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P R ,IU - I ^ S USPS 062-700 STARKE, FLORIDA THURSDAY, FEB. 16, 2012 132ND YEAR 29TH ISSUE- 75 CENTS In This Issue * Bradford lifter wins state title .ew candidates declare StarkeJournal.com Poll Still no deal on school salaries BY MARK J. CRAWFORD Telegraph Editor Though they've.inched closer to a compromise, employees and the school district have not yet agreed on a new union contract. increased pay is still the sticking point. Teachers and other employees represented by the Bradford Educa- tion Association are in their fourth year without a pay increase, including the step increases scheduled in the ex- isting pay plan. School district representatives par- ticipating in the bargaining sessions altered the school board's original of- 83% Should the Bradford County School Board consider leading a class action lawsuit against the city of Starke for allegedly overcharging electric custom- ers? Total votes: 52 Worth Noting Detour dates announced for 200A Please be advised that there will be delays and detours to North- west C.R. 200A from 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on the following dates. If you should have any questions please call the road department at 904-966-6243. Wednesday, Feb. 15 *Tuesday, Feb. 21 Thursday, Feb. 23 *Friday, Feb. 24 *Wednesday, Feb. 29 Thursday, March 1 Stretch dollars with alternative gardens Everyone is invited to join the Alligator Creek Garden Club on Thursday, Feb. 16, beginning at 6:30 p.m., at the Bradford County Extension Office, located at 2266 N. Temple Ave. (highway 301) in Starke. This month's program, "Alter- natives to Traditional Vegetable Gardening," will be given by extension agent Jim DeValerio. Learn about spring crops, raised beds, hydroponics, cold frames -for seedlings, soil testing and fer- tilization. For more information, contact Pat Caren at 352-485-2666 or pmrc423@aol.com, or go by or call the extension office at 904- 966-6299. Attend Financial Aid Night Prospective college students looking for help in paying for their higher education can bring their parents and their parents' recent tax information to Finan- cial Aid Night at the Bradford County Library on Tuesday, Feb. 21, from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Receive assistance in submitting a free ap- plication for federal student aid, which is the key to finding cash for college. For more information, please contact the library at 904-966- 3911. fer when both sides met again on Feb. 8. The board originally offered two steps up the pay scale for eligible em- ployees for the steps missed in 2009 and 2010, plus a one-time bonus of $350. This was a problem for the union for a couple of reasons. The pay scale itself was not being adjusted, meaning those already at the top of their pay class-including the district's most senior educators -would be receiving no increase beyond the bonus. Also, because the bonus was non-reoccur- ring, it would not increase compefisa- tion beyond this year or add anything toward an employee's retirement. The union wanted a deal that added money to the salary schedule to poten- tially increase employees' compensa- tion for each additional year of service to the district. The district heard that criticism and converted the bonus to a 1 percent across the board raise, but that was still below the 3 percent sought by the union, which has criticized the district for growing its fund balance at the ex- pense of its employees, who have not only gone without a raise but are also now forced to contribute out of pocket toward retirement. See DEAL, 6A Crowns galore Bradford Fest titleholders selected Eighteen contestants participated in the second annual Miss Bradford Fest. Saturday at the Bradford High Audi- torium. As part of the upcoming Santa Fe College Boots-n-BBQ, Lisa Tatum and Brenda Thornton coordinated the pageant as a scholarship fundraiser for Bradford Santa Fe College students. Starting off the event, Victoria Den- mark performed the National Anthem. 2011 Miss Bradford Fest Sunshine Scaff choreographed the opening number featuring all the contestants. Sunshine and 2011 Teen Miss Maegan Soble were emcees for the et ening as they presented each contestar in. dJ I - ing western wear and evening gu1" ns. Contestants in the Teen and Miss cat- egories were also judged in the talent and onstage questions categories. John McMillan of North Florida Music also provided entertainment for the evening. After taking a farewell %\alk. the 2011 titleholders, who also included Little Miss Macy Malphurs and Junior Miss Emma Theus, presented awards to the girls in several categories as John McMillan serenaded the girls with the song "You Are So Beauti- ful." Photogenic awards were gi\en to Kendyl Gaffney, Kylee Da is. Beth- any Bryan, Lenora Covington and Liz Davis. The People's Choice A.\ard voted on by the audience %\as a tie between Tvisten Whittemore and Liz Davis. The Directors' Award based on ad and ticket sales was presented to Harley Smith. See PAGEANT, 3A The titleholders for Miss Bradford Fest are (front-back, I-r) Little Miss Dana Stevenson, Petite Miss Kylee Davis, Junior Misses Jaelyn Jackson and Bethany Bryan (tie), Miss Bradford Fest Katelyn Sims and Teen Miss Kelsey Brooker. Miss Bradford Fest participants included (front-back, I-r) Macy Malphurs, Harley Smith, Kylee Davis, Annabelle Godwin, Brianna Bedford, Dana Stevenson, Kendyl Gaffney, Caitlain Morgan, Jaelyn Jackson, Bethany Bryan, Emma Theus, Morgan Bradley, Tristen Whittemore, Lenora Covington, Maegan Soble, Sunshine Scaff, Katelyn Sims, Liz Davis, Hannah Douglas, Sara Wade, Madison Kosmos and Kelsey Brooker. Redistricting ball in county's court BY MARK J. CRAWFORD Telegraph Editor The Bradford County School Board made it clear Monday night that the redistricting ball is now in the county commission's court. Having selected a plan that restores District 1 as a minority majority dis- trict and keeps the population differ- ences in the remaining districts below 10 percent, the school board's final goal would be have a map on which its political districts align with the county commission's. It cannot do that, however, unless the commission approves one of the maps recommended by the redistrict- ing committee or develops another map that addresses population differ- ences. The commission has adopted a map that preserves District 1 as a minor- ity majority district, but stops there, leaving large discrepancies in district population. School Board Member Vivian Chappell said since the commission made no move to address district population after the joint workshop on Feb. 6, she suggested the school board leave things as they are and stick by the map they chose. School Board Member Stacey Creighton said she heard three of five county commissioners at the workshop say they shared the school board's concern about a legal challenge. Even that majority did not move to amend the commission's prior map selection. See BALL, 3A Alachua surcharge waiver to expire BY MARK J. CRAWFORD Telegraph Editor SOn March 1, Alachua County I ill begin paying a $2.35 per ton sur- charge on the waste it delivers to the New River Regional Landfill. After an 18-month postponement of the surcharge, board members of the New River Solid Waste Association are ready to begin collecting the ad- ditional fees as they believe Alachua County hasn't made enough progress toward control of its waste stream. The landfill and Alachua County have both suffered the financial con- sequences of a hauler in Alachua County bypassing the county's trans- fer station. Both government's lost tipping fee revenue when waste was diverted. The landfill's losses totaled more than $1 million. Sally Palmi from Alachua County Public Works said the postponement of the surcharge has allowed the coun- ty to be more competitive and pass savings along to its customers. This has kept the waste stream flowing to New River while the county works on plans to cement flow control, includ- ing the conversion of its transfer sta- tion to a waste recovery center that lo- cal haulers will be required to use. The board was willing to consider a further an additional postponement of the surcharge if progress \\ as made toward extending the existing contract with Alachua. The surcharge \\as in- cluded in Alachua County s contract as a revenue source to replace disposal capacity the county will consume in the landfill through the end of 2018. Postponing the fee means the collec- tion of that revenue \\ill ha\e to take See NRSWA, 6A DEADLINE MONDAY 5 P.M. BEFORE PUBLICATION * PHONE (904) 964-6305 * FAX (904) 964-8628 RIQ M i. -g e 0 - 0 6 89076 63869 2 I. I 111 11 111 soil 2A BRADFro"OU COUNTY TELEGRAPH THURSDAY, FEB. 16, 2012 SRWMD proposing WoA wetlands mitigation project ;/ Q BY MARK J. CRAWFORD Telegraph Editor The Suwannee River Water Management District hasn't yet convinced the city of Starke to expand an Alligator Creek proj- ect the two had planned to help the Florida Department of Trans- pontation mitigate wetlands it will disturb when constructing the Starke bypass. The water management district was already developing a project that came to be called the Ed- wvard Bottomlands Project since it would utilize city property be- hind Edwards Road ballpark to capture an excessive amount of sediment currently being carried by the creek to nearby lakes. Starke was obliged to par- ticipate since its dredging of the creek a few years ago was said to be largely responsible for the increased erosion in the creek. In addition to the use of the land behind the park, the city had to agree to periodically remove sed- imerit from the trap. The cost to the city would de- pend on how much sediment was being removed and how often. . SRWMD's Pat Webster told the city commission Feb. 7 the district is now looking at an ex- pansion of the project that would further rehabilitate wetlands on city-owned property further south of the park.. It would also involve the dis- triet acquiring, some privately owned land next to KOA. With that property, portions of five parcels owned by the city and land owned by the district, the district could create a wetlands conservation corridor that would mitigate the 60-85 acres of wet- lands DOT is expected to impact BY DAN HILDEBRAN StarkeJournal.com