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ORANGE PARK Two ,1a: k.s,,n-
ville men have been renamed bn i .
the Clay County Sheriffs O'icei j ]
as suspects in the September
killing of an Argyle marn
Eric Joel Colon's body was Ericolon
found in the 200 block off Ches- Eric Colon
wick Oaks. He had been robbed and shot
while walking home and his body left along


Education

rally acks

Blanding

By Greg Walsh.
Managing Editor
ORANGE PARK- Hundreds of people turned
out Saturday, March 7, to show their sup-
port for education and Clay County teachers
losing their jobs due to declining state funds
to operate public schools.
With many wearing red T-shirts and
waving signs, the supporters lined Blanding
Boulevard near the Kingsley Avenue inter-
section for two houit to wave at passing.
cars and get the message out about shrink-
ing school funding.
Organizer Angela Schaefer said the rally
was to show state legislators that Florida
needs to change the way it looks at education.
"It's to show them all the support we
SEE RALLY, 22A


Hector Sanchez Markeil Thomas
the roadside. A passerby spotted the body
about 12:30 a.m. and notified police.


One of the shooting suspects, Markeil
Thomas, 18, was arrested Tuesday, March
11, and booked into the Duval Detention
Center, Sheriff Rick Beseler said at a press
-conference Wednesday, March 11.
Hector Gabriel Sanchez, 19, is the other
man they believe was involved, the Sheriff's
Office said. Sanchez, the alleged gunman in
the shooting, is already in the Duval County
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STAFF PHOTO BY GREG WALSH
Clay County teachers wave to passersby on Blanding Boulevard during a Saturday, March 7, rally that
drew hundreds of people. The Clay County Education Association says it plans another rally later this
month.


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Olympics
Jon Borom of Clay Hign School
runs in the 200-dash during the
Special Olympics 2009 Summer
Games hela Friday and Saturday
at Ridgeview High Senool. Run-
ning along slde is a volunteer.
See Page 4A for related story and
photographs.

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Special park

gets donation

from Walmart
Clay Today staff
ORANGE PARK- Physically challenged chil-
dren in Clay County are closer to having a
special playground following a $1.2 million
donation Tuesday, March 10, by Walmart
Corp. to the-Clay County Commission.
The company also donated 16 acres
behind its store at 899 Blanding Blvd. for
a "Boundless Playground," which will in-
clude swings, a picnic area and trails that
physically challenged children can use. The
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Daylight Savings Time: Is it real?


Did you feel it? I did. At just about 2
a.m. Sunday, March 8, I was awake when
old Mother Earth emitted a sedate little hic-
cup, staggered forward 15 degrees and then
continued serenely on her way. The clock
now read 3 a.m.
Daylight Savings Time had arrived and,
once again, the universe had conformed it-
self to the wishes of one of its most insignifi-
cant elements Homo sapiens.
Or had it? Soft, easily damaged, running
the gamut from mentally challenged to blaz-
ing brilliance, this incredible invention has
the ability to make itself believe. anything.
Take Daylight Savings Time; did the Earth
really skip ahead 15 degrees.? Did old Sol put
the peddle to the metal for an hour before
continuing on his lazy way? Is there actually
an extra hour of daylight in our DST days?
Of course not. But does it really mat-
ter whether or not there's an extra hour
of daylight in our summer day as long we
think there is? Of course it doesn't. We
think we have more daylight, it feels like
we have more daylight, and we conduct our
private and public lives accordingly and
will gripe our heads off when we return to
Standard Time in the Fall. But who cares?
If we're happy in our. little self-deception,
whose business is it?
We really are a self-delusional species. -
Have you ever seen a ghost? I haven't but
I once heard something that sounded sus-
piciously like a banshee. Others, however
firmly believe in the existence of disembod-
ied spirits. Why, there's even a TV program
called Ghost Busters. I don't watch it; I'm
not that far gone.
.How about UFOs? I've seen plenty of
things in the sky that I couldn't identify and
that, I believe, qualifies them as unidentified
flying objects. I don't think what I saw w6re
extraterrestrial but I'm willing to concede
that others'may have had close encounters;
I kinda wish I had.
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be able to explain it. The mind, however,
does seem to be able to override the body in
many instances. If one believes and believes
strongly enough, it does seem as though the
physical body cooperates.. Does this belief,
this faith come from an external source or
from within us? If you want to put a religious
spin on that statement; 1 will follow up by
saying that I suspect you can find eminent
theologians who could argue on both sides
of that question.
Still, how many people have experi-
enced "miraculous" cures, how many have
recovered from coma just before theywere
to be unplugged? I would venture to say too
many to be accounted for by coincidence.
Belief can be a very comforting thing,
too, even if it has very little basis in fact.
Have Sou ever watched a child's eyes light
up at Christmas time when Santa Claus
comes on the scene? When you see kids in
rapt attention before their favorite cartoons,
you just know they are living the action right
along with the-characters. ,
This kind of belief, though, has its dark
side, too. There have been all together too
many reports of late of teenagers who have
committed monstrous crimes under the in-
fluence of television and computer games.
We not only ae not only are self-delusional, we are
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into the dark side because of electronic
media. Those flickering screens do have
their hypnotic influence.
There are times, though, when some
people, under certain circumstances see
things that they know are not real but see
them anyway. I am one of them. Most peo-
ple have heard of d6jbvu, the feeling that
you are reliving something that you have ex-
perienced before. D6ja vu has its flip side,
called jamais vu. This is a perception that
your present experience is not real, that you
are experiencing a fantasy of some kind. If
it is intense enough, the entire view before
you may sparkle like sun reflecting off the


ripples of a dark body of water.
Fortunately, neither d6ej vu nor jamais
vu usually lasts long, nor is it dangerous.
Well, just to bring this diatribe to an end
and maybe provide some fodder to another
column sometime, I would like to suggest
that there are at least two types of reality.
There is the objective reality that may be
weighed, touched, tasted, smelt and there is
a subjective reality devoid of physical con-
straints. Scientists ignore subjective real-
ity precisely because they cannot measure
it. But does that mean it is not real? Think
about it.
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OP Council splits on wastewater issue


By Stephen Kindland
Correspondent
ORANGE PARK -- The town of Or-
ange Park moved a step closer to
meeting more stringent guidelines
for wastewater treatment Tuesday,
March 10, when Town Council mem-
bers approved on first reading a pro- Sarah,
posed contract that would extend the
town's multi-million dollar bid award with
PBM Constructors.
The 3-2 vote means the council will con-
duct a second reading at its next meeting on
April 7. If approved, a public hearing will be
scheduled before a final is taken.
Town councilmen Steve Howard and
Pete Morgan voted against the proposed
contract, which would give PBM Construc-
tors an additional $3.3 million to complete
phase two of the estimated $9.7 million im-
provement plan, saying they wanted more
time to study the plan's details.
The first phase of the bid award which
cost the town $4.2 million -- is nearly com-

Correction
The St. Johns River Cleanup coordi-
nated by Clay County's Environmental Ser-
vices Department is 8 a.m.-noon Saturday,
March 21. The date was wrong in a previ-
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plete. Phase two will get under
way if and when the extension
receives final approval.
Town Manager John Bowles
said it's possible that the town
won't need to spend any money
for the third phase.
"After phase two is done,
npbell we'll let everything run for a
while and see how it works,"
Bowles said, adding that the project's origi-
nal price tag of more than $14 million al-
ready has been whittled down to it's current
$9.7 million estimate.
Extending the project, which calls for
state and federally mandated improvements
to the town's three wastewater treatment
plants, also is contingent upon the council's
approval to amend this year's operating bud-
get. That issue already had been approved
unanimously on first reading at Tuesday's
meeting.
The proposed budget amendment would
increase the town's operating budget from
$12.9 million to $17.5 million because


money would be shifted from the town's util-
ity fund and other budgets. Money cannot be
appropriated for the wastewater improve-
ment project directly from the utility fund.
Bowles said he is happy with the town's
current financial status, and that the town
still has enough money in reserve to handle
a major catastrophe, such as a hurricane.
"I feel pretty good about where we are,"
he said. "We're still standing strong."
In other business, the council:
Heard complaints from several resi-
dents about excess traffic in their neighbor-
hood they claim is the result of business
being conducted by Waste Not Want Not.
The not-for-profit organization on Carnes
Street collects food from a variety of sourc-
es and distributes it to food banks and other
charitable organizations.
Orange Park resident Joyce Berrier,
who lives across the street from Waste
Not Want Not, showed council members
several photos of vehicles that she claimed
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Letter had

Stood ideas

for district
Dear Editor:
The guest editorial by Ann B. Wiggins in
last week's Clay Today shares some excel-
lent information and ideas concerning our
schools, The subject is of extreme impor-
tance-- the education of tomorrow's adults-
- and the writer, a former teacher, certainly
has good creds..
If we need to make cuts, that means we
must sacrifice somewhere(s); where will
that be? Putting the school board members'
intention to'cut their salaries by 3 % into
context (i.e., most municipalities do not pay
their school boards; these part-time board
members already receive full-time health
and retirement benefits) was news to me
and very revealing.
Some employees receive both administra-
tive and retirement salaries from the school
system? Not logical; not right. Her sugges-
tion that employees not receive'retirement
benefits until they-leave the school system
makes sense and seems far more honest. And
the suggestion of sharing usage of stadiums
among several schools is also a sensible one.
I know from experience that students'
motivation for working hard and getting good
grades is sometimes connected to being on a
team-- and that physical exercise will proba-
bly form habits that will keep them healthier
in adulthood.
When I lived in Michigan some 30 years
ago, more usage of the school buildings was
achieved by having classes for two groups
every day in the same space: Jr. High and
Sr. High, etc. This was achieved by running
the school from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. (Year-round
education would also bring substantial sav-
ings in terms of better use of utilities.)
Is anyone considering these ideas or dis-
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Bill Dion, 57, Herman Gibbs, 62, Justin Miller, 21, Jennifer Reuter, 23,
-.Middleburg Clay Hill Orange Park Middleburg
I know northeast history better Not as much as I'd like to. Don't know rnucn. I remember doing projects in
but I know the town was burned school about Main Street but I
down in 1864 and was originally don't think about it anymore.
called Clark's Ferry.


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Special Olympians rule the day


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gathered at Ridgeviev\ Hi-rh, Stiool AItI- i.ri\ le\ ttelo,_rr, e r [' l.rI.,, 'ly ar r i
letic Field Friday and Satura.dv. iMaich intriuI r lIjied i h pairo ri j ti lets I
6 and 7. The events t i-i the S ic, l Si Sl 1 ,ol .1 \ s\ ch.I :,o l [ihe niari-ri:- t irit,
Olympics 2009 Sum-
mer Games Track and
Field competitions.
Saturday the field
hosted the Bocce
and Cycling events. .
It is hoped that other
sports like swim-
"ming and gymnastics
will be offered in fu-
ture years. The Faill
Olympics with dates
to be determined will
feature Basketball,
bowling and power p .-- B
lifting. '
The athletes' oath .
spreads it mantle
over the youngsters n
and all do their best .
to live up to it, "Let
me win. But if I can't "
win, let me be brave -
in the attempt." And STAFF PHOTO BY BOB HENDERSON
generally they are. It An adult volunteer demonstrates the long jump for competitors before they
generally tnheyare. t get started at the, 2009 Summer Games.
is-not at all.unusual .


the "Flame of Hope"
into the stadium
and lit the Olympic
Torch; they were
Devin Athey, Rid-
"evi'ew HS; Angela
Groves, Ridgeview
HS and Jon Borum,
Clay HS.
Special Athlete
Joshua Lee, Patter-
son Elementary, led
the oath.
Crowley thanked
some special orga-
nizations for their
i. support of Special
Olympics. They were
McDonald's and
CORRESPONDENT PHOTO BY RANDY LEFKO Chick-fil-A who pro-
David Pia:, .:,of Ridgeview High School showSv hiS ileaSure at receIvirg a ribbon vided the food for


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legiance.
Special guests and officials were in-
trdduced and three special.athletes ran


Olympians' lunches;
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June, Fall Buvling competition in Sep-
tember and Fall Basketball Competition
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Hibernia
FROM PAGE 5A

after year. In fact, the Flemings ended every
season already fully booked for the next.
Meals were with the family in the home's
vast dining room and the food was plenti-
ful. Tables groaned with vegetables grown
on the property, home-raised beef, chicken
and pigs and fresh game from hunting forays
organized for visitors by the young Fleming
lads.
Winter boarders enjoyed breakfast on


placemats made from newspapers thrown
on the dock before daylight. They lingered at
the table long after the-plates were cleared
reading articles aloud, writing poetry and
sharing lively discussions while plans were
made for the day.
Usually on the agenda for the brave was
a dip in the pool, fondly referred to as "Hi-
bernia's swimming vat". The small pool and
adjacent cypress-floored bathhouse were
fenced to conform to Victorian standards of
modesty.
Lawn tennis, strolls on the grounds,
fishing from the pier, catching a riverboat
to Jacksonville or Green Cove Springs or


Guests at the Fleming family's Hibernia Plantation enjoyed golf on a nine-hole course or as shown here
at the clock golf putting green. The golf cottage in the background was rescued by Frica Massee and
moved down the St. Johns River to become the River House at Club Continental.


just claiming a rocking chair on the wide
front porch of the main house .and watch-
ing life on the river were just a few of the
possibilities.
But the all time favorite activity of the
Fleming's guests was golf. Fans of the
sport had the choice of playing nine holes
or spending an afternoon on the clock golf
putting green.
The highlight of the season was Tour-
nament Week, usually the second week in
March, when golf aficionados from as far
away as Jacksonville and St. Augustine
came to participate in the competitions. For
the full week the collection of prizes for win-
ners, including the tiny silver cups always
donated by the Flemings, were displayed in
the formal parlor of the main house.
Anticipation reached a .fever pitch by
the afternoon on the last day of the festivi-
ties when all gathered on the front veranda
of the main house and winners were an-
nounced and prizes awarded with traditional
pomp and ceremony.
The Flemings couldn't offer the posh re-
sort experience of the grand hotels along the
river but they thrived by sharing their home
and lives and providing guests a real Florida
experience.
"Gentle Readers", please let me know (at
mjmctammany@yahoo.com) of any topic(s)
in Clay. County history that you would like to
know more about. Comments and questions
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Letters
FROM PAGE 4A
cussing them further with Ms. Wiggins?
Rebecca E. Hight
Penney Farms

Keystone Heights bike trail
funds needed for education
Dear Editor:
Did.you know that a "bike trail" which
cost over $1.4 million was constructed in
Keystone Heights just a few months ago?
This bike trail runs all the way from
Goldhead Park to the intersection of SR 100
and SR 21. For a 2 traffic light town, this is
the 2nd bike trail that's been constructed. I
make regular trips to Keystone to visit family,
friends and for appointments, and through-
out this time I've yet to see a single person
riding on the bike path or even walking it.
By my estimate/guess, I am assuming
this bike trail is being used by maybe 10 or
20 people, most likely the residents-of Key-
stone Heights.. Most of the bike trail is built
in an enormous area where there's no homes
at all. With the dire economic situation being
experienced in our country, state, and county,
couldn't this money have gone to other more
important projects........such as our schools?
How many school jobs could this have
saved? How many ways could this money as-
sist the students in any way? This money could
have been used to benefit thousands of school
personal and children around the county (in-
cluding Keystone Heights) instead of a few in-
dividuals in an isolated area of the county to
"exercise". I find this totally absurd!
I understand certain departments are
allocated money for certain projects .but in
these tough times, an exception could have
been made and the money should have been
reallocated to benefit more people- to help
save hundreds of jobs and uphold Clay Coun-
ty's reputation as a place parents prefer to
have their children educated.
People want to move to Clay County for
the schools, and without families choosing to
move to Clay County for the school system,
it will effect us all- now and down the road.
Among other revenue, additional funding for
the county from property taxes.
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BCC drops impact fee for two years


By Bob Henderson
Staff Writer
GREEN COVE SPRINGS The rumors had
been circulating for.days; the BCC was going
to abolish all impact fees, including schools;
the BCC was going to enact a $2 million cut;
and so on.
When the Board of County Commis-
sioners (BCC} convened at 2 p.m. Tuesday,
March 10, it opened to a full house. By the.
time the board adjourned at 6!30 p.m., 33
citizens had stepped forward to speak to
the issue of impact fees. Not surprisingly,
most were opposed to the fees and pleaded
for their demise; a few, however, supported
retaining them.
Chairman Wendell Davis, noting the ru-
mors, announced up front that school con-
currency was not an item of discussion and
no action would be taken on that subject;
only the transportation impact fee would be
considered.
Commissioner Travis Cummings told the
audience that board members had to develop
thick skins and ignore rumors. But, he said,


"We do mind when people start in the old
politics for which Clay County is noted. That
is a waste of energy that could have been
-better used on the steps of Tallahassee."
Commissioner Ronnie Robinson noted,
"The money we will get from impact fees or
from schools will be minimal."
Playing the devil's advocate, Commis-
sioner Chereese Stewart pointed out, "The
original agenda item was pretty general; it
really didn't specify."
"I urge you to get smart about what's
going on in Tallahassee," Commissioner
Doug Conkey said. "They are doing some
things that will bring local government to its
knees. We are the government closest to you
but money decisions are being made miles
away."
Davis had a fistful of blue cards in his
hand from audience members who wanted
to speak. He opened the public hearing and,
at all times, had three persons ready; one at
the microphone, one "on deck" and one wait-
ing to step into the on deck circle.
Of the 33 speakers from the audience,
only four asked for retention of transporta-


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Realtor Debbie Carrie, pointing to the
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board, "Reduction of impact fees is not going
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Durwood Smith worried that elimination
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Most of the other speakers were associ-
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industry. Predictably, their comments were
skewed toward eliminating or suspending
the transportation impact fee.
Ken Smallwood supported getting rid
of the impact fee but told the board, "You
guys are taking on the.hard work that the
County Commission should have done four
years ago."


John O'Conner said the problem started
20 years ago but that the impact fee is not
accomplishingg anything. "We need a broader
base, "he said, "a bond issue."
Bill Garrison said that the building in-
dustry creates jobs but that buying existing
homes does not create a single job. "You are
smart enough people to figure our something
that will work," he told the board.
Realtor Chuck Davis offered four pos-
sible solutions:
Eliminate impact fees;
Adopt a moratorium and spread the
impact fee over 20 years;
"Consider changing the name to oner-
ous one-time tax designed to cripple builders
and prevent lower income buyers from buy-
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.ORANGE PARK Ask developer John
O'Connor what it's beeii like bringing the
first movie i,, ii ,' to Fleming Island and
his answer is very succinct.
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But when the 12-screen theater of-
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A grand opening ceremony and special
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Call the Fleming Island 12, the theater
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so filmgoers can escape the elements.
In addition to hli,-. ii.1 first-run feature
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Diener joins SOE office


Special to Clay Today
GREEN COVE SPRINGS -- Sarah Die-
ner has joined the Clay County Supervi-
sor bf Elections office
as the new voter out-
reach and' elections
communication coor-
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communication. Sarah Diener
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sports editor of the student paper, Spin-
naker.
Sarah has also worked as a freelance
journalist and had stories published in
area newspapers and magazines. She cur-
rently lives in Jacksonville.
Carpenter takes Mall post
ORANGE PARK-- Holly Carpenter has
been hired as director of mall marketing
and business develop-
ment at Orange Park
Mall.
Mall owner Simon
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Carpenter will work
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and implement the
overall strategic mar-
keting direction of Holly Carpenter
the shopping center
in order to meet corporate and property
*business and marketing objectives. She is
also responsible for staff supervision of
customer service, sponsorships/business
development, budgeting and monthly mar-


keting analysis, along with maintaining
community, tenant and public relations.
Prior to joining Simon, Carpenter was
the director of marketing for KB Home,
where she managed the annual market-
ing and public relations budget, developed
market strategy and was responsible for
marketing materials and public relations.
Carpenter was previously a Consultant
and Sales Director at KB Home.
Carpenter graduated from Florida
State University, is married and has a
one-year-old son.
Curves offering free classes
ORANGE PARK -- Curves of Orange
Park is offering free weight management
classes the third Saturday of each month
to teach its proven method for losing
weight and raising metabolism.
The classes, which start at 11:30
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The Allegro receives award
ORANGE PARK-- The Allegro at Fleming
Island received the Senior Property of the
Year Award from Love Management Co. -
Genelle Thomas, community director
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privilege to work for a Senior Living Com-
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seniors.
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ORANGE PARK- Registration is under
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Registration for the program ends.
March 16. Participants may also register
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5 p.m., Monday through Thursday and 8
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By Bob Henderson
Staff Writer
GREEN COVE SPRINGS On Tuesday,
March 3, boat owners tied up to docks 11
and 12 in Green Cove Springs Marina, to
the floating docks between them and to the
bulkhead were told they must move their
boats no later than 4 p.m. Thursday, March
5. They were told that the docks required
extensive repairs and that they were sched-
uled to begin Monday, March 9.
That's a pretty tall order to be accom-
plished in just 48 hours.
Office Manager Crystal Williams said
there are some 91 boats tied up at the ma-
rina and about 25 more on various legs of
cruising to the Bahamas. These owners, Wil-
liams said, "...have been notified by email
and when they return they should be pre-
pared to go into storage that same day."
The marina has a storage yard where
some boats can go but they cannot be lived on
or worked-on there. There also is a work yard;
boats taken there still may be live-aboard.
Clay County Port Executive Director
Ted McGowan said that their engineers in-
formed him last week that the docks' pilings
had deteriorated badly and they had to be
evacuated immediately.
McGowan said that to underscore the
severity of the situation, Reynolds attorneys
notified Bob Speakman, owner of the marina,
that vacation had to be within 48 hours.
McGowan said the docks, built in 1946,
had steel pilings and concrete decks. Says
McGowan, "We've been monitoring the
docks for years but, in the past two years,
the salinity in the St. Johns River has in-
creased dramatically and the steel pilings
have deteriorated far more rapidly than
anticipated."
John and Petra Kowalchack of Lexing-
ton, Va.'have been coming to Green Cove
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By Bob Henderson
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FLEMING ISLAND Every now and then,
even in today's darkening economy, a light
shines forth from the gathering gloom. Such
a light is Fleming Island's AT&T Call Center.
Built originally as a Bell South call and
wholesale center, with the merger of Bell
South and AT&T two years ago, the facility
turned its attention fully to customer ser-
vice. That service is now provided 24 hours
a day, seven days a week. There are now
AT&T Call Centers in 22 states and around
the world. Offshore centers are found in
India and the Philippines, among others.
That's what a call center is. It receives
calls from AT&T customers, answers ques-
tions, solves problems and, if necessary, dis-
patches a technician to handle the problem.
There is an information tech on the premis-
es, says Associate Director David Pugh, plus
an extensive technical network. In 2007 the
facility also became a high speed internet
service center serving both residential and
commercial customers.
AT&T also partners with Direct TV to


provide television service.
Pugh says the Fleming Island center has
more than 400 employees, called customer
assistants, and is continuing to hire. These
are new hires, he says, not transfers. "These
are entry level, career oriented," he says. Ap-
plicants are tested in a number of areas, not
all technical, and, if qualified, are assigned
to a training group. There they receive train-
ing in the technical information they need
and in handling customers, as well.
Pugh.says the company has brought
more than 2,500 jobs back from offshore.
"We believe that we must be the solution,"
he says.
0 Pugh says many of the new people
are very young but some are older people
supplementing retirement or carving out a
second career.
The work environment is second to
none. Spacious cubicles provide comfort-
able and convenient space. The work sta-
tions, themselves, are adjustable so that, at
the. touch of a button, it can be raised or
lowered to a comfortable level; users can
even work standing up if they want a break
from sitting.


