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Local soldier hurt
in Iraq bomb blast
MICHAEL PARNELL
News-Leader
A 20-year-old U.S. soldier from
Fernandina Beach is in Walter
Reed Army Hospital in Washing-
ton, D.C., recovering from serious
injuries suffered in a bomb blast in
Iraq that has gotten national media
attention.
U.S. Army Cpl. Taylor Harter,
son of restaurateur Lisa Harter,
has a broken foot, broken ankle,
broken nose, sprained leg, broken
teeth, back injuries and suffered
lacerations and a concussion in
the attack Saturday, his mother
said. But he's alive.
"I'feel like one of the luckiest
moms his gunner was rinot so
lucky," Lisa Harter said Wednes-
day.
The gunner was killed and
three of the crew, including Harter,
injured when their armored vehi-
cle rolled over a homemade'bomb
buried beneath a road in Arab
Jabour, southeast of Baghdad,
according to a New York Times
report Tuesday.
The Pentagon confirmed it was
the first combat death involving
an MRAP, a new Mine-Resistant
Ambush-Protected armored vehi-
cle deployed in Iraq and intended
to reduce casualties from'roadside
bombs.
Pentagon Press Secretary
'Geoff Morrell said it is still not
clear whether the gunner died as
a result of the explosion or vehicle
rollover, the Associated Press
reported Wednesday. The gunner
sits atop, the vehicle, while the rest
of the crew. i.in ,an inter al corn-
partmeht.
"That attack has not... caused
anyone to question the vehicle's
lifesaving capacity' To the contrary,
the attack reaffirms their surviv-
ability," Morrell was quoted by the
AR
I feel like one of the luckiest moms -
his gunner was not so lucky.'
LISA CARTER
PHOTOS BY HEATHERA. PERRY/NEWS-LEADER
U.S. Army Cpl. Taylor Harter, 20, top, suffered serious injuries Saturday when a bomb
exploded under his vehicle. Gas station owner Ray Mullis is proud of, but worried about his
grandson. Lisa Harter proudly displays a Blue Star Flag at La Bodega restaurant on Third
Street to honor her son's service.
Lisa Harter's verdict is in: "I
guess that tank worked," she said.
Her son called from a Baghdad
hospital Saturday evening. Harter
said, 'To hear his voice and to
know you have all your limbs and
everything's there...."
Taylor Harter was flown to
Germany for medical treatment
.and then to Walter Reed on
Tuesday. -
Lisa Harter was grateful to be
traveling Thursday to Washington
to see her son. "I can't wait to see
him," she said the day before.
"He's a hero. He's back here."
Harter will receive a Purple
Heart and perhaps other medals.
But the focus now is on recovery
from his injuries. -,,
"It's been quite overwhelming,"
Lisa Harter said of the communi-
ty response.
"I know he's on every pr yer
list on this island."
IRAQ Continued on 3A
City says
no to new
holiday
ANGELA DAUGHTRY
News-Leader
Fernandina Beach Commis-
sioners voted Tuesday to deny city
employees an additional paid holi-
day for Presidents' Day.
The ordinance to recognize the
Feb. 11 holiday would have affect-
ed only exempt or salaried workers
employed by the city.
Commissioners' reasons for vot-
ing 4-1 against the code amend-
ment included uncertain local eco-
nomic conditions and a possible
widespread recession. They also
suggested that city employees have
enough holidays.
Vice Mayor Joe Gerrity said he
would not support the new holi-
day because city employees
already enjoy a generous holiday
schedule.
"The last thing we need to do is
give out extra days off like they're
candy'," he said. "We need to
address what we're doing in 2008
and not what we've done in the
past.
'"Where I come from, salaried
people work until the job is done,"
he added.
City Manager Michael
Czymbor said after the meeting
that many communities mirror the
fact that Presidents' Day is recog-
nized as a federal and state holi-
day. He noted that the bargaining
unit of the United Brotherhood of
Carpenters and Joiners, which
includes streets, utility and admin-
istrative employees, asked for the
extra holiday.
According to the city of
Fernandina" Beach website
(www.fbfl.us), city employees
get 11 paid holidays, including-the
day after Thanksgiving arnd
Christmas Eve day. They also
receive "paid time off," which is a
combination of vacation and sick
time that is accrued each pay
period.
adaughtry@jbnewsleadercom
50 YEARS AGO
Fernandina Beach High
School Principal Oakley
Hightower mailed a notice to
parents telling them too many
family dogs were following
students to school.
January 23, 1958
25 YFARS
A public hearing was
scheduled for a proposed
county beach driving access
fee of $25 per season or $2
per day from May through
September.
January 26, 1983
10 YEtRS AGO
The school board sched-
uled a public hearing to adopt
a student pledge of conduct to
be recited each day.
January 28, 1998
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,COMMUNITY ....................... 8A
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EDITORIAL .................................. 7A
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LEISU RE ......................................... 1B
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R ELIGIO N .................................... 9A
SCHOOLS .................................. 10A
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Mayport residents, shrimpers
opposed to cruise terminal
ALEXANDRA KUMMERNES
Community Newspapers
No cruise terminal for the his-
toric Mayport Fishing Village -
that was the overwhelming mes-
sage Mayport residents and prop-
erty owners delivered to officials at
a town hall meeting Jan. 17.
More than 100 people many
wearing T-shirts with anti-cruise
emblems attended the meeting
called by Jacksonville City
Councilor Ray Holt at the Marine
Science Center to address con-
cerns about a proposed cruise ship
terminal on Ocean Boulevard.
'We are trying very early on to
be extremely proactive and talk to
the community before there's even
a deal on the table," said Holt, who
has been Mayport's representative
for approximately six.months.
Jacksonville Port Authority
Executive Director Rick Ferrin,
along with other Jaxport officials,
attended the meeting to give more
information about the proposal, lis-
ten' to concerns and answer ques-
tions.
"We're here to dispel rumors
and be as truthful and forthright
with you as possible," Ferrin said.
He explained the port is in the
preliminary process of conducting
a study, which has three main com-
ponents.
First, the port had to assess if
there was enough property to build
the terminal It also had to deter-
MAYPORT Continued on 3A
THE WINTER SEASON
JOHN LLOYD/FORTHE NEWS-LEADER
Beach walkers bundled up earlier this week to cope with frigid temperatures
on Amelia Island. It warmed up briefly but more cold weather blew through
with lows in the 30s and a high of only 52 forecast for today. The weekend
should be slightly warmer. Forecast, 2A.
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preserve Mayport's Rich
<^mp industry and Boat #,
COMMUNITY NEWSPAPERS
Shrimpers made their position known about prospects for a
cruise terminal in Mayport at a public hearing last week.
Schools to'opt out of
teacher merit ay plan
GLENDA S. JENKINS meeting its deadline and
News-Leader short of all the necessary
exams.
The Nassau County School Board has The state's plan
decided it will not participate in the Merit requires end of year or
Award Program, the state's pay for per- end of course nationally
formance plan. or locally developed
Schools Superintendent John Ruis rec- exams, based on Sunshine
ommended the district "opt out" of the Merit State Standards, for all
Award Program, or MAP, for this school Ruis subjects and grade levels.
year. The board voted unanimously Jan. 10 The results would account
to approve his recommendation. for "no less than 60 per-
The decision means that this year the cent" .of an educator's assessment.
district's instructional staff will not receive The district does not have exams for all
bonuses based on student performance. grades and did not receive the anticipated
Performance pay is not required, Ruis assistance with test question construction
said. "It is strictly voluntary. We don't have from the state Department of Education.
to participate." The school district applied '"The biggest problem is with vocational
because, "If we had an opportunity to reward and elective courses," Ruis said.
some of our outstanding teachers we want- The district will continue the process to
ed to do that."
But the district was "under the gun" in
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Screening can help prevent colon cancer
i KENNETH L. NOLLER. MD
American College of Obstetricians and
Gynecologists
Tens of thousand of
Americans are diagnosed with
colorectal cancer (or colon can-
cer) each year. Women and men
are equally affected by this slow-
Sgrowing cancer that targets the
cells in the colon and rectum. It
starts when polyps often benign
growths that develop in the colon
turn cancerous.
While the cause of colon can-
cer is unknown, age is a factor
that increases risk, with approxi-
mately 90 percent of colorectal
S cancers occurring in people older
than 50. Women are also at
5 ;M increased risk if they have a first-
degree relative younger than 60
(or two or more first-degree rela-
tives of any age) with colorectal
S cancer or polyps; have had col-
orectal cancer or polyps them-
selves; have
had bowel
disease, such
as chronic
Ulcerative
4 colitis,
inflammato-
ry bowel dis-
ease, or Crohn's disease; or have
a family history of certain types
of colon problems or colon can-
cer.
Colorectal cancer deaths
decreased by more than 2 per-
cent from 2002 to 2004, likely due
to an increase in screening rates.
Unfortunately, only about 50 per-
cent of women are screened
according to the most current
guidelines.
ACOG recommends that all
women should be screened for
colorectal cancer at age 50 or
earlier for African-American
women and those with high-risk
factors using one of five meth-
ods.
According to ACOG,
colonoscopy is the preferred
method for colorectal cancer
screening because it allows for
better visualization of the whole
colon surface. The physician
uses a lighted instrument called a
colonoscope to examine the
entire colon and rectum. Patients
are sedated for the procedure,
which generally lasts 20 to 30
minutes. Any pre-cancerous
polyps that are found can be
removed during the examination.
Women should plan to have a
colonoscopy once every 10 years.
Women may choose to have a
.fecal occult blood test (FOBT) or
fecal immunochemical test (FIT).
Stool samples are taken at home
for several days and then
returned to a lab to be checked
for hidden blood. They must be
performed annually. Your doctor
may also recommend flexible sig-
moidoscopy every five years in
addition to the annual FOBT or
FIT.
Flexible sigmoidoscopy uses a
lighted flexible tube to examine
the lower colon. Polyps can some-
times be removed during flexible
sigmoidoscopy. Sedation may or
may not be necessary. Women
who choose this procedure
should have it every five years.
Women can also be screened
using a double contrast barium
enema. Patients are given an
enema using contrast dye. X-rays
of the colon and rectum are then
taken. Women should have this
exam once every 5 years.
Proper screening can help
prevent colon cancer. Get
screened using the method that
you are most comfortable with
and most likely to complete.
Kenneth L. Noller, MD, is the
president ofthe American College
of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.
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Raffle tickets
The American Business
Women's Association Eight Flags
Charter Chapter is selling raffle
tickets to benefit its education.
fund.
The raffle item is a Valentine's
Day basket filled with many items
including a two-night stay at- the
Ash Street Inn, a sunset cruise
for two from Amelia River
Cruises, a carriage ride for two, a
round of golf for four at Amelia
Island Golf Club, a bottle of Dom
Perignon and gift certificates to
many area restaurants. The
American Heart Association has
donated a Go Red basket that will
also be raffled.
Tickets are $5 each or five
tickets for $20 and can be pur-
chased from ABWA members at
the following Fernandina Beach
locations on Saturdays from 10
a.m. to 2 p.m.: Jan. 26 in front of
Wal-Mart; Feb. 2 in front of Winn
Dixie; and Feb. 9 in front of
Publix. Tickets may also be pur-
chased by contacting Esther
Schindler at 491-5790 or Carolyn
Guerrin at 261-8356. The drawing
will be held Feb. 12. Proceeds
benefit the ABWA Education
Fund to help pay college tuition
for graduating seniors.
Meet and Greet
, T, I'Te Fernandina Beach High
..School Class of 1980 will have a
Meet and Greet at 6 p.m. Jan. 26"
at Sliders Seaside Grill on
Fletcher Avenue. This is the first
of several events leading up to
the 30th class reunion. For infor-
mation visit www.classmates.com.
Construction
helpwanted
Builders Care of Nassau
County, formed in 2007, is a coali-
tion of area builders, local
churches, Barnabas and the
Council on Aging.
Volunteers are needed to con-
struct wheelchair ramps on Jan.
26. Meet at First Presbyterian
Church, 9 N. Sixth St., at 7 a.m.
to receive your assignment.
Wear appropriate clothing and
footwear because it is a construc-
tion site. Also bring gloves, eye
and ear protection, hammer, yard
tools (rake, shovel, post hole dig-
gers, broom, heavy duty yard
waste bags) and bottled water.
OBITUARIES
Horace Albertie Denver James
On Jan. 20, 2008, God's silent Osborne
angel called Horace Albertie, 58, Denver James Osborne, 85, of
to his rest. Yulee passed away Tuesday, Jan.
Horace was a quiet, loving per- 22, 2008, in the Morris Center of
son who loved Northeast Florida Community
his family and Hospice.
was always will- Born in Fitzgerald, Ga., on
ing to lend a April 15, 1922, he served his coun-
helping hand. try in the United States Navy.
To all of He was a
Horace's broth- member of the
Iers and friends Masonic Lodge
he was known .and a member
as "Ace." -of the Shriners
Horace was loved by all but God in Jacksonville.
loved him best. He is sur-
He was educated in the local vived by three
schools of Nassau County, where sons, Ben
he graduated from Peck High C o 11 i n s
School in 1968. After graduation, (Boyda) of Stockton, Calif.,
Horace enlisted in the U.S. Air Timmy Herman (Lula) of
Force in November 1968, and Jacksonville, and Tommy Herman
served four years. After serving (Shar) of Lodi, Calif.; one daugh-
time in the U.S. Air Force, he ter, Janet Blanton (Steve) of Yulee;
enlisted in the U.S. Army, where 11 grandchildren; 13 great-grand-
he served four years. He was children; four great-great-grand-
employed by Nassau County Road children and a number of nieces,
and Bridge until his health no nephews and other relatives. He
longer allowed him to work. was preceded in death by a daugh-
He was preceded ih death by ter, Linda Carlisle.
his parents, the late Mr. and The family will receive friends
Mrs. Oliver and Freedonia Thursday, Jan. 24, 2008, from 6'
Albertie, sister Shirley Albertie until 8 p.m. at Shepard Funeral
King and brother Oliver (Buster) Home, Folkston, Ga.
Mathews. Funeral services will be held
He leaves to cherish his mem- today, Friday, Jan. 25,2008, in the
,ory his aunt, Annie Lee Johrksoa;-, Chepel of Evergi- l
..uncle, Herman Albertie;'sons, "Jacksonville, at 1I
Horace "(Nicbl)' Pdi'8 a~th e. ton Colt Ml
Daniel Albertie; three brothers, Entombment will followv in the
Eddie (Sandra) Jones, Lawrence Evergreen Mausoleum.
(Brenda) Albertie and Elvis Condolences may be
Albertie; four sisters, Ruby expressed by signing the guest
Dawson, Aletha Albertie, Dariene register at www.shepatdfh.com.
Albertie and Judy Albertie; six Shepard Funeral Home. Folkston. G'.
grandchildren and a host of
nieces, nephews, cousins, and lov- Millie Claxton Smith
ing friends; and a special friend, La Millie
Toya Jones. Ms. Millie Claxton Smith, age
Funeral services will be held 45, beloved daughter of Kenneth
on Saturday, Jan. 26, 2008, at 2 and the late Ruby Scott Claxton, of
p.m. at the Shining Light Church Yulee, passed away on Tuesday
Of God By Faith, 153091 CR 108, afternoon, Jan. 22, 2008, at her
Yulee, with Pastor F Henry pre- residence.
siding. Born in Jacksonville, Millie had
Friends may view at the been a lifelong resident of Yulee.
church today, Friday, Jan. 25,2008, A graduate of Fernandina Beach
from 5 until 8 p.m. and on High School, Class of 1980, she
Saturday from 12:30 p.m. until the had been a. Majorette in the
hour of service. Fernandina Beach High School
Cortege will assemble at 57001 Marching Band.
Marzella Jones Road at 1 p.m. on Ms. Smith had worked as a
Saturday. Interment will be in teller at the State Bank of
Elmore Wiley Cemetery. Kingsland, the Southeast Bank of
HuffFuneralHome.Jacksonville Yulee and had worked in the
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In 2000, Millie had started
Millie's Cleaning Service, which
she continued to operate in
Nassau County.- She was a
member of Blackrock Baptist
Church..
Millie's mother, Mrs. Ruby
Scott Claxton, passed away in July
2001.
She leaves behind, her father,
Mr. Kenneth W. "Kent" Claxton,
Yulee; her brothel, Kenneth E.
Claxton and his wife, Rena,
Hortense, Ga.; a niece, Melissa
Brown and her husband, Clint,
Yulee; a great-niece, Mallory;
nephew, Kenneth "K.C." Claxton
Jr., Hortense, Ga.; an uncle, John
and Gracie Claxton, Callahan; two
aunts, Dorothy Bloodsworth,
Orlando, and Tommylou Ford,
Yulee; her constant companion,:
her Yorkie, "Little Bit"; and a
host of other loving family mem-
bers.
Funeral services will be at 11
a.m. today from Blackrock Baptist:,
Church, with the Rev. Frank;
Camarotti officiating.
Millie will be laid to rest beside
her mother in Hughes Cemetery;.,
Yulee.
The family invited guests and.;:
friends to visit from 5-7 p.m. on.:
Thursday at the funeral home. -:
Oxley-Heard Funeral Home
Juanita Stokes Stroup
Juanita Stokes Stroup, 93, of'
Folkston, Ga., passed away Jan.
21 in Brunswick, Ga. -
She was a native and lifelong
resident of Charlton County, GA.,,
Her parents were the late L.E."'
And Molly Braddock Stokes. She
owned and operated the Richcliff,
Restaurant in Folkston until her'
retirement.
She was a member of the First-
Baptist Church in Folkston.:
Her life was centered on God?,
family and friends. She was pre,
ceded in death by her husband,
Sichard Bernard,,"Diek', Stroupli;
on!bRobet-',Ber.gpaard: Strbup -;
and a grandson, Josep'h Keith'
Jones.
She is survived by her daugh--:
ter and son-in-law, Peggy S. and
Joseph A. Jones, Jr., of Folkston,
Ga.; three grandchildren, Steve
(Wendy) Jones of Kingsland, Ga.,
Sherri (Stan) Jones Hawthorne
of Orlando and Madrina (Dane).
Bokenkamp of Katy, Texas; a,
granddaughter-in-law, Kim Bragg:
Jones; 11 grandchildren, Stacey
Jones, Caroline Jones, Marisa
Jones, Laura Jones, Drew Jones,
Blake Jones, Stu Hawthorne, Julie
Hawthorne, Chip Hawthorne, and
Nina Bokencamp; a sister, Carlie
(Glenn) Trout; and a brother,
Wilton (Rilla) Stokes.
The family received friends on:
Wednesday, Jan. 23, at Shepard
Funeral Home in" Folkston, Ga',;
from 6-8 p.m. Funeral services
were held on Thursday, Jan. 24, at
11 a.m. at First Baptist Church of
Folkston, with the Rev. Randy
Jacoby and the Rev. Gene:
McCullough officiating. Burial:
was in Pineview Cemetery.:
Pallbearers were Steve Jones
Drew Jones, Blake Jones, Stan:
Hawthorne, Stu Hawthorne and,
Chip Hawthorne.
Donations may be made to thp
First Baptist Church Building.
Fund, 401 S. 3rd St. Folkston, GA
31537, or the Gene McCullougli.
Mission Fund, c/o First Baptist
Church of Folkston, or Gideon ,
International, 309 W. Main St.,:
Folkston, GA 31537.
Condolences may be i
expressed by signing the guest'I
book at www.shepardfh.com.
Shepard Funeral Home. Folkston. Ga.
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TUESDAY, APRIL 8, 2008
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will begin at 8:00 a.m. on February 8, 2008 and will close at 5:00 p.m. on March
7, 2008. Qualifying packets may be obtained from the Office of the City Clerk,
204 Ash Street, Femandina Beach, Florida, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and
5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday.
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MAYPORT Continued from LA
mine if it would be physically and
operationally feasible to put a ter-
minal in Mayport, and Jaxport
needs a 20-year commitment
from a cruise line.
"We needed three stars to
align," he said.
But there is currently not a
cruise line willing to sign a 20-
year contract, so Ferrin said the
study is at a "standstill."
"It does not appear we are
going to get a commitment from
the cruise line anytime soon," he
said.
He also said'that Jaxport has
not purchased and has no cur-
rent plans to purchase any prop-
erty in the area.
Many of the residents in atten-
dance said their primary con-
cerns are whether commercial
shrimp boats were in jeopardy.
Ferrin emphasize that if plans
move forward, the community,
and especially shrimpers, will be
involved in the process.
"Shrimpers will be taken into
consideration at every junction
of the plan," he said.
"Shrimp boats are important
to us because it is one of the
things that makes Mayport
attractive."
Holt added that if the terminal
proposal comes to fruition, he
will "putthe full force of his office
in place" to ensure that shrimpers
are taken into account.
Potential use of eminent
domain was another key concern
for property owners, who said
they fear that they will beforced
out of their homes.
When asked if eminent
domain will be used if the cruise
terminal is built, Ferrin replied.
"At this point in time we have no
idea. I cannot tell you no. I will
not tell you yes, either."
Ferrin did assure residents
that the recreational boat ramp in
the village would not be shut
down.
He also said that Jaxport,
which recently took over St.
Johns River ferry operations, did
not do so as a "ruse" to attain
property for a cruise terminal.
SCHOOLS Continued from 1A
develop the tests, James
Rodeffer, director of secondary
education, said.
But the school district would
need "better support" from the
state to implement a merit pay'
plan. "We need some help here
with this," Ruis said.
"It's been a real hassle with
DQE,',he said, aotingitlhe depart*i-,,
ment had not approved the. dis- '-
trict's plan. .
"We really have no direction
from them. So I don't know how
we can proceed," board member
Gail Cook said.
MAP "has a lot of holes,"
Assistant Schools Superintendent
Edward Turvey said. 'The things
they think up in Tallahassee can't
be equally implemented" within
every district.
"We want it to work," Ruis
said. "We want it to be fair and
equitable and reflect what's being
taught."
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County sets meetings
for public involvement
3 hearings on proposed tree ordinance
Nassau County has set three
meetings for residents to learn
about a proposed a tree protection
and lan'd-clearing ordinance for
application throughout the unin-
corporated county.
Nassau County Commission-
ers will take public comment on
the proposal:
Feb. 4,7 p.m., Callahan Multi-
Purpose Facility, 543350 US 1,
Callahan
Feb. 7, 7 p.m., Peck Center,
516 S. 10th St., Fernandina Beach
Feb. 21,7 p.m.,James S. Page
Governmental Complex, 96131
Nassau Place, Yulee
Anyone interested is invited to
be present and heard at all meet-
ings. Comments also can be
phoned to 491-3613 or e-mailed to
county Planning Director Walter
Fufidio at wfufidio@nassaucoun
tyfl.com.
Nassau County Commission-
ers have temporarily postponed
consideration of amendments to
the current tree protection ordi-
nance that is only applicable to
Amelia Island. A draftirig team
worked over six months with the
development community, environ-
mental activists and the general
public and achieved consensus on
many issues.
Two major issues remain for
resolution, according to Fufidio:
'The maintenance of a viable tim-
ber industry without the inadver-
tent creation of a free pass for
developers; and post-development
protection after property has been
conveyed to an individual home-
owner."
Much of the public*support for
the tree law ktems from the
clearcutting of trees, which often
occurs when a timberland owner
harvests trees before selling the
property for residential or com-
mercial development.
Much of the public opposition
to the proposed law comes from
individual homeowners who object
to government regulation of their
ability to cut trees on their prop-
erty.
8 hearings set on Vision 2032 proposal
There will be eight public hear-
ings this year to solicit comment
on the "Nassau County Vision
2032" plan approved by Nassau
County Commissioners at the
behest of the Amelia island-
Fernandina Beach-Yulee Chamber
of Commerce.
At a meeting in Callahan on
Jan. 16, members of the steering
committee for Nassau County
Vision 2032 volunteered their own
time and material support to the
upcoming public workshops and
got to work on final organization-
al details.
The first four meetings are set
for:
7 p.m. Feb. 18, Yulee High
School, 85375 Miner Road, Yulee
7 p.m. Feb. 19, Hilliard
Middle-Senior High School, 1
Flashes Ave., Hilliard
7 p.m. March 18, Fernandina
Beach High School, 435 Citrona
Drive, Fernandina Beach
7 p.m. April 21, Bryceville
Community Center, 7280 Motes
Road, Bryceville
7 p.m. April 22, West Nassau
High School, 1 Warrior Drive,
Callahan
'These public input sessions
are vital to the success of this
*process," said Regina Duncan,
president of the Amelia Island-
Fernandina Beach-Yulee Chamber
of Commerce. "Citizen involve-
ment will provide a solid founda-
tion for identifying the values and
priorities of the Nassau County
community."
Steering committee members
will facilitate each of the first three
meetings, which will, be interac-
tive. This will be an opportunity
for any and all citizens of Nassau
County to off6r input on the future
of the county.
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meetings a success," said Walter
Fufidio, Nassau County's planning
director and member of the Vision
2032 Steering Committee. "We've
got everything we need except
you." .
Subsequent meetings are set
for May 12 in Yulee, May 13 in
Boulougne and May 20 in
Fernandina Beach.
Those unable to attend any of
the meetings can also send their
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'That's what we ask, that people
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was helping her sister with her
accommodations in Washington.
It's been a steady topic of con-
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brother, T Ray Mullis, and his wife
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Taylor's 9-year-old brother,
grandmother and local artist
Georganna Mullis, other family and
friends and Lisa's co-workers at La
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Taylor's father is traveling to see
his son from his home in Fort
Lauderdale.
Taylor Harter, a 2005 graduate of
Fernandina Beach High School, was
inducted into the U.S. Army in
December that year and was
deployed six months ago to serve
with combat engineers in Iraq.
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Despite the size of the explosion, he
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and broken bones.
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WEST SIDE BRIEFS
Homeless count help
Jan. 28 is the day of the annual
National Homeless Count.
Agencies, organizations and indi-
viduals around the country will
be looking.for homeless men,
women and children. State and
federal agencies, such as HUD
(Housing and Urban
Development), mandate that
communities assess how many
homeless persons there are in an
area before they will consider
allocating monies to serve that
area's homeless population.
The Coalition for the Home-
less of Nassau County is coordi-
nating countywide efforts to find,
count and administer surveys to
homeless persons. It is seeking
volunteers to work in teams for
the count. Contact Dani Gammel
at 261-8081 for more information.
Naturalist program
Nassau County Extension
Agent in Agriculture and Natural
Resources Steve Gaul is teaching
a Florida Master Naturalist
Program, a new environmental
education opportunity offered by
the University of Florida/Insti-
tute of Food and Agricultural
Sciences. Instructors will be Gaul
and Amelia Island Plantation nat-
uralist Christina Nelson.
The 40-hour program offers
three modules: Florida's
Wetlands, Coastal Systems and
Upland Habitats. Sign up for one
or for all three. The program is
being offered at the Yulee
County Extension office Feb.4-
29, Mondays, Wednesdays and
Fridays from 1-5 p.m. The cost
for all three modules is $225..
Register online at www.Mas
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tion, call Gaul at 879-1019 or e-
mail him at sgaul@ufl.edu.
Callahan hardware store owner 'Business Person of the Year'
LILSPINKS
West Nassau Correspondent
An estimated 110 members of
the Greater Nassau County
Chamber of Commerce enjoyed
the chamber's 2008 Annual Award
and Installation Banquet Saturday
night at the Clarion Hotel at
Jacksonville International Airport.
The event began with a recep-
tion at 6 p.m., with entertainment
by singer John Crisp. Following
the welcome by outgoing board
member Marlene Frost, and invo-
cation by 2008 Awards &
Installation Banquet Chairman Joe
Michaels, chamber members
enjoyed a buffet dinner.
Guest speaker was State Rep.
Aaron Bean, who was accompa-
nied by his wife, Abby. Following
his speech, Bean also displayed
his versatility as an auctioneer by
presiding over a very entertaining
live auction featuring several gift
packages donated by several
chamber members.
During the dinner, outgoing
board member Marlene Frost
introduced the officers and board
of directors for 2008, the, names
of incoming board members were
announced by Joe Michaels and
the names of the outgoing board
members, by Wendy Prather.
In addition, outgoing President
Patsy Quaile presented the 2007
Board of Directors Choice Award
and the Business Person of the
Year Award.
Business Person of the Year for
2007 is Raymond Fachko,, co-
owner of Brandies Ace Hardware
in Callahan. Fachko was unable to
attend the banquet. Accepting the
award on his behalf were his
daughter Stephanie and her hus-
band, Adam Henderson. Fachko
had prepared an acceptance
speech, thanking the chamber for
bestowing the honor upon him.
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Award and Installation Banquet Saturday at the Clarion Hotel
in Jacksonville, above. Top right, Quaile presents the 2007
Business Person of the Year Award to Stephanie and Adam
Henderson, the daughter and son-in-law of Raymond Fachko,
co-owner of Brandies Ace Hardware in Callahan. Fachko was
unable to attend the banquet due to a prior commitment.
Officers for 2008 are President
Wendy Prather, Vystar Credit
Union, Vice President Joe
Michaels, Southern Tradition
Mortgages Inc., Treasurer Carolyn
Murphy, First Coast Impression.
LLC, and Ex-Officio Patsy Quaile,
an individual member.
