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VOLUME 38, NO.5 OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE COUNTY'S LEGALS 2 SECTIONS 500


District winners
Fleming Island, Keystone and Rid-
geview High School boys soccer teams
all win district crowns. See related sto-
ries on page 1B.


Yesterdays return
There was dancing, music and good
food at thO annual Yesterdays Festi-
val. See related story and photos on
Page 9A.


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Clay County Quality of Life survey, which
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Kids watch

as father

shot dead

By Greg Walsh
Managing Editor
MIDDLEBURG Penny Pickett knew
something was wrong when she heard
the gunshots from the mobile home next
door where her husband and two children
had gone.
What she found when she went over
there just before 8 p.m. Friday, Jan. 25,
was almost too much to comprehend.
Her husband, Buddy Eugene Pickett,
was lying on the
ground with multi-
ple gunshot wounds
to the chest. Her
daughter's 14-year-
old best friend had
been shot in the leg
and two of her chil-
dren were trying to
help their father. Jonathan Williams
Standing nearby
was neighbor Jonathan David Williams,
who still had a 30-06 rifle in his hands.
"John was just so mean to me," she
said. "Buddy's dad and I were trying to
help him and give him CPR and John was
telling me he was going to kill us, too... He
had the scope pointed right at my head."
What had started out as an attempt
to collect a $35 debt had turned into the


PHOTO SPECIAL TO CLAY TODAY
Buddy Pickett holds his daughter Cierra as a tod-
dler. Now 11, the girl saw her father shot Friday,
Jan. 25..
fatal shooting in the 1500 block of Old
Dine Road, the Sheriff's Office said. Wil-
liams, 32, was arrested Saturday and
charged with murder and aggravated as-
sault. He is being held without bond in the
Clay County Jail.
The wounded girl, Audrey Johns, was
treated at Shands Jacksonville and released
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I Wynema Lovell,' right, director of the Food Pantry of Green Cove Springs, shares a laugh with
Hani Djobo of the'African nation of Togo. Djobo was a member of an international delegaton
that went to the Food Pantry and then toured.the Clay County SupervisorofElectionsOffice
Thursday, Jan. 24. See related story on Page 6A.


Friends, family remember

slain vet clinic worker


By Deborah Cearnal
Correspondent


ORANGE PARK -- A little more
than a year after her murder, An-
drea Boyer still is on the minds
of many.
Relatives, friends and col-
leagues of the late veterinary
technician gathered at Wells
Road Veterinary Medical Center Andrea Bi
Saturday, Jan. 26, to honor the
life and not mourn the death of the
woman who was found in the kennel area
at the facility on Wells Road on Jan. 23,
2007. She had been raped, then beaten to
death early that morning.


"From my family and An-
drea's family, I thank you for
coming," Heather Fletcher, the
sister-in-law of the dead woman
told the crowd of about three
dozen. "It means a lot to us."
"This last year, me and my
family have learned to appreci-
ate the little things," said Fletch-
ert, the 19-year-old said. "Jan.
23rd was really hard," she con-
tinued, holding back tears. "It's
[the reality of her death] getting easier,
but we are choosing not to remember that
day as one of sorrow. We are choosing to
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Clay Co. backs Romney


By Bob Henderson
Staff Writer
GREEN COVE SPRINGS Clay County
Republicans went against the statewide
trend and supported Mitt Romney in the
Tuesday, Jan. 29, Primary Election, while
a majority of votes cast here also sup-
ported an amendment giving a property
tax rollback.
Romney received 41 percent com-
pared to U.S. Sen. John McCain's 29 per-
cent in Clay County.
Statewide, however. McCain won
Florida's 57 GOP delegates by getting 36


percent of the vote. Romney was second
at 31 percent.
County Democrats adhered more
closely to statewide results, giving Hillary
Clinton 43 percent (51 percent statewide)
to Barak Obama's 32 percent.
Fifty-three percent of Clay County
voters said they favored Amendment 1,
which will raise the homestead exemp-
tion from $25,000 to $50,000 except on
school taxes and allow homeowners to
take some of their home's value when
they move. Statewide, 64 percent favored
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It's hard to function when your head is spinning


It started three or four weeks ago. For
a. while, it was just occasional dizziness
- but the episodes soon increased in both
intensity and frequency.
Even before that I was beginning to
have problems with equilibrium. I fell
a lot. I broke up furniture when my 260
pounds descended upon it unintention-
ally and hard. I almost killed a huge peace
lily. I almost killed myself when I fell out of
bed and landed on the side of my head I
would have broken my neck if I hadn't been
able to grab the edge of the door on the
way down. I've been walking supported by
a "stick" to avoid public embarrassment.
Because our sense of balance is in
the inner ear, I called my ear'doctor. He
wanted me to go to an audiologist before
coming to see him. I did so and she didn't
find anything particularly alarming.
By Friday, Jan. 25, 1 was in a full
fledged attack of vertigo. I stumbled and
staggered like a drunkard. I fell a number
of times, fortunately at home, though there
were a couple of close calls; I almost fell in
Green Cove Springs City Hall and I came
close in Winn Dixie parking lot.
I am to see the ear doctor early
Wednesday morning, and it won't be a
minute too soon.
It is disconcerting to get out of a chair
with your mind set on going in one direc-
tion while your body is heading off in an-


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other.
I get dizzy turning over in bed sitting
down standing up.
I get dizzy with my eyes open and with
my eyes shut.
You might say I'm getting around a lot,
but I'm not enjoying it.
One person told me she uses Drama-
mine to help maintain her equilibrium, but
I'm taking so much prescribed stuff for
other things that I'm afraid if I take any
more I'll poison myself.
Another person, who suffers severe
attacks of vertigo, swears by a piece of
equipment at Orange Park Medical Cen-
ter that, in effect, stands him on his head.
Since I frequently don't know whether I'm
standing on my feet or my head, I'm not
at all sure what it would do for me or
to me.
Fortunately, if I sit very still I can read


or watch television. If I lie very still I can
sleep reasonably well. If I stand very still
- well, I get tired. Since that could lead to
falling down, I don't stand very much; as
you may have noted, I-can fall down from
a prone position.
When I was a kid, we used to play
"dizzy-go-round." We'd twirl and spin
and pirouette until we had no balance
left whatsoever and then we'd stagger off
and fall down. We thought it was fun and I
guess it was then.
Equilibrium really is a strange thing,
indeed.
My elementary school looked right out
over the harbor in my tiny Maine town. One
spring when I was in the seventh grade, an
entire building came floating into the har-
bor during one of our famous nor'easters.
No one knew where it came from and no
one ever found out. It washed up on the
beach on the opposite side of the harbor
and became an instant attraction for every
kid that could find a way to get to it. It sat
at a crazy angle on the beach.
As I said, it was a whole building ex-
cept the windows had no glass and the
doorways had no doors. There were no
interior walls, it was one large room. And
the floor sloped. The affect on the eyes and
the equilibrium was instant and dramatic.
It was impossible to remain in the building
for two minutes without becoming so dizzy


you couldn't stand up. It was, of course,
a fun house in a town that had little to
offer in the way of novelty attractions. The
house remained there on the beach until
I had graduated from the academy and
joined the Navy. I understand that, even-
tually, it burned no one seems to know
why. Oh, well.
Heights make me dizzy, too. It doesn't
matter whether I'm standing in a high
place or watching it on television or the
movies.
I have attended functions on the top
floor of the Modis Building in Jacksonville.
If you are familiar with the building, you
know that the reception area outside the
elevators have glass walls that face the
river. I have to maintain at least 10 feet
between me and the walls; I have the feel-
ing that, if I get too close, I'm going to suf-
fer an attack of vertigo and crash through
the glass to the street 35 floors below.
I was watching "All in the Family" one
evening a few years ago and a scene came
on in which Archie Bunker was tottering
around on a ledge ten stories above the
street. I had to leave the room.
A similar scene in "Star Wars" had me
covering my eyes while the people I was
with enjoyed my discomfort.
Well, I can assure you I don't enjoy
vertigo.
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Opinion


Letters



Vice mayor

responds to

values letter

Dear Editor,
Last week I read a letter in your
newspaper from a resident of Green
Cove Springs (I will call him Mr. Conser-
vative Values) who, among other things,
questioned the conservative values of the
City Council, including myself. That, of
course, is a fair question to ask in a pub-
lic forum. It certainly deserves a public
answer.
In his letter, Mr. Conservative Values
stated that "three elected officials... were
backing a $10,000,000 debt issue." In
his opinion, the City Council should take
a conservative approach, as it has in the
past with respect to debt, and should not
second-guess the City Manager.
During September's budget hearings,
Council proposed adding a line item for
debt proceeds to pay for necessary water
and sewer improvements. Those ap-
proved line items culminated in passage
of two ordinances which authorized bor-
rowing of up to $1.65 million for water
system improvements and $2.27 million
for electric improvements. This amount
is less than 30% of the amount quoted by
Mr. Conservative Values.
The water system improvements in-
clude new wells, high-service pumps, and
ground storage tanks. The City adminis-
tration has known since 2001, in letters
from DEP and SJRWMD, that these im-
provements needed in order to provide a
safe drinking water supply to residents
of the City. These projects were placed
on the City Capital Improvement Plan
(CIP) over the past several years, but
were pushed to the back burner because
the City did not have enough money to
make the improvements. Last year the
city's water engineers, Mittauer and As-
sociates, told the city that these projects
could be delayed no longer. Once again
the city administration proposed to push
the projects to the back burner due to
lack of funding. City Council wisely
questioned that judgment and voted to
authorize borrowing, if necessary, to
complete the project. City Council elimi-
nated the last excuse for not completing
the project.
The electric system improvements in-
clude ugrades to the voltage and line ca-
pacity of the electric distribution system
north of Green Cove Springs. Over 400
city customers,.including many business-
es, do not receive adequate voltage be-
cause too much electricity is being drawn
from electric lines that are too small.
This causes blackouts, brownouts, and
damage to voltage-sensitive equipment.
It also causes massive loss of electricity,
for which every customer pays. The city
administration was warned about these
conditions in 1999 by the city electric en-
gineers, RMI. The city was warned again
this year by the new city electric engi-
neers, Jones, Edmunds and Associates.
For the past eight years the CIP has in-
cluded projects to remedy this problem,
but no projects were started for a number
of excuses. The latest excuse for not fix-
ing the problem was lack of money. The
City Council took care of that problem by
authorizing borrowing, if necessary, to
complete the project.
With respect to being conservative,
I strongly disagree with Mr. Conserva-
tive Values' definition of "conservative."