Editor- -- The Starke Police Department last-week honored one of its ser- geants who apprehended two murder suspects and took part in the'additional capture of an ac- cused kidnapper. On Jan. 6, Sgt. Paul King re- ceived information that a suspect who went by the street name of Rat" had robbed a Union Coun- ty couple. The sergeant quickly linked the street name to a con- tact he had arrested before. In addition King recalled where the man lived and within the hour had in custody two men now facing murder, arson and other charges. SSeven days later on Jan. 12, King was following up on a kid- napping and assault investiga- tion, when he got behind a white Ford F-250. The driver of that vehicle, Theodrick L. "Ruger" Avinger, 19, of Lake City led the sergeant on a chase that reached speeds of 100 mph on S.R. 100 west into Union County, where deputies stopped the truck. During a Feb. 8, ceremony, Capt. Barry Warren read a cita- tion from Chief Jeff Johnson, re- counting King's actions. Sgt. King's prompt action provided additional witnesses and crucial evidence for Union County investigators," he said of the Jan. 6 incident. Uniform sale at hospital There will be a uniform and .shoe sale at the Shands Starke atrium featuring many brands on Tuesday, Feb. 2-1, from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Major credit cards accept- ed and payroll deduction is avail- able for eligible employees. The sale is sponsored by the Shands Starke Auxiliary, and the pro- ceeds will benefit the hospital. Teen night Friday at RJE Concerned Citizens of Brad- ford Cfounty will hold a Valen- tines Day themed teen night on Friday, Feb. 17, from 8 p.m. to midnight at the RJE gymnasium on Pine S*eet'. Teen night is for :grades five through 12. Admis- sion is $3. Volunteers are wel- come! when the bypass is eventually constructed. The district is responsible for providing wetlands mitigation for DOT, and Webster said the Alligator Creek flood plain was' the most logical location. The original dredging of Alligator Creek for storm water diversion many years ago altered the his- toric flood plain, so the goal is to move some of the water through old channels and remove exotic plant species in order to restore the health of the wetlands. If the district is able to acquire the property next to KOA, that would put the entire corridor un- der public ownership and assist the district greatly in helping out DOT, Webster said. The acquired parcel would eventually be deed- ed to the city, and the city would own nearly the entire length of the flood plain corridor. Webster was asking Starke to enter an agreement to allow the wetlands mitigation on its prop- Serty. The hydrologic restoration on the. Edwards bottomlands property would still move for- ward, but it not large enough to absorb the mitigation require- ments. The cost of the mitigation proj- ect would be covered by DOT, with design and construction car- ried out by the water management district. Starke's obligation under this expanded project begins and ends with granting permission for the use of its property. A prior financial commitment for the city under Edwards Bot- tomlands agreement for the peri- odic removal of sediment would still stand, but that could even be funded by the district, at least for a few years, Webster said. One of the city's main ques- tions was how much funding would be available to offset its maintenance costs, which is something Webster won't know until DOT applies for its envi- ronmental resource permit and begins moving funding to the mitigation category. The amount of money dedicated to mitigation will be based on the number of impacts, Webster said. Starke Attorney Terry Brown asked if it wouldn't be in the best interest to sell the bottomlands property to DOT and let DOT incur any future maintenance costs associated with reducing Chief Jeff Johnson and Sgt. Paul King "Sgt. King has distinguished "and is an asset to this depart- himself in these cases," he said ment." GUNS & AMMO J 'P Hard to Find . I1 stol Ammo 357 cal. 9 mm 40 cal. 45 cal. g Gun Ammo 2 thru 50 cal. -3 In t lle AK-1 3 & AK Rifles n'-' '- U*UlK 7.62 x 39 In BIulk 4 Bradford Gun & Pawn 904-964-5440 Mon -Fri 9-5 1401 N. Temple Ave. Sat. 10-2 We accept all major credit Starke, FL cards & Debit too! -- S3rabforb Countp eelegrapb USPS 062-700 Published each Thursday and entered as Periodical Postage Paid at Starke, Florida under Act' of March 3, 1879. &R_ %%. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to: SBradford County Telegraph S131 West Call Street Starke, Florida 32091 Phone: 964-6305 P.O. Drawer A* Starke, FL 32091 John M. Miller, Pubtlistrc.: Subscripion Rate in TradeArea Editor Mark J. Crawford $39.00 per year: Sports Editor: Cliff Smlley $20.00 Darlene Douglass $2O.0six months oen oou, OutsideTradeArea: Typesettnd Melisa Noble Advertising and $39.00 per year: Newspaper Prod. Earl W. Ray Classified Adv. Mary Johnson $20.00 six months Bookkeeping: Melsa Noble the flow of sediment through the creek. Webster said those main- tenance responsibilities fall to the city because of its dredging of the creek. Brown also wanted to know if DOT would be willing to reim- burse the city in the future for the use of the flood plain corridor as a wetlands mitigation area. Web- ster said once DOT provides the money to the water management district for the cost of the mitiga- tion project, then DOT is no lon- ger involved in the project. The district is responsible for carry- ing out the project and maintain- Learn to properly preserve food The Bradford County Exten- sion is offering a food preserva- tion program on Friday, Feb. 17, from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the office located at 2266 N. Temple Ave. in Starke. The program will emphasize proper canning techniques. Cost is $7 per person to cover sup- plies, but attendees will receive freshly made jam, the latest food ing the area for a period of five years to ensure the success of the project. Those maintenance costs would not impact the city. The city would only be respon- sible for the sediment removal it already agreed to in the original Edwards Bottomland project, and as Webster said, he could probably find money to assist the city during the five years the district would be maintaining the wetlands conservation easement. . Webster said the first step to proceeding 'wvas making sure Starke :would be a cooperative partner. He left the meeting with- preservation information and door prizes. Please register by Tuesday, Feb. 14, by calling 904-966- out that assurance, however. City commissioners didn't have an understanding of what was being required of them, so Webster will return when he has more infor- mation on the funding DOT will have for mitigation. The wetlands mitigation proj- ect is separate from DOT acqui- sition of right of way to construct the bypass. Some of the required land does belong to the city, and: DOT will have to negotiate to obtain that right of way. ed on North Bay Street in Starke behind New Method Cleaners on U.S. 301. 6224. Goat show meeting VFW meetifo`igh f----plnned---- A meeting for participa VFW Post 1016 will meet the Bradford-Union goat Thursday, Feb. 16, at 7 p.m. at will be held Monday, Fe the post home. Commander Bri- at 6 p.m. at the Bradford C an Wyatt will preside. Extension Office. If you Membership information is questions, please cal available at the post home, locat- H oltzendorf at 352-258-09 available at the post home, locat- Holtzendorf at 352-258-09 ants in show b. 20, County have 1 Lisa 84. fave a great idea? ura it, ito a lIusiness. The Bradford County Incubator offers specialized training in: Starting a Small Business 13 Marketing Business Planning Tax Facts Money Management Basics Market Research U BATO Scholorships available for eligible' SF CIED Flor ldaWorkS participants .'"i.. - For more Information, contact Laurence Andrews at 904-701-8121 or e-mail Bradfordlncubator@sfcollege.edu S 7he care and ,wellbein o yoat elders is veyt important to the staf at SAssisted Living Facility YOUR DECISION REGARDING WHO WILL HELP CARE FOR YOUR LOVED ONE IS IMPORTANT Our room rate is $2,350 per month for all aspects of our care. *Assessment of each individual's needs and abilities is required before admitting. Located in Downtown Starke Next to Wainwright Park ' Call Cathey Pitts, Administrator, For Directions (904) 964-2220 seven and eight. .. . ,A,/ Parcel two is the private parcel SRWMD Intends to acquire. Parcels one, three, four, five and six belong to the of Starke. Parcel one is the site of the Edwards Bottomlands Project. The water.management district owns parcels seven and eight. Sgt. nabbed two murder suspects, accused kidnapper in one week F In Stock Hand Guns Pi Springfield XD 22 cal. Glock 25 cal. Smith & Wesson 32 cal. Ruger 3ca Beretta 38 cal. Taurus Bersa Lon Hi-Point -11 An 4 1=a AS ,fl* - 22 2 THURSDAY, FEB. 16, 2012 BRADFORD COUNTY TELEGRAPH 3A Chappell announces retirement at the end of term To the citizens of District 4, at this time I would like to an- nounce that I will not be seeking re-election for the school board position. I would like to thank everyone for their support for the last 20 years that you have allowed me to represent you and your chil- dren on the board. For the last 20 years, I have been blessed having the oppor- tunity to know the wonderful people of District 4 and the citi- zens of Bradford County. I have enjoyed our many conversations Vivian Chappell and glasses of iced tea that we have shared over the years. Even though I will no longer bean elected leader of this com- munity, I will continue to be an active member as a citizen with our schools and board. I ask that you research and consider care- fully whom you select to fill the District 4 seat. As I have shown you, your school board member needs to be active and available to the citizens and not have their own agenda coming into office. Being fair and thinking of all of the students in the county is the board member's responsibility regardless of what district they. represent. So with heavy heart, 1 thank you and wish you good luck. Vivian Chappell District 4 School Board Member Oelrich, Stearns wage fight over residency BY MARK J. CRAWFORD Telegraph Editor U.S. Rep. Cliff Stearns' an- nouncement that he would try