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I VOLUME 120 NUMBER 4 3 SECTIONS THURSDAY, JANUARY 22, 2009 500 PER COPY


I INSIDE


AS THE
WOOD TURNS
Wood Turners
Guild hosts guest
artisan. 12-B



TDC
DISCUSSES
LOST
REVENUE
Also private beach
trend, lighting ordi-
nance. 1-C



GROW LOCAL,
BUY LOCAL
Citizens discuss
sustainable agricul-
ture. 2-A



BCC ROLL
CALL


Agenda and
tions taken. 3-C


ac-


FREEPORT'S
RELAY FOR
LIFE
Freeport citizens
resume their march
against cancer. 9-A



THERAPY
DOGS VISIT
STANLEY
HOUSE
Man's best friend
lifts the spirit and
soothes the soul.
8-A


Garbage-

to-fuel

plant

proposed

locally
By DOTTY NIST
"I'm a firm believer that
waste is a resource out of
place," said Jerry Malstrom,
senior project engineer
for Resynd Technologies,
L.L.C.
Resynd's speciality is en-
gineering and construction
of systems to turn waste
materials into energy. The
company is proposing to
build a plant in Walton
County that would convert
municipal waste (trash or
garbage) into synthetic die-
sel fuel, also known as syn-
diesel.
Malstrom provided a
presentation on the com-
pany's proposal at the Jan.
13 Walton County Board
of County Commissioners
meeting. He said his pur-
pose was to "quell rumors"
about his company's plans.
He explained that Resynd
is currently negotiating
to purchase some isolated
property in the Mossy Head
Industrial Park, which is
owned by Walton County.
.Malstrom said the princi-
pals of Resynd Technologies,
L.L.C., have'been engineer-
ing and building waste-to-
energy systems for more
than 40 years all over the
world, and that most of the
company's previous projects
have used a bacteria to con-
vert agricultural waste to
electricity or methanol.
Resynd's plans for the
Walton County plant, Mal-
strom explained, are slightly
different. He said the com-
pany plans to create plasma
and use the molten waste
itself in a temperature-
See PLANT 3-A


BCC CHAIR SARA COMANDER had t'o stand up and restore order to the meeting early on. After this, all attendees were
well-behaved and respectful throughout the two-hour meeting.


County meets with residents


and vendors over noise issues


By ALICIA LEONARD
On the morning of Jan.14
vendors and representatives
of the wedding and event
industry in Walton County
met with local government
leaders to try and start a
discourse over recent breach
of peace issues and possible
loss of revenue for the av-
eraged $8.7 million dollar
per year industry in Walton
County.
Recent shut-downs of
weddings and events in the
south part of Walton County
have caused a-backlash by
those who work in the in-
dustry and have called into
question which rules (Code
or laws) they must follow to
keep their livelihood and the
industry intact and not be
taken to neighboring coun-


ties.
Walton Board of County
Commissioners (BCC) chair
Sara Comander opened the
meeting and expressed to
the packed room, "I am here
to listen to your needs. I am
only one of five who will be
able to make changes and
decisions, but I am here to
help you in any way that I
can. We are here to listen
and to try and work togeth-
er to solve your problems."
Chuck Hinson, owner
of Hilltop Productions and
H&M Tent and Party rent-
als, was joined by Jennifer
Lewis, owner of It's a Shore
Thing wedding and event
planning. They spoke on be-
half of the event industry.
Hinson and Lewis out-
lined the amount of money


"It would be nice if these brides and their fami-
lies that bring so much revenue to our home here,
were able to sit back and look at their wedding
photos with pride, instead of sitting and looking
at their paperwork with their court dates on it." -
Chuck Hinson


and jobs the industry brings
into Walton County. Lewis
produced documentation of
$7.9 $9.3 million dollars
per year in gross revenue,
which in turn produced
109,200 temporary jobs (75
people employed by each
wedding) in Walton County
alone. '
Hinson said, "This issue
has become so great that
many in our business are


shutting their doors, firing
their employees and mov-
ing their business to Bay or
' Okaloosa County, which, by
the way, are greeting them
with open arms."
Hinson went onto say
that most understood that
10 p.m. was the enforcement
time to shut down weddings
and events, "When weddings
See NOISE 11-A


Freeport Council to take



action against code violators


"ACT WELL
YOUR PART..."
Herald writers


help judge
and actors at
pian Festival.


plays
Thes-
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IS ASHLEY'S
ANGLE?
It is the Herald's
newest column, by
reporter Ashley
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By BEN GRAFTON
At the Freeport City
Council meeting of Jan. 12,
City Planner Latilda Hen-
ninger reported that Walton
County Code Enforcement,
which also does code enforce-
ment work for Freeport, has
not been able to get response
to code violations from some
owners along SR-20. Non-
resident owners contribute
to the problem. She said
that county legal council has
carried the matter as far as
it can and that any further
action will have to be taken
by the city. After discussion
it was decided that City At-
torney Clayton Adkinson
would write letters to the
owners and, if that fails to
produce results, then the
city will seek a court order
to clean .up the properties.
As a last resort, the city can
file a lien and foreclose the
properties.
Parks Director Shane
Supple reported that main-
tenance work underway at


the park includes painting
of the tennis and basketball
courts and repair of the bat-
ting cages. Supple said that
Sheriffs deputies have re-
ported finding people sleep-
ing in the restrooms. There
has also been evidence of
fires on the floors. As a re-
sult he recommends getting
programmable locks to use
on the doors. Supple also
asked the Council to ap-
prove setting up a Web site
at a cost of $45 per month
for the parks. The request
was approved.
The issue of optimizing
the cost of electric service for
the park is still unresolved.
CHELCO has suggested
that the city get electricians
to provide recommendations
following which CHELCO
would review the cost impact
of different options. Several
suggestions were made, in-
cluding lighting the parks
with a dedicated generator
and supplementing the sys-
tem with solar power. The
Council approved a study to


develop recommendations
by City Engineer Charles
Peters.
Peters reported that a list of
possible projects, including
estimates of costs and the
jobs they would create, was
compiled and submitted to
the National League of Cit-
ies where they will be added
to a list to be submitted to
Congress for consideration
for funds in the national
stimulus package.
Peters said there is a lot
of confusion about the stim-
ulus package. Among the
questions asked are who will
provide oversight and where
to send requests. These and
other similar questions need
to be answered.
Peters also reported that
Well No. 7 is scheduled for
start-up. Logos are being
painted on the "re-use water
tank," which will be used to
hold treated water that will
be used for landscape irriga-
tion in the Hammock Bay
area.
Mayor Mickey Marse ad-


vised the Council that an
archeological survey would
be required for the ground
where additional water dis-
tribution piping would be
installed in the Portland
area. The Council approved
getting a price quote for this
work.
Marse reported that the
Department of Corrections
(DOC) work crew assigned
to Freeport had been do-
ing, "pretty good work." A
new supervisor has been as-
signed to the crew. Marse
asked for and received ap-
proval from the Council to
sign a new work contract
with DOC.
Councilman Mark Mar-
tin nominated Harold Taun-
ton to serve on the Freeport
Planning Board. Since Taun-
ton works for the county,
there is a question of wheth-
er or not a conflict of inter-
est problem would exist.
The matter will be referred
to attorney Clay Adkinson
who will talk to Taunton
and advise the Council on


appropriate action.
Martin said he would like
to see all city elected officials
made eligible for all city
employee benefits. Council-
man Earl King said this is-
sue was reviewed several
years ago and the cost was
believed to be too high at
the time. The city will deter-
mine how DeFuniak Springs
handles this matter. City
Clerk Robin Haynes will get
data about benefit costs and
report back to the Council.
In recognition of more
than 30 years of service
contributed to Freeport by
deceased Councilman Mike
Helton, Martin recommend-
ed naming a city facility in
memory of him. The recom-
mendation was favorably
received and the Council
will review -possible choices
for this action.
The Florida League of
Cities has asked Freeport
to issue a resolution on the
subject of "citizenship build-
ing." The Council approved
this request.









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Getting into the ACT on



sustainable agriculture


)eFUNIAK SPRINGS HERALD BREEZE, THURSDAY, JANUARY 22,2009
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By BRUCE COLLIER
Two meetings were re-
cently held in Walton Coun-
ty by ACT (Agriculture and
Communities Together)
Walton, a community group
formed to "link farmers,
businesses and citizens with
the purpose of promoting lo-
cal food, local products and
local business." The meet-
ings were Jan. 12 and 14
in south and north Walton
County. Facilitating the
south Walton County meet-
ing was Kendra Zamojski,
family and consumer scienc-
es community development
agent for Walton Cqunty
Extension's Institute of Food
and Agricultural Sciences.
Zamojski said that the in-
tent of the meeting was to
assess community interest.
She expressed surprise and
pleasure at the citizen turn-
out, which nearly filled the
meeting room at the Coastal
Branch Library.
Zamojski began the meet-
ing with a power-point dem-
onstration, casting ACT as


a "kind of umbrella," oper-
ating as a non-profit. The
goals of the organization
would be coordination, net-
working, marketing, and
education, as well as seek-
ing various grants that are
"out there." She went on to
cite the health, economic,
environmental and commu-
nity benefits of buying lo-
cally, noting that $45 of ev-
ery $100 spent locally stays
local, and that, on average,
produce must travel 1,500
miles to reach area grocer-
ies.
Employing a trickle-down
chart, Zamojski placed pro-
ducers, consumers and
businesses at the top, with
farmers, marketers, organic.
farmers and agritourism
below. She also spoke of
the -"new economy," char-
acterizing it as knowledge-
depenident, global, entre-
preneurial, and driven by
innovation.
At this: point the meet-
ing broke into three small
groups, divided roughly into


general areas of interest -
local shopping, local agricul-
ture, and local businesses.
Among the people in the
various groups were gradu-
ate agricultural students
working on a local organic
farm, gardeners wanting to
expand, organizers of an or-
ganic farmer's market, res-
,taurant owners, a personal
chef, South Walton Commu-
nity Council members, and
members of the Chamber
of Commerce. Also attend-
ing were citizens interested
in becoming "l1cal-vores," a
recently-coined term mean-
ing people who eat locally-
farmed or harvested pro-
duce, meat, and dairy.
One restaurant owner
commented that some, but
not. all, restaurants were
committed to :buying local,
asking '"Where do I buy lo-
cal?" The question was re-
iterated in another group
by two new residents in the
area, who had been used to
buying locally in their former
homes. Another citizen said


that farmers and producers
are willing to travel to farm-
ers' markets, but won't re-
turn if interest is minimal.
It was suggested that an
effort be made to centralize
such markets, giving buy-
ers a one-stop place to buy
local food. A chef added that
farmers need to know what
local consumers want.
In another group, commu-
nity gardens were the topic.
Several people spoke of us-
ing donated or city-owned
designated land, with ama-
teur farmers tending their
respective plots. A collateral
benefit of this would be its
educational value, especial-
ly to young people.
The question of educa-
tion was raised as part of a
perceived problem of public
knowledge. Two major con-
cerns were lack of knowledge
of sources, and the problem
of traveling to find produce..
"I'm passionate about [qual-
ity local produce] but I have
time constraints," said one
attendee: 'Another concern


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KENDRA ZAMOJSKI, facilitator of the ACT Walton in-
formational meeting, presented facts and figures on buying
locally.


was state and federal regu-
lation of produce. One citi-
zen suggested lobbying to
amend the federal Farm
Bill.
The facilitators brought
some written materials
supplementing the sub-
ject, including information
on "How to Start a Local
Buying Campaign," a list
of Web sites on local foods,
organized by subject and re-
gion, and flyers -from local
marketing associations. The
attendees agreed to hold
additional meetings and to


continue networking. Com-
menting on the attendance
and level of interest, one
person observed, "We have
critical mass."
For more information on
ACT Walton, contact the
University of Florida/Wal-
ton County Extension at
(850) 892-8172. For infor-
mation on community farm-
ers markets and seasonal
availability of Florida pro-
duce, go online to the Florida
Department of Agriculture
and Consumer Services, at
www.fl-ag.com..


CITIZENS, BUSINESS OWNERS, FARMERS and consumers worked in small groups
to discuss and list concerns about buying locally in Walton County.


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Walton County seniors
need to know what their
property exemptions are
and how to qualify for them.
The Walton County Council
on Aging is hosting Property
Appraiser Patrick Pilcher
to speak at their sites on
Jan. 21 in South Walton
starting at noon, Jan. 29,
at DeFuniak Springs start-,
ing at 10:30 a.m. and Feb. 3
at Paxton starting at 11:30
a.m.
The Better Business Bu-
reau will give their presen-
tation on "How seniors can
protect themselves against
scams," on Jan. 29 at south
Walton starting at noon, on
Feb. 11 at DeFuniak Springs
starting around 10:30 a.m.
and on Feb. 26 at Paxton
.starting around 11:30 a.m.
For more information, call
the Council on Aging at
(850)892-8165.


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The
.,South W alton
Republican Club
Hosts
Town Hall
Meeting

Commissioner Jones Sheriff Adkinson
Come out and meet our newly elected District 5 County Commissioner Cecilia Jones and
Sheriff Michael Adkinson. This is an opportunity to get to know them and we will have an
open forum to ask questions.

Everyone is welcome, you do not have to be a member to attend.

Where: Tops'l Beach & Racquet Resort, 9011 US Highway 98 West, Destin
When: Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Time: 6 p.m.
Cost: $22.58 for complete dinner of Chicken Florentine or Rotisserie,
Scalloped Potatoes, Green Beans Almandine, Salad, and Peach Cobbler
with Ice Cream.
Call: For reservations call Al Donaldson at 267-2345
S South Walton Republican Club
Post Office Box 1818
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THE DeFUNIAK SPRINGS HERALD BREEZE, THURSDAY, JANUARY 22, 2009


WCDC is awarded national accreditation


The Commission Execu-
tive Committee of the Coun-
cil on Occupational Edu-
cation (COE) has granted
accreditation to Walton Ca-
reer Development Center
in DeFuniak Springs, FL.
Announcement of the ac-
tion was made by Russell
Shelton, Commission Chair,
following the commission's
Executive Committee meet-
ing held in St. Louis, MO. on
Nov. 5, 2008.
The award of accredita-
tion status is based on an
evaluation to demonstrate
that the institution meets
not only the standards -of
quality of the commission,
but also the needs of stu-


dents, the community, and
employers.
The commission's evalu-
ation process includes an
extensive self-study by the
institution and an intensive
review by a visiting team of
professional educators rep-
resenting the commission's
member institutions from
other states.
Walton Career Develop-
ment Center began its self
study in September 2007
and underwent a team visit
in May 2008. The visiting
team chairman was Dr. Wil-
liam Robbins.
The Council on Occupa-
tional Education, based in
Atlanta, GA., offers qual-


ity assurance services to
postsecondary, technical
education providers across
the nation. Organized as a
non-profit corporation, the
mission of the council is to
assure quality and integrity
in career and technical de-
velopment.
Services offered include
institutional accreditation
(recognized by the U.S. De-
partment of Education),
program quality reviews for
states and technical educa-
tion providers, and infor-
mational services. Most of


the council's work is carried
out by qualified professional
volunteers who are experts
in technical education.
Institutional membership
in the council is voluntary,
but can be achieved only by
becoming accredited. The
council's current member-
ship makes it unique. Mem-
bers include postsecondary
public technical institutes,
specialized military and
national defense schools,
Job Corps Centers, private
career schools, non-profit
technical education provid-


ers, corporate and industry
education units, and federal
agency institutions.
No other agency accredits
and serves the diversity of
organizations served by the
council. There are over 400
institutional members at
the present time.
Walton Career Develop-
ment Center is located in
DeFuniak Springs. Career
and financial aid counselors
are available to discuss stu-
dents' postsecondary plans.
WCDC currently offers a
wide array of programs in-


cluding agrisciences, auto-
motive services technology,
building construction tech-
nologies, electrical trades,
computer systems tech-
nologies, PC support and
network support, cosmetol-
ogy (hair and nails), vari-
ous health fields (including
practical nursing), and in-
formation technology.
For more detailed infor-
mation about postsecond-
ary programs and financial
aid available, call 892-1241
and ask for a postsecondary
counselor.


WCDC principal Mike Davis proudly announces the ac-
creditation to the Walton County School Board.


PICTURED HERE ARE the faculty and staff of Walton Career Development Center. Not pictured but a part of the Cen-
ter's successful accreditation: Mike Davis, John Veals, Bonnie Coon, and Diane Lingerfelt.


PLANT


CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1-A


Calling local published authors


and-heat process to create
liquid diesel fuel. The high-
temperature process would
reduce the municipal waste
to molten metal, slag (com-
prised of sand and other in-
organics) and gas. Later in
the process, the gas would
be cooled and reformulated
into die-el., According ito
Malstrom, the resulting
syn-diesel is cleaner-burn-
ing than conventional diesel
fuel.
Malstrom described
the process as "completely
closed-loop" and a "nice,
clean operation" in which
"nothing goes into the atmo-
sphere."


He said the company
would initially hire 40 to 60
employees to start up and
would plan to add new em-
ployees with future expan-
sion. Salaries would range
from $23,000 to $100,000 a
year, averaging $45,000 per
year, he commented.
According to Shirl Wil'-:
liams, assistant county ad-
ministrator, no household
garbage is currently depos-
ited at the Walton County
Landfill. Instead, Walton
County contracts for trans-
fer of these wastes to' a
landfill in, Jackson County.
Williams said there would
be a clear potential for cost


savings to the county with
Resynd taking over these
wastes for processing.
About one year ago, coun-
ty commissioners had ap-
proved a purchase option for
a biodiesellethanol plant to
be constructed at the Mossy
Head Industrial Park by an-
other company, Gulf, Coast
Energy. Williams said the
company opted not to go for-
ward with those plans, since
they were unable to work
out an agreement with Eg-
lin Air Force Base to obtain
raw materials for their pro-
cess.


THESE STUDENTS took the Region One Scholar exam on Wednesday Jan. 7, for the
Sunshine State Scholar program. Students by position of left to right in photo are: Mary
Beth Alderman, Chipley High School, Washington County; Charles Carpenter, South Wal-
ton High School, Walton County; Kevin Gilmore, Pace High School, Santa Rosa Coun-
ty; Jesse Raffield, Port St. Joe High School, Gulf County; Hillary Wehry, Pensacola High
School, Escambia County; Kyle Fontaine, Niceville High School, Okaloosa County; Gary
Moore, Holmes County High. School, Holmes County; Andrew Underhill, Mosley High
School, Bay County.



S ENJkOY 8OWL


AND
HOT WINGS!


For anyone who has au-
thored and had published a
book or books, authors are
invited to bring the book to
the Florida Chautauqua As-
sembly at the Chautauqua
Hall of Brotherhood on Feb.


(850) 892-3831
873 U.S. Hwy. 331 South
DeFuniak Springs, FL


20, 2009. They will have
several books by presenters
and local writers for sale.
Call (850)892-9578 for more
information. The books will
be secure during the Assem-
bly. They invite everyone to


participate in the upcoming
Florida Chautauqua Assem-
bly from Feb. 19 (kick-off
Mardi Gras Gala) through
March 1. Check out the web-
site at www.floridachautau-
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THE DeFUNIAK SPRINGS HERALD BREEZE, THURSDAY JANUARY 22, 2009


EDITORIAL *LETTERS TO THE EDITOR *PERSONAL COMMENTS


Editorial Comment


My fellow


Americans...
By RON KELLEY

This week, Barack Hussein Obama became the 44th
president of the United States.
In his inaugural address, President Obama outlined
his vision and, to some extent, his plans for the coming
four years of his term.
In part, President Obama said, "That we are in the
midst of crisis is now well understood. Our nation is at war,
against a far-reaching network of violence and hated. Our
economy is badly weakened, a consequence of greed and
irresponsibility on the part of some, but also our collective
failure to make hard choices and prepare the nation for
a new age. Homes have been lost; jobs shed; businesses
shuttered. Our health care is too costly; our schools fail too
many; and each day brings further evidence that the ways
we use energy strengthen our adversaries and threaten
our planet. Less measurable but no less profound is a sap-
ping of confidence across our land a nagging fear that
America's decline is inevitable, and that the next genera-
tion must lower its sights.
"Today I say to you that the challenges we face are real.
They are serious and they are many. They will not be met
easily or in a short span of time. But know this, America -
they will be met."
President Obama then gave some specifics, saying, "For
everywhere we look, there is work to be done. The state of
our economy calls for action, bold and swift, and we will
act--not only to create new jobs, but to lay a new foundation
for growth. We will build the roads and bridges, the electric
grids and digital lines that feed our commerce and bind us
together. We will restore science to its rightful place, and
wield technology's wonders to raise health care's quality
and lower its cost. We will harness the sun and the winds
and the soil to fuel our cars and run our factories. And we
will transform our schools and colleges and universities to
meet the demands of a new age."
For Americans who fear that government, already bloat-


ed and over-reaching, may be enlarging, Pres. Obama's ref-
erence to the size of the federal government may not herald
good news.
He said, "The question we ask today is not whether our
government is too big or too small, but whether it works-
-whether it helps families find jobs at a decent wage, care
they can afford, a retirement that is dignified. Where the
answer is yes, we intend to move forward. Where the an-
swer is no, programs will end. And those of us who manage
the public's dollars will be held to account--to spend wisely,
reform bad habits, and do our business in the light of day--
because only then can we restore the vital trust between a
people and their government."
Regarding the idea that America is becoming a welfare
state, Pres. Obama said, "The nation cannot prosper long
when it favors only the prosperous. The success of our econ-
omy has always depended not just on the size of our Gross
Domestic Product, but on the reach of our prosperity; on
the ability to extend opportunity to every willing heart--not
out of charity, but because it is the surest route to our com-
mon good."
Regarding defense and security, much on the minds of
most Americans, Pres. Obama had strong words.
"As for our common defense, we reject as false the choice
between our safety and our ideals. Our Founding Fathers,
faced with perils that we can scarcely imagine, drafted a
charter to assure the rule of law and the rights of man, a
charter expanded by the blood of generations. Those ide-
als still light the world, and we will not give them up for
expedience's sake. Recall that earlier generations faced
down fascism and communism not just with missiles and
tanks, but with sturdy alliances and enduring convictions.
They understood that our power alone cannot protect us,
nor does it entitle us to do as we please. Instead, they knew
that our power grows through its prudent use; our security
emanates from the justness of our cause, the force of our ex-
ample, the tempering qualities of humility and restraint."
As predicted, Pres. Obama seems inclined to focus the
war effort on Afghanistan, rather than Iraq.
"We will begin to responsibly leave Iraq to its people,
and forge a hard-earned peace in Afghanistan. With old
friends and former foes, we will work tirelessly to lessen
the nuclear threat, and roll back the specter of a warming
planet. We will not apologize for our way of life, nor will
we waver in its defense, and for those who seek to advance
their aims by inducing terror and slaughtering innocents,
we say to you now that our spirit is stronger and cannot be
broken; you cannot outlast us, and we will defeat you. For
we know that our patchwork heritage is a-strength, not


I C~API TOLNES


HOUSE SPEAKER Ray Sansom said Monday that he
welcomes an inquiry by Attorney General Bill McCollum
into a controversial meeting he helped organize inTallahas-
see for the board of trustees of his alma mater, the former
Okaloosa-Walton Community College., "When the attorney
general has a chance to review it, I think he will have an
appreciation that everything was done above board," said
the Destin Republican.
Sansom and college president Bob Richburg have come
under fire for the March 24 meeting that was advertised in
a Northwest Florida newspaper 150 miles away. Florida's
Sunshine Law requires meetings to be properly noticed and
open to the public.
Sansom announced two weeks ago that he was resigning
from a $110,000 a year job as a vice president at the school,
now called Northwest Florida State College. Newspapers
around the state called for Sansom to resign the college job,
or his leadership post, or both, after newspaper accounts
showed that he was offered the job after steering more than
$25 million in state construction dollars to the school.
Sansom and Richburg have repeatedly denied any "quid
pro 'quo."
Sansom's relationship with the school is now the subject of
a complaint filed with the Florida Commission on Ethics.
Leon County State Attorney Willie Meggs is scheduled to
convene a grand jury to look at the issue on Jan. 26.
On Monday, a McCollum spokeswoman confirmed a St.
Petersburg Times/Miami Herald report that the attorney
general, also a Republican, was "gathering information"
about the meeting. Spokeswoman Sandi Copes stressed
that the inquiry is "focused more on the college than the
speaker."
A spokeswoman for the college could not be reached for


Editor:
I was given a prayer hand book by a friend of mine, and
I came to this one that was written by Thomas Jefferson
,on March 4, 1801. It awakened me to how far down the
slippery slope America has come. It would behoove us to
heed the founding forefathers and get back to "In God We
Trust."
"Almighty God, who has given us this good land for our
heritage; We humbly beseech Thee that we may always
prove ourselves a people mindful of Thy favor and glad to
do Thy will. Bless our land with honorable ministry, sound
learning, and pure manners. Save us from violence, dis-
cord, and confusion, from pride and arrogance, and from
every evil way. Defend our liberties, and fashion into one
united people, the multitude brought hither out of many
kindreds and tongues. Endow with thy spirit of wisdom
those whom in thy name we entrust the authority of gov-
ernment, that there may be justice and peace at home, and
that through obedience to Thy law, we may show forth Thy
praise among the nations of the earth. In time of prosper-
ity fill our hearts with thankfulness, and in the day of trou-
ble, suffer not our trust in Thee to fail; all of which we ask
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen."
By Thomas Jefferson-Washington, D.C.
Sandra McHenry
Ponce de Leon, FL

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comment on Monday, a national holiday.
' At issue is an e-mail exchange between Sansom and Rich-
burg that suggests both men were interested in "privacy"
when they met with school trustees.
"It's probably the only way we can do it in privacy but
with a public notice here," Richburg wrote to Sansom.
"That would be great!! We can get a private room on the 6th
floor at FSU," Sansom responded.
Sansom said Monday that the e-mails were misunder-
stood and news accounts about them were misleading.
Richburg wanted to pitch a, state college. bill that he and
Sansom; were pushing, one that eventually gave the col-
lege greater power to offer four-year, degrees, Sansoni g'aid..
Rather than meet with board members informally in the
Capitol or at a local restaurant, Richburg went the extra
step to schedule a formal board of trustees meeting, San-
som said.
"The point was not to have a meeting at a restaurant
where you~ouldn't have a good conversation," Sansom said.
Sansom stressed that as a lawmaker, he is not covered by
open-meeting laws unless two or more lawmakers are in-
volved. Sansom said he was merely an invited guest at the
meeting, and responsibility for proper notice was up to col-
lege officials. '
"The college can certainly speak for themselves," he said.
"I absolutely think they did the right thing."
From the Tallahassee Democrat
THE STATE'S new last-resort health coverage program
for the uninsured is collecting applications and, except for
the delay in approval for rates for one of its insurance pro-
viders, official say it's off to a smooth start. "We have re-
ceived over 102,000 unique hits on the Web site," said Agen-
cy for Health Care Administration spokeswoman Shelisha


Editor:
To everyone who attended the Christmas Eve service at
First United Methodist Church, thank you so very much
for your presence and for your generous contributions to
our White Christmas, which goes to the United Method-
ist Children's Home. We not only met our goal but had an
overage of almost $500.
With a new home being built in Crestview, an establish
home in Milton, and our association with Children in Crisis
in- Shalimar, you can see that we are expanding nicely into
the state of Florida. We are most appreciative of your help
in this project.
Sincerely,
Marianne Hussey
Representative UMCH
DeFuniak Springs


Durden, of hits the site received since it went live Dec. 9.
Enrollment for Cover Florida began Jan. 5, and it of-
fers no-frills health-care coverage to 3.8 million uninsured
Floridians. Durden said enrollment numbers won'tbe pre-
pared until the end of January and that they have no set
expectations.
"An awful lot of people are showing great interest in
it," said Gov. Charlie Crist. "It's a great opportunity to get
health coverage for lower costs."
The new network has six private insurance companies,
including Blue Cross Blue Shield and United Healthcare
plans that are offered in all 67 Florida counties, offering.25
"plans with an average monthly premium of $155.
Broward County has two additional options that include
Medica Health Plan of Florida and Total Health Choice.
Miami-Dade County has three more options, which are
Medica Health Plan of Florida, Total Health Choice and
the JMH Health Plan.
In Flagler and Volusia counties residents can choose
Florida Health Care Plans. United Healthcare's rates were
not approved until three days after enrollment began.
"They were approved as submitted," said Roger Rollman,
spokesman for United Healthcare. The insurance company
has received 2,000 calls from people showing interest, but
won't have any enrollment numbers until the end of Janu-
ary.
Officials with the Office of Insurance Regulation, which
monitors the sale of policies and addresses customer con-
cerns, would not comment on why the approval was de-
layed. "I'm not at liberty to discuss the details," said OIR
spokesman Ed Domansky.
Cover Florida customers must have been without insur-
ance for the previous year, although there is an exception
for workers who lose company health insurance due to
layoffs. The companies must take all comers, regardless of
health problems.,
The program targets adults 19 to 64, but four of the six
companies also offer low-cost plans for children.
Officials with Florida Health Care Plans, which serves
Cover Florida customers in Flagler and Volusia Counties,
said so far 13 people have enrolled and many more have
shown interest.
"We received over 100 inquiries in the first week it start-
ed," said spokeswoman Pamala McIntire.
Floridians can go to coverfloridahealthcare.com to get more
information.
By STEPHEN PRICE, Tallahassee Derhocrat
Do not wait for leaders.
Do it alone, person to person.
-Mother Teresa


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a weakness. We are a nation of Christians and Muslims,
Jews and Hindus--and non-believers. We are shaped by
every language and culture, drawn from every end of this
Earth; and because we have tasted the bitter swill of civil
war and segregation, and emerged from that dark chapter
stronger and more united, we cannot help but believe that
the old hatreds shall someday pass; that the lines of tribe
shall soon dissolve; that as the world grows smaller, our
common humanity shall reveal itself; and that America
must play its role in ushering in a new era of peace.
"To the Muslim world, we seek a new way forward, based
on mutual interest and mutual respect. To those leaders
around the globe who seek to sow conflict, or blame their
society's ills on the West--know that your people will judge
you on what you can build, not what you destroy. To those
who cling to power through corruption and deceit and the
silencing of dissent, know that you are on the wrong side of
history; but that we will extend a hand if you are willing to
unclench your fist."
Pres. Obama also made mention of his intention to help
people in other countries.
"To the people of poor nations, we pledge to work along-
side you to make your farms flourish and let clean waters
flow; to nourish starved bodies and feed hungry minds. And
to those nations like ours that enjoy relative plenty, we say
we can no longer afford indifference to the suffering out-
side our borders; nor can we consume the world's resources
without regard to effect. For the world has changed, and
we must change with it. It is the kindness to take in a
stranger when the levees break, the selflessness of work-
ers who would rather cut their hours than see a friend lose
their job, which sees us through our darkest hours...What
is demanded then is a return to these truths. What is re-
quired of us now is a new era of responsibility--a recogni-
tion, on the part of every American, that we have duties
to ourselves, our nation, and the world, duties-that we do
not grudgingly accept but rather seize gladly, firm in the
knowledge that there is nothing so satisfying to the spirit,
sodefining of our character, than giving our all to a diffi-
cult task. This is the price and the promise of citizenship."
And so, having listened to these words, America begins
a new chapter in its history. Only time will tell if this presi-
dent's words and actions were true. For now, let us recall
what the man who wrote America's Declaration of Inde-
pendence, Thomas Jefferson, had to say about the admin-
istration of the nation "The government that governs the
least, governs the best."


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SHOWN HERE BOBBIE SMITH, Unit Director for the Boys & Girls Club Teen Center,
receives a check from Jean Supples with the DeFuniak Springs Kiwanis Club. Also pictured
are Bear Henley and Andi Ratliff with the Boys & Girls Club of the Emerald Coast.


THE DEFUNIAK SPRINGS Kiwanis Club's Students of the month for December.


Kiwanis Club recognizes students of the month for December


The DeFuniak Springs
Kiwanis Club recently.rec-
ognized its students of the
month from each elemen-
tary and middle school in
Walton County. The stu-
dents are selected by teach-
ers and staff at each school
based on grades, attitude,
social skills and other fac-
tors. The Kiwanis Club is a


global organization of volun-
teers dedicated to changing
the world one child and one
community at a time. The
students are joined by fam-
ily and teachers.
The Kiwanians heard
an update on the Boys &
Girls Club's new DeFuniak
Springs Teen Center. Andi
Ratliff, Public .Affairs and


Marketing with the Boys
& Girls Club of the Emer-
ald Coast, said they now
have seven sites. The clubs
promote academics, good
citizenship and healthy
lifestyles. Ratliff told the
Kiwanians this is how they
empower kids. She also rec-
ommended the members
go to the newly redesigned


Crenshaw Appointed by Crist


Governor Charlie Crist
announced the appointment
of Hillsborough County Cir-
cuit Judge Marva L. Cren-
shaw to the Second District
Court of Appeal.
"Judge Crenshaw is a
distinguished jurist of high
integrity. She has served as
a role model of fairness and
hard work not just in legal
circles, but in the commu-
nity, where she speaks to
youth groups about the im-
portance.of education," Gov-
ernor Crist .said. "With her
nearly three decades of ex-


perience handling a variety
of cases, I am confident she
will make a wonderful addi-
tion to the Second District
Court of Appeal."
A lifelong Florida resi-
dent, Crenshaw, 57, ha's
.served as Hillsborough,
County Circuit Court judge
since August 2000. Previ-
ously, she served as Hills-
borough County judge be-
ginning in 1989. She was
'an assistant- state attorney
for the Miami-Dade County
State Attorney's Office from
1976 to 1978 and served as


attorney and deputy director
for Bay Area Legal Services
in Tampa from 1978 to Jan-
uary 1989. Judge Crenshaw
earned a bachelor's degree
from the Tuskegee Institute.
in 1973 and graduated from
the University of Florida
College of Law in 1975.

Crenshaw -will fill the
vacancy created by the ap-
pointment of Justice Charles
T. Canady to the Florida
Supreme Court. She is the
daughter of Helen Cren-
shaw, of DeFuniak Springs.


2009 DCP signup underway


Enrollment for the 2009
Direct and Counter-cyclical
Payment (DCP) Program for
farms with base acres began
Dec. 22, both online and at
local USDA Service Centers
and will continue until June
1, 2009.
Producers are urged, to
make use of the eDCP au-
tomated website to sign up;
however, producers can visit
any USDA Service Center
or their administratively
assigned center to complete
their 2009 DCP contract.
The June 1, 2009 deadline
is mandatory for all partici-
pants; USDA will riot accept
any late-filed applications.
The electronic DCP (or
. eDCP) service, saves produc-
ers time, reduces paperwork
and speeds up contract pro-
cessing at USDA Farm Ser-
vice Agency '(FSA) officers.
It is available to all produc-
ers who are eligible to par-
ticipate in the DCP program
and can be accessed at HY-
PERLINK "http://www.fsa.
usda.gov/dcp" http://www.
fsa.usda.gov/dcp. To access
the service, producers must
have an active USDA eAu-
thentication Level 2 account,
which requires filling out an
online registration form at
HYPERLINK "http://www.
eauth.egov.usda.gov" http://
www.eauth.egov.usda.gov
followed by a visit to the lo-
cal USDA Service Center for
identity verification.
Producers who are eligi-
ble for the DCP Program will
also be eligible to enroll in
the Average Crop Revenue
Election (ACRE) Program.
The enrollment period for
ACRE Program will. begin
in the spring. Producers
may first enroll in the DCP
Program, elect to receive
advance direct payments
and then later modify their
enrollment to include the
ACRE program or they may
wait and elect to enroll in
DCP and ACRE at the same
time in the spring 2009.
The optional ACRE Pro-
gram provides a safety net
based on state revenue
losses and acts in place of
the price-based safety net
of county-cyclical payments
under DCP. A farm's pay-
ment is based on a revenue
guarantee calculated using
a 5-year average state yield
and the most recent two-
year national price for each


eligible commodity. For
the 2009 crop, the two-year
price average will be based
onf the 2007 and 2008 crop
.years.
An ACRE payinent is is-
sued when both the state
and the farm have incurred
a revenue loss. The payment
is based on 83.3 percent
(85 percent in 2012) of the
farm's planted acres times
the difference between the
state ACRE guarantee and
.the state revenue time the
ratio of the farm's yield di-
vided by the State expected
yield. The total number of
planted acres for which a
producer may receive ACRE.
payments may not exceed
the total base on the farm.
In exchange for participat-
ing in ACRE, in addition
to not receiving counter-
cyclical payments, a farm's


direct payment is reduced
by 20 percent, and market-
ing.assistance loan.rates are.
reduced by 30 percent.
The decision to enroll in
the ACRE Program is irre-
vocable. The owner of 'the
farm and all producers on
the farm must agree to en-
roll in ACRE. Once enrolled,
the farm shall be enrolled
for that initial crop year
and will remain in ACRE
through the 2012 crop year.

For more information,
contact U.S. Department
of Agriculture, Farm Ser-
vice Agency Walton County
Office, 239 John Baldwin
Road, Suite A, DeFuniak
Springs, FL 32433. The
contact person is Jeffery E.
Barber, 892-3712, email ad-
dress: Jeff.barber@fl.usda.
gov.


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Freeport High School Auditorium
Doors Open' at 4:30pm
Cooking begins at 6:30pm


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at the WZEP AM 1460 Studios
449 N. 12th Street, DeFuniak Springs
or by mail:
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or with a credit/debit card
or check through PayPal:
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Boys & Girls Club website
(bgcec.com) and see how
many of the kids made their
school's honor role. The Teen
Center will hold its first an-
nual Steak & Burger Dinner
where the emphasis is on
the students. They will get
the steaks and the adults
will get the burgers. It takes
place Feb. 5 at 6 p.m.
The DeFuniak Springs
Kiwanis Club gave a check
for $400 to the Teen Center.
They also helped with a
Christmas cookie fund-
raiser where Kiwanians
baked cookies and the kids
decorated them. The event
raised $523.67.
Students of the month
for December were Bay El-
ementary, Nicholas Lucari;
Van R. Butler, Meaghan
Paez; Mossy Head Elemen-
tary, Brittani Brown; Maude
Saunders Elementary, Joey
Wilkerson; Paxton Elemen-
tary, Kyarra Burkett; West
DeFuniak Elementary, John
Stevenson; Emerald Coast
Middle, Eric Schmits (not
pictured); Freeport Middle,.
Dylan Moulton; Walton
Middle, Kristian Ealum;
Paxton Middle, Alexandra
Sims (not pictured); First
Christian Academy, Eliza-
beth (Libby) Burgess. Libby
also won the Edward Jones
Money tree with $20 'and a
piggy bank to start saving.
The students were also
given goodie bags with
awards prizes from Bank-
Tust Bank, Wal-Mart, Rob
Neal AXA Advisers, WZEP
AM 1460, Pizza Hut, Mar-
vin's, Sonic Drive-In, CHEL-
CO and McLean's Steak-
house.


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Walton County School District's Voluntary PreK
Summer Program might be important to you if:
1. You have a child who will enter Kindergarten next year

AND

2. Your child is not currently enrolled in a VPK program

Walton County School District is seeking potential students for the Voluntary PreK
Summer Program. The summer program will provide 300 hours of instruction designed
to prepare four-year-olds for kindergarten and build the foOndation for their educational
success.

Here's the facts:
o The VPK.Program is FREE for eligible children, regardless of family income.
o Transportation is not provided for the VPK program.
o VPK is voluntary Children are not required to participate.
The VPK Program is developmentally appropriate for four-year-olds and includes
only instructional hours.
The VPK Summer Program is taught by certified teachers and with a ratio of 1
teacher to 12 students.

If your child meets the age requirement and you are interested in enrollment, please clip
and return this form to:

Cindy Wade
VPK Coordinating Teacher
Walton County School District
145 Park Street, Suite 3E
DeFuniak Springs, Florida 32435

OR, you may return the form to any Walton County Elementary School.
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please print

Parent/Guardian name
please print

Address Phone

please print

Please circle the area of the school district in which you are interested in your child
attending.

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Therapy dogs


visit Stanley


House


Stanley House Assisted
Living was visited recently
by two Maltese therapy
dogs. Looking more like
stuffed toys with their dark
button eyes and soft white
fur, the little dogs were
passed around, held, petted,
stroked and generally ad-
mired by many of the resi-
dents.
Owned by Miriam and
John Melnick, who gener-
ously donate their time
visiting assisted-living fa-
cilities across the country,
little Sheyne and Shayla
patiently sat on residents'
laps, licked their fingers and
faces, and posed for pho-
tos. While therapy dogs can


be any size or breed, Miriam
Melnick mentioned that
they specifically chose the
Maltese breed because of its
small size, good disposition,
long silky white fur', and the
fact that it does not shed.
"The therapy dog visit is
just one of many varied ac-
tivities we've planned for
our residents," said Alex
Alexander, Stanley House
marketing and life enrich-
ment director. "This month
we've planted flower bulbs,
made Chinese lanterns, cel-
ebrated Chinese New Year,
lunched out with the Red
Hatters, and we're even ex-
pecting a visit soon from El-
vis!"


STANLEY HOUSE resident Clifford Walton pets
"Sheyne," held by owner John Melnick.


THE DeFUNfAK SPRINGS HERALD BREEZE, THURSDAY, JANUARY 22, 2009

<' Seniors

offered free

car fit" Jan. 24


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RESIDENTS (L-R) Juanita Casady and Marjorie Kehl
hold "Sheyne" and "Shayla" while owner Miriam Melnick
looks on.


Life Enrichment Senior
Center Calendar of events


Monday, Jan. 26, come
celebrate Jan. birthdays at
1 p.m. Birthday cake, and
ice cream. Come and help
us celebrate even if it is not
your birthday.
Tuesday, Jan. 27, come
play cards or dominos from
10 a.m. 2 p.m. Bring a lunch
and stay awhile. Bingo is at
1 p.m. with great prizes.
Wednesday, Jan. 28, So-
cial Security Assistance from
9 a.m. until noon. Computer
assistance is from 10 a.m. -2
p.m. Canasta players meet
at 11 a.m. and Guys Pool
play is from 10 a.m. 2 p.m.
Thursday, Jan. 29, Po-
diatrist Dr. Dick Ellis will
be at the Senior Center to
see patients at 8 a.m. Call
(850)758-0213 to establish a


COMMUNITY CALENDAR
THE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY Relay for Life celebrates 25 years of winning the
game for life.
January 2009 is the month for cervical cancer awareness. Yearly pap test for women 21
years old, younger if they are sexually active.
The American Cancer Society, Florida division, has identified two areas of focus for mis-
sion education through, the relay for life during .2008-2009. They are colon cancer aware-
ness and improving patient services and programs.
The big date for all to remember is'Relay for Life on Saturday and Sunday, April 4 and
5, 2009 at the Waltoi~g~nty Fairgrounds.

DOCTOR'S MEDICAL CENTER


S*t CARING FOR THE COMMUNITY


Dr. James Howell, D.O. Carolyn Lawrence, PAC
Mon., Teps., Thurs. Mon., Wed, Thurs.
7:30 am 4 pm 7 am 5:30 pm


Robert Knox, PAC Christy Allen, PAC
Mon., Tues., Thurs. Mon., Tues., Wed.
7 am 5:30 pm 7:30 am 4:30 pmrn
Fri. 7:30 am 2 pm


ear-- 2 y n

't Illill _
Dr. Stacey Tempkin, D.O.
Tues., Wed., Thurs.
7:30 am 4:30 pm
Fri. 7:30 am 2 p.m.


time to see Dr. Ellis.
Friday, Jan. 30, Bridge
Club plays starting at noon.
Come join the fun.


Now


Seniors living in Walton
County are offered a free "car
fit" Saturday, Jan. 24 from
9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Life
Enrichment Senior Center
in DeFuniak Springs. The
event is sponsored by Wal-
ton County's Communities
for A Lifetime Committee
through the Department of
Elder Affairs.
According to the De-
partment of Elder Affairs,
people over 65 are the fast-
est-growing population in
the United States, and one
in five drivers are ages 65
or older. By 2030, an esti-
mated 30 million older driv-
ers will be traveling on the
roadways. To help. ensure
safety, the Department of
Elder Affairs invites seniors
to attend CarFit, hosted by.
the Communities for a Life-
time Bureau. CarFit is an
educational program that
helps older drivers improve


the "fit" of their vehicles for
safety and comfort. CarFit
uses a team of trained volun-
teers to conduct a 12-point
checklist of vehicles, recom-
mend car adjustments and
adaptations and offer com-
munity specific resources
and activities that could
make cars "fit" better or
enhance safety. An occupa-
tional therapist also will be
on hand to provide informa-
tion to older drivers on how
to maintain and strengthen
driving health.
"We are proud to offer
this important -service to
area seniors," says Walton
County's Communities for
a Lifetime committee chair,
J.B. Hillard. "We hope every
senior in our area will take
advantage of this free ser-
vice to improve their safety
while driving on our roads."
To schedule an appoint-
ment, call (850) 892-8530.


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THE DeFUNIAK SPRINGS HERALD BREEZE, THURSDAY, JANUARY 22,2009


NWF State College Health


programs information fair


The Nursing and Allied
Health programs at North-
west Florida State College
will host a Health Programs'
Information Fair on Tues-
day, Feb. 17 from 5:30 to
8p.m. at the Niceville Cam-
pus for those interested in
learning more about admis-
sions to NWF State College
programs in dental assist-
ing, paramedic, EMT, Radi-
ography and both the asso-
ciate degree and bachelor's
degree nursing programs.

There will be an overview
at 5:30 p.m. on financial aid,
academic advising and col-
lege support services. At 6


p.m. and again at 7 p.m.,
participants may attend in-
depth information sessions
on the programs of their
choice for specific admis-
sions information, tours and
more. The event will be held
in the College Mall, building
K on the Niceville campus.
For more information, con-
tact the NWF State College
Nursing office at 729-6400.

Potential students are
encouraged to attend the en-
tire program to learn about
the various health career
training options available at
NWF State College and how
to prepare a more competi-


tive admissions application.
Certain programs will award
points toward meeting ad-
missions criteria for those
who attend the information
sessions. All health -degree
and certificate programs at
the college are now accept-
ing applications for new stu-
dents and each program has
a limited number of admis-
sions slots. Programs gener-
ally use a competitive point
system to determine admis-
sions and most programs
admit students only once-a
year. Individuals may apply
for admission to more than
one program.


RADIOGRAPHY STUDENTS AT NWF State College complete a two-year associate of
science degree in Radiography. Admissions applications for all the college's health pro-
grams of study are now being accepted.





