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Publisher: Perry Newspapers, Inc.
Place of Publication: Perry Fla
Creation Date: December 28, 2005
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Taylor County
Since 1961


Midweek


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december 28, 2005 : T.e.. .re Capital of the South 2 Sections Our 44th Year, No. 52
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Wreck


A Perry police officer and his
wife wcre killed, and their nine-
year-old son fatally injured, in a
head-on collision just after
midnight Christmas Eve, Saturday,
Dec. 24.
Robert and Kimberly Johns,
along with -their youngest son
Brctt, were returning from an
annual family vacation in the
mountains when the crash occurred
in Madison.
" Also killed in the crash was
Madison resident Paul Williams,


19, who was driving the truck
which ran head-on into the Johns'
2000 SUV. According to the
Florida Highway Patrol, alcohol
was a factor in the accident. -
Williams was driving north on
County Road 360 (abut 1.7 miles
south of S.R. 14) when his 1994
GMC truck crossed the center line'
and sideswiped a 1984 Chevy truck
in the southbound lane.
After colliding with that vehicle,
Williams continued traveling north
in the southbound lane before


Emergency services in Taylor,
County answered a combined total
of 51 calls over the holidays with
medical services answering the
bulk, with a total of 45.
According to Doctors' Memorial
Hospital Emergency Medical
Services Assistant Director
Michael Lundy, 33 ground calls
were made from Dec. 23 to 26. .
"It was a mix of trauma,medical,


inner-facili .and 'home for the
Holidays' transports," he said. "Ten
of those calls were vehicle
accidents, some worse than others.
We usually get called to most of
Themm"
Lundy said the number of calls
was, "maybe slightly above the
number answered during the same
Time last year, but not overly so."
A "home for the holidays" is a


kills


crashing head-on into the Johns'
SUV.
Robert arid Kimberly Johns, as
well as Williams, were declared


free-of-charge run from EMS, for a
patient who is bed-bound at 'a
facility, such as a nursing home,, to
be picked up, taken to their home
or- a relative's home; set ,up
medically, then picked up later and
returned to the facility. .
DMH EMS Director Marty
Tompkins said DMH transport
helicopters AirMedic One and
AirMedic Two made 12 flights'


Garbage fees in the county could
be going up in the future, after
commissioners passed a resolution
recently which changed the
maximum assessment the county
can charge.
The ordinance also eliminated a
$36 exemption on second homes.
Currently the garbage fee is $125,
the maximum under the old
ordinance.
No one spoke from the public
during the hearing held on the
issue,- but. commissioners did
debate over what the new
maximum should be. The
ordinance was advertised with a
blank left for the amount.
According to County
Administrator Buddy Humphries,


officer,


dead at the scene. Brett Johns was.
airlifted to Shands Hospital in
Gainesville and died later that day.
Daniel Bouley, 18, of Madison,


was a passenger
vehicle and escape
injuries.
The occupants


,during the same period.
SFour calls were answered from
Madison County; four more from
Jefferson County; two from Taylor,
County; one patient was
transported from South Georgia
Medical Center and flown to
Tallahassee Memorial Hospital;
and another patient was flown from
TMH to Shands in Jacksonville.
City Fire answered four calls,


$146 would have covered the cost
the of the waste management
department.
Commissioner Jack Brown then
made a motion to set the maximum
at $150 and Commissioner
Malcolm Page seconded.
Humphries said according to
estimates that number would
increased to $154 for the 2006-07
fiscal year.
Brown amended his motion to
set the maximum at $154. Page
amended his second and the
measure passed 3-1 with
Commissioner Pat Patterson voting
against.
Commission Chairman Daryll
Gunter was absent due to a
function in Tallahassee.'


fa

in, Williams'
ied with minor
of the truck


.Man arrested


s seized
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A Perry man was arrested
Thursday for more than $4,000 in
illegal drugs and cash, including
crack cocaine, powdered cocaine,
marijuana and ecstasy.
Perry Police Department Sgt.
Jamie Cruse said he was alerted by
members of the Taylor County
Joint Drug Task, Force (JTF) that
officers were conducting
surveillance in the area of South
Warner Avenue. and Dunwood
Streets for drug activity and they
might require officers to assist in
identifying and arresting anyone
found possessing and selling
narcotics.
At approximately.9 a.m., Cruse
received a call from JTF reporting
that a black male wearing a blue


"Kellogg's" jacket had removed a
one-gallon bag from his jacket'
pocket, which contained smaller
packaged bags of drugs.
Officers told Cruse that the
subject, later identified as
Christopher Andrew Reaves, 24,
got into a white Ford Crown
Victoria.
Cruse said he found the car and
initiated a traffic stop.
"I approached the car on the
passenger side and immediately
identified the passenger as wearing
a blue 'Kellogg's' jacket and black
/ hat," said Cruse.
Reaves was told that he was seen
placing illegal narcotics in his
Please see page 3


p.;npauilI holiday vacation to the mountains ended in tragedy in the early morning hours
'.:Ihbristmas Eve with the deaths of'Perry Police Officer Robert Johns, his wife,
..',hriberly, and their youngest son, Brett. The family was returning home to Perry when
..were involved in a head-on collision in Madison.


with one being a structure fire,
while County Fire and Rescue
answered two: one to a wreck on
Dec. 23 and another to a car fire in
Shady Grove Christmas Eve.
Firefighter Jimmy Brantley
summed up the holiday by noting:
"It was one of the quietest
Christmas holidays I can
remember--which is a good
thing."


Minimum wage goes up to $6.40
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Florida's minimum wage is
going up again effective.Jan. 1 to
$6.40 per hour.
This represents an increase of 25
cents over the current state


TTCDA


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Development Authority ('
has relocated its offices fr
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minimum wage of $6.15 per hour.
Florida's minimum wage was
created in a constitutional
amendment approved by voters on
Nov.. 2, 2004, and covers all


employees in the state covered by
the federal minimum wage.
Pursuant to the language of the
state constitutional amendment, the
Agency for Workforce' Innovation
is to perform an annual calculation
to establish a new minimum wage
each year. The constitution also
requires the adjusted minimum
wage to be published.
The increase in the minimum
wage this year represents a 4
percent change in the federal
consumer price index for urban
wage earners and clerical workers


in the South Region for the 12-
month period prior to Sept. 1,
2005. Florida's new minimum
wage will be $1.25 more than the
current $5.15 federal minimum
wage.
Employers must pay their
,employees a wage not less than the
amount of the hourly state
minimum wage for all hours
worked in Florida.
For "tipped employees" meeting
eligibility requirements for the tip
credit, employers may count tips
actually received as wages, but the


employer must pay "tipped
employees" a direct wage in an
amount equal to the minimum
wage of $6.40 minus $3.02 (which,
,as required by Florida's
Constitution, is the 2003 tip credit),
or a direct hourly wage of $3.38 on
Jan. 1, 2006.
Employees who are not paid the
minimum wage may bring a civil
action in a court of competent
jurisdiction against the employer or
any person violating Florida's
Please see page 3


This change does not raise the
assessment, but ,it does allow the
commission to make raises in the
future.
It was discussed during the
hearing to amend the ordinance to
allow future changes to the
maximum assessment by
resolution rather than by amending
the ordinance, which requires a
public hearing and advertisements.
This was not added to the
ordinance as passed.
The subject of the assessments
was raised during budget hearings
in July when commissioners
agreed to remove second home
exemptions to help alleviate
.* Please see page 3


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Including 12 flights by Airmedic One: Two


51 emergency calls over holiday weekend


,relocates


ger office,

County Green Street.
TCDA) --The TCDA board recently-'i
rom the hired a part-time administrative
chamber assistant for Director Rick "'
ng to Breer, which, in part,
115 WV. necessitated the move..
"The power plant project takes .
up' a lot of Rick's time and we
want that to continue to be'his
top priority," TCDA Chairman ;.
Jim Bassett said.
,Bassett said the TCDA board
as set additional priorities for
o S reer on top of his normal duties .
"'f responding to all credible
leads and inquiries.
Breer occupied a single office
f in: the Chamber building. -
S:"There was simply no room I
for another desk there. Our
move will allow the Chamber to.
have additional space which will-'
make their facility a little less TI
crowded," Breer said. ,
a ,.Bassett said the TCDA will :
S.. ffshqst- an. open house at, its new -
'. offices shortly after the holidays. .
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Garbage fees eyed for future


increase by county commission


mily

sideswiped by Williams--Adam L.
Brock, 17, and Brittany Barker, 15,
both of Perry--were not injured.
All three members of the Johns
family were wearing their seatbelts
at the time of the crash; Williams
was not wearing a seatbelt but
Bouley was wearing a seatbelt,
according to the FHP. Investigation
is on-going.
As news of the tragedy filtered
through the community, members
of Johns' law enforcement family
rushed into action.
The family will be buried with
,.* Please see page 2