STAFF PHOTO BY BOB HENDERSON
'Associate Director David Pugh stands inside the Flem-
ing Island AT&T Call Center.


AT&T'conducted a trial work-at-home
program last year that Pugh says was very
successful. While there is no current WAH
provision, Pugh says there very well may
be in the future.
Employees are represented by the
Communication Workers of America and
Pugh says the union and management work
together to make it "a good place to work."
And it seems to be. There is a large
lunch room on the first floor and smaller
break rooms throughout the building. There
also is a game room with ping-pong, foos-
ball and booths with internet capability for
those who have brought laptops.
An Employee Counsel meets monthly to
handle problems, if any, and consider sug-
gestions.
A Union Roundtable with management
also is concerned with employee welfare.
It's not all-work, either; a fun commit-
tee plans special events for holidays and
other activities.
When Pugh said they want to make it a
good place to work, he meant it.
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Marina
FROM PAGE 10A


Springs for years. The first year they sailed
their vessel, "Ragtime Duet," down but have
stored it here since and driven.
Like so many others at the marina, Petra
says, "It's like a family. Everyone knows ev-
eryone and we all help each other. For some
people, this is their home."
John says, "This place has become an
icon."
John says they are more fortunate than
some others; they have a place for their boat
to go.
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to place, "...most-of my adult years." He
too commented on the family atmosphere.
He had been planning to leave later in the
spring.."I just had to move my schedule up
a little," he said,
Some others aren't so lucky.
One person who lives on a house boat
built on pontoons also works all day'and has
no opportunity to search for a place and is
desperate. It's particularly difficult because
leasing offices for marinas and apartments
usually are closed by late afternoon.
Once the docks are repaired, current
tenants will be called and told they can
"come home."
For most of them that day can't come
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women should have their first colonoscopy
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years after for those at average risk.
Anyone with a family history, or a genetic
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the colon); or Hereditary Non-Polyposis
Syndrome (family members who have
had different types of tumors including
ovarian, endometrial, hepatobiliary,
brain, skin, or. small bowel cancers)
should be screened at a much earlier age;
sometimes as a teenager.
Inflammatory bowel disease, Crohns
disease and Ulcerative colitis. increases
ones risk of developing colon cancer. The
American diet, with its high fat content
and low fiber and calcium levels also
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low fat diet rich in fruits, vegetables and
grains may help lead to a longer, healthier
life. Of course one of the best-gifts for a
50 year old is a bowel prep kit for their
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tarry looking stool. These symptoms and/
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RICHARD CHESSER, JR.
Mr. Richard Chesser, Jr.,
72, son of Richard .Chesser,
Sr. and Ethel Lee.Chesser of
Green Cove Springs,-went to
be with our Lord on Sunday;
March 1, 2009. Survived by wife, Helen; son,-
Ricky; two daughters, Roxanne and Robin;
grandchildren; Melissa and Frank; and one
sister, Carol Lee Thomas. He served in The
United States Marine Corps and in The Unit-
ed States Army. He retired from Hillsborough
County State Prison as Assistant Director.
Graveside Services will be- held at 1:00 p.m.
Saturday, March 14 at Hickory Grove Cem-
etery with Dr. Donald Ramsey officiating. In
lieu of flowers, donations to LifePath Hos-
pice in Temple Terrace, Fla., or to Pancre-
atic Cancer Research would be appreciated.
Please sign the family's online guestbook
at www.broadusraines.com. Arrangements
are under the care of Broadus-Raines Fu-
neral Home, 501 Spring Street, Green Cove
Springs, Fla., (904) 284-4000.

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DORIS HALL WILLIAMS-
Mrs. Doris Hall Wil-
liams, 78, passed away on
Wednesday, March. 4, 2009.
She was born in McKees-
port, Pa., and resided in
Middleburg for over 20 years. She served in
the United States Army and was a member
of American Legion Post 250, Middleburg.
She is survived by her son, Wesley G. (Eliza-
beth Jane) Williams; two daughters, Connie
(Alvin) -Letchworth and Merle Williams; two
grandchildren,: Alvin Lee Letchworth and
Wesley G. Willians 'Jr.; five great grand-



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children, Kayla; Abigail; Logan; Isabelle and
Brandon. Funeral services were held Mon-
day, March 9 at Oak Grove Baptist Church,
3645 County-Road 215, Middleburg, Fla.,
32068. Burial followed in Oak Grove Baptist
Church Cemetery with military honors.

MARY GUTIERREZ
Mrs.. Mary Gutierrez, 82, passed away
on Tuesday, March 3, 2009. She was born
to Baylon and Euffemia Montano on Decem-
ber 3, 1926, in Cantilon, NM. She married.
Gabriel Gutierrez on December 21, 1946, in
Las Cruces, NM. He preceded her in death
in 1985. They had three sons, Gabriel, Gil-
bert and Steve. She enjoyed crafts, stain.
glass pictures and needlepoint. She became
affiliated with the Loyal Order of Moose in
June, 1985, when she joined Las Cruces,
NM Chapter #1202. She came to Moose-
haven on July 3, 2001, where she resided
for 7 years. Burial will take place in the Na-
tional Cemetery in Sante Fe, NM next to her
husband, Gabriel. She is survived by three
-sons, Gabriel Gutierrez of Silver City, NM;
Gilbert Gutierrez of Greely, Colo.; and Steve
Gutierrez of Las Cruces, NM. Please sign the
family's online guestbook at www.broadus-
raines.com. Local arrangements are under
the care of Broadus-Raines Funeral Home,
501 Spring Street, Green Cbve Springs, Fla.,
(904) 284-4000

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GENE FOWLER
Mr. Gene Fowler, 84,
passed away Wednesday,
March 4, 2009. He was born
'to William and Ada Fowler
on September 15, 1924, in Lawrence Coun-
ty, Ind.,He was a believer in Jesus Christ
and of the Baptist Faith. He served in The
United States Army and was a proud Veteran
of. WWII. He later worked as a truck driver
for. Mayflower Moving Company. He enjoyed
fishing, playing cards, and playing pool. He


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became affiliated with the Loyal Order of
Moose in 1953 when he joined the Madison,
Ind., Lodge #765. He came to Moosehaven in
2006. Funeral services were held Monday,
March 9 conducted by the Rev. Helen Taylor
and Officers of Opportunity Lodge followed by
entombment in the Moosehaven Mausoleum.
He is survived by one brother, Maxwell "Lee"
Fowler.and a sister, Maxine Foley. Please
sign the family's online guestbook at www.
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the care of Broadus-Raines Funeral Home,
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MARIE O'STEEN NEARING
Mrs. Marie O'Steen Nearing passed
away Thursday, March 5, 2009, after a brief
illness. Funeral services were held Wednes-
day, March 11, at Hardage-Giddens River-
mead Funeral Home. Interment will take
place at a later date at the Veterans Memo-
rial Cemetery. She was preceded in death by
her husband, Harry, her parents and seven
siblings. She is survived by two sisters; Nel-
lie O'Steen Wilsey Smith and Jean O'Steen.
Parker and husband Buddy and many oth-
ers. The family suggests any memorials be.
made to the Salvation Army www.salvation-
armyusa.org Catholic Charities www.ccb-
jax.org and click on Donations or call (904)
354-4846 ext. 232 or mail your donation to
134 E. Church St., Jacksonville, Fla., 32202.
Please join us in sharing her life at www.-
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JOYCE ANN SHAMBLIN
Mrs. Joyce Ann Shamblin, passed away
and joined her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ
in Heaven on Thursday, March 5, 2009, after
a nearly three year battle with Ovarian Can-
cer. Born February 26, 1949, in Riverdale,
Md., to Louise and Gerald Pierce. She was
a loving and devoted wife and a wonderful
Mother to her two daughters. A celebra-
tion of her life was held Monday, March 9,
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Joyce and her family are members. Survived
her husband, Don and her daughter, Holly of
Jacksonville; daughter Lisa Mathew of Mid-
dleburg; her mother, Louise Adkins; step-fa-
ther, Robert Adkins of Myrtle Beach, SC; and
her step-sister Deborah Martin of Ijamsville,
Md. She was preceded in death by her father,
Gerald Pierce. Hardage-Giddens Rivermead
Funeral Home, 950 Park Ave. Orange Park,
Fla., in charge of arrangements.


AGNES KATHLEEN
HUMPHRIES
Mrs. Agnes Kathleen Humphries, 80, of
Lake Geneva passed away Thursday, March
5, 2009, at Bradford Terrace Nursing Home
in Starke following an extended illness.
She was born on April 9, 1928, in Ludo-
wici, Ga., to the late John.and lona (Miller)
Hodges.: She. had been a long time resident
of the area, a member of the Gadara Baptist
Church, and a housewife. Her survivors in-
clude her',son, Milton James Humphries, Jr.
of Lake Geneva and her granddaughter and
caretaker, Amanda Humphries of Gaines-
ville. Private services are being held. In
-lieu of flowers please make contributions to
the Alzheimer's and Dementia Foundation
c/o"Shands UF Neurological Dept., P.O.'Box
100236, Gainesville, Fla., 3261f. Arrange-
ments are under the-care of Jones-Gallagher
Funeral Home, 340 E. Walker Dr. Keystone
.Heights, Fla., 32656. 352-473-3176. www.
jonesgallagherfh.com

KOBINA "KOBY" DADZIE
Mr. Kobina "Koby" Dadzie, 19, of Middle-
burg, Fla., passed away on-Thursday, March
5, 2009. He was born on April 25, 1989, in
Jacksornille, Fla., to Emanuel and Florence
Dadzie. He lived his entire life in the local
area. He was a student at the University of
Florida and a member of the Honor Society.
He loved skateboarding, art, photography,
music and his guitar. He is survived by his
parents, Emanuel and Florence Dadzie; and
his brother, Kweku Dadzie. Funeral Services
will be held at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, March
1-4 at Broadus-Raines Funeral Home. Visita-
tion will be held one hour prior to the service.
Please sign the family's online guestbook at
www.broadusraines.com. Cremation ar-
rangements are under the care of.Broadus-
Raines Funeral Home, 501 Spring Street,
Green Cove Springs, Fla., (904) 284-4000

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ROBERT FARRELL CLARK
Mr. Robert Farrell Clark, 78, of Jackson-
ville passed away Tuesday, March 3, 2009.
A memorial service will be held at a later
date in Indiana. The family requests that
memorial contributions take the form of do-
nations to the Sulzbacher Center, 611 East
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PATRICIA IRENE POOLEY
Mrs. Patricia Irene Pooley, 63, passed
away Wednesday, March 4, 2009. She was
a life long resident of Jacksonville. Survi-
vors include her mother, Doris Eaton; son.
Aaron Eaton (Michelle); daughter Crystal
Eaton; Brothers, Junior Ayers (Donna); Arty
Ayers; and Lee Ayers; sisters, Diane Savage;
Annette Mosley (Charles); Jeanette Stew-
art (Skip) and Nina Hatcher (Charles); an
aunt, Mildred McHale; cousin, Debbie; and
many friends and other relatives. A memo-
rial service was held Friday, March 6, at the
Green Cove Springs Congregational Holiness
Church with the Rev. Ronnie Surrency, offi-
ciating. Arrangements under the direction of
Lawrence-Helm Family Funeral Home (284-
9696) helmfuneralhome.com.

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HARRIET ELIZABETH MORGAN
Mrs. Harriett Elizabeth Morgan, 93 of
Keystone Heights passed away Monday,
March 9, 2009, at the Community Hospice,
McGraw Center in Jacksonville. She was
born on March 9, 1916, in Pittsburg, Kan.,
to the late Jesse and Lenna (Evans) Led-
better. She moved to Keystone Heights 25
years ago from Orange Park and was a re-
tired cake decorator and was raised in the
Baptist Faith. Her survivors include her
daughter, Dorothy Moore (Marvin, F.) of
Keystone Heights; grandchildren, Kelly Mi-
ragliotta (Vince) of Freemantle, Australia;
Kimberly Anne Pate of Keystone Heights; and
Karen Annette Rocereta (Eric) of Jackson-
ville; four great grandsons, Nicholas and Na-
thaniel Pate and Ryan and Ethan Rocereta.
Graveside services will be held on Thursday,
March 12 at 2 p.m. at the Keystone Heights
Cemetery with Pastor Jason Nettles Qfficiat-
ing. In lieu of flowers the family asks that
contributions please be made to St. Jude
Children's Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place,


Memphis, Tenn., 38105. Arrangements are
under the care of Jones-Gallagher Funeral
Home, 340 E. Walker Dr. Keystone Heights,
Fla., 32656. 352-473-3176. www.jonesgal-
lagherfh.com

ELIZABETH J. (SUTTER)
HUFF
Mrs. Elizabeth J. iSuierr Huff, 68, of
Keystone Heights -passed away Wednesday,
March 4,.2009, at'her home after a long bat-
tle with-Leukemia. Born on June 5, -1940,
in Rexville, Ind., she was the daughter of the
late Ezra David and Dora Lee (Hacket) Sut-
ter. She was a homemaker. She is survived
by her husband of 32 years; Paul Huff; four
sons, Keith Baggett of Lake Butler; Bruce
Baggett of Glen St. Mary; Paul H. Huff and
Angela of Melrose; and Paul K. Huff and
Tammy of Melrose; three daughters, Cynthia
Nipper and Glenda Whitton -of Jacksonville;
Marie Hartline of Mcclenny; and Melissa and
Mike MacDonald of Greenville, Ala. She is
also survived by seventeen grandchildren,
and five great grandchildren, one brother,
Bill and Dee Sutter of Cincinnati, Ohio and
two sisters, Nancy Campbell of Seymour,
Ind., and Eleanor Ryker of Madison, Ind. Fu-
neral services were held on Monday, March
9 in the funeral home chapel with the Rev.
Franklin Griffis officiating. Burial in Eliam
Cemetery, Melrose. Arrangements by the
Jones-Gallagher Funeral Home, Keystone
Heights, 352-473-3176. www.jonesgalla-
gherfh.com

SCOTn WESLEY SWANGER
Mr. Scott Wesley Swanger 35, of Orange
Park, Fla., entered into'heaven to be with his
Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Thursday,
March 5, 2009. His precious memory will
live forever in our hearts. He was born in
Portsmouth Naval Hospital, Portsmouth Va.,
on December 14, 1973, and resided in Or-
ange Park Florida since 1982. He was a lov-
ing fiance, son, brother and friend. He was
an.incredibly hard worker, a gentle soul who
loved animals and nature, enjoyed fishing,
cooking and spending time with. friends. He
had a big heart and dearly loved his family
and friends and was loved by all who knew
him. He will be sadly missed. Survivors are
his parents, father, David A. Swanger and
wife Betsy; grandparents, David and Olivia
Swanger of Shippensburg, Pa.; mother, Mil-
lie Swanger and Jeff Holt; sister, Stephanie
Helm; his fiance, Sandie Fontana; Sandie's
daughter, Anastasia Garnett; Sandie's par-
ents, Mike and Cora Fontana and several
aunts, uncles, cousins, many, many friends
as well as his beloved dogs Malakai and
Gypsy. The family will receive friends from
3:30 until 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, March
12 in the Broadus-Raines Chapel. Funeral


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of flowers, memorials may be made to your
local safe animal shelter. Please sign the
family's online guestbook at www.broadus-
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DONALD LEE BAZZELL, JR.
Mr. Donald lee Bazzell,
Jr. 43 of Keystone Heights,
Fla., passed away Friday
March 6, 2009, from in-
juries he sustained in an
automobile accident. He was born on May
31, 1966, in Garden City, Mich., to Donald
Lee and Constance Ann (Smith) Bazzell. He
served in the United States Navy and was
a prison guard -for the State Prison System.
His survivors include his wife of 18 years,
Renee Bazzell and their children Anthony
and Kyle Bazzell all of Keystone Heights;
parents, Donald and Constance Bazzell of
Westland, Mich.; siblings, Richard Bazzell
of Atlanta, Ga.; Phillip Bazzell of Spring Hill,
Fla.; Rhonda Masse and Amanda Boehringer
of Mich.; father and mother in-law, Eddie
and Sharon Ellis of Keystone Heights; five
nephews and five nieces, many aunts, un-
cles, close friends. Funeral services will be
held in the DeWitt C. Jones Chapel in Starke
on Thursday, March 12, at 4 p.m. with Pas-
tor Steve Hayes officiating. Burial will be a
later date. Arrangements are under the care
of Jones-Gallagher Funeral Home, 340 E.
Walker Dr: Keystone Heights, Fla., 32656.
352-473-3176. www.jonesgallagherfh.com

MARIE T. GLISSON
Mrs. Marie T. Glisson, 89, passed away
on Sunday, March 8, 2009, at St. Vincent's
Hospital. Born on May 4, 1919, in Akron,
Ohio, she was the second'of Homer and Lena
Townsend's six daughters. She spent most
of her childhood in Gainesville, graduated


from Gainesville High School in 1936, and
went to work as a switchboard operator for
Southern Bell. She became a Supervisor and
met and married lineman Merrill Glisson.
Merrill and Marie settled in Jacksonville
and raised their three children. She vol-
unteered at Hyde Park Elementary School,
was Volunteer of the Year for the Girl Scouts
of America and actively participated in St.
Johns Park Baptist Church. When Merrill
retired from Southern Bell in 1975, he and
she returned to the property on which Mer-
rill was raised in McRae, Fla. She joined
Gadara Baptist Church'and held a non-stop
open house for friends and family. She was
an amazing woman whose courage, wisdom,
integrity and humor impacted the lives of
those she met. In. 2005, she returned to
Jacksonville as a resident of Sterling House
Assisted Living Facility. There, she became
an avid bingo player and was elected as the
first Residents' President of Sterling House.
She often referred to her years at Sterling
House as some of her happiest because of
the many friends she made among the resi-
dents and staff: She is predeceased by her
parents; her husband of 61 years, Merrill
Glisson; and her sisters, Violet Crosby and
Elena Pritchard. She is survived by sisters,
Grace Lowber; Claire Nell Townsend and
Hazel Collins (Bill); daughters, Gail Eilers
(Maynard) and Janice Wilder (Timothy)-of
Jacksonville; her son, Mark Glisson (Kristi)
of Tallahassee; grandchildren Brenna Thom-
as; Robin Pratt; Stacey Kaylor and Seth Wild-
er; great grandchildren Dylan Wilder; Austin
Kaylor; Sadie Pratt and Brooklyn Wilder; and
many nieces, nephews, other relatives and
good friends. Funeral services will be in the
Jones-Gallagher Funeral Home Chapel on
Friday, March 13 at 1 p.m. with the Rev. Bill
Collins officiating. Interment immediately
following at Gadara Cemetery, McRae, Fla.
Maynard Eilers, Tim Wilder, Francis Glisson,
Brian Bishop, Jerry Thomas and Seth Wilder
will serve as pall bearers. Friends and fam-
ily are invited to attend a reception follow-
ing the graveside ceremony at 5033 Charity
Lane, McRae, Fla. Arrangements are under

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Artist creates SJCDS show
ORANGE PARK -- Artist James Greene
has created a show, "Moral Hazard" for ex-
hibit ,in the Performing Arts Center on the
St. Johns Country Day School campus.
Greene is an instructor of art at Uni-


versity of North Florida in Jacksonville
and Flagler College in St. Augustine,
The show will run through weekdays
from 9 a.m. to 3 U.m. through April 24
at the school, 3100 Doctors Lake Drive,
Orange Park. Admission is free.


