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Mayo company will have a role in

'Extreme Makeover: Home Edition'


By Stephenie Livingston
stephenie.livingston@gaflnews.com
Mayo Truss will donate the
trusses for an "Extreme
Makeover: Home Edition" build
in Gainesville this week. Compa-
ny employees will donate their
labor.
College sweethearts Tobin and
Jill Wagstaff started their own
non-profit music school to pro-
vide an arts education that
would be available for everyone,
including those with financial



5-year


sentence for


burglaries
Reduced sentence
for Pridgeon; will
testify against
co-defendant
By Stephenie
Livingston
stephenie.livingston
@gaflnews.com
A Dixie County man
was sentenced Monday
in Mayo for his role in a
burglary ring that hit as
many as 100 homes in
Suwannee, Lafayette,
Columbia, Taylor, Dixie, -
Gilchrist, Levy and
Madison counties.
Cody Eugene Prid-
geon, 23, was sentenced
to five years in prison,
fined $5,000 plus court
costs and ordered to pay
nearly $100,000 in resti-
tution.
Pridgeon was arrested
in June along with
Michael Christopher
Hackle, 27; Allen Lynn Dal
Thomson, 36; and Kni
Dwayne Mertz, 38.
It was "in my best in- p
terest" to plead guilty,
Pridgeon said during C
his hearing Monday at
the Lafayette County Sub
Courthouse. Public De-
fender William W. Blue
said Pridgeon had been
"hooked on drugs" and
asked that he eventually nep
be given a reduced sen- nit
tence and allowed to en- Po
ter a halfway house on De
terms that he complete a nat
drug program.
"He was funding a
drug habit," said Blue.
Judge David Fina said
the decision to enter a
halfway house was up
to the Department of
Corrections.
Pridgeon was given a
reduced sentence partly
on the condition that he
testify against Mertz.
Pridgeon's cooperation
with police throughout
the investigation was
also taken into account,
noted Blue.
A trial for Hackle was
set for next month.






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limitations or disabilities. After
dedicating all their time and re-
sources to the school, little is left
for the vast and necessary repairs
needed to their home, according
to a press release. This week, Ex-
treme Makeover team leader Ty
Pennington and the design team,
along with others in the
Gainesville community will re-
build the home that is "literally
crumbling around them," ac-
cording to the press release.
The Wagstaffs started Studio
Percussion, Inc. in 2002 as a non-


profit music school and arts cen-
ter. Specializing in the use of
drums and percussion, The
Wagstaff's use music to encour-
age and inspire students towards
community involvement and
leadership development.
Fred and Wayne Hamlin, own-
ers of Mayo Truss, said they are
excited to be part of a project giv-
ing back to a family that gives so
much to their community. Chad
Little, a resident of Mayo and
employee at Mayo Truss, de-
signed the trusses for the home.


The spirit of



Christmas all



year long


rlene Spikes and Officer Lavaughn Wynn with blankets Darlene and sister Jackie
ght made for those in need. Courtesy photo

ickett Lake woman rises above own
circumstances to help those in need


bmitted
ter, Jackie Knight, recent-
ly presented 100 home-
made blankets to their
phew, Lavaughn Wynn, Commu-
y Resource and Crime Prevention
lice Officer of the Lake City Police
apartment. These blankets are do-
ted to the Lake City Police and


Fire Department Christmas Give
Away Program.
The story behind the gift of blan-
kets reflect the true spirit of the com-
mandment that Jesus gave that we
love our neighbors. Darlene Spikes
is an awesome example of angels
among us. She has been handi-
SEE PICKETT, PAGE 7A


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Lafayette High School Homecoming Queen Shelby Hart riding in the annual Christ-
mas on the Square Lighted Parade Saturday in Live Oak. Photo: Carnell Hawthorne Jr.


School report

a mixed bag

for Lafayette
Fewer dropouts,
but also fewer
graduates ,
By Stephenie Livingston
stephenie.livingston@gaflnews.com
Lafayette High School saw
a significant improvement
in dropout rates this year
compared to last, according Superintendent
to an annual report from the Tom Lashley
Florida Department of Edu-
cation. However, graduation rates did not re-
flect as well.
The local dropout rate fell from 2.8 percent
in 2007-08 to just 0.7 percent this year. The
graduation rate dropped to 79.7 percent in

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Lafayette County VFD
cooking up a storm
The Lafayette County Volunteer Fire Depart-
ment will be taking orders for whole smoked
Boston Butts (8-10 pounds each) to be picked up
at the fire station on Christmas Eve between the
hours of 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. The cost will be $20
per Boston Butt. Orders can be placed no later
than Dec. 21 at noon. All firefighters will be tak-
ing orders and phone orders can be placed to ei-
ther Chief Billy Robinson at 386-209-2134, W.C.
Hart at 386-208-5091, or Leta Hawkins at 386-
294-1697 or 386-854-5631.
All orders must be paid for in advance. In ad-
dition, we will also be taking orders for cakes
and pies to be picked up at the same time at the
fire station. We will have some cakes and pies
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Richard Lee "Dick"
Harrell

Richard Lee "Dick"
Harrell, age 62, a resi-
dent of Mayo, Fl, died
Wednesday, November
25, 2009.
A native of Lake
Wales, Fl., he had lived
in Mayo since 1999,
moving from Lake City,
Florida. He was a mem-
ber of Mayo Baptist
Church and was em-
ployed with the Florida
Department of Trans-
portation where he was
a Project Manager. Mr.
Harrell enjoyed hunting,
collecting and enjoying
muscle cars.
He is survived by his
wife of 40 years, Vicki
Harrell of Mayo, (1) son;
Garrett Harrell and wife
Whitney of North Car-


olina and (1) daughter
Lisa Johnson and hus-
band Randy of Tampa.
Other survivors include
(1) brother; Tim Harrell
of Babson Park, Fl, (3)
sisters; Jackie Tanner of
Tennessee, Patty Mc-
Clendon of Frostproof
and Donna Martin of
Graceville, Fl, along
with (3) grandchildren;
Hannah Johnson, Emily
Johnson and Emma Mae
Harrell.
Memorial services will
be held at 3:00 p.m. Sun-
day, November 29, 2009
at Mayo Baptist Church
with Brother Jimmy
Legg officiating. The
family will receive
friends from 1 p.m. to 3
p.m. Sunday at the
church.
In lieu of flowers do-
nations may be made to


the Mayo Baptist Church
Building Fund P. O. Box
87, Mayo, Florida 32066.
Phone number 386-294-
1020.
Joe P. Burns Funeral
Home, Mayo, Florida, is
handling the arrange-
ments.


Gregory Louis Smith

Gregory Louis Smith,
26, Day, Fla. passed


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away Sunday, Novem-
ber 1, 2009 after a long
illness. Greg was born in
Perry, Fla. and was a life-
long resident of Day. He
worked at the Mayo Cor-
rectional Facility and
was a member of Brewer
Lake Baptist Church.
Mr. Smith is survived
by his wife: Felicia
Smith, Day, Fla.; parents:
Ronnie & Phyllis Smith,
Day, Fla.; one brother:
Grant and Missy Smith,


Day, Fla.; one nephew:
Ross Smith, Day, Fla.;
maternal grandparents:
Catherine Hurst and the
late Gordon Hurst, Bran-
ford, Fla.; paternal
grandparents: Zelda Di-
etrick and the late Louis
Smith, Mayo, Fla.; and a
multitude of family and
friends.
Services were held at
11 am Wednesday, No-
vember 4, 2009 at Brewer
Lake Baptist Church


A Night

of Hope!
A Christmas Worship Celebration
Sunday December 13, 6 p.m.
Monday December 14, 7p.m.
Alton Church of God
Family Life Center
Nursery provided
Light refreshments will be served
following the performance
For more information call 386-294-3133


You % ant the most in-ldelth coverage.
the latest ne"us and stories that ouch home.
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P.O. Box 370 211 Howard St. East
Live Oak, FL 32064
386-362-1734 1-800-525-4182 ext. 152
557908-F


with Rev. Ted Anderson
and Rev. Matt Swain of-
ficiating. Interment fol-
lowed in Day Cemetery.
The family requests
donations be made to
Fair Haven Foundation,
P.O. Box 6396, Fishers,
IN 46083.
Daniels Funeral
Homes & Crematory,
Inc. in charge of arrange-
ments.

