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Qualifying


for PSJ


elections


under way

By Tim Croft
Star News Editor

The flag has officially been
dropped.
As of noon ET on Wednesday,
after this paper went to press, the
qualifying period began for the
Port St. Joe city elections.
Election Day is May 12, and
polls will be open from 7 a.m. to
7 p.m. ET at the Port St. Joe Fire
Station.
Candidate qualifying will end at
noon April 1.
As of' Tuesday morning, only
two individuals, Greg Johnson and
Mel Magidson, whose announce-
ments appear below, had picked up
the requisite qualifying paperwork
at Supervisor of Elections Linda
Griffin's office.
Magidson seeks re-election
as mayor/commissioner,: while
Johnson seeks the Group I seat
currently held by Arthur "Perky"'
White.
Inaddition to those positions on
the commission, the Group II seat
of Charles Stephens is also in play.
All commissioners serve two-
year terms.
Voter registration books are
now open at Griffin's office, and if
voters have moved or have. other
changes to their registration in-
formation, they are encouraged
to visit Griffin's office and make,
those changes prior to book clos-
ing, which willbe at 5 p.m. ET April
13.-
Making these changes not only
speeds up the process on Election
Day but also prevents the potential
of having a ballot disqualified.
Early, voting will be April 27
through May 9, from 9 a.m. to 5
p.m. ET Monday through Saturday
at the Supervisor of Elections of-
fice, 401 Long Ave:
Griffin's office also is, taking re-
quests for absentee ballots, which,
will be mailed after being received
from the printer at some point af-
ter the end of qualifying. '
The Port St. Joe City Commis-
sion will hold a Town Hall meeting.
ht 6:30 p.m. today, March 26, in the
Board of County Commissioners
meeting room in the Robert Moore
Annex adjacent to the county
courthouse. All citizens are invited
and encouraged to attend as city
Officials will be discussing a host of
issues affecting city residents.


rou led over water


Use of chloramine

to disinfect city water.

supply challenged

By Despina Williams
Star Staff Writer
Nathan Peters Jr. addressed the Port St.
Joe City Commission last Tuesday to pro-
test the use of chloramine as a disinfectant
in the city's new water treatment plant.
Stressing that he spoke as a private citi-
zen, Peters, who is also a Gulf County com-
missioner, presented board members with
information from the Citizens Concerned
About Chloramine (CCAC) Web site.
CCAC. a San Francisco-based nonprofit
organization, links the Feb. 2, 2004, intro-
duction of chloramine in the Bay area's
water supply to an array of respiratory,
skin and digestive problems. Literature
Peters distributed at the meeting depicted
Bay area residents with severe skin rashes
the CCAC attributes to exposure to chlora-
mine.
Peters questioned the city's decision to
switch from free chlorine to chloramine, a
combination of chlorine and ammonia, to
treat the city's water supply. He chastised
commissioners for not holding workshops
to obtain public approval for the disinfec-
tant before announcing the switch in this
month's water bill.
Following the meeting, city manager


Charlie Weston dismissed Peters' objec-
tions as "an alarmist deal."
"What we don't need is the community
to get in an uproar," said Weston, who de-
scribed chloramine as, a "perfectly safe,
perfectly proven method of doing what we
need to do: disinfect the water."

Chlorine vs. chloramine
City engineering firm Preble-Rish sub-
contracted with engineering firm Camp,
Dresser and McKee to design the water
treatment process for the $21 million, 6mil-
lion gallon-capacity water plant.
According to Preble-Rish project man-"
ager Phillip Jones, Camp, Dresser and
McKee recommended the use of chlora-
mine to disinfect the surface water.
"They described the whole process thor-
oughly before we. ever applied for the per-
mit," Jones said.
After conducting a year-long pilot study
at the freshwater canal in 2004, the engi-
neers entered a year-long design phase
before receiving a Department of Environ-
mental Protection iDEPi permit for the
water treatment plant in June of 2006.
Unlike the current water plant, which
treats ground water tapped from an
underground aquifer, the new plant will
treat surface water from the Chipola River
via a manmade canal originally construct-
ed by the St. Joe Paper Company mill.
With surface water .comes a greater

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Photos by TIM CROFT I The Star
At top,.Port St. Joe's new water treatment plant, located on City Plant Road, will utilize
chloramine, a combination of chlorine and ammonia, as a primary disinfectant.
Above, the current water plant uses free chlorine as a disinfectant.
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Investigators


seek help


in Thomas


murder

By Tim Croft
Star News Editor
Somebody has information, and
law enforcement investigators are
encouraging them to share.
As investigators pursue leads in
the murder of Mary Thomas, Gulf
County Sheriff Joe Nugent reached
.out to the community last week for
any assistance.
"We still feel somebody out
there knows something, and we
would appreciate them thinking if
this was their mother or daughter,
would they want somebody with
information to come forward?" Nu-
gent said last Friday.
Investigators have collected all
evidence from the area along Av-
enue A where Thomas' body was
found on March 3.
That evidence has been sent
to the Florida Department of Law
Enforcement crime lab, but results
are not expected back for at least
twvo more weeks.
A cause of death has yet to be
revealed by authorities who were
dealing with a badly decomposed
body from the outset.
Thomas, 56, had been missing
for nearly three weeks when her
body was discovered in a heav-
ily wooded area about 40-50 yards
from a well-traveled section of Av-
enue A.
An autopsy two days later con-
firmed the body was Thomas.
Nugent said his office has-
treated the case as a murder in-
vestigation from the moment the
body was discovered even sus-
pending digging going on off Twine
Road in search of bodies possibly
buried there in 20-year-old murder
case and investigators are fol-
lowing up several leads.
Nugent is hopeful someone
with knowledge of Thomas' fate
will step forward with information
that will help speed the case for-
ward.
"This isn't a burglary or some-
thing like that," Nugent said.
"Somebody was killed, and it is
weighing heavily on the family
what happened to (Thomas)."
Anybody with any informa-
tion is encouraged to call the Gulf
County Sheriff's Office at 227-1115
or the Port St. Joe Police Depart-
ment at 229-2677.


Greg Johnson seeks Group I seat


Greg Johnson announced this week
that he will run for the Group I seat on
the Port St. Joe City Commission, '
Johnson is a longtime resident and
civic leader; a past president of
the Lions Club, of which he has
been a member for 21 years; a
past member of the board of the
Gulf County Chamber of Com-
merce; and a member of the
committees that organized the
county's SHIP affordable hous-
ing program and the Economic GI
Development Council. JOH
A banker by trade, Johnson
retired in 2007 after 39 years in the busi-
ness, a background he believes will
serve the city well as it moves forward.
"I am running because I believe the
city of Port St. Joe is going to be facing
some critical decisions in the next two
to three years," Johnson said. "I believe
my financial background will be of ben-
efit in making those critical decisions.
"I am a conservative, but I also look
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servative and futuristic aspect."
Johnson said the' city faces many
tough financial decisions in the near fu-
ture that will affect, and there-
fore .be of importance to, every.
resident in the community.
Johnson, who currently is
a member of the city's Plan-
ning and Zoning Board, said
he believes his more than two
decades of involvement in the
EG business sector of the city are
SON a valuable tool to bring to the
commission's discussions.
"I understand the issues and chal-
lenges the business community has to
be successful in this challenging eco-
nomic environment," Johnson said.
As a commissioner, Johnson said,
his first priority is providing the guid-
ance and assistance that leads to
sound decision-making.
"I want to give management of the
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Magidson seeks re-election as mayor


Mel Magidson Jr. announced this week
that he will seek a second two-year term
as mayor/commissioner of the City of Port
St. Joe.
"We've got a lot of things we've
started, and I want to see them
through," Magidson said in making
the announcement. "We may have
the largest number of, infrastruc-
ture projects we've ever had in the
city.
"I appreciate the support of the
people in the past, and I hope people
will give me another opportunity." MAGI
The list of public works projects
that have consumed so much of Magid-
son's first term in office is significant, from
Baltz'ell Pond to the City Hall complex cur-
rently under construction to water and
sewer projects to White City, the Beaches
and Beacon Hill.
There is also a new water plant sched-
uled to come on line next month and the
ongoing construction of a wastewater
treatment plant,eprojects of importance to
the county and region.

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School N ew s................................ B4
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The look of the city is improved, and the
infrastructure improvements provide a
foundation for the future, Magidson said.
"We have tremendous projects in pub-
lic works," he said. "The overall
changes to the city, in the form of
beautification, have been a good
step forward."
Magidson also believes the
city has been a good steward of
the public dollar, holding the line
on taxes while aggressively seek-
MEL ing grants to help fuel the infra-
DSON JR. structure projects on which future
growth depends.
"We've kept taxes down, we lowered the
millage rate the past two years," Magidson
noted. "I've tried to lead the city td be fis-
cally responsible. I think things are run-
ning well. I would like to see them continue
that way.
"We are making a lot of progress. Even
in these tough economic times, we are go-
ing to continue to be responsible to the
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Thursday, March 26, 2009


CELEBRATING CHILDREN
By Despina Williams
Star Staff Writer
By order of an official proclamation,
Monday was designated "Children's ,
Day" in Port St. Joe and Wewahitchka.
Speaking on behalf of himself and
Wewahitchka mayor Ray Dickens, Port
St. Joe Mayor Mel Magidson stressed
the importance of early childhood
education during a celebration at the
North Florida Child Development
Center in Wewahitchka.
"I think our children are our
is so important to their future,"
said Magidson, before reading the
proclamation.
Handprint artwork created by the
students provided a colorful backdrop
to the celebration.
The artwork will soon hang in the
Capitol rotunda as part of the March 29-
April 5 Children's Week celebration in '
Tallahassee. PHOTOS:DESPINA WILLIAMS/THE STAR
North Florida Child DevelopmentSTAR
Center executive director Sharon Above and at right: Students from the North Florida Child Development
Gaskin said she hoped the children's center strut their stuff during a medley of songs at the event's finale.
hand prints would inspire legislators to
become better children's advocates, of recent budget cuts to early childhood students from Port St. Joe and
"It's very important that we make education. Wewahitchka closed the celebration
sure your elected officials know where "We have been cut and cut and cut, with a medley of song and dance
Gulf County is and what the needs of but the priority is to make sure we don't numbers.
your children are," said Gaskin. do something that affects the quality of More than 80 statewide partners are
North Florida Child Development education for these children," he said. sponsoring similar celebrations leading
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Tipping fees pose problem


By Marie Logan
Contributing Writer
Money, in several guises, was
the primary topic for discussion
at the March 17 Port St. Joe City
Commission meeting.
No one on the commission was
happy with a letter from the Gulf
County Board of County Commis-
sioners stating that the county
planned to charge a tipping fee
for the city's use of the county
landfill.
The letter said the county
would begin assessing a tipping
fee of $50 per ton "for all city trash
and debris that crosses the scales
at the Five Points Landfill on April
1, 2009."
According to the letter, city
residents and unincorporated
county residents still can utilize
the landfill services without a tip-
ping fee.
Mayor Mel Magidson said
city residents already pay both
city and county taxes, and with a
special pickup charge for certain
trash items, city residents were
hit three times for trash disposal.
"I know things are hard all over,
but that's triple dipping," he said.
Commissioner John Reeves
said the county picks up trash in-.
side Wewahitchka city limits for
free.
City attorney Russell Scholz
asked County Commissioner Na-
than Peters, who was in the au-
dience, if the county charged a
special fee for trash pick up in un-
incorporated areas of the county.
Peters said no, and Scholz said
Port St. Joe residents were being
treated differently than unincor-
porated county residents because
city residents would have to cover
the city's tipping fees.
Peters said he was at the meet-
ing as a private citizen and did not
plan to discuss the letter with the
city commission.
Magidson asked how the city
would pay for the cost to use the
landfill, which would amount to
between $50,000 and $60,000.
Weston said it would have to
come out of the city's contingency
fees.
In other business:
The board unanimously


REMINDER
There will be a Port
St. Joe town hall meeting
at 6:30 p.m. ET today,
March 26, in the county
commission room at the'
courthouse annex.
There will be a city
workshop at 5:30 p.m. ET
at city hall.

passed a resolution authorizing
the city to issue nearly $8 million
in bonds for current water and
sewer projects. According to Res-
olution 09-08, the cost of the proj-
ects was estimated at $8,999,500,
to be paid with the proceeds of
the sale of the new bonds, plus a
federal grant of $849,500 and the
city's contribution of $400,000.
In 2008, the city issued $16.48
million in bonds for water and
sewer projects.
The resolution will allow the
city to issue no more than $7.75
million worth of bonds, which
the commission said it expected
would be purchased by Rural De-
velopment, through the U.S. De-
partment of Agriculture.
A new business was granted
a required variance to open at 412
Monument Ave.
The city's Planning, Develop-
ment and Review Board recom-
mended approval of a variance for
a motorcycle retail shop to open,
as long as there would be no out-
side storage of wrecked motor-
cycles or parts. The commission
also approved the variance.
Gulf Coast Cycle Performance
will handle motorcycle repair,
parts, motorcycle apparel and
jewelry.
Commissioner Charles Ste-
phens suggested the city display
a sign of recognition of the Port
St. Joe girls' high school state
track championship from 2008
with the other athletic achieve-
ments posted on the city entry
sign at the foot of the Tapper
.Bridge. Weston said all of Port
St. Joe's school athletic records
would be incorporated into the
new signs, which are under de-
sign for all three town entrances!


MAGIDSON from page Al


taxpayers for their dollars.
We will continue to protect
their dollars."
Magidson was born in
Gulf Pines Hospital and
raised in Port St. Joe.
After serving in the U.S.
Army and practicing law
in Atlanta for 17 years, he
decided seven years ago to
establish his general legal
practice in his hometown.
Magidson has been in-
volved in a host of civic
organizations, from the Af-


fordable Housing Coalition
to the Lion's Club to serv-
ing as president of the Gulf
County Chamber of Com-
merce in 2004-05.
He is a member of the
Florida and Georgia bar
and the Grievance Com-
mittee for the 14th Judicial
Circuit.
Magidson and his wife,
Helen, are members of First
Baptist Church in Port St.
Joe. They have two grown
sons.


JOHNSON

from page Al

city the support they need to make
good decisions for the city," he said.
But the answers are not all in his
brain, and he is eager to begin hear-
ing from residents about the issues
and concerns they face daily.
"I look forward to meeting with
the voters of Port St. Joe and dis-
cussing their ideas for the future of
our good city," Johnson said.
Johnson and his wife, Linda,
have two daughters and two grand-
sons.


WATER from page Al


concentration of organic ma-
terials such as leaves, bark,
bird droppings, fertilizer run-
off and other contaminates.
When these organic materi-
als interact with chlorine, dis-
infection byproducts such as
trihalomethanes (THMs) and
haloacectic acids (HAAs) form,
which are known to have ad-
verse health effects. Combat-
ing the formation of these by-
products prompted the switch
from chlorine to chloramine as
a disinfectant.
Chloramine is not as reac-
tive as chlorine and therefore
forms fewer harmful disinfec-
tion byproducts.
Water/wastewater plant
manager Glenn Davis and bi-
ologist Lynn Todd cited several
benefits of using chloramine
as a disinfectant. Chloramine
residuals are more stable and
longer lasting than free chlo-
rine, providing better protec-.
tion against bacterial re-growth
throughout the distribution sys-
tem. And because chloramine
does not react with organic ma-
terial, treated water also might
taste and smell nicer than wa-
ter treated with chlorine.
Because 'of chloramine's
particularly stable nature, Gulf
County Health Department ad-
ministrator Doug Kent called it
a "better disinfectant against
water-borne diseases like E-
coli and salmonella."
"We're talking about a real
low amount to maintain a great
health effect for disinfectant


and low risk for health effects,"
Kent said.

Disadvantages
Chloramine does, however,
have disadvantages. According
to the Environmental Protec-
tion Agency (EPA), chloramine
can change the chemical prop-
erties of water, which can lead
to corrosion of lead and copper.
To address this problem, the
water plant will add a corrosion
inhibitor into the treated water,
as recommended by the EPA.
Todd described the inhibitor as
a "compound specially designed
that, when put in water; adheres
to the inside of pipes to prevent
corrosion."
The water department con-
ducts lead and copper surveys
every six months to test for
contaminates. Homes selected
for the test have been deter-
mined "the highest risk, based
on plumbing materials," Todd
said.
Though chloramine is gener-
ally not used as a primary disin-
.fectant, because it is relatively
ineffective at inactivating cer-
tain viruses, it will be used in
this capacity at the water plant.
Todd said the plant's inno-
vative "submerged membrane
filtration system" will remove
up to 99.9 percent of viruses
typically found in surface water.
The water at the plant also will
be treated initially with chlorine
before ammonia is added. (Ra-
tios of chlorine to ammonia will


range from 3:1 to 5:1).
"Hopefully, the chlorine will
get rid of what chloramine may
or may not get," Todd said.
Those concerned about
drinking water treated with
*chloramine should know that,
unlike water treated with chlo-
rine, boiling it or letting it sit
in an open container at room
temperature will not remove re-
sidual chloramine. Chloramine
only can be removed by filtra-
tion systems with granular acti-
vated carbon or charcoal, such
as Brita water filters.
Chloraminated water also
might be toxic to fish aid should
not be used in dialysis machines
without first being treated.
Davis advised those with
weakened immune systems who
are concerned that chloramine
will adversely affect their health
to consult their physician.
As for the alarming photos of
skin rashes and other ailments
on the' CCAC website, Davis
said he would not speculate as
to a cause.
"We don't have the data to
determine whether it was chlo-
ramine ,or something else," he
said.
Originally scheduled to go
online on or about April 1, the
water treatment plant might be
operational as soon as April 8.
The city will host a town hall
meeting at 6:30 p.m. ET today,
March 26, in city hall to answer
any questions about the use of
chloramine as a disinfectant in
the new water treatment plant.


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Thursday, March 26, 2009


Keyboard KLATTERINGS



Community


enrichment


If I had a dime for every
meeting I have covered
where the topic was
economic development, I
would bd a far wealthier
poor slob.
Just the words,
economic
development, can
seem so theoretic
or abstract.
Until, that is,
it impacts your
family.
By the time this
is read my child TIMI
and her children, Star Nei
my grandchildren,
will be heading
out of town to a new
. destination, Tallahassee,
because of the lack of
employment opportunities
that will maintain a family
of four in some semblance
of solvency
They will be packed
and moving over the
weekend, my son-in-law's
job prospects compelling
them to pick up stakes and
move when it is the last
thing they, their mother or
I would like.
Economic development
will never sound quite the
same as the words pass
through my ears destined
for the gray matter and
no, not my hair.
And certainly our
family joins many others
in this community, where
too many mothers and
fathers must say goodbye
to their grown children and
grandchildren because
there simply aren't the
kind of jobs available to
sustain a livelihood for a
family just starting in life
to thrive.
This is not a pity party,
but the observation
of a growing club that
-threatens to undermine
the very fabric of this
very special small-
town community, from
Wewahitchka to Howard
Creek to White City to Port
St. Joe.
A club that needs to
stop adding members
drafted against their
will, a club that grows in
proportion to the sagging
fortunes of the local
economy.
In part, there is blame
on the broader economy,
which seems in shambles
and sitting precariously on
a cliff.
But something more
fundamental is being lost,
when young families the
future of any community
are forced to look
beyond county lines to put
food on the table and a roof
overhead.
This was the most


compelling argument the
school district offered as
it sought voter approval
for additional operating
revenue the loss ofjobs,
the loss of young blood the
district and community
could ill afford
Sto shed and the
loss of young
professionals
attempting to
establish roots in
the county.
While many
CROFT voters likely had
ws Editor to hold their noses
as they filled out
their ballots, the
outcome of the referendum
was in significant measure
predicated on a belief that
additional unemployment,
additional loss of young
talent, was not a way
to go about enriching a
community.
Much of the onus for
this is on elected officials
and more importantly
the newly-constituted
Economic Development
Council.
Economic development
must stop being treated
as a hobby, dollars and
directions provided on
whims, leadership changes
coming every few years
as if the warranty on their
usefulness had expired.
Because those
expiration dates are the
product of governing
bodies riddled with
personal agendas and the
need to scratch the right,
backs at the right time to
ensure the public's dime
winds up in the right
pocket.
A city commissioner
once stated that the need
for the community was to
rid itself of the "operators."
The operators who
point every infrastructure
project or development
to the same companies
with the proper name or
proper connections, or kiss
goodbye a hope of quick
and clean approval by local
governing bodies.
The operators out
to ensure that when
government does business
it is consummated with
the correct companies,
in part to ensure easy
approval when the
obligatory change orders
and additional expenses
emerge.
The operators who
seek to keep in place the .
proper pecking order in the
private sector, fomenting
not just an uninviting
atmosphere, but an openly
hostile one for businesses

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County's conflicts of judgment


The county has embarked on an
aggressive campaign to enhance
the health of its employees and
by extension reduce the costs of
insurance claims.
One aspect of that effort is picking
up the tab for gym memberships for
all county employees, a number just
over 200 when taking in all full- and
part-time county employees.
The issues at hand, though,
reveal an aspect of county
government that operates in vacuum
to the outside world.
In this vacuum, the county is
using taxpayer money, over $6,000,
so that all employees can use the
gym on Reid Avenue at their leisure,
provided it is not on work time.
The concept has merits.
Preventive health is critical and
trying to reduce health insurance
claims is sound business. The
arrangement represents a deal on
each employee per month, just over
$2.
The rub exists on several levels.
The first is that this is a gym
operated by a company owned by a
county commissioner. He dutifully
recused himself from the vote on the
deal, but perception flows through a


different prism.
In this case, this gym was being
sued by the city of Port St. Joe
for back rent and property and
sales taxes prior to reaching a
compromise settlement with city
commissioners which allowed the
gym to avoid the entire tab.
Which was owed to taxpayers, in
effect.
In a separate deal not involving
the city, the gym relocated to Reid
Avenue.
Further, in a tough economic
climate, when the commission
chairman is trumpeting that
there will be no layoffs, one has to
wonder how county taxpayers feel
about footing the bill for all county
employees to use a gym many in the
real world can not afford.
And pay the $6,000 whether that
number is one or 200 employees to
take advantage of the gym.
There has to be some
wonderment about how many county
employees working on the north
end of the county, say at the Road
Department, or live on the north end
of the county, even use the gym on,a
consistent basis.
Think any other small-businesses


on Reid Avenue or Hwy. 71 in
Wewahitchka would like $6,000
guaranteed at the bottom line
regardless of how many customers
come through the door.
Can we say conflict of interest?
Conflict that is not dissimilar from
that of another county commissioner
who is employed with the county's,
not to mention both municipalities',
engineering firm of record and who
has already filed more abstentions
from votes than have been seen in
years.
Conflict that represents the
status quo for the Board of County
Commissioners, who have in the
past bent over backwards to tilt
bidding rules and steer work toward
favored friends and who have
consistently distanced themselves
from the realities of the landscape
most are living in.
That is the world under single-
member districts.
Not only are voters left with
narrow say in county government, a
20 percent say, they must maintain
their balance on an uneven playing
field, which single-member districts
might not have created but surely
foster


Open government


The governor made much last
week of his initiatives since arriving
in office at promoting Florida's
Sunshine Laws and mandates on
open government.
Over the past couple of
years he has created a panel to
promote open government and
issued mandates promoting more
transparency in Tallahassee and
throughout the state.
In the parallel universe of Gulf
County, Gov. Charlie Crist is, of
course, referring to the brazenly
open discussion of county or ,
city business at any number of
establishments, just not in public
meeting rooms.
By Florida law, two or more
commissioners can not discuss


business before them save for an
open, noticed meeting.
But apparently, if the sun is
shining, that is good enough for
too many of local elected officials
or those who earn a living on the
public dole.
There are the weekday morning
breakfast gatherings at each of
the county where any number of
county or city officials can be found,
often in discussions about business
before them.
Or there are the after-meeting
dinners county commissioners
often assemble for; and anybody
believing the discussion remains on
cigars and parks raise a hand.
This brand of open government
produces a system in which


special interests and mutual-
back-scratching is the currency,
not the good of the community or
constituents.
This brand of government,
good-old-boy, incestuous, whatever
the label, is not so much one of
maintaining transparency, of
adhering to Sunshine Laws.
This is a government of
shadows, of back-room deals
brokered with political survival,
selective private sector
enhancement and protecting the
status quo as priorities, one that
is no more about serving and
enhancing the .community than a
hurricane.
Except there is more sunshine
in a hurricane.