Freeport Relay for



Life Mar. 27-28


By ASHLEYAMASON
The American Cancer So-
ciety's Relay for Life will be
held Mar. 27-28 at the Free-
port Regional Sports Com-
plex at Hammock Bay. The
18-hour event starts 6 p.m.
Friday and goes until,noon
Saturday.
Fourteen teams are cur-
rently registered, seven of
which are non-profit or civic
groups.
, Relay for Life Event
Chair Kasey Cuchens
praised these teams, saying,
"It's pretty phenomenal to
see that many organizations
come together that general-
ly do fundraising for them-
selves, but come together
to raise money for such a
great cause as this, one. In'
this economy, we recognize
people are doing different
types of fundraising. than
they may have had to do
in the past," Cuchens said,
explaining is why she is so
honored to have the Free-
port Public Library, Habitat
for Humanity combined with
the Alaqua Animal Refuge,
Site C-6 Military, Kiwanis
Club of Freeport, Freeport
Area Council, Freeport Post
Office, and the YMCA team-
ing up to raise money. .
"We certainly appreciate
the fact that the Relay for
Life is back in Freeport...
we wanted to be part of that
great celebration of bringing
it back to the area, and Re-
lay for Life is such a great
cause; anything to support
the American Cancer Soci-
ety, we were all over it im-
mediately," said Freeport
Area Council Staff Liason
Valencia Williamson.
Alaqua Animal Refuge
office manager and Relay


for Life team member Leigh
Moore agreed. "It's impor-
tant in difficult economic
times for all of us to pull to-
gether and help each other
out, to help each other stay
afloat."
A $100 registration fee is
required for each team, and
ideally the team will raise
$100 per member. Cuchens
commented, "We certainly
.hope for more than that and
.most teams do more than
that."
The first Relay for Life
took place in 1985 when Dr.
Gordon Klatt, an oncologist
in Tacoma, WA., decided
to run laps around a track
for 24 hours to raise funds
for cancer research. Klatt
*raised $27,000. Relay-f6or
Life events nationwide now
raise over $400 million an-
nually
The teams raise money
through fundraisers--car
washes,. cook-offs, bake
sales, yard sales, chance
drawings. Not to be con-
fused with walking for
pledges, members walk the
track all night long not only
to commemorate Dr. Klatt's
first relay, but because can-
cer never sleeps. Cuchens
noted the hope that comes
from making it through the
night, "the sun comes back
up and you see that it's a
new day and things are go-
ing to get better."
"As much as this is a
fundraising event, it's about
honoring people too," added
Candy Miller,. public rela-
tions specialist for the Free-
port Relay for Life.
In memory of those who
have lost their lives to can-
cer, and to celebrate those


who have won the battle,
a Luminaria Ceremony of
Hope will be held March
27 at 9 p.m. The night will
be illuminated by the glow
of candles lit in memory or
honor of those touched by
cancer.
Several other events are
scheduled for the relay.
'Teams will have the chance
to decorate their campsite
and themselves according
to the theme "A Decade In
Time." Teams can choose
any decade in history to out-
fit their campsite, and the
winning team will receive a
trophy.
Every team also enters
a contestant in the "Miss"
Freeport pageant. Only
'males are eligible. Each man
will strut his stuff across
stage in an evening gown,
and showcase his talent. A
donation bucket is passed
through the crowd, and
whichever contestant war-
rants the most donations is
crowned "Miss" Freeport.
The reigning queen, Ro
Cuchens, will appear in a
new evening gown to pass
on the title. Come support
these beauties March 27 at
S8 p.m.
Anyone interested in
forming a team should con-
tact Nancy Brown at 850-
835-2570. For more informa-
tion, visit www.relayforlife.
org/freeportfl or call Kasey
Cuchens at 850-880-6077.



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at 8 a.m. It starts at the Amphitheatre on Circle Drive, DeFuniak Springs. To register,
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THE HATCHER CEM-
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be holding their quarterly
meeting on Saturday, Feb.
7, 2008, at 9 a.m. at the for-
mer Freeport Post Office.
Interested residents are in-
vited to attend. For more in-
formation, call Olive Watson
at (850)835-2674 or Nancy
Brown (850)835-2570.

THE RED DOOR GROUP
of Alcoholics Anonymous
meets Monday evenings at
7 p.m. at 144 Circle Drive
in DeFuniak Springs. Meet-
ings last about an hour and
are open to anyone with a
desire to stop drinking. No
dues or fees.
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that's, your business. If you
want to stop, that's ours."
For more information, call
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THE DeFUNIAK SPRINGS HERALD BREEZE, THURSDAY, JANUARY 22,2009


Proper disposal of light bulbs encouraged


Walton County emergen-
cy officials are urging citi-
zens to learnhow to identify
household light bulbs that


DeFuniak Springs Police ar-
rested the following people dur-
ing the week ending, Jan. 18,
2009: hn
Nicolaus Austin, 26, DFS,
DWLSR, MVOP, resisting w/o
violence, possession of"crack,


contain mercury and to dis-
pose of them properly when
they no longer work. This
public awareness campaign


Fluorescent light bulb containing mercury, indicated by
the Hg chemical symbol printed on the bulb. Safe and envi-
ronmentally friendly to use, but needs to be discarded prop-
erly during Amnesty Days in Walton County, April 25 and
October 3. (photo by Chris Mitchell, Walton County PIO.)


Mateo Diaz Diaz, 33, DFS,
No valid DL, .
David Joseph Moore, 38,
DFS, Possession of cannabis -
20 grams,
Lisa Foreman, 41, DFS,
DWLSR.


is part of the governor's de-
clared Hazardous Materials
Awareness Week, Jan. 18
- 24, themed "Minimizing
Mercury Releases."
According to Edwin Balt-
zley, Walton County's Emer-
gency Response Division Di-
rector, most new light bulbs
we now purchase are energy
efficient and environmental-
ly friendly, as long as they
are disposed of properly by
consumers. "Our landfill
does not have the ability
to handle proper disposal
of light bulbs laden with
mercury," he says, "so we
are encouraging everyone
to participate in Amnesty
Days in Walton County so
bulbs and other hazardous
materials can be processed
safely by the county."
Amnesty days are cur-
rently scheduled for Satur-
day, April 25 and October 3,
8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at both the


Walton County Fairgrounds
and South Walton Mosquito
Control (267-2112). Citizens
are urged to bring discarded
items containing mercury
and other hazardous chemi-
cals and materials to these
locations where county of-
ficials will gather them in
proper containers and dis-
card and sometimes re-
cycle within state and fed-
eral guidelines.
"To tell if you have a
light bulb containing mer-
cury," says Baltzley, "just
look on the bulb for the
chemical symbol Hg with
a circle around it." Most
new fluorescent bulbs and
CFL bulbs (some people call
them "the squiggly bulbs"
because of their shape) have
the chemical symbol printed
on them. These bulbs, once
completely used and ready
to be discarded, need to be
set aside for Amnesty Days


Crime Stoppers seeks fugitive suspects


Crime Stoppers of Wal-
ton County, Inc. is currently
looking for information on
the following suspects who
are wanted as of Jan. 20,
2009. Crime Stoppers will
pay a reward of up to $1,000
for information leading to an
arrest or recovery of stolen
property; the information
must be reported through


the tip line to be eligible
for the reward, and callers
must remember the code to
pick up the cash reward.
Stephen Vance Cart-
wright is wanted for felony
violation of probation on
the original charges of two
counts of grand theft. Cart-
wright, 45, also known
as Shawn Ray Jones, is a


white male, 6 feet tall, 190
pounds with brown hair and
hazel eyes. His last known
address is 2305 Gladstone
Terrace, Oklahoma.
Christopher Donte Clark
is wanted for failure to ap-
pear in court for the original
charge of trafficking in phen-
ethylamines. Clark, 30 is a
black male, 5 feet 10 inches
tall, 212 pounds with black
hair and brown eyes. His
Last known address is 260
Quebec Avenue, DeFuniak
Springs, FL.
Rico Reed is wanted for
failure to appear in court for
the original charge of driv-
ing while license suspended'
or revoked habitual of-
fender. Reed,- 37, is a black
male, 5 feet 10 inches tall,
229 pounds with black hair
and brown eyes. His last
known address is 1010 Har-
ris Road, Ozark, AL:
Person with any informa-


WALTON COUNTY

SHERIFF'S REPORT


Walton County Sheriff's Depu-
ties arrested the following people
during the week ending Jan. 18,
2009:
Daniel Blake Reymann, 23,
Long Beach, CA., MVOP,
Kirk Allen Royce, 48, Free-
port, FVOP,
Lorraine Sue DePriest, 45,
DFS, Worthless check,
,Justin C. Bray, 26, PDL,
Child support,
Ivory Murphy, 54, Laurel Hill,
Warrant,
Joshua Bowles, 35, SRB,
FVOP,
Danny Keith Jones, 33,
SRB, Bond revocation,
Bobby Ray Fisher, 53, Pan-
ama City Beach, DWLSR, altera-
tion of tag,
Dennis Dupree, 34, PDL,
MVOP,
Jamie Lee Hodge, 19,
Campbellton, Obscene commu-
nication/phone call simple as-
sault/intent to do violence,
John Karl Mahony, 48,
Niceville, DWLSR,
Craig Steven Brooks, 44,
DFS, Fugitive, petit theft,
I John Hughes, 65, SRB, Bat-
tery on detention facility employ-
ee w/fluid,
Najat Makarram, 48, Mira-
mar Beach, Leaving scene of ac-
cident,
Isaac Diaz Gomez, 24, Pan-
ama City, No DL,
Preston Percy Duffield, 60,
Address not given, MVOP,
James E. Pepper, 32, Hud-
son, FL., FVOP,
Marc Andrew Dean, 38,
SRB, Sale of marijuana,
Lauren Ashley Barron, 25,
Miramar, DUI,
Joseph M. Gainey, 19,
Crestview, FVOP,
Nathan A. Wiley, 19, DFS,
Sale/manufacture/or delivery of
controlled substance, poss. of
narcotic equipment,
Cheryl Ann Jordan, 43, Pan-
ama City, Possession .of con-
trolled substance, poss. of drug
paraphernalia,
Sara Ann Godwin, 21, Free-
port, FVOP,
Jean Helmick, 25, PDL,
MVOP,
Annalise Michelle Smith, 38,
SRB, Warrant,
Jamey Thomas Elmbre, 33,


Samson, DWLSR, attached tag
not assigned, DUI, '
Gregory James Houchins,
46, Destin, DUI, DWLSR,
Richard Earl Taylor, 27,
FWB, DUI, DWLSR,
James Arthur Greathouse,
34, DFS, Child neglect w/o harm
x2,
Brooke Decker, 22, Free-
port, Worthless check,
Crystal Jimenez, 31, SRB,
Failure to return leased property,
Angela Billups, 30, DFS,
Distribution of cocaine,
James Odell Fisher, 27,
Freeport, Order revoking bond,
Willie Frank Harper Jr., 27,
DFS, Worthless check,
Kenneth Kelly, 46, Freeport,
MVOP,
Edwin Villareal, 39, DFS,
Distribution of cocaine,
Jason Charles Hollister, 28,
SRB, DUI, DWLSR, FTA,
Calvin Wondra Ruffin, 30,
Argyle, Sale of imitation drugs,
Travis Cottrell, 26, Fort Mc-
Coy, Burglary, theft,
Christopher Mitchell Kinsey,
23, Milton, FTA,
Dayne M. Rose, 44, Free-
port, FVOP,
Ty Barosci, 22, Freeport,
Warrant (Bay Co.),
Terry Eugene McKinney, 31,
DFS, Warrant (Okaloosa Co.),
Seconya Shell, 32, Pensa-
cola, DWLSR,
Donald Shoffner, 61, Crest-
view, DUI,
Marc Brandon Smith, 26,
Freeport, Worthless check,
Rita F. Holmes, 38, PDL,
MVOP,
Shane Coffman, 36, Pana-
ma City, FTA,
Janet Perez, 34, SRB, Bat-
tery domestic,
James Averbeck, 32, West-
ville, Battery domestic,
Ronnie Pace, 35, SRB, Bat-
tery domestic,
Thomas Charles Miller, 53,
PDL, Attached tag not assigned,
Allison Knight, 27, Freeport,
Warrant (Bay Co.),
Archie leroy Holmes, 39,
DFS, FVOP,
Teman John Crawford, 31,
DFS, MVOP,
Carrie Lynn Beeler, 25, Lau-
rel Hill, MVOP,
Lisa Marie Cooper, DFS,
FVOP.


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DE FUNIAK SPRINGS

POLICE REPORT


PUBLIC MEETING AND NOTICE OF
INTENT TO APPLY


The City of DeFuniak Springs will hold a public information meeting on 26
January, 2009, in the City Council Chambers at City Hall at 71 U.S. Highway 90
W., DeFuniak Springs, Florida at 1:00 p.m., for the purpose of
discussing and receiving input on the proposed Phase III Water System
Improvement project. The proposed project includes the extension and/or
upgrade of existing distribution/transmission mains at various locations
throughout the system; construction" of a new 1,000 GPM well; and construction
of a new 0.50 MG elevated storage tank. It is the City of DeFuniak Springs'
intent to apply for financing of said improvements through the USDA, Rural
Development Office. Financing will be in the form of a loan and possible grant.
The estimated cost of the improvements is $5.8 million with benefits being
provided system wide. This meeting will give interested parties an opportunity
to become acquainted with the proposed project and to comment on such items
as economic and environmental impacts, service areas and alternatives to the
project: For further information call Mrs. Kim Kirby, City Manager at (850)
892-8500.

Kim Kirby
City Manager
#2tc: 1-15, 22


NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
The Board of County Commissioners, Walton County, Florida, will hold a Public Hearing on
the following proposed amendment to the General Fund and Sheriffs Fund for the fiscal year 2008-
2009 on January 27, 2009, at 4:00 P.M. or soon thereafter. The Public Hearing will be held at the
Walton County Courthouse, 571 East Nelson Avenue, DeFuniak Springs, FL 32433. No millage rate
is required to be levied or raised by reason of the proposed budget amendment.

AMENDMENT #2


General Fund Sheriffs Fund

Adopted Proposed Amended Adopted Proposed Amended
Budget Change Budget Budget Change Budget

Total Revenues 41,320,104 2,630,128 43,950,232 14,249,276 26, 058 14,275,334

Cash Balance Forward 3,882,292 3,879,438 7,761,730 987,046 0 987,046

Total Resources 45,202,396 6,509,566 51,711,962 15,236,322 26,058 15,262,380
Total Appropriations 45,202,396 6,509,566 51,711,962 15,236,322 26,058 15,262,380

William R. Imfeld
Finance Director
Board of County Commissioners
Walton County, Florida
#111-07 ltc: 11-22


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NOISE

CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1-A


are being shut down at three
or five in the afternoon or a
restaurant is under fire for
having a guitar player on
their deck at 9 p.m., that is
when action must be taken.
We are getting the worst
kind of press right now. It's
brides telling other brides to
'stay the hell out of Walton
County.' It would be nice if
these brides and their fami-
lies that bring so much rev-
enue to our home here, were
able to sit back and look at
their wedding photos with
pride, instead of sitting and
looking at their paperwork
with their court dates on
it."
Lewis read a letter from
a bride that was devastated
that her dream wedding was
shut down before she or her
guests were able to start the
reception. The bride said in
the last line of her letter, "I
hope the people of Walton
County, can understand,
that shutting down a wed-
ding is just not about shut-
ting down noise, it's about
shutting down a celebration
on what was supposed to be
the best days of our lives."
Lewis added, "My company
alone has featured Wal-
ton County in more than
20 magazines nationwide.
I love living here, but it is
my responsibility to guide;
brides to a safe place, where
their weddings won't be shut
down. We feel that it is un-
reasonable enforcement put
into place. I don't want to
have to take my business to
Okaloosa and Bay County,
but I will if I have to, in or-
der for this not to affect their
lives or their wedding."
The meeting then moved
to the floor for comments'.
One parent stood up and
said, "We own a business in
Walton County. We live here
and we wanted our daugh-
ter to get married here, but
we had to have a permit for
everything and we were told
no music, so we took it right
across the line in Okaloosa
County. Basically, what
*would have been an Wal-
ton County event, we had to
move to Okaloosa County."
The issue between resi-
dential and commercial use
of homes came into play
with the next resident, "We
had our daughter's wedding
in a residential home here,
two years ago, because it
was less expensive. If we
started to utilize some of the
empty buildings that are sit,
ting there and have the pos-
sibility of bringing more rev-,
enue into the county, they
would be more appropriate
venues, in my opinion, and
still leave us the ability to
sleep at night. When we live
in the most restricted neigh-
borhood in south Walton
and can't get a good night's
sleep there, where can we
get one?"
The resident then out-
lined another issue with
residential weddings, "It's
not just a wedding. They ar-
rive orf Wednesday, there
are rehearsal dinners and
bachelor parties and then
the D.J arrives with the
music. Pretty soon you are
hearing the PA system over
the TV in my house, six
lots down. It comes down to
breach of the peace and that
law is for any time of the
day. I do think we need to
find a resolution and I also
think there has been some
false advertising, as far as
some of these homes are
in residential preservation
neighborhoods. There are
two sides to this story."
Discussion then ensued
about weddings being taken
to commercial zones. Lew-
is replied, "There are not
enough available to host all
of the weddings."
After this exchange,
things got heated between
that resident and a wed-
ding-house owner, ending


with Comander standing up
and regaining control over
the meeting and requesting
the gentleman to remain
respectful in his response
to the resident. Comander
said, "We are not here to
point fingers at people. We
are here to listen and try
and find solutions to this
issue. You don't do that by


getting ugly with a person."
Another homeowner
stood up and said, "We are
homeowners at Draper
Lake. We have been follow-
ing this situation closely.
We have been told that, just
as loud as we are speaking
today, is too loud. We need
to decide the difference be-
tween disturbing the peace
and acceptable noise levels
for a wedding."
The question of noise me-
ters, working and/or certi-
fied, as well as which laws
are being enforced came up.
Vendors and residents have
been told of a decibel level or
the shut-down by ten. One
attendee said, "Exactly. We
are under the decibel level
but being shut down for
breach of the peace."
Walton County Sheriffs.
Office (WCSO) Adminis-
trative Lieutenant Keith
Chamblee told the audience,
"Please excuse me, but I just
started on Monday. I have
been reading the ordinances
and from my understand-
ing, there are two ways to
. determine this, by either the
deputy hearing it himself or
the meter. I still have more
to read on this issue, so,
there may be much more. To
my surprise, the meter had
not been certified since 2005
and it has to be certified."
Kevin Hargett, with
Walton County 'code en-
forcement,. said there is a
24-hour ordinance for the
county. "Typical residen-
tial during 'the day, it is 60
decibels for the outside and
indoors is 55, between 7 in
the morning till 10 at night.
Residential after 10 is 50
outdoors and 40 inside for
general noise other, than
music. Music falls under
amplified sound .reproduc-
tion and is a different scale.
Typically, the scale we just
talked about would be an
A-scale. When it drops to a
C-scale, which is the bass, it
goes through walls, and can
travel several hundred feet-.
from its original position.
That is. the ones we get calls


WALTON COUNTY government representatives met with a packed room of vendors,
citizens and event industry insiders to try and discuss recent noise issues in the county.


about." Hargett said that the
code department will sched-
ule an officer to go out and
take a reading if they were
advised there is an issue.
Comander reminded the
crowd that there was a new
constitutional officer in the
sheriffs position, "I have a
very strong feeling that our
new sheriff will do his best
to work with everyone on
this issue."
Many said that they had
not changed anything, but
wondered where and when
the crackdown of noise began
to be enforced so strongly.
The question of employing
off-duty officers or deputies
was welcomed by many of
the wedding house owners
and considered a viable op-
tion by those in attendance.
Lloyd Blue, a resident,
described himself as an at-
torney who had practiced for
30 years in Walton County,
as well as one of the owners
of The Red.Bar. "I've been
involved in the -start of the
noise .ordinances in Destin
and all of those in Walton
County, To say the noise or-
dinances in Walton County
are confusing is like say-
ing the Titanic had a water
leak. I'm a lawyer. I have a
hard time, sometimes, un-
derstanding it."
Blue said his problem
with the ordinance regards
the time of a complaint, "If
it's a windy night, the ambi-


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ent noise level is higher. If
you are trying to produce
entertainment, and music for
your customers, what you
can do 'or produce for your
customers, is different on
each night. Not only do we
have conflicting standards
floating around in different
parts of the county, we have
multiple laws that are being
applied and different agen-
cies that are applying it."
Blue said he has had
' multiple discussions with
new Sheriff Mike Adkinson
about the subject and sug-
gested a comprehensive re-
view with all agencies that
handle noise complaints, to
get an overall framework
that will work for residents
as wells as brides and tour-
ists. "Because of the zoning
that was implemented in
'96 in their comp plan that
they literally forced on us,
we don't have any commer-
cial zoning in south Walton.
It requires by law that resi-
dences are mixed in. Just by
the unique nature in south
Walton, we are going to have
interaction between com-
mercial and residential en-
tities. The goal will be how
are we going to come and
reason together and come
up with something that ev-
eryone can live with? It's
very difficult to know how to


do the right thing and in the
right way, right now with
the' multiple ordinances and
enforcements" Blue said.
Mark Martin, from WSBZ
radio, brought up the issue
of Jazz Fest being moved to
Bay County for 2009. "The
county needs to look at the
big picture of all events and
the money these events
bring here. For 10 years,
we' never had a problem
and then last year we were
called in five days before
the event, over a law from
1979 that no one was aware
of, because one ,person com-
plained off the record. In
10 years, not a single com-
plaint. My point is this.
When did Walton County go
from an area that supports
the arts, .and creativity and
live music and preservation
to a bunch of pissers and
moaners? We grew,up here,
we made our life here and
when my daughter got mar-
ried two weeks ago, we had
to tike her wedding some-
where else. Bay County is
opening their arms to all of
our events, like you wouldn't
believe." Martins comments
drew. applause from the
crowd in attendance.
Another resident stood up
and said, "If our county con-
tinues to lose these events,
their only recourse is to


raise taxes."
Another hour of discus-
sion ensued.' Comander
asked to make one thing
clear to property owners, "I
had my daughter's wedding
on my property and you do
not have to get a permit to
hold your daughter's wed-
ding on your own property
in Walton County."
In the end, the crowd
agreed to try and find a cen-
tralized meeting spot, online
or by email, and continue to
work with the county com-
mission and the new WCSO
.administration to try and
simplify and understand the
code and statutes, as well as
how the issue could be re-
solved and the code made
uniform, so all could follow
the law and not fear break-
ing it.
Tammy D'Agostino, own-
er of The Eventful Planner,
said after the meeting, "It
was a very productive start
to an issue that has to be re-
solved quickly. I am hopeful
that the sheriffs office, code
enforcement and the local
vendors will be able to find
a way to make all sides hap-
py. The wedding industry
is a huge financial boost for
the county and it would be
a shame if these events had
to moved to the surrounding
counties." ;


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TEN-8 FIRE EQUIPMENT INC. is located just east of Magnolia Cemetery in DeFuniak
Springs. (Photo by Jeffrey Powell)


Ten-8 Fire Equipment


opens shop with


ribbon-cutting ceremony


THE DeFUNIAK SPRINGS HERALD BREEZE, THURSDAY, JANUARY 22, 2009


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PIERCE MANUFACTURING REPRESENTATIVES (1) join Ten-8 owners for Friday's
ribbon-cutting ceremony. (Photo by Jeffrey Powell)


By JEFFREY POWELL
Dozens of local dignitar-
ies and firefighting person-
nel gathered on Friday, Jan-
uary 16, for a ribbon-cutting
ceremony marking the open-
ing of the DeFuniak Springs
location of Ten-8 Fire Equip-
ment, Inc. The location is a
sales and service center for
firefighting vehicles as well
as ambulance equipment.
The organization also has
facilities in Bradenton, San-
ford, Pompano Beach and
Forsyth, GA.
"We feel like DeFuniak
Springs is a perfect central-
ized location," said Ten-8
CEO Don Bouwer., "We are
able to service an area that
has a need."
Several fire equipment
vendors were on hand for
the ceremony as were repre-
sentatives of Pierce Manu-
facturing. Pierce builds fire
trucks and is reportedly the
leading fire apparatus man-
ufacturer in the world.


"Ten-8 has been a dis-
tributor of ours for over 20
years," said Pierce vice pres-
ident of sales Jeff Resch.
"We believe this facility is
great for the area because
local people were used to
build this building. It will
also bring people from all
over the region into the
area."
During an opening state-
ment Ten-8 president Dann
Bouwer echoed Resch's sen-
timents.
"This has been two and
one-half years in the mak-
ing and we feel DeFuniak
Springs was behind our ef-
forts," Bouwer said. "We
would also like to thank Ron
Brannon of Freeport Indus-
tries for his efforts in fin-
ishing this facility ahead of
schedule."
One attendee to the cer-
emony that was particularly
enthusiastic about the open-
ing was South Walton Fire
District Fire Chief Rich Tal-
bert.


"I am excited that Ten-
8 would bring their service
center here to Walton Coun-


ty," Talbert said. "Local fire
departments will be able to
get their equipment serviced


in a timely manner, also
Ten-8 has a wonderful and
professional reputation."


Ten-8
E. U.S.
Springs.


is located at 1549
90 in DeFuniak


LOCAL FIREFIGHTERS were able to talk to equipment vendors during the ceremony. (Photo by Jeffrey Powell)


Emerald Coast Wood Turners


Guild members keep learning


By BEN GRAFTON
On Saturday and Sun-
day, January 17 and 18, the
Emerald Coast Wood Turn-
ers Guild met in the Free-
port Community Center for
a wood turning seminar by
Lyle Jamieson, "Sculptor
and Instructor of Turned
Objects," of Traverse City,


MI.
Jamieson used a bark-on
forked section of hardwood,
which had been sawn ver-
tically through the pith, to
yield two blanks for his suib-
ject. He took the 35 people
in attendance through all of
the steps to set up and sta-
bilize a wood lathe, mount.


the blank, and went through
the procedures from align-
ing the blank, to removing
the extensions of the fork,
to forming and turning the
blank into a turned, well-
proportioned wood bowl.
Jamieson emphasized
"control, control, control"
and safety throughout his


TURNINGS BY WOOD TURNER GUILD member Prince on display.


presentation to the mature .
audience. He stated that
lathes, as ,they come from
the factory, "...need a lot of
help." He added that on-off".
switches must be 'properly
located so the operator can.
do an emergency shut-down
without exposing himself to
flying wood. Lathes must 0"
be mounted on a perfectlyC.
level surface to assure mini-
mum vibration during turn-
ing. Turning large diameter
work pieces is dangerous
even though the manu-
facturer may promote the
idea that the equipment is
designed to handle 30-inch A L
projects.
The Guild, which was WOOD TURNER LYLE JAMIESON shows how its done
organized only a few years at Wood Turners Guild meeting.
ago, is an active organiza-
tion with an average of 35
members living in commu-
nities all along the north-
west Florida coast. Inter-,
ested parties can contact .
the Guild through Earnest
Nettles at (850) 585-6064.
Several Guild members
and Jamieson displayed ex-
amples of their work. --'


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THE DeFUNIAK SPRINGS HERALD BREEZE, THURSDAY, JANUARY 22,2009


People


Places


CONFEDERATE FORCES PUSHED NORTH from Corinth, MS. in an attempt to keep the Federals away from this .f** -"*'.-
vital transportation stronghold. (Photo by Jeffrey Powell) ii' '. "


Shlt1oh, Teinntessee: A placee of peace

UNION GENERAL U. S: GRANT made his headquar-
s]h at t ]er'e(d[ by t]he b]rU[ tat i 'y o E war ters on this spot overlooking Pittsburg Landing and the Ten-
nessee River. (Photo by Jeffrey Powell)


THE SHILOH BATTLEFIELD interpretive center is wonderfully maintained and con-
tains numerous exhibits pertinent to the battle. (Photo by Jeffrey Powldl)


THIS MONUMENT MARKS THE PLACE where Confederate General A.S. Johnston
died. (Photo by Jeffrey Powell)


By JEFFREY POWELL

According to Strong's
Exhaustive Concordance
of the Bible, the Hebrew
word "Shiloh" means tran-
quil, peaceful or secure. But
on April 6 and 7, 1862, the
area around Shiloh church
in southwest Tennessee was
anything but.
* By early 1862 Union com-
manders were flush with
victories at Forts Henry
and Donelson in Tennes-
see. These successes al-
lowed Union forces to pro-
ceed further into the -state
in an attempt to sever vital
transportation links along
the Tennessee River and
the railroad crossroads at
Corinth, MS.
In March, federal forc-
es under the command of
Generals U.S. Grant and
Don Carlos Buell proceed-
ed southward, Grant on
the Tennessee River and
Beull overland. Grant dis-
embarked with his Army of
the Tennessee at Pittsburg
Landing, 22 miles north of
Corinth, and set up head-
quarters. His forward camps
were posted two miles inland
around a log church called
Shiloh Meeting House.
Grant had specific orders
not to engage Confederate
forces until Buell. arrived
by march from Nashville.
The combined forces were
to then proceed to Corinth,
and take the railroad inter-
section.
Somehow, Confeder-
ate General Albert Sidney
Johnston became aware of
the plan, and set out to de-
stroy Grant and his men
before Buell could supply
reinforcements. On April 3,
Johnston left Corinth with


44,000 men, but heavy rain
and muddy roads hampered
his movements. At day-
break on Sunday, April 6,
the confederates pounced
on Grant and his' nearly
40,000 troops. Johnston had
achieved his plan of surptis-
ing : Grant, but Southern
troops became disorganized.
By mid-afternoon, Johnston
had been shot in the leg and
bled to death unnecessar-
ily. His wound, had it been
treated, was not mortal.
Johnston was found to have
an unused tourniquet in his
pocket. Confederate forces
mistakenly felt they had the
upper hand at the end of the
day.
Overnight, additional
troops from Buell's army
reached the field. The new
Confederate commander,
P.G.T. Beauregard, was un-
aware of this fact and be-
lieved he could crush Grant
the following morning. The
combined Union forces now
numbered over 54,500 men.
The Union forces attacked
the now depleted Confeder-
ates who could field barely
34,000 men. The outnum-


bered Confederates were un-
able to withstand the attack
and ult mately returned to *
Corinth\ defeated. Federal
forces did not pursue the
Confederates and the battle
was ovpr at a high cost for
both sades. The battle of
Shiloh had cost a combined
total ofi 23,746 men killed,
wounded or missing.
Shildh, it could be said,
. was thedfirst real example of
the protracted bloody cata-
clysm )the American Civil
War would prove to be over
the ne t three years. Today,
this o ce-bloody battlefield
is again tranquil, peaceful
and secure. It's now a state
park.

The park is open every
day from dawn until dusk,
except Christmas day. The
park's bookstore and visitor
center tare open daily from 8
a.m. $ p.m. Admission fees
vary, b it the basic individu-
al fee i $3 per person, with
$5 for a family in a single
private vehicle. Admission
to the Corinth Civil War
Interp etive Center is free.
Auto tours and audio tours


. can be arranged, and there
are on-site historical films
* and hands-on educational
displays at Shiloh and the


Corinth Center. Special
events, including a living
history demonstration on
the anniversary of the bat-


tle, are scheduled through-
out the year. For informa-
tion, go online to www.nps.
gov/shil.


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meets the second Monday of the month in Mrs. Anderson's
fourth-grade classroom, room 802, at 6 p.m. For informa-
tion on the alumni association, please visit the web site
at paxtonalumniassociation.com or call Phil Anderson at
(850)419-1951.
A JEWELRY FAIR will be held Friday, Jan. 30, from 8-4
p.m. in the lobby at Healthmark Regional Clinic, sponsored
by the Blue Angels. They will accept payroll deduction, all
major credit cards, cash and personal checks for 10K and
14K gold jewelry, sterling silver rings, chains, earrings,
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Lakeside Concert Series features organist RRyan A.L Kasten


By BRUCE COLLIER
The 2009 Lakeside Con-
cert Series at St. Agatha's
Episcopal Church in De-
Funiak Springs began Jan.
18, with an afternoon recital
by organist Ryan A. Kasten.
The Missouri-born Kasten
is a doctoral student in or-
gan performance at Florida
State University and organ-
ist at Faith Presbyterian
Church in Tallahassee. Kas-
ten has performed solo or-
gan recitals throughout the
United States and made his
Carnegie Hall debut as the
accompanist of the Rock-:
Valley Community Chorale.
He also teaches piano, or-
gan, and trumpet privately.
Kasten greeted the ca-
pacity crowd, introducing
himself and offering a brief
background on his first
piece. He continued the for-
mat for the remainder of the
hour-long concert, with his-
torical sidelights and com-
ments on the selections.
The first piece was "Pre-
lude and Fugue in D Ma-
jor," by Johann Sebastian
Bach (1685-1750). Kasten
called the challenging first
movement a "nightmare"
for organists, and said that
each successive movement
contained elements of com-
posers who had influenced
Bach. The German maestro
was reportedly very famous
in his lifetime as a virtuoso,
but less well-known as a
composer. It would be left
to later musicians to revive
interest in Bach's enormous
body of musical composi-
tions, now an integral part
of every classical organist's
repertoire.
The second piece, "Suite
du Premier Ton," was by
French baroque composer,
Jacques Boyvin (1649 -
1706), who lived at the same
time as King Louis XIV, Eu-
rope's leading patron of the



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Jan. 3, 2009. Her birthday
was celebrated with fam-
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you very much!

Love,
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RYAN A. KASTEN, organist, seated at the historic pipe
organ following his recital at St. Agatha's Lakeside Concert
Series.


highly decorative "baroque"
style. Though born and
educated in Paris, Boyvin.
served for many years as the
organist of several churches
at Rouen, and was also a
teacher. The suite contains
11 movements, all brief but
distinctive, some named for
the keys or organ stops they
employ, some simply named
"duo" or "trio." This piece
concluded the first half
of the recital. The second
would move forward in time
and in styles.
Following intermission,
Kasten introduced the So-
nata No. 2 in C Minor Op.
65, by Felix Mendelssohn
Bartholdy (1809-1847). Kas-
ten described the German
Mendelssohn, a composer,
keyboardist and conductor,
as "one of the first musicolo-
gists." Mendelssohn is cred-
ited'with having "rediscov-
ered" the work of J.S. Bach,
which Kasten said had fall-,
en into obscurity by the 19th.
century. "He [Bach] was
considered a fuddy-duddy,"
said Kasten. "We're in debt



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us back Bach's music."
. The four-movement so-.
nata does not follow the tra-
ditional 18th century sonata
form, but draws inspiration
from the style of Bach and
other baroque masters. Men-.
delssohn himself played the
organ, and composed other
works for it, in addition to
.his more famous concertos
and program music.
The next piece was a short
one, "Sweet Sixteenths," by
William Albright (1944 -
1998), an Indiana composer
and musician who was re-
sponsible in part for a re-
vival of interest in "ragtime"
works. by Scott Joplin and
others. Kasten had little to
say by way of introduction
to the piece, except to ob-
serve, "I doubt I'll ever play
this.in church." The compo-
sition was very much in a
secular ragtime tempo, with
a playful, nostalgic feel that
had the audience chuckling.
. The concert ended with
"Prelude and Fugue in G Mi-
nor, Op. 7 No. 3, by French


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composer -Marcel Dupre
(1886 1971). Dupre was an
organist, pianist, and teach-
er. His emphasis on techni-
cal virtuosity in playing he
has been referred to as the
"Paganini of the organ" -
makes his work attractive to
players who want to develop
their organ chops. Kasten
said that parts of the piece
are a. challenge for him to
play on smaller pipe organs
such as the one at St. Ag-
atha's. If the piece gave him
any trouble, it didn't show.
As with every other, pro-
gram item, Kasten handled
the music with ease.
Kasten finished the con-
cert by urging parents of
children who are taking
piano lessons to get them to
branch out into the organ.
He said that there are cur-
rently only some 400 pipe or-
ganists in the United States,
down from the figure of
2,200 some years ago. In ad-
dition to helping maintain a
prospective lost art, Kasten
suggested that "it's a great
way to earn extra money in
college." As a teenager, Kas-
ten said he got a job play-
ing church organ, and was
able to make in a few days
what most of his friends had
to work a full week to earn,
"flipping burgers."
The audience met with
Kasten immediately follow-
ing the recital, at a recep-
tion in the St. Agatha's par-
ish fellowship hall.

The next Lakeside Con-
cert Series event will be on
April 5, with a duet recital
performed by Katrina Phil-
lips on clarinet and John
Mark Wilson on piano. The
concerts are held at St. Ag-
atha's Episcopal Church,
144 Circle Drive, DeFuniak
Springs. Admission is free,
and a donation is taken for
thd series.


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Floridia Chautauqua Assem6(C scheducue of events


Thursday Jan. 29:
7:30-8:45 a.m. Check-in,
continental breakfast (Guests
$5)
9-10:15 a.m. Keynote:
News You Can Use About Af-
rica, Gregory Garland, State
Department Spokesman for
the Bureau of African Affairs
(Guests $10).
10:45 a.m. noon, first peri-
od sessions: United States Af-
rica Command (AFRICOM) Lt.
Col Todi Cames ($8) Traveling
to Africa Mark Nolting ($8) *
Short Term Missionary Work in
Africa Barry McWilliams ($8) *
Tea with Octavia Walton Le Vert
- Brenda Rees ($18)
Noon 1:30 p.m. lunch
(Guests $6)
1:45 .3 p.m., second pe-
riod sessions: Exploring Your
Roots Wayne Sconiers ($8) o
History of the Florida Chautau-
qua Movement Dean DeBolt
($8) Anglican and Presby-
terian Missions in Africa Dr.
Robert Leslie ($8) Tea with the
African Storyteller Masankho
Banda ($18)
3:30 4:45 p.m. third period
sessions: Africa in World Poli-
tics Today Dr. Sandy Silver-
burg ($8) The Different Medi-
ans of Art Know Your Terms!
- Walton County Art League
($8) Mancala for Beginners -
Barry McWilliams ($8) Tea with
Teddy Roosevelt (Back from Af-
rica!) Joe Wiegand ($18)
7 .p.m. evening perfor-
mance, African Storytelling with


Growing up
in DeFuniak
Springs, the
only thing I
wanted to do L i
was leave,
which I did
as soon as I
graduated
high school. I
moved to St.
Augustine, FL., a city rich in
history, architecture, educa-
tion, and art. As a student
of English literature and art
history, I thrived in a com-
munity of professors and
artists.

But as the years passed, I
grew homesick for the fami-
ly and friends I'd left behind
in that small town to which
I planned never to return.
But return I did; warily.
What would I do in this
vacuum of culture, where
instead of coffee houses and
book stores, art galleries
and lounges, there was the
Wal-Mart parking lot and
honky-tonks?
As I settled back in to the
hometown I'd never really
left, I found myself taking
classes at Absolute Dance
Center, where I met Gillian
Poole, a phenomenally, tal-
ented dancer who has cho-
sen to share her gift with
the residents of DeFuniak
Springs.
Soon after that, I start-
ed taking guitar lessons at
Dave's Music with John Ko-
zak, a man of so many inter-
esting talents-self-taught
musician, military medic,
bird wrangler-they can't
all be listed.
Acting on the premise of
Jim Carrey's latest film, "Yes
Man," I decided to say yes to
every invitation I received,
which led me to a Chautau-
qua Assembly social where I
met one of the, most fascinat-
ing women I've ever encoun-
tered. Carrie Nelle Moye, a
world-traveler, graduate of
Emory University, former
freelance correspondent in
the Middle East, former di-
rector of UNICEF in nine
states, and one heck of a
good time, told me that for
her 70th birthday she plans
to go bungee-jumping. Car-
rie Nelle, I'd just love to go
with you this October. I'll
hold your glasses.

Every first Friday of the
month, I began attending
Seaside's Art Walk-an eve-
ning so delightful it must bet
experienced-and met the
devastatingly talented art-
ists, Paige Summers and
Sarah Stewart.
I joined a book club at
the Freeport Public Library,
where not only did I run into
fellow writer Leah Strat-
mann, I found a diverse
group of people anxious to
exchange thoughts on the
month's novel.
Last week, at an event at


Masankho Banda (Guests $15)

Friday, Jan. 30:
7:30 8:45 a.m. Check-in, con-
tinental breakfast (Guests $5)
9:00 10:15 a.m. Keynote: Ani-
mal Conservation in Africa Jim
Fowler, former co-star of Mutual of
Omaha's Wild Kingdom (Guests
$10).
10:45 a.m. noon, first period
sessions U.S. Policy towards Af-
rica Today Dr. Sandy Silverburg
($8) Writing Your Life Story Can-
dace Leslie ($8) Better Balance
Can Be Learned Dr. Don Rapp
($8) Making African Drums Mo-
hamed DaCosta ($8) Steward-
ship 101: Encountering the Needs
of Africa Barry McWilliams ($8) *
Tea with Octavia Walton Le Vert -
Brenda Rees ($18)

Noon 1:30 p.m. lunch (Guests
$6)
1:45 2:30 p.m., second pe-
riod sessions Traveling to Africa
- Mark Nolting ($8) Case Studies
in Medical Ethics Dr. Robert Les-
lie ($8) The Art of African Dance
- Mohamed DaCosta ($8). History
of the A.M.E. Church Dr. A. Nev-
ell Owens ($8) Tea with the Afri-
can Storyteller Masankho Banda
($18)
3:30 4:45 p.m., third period
sessions Florida's Geologic Con-
nection to Africa Dr. Jon Arthur
($8) Does our Legal System
Work? The Hon. James Joanas
($8) Tea with Teddy Roosevelt
(Back from Africa!) Joe Wiegand
($18) Mancala Tournament- Bar-


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By ASHLE Y.4ALASON


the Seaside Repertory The-
ater, I met world-renowned
pianist and composer. Ilari
Kaila and classical Indian
dancer Malini Srinivasan,
author and Harvard Busi-
ness Review must-read
David Magee, and comedic
playwright Rich Orloff.

This Saturday, Jan. 24,
the first Writer's Guild meet-
ing will be held at 10 a.m. at
the DeFuniak Springs Public
Library where award-win-
ning writers and DeFuniak
Springs natives, Shannon
Rachels and Jenni Stand-
land have opened a chapter
of the Florida Writer's As-
sociation. Their manuscript
"Mayhem and Margarita's"


ry McWilliams ($8)
7 p.m. evening perfor-
mance, Agbedidi Africa 12 mem-
ber African dance ensemble from
the University of Florida (Guests
$15)

Saturday, Jan. 31:
7:30-8:45 a.m. Check-in, conti-
nental breakfast (Guests $5)
9 10:15 a.m. Keynote: Grow-
ing Up in Apartheid South Africa -
Naomi Tutu, daughter of Archbish-
op Desmond tutu (Guests $10).
10:45 a.m. noon, first period
sessions: African Views on Time
and Money-Barry McWilliams ($8)
* Quilt Making 101: Before You Get
Started-Foye and Robert Gramley
($8) Why Africa is Important to
Us Dr. Sandy Silverburg ($8) *
Tea with Octavia Walton Le Vert -
Brenda Rees ($18)
Noon 1:30 p.m., lunch
(Guests $6)
1:45 3 p.m., second period
sessions African and Biblical
Concepts Dr. Dave Felder ($8)
*Mancala Tournament Finale -
Barry McWilliams ($8) Baroque
Excitement in J.S. Bach Dr. Rob-
ert Leslie ($8) Tea with the Afri-
can Storyteller Masankho Banda
($18)

3:30 4:45 p.m.,, third period
sessions "Breaking the Silence;
Torture Victims Speak Out" Film
Presentation & Discussion Dr.
Valliere Auzenne ($8) Islam vs.
Christianity: The Battle for. Af-
rica Interfaith Panel ($8) Tea
with Teddy Roosevelt (Back from


won first
place in thp
Florida Writ-
er's Associa-
tion Satire/
Humor cat-
egory.
I'll be there.


DeFuniak
Springs may
not be the metropolitan city
of my dreams, but in the past
six months, I've realized it's
not the cultural vacuum I
once thought. With every
person I meet, I'm more as-
tounded at the talent Walton
County holds. My calendar
is so full, I barely have a mo-
ment to stop arid -smell the
beachy, sea-salted air. New
faces, new businesses, and
fresh opportunities are pop-
ping up every day, as well as
some long-established ones
I once overlooked. Finding
those opportunities, enjoy-
ing them, is all about taking
an interest in those around
you, gaining perspective,
and becoming a "yes man"
or woman.


Ask


Auntie Em


Dear Auntie Em,

Due to the economy, we've really had to cut back on
our entertainment expenses. My kids are going nuts and
they're quickly driving me to nutty town. What are some
things we can do as a family that doesn't cost a lot? I'm
a weekend dad and only get them twice a month. I'd re-
ally like to be able to spoil them a little, but the money
for anything but basics just isn't there right now. Any
suggestions?

Dad without dollars in Defuniak
(Name withheld upon request)

Dear Dad,

I can understand your frustration, but I think I can
help. First, most kids want your attention. That's free.
Secondly, we do have some resources available that are
either low-cost or no-cost.
Maybe try to pack some sandwiches and head to the
Lakeyard. It's warm enough during the day, so bundle
up and enjoy the fresh air. Save your bread ends and
feed the ducks. When you're done, head up to the library.
Our sweet little town is blessed with a first-class library
and we should all make the most use of it. You can check
out videos to view with your kids that night or pick up a
few books on crafts and such for the family weekend.
When you get ready to head home, think about stop-
ping by a flea market or venture out to some yard sales
and pick -up some classic family games on the cheap.
Plan meals that you and your kids can make together
and settle in for videos and Monopoly.
You and your kids will have great memories of the
time you have enjoyed together and that is something
money cannot buy. Good luck and God bless.

Auntie Em

Send letters to Auntie Em to dfsherald@gmail.com or to
P.O. Box 1546, DeFuniak Springs, F1.32435


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Chautauqua Challenge Brain
Bowl Dr. Britt Poulson ($8)
7 p.m., evening performance,
NW Florida Symphony Orches-
tra Chamber Concert, Special
Guest: The 26th president of
the United States, Theodore
Roosevelt (played by Joe Wie-
gand) (Guests $15)

Sunday, Feb. 1:
8 a.m. continental breakfast 9
a.m. Civil War camp pens
10 a.m. Civil War infantry and
artillery drill
11 a.m. Civil War Church ser-
vices in camp
Noon 1 p.m., lunch (brown
bag) (Guests $5)
Noon 5 p.m., Chautauqua
Porch Party Chautauqua Hall
of Brotherhood
Early American Toys Jim
Moore
Cultural Arts Exhibits: 1 p.m.,
Live Birds of Prey Demonstra-
tion Amphitheater
1 p.m. History of the Florida
Chautauqua Dean DeBolt, Hall
of Brotherhood
1 5 p.m. Excursions (depart
from Chautauqua Hall of Broth-
erhood): Tour of Circle -Drive
- Diane Pickett (Guests $15) *
Rocking B-A-B Ranch (Guests
$15) Glendale Memorial Pre-
serve (Guests $15) Coastal
Dune Lakes (Guests $15)
1:30 p.m. Civil War inspec-
tions before skirmish
2 2:30 p.m. Civil War skir-
mish at Open Pond


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Chautauqua,from the yorch
By Ann Robinson ness. To help our under-
I grew up in DeFuniak standing, a labyrinth will be
Springs on Circle Drive. In set up in the parking lot of
fact I can see that house from the First United Methodist
my porch now. As I watch Church.
people walking around the On that same Friday
lake, I sometimes think of evening at the First United
my teen-age years, when Methodist Church, we will
problems can seem so big be privileged to hear one of
and hurt so much. I would the most versatile pianists
often walk down to the side- performing today. David
walk close to the lake and Crohan crosses the tradi-
would "walk out" my con- .tional boundaries between
cerns. I didn't realize that, classical and jazz music
in my own way, I had found with an ease and sophistica-
my own labyrinth. It was not tion that is the envy of many
complicated, it did not take of his colleagues. Blind from
but one gradual turn, but it birth, David's talent an-
often gave me the solitude nounced itself early when he
and the answers I needed. began, at age three, to play
The theme of the Chau- popular tunes. He received
tauqua Assembly this year his early education at the
is "How do we get there Perkins School for the Blind
from here?" Our first key- in Boston and went on to at-
note speaker, the Rev. Kerry tend New England Conser-
Holder Joffrion, Interfaith vatory of Music, where he
Mission Service, Huntsville, was awarded two Master of
AL., will address the" use Music degrees. He now holds
of the labyrinth in today's his audiences spellbound
world. The labyrinth is a at Cafe L' Europe in Palm
tool to use in contempla- Beach, FL. He also performs
tive prayer and meditation. concerts for school children
"Walking the Labyrinth" that amaze, entertain and
has today become a meta- inspire them to reach for
phor for the spiritual jour- the stars. He will give three
ney, and a powerful tool for concerts in the schools while
transformation. It is a mys- he is here. David Crohan
tical ritual that quiets the is graciously sponsored at
mind and opens the soul, Chautauqua by David and
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ALAQUA UNITED METHODIST CHURCH. The pastor and
congregation invite you to come join us for services at 9 a.m. every
Sunday. Church school for children and coffe fellowship follow the
morning service. Serving the faithful at 4189 Coy Burgess Loope
since 1837. Come to the country for worship. Call Pastor Henry
Martin at 892-4860 for more information.