Is voting worth the time?


Slow decline brings tears


I cried a couple of times since Don's
snowbirding visit began in December.
It's occurred when I see him walking
around my home, shuffling really, with
his shoulders slumped, head bowed.and
hands clasped together in front of him.
Often there's a strange look on his face,
unlike anything I had seen from him in
the past 22 years.
Other times I will look over at him and
he'll be staring down at the table while fam-
ily members share stories and news of the
day. He says very little, which was strange
for an extroverted guy who could go on and
on about life and work and family.
Here was a guy who just two years
ago at age 78 was still climbing 24-inch
wide ladders up the inside of 300-foot
water towers.. Straight up he would go
without missing a beat while he wired
the lights and circuitry inside water tow-
ers all over the Midwest. But now a small
task like rolling up Christmas lights is a
-major effort. I can see in his eyes how he
remembers what he use to do. His body
just won't let him.
None of. us is perfect, and Don would
firmly fit into that category by his own
admission. He's made some foolish per-
sonal mistakes in his life and still other
regrettable business decisions over 40
years that left his small business strug-
gling for cash up to the day he retired in
early 2007.
Forced retirement came .when they
discovered his second bout of cancer
that required heavy doses of chemo-


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therapy. He went in the same stubborn
and determined individual he had always
been. But what came out was a far dif-
ferent person. The chemo had altered his
brain common, doctors say, especially
for elderly patients that are exposed to
it and brought on Alzheimer's Disease.
You could argue the cure was worse than
the disease.
My own father dropped dead of a
heart attack walking out of a bank. Just
fell right down between the interior and
exterior doors. Sure it was a shock, but
there was almost a sense of relief.that
he didn't suffer. Compare that with the.
long, slow decline into the oblivion of Al-
zheimer's and the typical,person would
take the quick way out every time.
But Don's not giving up. The only
child of Indiana farmers, he learned
the value of hard work early in his
life. After graduating from high school
and a stint in the National Guard dur-
ing World War II, this member of the
Greatest Generation began looking for


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his piece of the American dream. Along
the way there was opening an appli-
ance store, a failed traveling auction
business and some miserable years as
a Montgomery Ward middle manager
before he opted to go out on his own as
an electrical contractor.
He knew nothing more about house-
hold wiring than the stuff you learn in
high school shop class, yet he somehow
turned that into a business that put food
on the table and kept the lights on. Along
the way he and his wife, Lela, had three
children.
Since I joined their family nearly 22
years ago they treated me like a son.
They didn't hesitate when we needed 300
bucks to get the power turned during the
lean years and spent money they didn't
have to remodel, a home so we could live
closer and have free day care.
Their refrigerator was always open
to hungry son-in-laws, and Don shared
his work tools -and Christian witnessing
without hesitation.
Now much of the old Don is gone. Tall
climbs up ladders are now short walks to
the corner; legendary trips to the sea-
food buffet is now liquid food through a
feeding tube; a 10-minute story from
1963 is now a 30-second garbled mess
of words. His wife, Lela, cares for him,
God bless her.
Soon, his daughter and I will put him
on plane back home. Then we will cry
again knowing what lies ahead and hope
that he knows we love him.


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Letters
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Gambling with the safety and health of a
community is not conservative. Running
essential services, such as water and
electricity, at marginal levels of capacity
is a dangerous practice. It is far more
conservative to invest dollars to ensure
public safety than it is to place the public
at risk in order to save a buck.
Mike Kelter,
vice mayor,
City of Green Cove Springs
Don't take river water,
Keystone Heights group says
Dear Editor:
Over 200 people attended the "Save
Our Lakes Day" in October and that tells
me the people in this community are seri-
ously concerned about our lake problems
and the water shortages facing our state.
Since then many of the surround-
ing communities are realizing what the
citizens of the Lake Area have known for
some time. Plain and simple, Florida is
running out of water. We are seeing our
lakes drawn down and emptied. We are


the first casualties of the Water Wars. We
have implored the St. Johns River Water
Management District and the Governor
to do something about our situation to no
avail.
Instead, they spend our local tax dol-
lars on studying ways to withdraw water
from our precious resources, the St. Johns
River and the Ocklawaha River, and send
it down to communities in the south-cen-
tral part of our state to supply them with
water due to shortages caused by rampant
growth, poor planning and poor conserva-
tion practices. Yes, friends, now they are
not just allowing the water to be sucked
right out from under you, they want to bla-
tantly rob the rivers, streams and springs
on the surface too.
It is almost unforgivable that the di-
rector of the SJRWMD, Kirby Green, is
spending our money and time running
around promoting withdrawing water to
pipe it to central Florida instead of try-
ing to do something to replenish the Flor-
ida aquifer. We have a major recharge
area to the aquifer right here in Keystone
Heights which we have been begging them
to work on for years. Every day, millions
of gallons of water that could restore the
lakes and our aquifer by being redirected
or recycled is wasted.
According to Mr. Green, nothing can


'Oz' Festival back March 8-9


Special to Clay Today
ORANGE PARK The Southeast Wizard
of Oz Festival returns to the Orange Park
Mall March 8-9.
The event, now in its third year, was
organized to share the history and wonder
of the beloved, well-known, 1939 MGM
Movie "Wizard of Oz" and the little people
who made it magical, said festival presi-
dent Cindy Bosnyak.
Munchkins tentatively scheduled to
appear include Penney Farms resident
Meinhard-t Raabe (Coroner of Oz), Jerry


US Army Corps
of Engineers,


Meren (Lollipop Guild), Clarence Swensen
(Soldier), Margaret Pellegrini (Sleepy-
head and Flowerpot Lady) and Karl Slover
(First Trumpeter).
Other activities will include autograph
and photo session sales with the Munch-
kins, some of the festivities included Oz
vendors selling Oz memorabilia and an
Oz-Idol Contest with local Clay County
schools and adults.
The festival is 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Saturday, March 8, and noon-4:30 p.m. Sun-
day, March 9. For more information, go on-
line to www.southeastwizardofozfest.com.


be done to help the lakes in our area and
his lame excuse for our lakes' drying up
problem is "the lack of rain." Locals know
this is not true. Obviously the drought has
had an impact but so has big business.
Can something be done? Absolutely! At
a minimum, the in-flow of the pipe from
Option 3 could be lowered so that we are
getting some of the water flowing to us
that would have naturally drained off the
ridge had the terrain not been so altered
in the past.
If you travel north on U.S. 301 to
Maxville and take 228 toward MacClenny
you can observe DuPont's mining opera-
tions today. They are now required to
restore mined areas. However, when they
mined the top of our watershed between
Blue Pond and Kingsley Lake they were
not required to restore the area, and it
has never been restored.
The Mayor and other City Council
members of Keystone Heights are to be
applauded because they are stepping up
with resolutions to support the growing
wave of discontent swelling over the area
as more of the plans to ship our water
south have become public. Clay County,
Putnam County, Duval County commis-
sioners are also asking Mr. Green pointed
questions as the people from Jacksonville,


Green Cove Springs, Palatka, Ocala and
other of our sister cities stand up to pro-
tect our water resources. As the elections
draw near we need to support the officials
who are not afraid to speak up for our
lakes and rivers. Look seriously at who is
giving individual politicians money to run
for office and vote accordingly. Support
the ones who are willing to fight to get
something done about the lake problems
right here in our back yard.
It takes a lot of people to speak out
on issues that run up against big business
and big money. One voice is like a whis-
per but many are like a roar. It's easy
to discredit just a few people, but it will
be hard to discredit us all. Members of
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US Army Corps
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The Department of Defense (DoD) conducted live-fire training and testing of weapon systems at active and former military
installations throughout the United States to ensure force readiness and defend our nation. As directed by the U.S. Congress,
the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers manages the Military Munitions Response Program (MMRP) for the DoD. Under that
program, the Corps assigns priorities to defense sites containing unexploded ordnance, discarded military munitions and/or
munitions constituents, based on various factors relating to the potential for public safety and environmental hazards.


The Corps' Jacksonville District is in the process of investigating the former Black Creek Bomb Target Range, Clay County,
Florida. This site operated as a practice bomb training target from 1943 to 1961.


The Corps recently completed a site inspection at the former Black Creek Bomb Target Range. The evaluation criteria,
including types of munitions that may be present, ease of access to the site and number of people living near the site, will
be available for public review at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 701 San Marco Blvd., Jacksonville, FL 32207.


As part of our ongoing investigation, we are seeking additional information from the public about the former Black
Creek Bomb Target Range (site is bounded on the northeast by State Hwy 218 and on the south by Mallard Rd). If you
have information, please send it to: Charles Fales, Project Manager, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 701 San Marco Blvd.,
Jacksonville, FL 32207 or by email to: PublicMail.CESAJ-CC@saj02.usace.army.mil


Stakeholders and members of the public are also welcome to attend a Military Munitions Response Site Prioritization Protocol
coordination meeting, scheduled for Thursday, March 6, 9:00 AM -11:00 AM at the Corps' office at 701 San Marco Boulevard,
Jacksonville.