Spring cleaning doesn't get everything


I was looking
for something in
that little closet
by the bathroom
where we keep
guest towels, band
aides, sun tan
lotion, mosquito
repellant and such. -HUNKE
Up on the top shelf KeslQy
there was a metal
guard the hospital
used when they set Josh's
broken arm. A little closer
examination revealed the
ace bandage used to strap
it on. Folks, Josh was in
the first grade when he
broke that arm. Today, he
is on the back side of thirty
and expecting his second
and third child in May!
And we're still holding
on to his arm brace. I
don't think it would fit if
he fell off of a trampoline /
this afternoon. Maybe
we're figuring his son
might break an arm while
visiting this summer.
Maybe we held on to it in
case our big dog needed a
splint. Maybe we thought
we could strain the
spaghetti noodles with it.
Maybe we're crazy!
That brace has
occupied space in that
closet for 27 years. The
question is WHY? I'm sure
there's something more
timely and useful we could
put on that shelf. Like
maybe some Christmas
ornaments that are in
my way out in the shed!
Or those unsightly roller-
curly things that I've got
to look at every morning
while I'm shaving.
I'm sure nobody lives
like this except us. Cathy
is better about cleaning
out than I am. There are
just certain things that
have stayed. We didn't set


out to "save" an
arm brace that w
hoped and praye
we'd never need
again. It just foui
a spot and would
let go. Pretty
soon it blended
R DOWN in. Or it becomes
(Colbert so ingrained we
simply don't see
it. Perhaps it
claimed squatter's rights
Or maybe we were just
too occupied or too lazy b
dispose of it.
We've got a left handed
5 iron behind the door in
Josh's room. It has no
grip; and, of course, me
and both boys play golf
right handed. You've got
scratch your head on thi
one. And we've had it jus
slightly less than the arr
brace. Maybe we were
preparing for that day w
hit a ball up next to a tre
and we'd have to swing
from the left side. Maybe
we thought Bob Charles
or Phil Mickelson was
coming by. Who knows?
We've got a rock resti
on the carpet by the bay
window that I think cam
from the creek up by
where my grandparents
lived. I'm not sure about
that. I mean, we've got
the rock. I'm just hoping
it came from somewhere
important like Pa and
Gran's. I'd hate to think
we've just had this most
nondescript rock sitting
our living room all these
years for no reason at al
We've got bank
statements that go back
1974. I don't know on this
one. Maybe we're thinking
the IRS might audit us.
Or the bank might owe ui
something if we can find
a mistake they made in


'81. We could simply be door. I have to ru
re interested in how much through them to I
d we paid for the polyester that is wearable.
.bell bottoms. Or the mood mostly in the way
nd ring. If heating costs keep bespeak of era th
n't going up we could burn come and gone. A
them in the fire place. Or they linger. I have
we could throw the blame why.
things away and store the Maybe they ta
Christmas ornaments in the arm brace or
those five drawers! iron. Or the hurri
I've got a pair of machine that one
s. baseball cleats that came boys placed in the
over on the Mayflower. fair back in the ju
to .Well, almost. I played high It is in the attic. A
school ball in them. Cathy the middle two se
ed has thrown them away of a dinning table
twice. But baseball shoes gave away in 1982
are a little different than the screen to our
what we are talking about doors. We didn't f
here. And so is my orange sliding that scree
to Golden Flow cap. It fits. I and forth every ti
s don't care how frayed the came and went b
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up of Hans Solo makes me flower (I'm talking
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toss out Harrison Ford for sink that burned
goodness sakes! 1984. We can't put
We've got both boys' in the kitchen cat
first bicycles stored because of the pl,
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ornaments. They are Masters, a South(
rusted out. Neither chain Conference title
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A5| The Star Letters


Thursday, March 26,2009


I


Growth management in


:lorida good or bad?


By Ernie Padgett
Contributing Writer
Some very interesting and negative things
are happening in the Florida Legislature this
month relative to the best way to manage
future growth in our state.
There is a bill being considered in
Tallahassee that would do away with the
state's growth management agency, the'
Florida Department of Community Affairs
(DCA).
Allow me to put a personal perspective on
this very important issue.
In November of 1980,1 I was sworn in as
a county commissioner in Jackson County.
The DCA had already been established
at that time. The agency had "review and
comment authority" relative to county and city
comprehensive plans for growth.
In 1985, the state adopted the Florida
Growth Management Act. The Act gave the
DCA "review and approval authority" over city
and county comprehensive plans.
Local governments could still write and,
adopt their own plans, but the state had to
give final approval before the local plan was
effective. This was very unnerving to many,
local governments.
Needless to say, this 1985 Act met with
considerable resistance from many cities and
counties throughout Florida.
My position at the time was the same as
many local elected officials. I strongly opposed
the state having approval authority over our
growth management plans.
Many (not all) of the planning staff at
the DCA were very antagonistic and rigid
when they were dealing with us "lowly" local
officials. Of course, this played right into our
hands in giving us another reason to challenge
the terrible DCA.
After the Growth Management Act of 1985
was enacted and into the early 1990s some of
the DCA staff certainly left something to be
desired. Sometimes their staff would rattle
the sabers about the possibility of withholding
state revenue sharing from a city or county if
we didn't do exactly what they wished.
I served as county administrator in Santa;
Rosa County from 1990 1995. Now that was
an interesting era in dealing with the DCA.'
In 1991 or '92 some local residents paid for
large billboards that simply said, "DCA......
Department From Hell".
In the 1990's, things started changing for


Guns and the
We have now been Unfortunately, n
presented with a new preserve it but d
Attorney General of these force. Whenever
United States and I have that force you ar
been getting the "new ruined."
broom" feeling about him, We should ta]
especially on his opinions thought to heart
about gun control. There it is it every day. The
again, the big bugaboo topic look where we.
that all of these bleeding with our fa ,
hearts want to see enforced. nation th ver
If I may quote verbatim If li
from the constitutional lo ut
amendments, namely the ere is aE
second, it is short and sweet em titled "To
and to the point. "A well' ut
regulated militia, being the, articles u
necessary to the security of Maybe ope ,ou
a free state, the right of the With thel
people to keep and bear arms individuals into
shall not be infringed." there are a small
Along those lines I have -of them that are
another.quote from one of guys and are re.
the forefathers of this great in their own cou
nation. I don't remember do most anything
the exact person, but this is take steps to gu,
what he said: "Guard with own, safety and f
jealous attention the public will? I know the
liberty. Suspect everyone their hearts, are
who approaches that jewel. beyond their lin


the better. Local governments and the DCA
slowly but surely began to develop better
relations. Those of us in local government
started to mature more and realize that
the DCA was there to assist and not be an
adversary. The DCA staff evolved also and
started to realize they could not continue to be
seen as the enemy '
DCA has been managed by some excellent
department heads (Secretaries) such as Dr.
John De Grove, Bill Sadowski, Linda Shelley,
and Jim Murley
Interestingly, the current head of DCA,
Tom Pelham, served as its head in the late
1980's. Tom was hard to like at that time.
Looking back, he had a hard tour of duty
during those early days. Today, I think Tom
Pelham is doing an excellent job leading the
agency.
Starting in 1987 and until I retired
almost two years ago, I served as county
administrator in three Florida counties.
In 21 years, I experienced a tremendous
amount of interfacing between local and state
government relative to growth planning.
I finished my career in Manatee County,
population 320,000. We were one of the fastest
growing counties in the state during the
twelve years I was there.
Florida's growth management worked. The
DCA staff was responsive and assisted my
planning staff every step of the way.
Overall, state and local planning officials
have grown together through the years and
things are working well.
Granted, there is definitely some
streamlining that needs to occur and
development permits need to by expedited.
It is nothing more than the Florida
Legislature catering to a few special interest
groups when some legislators are supporting
the dismantling of the Florida Department of
Community Affairs.
They are supporting this bad legislation
under the guise of helping the state economy
The Senate and House along with the
Governor should exercise good leadership and
put and end to this even being considered.
Enactment of this bad legislation most
likely will result in developers being let off the
hook when it comes to them being responsible
to pay for the infrastructure that is required
,for their development.
Who would pay the infrastructure bill for
their developments? You would!


right thereto
nothing will be everywhere for everyone
downright. This is one of the arguments
ryou give up put up by gun control
re inevitably advocates. Leave it to the
police is their mantra.
ke this The results could be
and ~ der astrous. Case in point:
;y Orleans following
st^ Ith all the
0m lofl entAproblelf fs


should

Jegal
our country,
i1 percentage
really bad'
ally criminals
ntmy and will
rg. If we don't
arantee our
freedom who
police, bless
stretched
nits and can't


at we are having, who
lws what a man, desperate
eed his family, will do. I
e and pray that this is
lit the case, but as I've said
before, I came through the
Depression years and people
did sometimes crazy stuff to
exist back then.
All in all we'll make it. We
always have. There might be
some gut-wrenching times
until it is over, but hang
in there. There's a.higher
authority that I lean on and I
know we will make it.
You and me ...
Reynard the saltwater fox


Honor veterans
Dear Editor,
Very soon, on April 28, "The
Wall That Heals" will be traveling
through Port St. Joe on its way to
Apalachicola. Escorting THE WALL
will be hundreds of veterans on
motorcycles, most flying American
flags and doing their part to show
respect for those 58,000 plus souls
whose names are forever inscribed
on that hallowed monument.
Officially, the Vietnam Conflict
was ended a quarter of a century
ago with the Paris Peace Accord, but
peace came too late for too many
Americans, including seven sons
of Gulf County whose lives were
sacrificed in Vietnam, including
Clifford C. Sims, who received the
Congressional Medal of Honor. One
'of the great tragedies of that conflict
is that those who survived returned
fto an ungrateful nation. Many
'had a difficult time transitioning
back into civilian life and were not ,
helped by the fact that Hollywood
has wrongfully portrayed them all
as baby-killers, drug addicts and
deranged psychopaths.
What can the citizens of Port St.
Joe do to let those Vietnam Veterans
riding in the motorcycle escort know
that their fallen comrades are not
forgotten and their service did not
go unnoticed and was not in vain?
Nearly eight years ago, one could
not ride through our streets after the
tragic events of 9.11.01 without seeing
red, white and blue signs; banners
and bunting; and proudly flying
American flags. Are we the kind of
people who are only patriotic "in the
moment," caring about our country
only during flash points in history,
such as Pearl Harbor or the Kennedy
assassination?
On Tuesday, April 28 at about
12:30 p.m. "The Wall That Heals"
will pass through here. It will enter
town on Cecil Costin Boulevard
and will turn onto Long Avenue.
In a matter of minutes, the entire
entourage will have come and gone.
St. Joe's usualiquiet streets will
rumble briefly with the thunder of
hundreds of passing motorcycles,
and, then, they will fall silent once
more.
There may be civic leaders,
businessmen, school children and
citizens lining the streets and waving
flags, and there may not be. Vietnam
Veterans are not unaccustomed to
being treated with scorn, and they
will do their duty regardless of the
welcome. All that they ask is that
those 58,000 plus on THE WALL be
treated with respect. .
One. Gulf County resident,'Barbara
Drake, is determined that this event
will not go unnoticed and that the
good people of Port St.'Joe will take
time away from their schedules to
line the streets as the honor detail
passes through our town. Ms. Drake
has been busily visiting businesses
and civic organizations in the
community, urging our citizenry to
mobilize for the event. Her vision is
to have the median in Highway 71
and Long Avenue lined with citizens,
golf carts, Larks and folding chairs
each bedecked in their brightest
patriotic colors and proudly waving
American flags. Ms. Drake is a lady
on a mission with high purpose, and
she reports that most have been
receptive to her ambitious plans, but
she cannot succeed if Port St. Joe
does not fulfill its promises.
Start making plans today! If
your business is along Cecil Costin
Boulevard, or you live on Long
Avenue, consider hanging a new flag
on your porch, or replacing that old
one. It may be a bit of a strain, but


try to reschedule your lunch break
on that Tuesday When "The Wall
That Heals" arrives in Apalachicola,
let those who participated in its
escort say that of all the towns that
it passed through Port St. Joe was
the most enthusiastically supportive.
In the final analysis, the question
looms: "Are we prepared to walk
our talk, or are we only sunshine
patriots?"
Time will tell...
Rodney Herring
Port St. Joe

Star reflects community
Dear Editor
I am an avid reader of The Star. I
like it because it is a really hometown
paper and it encourages readers to
express their views.
When we read The Star, we learn
what's happing in Gulf County as well
as neighboring counties where many
of us have connections such as long-
time friends or relations.
When I received The Star this
morning, I was happy to see positive
things on the front page. In this world
with all its uncertainties, it is so
refreshing to see the good that people
are doing and The Star recognizing it.
The Star is a paper that really
reports what is going on: the places
to eat, the entertainment, the school
news, the sports news and if you're
new in town and you're looking for a
church to attend, there is a complete
listing of he churches that will
welcome you.
Also, we learn who is getting
married, and who has new babies.
And, when we look at the obituaries,
we can say a prayer of thanks that
God has blessed us with more time
to enjoy being with our families
and friends and to appreciate this
beautiful world.
Audrey Parrish
Port St. Joe

Concerns about water
Dear Editor:
This letter is to the constituents
in Gulf County who receive their
drinking water from the City of
Port St. Joe. The city has put a
notification in the paper that they will
be changing the method of drinking
water disinfecting from free chlorine
to chloramines. Here are a few of my
concerns in regard to this potential
change:
Chloramines are weaker
disinfectants than chlorine
*, Chlorine has been safely used for
more than 100 years for disinfection
of drinking water to protect public
health from diseases which are
caused by bacteria and viruses
Chloramines are not used as a
primary disinfectant for your water
Chloramines are toxic to fish
Chloramines do not rapidly
dissipate; neither do they dissipate by
boiling
Chloraminated water kills fish
and reptiles
The EPA has no requirements
that any system use chloramines for
water treatment
Chloramines should be removed
from the water used in kidney dialysis
machines
It may impact corrosion of lead
and copper pipes
I attended the city commission
meeting of March 17 and voiced
these and other concerns about this
process. I encourage all concerned
citizens to contact your city
commissioner to request a public
hearing.
Nathan Peters Jr.
Port St. Joe


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KLATTERINGS from page A4


I jobs and opportunities.
The operators who don't have the
community, but their own bottom
lines, as a top priority and who see a
diverse and broad-based economy as
a threat to their wallets rather than a
foundation for a thriving community.
We can look back at the history
of this county and see what such a
community can look like.
When the paper mill dominated
the manufacturing sector, the retail
and business sectors thrived. People
had decent jobs, decent wages and the
orial, added attachment of small town life.
That life, though, is doomed to a
uest steady, painful demise unless the EDC
and other economic development
agencies and the county's governing
bodies get serious about developing
s an economy of diversity and decent-
;he paying jobs.
An economy not beholden to a port
or a hospital, but one in which a port
and hospital are building blocks for


While many voters likely had to hold their noses
as they filled out their ballots, the outcome of the
referendum was in significant measure predicated
on a belief that additional unemployment,
additional loss ofyoung talent, was not a way to.
go about enriching a community.


the future.
As the declining enrollment
numbers of the school district
demonstrate, this community is at risk
for losing young blood and talent it can
not afford to see go. The fact that the
population has remained largely static
the past 10 years is another testament
to an unsettling trend.
A trend that will count one more
young family forced to leave what
has become their home in order to
survive.
Yes, in this case it is personal, but


until economic development is more
than a theory in Gulf County, too many
families of similar demographics
will leave what they considered to be
home, forced away by a landscape not
of their making.
And until that landscape is raked,
until the gears of the operators are
reversed, the fabric of this community
will unravel, maybe not today or
tomorrow but at some point in the
future and when it does all the knitting
in the world may not be enough to
restore it.


Letters to the EDITOR


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A6 I The Star


Local


Thursday, March 26, 2009


Jumping for Heart's Sake


By Tim Croft
Star News Editor
Dell Pickett was all smiles as he
donned the medallion and T-shirt recog-
nizing him as the top fund-raiser for the
Port St. Joe Elementary School Jump
Rope for Hearts event.
His smile evaporated when he talked
about the how of his efforts and why.
Pickett, a fourth-grader, brought in
$450 which will be destined for a dona-
tion to the American Heart Association
with a bit of technological ingenuity.
He got online.
And he contacted every friend and
family member, living in Port St. Joe or
not, that he could think to ask for spon-
sorship for his 40 minutes or so of jump-
ing rope.
"I went online and e-mail family and
friends and friends of family," Pick-
ett said. "I'm jumping because my two
grandmothers both died of heart prob-
lems. And both my grandfathers are
battling heart disease right now."
Then, after a long pause and deep
reflection, Pickett summed it up, "I'm
jumping for them."


Isabell Bogaert, another fourth-grad-
er, and her brother Joel finished second
to Pickett in the fund-raising depart-
ment, bringing in $267.
Again, the motivation was one that
hit home.
"One of my neighbors, a good friend,
died of a heart attack," explained Isa-
bell. "Plus this is fun.
"But I just think it is important to
help out other people and then you have
fun doing it that makes it great."
And the siblings used a bit of imagi-
nation themselves to pry some dollars
out of donors in this case some of the
old folks back home in Indiana.
As Isabell explained, her family had
moved to Port St. Joe from Indiana and
when it came time to seek out sponsors,
friends and family in Indiana proved
quite generous.
The jumping began with second-
graders and moves on up to the school's
fifth-graders.
After each grade grabbed the ropes
and commenced to hopping, running
or just plain showing off in the school
gym, there was a light snack and
beverage for what became some very


PHOTOS BY TIM CROFT/THE STAR
The third grade class at Port St. Joe Elementary rest after a blur.of jumping.


sweaty leapers.
In all, the students collected just
over $4,350, which proved a consider-
able, pardon the pun, jump from the to-
tal of last week.
"Given the times, that's pretty good,"
said teacher Chuck Gannon of the total


dollars raised, down from about $7,000
last year. "It is really good considering
we only had about $300 or so last week.
A lot came pouring in late. The kids did
a great job."
Dell Pickett could think of no better
cause.


The fourth-grade class at Port St. Elementary sported the'top two fund-raisers in the'
school's Jump Rope for Heart event.,


Dell Pickett raised the highest total at Port St. Joe
Elementary, raking in $450.


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Thursday, March 26, 2009


LoTcal


The Star I A7


. community softball

i 9game is a home run


Jonathan Wi
shadowing.


Iliams, Tyelle Hamilton and Colton Thursbay eat lunch and share experiences from their career


Area students participate



in career shadowing day


Florida High School/
High Tech Club of Gulf
County participated in
the second Career Shad-
owing Day on March 19.
Eleven students from
Port St. Joe High School
were paired with local
business mentors in Port
St. Joe, Apalachicola and
Panama City. They spent
the morning shadowing
their mentors and learn-
ing about their career
field.
Students experienced
a variety of career situa-
tions from watching a fa-
cial to taking blood pres-
sure readings to shadow-
ing the Athletic Director
at Gulf Coast Commu-
nity College and learning
about careers in sports.
Colton Thursbay and Dar-
rell Smith were amazed
at the sports complex at
GCCC.
Armaine Bailey tore
apart several computers
arid built more memory in
one computer using chips
from the other. His men-
tor was Ron Baumgard-
ner who is a computer
specialist. Jonathan Wil-
liams and Tyelle Hamilton
worked with the Sheriff's
department and went on
patrol.
In the medical field
Ryan Thompson visited
Weems Hospital EMS
Department; Amanda
Thompson went to .Gulf
Medical Center's pedi-
atrics' department; and
Shalonda Whitely worked
with Dr. Elizabeth Cur-
ry's staff at Shoreline
Medical.
Some of the students
learned that the career
they were interested in
"was not the career for
me." Having the opportu-
nity to spend time in a ca-
reer field 'allows students
the opportunity to really
find out what the career
i,


Florida HS/HT'students enjoying lunch and sharing experiences'from their
Career Shadowing Day. The group from 12:00 clockwise is Tyelle Hamilton,
Colton Thursbay, Darrel Smith, Ryan Thompson, Mr. Thursday, Shalonda Whitley,
Niecha Walker, Robyn Rennick, Samantha Hairar, Ron Baumgardner, Armaine
Bailey and Jonathan Williams.


is all about.
Todd Gould pursued
his interest in music and
recreation by visiting
First Baptist Church in
Panama City. Doname-
lia's welcomed Niecha
Walker and she watched
a facial and learned about
cosmetology.
Samantha Haiar
watched Dr. Biagini at
Bayside Animal Hos-
pital care for small
animals.,
,To end the day, stu-
dents, business mentors
and parents met at Wash-
ington Improvement Cen-
ter for lunch.'
Florida High School/
High Tech is a project of
The Able Trust and Vo-
cational Rehabilitation.
The Gulf County chapter
is directed by Dyslexia
Research Institute. Pro-
gram coordinators are
Robyn Rennick and Eddie
Fields.


Despite some barriers
that have caused baseball
not to be played in the his-
torical baseball park that is
located on Avenue "A" for
-over 30 years, this past Sun-
day's softball game played
between Apalach men and
women (vs) St. Joe men
and women was a success
that united our .commu-
nity, motivated a source
of pride and inspiration,
that brought back precious
memories.
The traditional after
church Sunday's softball
game attracted a minimum
of 500 people attending the
2009 restart of Sunday's
Community Softball game
on March 22. This commu-
nity driven event reflected
the scripture Roman 12:6
"Having gifts that differ ac-
cording to the grace given
to us, let us use them; if
prophecy, in proportion to
our faith"
In. honor of Black His-
tory Month, the Avenue "A"'
baseball Park was dedicat-
ed to the memories of the
late Mr. Alton Fennell, Sr., a
public-spirited man of God
who was the first elected
African-American as- City
Commissioner, who honor-
ably retired from StJoe:Pa-
per Company, and resided
across the street from the
Park People caring about
the future of our park and
coining together to improve
it was the fact that all pres-
ent were on one accord and
the gifts of the spirit of unit-
ing our community came
forth magnificently. A com-
munity working together
to preserve and share the
significant African-Ameri-
can history of the Park and
educate others and the gen-
' rations of youth to come
is a profound experience.
People in the grandstand
and those standing aside
the fence were inspired by


watching the pioneers like
Jake Dozier and Theodore
Daniels so moved by the
game that they sat in the St.
Joe dug-out and gave en-
couraging support to the St.
Joe men's team. Other pio-
neers present shared story-
telling about famous base-
ball player Leroy Satchel
Paige, born in Mobile, Ala.,
one of the greatest pitchers
of all time elected to the Ma-
jor League Baseball's Hall
of Fame in 1971, who played
in the early 1900s against
the St. Joe Sluggers .in this
baseball Park. We thank the
following people for volun-
teering their time and ef-
forts to help cut the grass,
complete maintenance du-
ties to the field, and help
with clean-up: Arthur Free-
man, Calvin Freeman, Vm-
cent Fennell, Johnnie Lee
Peterson, Horace Barr,
Jamal Fenn, Olden Watts,
Daryl Garland, Raymond
Rogers, Jr., Randall Gant,
L.C. Ash, Charles Givens,
C.L. Ash, Annie Sue Fields,
Amy Rogers, Linda Hill-
Griffin, Cathalene Bailey,
and Van Blue.
The games ended with
Apalach men defeating St.
Joe men 10-3 and St. Joe
womenwon the victory over
Apalach women 5-2.
Next game will begin
after church on Sunday,
March 29 at 4 p.m. with
the 5 through 8 years 'old
children playing against
each other, 8 through 12
years old children playing,
and at 5 p.m. the adult men
and women of Apalach will
play St. Joe again. Practice
for St. Joe Teams: Thurs-
day, March 26, 4 p.m. (A.
Fennell Park).
The games are free, the
public is welcome to attend
or play. Contact persons:
Randall Gant, Amy Rogers
(229-1551), and Annie Sue
Fields.