ARGYLE BAPTIST CHURCH, 252 Argyle Church Road, Argyle,
FL invites everyone to attend their services. Sunday School 9:45
a.m. all ages, Church Service 11 a.m., Sunday night 6 p.m. all
ages, Wednesday night 6 p.m.
Pastors are Glen Spence and James Burnham. Call 850-892-
6444, 850-892-2327, or 850-259-2173. All are welcome.

BALDWIN AVENUE BAPTIST CHURCH invites you to attend
Sunday School 9:45, Worship Service 11:00, Discipleship Training
5 p.m., Sunday Evening Service 6 p.m., Wednesday Prayer Service
6:30 p.m. Come and be a part of an awesome ministry here in your
community.

BEECHGROVE CHURCH OF GOD and pastor D.Wayne
Rickards extend a warm welcome to everyone to attend their regular
services. Sunday School begins at 10 a.m.; morning worship at 11
a.m.; Sunday night services begin at 5 p.m. and Wednesday night
services begin at 6 p.m. The church is located six miles south of
Ponce de Leon on CR 183. For information 836-4484.

BRUCE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, 269 Road in Bruce
(across the street from the Muscogee Nation Council House): Come
join us! Our doors are open to all, and you'll find a warm welcome.
We're joyfully responding to God's love and growing as disciples of
Jesus Christ. Sunday services include Sunday School at 9:45 a.m.
and worship at 11 a.m. Each Tuesday afternoon (3:15-5:30) there
is an after-school activities program for elementary-aged children.
Bible study is each Wednesday evening at 6 p.m
'Call Pastor Elaine Barrow at 835-4999 for additional informa-
tion.

CENTER RIDGE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH invites you
to worship with us. Our Sunday school is at 9:45 a.m., Morning
worship is at 11 a.m., and Sunday School is at 11 a.m., and Sunday
evening service is at 6 p.m. On Wednesday night we offer adult
Bible study and both youth and children's activities and studies.
Each fourth Sunday morning service is followed by a covered-dish
fellowship meal. The church is located at 1861 Co. Hwy. 1883. For
more information, contact Rev. Nancy Snyder at 859-2464.

COMMUNITY HOLINESS CHURCH is located at 971 W.
Live Oak Ave. in DeFuniak Springs. Pastor Howard Taylor and
congregation welcomes you to join Spirit filled worship services
where we'll treat you in so many different ways, you will have to
like some of them. Service each Sunday at 10:00 a.m. and 6:00
p.m., Wednesday night prayer meeting at 7:00 p.m. All are cordially
invited and welcome. For a ride to church contact 892-0706 or 892-
4704.

CORNERSTONE CHURCH Come meet and fellowship with
other real people who genuinely love the Lord. Sit under practical
bible teaching and preaching relevant to today's issues. Come
let Jesus Christ heal your body, save your marriage, touch your
kids, and give hope to the broken hearted. Come dressed casual
or Sunday best. All are welcome and will fit in. No ties required.
Seekers welcome. Come see for yourself that we are sound,
practical, God loving people who center our lives around the person
of Jesus Christ and a solid approach to the Holy Scriptures. We do
pray for the sick and needy, and believe in the bible gospel of power
to meet the human need. Sunday Worship: 10 AM & Wednesday
night classes begin at 6:30 PM, Teens: Weds. nights, Children's
Church: Sunday mornings and Wed. nights. Cornerstone Church is
located at 2044 Hwy. 83, two miles north of DeFuniak Springs. Ph.
892-2240.

EUCHEE VALLEY PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH is located in the
EuIhee Valley Cor'miriity at the intersection of County Hwys. 183
South and 280 East ..
We cordially invite you to come and worship with us and make
us your church home:' Sunday.School begins for all ages at 9:45
a.m. followed by morning worship at 11 a.m.

THE CONGREGATION OF FAITH LUTHERAN CHURCH
LCMS invites you to join us each Suriday at 9:00 a.m. to worship
and praise our God, our Risen Savior and the Holy Spirit. Church
Services including Holy Communion are held at 1200 Circle Drive,
the RHD Building. On the 1st Sunday of each month, services
will be held at 10 a.m.; afterwards, we will fellowship at a local
restaurant.
For more information, please contact Deacon Delvin Bender at
(850) 826-2240.

FIRST APOSTOLIC CHURCH at 440 Orange Ave. Church
attendance doesn't have to be dull, mundane or feel like just an
added burden to your life! You can attend a church service in which
you feel both welcomed and loved, as well as be challenged by
the powerful preaching of God's Word. The church family of the
First Apostolic Church embraces the doctrine of the early Apostles
and their preaching as recorded in the Book of Acts and other
New Testament teachings. Sunday Services begin at 10 a.m. with
Sunday school for the children and a spirt-tilled worship for adults.
Sunday evening service begins at 5:30 with prayer, with worship
and preaching beginning at 6 p.m. Wednesday night bible study
begins at-7 p.m. and we offer family prayer on Thursday from 6 p.m
to 7 p.m. each week. Not able to physically attend? Hear sermons
posted on our website at www.defuniakapostolic.omc. Come and
experience church the way God started it all in the New Testament!
If you have any questions or need ministry assistance, please feel
free to call the church office at 850-892-7882. Rev. David W. King,
Pastor.

FIRST ASSEMBLY OF GOD of DeFuniak Springs, located
at 461 Van Buren Avenue, Pastor Michael F. Tadlock, his wife,
Amy and Son, Hayden would like to extend an invitation for all
to come join us as we celebrate the presence of the Lord Jesus
Christ through Spirit filled worship & annointed preaching!! Sunday
School begins at 9:45 a.m., followed by Morning Worship at 10:45
a.m. Sunday evening service is at 6 p.m. and Wednesday evening
service begins at 7 p.m. Youth Ministry Services are held every
Wednesday evening at 7:00 p.m. Please come and worship with
us.

FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF DEFUNIAK SPRINGS, 216 East
Live Oak Avenue. We cordially invite you to join our "Fellowship
of Encouragement" and come for Worship and Bible Study at the
following times: Sunday Bible Study (9:15 a.m.), Morning worship
(10:30 a.m.), discipleship studies (5 p.m.) and evening worship
(6:30 p.m.) You are also encouraged to join us for prayer meeting
at 6 p.m. on Wednesdays, and come early for fellowship dinners.
Call the church office, (850) 892-2722, for details.

The members of FIRST LUTHERAN CHURCH warmly invite
you to worship with us this Sunday at 9:30 a.m. Then stay for
refreshments and adult Bible Study and children's Sunday School.
Our Pastor, Reverend Jack Betz, speaks from the Gospel each
Sunday of Jesus' love for each of us. We are known throughout
our community as a friendly and serving Church that welcomes


newcomers. We are located on Route 331 very near the Florida
line [24213 5th Avenue] in Florala, Alabama. If you wish, call us at
334-858-3515 for more specific directions.

FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH of DeFuniak Springs, 1063
Circle Drive, invites everyone to join them throughout the week for
worship, fellowship, study and service. A men's fellowship group
and Presbyterian Women meet monthly for fellowship and Bible
study. Children's and youth activities will be held throughout the
summer. Call for information. Sunday (nursery provided from 9:30 -
12) 9:30 a.m. Sunday school for all ages. 11 a.m. morning worship.
Wednesday, 6:30 p.m. Bible study (adults) "Amplify" (6th -12th
grade) Chancel Choir rehearsal. Second Sunday-family covered-
dish luncheon after church. First Presbyterian is a community of
disciples of Jesus Christ who are committed to being an inclusive


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faith community where persons from all walks of life feel comfortable
worshiping and working together. If you're looking for a church home,
we invite you come visit us. Church office phone number-892-5832;
email fpcdfs@embargmail.com. Website; fpcdfs.com

FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH OF DEFUNIAK SPRINGS,
located at,88 Circle Drive, Rev. Robert West, staff and congregation
wishes to invite you to join our family for activities on Sunday beginning
with Contemporary Worship Service in the sanctuary at 9 a.m.;
Traditional Worship Service at 11 a.m. with Children's Church (Pre-K
to third grade) provided for both services; Vesper service at 5:30 p.m.
in the Chapel. Communion is observed at both morning services on
first Sunday and Sunday School for all ages at 9:45 a.m. Children's
Sunday school (k-6th) is "JAM" (Jesus and Me) is the Multi-Dimensional
Learning program with children rotating to different workshops (art,
computer, cooking/science, games, storytelling/movie) each Sunday
- "learning by doing". Other opportunities on Sunday include: Sr. High
Youth Fellowship at 4 p.m..; Jr. High Youth Fellowship and Children
(HIS Kids Club) at 3:30 p.ni.; Food pantry every 3rd Sat. 7-9 a.m.
For more information, call 892-5332, 892-5640, e-mail fumcdfs@
embarqmail.com website www.defuniakspringsfumc.org.

FIRST UNITED PENTECOSTAL CHURCH OF WESTVILLE, 2100
Highway 90 West, Westville. Pastor Jason Campbell and the Westville
church family invite you to come to a place where Pentecost is an
experience, not a thing of the past. We offer a friendly environment
with annointed preaching and singing, Our Sunday morning services
begin at 10 a.m. and our Sunday evening service begins at 5p.m. Our
Wednesday evening service begins at 7 p.m. We also offer children's
church on Wednesday at 7 p.m. Come experience the power of the
Holy Ghost just like early church did in the Book of Acts. For more
information call,.548-5898 or 892-7499.

FREEDOM FELLOWSHIP INTERNATIONAL is a non-
denominational church filled with excitement about what the future
holds and a sincere hunger for the outpouring of the Spirit of God.
We are a church where God's presence is never taken for granted
and neither are you. Freedom Fellowship is a church looking for a
people "who will humble themselves before God and seek His ways."'
2Chr. 7:14, Pastor Dennis Grey II invites your family to be a part of
our family each Sunday at 10;30 a.m. Casual dress / Contemporary
Worship. Located across the street from Ed's Restaurant.

FREEPORT ASSEMBLY OF GOD, 17457 Hwy. 331 S.-Sunday
services: Learning Center 9:45 a.m. Morning worship 10:45 a.m. Hear
the series "Gospel of John;: Evening praise 6 p.m. Hear the series
"Things to Come" Wednesday, 7 p.m. Nursery available. Phone 880-
6317 for more information.

FREEPORT CHURCH OF CHRIST Sunday's, Bible study school
at 9-a.m., morning worship at 10 a.m. and evening worship at 6
p.m. WednesdayBible School at 7 p.m. Free Bible correspondence
courses. Everyone is invited. Location: just past the city limits on U.S.
Hwy. 331 South.

FREEPORT PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, 340 St. Hwy. 20 E.,
POB 287, Freeport, FL 32439, phone and fax 835-2447, "website-
freeportpresbyterianusa.org." Bible Study is at 9 a.m. and morning
worship is at 10 a.m. with Communion being served the first Sunday
of each month. The Rev. Gene Harris will deliver the morning
message. Fellowship immediately follows the worship service. All ate
cordially invited and welcomed. "Join us for a day, you're welcome
for a lifetime!" The following events are held in the church Fellowship
Hall Women of the church meet the second Tuesday of each month
at 10:30 a.m. Boy Scout Troop 751 and Cub Scout Pack 751 meet
every Tuesday & Thursday at 6 p.m. "Choir practice on Wednesday
at7 p.m.

FREEPORT UNITED METHODIST, 174 Harrison Street, (corner
of Bayloop & Harrison St.) Freeport, FL, 850-835-2261. Dr. Charles
Satterwhite, pastor. .Sunday school 8:45.Ia-,m., Sunday. Morning
Worship Service 10 a.m. Singing 5:15 p.m., Sunglay Evening Worship
Service 6 p.m. Prayer Meeting Wednesday p.m. Please come
worship with us.

FRIENDSHIP BAPTIST CHURCH, 2415 County Hwy. 1883, De-
Funiak Springs is a friendly little country church that welcomes all
visitors. Everyone is invited to worship with the congregation. Sun-
day school starts at 9:15 a.m. Sunday morning worship is at 10:30
a.m. and Sunday evening services are at 5 p.m. Wednesday we have
prayer meeting starting at 6:30 p.m. and children's mission program
and Bible drill program. Every 5th Sunday, we have special music
followed by "Dinner on the Grounds." We have a nursery for,0-3 and
Children's Church for ages 3 through the 1st grade.
Missions are very important to Friendship. We have Men's, Wom-
en's and children's mission program. Our-pastor is Johnmark Brown..
We extend a heartfelt welcome for you to come and join with us in wor-
ship and fellowship. For any questions please call (850)859-2287.

GLENDALE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, GPC is a congregation
of the Evangelical Presbyterian Church. Pastor Keith Andrews and the
congregation invite you to come and worship with them each Sunday
morning. Sunday School for all ages begins at 9:30 a.m.. Worship and
Kidz Klub start at 11:00 a.m. At GPC you'll find teaching that's biblical,
practical, and encouraging; fellowship that's warm and personal; and
worship that's exciting, joyous, and Christ-honoring. The public is also
invited to Men's and Women's Bible Fellowships each Wednesday
evening at 6:30. The men's group meets in the Fellowship hall; the
ladies' group meets in the Youth Sunday School room GPC is located
about ten minutes north of DeFuniak Springs on Hwy. 83. Find out
more on the web at wwwlglendalechurch.org or call (850)859-0080.

GRACE, COMMUNITY CHURCH is located one mile north
of Highway 90 on Laird Road. Laird Road is west of Mossy Head
just before the Okaloosa County line. Grace Community is a church
committed to historical Southern Baptist principles and believes
that the Church is called, not to reflect its culture, but to shape it.
We believe that faith must be lived as well as affirmed, therefore,
right living derives from right believing. We hold to a high view of
Scripture believing the Bible as our final authority and that it "stands
in judgement of us, never do we stand in judgement of it." Sunday
morning worship begins at 9:45 a.m. with Sunday School at 11:00 and
evening bible study at 6:00. Wednesday night prayer meeting at 6:30.
If you are tired of playing church, come help us shape the culture -
where we are "learning God's will one verse at a time."

HARMONY FELLOWSHIP CHURCH and Pastor Donel Davidson
together with his family welcome all to worship God in spirit and in
truth, at 974 Adams Road, DeFuniak Springs.
Church services will be Sunday School at 10 a.m.; Sunday morn-
ing worship at 11 a.m.; Sunday evening at 5 p.m., and Wednesday
evening 6:30 p.m. Directions: U.S.331 N turn on to Williams Road go
about 3.3 miles to Adams Road, turn right onto Adams go about 9/10
of a mile to church. U.S. 90 turn onto CR-1087 in the Mossy Head
area go to Williams Road, turn right onto Williams about 2.8 miles to
Adams Road, turn left onto Adams go 9/10 of a mile to church. CR-
1087 out of New Harmony turn left onto Adams Road and go 9/10 of a
mile to church. For more information call the pastorium phone number
at 834-2017.


INDIAN CREEK BAPTIST CHURCH, Highway 280-A, 4.5 miles
south of DeFuniak Springs, cordially invites you to come and worship
with us in Sunday School at 9:45 a.m. and Sunday Worship services,
at 10:45 a.m. and 6 p.m. Wednesday night Bible study is at 6 p.m.
Interim pastor Scot Keppel and the congregation extends a very
special, welcome to come visit or make us your church home. We
practice "Love one another". A nursery is provided.

NEW HARMONY BAPTIST CHURCH located at 2281 County
Highway 2A, DeFuniak Springs, FL. Located nine miles north of Hwy.
90 on Rt 1087 from Mossy Head. Pastor Todd Camp would like to
welcome you to our church where Jesus is Lord, loved, worshipped
and adored! Come and worship with us and share in God's blessings.
On Sunday, our Bible study hour is from 9:45 a.m. -10:45 a.m.
Morning Worship begins at 11:00 a.m. and our children's minister
will be conducting a children's church service during this hour. Our
evening service begins at 6 p.m. Services begin at 7:00 p.m. on


by the side of the road with a Cross over the entrance, longing
to extend the love and peace of God to any wayfarer or pilgrim
seeking a rest from this world of strife and despair. A place where
common people can assemble fo'simple worship and experience
the Presence of God in their midst. "For where two or three are
gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them."
Matthew 18:20 K.J.V. "The devil wins a skirmish with a roar, but
we belong to HIM who wins the war."

WESTSIDE BAPTIST CHURCH, 295 Hwy. 331 N., DeFuniak
Springs, FL 32433. 850-892-7112. The congregation cordially
invites the public to come and worship with them starting with
Sunday School 9:45 AM, Church 11:00 AM, Sunday Evening
6:30 PM, Wednesday Evening 6:00 PM. AWANA for children
on Sunday evenings from 4:30 to 6:15. For information, about
AWANAS call Betty at 951-0588 or Randy Nelson 892-2721.


Wednesday as a special time of prayer and study of God's word.
We provide nursery for all services. Make plans on worshipping
the Lord every Sunday with us. Matthew 6:33 says "Seek ye first
the kingdom of God and His righteousness; and all these things
shall be added unto you."

NEW TESTAMENT BIBLE MINISTRIES (Assemblies of the
Lord Jesus Christ) We are Apostolic in doctrine and teachings,
holiness in living, and the Holy Bible is our guide for today. We
believe in one Lord, one faith, and one baptism according to
Ephesians 4:5. We preach remission of sins according to John
3:1-5, Acts 2:36-42, andActs 22:16. Come and experience thelove,
mercy, and the life changing power of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Sunday Services 9:30 AM prayer & praise 10:00 AM Sunday
School for adults and children 11:00 AM Worship/Preaching, 7:15
PM Thursday midweek outreach/Bible Study at the Chautauqua
Rehabilitation/Nursing Center. Call us for location directions.
Rev. Larry Adams, Minister Phone:892-7754

OUTREACH FOR CHRIST CHURCH 6753 State Hwy 2, East,
Darlington, FL.. We are reaching out to the lost, hurting,hungry,
and naked. Pastor Rev. Curtis Manning and his congregation
would like to invite you to attend services with them. Sunday
School for all ages is at 10 am, and Sunday Morning worship is
at 11 am; Sunday evening services will be at 5 pm; Wednesday
night prayer and teaching'is at 6 pm; Come enjoy our anointed
praise and worship and be encouraged with Holy Ghost filled
preaching and teaching of Gods Word. For more information call:
(850 ) 892-2048.

PASTOR BOB DYER AND THE CONGREGATION OF THE
BLACK CREEK UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, "the Church
in the Wildwood," invite you to come ,and worship with us just as
you are. Black Creek UMC is located five miles East of Freeport
at 278 Memorial Lane. (If you need directions, please call 835-
4578 or 835-2522). We are a church body who loves people and
who also loves to hear the word of God preached. If you sing
and/or play a musical instrument and would like to share your
talents) please come and join us. Make plans now to attend
Sunday school at 10:00 A.M., Morning Worship at 11:00 A.M.,
and Evening Worship at 6:00 P.M. Bro Bob may be reached at
(850)722-4223.

PLEASANT RIDGE BAPTIST CHURCH, DeFuniak Springs.
Located one mile south.of Bob Sikes Road at 1015 Pleasant
Ridge Rd. extends a special invitation for you to join us to worship
the Lord and study His Word at the following times: Sunday
Breakfast/Fellowship (8:45); age appropriate Sunday Bible Study
(9:15); Morning Worship (10:30); Discipleship training (5:00 p.m.)
and Evening Worship (6:00); Wednesday (6 p.m.) adutt Bible
study and youth activities. Participate in meaningful worship with
family and friends. Call 892-3500 for more information.

PLEASANT GROVE BAPTIST CHURCH located at the
intersection of Hwy. 1883 & 183 invites you to Sunday School
9:45 a.m., Worship Service 11 a.m., Discipleship Training and
Bible Drill 5 p.m., Evening Service 6 p.m., Prayer Meeting Wed. 7
p.m. Please come worship God with us.

PORTLAND UNITED METHODIST CHURCH is located
on Site C-6 Rd. immediately north of Rt. 20, 3.5 miles west of
Freeport, FL. Portland United Methodist is a biblical and spiritual
church in a warm-hearted Wesleyan tradition. This congregation
is very open to new folk whether you are already a Christian
or not. Come just as your are! It is a fresh place for a new start
to believe, belong and become, and a place where your 'heart
can be strangely warmed.' The pastor, Dr. Jim White and the
congregation are here to welcome you. We offer: Sunday School
(all ages) at 9:45 a.m. Sunday worship at 11 a.m., Inspirational
Bible Study on Wed. at 6:30 p.m..Other opportunities include;
softball, home/cbl groups, a companion program called Angel
Food Ministries (providing food at a most reasonable cost),
Divorce Recovery Program, among other programs. Contact us
at 850,835-1706.

SOUTHWIDE BAPTIST CHURCH 1307 County Hwy. 278
DeFuniak Springs, FL. Sunday School: 8:45 a.m.; Morning
Worship Service: 10 a.m.; Evening Bible Study 5 p.m.; Sunday
Evening Worship 6 p.m. Wednesday Evening Prayer Service:
6:30 p.m. Sign language interpretation for the hearing impaired
provided at all services. Southwide Baptist Church has classes
and activities for all ages: Youth Group, Royal Ambassadors,
Girl's in Action, Acteens, Adult Choir, Women On Mission, and
sign language classes for all ages. Pastor William Whaley invites
everyone to come and hear the saving word of God. Directions:
from DeFuniak take Hwy. 331 S. turn right on first road (Coy
Burgess Loop) past 1-10. Southwide Baptist Church is loctedl.5
miles on the left on Coy Burgess Loop. Please call 892-3835 for
more information or for directions.

ST. AGATHA'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH is a historic mission
located at 144 Circle Drive in DeFuniak Springs. Adult Bible
Study at 9 a.m. Sunday worship is the Holy Eucharist at 10:15
a.m. A Wednesday Eucharist is offered at 6 p.m. On the fourth
Wednesday a healing service is part of the worship. A stillness
meditation class is offered each Saturday morning at 10 a.m.
First Saturday Community Breakfasts from 7 to 11 a.m.
Al) are welcome. St. Agatha's is the home of the Lakeside
Concert Series. The Vicar is the Rev. John C. Scott, MDiv. For
information call (850) 892-9754.

ST MARGARET CATHOLIC CHURCH, 247 U.S. Highway
331 N., P.O. Box 590, DeFuniak Springs, FL 32435, Phone: (850)
892-9247. Mass Schedule: Monday Friday, 8:30 a.m.; Thursday,
6:30 p.m. Vigil Saturday at 5 p.m.; Sunday, 11 a.m.; Holy Days of
Obligation 8:30 a.m., 6:30 p.m. Rev. Richard Dawson, pastor.

THE SOLID ROCK COMMUNITY CHURCH and its congre-
gation cordially invite you to attend services with us. Sunday
School is at 10:00 am. Sunday Evening Services are at 6:00 pm.
Wednesday Services are at 7:00 pm. The church is located at
26 Joe Anderson Road (Hwy 83 North). Our pastor is Rev. Larry
Murphy. Please come ready to worship and expecting a bless-
ing!

VICTORY LIGHTHOUSE ASSEMBLY OF GOD, Highway 90
at the Mossy Head Community Center across from the Mossy
Head general store. We would like to extend to all an invitation
to come and join us and be blessed. We are a church dedicated
to serving Jesus and spreading His wonderful word. Let us share
the light of God's word with you. Sunday School begins at 9:45
a.m., followed by Morning Worship at 11:00 a.m. Each Sunday we
have a fellowship lunch on the grounds, all are invited. Sunday
afternoon service begins about 1:30 p.m. Friday evening service
7 p.m. prayer, Royal Rangers, Missionettes and Adult Bible Study
followed by prayer time. Pastor is Thomas Adamson, Children's
Ministries Kevin Chilcutt. For more information call 892-3817 or
652-461d. Website www.victorylighthouse church.org.

WESLEY MEMORIAL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH,
corner of Live Oak and 21st Street, DeFuniak Springs, FL. "Open
Hearts, Open Minds, Open Doors". Pastor David Wilson. Sunday
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THE DeFUNIAK SPRINGS HERALD BREEZE, THURSDAY, JANUARY 22,2009


Michigan author visits Gabriel's Book Store


By JEFFREY PO WELL
As part of a U.S. Air
Force family, Eunice Ghent
has traveled throughout the
country. She and her
husband Harry currently
live most of the year in
Michigan, but spend part of
the winter months touring
the south in their
recreational vehicle. These
travels, and the trials and
tribulations of life, inspired
her to author an
autobiography named "New
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The book is a faith-based
work that depicts the
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girl enduring the rigors of
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American G.I. She and
Harry go on to have five
children and he is sent to
Vietnam leaving his family
behind. The family then has
to cope with a house fire
and the loss of their two
youngest daughters. Despite


all these challenges she
reveals the importance of
God in their lives as she
believes the Lord is there
every step of the way.
Ghent was recently at
Gabriel's Christian Book
Store to sign books and
meet prospective customers.
"I love having this book
signing," Ghent said with a
smile. "I really like meeting
people one on one. I do all
my book signing at
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Tami J. Martina, age
48, of DeFuniak Springs,
Florida passed away Sun-
day, Jan. 11, 2009 at Sacred
Heart Hospital in Pensa-
cola, Florida. She was born
August 27, 1960 in Pensa-
cola.
Tami was a devoted
nurse and caregiver for
many years. She had a great
sense of humor and wit. She
will be missed by many.
Tami is preceded in death
by her parents, Barbara
and James; one sister, Bar-
bara Jane; and one brother,
Vince.
Tami is survived by her
beloved husband, soul mate,
and best friend, Douglas;
one sister, Debra Gregg;
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ron, Ohio and graduated
with a master's degree in
fisheries science from the
University of Michigan. Af-
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Florida and began a career
with the state of Florida
at the Florida Game and


Campbell
Kenneth McCaskill (Mac)
Campbell, 55, beloved fa-
ther, son, brother, and uncle
was the son of Kenneth and
Camille (Tiny B) Campbell.
He was born June 18, 1953.,
He is survived by his two
sons, Kellon and Colton
Campbell; brother, Bob and
wife, Janet Campbell; two
sisters, JeriLane and hus-
band, Royce Langley, Kay
and husband, Russ Wil-
liams, and special friend,
Wanda Carroll. He consid-
ered Johnny Roehm, Tony
Anderson, and Jack Rhodes
his closest of friends.
Mac was an avid sports
fan and was a volunteer
coach for youth sports pro-
grams for over 16 years.
His former ball payers knew
him as "Coach Mac." Mac
enjoyed coaching with Tony
Anderson, Gary Towery,
Ralph Laird, Gordon Brock,
Dale Cole, and others alike.
He enjoyed coaching as
much as he enjoyed playing
ball in his youth. Mac set
and still holds the Walton
Sr. High School free throw


Martina; three brother-in-
laws, Donald, Charles, and
David and his fiance Jay
Hollis; beloved pets and de-
voted family and friends,
Maureen, Edward, Kathryn
Kessler, and Betty "Boop"
Scarboro. She also had nu-
merous Internet friends,
a few of which are Cables
Mill and Friskers and many
more. Shealso is survived
by, her co-workers at the
Parthenon Healthcare of
Crestview.
Memories and condolenc-
es may be shared with the
family at www.daviswat-
kins.com.
Arrangements and )ser-
vices are under the direction
of Davis-Watkins Funeral
Home and Crematory.

Freshwater Fish Commis-
sion. Smokie retired in 1995
after, 31 years of dedicated
service, as Director of Fish-
eries of the state of Florida.
His friends and loved ones
say, "To know Smokie, was
to love Smokie" and some
friends and family called
him "The Gentle Giant".
Survivors include his be-
loved wife of 16 years, Bon-
nie Sue Holcomb, his two
children from a previous
marriage, Toby Holcomb
and Heidi Holcomb (Ste-
phen), his step children Bill,
Jr. Hosay(Susan), Susan'
Renee Hosay, and Robert
Hosay(Laura) and grand-
children Joy Wester, Jo-
seph Thomas, Hannah and
R.J. Hosay and Faolan and
Brennan Adams. Other sur-
vivors include his brother-
in-law J.B. Hillard, and
nieces and nephews Kim
Lewallen(James), Jason
and Amber Lewallen, Cindy
Welgoss, Marcia Balmedier
and Jim Hale.

Donations in Smokie's
memory may be made to
the children's organization,
Girls and Boys Town, 3555
Commonwealth Boulevard,
Tallahassee, FL. 32303, or
www.BoysTownNorthFlori-
da.org or by calling 850/575-
6422, or the charity of your
choice


accuracy record during his
junior year in 1970 at 88 per-
cent; making 100 free throws
in 113 attempts. His senior
year he shot 84 percent from .
the free throw line. He was
voted permanent captain of
the basketball team his se-
nior year by his teammates,
and considered himself an
average basketball player.
Mac was a graduate of the
University ,of Florida with a
bachelor's degree in forest
management. He consid-
ered his greatest love in life
being. a father. He fought a
long and courageous battle
with terminal brain cancer,'
outliving every doctor's pre-
dictions until the end. Mac
always had a sense of humor
second to none. He always
said Joel Glenn would be the,
"last man in DeFuniak "to
ever let you down."
A member of the First
Presbyterian Church of De-
Funiak Springs, Mac has
gone home to be with the
Lord Jesus Christ.
Funeral services were
held Sunday, Jan. 18, in
the First Presbyterian
Church. Donations may be
made to the First Presby-
terian Church of DeFuniak
Springs.
Burial followed in the
Magnolia Cemetery.
Friends and family may
go online to view obituaries,
offer condolences and sign
guest book, at www.clary-
glenn.com
Clary-Glenn Funeral
Home was entrusted with
the arrangements.


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Edwards
Daniel Fritz Edwards,
40, of Santa Rosa Beach,
FL., passed away Jan.11,
2009. He was born May 22,
1968 in Greenville, MS. to
Daniel and Marianne Ka-
foury Edwards.
Edwards was Christian
by faith and a member of
the Faith Assembly in Mira-
mar Beach, FL. He enjoyed
sailing, fishing and spend-
ing time with his friends
and family. He was very
generous and always will-
ing to help others, He was
known as the man of the
family, taking care of all the
responsibilities himself.


Pryor
Alfred Eugene Pryor, 66,
of Glendale, FL., passed
away Saturday, Jan. 17,
2009 in a Crestview hospi-
tal. He was born August
28, 1942 in Darlington,
FL., the son of Chapman
and Nolie Moore Pryor. He
was employed by Crestview
Aerospace/ L3 Communica-
tions for 43 years.
Al had a love for people
and never met a stranger.
He loved spending time
with his grandkids. A life
member of Glendale Lodge
225 F&AM, he served as
past worshipful master and
had been chaplain for a
number of years at the time
of his death.


Stanton
Marilyn Ann Goldsmith
Stanton, 75, of DeFuniak
Springs, FL., passed away
suddenly Monday Jan.5,
2009 at the family resi-
dence. She was born Nov. 8,
1933 in Ellenville, NY, the
daughter of Joseph Charles
.Goldsmith and Mildred
Fisher Goldsmith. Stan-
ton was employed for sev-
eral years with the Daytona
Speedway, a job she would
have almost done for free
because of her love of motor-
sport. She and her husband
had purchased land in De-
Funiak Springs on advice of
friends who were stationed
here with the Air Force. In
1973 they purchased land




Naylor


Martina


He served as Zone One
Chairman for perpetual
membership; assisted in the
Masonic Widow's Fund and
was District Deputy Grand
Master's Committeeman.
He was predeceased by
his parents, and a sister,
Jewel Walker.
Among survivors are
his wife of 46 years, Car-
rie Burgess Pryor; one son,
Eugene Pryor and wife,
Moria; one daughter, Carol
Vines and husband, Mark;
four grandchildren, Jeffrey
Pryor, Shelly Pryor, Jeremy
Vines and Becky Vines; one
great- grandchild, Rylee
Grant; two sisters, Mary
Emond and 'Shirley Spears;
two brothers, Kenneth and
John, and numerous nieces,
and nephews.
Funeral services were
held Wednesday, Jan. 21,
2009, at Jerry Evans Cha-
pel, with Rev. Herbert Pat-
tetson officiating. Masonic
graveside services followed
in Limestone Cemetery.
Friends and family may
go online to view obituaries,
share thoughts and memo-
ries and sign the guestbook.
Arrangements -are incom-
plete and will be announced
by Jerry Evans.


and had visited the area
since 1978. In 1995 they
moved to DeFuniak Springs
permanently. Stanton loved
Nascar and football, espe-
cially the Giants and the
'Jets and more locally, the
Florida Gators. She also
had a deep and abiding love
for animals and had nu-
merous dogs and cats who
owned her heart. She would
always make sure they were
fed before anyone else. She
also loved gardening and
had many shrubs and flow-
ers.
Amost survivors are her
husband, Wilbur Stanton
of DeFuniak Springs; her
stepchildren, she loved as
her own, Karen Cagan of
Accord. NY, Steve Stanton
of Phoenix, Arizona and
Bill Stanton and wife, Ja-
mie, of Myrtle Beach, SC.;
her brothers-in-law, Gilbert
Stanton and wife, Yoshiko
and David Stanton; her
sister-in-law, Shirley Kemp
and husband Fred, all of De-
Funiak Springs; five grand-
children, Bryan, Michael,
Chris, Travis, Mark and Su-
zane, and two great- grand-
children, Bivianna and Bry-
an also survive.
A memorial service was
held Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2009,
in Jerry Evans Chapel with
Rev. Rob West officating.



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"Cancer Freeze 2009"
will be held Feb. 7 at Lake
Jackson.in Florala, AL. This
will be the third annual
fundraising event, that be-
gan from a conversation be-
t.ween friends. In the past,
the proceeds have gone to
The American Cancer So-
ciety and Florala's Relay
for Life team; however this
year will be a little differ-
ent.
Julie-Layton Bryan is the'
five-year-old daughter of
Brad and Stephanie Bryan
of Florala. Julie is a beau-
tiful little girl who loves to
run and play and she loves
the color pink. Julie is just
like most other little girls
her age except for the fact
that Julie has been diag-
npsed with retinoblastoma
in her left eye. Retinoblas-
toma is a rapidly develop-
ing cancer which develops
in the cells of the retina,
the light sensitive cells of
the eye. Presently, Julie'
and her family are required
to travel to New York every
three weeks for treatment.
Friends have allowed the
family to use sky miles to
travel and a Private Angel
Flight was provided for the
first trip. They have also
been able to occasionally
stay at RoAald McDonald-
House while there. Even
with all this help, expenses
will be incurred and this is
where Cancer Freeze comes
in.
Please join us Feb. 7 at
12 p.m. at Lake Jackson to


Corey


Edwards is survived by
his father, Daniel Edwards
of Monticello, FL.; his
mother, Marianne Edwards
of Santa Rosa Beach, FL.;
maternal grandmother Bet-
ty Kafoury of Santa Rosa
Beach; two aunts, June Tay-
lor of Mississippi and Teresa
Pascoe of Santa Rosa Beach;
one uncle, Archie Charles
Edwards of Tennessee, and
special cousin, Natasha Pas-
coe of Santa Rosa Beach.
A Memorial service hon-
oring the life of Daniel Fritz
Edwards will be held at 2
p.m., Sunday, Jan. 25, 2009
at Faith Assembly Christian
Church, 306 South Geroni-
mo Street, Destin, FL.
The family requests help
with expenses. Donations
may be made to the Mari-
anne Edwards Trust Fund
at Trust Mark Bank,1884
CR-393 Santa Rosa Beach,
FL. 32459.
Friends and' friends may
go online to view obituaries,
offer condolences and sign
a guest book at www.clary-
glenn.com

, Clary-Glenn' Freeport
Chapel Funeral Home was
entrusted with the arrange-
ments.


Ruth Elaine Corey, 68, of
Freeport, FL., passed away
Jan. 19, 2009. She was born
Dec. 16, 1940, in DeFuniak
Springs, FL. to Harry and
Rosetta Williams Rowley.
I Corey had been a resi-
dent of Walton County most
of her life.. She was Method-
ist by faith and a member
of the Black Creek United
Methodist Church. She en-
joyed spending time with
her family, traveling and
helping take care of her
grandchildren.
Corey was preceded in
death by her parents; three
brothers, Malcolm Hardy,
Lonnie Hardy, and Harry
Rowley Jr.
Corey is survived by
her two sons, Tony Miller
and wife, Rose, of York,
PA. and Tim Miller 'and
wife, Theresa of Ponce de
Leon, FL.; one daughter,
Theresa Haugh and hus-
band, Mike, of Gettysburg,
PA.; three brothers, John
Hardy and wife, Betty, and
Nelsoni Rowley, all of Free-


take part in Cancer Freeze
2009. A minimum donation
of $20 will buy the opportu-
nity to ski, tube, wakeboard,
or kneeboard. Participants
this year will receive a Can-
cer Freeze t-shirt and sili-
cone bracelet. Previously,
only participants and volun-
teers have received shirts,
however this year shirts
will be on sale for $15 and
bracelets for $2. Hot coffee
and chili will also be served
for everyone on hand. Gary
.and Lynn Jones of Preci-
sion Image .Photography
will be taking photos of the
event. Gary has 25 years ex-
perience and was the 2004
Photographer of the Mont-
gomery Biscuits Class AA
affiliate of the Tampa Bay
Devil Ray Baseball team.
He is also an active member
of the Professional Photog-
raphers of America. Gary
has photographed local and
national events such as the
R+L Carriers Bowl game
that was telecast live on
ESPN,. where Troy Univer-
sity played Southern Miss in
the Superdome in New Or-
leans. Gary compiled photos
from last year's event, set
them to music and made a
DVD that will also be on dis-
play.

For more information
about this wonderful event
that will benefit this beau-
tiful little girl, go to www.
cancerfreeze.webs.com, or
Calebadavidson@yahoo.
com, or call (850) 978-3726.


George Washington "Following his brief inau-
gural address to the Congress, President George
Washington and his party walked over to St. Paul's
Church for divine services. His prayer that after-
noon was: 'Almighty God, we make our earnest
prayer that Thou wilt incline the hearts of the
citizens to cultivate a spirit of subordination and
obedience to government; to entertain a brotherly
affection and love for one another and for their
fellow-citizens of the United States at large.'





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port, and Wayne Clarke and
wife, Beth, of Tennessee;
three sisters, Betty Win-
ters of New Orleans, LA.,
Dorothy Ross and husband,
Joe, of DeFuniak Springs
and Ginger Clarke and hus-
band, Steve, of Mississippi;
five grandchildren, and two
great grandchildren.
A time of visitation will
be held from 6-8 p.m., Fri-
day, Jan. 23, 2009, at Clary-
Glenn Freeport Chapel
Funeral Home, 150 East
Highway 20, Freeport, FL.
32439.
Funeral services will be
conducted 'at 10 a.m., Satur-
day, Jan. 24, 2009, at Clary-
Glenn Freeport Chapel Fu-
neral Home.
Floral arrangements are
being accepted.
Burial will follow in the
Black Creek Cemetery.

Friends and family may
go online to view obituaries,
offer condolences and sign
guest book at www.clary-
glenn.com


Lake Jackson. Florala

Cancer Freeze 2009

to be held Feb. 7


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THE DeFUNIAK SPRINGS HERALD BREEZE, THURSDAY, JANUARY 22, 2009


Church [News


0Curves to host fundraiser

for St. Jude's Children

Research Hospital, Jan.24

^- Curves is' sponsoring a out and check us out at 756
r-n-ri ern ide alk sal i


for St. Judes Children's
Research Hospital on Jan.
24 from 7 a.m. until. Come


THE LIGHTHOUSE CHOIR


The Lighthouse Girls Choir will be performing and

giving testimonies January 25 at Westside Baptist


The Lighthouse Chil-
dren's Home of Tallahassee,
FL. will be visiting West-
side Baptist Church in De-


Funiak Springs on January
25 at 6:30 p.m.
They will be singing and
giving testimonies.


Everyone is invited ,to
come attend the service and
enjoy the fellowship of these
young ladies.


Westside Baptist Church
is located at 295 U.S. 331 N.
For more information Call
Randy 'Nelson at 892-2721.


February 1-7

Pleasant Grove Baptist Church to host revival


Revival services will
be held at Pleasant Grove
Baptist Church,' 5064 Hwy.
1883, DeFuniak Springs,
FL. with Rev. Phil McMil-
lian, interim pastor.
The revival will be held
Feb. 1 7, 2009 with Rev.
Bill Bozeman, evangelist.


Sunday, Feb. 1, 10:30 a.m.
Special, music by Robert and
James: 11:15 a.m. Wor-
ship service, Rev. Bozeman:
5 p.m. Special music by the
Staffords; 6 p.m. Worship
service, Rev. Bozeman. ;
Monday-Friday, Feb.2-
Feb. 6. 11 a.m. mid-day


Bible study, Rev. Bozeman,
"How to Handle Adversity
in your Life," 7 p.m. Wor-
ship service, Rev. Bozeman,
Saturday, Feb. 7, 6 p.m
Special music by Southern
Tradition. 7 p.m. Worship
service, Rev. Bozeman.
Special music every ser-


vice, Monday night: Eddie
Harrison, Tuesday night:,
* Alicia Davis, Wednesday:
Rhonda Skipper, and Thur-
day night:' Janet Mathews
and Friday night: Ann Har-
rison.

Everyone is welcome.


Celebrate Recovery 12-step program'


starting at Glendale Presbyterian


Anxiety, guilt, addiction,
depression, bitterness, an-
ger . had enough? Cel-
ebrate Recovery -might be
just what you are looking
for. Celebrate Recovery is a
Christ-centered 12-step pro-
gram that gives people the
resources and the relation-
ships to help them recover
from life's hurts, habits,-and
hang-ups. It was started in
1991 at Saddleback Church


in Lake Forest, CA. un-
der the leadership of John
Baker and pastor Rick War-
ren. Today the ministry of
Celebrate Recovery is found
in nearly 6,000 churches
worldwide.

Who is Celebrate Recov-
ery for? It is really for ev-
eryone because everybody
has been hurt, we all have
habits that aren't helpful,


and we all have hang-ups.
CR is also for anyone who is
having problems in relation-
ships, or who is dealing with
compulsive or addictive be-
havior. r.
Weekly meetings consist
of a meal, worship, teaching
that focuses on the Christ-
centered 12 steps and the
eight principles of the Road
to Recovery, testimonies,
and small share groups.


Celebrate Recovery starts
at Glendale Presbyterian
Church on Friday, Feb. 6,
and will meet each Friday
evening.

For more information,
visit www.glendalechurch.
org or call the church office
(850) 859 OQ80. GPC is lo-
cated 10 minutes north of
DeFuniak Springs on Hwy.
83.


Balduwin A 1 ve., -evi umaL..
Springs, FL. in front of
Curves. Donations wel-
comed and appreciated.


Christ standing


at the door

By: DR. ROBERT M. JAYE


Do not forget the majesty
and glory of Him who asks
for admission. In Revela-
tion 3:20, the Lord does just
that. "Behold, I stand at the
door and knock; if any man
hear my voice, and open the
door, I will come in to him,
and will sup with him, and
he with Me." He also gives
the right of sitting with Him
on His throne to those who
receive Him by opening the
door of their lives. Chris-
tians live in two worlds, and,
should shut their ears to the
chattering and noise of this
passing age, and listen to
Him who stands at the door
and knocks.
We should know that the
Savior never withdraws
Himself from the hearts
that are really open to Him.
He abides in them as they
abide in Him. There may be
ebbs and flows with us; but
He is always with us. Yet
the Lord of all worlds never
leaves the heart that opens
to Him.
We may expect His knock
when love is cooling. Did
not your heart beat quickly
when you first heard him
approaching? Do not, then,
be neither hot nor cold.
Lukewarm is offensive to
RHim who knows our souls.
Keep your heart alive for
the Lord's way and will! He
will restore your heart to
love, and love to your soul.


We can expect His knock-
ing presence with us when
we go forth into the world.
The Master expects us to be
in His presence while we are
in this cruel place. Wherev-
er we go, we can expect to
know that the Lord is with
us. He lets us know by that
knocking at the door, as if
to say, "I am here. Take Me
with you and I will call you
by name, for you are Mine.,"

Is not there great comfort
in the knocking presence of
the Lord? There should be
all grace acknowledged as
we do our best to live for
Him and honor Him in our
lives. He would not knock if
He did not expect to enter
with a blessing. Keep your
heart always open to Him.


Twenty-five ways to buildup a church

By REV. DR. G. CHARLES SA'TERWHITE, PASTOR


1. Ignite the spiritual fires
of your own soul.
2. Carefully study your Bi-
ble with the aid of good re-
source materials.
3. Remember you are the
church; the place where you
study and worship on Sun-,
day is a building.
4. Support your church fel-
lowship with regular atten-
dance.
5. Frequently pray for your
church leaders.
6. Look for ways to encour-
age your brothers and sis-
ters in Christ.
7. Discover your own unique
and best method of witness-


ing to others and do it ;of-
ten.
8. Give freely and gener-
ously of your time, talents,
money, and prayers, remem-
bering all that you have or
ever hope to have belongs to
God.
9. Believe in your church
and speak highly of its ac-
complishments, and possi-
bilities.
10. Systematically invite
people to attend study and
worship with you on Sun-
day as well as on other oc-
casions.
11. Don't spend a lot of time
criticizing others for what


your church is not doing. Do
something yourself.
12. When you use your
church building facilities,
seek to leave it better than
when you found it.
13. Frequently ask your
church leaders, "What can I
do t6 help?"
14. When you are prone to
criticize your minister and
others, remember that they
are human and therefore
also make their fair share of
mistakes.
15. Refuse to harbor hard
feelings toward anyone.
16. When you, attend a
church business meeting,


attend, with a Christ-like
spirit.'Look for the good and
the constructive.
17. Encourage frequent and'
wise use of your church
building facilities.
18. Endeavor to get all the
facts about events, happen-
ings, and decisions in your
church before offering your
advice on most subjects.
19. Lend your enthusias-
tic support to new forms of
worship, programming, and
outreach.
20. Be an active member of
a prayer and work group.
21. When your co-workers
do something worthwhile,


tell them about it.
22. When members sin, love
them, forgive them, care for
them, and let bygones be by-
gones.
23. Dare to dream creative
and constructive dreams of
what your church can be-
come.