to hold on to his representation of this area drew fire from anoppo- nent in the newly drawn congres- sional district, Florida state Sen. Steve Oelrich. Oelrich also wantsto represent District 3, which includes all of Bradford and Union as well as all or portions of 11 other counties, including Stearns home county of Marion. It does not, however include Ocala, the city Stearns called home when he represented this area when it was part of the Sixth Congressional District. Stearns announced last week he would establish residency and run in District 3, saying it includ- ed nearly 70 percent of the con- stituehts he currently represents. Oelrich accused Stearns of abandoning his constituents in Marion County after 24 years. He told the Gainesville Sun Stearns' moving to District 3 was merely an attempt to extend his long political career. Oelrich called Stearns an "insider" and said Washington was in sad shape be- cause of insiders acting for their own personal gain. " Oelrich is also no stranger to the area. As state senator the 'former Alachua County sheriff represents many of the counties contained in the Third Congres- sional District. He bragged that he had lived in the area fornmore than 35 years, while Stearns, who was born and educated in Wash- ington, D.C., has lived there for almost 50 years. Stearns didn't comment for the Sun story, but Friends of Cliff Steams Campaign Manager Ja- son Teaman later issued a press release questioning Oelrich's residency. He notes the Sun ar- ticle introduced Oelrich as a resi- dent of Cross Creek. "It is interesting that Mr. Oelrich would complain about Stearns having a home five miles from new District 3 when Mr. Oelrich himself has two homes in Alachua County, one of them in Cross Creek located in Rep. Cor- rine Brown's present congressio- nal district and in the district in which she is running," Teaman wrote. According to Teaman, Oel- rich listed Cross Creek as his residence on financial disclosure forms and he speculated that Oel- rich had been voting as a Cross Creek resident. "So the question he needs to answer is if he's going to move his residence into District 3?" Teaman asked. Both Oelrich and Stearns have multiple homes he said in defense of his candidate. According to Alachua Cpun- ty property records, Oelrich's Gainesville home is identified as his homestead, but he did vote in the precinct where the Cross Creek home is located. . STeaman went on to question Oelrich's,prior statement of De- cember 2011 that he didn't in- tend to run against an incumbent like Stearns. "Is his word his bond? It ap- pears not!" Teaman wrote. Of course, Oelrich declared his intention to run in the newly drawn District 3 prior to Steams' announcement. Gainesville Sun writer Bill Thompson notes the residency fight is good political fodder by has no legal basis since the. U.S. Constitution only requires a member of Congress to live in the state they represent. - r i ,..- ;..A. -. BALL Continued from 1A School Board Chairman Ran- dy Jones said his board selected one of the three plans that met goals adopted by the redistricting 'committee, adding he cannot see why the school board should do ,anything differently. "What we're doing in my opinion is the right thing to do," Jones said. He said people should .be able to vote for school board -members and county commis- sioners in the same district,'but he added he wasn't willing to go "beyond the law" to make that happen. A prominent concern remains possible legal challenge if the county redistricts without bal- ancing district populations. Jones said he was satisfied ,vith the school board's decision to adopt one of the three recom- mended redistricting plans. School Board Member Roman PAGEANT Continued from 1A Talent awards went to Kelsey Brooker for her monologue "My ,Dreams" and to Katelyn Sims for .her dance to "Giddy On Up." Titleholders announced in ,each category were Little Miss 'Dana Stevenson, Petite Miss Kylee Davis, Junior Misses Jae- -lyn Jackson and Bethany Bryan (tie), Teen Miss Kelsey Brooker 'and Miss Bradford Fest Katelyn Sims. As titleholders, the girls will 'help present awards to the cook- :off winners at the Boots-n-BBQ *contest set for May 18 and 19 and other upcoming events, including :the Bradford Talent Showdown ,to be held Saturday, Feb. 25, and a Minute to Win It competition :March 31. Each event will raise scholar- ship funds for Bradford Santa Fe students. SSubmitted by Brenda Thorn- ton. Alvarez said he was concerned with the difficulty that would be created by having separate dis- tricts for county commissioners and school board members. He said he was-open to considering other options that would work for both boards, but not options that didn't meet the same criteria. "I do not want to be part of anything that's going to ,in any- way cause litigation if we can help it," Alvarez said. Jones said the maps placed be- fore them had been recommended by citizens after months of study and if something different is pro- posed by county commissioners, he wouldn't entertain it unless, again, it meets the criteria. Redistricting was not on the county commission's published agenda for Feb. 16. Thk outside the orange.mily Think outside the orange.' Call now to diversify your advertising. 866.742.1373 wy,. flrd..-Cllasslfieds.com A L...... Few contests for local offices BY MARK J. CRAWFORD Telegraph Editor Some familiar faces have filed to run for office in Bradford County, but only two contests have emerged so far. The latest is in the race for superintendent of schools. Ter- ricena Kittles has filed to run as a Democrat against Republican incumbent Beth Moore, who is seeking a second term. Also seeking another term is Sheriff Gordon Smith, an incum- bent Democrat being challenged by Democrat James Harris and Republican Bryan Waldorf. Supervisor of Elections Terry Vaughan, Property Appraiser Jimmy Alvarez and Clerk of Courts Ray Norman have all filed to run again, but Vicky Thompson Miller has filed to run for the tax collector's office. So far, incumbent Teila Pearson has not declared. Each of the above candidates is running as a Democrat. Other incumbents who have filed to run include County Com- missioner Eddie Lewis in Dis- trict 5 and School Board Mem- ber Randy Jones in District 3. On Monday, School Board Member Vivian Chappell announced she would not seek another term, but Braxton Britt Jr. has filed to run for the District 4 school board seat. The school board seats are nonpartisan, but Lewis, is run- ning as a Democrat. Entries into local races can be tracked at www.bradfordelec- tions.com. Qualifying week for county offices is from noon on Monday, June 4, to noon on Friday, June 8. Those who will run by paying the required qualifying fee will pay *it during this time. Candidates running by petition will have to file with the elections office, then have the required number of sig- natures submitted by May 7. For more information on filing to run for office, visit the super- visor of elections office or www. bradfordelections.com. The primary is scheduled for Aug. 14, and the general election is on Nov.6, although state legis- lators are considering moving the primary to Aug. 21. Florida is a closed primary state, which means only voters registered to a particular party will be eligible to vote in that party's primaries. If multiple parties have a candidate running for a particular office, that race will be decided in the general election. Nonpartisan races can be decided at the primary level, however, if a single candidate receives more than 50 percent of the vote. Declared candidates may sub- mit a brief article announcing. their run along with a photo for no charge to editor@bctelegraph. com. Entries need to be submitted by Monday at 5 p.m. the week of publication. No free submissions will be accepted after Monday, June 11, at 5 p.m. SWAT says spit out that tobacco The local Students Working Against Tobacco program and the Bradford County Tobacco- Free Partnership will join forces to take a stand against tobacco companies and the industry's at- tempt to entice teens and young adults with taste-friendly tobacco products. In honor of the Great Ameri- can Spit Out, the student-led or- ganization will host a flavored tobacco reception in the commu- nity room at Capital City Bank in Starke on Tuesday, Feb. 21, between 5 and 6:30 p.m. At this reception, SWAT members will extend their knowledge of the problem with candy-flavored tobacco and advocate for a ban on the sale of flavored tobacco products. This event will be held for community members to become more aware of the tobacco in- dustry's imprint within this com- munity. An array of photos from local tobacco vendors will be on display to exhibit, exactly what type of flavored tobacco prod- ucts are available within Brad- ford County. Community members will also be able to smell the flavors of products that mimic candy. All community members are invited to attend. The Great Ameiican Spit Out is a national tobacco observance during "Through with Chew Week" held to address the dan- gerous health risks associated with spit tobacco and to encour- age users to quit. There are two Students Work- ing Against Tobacco chapters in Bradford County. One chapter is at Bradford High School and the other is located at Bradford Mid- dle School. SWAT Advisors are Sally Crane and John Tinsier. For help making the decision tobe "Through With Chew" or to quit smoking; you can contact the Florida Quitline to receive free telephone counseling at 1-877-U CAN NOW (1-877-822-6669) or the Suwannee River Area AHEC for free, local cessation classes at 1-866-341-2730. Both organizations offer free nicotine replacement therapies (gum, patches, lozenges) while, supplies last. Those seeking more informa- tion or youth wishing to join the Bradford County Students Work- ing Against Tobacco should con- tact Janelle Coyle at janelle@ roseconsultation.com or 1-888- 'Wdcamc tag k, Dad We missdlau. Love, Emily and Jaelyn S? Works A.lactua/Bradfora A Caminunily Pjrtr'arshilp FloridaWorks is now offering the FBAT for entry level Corrections Officers and the FCJBAT for entry level Police Officers. Please contact Susan Brown at North Florida Regional Chamber of Commerce at (904) 964-5278 to schedule an appointment. 