* *


NOTICE OF

ORDINANCE

ADOPTION

The Gulf County Board of County
Commissioners proposes to adopt by
ordinance the following:

AN ORDINANCE CONCERN-
ING FLOOD DAMAGE PRE-
VENTION; OUTLINING STAT-
UTORY AUTHORIZATION,
FINDINGS OF FACT, PURPOSE
AND OBJECTIVES; PROVID-
ING DEFINITIONS; PROVID-
ING GENERAL PROVISIONS;
PROVIDING FOR ADMINIS-
TRATION; PROVISIONS FOR
FLOOD HAZARD REDUCTION;
PROVIDING VARIANCE PRO-
CEDURES; PROVIDING FOR
SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING
FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

A Public Hearing on this ordinance
will be held at the Gulf County Board
of County Commissioners meeting
on Tuesday, April 14, 2009, at 6:00
p.m. EST, in the Gulf County Com-
mission Meeting Room at the Gulf
County Court House, 1000 Cecil G.
Costin, Sr. Blvd., Port St. Joe, FL. A
copy of the ordinance is available for
inspection at the Gulf County Court
House in the Clerk's Office.

All interested parties are encouraged
to appear at the meeting to be heard
regarding the consideration of the
comprehensive plan amendment or-
dinance.

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RUS Bulletin 1780-26
Exhibit D
9/2003

Advertisement for Bids

City of Port St: Joe
Owner
P.O. Box 278
Address
Port St. Joe, FL 32457

Separate sealed Bids for the construction of: Sunset
Circle Drainage Improvements

The scope of the project is to replace the. majority
of drainage system within the Sunset Circle area
with concrete "C" boxes and ADS pipe. The exist-
ing drainage system, ranging in size from 12" to 24",
will be removed and replaced with approximately
144 LF of 12" RCP, 252 LF of 18" RCP, 1,135 LF
of 18" ADS, 850 LF of 24" ADS, 18 LF of 30" ADS,
21 FDOT approved Type "C" inlets, 2 FDOT ap-
proved Type "D" inlets and 7 concrete mitered end
sections.

Some swale ditches will be re-graded for proper ver-
tical alignment with the new system. New headwalls
will be constructed at the two existing outfalls. The
construction zone for both the removal of existing
drainage pipe and installation of proposed drainage
pipe will be approximately the same.

Completion date for this project will be 120 days from
the date of the Notice to Proceed presented to the suc-
cessful bidder.

Liquidated damages for failure to complete the project
on the specified date will be set at $300 per day.

Please indicate on the envelope that this is a sealed bid
for "Sunset Circle Drainage Improvements".

Bids will be received by: the City of Port St. Joe at the
office of: City of Port St. Joe City Hall, 305 Cecil G.
Costin Sr. Blvd.. Port St. Joe, FL 32456 until 3:00 PM.
(Eastern Time) April 16. 2009. and then at said office.
publicly, opened and read aloud on April 16. 2009. at
3:15 PM (Eastern Time).

The Contract Documents may be examined at the fol-
lowing locations: Preble-Rish. Inc.. 324 Marina Drive,
Port St. Joe, FL 32456

Copies of the Contract Documents may be obtained at
the Issuing Office, Preble-Rish. Inc., located at 324
Marina Drive. Port St. Joe. FL 32456 upon payment of
$_100.00 for each set. Contact Clay Smallwood at (850)
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Gators improve to 3-1 in district play


With a pair of district wins
sandwiched around a loss at
large-school Bay. High, the
Wewahitchka Gators contin-
ued padding their winning
record, moving to 8-6 overall
and 3-1 in the district.
Tuesday, March 17
Wewahitchka 14, West
Gadsden 1
Visiting Wewahitchka
scored 14 runs on 10 hits to
defeat to take a District 3-2A
run-rule victory.
. Baylen Price (3-0) was
the winning pitcher for the
Gators, allowing one run
on one hit in three innings
of work Ryan Leaman and
Chance Knowles each threw
a scoreless inning with Lea-
man striking out three and
Knowles striking out two. -
The Gators scored early.
as Price reached on an er-
ror, Cody Wade was hit by a
pitch and Brandon Mayhann
advanced the runners with


a fielder's choice. Leaman
reached on an error scor-
ing Price. Chance Knowles
followed with his third home
run of the season and the
Gators led 4-0 after one in-
ning. Price started the sec-
ond with a walk, followed by
walks to Wade and Leaman.
Knowles and Beau McCor-
vey both reached on fielder's
choice grounders, scoring
Price and Wade to make the
score 6-0.
The Panther's scored
their only run in the bottom
of the sixth, but the Gators
scored two more runs in the
fourth and six runs in the
fifth to cl6se out the game.
The leading hitters for the
Gators were McCorvey
with two hits and two RBIs,
Josh Lollie with two hits
and Chance Knowles with
a home run and five RBIs.
Freshmen Taylor Husband
and Cory Walden got their


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first varsity hits.
Thursday March 19
Bay 7, Wewahitchka 1
The Gators jumped out to
a 1-0 lead over host Bay after
two innings, but errors in the
third inning and timely hit-
ting by the Tornados in the
sixth inning resulted in a 7-1
loss.
The Gators got on the
scoreboard first, when
Knowles led off the second
with a walk, Lollie reached on
a fielder's choice and scored
on a double by Tyler Lanter.
The Gators would threaten
again in the third as Wade
and Leaman singled to lead-
off the inning but the threat
died as Billy Peak struck out
and Chase Harvey hit into a
double play.
Bay .High scored two
runs in the third inning
off starting pitcher David
Strickland on a hit-batsman,
a hit, a fielder's choice and
consecutive Gator errors.
Lollie relieved Striekland
and quelled the rally with a
pickoff and inducing a fly ball
to centerfield. The Tornado's
scored one run in the fourth
and three more runs in the
sixth.
Friday, March 20
Wewahitchka 10, Lib-
erty County 5
The Gators were again on
the road and rallied from a 5-
0 deficit in the second inning
to win a district thriller.
The Gators fell behind in
the second inning as starting
pitcher Baylen Price loaded
the bases by hitting a batter,
walking another and allow-
ing a double. A single and a
grand slam home run with
two outs plated five runs for
the Panthers.
The Gators started a
comeback in the next inning.
Wade led off with a walk
and one out later Leaman


CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
Baylen Price pitched the Gators past West Gadsden.


delivered a double scoring
Wade but Leaman was out
trying to reach third. In the
fourth Harvey led off with 'a
walk and Peak singled, Mc-
Corvey struck out and Price
flew out. Lollie drew a walk
to load the bases. Wade fol-
lowed with -a single plating
Harvey, but Peakwas thrown
out at the plate. The Gators
tied the game 5-5 in the fifth
inning, Mayhann led off with
a walk and Leaman singled.
Chance Knowles flew out to-
centerfield, and Harvey was
hit by a pitch loading the
bases for Peak who doubled
scoring Mayhann and Lea-
man. Harvey scored on an
error by the left fielder on a
ball hit by McCorvey. In the
sixth inning, Wade led off
with a walk and scored on
Mayhann's double, Leaman
singled and Knowles fol-
lowed .with a single scoring


Mayhann. Knowles and Lea-
man scored when the Bull-
dogs misplayed an infield fly
and threw the ball into left
field.
Knowles (1-0) entered the
game in the fifth inning with
the bases loaded and one out.
He got out of the jam when
Reddick tried to score on a
passed ball and was tagged
out by Peak and Nolan
Brown grounded out to short
to end the inning. Knowles
shut out the Bulldogs in the
sixth and seventh striking
out three walking none and
allowing one infield hit.
The Gators were led at
the plate by Leaman who
had four hits and a double
and Mayhann and Peak who
both had two hits including a
double.
The Gators travel to Port
St Joe for a 5 p.m. (CST)
game Friday.


People Helping People of Gulf County Select Shot Golf Tournament


The first annual People Helping People
of Gulf County select shot golf tournament
will be held at 1 p.m. on May 2 at the St.
Joseph Bay Country Club, The event is
sponsored by Preble-Rish, Inc.
Prizes are as follows: $10,000 cash for
a hole-in-one on No. 7; longest drive and
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second-place $300, third-place $200 and
fourth-place $100.
Please call Jerry Stokoe at 899-1036 for
further information and registration.
All proceeds will be used to help pay
electric, gas and Water bills and purchase
food, transportation, and medicine for the
needy people of Gulf County.




Kiwanis Club to
sponsor "Dr. King"
:00Golf Tournament

am The Port St. Joe Ki-
wanis Club will sponsor
Night the Dr. Bob King Kiwanis
Charity golf tournament
11th on April 4.
The tournament will,
be a best-ball select shot
event that will ,begin with
a shotgun start at 1 p.m.
at St. Joseph Bay Country
S Club.
h- .Hole sponsorships are
At h $75 and a patrons spon-
sorship, which includes
one player is $150. Entry
fee is $50 per player.
There will be a chicken
dinner served immediate-
ly after the tournament.


PSJ softball

suffers first

loss of year

Lady Sharks fall in
semifinal at Dothan
Invitational Tourney

The Port St. Joe
High School softball
team advanced to the
semifinals of the Do-
than (AL) High School
-Invitational Tourna-
ment over the weekend
before the Lady Sharks
lost, their first game of
the season.
Despite out-hitting
Ashford (AL) High
School nine to one, the
Lady Sharks could not
plate a run in falling 1-0
and one win short of the
championship game.
Kayla Minger al-
lowed just one un-
earned run gn one hit
while striking out eight
and walking none in ab-
sorbing her first loss of
the season. She is now
12-1 for the year, the
Lady Sharks 13-1.
Tonre Greer had two
hits .for Port St. Joe,
which also received
hits from Minger, Katie
Lacour, Katie Gardner,
Heather Brinkmeier
and Jo Williams.
The loss was a re-,
versal of fortune from
the Lady Sharks' previ-
ous, game in the tour-
nament, a 9-1 victory
over the same Ashford
team.
Minger and Kristi.
Davis combined on the
mound for the win, with
Minger also going 2 for I
3 with a home run and
six RBIs at the plate to
lead the Port St. Joe at-
tack. Gardner was also
2 for 3, Cassie Tullis his
a solo home run.
Heather Strange,
Angela Canington,
Greer and Lacour each.
added a hit.
The Lady Sharks
opened the tournament
with a 9-1 victory over
Headland (AL) High
School.
Minger gave up just
one hit and walked
none while striking, out
12. .
Tullis, was '3 for 4
with an RBI, Brink-
meier was 2 for 4 and
drove in three runs and
Greer" and Canington
each had two hits.
Port St. Joe beat
host Dothan High 5-0 in
its second game of the
tournament.
Minger allowed just
two base-runners: one
by hit, the other drew a
walk, while fanning 10.
Brinkmeier led the
Lady Shark attack go-
ing 3 for 3 and driving
in three runs. Tullis
and Minger both had
hits.
The Lady Sharks
host West Gadsden at
7 p.m. on Thursday and
Wewahitchka at 7 p.m.
ET on Friday.


|Dr. Robert E. King Dental.



,Due to the death of Dr. Robert E. King, our
dental office will be closed permanently.
Please make arrangements to pick up your
patient dental records. The office, located
at 325 Long Avenue in Port St. Joe, will be
open Monday through Wednesday from 9-11
a.m. and 2-4 p.m. ET until the end of April.
After this time, your records will be made
available at the Gulf County Health
Department dental clinic, located at 2475
Garrison Ave. in Port St. Joe. For more
information, call our office at 850-227-1812.


NOTICE OF

ANNUAL MEETING


The Board of Commissioners of the
Northwest Florida Regional Housing
Authority will hold its Annual Meeting,
April 2, 2009 in the Cambridge Room,
Ramada Inn North, 2900 North Monroe
St., Tallahassee, Florida. Meeting will
begin at 1:00 p.m. E.S.T. The meeting
will be open to the public.







Thursday. March 26, 2009 Snorts The Stan A9
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Gator lifters finish second at Big Bend



The Wewahitchka High
School weightlifting team
traveled to Godby High
School last Thursday and
took second place out
of a field of 14 teams
in the Big Bend Classic
Weightlifting Tournament.
The Gators had three =
individual winners. Rex
Veasey won the 129-
pound class, Colton Price
took the 154-pound class -
and Greg Hurley finished at 4'-.
first in the 238-pound
class. Chase Duckworth
and Marquis Hurley also
placed in the 119 and
183 classes. Every WHS
lifter improved their
totals from last week.
Congratulations to Coach
Wayne Flowers and the
WHS weightlifters on a
job'well done.


Kurnitsky impressed NEED CASH


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with East boys' size


,BRAD MILNER
Florida Freedom Newspapers
Derek Kurnitsky by
no means is tall. One also
couldn't use that term to de-
scribe his Port St. Joe boys
basketball team. But it's a
more than fair description
of the Freedom All-Star
Classic East boys squad.
The group of all-stars
convened at Bay High
School's John L. Cobb Gym-
nasium on Wednesday for
the first of many practices
leading up to the April 11
event. Nine of the 12 boys
on the East roster appeared
at the practice. Future
sessions are planned for
Wednesday at 5 p.m.
Kurnitsky, coaching the
East along with Bozeman's
Cas Gant, knew the squad
had size, but he was over-
joyed when he. saw them in
person.
"We have guard play
that's 6-3 and 6-4 and that's
something I've never had
or possibly that this team
has ever had," Kurnitsky
said. "That's tough to shoot
over."
Guards Mark Troncale of
Arnold and Ethan Roulhac
of Bay are listed at around
6-foot-2, but both are push-
ing 6-3. Franklin County's
DeShaun Winfield, who can
play guard and forward,
is 6-4, Marianna forward
Chris Blount is 6-4 and for-
ward Darrien Mack of Ruth-
erford is 6-6.
That is in addition to cen-
ter Gabriel Best (6-5) and
guards Darryus Stewart
(6-0), Jacob Herring (6-0)


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F m-d A.M.j,


and Barack Jackson (6-1).
Their size and speed goes
along with other skilled
and smaller guards Justin
Schaefer, Fonda Davis and
Vince Ventura, the latter a
Bozeman player who has
impressed Kurnitsky.
Kurnitsky said the im-
mediate team chemistry
was good. Early practices
aren't overly in-depth, with
minimal emphasis on offen-"
sive sets. The key, Kurnitsky
said, is keeping the team in
shape for the annual meet-
ing with the West.
"There was some huff-
ing and puffing out there,
but that's because some
of these guys haven't been
in the gym as regularly as
they were in the season,"
Kurnitsky said. "They need-
ed this, and I thought all of
them had a good attitude."

Injured all-star
Bethlehem's Megan
McDonald may not play for
the East girls. The forward,
who also plays softball, was
struck in the face with a
ball during a recent game.
Bethlehem basketball and
softball coach Joanie Albury
said doctors are waiting
for the swelling to go down


before determining if sur-
gery is needed.
McDonald will not be
ready to play if surgery is
required. In that case, an al-
ternate will be chosen.
Surgery may not be need-
ed. If so, then it will be up to
McDonald, her doctors and
her family to decide if she
participates.

Media Day
The first Freedom Clas-
sic Media Day will be held on
Friday at the Billy Harrison
Field House at Gulf Coast
Community College start-
ing at 5 p.m, All players and
coaches from both the East
and West teams are encour-
aged to attend.
Players will be fitted into
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Lady Gators

softball wins

to improve

to 5-6
Last week the Lady Ga-
tors of Wewahitchka beat
Liberty County 11-0 at
Liberty County and West
Gadsden by the same 11-
0 score on Wednesday at
home.
The Lady Gators, 5-6,
played Florida High at
home on Tuesday.


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Sports


Thursday, March 26, 2009


PSJ girls dominate North Florida Relays


By PAT MCANN
Florida Freedom Newspapers
PANAMA CITY Kayla Parker
gets her deserved share of atten-
tion when it comes to Port St. Joe
girls track and field. But don't be
fooled. These Tiger Sharks are
not a one-girl team.
The defending Class 1A state
champions put that on display
Saturday at Tommy Qliver Stadi-
um with a dominant performance
in the girls meet of the North Flor-
ida Relays.
Port St. Joe more than doubled
its nearest competition with 175
points, Tallahassee Godby second
with 83. Godby won the boys divi-
sion with 1632, followed by run-
ner-up Bay with 93.
Parkerwon her specialties, 100-
meter hurdles, 100 dash and long
jump and was a member of the
Tiger Sharks' winning 4x100 quar-
tet. But perhaps trumping her
brilliance was a team effort that
produced wins in nine events.


A varsity participant since she
was in sixth grade, the coach's
daughter is in good position to
judge the merits of this PSJ girls
squad, although still just a junior.
"This is one of the best teams,"
she said, falling short of superla-
tives because the Tiger Sharks
have yet to successfully defend at
state. "We'll have to," she said, be-
fore applying other labels.
Parker admitted that prac-
tices can be more strenuous than
some meets. As example, Port St.
Joe's girls finished 1-2 in the 100
hurdles, with Mariah Johnson
second to Parker; triple jump,
Fanequa Larry first and Natasha
Allen second; high jump, Megan
Walker first and Johnson second;
pole vault, Walker first and Ash-
leigh Lewis second; and were 1-2-
3 in the long jump with Allen and
Maya Robbins behind Parker.
"We push each other, we're
multi-event athletes," Parker
said. "I'm happy to see my times
improving. I've been sick for, the


first few meets."
Parker has set lofty goals for
this season, including "13-second
range" for the 100 hurdles, "11-
second range" for the 100 meters,
23-24 seconds in the 200 and 20-21
feet in the long jump.
She was far from those num-
bers on Saturday, but like her
team, is on a progression to peak
for the state meet in May.
Bay, Rutherford and Mosley
placed 2-3-4 in the boys division
and county schools Rutherford,
Mosley, Arnold and Bay were 3-6
in the girls meet.
In addition to some victorious
relays, county athletes also won
individual events. Lawrence Wil-
liams of Bay claimed the boys 110
hurdles, and Rutherford's Thom-
as Heikkinen took the 3200 and
teammate Shawn Miles the triple
jump.
The lone individual girls cham-
pion'from Bay County was Ar-
nold's Lauren Vonderharr in the
3200.


ANDREW WARDLOW I Florida Freedom Newspapers
Port St. Joe's Kayla Parker competes in the 100 meter relays
during the North Florida Relays on Sunday.


Gator track team has strong


showing at seven-team meet


,WewahitchkaHighSchool
participated in a seven-team
track meet on March 18.
The boys' team placed
first in the team competi-
tion.
Chris Peak won the dis-
cus, Theryl Brown was
third in the high jump,
Billy Naylor won both the
800 and 1,600 meters, Wil-
liam Bailey was fifth in
the 800 and Kenny Fisher
was second and Colton
Price third in the 400 me-
ters. .
Nick Malcolm finished
fifth in the 1,600 and third in
.the 300 hurdles. Zac Smith,
was fourth and Andrew


Bidwell second in the 1,600.
I Bidwell, Smith, Travis
McGill and Jeremy Morrill
swept the first four places in
the 3,200.
The 4x800 meter re-
lay team of McGill, Daniel
Fisher, Bailey and Morrill
was second and the 4x400
relay team of Kenny Fisher,
TylerLanter, Chris Wolfram,
Colton Price finished first.
The girls team placed
second in the team competi-
tion. .
Kayla Williams won the
high jump and long jump,
Laurel Manor won the 800
meters and Doni Lanier won
the 1,600 meters.


Jaria Pippin finished sec-
ond in the 400 meters.
The 4x100 meter relay
team of Katelyn Roberts, Ja-
brela Lewis, Azaina Good-
man, Scout Flowers was
fourth while the 4x400 meter
relay team of Jaria Pippin,
Manor, Danielle Stanley and
Lanier was first.
The track team also
participated in the North
Florida Relays on March 21.
Chris Peak was fifth in the
discus, the sprint medley of
Fisher, Colton Price, Lanter
and Naylor finished second
and the 4x400 meter team of
Fisher, Price, Bidwell and
Naylor was third.


Port St. Joe baseball



team has mixed week


A roller coaster week
concluded for the Port St.
Jbe High School baseball
team with the varsity go-
ing 1-2 for the week and the
junior varsity upping its re-.
cord to 4-2
Last Tuesday, the junior
varsity beat West Union
(MS) High School 7-3. The
winning pitcher was Dylan


Hester.
The varsity squad also
won 7-0, with Jacob Gentry
tossing a complete game
shutout, allowing just two
hits.
Rock Quinn was 2 for
3 with a triple, double and
four RBIs. Brandon Strick-
land Also had a hit and
drove in two runs.


On Thursday, the Sharks
fell 9-4 to visiting Myrtle
(MS) High School.
The following night, Port
,St. Joe fell 10-3 to Holmes
County.
Jacob Thompson took
the loss to drop to 4-2 now.
Port St. Joe hosts We-
wahitchka at 6 p.m. ET on
Friday.


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PSJ Middle baseball ends


season, hosts tournament


The Port St. Joe Middle
School baseball team end-
ed its season with a split
of games against Grand
Ridge and the ABC School
of Franklin County. Port St.
Joe will host the conference
tournament on Tuesday and
Thursday of this week.
On Tuesday, Blountstown
faced Tolar of Liberty Coun-
ty and Port St. Joe played
the ABC School in the tour-
nament semifinals.
The championship game
is 6 p.m. ET on Thursday at
Port St. Joe Middle School.
In last week's action at
Grand Ridge, the Port St.
Joe "A" squad came away
with a 12-8 victory over
Grand Ridge.
Dallas Burke led the of-


fense going 3 for 3 with a dou-
ble and three runs scored.
Jackson Combs was 2 for 3
with a double and three runs
scored.
Barrett Lake started
and went four innings, al-
lowing seven hits and
six runs while walking
two and striking out one.
TylerWorleypitchedthefinal
inning, allowing two runs on
two hits while fanning one.
The Port St. Joe "B"
squad fell 4-2.
. Chase Nichols, Riley
Burke and Tyler Alford were
all 1 for 1 for Port St. Joe
while Vern Barth was 1 for 2.
Nichols pitched four in-
nings, allowing four runs on
two hits while walking four
and striking out one.


On Friday, the Port St.
Joe "A"' squad hosted the
ABC School, falling 6-3.
Justin Cothran was 2 for
3 with a double and RBI,
Bryce Godwin was 1 for 1
and Drew Lacour was 1 for
2 for Port St. Joe.
Tyler Worley pitched
one-third of an inning, al-
lowing three runs, none of
them earned, while walking
two.
Jackson Combs pitched 2
2/3 innings allowing one hit
and one run, Godwin pitched
one inning allowing not hits
and a single unearned run
while striking out one.
Austin Clayton pitched
the final inning, allowing a
run while walking two and
striking out two.