For further information, please contact the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Corporate Communication Office at 904-232-1576.


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By Leo King
Staff Writer
GREEN COVE SPRINGS They came a long
way to see how Clay County runs, but some
African visitors learned first-hand how Flo-
ridians get food out to the needy, and how
people here vote.
On Thursday, Jan. 24, their day began at
the Green Cove Springs City Hall, and from
there, they traveled to the Food Pantry, the
Supervisor of Elections Office and then on
to Quigley House.
Food Pantry manager Wynema Lovell,
who has been there for 18 years, explained
how the pantry works. She was in a small,
tightly-packed storage room. She spoke in
English, but even though the visitors' na-
tive tongues were other languages, they all
spoke only French.
The International Visitor Corps hired
some translators from New York to help out.
As Lovell explained and showed, Isabelle
Parfait translated quickly. The others were
Michael Kent and Dominique Davenport.
The visitors wore a variety of clothing.
Hamadou Sali, a Member of Parliament in
the Cameroon National Assembly, was the
only one in a suit and tie. Some wore native
dress, and still others appeared in ordinary
Western clothing.
The 10 visitors, who came from Burkina
Faso (called Republic of Upper Volta until
1984), Cameroon, Chad, Ivory Coast, Niger,
Senegal, Togo, Mauritania and Mauritius,
were soon getting food off the shelves, pass-
ing the items to others in the group who
started bagging the groceries.
"We have 90 volunteers," Lovell said.



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Interpreter Isabelle Parfait, left, translates English into French for 10 African visitors to the Food Pantry
in Green Cove Springs.


"We get no funds from the government. It's
all from the citizenry."
She explained, "If we accept federal
funds, then the government intrudes on
their private lives."
She said there were 22 religious organi-
zations that contribute to the Food Pantry,
at 1107 Martin Luther King Blvd. (formerly
Middleburg Avenue).
Sondie Frus,
Executive Director of International Visi-
tor Corps, wrote in an email earlier in the
week the "visitors represent all of Africa.


They are here on the invitation .of the State
Department with the International Visitor
Corps as the host."
She wrote, "Volunteerism is a strange
idea to most international visitors, but this
group has probably seen examples of it be-
fore coming to Jacksonville because we are
the last stop."
Hani Djobo, the cultural affairs secre-
tary for the Promotion of Women's' Edu-
cation in Togo, was in among the shelves
helping to take down canned goods. So was.
Aissa Ouedraogo, an English teacher from


Burkina Faso..
Lovell said, "If you had been here in
September or October, you would have seen
bare shelves." She.credited sheriffs and fire
fighters.with raising awareness and holding
drives to bring food in.
"We had a lot of generous givers," she
said.
Oumar Kanabein Yeo, a journalist from
the Ivory Coast, said he was a writer for La
Peuple, and a broadcaster for Radio Disso-
FM. He wasn't taking notes nor using a re-
corder this day he was stuffing food into
paper bags. He is also the chairman of the
Association of Ivorian Moslems High School
and University Students.
The next stop was the Clay County Su-
pervisor of Elections Office, where they met
Supervisor of Elections Barbara Kirkman.
In a warehouse behind the offices, she
explained, "If you had been here yesterday,
you wouldn't be able to stand in here be-
cause the voting machines filled the room.
Sali of Cameroon asked, in French, if
there was one central voting location. Kirk-
man responded, after, translation, "There
are 64 precincts in Clay County, and each
gets a voting machine."
Chris.Chambless, Kirkman's assistant,
demonstrated how three different kinds of
voting machines work, -and detailed what
happens when there are voter-made errors.
He also said the prices for the machines
range from $2,000 for a paper ballot ma-
chine to $3,500 for an all-computer device.
That one, he said, "can be removed for peo-
ple in wheelchairs," and he showed them by
picking it up out of its cradle.
The visitors next went to Quigley House,
then to a potluck dinner at Harbor Baptist
Church, after which they returned to their
Jacksonville hotel. Friday, as on Monday,
was spent in Jacksonville locations. On Sat-
urday, they went to Atlanta then returned
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Clay Today staff


ORANGE PARK- The Clay Coun-
ty School District has named its -u
top employees of the year.
Kim Miskowski, a Copper-
gate Elementary media special-
ist, was selected Teacher of the
Year from a field of five final-
ists as was Christy Fields, the
school nurse at Orange Park
Elementary.
The two were named during
a ceremony Tuesday, Jan. 29, at
the Thrasher-Horne Center for
the Arts. Each winner receives
several gifts and Miskowski be-
comes a candidate for Florida
Teacher of the Year.
Fields has been with the Christy Fie
district seven years and at
Orange Park Elementary for just over a
year. In addition to being school nurse,
she teaches an after-school program for
children at-risk for obesity. The program
includes language arts, science and social
studies while making nutrition and physi-
cal activity fun.
"Christy is dedicated to our students,
she works diligently with everyone, and
she is a wonderful role model," said Jane
Bromagen, OPE principal.
.Miskowski is part of the staff of the
new Coppergate school, which opened
in the fall. She has 14 years of teaching


experience.
"As a professional, I believe
I set an example by always giv-
ing 100 percent," Miskowski said.
"I also believe the Media Center
is the epicenter of a school. All
stakeholders: parents, students,
teachers, staff and the commu-
wski nity should feel drawn to step
inside and enjoy learning."

"Ms. Miskowski is a wonderful
educator. She took on the chal-
lenge of opening the Media Cen-
ter at Coppergate and she has
done a superb job."
Also finalists for Teacher of
the Year were: Michelle Flynn,
s Geography/Interior Design, Flem-
ing Island High School; Karen Co-
bleigh, Fifth Grade, Oakleaf School; Mary
Pat Callihan, Media Specialist, Orange
Park Elementary; and Amy Bucci, First
Grade, Swimming Pen Creek Elemen-
tary.
Remaining Support Employee of the
Year finalists were: Cindy Watson, Com-
puter Lab Assistant, Clay Hill Elementary;
Mariela Haydes, Paraprofessional/ESE
Reading Assistant, Green Cove Springs
Junior High School; Adrenne Deason,
Cafeteria Assistant, Lakeside Junior High
School; and Annette Gardner, LPN, Rid-
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Teacher Depot reopens Saturday


Special to Clay Today
GREEN COVE SPRINGS -- The Clay County
Teacher Depot will be open Saturday, Feb.
2, and will have a Clothes Closet Community
Collection in conjunction with their teachers
shopping.
Donating teachers will receive a ticket
for a door prize drawing. Each may enter'as
many times as they would like by bringing as
many items as they would like to donate.
The will have 30 prizes for grades K-12.


The closet needs clean used or new
blankets, five tickets each; clean used or
new small appliances, five tickets each;
baby items like walkers, strollers, jumpers,
swings, and so on, worth five tickets; canned
goods or bath towels, two tickets each.
Clothing may be donated directly to the
Clothes Closet in Orange Park, but they are
traveling to Green Cove Springs on shopping
day, Saturday, Feb. 2 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
at 1107 Martin Luther King Blvd., the for-
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premiere event for the winter season of
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throughout the day with the closing retreat.
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By Lynn Gerlach
Correspondent
ORANGE PARK On Thursday, Feb. 7,
Clay County parents will have an op-
portunity to visit one of the most unique,
accessible and cost-effective childcare
programs on Florida's First Coast. From
4-6 p.m., at any elementary school in Clay
County, people may observe PrYme Time
in action. Sharon Crosby, executive direc-
tor of the local Y's School Age Services
for the past three years, is proud of the
program.
"We offer Northeast Florida's only be-
fore-school and after-school care program
for children from age-five kindergarten
through sixth grade in conjunction with
the school system and because we are
nonprofit, we can keep costs down."
PrYme Time offers children varied
activities and benefits in a fun, safe, com-
fortable environment:
"We always include a healthy snack,
homework time, character development
and physical fitness," Crosby said.
The program, initiated in 1983 through
a partnership between the YMCA and the
Clay County public schools, offers afford-
ability, accessibility, trained staff and low
staff-to-student ratio.
Staffed by paid employees arid some
.volunteers, the program maintains a
staff-to-student ratio of 1-to-15, far below
the state mandated l-to-25. Total student
groups average about 50 children per
campus, but they are subdivided for age-
appropriate activities.
Parents and children alike seem
pleased with the program.
Kurtis and Dora Sinks, whose daugh-
ter Eden has been in PrYme Time for four
years, are thrilled.
"We like the attention and affection
they show the kids," Kurtis said. Dora
added, "They really do supervise the
homework, but they also provide fun and


varied activities. Eden is never bored."
Staff members ranging in age from 16
to 60 have all completed the state's re-
quired 40-hour childcare training and are
certified in First Aid and CPR. Each site
has a supervisor over 21 years of age.
Keaton Cross, a junior at Orange Park
High School, works as a group leader
after school at Coppergate Elementary
School, but he learned about PrYme Time
from the ground up, beginning as a third-
grader in after-school care.
"I learned important life lessons like
leadership and responsibility as I pro-
gressed from being one of the little kids
to being one of the leaders," Cross said.
"Now I enjoy serving as a role model and
making'a difference in the community."
Cross, an Eagle Scout, hopes for an ap-
pointment to the Air Force Academy.,
To make the program affordable to
all interested families, the YMCA offers
scholarships to children whose fami-
lies meet income requirements. "No one
is turned away due to inability to pay,"
Crosby said.
Following a registration fee of $40,
families pay $30 per week for before-
school care and an additional $28 per child
for the same program. Parents may drop
children off as early as 6:30 a.m., and they
are supervised and engaged in appropriate
activities until the school day begins.
Children enrolled in the school's
breakfast program are safely escorted
to breakfast, and all children are free to
enjoy low-key work and play centers.
The after-school program, which en- -
rolls about twice as many children as
its morning cousin, costs $56 per week.
With children now wide awake and full of
energy, the afternoon program is more
physical and active, providing exercise
and fitness activities and opportunities to
burn off some excess energy.
Call Crosby at(904) 272-4304 for de-
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Former Spencer Bomb Target
US Army Corps
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US Army Corps
of Engineers .