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FRIDAY (March 13th):
11:30 am -1:30 pm Munchkin Meet and Greet at Angie's
Subs Beach Blvd.
7:30 pm Movie Night at Hilton Garden Inn
(Host Hotel) $5 donation to Charity
Includes Popcorn, Drink andCandy

SATURDAY (March 14th):
10:30 am Oz Parade at Mall
Winn Dixie Cake Decorating, OZ
Vendor Booths, and Games All Day
Noon -12:15pm Introduction and History of
Our Festival
12:15pm 1:00 pm Munchkin Introductions.
1:00 pm 4:30 pm Munchkin Meet and Greet -
Photo and Autograph Sales
1:15pm 2:00 pm Oz-ldol Contest
2:00 pm 2:30 pm Munchkin Donut Hole Eating Contest
2:15 pm 2:30 pm Munchkin Break
2:30pm 2:45pm Oz Dance Performance -
North Florida Dance
2:45pm 3:15pm Magic Show by Mr. G
3:15 pm Judging of Winn Dixie Cake
Decorating Contest
3:30pm 4:00pm Oz Dance Performance -
Dance Elite


4:00pm 4:15 pm Oz Dance Performance -
North Florida Dance Studio
4:15pm 4:20 pm (losing Remarks and Thank You
Cindy Bosnyak, President
4:20pm 4:30 pm Photo Op with Oz Characters at Stage
6:00 pm Dinner With The Munchkins Hilton,
Garden Inn, Orange Park
($12/person)

SUNDAY (March 15th):
NOON -12:15pm Introduction and History of
Our Festival
12:15pm 1:00pm Munchkin Introductions
1:00pm 4:30pm Munchkin Meet & Greet -
Photo and Autograph Sales
1:15pm 1:30pm Oz-Idol Contest Finalists
1:30pm 2:00 pm Munchkin Donut Hole Eating Contest
2:00pm 2:30pm Mr. G's Magic Show
2:15nm 2:30pm Munchkin Break


2:30pm 3:30pm
3:30pm 4:00pm
4:00pm


A Performance from the Musical
"Wiz"
Oz Raffle Winners Announced
Oz Singing On Stage Local Vocalist


4:1] 5pm 4:20pm Closing Remarks and Thank You by
Cindy Bosnyak, President
4:20pm 4:30pm Photo Op with Oz Characters at Stage
6:00pm Dinner with The Munchkins at
Hillon Garden Inn, Orange Park
($12/Person)


KHHS to do 'The Wizard of Oz'
KEYSTONE HEIGHTS --The Keystone
Heights High School Drama Club will
present the classic musical, The Wizard
of Oz, on March 20-21, 27-28 at 6:30 p.m.
Tickets are $5 per person. There will
also be a matinee performance at 2 p.m.
March 21.
The March 27 performance is Ice
Cream Sundae night, and Saturday, March
28, is Family Night. The wonderful cast of
characters will be on hand to play games
and host activities for children ages 2-12
from 5-6 p.m. Family night activities are
free with purchase of show ticket.
Tickets are available at the door or can
be reserved by calling (352) 473-1457.
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SJRCC degree

Special to Clay Today
ORANGE PARK -- Following recent ap-
proval to explore baccalaureate degree
possibilities, St. Johns River Community
College is seeking Clay County residents'
comment about the idea.
The college says it wants to know how
it can better meet the educational needs
of Clay, Putniam and St. Johns counties.
A link to the survey is located on the Col-
lege Web site at WWW.SJRCC.EDU.
The survey is divided into three inter-
est groups: community, alumni and stu-
dent. College administration will contact
members of the business community to
conduct separate surveys. The survey
will be available until mid-April.
Results from the online survey could
justify applying to become a -state college
and SJRCC offering its first four-year de-
gree by as early as August 2010.
Programs discussed for bachelor's
degree possibilities include nursing, early
childhood education and fine arts. A sec-
tion of the survey includes additional de-
gree options to suggest.
Additional criteria needed once an in-
terest and need are established is wheth-
er the college offers sufficient facilities,
faculty and other resources.
The college has until May to present
its survey presentation to the Board and
until June 1 to submit its letter of intent
to the Department of Education.
Currently, 13 of the state's 28 com-
munity colleges offer baccalaureate de-
grees. Colleges that have already made
the switch include Florida State College
at Jacksonville (formerly FCCJ), Daytona
State College, Chipola College, Broward
College, St. Petersburg College, North-
west Florida State College (formerly Oka-
loosa-Walton) and most recently, Santa
Fe College in Gainesville.


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Special visitors land at Wilkinson Elem.

Special to Clay Today
MIDDLEBURG -- Wilkinson Elemen-
tary students got a surprise recently
when members of the U.S. Navy's HSL- .f '" so
44 squadron (known as "The Swamp
Foxes") landed a helicopter on campus
as the school prepared for FCAT testing.
Clay County Fire Rescue also sent a fire
truck to the presentation. Each of the four
Navy crew members, as well as two of the
firefighters, gave a brief testimonial of the
importance of hard work telling how it
helped make somethiL g happen in their
own life.
Principal Jeff Umbaugh said the visi-
tors gave examples of how school sub-
jects like math are important to his job,
like mapping out flight paths and targeting a
Umoaugh said when he spoke to the I.._ .
students he "drew parallels between the
hard work and preparation that is neces- -m bg
sary for the Navy to'complete their mis- h" le a
sions, to the hard Work and preparation .
that is necessary for Wilkinson Elemen- SC CY TODAY
tary to do well on the FCAT." CLAY TODAYCrew members of HSL-44 speak to students at the Wilkinson Elementary campus
The helicopter left the school grounds Crew members of HS44 speak to students at the Wilkinson Elementary camps.
as students were getting onto their
buses. school to the cheers of our children before
"The crew from HSL-44 took off in flying back to Mayport. It was an amazing
includes a dinner catered by Longhorn their helicopter, hovering and circling the sight," he said.
Steakhouse, desserts by The Hilltop
S h o o Restaurant, adult beverages donated
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Event for Education Foundation County Education FonLmdation.
FLEMING ISLAND -- 02B Kids and the Admission is $30 per person for theJ '
Clay County Education Foundation will general public and $15 per person (or two
host a special event for adults Sunday, for $25) for employees of the Clay County X
March 29, that includes games, shopping public schools. Tickets can bepurchased
and other furi activities. prior.to the event or at the door.
The event called 02B A Kid Again is Call 02B Kids at (904) 264-4202 or
from 5,p.m. to 8 p.m. at the 02B Kids email event coordinator Samantha Alagna
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i"erf I rf ea, arket

On Nov. 1, 2008, Patrick Senecal of Middleburg opened Butterfly's Flea Market Mall. The
flea market is located on CR 218 West,and is 1.5 miles from Blandi g Blvd.
Patrick wanted to bring something to the area that he felt the people needed and
wanted. There are other flea markets in the area, but Patrick wanted something different.
'-% vIn a time of economic crisis, with prices soaring and businesses closing, he put the idea
0tcgether and created the first flea market of its kind.
4 ..He'found a building on 218 which Patrick rented from Billy Sauls of Green Cove Springs
.. in September and immediately began preparing it to open by Nov. 1.
.4 His daughter designed and printed flyers to advertise hoping others would like the idea
and want to rent space to sell their items as well.
While the vendors are more than welcome to be at the market selling their own product,
one of the most appealing ideas is the fact they don't have to be there everyday. Vendors
selling in other flea markets need to attend their booths, making it difficult if they are busy
with children at home, have daily jobs or businesses with the weekend their only selling
time. Patrick makes it easier for them to have extra income by not having to worry about
their merchandise or losing sales because they aren't there. He gladly makes the sales for
them and vendors can collect their money every week while not having to pay commission.
In early December, Patrick accepted credit and debit cards and allows .other vendors to use
this service.
The first month he had about 8 vendors setting up inside. The number increased steadily
even though it was a hard time of the year to start a business, everything fell ihto place. The
idea.was working. People were coming in and Butterfly Flea Market was' growing.
Even though it had been exceptionally cold this winter, Patrick and the other vendors have
Stuck it out, it had paid off! The market seems to be just what people were looking for.
Customers talk about what a pleasure it .is to have a flea market in Middleburg. They
comment on the great prices and the friendly family attitudes of the owner and the vendors. -.
S.They are able to find nice things both new and used and antique at reasonable prices, and
often return during the week to see what is new. Our customers feel comfortable asking for
things they are looking for, leaving names and numbers to be called when that special item
comes in. Butterfly's also offers a 30-day layaway plan for those who are on a budget.
Butterfly Flea Market gives vendors exclusivity on new merchandise, so there is always
a good variety of items. They are selling yankee tees, doggie treats and toys, designer jeans,
doggie clothes, tools, air soft gun, knives, a variety of oil burners, oil paintings by a local
artist, Indian artifacts and porcelain dolls. Patrick also has dedicated four rooms to clothing
and furniture that are available to the vendors when they rent space inside at no charge.
This allows them to keep their inside space for smaller items.
sWe invite you to come and browse at Butterfly Flea Market Tuesday through Wednesday,
,.10 am-5 pm Thursday through Sunday, 10 am-6pm. See you at 4381 County Road 218 West
in Middleburg. 24 ,,,


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math team

tops again

Special to Clay Today
ORANGE PARK-- The Orange Park Junior
High School math team recently captured
first place for the second year in a row at
the Northeast Florida Engineering Soci-
ety's MathCounts.
Among the 32 schools and 255 Math-
letes present, Orange Park Junior High
I /,was the only school to have three students
;.; -ranked in the top 10: Emily Buzby (10),
Vanessa Honorat (8) and Nyles Peterson
(6th). The event held at the University of
North Florida featured top teams from
northeast Florida. The team, coached by
SPECA .TO CLAY TODAY Chris Neal, heads to the state tournament
Members of the Orange Park Junior High math team are, from left, Nick Deluca, Nyles Peterson, Allan Lim (alternate), Vanessa Honorat and Emily Buzby. on March 27.



SJRCC students put lesson to practice


Special to Clay Today
ORANGE PARK-- Students from St. Johns
River Community College recently demon-
strated one of the humanitarian messages
behind instructor Steve Stoll's sociology
lectures.
The two Orange Park Campus classes
donated 1,500 pounds of food and sup-:
plies as part of a class project a dona-
tion that will feed.about 10 families for a
week, according to Stoll.
"I think it is very important that stu-


dents realize there are hungry people in
our community, and together we can re-
lieve some of their suffering," he said.
Each semester, Stoll encourages stu-
dents to donate a bag of food for extra
credit. Stoll said that some students be-
come motivated enough to continue their
charitable acts through Habitat for Hu-
manity, battered women's shelters and
various projects for hospitalized children.
"I find that students who apply the aca-
demic subjects we discuss in class to proj-
ects in the 'real world' get a great deal out


of this work and this course," Stoll said.
Last semester, Stoll's St. Augustine
Campus classes collected 2,300 pounds of


food during its donation drive. Donations
are sent to the Second Harvest Food Bank
of North Florida.


PHOTO SPECIAL TO CLAY TODAY
Members of SJRCC's sociology class stand behind their donations and their message of support for
community service. Instructor Steve Stoll encouraged the two classes who donated 1,500 pounds of
food and dry goods to the Second Harvest Food Bank of North Florida. From left: Caitlin Meehan, Britt
Hannah, Tojuana Johnson, Kay Lane, Colleen Harrold, Medra Watts, Rebecca Campbell and instructor
Steve Stoll.


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Railroad/History Festival a magical trip


By Bob Henderson
Staff Writer
GREEN COVE SPRINGS Once upon a
time... That's the way fairy tales used to
start and fairyland was a magical place
of colors and music and strange clothes
and wonderful animals. For six and one-
half hours Saturday, March 7, the His-
toric Triangle in Green Cove Springs was
transformed into a magical and wholly
delightful fairyland. It was a peek into the
past and visitors stage presentations to
musical events, food venders, petting zoos
and more.
The Clay County Band set the tone for
the day with a medley of old-time tunes.
The Clay High School Navy Junior
ROTC presented the colors and Green
Cove Springs Vice-mayor welcomed peo-
ple to the event.
Musical events included Kim Thom-
as, Melissa Griffin.and Karen Bush of
Heart's Desire; New Hope Community
Church chorus, dance and step teams;
Robbie Zukauskas and Mike Hattaway
presenting dance tunes and songs
of the -18th Century; Lee, Linda and
Dewey of Heart to Heart entertain-
ment; Luke Sitka and Sam Studer with
keyboard and guitar and Earl Sloan on


OP Council
FROM PAGE 3A
had recently driven up and down Carnes
Street.
Waste Not Want Not spokeswoman
Sandra Staudt-Killea said at least one
of the photographed vehicles, a Fed-Ex
semi-tractor trailer, did not make any de-
liveries to her place of business.
The affected residents appeared sat-
isfied with a previous zoning exception


STAFF PHOTO BY BOB HENDERSON
The annual Railroad Festival in Green Cove Springs had a number of displays about early life in Clay
County, including this music making couple.


the guitar.
Kids played with kids (the goat kind),
puppies and domestic fowl at Gayward
Hendry's petting farm.
There was a fashion show from yes-
teryear, exhibits of early American fire-


passed by the council earlier that pre-
vented pick-up and delivery services from
"being made on weekends, but now there is"
confusion about whether the wording con-
tained in the agreement is effective.
Council members agreed to review
audio tapes of the meeting where the zon-
ing exception changes were made before
taking the issue any further.
Heard Bowles announce the town
-received approval from a federal highway
economic stimulus plan to proceed with a
$430,000 project to replace the bicycle


arms, antique autos, an actual blacksmith
and food.
Whoever was in charge of the weath-
er is to be commended; it was sunny and
comfortable all day long.
bhenderson@jcpgroup. conr


lane on the south side of Kingsley Avenue,
from Smith Street to Park Avenue, with
a right-turn only lane. He said the cur-
rent 3-foot lane will be widened by 9 feet,
and will help to alleviate afternoon traffic
congestion.
"We've got 80-some days to get start-
ed on this or we lose [the federal money],"
Bowles said.
Approved the promotion of Sarah
Campbell from deputy town clerk to town
clerk. Campbell replaces Joyce Bryan,
who recently retired after 31 years.


Argyle
FROM PAGE 1A

jail on an unrelated murder charge.
Beseler said Colon was selected at
random as he walked home from work
and had no connection to the suspects.
Colon offered no resistance before
being shot.
Asked how the suspects were con-
nected to the incident, Beseler declined
to give specific details.
"Our detectives made a connection
between the stolen property taken from
the victim and these two suspects," Be-
seler said.
The six-month-long investigation
that followed was conducted by mem-
bers of the CCSO Robbery-Homicide
Unit in conjunction with State Attorney
Angela Corey's office.
Colon's parents, Jo Ann & Jimmy
Lopez, attended the press conference
where Beseler announced the arrests.




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Do you have an Interesting photo
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for publication.


Community Briefs


Moosehaven plans Easter event
Special to Clay Today
ORANGE PARK-- Moosehaven will
host an Easter Egg hunt and other fun
events Saturday, April 4, on its grounds.
Activities will include children's train
rides, bounce houses and egg hunts for
children ages 1 to 12. The event begins at
11 a.m. and is free to the public.
Hot dogs, soft drinks and a variety of
snack foods will be sold. Children must be
accompanied by an adult.
Support for the Easter Egg Hunt event
is through the Loyal Order of Moose Le-
gion and Women of the Moose.
Library sets story hours
GREEN COVE SPRINGS -- The Green
Cove Springs Public Library is planning


stories, songs, games, puppets, crafts,
and treats on Fridays at 10:30 AM each
week in April.
The programs are for children ages 3-
6 years of age. The programs last under
60 minutes.
Programs planned are: March 13 -
Leaping Leprechauns! It's St. Patrick's
Day!; March 20 Once Upon a Cloud!;
March 27 -Barnyard Fun!; April 3 Ele-
phant Stories!; April 10 Easter!; April 17
- Going Green for Earth Day!; and April
24 Fantastic Frogs!
Daycare workers are asked to give
the Library advance notice of at least 2
days for attendances at Friday Story Hour
-programs.
For more information, call (904) 284-
6315 or (904) 269-6315.


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Arrests


Clay County law enforcement agen-
cies reported the following arrests Marclr
4-10:

Wednesday, March 4
Ambrose, Adriene, 20, violating proba-
tion
Ambrose, Bonnie, 20, fraudulent use of
credit card; grand theft; resisting/obstruct-
ing/opposing of officer
Amesquita, Bonnie, 20, grand theft;
fraudulent use of credit card
Brannen, Jeffery, 26, violating proba-
tion
Bryan, Andrew, 25, writ of attachment
Burchfield, Mark, 46, DUI
Cazares, Glen, 36, fugitive from California
Chavez, Erick, 44, no valid driver's li-
cense
Cross, Douglas, 22, violating'probation
Crossman, Jeffrey, 48, contempt of
court
Cruz, Joel, 19, burglary to auto while
armed; grand theft of firearm
Debra, Christopher, 18, poss. under 20
grams marijuana
Delgado, Nathan, '20, criminal mischief;
grand theft
- Dewey, Josias, 58, grand theft
Drain, Chad, 29, violating probation
Ellis, James, 41, writ of attachment
Hay, Nathaniel, 26, DWLSR
Hobbs, Sherrie, 26, DUI
Hoy, Sonja, 40, indirect criminal con-
tempt
.Lewis, Shawn, 33, selling/delivery of
cocaine; selling of crack cocaine; selling of
hydracodone;
selling of marijuana
Loomis, William, 29, contempt of court
Mercer, Cornelius, 24, DWLSR .
Morgan, Ernest, 36, failure to report
name or residence; failure to comply with
registration
Rivera, Freddy; 31, violating probation
Saunders, Joshua, 26, failure to appear
Simone; Marisa, 40, knowingly giving
false info to law enforcement officer
Taylor, Gregory, 38, disorderly intoxi-
cation; resisting/obstructing/opposing of of-
ficer
Ubinas, Juan, 30, obtain property com-
munication; grand theft
Umbaugh, Bradley, 26, simple battery
Venegas, Rosalino, 28, no valid driver's
license .
Woodberry, Myron, 33, habitual traffic
offender

Thursday, March 5
Abrams, Gary, 55, contempt of court
Burkett, Tori, 22, domestic battery
Cantu, Jennifer, 34, cultivation of mari-
juana
Cruger, Victor, 19, contempt of court;
poss. controlled substance


Dameron, Jason, 29, resisting retail
merchanl/officer; petit theft
Decurnou, Jacques, 46, giving false
statement/representation
Delgado, Nathan, 20, criminal mischief;
grand theft
Farmer, John, 33, grand theft; resisting/
obstructing/opposing of officer
Felton, James, 55, trespassing
Garcia, Kathy, 25, retail theft
Gasper, -Michael, 29, simple battery
Goodman, Latia, 22, DWLSR
Graham, Rhonda, 31, retail theft
Hill, Shige, 30, DUI
Houston, Jamal, 19, resisting without
violence; poss. under 20 grams marijuana
Howe, Elizabeth, 26, DWLSR
Ives, William, 23, domestic battery
McKee, William, 19, violating probation
Nelson, Ericka, 25, sale and delivery of'
marijuana
Okeefe, Karen, 36, violating probation
Olson, Ronnie, 35, failure to appear
Patton, Michael, 35, cultivation mari-
juana
-- Perry, Dustin, 21, grand theft; fraudu-
lent use of credit card
Pringle, Kelly, 33, grand theft
Quinones, Ana, 25, DWLSR
Ramsey, Sarah, 44, violating probation
Smith, Thomas, 20, burglary to auto;
grand theft; burglary to conveyance
Ubinas, Juan, 30, worthless check
Walling, Justin, 18, burglary to a con-
veyance; grand theft
Woodberry, Myrori, 33, DWLSR

Friday, March 6
Beecher, Kenneth, 18, burglary to auto
unarmed; petit theft; grand theft
Brannon, Victoria, 25, resisting/ob-
structing/opposing of officer
Bryant, John, 65, failure to appear
Burnett, Katie, 22, DWLSR
Clifton, Kenneth, 29, petit theft
Courson, Tommie, 43,-DUI alcohol or
drugs
Edmonds, Brady, 30, poss. of crack co-
caine; poss. of marijuana
Fehse, Kimberly, 26, domestic battery
Fillingim, Jon, 39, manufacturing of
meth
Goodman, Latia, 22, DWLSR
Graham, Chad, 21, grand theft
Gregory, James, 52, poss. /use drug
paraphernalia
Hodges, Willie, 72, failure to appear
Holland, Dale, 27, domestic battery
Johnson, Keith, 43, violating probation
Jowers, Eric, 29, contempt of court
Jude, Dana,.32, contempt of court


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Kennedy, Terrell, 19, contempt of court
Kincaid, Donald, 58, contempt of court
McCall, Billy, 36, operating motor ve--
hicle with canceled tags
McLean, Jenna, 24, DUI
Pacheco, Jonathan, 29, burglary; mo-
' lesting coin-operated vending; poss. bur-
glary tools;
trespassing on school property
Perry, Stephen, 23, simple battery
Reed, Ronnie, 39, resisting/obstructing/
opposing of officer; disorderly intoxication
Rodriguez, Alejandro, 18, violating pro-
bation
Rosa, Ulyses, 25, poss./use drug para-
phernalia; DWLSR
Shaw, Michael, 18, burglary to auto;
grand theft; petit theft
Smith, Thomas, 20, burglary to auto;
grand theft; burglary to conveyance
Strickland, Mark, 45, DWLSR
Sykes, Herman, 33, poss. of crack co-
caine; poss. of marijuana; DWLSR
Thomas, Kimberly, 23, simple battery
domestic
Tiesman, Scott, 20, contempt of court
Vencil, Lelon, 1.8, fraudulent use of debit
card
Vosburgh, Keith, 24, violating probation
Walling, Justin, 18, burglary to a con-
veyance; grand theft
Williams, Herbert, 24, failure to appear
Wilson, Randy, 19, concealed firearm

Saturday, March 7
Beecher, Kenneth, 18, burglary to auto
unarmed
Davis, Benjamin, 33, aggravated battery
Farmer, John, 33, dealing in stolen


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Fife, John, 27, disorderly intoxication
Foster, Bradley, 28, violating probation
Gadson, Dorian, 29, grand theft motor
vehicle
Gibson, Jerel, 28, failure to appear
Griffis, David, 24, petit theft
Jackson, Raymond, 49, contempt of
court
-Jeffers, Matthew, 22, resisting officer
with violence; trespassing
Jimenez, Eugenior 23, no valid driver's
license
Johnson, Phillina, 33, improper tag un-
lawful use/issuance; DWLSR
Jones, Samuel, 48, violating probation
Kennedy, Bobby, 41, failure to appear
Lowe, Anthony, 35, DWLSR
Mason, Angela, 28, failure of defendant
on bail to
McElroy, Brian, 24, disorderly intoxica-
tion
Mixon, Christopher, 37, violating proba-
tion
Odom, LIna, 19, burglary; grand theft
Orechia, William, 59, resisting/obstruct-
ing/opposing ofofficer
Ratzlaff, Teresa, -43, worthless check
draft debit card
Shaw, Michael, 18, burglary to auto un-
armed
Stepherson,.Kevin, 37, trespassing
Vaughan, Timothy, 30, grand theft
Vicente, Christopher, 32, altering/forg-
ing prescription
Walsh, Christopher, 50, DUI
Williams, Emmanuel, 21, false imprison-
ment
Woods, William, 18, trespassing

Sunday, March 8
Beegle, Robert, 19, alcohol beverage-
.poss. by person under 21
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Clay County Sheriff's

Office Most Wanted

As of Monday, March 9, 2009






Allen Davis, Wanda Pamela- Lauren facura Gordon
29, attempt- George, 21, Harrell, 44, Howard, 2 Johnson, 18, Miller, 19,
ed burglary violation of prescription lt0 felony orth- violation of
probation- raud ortsbeao less check probation-
shoplifting check battery






Kimberly Scott Perry, Matthew Christopher Wakene Michael
Mills, 29, 31, worth- Robinson, Rosario, 30, Williams, 29, Young, 24,
contempt of less check 26, con- contempt of contempt of contempt of
court tempt of court court court
court

'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.