Full honors

planned for

fallen officer
Agencies from across the region
will assist in providing full law
enforcement honors for the funeral
of veteran police officer Robert
Johns, his wife, Kimberly, and
their youngest son, Brett..
Services for the family will be
held today (Wednesday) at First
Baptist Church, beginning at 11
a.m. Interment will follow at
Pineview Memorial Gardens on
Johnson-Stripling Road.
A formal law enforcement escort
will be provided by the Perry
Police Department (PPD), Taylor
County Sheriffs Office (TCSO)
and other responding agencies.
"Units from the Lake City Police
Department, Leon County
Sheriffs Office and other agencies,
as well as private individuals, will
be assisting with the' services,"
said TCSO Lt. Audie Towles, who
is assisting the PPD with
arrangements.
An honor guard from Lake City
was to be posted for Johns and his
family during viewing services
Tuesday evening at First Baptist.
This morning, all participating
law enforcement with gather at a
central staging area. Surviving
family members, including eldest
son.Kevin Johns, will have a law
enforcement escort to the church; a
full law enforcement escort will
accompany the procession to the
cemetery.
Streets adjacent to First Baptist
will be closed for the morning.
Graveside services will include
a bagpipe musical 'tribute, a flag
ceremony, a 21-gun salute and a
ceremonial "last call."
"A'last call' is one of the most
moving tributes you will ever hear
in your life. What will happen is
that we will have his (Johns')
patrol car. at the graveside and
draped. Dispatch will call the
officer's number--normally three
times--and then someone will
respond that he is 10-7
(deceased)," Towles said.
"Neither TCSO' or PPD
personnel will be conducting the
ceremonial honors. All those
duties will be performed by other
agencies for us while our officers
attend the services. We will also
have other agencies handling our
communications system and
handling any emergency calls
during the funeral."
He added, "The Taylor County
Sheriffs Office and the Perry
Police Department support each
other 100 percent on anything. We
are there in normal day-to-day
times and during catastrophic
events such as this."
All events are being coordinated
as "an expression of respect" for
the fallen officer and his family.
This united show of respect
extended to providing a law
enforcement escort for
representatives of Burns Funeral
Home as they received the bodies
of Johns and his wife from the
Tallahassee medical examiner's
office and returned them to Perry
Monday morning. An escort was
also provided for the
representatives as they brought
home the couple's son from
Gainesville.
The majority of those involved
with the escort volunteered their
time to take part in the procession.


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Units from the Perry Police Department and the Taylor County Sheriff's Office provided an escort for the bodies of Hobert
and Kimberly Johnsas they were transported from the Tallahassee medical examiner's officer to Burns Funeral Home in
Perry Monday morning. The "diamond formation" filled both southbound lanes of Highway 19. Law enforcement officers
were joined by local firefighters at the intersection of Highway 19 and Ash Street--all standing at attention and saluting as
the convoy passed.


Johns'


The mangled remains of a 2000 Chevy SUV bear silent testament to the force of the head-on
collision which resulted in four deaths just after midnight Christmas Eve. (Photo provided by Greene
Publishing, Madison)


life devoted to family, community


OFFICER
Continue from page 1
full law enforcement honors today
(Wednesday) at Pineview
Memorial Gardens (see related
story). Services begin at 11 a.m.,,
at First Baptist Church. An
account has been set up at
Citizens Bank of Perry for the
couple's surviving son, 19-year-
old Kevin Johns.
Robert Johns began his career
with the Perry Police Department
in April 1988. Kimberly Johns
was a longtime state employee,
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assigned to the Taylor County
School District as a health support
aide at Taylor County Elementary
School where her son Brett was a
student..
"Robert was an exceptional
officer and he was a good friend.
He loved the job and he loved the'
people," PPD Chief Wayne Putn'al
said.
"There are really two families
within law enforcement families--
first, all the officers are family to
themselves and then you have the
extended family--the officers'


wives, husbands and children. So
we're not just losing him, we
losing all of them."
SDependability, patience and
knowledge were among the
fundamental qualities that made
Johns a great officer, Putnal said.
S"He just had a way with people
that put them at ease. Everybody
liked him--he had an out-going
personality that just worked with
everyone.
"Robert was not just part of the
(police) force, he was a main part
of it. He.was one of the first field


training officers (FTO) we had and
a lot of officers currently on the
force had him as their FTO. He
was always the first and last
officer they had in training
rotation.
In addition to his patrol duties,
Johns also served as an instructor
at the North Florida Community
College criminal justice academy.
He was a firearms instructor,
breath test operator and a
background investigator.
"He was always willing to do
whatever I asked- him to...and


would do it to the- very best of his
ability. I knew whatever I needed
done, I could just ask Robert,"
Putnal said.
Off-duty, Johns devoted much of
his time to local youth recreation
leagues, including flag football
and t-ball.
"He was devoted to his sons and
got involved in sports to be with
them," one co-worker said.
"Robert will be missed by the
community, especially the young
people in our community. He was
good with younger folks, could
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talk to them and help work things
out. He was really there for young
people," Sheriff L.E. "Bummy" *
Williams said.
Johns himself may have best
summed up his life in a
handwritten letter submitted at the
time he applied for his position
with the PPD.
"I would like to work for the
police department in Perry. I like
working with people and young
kids. I have set my goal in life to
be a patrolman and to serve the
public."


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Trafficking charges levied


2005-06 non-instructional winner
Charlotte Walker, left, has been named Taylor County Middle School Non-Instructional
Employee of the Year for the 2005-06 school year. Walker has been with the Taylor School
District for 27 years. She has worked at TCMS her entire career, -where she is currently the,
guidance secretary and a "valuable asset for the middle. school," according to Principal Paul
Dyal (far right) and. Vice Principal Jan Walker.

In proposed new law

Employers to get 'safe harbor'


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jacket pocket and that he was


Removing

exemptions

.could save

$120,000
GARBAGE FEES
Continued from page 1.
a deficit in the MSTU fund.
It was estimated that some
$120,000. could be saved by
removing the exemptions, which
must be paid out of. the MSTUi
fund,. In a related move, ,the
commission .also raised the
assessment from $113 to.$125 a
year.
A week later, 'however,
commissioners were told that they
.could-not remove,the exemptions
because they were included in the
ordinance. whichh could not be
changed withoutt a public hearing.


going to be searched.
During the subsequent search, a
gallon-sized plastic bag was found
which contained over 100 grams
of marijuana; another bag
containing 66 bags of cocaine
powder; three bags of crack
cocaine; five pills of MDMA
(ecstasy); and almost $500 in
cash.
While Reaves was being
searched, a pat-down for weapons
was conducted on the driver of the
car, Kevin T. Jackson, 28, during
which three bags of crack cocaine


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were found.
The two men were arrested and
taken to the Taylor County Jail,
where Reaves was 'charged with
trafficking cocaine with intent to
sell within 1,000 feet of a church
and possession of more than 20
grams of marijuana with intent to
sell within 1,000 feet of a church..
Jackson was charged with
possession of cocaine with intent
to sell within 1,000 feet of a
church.
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action in a court .of competent
jurisdiction against the employer
or'any person,- iolating Florida's
minimum wage law. The state
attorney general mas also.bring an
enforcement action to enforce the
minimum wage.
According to the North Florida
Workforce Deelopment Board,
lawsuits in Florida alleging wage-
and-hour violations are trequent
and ever increasing in popularity
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more federal wage-and-hour
lawsuits filed than all other states
combined. Compliance i, an
important measure in preventing
probable and expensive litigation.
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Florida Nlinimum Wage Act,
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signature b% Go\ Jeb Bush A
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Cade Williams Jones, Sheena Brooke Crum


Crum, Jones to wed


on March 18, 2006
Mr. and Mrs. William Prentice Crum of Perry announce'the
engagement of their daughter, Sheena Brooke, to Cade Williams Jones of
Perry. The couple will be married on March 18, 2006.
SMiss Crum graduated from Taylor County High School and is currently
pursuing a Bachelor's-degree in business finance and marketing at Valdosta
State University. She is employed with Ponder's, Inc., in Thoma'sville,
Ga.
Paternal grandparents of the bride-elect are Prentice and Joyce Crum of,
Carrabelle. Maternal grandparents are Larry and Dorthy Davis of
Sopchoppy.
The groom-elect is the son of Sherri Laine Jones of Perry. and Mr. and*
Mrs. Larry Kenneth Jones of Boston, Ga. He graduated from Taylor
County High School and received his Associate's degree at North Florida
Community College. Mr. Jones is operations manager at UWS Inc. in
*Thomasville. ,
Maternal grandparents of the groom-elect include Janie S. Williams of
Jacksonville and the late Ed J. Williams. His paternal grandparents are
Hazel M. Jones of Thomasville, and the late Roland K. Jones.
The wedding will be at Golden Eagle Country Club in Tallahassee.
Formal invitations are being issued.