The Department of Defense (DoD) conducted live-fire training and testing of weapon systems at active and former
military installations throughout the United States to ensure force readiness and defend our nation. As directed by
the U.S. Congress, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers manages the Military Munitions Response Program (MMRP)'for
the DoD. Under that program, the Corps assigns priorities to defense sites containing unexploded ordnance, discarded
military munitions and/or munitions constituents, based on various factors relating to the potential for public safety and
environmental-hazards.


The Corps' Jacksonville District is in the process of investigating the former Spencer Bomb Target, Clay County, Florida.
This site was used from 1941 through 1959 as a practice bomb target.


The Corps recently completed a site inspection at the former Spencer Bomb Target. The evaluation criteria, including types
of munitions that may be present, ease of access to the site and number of people living near the site, will be available
for public review at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 701 San Marco Blvd., Jacksonville, FL 32207.


As part of our ongoing investigation, we are seeking additional information from the public about the former Spencer
Bomb Target (site is four miles southeast of NAS Cecil Field). If you have information, please send it to: Charles
Fales, Project Manager, U.S. Army Corps.of Engineers, 701 San Marco Blvd., Jacksonville, FL 32207 or by email to:
PublicMail.CESAJ-CC@saj02.usace.army.mil.


Stakeholders and members of the public are also welcome to attend a Military Munitions Response Site Prioritization
Protocol coordination meeting, scheduled for Thursday, March 6, 1:00 PM 3:00 PM at the Corps' office at
701 San Marco Boulevard, Jacksonville.


For further information, please contact the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Corporate Communication Office at 904-232-1576.


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25, and the lights of the Penney Memo-
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the Commemorative Concert. People
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pecting to enjoy the evening.
The guest artists were Alfonzo
Lopez, violinist and Michelle Tabor, pi-
anist. To start the program Tabor gave
an introduction about the composer
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of his life touring and performing all over
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Special to Clay Today
OAKLEAF PLANTATION Sheri Mullane,
54, successfully jumped through the hoops
of five corporate mergers as an in-house at-
torney for Bank of America, but when the
time came for the sixth merger, she was
laid off. Mullane quickly decided to go into
business for herself. Noticing the booming
demand for business services for small to
medium-sized companies, Mullane opened
PostNet next to the Oakleaf Plantation Pub-
lix less than two months ago.
PostNet specializes in digital copy and
document services, printing and finishing
services, computer and Internet services,
domestic and international shipping, private
mailboxes, supplies, notary services and
more. In other words, a total small business
solutions provider that is still consumer-
friendly.
Mullane runs the business herself with


one assistant, Tom Conroy, a retired 30-
year-plus educator. Mullane says the most
challenging part of operating the store is
keeping up with her growing community.
Mullane's PostNet is strategically located on
the southwestern side of OakLeaf Plantation,
a new development which encompasses over
5,000 acres of land. OakLeaf Plantation is
approved for approximately 11,500 residen-
tial units with 8,500 already sold to builders
and 3,000 of those sold to residents.
PostNet has two other locations in the
Jacksonville area one in Fruit Cove and
another in Orange Park, and the company
plans to open at least 10 more locations in
the area. PostNet's goal is to have 1,500
global franchises within three to five years.
On Wednesday, Jan. 30, The Clay County
Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon-cutting
and on Saturday, Feb. 2, a grand opening
celebration will bring Jaxson DeVille to the
event from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m.


Horse event benefits Jax Zoo


Special to Clay Today
GREEN COVE SPRINGS The Hunter Jump-
er Association's Grand Prix International
Horse Show and Kids' Carnival on Sunday,
Feb. 3, at the Clay County Fairgrounds will
benefit the Zoo for the 13th year.
Olympic horse and rider combinations
will be competing at the fairgrounds' cov-
ered arena starting at 2 p.m. Admission to
the horse show and carnival are free, with a
$5 parking donation.
The Kids' Carnival features Radio Dis-
ney, with mu-sic, games and prizes, and
"Jazoo," the Jacksonville Zoo and Garden's
hug-friendly, fun-loving lion rhascot, from


10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Zoo animal en-
counters will entertain the kids from 10:30
a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Children can also enjoy
pony rides and stable tours from 1-p.m.
to 4 p.m.
A silent auction starts at 10:30 a.m.
with opportunities to bid on items such as a
Radio Disney party, art work, Zoo Behind the
Scenes Tours, horse paraphernalia and more.
Attendees can enjoy a steak dinner sponsored
by Outback Steakhouse at 11:30 a.m.
Tickets to the luncheon are $35 for
adults and $12 for children. All proceeds
go to the Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens. For
more information or ticket purchases go to
jacksonvillezoo.org or call (904) 757-2000.


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Lillian "Tigger" Megonegal, 78, of Green
Cove Springs, lost a long and hard struggle
and passed away Sunday, Jan. 27.
Mrs. Megonegal
was a former execu-
tive administrative
assistant and was
very active in her
community.
She was a mem-
ber of First Pres-
byterian Church of
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and past secretary Lillian "Tigger"
for the Salvation Megonegal
Army Women's Auxiliary. She was past
president and secretary of the VIA in
Green Cove Springs.
Mrs. Megonegal was secretary of the
Clay County Republican Executive Com-
mittee for 14 years.
She was past secretary of the J: P.
Hall Charities. Charities President Vir-
ginia Hall said, "She was a wonderful
giving person. She gave her all to every-
thing she became involved in. She gave
100 percent, 150 percent. She was a real
asset to a number of organizations in the
county. This is a huge loss to me person-
ally and to the Charity."
She was a Rotary Foundation Paul
Harris Fellow.
Fellow Rotarians ities in the community County Tax
Collector Jimmy Weeks and Orange Park
Town Manager John Bowles remember
her fondly.
her," said Weeks, "I met Tigger and Russ
about 13 years ago. We were Rotarians
and she was very cordial -to me. They
were supportive of me and we became
good fTriends. Tigger gave unselfishly to
chari t he community like Food Pan-
try and J. P. Hall Charities. She was a
sweet loving pers6n; I'll miss her."
her," said Bowles. "Tigger always struck
me as being half of Russ; it was obvious-
ly a good match. They were two people
thatlisved each other and functioned as
a team.
".Tigger was not one to sit home and
watch television; she was involved in a
number of civic activities.
"She was tremendous person, ener-
getic and hard working."
Mrs. Megonegal also was an accom-
plished artist and avid reader.
A memorial service was held Wednes-
Violeday, Jan 30 at First Presbyterian Church
of Green Cove Springs.


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By Leo King
Staff Writer
ORANGE PARK Almost three-quarters of
college graduates cannot read at a basic lit-
erary skill level, says the executive director
of the Florida Literacy Coalition.
Greg Smith was the guest speaker
Thursday, Jan. 24, at the Clay Counter Lit-
eracy Coalition dinner at the Orange Park
Branch library.
He offered some statistics.
"The National Assessment of Adult Lit-
eracy in 2003 came with their study results
which showed that we have a significant
issue around adult literacy in the U.S."
He said, "14 percent of adults have
below basic literacy skills that's 30 mil-
lion individuals."
He explained, "These are folks that are
unable to do tasks as simple as being able
to look up something in TV Guide or in a
telephone book."
He added that another 29 percent of
the population, or 63 million, have basic
literacy skills.
"While they're able to do a lot of simple,
everyday functions, they are still struggling
with certain challenges and are unable to
do things, such as calculating the cost of
ordering supplies from a catalogue or look-
ing for a specific location on a map."
He said they looked a literacy "across
the board," and on the high end, "folks who
are proficient in literacy. Unfortunately,
that only constituted 13 percent of the pop-
ulation, and tragically troubling to me,
certainly, about 70 percent of our college
graduates did not read at that level."
Smith said, "Florida is certainly not
immune. We have the largest number of
students that are transitioning from high
school to adult education in the country."
The educator added, "While there has
really been some substantial progress made
in terms of reading and math scores among
children, there's still a long way to go. Flor-
ida ranks 45th in the nation in terms of high
school graduations."
Another recent national study showed
"employers ranked reading and writing as
the top deficiency for new hirees."
He declared, "This is a reason why
many jobs are going offshore." '
Smith said "Florida ranks third in the
nation in terms of new immigrants coming
into the state." The study showed immi-
grants between 1990 and 2000, based on
census data, "were the youngest and least
educated of any immigrant set measured by
the census since 1890, so it really creates a
challenge for the Clay-County Literacy Co-
alition and other such organizations."
Another topic the literacy advocates
are just entering is health literacy.
"The quality of life factors that are in-
volved are huge. We're about to develop a
statewide.initiative in part because some of
the information that we were made aware
of. It really affects folks' lives."
He explained, "People with low health
literacy have medical costs that are four
times average individuals in the health care
sector. They are often less likely to be able
to follow prescription drugs, they remain in
hospitals longer than other individuals an
average of two to three days longer. The
health care industry estimates that about
$73 billion a year is wasted in unnecessary
health care expenses due to poor health
care literacy."
The literacy coalition is a group of about
200 instructors in Clay County who help
adults, especially those who are foreign-
born, to learn, understand, read and write
English.
About 30 people attended the dinner.
President Dr. Virginia Hash said there is a
waiting list of about 100 students waiting
for an instructor to become available.
Smith began his work in literacy 19
years ago as a volunteer with the Washing-
ton. D.C. Literacy Council. Hle later served
for 12 years as executive director of the Lit-
eracy Council of Northern Virginia.
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Special to Clay Today
ORANGE PARK Trustees of the Paul E.
& Klare N. Reinhold Foundation, Inc. have
agreed to sponsor the third class df Clay
County nonprofit leaders to participate in
the Reinhold Nonprofit Management Team
Development Program.
In addition, the trustees have awarded
more than $70,000 in direct grants to sup-
port the professional development of indi-
viduals who lead nonprofit organizations
serving Clay County.
Trustees also provided grants to orga-
nizations to support professional develop-
ment opportunities for leaders. In all, the
trustees awarded 13 such grants, totaling
$70,293, for 2008.
Organizations receiving the grants were:
Clay County Habitat for Humanity -
- $1,000 to allow the executive director to
participate in a new executive director and
leadership orientation program,
Clay County Health Department -
- $10,000 to allow two staff members to
participate in the Public Health Leadership
Institute of Florida.
Episcopal Children's Services--.
$10,000 to allow management staff to par-
ticipate in the Leadership Effectiveness and
Development Program, Phase 3, designed by
Dr. Suzanne Montgomery of Jacksonville.
Lutheran Social Services of Northeast
Florida -- $2,216 to allow the director of .
advancement to complete the Nonprofit
Management Certificate Program at Rollins
College.
Miller Street Neighborhood Renewal,
Inc. -- $800 to sponsor a staff member's
participation In Leadership Clay.
National Multiple Sclerosis Society -