24. Pursue your creative
and constructive dreams
for your church as if your
church depended on you and
you alone.
25. In all things for your
Christian life and church,
first of all ask, "What would
Jesus do?"


Rev. Dr. G. Charles Sat-
terwhite, Pastor





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Registration Fee $12.00
(Make checks payable to Florala First United Methodist Church)
BREAKFAST AND LUNCH ARE INCLUDED
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Paxton boys cruise past Walton girls win double i

Freeport 63-40 OT thriller
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South Walton boys rout Northview 64-39


By PATRICK CASEY force 12 first-half turnovers. South Walton struggled Seahawks face Pensacc
The South Walton boys Northview struggled with with their perimeter shoot- Catholic on Friday night
basketball team got 16 poor shooting as they hit ing, but were more than a 7 p.m. in their final distr:
points from David Key as only 10 shots from the floor match for a Northview team game of the year. The Se
they defeated Northview for the entire game and they that has had little go right hawks lost to the Crusade
the second time this season fell to 0-14 on the year with this season. 53-51 in December, but ca
by a score of 64-30. the loss. Game Notes: South Wal- shake hp the district ra
: The Seahawks raced to Shane Seeger added 13 ton has already set a school with a win. South Walt.
( 44-17 halftime lead as points and Jake Wright record with 12 wins, sur- had been 0-6 against Nort
Torthview's inexperience had 11 as the Seahawks im- passing the old high mark of view until, winning bo
allowed South Walton to proved to 12-5 on they year. nine under Mark Cozzie. The games this season.


2009-10 High School Football Class Assignments Announced


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Dy PATRICK CASEY
: The Florida High School
Athletic Association has an-
'ounced their final reclassi-
fication plan for schools that
play high school football
throughout the state for the
upcoming 2009 and 2010
high school football seasons.
The state typically updates
schools classifications every
2-4 years.
The state will once again
feature eight classifications
with the dividing lines be-,
tween the classifications for
ihe 2009-10 through 2010-'
1-1 school yeais are as fol-
lows:
Class 6A (78) schools with
2363 or more students;
Class 5A (66) schools with
2015 to 2362 students;
Class 4A (71) schools with
1740 to 2014 students;
-Class 3A (94) schools-with
3391 to 1739.students;
'Class 2A (36) schools with
f,015 to. 1390 students;'
.Class 2B (57) schools with
522 to 1014 students;
-'Class 1A (52) schools with
259 to 521 students; and
'Class 1B (59) schools with
258 or less students. ,.
+ Walton moves 9,. a.
Olass 2A team to Crass 2B
vith South Waltoni moving
from Class 2B to Class A.
Freeport remains a Class A
team for the next twlo spa-
sons.
South Walton, Noithvi'ew
and Panama City Bozeman
were originally going to be
put into Class 2B with Wal-


ton, Marianna, Pensacola
Catholic and Chipley, but
the three schools petitioned
the. state to move down to
Class A and the petition
was granted. Chipley also
tried to petition their way
out of Class 2B to Class A,
but the state ,disallowed it
due to Chipley's larger size
in school population.
Freeport and South Wal-
ton will now have to face
each other as the two occupy
the same district, while Wal-
ton has the toughest task
ahead of the county's three
football-playinig schools as
the Braves must find seven
opponents to fill out there
schedule. Complicating
matters is the fact that nine
teams make up District 1 of
Class A, leaving those nine
teams needing only two
non-district games to fill oiur
their regular season sched-
ules.
"We are going to face some,
very difficult scheduling is-
sues," Walton Head Football
Coach Lenny Jankowski
commented on Friday night,
after the updated plan was
released by the FHSAA.
"We will. either have to play
much larger schools in the
area, find out of state teams,,
or *hope some of the Class B
teams, (such as FAMU High
and. Graceville) are willing'
to schedule us. The state
did us no favors by increas-
ing our district by only one
team. We have three district
games, which is better than


two, but that still means one
of our two years we will have
only one district home game.
A lot of teams we played last
year (Baker, Vernon, Free-
port, Holmes County) are
in the nine-team district of
Class A, so they won't have
many open dates in their
schedules."
South Walton Head Foot-
ball Coach David Barron.
was happy that his team
won their appeal and was
able to stay in a fairly fa-
miliar district. "We played a
lot of those same teams last
year and can compete in that
district. I only have to find a
team to play in Week 1 and
the final week of the season.
Everything else will be a
district game. It will give us
a ton of importance to our
regular season games."
Coaches throughout the
state will be attending dis-
trict meetings in the next
two weeks to begin to put
together schedules for the
2009 season. The teams
that fall into large districts
will have a much easier
time putting together their
full schedules quickly, while
teams like Walton will have
to spend a lot of time on
the phone looking for oppo-
nents. It remains to be seen
whether Walton will have
Freeport and South Walton'
as non-district opponents.
Should the superintendent
wish all three teams to play
each other, that would leave
Freeport and South Walton


with only one team left to
find for the regular season
to fill out their schedules.
According to the state
formula, Walton will likely
have their district games in
Week 6, 8 and 10, with the
other seven weeks made up
of non-district games. Each
team in the state also has at
least one bye week during
the 11-week regular season.

Class 2B
District 1
Marianna
Pensacola Catholic
Walton
Chipley

District 2
Florida High
Fort White
Madison Co.
Taylor Co.
Union Co.

Class A
District 1
Baker
Bozeman
Freeport
Holmes Co.
Jay
Northview
Sneads
South Walton
Vernon -

District 2
Blountstown
Franklin Co.
Liberty Co.
Port St. Joe
West Gadsden
Wewahitchka


Top Performers in January


By PATRICK CASEY
Lee Paulk- This Walton
senior had a week to dream
6f. Patulk proved to be in the.
Zine with a three-pointer to
peat Samson 66-64 at the
utizzer on January 13, then
tied the South Walton game
with 10 seconds left on a
' three-point shot that sent
the game into overtime.
P aulkhit for 20 against SamL-
sbn and 21 vs South Walton.
Her final three-pointer(of
seven made) gave Walton a
5'9-54' lead in double over-
time as they claimed their
frst regular season district
title.since the 1990s.
Betsy Stevenson- The
Walton- senior put up, 43
points as her team beat
Marianna, Samson and
South Walton in the span
of four days. Stevenson
las played in 97 games at
Valton(hasn't missed a
a.me in her four year ca-
teer) and will top 100 games
played versus Chipley on


IVHS stud
] Five students from the
Walton High School Band
4ill be participating in the
A6th Annual Southeastern
united States Concert Band
linic and Honor Bands.
Jhe event will be held Feb-
Aiary 5- February 7, 2009
hn the Troy University cam-
,us in Troy, Alabama. This
musical event will feature a
variety, of activities, includ-
i ig concerts, rehearsals,
scholarship auditions, and
inics. The culmination of
t'Ie weekend will be the con-
c rt by the Honor Bands.
I Students chosen to par-
icipate were selected based
a their musical achieve-
ents, the director's recom-
mendation, and Honor Band
iAstrumentation.


January 26. Stevenson will
also become a 1,000-point
scorer for Walton in the
near future, a feat rarely
,surpassed in Walton lore.
Nikki Blalock- The Free-
port junior leads the Bull-
dogs in scoring and put up
25 points in the Bulldogs 52-'
26 win over Blountstown on
January 6..

Jasmine Flock- The Ponce
de Leon freshman scored 20
of her team's 45 .points in
a 45-29 victory over Poplar
Springs on January 6.
Uriel Baza- The Walton
soccer player scored both of
his team's goals in a 2-1 win
over Freeport on January 6.
Shane Seeger- He now
owns South Walton's single
game scoring record as he
put up 39 points in a boys
basketball game. that the.
Seahawks won over S.L.
Jones 93-60 on January 9.
Dannica .Mosher- This
.Lady Bulldog helped Free-


port to a 55-32 victory over
P.C. Bozeman by scoring 21
points on January 9.
Mike Kitzler- Walton got
three goals from Kitzler in a
5-1 win over Port St. Joe on
January 10.
' Bryce Sefo- Freeport beat
Marianna 6-1 in soccer on
January 12 and Sefo scored
three goals in the win. Sefo
pulls the hat trick again
three days later in a 3-1 win
over P.C. Bozeman.
Jasmine Moore- The
only junior on the Walton
girls basketball team lit
up Marianna for 21 second
half points as Walton came
back to beat the Bulldogs
62-55 on January 12. Moore
hit 12-of-14 free throws in
that game, then hit a shot to
send the game with Samson
into overtime the next night
while scoring 21 points
again on January 13.
Tory Serigne- The Pirates
got 28 points from Serigne
in a 77-65 loss to Baker on


January 13.
David Key- South Wal-
ton's senior point guard had
a field day at Liberty County
as he put up 26 points in a
66-32 win for the Seahawks
on January 13.
Zack Vickers- The Paxton
senior threw down 24 points
against Escambia Charter
on January 15 then dropped
25 on Laurel Hill the next
night.

Demitrius Moore- This
Paxton junior added 20
points against Escambia
Charter on January 15.
Gypsy Griffin- The lead-
ing scorer for the Ponce
de Leon Pirates put up 20
points to lead her squad to
a 48-37 victory.over Jay on
January 8.
Joe Arrant- The Ponce
de Leon boys basketball
player put up 23 points as
the Pirates fell to Pensacola
Christian on the road 62-50
on January 16.


ents selected for Honor Band


STUDENTS FROM WJIS BAND are (L-R) Andrew Patzig, Zambia Campbell, David
Riggs, Nathan Frymire, and William Lake.


SOUTH WALTON'S DAVID KEY(3) scored 16 points as
the Seahawks routed Northview 64-30 at home on Friday.

Rick Dixon named Walton

baseball coach


By PATRICK CASEY
Walton Senior High
School Principal, Russell
Hughes has named Rick
Dixon as the new head base-
ball coach for the Braves.
Dixon takes over for Ter-
ry Cadenhead, who resigned
. the job in December after
three seasons and a 30-44
record due to personal rea-
sons. Dixon, who was hired
to be a history teacher in
August of this past year, will
continue to serve in that ca-
pacity as he takes over the
baseball program.
Dixon served as head.
coach of the John Carroll
High School baseball pro-
gram from 1983-2000 and
has 14 20-wiri seasons on
his resume. His teams have
won 12 district champion-
ships while making two


Final Four appearances.
He holds a career record of
430-136-1 and was chosen
as Florida Class 2A Coach
of the Year in 1994.
Dixon's last 'head coach-
ing job was at Lincoln Park
Academy in 2003 where his
squad posted a 22-5 record.


2008 HIGH SCHOOL
BOYS BASKETBALL STANDINGS
.(AS OF JAN 17)


CLASS A, DISTRICT 1
District
W L
Paxton 8 0
.Escambia Ch. 5 2
Gainer 3 3
Laurel Hill 2 4
Central 1 4
Rocky Bayou 0 6


CLASS 2A, DISTRICT 1
District
W L
Baker 8 0
Pens Christian 5 1
Jay 4 4
Freeport 3 4
PDL 2 7
Vernon 1 7


CLASS 3A, DISTRICT 1
District
W L
Pen. Catholic 4 0
Walton 3 1
South Walton 2 3
Northview 0 5


Overall
W L
15 3
8 6
4 8
7 8
7 8
3 9


Overall
W L
16 2
10 3
12 4
8 7
7 12
1 13


Overall
W L
11 6
10 7
12 5
0 14


2008 HIGH SCHOOL
GIRLS BASKETBALL STANDINGS
(AS OF JAN 17)


CLASS A, DISTRICT 1
District Overall
W L W L
Paxton 6 0 13 6
Rocky Bayou 3 2 11 3
Central 1 3 9 9
Laurel Hill 0 5 3 13


CLASS 2A, DISTRICT 1
District
W L
PDL 6 0
Baker 6 1
Jay 3 5
Freeport 2 4
Vernon 0 7


CLASS 3A, DISTRICT 1
District
W L
Walton 5 0
South Walton 4 1
Pens. Catholic 2 2
Northview 0 6


Overall
W L
15 4
9 8
9 8
11 8
0 14


Overall
W L
13 5
16 5
9 10
2 14










THE DeFUNIAK SPRINGS HERALD BREEZE, THURSDAY, JANUARY 22. 2009 PAGE 9-B


Paxton boys cruise past Freeport 63-40


By PATRICK CASEY
The Paxton Bobcats im-
proved to 13-3 on the year
with a 63-40 home victory
over the Freeport Bulldogs.
Shaq Jackson scored 18
points while Zack Vickers
scored 13 points and Colby
Forehand added 10 points as
Paxton jumped out to a 21-5
lead after the first quarter


of play.
The Bobcats


increased


the lead to 32-11 at half-
time as Freeport could not'
get their shots to fall in the
first half of play. Complicat-
ing matters for the Bulldogs
was early foul trouble to
Area 5 leading scorer John-
ny McCormick as he picked
up four fouls in the first half
of play and had to watch a
good portion of the first half
from the bench.
McCormick returned to


the line-up in the second
half and would up lead-
ing the Bulldogs in scoring
with 15 points on the night,
the only Freeport player to
reach double figures.

With the early lead, Pax-
ton was able to play deep
into their bench as they.ro-
tat,ed players at will to hold
a 47-28 lead after three
quarters.


Game notes: The two
teams will play in Freeport
on February 5. Paxton now
holds a 12-11 series ad-
vantage dating back to the
1995-96 season. Freeport
coach David Burke is 9-8 vs
Paxton in his career while
Paxton coach Jeff Bradley
is 8-9 vs Freeport. A Pax-
ton win in February would
knot each coach's record
against the other at 9-9.


Paxton won the junior var-
sity game against Freeport
46-42. Paxton added a 71-66
win over Escambia Charter
and a win at Laurel Hill to
improve to 15-3 on the year.
Freeport is 8-6 after the
loss to Paxton. and has lost
five of their last six games.
Alex Newkirk was held to
four points by the Bobcats
and is struggling with his
outside shot currently. He


is second to McCormick iri
scoring, but until his shot
comes back, the Bulldogs
will struggle to win. Paxton
added a 74-56 win over La4-
rel Hill to their victory total
as the Bobcats are 15-3 and
on the verge of wrapping up
another District 1, Class A
regular season crown. Free-
port lost a close game to Jay
44-42 on Friday and is no*
8-7 on the year.


ZACK VICKERS(24) scored 13 points versus the Bull-
dogs as Paxton won the first meeting between the two teams
this season


FREEPORT'S CLAYTON JONES(35) works for a basket
during the Bulldogs 46-42 junior varsity loss to Paxton last
week.


PAXTON JUNIOR DEMITRIUS MOORE(l) helped
Paxton to wins over Escambia Charter, Freeport and Laurel
Hill last week. The Bobcats are 15-3 on the season and un-
defeated in their district. ,


Sports News and Notes


By PATRICK CASEY
Girls soccer district tour-
naments begin this week.
South Walton enters the
District 1, Class 3A tourna--
ment as the No. 2-seed and
will face No. 3-seed Mari-
anna in the'first round on
Tuesday. (Details were not
available at press time.) A
win by the Seahawks would
likely earn them a third
meeting with top-seeded
Pensacola Catholic for the
district title later this week.
The Seahawks have lost a
pair of one-goal games to
the Crusaders this season.
Glen Coffee leaves Ala-
bama after rushing for 1,383
yards on 233 carries and
10 touchdowns during his
junior campaign, which is
tied for the second-highest
sirgle-season total in school
history. He rushed for 2,107
yards during his three years
in Tuscaloosa and finishes
11th on the Crimson Tide's


all-time rushing list.
FAMU High School
opened their new basketball
gym with a 78-71 win over
Florida High in early Janu-
ary. Paxton may get a chance
to visit the new facility later
this season if the boys wind
up having to travel for a re-
match of last year's Region
Final. Of course, that is. as-
suming they both make it
that far.
Four players from the re-
gion, Pensacola Escambia
running back Trent Rich-
ardson, Tallahassee Godby
quarterback A.J. Graham,
North Florida Christian
linebacker Cody Ledford
and Madison County tail-
back Chris Thompson, won
state Player of the Year
honors in their respective
classifications.
Graham won Class 3A
honors after a senior season
that saw him throw for 3,870
yards and 38 touchdowns.


He.also rushed for 564 yards
and 10 more touchdowns in
leading the Cougars to the
Class 3A state title game.
Graham, who also plays bas-
ketball, has yet to announce
his college of choice.

Ledford, a Tulane comt
mitment, was credited with
160 tackles (28 for-losses)
and four sacks as he helped
lead his team to the Class 1A
state title. He also rushed
for 408 yards and scored 12
touchdowns.
Thompson, a Florida State
commitment, rushed for
1,420 yards despite missing
at least three games with an
ankle injury. After leading
Madison County to an un-
defeated season, Thompson
did not play in the Cowboys
Class 2A semi-final Joss to
Jacksonville Bolles because
of the injury.
The four stars are now
finalists for the state's Mr.


Paxton Dixie Youth registration


The Paxton Dixie Youth
Association will hold reg-
istration for both baseball
and softball every Saturday
during the month of Janu-
ary. Registration will be


held from 9 a.m., until 2 p.m.
at the Paxton Agriculture
building. The fee is $35 for
the first child and $30 for
each additional child. Chil-
dren from the ages of 4-14


can register.

For. more information,
contact Christa Mitchell at
850-428-3298 or Marie Car-
roll at 850-859-9929.


DeFuniak Little League registration


The DeFuniak -Springs
Little League will be holding
registration throughout the
month of January for base-
ball, softball, and T-ball at
the DeFuniak Springs Little
League Park. Registration
will take place on Saturday,
January 24 and 31 from 10
a.m. until 5 p.m. Additional


sign-up dates will be Thurs-
day, January 22, Tuesddy,
January 27, and Thursday,
'January 29, from 4-8 p.m.
The cost is $45 per child
and can be paid by cash,
check, or credit card (Visa,
MasterCard and American
Express) for registration
fees. Registration '* forms


are also available at www.
eteamz.com/defuniak-
springslittleleague. Scholar-
ships are available for those
who qualify. For scholarship
information, contact Bertha
Hood at 892-3615.,
For more information,
call Ronny Murphy at 850-
259-7757.


WHS Band All-State participants


In September 2008, stu-
dents from the Walton High
School Band auditioned to
participate in the 2008-2009
Florida Music Educators
National Conference All-
State Concerts.. .
Two students from the l
*WHS Band were selected w'-- -'
and performed in the All-
State Small Schools Honor
Band, Alexandria Salyers,
clarinet, and Andrew Patz-
ig, trumpet. The concert was
held in Tampa on Saturday,
January 10, 2009.


Football award, which is
sponsored by the Florida Di-
ary Farmers. The other win-
ners, listed by classification:
Will Powers, Jupiter Chris-
tian (Class IB); Nu'keese
Richardson, Pahokee (Class
2B); Aaron Murray, Tampa
Plant (Class 4A); Eugene
Smith, Miramar (Class 6A).
Marianna High School
volleyall player Randa Hick-
man signed last week to
play volleyball for the Gulf
Coast Lady Commodores.
Hickman becomes the sec-
ond, Lady Bulldog player
this season to move on to
the next level as she joins
teammate Jordan Sonaglia,
who will be playing for Pen-
sacola Junior College. Hick-
man, played four years at
the high school level and is
entering her second year of
club volleyball. She has been
a middle hitter while under
Marianna coach Belinda
Christopher, but says she
may be moved to outside
hitter for t.he Lady Commo-
dores.
Tallahassee Chiles Prin-
cipal Alan Cox hired Barney
Myers to be the school's next
football coach. Myeis has
worked on coaching staffs
with North Florida Chris-
tian head coach Tim Cokely,
Madison County head coach
Frankie Carroll and Lincoln
defensive coordinator Wade
Rollinson. Myers has been
at Thomasville Brookwood
School the last two years.
He served as the defensive
coordinator and offensive
line coach along with help-


ing coordinate the War-
riors' special teams. Myers
replaces Art Witters, who
in two seasons as the Tim-
berwolves coach managed a
record of 5-14-1.
Josh Sitton, a 2004 Pen-'
sacola CatholiciHigh gradu-
ate, battled through knee
and ankle injuries during
his rookie season with the
Green Bay Packers. Sitton
was able to make two starts
at right guard including the
Packers, final game, a 31-21
win over Detroit that left
the Lions 0-16 for the sea-
son. Sitton was a four-year
starter at the University
Sof Central Florida and was
selected by the Packers in
the 4th round of the 2008
NFL Draft in April. Sitton
and former Escambia High
defensive tackle Ahytba Ru-
bin (6th round, Cleveland
Browns) were .the only two
Pensacola-native rookies to
open the season on an NFL
roster.
Taylor' County tried to
lure away Madison County
football coach Frankie Car-
roll, but Carroll turned them
down last week. Smart move.
Though Taylor Cbunty has
had some good teams, Madi-
son is a state power in foot-
ball. Unless Taylor County
was offering a significant
pay raise, it made sense for
Carroll to stay there.
LeGarrette Blount
dropped by his hometown olf
Perry on New Year's Eve, a
day after scoring a victory-
sealing touchdown in the
Ducks 42-31 win over Okla-


homa State in the Holiday
Bowl. Blount is currently
at the University -of Ore-
gon, where he now is a stu-
dent and a football player.
Blount, who at one time had
committed to Florida State,
is now a political science
major and, with his 6-foot-2,
240'i'nd frame, is consid-
ered an NFL prospect after
he finishes at Oregon next
year.

College football signing
day is quickly approaching:
Escambia High School run-
ning back Trent Richardsoni
says he's still committed t6
the University of Alabama,.
ESPN and ESPN2 com-
bined to televise 23 college
football bowl games and
averaged 2,810,000 homes
(an increase of eight per-
cent over the 2007-08 bowl
season). The Champs Sports
Bowl (FSU vs Wisconsin)
had the second-highest rat-
ings of any bowl in ESPN
telecast history, trailing
only the 2006 Alamo Bowl
between Iowa and Texas.
The 2008 Roady's Humani-
tarian Bowl showcased the.
greatest TV ratings' im-
provement, finishing with a
2.44 compared to a 0.77 in
2007.
Florida State and USF
will play their first-ever
football game in 2009 in
Tallahassee with a return
contest in Tampa in 2012.
Contact Patrick Casey at
The DeFuniak Herald with
your local sports notes at:
heraldsports@aol.com.


'ENJOY 8OWl

F OTBrGSA, iL
AND'
HOT WINGS!


WHS BAND ALL-STATE PARTICIPANTS from left are
Alexandria Salyers, clarinet, and Andrew Patzig, trumpet.








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THE DeFUNIAK SPRINGS HERALD BREEZE, THURSDAY, JANUARY 22,2009

WDF Bee Bops to open for "Agbedidi Africa"
The West DeFuniak El-
ementary School Bee Bops
will be opening for the Uni-
versity of Florida's dance
group, "Agbedidi Africa"
at the Boys and Girls Club ,
building on January 30 at 2
6:30 p.m. The performance
is part of the Fl6rida Chau-
tauqua Center's evening As-
sembly performances. V .
The West DeFuniak .El- "
ementary School Bee Bops,
under the direction of Renee
Riggs, is a group of audi-
tioned student performers
who provide entertainment
throughout the school year
at community and school _4!
functions.
For details on Bee Bops'
performance dates and The 2008-2009 West DeFuniak Elementary School Bee Bops include (L-R) liannah
times, go to the West De- Hoose, Leil Hazzard, Courtney Chesser, Haley Hurley, Tyger Adams, Hannah Ray.
funiak Elementary School Middle (L-R) Mark Shinberger, Kayla O'Brian, Ethan Hagan, Jamison Minniefield, Ta-
Web page at www.walton. kylah Glenn, Skylar Hagan, Marcella Randolph.
kl2.fl.us. Back (L-R) Cynthia Espinoza-Garcia, Chelsey Griggs, Asia Davis, Kiran Watters, Bai-
ley Carter, Vincent Elio, Zoe Contreras.


WMS students enjoy Shadow-day


On December 11, sti
enrolled in Career Tec
Education (CTE) clas
the Walton Career
opment Center took
role of mentors to 76 \

High Schc

Basketba

Scores

Monday- January 12
Walton Girls
Marianna

Paxton Girls
Laurel Hill

PDL Girls
Vernon

Tuesday- January 13
Walton Girls
Samson, AL(OT)

Walton Boys
Samson, AL

South Walton
Liberty Co. Girls

South Walton
Liberty Co. Boys

Paxton Boys
Freeport

Baker
PDL Boys

Thursday- January 15
Walton Girls 2(OT)
South Walton

Freeport Girls
P.C. Arnold

Paxton Boys
Escambia Ch.

Paxton Girls
Baker

South Walton'
PDL Boys

Cottondale
PDL Girls

Friday- January 16
South Walton
Northview Girls

South Walton
Northview Boys

Jay Boys
Freeport

Jay Girls (OT)
Freeport

Crestview
Walton Boys

Pens Christian
PDL Boys

Paxton Boys
Laurel Hill


udents Middle School 8th-grade stu-
,hnical dents. The first of its kind in
sses at this district, the peer shad-
Devel- owing idea is the brainchild
on the of WMS career exploration
Walton teacher Laurie Cook. Af-
ter receiving approval from
ol Principal' Tripp Hope, Cook
1 met with WCDC principal
11 Mike Davis and career coun-
selors Sue Ellen Colin and
Cindy Anderson to pitch the'
idea of peer shadowing to
replace the 8th-grade tours
students had made in past
62' years. Everyone enthusias-
55 tically agreed that this type
of career exploration would
56 be beneficial to the devel-
30 opment of the 8th-graders'
electronic Personal Edu-
Def cation Planners (ePEPs),
which is one of the require-
ments for promotion.for stu-
dents entering, 9th grade in
66 the 2009-2010 school year.
64 This activity did not come
about without' much plan-
67 ning by the middle school
44 students enrolled in the
required career explora-
56 tion class. Cook's students
13 devoted a great amount of
time studying their apti-
66 tudes and interests and how
32 they- fit into the 16 career
clusters. The students then
63 made two choices of specific
40 career areas to be. shadowed
at Walton Career Develop-
77 meant Center.
65- Meanwhile, at the CDC,
the students and instruc-
5 tors were anxious to share
66 their knowledge and skills
56 with the younger students.
The career counselor pre-
68 pared a passport for the 8th
45 graders to use as they shad-
owed their older peers. The
71 information on the passport
66 required involvement and
interaction with their cho-
37 sen careers' instructors and
18 student mentors and had to
be obtained before the 8th
90 grader could move to the
75 next career exploration. The
completed passport was also
33 their ticket to board their
25 bus- to return to the middle
school.
From the feedback re-
61 ceived, the day was a great
23 success. WMS students
gained a new perspective of
64 career education as it per-
30 tains to their secondary as
well as their post-secondary
44 pursuits. WCDC students
42 found the value of learn-
ing by teaching. According
38 to Anderson, the consensus
34 seemed to be that the peer
shadowing was beneficial,


52.
44

62
50

74
56


meaningful and valuable to
all students, CE instruc-
tors, and WMS chaperones
- and will help students ap-
preciate the "three Rs" of
education in the new millen-
nium rigor, relevance, and
relationships.

For more information
about career exploration


and the requirement for
developing the electronic
Personal Education Planner
prior to enter into a Florida
public high -school, contact
the child's guidance coun-
selor, career exploration
teacher, or Cindy Anderson,
Walton School District's ca-
reer counselor for middle
and high school students.
I F


WMS STUDENTS got a hands-on look at a variety of
career possibilities from older WCDC students during the
peer-mentoring career day event held at Walton Career De-
velopment Center in DeFuniak Springs.'


PAGE 11-B

School Sports Calendar

Thursday- January 22
Wewahitchka at South Walton Boys Basketball
4:30/7:30 p.m.
Pensacola Christian at Paxton Boys Basketball 5/6:30
p.m.
Wewahitchka at South Walton Girls Basketball 6 p.m.
Walton Girls Basketball at Pensacola Catholic 6/7:30
p.m.
Freeport at PDL Girls Basketball 6/7:30 p.m.
P.C. Bozeman at Freeport Boys Basketball 6/7:30 p.m.

Friday- January 23
Northview at Walton Boys Basketball 5/6:30 p.m.
Pensacola Catholic at South Waltonr Boys Basketball
5:30/7 p.m.
Chipley at Freeport Soccer 6 p.m.
Baker at PDL Girls Basketball 6/7:30 p.m.
South Walton at Paxton Girls Basketball 6/7:30 p.m.
Pensacola Christian at Freeport Boys Basketball 6/7:30
p.m.

Saturday- January 24
Baker at Paxton Boys Basketball 5:30/7:30 p.m.
PDL Boys Basketball at Bethlehem 6/7:30 p.m.

Monday- January 26
South Walton at P.C. Arnold Girls Basketball 5/6:30
p.m.
South Walton Boys Basketball at Bethlehem 5:30/7
p.m.
Walton Girls Basketball at Chipley 6/7:30 p.m.
Freeport Girls Basketball at Laurel Hill 6/7:30 p.m.
Holmes Co. at Paxton Girls Basketball 6:30 p.m.

Tuesday- January 27
Walton Boys Basketball at Samson 4:30/7:30 p.m.
South Walton at Freeport Girls Basketball 5:30/7 p.m.
Walton Girls Basketball at Samson 6 p.m.
PDL Girls Basketball at Chipley 6/7:30 p.m.
Freeport at PDL Boys Basketball 6/7:30 p.m.


DURING PEER SHADOWING DAY, Walton Career De-
velopment Center students discovered the value of learning
by teaching the 8th-grade WMS students.


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Walton girls win double OT thriller


By PATRICK CASEY
The Walton Lady Braves
got a three-point shot from
senior Lee Paulk at the end
of regulation to force over-
time and six critical points
from senior Betsy Steven-
son in two overtime frames
to take a 66-56 victory over
the South Walton Seahawks
in a District 1, Class 3A con-
test.
The game, which allowed
Walton's girls to capture
their first regular season
crown in years, allows Wal-
ton to claim the top seed
in the District 1, Class 3A
tournament, which they will
host the first week of Febru-
ary.
The contest was a tight
affair for the 40 minutes the
two teams faced off. Neither
team held more than a two-
point lead at the end of any


quarter or overtime frame
until the Braves pulled
away in the second overtime
with a 12-2 run.
Lee Paulk scored 21
points while Betsy Steven-
son added 17 and Jasmine
Moore tallied 14 points.
Moore was held scoreless
in the first half, but went
off for 12 points in the third
quarter alone.

South Walton (15-5) got
20 points from sophomore
Sam Snider while Julie Wil-
liamson added 11. Walton
(13-5) was able to hit 13-of-
26 free throws on the night,
with Stevenson hitting 7-of-
15 to keep the Braves even
with the Seahawks.
The two teams combined
to make 16 three-point
shots with Lee Paulk can-
ning her last three-pointer


after Braves point guard
Tori Lincoln had scored at
the beginning of the second
overtime to give Walton
a 59-54 advantage. South
Walton was unable to hit
from outside in the final
four-minute overtime pe-
riod as they managed only
two Julie Williamson free
throws.

South Walton's Julie Wil-
liamson had given the Sea-
hawks a 50-47 lead with a
three-pointer with 16 sec-
onds left, only to have Lee
Paulk match her basket
with 10 seconds left after a
Walton time out.
The game was played
about as evenly as the crowd
could've asked for and each
team put together runs, but
the margin was rarely more
than six points for either


side until the final over-
time.
Walton had defeated
Samson on Tuesday 66-64
in overtime as Lee Paulk
nailed a three-point shot at
the end of overtime to send
Samson home with a 66-64
defeat. Paulk won the con-
test after teammate Jas-
mine Moore had tied the
game at the end of regula-
tion. Moore scored 21 points
for the-second night in a row
while Paulk added 20 and
Betsy Stevenson 18.
Walton opened the week
by defeating Marianna 62-
55 as the Braves rallied from
a 27-22 halftime deficit as
Jasmine Moore caught fire
by scoring 21 points in the
second half 'after being shut-
out in the first 16 minutes
of play. Three other Walton
players hit double figures as


Betsy Stevenson added 14
points with Tori Lincoln and
Lee Paulk adding 12 points
apiece. Particularly impres-
sive was Walton's free throw
shooting as the team hit 19-
of-24 shots from the charity
stripe while Jasmine Moore
made 12-of-14 shots there
herself.

Each team had nine turn-
overs in the contest as both
teams did a good job work-
ing out of their half-court of-
fenses.
Game Notes: Walton is
11-4 against South Walton
and has put together an
eight-game winning streak
in the series. The win earns
Walton an opening round
game with Northview, a
team that has managed only
two wins so far this season,
in the opening round of the


district tournament in early
February. Walton hosts the
tournament this year and
a victory against the Chiefs
would set Walton up against
the winner of the South
Walton-Pensacola Catholic
game for their first district
championship since 1995-
96. Walton now holds a 14-
10 record against Marianna
since the 1993-94 season
and the Braves are 9-3 at
home against the Bulldogs
during that span. Walton
has won six of the last seven
meetings with Marianna.
The Braves may see Mari-
anna in the first round of the
state playoffs, depending
on how both district races
shake out. Terry McClure is
47-28 in three years at Wal-
ton while Kevin Craig holds
an 81-49 mark in five years
at South Walton.


SOUTH WALTON'S JAMIE DELANEY(32) is guard by
Walton's Delaney Bell(14) during the Braves shutdown with
the Seahawks on Thursday.


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SOUTH WALTON'S TIFFANY SNIDER(44) and Wal-
ton's Delaney Bell(14) compete for the basketball on the
opening tip of the game. Walton won the regular season dis-
trict title with a 66-56 win in double overtime.


JASMINE MOORE(15) scored all 21 of her points in the
second half as the Braves rallied for a victory over Mari-
anna 62-55.


ID


SOUTH WALTON'S.VIVIAN RODRIGUEZ(22) goes up
for a rebound as Walton's Casey Perkins(25) gives chase.


WALTON POINT GUARD TORI LINCOLN(22) had a
key basket at the start of the second overtime as Walton de-
feated South Walton 66-65.


MARIANNA TRIED TO SANDWICH Betsy Stevenson
last week, but the senior scored 43 points in three games
as the Braves won the regular season district title and im-
proved to 13-5 on the year.


Stevenson named Small School Player of the Year


By PATRICK CASEY
Walton High School se-
nior Betsy Stevenson was
named the All Sports Asso-
ciation/Daily News Player of
the Year for small schools in
December for her effort dur-
ing the 2008 high school vol-
leyball season.

Stevenson was one of
seven seniors on the squad
to help lead the Braves to a
20-9 record and an appear-
ance in the second round
of the Class 3A volleyball
playoffs. The Braves fin-
ished as runner-up to Pen-
sacola Catholic in District
1 and lost to the Crusaders
in the second round of the
state playoffs after pulling
off a miracle five-set victory


in Marianna in the opening
round.
Betsy called the rally for
the win at Marianna one of
the highlights of her high
school career. "We got down
the first two games and kept
fighting back. We never gave
up and somehow managed
to pull it out at the end. It's
the best feeling!"

Stevenson, who was
equally effective as a hitter
and setter for the Braves,
piled up 300 kills, 290 as-
sists, 99 aces, 95 digs and 35
blocks in her career.
She was named the Flor-
ida Athletic Coaches Associ-
ation's 3A Player of the Year
and took part in the All-Star
game in South Florida in


December. Stevenson played
with the North Florida Vol-
leyball Academy in Talla-
hassee during club season
to get ready for her senior
year.

Stevenson played all four
year under Walton coach
Marla Harrell, who is 63-
44 in four seasons as the


Lady Braves head coach.
That mark also doubles as
the Braves record during
Stevenson's four years on
the squad. The Braves had
winning seasons for three
of Stevenson's four years at
Walton and have made the
state playoffs three times
during that span.
Walton sophomore Dela-


ney Bell -was also chosen to
the First Team while Free-
port's Lindsey Jones and
Curstin Buford were named
to the Second Team. Wal-
ton's Casey Perkins, Devin
Richardson and Caiti Stew-


art were named Honorable
Mention with Freeport's
Stephanie Morrison and
Autumn Warner. South
Walton's Hope Goodwin also
made the Honorable Men-
tion list.


AW


FIREFIGHTER TONY MOSLEY bagged this eight-point
buck on Friday afternoon, January 16, 2009. He was in the
woods near the Glendale community for about 20 minutes
when he got this deer, his first of the season.


RYAN ARNOLD got this eight-point buck on Saturday
morning, January 17, 2009. Arnold said he was in the
woods around Glendale for about an hour and a half when
he took this deer.


BETSY STEVENSON








THE DeFUNIAK SPRINGS HERALD BREEZE, THURSDAY, JANUARY 22,2009


I INSIDE I

COUNTY
MEETS WITH
RESIDENTS
AND
VENDORS
Problems have
arisen over making
"a joyful noise" at
weddings. 1-A



"ACT WELL
YOUR PART..."
Herald writers


help judge
and actors at
pian Festival.


plays
Thes-
12-C


GARBAGE-TO-
FUEL PLANT?
BCC hears presen-
tation from waste-
to-energy company.
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BCC ROLL
CALL


Agenda and
tions taken. 3-C


ac-


TDC considers economy


and private beach trend


By LEAH STRATMANN
The first meeting of the
year for the South Wal-
ton Tourist Development
Council (TDC)' revealed the
downturn in the economy,
reflected in a 23-percent loss
of revenue through Novem-
ber 2008 from the previous
year.
Sonny Mares, executive
director of the TDC said,
"We are going through some
pretty scary economic times.
We are surveying our bed
tax collectors to gather some
information to see how they
are reacting to the economic
climate. We need that infor-
mation so we can react with
our own marketing to pro-
mote the spring and summer
seasons. We are prepared
to make whatever adjust-
ment may be needed based
on information from bed tax
collectors. We want to stay
proactive with our partners
and move in the right direc-
tion."I
Council member Don
McQuade agreed saying,
"I think the TDC needs to
have a proactive approach.
There is a. downtown and
it will continue. The hospi-
tality industry is reporting
declines in occupancy. The
Hilton and Marriott are re-
porting more of the same
for 2009. The Hilton is do-


ing less business in Janu-
ary than last year. We have
had group cancellations. I
think spring break will be
a very telling sign of what
may happen in the summer.
If the push at spring break
does not occur I think it will
be a real indicator of what
the year is going to look
like."
Another council member
had some good news when
Mary Jo Thomas said reve-
nues at One Seagrove Plaza
were up a bit with snow-
birds. She added, "We too
are looking at spring break
to tell us something of the
future."
Chief Rick Talbert of the
South Walton Fire Con-
trol District gave his end
of the season beach report.
He said, "We developed an
overview and snapshot of
the season and we have
identified several areas to
improve beach safety. Beach
wheelchairs would enhance
accessibility and would be
stored at Miramar Beach,
Bramble Beach and Ed Wal-
line Park. Tourists could
reserve wheelchairs for use.
A weather monitoring sys-
tem strategically located
along the beach, initially at
Ed Walline Park would be
useful and the data would
be utilized by the National


Weather Service as well."
McQuade asked if the
funds needed for the moni-
toring service and the
wheelchairs were in addi-
tion to' the budget for life-
guards and Mares said the
funds would come from the
new product development
category.
Council member Mary
Brown made a motion to
purchase the wheelchairs
and weather monitoring ser-
vice. The motion was passed
by all.
Tom McGee addressed
the council on the issue of
public access to the beaches.
"I am concerned about the
question of customary use of
the beaches. Last summer
I walked out on my beach
on Eastern Lake and found
signs that said these are
private beaches and I was
astounded. Then I heard
some people were arrested
for being on a private beach.
I think it is important the
TDC take notice of these
trends if in fact the beaches
of Walton County are sys-
temically privatized. Re-
nourished areas of the beach
are subject to public use. No-
body wants to deal with it,
but the county needs to do
something about it. Because
See TREND 11-C


THIS SIGN recognizing state-designated Scenic High-
ways recently appeared on CR-238 (Grayton Beach Road),
one of the north-south corridors that was recently included
in the Florida Scenic Highways Program along with south
Walton County's most famous scenic route, CR-30A.


Letter of credit violations found


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By DOTTY NIST
In this time of economic
uncertainty, dealing with
expired letters of credit for
stalled-out subdivisions is
keeping not only county
planning but the Walton
County Code Enforcement
Board busy.


At their Jan. 15 meeting,
'board members found viola-
tions and imposed fines in
connection with several de-
velopments whose letters of
credit had expired.
In many areas and at oth-
er times in Walton County,
there has been a require-


ment for infrastructure
such as roads and stormwa-
ter drainage structures to
be completed before lots can
be platted in a subdivision.
Following county approval
and a development order,
platting of a subdivision is
the final step in order for


IN THE CURRENT down economy, uncompleted infrastructure in connection with
stalled-out subdivisions has surfaced as a issue to be dealt with in Walton County. The
Walton County Code Enforcement Board recently imposed fines on the developers of several
subdivisions in which infrastructure had not been completed and for which bank letters of
credit had expired.


lots to be sold.
In recent years, Walton
County allowed for platting
in the absence of infrastruc-
ture completion, as long as
the developer provided a
letter of credit, issued by a
bank, usually for a term of
one year. The purpose of let-
ters of credit was to provide
a surety that money would
be available for infrastruc-
ture to be completed even
if a developer failed to con-
struct it. Prior to the expi-
ration of a letter of credit,
the county has the ability to
"pull" the letter of credit and
collect the funds to build or
complete the infrastructure.
This has happened in the
case of a number of failed
developments, and a county
staff person is now respon-
sible for tracking letters of
credit due to expire soon
and contacting developers,
who are directed to have the
letters of credit renewed or
provide a similar surety for
infrastructure. However,
some letters of credit have
expired, presenting a prob-
lem that is harder to rem-
edy. This is particularly
true since banks are now
reluctant to issue letters of
credit.
Walton County has taken
the position that it is not
the county but the devel-
oper who bears the liability
with regard to individuals
who have purchased lots for
which infrastructure is lack-
ing. However, with the stat-
ed purpose of protecting po-
tential lot buyers from this
situation- Walton County
Code Enforcement is seek-
ing to either to get letters


of credit or another form of
surety in place, or to impose
liens on unsold subdivision
lots for which infrastructure
is missing or incomplete.
Unless satisfied, these liens
prevent the lots from being
sold.
Code enforcement board
fines are the mechanism
being used to impose these
liens.
On Jan. 15, Chandler
Huff was present before
the board to face an alleged
violation in connection with
an expired letter of credit
on the Carson Oaks subdi-
vision. Donna Shank, code
enforcement officer, stated
that surety for infrastruc-
ture completion is required
in connection with 40 unsold
parcels within the subdivi-
sion.
Shank said the letter of
credit for the subdivision
had expired in November
2005.
Huff testified that infra-
structure for the parts of the
subdivision that had gotten
to the development stage
had been substantially com-
pleted, that water and sewer
for the subdivision had been
accepted, and that there had
been no complaints from lot
owners. He estimated that
completing the infrastruc-
ture according to the devel-
opment order would cost
approximately $30,000 and
take about a month to ac-
complish.
Huff argued that, as the
beneficiary, it had been
the county's responsibility
to make sure that the let-

' See VIOLATIONS 11-C


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SWFD introduces


heart attack


survival tech


THE DeFUNIAK SPRINGS HERALD BREEZE, THURSDAY, JANUARY 22,2009


The South Walton Fire
District (SWFD) in partner-
ship with Sacred Heart Hos-
pital on the Emerald Coast
has implemented LIFENET,
the region's first web-based
alerting system that reduc-
es the "time to treatment"
for heart attack patients in
south Walton.
This new program was
implemented at the begin-
ning of 2009 and funded
from the 2008 Florida EMS
County Grant program. This
program allows SWFD
paramedics to use the lat-
est broadband technology to
transmit diagnostic-quality
cardiac information (12-lead
ECGs) from the field to an
awaiting cardiac team at
Sacred Heart. ".Rapid de-
livery of 12-lead ECG data
alerts hospital care teams
to a heart attack patient's
specific ailment as quickly


as possible allowing them
to prepare ahead of the pa,
tient's arrival," said Ryan
Crawford, SWFD EMS
Chief.
"The addition of this
technology to our arsenal
has been of great benefit to
our patients," said Craw-
ford. "Studies show that
time from the onset of a
heart. attack to treatment
is critical for improving
survival and outcomes for
these patients. Using this
new system, we will be able
to greatly reduce the time
it takes for a heart attack
patient to receive definitive
treatment from a cardiology
team."

For more information,
please contact Ryan Craw-
ford, EMS Chief at (850)
267-1298, or email rcraw-
ford@swfd.org.


-BLUE MOUNTAIN ROAD'S narrow easternmost end and what will happen with it has been a topic of debate in recent
months ever since the owner of property in that area, Karen Hutcheson, asked to purchase next-door county property in
exchange for $3,500 to $10,000, adjoining property, a drainage easement, and construction of a turnaround at the end of
the dead-end cul-de-sac. Residents have been critical of Walton County's actions in the 1970s, when county property at the
end of the road was abandoned, resulting in a difficult situation for vehicles, especially larger ones, turning around at the
dead end. Along with the safety issue is the unresolved issue of who owns what property in the cul-de-sac. Walton County
contends that walls built by Hutcheson at the end of the cul-de-sac are encroaching on county property. Residents have
been critical of Hutcheson's proposaland have put forth their own plan, which they have described as a compromise in the
interest of safety. After lengthy discussion on the matter at the Jan. 13 Walton County Board of County Commissioners
(BCC) meeting, the issue was tabled. This was to allow time for county staff to survey the road section in question for en-
croachments and study the possible use of a county lake access parcel at the end of the cul-de-sac for part of a turn around.
Additional information was scheduled to be provided at the Jan. 27 BCC meeting, which is to begin at 4 p.m. and take
place at the Walton County Courthouse in DeFuniak Springs.