SEE OBITUARIES, PAGE 7A



Part n

Drug Plan

information
Do you know the cost
of your drugs in the De-
ductible and in the Gap?
Do you know when
you will hit the Gap?
Do you know if there is
a less expensive plan out
there that covers your
drugs?
Medicare Part D's An-
nual Enrollment period
runs Nov. 15, to Dec 31.
SHINE, a volunteer
Program with the FL
Dept of Elder Affairs, is
here to help answer your
questions. Come see us
for free, unbiased, and
confidential assistance.
Bring your Medicare
Card, your current Part D
Plan card, and your pre-
scription drug bottles.
There will be a work-
sheet to complete. To find
a site near you or to be re-
ferred to a volunteer, call
the Elder Helpline at 1-
800-262-2243. Our sites in
your area will be:
Fri, Dec 11 5 p.m.-8
p.m. Live Oak Library
Fri, Dec 18 9 a.m.-
Noon, Branford Library


II DIRECTORY


Seak4j ys of Wo rshi


AIRLINE BAPTIST CHURCH (SBC)......294-2676 Methodist Church NEW HOPE BAPTIST CHURCH New Beginnings Church
Pastor Chip Parker Phone: 386-294-1661 Pastor Rev. Charlie Walker a place for you
Youth Pastor Orry Agner MAYO FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Sunday Early Service 8:30 a.m. a acefry
Sunday Located SE corner of Hwy. 27 & FL 51 Mayo Sunday School 10:00 a.m. Pastor...............Wayne Hudson
Sunday School 9:30 a.m. Pastor: Rev. Connie Steele I '.." Phone Number........386-294-1244
Morning Worship 10:30 a.m. I,, -.I I,,, ,' ,,,
Evening Worship 6:30 p.m. Sunday School 10:00 a.m. I newbeginningschurch@alltel.net
W wednesday I..,,,,, .. ., am '.m....
Fellowship Supper 6:00 p.m. ,,,pm BibleStudy 7:00 p.m. Purpose Satement:
AWANA & Bible Study 6:30 p.m. ..... Mission Casses 7:00 p.m. Pu .....rpos
Located Four Miles East of Mayo on Highway 27 Located Two Miles North of Mayo Off Highway 51 wherePeople can dscoveranddevelopapassionfor
"O Come Let us Worship The Lord" Ps. 95:6 500981-F "The Friendly Mayo Methodist" 500991-F "Come And Hear, All Ye That Fear God" Ps. 66:16 500995-F Godtht is Real relevant, andrelational.

ALTON CHURCH OF GOD.....................294-3133 MAYO BAPTIST CHURCH...........(386)294-1020 PLEASANT GROVE BAPTIST CHURCH (SBC).294-1306 NewLocatien:
Pastor Rev. Tim Hamm 916 N. Fletcher Ave. Street, Suite 500
Youth Pastor Chad Morrin Pastor: Brother Jimmy Legg Pastor Todd Babione Ser ce Schedule:
Music Director Blanche Perry Interim Music Kathy Palamino Sunday School 9:45 a.m. "" ""' I
Children's Pastor Ryan & Tiffany Perry Bible Stud Sunday Schedule :45 AM Worship Service 11:00 a.m. www.newbeginningschurchmayo.com
Sunday School 9:30-10:30 a.m. Worship Service 11: A.M. Wednesday Discipleship I. ........ 7:00 p.m. 500992-F
Worship Service/K.I.D.S. Church.............10:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m. s .... ,. P.M. Evening Training 6:00 p.m.
Evening Worship 6:00 p.m. ,. ... Seven miles West of Mayo, Ephesus Advent
shp *Supper6:00 P.M.Ieft on CR 534 then right on 3
Familyight Youth Club Church...........7:00 p.m. Wednesday PrayerService & Youth & Children Meeting...........................7:00 PM let on CR 534 then right on 350A Christian Church
State Road 27 500983-F mavobapttchuchaltel net 0099-F Jesus Saves 500996F Pastor Bill Talley

BETHEL HOLY CHURCH......................294-1932 MIDWAY BAPTIST CHURCH.....................935-4993 NEW HARMONY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 963-5600 208-9626
"Affiliated with Mt. Sinai Holy Churches of AmericaInc." Pastor: Danny Rogers 160th St.
at t ini o Cr o r n Sunday School 9:45 a.m. (Go south on 51 to 160th, turn right) Sunday School Service.... 9:45 a.m.
Pastor Elder Carolyn Demps Worship Service 11:00 a.m. Pastor: Stan Posey Worship Service..............11:00 a.m.
Sunday School 11:00 a.m. Discipleshi| i. ........ I .. Phone (386) 776-1806 Prayer Meeting................. 7:00 p.m.
Worship Service 12:00 p.m. Evening W .., .I ,I ...' SUNDAY 558070-F
Thursday Bible Study 7:00 p.m. Prayer Meeting Wednesday 7:00 p.m. Sunday Worship 9:30 am
Bible Study 10:30 aml
L37 Pe S t Located on County Road 354 /b PSuT
357 Pine Street "For If Ye Forgive Men Their Tresspasses Your Heavenly WEDNESDAY L
"Membership means Discipleship" 500985-F Father Will Also Forgive You" Matt. 6:14 500994F Women's Bible Study 10:00C church
Your Church
HATCHBEND APOSTOLIC CHURCH..935-2806 ST. MATTHEW'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH Hatch Bend Baptist Church
Contact Number in Mayo (386) 294-1839 Pastor PaulA. Coleman 1 /
Pastor Rev. Steve Boyd Sr. Warden Eva Bolton 935-0943 In u r
Sunday School 10:00 a.m.
Wednesday Service 7:30 p.m. Celebration of Holy Eucharist at 7:00 PM Sunday School 9:45 a.m.
each Wednesday to be followed by light Sunday Morning Worship 1100 .m. urch
Sunday Evening 6:00 p.m.
Located 4 miles South on Hwy. 349, refreshments and Christian Education. Wednesday Evening 7:00 p.m.
Located One Block North of the Courthouse in Mayo. 3029 S.E. CR 500 558065-F e
500987-F
FIRST ASSEMBLY OF GOD.................. 294-1811 Brewer Lake Baptist Church (-/ C all N ancy
Sunday School 10:00 a.m. Off Hwy. 53 in Day, FL 386-294-1578 C all N ancy
Snda Worship Service 10:45 a.m. "We're Going, Growing and Glowing for God"
Kid's Church 11:00a.m. SundaySchool 10 a.m.
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Spm I p.m.at386-362-
...nYouth Impact 7:00 p.m .... pm.
W~edesAdult Bible Study 7:00 p.m. Wednesday
Pastor: Rev. Kenny Sullivan Children, Youth & Adult 7 .m.
You Pastor : Dryl Flether Matt Swain, Pastor William Sircy, southh 1
Youth Pastor: Daryl Fletcher Visit us on the web at www.brewerlakebaptistchurch cor
Located at 294 SE Mill Street, Mayo "Renewing Hope and Building Lives" m "Come To Day...Come Today!" 501001-F

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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2009 THE MAYO FREE PRESS, Mayo, FL -~ PAGE 3A


Heart Matters


Unless Ebenezer
Scrooge is your hero,
you have to admit to a
measure of perfect won-
der during this sea-
son...perfect decora-
tions, fantastic surprises,
great gifts, wonderful
meals and perfectly hap-
py faces...yeah right!!
All of us living in the
real world know better!
Even in the happiest
homes, life is not perfect
like those holiday com-
mercials; meals get
burned, family celebra-
tions get tense (any-
body?), money runs
short, gifts are the wrong
size, color, etc, and those
happy faces? Well, they
can burst into tears at
any given moment. Still,
even as we get real about
it all, we are convinced
there IS a measure of
wonder over this whole
season...and we want in
on it!
In Luke 1:34-38, the
Bible records an ex-
change between the an-
gel Gabriel and a young
girl named Mary. He
had just given her the
news that she would be
the mother of Jesus. Her
reply? "How can this
be," Mary asked the an-
gel, "since I am a vir-
gin?" The angel an-
swered, "The Holy Spirit
will come upon you and
the power of the Most
High will overshadow
you. So the holy one to
be born will be called the
Son of God... For noth-
ing is impossible with
God."
How can this be?
Mary's question just
might be the one that can
restore the wonder back
to our Christmas cele-
bration. God was about
to perform the miracle of
all miracles in her
life...I'm sure in that in-
stant she had not even
the time to think of all
that this news would


mean for her life, but she
knew that this was BIG!
Aren't we all looking for
the same thing...for God
to do a big thing in our
life? The last time we ex-
claimed, "How can this
be?" around the holi-
days was probably last
January when we
opened our Visa bill or
maybe when we stepped
on the bathroom
scales...looking for that
wonder in the season
can tempt us to make
some bad choices we
will pay for (literally)
long after the holidays
are over. Let's decide to
give a gift to ourselves
by protecting our check-
book by giving gifts that
we can afford, and our
health by enjoying those
holiday goodies, but in
moderation. Then we
can ask, "How can it
be?" from a different
perspective:
How can it be that I
am so blessed to have
people who love and
care for me...when I can
be so hard to love some-
times?
How can it be that
God provides for my
needs (and so many of
my wants)...when I can
be so selfish?
How can it be that I
live in a country that en-
joys freedom...when so
many others live in fear,
with no security and no
protection?
How can it be that
God would send His son
Jesus to die for my
sins...before I ever want-
ed to live for Him?
Still looking for God to
do a big thing in your
life? Perhaps He's al-
ready working on it! By
the way, Gabriel gave
Mary the answer to
"How can it be?" "For
nothing is impossible
with God."
If you do not personal-
ly know this Jesus whose


birth we celebrate, the
offer is still yours...in
fact, there is no other
way to prepare your
heart for the real celebra-
tion of Christmas...sim-
ply admit the fact that
you are a sinner (ever
done anything wrong?),
and that the payment for
your sin is death...not a
debt we can pay! So God
sent His Son, Jesus
Christ, to come to earth,
live a sinless life and die
to pay that sin debt for
me and for you. If you
believe with your heart
and confess with your
mouth that Jesus is the
Son of God, that He died
on the cross for our sins,
and that God raised Him
back from the dead, the
Bible says that we will be
saved, have a home in
heaven and live with
God forever. (See Ro-
mans 10:9) See
there...your heart really
does matter!