The Board of Directors for 2008
will be Tina Capps, Nassau County
Record; Chris Goodell, the Goodell
Group Inc., Cleo Horne, the town
of Callahan, David Keay, First
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Melton, Bug Out Service Inc.,
Braxton Musseau, ERA/Fernan-
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include Frost, Robin Fowler,
Tammy Roberts, Gary Rosenstone
and Michaels.
This year's corporate table
sponsors were the Allied Veterans
of the World, Family Support
Services of North Florida,
OREMC, Sheriff Bob Milner and
Vystar Credit Union.
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2008 banquet committee were
Frost, Anna Keay and Kathleen
Walker, with Appraisals First Class,
Carolyn Murphy and Braxton
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which yielded nearly $150, was
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King seeks election
to sheriff's office
Retired Nassau County
Sheriff's Capt. Richard King has
announced his candidacy for the
Republican nomination for Nassau
County sheriff.
There are four declared candi-
dates for sheriff, including Sheriff
Tommy Seagraves, retired Capt,
Connie Johnson, Fernandina
Beach Police Capt. Jim coe and
King. Coe is a Demotcrat: the oth-
ers are Republicans.
King is a U.S. Army veteran,
having served in the Army
Security Agency, and has 37 years
of law enforcement experience.
He retired from the
Jacksonville Sheriff's Office with
25 years of service, served in the
federal court system for five years
and served seven years with the
Nassau County Sheriff's office,
where he was director of the
Nassau County Detention Center
at the time of his retirement in
2005.
King is a member of the
Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 5-
30 and is a past president. He is
also a member of the Nassau
County Planning and Zoning
Board, and a past chairman of that
board, and has accumulated 54
credit hours
toward an AAS
degree in crim-
inology.
King said he
wants "to bring
a new level of
professional law
enforcement to
King the depart-
ment, which
will restore the
morale and pride of the members
of the department and result in
improved service to the citizens
of Nassau County."
He also said he "will prioritize
the spending of taxpayer budget
dollars to ensure they are spent
where they can most benefit the
citizens of Nassau County."
King is a 35-year resident of
Nassau County. He has been mar-
ried to his wife, Carol, for 46 years,
and they have two children, four
grandchildren and five great-great
grandchildren. They are members
of First Baptist Church of Callahan
where he is active in the children's
ministry.
The Republican primary elec-
tion is scheduled Aug. 26, and the
general election Nov. 4.
Crist seeks vote for I
TALLAHASSEE With just
days until Election Day, Gov.
Charlie Crist continues to criss-
cross the state encouraging vot-
ers to vote Yes on 1 to lower their
property taxes.
"If we don't pass meaningful
tax reform with this measure we
may never get another chance,"
Crist said. "Florida's families have
suffered long enough and I urge
voters to cut their property taxes
by Voting yes on Amendment 1.
This plan brings real tax cuts to
real people."
Crist visited North Florida
Thursday and hosted a roundtable
with media in the Jacksonville
area. He continued on to Broward
County where he visited with a
group of senior citizens.
Visiting an area facing steep
increases in property taxes, Crist
met with Dave Murphy, a Lake
Worth homeowner who would like
to move to a smaller home. The
local property appraiser has val-
ued Murphy's home at $309,000.,
With the passage of Amendment 1,
he could save nearly $1,500 ayear
on his property taxes.
The average homeowner will
be able to take approximately
$83,000 in Save our Homes tax
benefit with them when they
move, saving about $1,500 a year
,on property taxes.
Amendment 1 would essen-
tially double a resident's home-
stead exemption and allow their
Save Our Homes tax benefits to be
transferred to a new home.
Furthermore, businesses would
receive a $25,000 exemption for
tangible personal property and
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University of Florida
GAINESVILLE Candidates
seeking the Democratic presidential
nomination may start to show up in
Florida before the state's Tuesday
primary, despite being told by
national party leaders not to cam-
paign here, a University of Florida
professor predicts.
"I expect we will begin seeing
the candidates in Florida quite
soon," political science professor
Daniel A. Smith said.
-The Democratic National
Committee told the candidates to
avoid the state because the
Legislature moved up the presi-
dential primary election date to a
week before Super Tuesday Feb. 5.
But the race between Hillary Clinton
and Barack Obama has become
tighter after the Iowa caucuses and
the New Hampshire and Nevada
primary elections.
South Carolina Democrats vote
Saturday.
S 'This is Hillary's to lose, and
Florida is her firewall," Smith said.
Floridians might also see John
Edwards, who is trailing the top two.
Edwards has nothing to lose by
coming to Florida, Smith said.
Florida is even more important
to GOP contender Rudy Giuliani.
"For Rudy, it's the make or break
state because he's basically fore-
gone all the other early primaries,"
Smith said. "It's even more crucial
that he does well."
The former New York mayor
vies with U.S. Sen. John McCain,
former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt
Romney, former Arkansas Gov.
Mike Huckabee and U.S. Rep. Ron
Paul in the state Republican primary.
-residents with a second home
would never see their property,
taxes increase by more than 10
percent.
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POLITICS IN BRIEF
Election Day
Polls will be open in Nassau
County from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Tuesday for statewide elections.
There are Republican and
Democratic presidential prefer-
ence primary elections and a
statewide vote on a proposed con-
stitional amendment on property
tax reform.
Democratic Club
The Democratic Club of
Amelia Island is scheduled to
hold its monthly dinner meeting
at 6 p.m. Tuesday at St. Peter's
Parish Hall, Eighth Street and
Atlantic Avenue, Fernandina
Beach.
The price of the dinner is $15
per person. The program will be
election of 2008 officers and board
members.
RSVP to Joyce Frink at 225-
2428 or e-mail
jabfrink@gmail.com. Reservations
are due by 4 p.m. Sunday.
Democratic convention
The Democratic National
Convention is scheduled in
Denver in August.
Democrats interested in
attended must compete in the
Fourth Congressional District for
seats.
Linda Hicks Spencer, state
Democratic committeewoman for
,Nassau County, has the appropri-
ate forms to become a convention
delegate. Call (904) 845-4646 or e-
mail her atJLCSpencerl@aol.
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Highway Safety and Motor
Vehicles;
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tion;
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tion;
* Neighborhood association iden-
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* And public assistance identifica-
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Fernandina Beach resident Gloria Rubio listens to instructions
for poll workers Jan. 18 at election training at the Nassau
Nazarene Church conference facility on US 17. She will assist
voters at the New life Baptist Church in Yulee during the
statewide election Tuesday. Tami Pendleton of the Nassau
County Supervisor of Elections office welcomed poll workers
for one of three training seminars held to educate community
workers who will staff precincts on voting day.
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PUBLIC NOTICE
Fort Clinch
hazards.
please contact the
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Corporate
The Department of Defense (DoD) conducted live-fire training and testing of weapon systems at
active and former military installations throughout the United States to ensure force readiness
and defend our nation. As directed by the U.S. Congress, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
manages the Military Munitions Response Program (MMRP) for the DoD. Under that program,
the Corp assigns priorities to defense sites containing unexploded ordnance, discarded military
munitions and/or munitions constituents, based on various factors relating to the potential for
The Corps' Jacksonville District is in the process of investigating Fort Clinch, Nassau County,
Florida. This site was used as a coastal defense site from 1842 to 1927.
The Corps recently completed a site inspection at Fort Clinch. The evaluation criteria, including
types of munitions that may be present, ease of access to the site and number of people living
near the site, will be available for public review at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 701 San
Marco Blvd., Jacksonville, FL 32207.
As part of our ongoing investigation, we are seeking additional information from the public about
Fort Clinch (site is north of Fernandina Beach off State Road A1A). If you have information,
please send it to: Charles Fales, Project Manager, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 701 San Marco
Blvd., Jacksonville, FL 32207 or by e-mail to PublicMail.CESAJ-CC@saj02.usace.army.mil.
Stakeholders and members of the public are also welcome to attend a Military Munitions
Response Site Prioritization Protocol coordination meeting, scheduled for Friday, March 7,
9:00 AM- 11:00 AM at Fort Clinch, 2601 Atlantic Avenue, Fernandina Beach, FL 32034.
Communication Office at 904-232-1576.
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FRIDAY, JANUARY 25,.2008 EDITORIAL News-Leader
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Itwas a dark
and stormy
night...0
It's been 25 years since Scott Rice took pen in
hand or put fingers on keyboard or typewriter
or maybe he just thought about it and
devised a contest that would recognize people
who turn out bad writing intentionally.
It's called the Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest, in
honor, if that's the right word, of Edward George
Earl Bulwer-Lytton, who opened his novel Paul
Clifford (1830) with the comic dog Snoopy's
favorite sentence: "It was a
dark and stormy night."
Rice, an English professor
at San Jose State University,
describes his contest as "one
that pits the entrants against
the worst literary minds in
bookdom." He created the
competition to fill a need.
After all, he said, "Most liter-
ary contests are inherently
unfair, favoring talent, sensi-
Phil bility and intelligence....
udgins. They're callously neglectful of-
FROM THE ight b- a ors if thb ad'
ROMTHE any craft, vision or message."
HOME For a quarter-century, the
OFFICE contest has challenged writ-
ers to craft, if that's the right
word, the worst opening line of a novel Winner of
the 2007 contest, Jim Gleeson of Madison, Wis.,
apparently has an unlisted telephone number. But
I did reach Scott Palmer, the runner-up, at his
home in Klamath Falls, Ore.
"Were you excited to win?" I asked.
"Absolutely," he said. "Who doesn't wish to be
the second worst at something in the world?"
Problem was, several of Palmer's friends didn't
know he was trying to write bad stuff. "The pre-
vailing attitude," he said, "was that everyone
thought I was a serious writer and that whatever I
sent in for submission was judged to be the worst
in the world. They thought it was a huge insult."
Even a local author didn't get the point. He tele-
phoned to encourage Palmer to keep trying.
Why would anybody strive to reach the peak,
the pinnacle, the point, the piece de resistance of
poor writing? Well, you see, Palmer spends consid-
erable time traveling he's a locomotive engineer
- and he does a lot of technical writing as nuclear
policy analyst for the Brotherhood of Locomotive
Engineers and Trainmen. And he writes a lot of
dry stuff about nuclear meetings. So, to entertain
himself at home, he likes to dabble in bad writing.
Like this opening sentence, the second-worst in
the world in 2007:
'The Barents sea heaved and churned like a
tortured animal in pain, the howling wind tearing
packets of icy green water from the shuddering
crests of the waves, atomizing it into mist that was
again laid flat by the growing fury of the storm as
Kevin Tucker switched off the bedside light in his
Tuba City, Arizona, single-wide trailer and by the
time the phone woke him at 7:38, had pretty much
blown itself out with no damage."
Wish you had written that? If you want to learn
how others do it, check out the Website: www.bul-
wer-lytton.com. (You can read the winning entry.
there.)
If you start practicing now, you might get bad
enough to win.
Phil Hudgins is the senior editor for Community
Newspapers Inc., the media company that owns the
News-Leader E-mail him at phudgins@cninewspa-
pers.com.
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. VIEWPOINT/JACKIE DARBY/AMELIA ISLAND NASSAU COUNT'
Why you should
Sam proud to say that I am a Florida Realtor, the size? ID
2007 president of the Amelia Island Nassau ber of I
County Association of Realtors; I'm an investor, County
a homestead property owner and a local taxpay- We
er. I don't understand why anyone wouldn't vote our ele
Yes on Amendment 1, unless they are just unin- of fact
formed. Therefore I am writing this to provide infor- I recei
mation, as well as my opinion. my ren
The passage of Amendment 1 will do four things: was ve
It doubles the homestead exemption for 94 Darby millag
percent of current homesteaded property owners as I sta
and leaves schools harmless. (This will not elimi- about i
nate the Save Our Homes cap.) rental properties increase
It limits the assessed value increases for non- value last year! In the sloA
homesteaded properties (second homes and busi- we've had since 2001, wh
nesses) to 10 percent per year and leaves schools er assess my rental proper
harmless. the previous year? I was
It provides a $25,000 exemption for tangible sor and the local governor
personal property, helping small business, rolling back millage rates
It allows "portability" for all Florida homestead increases!
property owners to transfer their current Save Our Many of the investors,
Homes benefit to a new home, whether increasing owners and business owr
in size or downsizing both would be beneficial for have continued to see am
the taxpayer. increased taxes over they
According to the Legislative Committee on to the non-homesteaded
Intergovernmental Relations, total property tax who do not have the Save
levies have increased 99 percent between fiscal cap.
years 2001 and 2006. What does that mean, you ask? Amendment 1 will sto:
It means that our city and county have had a huge finally give non-homestea
spending spree because their budgets have doubled percent assessment cap,
over the past five years. I don't know of any of my a very long time. Have yc
friends, family or acquaintances that have had their businesses are out of bus
incomes double in five years. What do Nassau restaurants have closed i
County and the city have to show for their doubled our retailers have also go
income? Have our services being offered doubled? I realize the high price
Have the police force and the firefighters doubled in omy and looming election
Y ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS
vote Yes on 1
)o we have twice the num-
public parks in Nassau
as we did in 2001?
must expect more from
:cted officials, as a matter
we must demand more. As
ved my TRIM notices on
ntal properties last year I
ry happy to see that our
e rate had gone down. Just
arted to feel really good
t, I realized that one of my
ed 25 percent in assessed
west real estate market
y did the property apprais-
erty 25 percent higher than
outraged at both the asses-
ments -who haven't been
s to compensate for value
, second-home owners, lot
iers feel my pain, as they
i feel the burden of
years that has been shifted
property owners in Florida
e Our Homes assessment
p this nonsense and will
ided property owners a 10
which has been needed for
ou noticed lately how'many
miness? Three of our local
n the past month. Many of
one out of business.
e of gas, the troubled'econ-
n has everyone in fear. J
VIEWPOINT/ROBERT M. WEINTRAUB/EAST NASSAU HOMEOWNERS' COUNCIL
County policy creates
If adding more traffic to a failed AlA will create a To both questions County
safety risk, must we still approve it? Attorney David Hallman repli
Yes, although it is a poor policy, because this that the practice of the past th
is the way we've done it in the past we must con- has led to this situation "was
tinue to do it that way. done poorly" but to interpret t
That was the gist of an exchange between two concurrency law of 1999 diffe
county commissioners and the county attorney at a ently (as had been proposed)
recent commission meeting; it underscores the atti- "would be inconsistent with p
tude in county government that has created a bad interpretation of the law."
situation on A1A and is making jt incomprehensive- Hallman repeated the words'
ly worse. Regardless of how bad a policy is, and Weintraub was done poorly" a second tir
even though it appears to violate state and county referring to exemptions given
laws, the county cannot change that policy because planned unit developments th,
that's the way it's been done, the county attorney were approved before the 1999 concurrency law
indicated and none of the four commissioners was passed.
present challenged that opinion. Legal objections to the strip mall (which is to
(Commissioner Mike Boyle had left the meeting include a liquor store and a restaurant) presented
ill just prior to the discussion.) by a representative of Marsh Lakes focused on tw
At issue was the strip mall planned for Marsh issues:
Lakes that will add some 2,800 trips per day to a sec- AlA from 1-95 to the Shave Bridge is part of th
tion of the highway that is already at 117 percent of State Strategic Intermodal System (SSIS). State la
,.,aq,.city. Bu ihas ramifications that go well beyond says that when.an.,.a roadcei r4ernt
i'Marsh-Lakes project., -00 capacity not-affic cn ad 1 n
SRsideffs of Little Piney Island and Marsh how! Traffic e t om
Lakes, already beset with great difficulty exiting Nassauville Road to the bridge is at 117 percent o
onto A1A from their communities, will be faced with capacity. Therefore, to approve the strip mall with
an even greater problem. And Amelia Island resi- its 2,800 trips per day, appears to violate this state
dents and workers who travel A1A daily will have to law. (The state could require the county to pay to
deal with many more cars entering and exiting AIA add capacity to this section of AIA if it is determii
near the foot of the Shave Bridge. a law has been violated.)
Commissioners Jim B. Higginbotham and Developers claim the county's 1999 concurren
Marianne Marshall reflected the concern during the ordinance exempts PUDs if they were approved
public hearing on the Marsh Lakes strip mall. before the law was passed. County officials have,
"How can we say we are going to add to the traf- agreed with this interpretation. However, the actu
fic when we can't add to capacity?" Higginbotham wording of the concurrency ordinance presents a
asked. "We're in an area of a choke-down where we different interpretation. If a PUD has several sec-
cannot add capacity. That's my problem with this tions, each section would have to have had a site.
we're just violating our own law," he said. plan approved before 1999 to be exempt. The stril
Marshall asked: "Even if the county engineer mall is to be, built on a section in Marsh Lakes tha
stated this was a safety issue, this would (have to be did not have a site plan submitted until 2007.
allowed)?" Commissioners were asked to reject the strip
Ministering
ack in the late 1980s, I covered a news story
about an investigator in the local branch of'
the Public Defender's Office. The investiga-
tor, an Englishman, was a brilliant sleuth
and one of the most interesting characters I've ever
met. But unknown to anyone, he was also an illegal
alien. Though he managed by equal parts guile and
cojones to procure a state job, the State Attorney's
Office was not impressed. He fled the country ahead
of an indictment and returned to England, where he
died some years ago.
I remember going to the Public Defender's Office
for a follow-up story the morning after their investi-
gator scrammed. Brian Morrissey asked me, "Well,
now that you've helped run my investigator out of
town, have you ever thought of becoming one your-
self?" A few days later, I was sitting in the -
Jacksonville headquarters office being interviewed
by the man I would come to know as one of the
remaining great and colorful bullfighters of the
area's legal arena.
Louis 0. Frost looked me over from head to toe,
noted my long hair and beach bum appearance and
grumbled, "Newspaper man, huh? I guess you can
write my speeches for me."
The man we called Lou, or sometimes LOF, died
last week at age 76 after a long fight with stomach
cancer. When I went to work for him as an investiga-
tor never wrote a single speech for him Lou was
talking about retiring. It took him almost 20 more
years to make up his mind. Lou hung around long
enough to see kids he hired right out of law school
turn gray-haired. That's how much he loved his voca-
tion of serving the indigent accused of Nassau,
Duval and Clay counties. Bill Kent, a Jacksonville
assure you of one thing: We have nothing to fear in
voting Yes on 1. I seriously doubt any of our fire-
fighters or police officers will be eliminated due to
the approval of Amendment 1. I will not vote for any-
one in our county election that makes a decision to
cut our service professionals. I strongly encourage
you, the reader, to make a commitment to go to
your local government budget planning meetings
and make yourself heard. We must all take owner-
ship of the spending problem in our city and county
and do something about it.
As I read a piece of mail opposing Amendment 1
stating our schools can't afford it, I nearly choked. A
large part of the tax cut is exempt from the school
district taxes. Although the portability is not
exempt from the school district taxes, I can tell you
that if we don't get the economy moving again, the
schools will be the least of our worries. Besides,
many of these are transactions that wouldn't have
occurred if portability was not in place making it a
"wash" for schools. Do you know that when some-
one buys a home that sale employs between 8-12
people from the surveyor to the home inspector?
According to the National Association of Realtors,
most homebuyers spend roughly $9,000 in the first
year on products such as furniture, appliances,
flooring, landscaping and other home improvements
that would employ another 8-12 people and would
help keep our businesses in business and would
keep the money flowing into the local and state
budgets.
Vote Yes on, 1. It's good for the citizens and it's
good for business.
For more information go to
www.voteyeson1.com or www.floridarealtors.org
E-mail Jackie Darby atjackiedarby@comcast.net.
risk on A1A
mall based on the different interpretation of the
ed 1999 law. This interpretation is necessary, it was
iat argued, to prevent a very dangerous situation that
will affect the safety of everyone who travels to and
the from Amelia Island.
*r- But the interpretation has much greater impact
on A1A. There are approximately 30,000 average
ast daily trips (ADTs) that will be added to AIA traffic
by developments in various stages of approval based
"it on the interpretation of the 1999 ordinance that
me Hallman characterized as "poor." The capacity of
to AIA from 1-95 to the Shave Bridge is 37,500 ADTs.
at The last Department of Transportation traffic count
(mid-2007) showed there are 39,000 ADTs on AIA.
That highway is already at failure without taking
into account the thousands of trips to be generated
by homes and commercial centers already
No approved, but not yet built.
(A comprehensive report on AIA traffic, widen-
e ing plans and plans for alternate roads will be given
aw at 7 p.m. Feb. 6 at an open meeting to be held at the
?fa YuleeCounty Building pn Pages Dairy Road.),
II,,I, Permitting so match new traffic toalready failing
'AiA's both irresponsible and illegal. But the county
f takes the position it must permit this dangerous sit-
uation to evolve because "it's the way we've always
done it."
Knowing they are doing something wrong, and
ned continuing to do it wrong, makes the commission-
ers personally responsible for the consequences!
cy Nassau County has been promised better man-
agement than we have had in the past. There can be
no improvement if the mistakes of the past are a *
ual precedent for continued operations. County
Commissioners should take another look at author-
izing exemptions for developers that appear to be
illegal and will cause safety risks. They should live
p up to their campaign promises and put safety and
at proper interpretation of state and county laws ahead
of continuing past mistakes just because "it's the
way we've always done it!".
society 's castaways
attorney and one of Lou's for- Justice, Peace and Social Harmony Award. In 2004,
mer assistant former public the D.W. Perkins Bar Association honored him for
defenders, once told me that his trail-blazing commitment to hiring African-
indigent defense work isn't a American attorneys. He was also a dedicated
job, it's a ministry. Our former Shriner.
boss ministered to society's But Lou wasn't a dour old man interested only in
castaways for nearly 40 years., dry legalese. He loved his employees and thought
The Good Book says, nothing of fraternizing with them. His office
"Blessed are they who hunger Christmas parties are legendary and Lou was always
and thirst for justice, for they there in his red blazer and bright green slacks. Or -
shall be filled." That said, I'm was it a bright green blazer and red slacks? Suffice it
sure Lou got head of the line to say that Lou wasn't a fashion horse. More the
Joe Palmer privileges and more barbecue leisure suit and wide white belt type.
.... 0d and ice tea than he could hold' The week he died, his current and former
when he went off to the great employees swapped "Lou stories" by e-mail and
CUP OF Bar reception in the heavens word of mouth. It's those stories that capture the
JOE 'last week. eccentric and sometimes devilish spirit of Lou Frost
I wish I had enough space One lawyer recalled how, as a newcomer to the
in this column to say all the things about Lou Frost office, he needed a sofa and went to a garage sale at
that ought to be said when a great man passes. I'm Lou's house. Lou gave him a sweet deal on a shiny
deeply honored for the privilege of having served gold sofa with wooden posts and rope tassels. A few
him for several years before going out on my own weeks later, Lou popped into the lawyer's office and
and, ultimately, to the Federal Public Defender's asked how he liked the sofa. When the attorney
Office. Lou was always proud of those he trained up politely said it was a great fit, Lou confided that he
when they moved on. had a piece of artwork at home that would really
Lou was appointed Public Defender in 1968. He complement the sofa something about a matador
served nine terms without political opposition a and velvet portrait that me might be willing to part
testament to the respect afforded him in the commu- with. The lawyer diplomatically declined, telling Lou
nity. He finally pulled the pin in 2005. that his own father was an artist and, unfortunately,
Lou helped shape Florida's legal landscape. And a there wasn't an inch of wall space left in his house.
lush one it is, including more than 20 current or for- And now, dang it, we've had to part with Lou
mer judges, a retired Florida Supreme Court justice Frost. Our very own velvet matador.
and a state attorney. Not to mention hundreds of Joe Palmer ofFernandina Beach writes regularly
other lawyers who cut their teeth in his office. He for the News-Leader E-mail him at treysurf@com-
was honored in 2001 with the Mary L Singleton cast.net.
COMMUNITY THANKS h
'igo Garden' gratitude
Students at Yulee Middle School are eager to begin
work on the first of many projects for a Logo Garden.
Dr: Deonia Simmons, principal of YMS, along with the
Communities In Schools DreamTeam, have partnered
together to spearhead the beautification project.
Vanessa Lukas, volunteer for.the CIS Dream Team,
stated, 'This project has the potential to really show the
student body what can be done by a group of commu-
nity members working together." The campus is cur-
rently a blank canvas, and this project will not only
visually enhance the school grounds but will be a source
of pride to the entire school community.
We are especially grateful to the generous busi-
nesses that have stepped up to make this project a suc-
cess. Product donations from Page's Landscape
Nursery, Fernandina Mulch & Stone, George B.
Wittmer & Associates and Home Depot will cover the
majority of the supplies needed. Students of YMS con-
tributed the remainder of funds by competing in a
schoolwide "Pennies for Pansies" event. Congratulations
to the seventh graders for raising the most funds.
The first phase will begin in early February as stu-
dents, families, teachers and community volunteers
toil side-by-side to transform a grassy surface into a 36-
foot by 16-foot flower bed designed.to display "YMS."
Students in the CIS Dream Team will take over the
responsibility of maintaining the garden and have many
ideas for enlargement.
Dedicated to helping kids succeed in school, grad-
uate and prepare for a productive life, CIS programs pro-
vide tutoring, after-school academic programs, work-
force readiness skills, career exploration and individual
mentoring and coaching services at middle and high
schools across Nassau County.
For information about volunteering for the Logo
Garden project, please call the CIS office at 321-2000.
Erica Foster, Community Development Leader
Communities in Schools
FRIDAY. JANUARY 25,2008 / NEWS-LEADER
COMMUNITY
First delivery for Nassau midwife
There is a new girl in town. A
healthy baby girl. So what is
unique about a healthy birth?
The baby
was deliv-
ered byt
Nassau
County's
only mid-
the hospital. The phonife -rang; it
Ann
McGrath
and it
was had been
first "offi-
Dickie Anderson cial" baby.
... She
was coming. Rojas' third.les as
FROM THE she
POc CH recalls the
day she
received her "privileges" from
the hospital.The phone rang; its
was from a patient she had been
following through her pregnan-
cy, Diana Rojas. Yes, the baby
was coming. Rojas' third.
McGrath encouraged Rojas to
get to the hospital and she
would meet her there. The
result? A healthy baby girl, the
first of many McGrath will deliv-
er.
McGrath and her husband,
Dr. William McGrath, work
together at their practice on
North 14th Street. They follow
close to a 100 patients at any
given time.
Diana Rojas, Ann McGrath and baby girl Rojas.
Her path to her current pas-
sion, midwifery, started with the
loss of a friend when McGrath
was 16. She was determined to
be trained in the medical field.
She spent 26 years in the army
as an OR technician and later
went on to get her LPN and RN
degrees. Her final degree is a.
masters of science. She is a
Certified Nurse Midwife,
Advanced Registered Nurse
Practitioner.
What is midwifery? In the
United States, nurse midwives
are advanced practices nurses
who specialize in the prac
obstetrical and gynecolog
care of relatively healthy
women. It is as simple as t
of assisting women not on
childbirth, but also with p
and postpartum care. A m
-can be either a woman or
Midwives specialize in not
pregnancy and can prescr
medication. They treat wo
from puberty to menopau
there are complications or
cerns, the mother is refer
an obstetrician. In the
McGraths' case, that is jus
down the hall of their busy prac-
tice.
Nurse midwives were intro-
duced in the U.S. in 1925 by
Mary Breckinridge. Using the
model developed in England and
Scotland, she provided health
care for families living in the
remote hills of Kentucky. A
major life insurance company
studied her success and report-
ed a substantially lower mater-
nal and infant mortality rate.
Encouraged, Breckinridge
opened the Frontier Graduate
School of Midwifery in 1939.
McGrath is passionate about
young people she works with
and expresses her concern
about their sexual education.
SPECIAL "It is alarming how little our
young people know about sexual
--- practice and the concequences,"
tice of she shared. Both McGraths are
ical active in the community and
offer educational programs to
the act youth groups.
ly in It has been a long road with
renatal lots of class time and practicum
midwife time, but McGrath said when
a man. she delivered that first baby as
rmal an official nurse midwife itwas
ibe all worth it. Who stood proudly
)men nearby snapping a picture? Her
se. If proud husband, Dr. Bill
r con- McGrath.
red to Dickie Anderson is a local
writer Check out her website:
st www.dickieanderson.com.
Community celebrates MLK birthday
Oh, what a weekend of celebration, com-
ing together for the same cause. We have
come a longway. However, we know we
have a long, long way to go. Many communi-
ty members came together last weekend,
celebrating one of the greatest birthdays
ever, that of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
The Nassau County NAACP branch spon-
sored the breakfast Saturday morning at
Episcopal Church, SCLC sponsored the
commemorative service at New Zion Baptist
Church Sunday evening and the Nassau
County NAACP Youth Council and .college
chapter sponsored the parade Monday after-
noon, followed by a peace vigil on the
Historic Courthouse steps.
Forty years after Dr. King's death, the
celebration is getting bigger and better: .
Romel Green, president of the NAACP
youth and college chapter, was in charge of
the parade and a good job he did in getting
people involved. There were more than 40
registered churches and organizations in
the parade. The Rev. Darien K Bolden
served as a grand marshal in the parade,
being chauffered by Bishop Terry Pugh.
A program after the parade was held at
the Martin Luther King Center. President
Romel Green was the speaker, giving points
on a day of celebration and remembrance.
