouth is wide open...not.only
'in disbelief, but wide open'to tell"it
from the mountain top if need be.

When you ,have .government
deciding medical decisions about
prescriptions or transportation,etc.
instead of medical personnel, it is
just wrong.
When you have a system that
relies on a committee or council to
vote on a matter of importance for
you or someone you love, you had
better have all of the wording in
,writing from day one with what-
ever you are working with.
Because I can tell you this is no
lie...there is lying going on right
now in Gadsden County. Folks
that have positions in society that
\ou would think their mothers
would have raised then not to tell
a lie. \'anna guess who I am talk-
ing about?

Martha Henderson-Moor

Sight/Vision

Dear Editor,

You cannot correct what you
are unwilling to confront. Any-
thing permitted will increase.
What you can tolerate you cannot
change.
I challenge every citizen of
Gretna to come out to the monthly
meetings and voice their opinion.
'If we don't take responsibility for
ourselves, we become a victim to
someone else. Everything that is
good is nit always good for us. No
one can do anything to you unless
you allow it.
Applications for the City Man-
ager's position are in. I understand
that both our previous City Man-
agers have applied. In my opinion
neither should be considered.
They have the unmitigated gall to
believe our legislators are going to
lobby for money on our behalf
with either of them at the helm of
the city. The Governor and our
legislators are hoping that some-
one is chosen who is trustworthy,
responsible and have a vision for
the., city's growth and develop-
ment.

Vision is a function,of the 'heart.
Without it there is no discipline. A
'lack of vision and a lack of pur-
pose diminish our overflow of
blessings. Vision is not self-cen-
tered, it benefits others. Never
'confuse vision with ambitions.
Using sight blocks the vision.
Our governing body does the hir-
ing 9f the City Manager. I hope
their decision is not based on
sight, emotions or friendship.
When \our.obsession is to do the
right thing wrong people will find
you unbearable.
Again, I challenge you to come to
the monthly meeting to voice your
opinion.

Dorothy C, Hughes

many outstanding dates in our
country's history, such as July 3,
1776 when our nation declared its
independence from Great Britain
and which is celebrated every year
with fireworks on the Third of
July.
"A day to remember," eh? Well,
almost.

Hugh Janus

(Note: I made the mistake and I
admit it. It was December 7th. not
the 6th. I have no explanation
other than Ihad intentions of hon-
oring those who fought for our
country during WWII. Byron
Spires)

Thankful

Dear Editor,

On December 7, 1941 a
will live in infamy, force
Japanese Empire attack
home port of the U.S. Pac
at Pearl Harbor on the
Oahu, Hawaii. It was a
morning and the attack w
plete surprise. Damages t
can forces were devastat
was FDR's message to t
after the attack.
We at HMS bow in hur
mission to the lives los
devastating morning.
respect the flag at HMS v
at half staff on December

Wrong date

Dear Editor,

I was traveling through
recently, and picked up a
your fine newspaper date
and read it when I stopped
a Truckers Welcome mot
noted, on the editorial
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A good book

Dear Editor:

. Some of the books in our Gads-
Island of
land of den County Public Library are
Sunday
outstanding. One of the best con-
as a com- .
as a co-sists of 324 exciting pages that I
:o Amen-
Ameri- just finished reading: The Kite
ting. This
ting. i Runner by Khaled Hosseini. The
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author has lived in California
S since 1980. Previously his home
nble sub-
Swas Kabul, Afghanistan.
t on that
The narrative begins when the
Out of
f author is age twelve in 1975.
vas flown
as flown There is a lot of information about
how people endured the Russians
HMS followed by the Taliban. Sadly,
many did not survive that double
whammy.
This book has many characteris-
tics of a biography, but it actually
is a realistic novel. The mystery
aspect is not "who done it" but
Quincy rather how did characters survive,
a copy of and if they did not why not?
ed Dec. 1 I can't remember the last time I
d, later, at read such an informative, stimulat-
el. I ing book. I give this book five out
page, an of a possible five stars.
1. A day Ralph Ranney
ave been

Wonder why?

Dear Editor,

Things I ponder!
Iraq was ruled by a dictator
who represented the minority reli-
gious group and minority political
party there. Are we really only dif-
ferent in that we don't have the
dictator?
Such a small percentage of us
vote in any election, the minority
Sof us(the politicians) rule with out
fear of losing their benefits or
power. The "Death Penalty" is
cruel and unusual punishment in
that the person sits in prison for 20
or more years(except McVeigh)

before the sentence is maybe car-
ried out wondering, if and when.
I personally don't care to spend
the money it takes lock up a killer
for 30 or more years, when so
many people in this country who
need that money to just eke out a
living, most without proper health
care that the killer receives. I saw
somewhere recently the question.
How can we train our young men
for .six month then send them to
fight and die, yet the Iraqi army
and police have been training for
two years and still have to follow
our men in controlling their coun-
try? Thanks for listening

Don Strickland

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Hospital

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ment with Ashford Healthcare Sys-
tems, Inc. to operate Gadsden
Memorial Hospital. The agreement
also included a lease provision for
the physical plant.
April 15, 2005: The BoCC sent a
"Notice of Default" dated April 15,
2005 to Ashford Healthcare Sys-
tems, Inc. regarding the non-pay-
ment of rent from Nov. 2004
through April 2005, and informing
them that they had ten days to pay
the rent.
April 29, 2005: The attorney rep-
resenting Ashford Healthcare Sys-
tems, Inc., Hal Richmond,
responded with a letter dated April
29, 2005 which'is more than 10
days required by the agreement.
May 17, 2005: The county
recieved a letter dated May 17,
2005 from Michael Lake, CEO of
Ashford Healthcare Systems, Inc.,
indicating hand delivery of partial
payment to the Clerk of the Court
and the time frame for outstanding
lease payments.
May 17, 2005: The BoCC
directed staff to begin the process
to terminate the management agree-
ment between the County and Ash-
ford Healthcare Systems, Inc.
May 23, 2005: The clerk, the
county attorney, and the county
manager met and agreed to recom-
mend to the. BoCC that a board of
directors be re-stablished to under-
take the same responsibilities as
entrusted to them in 2002.
June 7, 2005: the BoCC .
appointed members of the Gadsden
Hospital, Inc. Board of Directors:.
June 27, 2005: Meeting of the
Gadsden Hospital, Inc. Board of
Directors. Approved the hiring of a
board of director's consultant.
uly 5, 2005: the BoCC author-
ized the county manager to approve
the expenditures of the Gadsden
'County Hospital, Inc. Board of
Directors from the interest earned
on the Hospital Trust Fund, in con-
sultation with the Office of the
Clerk of the Court.
Aug. 22, 2005: Meeting of the
Gadsden Hospital, Inc. Board ofr
Directors. ,.
Sept. 7, 2005: Meeting of the
Gadsden Hospital, Inc. Board of
Directors.
Oct. 25, 2005: Meeting of the
Gadsden Hospital, Inc. Board of.
Directors.
Nov. 2, 2005: Meeting of the
Gadsden Hospital, Inc. Board of
Directors.
Nov. 4, 2005: Emergency Order
from the Agency for Health Care
Administration (AHCA) immedi-`
ately suspends Ashford's license
and shuts down the hospital, with
the exception of the business office.
All patients are removed.
Nov. 5, 2005: Emergency meet-
ing of the Gadsden Hospital, In,c
Board of Directors regarding the
suspension of the license.
Nov. 7, 2005: Emergency meet-
ing of the BoCC regarding the sus-

pension of the license. The BoCC
authorises premises to be secured
and that access be provided to
employees authorizes by Ashford
during business hours only.

Legal Process

There are currently three court
cases and two administrative
actions pending that involve Ash-
ford Healthcare Systems, Inc:
1. Florida Second Circuit Court
Case in Gadsden County-Civil
Action for $6.3 million in damages.
August 16, 2005: Complaint filed
by Ashford.
Sept. 6, 2005: Motion to dismiss
the suit filed by the county.
Nov. 14, 2005: Case stayed
(stopped) by filing of Chapter 11
bankruptcy. Case cannot proceed
until Bankruptcy Court agrees.
2. Florida Second Circuit Court
case in Gadsden County-Civil
Injunction for access to Hospital.
Nov. 8, 2005: Complaint and m
Nov. 9, 2005: Emergency injunc-
tion hearing held and oral ruling
provided for access under hours
and for employees designated by
Ashford.
Nov. 14, 2005: Case stayed
(stopped) by filing of Chapter 11
bankruptcy. Case cannot proceed
until Bankruptcy Court agrees.
Nov. 16, 2005: Order issued
reflecting oral ruling (See Nov. 9,
2005).
3.U.S. Bankruptcy Court Northern
District of Florida (Tallahassee-
Chapter 11 reorganization).
Nov. 14, 2005: petition for bank-
ruptcy filed-results in automatic
stay for ALL PENDING litigation
and POTENTIAL new suits.
Nov. 21, 2005: Ashford issues
demand to county for.24 hours a
day, seven days a week access to
Hospital for'all staff, based on the
Nov. 16, 2005 order.
Nov. 22, 2005: County issues a
written refusal, but offers access
during business hours for justifiable
staff.
Nov. 23, 2005: Ashford files
Emergency Motion for Contempt
seeking 24/7 access to Hospital for
all staff.
Nov. 29, 2005:' Hearing on Ash-
for, s:EpRergegacpyjMQtoji for CQn-
tempt. .
SNov. 29, 2005: Order denying
Ashford's Emergency Motion for
Contempt.
Dec. 5, 2005: Initial meeting with
creditors..
Dec. 8, 2005: Status Conference.
4. Administrative suspension of
Ashford's License (AHCA)
Nov. 4, 2005: Emergency Order
from AHCA immediately suspends
Ashford licenses
Dec. 5, 2005: deadline to file
appeal of Emergency Order-will
not result in stopping suspension.
5. Administrative relocation of
Ashford's License (AHCA)
Nov. 30, 2005: Notice of intent to
permanently revoke Ashford's
license issued by ACHA.
Dec. 21-30, 2005: Deadline for
Ashford to request hearing on
Notice of Intent to permanently

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revoke Ashford's licence (date
based on receipt of Notice).
County Manager Marlon Brown
said the two circuit court cases