El. i--i- Angie

Heart Matters is a
weekly column written by
Angie Land, Director of
the Family Life Ministries
of the Lafayette Baptist
Association, where she
teaches Bible studies,
leads marriage and family
conferences and offers
Biblical lay counseling to
individuals, couples and
families. Contact Angie
with questions or
comments at
angieland3@
windstream.net


A reminder
about the
Winburn Manna
Jordan House
JOdn Angel Tree!
Wedding The Manna House An-
Reminder gel Tree is now at Thrift-
way. Please stop by and
Stephen and Sandra pick a boy or girl angel,
Winburn would like "from our county."
to remind you of the Please purchase a gift
approaching marriage for them and take it back
of their daughter to the store, or you may
Stephanie, to Tyler Jordan. leave money for a gift at
The ceremony will be De- the store. Deadline is
member 12, 2009, 1:30 p.m. at Dec. 18.
First Baptist Church of Live God will bless you for
Oak. All friends and family your help. For questions
are invited. call 294-1294 or cell: 208-
9432.

COOKING WITH HERBS


Nothing perks up the
flavor of your recipes
quite like fresh herbs.
But whether you use
herbs fresh from the gar-
den or dried herbs, pre-
pare them carefully for
their best flavor advan-
tage:

Before using fresh
herbs, wash them.
Then, pat them dry with
paper towels.
If fresh herbs have
woody stems, strip of the
leaves before using them.
Stems often carry a lot of
flavor and aroma.
To release more fla-
vor and aroma, crumble
dry, leaf herbs basil,
oregano, savory and tar-
ragon, among others -
between your fingers.
Or use a mortar and pes-
tle or a coffee grinder.
Finely chop fresh herbs.
In dishes that require
a long cooking time, such
as soups or stews, add
fresh herbs toward the
end of cooking.
For chilled foods,
add them several hours


ahead so flavors blend.
Avoid overwhelm-
ing a dish with season-
ings. A few simple
herbs bring out the fla-
vor of food without con-
fusing your taste buds.
For more information


contact Priscilla Cash-
man, Program Assistant,
UF/IFAS Lafayette
County Extension at 294-
1279.

Produced by ADA's
Public Relations Team


Hardin -

Wilson
Wedding
Reminder
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hardin would
like to remind you of the upcoming
marriage of their daughter Lauren
Kathleen to Shaun Scott Wilson, the son
of Janet and Wayne Kinard of Mayo
and Scott and Cindy Wilson of Birming-
ham, Ala.
The event will be held at Crosspoint
Baptist Fellowship on December 19,
2009 at 6:30 p.m. with a dessert recep-
tion following at the Elks' Lodge. No lo-
cal invitations are being sent but all
friends and family are invited to attend.


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I am Benjamin Wimberley,
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I placed an advertisement with the
Suwannee Democrat and Branford News
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first week my ad paid off. I wanted to say
Thank You Suwannee Democrat for all
the friendly and timely service.

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Is Christ in your church?


David H. Matier, Doctor
of Pastoral Counseling
dmatier@windstream.net

In Revelation (notice
there is no "s" on the end
of that word) the Apos-
tle John writes as he was
commanded of the Holy
Spirit about the 7
churches. During his life
time these churches
were 7 literal churches
but they also represent 7
ages of the church; 7 pe-
riods that the church
would go through. And I
submit to you that today
the church is in the last
age, or the age of the 7th
church, the Laodicean

Church (Revelation
3:14-22)
In Revelation 1:19 God
gives you the outline of
the Book of Revelation:
"Write the things which
thou hast seen, and the
things which are, and
the things which shall be
hereafter;" The 7 church-
es fall under "which
are." Beginning in Reve-
lation chapter 4 you
have the things "which
shall be hereafter." That
is why when someone
asks you, "Do you think
we are living during the
time of the 7th seal?" or
something pertaining to
something after chapter
4 in Revelation you
know they are not ad-
hering to sound doctrine
because they are not fol-
lowing the outline that


the book gave of itself in
itself. What better out-
line could you use?
Too often students of
the Word jump over the
study of these churches.
William R. Newell, in his
book Revelation Chap-
ter-By-Chapter has an
interesting statement at
the beginning of the 2nd
chapter. He states the
portion of the Revelation
the messages to the
churches take up and
then says, "The true stu-
dent of God's word
learns to give most at-
tention to what God
most emphasizes. There-
fore we beg the reader
not to pass lightly over
these seven solemn mes-
sages from the Lord
Himself concerning our
own days, nor to be in
undue haste to get over
into the distinctly
prophetic and more
spectacular part of The
Revelation, beginning at
chapter four" Then he
writes, "Someone truly
says, 'There is always a
tendency in the human
heart to become occu-
pied with the dispensa-
tion in which we are
not.'"
First of all God said to
the Angel of the church -
the messenger or pastor
if you please "I know thy
works" (Revelation
3:15). God knows. He
knows that the church is
not capable of bringing
comfort because it is nei-
ther "cold" nor "hot."
You need to pray like the
two blind men the Lord
encountered along the
way side. When He
asked them what they
wanted they said, "Lord
that our eyes may be
opened" (Matthew
20:33). In effect, today's
church makes Him sick;
"I wilt spue thee out of
my mouth. Because thou
sayest, I am rich, and in-


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creased with goods and
have need of nothing;
and knowest not that
thou art wretched, and
miserable, and poor, and
blind, and naked: I coun-
seled thee to buy of me
gold tried in the fire, that
thou mayest be clothed
and that the shame of thy
nakedness do not ap-
pear; and anoint eyes
with eye salve, that thou
mayest see. As many as I
love, I rebuke and chas-
ten: be zealous therefore
and repent" (Revelation
3:16-19). And then in
verse 20, the verse we so
often use in evangelism
the Bible says, "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."
This verse, in the context
is speaking about the
church. It is time that the
church let Jesus in! It is
about time for the church
to include Jesus in their
services!
But the real problem is
most churches aren't
even aware of his ab-
sence! The Lord Jesus
stands at the door, wait-
ing for you to repent of
"playing church." Wait-
ing for the church to say,
"Lord, that our eyes may
be opened." Next time
you go to church claim
His promise "For
where two or three are
gathered together in my
name, there am I in the
midst of them"
(Matthew 18:20). This is
a specific promise to
those who come together
for a specific purpose -
to worship and praise
Him! And watch His
Spirit work in your
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Let the children in
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seeing the real thing.
Don't let them be like the
young boy, that when
asked to write a letter to
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As well as being the overall winner, Emma
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Christmas

Parade in Mayo

Dec. 12, 7 p.m.

Our theme for this year:
Jesus! the only way "
All judging will be related to the theme only.
No exceptions.
Prizes will be given as follows;
First place- $ 200
Second place- $ 150
Third place $ 100
Line up for the parade will be at 6 p.m. Parade
starts 7 pm sharp.
Anyone wishing to sell food at the park on this
night is welcome.
Items to be sold, must be cleared with the cham-
ber of commerce: before they set up. There will
also a small charge of $5 for their tables or booths.
For more information please call the chamber at
386-294-2705, or call my cell # 386-688-7269
Jim Hollis
Chamber president

Application will be required for entries into the
parade if they wish to be judged for prizes.
We will have karaoke in the park for anyone in-
terested in singing. (however) all songs and mu-
sic must be of a Christmas Nature.
All area churches are asked to participate in our
program, with singing, preaching, or just talking
about their churches. There will be a table set up
for any and all churches who wish to place their
brochure, and / or information about their
churches, so anyone interested might acquire
them FREE OF CHARGE
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LHS Senior FFA Chapter Parliamentary

Procedure Team demonstrates to Rotarians
inda Smith
Rotarians and guests
ere treated to an exam-


ple of how the Lafayette
High School Senior FFA
Chapter Parliamentary
Procedure Team will per-
form at the sub-district
contest coming up in a
few days.
Prior to the demonstra-
tion, FFA teacher Chad
Lyons, gave a brief
overview to Rotarians of
what to expect of the six
team members who
would be demonstrating
their special skills. He
told what is expected of
the students as well as
sharing that he has high
hopes of not only mak-
ing it to the state level,
but winning at state this
year.


Six members of the LHS Senior FFA Chapter Parliamentary Team demonstrates their skills
at the Rotary meeting.


Rotarians watched and
listened as the six mem-
bers demonstrated par-
liamentary procedure at
its finest. Each student
performed with amazing
professionalism and ac-
curacy. Each one seemed
to know exactly what to
do and when to do it, and
seemed to carry it out


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ence education through
competitions. Middle
school and high school
students are able to com-
pete in teams against oth-
er schools in the region.
In its second year at
Lake City Community
College (LCCC), the all-
day event is scheduled
for Saturday, February
27, 2010. Last year ap-
proximately 30 students
from the Lake City Re-
gion participated in the
Olympiad which in-


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cludes 21 counties in
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The region also includes
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flawlessly.
Lyons said that the six
members performing at
the Rotary meeting, may
or may not be the six
competing at sub-district.
According to Lyons the
final decision had not yet
been made, as to which
six would be competing.
Lafayette High School


Senior FFA Chapter Par-
liamentary Procedure
Team members are:
Trevor Swafford, Taylor
Newbern, Kali Sharpe,
Garrett Hart, Ellen Lash-
ley, Courtney Reinbott,
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structed by other pete at the national level.
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RESOLUTION 2009-11-02-02

A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
OF LAFAYETTE COUNTY, FLORIDA, TO APPROVE PETITION
TO CLOSE THAT CERTAIN COUNTY ROAD KNOWN AS SW
DIMAGGIO ROAD LYING IN THE S V OF THE S V! OF THE SW %
OF SECTION 35, TOWNSHIP 4 SOUTH, RANGE 10 EAST,
LAFAYETTE COUNTY, FLORIDA.

