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Shell Point Sailors Photo by Thelma Gaupin


Amendment 1 will have


impact in Wakulla County


By KEITH BLACKMAR
kblackmar@thewakullanews.net
Floridians voted 64 percent in
favor of Amendment 1 on Presi-
dential Preference Primary night
Tuesday, Jan. 29. Wakulla County
voters were less enthusiastic
about the tax reform proposal
and rejected it by more than a
six percent margin.
But the sheer number of vot-
ers in central and south Florida
overwhelmed the number of
voters in North Florida and the
tax measure passed.
The impact on Wakulla Coun-
ty will be felt by county commis-
sionets and school board officials
although the impact to school
officials will be much less.
Wakulla County Chief Deputy


Property Appraiser Brad Harvey
estimated the total loss of tax
revenue to county commission-
ers at approximately $1.3 mil-
lion.
He estimated the new ad-
ditional $25,000 Homestead
Exemption will result in a $1.2
million loss of funding for com-
missioners. Another $71,978
worth of tax money will be lost
by the establishment of a $25,000
exemption on Tangible Personal
Property.
Amendment 1 created a
$25,000 exemption on property
tax value from $50,000 to $75,000
that will be effective with tax bill-
ing cycle later this year. Harvey
said school board funding is not
subject to the new exemption.


School board funding will
not be impacted by a 10 percent
cap on non homestead property,
including commercial. .Harvey
said it is difficult to determine
the impact the of the 10 percent
cap. It will not take effect until
January 2009 and property own-
ers must apply for the cap.
The tax portability issue
applies to all taxing authorities,
but is also difficult to determine
the financial impact, said Harveyi
The issue allows homeowners to
purchase a new home and apply
a percentage of their Homestead
to the new home. But Homestead
must have been established on-
Jan. 1, 2007 to be used for 200&
taxes, he added.
Continued on Page 7A


L to R Assistant Superintendent Beth O'Donn
JoARn Da-niels? Teacher 'of the Year Cindy Bi


Rotary celebrates Valentine's.


o Principal 3
id Miller. ;


Cindy Burse Named 2008 Wakulla

County District Teacher of the Year


Wakulla Middle School teacher
Cindy Burse was named the
Wakulla County 2008 District
Teacher of the Year on Jan. 25.
With cheers from her students
and colleagues, Burse was sur-
prised in her classroom by Su-
perintendent David Miller and
Principal JoAnn Daniels as they
announced the award.
Nominated as her school's
Teacher of the Year in December,
Burse went thorough rigorous
judging of an extensive written
packet and face-to-face interview
by educators from outside of
Wakulla County. Also in the com-
petition elected as their schools'


Teachers of the Year were: Walter
Cooper, Crawfordville Elemen-
tary; Charlotte Hoover, Medart El-
ementary; Tammi Light, Shadev-
ille Elementary; Donna Sullivan,
Riversprings Middle; Brenda
Hatcher, Wakulla High; and Janie
Tucker representing Wakulla and
Sopchoppy Education Centers'
PreKindergarten programs.
"Having visited Mrs. Burse's
classroom many times over the
years, I can readily see how she
epitomizes the definition of an
outstanding teacher," stated Su-
perintendent Miller. "Her ability
to teach writing as well as her
other curricula is as effective as


any teacher's in the state."
She earned her Bachelor's de-
gree from Florida State University
in Biology, and went on to earn
a Master's degree in Reading
Education after interning in high
school science classes where
she observed that some of her
students struggled to read the
textbook.
"I realized that the content
knowledge which would be most
beneficial in my ability to teach
any subject area was going to
be anything concerning how to
teach comprehension and reading
skills," said Burse.
Continued on Page 7A


The Rotary Club of Wakulla
County will host their 10th An-
nual Valentine's Celebration on
Saturday, Feb. 9 at Hudson Park
in downtown Crawfordville. The
event begins bright and early
with the Breakfast in the Park
at 8 a.m., followed by the Winn-
Dixie Sweetheart Parade at 10
a.m. Festivities including arts and
crafts vendors, food booths, live
entertainment, and carnival rides
will continue throughout the day
at the park.
The activities will culminate at
3 p.m. with the announcement of
the winner of our $1,000 cash raf-
fle. Tickets for the raffle, $1 each,
will be available for purchase
throughout the day, and can also
be purchased ahead of time from
any Rotary Club member. Rotary


members will also be selling tick-
ets during the evenings at Winn-
Dixie in Crawfordville.
The Rotary Valentine's Cel-
ebration has become a Wakulla
County tradition and is one of
the biggest events of the year.
Over the past six years alone, the
celebration has allowed our local
Rotary Club to donate more than
$100,000 to help local charities
improve the lives of people in
Wakulla County.
During the past seven months,
Rotary of Wakulla County has
donated funds to many differ-
ent local organizations including
Wakulla County Habitat for Hu-
manity, flu vaccines for veterans,
Refuge House, Keep Wakulla
County Beautiful, Florida Wild
Mammal Association, Wakulla


County Historical Society, Ronald
McDonald .House, United Way,
the Wakulla High School Interact
Club, Wakulla High NJROTC, and
Big Bend Hospice.
A new event the Rotary Club
has become involved in is the
Dictionary Project. The project,
spearheaded by Rotary member
Garth Smelser, will provide every
third grader in Shadeville, Craw-
fordville, and Medart elemen-
tary schools and COAST Charter
School with their own personal
dictionary.
The books were purchased by
the dub and distributed to each
classroom by Rotary members,
along with a presentation on
what it means to be a Rotarian.
Continued on Page 7A


Sparkman seeks re-election


Wells announces for Supervisor


Henry "Buddy" Wells, 54 of
Crawfordville has opened his elec-
tion account in a campaign to be
Wakulla County's next Supervisor
of Elections.
"I have had the dream of some-
day becoming Supervisor for many
years, and I would love to have
the chance to serve the Citizens
of Wakulla County," he said. He
will run as a Democrat. Although
Wells' given name will appear on
the ballot, many county residents
know him as "Buddy."
Wells is the oldest son of
Bobby and Grace Wells. He was
born and raised in Wakulla County
until 1969 when his family moved
to South Georgia.


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Henry "Buddy" Wells


Panacea. Buddy and Letha have
a son, Brandon, who is a senior
Bright Future Scholar at Florida
State University.
After serving in the U.S. Navy
and living in Georgia and Louisi-
ana, Buddy and Letha returned
home to Wakulla County in 1979.
Wells has worked with St
Marks Powder, General Dynam-
ics which was formally known as
Olin Corporation, for 27 years. His
last 22 years with the company
have been in the research and de-
velopment department. His wife,
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In 1975, he married his child- ,Lea, as ueen empi oye y e U
hood sweetheart, Letha MetcalfWakulla County Clerk's office for
the daughter of Emma Lou and 19 years.
the late John H. Metcalf, Jr. of Continued on Page 13A

Board wants to expand

Wakulla Springs zone
Cy WILLIAM SNOWDEN confirmed.
wsnowden@thewakullanews.net "I don't see why, rather than just
Wakulla County Commissioners being concerned about Wakulla
indicated they want to expand the Springs, we don't include Spring
Wakulla Springs Protection Zone Creek," Brimner said. "A large area
to a wider area, reflecting recent of Wakulla County needs the same
discoveries by cave divers of the un- protection."
Chad Hanson of the Wakulla
derground connection between the Watershed Coalition said that the
springs and other area sinkholes.
Commissioners gave the go- proposed expansion is based on
ahead to staff, at a workshop on gains in the science over the past
Monday, Feb. 4, to advertise the 15 years,
expansion of the special planning The goal of the protection zone,
area around Wakula S prings which was approved in 1994, is to
area around Wakulla Springs. p g t a
Though the board could not take prevent groundwater contamina-
an official vote, given two alterna- ing from fert128lizers to batteriesran. It
tive expasions, commissioners requires from fertilizowners to series. It
indicated they favored the larger requires property owners to register
of thetwo y with the county if they have more
of the two.
In fact, Commission Chairman than five gallons of liquid or 50
Ed Brimner asked why the zone pounds of solids of the regulated
couldn't be expanded to include substances, Currently, there are no
S,, CFiInc Crtk -; .i.... wh property owners registered.


are connected to Wakulla Springs
- though the route has not been


Continued on Page 13A


Wakulla County Property
Appraiser, Donnie R. Sparkman,
59, of Crawfordville announced
his candidacy for re-election to
the office of Property Appraiser.
He is currently serving the last
two years of a term of the late
Ronald Kilgore after winning
the election in 2006.
Sparkman had been married
to his wife, Rita, for 37 years and
has three grown sons, Tully,
Colby, and Troy, and a grand-
son, Walker. Sparkman has ap-
proximately 14 years experience
in county government with 11
years in the property appraiser's
office. He previously worked as
the Wakulla County Community


Development Director for three
years. He is also a registered
land surveyor, having worked
23 years with Edwin G. Brown
and Associates, Inc., as well as
being a Certified Florida Ap-
praiser.
Sparkman graduated from
Crawfordville High School in
1966 and attended both Florida
State University and Tallahas-
see Community College before
being drafted into the United
States Army. He served almost
two years in the Army, serving
one year in Vietnam with the
199th Light Infantry Brigade. All
three of his sons are veterans of
the Iraq War.


V
Donnie R. Sparkman

Sparkman said he is proud
of the job he and his staff have
done in the past year.
Continued on Page 13A


Autrey sets goal to work at ESPN


By KEITH BLACKMAR
kblackmar@thewakullanews.net
Wakulla High School sopho-
more Brandon Autrey sits qui-
etly in a middle row of desks in
science instructor Bob Blanton's
classroom. The veteran teacher
uses an overhead projector to
describe the lesson for the day.
Autrey is involved in his two
favorite subjects, science and
history, as the school day begins
to wind down and students be-
gin to think about non-academic
plans.
For the 16-year-old Crawford-
ville student, his mind is on his
Wakulla High School experience,
but he.saves room for the bigger
picture, a career at sports media
giant, ESPN.
Autrey said he hopes to
follow the lead of former War
Eagle athlete and student Leston
Green who graduated from
WHS, moved on to Florida A
and M University and used a
Tallahassee job fair to secure a
job at the Bristol, Conn., media
outlet.


Kiversprings Middclle cnool
physical education teacher Fran-
ces Knight learned of Autrey's
goal and introduced him to
Green. The two men have since
become friends and Green is
helping his young protege with
his plans.


Coach Knight attempts to
help all of her students, but
she said she was drawn to
Autrey from his middle school
days. "He is a one in a million
kid," she said. "He has a lot of
heart."
Continued on Page 13A


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Page 2A THE WAKULLA NEWS, Thursday, February 7, 2008




Comment & Opinion

Established in Wakulla County in 1895


Follow Your A


Dreams
By COURTNEY ROZANSKI
Special to E T rakulla ~eWE
I went to see a natural health-
care practitioner recently and
didn't realize the depth that
this little visit would convey. His
glow shined through so obvi-
ously for the love of his work.
He began to tell me his story of
how he had worked for a multi-
million dollar company, which
was challenging, provided a high
salary, but with a high cost his
health
So, after giving it much
thought, he decided to take a
leap of faith. He quit his job of
29 years and followed his dream,
arid opened a natural healthcare


Vets for \
,We Will Not Abandon You
By LTC Steve Russell (Ret.)

'-he lack of support shown
by-national lawmakers to give
troops the support needed to
achieve their mission has be-
come egregious. Americans
wag at political assertions of
troop support as the mission is
obstructed. Every day, it seems
aTif another public official has
claimed that victory in Iraq is
impossible. This would come
as quite a shock to the fight-
ing soldiers. They know better.
They also know that such proc-
lapations are made solely for


OUR

By KEITH BLACKMAR
lblackmar@thewakullanews.net
K The election season has been un-
derway for months on the national
leVel and now it is well underway
for local candidates, too. The Wakul-
la News will, once again, offer a free
political announcement article to all
loal candidates. The article will run
ojPage 1 of the paper with a color
plptograph; "
,However, I ask candidates to get
their information and photograph
to: me by Friday before the end
of the work day to assure a space
on the front page. The extra time
allows me time to plan the layout
of the front page and make sure
every candidate who comes forward
gets similar treatment and page
placement.
: Our deadlines have changed
over the years because we are
no longer owned by the Phillips
family. We used to publish at the
Bainbridge Post Searchlight in
Bainbridge, Ga.
:We drove our pages to Bain-
bridge after doing the layout on
paper layout sheets. Post Searchlight
Publisher Sam Griffin didn't care if
we worked on the newspaper layout
fot 24 straight hours as long as we
made our early Wednesday morn-
ing press time.,
: When Landmark (LCNI) pur-
chased The Wakulla News from
the Phillips family in July 2006, we
converted to electronic pagination
and now send the newspaper, with
computer generated layout, to the
nearest printing plant LCNI owns
in Chiefland.
To stay within their time con-


center with his wife. He said that
although he was terrified, he
knew deep in his heart that if he
didn't make a change, he prob-
ably wouldn't live long enough
to enjoy his grandchildren. He
had already been diagnosed
with cancer. After making this


victory
political gain, and are perhaps
most welcomed by the enemies
they fight.
It is past the time for national
lawmakers to abandon their
political investment in defeat..,
We must reassure our fighting
men and women that they aren't
fighting alone.
What can the average Ameri-
can do to back up our troops
when our national lawmakers
will not? This is a question I get
asked frequently. The answer
is, "take it to the states." Sev-
eral states have already stepped
forward with resolutions that
promise to "not abandon our


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straints, we must adhere to a much
stricter deadline schedule with
a lot less flexibility. The printed
newspapers were once driven by
pickup truck or van from Bainbridge,
about an hour and 25 minute drive,
but now they are trucked in a panel
truck the more than two hours from
Chiefland. We no longer insert, label
or bag the papers for the post office
here in Crawfordville.
From tme-to-time we hear grum-
bles from our regular contributors
about pushing back deadlines, but
we really have little control over the
time demands.
We must have our news items in
our office before noon on Mondays
to have a fair chance to edit and
layout the articles for that week's
paper. I just can't guarantee I will
have the time each week to edit
and find the space to deal with
items that are submitted late on
Monday or Tuesdays. We actually
start new layout for the next paper
while we are waiting for the paper
we just finished to be delivered on
Wednesday.
Submitting material by e-mail
makes it easier for me to edit and
place into production. But we still
accept items by fax and the old
fashioned way, in person at our
office."
Good luck to our local candi-
dates are they navigate through the
winding political road during the
spring and summer. Until then......
my e-mail address is kblackmar@
thewakullanews.net. See you at
the polls
Keith Blackmar is the Editor
of h)aulla RtoE


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change to follow his dream,
he felt as though he had much
more purpose in his job and
life. He began to feel healthier,
eat better and take better care
of himself. He now lives a much
healthier life.
This visit made me begin to
think about dreams and how
they affect people. Dreams give
us hope and when they come
true, they can provide us with
joy and exhilaration. Dreams
are so important for us to hold
onto, and follow. When I feel a
dream within, I listen and work
toward the dream to make it be-
come real. I am completely filled
with energy, hopefulness, and
happiness. Sadly, when people
let go of a dream and lose it,
something dies inside.
I began to think about people
I knew who had followed their
dreams. I remembered a friend


service men and women in this
time of war and pledge full sup-
port of them and their efforts to
secure victory."
Exactly one year ago, defeat
seemed a foregone conclusion
to many. Groups of "experts"
sought an "honorable exit."
But Vets for Victory, a pro-troop
and pro-mission organization I
head, began working with state
lawmakers who were as frus-
trated about this as the people
they represent. The result was a
legislative proclamation telling
the troops, "We will not aban-
don you."
Last February, average Okla-
homans working with their state
lawmakers rose up to declare
such support. Despite the mid-
term elections and the pessimis-
tic Iraq Study Group report, more
than a thousand veterans and
troop supporters filled the plaza
at the State Capitol building to
take a stand on their behalf. A
respectable group of bipartisan
lawmakers were also in atten-
dance and read the state's pledge


Letters

Talquin must play
a part in protecting
our environment


Editor, The News:
Crawfordville resident Ron Pia-
secki sent the following letter to
Talquin Electric Cooperative Gen-
eral manager John D. Hawa regard-
ing the Oyster Bay Estates sewage
treatment facility.
I am writing this letter as a
resident of Shell Point and also a
member of the Talquin Coop. I am
also a member of the Wakulla Wa-
tershed Coalition Board of Directors
and for the residents of Shell Point
and Wakulla County.
Wakulla County has made great
strides in the last few years on
improving the quality of life and
protection of our very valuable en-
vironmental assets. We are blessed
with Wakulla Springs and the Och-
lockonee River state parks, the St.
Marks National Wildlife Refuge, and
several federal and state forests.
One of the most important assets
is Apalachee Bay and the Gulf of
Mexico. Not only do we depend
on this water body to support our
economy, but to provide enjoyment
to the many visitors and residents
who rely on this great asset for
tourism, fishing, swimming, and
overall recreational uses.
To protect all of the above assets
the Wakulla County citizens and the
county and state governments have
passed restrictive ordinances and
policies. In the most recent years
the Wakulla County Commission
passed water quality ordinances
requiring the use of Advanced
Treatment Septic Systems for all
new construction in the county and
a Wetlands Ordinance providing for
strict setback building requirements
from wetlands.
In addition, Wakulla County
joined with several organizations,
including the state Attorney Gen-
eral, in a lawsuit against the City
of Tallahassee to have them make
major improvements in their sew-


who had a very simple job work-
ing in a park because it allowed
him time and the appropriate
atmosphere to think and write
poetry that he loved so much.
I began to think about the
people I knew who due to fate,
or circumstances, or just plain
life, weren't able to follow their
dreams. I remembered another
friend who worked in state
government for 30 years and
couldn't afford to give up the
benefits that went along with
what he considered a dead-end
job. I guess dreams don't always
involve making millions of dol-
lars or being the CEO of a large
corporation.
It is difficult to get a support-
ive reaction from others when
you want to follow your dream.
Is it because others are fright-
ened by the daring step of be-
ing vulnerable to open yourself


to not abandon the troops.
Vermont followed suit with
its own proclamation in May.
In June, Florida's Hillsborough
County of six million people
became the first non-state gov-
ernment to pass the resolution,
And last November, the Mas-
sachusetts legislature followed
with a strong variant of the bill.
The Florida State Legislature
will consider its own version
this spring.
Do such resolutions matter?
The soldiers and their families
sure think so. And state legisla-
tors know they have to pump
gas and buy groceries with their
voters when the legislative ses-
sion ends by summer in most
states. To be fair, lawmakers are
relieved when they are not alone
in their views of backing the
troops and their mission when
all political 'savvy' would suggest
leaving it alone.
Now is time to act at the
state level. National media and
political groups have allowed
opponents of the war a steady


age treatment system and operation
of their major sprayfield on Tram
Road. The main thrust of this ac-
tion was to stop the high levels
.of nitrates' that'were entering the
Wakulla Watershed, degrading the
water quality at Wakulla Spring.
This lawsuit was very successful,
in that the City of Tallahassee has
agreed to spend more than $160
million in improvements to its
system.
As a result of all of these efforts,
the Wakulla County Commission in
2006 decided that Wakulla County
must also upgrade its own sewage
treatment system to meet the high-
est treatment levels available. All of
this is to protect the very valuable
resources mentioned above.
It was with this in mind that in
the summer of 2006, as Chairman
of the Wakulla County Citizens
Infrastructure Committee, I met
with Acting County Administrator
Joe Blanchard and discussed the
problems of Live Oak Island, Shell
Point, Oyster Bay and Spring Creek.
These are all coastal locations,
many of which are still on basic sep-
tic systems. The State Department
of Health has repeatedly indicated
that the beaches of Shell Point are
frequently recommended for clos-
ing because of high levels of fecal
material in the water.
This has been determined to be
of both avian and human sources.
During wet times, the tests have in-
dicated this to be human fecal ma-
terial caused 'either by high water
levels or heavy rains. During Hur-
ricane Dennis in 2005, this whole
coastal area was covered by six to
12 feet of water. The septic systems
overflowed and the Talquin Oyster
Bay Sewage Treatment Facility suf-
fered from this storm.
In the meeting with Administra-
tor Blanchard, it was agreed that I
would contact Talquin Electric and
arrange a meeting between that
company and the Wakulla County
staff.
The first meeting was held in
August 2006. At this meeting it
was made very clear by me and
the county that we would require
all sewage treatment providers in
Wakulla County to meet the high-
est levels of treatment possible. In
addition, we also indicated that
we must change all of the coastal
communities mentioned above
that remain on septic systems to a
sewer system.
We also pointed out how con-
cerned we were with Talquin hav-
ing its sewage treatment facility lo-
cated within the St. Marks National
Wildlife Refuge and adjoining very
sensitive wetlands.
Representing Talquin at this
meeting were Mark Stamps and
Tim Waddle. Both indicated that
Talquin had no intention of remain-


up while truly following your
heart? When we let go of our
dreams, we let go or suppress a
part of ourselves. That can make
us empty inside, of emotions,
or of hope. It can bring a lot of
pain--because we're not letting
ourselves reach for something
that fulfills us. We're not letting
ourselves try and if we never try,
we will never know.
There may be long periods of
real dedication to get where you
want to go, but notice every little
step of success as you follow
your path. Nurture your dream
and you will nurture yourself.
Whether the dream is a job on
Wall Street or working for a non-
profit organization, it is really
entirely up the person. The first
step to take in following your
dream involves deciding what
it is you really want to do with
your life. Mostly, a huge part of


national say. When the surge
began to bear fruit, they began
to focus their tactics of defeat
by attacking the integrity and
character of our men and women
that serve in uniform or as con-
tractors.
First, soldiers and marines
were subjected to despicable
political statements asserting in-
stant guilt regarding war crimes
that never were, with no apolo-
gies were forthcoming upon
acquittal.
Then we saw the same tactic
in the celebrated Blackwater
case. The media circled with
vulture-like appetites to declare
all contractors as out-of-control
criminals.
These former soldiers and
law enforcement agents obvi-
ously chucked all their integrity
and character the moment they
took a paycheck from a private
firm to serve their country as
civilians.
Now we see returning vet-
erans caught in the blast of hit
pieces portraying us as malad-


ing at the current location. They
assured us that Talquin planned
to construct a new facility farther-
north in Wakulla County. As the
discussion moved on, Wakulla
County staff recommended the
following two choices to your rep-
resentatives:
That Talquin could connect to
the Wakulla County Sewage System
and either become a "Wholesale
Customer" or Talquin could either
sell or give their sewage treatment
system to Wakulla County who
would then connect your system to
the Wakulla County System.
At this point in the discussion,
all in attendance agreed that the
best way to proceed was for Talquin
to consider the two options and
return at a later date.
A follow-up meeting was held
in the fall of 2006 with the same
participants. At this point Talquin
had determined the cost to run
sewer lines to Live Oak Island. At
the same meeting county staff in-
dicated that from discussions with,
Talquin they felt it best for Talquin
to run a line down Jack Crum Road
and to connect to the county sew-
age system at U.S. Highway 98 in
.Medart.
It was still not determined at
this point if Talquin would become
a "Wholesale Customer" or turn
the system over to Wakulla County.
Mark Stamps indicated that all
major Talquin managers were very
supportive of connecting to the
Wakulla County system and he
required a couple more months for
this to be discussed by the Talquin
Board of Directors, A further meet-
ing was planned for early 2007.
I made a point to mention at
this meeting that Talquin would
avoid major costs, in the millions,
by connecting to the Wakulla
County system and that a portion
of that savings could be dedicated
to running a sewer line to Live Oak
Island, and possibly to connect
those residents and others in ad-
joining communities to the Wakulla
County sewage system.
In January 2007 another meeting
was held by the same parties. Also
attending this meeting was Ben Pin-
gree who had just been hired as the
new Wakulla County Administrator.
At this meeting, all discussions
revolved around Talquin connect-
ing to the Wakulla County Sewer
System. Mark Stamps requested
some more time to meet with you
as the new General Manager and
other Talquin staff to determine
how to connect to the Wakulla
County system. Since that meeting
in January 2007, the county has
been in negotiations with Talquin
on this project.
While this is a long narration of
the past year and a half, we thought
it was very important to establish


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the background concerning your
sewage treatment facility at Oyster
Bay which serves the Shell Point,
Oyster Bay and Spring Creek com-,
munities.
It came as a great shock, tous
when County Administrator: Ben.
Pingree forwarded a copy of the
January 4, 2008 letter from DEP to
you concerning Talquin's applica-
tion for expanding and upgrading
the existing facility at Oyster Bay
(Cut-Off) Road.
We have advised many civic
and environmental interest groups,
along with many citizens in these
communities, that the old treat-
ment plant would be used as a
holding area to pump effluent to
the Wakulla County system.
We had all been working in
good faith with Talquin and telling
various Florida Departments that
you had agreed to closing down
that facility and using the Wakulla
County system. We are now noti-
fied by DEP, not you or your staff,
of your change in plans.
As a resident of Shell Point and
a member of the Talquin Electric
Cooperative, speaking for myself
and many other residents of these
coastal communities, I am request-
ing that you immediately withdraw
this application for the Oyster Bay
Treatment facility and concentrate
your time and efforts on working
with Wakulla County to connect to
their sewage treatment system.
I am making this request as an
individual and as Vice Chairman
of the Wakulla County Citizens
Infrastructure Advisory Commit-
tee, where I am also Chairman of
the Sewer and Septic Systems Sub-
Committee.
I am not speaking for the Wakul-
la County Commission or the
Wakulla County Administration.
However, from discussions I have
had with Ben Pingree, Wakulla
County Administrator, I am assured
that it is also Wakulla County's
objective to dose this facility and
have Talquin connect to the county
sewage treatment system at the
earliest possible time.
I plan to inform all Wakulla
County citizens and various or-
ganizations concerning this very
serious issue to gain their support
to convince you and your staff
to withdraw this application and
get on with the negotiations with
Wakulla County. I will also contact
the various state and federal agen-
cies on this issue and hope they
will support our efforts to protect
these precious wetlands and coastal
waters.
Ron Piasecki
Crawfordville
Editor's Note: Talquin officials
continue to be in contact with
Wakulla County staff regarding
the issue.








THE WAKULLA NEWS, Thursday, February 7, 2008 Page 3A'


Wekiva camp


Iris Garden Club of Wakulla
County, Inc. members announced
that they will be offering camp-
erships for two students from
each of the Wakulla County
middle schools to attend the
Florida Federation of Garden
Club's Wekiva Youth Camp for
one week.
The garden club members
will pay the $185 registration
fee so that the students will be
able to attend the camp. Wekiva
Youth Camp is located within
Wekiva Springs State Park near
Apopka. During much of the
year the facility is turned over
to the Florida Federation of
Garden Clubs to be used as a
nature/ecology centered youth
camp. The campers are housed
in cabins with two counselors
per cabin. This fully accredited
camp is run by a professional
staff and trained volunteers. If

Sopchoppy

art center
The Sopchoppy Arts Center
will host several classes in Feb-
ruary.
On Monday, Feb. 11: Let's Cre-
ate for children, ages 4 years to
12 years, from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m.
For more information, call Sonia
Choquette at 962-1212.
On Tuesday, Feb. 12: Oil and
Acrylics Class, from 10 a.m. to 12
p.m. Bring your own supplies.
Call 962-2171.
On Saturday, Feb. 16: Begin-
ing Mosaics, from 2 p.m. to 4
p.m. For more information, call
962-2171

Relay for Life
The Wakulla Bank Relay for
Life team will be holding a yard
sale to benefit the American
Cancer Society on Saturday, Feb.
9 from 7 a.m. to 11 a.m. in the
grass lot behind the Wakulla
Bank north parking lot. All pro-
ceeds will go toward the teams'
efforts to raise money for Relay
For Life which will be held in
April.
The team has been collecting
all kinds of items which will
be on sale as well as a variety
of bake good items. For more
information, contact Sara Hillier
or Candace Hicks at 926-7111.


you would like for your child to
attend this camp, please check
with his/her school to let them
know you are interested. Parents
or guardians will need to do the
following things for their child
to be eligible for a campership:
1. Fill out all of the paper-
work completely including hav-
ing the health form completed
by licensed medical personnel.
2. Provide a copy of the stu-
dent's health insurance card.
3. Pay the $35 activity/materi-
als fee.
4. Return all of the completed
paperwork to the school in a
timely manner so it can be sent
to the registrar along with the
check from the Iris Garden Club
of Wakulla County, Inc.
For more information, contact
Jeannie Brodhead at j.brodhead@
att.net.


BUCKHORN
By Ethel Skipper

On Sunday, Feb. 10 at 11:30 a.m.,
a Youth Day will be held at Skip-
per Temple Church. The occasion
will be to observe Black History
Month. The guest speaker will be
Dr. Chinesta Smith.
Bishop Joseph Rosier will be
the speaker on Saturday, Feb. 9.
Missionary Charlotte Rosier
and Brother John Rosier will be
part of the Family Day fellowship
service.
The public is welcome. The host
is Pastor Ethel Skipper.
The family of Mother Thelma
Green would like to thank every-
one who showed their expressions
of sympathy during the illness and
passing of their loved one. May
God continue to bless each and
everyone of you, from the family.
Our prayers and concerns go
out to all the sick and shut-in,
those in the hospitals and in nurs-
ing homes. Let us be thoughtful of
each other. If you have birthdays or
news you would like to share with
the readers, call 850-962-7838.