Wolff

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were automatically stopped on Nov. 'tal and get the facility up and run-
14 when the bankruptcy was files. ning again. "If I have the cooplera-
The county cannot, therefore, issue .tion of everyone involved, the
any counterclaims in either of the county, Mike Lake, staff and doc-
cases, nor can they remove Ashford tors," said the former administrator
cases, nor ca y, :..of Bay Medical Center in Panama
from the hospital. "Each time we Bay Medical Cnter in Panama
make a move they make a counter- City.
make a move they make a counter- Even with the cooperation of all of
move," Brown said. the local players, there is still the
The county has authorized County :-: -ot-so-small problem of making the
Attorney Thornton Williams to hire:. :l icessary corrections at the hospital
a special bankruptcy attorney. to convince the state's Agency for
Asstistant County Attorney Paul Health Care Administration
,..HCAnto reinstate Ashford's
Sexton said that sometimes bank- iAHCA Co reinstate Ashford's
t license to admit patients again.
ruptcy case are settled or dismissed Wolff believes that AHCA should
speedily, but if this one continues at ,have never suspended the license
the normal pace, it could take six -because the items cited in the six-
months or more. *: page document "didn't rise to the
While Ashford cannot operate. level to warrant suspension." The
except in the business office, the st-ur e. he said, was flawed. Accord-
order from AHCA can be appealed i to Wolff the team that was sent
t .a Di... C .: to assess whether Ashford was oper-
to a District Court within 30 days, eating the hospital in accordance with
but will only be set aside if there is. sate regulations was looking for
a problem procedurally. The order things that were no longer a part of
does not preclude AHCA from lift- the mission of a critical access hos-
ing the suspension, but it also does pital. Other things he said were
not indicate that Ashford could already in place and the team chose
convince AHCA to do that, or that not to look at them. Wolff said he is
it would actually happen, Brown in the process of working on an
Should actually happen Brown swer for all of the deficiencies
said. ed.
1 cited.
In the meantime, On December 2, A -CHA, Wolff said, should have
Leon County Commissioner Bill sent them a follow-up letter outlin-
Proctor sent a letter to BoCC ing the deficiencies again and giving
Chairman Ed Dixon offering Leon Ashford a set amount of time to cor-
County's assistance in "resol% in rect those deficiencies. Wolff said'
this (hospital) matter."' ,- Ashford never got a letter from
Athis (hr. CHA requesting a plan for correc-
"As my Board's liaison to your tions. He said the hospital was
county, I am compelled to ascertain closed the following business week
your county's disposition toward and mail sent to the Blue Star High-
our assistance in light of the serious va\ address was not delivered. "I
impacts facing Leon Count\ as a don' know what happened to it,
result of the hospital closing in the\ tthe post office) could have
Gadsden Count.. You can appreci- sent it back. Mike Lake (former
ae Cou Ashford CEO) called AHCA last
ate that my Board needs to kno w eek and gave them the box num-
and understand x hat this hospital ber." Wolff said.
closing means to the Leon County ,. His challenge is to get the hospital
healthcare delivery system, espe- open. "It is in the best interest of the
cially to our hospitals," Proctor people of the community to keep the
wrote. He asked Dixon to "receive license 'of a critical access facility.
this overture in the spirit i s being This is vital," he said Wolff said he
offered and that is one of neighbor- wanls to sit down with county offi-
l a tocials and resolves any conflicts. The
lines and love." count\. however, has nothing to do
'Dixon answered Proctor on with issuing or suspending the com-
December 6 and thanked him for pan's operating license. In fact,
his concern. He said he was thank- according to assistant county attor-
ful and humbled by Proctor's desire :iey Paul Sexton, AHCA isn't even
to help. discussing what's going on between
\,.iotd stands atrmln in its: I Ashford and the state with anyone
....^ ? if krjytddtoiymUhty$ goveemment. .
commitment of providing quality In the meantime, Lake has 'filed
healthcare to the citizens of Gads- bankruptcyy and has taken the county
den County. Our prime preference to court several times in the past few
is to secure a license in our name i weeks. Once was to ask for entry
so that there is better oversight in back into the facility to work in the
the future operation and manage- .".administrative and business office.
ment of our hospital. -We are cur- !" Ashford asked for and was granted
ent ia. reaccess to the hospital from 8 a.m. to
rently engaged in a series o legal p.m. five days per week. Wolff
battles with the current manage- said he needs to be in the facility
ment company that precludes us after business hours because that's
from quickly moving for\ ard on. when his create\ e juices" flow and
both fronts. Leon County standing he can concentrate better without
by our side as a show of support relpehones ringing and the usual
during this crisis can only speak
volumes to both our citizenry in
accomplishing Gadsden County's
goals. We stand ready to discuss
any matters related to-the hospital a d S
or the provision of quaits y health- .G a d
care for our citizens," Di'on \\ rote.

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interruptions of the business day. He
said he had not made the request for
extended hours because of his con-
cern for the deputies who are on
duty all day.
He is quite confident he can fix.
what ails the hospital. after all' he
has done it before. "I turned Bay
Medical around in two months. I
have a solution that can be applied
here with everybody's coopera-
tion," he said. The answer will take
people working together and
finances. According to Wolff the
financial trouble is the result of too
many indigent patients and the
county's not paying for citizens who
can't or won't pay their hospital
bills. One answers for the county to

levy a half-cent tax earmarked fqr
those bills that go unpaid.
Wolff said he has worked at hospi-
tals all over the country and feels
sure he can pull GCH out of its
quagmire. "I help fix hospitals, I'm
not here permanently," he said.
Some hospital employees have
filed for unemployment, others are
waiting to-see when, or if, they will
be returning to work. For right now
some department heads and a few
other select employees (about a 30-
man workforce) are busy at the hos-
pital scrubbing walls and floors,.and
painting the walls. Getting ready,
Wolff said, to reopen when the time
comes.

Helms recognized as

certified member;

school board 1 of 10

certified boards in FL

members to earn the distinction of
Certified Board Member by com-
pleting ninety-six (96) hours of
training in eleven (11) curricular
areas, and to maintain the distinc-
tion with an additional eighteen (18)
hours of training each year. The
Certified Board award signifies, a
commitment by the school board to
actively pursue formalized training
for its members.
This training' instills knowledge
and awareness of key educational
issues, enabling the school board to
provide expert leadership for stu-
dents and the community. School
board members who have earned
the Certified Board Member distinc-
tion include Judge Helms. Jr., Roger
Milton and Isaac Sinmmons.

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Judge B. Helms, Jr., a Gadsden
County School Board member, was
recognized as a Certified Board
Member on November 30, in
Tampa, at the Annual Joint Confer-
ence sponsored by the Froida
School Boards Association. .
Helms earned this distinction by
completing a minimum, of ninet -
six (96) hours of training in eleven
areas which focus on the gover-
nance roles and responsibilities of
school board members.
The Certified Board Member Pro-
gram. is a voluntary training pro-
gram for individual board members
and is offered by the Florida School
Boards Association. Helms is one of
only eighty-nine 189, school board
members in Florida to achieve this
prestigious award.
'The Certified Board Member
(CBM) Program provides ,leader-
ship training for school board mem-
bers as, they strive to enhance stu-
dent learning opportunities in their
communities and to ad\ ance excel-
lence and promote equity in public
education.
Training topics in the CMB Pro-
gram include: student learning.
school finance, legislative
processes,, policymaking, strategic
planning, school law, community
invol~deheti'i advdcaci. for public
education..cdi.ersiry, employed rela-
tions, and current trends and issues.
Members of the Gadsden County
School Board have receive-, -the
honor of Certified Board. The board
was recognized on December 1,
2005, in TampaTat the Annual Joint
Conference sponsored by the
Florida School Boards Association.
Gadsden County is one of only ten
(10) school boards in Florida (16%)
to receive this prestigious award.
To qualify for 'the Certified
Board distinction, it is necessary for
the majority of the school board

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Special program at Gretna Elementary

Sherry Taylor, mayor of Quincy, sponsored a special program for Gretna
Elementary School students in grades three through five on Wednesday.
Many talented students from East Gadsden High contributed to make the
program, "Safe, Drug Free School and Healthy Life Styles", a success.
This program began with an overview by Matherlyn Norwood introducing
the purpose for the visit. A musical performance by the EGHS band, led by
Randolph Bush and Donovan Hayes, set the mood for the program. Set One
included musical selections by the band. Rapping by Keith Rogers entitled
"Back Talk, Talk Back" was enthusiastically received by the students and
staff. Various selections by the concert band added to the festivities: The
Divas and Dudes Dance Team offered entertainment with ballet, jazz and
hip-hop dancing.
Guest speaker for the program was Cortney Jones, who was followed by
more music by the 4MULA and the EGHS Percussion Group. Closing
remarks were given by Gretna Elementary School Principal Alma R. West.

Gadsden County Breakfast Manager's Choice
Lunch Manager's Choice
lunch menus
Monday, Dec. 19 Friday, Dec. 30
Friday, Dec. 16 Christmas Holidays

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Munroe's 8th graders'poinsettias arrive

The annual poinsettia sale by Robert F. Munroe Day School's eighth
graders ended with the arrival of the truck last week. Boxes were
unloaded and plants were delivered promptly in time for the holiday
activities. The plants were $11 each, and the proceeds help defray the
expenses of the class trip to Washington. Ms. Cheryl Smith is the class
sponsor. Pictured transporting boxes through the main building is Erin
Sampson, daughter of Joel and Whitney Sampson of Quincy.

GWM holds FCAT
Family Night

Not only is Christmas coming too
fast, so is the FCAT.
This past week, George W.
Munroe Elementary School held
their annual Family FCAT Night.
Parents had the opportunity to ask
questions about the FCAT and
review materials that will help their
child be successful on the FCAT.
Parents need to be mindful of the
requirements for promotion for
grades 3, 4, & 5 and be aware of the
Gadsden County Student Progres-
sion Plan. Not only do students
have to pass all of their major
classes (i.e. Reading, Math, Writ-
ing, Social Studies, Science), but
also pass the FCAT test.
Third grade students will take the
Reading and Math portions of the
FCAT. Fourth grade students will
take the Reading, Math, and Writing
portions of the FCAT.
The fifth graders will take the
Reading, Math, and Science por-
tions of the test. FCAT Writing +
will be held on February 7 & 8,
2006, with the FCAT and NRT
being administered from February
27 through March 10, 2006.
If parents have questions or con-
cerns about the FCAT, please do not
hesitate to contact the school as
soon as possible. We have plenty of
practice materials, computer pro-
grams, and internet sites for stu-
dents to practice between now and
the test dates. Please do not wait
until the last minute.

Students affected by
hurricane must
register by Dec. 18
Students who were affected by
Hurricane Katrina and currently
enrolled at TCC must register by
Dec. 18 to benefit from the in-state
Stuiion 1'ate Forj'additional informa-
tion.'c-ill' ik'e oods in the Enroll-
ment Services Office at (850) 201-
6127.

TCC Holiday Schedule
Tallahassee Community College
will be closed from Dec. 21-31. The
College will reopen Jan. 3. The
Bookstore will have normal busi-
ness hours this week (Monday-
Thursday, 8 a.m.-7 p.m.; Friday, 8
a.m.-5 p.m.; Saturday & Sunday,
CLOSED). Below are the Book-
store's holiday hours, which begin
on Monday, December 12.

TCC Bookstore hours
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a.m.-7 p.m.
* December 16, 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
* December 17-18, CLOSED
* December 19-20, 8 a.m.-7 p.m.
* December 21, 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
* December 22-23, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
* December 24-26, CLOSED
* December 27-30, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
* December 31-January 1,
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Robert F. Munroe Beta Club inducts new members
The Junior and Senior Beta Clubs at Robert E Munroe Day School recently inducted new members from the last
nine weeks of last year and the first nine weeks grading periods of this school year. The requirements for mem-
bership are that the student has nothing less than a B in each subject for two consecutive nine weeks and be a good
citizen of the community. The Junior Beta inductees are from left to right: Courtney Mayo, Kristen Allen, and Miller
Joyner. New Senior Beta members continue left to right with Angelica Bruce, Melissa Kent, and Bradley Trim. The
club is an academic organization dedicated to community service. This year the focus of the group remains raising
money and awareness for the March of Dimes. Densyl Fletcher is the sponsor of both clubs.

.1 T Seeing history...
S The fourth grade of Robert F.
t. Munroe Day School was in St.
Augustine on November 21 and
22 for the school's annual Florida
history trip. Betty Suber's class
and chaperones enjoyed visiting
the Colonial Spanish Quarter
Living Museum, the Lighthouse
Museum, the Alligator Farm, and
Ripley's Believe It or Not. Pic-
tured is the class visiting Castillo
de San Marcos after their nar-
rated trolley tour of the city

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RFM Clubs collect food
As a holiday project for the service clubs at Robert F. Munroe Day School cans of food were collected
before the Thanksgiving break. The food was distributed to local charities in time for Thursday's meals. The
picture shows Anchor Club members posing after the collection from each homeroom.