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Police Briefs


Police say OP pot operation was elaborate


Clay Today staff
ORANGE PARK Police
seized more than 100 mari-
juana plants in an elaborate
growing operation and ar-
rested two people at an Or-
ange Park home Wednesday,
March 4.
A $25,000 bond was set
for Michael Ty Patton, 35,
while Jennifer Cantu, 34,
was given a $2,000 bond,
according to the Clay County
Sheriff's Office.
The couple, who lived at
the home in the 5200 block The Clay Coun
of Rainey Avenue North, are ing operations
each charged with cultivation -
of marijuana and premise used to cultivate
a controlled substance, according to arrest
records.
Detectives removed 1007 marijuana
plants that if allowed to mature would
have a street value of about $480,000,
the Sheriff's Office said.
Grow lights and ventilation-equipment
was found in the home, the Sheriff's Of-
fice said. .
Fisherman shot in arm
KEYSTONE HEIGHTS -- A fisherman
was shot in the arm during a robbery at-
tempt early Wednesday, March 11, along
State Road 21.


SPECIAL TO CLAY TODAY
ty Sheriff's Office says this elaborate marijuana grow-
was hiddenin an Orange Park home.

The 31-year-old victim told police
he was fishing when an armed man ap-
proached him and demanded.his wallet,
the Clay County Sheriff's Office said. The
fisherman pulled out a gun and pointed it
at the suspect, who fired a single shot and
struck the victim in the left armi .
The victim then fired several shots
at the robber as he fled. The victim, who
was treated at the scene, had a concealed
weapons permit, the Sheriff's Office said.
No arrests have been made.
Fire damages storage building
ORANGE PARK An early morning
fire Thursday, March 5, at an Orange


Park storage facility caused an estimated
$3,000 damage.
The fire was reported at 5:12 a.m.-at
the Morgran Plaza, 2175 Kingsley Ave,
Unit 103. The caller reported smoke com-
ing from a unit seen from the Lowe's park-
ing lot, according to news release.
Town of Orange Park firefighters forced
their way into the unit and found a fire in
the rear of the structure. The building was
damaged minimally and the contents re-
ceived moderate damage, CCFR said.
Initial investigations by the Clay County
and State Fire Marshal's Offices found the
fire undetermined cause but not suspicious.
V.I.P.S expands to Mall
ORANGE PARK The Clay County
Sheriff's Office has expanded its Volun-
teers in Police Services (V.I.P.S.) program
to the Orange Park Mall.
Using donated golf carts, the V.I.P.S.
team members will primarily serve in a
customer service capacity, answering
questions-for shoppers and offering di-
rection. They will serve as an additional
awareness program to complement exist-
ing Orange Park Mall security initiatives,
the Mall said in a news release.
The town of Penney Farms has been
using V.I.P.S. patrols for nearly two years.
For more information on the V.I.P.S.
program, contact coordinator Bill Doo-
little at (904) 213-6062.


Assessment

team gives

Clay jail

high marks
Special to Clay Today
GREEN COVE SPRINGS -- A team of state
jail assessors will recommend re-accredita-
tion for the Clay County Jail later this year,
the-Clay County Sheriff's office says.
The recommendation from the Florida
Corrections Accreditation Commission, Inc.
(FCAC) represents the third of three suc-
cessful assessments of the facility since
2003. This most recent assessment result-
ed in the highest recommendation the jail
has ever received, the Sheriff's Office said.
"This glowing report is a direct reflec-
tion of the outstanding job done every day by
our Detention employees," said Major Craig
Aldrich, the Detention Bureau supervisor.
FCAC reviews an agency's jail poli-
cies, procedures, management, operations
and support services to determine com-
pliance with 242 recognized standards of
excellence. Three independent assessors
worked for three days last week at jail re-
viewing files, interviewing staff and speak-
ing to inmates. Before leaving the assessors
told CCSO staff their report will reflect the
highest level of operational excellence pos-
sible, the Sheriff's Office said.
"The assessors told us that even in-
mates were complimentary of our jail staff,
which really says something'about the over-
all operation," Sheriff Rick Beseler said.


Arrests
FROM PAGE 20A


Coleman, Dachan, 25, contempt of
court
Ferreri, Phillip, 24, DWLSR
Griffis, Adriene, 20, no valid driver's li-
cense
- Jackson, Jamie, 39, DUI; DWLSR; re-
fusal to submit
Killett, Jason, 31, poss. under 20 grams
marijuana
Majewicz, David, 27, DWLSR'
Merchant, Geremy, 29, violating proba-
tion
Moseley, Sabrina, 20, domestic battery
Pierce, Raiford, 32, violating parole
Pierre, Armandy, 27, DWLSR; violating


probation
Reed, Ryan, 18, poss. under 20 grams
marijuana
Rich, Jeremy, 19, DWLSR
Rivera, Corey, 21, retail theft.
Smith, Savannah, 18, simpletattery
Thomas, Lindsey, 25, poss;-of drug para-
phernalia; DWLSR
Thomas, Terrance, 27, no valid driver's
license
Warburton, Matthew, 20, alcohol bev-
erage-possess by person under 21; poss.
under 20 grams marijuana; poss/use drug
paraphernalia
West, Robert, 47, violating probation
Monday, March 9
Battle, Tavares, 19, contempt of court
Bowles, Charles, 21, DUI
Carmona, Emmanuel, 23, DWLSR


Colella, Nicholas, 18, petit theft/retail
theft
- Edwards, Richard, 49, obstruction of
public roadways
Ferguson, Juluis, 62, violating proba-
tion
Gerben, James, 31, DWLSR
Hnyla, Eric, 31, worthless check
Luque Carcamo, Willians, 24, no valid
driver's license
Sigmon, Gregory, 46, retail theft
Stout, Jesse, 19, retail theft
Vaconcelos, Messias, 34, no valid driv-
er's license
Webb, Richard, 51, aggravated battery
Tuesday, March 10
Aynulin, Vildan, 22, failure to appear
Evans, Codie, 19, simple battery
Harris, Justin, ,22, violating probation


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Jones, Michael, 19, violating probation
Lane, Thomas, 30, fugitive from justice
Lynch, Joel, 47, indirect criminal con-
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McClellan, Rebecca, 21, poss./use drug
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have," Schaefer said while manning a table
where supporters could sign petitions call-
ing for increased dollars for education in
Florida, which ranks 50th in the nation. "We
don't feel the quality of education is where
it needs to be."
The rally came less than a week after
the Clay County School Board facing what
it says is a $43 million deficit for next year's
budget cut 450 jobs,-including 270 teach-
ing positions. The School Board has agreed
on teaching positions and about $6 million in
additional cuts, but it still must find nearly
$20 million more to cut.
Some teaching positions were eliminat-
ed; other support positions such as teaching
assistants were reduced from full-time to 80
percent of their salaries as way to save jobs
but cut costs.
The School Board plans to continue
those discussions at its Monday, March 23,
meeting in the Teacher Training Center at
Fleming Island High School.
Most of those attending Saturday's rally
were teachers who are impacted by the cuts
in one way or another.
Holly Cramer, a Ridgeview Elementary
teacher, said the idea was to get the general
public behind the effort.
"It's about raising awareness," said
Cramer, who has 34 years in the classroom.
"The need is great and they are not doing
enough for education ... We've got a great
state, people are moving here to enjoy life
here but we are 50th in education funding.
That has to change."
Another Ridgeview Elementary worker,
Debra Newmans, said her teacher's assis-
tant pay was slashed $400 a month.
All the protesters' ire was pointed at
state legislators, who have cut state funds to
Clay County schools by more than $20 mil-
lion over the past two years. The statewide
cuts have occurred as Florida's sales tax
revenues declined due to slowing tourism.
Among those at the rally were School
Board members Carol Studdard and Frank
Farrell. Both said they wanted :to show
their support'for teachers and to raise the
public's awareness of what's happening to
Florida's schools.
"I'm loving it," Studdard said while hold-
ing a placard with the letters "SOS", short
for Save Our Schools. "We need this to show
people what's going on."
"It's in the (state) constitution that they
must fund education. They need to make
education the first priority."
The Clay County Education Association,


Hoyt said ihe situations is sad, lhorrllible" .. -
but the turnout Saturday was comforting. School Board member Frank Farrell stands on a turn-lane island in the middle of Blanding Bou-
butlevard holding a sign during the rally. Fellow board member Carol Studdard attended as well to
"It's really exciting to see all the people show their.support.
who care," she said.


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Obituaries
FROM PAGE 15A
the care of Jones-Gallagher Funeral Home,
340 E. Walker Dr, Keystone Heights, Fla.,
32656. 352-473-3176. www.jonesgallagh-
erfh.com In lieu of flowers, friends and fam-
ily are encouraged to donate to the charities
of their choice.
HAROLDW. JAMES
Mr. Harold W. James, 80,
of St. Augustine, Fla., passed
away on Monday, March 9,
2009. He was born to Harold Sr. and Dorothy
James on August 20, 1928, in East Paterson,
NJ and moved to Florida 20 years ago. He
served in the Civil Air Patrol with The United
States Army during WWII and loved trains


and fishing. He is survived by his beloved wife
of 60 years, Louise C. James; three children,
Larry (Brenda) James; Barbara Ellison; and
Robert (Kathy) James; two sisters, Shirley
(Barney) Byle and Claire (Jerry) Byle; six
grandchildren, Terry; Eric; Robert; Amanda;
Ryan; and Kevin; and three great-grandsons,
Blake; Ashton; and Trevor. Private services
will be held at a later date. Memorials may be
made to Parkinson's Disease Research (800)
457-6676 or online at www.pdf.org. Please
sign the family's online guestbook at www.
broadusraines.com. Cremation arrangements
are under the care of Broadus-Raines Fu-
neral Home, 501 Spring Street, Green Cove
Springs, Fla., (904) 284-4000.

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Walmart
FROM PAGE 1A


largest part of the park, however, will be a
special softball field made of rubber to allow
children in wheelchairs to play the game.
Company officials and County Com-
missioners were on hand at the store for
a ceremonial check presentation.
"I am thrilled to make this grant and
to jumpstart the project," said Cindi Mar-
siglio, Walmart's senior manager for pub-
lic affairs and government relations in
Florida.
Walmart agreed when it purchased.
the former Hall Ace Hardware property
to develop area behind the store into a
park. Residents initially raised some con-
cerns about traffic because early designs
had an access road connecting Blanding
to Moody Avenue, but those plans we're
later altered.
The $1.2 million will allow the county
to begin developing the. yet-unnamed park.
and install infrastructure, said-county
parks director Tom Price. At least anoth-.
er $1 million-will be needed to complete
the park --. money the county hope-s to
get through applying for state or federal
grants or private donations. -
Once architects complete [heir work,"
county crews Will st30rt building the park-
ing lot and other basic work, he said
"We should get-started ri about a
year," Price said. "It will take two or three
years to complete all of it." -


STAFF PHOTO BY GREG WALSH
. Walmart presented a $1.2 million check to the Clay County Commission. Shown are, from left: Core\
Holder, Middleburg store manager; Stanley Klich, Orange Park store manager; Steve Adams, Fleming
Island store manager; Cheryl Miller, Jacksonville-area market manager; Harold Rutledge, former Clay
County Commissioner; Cindi Marsiglio, senior manager public affairs for Walmart; and Wendell Davis,


chairman, Clay County Board of Commissioners.

Former Commissioner Harold Rut-
ledge was on hand for the check pres.en-
tation. It v.'as Rulledge who suggested the
county develop the site as a Boundless
,Playground after plays for a similar park
in Lake Asbury didn't materialize.
County planners initially .wanted to
ask for only $200,000 from the company,


but Rutledge said he felt Walmart would
donate more and urged the planners to
seek the $1.2 million.
"It's truly a great day for.the kids of
Clay County and the adults, too,".Rutledge
said during ,the ceremony, attended by
about two dozen store employees.
Commission Chairman Wendell Dajis


accepted the check on behalf of the Coun-
ty Commission. He thanked the company
for making the donation during difficult
economic times.
"A grant of $1.2 million is very helpful
and goes a long way," Davis said.
The property has gone undeveloped for
nearly two years, making some to wonder
if the park would become a reality. Going
on behind the scenes, though, were con-
tinuing discussions with architects about
what amenities the Boundless Playground
should include, said Jill McElyea of Or-
ange Park.
She and her husband, Brian, started a
non-profit organization, Bri's Endless Ho-
rizons Inc. after hearing about plans for
the park. The organization is named after
their 14-year-old daughter, Brienna, who
has cerebral palsy.
"We decided. we could wait or we
could become part of the solution," Brian
McElyea said.
There are currently 10 Boundless
Playgrounds in Florida.
Brian McElyea said they're hopeful
the challenge baseball league his daughter
nows plays in at NAS Jacksonville can move
to the new park once it's completed.
There are very few .places for physically
challenged children to play in Clay County,
even though there are an estimated 9,000
kids with some kind of disability, he said.
"We very excited to have the commis-
sioners' support in this,.", he said. "These
parks allow children with and without
disabilities to play together through inclu-
sion. It's just beautiful."


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FROM PAGE 7A


down effect." .f builders aren't building,
she .:id. her croriin ', is not selling air
conditioning units.
Demonstrating how widespread the
effect of a moratorium would be, Mark
Downing said that 300 people usually
touch evei'p home that's built..
It_)iJ lr iriiji i ollIo.'.ia in similar veins.
With the public hejarinr eril.d.i. discus-
sion returned to the. BiE;C.
Responding to a question from Davis,
County Manager Fritz Behring said he
sees no improvement in conditions next
year. As far as a moratorium on fees is
concerned, he said financial impact would
be negligible. "We are in a fiscal crisis with
or without the impact fee," he said.
He said that if a home is built without
impact fees the County would reap the re-
-wards of ad valorem. He' continued, "If we
continue to have an impact fee while oth-
ers suspend them, we would be disadvan-
taged." He told the board that, if they are
going to enact a moratorium, this would be
the time to do it.
Behring .also told the commission that
it is going to have to evaluate other income
streams for the future; it can no longer
rely on growth.
Chief Assistant County Attorney Fran


Moss told the board that it would take
about 90 days for an ordinance for mora-
torium to make its way through the adop-
tion process.
Robinson moved a moratorium on
transportation impact.fee from Jan.l,
2009 to Jan. 1, 2011. He also asked that
any such fees paid subsequent to Jan. 1,
2009 be refunded.
The motion was seconded and passed
unanimously.
Before the matter came to a vote. Davis
spoke directly to-Clay County citizens.'
"This issue has gotten emotional in
the past several days," he said, There
have been lots of rumors. There are those
who accuse commissioners of being .paid
by lobbyists. Lobbyists are registered by
the State; the people who have spoken to
commissioners are citizens with a right
to speak. If I ever if I. ever if I ever
consider being (bribed) for $500, some-
body take a gun and put me out of my
misery."
In other business, the BCC:
Determined to take the implementa-
tion of a buffer zone around Camp Bland-
ing to the next level of arbitration;
Approved repair of a bridge on Sha-
ron Road; and
Accepted an arbitrated settlement
of $55',QOO.with former Commissioner
Christy Fitzgerald in regard to her costs
of legal defense.
bhenderson@jcpgroup.com


PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE
The City of Green Cove Springs proposes to.adopt the following ordinances:
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF GREEN COVE SPRINGS, FLORIDA REZONING
20.0 ACRES OF REAL PROPERTY LOCATED ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE CSX RAILROAD
AND FRONTING ON COOKS LANE; TO C-2 GENERAL COMMERCIAL (6.0 ACRES) AND M-
2, HEAVY INDUSTRIAL (14.0 ACRES) PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; REPEALER; AND
SETTING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
PROPERTY #1 Parcel Identification #: 38-06-26-016572-000-00
(SEE MAP BELOW)
-The subject property consists of 20.0 acres of land located on the East Side of CSX
Railroad and fronts on Cooks Lane, and has a current Future Land Use Map designation of MHU,
Mixed Highway Use. A more specific Legal Description of said property is contained in Exhibit A of
said ordinance proposed for rezoning of the property to C-2, General Commercial (6 Acres) and M-2,
Heavy Industrial (14 Acres) and is available at City Hall for review during regular working hours.
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF GREEN COVE SPRINGS, FLORIDA REZONING
20.0 ACRES OF REAL PROPERTY LOCATED ON THE WEST SIDE OF U.S. HIGHWAY 17
SOUTH; SOUTH OF THE INTERSECTION OF U.S. HIGHWAY.17 AND STATE ROAD 16 EAST;
TO C-2, GENERAL COMMERCIAL (6 ACRES) AND TO M-2, HEAVY INDUSTRIAL (14.0 ACRES);
PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; REPEALER; AND SETTING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
PROPERTY #2 Parcel Identification #: 38-06-26-016579-002-00
(SEE MAP BELOW)
The subject property consists of 20.0 acres of land located on the West Side of U. S.
Highway 17, south of the intersection of U.S. Highway 17 and State Road 16 East, and has a current
Future Land Use Map designation of MHU, Mixed Highway Use. A more specific Legal Description
of said property is contained in Exhibit A of said ordinance proposed for rezoning of the property to
C-2, General Commercial (6 Acres) and M-2, Heavy Industrial (14 Acres) is available at City Hall for
review during regular working hours.
The following public hearings have been scheduled and will be held in the City Council
Chambers, 321 Walnut Street, Green Cove Springs, Florida, to hear comments, if any, regarding
said ordinances:
Planning and Zoning: Thursday, March 26, 2009 at 5:00 PM or shortly thereafter
City Council: First Reading Tuesday, April 7, 2009 at 7:00 PM or shortly thereafter






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Properties mppsed For-

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Please be advised that if a person decides to appeal any decision made by the Board with
respect to any matter considered at these scheduled public hearings, he will need to ensure that a
verbatim record of the proceedings is made, which record includes the testimony and evidence upon
which the appeal is to be based.
In accordance with the Americans With Disabilities Act, any person needing a special
accommodation to participate in this matter should contact the City Clerk's Office by U.S. Mail
addressed to 321 Walnut Street, Green Cove Springs, Florida 32043, or by telephone at 904-529-
2200 no later than three (3) days prior to the hearing or proceeding for which this notice has been
given. Hearing impaired persons may access through (904) 529-2225 (TDD).
Said Ordinance is available at City Hall for review during regular working hours. All
interested individuals are invited to attend these public hearings.
By: Lee Bentley, Planning and Zoning Director
Don Bowles, City Manager
City of Green Cove Springs
321 Walnut Street
Green Cove-Springs,'FL 32043
Legal no. 14455 published March 12, 2009 in Clay County's Clay Today newspaper. (MO)
265. -01O


OFFICE CLOSING CITY OF GREEN COVE SPRINGS
In order to conserve on energy and operational costs, city offices will
be closed on Fridays beginning March 20, 2009 until further notice.