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The Iris Garden Club meets at
1 p.m. the third Tuesday of every
month from September to May at
the Wakulla County Pubic Library.
The meetings are open to the pub-
lic, and a lot of good gardening in-
formation is presented. The club
is involved with several ongoing
projects and their progress is also
presented during the meetings.
The Feb. 19 meeting will fea-
ture Scott Jackson, Director of the
Wakulla County Extension Service
in Crawfordville. He will give a
presentation about landscaping
at the water's edge, including the
appropriate plants for waterfront
property owners, as well as al-
ternatives to hard structures like
seawalls using plant material and
oyster reefs.
Recently, one of the lifetime

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fabric artist Deidre Scherer and
the Big Bend Hospice Music
Therapists on Saturday, Feb. 16
from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m; at the Brogan
Museum (normal museum entry
fees apply). Mrs. Scherer, whose
exhibit entitled "Surrounded by
Friends and Family" will be on
display at the Brogan Feb. 15 to
March 30, uses the medium of
fabric and thread as if it were
."paint" to create her amazingly
detailed quilts.
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join Mrs. Scherer and the Big
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as they discuss and demonstrate
how each respective art form ex-
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stages of patients facing the end
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Church


Obituaries

.Carolyn D. P. Barnwell
Carolyn Davidson Pittman
-Barnwell died Sunday, Jan. 20.
Memorial services were held
Friday, Jan. 25 in the Chapel of
,-St. Simons United Methodist
Church in Georgia. In lieu of
flowers, the family requests do-
nations be made to The Ameri-
'can Heart Association, St. Simons
United Methodist Church, or a
Charity of the giver's choosing.
A native of Greensboro, N.C.,
she was the daughter of Charles
West Davidson and Ruth Lay-
field Davidson.
She was married to Joe Fagan
Pittman of Macon for 51 years,
: '-until his death in 2001. She later
f.-arried Carroll Smith Barnwell,
formerly of Macon. A graduate
4i'f Tift College and Georgia Col-
. lege of Milledgeville, she taught
, exceptional student education
" in Macon and St. Simons United
. Methodist Church, and in orga-
"' nizations including DAR, UDC,
. Alpha Delta Pi, and Cassina
Garden Club.
Survivors include her hus-
band, Carroll Barnwell; her chil-
, dren, Joe Fagan Pittman, Jr. of
A-.uburn, Ala. and Carol Pittman
CWillingham and husband Lloyd
of Crawfordville; three grand-
sons, Aaron Pittman, Thomas
SWillingham and Brandon Will-
ingham; as well as Carroll Barn-
" well's children, Carol Barnwell
Neighbors of La Grange, Ga.,
: Joyce Barnwell Ivey of Lexington,
,: S.C., Hettie Barnwell Cannon of
I: Macon, Ga., and George Rhett of
Atlanta, Ga.
Ed. 0. Miller Mortuary is in
charge of the arrangements.
Beulah T. Barwick
Beulah Tucker Barwick, 92, of
Tallahassee died Monday,'Jan.
28 in Tallahassee. The funeral
o service was held Wednesday,
: Jan. 30 at Harvey-Young Funeral
Home in Crawfordville with
burial at Vause Branch Cemetery
in Sopchoppy.
Memorial contributions may
be made to First Baptist Church
of Tallahassee, 108 W. College
Ave., Tallahassee, FL 32301.
A native of Sopchoppy, she
was a lifelong resident of Tal-
lahassee and Wakulla County.
She was a member of the First
Baptist Church of Tallahassee,
where she was a longtime Sun-
day School teacher. She was a
retired school teacher.
Survivors include her daugh-
ter, Violet Kay Hatcher and
husband Bill of Monticello; four
sisters, Mary McKenzie, Louise
Maxwell and husband Jesse,
Blye Vickers, and Bobby Roberts
and husband Albert, all of Tal-
laharsee; nine grandchildren; a
host of great-grandchildren; and
cherished friends, Diane Blue
and Matt Cross.
Harvey-Young Funeral Home
SIn Crawfordville was in charge
of the arrangements.
Michael Davis
Z Michael "Jason" Davis, 34, of
Tallahassee died Friday, Feb. 1 in

Ivan Assembly of God
S 202 Ivan Church Road
.ASSE"UES Of oo Crawfordville
'' I 1 Pastor,
Daniel Cooksey
S"Come.- & Worship With Us"
926-IVAN(4826)
.' Sunday School 10a.m.
S Sunday Worship ...................... 11 a.m.
. Evening Worship...................6 p.m.
* Wednesday Service.................7 p.m.
w. & Youth Service 7 p.m.
SRoyal Rangers 7 p.m.
: Missionettes 7 p.m.

S: picoSaint Teresat

L Episcopal
S 3 Church
A 1255 Rehwinkel Rd.
At the corner of Rehwinkel Rd. & US 98
" Sunday School
S Holy Eucharist 8:30 am
S Youth & Adults 9:30 AM
Children 10:30 AM
Worship 10:30 AM
, Reverend John Spicer
,. 926-4288


( BAPTist ChuRchl



3086 Crawfordville Hwy.
(South of the Courthouse)
Church Office: 926-7896
www.fbccrawfordville.org
or
(youth) www.crosstraining.org


Tallahassee.
The funeral service was held
graveside Monday, Feb. 4 at
Roselawn Cemetery.
After graduating from Leon
High School and Tallahassee
Community College, he found ,a
professional home at the Center
for Assessment and Testing at
Florida State University, as a scan
operations assistant. He loved
spending time with family and
friends, entertaining them with
his culinary skills. He was astute
about current events and pop
culture and an avid FSU fan. He
was a talented billiards player
and participated in competitions
as far away as Las Vegas. He had
a quick wit that brought laughter
to those he encountered.
Survivors include his mother,
Savoia Whitaker; his father, Don
W. Davis, Sr.; three sisters, Sheila
Bass, Mary Frances Whitaker and
Kim White and Kevin; a niece,
Courtney White; five nephews,,
Jesse Bass, Matthew Kerce, Seth
Wallace, Tyler Wallace and Cody
White; a great-aunt; three aunts;
six uncles; and numerous cous-
ins.
Bevis Funeral Home in Tal-
lahassee was in charge of the
arrangements.
Joe N. Gavin, Sr.
Joe N. Gavin, Sr., 54, of Craw-
fordville died Tuesday, Jan. 22 in
Crawfordville.
The funeral service was held
Saturday, Feb. 2 at Little Salem
Primitive Baptist Church in
Crawfordville with burial at
Crawfordville Cemetery.
He was a logger for Sheffield
Logging Company.
Survivors include two sons,
Carlos Johnson and Joe N. Gavin,
Jr. both of Tallahassee; two
daughters, Loranda Gavin and
Tiffany Gavin, both of Tallahas-
see; two brothers, May Smith
Gavin, Jr. and Eva of Jacksonville
and James Gavin and Rebecca
of Crawfordville; three sisters,
Ruby White and Dosh and Nel-
lie White, both of Crawfordville,
and Thelma Monroe and Joe of
Tallahassee; 12 grandchildren,
Kiana, Kendez, Sierra, Jayla,
Jayden, Antwan, Jr., Braxton, Car-
los, Jr., Carlito, Carlosha, Kalasha
and Armond; and a host of other
relatives and friends.
Strong & Jones Funeral Home
in Tallahassee was in charge .of
the arrangements..
Floride M. Roberts
Floride Morrison Roberts,
89, of Sopchoppy, died Monday,
Feb. 4, in Tallahassee at Margaret
Dozier Hospice House due to
complications from Parkinson's
disease.
The service will be held at
11 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 7, at
Sopchoppy United Methodist
Church with burial at West Sop-
choppy Cemetery.
Family will receive friends
and relatives Wednesday, Feb.
6, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at
Harvey-Young Funeral Home in
Crawfordville.


Sopchoppy
Church Of Christ
Corner of Winthrop & Byrd St.
Sunday: Bible Study ...9:30 a.m.
Worship................... 10:30 a.m.
Evening Worship ...........5 p.m.
Wednesday: Bible Study...7 p.m.
Visitors are welcome!
Home Bible Courses available...
please call for details,
962-2213

Trinity /, i
Lutheran SA
Church of Wakulla County
Hwy. 98, Across from WHS
Web site:
TrinityLutheranofWakulla.com
Bible Class 9:00 a.m.
Worship 10:00 a.m.
Pre-School M-F (3-5 Years)
Pastor Les Kimball
Church 926-7808 Pre-School 926-5557


SUNDAY
Early Worship 8:30 a.m.
Sunday School 9:45 a.m.
Morning Worship 11:00 a.m.
Evening Worship 6:00 p.m.
WEDNESDAY


Fellowship Meal
(call for reservations)
Prayer/ Bible Study
IMPACT (Youth)
Children's Events


6:00 p.m.

7:00 p.m.
7:00 p.m.
6:30 p.m.


Born on Sept. 3, 1918 in Sop-
choppy, to James N. Morrison
and Mary D. Morrison, she was
married to Laurice (L.L.) Rob-
erts for 57 years. Together they
owned and operated L.L. Roberts
Service Station for 48 years.
Survivors include three daugh-
ters, Maribeth Crum and hus-
band Warren, Carolyn Greener
and husband Bob, and Patsy Rob-
erts; five grandchildren, Jamie
Crum and wife Michelle, Leshan
Smith and husband Bryan, Jarrod
Crum and wife Melissa, Jason
Greener and Staci Greener; six
great-grandchildren; one great-
great-grandchild; two brothers-
in-law, Tommy E. Roberts and
wife Betty, and Eli P. Roberts. She
is also survived by her caregiver,
Charlene Green.
Harvey-Young Funeral Home
in Crawfordville is in charge of
the arrangements.

Church offers a sweet
deal for Valentine's
Wakulla Presbyterian Church
has a sweet deal for Valentine's
Day. For only $5, if you pick up
and $7 with delivery, your spe-
cial loved one will receive candy,
balloons and a stuffed animal.
For more information, please call
926-4569 or 926-1693.
The church is also planning
its second annual Craft Fair
which will be held at Hudson
Park on March 1 from 10 a.m. to
3 p.m. There will be fun activities
for the whole family. For more
information, please contact
Melanie Streety at 926-9793.

Worship Center will
host revival
The Christian Worship Center
will host a revival from Feb. 10
to Feb. 13 with Sister Grace Day
of Adel, Ga. The Sunday services
will be held at 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.
The weeknight services will be
held at 7:30 p.m.
The worship center will host a
Spaghetti Valentine Dinner from
4 p.m. until 6:30 p.m. on Feb.
16. A gospel sing will be held
at 7 p.m. with local talent. The
dinner is $7 for adults and $5
for children. Donations will be
accepted. For delivery, call 984-
9924, 926-8332 or 926-6302.




FPanacea Park'

Baptist Church
24 Mission Road, Panacea
Sunday School 10 a.m.
Worship 11 a.m.
Wed. Prayer Meeting 7 p.m.
Pastor, Jerry Spears


Sopchoppy
United

Methodist
Church
Sunday School 9:45 a.m.
Worship I I a.m.
Pastor Brett Templeton
850-962-2511


j Wakulla
f United Methodist Church
SSunday Contemporary Service 8:30 a.m.
Sunday School for all ages -10 a.m.
Sunday Worship- 11 a.m.
Wednesday Service- 7 p.m.
1584 Old Woodville Rd.
Wakulla Station
421-5741
Pastor Drew Standridge


The Webbs, a family evange-
listic team from Maryland, will
hold evangelistic meetings at
Providence Bible Church and Provi-
dence Christian Academy Sunday
through Friday, Feb. 10 through
Feb. 15. They will also present
programs each day in school cha-
pel services,
Barry is the son of well-known
evangelist, Dr. Hal Webb. Cheryl
is the daughter of Pastor Clifford
Proper who pastors a church in
Elmira, N.Y. Their daughter, Rachel,
also travels with them when she
is not in college.
The Webbs have a variety of
talents. They are accomplished
musicians. In their meetings they
sing solos, duets, and trios. Cheryl
is an excellent pianist. Barry plays
the Trombone as well as the
Baritone and Flugabone horns.
Barry is a ventriloquist with more
than 30 years experience in the
field of puppetry. He does all of
the voices for the 20 puppets that
travel with the team in a "Puppet
Castle" stage.
"All of their talents work togeth-
er to point to the most important
facets of their ministry, the preach-


Pioneer Baptist
Church (SBC)
Sunday School 9:15 a.m.
Sunday Worship 10:30 a.m.
Wed. adult, children & youth 7 p.m.
486 Beechwood Drive Crawfordville, FL.
(North of the Lower Bridge Road and
Spring Creek Highway intersection)
Rev. Dennis Hall, Pastor
850-926-6161


St. Elizabeth
Ann Seton
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Mass 9 a.m. Sunday
Sunday School 10 a.m
Father James MacGee, Pastor r
3609 Coastal Hwy. (US 9S)
926-1797


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"Where everybody is somebody in His body."
Sunday School............. 9:30 a.m.
Morning Worship ............10:45 a.m.
Life Support Groups ............. p.m.
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Office 926-5265
Early Worship 8:30 a.m.
Sunday School 9:45 a.m.
Morning Worship 11:00 a.m.
Youth Zone Time 4:30 p.m.
Evening Worship 6:00 p.m.
Wednesday Services 7:00 p.m.


Our Mission is: Loving God and Loving Others
through Worship, Ministry and Service.
Operating like a family; strong in the Word of God, warm and
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Reaching Children, Youth, Adults and Seniors for Jesus.
We will look forward to seeing you this Lord's Day.
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ing of the Bible, God's Word. With
all of these different ministries,
there is surely something for every-
one, young and old. The ministry
of the Webbs will certainly bless
and appeal to your whole fam-
ily. We invite you to join us this
Sunday at 10 a.m. for a combined
worship service and dinner on the
grounds," said Pastor Earl Dechant.
Plan to attend each evening at 7:30
p.m., Sunday through Friday.
Providence Bible Church is
located on Highway 61 two miles
northeast of the Wakulla County
Courthouse at 710 Shadeville Road.
For more information, call 926-1326
or 926-2456.

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Sunday Worship 9 a.m.
Adult Sunday School 10:30 a.m.

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1/3rd mile east of Wakulla High School
9:30 a.m. Bible Study
10:30 a.m. Worship Service
10:45 a.m. Children's Sunday School
Nursery Provided
926-4569
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Pastor John S. Dunning
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Sunday School 9:45 a.m. Worship 11:00 a.m.
Pastor Tony Rosenberger 926-7209
Ochlockonee & Arran Road 'Come Grow With Us www.crawfordville-umc.org


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Sunday School 9:45 AM
Church Office Morning Worship 11 AM
962-7822 AWANA CLUB 5PM
Evening Worship 6 PM

Wednesday 7 PM Prayer Meeting,
Youth & Children's Programs
Dr. Bill Jenkins. Pastor
Randy Anderson, Minister of Music
Vicki Anderson. Youth Director
Jerry Evans. Mike Crouch. Bernie Kemp Musicians


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educational

issue

Representative Marti Coley (R-
Marianna) urged the State Board
of Education Monday, Feb. 4 to
resist efforts by evolution-only
advocates who are attempting
to re-write Florida's curriculum
to exclude scientific theories
which compete with the theory
of evolution.
"The book has not been
closed on the debate surround-
ing the theory of evolution,"
said Representative Coley. "As a
teacher, I believe that when con-
troversial topics like this arise in
a science class, we should adopt
standards that help our students
understand and consider the' full
range of views that exist."
"There is an aggressive and
organized campaign by those
who support evolution-only
education.
Those of us opposing those
efforts are asking from the Board
of Education to show restraint,
and continue to refer to evolu-
tion as a theory" added Repre-
sentative Coley. "I hope this can
be handled through the Board of
Education, but I am also explor-
ing the option of filing legisla-
tion addressing this issue."
The State Board of Education
will vote on the new curriculum
standards on Feb. 19.
The final public hearing be-
fore that vote will take place Feb.
11, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the
Hyatt Regency Hotel at Orlando
International Airport.


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St. Marks election
set for Feb. 20
By KEITH BLACKMAR
kblackmar@thewakullanews.net
Voters in the City of St. Marks
will have the opportunity to go
to the polls on Wednesday, Feb.
20. Incumbent Charles Shields is
unopposed in Seat 1, but three
candidates have qualified for the
opportunity to serve in Seat 2.
Incumbent Phil Cantner has
qualified to run along with Karl
Halbert and Sharon Blair.


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Candidates had until Jan. 31 to
qualify for the election and Halbert
and Blair decided to run against
Cantner rather than Shields.
The election will be held from 7
a.m. until 7 p.m. at City Hall. There
is no early voting period as thereis
for county elections, but absentee
ballots may be requested through
City Manager Zoe Mansfield.
The city commission will hold a
special meeting on Thursday, Feb.
21 at 6:30 p.m. to act as the canvass-
ing board and count the votes.


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Of I)E W3akulla .taeb
In 1972, Thelma Gaupin moved
from Tallahassee to "The Village
of Shell Point" and has never
regretted it. She began working
temporarily in the county with
Mobile Home Industries when
they first began dredging the ca-
nals in 1969. She quickly became
the permanent "right arm" of the
business and helped to manage
and sell their property at Shell
Point, completely walking away
from Tallahassee. She and her
husband, Ted, soon obtained
their real estate licenses, eager
to begin their own visions for
the area.
Mrs. Gaupin and her husband
have seen the many transforma-
tions of Shell Point over the
years, enjoying everything it
offers. "It's always been a fun
place," she said. The land that
later became Shell Point Beach
was first purchased by Angus
Beatty Taff in 1919. He and his
sons.converted the property into
a small development complete
with cottages and a restaurant.
It quickly began to grow into a
popular fishing community, call-
ing for the expansion of both
the commercial and residential
aspects of the beach.
In the early seventies, Mrs.
Gaupin, her husband, and part-
nerIs obtained the undeveloped
land and marina slips from MHI,
expanding it for the use of the
slip holders. "With all of our
developments, we've tried to do


it first-class," Mrs. Gaupin said.
She and her husband now own
two large real estate agencies
in the county and have helped
to further the development of
Shell Point Beach. Today, "The
Resort at Shell Point Beach" is
under construction by George
Heaton. When it is complete,
it will offer a beach club, pool,
marina, family homes, inn, and
200 seat restaurant. "Everybody
is 100 percent behind the devel-
opment," she said.
Shell Point is not only known
for their developments, however,
but also for the beautiful beach,
amazing wildlife on the St.
Marks National Wildlife Refuge
property, and the community
of people that live there. The
beach attracts tourists as well as
locals and is the largest pleasure
mooring port between Tampa
and Panama City. There are many
local fishing guides and a county
maintained gulf front park that
gives visitors a chance to enjoy
all that Shell Point beach offers,
from the beachfront views to the
migrating birds.
Gaupin is enthusiastic about
the community itself and all
they can do for each other. "All
the people in Shell Point are
basically really nice people,"
she said. She told a story of
the Christmas tree George Taff
donated every year from his
land to put in the village, the
parading of their decorated golf
carts during Christmastime, and
the excitement of their Fourth of


July fireworks.
In the early seventies, the
community gathered for fish
fries brought from the seine
yards. "You haven't lived until
you experience the 'running of
the mullet'!" she said.
It was the generosity of
George Taff that gave a free
home to the Flotilla 13, Division
8, Seventh Coast Guard District.
This gave the Auxiliary a place
to hold meetings, a radio room,
and offered training classes to
new mariners. The Auxiliary
volunteer members help watch
the waters of the Gulf from April
1 to Nov. 30, conducting search
and rescue patrols for boaters.
"I've left Shell Point many times
at midnight patrolling to pull
people in," Mrs. Gaupin said.
She and her husband have been
members of the'Auxiliary for
more than 30 years.
Gaupin has now lived at Shell
Point for more than 35 years.
She has seen its many chang-
es and achievements in that


time and has always been proud
to call it home. "I have been all
over the world," Gaupin said,
"and I come back here and find
what are we looking for. We
have the most beautiful sunsets
in the world. I wouldn't trade it
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Sports


Spring sports registration scheduled


The Wakulla County Parks
and Recreation Department will
host spring sports registration
on Saturday, Feb. 9 from 8 a.m.
until noon both days. Registra-
tion will be held at the recreation
park in Medart.
.* T-Ball Minor League is open
to youths age 4 and 5 with a fee
of $40.
T-Ball Major League is open
to youths age 6 and 7 with a fee
of $40.
A Pitching Machine League
is open to players ages 7 and 8
with a $45 fee.
The Wakulla Cal Ripken As-


sociation is open to players age
nine and 10 with a fee of $70.
A Wakulla Cal Ripken Asso-
ciation is open to players ages 11
and 12 with a fee of $80.
The Babe Ruth Association
is open to players ages 13 to 15
with a fee of $100.
Girls Softball Association
has a fastpitch age group for
players ages 8 to 10, 11 to 12,
and 13 to 16. The fee is $55 per
player.
A birth certificate is required
to provide proof of age for the
two Cal Ripken associations, the
Babe Ruth Association and the


Girls Softball Association,
The Girls Softball League age
determining date is Jan. 1. All
other leagues age determining
dates are April 30. All children
must provide proof of health
insurance or purchase the $7.50
policy from the county.
Registration deadline for T-
ball and Minor Cub League is
Feb. 9 at noon. All of the Asso-
ciations' deadlines may vary so
please sign up early so your child
secures a spot. You may also call
926-7227 for more information or
go to the recreation department
web site at www.wcprd.com.


Wrestling team finishes second


Spears signs LCCC scholarship


Wakulla Lady War Eagle Soft-
ball Coach Tom Graham enjoys
patching his players sign scholar-
Aships, especially when he knows
that he will have the player for
0 another season.
On Jan. 29, Lady War Eagle,
+Ashley Spears, joined by family,
friends, Wakulla High and Wakulla
Middle School coaches signed an
4thletic scholarship to play soft-
ball with the Lake City Community
College Timberwolves. Special
guests included Frank Burke of the
Tallahassee Merchants and Mike
Seasley of Southern Ball Academy,
o have been a major part of
Ashley's success.
! .Spears started playing softball,
like many girls, at the recreation
Spark in Medart. In 2002, she was
invited to play with the Tallahas-
see Merchants traveling team,
here she played for the last
six years. She also played with
Wakulla Middle School and has
been with the Lady War Eagles
since entering high school.
I Spears had to overcome a dev-
stating head injury in March 2004
when she collided with another
player on the softball field. During
the following months her drive to
return to the softball field was a
motivating factor in her recovery.
Entering her 2004-2005 season
: With the Tallahassee Merchants,
: the odds were against her. Over


the next nine months, Spears
worked overtime ,to prove to
Coach Burke that she had what
he needed and by the middle of
the season she was one of his
starters and his cleanup hitter.
Spears continued to strengthen
her batting and led the team in
RBIs in the 2005-2006 season. Her
overall batting average for the last
several years was .320 with a field-
ing percentage of .950.
After a scrimmage with the
Lake City team in November,
Spears was invited to a workout
with the players. She impressed
the coaches with her catching
abilities and earned a spot on the
2009 Timberwolves roster.
Coach Graham said it is very
important to the success of his
team to have a solid catcher and
Spears provides stability.
"She has a real good bat and
is a really good kid," he said. "She
has done everything I have asked
of her. She has good mechanics.
I'm looking to get a lot out of her
this year."
"I want to thank Coach Frank
Burke for always pushing me to do
my) est, for giving me the chance
that I needed after my illness and
for always supporting me and giv-
ing me hope," said Spears. "Thank
you for being the best coach that I
could ever ask for. To Coach Mike
Beasley, for being so patient dur-


ing the learning process, never
showing your frustration and giv-
ing me the boost of confidence
that I needed to move forward. To
the Wakulla Middle and Wakulla
High School coaches, thank you for
helping me to improve my game,
To my friends, thanks for keeping
me sane during these years and
always making me laugh.
"Last but not least, I would like
to thank my family for always
believing in me, never letting me
quit when things got tough and
for being at every game. Thanks
for giving all of your extra time
and energy. It's been a blast turn-
ing the last five summers into a
constant softball tournament."-
"We are very proud of Ashley
and her accomplishments," said
mother Renee Stevens. "Softball
has been a wonderful tool to
teach our daughter many life les-
sons. Ashley has done very well
both athletically and academi-
cally. In addition to the athletic
scholarship, she will also receive
a Bright Futures Scholarship. She
has fought hard to get where she
is. As parents, it was not always
easy to watch her struggle, but the
end result is what she has been
working for and we are happy with
her success. We know that she will
do great and look forward to more
time spent at the softball field."


Coach John Wainwright and
his Wakulla War Eagle wrestling
team dosed the gap on the Su-
wannee County Bulldogs at the
Feb. 1 District Tournament at
Fort White High School. But the
Bulldogs still emerged victori-
ous with 199 points to 170 for
Wakulla, Baker County, Bradford
County, Fort White and Godby
followed the top two teams.
All of the War Eagle wrestlers
advanced to the Regional Tour-
nament which will be held Feb.
8 and Feb. 9 at Matanzas High
School in Palm Bay.
"We got a lot closer to them
than before," said Coach Wain-
wright of his chase of the Suwan-
nee Bulldogs.


The first place finishers for
Wakulla included two freshmen,
Tre McCullough at 125 pounds,
and Brandon Cardin at 160
pounds. Ryan Qualls also won
his 145 pound weight class.
Mookie Forbes placed second
at 103 as did Scotty Varner at 130.
Chris Johnson was second at 135
and Garrett Barco was second at
152. Matt Fields placed second
at 171 and Jonathan Daily was
second at 215.
The third place finishers
included Tyler Hill at 119 and
Logan Barwick at heavyweight.
Fourth place finishers in-
cluded Adam Platt at 140 and
Tyler Corbett at 189. Wakulla
did not have a wrestler at 112


Goalkeeper ties WHS record


Wakulla War Eagle goalkeep-
er Matt Reich tied a WHS school
soccer record this season.
In the 19 years of high school
soccer history, only one goal-
keeper has previously achieved
five shutouts in a season. Nick
Bernalis first achieved this feat
during the 1998-99 season.
Goalkeeper Matt Reich re-
corded five clean sheets dur-
ing the 2007-08 campaign by
holding East Gadsden (Nov 6);
Taylor County (Dec 14); Maclay
(Dec 15);, Panama City Beach
Arnold (Jan 9); and Godby (Jan
11) scoreless.
Last minute goals by Rickards
(Dec 3 79 minute) and Florida
High (Jan 14 79 minute) as well
as eight additional matches in
which opponents scored only a


goal prevented the record from
being shattered. The junior has
recorded 13.5 clean sheets in
his career.


pounds. "That really killed us,"
said Wainwright.
The top four wrestlers in
each weight class at the regional
tournament will advance to the
State Championships which
will be held Feb. 13 to Feb. 16
in Lakeland.
The Wakulla County 'Youth
Wrestling Program has started
on Tuesday and Thursday from
5 p.m. until 7 p.m. at the River-
springs Middle School gym. The
coaches are always looking for
more wrestlers interested in join-
ing their wrestling program.


Gridiron club

will meet
The Wakulla High School
Gridiron Club will hold a meet-
ing on Tuesday, Feb. 12 at 6:30
p.m. in the WHS weight room.
All club members are encour-
aged to attend.


WHS softball team beats Leon Lions twice


d Wakulla Lady War Eagle bas-
O ketball season was still underway
when Coach Tom Graham and his
SLady War Eagle softball players
began the 2008 season Friday, Feb.
S1. Graham is head coach of the soft-
*"ball team and an assistant coach on
'*the basketball team.
Wakulla played the Leon Lady
Lions twice during a preseason
doubleheader. Wakulla topped
Leon 11-6 in the first game and
1,-4 in the second contest. The
''second game was shortened to
Five innings.
Breanna Fordham pitched three
innings in the opener and was fol-
lowed to the mound by Mandy Mc-
Clendon who threw two innings.
Sarah Gregory finished the victory
"*with two innings on the mound.


In the second game, Gregory
started and pitched two innings
and was followed by McClendon
with an inning of work and Ford-
ham with two innings.
The offense was led by Karlyn
Scott who had a double and triple
and two RBIs in the opener. Han-
nah Lovestrand had three hits
including a double and a triple and
two RBIs. She also scored two runs.
Brooklyn Tindall had two hits, two
RBIs and a triple in the first game
and a hit, RBI and two runs scored
in the second game. Fordham had
a double and scored two runs in
the first game and a double and
two RBIs in the second.
Graham is attempting to play
a tough schedule and his team
opened the regular season with a


Sign-up for Dizzy Dean
Registration for the Wakulla 1 and concludes around the
Pizzy Dean, age 19 and under, of June. All-Stars play for Stat
. Baseball League began Monday, Bonifay in July and the top 1
SFeb. 4. Registration forms can teams from State travel to Mis
j be printed out from the Wakulla sippi for the World Series.
County Recreation Park web Wakulla County is seek
Site: www.wcprd.com, picked up players, coaches, and spons
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;High School attendance office formation, please contact E
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phone and then mail in your net.
payment. Forms and payments
can be turned in at the Wakulla
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4 mailed to Wakulla Dizzy Dean,
t8049 Coastal Highway, Craw-
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tion forms must be received by
,Friday, March 14. This league is
Open to players ages 15 to 19.
)4ge determination is based on Large Qu
an Aug. 1 birth date. The cost of
*registration is $95 per player and YA R D SJ
checks should be made payable
to Wakulla Dizzy Dean. from $4
This is the fourth season for r
the program which gives an
i option for youths who are no 18" X
Longer eligible to play in the
SBabe Ruth League. All games are
played in Tallahassee at either
T Messer Field or Tom Brown Park.
SThe season begins around May


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Feb. 5. Lincoln will come to Medart
on Friday, Feb. 8 Florida High hosts
Wakulla on Feb. 12 and Marianna
will visit Medart on Feb. 15.
The district remains the same


as last year as East Gadsden, Rick-
ards, Godby, Panama City Bay and
Panama City Beach Arnold will
play Wakulla. The other opponents
include Wewahitchka, Lincoln,
Marianna and Leon.