SHOOTING THE BREEZE


A few months ago I re-
ceived the movie "The
Bucket List" from Netflix.
Despite the acting talents of
Jack Nicholson and Morgan
Freeman, the movie wasn't
very good. However, it did
point up that. many of us
have goals we would like to
achieve before we shuffle off
this mortal coil. The. flaw in
this movie was most of the
goals involved great sums
of money to accomplish and
most of us do not have ac-
cess to great gobs of cash,
making our life goals a bit
,more modest.
,;k1 My list isn't very long and
most should be achievable.
One goal, which is out of
my hands, is to be a contes-
tant on Jeopardy! When the
show was brought back on
the air in 1983, it prompted
my first purchase of a VCR
because it came on at 3:30
in the afternoon, a time of
day when I was away work-
ing. Up to that point, I was
doing quite well without a
VCR. I had a pretty active
social life and didn't .watch


with Leah Stratmann

much television I didn't
have cable then, either so
I saw no need to have such
a device. But, I remembered
watching the show when
I was much younger and
I've always liked games, so
I bought a VCR and have
taped it every day since.
A couple of years ago the
show began having online
preliminary tests for contes-
tatits. At that time, the only
way you could take the test
was on a PC and I've always
been a Mac person, so I had
to go to a friend's house to
take the test. I thought I
had done well on the test,
but the show never informed
me and I was not contacted
to go for an in-person inter-
view, although they said up
front passing the test did
not guarantee anything, so I
remained clueless.
I'm due to take the- test
again Wednesday evening.
At least this time I can
do it on my own computer
from my own home and I
hope something happens
this time. They always ask


where you want to go for
the interview and one of the
choices was Miami, which
isn't all that far away.
Wanting to be on the
show is not a passing fancy.
When I was living in Hous-
ton, producers of the show
came to town in search of
contestants. The only way to
get an interview was to have
your post card selected. ,I
sent in about 50 of them,
but no luck.
I really can't say why com-
peting is so important to me.
It may be because watching
it at home gives you no idea
of how fast, you'd be on the
signaling button, or if the
right answer would come out
of your mouth when there is
an audience present, and so
forth. At one time I had a lit-
tle device given to me by my
sister, where I could keep
track of "money" I earned
with right answers. I came
in first a lot of times, sec-
ond even more, but again, I
don't know if I would have
rung in first or not to give
the right answer. Knowing


LEAH STRATMANN


the answer isn't enough, but
I figure the worst thing that
could happen would be to be
in the negative at the end of
the game and have to slink
off stage before the final an-
'swef' is i ealed. .. .
So, if 'nything comes
of it, I'll be sure to share it
with you.
On another note, thanks
to the many of you who have
spoken to me about the loss
of my dogs either in person
or via e-mail. On cold days,
it keeps me warm to think
about those of you who take
the time to read my musings
and take even more time to
send a comment. Thank
you.


All it takes to put this cool spell of weather into-perspec-
tive is a quick phone call home to hear that daytime highs
are, in some cases, below zero and that the white stuff blow-
ing across the road is definitely not the same as the white
stuff blowing across U.S. 98 on Okaloosa Island. An extra
layer, a cup of java and off to the course we go.
Mark the date February 1 on the calendar as there will be
a wonderful farewell concert presented by the White Sands
Orchestra at the Fort Walton Beach (FWB) Auditorium on
U.S. 98 between 2 p.m.-4 p.m. A donation of $10 per person
will be the cost, all of which will go to the Taylor Haugen
Foundation. Read about at wsbswing.com or for informa-
tion about this swing band, contact John T. Mizelle at jt@
wsbswing.com.
Big Daddy's Bike Shop has kindly donated a bike to be
raffled off at the general meeting on February 11 at the
Linkside Conference Centre at the Sandestin Resort. Tick-
ets are available at the Faith Assembly Hall every Monday
from 8:30 a.m.-10:30 a.m. with all proceeds going to char-
ity. Euchre will be begin on Friday, Feb. 16, at the
Good News United Methodist Church, one mile east of CR-
30A (on the south side of U.S. 98) from 6:30-9:30 p.m. It
is limited to 22 tables and the doors will open at 6 p.m.
Regular euchre will take -place every Friday till March 6.
Contact Brian or Nancy Cosgrove at 269-2773.
Contract bridge will begin on Monday 19 at the Faith As-
sembly Hall from.2:15-5:15 p.m. This will follow the David
Ott series, as many of the players will be attending both
activities.
Finally, one last activity seems to have found a home.
Carol Baumann's MahJongg group will meet at the lovely
Cafe Provence for lunch and games from 1 p.m. till 4 p.m.,
beginning Jan. 22 and taking place every Thursday there-
after. The location is U.S. 98 (north side) about five minutes
east of CR-30A. For this activity to be successful, everyone
is asked' to enjoy a light lunch in the Cafe before play be-
gins. Knitting will be available at the Coastal Branch Li-
brary on U.S. 331 every other Monday, beginning Jan. 19
from 1-3 p.m. Contact Ruth Crenshaw for further informa-
tion at 837-9368. Crafters will continue to meet at the Vil-
lage Baptist Church on Matthew Street in Building 6 every
Wednesday from 9:30-11:30 a.m.
The Ladies' Luncheon is well underway for February 26
at the Embassy. Suites on Scenic Gulf Drive. With a theme
of "Fashions for Friends" and styles by Coldwat'er Creek.
The doors will open at 11:30 a.m. and the cost will be $27.
Pick up a ticket at the Monday registrations or call Eunice


Collins at 650-1546 or Nancy Cosgrove at 269-2773.
All of the golf activities are now underway with Garden
Golf leagues, extensive playdays and scrambles. Send any
golf feats of note to this writer (ie. low score or hole-in-one)
and I will mention it in this column. A female golfer at the
Garden (who wishes to remain anonymous) had an amaz-
ing eagle two on the par four second hole, dropping an eight
iron into the hole. Being my playing partner gave me first-
hand knowledge of this accomplishment. Finally, on
February 11, there will be a charity scramble for women
and a presidents' cup-format for men. Sign up at the regis-
tration hall or contact Michael Serniuk regarding this FWB
event.
To view all of the many activities, check the Web site at
waltoncountysnowbirds.com and see the where and when
for each activity. Remember that anyone can always use
a library computer or sign up for Hugh Barnard's comput-
er group, which meets the second and fourth Tuesday of
each month at the Faith Assembly Hall from 6:30 p.m.-8:30
p.m.
If anyone has left a cell-phone number as their contact
with a particular activity, call that activity leader and give
them a land-line number in Florida to save them long-dis-
tance charges. For more information on Snowbird News,
contact Brian Cosgrove at nancyandbrian@hotmail.com.











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WEDNESDAY. JAN. 21:
Jazz Band at the Red Bar, Grayton Beach, 7-10 p.m.

THURSDAY, JAN. 22:
Steenos at Pandora's, Grayton Beach.
Blue Lew and Nora at Cabana Caf6, Miramar Beach, 6:30
p.m.
Jazz Band at the Red Bar, Grayton Beach, 7-10 p.m.
Reed Waddle at Funky Blues Shack, Sandestin, 9:30 p.m.
Running of the Bulls (Dread Clampitt's Kyle Ogle and Ken-
ny Oliverio with Duke Bardwell) at Stinky's Fish Camp,
Santa Rosa Beach, 9:30 p.m.

FRIDAY. JAN. 23:
Gene Mitchell at Pandora's, Grayton Beach.
Banjorama at Cabana Caf6, Miramar Beach, 4 p.m.
Forrest Williams at Stinky's Fish Camp, Santa Rosa Beach,
6:30 p.m.
Jazz Band at the.Red Bar, Grayton Beach, 7-10 p.m.
Zack Rosicka Band at Funky Blues Shack, Sandestin, 9:30
p.m. *',

SATURDAY, JAN. 24:
Coconut Radio at Pandora's, Grayton Beach.
Blue Lew at Cabana Caf6, Miramar Beach, 6:30 p.m.
Vince Way at Bogey's Bar, DeFuniak Springs, 6:30-10:30
p.m.
Jazz Band at the Red Bar, Grayton Beach, 7-10 p.m.
Zack Rosicka at Funky Blues Shack, Sandestin, 9:30 p.m.

SUNDAY, JAN. 25:
Mossy Headz Boys at Pandora's, Grayton Beach.
Ike Bartley at Cabana Caf6, Miramar Beach, 11 a.m.-2
p.m.
Dread Clampitt at the Red Bar, Grayton Beach, noon to 3
p.m.

MONDAY, JAN. 26:
Jeremiah Campbell and Neil Sebree of WaCo Ramblers at
Gravel Road, Grayton Beach, 6:30 p.m.

TUESDAY, JAN. 27:
Balder and Jennifer Saunders at Gravel Road, Grayton
Beach, 6:30 p.m.

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World-renowned composer and dancer perform in Seaside


By ASHLEYAMASON
World-renowned com-
poser and pianist Ilari Kaila
and classical Indian dancer
Malini Srinivasan presented
a lecture and performance
demonstrating the influ-
ences of India in music and
dance, Thursday, Jan. 15 at
the Seaside Repertory The-
ater.
The husband-wife duo
are guests of The Seaside
Institute's annual Escape to
Create/Artists in Residence
program, featuring compos-


ers, authors, dancers, play-
wrights, actors and other
artists.
Kaila, a native of Finland,
began his musical career at
the age of nine, and attend-
ed the Sibelius Academy
of Music. His compositions
have been performed by the
Escher String Quartet and
the Avanti. To continue his
study of music, he traveled
to southern India, where he
met his wife, classical Indian
dancer, Malini Srinivasan.
Srinivasan is a third-


generation Bharatanatyam
dancer and teacher. Bhara-
tanatyam dancing is a com-
bination of Bhava (expres-
sion), Raga (musical mode),
Tala (rhythm), and Natyam
(dance). Described as poetry
in motion, it is the art of
abstract dance, mime, and
story-telling.
Srinivasan is a disciple
of the world-famous guru
Sri C.V. Chandrasekhar-
Bharatanatyam legend,
dancer, choreographer, and
former Dean and Professor


THE NEW TDC facility building was formally opened on Jan. 14. (Photo by Shannon
Hagen, of the TDC)



Roll Call

Walton County Board of County Commissioners (BCC)
Jan. 13 regular meeting

A yes vote was to approve the motion.
Request by Dawn Moliterno on behalf of the Walton County Economic Development Al-
liance for approval of a detailed strategic plan to officially create the organization.
Motion by Pridgen to approve the strategic plan.
The motion was approved unanimously: Brannon-yes; Comander-yes; Cecilia Jones-yes;
Larry Jones-yes; Pridgen-yes.
Reopening of public hearing to amend the multi-use path ordinance with minor chang-
es, including no speed limit and the directive for all path users to "conduct themselves in a
reasonable and safe manner."
Motion by L Jones for approval of the ordinance with proposed amendments.
The motion was approved unanimously.
Request by Ronnie Bell, county administrator, for ratification to award $12,573.02 to
Decks-N-Such to provide concrete for the Paxton batting cages.
A motion for approval by Pridgen carried unanimously.
Presentation by Bell of list of county project priority in connection with lobbying for
federal funding, including, in priority order,. the widening of U.S. 98, the widening of the
Choctawhatchee Bay Bridge, a wastewater treatment facility at Mossy Head, a Walton
County medical clinic providing primary health care for 'the underserved, an environment
assessment and continued water monitoring of the coastal dune lakes, and a shore protec-
tion project.
A motion by Pridgen to authorize setting these priorities carried unanimously.
Request by Regional Utilities for 1.5-acre county-owned parcel on Community Way be-
hind the South Walton Courthouse Annex, to house three-million-gallon ground storage
tank for water, in return for a $100,000 contribution from Regional to the county to be used
for the purpose of recreation.
A motion for approval by Pridgen carried unanimously.
Request by Bell for rejection of bids for reroofing of the Walton County Emergency Op-
erations Center due to all bids not meeting specifications and coming in over the budgeted
amount, and request to redo specifications in order to get bids under budget.
,A motion for approval by Pridgen carried unanimously, resulting in rejection of the pre-
vious bids.
Request by Bell for approval of low bid by IC Contractors for the Cowford and Cedar Log
boat ramp projects, with a recommendation for the base bid and alternates.
A motion for approval by Brannon carried unanimously.
Proposal by Bell to draw up letter to create an agreement with the State Department of
Transportation for the four-laning of US. 331 between Owl's Head and Edgewood Circle,
to authorize redirection of funds currently allocated for a resurfacing.
A motion by Pridgen authorizing formulation of the letter carried unanimously.
Request by W.C. Henry, county legal counsel, for a declaration of emergency allowing a
waiver of county purchasing policy to move up the pre-bid meeting and bid opening for the
Pompano Street improvement project, in order to provide for completion of this beachfront
road project prior to sea turtle nesting season.
A motion for approval by Pridgen carried 4-0, with Brannon temporarily out of the meet-
ing room.
Request from Henry with regard to failure of SignTek to deliver 77 of the 117 contract-
ed-for signs for the Timpoochee Trail multi-use path, well past the scheduled delivery time
specified in the $160,000 goods and services contract, on which the county has currently
paid $80,000.
Motion by C. Jones to declare SignTek in beach of contract and to authorize staff to
negotiate with J&J Architectural, manufacturer of the signs, for direct purchase of the
remainder of the already-fabricated signs for the project.
The motion was approved unanimously.
Public hearing on proposed amendment to the Walton County Contractor Competency
Ordinance, adjusting the renewal date for contractor licenses.
A motion for approval by Pridgen carried, 4-0, with Brannon temporarily out.
In order to address developer concerns regarding recreational plat fees, recommenda-
tion by Mike Burke, county legal counsel, to direct staff to formulate a developer's agree-
ment providing for delayed payment plan for recreational plat fees.
A motion by Brannon in favor of the recommendation carried unanimously.
Request by Les Porterfield for approval of Cool Breeze Self Storage, to consist of six com-
mercial storage buildings totaling 10,400 square feet on a 2.53-acre site on the south side
of U.S. 98, between Don Bishop Road and Sugar Drive.
A motion by Pridgen for conditional approval carried unanimously.
Request by Saint Rita Catholic Church in Santa Rosa Beach for approval of a family life
center master plan, amending a previously approved development order and providing for
five phases, adding 25,127 square feet to the development's previously-approved 21,783
square feet.
A motion for conditional approval by L. Jones carried unanimously.
Request by Southside Baptist Church near Freeport for approval of the construction of
a 28,292.5-square-foot family life center and parking lot on the church property.
A motion by L. Jones for conditional approval carried unanimously.
Request by Dan Arner, engineer, in connection with the BMW Investments property,
located off Goldsby Road in the Coastal Business Center industrial subdivision. Request
consisted of an abandonment via a replat and a development order amendment, increasing
approved floor area ratio (FAR) on the property from 7,000 square feet to 13,387 square
feet of office space, along with, to address code violations and encroachments, the abandon-
ment of a retention area stated by the applicant to be the result of a scrivener's error, plus
the replatting of two lots combined with the retention area parcel.
A motion by Pridgen for conditional approval carried unanimously.
Request by Chris Fountain for approval of the Florida Transformer master plan expan-
sion on a 14.33-acre site south of Sunrise Road and north of Cordie Redmond Road, provid-
ing for a 7,500-square-foot industrial building and parking lot, and in future phases, two
5,000-square-foot industrial buildings and a 2,000-square-foot office building.
A motion for approval by L. Jones carried unanimously.
Request by Gulf Coast Trading Ventures, L.L.C., for approval of Wildwood Lakes Phase
3, to consist of 34 lots on 67.52 acres, located on Via International off Boy Scout Road.
Amotion for approval by Pridgen carried unanimously.


at the Faculty of Performing
Arts at Baroda University.
Although Srinivasan was
raised in Maryland, she
moved to Chennai, India to
study dance and Carnatic
music.
Carnatic music originat-
ed in southern India and
is based on a 22-note scale,
as opposed to the 12-note
scale of Western music. Two
of the most important fac-
tors of Carnatic music are
the modulation of the fre-
quency of a particular note
and the speed at which the
note is played. Because of
the scale's range, over 100
rhythms exist in .Indian
music. The most popular
rhythms have three, four,
five, seven, or eight beats.
Because of the scale's
complexity, it can be diffi-
cult to pinpoint the rhythm
in Carnatic music, especial-
ly on a percussionist's solo.
However, Srinivasan mas-
terfully danced to the alter-
nating beats, telling stories
of Indian mythology with
her expressions and move-
ment.
Both Kaila and Srini-
vasan are professors at the
State University of New
York, Stony Brook.


WORLD-RENOWNED
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the complexity of Carnatic
music.


CLASSICAL EAST INDIAN dancer Malini Srinivasan
performs at the Seaside Repertory Theater


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a combination of abstract dance, m an,, and story-telling.


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t h e
biggest employers and
an industry that
brings in millions to
the area. On Jan. 14,
the industry had their
chance to express their
concerns to county
officials and more than
just the price of
weddings was soaring
in the board room.

The $64 billion national
industry 'has trickled its
way down to Walton
County, where more than
$8 million was taken in last
year by the county. This
was one of the issues that
was discussed at the
meeting, where more than
80 wedding and event
industry business owners
gathered to voice their
opinions on some of the
*issues that have been
raised over the past few
months.
The industry last year
saw more than 1.450
weddings in Walton
County, at an average cost
of between $54,000 and
$64,000 each. The wedding.
and event industry
businesses employ..' an
average of 75 people per
wedding, meaning that
more than 109,000 jobs
throughout the season are
provided for residents in
and around Walton County.
This ever-growing
:industry is one business
that has not seen much of
an economic slowdown, due
to the fact brides are still
going to get married at
whatever the cost might be.
As one of the favorite
sayings in the industry
goes, "Daddy's going to pay
for his little girl's fairytale
wedding."
Photographers, wedding
coordinators, rental
companies, florists,
caterers, limo drivers,
resorts, condo managers,
DJs, pastry chefs,
videographers, and
employees of salons,
restaurants, spas and
make-up artists, just to
name a few, crowded into
the South Walton
Courthouse Annex to voice
their opinions and hear'
county officials explain the
codes and laws that govern
the county and the
industry. It was a morning
that saw tensions running
high and emotions being
poured out.
A handful of residents
were also on hand to voice
their opinions on one of the
biggest issues of the last
three or four months, the


Crestview Cinema 3
Northview Plaza, 682-3201
Paul Blart: Mall Cop (PG)
Hotel for Dogs (PG)
Bride Wars (PG)
Bolt (PG)
Twin Cities
1047 E. John Sims Pkwy.
678-3815
Bride Wars (PG)
Gran Torino (R)
Tale of Despereaux (G)
Bolt (PG)
Rave Motion Pictures
4100 Legacy Drive, Destin,
337-8777
Last Chance Harvey (PG-13)
My Bloody Valentine (R)
Paul Blart: Mall Cop (PG)
Defiance (R)
Hotel for Dogs (PG)
Notorious (R)
Bride Wars (PG)
Gran Torino (R)
The Unborn (PG-13)


noise ordinance. Their
complaints were that the
bands and weddings were
not being monitored closely
enough and that they had
become a serious problem
in the residential
preserves.
The residents said that
there were banquet halls
and empty restaurants that
needed to be rented, and
that weddings should not
be allowed in beach houses.
They said that they had
come to this part of the
state to retire.
Vendors were quick to
respond to those comments
by saying, "they might be
retired and be finished with
their careers, but there are
those of us who still have to
work for a living, and since
this is a resort area and not
a retirement complex, those
residents should look at
moving to south Florida
because they knew what
they were buying into when
they bought their home."
Discussions' became
heated when a home owner
from Atlanta brought up
the question of correct
music and noise shut-off
times for music in Walton
County and in the area
surrounding his rental
property. The half-dozen
residents that were on
hand had come .to the
meeting to address this
particular gentleman's
question and to voice their
opinion on the events that
are held at his rental
property.
After other vendors
chimed in with their horror
stories of Walton County
Sheriffs deputies shutting
down weddings, 'harassing
out-of-town guests, and
other incidents, the room
seemed to 'be standing in
unison by the conclusion of
the meeting. Their plea
was that they are a viable
block of business in Walton
County, who' pay taxes,
emplov hundreds of


thousands of
residents, and
I who are
IiC S themselves
residents.
The group
t h a t
' t Li assembled for
the meeting
now has a new
path that they
will be taking to better the
industry in this area.
Despite many saying that
they could very easily pull
their businesses and
services out of Walton
County and move it to
Okaloosa and Bay counties,
they were willing to work
with law enforcement and
code enforcement on
reaching a peaceful
agreement that could
benefit all.
After the panel of county
planners, attorneys, code
enforcement officers, a
county commissioner, and a
lieutenant from the
sheriffs department heard
questions, concerns and
arguments from both sides,
they decided that there
needed to be a compromise
on both sides and an
agreement to the various
issues hat were raised.
Vendors stated at the
conclusion of the meeting
that they were wanting
guidelines and a clear
description of codes
compiled so they could e-
mail them to their brides,
clients, and others who
were wanting to get
married in the county, or
wanted to bring an event to
the county. Many of the
vendors in attendance
seemed to be pleased with
the outcome of the meeting,
and felt that the newly-
formed alliance between all
wedding and event
industry leaders was the
first step in -organizing
themselves.
It is almost certain that
more will be heard from
both sides concerning this
matter and both sides say
they will continue their
fight. As for the wedding
and event industry,
representatives say they
will continue to pursue
business in this area and
continue to provide
thousands of jobs and bring
in millions to, Walton
County.


R. 30A Antique


THE 8TH ANNUAL Rt. 30A Antique and Vintage Car
Show returns March 28th to Rosemary Beach.
For more information or vehicle registration, call
Hilltop Productions at 951-2148.


A' TM 0VIEni


Bedtime Stories (PG)
Valkyrie (PG-13)
Benjamin Button (PG-13)
Doubt (PG-13)
Marley & Me (PG)
Seven Pounds (PG-13)
Yes Man (PG-13)
The Grand 16 Panama City
Beach, 233-4835
Defiance (R)
Notorious (R)
Hotel for Dogs (PG)
My Bloody Valentine (R)
Paul Blart: Mall Cop (PG)
Bride Wars (PG)
Gran Torino (R)
The Unborn (PG-13)
Bedtime Stories (PG)
Benjamin Button (PG-13)
Valkyrie (PG-13)
Marley & Me (PG)


The Tale of Despereaux (G)
Yes Man (PG-13)
Seven Pounds (PG-13)
Australia (PG-13)
Twilight (PG-13)
UA Santa Rosa 10
300 Mary Esther Blvd. Mary
Esther
243-5260
. Defiance (R)
The Reader (R)
My Bloody Valentine (R)
Hotel for Dogs (PG)
Paul Blatt: Mall Cop (PG)
The Unborn (PG-13)
Benjamin Button (PG-13)
Bedtime Stories (PG)
The Tale of Despereaux (G)
Australia (PG-13)
Regal Sun Plaza Stadium 8


THE VICTORIAN TEA makes its second appearance at the Florida Chautauqua
Assembly February 20 March 1, in DeFuniak Springs. For more info call 892-3696.


Events around the South


Mobile. AL.
January 24 Krewe De
La Dauphine
January 31 Island
Mystics
February 6 Conde
Cavalier
.February 7 Bayport
Parading Society, krewe of
Pharaohs, Conde
Explorers Men of Honor
February 12 Order of,
the Polka
February 13 Order of
the Inca
.February 14 Mobile
Mystics, Krewe of Marry
Mates, Maids of Mirth,
Mobile Married Mystics,
Order of Butterfly Maidens
February 15 Neptune's
Daughter
February 16 Mystical
Ladies, Order of Venus
February 17 Order of
LaShe's
February 19 Mystic
Stripers
February 20 Crewe of
Columbus
February 21 Floral
Parade, Noon Knights of
Mobile Parade, Order Of
Angels, Mystics of Time
Parade
February 22 Arrival of
King Felix III, Joe Cain
Parade, Krewe of Admiral
Semmes, Le Krewe de
Bienville Parade, Les
Femmes Cassettes,
Coronation of King Elexis I
and Queen
February 23 Arrival of
King Felix III (at foot of
Government Street),
Infant Mystics Parade
February 24
Mardi Gras Day Fat
Tuesday! Order of Athena
Parade, Knights of Revelry
Parade, Comic Cowboys
Parade, King Felix, Mobile
Area Mardi Gras
Association.
For more information
on parade routes, schedule
and time, log on to
www.mobilemardigras.com

New Orleans Mardi


427 Mary Esther Blvd. Mary
Esther
244-4252
Notorious (R)
Bride Wars (PG)
Gran Torino (R)
Valkyrie (PG-13)
Marley & Me (PG)
Yes Man (PG-13)
Day the Earth Stood Still (PG-13)
Twilight (PG-13)
Lively Cinema 10 (Formerly
Destin Cinema)
759 E. U.S. 98, Destin
654-2992
Paul Blart: Mall Cop (PG)
My Bloody Valentine (R)
Hotel for Dogs (PG)
Bride Wars (PG)
Gran Torino (R)
Boy in Striped Pajamas (PG-13)
Australia'(PG-13)
Marley & Me (PG)
Benjamin Button (PG-13)
Valkyrie (PG-13)


Gras
January 30 Brid
February 1 Krewe of
Slidellians .
February 7 Krew du
Vieux, Krewe of Bilge
February 8 Little
Rascals, Mystic Krewe of
Perseus
February 13 Krewe of
Cork, Oshun, Cleopatra,
, Pygmalion, Excalibur,
. Atlas, Dionysus
February 14 .Choctaw,
Adonis, Ponchartrain,
Shangri-La, Caesar,
Sparta, Pegasus, Olympia,
Mona Lisa and Moon Pie,
Gladiators
February 15 Alla,
Carrollton, King Arthur,
Barkus, Rhea, Bards of
Bohemia, Centurions,
Nemesis
February 19 Druids,
Thor, Babylon, Muses,
Chaos
February 20 Hermes,
d'Etat, Morpheus, Selene,
Orpheus, Aphrodite
February 21
NOMTOC, Iris, Tucks,
Endymion, Isis, Knights of
Jason (with Napoleon), Lul,
Towahpasah
February 22 Okeanos,
Thoth, Mid-City, Bacchus,
Napoleon, Tchefuncte, Du
Monde, Des Allemands
February 23 Orpheus,
Zeus
February 24
Mardi Gras Day Fat
Tuesday! Krewes of Zulu,
Rex, Elks Orleans,
Crescent City, Argus,
Jefferson Trucks, Elks
Jefferson, Grela
For a complete listing of
times, parade routes and
dates of upcoming Mardi
Gras event, log on to
www.nola.com.

2009 West Indies
Market: The annual
summer event returns to
Rosemary Beach, every
second weekend, from May
July. Vendors in the
media of sculpture, hand-


crafted jewelry, fine art,
handmade furniture,
pottery and metal works,
are encouraged to apply.
For more information, call
Hilltop Productions at 941-
2148, or log onto http://
www.hilltopproductionsinc.
com/.

8th Annual Rt. 30A
Antique and Vintage Car
Show: The annual antique
and vintage .car show
returns to Rosemary.
Beach, March 29, .2009.
Cars 30 years or older are
eligible for entry.
A third, second and
People's Choice award will
be given out. Throughout
the day, live music will be
on stage. Early entry fee is
$20. For more information,
call Hilltop Productions at
951-2148, or log onto http://
www.hilltopproductionsinc.
corn/

2009 Seabreeze Jazz
Festival: The 11th annual
Seabreeze Jazz Festival
moves to Pier Park in
Panama City, April 17-19.
Tickets are now on sale for
the three-day event that
combines international
artisans and Grammy
award-winning Smooth
jazz performers. For more
information on vendor
space, call Hilltop
Productions at 951-2148/
h t t p : / /
www.hilltopproductionsinc.
com/ ., or for ticket
reservations and a
complete listing of musical
performers, call WSBZ
106.3, at 267-3279.


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Arts & Entertainment
News
to e-mail:
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VISA & MASTERCARD ACCEPTED
LASSIFIED & LEGAL DEADLINE IS
MONDAY 4It P.M.


WANTED
WANTED NEW or used corrugat-
ed tin/lumber 850-830-7653. 3tp
1/22-2/5

PETS & PET
SUPPLIES
WILL TRADE FOUR-year-old male
American Bulldog for a puppy. (Amer-
ican Bulldog)-No pit bulls. 859-0333.

LIVESTOCK
CALVES-5 MONTHS AND UP. 2
bulls and heifers. Angus mixed. Must
be seen to appreciate. 951-4862. 8tc
1/8-2/26.

FOR SALE
AVON
BUY OR SELL, Call Vanessa
850-835-4149. 4tp 1/15-2/4
MECHANICS SPECIAL $900-97
Chevy Venture to fix and drive or for
parts. Needs minor work and a wind-
shield. Also have complete Dell desk
Pcs for $200 or Dell towers for $125.
Works great. 850-859-9960. Ask for
Wesley.
22,500 BASEBALL AND BASKET-
BALL CARDS includes 2008 base-
ball card price book. Magic Chef 1.7
cu. ft. refrigerator, 100 VCR movies,
45 to 50 pocket knives, books on
World War II and Vietnam. Phone
951-0857. 1tp 1/22
40X60X16 STEEL BARN for sale,
'straight sides. Barn never erected,
you move. For information contact.
834-2609. 4tp 1/22-2/12
COLD HARDY CITRUS for sale de-
veloped for NW Florida, Kumquat,
satsuma, Mexican Key lime and im-
proved meyers lemon, Japanese per-
simmons and speciality trees. Upon
request plants will be delivered and
planted. 892-3906. 2tp 1/15-1/22
BAND SAW LUMBER; Pine straw-
freshly raked square bales. $3.50/
bale-delivered. Call 850-333-0877.
Leave message, tfc 3/27
1g95 KAWASAKI VULCAN $800
motorcycle. One owner. $1,800
OBO. 691-8294. 1tp 1/22
MONITORS, LAPTOPS, computers,
music, cassettes and -albums, mov-
ies half price. 892-2811. tfc 1/1
100% ALL NEW KING PILLOW-
TOP SET in plastic w/warranty $200
850-471-0330. 15wds tfc 11/6
BRAND NAME .PILLOWTOP
SET, Queen. New, in plastic, war-
ranty, $169.00 Delivery avail.
850-255-3050. tfc 11/6 15wds
A BRAND NEW MATTRESS.SET,
Full size in Plastic w/warranty $119;
Can Deliver. 850-471-0330. ftfc
11/6-15wds
FRONT WINDOW VISOR-with


lights-painted red-originally $300
but will sell for $100. Call for details
(850)333-0369. ftfc
27" RCA TV with stand. $100 OBO.
836-4844. tfp 5/8
WASHER & DRYER $150 set; stove,
refrigerator (850) 834-4301. tfc 5/1
BLUE BIRD HOUSES for sale.$5.
Call 836-4583. tfc 2/28
WAREHOUSE MARKET MALL &
FLEA MARKET-Antiques, Trash &
Treasures. 32,000 square feet, 50+
vendors & growing. 23380 Fifth Ave
(main) Street, Florala, AL. Open
7 days a week. 9 am 6 pm. Fri. &
Sat. 8 am to 8 pm. Sun. 10 5 pm.
334-858-8102. www.warehousemar-
ketmall.com
FILL DIRT, clay, rock, top soil, ma-
sonry sand, driveway material. All
delivered. Spreading available.
Driveways built. Anything hauled.
REDS HAUL'N. 892-0503
FILL DIRT- $85 per load. We haul
and spread dirt and gravel. We do
driveways, lot clearing, and back-
hoe work. Lawrence & Son, Buddy
Lawrence Owner and Operator.
892-3873. tfc 1/17

MOBILE HOMES
OWN YOUR OWN LAND or have
family land? Call Clayton Homes, 0%
down, all credit Ok, 850-682-3344.
7tc 1/15-2/26. 17WDS
OWNER FINANCE 3BD/2BA, fin-
ished drywall, built on porches,
loaded for only $600 a month. Call
683-0856 for details. 18WDS
NEW 3 BEDROOM 2 bath for sale
for only $450 a month. Call Clayton
Homes at 683-0758.
LARGEST SELECTION of single
wides in Florida panhandle. Call
Clayton Homes for pricing and de-
tails at 682-3344.
14 PAYMENTS LEFT, call for details
682-4284.
NEW FINANCING PROGRAM on
all 3 or 4 bedrooms, rate as low
as 4.75%. Call Clayton. Homes at
850-682-3344. 19WDS


AUTOMOBILES
FOR SALE: 1998 FORD HANDI-
CAP BUS, $3,500.00 OBO, 10-12
passenger bus with auto lift,115,000
miles ,5.4 Itr engine, A/C in need of
repair. For. info. Call Southwide Bap-
tist Church 892-3835.

BOATS & BOAT
SUPPLIES
RHINO Boats Joe's Motor Service,
Inc., Hartford, AL 334-588-2968. ftfc
6/24


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your health on the right path
and up to speed!
* Nutritional Supplements
* CPAP,
* Personal Care Items
* Over-the-counter Medications
* Home Oxygen
* Wheelchairs
* Home I V. Therapy .....
..'Delivery:
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Florala Pharmacy
Downtown Florala
334-858-3291 1-800-423-7847


FOR YOUR

MINI STORAGE NEEDS


CALL 850-892-4677


After Hours: 850-401-1289

A-1


Mini Storage, Inc.
1154 US Highway 90 West
DeFuniak Springs, FL
"We at A-1 Mini Storage
appreciate your business!"


JANUARY 2009 SPECIAL


Repeat customers will receive
$10.00 off per month.
* With a six month lease, 7th month free
* 5'x10' Climate Control Reduced $14.00
WAS $64.00 NOW $50.00


BUSINESS
OPPORTUNITIES
REAL ESTATE INVESTOR seeks
financial partners. Will pay 10% in-
terest on loans secured by excellent
property. Great for IRA's and retire-
ment funds..(850) 892-2284. 24wd

CHILDCARE
SERVICES
NEW DAYCARE CENTER in
Certified, Weekly $100/Daily $35.
After school pick-up. Daily $15 or
weekly $50. Call Clorinda Mathews.
200-5780/835-2806. 24wds. tfc
REGISTERED HOME CHILD CARE
PROVIDER has openings for ages
0-5. Please call Heather 974-3025.
- ltc 1/22

SERVICES
DEBBIE/SUE DEEP CLEAN $10/hr.
$30 min. Landscape extra. Notary.
892-0539. 892-3264. tfc 10/30


WANTED: Odd jobs, yard work,
painting, simple construction, con-
crete experience. Very reasonable
rates. 892-2029. 1tp 1/22
CLEANING SERVICE-$30 min. $10/
hr. References. Wash & dry clothes,
Total house cleaning. Call 'The-
resa at 892-3992 or 892-3381. 3tp
1/15-1/29
SCOTT'S CARPENTRY (licensed)
Jack of Trades. Need home repairs?
Remodeling? Finish work? Floor-
ing? Custom built cabinets? Odd and
end jobs done? Call 850-333-1464.
4tp 1/8-1/29
LOT AND LAND Clearing. Reason-
able rates. 951-3367. ffc 6/12
"OUR PLACE" Custom Framing is
available for all your picture framing
needs. Quality framing at affordable
prices. 850-892-3037. tfc 6/5-18wds
ASTROLOGER, Birth Charts, spe-
cialized charts, Also spiritual con-
sulations,' call for appointment.
850-892-3217. ffc 7/24
MCKEE HOMES INC. All residen-
tial types of construction, custom
homes, framing and remodeling, ad-
ditions, renovations, barns, decks,
concrete foundation and driveways
etc. RR0067175. Call 850-978-0041.
25wds tfc 3/20
MAINTENANCE & REPAIRS. Car-
pentry & painting. 892-7488 or

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SELF-SERVICE MIN[STORAGE
835-2850
1/2 Mile N. of Bay Bridge on
331 or 5 Miles S. of Freeport
5x10 $25 to 10x20 $80
Well Lighted'& Secure Area
Manager Lives On Location


830-6176. tfc 5/1
ODD JOBS-PLUMBING, ELEC-
TRIC, carpentry, painting, siding, etc.
Call Paul Rushing at 850-401-1537.
tfc 12/6

YARD SALE
CURVES is sponsoring a Tundraiser
sidewalk sale for St. Jude Children's
Research Hospital. Come out and
check us out @ 756 Baldwin Ave.
DeFuniak Springs, FL 32433 in front
of Curves. Donations welcome and
appreciated. Jan. 24, 7 until ???
STRETCH YOUR DOLLAR....recyle,
reuse, resell @ Time & Again...Thrift
Shop....836-4800....Hwy 90, Ponce
de Leon....consignments welcome....
quality home furnishings, baby fur-
niture, appliances...Wed thru Sun-
day,10 to 5 p.m.
PEDDLER'S PARADISE FLEA
MARKET Now Open. Wed-Sat..9
to 4 & Sun 11 to 4...Vendors wel-
come Hwy 90, Ponce de Leon, FL.
850-803-9414
PEDDLER'S PARADISE
FLEA MARKET
HWY 90 & 81, PONCE DE LEON
New shipment of quality home fur-
niture, electric dryer, stove, baby
furniture, much mor. Items added
weekly. Open Friday, Sat, Sunday,
coming soon we will be open 5 days
a week....Booth rentals avail...call
836-4800 or 803-9414. 2tc 1/15-1/22
HUGE YARD SALE Sat. Jan 24
8am. 541 McDaniels Fishcamp Rd,
Freeport. Great prices on like new
baby clothes (0-3yrs), packnplays,
monitors, toys, etc. Other furniture
& household items. Call 830-1323.
31wds ltp 1/22

PERSONAL
UNCONTESTED DIVORCE No
court appearance. Including chil-

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DeFuniak Springs 892-6035
Bonifay 547-0726
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Self-Service Office
Open 24 Hours
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NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS
FOR 1, 2 & 3 BR APTS.'AT
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GOVERNMENT ASSISTANCE IF QUALIFIED.
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Listen to THE COUNTRY STORE for
details or stop by 449 North 12th dur-
ing office hours. Mon-Fri. tfc

BUSINESS
RENTAL
OFFICE 1200 SQ FT; 5 rooms plus
kitchen, 2 baths, handicap acces-
sible. One block south of courthouse;
40 South 5th street, DeFuniak
Springs; 892-5995; 585-4114. tfc
9/4-25WDS
FOR RENT: COMMERCIAL BLDG.
1,700 sq ft. 27 S 7th .St. Next to New-
Tel Communications in DeFuniak.
892-2662 or 428-4527. tfc 1/9

ROOMMATE
WANTED
SOMEONE MATURE-No drugs.
Bedroom, Phone service, cable,
kitchen privileges. Close to town.
$300 month. Includes utilities. Please
call 850-520-4122. Leave message.
2tp 1/22-1/29



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female, non-smoker, 3bd house
in city. $250 mo. Utilities included.
892-9760. 2tp 1/15-1/22

ROOM FOR RENT
ROOM FOR RENT. Call
850-836-6223 for more information.
4tp 1/22-2/12

RENT
RENT-OAKWOOD HILLS 3/2
MH. No pets. Hud Ok. $550/$400.
850-225-0949. 1tp 1/22
RENT-827 ORANGE AVE. 2bd/1ba
Central H/A. 892-7137. itp 1/22
RENT- 504 VANDERHIDE. 2bd/1ba
Central H/A MH. 892-7137. 1tp 1/22
LARGE 3BD/2BATH HOME. City
Limits. $800 a month. Sec deposit
required. 892-7103. 2tp 1/22-1/29


NICE:
2 BR/1-.5 BA mobile
home.
859-2015/499-3522.
No HUD.






DeFuniak Springs across from
OWC College
2 BR, 2 BA, CEN H/A Carpeted,
1000 SF Deluxe Apt. plus 10'x20'
Covered Deck,
2nd Floor overlooking a beautiful
Courtyard.
19x19 L/R-D/R Combo.
Kitchen w/Stove-Oven,
Fridge/Freeezer/Ice Maker,
Dishwasher, Large storage room.
Includes water, sewage, garbage &
monthly Pest control. Private
Laundromat + reserved parking.
VERY PRIVATE.
No HUD/Children/Pets.
Min. 1 yr. lease, $625.00 per month
plus $500.00 damage deposit. By
Appt. Only.
Must be seen to be appreciated.
Call 892-0157
between 8 AM thru 7 PM


Lovely home oh corner Lot hear schools, churches
and town. Large family room, large eat-in kitchen
with refrigerator, 2 bedrooms, 1 bath with
dressing area and Lots of closetsonew carpet and
roof, central heat & air. Extra large garage with
opener, utility w/washer and dryer. No smoking or
pets. Deposit required.




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DEFUNIAK SPRINGS Z bedroom 2
bath Furnished spacious CLEAN mo-
bile on beautiful acres. C/A/H, deck
and bonus room.$700 month or $225
week includes utilities. 239-682-2094
or 850-859-0188. Horse Friendly.
30wds tfc 1/22

FOR RENT: 3b/2ba-L/r with cath-
erdal ceilings, separate den or 4th
br newley renovated new carpet,
stove, refrigator, dishwasher, gar-
bage disposal, dishwasher included.
25 Oakridge, Mossy Head $750
monthly with $750 security deposit
and background check. No smok-
ers & no pets. Available immediately.
892-2227. 2tc 1/22-1/29

NICE 3 BED COUNTRY HOME.
Central Heat/Air. Carpet, 8 miles
east of DFS. $675/mnth. 859-2438.
2tp 1/22-1/29

FOR RENT-2br/1bath BRICK home
CH/A. 1832 Juniper Lake Rd. $600.
mnth $600. SD 892-2275. 1tp 1/22

3BR/1BA HOUSE. $450 per month.
$450 security deposit. No pets.
834-4119. 585 Price Rd DeFuniak
Springs. 2tp 1/22-1/29

4 BEDROOM/5 BATH 2,700 sq. ft.
home on 1.2 fenced acres. Just west
of DFS offWoodyard Rd. $995/month
1st/last/deposit. (Day) 850-685-2930
(Night) 850-682-0047. 4tp 1/22-2/12

AVAILABLE, Cottage 'Style Apart-
ment in Historic DFS, Convenient
Location, 1 BR 1 BA, Partial Utilities
Paid, $500/mo. For application call
850-259-1720. 4tc 1/8-1/29.21WDS

DARLINGTON 3 bdrm/2ba. Pets
Okay. 1099 Hwy. 2, Westville. $550
mo rent payments and $550 dd ok.
850-520-4205 or 850-685-6492. 4tp
1/15-2/5

FOR RENT- 2,000 sf Victorian
home in great neighborhood. Close
to lakeyard. 3bd/2ba, stove refrig-
erator, microwave, D/W w/d hookups
included. Large front porch, garage.
No smoking. No pets. References
required. $800 mo. $800 sd. Avail-
able Feb. 1st. 892-2635/585-4759.
4tp 1/15-2/5

For Rent: 2 Bedroom / 1 Bath mo-
bile home $500 per month. Located
on Girl Scout Rd. Lawn maintenance
included in rent. Nice front and back
yard. 850-865-1062 No pets please.
No HUD.33wds. 2tc 1/15-1/22


PAXTON
3BD/1BA house.
NO PETS 834-5187.


HOUSE FOR RENT-Reduce to
$1,000 month plus sd. 3bd/2ba ex-
ecutive home on 6.2. acres. Small
brook, fish pond, fenced yard. Great
for kids! 3130 Coy Burgess Loop-
DFS, 1,896 sq ft. 850-419-1318. 4tp
1/15-2/4

BEAUTIFUL 2,200. sq. ft home with
lakeview/access -open floor plan.
3bd/32ba/ :$895 mo. ,plusdep.
850-502-1525" 4tp 1/15-2/4

FOR RENT: MOBILE HOME 14x80 3
br, 2 bath & garden tub. Stove refrig,
Roman Rd. (Oakwood Hills) $600 &
$600 security and background check.
No pets, no smokers. Available im-
mediately. 892-2227..2tc 1/22-1/29

"NEW" MOBILE HOME. 16x76, 3/2,
large fenced yard, carport, no smok-
ing, no pets, maximum 2 children.
7712 Hwy. 90 W, DFS. Near Walden
Rd., rent $750 mo & $850 deposit.
Application fee. 850-892-4858. tfc
1/8-33WDS

FOR RENT: 3BR/2BA-L/R, D/R
kitchen separate den or 4th br. Car-
peted, stove ,refrig., Fredrick-Near
high school & elem. schools and
town $650 monthly with $650 secu-
rity deposit and background check.
No smokers and no pets available.
2-1-08. 892-2227..2tc 1/22-1/29

FOR RENT-DEFUNIAK SPRINGS
Oakwood Lakes area. 3bd/2ba -3-yr-
old,house. $750 a month. & security
dep. For more info call 850-520-4273
or cell, 850-333-1465. 4tp 1/8-1/29

LAKEFRONT HOME 3br/2ba, deck,
appliances, garage, fireplaces.
Secluded from road on 4.5 acres,
$1100/month, references required,
850-598-0489. tfc 17wds 1/1

FOR RENT-3BD/2 FULL BATH, gar-
den tub. W/d hook up. Front & back
deck. Good neighborhood. No pets.
HUD welcome. Phone. 333-7248.
4tp 12/25-1/22

3BD/2BA MOBILE HOME on 8
acres. Located at 723 Smith Rd in
DeFuniak Springs. $650 mo & $650
dd. Contact Darfny 678-410-8503.
4tp 1/1-1/22

NICE 1BD APARTMENT. "859-2321.
ftfc 1/1

FOR RENT: 3br/1.5 bathhouse locat-
ed at 250 N. 7th St. DFS, CH&A. $600
month & $600 deposit. Call 836-4442
or 419-5611. tfc 12/25-21WDS

FOR RENT. 3BD/2 FULL BATH
Mobile Home. W/d hook up. Front
& back deck. Good neighborhood
.HUD welcome. No pets. 892-2984 or
333-7248. 4tp 12/25-1/22

3BD/1.5BATH, carport, screened
patio, Kitchen appliance included,
washer/dryer hookups. $750 per
month. 850-682-8449. tfc 12/18

4BD/1BA DUPLEX $600 mo & dep.
3BD/1BA duplex $550 plus dep.
892-7012. tfc 10/30

2BD/2BA MOBILE HOME with
fireplace. Recently remodeled,
country setting. 2 miles from De-
Funiak Springs- $575 mo/$575sd.
850-699-4476. tfc 11/6. 17wds


1376 OLD LANDFILL Road. Rent-
to-own 2/2 Trailer on leased acreage,
$600/month with $1,000 down in-
cludes lot rent. Only one close neigh-
bor. Take Hwy. 83 N 1.9 miles, right
on Spradlin Road. Right on Landfill


Road. See sign on left. 892-2284. tfc
9/18-44wds

RENT TO OWN: LAKEFRONT 3
bedroom singlewide fixer-upper
on rented lot. 336 Bell Drive. $450/
month plus $500 down includes lot
rent. Take 331 North 2 miles to left
on Caswell Road. At end of Cas-
well turn left on Bell. 892-2284. tfc
8/14-40wds

2 OR 3 BEDROOM DOUBLEWIDE-4
miles west of Freeport in Portland.
rent-to-own on leased lot. $800/
month includes lot rent. $1,100 plus
first month's rent to move in. Some
cosmetic work. 806 Woodlawn.
892-2284. 29wds tfc 10/16

2/1 DUPLEX apartment. $550/mnth
includes water, sewer, garbage.
HUD approved deposit' required.
892-7012. tfc 7/3

2 AND 3 BEDROOM TRAILERS.
Rent to own., You fix. $275/month
and up with $350 down. Take Hwy.
90 East to North Davis Lane. See
Andrews Ave or the North End.
892-2284. 32wds tfc 10/17

2 BEDROOM apartment. $325/
month plus $300 deposit. Or 3 bed-
room trailer, Rent-to-own, You fix.
$300/month ai~d up with $500. down.
East side of DeFuniak; Go 90 .East
past Petro; right on South Norwood;
cross tracks; right on Charlie Brown
Road. 892-2284. tfc 10/16-42wds ,

2 OR 3 BEDROOM TRAILERS,
$375/month. Seminole Drive, be-
hind Cherokee Park off South 19th
Street in DeFuniak. 892-2284. tfc
6/26-18wds

RENT-TO-OWN: Ugly House,
need much love and repair., Come
quick. 96 W. Toledo, off Hwy. 83.
$1,000 down plus $325 per month.
892-2284. 23wds tfc 10/16

RENT-TO-OWN: Two 'Bedroom
trailer on rented lot. $400/month with
$500 down. Go west on Highway 90;
right on Walden; go to last road on
right; 84 E. Tulip. (850)892-2284.
29WDS ftfc

HILLTOP TERRACE APTS. 600 .N.
4th St., Florala, AL. Affordable hous-
ing for the elderly. 1 bdrm, center. heat
& air, stove, refrigerator, free laundry
facilities, planned activities. Based
on income. Come by or call (334)
858-4655, Leave message.' Equal
Opportunities Housing. tfn 3/31

I BUY HOUSES
I BUY HOUSESI Lots$ and acre-
age. No Ha$$le$. Quick closing. Call
now 892-2284. tfc 1/17

REAL ESTATE
WATERFRONT, for sale by owner,
3bd/2ba doublewide-on permanent
foundation, 2, large landscaped
lots. 274 feet on Lake Rosemary.
(850)401-3086. 2tp 122-1/29
................................................
FOR SALE: 3 BR/2BA ENERGY
efficient brick home on 2+ acres in
the county, but just 4 miles to W-
Mart. 1,488 sq. ft. Tile floors w/car-
pet in bedrooms. Freshly painted
and new appliances. Great room,
Ig master w/walk in closet, built in
1990. $149'000. Contact Sheree @
850-892-2886. ftfc

TWO ADJACENT LOTS on Juni-
per Lake Drive located on a pictur-
esque pond near DeFuniak Springs,
FL. Lots are approx. one acre each.
$29,500 per lot. Owner financing
with 10% down or 10% discount
for cash. Phone 850-951-0444 or
850-758-9096. 4tp 1/15-2/5

FOR SALE-1/2 acre of land, 2006-27
ft travel trailer, out building-8x16,'
$38,000. 892-7478. 5tp 1/1-1/29

AFFORDABLE-quality, energy ef-
ficient homes. (Couple reported
Elect. Bill $62.00 p/mo. during cold
winter month). just west of DeFuniak
Springs, convenient to the Base
via Hwy. 285, and near the new
Mossy Head School. Prices begin
at $89,000 for 2 Br/1Ba $118,000. 3
Br/2Ba 1CG. Mildred C. Heaton, Inc.
850-689-1334/582-3806. 49wds ftfc
11/20

FREE 21' TRAVEL TRAILER
with purchase of 3.2 acre hunting
camp. Children's Home area. Great
BOW HUNTING. $30K. Endless
Horizons Realty 850-315-0111. tfc
11/6-22wds ;

EMPLOYMENT
DRIVER TRAINEES Needed: No


CDL? No problem! Earn up to $900/
wk. Home weekends with TMC.
Company endorsed CDL Training.
1-866-280-5309. 4tc 1/1-1/29

WEST FLORIDA WILDERNESS
INSTITUTE, a residential juvenile
facility is accepting applications for
entry level positions. If you are highly
motivated and would like to help
troubled youth we are the place for
you. High school diploma or GED
required. Applicants must be able to
pass background and drug screen-
ing. Vacation, holiday pay, insurance
and retirement package included.
Apply in person 1912'Old Mt. Zion
Rd. Ponce de Leon, FL. 70wds 2tc
1/122-1/29

WEST FLORIDA WILDERNESS
INSTITUTE, a residential juvenile
facility is accepting applications for
supervisory positions. High school
diploma or GED required, AA degree
or experience a plus. Applicants must
be able to pass background and drug
screening. Vacation, holiday pay, in-
surance and retirement package in-
cluded. Apply in person 1912 Old Mt.
Zion Rd. Ponce de Leon, FL. 52wds
2tc 1/22-1/29

WEST FLORIDA WILDERNESS
INSTITUTE, a residential juvenile
facility is accepting applications for
cook. High school diploma or GED
.required experience in food service
a plus. Applicants must be able to
pass background and drug screen-
ing. Vacation, holiday pay, insurance
and retirement package included.
Apply in person 1912 Old Mt. Zion
Rd. Ponce de Leon ,FL. 55wds 2tc
1/22-1/29

CONVENIENT STORE CASHIER
Far above average salary. Apply in
Petro Food Market. Located at 1805
E Nelson, 892-7620.18WDS tfc 2/8

OTR DRIVER-w/3 years expQri-
ence on CDL. 24 min. age w/clean
MVR. Jim Keeler 850-834-2974. 4tc
1/15-2/5

THE CITY OF DEFUNIAK SPRINGS
is now accepting applications for one
(1) Municipal Worker I in the De-
Funiak Springs Street Department.
Qualification for this position will
include the following: collection of
trash and garbage, performs light
construction work, maintenance, and
repairs. Must have a valid Florida
CDL Class "B" Drivers License.
Applications may be obtained from
the Administrative Assistant's of-
fice, 71 US Hwy. 90 West, DeFuniak
Springs, Florida 32433, or by calling
(850)892-8500.
Applications will be received during
regular office hours. Monday through
Friday from 8 am until 5 pm. We will
be taking applications until the job is
filled.
The City of DeFuniak Springs is an
Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Ac-
tion/ADA Employer/Drug Free Work-
place. *
113wds l1tc 1/22po#57509.





IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE
1ST JUDICIAL CIRCUIT,
IN AND FOR WALTON COUNTY,
FLORIDA
Case No.: 08DR000862

Amber Licole Jacobs

Petitioner

and

Tison Lee Jacobs Jr,

Respondent.

NOTICE OF ACTION FOR
DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE

TO: (name of Respondent) Tison Lee Ja-
cobs Jr
(Respondent's last known address)
Unknown

YOU ARE NOTIFIED that an action
has been filed against you and that you
are required to serve a copy of your written
defenses, if any, to it on (name of Petition-
er) Amber Licole Jacobs whose address is
1467 Buris D. Cole Lane, Ponce de Leon,
FL 32455 on or before (date) 2/7/09, and
file the original With the clerk of this Court
at (clerk's address) 571 US Hwy. 90 E. De-
Funiak Springs, FL 32433, before service
on Petitioner or immediately thereafter. If
you fail to do so, a default may be entered
against you for the relief demanded in the
petition.

Copies of all court documents in this
case, including orders, are available at the
clerk of the Circuit court's office. You may
review these documents upon request.

You must keep the Clerk of the circuit
Court's office notified of your current ad-


THE DeFUNIAK SPRINGS HERALD BREEZE, THURSDAY, JANUARY 22,2009
dress. (You may file Notice of Current Ad- FIRST JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR 154,000/101,072,000 undivided tenant-
dress, Florida Supreme Court Approved WALTON COUNTY, FLORIDA in-common interest in one-seventh (1/7)
Family Law Form 12.915.) Future papers CASE NO. 08 CA 1572 of the real property known as FAIRFIELD
in this lawsuit will be mailed to the address DESTIN AT MAJESTIC SUN, a vacation
on record at the clerk's office. WYNDHAM VACATION RESORTS, ownership resort ("Resort Facility"), less
INC., and except the Floors, and together with
WARNING: Rule 12.285, Florida Fam- F/K/A FAIRFIELD RESORTS, INC., all appurtenances thereto, according and
ily Law Rules of Procedure, requires cer- F/K/A FAIRFIELD COMMUNITIES, INC., subject to the Declaration of Covenants,
tain automatic disclosure of documents A DELAWARE CORPORATION Conditions and Restrictions for Fairfield
and information. Failure to comply can Destin at Majestic Sun ("DECLARATION")
result in sanctions, including dismissal or Plaintiff, which has been or shall be recorded in the
striking of pleadings, public records of Walton County, Florida,
vs. and all amendments thereof and supple-
Dated: 12/17/08. ments thereto, if any. The Resort Facility
ANTHONY A. HAUCK IV & NORMA F. includes the real property and any and all
CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT HAUCK; improvements located thereon and therein
Is/ By: Tina Potts MARCEL HARRIS & SHEQUQA P. HAR- from time to time which have been collec-
Deputy Clerk RIS; tively committed to the Vacation Owner-
(seal) THOMAS R. ALVARADO & ESTHER M. ship Plan. There them "FLOOR" as used
ALVARADO; herein means the area of space encom-
4tpd: Jan. 8, 15, 22, 29, 2009 RONALD D. HOWARD & LINDA B HOW- passing the portion of the building located
226J ARD; at the Resort Facility, including the Units
BRODERICK 0. SHAW & DEBRA M. (as defined in the Declaration" and Com-
ADVERTISEMENT FOR SHAW; mon Areas (as defined in the Declaration),
INVITATION TO BID JARRELL A. PEALER & PRISCILLA including a Floor 4, 5, 6, 7,8, 9 and 10.


ITB NO: 09-013
INTRODUCTION: .Sealed bids for the CR
192 Widening and Overlay will be received
by the Board of County Commissioners,
Walton County, Florida, hereinafter re-
ferred to as "County" at the address shown
below:

Central Purchasing
Glyndol Johnson, Purchasing Agent
176 Montgomery Circle
DeFuniak Springs, Florida 32435
(850) 892-8176
Email:johglyndol@co.walton.fl.us

An original and five (5) copies must be
submitted in a sealed envelope or pack-
age, clearly marked with the firm's name
and address'and the words "CR 192 Wid-
ening and Overlay"

Mandatory Pre-Bid will be held on Feb-
ruary 18, 2009 at 9:00AM at the Walton
County Training and Conference Center
(formally known as the Wee Care Park)
552 Walton Road, DeFuniak Springs, Flor-
ida 32435. Bidders, who arrive late, will
be allowed to attend the pre-bid, but
will not be allowed to submit a bid.
All bidders/proposers must be present at
the designated start time of any pre-bid
conference and must remain until the con-
ference is adjourned. The County will not
accept bids/proposals from any bidder/
proposer arriving after the designated start
time at listed in the Invitation to Bids or
Request Proposal or departing prior to the
adjournment of the pre-bid conference.

Contact the Office of Central Purchas-
ing for availability of drawings. Fee is
$75.00 non-refundable.

Bid closing date is March 2, 2009 no later
than 12:00 Noon and will open immedi-
ately thereafter.
Project CR 192 is a 4.5 mile paved road
located approximately six (6) miles north
of DeFuniak Springs consisting of an east/
west alignment connecting SR 83 to US
331. The project will consist of milling
3-inches of existing asphalt and widening
the road from 20 feet to 24 feet. Approxi-
mately 660 feet of concrete ditch will be
removed and replaced as part of this proj-
ect. The proposed roadway will consist of
3.0 inches of SP 12.5 asphalt. The existing
sand/clay base will be mixed in place and
shall have a minimum LBR of 70. All dis-
turbed areas along the proposed improve-
ments shall be sodded.

7tc: Januarya8,15,22,29; February 5,12,19,
2009 232J

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE


PEALER;
HAROLD G. REID & JEAN S. REID;
SABRINA KERN & MALCOM RIDDLE;
SHARON ROGERS;
MAJESTIC SUN VACATION OWNERS
ASSOCIATION, INC.

Defendants.

NOTICE OF ACTION BY PUBL ICATION

TO THE FOLLOWING DEFENDANTS
WHOSE RESIDENCES ARE UN-
KNOWN:

COUNT III;
TO: THOMAS R. ALVARADO
21614 Kingston Terrace Lane
Spring, TX 77379
COUNT VI:
TO: JARRELL A. PEALER & PRISCILLA
PEALER
943 Washington Place SW
Atlanta, GA 30314

COUNT VII:
TO: HAROLD G. REID & JEAN S. REID
682 Cottonhill Road
Eufaula, AL 36027

COUNT VIII:
TO: SABRINA KERN & MALCOM RID-
DLE
22563 Welbourne Manor Square
Ashburn, VA 20148

COUNT IX:
TO: SHARON ROGERS
2081 Berkley Way
Lehigh Acres, FL 33971

The above named Defendant(s) are
not known to be dead or alive and, if dead,
the unknown spouses, heirs, devisees,
grantees, assignees, lienors, creditors,
trustees, or other claimants, by, through
under or against said Defendants and all
parties having or claiming to have any
right, title or interest in the property de-
scribed below.

YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED of the in-
stitution of the above-styled foreclosure
proceedings by the Plaintiff, WYNDHAM
VACATION RESORTS, INC., F/K/A FAIR-
FIELD RESORTS, INC., F/K/A FAIR-
FIELD COMMUNITIES, INC., A DELA-
WARE CORPORATION, upon the filing of
a complaint to foreclose a mortgage and
for other relief relative to the following de-
scribed property:

COUNT III

A 154,000/101,072,000 undivided ten-
ant-in-c6mmon interest in the 4 "FLOOR"
(as hereinafter defined, together with a


The Property described above is a/an An-
nual ownership interest as described in
the Declaration for the project and such
ownership interest has been allocated
Points as defined in the Declaration for
use in Each yearss.

COUNT VI

A 52,500/101,072,000 undivided ten-
ant-in-common interest in the 7 "FLOOR"
(as hereinafter defined, together with a
52,500/101,072,000 undivided tenant-in-
common interest in one-seventh (1/7) of
the real. property known as FAIRFIELD
DESTIN AT MAJESTIC SUN, a vacation
ownership resort ("Resort Facility"), less
and except the Floors, and together with
all appurtenances thereto, according and
subject to the Declaration of Covenants,
Conditions and Restrictions for Fairfield
Destin at Majestic Sun ("DECLARATION")
which has been or shall be recorded in the
public records of Walton County, Florida,
and all amendments thereof and supple-
ments thereto, if any. The Resort Facility
includes the real property and any and all
improvements located thereon and therein
from time to time which have been collec-
tively committed to the Vacation Owner-
ship Plan. There them "FLOOR" as used
herein means the area of space encom-
passing the portion of the building located
at the Resort Facility, including the Units
(as defined in the Declaration" and Com-
mon Areas (as defined in the Declaration),
including a Floor 4, 5, 6, 7,8, 9 and 10.

The Property described above is a/an An-
nual ownership interest as described in
the Declaration for the project and such
ownership interest has been allocated
Points as defined in the Declaration for
use-in Each yearss.
COUNT VII

A 105,000/101,072,000 undivided ten-
ant-in-common interest in the 6 "FLOOR"
(as hereinafter defined, together with a
105,000/101,072,000 undivided tenant-
in-common interest in one-seventh (1/7)
of the real property known as FAIRFIELD
DESTIN AT MAJESTIC SUN, a vacation
ownership resort ("Resort Facility"), less
and except the Floors, and together with
all appurtenances thereto, according and
subject to the Declaration of Covenants,
Conditions and Restrictions for Fairfield
Destin at Majestic Sun ("DECLARATION")
which has been or shall be recorded in the
public records of Walton County, Florida,
and all amendments thereof and supple-
ments thereto, if any. The Resort Facility
includes the real property and any and all
improvements located thereon and therein
from time to time which have been collec-


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tively committed to the Vacation Owner-
ship Plan. There them "FLOOR" as used
herein means the area of space encom-
passing the portion of the building located
at the Resort Facility, including the Units
(as defined in the Declaration" and Com-
mon Areas (as defined in the Declaration),
including a Floor 4, 5, 6, 7,8, 9 and 10.

The Property described above is a/an An-
nual ownership interest as described in
the Declaration for the project and such
ownership interest has been allocated
Points as defined in the Declaration for
use in Each yearss.

COUNT VIII

A 154000/101,072,000 undivided ten-
ant-in-common interest in the 9 "FLOOR"
(as hereinafter defined, together with a
154000/101,072,000 undivided tenant-in-
common interest in one-seventh (1/7) of
the real property known as FAIRFIELD
DESTIN AT MAJESTIC SUN, a vacation
ownership resort ("Resort Facility"), less
, and except the Floors, and together with
all appurtenances thereto, according and
subject to the Declaration of Covenants,
Conditions and Restrictions for Fairfield
Destin at Majestic Sun ("DECLARATION")
which has been or shall be recorded in the
public records of Walton County, Florida,
and all amendments thereof and supple-
ments thereto, if any. The Resort Facility
includes the real property and any and all
improvements located thereon and therein
from time to time which have been collec-
tively committed to the Vacation Owner-
ship Plan. There them "FLOOR" as used
herein means the area of space encom-
passing the portion of the building located
at the Resort Facility, including the Units
(as defined in the Declaration" and Com-
mon Areas (as defined in the Declaration),
including a Floor 4, 5, 6, 7,8, 9 and 10.

The Property described above is a/an An-
nual ownership interest as described in
the Declaration for the project and such
ownership interest has been allocated
Points as defined in the Declaration, for
use in Each yearss.



COUNT IX

A 126000/98,260,000 undivided ten-
ant-in-common interest in the 10 "FLOOR"
(as hereinafter defined, together with a
126000/98,260,000 undivided tenant-in-
common interest in one-seventh (1/7) of
the real property known as FAIRFIELD
DESTIN AT MAJESTIC SUN, a vacation
ownership resort ("Resort Facility"), less
and except the Floors, and together with
all appurtenances thereto, according and
subject to the Declaration of Covenants,
Conditions and Restrictions for Fairfield
Destin at Majestic Sun ("DECLARATION").
which has been or shall be recorded in the
public records of Walton County, Florida,
and all amendments thereof and supple-
ments thereto, if any. The 'Resort Facility
includes the real property and any and all
improvements located thereon and therein
from time to time which have been collec-
tively committed to the Vacation Owner-
ship Plan. There them "FLOOR" as used
herein means the area of space encom-
passing the portion of the building located
at the Resort Facility, including the Units
(as defined in the Declaration" and Com-
mon Areas (as defined in the Declaration),
including a Floor 4, 5, 6, 7,8, 9-and 10.

The Property described above is a/an An-
nual ownership interest as described in
the Declaration for the project and such
ownership interest has been allocated
Points as defined in the Declaration for
use in Each yearss)'

AND you are required to serve a copy
of your written defenses, if any to the com-
plaint, upon AUGUST JAMES STANTON,
III, ESQUIRE, Stanton & Gasdick, P.A.,
390 North Orange Avenue, Suite #260,
Orlando, Florida 32801, attorneys for
the Plaintiff, on or before the,13th day of
February, 2009, and file the original with
the Clerk of the above-styled Court either
before service on Plaintiffs attorney or im-
mediately thereafter, otherwise a default
will be entered against you for the relief
demanded in the Complaint.

DATED on this 8th day of January,
2009.

MARTHA INGLE
As Clerk of the 'Court
BY: Renee Day
Deputy Clerk
(seal)

CONFORMED COPY TO-
AUGUST JAMES STANTON, III,
ESQUIRE
Stanton & Gasdick, P.A.
390 North Orange Avenue, Suite #260
Orlarido, Florida 32801
(407) 423-5203 ,

Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Prac-
tices Act, it is required that we state the
following to you: THIS DOCUMENT IS AN
ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT AND
ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL
BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE.

If you are a person with a disability who
needs any accommodation in order to
participate in this proceeding, you are
entitled, at no cost.to you, to the provi-
sions of certain assistance. Please con-
tact Court Administration, at 571 U.S
Highway 90 East, DeFuniak Springs FL
32435, telephone (850)892-8115 within
two (2) working days of your receipt of
this (described-notice); if you are hear-
ing or voice impaired, 1-800-955-8771.


2tc: January 15, 22, 2009
244J

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE
FIRST JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR
WALTON COUNTY, FLORIDA
CASE NO. 08 CA 1800

WYNDHAM VACATION RESORTS,
INC.,
F/KIA FAIRFIELD RESORTS, INC.,
F/K/A FAIRFIELD COMMUNITIES, INC.,
A DELAWARE CORPORATION

Plaintiff,

vs.
MELISSA PELLIZZERI;
DONALD L. JONES & CYNTHIA K.
JONES;
JOEL A. DUBOSE & SHERRI DUBOSE;
JAMES CHRISTIAN III;
MICHAEL A. GORHAM & DARNEEN
GORHAM;
ADAM SALINAS & HERLINDA SALI-
NAS;
PHILIP DEMALINE & BEVERLY DEMA-
LINE;
TIMOTHYG.CAMPBELL&SHALEATHIA
M. CAMPBELL;
BEACH STREET COTTAGES VACATION
CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, INC.

Defendants.

NOTICE OF ACTION BY PUBLICATION

TO THE FOLLOWING DEFENDANTS
WHOSE RESIDENCES ARE UN-
KNOWN:

COUNT III:
TO: JOEL A. DUBOSE & SHERRI DU-
BOSE
192 Markham Drive
Mooresville, NC 28115


TO: JAMES CHRISTIAN III
1411 Poplar Avenue, Apt A
Memphis, TN 38104

COUNT V:
TO: MICHAEL A. GORHAM & DARNEEN
GORHAM
7711 Franklin Road
Plant City, FL 33565

COUNT VII:
TO: PHILIP DEMALINE & BEVERLY DE-
MALINE
2800 Fleetwood Drive
Longview, TX 75605

COUNT VIII:
TO: TIMOTHY G. CAMPBELL &
SHALEATHIA M. CAMPBELL
6415 Highway 405
Donaldsonville, LA 70346

The above named Defendant(s) are
not known to be dead or alive and, if dead,
the unknown spouses, heirs, devisees,
grantees, assignees, lienors, creditors,
trustees, or other claimants, by, through
under or against said Defendants and all
parties having or claiming to have any
right, title or interest in the property de-
scribed below.

YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED of the
institution of the above-styled foreclosure
proceedings by the Plaintiff, WYNDHAM
VACATION RESORTS, INC., F/K/A FAIR-
FIELD RESORTS, INC., F/KIA FAIR-
FIELD COMMUNITIES, INC., A DELA-
WARE CORPORATION, upon the filing of
a complaint to foreclose a mortgage and
far other relief relative to the following de-
scribed property:

COUNT III[

A 252000/58,156,000 undivided ten-
ant-in-common interest in Units 21A, 21B,
22A, 22B, 23A, 23B, 24A, 24B of FAIR-
FIELD DESTIN AT BEACH STREET COT-
TAGES, A CONDOMINIUM, together with
all appurtenances thereto, according and
subject to the Declaration of Condominium
for Fairfield Destin at Beach Street Cottag-
es, A Condominium as recorded in Official
Record Book 2226, Page 737, public re-
cords of Walton County, Florida, together
with any and all amendments thereof and
supplements thereto.

The Property described above is a/an An-
nual ownership interest as described in
the Declaration for the project and such
ownership interest has been allocated
Points as defined in the Declaration for
use in Each yearss.

COUNT IV

A 63000/58,156,000 undivided tenant-
in-common interest in Units 21A, 21B,
22A, 22B, 23A, 23B, 24A, 24B of FAIR-
.FIELD DESTIN AT BEACH STREET COT-
TAGES, A CONDOMINIUM, together with
all appurtenances thereto, according and
subject to the Declaration of Condominium
for Fairfield Destin at Beach Street Cottag-
es, A Condominium as recorded in Official
Record Book 2226, Page 737; public re-
cords of Walton County, Florida, together
with any and all amendments thereof and
supplements thereto.

The Property described above is a/an Bi-
ennial ownership interest as described in
the Declaration for the project and such
ownership interest has been allocated
Points as defined in the Declaration for
use in Odd yearss.

COUNTY

A 84000/73,910,000 undivided tenant-
in-common interest in Units 16A, 16B,
17A, 17B, 18A, 18B, 19A, 19B, 20A,


20B of FAIRFIELD DESTIN AT BEACH
STREET COTTAGES, A CONDOMINIUM,
together with all appurtenances thereto,
according and subject to the Declara-
tion of Condominium for Fairfield Destin
at Beach Street Cottages, A Condomin-
ium as recorded in Official Record Book
2226, Page 737, public records of Walton
County, Florida, together with any and all
amendments thereof and supplements
thereto.

The Property described above is a/an Bi-
ennial ownership interest as described in
the Declaration for the project and such
ownership interest has been allocated
Points as defined in the Declaration for
use in Even yearss.

COUNT VII

A 63000/73,910,000 undivided tenant-
in-common interest in Units 1A, 1B, 2A,
2B, 3A, 38, 4A, 4B, 5A, 5B of FAIRFIELD
DESTIN AT BEACH STREET COTTAG-
ES, A CONDOMINIUM, together with all
appurtenances thereto, according and
subject to the Declaration of Condominium
for Fairfield Destin at Beach Street Cottag-
es, A Condominium as recorded in Official
Record Book 2226, Page 737, public re-
cords of Walton County, Florida, together
with any and all amendments thereof and
supplements thereto.

The Property described above is a/an Bi-
ennial ownership interest as described in
the Declaration for the project and such
ownership interest, has been allocated
Points as defined in the Declaration for
use in Odd yearss.

COUNT VIII

A 84000/73,910,000 undivided tenant-
in-common interest in Units 16A, 16B,
17A, 17B, 18A, 18B, 19A, 19B, 20A,
20B of FAIRFIELD DESTIN AT BEACH
STREET COTTAGES, A CONDOMINIUM,
together with all appurtenances thereto,
according and subject to the Declara-
tion of Condominium for Fairfield Destin
at Beach Street Cottages, A Condomin-
ium as recorded in Official Record Book
2226, Page 737, public records of Walton
County, Florida, together with any and all
amendments thereof and supplements
thereto.

The Property described above is a/an Bi-
ennial ownership interest as described in
the Declaration for the project and such
ownership interest has been allocated
Points as defined, in the Declaration for
use in Odd yearss.

AND you are required to serve a copy
of your written defenses,if any to the com-
plaint, upon AUGUST JAMES STANTON,
III, ESQUIRE, Stanton & Gasdick, P.A.,
390 North Orange Avenue, Suite #260,
Orlando, Florida 32801, attorneys for
the Plaintiff, on or before the 14th day of
February, 2009, and file the original with
the Clerk of the above-styled Court either
before service on Plaintiff's attorney or im-
mediately thereafter, otherwise a default
will be entered against you for the relief
demanded in the Complaint.
DATED on this 8th day of January,
2009.

MARTHA INGLE
As Clerk of the Court
BY: Tina Potts
Deputy Clerk
(seal)

CONFORMED COPY TO-
AUGUST JAMES STANTON, III,
ESQUIRE
Stanton & Gasdick, P.A.
390 North Orange Avenue, Suite #260
Orlando, Florida 32801
(407) 423-5203

Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Prac-
tices Act, it is required that we state the
following to you: THIS DOCUMENT IS AN
ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT AND
ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL
BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE.

If you are a person with a disability who
needs any accommodation in order to
participate in this proceeding, you are
entitled, at no cost to you, to the provi-
sions of certain assistance. Please con-
tact Court Administration, at 571 U.S
Highway 90 East, DeFuniak Springs FL
32435, telephone (850)892-8115 within
two (2) working days of your receipt of
this (described notice); if you are hear-
ing or voice impaired, 1-800-955-8771.

2tc: January 15, 22, 2009
245J

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 1ST
JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR -
WALTON COUNTY, FLORIDA
CIVIL DIVISION
CASE NO.: 66-2008-CA-002050

SUNTRUST MORTGAGE, INC.,

Plaintiff,

vs.

ZONA W. COOK, et al,

Defendants.

NOTICE OF ACTION

TO:
ZONA W. COOK
LAST KNOWN ADDRESS: 196 HEATHER
LN., DEFUNIAK SPRINGS, FL 32433
CURRENT MAILING ADDRESS: P.O.'
BOX 1081, SHALIMAR, FL 32579


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UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF ZONA W.
COOK
LAST KNOWN ADDRESS: 196 HEATHER
LN., DEFUNIAK SPRINGS, FL 32433
CURRENT MAILING ADDRESS: P.O.
BOX 1081, SHALIMAR, FL 32579
CURRENT RESIDENCE IS UNKNOWN

YOU ARE NOTIFIED that an action for
Foreclosure of Mortgage on the following
described property:

COMMENCE AT THE SOUTHEAST
CORNER OF THE NORTHWEST 1/4
OF THE SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF SEC-
TION 23, TOWNSHIP 3 NORTH, RANGE
19 WEST, RUN THENCE NORTH 457.7
FEET FOR THE POINT OF BEGIN-
NING; THENCE RUN WEST 248 FEET;
THENCE NORTH 175 FEET; THENCE
EAST 248 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 175
FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING,
WALTON COUNTY, FLORIDA.

has been filed against you and you are
required to serve a copy of your written
defenses, if any, to it, on Marshall C. Wat-
son, P.A., Attorney for Plaintiff, whose ad-
dress is 1800 NW 49th STREET, SUITE
120, FT. LAUDERDALE, FL 33309 on or
before 2/14/09, a date which is within thirty
(30) days after the first publication of this
Notice in the (Please publish in THE HER-
ALD BREEZE) and file the original with the
Clerk of this Court either before service on
Plaintiffs attorney or immediately there-
after; otherwise a default will be entered
against you for the relief demanded in the
complaint.
In accordance with the Americans with
Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) disabled
persons who, because of their disabilities,
need special accommodation to partici-
pate in this proceeding should contact the
ADA Coordinator at 571 East US Hwy. 90,
DeFuniak Springs, FL 32433 or Telephone


Voice/TDD (850) 892-8115 prior to such
proceeding.,

WITNESS my hand and the seal of
this Court this 8th day of January, 2009.

Martha Ingle
As Clerk of the Court
/s/ By: Pamela M. Oldfield
As Deputy Clerk
(seal)

Publish: (Please publish in The Herald
Breeze)

2tc: January 15, 22, 2009
246J

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT, OF THE
FIRST JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR
WALTON COUNTY, FLORIDA
CASE NO. 2008-CA-000706

ADAGIO COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION,
INC., a Florida not for profit corpora-
tion

Plaintiff,

v.

ALAN B. SNOW, et. al.

Defendants.

NOTICE OF SALE PURSUANT
TO CHAPTER 45

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant
to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure dated
January 7, 2009, and entered in Case No.
2008-CA-000706 of the Circuit Court, of
the First Judicial Circuit, in and for Walton
County, Florida, wherein Adagio Commu-
nity Association, Inc. is Plaintiff, and Alan
B. Snow and Catherine H. Snow are De-
fendants, I will sell to the highest and best


PAGE 7-C
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Floor, Walton Courthouse 571 US Hwy. 90
East, DeFuniak Springs, Walton County,
Florida, at 11:00 A.M. on February 4, 2009
the following described property as set
forth in said Final Judgment, to wit:

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PAGE 8-C
thereof, as recorded in Official Records
Book 2647 at Page 2751 of the Public
Records of Walton County, Florida,
and as may be amended from time to
time. Together with the Parking Space
or Spaces and Storage Space appur-
tenant thereto as limited common el-
ements and all other appurtenances
according to the Declaration of Condp-
minium. Subject, however, to all of the
provisions of the Declaration of Condo-
minium.

DATED this 7th day of January, 2009.

Martha Ingle
Clerk Circuit Court
/s/ By: Margaret Bishop
Deputy Clerk
(seal)

2tc: January 15, 22, 2009
247J

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 1ST
JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR
WALTON COUNTY, FLORIDA
CIVIL DIVISION
CASE NO. 08-CA000052

INDYMAC BANK, F.S.B.

Plaintiff,

vs.

ANNA CZERWIEN; JOSEPH CZER-
WIEN; UNKNOWN PERSONS) IN
POSSESSION OF THE SUBJECT
PROPERTY; AVALON BEACH ES-
TATES OWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC.;
MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRA-
TION SYSTEMS, INC., AS NOMINEE
FOR INDYMAC BANK, F.S.B.; UNITED
STATES OF AMERICA;

Defendants.

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE
(Please publish in
THE HERALD BREEZE)
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursu-
ant to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure
dated January 7, 2009, and entered in
Case No. 08-CA-000052, of the Circuit
Court of the 1st Judicial Circuit in and
for WALTON County, Florida. INDYMAC
BANK, F.S.B. is Plaintiff and ANNA CZER-
WIEN; JOSEPH CZERWIEN; UNKNOWN
PERSONS) IN POSSESSION OF THE
SUBJECT PROPERTY; AVALON BEACH
ESTATES OWNERS ASSOCIATION,
INC.; MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGIS-
TRATION SYSTEMS INC., AS NOMINEE
FOR INDYMAC BANK, F.S.B.; UNITED
STATES OF AMERICA; are defendants. I
will sell to the highest and best bidder for
cash at IN THE FRONT LOBBY, SECOND
FLOOR, WALTON COUNTY COURT-
HOUSE, 571, HIGHWAY 90 EAST, DE-
FUNIAK SPRINGS, WALTON COUNTY,
FLORIDA, AT 571 EAST U.S..HIGHWAY
90 EAST, DEFUNIAK SPRINGS IN WAL-
TON COUNTY, FL, at 11:00 a.m., on the
10th day of February, 2009, the following
described property as set forth in said Fi-
nal Judgment, to wit:

LOT 24, AVALON BEACH ESTATES,
ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF
AS RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK
10, PAGE(S) 37, OF THE PUBLIC
RECORDS OF WALTON COUNTY,
FLORIDA.

A person claiming an interest in the
surplus from the sale, if any, -other than
the property owner as of the date of the lis
pendens must file a claim within 60.days
after the sale. .,

Dated this 7th-day of January,-2009.

MARTHA INGLE
As Clerk of said Court
/s/ By: Margaret Bishop
As Deputy Clerk


This notice is provided pursuant to Admin-
istrative Order No. 2.065.
In accordance with the Americans with
Disabilities Act, if you are a person with a
disability who needs any accommodation
in order to participate in this proceeding,
you are entitled, at no cost to you, to provi-
sions of certain assistance. Please contact
the Court Administrator at 571, East US
Highway 90, DeFuniak Springs, FL 32433,
Phone No. (850) 892-8133 within 2 work-
ing days of your receipt of this notice or
pleading; if you are hearing impaired, call
1-800-955-8771 (TDD);, if you are voice
impaired, call 1-800-955-8770 (V) (Via
Florida Relay Services).

Submitted by:
Kahane & Associates, P.A.
8201 Peters Road, Suite 3000
Plantation, Florida 33324
Telephone: (954) 382-3486
Telefacsimile: (954) 382-5380

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIRST
JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR
WALTON COUNTY, FLORIDA
CASE NO.: 07-CA-001105

CAPITAL CITY BANK,

Plaintiff,

vs.

ROBERT C. JOHNSON, MADRIAGA
CONTRACTING, INC. and UNKNOWN
TENANTSS,

Defendants.

NOTICE OF SALE PURSUANT
TO CHAPTER 45

NOTICE is given pursuant to a Final
Judgment of Foreclosure dated January
7, 2009, in Case No. 07-CA-001105, of
the Circuit Court of the First Judicial Cir-
cuit, in and for Walton County, Florida, in
which CAPITAL CITY BANK is the Plaintiff
and ROBERT C. JOHNSON, MADRIAGA
CONTRACTING, INC. and UNKNOWN
TENANT(S) are the Defendants, I will sell
to the highest and best bidder for cash at
the Second Floor, of the Waltoft County
Courthouse in DeFuniak Springs, Walton
County, Florida at 11:00 a.m. on February
10, 2009, the property set forth in the Final
Judgment of Foreclosure and more par-
ticularly described aS follows:

COMMENCE AT THE NORTHEAST


CORNER OF SECTION 27, TOWNSHIP
2 SOUTH, RANGE 20 WEST, WALTON
COUNTY, FLORIDA. PROCEED SOUTH
ALONG SECTION LINE 1983.66;
THENCE N-89 DEGREES 51'-W 48.02
FEET TO THE WEST R.O.W. OF STATE
ROAD 393; THENCE CONTINUE N-89
DEGREES 51'-W 461.65 FEET TO THE
P.O.B.; THENCE NORTH 145.305 FEET
TO THE SOUTH R.O.W. OF A PRO-
POSED 40 FOOT ROAD; THENCE S-89
DEGREES 51'-E ALONG SAID R.O.W.
90 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 145.305
FEET; THENCE N-89 DEGREES 51'-W
90 FEET TO P.O.B., ALSO BEING A
PORTION OF GOVERNMENT LOT 6,
SANTA ROSA PLANTATION SUBDIVI-
SION, A/K/A LOT 24, FOXMIRE FARMS,
WALTON COUNTY, FLORIDA.

Any person claiming an interest in the
surplus from the sale, if any, other than
the property owner as of the date of the lis
pendens, must file a claim within sixty (60)
days after the sale.


DATED: January 7, 2009.

MARTHA INGLE
Clerk of the Circuit Court
/s/ By: Margaret Bishop
Deputy Clerk
(seal)

Garvin B. Bowden, Esq.,
Gardner, Bist, Wiener, Wadsworth &
Bowden, P.A.
1300 Thomaswood Drive
Tallahassee, Florida 32308

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE
1ST JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR
WALTON COUNTY, FLORIDA
CIVIL DIVISION
CASE NO.: 66-2008-CA-000685

DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST
COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE, IN TRUST
FOR THE REGISTERED HOLDERS OF
AMERIQUEST MORTGAGE SECURI-
TIES INC., ASSET-BACKED PASS-
THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES
2005-R-7,

Plaintiff,

vs.

JACKIE CALHOUN A/K/A JACQUE-
LINE M. STANLEY A/K/A JACQUELINE
M. CALHOUN; STEVE CALHOUN;
JOHN DOE; JANE DOE AS UNKNOWN
TENANTS) IN POSSESSION OF THE
SUBJECT PROPERTY.

Defendants.

RE-NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE
(Please publish in
THE HERALD BREEZE)

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pur-
suant to a Motion and Order Resetting
Foreclosure Sale Date dated the 5th day
of January 2009, and entered in Case No.
66-2008-CA-000685, of the Circuit Court
of the 1ST Judicial Circuit in and for Wal-
'ton County, Florida, wherein DEUTSCHE
BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY,
AS TRUSTEE, IN TRUST FOR THE
REGISTERED HOLDERS OF AME-
RIQUEST MORTGAGE SECURITIES
INC., ASSET-BACKED PASS-THROUGH
CERTIFICATES, SERIES 20Q5-R-7 is
the Plaintiff and JACKIE CALHOUN
A/K/A JACQUELINE M. STANLEY A/K/A
JACQUELINE M. CALHOUN; STEVEN
CALHOUN; JOHN DOE; JANE DOE AS
UNKNOWN TENANTS) IN POSSES-
SION OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY are
defendants. I will sell to the highest and
best bidder for cash at the FRONT LOB-
BY SECOND FLOOR, AT THE WALTON
COUNTY COURTHOUSE, IN DEFUNIAK
SPRINGS, FLORIDA, AT 11:00 A.M., on
the 17th day of February, 2009, the follow-
ing described property as set forth in said
Final Judgment, to wit:

EXHIBIT "A"

Lot #7: Commencing at the Northwest
corner of the Southeast 1/4 of the
Southeast 1/4 of Section 20, Township
1 South, Range 18 West, Walton Coun-
ty, Florida; thence South 02 degrees 00
minutes East, 113.0 feet; thence South
57 degrees 22 minutes 23 seconds,
East, 295.21 feet; thence South 59 de-
grees 09 minutes East, 100.0 feet to the
Point Of Beginning, said point being
also on the South Right-of-Way, South
59 degrees 09 minutes East, 100.0 feet,
thence departing said Right-of-Way,
South 00 degrees 52 minutes 23 sec-
onds West, 171.18 feet; thence North 68
degrees 37 minutes 14 seconds West,
90.0 feet; thence North 00 degrees 10
minutes, 20 seconds East, 189.63 feet
to the Point of Beginning.

Lot #8: Commencing at the Northwest
corner of the Southeast 1/4 of the
Southeast 1/4 of Section 30, Township
1 South, Range 18 west, Walton Coun-
ty, Florida; thence South 02 degrees 00
minutes East, 113.0 feet; thence South
57 degrees 22 minutes 23 seconds
East, 295.21 feet to the Point of Begin-
ning, said point being also on the South
Right-of-Way of Black Creek Boulevard;
thence along said Right-of-Way; South
59 degrees 09 minutes East, 100.0 feet;
thence departing said Right-of-Way,
South 00 degrees 10 minutes 20 sec-
onds West; 189.63 feet; thence North 68
degrees 37 minutes 14 seconds West,
90.0 feet; thence North 00 degrees 24
minutes 27 seconds West, 208.10 feet
to the Point of Beginning.

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.

In accordance with the Americans with
Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) disabled
persons who, because of their disabilities,
need special accommodation to partici-
pate in this proceeding should contact the
ADA Coordinator at 571 East US Hwy. 90,
DeFuniak Springs, FL 32433 or Telephone
Voice/TDD (850) 892-8115 prior to such
proceeding.

Dated this 6th day of January 2009.

Martha Ingle
Clerk Of The Circuit Court
/s/ By: Margaret Bishop
Deputy Clerk
(seal)
Submitted by:
Law Office of Marshall C. Watson
1800 NW49th Street, Suite 120
Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33309
Telephone:'(954) 453-0365
Facsimile: (954) 771-6052
Toll Free: 1-800-441-2438

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE
FIRST JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR
WALTON COUNTY, FLORIDA
CASE NO.: 66-2008-CA-001704

INDYMAC FEDERAL BANK, F.S.B.


Plaintiff,

vs.

THOMAS P. BURKE; et al,

Defendant(s).

NOTICE OF ACTION

To the following Defendant(s):
THOMAS P. BURKE (CURRENT RESI-
DENCE UNKNOWN)
Last known address: 1579 MONROE
DRIVE NORTHEAST #F808, ATLANTA,
GA 30324

UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF THOMAS P.,
BURKE (CURRENT RESIDENCE UN-
KNOWN)
Last known address: 1579 MONROE
DRIVE NORTHEAST #F808, ATLANTA,
GA 30324

YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that an
action for Foreclosure of Mortgage on the
following described property:

LOT 36, THE RETREAT, ACCORDING
TO THE PLAT THEREOF, AS RECORD-
ED IN PLAT BOOK 14, PAGE 4, OF
THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF WALTON
COUNTY, FLORIDA.

has been filed against you and you are
required to serve a copy of your written
defenses, if any, to J. Anthony Van. Ness,
Esq., VAN NESS LAW FIRM, PA., At-
torney for the Plaintiff, whose address is
1239 E. NEWPORT CENTER DRIVE,
SUITE #110, DEERFIELD BEACH, FL
33442 on or before February 14, 2009, a
date which is within thirty (30) days after
the first publication of this Notice in the
DEFUNIAK HERALD BREEZE and file the
original with the Clerk of this Court either
before service on Plaintiffs attorney or im-
mediately thereafter; otherwise a default
will be entered against you for the relief
demanded in the complaint.

In accordance with the Americans with
Disabilities Act, if you are a person with
a disability who needs any accommo-
dation in order to participate in this pro-
ceeding, you are entitled, at no cost to
you, to provision of certain assistance.
Please contact the Court Administrator
at 571 HIGHWAY 90 EAST DEFUNIAK
SPRINGS, FL 32435, Phone: ADA# (850)
892-8133 within 2 working days of your
receipt of this notice or pleading.
SWITNESS my hand and the seal of
this Court this 6th day of January, 2009.

MARTHA INGLE
CLERK OF COURT
/s/ By: Pamela M. Oldfield
As Deputy Clerk
(seal)

Publish:
THE DEFUNIAK HERALD BREEZE
P.O, BOX 1546
DEFUNIAK SPRINGS, FL 32435

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIRST
JUDICIAL CIRCUIT OF FLORIDA IN
AND FOR WALTON COUNTY
CASE NO. 08001917CA

WACHOVIA MORTGAGE CORPORA-
TION

Plaintiff,

vs.

SOLOMON CHRISTIAN, et. al:

Defendants.

NOTICE OF ACTION

TO: SOLOMON CHRISTIAN
Whose residence is: LOT 8 TOP-
SAIL DRIVE, SANTA ROSA BEACH, FL,
32459
TO: SAROJINI CHRISTIAN
Whose residence is: LOT 8 TOP-
SAIL DRIVE, SANTJ ROSA BEACH, FL,
32459

If alive, and if dead, all parties claiming in-
terest by, through, under or against SOL-
OMON CHRISTIAN & SAROJINI CHRIS-
TIAN and all parties having or claiming to
have any right, title or interest in the prop-
erty described herein.

YOU ARE NOTIFIED that an action for
Foreclosure of Mortgage on the following
described property:

LOT 8 OF TOPSAIL WALK SUBDIVI-
SION, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT
THEREOF AS RECORDED IN PLAT
BOOK 18, PAGES 9 AND 9A, OF THE
PUBLIC RECORDS OF WALTON
COUNTY, FLORIDA.

a/k/a LOT 8 TOPSAIL DRIVE SANTA
ROSA BEACH, FL 32459

has been filed against you and you are re-
quired to serve a copy of your written de-
fenses, if any, to it, on Nwabufo Umunna,
Attorney for Plaintiff, -whose address is
2901 Stirling Road, Suite 300, Fort Lau-
derdale, Florida 33312 either (choose
one)

__ (a) within 30 days after the first publi-
cation of this notice, or
_X (b) on or before 2/141, 2009.

and file the original with the Clerk of this
Court either before service on Plaintiff's
attorney or immediately thereafter; other-
wise a default will be entered against you
for the relief demanded in the complaint.

WITNESS my hand and the seal of
this Court this 5th day of January, 2009.

MARTHA INGLE
As Clerk of the Court
/s/ By: Pamela M. Oldfield
As Deputy Clerk
(seal)

Publish In: DEFUNIAK HERALD

A copy of this Notice of Action, Complaint
and Lis Pendens were sent to the defen-
dants and address named above.


THE DeFUNIAK SPRINGS HERALD BREEZE, THURSDAY, JANUARY 22,2009


In accordance with the Americans with
Disabilities Act, persons needing a reason-
able accommodation to participate in this
proceeding should, no later than seven (7)
days prior, contact the Clerk of the Court's
disability coordinator at 8508928586,
PO BOX 509. DEFUNIAK SPRINGS. FL
32435. If hearing impaired, contact (TDD)
8009558771 via Florida Relay System.

This is an attempt to collect a debt Any
information obtained will be used for
that purpose.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE
FIRST JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR
WALTON COUNTY, FLORIDA
CASE NO.: 08-CA-1180

HOWARD DRIVER and
MARTHA H. DRIVER as Trustees of the
. Martha H. Driver Revocable Trust dated
12/15/1998,
Plaintiff,

vs.

FREDDIE WATSON and wife,
LINDA MARIE WATSON and STATE &
COUNTY CONSTRUCTION & ROOFING
of FLORIDA, INC., a Florida Corpora-
tion and FIDELITY FINANCIAL CORPO-
RATION, Inc., also known as FIDELITY
FINANCIAL, INC., a Florida Corpora-
tion,

Defendants.

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE
BY CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT

Notice is hereby given that the under-
signed, Martha Ingle, Clerk of the Circuit
Court of Walton County, Florida; will on
the 5th day of February, 2009, at 11:00
a.m., at the front lobby of the Walton
County Courthouse, 571 U.S. Highway 90
East, DeFuniak Springs, Florida, offer for
sale and sell at public outcry to the high-
est and best bidder for cash, the property
described as follows:

Lots 1 and 2, Block 1, Druid Manor, a
Subdivision according to Map of D.L.
Campbell in the Northwest 1/4 of Sec-
tion 36, Township 3 North, Range 19
West, as recorded in Plat Book 2, at
Page 2, of the Public Records of Walton
County, Florida.

pursuant to a final judgment of foreclosure
entered in the above styled cause.

WITNESS my hand and. official seal of
this Honorable Court this 6th day of Janu-
ary, 2009.