Weather captures students' interest at Shanks

By: LaTrecha Scott
James A. Shanks Middle
School teachers are continually dis-
covering new ways to engage stu-
dents in the learning process. When
a gifted studies student told Barbara
Johnson that Geography was boring,
Johnson knew there had to be a
change. Johnson needed something
or someone exciting enough to cap-
ture the attention of her students
"Kowlebdge is po\'v ei," Jolh or'i
said. In order to empower them she
had to take the teaching process up
another notch. "I needed a way to
get the information out to them."
How can I use geography?
Aside from finding a location, add
TV Meteorologist to the list. John-
son called Ray Hawthorne, WCTV
meteorologist, in to teach her class.
"He immediately said yes."
Thursday, Dec. 1 he gave
students a few helpful tips to use.

Shanks 6th graders
'traveling' country
with letters

By: LaTrecha Scott

SJames A. Shanks Middle School is
traveling the interstate. Students
corresponded with the secretary's of
state throughout the country. Their
means of travel was through postal
services.
Lee Evans, the Florida history
teacher, wanted his sixth grade stu-
dents to experience America. "I
wanted them to get an interaction
beyond the internet," he said.
Using a method borrowed from his
fifth grade teacher, he had his stu-
dents write a letter to the state of
their choosing for information
about that state. "I wanted to
expand their horizons outside of
Florida and do something different
from other classes."
Postage and stamps were provided
by Rosalyn Smith, principle, and
letters went out on Nov. 18. "Every-
day they would ask, 'Did you check
your mail box today,"' Evans said.
A week later response letters from
Nebraska, New York, Colorado,
Indiana, Utah, North Carolina,
Montana, Maine, South Dakota,
Hawaii, Oklahoma, and Iowa filled
his mail box.
Each student got the opportunity
to see and learn about the different
things the state has to offer. The
writer of the letter to New York
wanted to know about all the fun
things to do in the popular state.
Accompanied with his response
letter and other letters was a pack-
age filled with state information and
goodies such. as state penchants,
brochures, flags', maps, "I love NY"
buttons, and postcards. The class
will send letters throughout the state
in March the month of its statehood.

Hawthorne used his profession to
bring the subject to life. For stu-
dents Latitude and Longitude are
terms to know come test day. For
meteorologists they are terms to
know during hurricane season to
pinpoint bad weather. Along with
learning about latitude and longi-
tude Hawthorne taught the students
how hurricanes were formed,
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By introducing students to
geography in the real world, John-
son was able to reach her intended
goal. The students had fun and she
was able to get the lesson across.
Johnson believes that bringing pro-.
fessionals into the classroom is an
important tool.

George Munroe spelling champs
George W. Munroe Elementary School is proud to announce the 2005/06
Spelling Bee champions. From left to right: Third place-Antonio Dudley;
Second place-Ashley McSwain; First place-Jelesa Hicks. Pictured with the
winners are Mrs. Jennifer Humphrey, 5th grade teacher & event coordina-
tor; Mrs. Danielle Hendricks, 4th grade teacher; and Mrs. Joani Bradwell,
5th grade teacher. Jelesa will be representing George Munroe in the Gads-
den County Spelling Bee on January 11, 2006.

LEGAL NOTICE

THE SCHOOL BOARD OF GADSDEN COUNTY, FLORIDA,
announces its regularly scheduled Board Meeting, to which all
interested persons are invited.

Date: Tuesday, December 20, 2005

Time: 6:00 P.M.

Place: School Board Meeting Room
Max D. Walker School Administration Building
35 Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd.
Quincy, FL

PURPOSE OF THE REGULAR MEETING: To ratify pay
ment of bills, consider personnel actions, consider bids and quotations,
consider and/or act on proposal and/or adoption of Administrative
Rules, and such other business as may be ready for consideration.

A copy of this agenda may be obtained by writing to, or otherwise contacting: The
School Board of Gadsden County, Florida, Attention: Mr. Reginald C. James,
Superintendent of Schools, 35 Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd., Quincy, Florida
32351.

Notice is hereby given that if a person decides to appeal any decision made by the
Board with respect to any matter considered at the meeting, he will need a record
of the proceedings, and for such purpose he may need to ensure that a verbatim
record of the proceedings are made, which records would include the testimony and
evidence upon which the appeal is to be based.

Dated this 12th day of December, 2005 A.D.
THE SCHOOL BOARD OF GADSDEN COUNTY, FLORIDA
/s/ Reginald C. James
Superintendent of Schools
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Player of the Year
Darius Jackson, East Gadsden and Times
Sports Editor Joe Ferolito

2005

All County

Football Team

Coach of the Year
Rodell Thomas, East Gadsden and Times
Sports Editor Joe Ferolito

Chris Atkins
Defensive End -
6'4"; 210 lbs; SenilofWGHS
Two time all-county choice;
a fierce competitor. Totaled
10 sacks and 20 tackles for
loss.

Ron Burns
RB/LB
5'9"; 165 lbs; Sophomore;
WGHS
Two-time all-county choice.
SStrong runner with good
vision who rushed for over
1000 yards-and 8 TDs.

Joseph Hackney
QB, RB, FS
5'9"; 130 lbs; Senior; RFM
Rushed for 441 yards; passed
for 215 yards and was in on
51 tackles.

Ricky Gennie
WR
6'0": 170 Ibs; Senior; EGHS
Two-time all-county pick.
Collected 51 receptions for
780 yards and 5 TDs.

Dontavious
Johnson
RB/WR/LB/DB
S5'7"; 210 lbs.; Sophomore;
RFM
Rushed for 430 yards; was in
on'61 tackles and:recovered
three fumbles;.

Steve Phillips
OL/DL
6'3"; 230 lbs; Senior; RFM
A three-time all-county pick.
Led RFM with 51 solo stops
and 84 total tackles.

Todd Rowan
TE/LB
5'11"; 188 lbs; Junior; RFM
Caught eight passes for 84
yards and was in on 73 tack-
les.

Reginald Ray
LB
6'1"; 250 lbs; Junior; EGHS
Two-time all-county choice.
Was in on 83 tackles includ-
ing 64 solo stops.

Hary Betsey
Quarterback
6'2"; 200 lbs; Senior, EGHS
Two-time all-county pick.
Completed 84 of 175 passes
for 1,170 yards and 8 TDs.

Ronald Gordon
LB
5'9"; 205 lbs; Junior; EGHS
Was in on 85 tackles (62
solo) and returned a fumble
for a touchdown.

Photo
not
available

Darius Winbush
LB
5'9"; 165 lbs; Senior; WGHS
Panthers' best all-around
player was in on 75 tackles
(54 solo) and caused two
fumbles.

Micah Brown
DL
6' "; 195 lbs; Junior; EGHS
Recorded nine sacks and
scored two touchdowns on
defensive returns (1 fum-
ble/lint.).

Darius Jackson
RB
5'10"; 180 Ibs; Junior; EGHS
Rushed for 799 yards and 9
TDs, averaging 6.9 per carry.
Caught 18 passes, 4 TDs.

Willie Johnson

5'10"; 185 lbs; Senior;
EGHS
Two-way utility player who
excelled on special teams.
Had two kickoff returns for
TD.

Robert Russ
Kicker
5'11"; 165 lbs; Senior;
EGHS
Handled both punting and
place kicking chores. Aver-
aged over 33 yards per punt.

Allen Blair
OL
6'2"; 215 lbs; Senior; WGHS
Two-time all-county selec-
tion. Outstanding blocker
that consistently graded out
high.

Ron Roberts
CB
5'8"; 150 lbs; Junior; WGHS
A great cover corner.
Recorded 20 pass break-ups
and made 40 tackles.

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Susie Morris,
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the Jaguars were in the play-off picture until W\est Gadsden's Chris Atkins is high on The bowl season begins net Tuesda,, Aind
The 2005 late in the season. several lists, as is East Gadsden's Ricky this yeai mi colunui \ill be no different I
Gadsden County That and'the fact that East Gadsden Gennie and Hanry Betsey like'to pick the howl games. I'm not oer'.
third All-Coun v played another tough schedule helped Steve Philhps fionm Munroe. Allen Blair good at it but it's still fun.
S:Football team is Jaguar coach Rodell Thomas earn Coach- and Darius Winbush from West Gadsden, The season begins next Tuesdai night in
announced this of-the Year honors, along with East Gadsden's Wilhe Johnson Lafayette. La. \\here they wiUv l pla the Ne\
week. Player-of-the Year honors also went to a are also on some lists. Orleans Bowl. Southern Miss is a big
;.. :, It was anv- Jaguar. Junior -Darius Jackson gained the Jackson heads a list of underclassmen favorite over Arkansas State and they
Ldon2 thine but a ban- award by scoring 13 touchdowns. Jackson that return next season. should beat the Indians who \\ill be making
..net year for was a threat for East Gadsden anytime he Munroe's Todd Row\an and Donta\ious their first ever bowl appe.uance.
By Joe Ferolito counts teams as had the ball-whether it be rushing, receiv- Jackson \\ul also bi back along with West Wednesda- night the GMhAC Bowl ill
the three football ing, returning kicks or on defense making Gadsden's Ron Burns and Ron Roberts and be played in Mobile w here Tledo is
t playing schools interceptions. East Gadsden's Micah Brown. Reginald favored over UTEP I'm taking the under-
bad a combined This years team has 9 seniors. 6 juniors, Ray, and Ronald Gordon. dog Miners iu that one -1 also ma\ make the
5-22 record. and 2 sophomores.- That should help the counts hane a bet- trip to Mobile for that ainme. E,.er\ wau I
East Gadsden Several of the seniors are being recruited ter fall in 2006. want to go to a bow\ game but never do.
had the best and will sign in February and go on to play Maybe things will change this yeai
record at 4-6 and college football.

Cats lose 2 district games; break for holidays
Munroe took on their district 3-A heavy weight opponents last week. They played at Apalachicola Thursday
night and hosted John Paul II on Friday.
:The results for both games were much the same.
SApalachicola defeated the Bobcats 73-26 as nine Sharks scored with Jeremy Turrell's 15 points leading the way.
Ben Young scored 6 to top Munroe's scoring.
SJohn Paul II won over the Bobcats 70-26. John Dooner's 12 points topped NMunroe's scoring in that contest.
The Bobcats have 2-6 record and will not be in action until after.the holidays. Their next games January 5th
: hen they host Carrabelle.

Bolton's 31 leads Lion past Carrabelle; go 3-3
SCraig Bolton and Matt Suber put on a scoring show Tuesday night leading the Tallavana Lion to a 67-53 win
over Carrabelle in a home basketball game.
The Lion used big second and fourth quarters to put up their third victory of the year to go along with three
losses.
STallavana scored 18 points in each of quarter two and four while the Panthers managed just 23 total points in the
same stanza's.
Bolton put in 31 points and Suber scored 25. Billy Finley tossed in 9 in support of Bolton and Suber.
It was the second big scoring game of the week for Bolton. Friday night he put in 24 against Panama City Chris-
tian in a 81-40 loss. ... ,
Tallavana's next action will come on January 6 when they host Emmanuel.