- $10,000 to allow staff to participate in a
leadership development program.
Project S.O.S., Inc. -- $10,000 to sup-
port staff participation in the Reach Ameri-
ca training program.
Quigley House -- $1,082 to allow the
Executive Director to participate in non-
profit management programs at Rollins Col-
lege.
Ronald McDonald House :- $5,950 to
allQw staff to participate in RMHC special-
ized leadership training'seminars.
The Jacksonville Children's Chorus,
Inc. -- $5,000 to allow staff to participate
in the Chorus America/National Performing
Arts Convention program and Leadership
Jacksonville.
The Salvation Army -- $800 to spon-
sor a staff member's participation In Lead-
ership Clay.
YMCA of Clay County -- $9,385 to
allow staff members to participate in the "7
Habits of Highly Effective People" training
program.
Young Life Clay County -- $4,010 to
allow staff to participate in the Fast Track
Intern program.
The trustees also awarded $5,000 to
the Clay County Agricultural Fair to provide
funding for the construction of the covered
demonstration pavilion for the "Early Flori-
da Living History.Exhibit."
The pavilion will be named the "June
Reinhold Myers Pavilion" in honor of her
retirement as a trustee of the founda-
tion.
The Paul E. & Klare N. Reinhold Foun-
dation Inc. has assets of $8.9 million and
has made more than $1.6 million in grants
in the last five years. Details on the founda-
tion can be found at www.reinhold.org.


QUALITY OF LIFE COMMITTEE MEETING
Please be advised that the Clay County Quality of Life Committee will meet at
4:00 P.M., Thursday, February 7. 2008, in the Board of County Commissioners' Meet-
ing Room, 4th Floor of the Clay County Administration Building, 477 Houston Street,
Green Cove Springs. This meeting is open to the public and all interested persons are
invited to attend.
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DIANA D. CARRINGTON
Mrs. Diana D. Carrington, 58, of Green
Cove Springs, Fla., passed away Wednes-
day, January 23, 2008. She was born on
October 20, 1949, in Fairdale, WV. She
had lived most of her life in the local area
and was the owner of Green Cove Book-
keeping. She was a member of Mensa and
loved to decorate cakes. She loved her
dog, Simba and was a generous, loving
and caring person who loved to take care
of other people. She was a member of the
Jehovah's Witnesses and will be dearly
missed by her loving family and friends.
She was preceded in death by her mother,
Virginia and Sam Kemsey; her husband,
Max L. Carrington and a brother, Sam Jo-
seph. Survivors include her father, Wil-
liam "Bill" Davidson; son, Duane Davidson;
siblings, Buffey, Helen (Ron), Nikki, Mar-
vin (Shirley), John (Mary), Billy (Lori) and
Jerry; and a grandson, Timmy. Funeral
services were held Tuesday, January 29,
in the Broadus-Raines Chapel. Please
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rangements by Broadus-Raines Funeral
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MARJORIE ORR SPURRIER
Mrs. Marjorie Orr Spurrier, 86, of
Green Cove Springs, Fla., passed away
Thursday, January 24, 2008. She was
born on March 13, 1921, in Charlotte,
NC to Harry and Kathleen Orr. She was a
founding member of Pinewood Presbyte-


rian Church and was their past choir di-
rector and pianist, serving the Lord thru
her music. She enjoyed sewing, painting
and gardening and loved her dear family
and friends who will miss her dearly. She
was preceded in death by her parents; by
her husband, Rev. Graham Spurrier; and
by a sister, Kitty Orr Kissell. ".Survivors
include her children, John Graham Spur-
rier. Ill of Johnson City, Tenn.; Sara Kath-
leen Spurrier (Jim Cardozo) of Green Cove
Springs; and Steve Orr Spurrier (Jerri) of
Columbia, SC; brother, Harry Tracy Orr
of Atlanta, Ga.; sisters, Dorothy Turner
of Raleigh, NC and
Eleanor Freeman
(Frank) of Hickory,
NC; brother-in-law,
Robert N. Spurrier
of Charlotte, NC;
grandchildren, John
Graham Spurrier
IV (Elizabeth); Kim-
Majorie OrrSpurrier berly Cox (James);
Roland Henderson;
Rebecca Smith (Michael); Lisa King; Amy
Moody (Jay); Steve Spurrier, Jr. (Melis-
sa) and Scott Spurrier and great-grand-
children, Sydney Spurrier; John Graham
Spurrier V; Logan Spurrier; Zach Cox;
Kaley Cox; Regan Smith; Addison Smith;
Trey King; Davis King; Jake Moody; Kyle
Moody; Lauren Moody; Gavin; Luke and
Emma Spurrier; and Nolan Spurrier. Fu-
neral services were held Sunday, January
27 at Pinewood Presbyterian Church with
the Rev. John Findlay officiated. Inter-
ment followed in Hickory Grove Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions
in her name may be made to Pinewood
Presbyterian Church, 198 Knight Boxx
Rd., Middleburg, Fla., 32068. Please sign
the family's online register book and view
their DVD Memory Tribute at www.broad-


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WINSON L. KNUTSEN
Mr. Winson L. Knut-
sen, 89, of Green Cove
Springs, Fla., passed
away Tuesday, Janu-
ary 22, 2008. He was
born to Gunder and Min-
nie Elvira Knutsen on August 15, 1918,
in Alachua County, Fla., and was of the
Baptist faith. He honorably served his na-
tion in The United States Army and was a
World War II veteran. Later, he worked in
Civil Service and retired after 33 years.
He served as secretary .for 18 years for
Clay County Council for the Blind and was
on the Awards Committee for the Florida
Council for the Blind. He was also a mem-
ber of, and past treasurer for The Clay
County Historical Society and he enjoyed
watching football and golf. He was pre-
ceded in death by his parents and by one
son, Winson L. Knutsen, Jr. He is survived
by his beloved wife of 57 years,. Donna-
gene Knutsen; one son, Floyd Knutsen;
and many nieces, nephews, and cousins.
Funeral services were held on Friday,
January 25 officiated by the Rev. Mike
Madaris and the Rev. Garrett Hays. Inter-
ment followed in Hickory Grove Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made
to the Hickory Grove Building Fund (904)
284-3311. Please sign the family's online
guestbook and view the memory video at
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Bobby O'Neil Brown,
77, of Orange Park, Fla.,
passed away Tuesday,
January 22, 2008. He
was bornron November-25, 1930, in Cir-.
cleville, Ohio to Ralph and Mary Brown.
He was a Korean War Veteran, serving his
country in the United States Air Force and
had worked as an electrical engineer for
the Naval Engineering Service Unit. He
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was very active in Ham Radio, having the
FCC call letters, W8KVL and was instru-
mental in establishing Ham Radio Opera-
tions in the Republic of Philippines. Mr.
Brown was the Commodore at the Yacht
Club in the Philippines and had lived in
the local area since 1981. He was a pilot
and enjoyed computers, genealogy and
fishing. He was of the Baptist faith and
will be dearly missed by his loving family
and friends. Survivors include his loving
wife of 38 years, Luz Ponsica Brown; chil-
dren, Craig Brown (Regina), Diane Moen
(Jon), Merna Dickey (Warren) and Jenni
Szabo (Mike); brother, Buddy Brown
(Patty); sister, Monna Holter; grandchil-
dren, Mitchell, Kristian, Ethan, Samantha,
Michael Justin, Asa, Steven and Kyle and
great-grandson, Noah. Funeral services
were held Saturday, January 26 in the
Broadus-Raines Chapel with the Rev. Tim
Hall officiating. In lieu of flowers, me-
morial contributions in his name may be
made to the Orange Park Amateur Radio
Club, Inc., P.O. Box 1029, Orange Park,