MARTHA INGLE
CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT
/s/ By: Margaret Bishop
Deputy Clerk
(seal)

Clayton J.M. Adkinson
Attorney for Plaintiff
P.O. Box 1207
DeFuniak Springs, Florida 32435

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR WALTON
COUNTY, FLORIDA
PROBATE DIVISION
FILE NO.: 08-CP-000229


IN RE: ESTATE OF
CLAUDE C. DUNC.


p.
~1AriC


NOTICE TO CREDITORS
(Summary Administration)

TO ALL PERSONS HAVING CLAIMS OR
DEMANDS AGAINST THE ABOVE ES-
TATE:

You are hereby notified that an Or-
der of Summary Administration has
been entered in the estate of CLAUDE
C. DUNCAN, deceased, File Number
08-CP-000229, by the Circuit Court for
Walton County, Florida, Probate Division,
the address of which is P.O. Box 1260,
DeFuniak Springs, FL 32433; that the de-
cedent's date of death was October 29,
2008; that the total value of the estate is
$0.00 as all assets are exempt, and that
the name and address of those to whom it
has been assigned by such order is:

Name
Elizabeth F. Cork
Address
P.O. Box 613441
Water Sound, FL 32461

ALL INTERESTED PERSONS ARE NO-
TIFIED THAT:

All creditors of the estate of the de-
cedent and persons having claims or de-
mands against the estate of the decedent
other than those for whom provision for full
payment was made in the Order of Sum-
mary Administration must file their claims
with.this court WITHIN THE TIME PERI-
ODS SET FORTH IN SECTION 733.702
OF THE FLORIDA PROBATE CODE.

ALL CLAIMS AND DEMANDS NOT
SO FILED WILL BE FOREVER BARRED.

NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER
APPLICABLE TIME PERIOD, ANY CLAIM
FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER
THE DECEDENT'S DATE OF DEATH IS
BARRED.

The date of first publication of this no-
tice is January 15, 2009.

Attorney for
Personal Representative:
/s/ J. JEROME MILLER,
Florida Bar No. 0128569
MILLER ANSLEY STEWART, P.A.
Attorneys at Law
415 Mountain Drive, Suite 3
Destin, FL 32541-2349
Phone: (850) 837-3860

Personal Representative:
/s/ ELIZABETH F. CORK
P.O. Box 613441
Water Sound, FL 32461

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.ADVERTISEMENT FOR STATEMENT
OF QUALIFICATIONS

RFQ NO: 09-014
INTRODUCTION: The Walton County.
Tourist Development, (TDC) a division of
Walton County, is requesting qualifications
from firms for the purpose of providing In-
ternet Destination Marketing Services at
the address shown below:

Central Purchasing
Glyndol Johnson, Purchasing Agent
176 Montgomery Circle
DeFuniak Springs, Florida 32435
(850) 892-8176
Email;johglyndol@co.walton.fl.us


An original and five (5) copies must be
AN submitted in a sealed envelope or pack!
age, clearly mariea witm tihe firm s name
and address an, ir, e words "Internet


Destination Marketing Services"

RFQ Closing date: February 25, 2009 no
later than 4:00PM and opening immedi-
ately thereafter. RFQ packages received
after that date and time will not be opened
or accepted.

RFQ package can be downloaded at the
County's v.site at www.co.walton.fl.us
and click on Doing Business" and then
click on "Solicitations".

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

The Walton County Board of County
Commissioners will hold a regular meet-
ing on Tuesday. January 27. 2009. at
5:00 p.m. or as soon thereafter as may be
heard at the Walton County Courthouse
located at 571 U.S. Highway 90. De-
Funiak Sorinas Florida The following
items will be heard:

LEGISLATIVE ITEMS:

1. POINT WASHINGTON ORDI-
NANCE An ordinance amending Chap-
ters Five, Eight, and Eleven of the Walton
County Land Development Code to pro-
vide additional notice requirements for
projects in the Point Washington Area;
providing for severability and providing an
effective date. (Second public hearing)

2. BLUE MOUNTAIN BEACHFRONT
(BMB-1) NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN (NP
BMB-11 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING
SECTION 2.03.02 OF THE WALTON
COUNTY LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE
TO ADOPT THE BLUE MOUNTAIN
BEACHFRONT (BMB-1) NEIGHBOR-
HOOD PLAN AS AN OVERLAY DISTRICT;
ESTABLISHING DEFINED BOUNDARY;
ESTABLISHING THAT THE INTENT OF
THE PLAN IS TO PRESERVE THE BLUE
MOUNTAIN BEACHFRONT TITLE AND
CHARACTER, PAST DEVELOPMENT
PATTERNS AND LAND USES, AND THE
SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING DESIGNA-
TION THAT IT NOW HAS AS A RESIDEN-
TIAL PRESERVATION AREA (RPA) IN
THE WALTON COUNTY FUTURE LAND
USE MAP (FLUM) SERIES; ESTABLISH-
ING THAT THE INTENT OF THE PLAN IS
TO PRESERVE THE BLUE MOUNTAIN
BEACHES FOR USE BYTHE PROPERTY
OWNERS IN BLUE MOUNTAIN BEACH
SUBDIVISION NO. 1, ESTABLISHING
THAT THE USE IS A PERMISSIVE ONE
AND VESTED PROPERTY RIGHTS
SHALL NOT BE ABUSED; ESTABLISH-
ING PROVISIONS .FOR VESTED TITLE
AND PROPERTY RIGHTS; ESTAB-
LISHING PROVISIONS REGULATING
NEIGHBORHOOD BEACH ACCESSES;
ESTABLISHING PROVISIONS FOR MIN-
IMUM AND MAXIMUM LOT SIZES, SET-
BACKS, BUILD-TO-LINES, LOT COVER-
AGE, BUILDING HEIGHT, ALLOWABLE
DENSITIES AND ACCESSORY STRUC-
TURES; ESTABLISHING PROVISIONS
FOR USE MIX FOR COMMERCIAL AND
WORKPLACE BY SIZE AND LOCATION;
ESTABLISHING PROVISIONS FOR
STREET WIDTH, PARKING REQUIRE-
MENTS, VEGETATION, ARCHITECTURE
AND LANDSCAPING; ESTABLISHING
PROVISIONS FOR AMENDMENT; ES-
TABtISHING A PROVISION PROHIBIT-
ING THIS PLAN FROM BEING SUBJECT
TO ANY PART OF, OR TO ANY OTHER
PLAN FOR BLUE MOUNTAIN BEACH
SUBDIVISION NO. 1; PROVIDING FOR
THE INCORPORATION OF THE BLUE
MOUNTAIN BEACHFRONT (BMB-1)
NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN AS APPENDIX
NP-2 TO THE WALTON COUNTY LAND
DEVELOPMENT CODE; PROVIDING
FOR SEVERABILITY AND PROVIDING.


#1 Asi

In North Walton

Real Estate Sales
# of sales was taken from the Emerald Coast Board of Realtors
for the N. Walton County Area


MLS#504629
2 Bed/1 Bath 852 Sq Ft Nice
lot with fenced back yard leads
down to creek Walking distance
of public boat ramp Hot tub
86 North St. Freeport $79,000


MLS# 501388
2 Bed/3 Bath 2,280 Sq Ft
Fenced yard Wooden Deck Brick
fireplace Beautiful lake view
Spacious kitchen and living room
2642 Spring Lake Rd $325,000


MLS#494871
3 Bed/2 Bath 1,942 Sq
Ft Ranch style home on
20+ acres New roof Beautiful
fireplace Fenced pastures Great
pond 1088 Weeks Ln Westville
$249,000


TEAm

WALTONm
REAL. E*TAmh PRQs55io"Au 0]J
REALTO5f


MLS#506147
3 Bed/2 Bath 2,222 Sq Ft Chain
link fenced yard Spacious kitchen
and living room New tile flooring
Spacious laundry room 41 Blue-
berry Dr. Paxton $95,000


MLS#501371
3 Bed/2 Bath 1,344 Lakefront
home with personal dock Hard-
wood floors Custom oak cabinets
Jetted Tub 181 Lake Juniper
Circle $219,900


MLS#505734
4 Bed/ 2 Bath 2,672 Sq Ft
Granite countertops Recessed
lighting Wood floors Covered
porches Garage and boat stor-
age area 32 Evergreen Pkwy
$259,900


MLS#475310
2 Bed/1 Bath 1,000 Sq Ft
Quiet country home on 2 acres
Large barn and shed Beautiful
landscaping 1087 Peacock Rd
$80,000


50.951.4899


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Parcel F-1 Walton Plantation
Horses allowed $125,000

John White Rd. DFS Wooded
property $16,500

Lot 2 Watson Rd. DFS Wooded
property $12,000

Live Oak Ave. DFS Price Re-
duced $8,000

Patch Rd DFS No guaranteed
access $2,500


14 S. 9th ST.
DeFuniak Springs, FL 32435

Located at the corner of
Hwy. 90 & 83


RENTALS IN F'
DEFUNIAK SPRINGS, FL!

NICE 3/2BA w/porch lakeview. Fenced back yard. Quiet
neighborhood. 1056 sf. $750/mo, 1st/last mo. + dd required
- available NOW!

BEAUTIFUL 3 B/2 BA w/attached 2 car garage. Spacious back
yard w/deck. Great neighborhood. 1,724 sf. $850/mo, 1st/last
mo. + dd required available NOW!

COMFORTABLE 2 B/2 BA mobile home. Spacious back
yard w/deck. $500/mo, 1st/last mo. + dd required -
available Feb. 1st.


Call owner/realtor at (850) 892-3334 Days
(850) 830-8888 Evenings


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Jeremy FretwefMO.830.3008 Owner / Broker Donna Arnol'd 850.978.2790
Lisa Shelton 850.585.8037Chuck Jones 850.333.1037 D'aun Carter 850.333.1364
Monica Farris 850.865.5656 Susan Dixon 772.528.6635 1












THE DeFUNIAK SPRINGS HERALD BREEZE, THURSDAY, JANUARY 22,2009


FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

QUASI-JUDICIAL ITEMS:

3. EGRET'S WATCH D/O EXTEN-
SIQON- Jim Paxton, Member, of Mini-Stor-
age Partners, LLC requests a one (1) year
extension of the major development order
04-000-00230 and subsequent amend-
ment of 07-013-00018, as prescribed in
the Walton County Land Development
Code section 11.01.06 (C).

4, GLENDALE PRESBYTERIAN
CHURCH Project number 08-001-00054.
This is a major development order applica-
tion submitted by Johnson Surveying, LLC,
requesting approval to relocate an existing
1,634 square foot church building to, and
build a 15,200 square feet new building on
28.25 acres with a future land use of gen-
eral agriculture. The site is at the north-
west comer of the intersection of Highway
83 North and C.R. 1084 in Glendale (par-
cel number 14-4N-19-20000-007-0020).

5. ALYS BEACH PUD AMENDMENT
- Project number 08-001-00053. This is
a major development order application
submitted by Moore Bass Consulting, re-
questing an amendment to a previously
approved planned unit development.
This amendment will increase the num-
ber of residential units by 300 and the
amount of retail by 10,000 square feet
on +/- 158.49 acres with a future land
use of NPA/TND. The site is approxi-
mately 1 mile west of the eastern inter-
section of U.S. 98 and C.R. 30A (parcel
numbers 27-3S-18-16000-027-0010 &
26-3S-18-16000-003-0000).

6. WALTON COUNTY APARTMENTS
PUD Project number 08-001-00055.
This is a major development order appli-
cation submitted by Connelly & Wicker,
Inc., requesting conceptual approval of
261 multifamily rental units within 9 build-
ings and 7,700 square feet for office/bank
use on 46.27 +/- acres with a future land
use of small neighborhood. The site is on
the east side of U.S. 331, approximately
1,600 feet south of Chat Holly Road (par-
cel numbers 29-2S-19-24000-004-0000
and 29-2S-19-24000-008-0000).

All interested parties wishing to be heard
regarding these amendments may appear
at the above mentioned meeting.

In accordance with Section 286.26, Florida
Statutes, whenever any board or commis-
sioner of any state agency or authority, or
of any agency or authority of any county,
municipal corporation, or other political
subdivision, which has scheduled a meet-
ing at which official acts are to be taken
receives, at least 48 hours prior to the
meeting, a written request by a physically
handicapped person to attend the meet-
ing, directed to the chairperson or director
of such board, commission, agency, or au-
thority, such chairperson or director shall
provide a manner by which such person
may attend the meeting at its scheduled
site or reschedule the meeting to a site
which would be accessible to such per-
son.

In accordance with Section 286.0105,
Florida Statutes, all persons are advised
that, if a person decides to appeal any
decision made by the board, agency, or
commission with respect to any matter
considered at such meeting or hearing, he
or she will need a record of the proceed-
ings, and that, for such purpose, he or she
may need to ensure that a verbatim-record
of the proceedings is made, which record
includes the testimony and evidence upon
which the appeal is to be based

Please be advised accordingly.

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Walton County School Board

Request for Proposal (RFP)
Installation of Baseball Field Lighting
Walton Senior High School

The Walton County School Board is
seeking Request for Proposals (RFP)
to install baseball field lighting at Walton
Senior High School in DeFuniak Springs,
Florida. The lighting and tower structures
are being provided by direct purchase
through Musco Lighting. Contractors will
be required to install 6 70' Musco Light-
ing Structure System (including light fix-
tures) and the demolision of 8 existing
Wood poles for storage on site. Contractor
is also required to provide and install 2 -
new 200 AMP, 1 Phase, NEMA 3R Fused
Disconnect Switches on existing 400 AMP
Service to control new lighting. All wiring
will be direct burial and some existing wir-
ing may be reused if applicable.

Contractors shall submit their RFP in a
sealed envelope marked "RFP Walton
High School Baseball Field Light-
ing" to the Office of the Superintendent
of Schools, Walton County School Dis-
trict, 145 Park Street, Suite 2, DeFuniak
Springs, Florida 32435. RFP's shall be re-
ceived no later than 2:00 pm. Thursday.
January 29. 2009.
The Walton County School Board shall
have the right to reject any or all RFP's
and shall have the right to award the RFP
in the manner the Board determines to
be in its best interest. All respondents are
notified that failure to file a written No-
tice of Protest with the Superintendent
of Schools within seventy-two (72) hours
after the receipt of notice of the decision
or intended decision of awarding the RFP
shall constitute a waiver of any. further
right to protest the RFP award.


For information concerning the specifi-
cations and conditions of the RFP may
be directed to Wayne Miller, Supervi-
sor of Administration and Operations at
850-891-2200 x 1211 or Mark Gardner,
Facilities Coordinator at 850-892-1100 x
1351.

Please note provisions of Florida Stat-
ues, Section 287.133:

A person or affiliate who has been placed
on the convicted vendor list following a
conviction for a public entity crime may
not submit a bid, proposal, or reply on a
contract to provide any goods or services
to a public entity; may not submit a bid,
proposal, or reply on a contract with a pub-
lic entity for the construction or repair of
a public building or public work: may not
submit bids, proposals, or relies on leases
of real property to a public entity; may not
be awarded or perform work as a contrac-
tor, supplier, subcontractor, or consultant
under a contract with any public entity; and
may not transact business with any public
entity in excess of the threshold amount
provided in s. 287.017 for Category Two
for a period of 36 months following the
date of being placed on the convicted ven-
dor list.

2tc: January 15, 22, 2009
260J

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIRST
JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR
WALTON COUNTY, FLORIDA
CASE NO. 08CA001412
ROBERT R. SMITH and
SHIRLEY A. SMITH,

Plaintiffs,

vs.

WILLIAM S. TOOLE,

Defendant

NOTICE OF ACTION

TO: WILLIAM S. TOOLE
LAST KNOWN ADDRESS:
105 Mason Avenue
Santa Rosa Beach, FL 32459
CURRENT ADDRESS: Unknown

ANY AND ALL UNKNOWN PAR-
TIES CLAIMING BY, THROUGH, UNDER
AND AGAINST THE HEREIN NAMED
INDIVIDUAL DEFENDANTS) WHO ARE
NOT KNOWN TO BE DEAD OR ALIVE,
WHETHER SAID. UNKNOWN PARTIES
MAY CLAIM AN INTEREST AS SPOUSE,
HEIRS, DEVISEES, GRANTEES, OR
OTHER CLAIMANTS.

YOU ARE NOTIFIED that an action
to foreclose a mortgage on the following
property located in WALTON County, Flor-
ida:

Lot 8, Block B, DeFuniak Springs Coun-
try Club Estates, Unit I, according to the
Plat thereof as recorded in Plat Book 7,
Page 38, of the public records of Wal-
ton County, Florida.

has been filed against you and you are
required to serve a copy of your written
defense within 30 days after the first publi-
cation, if any, on Plaintiffs attorney, whose
name and address are:

W. FLEMMING WARD
770 Baldwin Avenue
DeFuniak Springs, Florida 32435

and file the original with the Court either
before service on Plaintiffs attorney or im-
mediately thereafter, otherwise a default
will be entered against you for the. relief
demanded in the Complaint or Petition.

This notice shall be published once
each week for two consecutive weeks in
the DeFuniak Herald.

WITNESS my hand and the seal of this
Court on this 9th day of January, 2009.

MARTHA INGLE
Clerk of the Court
/s/ By: Renee Day
As Deputy Clerk
(seal)


2tc: January
265J


15, 22, 2009


IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIRST
JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR
WALTON COUNTY, FLORIDA
IN PROBATE
FILE NO. 09CP000001

In Re: The Estate of
GERALD W. JOHNSON

Deceased.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

The administration of the Estate of
Gerald W. Johnson, deceased, whose
date of death was October 1, 2008, is
pending in the Circuit Court for Walton
County, Florida, File No. 09CP000001; the
address of which is Walton County Court-
house, 571 U.S. Hwy. 90 East, DeFuniak
Springs, Florida 32433. Thetname and ad-
dress of the personal representative and
the personal representative's attorney are
set forth below.

All creditors of the decedent and other
persons, who have claims or demands
against the decedent's estate, including
unmatured, contingent, or unliquidated
claims, and who have been served a
copy of this notice, must file their claims
with this Court WITHIN THE LATER OF


THREE (3) MONTHS AFTER THE DATE
OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS
NOTICE OR THIRTY (30) DAYS AFTER
THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF
THIS NOTICE ON THEM.

All other creditors of the decadent
and other persons who have claims or
demands against the decedent's estate,
including unmatured, contingent, or unliq-
uidated claims, must file their claims with
this Court WITHIN THREE (3) MONTHS
AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUB-
LICATION OF THIS NOTICE.

ALL CLAIMS NOT SO FILED WILL
BE FOREVER BARRED.

NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PE-
RIODS SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM
FILED TWO YEARS OR MORE AFTER
THE DECEDENT'S DATE OF DEATH IS
BARRED-.

The date of the first publication of this
notice is January 15, 2009.

Attorney for Personal Representative:
William H. Green
GREEN & GREEN
P.O. BOX 609
DeFuniak Springs, FL 32435
(850)892-7213
Florida Bar No. 199397

Personal Representative:
Nancy Lee Wright.
103 E. Orange Blossom Avenue
DeFuniak Springs, FL 32433

2tc: January 15, 22, 2009
269J

Notice of Receipt of
Stormwater Application

Notice is hereby given that pursuant to
Chapter 373, Florida Statutes and Chap-
ter 62-346, Florida Administrative Code
(F.A.C.), the following applications for an
Individual Stormwater Permit have been
received by the Northwest Florida Water .
Management District:

Application #573 received December 31,
2008, from Clyde Owens for construc-
tion of 64,110 sq. ft. of mini warehouses,
2 large warehouse/office buildings with
parking and stormwater management
facilities at 26 Site C-6 Road (C.R. 282),
Portland.

Application #576 received January 5,
2009 from Mark Salisbury, Junior Food
Stores of West Florida, Inc., for a modifi-
cation of an existing permit to construct a
Tom Thumb convenience store, where the
modification is to construct a wet detention
stormwater management facility in lieu of
a dry retention facility, as well as increase
the impervious area approximately .07
acres, at Hwy. 331 and C.R. 3280 in the
Black Creek Area, Freeport.

Application #610 received January 12,
2009, from New Harmony Baptist Church
for construction of 4,997 sq. ft. of building
addition and new paved parking area, in-
cluding stormwater management facility at
2282 C.R. 2a, DeFuniak Springs.

Interested persons may comment upon
these applications or submit a written
request for a staff report containing pro-
posed agency action regarding the ap-
plication by writing the Northwest Florida
Water Management District's ERP Office,
800 Hospital Dr., Crestview, FL. Such
comments or requests must be received
by 5:00 p.m. within 14 days from date of
publication.

No further public notice will be provided re-
garding these applications. Persons wish-
ing to remain advised of-further proceed-
ings or to receive a copy of the Technical
Staff Report should request that in writing
to the address above or by e-mail to Erp-
Permits@nwfwmd.state.fl. us.

Substantially affected persons are entitled
to request an administrative hearing, pur-
suant to Title 28, Florida Administrative
Code, regarding the proposed agency ac-
tion by submitting a written request after
reviewing the staff report

1tc: January 22, 2009
270J

NOTICE OF COMMUNITY MEETING

The Point Washington United Methodist.
Church (PWUMC) will conduct a Com-
munity Meeting to present their proposed
Preschool at Point Washington to the pub-
lic and to address related questions. Plans
are underway to operate the Preschool
with a maximum enrollment of 40 students
in PWUMC's newly constructed Family
Life Center located at 1290 N. CR 395, Pt.
Washington, FL. The expected tinieframe
for initial opening is August 2009, pending
issuance of required permits and approv-
als.

The Community Meeting will be held at
PWUMC located at 1290 N. CR 395, Pt.
Washington, FL, from 5:00 6:30 p.m. on
January 29, 2009. Questions may be di-
rected to Dave Lovell at 850-231-4928.


Santa Rosa Beach, Florida 32459. The
Board will hear the following items:

1. FABRIC SOURCE MONUMENT
SIQN Project number 08-001-00062.
This is a monument sign application
submitted by Himes Signs, requesting
approval for a monument sign measur-
ing 120.5 inches x 68 inches for a total
of 56.9 square feet. The site is at 9525
and 9535 U.S. 98 West (parcel number
34-2S-21-42060-002-0150).

2. SENOR MOJITOS BUILDING SIGN
- Project number 08-001-00065. This is a
building sign application submitted by Jen-
nifer Christensen, requesting approval for
a building sign measuring 2.5 feet x 7 feet
for a total of 17.5 square feet. The site is
at 27 Bay Magnolia Lane (parcel number
29-2S-19-24070-001-0010).

The Design Review Board will make a
recommendation on major developments
to the Board of County Commissioners re-
garding these items either to approve, ap-
prove with conditions or to deny. Any item
that is tabled will be scheduled for a future
Design Review Board meeting and will not
go forward to the Planning Commission
until the Design Review Board makes a
recommendation.

In accordance with Section 286.26, Florida
Statutes, whenever any board or commis-
sioner of any state agency or authority, or,
of any agency or authority of any county,
municipal corporation, or other political
subdivision, which has scheduled a meet-
ing at which official acts are to be taken
receives, at least 48 hours prior to the
meeting, a written request by a physically
handicapped person to attend the meet-
ing, directed to the chairperson'or director
of such board, commission, agency, or au-
thority, such chairperson or director shall
provide a manner by which such person
may attend the meeting at its scheduled
site or reschedule the meeting to a site
which would be accessible to such per-
son.

In accordance with Section 286.0105,
Florida Statutes, all persons are advised
that, if a person decides to appeal any
-decision made by the board, agency, or
commission with respect to any matter
considered at such meeting or hearing, he
or she will need a record of the proceed-
ings, and that, for such purpose, he or she
may need to ensure that a verbatim record
of the proceedings is made, which record
includes the testimony and evidence upon
which the appeal is to be based.

Please be advised accordingly.

2tc: January 22, 29, 2009
272J

PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE

The Walton County Technical Review
Committee will hold a public hearing on
Wednesday, February 4, 2009 at 8:30
am at the South Walton Courthouse
Annex in Santa Rosa Beach, FL 32459.
The following items are scheduled for re-
view and action:

1. OWENS MINI WAREHOUSE &
OFFICE COMPLEX Project number
08-001-00069. This is a major devel-
opment order application submitted by
Greg Goodwin Construction requesting
approval for a 5,967 square. foot office
building, 2 warehouse buildings totaling
7,000 square feet, 380 mini-storage units
totaling 51,500 square feet,, for a total of.
64,467 square feet of commercial use on
approximately 4.01 acres with a future
land use of commercial. This site is at 26
Site C-6 Road, on the northeast corner of


January 22,


NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

The Walton County Design Review
Board will hold a regular public meeting
to hear projects beginning at 5:00 p.m. on
Thursday. February 5, 2009 at the South
Walton County Courthouse Annex lo-
cated at 31 Coastal Centre Boulevard,


the intersection with Highway 20 (parcel
number 12-1S-20-32000-067-0000).

2. D & H SAND PIT SPECIAL EXCEP-
TION Project number 08-017-00001.
This is a special exception application
submitted by Emerald Coast Associates,
requesting approval of mining sand on
121.7 acres with a future land use of large-
scale agriculture. The site is at 760 Sand
Plant Road, off Rock Hill Road (parcel
number 18-2N-17-05000-004-0020).

In accordance with Section 286.26, Florida
Statutes, whenever any board of commis-
sioner of any state agency or authority, or
of any agency or authority of any county,
municipal corporation, or other political
subdivision, which has scheduled a meet-
ing at which official acts are to be taken
receives, at least 48 hours prior to the
meeting, a written request by a physically
handicapped person to attend the meeting
directed to the chairperson or director of
such board, commission, agency, or au-
thority, such chairperson or director shall
provide a manner by which such person
may attend the meeting at its scheduled
site or reschedule the meeting to a site
which would be accessible to such per-
son.
In accordance with Section 286.0105,
Florida Statutes, all persons are advised
that, if a person decides to appeal any
decision made by the board, agency, or
commission with respect to any matter
considered at such meeting or hearing, he
or she will need a record of the proceed-
ings, and that, for such purpose, he or she
may need to ensure that a verbatim record
of the proceedings is made, which record
includes the testimony and evidence upon
which the appeal is to be based.

Please be advised accordingly.

2tc: January 22, 29, 2009
273J

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 1ST
JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR
WALTON COUNTY, FLORIDA
GENERAL JURISDICTION DIVISION
CASE NO: 66-2008-CA-001390
NATIONAL CITY MORTGAGE,
A DIVISION OF NATIONAL CITY BANK

PLAINTIFF,

vs.

KAREN A. MARCEAUX, ET AL.,

DEFENDANTSS.

NOTICE OF ACTION
CONSTRUCTIVE SERVICE

Tb: TRADEWINDS ESTATES OWNER'S
ASSOCIATION, INC. which business
address is unknown

THE CORPORATION IS HEREBY NOTI-
FIED that an action to foreclose a mort-
gage on the following property:

LOT 8, TRADEWINDS ESTATES, AC-
CORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF
AS RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 16,
PAGES 16, AND 16A, OF THE PUB-
LIC RECORDS OF WALTON COUNTY,
FLORIDA.

has been filed against the corporation
and the corporation is required to serve a
copy of your written defenses, if any, to it
on DAVID J. STERN, ESQ. Plaintiffs at-
torney, whose address is 900 Sbuth Pine
Island Road Suite 400, Plantation, FL,
33324-3920 on or before February 20,
2009, (no later than 30 days from the date
of the first publication of this notice of ac-
tion) and file the original with the clerk of


PAGE 9-C:
this court either before service on Plain-
tiffs attorney or immediately thereafter;
otherwise a default will be entered against
you for the relief demanded in the com-
plaint or petition filed herein.

WITNESS my hand and the seal of
this Court at WALTON County, Florida,'
this 15th day of January, 2009.

CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT
Is/ BY: Tina Potts
DEPUTY CLERK
(seal)

LAW OFFICES OF DAVID J. STERN
ATTORNEY FOR PLAINTIFF
900 SOUTH PINE ISLAND ROAD
SUITE 400
PLANTATION, FL 33324-3920

IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE AMERI-
CANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT, persons
with disabilities needing a special accom-
modation should contact COURT ADMIN-
ISTRATION, atthe WALTON County Court-
house at 850-892-8133, 1-800-955-8771
(TDD) or 1-800-955-8770, via Florida
Relay Service.

THIS NOTICE SHALL BE PUBLISHED
ONCE A WEEK FOR TWO (2) CONSEC-
UTIVE WEEKS.
PUBLISH IN: THE DEFUNIAK HERALD
BREEZE

2tc: January 22, 29, 2009'
274J

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT IN AND FOR
WALTON COUNTY, FLORIDA
CASE NO. 07-CA-001078

WHITNEY NATIONAL BANK,

Plaintiff,

vs.

HARRIS-RIVER GROUP, LLC, WILLIAM
A. HARRIS and JEAN K. HARRIS,

Defendants.

NOTICE OF SALE

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that
pursuant to the Judgment in Foreclosure
entered January 14, 2009 in Civil Action
No. 2007-CA-001078, of the Circuit Court'
in and for Walton County, Florida, in which
Whitney National Bank is the Plaintiff, and
Harris-River Group, LLC, William A. Har-'
ris and Jean K. Harris are the Defendants,
I will sell to the.highest and best bidder
for cash, at the front door of the Clerk of'
Court. Walton County, DeFuniak Springs,
Florida, at 11:00 a.m. on February 18,'
2009, the following described real property:
set forth in the Final Judgment in Foreclo-
sure:

Exhibit "A"

LOT7, QUAIL PARKS/D; MORE PARTIC-
ULARLY DESCRIBED AS: COMMENC-'
ING AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF
LOT 61, SANTA ROSA PLANTATION
IN SECTION 24, TOWNSHIP 2 SOUTH,
RANGE 20 WEST, WALTON COUNTY,
FLORIDA; THENCE RUN NORTH 00
DEGREES 18 MINUTES WEST ALONG
THE EAST LINE OF LOT 61 A DIS-
TANCE OF 190.0 FEET TO A POINT ON
THE NORTH RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF
50 FOOT ROAD; THENCE SOUTH 89
.DEGREES 32 MINUTES WEST ALONG:
RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF SAID ROAD
A DISTANCE.OF 591.00 FEET FOR A'
POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE CON-
TINUE SOUTH 89 DEGREE 32 MINUTES
WEST A DISTANCE OF 98.50 FEET;
THENCE NORTH 00 DEGREES 18 MIN-


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PAGE 10-C
UTES WEST A DISTANCE OF 140.0
FEET; THENCE NORTH 89 DEGREES
32 MINUTES EAST A DISTANCE OF
98.50 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 00 DE-
GREES 18 MINUTES EAST A DISTANCE
OF 140.0 FEET TO THE POINT OF BE-
GINNING. ALL LYING AND BEING IN
LOT 61, SANTA ROSA PLANTATION
IN SECTION 24, TOWNSHIP 2 SOUTH,
RANGE 20 WEST, WALTON COUNTY,
FLORIDA.

LOT 8, QUAIL PARK S/D; MORE PARTIC-
ULARLY DESCRIBED AS: COMMENC-
ING AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF
-LOT 61, SANTA ROSA PLANTATION
IN SECTION 24, TOWNSHIP 2 SOUTH,
RANGE 20 WEST, WALTON COUNTY,
FLORIDA; THENCE RUN NORTH 00
DEGREES 18 MINUTES WEST ALONG
THE EAST LINE OF LOT 61 A DIS-
TANCE OF 190.0 FEET TO A POINT ON
THE NORTH RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF
50 FOOT ROAD; THENCE SOUTH 89
DEGREES 32 MINUTES WEST ALONG
RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF SAID ROAD
A DISTANCE OF 492.50 FEET FOR
A POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE
CONTINUE SOUTH 89 DEGREES 32
MINUTES WEST A DISTANCE OF 98.50
FEET; THENCE NORTH 00 DEGREES
18 MINUTES WEST A DISTANCE OF
140.0 FEET; THENCE NORTH 89 DE-
GREES 32 MINUTES EAST A DISTANCE
OF 98.50 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 00
'DEGREES 18 MINUTES EAST A DIS-
TANCE OF 140.0 FEET TO THE POINT
OF BEGINNING. ALL LYING AND BEING
IN LOT 61, SANTA ROSA PLANTATION
IN SECTION 24, TOWNSHIP 2 SOUTH,
RANGE 20 WEST, WALTON COUNTY,
FLORIDA.

Dated at DeFuniak Springs, Walton Coun-
ty, Florida, this 15th day of January, 2009.

MARTHA INGLE
Clerk of Court
Is/ By: Margaret Bishop
Deputy Clerk
(seal)

2tc: January 22, 29, 2009
275J


IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 1ST
JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR
WALTON COUNTY, FLORIDA
GENERAL JURISDICTION
DIVISION
CASE NO: 66-2008-CA-000869

U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
AS TRUSTEE FOR ASSET BACKED'
PASS THROUGH CERTIFICATES SE-
RIES 2006-HE1

PLAINTIFF

VS.

CARLOS LOPEZ; UNKNOWN SPOUSE
OF CARLOS LOPEZ IF ANY; JENIECE
LOUP; UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF JE-
NIECE LOUP IF ANY; ANY AND ALL
UNKNOWN PARTIES CLAIMING BY,
THROUGH, UNDER, AND AGAINST
THE HEREIN NAMED INDIVIDUAL
DEFENDANTS) WHOARE NOT KNOWN
TO BE DEAD OR ALIVE, WHETHER
SAID UNKNOWN PARTIES MAY CLAIM
AN INTEREST AS SPOUSES, HEIRS,
DEVISEES, GRANTEES OR OTHER
CLAIMANTS; MORTGAGE ELECTRON-
IC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC.

DEFENDANTS)

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN'lWrsuant
to a Summary Final Judgment of Fore-
closure dated January 15, 2009 entered
in Civil Case No. 66-2008-CA-000869
of. the Circuit Court of the 1ST Judicial
Circuit in and for WALTON County, DE-
FUNIAK SPRINGS, FL 32433, I will sell
to the highest and best bidde(fW cash at
FRONT LOBBY, SECOND FLOQR. at the
WALTON County Courthouse located at
571 HIGHWAY 90 EAST in DEFUNIAK
SPRINGS, FL 32433, Florida, at 11:00
a.m. on the 18th day of February, 2009 the
following described property as set forth in
said Summary Final Judgment, to-wit:

LOT 8 IN BLOCK 108 OF TOWN OF
SANTA ROSA, ACCORDING TO THE
PLAT THEREOF, AS RECORDED IN
PLAT BOOK 2, AT PAGE 61, OF THE
PUBLIC RECORDS OF WALTON COUN-
TY, FLORIDA.

Any persons claiming an interest in
the surplus from the sale if any other than
the property owner as of the date of the lis
pendens must file a claim within 60 days
after the sale.

Dated this 15th day of January, 2009.

MARTHA INGLE
Clerk of the Circuit Court
/s/ By: Margaret Bishop
Deputy Clerk
(seal)

Publish in: THE DEFUNIAK
HERALD BREEZE

THE LAW OFFICES OF DAVID J. STERN,
P.A., ATTORNEY FOR PLAINTIFF
900 South Pine Island Road Suite 400
Plantation, FL 33324-3920
(954) 233-8000
08-54698 (ASCF)

PLEASE FAX A COPY OF THE FIRST
INSERTION TO (954) 233-8555

IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE AMERI-
CANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT, persons
with disabilities needing a special accom-
modation should contact COURT ADMIN-
ISTRATION, atthe WALTON County Court-
house at 850-892-8133, 1-800-955-8771
(TDD) or 1-800-955-8770, via Florida
Relay Service.

2tc: January 22, 29, 2009
276J

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE
FIRST JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND
FOR WALTON COUNTY, FLORIDA
CASE NO.: 2008-CA-001173

DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST
COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE UNDER NO-
VASTAR MORTGAGE FUNDING TRUST,
SERIES 2007-1,

Plaintiff,

vs.

AUDREY M. FOREMAN, JEAN S. COL-
LINS, UNKNOWN TENANTS) IN POS-
SESSION #1 and #2, et al.

Defendantss.

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE
(Publish in DeFuniak Herald Breeze)

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant
to a Final Summary Judgment of Foreclo-
sure dated January 15, 2009, entered in
Civil Case No.: 2008-CA-001173 of the
Circuit Court of the First Judicial Circuit in
and for Walton County, Florida, wherein
DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST
COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE UNDER NO-
VASTAR MORTGAGE FUNDING TRUST,
SERIES 2007-1, Plaintiff, and AUDREY
M. FOREMAN and JEAN S. COLLINS,
are Defendants.


THE DeFUNIAK SPRINGS HERALD BREEZE, THURSDAY, JANUARY 22,2009


front lobby on the second floor of the Wal-
ton County Courthouse, 571 U.S. Highway
90 East, DeFuniak Springs, FL 32435, on
the 18th day of February, 2009, the follow-
ing described real property as set forth in
said Final Summary Judgment, to wit:

LOT 26, BLOCK A, WATERVIEW COVE
PHASE II REPLAT, ACCORDING TO
THE PLAT THEREOF, AS RECORDED
IN PLAT BOOK 15, PAGE 1, OF THE
PUBLIC RECORDS OF WALTON COUN-
TY, FLORIDA.

If you are a person claiming a right to.
funds remaining 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 re-
cord as of the date of the lis pendens may
claim the surplus.
WITNESS my hand and the seal of the
court on January 15, 2009.

MARTHA INGLE
CLERK OF THE COURT
Isl By: Margaret Bishop
Deputy Clerk
(seal)

Attorney for Plaintiff:
Brian L. Rosaler, Esquire
POPKIN & ROSALER, P.A.
1701 West Hillsboro Boulevard
Suite 400
Deerfield Beach, FL 33442
Telephone: (954) 360-9030
Facsimile: (954) 420-5187

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT, OF THE
FIRST JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR
WALTON COUNTY, FLORIDA
CASE NO. 2008-CA-001448

TOPS'L TENNIS VILLAGE CONDOMIN-
IUM ASSOCIATION, INC., a Florida not
for profit corporation

Plaintiff,

v.

4591 SAILMAKER INVESTMENTS COM-
PANY, et. al.

Defendants.


NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant
to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure dated
January 9, 2009, and entered in Case No.
2008-CA-001448 of the Circuit Court, of
the First Judicial Circuit, in and for Walton
County, Florida, wherein TOPS'L Tennis
Village Condominium Association, Inc.
is Plaintiff, and 4591 Sailmaker Invest-
ments Company and Peoples First Com-
munity Bank are Defendants, I will sell to
the highest and best bidder for cash at the
Front Lobby, Second Floor, Walton County
Courthouse 571 US Hwy. 90 East, De-
Funiak Springs, Walton County, Florida, at
11:00 A.M. on February 9, 2009 the follow--
ing described property as set forth in said
Final Judgment, to wit:

Unit 2-E Building 1 of TOPS'L TEN-
NIS VILLAGE, a Condominium, accord-
ing to the Declaration of Condominium
thereof, recorded in Official Records
Book 295 at Page 319 as amended by
phasing amendment for Phase III, re-
corded in Official Public Records Book
295 at Page 405 of the Public Records
of Walton County, Florida, together with
an undivided interest in the common
elements, in any, appurtenant thereto,
subject to and in accordance With the
covenants, conditions,', :restrictions,
terms and other provisions of said dec-
laration.

DATED this 13th day of January,
2009.


Martha Ingle
Clerk of Court
/s/ By: Margaret Bishop
Deputy Clerk
(seal)

January 22, 29, 2009


IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE
FIRST JUDICIAL CIRCUIT OF
FLORIDA IN AND FOR WALTON
COUNTY
Case No.: 08 CA 001293

CENTRAL PROGRESSIVE BANK,
a Louisiana Corporation

Plaintiff,

vs.

CERI BETH GIVANS, ROBERT CRAIG
HOOVER

Defendants.

NOTICE OF SALE

Notice is hereby given, pursuant to
Final Judgment of Foreclosure for Plaintiff
entered in this cause on January 13,2009,,
in the Circuit Court of Walton County, Flor-
ida, I will sell the property situated in Wal-
ton County, Florida described as:

Lot 34, EMERALD SHORES, according
to the Plat thereof as recorded in Plat
Book 7, Page 7, 'of the Public Records
of Walton County, Florida.

and commonly known as: Lot 34, Emerald
Shores, Bayou Circle, Santa Rosa Beach,
Florida 32459, at public sale, to the high-
est and best bidder, for cash, at 11:00
a.m., on the front north courthouse steps
of the Walton County Courthouse, on the
front lobby, Second Floor at the Walton
County Courthouse, 571 U.S. Highway 90
East in DeFuniak Springs, Florida 32433
on February 13, 2009.

ANY PERSON CLAIMING AN IN-
TEREST 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 WITH THE CLERK OF COURT
WITHIN 60 DAYS AFTER THE SALE.

Dated this 13th day of January, 2009.

Clerk of the Circuit Court
/s/ By: Margaret Bishop
Deputy Clerk
(seal)
Invoice to:
John M. Mullin, Esquire
Tripp Scott, P.A.
110 SE 6th Street, 15th Floor
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301

PLEASE PUBLISH THE ABOVE IN:
The DeFuniak Herald

If you are a person with a disability who
needs any accommodation in order to
participate in this proceeding, you are en-
titled, at no cost to you, to the provision
of certain assistance. Please contact ADA
Coordinator, Walton County Courthouse,
571 U.S. Highway 90 East in DeFuniak
Springs, Florida 32401 within 2 work-
ing days of your receipt of this notice; if
you are hearing or voice impaired, call
1-800-955-8771.


I will sell to the highest bidder for in the 2tc: January 22, 29, 2009


IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 1ST
JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR
WALTON COUNTY, FLORIDA
CASE NO. 07-CA-1128

SUNTRUST MORTGAGE INC.,

Plaintiff,

vs.

ALICE J. McCALL, et ux., et al.,

Defendantss.

NOTICE OF SALE
PLEASE PUBLISH IN
"THE DEFUNIAK HERALD"

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursu-
ant to the Final Judgment entered in this
case now pending in said Court, the style
of which is indicated above.

I will sell to the highest and best bid-
der for cash at the front Lobby, Second
Floor, Walton County Courthouse, 571
US Highway 90 East, DeFuniak Springs,
Walton County, Florida, on the 13th day
of February, 2009, at 11:00 a.m., the fol-
lowing described property as set forth in
said Order or Final Judgment, to-wit:

LOT 10, BLOCK B, TWIN LAKE ES-
TATES AND GOLF COURSE PHASE
ONE, NOW KNOWN AS WINDSWEPT
ESTATES PHASE ONE, ACCORD-
ING TO THE PLAT THEREOF, AS RE-.
CORDED IN PLAT BOOK 13, AT PAGES
21-21C, OF THEPUBLIC RECORDS OF
WALTON COUNTY, FLORIDA.

ANY PERSON CLAIMING AN INTEREST
IN THE SURPLUS FROM THE SALE, IF
ANY, OTHER THAN THE PROPERTY
OWNER AS OF THE DATE OF THE LIS
PENDENS MUST FILE A CLAIM WITHIN
60 DAYS AFTER THE SALE.

ORDERED AT WALTON COUNTY,
FLORIDA, this 13th day of January, 2009.

MARTHA INGLE
As Clerk, Circuit Court
WALTON, Florida
/s/ By: Sharla Hall
As Deputy Clerk
(seal)


SPEAR AND HOFFMAN P.A.
Dadeland Executive Center
9700 South Dixie Highway, Suite 610
Miami, Florida 33156
Telephone: (305) 670-2299
STM-C-928NL

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280J

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 1ST
JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR
WALTON COUNTY, FLORIDA
CIVIL DIVISION
CASE NO.: 66-2008-CA-002020
COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS, INC.,
Plaintiff,

vs.

RICHARD L. SEMMEN, et al,

Defendants!.

NOTICE OF ACTION

TO:
RICHARD L. SEMMEN
LAST KNOWN ADDRESS: 308 STANLEY
DRIVE, FREEPORT, FL 32439
ALSO ATTEMPTED SERVICE AT: 6455
OAKGREEN 'S AVE., HASTINGS; MN
.55033 and W 4096 KROPP RD., BLACK'
CREEK, WI 54106
CURRENT RESIDENCE UNKNOWN
TO:
UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF RICHARD L.
SEMMEN
LAST KNOWN ADDRESS: 308 STANLEY
DRIVE, FREEPORT, FL 32439
ALSO ATTEMPTED SERVICE AT: 6455
OAKGREEN S AVE., HASTINGS, MN
55033 and W 4096 KROPP RD., BLACK
CREEK, WI 54106
CURRENT RESIDENCE UNKNOWN


YOU ARE NOTIFIED that an action for
Foreclosure of Mortgage on the following
described property:

Exhibit "A"


The land referred to herein is situated
in the State of Florida, County of Wal-
ton described as follows:

COMMENCE AT THE SOUTHEAST
CORNER OF THE NORTHWEST QUAR-
TER OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER
OF SECTION 21, TOWNSHIP 1 SOUTH,
RANGE 18 WEST, WALTON COUNTY,
FLORIDA; THENCE N-89*32'25"W,
ALONG THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID
NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SOUTH-
EAST QUARTER, 239.56 FEET; THENCE
N-00.27'35"-E, 139.97 FEET; THENCE
N-00*28'08"-E, 140.43 FEET TO THE
POINT OF BEGINNING, THENCE S
-8909'49"W, 363.42 FEET TO THE CEN-
TERLINE OF MILL BRANCH; THENCE
N-3126'11"-E, ALONG CENTERLINE,
127.01 FEET; THENCE N-45*09'29"E,
ALONG CENTERLINE, 73.40 FEET;
THENCE S-86*52'00"-E, 260.63 FEET;
THENCE S-00*27'58"-W, 140.52 FEET;
THENCE N-8932'09"-W, 20.00 FEET TO
THE POINT OF BEGINNING.

SOURCE OF TITLE BOOK 2530, PAGE
620, (RECORDED 08/13/2003)

APN: 21-1S-18-14000-002-0114

has been filed against you and you are
required to serve a copy of your written
defenses, if any, to it, on Marshall C. Wat-
son, P.A., Attorney for Plaintiff, whose ad-
dress is 1800 NW 49th STREET, SUITE
120, FT. LAUDERDALE, FL 33309 on or
before 2/19/09, a date which is within thirty
(30) days after the first publication of this
Notice in the (Please publish in THE HER-
ALD BREEZE) and file the original with the
Clerk of this Court either before service on
Plaintiffs attorney or immediately there-
after; otherwise a default will be entered
against you for the relief demanded in the
complaint.

In accordance with the Americans with
Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) disabled
persons who, because of their disabilities,
need special accommodation to partici-
pate in this proceeding should contact the
ADA Coordinator at 571 East US Hwy. 90,
DeFuniak Springs, FL 32433 or Telephone
Voice/TDD (850) 892-8115 prior to such
proceeding.

WITNESS my hand and the seal of
this Court this 12th day of January, 2009.

Martha Ingle
As Clerk of the Court
/s/ By: Renee Day
As Deputy Clerk
(seal)

Publish: (Please publish in The Herald
Breeze)

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 1ST
JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR


WALTON COUNTY, FLORIDA
GENERAL JURISDICTION
DIVISION
CASE NO: 2007CA001042

EMC MORTGAGE CORPORATION

PLAINTIFF

VS.