227-6452, ext. 706. Girl Scouts celebrating 100 years Friends of the Girl Scouts from Bradford and Union are invited to First United Methodist Church in Starke as the organization cel- ebrates 100 years of service in the United States. The event will take place on Saturday, March 3, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Visit with former and current Girl Scouts and share memories of more than 60 years of scouting in Bradford and Union counties. Refreshments will include punch and cupcakes, plus there will be door prizes. For more information, contact Carolyn Eaves at 904-964-5812. In Loving memoryy ofmy husband Layton Roush vMay i, 1926 Feb. 19, 2009 Darling it has been three years now, seems like yesterday. I'll loveyou today and. tomorrow and all the tomorrows to be... I'll love you as long as the flower's bloom, and the river's flo.w. out to the sea. As n heart fiHs with your lovl- miss you being here, but feel yourpresense and your touch. Your Spirit has become for me my guardian Angel on high watching over me. Miss you and Love you. Your wife, Norma S' Olide'Meeiqt Cafe 200 East Call St. Starke, FL 964-7997 Open: M-F 6:30-3:00 Sat 6:30-2:00 Sun 11:00-3:00 Banquet Room for Catered Parties Birthdays Parties Special Occasions Kids & Adults Call Chrissyfor more information OFFSITE CATERING _____^wzdei~e_ _ 4A BRADFORD COUNTY TELEGRAPH THURSDAY, FEB. 16, 2012 BHS chooses Sunshine State Scholar North Florida's highest achieving science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) students will join their peers from around the state Thursday and Friday in Orlando to be honored during the 2012 Sunshine State Scholars pro- gram. The two-day awards and recruitment event celebrates the accomplishments of these elite students and provides a unique opportunity for Florida's col- leges and universities to recruit their talents. The scholars event started as a.simple science and math com- petition in 1997 and has evolved into a program designed to rec- ognize Florida's top high school STEM students and recruit them to pursue their post secondary education in Florida-increasing the likelihood that they will join Florida's future workforce. Each school district selects and names one 11th grade scholar based on established criteria. Bradford County's chosen ,student, Dustin Swain, was rec- ognized during a recent school board meeting. Scott appoints Graham to Early Learning Coalition Gov. Rick Scott announced last week the appointment of Brian H. Graham to the Early Learning Coalition of Clay, Nassau, Baker and Bradford Counties Inc. Graham, 28, of Fleming Is- land, is the co-owner of Dixie Strategies LLC and community outreach director with the Brad- ford County Sheriffs Office. He The Bradford County Public Library is located at 456 W. Pratt St. in: Starke. For more informa- tion on these programs or other services, please call 904-368- 3911. Easter craft workshop planned The Bradford County Public Library is hosting another of its popular clay pot workshops. Join staff for a fun day of crafting on Friday, March 9, from 9:30 a.m.- 2 p.m. You will be able to make and take home a family of bun- nies made from clay pots. Class size is limited and this is an adults-only craft. Pre-regis- tration and payment is required. The cost for all three is $18, or you may do just one, (call' for pricing). The last day to sign up is Feb. 29. Lunch is optional for cJw A fl ew. ., Mit. Pisgah A.M.E. \% ill host the 29'" anniersarn of the The Bradt.,rd Gospel Ensemble. which h \ill perform on Feb. 17 at 7 p.m Feb 18 at 6p.m. and Feb. 19 at5 p.m E\erione is cordial in\ ited. St. Mark's Episcopal Church, 212 N. Church St. in Starke, will have Shrove Tuesday (Mardi Gras) pancake supper Tuesday, Feb. 21, from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Requested donations are $6 per adult and $3 for children 3 to 7 \ears old. Under 3 eat free Proceeds benefit outreach and programs. Faith Baptist Church. 1531 NE S.R. 16 near Starke, \\ill hold revival with Evangelist David Maynard of Clemmons, N.C., Feb 19-24. Sunday services are at 10 a.m. and 6 p.m., and weeknight services will be at 7 p.m. Everyone is invited. E-mail the details of your congregation's upcoming special events to editor@ bctele-graph.com. DEADLINE IS MONDAYAT 5 P.M. BHS Principal Rick Stephens with Sunshine State Scholar Dustin Swain The program will begin on Thursday evening with a wel- come reception and continues on Friday with a breakfast, recruit- ment fair and workshops where students can talk with officials representing more than 40 pub- succeeds Jack A. Baker and is appointed for a term beginning Feb. 6, 2012, and ending April 30,2015. He is the son of Walter and Lisa Graham. He has been active in Clay County government and business community, served as a political news analyst and run several successful congressio- nal and state legislative political campaigns. Also appointed as chair to the Early Learning Coalition was Cranford R. Coleman, 61, of Or- ange Park, president of Baronco Management Consultants Inc. an additional $2.50. Please call the library for more information at<904-368-3911. Downloadable books now available "at theilibrary All library users in New River Public Library Cooperative (Bak- er, Bradford and Union counties) can now borrow e-books from the library. E-books (electronic books) are books in digital format that can be downloaded to your e-reader such as a Kindle or Nook. Users borrow the e-books, just as you do print copies, and have the e- book for two weeks to read the book on your e-reader before it is automatically returned for use by another reader. Users can also place holds on items currently checked out. Most of the books available are popular fiction and non-fiction for adults. Books out of copy- right protection, such as the clas- sics like "Pride and Prejudice," are available, too. New books are added month-. ly. Not every title is available ri ,i4 Maximum strength analgesic creme for temporary relier from Back pain Muscle pain Arthritis pain !* Joint pain I -i Trailupoft OWNER OPERATORS Do you want to be part of a winning team? Do you want to make $$$ and be home on weekends? Get on the road to a rewarding future $2,000 SIGN-ON BONUS!! Additional benefits include: SDiesel fuel $2.00 per gallon! * Home every weekend guaranteed! STrailer and all equipment provided to contractor * Earn up to 70% of gross revenue! SPlenty of Flatbed work available with a trucking leader! Call 888-714-0056 for details www.newlinetransport.com EOE DFWP lic and private higher education institutions about the opportuni- ties that are available at Florida's colleges and universities. The event concludes with an award luncheon. Brian Graham in electronic format; publishers decide what they will license as an e-book. And of course, budget considerations apply. You'll need a valid library card and your PIN. The service is available through the Cooperativewebpage: www. newriver.lib:flcis. ' The service is provided by a company called OverDrive and is funded by a federal grant under the provisions of the Library Ser- vices and Technology Act from the Institute of Museum and Li- brary Services, administered by the Florida Department of State's Division of Library and Informa- tion Services.. Engaging young minds Bradford County Public Li- brary has a program for pre- school-aged children every Wednesday morning in February beginning at 10 a.m. Babies have there fun during "Baby Rhyme- Time" every Friday morning at 11 a.m. Hear stories, sing songs, play games, be creative! Children need to be accompanied by an adult. U The church from all of us at WESTERN STEER FAMILY STEAKHOUSE US301 S., Starke 964-8061 f Community State Bank Your kome-Owned Independent Bank Starke 964-7830 Lake Butler 496-3333 After Church on Sunday Come to Powell's Dairy Freeze "Home of the Foot Long Steak" Stop by for Ice Cream on Wednesday Night! US 301 NORTH STARKE FL Capital City Bank 350 N Temple Ave. Starke, FL 32091 (904) FAX (904) 964-7050 964-1905 I would like to apologize for missing last week's article. I caught a cold over the weekend 'and lost my mind. Not literally, don't worry. I hope everyone had a great week. Some awesome news to look forward to is that we have a three-day weekend coming up. Monday, Feb. 20, is Presidents Day. Keep our presidents in re- membrance for the honor they have given to our country on Monday. Next week, Wednes- day, Feb. 22, is early release. School will get out at 1:10 p.m. All juniors should have re- ceived a paper concerning the PERT test. It was given out.this past Monday. If you were absent Interested in flag football? The Concerned Citizens of Bradford County will be gaug- ing volunteer Interest iri start- ing a flag football program at a meeting on Saturday, Feb. 25, at 3 p.m. at the RJE complex. The meeting is for anyone interest- ed in being a team mom, cheer coach, football coach or support Monday. ask your first-period teacher for your paper. The date of the test has not been given out yet. Congratulations to Samantha Cook for becoming first-place state champ this past weekend! Samrantha benched 220 pounds and clean and jerked 225 pounds. We are so proud of you! Keep up the awesome work. Yearbooks are now on sale for $85. The prices rise every month. If you have not purchased your yearbook, do not wait until the last minute! Your parents will not be very happy with you if you do. Prom is now $80, and is also rising every month. If you plan staff member. For more information, please contact Andre Lee at 404-287- 1032. Black histiy"f program planned The Concerned Citizens of Bradford County after-school club will host a black history program at the Bradford High on bringing someone who has graduated with you to your prom, they must have a background check. No one older than 21 is allowed to come to prom. If your partner is from a different school, they must also get a background check. It is for everyone's safe- ty! Every student must park in the student parking lot. Do not park in front of the high school. I hope everyone has a fabulous reset of the week! Quote of'the week: "Nobody can do everything, but everyone can do something." -Author Unknown School auditorium on Sunday, Feb. 26, at 3 p.m. Local praise teams, choirs, poetry and more will be featured. The event will serve as a fundraiser f~6The7. 