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BETTY COVILLE "ELIZABETH"
Mrs. Betty Coville "Elizabeth", 61, of
Orange Park, Fla., passed away Sunday,
January 20, 2008. She is survived by her
son, Ricky Adkins and wife, Rhonda Ad-
kins; two grandchildren, Amber and Cody
Adkins; two step grandchildren, Megan
and Takoda Poindexter, all of Rocky
Mount, VA; a daughter, Tammy Towler
of Orange Park; a sister, Bonnie Myers;
two brothers, Roger Scott, of Chicago; and
Jack Scott, of Florida. Funeral services
were held Friday, January 25 at Holly Hill
Funeral Home, 3601 Old Jennings Road,
Middleburg, Fla.
ALEXANDER THOMSON


Mr. Alexander Thom-
son, born 17 Febru-
ary, 1932, in Newark,
New Jersey, departed
abruptly and far too
soon on Monday, Janu-


ary 21, 2008. He retired as a Lt. Cmdr of
the United States Navy in 1974, after an
esteemed 23-year career. Following his
retirement from the Navy, he earned his
Bachelor of Technology and his Masters
in Education from the University of North
Florida. His pursuit of higher education
was concurrent with a teaching career


at Florida Community College of Jackson-
ville. After a 30-year tenure with FCCJ,
he retired as a Professor of Engineering
Technologies in 2004. He is survived by
his beloved wife, Jeannette Thomson and
his cherished family, Marie and husband
Gerald Solomon; Doreene and husband
Larry Rollings; Michelle and husband Tim
Beck. Grandchildren Timothy; Taylor and
Alexis Beck; Anabelle Solomon, Nathan;
Jackson; Ellie and William Rollings will
miss their adored grandfather. The fu-
neral service was held Friday, January
25, at Saint Paul's Catholic Church, Jax
Beach, followed by internment at Palm
Valley Cemetery.
FRED AQUINO
Mr. Fred Aquino, 86,
of Orange Park, Fla.,
passed away Thursday,
January 24, 2008. He
was born on April 1,
1921, in Binalonan, Philippines to Mar-
ciano and Thomasa Aqui. He was a re-
tired Petty Officer 2nd Class in the United
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pel. Interment with full military honors
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LILLIAN "TIGGER" MEGONEGAL
Mrs. Lillian "Tigger" Megonegal, 78,
of Green Cove Springs, Fla., passed away
on Sunday, January 27, 2008 after a long
and hard battle. She was a former ex-
ecutive administrative assistant and was
very active in her community. She was a
member of First Presbyterian Church of
Green Cove Springs and a past president
and secretary of the VIA in Green Cove
Springs; past secretary for the Salvation
Army Women's Auxiliary; past secretary
of the Clay County Republican Sxec'utive
Committee for 14 years; past secretary of
the J.P. Hall Charities; a Rotary Founda-
tion Paul Harris Fellow as well as an ac-
complished artist and avid reader. She
will be dearly missed by her loving fam-
ily and friends. Survivors include her
loving husband of 31 years, E. Russell
Megonegal; children, Nina Wunderlich
m(Tony); Eric Sather; Richard and Wayne
Megonegal; brother, Larry Schuelie (Nat-
alie); sisters, Helen Hellings and Marlene
Marshall; and grandchildren. Emily Rear-
don; Krista and Rachel Sather and Cyn-
thia Arnao.. A Memorial Service was held
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Obituaries
FROM PAGE 16A

Wednesday, January 30 at First Presby-
terian Church of Green Cove Springs with
the Rev. W. Hunter Camp, II officiating.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions
in her name may be made to the Florida
Oncologists Patients Assistance Fund,
1801 Barrs St., Suite 800, Jacksonville,
FL 32204. Please sign the family's online
.register book at www.broadusraines.com.
Cremation arrangements by Broadus-
Raines Funeral Home (904) 284-4000.


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THERESA R. SCHREFFLER
Mrs. Theresa R. Schreffler, 89, passed
away, Monday, January 28, 2008. She
was born in Philadelphia, Pa., and had
lived in Clay County since 1964. Survi-
vors include three sons, Francis; David
(Lindy); and Robert Schreffler, brother,
Bill Aruffo, eleven grandchildren including
Charlotte Kennedy, eighteen great-grand-
children and four great-great-grandchil-
dren. Graveside services will be held
Friday, February 1 at 2:00 p.m. in Holly
Hill Memorial Park. The family will re-
ceive friends Thursday from 6:30 to 8:30
p.m. at Holly Hill Funeral Home.
ROE MIXON
Mr. Roe Mixon, 75, of Green Cove
Springs, Fla., passed away Saturday, Jan-
uary 26, 2008. He was born on October 10,
1.932, in Atkinson County, Ga., and was of
the. Baptist faith. He honorably served his
nation in The United States Army and was
a Korean War veteran. He was a member
of Veteran's of Foreign Wars, Post 1988 in


Green Cove Springs and enjoyed hunting,
fishing, and taxidermy. He was preceded
in death by his brother, Jerry White. He is
survived by his beloved wife of 48 years,
Marie Mixon; four children, Gerry Mixon
(Dorinda); Ray Worley; Pat Doty (Phil);
and Sybil Vinson (Larry); four brothers,
Ronsea White (Bernice); Ronnell White;
Robbie White; Randall White (Ricky); four
sisters, Frances Stokes; Fern Martine;
Fair Resea Godwin; and Fedila Rowland;
eight grandchildren; and thirteen great-
grandchildren. Funeral services were
held in the Broadus-Raines Chapel on
Wednesday, Janu-
: "I ary 30 officiated by
Pastor Glen Tillis.
Interment followed
in Penney Farms
Cemetery. In lieu
of flowers, dona-
tions to Community
Hospice of North
Roe Mixon East Florida (904)
886-3883 are ap-
preciated. Please sign the family's online
guestbook at www.broadusraines.com.
Arrangements by Broadus-Raines Funeral
Home (904) 284-4000.


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MORRIS "WAYNE" TURNER
Mr. Morris "Waynetion in the Merchant Marines
Turner, 82, of Green Cove
Springs, Fla., went to be
with the Lord on Mon-
day, January 28, 2008.
He was born on April 28,
1925, in Cuthbert, Ga., to John Ed and
Ruth Turner. He graduated from Pine Hill
High School in Bainbridge, Ga. He proudly
served his nation in the Merchant Marines
during World War II. Following his tour of
duty he returned to Bainbridge, Ga. He


met and married his wife Patricia Turner
in 1947, and they moved to Green Cove
Springs as newlyweds in 1948. He then
began his career with Civil Services as an
aviation firefighter and then a power plant
operator. He retired in 1974. After a brief
retirement he went to work for the State
of Florida and retired in 2000. He loved
music and he enjoyed boating, fishing, and
being outdoors. He also enjoyed camping
and motorcycles. Wayne loved the Lord,
and was active in the church all of his
life. He served as deacon of First Baptist
Church of Green Cove Springs and later of
Hickory Grove Bap-
tist Church. He was
a devoted and loving
husband, father, and
grandfather and will
be greatly missed.
He is survived by his
devoted wife, Patri-
cia Ann Turner; three
Morris "Wayne" Turner daughters, Dianne
(Wayne) Youngs of
Pensacola; Denise (Troy) Grimes of Jack-
sonville; and Jeri Lynn (Gene) Lacy of
Orange Park; four granddaughters, Misty
Lynn North; Mindy Ann Burkhart; Chris-
tina Lassiter; and Kimberly Youngs; and
three great grandchildren, Caleb Lassiter;
Dalton Lassiter; and Lana Marie North.
The family will greet friends on Thursday,
January 31 from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. in the
Broadus-Raines Chapel. Funeral services
will be held in the Broadus-Raines Chapel
on Friday, February 1 at 2 p.m. officiated
by the Rev. Ron Baker and the Rev. Jerry
Robinson. Interment will follow in Hickory
Grove Cemetery. Please sign the family's
online guestbook at www.broadusraines.
com. Arrangements by Broadus-Raines
Funeral Home (904) 284-4000.


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On Saturday, Feb. 9, from 1
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to an appreciation open house of
family fun including tours, hayrides,'
activities, games, music and re-
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supporters.
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Two charged in violent fight


Clay Today staff
MIDDLEBURG Two men involved in
a fight at a County Road 220 park that in-
volved a stabbing and shooting are in jail.
All of the victims have been released from
the hospital and are expected to recover.
Christopher Sanchez-Perales, 22, of
Middleburg and James Anthony Fortes,
19, of Orange Park are each charged with
aggravated battery, according to Clay
County Sheriff's Office arrest reports.
The incident happened about 6 p.m.
Tuesday, Jan. 22, while the men were
playing basketball at Armstrong Park in
the 2400 block of CR 220. During the bas-
ketball game two different fights broke out
when the players began arguing over a
girl, the report says.
When Fortes again delayed the game
while talking on his cell phone, Sanchez-Pe-
rales approached him intending to stab him


Christopher Sanchez-
Perales


James Anthony Fortes


in the arm but missed and put a two-inch
stab wound in Fortes' back, the report.
A second victim, Mathew Barnett,
who came to help Fortes received a -six-


inch cut on the neck when Sanchez-Pera-
les punched him in the face while holding
the knife, the report says.
Sanchez-Perales' brother, Paul, then
began fighting with Fortes, who pulled out
a gun and shot Paul Sanchez-Perales in
the arm, the report says.
The two brothers fled to the parking
lot, then Christopher Sanchez-Perales
went back to the basketball court while
holding the knife to get car keys they left
behind. The two then fled before police ar-
rived, the report says.
Fortes also is charged with posses-
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Arrests