A community divided cannot stand. We
must build our community, which we, as a
people, represent. For beans and drinks were served after the pro-
the Word says "Except gram. The Youth Council and College
the Lord builds this Chapter thank all of you for your help and
house, they that labor, support.
labor in vain." Thanks to both McDonald's, Fernandina
For when we come and Yulee, Fernandina's KFC, Wendy's,
together, right and Burger King and Sonny's and Geneva
righteous, putting God McGowen and Clyde Benjamin as well as
back into everything, our branch members who helped with serv-
being transformed by ing. Youth Council and College Chapter, be
Maybelle the renewing of our proud. A job well done!
Kirkland minds, putting old Birthday wishes to Deacon Kenneth
things behind, the year Waye, Melinda Walker, Aletha Albertie,
.. of completion has gone, Derick Walker, LaShaun Hubbard, Barbara
NOW the year of a new begin- Baker, Edith Jackson, Barbara Baker, Edith
AND THEN ning is at hand. Jackson, Herbert Chatman, Shanice
9277, 8 So let's come togeth- Sanders, Valarie Smith, Jykeria Richo,
-: ,,*, .; -' ."en J4,amfiO n^^ t Wi..,
new beginning and do bett : 'Spaulding, Nikita, Rsor,"tariusGeteri;;,:
Along with the program came an, appeal Annie Johnson, Earl Coleman Sr., Jessica
from the youth advisors, Vernetta Spaulding Williams, and a very special blessing from
and Maybelle K. Brown, for our youth to get the Lord as Sister Faye Richardson and
involved. We need you, the parents or Brother Joseph Richardson celebrated 60
adults, to sponsor them as members. With years of marriage and togetherness; they
your help we will do more. We are also ask- look just as good together today as they did
ing our church pastors and congregations to 60 years ago. Also with God's blessing,
sponsor 10 or more of their youth to become Mother Annie Lee Johnson will celebrate 94
members. We are the Nassau County Youth years of life Monday. Family and friends will
and College Chapter. We want to get out of come together at her home in O'Neil Sunday
Fernandina and cover the whole county so afternoon to share their love. You, too, can
that we can be bigger and better. come or call her at 261-3935. What a bless-
Hot dogs, fried fish with cole slaw, baked ing from the Lord!
ENGAGEMENTS
Miss Cooner, Mr. Hill
Cooner-Hill
Ashler Nicole Cooner and
Dustin Hill of Gainesville will be
married at 3 p.m. May 24, 2008,'
at River of Praise Worship
Center in Yulee. The reception
will follow.
The bride-elect is the daugh-
ter of Johnny and Brenda Cooner
of Yulee. The groom-elect is the
son of Skip Hill of Hilliard and
Carol Hill of Kingsland, Ga.
Conn-Taylor
Shannon Michelle Conn of
Fernandina Beach and Justin
Michael Taylor of Jacksonville
are engaged to be married.
The bride-elect is the daugh-
ter of Patrick Conn of Kingsland,
Ga., and Jamie and Janet Deonas
of Fernandina Beach. The
groom-elect is the son of the late
Cathy Taylor and the godson of
Harold Bailey of Jacksonville.
BIRTHS
Rob and Kim Hicks of
Fernandina Beach announce the
birth of a son, Clayton James
Hicks, born Dec. 28, 2007, at
Baptist Medical Center-Nassau.
The baby weighed 8 pounds 1
ounce and measured 21 inches in
length.
late Leon Ancel Rembowski of
LaClede, Ind. Maternal grand-
parents are Judi Ivey of Alma,
Ga., and Penny and Jimmie
Fender of Fernandina Beach.
Great-grandmother is Helen
Ramsay of LaClede, Ind.
Maternal grandparents are 0 Jessica and Cameron Lee
Dale and Phyllis Estes and the announce the birth of a son, ..
late Burgess Lewellen of Cameron Eli Lee Jr., born Jan.
Fernandina Beach. Paternal 16, 2008, in Badwindsheim,
grandparents are Dr. James E. Germany. The baby weighed 5
and Lynn Hicks of Fernandina pounds 14 ounces and measured -.
Beach. 19 3/4 inches in length. He joins
a brother, Brett Isaiah Lee.
MaLisa Fender and Leon The baby's father is stationed
Rembowski of Fernandina Beach in Iraq for a year while his moth-i:'.
announce the birth of a son, er is waiting in Germany.
Gage Ancel Rembowski, born at Maternal grandparents are
8:27 a.m. July 4, 2007, at Baptist Gus Brown of Gatesville, Texas,
Medical Center-Nassau. The and Cheri Fisher of Louisville,
baby weighed 8 pounds 4 ounces Texas. Maternal great-grand-
and measured 22 inches in mothers are Rose Brown and
length. He joins two brothers, Edna May Thompson.
Hunter Housley and L.J. Paternal grandparents are
Rembowski, and a sister, Stefani Buck and Carlita Lee of Yulee.
Rembowski. Paternal great-grandmothers are
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caPate~rnalgranwdparen t r ,V enita . DurhQfYule, and,,, ,
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HELPERS
The Pink Ribbon Ladies, a
breast cancer support group,
meets the second Monday of the
month at 6 p.m. at Dining Room
2, next to the cafeteria at Baptist
Medical Center-Nassau.
Miracle on Wheels makes
available electric powered wheel-
chairs to non-ambulatory senior
citizens (65 years and up) and
the permanently disabled of any
age, if they qualify. Usually there
is no charge or out-of-pocket
expense, including shipping and
delivery to the home by a techni-
cian who makes the final adjust-
ments. Call 1-800-749-8778 or
visit www.dur ablemedical.com.
The free Samaritan Medical
Clinic of Barnabas Center, Inc.
needs volunteers to assist clients
applying for long-term prescrip-
tion assistance. Volunteers must
be available Tuesdays from 5:30-
7:30 p.m. Anyone interested and
willing to be trained, call Susan
at 261-7000. The clinic also needs
volunteer medical and dental
professionals, regardless of
whether they are retired, have a
Florida license or can serve as
little as once a month. Those
interested in providing qualify-
ing, uninsured Nassau County
residents with medical and den-
tal care, contact Dani Wilson,
261-7000, for details.
The Nassau County Stroke
Support Group meets from 10-
11:30 a.m. the third Wednesday
at Amelia Trace Assisted Living,
1900 Amelia Trace Court,
Fernandina Beach. Call Doug
Green at 583-3342.
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Sunday
1 Kings 17:1-5
Monday
1 Kings 17:6-10
Tuesday
Wednesday
1 Kings 17:14-19
Thursday
1 Kings 17:20-24
Friday
1 Kings 18:1-7
1KSaturday
1 Kings 18:8-18
One night I dreamed I was walking along the beach
with my Lord. Across the sky flashed scenes from my life.
For each scene I noticed two sets of footprints in the sand,
one belonging to me and the other to my Lord. When the
last scene of my life shot before me, I looked back at the
footprints in the sand. I realized that at the lowest points
in my life, there was only one set of footprints. I questioned
the Lord, "Lord, you told me when I chose to follow you,
you would walk beside me all the way, but during the most
troublesome times of my life there is only one set of footprints.
I don't understand why you left me when I needed you most.
"He whispered, "My child, when you saw only one
set of footprints, it was then that I carried you."
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RELIGION
RELIGION NOTES
Weekofprayer
This year marks the 100th
anniversary of the Week of
Prayer for Christian Unity. On
Jan. 26 of the centenary week,
five area churches in downtown
Fernandina Beach will join
together to sponsor a "Faith
Walk." The Women's Councils of
St. Peter's Episcopal, Memorial
United Methodist, First
Presbyterian, First Baptist and
St. Michael's Catholic Church
are coordinating the celebration.
Participants will start at St.
Peter's at 9:30 a.m. with a short
prayer service and history of the
church. They will then walk to
the next church for a different
prayer service and history. The
Faith Walk will end at St.
Michael's, followed by light
refreshments and fellowship at
the parish hall. All in the commu-
nity are invited to join in.
For information call the listed
churches or Jan Smith at 261-
3677.
First Presbyterian
First Presbyterian Church, 9
N. Sixth St., hosts the
"MOM,ME" playgroup each
Thursday morning from 9:30-11
a.m. Call the church office at 261-
3837 to reserve a space for you
and your baby/toddler to enjoy
fellowship with other moms,
story time, crafts and fun play in
Noah's Place, located in the
white house next to the
Sanctuary.
Faith Caf6 is coming to First
Presbyterian in February for
young adults. Check out this
fresh alternative to traditional
teaching. Be a part of an open,
welcoming environment that pro-
motes and nurtures community,
spiritual growth, authenticity and
service. Call the church .office for
more information or to reserve
your cup and curriculum.
'AncientPaths
I vina Waters World Out-
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SUBMITTED
Pretty HatTea
The Macedonia AME Church family invites the community to
share in its pre-Women's Day Pretty Hat Tea at 3 p.m.
Sunday. The Peck Ensemble will be the guest choir. The Rev.
Patrick Sasnett is pastor. Come and enjoy the hat fashion
show and afternoon tea and brunch. For information, call
261-4079. Pictured above are Cora Lee Drummond, Martha
Owens and Eleanor Simmons at last year's Pretty Hat Tea.
Greenes, The Kingdom Heirs
and Calvary's Voice.
Parker has spent more than
two and a half decades minister-
ing in churches and arenas, shar-
ing his testimony and vocal tal-
ents. Call (904) 757-3000.
Gospel sing
Old Kings Road Baptist
Church at 7134 Old Kings Road.
in Jacksonville will hold a Gospel
Sing at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 1. This
month's featured group is Dave
and Sherry from Taylor. For
directions call (904) 305-4309.
Prayerbreakfast
AWomen's Prayer Breakfast, -
open to all women of the commu-
nity, will be held at 8:30 a.m. on
Feb. 2 in the fellowship hall at
Memorial United Methodist
Church. The Rev. Jim Tippins,
chaplain of Baptist Medical
Center Nassau, will lead the pro-
gram. Call 261-5215 for reserva-
tion information.
Lenten music
will go to the Youth Scholarship
Fund and outreach programs.
Divorce help
DivorceCare is a 13-week sup-
port group and seminar for peo-
ple who are experiencing separa-
tion and divorce. Each session
features videotapes with national-
ly recognized experts on divorce
-rid recovery topics and an
opportunity for group.discussion.
This is a nondenominational
group, open to all persons and
participation by non-church
members is encouraged. A new
group is forming now and will
start on Feb. 10 at 6:30 p.m. at
Amelia Baptist Church, 961167
Buccaneer Trail (corner of
Buccaneer Trail and Gerbing
Road). For information, call Dave
Parker at the church, 261-9527.
Living out (
and onto the play-
grpund they ran.
Dozens of cooped up
children raced to be first on their
favorite piece of outdoor equip-
ment. For Sally it didn't seem to
matter much. Somehow, her
mind was preoccupied with some-
thing much greater.
"Come on Sally," her friend
Carol cried out. "I've saved you a
swing. You've got to hurry
though, I can't hold it forever."
"I'm coming," Sally replied, as
if suddenly waking up from a
dream, and then began running
half-heartedly across the busy
playground.
"What took you so long?"
Carol asked as she released the
last available swing she had
saved for her.
"Oh I don't know," Sally'
replied. "I guess I was just think-
ing about how I'm going to spend
the $10 my father gave me this
morning."
'Ten dollars!" Carol
exclaimed. "Your dad didn't give
you $10."
"Oh yes he did," Sally
answered. "And I think I know
just how I'm going to spend it."
"I don't believe you," Carol
blurted out again. "Let me see it."
So, with that Sally dropped her
feet to the ground and dragged
them through the dirt as her
swing slowed enough to let her
jump up and out.
As she began digging deep
into her pocket, her friend Carol's
swing came to a stop also, and
out she jumped anxious to see if
Sally was telling the truth. With
all the confidence in the world,
Sally grabbed on to the tightly
folded bill that was in her pocket
and pulled it out.
reach Center will host an Ancient The Amelia Plantation Chapel
Paths seminar on empowering will feature organist Peter Deane
relationships from 6:30-10 p.m. playing hymns and music for
on Feb. 1 and again on Feb. 2 meditation during Lent on Wed-
from 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Recognizing nesdays; Feb. 13, 20 and 27 and
that "the problem is not the prob- March 5, 12 and 19, from noon to
lem," facilitator Craig Hill teach- 12:30 p.m.
es how to communicate on a rela- Ash Wednesday service will
tional level versus a topical level. be at 4 p.m. on Feb. 6 and
Cost is,$85 percoupleand $45 -. Maundy Thursdaywith-Holy-
perindividualy ) Ai27,or$99'x1 [vCommtlib~~iltb1 .^iti" _
per couple and $55 per individual March 20. All are invited to the
after that date, if space is still chapel at 36 Bowman Road out-
available. Call Vicki Cooper at side the Amelia Island Plantation.
335-1539 for more information. RuSnjiag sale
GOspel p fOimlanoCe St. Peter's Episcopal Church
North Jacksonville Baptist Youth will host a "Huge Rum-
Church, 8531 N. Main St., mage Sale" from 8 a.m.-3 p.m.
Jacksonville, presents popular. Feb. 9 in the Parish Hall. Contact
Southern gospel recording artist Brian Moody at 261-4293, ext. 17,
Ivan Parker on Feb. 1 at 7 p.m. or e-mail bmoody@stpeterspar
Joining Parker will be The ish.org for details. Funds raised
]
if deep pockets of faith
"I told you ment and guarantee of what's
you didn't soon to come. Though at times
have $10," people may not believe us when
Carol said as we boldly declare all the things
she saw the God has given us, the truth is
$5 bill that what it is. God is not a liar!
Sally was Just like Sally had absolute con fi-
holding. dence in the integrity of her
"Oh yes I father's word, so can we toward
do," Sally God's.
Rob replied, not I can't even begin to tell you ol
Goye moved by the many times that I've had to
Goyette Carol's unbe- reach down into my spiritual
... lief. "Before I pocket and pull out the proof of
PULPIT got on the what God has given me in order
NOTES bus today my to demonstrate what I believe.
dad told me However for some it might only
he was going to give me the other seem to be half there, those who
$5 when I got home. That means believe and trust the word of God
I have $10," Sally boldly con- have the wonderful benefit of a.
fessed. And with that, she careful- life full of joy and peace, not to
ly folded the $5 she had, stuffed it mention the excitement of things
deep down in her pocket, and to come.
jumped back on her swing know- I'm so glad that though we live
ing that she was $10 richer, by faith, God has not left us with-
Sally's story is not much dif- out some evidence to show oth-
ferent from all of ours, if we are ers. So, for all those who know
those who have put our faith and God as a loving and faithful
trust in Jesus. In the book of Father, let us boldly declare His
Ephesians, chapter one, verses 13 goodness toward all who dare to
and 14, the apostle Paul sheds a put their trust in Him.
little added light on the subject Robert L. Goyette is pastor of
Like Sally, once we have put Living Waters World Outreach
our trust in Jesus we each receive Center E-mail him at rgoy@living
God's Holy Spirit as a down pay- watersoutreach.org.
Barnabas Caenter, hIc.
Needs volunteers
to help Nassau County families
who need food shelter
and basic necessilies.
Call 904.261.7000
for more Intormonon.
IISo hIlrthhe Sftne*Femradrote chNoFL
HOMELESS ANIMALS...
THEY'RE DYING FOR
A 2ND CHANCE.
AdoptA Companion Today
A Public Service Announcement
of The News-Leader
Blackrock Baptist Church
96362 Blackrock Road, Yulee, FL, 32097
Times for Revival Services:
Sunday 8:30 a.m.
Sunday 11:30 a.m.
Sunday 6:00 a.m.
Monday Thursday 7:15 p.m.
"n Blackrbdk Baptist Church would like to inviteyou4 tQ:jOin uSi
.e "nur"Anriuail Revival with Evarigelist Rick Coram and
Gospel Recording Artist Michael Combs. Beginning
Sunday, January 27th and lasting through Thursday,
January 31st. This is a wonderful time of refreshing and
renewal, so put it on you calendar. For further information,
please contact the church office at 261-6220.
God Bless!
cfi r ms Pastor: CPat Erns
Pastor: Pat Ennis
UEM
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904-261-3090
JV Sunday School 9:45
Morning Worship 11:00
Evening Worship 6:00
Wednesday Night Worship 7:00
2712 South 14 Street |
Fernandina Beach, FL 32034
Rev. Ray amsmuuig, Prastui
-- Every Sunday -
Traditional Worship: SAM & 11AM
Contemporary Praise: 9:30AM
Children's Sunday School: 9:30AM
Nursery provided at all services
- First Sunday Each Month ---
Healing Prayer: 6PM
'.Jd.l...l' JII~^. .l~~lli!g
Across froth Fort Clinch State Park
261-6306
www.poplcamella.org
Anglican
MISSION
86003 Christian Way(Yulee Methodist Church)
Yulee, Florida
Telephone 904.335.7642
Please join us on Sunday, Bible Study at 6pm
Worship & Lord's Supper at 7 pm,
Fellowship 7:45 to 8:15
Come for one or all
S Optional Healing Prayer
offered following Worship
( evidence
qPresyeiian
C4urc F .ORIDA '5 1
Sunday Service 9:30 a.m.
96074 Chester Rd., Yulee
www.providenceyulee.com
904-430-3116
JOY FELLOWSHIP
CHURCH
PRESENTLY MEETING AT
719 SOUTH 9T' STREET
SUNDAY 10:00 AM
FULL GOSPEL / INTERDENOMINATIONAL
EDWARD M. COOP, PASTOR
904-753-0146
www.fieldofjoy.org
WE AREA 501(C)(3) TAX EXEMPT ORGANIZATION
New Website!
www.ameliachapel.com
Everyone Welcome
A 1928 Prayer Book Parish
The Rev. J. Michael Bowhay, Rector
Come Grow With Us
NEW ZION MISSIONARY
BAPTIST CHURCH
10 South 10" Street
Fernandina Beach, Florida 32034
Rev. Jeremiah Robinson, Jr. Pastor
904-261-0010
SUNDAY SCHOOL ......................9:30 AM
SUNDAY MORNING WORSHIP .........11:00 AM
WEDNESDAY YOUTH MINISTRY .... .5:30 PM
WEDNESDAY PRAYER & BIBLE STUDY .7:00 PM
S Jackie Hayes,
Pastor
Baptist Church
Sunday School .......... ......9:30 am
Sunday Worship ..............10:45 am
Wednesday AWANA ............. 6:15 pm
Wednesday Bible Study .......... 6:30 pm
941017 id Nassauville Road County Rd-107 South
Fernandina Beach, FL 32034
261-4741
www. pringhillbaptitfb org
Amelia Island Plantation
Outside the Main Gate'
(904) 277-4414
Holy Trinity Anglican Church
Please Join Us for
Sunday Worship
at 10:00 a.m.
While We Build,
Worshiping in Burgess Chapel
1305 Atlantic Avenue
904-430-0274
www.holytrlnityangllcan.org
BLACKROCK BAPTIST
CHURCH
96362 Blackrock Rd., Yulee
261-6220
Pastor Frank Camarotti
Sunday Morning Worship Services
8:30am AND 11:00am
Sunday School 9:45
Friday 6:45 9:00 Awana
Worship Service 11:00 (Childrens Church)
Sunday p.m. Service 6:00 p.m.
Wednesday Service 7:00 p.m.
Nursery Provided
www.blackrockbaptist.com
FIRST
PRESBYTERIAN
CHURCH
9 N. 6th St. 261-3837
Worship Services 8:30 & 11am
Sunday School 9:45 am
Come Worship God In One of
Florida's Oldest Sanctuaries!
Just off Centre St -Dr. L Holton Siegling, Jr. Pastor
YULEE UNITED
METHODIST
CHURCH
SPlease j/on us fo
SUNDAY SERVICES:
Church School 9:30AM Worship 11AM
Wednesday Study 6:30PM
A1A & Christian Way, Yulee
225-5381 Rev. Mark Stiles
FMl ISONR AT~
FIRST MISSIONARY BAPTIST
CHURCH
20 South Ninth Street261-4907
Rev. Darien K. Bolden Sr.. Pastor
The Church in the
Heart of the City
With the Desire to be in the
HeartsofAll People
Sunday NewMembers Class 9a.m.
SundaySchoo 9:30 m.
Mornl g Worship II a.m.
WedaesdayNooan -day Prayer
WaedsasdyM d-wek Service 7-9 p.m.
Miustris: Bus & Van Couples, Sigles, Youth
| 'Ui Irilillhflir I~ili II
Rev. Brian Eburn. Pastor
Saturday Vigil Mass: 4pm & 5:30pm
Saturday 4pm Mass at Yulee United Methodist Church
Sunday Masses: 8:00 & 10:00am & 12 Noon
Daily Mass: 8:30am Mon., Wed., Thurs. & Fri.
6:00pm Tuesday
Holy Day Masses: Vigil 6:00pm: Holy Day 8:30am
Confessions: Saturday 3:15pm 3:45pm or by appt.
Telephone Numbers: -
Parish Office: 904-261-3472; Fax 904-321-1901
Emergency-Number. 904-277-6566,
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CELEBRATION BAPTIST
CHURCH
mnovative Syle, ContamporaryMusk, CasualAtIosphere
Pastor Mike Kwiatkowski
Gathering for worship 10:45am
at Yulee Elem. School
Cafetorlum, 86063 Felmore Road & A1A
(Nursery provided)
Small group bible study Sunday morn. @ 9:30am
Team Kid Sunday night @ m Yulee Ballpark
Youth "Body Shop" Wed. @ 6:30pm 85968 Harts Rd.
Connecting with Chritl... Connecting wth People.
k-1* 6. S S
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FIVE POINTS BAPTIST
"MORE THAN A CHURCH, WE'RE FAMILY"
Sunday School ............. ..9:45A.M.
Worship Service .............10:SSA.M.
Discipleship Training .......... .6:00OOP.M.
Evening Worship ............. 7:00P.M.
Wednesday Fellowship Supper ... .6:00P.M.
Wednesday Prayer Service .......7:00P.M.
736 Bonnleview Road (across from Sadler Rd.)
904-261-4615 (church office)
EVERYONE WELCOME
Nursery provided
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"Discover the Difference" at
Amelia Baptist
Church
Pastor: Dr. H. Neil Helton
Sunday Worship Service 10:30am
Bible Study 9am
Nursery provided for all services
Small group studies-Adults 6pm
Wednesday Prayer Service 6:30pm
Preschool and Children Activities
961167 BUCCANEER TRAIL
Corner of Buccaneer Tr. & Gerhing Road, Fernandina Bch.
Sno Monre Informationn Call: 261-9527
Expanding the Kingdom
FIRST BAPTIST CHURC:
Rev. Jeff Overton, Sr. Pastor
Sunday Worship 8 AM & 10:15 AM
Sunday School 9 AM
Evening Worship 6:30 PM
Wednesday Service 6:30 PM
261-3617
www.fbfirst.net
416 Alachua St. Fernandina Beach
Living Waters
world outreach
;. Contemporary Worship
SUN 9:30am
WED 7:00pm
Youth/, Nursery &
Children's MinisMtres
Rob & Christie Goyette
Senior Pastor. On A1A 1 mile west of Amelia Island
www .ivingWatersOutreach.org
%7ULEE
ULAAPTIST
S CHURC I4
Vitors Always Welcome "
Sunday School 9:30 am
Morning Worship 8:15am and 11:00 am
Sunday Evening 7:00 pm
Wednesday Prayer Meeting 6:30 pm
Wednesday Youth JAM/Mission'Kids 6:15 pm
Classes For All Age Groups Including Youth
Nursery Provided For All Services
Hearing Impaired Services Available
E-Mail: ybc@net.magic.net
31 Harts Rd., West 904-225-5128
Yulee, FL 32097 Fax 225-0809
F.
Sunday Worship 10:00 AM
Children's Church 10:00 AM
1897 Island Walkway
Information: 491-1562
www.christredeemer.com
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CLASS NOTES
Volunteers needed
The Boys and Girls Miller
Club on Nassauville Road is
looking for volunteers for its
Hand in Hand atter-school pro-
gram, held from 3 p.m. onwards,
Volunteers can help in a variety
of ways and can choose their
own schedule. One of the areas
emphasized is homework colm-
pletion at the club so it doesn't
fall completely on the parents at
home. Volunteers also assist in
the computer lab and with arts
and crafts, Vutsic and sports
activities.
For more information call the
foundation office at 261-8666.
Scholarships for girls
Each year the Woman's Club
of Fernandina Beach offers
$1,000 scholarships to. three
Fernandina Beach or Yulee High
School senior girls. Applications
are available in the schools' guid-
ance offices and should be
turned in to them by March 24.
The Woman's Club is asking
for $10 donations and your name
will be placed in a drawing for
golf for four at the Golf Club of
Amelia including cart fees, golf
for four at one of the courses of
Amelia.Island Plantation or a
$100 gift certificate at Amelia-
Island Plantation for dining in
their public restaurants. The
drawing will be held at the
Woman's Club regular meeting
on April 2. Anyone wishing to
make a donation should send it
to the Woman's Club of Fernan-
dina Beach, PO. Box 1125,
Fernandina Beach, FL32035,
attention scholarship fund.
Water festival
The Museum of Science and
History in Jacksonville, 1025
Museum Circle, presents the
ninth annual Water Education
Festival on Feb. 2, sponsored by
the St. Johns River Water
Management District and
Jacksonville's Environmental
Protection Board.
The festival will fill MOSH
with dozens of interactive dis-
plays and activities, designed to
teach the importance of Florida's
water and natural resources in
ways to appeal to children. High-
lights include making crafts,
playing water education games
and interacting with water ani-
mals from the Jacksonville Zoo.
Admission is free throughout
the event, which runs from 10
a.m.-4 p.m. Call (904) 396-6674.
FCCJ open house
Florida Community College
at Jacksonville is hosting a free
college-wide open house at its
* Advanced Technology Center on
Feb. 7 from 5:30-8 p.m. The open
house will highlight more than
- 50 of its programs with depart-
ment representatives to answer
questions about program
requirements for associate in
arts degrees, university transfer,
various career opportunities and
new programs such as Air
Traffic Control and Commercial
Truck Driving.
The ATC is located at 401 W.
State St., Jacksonville. For more
information call (904) 646-2300
or visit www.fccj.edu and click on
Open House and Information
Session Calendar.
Study abroad
The Interamerican University
Studies Institute is offering a
Spanish immersion summer pro-
gram in Costa Rica for high
school students who are interest-
ed in environmental biology.
Costa Rica !Pura Vida! combines
intensive language instruction,
individual home-stays and field
trips to areas of the country.
The program is open to stu-
dents ages 15-17 with two years
of high school Spanish and a
course in biology (by June 2008).
The priority application deadline
is Feb. 8. Scholarships are avail-
able. Details are available at
www.iusi.org or 1-800-345-4874.
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'Science Night' at Atlantic Elementary
Students at Atlantic Elementary
School and their parents are invit-
ed to "Splash into Science Night,"
a hands-on, interactive famiily event
focusing on the importance of
Florida's water resources.
Splash into Science Night,
scheduled for Thursday, is an activ-
ity sponsored by the St. Johns River
Water Management District's
Watershed Action Volunteer
Program, the Nassau County
Engineering Department, Atlantic
Elementary's Parent-Teacher
Organization and the city of
Fernandina Beach Utilities
Department.
Families are encouraged to join
students at the two-hour event,
which will begin with a free pizza
dinner at 5:30 p.m. at the school
cafeteria, located at 1205 Atlantic.
Ave., Fernandina Beach.
The evening's activities will
include interacting with water ani-
mals from the Jacksonville Zoo and
Gardens, conducting water exper-
iments and making water cycle
wristbands, an "edible aquifer" and
"fish print" T-shirts. In the process,
students will learn about ground-
water, which comes from the
Floridan aquifer, the area's primary,
source of drinking water, and how:
to reduce stormwater pollution
from entering local waterways.
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Ms. Joan and Ms.
Britt from Step by
Step Learning Center
II took their VPK
classes on a trip to
Mexico their first
stop on a trip around ,
the world. After pre-
senting their board-
ing passes and pass-,.
ports, children
boarded the plane.
While there, they
enjoyed dressing in
the traditional style
of.the country and
some of the local
foods. They also will
visit South America,
Africa, Europe, Asia, ,
Australia and, finally;.
Antarctica. Back row,;
at top, are Rayne
Kramer, Rebecca
Lundy and Jeremy
Scheiber. Front row
are Spencer Housley
and Christian Staver.
Back row, below, are
Kaytlyn Liddell, :
Courtney Goldsmith
and Abigail Holland. .
Front, row are CJ.
Starks and Kaleb
Jenkins.
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FRIDAY, JANUARY 25,2008 NEWS News-Leader
PHOTO COURTESY OF NASSAU COUNTY FIRE RESCUE
A Yulee home was destroyed Monday evening by a fire that
reportedly started in the fireplace. All residents a woman
and three children escaped safely, but they cannot live in
the home.
Fire displaces
Yulee family
SHANNON MALCOM the living room and saw a wall on
News-Leader fire.