'after-school program, wfiiAi 'is workiing to improve the education of more than.100 local students. For more information, please call 904-964- 8516 or 904-964-2298. Quality Eyecare with Value in Mind" EYE EXAM, 1 2 bxs Acuvue 2 Contacts I s99 I Includes 2 boxes ofAcuvue 2 Contacts. Restrictions apply. Middleburg Location Only. Expires 2-28-12 11 a 1 m11 1m m r ------------ EYE EXAM & 2 PAIR OF GLASSES I 79 Includes exam and 2 pair of glasses with SVplastic lenses, restrictions apply. Call store for details. (Middleburg Location Only) L Exires 2-28-1 1545 Branan Field Road Suite 5 Middleburg (Across from Walmart) Most Insurances Accepted Certified Optometrists Dr. Edwin Anguas & Dr. Margaret Allen 904-291-5800 Lens options extra. Individual offers cannot be combined with any other coupon, discount package price or insurance benefit See store for details. Certain restrictions apply. Coupons must be presented at time of service. The patient and the person responsible for payment has a right to refuse to pay, cancel payment, or be reimbursed for payment for any other service, examination or treatment which is performed as a result of and within 72 hours of responding to the advertisement for the free, discounted fee or reduced fee service, examination or treatment. Worship in theMouse of the Some where this week. ies and businesses listed below urge you to attend thi Suburban Carpet Cleaners First United Methodist Church Call Us For All Your lITfI h T I Professional Clecning Services MONTHLY SPECIALS 904-964-1800 Come worship with us STARKE SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH Church Saturday 11:00 am. School Saturday 10:00 am. DR. GREGORY ALLEN DR. CHIP FAUL PAIN RELIEF & EXTRACTIONS APPOINTMENTS 5 DAYS A WEEK 352-473-8988 7435B SR. 21 KEYSTONE HGTS.,FL 32656 Virgil A. Berry, D.C. 0 ack c&. Nmec 3 ain Call ni 601 E. Call StU 964-8018 (904) 964-6864 8:30 & 11a.m. Trad. Worship 9:45 a.m. Contemp. Worship 8*3 &I MilliEa F 1^r ? T^ ^ ^^ ^ ^ '1Cord... e church of your choice! iiver of Life Cfurchiof God .t .aWrh.s__.lBQm4 Fea Train WiL,7O im 2225 N. Temple Ave., Starke 964-8835 Jolnes-Gallagher Funeral Ilome 7or car so Vrs! Joe Gallagher- Owner Starke 964-6200 Keystone Heights 473-3176 III I JACKSON BUILDING SUPPLY DOUGLAS BATTERY See Us For All Your OF STARKE We rebuild starters, alternators C generators. Lumber & Plywood Auto Marine Cycle Batteries Stlrke 964-6078. Lake Butler496-3079 407 N.Temple 964.7911 To announce your church event, mail pertinent information, typed or printed legibly, to lraibforb Co. ietlgrapf) P.O. Drawer A, Starke, FL 32091 i ( THURSDAY, FEB. 16, 2012 BRADFORD COUNTY TELEGRAPH 5A ILLEGALS ITEM I ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS Sealed bids for roadway construction on: CR 229 WIDENING AND IMPROVEMENTS PART "A" WIDENING, RESURFACING PART "B" GUM CREEK BRIDGE REPAIR CONSTRUCTION will be received by Bradford County Commission at the office of the County Clerk, County Courthouse, in Starke until 3:00 p.m., February 23, 2012. Bids will be opened and then publicly read aloud. The CONTRACT DOCUMENTS, consisting of Advertisement for Bids, Information for Bidders, Bid, Bid Bond, Agreement, General Conditions, Supplemental General Conditions, Payment Bond, Specifications, and Addenda may be examined at the following locations: Owner: Bradford County Courthouse Clerk's Office 945 North Temple Ave. Starke, Florida 32091 904-966-6339 Engineer: DRMP, Inc. 1900 SW 34'h Street, Suite 204 Gainesville, FL 32608 352-371-2741 (P) 352-372-4318 (F) Copies of the CONTRACT DOCUMENTS may be obtained at the office of the Engineer- located. at 1900 SW 34" Street, Suite 204, Gainesville, Florida, 32608, upon payment of $150.00 for each set. No refund will be made for the CONTRACT DOCUMENTS. Construction time is 210 days. Part"A" includes widening and resurfacing 6.3 miles of asphaltic concrete road, base, surface course, culvert repairs, new/ modifications to side drains, testing, striping, grassing, environmental protection measures, maintenance of traffic and safety measures. Bidder shall visit site prior to submission of bid to gain understanding of the extent of work. The owner may give preference to local bidders to match the low bid. Part "B" includes Gum Creek bridge construction as described in the contract documents and detour routing and maintenance. All bids shall include part "A" and part "B". One contract will be awarded for both parts. 1/26 3tchg 2/16-BCT IN'THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 8TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR BRADFORD COUNTY, FLORIDA CIVIL DIVISION: CASE NO.: 04-2010-CA-000277 DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE FOR NOVASTAR MORTGAGE FUNDING TRUST, SERIES 2006-4, Plaintiff, vs. JOHN W. WOLF; TIFFANY S. WOLF A/K/A TIFFANY SHAY WOLF; MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS INCORPORATEE, ACTING SOLELY" AS NOMINEE FOR NOVASTAR * MORTGAGE, INC.; STATE OF FLORIDA, DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE; UNKNOWN TENANTSS; UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF JOHN W. WOLF; UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF TIFFANY S. WOLF; IN POSSESSION OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY, Defendants. NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to Final Judgment of Foreclosure dated the 6T" day of February, 2012, and entered in Case No. 04-2010- CA-000277, of the Circuit Court of the 8TH Judicial Circuit in and for Bradford County, Florida, wherein DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONALTRUSTCOMPANY, AS TRUSTEE FOR NOVASTAR MORTGAGE FUNDING TRUST, SERIES 2006-4 is the Plaintiff and JOHN W. WOLF, TIFFANY S. WOLF A/K/A TIFFANY SHAY WOLF, MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS INCORPORATED, ACTING SOLELY AS NOMINEE FOR NOVASTAR MORTGAGE, INC., STATE OF FLORIDA, DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, UNKNOWN TENANTSS, UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF JOHN W. WOLF and UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF TIFFANY S. WOLF IN POSSESSION OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY are defendants. The Clerk of this Court shall sell to the highest and best bidder for cash at the east front door of the Bradford County Courthouse, 945 North Temple Ave., Starke, FL 11:00 AM on the 15" day of March, 2012, the following described property as set forth in said Final Judgment, to wit: LOT 3, BLOCK 6, SARATOGA HEIGHTS, UNIT 2, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF AS RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 2, PAGE 70 OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF BRADFORD COUNTY, FLORIDA. ANY PERSON CLAIMING AN INTEREST IN THE SURPLUSFROM THE SALE, IF ANY, OTHER THAN THE PROPERTY OWNER AS OF THE DATE OF THE LIS PENDENS MUST FILE A CLAIM WITHIN 60 DAYS AFTER THE SALE. Dated this 6" day of February, 2012. RAY NORMAN Clerk of the Circuit Court By: Lisa Brannon Deputy Clerk Marshall C. Watson, P.A. 1800 NW 49" Street, Suite 120 Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33309 2//9 2tchg 2/16-BCT IN THE CIRCUIT COURT, EIGHTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR BRADFORD COUNTY, FLORIDA CASE NO.: 04-2011-CA-238 TD BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, a national banking association, Plaintiff, vs. JOE L. FORSYTH, JR., an individual, CAROL MARIE FORSYTH, an individual, and BRANDY FORSYTH, an individual, Defendants. NOTICE OF SALE Notice is hereby given that, pursuant to a final judgment of foreclosure in the above-captioned action, the Clerk of Court will sell the property situated in Bradford County, Florida, described as follows: Lot 9, W.F. WIGGINS 'SUBDIVISION, according to the plat thereof as recorded in Plat Book 3, page 32 of the current public records of Bradford County, Florida at public sale, in the presence of the Plaintiff, to the highest and best bidder for cash, at the East Front Door of the Bradford County Courthouse, 945'N. Temple Ave., Starke, FL 32091 on April 26, 2012, beginning at 11:00 a.m., pursuant to the terms of the Summary Final Judgment of Foreclosure and in accordance with Section 45.031, Pforida Statutes. Any person claiming an interest in the surplus from the sale, if any, other than the property owner as of the date of the lis pendens must file a claim within 60 days after the sale. * Individuals with disabilities who need a reasonable.accommodation to participate in this proceeding are entitled, at no cost, to the provision of certain assistance. Please contact the ADA Coordinator, at (352) 337-6237 within 2 working days of your receipt of this notice. If you are hearing or voice impaired, please call 711. Dated this 2nd day of January, 2012. RAY NORMAN CLERK OF CIRCUIT COURT By: Lisa Brannon Deputy Clerk 2/9 2tchg 2/16-BCT along said Westerly right of way line with a curve concave Southeasterly, said curve having a central angle of 12010'48", a radius of 360.00 feet, an arc length of 76.53 feet and a chord bearing a distance of North 18017'22" East, 76.39 feet to an iron pipe and the Point of Beginning; thence run Northeasterly along said Westerly right of way line with a curve concave Southeasterly, said curve having a central angle of 16042'40", a radius of 360 feet, and a chord bearing and distance of North 32044'06" east, 104.63 feet to an iron pipe; thence run North 53011'25" West, 221.69 feet to the water's of a lake and an iron pipe; thence run South 1808'00" West along said water's 148.25 feet to an iron pipe; thence run South 64025'25" East, 185.20 feet to the Point of Beginning. at public sale, to the highest and best bidder, for cash, at Bradford County Courthouse, 925 North Temple Avenue, Starke, FL 32091 at 11:00 AM, on the 8'" day of March, 2012. Any person claiming an interest in the surplus from the sale, if any, other than the property owner as of the date of the lis pendens must file a claim IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE within 60 days after the sale. EIGHTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN Dated January 27, 2012 AND FOR BRADFORD COUNTY, Bradford County Clerk of Court FLORIDA CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT CIVIL ACTION By: Lisa Brannon CASE NO.: 2008-CA-183 FLORIDA FORECLOSURE