The Clay County Sheriff's Office
made the following arrests Jan. 23-29:
Allen, Bryan, 19, driving while license
suspended / revoked
Allen, Justin, 19, driving while license
suspended / revoked
Allport, Clayton, 26, DUI
Armington, William, 28, driving while
license suspended/ revoked, poss. of par-
aphernalia, poss. of cannabis
Arpen, Allen, 40, grand theft, criminal
mischief, burglary
Asbell, Roberta, 49, worthless check
Barton, Willie, 52, sale or deliver of
cocaine, sale or deliver of marijuana
Bettey, Leo, 61, aggravated assault
Bileau, Evelyn, 43, simple battery
Bijeau, Evelyn, 43, simple battery
Bradley, Carolyn, 52, grand theft
Brooks, Regina, 31, battery, resisting
an officer
Brooks, Timothy, 30, burglary, grand
theft
Brown, Chauncey, 41, petit theft
Brumby, Jeffery, 21, grand theft, deal
ins stolen property
Bryant, John, 50, driving while license
suspended / revoked, poss. of marijuana
Butts, Thomas, 25, violation of parole-
domestic battery
Campbell, David, 28, driving while li-
cense suspended / revoked
Carlson, Walter, 42, driving while li-
cense suspended / revoked
Carter, Bryant, 18, petit theft
Celestin, Sanlos, 19, no valid driver's
license
Cercy, Steven, 20, DUI
Chaffin, Kenneth, 42, trespass
Chandler, Joe, 42, driving while li-
cense suspended / revoked
Chitty, Mahrie, 31, driving while li-
cense suspended / revoked
Clark, Eric, 27, contempt of court
Collins, Alexander, 1.8, violation of pa-
role- burglary
Crowley, Shawn, 26, violation of pa-
role- domestic violence
Daugherty, Joanne, 21, violation of
parole- petit theft
Davis, Timothy, 21, poss. of cannabis
Dees, Lance, 33, violation of parole-
warrant
Drakeford, Michael, 43*, battery
Duck, Kendra, 29, DUI
Durden, Billy, 28, grand theft
Edwards, Shawn, 35, indirect crimi-
nal contempt
Eison, Johana, 18, scheme to defraud
Fitch, John, 54, domestic battery


Fletcher, Steven, 36, habitual traffic
offender, poss. of firearm by convicted
felon
Fortes, James, 19, poss. of firearm,
aggravated battery
Foster, Monaka, 26, violation of pa-
role-burglary
Foust, Nina, 48, battery
Fowler, Shawn, 31, violation of pro-
bation
Francis, Stuart, 67, DUI
Freet, James, 38, poss. of controlled
substance, poss. of paraphernalia
Gadson, Gwendolyn, 29, retail theft
Goldblatt, Neal, 36, simple battery
Goodrich, Angelique, 46, worthless
check
Greene, Terry, 49, title fraud, crimi-
nal use of person ID info
Griffin, Justin, 20, armed burglary,
grand theft .
Hale, Steven, 32, contempt of court
Hall, Adam, 25, burglary, simple bat-
tery, criminal mischief
Hamlin, James, 23, poss. of crack co-
caine
Harrelson, Danne, 23, simple battery
Harris, Justin, 21, poss. of cannabis
Harryman, Russell, 26, grand theft
Hearons, Catherine, 21, driving while
license suspended / revoked
Henderson, Tricia, 36, petit theft
Herron, Clyde, 22, driving while li-
cense suspended / revoked
Hicks, Jeremy, 35, driving while li-
cense suspended / revoked
Hicks, Kevin, 19, poss. of cannabis
Hickson, Domenik, 19, simple battery
Hodges, Cody, 19, deal in stolen prop-
erty
Horine, Robert, 45, no valid driver's
license
Horsley, Wiley, 51, driving while li-
cense suspended / revoked, no motor ve-
hicle registration
Horton, Kyle, 20, criminal mischief
Hughes, Jonas, 29, domestic battery
Hughes, Moses, 26, poss. of controlled
substance
Ibaraa, Jose, 44, no driver's license
Inglett, George, 39, driving while li-
cense suspended / revoked
lurceac, Alexandr, 23, petit theft
Ives, Bruce, 52, DUI
Jeffers, Terry, 41, DUI
Jones, Eric, 35, failed to return rental


property
Kassie, Imran, 21, contempt of court
Kelley, Adrian, 30, loitering or prowling
Labrie, Victor, 47, deal in stolen prop-
erty
Landa, Alonzo, 23, no valid driver li-
cense
Law, Rachel, 22, simple battery
Lester, Andrew, 19, simple battery
Lester, Robert, 49, simple battery
Lewis, James, 42, driving while li-
cense suspended / revoked
Lewis, Stephen, 23, driving while li-
cense suspended / revoked
Lopez, Genesia, 19, no valid driver's
license
Louis, Stacy, 18, shoplifting
Lowe, Brian, 37, workmen's compen-
sation fraud
Lowe, Jeramie, 32, battery, criminal
mischief
Magbeu, Joseph, 35, battery
Mann, Samuel, 24, poss. of cannabis,
no valid driver's license
Manny, Kimberly, 34, worthless
check
Marsh, Dalton, 33, trespass
Mccary, Robert, 41, contempt of
court
Mccauley, Nicholas, 25, domestic bat-
tery
Mcneish, Matthew, 26, contempt of
court
Meeks, Richard, 38, indirect criminal
contempt
Mercado, Juan, 28, fugitive from justice
Miller, Michelle, 41, worthless check
Montes, Fredy, 21, no valid driver's
license -
Nichols, Jered, 28, operating motor
vehicle with canceled tags
Nolan, Kevin, 21, simple battery
Odom, Mathew, 21, trespass
Osborne, Corey, 26, burglary, simple
battery, criminal mischief
Padilla, Fransico, 35, aggravated as-
sault


Visit www.claytoday.biz/crimewatch to access the
Clay County Sheriff's Office active warrants


Clay County Sheriffs

Office Most Wanted

As of Monday, January 28, 2008






James Amy Carter, Patrick Timothy Peter Timothy
Amerski, 19, 31, fail to re- Dixon, 36, Griffin, 28, Lombardi, Madrid, 23,
grand theft turn leased sale & de-
grand theft turn leased ry crack grand theft 35, grand burglary
property cocaine auto theft






Latory Miller, David Tomula Toni Tanner, Lloyd Tellas, Anthony
31, violation Pembelton, Sanders, 30, 24, criminal 21, felony Williams, 25,
insuranceon- 24, utility probation use of ID worthless grand theft
fraud theft felony traffic check auto
*Editor's Note: The Clay County Sheriff's Office provides photographs and related information
about suspects appearing in Clay Today's Most Wanted section. Anyone with information on
these suspects is asked to call CCSO at 284-7575.





[] Christopher Marion


DOB: 10/19/63
Race: Black
Sex: Male
Weight: 190 lbs.
Height: 5'8"


US Conspiracv to traffic marijuana


Palmer, Nancy, 63, no valid driver's
license
Paxton, Joseph, 25, driving while li-
cense suspended / revoked
Perez, Joshua, 23, grand theft
Perrone, Russ, 53, DUI, resisting an
officer
Pettit, Wendy, 42, petit theft
Pitts, Thomas, 21, battery
Pratt, Shallen, 25, poss. of cannabis,
poss. of paraphernalia
Pritchard, Nathan, 19, poss. of con-
trolled substance, poss. of drug parapher-
nalia
Puleo, Steven, 54. poss. of controlled
substance
Rafuse, Michael, 20, operating motor
vehicle with canceled, driving while li-
cense suspended / revoked
Randalph, James, 50, petit theft
Ransom, Misty, 37, poss. of parapher-
nalia
Reynolds, James, 57, DUI
Rhoades,.Nathan, 31, no valid driver's
license, poss. of paraphernalia
Richardson, Annie, 48, poss. of con-
trolled substance
Richardson, Avery, 23, poss. of con-
trolled substance
Rife, Amanda, 18, interfering with
custody
Rivera, Jose, 26, flee/attempt to elude
police, driving while license suspended /
revoked, resisting an officer, poss. of
drug paraphernalia, poss. of controlled
substance
Rivera, Pedro, 22, trespass
Rivera, Victor, 27, violation of pretrial
release
Roberson, Allen, 29, violation of pa-
role- conspiracy traffic marijuana
Rossar, Anthony, 30. aggravated as-
sault
Sanchez-Perales, Christopher, 22, ag-
gravated battery
Santiago, Luis, 27, poss. of cannabis,
resisting an officer
Sapp, Quenton, 21, contempt of court
Simon, Jason, 25, driving while li-

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cense suspended / revoked
Simonds, Lyle, 50, indirect criminal
contempt,
Smith, Christina, 39, disorderly in-
toxication, battery on leo
Smith, Misty. 24, driving while license
suspended / revoked
Smith, Robert, 30, writ of attachment
Smith, Tony, 19, robbery
Spicer. Shawn, 23, DUI, driving while
license suspended / revoked
Stafford, Darlene, 33, petit theft
Stevens, Larry, 30, poss. of crack
cocaine, poss. of cannabis, poss. of drug
paraphernalia
Stewart., Amy, 46, false imprison-
men t
Stroud, Angela, 29, deal in stolen
property
Stroud, Robbin, 30, deal in stolen
property
Suit. Robert, 42, concealed firearm
Sullivan, George, 23, petit theft
Tabora, Mauricio, 32. driving while
license suspended / revoked
Taylor. Randall, 23, disorderly intoxi-
cation
Thomas, Michael, 28, driving while
license suspended / revoked
Thomas. Rodney, 42, driving while li-
cense suspended / revoked, attaching tag
no assigned
Thomas, Rodney, 42, writ of attach-
ment
Tillman. Tony, 24, violation of-parole-
schemes to defraud
Tracy, Shawn. 20, indirect criminal
contempt
Trumpler. Renard, 23, contempt of
court
Vazquez, Samantha, 30, operating
motor vehicle with canceled tags, poss. of
drug paraphernalia, driving while license
suspended / revoked
Wager, Christopher, 36, disorderly
intoxication
Webber, Alicia, 25, grand theft, writ
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remember that this day was given to us."
Boyer's widower, Shad, did not attend
the memorial. "It's been a bad month," his
sister explained.
After Boyer's death and before grad-
uating from Orange Park High School,
Fletcher had decided on a career in crimi-
nal justice. But things change in a year,
and Fletcher has formed a non-profit
organization called Force for Change.
Her first challenge is to raise funds for
building the Andrea Boyer Memory Wall
at Jacksonville Memory Gardens on Blan-
ding Boulevard. "I'd rather do this right
now [than pursue the career]," Fletcher
said.
"I want this for all the murder victims
of Clay County, not just my family," the pe-
tite blonde told the crowd. The wall "will
be a place for families to come and find
peace... It will be a symbol for this com-
munity... to see how many lives we lose to