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and how to be better readers.
While teaching eighth graders,
Burse notes, "I must assess their
needs and find rigorous and
relevant ways to educate them
academically, while also teaching
them tolerance, work ethic, orga-
nizational skills, responsibility,,
and the ability to see their own
self-worth."
Burse is also is a National
Board Certified teacher, a mem-
ber of the women's international
educator honor society Delta
Kappa Gamma, and a member of
the Wakulla Middle School Parent
Teacher Association. In addition,
she mentors new teachers and
helps recruit teachers as part of
the Great Florida Teach-in.
Former student Carole Ann


Amendment
Continued from Page 1A
There is no Tangible Per-
sonal Property exemption now.
The $25,000 exemption is effec-
tive in 2008.
"There is no way to know
the impact of portability," said
Harvey. "The loss estimates are
based on the current county
commission millage rate. There
will be an impact, but it isn't as
bad as it will be in other coun-
ties."
Wakulla County Administra-
tor Ben Pingree said the voter
approval on Jan. 29 will force
county staff to get to work on
new budget proposals for the
board.
"While this certainly solidi-
fies a recurring challenge to
the county's annual budget
balancing process, the board has
already proactively addressed
this issue in preparation for such
an event."
Pingree added that county
staff will engage in the budget
process approved by commis-
sioners beginning with a Decem-
ber 2007 budget workshop.
Pingree promised a three
pronged attack to address budget
concerns in 2008 and beyond.
"We will fight for the 'hold
harmless' appropriation that was
promised by the state legisla-
ture as part of this property tax
reform package," said Pingree.
"The, legislature promised to
hold, any 'fiscally constrained'
small county, such as Wakulla
County, harmless by guarantee-
ing an annual appropriation to
offset any revenue reduction
caused by the constitutional
amendment. Now that it has
passed, and with the solid esti-
mate of $1.4 million dollars, we
are working immediately to hold
*the legislature to their word."
County staff will also craft a
2008-2009 tentative budget with
"no new programs, no new posi-
tions" and a budget at the same
amount of revenue that was


Valentine's
Continued from Page IA
The club also purchased
48 books to be split between
Wakulla Middle School and Riv-
ersprings Middle School to be
distributed to teachers for their
classroom libraries.
The books were chosen by a
representative from each school,
and are all on the "Accelerated
Reader" list. The club plans to
make both literacy projects an
annual event.
Another project the dub has
participated in this year is the
"Shelter Box Program," which
provides much needed necessi-
ties for victims of natural disas-
ter. The boxes, which cost $1,000
each, contain all the supplies a
family would need to survive


Toler observed, "What I remem-
ber is not so much the lessons,
but the person behind the les-
sons. To me, she is much more
than teacher of the year; she is
the teacher of my life."
Lori White, Education Admin-
istrator at Burse's church added,
"Ms. Burse has an incredible heart
for the children she teaches, and
rejoices when they 'get it.' Her
love for the students reaches
beyond the desire to be 'liked
by them'."
Burse will now go on to com-
pete with teachers from each
district in the state for the Florida
Teacher of the Year award. She
will be acknowledged in Orlando
with the 66 other candidates
this summer. All of the Wakulla
County teachers will be honored
at a Teacher Appreciation Break-
fast on March 21 at Crawfordville
Elementary School.
She is married to Larry Burse
and they have two boys, Daniel
and Ian, who attend Wakulla
Middle School.


generated this year, plus a three
percent increase.
The county is also planning to
perform a Cost Allocation Study
that can spread costs for prop-
erty tax supported programs out
over other revenue sources, thus
reducing the county's reliance on
property tax revenues.
"Tim Barden and Office of
Management and Budget are
taking the lead on this very issue
this month and with the reform
measure's passage, it has new
urgency," Pingree said.
The cost allocation study will
look at every employee to see if
his or her salary can be spread
to other budgets.
"This study will be based
on the actual work that is per-
formed by all of the employees
and should result in some cost
sharing that will greatly enable
the county to weather the chal-
lenges posed by the property tax
reform measure," Pingree added.
"There certainly are challenges
and tough decisions that stand
yet to be made by the board in
the year ahead."
"Additionally, we will do
our level best to craft a tenta-
tive budget, with further board
input, that keeps the will of the
voters to gain further tax relief
in mind while also mitigating
the potential negative impact
on the county's ability to fund
the excellent local services our
citizens have come to expect and
deserve."
"The people have spoken,"
said Commissioner Ed Brimner.
"Wakulla County's elected of-
ficials now have some tough
decisions to make.
After serving three years on
the county commission, I'm
convinced there is very little
'waste' in Wakulla County gov-
ernment.
However, there are things
done in each of our individual
departments that may be able to
be done by some other depart-
ment and the costs and savings
shared."


immediately following a natural
disaster, such as a flood or an
earthquake. Some of the sup-
plies include a 10-person tent,
sleeping bags, gas stove, basic
tools, basic cookware, and even
drawing supplies and toys for
small children. These "Shelter
Boxes" are often the first relief
that makes it through to victims
in many disaster situations, and
are personally distributed by a
team of Rotary members from
all over the country.
If your club or organization
would like to participate in
the parade, please e-mail Brian
English at BrianEnglish@em-
barqmailcom or call 926-7846. If
you would like to participate as
a vendor, e-mail Becky Bergeron
at becky.bergeron@gscb.com or
call 556-8700.


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Business


Anytime Fitness is now open


Anytime Fitness is pleased
-'-to announce it is now open
-'for business in the Shoppes at
'Century Park in Crawfordville
near Wal-Mart and Champs
'-iestaurant. Anytime Fitness is
- Wakulla County's first and only
"full service 24-hour, with more
'than 4,000 square foot coed fit-
ness center.
Anytime Fitness is the innova-
tor of the 24-hour, key card access
fitness dub. As the world's fastest
-growing coed fitness franchise,
the business is located close to
-work and home. "We are excited
'to offer cutting-edge cardio and
strength-training equipment, free
weights, private shower/dress-
ing facilities, personal training,
nutritional counseling, and much
more," said the Barbarinos.
"Anytime Fitness offers a
dean, convenient, and affordable
'exercise option for the area,"
said Russell and Jennifer Barba-
',-rino. "We believe our 24-hour
-. -fitness dub is a great addition
,"to Wakulla County as it finally


allows people the flexibility to in-
corporate health and fitness into
their already busy schedules. We
make our schedule around yours.
Workout anytime."
At Anytime Fitness, members
can exercise any time of the day
or night. They use a digital key
fob security-access card to enter
the dub. Once inside, members
have full use of brand new
state-of-the-art strength training
and cardiovascular equipment.
Anytime Fitness also offers free
reciprocity to its entire chain of
more than 1,000 clubs nation-
wide with nearly 100 clubs in the
State of Florida alone.
Personal training, nutritional
counseling, and sport-specific
training by nationally recognized
certified fitness professionals are
all offered.
Security is of the utmost im-
portance at Anytime Fitness as
a 24-hour digital camera security
system in is place as well as a
well lighted parking area. Addi-
tionally, personal security alert


lanyards (wireless panic alert
buttons) are provided for. use
during non-staffed hours which
provide direct access to the 911
dispatch system.
Membership information is
available at www.anytimefitness.
com or by calling 926-2010.
Special "hero" rates are al-
ways available for active mili-
tary, police officers, firefighters,
EMS, and certified teachers with
proper identification. Seniors
and full-time students also re-
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Chamber of Commerce members
will receive a special discount.
"Come visit us at 10 Preston
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Each Anytime Fitness fran-
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Tammie McDowell joins Spears


Donna Spears, Broker-Owner of
Donna Spears Realty announced
the addition of Donna Spears
Realty's newest advantage, Tami
'"McDowell,
"Tami brings her knowledge of
'marketing and new construction
'to our team," said Spears. "She has
been a million dollar producer in
reall estate in the last year, and
."specializes in excellent customer
service. Tami strongly believes


that excellence in customer ser-
vice is her top
priority, and invites customers
to call anytime to let her know
how she can help you find the
right property or request a free
assessment of your property."
"Tami comes to us to strength-
en our office performance, and
to aid us in delivering stronger
results to our client base," Spears
added. "We're thankful to our cli-


Gayle gets certification


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Joseph H. Gayle, Jr., Gener
Manager of Capital CIty Count
Club in Tallahassee has qualified
-for membership in the Hon
Society of the Club Managers A
sociation of America (CMAA).
Gayle was approved by the Ce
tification Committee of CMAA aft
earning 400 continuing educatic
credits beyond the total he earned
at the time of certification. He jor
a very select group of dub mana
ers worldwide who have attained
this hallmark of professionalism
.Gayle earned his CCM design
tion as a result of fulfilling specify
requirements in club manageme
experience, education and assoc


tion activity.
Since certification, he has
earned a total of 400 credits in
those areas to qualify for member-
ship in the society, which repre-
sents only six percent of CMAA's
membership. The CMAA Certifica-
tion Committee consists of active
club managers who administer the
certification system.
Through the certification pro-
gram, CMAA encourages the edu-
al cation and advancement of its
ry members and assists dub officers
ed and members in securing the most
or efficient and successful dub opera-
ks- tions available. The Club Managers
Association of America is the pro-
er- fessional association for managers
:er of leading private country, city;
on yacht, athletic, military, and frater-
ed nal dubs in the U.S. and abroad.
ns Gayle is a resident of Wakulla
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WEEK IN WAKULLA
Thursday, February 7, 2008
ALZHEIMER'S SUPPORT GROUP meets at the public library at 6 p.m.
BOOK NOOK, for children in grades K-5, will be held at the public library at 10:30 a.m.
COASTAL OPTIMIST CLUB meets at Posey's Up the Creek in Panacea at noon.
MEN'S FRATERNITY OF WAKULLA, a fellowship of men who gather to share and support one
another in the quest for authentic manhood, meets at Cornerstone Ministries "outback" at
6:30 p.m. For more information, call Steve Smith at 508-2560.
ROTARY CLUB meets at the senior center at 12 noon.
STUDENT SERVICES CLASS will be held at TCC Wakulla from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.
VFW BINGO will be held at the VFW Post on Arran Road from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.
WATERCOLOR CLASS will be offered at the senior center from 10 a.m. to noon. For
information, call Diane Lanter at 926-7145.
YOGA CLASSES are held Tuesdays and Thursdays at the Crawfordville Women's Club at
6:30 p.m. For information or to register, call 926-4293.
Friday, February 8, 2008
AA meets at the American Legion Building next to the Women's Club in Crawfordville with
an open meeting at 8 p.m. There are also open meetings Sunday at 6 p.m., Monday for women
at 6 p.m., and Wednesday at 8 p.m.
PICKIN' 'N' GRINNIN' JAM SESSION will be held at the senior center from 10 a.m. to noon.
(Also on Tuesdays)
STONE AGE AND PRIMITIVE ART FESTIVAL will be held at Ochlockonee River State Park from
9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Techniques such as flint-knapping, bow-and-arrow construction, and basket
weaving will be demonstrated. Admission fees to the park are $3 per carload or $1 for
pedestrians or bicyclists.
Saturday, February 9, 2008
AARP TAX ASSISTANCE will be available at the public library from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
BIOFUELS WORKSHOP, to encourage use of agricultural products or byproducts for fuels,
will be held at Crescent Moon Farm, 145 Crescent Moon Trail in S hoppy, from 9:30 a.m.
to 4 p.m. The workshop is free; a $15 charge covers lunch and refreshments. For information,
call the FAMU Statewide Small Farm Program at 412-5260.
NA meets at the Torch, 16 Lower Bridge Road, at 5 p.m. For more information, call 599-2876.
OLD JAIL MUSEUM will be open selling thrift shop and historical society items to benefit
renovation of the museum from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
QUIT SMOKING & WIN encourages smokers to quit for a month to qualify for cash prizes.
Registration will be held at Quit & Win booth at Hudson Park during the Valentine's Parade.
Quit day is Feb. 10; the contest ends March 9.
VALENTINE'S PARADE, sponsored by the Rotary Club, begins with a breakfast at 8 a.m.,
parade at 10 a.m., and booths and events until 3 p,m.
Monday, February 11, 2008
CREATING WEB PAGES I CLASS will be held at TCC Wakulla from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.
LET'S CREATE, an arts and crafts program for children four to 12 years old, will be held at
Sopchoppy Art Center from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. For information, call 962-1212.
PLANNING COMMISSION meets in the commission boardroom at 7 p.m.
SOPCHOPPY CITY COMMISSION meets at city hall in Sopchoppy at 6:30 p.m.
VFW meets at the post on Arran Road at 7 p.m.
Tuesday, February 12, 2008
AARP TAX ASSISTANCE will be available at the public library from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.
BOOK BABIES, for infants and toddlers, will be held at the public library at 10:30 a.m.
HIV/AIDS AWARENESS WORKSHOP will be held at Macedonia Church of Christ, 1408
Sopchoppy Highway in Sopchoppy, at 7:30 p.m. The program will include information on
how HIV is contracted, HIV prevention, and care for people with HIV.
OIL AND ACRYLICS CLASS will be held at the Sopchoppy Art Center from 10 a.m. to noon.
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. .National Archery in schools program


Florida's inaugural National Archery in the Schools
Program (NASP) state tournament will take place
during the last two weeks in February.
At least 23 of the 104 participating NASP schools
from around the state will compete in the virtual
tournament, which will allow the schools to shoot in
their own gymnasiums and mail in their scores.
Winning teams will be selected in three grade lev-
els with trophies and medals awarded to the schools
and team members. The highest scoring girl and boy
in the tournament each will win a Mathews-Genesis
bow and a Morrell target, said Steve Robbins, Florida
Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC)
Regional Hunter Safety coordinator.
NASP is designed to teach international-style tar-
get archery in 4th to 12th grade physical education
classes. NASP is a cooperative effort between the FWC
and Florida Department of Education. Physical educa-
tion teachers undergo an 8-hour NASP Basic Archery
Instructor training, and the students enjoy a two-week


archery component in their class, Robbins said.
In February 2004, Florida became the 24th state
to offer the NASP training that was developed by the
Kentucky Department of Education and the Kentucky
Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources.
"The National Safety Council rates archery more
accident-free than every popular ball sport, including
tennis and golf. Archery allows students to learn a
safe, lifetime skill they can practice almost anywhere.
More than 1.4 million students have participated in
.NASP nationally since its inception in 2002 and there
have been no accidents," Robbins said.
For more information about getting your local
school involved in the NASP, contact Adam Young at
850-413-0085 or Adam.Young@MyFWC.com.
"Remember, it's about kids and who knows, your
child may possess the talent to become a future
Olympic archery champion," Robbins said.


Black History Month contests


All-District band members are selected


Wakulla County was represented by seven of its
finest musicians in the All-District Band Concert
which was held Saturday, Jan. 26 at Godby High
School in Tallahassee. The middle and high school
students were selected by audition to participate
in this prestigious event along with students from
19 other schools in Leon, Suwannee and Taylor
counties.
The guest conductors were Dr. Shelby Chipman
from Florida A. & M. University and Professor Gary
Green from the University of Miami. The students
rehearsed about 12 hours over the course of three
days prior to the concert to put together a superb


performance, said Wakulla music instructors.
Students performing from the middle schools
were: Nicole Pandolfi, alto saxophone from River-
springs, and Shannon Egler, trumpet from Wakulla
Middle. Student participants from Wakulla High
were: Brian Brown and Nina Reich on trumpet;
Shelby Clarke on bassoon; Erica Thompson on
euphonium; and Mario Rivieccio on trombone.
Band directors Becky Carlan (WHS), Kristin Dow
(RMS), and Laura Hudson (WMS) assisted at the
rehearsals and concert and Carlan also served as
the All-District Band Coordinator for the event.


School dates WEC Family Fun Day program


Wakulla County students
will be taking the FCAT Writing
examination on Tuesday, Feb.
12 and Wednesday, Feb. 13. Stu-
dents, teachers and employees
who are 10 month or 9.5 month
staff will receive a day off from
school on Monday, Feb. 18 to
observe Presidents' Day.
The FCAT and NRT testing
will take place from March 12
to March 26 and March 20 will
conclude the third nine week
session of school. A teacher.


Wakulla Education Center
Pre-Kindergarten program
invites Wakulla County to a
Family Fun Day on Friday,
Feb. 8 from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.
WEC is located at 87 Andrew
J. Hargrett, Sr. Road, one-half
mile north of Spring Creek
Highway off of Highway 61.
There will be food, fun,
and games for the whole
family, to enjoy.WEC will be
having BINGO, a hay ride,


planning day is set for March 21. and snow to play in, as well.
and report cards will be issued ,as many more things to do.
on March 28. They are also having a spe-


cial silent auction as well as
a yard sale. Chili, nachos, hot
dogs, hamburgers, and other
refreshments will be sold in
the cafeteria.
The group will be offer-
ing donation tickets for $1
each. Many great prizes are
available on these tickets'
such as Wild Adventures and
Tallahassee Junior Museum
passes. All donations and
proceeds go to help build a
new playground, for our Pre-
Kindergarten program.


Black History Month contests
will be held for Florida students
and teachers in February.
Governor Charlie Crist an-
nounced Florida's Black History
Month "Pioneering the Future"
Web site and invited students
in kindergarten through 12th
grades to participate in the
Florida Black History Month es-
say contest.
The Governor also encour-
aged students, parents, teachers
and principals to nominate full-
time African-American educators
in elementary, middle or high
schools for the Black History
Month Excellence in Education
Award.
"Black History Month offers a
tremendous opportunity for all
Floridians to learn more about
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able feats," Governor Crist said.
"These men and women stood
firm to right the wrongs they
endured and established new
paths to freedom and opportu-
nity for future generations."
The essay contest is open to
all Florida students in kinder-
garten through 12th grades. One
winner will be selected from
each of the three grade-level
categories, elementary (grades
K-5), middle (grades 6-8) and
high school (grades 9-12). Win-
ners will receive a computer and
a full four-year tuition scholar-
ship to a Florida public college
or university of their choice,
provided by the Florida Prepaid
College Foundation. Essays
should answer the question:
"How have the contributions of
African-American scientists or


inventors impacted your life?"
Each student may enter
only one essay, no longer than
500 words and typed or hand-
written in print, rather than
cursive writing.
Essays must include the
student's name, home address,
telephone number, school the
student attends, grade level and
essay title. 1
Essay must be accornpa-
nied by a parental waiver fofm,
which can be found at wyw.
floridablackhistory.com. Entries
may be mailed to: Executive
Office of the Governor, Atten-
tion: Black History Month Essay
Contest, 400 S. Monroe Street,
Suite LL-10, Tallahassee, Florida
32399. ,
Entries must be received no
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President's list

and corrections

certificates
George L. Harper of Craw-
fordville has been named to
the President's Honors list of
North Florida Community Col-
lege, Madison, Fla. for the Fall
2007 term.
In addition, North Florida
Community College also award-
ed criminal justice corrections
certificates to Lanette G. Gibson,
III and Michael Zimba of Craw-
fordville in December 2007.

Dix-Martin named
to Dean's list
Sarah Dix-Martin of Sop-
choppy was named to the first
semester high honors Dean's
list for the 2007-2008 academic
year. Students who attain high
honors must have finished at
least the equivalent of four full
courses, 12 hours, and achieved
a grade point average of 3.8 on
a scale of 4.0.
Dix-Martin, a graduate of
Wakulla High School, is the
daughter of Debbie Dix. She is
a freshman Theatre Arts major
at Stephens College in Colum-
bia, Mo.

WHS school trip
Wakulla High School students
will be taking a biology/science
trip to California to view some of
the accomplishments of Mother
Nature on the west coast. WHS
science teacher Bob Blanton said
the school is accepting dona-
tions from the community to
assist students with the cost of
the expensive journey.
Anyone who would like to
assist the students with their
expenses, please send a check,
payable to Wakulla High School,
to WHS, 3237 Coastal Highway,
Crawfordville, FL 32327.
The students will be gone
from March 30 to April 10.



926-3425
926-3655


School Lunch Menu

February 2008

Start this year making healthy choices.
Eat something from every food
group and exercise.

Wakulla High School


Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri
1- 0' Lunch Prices
f-^ 'f Student $2.00 Reduced .40 Adult $3.00
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Chicken Fa[ila Wrap Pizza Chicken Fajita Wrap Turkey & Noodles w/Roll Taco Salad
Comdlog Chicken on Bun Beef Patty on Bun Chicken on Bun Comdog
(choose two) (choose two)
(choose two) Green Peas (choose two) Green Peas (choose two)
Tossed Saild California Blend Carrot Sticks California Blend Veggies Whole Kernel Corn
Potato Wedge Veggics Potato Wedge Banana Carrot Sticks w/Dip
Applesmace IPeaches Tossed Salad Apple Assorted Fruit
Orange Wedges Apple Banana
Mixed Fruit Cinnamon Baked Apples Or Chef Salad w/Crackers
II1 (choose oane 12 (elhnl e one) I t (choose one) 14 (choose one) 15 (choose one)
Salisbury Steak w/ticuif IDeli Turfves Wrap Solishuty Stieak ws/li cit Ham Combo on Bun Cheeseburger
Fish Nuggets lottdog Pioa Chicken Nuggets w/Roll
Pizza (choose two)
(choose two) (choose two) (ehomte tIwo) (choose two) ; Potato Bar
Scalloped Pottates Mit.ed Vcgctable" allpt Poou lni cs Svweet Potato Fries Green Peas
Breaded Okra cnFrbch Fries Til",p Gren', Green Beans ,, Assorted Fruit
Carrotl Stiucks w/Dip Orange Wedges Tiosd SaladS Grapes AO"N
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Or Che' Salad w/Crackcrt Or Chef Salad w/Crackers
18 19 (choose one) 20 Ichoose one) 21 (choose one) 22 (choose one)
Comrdog Hlamburger Baked Chicken w/Roll Spaghetti w/Roll
Ilam & Cheese fon Bun Enchilada w/Yellow Ricc Holdog Pizza
President's Day (choose two) (choose two)
(choose s two) Whole Kernel Corn Whipped Potatoes (choose two)
Tossed Salad Vegetable Medley Breaded Okra Tossed Salad
Potato Wedges Strawberry Cup Banana Carrot Sticks
Cherry Cobble Orange Wedges Pineapple Cup Assorted Fruits
Appletiuice
Or Chef Salad w/Crackers Or Chef Salad w/Crackers
25 (choose one) 2 chooses one) 27 (choose one) 28 (choose one) 29 (choose one)
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Steald Brocoih Tossed Salad Green Peas Seasoned Green Beans Green Peas
Putato \Vcdgc, Whnic Kernel Corn Apricot Cup French Fries Assorted Fruit
Blakeil b.est Strasl' rs, CCup Apple Tossed Salad
Mandarin Ormngct Pineapple Mixed Fruit Or Chef Salad w/Crackers
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Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri +
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Carrot Sticks w/ Dip Steamed Broccoli Rice Seasoned Green-Beans Potato Wedge
Pineapple Cup Roll Tossed Salad Fluffy Biscuit Fruit Cup
Milk Applesauce Cornbread Apple Wedges Milk
Milk Sliced Peaches Milk

11 12 13 14 15
Corndog Salisbury Steak Spaghetti wlMeat Sauce Chicken Patty on Bun Chili w/Saltine Crackers
Breaded Okra Creamy Whipped Potatoes Steamed Broccoli Tater Tots Cinnamon Roll
Strawberry Cup Mixed Veggies Roll Green Peas Banana
Milk Fluffy Biscuit Apricot Cup Valentine Cake Milk
Jell-O Milk Milk
18 19 20 21 22
ePiziza Chicken Nuggets Turkey & Rice Deli Turkey Sub w/
President's Carrot Sticks w/Dip Creamy Whipped Potatoes Turnip Greens Lettuce & Pickle
Day Mixed Fruit Tossed Salad Cornbread Potato Wedge
Milk Roll Banana Fruit
Pudding Milk Milk
25 26 27 28 29
Chicken Parmesan Turkey & Cheese Wrap Beef Patty on Bun Spaghetti w/Meat Sauce Oven Baked Chicken
Yellow Rice w/Ranch Dressing Dip French Fries Tossed Salad Creamy Whipped Potates
Seasoned Green Beans Corn on the Cob Banana French Bread Steamed Broccoli
Rolla Apple Wedges Milk Sliced Peaches Fluffy Biscuit
Strawberry Cup Milk Milk Ice Cream Cup
Milk Milk


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Mon Tue Wed Thiu Fri 0
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write USDA. Director, Office ofCMRi tIs, 1400.ide- RedTts .40 Mied Sd
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Corndog Chicken Sandwich Comdog Chicken Sandwich Pizza
Turkey Deli Sub (choose two)
(choose two) (choose two) (choose two) (choose two) Whole Kernel Corn
Tossed Salad Green Peas Carrot Sticks Green Peas Green Beans
Potato Wedges Vegetable Medley Potato Wedges Vegetable Medley Assorted Fruit
Applesauce Mixed Fruit Banana Banana
Orange Wedges Fruit Cobbler Pears Or Taco Salad w/F
Or Chef Salad w/Crackers
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11 (choose one) 12 (choose one) 13 (choose one) 14 (choose one) 15 (choose onel
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Fish Patty on Bun Chicken Nuggets Fish Patty on Bun Chicken Nuggets w/Roll
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(choose two) Macaroni & Cheese (choose two) (choose two) Potato Wedges
Scalloped Potatoes Peas & Carrots Scalloped Potatoes Sweet Potato Fries Green Beans
Breaded Okra Grapes Breaded Okra Peas & Carrots Assorted Fruit
Peaches Orange Wedges Peaches Grapes
Apple Apple Orange Wedges Or Chili w/Saltines,?
Or Chef Salad w/Crackers Cinnamon Roll & Frflit
Or Chef Salad w/Crackers Or Chef Salad w/Crackers
18 19 (choose one) 20 (choose one) 20 (choose one) 20 (choose one
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President's Day Cormdog Enchilada w/Yellow Rice Hotdog Pizza
Ham & Cheese on Bun (choose two) (choose two) Turkey Deli Sub
Whole Kernel Corn Whipped Potatoes (choose two)
(choose two) Carrot Sticks w/Dip Breaded Okra Tossed Salad
Tossed Salad Strawberry Cup Banana Green Peas
Potato Wedges Orange Wedges Pineapple Cup Assorted Fruit
Cherry Cobbler
SApplesauce Or Chef Salad w/Crackers Or Chef Salad w/Crackers

25 (choose one) 26 choosee one) 27 (choose one) 28 (choose one) 29 (choose one)
Barbeque on Bun Spaghetti & Meat Sauce w/ Pizza Ravioli w/Mozzarella Chicken Fajita Wrapo
Ham, Macaroni, & Cheese Roll Turkey Deli Sub Topping & Roll Hotdog
Casserole w/Roll Chicken Sandwich (choose two) Beef Patty on But (choose two)
(choose two) Vegetable Medley Ham, Macaroni & Cheese Green Peas
(choose two) Whole Kernel Corn Green Peas Ca.sc.rIe w/Roll Baked BBQ Beans
Steamed Broccoli Green Beans Strawberry Cup (choose two) Assorted Fruit
Potato Wedges Pineapple Banana Steamed Broccoli
Baked Beans Peaches Potato Wedges Or Chef Salad w/Crac4en
Apricot Cup Or Chef Salad w/Crackers Apricot Cup
Mandarin Oranges Or'Taco Salad wl/Fruit Apple


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Page 10A THE WAKULLA NEWS, Thursday, February 7, 2008


Outdoors


9~ZL4


- By NANCY GEORGE
Special to le Wakulla etbAS
: Building an ecosystem in your
backyard means giving wildlife
the required natural resources
*iteeded to support their exis-
,tence. Doing so will enhance
your life in many ways while
giving back to the environment
Your family will enjoy the sight
of nature viewed from your
;home window. Songbirds, deer,
:and butterflies, will be attracted
:to your yard. In turn, planting na-
tive plants will reduce the need
for pesticides, fertilizers and
routine yard maintenance, pro-
:vide foliage, berries, nuts, seeds,
and nectar to help woodland
,animals survive, offer a fresh
:water source and cover for nest-
.ing places to ensure a healthy
:home for your wild neighbors.

4 What to Buy / Plant

Native plants require many
.different habitats to survive.
.Assess your yard to determine
'the environment and types of
plants to purchase. Bog plants
*need moist, sunny areas and are
:,found in low wet soils. They will
'attract dragonflies, frogs, birds
4pnd butterflies. Plants such as
'beautyberry, hearts-a-burstin and
-foamflower require dry shady
-areas.
Propagate

Naturalizing plants propa-
"gte themselves through under-
:ound rhizomes, windblown
eseds and seeds carried by birds
'and animals. If your habitat
Is contained to a specific area
of your landscape, be sure to
a~atch out for these baby plants
popping up like weeds in more
structured landscapes.