The home was not equipped
The American Red Cross is with smoke alarms, and there
assisting a Yulee woman and three were no fire hydrants in the area,
children after fire damaged their according to Elkins.
home on A1A. Damage to the home and its
Frank Elkins, fire investigator contents is estimated to be about
with Nassau County Fire Rescue, $20,000.
said the home's fireplace was the "Winter heating is a major
origin of the fire that started about cause of residential structure fires,
10:30 p.m. Monday. and we urge families to be sure to
According to Elkins, when fire- have your chimney flue checked
fighters responded to the home, before the heating season," said
there were flames coming out the Nassau County Fire Chief Chuck
windows. All four people in the Cooper.
home Scheryronda Albertie and Cooper said about 40 percent
three minor children escaped of the home had already been
safely. destroyed by the time firefight-
Albertie reportedly told fire- ers arrived on the scene.
fighters she went to bed about 7 "Smoke alarms may have
p.m. while the children were play- made the homeowners aware of
ing inside the house. the devastating situation moments
She woke up a few hours later before," he said.
to the smell of smoke, went into smalcom@finewsleadercom
Yulee man beaten
Nassau County deputies found obvious broken leg with the bone
aYulee man lying in the middle e of protruding from the skin below
S Second Avenue with a broken leg the knee," according to the report.
in Callahan early Sunday morn- Drake said he'd been to a
ing. house nearby, was involved in a
The man, Steven Drake, 27, verbal fight with a female inside
was lying on his stomach. He told the house, and then he left. He
police someone had "jumped" him said the woman left the house in a
and beat him with a sledgeham- vehicle, and a short time later he
mer. -'" .." rsi, approached by two peop
Drake's left 'pat"i leg xVas wh. beat him,.with a sledgehtn
soaked in blood. When para- mer.
medics got to the scene and cut his The case is still under investi-
pant leg off, they could see "an gation.
Dog shot, veterinarian charged
A Jacksonville veterinarian, was
arrested Jan. 17 for shooting and
killing the dog of a Callahan couple.
John Alfred Farah, 53, is a vet at-
the Southside Animal Clinic in Jack-
sonville. He faces charges of aggra-
vated assault and animal cruelty.
The shooting happened on Jan.
10. Keith and Teresa Wingate, the
dog owners, told police she took
the dog, "Coco," for their regular
Man held
in fight
at bar
A Tennessee man was arrested
last week after allegedly injuring
two men, one seriously, in a bar
fight.
William Michael Tabit, 34, was
arrested Jan. 16, hours after he
reportedly struck two men in the
head with a beer bottle at the Palace
Saloon in Fernandina Beach.
Police were called to the bar
about 11 p.m.-Jan. 15, and witness-
es said the suspect struck the two
victims during a fight, then left the
bar.
Police determined Tabit was the
suspect after a friend and coworker
of his confirmed that he was
involved in the altercation. Tabit
was arrested at the Hampton Inn on
Second Street where he was stay-
ing. He was taken to the Nassau
County Jail and has since been
released on bond.
He faces' two charges of aggra-
vated battery.
One of the victims received
three staples to close a laceration on
his head.
'The other victim was in much
more serious condition," according
to a police report of the incident
filed by Detective Freddie Peake.
"He was transported to Shands
Gacksonville) ... where he under-
went emergency surgery to relieve
the pressure/swelling to his brain."
The victim's skull was fractured,
according to the report.
Fernandina Beach Police Capt.
David Bishop said the victim who
suffered only the laceration was
released from the hospital that
same night. The second victim who
jJ 'fte dgd, o-r, s injuries has
0 rel eseas'efrom Shands to a
rehabilitation center in Jacksonville.
Bishop said he doesn't know his
prognosis.
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morning walk through the back of
their property that connects to the
Crawford Hunting Club. Wingate
said she was talking on her cell
phone when Coco went under the
.barbed wire fence onto hunting club
property; Coco was then shot by a
round from a "high-powered rifle."
Teresa Wingate said she was
standing about 10 feet away from
the dog when it was shot; Wingate
started waving her arms and
screaming to keep the person from
shooting again.
Keith Wingate heard his wife
screaming and joined her in their
back yard. A man holding a rifle,
who identified himself as "Farah,"
walked over to Teresa Wingate
moments after the shooting, but
denied having shot the dog.
Keith Wingate asked to feel the
rifle to determine whether it had
recently been fired, but Farah
reportedly refused.
"(Keith) Wingate stated 'Farah'
became very irate and stated, 'You
back up from me ...," according to
a report of the incident.
Police believe John Farah is the
suspect. He has been released from
the Nassau County Jail on $15,004
bond.
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GREGORY SMITH. M.D.
Bicyclists"
hands numb
Q: I am an avid rider, but
my hands go numb
when I am cycling. Got any
thoughts?
A Symptoms of bicycling
induced ulnar tunnel
syndrome are commonly seen-
in people who do a lot of rid-
ing. The combination of pro-
longed gripping and constant
leaning on the handlebars can
lead to sustained pressure, on
the ulnar nerve, which causes
hand weakness and sensation
changes most commonly in
the fourth and fifth fingers.
Patients will often report
they have begun to notice it is
becoming more difficult to do
fine motor tasks with the
hand (such as writing and
picking up change) and that
their last two fingers are
numb. This is different from
carpal tunnel syndrome,
which causes numbness in
the first three fingers.
Another common neuro-
logic compression in cyclists
is caused by the hard seat and
leads to compression of the
pudendal nerve, which causes
numbness in the groin andj
upper thigh region.
A study of 169 participants
in a bicycle touring race
found that 22 had complaints
of hand numbness and weak-
ness of at least one week's
duration, while nearly 10 per-
cent reported they had had
symptoms for almost six
months.
Patients with this condition
show typical physical signs
and further diagnostic!
workup may not be needed.
However, if other conditions
are suspected or need to be
ruled out, then radiographs,
MRI or nerve conduction
studies may be required.
Treatment of bicycle
induced ulnar tunnel syn-
drome usually involves rest,
splinting, padded gloves and
anti-inflammatory medica-
tions. The duration of symp-
toms often signals the likely
duration until recovery; that
is, the longer you have it, the
longer it takes to get better.
Riders are encouraged to
seek changes in position with
the handlebars, such as lean-
ing on the elbows instead of
the hands. Recovery is usual-
ly complete without a need for
surgical treatment.
, I got kneed in the thigh
playing basketball.
Alt ough is was hard to walk
and run, I finished out the
game. When I got home, I
kept my knee straight and put
ice on it overnight. I am still
sore and it's been almost a
week. What should I have
done differently?
A. Once you were hurt,
you should have defi-
nitely called it a night and
stopped playing. A deep thigh
contusion leads to damaged
muscle tissue and bleeding.
Continuing to try and tough it
out only made things worse.
Next to occur in the cas-
cade of events following
injury is an inflammatory
response and attempted heal-
ing through scarring. I agree
with putting ice on the muscle
to try and reduce this .
response, but you made a
small error keeping your
knee straight. Putting your
knee in a bent position keeps
the muscle in a more elongat-
ed position and makes it less
likely to tighten up and allows
any healing to occur out to
full length.
Typically the muscle is
more sore the next day, but
don't let this keep you from
getting things moving. Taking
the knee through a gentle
range of motion will again
help improve blood flow, heat
the muscle up and jump start
the healing process. Sports
creams, compression thigh
sleeves and over-the-counter
anti-inflammatories are other
measures that can help make
your thigh feelbetter.
This column is written to
discuss issues regarding sports,
medicine and safety. It is not
intended to serve as a replace-
mentfor treatment by your reg-
ular doctor. Specific concerns
should be discussed with a
physician. Mail questions to
Gregory Smith, M.D., 1250 S.
18th Street, Suite 204,
Fernandina Beach, FL 32034.
Call 261-8787or visit
www.gsmithmd.com.
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PIRATES ELIMINA TED
PHOTOS BYBETHJONES/NEWS-LEADER
The 2007-8 season came to a halt Wednesday for the Fernandina Beach High School boys soccer team. The
Pirates finished at 18-3-2 after a 2-0 loss to the host Bolles Bulldogs in a District 4-3A semifinal match.
"(Wednesday night was) the biggest game of the season. Since I have been coach, we have never beaten
Bolles or lost to them. We tied three times," said FBHS Head Coach Joshua Dunn. Pirates in action
Wednesday: Kyle Shearer, top left; Nick Morrell, top right; and Jorge Rojas, left. Right, Dunn talks strategy
with his players at halftime. The Pirates advanced to the semifinal with a 10-0. rout of Ribault on Tuesday.
William Hunt scored a trio of goals and the Pirates got one each from Adam Buechler, Chris Castro, Robby
Phillips, Jason Olbina, Pete Davito, Chris Head and Kinsey Langshaw. Bolles advanced to tonight's champi-
onship game against Episcopal, a semifinal winner over Bishop Snyder Wednesday.
ON THE WATER WITH
TERRY LACOSS
FBHS girls cap season with wins over Yulee, Bolles
BETH JONES
News-Leader
The Lady Pirates (17-5) tacked
on two more wins this week to
close out the regular season before
entering the district tournament
nextweek. The Fernandina Beach
High School girls basketball team
defeated Yulee Tuesday and Bolles
Wednesday.
Tuesday was the final game in
Pirate Gym for FBHS seniors India
Johnson, Haley Tan and Brittany
Schetrompf, who were honored
before the game. All three were
in double figures in the 57-51 vic-
tory over the visiting Yulee Lady
Hornets.
Johnson and Tan had 14 points
apiece and Schetrompf had 13.
Johnson also pulled down nine
rebounds and had six steals. She'
was 7-of-10 from the free-throw
line. Tan had eight rebounds, three
assists and five steals. Schetrompf
had three steals.
Whitney Small and Julia
Belcher had five rebounds each
and Small also had four steals.
"I knew it would be tough,"
FBHS Coach Mike Landtroop said.
"Playing a team three times in a
season always makes for a good
game. Our offense was producing
at every position in the first quar-
ter and then we started to struggle.
Yulee"s (Jennifer Pelham) pro-
duced offense, from beginning to
end and was very difficult to stop.
"The Pirates let Yulee gain a
one-point lead in the fourth quar-
ter and then came out with a very
strong defensive stand to gain our
lead back. Yulee put together some
strong runs but the Pirates defend-
ed their home court."
Pelham had 23 points to. lead
Yulee. Dee Dee DeBerry chipped
in nine points.
"We did not play our best game
against Fernandina," YHS Coach
Brian Shuster said. "We let them
get too many easy points early in
the first quarter. We dominated
them the second and third quar-
ters but we could not overcome
their early lead.
"We played very timid, which
isn't like us. I know the girls real-
ly wanted to play well. We got close
at the end but it wasn't enough.
Fernandina did an excellent job of
taking advantage of our mistakes
and trying to spread our defense.
"Despite losing our last two
games against Fernandina, I'm
hoping we can get a rematch in
the district tournament. It all
depends how the brackets are set
up."
Both teams play in the District
4-3A tournament at Ribault next
week.
"No matter how well we do in
Above left, Yulee's Jennifer Pelham led the Lady Hornets with 23 points when
they visited Fernandina Beach Tuesday. Above right, FBHS's Ebony Peterson
and YHS's Dee Dee DeBerry battle for the ball. Left, FBHS's India Johnson
shoots with Pelham defending. Below, FBHS seniors, from left, Haley Tan,
Johnson and Brittany Schetrompf.
PHOTOS BY BETH JONES/NEWS-LEADER
the tournament, our season has
been a success," Shuster said.
"Last year, you could count our
wins on one hand and still have a
finger left over. Now, we are tied for
second place in the district, have
double-digit wins and a winning
season. We can compete with any-
body.
"I'm proud of this team, no mat-
ter what the outcome of this
game."
Yulee (13-5). will close out the
regular season tonight at Baker
county.
"We would like to get even for
our earlier loss," Shuster said.
The regular season ended with
another win for the Lady Pirates
Wednesday. They defeated Bolles
47-39.
"Down by nine at the half, the
Pirates never gave up and kept
believing," Landtroop said. "We
changed our defense and made
some adjustments at half and came
out ready to play. We closed the
gap to two points by the end of the
third quarter.
"Whitney Small had a couple
of three-pointers to shift the
momentum of the game to the
Pirates and, once we got the lead,
we did not let up.
"I am very proud of this group
for their wonderful attitudes and
never-give-up style of play. We have
finished the regular season at 17-
5 and are ready to gear up for the
playoffs."
Johnson had 19 points, six
rebounds and four steals and was
perfect at the foul line (4-for-4).
Tan had 16 points, six rebounds,
three assists and two steals. Small
had six points, two rebounds, an
assist and a block. Ebony Peterson
pulled down six boards and had
two steals. Lindsey Young had four
rebounds.
The FBHS boys (14-6 overall
and 5-3 in the district) edged the
West Nassau Warriors 44-43 Tues-
day in Callahan.
"We struggled throughout
offensively with Carlos Holcey and
Jake Brogdon giving us just
enough to get us by," FBHS Coach
Matt Schreiber said. "Trey
Kublbock hit a huge basket from
about 10 feet with about a minute
to play and them it was just a mat-
ter of holding on until time ran out.
It was an ugly road win which is
beautiful to me."
Brogdon and Holcey both had
15 points. Holcey had six rebounds
and five assists. Kublbock finished
with six points, eight rebounds,
two assists and two blocks.
The Pirates traveled to Bolles
Thursday and host Bishop Snyder
and former FBHS Coach Lou
Pereira tonight. Games are at 6
p.m. (junior varsity) and 7:30 p.m.
(varsity).
FRIDAY, JANUARY 25. 2008
NEWS-LEADER/ FERNANDINA BEACH, FLORIDA
Cooksey's out,
Whittenburg's in
again at Hilliard
DAN SHANKS
Community Newspapers
After a brief and tumultuous tenure, Hilliard foot-
ball coach Al1Cooksey was terminated last week, and
with the help of what Hilliard Middle-Senior High
School Principal Dale Braddock called a "miracu-
lous" recovery, PaulWhittenburg is ready to reassume
his coaching duties.
Whittenburg was unable to coach the football
team in the 2007 season, due to some serious health
issues that left him in the hospital for about four
months at the beginning of the year.
"Through the grace of God and the prayers of a
whole lot of Hilliard people, (Whittenburg is healthy
again)," Braddock said.
At the end of November, Whittenburg expressed
the desire to coach the football team in 2008.
Braddock said he had no idea that Whittenburg would
make such a speedy recovery, but it is very clear to-
him that Whittenburg is ready to lead the Flashes foot-
ball team.
"Coach Whittenburg is getting stronger every-.
day," Braddock said. "We want him to take it easy. But
I know if he says he can get it done, he can get it done.
Coach has invested 30 years into the Hilliard com-
munity and the program. If the season started today,
(Whittenburg) would be the coach." Braddock added
that Whittenburg is extremely determined to get
back on the field, and he is already leading the foot-
ball players in the weight room.
Braddock also said that Whittenburg will coach the
weightlifting team in the spring. According to
Braddock, the only thing that would keep-
Whittenburg from coaching is if his health worsened-
to the point where he would be unable to coach.
In Whittenburg's absence, Cooksey was hired to
coach the football team back in April. Cooksey, who:
COACH Continued on 13A
FRIDAY, JANUARY 25, 2008 SPORTS NEWs-LEADER
North floridaCrushers
The 9-U North Florida Crushers baseball travel-
ing team is still looking for players for the spring
season. The season runs January through June
with half home games in the Femandina Beach
area and half away games in the Jacksonville area.
Contact Scott Miller at 753-1620 or Karen Miller at
753-1622 or e-mail k1mi1246@aol.com.
PALregistration
The Isle of Eight Flags Police Athletic is holding
registration for the 2008 seasons for basketball
($25 fee), boxing ($100) and track and field ($110)
from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Monday through Friday
at the administrative office, 1525 Lime St.,
Fernandina Beach or from 3:30-6:30 p.m. at the
PAL Community Technology Learning Center after-
school program, 202 South Ninth St., Suite 1. Birth
certificate, wallet-size photo and copy of latest
report card are required. Students whose grade
point average is 1.9 or lower must attend the PAL
afterschool program at least twice a week to play.
Volunteer applications for prospective coaches and
referees will be accepted during registration.
Basketball season begins Jan. 30. Call 277-7344.
Free-throwcompetition
All boys and girls ages 10 to 14 are invited to
participate in the local level of competition for the
2008 Knights of Columbus Free-Throw
Championship. The local competition will be held
Jan. 26 at 9 a.m. at the Peck Center Gym, 510
South 10th St., Fernandina Beach.
The event is sponsored annually, with winners
progressing though local, district and state compe-
titions. All boys and girls 10-14 years old are eligi-
ble to participate and will compete in their respec-
tive age divisions. Participants are required to
furnish proof of age and written parental consent.
For entry forms or information, contact Walter Conti
at 321-0941 or Tom Smeeton at 321-4139.
Elm Street Little League
Elm Street Little League will hold spring regis-
tration from 1-3 p.m. Jan. 26 at Charles Albert field.
Girls softball (9-12 and 13-16 years old), minor
league baseball (6-8), major league baseball (9-12)
and senior league baseball (13-15) are offered.
Cost is $40; add $15 for a sibling. Coaches, volun-
teers and board members are needed. Contact
Wayne Peterson at 753-1663.
Amelia Island Runners
Amelia Island Runners, Fernandina Beach's
local running club, is holding midweek group runs
under the lights at the Fernandina Beach High
School track on Citrona Drive. The runs are free
and open to the public for runners and walkers of
all ages and abilities. Last session is from 6-7 p.m.
Jan. 30. Visit www.ameliaislandrunners.com.
YuleePop Warner
Yulee Pop Warner will be holding registration for
the 2008 season soon. Early sign-up ($100 first
child, $75 additional child) is from 9 a.m. to noon
Feb. 2. Registration will also be held from 9 a.m. to
noon March 8, April 12, May 17, June 7, June 14,
June 21 and June 28. Fee is $125 first child ($10.0
additional child). Birth certificate'and wallet-size
photo are required at registration. End-of-year
report card and physical are required by June 28.
YuleeLitde League
-Yulee Little League will hold registration for the
2008 spring season Jan. 26 from 9 a.m. to noon
and Jan. 28-31 from 3:30-6:30 p.m. at the ballpark
on Goodbread Road. Players must be'5 years old
by May for baseball and must have turned 7 years
old by Dec. 31 for girls softball. Original birth certifi-
cate and proof-of residency are required at time of
registration. Players must be present to try on uni-
forms. Tryouts are. Feb. 1-2.
IOpening day is March 8. Opening ceremonies
start at 9 a.m. Volunteer applications for prospec-
tive managers and coaches will be accepted during
registration. Call 225-9611 and leave a message.
BabeRuth
Fernandina Beach Babe Ruth is registering
players for the 2008 season. Register online at
www.leaguelineup.com/fernandina or in person
from 6-8 p.m. Mondays in January at 1001 Beech
St. Registration will also be held from 10 a.m. to
noon Jan. 26 at 1001 Beech St. Fees will be
reduced $10 (first player with sibling discount) for
players registered before Jan. 15. Fees will be $90
for city residents and $95 for county residents for
the first player with sibling discounts. Deadline to
register is Jan. 28. Late fee is $10. Anyone inter-
esting in having a child try out for an upper division
should contact Henry Arato at harato@aol.com.
Managers and coaches must attend an umpire
clinic Feb. 2 at 9 a.m. and a training clinic (TBA).
Each team will need two trained scorekeepers.
Anyone interested should attend the clinic Feb. 9,
beginning at 10 a.m. Baseball teams in the senior
division will be required to attend a safety clinic.
Getready OldTimers
The Nassau County Old Timers are practicing
at the YborAlvarez sports complex on Bailey Road
in Fernandina Beach at 6:15 p.m. Mondays,
Tuesdays and Thursdays. Contact Jody
Montgomery at 753-0889. The game is Feb. 2
Pirates on the Run
The Pirates on the Run 5K/10OK, walk and kids'
runs will be Feb. 2, starting at Fernandina Beach.
City Hall. This race will be a perfect final race
before the new 26.2 with Donna marathon in
Jacksonville. With a course measured to USA
Track & Field standards, it's also an excellent
opportunity to achieve a seeded position in the
2008 Gate River Run.
The event will also feature a two-mile non-com-
petitive walk and half-mile and one-mile fun runs
for the kids. The fun begins with the 5K/10K races
at 8:30 a.m. with the walkers following the runners.
The kids' runs start at 9:45 a.m. All of the events
start and finish at Fernandina Beach City Hall, 224
Ash St. Awards in the 5K and 10K will be given to
male and female runners in these categories:
Overall winners, overall masters (age 40 and over),
grandmasters (50 and over) and senior grandmas-
ters (60 and over); and three-deep in these age
groups: 13 and under, 14-19, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34,
35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64,65-69,
and 70 and over.
All preregistered runners and walkers.will also
get a long-sleeve T-shirt with a pirate theme. An
awards ceremony with food, drink and door prizes
will follow the kids' run at City Hall. Race proceeds
will benefit youth running, including Girls on the
Run of Northeast Florida and the Amelia Island
Runners' high school scholarship fund. The entry
fees for the 5K/1 OK and walk are $20 through
today, or $15 for Amelia Island Runners (except
online). After today through race day, the fee is $25
for everyone. The children's entry fee is;$10. No
dogs and strollers will be allowed on the course.
For information or to download a race applica-
tion visit www.ameliaislandrunners.com.
Applications will also be available at Club 14
Fitness. Sign up on the day of the race from 7-8 ,
a.m. at City Hall. No applications will be accepted
after 8 a.m. on race day. Preregistered runners arid
walkers may pick up race packets at Club 14
Fitness on Feb. 1 from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. or on race
day at City Hall, starting at 7 a.m.
E-mail race director Deborah Dunham at ddun
ham426@aol.com or call 261-7398.
Australia Dayrugby match
The Jacksonville Axemen will host the Australia
Day Challenge Rugby-League game at the
University of North Florida Jan. 26. The game will
see the Russell Crowe-owned Sydney Rabbitohs
take on the current European Superleague cham-
pion Leeds Rhinos. Visit www.jaxaxe.com.
General admission tickets, on sale at the UNF
Ticket Box Office, are $10 (plus $2 taxes and fees).
The UNF Ticket Box Office is located at the. Fine
Arts Center (Building 45) in room 1400 and is open
Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Call (904) 620-2878 for information or to purchase
tickets, cash or check only-at UNF.
Yogaevents
Y Yoga's stretch and strengthening class
meets Mondays and Wednesdays at 8 a.m. This.
class enhances body movement and is done pri-
marily on an exercise ball. Yoga classes at 6 p.m.
Tuesdays and 10 a.m: Wednesdays are cardio ball
workouts. A yin yoga class, structured for those
who need physical rehabilitation, meets at 5 p.m.
Tuesdays. On Jan. 27, Y Yoga will have candlelight
yoga sessions at 5:30 p.m. Hot power vinyasa
yoga is Jan. 31 from 6-7:30 p.m. This is a cardio
class done in a very hot room. The cost is $15, or
$5 with a pre-paid yoga session. An introduction to
yoga class is Wednesdays and Fridays at 9 a.m.
WRESTLING
Fernandina Beach High School
48, Episcopal 33
Jan. 19 at FBHS
103-Nick Morf won by forfeit
112-Beau Baxter won by forfeit
119-John Morrissey lost by pin
(vs. Bledsoe)
125-Kyle Owens won by pin 3:04
(vs. Raymond)
130-Chad Livingston won by pin
1:59 (vs. Jennessee)
135-Jordan Tudor lost by pin (vs.
Wilson)
S 140-Kevin McEntee won by pin
:24 (vs. Wilson)
" ..145-Sean Watkins lost by pin (vs.
Terre)
152-Mitch Haley won by pin :58
(vs. Ferdman)
:",-160-lan Muir lost by pin (vs.
Burns)
..:1-71-Donnie Moore won by pin
329 (vs. Vincent)
COACH Continuedfrom 12
COACHI Continued from 12A
189-Matt Roberts lost by pin (vs.
Bryant)
215-Jack Williams lost 8-7 (vs.
Kurtonas)
. Heavyweight-Chris Kremler won
by pin (vs. Dopson)
JV-Tanner Lee lost by pmn (vs.
Curnutte)
FBHS 63, First Coast 24
103-Morf won by forfeit
112-Baxter lost by pin (vs. West)
119-Morrissey lost by pin (vs.
Razon)
125-Owens won by forfeit
130-Livingston won by pin (vs,
Thompson)
135-Tudor won by forfeit
140-McEntee lost by pin (vs.
Aolsten)
145-Watkins won by pin 5:09 (vs.
Roe)
160-Haley lost 13-9 (vs. Bell)
also taught turf management, was relieved of his
teaching and coaching duties on Jan. 17. Cooksey
said he understood why the Hilliard community
wanted Whittenburg back as head coach. In fact,
Braddock said that Cooksey was made aware that
Whittenburg would get his coaching position back,
providing that he was healthy enough to coach. But
Cooksey said he didn't understand why he couldn't
have stayed on as a teacher for the remainder of the
school year.
"It was such a surprise to me," Cooksey said.
"I'm just surprised that they didn't at least reassign
me somewhere and let me finish out the school year.
I'm quite shocked about that." He also said that he
wasn't told he was being let go.
According to section four of Florida Statute
1012.33 (3) (a), "For any person newly employed as
a member of. the instructional staff after June 30,
1997, the initial annual contract shall include a 97-day
probationary period during which time the employ-
171-Moore won by forfeit
189-Roberts won by forfeit
215-Williams won 12-2 (Tim)
Heavyweight-Kremler won by pin
"We're happy to finish district
wrestling undefeated among all of
the district teams," FBHS Coach
Mark Durr'said. "However, we know
it will not be any walk in the park at
the district tournament. We will be
the team with a bull's eye on our
back, we know that other teams will
be gunning for us.
"Our job is to be ready to wrestle
like we are capable of and the rest
will work itself out. This is a team
sport, we need all of our weight
classes to come through.
"We feel really strong with some
of our classes like 171 (Donnie) and
215 (Jack). We like our chances at
all the'other classes if they work hard
for the next couple of weeks. We will
be ready to go Feb. 2."
ee's contract may be terminated without cause or the
employee may resign without breach of contract."
Cooksey said that his 97th day was Jan. 17.
Without getting into specifics, Braddock said that
the timing of Cooksey's departure will actually give
the coach an advantage next season. Since Cooksey
wants to be a head coach somewhere next year,
Braddock said he will have a head start wherever he
ends up.
"It's just an advantage for any coach to start work-
ing in January," Braddock said. "High school athletics
in the state of Florida are so competitive that any foot-
ball coach has to be working in January, or they
have no chance of playing in December.
"Coach Cooksey is a man of strong character,
and he knows that when God closes one door, he.
opens another usually bigger and better. Our
school family wishes him and his family only the
best."
E-mail comments and suggestions to dshanks@nas
saucountyrecord.com.
CONFERENCE CHAMPS
JOHN WILSON/SPECIAL
The Fernandina Beach Middle School girls soccer team defeated Green Cove Springs 2-0 Jan.
11 to clinch the Florida Crown Conference title. The FBMS Lady Pirates were unbeaten this
season and boasted an 8-0 record. They were also crowned Nassau County's middle'school girls
soccer champions.
CRUSHERS CRUSH
SUBMITTED
The North Florida Crushers, the local nine-and-under traveling baseball team, opened the sea-
son with an 11-6 victory over the North-Florida Hurricanes. The Crushers incldue,.front rown.
from left, Scotty Riyenbark, Mitch Hawldhs, Dylan Sanborn, Cole Chavers, Cody Everetts;Ryanw
Miller; middle, Ridge Sheffield, Brylen Ericksen, Brett White, Noah Winebarger; back row,
coaches Cliff White, Scott Miller, Butch Sanborn, Sonny Winebarger and Jay Chavers. The team
is still looking for players. Contact Scott Miller at 753-1620 or Karen Miller at 753-1622 or e-
mail klmil246@aol.com.