Hank Gunner Albritton
Chad and Beth Albritton of Perry announce the birth of their.son, Hank,
Gunner, on Dec. 21, 2005, at 1:45 a.m. at Flagler Hospital in St;
Augustine. He weighed 8 pounds, 7 ounces, and was 19 inches long,
The new arrival was welcomed home by his sister, Hannah Elizabeth
Albritton, who is four years old.
Maternal grandparents are Mitch Langford of Perry and Debbie Lawson


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Debbie Denmark of Perry has
earned the teaching profession's
top certification by achieving
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nationwide in increasing student
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performance of our nation's
schools."'
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Twenty-one members of the
Roseheads, Perry's chapter of the
Red Hat Society, arrived in their
pajamas and with a favorite brunch
dish in hand, at the home of Red
Hatter Alice Brady on Saturday,
Dec. 3, at 10:30 a.m.
There were 19 Red Hatters (50
and over) and two Pink Hatters
(under 50). Queen Mother Hattie
Adams, Patricia Lindsey, Alice
Brady and Barbara Patrick were
responsible for planning this
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they arrived. There was constant
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and other accessories chosen for
the occasion until the last member
arrived. All members then enjoyed
a buffet of egg casseroles,
muffins, coffee cakes, fruit,
pastries, grits and biscuits. Tables
were decorated in holiday colors
complementing the Christmas
china. Hostess Alice Brady said
the blessing.
An ornament exchange followed
in a "round robin" format under


the direction of Barbara Patrick.
Members were then shown the
video from the international
convention held in June in Las
Vegas, Nev. Dates and plans for
2006 were announced with
members urged to make plans.
Handmade felt ornaments were
made by Nancy Simons, Patricia


Lindsey and Alice Brady, and
given to each member. Names
were also drawn for a variety of
door prizes, including a basket of
Mary Kay products donated by
Debbie Morgan of Gift Baskets &
More, won by Norma Collins.
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At the Booking Desk


Editor's note: It is the policy of this
newspaper to run the names of all
those arrested and booked at the
Taylor County Jail. All those listed
below have been charged with a
crime, but are considered innocent
until proven guilty.
Dec. 5:
James Scott Terry, 23, 19702
Jody Morgan Grade, fighting or
baiting animals, resisting. arrest
without violence, Dep. McKenzie,
TCSO.
Cecil James Habbord, 41, 595
E. Hwy. 27, fighting or baiting
animals, resisting arrest without
violence, Dep. McKenzie, TCSO.
Jerrett, Mathew Williams, 18,
5109 Puckett Road, fighting or
baiting animals (attending),
resisting arrest without violence,
Dep. McKenzie, TCSO.
Luis Andres Roca Jr., 22, 1500
Young Street, fighting or baiting
animals (attending), resisting
arrest without violence, Dep.
McKenzie, TCSO.


Deadline s
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Continued from page A-4

Alice Brady and Debi Limoges.
The December committee was
applauded for the "delightfully,
different brunch" and members
were given velvet Christmas


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Cleveland Ross Sadler, 48, 609
E. Leon Street, VOP for DUI,
Dep. Woods, TCSO.
Dec. 6:
Keisha Faircloth, 26, 2645
Mixon Road, forgery, uttering a
forged instrument, misdemeanor
theft, finish sentenced weekends,
Ptl. Deeson, PPD.
Basil Steve Smith, 39, 15550
E. Royal Oak Drive, domestic
battery, Dep. Burford, TCSO.
Patricia Ann Smith, 47, 15550
East Royal Oak Drive, domestic
aggravated battery, Dep. Burford,
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Don Raymond Becker, 32, 1141
Billy Dice Road, VOP (sexual
activity with a child), Dep.
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John Jay Mathis, 33, 10229
Puckett Road, VOP (DUI, passing
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Malcolm Antonia Wilkins, 33,
1200 Schwartz Street, retail theft,
carrying concealed weapon,


et for dues
stockings filled with holiday
candies, compliments of the
hostess.
"We will return to meeting on
the last Saturday of the month,
January through May," said Queen
Mother Hattie Adams.
Members were reminded of the
Jan. 31, 2006, deadline for dues.


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trespass after warning, Ptl. Norris,
PPD.
Dec. 7:
Sherrill Baker Benton, 51, 1270
Shorty Benton Road, VOP for
possession of a firearm by a
convicted felon, Dep. Hershberger,
TCSO.
Kevin L. Britt, 35, Campbell
Street, warrant for unemployment
fraud, Dep. Hershberger, TCSO.
Mychal Ryan Padgett, 19, Hwy:
221, grand theft, Dep.
Gulbrandsen, TCSO.
Amber Katrina Thoinley, 24,
Spring Warrior Road, DUI, Ptl.
Norris, PPD.
Marcus Antonio Vazquez, 22,
Puckett Road, domestic violence,
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Date Opponent Site Time
Nov. 17 Tip-Off Tournament Chiles
Nov. 18 Tip-Off Tournament Chiles
Nov. 21 Cnr.tlarin Away 4:30 7 30
Nov. 22. NFC Home 6:00' 7:30
Nov. 29 Maclay Away 6:00 7:30
Dec. 1 Lincoln Home 6:00 7:30
Dec. 3 Madison Away 4:30 3 GAMES
Lincoln
Christmas Dec. 5 Maclay Home .4:30 3 GAMES
STournament Dec. 6 *Rickards Home 6:00 7:30
Dec. 16-19 Dec. 9 FI. High Home 6:00 7:30
'De. 13 Hamilln Away 4:30 3 GAMES
ini Jan. 3 W,-i Ga-i:er.-n Home 6 00 7 o30
Capital City 1,' Hrme -) 3 GAMES
Classic-
Leon Count n 1: Hh Awa 6 0: 7 3
Civic Center !ar, rFc- Awa 6 00 730
SDec, 28 & 29. a FI nlWr,, Home 6'00 7 30
r n' H3,TII..ri Home 4 30 3 GAMVES
: Jan. 24 Lincoln Away 6:00 7:30
Torament Jan.27 Mayo-Lafayette Home 6:00 7:30
at Madison J3n 31 : r,-.anr, T .MS 6.00 7 30
Feb. 8 &'11 Feb. 2 Ft. White Away 6:00 7:30
Feb. 3- -WestGadsden Away 6:00 7:30


TCMS banquet Jan. 11
T, -b t 'n. 1
The Taylor County Middle school cafeteria,
School football team will hold its
annual awards banquet and dinner Tickets are $5 each and may be
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A-6 The Taco Times December 28, 2005


7 other Bulldogs make squad



McNealy is All-Big Bend

Taylor County High senior Big Bend Team by the helped lead the Bulldogs to the McNealy was joined by seven
S quarterback Genario McNealy has Tallahassee Democrat. 2005 state playoffs for the first of his teammates who made
Been selected to the first team All McNealy's 1,899 yards passing time in seven years. honorable mention on the squad.
Those included two of
McNealy's favorite passing targets
-- Tony Powell and Sebastian
'Bu do s to play C iles in Ingram -- as well as offensive
linemen Adam Cook and Jake
C a t Wilson, linebackers Jake
SMeacham and Georgie Armstrong
and defensive back Greg Sneed.
Sty The Democrat also listed
II ^i"^. I 'li Wd rnrviiniic nlavers of the veaw.