PSJ Middle softball completes

regular season with 3-2 record


The Lady Sharks at Port
St. Joe Middle School fin-
ished their regular season
last week with an 8-2 re-
cord.
The Lady Sharks will
host the conference tour-
nament which began on
Tuesday. Tolar played
Blountstown and Port St.
Joe faced Franklin Coun-
ty in the semifinals. The
championship game will be
6 p.m. Thursday at Port St.
Joe Middle School.
On March 5, Port St.
Joe's "A" squad defeated
Wewahitchka 11-3.
Brittany King pitched
five innings allowing three
hits and three runs while
striking out four and walk-
ing three.
King was 3 for 3 at the
plate and Madi Williams
and Karah Bradley each
added a hit.
In the "B" squad game,
the Lady Sharks won 8-1.
Alex Hodge pitched


three innings allowing one
hit and walking six while
striking out six.
Karah Bradley led- the
offense and Cathlyn Robles
scored two runs.
On March 12, Tolar Mid-
dle School out of Liberty
County won the "A' squad
game 8-3.
Makayla Ramsey
pitched five innings, allow-
ing six hits and eight runs
while walking four and hav-
ing three errors made be-
hind her.
King was 1 for 3 and
Kelsey Miles was 2 for 2.
Nastia Maughn was 1 for 2
and Jadia Miles was 1 for 3
for Port St. Joe.
The Lady Sharks won
the "B" squad game 2-1.
King pitched six innings
allowing two hits while
striking out eight and walk-
ing three and having two
errors made in the field.
Stephanie Brinkmeier
was 1 for 3, Kersten Keys


was 1 for 2 and scored a run
and Robles was 1 for 2 and
scored a run.
The following day, the
Lady Sharks hosted the
Franklin County and came
away with a 15-3 win in the
"A'" squad game.
Ramsey tossed four in-
nings, allowing three hits
and three runs while fan-
ning six and walking four.
The Lady Sharks commit-
ted two errors.
Ramsey was 3 for 4 at
the plate to lead the Port St.
Joe attack. King was 2 for 3,
Williams was 3 for 3, Miles
*was 1 for 2 and Brittany
Parkerson was 2 for 3.
The Lady Sharks took
the "B" squad game 11-0.
Hodge pitched four in-
nings, striking out seven,
walking two and allowing
one hit.
Allison Howze was 1
for 2, Keys had a double in
two at-bats and Miles was
1 for 2.


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Thursday, March 26, 2009 Local The Stan Al 1


Unattended campfire leads to 80-acre blaze

By Lois Swoboda -
Florida Freedom Newspapers
A wildfire that broke out
on the Gulf / Franklin County
line Sunday evening was
under control as of Monday
afternoon, according to state
forestry officials.
Chris Worrell, operations
administrator for the Florida
Division of Forestry (DOF)
said forestry crews were
mopping up the area Mon-
day looking for embers.
The threatening fire
forced the closure of U.S. 98
between Franklin and Gulf
counties, as well as County
Road 30-A, for several hours. ,' .
Worrell said 80 acres ,' i
burned before the fire was
brought under control.
The blaze was the result 4 l
of an unattended campfire
that spread through dry
undergrowth and rapidly in-
creased in size due to windy
conditions, he said.
DOF fire towers spotted
smoke from, the blaze and
the DOF dispatched five bull-
dozers and several aircraft to .
bring it under control. They
were joined by members of
area volunteer departments.
The National Weather
Service issued a red flag
warning across the Big Bend
on Saturday and Sunday.
The warning is issued
when there are four or more
consecutive hours with rela-
tive humidity below 35 per-
cent or if there are winds
greater than 15 miles per
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Volunteers needed for 'The

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"The Wall That Heals,"
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lica of the Vietnam Veter-
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ton, D.C. will be on display
in Apalachicola's Veterans
Memorial Plaza from April
30-May 3.
Event organizers are
planning several events
around the replica's arriv-
al. Chief among them is the
reading of the some 58,000
names of soldiers killed in
Vietnam.
The names will be read
throughout the four-day


exhibition, a task that will
require numerous volun-
teers reading in 15-20 min-
ute shifts.
Tom Daly, who is co-
ordinating the reading of
the names, would like for
groups such as churches,
schools, VFW posts or other
organizations to volunteer
their time and manpower.
Daly can be reached at
813-695-0562.
Those in the Port St.
Joe area are also asked to
wave American flags, post-
ers and banners along The


Wall That Heals' procession
route on Tuesday, April 28-
at 12:30 p.m. ET.
The procession will be-
gin at the Courthouse on
Hwy. 71, then turn left at
Long Avenue, passing the
Bridge at Bay'St. Joe and
Port St. Joe schools before
turning left on Hwy. 98 to
the Veterans Memorial
Plaza in Apalachicola.
Residents with golf carts
are encouraged to deck
them out in patriotic deco-
rations and join the line-up
on Long Avenue.


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Thursday, March 26, 2009


of the 9- terrorist attacks. This time -ALL
Florida businesses can benefit from a statewide
"spend at home" campaign.

C- Next week, we will be distributing registration
E SB information to all of our members so that
ou pcan go online, create your user name
and password, and submit offers you want to
I C C O CL AL P promote to participating customers who present
LOCAL SPE DINGU W OUO the campaign value card which will be widely
pl omoted statewide starting on March 23, 2009.
Coming soon a powerful new marketing tool to keep Along with your registration information,.we'll
consumer dollars closer to home at no cost to you! direct you to an online webinar with full instructions
for participating.. It's easy, it's free, and you benefit
Through the Gulf County Chamber of Commerce, from promotion of your business through an interactive
you can participate in a statewide campaign aimed at website that allows consumers to search for the best
educating consumers about the power of local spending. deals in their own backyard searchable by-location and
"Backyard Economics," launched by state business and product.


media leaders in Tallahassee last month, is recruiting
businesses around the state to participate in a consumer
incentive program similar to the highly successful
campaign used to drive up in-state tourism in the wake


4th Annual St. Patrick's Day Business Before Hours at
Coast2Coast Printing and Promotions

.,p G.C. Chamber
of Commerce
.Ii.I Director, Bobby
SPickels, talks with
Chamber member
David Warriner.


Stay tuned for full details this week through our
eCURRENTS and on our website at
www.GulfChamber.org


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Miller Mart, Inc.
John and Margie Miller, Owners
P.O. Box 367
Port St. Joe, FL 32457
Phone: 850-229-6502
Fax: 850-229-6502
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White Sand Events
Lezle Jacobs and Lynne Carr, Owners
208 Reid Avenue
Port St. Joe, FL 32456
Phone: 850-227-4544
Fax: 850-229-7023
whitesandevent@gmail.com
www.whitesandevent.com

Royce Rolstad Photography
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1810 Bluff Road
Apalachicola, FL 32320
Phone: 850-653-5586
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Helping our business
members survive these
difficult economic times
is the No,. 1 priority of the
Gulf County Chamber
of Commerce. Since the
Where yo spend yur money support of local shoppers
i someo neeseboine is vital to the success of
many of our businesses, the
.......... Chamber is putting together
a "Buy Gulf" campaign.
The PSJRA and the City of Port St. Joe are partnering
with us in this vital initiative.

What is Buy Gulf? Buy Gulf is a campaign to
encourage people to think before they spend and spend
where they live. The campaign will include the creation
of window stickers and signs toremind people to "Buy
Gulf." I
On the chambers' website, www.GulfChamber.org,
click on the Buy Gulf Logo to find out where residents
can find out more about the importance of shopping
locally and how the success of local businesses impacts
the entire community.

While small business owners here know how much
they contribute to a variety of community organizations
including school groups, athletic teams, and.
nonprofits, not everyone understands how much these
organizations rely on the generosity of local business
owners to survive.

To kick off Buy Gulf, the Chamber, with assistance
from the PSJRA and the City of Port St. Joe, is
organizing a contest, starting April 1, that's designed
to encourage residents to shop in Gulf County and
to promote Chamber member businesses. For details
on the contest, please check our website, www.
GulfChamber.org


St. Joe Electric Supply
Al Byres
106 D Trade Circle
-Port St. Joe, FL 32456,
Phone: 850-227-1411
Fax: 850-227-1413
albyres @fairpoint.net


WJHG TV
Kathy Welsh & Kristen Sholtis, Acc. Executives
8195 Front Beach Road
Panama City Beach, FL 32407
Phone: 850-234-7777 *
Fax: 850-233-6647
Kathy.Welsh@wjhg.com
Kristen.Sholtis@wjhg.com
www.wjhg.com


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Mission Statement
The mission of the Gulf Couinty Chambeir of Commerce is to be an advocate for existing businesses and the
community, a conduit for pursuing positive developments, and a catalyst for cooperation.


Networking at Noon held on the fourth Wednesday in
February at Dockside Caf6.
Guest speakers,
Brenda Galloway
(and Lori Luppino
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Fianikhrr Center
at Febru tr, 's
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Craig Phillips,
Labor Finders,
winner of
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Community
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101 Reid-Avenue, Suite-101
Port. JUe,.L 3.4'. -,'
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1(141W OF DIRECTORS 20091
PRESIDENT:
Ralph Rohbeison:, R6berson &' Fried.,an, P.A-
^ VICE-PRESIDENT *
..Jeremy Novak, Novak Law Offices,,GCPS
, ,,- ,. . SECRETARY: .
SRandy, Raffield. Raffield Fisheries

,TREASURER:,
Melissa Farrel.l, joseph's cottage:
; .DIRECTOR:
Tom Gibson, Rish,.Gibson, Scholz
S &Grodm,-P.A.
DIRECTOR:
S Kye Adkison, Vision.Bank
... DIRECTOR: ,
S, Rex- Buzzett, Buy-Rite Drugs
DIRECTOR:
S Michael Hammond. Preble-Rish.
DIRECTOR:
Bobby Pickels, Progress Energy Florida.

All content provided b\ and approved b\ the
Gulf Countm\ Chamber of Commerce.

Chamber Currents is published monthly in
con unctio,_n \\ ith the iGulft Count.\ Ch1mber of
Commerce and Star Publicuations, Inc.
Contact us. Star Publicatioin
The Star, 135AW. Hwy 98
Port St. Joe, FL 32456
Phone (850) 227-1278
Fax (850) 227-7212





Amber Lowry
Mortgage Banker

Vision Bank.
"Yo u ,, Communit\ Bank" Office (850) 636-7988
www.visionbank.net Cell (850) 227-4492
529 Cecil G. Costin Sr. Blvd. Fax (850) 227-1149
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By Despina Williams
Stai Staff Writer

Linda Carol Aguilar glued her face on a peep,
strapped the pink bunny into a diminutive four-
poster bed and applied a layer of bubble wrap.
Cushioning her marshmallow doppelganger's
journey with the March 13 issue of the San Diego
Union Tribune, Aguilar shipped her parcel from El
Cajon, Ca. via priority mail.
.ITwo days and 2,000 miles later, the box arrived
at The Star office with an urgent message scrawled
across the bottom.
"Please read for opening instructions!"
Inside the attached envelope, Aguilar intro-
duced her entry in the Panhandle Peep Show di-
orama contest.
"I have made a very simple diorama but need a
little help putting the finishing touches on it when it
gets to your offices.
"If it was possible I would do it myself but being
over 2,000 miles away makes it a little difficult."
Inside the envelope. Aguilar included step-by-
step assembly instructions, a detailed schematic.
including a front view and side profile, and a roll of
scotch tape to secure everything in place.
And just in case we couldn't follow the instruc-
tions, Aguilar attached a photo of how the assem-
bled diorama should look.
The Star staff diligently followed each rule,
starting by turning the'box over and slicing it down
the middle.
Once we unwrapped the sleeping Peep and
tossed the newspapers, we discovered an imagina-
tive dream sequence adorning the box's interior.
Images of San Diego skyscrapers, an athletic
stadium and coastline provided the view from
three bedroom windows.
A dream catcher hovered above the reclining
Peep. whose dream was visible inside puffy cotton
clouds on the uppermost flap. ,
A series of pleasant images flashed inside the
dream a couple lounging on the beach, kayakers
paddling in crystal clear waters, the Cape San Bias
lighthouse and Keeper's Quarters.
Aguilar included an explanatory note to display
inside the box.
The diorama, Aguilar wrTote, shows how she:
dreams of the day she can leave the "big city rat
race" of San Diego and retire to Port St. Joe.
She titled the enfTy "California Dreamin'."
In a telephone interview last Wednesday Agui-,
lar said that despite living so far away, her heart
belongs to Port St. Joe.
Struck by the beauty of the area on a vacation,
the Miami native purchased a lot in Highland View
a few years ago, where she someday hopes to build
a home.
Now "semi-retired" after spending many years
teaching young children, Aguilar said she's waiting
on her 16-year-old daughter to leave the nest be-
fore making a move.
She has subscribed to The Star for several
years, and enjoys keeping up on the latest local
happenings.
When she read a recent article announcing the
Panhandle Peep Show diorama contest, Aguilar
had a vision of her entry.
"It just came to me that I could be a Peep in
the bed dreaming of Port St. Joe," shb said.
The diorama showcases Aguilar's preoccupa-
-tion with a place she already considers home.
"Sometimes people that live in the panhandle
don't realize that tourists and snowbirds who want
to live there are part of the panhandle, too," said
Aguilar.
tPort St. Joe is a big part of my life, even though
I'm not there."


To view a video and
photo gallery of last year's
Panhandle Peep Show ,
dioramas, visit our website,
www.starfl.com.


The first out-6f-state entry in the Panhandle Peep Show diorama contest, "California Dredmin'"
was created by Linda Carol Aguilar, who lives in the San Diego area. Aguilar, portrayed as a
sleeping Peep, dreams of someday moving to Port SL Joe.


PANHANDLE PEEP SHOW DIORAMA CONTEST OFFICIAL RULES


With only a week remaining
to submit entries in the Panhandle
Peep Show diorama contest, it's
time to recap the rules:
Construct a diorama using a
box or shoebox,,
All diorama characters
(humans; animals, etc.) must be
marshmallow Peeps;
Dioramas must depict some
aspect of Panhandle living;
Entries must be in good taste;
You can work in pairs, teams,
or by yourself.
Winners will be'selected in the
following age categories:
6-9


* 10-13
* 14-18
* 19 and up
To encourage local businesses


Vicior/ will be especially sweet ,
for the business category winners,
who in addition to the prizes
above, will also receive free black


to create dioramas depicting their and white advertising in The Star
buildings and employees, we've or The Times as follows-
added a special business category.. 1st place quarter page ad
The contest is being sponsored 2nd place eighth page ad
by Peeps and LuLu's Sweet 3rd place business card ad
Expectations in Port St. Joe. Judges will base their decision
All first and second place on the dioramp's design, quality
winners will receive a Just Born gift .of execution, creativity and
box filled with candy and Peeps resemblance to our area.
merchandise. Tape the official entry form on
Third place winners will the back of your diorama and
receive treats frorn LuLu's Sweet deliver it fofThe Star or The Times
Expecialions. office by next Friday, April 3.


Official Entry Form
Name(s):

Telephone Number: .


Category (check one):

Ages 6-9
__ Ages 10-13
Ages 14-18
__ Ages 19 and up
__ Business


Diorama Title:


Brief description:


Tape the entry form to the back of the diorama and submit the finished work by 5 p.m. (ET) on
April 3 to:


The Star
135 W. Hwy. 98
Port City Shopping Center
Port St. Joe, FL 32457


The ,Times
129 Commerce Street
Apalachicola, FL 32320


CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
Ronnie Brake shows off a passive
rutabaga.


Rootin' tootin' roots

By Despina Williams
Star Staff Writer

There must be something in the water in Highland View.
Nothing else could explain the massive vegetables Ron-
nie Brake and Bill Lynch recently uprooted from their back-
yard gardens.
Brake plucked the last of his rotund rutabagas, while
Lynch hoisted two 15-pound turnips onto his garden scales.
Despite their enormous size, Lynch said the turnips could
have stayed in the ground even longer.
"If I'd let them get grown, I don't know what would've
happened," he said.
Not to be outdone by Brake, Lynch noted that he, too,
grew rutabagas, which he described as even tastier than
turnips.
Last seen in the Star showcasing his mysterious yellow
watermelon, Lynch dictated his re-introduction to the news-
paper's readers.
"You tell them Bill Lynch is back in town with his green
thumb."


DESPINA WILLIAMS I The Star


Bill Lynch hoists two 15-pound turnips.


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Society


Thursday, March 26, 2009


The sails are up at First United Methodist Church

After three months, the sails are back up following
damage from a storm, and First United Methodist
Church is ready to begin having services outside again.
Join church members at Worship on the Water for a
casual, contemporary service at 9 a.m. ET. There will
be fun, fellowship and worship with music by Living
Waters. If you've had a problem with church and want
something a little different, then they would love to have N..
you. The weather is unpredictable, so be sure to dress ,f,
warmly. For more information, call 227-1724.


Local BRIEFS


Long-sleeve shirt
drive planned
The teens at St.
Joseph Catholic Church
are sponsoring a long-
sleeve shirt drive in
conjunction with the
Diocese of Pensacola-
Tallahassee. They are
collecting long- and
short-sleeve 100 percent
cotton shirts for migrant
workers throughout
Florida.
The workers and their
families also are in need
of clean clothes, baby
items (diapers, wipes),
toiletries (shampoos,
soap, toothpaste),
laundry items (detergent;
laundry bags) and non-
perishable food items.


You can support those
who tend and process our
food sources by dropping
off any of these items-
at the boxes at the Port
St. Joe Library, the No
Name Cafe or St. Joseph
Catholic Church Hall
from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Monday and Fridays
before April 14.
For a detailed
list of items and-
information, visit www.
thefloridacatholic.org and
see Long Sleeve Shirt
Drive or call 229-1531.
Support is appreciated.

Yard and bake sale
Beach Baptist Chapel
will host a yard and
bake Sale at 8 a.m. ET


Meet Golden!

Golden is a lovely senior American Staffshire
Bull Terrier and a "true golden girl"! She has a
fantastic temperament, is well behaved, and enjoys
nothing more than to relax in the sun or take a ride
with her master! Because Golden is older than most
of the others here at the Humane Society, she is often
overlooked- but she doesn't let this discourage her,
she patiently waits, knowing one day her true charm
will win over her "forever family"!

Golden is one of our gracious dogs with a
sponsor to help offset the cost of her adoption. If
you are interested in giving Golden a chance to prove
she too deserves a "forever family", please contact
Melody at 850-227-1103.

OUR THRIFT HUT IS IN NEED OF
VOLUNTEERS!!! If you have some extra time &
would like to help out, please contact Diane at 227-
1109. Our Thrift Hut is open Thurs. Fri. 10am
- 2pm. VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!!


March 28 to benefit the
Annie Armstrong Easter
offering. All proceeds
will go toward North
American Missions.
Beach Baptist Chapel
is at 311 Columbus St. in
St. Joe Beach. For more
information, call 850-647-
3950.

Women's Conference
A women's conference,
"On Fire and Totally
Committed to the Lord"
will be held the first
week of April at the
Carter Temple Church
on Williamsburg Road in
Wewahitchka.
At 7 p.m. CDT April
1, the speaker will be
missionary Brenda
Russell of Panama City.
At 7 p.m. CDT April 3,,
Dr. Yvonne Capehart
of Pensacola will be
the guest speaker. At
11:30 a.m. CDT April 5,
Prophetess Ane Wright of
Jacksqnville will speak.

Agency on aging for
Northwest Florida
Are you or a loved
one in need of in-home
services? The Aging
Resource Center is
here to help through
the Medicaid Waiver
Program.
The agency serves
Gulf, Franklin, Bay,
Calhoun, Gadsden,
Holmes, Jackson,
Jefferson, Leon, Liberty,
Madison, Taylor, Wakulla


and Washington counties.
Participants inust be
60 or older and maximum
monthly income cannot
exceed $1,869 for an
individual or $3,738 for a
couple.
Participants can
possess maximum assets
in the amount of $2,000
for individuals and $3,000
for a couple. One car and
one house are excluded
from the asset amount.
Applicants must meet
the functional criteria
set by the Department
of Elder Affairs Cares
office and meet financial
eligibility set by the
Department of Children
and Families.
All clients assessed
will be placed on the'
waiting list. Priority will
be given to those with the
greatest assessed need.
Please contact the Elder
Helpline at 800-963-5337.
Services provided
include personal care,
homemaker, home
delivered meals,
respite/companionship,
case management and
emergency alert system.
Please call to find out if
a particular service is
offered in your area.
For local information,
please'call the Gulf
County Senior Citizens
Association in Port St.
Joe at 229-8466.

Equine clinic
The Gulf County
Extension Office will


host an equine clinic
at 6 p.m. CT April 7 at
Michael Traylor Arena
at T.L. James Park in
Wewahitchka.
Guest speakers will
be Dr. Ed Johnson,
associate professor/
equine specialist with the
.Animal Science Division
of the University of
Florida. Lecture topics
will include hoof care,
bits and feed for senior
horses. Lectures will be
followed by discussion
session and horse
evaluations.
Hamburger dinner'
will be served. For more
information, call 639-3200
or 229-2909.

Angel Food
Ministries
Anyone who wants to
stretch their money or use
food stamps to purchase
food for $30 cash or food
stamps and get $75 to $90
worth of food, please call'
People Helping People of
Gulf County at 229-5262 or
899-1036.
There are no income
restrictions. Call now.

Free Tax Preparation
The Gulf County
Community Development
Corporation, through the
VITA program, offers free
income tax preparation.
Our concentration is on
those people who qualify
for the Earned Income -
Tax Credit and Child Tax


Credit.
Please call 850-229-
1477 for an appointment,
or bring your W-2, Social
Security number or ITINs
for all family members.
If you desire a direct
bank deposit, bring your
checking/savings account
number with the routing
information.
The CDC is at 401
Peters St. in Port St. Joe.

Fifth annual Old Mill
family reunion
It is that time of year
again. The annual Old
Mill family reunion is
scheduled from 10 a.m.
to 3 p.m. April 11 at the
Port St. Joe High School
commons area.
The lunch menu will
be steak and shrimp. The
cost is $18, and money is
due by April 4.

Fruit Tree Harvest
The fruit trees around
the area are producing
some delicious fruit. The
People Helping People of
Gulf County would hope it
does not fall off and spoil.
There are volunteers
standing by to help
prevent this.
Please call 229-5262 if
you would like to donate
some fruit, and we will
help pick some fruit,
which will be given out
free to the public. There
is a great need for fruit
because it has so much
nutritional value.


Easter SERVICES


'Easter Passion'
Holy Week at
Victory Temple
The Junior/Seasoned
Women Department of
Victory Temple First Born
Holiness Church in Port
St. Joe will host "Easter
Passion" Holy Week
at 7 p.m. ET nightly
April 6-10. .
Pastor Gathers .
and the family of
Victory Temple ,
First Born Holiness
Church, at 315 Martin
Luther King Blvd., would
like to invite everyone to
attend:
Come and be blessed.
The speakers will be
announced at a later date.

Holy Week services at
First United Methodist
Church
The First United
Methodist Church in Port St.
Joe will host its annual Holy


Week services at noon April
6-10. Come and enjoy the
time of worship, fellowship
and'food. Guest speakers
will bring a 15-minute
message followed by a soup
and sandwich lunch. There
is no cost and everyone in
the community is invited.
The following is a list
of scheduled speakers
% for the week: Monday,
Bobby Alexander of
First Baptist Church;
Tuesday, Troy White
of New Life Church;
Wednesday, Cliff
Smith, the chaplain at
the Bridge of St. Joseph;
Thursday, Andrew
Rutherford, New Life
Church; Friday, Mac Rlcher
of First United Methodist
Church.
Remember, there will
be a sunrise Easter service
at 7:30 a.m. at Frank Pate
Park In case of inclement
weather, it will be held at
the FirstUnited Methodist
Church.
First United Methodist


SILVER UEST
Weddings STUDIOC
Engagements
Senior Portraits
Children & Babies
Call today and ask about our Engagement specials
850-229-9353
www. SilverQuestStudios. corn


Church Chancel Choir will
present an Easter Cantata
at 11 a.m. ET April 5.