2008 SCHEDULES
FERNANDINA BEACH HIGH SCHOOL
BOYS SOCCER
Jan. 21-25 District at Bolles
Jan. 31-Feb. 8 Regional tournament
Feb. 13-16 State at Fort Lauderdale
YULEE HIGH SCHOOL
BOYS BASKETBALL
Jan. 25 at Bolles
Feb. 4-9 District at Episcopal
6/7:30
FERNANDINA BEACH HIGH SCHOOL
BOYS BASKETBALL
Jan. 25 BISHOP SNYDER 6/7:30
Jan. 29 UNIV. CHRISTIAN 6/7:30
Feb. 1 HILLIARD 6/7:30
Feb. 4-9 District at Episcopal
.Denotes games for district seeding
FERNANDINA BEACH.HIGH SCHOOL
WRESTLING
Feb. 1 District TBA
'Feb. 8-9 Regional TBA
Feb. 14-16 State TBA
YULEE HIGH SCHOOL
WRESTLING
Jan. 25 BRADFORD 7:00
Feb. 2 District at Episcopal 10am
Feb. 8-9 Regional at Matanzas TBA
Feb. 14-16 State at Lakeland TBA
FERNANDINA BEACH HIGH SCHOOL
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Jan. 28-Feb. 2 District tournament TBA
* Denotes district games
YULEE HIGH SCHOOL
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Jan. 25 at Baker County
Jan. 28-30 District
6/7:30
TBA
FERNANDINA BEACH HIGH SCHOOL
GIRLS SOFTBALL
Jan. 29 Preseason at West Nassau
Feb. 4 at Fletcher 6:30
Feb. 5 at Stanton 6:00
Feb. 7 BAKER COUNTY 5:00
Feb. 11 at Hilliard 6:00
Feb. 13 at Bishop Snyder" 4:00
Feb. 15 YULEE* 7:00
Feb. 19 TRINITY CHRISTIAN' 7:00
Feb. 20 at Lee 5:00
Feb. 22 at West Nassau' 7:00
Feb. 26 at Wolfson 6:00
Feb. 27 at Terry Parker 6:00
Feb. 29 at Bolles' 6:00
March 4 BISHOP SNYDER* 7:00
March 5 STANTON 6:00
March 7 WEST NASSAU* 7:00
March 11 BOLLES* 6:00
March 12 LEE 4:30
March 14 at Yulee' 7:00
March 17 FIRST COAST 6:00
March 18 TERRY PARKER 6:00
March 20 BALDWIN" 7:00
March 25 at Trinity Christian' 7:00
March 27 at Baldwin* 7:00
April 10 at Baker County 6:00
April 11 HILLIARD (seniors) 7:00
April 14-17 District at West Nassau
' Denotes District 4-3A games
FERNANDINA BEACH HIGH SCHOOL
TENNIS
Feb. 14. BAKER COUNTY 4:00
Feb. 20 at Bishop Snyder 4:00
Feb. 21 at Stanton 400
Feb. 27 YULEE (AlP) 4:00
Feb. 28 WEST NASSAU 4:00
March 3 TRINITY (AIP) 4:00
March 5 PAXON (AlP) 4:00
March 7-8 Camden tourney 3:00
March 10 at West Nassau 400
March 12 BISHOP SNYDER (AlP) 4:00
March 18 at Bishop Kenny 4:00
March 25 at Providence 4:00
April 8-9 District at Bolles
FERNANDINA BEACH HIGH SCHOOL
TRACK AND FIELD
Feb. 19 at Andrew Jackson 3:00
Feb. 21 WEST NASSAU 4:30
March 1 at Sandalwood 8am
March 8, at Forrest 8am
March 13 at Episcopal TBA
March 15 at Raines 7:30am
March 18 at West Nassau 4:30
March25 COUNTY MEET 4:30
April 5 at Ribault' 8am
April 8 District 4-2A meet TBA
April 16 Region 1-2A at Bolles TBA
April 26 State at Winter Park TBA
FERNANDINA BEACH HIGH SCHOOL
VARSITY BASEBALL
Feb. 5 First Pitch at Sandalwood 7:00
Feb. 7 First Pitch at Sandalwood 4:00
Feb. 12 TERRY PARKER 6:00
Feb. 14 at Baker County 6:00
Feb. 18 LEE 6:00
Feb. 22 at Stanton 6:30
Feb. 26 at Bishop Snyder' 4:00
Feb. 28 WEST NASSAU' 6:00
March 1 at Ware County 1:00
March 4 MARIST 7:00
March 7 at Winter Haven 7:00
March 8 at Lake Wales 12:00
March 14 BOLLES' 7:00
March 15 WARE COUNTY 1:00
March 18 at Episcopal* 6:00
March 20 TRINITY* 7:00
March 21 at Nease 7:00
March 25 at Yulee' 7:00
March 28 at Lee 6:00
April 2-5 DIAMOND CLASSIC
April 8 BALDWIN* 7:00
April 10 at Fleming Island 4:00
April 11 COLUMBIA COUNTY 7:00
April 14 CAMDEN COUNTY 7:00
April 17 YULEE 7:00
April 21-24 DISTRICTTOURNEY
* Denotes District 4-3A games
FERNANDINA BEACH HIGH SCHOOL
JUNIOR VARSITY BASEBALL
Feb. 14 ORANGE PARK 5:00
Feb. 19 at Orange Park 5:00
Feb. 20 YULEE 5:30
Feb. 22 at Baldwin 6:00
Feb. 26 WEST NASSAU 5:00
Feb. 28 at Yulee 6:00
March 3 at Bolles 6:00
March 6 STANTON
March 7 TRINITY
March 10 BISHOP SNYDER
March 12 EPISCOPAL
March 14 at West Nassau
March 18 BOLLES
March 19 at Episcopal
March 21 at Camden County
March 24 at Stanton
March 27-28 JV tourney at Yulee
March 31 FLEMING ISLAND
April 1 at Fleming Island
April 7 BALDWIN
April 9 CAMDEN COUNTY
April 10 at Trinity
YULEE HIGH SCHOOL
VARSITY BASEBALL
Feb. 5 vs. Hilliard at Baker
Feb. 7 vs. Baker at Baker
Feb. 12 ORANGE PARK
Feb. 15 BISHOP SNYDER*
Feb. 19 at Baldwin*
Feb. 23 at Gainesville
Feb. 23 at Hawthorne
Feb. 26 TRINITY CHRISTIAN'
Feb. 29 at First Coast
March 1 at St. Johns Co. Day
March 3 FLEMING ISLAND
March 7 at Bolles'
March 12 ST JOHNS CO. DAY
March 14 HILLIARD
March 18 at West Nassau'
March20 vs. Mandarin at UNF
March25 FERNANDINA BEACH*
April 1-5 at Terry Parker tourney
April 7 EPISCOPAL'
April 8 WEST LAWRENCE, Ga.
April 11 at Paxon
April 15 at Hilliard
April 17 at Fernandina Beach
April 18 HAWTHORNE
April 21-24 District at Femandina
District games
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SPORTS SHORTS
FRIDAY. JANUARY 25,2008 SPORTS NEWS-LEADER
Sea trout soon
off limits in area
ea trout will be off limits
in less than a week in
Northeast Florida waters
and the ban lasts through
the entire month of February.
Speck fishermen will need to
take special care in releasing
hooked sea trout so they will
have an excellent chance in sur-
viving.
Recent cold fronts have
dropped water temperatures in
the backwater into the mid 50s,
which should find sea trout
schooling in deep holes this
weekend. One of the best trout
holes is the deep waters sur-
rounding the Nassau Bridge.
Fishermen will find fast seatrout
action during the last of the
incoming tide while drifting
'shrimp deep under a.trout float.
Be sure to clieck with local bait
and tackle shops the day before
the weekend to make sure that
they have plenty of live shrimp
available.
A high tide on Saturday
arrives at 11:30 a.m., offering a
perfect tide for fishing for sea
trout in the morning and redfish
in the afternoon.
Look for
redfish in
the flooding
marshes
during the
last few
hours of the
incoming
tide. Cast an
in-line spin-
Terry Lacoss ner in a char-
treuse color
pattern.
ONTHE Look for red-
WATER fish to
school a few
hours after the tide begins to fall.
Fish with Berkley Gulp shrimp
dead on the bottom and at the
deep sides of boat docks and oys-
ter bars.
Offshore fishermen can
expect fast action with black sea
bass at FA, FC and KBY fish
havens. Kingfish are still holding
in water depths of 90-120 feet.
The Elton Bottom is an excellent
choice for winter trolling for king
mackerel.
A full moon arrived Tuesday
with the next full moon arriving
Feb. 21. Increased bedding
SPECIAL TERRY LACOSS/SPECIAL
Scott Hood, left, is pictured with a beautiful eight-point, 145-pound deer he shot during a past hunting trip to Folkston, Ga.
Scott is a member of the Toledo Hunt Club, where members enjoyed a great hunting season. Sea trout fishing will be closed in
Northeast Florida waters during the entire month of February. Right, Karen Goyette hooked this nice Amelia Island speck while
fishing with her brother, Rob Goyette.
action should begin for trophy-
size largemouth bass beginning
this weekend and right up
through the full moon in
February. Look for small ponds
and lakes in Northeast Florida to
hold increased bass fishing
action, where lucky fishermen
may hook into the bass of a life-
time.
One of the best fishing tactics
for big bass this weekend is
working a minnow-type plug, like
the Smithwick "Rattling Rogue,"
over submerged grass beds in
shallow water.
The News-Leader encourages
local anglers to submit photo-
graphs of their catches. The News-
Leader will publish them in this
space on Fridays. E-mail photos to
bjones@fbnewsleadercom, mail
them to P.O. Box 766, Fernandina
Beach, FL 32035, or drop them by
the office at 511 Ash St. in
Fernandina Beach. Contact Beth
Jones at 261-3696.
$208,700-2,223 sq. ft., 3/2.5
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* State-of-the-Art Fitness Center
* Competition Size Pool
* Kid's Pool with Splash Features
* Tennis and Basketball Courts
* Softball and Soccer Fields
Includes: full sod With
sprinkler system; screened
porch backs to preserve;
security system; upgraded
carpet and pad; flat top
range, built-in microwave,
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The city of Fernandina Beach Recreation
Department is offering the following activities:
Adult volleyball is from 7-9 p.m. Tuesdays and
Fridays and from 5-7 p.m. Sundays at Peck Gym.
Cost is $1 per day for city residents, $3 for non-city.
Open basketball is held Mondays, Wednes-
days and.Thursdays from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.,
Tuesdays and Fridays from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. and
Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Peck Gym,
based on availability. Fee is $1 for city residents, $3
non-city. Students free with ID.
Peck Gym weight room is open Monday
through Friday from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. and from 11
a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays. Cost is $3 a day or $25 a
month for city residents ($30 non-city). Personal
training is available. Fee is $30 per individual ses-
sion, $75 per week (three sessions) or $200 a
month (two sessions per week for four weeks).
Monthly packages come with dietary analysis and
food program. Contact Jay at 277-7364 for a free
introductory appointment.
Adult basketball registration will be held through
Feb. 1 at the Atlantic Avenue Recreation Center.
Team fee ($350) is due Feb. 1: Games are played
at Peck Gym Mondays and Thursdays beginning
Feb. 11. Captain's meeting is Feb. 6. Call Jay at
277-7364 or e-mail jrobert son@fbfl.org.
Adult softball registration will be held Feb. 4-29
atthe Atlantic Avenuli RecreatiOnQ9nter,. ,pen co-
ed plays Monday and Wednesdays nights and
church co-ed plays Tuesday nights. Team fee is
$400 and due Feb. 29. Captain's meeting is March
3 and the season begins March 10 for open co-ed
and March 11 for church co-ed. Umpires and score-
keepers are needed. Call Jason, 277-7350, or e-
mail jbrown@fbfl.org.
Youth basketball clinic registration will be held
Feb. 4-27 at the Atlantic Avenue Recreation Center
for ages 5-9. Two-week sessions are on Mondays
and Thursdays from 4:30-5:30 p.m. at Peck Gym
beginning March 3. Fee is $25 for city residents,
$30 non-city,, with a $5 discount for additional sib-
lings. Birth certificates are required at registration.
Call 277-7364 for information.
Adult tennis programs are offered at the Central
Park courts with instructor Lanny Kalpin. Schedule:
3.0/3.5 doubles/singles clinic from 6-7 p.m. Mon-
days, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays and
7-8 p.m. Tuesdays; beginners clinic from 7-8 p.m.
Mondays; 2.5/3.0 doubles/singles clinic from 7-8
p.m. Wednesdays and from 8-9 a.m. Fridays. Fee is
$66 for city residents, $71 non-city. Maximum of five
participants. Register at Atlantic Center. Call Kalpin
at 491-0255 or 557-8110.
Adult cardio tennis program, high intensity ten-
nis drifls with music, is from 7-8 p.m. Thursdays at
Central Park courts with instructor Lanny Kalpin.
Cost is $10 per session. No registration necessary.
Private, semi-private (two people) or group
(three or more) tennis lessons are offered mornings
and evenings at the Central Park courts. Private fee
is $4p,er.p ,ouor or city residents, $45 fon-city.
Semi-private fee is $42 per hour for city residents,
$47 non-city. Group rate is $44 per hour for city resi-
dents, $49 non-city. Call Lanny Kalpin at 491-0255
or 557-8110. Register at Atlantic Center.
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blends old and modem features into a warm,
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WATERFRONT HOME WITH DOCK in
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setting, huge F/R with stone P/P and H/W floors,
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garage w/full bath, porches front and back, beau-
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$799,000 #45207
SECONDS FROM THE OCEAN beau- DEEP WATER HOME, 1.5 acres on the
tiful ground floor condo in Ocean Place! river, dock, majestic trees, 2001 home
2BR/2BA, 1341 SF, Yards out to beach or. with brick exterior. Beautiful long range
pool, great rental, and Ritz Carlton direct- water views from Master BR, LR, kitchen,
ly next door for dining/entertainment. and morning room. Peaceful and serene,
Fully furnished! $919,000 #41289 20' water depth at low tide. #43460
INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY develop-
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build, approved Nassau County subdivision
plans, spectacular views, existing 3248 SF
home in good condition. Several lots over-
look Royal Amelia Golf Course. Call Anne
-for details! #43735
CHARMING OYSTER BAY home, open and ARTHUR RUTENBURG, New custom
inviting with unique floor plan. 3 BR/2.5 BA, 2600SF, 3BR/3BA home located in Oyster
separate office, bonur room, split BR design, Bay Harbours a gated Yacht Club commuani-
crown molding, lush landscaping, serene setting, ty overlooking Amelia Island. Low country
arid beautiful trees. Light and bright kitchen style, Brazilian Cherry Floors, and outdoor.
overlooks back with pond. Owners suite has kitchen are only a few of the amenities;.
jacuzzi tub and huge shower. Gated community $539,500 #42635
w/option to join yacht club. $419,900 #44362
OCEAN PARK, choice of two great ocean OCEANFRONT-GREAT RENTAL home
view, 3BR/2BA units, with garage and storage for 2 families, 4BR/3BA, large and small
unit. Perfect for full time or short term rentals, family rooms, beautifully upgraded through-
beautiful & private pool/spa area, furnishings out, fireplace, new Trek decking & walkway,
negotiable. Just 1/2 block to beach and S/S appliances, granite, large dining room.
picnic/recreation area. See MLS 43831 at Great short term rental history ($2700 week
$499,900 and MLS 37541 at $470,000 in season). Call for details! #43742
UCEAIN RtKUOIN T t lA'TiA Z/TiI 1 ULitAN VIEWS trom this spacious 3BR/3BA
1/2BA, great for a family or long term condo, 1908 square feet. Complex backs to
rental. Nicely decorated inside, combina- Fort Clinch Park for plenty of privacy, only 4
tion family room/dining area, new barn- units in complex with common pool..
Oversized garage with plenty of extra storage,
boo floors. Stunning views, from deck, 2 blocks to beach and just a few blocks to Main
close to restaurants in either direction. Beach. $359,000 #44806
$999,900 #43741
OCEAN CAY one block from beach, 3 or 4
bedroom, bonus room, gorgeous maple floor-
ing. Inviting and open floor plan, high ceilings.
large screened porch overlooking lush land-
scaping with. lots of privacy. .Large kitchen
with butler's pantry, storm shutters, bay win-
dows & more! $475,000 #44627
EXQUISITE MARSH LAKES home,
dramatic entrance, elegant open floor plan,
quiet setting backing to preserve, oak floors,
gourmet kitchen, large trees surround.
Marsh views from front, large main level
master you'll love it! $597,900 #42313
BEAUTIFUL AMELIA LAND- GREAT INVESTMENT properties in
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from the beach through, private floor plans, vaulted ceilings, quiet neighbor-
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Se Great Buys!
BUILD YOUR DREAM HOME ON ONE OF THESE BEAUTIFUL LOTS!
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........................................................................... M LS#40759 $560,000
Waterway Oaks @ Oyster Bay, largest lot on street, cleared, borders Egret LakeMLS#40759 $560,000
S..................................................................... ...... M LS#40494 $199,000
The Cove @ Oyster Bay, overlooks lake, beautiful trees, scenic street front
....... ............. ................................. ................MLS#42097, $139,000
Oyster Bay, backs to lake, corner lot, .732 acres, nice trees, open
........... ..................... ............................................ MLS#43736, $189,000
Golf Course/lake frontage, North Hampton, great westerly views, quiet street
....... .. . ............................................................. M LS#40588, $199,000
Deep Water lot on Christopher Creek, dock with lift and floating dock, bulkhead
................... ................ .... .................. ....... .. . MLS#40165, $599,000
Lanceford Creek, large Bay View Drive lot, majestic oaks, upscale homes
...................................... .................................... MLS#43169, $179,000
NEW CUSTOM LAKEFRONT HOME
in Oyster Bay .Harbour. Main level master
suite, 3BR/2.5BA, 2900 S.E, 3-car garage,
with bonus room. Beautiful hardwood and
tile floors, GE Profile appliances, room for
a pool, gated Yacht Club Community.
$650,000 #44230
MARSH LAKES VILLAGE 3BR/2BA lake
home, breathtaking views, dock and small boat
included! Unique interior, quality upgrades
such as Vulcan stove, Sub zero refrigerator,
stacked stone fireplace, custom cabinetry,
jacuzzi tub, bonus room, Rhinoshield outside,
hurricane windows and more! $449,900
#42280
GREAT NORTH HAMPTON VALUE! GREAT ISLAND BUY, 1275 SF, 3BR
Secluded, no through traffic, backs to preser- home on large 155 ft. deep lot with large
vation area. 3BR/2BA, custom features cori- trees. Recent roof, freshly painted, storage
an counters, upgraded 42" cabinets, bay win- shed, large screened porch. Close to the
dows, plantation shutters and gas FP. beach and central to the island, quiet neigh-
Screened lanai, open floor plan.$369,000 borhood. $185,000 #44588
MLS#44431
HIGH POINTE secluded brick home, -2900
SF, bonus roodh with bath, separate LR, FL,
and den. Wonderful flowing and open floor
plan, executive kitchen with granite and S/S
appliances, fireplace with granite tiles, large
screened in porch, ~ .6 acre lot, gated commu-
nity. $539,000 #44178
PERFECT LOW COUNTRY home in
gated Lanceford Creek Plantation, 3500
SF, 1/2 acre on private cul-de-sac. Custom
home, beautiful floors, 4BR/3BA with
study, huge kitchen, Florida room, down-
stairs master, dual HVAC, lovely back
yard overlooks small lake. $519,000
#45169
PRIEULt. l aIt.L: Lovely ana spa-
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bedroom design, very open and inviting,
spacious kitchen, larger owner's suite,
fireplace, separate LR and DR, beautiful
landscaping. Enjoy North Hampton
amenities. $337,0(00 #44614
RECREATION ROUNDUP
OUT
AND
ABOUT
SPECIAL EVENTS
The Woman's Club of
Fernandina Beach at 201
Jean Lafitte Blvd. will host a
Spaghetti Dinner from 6-8
p.m. tonight.
The menu will include
spaghetti, salad, dessert and
tea for $7. Take out orders for
lunch will be from 11 a,m-1
p.m. with free delivery, Call the
clubhouse at 261-6088 or tick-
ets may be purchased at the
door.
Sunburst International
Beauty Pageant will hold a
local pageant at the Atlantic
Avenue Recreation Center
on Jan. 26 at 11 a.m. for ages
newborn to 27 For more infor-
mation call (352) 429-4924 or
e-mail theresa sunburst
beauty.com.
* .
Join a park ranger to learn
about the many common,
threatened and endangered
species that inhabit the natu-
ral communities of the unde-
veloped barrier islands'of
Northeast Florida at pavilion
six on Little Talbot Island on
Jan. 26 at 11 a.m. No reser-
vations are necessary and the
program is free, however, non-
campers will need to pay the
park entrance fee of $4 per
vehicle to attend. Call the
r.anger station at (904) 251 -
2320 for information.
Registration is open for
the Center for Lifelong
Learning in Nassau (formerly
known as the Nassau Institute
for Community Education,
N.I.C.E.), spring classes.
Classes at the Florida
Community College Betty P.
Cook Nassau Center begin
the week of Jan. 28 or Feb. 4
and include Romeo and Juliet:
From London to Broadway to
Hollywood, taught by Bernie
McCabe on Wednesdays, 10
a.m. to noon; The Art of
Photography: Fipding a Poetic
Vision, with instructor Richard
Olderman, Thursdays from 1-3
p.m.; Hear Opera Here!
Verdi's La Traviata, taught by
Keith Thompson, Wednes-
days from 1-3 p.m.; and two
Tuesday classes taught by Bill
Raser, Image Editing for
Digital Photographers, from 1-
2:30 p.m. and How to Use a
.Digital Camera, a three-week
course from 3-4:30 p.m.
Also offered at St. Peter's
Church is Latin America and
the United States: A Long
Look at a Rocky Relationship,
taught by Peter Johnson on
Mondays from 1:30-3 p.m.
starting Feb. 4.
The Betty P. Cook Nassau.
Center is located at 76346.
William Burgess Boulevard in
Yulee. Call FCCJ at 548-4432
for course costs and registra-
tion information, or go to
www.fccj.edu/cll to enroll
online or for a detailed
description of the classes.
Just Friends, a social
gathering group for singles
over age 55, will hold a dinner
on Jan. 28. If you haven't
called to register, do so now. It
is free to join. Call Helene
Scott at 321-1116 or write to
H. Scott at 1631 Blue Heron
Lane, Fernandina Beach, FL
32034.
First Uniform will hold a
sale on Jan. 31 frorn 7 a.m.-4
p.m. in the conference room
of Baptist Medical Center
Nassau. All credit cards are
accepted. All proceeds benefit
the hospital.
The next "Evening of
Story and Song" welcomes
the return of Queen of Hearts
on Feb. 2 at St. Peter's
Episcopal Church Parish
Hall. Wine bar opens at 7:15
p.m.; show starts at 8 p.m.
Tickets are $15 each and may
be purchased from event
S sponsor, First Coast
Community Bank, 1750 S.
14th St., or at the St. Peter's
administration office. Seating
is limited.
Queen of Hearts, April
Amick, Beth Anne Clayton,
Helen Lewis Moore and Ellen
Britton talented singer/song-
writers each in her own right -
perform original songs in per-
fect harmony when they
appear together "in the round,"
as they frequently do at
Nashville's legendary Bluebird
Cafe.
Call Mark and Donna Paz
Kaufman at 277-2664 for infor-
mation. For a sneak preview,
visit www.Queenof Hearts.info.
The Nassau County Bird
OUT Continued on 5B
n ure f
,LiSUr1e
PHOTOS COUKRTEY OF SANDRUA BAKER-HIN'1UN
For the News-Leader
onnie Ramsbottom is one of
Amelia Island's half-time residents,
dividing her time between here and
Macon, Ga.
On Amelia she works from a wonderful stu-
dio overlooking from high above the Atlantic
Ocean. Many collectors from the area have
acquired her more traditional work and may be
surprised at the twists and turns her work has,
taken in the last year.
After choosing to devote herself to a life of
creating art she quit the corporate world and
went back to school to study art. After some life,
threatening health issues, Ramsbottom began
painting in earnest.
I A second close call and a miraculous
recovery inspired her to begin to paint images
which she felt needed expressing taking
up the challenge of painting with a palette
knife, approaching the canvas without prelimi-
nary planning, and letting her own knowledge
of painting take over on a more instinctive
level.
While she is currently assisting her husband
in his stroke recovery she is still preparing new
work for the opening of her show on March 8, "I
Am Woman," further illustrating her determina-
tion to handle whatever life throws her way.
Her new paintings seem to reflect the very
souls of-the women who seem to appear from
the canvas's surface almost as with a life of
their own.
These are strong women with strong person-
alities some joyful, some that you feel the
struggles that have preceded them and shaped
their inner strength.
The show will open with a reception on
March 8 and continue through April 13 at 218A
Ash St. Call 491-8040.
Part-timeAmelia Island resident Bonnie Ramsbottom
took palette knife to canvas to create her latest oil,
paintings, Susan, top right, Making My Way, left, and
Dream Dancer.
A different Desserts of Amelia
HEATHER A. PERRY
News-Leader
O nce again this year, "Desserts of
Amelia" promises to be a sweet
evening. Fernandina Beach
Middle School hosts the annual
fundraiser from 6 to 8 p.m. on Feb. 8 at the
Atlantic Avenue Recreation Center, with a,
Valentine's Day theme. !
The event, is adults only and attendees
are encouraged to dress comfortably, leav-
ing plenty of room for expanding waist-
lines.
Things will be a bit different this year,
according to event co-coordinator Lori
Vinerdi.
"We wanted to change things up a bit,"
Vinerdi explained.
"So there will be fewer baskets and
more auction items," added co-coordinator
Abbey Bean.
Two lucky live auction winners will
watch a future Jaguars game at the
Terrace Suite while enjoying food, beer
and wine or soft drinks. Additional live auc-
tion items include a night's stay at The
Ritz-Carlton, Amelia Island, with dinner
and two spa treatments, a night's stay at
the Elizabeth Pointe Lodge or golf for four
at the Golf Club of Amelia.
Raffle items include a two-night, three-
day stay at the Amelia Island Plantation,
dinner for two at the Verandah and several'
DESSERTS Continued on 5B
HEATHER A. PERRY/NEWS-LEADER
Displaying the Desserts of Amelia banner are Conner Nelson; Lori Vinerdi,
Avery Womble, Bradley Bean, Avery Douglas, Haley Hall, Cathy Varela, Lisa
Crowley and Abbey Bean.
0 ONTHELAN
16TH CENTURY SCHOOL
Fort Caroline National Memorial, 12713 Fort
Caroline Road. Jacksonville, will host "The School of
the 16th Century"
on Feb. 2 from 10
a.m. to 4 p.m. It is
free and open to
the public.
The purpose
is to teach visi-
tors about
aspects of daily
life that French.
Spanish. English and Dutch explorers and
colonists endured in the American Southeast in the
1500's. Essential skills used during this time such as
tent making.sewing, sword fighting. clay oven cook-
ing, cannon firing, crossbow shooting, matchlock
musket drill and firing, pike drill and making tools
will be demonstrated.
Fort Caroline National Memorial is free and open
to the public daily from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. For more infor-
mation visit www.nps.gov/timu. Click on "Events" or
"History and Culture."
PECK
ENSEMBLE
In celebration
of Black History
Month, the
Fernandina Little
Theatre is again
sponsoring a con-
cert by the Peck Community Ensemble.
"The Spiritual: A Historical Reflection in Song"
will be presented on Feb. 3 at4 p.m. at the
Macedonia A.M.E. Church. 202 S. Ninth St., down-
town Fernandina Beach. Tickets are $10 for adults
and $3 for children and can be purchased at The
UPS Store in the Publix shopping center and at FLT,
1014 Beech St. For information about this and other
Fernandina Little Theatre events, visit ameliaflt.org.
ISLAND ART
The Island Art
Association. 18 N.
Second Street,
Fernandina Beach.
announces the Nouveau
Art Show for
February/March. "Two
Color Composition." The
juried show, judged by
watercolorist Judy Wagner. opens Feb. 1 with a
reception from 5-8 p.m.
Call 261-7020 or visit www.islandart.org.
CHILDREN'S
MUSICAL
"A Kid's Life"
comes to the Wilson
Center for the Arts.
FCCJ South
Campus, on Jan.29
at7 p.m.
"A Kid's Life" is a
heart-warming'
musical filled with
upbeat music, dazzling dance and adorable charac-
ters. Zack, a 5-year-old boy and his golden retriever
and best friend, Starsky, embark on a fun-filled
adventure through their hometown where they
befriend Zoe, a spunky girl who is new to town and
rather shy. Over the course of the day Zack and Zoe
encounter many new friends that teach them won-
derful life lessons along the way.
Tickets are $19.50. Call 1-888-860-BWAY or visit
www.artistseries.fccj.org.
KINGSLEY CELEBRATION
The public is invited to join the staff at the
Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve in
Jacksonville for the 10th annual'Kingsley Heritage
Celebration each Saturday in
February. Each weekend
will feature a special
afternoon event, begin-
ning ~ eb2 with the
"Ot er War of 1812
with Dr. James
Cusick.curator
of the P.K. Kingsley Heritage Celebration 2008
Yonge Library of
Florida History at the University of Florida.
A highlight of the event series will be a descen-
dants' reunion on Feb.23. which is open to the pub-
lic.
Sponsored by the National Park Service's
Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve and the
Florida Humanities Council, the event series is free -
and open to the public.
Located off Heckscher Drive/AlA one-half mile
north of the St. Johns River ferry landing. Kingsley
Plantation is open daily at no charge from 9 a.m. to 5
p.m. For more information, call (904) 251-3537 or
visit www.nps.gov/timu.
Submit items to Sian Perry, sperry@fbnewsleader.com
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Artist tckes a new turn
AT THE MOVIES
FRIDAY, JANUARY 25,2008, News-Leader
COMING TUESDAY
The Invasion
(Sci fi horror. PG-13. 95 m.. 2007)
The fourth, and the least, of
the movies made from Jack
Finney's classic science fiction
novel "The Body Snatchers."
Here is a great story born to be
creepy, and the movie churns
through it like a road company
production. If the first three
movies served as parables for
their times, this one keeps shoot-
ing off parable rockets that fizzle
out. Nicole Kidman stars as a
mom fighting off alien spores for
herself and her son, Daniel Craig
is her current squeeze, Jeremy
Northam her ominous ex-hus-
band, Jeffrey Wright the brilliant
scientist who solves everything in
two concise speeches, and
Jackson Bond is Kidman's young
son. The actors do what they can
with a plot that we concede must
be implausible but does not nec-
essarily have to upstage the Mad
magazine version. Rating: **
RocketScence
(Comedy. R.101m.. 2007)
Light-hearted, smart high
school comedy beginning when a
debate champ freezes on stage
and his pretty partner (Anna
Kendrick) chooses a stuttering
nerd (Reece Daniel Thompson)
as his replacement. The director,
Jeffrey Blitz, obviously learned a
lot about teenage insecurity from
his first film, the Oscar-nominated
"Spellbound" (2002), about the
National Spelling Bee. A lot better
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than your average high school
comedy. Rating: *** '
Daddy Day Camp
(Comedy. PG. 93m.. 2007)
Cuba Gooding Jr. steps into
Eddie Murphy's role in this mis-
guided sequel to "Daddy Day
Care" and makes a film choice
that demeans his obvious acting
ability. The acting is atrocious.