The Taylor County High boys'
basketball team, fresh off a
runnersup title in the Elks Shoot-
out in Tallahassee, will take on
Tallahassee-Chiles Wednesday in
the first round of the Capital City
Classic.
The two-day tournament, which
'features teams from Florida,
Georgia and Alabama, will'
kickoff Wednesday with the
Bulldogs (9-3) taking.on Chiles at
1 p.m. All games will be played at
the Leon County Civic'Center.
Other. game's' Wednesday
include FAMU vs. Leon at 2:45
p.m., Tri-Cities vs. Lincoln at 4:30
p.m., Auburn, (Ala.) vs. East
Gadsden at 6:15 p.m. and Rickards
vs. Lowdnes County (Ga.), at
7:45 p.m.
Taylor County will also open up
the action on Thursday's second
round of the Classic when they
take on Leon at 1 p.m.
Other second round games
include FAMU vs. Chiles, Lincoln


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vs. Lowdnes County, 'Tri-Cities
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Auburn in the tourney's final
contest at 7:45 p.m.


Taylor County returns to regular
season play next week when they
host West Gadsden on Tuesday
and Madison on Friday.


which included several Taylor
county alumni.
Among .those for offensive
player were Chuck Flores (1963)
and Varian Dunnell (1997) and
defensive players Mike Brandon
(1986), Sam Grubbs (1964) and
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A-7 TaCO Times December 28, 2005


Calvary Baptist 'counts down' to new year


New Year's Eve celebration set
"Awesome games, live bands, great food, a bonfire and an exciting
speaker" are promised at Calvary Baptist Church on Saturday, Dec. 31, for
"The Countdown."
Prizes will be awarded throughout the night, with festivities getting
underway at 8 p.m. The band, "By Faith," will perform, with John Welborn
as' guest speaker.


Events are planned for teenagers to college-age students at the church
which is located at 2959 Golf Course Road. Everyone is invited.

Preach Bowl scheduled for New Year's Eve
The Temple of God Baptist Church, located at 105 Sandra St., will stage
a Preach Bowl on Saturday, Dec. 31, from 9 p.m until 12:01 a.m.
Organizers promise "singing, dancing, preaching and praising as we


Obituaries


bring in the new year."
Elder Robert French, pastor/teacher, invites everyone to attend.

Revival services scheduled Dec. 28-30
Revival services are planned at 7:30 at Potter's House Ministries Dec.
28-30 featuring Evangelist Michelle Lewis of Eufaula, Ala.
Everyone in the community is invited to attend.
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Robert Dwayne Johns
Robert Dwayne Johns, 41, a
native of Sarasota who had lived in
Perry for the past 24 years, died
Dec. 24, 2005, as a result of an
automobile accident.
Mr. Johns was a member of the
First Baptist Church in Perry and
an officer with the 'Perry Police
Department. He coached little
league baseball and flag football
for a number of years. He was
married to the late former
Kimberly Anne Robertson and they
-had two sons, Kevin Johns and
Brett Johns. Kimberly and Brett
lost their lives in this same
accident.
In addition to Kevin, survivors
include: Kevin's fiancee, Whitney
Wright of Perry; his parents, James
-and Marlene Johns of Perry; three
brothers, Johnny Johns and Larry
Johns, both of Perry, and David
Johns of Oklahoma; and a number
of nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held
today, Dec. 28, at 11 a.m. at First
Baptist Church in Perry, with
.interment following at Pineview
Memorial Gardens.
Family members received
friends Tuesday at First Baptist
Church.
In lieu of flowers, donations may
be made to St. Jude Children's
Hospital.
Joe P. Burns Funeral Home is in
charge of arrangements.

Kimberly Ann Johns
'Kimberly Ann" 'John,,'' 38, a
native and lifelong resident of
Perry, died Dec. 24, .2005, as a
result of an automobile accident.
Mrs. Johns was a member of
First Baptist Church in Perry and
was employed by the Florida
Department of Health at the Taylor
County School District as a health
support aide. She was wife to the


late Robert Dwayne Johns, and
mother to sons Kevin and Brett.
SBrett lost his life in the same
accident with his parents.
Survivors include: her son,
Kevin and fiancee Whitney Wright
of -Perry; her parents, John and
Susan Robertson of Perry; a
brother, Todd Robertson of Perry; a
sister, Jennifer Turner of
Tallahassee; and several nieces and
nephews.
Funeral services will be held
today, Dec. 28, at 11 a.m. at First
Baptist Church in Perry, with
interment following at Pineview
Memorial Gardens.
Family members received
friends Tuesday at First Baptist
Church.
SIn lieu of flowers, donations may
be made to St. Jude Children's
Hospital.
Joe P. Burns Funeral Home is in
charge of arrangements.

Brett Allen Johns
Brett Allen Johns, 9, died Dec.
24, 2005, as a result of an
automobile accident.
A native of Tallahassee, he was a
lifelong resident of Perry and a
third-grade honor student at Perry
Elementary School, where he was
on the Dribble Team. He was a
member of First Baptist Church in
Perry, played little league baseball,
flag football and soccer. He was a
Cub Scout.
Survivors include: his brother
Kevin Johns and fiancee Whitney
Wright; his maternal grandparents,
John and Susan Robertson; and
paternal grandparents, Jim and
Marlene Johns, all of Perry.
Funeral services will be held
today, Dec. 28,,at 11 a.m. at First
Baptist Church in Perry, with
interment following at Pineview
Memorial Gardens.
Family members. received
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8:00 pm til after midnight

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Band: By Faith

John Welborn
guest speaker


Calvary Baptist Church
N_ 2959 Golf Course Rd.


Church.
In lieu of flowers, donations may
be made to St. Jude Children's
Hospital.
Joe P. Burns Funeral Home is in
charge of arrangements.

Lloyd S. Poindexter
Lloyd S. "Bud" Poindexter, 71,
died Dec. 23, 2005, at Doctors'
Memorial Hospital.
Survivors include: his wife of 46
years, Delores; .two sons, Marc
Poindexter and family of Perry, and
Michael Poindexter of Naples; two
nephews, Fred Miller of Perry and
Steven Miller of Adrian, Mich.;
and two neices, Cheryl Paige and
Sue Miller, also of Adrian.
Mr. Poindexter was a U.S. Navy
veteran.
Cremation will follow with
Burns Funeral Home of Perry
handling arrangements.

Ashley Parramore
Beggs Jr.
Ashley Parramore Beggs Jr., 52,
a sales representative for Dyke'
Industrial died Saturday, Dec. 24,
,2005, in Monticello.
Born in Thomasville; Ga., Mr.
Beggs was a former resident of
Madison and spent most of his life
in Monticello. He was formerly
associated 'with Beggs Funeral
Home as a funeral director.
He was a veteran of the U.S. Air
Force and a member of Madison
Lodge #11 F&AM.
Survivors, include: his wife,
Louise "Sissy" Beggs of
Monticello; one son, Lee Alligood
of Monticello; two daughters;
Rosemary Alligood and Elizabeth
Beggs, both of Monticello; his
'.father, Ashley P. Beggs of
Madison; his mother, Mary Ann
Smiley of Lake Park, Ga.; three
brothers, Kyle Beggs and Judson
Beggs, both of Madison, and Brad


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Beggs of Lake Park, Ga.; and one
sister, Ansley Rogers of Madison.
Funeral services will be held
today, Dec. 28, at 2 p.m. at Christ
Episcopal Church in Monticello.
Interment will follow at Roseland
Cemetery.
Family members received
friends Tuesday from 5 until 7 p.m.
at Beggs Funeral Home Montidello
Chapel.
Those wishing to make
contributions should contact Christ
Episcopal Church, 425 North
Cherry, Monticello, FL.

Joseph A. Brown
Joseph A. Brown, 77, a native of
Wakulla County and longtime
resident of Taylor County, died
Dec. 24, 2005, in Tallahassee.
Mr. Brown was Baptist, a
Member the Coast Guard Auxiliary
and a lifetime member of the
National Rifle Association.
Survivors include: his wife of 59
years,, Wilma Padgett Brown of
Perry; three sons, Joseph Brown of
Attapulgus, Ga., Billy Brown of
Perry and Danny Brown of Aucilla
River; five daughters, Melody
Evans of the Aucilla River region,
Rhonda Diver of Belleview, Wash,,
Tammy White of Wakulla, Julie
Denmark of Perry and Wanda
Cordoba of Coral Springs; one
sister, Marie Flonta of Roseville,
Mich.; 26 grandchildren; 34 great
grandchildren; and several nieces
and nephews.
He was preceded in death by a
son, David Brown, and a daughter,
Iris Ann Brown.
Funeral services were held
Tuesday, Dec. 28, at 11 a.m. at Joe
P. Burns Funeral Home with
interment following at Oakland
Cemetery.
Family members received
friends Monday at Burs Funeral
Home, which was in charge of
arrangements.