Sunrise service in
Mexico Beach
A sunrise service will
be held at the Sea Street
Ramp on Mexico Beach by
the First Baptist Church of
Mexico Beach at 6 a.m. CT
April 12, followed by a free
breakfast.
All are invited. For more
information, call 648-5776 or
Bro. Eddie at 340-0921.

First Presbyterian
Lenten services
The First Presbyterian
Church, 508 16th St., 227-
1256, would like to share
their scheduled Lenten
services leading up to Holy
Week
On Palm Sunday, April
5, services begin at 10 a.m.,
followed by Fellowship Hour
and Sunday School. The
Maundy Thursday service
will be at 7 p.m. April 9,
and the Easter Sunday
morning service will be at
10 a.m. April 12, followed
by Fellowship Hour and
Sunday School.
The regular Sunday
services are at 10
a.m., followed by
Fellowship Hour
and Sunday School.
The church
would like to
extend a warm


welcome to
all visitors, d
locals and
members
to come
and join in
worship and
outreach to
the community. It is time to
come together and pray for
the nation, our leaders and
the world. What stronger
motivation could there be
than the Resurrection of our
Lord Jesus Christ. A new
beginning of hope and joy
for all.

Easter passion play
The fellowship of Beach
Baptist Chapel is honored
to announce that it will
be presenting the Easter
passion play "Deliverer"
this year. There will be two
performances: 7 p.m. ET
April 8 and 11 a.m. ET April
12.-
A sunrise service also
will be held on Easter
Sunday, April 12, at 7 a.m.
ET at Beacon Hill Park on
U.S. 98 in St. Joe Beach.
Coffee and donuts will be
served.
Everyone is invited
as the church celebrates
God's great love through
the gift of His Son,
Jesus .Christ.


% 4 Beach Baptist
Chapel is at 311
Columbus St. in St.
K Joe Beach. For more
information, call 850-
. 647-3950.


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HELP FIND ZOE


Please bring Zoe home. She was lost in the
Eighth Street area. Call 227-5123. A $100
reward is being offered.


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THE CHRISTIAN CONSCIENCE



Don't forget your miracles!


Watch where

you dig
Alcohol is digging graves of
everyone it enslaves.
It seems the crowd grows later
that.drinks the devil's brew.
Are you a Christian, and helping
dig one too?
You're not only digging yours,
you're leading someone astray.
A young man's mother told me this
just the other day.
This young man told his mom, you
were sitting at the bar with a drink
I'm sure you know, this makes your
witness stink.
She tri&d to get him to go to church
Sunday, but he said no..
It didn't seem to help you any, so
why should he go.
If by chance you read this and
don't really know.
Galatians 6:7 says you'll reap what
you sow..
So watch where you dig, it might
be your grave.
If you're-going to be one of
alcohol's slaves.
Billy Johnson


the inter-net lists over a hundred miracles
recorded in the books of the Bible, but I
suspect that is conservative. If we count
each miracle individually, we may well
find over a thousand!
The miracles recorded in the Bible,
and our own individual miracles, testify
that there is a powerful force that has a
profound effect upon the world, and in
our lives individually. It is a rotten shame
that people in our government sponsored
educational system, cable TV and some
of the news media, in general, has hidden
the knowledge of this force from our
generation. Rest assured: They will have
their reward, and it will not be pleasant.
Romans 1:18 says, "For the wrath of
God is revealed from heaven against
all ungodliness and unrighteousness of
men, who SUPPRESS THE TRUTH in
unrighteousness..."
My heart grieves for those Who have
unknowingly accepted the words of the
truth suppressors. If a cable TV program
is talking about millions of years, or some
other mythology, change the channels. If


a magazine is not telling the truth, don't
buy it!
Tim Croft and the Port St. Joe Star
deserve a lot of credit for having the
courage to print these messages,-and
to maintain a Faith page. We urge our
readers, and all Christians, to patronize
the Star, and the Godly advertisers, who
support it.
At the Mexico Beach Christian Worship
Center, we proclaim the truth, even
though it is not always popular, even with
some who claim to be Christians. Our
services begin, with a time of greeting,
and fellowship, at 9:30 a.m. CT on Sunday.
Worship begins at 9:45 a.m. After the
service, we have a pot luck fellowship
luncheon (Hebrews 10:24-25). We worship
at the Mexico Beach Civic Center on 105
N. 31st street, behind the Beach Walk gift
.shop, just off U.S. 98, in Mexico Beach.
God bless,
Pastor Tim Morrill
Mexico Beach Christian Worship Center
pastor@mexicobeachcwc.com


Pastor Wiley Lee Hopps was born
in Quincy, Florida, on March 15,1934 to
the late Mr. and Mrs. Nero Hopps, Sr.
He graduated from George
Washington High School in Port St.
Joe and attended Bethune-Cookman
College in Daytona Beach, Florida.
Wiley was united in marriage to
Ms. Clara Harris of Colquitt, Georgia
and they were blessed to share 54
wonderful years together.
He worked and retired as a butcher
at Duren's Piggly Wiggly. Wiley was
a pastor of Jesus House of Prayer


Pastor Wiley Lee Hopps
Church in Port St. Joe.
He was preceded in death by his
loving parents, Mr. Nero, Sr. and Mrs.
Corine Hopps; three brothers, Mr.
Nero Jr., Mr. Jimmy and Mr. Frankie
Hopps; one sister, Mrs: Sarah Wagner.
He leaves to cherish his memories,
a loving and devoted wife, Mrs. Clara
Hopps; one son, Mr. Charles Smith;
seven sisters, Mr. Mary Parrish and
Peggy Stallworth, both of Statesboro,
Georgia, Pastor Wiilie Mae Mason
of Dallas, Texas, Mrs. Corine Torrey
of Fayetteville, North Carolina, Ms.


Lizzie Walker of Jacksonville, Florida,
Mrs. 'Callie Green and Mrs. Alice Faye
Dixson (Billy) both of Port St. Joe; one
granddaughter, Ms. Nicole Smith of
Tallahassee, Florida; a special aunt,
Mrs. Viola Smith of Port St. Joe; twp
brothers-in-law, Prophet Billy C.
Dixson, Sr., of Port St. Joe and Mr.
Josh Harris of Savannah, Georgia;
special niece and nephews, Cheryl,
Harry, Norman and Larry James,
all of Atlanta, Georgia; and a host of
other nieces, nephews, cousins, other
relatives and friends.


Leslie Family Thank You
The family of the late
Leon Gregory Leslie
would like to express our
sincere appreciation and
heartfelt thanks for the
many expressions of love
and concern you have
shown during our hour
of loss and bereavement.
We are thankful for your
love, visits, telephone
calls, food and your pres-


ence. May God bless
each of you in a very spe-
cial way is our prayer.
The Leslie Family

Kelly family thank you
The Kelly family
would like to thank ev-
eryone for their visits,
love, prayers and sup-
port during the loss of
there loved one, Allen
Kelly.


Worship with us at
Long Avenue Baptist Church
'Whe'e Faith, Family &Friendship are found"
Bible Study Sunday: 9:15am
Worship: 10:30am and 7:00pm
Wednesday
A variety of ministries for all ages beginning at 6:30 pm

1601 Long Avenue Port St. Joe, FL For More
Information Call 229-8691


d -Sfirst Baptist Church
102 THIRD STREET PORT ST. JOE
Jerome Barnes, Interim Pastor
1 Buddy Caswell, Minister of Music & Education
Bobby Alexander, Minister to Students
New Service Schedule for First Baptist Church
Sunday' Wednesday
Contemporary Service .......'.8:30 am Children's Choir.............6:00 pm
Sunday School .................. .9:40 am Prayer Meeing.................... 6:30 pm
Traditional Service............11:00 amr Children's Ministry
Awana's.... ....................... 5;00 pm Activities...................... 6:30 pmi
Youth Choir................5:30 pm Youth Ministry Activities... 6:30 pm
Youth Groups:........... .......... 6:00 pm
www.fbcpsj.org

The friendly place to woorship!

Fitst Baptist Church
MEXICO BEACH
Located at 823 N. 15th St., Mexico Beach
Corner of 15th 6 California 648-5776
SCHEDULE OF SERVICES
Worship Sundays at 10:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m.
Bible Study Sundays at 9:00 a.m. (all ages)
Wednesday Prayer and; Bible Study at 6:30 p.m.
Please note, all times central! -
Reverend Eddie LaFountain




fJ- {fni 4 MeaA Sead
111 North 22nd Street Mexico Beach, FL 32410
Sunday Worship Services:
8:30 a.m. Traditional Worship
9:45 a.m CST Bible Study
11:00 a.m. Contemporary Worship
Open Hearts. Open minds. Open doors.
The people of Mexico Beach Vited Methodist (Churh
Noisiiy Pemov.
Rev. Ted Lovelace, Pastor Church/Office: 648-8820



St. Peter's Anglican Church
(Traditional Episcopal Service 1928 BCP)

Morning' Prayer & Holy Communiion
Sunday.................8:00 a.m.
The Rev. David Mans, Priest
Services being held at the United Pentecostal Church
309 6th Street Port St Joe, FL
"An Unchanging Faith In A Changing world "
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Jesus is Lord and He is waiting
FOR YOU AT:
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382 Ling Street.- Highland View
Port St. Joe, Florida 32456
(850)227-1306


Sunday School
Morning Worship
Evening Service
Discipleship Training
Wednesday Prayer


' 9:45 a.m.
11:00 a.m.
7:00 p.m.
6:00 p.m.
7:00 p.m.


( ( "Our Church can be your home'

first Church of the Nazarene
',62420 Long Avetnue Port St. Joe, Florida 32456
(850) 229-9596

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Sunday School....................... t10 a.m.
Sunday Morning Worship ..........11 a.m.


Sunday Evening Worship ..............6 p.m.
Wednesday Evening Service ....... 7 p.m.


^'FaithBible

Michael Rogers Pastor
9:45 AM ...................... ................ ..... Sunday School
10:30 AM ............................... Fellowship Breakfast
11:00 AM ..... ............... ...: .... ...................... W orship
6:00 P M ............................... .......................... W orship
www.faithbiblepsj.net
801 20th Street Port St. Joe 229-6707
Home of Faith Christian School ,

S TO KNOW CHRIST AND TO MAKE HIM KNOWN


7 ST. JAMES'

EPISCOPAL CHURCH

800 22nd STREET, PORT ST. JOE
8:00 and 11:00 a.m. (EST) Sunday School 9:45
Child Care Provided for at 11:00
www.stiamesepiscopalchurch.org 850-227-1845

The Catholic Church
of Gulf County
St. Joseph Parish
20th Monument Ave. Port St. Joe 227-1417
All Mass Times EDT
Saturday 4:00 pm
Sunday 9:30 am
Monday, Thursday, Friday 9:30 am
Wednesday 5:30 pm
St. Lawrence Mission
788 N Hwy 7.1 Wewahitchka, FL
SSunday M ass ..........:................................................... ....... ..... 11:00 am (CT)
Cape San Bias Mission
1500 ft from State Park entrance at Cape San Blas
Saturday M ass................................................................... 6:00 pm (ET)


Oak Grove Church
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I'll bet that most of you would answer,
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Maybe, it was a miracle of healing that
had no explanation. Maybe, the miracle
had to do with escaping a certain accident,
or even death. Maybe it was a miracle of
some other kind. Whatever it was, it was
a miracle, and we need to remember our
miracles!
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unusual event, thing, or accomplishment"
or "an extraordinary event manifesting
divine intervention in human affairs.",
There have been many miracles in
my past, and now our family seems to
experience some kind of miracle every
day. Had a number of miracles in my life
not taken place, I would not be alive today,
to write this article.
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appreciate them, is largely based upon.
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School News


Thursday, March 26, 2009


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DAZZLING DOLPHINS


By Kayla Spilde


* Front Row: Aideh Gainer and Alden Fowler. Second row: Jonathon Vickers, James Giles,
Josie Adsit, Lacey Linton, Alexandria Peck and Katlin Earle,. Back row: Destiny Gadson, Xavier
* Coachman, Tyler Guthrie, Tacara Shackleford, Jairus Spires and Brooklyn Quinn.
.Child Find Pre-K Scn... n Sn 00000000pring 2000900


The Gulf County School Board
and PAEC/FDLRS will co-sponsor
free Pre-K screenings for children
potentially in need of special educa-
tion services.
Dates and locations will be:
March 26 Port St. Joe Elemen-
tary School


April 14 Wewahitchka Elemen-
tary School
Children ages 3-4 years and not
already enrolled in public, school are
eligible for participation.
Please call 872-4857ior 1-866-277-
6616 toll free to schedule an appoint-
ment.


essay winners at Wewa Elementary


It is officially the last nine weeks of the school year! Spring
break is quickly approaching next week, but that does not
mean slack. Time to buckle down and get business done, to
be rewarded with those warm summer ddys.
To all parents and seniors, the Gulf County scholarship
program is currently selling raffle tickets for the seniors'
Grad Bash. Prizes include a 42" Vizio television, a Dell lap-
top, an 8 GB iPod Touch, and a Nintendo Wii. Those tickets
may be purchased for $25 dollars from either Mrs. Bernal or
calling 850-229-8813. The drawing will be held April 25 at "A
Taste of the Coast: An Artful Affair," and you do not need to
be present to win the raffle.
For seniors: if you have not paid for your Herf Jones in-
vitations and memorabilia, see Ms. Barbee with your money
if it is due. Your balance can be checked on the library door.
Dues need to be paid as soon as possible to Mrs. Taylor. Last,
to those seniors going on the senior trip, a $50 payment was
due March 15. Another payment will be coming up on April
15.
For juniors: If you have not paid your dues by now, it is
well past due. Make your $20 dollar payment to Chelsey 0'
Neil as soon as possible if you want to attend prom, which is
also quickly approaching on April 18.
In sports news, plenty of games are coming up in the
next two weeks. Girls softball will have a game at home on
Thursday, March 26 at home against West Gadsden at 7 p.m.
ET. On Friday both girls and boys will have a game at home
against Wewahitchka at 7 p.m. ET. Over spring break boys
will have a game March 30 at Wewahitchka, and March 31 at
West Gadsden. Girls will have games away on April 3-4, so
support your Sharks.
In club news, the SGA would like to give a special thanks
to all the following businesses: El Governor, Lulu's Sweet
Expectations, Toucans, Sharon's Cafe, Sunset Coastal Grill,
and all other donators. SGA will be having the Gold Medal-
lion project at the nursing home Saturday, March 28 at the
Bridge at Bay St. Joe Rehabilitation Center.
The National Honors Society will be fundraising the next
two weeks to help support Kaydan's family while he is un-
dergoing surgery and therapy in Miami. Please purchase a
footprint from any NHS member.
Report cards come out March 27, followed by spring
break. Please be safe and enjoy your well deserved time off.


FSU-PC granted $100,000


Recently some of the fifth grade students at We- ,
wahitchka Elementary School participated in an es- J *- .
say contest sponsored by the Florida Society of Der-
matology & Dermatologic Surgery. In the essay, they INB -.. Wewahitchk
were asked to provide reasons why one would want to i -'' '
protect one's self from the sun and why their school
should be awarded a shade structure. Five overall
statewide winners will receive a shade structure for their respective playground.
Victoria Lanter was selected as the top school level winner and her essay will go on to the sta
competition. Winning at that level would permit WES to build a cover over the playground equ
ment to protect students from the sun. Other school level winners include Rahul Nana (seco
place), Destiny McLemore (third place), and Destanie Parrish (fourth place). WES would like
thank these students for their initiative in trying to make our campus a better place.
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Funds will buy

equipment, aid high

school summer camp

By Chris Segal
Florida Freedom Newspapers
Florida State University-Panama
City has been awarded a $100,000
grant to purchase laboratory equip-
ment and fund a summer camp for
high school students.
The application for the grant,
made possible by AT&T's Florida
20/20 program, began last April. The
award was announced at a press con-
ference Thursday at the campus.
The majority of the grant, $63,000,
will be used to purchase equipment
to serve instructors and students at
FSU-PC. The equipment also will be
loaned to teachers and students at
local middle and high schools, said
engineering professor David Skin-
ner.
The remaining $37,000 is allocated
to expanding the 2008 STEM middle
school Summer Institute to provide
similar training for high school stu-
dents and teachers. STEM repre-
sents science, technology, engineer-


ing and mathematics.
The STEM Summer Institute pro-
vides a comprehensive experience
in a fully equipped robotics lab in the
new academic center. Fourth-year
FSU-PC engineering students will
participate in the institute and act as
mentors, college officials said.
"This is aimed at a major problem
facing our country today," Depuy
said. "We are not producing enough
graduates with science, technology,
engineering and math degrees."
To show the need to produce
STEM graduates, Skinner gave
statistics on how the United States
ranks in number of graduates. China
produces 900,000 engineers annu-
ally, and India produces 350,000 en-
gineers each year. The United States
produces 70,000 engineers, a year,
Skinner said.
Depuy sees long-term benefits
to educating a local high-tech work
force in Bay County.
"Our engineers tend to stay here,"
he said. "Having a work force will
help to attract companies to relocate
here."
AT&T's Florida 20/20 awarded
$1.2 million to education in the state
of Florida in 2008, said Ray Dubuque,
AT&T's area director.
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RALLY. in TALLY


On March 18, members of the Gulf County Save our Schools SOS Committee took it a step farther by attending the PTO-sponsored Rally in Tally. Members
Krissy Gentry.(PSJE), Rhonda Pridgeon (WES), Linda Whitfield (retired WES) and Sissy Godwin (PSJE) lobbied legislators along with other teachers from Bay
and Franklin counties. Teachers were met by Gulf County School Board members George Cox, John Wright and Linda Wood to observe the rally events. The
event was aimed at taking some of the burden for funding off local property owners through the passing of a one-cent sales tax to fund education statewide.
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Thursday. March 26, 2009


S,aw Enforcement


The Star I B5


Special Olympics torch run planned April 7


The 2009 Special Olympics Law En-
forcement Torch Run, presented by Gulf
Correctional Institution, Gulf County
Sheriff's Department, Port St. Joe Police
Department and the Circuit 14-2 Probation
Office, is planned April 7 in Wewahitchka
and Port St. Joe.
At 8 a.m. CDT, the route will begin at
Lake Alice Park in Wewahitchka; it will end
at the IGA.
At 11:30 a:m. EDT the route will begin in
Port St. Joe at the Gulf County Courthouse;
it will end at Frank Pate Park.
Everyone in the community is invited to
participate by running, walking or being a
spectator along the routes.


Arrest LOG


Gulf County Sheriff

On March 8, Guy Can-
terbury, 29, was arrested
for violation of an injunc-
tion for protection, fleeing
and eluding, and aggra-
vated assault.
On March 8, Anthony
Lee Watts, 26, was ar-
rested for failure to ap-
pear.
On March 9, Richard
Lee Mullinax, 56, was
arrested on Bay County
warrants for doctor shop-
, Ping.
On March 10, Scotty
Lee Herrell, 37, was ar-
rested for. violation of
probation. The original
charge was felony bat-
tery.
On March 11, Wendy
Locklear Tarr, 38, was
arrested on Bay County
warrants for uttering
forged instrument.
On March 11, George
Edward Baxter Sr., 54,
was arrested on a failure
to appear warrant from
Franklin County for petit
theft.
On March 11, Jason
Lee Catrett, 18, was ar-
rested on Bay County
warrants. for lewd and
lascivious acts on a child
younger than 16 and
theft.
On March 11, Donne
Noah Whitfield Jr., 18,
was arrested for failure
to appear in Calhoun
.County.
On March 12, Connie
Melissa McNeill, 39, was
arrested for failure to ap-
pear.
On March 12, ex-Cor-
rections Officer Shandi
Lynn Arnold was sen-
tenced to 15 months in
the Department of Cor-
rections for possession
of a controlled substance.
Arnold was arrested af-
ter a joint investigation
between the Gulf Coun-
ty Sheriff's Office, the


Florida Department of
Corrections and the U.S.
Postal Service. Arnold
had planned to smuggle a
controlled substance into
the Gulf Correctional Fa-
cility.
On March 13, Peter
Cornelius Keet, 35, was
arrested on a warrant for
grand theft.
On. March 14, David
Eugene Harris, 42, was
arrested on warrants from
Bay County. The charges
were DWLSR, violation
of probation, uttering a
forged instrument, grand
theft and fraudulent use
of a credit card;
On March 15, Eliza-
beth Ann Mass, 27, was
arrested on a violation of
community control war-
rant. The original charge
was sale of a controlled
substance and tampering
with a witness.
On March 16, Marcus
Terell Leverett was ar-
rested for failure to pay
child support.
Ohn March 16, Denise
Michele Grimes, 42, was
arrested for DWLSR.
On March 16, Timothy
Thomas Watford, 21, was
arrested on a violation of
probation warrant. The
original charge was no
valid driver's license.
On March 17, Lorne
Henry Hicks, 44, was
arrested for failure to ap-
pear.
On March 18, Travis
William Allen, 25, was
arrested on a failure to
appear warrant.
On March 20, Stanley
Dovine Winfield, 55, was
arrested on warrants for
violation of probation,
worthless checks and two
Warrants for failure to ap-
pear.
On March 21, Paul
Franklin Deese, 24, was
arrested for possession of
marijuana and possession
of drug paraphernalia.


The mission of Special Olympics Florida
is to provide year-round sports training and
athletic competition in a variety of Olym-
pic-style sports for children and adults
with intellectual and physical disabilities.
The "Flame of Hope" is carried by law en-
forcement from the Alabama/Florida state
line in Century to the opening ceremonies
of Florida's annual State Summer Games,
which will be held May 15.
GCI is selling the following Special
Olympics Law Enforcement Torch Run
merchandise:
Polo shirts' with Special Olympics logo,
$25
T-shirts with Special Olympics logo,


Hat with T-shirt, $20
Hat with Special Olympics logo, $10
Contact Bridget Birmingham at 850-639-
1133 to purchase items or with questions
regarding this year's events. All contri-
butions will be given to Special Olympics
Florida.
GCI also is planning to offer barbeque
chicken plates with all the fixings March
26 for a recommended contribution of $5 a
plate. Pre-orders are being taken, and de-
livery to businesses is being offered. Plates
also will be sold at the corner of highways
22 and 71 in Wewahitchka and at Frank
Pate Park in Port St. Joe.


This report represents some events
the FWC handled from March 6-12; how-
ever it does not include all actions taken
by the Division of Law Enforcement.

Santa Rosa County
Officers Royce Johnson and Monte
Moye were on water patrol on the Black-
water River near Pond Creek when they
checked two men fishing. After issuing
the vessel operator a citation for insuf-
ficient life jackets, a computer check
revealed that the man was wanted on
three outstanding warrants from Escam-
bia County for grand theft, failure to pay
child support and failure to appear. As
Johnson approached the wanted subject
at the boat ramp, the man ran into the
adjoining woods. Johnson and Moye set
up a perimeter and contacted the Santa
Rosa. County Sheriff's Office for addition-
al assistance. Officers John Bell, Andy
Maltais, Fred Rondeau and Lieutenants
Dan Hahr and Lambert responded to
the scene to assist. The subject could
be heard crashing through-brush in the
thick block of woods and moving toward
the river. He was apprehended near the
river bank and taken into custody without
further resistance. He was charged with
resisting arrest without violence and
booked into jail for that offense and the
three warrants.
Johnson and Reserve Officer Lila
Wise were checking fishermen at Cox
Lake when one of the individuals pre-
sented an ID card and later admitted to
driving his truck to the river. A computer
check revealed the man's license had
been permanently revoked for failure to
pay fines for DUI. The officers left the im-
mediate area but waited nearby to see if
the subject would drive his truck When
he came driving out of the fishing area,
he was stopped and given a notice to ap-
pear for driving while license is revoked.
Johnson and Wise were on patrol in
*Blackwater Wildlife Management Area
when they heard several hunting dogs
running in the still hunt area. The of-
ficers drove to the area and located two
subjects coon hunting with dogs. The
subjects admitted' they knew the still
hunt area was closed to dogs, but they
thought that they would hunt it anyway.
Both subjects were issued notices to ap-
pear for the violations.
Johnson and Wise responded to an
anonymous complaint of a man in posses-
sion of a rattlesnake. The officers located


a five-foot-long Eastern diamondback
in the man's garage. The man was not
licensed to possess venomous reptiles.
The aquarium the snake used as a home
was not secured as required by FWC
rule. The subject was issued a notice to
appear for possession of a venomous rep-
tile without a license.