Rating: 'A (Bill Zwecker)
OUT NOW
Mr.Woodcock
(Comedy. PG-13. 87m.. 2007)
Billy Bob Thornton in full "Bad
Santa" mode in an uneasy come-
dy about an adult (Seann William
Scott) who returns home to dis-
cover his mother (Susan Saran-
don) is planning to marry the gym
teacher (Thornton) who made his
high school days a living hell.
Thornton makes no compromises
and takes no prisoners when he
plays Woodcock. He's a hateful
jerk. That makes the movie bet-
ter, actually, than if we sensed a
heart of gold. Rating: ***
310 toYuma
(Western. R. 117m.. 2007)
Christian Bale plays an
Easterner who lost a leg in the
Civil War and has now come to
the.Arizona territory to try ranch-
ing. Russell Crowe plays the
vicious leader of a gang feared in
the territory. Almost by unlucky
fate, the rancher joins a posse to
bring the killer to a nearby town
where he will be taken by train to
. prison. Splendid dialogue and
acting, also by Peter Fonda, Ben
Foster and Gretchen Mol, restore
the wounded heart of the
Western and return it to its glory
days. Directed by James
Mangold ("Walk the Line").
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OUT Continued from 1B
Club will meet on Feb. 2 at
Huguenot Park. The group
meets at 8 a.m.
For more information call Carol
Wyatt at 261-9272 or Bob Wells
at 491-6166. Or e-mail Carol at
carolinewy@aol.com or Bob at
rwellsjr@bellsouth.net.
Are you concerned about loss
of habitat for local critters?
Creating ways to "green" the
island? Helping children learn
about the environment? Making
Amelia Island an ecotourism des-
tination?
Do you want to do something
about it? Then learn more about
the second annual Wild Amelia
Nature Festival during a general
meeting at the Peck Center on
Feb. 5 at 7 p.m. For more infor-
mation call Jody at 251-0016.
S* *
Bella DePaulo, visiting profes-
sor in psychology at the University
of California, will discuss "How
Ordinary People Become
Extraordinary Liars" at 7:30
p.m. on Feb. 5 at the University
Center Banquet Hall on the
University of North Florida cam-
pus in Jacksonville.
For more than 20 years,
DePaulo has studied the commu-
nication of deception, researching
and writing about liars and their
lies. This lecture is part of the
Distinguished Voices Inquiry and
Insight Lecture Series. Tickets for
this free lecture can be ordered
online at www.unf.edu. Click on
the Spring 2008 Lectures link.
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'Tracing Our Prehistoric
Ancestors the DNA Way: An
Anthropological Adventure" will
be presented by University of
Florida's Dr. Connie Mulligan at
11 a.m. Feb. 6 at.Florida
Community College North
Campus, 4501 Capper Road,
Building E, Room 235 (second
floor), Jacksonville. The event is
free and open to the public.
Mulligan will explore how mod-
ern humans have. colonized all
corners of the globe. This lecture
is FCCJ's first in a year of world-
wide celebrations recognizing the
bicentennial of Charles
Darwin's birth on Feb. 12, 1809.
For a complete list of activities,
visit www.darwinday.org. For
more information or to RSVP con-
tact Dr. Paula Thompson at (904)
766-6530 or North Campus
Student Life and Leadership
Development at (904) 766-6786.
Meet someone special at 7
p.m. on Feb. 12 at The Grape,
10281 Midtown Pkwy.,
Jacksonville.,l.s,igles, ages 5;.,
49 at 6:20 p.m., or students and
young professioflalsages 23039" -
at 8:20 p.m., are welcome. Fee is
$35.
With Cupid.com/PreDating
you go on up to 12 six-minute
dates in one evening. You can
quickly determine whom you
would truly like to hear from
again. Registration is required at
www.Cupid.com/PreDating.
The Fernandina Woman's
Club will host a Valentine's Card
Party on Feb. 13 from 1-4 p.m.
Cost is $5 per person. All kinds of
games are welcome bridge,
canasta, dominoes, etc. There will
also be lots of door prizes. Coffee,
tea and deserts will be served.
Call Ruth Cooper at 261-4338 for
reservations.
The Nassau Humane Society
annual Flea and Tick Sale will be
held Feb. 15 from 7:30 a.m.-3:30
p.m. and Feb. 1'6 from 7:30
a.m.-2:30 p.m. at the Fernandina
Beach Municipal Airport hangar.
Contributions of household
goods and furniture are needed
and are tax deductible. Donations
may be dropped off at the shelter,
671 Airport Road, or call Penny
Landregan at 277-1152 or Guy
Sasanfar at 206-4092 or e-mail
guysasanfar@comcast.net to
arrange for pickup. Please no
computers or clothing.
Faith Christian Academy pres-
ents the eighth annual Father-
Daughter Ball at The Ritz-
Carlton, Amelia Island Pavilion
on Feb.23 from 6:30-9:30 p.m.,
with live music featuring Les
DeMerle and professional photog-
raphy.
Dress is semi-formal and
dance shoes. Hors d'oeuvres will
be served. Tickets are $75 for
father and daughter and $35 for
each additional daughter, memory
book included, and are available
at Faith Christian Academy,
96282 Brady Point Road,
Fernandina Beach. All ages are
welcome. Limited seating is avail-
able. For more information call
321-2137.
* *
The Amelia Community
Theatre Guild will host Casino
Night from 5:30 to 10 p.m. Feb.
23 at Amelia Island Plantation.
Games will be provided by Stage
Center Music and Events and a
buffet dinner will be prepared by
My Personal Chef. Also included
in the evening will be a full cash
bar, prizes and a silent auction.
Proceeds gothe A.C.T. building
fund. Tickets are $85 and are
available at the theater or by call-
ing 261-6749. Dress is resort
i casual.
The United Methodist
Women of Memorial United
Methodist Church in Fernandina
.,.each are-planning-their Ffh ......
Annual Arts and Crafts Show
anrtd'Sale tobte held 'April 19 .The-
show is open to the community'
and will give the opportunity to
demonstrate your creativity and
sell your items. To reserve a
table or for information, call Gail
at 491-3713 or Carol at 261-8917.
FILM/THEATER
Amelia Community Theatre
presents a readers' theater,
"Waiting for MacArthur," by P.
Paullette MacDougal, at 8 p.m.
'tonight and Jan. 26 and 2 p.m.
on Jan. 27.
"Waiting for MacArthur" is a
gripping World War II story about
the courage and valor of the
women who served in the Army
nursing corps. A young army
nurse, under bombardment on
the Philippine Island of
Corregidor, corresponds through
letters with her mother, her
teacher and her best friend back
in the United States in this power-
ful story that explores the deeper
meanings of patriotism, heroism
and courage under fire.
Tickets are $10 for adults and
$5 for students. For information or
tickets call 261-6749.
"Menopause the Musical"
comes to the Times-Union
Center Moran Theater Feb. 6
through March 2.
Four women meet at a lingerie
sale with nothing in common but a
black-lace bra and memory loss,
hot flashes, night sweats, not
enough sex, too much sex and
more. This joyful musical parody
is set to 25 classic baby-boomer
songs from "Puff, My God I'm
Draggin'" to the disco favorite
"Stayin' Awake, Stayin' Awake."
Tickets are $45.50. Call 1-888-
860-BWAY or buy online at
www.artistseries.fccj.org.
* *
The Southern Arts
Federation's first Short Circuit
Traveling Film Festival comes to
the FCCJ Kent Campus Audi-
torium on Feb. 7 at 7 p.m. and
The Wilson Center-FCCJ South
Campus on Feb. 13 at 7 p.m.
The festival will spotlight 12
short films created by filmmakers
living and working in the
Southeastern United States.
Admission is free. The films range
from fiction and animation to
experimental and documentary by
filmmakers from Alabama,
Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana,
North Carolina and Tennessee.
Spotlighted films include "An
Abstraction on the Chronology of
Will," the fictional account a
young, apathetic Special-Op sol-
dier who rediscovers his will to
live after being faced with a firing
squad in the desert, and "Bowl
Digger," the loving documentary
of octogenarians Maxie and Hilton
Eades, who create wooden bowls
and dough trays in rural South
Carolina.
* -For more information visit
www.artistseries.fccj.org and click
on the Short Circuit Film Festival
link.
Alhambra Dinner Theatre at
12000 Beach Blvd., Jacksonville
celebrates its all-musical 40th
anniversary this year. "Breaking
Up is Hard to Do" runs through
Feb. 10.
Set in Esthers Paradise Resort
in 1960, this madcap musical
takes the audience back to the ,
Catskills and an age of fun and
escapism. Featuring Neil
Sadaka's favorites: "Breaking
Up Is Hard To Do," "Where The
Boys Are," "Happy Birthday Sweet
Sixteen," "Stupid Cupid," "Love
Will Keep Us Together" and many
more.
For tickets and more informa-
tion, call the box office at (904)
641-1212 or visit www.alham
bradinnertheatre.com.
MUSIC/DANCE
ON THE ISLAND
Beech Street Grill, 801 Beech
St., John Springer on piano every
Tuesday, Friday and Saturday.
Call 277-3662.
* *
Cafe Karlbo, 27 N. Third St.
Call 277-5269.
Carolyn's on Centre, 316 D
Centre St. Call 277-6644.
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Florida House Inn, 22 S.
Third St. Call 261-3300.
Frisky Mermaid Bar & Grille,
22 South Third St., bluegrass
night Mondays; songwriting con-
test every Wednesday 7 p.m.-
midnight; blues and jazz Fridays
and Saturdays 8 p.m.-midnight;
shag dancing and lessons 4-8
p.m. Sundays. Call 261-3300.
Green Turtle, 14 S. Third St.
Call 321-2324.
.* *
The Marti Latin Dance Club
presents Latin dancing every
Friday night at the Florida House
Inn, 22 S. Third St., Fernandina
Beach. Free lessons from 9-10
p.m.; dancing until 2 a.m. Free
admission and full bar hosted by
Kinder Studios. Call 261-3300 or
visit www.floridahouseinn.com.
* *
O'Kane's Irish Pub and
Eatery, 318 Centre St. Call 261-
1000.
The Palace Saloon, 117
Centre St. Call 491-3332.
The Ritz-Carlton, Amelia
Island Lobby Lounge, "Blues
Night" with the Instant Groove
each Thursday from 8 p.m. to
midnight.
River's Edge, 915 South 14th
St. Call 491-3849.
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Seabreeze Lounge and
Sports Bar, 2702 Sadler Road.
Call 277-2300.
Slider's Seaside Grill, 1998
S. Fletcher Ave. Call 277-6652.
The Surf Restaurant and
Bar, 3199 S. Fletcher Ave. Call
261-5711.
Wicked Davey's Fancy
Saloon, 232 N. Second St. Call
321-4224.
The Amelia Arts Academy's
Academy Strings group is
accepting new members. They
meet Tuesdays from 6-7 p.m. in
the Great Hall of the Arts
Academy. Conductor Patrick
Smith has led and performed in
orchestras in the New England
area and locally. Membership is
$30 quarterly. Members perform
at many academy events
throughout the year. For more
information, call 277-1225.
The Amelia Arts Academy's
New Horizon's Band also is
accepting members. Play tradi-
tional marches, suites, overtures,
medleys and more. All instru-
ments welcome and all levels of
ability. The band meets
Thursdays at 6 p.m. Fee is $30
per quarter.
Fran Doyle will bring his spe-
cial brand of Irish, Scottish and
maritime folk music to Wicked
Davey's at 9 p.m. on Feb. 2 and
9. This jovial redhead's repertoire
includes more than, 300 songs.
With an uncanny sense of the
wishes of his audience, he'll
entertain with selections from the
broad spectrum of music.
Grayson Capps, an acoustic
guitarist and Hurricane Katrina
evacuee now living in Tennessee,
appears Feb. 2 at 8 p.m. at The
Frisky Mermaid in the Florida
House Inn on South Third Street,
Fernandina Beach.
Tickets are $10 and available
at Island Tobacco, 316 Centre St.
Call 261-7222.
* *
On Feb. 10 Joel Pace's Piano
students, many from Nassau
County, in conjunction with The
Northside Presbyterian Youth
Group, will host a "pianobowl"
with-the theme "Strike a Chord
for the Needy of Jacksonville"
at Archer Lanes on Harts Road.
Everyone is invited to'attend,
Students will perform on piano
and bowl to raise money for Circle
of Love Ministries. Everyone is
asked to bring a canned food item
for the Northside Christian
Service Center.
For more information, contact
Pace at (904) 766-9544 or joel
pace@juno.com.
* *
Robin Braddock Kinsey per-
forms country music songs from
her CD, "Dare to Dream," at the
next Courtyard Nights at the
FCCJ Betty.P. Cook Center in
Yulee on Feb. 22 from 7:30-9:30
p.m.
Sponsored by the FCCJ Betty
P. Cook Center, the News-Leader
and Nassau County Record, the
Courtyard Nights series is free
and open to the public. Front
gates open at 6:45 p.m. Light
refreshments will be available but
individuals may bring their own.
No alcohol allowed. Lawn chairs
are encouraged. Performances
are held in the courtyard, or in the
caf6 during inclerhent weather.
For more information call 548-
4400.
The Historic Fernandina
Business Association
announces the 2008 Sounds on
Centre free community concert
series will begin on March 7.
This year's event will be held the
first Friday of each month from
March through October except for
May. Concerts will be from 6-8
p.m. on Centre Street between
Front and Second streets.
ART/EXHIBITS
Beginning and advanced
watercolor classes continue with
artist Bill Maurer. And on
Thursday mornings have fun
sketching outdoors around town
with Maurer. All you need is a
pencil and paper. Meet for coffee
first. Call him for information at
261- 8276.
** *
Basic beginner acrylic paint-
ing classes are now forming for
March. Space is limited. Even if
you've never painted before but
always wanted to learn, this class
is for you. Call Kathleen Hardin at
261-8276 for more information.
Studio Art is taking registra-
tion for its winter and spring
programming, beginning the
week of Jan. 28. Studio Art, an
educational fine art space, offers
arts programming to both children
and adults in a wide variety of
mediums. Space is limited, first
come, first served basis. Studio
Art is located at 528 S. Eighth St.
Call 556-3804 or visit www.island
studioart.com.
Tine Kirkland Graham, a
Nantucket and New Jersey artist
specializing in whimsical, colorful
pet portraits, will be at Eileen's
Art and Antiques, 702 Centre
St., from noon to 3 p.m. Jan. 26.
Meet the artist and watch her
work. Call 277-2717.
* *
See Beautiful Places:
Colorful Landscapes paintings
by Joan Smyly Durden and Pat
Haley at the Waterwheel Art
Gallery. Both artists who make
DESSERTS Continued from 1B
other "must-do" evenings.
Many local eateries will be con-
tributing sweet treats including The
Ritz-Carlton, Barbara Jean's, Sweet
Granny's, Chez LezAn Bakery and
more.
Raffle tickets are $10 and
their homes on Amelia Island are
influenced by the locale. The pub-
lic is invited to the opening
reception on Feb. 14 from 4-7
p.m. at the Waterwheel Art
Gallery, 5047 First Coast Hwy.
Call 261-2535 or visit www.water
wheelgallery.com.
The Amelia Island Museum
of History presents "The Fabric
of Our Lives: Quilts of Nassau
County" exhibit, in partnership
with the Amelia Island Quilt Guild,
through Feb. 28.
For more information, call 261-
7378, ext. 100.
include admission to the event.
Tickets may be purchased at the
school or at the door.
Proceeds benefit students and
are also used by teachers to buy
classroom supplies.
For information contact the
school at 491-7938.
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JACK RUSSELL White, brown ears,
black dot above tail. "Best Buddy", please
return, broken-hearted. Reward. Call Marc
321-2242 or 277-6769.
LOST DOG Would anybody that knows
the whereabouts of a black female
Pomeranian that was lost off of Harts Rd.
in Yulee, please call (904)225-8514.
If you have lost your cat or dog, pis
check both animal shelters. *he Nassau
Humane Society facility is located at 671
Airport Rd. (next to the airport), & the
County Animal Shelter, 86078 License Rd.
in Yulee (next to the drivers license bldg.).
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or 225-0420, no answer please leave
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limitation, or discrimination based
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discrimination.
The News-Leader will not knowingly
accept any advertising for real
estate which is in violation of the
law. All' persons are hereby
informed that all dwellings
advertised are .available on an equal
opportunity basis.
If you believe that you may have
been discriminated against in
connection with the sale, rental or
financing of housing, call.the United
States Department of Housing and
Urban Development HUD -'
1(800)669-9777, or for the hearing
impaired 1(800)927-9275.
is seeking
the following positions
Bartenders
Housekeeping
* Front Desk Personel
Come join our
enthusiastic family, where we
will know your name.
Background check required
fax resume to
(904) 277-1839
or e-mail:
mlriordan@bellsouth.net
NO PHONE CALLS, PLEASE
201 Help Wanted7
DRIVERS Regional $1,100+/wk. J'ville
terminal. 100% Co. pd benefits. Must
have Class A 100K miles. Pd car haul
training. Call John at Waggoners
(912)571-0242. ANF
HAMPTON INN & SUITES-
HARBOR FRONT DOWNTOWN
Now hiring EXPERIENCED FULL TIME
MAINTENANCE POSITION Excellent
working conditions Excellent Benefit
Package Join one of the fastest growing
Hospitality Management Companies in the
Souttteast. Apply in person. NO PHONE
CALLS, PLEASE.
DRIVERS FLATBED. Recent average
,$1,012/wk. Late model equipment, strong
freight network, 401K, Blue Cross
Insurance. (800)771-6318, wWW.prime
inccom. ANF
RECEPTIONIST NEEDED for local law
office. Must be friendly, able to multi-task,
answer multi-line phone system, greet
clients, general office work. Legal
experience preferred. Contact the Law
Office of Clyde Davis for appt. (904)261-
2848.
S. MOONEY PAINTING & REPAIR, INC.
Hiring painters & painter helpers. Pay
based on experience. Apply in person
@ 1 N. 4th Street #206. (904)583-1333
RECEPTIONIST FOR MEDICAL OFFICE
- Fast-paced individual who is friendly and
detail-oriented needed for busy medical
office. Medical office experience and
knowledge of Lytec or other medical
scheduling software required. Fax resume
to: (912) 729-8133
ADMINISTRATIVE ASST. Part-time
position. Must have experience with Word
and other office software applications,
good phone & organizational skills. Please
forward resume to: Manzie & Drake Land
Surveying, 117 S. 9th St., Fernandina
Beach; FL 23034. mikemanzie@gmail.com
CDL-A DRIVERS Expanding fleet
offering regional/OTR runs. Outstanding
pay pkg. Excellent' benefits. Generous
hometime. Lease purchase on '07
Peterbilts. National Carriers (888)707-
7729, www.nationalcarriers.com. ANF
BOOKKEEPER for CPA's Office Strong
accounting exp. req'd. QuickBooks pre-
ferred. Contact Satilla Business Services
(904)261-5004, www.satillatemos.com.
EOE/M/F/V/H
CHILD CARE PROVIDERS
Part Time
1915 Citrona Drive,
Fernandina Beach, 32034
YMCA Child Development Center is now
hiring part time early childhood care
providers. We are looking for motivated
and nurturing staff to join our team.
Hours are M F, 12pm 6pm. Position
requires, experience working with
children, HS Diploma, and DCF
certificates. Contact: E-mail resume to
Jenn Stallings .. at
istallinosafirstcoastvmca.oro orsdayonsf
rstcoastvmca.oro or fax (904) 296 6465.
Applications can also be completed at the
McArthur Family YMCA.
Part-Time, Home-Based Internet
Business Earn $500-$1000/mo. or
more. Flexible hours. Training provided.
No selling req'd. FREE details.
www.K738.com. ANF
IRS JOBS $18.46-$32.60/hr. Now
hiring. Paid training is provided. For
application and free Gov't job info., call
American Assoc of Labor (913)599-8244,
24 hrs., emp. serv.
NANNY NEEDED 6am-6pm, 10-12 days
per mo. for infant. $110/day. Experience
required. (904)858-3799
TRAVEL THE USA FOR PAY! use your
pickup truck to deliver "new" RV's
nationwide. Motorhomes too! Get paid tQ
see the country. www.horizontransport,
co.m. ANF
THE SURF RESTAURANT & BAR
is accepting applications for all positions:-
Servers, Food Runners, Hosts, Cooks
Apply in person 9am-5pm
3199 S. Fletcher Ave., F.B.
Earn $$$ Helping MDs! Process medical
claims from home. Call the Federal Trade
Commission to find out how to spot
medical billing scams. 1(877)FTC-HELR
A message from the News-Leader and the
FTC.
Drivers: CALL TODAY Bonus & paid
orientation 36-43cpm. Earn over $1000
weekly. Excellent benefits. Class A &' 3
mos. recent OTR required. (800)635-
8669. ANF
MTS is hiring for Mechanic for Heavy
Equipment and Heavy Trucks. Needs 2
years of verifiable experience and Valid
Driver's License. Drug free workplace and
Benefits, medical, dental, paid vacation.
Contact us at 261-3902 or 2424 Russell
Road, Femandina Beach, FL.
Earn $800-$3200 Monthly
to drive brand new cars
with ads placed on them.
www.FreeAutoKey.com
PART TIME BUS DRIVERS
McArthur Family YMCA is currently
recruiting reliable bus drivers to pick up
YMCA children after 'school from Yulee
Primary and Yulee Elementary and
transport them to the YMCA Kid's Campus
in Yulee. Position offers competitive pay
with the opportunity to pick up extra
hours within the program.
Position requires a current CDL license, a
good driving record and previous
experience driving a bus would also be
preferred. Successful candidates will also
need to complete background checks/drug
testing.
All interested individuals should stop by
McArthur Family YMCA and complete an
application-1915 Citrona Drive, Fern-
andina Beach, FL 32034 or fax (904)261-
6003 or send a resume to sdavton
afirstcoastvmca.oro and/or jstallngs ,
firstcoastvmca.org. YMCA is an Equal
opportunity/Drug Free Employer.
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Start rate of $9 per hour
Paid Training
Biweekly Bonuses Available
Paid Time Off
Tuition Assistance
Possible side effects: Entry level position with excellent.career advancen
Express Scripts maintains a drug free work environment. EOE
Other training classes available!
S TPAP
Local Landmark
filling positions seeking
Mature Servers,
Bartenders
and Cooks
Apply in person See Max
after 4pm at
31 N 2nd Street
FRIDAY. JANUARY 25.2008 CLASSIFIEDS N \Vs-L.LADIR 7B
201 Help Wanted
LPN
The Nassau County Sheriff's Office is
accepting applications for an LPN in the
Detention Facility to provide
professional nursing services to a large jail
inmate population. LPN position will
require: evening and weekend hours,
extensive walking on cement floors and
rapid emergency response.
Applicants MUST ATTACH a copy of their
current Florida state (LPN) License to their
application. The successful applicant must
also pass a Sheriff's Office background
investigation, a physical exam, drug
screen and polygraph prior to
employment.
Salary: $35,000.00 plus full benefit
package available
Non-Certified (Support Staff)
Applications may be obtained at
the Sheriffs Office 76001 Bobby
Moore Circle, Yulee, or online at
www.nassaucountvsheriff.com. Application
must be signed and- "Notarized" -
Incomplete Applications will NOT be
considered.
The Nassau County Sheriff's Office Is
An Equal Opportunity Employer
HANDYMAN
CUSTOM CONTRACTING, INC.
*NO JOB TOO SMALL
*NO JOB TOO LARGE
FREE ESTIMATES
LICENSED & BONDED
OFFICE: 879-6106
CELL: 813-6684
201 Help Wanted
MERCHANDISING COMPANY is seeking
Administrative Assistance for entry level
position. Starting pay is $9.50-$10.00;
must be detail oriented and able to work
in a fast paced environment. Applicant
must be proficient in Excel, Word, Outlook
and the Internet; If interested please send
resume to rcoltrane@resourcep.com or fax
to (888)894-9914.
IMMEDIATE EMPLOYMENT
Experienced Landscape and Lawn
Maintenance workers. Must have 3 YEAR '
CLEAN DRIVING RECORD AND PASS
DRUG TEST! Applications can be
submitted to 474431 E. State Road 200,
Fernandina Beach, FL. Please call
(904)261-5040.
WE ARE A DRUG FREE WORKPLACE
DRIVER BYNUM TRANSPORT needs
qualified drivers for Central Florida. Local
& national OTR positions. Food grade
tanker, no hazmat, no pumps, great
benefits, competitive pay, & new
equipment. (866) GO-BYNUM. Need 2 yrs
experience. ANF
201 Help Wanted I
REAL ESTATE COMPANY now hiring for
office personnel. Must be proficient in
windows based computer systems; drug
test mandatory. Full time position with
benefits. (904)261-9444
DRIVER Don't Just Start' Your
Career, Start it Right! Company
sponsored CDL training in 3 weeks. Must
be 21. Have CDL? Tuition reimbursement!
CRST. (866) 917-2778. ANF
PART-TIME CASHIER -. Must be mature
& flexible. hours will vary. References,
background check required. (904)225-
8133 to make appointment or fax resume
to (904)225-8134.
CERTIFIED SURGICAL TECHNOLOGIST
- to work with single surgeon. Part-time
position, mainly Mondays and Fridays. Fax
resume to (912)729-8133..
Local Consulting Company looking for
exp'd staff members in the Healthcare
Industry. Preferably in the Pharmaceutical
Sales area. Recruiting exp a plus but not
mandatory. Please call (904)261-7178 or
send resume to Tom@LegacyMgtAsso
ciates.com
201 Help Wanted I
LOOKING FOR DEPENDABLE CREW
MEMBERS From 5am-10pm. Must be
able to work weekends &, have own
transportation. Must have clean
background. Fernandina Beach area.
Starting pay $8.00 & up. 1-800-537-1376
ext. 549
NOW HIRING Local cleaning company
looking for 6 high energy people. Must be
responsible. Previous cleaning preferred.
Please call (904)556-1455.
HOME IMPROVEMENT SALESMAN -
Dependable, references, & experience a
must. Call for an appt. (904)321-1968 or
(904)206-1334
LEGITIMATE WORK FROM HOME
BUSINESS promoting & selling premier
house & wellness products. Call Courtney
(904)536-5626.
NOW AVAILABLE! 2008 Post Office
jobs. $18-$20/hr No experience. Paid
training. Fed, benefits. Vacations. Call
(800)910-9941 today! Ref#FL08. ANF
201 Help Wanted
BODY GUARDS Counter Assault Teams
needed/Usa & overseas. $119-$220K/
year. Bodyguards $250-$750/day. 18 or
older. (615)885-8960 or (615)942-6978
ext" 300. www.intemationalexecutives.net.
ANF
BARTENDERS NEEDED
Please fax resume to (904)310-6056.
HELP WANTED
Part-Time KITCHEN HELP
Part-Time HOUSEKEEPER
Part-Time FRONT DESK OVERNIGHT
SHIFT (11PM to 7AM)
Apply in person at Elizabeth Pointe
Lodge 98 S. Fletcher Avenue.
WANT HOME MOST WEEKENDS WITH
MORE PAY? Run Heartland's Southeast
Regional! $.45/mile company drivers,
$1.28 for Operators! 12 months OTR
required. HEARTLAND EXPRESS (800)441-
4953. www.heartlandexoress.com. ANF
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www.DeepCreekPlantation.com EQUESTRIAN-FRIENDLY GATED COMMUNITY -
l 2.2 TO 15.5 ACRE ESTATE HOME SITES
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AND RIVER TRAILS
DEEP CREEIl
PLANTATION
904.225.0371
The St. Anne Courtyard Entry
2-Room Guest Suite,
Large, Covered and Screened Patio
2,447 sq. ft. $322,900
4 Bedrooms. 3 Bathrooms
The Fairway II* Jack-and-Jill Bath,
Double Walk-In Closets in Master Suite,
Spacious Kitchen, Breakfast Nook, Pantry
2,389 sq. ft. $274,900
4 Bedrooms. 3 Bathrooms
1-95 TOA1A EASTTOWARD AMELIA ISLAND, RIGHT
ON MINERROAD, HICKORY VILLAGES ONTHE RIGHT.
904.225.0634
The Heron Covered Entry,
Formal Dining Room,
Double Closets, Vanities in Master Bath
2,229 sq. ft. $254,900
4 Bedrooms. 3 Bathrooms
The Carmel Bonus Room,
Jack-and-Jill Bath with Garden Tub
Formal Living and Dining Rooms
2,853 sq. ft $332,900
4 Bedrooms. 3 Bathrooms
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JOHN'S BALED
PINE STRAW
Locally Owned & Operated
Home Delivery
277-0738
CLEANING SERVICE
HONEY DO'S
CLEANING
277-2824 or 904-583-0012 cll
Licensed. Bonded & Insured
Homes Condo's Rentals Offices
We Do Windows
lrsi4 & Out Cleaning
CALL'fA DUfANCE!
PERFECT CLEAN, INC.