PAGE MORGAN; EDDIE MORGAN;
ANY AND ALL UNKNOWN PARTIES
CLAIMING BY, THROUGH, UNDER,
AND AGAINST THE HEREIN NAMED
INDIVIDUAL DEFENDANTS) WHO ARE
NOT KNOWN TO BE DEAD OR ALIVE,
WHETHER SAID UNKNOWN PARTIES
MAY CLAIM AN INTEREST AS SPOUS-
ES, HEIRS, DEVISEES, GRANTEES
OR OTHER CLAIMANTS; SEA CABINS
OWNERS'ASSOCIATION, INC.; UNITED
STATES OF AMERICA; JOHN DOE AND
JANE DOE AS UNKNOWN TENANTS IN
POSSESSION

DEFENDANTS)

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant
to a Summary Final Judgment of Fore-
closure dated January 9, 2009 entered in
Civil Case No. of the Circuit Court of the
1ST Judicial Circuit in and for WALTON
County, DEFUNIAK SPRINGS, FL, I will
sell to the highest and best bidder for cash
*at FRONT LOBBY, SECOND FLOOR OF
THE WALTON COUNTY COURTHOUSE
at the WALTON County Courthouse lo-
cated at 571 HIGHWAY 90 EAST in DE-
FUNIAK SPRINGS, Florida, at 11:00 a.m.
on the 6th day of February, 2009 the fol-
lowing described property as set forth in
said Summary Final Judgment, to-wit:

UNIT 3-C, SEA CABINS, ACCORDING
TO THE PLAT THEREOF, AS RECORD-
ED IN PLAT BOOK 5, AT PAGE 30, OF
THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF WALTON
COUNTY, FLORIDA.

Any person claiming an interest in the
surplus from the sale if any other than
the property owner as of the date of the lis
pendens must file a claim within 60 days
after the sale.

Dated this 9th day of January, 2009.

MARTHA INGLE
Clerk of the Circuit Court
/s/ By: Margaret Bishop
<, Deputy Clerk
(seal)

Publish in: THE DEFUNIAK
HERALD BREEZE.

THE LAW OFFICES OF DAVID J. STERN,
P.A., ATTORNEY FOR PLAINTIFF
900 South Pine Island Road Suite 400
. Plantation, FL 33324-3920
(954) 233-8000 )
07-19371 (EMC)

PLEASE FAX A COPY OF THE FIRST
INSERTION TO (954) 233-8555

IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE AMERI-
CANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT, persons
with disabilities needing a special accom-
modation should contact COURT ADMIN-
ISTRATION, atthe WALTON County Court-
house at 850-892-8133, 1-800-955-8771
(TDD) or 1-800-955-8770, via Florida
Relay Service.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIRST
JUDICIAL CIRCUIT OF THE STATE
OF PFLORIDA, IN AND FOR
WALTON COUNTY
CIVIL DIVISION
CASE NO. 08 CA 001441

FIFTH THIRD MORTGAGE COMPANY,

Plaintiff

vs.

KATRINA HUBBARD; THE. UNKNOWN
SPOUSE OF KATRINA HUBBARD;
CARL R. HUBBARD; IF LIVING, IN-
CLUDING ANY UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF
SAID DEFENDANTSS, IF REMARRIED,
AND IF DECEASED, THE RESPEC-
TIVE UNKNOWN HEIRS, DEVISEES,
GRANTEES, ASSIGNEES, CREDITORS,
LIENORS, AND TRUSTEES, AND ALL
OTHER PERSONS CLAIMING BY,
THROUGH, UNDER OR AGAINST THE
NAMED DEFENDANTSS; UNKNOWN
TENANT #1; UNKNOWN TENANT #2;

Defendant(s).

NOTICE OF SALE

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

LOT 28, BLOCK H, BLUE GULF RE-
SORT, UNIT 1, ACCORDING TO THE
PLAT THEREOF, AS RECORDED IN
PLAT BOOK 3, PAGE 69, OF THE PUB-
LIC RECORDS OF WALTON COUNTY,
FLORIDA.

A/K/A
137 REDFISH CIRCLE
SANTA ROSA BEACH, FL 32459

at public sale, to the highest and best
bidder, for cash, at the Walton County
Courthouse, 571 U.S. Highway 90 East,
in the front lobby, second floor, DeFuniak
Springs, Florida at between 11:00 a.m,
and 2:00 p.m. on February 6, 2009.

DATED THIS 9TH DAY OF January
2009.

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 9th day of January, 2009.

CLERK OF CIRCUIT COURT
Is/ By: Margaret Bishop
Deputy Clerk
(seal)

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 need-
ing a special accommodation to par-
ticipate in this proceeding should con-
tact the ASA Coordinator no later than
seven (7) days prior to the proceed-
ings. If hearing impaired, please call
(800) 955-9771 (TDD) or (800) 955-8770
(voice), via Florida Relay Service.

TO BE PUBLISHED IN: DeFuniak
Springs Herald

2tc: January 22, 29, 2009
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE
1ST JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR
WALTON COUNTY, FLORIDA


CIVIL DIVISION
CASE NO.: 66-2008-CA-001161


U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
AS TRUSTEE, ON BEHALF OF THE
HOLDERS OF THE CSMC MORTGAGE-
BACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFI-
CATES, SERIES 2007-3,

Plaintiff,

vs.

BOBBY GILBERT; MORTGAGE ELEC-
TRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS,
INCORPORATED AS NOMINEE FOR
CREDIT SUISSE FINANCIAL CORPO-
RATION; TIVOLI TERRACE OWNER'S
ASSOCIATION, INC.; TRACY GILBERT;
JOHN DOE; JANE DOE AS UNKNOWN
TENANTS) IN POSSESSION OF THE
SUBJECT PROPERTY,

Defendants.

PROPOSED NOTICE OF
FORECLOSURE SALE
(Please publish in
THE HERALD BREEZE)

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursu-
ant to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure
dated the 9th day of January 2009, and
entered in Case No. 66-2008-CA-001161,
of the Circuit Court of the 1ST Judicial
Circuit in and for Walton County, Florida,
wherein U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSO-
CIATION, AS TRUSTEE, ON BEHALF,
OF THE HOLDERS OF THE CSMC
MORTGAGE-BACKED PASS-THROUGH
CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2007-3 is the
Plaintiff and BOBBY GILBERT; MORT-
GAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION
SYSTEMS, INCORPORATED AS NOMI-
NEE FOR CREDIT SUISSE FINANCIAL
CORPORATION; TIVOLI TERRACE
OWNER'S ASSOCIATION, INC.; TRACY
GILBERT; JOHN DOE; JANE DOE AS
UNKNOWN TENANTS) IN POSSES-
SION OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY, are
defendants.- I will sell to the highest and
best bidder for cash at the FRONT LOB-
BY SECOND FLOOR, AT THE WALTON
COUNTY COURTHOUSE, IN THE DE-
FUNIAK SPRINGS, FLORIDA, AT 11:00
A.M., (CENTRAL TIME) on the 6th day of
February, 2009, the following described
property as set forth in said Final Judg-
ment, to wit:

LOT 5400, TIVOLI TERRACE PHASE I,
ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF
AS RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 10,
PAGES 48 AND 48A, OF THE PUBLIC
RECORDS OF WALTON COUNTY,
FLORIDA. TOGETHER WITH AN UN-
DIVIDED INTEREST IN THE COMMON
ELEMENTS APPURTENANT THERETO.

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.

In accordance with the Americans with
Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) disabled
persons who, because of their disabilities,
need special accommodation to partici-
pate in this proceeding should contact the
ADA Coordinator at 571 East US Hwy. 90,
DeFuniak Springs, FL 32433 or Telephone
Voice/TDD (850) 892-8115 prior to such
proceeding.
Dated this 9th day of January 2009.

Martha Ingle
Clerk Of The Circuit Court
/s/ By: Margaret Bishop
Deputy Clerk
(seal)
Submitted by:
'Law Office of Marshall C. Watson
1800 NW 49th Street, Suite 120
Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33309
Telephone: (954) 453-0365
Facsimile:.(954) 771-6052
Toll Free: 1-800-441-2438
08-32121

2tc: January 22, 29, 2009
284J

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 1ST
JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR
WALTON COUNTY, FLORIDA
GENERAL JURISDICTION
DIVISION
CASE NO: 08-CA-000221

LASALLE BANK NATIONAL ASSO-
CIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR MORGAN
STANLEY LOAN TRUST 2007-1XS

PLAINTIFF

VS.

DARREN E. ZUPPARDO; LISA BONURA
ZUPPARDO; ANY AND ALL UNKNOWN
PARTIES CLAIMING BY, THROUGH,
UNDER, AND AGAINST THE HEREIN
NAMED INDIVIDUAL DEFENDANTS)
WHO ARE NOT KNOWN TO BE DEAD
OR ALIVE, WHETHER SAID UNKNOWN
PARTIES MAY CLAIM AN INTEREST AS
SPOUSES, HEIRS, DEVISEES, GRANT-
EES OR OTHER CLAIMANTS; RAVEN
OAKS OWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC.;
SANDESTIN OWNERS ASSOCIATION,
INC.; MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REG-
ISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC.

DEFENDANTS)

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant
to a Summary Final Judgment of Fore-
closure dated January 9, 2009 entered in
Civil Case No. 08-CA-000221 of the Cir-
cuit Court of the 1ST Judicial Circuit in and
for WALTON County, DEFUNIAK, FL, I will
sell to the highest and best bidder for cash
at FRONT LOBBY, SECOND FLOOR OF
THE WALTON COUNTY COURTHOUSE
at the WALTON County Courthouse lo-
cated at 571 HIGHWAY 90 EAST in DE-
FUNIAK SPRINGS, Florida, at 11:00 a.m.
on the 6th day of February, 2009 the fol-
lowing described property as set forth in
said Summary Final Judgment, to-wit:

LOT 1155, TROON DRIVE, PHASE 1,
ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF,
AS RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 7, AT
PAGE 16, OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS
OF WALTON COUNTY, FLORIDA.

Any person claiming an interest in the
surplus from the sale if any other than
the property owner as of the date of the lis
pendens must file a claim within 60 days
after the sale.

Dated this 9th day of January, 2009. "


MARTHA INGLE
Clerk of the Circuit Court
Is/ By:- Margaret Bishop
Deputy Clerk
(seal)
Publish in: THE DEFUNIAK
HERALD BREEZE

THE LAW OFFICES OF DAVID J. STERN,
P.A., ATTORNEY FOR PLAINTIFF
900 South Pine Island Road Suite 400
Plantation, FL 33324-3920
(954) 233-8000
08-28491 (ASCF)

PLEASE FAX A COPY OF THE FIRST
INSERTION TO (954) 233-8555

IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE AMERI-
CANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT, persons
with disabilities needing a special accom-


modation should contact COURT ADMIN-
ISTRATION, attheWALTON CountyCourt-
house at 850-892-8133, 1-800-955-8771
(TDD) or 1-800-955-8770, via Florida
Relay Service.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE
FIRST JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR
WALTON COUNTY, FLORIDA
CASE NO.: 09DR000025

CHRISTOPHER IRONS,

Petitioner,

and

SYRENA NICOLE CRONE,

Respondent

NOTICE OF ACTION

TO: SYRENA NICOLE CRONE
955 Martin Road
DeFuniak Springs, Florida

YOU ARE NOTIFIED that an action
has been filed against you and that you
are required to serve a copy of your writ-
ten defenses, if any, to and on Clayton
J.M. Adkinson, Attorney for the Petitioner,
-Christopher Irons, whose address is 41
South Sixth Street, Post Office Box 1207,
DeFuniak Springs, Florida 32435, on or
before Friday, February 20, 2009, and file
the original with the clerk of this Court at
the Walton County Courthouse located
at 571 U.S. Highway 90, East, Post Of-
fice Box 1280, DeFuniak Springs, Florida
32435, before service on Petitioner by and
through his attorney or immediately there-
after. If you fail to do so, a default may
be entered against you for the relief de-
manded in the petition.

Copies of all court documents In
this case, including orders, are avail-
able at the Clerk of the Circuit Court's
office. You may review these docu-
ments upon request

You must keep the Clerk of the
Circuit Court's office notified of your
current address. (You may file a Notice
of current Address, Florida Supreme
Court Approved Family Law Form
12.915.) Future papers in this lawsuit
will be mailed to the address on record
at the clerk's office.

WARNING: Rule 12.285, Florida
Family Law Rules of Procedure, re-
quires certain automatic disclosure of
documents and information. Failure to
comply can result in sanctions, includ-
ing dismissal or striking of pleadings.

Executed this 8th day of January,
2009.

Martha Ingle
Clerk of the Circuit Court
/s/ By: Tina Potts
Deputy Clerk
(seal)

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286J

To: Jacqueline Martinez
81 Loley Road
DeFuniak Springs, FL 32433

Customer: Jacqueline Martinez
Unit(s): 18, 291

NOTICE OF SALE
ABANDONED PROPERTY

You are hereby advised that bids will
be accepted on entire,'contents of per-
sonal possessions by public sale in units
described above of A-1 MINI STORAGE,
1154 US HWY. 90 W, DeFuniak Springs,
FL on Friday, January 30, 2009 at 11:00
am. For information call 850-892-4677.

2tc: January 22, 29, 2009
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To: Vicki Edwards
2655 McDavid Road
Crestview, FL 32536

Customer: Vicki Edwards
Unit(s): 525

NOTICE OF SALE
ABANDONED PROPERTY

You are hereby advised that bids will
be accepted on entire contents of per-
sonal possessions by public sale in units
described above of A-1 MINI STORAGE,
1154 US HWY. 90 W, DeFuniak Springs,
FL on Friday, January 30, 2009 at 11:00
am. For information call 850-892-4677.


2tc: January 22, 29,
289J


2009


To: Deborah Wilder
176 Country Magor
DeFuniak Springs, FL 32433

Customer: Deborah Wilder
Unit(s): 28

NOTICE OF SALE
ABANDONED PROPERTY

You are hereby advised that bids will
be accepted on entire contents of per-
sonal possessions by public sale in units
described above of A-1 MINI STORAGE,
1154 US HWY. 90 W, DeFuniak Springs,
FL on Friday, January 30, 2009 at 11:00
am. For information call 850-892-4677.

2tc: January 22, 29, 2009
290J

To: New Mind Broadcasting
663 South 2nd Street
DeFuniak Springs, FL 32433

Customer: New Mind Broadcasting
Unit(s): 123G

NOTICE OF SALE
ABANDONED PROPERTY

You are hereby advised that bids will
be accepted on entire contents of per-
sonal possessions by public sale in units
described above of A-1 MINI STORAGE,
1154 US HWY. 90 W, DeFuniak Springs,
FL on Friday, January 30, 2009 at 11:00
am. For information call 850-892-4677.

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291J

To: Terry Reaves
P.O. Box 888
DeFunlak Springs, FL 32433

Customer: Terry Reaves
Unit(s): 202

NOTICE OF SALE
ABANDONED PROPERTY

You are hereby advised that bids will
be accepted on entire contents of per-
sonal possessions by public sale in units
described above of A-1 MINI STORAGE,
1154 US HWY. 90 W, DeFuniak Springs,
FL on Friday, January 30, 2009 at 11:00
am. For information call 850-892-4677.

2tc: January 22, 29, 2009
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THE DeFUNIAK SPRINGS HERALD BREEZE, THURSDAY, JANUARY 22,2009
To: Douglas Kologinski 300J Case No. 08-CP-231, is pending in the
2226 US Hwy. 90W Circuit Court for Walton County, Probate
DeFuniak Springs, FL 32433 NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE Division, the address of which is 571 U.S.
Hwy. 90 East, DeFuniak Springs, Florida
Customer:.Douglas Kologinski NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE: ROCK- 32433, The names and addresses of the
Unit(s): 267 MAN RECOVERY & TOWING gives No- Personal Representatives and the Per-
tice of Foreclosure of Lien and intent to sonal Representatives' Attorney are set
NOTICEF OF SALEF sell these vehicles on 02/09/2009. 09:00 forth below. '


ABANDONED PROPERTY
You are hereby advised that bids will
be accepted on entire contents of per-
sonal possessions by public sale in units
described above of A-1 MINI STORAGE,
1154 US HWY. 90 W, DeFuniak Springs,
FL on Friday, January 30, 2009 at 11:00
am. For information call 850-892-4677.
2tc: January 22, 29, 2009
293J
To: Wilma King
P.O. Box 195
DeFuniak Springs, FL 32433
Customer: Wilma King
Unit(s): 1
NOTICE OF SALE
ABANDONED PROPERTY
You are hereby advised that bids will
be accepted on entire contents of per-
sonal possessions by public sale in units
described above of A-1 MINI STORAGE,
1154 US HWY. 90 W, DeFuniak Springs,
FL on Friday, January 30, 2009 at 11:00
am. For information call 850-892-4677.
2tc: January 22, 29, 2009
294J
To: Larry Hudson
32 Josephine Street
DeFuniak Springs, FL 32433
Customer: Larry Hudson
Unit(s): 124E
NOTICE OF SALE
ABANDONED PROPERTY
You are hereby advised that bids will
be accepted on entire contents of per-
sonal possessions by public sale in units
described above of A-1 MINI STORAGE,
1154 US HWY. 90 W, DeFuniak Springs,
FL on Friday, January 30, 2009 at 11:00
am. For information call 850-892-4677.
2tc: January 22, 29, 2009
295J


To: Micheal Miller
223 D&S Lane
DeFuniak Springs, FL 324

Customer': Micheal Miller
Unit(s): 17
NOTICE OF SALE
ABANDONED PROPER
You are hereby advised th
be accepted on entire conter
sonal possessions by public s
described above of A-1 MINI
1154 US HWY. 90 W, DeFuni,
FL on Friday, January 30, 200
am. For information call 850-89

2tc: January 22, 2!
296J
To: Rebecca E. Brake
44 Murl Place
DeFuniak Springs, FL 32'
Customer: Rebecca E. Brake
Unit(s): 6
NOTICE OF SALE
ABANDONED PROPEl
., You are herabyi.advised th
be accepted on entire contei
sonal' possessions by public s
described above of A-1 MINI
1154 US HWY. 90 W, DeFuni,
FL on Friday, January 30, 200
am. For information call 850-89
2tc: January 22, 2!
297J
To: Matthew Wilkinson
191 Mallet-Beach Drive
Freeport, FL 32439
Customer: Matthew Wilkinso
Unit(s): 492
NOTICE OF SALE
ABANDONED PROPEl
You are hereby advised th
be accepted on entire contend
sonal possessions by public s
described above of A-1 MINI S
1154 US HWY. 90 W, DeFunia
FL on Friday, January 30, 200
am. For information call 850-89
2tc: January 22, 29
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NOTICE
Please be advised that the Americans
with Disabilities Act Committee will hold a
meeting on February 3; 2009, beginning
at 10:00 a.m. This meeting will be held
at the Public Works Conference Room at
97 Montgomery Circle, DeFuniak Springs,
Florida.
The purpose of this meeting will be to
discuss ADA accessibility of current CQun-
ty facilities. The public is invited.
Please be governed accordingly.
Sara Comander, Chair
Board of Commissioners
By: Tammy Christie,


am at 12C
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utes. ROC
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and/or all
1992 CHE
1GCCS14
1tc:
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07B US HIGHWAY 331 S DE-
BPGS, FL 32435-3398, pursuant All creditors of decedent and other per-
tion 713.78 of the Florida Stat- sons having claims or demands against
;KMAN RECOVERY & TOWING decedent's estate, including unmatured,
he right to accept or reject any contingent, or unliquidated claims, on
bids. whom a copy of this notice is served must
file their claims with this Court WITHIN
;VROLET THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER THE
4RXN8142323 TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF
THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE
January 22, 2009 DATE SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS
NOTICE ON THEM.


NOTICE OF INTENT OF THE SCHOOL
BOARD OF WALTON COUNTY.
FLORIDA TO AMEND THE 2008-2009
STUDENT PROGRESSION PLAN
The School Board of Walton County,
Florida, hereby gives notice of its intent to
amend the 2008-2009 Student Progres-
sion Plan, which by reference is incor-
porated as part of School Board Rules,
pursuant to the procedures set forth in the
Administrative Procedures Act.

PURPOSE AND FFFECT: The pur-
pose and effect of the 2008-2009 Student
Progression Plan is to present to school
personnel, parents/guardians, students
and other interested citizens the adminis-
trative procedures required to implement
state legislative and local pupil progres-
sion requirements.
SUMMARY: The District Student Pro-
gression Plan is adopted each year by the
School Board of Walton County, Florida,
and sets forth the policies and procedures
relative to enrollment, promotion, reten-
tion, accelerated/decelerated placement,
transfers, instructional programs, acceler-
ated programs, extended year programs,
dropout prevention/retrieval programs,
student assessment and exceptional stu-
dent education.
LEGAL AUTHORITY: The adoption
and amendment of the 2008-2009 Student
Progression Plan is authorized by Sec-
tions 1001.41, 1008.25, 1008.34, 1001.03
and 1008.22 Florida Statutes, and the law
implemented is Section 1008.25 Florida
-Statutes.


ECONOMIC IMIPACT- The amend-
ment of the 2008-2009 Student Progres-,
433 sion Plan will not result in any additional
costs to the School District.
A public hearing will be held by the
School Board of Walton County, Florida, at
5:15 p.m. during the regular board meeting
on February. 17,2009, in the Board Room
RTY at the Tivoli Administrative Complex, 145
Park Street, DeFuniak Springs, Florida,
iat bids will' for the purpose of considering amend-
nts of per- ment of the 2008-2009 Student Progres-
ale in units sion Plan. Any interested person may ap-
STORAGE, peaf at the hearing and present evidence
ak Springs, and argument and be heard concerning
09 at 11:00 the amendment of the 2008-2009 Student
92-4677. Progression Plan. Immediately following
the public hearing the School Board of
9, 2009 Walton County, Florida, will consider final
action to amend the 2008-2009 Student
Progression Plan.
The entire text of the 2008-2009 Stu-
dent Progression Plan is on file and avail;
433 able for inspection during regular office
hours at the office of the Superintendent
of Schools, Walton County, Florida, locat-
ed at 145 Park Street, Suite 2, DeFuniak
Springs, Florida. Copies of the 2008-2009
Student Progression Plan are available to
RTY the public at the Superintendent's office.
., .., If person decides .to, appeal.any
iat.bids will decision made by the School Board with
nts of per- respect to any matter considered at such
ale in units meeting or hearing, such person will need
STORAGE, a record of the proceedings, and for such
ak Springs, purpose, such person may need to ensure
09 at 11:00 that a verbatim record of the proceedings,
92-4677. which record include the testimony and
,; evidence upon which the appeal is to be
9, 2009 based.
The School Board of Walton County
does not discriminate upon the basis of
* ,r: any individual's disability status. Anyone
requiring reasonable accommodation as
provided for in the Americans with Dis-
abilities Act to ensure to or participation in
n the hearing should contact Toni Courtney,
Secretary to the Superintendent, at (850)
892-1100 at least two (2) business days
in advance to make appropriate arrange-
RTY ments.
The name of the person originating
iat bids will the 2008-2009 Student Progression Plan
nts of per- is David Jeselnik and the name of the
ale in units person approving the 2008-2009 Student'
STORAGE, Progression Plan for amendment by the
ak Springs, School Board is Carlene H Anderson


The Notice of Rule Development re-
quired by 120.54, Florida Statutes, was
published on January 15, 2009, in the De-
Funiak Herald-Breeze.
CARLENE H. ANDERSON
Superintendent of Schools
Walton County, Florida

4tc: January 22, 29; February 5, 12, 2009
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1992 MERCURY
VIN# 1MECM36XONK6291.31
2000 CHEVY
VIN # 1GCCS1941Yk157247
SELL DATE 2/6/2009
1997 DODGE
VIN# 3B7HC12YXXG232937
SELL DATE 2/9/2009


Human Resources This auction will be held at Waltori.County
Recovery 635 Old Jolly Bay Rd on the date
1tc: January 22, 2009 listed above commencing at 08:OOAM. We
299J hereby reserve the right to auction this ve-
hicle according to the Florida State Stat-
TRI-COUNTY COMMUNITY COUNCIL, utes, Section 713.78 in order to recover
INC. any and all unpaid charges for towing and
302 NORTH OKLAHOMA STREET; storage fees on the above vehicle.
P.O. BOX 1 10 No offers will be taken prior to the day of
BONIFAY, FL 32425 sale.


LEGAL NOTICE
Walton County has been awarded fed-
eral funds in the amount of $29,511 under
the Emergency Food and Shelter National
Board Program to supplement emergency
food and shelter programs in the county.
Under the terms of the grant from the
.National Board, local agencies chosen to
receive funds must: 1) be private voluntary
non-profits or units of government; 2) have
an accounting system, 3) practice nondis-
crimination, 4) have demonstrated the
capability to deliver emergency food and/
or shelter programs, and 5) if they are a
private voluntary organization, they must
have a voluntary board.
Request for funds must be submitted
no later than January 29, 2009 @'4:00
p.m. with an outline of how the funds will
be used to:
Janice Richards, Executive Secretary
Tri-County Community Council, Inc.
P.O. Box 1210
SBonifay, FL 32425
For information contact Cindy Lee at (850)
547-3688.


January 22, 2009


NOTICE OF INTENT
In accordance with Florida Statute
121.055 the City of DeFuniak Springs
hereby announces the position of Planning
Director to be included in the Senior Man-
agement Service Class under the Florida
Retirement System effective February 1,
2009. This position has been allowed in-
clusion in the Senior Management Service
Class in accordance with HB 2393.
ltc: January 22, 2009
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS,
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR
WALTON COUNTY, FLORIDA
PROBATE DIVISION
FILE No. 08-CP-231
IN RE: ESTATE OF
LEO CHARLES MUELLER, JR.,
Deceased.


The administration of the Estate of LEO
1tc: January 22, 2009 CHARLES MUELLER, JR., deceased,


All other creditors of decedent and per-
sons having claims or demands against
the decedent's estate, including unma-
tured, contingent, or unliquidated claims,
must file their claims with this Court
WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE
OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS
NOTICE. ALL CLAIMS, DEMANDS AND
OBJECTIONS NOT SO FILED WITHIN
THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN
SECTION 733.702 OF THE FLqRIDA
PROBATE CODE WILL BE FOREVER
BARRED. NOTWITHSTANDING THE
TIME PERIODS SET FORTH ABOVE,
ANY CLAIM FILED TWO YEARS OR
MORE AFTER DECEDENT'S DEATH IS
BARRED.
The date of first publication of this notice is
January 22, 2009. :
Personal Representatives: William G. Mu-
eller, 4425 Nassau Way, NE, Marietta, GA
30068, Leo Charles Mueller, III, 1709 Sug-
ar Cane Court,. Mobile, Alabama 36695;
and Virginia Mueller Thibaut, 78255 Old
Military, Covington, LA, 70435.
Marc J. Dearth, Hoffman & Associates, At-
tomeys at Law, L.L.C., 6100 Lake Forrest
Drive, Suite 300, Atlanta, GA 30328, Flori-
da Bar No. 0023147, Attorney for Personal
Representatives 404-255-7400.

2tc: January 22, 29, 2009
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PUBLIC AUCTION NOTICE
Registered Owner
Arroyo Wilibaldo
1500 MULBERRY LANE
FOLEY, AL. 36535
Lienholder: None
Description of Vehicle
1993 FORD EXPLORER
VIN #1 FMDU32X3PUA56174
Towing & Storage Company
L&H Automotive & Collision Center,
Inc.
1050 W. Nelson Ave.
DeFuniak Springs, FL 32433
Phone (850) 892-3164
This auction will be held at L&H Auto-
motive & Collision Center at 1050 W. Nel-
son Ave. DeFuniak Springs, FL, on Feb-
ruary 9, 2009 commencing at 10:00 AM.
We hereby reserve the right to auction this
vehicle according to Florida Statutes, Sec-
tion 713.78, in order to recover any and
all unpaid charges for towing and repair
for the above vehicle. No offers will be ac-
cepted prior to the sale of this vehicle.


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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE
FIRST JUDICIAL CIRCUIT OF THE
STATE OF FLORIDA, IN AND FOR
WALTON COUNTY
CIRCUIT CIVIL
CASE NO. 66-2008-CA-000916
WACOU'lllIA RANKl


NATIONAL ASSOCIATE
Plaintiff,
v.
JEFFREY G. LOTT; et
Defendants.
2nd AMENDED I
FORECLOSUI
NOTICE IS HERE
to a Summary Final Jud
sure dated December
Parte Order to Cancel
Sale dated January 2, ;
in Case No. 66-2008-i
Circuit Court for Walton
will sell to the highest a
cash at the front lobby c
of the Walton County
U.S. Highway 90 East,
FL 32433, on the 5th
2009, at 11:00 a.m. (C
ing described property.
Summary Final Judgme
Lot 1, PARK PLACE A
according to plat the
Plat Book 16, Page 37
of Walton County, Floi
TOGETHER WITH all t
now or hereafter erec
erty, and all easemen
tenances, rents, roya
and gas rights and pr<
and stock and all fixtu
after attached to the p
** ANY PERSON CLAI
EST IN THE SURPL
SALE, IFANY, OTHER.
ERTY OWNER AS OF'
PENDENS MUST FILE
SIXTY (60) DAYS AFTE
WITNESS my han
this Court on January 2
In accordance with th
Disabilities Act, person
needing a special a
participate in this proce
tact the individual or ag
notice no later than se
to the proceeding. If
(TDD) 1-800-955-877
1-800-955-8770, via F
vice.

Clerk of the Circuit
/s/ By


Publish in:
The DeFuniak Springs I
P.O. Box 1546
DeFuniak Springs, FL 3
Invoice to: Gerald D. Da
Trenam, Kemker
Po3rtOffice Box 3542
St. Petersburg, FL 3373
(727) 896-7171
:0t JIanuar 22


1tc: January 22, 2009 307J
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S: ... .. REQUEST FOR
.. *. .,,o .ENGINEERING PROPOSALS ,
OTJACITY OF DEFUNIAK SPRINGS
PHASE III WATER SYSTEM IMPROVEMENTS
The City of DeFuniak Springs, Florida is soliciting engineering propc
firms interested in providing professional engineering services in c<
City's proposed Phase III Water System Improvements Project func
RD Program. The estimated project budget is $5.8 Million which inc
design, and construction. The project is the construction of water mair
upgrades, a 500,000 gallon elevated water storage tank, and 1,000 C
Professional services required shall be secured in accordance with
tion Code Rule 9B-43, 24 and CFR 85.36 and by Section 287.055, FlI
sultants' Competitive Negotiations Act). 'The deadline for sealed pro
is 2:00 P.M., January 28, 2009 and can be' delivered to City Hall
W, DeFuniak Springs, FL 32433 or mailed to P.O. Box 685, DeFunia
32435. Proposals shall be labeled "Professional Engineering Ser
tem Improvements Phase II." Proposals received pfter the schedule
line will be returned unopened. Please submit 1 original and 9.copies
telegraphic, electronic, facsimile, or telephonic proposals or modificat
ered. The City seeks to engage a firm with an office within 100 miles o'
who's Engineers are licensed in the State of Florida and which has ex
in all facets of the services required.
Entities interested in submitting a proposal or to obtain additional infol
the RFP may contact the Office of the City Manager, 71 US Hwy 90 W,
FL 32433 or (850) 892-8500 from 8 am to 5 pm M-F.
EVALUATION CRITERIA


rDITEDRIA


ION, of its interest in the beaches,
I think this body should sug-
gest to the Board of County
Commissioners (BCC) that
they should study custom-
ary uses of the beach in
Walton County. If the BCC
NOTICE OF recognizes this, the land de-
RE SALE velopment code (LDC) and
beach activities ordinance
Y GIVEN pursuant should be amended to reflect
dgment of Foreclo-
5, 2008, and Ex- this," McGee concluded.
l and Reschedule McQuade disagreed
2009, both entered
CA-000916 of the with McGee saying, "It is a
County, Florida, I question of property rights.
and best bidder for When it comes to property
on the second floor
Courthouse, 571 rights and rights of use, I
DeFuniak Springs, don't want some stranger
tday of February, having a picnic in front of
Central) the follow-
as set forth in said my home. We would like to
ient: think the property in front
AT INLET BEACH, of our hotel (the Sandestin
ereof recorded in Hilton) is ours. Anyone can
7, Public Records walk by, but we don't want
)rida. them putting down blankets
he improvements and chairs in front of our ho-
:ted on the prop- tel. I don't think it is proper
ts, rights, appur-
Ities, mineral, oil for the TDC to get in the
fits, water rights middle of this issue."
ures now or here-
roperty. now or here- Karen McGee commented

that if upland homeowners
MING AN INTER- no longer have beach access,
LUS FROM THE
THAN THE PRQP- it will affect property values
THE DATE OF LIS and it would also affect rent-
A CLAIM WITHIN als.
-R THE SALE.**
"How people conduct
d and the seal of themselves is the key. I
0, 2009. don't think we have ever
e Americans with unreasonably denied any-
rs with disabilities one access to our beach, but
accommodation to
,eding should con- I don't want our right in-
gency sending this fringed upon. If an upland
ven (7) days prior property owner has a legal
hearing impaired,
1, or Voice (V) description of their prop-
'lorida Relay Ser- erty, which sets the line at
the mean high-water mark,
MARTHA INGLE I don't think that should be
t and County Coqrt infringed on. It is up to the
y: Margaret Bishop
Deputy Clerk TDC to provide public ac-
(seal) cess," said McQuade.
TDC- chairman Maurice
Herald/Breeze Gilbert said, "The trend is
toward privatization and it
2435
avis, Esquire endangers tourism through-
out south Walton. I under-
31-3542 stand your issue."
Offering his opinion,
council member Tim Norris
2, 29, 2009 said, "I grew up here. There
have always been ques-
tions about who owned the
beaches. I! don't think there
is any abuse of properties on
the beach. If you buy a piece
osals from qualified of. property on the beach,
injunction with the you see people walking the
ded by the USDA- beach in front of your prop-
ludes engineering,
n extensions and/or eity. I see this like a fungus.
GPM well. If we restrict access, people
Florida Administra- will go elsewhere. It is im-
orida Statute (Con- portant that we take action.
posal submissions. It is wrong to say it is not
at 71 US Hwy 90
ik Springs, Florida, our beach."
vices: Water Sys- County attorney Mike
led submittal dead- Burke said, "Customary use
of RFP's.'No oral,
ions will be consid- does not extend to commer-
f DeFuniak Springs cial use like having a wed-
tensive experience ding on the beach. Deter-
mining whether customary
rmation concerning use has existed has to be
DeFuniakSprings, made on a case-by-case ba-
sis.".
Mares said, "It is a seri-


ter of credit was renewed.
He complained that no one
had notified him of the 2005
expiration until 2008, and
that the bank is now saying
that they no longer issue let-
ters of credit, nor will other
banks do so. .
Board member David
Kramer responded that pos-
sibly the county did "drop
the ball," but that the Wal-
ton County Land Develop-
ment Code states that it is
the developer's responsibil-
ity to maintain surety for
the infrastructure.
Kramer noted that a
number of other methods
for providing surety exist
for addressing the situta-
tion, along with completion
of the infrastructure by the
developer.
Other surety options
listed in the code include a
cashier's check, a certified
check, a developer/lender/
county agreement, an inter-
est-bearing CD, or a surety
bond.


ous issue we are being con-
fronted with.
I believe it is the TDC's place
to bring it to the BCC."
A motion was made and
seconded to inform the BCC
of the TDC's views on the
matter of beach privatiza-
tion. All voted yes with the
exception of McQuade.
Beach maintenance man-
ager Dave Sell presented
the new design for the bath-
rooms at Inlet Beach, not-
ing the new design reduces
the space from 1,600 square
feet. to 700 square feet. '"We
removed the cupola and re-
duced the height by four
feet. We plan to use solar
panels on the roof. By using
existing sidewalks, we will
reduce the impact on exist-
ing vegetation. The public
has been supportive of the
changes and the beach man-
agement committee voted to
move forward," he said.
Anna Hamer said experts
at the Florida Solar Energy
Center said solar panels are
not feasible on a roof of this
size. "I think interesting ar-
chitecture would bring tour-
ists," she said.
Area resident Dawson Al-
exander said that people in
the area do not like the de-
sign or the color.
Despite these objections,
the council voted unani-
mously to build the bath-
room.
Under the heading of new
business council member
McQuade noted the BCC
has continued to wrestle
with the issue of a wildlife
lighting ordinance.
"Those of us in the tour-
ist industry have concerns
about the ordinance on tour-
ism. We have expressed our
concern to BCC and I think
there have been positive
changes to the ordinance.
I believe the TDC needs to
take a position regarding
this ordinance. My organi-
zationAwants the ordinance
to be tourism friendly. The
BCC continues to ask for
input and I think the TDC
needs to provide that input.
Perhapaswe need to make a
policy: statement or some-
thing. One of the concerns
my company continues to
have is the ordinance calls
for a dark beach. We feel a
dark beach has a negative
impact on tourism. Func-
tions on the beach are an
important part of what we
sell to group business. Tour-
ism needs to be part of the
consideration' of this ordi-
nance,".he concluded.

The council agreed to
consider McQuade's sugges-
tions and adjourned for the
day.


DOINMT AVAIl ABI E


1. Ability to design an approach and work plan to meet the project requirements. 10
2. Ability to devote the needed time to the'project based on current workload. 10
3. Ability to commence services and complete services within time parameters. 10
4. Ability to observe and advise whether plans and specifications are being complied
with. 15
5. Experience of the firm in other similar State and ,Federally Funded Projects. 10
6. Availability of adequate personnel and technology. 10
7. Firm's reputation and competence including technical education, training, timeliness,
cost control and quality of work. 10
8. Experience in the kind of project to be undertaken. 10
9. Familiarity with existing system capabilities and needs for improvement. 15
TOTAL 100
The City of DeFuniak Springs reserves the right to accept or reject any or all proposals,
and if an award is made, will be made to the most responsible firm whose proposal indi-
cates that the award will be in the best interest of the City of DeFuniak Springs. The City
reserves the right to waive irregularities in the proposal. The City further certifies that it
will not discriminate during the selection process on the basis of age, sex, familial status,
race, national origin, or handicap status. The City of DeFuniak Springs is an Equal Op-
portunity/Affirmative Action/ADA Employer and a Drug Free Work Place.
Kim Kirby
City Manager
2tc: January 15, 22, 2009
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A majority of board mem-
bers voted to find the devel-
oper in violation, imposing
$250-per-day fines until
the violation was corrected,
through a surety, comple-
tion of the infrastructure, or
other means of coming into
compliance. The decision
was with the understand-
ing that the fines would be
"abated" or forgiven if the
developer brought the sub-
division into compliance
within four months.
Charged with the same
violation were Spicy Noodle
Holding Company, in con-
nection with the Seaview
Trace subdivision, and
MDR, L.L.C., in connection
with lots in the Beach Nest
subdivision. Violations were
found in both instances, and,
in both cases, $250-per-day
fines were imposed until
compliance was achieved,
with abatement of fines to
take place if compliance oc-
curred within 120 days.


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THE DeFUNIAK SPRINGS HERALD BREEZE, THURSDAY, JANUARY 22,2009

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YOUNG THESPIANS take a moment to practice thkir work before performing in front of THE DFS HERALD family supported the fine arts with two of its own adjucating at
the judges. the weekends events. Pictured left to right Bruce Collier, Kim Collier and Alicia Leonard.
(Photo by Zach Hoffman)




"Act well your part,





Therein all honor lies"


DISTRICT ONE CHAIR and Ft. Walton Drama teacher
Christa Whittaker chats with new Florida Thespian Direc-
tor Lee Tempest for a few brief moments before 800 students
descend on the Mattie Kelly Arts Center for this year's Dis-
trict One Thespian Festival


By ALICIA LEONARD
On the cold, frosty morn-
ing of Jan. 16, shortly after
daybreak, the buses start
to roll into the back park-
ing lot/ loading dock of The
Matte Kelly Arts Center,
unloading nearly a thou-
sand high school students,
parents, drama teachers,
sponsors and judges for the
District One Thespian Fes-


YOUNG THESPIANS PACKED hallways waiting to get into rooms to be judged on their
performances. This'scene was repeated in every building of the Mattie Kelly Arts Center
during the two-day event.


TEMPEST WAS surrounded by drama teachers, sponsors and adjudicators in the "Green
Room," where many sought a brief respite between events.


THE MAIN-STAGE area of the Mattie Kelly Arts Center begins to fill up for the first days
events of judging one-act plays for the District One Thespian Festival.


tival.
They all have two things
in common; the love of the-
ater and the hope of taking
their talent onto the Florida
Thespian State Festival, the
biggest gathering of dra-
matic arts students in the
world (over 7,000 to be ex-
act). Florida state thes-
pians fall under the Inter-
national Thespian Society
(ITS), which is a branch
under the Educational The-
ater Association (ETA). The
ETA according to its Web
site states, "Since its be-
ginning in 1929 under the
name National Thespians,
the Educational Theatre As-
sociation has worked to pro-
mote and strengthen school
theatre by recognizing and
rewarding excellence. We
strive, alongside educators,
advocates, and artists, to
make theatre an instrument
of lifelong learning. The As-
sociation also serves as the
eyes, ears, and voice of the
school theatre community,
advocating a stronger role
for theatre education in the
curriculum.
"We are the professional
association for theatre edu-
cation. The International
Thespian Society, our stu-
dent division, is the world's
largest honor society for
theatre arts students. To-
gether, the Educational
Theatre Association and
the International Thespian
Society have been helping
build strong school theatre.
programs for more than 75
years."
This annual District One
event has nearly doubled
in size in the last 10 years.
Over 800 students regis-
tered for this year's events,
packing hallways, and prac-
ticing their art anywhere the
space was available. From
schools across north Flori-
da, stretching from Pensa-
cola to Chiles High School
in Tallahassee, they acted,
sang, danced, designed and
were critiqued on their per-
formances.
Adjudicators (judges)
came from across Florida
to critique these young per-
formers and to name the
best of the best to represent
this district in the annual
state gathering. Going to
the state level is a big deal
for these kids. It's an honor
to be considered the best
a district has to offer and
show off their skills in front
of thousands of their peers.
Judges come from all walks
of life, but- most have deep
ties to theater education and
are or have been working
professionally in the arts.
On the first day of the
two-day event, three ad-
judicators are chosen to
watch and critique one-act
plays. Each high school gets
45 minutes to put up their
sets, perform, and clear the
stage before the next one
starts. The main-stage at
the Mattie Kelly Arts Cen-
ter in Niceville was used for
this. Many times the entire
lower level was packed dif-
ferent groups watching oth-
er schools and cheering on
their own. In the end, three


judges watched 15 one-act
plays from 8:30 a.m. until
9:45 p.m., choosing cast from
each one-act. The three top
choices go to the state level,
as well as best actor and ac-
tress and best supporting
actor and actress.
The second, day is more
frenzied, with every room
available being used for
monologues, duet acting,
ensemble acting, panto-
mime, solo musicals, duet
musicals, group musicals,
play-writing, student direct-
.ing, publicity design, set
design, costume design and
costume construction. Over
all, 48 judges saw 800 stu-
dents and their work. The
only downtime judges got
.was a brief respite in the
"Green Room," where volun-
teers provided snacks and
meals for the judges around
the clock. Adjudicating both
days of this event without
the aid of sugar or caffeine
is not recommended, and
both were always plentiful.
This year's District One
festival had a special guest
Lee Tempest, new Act-
ing State Director for the
Florida Thespians. He and
District One chair (and Ft.
Walton Beach drama teach-
er) Christa Whittaker met
the judges before the long
day of one-acts in the back
hallways of the arts center,
looking fresh and excited,
even though Tempest had
driven over nine hours the
night before to make the
event. "I'm very excited to
be here. I think it's very im-
portant for the state direc-
tor to travel to every district
and meet all of the spon-
sors, kids and drama teach-
ers that make this happen. I
think it's very important to
see what is going on across
the state."
Whittaker noted, "Our
host school, Ft. Walton
Beach High School, our
district representatives,
Brianna Zook and Aubrey
Russell, have worked very
hard to have this event run
as, smoothly as possible. We
especially want to thank Dr.
Bob Richberg, Dr. Cliff Her-
on, Bob Whittaker and Mr.
Jim Berault for their contin-
ued support and assistance.
This is the finest facility of
its kind in the state and we
are thrilled and grateful ev-
ery year to be able to hold
our festival here."
Tempest holds high hope
for the next year and the
Florida districts, as well as
plans to help support the
art that he holds so dear.
Tempest has been teaching
English and drama at Deer-
field Beach High School
(near Ft. Lauderdale) for
25 years. With a degree in
theater, he got his school in-
volved in creating a drama
group and quickly moved to
the district's co-chair spot
and started to attend board
meeting for ITS.
Tempest said he real-
ized that he would like even
more involvement with the
program, "I ran for the office
of state director this year
and was elected. I knew I
wanted to be even more in-


volved with this amazing
program and, as state direc-
tor, that has been realized. I
am looking forward to work-
ing with our retiring direc-
tor, Michael J. Higgins (who
has been state director for
16 years) on this year's fes-
tival and then will be sworn
in and start working on next
year's festival. It's such a
phenomenal thing, our fes-
tival. It's the largest gather-
ing of this type in the world
for a week-long conference,
and it's been growing at a
rate of over 10 percent every
year."
Economics, weighing on
education across the state,
concerns Tempest, like
many educators. "I know it
may look bleak right now
with our economy, but I be-
lieve our answer may lay in
numbers. Being under the
umbrella of ETA and having
the Floridd Association of
Theater Educators (FATE),
we still need to increase our
political numbers, we still
need to increase awareness
in how the arts impact our
children later in their life,"
said Tempest. "It has such a
positive effect and how im-
portant the arts are to stu-
dents. We cannot lose the
fine arts in schools. Think
about the 800 kids we have
here today. Each of those
kids belongs to a legislator's
district, 'to a city, a com-
munity, a neighborhood.
Think what they can do for
their communities and the
fine arts helps them bring
their talents back home and
share them. It's a wonder-
fully wholesome learning
experience we have here
this weekend and I just wish
that every kid that wants to
preform or express their tal-
ents will be given a chance if
we can stress to lawmakers
how important the fine arts
in schools are."
Making legislators aware
of these events is the new
journey Tempest is under-
taking, "I take thousands
of pictures at these events
and I'm working on putting
together a CD of photos to
get to our lawmakers, .so
they can put a face on those
numbers they working, with,
when they have our arts
budgets in their hands. I
think with advocacy, and
through a closer relation-
ship with the National ETA
and all of the other wonder-
ful organizations we have, I
think we can bring Florida
Thespians into the national
political fold and keep our
art alive."
It's a job that seems to
be a great fit for Tempest,
evidenced by the way he
smiled and said, before be-
ing engulfed in a tidal wave
of students, "I want to meet
the kids, the teachers who
support the kids, and under-
stand how the rules we set
at a state level affects these
kids as individuals. It's been
my goal since getting elect-
ed to go out and visit, at
least once, every one of the
15 districts in our state, be-
fore I become state director.
I want more for the state of
Florida, more for our kids."


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