Watering


Identify your landscape char-
acteristics then group plants
with similar moisture require-
ments. Matching them to suit-
able yard conditions such as
sunny, shady, damp, and dry.
Create areas for plants with dif-
ferent drought tolerances, this
will allow you to water only the
plants that need it.

Edibles

Fruit trees such as apples,
peaches, pears and plums are
available in abundance at nurs-
eries for February planting. This
month is also good for growing
leafy stir-fry greens like broccoli
rabe, bok choy and kale. Lettuce
is fun seeded in shapes, spell a
child's name, plant a peace sign
or heart for Valentine's day,

Pests

Bats and toads may seem a
little scary to some, but encour-
aging them can reduce mosqui-
toes, ants, and other bugs. A bat
can eat thousands of mosquitoes
a night and a single toad can eat
about 3,000 bugs each monthly
Encourage them by providing
bat and toad houses that are
easy to make.

For Fun

Birds are also great at eating
bugs; building nesting boxes or
bird feeders is a fun way for chil-
dren to be involved. This can be
as simple as hanging a pinecoine
coated with peanut butter and
birdseed from a tree branch.


FWC meets in P.C.


., The Florida Fish and Wildlife
-Conservation Commission (FWC)
-will meet Feb. 6 and Feb. 7 at the
Bay Point Marriott Resort in Pan-
ama City Beach. The meeting will
convene at 8:30 a.m. both days,
Commissioners will consider
final rule changes for manage-
mnent of wildlife and regulations
on wildlife management areas
during the Feb. 6 (Wednesday)
'session. Proposals include chang-
ing the definition of nuisance
,wildlife as that which causes or is
about to cause property damage.
Wild hogs will be defined as free-
roaming hogs that legally cannot
be claimed as domestic hogs in
private ownership.
Commissioners will consider
expanding the area open for
Canada goose season to include
the entire state and allowing
falconers to take light geese and
Canada geese statewide.
The proposed rule also in-
cludes an increase in the number
-of days for the spring turkey
-season in Holmes County from
three to 16.
I Also, new regulations for hunt-
ihg areas and shooting ranges will
be up for consideration, including
a recreational use permit fee in-
trease for Grove Park, Ft. McCoy,
Relay and Twelve Mile Swamp
wildlife management areas.
Prohibition or possession of
open containers of intoxicating
beverages on shooting ranges is
another proposed rule change.
Several changes in rules for
freshwater fishing and fish man-
agement areas will also be on the
,agenda.
A proposed new rule would
change the black bass length
regulation on Lake Okeechobee
;Eo an 18-inch or greater minimum
length limit, establish a 10-inch or
,greater minimum length limit for
-harvest of black crappie on Lake
,Okeechobee and would include
,the boundary definition for Lake
,Okeechobee.
In addition, Commissioners
-will consider a change in black
-bass regulations on Lake Trafford
to include a bag limit of five fish,
all of which must be 18 inches or
,greater in total length and only
,one fish may be 22 inches or
,greater in total length.
Presentations and discussions
on the FWC Quota Hunt Program
-and the South Florida Ecosystem
Restoration and consideration for
approval of the Florida Deer Stra-
tegic Plan and the Waterfowl Stra-
tegic Plan will also take place.


In the area of land acquisitions,
the Commission will consider an
exchange between the City of
Lakeland and the FWC of certain
lands within the Tenoroc Fish
Management Area.
Marine fisheries issues will be
on the Feb. 7 (Thursday) agenda,
including a final public hearing
on proposed rule amendments
for red snapper in Gulf of Mexico
state waters intended to be con-
sistent with pending rules for Gulf
federal waters.
These measures would reduce
the daily recreational and com-
mercial bag limit for Gulf red snap-
per from four fish to two fish per
person in state waters, establish
a zero daily bag limit for captains
and crews of Gulf for-hire vessels,
and change the recreational red
snapper fishing season in the Gulf
from April 15 through Oct. 31 to
June 1 through Sept. 30.
Proposed rules also would
reduce the minimum size of com-
mercially harvested red snapper in
the Gulf and the minimum size
of imported red snapper from 15
to 13 inches total length, clarify
commercial Gulf reef fish licens-
ing requirements, allow only non-
stainless steel circle hooks to be
used to harvest any reef fish when
natural baits are used in the Gulf
and require a venting tool and a
de-hooking device to be present
onboard vessels harvesting any
reef fish in the Gulf.
If these proposed rules are ap-
proved by the Commission, they
will be contingent upon final ap-
proval of pending federal Gulf red
snapper regulations.
The Commission also will take
final action on a proposed rule
that would modify the legal di-
mensions for black sea bass traps
to allow more flexibility in the size
and shape of these traps.
.In other marine fisheries ac-
tion. Commissioners will review
and discuss options for expanding
commercial mullet fishing oppor-
tunities, management alternatives
for south Atlantic gag grouper and
vermilion snapper and Gulf gag
and red grouper.
They also will review and dis-
cuss federal fishery disaster relief
programs, including a request by
the commercial shark industry for
federal disaster relief, and other
federal fisheries management
issues.
The Bay Point Marriott Resort
is at 4200 Marriott Drive, and FWC
meetings are open to the public.


BY GEORGE WEYMOUTH
BY GEORGE WEYMOUTH


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Florida occurred in the early
1900s. Some animals escaped
captivity; a truck overturned
with some sort of a traveling
circus/zoo, and a few ran off
into the woods. They started
multiplying, eventually spread-
ing up the Florida peninsula.
During this period they were
also expanding from their origi-
nal Mexico-South Texas range
up through Texas into Loui-
siana, Mississippi into South
Alabama and into our state.
In the mid 1950s, these two
expanding populations met
around the Aucilla River, and
the rest is history. Armadil-
los are everywhere. Now the
Almanac's plant growing zones
in the last two decades have
shifted north almost two com-
plete growing zones. As the
earth warms, the nine-banded
Armadillo, Dasypus novemcinc-
tus, has moved clear up into
Tennessee, still expanding its
range.
Because they aren't covered
by hair, except sparsely on
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when alarmed and dash head-
long (through brush palmetto,
you name it) for about 50
feet, then stop. Being not too
smart, they'll immediately start
digging for insects, as though
nothing ever happened Is their
memory that short?
Another "knee jerk" reaction
they resort to when suddenly
confronted is to buck or leap.
From a standstill they can leap
two to three feet straight up.
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Since everything except their
legs and underbelly are covered
with ostoderms (bony flesh),
they're much heavier than if
they were covered with hair.
As a result, when in the water
they can gulp air and swim on
the surface, or burp and sink,
and literally walk under water
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The silly thing was walking on
the canal bottom, holding its
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marks, their long claws used for
digging. As they walk, their tail
usually is dragging through the
dirt and sand. When they dig,
they'll generally stand in one
spot and dig down at an angle.
They pile up a small mound
of dirt only on one side of the
dug out spot, while raccoons
(as an example) will circle the
area they're digging, tossing
dirt in all directions. About
three to four inches is as deep
as they normally dig, whereas
our feral hogs dig much deeper
and push dirt up in piles.
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quadruplets. They are always
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series The Riches? I think I've
seen her somewhere before.
-Will Denton. Ada, Okla.
Shannon Marie Woodward, 23, por-
trays headstrong 16-year-old Deliah
"Di Di" Malloy on the hit FX net-
work series, about a clan of crooks
and con artists masquerading as an
upper-middle-class suburban family,
which was recently released on DVD.
You may have spotted her previously
in small parts on TV's Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Cold Case, Boston
Public, Without a Trace, CrossingJordan or The Drew Carey Show, or in the mov-
ies The Comebacks, Man of the House and The Quiet. The Phoenix native got her
start at age 7 on the Nickelodeon series Clarissa Explains It All.

Q Whatever happened to the two actors who starred in the
1970s TV series Alias Smith and Jones?
-Elise Payton, Canton, Ohio
Pete Duel and Ben
Murphy Were the
reformed outlaws Han-
nibal Heyes and Kid
Curry on Alias Smith and
SJones, which aired from 1971
to 1973. During the show's
successful first year, Duel died
from a self-inflicted gunshot
wound at the age of 31; foul
play was initially suspected,
but alcoholism and depres-
sion were factors in the
subsequent ruling of sui-
cide. He was replaced by
Roger Davis, who had
previously provided the
series' narration. Co-star
Murphy, now 65, went
on to appear in doz-
ens of other TV shows
over the years, includ-
ing episodes of Navy
NCIS, JAG, ..
Amy and Cold Case.

-- Ben Murphy (left) and Pete
Duel were good-guy outlaws
on TV's Alias Smith and Jones.


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which hit the stores 35 years after their first. Best known for the 1983 arena-
rock anthem "Rock You Like a Hurricane," the band has sold more than 75
million albums, and-contrary to the way they're usually mentioned-their
name actually is just "Scorpions," with no "The."



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Locks of Love

W ith eyes closed and mouth
grimaced, Angela Hicks, 12, of Davie,
Fla., nervously sits in a beauty salon
chair during the Girl Scouts of Broward
County's Cut-A-Thon, listening for the
final scissors' snip over the loud whir-
ring of hairdryers.
As the hairdresser makes the last cut, Angela
opens her eyes and a wide smile appears on the
sixth-grader's face. "I feel good,
and by doing this I show sup-
port for my Aunt Karen who
had cancer and lost her hair,"
Says Angela, after donating
several inches of her straight
Blond hair to Locks of Love, a
Lake Worth, Fla.-based non-
profit organization that pro-
vides custom hairpieces to financially
disadvantaged children who have lost their hair
for medical reasons.
During the Cut-A-Thon, held last October,
10 volunteer cosmetology instructors and seven
students at the Sheridan Technical Center in
Hollywood, Fla., braided and cut more than
1,000 inches of blond, black, brunette and red
hair from 100 heads, enough to create about 10
hairpieces.


Braids are transformed into custom-made hairpieces.


"This is the most fun and miraculous thing dent of Locks of Love.
I have done in a long time," says hairdresser Coffman, a retired nurse, knows the pain of
Nancy Jones, "because I make two girls beauti- hair loss firsthand. In her 20s, she developed alo-
ful at the same time." pecia and recovered only to feel the pain again
For their hair contributions, the Girl Scouts when her 4-year-old daughter, Abigail, devel-
receive Locks of Love patches to sew hoped the condition. "After watching
onto their uniform sashes. But that's N my child go through this, knowing
not why the girls participate. P'R there was no medical cure made me
"I did it because it makes me want to help less-fortunate children,"
feel better to do it for someone that she says.
doesn't have what I have. I would After researching companies that
do it again," says Christina Ustiak, make custom hairpieces, Coffman
16, of Pembroke Pines, Fla., who asked a local hospital to donate office
donated a 10-inch braid of wavy space, and Locks of Love was born
brown hair. in 1997.
The braids will be transformed I- ';' Parents fill out an application that
into custom-made hairpieces and includes a doctor's diagnosis. Hair-
presented to children, ages 18 and Madonna Coffman pieces either are free or sold on a slid-
younger, who suffer from conditions founded Locks of Love. ing scale based on a family's financial
such as alopecia-an auto-immune disorder that need. Recipients begin the process at home by
causes hair loss-scalp burns, or lose hair due to making a plaster mold of their heads using an
cancer treatments. instructional video and a palette of hair samples
"At an event like this, donors and volunteers from which they choose a color. A manufacturer
benefit, too," says Madonna Coffman, 45, presi- takes the mold and produces a vacuum-fitted


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cap that acts like a suction cup so the
hairpiece stays in place without adhe-
sives. Once the child approves the fit,
a one-of-a-kind hairpiece from donated
hair is hand assembled.
The hairpieces have made a differ-
ence in the lives of children across the
nation, including Courtney Marrza.ll,
16, of West Linn, Ore. "I had many
situations in my life when a wig fell
off in public," she recalls. But that
changed with her wig from Locks of
Love. "I never once had to worry about
people pulling it off, not being able
to go swimming or running. I could
finally put it up, put some curl into
it, and do things that girls want to do
with their hair. It made me feel normal
again," she adds.


This is the most fun and
miraculous thing I have
done in a long time,
because I make two girls
beautiful at the same
time. Nancy Jones

Drawers in the Locks of Love offices
are filled with children's thank-you
notes and photographs that attest to
the healing power of donated hairpiec-
es, some 2,000 to date. While wearing
a hairpiece is not a cure, it helps restore
a sense of normalcy and self-esteem for
a child without hair.
"Children are so resilient. They
bounce right back with confidence,"
Coffman says. "I get the best reward
when kids just get to be kids again." ^>
Cynthia Elyce Ruiin ai a writer in Orlando, Fla.
Visit www.locksoflove.org or call
(888) 896-1588 to learn more.

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TEST A NEW CAREER
A career change, even by
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Joining the occupation's profes-
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procedures and patient progress reports. So three
years ago, Adkins offered knitting classes at
local craft and fabric stores and was amazed with
a turnout of 75 students. Knitters were discour-
aged, though, by the limited selection of yarn
and supplies in local stores.
That was the push Adkins needed to fulfill
her dream of owning a yarn shop and passing
along the joy of knitting and crocheting that she
learned from-and shared with-her mother
and mother-in-law.
She visited yarn stores in other cities for advice
on starting a business, and with support from
her husband, George, opened her own shop
where she sells 120 varieties of yarn and offers
classes to aspiring knitters.
"It's what moms and grandmothers used to
do. Now I fill that role," Adkins says. Her sec-
ond career isn't about the money; it's about the
quality of living, she says. "It's the experience
and the enjoyment of what you do."

Colonel in the classroom
With his military-style haircut and perfect
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Lock on Love
by SHERRIL STEELE-CARLIN

Holding hands and laughing,
Mary and Larry Starr stroll through
Lovers Lock Plaza recalling the day they
symbolically renewed their commit-
ment to one another by fastening a brass
padlock to a chain in their hometown of
Lovelock, Nev. (pop. 2,003).
/ "It's right here," says Larry, 86, pointing to
a small heart-shaped lock engraved with the
couple's first names.
In 2006, the Starts celebrated 65 years of
marriage by "locking their love" during a
ceremony dedicating the plaza in downtown
Lovelock. Since then, more than 500 couples
and individuals have demonstrated endless
devotion to a spouse or loved one by attaching
locks to a chain that encircles the plaza.
Lovelock officials embraced the ancient
d Chinese custom after Limin Liu, a Nevada


Hundreds of padlocks dangle from a chain in Lovers Lock Plaza in Lovelock, Nev.
Commission of Tourism employee, saw the town's unique name on a
road sign and told her colleagues about a centuries-old tradition in which
couples fasten locks to miles of chains along the Great Wall of China as
a symbol of lasting love.
When the story reached Kirsten Hertz, operations manager of the
Lovelock/Pershing County Chamber of Commerce, she resolved to bring
the charming tradition to Lovelock. Today, Lovers Lock Plaza is open to
everyone who wants to attach a lock to confirm or renew an eternal com-
mitment to a spouse, friend or family member.
Originally called Big Meadows,
Lovelock was renamed in 1868
in honor of George Lovelock,
an early homesteader and
businessman who donated 85
acres of land to the Central
Pacific Railroad for a right of
way and train depot.

"We've even had people lock a lock for a pet," Hertz says.
Parents have dedicated locks to their children; children have secured locks
in memory of their parents' enduring love; and newlyweds have "locked their
love" after exchanging vows in the shady park that surrounds the plaza.
"They get very emotional about it," says Pershing County Justice of the Peace
Carol Nelsen, who has married nine couples on the plaza. "One couple even set
up a cell phone so their family could listen to the ceremony back home."
Nelsen, 52, and her husband Maury, 56, locked their love in 2006. "It
(Continued on page 15)
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Mary and Larry Starr secure
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Song of Thanksgiving-Little Rock, Feb.
12. The Arkansas Symphony Orchestra's
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Coast

Guard

Auxiliary

Reports
By Sherrie Alverson

For Flotilla 13 at Shell Point
there was very little activity this
past week. However, Michael
Longanecker, Flotilla Command-
er, and Mae
Waters, Vice -
Commander,
have met with
the various
staff officers.
With input
from these
mini-meetings, a final draft of
the Flotilla's 2008 goals has been
compiled and will be presented
to the membership at the next
meeting.
This meeting will be held
Saturday, Feb. 9 at the Coast
Guard Auxiliary station. Michael
has a prior commitment and
Mae will conduct the meeting
which will begin at 6 p.m. As
always, there will be fellowship
combined with a delicious buf-
fet. All members are urged to
attend this important meeting
as input is requested to finalize
the goals.


The Eighth District Confer-
ence will be held at the Ramada
Plaza Beach Resort in Fort Wal-
ton Beach from February 14 to
Feb. 16. On Sunday, Feb. 17, the
Division 1 meeting will be held
there. Combining these two
meetings is certainly a wise de-


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cision as it will save both time
and money. Remember the Coast
Guard Auxiliary is the volunteer
non-paid, as well as non-military
branch of the Coast Guard.
Here is Carolyn Brown Tre-
adon's report on Flotilla 12:
What an exciting meeting we
had. Prior to the beginning of
our regular business meeting,
Dave Suban put on an introduc-
tion orientation for our new
members as well as several in-
terested' prospective members.
We had a great turnout with
three new members as well as
four prospects.
Much of the focus in our
meeting was on several upcom-
ing events of importance: the
combined District and Division
meetings beginning on Feb. 14
in Fort Walton Beach, the North
Florida Boat Show, from Feb. 22
to Feb. 24 at the Leon County
Civic Center, our first Safe Boat-
ing class Feb. 23, March 29 Basic
Navigation Class and Springtime
Tallahassee.
We have a jam-packed sched-
ule this spring. As is tradition,
the incoming Flotilla Command-


Boating safety is an issue


The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation
Commission (FWC) reports that a recent Mason-
00 Dixon poll shows strong support among Florid-
ians for mandatory boating safety education for
40 motorboat operators of all ages.
37 The poll also indicated strong'support for "a,
06 requirement for children less than 13 years of age
54 to wear life jackets.
Florida law now requires boat operators 21
years of age and younger to successfully com-
plete a boating safety education course in order
to operate on Florida waters. National research
has shown that having motorboat operators of
all ages take a basic boating safety course can
reduce annual fatality numbers by approximately
25 percent. In Florida, that would equate to 15 to
20 lives saved each year.
* Currently; only children less than 6 years of
age are required to wear life jackets on vessels
requirement to less than 13 years of age would


Hunter is killed


Two hunting accidents in the
last two weeks, one in which a
Bay County man died, show that
hunters should always be mind-
with TimAshle ful of safety.
On Saturday, Jan. 19, Lynn Ha-
er recognizes the past Flotilla ven resident Matthew Curenton,
Commander arid their contri- 35, died after fellow hunter and
butions to the flotilla. Duane best friend Matthew Riley, 31,
Treadon presented Tim Ashley shot at a deer that stopped in the
with a framed Past Flotilla Corn- road between the pair. Riley was
mander Burgee and nameplate, 798 feet from Curenton. They
With his election to the position were on a private hunting lease
of Vice Flotilla Commander, Bob in Calhoun County,
Surdakowski was presented with The .308 caliber rifle bullet
a Flotilla Vice Commander opera- struck Curenton in the chest.
tional ensign. Riley performed CPR on Curen-
Following our regular busi- ton until EMS personnel arrived.
ness meeting, Chuck Hickman Curenton was taken to Calhoun-
took time to provide us valuable Liberty County Hospital where
member training information he was pronounced dead.
he received at the first weekend Florida Fish and Wildlife Con-
of the Coxswain's Academy. Ev- servation Commission (FWC)
eryone who attended learned a law enforcement investigators
great deal. said both men were wearing
REMEMBER SAFE BOATING hunter orange ball caps but were
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enhance uniformity between state and federal
age requirements for life jacket wear and would
enhance the safety of children boating orn stale
waterways.' .. '
Previous surveys have shown broad support
"from bdat rs on these topics; and several boat-
ing organizations, including some who represent
those who make their living in boating, have
stepped forward in support.
The FWC commissioned the poll to gauge pub-
lic support for two issues it plans to submit to the
Florida Legislature during this year's session,
The FWC proposes requirements that all boat-
ers take a boating safety course over an 11-year
phase-in period and children less than 13 years
old wear life jackets while on vessels under 26 feet
in length. These proposals will require approval
by the legislature and governor.
The poll was conducted during the week of
Nov. 17 among registered voters.


the distance. They said lack of
visibility from on-and-off rain
and hazy conditions also was
a factor,
In a separate incident, an em-
ployee of Merrily Plantation in
Jefferson County received non-
life threatening injuries Jan. 17
when a guest accidentally shot
him on a quail covey rise.
Ronald William Harrell, 41,
who handles quail dogs for the
plantation, was hit with several
number 8 pellets when James
Stynes, 58, a guest from New
York, attempted to shoot a quail
that flew toward Harrell. Harrell
was driven to Archbold Hospital
in Thomasville, Ga., treated and
released.
There have been four hunting
accidents in Northwest Florida
since the beginning of the hunt-
ing season in October. The Janu-
ary fatality marks the first fatal
accident in the state this year.


Spotted sea,

trout season

closes

The recreational, harvest sea-
son for spotted sea trout in
North Florida closed for one
month beginning on Feb. 1, to
help maintain spotted sea trout
abundance. The sport harvest
season for Atlantic snook will
reopen on the same date. .
The harvest and possession
of spotted sea trout is prohib-
ited from Feb., 1 through Feb.
29 in all waters north of the
Flagler-Volusia counties line in
the Atlantic and north of a line
running due west from the west-
ernmost point of Fred Howard
Park Causeway, which is about
1.17 miles south of the Pinellas/
Pasco counties line in the Gulf.
All other areas in Florida remain
open to the recreational harvest
of spotted sea trout.


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Sheriff's Report


Wakulla County Sheriff's Of-
fice officials charged a 32-year-old
Crawfordville woman with aggra-
vated battery in connection with
a stabbing on Lower Bridge Road
-on Jan. 31, according to Sheriff
David Harvey.
Deputy Pam Veltkamp discov-
-ered a 34-year-old female victim
bleeding from the stomach on
the side of the road.
EMS officials responded to
the scene to treat the victim.
Witnesses reported that they
observed Jennifer Lee McCollum
allegedly stabbing her relative
with scissors in the road.
The victim's injuries were not
life threatening, but she was
transported to a Tallahassee
hospital. Lt. Sherrell Morrison
and Sgt. Danny Harrell located
McCollum at the end of Rock
Landing Road and the scissors
,were recovered. The two relatives
.apparently got into a dispute that
turned physical. Lt. Jimmy Sessor
,also investigated,

In other activity reported by
-the Wakulla County Sheriff's Of-
'fice during the past week:
On Feb. 2, Scott Collins of
,Crawfordville reported a house


fire at his home. Deputy Sean
Wheeler arrived at the scene to
observe the second floor of the
residence completely involved
with fire. Deputy Wheeler at-
tempted to get inside the home
but was held back by the flames
and smoke. The $100,000 home
was a total loss. The family was
out of town at the time of the
fire and nobody was injured. The
Wakulla County Fire Department
fought the fire and the state Fire
Marshal was called to investi-
gate. The cause of the fire has
been listed as "undetermined"
due to the severity of the dam-
age. Foul play was not considered
a factor. Det. Jason Newlin also
investigated.
On Jan. 31, the sheriff's
office and Florida Fish and Wild-
life Conservation Commission
conducted a search warrant on
Sanders Cemetery Road in Sop-
choppy. The focus of the search
was on firearms and evidence
that could link Alga Dale Sand-
ers to an alleged wildlife game
violation.
During the execution of the
search warrant, detectives ob-
served marijuana cigarettes burn-
ing in the home near a toddler


Fire Rescue Report


- During the past week,
MWakulla County firefighters
responded to one residen-
tial structure fire, one fire
-alarm, one brush fire, one
miscellaneous fire, 12 vehicle
accidents, 16 medical first re-
sponder emergency incidents,
pne public assistance call, two
power lines down, and two
,road obstructions.
On Saturday, Feb. 2 at about
11:30 p.m., Wakulla County Fire
personnel and Crawfordville
Volunteers were dispatched to
a reported fire on Rehwinkle
Road. Before arrival, firefight-
ers were advised by radio that
,it was a residential structure
'fire. On arrival, firefighters
found a large two-story home
fully involved with fire through
ihe roof and out the windows
on both floors. Due to the size


of the fire and the resulting
need for additional firefight-
ers and equipment, Wakulla
Station, Medart, Panacea and
Riversink fire departments
were dispatched to assist. Be-
cause the structure was fully
involved on arrival, firefighters
made an exterior attack and
knocked the fire down. They
entered the home to complete
extinguishing the fire. Lt. La-
marche with Wakulla County
Fire Rescue expressed his ap-
preciation for the exceptional
firefighting efforts of all fire-
fighters who worked the scene.
Lt. Lamarche said they all gave
"a 200 percent effort!"
Killing Frost and Fire Dan-
ger
The following is a recent
press release from the Florida
Division of Forestry. Recently,


and an infant.
A search warrant for narcotics
was executed and numerous bag-
gies of marijuana and seeds were
discovered throughout the home.
In addition, smoking pipes, roll-
ing papers, scales and fertilizer
were observed. An estimated
30 smoked marijuana cigarettes
were also discovered. A bag con-
taining 130 grams of marijuana
was found. The total weight of
the marijuana recovered at the
home was 416.6 grams.
Alga Dale Sanders, 45, and
Tammy Victoria Sanders, 48, were
charged with felony possession
of marijuana and possession of
narcotics equipment. Deputy
Nick Boutwell, Crime Scene In-
vestigator Richele Brooks, Det.
Rick Buckley, FDLE Agent Annie
White and Det. Eddie Wester
investigated.
On Jan. 31, Debra R. Gavin of
Crawfordville was charged with
driving with a license that was
suspended or revoked and using
a tag that was expired more than
six months following a traffic
stop. Gavin's license was sus-
pended for alleged failure to pay
traffic fines and court financial
obligations. Sgt. Danny Harrell
investigated.
On Jan. 28, Katherine Hoff-
man of Crawfordville reported a
criminal mischief to her drive-
way gate. The gate was severely

we have been experiencing
nights where temperatures
have fallen to the freezing
point or below. The possibility
of frost kill can play a role in
increasing wildfire conditions
within an area.
Frost kill is the process of
frost killing thriving plants
and vegetation. Dead vegeta-
tion turns brown and dry. Dry,
dead vegetation ignites faster
and burns with more intensity
than live vegetation.
Although some precipi-
tation has occurred lately,
Florida is still under drought
conditions. Frost kill will add
to the already dry conditions
Florida is experiencing.
Please be vigilant in the
outside use of fire. If you must
use fire, please never .use it
unattended and make sure it is
completely extinguished upon
your departure. Awarenessto-
day will keep a situation from
occurring tomorrow.


bent out of shape and damage
was estimated at $150. Deputy
Ward Kromer investigated.
On Jan. 27, Jean M. Hamp-
ton of Crawfordville recovered a
crack pipe on the side of the road
near her home. Deputy Drew
Vass responded and took the
pipe as evidence.
On Jan. 27, Cara C. Boyer
of Crawfordville reported suspi-
cious activity at McDonald's.
Male suspects ordered food and
came to the pick-up window
with a paint ball gun and asked
for the employee's money. The
males went to the second pick-up
window and demanded money,
a second time. When the em-
ployee threatened to contact the
sheriff's office, the males drove
away without their food. Deputy
Matt Helms investigated,
On Jan. 26, Brandon L. An-
derson of Crawfordville reported
finding a firearm on the side of
Forest Road 313. The condition
of the muzzleloader indicated
that it had been in the weather
for some time. Sgt. Jud McAlpin
investigated.
On Jan. 25, Amy Lyn Coomer
of Scott City, Mo. was charged
with vehicle theft after Sgt. Dan-
ny Harrell observed the vehicle at
a local convenience store being
pumped with gasoline. Sgt. Har-
rell discovered that the vehicle
had been stolen out of Cape Gi-


rardeau, Mo. While transporting
Coomer to the county jail, the
suspect offered to drive the car
back .to Missouri to return it to
the owner.
On Jan. 25, Deputy Mike
Crum investigated a complaint
where an oil change company
employee was allegedly perform-
ing transmission service without
collecting payment. A notice to
appear in court for petit theft
was issued to Lavar Shatwan
White, 24, of Crawfordville. The
complaint was filed by Aimann
K. Hafez of Tallahassee, manager
of the establishment.
On Jan. 28, Det. Scott Rojas
investigated an Internet fraud
involving three local suspects
over the purchase of a dog by a
victim in New York. The victim
sent $725 to the local residents
to purchase the dog and have it
flown to New York. The victim's
check was cashed, but the dog
was never sent. The suspects
have been identified and the
investigation continues.
On Feb. 1, Sarah Tomaini of
Crawfordville reported a crimi-
nal mischief at Bridle Wood
Apartments. The gym room was
vandalized following a tenant
party. Damage to a tread mill
and other items was estimated
at $900. Deputy Vicki Mitchell
investigated.
On Feb. 1, Deloris J. Fort of


Court Shorts


Jury selection got underway
on Monday, Feb. 4, for a trial
to determine if damages are
due to a company that subcon-
tracted part of the cleanup of
St. Marks Refinery and whose
employees were involved in an
auto accident that injured a local
woman.
In 2002, the state Department
of Environmental Protection
contracted with Capital Envi-
ronmental Services to do work
on the contaminated refinery
site. The company subcontracted
some of the work to Earth Tec,
which subsequently contracted
with Freehold Cartage for truck-
ing services.
In September 2002, St. Marks
resident Annette Carey collided
with a tractor-trailer at the refin-
ery. She and her husband settled
a lawsuit last year against Earth
Tec and Freehold Cartage for
$500,000.