DIVISION: ATTORNEYS, PLLC BANK OF AMERICA, NATIONAL 601 Cleveland Street, Suite 690 ASSOCIATION AS SUCCESSOR Clearwater, FL 33755 BY MERGER TO LASALLE BANK In accordance with the Americans NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS With Disabilities Act, persons in TRUSTEE FOR FIRST FRANKLIN need of a special accommodation to MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST, participate in this proceeding shall, MORTGAGE LOAN ASSET- within seven (7) days prior to any BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES proceeding, contact the Administrative 2007-FF2, Office of the Court, Bradford County Plaintiff, Courthouse, 945 North Temple vs. Avenue, Starke, FL 32091, telephone CLYDE'GRIFFIS, et al, 904-966-6280, TDD 1-800-955-8771 Defendant(s). or 1-800-955-8770 via Florida Relay NOTICE OF RESCHEDULED Service. SALE 2/9 2tchg 2/16-BCT NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN Pursuant to an Order Rescheduling LEGAL NOTICE Foreclosure Sale dated January The Finance and Executive 26, 2012, and entered in Case No. Committees of FloridaWorks will hold 2008-CA-183 of the Circuit Court meetings on Tuesday, February 21, of the Eighth Judicial Circuit in "at 3:00 p.m. at FloridaWorks, 4800 and for Bradford County, Florida in S.W. 13th Street, Gainesville. Contact which Bank of America, National Celia Chapman at 352-244-5148 with Association as successor by merger questions. to LaSalle Bank National Association, 2/16 ltchg-BCT as Trustee for First Franklin Mortgage Loan Trust, Mortgage Loan Asset- IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE Backed Certificates, Series 2007- 8TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR FF2, is the Plaintiff and Clyde Griffis, BRADFORD COUNTY, FLORIDA John Doe n/k/a Dennis Griffis, are CASE NO. 2009-CA-0596 defendants, I will sell to the highest CHASE HOME FINANCE, LLC., and best bidder for cash in/on in front Plaintiff, of the Bradford County Courthouse, vs. 945 Temple Avenue, Starke, Florida RAY, MICHAEL, et al., 32091, Bradford County, Florida at Defendants. 11:00 AM, E.S.T. on the 29" day of NOTICE OF FORECLO'.IRE March, 2012, the following described SALE property as set forth in said Final NOTICE IS HEREBYGIVEN pursuant Judgment of Foreclosure: to an Order or Final Judgment A/K/A 9495 NW COUNTY ROAD 225, entered in Case No. 2009-CA-0596 STARKE, FL 32091-5034 of the Circuit Court of the 8" Judicial Any person claiming an interest in Circuit in and for BRADFORD County, the surplus from the sale, if any, other Florida, wherein,JPMORGANCHASE than the property owner as of the date BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, of the Lis Pendens must file a claim AS SUCCESSOR BY MERGER within 60 daysafter the sale. TO CHASE HOME FINANCE, LLC. Dated in Bradford County, Florida, Plaintiff, and, RAY, MICHAEL, et. this 300 day of January, 2012. al., are Defendants, I will sell to the Clerk of the Circuit Court highest bidder for cash at the front hall Bradford County, Florida of the Bradford County Courthouse By: Lisa Brannon at the hour of 11:00 a.m., on the 15"m L Depuit Cl[erkl'ay of Marchi 20'12:"the following Albertelli Law described property: Attorney for Plaintiff A PARCEL OF LAND LYING IN THE P.O. Box 23028 SE '/ OF SECTION 2, TOWNSHIP Tampa,FL33623 6 SOUTH, RANGE 20 EAST, IN If you are a person with a disability BRADFORD COUNTY, FLORIDA; who needs any accommodation in SAID PARCEL BEING SHOWN AS order to participate in this proceeding, LOT 27 ON A MAP RECORDED you are entitled, at no cost to you, to IN MISCELLANEOUS MAP BOOK the provision of certain assistance. 1, PAGE 18 OF THE PUBLIC Persons with a disability who need RECORDS OF SAID COUNTY AND any accommodation in order to BEING MORE PARTICULARLY participate should call Jan Phillips, DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: ADA Coordinator, Alachua County COMMENCE AT A CONCRETE, Courthouse, 201 E. University Ave., MONUMENT FOUND AT THE Gainesville, FL 32601 at (352)337- NORTHWEST CORNER OF SAID SE 6237 within two (2) working days 4 AND RUN NORTH 89 DEGREES, of receipt of this notice; if you are 24 MINUTES AND 06 SECONDS hearing impaired, please call 1-800- EAST, ALONG THE NORTHERLY 955-8771; if you are voice impaired, BOUNDARYTHEREOF,932.98FEET please call 1-800-955-8770. TO A SET IRON ROD; THEN SOUTH 2/9 2tchg 2/16-BCT 13 DEGREES, 13 MINUTES AND 09 SECONDS WEST,, 791.85 FEET IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FOR THE POINT OF BEGINNING. EIGHTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN FROM POINT OF BEGINNING AND FOR BRADFORD COUNTY, THUS DESCRIBED RUN SOUTH FLORIDA 76 DEGREES, 46 MINUTES AND 51 CIVILACTION SECONDS EAST, 367.80 FEETTOA CASE NO.: 2010-C'A-000695 SET IRON ROD; THENCE SOUTH FIFTH THIRD MORTGAGE 13 DEGREES, 13 MINUTES AND 09 COMPANY, SECONDS WEST, 177.65 FEET TO Plaintiff, A SET IRON' ROD; THENCE NORTH vs. ROBERT KURTZO A/K/A ROBERT E. KURTZO, et al. Defendant(s). NOTICE OF SALE Notice is hereby given that, pursuant to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure or Order dated January 26, 2012, entered in Civil Case Number 2010 CA 000695, in the Circuit Court for Bradford County, Florida, wherein FIFTH THIRD MORTGAGE COMPANY is the Plaintiff, and ROBERT KURTZO A/K/A ROBERT E. SKURTZO, et al, are the Defendants, I will sell the property situated in Bradford County, Florida, described as: A parcel of land situated in Government Lot 2 of Section 36, Township 8 South, Range 22 East, Bradford County, Florida; said parcel being more particularly described as follows: Commence at the Southwest corner of Lot 7 of Boykin Subdivision as per plat thereof recorded in Plat Book 3, Page 38, of the public records of Bradford County, Florida and run North 89015'47" West, along the Northerly right of way line of Dogwood Drive, 61.22 feet to an iron pipe on the Westerly right of way line of Lakeshore Drive; thence run North 12011'58" East, along said Westerly right of way line 418.47 feet to an iron pipe; thence run Northeasterly Ri I ,-r 76 DEGREES, 46 MINUTES AND 51 SECONDS WEST, 367.80 FEET; THENCE NORTH 13 DEGREES, 113 MINUTES AND 09 SECONDS EAST, 177.65 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING. ABOVE DESCRIBED LAND BEING SUBJECT TO A DRAINAGE OVER THE EASTERN 15.00 FEET THEREOF AND OVER THE SOUTHERLY FEET THEREOF. ALSO BEING CONVEYED WITH AND SUBJECT TO AN EASEMENT FOR INGRESS AND EGRESS OVER ALL ROADWAYS AS SHOWN ON AFORESAID MAP (MISCELLANEOUS MAP BOOK 1, PAGE 18). Any person claiming and interest in the surplus from the sale, if any, other than the property owner as of the date of the lis pendens must file a claim within 60 days after the sale. DATED this 10m day of February, 2012. RAY NORMAN Clerk Circuit Court By: Lisa Brannon Deputy Clerk GREENSPOON MARDER, P.A. TRADE CENTER SOUTH 100 WEST CYPRESS CREEK RD., SUITE 700 FT. LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA 33309 If you are a person with a disability who needs any accommodation in order to participate in this proceeding, you are entitled, at no cost to you, to the provision of certain assistance. Please contact the Clerk of the Court's disability coordinator at the Court Administrators Office, Alachua County Family/Civil Justice Center, Room 410, 201 East University Avenue, Gainesville, Florida 32601, (352) 374-3648 at least 7 days before your scheduled court appearance, or immediately upon receiving this notification if the time before the scheduled appearance is less than 7 days; if you are hearing or voice impaired, call 711. 2/16 2tchg 2/23-BCT REQUEST FOR INFORMATION The North Florida Broadband Authority ("NFBA") announces a Network Operator Request for Information to which all interested parties are invited to respond. The NFBA is a legal entity and public body created pursuant to the provisions of Section 163.01, Florida Statutes, and an Interlocal Agreement among: Baker, Bradford, Columbia, Gilchrist, Hamilton, Jefferson, Lafayette, Levy, Madison, Putnam, Suwannee, Taylor, Union and Wakulla Counties and municipalities of Cedar Key, Cross City, Lake City, Live Oak, Monticello, Perry, White Springs and Worthington Springs, Florida. The NFBA is issuing this Network Operator Request for Information R FI) toprospectivenetwork operators or NFBA's broadband middle microwave network, and to any other parties interested in-promoting the success of NFBA's mission. Through this RF, NFBA will gather information from interested parties to support the development of a Request for Proposals for a Network Operator. The official Network Operator RFI document can be requested by mailing Faith Doyle at fdoyle@nfba. net. Please submit your responses to Faith Doyle at NFBA by February 22, 2012 as described in RFI'Section 6, Response Guidance. Thaik you for your consideration of this Request 2/16 Itchg-BCT NOTICE OF REVISED DATES OF PUBLIC MEETINGS and WORKSHOPS OF THE NORTH FLORIDA BROADBAND AUTHORITY The North Florida Broadband Authority ("NFBA") announced the 2012 meeting schedule originally published in January for the NFBA Board of Directors for all interested persons to attend has changed..The NFBAis a legal entity and public body created pursuant to the provisions of Section 163.01, Florida Statutes, and an InterlocalAgreement among Baker, Bradford, Columbia, Dixie, Gilchrist, Hamilton, Jefferson, Lafayette, Levy, Madison, Putnam, Suwannee, Taylor, Union and Wakulla Counties and municipalities of Cedar Key, Cross City, Lake City, Live Oak, Monticello, Perry, White Springs and Worthington Springs, Florida. 