BONDED, INSURED
Please Call Us At I s
753-3067 --
HOMES CONDOS OFFICES
TRANSPORTATION
PET SERVICES
HOME MONITORING
'PERSONAL ASSISTANT
CONCRETE R IN
NICK ISABELLA, INC
Color and Stamped 'atios,
Driveways, Sidewalks, Slabs
Aowdoing Flequ/ar Conc.re t
and S/tamped Concreete
261-3565 REASONABLE ESTIMATES
LICENSE #694
CONCRETE
Foundations
Driveways
Sidewalks, Etc.
No Job To Big Or Too Small
759-6462
Loren Development, Inc.
CGC 1507576
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40 Years Experience
Licensed InsuCed
State Licensed RB0055959
GAflRfGES ROOM ADDITIONS
NEW HOMES
QGflLITY GUARANTEED
2-Car Garages
16,49500 "
2A44 Wood Freme On
ConcreteSBlock T
FRAMING SPECIALIST 1
R -5 6 Tldlihg *'Additidhns
New Home Construction
Residential* Commercial
Decks Fences All Types
Licensed Bonded Insured
Osborne
Construction Inc.
FREE ESTIMATE
753-1156
CGC 1510728
AMELIA
ISLAND
GUTTERS
NOW INSTALLING
SCREEN ROOMS
6" Seamless
Aluminum Gutters
Now Accepting Major Credit Cards
LICENSED & INSURED Lowell & Renee Duster
(94) 261-1940
MASTERS
CARPENTRY & TRIM,INC
State Certified
Residential Contractor
Hands On
*NEW CONSTRUCTION
*ADDITIONS
-DECKS
*PORCHES
*REMODEL
*TERMITE DAMAGE
*CONDO UPGRADES
Bob Masters
phone: 904-626-1165
fax: 904-491-0082
Licensed & Insured
N.E.F.B.A.
CSF
CREATIVE SERVICES
& FENCE CO, INC.
Licensed & Insured
Locally Owned & Operated
Fencing Chain Link/ Privacy
Home Repairs Concrete Repairs
Pressure Washing Gutter Cleaning
Wood Work
Free Estimates
Office: 904-225-2366
Cell Phone: 904-703-5022
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HONEYDo's HANDYMAN
277-2824 or 225-6153 (cell)
Licensed, Bonded & Insured
Handyman Maintenance
(inside &outside) /^ -
Window Cleaning' Painting
Sheetrock Repair- Gutter
Cleaning -Etc.
Flip Flops
"uSe what you have"
decorating,
interior painting,
color selection,
organizing, move in help,
vacation home makeovers,
staging for sale, etc..
Lisa Inglis
557-1131
Licensed / InsuFred
Atlantic
Custom
Exteriors
Screen Room and Pool
Enclosures
Florida Rooms -
Vinyl Siding Gutters
Hurricane Shutter
Replacement Windows
904-321-1968 Office
904-206-1334 Cellular
Licensed & Insured
Locally Owned & Operated
Lic.# SCC 1311 49639
OUT OF AREA HOMEOWNERS
* HOME MONITORING
* SECURITY/INSPECTION CHECKS OF HOME
* ARRANGE REPAIRMAN/HOMiE SERVICES
* CONCIERGE SERVICES
904-415-2878'
OWNER FORMER FEDERAL AGENT
LAND CLEARING
NORM'S
LAND CLEARING &
BACKHOE SERVICE
FILL DIRT*HAULING*FIREWOOD
.STUMP GRINDING *TREE SERVICE
PONDS DUG DEMOLITION WORK
904-277-3694
CELL 753-1393
www.normsbackhoe.com
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Service Directory!
Call 261-3696 and find
out how to put your
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to work for you!
K. ~LAWNM~~j>
Florida
Gardener
Full Service Lawn Maintenance
Flowerbed Maintenance
Irrigation Repairs & Installs
Call today for your free estimate
(904) 753-1537
Licensed & Insured
I NI I
(904) 753-4124
(904) 261-9240
James W. Cason
Amelia Environmental
Systems, Inc.
Scot Lawson Chris Lowe
Sales Consultant Sales Consultant
CHEVROLET BUICK
PONTIAC GMC
464054 SR 200 Yulee
(904) 261-6821
"Quality Work
at Reasonable Prices"'
Interior and Exterior Painting
Pressure Washing
"No Job Too Small or Too Large
*Licensed'Bonded
*Insured -
*oall for Free
Estimates & References-
225-9292
Locally Owned
&Operated
Since 1996
AMELIA ISLAND
QUALITY PAINTING, INC.,
"Call The Professionals"
(904) 753-1689
RESIDENTIAL
COMMERCIAL ,
SINTERIOR / EXTERIOR
SPECIALIZED FINISHES
PRESSURE WASHING
&WATERPROOFING
LICENSED BONDED INSURED
*PROFESSIONAL CRAFTSMANSHIP AT
AFFORDABLE PRICES
* SERVING NASSAU COUNTY SINCE 1997
'CALL TODAY FOR YOUR
FREE ESTIMATE
Marc Lawing Owner/Operator
PRESSURE WASHING
RAY O'ROURKE
Houses Trailers Patios
Driveways etc.
Roofs
Wood Decks Cleaned& Resealed
FREE ESTIMATES
261-4353
NORTH FLORIDA PRESSURE
WASHING & DETAILING
(904) 277-8136 or (904) 753-0788
HOUSES, DRIVEWAYS,
PORCHES, DECKS, DOCKS,
BOATS & CARS
Licensed & Insured Mike Ellington
DANNY HALL
REMODELING AND
REPAIR, LLC
FI Lic # 1.05000026S37
No job too big or too small
26 years experience
FREE ESTIMATES
904-277-8039
cell 904-430-6271
-COASTAL BUILDING .
SYSTEMS
"Re.Roofing Is Our Specialty"
Nassau County's Largest ,
Roofing & Siding Contractor :
Serving Satisfied
Homebuilders &
Homeowners Since 1993
Re-Roofing New Roofing N
Vinyl Siding Soffit & Fascia
261-2233
Free Estimate
SCOG-057020.
ROOFING, INC.
333-6496
100% FINANCING
METAL / SHINGLE / FREE EST.
GUTTERS INSTALLED
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Tile Installation
Relacing Recalking
Regrouting /Sealing Balhroom /Kitchen
Acid Wash Cleaning_ Interior / Exterior
FRED LONG
Top Soil'Sand & Gravel* Fill Dirt
Hauling Tractor Work
Bush Hog Grading
TRUCKING
(904) 261-5098
TReEE SERVICE
Tree Trimming Tree Removal
Chipping Stump Grinding
Bucket Trucks Available
Emergencyd(904)321-2760
Licensed & Insured
10% Military or Senior Citizen
Discount
Does not include stump grinding
One coupon per job
Locally Owned & Operated
g, go ve
GARAGE DOOR &
OPERATOR SYSTEMS /,
Steven Hair Maintenance, Inc.
"The local guy since 1984
Quit Paying Too Much!
Operator or door replacements 'Iransmitler replacement
* Broken springs Stopped gears
*Cables *SeMvle orall makes & models
904-277-2086
Orr'S CuITOM
WOODWORKING, INC.
CUITOM CABINETS ENTERTAINMENT CENTERS
BOOKCASES$ TRIM CARPENTRY
HOME REPAIRS o REMODEUNG
LICENSED & INSURED
SCOTT 0 -5 300
RUDOPH"455-.M
WE DO IT RIGHT THE
FIRST TIME
SATISFACTION GUARANTEED
WE DO IT ALL!
*REMODELING
KITCHEN & BATHS
WINDOWS & DOORS
SIDING
FLOORING
INTERIOR & EXTERIOR PAINTING
*REBUILDING OR REPAIRING
WATER & TERMITE DAMAGE
*LOCALLY OWNED & OPERATED
*LICENSED 'BONDED *INSURED
FREE ESTIMATES
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8B- FRIDAY, JANUARY 25.2008 CLASSIFIEDS NLEWS-LEADER
201 Help Wanted
MENTAL HEALTH COURT
PROGRAM DIRECTOR
The Nassau County Sheriff's Office (NCSO)
and the Mental Health Court of Nassau
County are currently seeking qualified
applicants for a full time Mental Health
Court Program Director. Please see the
NCSO's website, www.nassaucounty
oeriff.com for a complete Job Description
and Application. The ideal candidate
should have prior experience in the
following areas including individuals with a
severe and persistent mental illness,
inmates, and the criminal justice/court
system. The successful applicant's office
will be located at NCSO. Flexible hours
and diagnostic skills are required. Must
arrange and/or transport individuals If
necessary. Master's degree and license Is
preferred. Salary is commensurate with
experience. Offer includes a full benefit
package of NCSO-paid medical
insurance and retirement; annual and siwk
leave, and 12 paid holidays. The
successful applicant shall also pass a
Sheriff's Office Background investigaoon
a drug screen/ physical oxalmination and
a polygraph. Deadline to submit January
31, 2008.
The Nassau County Sherifs Offte IS
an Equal Opportunity Emplayt-
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Yulco, Fjonla /,W
204 Work Wa nted
AMELIA CONSTRUCTION SERVICES
Home Maintenance kAd Repairs
(904)-32-1-2533
ALL BRIGHT CLEANING SERVICE
Commercial, residential and construction
clean up. No job too big or too small. Call
(904)483-7817 or (904)386-3630.
HANDYMAN All types of home repair
and improvements. Dependable service.
Licensed, bonded, and insured. Call (904)
277-8780
206 Child Care
NEED RELIABLE BABYSITTING? -
Grandmother In O'Neil area available for
those short notice needs. Do you have a
Doctor's appointment? Need to pick up
spouse from work? Or is your regular
babysitter unavailable? Then please call,
491-7654 and ask for Diana. Weekend
and lIft niahft iH-ina is also a vailahle.
FIRE YOUR BOSS & be your own bossI
Say goodbye to your commute & long
hours. Make CEO income from anywhere.
No experience necessary. Training
available. 20K-80K+ (monthly). Don't
believe, Don't call! www.wealthwithinteo
rity.biz (650)954-8031. ANF
TUPPERWARE CONSULTANTS NEEDED
- Make $1,000/month working only 8
hours a week. Call (912)230-2741 for
details.
AMERICA'S FAVORITE COFFEE DIST. -
Guaranteed accts, Multi Billion $ Industry.
Unlimited Profit Potential.,Free Info. 24/7
(800)729-4212. ANF
TUTORING FOR THE FCAT
Experienced in most subjects. References.
Call (904) 321-0846.
TUTOR Reading all grades. High School
English, Literature, Composition,
Grammar, History. (904)277-8695
POST OFFICE NOW HIRING Avg pay
$20/hour or $57K/yr. incl Fed. Ben., OT.
offer placed by Exam Services, not aff
w/USPS which does hiring. Call (866)713-
4492. Fee req. ANF
401 Mortgages
Bought & Sold
ARE YOU RECEIVING payments on a
note or mortgage you own? Would you
rather have CASH now? Call Hugh
Williams 753-1415.
Are You Tired Of Your Debt? We are
here to help. This is not a loan. Don't
waitl (800)851-3512. ANF
AJI.u A AU
HORSES BOARDED Stalls with turnouts
& pasture, cleaned daily, 120 ft. round
pen, hot walker. Barn manager w/25 yrs.
exp. lives on site. (904)548-7468
6 WEEK OLD REGISTERED YORKSHIRE
PUPPIES (904)225-2880
FREE TO GOOD HOME 2 loving adult
cats. 1 male, 1 female. Spayed, neutered
& declawed. (904)753-1781
A 3
SAT. 1/26 ONLY 8am-12pm; rain or
shine. 1554 Canterbury' Lane, Lakewood
Subd. Furniture, bedding, men's &
women's clothing, kids clothing, pictures,
books, toys, bikes.
HOME DAY CARE .CLOSING Lots of
kid's inside & outside things plus lots of
other stuff. -19 S. 17th St. Sat. 1/26,
8am-3pm. Sale be inside & outside.
SAT. 1/26, TWO FAMILY YARD SALE -
Amelia Park, Furniture, deco accessories,
Polo mens, etc. 1887 Perimeter Rd. W. in
alley. 8-12
YARD SALE Fri. & Sat., 9am-4pm. Amy
Dr. off Chester Rd. ;'Something for
everyone. Collectibles, nice clothes, TV's,,
VCR's, DVD players & discs.
YARD SALE Sat. 1/26, 7:30am-12pm.
Lakewood, 1516 Coventry Ln. Lots of
household items & miscellaneous
motorcycle helmets & accessories.
23922 CRESCENT PARKE CT. (Flora
Parke). Sat. 1/26, 8am-? Treadle sewing
machine, wicker rocker, desk chairs, tools,
quilting stuff, canning jars, & misc. items.
MOVING SALE Fri. 1/25 & Sat. 1/26,
8:30am-? 2608 Amelia Rd. (behind
Sonny's BBQ). Twin bed, chairs, stools,
desks, table sewing machines, &
household items.
85026 DURRANCE AVE. Fri., Sat. and
Sun. moving sale. Starting at 9am. (904)
415-6739. Rain cancels.
601 Garage Sales
SAT. 1/26, 9am-lpm No early birds!
Moving. Many household items, furniture,
toys, and games. 2529B First Ave,
Fernandina, just north of Amelia Woods &
Mizell.
MULTI-FAMILY YARD SALE Sat. 1/26
ONLY, 7am-llam, 707 Stanley Dr., 321-
1468. Household items, mens, womens,
and teens clothing, twin size waterbed,
lingerie, dresser, collectables, antique
vanity dresser w/mirror, night stands, six
drawer chest and lots more!
602 Articles for Sale]
ANTIQUES AND COLLECTIBLES at
Time After Time. Come in to reserve a
spot for your antiques. Call (904)261-
2208, or email @bcharene@comcast.net
METAL FLAT FILES Approx. 3 ft. x 4 ft.
Warehouse shelving 2 ft. x 4 ft. x 10 'ft.
(approx. 20 units). Best offer. Call Chris
(904)415-3295.
603 miscellaneous
FRESH PINE STRAW
$3.50 per bale, delivered.
Call (912)674-4274.
Chevy LWB truck bed, '96, 2-tone blue,
exc. condition, $400. Also, 9' pool table,
good condition, $500. (904)662-7456 or
525-4497
HEAT/COOL Window units & ice
machines, used all sizes w/warranty.
Repairs to central & window AC's,
refrigerators & freezers. Kish's (904)225-
9717.
611 Home Furnishings]
FOR SALE Matching couch & love seat,
$400. Pedestal oak kitchen table & chairs,.
$100. Armoire, solid oak, $100. Call
(904)556-9128.
BRAND NEW oak kitchen table/chairs
from Home Life Furniture $575. 3-Pc.
Ethan Allen ent. unit, fits 30" TV,
$850/OBO. (2) Rattan chairs, $50/ea. (2)
Twin maple headboards, $20/ea. (2) Oak
barstools, $20/ea. Oak coffee table, $35.
Green & white striped couch, $100. Green
hutch w/pine top, $90. Firepit w/grill,
$300. RCA DVD player, $20. Hot dog cart
umbrella, $10. Call Marti 583-0776.
SOLID WOOD BUNK BED with 1 exc.
condition mattress, $169. (904)491-4549
or(478)256-5561.
BUILDINGS FOR SALE "Rock Bottom
Prices!" 25x30 now $4100. 25x40 $5400.
30x40 $6400. 35x50 $8790. 35x70
$11,990. 40x80 $14,900. Others.
MANUFACTURER DIRECT since 1980.
(8rnnii68-5422. ANF
SAWMILLS from only $2,990. Convert
your logs to valuable lumber with your
own Norwood portable band sawmill. Log
skidders also available, www.norwoodsaw
mills.com/300N. Free information (800)
578-1363 ext 300-N. ANF
I BUY JUNK CARS & heavy equipment
for scrap. (904)879-1190 or cell
(904)705-8628.
702 Boat Supplies/
Dockage
BOAT DOCKAGE FOR BIG BOATS Boat
Lifts 1 covered Dock & 1 uncovered dock
in very deep water. (904)703-4265.
703 Sports Equipmentj
SCHWINN BOWFLEX all attachments.
410m5 resistance. $550. (904)261-0920
or 583-3339
*RlEAL ESTATE
SALES--
SELL YOUR PKRUPKIY Local investors
close quickly and pay cash. Any price,
location or condition. 849-3714 or
www. NassauHomeBuyers.com
YULEE 1 acre fenced, 3BR/2BA
doublewide. Fireplace, CH&A. Completely
redone, new carpet, new floors.
$115,000/OBO. (904)504-7674
2006 DW on 1 acre w/pond view. 3/2
split, 2100sf, 12x24 shed w/electric,
screened porch, privacy fenced. $163,900.
(904)277-6794, cell (904)430-7494
RENT TO OWN Great' neighborhood on
island. Low down, easy qualify. 3BR/1BA,
all upgrades. (904)277-3555
FSBO Greatly reduced. $649,000.
Amelia Park, 4BR/3BA overlooking the
lake. Approx. 2950sf. Upgraded cabinets &
granite countertops. Call 557-4433 or
261-6259.
3BR/2BA HOUSE with extra room for
study or office. New roof, new heat & air,
new exterior paint, 1/2 mile from beach.
$215,000/OBO. Call (478)453-2053;
(478)456-3940. Seller is licensed broker.
LIKE NEW 3BR/2BA, 2 car garage,
10x15 screened porch. Corner lot near
beach, downtown, schools, hospital,
greenbelt. For sale or lease with option.
$259,000. (904)277-2086
1250SF ISLAND HOME 2BR/1.5BA,
great, location, $178,000. BEAUTIFUL
ISLAND HOMESITE 1.2 acres. Call
(904)415-0371.
LEASE TO OWN OPPORTUNITY
Gorgeous 3BR/2BA home. 2210 Atlantic
Ave. Marsh view & short walk to beach.
large kitchen w/SS .appliances, vaulted
ceilings, fireplace, hardwood floors,
ceramic tile, 2-car garage, privacy
fencing. $1500/mo. (904)277-3050. Mac
Daniel Realty. Realtor/Owner.
FSBO LAKEWOOD Subdivision near the
beach. 1700 sq. ft., 3BR/2BA, split floor
plan. 1603 Canterbury Ln. $230,000. Call
(904)753-2975 or (904)491-0230.
OCEANFRONT PROPERTY
'Visit www.oceanfrontamelia.com for a
complete, list, or call Bob Gedeon at
Oceanfront Realty (904)261-8870.
FSBO 3/2 in beautiful Ocean Ridge. New
roof, kitchen & siding. Across from
community pool, 2 screened tiled porches
& hot tub. $369,900.' (904)556-4500
WATERFRONT 22 AC. close to
Intercoastal & ocean. Big old oaks.
Priced to sell. Gay Browne, RE/MAX
Specialists (904)703-4265.
Waterfront Homes & Lots Call (904)
261-4066 for information. C.H. Lasserre,
Realtor.
FREE 1/2 MONTH RENT Newer
3BR/2BA, free cable. Waterfront, great
views. $995/mo. 96012 Coral Reef Rd.,
Yulee. Call Tatyana (916)952-0646
VACATION HOME PARTNERSHIP 1/4
shares, 13 weeks annually for sale in
dramatic 3BR/3BA oceanfront Amelia
Island condo. Breathtaking ,views from
every room. $350,000 per share. Serious
buyers are invited to call (678)570-8428
or email christydroe@bellsouth.net
TOWN CENTER Only 3BR/2BA condo
available in Esplanade. never slept in, first
floor, granite countertops, 2 indoor
parking spots. $298,500. (904)879-7130
NEW CONSTRUCTION Ocean Cove.
3BR/2BA, near the beach, many upgrades,
garage. $294,500. Nick Deonas Realty
(904)277-0006.
CONDO SOUTHEND AMELIA ISLAND -
Fireplace, new carpet, paint, 2-car garage,
pool and tennis. $195,000. Gay Browne,
Remax Specialists, (904)703-4265.
GORGEOUS HOME on approx. 2.5 ac.
4BR, large family room, fireplace,
hardwood floors. Little Piney Island. Price
way below appraisal. Gay Browne, Remax
Specialists, (904)703-4265.
BANK FORECLOSURES Homes from
$10,000. 1-3 bedroom available! Repos,
REOs, HUD, FHA, etc. These homes must
sell. For listings call (800)425-1620 ext
4237. ANF
Buy Now, Build Later on Amelia Island.
Gated community, coastal architect-
ure, walk to beach, builder freedom plus
owner financing. Great Valuel
www.Landyns Lake.comrn
COUNTRY LIVING IN THE CITY .- 1.2
acre lot on island. 10 minute bike ride to
the beach. Build your dream home. Call
Beano Roberts, (904)415-0371.
LOT FOR SALE, 400 X 75 At end of
Why Rd, off Scott Rd, adjacent to Summer
Beach.. Call (386)677-9964 after 5pm,
anytime weekends.
Blackrock Rd-- w/well & septic $46,900,
1 acre Nassauville $49,900, 2 acres US 1
w/well & septic $49,900, lake lot in Yulee
w/well & septic $63,500. Nick Deonas
Realty, Jan Johnson (904)556-2114.
AMELIA ISLAND PLANTATION Lot 43,
Sea Marsh Rd. Beautiful wooded
110'X152' lot. Includes ARB approved
house plans. $365,000. (404)372-6055
LAND FOR SALE
40 Acres high & dry, fenced & cross
fenced, 2 chicken barns good condition,
compost barn, deep well & electricity,
$13,000 per acre. 13 Acres, pond,
fenced, $12,000 per acre. Will sell
separate or together. Call Debbie after
5:00 (904)845-2806 or (904)626-8283,
Iv msg.
71 ACRES 20 yr. set pines/hardwoods;
secluded hunting/residential retreat. Pond.
Near 1-16 & excellent schools. Bulloch
County, GA. $6,250/acre. (912)687-
1994 or (912)865-2278 (leave message).
APPROX 6.5 ACRES Beautiful
homesite, no clearing needed. Big oak &
palm trees. Hilliard/Kings Ferry. In the
country, bring your horses. $110,000.
(904)403-7688
1811 oommerciai/Retal
OFFICE RES. Hardwood floors, close to
ocean & downtown. Priced to sell. Gay
Browne, RE/MAX Specialists (904)703-
4265.
15 ACRES Zoned for Hotel. 95 & Rt.
200. Gay Browne, Re/Max Specialists
(904)703-4265.
814 West Nassau County
COUNTRY LIVING 2BR/2BA, 1784SF,
DR, LR, 1 acre, Hilliard. (904)260-4300
FOR SALE OR RENT in Southern Glen
neighborhood, 3/2 block/stucco. $169,900
sale or $1000/mo. rent. Call Mary Ann
(904)463-0754.
SINGLE FAMILY HOME Year built
2007, detached garage, in city limits of
Hilliard. 3BR/2 full baths, kitchen,, dining
room, living room, laundry room, fenced
in yard. Call Dawn (904)813-5961.
NEW 3BR/2BA on 1.5 acres. Many
upgrades. $198,000. Owner financing with
5% down & approved credit. Located on
Holiday Dr., Callahan. (904)753-2155
ABSOLUTE AUCTION Developer close-
out sale. New 1, 2 & 3 bedroom condos in
Viera Beach, FL. 20 left from 250+. 10
are being sold ABSOLUTE 2/10 at 1pm.
Viera Holiday Inn. (941)373-1433,
www.MarshaWolakAuctions.com, AU3600
AB2578 BK536374. ANF
Tennessee Affordable lake
properties on pristine 34,000 acre Norris
Lake. Over 800 miles of shoreline. Call
Lakeside Realty TODAY! (888)291-5253 or
visit www.lakesiderealtv-tn.com. ANF
Absolute Auction Homes & Land. No
minimums, homes & lots will be sold
absolutely. Live auction, phone bidding
permitted. Realtor/au460 Neal VanDeRee
Auction (941)488-3600, www.vanderee.
corn. ANF
LOG CABIN Only $69,900. Lake access
with free boat slips. Own the dream I New
2,128sf log cabin package at spectacular
160,000 acre recreational lake! Paved
road, u/g utilities, excellent financing. Call
now (800)704-3154 ext 1712. ANF
VIRGINIA MOUNTAINS Log cabin shell
on 2 private acres near very wide trout
stream in the Galax area and new River
State Park. $139,500. Owner (866)789-
8535. ANF
LOG CABIN & 1 acre lake access with
free boat slips only $69,900. Own the
dream I New 2,,128sf log cabin pkg at
spectacular 160,000 acre recreational
lake. Paved road, u/g utilities, excellent
financing. Call now (800)704-3154 ext
1712. ANF
COASTAL GA 1/2 acre + $89,900. I
credible community, water & marsh views,
year-round temperate weather. Near
Golden Isles. Enjoy boating, fishing,
walking, family/retirement living. Great
financing available. Call (888)513-9958.
Visit www. peninsula-coldenisles.com.
ANF
NC MOUNTAIN HOMESITES from
$59,900. Minutes to Asheville, NC. Enjoy
sweeping mountain vistas, a mile of
Riverfront, walking/fitness trails, & more.
Amenities include gated.entrance, lodge &
riverside BBQ. Excellent financing
available. Call for more info or to schedule
tour (877)890-5253 ext 3484,
www.seeriverhighlandsnc.com. Offer void
where prohibited by law. ANF
FRIDAY, JANUARY 25,2008 CLASSIFIEDS NEwS-LEADER 9B
Greenville, SC Own a beautiful new
3BR/2BA home for only 5% down & owner
will finance. Monthly pymts. from $695.
Call (888)579-0275. ANF
ROOM FOR RENT Large house to share.
Carport, quiet neighborhood located in
Nassauville. $475/mo. includes utilities.
Call (904)583-0492
ONE OR TWO ROOMMATES WANTED -
Completely furnished 4BR/2BA home off
Scott Road. No smoking. $700/mo. per
roommate. Short or long term lease.
Available immediately. (904)403-2020
2BR/2BA CONDO Looking for
roommate. Professional, steady work
history, non smoker, with verifiable
references. 4 minute walk to beach.
$650/mo. Utilities Included. (904)
583-3268
ROOMMATE WANTED $450 monthly,
utilities included. Service animals only.
3BR/2BA located on Amelia Island. 556-
2666 or 277-8026, leave message.
TO SHARE 3BR/2BA house close to
beach. $525/mo. + $250 security deposit
includes utilities and internet. (904)557-
4785
ROOM FOR RENT plus 1 bath. Large
house to share, includes garage, close to
beach. $725/mo. (904)321-0871
MATURE PERSON to share 2BR/2BA
south end condo. Pool, fireplace, garage.
$550 plus. (904)335-0993,
4BR/2BA MOBILE HOME on One acre
lot in Nassauville. $975/mo. Possible. $50
discount. $1300 deposit. Pets OK. Call
(904)206-3423.
SWMH 2BR/1BA, SWMH 2BR/2BA -
Both on nice private lots in Yulee. $275 bi-
weekly & $325 bi-weekly + $600 deposit.
Personal & credit references req'd. Must
verify annual income, rental history &
employment. One year lease req'd.
Service animals only, no pets. Call
(904)277-2086.
OLDER MOBILE HOME in quiet country
setting on island. 1BT/1BA with dressing
room & walk-in closet. References & credit
will be checked. $550/mo. + $300 dep. 1
year lease. (904)491-0473
2BR & 3BR MOBILE HOMES for rent.
Move in now. Furnished & unfurnished,
$650-$825. Teakwood Mobile Home Park,
Yulee. Call Gregg (904)376-5190.
50' X 100' MOBILE HOME LOT for rent
in Yulee. Nice, quiet, safe community.
check required. $295/mo. Call (904)225-
5151 ext 15.
ROOM FOR RENT 5 minutes from
beach. Private bath, private entrance.
$125/wk. + $250 dep. Call 10am-6pm,
556-2069 or 277-8051.
FURNISHED ROOM close to beach.
Includes utilities. $550/mo. References.
(904)415-0311
SMALL APT. Furnished very nicely.
Includes water, garbage, electric, cable.
Pets OK. Week or month. Call anytime
(904) 335-7339.
IBR/BATH/DINING-KITCHEN COMB. -
Elect., water, garbage, washer/dryer, cable
TV all furnished. In NassauvJille. 6 mo.
lease. $450/mo. + $300 dep. 277-3819
SMALL 1BR APT. In Nassauville.
Furnished. Twin bed, electricity, A/C,
DIrecTV. $650/mo. + $300 deposit. Cute,
cozy, quiet & in good neighborhood.
Service animals only. References required.
Please call (904)206-3241, & leave
message.
OCEAN FRONT Furnished 1BR/IBA apt.
$800/mo. + $500 dep. Utilities Included.
Available Immediately. (904)261-6252
BEAUTIFUL EFFICIENCY with jacuzzi
tub & shower. Cable. Walk to town.
$600/mo. Call (904)556-9372. Available
Feb. 1st.
At The Beach- Effic. $135/wk. + dep.
iBR $185/wk + dep. Util. incl. Others
avail. 1 & 2BR MH in park start $165/wk.
or $600/mo. + dep. Long term. 261-5034
OCEAN VIEW 2BR/1.5BA townhome.
CH&A, washer/dryer hookup. No smok-
ing. Service animals only. 1 yr. lease.
$875/mo. + deposit. Water & garbage
Included. 737 N. Fletcher. (904)261-
4127
OCEANSIDE 1BR/1BA Main beach
area. Utilities included except gas. $670 +
sec. (904)277-8749 or (847)867-3163
TWO 2BR APTS. Downstairs 700 sq. ft.,
$750. Upstairs 1000 sq. ft., $950. W/D,
deck, ocean view. Small pet OK. 1 month
security & references required. Ask for
Jerry (631)335-5293.