Memorial wall

Heather Fletcher, sister-in-law
of Andrea Boyer, who was killed
as she arrived for work on Jan.
23, 2007, has formed a non-profit
group, Force for Change. The first
mission is to raise funds to con-
struct a memorial wall in honor
of victims of violent crime in Clay
County.
For more information, con-
tact Fletcher at Force for Change,
P.O. Box 612, Orange Park 32067-
0612for (904) 238-3410. Visit
force4changeinc@yahoo.com or
myspace.conm/force4change.

senseless acts of violence. This wall will
prove that the people of Clay County are
coming together to make the change," a
flyer says.
The cemetery has donated the land
and will get the monument at cost about


$10,000 for Force for Change. A motor-
cycle ride to raise funds is scheduled for
May 18.
Boyer's death still is etched in the
minds of her bosses.
"The day-to-day is easier, but I'm still
bewildered that this could happen," vet-
erinarian Susan Shelton said before the
ceremony of prayer, song and and per-
sonal remembrances by others.
"Sometimes I look back and say to
myself, 'Did that actually happen?'" said
veterinarian Michal Harris. She later told
the visitors that she had for an instant
thought "Maybe we should just bulldoze
the place and start all over."
"But I thought, 'You know, this place
belongs to the community [of friends,
sheriff's office, colleagues, clients],'" she
declared.
Said Sheriff Rick Beseler: "A year ago,
a horrible crime rocked Clay County. A
young woman was taken too soon."
He said that on a cold, wet day similar
to the one Saturday, he was at the crime
scene and "I told my staff, 'We are going to
solve this.' And 24 days later we did."


Detectives were stymied by the crime,
which occurred near 5 a.m. A grainy sur-
veillance tape from the next-door car
wash was the only early hope for solving
the mystery.
The Sheriff's Office said tests identified
the attacker as Michael Renard Jackson,
whose DNA blueprint was on Florida's da-
tabase of registered sex offenders. He was
following all requirements of the state's
sex offender laws when he is alleged to
have attacked and killed Boyer.
"I 'remember the day the [alleged]
killer was apprehended," Scott Setser,
husband of veterinarian Shelton, said
with a sigh. "I pray he might confess. But
today is about Andrea," he told those at
the ceremony.
"When all this [trial] is over, we will
remember Andrea Boyer and not the cow-
ard [Jackson]," Beseler said.
Jackson, 39, is charged with sexual
battery and second degree murder. A plea
of not guilty has been entered in the case;
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By Aida Mallard
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KEYSTONE HEIGHTS People driving at
excessive speeds have been an ongoing
problem that the city has tried to solve by in-
stalling speed bumps, but, according to some
city residents, they have not done enough.
"Install more speed bumps," said D.
Grant, adding that her street, Nightingale,
is used as a short cut from State Route 100
and with heavy traffic all day long, more
that the existing street bump is needed.
"Small children can't play in the yard,"
said Grant. "It's a desperate situation."
Grant said Clay County deputies patrol
the street and in a few weeks have written
30 speeding tickets, but since they can't
patrol that street-24 hours a day, speed-


ing continues.
Mayor Mary Lou Hildreth said people
are driving around the speed bumps and
in Lakeview Drive they are damaging the
sidewalks: She directed City Manager Ken
Venables to work with the Public Works De-
partment to find a way to stop people from
continuing to drive around the sidewalks,
and to recommend where speed bumps
should be installed.
"We need to know how many (street
bumps) and where," Hildreth said.
At a recent council meeting, it came to
light that Volkert & Associates, Inc. of Tampa,
the city's engineer, said speed bumps in the
city were installed too far apart, and not
providing the desired effect. This informa-
tion prompted Hildreth to call for Volkert to
look at all the streets and to suggest how to


make the speed bumps more efficient.
Hildreth said the cost of installing speed
bumps is minimal and can be done using in-
mate labor. Councilman Lyndel Hale suggested
asking Clay County to install speed bumps on
their streets in the Keystone Heights area.
Council members revisited why more
speed bumps were not installed.
Hale said funds weren't available at the
time.
However, a few years ago city residents
were surveyed, and not all wanted speed
bumps on their street. Some expressed con-
cern speed bumps could cause damage to their
vehicles, so the city council decided to install
speed bumps only on those streets where the
majority of the residents wanted them.
In other business,
The city is contributing $1,000 per


year to Venables retirement.
The city's community budget request
for the Legislature includes a road for the
Keystone Airpark, $50,000 for a water
study to find ways to increase water flow in
area lakes, an emergency operations center
and community center, and funding to solve
drainage problems at Keystone Beach. Al-
though the city officials are planning to trav-
el to Tallahassee to lobby, Hildreth said the
status of the economy in the state may not
bode well for the city's chances to get the
funding. Last year, the same request was
made unsuccessfully.
Venables was directed to work with
City Attorney Rob Bradley to revisit a dog
ordinance that residents say is not enforced.
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the next day, the Sheriff's Office said.
Penny Pickett said her husband had
gone over to collect a $35 debt Williams
owed him. He-walked over there with two
of his children, 10-year-old Buddy Jr. and
Cierra, 12.
A Sheriffs Office report says Buddy Pick-
ett asked Cierra and Audrey Johns to go to
the front door and when Williams answered
the door they asked him for the money.
When Buddy Pickett heard that Williams
become upset-and begin yelling at the girls
as he walked into the front yard and con-
fronted Williams, the report says.
Williams was then inside, during which
time Pickett thought he was going to get the
money but instead he produced the rifle.
Detective Eddie Howell said multiple
shots were fired and one of the shots passed
through Pickett's body.
Alicia Johns said her daughter she was
standing in front of Pickett's daughter, who
was trying to reach her father, when she
was struck.
"She grabbed her and stood in front
of her, more to keep her from getting her
daddy," Alicia Johns said.
The girl will see a specialist this week
because doctors initially left the bullet
lodged in the thigh.
"It's right at the top of her thigh. It's
very scary actually. A few more inches and
it could have been very serious," she said.
Unable to work since December when he
broke his arm roofing a barn, Buddy Pickett
was only trying to get money to feed his fam-
ily, Penny Pickett said.
"He was just trying to.get food for his
family," she said between heavy sobs.
But he also knew that Williams could be
trouble, she said.
"We had several altercations with him,"
she said. "He was always pulling guns on
people or killing the neighbor's dog."
He sent the two girls up there to avoid
facing Williams, Penny Pickett said. Her
husband wanted to get along with Williams
because Pickett's sister was living there and
the two had a baby together.
"My husband sent my kids up there to
get their aunt, Lisa, To come out and talk to
him," she said. "He didn't want any problem
with John. He said we just won't associate


any more.
When the arguing began her husband
was walking away when Williams shot him
in the back. After he was shot, Buddy Pickett
turned around and begged Williams not to
shoot him again, Penny Pickett said.
"He told him 'John don't shoot me again.
It hurts.' But John shot him again anyway,"
she said.
Her two children are still traumatized
by the incident.
"No they're not alright," she said. "They
are going to start counseling tomorrow."
Williams had three prior arrests in Clay
County. In 2006 he was charged with aggra-
vated assault and driving with a suspended
license and in 2004 he was arrested on DUI,
the Sheriff's Office said.
Picket also had a criminal history in
Clay County reaching back to 2001, with
his most recent arrest in June 2007 for re-
sisting without violence. He also was previ-
ously charged with being a habitual traffic
offender, fleeing/attempting to elude police,
reckless driving and possession of drug par-
aphernalia, according to court records.
Penny Pickett said she believes Williams
was under the influence of drugs when he
fired the shots.
"He's used drugs all the time.I've known
him since I lived out here," said Pickett.
But, she added,-"He knew what he was
doing."
Detective Howell said Williams denied
being under the influence of any drugs.
"It was an ongoing dispute of some kind,"
Howell said.
And it may not be over. Penny Pickett
said she still fears for her safety.
"Some of (Williams') friends came here
and were telling me my husband deserved
this. That he was the intruder," she said.
"But there was no reason for it. My husband
didn't deserve this."
Penny Pickett, 30, said her husband was
her sole provider and that she had never
worked outside the home. They got married
when she was 15 years old.
"He kept me so sheltered," she said. "I
didn't go to grocery store, I didn't do any-
thing. He did it all for me."
Alicia Johns said her daughter, who is
home schooled, is still very troubled by what
she saw and the family will seek counseling
for her.
"It's going to take a while," Alicia Johns
said. "Those children shouldn't have seen
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in the national spotlight during his post-
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McCain, who won Florida's 57 GOP
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