Hours of operation will be:
City Hall 7:00 a.m. 5:30 p.m. Mon. Thurs.
Public Works 6:00 a.m. 4:30 p.m. Mon. Thurs.
Parks 6:00 a.m. 4:30 p.m. Mon. Thurs.
Equipment Maintenance 6:00 a.m. 4:30 p.m. Mon. Fri.
Solid Waste 6:30 a.m. 5:00 p.m. Mon., Tues.;
Thurs.,Fri.
Electric 7:00 a.m. 5:30 p.m. Mon. Thurs.
Water 6:00 a.m. 4:30 p.m. Mon. Thurs.
Wastewater 7:00 a.m. 3:30 p.m. Mon. Fri.
The police and solid waste departments hours will remain the same.
The solid waste pickup schedule will remain the same.
Questions regarding utility bills, call City Hall Mon-Thur 7:00 AM -
5:30 PM.
***********PUBLIC SAFETY EMERGENCIES DIAL 911***********

Legal no. 14464 published March 12, 2009 in Clay County's Clay Today
newspaper. (MO 266466)
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This year's annual trip to Tallahassee
exceeded my expectations as Chairman
of the Government Affairs Committee.
We had more than 35 Chamber members
board a bus before sunrise on the morning
of February 18th in the parking lot of the
Orange Park Mall. We did not return until
after the sun went down that night, so as
you can imagine, we had an extremely
busy and fast-paced day. According to
a survey of the participants including
county commissioners Wendell Davis,
Doug Conkey, and Travis Cummings, 57%
said they participated in order influence
the legislature and 100% said it met their
expectations.
We started the morning off in a con-
ference with Commissioner of Agriculture
Charles Bronson who spoke with us about
his department's top priorities for the up-
coming legislative session as well as how
Clay County could play a pivotal role in
the state's energy future. We followed
that up with a meeting with Craig Fugate,
Director of Emergency Management for
the state. Mr. Fugate emphasized the im-
portance of business planning for extreme
circumstances as well as how to protect
yourself and your business in times of
crisis. Secretary Chuck Drago with the
Department of Business and Professional


35 Chamber members and elected officials participated in the annual legislative trip
to Tallahassee.


Services spoke to us about what he is
doing to streamline regulation processes
in order to make them less cumbersome
on business.
We had a working lunch at the Florida
Chamber while getting an update as to
what their top business priorities were for
the year. Among them being the "Home-
town Democracy" which I have written


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as a top priority for our Chamber over the
next two years.
Our afternoon was spent splitting off
into teams to hold individual meetings
with many key legislators in Florida. The
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Education Update


Volunteers Are Needed to
Interview Business
Academy Students at
Fleming Island High School
Volunteers are needed from the
business community to perform mock
job interviews on March 31 and April
1 between 8 a.m. and 1 p.m. at Flem-
ing Island High School. More than
200 students are involved in this
learning activity. Your help is needed
to provide them with "real" world in-
terview experience. Each interview
is scheduled to last approximately
ten minutes, but will vary according
to the interviewer and student. Vol-
unteers can.commit to as little or as
much time as they wish.- The inter-
views will' take place in .the Teacher
-Training Center on the campus of
Fleming Island High: School located
at 2233 Village Square Parkway.
Volunteers will be provided with an
evaluation sheet along with a grading
rubric. For more information, please
contact Brenda S. Kirkland at (904)
215-6523 or 541-2100 ext. 6523.


Architecture, Construction
and Engineering Mentoring
Program
The ACE Mentoring program goes
to Orange Park High School every
Thursday afternoon from 2 to 4 p.m.
to work with students from the Acad-
emy of Engineering and Design Tech-
nology and some additional students
from the construction classes. There
are 17 engineers and architects in-
volved in the. program: They help
teach the students about engineering
processes. This program is exciting
and interesting for both the engineers
and the students. ACE stands for Ar-
chitecture, Construction, and Engi-
neering. At the end of the semester,
the students will hold a competition
to see which team has developed the
best solution to the engineering prob-
lem where they will be treated to a
lunch, mingle with the area engineer-
ing society, and prizes and scholar-
ships awarded.
Forimore information, contact
Denise M. Ramsey, P.E., LEED' AP at
(904) 791-4592. '.


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Recession impacts Clay County Schools
"We just wish the schools could be a constant for th- kids," said Brandy Conomea whose chil.
drer, James, Josh and Rachell attend Patterson Elementary. Conomea and Tonya Sisson whose
daughter attends Coppergate Elementary School attended the workshop on March 2 in Fleming
island to discuss the cuts to the district's budget.


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Rank Sixth In Florida Ready

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By: Donna Kowalenko
Chair of the Ready to Work
Subcommittee
The Florida Ready to Work credential
program has been fully operational for 18
months, and statewide 19,950 students/
jobseekers have earned the credential as
of December 31, 2008. Actually, Decem-
ber set a single-month record with 5,006
credentials earned.
Florida's public high schools led the
way generating 59% of all credentials
and Clay County high schools ranked sixth
in this group with 589 students receiv-
ing credentials as of the end of Decem-
ber. Another 300+ students have been
assessed since the end of December and
it is expected at least 1,000 Clay County
high school seniors will be tested by the
end of the year. The other two statewide
top credential producers are the regional
workforce boards (17%) and public tech-


nical centers (13%).
Job Applicants with this credential
have shown the initiative to take the
three assessments of the work skills
necessary in more than 85 percent of
all jobs today. Ask to see the applicant's
credential. On the back is the numerical
ranking and a description of the candi-
date's performance ability in Applied
Mathematics, Reading for Information
and Locating Information In these times
of limited hiring it will be the best time
to secure the best candidate and this is
a great tool.
With increased availability of the
credential among new hire candidates,
employers should use the new 3 R's -
Recognize, Request and Require the
Florida Ready to Work credential.
For additional information on the
credential or how-easy it is to become a
Florida Ready to Work Employer, go to
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More than 300 parents, teachers and
students attended a Clay County School
Board workshop on Monday, March 2 in
the Teacher Resource Center at Fleming
Island High School. Some people brought
signs and their children and a few wore
their school colors. The. room was filled
to capacity. Concerned citizens were in-
vited to fill out a comment card to address
the board. The goal of the workshop
was to reduce the operating budget by
$43 million. School board chair Charles
VanZant said that he hoped they did not
have to cut anyone s salaries. "We have
a house full of anxious folks and rightfully
so," said VanZant. "Today, it is important
to get the staff allocations taken care of."
Superintendent Ben Wortham thanked
everyone for coming because it showed
that they cared. He said they are work-
ing on projections and will not have con-
crete numbers in the next two, four or six
weeks. At the end of the day, the board
voted to eliminate 450-positions, includ-
ing 270 teachers.
So how do we keep an A-Rated school
system on a shoestring budget? School
districts across the country have experi-
enced significant budget cuts. How will
Americans develop the future workforce?
These questions and others will be dis-
cussed at the 3rd Annual Workforce and
Education Forum: Partnerships for a
Competitive Workforce: Defining the Fu-
ture. The Clay County Chamber Foun-
dation and Community First Credit
Union of Florida are excited to host the
forum on Friday, March 20th. Our eco-
nomic prosperity and competitiveness
rest on the shoulders of today's students.
Highlights
Luncheon Keynote
John Delaney, J.D.
President of the
University of North
Florida (UNF)
Interim chancellor of
the State University
System
Former Mayor of the
City of Jacksonville


Session One:
"Trends in Workforce and
Education"

: Aaron Bean, Moderator
Former Representative, State of Florida

Chris Hart IV
President & CEO of Workforce
Florida, Inc.

.Andrea Messina
Charlotte County School Board
No Child Left Behind Commission

Yemisi A. Bolumole, Ph.D., CTL
Associate Professor of Logistics
UNF Coggin College.of Business

Session Two: "Business Principals"

Sue Bloom, Moderator
Salem Area Chamber of Commerce

David Broskie
Principal, Middleburg High School.

Randy Oliver
Principal, Lakeside junior High

Charles VanZant
Chair, Clay County School Board

Jolmhn Hirabayashi
CEO, Community First Credit Union
of Florida

This is a defining moment for Clay
County citizens and an opportunity for the
Clay County Chamber to hear your voice
as we develop partnerships to make Clay
County a community where our citizens
can live, work and play. Together we can
overcome the challenges that businesses
and educators are facing during this dif-
ficult time. To register, contact Joyce di
Monday at (904) 264.2531 or e-mail week-
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A Shoestring Budget?


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President's Message


Most of us have
to admit that we are
concerned about our .
economy and the
challenges that our
business community
and citizens are fac-
ing daily. Everyone
is keeping a careful Kellienolllberg
eye on spending and
finding ways to do more with less. Ba-
sically, we are all in the same boat with
different situations. Now more than ever
it is time to pull together and support one
another. With that said, in February,
the state rolled out the statewide Back-
yard Economics campaign to help jump
start the economy in Florida by buying
local. The Clay County Chamber joined
a broad coalition of partners who rec-
ognize that economic recovery begins at
home. Chambers are playing an impor-
tant role in getting the word out as well
as getting local businesses to participate.


If you would like to participate give us a
call to get involved. Further, Clay County
Chamber is rolling out the Premier Card
of chamber members' specials sponsored
by Garber Auto Mall, Sweet'Tomatoes
and Winning Concepts USA.
When the economy slows, it is time for
businesses to reevaluate and rejuvenate.
That might be easier said than done, but
it is necessary. Reconnect with your pro-
fessional network to explore partnerships
and ensure that your approachfis the best
for your business. No matter what you do,
stay positive and keep moving forward.
The bulk of the chamber's members are
small businesses and we take our respon-
sibility very seriously -when it comes to
connecting to our members by providing
an array of networking opportunities, sav-
ing them money and offering affordable
marketing opportunities. Last month,
even The Wall Street Journal recognized
the role that chambers play as the go-
to resource in this challenging business


Chamber's Board Of Directors
CHAIRMAN
Theresa M. Smith, Rink Design Partnership, Inc.
CHAIR-ELECT
Ron Coleman, Baronco Management Consultants, Inc.
CHAIR OF FINANCE
Kirk Wendland, Landmar Group
CHAIR-BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
Dr. Carlton Robinson, Human Capital Management, LLC
CHAIR-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Chris McNees, Aerostar Environmental Svcs, Inc.
MEMBERS & INVESTORS RELATIONS
Curtis McClees, Winning Concepts USA
GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS
Tim McLane, John Hancock Insurance
MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS
Kathryn Middleton, Hilton Garden Inn
WORKFORCE / EDUCATION
Art Shuster, Shake's Frozen Custard
PAST CHAIRMAN
Gregory A. Moorehead, Ameris Bank
GENERAL COUNSEL
Gordon Jesperson, Kopelousos & Bradley
DIRECTORS
Thomas Pentz, Orange Park Medical Center
Kenneth Jones, St. Vincents Health Care
Nancy Alberts, Alberts Education Center
Marsha Fields, DuVal Fields Consulting
Byron Allmond, VyStar Credit Union
AREA COUNCIL CHAIRMAN
Leslie Dougher, GMAC Vanguard Realty
EX-OFFICIO DIRECTOR
Doug Conkey

The Clay County Chamber of Commerce Staff-
President: Kellie Jo Kilberg, 264-2651
Vice President of Economic Development: Danita Andrews, 264-1005
Vice President of Business & Membership Development: Greg Voss, 264-7503
Director of Communications & Marketing: Leigh Ann Rassler, 264-0718
Director of Finance: Stephen Nebrat, 621-0370
Office Manager: Betty Hicks, 394-7198
Marketing & Research Coordinator: Jill Schechter, 264-7373
Member Services Coordinator: Wanda Harrison, 394-0063.
Investor & Events Coordinator: Adriana Sicari, 394-0646
Communications Coordinator: Joyce DiMonda, 264-2531
Program Assistant: Kellie Collins, 264-7504

Advertising Information
The Clay County Chamber Business Ledger is published monthly Dy ithe Clay County Chamber nl
Commerce and Clay Today Call 264-3200 to reiuesir inlormalion on advertising your business, Links is
inserted into the Clay Today and directly mailed all CnamTer business,
Next Issue: April 9 News Deadline: March 24
Ad Deadline: April 7


climate. Our members benefit financially
from the Chamber's wide variety of ser-
vices because of our ability to achieve in
aggregate what cannot be attained alone.
During this tough economy, many peo-
ple choose to look at their circumstances,
suggesting they have no power to change
the way things are. So often, they either
complain, or simply do nothing. Don't sit
there and do nothing. The Chamber has
several opportunities planned this spring
to promote your business and to work
with other members. Our March events
include: Education,& Workforce Forum
sponsored by Community First Credit
Union of Florida and the Economic De-
velopment Quarterly Luncheon sponsored
by Regions Bank. In April we will host
the 18th Annual Golf Tournament at the
Fleming Island Golf Club sponsored by
Waste Management. And in May the
Annual Military Appreciation Luncheon
sponsored by VyStar Credit Union.
These opportunities are s a great, eco-
nomical way to showcase your business.
I hope you will take the time over the
next few months and choose at least one
Chamber event or project to get involved
in. As you can see, we have many op-
portunities to promote your business and
work with others in our growing commu-
nity. I encourage every member to think
of Chamber members first when you are
making purchases and making business
or personal decisions this year. Together
we will get through these economic hard
times and we will persevere.
In February the Chamber took its an-
nual trip to Tallahassee presented by Or-


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ange Park Medical Center to meet with
our elected officials. The legislative trip
was also sponsored by Lewis, Longman
and Walker and John Hancock Insur-
ance. In the 15 years that I have been
going to Tallahassee, this year, the mood
is very different: The question is "how do
you do no harm" to essential programs
when you have to cut the budget by anoth-
er $6 billion? How do you implement poli-
cies to stimulate our economy and create
jobs?. How do you ensure diversification
and sustainable economic growth? How
do we invest in our future where educa-
tion is a key investment? How do you fund
an economy on unstable tax policies? This
is the year where many of those ques-
tions will be answered; however, some
will probably continue on until next year.
The Chamber and our Government Affairs
Committee are tracking key legislation
daily on behalf of our members.
Finally, with all the economic chal-
lenges our nation is experiencing right
now, it is important to remember all of
the blessings we have here on the First
Coast. We live near beautiful beaches and
river; we enjoy wonderful weather in our
welcoming community and most of all we
are comprised of hardworking, generous
and.resilient people who will stick togeth-
er when times are difficult. Jimmy Dean
once said, "I can't change the direction of
the wind, but I.can adjust my sails to al-
ways reach my destination." Adjust your
sails so your business can thrive: Until
next month, remember to do business with
Chamber members as we "Ignite the Pulse
of Business" here on the First Ctast.


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Regionalism


By: Danita Andrews
Vice President of Economic Development

On February
27, the Florida Eco-
nomic Development
Council (FEDC), a
critical state part-
ner in advancing
economic develop-
ment initiatives in
Florida, joined our DanftAndmrews
Cornerstone Region-
al Development Partners from Baker, Clay,
Duval, Flagler, Nassau, Putnam and St.
Johns counties for our Regional Economic
Development Forum to discuss legislative
policy and strategic issues concerning eco-
nomic development. Gregory Smith, Chair
of Cornerstone and Jacksonville & North-
east Florida President of Bank of America
welcomed participants stating, "This is a
valuable -opportunity for our business and
.community leaders to come together. The
more we work together to provide an envi-
ronment where businesses want to-create
high-wage job opportunities, the stronger
we build our individual communities and
the entire region." This forum was part of
an ongoing series of meetings focused on
strategic issues affecting economic devel-
opment on the First Coast. Moreover, it
provided the venue for us to discuss leg-
islatiye priorities from a statewide and re-
gional perspective .in order to improve the
economic climate and influence our state
and local community's'ability to continue
attracting and retaining employers that
significantly attribute to our tax base.
Highlights of the meeting included
discussion with Tracy Mayernick, FEDC's
government consultant who provided an
overview of the 200.9 Special Session,
FEDC's statewide priority initiatives and
perspectives on the upcoming session with
the $4 to, $5 billion in additional cuts an-
ticipated at this point. Jerry Mallot, Exec-
utive Director of Cornerstoie talked about


- Influencing Public Policy


Clay County Chamber Business and Community Representatives participated in a Regional Economic Forum. L to R: Tracy Mayernick, FEDC; Danita Andrews,
Mike Holcomb, Anna Lebesch, Byron Allmond, Kellie Jo Kilberg, Carol Gardner, Ted McGowan, Travis Cummings, Theresa Smtih, Rob Bradley, Tom Pentz, Chris
McNees and Amy Evancho, FEDC i


how our Cornerstone Regional Partners
have been working with FEDC and have
provided real world scenarios and testi-
mony to the House and Senate committees
on examples of problems with timelines in
the approval processes that need to be re-
solved with economic development policy
issues in going forward. I had the privi-
lege of moderating a group discussion with
State Representative Lake Ray and the
audience. Various issues were presented
about growth management, DRI reform,
removing regulatory barriers, education
and healthcare, etc. Rep. Ray noted, "The
economy is the paramount issue and that.
although this is both a frightening time
and an exciting time with no money to do
things, we will be placing emphasis on
the policies where there is a return on
investment." Tracy Mayernick; Art Gra-
ham, Chair of the North Florida TPO and
Jacksonville City Councilman; and James
Bennett, District Planning Manager for
the Florida Department of Transportation
(DOT) then participated in a panel discus-
sion about the Federal Economic Stimu-


lus Package that was moderated by Greg
Smith. Amidst the discussion, Mr. Bennett
* pointed out that the attitude with the DOT
is "failure is not an option. We recognize
Florida's position and are prepared to
spend everything the state gets for trans-
portation and to ask for more." For exam-
ple, they are reaching out to the counties
within the District 2 area to have a coor-
dinated and prioritized list of projects for
the $44 million anticipated. However, they
all agreed that this transportation fund-
ing will not go far. Mr. Bennett pointed
out that -it currently costs $300,000 per
lane per road mile just for resurfacing and
there will be no relaxation in federal re-
quirements to expend the dollars related
to environmental and other regulatory Ne-
quirements. Mr. Graham stated that the
majority of focus with the stimulus will be
utilized on job centers, safety, schools, hos-
pitals, ports and roads. Brian Teeple with
the North Florida Regional Couficil helped
to wrap up the meeting presentations. He
spoke about the Reality Check First Coast
and encouraged folks to get engaged. Re-


ality Check First Coast is a very important
regional exercise in collectively planning
for our future growth and the 1.6 million in
population that is expected by 2060 within
our region.
The Cornerstone Regional Partner
Forums provide the opportunity for us to
share concerns, dialogue and most impor-
'tantly interact to continue building relation-
ships. Greg Smith concluded the program
by saying, "It is critical now more than ever
that we come together regularly. Whether
you are an elected official, business volun-
teer or economic development partner, we
need to discuss ways to work together to
improve the regional economic develop-
ment landscape for Northeast Florida."
We couldn't agree more and will be
continuing to ensure that Clay County has
a strong presence with our outstanding
leadership and positive influence through-
out Northeast Florida. Thanks to each of
Clay County's business and community
leaders for your tremendous support and
participation in this important regional
forum.


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Investor & Events Coordinator.


Given the constantly growing global
marketplace, the Clay County Chamber
of Commerce is partnering with the Uni-
versity of North Florida Small Business
Development Center, Enterprise Florida,
the U.S. Commercial Service and JaxPort
to bring together a six-part International
Trade Certificate Program as an opportu-
nity for business growth.
This program is designed to provide
participants with the basic knowledge and
resources to help expand their businesses
on an international basis. Attendees have
varied backgrounds and business interests
and are from all over Northeast Florida.
The first session was held on Thursday,
February 26th and featured international
resources in Northeast Florida.
After a brief welcome- from Robert
Myers, with the SBDC at UNF and Danita
Andrews, the Vice President of Economic
Development from the Clay County Cham-
ber of Commerce, the class moved right
into a case study of a recent certificate
program success story- HERO FL. Heavy
Equipment Resources of Florida, Inc. is
a local, family-owned business that has
grown tremendously and is now export-
ing to six countries around the world after
participating in the certificate program.
Next, Larry Bernaksi, Regional Man-
ager of International Trade Development
for Enterprise Florida, Inc. (EFI), dis-
cussed the services and opportunities EFI


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elaborated on one of the key objectives for
EFI to provide a network of international
offices to assist companies in building re-
lationships- since networking is one of the
most important aspects of international
business.


Jorge Arce, Director the U.S. Department of Com-
merce- Jacksonville

Joanne Kazmierski, Manager of Com-
munity Outreach and Environmental Ad-
vocacy for JAXPORT, followed with a brief
overview of the port. Kazmierski talked
about port capabilities, the new expan-
sions taking place that will increase local
businesses exporting prospects as well as


Representatives from Heavy Equipment Resources of Florida, Inc. shared best practices with the group.


the Carnival Cruise terminal.
"This is a global economy, there is no
avoiding it," stated Jorge Arce, Director
the U.S. Department of Commerce- Jack-
sonville, our third and final presenter.
"The mission of the U.S. Commercial
Service is to help the export of "Made in
USA" products and services. The goal of
the U.S. Commercial Service is to help
develop the International Trade Certifi-
cate Program Export Series and its in-
volvement with the Program is to educate
businesses about the resources already in
place to help them export. There is just no
excuse on not becoming informed about
exporting. Take a look at the treasure
trove of information for this purpose at


www.export.gov."
Special thanks to Sweet Tomatoes of
.Orange Park for sponsoring lunch. Part
two of this program will give students an
overview of international legal consider-
ations and contracts as well as market
research. Additional sessions will cover
export regulations, cross cultural com-
munications and foreign exchange con-
siderations. Graduation and certificate
presentations will be held on Thursday,
April 2nd at the Clay County Chamber of
Commerce.


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Carmike Cinemas 12 opens in Fleming Island on March 20.




The .aWait Is Over?