WHEREAS, IRIS F. TOWNSEND, WILLIAM C. STUBBS and MILDRED T.
TOWNSEND have filed a Petition requesting Lafayette County Board of County Commissioners
to officially and properly vacate, abandon, discontinue and close the following county maintained
road: SW DIMAGGIO ROAD, LAFAYETTE COUNTY, FLORIDA;
WHEREAS, IRIS F. TOWNSEND, WILLIAM C. STUBBS and MILDRED T.
TOWNSEND are the owners of the adjacent and abutting property to said county maintained
road, to wit;
THAT CERTAIN COUNTY ROAD KNOWN AS SW DIMAGGIO ROAD LYING
IN THE S /2 OF THE S V2 OF THE SW V OF SECTION 35, TOWNSHIP 4 SOUTH,
RANGE 10 EAST, LAFAYETTE COUNTY, FLORIDA.
WHEREAS, a public hearing on the proposed county road closure was held on
November 23, 2009, beginning at 6:00 p.m., in the Board of County Commissioners Meeting
Room, Lafayette County Courthouse, Mayo, Florida;
WHEREAS, the Petition of IRIS F. TOWNSEND, WILLIAM C. STUBBS and
MILDRED T. TOWNSEND to close county maintained road SW Dimaggio Road, Lafayette
County, Florida, that is adjacent to and abuts Petitioners' above property, was approved by the
Board of County Commissioners of Lafayette County, Florida, in regular session on November
23,2009.
WHEREAS, that fee of the said road space is hereby surrendered and fee vests in adjacent
and abutting landowners, IRIS F. TOWNSEND, WILLIAM C. STUBBS and MILDRED T.
TOWNSEND.
NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF
LAFAYETTE COUNTY, FLORIDA, that:
The Board unanimously approves the closing of county maintained road SW Dimaggio
Road, Lafayette County, Florida, and surrenders said road space to Petitioners/Adjacent
Landowners, IRIS F. TOWNSEND, WILLIAM C. STUBBS and MILDRED T. TOWNSEND.
That portion of county road SW Dimaggio Road, Lafayette County, Florida, that is adjacent to and
abuts Petitioners' above property vests with IRIS F. TOWNSEND, WILLIAM C. STUBBS and
MILDRED T. TOWNSEND.
ADOPTED this 23rd day of November, 2009.


"CIRTIS O. HAMLIN
Chairman of the Board
Lafayette County, Florida -4',1


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New Shop Opens at ACV



I Riverside Gifts Offers Unique Gifts


The newest shop at the Village Square, where customers are encouraged to get a treat from "Chauncy," in the lower left
corner of the photo.


Pictured is Emelie Horsley who is holding a Bundy Duck
Decoy, one of the items sold at Riverside Gifts at Advent
Christian Village. John Bundy of Indiana hand carves the
decoys from Minnesota Cedar. He adds the color to the tree
while it is still growing, then the colors appear as he carves.


Florida Physicians
Approve of Medicare
Improvements in
Health Reform Bill


Florida's Doctors for
America members went
on the record in favor of
the Senate health re-
form bill's Medicare
provisions to preserve
guaranteed benefits for
Medicare patients and
patients nearing the age
of 65 who will soon
qualify for benefits.
"As a physician I am
confident that health re-
form will be good for
seniors, especially se-
niors who rely on
Medicare. Politicians
who argue for the sta-
tus quo are asking for
earmarks for already
profitable insurance
companies and Flori-
da's seniors deserve
better," said Dr. Mona
Mangat, a Tampa
physician and Doctors
for America's Regional
Director. "The im-
provements to
Medicare in the bill will
mean your tax dollars
are used to help
Medicare patients get
the treatment they need
and rely on."
The Senate bill pro-
vides seniors with free
annual wellness visits
under Medicare to give
seniors a chance to fo-
cus on prevention with
their doctors to address
health conditions and
other risk factors for


disease. The Senate
Health Reform bill also
stops the impending 21
percent cut in payments
to physicians due next
year and replaces the
cuts with a payment in-
crease, so doctors can
continue to serve their
Medicare patients.
"The health reform
proposals I have seen
will extend the life of
Medicare so patients
now nearing retirement
will see the benefits
they were promised all
those years they paid
into the Medicare trust
fund," said Dr. Sultan
Rahaman, State Direc-
tor of Florida's Doctors
for America. "I am
pleased that health re-
form will also ensure
my Medicare patients
will not have to worry
that access to their doc-
tor will change."
Doctors for America
is a grassroots group of
over 16,000 physicians
with a presence in all
fifty states committed
to passing meaningful
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to convey the ideas and
experiences of physi-
cians in order to
achieve reform that
provides high quality,
affordable healthcare
for all Americans.


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Riverside Gifts is now
open at Advent Christian
Village in Dowling Park.
Located in the Village
Square, the quaint shop
offers unique gifts in-
cluding travel books,
children's books, toys,
games, hand crafted jew-
elry, totes, men's gifts,


clocks, and other various
gifts of distinction.
It is another example
of a service to Advent
Christian Village that is
made possible by the
many volunteers who
give of their time. A
team of volunteers head-
ed up by Herb & Emelie


Horsley runs Riverside
Gifts. The Horsleys are
no stranger to the retail
gift business, as they
owned and operated a
shop in Vero Beach, Fla.
for 25 years prior to
moving to Advent
Christian Village. As
with all Village retail


shops, the proceeds go
to benefit the ministries
of Advent Christian Vil-
lage.
The Village Square at
Advent Christian Village
is located in Dowling
Park, Fla, just off of CR
250 or CR 136.


Lafavette Hornet Soccer begins season


Arturo "Pickiry" Negrete has made great contributions to the midfield of the Hornets with his speed and powerful strikes


Coach Palomino
The Lafayette Hornet
varsity soccer team is on
its way to a season that
promises to be full of
surprises and the discov-
ery of new talents for
years to come. In 2008-
2009, five of its key play-
ers graduated, dropping
the original core to only
eight players for the
2009-2010 seasons.
Our returning players
include: Ismael Moreno,
Uriel Posada, Francisco
Negrete, Arturo Ne-
grete, Jose Rubio, Nick
Singletary, Carlos Ne-
grete, and Joaquin Re-


sendiz. Last year's
younger players, who
played a few minutes
each game, will be given
the opportunity this year
to further develop their
skills with more playing
time.
The Hornet soccer
team is welcoming Josue
Diaz, Joshua Revels,
Juan Pedro Negrete, Luis
Arreguin, Bernabe Ar-
reguin, and Juan Pablo
Cedillo to begin their
journey of maturation
and development at a
higher level. It is exciting
to see that these new
players are willing to ac-


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cept the challenge, tak-
ing the place of those
who once wore their
Hornet uniforms with
such pride.
These young men
have consistently
worked extra hard in or-
der to achieve the condi-
tioning required to play
a demanding season of
two weekly games. This
year the Hornets will be
playing a different set of
teams from the district
including MacClay High
School and John Paul
Catholic School from
Tallahassee.
The captain for this
year's team, Arturo
"Pickiry" Negrete has
shown great maturity,
leadership and responsi-
bility. He has also mod-
eled a positive and com-
petitive attitude, which
will be a key element for
the team in the 2009-
2010 season. Arturo


brings not only his
knowledge of the game,
but a remarkable speed
and swift change of di-
rection during attack sit-
uations. Our midfield,
led by Arturo Negrete,
Ismael Moreno and
Omar Rangel, looks very
promising. These three
exhibit great speed and
ball control.
Our returning goal-
keeper, Carlos Negrete
has given the team a
sense of security regard-
ing the goal with his
great diving and amaz-
ing saves. The new play-
ers will have the oppor-
tunity to learn and grow
with these trained and
seasoned players, while
also making contribu-
tions of their own. The
Lafayette soccer team in-
vites the community to
attend the games and
support the team this
season.


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Pickett Lake woman rises

above own circumstances

to help those in need


Continued From Page 1A

capped since birth need-
ing daily care, yet she
continues to rise above
her circumstances to
help others. This is how
the story unfolds.
The Child Protection
Education of America
organization worked
with the Lake City Po-
lice and Fire Depart-
ment in 2007 to begin a
toy drive which served
69 families with approx-
imately 80 children. Af-
ter the items were dis-
tributed to the families,
a few blankets were left.
In the spring of 2008, a
tornado hit Lake City
leaving families home-
less and in great need.
Those extra blankets


were given to people
who had lost every-
thing.
Darlene's mother and
caretaker, Sybil Spikes,
passed away in Febru-
ary 2007, leaving a huge
void in the life of Dar-
lene and her devoted
family. Jackie is one of
the sisters who has com-
mitted to the care of
Darlene so she can re-
main in her home in the
Pickett Lake area, near
Branford. After Officer
Wynn told them how
much those people af-
fected by the tornado
appreciated the blan-
kets, Darlene and Jackie
started to work to make
a few extra blankets to
be used throughout the
year. Their donations


helped the Lake City Po-
lice and Fire Depart-
ment serve over 200
families and 300 plus
children during the
Christmas season of
2008.
Darlene and Jackie re-
ally worked this year
and finished about 100
blankets. They use do-
nated fabric and rem-
nants which allows
them to keep the cost to
a minimum. Darlene
was asked how she feels
about this project and
she replied, "I'm doing
something that I know
Jesus wants me to do."
Truly Darlene is an an-
gel among us with a
tremendous support
system in her loving
family.