Earth Tec is suing Capital
Environmental claiming the
company was required under
the contract to have liability
insurance. As part of pretrial
motions, the court has already
determined that Capital Envi-
ronmental breached the contract
by not having the insurance.
What the jury will be asked to
decide in the case, scheduled
for a week-long trial, is whether
Capital Environmental owes
damages.
Earth Tec is seeking reim-
bursement for its half of the
settlement to the Careys, as well
as attorney fees.
A Sopchoppy man is being
sued for more than $8,600 for
the, cost of having a helicopter
airlift him to Tallahassee Memo-
rial Hospital.
In a lawsuit filed on Friday,
Feb. 1, Rocky Mountain Hold-
ings of Sarasota, doing business


Crawfordville reported a felony
criminal mischief to a trailer. The
trailer suffered $10,000 worth of
damage to windows and the inte-
rior of the structure. Crime Scene
Technician Richele Brooks, Sgt.
Mike Kemp and Deputy James
Plouffe investigated.
On Feb. 1, Amy L. Chatham
of Crawfordville reported the
passing of a counterfeit $20 bill
at the Bloxham Cutoff Stop N
Save. The bill appeared to have
been in circulation for some
time. Deputy Vicki Mitchell in-
vestigated.
On Feb. 3, Brandi Morris of
Crawfordville reported a grand
theft of a digital camera, car keys
and a cellular telephone from the
County Line Bar. The stolen prop-
erty is valued at $590. Deputy
Lindsay Allen investigated.
On Feb. 2, Charles W. Turner
of Crawfordville reported the
grand theft of two tree stands,
valued at $500. The property
was stolen from a Crawfordville
hunting location. Deputy Jason
Brooks investigated.
The Wakulla County Sheriff's
Office received 830 calls for ser-
vice during the past week.
Note to our readers: The peo-
ple who are reported as charged
with crimes in this column have
not yet been to trial and are
therefore innocent until proven
guilty.


as LifeNet, is suing Sopchoppy
resident Charles Metcalf for the
air transport to the hospital in
August 2005.
The bill included with the
complaint indicates that Metcalf
was charged $7,297 for the heli-
copter being called out. The 26
miles from Medart to Tallahassee
brought an additional mileage
charge of $48.50, plus charges
for an IV and oxygen amounted
to a final bill of $8,643.
Metcalf has 20 days to answer
the complaint.


TO!


Faculty Spotlight
Shanrsse Turner
has devoted a
lifetime to ensuring
that every student
has an opportunity
to graduate from
college, no matter
their beginning
abilities. A faculty
member with the Division of Academic
Support, Turner has taught College Prep
English and College Prep Reading for 20
years. "I1 love seeing how my students'
lives are transformed by going to college,
and especially seeing them active in
their professions after they graduate,"
says Turner.
For Turner, there is no better time to be
a part of Academic Support Programs
S'tan right now. As the English Program
.Chairperson, her administrative guidance
;. tas shaped the program into what it
Is today. She is also part of the team
-working on.a Title ll grant funded by the
'..U.S. Department of Education, which will
ultimately redesign the entire Academic
Support Programs curriculum. "The goal
- is for us to have a top notch program,
which means working on being innovative
-6in our course delivery and in our use of
technology," she explains.
-At the same time, Turner is looking





to walk all over campus to get to get
assistance, all of the support services will
'be gathered together in one location."
Turner received an A.A. degree from
Chipola College, a B.A. from the University
-.-of West Florida, and she holds a Master's
degree in Biblical Studies from the Cenier.
for Biblical Studies. 0
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THE WAKULLA NEWS, Thursday, February 7, 2008 Page 13A


Autrey
Continued from Page 1A
Knight added that she saw
Autrey tryout for the River-
springs Bears basketball team
as a sixth grader despite having
Cerebral Palsy. He was cut from
the team in sixth and seventh
grade, but made the squad as
an eighth grader.
Riversprings Coach Leon
Hillman said he could not resist
rewarding Autrey for his dedica-
tion and effort. He not only al-
lowed Autrey to be a member of
the Bears during his final year at
RMS, but witnessed Autrey beat
his disability and score points
for the team.
"He was an inspiration to the
teammates around him," said
Hillman. "If he fell while run-
ning he would just pick himself
back up. He was an inspiration
even to me."
Knight said she remembered
watching Autrey running as
part of his classwork. "Brandon
always kept going," she said.
"He was the last one to finish,
but he never gave up. He worked
harder than anyone out there. It
was very impressive."
Knight recalled asking Autrey
how he handled the adversity of
his Cerebral Palsy. "He told me
he wouldn't change a thing and
that it made him a better person.
He is also very popular with the
other students."
"He scored a three pointer,"
Hillman remembered. "He's a
great character guy. I wish I had
10 players like him."
Autrey worked as the public
address announcer for the RMS
football: team and was so suc-
cessful, Wakulla Middle School
used his services at Wildcat
games as well.
Autrey said he is "excited
and a little nervous" about be-
ing selected to be the public
address announcer for Coach
Mike Gauger's WHS baseball
team. "If I make mistakes, I'll
learn from them," Autrey said.
"It is something new."
"Being born with my dis-
ability has instilled a lot of
determination and courage in
myself and the things I need to
do in life," he said. "When I was
a little kid, while every other

Wells
Continued from Page 1A
Wells is an active member of
Lake Ellen Baptist Church. He
is also involved with a Sunday
morning Ministry at Eden Springs
Nursing home.
"The last 10 years have been
exciting," he said. "I love working
with and visiting the residents at
Eden Springs. I feel blessed to be
allowed to spend my time with
them and hopefully bring some
joy into their lives."
Buddy is the Charter president
of the Crawfordville Lion's Club. "I
have enjoyed my time of service to
Wakulla County though the Lion's


Sparkman
Continued from Page 1A
"You will be greeted by a
smile and a friendly, respect-
ful person," he said. "We pride
ourselves in trying to help the
public. We have cleaned up an
awful lot of problems and con-
tinue to do so. My ambition is
to have the most equitable tax
roll possible."
Sparkman has moved the GIS
parcel mapping in-house with a
S large savings to the taxpayers.


Springs
Continued from Page 1A
Leon County Commissioner
Bill Proctor attended the work-
shop and noted that Leon Coun-
ty is considering protections for
its vulnerable areas, adjacent to
Wakulla. What Leon is looking
at is more stringent: limiting
growth to low-impact develop-
ment, and requiring stricter
stormwater regulations.
Proctor suggested that the
two commissions sit down to-
gether to coordinate their efforts
and said he was concerned about


a piecemeal approach that could
be exploited by a large developer
with land that straddles the two
counties.
David Murrell, chairman of
the watershed coalition, urged
commissioners to go forward
with the expansion of protection
zone, rather than wait for Leon
County. "It's not a last step," Mur-
rell said. "It's the first step."
Murrell also chided Leon
County for not having followed
Wakulla's lead in requiring ad-
vanced septic systems.
The larger 'expansion that
commissioners indicated they


nine and 10 year old was turn-
ing on cartoons, I was turning
on SportsCenter and watching
Stuart Scott anchor the show.
Sports have always been my
first love."
WHS Job Coach Gigi Cavallaro
has contact with many students
at WHS and is very impressed
with Autrey.
"He is a remarkable young
man," she said. "I see him every-
day walking with a big smile. He
always speaks to me and is one
of the rare kids who makes eye
contact with you when you're
walking through the halls like
a salmon swimming upstream.
Students like Brandon touch my
heart in a big way and shine a
light for all of us."
Autrey credits Leston Green
with helping him be a better
football announcer. He is now
in his fourth year announcing
games for the middle schools.
"Everyone in my life has been
a huge help and a big reaon
why I'm where I am today," said
Autrey. "I believe the biggest
help of all was from my close
friend and former coach, Frances
Knight. She was the first person
other than my parents (Neil and
Sheila Autrey) to really recognize
and encourage my talent."
Autrey credits his parents
with raising him to be indepen-
dent. "My parents raised me
without a disability," he said.
"If I fall down I pick my own
self up."
Science teacher Blanton said
Autrey could have a career as a
standup comedian. From time
to time in class, Blanton has
to remind Autrey that he must
concentrate on academics and
not his comic talents.
But none of the teachers can
stand angry with him for long.
"He is charming and lovable,"
said Blanton. "He's dealt with
it (Cerebral Palsy) very well. It's
not a deficit, it's almost an asset.
It is hard to get on to him when
he clowns around because he is
such a likable kid."
"I have my times," Autrey said
sheepishly.
"My ultimate goal is to be an
anchor for ESPN or any other
major sports network, I know it
is going to happen. I just have
to wait my turn."

Club. Our club has been fortunate
in that we have provided eye ex-
ams and glasses to many Wakulla
County Citizens."
"I feel that Sherida Crum has
done an outstanding job as Su-
pervisor of Elections and I know
that she will leave big shoes to
fill. I also know thai I have much
to offer the citizens of Wakulla
County, if given the chance. I am
prepared to maintain the integrity
and friendly climate of that office.
I will further implement new tech-
nologies and a strategic plan that
specifically identifies and removes
obstacles to the voting process."
Wells will use the petition
method of qualification.

"Our website has continu-
ally been improved and will
continue. We strive to be a user-
friendly office," he added.
"I am most thankful to the
people of Wakulla County for
giving me the opportunity to
serve them and promise to con-
tinue to work hard for them,"
said Sparkman. "I still have a lot
of work to do to make Wakulla
County's tax roll the best and
I will always strive to do what
is in the best interest of the
people of Wakulla County."


favored has boundaries that fol-
low roadways to make the area
easier to identify.
Staff indicated that the mat-
ter could come back before the
board at their first meeting in
March.


State encourages environmental awareness


In celebration of Florida's Arbor Day, the
Florida Department of Environmental Protec-
tion (DEP) is encouraging citizens to help reduce
air pollution, conserve energy and beautify the
State of Florida by planting trees. Planting a na-
tive tree, such as the sabal palm, Florida's State
tree, protects the environmental balance and
beauty of the Sunshine State by offsetting some
of the potential impacts of climate change and
preventing the spread of invasive plants.
"Air pollution and climate change are issues
of tremendous importance to the Sunshine
State," said DEP Secretary Michael W. Sole.
"Florida is one of only three states east of
the Mississippi to meet all federal clean air
standards, and a leading state in the growing
worldwide movement to reduce greenhouse
gasses."
Trees absorb carbon dioxide (C02), one


of the primary greenhouse gases, and in turn
release oxygen into the atmosphere. Forests are
the world's second largest carbon reservoirs,
behind oceans, with one acre of forestland
sequestering between 150 200 tons of C02
in its first 40 years. Overall, planting new trees
remains one of the least expensive, most ef-
fective means of drawing excess C02 from the
atmosphere.
Arbor Day, the creation of Julius Sterling
Morton, first took place in 1872 in Nebraska.
Throughout his career, Morton worked to
improve agricultural techniques throughout
the United States, serving as President Grover
Cleveland's Secretary of Agriculture. Nearly one
hundred years later, in 1970, President Richard
Nixon proclaimed the last Friday in April as
National Arbor Day. Since then, every state
in the nation and many countries around the


world have designated their own Arbor Day.
Florida celebrates the third Friday in January
as Arbor Day.
On July 13, 2007, Governor Charlie Crikt
set a new direction for Florida's energy future
by signing a groundbreaking set of Executive
Orders during the Serve to Preserve Florida
Summit on Global Climate Change. The three
Executive Orders represent the Governor's com-
mitment to addressing global climate change, a
promise to reduce Florida's greenhouse gases,
increase our energy efficiency and pursue more
renewable energy sources, such as solar and
wind technologies, as well as alternative energy,
such as ethanol and hydrogen.
For more information about Florida's en-
vironment, visit www.dep.state.fl.us. For more
information on Florida's climate change initia-
tives, visit www.dep.state.fl.us/climatechange.


Commission eyes idea of becoming a chartered county


By WILLIAM SNOWDEN
wsnowden@thewakullanews.net
Should Wakulla be a chartered
county?
Commissioner Howard Kessler
brought up the idea at the board
meeting on Monday, Feb. 4, and
fellow commissioners indicated
their interest In April, county staff
will make a presentation to com-
missioners and interested constitu-
tional officers about the advantages
and disadvantages of it.
As a non-charter county, Wakulla
County government exists as a sub-
divison of the state with the struc-
ture and powers specified in the
state constitution. As a chartered
county, the structure of the local
government is left up to the elector-
ate including what are currently
elected constitutional positions,
One common change is transfer-
ring financial responsibilities for
accounting and auditing of county
government from the clerk of court
to a position under the county
administrator. Some counties have
made some or all of the constitu-
tional officers' positions appointed,
or to retain elected status of the
office but make it a charter office,
rather than constitutional office
- which makes the position and
its department subject to uniform
administrative procedures, Broward
and Volusia counties abolished
the position of tax collector and
the clerk's duties for investment of
funds and accounting and put those
responsibilities under a profession-
al manager for revenue collection,
accounting and investment.
Nineteen of Florida's 67 counties
are chartered.
County Administrator Ben Pin-
gree said that he and assistant
Andrea Simpson worked on Leon
County's charter effort, which was
approved in 2002, and that he
would be happy to put together a
presentation for the board.
The April presentation will
follow a March 26 course offered
for county commissioners in Tal-
lahassee as part of continuing
certification.
In another matter, a workshop
on a proposed Panacea overlay
district ended with commission-


Springs


event set

Wakulla Springs State Park
will host a Valentine's Cruise
and Dinner on Saturday, Feb. 16
at 5:30 p.m. Park officials invite
the public to cruise down the
Wakulla River as dusk approach-
es. The cruise will be followed
by a buffet dinner in the historic
Wakulla Springs Lodge.
The cost is $29 per person
and reservations are required.
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ers expressing disappointment in
that there was very little in it that
would go toward the goal of pre-
serving the heritage of the fishing
community. In response, the board
offered to appear at a community
meeting with residents to discuss
the matter.
The residents identified a down-
town area of the community where
commercial development would be
promoted, as well as making it a
walkable community with a series
of trails leading to the water.
When Commission Chairman Ed
Brimner asked committee members
why they had put no "teeth" in the
overlay district language, they re-
sponded that a handful of residents
objected to any sort of community
standards as an infringement on
property rights.
Walt Dickson, Paige Killeen,


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individuals spread the rumor that about the community's vision of
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Page 14A THE WAKULLA NEWS, Thursday, February 7, 2008


Tracksters run to U. of F.


Several local track athletes at-
tended the inaugural Gainesville
Sports Commission's Indoor
Track Meet held Saturday, Feb. 2
in the Steven C. O'Connell Cen-
ter on the University of Florida
campus.
The meet included competi-
tion for athletes of all ages, but
special emphasis was placed
on the high school age groups.
More than 600 athletes from all
over Florida and several other
states participated in a full range
of track and field events from


the shot put to the 3000 meter
run. Several national best times
for this year were recorded at
the meet and the overall level
of completion was outstanding,
with numerous state champi-
ons from Florida and adjoining
states in attendance. This is
the only indoor track facility in
Florida and provided a rare op-
portuntiy for Florida high school
athletes to participate in a first
class indoor meet, said Wakulla
Coach Paul Hoover.
Sydney Nutting, a junior


at Wakulla High School, ran
both the mile and 800 meters
(2:40.22) and placed seventh in
her age group in the 800 meters.
Cody James, an eighth grader at
Wakulla Middle School, also ran
the mile and 800 meters (2:53.09),
placing eighth in his age group
in the 800 meters. Others at-
tending included: Adam Carr
(400 and 800 meters), Brittany
Bentley (mile and 800 meters),
Ben Mathers (mile) and Susan
Hansen (400 and 200 meters).


Girls win 21st contest


Coach Nate Jackson's Wakulla
Lady War Eagle basketball team
completed one of the most
memorable regular seasons in
the past 20 years with a 21st vic-
tory and a state playoff berth.
Wakulla topped Godby in the
district semifinals before falling
to district champion East Gads-
den in the final at Tallahassee
Rickards last week.
The second place finish in the
district will provide Wakulla with
a chance to defeat an undefeated
Pensacola High School team at
Pensacola Woodham Middle
School on Thursday, Feb. 7.


If Wakulla tops the 23-0
squad, Jackson's squad will play
either East Gadsden or Pensacola
Washington in the second round
of the state playoffs on Tuesday,
Feb. 12.
Wakulla used a strong first
half to take a 25-13 lead and
held off Godby in the third and
fourth quarters. Wakulla topped
the Lady Cougars 52-47.
Kiara Gay scored 16 points to
lead the offense. Jameiah Max-
well added 15 points. Artigua
Kilpatrick chipped in with six
while Taylor Eglton had three.


Gay was the leading offensive
player against East Gadsden with
12 points as the Lady Jaguars
used a variety of defenses that
were designed to stop Gay. "She
played her guts out," said Coach
Tom Graham. "It has been a
great year." Kilpatrick has had a
very consistent year with eight
points and Maxwell had a strong
game against East Gadsden with
eight more points, according to
the coach.
East Gadsden topped the
Lady War Eagles 59-36. The other
teams in the district included
Rickards, Panama City Bay and
Panama City Beach Arnold.
Wakulla improved to 21-8r


WHS basketball team wins


By KEITH CLINE
WHS Correspondent
The Wakulla High School
boys basketball team ended the
regular season with a big bang
on Friday, Feb. 1.
The War Eagle basketball
team ended their season by de-
feating Taylor County in Medart.
The War Eagles jumped out in
front of the Bulldogs and never
looked back. This was the last
home game for the War Eagle
seniors, so the team wanted to
go out with a bang. Wilton Booth
was asked how he felt about
Friday night's game.
"I felt excited about winning
the last home home, and it was
an emotional feeling for the
seniors to go out with a win
on the home court for the last
time ever."


Booth also said "some of the
keys to winning the game were
slowing the pace of the game
down and playing our style of
basketball."
Antony Mills lead the way
with 28 points and 11 rebounds,
and Wilton Booth added 24
points and seven rebounds to
help the War Eagles defeat the
Taylor County Bulldogs 86-82.
The rest of the scoring came
from Rance McBratney with 10
points, Tavaris McKinney with
eight, Tavaris Booth with seven,
Adam Carr with four, and Anto-
nio Kilpatrick and Lorenzo Ran-
dolph with two points each.
On Tuesday, Jan. 29, Wakulla
lost to North Florida Christian
58-53. Wilton Booth had 19
points and Tavaris McKinney
had eight. Tavaris Booth added


seven and Antony Mills and
Harold Williams chipped in with
six points each.
Wilton Booth was asked
about his team heading in to the
District Tournament. "We have
a good opportunity to compete
and come away with some victo-
ries, but we will take it one game
at a time."
Wakulla's first opponent will
be Panama City Bay on Feb. 6.
Booth added, "We need to play
as a team and minimize our
mistakes."
. Tavarius McKinney added
eight rebounds to help his team
to their end of season victory.
Wakulla improved to 3-22
overall. They finished the district
portion of the schedule at 0-10.
The team also lost to East
Gadsden.


Wakulla smoking rate is high


Wakulla has one of highest
smoking rates in state.
One out of every three adults
in Wakulla County smokes ciga-
rettes. This is one of the highest
rates in the state. On average, 22
percent of Florida adults smoke
cigarettes compared to 32 percent
in Wakulla.
It's not that smoking is more
common among counties in the
Panhandle. Wakulla's rates are
very high compared to our near-
est neighbors. Only 16 percent of
adults smoke in Leon County, 17
percent in Gadsden,,and 19 per-
cent in Jefferson Coufity. Franklin
County, at 25 percent, and Liberty
County, at 27 percent, also surpass


the state average but are still better
than Wakulla.
Wakullans pay for this high rate
of smoking with their health. Not
surprisingly, Wakulla has one of
the highest rates of lung cancer
in the state. The county also has
one of the highest rates of death
from other chronic lung diseases
such as emphysema. In addition,
Wakullans are more often hospi-
talized for asthma.
These are some of the compel-
ling statistics that led Wakulla's
health care providers and health-
related organizations to team up
to sponsor Quit Win, a county-
wide campaign to quit smoking
on Feb. 10.


The. Wakulla News is proud to
participate as a sponsor of Quit
& Win. Other major sponsors in-
clude Tallahassee-Memorial Fam-
ily Medicine Wakulla. Wakulla
Medical Center, Wakulla Health
Care Task Force, Wakulla County
Health Department, Wakulla.com,
and the Big Bend Rural Health
Network.
Feb. 9 is the deadline to sign up
for Quit & Win and the chance to
win up to $500 for quitting smok-
ing. To take part, sign up at the
Valentine's Festival at Hudson Park
in Crawfordville on Saturday, Feb.
9. After signing up, you'll receive
a "survival kit" filled with items to
help you quit smoking.


NOTICE OF LAND USE CHANGE

The Wakulla County Board of County Commissioners pro-
poses to adopt the following by ordinance and has scheduled
Public Hearings regarding the following before the Wakulla
County Board of County Commission on Monday, March
11, 2008, beginning at 6:00 PM, unless otherwise noted
below or as time permits. All public hearings are held in the
County Commission Chambers located west of the County
Courthouse at 29 Arran Road; Crawfordville, Florida 32327.
Interested parties are invited to attend and present testimony.


1. Variance Application: V07-16


Applicant:
Agent:
Proposal:
Tax ID Number:

Existing FLU Map:
Existing Zoning:
FEMA Flood Info:
Parcel Size:
Location:
Cut
Hearings Required:


John McGough
GPI Southeast, Inc.
wetland setback variance
00-00-114-000-11764-000 & 00-00-
115-000-11879-000
Urban 1 (FLUE Policy 1.2.5)
R-l (Section 5-30, LDC)
"V20" zone on 0380-B
24.05 +/- acres .
West of Spring Creek Highway and
off Road
County Commission 03/11/2008 (a
6:00 PM


Copies of applications, draft ordinances, and any related public record files
may be viewed at the County Planning Department located at 3093 Crawford-
ville Highway, Crawfordville, FL 32327, 8 AM to 4:30 PM M/F; Phone (850)
926-3695. Any person desiring to appeal a decision of a County Board must
ensure a verbatim transcript or copy is made of the testimony and exhibits pre-
sented at said hearings. Persons needing special access considerations should
call the Board Office at least 48 hours before the date for scheduling purposes.
The Board Office may be contacted at (850) 926-0919 or TDD 926-7962.


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NOTICE
Low-Income Senior Exemption
Filing Information
The Wakulla County Property Appraiser's Office will once again be taking
applications for the Senior Exemption as well as any other that you may
qualify for at the Wakulla County Senior Citizen's Center located at 33
Michael Drive each Friday during the month of February. The following dates
and times will apply.
Are you eligible for an additional savings on your tax bill? You are if you meet
ALL of the following requirements:
Have a total household income of $24,916 OR LESS
Age 65 or older as of Jan. 1, 2008
Have an existing Homestead Exemption or qualify for Homestead
This exemption will be applied to your 2008 Tax Bill

February 08, 2008 10:00 a.m. til 2:00 p.m.
February 15, 2008 10:00 a.m. til 2:00 p.m.
February 22, 2008 10:00 a.m. til 2:00 p.m.
February 29, 2008 10:00 a.m. til 2:00 p.m.
The documentation needed to process this exemption is a completed and signed
Federal Tax Return for the 2007 tax year. If you do not file a tax return and only
receive Social Security Benefits we will need a copy of form SSA-1099 (Social
Security Benefit Statement) which is usually mailed out in mid January.
Additionally, if you have any other income (pension, retirement, interest bearing
accounts, etc) we also need copies of the. 1099 forms for these as well. The
deadline for providing our office with your income documentation is June 1,
2008, but the initial application MUST be filed on or before March 1, 2008.
Any applicant that is not sure if they will qualify or not should still make the initial
application before March 1, 2008 just in case they do qualify.
SENIORS PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT THIS EXEMPTION WILL BE
INCREASED FOR THE 2008 TAX ROLL FROM $25,000 TO $50,000.
This exemption will apply only to the Board of County Commissioners taxable
value just as the original exemption has always been applied. This has already
been approved by our County and will apply to your 2008 ad valorem taxes.
If you have any questions, comments or concerns please feel free to call our office
at 850-926-0500 and our staff will be glad to assist you in any way that we can.








THE WAKULLA NEWS, Thursday, February 7, 2008 Page 15A <
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People


Susan Yelton, CHAT President, an-
nounces the upcoming dates to learn
more about the proposed changes to
our Animal Control Ordinance.
On Feb. 19, the Wakulla County
Commission plans to vote on proposed
changes to the ordinance. Almost a year
ago, the Sheriff's Office convened an
ad hoc committee to discuss ordinance
changes. Susan has been CHAT's repre-
sentative on that committee.
For those CHAT members who are
interested in discussing the proposed
changes prior to the commission
meeting, she will conduct two work-
shops.
The workshops will take place on


Feb. 15 at the shelter in CHAT's build-
ing. The morning workshop .starts at
11 a.m. and the evening meeting will
be at 6:30 p.m.
Most of the proposed changes in
the ordinance address what is meant
by responsible and humane animal
ownership, and also strengthens animal
control's authority to enforce violations.
If you have any questions, give Susan
a call at 850-443-4331 or e-mail her at:
susany0207@aol.com. As soon as the
final draft of the ordinance is available
we will post it on the CHAT web site,
www.chatofwakulla.org.
At our next CHAT Meeting we will
have a very interesting speaker. She


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Wakulla

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is Laura Bevan, the Regional Director,
Southeast, for the Humane Society of
the United States. Laura was at one
of our CHAT meetings right after Hur-


ricane Katrina. Ms. Bevan gave a great
presentation about the devastating
storm. Her direct involvement with
the animal victims and survivors in
Mississippi and New Orleans gave us
a better understanding of the scope of
the disaster.
Laura Bevan began her career with
the Humane Society of the United States
in 1987 at the Southeast Regional Of-
fice in Tallahassee, which serves seven
southeastern states. During her years
with HSUS, Laura has conducted inves-
tigations into such activities as animal
dealers, animal collectors, horse and
dog racing and animal fighting. Laura
has been instrumental in getting numer-


ous animal laws passed., she also has ,
extensive experience in working natural
disasters such as hurricanes, wildfires
and floods.
Please attend our meeting on Tues-
day,.Feb. 12 at 7 p.m. in our Education '
Building at the Wakulla Animal Shelter.,
next to the Sheriff's Office. The public
is invited to attend.
We are proud to announce that our
animal adoptions are going through the
roof with the help of many volunteers
who spend time with the animals to ~
socialize them. Many hours are spent
by CHAT members and other volunteers
who take the animals to different events
to find new homes for them.


Historical Society to meet


Tips from ex-smokers


The Wakulla County Histori-
cal Society is looking forward
to its second meeting of the
year. Last month, more than
50 people enjoyed hearing Dell
Gray discuss living and working
in Spring Creek during the mid-
20th century.
On Feb. 12 at 7 p.m., the group
will meet at the Welcome Center
to see old pictures of Panacea
and hear speakers whose fami-
lies have been a part of the fabric
of Panacea's life for a century
or more.
Sherrie Posey Miller and
Bonnie Holub are planning the
meeting for our enjoyment and
education concerning Panacea.
The public is invited to attend
the meetings.


The Society's book committee
met with the publisher of The
Heritage of Wakulla County, FL
in January to assess the prog-
ress and the group is "right on
time."
"We have had a number of
stories turned in and we have
much interest and current activ-
ity," said Betty Green. "We have
set what we hope to be the
final deadline as March 31, for
submission of stories and we
have until June 30 to get every-
thing in order for publication.
We are assured that, if we meet
the June 30 date, the books will
be published and ready for sale
and delivery by Christmas of
this year."
The prepublication price of


the book is $10, less than the
cost after publication. Brochures
about the books may be picked
up at the Wakulla County Public
Library or by calling or e-mail-
ing Betty Green at 926-7405. or
bgreen@nettally.com.
The Society plans to have
booths in Crawfordville's Febru-
ary and March celebrations and
will be in the Sopchoppy Festival
in April.
The public will be hearing of
the current efforts to complete
the jail museum. The Society's
grant writer, Madeleine Carr,
will be directing a committee
to complete plans that will al-
low the group to move forward
with the plans to complete our
museum.


Quit smoking with health officials,


The Wakulla County Health
Department (WCHD), in part-
nership. with the Big Bend
Area Health Education Cen-
ter, is offering the citizens of
Wakulla County an opportu-
nity to participate in a new
Quit Smoking NOW! class. All
individuals who are thinking
about quitting smoking or
who have made the decision
to quit are invited to attend
the first session.
Meetings will be lield for
five. Wednesday ina -row,
with a 'graduation held the
final night. The classes are also


advertised on the WCHD web-
site: www.wakullahealth.com.
The date of the first meeting is
Wednesday, Feb. 20 from 6:30
pm until 7:30 pm.
Today in America, tobacco
stands out as the agent most
responsible for avoidable ill-
ness and death. Millions of
Americans consume this toxin
on a, daily basis. The 2006
Florida Adult Tobacco Survey
reported 17.4 percent of Flor-
ida adults ages 26 and older
smoke cigarettes,. 6.7 percent
smoke cigars, 1/8 percent use
chewing tobacco and snuff,


20 percent are exposed to sec-
ondhand smoke in cars, and
10 percent are exposed in the
home. Do not let yourself or
a loved one be a part of these
statistics. Come and learn
from others as we all learn to
cope with the nicotine addic-
tion and kick the habit once
and for all.
For more information, to
pre-register, or to be placed
on a contact list for the next
meeting, please call the class
facilitator, Jo Barksdale at (850)
509-7063.