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Attorney at Law (386) 496-9656 Estate Planning Wills Trusts Probate Corporate/LLC Formation Business Law Real Estate Transactions Contracts Evictions Divorce Custody Adoptions rGeneral and Corporate Litigation Personal Injury Now accepting Mastercard Visa Discover and Debit Cards 155 SE 6th Place Lake Butler, FL (Directly behind Badcock Furniture Store off of Main Street) a- previously advertised incorrectly as the 12th will be held on the 31st at the Program Management Offices, 164 NW Madison St.,. Ste. 103, Lake City Florida. An informational workshop originally schedule to be held at 9:00 a.m. on February 22 will be held at 9:00 a.m. on February 27, 2012 at Quail Heights Country Club in the Club House Hall, 161 SW Quail Heights Terrace, Lake City, FL The NFBA Board of Directors meeting will be held to conduct general business of the NFBA. If a person decides to appeal any decision made by the NFBA with respect to any matter considered at the meeting, such person will need a record of the proceedings and may need to ensure that a verbatim record is made, including the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be made. In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, persons needing special accommodation or an interpreter to participate in this proceeding or have any questions please contact Faith Doyle, Clerk to the NFBA Board at (386) 438-5042 at least two (2) business days prior to the date of the meeting.l6 2/16 ltohg-BCT PUBLIC NOTICE The regular scheduled meeting of the Bradford County Board of County Commissioners is scheduled for February 16, 2012, at 6:30 p.m. in the Commission Meeting Room located in the north wing of the Bradford County Courthouse, 945 N. Temple Ave., Starke, FL. A copy of the Agenda may be obtained from the Bradford County website www.bradfordcountyfl.gov or from the office of the Bradford County Manager located in the north wing of the Bradford County Courthouse. 2/16 ltchg-BCT NOTICE OF PUBLIC AUCTION Pursuant to the Florida Self Storage Act Statutes Sec. 83.801-83.809, NOTICE: A Public Auction will be held on FEBRUARY 29, 2012 at 10:00 a.m. at C & C Mini Storage, 1670 S. Walnut Street, Hwy 301 South in Starke, Florida. The following units will,be sold to the highest bidder, and continuing day to day thereafter until sold. 2-4 M. Williams 2-24 V. Robinson 2-33 A. Hudson 2-30 M. Wright 2/16 Itchg-BCT IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE EIGHTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR BRADFORD COUNTY, FLORIDA CIVIL ACTION CASE NO.: 04-2010-CA-000140 DIVISION: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., Plaintiff vs. JESSE'JACKSON, et al, Defendantss. NOTICE. OF FORECLOSURE SALE NOTICE IS HEREBYGIVEN pursuant to a Final Judgment of Mortgage Foreclosure dated and entered in Case No. 04-2010-CA-000140 of the Circuit Court of the EIGHTH Judicial Circuit in and for BRADFORD County, Florida wherein BANK OF AMERICA, N,. A, j, Pelaintiff and.. JESSE JACKSON; SARA JACKSON; ANY AND ALL UNKNOWN PARTIES CLAIMING BY, THROUGH, UNDER ANDAGAINSTTHE HEREIN NAMED INDIVIDUAL DEFENDANTS) WHO ARE NOT KNOWN TO BE DEAD OR ALIVE, WHETHER SAID UNKNOWN PARTIES MAY CLAIM AN INTERESTS SPOUSE, HEIRS, DEVISEES, GRANTEES, BROTHER CLAIMANTS; are the Defendants, The Clerk of the Court will sell to the highest and best bidder for cash atthe FRONT HALL OF THE BRADFORD COUNTY COURTHOUSE, 945 NORTH TEMPLE AVENUE, STARKE, FLORIDA 32091 at 11:00 am. on the th day of March, 2012, the following described property as set forth in said Final Judgment: LOT 9 OF FOX HOLLOW, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF AS RECORDED IN MAP BOOK 3, PAGE 76, OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF BRADFORD COUNTY, FLORIDA. A/K/A 9978 FOX HOLLOW DR, HAMPTON, FL32044 Any person claiming an interest in the surplus from the sale, if any, other than the property owner as of the date of the Lis Pendens must file a claim within sixty (60) days after the sale. WITNESS MY HAND and the seal of this Court on February 10, 2012. DR. GREGORY ALLEN DR. CHIP FAUL PAIN RELIEF AND EXTRACTIONS- SERVICES PROVIDED 5 DAYS A WEEK SMON-FRI 352-473-8988 7435B SR-21 Keystone Heights, FL 32656 Purple 15070 US Hwy 301 S* Starke, FL 904-964-4810 Mon-Sat 9-6 Wrangler Levi Boots Hats Buckles We do Layaways! Qlgf I Ray Norman Clerk of the Circuit Court- By: Lisa Brannon Deputy Clerk Florida Default Law Group, P.L. P.O. Box 25018 Tampa, Florida 33622-.,318- If you are a person with a disability who needs any accommodation in order to participate in this proceeding, you are entitled, at no cost to you, to the provision of certain assistance. Please contact the Clerk of Court, Bradford County Courthouse, Starke, FL at 904-964-6280 within 7 working days of your receipt of this notice; if you are hearing or voice impaired, call 1-800-955-8771. 2/16 2tchg 2/23-BCT LEGAL NOTICE Notice is hereby given: Shirley M. Alexander Last known address of: 4955 NW 177" Street Starke, FL 32091 You are hereby notified that your eligibility to vote is in question. You are required to contact the Supervisor of Elections, in Starke, Florida, no later than thirty (30) days after the date of this publishing. Failure to respond will result in a determination of ineligibility by the Supervisor and your name wilt be removed from the statewide voter registration system. Terry L. Vaughan Bradford County Supervisor of Elections PO Box 58 945 N. Temple Ave., Suite C Starke, FL 32091 Dated: February 10, 2012 2/16 ltchg-BCT LEGAL NOTICE Notice is hereby given: Richard A. Akins Last known address of: 10567 US Highway 301 S Hampton, FL 32044 You are hereby notified that your eligibilityto vote is in question. You are required to contact the Supervisor of Elections, in Starke, Florida, no later, than thirty (30) days after the date odf- this publishing. Failure to respond will result in a determination of ineligibility J by the Supervisor and your name will be removed from the statewide voter registration system. Terry L. Vaughan Bradford County Supervisor of Elections PO Box 58 945 N. Temple Ave., Suite C Starke, FL 32091 Dated: February 10, 2012 2/16 1tchg-BGCT Learn to properly prune Deciduous plants should .bet'- pruned when they are dormaif- but how should they be pruned?-- Find out why, when and heQi . you should prune your fruit trees.ij (peacpes; nectarines, plum an~d-- apple)r-grapes anid ornamental'. trees and shrubs by attending one ~ of two pruning workshops sponi- sored by the Bradford County Extension Office. The first will take place at the Bradford County Senior Center : from 2-3 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 21. The Bradford County Public Library will host the second on Wednesday, Feb. 22, from 10' a.m. to noon. Additional topics will include how to select a fruit tree and pruning tools and maintenance.. : Please register by calling the extension office at 904-966-.. 6299. . Mike's Handyman Services SCarpentry" Painting .-- ' * Plumbing .. *Electrical * Mobile Home Repair *And Much More! ' Home (352) 473-7225 Cell (352) 745-0614 Non-permit work only F Michael Horne Serving the Lake Region SPACE AVAILABLE! For As Little As $2500 WEEKLY You could Advertise Your Business or Services Here! CALL TODAY 904.964.6305 Ask for Kevin or Darlene _ ~I BB* Si8SBrieDBgBy | Bentis^in m anSricesi~ui weZsteZmIar-- I IL III 6A BA 1 ' DEAL Continued from 1A The labor negotiator represent- ing the district,Jerry Coplon,said the district's offer represented a raise of a little more than 5 per- cent for employees who qualified for both steps on top of the ad- ditional I percent. However, the second offer did not include any more money than was included in the first. Coplon called it the district's best and last offer, an offer only made possible because the district was receiving more then $577,000 in additional money for unanticipat- qd enrollment. The school board has promised all of that money to employees. BEA negotiator George Bo- wen said that is still just a one percent raise for those at the top of the schedule, who he guessed represent about 25 percent of the total workforce. (The district lat- er said it was 23 employees out of 500, or less than 5 percent.) The salary schedule was last up- dated in the 2008 school year. Bowen pointed out the offer included no additional money, from the "fund balance." Ac- cording to the district, that mon- ey is being used to offset budget cuts, including the more than $2.4 million the district lost this school year. District Finance Di- rector Julee Tinsler said the fund balance at the end of this school year wouldn't be nearly as much as it was the year before. The prison closure could also im- pact student enrollment, robbing funding from the district. Bowen said this talk sounded familiar. This makes four years of hearing about the district be- ing "near financial calamity," talk that has justified withhold- ing the step pay increases already in the contract, he said. Coplon said the district would maintain the fund balance it is expected to maintain. Bowen countered that the board wasn't being required to maintain in the fund'balance more than $366,000 saved by-in its words-being frugal. Although Coplon said it was the best and last offer, Bowen wasn't deterred, saying some- thing wasn't right when tihe ftid balance grows at the same time employees are told they should be glad to have a job because the district is barely making it through the year. The district's offer was also linked to a reduction in the num- ber of days before a teacher's first observation for evaluation. The union couldn't have the raise without agreeing to this stipula- tion, Coplon said. Bowen said it was almost insulting. The difference between the 1 percent the board was offering and the 3 percent the union was requesting was around $65,000 for this year since it would be retroactive to Jan. 1 instead of July. While increasing the salary schedule and moving employ- ees up the ladder would impact the board's budget in subsequent years, Bowen said that is mitigat- ed by workforce turnover. "We can get this done and be- hind us given the little that sepa- rates the two proposals," Bowen said. Coplon was less certain about the future impact to the board, but Bowen said that was just more of the same "doom and gloom" pre- dictions from the district. "After a while that story just kind of gets old," he said. The employees understand the district's funding and enrollment difficulties, Bowen said, but they also want to know their com- pensation is top priority when the budget is built each year, not based on what's left over. After breaking for a second time, Coplon and the district came back to the table emphasiz- ing the school board's apprecia- lion for its employees but saying all of the money they were autho- rized to offer had been "exhaust- ed" in the deal put forth. "I understand your offer and I wish we could accommodate it, but we will not be able to this year given the uncertainty of the future," he said. A session that included