Christmas to SHARE
Boxes of pork roasts, fresh vegetables and fruits were distributed through the
community by organizations and churches, such as First Presbyterian, using food
supplied through SHARE. Shown here, Judge Jim Bean assists 15 other church
members in preparing boxes for distribution. SHARE is coordinated by Diane Rigoni
through the First United Methodist Church.


Card of

Thanks

Carroff
We would like to express our
appreciation to all firefighters for
doing such a wonderful job.
Thanks for your prompt action in
November at, our home and to
ADT Fire Security for saving us
from a fire.,
Next time you see one of these
guys, tell them how much they are
appreciated.
Happy New Year,
Jacki and Pauline Carroll

Deadline for local church news is II
a.m.on Tuesdays and Thursdays. News
is published as space is available.


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* Be clear about your own
values and attitudes
Communicating with your kids
on sex, love and relationships is
usually more successful when
you are clear in your mind about
your values and attitudes towards
these issues.
* Talk with your kids early and
often about sex
Kids have a lot of questions. Be
open and honest with your kids.
Let them know where you stand
on these issues and why you take
these positions. If you have
trouble starting the conversation,
consider situations on t.v shows
or movies as conversation
starters. Age appropriate
conversations should begin early
and continue through
adolescence.
* Know your kid's friends and
their families
Friends have a strong influence
on each,other often sharing
wronginformation. Help your kids
become friends with kids whose
families share your values.
* Discourage early, frequent
and steady dating
Let your child know your strong
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Encourage your kids to take
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parent
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Talk regularly about what it takes':
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to
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they see on t.v or listen to.
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with your kids
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Grant for Original Florida includes Taylor


Governor Jeb Bush recently
awarded a $35,000 Regional Rural
Development Grant to The


Original Florida, Inc., a regional
tourism marketing company. The
grant will assist Columbia, Dixie,


Gadsden, Gilchrist, Hamilton,
Jefferson, Lafayette, Levy,
Madison, Suwannee, Taylor and


Union counties. In 2003,
Governor Bush declared this.much
of this rural, north central region
one of Florida's three Rural Areas
of Critical Economic Concern.
"The Original Florida, Inc. has
achieved remarkable success in
promoting tourism.and recreation
in the region," said Governor
Bush. The expansion of nature-
based and heritage tourism is an
important component of the
region's strategic economic plan,
and this grant will serve as a
strategic tool to help them. meet
their goals."
, Since 1998, The Original
Florida, Inc. has served as a
regional tourism development
organization, developing and
promoting tourism opportunities


throughout the 12 county rural
region. The initiative highlights
the region's pristine lakes, creeks
and rivers, forests and wildlife, as
well as many heritage events,
small towns and. landmarks.
"The Original Florida is
extremely proud to have been
awarded this staffing grant," said
Harvey Campbell, Marketing
Director of The Original Florida.
"It will greatly assist our rural
region in new tourism marketing
initiatives as an economic
development tool. We are
especially grateful to Governor
Bush and the Legislature for
recognizing the challenges facing
rural counties, to create jobs and
participate in the economic


prosperity currently being enjoyed
in Florida."
Rural economic development
initiatives, including the Regional
Rural Development Grant
Program, are overseen by the
Governor's Office of Tourism,
Trade, and Economic
Development. Since 1999,
Governor Bush has worked to
enhance the economies and overall
competitiveness of rural Florida.
Among his many rural-based
initiatives, Governor Bush
established the "Rural Areas of
Critical Economic Concern"
program, providing designated
rural areas with greater access to
the state's economic incentive
programs.


NFCC welcomes orchestra


Twas the night before Christmas...
A group of Taylor County Middle School students presented the classic tale of "'Twas the Nig
Before Christmas" during the recent Winter Blast at Perry Primary. Participating in t
Readers Theatre were: Kasey Whitehead, Dominic Sandonato, Jon Andersori, Dela Gantt, HalE
Johstono. Courteney Mincy, Stephen Smith. Jessica Strickland, Chris Coffee, Logan Parke
Sarah'Vaughn, Mindy Veal and Zach Wiggins. ,


CI iGRUPS -,

AARP: last Wed, 10 a m at AMVETS
Post #20 building (2499 Woods Creek
Road)
Civil Air Patrol (CAP): 2nd and 41hr
Mon., 7 p m main hanger at airport.
Kiwanis Club: Wednesdays. noon,
Joyce's Main Street Cale.
MainStreet Perry: 1st Monday of each
month, Perry/Taylor County Chamber of
Commerce at noon
NAACP: 2nd Sun.. 6 p.m., New
Brooklyn Missionary Baphisl Church
Optimist Club: Thurs. noon at
Joyce's Main Street Cafe ,
Perry Garden Club: 3rd Wed 10 a m.
Perry Elks Lodge: 2nd. 3rd & 4th
Tues.. 8 p.m
Perry Lodge 123, F&AM: first and third
Monday nights' 7 30 p m.
Perry Lodge #187: 1st, 3rd Wed 7
p m, Masonic Hall
SPerry Masonic Lodge 123: meets first
and third Monday nights 7.30 p.m
Perry Shrine Club: 4th Thurs 7 p m.
(club bouse on Courtney Road)
Perry Woman's Club: 2nd Wed, noon
(Sept. May: subject to change)
Rotary Club: Tues, noon at Joyce s
Main Street Cale..
Taylor County Leadership Council:
2nd'and 4th Friday. 7 p m, Jerkins
SVogue XIII: first Mon., 7.30 p.m Call
5 684-2404.


GOVERNMENT,
Airport Advisory Commission: 4rl
Monday. 12 noon, Perry-Foley Airporl
Chamber of Commerce: third Thurs.
8 a m. charmbr board room
--City Council: 2nd and 4th Tues at
6'30 p m
County Commission: tirst Mon and
third Tues at 6 p m. courthouse anne.
Juvenile Justice Council: third
Thurs. 9 a m, at juvenilee Justice Office
1719S Jeferson
Planning Board: ist Thurs 6 pm
Counhouse anne" told post office)
Social Security: representatives 2nd
Tues 8630 a.m to noon courthouse
anne,
Taylor County Construction License
Board Meeting: 3rd Fn 2 pm
courthouse annex
Taylor County Development
Authority: 2nd Mon.. 5 p rn at Chamber
of Commerce
Taylor County School Board: 1sl and
3rd Tues. 7 pm
Taylor County Soil & Water Board:
4th Mon. 7 pm. Chaparral Sieakhouse
Taylor Coastal Water and Sewer: 3rd
Wed. at 18820 Beach Road 5 pm
Tourism Development Council: 2nd
Wed 4 p.m. at Chamber of Commerce


Diabetes classes every Tuesday.
2 p m, Doctors' Memorial Hospital
FAMU Alumni Chapter: 2nd Monday.
7 p.m, Jerkins Community Center
Florida Forest Festival Board of
Directors: every Wednesday. 3 30 p m,'
Chamber of Commerce Call 584-TREE
(8733)
Girl Scouts Service Unit: Ist
Thursday. 6 30 p.m Scout Hut:
Historical Society: open Thursday
afternoons. 1.5 p m
Home Educators League of Perry
(HELP): second Thurs, 1 30 p m Forest
Capital Hall Call 584 8553 or 584-9207
Humane Society of Taylor County:
2nd Wednesday, 6 p.m., Forest Capital
Hall
La Leche League International: 2nd
Wed., 10 30 a.m. Taylor County Public
Library
Miles of Smiles Clown Alley: 1st
Thursday. 7 p.m, at Chamber of
Commerce
Mothers of Pre-Schoolers: first and
third Fridays Call 584-3826
Muskogee Creek Indian Nation: 2nd
and 4th Sat 7 p m Tribal grounds Lyman
'Hendry Road.
.Muskogee Creek Indian Tribe: Oak
Hill Village on Woods Creek Road Ist
Sat
National Wild Turkey Federation
(Yellow Pine Drummers): holds open
monthly on firsi Thursday Golden Corral,
7 p.m Call 584-9185
Republican Party of Taylor County:
2nd Thursday of every month at 315 N
Quincy Street Pleaes e-mail Tommie
Stanaland at tstanaland@yahoo com or
call 584-8815
Taylor Coastal Communities
Association: each 2nd Tuesday of
month, 7 p m at the district building
Beach Road