EGHS escapes twice in close contests
Demetric Salters' East Gadsden boys basketball team had a pair of close encounters this past week.
The Jaguars won an overtime game over Florida High at home Saturday night and then rallied for a win over P.C.
Arnold on the road Tuesday night.
The win over Florida High was by a 70-60 score after the two teams ended regulation play knotted at 53.
-.. Darius Jackson led the o\ enime charge with 6 points and had 15 for the game.
Sam McLaunn w as the leading Jaguar scorer in the contest getting 19 points and pulling off 24 rebounds.
Reshard NMcGill hit 12 for East Gadsden while D. Demps led Florida High with 21.
Tuesday night the Jaguars found themselves behind 50-45 to Arnold beginning the fourth quarter.
SBack to back three-pointers by Jackson led a 23-13 spurt that gave the Jaguars the 68-63 district win.
N- lcLaurin was again the leading scorer for East Gadsden with 16 points, he also had 10 rebounds. Jackson had
114 points. McGill 13, and Patrick Smith 8 for the 6-2 Jaguars. Smith also had 13 rebounds.
G Guards Carter Grubbs and Tyler Schneider hit 24 and 21 for Arnold to help them build their lead.
"Thetr tm o guards were tough." Said Salters. "It took a lot of pressure in the fourth quarter for us to pull it out."
1-le continued. "It was a hectic week with the two close games but we held together and got the wins."
Another big week is in store for the Jaguars as they host FAMU Thursday night and district rival Godby on Sat-
urday night.

West Gadsden loses close one to Liberty
est Gadsden saw a 20-13 halftime lead disappear to Liberty Co. in a 39-38 loss in Bristol Tuesday night.
LarrI Jackson with 13 points and Ron Burns with 12 led the Panthers in the district loss. West Gadsden man-
aged onl\ 5 points in the third quarter and that contributed much to the loss.
..\\e couldn't get anything to fall in the third quarter." Panther coach Alexander James said. "That allowed Lib-
erty County to catch up and put us in a back and forth game,"
The loss broke a two game winning streak for West Gadsden after they knocked off Blountstown 55-53 in a home
game Friday night. Jackson had 12 points and 17 rebounds in that contest.
West Gadsden's record is 2-3. They play at Wewahitchka Thursday night and will play in the Elk's Lodge Hol-
;idaN Classic this week-end.
The Panther's first game in the tournament will be Friday at 4:30, pm when they meet Taylor Co.
,The tournament will be played at Lincoln in Tallahassee and also features Florida High, Leon, John Paul II,
North Florida, Jefferson Co., and host Lincoln.

Photo by Byron Spires
Robert F. Munroe's Clay White sneaks a layup past one of John Paul II's 6'10" players.

Player of the Week

West Gadsden High School

Chelsea McMillan
Chelsea had a triple double in a big
district win over Port St. Joe. She
scored 16 points, had 13 rebounds
and 11 blocked shots.
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All Conference

Munroe's Phillips, Hackn4

Steve Phillips, Joseph Hackney and Dontavius John-
son were selected to the Panhandle Football Conference
11ll Conference team on December 6.
| Munroe is a member of the six team conference that
also includes Aucilla Christian, Carrabelle, John Paul II,
Apalachicola and Panama City Christian. Aucilla
Christian won the conference championship with an
undefeated 5-0 record. Phillips made the defensive team
as a defensive lineman. He also excelled as an offen-
s ve guard for the Bobcats. Steve made 84 tackles on the
season.
Joseph Hackney is the son of George and Julianne
- ackney of Quincy. Joseph is also a four year letter
winner for football and was All County 2005.; Joseph

2005 QPRD .
Basketball
Season: '

ey, Johnson all-conference

was selected as the top utility player for the conference.
On offense, Joseph played quarterback, wide receiver
and running back. On defense, he played lineback and
free safety for the Bobcats. He totaled over 700 all pur-
pose yards during the 2005 season.
Dontavius is the son of Andre and Diane Paul of Mt.
Pleasant. He has played varsity football for two years.
Dontavius had 61 tackles as cornerback and linebacker.
As a running back and wide receiver, he earned over 400
yards on offense.
Aucilla Christian won the 2005 Panhandle Conference
Championship. Their coach, Dave Roberts, was named
Coach of the Year. Running back, Casey Gunnels, was
Named Player of the Year.

QPRD cheer and baton
practice schedule:
The pee-wee and midget cheer-
leader squads will have practice on
Monday, Dec. 19 and Wednesday,
Dec. 21 from 5:30 pm 6:30pm at
the Campbell-Kelly Community
Center. The baton squad will have
practice same days and times at the
Ferolito Recreation Center Dance
Room. Basketball season will be
starting soon, so let's make sure we
attend every practice. For more
information on these programs,
contact the Rec Department at 875-
2255."
Aerobics & yoga classes:
The Quincy Parks & Recreation
Department offers aerobics classes
on Monday & Wednesdays 7 pm -
8 pm at the Ferolito Recreation
Center (122 N. Graves Street).
Classes include step aerobics, ton-
ing and light heights. Also avail-
able is yoga classes on Tuesdays &
Thursday 6 pm 7:30 pm at the
Campbell-Kelly Community Center
(415 Cooper Street). These classes
include stretching and relaxation
techniques. For more information
on these classes, please contact the
department at 875-2255.
Youth, adult Taekwondo:
The Quincy Parks & Recreation
Department offers youth and adult
taekwondo classes at the Campbell-
Kelly Community Center on Mon-
days and Wednesdays from 6:30pm
-7:30pm. On Wednesdays from
7:30pm 9:00 pm an additional
class is offered for adult partici-
pants. If you are at least seven years
old and are interested to participat-
ing, the next session will begin on
Jan. 4. Stop by the Ferolito Recre-
ation Center to register beginning
Monday, Dec. 19 or contact the
department at 875-2255.
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Heading into Christmas break...

Bright spots, rough

patches describe

girls basketball

by Susie Morris
Sports Reporter

Gadsden County Girls Basketball
has been playing for a month now.
East Gadsden's record at 5-3 has as
many losses by Christmas break as
the team has had in some: seasons,
but, those losses did not come with-
out benefits.
The Munroe girls team enjoyed
success this past week winning all
three games played by the Lady
Cats.
The Tallavana Christian team was
one of the wins for Munroe. The
Lady Lion are struggling for wins
this season with one senior and a
six player roster.
West Gadsden is improving each
game, especially with the return of
Tyeshia Battles. They lost to a
good Cottondale team but defeated
Port St. Joe in a key district
matchup.
The East Gadsden girls' basketball
team traveled to Jacksonville over
the weekend. The may have come
home with two losses but Coach
Glenn considers them to be an
investment in the team's future. And
by future he means early February
in Lakeland.
The team has a hard time in this
area finding teams that will push

them to improve, so in order to find
better competition, the team hit I 10
'east. They lost a close game to Bar-
tram Trail 58-57 but lost in double.
digits to Lee 56-43.
The Jaguars rebounded with a
solid district whipping of Wakulla
winning 85-38. Four players were
in double figures and leading the
pack was freshman Jasmine Grice's
twenty points.
Sharonda Elias had a double-dou-
ble with 14 points, 11 rebounds.
Shyrelle Horne also contributed
double figures in two categories
with 15 points and 14 assists.
The Munroe Lady Cats moved up
the win ladder to 4-6 overall with
wins over Tallavana Christian,
Apalalachicola and John Paul II.
The last two wins were district
wins. Carrie Scott and Mallorie
McKinnon scored 10 points each as
they led eight Munroe scorers in a
lopsided 56-18 win over Tallavana.
TCS was led by Lydia Bolton with 8
points.
The Lady Cats defeated
Apalachicola 35-23 and John Paul II
35-31. At Apalachiola, Munroe
turned in a solid performance with
Mallorie McKinnon, Kyndal
McPhaul and Jill Purvis combining
for most of the scoring.
In the JP2 game, Cyrstal Wade
scored 9 points and pulled down 14
rebounds for the Lady Cats.
West Gadsden played a Cottondale
team tough losing by four, 50-46.
Chelsea McMillan loomed large
scoring 22 points. Tyeshia Battles
chipped in 10 points for the Lady
Panthers.
I The team rebounded with a huge
win over Port St. Joe wining the dis-
trict battle 60-50. McMillan had a
triple double with 16 points, 11
blocked shots and 13 rebounds:
Battles added 18 points and Latasha
Colston 14 points.

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for speech contest

Sixth and ninth grade English
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School have spent the past few
weeks performing declamations
as part of their grade in the oral
interpretation and public speak-
ing area of the curriculum. The
sixth grade will springboard from
this assignment to the 4-H Tropi-
cana Speech Contest following
Christmas break. Shown in the
pictures are J.C. Wilkerson, ninth
grade, performing "I Need a
Shave"; Sixth Grader, Evie
Blount in "Aunt Effie Goes
Horseback Riding"; Abby Stew-
art, sixth grade, as "The Queen"; .
and Sam Young, ninth grade, as
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT
OF THE 2ND JUDICIAL
CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR
GADSDEN COUNTY,
FLORIDA
S CIVIL DIVISION
CASE NO.: 05-845-CAB
COUNTRYWIDE. HOME"
LOANSi;lNC.,;
Plaintiff
vs.
LAURA D. HARPER A/K/A
LAURA DENISE HARPER;
UNKNOWN HEIRS. BENE-
FICIARIES, DEVISEES,
ASSIGNEES. :,LIENORS,,
EDITORS. TRUSTEES.
AND ALL OTHERS WHO
MAY CLAIM AN INTEREST
IN THE ESTATE OF LAU-
RENCE D. HARPER A/K/A
LAURENCE HARPER,
DECEASED; UNKNOWN
SPOUSE OF LAURA D.
HARPER A/K/A LAURA
DENISE HARPER;
UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF
LAURENCE D. HARPER
AKA LAURENCE HARP-
ER, DECEASED; JOHN
-DOE; JANEE. DOE AS
UNKNOWN TENANTS) IN
POSSESSION OF THE,
SUBJECT PROPERTY,
Defendants.
NOTICE.OF
T FORECLOSURE SALE
i- NOTICE IS HEREBY
GIVEN pursuant to a Final
Judgment of Foreclosure
dated the 28th day -of
November, 2005, and
entered in Case No. 05-
845-CAB,; of the Circuit
Court of the 2nd Judicial
Circuit in and for GAdsden
County, Florida, wherein
COUNTRYWIDE HOME
LOANS, INC., is the Plaintiff
and LAURA D. HARPER
4/K/A LAURA DENISE
HARPER; UNKNOWN
HEIRS, BENEFICIARIES,
DEVISEES, ASSIGNEES,
IdENORS, CREDITORS,
TRUSTEES, AND ALL
OTHERS WHO MAY
CLAIM AN INTEREST, IN
THE ESTATE OF LAU-
RENCE D. HARPER A/K/A
LAURENCE HARPER,
DECEASED; UNKNOWN
SPOUSE OF LAURA D.
HARPER A/K/A LAURA
DENISE -HARPER;
UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF
IAURENCE D. HARPER.
A/K/A LAURENCE HARP-
ER, DECEASED; JOHN
DOE; JANE DOE AS
UNKNOWN TENANTS) IN
POSSESSION OF 'THE
SUBJECT PROPERTY are
Defendants. I will sell to the
highest and best bidder for
cash. at the GADSDEN
COUNTY COURTHOUSE,
SOUTH SIDE OF COURT-
HOUSE STEPS, 10 EAST
JEFFERSON, QUINCY,
FLORIDA, at the Gadsden
County' Courthouse, in
Quincy, Florida, at 11:00
a.m. on the 11th day df
January, 2006, the following
described property as set
forth in said Final Judgment,
to wit:
LOT 5, BLOCK A, QUAIL
RISE, PHASE 1, A SUBDI-
VISION AS PER MAP OR
PLAT, AS RECORDED IN
PLAT BOOK 2, PAGE 57,
OF THE PUBLIC
RECORDS OF GADSDEN
COUNTY, FLORIDA.