Okaloosa County
Officer Matt Webb located and
charged the owner of a derelict vessel
that is submerged in Destin Harbor. This
was the second time Webb has charged'
the owner for failing to remove the vessel
from the harbor.

Bay County
Officer Joe Chambers was patrolling
the Choctawhatchee River Wildlife Man-
agement Area when he checked a hunter
who did not possess the required WMA
permit: A computer check also found the
hunter to have an outstanding Bay Coun-
ty arrest warrant for failure to appear.

Washington County
Officers Jim Brooks and Kathy Jack-
son responded to assist the Washington
County Sheriff's Office with a call re-'
ceived from Cedar Tree Landing on the
Choctawhatchee River. Several subjects
went hog hunting from a boat .and walked
into the river swamp. After dark, they be-
came disoriented and called in their po-
sition from a cell phone. They eventually
found the river and their boat just before
officers arrived.

Jackson County-
Jackson stopped a vehicle shining a
light along Sparrow Road and into farm
fields. The subject claimed he was hunt-
ing wild hogs. Jackson's investigation re-
sulted in one arrest for hunting wildlife at
night with a gun and light.

Franklin County
FWC officers assisted the Franklin
County Sheriff's Department with the
annual St. George Island Chili Cook-Off.
Officers Steven Cook and Chasen Yar-
borough were responsible for two DUI
arrests made after the officers observed
erratic driving exhibited by the subjects.
The subjects' breath alcohol levels were
.151 percent and .194 percent.


Sheriff launches

Click It or Ticket

enforcement program

According to the National
Highway Traffic Safety Ad-
ministration, rural drivers and
their passengers are among
the least likely American mo-
torists to regularly use their
safety belts. .
In fact, 1,445 people were
killed in motor vehicle crashes
in rural areas of North Florida
during 2007, and 30 percent of
people killed in those crashes
were not using their safety belts
at the time of the crash.
That is why the Gulf County
Sheriff's Office is joining forces'
with NHTSA, the Florida De-
partment of Transportation, and
state and local highway safety
and law enforcement leaders
across a 36-county region in
north Florida to launch a high
visibility enforcement initiative
in mid-March called "Click It or
Ticket Rural Safety Belt Initia-
tive." The goal is to save more
lives by convincing more rural
drivers and their passengers to
always buckle up.
"No more warnings. No more
excuses. We're going to send the
'Click It or Ticket' message out
loud and clear," said Gulf County
Sheriff Joe Nugent. "Too many
drivers and their passengers
are getting killed, so we want to
make sure they are buckled up
every trip, every time."
Drivers and passengers in
rural areas, particularly those in
pickup trucks, have much lower
safety belt user rates than the
occupants of all other vehicles.
In 2008, the observed safety belt
use rate among pickup drivers
and passengers in the 36-county
area was 76 percent compared
to the 81 percent in cars and 85
percent in vans and SUVs.
This 'decreased belt use is
why state and local law enforce-
ment and highway safety part-
ners in Florida, Georgia and -
Tennessee are joining together
to launch a variety' of outreach
activities, including television
and radio promotions where
rural traffic fatalities have been
most prevalent.
"We are going to step up
enforcement efforts to remind
everyone to always wear their
safety belts," Nugent said. "The
simple step of buckling up is the
single best defense against ejec-
tion and will increase your odds
of survival in a light truck crash
by as much as 80 percent in the
event of a rollover."
Although rollovers can occur
in any kind of passenger vehicle,
pickup trucks are twice as likely
to roll over as cars because they
have a higher center of gravity.
The ejection rate for occupants
of light trucks in a crash is near-
ly double the rate for vehicle oc-
cupants, mostly due to the lack
of safety belt use.


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6B 0 THE STAR, PORT ST. JOE, FL THURSDAY, MARCH 26, 2009 Established 1938 e Serving Gulf County and surrounding areas for 67 years


1100
1582
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT
OF THE FOURTEENTH
JUDICIAL CIRCUIT OF
THE STATE OF FLORIDA,
IN AND FOR GULF
COUNTY
CIVIL DIVISION

TAYLOR, BEAN & WHITA-
KER MORTGAGE CORP.,
Plaintiff,

vs.

PATRICIA A. WHITE-
HURST; UNKNOWN
SPOUSE OF PATRICIA A.
WHITEHURST; JAMES T
WHITEHURST; UN-
KNOWN SPOUSE OF
JAMES T. WHITEHURST;
IF LIVING, INCLUDING
ANY UNKNOWN SPOUSE
OF SAID DEFENDANTSS,
IF REMARRIED, AND IF
DECEASED, THE' RE-
SPECTIVE UNKNOWN
HEIRS, DEVISEES,
GRANTEES, ASSIGNEES,
CREDITORS, LIENORS,
AND TRUSTEES, AND ALL
OTHER PERSONS CLAIM-
ING BY, THROUGH, UN-
DER OR AGAINST THE
NAMED DEFENDANTSS;
GULF COUNTY BOARD
OF COUNTY COMMIS-
SIONERS; WHETHER DIS-
SOLVED OR PRESENTLY
EXISTING, TOGETHER.
WITH ANY GRANTEES,
ASSIGNEES, CREDITORS,
LIENORS, -OR TRUSTEES
OF SAID DEFENDANTS)
AND ALL OTHER PER-
SONS CLAIMING BY,
THROUGH, UNDER, OR
AGAINST DEFENDANTSS;
UNKNOWN TENANT #1;
UNKNOWN TENANT #2;
Defendants)

CASE NO. 08-543-CA

NOTICE OF SALE

Notice is hereby given
that, pursuant to' a Final
Summary Judgment of
Foreclosure entered in the
above-styled cause, in the
Circuit Court of Gulf
County, Florida, I will sell
the property situate in Gulf
County, Florida, described
as:

LOT 29 AND 30, BLOCK E,
COLLEGE PARK ADDI-
TION TO THE TOWN OF
WEWAHITCHKA, AC-
CORDING TO THE PLAT
THEREOF, AS RE-
CORDED IN PLAT BOOK
1, PAGE 13, OF THE PUB-
LIUC RECORDS OF GULF
COUNTY, FLORIDA.

To include a:
Unknown Unknown VIN
Unknown Unknown

A/K/A
254 Catalpa Street
Wewahitchka, FL 32465

at public sale, to the high-
est and. best bidder, for
cash, At south entrance of
the courthouse, 1000 Cecil
Consit Bivd, Port St. Joe,
FL32456 at 11:00 a.m., on
April 16, 2009.

DATED THIS 10th DAY OF
March, 2009.

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

Witness, my hand and seal
of this court on the 10th
day Of of March, 2009.

CLERK OF CIRCUIT
COURT
BY: Jasmine Hysmith
Deputy Clerk

Law Offices of Daniel C.
Consuegra
9204 King Palm Drive
Tampa, FL 33619-1328
Phone: 813-915-8660
Attorneys for Plaintiff

In accordance with the
American with Disabilities
Act of 1990, persons need-
ing a special accommoda-
tion to participate in this
proceeding should contact
the ASA Coordinator no
later than seven (7) days
prior to the proceedings. If
hearing impaired, please
call (800) 955-8771 (TDD)
or (800) 955-8770 (voice),
via Florida Relay Service.
March 26, April 2, 2009
1410S "
NOTICE TO
RECEIVE SEALED BIDS

BID #0809-12

The Gulf County Board of
County Commissioners
will receive sealed bids
from any qualified person,
company or corporation
interested in constructing
the following building at
Honeyville Park:

Option 1:
Single-Story Concession
Stand/Restrooms

Option 2:
Two-Story Concession
Stand / Restrooms / Press-
box

Plans and Construction
Documents can be ob-
tained at Preble-Rish, Inc.,
324 Marina Drive, Port St.
Joe, Florida 32456, (850)
227-7200. Cost for Plans
will be $ 25.00 per set and
is non-refundable. Checks
should. be' made payable
to PREBLE-RISH, INC. The
bid must conform to Sec-
tion 287.133(3) Florida
Statutes, on public entity
crimes.


This project is being
funded by the Florida De-
partment of Environmental
Protection FRDAP grant
program.

Completion date for these
projects will be 60 days
from the date of the Notice


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to Proceed presented to
the successful bidder. Liq-
uidated damages for fail-
ure to complete the project
on the specified date will
be set at $100.00 per day.

Please submit your origi-
nal and (3) copies of the
bid and indicate on the en-
velope YOUR COMPANY
NAME, that this is a
SEALED BID, and include
the BID NUMBER.

Bids must be submitted to
the Gulf County Clerk's Of-
fice, Gulf County Court-
house, 1000 Cecil G.
Costin Sr. Blvd., Port St.
Joe, Florida 32456, by
4:30 p.m., E.T, on Friday,
April 3, 2009. Bids will be
opened at this same lo-
cation on Monday, April 6,
2009 at 10:00 a.m., E.T

The Gulf County Board of
' County Commissioners
has implemented a Local
Bidders Preference Policy
for all RFP/BIDS. Anyone
interested in bidding, as a
local bidder, must follow
the requirements of Reso-
lution 2009-02 which may
be obtained from the
Clerk's Office at the above
address. The Gulf County
Board of County Commis-
sioners reserves the right
to reject any or all bids
deemed in the best inter-
est of the County.

The Board of County Com-
missioners reserves the
right to waive informalities
in any bid, to accept
and/or reject any or- all
bids, and to accept the bid
that in their judgment will
be in the best interest of
Gulf County.

If you have any questions,
please contact Stephen
Price at (850) 227-7200 or
Grant Writer Towan
Kopinsky. at (850)
229-6144. -

NATHAN PETERS, JR.
CHAIRMAN'
March 19, 26, 2009 -
1509S
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT,
FOURTEENTH JUDICIAL
CIRCUIT OF THE STATE
OF FLORIDA, IN AND FOR
GULF COUNTY
PROBATE DIVISION

IN RE: Estate of ROBERT
HAROLD DANSBY,
Deceased. '

FILE NO: 09-15-PR

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

The administration of the
estate of ROBERT HAR-
OLD DANSBY deceased,
whose date of death was
January 7, 2009,. and
whose social security
number js 261-42-0768, is
pending in the Circuit
Court for Gulf County,
Florida, Probate Division,
the address of which is
1000 Cecil G. Costin, Sr.
Boulevard, Port. St. Joe,
Florida 32456. The names
and addresses, of the per-
sonal representatives and
the personal representa-
tives' attorney are set forth
below.

All creditors of the dece-
dent and other persons
having claims' or demands
against decedent's estate
on whom a copy of this
notice is required to be
served must file their
claims with this court
WITHIN THE 'LATER OF
THREE (3) MONTHS AF-
TER THE TIME OF THE
FIRST PUBLICATION OF
THIS NOTICE OR THIRTY
(30) DAYS AFTER THE
DATE OF SERVICE OF A
COPY OF THIS NOTICE
ON THEM.

ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED
WITHIN THE TIME PERI-
ODS SET FORTH IN SEC-
TION 733.702 OF THE
FLORIDA PROBATE CODE
WILL BE FOREVER
BARRED.

NOTWITHSTANDING THE
TIME PERIODS SET
FORTH ABOVE, ANY
CLAIM FILED TWO (2)
YEARS OR MORE AFTER
THE DECEDENT'S DATE
OF DEATH IS BARRED.

The date of first publica-
tion of this notice is March
19, 2009.

Personal Representatives:'
NORMA GAIL CARRAWAY
2693 New Port Royal Road
Thompson Station, TN
37179
SHARON LYNN OLIVE
3426 Douglas Road #0
Panama City, FL 32405
Attorney for Personal Rep-
resentative:
TIMOTHY J. SLOAN, P.A.
Timothy J. Sloan
Florida Bar N6.: 0562882
Charles J. Stafford ,
Florida Bar No.: 0036596
R O. Box 2327 .
Panama City, Florida
32402
Telephone:(850) 769-2501
March 19, 26, 2009
1510S
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT
FOR GULF COUNTY,
FLORIDA
PROBATE DIVISION

IN RE: ESTATE OF
JEANETTE S. SHERRILL
Deceased.

File Number: 09-17PR

NOTICE OF
ADMINISTRATION

The administration of the
estate of JEANETTE S.
SHERRILL, deceased,
whose date of death was


January 2, 2009 and
whose social security
number is 261-34-2373, is
pending in the Circuit
Court .for Gulf County,
Florida, Probate Division,
the address of which is


1 1100
Gulf County Courthouse,
1000 Cecil G. Costin, Sr.
Blvd., Port St. Joe, Florida
32456. The names and ad-
dresses of the personal
representative and the per-
sonal representative's at-
torney are set forth below.

All creditors of the dece-
dent and other persons
having claims or demands
against decedent's estate
on whom a copy of this
notice is required to be
served must file their
claims with this Court
WITHIN THE LATER OF
THREE (3) MONTHSAF-
TER THE DATE OF THE
FIRST PUBLICATION OF
THIS NOTICE OR THIRTY
(30) DAYS AFTER THE
DATE OF SERVICE OF A
COPY OF THIS NOTICE
ON THEM.

All. other creditors of the
decedent and persons
having claims or demands
against the decedent's es-
tate must file their claims
with this Court WITHIN'
THREE (3) MONTHS AF-
TER THE DATE OF THE
FIRST PUBLICATION OF
THIS NOTICE.

ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED
WITHIN THE TIME PERI-
ODS SET FORTH IN SEC-
TION 733.702 OF THE
FLORIDA PROBATE CODE
WILL BE BARRED.

NOTWITHSTANDING THE
TIME PERIODS SET
FORTH ABOVE, ANY
CLAIM FILED TWO (2)
YEARS OR MORE AFTER
THE DECEDENT'S DATE
OF DEATH ISBARRED.

The date of first publica-
tion of this Notice is March
19,2009.

Personal Representatives:
BENJAMIN CLAY SHER-
RILL
1018 McClellan .
Port St. Joe, Fl. 32456
JULIA ELAINE HANDLE.
1616 Palm Blvd.
Port St. Joe, Fl. 32456.
Attorney for Personal
Representatives:
Charles A. Costin
Florida Bar No. 699070
Post Office Box 98
Port St. Joe, FL 32457
Telephone: (850) 227-1159
March 19, 26, 2009
1511S .
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT
FOR GULF COUNTY,
FLORIDA
PROBATE.DIVISION

IN RE: ESTATE OF-
CARLOS JUAN TORRES
RIVERA
Deceased.

File Number 09-06PR

NOTICE OF
ADMINISTRATION

The administration of the
estate of CARLOS JUAN'
TORRES RIVERA, de-
ceased, whose date .of
death was December 1,
2008 and whose social se-
curity number is
583-07-2710, is pending in
the Circuit Court for Gulf
County, Florida, Probate
Division, the address of
which is Gulf County
Courthouse, 1000 Cecil G.
Costin, Sr. Blvd., Port St.
Joe, Florida 32456. The
names and addresses of
the personal representa-
tive and the personal
representative's attorney
are set forth below..

All creditors of the dece-
dent and other persons
having claims or demands
against decedent's estate
on whom a copy of this
notice is required to be
served must file their
claims with this Court
WITHIN THE LATER OF
THREE (3) MONTHS AF-
TER THE DATE OF THE
FIRST PUBLICATION OF
THIS NOTICE OR THIRTY
(30). DAYS AFTER THE
DATE OF SERVICE OF A
COPY OF THIS NOTICE
ON THEM.

All other creditors of the
decedent and persons
having.claims or demands
against the decedent's es-
tate must file their claims
with this Court .WITHIN
THREE (3) MONTHS AF-
TER THE DATE OF THE
FIRST PUBLICATION OF
THIS NOTICE.

ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED
WITHIN THE TIME PERI-
ODS SET FORTH IN SEC-
TION 733.702 OF THE
FLORIDA PROBATE CODE
WILL BE BARRED.

NOTWITHSTANDING THE
TIME PERIODS SET
FORTH ABOVE, ANY
CLAIM FILED TWO (2)
YEARS OR MORE AFTER
THE DECEDENT'S DATE
OF DEATH IS BARRED.

The date of first publica-
tion of this Notice is March
19,2009.

Personal Representatives:
IGDALIE TORRES
PO. Box 1664 .
Wewahitchka, FI. 32465
LILMARIE TORRES
513 Governor St.
Wilmington, DE 19809
Attorney for Personal Rep-
resentatives:
Charles A. Costin
Florida Bar No. 699070
Post Office Box 98
Port St. Joe, FL 32457
Telephone: (850) 227-1159
March 19, 26, 2009
1523S
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT
OF THE SECOND JUDI-
CIAL CIRCUIT IN AND
FOR GULF COUNTY,
FLORIDA


WAKULLA BANK, a Florida
banking corporation,
Plaintiff,

v.


. 1100 I

ST. VINCENT POINT, LLC;
DAVID J. DRUMMOND;
PHILLIP M. HAHN; MI-
CHAEL EDGAR and LISA
EDGAR, husband and
wife; and WAYNE
GEORGE and TAMARA
GEORGE, husband and
wife,
Defendants.

Case No. 08-374-CA

NOTICE OF FORECLO-
SURE SALE

NOTICE IS HEREBY
GIVEN, pursuant to a Final
Summary Judgment of
Foreclosure dated March
9, 2009, entered in Case
No. 08-374-CA of the Cir-'
cuit Court of the Second
Judicial Circuit in and for
Gulf County, Florida,
wherein WAKULLA BANK,
a Florida banking corpora-
tion, is the Plaintiff, and
ST VINCENT POINT, LLC;
DAVID J. DRUMMOND;
PHILLIP M. HAHN; MI-
CHAEL EDGAR and LISA
EDGAR, WAYNE GEORGE
and TAMARA GEORGE,
are the Defendants, the
undersigned wil) sell to the
highest and best bidder for
cash at the front door of
the Gulf County Court-
house, 1000 Cecil G.
Costin, Sr. Boulevard, Port
St. Joe, Florida 32456, at
11 o'clock am on April 16,
2009, the following de-
scribed property as set
forth In said Final Sum-
mary Judgment of Fore-
closure, to-wit:

Parcel 1:
Begin at a concrete monu-
ment marking the inter-
section of the Southerly
boundary line of the 100
foot right-of-way of County
Road No. S-30-B with the
Westerly boundary line of
that tract or parcel of land
in Section 22, Township 9
South, Range 10 West, de-
scribed,in Official Records
Book 61, Page 509, of Gulf
County, Florida, and
thence run South 25 de-
grees 23 minutes 51 sec-
onds, East (bearing base)
'along said Westerly
boundary line 317.37 feet
to the approximate mean
highwater line of Indian
Pass; thence run South 40
degrees- 28 minutes 44
seconds West along said
mean highwater line 100
feet,; thence run North 28
degrees 37 minutes 58
seconds West 380.02 feet
to an iron pipe on the
Southerly right-of-way
boundary of said County
Road No. S-30-B (said iron
pipe being on a curve con-
cave Southerly); thence
run Northeasterly along
said right-of-way boundary
and along said curve with
a radius of 1096.28 feet
through a central angle of
05 degrees 59 minutes 47
seconds for an arc length
of 114.73 feet (the chord of
said arc being North 75
degrees 14 minutes 34
seconds East 114.68 feet)
to the Point of Beginning.

Parcel 2:
Commence at a concrete
monument marking the in-
tersection of the Southerly
boundary line of the 100
foot wide right of way of
County Road No. S-30B
with, the Westerly bound-
ary line of that tract of par-
cel of land in Section 22,
Township 9 South, Range
10 West, described in O.R.
Book 61; Page 509, of the
Public Records of Gulf
County, Florida and
thence run South 75 de-
grees 14 minutes 34 sec-
onds West for 114.68 feet
'for the Point of Beginning.
From said Point of Beginn-
ing run South 28 degrees
37 minutes 58 seconds
East for 380.02 feet to the
approximate mean high
water line of the Gulf of
Mexico; thence run South
46 degrees 00 minutes 39
seconds West along said
,approximate mean high
water line for 200.00 feet;
thence run North 29 de-
grees 37 minutes 16 sec-
onds West for 447.85 feet
to an Iron rod on saod
Southerly right of way
boundary of said-County
Road S-30B (said iron rod
being on a curve concave
Southerly); thence run
Northeasterly along said
right of way boundary and
along said curve with a ra-
dius of 1096.28 feet and a
central angle of 10 de-
grees 31 minutes 35 sec-
onds for an arc length of
201.41 feet (the chord of
said arc being North 65
degrees 35 minutes 08
seconds East 201.18 feet)
to the Point of Beginning.

DESCRIPTION: (combined
parcel, by field survey)
Begin at a concrete monu-
ment No. 1757 marking
\the intersection Of the
Southerly boundary line of
the 100 foot right-of-way of
County Road No. S-30-B
with the Westerly bound-
ary line of that tract or par-
cel of land in Section 22,
Township 9 South, Range
10 West, described in Offi-
cial Records Book 61,
Page 509, of Gulf County,
Florida, thence fun South
25 degrees 25 minutes 19
seconds East along said
Westerly boundary line for
389.95 feet to a point -on
the mean high water line of
the Gulf of Mexico located
at elevation 0.49' NAVD 55
on the 21st day of Novem-
ber, 2003, thence South-
westerly along said mean
high water line as follows:
SoUth 60 degrees 51 min-
utes 39 seconds West for
22.90 feet; thence South


62 degrees 35 minutes 54
seconds West for 55.46
feet; thence South 63 de-
grees 42 minutes 05 sec-
onds West for 59.08 feet;'
thence South 68 degrees
30 minutes 44 seconds


I 1100o
West for 55.15 feet to a
point of intersection with
said mean highwater line
with the Easterly boundary
line of property described
in Official Records Book
255, Pag 769 of the Public
Records of Gulf County
Florida; thence leaving
said mean high water line
run North 29 degrees 37
'minutes 34 seconds West
along said Easterly bound-
ary line for 395.08 feet to a
found 1/2 inch iron rod (no
identification) lying on the
Southerly right of way line
of said County Road No.
South-30-B (iron rod lying
on a curve concave to the
Southerly); thence North-
easterly along said right of
way line and curve with a
radius of 1096.25 feet,
through a central angle of
16 degrees 31 minutes 11
seconds, for an arc dis-
tance of 316.05 feet (chord
of said arc being North 69
degrees 07 minutes 33
seconds East, 314.99 feet)
to the Point of Beginning.
Containing 2.704 acres,
more or less.

Less and Except;
Lots 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6, St.
Vincent Point Subdivision,
according to the map or
plat thereof as recorded in
Plat Book 5, Page 22, Pub-
lic Records of Gulf County,
Florida.

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

DATED this 9th day of
March, 2009.