Quitting smoking isn't easy
but it is possible. In fact, it's
easier than losing weight. Many
Wakullans have been able to quit
smoking. Here are some of their
stories. By sharing their reasons
and tips for quitting, they hope to
help others who will quit smok-
ing on Feb. 10 with Quit & Win.
Elinor Elfner decided to quit
smoking when she turned 40.
She was working for the Wakulla
school board at the time. After
several unsuccessful attempts to
quit, she identified her smoking
"cues," those times, locations,
and situations when she was
likely to light up a cigarette. She
deliberately watched nonsmok-
ers so she could figure out what
to do with her hands. Armed
with this information she quit
"cold turkey" and began to think
of herself as a non-smoker doing
what non-smokers do. During
meetings, Elinor took detailed
notes or crocheted, instead of
smoking. Some people find it
helpful to play with paper clips or
a rubber band, just to keep their
fingers busy.
Louise McGuire, a long-time
employee of the Health Depart-
ment, quit smoking in January
1994. Her mother quit smoking
a couple of years ago as well.
Louise credits God and chew-
ing gum for her success. Like


Louise, many people find it
helpful to replace cigarettes with
gum, hard candy, a toothpick,
or a straw. Having faith in God
and faith in yourself can be im-
portant, too. As the weeks pass,
focus on how much better you
feel. Louise reports having much
less sinus trouble since she quit
smoking.
Bruce Ballister, Economic
Development Planner for the
Apalachee Regional Planning
Council, credits the support of for-
mer co-workers with his success
at quitting. He and four others at
his former office quit smoking
at the same time and used each
other for moral support. If you
know people who are quitting
on Feb. 10, be kind and helpful
to them. Tell them you're pulling
for them. If you smoke and aren't
ready to quit, help them out by
not offering cigarettes, lighting
up in front of them, or smoking
anywhere near them.
Allen Freeland, Chairman of
Wakulla's Economic Develop-
ment Council, offers the follow-
ing tip, which helped him.' Have
all the clothes in your closet
washed or dry-cleaned when
you quit. You won't get a whiff
of cigarette smoke every time
you open your closet door. You'll
also think twice about starting
to smoke again. Some people


get their teeth cleaned on the
day they quit smoking for similar
reasons.
Lynn Artz, Chair of the Wakul-
la Health Care Task Force, started
smoking when she was a teen-
ager. The first time she quit, she '
was in her twenties and quit
because the smoke bothered her
future husband. While trying to
quit, Lynn found it helpful to
keep herself busy. When an urge
to smoke would strike, she would
tell herself, "I can make it for 10
more minutes," then she'd move
to another room or start a new '
activity. Pretty soon she'd forget
all about smoking.
Several years later, Artz re-
sumed smoking and had to
quit two more times before she
was able to quit for good. This
is common. Most smokers try
to quit an average of five times
before they eventually succeed.
Each quit attempt is important
practice, however, for learning to -"
quit for good.
For helpful information and
advice about how to quit smok- .
ing, call the Quitline at 1-877-822- -
6669. If you would like to share'.
your own quit story and quit tips
with others in Wakulla, please
call Cathy Price (926-7125 x276)
or send an email to Lynn Artz
(lynn_artz@hotmail.com).


Swine show approaching


The 42nd annual Wakulla
Swine Show is quickly approach-
ing and the Youth Fair Associa-
tion still has children who are in
need of a sponsor. As a part of
the show, each child is required
to obtain a sponsor who will be
willing to pay $1.25 per pound
for their hog. The sponsor has
the option of keeping the hog
and having it butchered (at an
additional cost), or not keeping
the pig. Either way, the cost of
$1.25 per pound would go to


HIV AIDS


workshop
An HIV AIDS Awareness
Workshop will be held Tues-
day, Feb. 12 at 7:30 p.m. at
Macedonia Church of Christ,
1408 Sopchoppy Highway in
Sopchoppy. The program will
be presented by Deveda. Bel-
lamy.
The program will include
basic facts about HIV, how
HIV affects people in the
community, how HIV can be
contracted, how to prevent HIV
and care for people with the
virus. For more information,
call 519-0071.


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the child to offset the expenses
of purchasing and feeding their
animal. The swine show is put
on by the Wakulla County Youth
Fair Association in conjunction
with 4-H and is a valuable and
rewarding experience for all of
the participants.
If any businesses or individu-
als are interested in helping a
child participate in this historic
show, please contact Darlene
Mills at MillsFarmFamily@aol.
com or call 926-1910.


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more information, call 926-5735
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Announcement!
The sewer billing service used by Wakulla County for
preparation of the monthly sewer bills inadvertently selected
the wrong return envelopes when sending out the February 1st
sewer bills. If you are a Talquin Water customer and received a
Wakulla County sewer bill this month, the return envelope was
addressed to Choctawhatchee Electric Coop, Inc. in DeFuniak
Springs, Florida. If you have already sent in your payment,
using the mistaken envelope, don't worry! Arrangements have
been made with Choctawhatchee Electric Coop, Inc. to return
the payments to Wakulla County, and your account will be
properly credited.
If you have not yet mailed in your sewer payment, please disregard the
return envelope we provided this month and mail your remittance to:
Wakulla County
P.O. Box 519
Crawfordville, FL 32326-0519
We are sorry for any inconvenience this may have caused our
Wakulla County sewer customers who are on Talquin Water.


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Page 16A THE WAKULLA NEWS, Thursday, February 7, 2008


Buckhorn CDBG


draws scrutiny


from commission


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David Fetcher of Crawfordville has blood drawn by Sherry
Bramblett, a nurse practitioner with the health department.


Health fair screens for skin

cancer, and other problems


By WILLIAM SNOWDEN
wsnowden@thewakullanews.net
Wakulla County's rate of skin
cancer is twice as high as the rest
of the, state. So it was one of the
ailments being screened for at a
health fair last week.
The health fair at Crawford-
ville Wal-Mart was done in
conjunction with the Wakulla
County Health Department, the
FSU School of Nursing, Radiol-
ogy and Associates, and Wal-
Mart's vision center.
Nursing students prepared a
display on the signs and symp-
toms of skin cancer, with an
alphabetic reminder of what to
look for.
SMiriam McLarty, an instructor
at the school of nursing, said a
study by her students showed
the death rate at 5.9 per 100,000
for skin cancer, while the state
rate is 2.8 deaths. The statewide
goal is to reduce that rate to 2.3
people.


McLarty attributed the higher
rate to people in Wakulla County
being out in the sun more be-
cause of outdoor activities such
as boating and fishing.
In checking moles, the ABCs
to look for are asymmetry, bor-
ders, color (multiple colors),
diameter (bigger than a pencil
eraser), elevation (above the
skin) and friability (bleeds eas-
ily).
Radiology and Associates
offered a bone density check
for osteoporosis. Senior nurs-
ing students took blood pres-
sure readings and calculated
body mass index to determine
if people were underweight,
within the healthy range or
obese. The health department
did blood sugar testing and
provided health information.
Wal-Mart's vision center offered
vision screening.


Lucinda Molina of Crawfordville gets a bone density scan
by Giulianna Levin of Radiology and Associates,


Samuel Grey of Tallahassee has a vision
screening by Matt Kirksey of Wal-Mart.


Men's fraternity will meet
On Thursday, the Men's Fra- for Authentic Manhood, will
ternity of Wakulla, a fellowship be held at 6:30 p.m. "Outback"
of men from the community at Cornerstone Ministries. For
who gather to share and sup- more information, call Steve
port one another in the Quest Smith at 508-2560.


By WILLIAM SNOWDEN
wsnowden@thewakullanews.net
A state grant to expand
sewer service to a proposed
development underway in the
Buckhorn community drew
scrutiny from Wakulla County
Commissioners and citizens,
especially over the possible
consequences to the county if
the developer does not create
the required number of jobs.
The state Department of
Community Affairs has agreed
to issue a. $750,000 Commu-
nity Development Block Grant
(CDBG) to the county to provide
sewer infrastructure to the
Buckhorn Plaza development
being constructed by Freddie
Franklin and his Buckhorn First
company. In order to justify the
grant, Franklin and the county
are required to create 38 new
jobs through businesses locat-
ing at the plaza.
At the commission meeting
on Monday, Feb. 4, County Ad-
ministrator Ben Pingree said,
should the developer fail to
create the required jobs, the
county would likely be "dinged"
by the state in future grant ap-
plications with possible point
reductions.
Pingree seemed to regret the
choice of words, especially after
citizen Dana Peck commented
that she was concerned that the
county being "dinged" would
cost taxpayers money.
Franklin and the county
had negotiated an agreement
that stipulated that Buckhorn
First would be responsible for
any sewer construction cost
overruns not covered by the
CDBG.
The county and Franklin also
have Participating Party Agree-
ments with three companies
that have agreed to locate at
Buckhorn Plaza: Scratch Cakes
and Eatery; Miracle Years Child-
care Center; and Buckhorn Laun-
dromat, although that has now
been taken over by Buckhorn
Pharmacy.
Concern that the county
might be liable if the project
failed and the company was
no longer solvent led commis-
sioners to ask if there was a


possibility of Franklin agreeir
to a performance bond an
directed staff to work with tl
developer.
Franklin's attorney Andrn
Nelson rose to speak, indicatir
her concern to the board th
Franklin had already,gone b
yond the terms of the origin
agreement by guaranteeing
cover any cost overruns ar
now the county was looking f
something new.
Commission Chairman I
Brimner said the intent ,
such a bond would "abs
lutely guarantee that Wakul
County would not be liable
for re-paying the grant if ti
project fell through. Atthe san
time, though, he noted that tI
board was only directing sta
to attempt to negotiate a bon
there was no requirement f,
a bond.
Commissioner Howard Ke
sler said the board was on
looking at a worst-case sc
nario.
The vote for the performan,
bond was 4-1, supported I
Brimner, Kessler, and commit
sioners George Green and Briz
Langston. Commissioner Max
Lawhon voted against.
As part of the project, tl
board voted unanimously
award the bid for constructic
of the sewer expansion to Steq
Contracting, the low bidder
$472,544.
Commissioners also unar
mously approved an interloc
agreement with Sopchoppy
which the city agrees to cov
the cost of $161,399 to increa:
the size of the sewer line fro
four-inch to 10-inch.
The City of Sopchoppy
preparing to install sewer pipi
and has an agreement that
lows it hook up to the count)
Otter Creek Wastewater Trei
ment Plant in exchange for ta
ing over billing for the county
sewer service. Larger sew,
pipes are needed to hand
the city's effluent as it pass
through Buckhorn on the wi
to the plant.
Sopchoppy is getting ti
money from a state Disadva
taged Small Cities Grant.


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Wakulla County loves a parade and one of the favorites each year
is the Valentine's parade which is part of the Rotary Valentine's
Celebration at Hudson Park in Crawfordville. The 2008 event will
be held Saturday, Feb. 9 beginning with a breakfast at 8 a.m. and
the Sweetheart Parade at 10 a.m. The celebration will switch to
the park and end at 3 p.m.
Last year, Sue Ann Smith and Betty Barry attempted to enjoy
a funnel cake when an ostrich snatched the food from them and
enjoyed the treat. In another memory from last year, Joe Barry
spent time searching for his Valentine while Wakulla County
Commissioners Brian Langston, Ed Brimner and George Green,
Property Appraiser Donnie Sparkman and Tax Collector Cheryll
Olah tossed candy to the children along the U.S. Highway 319
parade route. Don't forget your own sweetheart on Valentine's
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People


Johnny

Appleseed

A very special presentation
of "Johnny Appleseed." spon-
sored by the Friends of the
Library, takes place at 7 p.m. on
Thursday, Feb. 7. Puppeteer and
storyteller Katie Adams and her
Make Believe Theatre make a
return visit to the library with
her own unique presentation of
this classic folktale. Katie weaves
the story of Johnny Appleseed
from the early days of the United
States. Puppets crafted like old
fashioned toys, a story quilt, and
traditional music are all part of
the show. Each square of the


3arerg Ever-Changing
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BrOoks and Shearer to wed sp y in
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e igg Brooks of Sopchoppy degree in Accounting. She is


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announces the engagement of
her daughter, Susan Brooks of
Crawfordville, to Bill Shearer of
Pascagoula, Miss. He is the son of
Paul Shearer of Ochlockonee Bay
and Faye Shearer of Pascagoula,
Miss. Brooks is also the daughter
of the late Bernard Brooks.
2 The bride-elect graduated
from Florida State University in
1986 with a Bachelor's of Science
degree from the College of Busi-
ness. She is attending FSU in
pursuit of a second Bachelor's


employed by Brooks Concrete
as Business Administrator. She
has two children, Brandon, age
14, and Brice, age 10..
Mr. Shearer graduated from
the University of South Alabama
in 1985 with a degree in Me-
chanical Engineering. Since 1987,
he has been employed as Senior
Project Manager for Guardian
Industries.
The time and place of the
wedding will be announced at a
future date.


African American heritage

festival set for Feb. 16
Organizers of the African- at the Wakulla County Senior
American Heritage Celebration, Citizens Center. Tickets are $30
planned for Saturday, Feb. 16 at each. The speaker will be former
uludson Park in Crawfordville, Florida Senator James Hargarett
4re seeking vendors and parade of Tampa. Hargarett has roots in
Entries. Wakulla County in the Hyde Park
, Community service oriented community.
booths are free, but retail ven- Anyone interested in attend-
dors will be charged $75 per ing the banquet may call Male-
booth. nie Bruce or Bossie Hawkins for
', The celebration is held each tickets.
gear to raise money for scholar- Anyone interested in having
ships for graduating seniors of a booth-at the. festival may call.
Wakulla High School. A ban- Bruce at 926-7506. Anyone in-
quet fundraiser will be held in terested in participating in the
conjunction with the festival parade may call Bossie Hawkins
on Friday, Feb. 15, at 7 p.m. at 656-2578.


Dawson promoted by FHP


-Florida Highway Patrol of-
ficials announced that Chief
Silvester Dawson is being pro-
rhoted to the rank of Deputy.
Director-Special Operations
Command located at the Head-
quarters in Tallahassee. Lt. Colo-
riel Dawson is a Wakulla High
School graduate. He began his
career with the Florida Highway
Patrol in March 1983 attending
thl 68th Recruit Class. His first
assignment was to Troop G in
Jacksonville, where he served
as: a trooper and a Traffic Ho-
micide Investigator. He was
promoted to Sergeant in 1989,
and assigned to Troop H, serv-
ing Franklin County.
- Dawson was promoted to
Lieutenant, Troop E in Miami
in: 1991, and transferred to the
HEIP Training Academy in 1992.
He was promoted to Captain in


Senior tax

assistance
AARP will be at the Wakulla
County Senior Citizens Center
every Wednesday in February
and March from 1 p.m. to 4
p.m. to assist with income tax
preparations. AARP will also
b:e at the center on April 2 and
April 9 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. No
appointment is necessary. Com-
guter classes will also be held
on Thursday at 1 p.m. during
this time.


Big brothers
If you've ever wanted to make
a difference in the life of a child,
now is your chance. Become a
part of the magic by participat-
ing in the Gate Charity Golf Tour-
nament benefiting Big Brothers
Big Sisters. You can get involved
as a golfer or sponsor. The event
Will be held Monday, Feb. 25 at
Southwood Country Club with
a2shotgun start at noon. A box
lunch, great prizes, contests, and
post tournament buffet will be
included. For more information,
please contact Big Brothers Big
Sisters at 386-6002.


Troop B in Gainesville, in 1993.
In 1998, Lt. Colonel Dawson
became the first African-Ameri-
can promoted to Major-Troop
Commander of Troop K-Florida's
Turnpike. In 2000, he was as-
signed to Troop L in West Palm
Beach. In 2001, he promoted to
Bureau Chief of the FHP Bureau
of Investigations.
Lt. Colonel Dawson attended
the 194th Session of the F.B.I.
National Academy and has
earned a Bachelor of Arts degree
from Warner Southern College.
Silvester is married to his wife
Susan, and has a son, Patrick.


Senior

Center event
. The Wakulla County Senior
Citizens Center will begin to of-
fer a watercolor class on Thurs-
days from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. If
you are interested in this class or
need more information, please
call Diane Lanter at 926-7145.


Coalition

Meeting
The regular meeting of the
Wakulla County Christian Co-
alition will be held at 7 p.m.
Monday, Feb. 11 at the Wakulla
County Public Library. The public
is invited to attend.


"Wowl You're sure putting
up a lot of pictures!" said a
young boy as I was changing the
Keep Wakulla County Beautiful
display in our Wakulla County
Public Library.
"That's right," I replied. "It's
because a whole lot of people
help in our programs. We want
to show as many volunteers as
possible doing good things to
help clean up our county."
Our most recent major proj-
ect, the International Coastal
Cleanup, is our largest one-day
event of the year. Of course, it
takes much more than one day
to organize hundreds of volun-
teers to pick up the trash along
our waterways and low-lying
areas.
Les Marshall, owner of Goin'
Under Dive Services, began our
local version of the Coastal
Cleanup a week early by organiz-
ing and hosting the Underwater


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Doug Jones
story quilt is an episode in the
life of the Tall Tale character of
Johnny Appleseed, a man who
followed his own unique dream
and showed respect for all life.
Katie's presentations are truly
magical; you won't want to miss
this!
Survival: Florida
The Museum of Florida His-
tory will be bringing one of their
excellent outreach programs to

Keep Wakulla
Beautiful




S Marl Law

Cleanup on the Wakulla River.
Several divers met at the boat
ramp on Coastal Highway 98.
They put up their diving flags,
and searched for trash in the
river waters.
Volunteers waded knee-deep
into the water and took the
collected trash from the divers.
People who were renting canoes
and kayaks from TNT Hide-A-
Way picked up trash with long
crab nets. That's how the Under-
water Cleanup worked.
On the third Saturday in
September, for the International
Coastal Cleanup, the Wakulla
County Sheriff's Office person-
nel helped us get ready by set-
ting up headquarters at Wool-
ley Park. Volunteers met site
captains early in the morning


Master Gardener

training is offered


-By L Scott Jacksoi
Wakulla County
Extension Director
University of Florida/Wakulla
County Extension is offering the
2008 Master Gardener Volunteer
Training Program. The classroom
portion of the training will last
nine weeks and will be offered
Feb. 27 through April 23. The
deadline for registration is Feb.
15. Registration will be limited to
the first 20 people.
Basic training classes will be
each Wednesday, via interactive
video, and locally supplemented
with learning activities at the
Wakulla County Agricultural
Center, 84 Cedar Avenue, Craw-
fordville. Class times are from 9
a.m. to 3 p.m., with sessions both
'in the classroom and in the field.
Registration will be limited to the
first 20 people.
The volunteer portion of the
training will be from May to De-
cember. During this portion of
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the library at 10:30 a.m. on Thurs-
day, Feb. 7. The "Survival Florida"
program offers an object-based,
hands-on program where young
students can learn about the
basic necessities of survival
and how Native Americans and
Spanish explorers used natural
resources to survive in the wilds
of Florida. The one hour program
correlates with the Sunshine
State Standards and enhances
skills assessed through FCAT.
Free Book Extravaganza
The Friends invite you to
attend their next Free Book
Extravaganza on Saturday, Feb.
9 from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. The
Friends will have thousands of
used books available and will
encourage and gratefully accept
any monetary donations the
at four designated spots around
Wakulla County. They were: near
the boat ramp at the fort in St.
Marks; at Shell Point Beach; at
Woolley Park in Panacea; and at
Mashes Sands Beach. You'll see
all those volunteers in the pho-
tographs on the display.
It takes a lot of people just to
organize such a crowd. Volun-
teers collected their trash bags,
data cards, gloves, and learned
where they were going to pick
,up trash from their site captains.
This was the first half of the
Coastal Cleanup.
The second half of the clean-
up is the picnic luncheon we
held at Woolley Park. Display
photos showed who sponsored
the luncheon, who passed out


public offers to help with their
ongoing support of children's
activities (such as the Johnny
Appleseed Program mentioned
above) at the library.
Friday Night at the Movies
Installments of Friday Night
at the Movies take place during
February on Feb. 15, and Feb. 29
and begin at 7 p.m. The library's
public performance license pre-
vents us from publicizing the
titles in the newspaper, but
all movies are recent releases,
highly acclaimed films projected
on a big screen in the library's
meeting room. To get titles, call
the library or have your name
added to our library e-newsletter
by sending your email address to
scottj @wakullalibrary.org.

the food, who donated the
portable potties, who gave out
T-shirts and who collected and
passed out Litter Loot for the
waiting volunteers.
You'll see most of the Keep
Wakulla County Beautiful Direc-
tors and President Don Hender-
son. You'll also see support staff.
Most of all, you'll see photos
of volunteers who come every
year to show they want a clean
county and are willing and able
to do something to keep it that
way.
Visit our public library and
look for Keep Wakulla County
Beautiful's display of the 2007
Coastal Cleanup. Are your friends
in there? More importantly, are
you in there?


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THE WAKULLA NEWS, Thursday, February 7, 2008 Page 3B

Local company launches campaign to

get seniors and their families talking


.Kessler holds town hall meeting


Commissioner Kessler held
a town hall meeting on Jan.
29 in the Buckhorn/Sopchoppy
area at the Greater Mt. Trial P.B.
Church activity room. About 40
people attended, and the discus-
sion was lively and civil. One
resident said, "The town hall
meetings are wonderful opportu-
nities for citizens to share their
ideas and concerns with each
other." Apparent uncontrolled
growth was a concern to many
residents. The group compared
urban sprawl spreading up and
down U.S. Highway 319 in the
Crawfordville to Tallahassee
and Miami.
"If the county had followed
its own comprehensive plan, we
would not be in this mess," said
Kessler. "But the votes of three
commissioners have repeatedly
changed that plan."
Several people talked about
the pros and cons of Wakulla
County's public lands. Kessler
explained that the county re-
ceives substantial sums in lieu of
taxes from agencies that manage
public lands and that the county
enjoys many other benefits from
the parks, forests, and other
government lands within its
boundaries.
He also said that, how the
county chooses to develop its
private lands is largely deter-
mined by the county commis-
sion.
Between 2000 and 2007,
Wakulla County's agriculturally
zoned acreage shrunk nearly
43 .percent due to comp plan
changes and rezonings, he said.
He added that the changes may
affect the many people who live
here.because they appreciate the
county's rural character.


Workshops

set on animal


The new sewer expansion
projects prompted the most
discussion. Questions raised
included:
Why could the City of
Sopchoppy get grants to pay for
most of the sewer hook-up and
access fees, but Wakulla County
could not get those same grants
for Wakulla Gardens?
Will hook-up costs and ac-
cess fees for properties between
the Sopchoppy city limits and
the new Buckhorn -develop-
ment also be paid for with grant
money?
Why could the City of
Sopchoppy's sewer project pay
for the removal of old septic
systems while Wakulla County's
project in Wakulla Gardens does
not?
Why doesn't the county
offer some relief for residents liv-
ing outside the Sopchoppy city
limits to help lessen the over-
whelming burden of hooking up
to the new sewer lines?
"The residents throughout
the county should not be put
at risk of losing their homes
because of sewer access costs,"
said Commissioner Kessler. "A
payment schedule of three years,
as previously proposed, would
be a great financial hardship for
many." He proposed some pos-
sible solutions and asked Tim
Barden to work on this issue.
Barden is Director of the Office


of Management and Budget
and was present at the meet-
ing, County Administrator Ben
Pingree has routinely attended
the meetings and has dedicated
county staff to resolve citizens'
concerns.
Many of the individuals at
the meeting were worried about
environmental damage that
might be caused by the proposed
widening of a portion of Mt.
Beasor Road. Commissioner Kes-
sler said that county procedure
allows them to have a voice and
that any future road clearings-
would come before the Wakulla
County Commission.
A citizen asked about an
incremental tax scheme for in-
frastructure improvements for
subdivisions, including Wakulla
Gardens, that has been proposed
by another commissioner. But
the individual was concerned
about how much money the
plan would cost the County in
lost revenue?
One landowner voiced frus-
tration about infrastructure that
he and his wife claim was placed
on their private property without
their permission.
The next town hall meeting
hosted by Commissioner Kessler
will be Tuesday, Feb. 26 from
7 p.m. to 9 p.m. in the county
commission chambers in Craw-
fordville.


NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
The Wakulla County Code Enforcement Board has scheduled a Public Hearing on Febru-
ary 13, 2008 at 5:30pm in the Wakulla County Commissioners Chambdrs located at 29
Arran Road in Crawfordville, FL. Interested parties are invited to attend fid participate.
Persons needing special access considerations should call the Wakulla County Administrative
Offices at least 48 hours before the date for scheduling purposes. The Administrative Offices
may be contacted at (850) 926-0919.
The Wakulla County Code Enforcement Board will be hearing the following cases:
OWNER: LONGER, OWNER: STRICKLAND, OWNER: LONG, Dale &
John Susan and RODGERS, Essie
ADDRESS: 130 Ashley Quadalupe ADDRESS: Ethel Ave
Hall Rd ADDRESS: 86 Estelle Drive CASE# 200771
CASE# 200635 CASE# 200690


Home Instead Senior Care,
a company serving Leon, .Gads-
den and wakulla counties has
launched a public education
campaign to help adult children
talk to their senior loved ones
about difficult topics. This cam-
paign, called the '40-70 Rule,'
tackles such sensitive issues as
driving, finances, independence
and even romance. "The '40-70
Rule' means that if you are 40,
or your parents are 70, it's time
to start the conversation about
some of these difficult topics,"
said Scott Harrell, owner of the
local Home Instead Senior Care
office.
The campaign is based on
research conducted in the U.S.
and Canada by Home Instead
Senior Care, which revealed that
nearly one-third of adults in the
U.S. have a major
communication obstacle with
their parents that stems from
continuation of the parent-child
role. In other words, it can be dif-
ficult to get the conversation
going because the child is still
in a child rather than adult role
with their aging loved one.
At the center of the "40-70
Rule" campaign is a guide of
conversation starters for sensi-


tive senior-care subjects, which
is available free from the local
Home Instead Senior Care office.
The guide was compiled with
the assistance of Jake Harwood,
Ph.D., national author and com-
munication professor from the
University of Arizona who is the
former director of that school's
Graduate Program in Gerontol-
ogy.
In general, the Home Instead
Senior Care survey found that
Boomers have the most difficulty
talking with their parents about
independence issues, such as
continuing
to live in their own home, and
that their parent's desire to re-
main independent makes it chal-
lenging to address such sensitive
issues as health and money. The
fact that many of these families


NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
The Wakulla County Board of County Commissioners has sched-
uled a Public Hearing on February 19, 2008 at 6:00pm in the
Wakulla County Commissioners Chambers located at 29 Arran
Road in Crawfordville, FL. Interested parties are invited to attend
and participate.
Persons needing special access considerations should call the Wakulla
County Administrative Offices at least 48 hours before the date for sched-
uling purposes. The Administrative Offices may be contacted at (850)
926-0919.


SECOND READING
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING on
ENACTING A NEW CODE FOR THE
CITY OF ST. MARKS
THE CITY OF ST. MARKS WILL HOLD A
PUBLIC HEARING

Date: FEBRUARY 14, 2008 at 7:30 pm
Location: 788 Port Leon Drive, St. Marks FL 32355

ORDINANCE 79-1, AMENDMENT #1
AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE REMOVAL OF
DOG WASTE FOR CITY OF ST. MARKS, FLORIDA; PER-
TAINING TO REMOVAL OF DOG WASTE FROM PUB-
LIC PROPERTY; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE
DATE
The City of St. Marks located at 788 Port Leon Drive, 9 AM to 4:30 PM M/F;
Phone (850) 925-6224. Persons needing special access considerations should call,
the City Office at least 24 hours before the date for scheduling purposes. The Boaid
Office may be contacted at (850) 925-6224.


control issues

On Feb. 19, the Wakulla County
Commission plans to vote on
proposed changes to the Animal
Control Ordinance. Almost a year
ago, the Sheriff's Office convened
an ad hoc committee to discuss
changes to the ordinance,
Susan Yelton, the newly elect-
ed President of CHAT, has been
CHAT's representative on the
committee.
For those CHAT members who
are interested in discussing the
proposed changes prior to the
commission meeting, Yelton will
conduct two workshops.
The workshops will take place
on Feb. 15 at the Shelter in CHAT's
building. The morning workshop
starts at 11 a.m. and the evening
workshop will be held at 6:30 p.m.
Most of the proposed changes
in the ordinance address what
is meant by responsible and
humane animal ownership, and
also strengthen animal control's
authority to enforce violations,
Yelton said.
"If anyone has any questions,
they can call me at 850-443-4331
or e-mail me at susany0207@aol.
com," she said.
"As soon as the final draft of
the ordinance is available we will
post it on the CHAT Website:www.
chatofwakulla.org The public is in-
vited to attend the workshops."