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TRANSPORTATION
SUPERVISOR
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Company, Inc. is
currently seeking can-
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supervisory experience
in transportation,
dispatch & distribution
for our Bainbridge, GA
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Responsible for our :
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TOGETHER WITH A 1996
CONC DOUBLEWIDE
MOBILE HOME VIN #'S:
9D630114JA AND
9D630114JB, TITLE #'S:
71455954 AND 71455955,
AND RP #'S: R0556516
AND R0556515.

If you are a person with a
disability who needs any
accommodation in order to
participate in this proceed-
ing, you are entitled, at no
cost to you, to the provision
of certain assistance.
Please contact Nicholas
Thomas, Quincy, Fl 32351,
Gadsden County court-
house, 850-875-8601, with-
in 2 working days of your
receipt of this notice; if you
are hearing or voice
impaired, call 1-800-955-
8771.

Dated this 28th day of
November 2005.
Nicholas Thomas
Clerk of the Circuit Court
(SEAL)
By Betty Sue Sadberry
Deputy Clerk
12/08&15/05c

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT
OF THE SECOND
JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN
AND FOR GADSDEN
COUNTY, FLORIDA
CASE NO. 05-1021-CAB

Cont. on pg 19

Library Assistant II/Part-Time
Position #0207
Quincy Public Library
Salary Range $6.82 $12.07/hr
This is paraprofessional library work
performing research and/or assistance in
public service areas involving .extensive
public contact in advising patrons in the
use and location.of materials, use of public
access computers, CD ROMs and the
Internet. The position also requires trans-
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once a week. Basic independent judgment
and initiative are required. The work
hours are 5-8 p.m. Tuesday, Wed-
nesday, and Thursday evenings,
for a total of 9 hours weekly. Requires
graduation from high school and two years
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College education can substitute on a year
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Experience working with the public and
computers preferred. Must have a valid
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Office, 5-B East Jefferson St., Quincy, FL
32351 by 08-24-05. Call 850-875-7243 if
you have questions about the position
EOEAA.
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Closing date: December 30, 2005
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Job responsibilities includes but not limited to,
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404 West Jefferson Streeet
Quincy, Florida 32351

Closing Date: Until Filled

The City of Quincy is a Drug free workplace
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CLINICAL SUPERVISION SPECIALIST #2072
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of related professional experience, one of which must have
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SUPPORTED EMPLOYMENT COUNSELOR #2255
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Shift: 8 AM to 5 PM Monday thru Friday. $10.75 per hour
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6 PC. BEDROOM
Brand new sleig
dresser, mirror,
nightstand. $57!
boxed, can deliver
9879

12/08ff

BED, a sleigh bed includ-
ing headboard, fbotboard
& rails. NEW in box, only
$275. Call 222-7783..
12/08tf

BED-DOUBLE QUEEN
PILLOWTOP SET NEW

MOVING, SALE-Every
Saturday 10 a.m. -2 p.m.
Furniture, tools, nic-naks.
Everything must go. 294
Tommy.. Trail, Quincy.
627-2423.
12/08-12/29p

dust-in-time for Christmas
and higher gas- prices.
,199t .,lercu,.y *.Trace'. ,
Good condition. Askiig
$3895. 856-5850
12115 22f

IN PLASTIC WITH WAR-
RANTY. $165, CAN
'DELIVER. 425-8374
12/08tf

BEDROOM ALL NEW
7PC set: All doveteailed,
all wood still boxed.
Retail $4K, must sell
$1500, can deliver. 222-
2113.
12/08tf

CHAIR/LOVESEAT/
SOFA $650 NEW
Micro fiber upholstery,
hardwood frame & war-
ranty, unopened. 545-
7112
12/080ff

DINING, A CHARMING
NEW oak table w/ inlay,
ball & claw feet, leaf, 2
arm chairs, 4 side chairs,
hutch/buffet. $4500 sugg.
list, sacrifice $1900. 222-
2113
12/08tf

DINING ROOM Brand

12/15p new cherry table w/leaf, 6
chairs & lighted china
cabinet. Still boxed.
SET $900. Can deliver. 222-
h bed, .9879.

and
i, still
r. 222-

12/08tf

LEATHER Sofa, Love
seat & Chair still
wrapped: Retail $3400,
sell brand new with war-
ranty $1250. 425-8374.
.12/08tf

MATTRESS New full
set in plastic with warran-
ty, $120. 222-9879.
12/08tf

SEWING MACHINE &
VACUUM CLEANER
REPAIR. Stitch & Sew.
110 E. Jefferson. Phone
8.50-875-9779. Free
Estimate.
11/03TF

AVON Starter Kit is
FREE November only!
Earn 50%. Call for
Appointment: Teddi 894-
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11/17-12'22p

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homes starting at $168,500.
5 floor plans available,
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upgraded euro style cabinetry.

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Turner Properties

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Price Reduced 1309
Elm St. Quincy. Very low
down payment.
12/15ff

For Rent: 3 bedroom, 2
bath. house, CH&A. Call
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12/01-22p

For Rent: 4B/2Ba
For Sale: 1990 14' x 70' house/HUD Accepted,
mobile home. You Move. 838 Sikes St: Quincy.
$14,500. Call 627-2595 $750/mo with $500
or 627-7810., deposit. 850-545-9536/
12/15,22p 850-459-5187.
12/08-15p

GADSDEN COUNTY: 10
ACRES-County Rd. 159
to Frailk Smith Road,
Lassie Plantation Acres.
$110,000. Well, septic
tank and power on prop-
erty pis single wide
mobile home. Horses
welcome! Call Suzanne
Mozley, Realtor, Camelot
Real Estate &
I L:,LC.
850'54'5:5574. -
10/13tf

For Rent: 2 bedroom
one bath house in
Gretna. $275/mo $200
deposit. Call 222-8449.
12/15p

For Rent: 1 and 2 bed-
room apartments, down-
town Quincy $550 and
$rOO Fqrciois living
area. hardwood floors
Contact Daniel McMillan
508-9493 for walk-thru.
12/15-1/05p

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INVESTMENT PROPERTY with a. growing demand for pine
timberin this area.
$225,000 W-4308
ALREADY SET UP FOR YOUR MOBILE HOME with
electricity, septic tank, telephone, well and pump. Oln .17-acre.
$15,0000C4305
6.76 ACRES AT THE EDGE OF TOWN: CAN BE DIVIDED
(zones 1:1)
$60,840 D4295
CHATTAHOOCHEE: 4,278 sf (3,432retail) FOR COMMERCIAL
USE. Now a supermarket and laundrymat. Needs repairs; sold as is.
$130,000 V-3049
CHATTAHOOCHEE: WELL MAINTAINED older home with 3
BR, full bath and laundry room upstairs. 1/2 bath downstairs. 17x20
deck.
$49,900 C-1608
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FROM pg 18

GREENT TREE SERVIC-
ING, LLC f/k/a GREEN
TREE FINANCIAL SERVIC-
ING CORP.
1400 Turbine Drive
Rapid City, SD 57703
Plaintiff,

v.

SUSAN Y. BEVIS; CITIFI-
NANCIAL EQUITY SER-
VICES, INC.; and CAPITAL
ONE BANK,
Defendants.

NOTICE OF SALE

NOTICE IS HEREBY
GIVEN. THAT, pursuant to
Plaintiff's Final Judgment of
Foreclosure and Re-
Establishment of Note
entered in the above-cap-
tioned action, I will sell the
property situated in
Gadsden County, Florida,
described as follows, to wit"

LOT 2, SALEM COURT

Commence at a concrete
monument marking the
intersection of the Westerly
right-of-way boundary of
Salem Road with the South
boundary of the Northwest
Quarter of Section 34,
Township 3 North, Range 2
West, Gadsden County,
Florida, and thence run
North 22 degrees 27 min-
utes 00 seconds West along
the Westerly right-of-way
boundary of said Salem
Road a distance of 121.71
feet to the centerline of a
60.00 foot ingress, egress,
drainage and utility ease-
Tnenl. thence run North 89
degrees 55 minutes 23 sec-
onds West along said cen-
terline 199.82 feet to the
POINT OF BEGINNING.
From said POINT OF
BEGINNING continue North
89 degrees 55 minutes 23
seconds West along Said
centerline 200.11 feet,
thence run North 00
degrees 01 minutes 26 sec-
onds East 109.89 feet,
thence run South 00
degrees 01 minutes 26 sec-
onds West 111.33 feet to the
POINT OF BEGINNING.

Subject to an ingress,

egress, drainage and utility
easement over and across
the Southerly 30.00 feet
thereof.

TOGETHER WITH that cer-
tain 1999 68 x 27 Dynasty
SMH15 mobile home; VIN
#H813640GL&R,

at public sale, to the highest
and best bidder, for cash at
the Gadsden County
Courthouse, Quincy,
Florida, at 11:00 a.m., on
the 28th day of December,
2005.

Nicholas Thomas
Clerk of the Circuit Court

(SEAL)

By Betty Sue Sadberry
Deputy Clerk
12/08&15/05o

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT
OF THE SECOND
JUDICIAL CIRCUIT OF
THE STATE'OF FLORIDA;
IN AND FOR GADSDEN
COUNTY

CIVIL DIVISION
CASE NO. 05-001284-CAA

HOMEQ SERVICING COR-
PORATION F/K/A TMS
MORTGAGE, INC. D/B/A
THE MONEY STORE,
Plaintiff,

vs.

THE ESTATE OF HAZEL
WASHINGTON,
DECEASED; UNKNOWN
HEIRS, DEVISEES,
GRANTEES, ASSIGNEES,
CREDITORS, LIENORS,
TRUSTEES OF HAZEL
WASHINGTON,
DECEASED; CYNTHIA
WASHINGTON; THE
UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF
CYNTHIA WASHINGTON;
CYNTHIA WASHINTON,
HEIR; THE UNKNOWN
SPOUSE OF CYNTHIA
WASHINGTON, HEIR;
JULIET WASHINGTON,
HEIR; IF LIVING, INCLUD-
ING ANY UNKNOWN
SPOUSE OF SAID DEFEN-
DANT(S), IF REMARRIED,
AND IF DECEASED, THE
RESPECTIVE UNKNOWN
HEIRS,. DEVISEES,
GRANTEES, ASSIGNEES,

CREDITORS, LIENORS,
AND TRUSTEES, AND ALL
OTHER PERSONS CLAIM-
ING BY, THROUGH,
UNDER OR AGAINST THE
NAMED DEFENDANTSS;
FORD MOTOR CREDIT
COMPANY; WHETHER
DISSOLVED OR
PRESENTLY EXISTING,
TOGETHER WITH ANY
GRANTEES, ASSIGNEES,
CREDITORS, LIENORS,
OR TRUSTEES OF SAID
DEFENDANTS) AND ALL
OTHER PERSONS CLAIM-
ING BY, THROUGH,
UNDER, OR AGAINST
DEFENDANTSS;
UNKNOWN TENANT #1;
UNKNOWN TENANT #2,
Defendantss.

NOTICE OF ACTION

TO: THE ESTATE OF
HAZEL WASHINTON,
DECEASED; UNKNOWN
HEIRS, DEVISEES,
GRANTEES, ASSIGNEES,
CREDITORS, LIENORS,
TRUSTEES OF HAZEL
WASHINGTON,
DECEASED; IF LIVING
INCLUDING ANY
UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF
SAID DEFENDANTSS, IF
REMARRIED, AND IF
DECEASED, THE
RESPECTIVE UNKNOWN
HEIRS, DEVISEES,
GRANTEES, ASSIGNEES,
CREDITORS, LIENORS,
AND TRUSTEES, AND ALL
OTHER PERSONS CLAIM-
ING BY, THROUGH,
UNDER OR AGAINST THE
NAMED DEFENDANTSS;

Whose residence are/is.
unknown.