HISTORIC DISTRICT 1BR, efficiency
kitchen. $575/mo., includes utilities; plus
deposit. No smoking. Service animals
only. 277-6763 or 583-0862
$397/MO. 4BR/3BA HUD home. (5%
down 20 years @ 8% apr). More homes
available from $199/mo. For listing call
(800)366-9783 ext. 5669. ANF
FERNANDINA BEACH 2BR/2BA apt.
home. $399 moves you in. $689/mo. 1
year lease. Must qualify. 277-2500
JASMINE PLACE #16. 2BR/1.SBA,
patio. $895. Ready now. Nick Deonas
Realty, Inc. (904)277-0006.
NEAR BEACH Upstairs 2BR/1BA, sun
deck, recently remodeled, CH&A, W/D
hookup, ceiling fans. Available Feb 1st.
57 S. Fletcher. $900/mo. (904)277-4851.
1BR/1BA STUDIO APT. shared fenced
in yard. $600/mo. + $500 dep., pets
permitted, utilities not included. Pis call M-
F 8:30-5p or leave msg. (904)277-5606
1ST AVE. 2BR/2BA DUPLEX Deck, 1
car garage, close to beach. $900/mo. Call
(229)942-0110 (day) or (229)924-3780
(night).
2641 FIRST AVE. 1600sf, 3BR/2BA
apartment. Washer & dryer hookup. Walk
to the beach. $1250/mo. + $1250 dep.
Call (904)277-4821.
FURNISHED CONDO 2BR/2BA,
fireplace, pool. Great location, in the
Colony. $1200/mo. Call Felix (904)707-
6762.
FURNISHED 2BR/2BA top floor flat
with large rear private porch. Pool &
tennis. Close to the beach. All appliances
including W/D. $1050/mo; +'$1050 dep.
12 mo. lease. Service animals only.
Smoke free. (904)759-1105
AMELIA ISLAND PLANTATION -
Completely renovated. Furnished, 2-story,
2MBR suites, 2.5BA. Comm, pool. Private.
Sale price $409,900 or rent $1300/mo. By
owner. (904)491-5906
OCEANVIEW BEAUTIFUL APT
FOR RENT
Beautiful ocean views. Furnished. 28R,
Spacious, all Brand-new appliances,
hardwood floors. $825/month. (904)277-
3050
AMELIA ISLAND PLANTATION 2BR/
2BA, resort view, furnished. 6 months or
more at $1250/mo. AMELIA RENTALS
(904)261-9129..
3BR/2BA Brand new condo, never lived
in, by Super Wal-Mart. $1200/mo. +
$1400 dep. Lease option available. (904)
583-2009
58 Ciondos-Unfurnished
CONDOS FOR RENT
3/2 = $1,100/mo. 2/2 = $950/mo. All
these units have all the upgrades you
need! Pool, Jacuzzi, and it's a gated
community! Call today (904)401-6612.
CONDO 3BR/2BA. Vaulted ceilings. New
SS appliances, W/D, flooring & paint.
Gated. Spa. Pool. $1000/mo.
(904)251-9525
Fernandina Shores 2BR/1BA, ground
floor, D/W, beach, pool, tennis, clubhouse.
Quiet, safe, parking, year lease. Feb 4th.
Deposit, references. $925/mo. 261-5630
COLONY CONDO UNIT 2BR. Cathedral
ceilings, 2-car garage, greatroom w/FP,
W/D. Completely new appliances, kitchen
& bath. $1075/mo. (904)261-0331
HOUSE FOR RENT Completely
furnished 4BR/2BA off Scott Road, close to
Ritz Carlton & The Plantation. No
smoking. Long or short term lease.
$1,400/mo. (904)403-2020
PIRATES WOODS 3BR/2BA w/den,
garage, on tidal canal, great views,
screened porch, 2nd floor deck,
Immaculate. $1200 + dep. + ref's. 491-
0519 or 945-2139
RENT FROM 7 MONTHS TO A YEAR -
We have homes available from $900 to
$1,850 a month. Call us at (904)261-
4148, after hours (904)753-2560.
www.amelialodgings.com
123 S. 15TH ST. 4BR/2BA, $1300/mo.
AMELIA RENTALS (904)261-9129.
EXECUTIVE HOME 4BR/2BA + den,
wood floors, granite counters, 2200sf, 2-
car garage. $1650/mo. (904)874-4877
FLORA PARKE 4BR/3.SBA, 2-car
.garage, new swimming pool, summer
kitchen, bath house. Includes pool & lawn
maintenance. No smoking. You won't find
a nicer home. $1750/mo. (540)847-7733
Fully fenced On 1 Acre, Yulee Ocean View Lot!
3BR/3BA American Beach
$145,000 MLS#45190 $499,000 MLS#44386
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$679,000 MLS#44789
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$385.000 MLS#42667
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711 Amelia Lakes
Convenient ground floor 1 BR
condo in gated Amelia Lakes.
Lots of upgrades. Enjoy lake-
views from screened porch.
Priced for quick sale.
$139,900 MLS # 44815
95233 Brookhill Place
1 Acre plus wooded lot in gated eommu-
nity of Amelia Bay Estates with only 39
homesites. Choose your own builder.
Convenient to beaches. Best price in
development.
$115,000 NLS # 43733
1-5 Forest Ridge Village
2BR Condo steps from beaches of
Amelia Island. Buildings and
grounds completely renovated from
top to bottom. Buy for investment
or affordable getaway.
$179,000 MLS # 39667
95337 Bermuda Drive
Beautifully decked out greatroom plan
with sunroom overlooking 6th green &
lake of Tom Fazio Amelia National Golf
Course. Many upgrades including tile,
granite cotinters, and crown molding.
$585,000 MLS # 43296 ,
961687 Gateway Blvd 101B
1st floor office condo located in upscale
Village Center @ Gateway to Amelia.
Completely built out and move in ready.
Ideal for retail or professional office.
Available for lease or lease with option.
$325,000 MLS # 44573.
97281 Bluff View Circle
Lovely 4 BR, 3 bath on lake, in
secluded Roses Bluff. Small
gated community convenient to
Jacksonville and Beaches. Lots
available to buy & build later.
$299,900 MLS # 43510
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2811 Atlantic #201 Great ocean view from patio. 3BR/3BA Fully furnished luxury condo at Fernandina Cay. Community
pool. $1895 Available Feb. 1st.
95208 Woodberry Ln 4BR/3BA Beautiful home! Tile floors, fireplace and screened in lanai with ceiling fans overlooking
pond. Community pool, security system, Direct TV, Golf club membership. Pest control & lawn care included. Approx. 2265
Sq. Ft. $2200 Available Nowl
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1925 S. 14t" St., Suite 4
Amelia Island, FL
THE MOMENT YOU CROSS OVER THE THRESHOLD, you will
see the attention to detail is nothing less than superb. Many
upgrades in this immaculate 3/2 home. MUST SEE! $238.000 MLS#
44075
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property. Pride of ownership! $369,900 MLS#43912 $199,000 MLS#45249
pALL-SERVICE REALTY, INC
Property Management
/Long-term and Vacation RENTALS
904-277-0907 www.all-servicerealty.com
ON ISLAND
* 535 Ocean Ave.
2/1 Bottom unit. Ocean front. $800/mo.
* 806 Adams Road
3.2 home on the island with large kitchen-living
area, 2 car garage. Available February $975/mo.
* 2124 Ciera Lane
4/2 beautiful home on Island with split floor
plan,large master, living room, dining room, den,
lanai, fenced-in yard. Available early February.
$1200/mo.
* 729 Tarpon Avenue
3 bedroom 3 bath Brand new town home. 2 blocks
from the beach,. W/D hook-up, granite countertops,
2000 sq. ft. 2 Car garage. Built energy efficient/low
utilities.
* Amelia National
3.2.5 plus office. Brand new home in gated commu-
nity. 3 car garage, approx 3,322 sq. ft,. $1,925/mo
COMMERCIAL
* 1939 S. 8TH Street 3 Office unit available, NOW
$500/mo each +tax
Properties subject to change. Call for current availability. Security deposit required equal to one months rent.
THE WATSON TOP PRODUCER
ACTION TEAM FOR 2008,
DON CANTIN AND SUSAN MCEWEi4 REALTORS
A new price for the New Year!
Look at this!! Discounted 15%
Best buy in Golfside South!!!
GOLFSIDE SOUTH
at Summer Beach
Unique French Chateau
Stunning views of lake
and golf course.
4 or 5 BR & 4-1/2 BA,
MBR on 1st level.
Open plan/flexible arrangement
Many, many extras, must see!
$1,062,500
Call Don
Or
Susan
A Available 7 days a week!
a ,3321 South Fletcher Avenue, 904-261-3986
Watson Realty Corp. REAIlTOrRS
858 Condos-Unfurnished
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DIVISION? 4BR/2BA 2200sf lakefront
home in Creekside. Immaculate home
with screened lanai and many upgrades.
$1,300 per month. Call 904.261.3077
LEASE TO OWN OPPORTUNITY
Gorgeous 3BR/2BA home. 2210 Atlantic
Ave. Marsh view & short walk to beach.
large kitchen w/SS appliances, vaulted
ceilings, fireplace, hardwood floors,
ceramic tile, 2-car garage, privacy
fencing. $1500/mo. (904)277-3050. Mac
Daniel Realty. Realtor/Owner.
3BR/2BA HOUSE on Chester Rd.
$1,000/mo. Call (904)491-0013.
RENT FROM 7 MONTHS TO A YEAR
We have homes available from $1,400 to
$1,600 a month. Call us at (904)261-
4148, after hours (904)753-2560.
www.amelialodgings.com
LAKEWOOD Like new 3BR/2BA with
office & laundry room, 2-car garage.
$1395/mo. + deposit, 1 year lease. No
smoking. Call (904)759-1105.
2BR/1BA DUPLEX on 1 acre lot in
Yulee. $750/mo. + $750 deposit. Newly
remodeled. Available Jan 1st. Call (904)
277-2313.
3BR/2BA FORECLOSURE! $32,100.
Only $238/mo. 5% down 20 years @ 8%
apr. Buy 4BR $421/mo. For listings
(800)366-9783 ext 5798. ANF
QUIET NEIGHBORHOOD near Egans
Creek. Newly renovated. 2BR/1BA, CH&A,
W/D connections, carport, new carpet.
References. Long term lease. Deposit.
tw50/mn (9041261-7168
FOR RENT 1BR/1BA Downstairs Condo
at Amelia Lakes. Amenities include gated
entry, pool, fitness center, tennis court &
26-acre lake. Call (912)550-3409.
2BR/1BA UNFURN. CONDO -
Fernandina Shores, 2 blks from beach. All
appliances including W/D & microwave.
$950/mo. + $950 dep. Call (904)525-
8102.
2000SF TOWNHOUSE in Amelia Park,
1581 Park Ave. 3BR/2.5BA, 2-car garage,
upstairs balcony, courtyard, gas fireplace.
$1500/mo. Call (386)405-5710.
NATURES LANE Large 2BR/2BA
charming and clean with garage and W/D
hookups. Walk to beach. Ready for move-
in. $1050/mo. + dep. (904)556-1663
DREAM RENTAL W. 5th St. off of
Tarpon. 3BR/2BA, private/secluded. $1500
includes all utilities & pet deposit for up to
2 pets. Call Nick Deonas Realty 277-0006.
BEAUTIFUL 2-STORY HOME in Nassau
Lakes. 4BR/3BA. $1200/mo. Call (904)
583-1578.
Amelia Lakes -.ground floor 2BR/2BA
$950
Nassau Lakes 4BR on lake $1250
The Palms second floor 2BR $1000
Heron Isles 3BR $1100
Lakewood furnished 3BR $1300
Lakewood unfurnished 3BR, fenced
yard $1100
Forest Ridge furnished 2BR $1200
Cashenwood 3BR, fenced yard $1200
The Arbors 4BR $1250
View on line www.HeritageAmella.com or
call Heritage Realty 556-2622
BEAUTIFUL 3/2.5/2 TOWN HOME -
Greatroom, eat-in kitchen, office or 4th
bedroom. Close to beach. & YMCA. Lawn
service included. $1250/mo. + security
dep. (904)556-4445 or (386)312-1015.
3000 SQ. FT. 3BR/3 full baths, gated
property, down Miner Rd., Flying A Ranch
Dr., Yulee. $1200 'down, $1200/mo.
(904)225-5635
1BR COTTAGE Historic district.
References & deposit. $750/mo. (904)
415-0311
3BR/2BA HOUSE FOR RENT $1700/
mo. + $1000 sec. deposit. Barnwell Road
area. Call 753-1691.
OTTER RUN 3BR/2BA, 1640 sq. ft. in a
great home, in a great neighborhood. 2-
car garage. Large fenced in backyard.
$1100/mo: (904)206-2841
House for Rent 5572 Gregg St.,
American Beach, 3BR/1BA, $850. Apt. -
402-A S. 11th St., 2BR/1BA, washer &
dryer, Fernandina. $725/mo. (904)237-
9169
3BR/2BA 2-car garage. Brick home
with fenced in yard in Yulee. Call for appt.
(904)753-1346.
to the beach. Community tennis courts.
.$775/mo.Available Now.
* STARBOARD LANDING 4BR/3BA
house. 2 car garage. Near Beach. $1750/mo.
includes yard main. Available Now.
* AMELIA LAKES 1BR/1BA condo.
Community pool and fitness center. $895/mo.
Available 1/25/08.
* OCEAN PARK 2BR/2BA furnished condo.
$1500/ho. Includes utilities. Available Now.
* SAND HICKORY TR. 3BR/2BA liouse. 2
car garage. Close to schools. $1150/mo.
Available Now.
* ELLEN ST 2BR/1.5BA unit. Close to
beach. $875/no. Available Now.
* FOREST RIDGE 2BR1BA condo. Close
to beach. $1150/mo. Includes all utilities.
Available Now,
* KETCH CT. 3BR/2BA house. 2 car
garage. Close to beach. $1250/mo. Available
Now.
* BLUE HERON 3BR/2BA house. 2 car
garage. $1175/hno. Available Now.
* SEACASTLES 3BR/2.5BA condo. Close
to beach. $1200/mo. Available Now.
* FIRST AVE 3BR/2.5BA duplex. 1800 sq.ft.
Close to beach. $1275/mo. Available Now.
* AMELIA GREEN 2BR/2.5BA condo with
loft. I car garage. $1300/mo.. Available Now.
* OTTER RUN 3BR/2BA house. 2 car
garage. 1371 sq. ft. $1100/mo. Available Now.
* PERIMETER PARK DR. 2BR/2BA unit
located in Amelia Park. 1500 sq. ft. 1 car
garage. $1200/mo. Available Now.
* AMELIA LAKES 2BR/2BA condo.
Community pool and fitness center. $900/mo.
Available Now
Visit Amelia-era.com for more listings.
UDICKWALK Pnme nign visiDiticy location
on AIA in O'Neal. 1250sf units. Curtiss
Lasserre Real Estate (904)261-4066.
SPACE AVAILABLE FOR LEASE From
300sf to 1500sf. Previously hair & nail
salon. Equipment available for purchase.
Great location. (352)685-2582 or (904)
753-1314
901 Automobiles
'98 CHRYSLER SEBRING
CONVERTIBLE 92,300 miles. Runs
great, looks great. $4500. 321-0216
MERCEDES BENZ 560 SL w/135,900
miles. 1988, black, auto., hard & soft top.
Excellent condition. Loves, to be driven.
$11,499. Call (904)491-8278.
ON 02/11/08 AT 10:00AM AN
AUCTION WILL TAKE PLACE at 1235
S. 10th Street, Fernandina Beach, FL,
32034. The vehicles which will be
auctioned include: 2B7FK13CXER235583
1984 DODG
1999 MERCURY MARQUIS 58,000
miles. Excellent condition. $6,000. Call
(904)923-2241
2004 CORVETTE CONVERTIBLE only
19,500 miles, garage kept, babied, mint
condition, metallic red. Moving. $32,000.
(540)847-7733
$500 POLICE IMPOUNDS Cars from
$500! Tax repos, US Marshall & IRS sales.
Cars, trucks, SUV's, Toyotas, Hondas,
Chevy's, more! For listings call (800)425-
1730 ext 2384. ANF
902 Trucks
2001 FORD SPORT TRAC 4X4 White
with gray leather interior Fully loaded.
91K miles. $9,995. Call before 9pmr
(904)225-2315.
2004 CHEVY SILVERADO Z71 King
cab, 4X4. All available extras. Black &
pewter. Tool box included. Showroom'
condition. $15,500/OBO. (904)321-0871'
HARKLEY [UAVIimUIN ZUU
ANNIVERSARY MODEL Miles 16,312.
$11,499. Full Stage One, upgraded, many-
more extras. (904)261-6608, (904)753--
2779.
2005 SUZUKI V-STROM 650 2400 ml.,
6 spd., fuel inj., center stand, Corbin tank-
& tail bags, adult owned, just serviced.
$5,100. (904)310-6625
TCURTISS H.
LASSERRE
Real Estate, Inc.
LONG TERM
*2078 Marlin Ct. 3BR/2BA, on island, nice home
$1,250 includes yard maintenance.
NassauvilleAlligator Creek 3/2 home $1,100/mo
2821 Kentucky 2BR/I BA. up-apt Oceanview, easy
beach access $900/mo unfurnished
*Private Home on Island w/pool 3BR/2BA in a
secluded location short distance to the beach, and
the City Golf Course $1,450 + util,.pool & yard
maint.
*1238 S. 14th St. 3BR/IBA home on island. New
appliances, carpet and paint. $900/mo, + Util.
Great location 3 BR/2.5 BA townhome. Natures
Walk beautiful decor $1,350hno or lease with option
*Oceanview 2BR/IBA furnished $1,100/mo. or
unfurneihed $900/mo
619 & 14th St 3BR/IBA $975/ma+ uti.$1,250 deposit
38 R2BA unit atAmelia Lakes, pool and fitness cen-
ter. $1,150/mo. + utilities.
3BR/3BA home at North Hampton. Very nice
upgrades in a quiet golf community. $1,700/mo. +
util. Lawn maint incl in rentVWilll do lease/purchase.
VACATION RENTAL
SAFFORDABLE WEEKLY/MONTHLY
2BPJRIBA Oceanview. 487 S.,Fletcher
Call for more information
COMMERCIAL
*Approx 1,800 s.f. Retail Bldg 1839 S. 8th St Lease
$2,250/mo + tax or may purchase
Approx 1,830 s.f. Retail/Office at Gateway to
Amelia. Right by Chamber of Commerce. Plenty of
parking. $3,000/mo. + NNN
-2400 s.f. located on island by the Airport on
Jamestown Rd. Great for retail, office or light indus-
trial use. $2,500/mo.+ tax + utilities.
DEERWALK 1,250 s.f. bay facing AIA in O'Neil,
end cap unit, great visibility and parking. Retail/'
Office space with warehouse from $2,150 per mo.
includes tax, CAM, water, sewer & garbage.
-1,000 s.f. behind Applebee's Brand new space
$2,541."/mo. Good visibility.
.(2)Amelia Park Office Suites 576 s.f.+/- Fronting
14th Street and 900 s.f. +/- beside the Travel
Agency..
Approx 1,650 s.f. +/- at 13 N. 3rd St., just off of
Centre St. Lots of parking in area and good walk-
ing traffic. $3, lbO/mo. + util & tax
a~E-Trra
Chaplin Williams Rentals
(904) 261-0604
www.ChaplinWilliamsRentals.com
2328 Sadler Road #8A in Amelia Landings 2/2 condo w/ wrap-
around porch, close to beach. $875/mo.
631 Tarpona Avenue #6357 in Fernandina Shores 2/1.5, backs up on
Ft. Clinch, close to beach. Comm pool & tennis courts 1,178 sf
$925/mo.
2021 Village Lane In Island Villag 2/2, centrally located home w/
split floor plan, Italian style floors tlu'hroughout, fenced backyard, court-
yard, lawn care inc. $1,000/mo.
1405 Beech Street 3/21,120 sf home, fenced back yard, I car garage,
many upgraded features. Close to schools, shopping and dining.
$1,050/mo. Avail. Feb. 1
3133 Bailey Road 3/2 on 1 acre lot. Great for someone w/ boat! Tile
floors in kitchen & fresh paint. Lawn care included. $1,200/mo.
703 N. 15th Street 3/2, beautifully landscaped back yard, open split
floor plan w/ fireplace & wood floors in main living, 3 car garage.
$1,200/mo. Avail 3/1
4944 Windward Place in Windward Cove Lovely 4/2 home nestled
among beautiful oak trees in a quiet neighborhood. Lawn care inc.
$1,300/mo.
1573 Park Avenue in Amelia Park 2/2.5, Master down, 1,794 sf nice
patio sitting area, 2 car garage, close to shopping, dining and schools.
$1,350/no.
1887 White Sands Way in Cape Sound 1 MONTH FREE W/ I
YEAR LEASE! 3/2.5, oversized master suite w/ sitting haven, garden
tub w/ marble vanities. Granite counter tops & stainless steel appliances
in kitchen. Swimming pool / spa. Short walk to beach. $1,350/mo.
96928 Buccaneer Trail 3/2, 1,591 sf, Cyprus home inside/out. Italiani
tile floors in main living, gourmet kitchen, 3 car garage, lawn care inc.
$1,400/mo.
2147 Pebble Beach in Cape Sound 1 MONTH FREE W/ 1 YEAR
LEASE! 3/3.5 brand new, 2,782 sf condo w/ oversized master suite oil
complete 3rd floor. Master BA features garden tub and marble vanities.
Granite countertops in kitchen w/ all stainless steel appliances. Gated
conununity. $1,450/mo.
1791 Arbor Drive in Parkway South 3/2, 1760 sf home in great com-
munity, close to Ritz & beach. $1,550/mo-
1793 Arbor Drive in Parkway South 3/2, 2,100 sf Close to
Plantation. Lawn care included. $1,600/mo.
1927 Anchorage Place in Ocean Reach 4/3 w/ swimming pool,
split/open floor plan, tile floors throughout living. Pool care inc.
$1,650/mo.
2605 Por(side Drive in Ocean Cay 4/3 home w/ open floor plan &
screened in lanai close to beach, lawncare included. 1/2 OFF IST
MONTH'S RENT! $1,650/mo.
95148 Ma.ckinas Circle in Harr/oen Cove 3/2.5, 2.406 sf in galted
community. Many upgrades, granite counter tops, claw foot tub, marble
tile in master. Elegant front porch and back porch for relaxing. Close to
beach, AlP & Ritz. $1,800/mo.
95078 Barclay Place #1 in flarrison Cove 3/3.5, 2-sloty end unilt,
manly upgrades, granite conuterllops, tile floor in uain living ind UlilIcha,
screened-in lanai. Lawn care. W&D inc,. Summer lBeach imenleishi
available for small fee, $1,800/moi.
95152 Elderberry Lane in The Preserve Beautiful 3/2.5 town home,
2,605sf, master suite down, community pool. W&D and lawn care inc.
Summer Beach membership available for small fee. 2 car garage.
$1,850/mo. Avail 2/1
95007 Willet Way in The Preserve 3/3 courtyard home w/ all Summer
Beach amenities. W&D and lawncare included. $1,895/mo.
95092 Willet Way in The Preserve 2/2.5, beautifully furnished home
great for corporate rental w/ amenities incl. golf, swimming & tennis. W
& D1) and lawn care included. $1,995/mo.
95186 Woodberry Lane in The Preserve 3/3, 2,008 sf patio home
w/ custom built-ins in living room, walk-in shower in guest bath,
laundry tub, tile in lanai and front porch. Summer Beach membership
available for small fee. $1,995/mo.
95062 Mackinas Circle in Harrison Cove 4/3.5 spacious home
w/ large oversized family room, gourmet kitchen, master down. Lawn
care included. $2,000/mo.
Amelia Laakes _Condomiiums ASK ME ABOUT FREE RENT!
Conveniently located just off the island in a beautiful gated community.
#625 2BR deluxe floor plan, 2nd floor end unit w/ new paint, tile floors,
1,180 sfincludes W&D. $950/mo. -#415- 2BR deluxe floor plan, ground
floor end unit w/ new paint, tile floors, 1,180 sf, includes W&D. $950/mo.
86406 Meadowwood Drive in Meadowfield 3/2 on pond, wood floors
throughout living area, open floor plan, FP, 2-car garage, 1700 ASF,
W&D included. NEW PRICE $1,100/mo.
96696 Commodore Point Dr in Heron 1les Bright open 3/2 + bonus
room or 4t1i bedroom, 1.900+ sf, main suite down, screened lanai
, w/fenced backyard. $1,195/mo.
76044 Long Pond Loop in Cartesian Pointfe- Beautiful 3/2 + office or
den. overlooks large pond, 1,903 SF, 2 car garage, irrigation system.
$1,250/mo. Avail early Feb.
86252 Riverwood Drive in Meadowfield 3/2, 1,900 sf home w/split
floor plan. Huge master bedroom, screened-in porch overlooking pond.
$1,250/mo.
23626 Flora Parke Blvd in Flora Parke 4/2, backs up to nature pre-
serve, 1,600+ sf, open floor plan, 2 car garage. $1,250/mo. Avail Mid Feb.
86389 Sand Hickory Trail in Hickory Viliage Nearly new 4/4, upstairs
bonus/media/5th BR, close to schools & interstate, 2,975sf, tile in main
living area, FP, covered lanai, 2 car garage, security & irrigation systems,
lawn care inc. $1,395/mo.
492 MontSerrety Sreet in Twin Oaks Unique 3/2, 1,650 sf home on
acre + lot, fenced backyard, decks all the way around the house, detached
2 car garage. Kitchen opens to fam. room w/ FP, stainless steel appliances
& granite countertops & bamboo floors. $1,495/mo.
950157 Buckeye Courtl i Amnelia National Large 4/2.5 home in gated
golf course community, 2,500 sf w/ 2 car garage, bright floor plan,
upgraded kitchen, covered lanai w/ nice sie hack yarid. Pool and other
social anitcniies available. $1,725/mo.
95155 lBernudaDrive' -i Amelila Natisn!al Beautiful new 5/4 home
overlooking 71h fairway & pond, 3 car garage. 3.000+ sf w/ FP. Social
amenilles inc. $1 ,5hnio.
i7hla l.iu rivr 11BadasktLcfli 3/2.5, 3
ar gualrage, lLxi\iy killing on 2.22 acres partially wooded. 2,500+ sf w/
2 sloYv family room, $1,90otVio.
For a deal that can't be
"trumped,"
Call This Donald! 904-206-3701
DonCantin@ WatsonRealtiCorp.com
I cannot change the market,
but I can change with it!
Susan 904-994-2505
SusanMcEwen@WatsonRealtyCorp.com
OFFICE SPACE AVAILABLE 5174 First
Coast Hwy., Ste 4. Available for immediate
occupancy. Approx 1000sf. (904)556-6162
Tom Swenson, or (800) 345-5783 Peggy.
OFFICE SPACE AVAILABLE Individual
offices for rent starting at' $275/mo. all
inclusive. Call (904)261-8822.
AMELIA CONCOURSE AREA 2000 sq.
ft. available. Call 753-2018 for more
information.
Commercial/Retail Office Space For
Lease in Callahan Great Exposure -
High Traffic Area. 542412 U.S. Hwy 1
Suite B 1/2 Block from AIA/301
Intersection. $585 Total Monthly Cost
(Includes all Taxes, Water, Sewer, Land-
scaping). (904)726-8569
CENTRALLY LOCATED & within walking
distance to downtown. Available for lease
Feb 2008 Office spaces from 80 to 4,000
sq. ft. on S. 8th Street In Fernandina.
Single offices are move-in ready.
Executive suites will be built to suit. Call
(239)223-4848 or email PCA-LLC.
(aembaramail.com
DAR LING TON
REALTY, INC.
474382 E SR 200
Fernandina Beach, FL 32034
(904)261-8030 0 Cell (904) 753-0366
Unfurnished Condos On Island
Cape Sound Condos Gated commnnnu-
nity in the heart of Amelia Island w/
pool, fitness center & gazebos around
2 acre lake. All units feature hard-
wood floors in living area, tile in wet
areas, granite countertops, custom
cabinetry & stainless steel appliances.
-1893 White Sands Way 3BR/2,5BA,
1992 SF, 2-story. $1,400/mo.
2181 White Sanas W6y 3bA/2.5iA,
1,992 SF,2 floors w/ lake view.
$1,650/mo
2175 White Sands Way 3BR/3.5BA,
2,782 SF, 3 floors w/ elevator Lake view.
$1,700/mo.
2167 Pebble Beach Way 3BIR/3.5BA,
2,404 SF, 3 floors w/ elevator: $1,700/o.
2152 White Sands Way 2BR/2BA,
1,992 SF, 2-story. $1,800/mo.
Furnished Condos On Island
1885 White Sands Way at Cape Sound
on Amelia Island 3BR/2.5BA, 2,404 SF,
completely furnished, min. 30 day
lease. $2,300/no includes utilities.
2166 White Sands Way at Cape Sound
3BR/3.5BA, completely furnished, min.
30 day lease. $2,500/mo. includes utili-
ties.
2110 Beach Wood Villa at Amelia
Island Plantation 2BR/2BA end unit
on 2nd floor, fully furnished, over-
looks pool, lake &golf course.
$1,500/mo.
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