Becky Norris, Clerk of Cir-
cuit Court
By: Jasmine Hysmith
Deputy Clerk
March 26, April 2, 2009.
1530S
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT
OF THE 14TH JUDICIAL
'CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR
GULF COUNTY, FLORIDA
GENERAL JURISDICTION
DIVISION

BANK OF AMERICA, NA-
TIONAL ASSOCIATION
PLAINTIFF ,

VS. -

GARY M. DUGGER; ANY
AND ALL UNKNOWN PAR-
TIES CLAIMING BY,
THROUGH, UNDER, AND
AGAINST THE HEREIN
NAMED INDIVIDUAL
DEFENDANTS) WHO ARE
NOT KNOWN TO BE
DEAD OR ALIVE,
WHETHER SAID UN-
KNOWN PARTIES MAY
CLAIM AN INTEREST. AS,
SPOUSES, HEIRS, DEVI-
SEES, GRANTEES OR.
OTHER CLAIMANTS;
WASHINGTON MUTUAL
BANK, A FEDERAL ASSO-.
CIATION; JOHN DOE AND
JANE DOE AS UNKNOWN
TENANTS IN POSSES-
SION. ,
DEFENDANTS)

CASE NO: 07-177CA

NOTICE OF FORECLO-
SURE SALE

NOTICE IS HEREBY
GIVEN pursuant to a Sum-
mary Final Judgment of
Foreclosure dated March
9, 2009 entered in Civil
Case No. 07-177CA of the
Circuit Court of the 14TH
Judicial Circuit in and for
GULF County, Port St.
Joe, Florida, I will sell to
the highest and best bid-
der for cash at THE
FRONT LOBBY of the
Courthosue at the GULF
County .Courthouse lo-
cated at 100 Cecil Costin
Blvd in Port St. Joe, Flor-
ida, at 11:00 a.m. on the
16th day of April, 2009 the
following described prop-
erty as set forth in said
Summary Final Judgment,
to-wit:

LOT #3, UNIT B:

A PORTION OF LOT #3
SUNSET POINT, AN UN-
RECORDED SUBDIVISION
LYING IN SECTION 18,
TOWNSHIP 9 SOUTH,
RANGE 11 ,WEST, GULF.
COUNTY, FLORIDA, BE-
ING MORE PARTICU-
LARLY DESCRIBED AS
FOLLOWS:

COMMENCE AT THE
NORTHWEST CORNER
OF SECTION 7, TOWN-
SHIP 9 SOUTH, RANGE
11 WEST, THENCE
NORTH 00 DEGREES 04
MINUTES 21 SECONDS
EAST, ALONG THE WEST
LINE OF SECTION 6,
TOWNSHIP 9 SOUTH,
RANGE 11 WEST 1341.09
FEET TO THE SOUTH-
WESTERLY
RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF
THE 100 FOOT WIDE
RIGHT-OF WAY OF
COUNTY ROAD. NO 30-E
(FORMERLY STATE ROAD
NO. 30-E); THENCE
ALONG SAID
RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE THE
FOLLOWING SIX
COURSES AND DIS-
TANCES; THENCE
SOUTH 23 DEGREES 25
MINUTES 11 SECONDS
EAST 1642.44 FEET TO A
POINT OF CURVE OF A
CURVE CONCAVE TO
THE NORTHEAST;
THENCE SOUTHEAST-
ERLY ALONG THE ARC
OF SAID CURVE HAVING
A RADIUS OF 11426.79
FEET, A CENTRAL ANGLE
OF 02 DEGREES 08 MIN-
UTES 33 SECONDS AND
A ARC DISTANCE OF
427.29 FEET; THENCE
TANGENT TO SAID
CURVE, SOUTH 25 DE-


AGREES 33 MINUTES 44
SECONDS EAST, 1711.69
FEET TO A POINT OF
CURVE CONCAVE TO
THE SOUTHWEST;


EARLY ALONG THE ARC
OF SAID CURVE HAVING
A RADIUS OF 11415.15
FEET, A CENTRAL ANGLE
OF 05 DEGREES 18 MIN-
UTES 49 SECONDS, AN
ARC DISTANCE OF
1058.64 FEET; THENCE
TANGENT TO SAID
CURVE, SOUTH 20 DE-
GREES 14 MINUTES 55
SECONDS EAST 3119.88
FEET TO A CONCRETE
MONUMENT; THENCE'
CONTINUE SOUTH 20 DE-
GREES 14 MINUTES 55
SECONDS EAST 382.51
FEET; THENCE LEAVING
SAID RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE
.SOUTH 69 DEGREES 43
MINUTES 59 'SECONDS
WEST, 560.07 FEET,
THENCE NORTH 20 DE-
GREES 14 MINUTES 55
SECONDS WEST 32.88
FEET TO THE POINT OF
.BEGINNING; THENCE
SOUTH 69 DEGREES 44
MINUTES, 46 SECONDS
WEST, 137.40 FEET;
THENCE SOUTH 20 DE-
GREES 14 MINUTES 55
SECONDS EAST 20.34
FEET; THENCE SOUTH 69
DEGREES 44 MINUTES 46
SECONDS WEST FOR 244
FEET, MORE OR LESS TO
THE WATER'S EDGE OF
THE GULF OF MEXICO,
THENCE NORTHERLY
ALONG SAID WATER'S
EDGE 8 FEET, MORE OR
LESS, THENCE NORTH
69 DEGREES 44 MINUTES
46 SECONDS EAST 231
'FEET, MORE OR LESS,.
THENCE NORTH 20 DE-
GREES 14 MINUTES 55
SECONDS WEST 40.00;
THENCE NORTH 69 DE-
GREES 44 MINUTES 46
SECONDS EAST 150.00
FEET; THENCE SOUTH 20
DEGREES 14 MINUTES 55
SECONDS EAST 27.26
FEET TO THE POINT OF
BEGINNING.

Any person claiming an in-
terest from the surplus
from the sale, if any, other
than the property qwner as
of the date of the lis pend-
ens, must file a 'claim
within 60 days after the
gale.

Dated this 10th day of
March, 2009.

Rebecca L. Norris, Clerk
Clerk of the Circuit Court
By: Jasmine Hysmith
Deputy Clerk
March 19, 26, 2009
1541S
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT
OF THE 14TH JUDICIAL
CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR
GULF COUNTY, FLORIDA
GENERAL JURISDICTION
DIVISION

U.S. BANK NATIONAL'AS-
SOCIATION AS TRUSTEE
FOR CREDIT SUISSE
FIRST BOSTON CSFB
2005-1,
PLAINTIFF

VS.

TERRY BROWN; JERRY
BROWN; ANY AND ALL
UNKNOWN PARTIES
CLAIMING BY THROUGH,
UNDER, AND AGAINST
THE HEREIN NAMED IN-
DIVIDUAL DEFENDANTS)
WHO ARE NOT KNOWN
TO BE DEAD OR AUVE;
WHETHER SAID UN-
KNOWN PARTIES MAY
CLAIM AN INTEREST AS
SPOUSES, .HEIRS, DEVI-
SEES, GRANTEES OR
OTHER CLAIMANTS;
MORTGAGE ELEC-
TRONIC REGISTRATION
SYSTEMS, INC.;- JOHN
DOE AND JANE DOE AS
UNKNOWN TENANTS IN
POSSESSION
DEFENDANTS)

CASE NO: 07-472CA

NOTICE OF FORECLO-
SURE SALE

NOTICE IS HEREBY
GIVEN pursuant to a Sum-
mary Final Judgment of
Foreclosure dated March
9, 2009 entered in Civil
Case No. 07-472CA of the
Circuit.Court qf the 14TH
Judicial Circuit in and for
GULF County, Port ST.
JOE, Florida, I will sell to
the highest and best bid-
der for cash at IN THE
FRONT LOBBY OF THE
COURTHOUSE located at
1000 Cecil Costin Blvd. in
PORT ST. JOE, Florida, at
11:00 a.m. on the 16th day
of April, 2009 the following
described property as set'
forth in said Summary Fi-
nal Judgment, to-wit:

BEGINNING AT THE CON-
CRETE MONUMENT AT
THE NORTHWEST COR-
NER OF GOVERNMENT
LIGHTHOUSE LOT, BEA-
CON HILL, GULF
COUNTY, FLORIDA, GO
NORTH 87'57; WEST A
DISTANCE OF 144.50
FEET TO POINT OF BE-
GINNING OF FOLLOWING
DESCRIBED LOT; BEGIN-
NING AT STAKE, GO
NORTH 45' 38' EAST A
DISTANCE OF 97 FEET
TO GULF STREET;
THENCE NORTH 42' 49'
WEST ALONG GULF
STREET, A DISTANCE OF
91.67 FEET TO A STAKE;
THENCE SOUTH 45' 49'
WEST A DISTANCE OF
93.20 FEET TO HIGHWAY
NO. 10; THENCE ALONG
HIGHWAY NO. 10 AT
BEARING SOUTH 40 29'
EAST A DISTANCE OF 90
FEET TO POINT OF BE-
GINNING, ALL IN SEC-
TION 31; TOWNSHIP 6
SOUTH, RANGE 11 WEST
Any person claiming an in-
terest in the surplus from
the sale, if any, other than
the property owner as of
the date of the lis pend-


ens, must file a claim
within 60 days after the
sale.

Dated this 10th day of


1100
March, 2009.

Rebecca L. Norris, Clerk
Clerk of the Circuit Court
By: Jasmine Hysmith
Deputy Clerk

THE LAW OFFICES OF
DAVID J. STERN, PA., AT-
TORNEY FOR PLAINTIFF
900 South Pine Island
Road Suite 400
Plantation, FL 33324-3920
(954)233-8000
07-15911(ASCF)

IN ACCORDANCE WITH
THE AMERICANS WITH
DISABILITIES ACT, per-
sons with disabilities need-
ing a special accommoda-
tion should contact
COURT ADMINISTRA-
TION, at the GULF County
Courthouse, at NONE,
1-800-955-8771 (TDD) or
1-800-955-8770, via Florida
Relay Service.
March 19, 26, 2009
1544S
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT
OF THE 14TH JUDICIAL
CIRCUIT IN AND FOR
GULF COUNTY, FLORIDA
GENERAL JURISDICTION
DIVISION

COUNTRYWIDE BANK,
FSB,
Plaintiff,

vs.

WALTER'J. LEVICK, a/k/a
WALTER JOSEPH LEVICK,
et al.,
Defendants.

Case No.
23-2008-CA-000182

NOTICE OF FORECLO-
SURE SALE

NOTICE IS HEREBY
GIVEN pursuant to a Sum-
mary Final Judgment of
Foreclosure Including
Award of Attorney's Fees
and Costs dated march 9,
2009, entered in Case No.
23-2008-CA-000182 of the
Circuit -Court of the 14TH
Judicial .Circuit in and for
Gulf County, Florida
wherein COUNTRYWIDE
BANK, FSB is the Plaintiff
and WALTER J. KEVICK,
a/k/a WALTER JOSEPH;
LEVICK, unknown spouse
of WALTER J. LEVICK
a/k/a WALTER JOSEPH
LEVICK, if married; JOHN
DOE and JANE DOE is/are
Defendants, I will sell to
the highest and best bider
for cash, at the front lobby
of the Courthouse in the
City of Port Saint Joe, Flor-
ida at 11:00 o'clock A.M.,
on Thursday, the 16th day
of April, 2009, the following
described property, as set
forth in said Summary Fi-
nal Judgment of Foreclo-
sure Including Award of At-
torneys' Fees and Costs,
to-wit:

UNIT SIX (6), CORONADO
GULF VIEW APART-
MENTS, AS MORE PAR-
TICULARLY, DESCRIBED
IN THAT MASTER WAR-
RANTY DEED RECORDED
AT OFFICIAL RECORD
BOOK 107, PAGE 584,'
PUBLIC RECORDS OF
GULF COUNTY, FLORIDA;
SUBJECT TO ALL CONDI-
TIONS, RESTRICTIONS,
OBLIGATIONS, RIGHTS,
AND COVENANTS RE-
FERRED TO IN THAT
MASTER WARRANTY.
DEED; AND BEING MORE
PARTICULARLY DE-
SCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:

AN UNDIVIDED ONE-HALF
INTEREST IN CERTAIN
REAL PROPERTY IN
FRACTIONAL SECTION 5,
T7S, RIIW, DESCRIBED
AS FOLLOWS: BEGINN-
ING AT THE WEST COR-
NER OF BLOCK,16, VON'S
ADDITION TO BEACON
HILL, SAID POINT BEING
ON THE NE
RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF
STATE HIGHWAY 30,
ALSO KNOWN AS U.S. 98;
THENCE RUN SOUTH-
WESTERLY PERPENDICU-
LAR TO SAID
RIGH-T-OF-WAY LINE A
DISTANCE OF 100 FEET
TO THE SW
RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF
STATE ROAD 30; THENCE
RUN NORTHWESTERLY
ALONG SAID SW
RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE A
DISTANCE OF 80.00 FEET
FORTH THE POB;
THENCE RUN SOUTH-
EASTERLY ALONG SAID
SW RIGHT-OF-WAY LINEA
A DISTANCE OF 27.5
FEET; THENCE RUN
SOUTHWESTERLY PER-
PENDICULAR TO THE SW
RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF
THE HIGHWAY 170 FEET,
MORE OR LESS, TO THE
POB; BEING A PARCEL
27.5 FEET ,BY 170 FEET,
MORE OR LESS, AND A
PART OF THOSE LANDS
DESCRIBED IN THE IN-
STRUMENT RECORDED
IN OFFICIAL RECORDS
BOOK 97 AT PAGE 157;
ALSO, AN EXCLUSIVE
AND PERPETUAL EASE-
MENT, LICENSE AND
RIGHT OF USE OF THE'
FIRST HABITABLE STORY
OF THE STRUCTURE LO-
CATED ON THE ABOVE
DESCRIBED REAL PROP-
ERTY, BEING A.SINGLE
ONE-BEDROOM APART-
MENT CONSISTING OF
APPROXIMATELY 850
,SQUARE FEET (WITH AD-
DITIONAL PORCH).

DATED this 10th day of
March, 2009.

REBECCA L. NORRIS,
Clerk
By: Jasmine Hysmith
Deputy Clerk

DEAN M. MALONEY ES-
QUIRE
ADORNO & YOSS LLP


PO. BOX 143107
MIAMI, FLORIDA
33114-3107
(305) 460-1100


1100
ANY PERSON CLAIMING
AN INTEREST IN THE
SURPLUS FROM THE
SALE, IF ANY, OTHER
THAN THE PROPERTY
OWNER AS OF THE DATE
OF THE LIS PENDENS
MUST FILE A CLAIM
WITHIN 60 DAYS AFTER
THE SALE.
March 19, 26, 2009
1551S
PUBLIC NOTICE

The Gulf County Tourist
Development Council is
now accepting Funding
Requests for the
2009-2010 fiscal year. Re-
quest forms may be
picked up at the TDC of-
fice located in the Gulf
County Welcome Center
150 Captain Fred's Place,
Port St. Joe. All requests
must be turned in by Fri-
day, April 17 at 5:00 p.m.
ET. Contact the TDC office
for further information at
850-229-7800.
March 19, 26, 2009
April 2, 19, 2009
1569S
NOTICE OF SALE

The Space Place intends
to sell the personal prop-
erty of below listed storage
units to enforce a lien im-
posed on said property
under the Florida self stor-
age facility act (section
83-801.809 Florida stat-
utes). The undersigned will
sell at public sale by com-
petitive bidding, on March
28, 2009 at 9:00 a.m. on
the premises where the
said property has been
stored at The Space Place,
625A 15th Street, Mexico
Beach, FL 32410.

1. Storage location 2A10,
Personal Household Items

2. Storage location 2AB4,
Personal Household Items

All sales are final, and will
be paid for in CASH, and
removed from property at
time of sale. Sale is sub-
ject to be cancelled in the
event of settlement, be-
tween owner and the obli-
gated party.
G.A.E. INC.
March 19, 26, 2009
1581S
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT
OF THE FOURTEENTH
JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND
FOR GULF 'COUNTY,
FLORIDA
CIVIL ACTION

U.S. BANK NATIONAL AS-
SOCIATION AS TRUSTEE
FOR RFMSI 2005S4,
Plaintiff,

Vs.

THE UNKNOWN HEIRS,
DEVISEES, GRANTEES,
ASSIGNEES, LIENORS,
CREDITORS, TRUSTEES,
OR OTHER CLAIMANTS
CLAIMING BY, THROUGH,
UNDER, OR AGAINST SU-
SAN J. BLEVINS DE-
CEASED, et al,
Defendantss.

CASE NO.:
23-2009-CA-000083
DIVISION:

NOTICE OF ACTION

TO:
THE UNKNOWN HEIRS,
DEVISEES, GRANTEES,
ASSIGNEES, LIENORS,
CREDITORS, TRUSTEES,
OR OTHER CLAIMANTS
CLAIMING BY, THROUGH,
UNDER, OR AGAINST SU-
SAN J. BLEVINS DE-
CEASED

LAST KNOWN ADDRESS:
UNKNOWN

CURRENT ADDRESS:
UNKNOWN

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

LAST KNOWN ADDRESS:
UNKNOWN

CURRENT ADDRESS:
UNKNOWN

YOU ARE NOTIFIED that
an action toforeclose a
mortgage on the following
property in GULF County,
Florida:

LOT SIX (6) AND THE
NORTH ONE HALF (1/2)
OF LOT SEVEN .(7),
BLOCK 2, WARD RIDGE
FLORIDA, UNIT ONE, A
SUBDIVISION AS PER
MAP OR PLAT THEREOF
RECORDED IN PLAT
BOOK 2 AT PAGE 3 OF
THE PUBLIC RECORDS
OF GULF COUNTY FLOR-
IDA.

has been filed against you
and you are required to
serve a copy of your writ-
ten defenses within 30
days after the first publica-
tion, if any, on Florida De-
fault, Law Group, PL.,
Plaintiffs attorney, whose
address is 9119 Corporate
Lake Drive, Suite 300,
Tampa, Florida 33634, and
file the original with this
Court either before service
on Plaintiffs attorney or im-
mediately thereafter; other-
wise a default will be en-
tered against you ftor the
relief demanded in the
Complaint or petition.


This notice shall be pub-
lished once each week for
two consecutive weeks in
The Star.
WITNESS my hand and


S 1100
the seal of this Court on
this 11th day of March,
2009.

Rebecca Norris, Clerk
Clerk of the Court
By: Jasmine Hysmith
As Deputy Clerk

**See Americans with Dis-
abilities Act
In accordance with the
Aniericans with Disabilities
Act, persons needing a
special accommodation to
participate in this proceed-
ing should contact Gulf
County Courthouse
#850-229-6113 (TDD)

Florida Default Law Group,
PL.
RO. Box 25018
Tampa, Florida
33622-5018
F09015248
March 26, April 2, 2009
1583S
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT
OF THE 14th JUDICIAL
CIRCUIT OF FLORIDA, IN
AND FOR GULF COUNTY

Deutsche Bank National
Trust Company, as Trustee
for the registered holders
of New Century Home Eq-
uity Loan Trust, Series
2005-B, Asset Backed
Pass-Through Certificates
Plaintiff,

-vs.-

Rosemary Tomlinson;
Defendant(s).

Case #: 2008-CA-000125
Division #:
UNC

AMENDED
NOTICE OF SALE

NOTICE IS HEREBY
GIVEN pursuant to an Or-
der rescheduling foreclo-
sure sale dated March-9,
2009 entered in Civil Case
No. 2008-CA-000125 of the
Circuit Court of the 14th
Judicial Circuit in and for
Gulf -County, Florida,
wherein Deutsche Bank
National Trust Company,
as Trustee for the regis-
tered holders of New Cen-
tury Home Equity Loan
Trust, Series 2005-B, Asset
Backed Pass-Through Cer-
tificates, Plaintiff and Rose-
mary Tomlinson are
defendantss, I will sell to
the highest and best bid-
der for cash, AT THE
FRONT DESK OF THE
GULF COUNTY COURT-
HOUSE, LOCATED AT
1000 5TH STREET, PORT
ST. JOE, FLORIDA, AT
11:00 A.M., April 16, 2009,
the following described
property as set forth in
said Final Judgment,
to-wit:.

LOT TWENTY-FIVE (25) IN
BLOCK SIXTY-NINE (69)
ACCORDING TO THE
PLAT OF THE
RE-SUBDIVISION OF ALL
OF BLOCKS
SIXTY- EI G HTT,
SIXTY-NINE, SEVENTY,
SEVENTY-ONE,
SEVENTY-'TWO,
SEVENTY-THREE,
SEVENTY-FOUR AND
SEVENTY-FIVE, ACCORD-
ING TO THE OFFICIAL
MAP NO. 12 OF PORT ST.
JOE, FLORIDA, FILED THE
29TH DAY OF JUNE 1925,
AS APPEARS ON FILE IN
THE OFFICE OF THE
CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT
COURT IN GULF
COUNTY, FLORIDA.

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

DATED at PORT ST. JOE,
Florida, this 10 day of
March, 2009.

REBECCA L. NORRIS
CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT
COURT
Gulf County, Florida
By: Jasmine Hysmith
Deputy Clerk

ATTORNEY FOR PLAIN-
TIFF:
SHAPIRO & FISHMAN,
LLP
10004 N. Dale Mabry High-
way, Suite 112
Tampa, FL 33618
(813) 880-8888
08-091876
March 26, April 2, 2009
1586S
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT
OF THE FOURTEENTH
JUDICIAL CIRCUIT OF
THE STATE OF FLORIDA,
IN AND FOR GULF COUN-
TY
CIVIL DIVISION


NATIONSTAR
GAGE LLC,
Plaintiff,


MORT-


vs.