School report a mixed


bag for I
Continued From Page 1A

2008-09 compared to 92
percent last year.
"We are usually
above average and this
year we remain above
the state average," said
Superintendent Tom
Lashley. "Dropout rate
is a predictor for the fu-
ture. Because we are re-
ducing our dropout
rate, our graduation
rate should stay
strong."
Statewide, graduation
rates rose to 78.6 per-
cent in 2008-09, an in-
crease over last year's
75.4 percent. The state
dropout rate continued



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cakes and thin layer
chocolate cakes will be
by order only and or-
ders must also be placed
by noon on Dec. 21. Pies
will include pumpkin,
pecan, apple and sweet
potato. If you or some-
one in your family are
diabetic please call us
with these orders and
we will be happy to ac-
commodate on these or-
ders.
Specialty cakes will be
$30 and all other cakes
will be $25. all pies will
be $10. These orders can
be placed to either Leta
Hawkins or Bobbie
Rives 386-294-2477.
All monies raised will
be used for equipment,
continued training, and
safety gear for our fire-
fighters.
The Lafayette County
Volunteer Fire Depart-
ment would once again
like to thank everyone
who has so graciously
contributed to our de-
partment by either a
monetary donation or
by baking a cake or pie
for our bake sales. Your
generosity is appreciat-
ed more than we could
every express because
without you there
would not be US. On be-
half of the Lafayette
County Volunteer Fire
Department we would
like to wish you and
your families a happy
and healthy holiday sea-
son.
Chief William
Robinson,
Lafayette County Vol-
unteer Fire Department


-afayette County
to fall to 2.3 percent this identify who our trou-
year from 2.6 in 2007-08 bled kids are."
after reaching 3.5 per- Lashley said the
cent in 2005-06. Lafayette school district
"Our district is fo- has many talented indi-
cused on identifying viduals working hard to
those who are at risk for prevent drop outs and
dropping out," Lashley give students a chance
continued. "We have at a brighter future. "I
progress monitor testing am very pleased with
and teachers trained to the work that is being
work with guardians to done," he said.

Seasonalflu vaccines
available to eligible veterans
In an effort to reduce the impact of the seasonal flu
and connected illness, enrolled/eligible veterans
may obtain a seasonal flu vaccination through Jan.
29 at the Lake City VA Medical Center.
This is an especially challenging influenza season
this year. Many people suffer severe consequences
from the flu. It is very important for every veteran
to get his or her flu shot. The flu shot is the only
measure of protection from the influenza virus.

College Placement Tests
Monday Thursday at 5 p.m. (by appointment):
College Placement Test (CPT), NFCC Testing Center
(Bldg. #16), 5 p.m., Madison. Register in NFCC Stu-
dent Services 24 hours before test. For information
please call 850-973-9451.


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John F. Sessions


John F. Sessions, 75,
passed away peacefully
at home, after a year-
long courageous fight
against a brain tumor, on
November 14, 2009. He
was born January 7, 1934
in Mayo, Florida to the
late Festus Williams and
John Cabble Sessions. He
served his country hon-
orably in the U.S. Army
for two years and gradu-
ated from Jacksonville
University with a busi-
ness degree.
Mr. Sessions taught
math at both Terry Park-
er and Ribault High
Schools before joining
Arlington Fuel Oil Co.,
later becoming it's Vice-
President. He then
bought a small pest con-
trol division of Arlington
Fuel (Bug Out Service)
which he successfully
operated until 1998
when he retired, leaving
his son-in-law (Paul
Felker) to continue on his
legacy. His philosophy
was "always place the
customer's needs first"
which still holds true to-
day. His Bug Out "fami-
ly" was very important
to him. He loved them
all and did not treat them
as "employees," rather
as "family." Mentoring
and always trying to
help others was charac-
teristic of him. The im-
portant things in life
were his family, friends,
business, church and
Jacksonville University.
John F. Sessions Stadium
at Jacksonville Universi-
ty was named after him.
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games or even practices
of all of JU sports. Mr.
Sessions's strong work
ethic and talents did not
go unnoticed by his
peers. His accomplish-
ments and accolades in-
clude: President of the
JU Alumni Assoc., Re-
gional Director Florida
Pest Management, Small
Businessman of the Year,
Colonel Harry L. Kinne
Free Enterprise Award,
Pest Control Technology
Leadership Award, Or-
der of Dolphin Bronze
Patron Award, Trustee
of Arlington United
Methodist Church, Ro-
tarian, Chamber of Com-
merce, and Optimist
Club, to mention just a
few. He was compas-
sionate, tender hearted,
and never met a
stranger. Married for 52
years to his childhood
sweetheart, Elizabeth
Carson Sessions, he will
forever be in the hearts
of his adoring wife and
children: Caren Eliza-
beth Felker, Kevin Foye
Sessions, Grandchildren:
Justin Foye Felker, Erin
Elizabeth Felker,
Matthew Jonathan Ses-
sions (loves of his life),
Brothers and Sister:
Catherine Howell (Em-
mett), Lewis B. Sessions
(Catherine-deceased),
Mack D. Sessions (Vir-
ginia), Loomis C. Ses-
sions (Cosette), Joseph C
Sessions (Frances- both
deceased), John C Ses-
sions (Virginia), Walter
B. Sessions (Paula), and
many nieces, nephews
and friends. Funeral ser-
vices were held Nov. 18,
2009 at Arlington United
Methodist Church, 1400
University Blvd. N.,
Jacksonville, Florida
32211, with Rev. Larry
Shields presiding. He
was laid to rest with mil-
itary honors in Oaklawn
Cemetery. The family
would like to send a SPE-
CIAL thanks to Mr. Ses-


sions's caregivers who
have been by his side
around the clock for the
past year. They include:
Greta Crossfield (sister-
in-law of Caren), Mandy
Sessions (niece), Willy
McDuffy (JU basketball
graduate), John Judge
(Bug Out family), and
Mayo Clinic of Jack-
sonville. Their profes-
sional and heartfelt care
meant so much to every-
one who loved him.
Thanks also to Henry
Cannon (Bug Out) for his
unending help! For those
who prefer, memorial
contributions may be
made to Arlington Unit-
ed Methodist Church,
Jacksonville University
Athletic Department,
2800 University Blvd. N,
Jacksonville, FL 32277 or
Hendricks Day School of
Jacksonville 1824 Dean
Rd. Jacksonville, FL
32216. Words of comfort
may be shared with the
family at HYPERLINK
"http://www.MeM"
www.MeM.com.



Lafayette Recrelional

league Basketball
Dear Parents:
Lafayette Recreational
League Basketball will
begin on Saturday, Dec.
19, 2009 at 9 a.m. at the
Lafayette High School
Gym. Any girls or boys
in grades 1 through 6, not
over the age of 12, need
to be at the gym around
8:45 a.m. on Saturday
morning.
The cost is $20 per per-
son to play. Teams will
be picked on this Satur-
day, Dec. 19, however
the first scheduled game
will be on Saturday, Jan-
uary 9, 2010.
If you have any ques-
tions, please feel free to
contact me at 364-3222 or
after 5:30 at 294-3443.
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are newspaper websites. Yes, Newspaper sites.
Maybe that is because newspaper sites are
trusted, cherished and informative local content
destinations.

#1 Newspaper websites are locally dominant as the number one
local website in 22 of the top 25 U.S. Markets.

74 Million. In September 2009, 74 million unique visitors
went to a newspaper website. That represents 38% share of visitors.

3.4 Billion. Visitors looked at 3.4 billion pages and
spent 43 million hours on newspaper sites in September 2009.

26LUU U Newspaper share of local online advertising is 26.9%
exceeding yellow pages. TV sites and radio sites combined.

$3.1 Billion. Advertising on newspaper websites
exceeded $3.1 billion per year

2. X. Borrell reports that newspaper website's share of local
online revenue is more than that from all other local media
combined (2.8x directories; 2.9x that of local tv; 12x radio station
sites, 20x business and alternative papers and 28x magazines)

46%. People do more than visit a newspaper site. 46% of adults
visiting a newspaper website took some action. More newspaper
website users took action after seeing online advertising than all
other local sites, and portals according to OPA research.

28%. The percentage of newspaper websites visitors who go
once a day or more frequently.