YOU ARE HEREBY
required to file your answer
or written defenses, if any,
in the above proceeding
with the
Clerk of this Court, and to
serve a copy thereof upon
the plaintiff's attorney, whose
name and address appears
hereon, on or before
January 9, 2006; the nature
Sof this proceeding being a
suit for foreclosure of mort-
gage against the following
described property, to wit:

THE FOLLOWING
DESCRIBED LAND SITU-
ATE, LYING AND BEING IN

GADSDEN COUNTY,
FLORIDA TO WIT:

BEGIN 697 FEET WEST
FROM THE NE CORNER
OF THE N 1/2 OF SW 1/4
OF NE 1/4 OF SECTION
13, TOWNSHIP 2 NORTH,
RANGE 4 WEST, THENCE
RUN WEST 75 FEET,
THENCE NORTH TO
POINT OF BEGINNING,
150 FEET.

A/K/A

911 MARTIN LUTHER
KING BOULEVARD
QUINCY, FL 32351

If you fail to file your
answer or written defenses
in the above proceeding, on
plaintiff's attorney, a default
will be entered against you
for the relief demanded in
the Complaint of Petition.

DATED at Gadsden County
this 1 day of December,
2005.

Nicholas Thomas
Clerk of the Circuit Court

(SEAL)

By Taya Turner
Deputy Clerk

IN ACCORDANCE WITH
THE AMERICANS WITH
DISABILITIES ACT, per-
sons with disabilities need-
ing a special accommoda-
tion should contact COURT
ADMINISTRATION, at the
GADSDEN County
Courthouse at 850-875-
8629, 1-800-955-8771
(TDD) or 1-800-955-8770,
via Florida Relay Service.

Law Offices of Daniel C.
Consuegra
9204 King Palm Drive
Tampa, FL 33619-1328
Tel 813-915-8660
Fax 813-915-0559
Attorney for Plaintiff
12/08&15/05c

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT
OF THE SECOND
JUDICIAL CIRCUIT OF
THE STATE OF FLORIDA,
IN AND FOR GADSDEN
COUNTY

.CIVIL DIVISION

CASE NO. 05-1114-CA B

SOUTHWEST CAPITAL
INVESTMENTS,'LLC,
Plaintiff,

vs.

LORENZO THOMAS; THE
UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF
LORENZO THOMAS; IF
LIVING; INCLUDING ANY
UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF
SAID DEFENDANTSS, IF
REMARRIED AND IF
DECEASED, THE
RESPECTIVE UNKNOWN
HEIRS, DEVISEES,'
GRANTEES, ASSIGNEES,
CREDITORS, LIENORS,
AND TRUSTEES, AND ALL
OTHER PERSONS CLAIM-
ING BY, THROUGH,
UNDER OR AGAINST THE
NAMED DEFENDANTSS;
UNKNOWN TENANT #1;
UNKNOWN TENANT #2, .
Defendants.

NOTICE OF SALE

Notice is hereby given that,
pursuant to a Final
Summary Judgment of
Foreclosure entered in the
above-styled cause, in the
Circuit Court of Gadsden
County, Florida, I will sell
the property situate in
Gadsden County, Florida,
described as:

COMMENCE AT A CON-
CRETE MONUMENT
MARKING THE INTER-
SECTION OF THE WEST
BOUNDARY OF SECTION
9, TOWNSHIP 1 NORTH,
RANGE 2 WEST, GADS-
DEN COUNTY, FLORIDA
(BY OCCUPATION) WITH
THE NORTHERLY
BOUNDARY OF THE
240.00 FOOT RIGHT-OF-
WAY OF STATE ROAD NO.
10 (U.S. HIGHWAY NO.
90), AND RUN NORTH
00910'15" WEST ALONG
THE WEST BOUNDARY
OF SAID SECTION 9 (BY
OCCUPATION) AND 4.00
FEET EAST OF AND PAR-
ALLEL TO A FENCE LINE
375.14 FEET TO THE
POINT OF BEGINNING.
FROM SAID POINT OF
BEGINNING CONTINUE
THENCE NORTH 00Q10'15"
WEST ALONG THE WEST
BOUNDARY OF SAID
SECTION 9 (BY OCCUPA-

TION) AND 4.00 FEET
EAST OF AND PARALLEL
TO A FENCE LINE 100.00
FEET; THENCE RUN
NORTH 89249'45" EAST,
242.80' FEET; THENCE
RUN SOUTH 00o10'15f"
EAST, 100.0 FEET;
THENCE RUN SOUTH
894'9'45" WEST, 242.80
FEET TO THE POINT OF
BEGINNING. BEING LOT
5, OF THE UNRECORDED
HAYWARD/DUPONT SUB-
DIVISION IN GADSDEN
COUNTY, FLORIDA, PRE-
PARED BY EDWIN G.
BROWN, REGISTERED
LAND SURVEYOR, IN
FEBRUARY 1979.

SUBJECT TO A 50 FOOT
PUBLIC ROADWAY EASE-
MENT DESCRIBED' AS
FOLLOWS:

COMMENCE AT A CON-
CRETE MONUMENT
MARKING THE INTER-
SECTION OF THE WEST
BOUNDARY OF SECTION
9, TOWNSHIP 1 NORTH,
RANGE 2, WEST, GADS-
DEN COUNTY, FLORIDA
(BY OCCUPATION) WITH
THE NORTHERLY
BOUNDARY OF THE
240.00 FOOT RIGHT-OF-
WAY OF STATE ROAD NO.
10 (U.S. HIGHWAY NO.
90), SAID .CONCRETE
MONUMENT LYING ON A
CURVE CONCAVE TO THE
NORTHEASTERLY;
THENCE RUN SOUTH-
EASTERLY ALONG SAID
NORTHERLY RIGHT-OF-
WAY BOUNDARY AND
SAID CURVE WITH A
RADIUS OF 5589.65 FEET,
THROUGH A CENTRAL
ANGLE OF 02-29'45", FOR
AN ARC DISTANCE OF
243.50 FEET (THE CHORD
OF SAID ARC BEING
SOUTH 63037'08" EAST,
243.49 FEET) TO THE
POINT OF BEGINNING.
FROM SAID POINT OF
BEGINNING CONTINUE
THENCE SOUTHEASTER-
LY ALONG SAID
NORTHERLY RIGHT-OF-
WAY BOUNDARY AND
SAID CURVE WITH A
RADIUS OF 5589.65 FEET,
THROUGH A CENTRAL
ANGLE OF 00-33'56", FOR
AN ARC DISTANCE OF
55.17 FEET (THE CHORD
OF SAID ARC BEING

SOUTH 65208'43" EAST,
55.17 FEET); THENCE
LEAVING SAID NORTHER-,
LY RIGHT-OF-WAY
BOUNDARY RUN NORTH
00049'45" EAST, 217.80.
FEET; THENCE RUN
NORTH 00o10'15" WEST,
50.00 FEET; THENCE RUN
SOUTH 89249'45" WEST,
217.80 FEET; THENCE
RUN NORTH 00910'15"
WEST, 50.00 FEET;
THENCE RUN SOUTH
89149'45" WEST, 217.80
FEET; THENCE RUN
NORTH 00910'15" WEST
1500.00 FEET; THENCE
RUN SOUTH 89249'45"
WEST, 50.00 ,. FEET;
THENCE RUN ,SOUTH
00910'15" EAST, 1683.99

FEET TO THE P
BEGINNING.'

A/K/A

119 HAYWARD
STREET
MIDWAY, FL 3234;

at public sale,
o'clock, A.M., or
thereafter as sam
done, to the high
or bidders, for cas
SOUTH FRONT D
EAST JEF
STREET, QUINCY
DA, on the 29th
December 2005.

DATED THIS 28TH
NOVEMBER, 2005

Nicholas Thomas
Clerk of Circuit Co

(SEAL)

By Betty Sue Sadt
Deputy Clerk

IN ACCORDANC
THE AMERICAN
DISABILITIES A(
sons with disability
ing a special acc
tion to participate ir
ceeding should co
ASA Coordinator
than seven (7) day
the proceedings. I
impaired, please
955-9771 (TDD)
955-8770 (voice
Florida Relay Serv
12/01

IN THE CIRCUIT

OF THE 2ND JUDICIAL
CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR
SGADSDEN COUNTY,
FLORIDA

CIVIL DIVISION
CASE NO.: 05-1135 CAB

WELLS FARGO BANK,
N.A. AS TRUSTEE,
Plaintiff,

vs.

MIKEL S. MARSHALL
A/K/A MIKEL STEPHAN
MARSHALL, et al,
Defendants:

NOTICE OF '
FORECLOSURE SALE

OINT. OF NOTICE IS HEREBY
GIVEN pursuant to a Final
Judgment of Foreclosure
dated the 28th. day of
November, 2005, and
DUPONT entered in Case No. 05-
1135 CAB, of the Circuit
3 Court of the 2nd Judicial
Circuit in and for Gadsden
at 11:00 County, Florida, wherein
as soon' WELLS FARGO BANK,
e can be N.A. AS TRUSTEE is the
st bidder, Plaintiff and MIKEL S. MAR-
sh, at the SHALL .A/K/A. MIKEL
)OOR; 10 STEPHAN MARSHALL;
FERSON UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF
', FLORI- MIKEL S. MARSHALL
1 day of A/K/A MIKEL STEPHAN
MARSHALL; JOHN DOE;
JANE DOE AS UNKNOWN
i DAY OF TENANTS) IN POSSES-
5. SION OF THE SUBJECT
PROPERTY are defen-
dants. I will sell to the high-
urt est and best bidder for cash
.atthe GADSDEN COUNTY
COURTHOUSE, 'SOUTH
SIDE OF COURTHOUSE
berry, STEPS, 10 EAST JEFFER-
SON, QUINCY, FLORIDA,
at the Gadsden County
E WITH Courthouse, in Quincy,
S WITH Florida, at 11:00 a.m. on the
CT, per- 12th day of January, 2006,
es need- the following described
ommoda-, property as set forth in said
n,this pro- Final Judgment, to wit:
intact the
no later COMMENCE AT THE SE
's prior to CORNER OF NE 1/4 AND
f hearing RUN S 89 DEGREES 29
call 800- MINUTES 30 SECONDS
or 800- W. 1979.69 FEET, N 01.
e), via DEGREES 03 MINUTES 00
ice. SECONDS W 1327.60 FT
8&15/05c' AT THE INTERSECTION
OF NORTHERLY BOUND-
ARY OF NW 1/4 OF NE 1/4,
COURT S 89 DEGREES 15 MIN-

U
UTES 48 SECONDS W 3001
FT FOR THE POINT OR
BEGINNING,;' S 891
DEGREES.15 MINUTES 48
SECONDS W 150 FT, S 0O1
DEGREES 03 MINUTES 00
SECONDS E.-175 FT,; N: 8S
DEGREES 15 MINUTES'481
SECONDS E 150 FEET, N
01 DEGREES 03 MINUTES
00 SECONDS.W 175 FEET
TO THE POINT OF BEGIN-
NING, IN SECTION 23-3N-
4W OR 298 PG1072. S
iL
TOGETHER WITH A 200&1
OAKW DOUBLEWIDEI
MOBILE HOME WITH VIIt
#'S HOGA20K04186A i
HOGA20K04186B ANID
TITLE #'S 92315560 S
92315652. O
0
Notice to person with
Disabilities: If you have 6
disability which required anf
accommodation in .order tbl
participate in this proceedec
ing you are -entitled at n6
cost to you to the provisiobi
of certain assistanceT
Please contact NICHOLAS
THOMAS Clerk at 850-8752
8601 or write to him at PC
BOX 1649, Quincy, FB
32353, within 2 working'
days of your receipt of thi8l
notice. If you are hearing oc
Voice impaired call 1-800C
955-8771. .