Wise on list
A Wakulla County resident
was recently named to the .
Dean's List at Samford University .
in Birmingham, Ala.
Lindsay N. Wise of Panacea, S'_
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Dale -
Wise, was selected to the list for
the fall semester.
To qualify for the honor, a
student must have earned a
minimum 3.5 grade point aver- i
age out of a possible 4.0 while -
attempting at least 12 credit
hours of coursework.


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are still in a parent-child rather,
than a peer-to-peer role makes-,
the conversations even more:
difficult. --
Good communication is vital',
to helping families know when"
it's time to seek additional re:`
sources. "Oftentimes both adult
children and their loved ones.:
can benefit from outside help,".
such as a professional caregiver'.
said Harrell. "But the only way"
that will happen is if they can-
talk about it."
To receive a free copy of The
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tion Starters for Boomers and-
Their Senior Loved Ones or to:
learn more about 40-70 Rule priI-:
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Legal Notice


NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR TAX DEED
2007 TXD 062
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that Mark & Michael
tHudson, the holder of the following certificate has
*filed said certificate for a tax deed to be issued
,thereon. The certificate number and year of issu-
tarnce, the description of the property, and the
na mes in which'it was assessed are as follows:
.Certificate # 1091 year of Issuance 2005
SDescription of Property
S00-00-035-008-08065-000
'Wakulla Gardens Unit 1
Block 26 Lot 19
tName in which assessed Frances C. Hale, Said
property being in the County of Wakulla. State of
I Florida. Unless such certificate shall be redeemed
t according to law the property described in such
I certificate shall be sold to the highest bidder at the
courthouse door on the 27th day of February,
t2008, at 10:00 AM.
Dated this 9th day of January, 2008.
Signature: Brent X. Thurmond, Clerk
By: Letha M. Wells, Deputy Clerk
Clerk of Circuit Court Wakulla County, Florida
IJanuary 17, 24, 31, 2008
I February 7, 2008

NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR TAX DEED
2007 TXD 063
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that PCT Inc. & Na-
I,,:,r.;c.ar, the holder of the following certificate
:,a 1,1 i,: said certificate for a tax deed to be is-
#ued thereon. The certificate number and year of
ajssuance, the description of the property, and the
,nalmes in which it was assessed are as follows:
,Certificate # 368 year of Issuance 2000
,Description of Property
,-23-5S-02W-095-02888-000
panaceaa Park
.lock II Lots 108 & 114
"Name in which assessed D. Pyke & Clyde Carter
'8& American Civil Liberties Union, Said property
.being in the County of Wakulla. State of Florida.
Unless such certificate shall be redeemed accord-
ing to law the property described in such certifi-
cate shall be sold to the highest bidder at the
.courthouse door on the 27th day of February,
,2008, at 10:00 AM.
"Dated this 9th day of January, 2008.
Signature: Brent X. Thurmond, Clerk
e- o By: Letha M. Wells, Deputy Clerk
S- Clerk of Circuit Court Wakulla County, Florida
January 17, 24, 31, 2008
February 7, 2008

NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR TAX DEED
2007 TXD 064
.NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that Larry W. Davis
*the holder of the following certificate has filed said
*certificate for a tax deed to be issued thereon. The
certificate number and year of issuance, the de-
"scription of the property, and the names in which it
'was assessed are as follows:
:Gertificate # 1189 year of Issuance 2005
.Description of Property
.00-00-043-010-09161-000
-Wakulla Gardens Unit 3
6Block 31 Lot 38
"'ame in which assessed Rose Marie Nodd, Said
property being in the County of Wakulla. State of
Florida. Unless such certificate shall be redeemed
:according to law the property described in such
.certificate shall be sold to the highest bidder at the
.courthouse door on the 27th day of February,
.2008, at 10:00 AM.
SDated this 9th day of January, 2008.
Signature: Brent X. Thurmond, Clerk
By: Letha M. Wells, Deputy Clerk
Clerk of Circuit Court Wakulla County, Florida
January, 17, 24, 31, 2008
February 7, 2008

NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR TAX DEED
2007 TXD 065
*NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that Larry W. Davis
-the holder of the following certificate has filed said
"certificate for a tax deed to be issued thereon. The
"certificate number and year of issuance, the de-
'scription of the property, and the names in which it
"was assessed are as follows:
,Certificate # 1194 year of Issuance 2005
Description of Property
S00-00-043-010-09247-000
SWakulla Gardens Unit 3
Block 33 Lot 22
"Name in which assessed Letha B. Carden, Said
property being in the County of Wakulla. State of
'Florida. Unless such certificate shall be redeemed
:according to law the property described in such
certificate shall be sold to the highest bidder at the
.courthouse door on the 27th day of February,
2008, at 10:00 AM.
Dated this 9th day of January, 2008.
Signature: Brent X. Thurmond, Clerk
By: Letha M. Wells, Deputy Clerk
Clerk of Circuit Court Wakulla County, Florida
January 17, 24, 31,2008
February 7, 2008
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR TAX DEED


2007 TXD 066
NOTICECE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that Larry W. Davis
. he holder of the following certificate has filed said
-pertificate for a tax deed be issued thereon. The
pertificate number and year of issuance, the de-
scription of the property, and the names in which it
was assessed are as follows:
Certificate # 1223 year of Issuance 2005
Description of Property
00-00-034-012-09603-052
Wakulla Gardens Unit 5
Block 50 Lot 52
Name in which assessed Mindy Lynette Plymale,
Said property being in the County of Wakulla.
State of Florida. Unless such certificate shall be
-redeemed according to law the property described


in such certificate sha be sold to the highest bid-
der at the courthouse door on the 27th day of
February, 2008, at 10:00 AM.
Dated this 9th day of January, 2008.
Signature: Brent X. Thurmond, Clerk
By: Letha M. Wells, Deputy Clerk
Clerk of Circuit Court Wakulla County, Florida
January 17, 24, 31,2008
February 7, 2008

NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR TAX DEED
2008 TXD 001
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that John & Sharon
Ryan the holder of the following certificate has
filed said certificate for a tax deed to be issued
thereon. The certificate number and year of issu-
ance, the description of the property, and the
names in which it was assessed are as follows:
Certificate # 132 year of Issuance 2005
Description of Property
13-4S-02W-000-015929-000
13-4S-2W P-8-M-50A
IN NE 1/4 of NW 1/4
Name in which assessed Limus & Nellie Mae Al-
len, Said property being in the County of Wakulla.
State of Florida. Unless such certificate shall be
redeemed according to law the property described
in such certificate shall be sold to the highest bid-
der at the courthouse door on the 12th day of
March; 2008, at 10:00 AM.
Dated this 18th day of January, 2008.

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February 7, 14, 21, 28, 2008


IN THE CIRCUIT COURT IN THE SECOND JU-
DICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR WAKULLA
COUNTY, FLORIDA
CASE NO. 07-154-CA
WILL JAMES JACKSON, TIMOTHY A. DAVIS,
VIRGIA SCOTT SMITH a/k/a VERGIA A. SMITH,
and MAJOR LEE MILLER as Trustees of Hal-
lowed Be Thy Name Church of God, Hyde Park
Community, f/k/a The First Born Church of Hyde
Park,
Plaintiff,
vs.
EDDIE HOWARD and UNKNOWN HEIRS OF
EDDIE HOWARD,
Defendant.

NOTICE OF ACTION
TO: EDDIE HOWARD and UNKNOWN HEIRS/
OF EDDIE HOWARD
YOU ARE NOTIFIED that a complaint to Quiet
Title for the following property:
Commence at the Southeast corner of the South-
west Quarter (SW1/4) of Lot Five (5) of Hartsfield
Survey of Lands'in Wakulla County, Florida and
run North 51 degrees West 995 feet, thence
South 72 degrees 30 minutes West 66.7 feet to a
point of the West boundary of the old S.I. Roberts
land, said point being the point of beginning. From
said point of beginning run South 72 degrees 30
minutes West 219.9 feet, then runNorth 17 de-
grees 30 minutes West 130 feet, thence run north
72 degrees 30 minutes East 215 feet to the West
boundary line of said S.I. Roberts land, thence run
South 17 degrees 30 minutes East 130 feet to the
point of beginning, containing 3/4th of an acre,
more or less, in the SW1/4 of Lot 5 of Hartsfield
Survey of Lands in Wakulla County, Florida.
More particularly described by recent survey as
follows:
Commence at a concrete monument marking the
Southeast Corner of the Southwest Quarter of Lot
5 of the Hartsfield Survey of Lands in Wakulla
County, Florida;thence South 72 degrees 30 min-
utes 00 seconds West 1110.00 feet; thence North
17 degrees 30 minutes 00 seconds West 350.00
feet to a rod and cap; thence North 72 degrees 30
minutes 00 seconds East 135.04 feet to a rod and
cap; thence North 15 degrees 09 minutes 20 sec-
onds West 169.98 feet to a rod and cap; thence
North 75 degrees 11 minutes 43 seconds East
152.51 feet to a rod and cap; thence North 15 de-
grees 09 minutes 20 seconds West 208.71 feet to
a rod and cap; thence South 75 degrees 11 min-
utes 43 seconds West 79.15 feet to a concrete
monument; thence North 15 degrees 09 minutes
20 seconds West 209.30 feet to a concrete monu-
ment for the POINTOF BEGINNING, thence fro
said POINT OF BEGINNING run North 14 de-
grees 53 minutes 11 seconds West 129.12 feet to
an iron pipe; thence North 74 degrees 48 minutes
13 seconds East215.00 feet to a rod and cap;
thence South 17 degrees 03 minutes 36 seconds
East 129.18 feet to a rod and cap; thence South
74 degrees 48 minutes 13 seconds West 219.90
feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING, containing
0.60 acres more or less.
has been filed against you and you are required to
serve a copy of your written defenses, if any, to it
on Mary W. Colon, ESQUIRE, SMITH, THOMP-
SON, SHAW & MANAUSA, P.A., Plaintiff's attor-
neys, 3520 Thomasville Road, 4th Floor, Talla-
hassee, Florida 32309-3469, no more than thirty
(30) days from the first publication date of this no-
tice of action, and file the original with the Clerk of
this Court either before service on Plaintiff's attor-
neys or immediately thereafter; otherwise, a de-
fault will be entered against you for the relief de-
manded in the complaint or petition.
DATED this 17th day January, 2008.
BRENT X. THURMOND
By: Teresa Brannan
Deputy Clerk
January 2431, 2008
February 7, 14, 2008


IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SECOND
JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR WAKULLA
COUNTY, FLORIDA
CASE NO.: 2007-CA-143
BAYVIEW LOAN SERVICING, LLC, a Delaware
Limited Liability Company,
Plaintiff,
vs.
KERRY L. DODSON, MARY R. DODSON,
DEBORAH L. REVELLE, UNKNOWN TENANTS)
IN POSSESSION #1 and #2, et al.,
Defendant(s).

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to a Final
Summary Judgment of Foreclosure dated Jan. 28,
2008, entered in Civil Case No. 2007-CA-143 of
the Circuit Court of the Second Judicial.Circuit in


2008, entered in Civi Case No. 2007-CA-i143 of
the Circuit Court of the Second Judicial Circuit in
and for Wakulla County, Florida, wherein BAY-
VIEW LOAN SERVICING, LLC, a Delaware Lim-
ited" Liability Company, Plaintiff, and KERRY L.
DODSON, MARY R. DODSON and DEBORAH L.
REVELLE, are Defendants.
I will sell to the highest bidder for cash, at the
Front Lobby of the Wakulla County COurthouse,
3056 Crawfordville Highway, Crawfordville, FL
32327, at 1100 a.m., oh the 6th day of March,
2008, the following described real property as set
forth in said Final Summary Judgment, to wit:
Commence at an old iron pipe marking the North-
west corner of the Northeast Quarter of Lot 58 of
the Hartsfield Survey of Lands in Wakulla County,
Florida; said point lying on the Southerly right of
way line of Wakulla-Arran Road; thence run along
said right of way North 72 degrees 30 minutes 00
seconds East 770.27 feet to the POINT OF BE-
GINNING, thence from said POINT OF BEGIN-
NING continue along said right of way line North
72 degrees 30 minutes 00 seconds East 193.43
feet; thence leaving said right of way line run
South 18 degrees 15 minutes 00 seconds East
295.03 feet to a rod and cap; thence South 72 de-
grees 30 minutes 00 seconds West 193.16 feet ot
a rod and cap, thence North 18 degrees 18 min-
utes 10 seconds West 295.03 feet to the POINT
OF BEGINNING containing 1.31 acres, more or
less.
Subject to a 100 foot wide powerline easement
over and across a proton of the Easterly side de-
scribed thereof.
If you are a person claiming a right to funds re-
maining after the sale. you must file a claim with
the-clerk no later than 60 days after the sale. If
you fail to file a claim you will not be entitled to
any remaining funds. After 60 days, only the
owner of record as of the date of lis pendens may
claim the surplus.
WITNESS my hand and the seal of the court on
Jan. 28, 2008.
BRENT X. THURMOND
CLERK OF THE COURT
By: Teresa Brannan
Deputy Clerk
February 7,14, 2008


IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 2ND
JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR WAKULLA
COUNTY, FLORIDA
CIVIL DIVISION
CASE NO.: 07-65-FC
DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COM-
PANY, AS TRUSTEE OF AMERIQUEST MORT-
GAGE SECURITIES, INC. ASSET MACKED
PASS THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES
2006-R1 UNDER THE POOLING AND SERVIC-
ING AGREEMENT DATES AS OF FEBRUARY 1,
2006, WITHOUT RECOURSE,
Plaintiff,
vs.
CHANDRA LAKISHA MANNING A/K/A
CHANDRA L. MANNING, et al,
Defendants
ORDER ON MOTION TO CANCEL THE FORE-
CLOSURE SALE SET FOR JANUARY 17, 2008
THIS CAUSE, having come before the Court on
Plaintiff's Motion to CANCEL THE FORECLO-
SURE SALE SET FOR JANUARY 17, 2008, and
the Court being fully advised in the premises, it is
hereby: ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that:
1. Plaintiff's Motion to Cancel the Foreclosure
Sale set for January 17, 2008, is hereby
GRANTED.
DONE AND ORDERED in Chambers at Craw-
fordville, Wakulla COunty, Florida, this 25th day of
January, 2008.
N. Sanders Sauls
Circuit Judge
Copies to the parties on the attached mailing list:
LAW OFFICE OF MARSHALL C. WATSON
1800 NW 49TH STREET, SUITE 120
FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA 33309
CHANDRA LAKISHA MANNING A/K/A
CHANDRA L. MANNING A/K/A CHANDRA GOD-
WIN UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF CHANDRA LAK-
ISHA MANNING A/K/A CHANDRA L. MANNING
A/K/A CHANDRA GODWIN B/K/A CASEY GOD-
WIN
16 MAGNOLIA RIDGE
CRAWFORDVILLE, FL 32327
ERNEST WILSON
16 MAGNOLIA RIDGE
CRAWFORDVILLE, FL 32327
AMERIQUEST MORTGAGE COMPANY
C/O NRAI SERVICES INC
2731 EXECUTIVE PARK DRIVE, SUITE 4
WESTON, FL 33331
FLORIDA COMMERCE CREDIT UNION
2330 MAHAN DRIVE
TALLAHASSEE, FL 323086129
ANDREW J. POWER, ESQ
ATTORNEY FOR TRIPLE H CONSTRUCTION
INC.
3520 THOMASVILLE RD 4TH FLOOR
TALLAHASSEE, FL 32309-3469
UNKNOWN TENANTS)
16 MAGNOLIA RIDGE
CRAWFORDVILLE, FL 32327


February 7, 2008


THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SECOND JUDI-
CIAL CIRCUIT OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA, IN
AND FOR WAKULLA COUNTY
CIVIL DIVISION
CASE NO. 07-94-FC
CITIMORTGAGE, INC. SUCCESSOR BY
MERGER TO CITIFINANCIAL MORTGAGE
COMPANY, INC.,
Plaintiff,
vs.
JOHN C. LONGER A/K/A JOHN CLAYTON
LONGER; THE UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF
JOHN C. LONGER A/K/A JOHN CLAYTON
LONGER; IF LIVING, INCLUDING ANY UN-
KNOWN SPOUSE OF SAID DEFENDANTSS, IF
REMARRIED, AND IF DECEASED, THE RE-
SPECTIVE UNKNOWN HEIRS, DEVISEES,
GRANTEES, ASSIGNEES, CREDITORS, LIEN-
ORS, AND TRUSTEES, AND ALL OTHER PER-
SONS CLAIMING BY, THROUGH, UNDER OR
AGAINST THE NAMED DEFENDANTSS;
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; FIRST
COASTAL BUILDING SUPPLY, INC. D/B/A
FIRST COASTAL BUILDING SUPPLY, A DIS-
SOLVED CORPORATION; CAPITAL CITY
BANK; WHETHER DISSOLVED OR PRES-
ENTLY EXISTING, TOGETHER WITH ANY
GRANTEES, ASSIGNEES, CREDITORS, LIEN-
ORS, OR TRUSTEES OF SAID DEFENDANTS)
AND ALL OTHER PERSONS CLAIMING BY,


THROUGH UNDER, OR AGAINSTDEFEN-'
DANT(S); UNKNOWN TENANT #1; UNKNOWN
TENANT #2;
Defendant(s)

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 Wa-
kulla County, Florida, I will sell the property situate
in Wakulla County, Florida, described as:
COMMENCE AT ST. JOE PAPER COMPANY
PERMANENT REFERENCE MONUMENT
MARKING THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF
SECTION 24, TOWNSHIP 2 SOUTH; RANGE 1
WEST, WAKULLA COUNTY, FLORIDA, AND
RUN THENCE NORTH 88 DEGREES 53 MIN-
UTES 20 SECONDS WEST ALONG THE
NORTH BOUNDARY OF SAID SECTION 24 A
DISTANCE OF 2230.41 FEET TO THE NORTH-
EAST CORNER OF PROPERTY DESCRIBED IN
DEED BOOK 38, PAGE 229-231 OF THE PUB-.
LIC RECORDS OF WAKULLA COUNTY, FLOR-
IDA, THENCE SOUTH 00 DEGREES 22 MIN-
UTES 25 SECONDS EAST ALONG THE EAST
BOUNDARY OF THE AFOREMENTIONED
PROPERTY 626.10 FEET TO THE SOUTHEAST
CORNER OF SAID PROPERTY, THENCE
NORTH 88 DEGREES 53 MINUTES 20 SEC-
ONDS WEST ALONG THE SOUTH BOUNDARY
OF SAID PROPERTY AND PARALLEL TO THE
NORTH BOUNDARY OF SAID SECTION 24 A
DISTANCE OF 417.40 FEET TO THE SOUTH-
WEST CORNER OF SAID PROPERTY, THENCE
SOUTH 00 DEGREES 22 MINUTES 25 SEC-
ONDS EAST 803.0 FEET TO THE POINT OF BE-
GINNING. FROM SAID POINT OF BEGINNING
CONTINUE THENCE SOUTH 00 DEGREES 22
MINUTES 25 SECONDS EAST 740.40 FEET TO
'AN OLD CONCRETE MONUMENT, THErCE
SOUTH 87 DEGREES 42 MINUTES _': E_
ONDS EAST 922.40 FEET TO A POINT ON THE
'WESTERLY RIGHT-OF-WAY BOUNDARY OF A
CITY OF TALLAHASSEE POWER LINE,
THENCE NORTH 24 DEGREES 46 MINUTES 44
SECONDS WEST ALONG SAID WESTERLY
RIGHT-OF-WAY BOUNDARY 843.72 FEET,
THENCE NORTH 88 DEGREES 53 MINUTES 20
SECONDS WEST PARALLEL TO'THE NORTH
BOUNDARY OF SAID SECTION 24 A DIS-
TANCE OF 572.99 FEET TO THE POINT OF BE-
GINNING;
LESS AND EXCEPT THE FOLLOWING DE-
SCRIBED PROPERTY:
COMMENCE AT ST. JOE PAPER COMPANY
PERMANENT REFERENCE MONUMENT
MARKING THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF
SECTION 24, TOWNSHIP 2 SOUTH, RANGE 1
WEST, WAKULLA COUNTY, FLORIDA AND
RUN NORTH 88 DEGREES 53 MINUTES 20
SECONDS WEST ALONG THE NORTH BOUND-
ARY OF SAID SECTION 24 A DISTANCE OF
2230.41 FEET TO THE NORTHEAST CORNER
OF PROPERTY DESCRIBED IN DEED BOOK
38, PAGES 229-231, OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS
OF WAKULLA COUNTY, FLORIDA THENCE
SOUTH 00 DEGREES 22 MINUTES 25 SEC-
ONDS EAST ALONG THE EAST BOUNDARY
OF THE AFOREMENTIONED PROPERTY
626.10 FEET TO THE SOUTHEAST CORNER
OF SAID PROPERTY, THENCE NORTH 88 DE-
GREES 53 MINUTES 20 SECONDS WEST
ALONG THE SOUTH BOUNDARY OF SAID
PROPERTY AND PARALLEL TO THE NORTH
BOUNDARY OF SAID SECTION 24 A DIS-
TANCE OF 417.40 FEET TO THE SOUTHWEST
CORNER OF SAID PROPERTY, THENCE
SOUTH 00 DEGREES 22 MINUTES 25 SEC-
ONDS EAST 1543.40 FEET TO AN OLD CON-
CRETE MONUMENT, THENCE SOUTH 87 DE-
GREES 42 MINUTES 58 SECONDS EAST
484.40 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING.
FROM SAID POINT OF BEGINNING CONTINUE
SOUTH 87 DEGREES 42 MINUTES 58 SEC-
ONDS EAST 438.00 FEET, THENCE NORTH 25
DEGREES 14 MINUTES 14 MINUTES 56 SECONDS WEST
ALONG THE WESTERLY RIGHT-OF-WAY
BOUNDARY OF A CITY OF TALLAHASSEE
POWERLINE 257.50 FEET, THENCE NORTH 87
DEGREES 42 MINUTES 58 SECONDS WEST
320.98 FEET, THENCE SOUTH 05 DEGREES 41
MINUTES 01 SECOND EAST 57.50 FEET,
THENCE SOUTH 04 DEGREES 20 MINUTES 04
SECONDS WEST 166.50 FEET, THENCE
SOUTH 02 DEGREES 17 MINUTES 02 SEC-
ONDS WEST 5.00 FEET TO THE POINT OF BE-
GINNING.
A/K/A
130 Ashley Hall Rd
Crawfordville, Fl 32327
at public sale, to the highest and best bidder, for
cash, at the front lobby of the Wakulla County
Courthouse, 3056 Crawfordville Highway, Craw-
fordville, FL. 32327 at 11:00 o'clock, A.M., on Feb.
28, 2008.
DATED THIS 28th DAY OF Jan., 2008.
Any person claiming an interest in the surplus
from the sale, if any,.other than the property
owner as of the date of the lis pendens, must file a
claim within 60 days after the sale.
Witness, my hand and seal of this court on the
28th day of Jan., 2008.
CLERK OF CIRCUIT COURT
By: Teresa Brannan
Deputy Clerk


THIS INSTRUMENT PREPARED BY:
Law Offices of Daniel C. Consuegra
9204 King Palm Drive
Tampa, FL 33619-1328
Attorneys for Plaintiff

In accordance with the American with Disabilities
Act of 1990, persons needing a special accommo-
dation to participate in this proceeding should con-
tact the ASA Coordinator no later than seven (7)
days prior to the proceedings. If hearing impaired,
please call (800) 955-9771 (TDD) or (800)
955-8770 (voice), via Florida Relay Service.
February 7, 14, 2008
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SECOND JU-
DICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR WAKULLA
COUNTY FLORIDA
CASE NO.: 07-97-FC
LAWRENCE P. BENARDELLA and CATHERINE
BENARDELLA,
Plaintiffs,
vs.
KEITH GOLDEN, III, a single man, LISA McDAN-
IEL, a single woman. Unknown tenat No. 1, Un-
known Tenant No. 2, and All Unknown Parties
Claiming Interests By, Through, Under or Against
a Named Defendant to this Action, or Having Or
Claining to Have and Right, Title, Or Interest in
the Property Herein Described,
Defendants.

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE
NOTICE IS GIVEN that pursuant to a Final
Judgment of Foreclosure After Default dated Jan.
28, 2008, in the above-styled cause, I will sell to
the highest and best bidder for cash in the Front
Lobby of the Wakulla County Courthouse, Craw-


fordville, Florida, on Thursday, Feb. 28, 2d08, at


fordville, Florida, on Thursday, Feb. 28, 2008, at
11:00 a.m., the following described property:
Lot 3, Block E, of Joseph Lee Estates, a subdivi-
sion recorded in Plat Book 1, Page 69 A& B of the
Public Records of Wakulla County, Florida.
Together with that certain 1984 "'Temp" single
wide Mobile Home, ID #GB1C90884, Title
#40923897.

DATED ON Jan. 28,2008.
Brent X. Thurmond, Clerk of Court
By: Stephanie Rankin
As Deputy Clerk
January 7, 14, 2008


LEGAL NOTICE
WAKULLA COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS
INVITATION TO BID
THE WAKULLA COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS INVITES YOU TO SUBMIT
BID ON THE FOLLOWING:
BID NUMBER: 2008-004
BID OPENING DATE AND TIME: February 15,
2008 AT 2:00 PM
ITEM: Carpet Installation Services at Medart Park
Office

INSTALLATION SPECIFICATIONS CAN BE AC-
QUIRED BY CONTACTING THE WAKULLA
COUNTY PARKS AND RECREATION DEPART-
MENT AT (850) 926-7227
THE WAKULLA COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS SHALL RECEIVE SEALED
BIDS UNTIL February 15, 2008 AT 2:00PM.
ALL BIDS SHOULD BE CLEARLY MARKED AS
SEALED BID, WITH THE BID NUMBER, OPEN-
ING DATE AND TIME.
A PUBLIC OPENING WILL BE HELD AT THE
WAKULLA COUNTY BOARD OFFICE, 3093
CRAWFORDVILLE HIGHWAY, CRAWFORD-
VILLE, FLORIDA ON. February 15, 2008 AT
2:00PM.
SEALED BIDS SHOULD BE SENT TO THE WA-
KULLA COUNTY BOARD OFFICE, P.O.BOX
1263, 3093 CRAWFORDVILLE, FLORIDA 32327
THE WAKULLA COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS RESERVES THE RIGHT TO
REJECT ANY AND ALL BIDS OR PORTIONS
THEREOF.
January 7, 14, 2008


LEGAL NOTICE
WAKULLA COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS
INVITATION TO BID
THE WAKULLA COUNTY BOARD OF COMMIS-
SIONERS INVITES YOU TO SUBMIT A BID ON
THE FOLLOWING:
BID NUMBER: 2008-003
BID OPENING DATE AND TIME: FEBRUARY
21, 2008 AT 2:05 P.M.
ITEM: ADVANCED SEPTIC SYSTEM FOR WA-
KULLA STATION EMS AND FIRE DEPART-
MENT
THE WAKULLA COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS SHALL RECEIVE SEALED
BIDS UNTIL 2:00 P.M. FEBRUARY 21, 2008.
ALL BIDS SHOULD BE CLEARLY MARKED AS
SEALED BID. WITH THE BID NUMBER, OPEN-
ING DATE AND TIME, AND MAILED TO WA-
KULLA COUNTY PUBLIC WORKS AT 340
TRICE LANE, CRAWFORDVILLE, FL, 32327.
A PUBLIC BID OPENING WILL BE HELD AT
THE WAKULLA COUNTY PUBLIC WORKS DE-
PARTMENT, 340 TRICE LANE, CRAWFORD-
VILLE, FLORIDA ON FEBRUARY 21TH AT 2:05
P.M.
PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS MAY BE OB-
TAINED FROM 340 TRICE LANE, ROOM 201,
CRAWFORDVILLE, FL 32327, TELEPHONE
850-926-7616,
THE WAKULLA COUNTY BOARD OF COMMIS-
SIONERS RESERVES THE RIGHT TO REJECT
ANY AND ALL BIDS OR PORTIONS THEREOF.
February 7, 14, 2008


STATE OF FLORIDA
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION
NOTICE OF APPLICATION
The Department announces receipt of an applica-
tion for a permit from John McGough, file number
65-0271059-001-DF, to construct a private
single-family access driveway and pier through ju-
risdictional wetlands of the state. The proposed
project consists of an access road designed for
one single-family residential home out to an unde-
veloped 1.1 acre upland island that is cut off from
the mainland by bottomland forested wetlands,
sloughs, and sawgrass marshes. The sloughs and '
sawgrass marshes include some tidal areas that
are near the Mean High Water Line (MHWL). The
proposed project consists of constructing an ac- j
cess road that is 1000+ foot long woth one 10 foot
widlnelane and a minimum access pier out to an
open creek. The proposed project is located west
of Spring Creek Highway, across from Cutoff
Road, near Crawfordville, Florida, in Wakulla
County, at Sections 114 and 115, Township 4
South, Range 1 West, adjacent to Spring Creek, a
Class Ill Waters of the State.