Taylor County Democratic Party:
every Thursday at the Chamberi of
Commerce Call 584-9656 or Se.4 3617 or
e-mail laylor democrati.glrcom net
Taylor Adult Program (TAP):
Thursday 10 am 502 N Center Street
223-0393
Taylor County Amateur Radio Club:
1st Monday 7 pm Division ol Forestry
office 618 Plantation Road
Taylor County Habitat for Humanity,
Inc.: board meeting, 2nd Tue: 5 30 p m.
Room 208 Capital City Banr-
Taylor County Historical Society: 3rd
Mon 7 pm Hislrical Sociery building
Society's museum is open every
Thursday. 1-5 pm
Taylor County Horseman's
Association Horse Show: 2nd Sal 10
a m Arena located on Bishop Blvd
Taylor County Quilters: Tuesdays' 10
a m to noon Ta\lor Counry Publi:C Librar
Taylor County Reef & Research
Team: 2nd Thuis p m Foresi Ciapial
Hall

.SUPPORT GROUPS
Alcoholics Anonymous meerings aie
held Tuesdays Fridays and Salurday.:
(closedL. 8 pm at Heritage'House on
,Washingion Street, across Irom public
library, and another AA group who meets
Monday Wednesdays and Thursdays at
Sereniry House, located at 1260 Hwy 98
West, across Irom the BP station at 8 p nr
AL-ANON: St James Episcopal
Church lin library). Wednesday, 12 to
I p m.. 584-2146 Thursdays at 6 30 for
beginners meeting with regular meeting at
7pm
Big Bend Hospice Advisory Council:
4th Tues noon. 107 East Green Street
Healthy Start Coalition: lourth Mon '3
a m Taylor Counlv School Districi
Adminislrative Oflic Compler.
Narcotics Anonymous: e'.eiry
Wednesday. 8 p m, at 1260 W Hwy 98
al Sereniry House idjir road across trom
BP Siallon) These are open meetings to
those interested in addicicon Call 2?33
0036 Also Salurqays 10 30 a m open
meeting
SHARE distribution: 4th Sal 10 a m
The Way: Christ-cenlered recovery
group. meets on Fridays at 7 p m at
Serenity House on Hwy 98 W., across
from BP Station Open to alcoholics.
addicts. family members and friends


AMVETS Post 20, Ladies Auxiliary
and Sons of AMVETS: 3rd Tuesday ol
each month. 7 p m at 2499 Woods Creek
Road
American Legion Post #96: 1st Tues
7 pm American Legion Hall Center
Street
American Legion, Steinhatchee Post
291: fourth Tues 8 pm
Sons of Confederate Veterans: fourth
Tuesday at VFW Post on Center Street.
7 p m. For information, call 584-5346
VFW Post #9225: 2rin Tues., 7 pm
(American Legion bduldng)
To add your service club or
organization to the Community
Calendar, call (850) 584-5513 or e-mail
newsdesk@perrynewspapers.com.


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For more than 60 years,
audiences around the world have
thrilled to the beautiful
"Mqonlight Serenade" played by
the Glenn Miller. Orchestra. Now
north Floridians can enjoy for
themselves the distinctive sounds
of one of the most popular dance.
bands in history.

Billed as the World Famous
Glenn Miller :Orchestra, and
deservedly so, the band performs 7
p.m. Thursday, Jan. 12, at the
Van H. Priest Auditorium of
North Florida Communit~y
it Cillege in Madison. Tickets are
e- $11 for adults and $6 for children.
y Launched in 1938 by the
Ir, igndas Glenn Miller, the dance
band was one of the most
successful of its kind during the
Swing Era ..f i l 1930 and 40s,
Known for its very distinctive
"sound" created by clarinet and
tenor sax interplay with,
Strombones and trumpets adding
background oo-ahs, the band has
h.idr nmor hil-. in one year that any
other, group in recording history.
"Chattanooga Choo-Choo" earned
the first Gold Record ever awarded
to a pcrt'rmiing artist..


During World War II Miller
-organized and led the Glenn Miller.
Army Air Force Band. He was on
a flight that disappeared over the
English .h:lnnel December 1944.
Due to popular demand, the Miller
Estate authorized'the formation of
the present Glenn Miller Orchestra
in 1956.
The 19-member band continues
to play many of the original
Miller arrangements and most of
the, band's shows are sell-outs.
The orchestra has performed in all
50 United ,States, Europe,
Australia, Japan, South and
Central Aimerica and annually
travels over a hundred :h-'Lsand
miles performing for more than
half a million people.


Today, the group is led by Larry
O'Brien, a trombonist, who has
been associated with big bands,
most of his career.
The program includes dozens of
familiar selections from the Glenn
Miller Orchc sra library including
"Little Brown Jug," "Tuxedo
Junction," "Pennsylvania 6-5000,"


"Tangerine," "Sunrise Serenade,"
and "Bugle Call Rag."
"Moonlight Serenade," composed
Sby Miller himself, is the band's
theme song.

Tickets are available by calling
(850) 973-1653 or e-mail
ArtistSeries@nfcc.edu.


Making the holidays bright...
Holiday lights surrounded Taylor County's forest festival
royalty in the recent Tallahassee Festival of Lights parade.
Pictured in the line-up are Forest Festival Jr. Miss Allison
Bassett with Little King Walker Davis and Little Queen Haley
'Smith.


Local home-schoolers recently bought and wrapped


presents for the needy during the holidays.


4-H Believers shop, wrap


Taylor County 4-H Believers
gathered together recently, filled
with Christmas spirit, to wrap
gifts for a local family.
The home-schooled group
decided this year to help fulfill the


wishes of others less fortunate
than themselves, according ,to
Project Director Donna Sprigle.
After enjoying a Christmas
snack, the children all pitched in
to wrap the gifts they brought.


When all the gifts were gift-
wrapped and on their way,
"another community service
project that makes everyone feel
good was completed,." said
Sprigle.












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B-2 Taco Times December 28, 2005




I Good Samaritan a reminder


Sof 'the spirit of the season'


Dear Editor:
At.this holiday time it is nice to
be reminded of the spirit of the
season.
On Saturday,-Dec. 17, while
getting ready for the department
Christmas party, one of our local
firefighters had to make a last-
minute trip to. Wal-Mart.
He had a zippered moneybag


with him to pay for purchases. The
bag was inadvertently dropped at
the store.
Upon arrival back at the station,
he was unable to locate the
moneybag,
We received a call from Capt.
Cook at the City Fire Department
stating that our moneybag had been
found by a local citizen and


brought tothe city fire station. The
bag was returned intact.
We would like to take this
opportunity, to publicly thank Ms.
Latrelle Griffin for exhibiting true
holiday spirit and goodwill by
going out of her way to turn this
bag in.
Sincerely,
Taylor County Fire Rescue


Drive continues

'Thank you Taylor County' for clothing


Dear Editor:
I would like to thank each and
every citizen of Taylor County that
provided coats for the needy this
past two weeks.
I will continue to collect and
distribute coats new or used from
, ages three and up.


The need for warm clothing such
as hats, gloves and jackets still
exists. I was also able to provide
coats for the local nursing home
and the. residents were greatly
appreciative.
If anyone would like to contact
me concerning this drive and what


else can be done, call 843-1165,
my cell number.
Once again, "thank you, Taylor
County," for showing that we can
make a difference if we just open
our hearts and give what we no
longer need to someone who does.
Lynn Harper


Prices range from $3,000 to $5,000

Solar water-heating systems on the rise?