Dated this 28th day oa
November, 2005. A
3
Nicholas Thomas 0
Clerk of the Circuit Court U

(SEAL) 8

By Betty Sue Sadberry id
Deputy Clerk ; o
12/08&15/058
4.
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT'L
IN AND FOR GADSDEN,1
COUNTY, FLORIDA 0

PROBATE DIVISION .E
FILE NUMBER: 05- ;L
325CPA: ,b

IN RE: ESTATE OF : oi
KATHRYN BEVIS

G
D

3EPHART
deceased ;-

NOTICE OF '

CONT. pg 20

I

5

20 Gadsden County Times December 15, 2005

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FROM pg 19
ADMINISTRATION
The administration of the
estate of Kathryn Bevis
Gephart; deceased, File
Number -05-325CPA, is
pending in ihe Circuil Courl
lor Gadsden County.
Florda. -Probare Division
trie addres-s oi n hrn.. r
Probate Division, Gadsden
County Courthouse, Quincy,
Floiida 32351. The names
and addresses of the per-
sonal representative and of
the- personal representa-
tive's attorney are set forth
below.
Any interested person
upon whom this notice is
served who intends to chal-
lenge the validity of the will,
the qualifications of the per-
sonal representative,
venue, or jurisdiction of the
court, and all persons hav-
ing claims against this
estate who are served with
a copy of this notice, are
required to file with this
court such objection or
claim within the later of
three months after the date
of the first publication of this
notice or 30 days after the
date of service of a copy of
this notice on that person.
Persons having claims
against the estate who are
not known to the personal
*il5riie tat..^ and whose
narnes or addresses are not
reasonably ascertainable
mst file all claims against
the estate within three
mnath aer the date of the
first e'bljh'.a'ri of this

ALL CLAIMS AND OBJEC-
TIONS NOT 80 FILED
WILL BE FOREVER
. BARRED,
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fthi nfte is December 8,

C -, 't ; RUDE, JR.
FLORIDA BAR NUMBER:
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT
..OP THE"SECONO' ..LiDI-"
CIL CIRCUIT ifJ Ia[JO
FOR GADSDEN COUNTY,
FLORIDA
CASE NO.: 05001344 DRA
FAMILY LAW DIVISION
IN RE: The Marriage of
BERTHA L. HALL,
Petitioner/Wife,
and
WILBERT HALL,
Respondent/Husband
NOTICE OF ACTION
FOR DISSOLUTION OF
MARRIAGE
TO: WILBERT HALL
ADDRESS UNKNOWN

YOU ARE NOTIFIED that
an action for Dissolution of
Marriage has been filed
against you and that you are
required to serve a copy of
your written defenses, if
any, to Bertha L. Hall. c/o
Valerie, E. Janard, Esquire,
whose address is 237 East
Washington Street, Quincy,
Florida 32351, on or before
January 5, 2006 and file the
original with the clerk of this
Court, 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 peti-
tion.
Copies of all court docu-
ments in this case, including
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.
WARNIING. Rule 12.285.
Florida Family Law Rules lo
*l"Prbce-.juire'^ ABirer ftltin
3utl: n' hli.: .3i .:.; i: ur- .:I .,.:-:
uments and information.
Failure to comply can result
in sanctions, including dism-
missal or striking of plead-
ings.
DATED: December 2, 2005.
HONORABLE NICHOLAS
THOMAS
CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT
COURT
(SEAL)
By Arnita Green
Deputy Clerk
12/08,15,22,29/05c

Auction of Abandoned
Property
The Greensboro Police
Department will be hold-
ing a public auction of
the following property on
Saturday, January 7,
2006, at Town Hall, 150
East 11th St., Greens-
boro, at 9 a.m.
1993 Chevrolet Caprice
1983 Kawasaki motor-
cycle
Honda dirt bike
Roadmaster SX bicycle
Huffy children's bike
Miscellaneous stereo
equipment
Miscellaneous computer
equipment
Miscellaneous items of
jewelry
For more information,
contact Chief Scholer,
Greensboro PD, 850-
442-9342.
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Quincy water OK: but

bacteria found in test

by BYRON SPIRES taken in December to assure that the
Times Staff Writer water is clear of bacteria.
t Each resident will receive an
FQuincy city commissioners had a explanation of the problem in the
fiJl afternoon of meetings Tuesday mail within the next few days and a
culminating in the city's regular notice will be placed in the legal
meeting at 6 P.M. section of the local paper as well.
commissionerss heard a report from In other business:
ferry Presnal, representing OMI, Commissioners approved on
Quincy's water and sewage opera- first reading an ordinance regarding
tbrs, concerning bacteria detected in noise abatement. This ordinance
ttse city's water, will put limits and fines on exces-
,Presnal said that there was no rea- sive noise in the city of Quincy.
stn for alarm, but the November Commissioners approved an ordi-
testing of the Quincy water supply nance pertaining to flood damage
tad turned up coliform bacteria. prevention on the first reading. This
liresnal said the bacteria was not ordinance will put certain require-
larmful, but would show up if there ments and restrictions on future
ere other bacteria present. He said construction in flood prone areas of
that OMI regularly checks the city's the city. It is not retroactive.
later supply from different sources Commissioners approved
found the city. amending the definition of nuisance
Ten samples are taken every month on first reading. The amendment
and in. November three samples would add dead or fallen trees as a
showed the coliform bacteria. He nuisance and lower the height of
said that the bacteria could have grass, weeds and undergrowth qual-
come from several sources includ- ification from 18 inches to 12
ing the container the sample was inches.
taken in, the person who took the Commissioner Derrick Elias
sample or even where the samples asked that the city manager's con-
were tested. The procedure is that tract be discussed prior to the first
the samples be taken again. In addi- meeting in January. The commis-
tion samples were taken both sion must decide at that meeting to
upstream and downstream from continue the city manager's contract
where the bacteria samples had been for another year or to not renew his
taken. None of the re-samplings contract. Elias wanted some clarifi-
were contaminated, cation concerning the contract. His
Presnal said there was no need for main concern was the severance
boiling water and that there were no pay.
other bacteria found in the samples. The commissioners will cover the
As a precautionary measure Presnal contract at a workshop set up for
sid that there will be 15 samples December 20.
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County

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Commissioner Brenda Holt.
Commissioner Eugene Lamb agreed. "We need
to stand back and make sure we're going in the
right direction. I totally support this," he said.

City audit

Continued from Page 1

pictured are Elexa Bancroft as Belle, Nathan Hurst as Beast, Jared Kent as Lumiere (the enchanted can-
itestick), and Travis Young as Cogsworth (the enchanted clock).
l a L-ty, Beast to pnlay Filled with spectacular costumes and sets, Disney's
eautyUl east tol play "Beauty and The Beast" is being performed on the QMT
Stage with local and area players. Because of the popu-
xtra w eek at Q lM T clarity of this live musical show, advance reservations are
,The Quincy Music Theatre production of the very pop- highly recommended. Please contact The Quincy Music
ifar "Beauty and The Beast" will play a rare third week- Theatre box office at 875-9444 or log on to the QMT
did at the Leaf Theatre with curtain on Friday and Sat- website at qmtonline.com to make reservations for your
itrday, December 16 and 17 at 8 PM. family.
kThe extended third weekend of performances at The Tickets for the show are Adults $13; Seniors (55 up)
!uincy Music Theatre has occurred only once before, $12; Studenrts $9 (A $1 discount will be given with
i 2001, with the production of "Will Rogers Follies", confirmed advance reservations)

which was also directed by Shannon O
Midway

from page 4

She said that special needs chil-
dren would need special teachers
that the charter school may not have.
She stated that the charter school
v would have been for all of the stu-
lents in Midway, not just for the
ev. residents.
:She also reminded Willis that the
school siting committee had been
Seeing since 2004 to try and find
oavy to get a school in Midway. The
hoice by the committee of Acad-
*ni of Excellence was based on
Fheu ability to get funding to both
lIdd the school and operate the
phool.
Willis asked about the school
board'ss comment when they turned
:o' n the charter school that there
lay be a possibility for a school in
'idway in the state's next funding
;cle in three years.
SMadison said that there was no
uarantie that a new school could
,t funding. She referred to the West
!adsden High School project that
id not broken ground for the new
hool yet.
Three of the newest residents to
idway who now reside in Hilltop
ibdivision were present at the

Dixon said the goal of the county is not to ham-
per development. "We want to help developers
help our county grow. We need to go from the
perspective of knowledge of (development) and
not from the perspective of fear," said Chairman
Ed Dixon.
In other matters, the commissioners got a look at
how the new public library, Chattahoochee
Branch, will look. Project manager Robert
Charles pointed out everything from book drop-

finance director Neva Reed had said
at one point that "the due to and due
from" needed to be reconciled in
order to complete the last city audit.
Gay also wants transfers from the
general fund and reserves audited.
Commissioner Finley Cook added
he wants the city's pension funds
audited. Cook also wants the audit
firm to answer to the commission. ,
Commissioner Keith Dowdell
liked the idea of KMR consulting
doing the audit. He said that the city
\\ .a going to have to trust some firm
at some point.
A representative from KMR, Linda
Dilworth, spoke to the commission.

A prehistoric
good time for
RFM 2nd graders
Martha Sapp's second grade
class at Robert F. Munroe Day
School visited the dinosaur
exhibit at the Mary Brogan Sci-
ence Center in Tallahassee last
week as part of their study of sci-
ence. Following the tour of the
dinos, they picnicked at Lake Ella
before returning to school. Pic-
tured on the front row are Bryn
Dyal, Jared Whiddon, Elizabeth
Bell, Josh Wilder, and Jack
McClellan. Back row includes
Zipporah Harrell, Trey Holloway,
Logan Emery, Anna Meeks,
MaKayla Isley, Robert Sadberry,
Nick Bot, Corbyn Clark, and
Luke Shiver. Not included in the
picture is classmate, Grace Kelle-
her.

'Bryan.

council meeting and spoke in sup-
port of the city getting a charter
school.
Danta Sparks, one of the new resi-
dents, told the council that their vote
counted as well.
She said that she and her husband
had moved to Midway under the
assumption that Midway would be
getting a charter school. She was
surprised, she said, that someone
would not want their children to
have a better education.
Angela Wright, another new resi-
dent said, "No one has given me a
reason why we can not have a
school."
Linda Morris, who said she was a
member of the Midway Chamber of
Commerce, stated that the Academy
of Excellence was not a sound com-
pany. Adding that the company was
in "financial problems". She said the
company had used some of the
information gathered in Midway in
their application in Volusia County.
Morris did not like that people
were coming to Midway with the
promise of a charter school. She said
that some local students "may not
get in". She did add that she was not
currently a citizen of Midway as
well.
Madison agreed to send a letter
resending Midway's support of a

charter school.
In addition, the council decided to
form a new school sitting commit-
tee. No names were forthcoming for
the new committee.
In other business:
* The council heard on first reading
the annexation of 2.69 acres in the
10/90 Park.
* The council was asked to table the
changing of zoning of the annexed
land from commercial to Midway's
Interchange Commercial which lim-
its the uses of the land. The com-
mercial zoning under the current
county's zoning would allow heavy
industry. According to growth man-
agement director Roosevelt Morris
the planning and zoning board
wanted to know what business was
planned for the land. Morris said he
would meet with the board and the
landowner before the next, meeting
when the issue would need to be
voted on.
* The council approved paying the
Capital Regional Transportation
Agency dues.
* The council approved Spectra
Engineering for engineering service
on the Hill Top Park west.
* The council authorized the mayor
to sign an agreement with FSU for a
Large Scale Comp Plan Amendment
to update the city's comp plan.