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online ad awareness, brand favorability and message association
than the market norms, portals and ad networks according to
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LAFAYETTE COUNTY


LES A & A/B
Honor Roll


A Honor Roll


2nd Grade
Madison Buchanan
Kaili Dewey
Marissa Goff
Alexis Koch
Haley Smith
Gavin Taylor
Hunter Winburn
Savannah Lents
Hannah Murray
Nathan Pearson
Jacky Ramirez
Tonio Ramirez
Celeeney Wood
Sofia Zuniga
Abby Fredriksson
Wyatt Liles
Kenzie Pearson
Samantha Ruff
Angie Paz
Dawson Jackson
Jarrett Pearson
Adam Perry
Joseph Perry
Blake Braswell
Naomi Gilbert
Tristyn Johnson
Maddi Koon
Austyn Lee
Dylan Mock
Jenna Nall
Daisy Pasada
Harmony Richardson
Aleks Sullivan


3rd Grade
Chyanne Cobb
Shawnee Cobb
Case Jackson
Jasmine Lewis
Jared Cook
Alyssa Lancaster
Mackenzie Long
Truett Maund
Hannah McCray
Lissette Rodriguez
Ali Singletary
Frances Tollman
Lauren Fillyaw
Elissa Garcia
Caroline Perry
Ainsley Peterson
Harley Russ
Landry Driver
Grace Jackson
Kaci Law
Kayla Lents
Gabrielle Perry
Audrey Posada


4th Grade
Zachary Bridges
Tara Byrd
Kaden Carter O'Steen
Brianna Celedon
Keishmary Gonzalez
Sarah Jackson
Krista Lyons
Joshua Singletary
Laura Braswell
Caleb Land


5th Grade
Coley Hingson
Shane Harris
Trevor Garland
Adam Land
Madelyn Lashley
Drew Perry
Sabrina Blackburn
Lang Guyton
Diana Hernandez


A/B Honor Roll


2nd Grade
Anthony Ducksworth
Hunter Fain
BreAle Ferrell
Elian Flores
Daisy Hernandez
Brian Posada
Matthew Thompson
Ryan Thompson
Brianna Lentz
Richelle McDonald
Angelina Arrequin
Ty Jackson
Jenna Lowry
April Stalvey
Valerie Swords
Pierce Lawson
Harley Primm
Angie Zamora
Ben Swain
Shyler Lawson
Audrey Jackson
Parker Lawson
Michael Linehan
Brandon Mathews
Kobe O'Steen
Gabe Sullivan
Gemini Trejo
Victoria Vizquez
Haley Murray
Destiny Sullivan


3rd Grade
Austin Walden
Dylan Barker
Aileen Morales-Garcia
Austin Severance
Darresha Smith
Hanna Sullivan
Ashton Ruff
Garris Edwards
Juyla Flores-Johnson
Bethany Hayes
Disney Kelly
Camryn Warner
Sarah Cooley
Kassie Gaskins
Sarah Hamlin
Juan Molina
Chandler Padgett
Christian Poole
Micah Poole
Taylor Revels
T J Tovar
Ragan Barnes
Carrigan Buchanan
Seth Fowler
Corbin Dyal
Samanth Pruitt
Haley Shows
Levi Sutley
Kyneisha Coverson
Julie Crum
James Gay
Eduardo Jiminez


Lauryn Martin
Gabriela Martinez


4th Grade
Dillian Bass
Katie Dekle
Brayden Lamb
Macy Taylor
Kaylin Morgan
Garrett Spikes
Celsi Bash
Chase Buchanan
Amber Lowry
Savannah Medlin
Gabriel Mercedes
Leese Marie Price
Nicole Resendiz
Maci Russell
Oshean Simpson
Lindsey Taylor
Morgan Adams
Taylor Brantley
Salvador Cedillo
Haley Ellefson
Camerson Ellis
Kali Lancaster
Haley Massey
Johana Molina
Dakota Rogers
Autumn Smith
Jonathan Young
Kelly Cornell
Preston Edwards
Holly Mann
Cole Prine
Ashley Rehberg
Ross Smith
Mariela Tovar
IlIch Purcell
Graceann Pruitt
Caleb Hewitt
Megan Edwards
Kendall Calhoun


5th Grade
Monica Powe
Osiel Moreno
Jordan Bulnes
Julio Castillo
Ciana Hill
Harli Lawson
Isabel Negrete
Nicholas Revels
Melanie Boligan
Katie Fletcher
Kaylah Lents
Nathan Massey
Rachel Lake
Ana Oalomino
Hanna Poole
Heather Thomas


Lafayette High
School Honor Roll
2009-2010 1st
Nine Weeks


6th Grade
A
Amy Black
Micah Byrd
Christian Dana
Dara Fowler
Ryan Fredriksson
Clay Jackson
Devin Morris
Darby Pearson
Kelby Pearson


Ashlyn Perry
Grace Perry
Sydney Peterson
Dixie Randolph
Michaela Shaw
Tyler Smith
Lacy Swafford
Anna Walker


6th Grade
A/B
Dillon Arnold
Kim Bearden
Macayla Blawn
Bryson Bracewell
Samuel Buchanan
Hailey Dean
Hannah Dekle
Robert Dekle
Johnathon Gillium
Marlena Herring
Mason Herring
Kayne Hurst
Ciara Jones
Nathan Jones
Michael Lowry
Courntey Maya
Danielle Murray
Jewelyanna Lira
Landon O'Steen
Jorge Sanchez
Cole Shiver
Evan Starling
Darcy Sullivan
Josh Templin
Ja Corey Williams
Christen Wimberley


7th Grade
A
Emilee Bracewell
Myles Byrd


7th Grade
A/B
Taylor Adkins
Karley Barrington
Timothy Bell
Mason Byrd
Keely Dyjack
Kasey Edwards
Mariah Edwards
Zachary Ellis
Ashley Freeman
Logan Hewett
Desiree Kester
Ben Lake
Katelyn Law
Samantha Lawson
Brycen Lee
Elisha Molina
Austin Phelps
Cinthia Posada
Brianna Powe
Rebecca Raymer
Alyssa Revels
Sydney Shows
Breanna Singletary
Lionel Snider
Kayla Sparks
Osiris Vasalio
Keith Tanner


8th Grade
A
Jade Buchanan
Dalton Elliott
Emily Fredriksson


Lydia Land
Ashlin Morgan
Corben Murray
Audra Shiver
Cody Walker


8th Grade
A/B
Luis Arreguin
Alyssa Clay
Caitlyn Creamer
Jason Degroff
John Demarais
Darby Guyton
Savanna Hamlin
Dustin Hart
Haley Koon
Kaley Koon
Laura Paz
Stephanie Ramirez
Jamie Smith
Cameron Thomas
Courtney Walker


9th Grade
A
Frank Cook
Kaleigh Law
Taylor Newbern
Josh Revels
Nicholas Singletary


9th Grade
A/B
Kiera Blakely
Sunni Cobb
Danielle Ezell
Chase Hart
Garrett Hart
Hunter Hewitt
Jennifer McDonald
Lindsey O'Steen
Grecia Olguin
Savannah Pruitt
Steven Ray
Amanda Robnett
Casey Ross


10th Grade
A
Elizabeth Anderson
Naomi Balingcongan
Julia Barnes
Darren Brantley
Stephen Dees
Alyssa Dyal
Octavio Escamilla
Ivonne Flores
Katie Jackson
Curtis Johnson
Brody Longley
Kaci Palomino
Kali Sharpe


10th Grade
A/B
Kevin Amerson
Allison Beckham
Katie Cannon
Jackson Koon
Sarah Lambert
Arturo Negrete
Samie Pittman
Courtney Reynolds


11th Grade
A


Ashley Black
Mary Thomas Hart
Alicia Marzloff
Bridgett Powe
Beau Rodgers
Jose Rubio


11th Grade
A/B
Timothy Atwell
Katie Baldwin
Mechal Blakely
Olivia Celedon
James Chancy
Ande Diaz
Nicholas Furst
Katrina Handson
Dylan Harrelson
Shelby Hart
Krista Hien
Emily Koon
Jimmy Macias
Nicole Marlenee
Sam Medlin
Yesenia Nunez
Amanda Raber
Dustin Reinbott
Elliott Solano
Aaron Weaver


12th Grade
A
Austin Anderson
Christina Bailey
Evan Barrington
Brandi Bethea
Megan Brantley
Zachary Fleming
Eileen Givens
Aaron Goyette
Jenna Hundley
Conner Lashley
Malory O'Steen
Ethan Perry
Rebecca Powers
Courntey Reinbott
Jared Sampson
Michelle Schnur
Jessica Williams


12th Grade
A/B
Rigaberto Arreguin
Tori Bearden
Nicholas Bracewell
Meghan Creamer
Jacob Dees
Jennifer Garcia
Lindsey Hamlin
Austin Anderson
Taylor Jacson
Victoria Jackson
Brooks Laminack
Sean Lisk
Brad McGraw
Armando Mendoza
Caleb Moore
Tiffany Peacock
Emily Selleck
Courtney Smith
Chanteria Thornton
Shannon Yawn


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NFCC
instructors
gather for
Faculty
Retreat
The Faculty Senate
at North Florida Com-
munity College host-
ed an NFCC Faculty
Retreat workshop in
November bringing
college instructors to-
gether in a fun and
creative environment
for the sharing of
ideas. The goal of the
three-hour retreat was
to focus on Curricu-
lum Mapping and
General Education
Outcomes that meet
criteria established by
the Southern Associa-
tion of Colleges and
Schools (SACS), the
institution which gov-
erns accreditation of
NFCC and other de-
gree-granting higher
education institutions
in the Southern states.
College faculty, along
with NFCC President
John Grosskopf and
Dean of Academic Af-
fairs Dr. Sharon Erle,
gathered at the Ward-
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Fun had by all!