Dear Editor:
There's good news for everyone
\who wants to use free sunshine to
heal their homes, or just the water
they use.
SA solar-- contractor in
Jacksonville reports increasing
requests for. the water-heating
systems.
Prices range from $3,000 to


$5,000.and the systems will last
about 20 years. which is twice as
long as most gas or electric w.ter
heaters last. Maintenance will cost
about ten'. per cent of the
installation price.
Solar systems to provide
electricity for an entire home can
be installed for about $30,000 to
$40,000, with similar life.


expectancy.
You might think those prices are
Rather high, but hey! The solar
power is free!
And the only pollution produced
is in the manufacture of the
systems, transportation to the
contractors, delivery to the
Customers, etc.
Ray Evans


SLetters to the Editor


:'Environmental impacts of coal enormous'


Dear Editor: .
Facts have been asked for aburt
the coal plant coming to the
county, well here are some.
I hope those reading this'will
take it to heart and not think, just
because you do not live close, that
it will not affect you. You cannot
predict how the wind blows or
what will be airborne on that wind.
This data was taken directly from,
ihe following Internet site, Union
of Concerned Scientists (with
permission):
http://hwww.ucsusa.org.cceari_en
ergy/fossilfuels.'offmen-how-
coal-works.html
Coal is as cheap as dirt, as
plentiful as dirt, and as dirty. as
dirt--since after all, coal is dirt.
The plant proposed for .us is
Supposed to1; service: 400,000
People. So if (as in the example
below) a 500-megawatt plant will
": service 140.000 do we times every'
thing by three? Is JEA planning on
_building'a 1500-megawatt plant,
'using 6 billion gallons of our
water? 'And look at the amount of
coaland limestone being trained or
trucked into our county.
Example: A 500-megawatt coal
plant produces 3.5 billion kilowatt-
hours per year, enough to power a'
city of about. 140,000 people. It
bumrs 1,430,000 tons of coal, uses


.'2 "billion gallons of water and
146.000-ions of limestone.
It also puts out, each year:
10.000 tqns of sulfur dioxide.
Sulfur dioxide (SOx) is the main
cause of acid rain, which damages
forests, lakes and buildings.
10,200 tons of nitrogen oxide,
Nitrogen oxide (NOx) is a major
cause of smog, and also a cause of
acid rain.
; *' 3.7 million tons of carbon
dioxide: Carbon dioxide (C02) is
the inain greenhouse gas. and is the
leading cause of global warming.
There'are no regulations limiting
carbon dioxide emissions in the
U.S. "
500 tons of small particles.
Small.particulates are a health
hazard, causing lung .damage.
SPariculates smaller than 10
microns are not regulated, but may
be soon. .
n 220 tons of hydrocarbons.
Fossil ,fuels are made of
hydrocarbons; when they don't
burn completely, they are released
into the air. !They are a cause of
smog.
720 tons of carbon monoxide.
.Carbon monoxide (CO) is a
poisonous gas and contributor to
global warming..
125,000 tons of ash and
193,000 tons of sludge from .the


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Taco Times

Wednesday, December 28, 2005
123 S. Jefferson Street P.O. Box 888
Perry, Florida (850) 584-5513
DONALD D. LINCOLN
Publisher
DEBBIE CARLTON SUSAN H. LINCOLN
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smokes.tack scrubber. A scrubber
ui,',' p6dcdered' limestone and
water to remote pollution from the
plant's exhaust. Instead of going
into the air. the pollution goes into
a landfill or into products like
concrete and drywall. This ash and
sludge consists of coal ash,
limestone, and many pollutants,
such as toxic metals like lead and
mercury.
S225 pounds of arsenic, 114
pounds of lead, 4 pounds of
cadmium, and many other toxic
heavy metals. Mercury emissions
from coal plants are.suspected of
contaminating lakes and,'rivers in
northern and northeast states and
Canada. In Wisconsin alone, more
than 200 lakes and rivers 'are
contaminated with mercury. Health
officials amrn against eating fish
caught in these watersers since
mercury; can cause, birth defects.
brain, damage and other ailments.
Acid rain also causes mercury
poisoning by leaching mercury
from rocks and making it available
in a form that can be taken'up by
organisms.
STrace elements of uranium. All
but 16'of the 92 naturally occurring
elements, have been detected in
coal, mostly as trace elements
below 0.1 percent (1,000 parts per
million, or ppm). A study by DOE's
Oak Ridge Natiorial Lab found that,.
radioacti e emissions from coal
combustion are greater than those
from nuclear power production.
The 2.2 billion gallons of water
it uses for cooling is raised 16
degrees F on average before being
discharged into a lake or'river. By
warming the water year-round it
changcs.the habitat of that body of /
maater. Will this water enter the.
Fenhollo ay River, and the Gulf of
Mexico? If not where will it go?
Transportation of coal is
typically' by rail and barge; much
coal no%\ comes from the coal
basins of Wyoming and the West.
Injuries from coal transportation
such as at train crossing accidents)
are estimated to cause 450 deaths
and 6S00 injuries per year.
Transport ng enough coal to supply
ju.r this one 500 MW. plant
requires 14,300 train cars. That's
40 cars of coal per day. And we
were told there would be 100 coal
cars a day passing through town.
Pollution controls can remove a
significant part of the sulfur and
particulate emissions, if properly
monitored and maintained. Even
so. the environmental impacts of
coal are enormous.
And despite the many innovative
coal combustion technologies
Please see page 3


Midweek Muddle


_7 Alice in Megapixeland



By SUSAN H. LINCOLN

My gift this Christmas was a beautiful Then, God bless us all Tiny Tim, it was
liew digital camera, with sleek lines and time to talk about downloading pictures
delightful megapixels. That's the good and software, and loading pictures and
news. The bad news is this: now software, and she acquired that "three
everything I own is smarter than me-- o'clock look" that teachers wear when
the husband, both the children, my car, they wonder what else they could do for
my cell phone and now my camera. a living.
In my growing-up days, the most :"Well, ask somebody at the photo lab
complicated gift I ever got was a pair of for help," she said, when I presented a
skates. Or that junior Swingline stapler. theoretical situation requiring.
I could usually peel the orange, pat the assistance. A trend was now
baby doll and read the book. developing, I noticed, as her words of
Knowing that, the husband cleverly encouragement seemed to become
aligned the receipt of this gift with the polite hand-offs.
daughter's return from college. "Well, what if the people at the photo
"She wants to, be a teacher," he said, lab don't know more.about it than I do?"
"so we'll see how she does with you and I wondered.
the new camera." "Well, then ask so-and-so at work," she
I couldn't decide if that was a kind said.
gesture or not. It sounded a little bit Or ask your third cousin, twice
like a set-up. removed. Ask Jeeves. askSam. Ask.
Technological understanding, as those anybody but me, was the message I
of you in my age bracket can attest, found floating around in the air
flows more freely--like hormones-- for although she was careful not to
anyone under 30. The rest of us, who articulate it.
grew up banging on tin drums and "You've done a great job," I said,
standing in awe as dolls, said "Mama," taking a page out of her teacher-book
are clueless.. Since I realize that and patting her on the back, while
shortcoming, I am typically apologetic congratulating her for being patient and
and sincerely interested in learning (a kind. I was well aware that my options
little bit). were to read the dang manual or to be
"Okay," 'the daughter said in her polite as she read it. Since I even dread
teacher-voice, "Where do you think the the time change now, because I have to
off-on switch is?" read a manual to figure out how to
I love it when people begin at the .change the clock in my car, I knew my
beginning, best chance of survival was to be polite.
I picked out. the off-on switch easily After a couple of hours of fun, I think
and recognized that the daughter has my face was becoming sad.
the potential to be a very good teacher. "What's wrong?" she asked, also weary
"Great," she said, affirming my good from the mental wandering.
choice with pleasant facial expressions. "If you tell me one, more thing, I'm
She went through the controls on the going to cry," I said.
back of this camera, explaining each. "If I have to tell you one more thing,
She took several pictures 'and then I'm going to cry," she said.
asked me to replicate her actions. I had We turned the camera off. We turned
to scroll to find the pictures and to the computer off. We turned the day
remember never to "delete all files." off, and ate cookies.
"lever,".she stressed. "I just think my memory card is full," I
She issued commands; I followed said, trying to equate what was
orders. happening in my head to what was
Don't tell her but I think I got an "A" happening with my camera.
because I applied myself. "Whatever," she said, grabbing another
Then we went on a photo safari, the cookie. She had apparently found her
daughter and me, as she ushered me way to the off-on switch, and used it.
from the world of shutter speeds where And that gave me great confidence. If
Y grew up, to the world of megapixels. It youTearn^early about off-on switches,
was a little bit like Alice in you can go far in this life.
Megapixeland. And eat more cookies.



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assettHou-n-d- puppies for sale. 6 weeks
old. $250. Call 838-1208
12/23-12/28


A-2-Z- arm and Lawn Services
Harrowing, bush hog mowing, dirt leveling
rake work and complete lawn services
Call 584-6737, leave message.