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off to children's area at the new 6,200 square foot
facility, on U.S. 90 just before downtown Chatta-
hoochee, near the elementary school.
"This is going to be a marvelous addition to our
community," said Commissioner Derrick Price.
In an unrealted matter to the Chattahoochee
Library, the BoCC voted to accept the bids for
furnishing the nearly completed main library on
Pat Thomas Parkway. The furnishing will cost
almost $200,000.

She explained the process the firm
would use in auditing the city's
finances. Dilworth said she and her
partner had extensive experience,
both having worked for the state
comptroller's office. She said
they would be looking for such
items as wrong doing, whether the
city had complied with state require-
ments, evidence of any wrong doing
and were expenses legitimate.
Dilworth said the firm would start
with the 2002-2003 year and work
forward.
Gay said that KMR were not CPAs
and were only consultants with no
forensic audit experience.

Commissioners were polled by
Taylor and asked if they would be
willing to bring the name of an audit
firm back at the next meeting.
Elias, Cook, Taylor and Gay said
yes, Dowdell said he wanted to
accept KMR Consulting and was
ready to start the audit.
A motion by Gay to advertise for a
outside auditor failed with Dowdell,
Elias and Taylor voting against the
issue.
It was decided that the commission
would meet on December 20 \\ ith
their audit recommendations.

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Refuge House seeing more domestic violence

by ALICE DU PONT
Times Editor
A"few weeks ago the mobile home
a local woman shared with her hus-
band was repossessed. She said she
thought' he had been paying the
mortgage, after all, she had been
giving him money to help pay it.
The day the trailer was hauled away
he turned his anger on her and dealt
with it the only way he knew how:
he beat her and left.
She moved into a shed that was in
back of where she once lived. Last
week, it a fit of anger, he threw her
out of that, too. For two nights, she
slept on a mattress under a tree.

Searching for someplace to turn, the "We are seeing many more cases,
Gadsden County woman sought not to that extreme, but our days are

help through
the Refuge
House, a
shelter for
abused
women and
children. She
was given
shelter, warm
clothing,
food, and
counseling.
When the
time comes,

She moved into a shed that
was in back' of where she
once lived. Last week, it a fit
of anger he threw her out of
that, too. For two nights,
she slept on a mattress
under a tree.

full with
counsel-
ing and
trying to
get help
for these
women
and chil-
dren "
said Car-
nell Jones,
the local
Refuge
House

she will get help finding a place to coordinator.
live. Jones said during the Christmas

holidays domestic violence usually
increases. A combination of the
pressures of regular bills, extra
money for the holidays and provid-
ing extras for the children can be
just too much for some people she
said. And, as the Refuge House
struggles to meet those increased
needs, the level of giving has
dropped off. Jones said all contribu-
tions are needed, especially new
clothes for women and children, and
financial contributions.
"A lot of people have given to the
Hurricane (Katrina) Relief and are
still giving and I'm not saying they
should not help those people, but we
need help right here," she said.

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Santa Claus arrived by.fire truck
Fnday afternoon with sirens blaz-
ing. Hundreds of children were
waiting to greet him. Some, unable
to contain themselves, broke from
the line waiting to take a picture
with hirr to get a hug.
"Ho,ho, ho," said Santa, with a big
red bag of goodies slung over his
back. He tdok his seat in a recliner
near the north steps of the court-
house and began the yearly task that
he said is most enjoyable.
"And what do you want Santa to
bring you?" he asked one little girl.
"A Barbie," she replied.
This year a lot of little girls wanted
dolls and boys wanted radio remote
cars. Of course, there were the usual
requests for clothes and candy.
"This was the best year ever," said
Marsha Harpool, director of the
Community Redevelopment
Agency. co-sponsor of the event
along Inh Quiricyfest/MainStreet.
0\er 200 children showed up to sit
on Santa's lap and take a picture.
Santa's helper, Sylvia Hicks, was
ready with a package of goodies
that contained fruit, candy and nuts.
Sheriff Morris Young led off the
half-ndile Jingle Bell Walk. He had
the %walkers moving at a brisk pace
in order to get all of the kids back in
time for Santa's arrival.
The winners of the Quincyfest
Blues and Barbecue logo contest
were announced. The winner from
the student division was Quanter-
rius Josey. He won $100 and his
creation will adorn the front of the
juvenile t-shirts. In the adult divi-
sion, Frank Dietrich took the $250
prize. Blues and Barbecue is set for'
May 6. 2006.
There \\ere door prizes galore
donated by local merchants. Kids
won games and toys. The Gadsden
County Recreation Deaprtment
gave away several personal picnic
backpacks.
The cold air was warmed up by
Free hot chocolate and coffee.

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by BYRON SPIRES
Times Staff Writer
A 2002 Polaris four-wheeler,
stolen in Tallahassee this past
August, has been recovered in
Gretna.
Sgt. Brian Bess of the Gretna
Police Department stated that a man
had contacted GPD concerning a
four-wheeler he had purchased. The
complainant was concerned that the
machine, purchased from someone
in Gadsden County, might be stolen
arid wanted the vehicle's identifica-
tion numbers run to determine own-
ership.
The VIN-numbers came back
stolen from a Tallahassee residence.
No arrest has been made at this
time. There is an ongoing investiga-
tion involving the Gretna Police
Department and the Tallahassee
Police Department. Names are
being withheld while the investiga-
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If you have any information con-
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Monday afternoon the Gadsden
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wonderful. We. have been getting
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because its the holidays. "It sounds
funny, but they don't want them to
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373 E. Jefferson St. Quincy, FL 32351
875-9438 PHONE 627-4885 FAX
Monday Friday 8:30 AM 5:30 PM

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W&L Tire & Wheel Co.
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ALIGNMENT & BRAKE SERVICE
24 HOUR ROAD SERVICE
New, Used. Recapped Tires Heavy Duty Truck Ttres
Industrial Tires Farm Tires Lawnmower Tires
Custom Wheels
John Ledbetter, Manager
820 W. Jefferson St. Quincy. FL 32351
(850) 627-8830

AIR CONDITIONING
NEEDS

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850-575-1000 800-670-8661
3106 W. Tennessee St.
Right on prices
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Law Office of
Hal Richmond
33 Years of Trials by JI.u
Member of Florida Bar
Since 1969
PERSONAL INJURY AUTO TRUCK CRASHES
SLIP & FALL PRODUCT LIABILITY
Ift 'orI have b ci jiuired in an accident.
CRIMINAL LAW DLI A.ssaiis Drugs
227 E. Jefferson St., Quincy 875-1339
FREE CONSULTATION ON
PERSONAL INJURY OR CRIMINAL CASES
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SIy'C UFLER SHOP
Free Estimates
Turbos- Glass Packs Mufflers
Dual Exhaust Magnaflows Flow Master
Dynomax Super Turbo Catalytic Converters
Chrome Tips Custom Exhaust Systems
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BILL STORY OWNER

1002 W. JEFFERSON ST.
(HWY 90 WEST ACROSS FROM SUBWAY)
QUINCY. FL

All-In-One Car
Care
From A to Z

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10%0 Off Full Service
For Student Detailing
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State Employees

Free Estimates

ASE Certified Tech on Duty

L. Sam McCall IV
(850).942-1043

Pick-Up and Delivery Auailable

2007 S. Monroe
Tallahassee, FL
32301

OIL $195

CH IE Hyundai only.

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Wrecker & Auto Body, Inc.
24 Hr. Wrecker Service
Auto Body Repair
DAY OR NIGHT
PHONE (850) 6276979
FAX (850) 627-2330
.(S 2162 Pat Thomas Parkway
Quincy, FL 32351

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AUTO PARTS
218 W. Jefferson St., Quincy
850-627-7617

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24 Gadsden County Times December 15, 2005

! ajDer Gadsden. Liberty & alihoun-
~COnti Residents,:. i -...
S WT years ag~o 'idiio.btaiied my Florida Dealer's
License due to the4frustrationfif.shdt ifg iSfor a
used car. The following three things made car
stopping a big headache for rngp
*Ha gg ai for th.ebest p 'ce
*Havi c OiN0 to $300 for a
*Paving someone a $5000 0 Profif

always

We sell all of our cars at
a discount so you don't
need a down payment!
Interest Rates
as low as 4.95%

;$10.00D automobile. 6 .-. g AN ..Ue ke a small piA d
Here's what we've don t :i'e utonrptive i u geA great da! .
S o .-' . u The bestarf is we tLay family on f lQt'JIOT
"l^ dcles aretOrice- at t. Loan Value"iGH PRESSURE SALES PEOPLE.
which is the price credit unions and banks will IA H PRESSRE S LES PEr
If you don't see the car of your dreams inhAt
loan you on this vehicle. ,
*We required. ,.6OWN PAYMEN-.n any of ad. call us. We'll get you pre-appro
our vehi e cafeeven hea th your taxes what it will cost and buy it for you.
" ---- We apprecia ..ur supportingfi s. ome by or
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0 Down '01 Acura 3.5RL 0 Down '99 Mitsubishi 3000GT
$346/mo Luxury at its best! 288/mo Truly One of a Kind!

0 Down '98 Lexus LS400 0 Down '04 Dodge Neon
$346/mo 49,000 Miles! Like New! $189/mo 29,000 Miles!

0 Down '01 Lincoln LS 0 Down '03 Chevy Cavalier LS
$307/mo V8, Loaded, Just 49,000 mi $191/mo 4 door!

0 Down '02 Honda Accord 0 Down '94 GMC Sierra
s286/mo Sunroof! Like New!. s9/mo Diesel. 4X4

6 Down '98 Dodge Ram 1500 SLT; 0 Down '02 Mustang Convertible
8212/mo "iaramie. 4X4! 249/mo Real FUN in the SUN!!!

0 Down '05 Chevy Monte Carlo 0 pown '00 Mazda B3000
288/mo 30,000 miles. Like New!!! H 192/mo X Cab. VERY LOW miles!

o Down '01 Ford Taurus
$i16I/mo Great Family Car

0 Down
$230/mo

'03 Nissan Sentra SE R
Sunroof! Low Miles!

0 Down
'115/mo

'01 Ford Escort O Down '03 Honda Accord EX
Great Gas Mileage! 346/mo Just 27,000 miles! 4 door

0 Down '01 Ford F250 Super Duty 0 Down '00 Dodge
'307/mo XLT. 4X4. Triton V8 $153/mo Grand Caravan

0 Down '00 Chevy Silverado 0 Down '01 Cadillac deVille
288/mo Z71, 4X4, Extended Cab! $326/mo Low Miles!

Direct Automotive Wholesale
403 W. Jefferson (Hwy 90) 3 Blocks West of Square in Quincy,.Next to Dollar General Open Mon-Thurs 9 a.m.-8 p.m.; Friday 9-7; Sat. 9 -6 p.m. Sunday 2-6 p.m.

Now Open
Sunday
2-6 p.m.

Quincy 850-627-8448 Quincy Se habla
All Payments illustrated with Zero Down, 6% interest, 60 months, With Approved Credit
Prices do not include tax, tag, title and dealer fees. Espaial