Carmike Cinemas 12 Opens March 20 in Fleming Island


Residents and movie aficionados have
been waiting for years for another movie
theatre to open in Clay County. The wait
is almost over. Carmike Cinemas 12 will
hold their grand opening the weekend of
March 20-22 in Fleming Island. Some of
the amenities include an indoor box office,
large lobby that accommodates a.conces-
sion stand featuring all your favorite movie
snacks, Coca Cola products and gourmet


popcorn, including chocolate, caraniel and
cheddar cheese. Carmike features wall
to wall screens with stadium seating, high-
backed luxury chairs with retractable cup
holder armrests. Every theatre also has
digital projection with DLP technology pro-
ducing 35 trillion colors with'3D capability
and digital surround sound.
The cinema is located at 1820 Town
Center Boulevard in Fleming Island. A


special VIP party to benefit the Quigley
House will be held on Thursday, March
19th starting at 6:30 p.m. with Cocktails
& Hors d'oeuvres followed by a movie in
each.of the 12 theatres at 8 p.m. Tick-
ets to this special event at $20 and they
are available at any Clay County VyStar
Credit Union, Fleming Island Sleep Inn
& Suites, Mojo's Smokehouse and The
Quigley House Thrift Store.


March 2009


14th Annual Scottish Games

Sets Record Attendance"


The last day of February was a lovely
Chamber of Commerce day! The weather
was a bit windy, but the skies were blue
and the temperatures soared into the Iow
80s. More than 27,000 people attend-
ed the 14th Annual Scottish Games and
Festival at the Clay County Fairgrounds.
The record attendance brought in visitors
from Clay County and beyond, including
Canada, Scotland, England and Australia.
The Honored Clan for this event was Clan
Stewart, and Lord & Lady Stewartby at-
tended the Games.
Everywhere we looked families and
individuals young and old were enjoying
themselves. In addition to the traditional
athletics (hammer throw, caber toss,
-sheaf throw and other heavy athletics),
fencers from the Jacksonville Fencing
Club demonstrated the art and science
of fencing with mock bouts. There were
also Scottish Dogs, Scottish Fold Cats,
Scottish Cattle and sheepherding demon-
strations. A very large, popular section
was the Children's Area where they got to
try their hand at the athletics, dance and
other activities. Clan An Cu'provided 18th
Century re-enactors, and there was als6
an exhibit/show of, falconry and fencing,
battle ax, archery, Gaelic language, gene-
alogy and other demonstrations.
A record number of Clan Societies set
up tents in the main arena with Clan Cam-
eron winning the Best Clan Tent award
headed locally by Chamber member, and
Ambassador Chair Carol Taylor of Beacon
Benefits.
Entertainment was provided by The
Tannahill Weavers, Needfire and Smith-
field Fair. They performed throughout the
day, as well as at the Evening of Music.
In the weeks leading up to the Games,


The pipe bands were fun to watch and listen to.

there were several nights of Pub Crawls
aboard the double-decker red bus, a Kir-
kin' o' the Tartans held at St. Giles Pres-
byterian Church on Blanding Blvd, Whisky
Tasting and a Sponsors Reception held at
The Hilltop Club.
"The Games Committee would like to
thank the Chamber for. their continued
support, as well as the patrons who at-
tended the Games, so that they are able
to give back to the conmiunity," said
Carol Taylor of Beacon Benefits and the
Jacksonville Scottish Highland Games
Committee. The committee is a non-
profit, volunteer organization that runs
the Northeast FL Scottish Games & Fes-
tival. Through corporate sponsors, indi-
vidual sponsors, grants, donations and
ticket sales, the Games donates to sev-
eral charities including the Clay County
YMCA/Take Stock in Children, providing
scholarships to Clay County students,
and also donates to Segs4Vets, which
provides Segways to combat injured
veterans with mobility challenges that
served in Iraq and Afghanistan.


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People do business with people they
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Ribbon Cuttings, Grand Openings


and Ground Breakings

To schedule your grand opening, contact Leigh Ann Rassler at 904.264.0718 or weeklynews@claychamber.com.


Theresa M. Smith of Rink Design Partnership, Inc. and Chair of the Clay County Chamber Board of
Directors and Letha Taylor of VyStar Credit Union attended, the ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate
the grand opening of the State Road 21 Multiuse Path on Friday, February 6 at Gold Head Branch State
Park in Keystone Heights.


Ambassadors and staff were on hand to celebrate the opening of the new Quigley House Thrift Store.
A ribbon cutting was held on February 20 to commemorate its new location at 1017 Blanding Bloule-
vard in Orange Park. The new building offers more space for the thrift store's high-quality furniture,
clothing and household items which'are available to patrons at discounted prices. Everything donated
and sold-supports the programs and services of Quigley House. All donations are welcome and are tax
deductible. For more information about the Quigley House Thrift Store, call 904-276-2398 or visit www.
quigleyhouse.org.


Ambassadors and staff attended an open house at Flashback Photography on February 26. A ribbon
cutting was held in conjunction with the'open house. Flashback's studio is located at 630 Kingsley
Avenue in Orange Park. They can accommodate any of your photo needs, whether you need a single
photographer for a family portrait or a team of photographers to capture a large event. Flashback
has been open in Orange Park since 2002. For more information, call (904) 269-1938 or visit www.
flashbackphotography,net


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O'Reilly Auto Parts celebrated the grand opening of their Middleburg store with a ribbon cutting cer-
emony on March 3. Store manager Robert Ward presented The Clay County Cruzers, a non-profit classic
car club, with a check for cancer research. O'Reilly Auto Parts is a full service auto parts store. They
also offer a variety of in-store services such as fluid recycling, drum/rotor resurfacing, battery, electrical
and module testing and a tool loan program. The store is located at 2683 Blanding Blvd. in Middleburg.
For more information, visit their Website at www.oreillyauto.com.


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Ambassadors and staff were present to welcome Dr. Genola Childs, M.D. of Orange Park Adult Medi-
cine to the Chamber on March 4. Dr. Childs, a graduate of Boston University, served in the Navy and has
been practicing internal medicine for 10 years. As a doctor of internal medicine, Dr. Childs specializes
in preventing, diagnosing, and treating diseases that affect adults. A Community Health Fair will be held
March 21 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on site. The Orange Park Adult Medicine office is located at 1543
Kingsley Avenue in Orange Park. For more information, call 278-3383.


Congraiulatirns ro Life Care Center at Wells Crossing ,:rn being selected Area Beau.inJicarti'nr
Busriess of the Monri fo.r Marrh 2009 bv Itre iflorih Area Buriness Council. Life Care Center
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Florida Chamber
Business leaders detail plans to create jobs and transition Florida's economy. Clay County
Chamber President Kellie Jo Kilberg participated in the press conference in Tallahassee when
the Florida Chamber unveiled the business community agenda for the 2009 legislative session
highlighting the need for pro-jobs solutions to stimulate the economy. Participating in the press
conference were Marshall Criser, III, AT&T Florida and the chairman of the Florida Chamber;
Mark Wilson, Florida Chamber President; Eric Godet, President, Godet Industries of Gainesville;
Steve Halverson, President, Haskell Company; State Senator Don Gaetz, Chairman of the Sen-
ate Select Committee on the Economy and Kellie Jo Kilberg, President Clay County Chamber.


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Romance was in the Air at the February After-Hours


More than fifty Chamber members
and guests enjoyed networking, great food,
drinks and chocolate at the February After-
Hours was hosted by Holiday Inn & Suites
on Wells Road in Orange Park. Special
Thanks to Denise Buzzy, Phillip Murphy.
and Amy Laub for providing the perfect set-
ting to celebrate Valentine's Day with the
Chamber. The ambiance was perfect; from
the balloons to the fondue fountain and ev-
erything in between. "I loved the Pringles
dipped in chocolate," said Matt Justice of
Reliant Advisors. "I enjoy attending the
Chamber events to network and have fun."
In addition, Carolyn Ward of The Real Yel-
low Pages involved members in a fun net-
working exercise. Mark your calendars for
the second Thursday of the month so you
don't miss out on food, fun and networking
with the Chamber.
Congratulations to .Mary Williams of
Hardage-Giddens Rivermead Funeral
Home. Mary won a romantic evening
from the Holiday Inn & Suites, including
dinner for two, a chocolate and cham-
pagne gift basket and one-night stay in
the Jacuzzi suite.
If you would like to host an After-
Hours event or sponsor Chamber Bucks,
please contact Wanda Harrison at 394-
0063. Please bring a door prize worth
$15 to promote your business at the next
After-Hours event.
After-Hours Networking is sponsored
by The Real Yellow Pages from AT&T.


Chamber Ambassador Cheryl Shapiro, Vice President of Economic Development Danita Andrews, Betsy
Crawford of SunTrust Bank and Joe Anzalone of Online Market Group enjbyed catching up with one
another.


Holiday Inn & Suites owner Phillip Murphy and his lovely wife Lynn present Mary Williams of Hardage-
Giddens with a Valentine's Day celebration basket.


Chamber Director of Communications Leigh Ann Rassler and Chamber Ambassador Catherine Yanuchi
had fun with the Valentine's Day theme.


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Leadership Clay: Orientation and Retreat


LEADERSHIP
CLAY

The Leadership Clay Class of 2009
started the year off with an orientation and
retreat at Camp Blanding Joint Train-
ing Center. The class was treated to a
welcome reception along with a meet and
greet on Thursday night. The new class
members participated in an ice breaker'
game and listened to testimonials of pre-
vious Leadership Clay Alumni. The ice
breakers were led by Leigh Ann Rassler,
a graduate of the Leadership Clay Class of
2007. The keynote speaker was Kenneth
Jones of St. Vincent's Healthcare and
Leadership Clay Alumni Class ot 2008.
Mr. Jones expressed the importance and
of teamwork and the ability of the class to
make an impact in Clay County thru the
Leadership Clay service project.
Friday was spent with a variety of
team building exercises., The exercises
.were led by Richard Pfinson Jr, CBJTS-
SAC of Camp Blanding. The Class- spent-
some time in the morning learning how
to tie a variety of knots in order to build a
rope bridge. Then the class was taken to
a ravine where they built a rbpe bridge.
Each class member wore a harness
.which was connected to the rope to tra-
verse a creek and ravine. The afternoon
was spent learning about how to use a
compass, finding north without a compass
and map navigation.
The' Leadership Class of 2009 is com-


posed of several world travelers includ-
ing Carrie Kashawlic, Frank Stubbs, and
Charlie Saman. Carrie has traveled to
Europe, South America and South Africa
and is able to speak English, German and
Spanish. Frank.has traveled to China,
Japan, Iwo Jima (climbed Mt. Suribachi),
Europe, the Middle East and speaks Eng-
lish and Japanese. Charlie.has traveled
extensively to South America, the Carib-
bean Islands, Palestine and speaks Eng-
lish and Arabic.
The Clay County Chamber-of Com-
merce is proud to announce the following
participants for Leadership Clay Class of
2009:
Craig Aldrich -
Clay County Sheriffs Office
Byron Allmond VyStar Credit Union
Teresa Butts -
St. Vincent's HealthCare
Jeannie Gallina -
The Way Free Medical Clinic
Carrie Kashawlic -
Girl Scouts of Gateway Council
Charlie Saman BB & T
Frank Stubbs Medical Service Corps
Lori Wagner VyStar Credit Union

Leadership Clay gives local commu-
nity and business leaders the opportunity
for personal growth, professional devel-
opment, and social awareness associated
with nationally recognized leadership
programs without requiring them to leave
Clay County.
.Leadership Clay is also dedicated to
creating a network of local leaders who
will be able to utilize their diverse talents,
skills, and perspectives to build a sense
of countywide community and to identify


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The Clay County Chamber of Commerce presents the Leadership Clay Class of 2009. From left to right
(front row) Charlie'Saman, Frank Stubbs, (back row) Craig Aldrich, Carrie Kashawlic, Instructor Richard
PinsonCBJTS-SAC, Lori Wagner, Teresa Butts, Jeannie Gallina and Byron Allmond


viable alternatives .that help solve the
challenges facing Clay -County today and
tomorrow.
Thank You St. Vincent's Health-
care for being the Title Sponsor for the
Leadership Clay Class of 2009. This is
St. Vincent's fourth year as title sponsor
and we are grateful for their continued
support. For more information about
Leadership Clay, please contact Stephen
Nebrat at 904-621-0370 or snebrat@
claychamber.com.


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Class members participated in an exercise designed
to build relationships and help each other get to know
one another.


Business
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relationships that we have built are rec-
ognizable as many legislators now expect
to see a delegation from the Clay County
Chamber of Commerce walking the halls
of Tallahassee every February.
I would like to acknowledge Orange
Park Medical Center as the Title Spon-
sor of this trip as well as Lewis, Long-
man and Walker as a Corporate Sponsor.
My company, John Hancock Financial
-Services, was also a proud sponsor.
Our County and our Chamber are
gaining political capital with the state,
however, we must continue to keep the
pressure on those we have elected to rep-
resent us. We must hold those in power
accountable for the decisions and the
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Nancy Alberts, Alberts Education Center; Melissa Gross-Arnold, Lewis Longman and Walker; Byron Allmond, VyStar Credit Union and team captain Art Shuster,
Shake's Frozen Custard prepare for meetings with state legislators.


Leslie Dougher, Vanguard GMAC; Ron Coleman, Baronco Management Consultants and Kenneth
Jopes, St. Vincent's Healthcare were just a few of the people, awake on the bus trip as we headed
to Tallahassee. ......................


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Colonial Life
395 Turtle Dove Dr.
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Mr. Gary Reynolds
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Eisman & Russo Consulting Engineers
6455 Powers Ave.
Jacksonville, FL 32217
Mr. Antonio J. Mahfound
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Mr. Bryan Jones
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Magers & Associates
165 Wells Rd., Ste. 405
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Ms. Maryann Magers
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Ms. Maria Weid-Mooradian
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Mr. Alan H. Elwell
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Renewals

Entrepreneur Level
Beacon Enterprises
Equity Development Corp.
First Coast Landscape Supply Inc.
Jacksonville Jaguars, Ltd
Norman's Vacuum Supply
Pick The Perkins For Real Estate
.Prudential Financial
R.T. Johnson Company, Inc
State Farm Insurance/Harry Vann

Professional Level
Ahpla, Inc.
PostNe't
Regions Bank
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Greensouth Equipment Inc.
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Jacksonville Memory Gardens
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Sam's Club
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Wyle Laboratories, Inc

Associate Level
Catherine G. Yanuchi
Chereese Stewart
City of Green Cove Springs
Clay County Bar Association
Clay County Council on Aging
Girl Scouts of Gateway Council, Inc
John P. Hall Sr. Children's Charity
Journey Church
Life Care Center of Orange Park
Nordtheast Florida Scottish Garhes &
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Penney Retirement Community
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Congratulations to Heritage Bank of
North Florida on being selected Small
Business ot the Month for March ty tthe
North Area Business Council. In 1986.
Heritage Bank of North Florida opened
its first bank in Orange Park under the
name of Clay County Bank. In April
2000, they received permission from
banking regulators to change its name
to Heritage Bank of North Florida. Their
primary goal will always be, first and
foremost, to continue offering the best
possible personal service to its custom-
ers. The President and CEO is Randolph
L. Knepper. Heritage Bank of North
Florida is located at 794 Blanding Blvd.
in Orange Park. For more information,
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Appointments and
promotions
The Blood Alliance has added
Cheryl Pearson as a mobil
unit collection special .*l
Ameris Bank named
Andy Cheney as ex-
ecutive president ,
and a member of the
company's executive
team...First Guar- .
anty Bank announce(, .
that Matthew Maync
has joined the banl
as vice-president and I
asset quality man-
ager...Skanska USA
Building Inc. named
Stephen Dent as vice president of its
Jacksonville office...
Awards and
accomplishments
Winning Concepts USA, Inc. was
honored as the 2008 Business Partner
of the Year at the Annual Awards Din-
ner held by the Clay County Literacy
Coalition...The Argyle Branch Library
dedicated a mural in its Children's Dept.
called "Start Here, Go Anywhere" fund-
ed by Regions Bank...Susan Soltys-


Smith of Fleming Island Sleep Inn &
Suites is the General Manager... Bon-
nie Upright, APR, of Upright Public Re-
lations received the Building Bridges
'g W Avrd at the annual Prism Awards
for the North Florida
PRSA chapter.. .Tina
/ Thimlar of Watson
Realty Corp. Reloca-
Stion Services received
,' " the Award of Excel-
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closed outgo-
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-. 2008...Watson
Realty Corp. RE-
ALTORS St. Marys
office received the .2008
Crown of Excellence Award for the
highest overall performance company-
wide for referral performance... Grego-
ry.L. Foster, Headmaster at St. Johns
Country Day School was-invited to
join the Country Day Headmasters'
Assoc.. .Waste Management presented
a $6000 sponsorship check for the Clay
County Chamber's Golf Tournament...

Community involvement
Johns Country Day School raised
a special flag that had flown at'Al Asad


Air Base in Iraq after the school sent
letters and care boxes to soldiers sta-
tioned at Al Asad.. .Orange Park High
School has an ACE Mentoring Program
for students interested in becoming
engineers, architects or contractors...
Community Hospice of Northeast
Florida announced the addition of four
new members to its board of directors:
Christopher Emans, The Honorable
Marcia Morales Howard, Kelly Miles
and Paula Ringhaver...The Goddard
School in Fleming Island has received
its Certificate of Occupancy and is ac-
cepting enrollment in anticipation of its
opening in March... Curves of Orange
Park rolled out the red carpet to mem-
bers of the Healthways SilverSneakers
Fitness Program for older adults to join
Curves at no cost... St. Johns Coun-
try Day School held their-2nd annual
induction ceremony for the Athletic
Hall of Fame to honor those athletes
who have brought recognition to them-
selves and St. Johns. They are John W.
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Eric B. Bassingthwaighte...AT&T will
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already shared some of the ideas that
were presented with two other groups I
work with. If you missed this opportunity,
you missed a great one."
According to Wikipedia, Social Media
is an umbrella term, defining all of the ac-
tivities that come together in a utility that
uses multiple communication mediums' of
words, pictures, or videos to create visual
displays, picture-sharing opportunities,
connection points, and the creation of
personal meaning and community building
opportunities. Social Media is a term that
is used for a 'broad spectrum of topics. In
the context of internet marketing, Social
Media refers to a collective group of web
properties that are primarily driven by
the users.
The latest and coolest trends in web
marketing portion of the seminar was the
main reason most people attended.


After the break we learned about
email marketing. Ms. Bressler stated
that 67% of North America Internet users
prefer email communication when deal-
ing with businesses and 65% of U.S. In-
ternet users have purchased a product
or service based on receiving a market-
ing message via email. She talked about
how important it is'to write effective from/
subject lines, how to track email success,
increase and manage your database and
best practices of email design.. In a sur-
vey, 35% cited the subject line as the
main factor in determining whether they
would open the email.
"The web marketing workshop covered
such a broad range of topics that there
was something of benefit for everyone
who attended, which happened to be a di-
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its, doctor's offices, colleges, Chambers
and businesses," said Gamble Wright, Ex-
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for Humanity, Inc. "We are fortunate to
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VOLUME 39, NO. 11 THURSDAY, MARCH 12,2009 B SECTION 2 SECTIONS 500

Registration for Flag Football (ages 6-17) ends Thurs, April 2nd. Two locations
to play: Fleming Island & Orange Park. Registration for T-Ball (4-7) at the
Barco-Hewton Family YMPCA ends Thursday, April 2nd.
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Former Clay High athlete needs support


By Horace Davis
Sports Editor
GREEN COVE SPRINGS Some things in
life just can't be understood or explained.
Questions like: Why this did happen to
this person? Or how could someone do
some type of heinous act, accidental or
otherwise, which directly alters another's
life and continue on with their own?
Some questions, may never be an-
swered until we all reach our day of reck-
oning with our creator. But one thing is
certain, more will be revealed and all of
our questions will be answered in time.
Most adults have or will deal wjth life
altering challenges, some of us are better
off because of them and then .there are
some who are not, the story of former
Clay High four star athlete Mark Detoro
has brought tears to many, but hopefully
joy will be the end result in the time ahead
for the 26-year old Green Cove Springs
native son.
"I was very saddened by the whole
event surrounding this unfortunate ac-
cident, said Clay High wrestling coach
Jim Reape. "I can't imagine the loss of
a leg and know it must be a hard charge
to overcome for anyone. But I do know
that there is an ultimate plan in life and
if there is one person that has overcome
tremendous odds already and will contin-
ue to prevail in life that individual is Mark
Detoro. Hopefully this will make him more
of an inspiration to many others coming
behind him," added Reape.
The strapping athlete began a 100-
mile bike ride over the last two weeks as
he prepared for entrance into the National
Guard; he was to enter boot camp in June
and had already done a couple of weekend
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ing journey in life.
"He has always been in good shape
but he was interested in returning to
great shape. He had-changed his eating
and workout habits and the bike ride was
part of his renewed training regiment,"
said Reape.
However, sometime during the night
of Monday, March 2, Detoro was blind-
sided by an unidentified occupant in an
unknown vehicle on a dark road in Marion
County near Reddick, FL
No one has been apprehended, but the
fact remains. Detoro remains in Shands
Hospital in Gainesville; he's had one sur-
gery thus far which doctors had to ampu-
tate his lower right leg. Further surgeries
including one last night (March 11) are
still part of his immediate future.
"During the first surgery he lost fifty
units of blood," said Reape. "This is a
guy that has always been in great shape,
highly motivated and high energy. Mark
has overcome obstacles and has a pure
will and maybe that helped him pull
through." '
Reape, who has known Detoro since
he was a 7th grade middle school student
and coached him in several sports includ-
ing weightlifting, football and wrestling
was deeply moved by the news said teach-
ing assistant Teresa Green who works
alongside Reape.
"I was out of town until that Tuesday
morning when Coach Reape received that
call, I saw the concern on his face and I
was totally devastated myself when told of


the events," she said.
The 2001 graduate of Clay was a two-
time place winner at state in wrestling
that includes a runner-up finish as a se-
nior; he also qualified for state in track
and weightlifting while also holding the
sack record (47) in football.
"His senior year we had a fur-time
state wrestling champion in teammate
P.J. Cobbert who was deseoring of the
accolades, but Mark was w l-o ,red Ath-
lete of the Year along with P.J. after going
to state in four different sports," added
Reape.
Since leaving Clay, Detoro wrestled
two years at Lassen Junior College in
-Reno, California he followed that up with
a two-year stint of playing football at West
Virginia State University before graduat-
ing last spring from the University of
North Florida.
Over the last two wrestling seasons,
Detoro could be found volunteering as a
coach with Reape and even before becom-
ing a volunteer assistant one could still
find him cheering on the team locally or in
Lakeland at the state tournament, now he
needs the communities support.
"In a two-day period from Tuesday to
Thursday there was 121 units of-blood do-
nated in his name, we also raised about
one thousand dollars to deal with the initial
bills he has incurred and we plan on doing
more as time moves forward," said Reape.
If there is one hope the coach has for
his former pupil once he is released from
the hospital, "I would like to see him work


Ways to contribute
The Florida/Georgia Blood Al-
liance has an ongoing blood dri\e
Monday through Friday until March
27. an account is setup for anyone
| ho wants to donate any 0 or B+.B-
blood can donate to Mark A. Deloro -
5143. the nearest location is at 2153
Kingsley Ave, and their phone num-
ber is (90-1) 353-8263. All blood is
welcomed and can be exchange with
another type donor, if in Gamesville
where it can be directly given. use
Mark A. Detoro 01 755519 but you
must. donate at LiWe South or Civi-
Ian.
The Alliance has said Clay County
has had a ton of calls and donations
made already according to Reape
'There has been a total of 215 units
donated as of March 10 and they can
not believe the support shown."

with injured war veterans that have re-
turned home from combat that are still
motivated and are returning to combat or
service in various capacities. Mark is a
big strong guy and I'm sure he will benefit
from being around them just as they will
benefit from the inspiration he has shown
in life."
Reape has already become proactive
for Detoro and has researched some pos-

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Sports Briefs


YMCA basketball tournament
The Bob Dye-Clay Family YMCA will
be holding a 3 v 3 Basketball Tournament
on Saturday, March 14 with all proceeds
Ibenl'fiting the Strong Kids Campaign.
There will be three age divisions: U10,
U12 & U14 Boys & Girls are separate.
(Age as of 8/1/08) The cost is $15 per
player. ,
For more info contact Nick Butler at
(904)272-4304.