J.D.'s Tree Service and Lawn Care
Licensed and insured. Free estimates. We
also grind stumps. Call today 838-1280
Firewood for sale.
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A+ Blanco Home Cleaning Service, (8501
672-1298, Letty Blanco, Licensed ,
Insured.
10/5tfBCS
Clay Swindle, L.L.C., All types Ot
remodeling, docks, decks, windows, door
framing, add on additions, porches, screen
enclosures, painting interior & exterior. 18
yrs. exp., licensed & insured. Fre-
Estimate, call 850-223-1780 or 843-1941
leave message. Commercial 1;
Residential.
8/5tfCS
TREE REMOVAL, STUMP GRINDING
Free Estimates, Bucket Truck Available.
Licensed & Insured. Call John (Sesock),
(850)584-2027 or (850)591-8301.
10/5-9/2

20 year experience, stump grinding, tree
.:imming, palm trees done professionally.
Call John at 850-672-0290
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IN.THE CIRCUIT COURT, THIRD J JUDICIAL
CIRCUIT,
IN AND FOR TAYLOR COUNTY, FLORIDA
PROBATE DIVISION
In Re: The Estate of:
Case No. 05-882-CP P
DOROTHY E. DREYER,
Deceased.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.
The administration, of the estate of
DOROTHY E. DREYER, deceased, whose
date of death was July 26, 2005; .File
Number 05-882-CP is pending in the Circuit
Court for Taylor County, Florida,.Probate
Division, the address of which is Post
Office Box 620, Perry, Florida 32348. The
names and addresses of the co-personal
representatives and the co-personal
representatives attorney are set forth
below.
All creditors of the decedent and other
Persons having clqim or demands
against decedentis estate, on whom a
copy of this notice has been served,
must file their claims with this court WITHIN
THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE
OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE
OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE TIME OF SERVICE OF '
A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM.
All other creditors of the decedent and
other persons having claims or demands
against decedentis estate must file their.
claims'With this court WITHIN 3 'MONTHS
AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION
OF THIS NOTICE.
ALL CLAIMS NOT SO FILED WILL BE FOREVER
BARRED.
NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIOD SET
FORTH'ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2)
YEARS OR.MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT'S
DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED.
The-date of first publication of this notice
is: DECEMBER 21, 2005.
SMITH; SMITH & MOORE
i,- ii ,r 1E. AT LAW, P.A.
MICHAEL S. SMITH
Attorney for Personal Representative
Florida Bar No. 169621
P.O. Drawer 579
Perry, Florida 32348
Telephone: (850) 584 3812
Fcx' (850) 584-7148
-JEAN LEE RUBLE
Personal Representative
2521 NW 182nd Street .
Newberry, FL 32669

TAYLOR COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS
NOTICE OF REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS
The Taylor County Board of County
Commissioners is soliciting sealed RFP's
for the sales, installation and training for a
CML ECS-1000 and necessary
equipment/software to equip a backup
PSAP for the Taylor'County'911 system
Qualified firms or individuals desiring to
provide the required services must
submit nine (9) packages in a sealed
envelope or similar package marked
"Sealed RFP for Taylor.County 911
Selective Router" to the Clerk of Court,
1st Floor Courthouse, 108 North Jefferson
Street, Suite 102, or P.O. Box 620, Perry,
Florida 32348, to arrive no later'than 4
SP.., local time, on 1/9/2006. All RFP's
MUST have the respondent's name and
mailing address clearly shown on the
outside of the envelope or package when
-submitted. RFP's will be opened and
.respondent's announced at 6:20 .M.
local time, or as soon thereafter as
practical, on 1/9/2006 in the Taylor
County Administrative Complex, Old
Post Office, 201 East Green Street Perry,
Florida 32347.
RFP information MULT be obtained from
the Clerk of Court, 1st Floor Courthouse,
108 North Jefferson Street, Suite 102, or,
P.O. Box 620, Perry, Florida 32348, (850)
838-3506.
The County reserves the right, in its sole
and absolute discretion, to reject any or
all RFP's, to cancel or withdraw this bid
solicitation at any time and waive any
Irregularities in the RFP process. The
County reserves the right to award any
contract tp the respondent which it


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And the winner is...


Taylor County Middle School majorettes sold donation tickets for an 18' by 21' carport
shelter, which was won by Lee Ellison. The shelter was donated by Big Bend Portable Buildings.
Shown above are, front row, left to right, Kristina Wald, Kelsea Edmonds, Natalie Ricketson,
Stephanie Handley and Brittany Pomeroy. Back row, from left, Marybeth Clark (co-captain),
Cristin Howell, Amanda Flores (sponsor), Lee Ellison (winner), Shane Knowles (owner),
Taylor McCroan and Diane Knowles (owner).


Jobs 'temporary' ,


COAL
Continued from page 2


being developed, the only practical
way to reduce carbon dioxide
emissions from coal is to get
more energy out of each pound of
coal--to increase the efficiency.
But the efficiency of typical coal
plants has peaked at about 33
percent, limited mostly'by their
steam turbines. What doesn't
become electricity becomes waste
heat.
I sincerely hope these facts from
people who know and care about
the environment will wake up the
populace and let the "town fathers"
know what they think.
And to know what is in store
Jo0 thcn het.lth wise, possibly
long delays or accidents with the
passing of trains and trucks
through out the county, and
environmentally.
We "hear about the jobs to be
created. They are temporary--the
plant is a lifetime of continuous,
obnoxious, assault on life.
COAL.
Carole Taitt





deems to offer the best overall service;
therefore, the County is not bound to
award any contract based on the
lowest quoted price. The County, in its
sole .and absolute discretion, also
reserves the right to waive, any minor
defects in the process and to accept
the bid deemed to be in the County's
best interest. The County, in its sole and
absolute discretion, also reserves the
right to assign a local business
preference in an amount of five (5)
percent of the bid price. No faxed RFP's
will be accepted.
Additional information may be obtained
from:
Ken Dalton/911 Coordinator
108 N. Jefferson St.
Perry. FL 32347
(850) 584-2429 ext 219
12/21,28

TAYLOR COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS
NOTICE OF REQUEST FOR
QUALIFICATIONS (RFQ'S)
The Taylor County Board of County
Commissioners is soliciting sealed RFQ's
for a HEARING OFFICER FOR CODE
ENFORCEMENT CASES FOR TAYLOR
COUNTY FLORIDA
Qualified firms or individuals desiring to
provide the required services must
submit their qualifications in a sealed
envelope or similar package marked "
Sealed RFQ for Hearing Officer for Code
Enforcement Cases In Taylor County" to
Wayne D. Humphries, 'County
Administrator, 201 E. Green Street, Perry,
Florida 32347, to arrive no later than
'12:00 P.M. local time, on Monday,
January 9, 2006 All RFQ'S MUS have the
applicants name and mailing address
clearly shown on the outside of the
envelope or package when submitted.
Once the RFQ's rereviewed and
applicants announced at 6:15 P.M..
Monday, January 9, 2006, the County
Commission will decide.who to interview
at their regular meeting, to be held on
Tuesday, January 24, 2006 The retainer
and hourly rate will be negotiated.
Each applicant must be an Attorney at
Law, be a member in good standing
with the Florida Bar, have.a working
knowledge of land use problems and
be able to make decisions of the
enforcement of the Taylor County
Code of Ordinances, have a working
knowledge of Due Process and be a
person willing to listen to both sides of an
issue and give a well reasonable written
decision.
The County reserves the right, in its sole
and absolute discretion, to reject any or
all RFQ's to cancel or withdraw this
solicitation at any time and waive, any
irregularities in the RFQ process. The
County also reserves the right to accept
,the RFQ deemed to be in the County's
Best interest. No faxed RFQ's will be
accepted.
Additional information may be obtained
from:
Dannv Grlner County Bulldlna Official or
Don Love Code Enforcement Officer
201 E. Green Street
Perry. FL 32347
(850) 838-3500 xl
BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS, Taylor County, Florida
12/21,28


One dollar at a time
Officials with the Taylor County Senior Citizens Center
recently asked that everyone in Taylor County give $1, as a
fundraiser for the center. Shown above are, from left, Laura
Sadler and Megan Sadler, volunteers, giving d $1 donation to
kick-off the program. Shown also is OAA Coordinator Roxi
Johnson.


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