The application is being processed and is avail-
able for public inspection during normal business
hours, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through
Friday, except legal holidays, at the Northwest
District Branch Office at 630-3 Capital Circle
Northeast, Tallahassee, Florida 32301.
February 7, 2008
STATE OF FLORIDA ,
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION
NOTICE OF AGENCY ACTION
The Department of Environmental Protection
gives notice of its issuance of a permit (file nunf-
ber 65-0268800-001-DF) to the Elberta Land
Company, Inc., to construct a road crossing prd-
ject through jurisdictionrial wetlands in Sopchoppy
Florida. The purpose of the road crossing is to ac-
cess fragmented uplands for the Cypress Glen
Residential Subdivision. The project consists of
constructing a 118 linear foot access road cross-,
ing through a 60 foot existing right-of-way. The ac-
cess road includes 10 foot lanes, curbs and gut-
ters, a 38 inch by 60 inch elliptical culvert, and a
bicycle lane through jurisdictional wetlands. The
impacted wetlands consist of an unnamed inter-'
mittent stream, emanating from a cypress dome;
The subject intermittent stream is a tributary to
Buckhorn Creek. At the edge of the intermittent
stream there exists a black gum forest. The pro-
posed access road crossing has been previously
impacted by a dirt logging road and by harvesting
the trees. The project will impact 0.18 acres of
wetlands. The applicant provided a mitigation
plan, consisting of both enhancement and preser-
vation mitigation, to offset the wetland impacts '
The permitted shall plant 150 wetland trees for en-
hancement mitigation to offset the functional Im-
pacts. Seventy-two wetland trees will be planted
at the road crossing (0.11 acres). Seventy-eight
additional trees will be planted in other sparsely
populated wetland areas (120 acres) throughout
the project site. The permitted shall place 47.7
acres of wetlands under a conservation easement
for preservation mitigation to offset secondary andr
cumulative impacts. The project is located adjai
cent to U.S. Highway 319 South, east of Sop-
choppy Florida, FloridaSection 7, Township 5 South,
Range 2 West, Latitude/Longitude: 30 03' 53"
North, 84i 27' 45" West, Wakulla County. The ef-
fected waterbody is the unnamed wetland, a
Class III Water of the State. The unnamed wet-
land is connected to tributaries of Buckhorn5,
Creek.
A person whose substantial interests are affected
by the Department's action may petition for an ad-
ministrative proceeding (hearing) under Sections'
120.569 and 120.57, Florida Statutes (F.5.). The.
petition must contain the information set forth be-
low and must be filed (received by the clerk) in the
Office of General Counsel of the Department at,
3900 Commonwealth Boulevard, Mail Station 35, .
Tallahassee, Florida 32399-3000.
Under Rule 62-110,106(4), Florida Administrative
Code (F.A.C.), a person whose substantial Inter-
ests are affected by the Department's action may
also request an extension of time to file a petition.
for an administrative hearing. The Department.
may, for good cause shown, grant the request for-:
an extension of time. Requests for extension of,
time must be filed with the Office of General'
Counsel of the Department at 3900 Common-
wealth Boulevard, Mail Station.35, Tallahassee,'
Florida 32399-3000, before the applicable dead
line. A timely request for extension of time shall'
toll the running of the time period for filing a peti-
tion until the request is acted upon. If a request Is.
filed late, the Department may still grant It upon at
motion by the requesting party showing that the.
failure to file. a request for an extension of time be-,
fore the deadline was the result of excusable ne-
glect.
Notice of Agency Action Page 2
If a timely and sufficient petition for an administra-
tive hearing is filed, other persons whose substan-;
tial interests will be affected by the outcome of the
administrative process have the right to petition to,


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Legal Notice


permitted only at the discretion of the presiding of-
flcer upon the filing of a motion in compliance
with Rule 28-106.205, F.A.C
Petitions must be filed within 21 days of publica-
tion of this notice. Under Section 120.60(3), F.5.,
however, any person who has asked the Depart-
ment for notice of agency action may file a petition
within 21 days of receipt of such notice, regard-
less of the date of publication. The petitioner shall
mail a copy of the petition to the applicant at the
address indicated above at the time of filing. The
failure of any person to file a petition for an admin-
istrative hearing within the appropriate time period
shall constitute a waiver of that person's right to
request an administrative determination (hearing)
under Sections 120.569 and 120.57, F.S.
A petition that disputes the material facts on which
the Department's action is based must contain the
following information: (a) The name and address
of each agency affected and each agency's file or
identification number, if known; (b) The name, ad-
dress, and telephone number of the petitioner; the
name, address, and telephone number of the peti-
tioner's representative, if any, which shall be the
-address for service purposes during the course of
the proceeding; and an explanation of how the pe-
titioner's substantial interests are or will be af-
fected by the agency determination; (c) A state-
ment of when and how the petitioner received no-
tice of the agency decision; (d) A statement of all
disputed issues of material fact. If there are none,
'the petition must so indicate; (e) A concise state-
ment of the ultimate facts alleged, including the
specific facts that the petitioner contends warrant
reversal or modification of the agency's proposed
action; (f) A statement of the specific rules or stat-
utes that the petitioner contends require reversal
or modification of the agency's proposed action;
and (g) A statement of the relief sought by the pe-
titioner, stating precisely the action that the peti-
tioner wishes the agency to take with respect to
the agency's proposed action.
A petition that does not dispute the material facts
on which the Department's action is based shall
state that no such facts are in dispute and other-
wise shall contain the same information as set
forth above, as required by Rule 28-106.301,
F.A.C
,Under Sections 120.569(2)(c) and (d), F.S., a peti-
tion for administrative hearing must be dismissed
by the agency if the petition does not substantially
comply with the above requirements or is untimely
filed.
The application is available for public inspection
during normal business hours, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00
p.m., Monday through Friday, except legal holi-
days, at the Tallahassee Branch Office of the De-
partment of Environmental Protection, 630-3 Capi-
tal Circle Northeast, Tallahassee, Florida 32301.
February 7, 2008

100 Employment

Handyman w/truck-odd jobs around
your home, i.e. windows, yards,
cleans vehicles, small carpenter re-
pairs, light hauling, pressure clean-
ing, etc. 926-7807.

110 Help Wanted f

Friendly, responsible person wanted
for front desk position. Experience
preffered in medical setting. Fax re-
sume to 926-9215 or stop by South
East Eye Specialists, 2140 Crawford-
ville Hwy for an application.

Help Needed for the care of non-ven-
omous snakes. Please call
926-6248.

STALLAHASSEE
I COMMUNITY
COLLEGE

HUMAN RESOURCE
SPECIALIST III
(Payroll Coordinator)
CS5HS303
$35,848 annually
Human Resources
,Closing 2/15/08 at 5 pm
EXECUTIVE
COORDINATOR
CS1EA301
$31,868 annually
Office of the President
Closing 2/15/08 at 5 pm

The following vacancies are
fiscal year funded

WHOLE CHILD ADVISOR
GR000628
$25,000 $35,000 annually
United Way for the Big Ben
Closing 2/15/08 at 5 pm

(Re-advertisement)
OFFICE MANAGER
GR000280
$23,153 $26,857
College Reach
Out Program
Closing 2/15/08 at 5 pm
Visit the College's website at
HYPERLINK "http://www.tcc.fl.edu"
www.tcc.fl.edu for position details,
employment application, and appli-
cation process. For ADA accom-
modations notify Human Re-
sources; (850) 201-8510, fax
201-8489, TDD 201-8491 or FL Re-
lay 711. Submit mandatory Talla-
hassee- Community College em-
ployment application to Human Re-
sources TCC, 444 Appleyard Dr.,
Tallahassee, FL 32304-2895; or
email HYPERLINK "mailto:hum-
res@tcc.fl.edu" humres(5tcc.fl.edu.
Human Resources hours 8 A.M. 5
P.M., Mon Fri.
An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative
Action Employer




METER READING POSITION
The City of Sopchoppy is accepting
applications for a Meter Reading
Position. This is a permanent
part-time position. Responsible for
reading 3,000+ water meters each
month. Applicant must hold a valid
Florida Drivers License. The basic
duty of the meter reader is to walk
or drive along route, read the
in-ground meter and accurately
record the reading. Accuracy is the
most important part of the job.


Other duties included inspecting
the meters and their connections
for any defects or damage and
supplying the repair workers with
the information to fix damaged
meters. The work environment is
outdoors in all types of weather.
Duties, currently require 7-10 days
per month.
Applications may be obtained at
City Hall, 100 Municipap Avenue,
Sopchoppy, FL
M-F, 8:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
The City of Sopchoppy is an af-
firmative action/equal opportunity
employer.
Applications will be received until
Feb. 28 or until position is filled.
Needed experienced cook. Also
dishwasher/bus person. Apply in per-
son. Ask for Sunny. Riverside Cafe,
St. Marks.


j 120 Services and Busi-
nesses


A NEW LOOK PAINTING, serving
Wakulla County for 14 years. Li-
censed & Insured. Call Jim or Teresa
Porter. (850)926-2400.
A-1 PRESSURE CLEANING
Free Estimates
Licensed John Farrell
926-5179
566-7550
A-1 PRESSURE CLEANING
Free Estimates
Licensed John Farrell
926-5179
566-7550


AIR CON OF WAKULLA
Heating and Cooling
Gary Limbaugh 926-5592
3232 Crawfordville Highway
Service, Repair, Installation
FL Lic. #CAC1814304
AIR-CON OF WAKULLA
HEATING & A/C
Maintenance & Service
Gary Limbaugh, 926-5592
FL Lic. #CAC1814304
3232 Crawfordville Highway
All about concrete. Joseph Francis.
850-556-1178 or 850-926-9064.
C & R Tractor/Backhoe Services,
large tract and residential site clear-
ing rock, dirt, and road base hauling.
call Crandall (850)933-3346.


The List

Spring Creek

Water Lot
Unique, beautiful water lot in
Spring Creek, a nature lovers
dream. Head out to the bay
or open waters of the Gulf
for excellent fishing, kayak- .
ing, swimming and boating. -
This lot is cleared with city water/sewer and power...waiting for you to
enjoy this wonderful spot reminiscent of what Florida was and still is!
One of, if notTHE best deal on the water!!!!! Located-next to small,
private marina and boat ramp.
Excellent investment!
Just listed at $150,000 MI.
Susan Council
r 251-1468 LLIA N CE
susancouncil.com i .


Shell Point re
926-7811 IV


Florida Coastal
Properties, Inc.


Crawfordville
926-5111


Silver Coast
Realty


T. Gaupin, Broker
SILVER GLEN'S PHASE II is tucked between St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge
and Surf Road in the Ochlockonee Bay area. Spread over 116 acres, it's 67 home sites
create an unspoiled landscape for you to build your retreat from the world. Heav-
ily wooded lots, paved roads, underground utilities, and multiple recreation areas.
$15,000 REBATE TO FIRST 5 PROPERTIES SOLD WITH A HOUSE BUILT
WITHIN 18 MONTHS! *Elberta Land Company Lots Only. #3550-W. Prices
start at $84,900. Owner financing available. 12% down, 20 year amortization, 5
year balloon & 8.5% interest.
COMMERCIAL Prime 20+/- off Highways 98 & 365 zoned C2. 1,700+/-
highway frontage, 6 miles North of Shell Point Resort. POSSIBLE OWNER
FINANCING. $995,000, Property # 816W, MLS# 88170
PANACEA IS CHANGING!!! Get in on the ground floor with these 18 lots,
Priced from $19,995. Call for directions to property # 2819W, MLS# 143618
50' X 100' Residential lot in area of new home construction. Great location in
Crawfordville; convenient to schools & shopping. $15,000. Call for property
#2262W,MLS#159267
*** RENTALS ***
LARGE BRICK HOME with 4BR/3BA avr ilable for rent in beautiful River Plantation
Subdivision. $1,800/month and $1,800 security deposit.
2BR/2.5BA TOWNHOME on canal in peaceful Shell Point Beach available for $1,500/
month with $1,500 security deposit. Four month minimum rental required.
3BR/2BA Crawfordville home available for $975/month with $975 security deposit.
2BR/IBA Mobile home in Ochlockonee Bay for $500/month & $500 security
deposit.
2008 IS THE DATE TO LOOK, LINGER & RELOCATE!
WWW.C21FCP.COM


Ochlockonee Bay
984-5007


Wakulla Station
421-3133


HARTUNG AND a ,,
NOBLIN, INC. Your Perfect Partner
REALTORS for Real Estate!
PANACEA MINERAL SPRINGS
$165,000 Great rental or vacation get-
away. Fresh paint & fixtures on 8 lots.
#178796 Lentz Walker 528-3572

MYSTERIOUS WATERS
$229,000 Wonderful
3DBR/2BA on 1 ac. Huge
screened porch community
park w/boat ramp & park.
#165535 Peggy Fox CeMS 5, 2
294-3468 ._ .

SHADEVILLE $214,900
Country home 4BR/2BA, 2 car
garage, large work shop. 1 acre
paved road brick front home.
#174001 Joi Hope 210-7300 or
SC Dawn Reed GRI, CeMS 294-3468

OPEN HOUSE
Feb. 9, 1 P.M. 4 P.M.
AUDUBON FOREST $219,900
Buyers!! Great 4BR/2BA on huge
3/4ac. lot w/eat-in kitchen, gas
FP, brick/hardi board screened
room and 2 car garage. #176135
Kai Page GRI, CNS, CeMS .-';-
519-3781
GARDENS OF SARALAN OPEN Sunday's from 1p.m. to 4p.m.
Directions: 319 S, L on Wakulla Arran Rd. approx 1 mile on left
Jeannie Porter Managing Broker, CRS, GRI, CeMS 566-4510
Lentz Walker 528-3572 Ed McGuffey 524-4940
Don Henderson 510-4178 Marsha Hampton 445-1906
Bob Monahan 508-1934 Peggy Fox CeMS 524-4294
Dawn Reed, GRI, CeMS 294-3468 Lionel Dazevedo CeMS 284-6961
Kai Page, CNS, GRI, CeMS 5191-3781
Marianne Dazevedo Broker Associate GRI, CRS, CeMS 212-1415
Joi Hope Broker Associate 210-7300

Each Office is Independently Owned and Operated
2650-1 Crawfordville Highway, Crawfordville, FL 32327
S850-926-2994 Phone 850-926-4875 Fax
... www.coldwellbanker.com MLS.


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LOCATION

Crawfordville Hwy/Mike Stewart Lane at
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Always Working to Serve Our Members


TALLAHASSEE~LEON
I- Federal Credit Union


576-8134 *press 3
Located in the North Pointe Center,
Crawfordville


Open: Monday Friday 9 am 5 pm



Cozy Canal-Side Abode
77 Gulf Breeze Dr.
4 1 w 2BR/2BA coastal home on deepwater ca-
FM nal w/ dock located in beautiful Oyster
106W SAte.B Bay Estates. Features custom tile in living Call
TalahasseeR FL 3 3 area, wrap-around deck, outdoor shower, Donna Card "
850-222-2166 tel screened porch, large mezzanine, & 850-508-1235
www.wmleeco.com hurricane shutters. $670,000. ] ,
S"*New Subdilisions*"* 2 acre tract in \Valkulla Forest New & :. ..,,
subdO~~iuins ihme u ith pat ed roads and cit% .*.ater. Affordable! -'-- -
ii,&ndergoundth'c av water -e $2'.5i allo%,ance $54,900. HOP approved ..
Carmen Maria $34,900. 1 ac. Carmen Rolo Perfect 1219 square foot
tracts nearLake Talquin. opportunity ) lowest priced lot! homeinMontejo c home to this spacious
Savannah Forest $45,900. 2 ac. lot off Shadeville Hwy near Subdivision, Come home to thi3BRBA 1515 square foous
11ac uas ol"MTWak .Arrm Rd. \Vakulla Staltiot $64,900. Tallahassee. home Features include brick
Established Community! Two 5+ acre tracts off 3BR/2BA with tile and Hardie board 11' x 17'
Sellars Crossing $65.91:lo. Relv.irnkel Rd v.iith large trees and carpet, vaulted patio andalarge 2 car garage
1+ ac lots in North Wal.ulla. on the back ofproperties and a. ceiling in living See c-ilinr-far ,'ihrouchouLt
Sleeplechase $96.9m0 to "small pond. room, custom trim vaulted ceilings and wood
$109,91111. 5 :.x wooded tracts. $134."50and S136.2?0. package, knock- floors in the living area, & in.
Horse friendly! 2 acre tract -. ilh lrge down finish walls, the master bedroom tray-
Walkers Mill -$69,900. lhaduooi, in Beecliv.,-.od. ceiling fans, and a ,llrtn_ and tii her closL't
2 ac. wooded lots, located on Subdti tion off fully equipped Great for first time home
Lower Bridge Road. Shadeville High'.a. $52,900. kitchen. $159,900. buyers!! $189,900.


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HALRTUNG AND 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.
NOBLIN. INC
REAL TORS '
Gulf % e%, deep 47 Gulf Breeze Drive
--;' $660,000
water canal. .
3BR,'2BA 1-1-;40sqtt .l
w/entire 2nd floor RI-
screened, hardwood
floors, porcelain
baths, granite
counters, new A/C,
windows and all
appliances and furniture stays. #173794
Peggy Fox CeNS 524-4294
Directions South on -,19 1_L o, n o,- R on Spg Crl,. L on Shell
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* Soccer Field


* Picnic Tables


Join us for lunch along with fun and games
Saturday, February 9th, 11:00 2:00.


This community offers 1 acre lots starting at $49,990 and 3
& 4 bedroom homes on 1 + acre lots starting at $206,990.
For more information please call
Pam Cuda, Realtor, (850) 528-2465
Directions: 319 S.,to left on Lower Bridge Road, right
on Spring Creek Hwy. and The Park is on the right.
(850) 325-1681
www.naumanngroup.com


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Sponsored in part by:
Kristen Phillips, People's First &
Smith, Thompson, Shaw, and Manausa.


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A Conservation Community

The Park at The Park

Come and Take Another Look...
We Think You'll Like What We've Done!

I Softball Field Playground

ST- * Basketball Court Pavilion


ANYTIME ELECTRIC
Specializing in repair and service,
residential and commercial, homes
and mobile homes. 24-hour service.
Mark Oliver, ER0015233. 421-3012.
BACK FORTY TRACTOR SERVICE
Bushhogging, Boxblading Driveway.
Larry Carter Owner/Operator.
850-925-7931, 850-694-7041. Li-
censed/Insured.
Bella's Bed & Biscuit Doggie
Daycare.
Overnight boarding. Extended stays.
Kennel free home environment. Lots
of love & pampering. 926-1016.
We do alterations, embroidery,
monogramming, sewing in my home.
Cal April @ 251-3323.


Child Care in my home. Openings for CJ SERVICES-Lawn service; haul-
one. Monday thru Friday. Call Ta- ing; cleanup; phone jacks installed;
bitha @ (850)926-6314 or leave mes- house washing, etc. Call 421-9365
saqe. for estimate.


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PROPERTIES s511 1" '5-4
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STHE PRICE
SIS RIGHT! $117,900
I 3 Bedroom, 1/ Bath,
1,136 sq. ft. on 3 lots
36 Beeler Rd. in Wakulla Gardens.


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120 Services and Busi-
nesses


Casey's
Lawn &
Tree
Service
926-5759
528-3478



Compost for sale. 850-556-1178 or
850-926-9064.
Harold Burse Stump Grinding
926-7291.













KEITH KEY HEATING & AIR
Commercial, residential and mobile
homes. Repair, sales, service, instal-
lation. All makes and models. Lic.
#RA0062516. 926-3546.


Mr. Stump
Stump Grinding
Quick Service
Cellular: 509-8530
Munges Tree- 24 hour emergency
service (850)421-8104. Firewood also
available.
We Process Deer. Raker Farms.
926-7561.


. 125 Schools and Instruc- -
tion

Michelle Snow
SCHOOL OF MUSIC
Piano-Voice-Guitar-Woodwinds
626-7627

200 Items For Sale

HABITAT RE-STORE
Abundance of bedding, sofas, inte-
rior/exterior doors, windows/screens,
fiberglass shower units and light fix-
tPjres. Open Tuesday thru Saturday,
9 a.m. to 5 p.m., 940 Shadeville Hwy.
(Hwy. 61), 926-4544.
John Deere Riding Mower LX176
v/bagger system, cover, pull cart.
38" cut.
6x15 Miller Trailer w/ramp. Trailer like
iiew. Both $1,700.
Aluminum Ramps Set. $75.
926-7807.
Juicer. As seen on TV. (Jack Lelane)
$136. Will juice whole fruits & vegeta-
bles, without cutting. Call 984-9934.
Raymarine GPS R400. Penn Reel
113H w/pole. .$550.00 for all. Call
926-4125.

225 Trucks


Must Sell Pickup Truck. 2001 Nissan
Frontier extended cab. 4-cylinder.
125,000 miles. Good shape. $5,300.
Call Billy 556-3710.
275 Home Furnishings

$149 Queen Pillow-Top Chiro. Rest
Mattress Set. Manufacturer wrapped
with warranty. 850-222-9879.
Dining Room-Beautiful cherry table,
2 arm & 4 side chairs, lighted china
cabinet. Brand new in boxes, can de-
liver. Must move, $799.
850-545-7112.
Leather Sofa & Loveseat. unused,
lifetime warranty, sacrifice $795. (de-
livery available). (850) 425-8374.


Sonya Hall
Lic. Real Estate Broker
"Specializing in Wakulla CoY
(850) 926-5084
FOR RENT:
* 3Br 2Ba House $1,400mo
+ Sec. Dep. (2 Car Garage)
* 3Br 2Ba House $1,350mo
+ Sec. Dep. (2 Car Garage)
* 3Br 2Ba House $1,100mo
+ Sec. Dep. (2 Car Garage)
* 3Br 2Ba House $950mo
+ Sec. Dep.
* 3Br 2Ba House $925mo
+ Sec. Dep.
* 3Br 2Ba House $900mo
+ Sec. Dep.
* 3Br 2Ba House $850mo
+ Sec. Dep.
* 3Br 2.5Ba Twnhs $850mo
+ Sec. Dep.
* 3Br 2.5Ba Twnhs $800mo
+ Sec. Dep.
* 3Br 2Ba DWMH $850mo
+ Sec. Dep.
* 2Br 2.5BaTwnHs $800mo
+ Sec. Dep.
* 2Br 2.5Ba TwnHs $775mo
+ Sec. Dep.
* 2Br 1Ba SWMH $400mo
+ Sec. Dep.


Adult cats.

355 Yard Sales


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Yard & craft sale. Sat. 9AM-2PM.
Burnt Pine Loop. St. Marks.
Yard Sale. Sopchoppy. 165 P.A.
Sanders Rd. Thurs.-Sat. 8-2. Look
for signs. Something for everyone.
Golf clubs, new cooler w/plug, large
dog house, bowling balls, queen H&F
iron, life vest w/zip.
500 Real Estate, Homes
Mobiles 1


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Photo's by Ron Piaseki.e


One of the greatest draws for Wakulla County visitors and a big
reason local residents choose to live in the county is the natural
beauty. Part of the natural beauty is the .birds and wildlife that
share our home. W wildlife
From time-to-time The Wakulla News will present photographic W ildlife
work of our staff members and our readers.
The week, Shell Point resident Ron Piasecki spent time visit-
ing the coast, Wakulla Springs State Park and St. Marks National ph o rap y
Wildlife Refuge to take some shots of our feathered friends.
The photographic work includes a pelican in flight searching B ugu h
for his next meal, a colorful male wood duck and a black crowned Brought toyou by
night heron keeping an eye on his surroundings from a safe spot
in the wetlands.
- Please feel free to submit your wildlife and bird photographs -1
to The Wakulla News Editor Keith Blackmar at: kblackmar@ and our readers
thewakullanews.net.


Joanna Johnson's drug and

alcohol treatment group


By WILIAM SNOWDEN
wsnowden@thewakullanews.net

A recent survey showed Wakulla
County with one of the highest
rates, per capital, of alcohol and
drug abuse in the State of Florida.
But at least one Wakulla County
professional is attempting to do
something about it.
Joanna Johnson conducts a
treatment group for people with
drug and alcohol problems. Many
of them go as part of court-ordered
treatment after getting criminal
charges.
She currently has 40 people in
the drug program and has treated
about a thousand people for alco-
holic and drug abuse over the past
10 years, and 300 people for alcohol-
related battery charges.'
Johnson and members of the
group invited a reporter to attend
some sessions to get an idea of
What's happening as they work
their way through the problem,
with Johnson guiding them toward.
new ways of thinking..No names
were used.
There were five people at the
Thursday night group. Johnson
opened the session talking about
alcohol and alcoholism. It is the
number one drug in the U.S. with
an estimated nine million people
having developed some depen-
dency, she says. By contrast, there
are an estimated 300,000 heroin
addicts in the country.
Alcohol is legal, it's available,
and it is expected at certain events
as part of the experience going
fishing, for example.
Alcoholism is treatable, but not
curable, Johnson says. She adds that
the courts criminalize some of the
behavior associated with addiction
but often don't order treatment for
the disease. "We need to punish
the behaviors," she says, but not
the disease.
A man in the group speaks up.
"Most people don't look at ad-
diction as a sickness, they look at
it as a weakness ," he says. "You're
too weak to stop."
"You're doing something that
feels very normal," Johnson says,
noting the usual rationales: 'Having
a drink helps me relax,' 'having a


drink or two and I can forget about
my problems,' 'I can take a pill and
feel better."
When a person starts using
drugs often as early as 13 or 14
years old they don't continue to
grow emotionally, Johnson says.
A man in the group says his
parents got divorced when he was
8 years old and he made a decision
then to never get married. "Here I
am, a 47-year-old man, letting an 8-
year-old make decisions for me."
Triggers: It's not about drugs
and alcohol, she tells the group. It's
about the way we make decisions.
The first stage for an addict
is denial. Episodes of extensive
drinking are explained away, such
as "I went to a bar with friends
and just started drinking" the
addict has explained away the
compulsion. The group has a dis-
cussion of "plausible excuses" to
explain away addiction, and then a
discussion of the constant craving
during early recovery that can feel
overwhelming.
The discussion then moved on
to the idea of accepting making
mistakes, and acknowledging them.
They went into a discussion of the
support group AA, which J stressed
is not treatment, but helps with
establishing relationships with peo-
ple who are sober. Treatment, by
contrast, is about finding the tools
to deal with decision-making.
Johnson poses a question to the
group: When pursuing your goals in
recovery do you think you hurt any-
one else? Yes, the group answers,
and talks about how recovering
from addiction has brought- about


changes of behavior, such as having
to isolate themselves from people
who love you but may be drinking
or drugging. Johnson notes as well
that the person in recovery can no
longer be motivated by guilt, and
the caretaker may no longer feel
needed.
"Family and friends don't know
you anymore because they only
know you when you're drunk or
high," Johnson says and adds that
when you're sober you have a right
to .your opinions and feelings.
Before, an addict's feelings were
denied by others: "Oh, he's just
drunk or he's just high."
A person can be a dry drunk,
she says, urging the people in the
group to stop thinking about alco-
hol or drugs as the problem. Think
about the behavior, the compulsion
of need, she says as the session
ends.
A FEW WEEKS LATER, just
before the Christmas holidays, an-
other session. A half-dozen people
are in attendance, most of them
court-ordered.
The group starts with a discus-
sion about the stress of holidays
and the impact of that in dealing
with addiction. "It's hard enough
when things are normal," one
person notes, but trying to remain
sober is difficult during the holiday
season with so much going on.
A woman tells the group that
her brother recently died and she
didn't fall off the wagon. In the
past, she says, the loss and grief
would have been a reason to get
drunk.
Johnson notes that one thing
the addict does is "put off reality"
- "If you get drunk, you can't do
anything about it tonight," she
says. "If you get high, you can't do
anything about it."
This leads to a discussion of the
need to make better decisions. An
addict, Johnson notes, can "escape
into the whole thing of not mak-
ing a decision. When you're drunk,
you're not making a decision."
As a provider of court-ordered
drug assessments for jail inmates,,
Johnson notes that one of the fre-
quent things she hears while doing
those interviews is, "You're not
going to believe it, but I'm not like


this" especially about the behav-
ior that got them locked up.
There's talk about patterns of be-
havior, of self-will and the right to
choose and make decisions. "Addic-
tion is about going after whatever
you want, compulsively," Johnson
says. But of those same compulsive
acts, she says, addicts find it very
difficult to take full responsibility
for what they have done.
She asks the group to respond
to the fear of somebody offering
them a beer. What would you say?
A young man answers that he has
a bigger fear of wearing an orange


jump suit referring to the clothing
jail inmates wear.
A young woman talks about
when a friend asked her to go to
ladies' night at a bar in Tallahassee,
and began pressuring her to go
with her. It creates stress, and the
pressure to give in.
A young man talks about being
on probation and a friend comes
over with beer. You can't drink, he
says, but you fear rejection from
your friend for not joining in.
A woman notes being on proba-
tion and her boyfriend pressuring
her to go to a party where there


will be people drinking. There's a
fear of saying no to somebody who
expects you to take part, she says.
On the other hand, Johnson
offers, to say I can't drink for the
next 16 weeks that I'm on proba-
tion is only putting off making a
decision. "You have to commit to
today," Johnson says. "It's 'I'm not
drinking today,' rather than Tm not
drinking now.'"
The importance, she says, is
whether the individual is setting a
pattern for relapse or recovery.


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