MICHAEL W. UNTON; UN-
KNOWN SPOUSE OF MI-
CHAEL W. LINTON; MAR-
GARET LINTON; IF LIV-
ING, INCLUDING ANY UN-
KNOWN SPOUSE OF
*SAID DEFENDANTSS, IF
REMARRIED, AND IF DE-
CEASED, THE RESPEC-'
TIVE UNKNOWN HEIRS,
DEVISEESS, GRANTEES,
ASSIGNEES, CREDITORS,
LIENORS, AND TRUS-
TEES, AND ALL OTHER
PERSONS CLAIMING BY
THROUGH, UNDER OR
AGAINST THE NAMED
DEFENDANTSS; GULF
COUNTY BOARD OF
COUNTY COMMISSION-
ERS; WHETHER DIS-
SOLVED OR PRESENTLY
EXISTING, TOGETHER
WITH ANY GRANTEES,
ASSIGNEES, CREDITORS,.
LIENORS, OR TRUSTEES
OF SAID DEFENDANTS)
AND ALL OTHER PER-
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Defendant(s)
CASE NO. 08-228-CA
NOTICE OF SALE
Notice is hereby given
that, pursuant to a Final
Summary Judgment of
Foreclosure entered in the
above-styled cause, in the
Circuit Court of Gulf
County, Florida, I will sell
the property situate in Gulf
County, Florida, described
as:
COMMENCE AT THE
NORTHEAST CORNER OF
THE NORTHWEST 1/4 OF
THE SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF
SECTION 25, TOWNSHIP
4 SOUTH, RANGE 10
WEST, GULF- COUNTY,
FLORIDA; THENCE GO'
SOUTH 00 DEGREES 03
MINUTES 07 SECONDS
EAST ALONG THE EAST
BOUNDARY LINE OF THE
NORTHWEST 1/4 OF THE
, SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF SEC-
TION 25 FOR A DISTANCE
OF 875 FEET TO THE
NORTHERN BOUNDARY
LINE OF ORANGE
STREET (HAVING A 50
FOOT WIDE RIGHT OF
WAY); THENCE GO
NORTH 89 DEGREES 50
MINUTES 52 SECONDS
WEST ALONG THE
NORTHERN BOUNDARY
LINE OF ORANGE
STREET FOR A DIS-
TANCE OF, 241.88 FEET
TO A SET 1/2 INCH DIAM-
ETER IRON ROD AND
CAP STAMPED L.B. NO.
6596 FOR THE POINT OF
BEGINNING; FROM SAID
POINT OF BEGINNING
CONTINUE NORTH 89
DEGREES 50 MINUTES 52
SECONDS WEST ALONG
SAID NORTHERN RIGHT
SOF WAY LNE FOR A DIS-
TANCE OF 150 FEET TO A
SET 1/2 INCH DIAMETER
IRON ROD AND CAP
STAMPED LB. NO 6596
TO A POINT ON THE
EASTERLY RIGHT OF
WAY LINE OF PECAN
STREET, AS PER RE-
CORDEDNIN PLAT OF
COLLEGE, PARK, AC-
CORDING TO THE PLAT
THEREOF RECORDED IN
PLAT BOOK'1, AT PAGE
13, PUBLIC RECORDS OF
GULF COUNTY, FLORIDA;
THENCE NORTH 00 DE-
GREES 03 MINUTES 07
SECONDS EAST ALONG
THE EASTERN RIGHT OF
WAY BOUNDARY LINE OF
PECAN STREET FOR A
DISTANCE OF 100 FEET;
THENCE DEPARTING
SAID RIGHT OF WAY
BOUNDARY LINE GO
SOUTH 89'DEGREES 50
MINUTES 52 SECONDS
EAST FOR A DISTANCE
OF 150 FEET; THNCE GO.
SOUTH 00 DEGREES 50
MINUTES 52'SECONDS
EAST FOR A DISTANCE
OF 150 FEET; THENCE
GO SOUTH 00.DEGREES
03 MINUTES 07 SEC-
ONDS WEST FOR A DIS-
TANCE OF 100 FEET TO
THE POINT OF BEGINN-
ING. SAID PARCEL, OF
LAND LYING AND BEING
IN SECTION 25, TOWN-
-SHIP 4 SOUTH, RANGE
10 WEST GULF COUNTY
FLORIDA.
NA/K/A -
243 W. Orange Avenue
Wewahitchka, FL $2465
at public sale, to the high-
est and best bidder, for
cash, At south entrance of
the ourtlhose,1 OOCed
Consit ,Blvd, Port St Joe,
FL 32456 at 11:00 a.m., on
April, 16,2009.,
DATED THIS 10th DAY OF
March, 2009.
Any person claiming an in-
terest in the surplus from
the sale, if any, other than
the property owner as of
the date of the lis pend-
ens, must file a claim
.within 60 days after the
sale.
Witness, my hand and seal
of this court on the. 10th
day of March, 2009.
CLERK OF CIRCUIT
COURT
By: Jasmine Hysmith
Deputy Clerk .
In accordance with the
American with Disabilities
Act of 1990, persons need-
ing a special accommoda-
tion to participate in this
proceeding should contact
the ASA Coordinator no
later than seven (7) days
prior to the proceedings. If
hearing impaired, please"


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Law Offices of Daniel C.
Consuegra
9204 King Palm Drive
Tampa, FL 33619-1328
Phone: 813-915-8660
Attorneys for Plaintiff
March 26, April 2, 2009
1603S
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT
OF THE 14th,JUDICIAL
CIRCUIT OF FLORIDA, IN
AND FOR GULF COUNTY
JPMorgan Chase Bank,
National Association
Plaintiff,
-vs.-
Catherine S. Cox; James
Allen Cox NK/A Allen Cox;
Prosperity Bank;
Defendant(s).
Case #: 2008-CA-000172
Division #:
UNC:
AMENDED
NOTICE OF SALE
NOTICE IS HEREBY
GIVEN pursuant to an Or-
der rescheduling foreclo-
sure sale dated March 3,
2009 entered in Civil Case
No. 2008-CA-000172 of the
Circuit Court of the 14th
Judicial Circuit in and for
Gulf County, Florida,
wherein JPMorgan Chase
Bank, National Associa-
tion, Plaintiff and Catherine
S. Cox are defendantss, I
will sell to the highest and
best bidder for cash, AT
THE FRONT DESK OF
THE. GULF COUNTY
COURTHOUSE, LOCATED
AT 1000 5TH STREET,
PORT ST JOE, FLORIDA,
AT 11:00 A.M., July 9,1
2009, the following de-
scribed property as aet
forth in said Final Judg-
ment, to-wit: .
LOT 1, BLOCK 1,
BAYVIEW SUBDIVISION,
ACCORDING TO THE
PLAT THEREOF AS RE-
CORDED IN PLAT BOOK
3, PAGE 61, OF THE PUB-
LIC RECORDS OF GULF.
COUNTY, FLORIDA.

ANY PERSON CLAIMING-
AN INTEREST IN THE
SURPLUS FROM THE
SALE, IF ANY, OTHER
THAN THE PROPERTY
OWNER AS OF THE DATE
OF THE LIS PENDENS
MUST FILE. A CLAIM
WITHIN 60 DAYS AFTER
THE SALE.
DATED at PORT ST. JOE,
Florida, this 17th day of
March, 2009.
REBECCA L. NORRIS
CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT
COURT
Gulf County, Flo6ida
By: Jasmine Hysmith
Deputy Clerk
Attomey for Plaintiff
SHAPIRO & FISHMAN,
LLP
10004 N. Dale Mabry High-
way, Suite 112
Tampa, Florida 33618
(813) 880-8888 '
08-095279 ,
March 26, April 2, 2009
1623S
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT
OF THE FOURTEENTH
JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN
AND FOR GULF COUNTY,
FLORIDA
THE CITY OF PORT ST.
JOE, FLORIDA, a munici-
pal corporation and public
body corporate and politic
of the State of Florida,,
Plaintiff,,
.vs.
THE STATE OF FLORIDA,
and the several taxpayers,
property owners and citi-
zens thereof and of the
City of Port St. Joe, Flor-
ida, including
non-residents owning
property or subject to taxa-
tion therein, and all others
having, or claiming any
right, title or interest, in
property to be affected by
the issuance of'the Bonds
and Bond Anticipation
Notes herein described, or
to be affected in any way
thereby,
Defendants.
VALIDATION OF THE NOT
TO EXCEED $7,750,000
CITY OF PORT ST. JOE,
FLORIDA WATER AND
SEWER SYSTEM REVE-
NUE BONDS AND BOND
ANTICIPATION NOTES,
SERIES 2009A
CIVIL ACTION NO:
09-140 CA


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ORDER TO
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TO:
THE STATE OF FLORIDA,
THROUGH THE STATE
ATTORNEY FOR THE
FOURTEENTH JUDICIAL
CIRCUIT OF FLORIDA,
AND TO THE SEVERAL
TAXPAYERS, PROPERTY
OWNERS AND CITIZENS
THEREOF AND OF THE
CITY OF PORT ST. JOE,
FLORIDA, INCLUDING
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ING PROPERTY OR SUB-
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TLE OR INTEREST IN
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ANCE OF THE CITY OF
PORT ST. JOE, FLORIDA
WATER AND SEWER SYS-
TEM REVENUE BONDS
AND BOND ANTICIPA-
TION NOTES HEREINAF-
TER MORE PARTICU-
LARLY DESCRIBED, OR
TO BE AFFECTED IN ANY
WAY THEREBY;
The above cause coming
on to be heard upon the
Complaint filed herein by
the City of Port St. Joe,
Florida (referred to herein
as the "Plaintiff" or "Issuer")
seeking to determine the
authority of the Plaintiff to
issue its not to exceed
$7,750,000 City of Port St.
Joe, Florida Water and
.Sewer System Revenue
Bonds (the "Bonds"), and
its not to exceed
$7,750,000 City of Port St.
Joe, Florida' Water and
Sewer System Revenue
Bond Anticipation Notes
(the "Bond Anticipation
Notes"), a more particular
description of such obliga-.
tions being contained in
the Complaint filed in
these proceedings, to de-
termine the legality of the
proceedings had and
taken in connection there-
with, and the legality of the
provisions, covenants and
agreements contained
therein and the revenues
pledged to the payment
thereof, and seeking a
judgment of this Court to
validate the proceedings
for said Bonds and Bond
Anticipation.Notes, the rev-
enues pledged for the pay-
ment thereof, .and said ob-
ligations when issued pur-
suant thereto, and' said
Complaint now having
been presented to this
Court, for entry of an Order
to Show Cause pursuant
to Chapter 75, Florida Stat-
utes, and the Court being
fully, advised in the prem-
ises: "
IT IS ORDERED AND AD-
JUDGED that the State of
Florida, through the State
Attorney of the Fourteenth
Judicial Circuit of Florida,
and the several taxpayers,
property owners and citi-
zens of the City of Port St.
Joe, Florida, including
non-residents owning
property or subject to taxa-
tion therein, and all others
having or claiming any-
right, title or interest in
property to be affected in
any way thereby, or to be
affected thereby, be and
they are each hereby re-
quired to appear and show
cause, if any there be, be-
fore this Court on the 21st
day of April, 2009, at 9:30
a.m. ET in the Chambers
of the undersigned Judge
at the Gulf County County Court-
house in the City of Port
St. Joe, Florida, why the
prayer of said Complaint
should not be granted.and
why the proceedings for
said Bonds and Bond An-
ticipation Notes and said
Bonds and Bond Anticipa-
tion Notes when issued
pursuant thereto and the
revenues pledged to the
payment thereof should
not be validated and con-.
firmed as therein prayed.
AND IT IS FURTHER
ORDERED AND AD-
JUDGED that this Order to
Show Causerbe published
Jn the manner required by
Section 75.06, Florida Stat-
utes
AND IT IS FURTHER
ORDERED AND AD-
JUDGED that, by such
publication of this Order,
all taxpayers, property
owners and citizens of the
City of Port St. Joe, Flor-
ida, including
non-residents owning
property or subject to taxa-
tion therein and all others
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right, title or interest in the
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therein or In any property
to be affected by the issu-
ance of said Bonds and
Bond Anticipation Notes or
to be affected in any way
thereby, or the validity of
such Bonds and Bond An-
ticipation Notes or of any
revenues pledged for pay-
ment thereof, or of the pro-
ceedings authorizing the
issuance of said Bonds
and Bond Anticipation.
Notes, including any reme-
dies provided for their col-
lection, be and they are
made parties defendant to
this proceeding, and that
this Court shall have juris-
diction of them to the
same extent as if named
as defendants in said
Complaint and personally
served with process in this
cause.
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chambers at the Gulf
County Courthouse, Port
St. Joe, Florida, this 19th
day of March, 2009.
Honorable Fred N. Witten
Acting Circuit Judge
March 26, April 2, 2009






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773-3903
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Customer Support

House
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Experience helpful. Every
Saturday required. Call
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Retail Space for lease,
Busy location. 220 Reid
Ave. 600 sf, $950 mo.
Call 850-227-4960 OR
773-671-1946

MINI STORAGE
In Port St. Joe

229-6200

814-7400


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(8501
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1 br, 1 ba & 2 br, apart-
ment. unfurn electric/water
inc. Tile floors, part cy-
press panelling, private
deck 1 block from beach
On St. George Island
Please call 404-402-5573
850-653-6459
2 br, 1 ba $499 Moves You'
In!! New Everything, near,
TAFB, 719 S Berthe,
Panama City 850-236-4453.
Port St Joe, 2 br 1 ba, up-
stairs, CH&A $550 mo. no
smoking or pets. New W/D
850-899-0149
Small Effic, very private,
Sec. dep req. Must have
ref. + credit score.
850-653-6375


6120
3 br, 2 ba, MH Mexico Bch
Sale or Lse, Great loca-
tion. 1 'block to Beach,
deck, $159,900 consider
all serious offers or 6 mo
min. Ise. Owner financing
avail. $750 mo + util.
803-604-0289
Beach
Rentals-Sales
BY OWNER
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3 br, 2 ba, On The
Carrabelle River. Garage,
$1,000 month $500 de-
posit. 850-545-8813
Clean 2 br, 21' ba in PSJ,
$675 mo + dep.
850-545-5814 or
850-442-3334
For Rent Duplex
2 Bedroom, 1 1/2 Bath,
Large Kitchen & Family
Room, Elevator, Swimm-
ing Pool, Game Room,
TV., Ice Machine, Laundry
Room Fully Furnished, in-
cludes Elec Power &
Water; garbage pickup.
$1000 month
Location-C30 2 mi East
pass Raw Bar on left
850-227-6683
Mexico Beach
2 BR/2 BTH Condo blocks
from bch, Pool, Clbhse,
No smoking, $825 mo
Brian 404-663-0226






1,2, & 3
Bedroom
Houses
for rent in Port St. Joe; Call
850-227-7800



2 bedroom, 1 bath house
457 Madison St. Oak
Grove Area of Port St. Joe.
850-227-7800
3 br, 1.5 ba, Mexico
Beach, Canal Front, boat
dock, fp, no pet's, $1,000
mo $1,000 dep.
850-648-5045
S3 br, 2 ba
446 Bonita St.
Call 899-0117 or 227-6419
1780 Grouper Ave. 2 br, 1
ba. $565 month+ $400 de-
posit. No pets. Highland
View 850-229-6825
Century 21 Gulf Coast Re-
alty long term rentals avail-
able
Coronado # 3 2 br, 1.5B
ba 731 Hwy 98 $850 per
month
Destiny # 1 2 br,-1 ba
115- 40th St. $550 per
month
Gulf Point # 4 2 br, 2.5 ba
7172 Hwy 98 $1000 per
month
Indian Lagoon Cottage 3
br, 2 ba SR-30 Indian Pass
$850 per month
Villas @ Mexico Beach #
2 2 br, 2 ba 3706 Hwy 98
$1100 per month
Villas @ Mexico Beach #
3 3 br, 3 ba 3706 Hwy 98
$1300 per month
Palmetto Plantation 4 br,
3 ba 1120 15th St $975
Palmetto Plantation 3 br,
3 ba 1120 15th St. $900
per month
Paradise Porch 2 br, 2 ba
9135 Cockles Ave. $650
per month
Surf & Sands unit 30-1 2
br, 2 ba 109-30th St. $580
per month
Surf & Sands unit 42-A &
42-b 2 br,'2 ba 121- 42ncd
St. $650 per month
Surf & Sands unit 42-C 4
,br, 2 ba 121-42ncd St.
$850 per month
Ponderosa #183 br, 2 ba
#18 Pohderosa Pines Dr.
$850 per month
Call 850-648-5449 or
850-229-1200 for more in-
formation


8228 Hwy 98, St Joe
Beach, 2br 2ba house with
gulf view, $875 mo + dep,
850-647-9214
For lease or Sale 3 br, 2
ba, executive Home 3000
sf, 2 car garage, centrally
located in Port St. Joe Call
850-258-8039



House For Rent
Located in Port St Joe, 32
miles from Tyndall AFB,
Very Nice 3 br 2 ba house,
energy eff. Minutes to
school. fenced back yard,
storage building, Washer
& Dryer, outside pet only.
Lease (w/military clause)
and references. required.
1st, Last, Secuity deposit,
$750 monthly. Please Call
850-227-7125



Lanark Village 5 br, 3.5
ba, Large home w/ great
Gulf view. Large lot $1,100
monthly 545-8813
Mexico Beach 3 br, 1.5
ba, Cottage, 54 Azalea Dr.
Screened & tile porch,
near beach,/pond $700
mo. Email: tallyman@
embarqmail.com or (850)
681-1981
Mexico Beach, New 4 br,
3.5 ba, garage, in Ocean
Plantation, less than 2 blks
from beach w/ pool, $1250
mo. Call 850-819-0833



Nice 2 br, 1 ba, Beach ac-
cess, all appl. incld. $625
month. Pelican Walk Real
Estate Call 850-647-2473
Townhomes for rent,
Jones Homestead- Pon-
derosa Pines. First month
rent free with deposit and
12 month lease. 2 br and
3br units available. Call
850-227-9732


61S0
Roommate
To share large house with
Christian woman $600
month. Call 850-647-3450


6170
2 br, 1 ba, 118 Narvaez
Ave. Port St. Joe beach,
$550/mo + dep. Unfum.
No pets. 850-229-6825



2 br, 1 ba, Mobile home,
Kitchen add on, decking
with gates, 12x24 insulated
shed. w/d, just a.few biks
to bch. Beacon -Hills
(Mexico Bch Area). $650
mo + sec. dep. Call
850-340-0930



2 br, 1 ba, Newly
remodeled in Highland
View. Lawn care provided.
$250 dep. $495 mo No
pets. Call 423-591-3022

2 br, 1 ba,
Sundeck, screened in
porch, St. Joe Bch,
Call 227-1795
2 br, 2 ba, MH, Furnished,
W/D incl. Fenced yard,
screened in porch. $600
mo + dep Util not incl. No
Pets Call 1-850-647-3568


6170
Wewahitchka
2 br, 1 ba MH clean with
CH&A, no pets, $430 mo.
$430 dep. 639-5721



2 br, 1 ba
on 3 lots.
345 lola Street, Port St
Joe. Please call 639-5460 ,



Mexico Beach, 3 br, 2 ba,
excellent condition, only
$252,900. Pelican Walk
Real Estate 850-647-2473



Mexico Beach, New
Townhouses, pool, starting
at $149,900 .
Nice House, huge 1/2
acre + lot, workshop,
$254,900. Pelican Walk
Real Estate 850-647-2473
Port St. Joe, St. George
Island and St. James Bay
Previously Bank Owned
Property. Priced way be-
low market value! Prices
starting at $35,000. Please
call Counts Real Estate
Group at 850-249-3615.



St. Joe Beach, very nice,
2 br, 1 ba, completely re-
modeled, fenced yard
Beach Access, $147,900
Pelican Walk Real Estate
Call 850-647-2473






St. Joe Beach, Hwy 98,
Professional office, many
possibilities,, room to ex-
pand .Large lot. $389,900/
Pelican Walk Real Estate
Call 850-647-2473


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Beacon Hill, High and
Dry, W/S, Taps incld.
$57,900 Pelican Walk Real
'Estate Call 850-647-2473

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We-Wa 2 lots Corner of
2nd St and Orange. I bik
off Hwy 71. 147ft on paved
road. Water meter and
sewer tap ready to build.
$24,900 or best offer.
850-913-6157 or
850-258-5529


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2006, Limited, loaded, 80K
miles, Black $12,700, Call
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Port St. Joe Commercial

Space for Lease

Prime Retail Space'
317 Williams Avenue
1800sf tenant improvements negotiable; $1350/mo gross
325 Reid Avenue ,
4500sf flex space; corner location; $2500/mo gross
309 Reid Avenue
6000sf renovated shell space; occupant ready; $4500/
mo mod-gross
Office Space
452 Fourth StreeL j A Eont
Office space-576h (include utilities)
407 Reid Avenue, Sut
+/-915sf, $915per MBrgPes)
310 Reid Avenue
1116sf Suite C; finished office space; lobby area with two
office suites and filing/storage room; $1000/mo NNN
322 Long Avenue
1000sf move-in ready; $900/mo gross
Warehouse / Flex Space
Suite D, 110 Tra I Epe
4250sf-PSJ Comin i ,""eT ilpace

110 Trade Circle West
2500sf-12500sf PSJ Commerce Park, flex space,
$5.25psf/NNN (incl. water/sewer)
160 Cessna Drive
+/- 5,000sf office/flex space; Adjacent to Costin Airport;
$7 per sf plus utilities and applicable sales tax; Inquire for
possible incentives/concessions.


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Nominees sought for 2009


Florida Retailer of the Year


TALLAHASSEE The Florida Retail Fed-
eration (FRF) is accepting nominations
for the 2009 Florida Retailer of the Year
Award for Leadership (ROYAL) through
Thursday, April 16. This prestigious award
recognizes outstanding retailers who have
demonstrated a blend of sound .business
practices with commitment to their com-
munities, customers and employees. Nomi-
nations can be made online at FRF's Web
site at www.frf.org.
"From driving the economy to philan-
thropic support, Florida retailers are essen-
tial to the well being of our state," says FRF
president and CEO Richard A. McAllister.
"The ROYAL award is a way to pay tribute
to just a few of the many outstanding retail-
ers who make a positive difference in the
communities they serve."
Nomination criteria: Anyone may nomi-
nate a Florida retailer for the 2009 ROYAL
award. They may also submit more than
one retailer for consideration in any given
award year.. Previous nominees who did
not receive an award may be nominated
again. Self-nominations are appropriate.
Nominees must have a physical presence
in the operation and / or management of a
retail business in Florida. The ROYAL is


given to individual retailers; however, the
award categories are based on the annual
sales volume of the company with which
the nominee is currently affiliated. Catego-
ries are: less than $1 million, $1 to $10 mil-
lion, and more than $10 million. Upon be-
ing nominated, each nominee will be sent
an entry form that must be completed and
returned to FRF no later than Thursday,
May 7.
The 2009 ROYAL recipients will be hon-,
ored during a luncheon held in conjunction
with the University of Florida's nationally
acclaimed annual Retailing Smarter sym-
pbsium in Orlando, FL, on Thursday, June
25, at the Omni Orlando Resort at Cham-
pionsGate. The recipient's nominators will
also be invited to attend. Each ROYAL win-
ner will receive a distinctive trophy, local
and statewide recognition, complimentary
registration to the symposium and compli-
mentary hotel accommodations in regard
to the awards luncheon. Nominators and
nominees do not have to be members of
FRF to participate.
For more information, please visit FRF's
Web site at www.frf.org or contact Brenda
Grindstaff, awards coordinator, at 888-357-
3824 or FRFAwards@frf.org.


Bridge at Bay St. Joe recognizes

Long-term Care Administrator Week


Boyd to host tele-town hall on economy


WASHINGTON, D.C. Congressman Al-
len Boyd (D-North Florida) will be hold-
ing a live telephone town hall meeting on
Tuesday, March 31, 2009, at 7 p.m. EDT.
This one-hour conference call will give
the people of North Florida the opportu-
nity to voice their concerns and ask ques-
tions about the steps Congiess has taken,
and will be taking in the coming months,
to address the short and long-term fiscal
challenges facing our country. The tele-
town hall will focus on the recent stimulus
package, ongoing budget negotiations, and
other issues.
"I am looking forward to this addition-
al opportunity to hear from the people of
North Florida and answer their questions,"
said Congressman Boyd. "It is my hope
that this tele-town hall will allow the people
of North Florida to learn more about the


measures being taken to strengthen our
economy, create jobs, and lessen the im-
pact of.this economic downturn."
Congressman Boyd will be using a
phone service to call households in North
Florida. If the phone is answered, the per-
son will hear a recorded message from
Congressman Boyd asking them to stay on
the line to join the conference call. If they
choose to do so, they will be automatically
connected to the live town hall meeting,
where they will have the opportunity to ask
questions to Congressman Boyd or simply
listen in to the call.
To participate in Congressman Boyd's
Live Tele-Town Hall Meeting on Tuesday,
March 31, simply call toll free, 877-229-8493,
at 7 p.m. EDT with the passcode, 13901,
and you will be placed immediately into
the call.


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The Bridge at Bay St. Joe would like to
honor its Administrator, Ron Reid, dur-
ing Long Term Care Administrator Week
March 16-20. Ron is dedicated to enrich-
ing the daily lives of residents at the facil-
ity. As an administrator, Ron leads and
directs the overall operations of the facil-
ity in accordance with customer needs,
government regulations and company
policies, with focus on maintaining excel-
lent care for the residents while achiev-
ing the facility's business objectives.'
Serenity HealthCARE, an affiliate of
Signature HealthCARE, headquartered
in Palm, Beach Gardens, Florida pro-
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vides professional dementia care and
behavioral health services to meet the
needs of residents progressing through
the Alzheimer's disease process. Seren-
ity HealthCARE is committed to the
delivery of safe, clinically appropriate
care in a person-centered environment
focused on improving and enhancing
lives through staff education, resident
advocacy, and meeting assessed resi-
dent psychosocial and spiritual needs
through our interactions. Serenity
HealthCARE operates in two states and
has a facility in Port St. Joe, the Bridge
at Bay St. Joe.
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EARTH

HOUR

The MainStay
Suites and the
Port Inn will be
participating
in Earth Hour
beginning at 8:30
a.m. on.March
28. All non-
essential, electricity
and water use will
be shut off for one
hour and guests
will be offered
board games
to play in the
breakfast areas
for non-electrical
entertainment.