Coach Bowden golf tourney
The Seminole Club of Clay County will
be,holling the Bobby Bowden 2009 Golf
Tour, Monday April 13 at Magnolia Point
Golf and Country Club. Tee is up at 9:00


a.m. with lunch to follow. That evening the
Bobby Bowden Banquet will be held at the
Thrasher-Horme Center for the Arts doors
open at 6:00 p.m.
For golf information contact, Austin
Rehfield at (904) 264-2732 or George
West at (904) 278-8161 and for banquet
information contact: Sherry Behning at
(904)707-8910 www.seminoleclubclay-
county.org


Spring Break Camp
The Clay Gators and Coach Joey Wil-
liams will host a spring break camp from
Mon. Apr. 6 through Thurs. Apr. 9 from 10
a.m. to 3 p.m. for boys and girls ages nine
and up for the cost of $60.


Gatorade/Water will be provided but
campers should bring their own lunch
as they will work on fundamentals of the
game.
Space is limited so call Coach Wil-
liams at (904)264-5720 or (904) 422-
1330 to pre-register.


FIAA registrations
Fleming Island Athletic Association
will have their football and cheerleading
registrations on Sat. March 14 from 2 to 4
p.m. at Compass Bank located on CR 220
on Fleming Island
For more information, visit www.fiaaf-
ootball.com or call (904) 418-9113 (foot-
ball) or (904) 418-9114 (cheerleading).


BMAA registration
Bel-Med Athletic Association (BMAA)
is having spring basebalVsoftball sign ups
for ages 5-15 every Tuesday and Thursday
from 6 to 8p.m. and Saturday's from 10
a.m. to 2 p.m. through March 18.
T-Ball is $90, u15 baseball $125,
softball $110 and 15-year old baseball
$150.
For more information e-mail: bel-
med@att.net or call (904) 264-1910.


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T ARLE SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH
ARGYLE BAPTIST David Swinyer, Pastor
Dr. KenODal 4501 U.S. 17 S.
8165 Argyle Forest Blvd. 269-2607
GOOD SHEPHERD EVANGELICAL SACRED HEART CATHOLIC CHURCH
LUTHERAN CHURCH Fr:. Dona, Pastor
I.i,-fjilon mn ri( .i r -0-i 11% 17 S.
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9a.m. Sunday School GREEN-COVE SPRINGS
778-1491 ABUNDANT LIFE CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP
Pastor Scott Becker
KIRKWOOD PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 91 Branscomb Rd, Green Cove Springs
Pastor Bill Hoff FL, 32043 282-3060
8701 Argyle Forest Blvd Sunday Worship 10:30a.m. & 6pin.
Sunday Worship lOaam. at Lake AsburyJr. High
Sunday School 8:452a.. Wed. Family Prayer 7:00p.m. at 91 Branscromb
Wed. Bible Study 6:45pmn. Rd.
wwwkirkwoodchurc=.org
CELEBRATION FELLOWSHIP CHURCH
OAKLEAF BAPTIST CHURCH 806 OakSt. L 284-1570
800 Oakleaf Plantation Ptkwy.
Orange Park, FL 32065 CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP CHURCH
Phone: 904-214-9066 Paul Salazar, Pastor
-www.oakdeafbaptist.com 506 So. Highland Ave. 284-5936
C.AY HILL CHURCH OF CHRIST
CLAY HILL BAPTIST Glenn Logston & Claude McEldowney
6054 CR-218, Maxville -289-9292 479 Houston St. 284-1858
LAKE ASBURY BAPTIST CHURCH CHURCH OF GOD IN CHRIST
Pastor Skipper Smith 703 Mlddleburg Ave.
Lake Asbury Comm. Center
C ne CONGREGATION HOLINESS CHURCH
SDOCTORS INLET Rev. Ronnie Surrency -
DOCTORS INLET CHURCH OF GOD Hwy. 16 Home 284-5913
Chris Oliver
144 Old Jennings Rd. CROSSROAD LUTHERAN MEETS AT
272-0919 THUNDERBOLT ELEMENTARY
2020 Thunderbolt Dr.,
FELLOWSHIP BIBLE CHURCH Fleming Island Plantation
Rev. Gary Shilling Rev. James Graeser
2827 CR 220 264-6575
RIVERS OF LIFE MINISTRIES DECOY BAPTIST CHURCH
Skip & Sheilah Ryan. Bobby Baker
P.O. Box 324 D.I. 32030 671 Decoy Rd. 284-5223
272-5433
DEFENDER'S MINISTRY-
LAKESIDE COMMUNITY CHURCH Rev. Dave Talbot
Pastor Craig Bowen
564 Tara Farms Dr. (across from Doctors FAITH BAPTIST TEMPLE
Inlet Elementary near College Dr & CR 220) Pastor- Ed Steves
272.3302 4330 CR-15A
FAITH WESLEYAN CHURCH FIRST AFRICAN BAPTIST CHURCH
Rev. Michael Allen, Pastor 433 Palmetto Ave. 284-5490
582 Plantation Dr. (College Dr. extended south .
from CR 220) FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
9:30 Sunday School, 10:45 Worship, Wed. 7 p.m. 615 Walnut St.
272-1754 284-9231
Pastor Anseimo Castano

CHRISTS CHURCH FLEMING ISLAND FIRST HAITIAN CHURCH
5900 U.S. 17 South, Fleming Island Rev. Fritzner Jean
Services: Sunday, 9:00a.m. & 10:30a.m. 1489 Russell Rd.
268-2500
FIRST UNITED PENTECOSTAL
CROSSROAD LUTHERAN Rev. D.A. Dodge, Pastor
5101 Lakeshore Dr. W. 5945 Hwy 17 S.
SFleming Island Green Cove Springs, FL 32043
Sunday Worship 8:00 a.m. & 10:30 a.m. Sun..@ 2 p.m.; Thrs. @ 7 p.m.
Sunday School 9.15 a.m. 1-888-356-6991 for more info.
CROSSWALK COMMUNITY CHURCH FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
(Meeting at Fleming Island Elementary) Rev. W. Hunter Camp, II
AnnrmandEgnew, Pastor Gum St. at U.S. 17
Sunday Worship 10:30 am. 284-9261
Wednesday Bible Study 7 p.m. -
888-713-8884 710-8723 FIRST UNITED METHODIST
Richard Slhannonhouse
FLEMING ISLAND BAPTIST CHURCH 500 Walnut St 284-9700
Brother Timothy, Pastor
1871 CR 220 264-4370 FLEMING ISLAND UNITED METHODIST
CHURCH
FLEMING ISLAND CHURCH OF CHRIST Rev. Cory'Britt
5400 Pine Avenue 7170 Hlighway 17
-Sunday Bible Study 9 a.m., Worship 10 am. 284-3366
Wednesday Bible Study 7 p.m.
410-3018 GRACE MISSIONARY BAPTIST
www.flemingislandchurchofchrist.org 4411 Springbank Rd., GCS
Brother Spurgeon Hayes Pastor
FLEMING ISLAND PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Sun. School 10 11 a.m.
Dr. Jim Weldon Jr., Pastor Worshilp Service It Noon
1743 CR 220, Orange Park Sunday Eve. 6 p.m. 7:30 p.m.
553-8493 Wed. Eve. 6:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m.
Thursday. Eve. s:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m.
HERITAGE BAPTIST
4325 Hwy. 17 S. 269-2405 GREEN COVE SPRINGS CHURCH OF GOD
3218 U.S. 17 N. 284-6916
NEW GRACE CHURCH
5300 Hwy 17 HARBOR BAPTIST CHURCH
Rev. Dr.Jon C. Shuler, Ph. D. Samuel Jewell, Pastor
Rev.'David Freels 1120 Clay St at IHwy 17
Sunday Services: 7:30 am'- 8:30 am- 10:45 am .Green Cove Springs
298-2998 www.graceanglicanchurch.org 529-5229
PATHWAY CHURCH HIBERNIA BAPTIST CHURCH
F.I. Elementary, Lakeshore Dr. E. 7100 lligway 17 Green Cove Springs
10 a.m. Sunday 904529-8944
Teaching Pastor: Russell Franklin
541-0092 HICKORY GROVE BAPTIST
Pastor Michael Madaris
ST. MARGARET'S EPISCOPAL 310 Oakridge Ave. G.C.S.
Sunday service times 8 a.m. & 10 a.m. 904-284-3311
6865 Pine.Ave.
284-3030 KINGDOM OF GOD IN CHRIST
Elder Scott
1205 Houston St.


LAKE ASBURY BAPTIST CHURCH
Troy Grant --
2674 Henley Rd. .
LIVING WATERS WORSHIP CENTER
1104 Idlewild Ave.
MT. OLIVE BAPTIST CHURCH
Rev. Johnny Bryant
1315 East St
MT. PLEASANT BAPTIST
Rev. Robert L. Wright
1300 MLK Blvd. 284-9431
AMT. ZION A.M.E. CHURCH
549 Pahlmetto Ave.
Rev. Darcey Moser, Jr.
2001 Deel Rd.

ORANGE AVE. BAPTIST
Dr. It. Mark Nicholson
1106 N. Orange Ave. 284-3937
RUSSELL BAPTIST
2299 Sandridge Rd., GCS
Lake Asbury 284-3951
8:15 am, 11:00 am & 6:00 pm Sunday Service
ST. JOSEPH BAPTIST CHURCH
Rev. Embry Bradley
P.O. Box 1042
ST. MARS EPISCOPAL
Rev. Chris Martin
400 St. Johns Ave. 284-5434
SHARON SOUTHERN BAPTIST CHURCH
5584 Sharon Rd.' 284-0046
SOUL WINNING TEMPLE HOLINESS CHURCH
Pastor Kelvin Lockett
Ernestine Lockett (Overseer)
Sunday School 9:30 am.
Sunday Worship 11:00 a.m.
Wednesday Bible Study 7:00 p.m.
607 Walnut Street 284-4151
TRINITY BAPTIST CHURCH
Deacon Bruce Butler
P.O. Box 534
BEULAH BAPTIST
Rev. Wescoat Holloway
4579 SR-21
Sun. Sch. 9:45a.m./Church 11:00a.m.
529-9530 -
SHILOH BAPTIST CHURCH
Pastor Marc Swarthiout
CR 226 284-9044
FIRST BLACK CREEK BAPTIST CHURCH
Rev. Bobby Register 3904 Hwy. 16 W.
529-9084
PENNEY COMMUNITY CHURCH
"Interdenominational"
Plhng & Caroline Blvd.
284-8200
SUNRISE BAPTIST CHURCH
1015 Idlewild Ave., Green Cove Springs
Sunday Sch 9:30 am., Worship 10:30 a.m.,
Wed. 7 p.m.
SACRED HEART CATHOLIC CHURCHl
Father Donal Sullivan
7190 Hwy 17, Green Cove Springs
Sunday Services
KEYSTONE HEIGHTS
CHRIST EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH
Rev. Todd Esngel, Pastor
3760 SR 21, KHI
Sunday worship 9:15 a.m., Worship 10:30 a.m.
Wed. Bible hour 6:30 p.m.
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF
KEYSTONE HEIGHTS
Hwy. 100
FRIENDSHIP BIBLE CHURCH
Rev. Lloyd Greene, Pastor
1155 Orchid Avenue
(Corner Hwy. 21 & Orchid Ave.)
Keystone Heights, FL 32656
352-473-2713.

KEYSTONE HEIGHTS CHRISTIAN CHURCH
Hwy. 21 47,3-0602
KEYSTONE HEIGHTS
FIRST ASSEMBLY OF GOD
SR 100 High Ridge Estates
KEYSTONE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
Don Corbit, Pastor
Ilwy. 21 South
9 am. Praise and Worship
10:55 a.m. Traditional Worship
352-473-3829 www.kliumc.org
MIDDLEBURG
ABUNDANT LIFE CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP
Scott C. Becker, Pastor
420 College Dr. Ste. 114
Middleburg, FL 32068
904-298-3448


APOSTOLIC LIGHTHOUSE OF MIDDLEBURG
Pastor M. David Goodman
4182 CR 218 Suite 6
Middleburg, Fl 32068
Sunday Worship 11:00a.m. / Wed. 7:00p.m.
(904) 298-1443 or (904) 945-9663
BLACK CREEK CHURCH OF CHRIST
3216 State Rd. 218 282-4033
BLACK POND BAPTIST CHURCH
Rev. Charlie Hunt, Senior Pastor
Rev. Russell Hall, Associate Pastor
3644 Old Jennings Rd., Middleburg FL 32068
282-5718

BRANAN FIELD BAPTIST CHURCH
Pastor Jack Lee
908 Brannanfield Rd.
282.7970

CALVARY BAPTIST
Pastor Ken Pledger
1532 Longbay Rd. 282-0407
CELEBRATION CHURCH MIDDLEBURG
CAMPUS
Meeting at Tynes Elementary
9:30ain. & 11:15a.m.
264-8133
CINNAMON STREET BAPTIST CHURCH
Dr. Lee Roy Dalrymple
20 Cinnamon St.
282.0881
CHRISTIAN FAITH CENTER
4201 Everett Ave. Middleburg,FL
Wendell A. Shaw, Minister
Mark Sellers, Minister
291-1235
CHURCH OF THE BRETHREN
Charles McGucddn
1651 Russell Rd.
Comer of CR 220 & 209
Sunday School 10:00 a.m.
Sunday Service 11:00 a.m.
282-5048

EGLISE BAPTISTE DU CALVAIRE
A French-Creole Speaking Church
Dr. SamueL Louis-Jean, Pastor
1532 Long Bay Rd.
Sunday School 10:00 a.m.
Worship Service 11:00 a.m.
Sunday Night 7:00pm
639-5244

FIRST ASSEMBLY OF GOD
Pastor Ken Pippin
3167 CR 215
Sunday School 8:45 a.m.
Sunday Worship 10:45 a.m.
Sun Bible Study 6:30 PM
Wed Praise 6:30 PM
282-1466-

FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH "
Dr. C. Alan Floyd Jr.
2645 Blanding Blvd.
282-5289

FIRST CHURCH OF GOD
Rev. Jesse McLain
3965 Old Jennings Rd.
282-1810
GRACE BAPTIST CHURCH
Pastor Edward L. Weinberg
Everett Avenue, Middleburg
282-7777
Pastor Melvin Register
KINGSLEY LAKE BAPTIST CHURCH
Dan Hughes, Pastor
6289 Mary Dot Lane
Starke, FL 32091
Sunday School 9:45a.m.
Sunday Worship 1 la.m. & 7p.m.
Wednesday Prayer Service 7p.m'.
LIVING WATERS OF MIDDLEBURG
Dennis Mills, Pastor
5118-County Road 218 West
291-0704
MADEIRA BAPTIST
Dr. Jerry Robinson, Pastor
1650 Blanding, Middleburg
291-1880
MAXVILLE ASSEMBLY OF GOD
Rev. Linda Adkins
9140 Hwy. 301, Mxvl 289-9727
MIDDLEBURG CHURCH OF GOD
2728 Howard Rd.
282-2957
MIDDLEBURG FIRST ASSEMBLY OF GOD
Pastor Rev. Ken Pippin
Services: Sun AM 10:45 a.m.
Sunday School 8:45
Sunday PM Bible Study 6:30 p.m.
Wed. PM Praise 6:30 p.m.
MIDDLEBURG PRESBYTERIAN
Rev. Cynthia Montgomery
4564 Rosemary St.L 282-0130


MIDDLEBURG UNITED METHODIST
Rev. Roger Moore
3825 Main St.
282-5589
MORNING STAR FAMILY CHURCH
Pastor Tom Croft
3900 Main St.
282-3393
NEW INDEPENDENT'CHURCH OF GOD
4360 Longmire Rd.
OAK GROVE BAPTIST CHURCH
Pastor Andy Montoro
CR 215, Middleburg
282-2984
SALVATION ARMY
2795 CR220 276-6677
SOUTH MIDDLEBURG BAPTIST CHURCH
Calvin Childers, Pastor
4565 Alligator Blvd.
282-9134

ST. LUKE'S CATHOLIC CHURCH
1606 Blanding Blvd. 282-0439
ST. PETER'S LUTHERAN
1614 Blanding Blvd. 282-8876
VINEYARD CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP
Ron Stephans
P.O. Box 862 or.3114 CR 220
904-282-0310

ORANGE PARK
ABUNDANT JOY CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP
Pastor Rev. Donald F. Taylor
999 Blanding Blvd.
213-0048
ADVENT LUTHERAN CHURCH
2156 Loch Rane Blvd.
Pastor Robert Hale
272-6370
THE ARK COMMUNITY CHURCH
Orange Park High School
Terry Muntain, Pastor
Sunday 10:30 am. (Childcare provided)
449-2601
ASBURY UNITED METHODIST
CHURCH OF ORANGE PARK
Dr. Barbara W. Riddle
Sunday Worship
Traditional 8:30 & 11:00 a.m.
Contemporary 9:45 a.m.
16 College Dr.
272-0110
www.asburyunited.net
BAHA'I 800-22-UNITE
BE READY MINISTRIES
First Christian-Jewish Fellowship
Spirit and Truth Worship Center
Across From Grove Park Elem on
Miller & Gano.
264-6791, 778-1869, 800-445-9955
BEREAN BAPTIST CHURCH
Dr. Toni Neal
4459 U.S.'lhwy. 17 S.
BIBLE BAPTIST CHURCH
Dr. Paul Fowler, Pastor
3060 Moody Rd.
BIBLE BELIEVERS
Christian Fellowship
Pastor Curtis A.Beckeles Sr.
2106 Park Avenue
269-2423
BUCKMAN BRIDGE
UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST SOCIETY
hlttp://www.bbuusorg
P.O. Box 844
Orange Park, FL 32067
276-3739

CALVARY ASSEMBLY OF GOD
Pastor LamarJacks
9 Knight Boxx Rd.
272-5774
Wednesday 7:00 p.m.
Sunday 10 am. & 5:30 p.m.
CALVARY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
112 Blanding Blvd.
Rev. Roy larris-272-4210

CENTRAL BAPTIST CHURCH
942 Oak Lane
Pastor Jerry N. Thrower 276-9099
CELEBRATION CHURCH O.P. CAMPUS
Pastor Darren Sullivan
Sunday 9:30 & 11:15a.m.
Saturday 6:00 / Weds. 7:00p.m.
264-8133 www.celebration.org
CHRISTIAN LIFE CENTER
Meets Sunday at 2:00 at Wilson Inn on
Collins Road