Representative Debbie Boyd visits


Lighthouse Christian Academy
Representative Debbie Boyd visited Lighthouse Christian Academy to read
The Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle. Representative Boyd was assisted by Leg-
islative Aid Diana Robinson, who demonstrated the story with the use of props.
The reading was a big hit with children and staff.


Debbie Boyd reads to students at Lighthouse Christian Academy.
Debbie Boyd reads to students at Lighthouse Christian Academy.


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Mayo Legals
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT, THIRD
JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR
LAFAYETTE COUNTY, FLORIDA
CASE NO.: 2009-183-CA
BETHEL OF MT. SINAI
HOLY CHURCH OF MAYO, INC.,
a Florida non-profit corporation,

Plaintiff,

vs.

W. LEE, W. A. DIX, AND B. BASS, DIS-
TRICT TRUSTEES OF THE CHURCH
OF GOD IN UNITY OF MAYO, FLORIDA,
A/K/A TRUE CHURCH OF GOD IN UNI-
TY OF MAYO, FLORIDA, ALL ITS
HEIRS, DEVISEES, AND/OR OTHER
PERSONS CLAIMING INTEREST BY,
THROUGH, UNDER OR AGAINST W.
LEE, W. A. DIX, AND B. BASS, AS
TRUSTEES, IF LIVING, AND IF DE-
CEASED, THEIR UNKNOWN SPOUS-
ES, HEIRS, DEVISEES, GRANTEES,
CREDITORS, AND ALL OTHER PAR-
TIES CLAIMING BY, THROUGH, UN-
DER OR AGAINST THEM AS
TRUSTEES; AND ALL UNKNOWN PAR-
TIES HAVING OR CLAIMING TO HAVE
ANY RIGHT, TITLE OR INTEREST IN
THE PROPERTY WHICH IS THE SUB-
JECT MATTER OF THIS ACTION,
Defendants.
NOTICE OF ACTION
CONSTRUCTIVE SERVICE

TO: W. LEE, W. A. DIX, AND B. BASS,
DISTRICT TRUSTEES OF THE
CHURCH OF GOD IN UNITY OF MAYO,
FLORIDA, A/K/A TRUE CHURCH OF
GOD IN UNITY OF MAYO, FLORIDA,
ALL ITS HEIRS, DEVISEES, AND/OR
OTHER PERSONS CLAIMING INTER-
EST BY, THROUGH, UNDER OR
AGAINST W. LEE, W. A. DIX, AND B.
BASS, AS TRUSTEES, IF LIVING, AND
IF DECEASED, THEIR UNKNOWN
SPOUSES, HEIRS, DEVISEES,
GRANTEES, CREDITORS, AND ALL
OTHER PARTIES CLAIMING BY,
THROUGH, UNDER OR AGAINST
THEM AS TRUSTEES; AND ALL UN-
KNOWN PARTIES HAVING OR CLAIM-
ING TO HAVE ANY RIGHT TITLE OR IN-
TEREST IN THE PROPERTY WHICH IS
THE SUBJECT MATTER OF THIS AC-
TION

YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that an
action has been commenced for Com-
plaint to Quiet Title on the following real
property, lying and being situated in
Lafayette County Florida, more particu-
larly described as follows:

Beginning at Southeast Corner of Block
Number Ninety-nine (BIk. #99) of Mayo
Heights and running West 100 feet; North
140 feet, East 100 feet and back to point
of beginning, being in Section 13, Town-
ship 5 South, Range 11 East, lying and
being situated in Lafayette County Flori-
da.
Parcel No.: 13-05-11-0012-0990-00010.

This action has been filed against you
and you are required to serve a copy of
your written defense, if any, to it to
Leenette W. McMillan, Attorney at Law,
whose address is Post Office Box
1388, 152 West Main Street, Suite C,
Mayo, Florida 32066, on or before thir-
ty (30) days after the first publication
of this Notice of Action and file the
original with the Clerk of this Court,
whose address is Post Office Box 88,
Mayo, Florida 32066, either on or be-
fore January 11, 2010, or immediately
thereafter; otherwise a default will be
entered against you for the relief de-
manded in the Complaint.

This Notice shall be published once a
weekfor four (4) consecutive weeks in the
MAYO FREE PRESS.

WITNESS my hand and official seal of
this Court on this 25th day of November,
2009.

RICKY LYONS
Clerk of the Circuit Court

By: Hannah Owens


As Deputy lowing roads: CR 361; 371, CR 251, CR
Clerk 420, and CR 300.
LEENETTE W. MCMILLAN 14. Cancel the December 28, 2009 regu-
Florida Bar No.: 0075779 lar meeting.
Post Office Box 1388 15. Adopt the amendments to the funding
Mayo, Florida 32066 agreements for CR 420 and CR 300.
(386) 294-1688 16. Recess at 11:00 a.m. to tour the
Attorney for Plaintiff Lafeyette County Fire Department build-
12/10, 17, 24, 31 ing and equipment.
17. Leenette McMillan-varlous items
AGENDA 18. Approve the bills
TOWN COUNCIL, 19. New Business
TOWN OF MAYO, FLORIDA 20. Adjourn
REGULAR MEETING ALL MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE
MONDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2009 WELCOME TO ATTEND. NOTICE IS
7:00 PM. FURTHER HEREBY GIVEN, PURSUANT
TOWN HALL, COUNCIL MEETING TO FLORIDA STATUTE 286.0105, THAT
ROOM, 276 WEST MAIN STREET ANY PERSON OR PERSONS DECID-
ING TO APPEAL ANY MATTER CONSID-
REGULAR MEETING ERED AT THIS PUBLIC HEARING WILL
1. Adopt Agenda NEED A RECORD OF THE HEARING
2. Approve Minutes AND MAY NEED TO ENSURE THAT A
3. Citizen Input VERBATIM RECORD OF THE PRO-
4. Appoint Mayor CEEDING IS MADE WHICH RECORD
5. Appoint Vice-Mayor INCLUDES THE TESTIMONY AND EVI-
6. Second Reading Ordinance 09-02 Util- DENCE UPON WHICH THE APPEAL IS
ity Tax Increase TO BE BASED.
7. Adopt ordinance 09-02
8. Predevelopment Application (Tabled PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES RE-
from November Meeting) QUESTING REASONABLE ACCOMMO-
9. Set Curfew for Town Park (Tabled from DATIONS TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS
November Meeting) PROCEEDING SHOULD CONTACT
10. Approve RFP for Garbage Services (386) 294-1600 OR VIA FLORIDA RELAY
11. Department Reports SERVICE AT (800) 955-8771.
a. Sampson Edwards
b. Aaron Lawson See www.lafavetteclerkcom for uDdates
c. Bobby Johnson and amendments to the agenda
d. MVFD 12/10
e. Bailey, Bishop & Lane
12. Miscellaneous Items NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING
13. Pay Bills
14. Adjourn The Board of Commissioners of the
12/10 Northwest Florida Regional Housing Au-
thority will hold a Special Meeting, De-
NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING: member 15, 2009 in the Regency Room of
NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING:
the Ramada Inn North, 2900 North Mon-
roe St., Tallahassee, Florida. Meeting will
The District Board of Trustees of North roe St., Tallahassee, Florda. Meeting will
begin at 1:00 p.m. E.S.T The meeting will
Florida Community College will hold a be open to the public.
special meeting Tuesday, December 15, on t t
2009 at 5:45 p.m. in the NFCC Library An-
nex, NFCC, 325 NW Turner Davis Dr.,
Madison, FL. A copy of the agenda may AGENDA
be obtained by writing: NFCC, Office of LAFAYETTE COUNTY SCHOOL
the President, 325 NW Turner Davis Dr., BOARD
Madison, FL 32340. For disability-related REGULAR MEETING,
accommodations, contact the NFCC Of- DECEMBER 15, 2009 TIME 6:00 P.M.
fice of College Advancement, 850-973-
1653. NFCC is an equal access/equal Regular School Board meeting, Decem-
opportunity employer. ber 15, 2009 in the School Board Admin-
12/10 istration Building beginning at 6:00 p.m.
I. CALL TO ORDER
PUBLIC NOTICE
II. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
The Lafayette County Commission will
hold a regular meeting on Monday, De- III. RECOGNITIONS/PRESENTATION
cember 14, 2009 at 9:00 a.m. The meet- A. Student of the Month
ing will be held in the County Commis-
sioner's Meeting Room at the Lafayette IV CITIZEN INPUT
County Courthouse in Mayo, Florida. List-
ed below is an agenda for the meeting. V CONSENT ITEMS