FAITH COMMUNITY CHURCH OF GOD


FAITH COMMUNITY CHURCH OF GOD
JA. Jones, Pastor
DeBarry & Gano -264-7540
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF ORANGE PARK
David Tarkington, Pastor
1140 Kingsley Ave.
264-2351
FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH OF
ORANGE PARK
Dr. Bob Bole, Pastor
2876 Moody Rd. 272-1250
GOOD SAMARITAN ANGLICAN CHURCH
1146 Blanding Blvd: 272-3111
GRACE EPISCOPAL CHURCH
Rev. Kurt IL Dunkle, Rector
Rev. Celeste Tisdelle, Assistant Rector
245 Kingsley Ave. ,
Sunday: 8:00am. in the Chapel (with music)
10:30a.m. in the Church (with music)
264-9981
ISLAND VIEW BAPTIST CHURCH
Dr. WM. Scott Conner
'900 Hwy. 17 264-6411
LAKESIDE CHURCH OF CHRIST
Mike King, Minister
2539 Moody Rd. 264-2463
LIGHTHOUSE BIBLE BAPTIST CHURCH
Pastor Romeo Cerico
Meets at New Life Fellowship
1045 Blanding Blvd, Ste. 209
Orange Park 9454712 www.lbbcjax.
vpweb.com
MOOSEHAVEN CHAPEL
278-1210
NEW BEGINNINGS OF ORANGE PARK
-Pastor Bill Hackworth
2141 Loch Rane Blvd. Suite 125, OP,.FL 32073
904.579-1544
Sunday 11:00 am.- 12:30 p.m.
Wednesday 7 p.m.
www.nbop.org
NEW HORIZONS ORANGE PARK
Terry Muntain, Pastor
Meets at OP HS Cafeteria
Sunday 9 am.
Bible Study 10:30a.m.
ORANGE PARK CHURCH OF CHRIST
Terrace Rhoden, Preacher
1365 Kingsley Ave. OP, FL 32067
P.O. Box 23 264-4833
ORANGE PARK UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
Mark Becker, Pastor -
Worship: 8:00, 9:25, 11:00 Youth: 6:30
152 Stowe Ave.
264-2241

ORANGE PARK CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE
3212 Moody Rd. 269-5623
ORANGE COVE SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST
CHURCH ,
New Pastor Andre' Van Ieerden
Prayer meeting Wednesday at 7 p.m.
Worship at 11:20 am. Saturday
4501 US Hwy 17 South 269-2607
ORANGE PARK PRESBYTERIAN
Rev. Tim Roberts
Sunday School 9:30 am and11 l:00am
Worship 9:15 am. & 11 am.
1905 Park Avenue
264-0536 www.oppresby.com
RIDGEWOOD BAPTIST
Dr. Hal Fletcher
939 Blanding Blvd. 272-3791
ST. CATHERINE'S CATHOLIC CHURCH
1649 Kingsley Ave. 264-0577
ST. GILES PRESBYTERIAN
Troy Lewis, Pastor
116Foxridge Dr.
272-1244
ST. JAMES AME CHURCH
Alesia Scott-Ford, Pastor
504 McIntosh Ave.
278-7037
Studay.Service I la.n.
NEW BEGINNINGS CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP
Pastor Jerry Larkford
1134 Blanding Blvd. 272-1017
VINEYARD CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP
OF ORANGE PARK
109 Industrial Loop. N
Orange Park, Ft. 32073
276-7642


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FROM PAGE 1B


sibiltites including an amputee program
at Fort Sam Houston in Texas but money
is always a concern, however, Reape's an-
swer to that, "Sure it will cost money to
get him there but we will have wrestling
fundraisers, or different types of drives
to help him get there. I do know once he
wakes up from surgery and the thought of
the loss will shake him, but I have faith.
and knowing the will and drive he has, he
will overcome. That's'my hope for him."
The Florida/Georgia Blood Alliance
has an ongoing blood drive Monday
through Friday until March 27; an ac-
count is setup for anyone who wants to
donate any 0 or B+/B- blood can donate
to Mark A. Detoro -5143, the nearest lo-
cation is at 2153 Kingsley Ave, and their
phone number is (904) 353-8263.
All blood is welcomed and can be ex-
changed with another type donor, if in
Gainesville where it can be directly given,
use Mark A. Detoro 01755519 but you
must donate at Life South or Ciyitan.
The Alliance has said Clay County has
had a ton of calls and donations made al-
ready according to Reape "There has been
a total of 215 units donated as of March
10 and they can not believe the support
shown."
Additionally, if any schools are inter-
ested, they can set up a blood drive per-
haps at the school, they will bring a bus or
more as needed.
Along with the blood donated one more
thing Mark will need is prayer; remember
to do that for this young man as well.


PHOTOS SPECIAL TO CLAY TODAY
Mark Detoro seen here following-a wrestling match during his senior year (2001) at Clay High School has always been in'great physical shape.


Pink Links and the golf skills challenge


Special to Clay Today
JACKSONVILLE THE PLAYERS Champi-
onship, TOUR Academy TPC Sawgrass and
Baptist Health have teamed up again to
offer the second year of "Pinil Links." part
of the Link-Up-2-Golf program, which
helps breast cancer survivors become in-
volved with the game of golf while building
friendships with other survivors.
The ultimate goal is to provide breast
cancer survivors with an environment
that promotes their healing process.
To kick off the second year, THE PLAY-
ERS invites all past and currenLpartici-
pants, and special guests to a golf skills
challenge and reception in their honor on
Saturday, March 7, 2-4 pm, at the TOUR
Academy TPC Sawgrass.
Dressed in Pink Links and golf attire,
Pink Links alumni will show off the golf-
ing skills they learned while in Pink Links
in a fun challenge, followed by an awards
ceremony and induction reception for the
first Pink Links class of 2009.
How to Take Part in Pink Links
To be nominated and considered for
"Pink Links," you must be a breast cancer
survivor who is at least six months out
of treatment. The program offers survi-
vors the chance to learn about the game,
to improve well-being through increased
arm motion and walking and to socialize
with other survivors in-the beautiful TPC
Sawgrass surroundings.--
The nomination form can be submit-
ted by friends, co-workers, relatives or
the breast cancer survivors themselves.
Those chosen will be sent a registration
form and medical release to be completed
and returned. The names of those not se-
lected for this session will be kept on file
for future sessions.
Each "Pink Links" session is designed
around two levels of instruction. Each
level consists of four one-and-a-half-hour
sessions, held at the TPC Sawgrass Club-
house. The Level 1 class is free for breast
cancer survivors, thanks to both THE
PLAYERS and the TOUR Academy TPC
Sawgrass. The Level 2 sessions will be
offered at half the cost, $75-for the addi-
tional four-week session. The classes are


small for more one-on-one instruction, a
real'benefit for the participants who want
to learn the game of golf.
The schedule for the first series of
Pink Links sessions is as follows:.
Level 1
Saturday, March 14


* Saturday, March 21
Level 2
* Saturday, March 28
* Saturday, April 4
* Saturday, April 11
* Saturday, April 18


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Ridgeview wins annual Panther Relays


By Horace Davis
Sports Editor


5. Orange Park
6. Palatka :.-


ORANGE PARK On a beautiful Friday
afternoon Ridgeview High School first
hosted the Special Olympics which pre-
ceded the 11th annual Ridgeview Pan-
ther Relays, and once the dust settled the
Panthers held off five other teams to keep
the track title at home as their girls' team
swept the competition in all of the relay
races except for the freshman/sophomore
4x100 race in which Fleming Island's
team won.

Girls team results:
S.1. Ridgeview 157
2. Fleming Island 84
3. Clay 78
4. Middleburg 45


Individual winners
Discus Burger, Middleburg 90' 11"
Shot put Boggs, Ridgeview 29' 5"
High jump Branz, Fleming Island 5'
Long jump Martin Ridgeview 15'
11"
Triple jump Hill, Ridgeview 32'
7.75"
Pole vault- Grove, Ridgeview 8'
4 x 1600 Ridgeview 24:37
Shuttle hurdles Ridgeview 1:12.5
4 x200 Ridgeview 1:55.4
Distance medley Ridgeview 14:06.2
Freshman/Sophomore 4 x 100 Flem-
ing Island 54.9
4 x 100 Varsity Ridgeview 51.6
4 x 800 Ridgeview 11:08


SEEAL (JR(fSSNORD


CORRESPONDENT PHOTO BY RANDY LEFKO
Ridgeview's Jordan Brooks clears the bar at six foot, two inches during the high jump event at the 11th
annual, Panther Relays.


Mile Medley Ridgeview 5:11.1
4 x 400 Ridgeview 4:27.9


Boys team results:
1. Ridgeview 118
2. Middleburg 101
3. Palatka 96
4. Clay 68-
5. Fleming Island 59
6. Orange Park 28


'Individual winners
Discus Bradley, Middleburg 136' 2"
Shot put Pierre, Ridgeview 43' 10"


High jump Barrs, Clay 6' 5"
Long jump Cobbs, Palatka 20' 1"
Triple jump Drains, Palatka 41' 3"
Pole vault Taylor, Ridgeview 12' 0"
4 x 1600.- Orange Park 21:02
Shuttle hurdles Ridgeview 1:11.9
4 x 200 Palatka 1:34.9
Distance medley Ridgeview 12:16.8
Freshman/Sophomore 4 x 100 Clay
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4 x 800 Ridgeview 9:12.9
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PALATKA Did you play baseball for St.
Johns River Community College? Members
of the Viking baseball program, under the
leadership of new head coach Ross Jones,
have declared a new era at SJRCC and
that new era includes former student-
athletes. Since the founding of the SJRCC
Athletic Association last fall, Jones' plans
have included creating a database for its
approximate 500 baseball alumni along
with fundraising, barbecues, golf tour-
naments and more. "It's important that
members reconnect with their teammates
and share their personal successes along


with the successes of the department,"
Jones said. "Whether our alumni played
two years ago or forty years ago, we hope
they will want to stay in touch."
Jones, a former Texas Ranger and
coach for the University of Florida and
Vanderbilt University, said the Tindall
Field has experienced many upgrades
during the past few years including light-
ing for night games, new batting cages,
bleachers, restrooms and most recently
new locker rooms.
Interested baseball alumni should
contact Coach Jones at the Palatka Cam-
pus at (386) 312-4146 or by e-mail at
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Keystone Heights Indians shortstop Chase Chambers fields a ground ball and throws for the out to end a Middleburg threat in their 12-9 win at home on Tuesday night.



Nine-run rally lifts Indians over Broncos


Golden Eagles win third
straight, Ridgeview falls to
Baker County

Randy Lefko
Correspondent
KEYSTONE HEIGHTS The Indians of
Keystone Heights got a three-run homer
in the fifth inning from shortstop Chase
Chambers that ignited a nine run scoring
barrage to give the host Indians a hard-
fought 12-9 non-district win over Middle-
burg High Tuesday night.
Down 6-2 after Middleburg got two big
doubles from Matt Rush in the second and
fifth innings, Keystone Heights answered
with Chambers who followed a single by
Zak Davis and a free pass to Chase Julius
after being hit by a pitch to close the gap
to 6-5 very quickly.. .
"Chase is an all around athlete for the
school, he really hits the weight room,"
said Indian Coach Alan Mattox. "We try to
emphasize just getting on base. and mak-
ing things happen.".
For Middleburg head coach Alan
Burnsed, the hitting barrage may have.
showed a lack of depth in his pitching
rotation with starting pitcher Matt Rush
getting chased out in the second inning
after Keystone Heights held a 2-0 lead off'
three singles in the inning.


- Special to Clay Today
ORANGE PARK The 18th Annual Clay
County Chamber of Commerce Golf
Tournament, presented by Waste
Management, will be held on Thursday
April 23 at The Golf Club at Fleming Is-
land with registration beginning at 10
a.m. and a shotgun start at noon.
Business teams and individual golfers
are invited to play and each golfer will
receive a gift bag including a premium
embroidered golf shirt. There will be a
$50,000 hole-in-one cash prize, as well
as prizes awarded to the 1st, 2nd and 3rd
place teams along with prizes for the lon-
gest drive, straightest drive, closest to the


"We saw some of the young guys get-
ting hit hard out there," said Burnsed, who
falls to 6-3 overall. "Keystone Heights al-
ways plays tough and always comes out
hard every inning."
After Rush left the mound, T.J. Miles
got his shot, but got blasted quickly with
Chambers'-homer to cut the Bronco lead
to 6-5. Next up was Taylor Gonzales who
gave up three singles, three walks and
five runs to push the Indian lead to 11-6.
"I can't fault any single player out
there because we played hard through-
out and they played just as hard," said
Burnsed. "It's the nature of the game with-
two good teams going at it."
Mattox, now 5-4 overall with a 3-0 re-
cord in District 3A-2 was pleased that his
Indians held off a final rally by Middleburg
in the last inning with strong pitching and
deft defensive play from third baseman
Brett Anderson.
In their first meeting, Keystone Heights
held an early 8-0 lead before succumbing
to the Bronco bats and losing 11-10.
"We know they can get in a run and
hit the ball," said Mattox. "They are al-
ways dangerous and always play to the
final out."
In the seventh', Middleburg mounted
what could have been another comeback
against the Indian defense with the Bron-
cos loading the bases off a hard single from
Gonzales then walks to Matt McRae, Josh


pin and putting contest.
A buffet lunch catered by Carrabba's
Italian Grill begins at 10:45 a.m. and a
post tournament dinner and awards pre-
sentation will be held immediately follow-
*ing the tournament at the Fleming Island
Club House.
This year's tournament is sponsored
in part by True North Investments, North-
east Florida'.Industrial Center, PBS&J,
HDR, Edwin Watts Golf, Carrabba's and
Clay Today. Additional sponsorship op-
portunities are still available, for more
information about the tournament and
sponsorship opportunities, contact Greg
Voss at 904-264-2651.


Johnson and Trae Stephenson got a run in
and set up the top of the Broncos lineup.
"We got some tough, hard play on.
defense and they hit the ball where we
could get it," said Mattox. "They put up
a good fight."
Keystone scored first with run scoring
singles from Julius and a well-placed RBI
bunt from Davis.
Middleburg.answered in the third
with Rush rifling a line shot deep to the
centerfield fence to score Mike Reed who
singled, after Jared Skeen and Tony Can-
naday both walked.
In the fourth, Middleburg got one more
after Gonzales and Johnson both singled
and they scored off a passed ball to put
the Broncos up 4-2.
In the top of the fifth, Rush hit his
second RBI double after a double from


Cannaday. A fielding error by Indian third
baseman Brett Anderson scored one more
before the Indians bombarded the score-
board in the bottom of the fifth.
At Fleming Island, the (3-4) Golden
Eagles wasted no time in dispatching the
visiting .Lee Generals ,11-0 in a five-inning
mercy rule contest for their third straight
win after four losses to open the season.
Seniors Billy Hein and Tyler Barnett led
the hitting barrage with Hein drilling two
doubles and Barnett adding another while
junior pitcher Evan Smith, recorded his first
win by tossing a three-hit shutout.
The (2-5) Ridgeview Panthers fell to
undefeated (8-0) Baker County 13-1 as
the Wildcats scored nine runs over the
final two innings to bust open a relatively
close game and give senior pitcher.Tyler
Bass (2-1) his first loss of the season.


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Ul IFleming Island &Unips Keystone inv extra innings.


Fleming Island nips Keystone in extra innings


Orange Park beats
Middleburg, Ridgeview
falls.to Baker County
ORANGE PARK Many times football
has been called a game of inches but the
same rule can apply to softball, especially
on Tuesday afternoon when the Keystone
Heights Lady Indians paid a visit to Flem-
ing Island and loss a 1-0 nail bitter that
went nine innings to the Lady Eagles.
Both teams arrived at the ballpark
with identical 8-1 records but only one
team would keep their loss record with one
blemish, although Fleming Island enjoyed
the early scoring opportunities that could
have given them an early lead, Keystone.
missed out late with a bases loaded, no-out
chance in the top of the 8th inning which
could-have delivered them the victory.
Although Keystone tallied just one hit
in the game they loaded the bases after
Ryan Story reached on a leadoff walk,
then the generous Eagles defense that
made three errors with two coming in the
8th helped them load the bases.
However, junior pitcher Alex Kieffer


(6-1) stiffened to strike out the next two
batters and then induced catcher Cortney
Casas to groundout to shortstop Taylor
Fortune to end the threat.
"She's really a tough pitcher and prob-
ably ,the best one we've seen all season,"
said Indians head coach Kathy Smith.
Kieffer recorded twelve strikeouts of
the usually tough Keystone lineup to out-
duel counterpart Jessica Knight whose
record fell to 7-2.
"This was a classic pitchers duel in
which errors made the difference in the
game. I always tell the girl's the differ-
ence-between winning and losing can be
one play and it happened today although I
totally disagreed with the call the umpire
made.
' The call in question came in the bot-
tom df the ninth after junior. Brittany
Jones singled to lead off the inning and
reached' second on an error, one of four
made by the Indians.
Taylor Fox followed with a infield
grounder that Knight fielded; but on the
throw to second baseman Ryan Story who
covered first appeared to cross into the
base runners path that caused a collision,
although Story appeared to have posses-


Orange Park freshman Lexi Taylor lines a shot to third base against Middleburg in their 3-1 win on
Monday night.


.sion for a moment the ball dropped to the
ground, after an errant throw to the plate,
Jones who had stopped at third decided to
race to home plate and beat the final toss
to end the marathon contest.
"I felt she had possession long enough





Keystone's Ryan
Story slides safely
into-third base in the
8th inning as Eagles
Taylor Fortune reach-
es for the throw.





for the out but the
umpire saw it differently," said Smith.
"After the collision she did not need
to make the throw but it happened and
we'll move on. We played a tough team
and hung in there with them until the end,
I felt if we had got out of that inning we
would have eventually scored but now
we'll get back to practice and get ready
for-two upcoming district games."
The Eagles who improved to an impres-
sive 9-1 record this season had six hits but
in the end pitching was difference accord-
ing to head coach Heather Schlichtman..
"Keystone is a very good team with
tough hitters and although we missed
early opportunities to score runs the girl's
hung in there until we were able to pull
it out. However, the difference today was
Alex Kieffer,- she really came through in
that bases loaded jam with no outs, that
was major pressure to put on any pitcher
but she rose to the occasion."
On Monday night first-year head
coach at Orange Park Lee Taylor took his
young Lady Raiders team to Middleburg
to square off against the Lady Broncos
and they built a 2-0 lead after two innings
before holding off Middleburg 3-1 that im-


proved their record to 5-4.
Asia Norman and Mary Cross led the
hitting attack with two hits apiece, one of
Cross' hits went for a double that scored
a run in the. second inning while freshman
Lexi Taylor added a single and RBI to help
lead the Raiders.
Although Taylor is in his.first-year
at the helm of Orange Park and he has a
starting lineup comprised of three fresh-
men he feels that things are looking up for
his young group.
"We are relatively young and we'll do
okay this season but I'm sure we'll be even
better next year and beyond," he said.
In any sport an early lead always helps
and Taylor felt that benefitted his team in
the win at Middleburg stating, "Sure the
early helped and it's always important to
get one if you can. Asia Norman and Mary-
Cross carried the hot bats that night and
we laid down key bunts to move runners
over, however, a bigger stat was keeping
the errors down and we did that tonight,"
he added.
Taylor who came over from Orange
Park Junior High has had the luxury of
coaching some of his players at that level
before taking over at the high school
ranks.


"I have known about half of the team
at junior high and travel ball so that has
been very helpful not only for them but
for me too, they are very familiar with
my style and preferences and I'm familiar
with their strengths and weaknesses so
that will be a huge benefit down the road,"
he added.
The head coach then turned his sights
to the upcoming schedule that includes a
district matchup with a tough Mandarin
team on Thursday night, "We have two big
district games against Fletcher and Man-
darin and then Fleming Island next week
so we'll need to be ready as we move into
the tougher part of our schedule."
Unfortunately for Taylor and the
Raiders they will have to bounce back on
Thursday after falling to Fletcher 5-1 on
Tuesday night to drop their record to 5-5
and 1-3 in District 1-6A.
The (4-.8) Panthers of Ridgeview also
dropped a district contest losing 5-1 to
Baker County on the road Tuesday.
Sophomore hurler Kami Reinecke ab-
sorbed the loss as junior outfielder Erin
Coletti drilled a homerun for the Panthers
lone score, while sophomore catcher Ni-
cole Ankrom added a double for one of
Ridgeview's six hits in the game.
The Panthers were back in action on
Wednesday afternoon against St. Johns
Country Day School.
Although the Clay. High Lady Devils
won't be back in action until March 17
when they try to avenge an earlier loss
to Suwannee they have amassed a 7-3 re-
cord and are 3-3 in the District 3-4A.
They are batting .345 as a team with a
pitching ERA is 0.99, leading the offensive
attack is senior Tera Powell at .550 with
2 homeruns, four triples and 19 stolen
bases, while fellow senior Victoria Harvey
is at .444 with 9 RBI and 2 doubles.
Head coach Matt Lewis has also re-
ceived contributions from senior out-
fielder Jessica Langley who is currently
hitting .424 and 13 stolen bases, while
freshman Brooke Formby is hitting .417;
she also is 2-0 on the mound having al-
lowed no earned runs'.


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Taylor Fortune is joined by her mother Jacqueline and dad Tom during her signing at Fleming Island
High School last week.


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| college letter


By Horace Davis
Sports Editor

FLEMING ISLAND The beginning of her
final high season just got better for Flem-
ing Island shortstop Taylor Fortune, she
currently leads the team with a .608.bat-
ting average and her team is off to a 9-1
start, but on March 6 the senior signed
a college scholarship to join Coach Patti
* Townsend and Tallahassee Community
College.
"'She is a four-year letterman, leading
hitter, team leader and all-around player


that does a great job, said Eagles head
coach Heather Schlichtman.
Fortune had been recruited by Townsend
since beginning last year and looks forward
to joining the team, however, she said there
is one more accomplishment before leav-
ing Fleming Island, "I'm really hoping for a
chance in the state playoffs and a run at the
state title would be great too."
Under Schlichtman, Fortune is the
second Lady Eagles player to go on and
play at the collegiate level; she plans to
study communications and expects to
split time at shortstop and second base.


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