By Order of: A. Personnel: DROP participant
Curtis O. Hamlin
Chairman B. Approve requests for the following stu-
Lafayette County Commission dents to participate in the dual enroll-
ment program at NFCC for the 2009-2010
PLANNING & ZONING BOARD: school yer: Megan Brantley Kendall He-
1. Call the meeting to order at 9:00 a.m. witt, Brody Longley, Kacl Palomino
2. Invocaton and pledge to the flag.
3. Consider application LDR 09-2 by Page VI. ACTION ITEMS
Bros. Auto Supply, Inc. to change the zon-
ing from rural residential to industrial, light A. Approve Articulation Agreement be-
and wardhousing. tween Lafayette High School and North
Florida Community College (Digital De-
BOARD OF COUNTY sign Career Pathways Secondary Pro-
COMMISSIONERS: gram Area)
B. Approve fundraising activity: 7th Grade
5. Open the Board of County Commis- Sale of candy bars, April 15-23, 2010
sloners meeting. C. Approve request from Lafayette Coun-
6. Approve the minutes ty Board of County Commissioners for
7. Special needs from the community use of the LHS Gym for the youth basket-
8. Department Heads: ball program (Saturday mornings from
A) Marcus Calhoun-Maintenance December 19 to February 27)
B) Edward Dodd-Public Works
C) Donnie Land-Public Safety D. Approve trip requests:
D) Bobby Johnson-Building/Zoning (1) Gifted Class to attend Medieval Times
9. Consider application LDR 09-2 by Page in Kissimmee, FL, February 19, 2010
Bros. Auto Supply Inc. to change the zon- (2) Varsity Girls Basketball Christmas
ing from rural residential to industrial, light Tournament, December 28-30, 2009 in
and warehousing. Orlando, FL
10. Consider a resolution supporting the
elimination of the cap on the state and lo- E. Approve revision to 12-Month Employ-
cal housing trust funds, ee Calendar
11. Review the annual contract with the
Meridian Behavorial Healthcare, Inc. F Approve bills for payment
12. Discuss the vacant position at the
Lafayette County Extension Office. G. Approve budget amendments
13 Award the resurfacing bids for the fol-


VII. ITEMS FOR INFORMATION
A. Transportation Report
B. Principal's Monthly Financial Report on
Internal Funds
C. Purchase Orders
D. Financial Statement

ANY PERSON WHO DECIDES TO AP-
PEAL ANY DECISION MADE BY THE
BOARD WITH RESPECT TO ANY MAT-
TER CONSIDERED AT SUCH MEETING
WILL NEED A RECORD OF THE PRO-
CEEDINGS, AND THAT, FOR SUCH
PURPOSE, HE OR SHE MAY NEED TO
INSURE THAT A VERBATIM RECORD
OF THE PROCEEDINGS IS MADE,
WHICH RECORD INCLUDES THE TES-
TIMONY AND EVIDENCE UPON WHICH
THE APPEAL IS TO BE BASED.
12/10

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT
OF THE THIRD JUDICIAL
CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR
LAFAYETTE COUNTY, FLORIDA
CASE NO: 09-166-DR
ERIN HEALY

Petitioner

and

SEAN HEALY,

Respondent.
NOTICE OF ACTION FOR
DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE

TO: SEAN HEALY
1612 SW MEDLEY LN
PORT ST LUCIE, FL


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 ERIN HEALY
whose address is PO. Box 42 Day, FL
32013, on or before December 11, 2009,
and file the original with the clerk of this
Court at PO. Box 88 Mayo, FL 32066 be-
fore service on Petitioner or immediately
thereafter. If you fall 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 re-
quest.

You must keep the Clerk of the Circuit
Court's office notified of your current ad-
dress. (You may file Notice of Current Ad-
dress, Florida Supreme Court Approved
Family Law Form 12.915.) Future papers
in this lawsuit will be mailed to the ad-
dress on record at the clerk's office.

WARNING: Rule 12.285, Florida Family
Law Rules of Procedure, requires certain
automatic disclosure of documents and
information, failure to comply can result in
sanctions, including dismissal or striking
of pleadings.
SEAL

Dated: November 5, 2009

Ricky Lyons
Clerk Of The Circuit Court


11/19, 26, 12/3, 10


By: Hannah Owens
Deputy Clerk


SUWANNEE RIVER WATER
MANAGEMENT DISTRICT
PUBLIC NOTICE OF APPLICATION

Notice is hereby given that pursuant to
Chapter 373, Florida Statutes, the follow-
ing application for permit was received on
December 1, 2009:

Mayo Correctional Institution Water Treat-
ment Plant, Florida Department of Cor-
rections, 2601 Blair Stone Rd., Tallahas-
see, FL 32399, has submitted an appli-
cation for an Environmental Resource
Permit Number 88-0002M6, for a total
project area of .75 acres. The project is
located in Township 4 South, Range 10
East, Section 15, in Lafayette County

Interested persons may comment upon
the application or submit a written request
for a staff report containing proposed
agency action regarding the application
by writing to the Suwannee River Water
Management District, Attn: Resource
Management, 9225 CR. 49, Live Oak, FL
32060. Such comments or requests must
be received by 5:00 PM within 21 days
from the date of publication.

No further public notice will be provided
regarding this application. A copy of the
staff report must be requested in order to
remain advised of further proceedings.
Substantially affected persons are enti-
tled to request an administrative hearing,
pursuant to Title 28, Florida Administra-
tive Code, regarding the proposed
agency action by submitting a written re-
quest after reviewing the staff report.
12/10


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Lafayette County High School (Front Row R to L) Ethan Perry, Mary Thomas-Hart, Ashlin Morgan, Joesph Demarais, Jose Rubio, Nicholas Singletary and Jared Sampson


Six high schools compete in NFCC Brain Bowl


Sixty-five top students
from area north Florida
high schools went head
to head at the annual
Brain Bowl competition
held Nov. 19 at North
Florida Community Col-
lege. Eight teams com-
peted in a hotly contest-
ed event that highlights
the academic sharpness
of high school students
to answer science, math,
and humanities ques-
tions under pressure.
Taking top honors this
year are first place to
Suwannee County High
School Team A, second
place to Wakulla High
Team A and third to
Taylor County High
School.
"It is always exciting
to know that some of
these gifted and out-
standing minds will be
attending NFCC in the
near future if they aren't
already doing so
through dual enroll-
ment," said Dr. Tony
DeLia, brain bowl spon-
sor.
In a round-robin
match, the teams were
divided into two brack-


ets. Among group one
in the Galileo bracket
Taylor breezed through
undefeated, winning
over a strong Suwannee
B team. At the end of
the round Taylor was
first and Suwannee B
ranked second in the
standings.
The Kepler bracket's
Wakulla A went five for
five to win first, while
Suwannee A took one
loss against Wakulla A
landing a four for five
record.
Playoffs pitted Galileo
bracket's Taylor County
against Kepler bracket's
Suwannee A and Kepler
bracket's Wakulla A
against Galileo bracket's
Suwannee B in a fight to
the championships. Tay-
lor lost in a close match
with Suwannee A, while
Wakulla defeated
Suwannee B. The cham-
pionship round
matched Suwannee A
against Wakulla A.
The championship
round consisted of 40
questions read by Tom


Fico, retired NFCC sci-
ence instructor. At first,
the lead switched back
and forth between
Suwannee A and
Wakulla A, with no
team ever taking more
than a two point lead.
Right before the second
half of the match
Suwannee went on a
run and pulled ahead
defeating Wakulla A by
more than 50 points.
Competing teams
were:
Aucilla Christian
Academy, (Aucilla,
Fla.). Coach Sean Car-
son Tiffany Funder-
burke, Jeffery Falk,
Casey Demott, Aimee
Love, Tyler Jackson,
Nathan Williams,
Hunter Home, Koal
Swann, Daniel Ward,
Cole Davis, Wilson
Lewis, Buddy Vollert-
sen, Brandon Darnell,
Kent Jones, John
Stephens, Josh Funder-
burke, Tyler High and
Jacob Pitts.
Suwannee County
High School (Live Oak,


Fla.) Coach Michael
Pate, Assistant Coach JL
Kirby, Tyrel Clayton,
Austin Hadden, CJ
Peaden, Jacob Tyrrel,
Freddy Mowry, JL Kir-
by, John Harmon, Walk-
er Helbenston, Dono-
van pate and Rhett
Barker.
Taylor County High
School (Perry, Fla.) -
Coach William Tripp,
Ashley Fournier, Kasey
Whitehead, Laura
Davis, Renae Brannen.
Fanoos Khan, Stephen


Smith, Stuart Ealy,
Zachery Wiggins and
William Tripp.
Lafayette County
High School (Mayo, Fl)
- Coach Sara Broughton,
Ethan Perry, Mary
Thomas-Hart, Ashlin
Morgan, Joesph De-
marais, Jose Rubio,
Nicholas Singletary and
Jared Sampson
Branford High School
- Coach Annette Kinsey,
Vanessa Kinsey, Robert
Hansen, Evin Ward,
Pamela Clement and


Samantha Hutchinson
Wakulla County High
School (Crawfordville,
Fla.) Coach Shari
Evans, Jake Hunter,
Laura McCann, Carole
Toler, Brian Jacobs,
Jamie Trindell. Shari
Evans, Lyndsey Salis-
bury, Kenneth Chad-
well, Kaylee Chatham,
Eric Parks, Belle Robin-
son and Malcolm Kelly.
For more information
about brain bowl com-
petitions, contact Dr.
DeLia at
deliaa@nfcc.edu or tele-
phone 850.973.1632.


Branford High School (Front R to L) Vanessa Kinsey,
Clement and Samantha Hutchinson


(L to R) Taylor County Brain Bowl students Stephen Smith and Stuart Ealy get ready for
next question.


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Suwannee High's Jacob Tyrell and John Harmon buzz in with an answer.

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Suwannee County High School (Front Row R to L) Tyrel Clayton, Austin Hadden, CJ Peaden, Jacob Tyrrell and Freddy
Mowry. (Back Row L to R) JL Kirby, John Harmon, Walker Helbenston, Donovan pate and Rhett Barker.


Suwannee, Wakulla and Taylor high schools take home trophies


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