some heated exchange over interrup- tions and laughter from 4 room nearly full of employees when the district's points were ques- tioned ended without resolution. The next session is scheduled for 3.30 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 28. In the meantime, BEA ap- pealed directly to the school board on Feb. 13. BEA acting President Judy Dukes talked about how close the two sides are to reaching a deal. She said the union doesn't understand how the fund balance can grow if the district has no money, and budgets for other items have in- creased as well. "We feel we've been very pa- tient, working very hard with the board and going as we have for the last few years. We kind of go kicking and screaming, but we're kicking and screaming harder now because*it just is getting to be very, very difficult for your employees," Dukes said. "We're just so darn close that we do feel if we try a little harder that we can do this" ' Adding just 1 percent to the salary schedule means that those at the top and bottom of the sal- ary schedule would see very little difference, she said. Asking for 3 percent is really just offset- ting the state-imposed retirement contribution. Teacher Courtney Clemmons, introduced as the next union president, said a deal is needed to boost employee morale, which she said is very low. "This would do a lot to help boost that morale," Clemons said. "Teachers feel like saying thank you just isn't enough any- more." NRSWA Continued from 1A place over a longer period of time. NRSWA board members didn't feel enough work on a contract extension had been ac- complished in the month since they had originally discussed the matter. Landfill Executive Director Darrell O'Neal said Alachua County has a lot of wheels that take time to turn. Palmi said a lot of homework is needed to determine how much capacity Alachua County will need in the future and how much the land- fill will be able to provide. She predicted regular meetings with O'Neal would be needed to plan for the future. She asked that the board con- tinue to waive the surcharge in the meantime. Board members were not in- terested. Baker County Commis- sioner Michael Crews said in the four weeks since the last board meeting, Palmi and O'Neal had only met once. "I wonder if the wheels would spin faster if we just allow the re- duction to expire as scheduled of March I?" he asked. He said it doesn't appear Alachua County is taking the matter seriously. Palmi said a 10-year extension is a $50 million commitment from Alachua County. I cannot be entered into without consid- eration. "I don't think you make those decisions in 30 days," she said, but Crews said it's been 18 months since the waiver was first granted. NRSWA members agreed the waiver should expire. Palmi said Alachua County had budgeted for that possibility and would pass the cost along to its custom- ers. Spend an evening in Paris The Starke Woman's Club is hosting "An Evening in Paris" on Saturday, Feb. 25, beginning at 6 p.m. at the Woman's Club. The event is planned in order to fund a replacement roof for this century old building. The $50 tickets are limited to 100 guests and will provide dinner, drinks, prizes and an auction-all Paris-themed. It is hoped the community will come together to protect this building from the age-related roof prob- lems and that this idea will appeal to so many in the community who have attended events throughout their lives there or who have had their own memorable events take place there such as shows and wedding receptions. Tickets may be obtained from any member of the Woman's Club, or contact Ellen Roberts at 904-964-6870. Swww.facebook.com/BradfordTelegraph Food pantry open at True Vine pantry that is open to the public on the second and fourth Tues- days of each month. On Tuesday, the food pantry is open from 10 a.m. to noon. On Thursdays, the pantry is open from.4-5:30 p.m. For more information, please call True Vine Ministry at 904- 964-9264. Gobblers plan hunting banquet The New River Gobblers Chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation invites the public to its Hunting Heritage Banquet and Art Auction Sat- urday, Feb. 25, from 5:30 to 10 p.m. at Lake Butler Elementary School. In addition to dinner, ticket holders will be eligible to win valuable prizes in games and drawings held during the ban- quet. The auction will include art, guns, knives, outdoor equip- ment and more. To reserve tickets, contact Paul Waters at 352-258-9727 or Austin Thomas at 352-494-3907, or they can be purchased at the door. ... ...... ....... True Vine Ministry has a food MEDIAN PRICE OF HOMES ON THE FIRST COAST Here are the median selling prices of homes in various areas, as tabulated by the Northeast Florida Multiple Listing Service: Area 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Southside/Mandarin/Bartram $220,000 $205,000 $175,000 $150,000 $143,000 Southside $187,000 $173,000 $148,970 $125,000 $100,000 Riverside/Avondale/Ortega $287,935 $240,000 $185,500 $185,000 $174,000 Arlington/Fort Caroline $183,500 $165,000 $138,000 $119,900 $109,350 Hyde Grove/Murray Hill/ Lakeshore/Wesconnett $133,950 $119,900 $85,000 $58,750 $53,300 West Jacksonville $162,500 $149,900 $120,000 $103,700 $85,000 Springfield/Downtown/ Paxon/Trout River South $65,000 $39,900 $21,000 $19,000 $19,550 Marietta/Whitehouse/Baldwin/ Garden St./Dinsmore $112,350 $160,000 $139,900 $119,000 $107,400 Jacksonville North $180,250 $179,283 $155,000 $143,998 $125,000 Fleming Island area $255,000 $230,000 $222,500 $193,000 $189,600 Orange Park '$198,500 $175,000 $154,000 $134,500 $120,000 Middleburg vicinity $175,000 $169,500 $154,400 $130,000 $124,950 Keystone Heights vicinity $123,250 $120,000 $101,125 $74,900 $75,000 Green Cove Springs $208,050 $199,950 $179,000 $154,900 $135,000 Jacksonville Beach $395,000 $317,500 $255,000 $216,000 $225,000 Neptune Beach $380,000 $325,000 $290,000 $250,750 $259,000 Atlantic- Beach $232,800 $250,000 $197,500 $168,000 $199,000 Ponte Vedra Beach North $730,000 $669,000 $310,000 $449,500 $407,500 Ponte Vedra Beach (others) $415,000 $405,000 $310,000 $308,000 $295,000 St. Johns County NW $300,000 $267,700 $234,990 $220,000 $212,894 St. Johns County NE $395,000, $246,880 $235,773 $245,000 $250,000 St. Augustine Area $267,450 $166,000 $162,000 $155,000 $172,500 St. Johns County SE $245,772 $198,000 $165,000 $146,000 $153,000 St. Johns County SW $230,000 $165,000 $133,245 $76,500 $70,700 Nassau County $224,900 $190,000 $174,000 $145,500. $142,800 Baker County $174,250 $145,000 $140,000 $130,000 $123,000 Putnam CountyNE $130,000 $128,000 $88,500 $76,950 $69,900 Putnam County West $72,000 $69,950 $49,950 $54,950 $38,975 Putnam County South $76,900 $77,750 $69,500 $50,000 $43,250 Entire MLS 195,000 $179,900 $152,000 $135,900 $127,900 *As printed in The Times Union January 29, 2012. -q ILOVg YO!. Was your Valentine's Day ruined by a Tobacco flavored kiss? Give your loved Sone the perfect gift. QUIT TOBACCO. ,Call today for free help. iQutTiine 1-877-U-CAN-NOW bradford county Tobacco free Partnership 6A BRADFORD COUNTY TELEGRAPH THURSDAY FEB 16 2012 manStarkeJournalcom B Section Thursday. Feb. 16, 2012 FEATURES CRIME SOCIALS OBITUARIES _EGIONiEWL EDITORIAL NEWS FROM BRADFORD COUNTY, UNION COUNTY AND THE LAKE REGION Cook takes state title, Boettcher places 3rd BY CLIFF SMELLEY cried twice at the Florida High she took to the podium and re- third straight trip to state, ad- because the 225-pound total was ...School Atheltic Association ccived the championship medal fitted the tears started flowing a personal record. Later, when . Bradford High School junior Weightlifting Finals, but they for \\ inning the unlimited class. once she finished her third suc- she realized that she finished Samantha Cook broke dow\'n and were far from tears of sorrow as Cook, who was making her cessful lift in the clean and jerk first overall in the class, she said JII Samantha Cook she cried again. "It feels amazing," she said on Feb. 13-two days after the event. "I'm still feeling it. To know that I actually .won this year-I'm ecstatic." Cook, who was third at last year's finals, had a bench press of 220 and finished with a per- sonal-record total of 445, which w as 5 pounds better than run- AeEENtONmsTVtlSee STATE,8B1 Sa Applications Snow being taken for Miss Bradford Co. I.Fair Queen This year's Bradford County Fair will hold a pageant to crown a 1 viib e Miss Bradford County Fair Queen Cu..... . t... 6.. on F riday, M arch 16, at 7 p.m in .........Y.. three age categories: junior miss (10-12), princess (13-16) and queen (17-21). There will be casual- and evening-wear categories, plus there will be an on-stage question. The pageant entry fee is $50 -ASand is open to anyone residing in W -Bradford and Union counties and the Keystone Heights/Melrose g.1tarea. Entry deadline is FridaN. March 9. For more information, call 5;904-964-5252 or send email to 4 Ltheus@bradfordcountyfair. net. The Bradford County Fair ,will run from Friday. March 16. through Sunday, March 25. wi, Audib,, An,,thm ,Serie *o,.r,! thelg Reddish, 6 others to be S-- '. honored as 5 W omen of Distinction F R E s .' : Month at Santa Fe ( college s 2,h ,\ '.-, ,.. : annual Women of Distinction of BOXOFCHO OLTES0n l n dAlachna and Bradford Counties WT YO U COMPLETED excnt honoring prominent SCHEDU xxLEDTET M ** R women from xx within the college's '" ''K ""l y "' sern ice area. ..\..w,. Bradford ( ounti 's Sx lx ia "Reddish xill be Hbhonored as a Woman of Distinction alone xx ith Bennxe Alligood. I)ecia Hellrung. Alena Keing f Iaxsonl. tLinda McGurn and Mar\ Wise. Financing A U D I B E honored as a Woman of Irorn is. A1The cclcbration \\ill he held Tlhursda\. March 15, from 4:30( p.m. until 7 p.m. at Santa I -c Northwest ('amppus in the nci\ Fine Arts Hall.The \ cent I canturic a program and a catered recept ion x ith hea\ horse d'ocu\ re andl Tickets are 535 for adubl. : 2$(20 f:r students and I, 1 ftr children 12 and undllcr Ihc\ m,\ be purchased onillinc at xx xx xx sfcollec.cdiie dxd or h\ cl inc' 352-395-41S 1. ......For m1or. information abo t the excii. please contact x cutn ('oordilnaioi ('her\l -I airl'l at 352-395-5181. 2B TELEGRAPH, TIMES & MONITOR B SECTION THURSDAY, FEB. 16, 2012 G@) :-, Louie Belle Carter Parks (seated, center) celebrates her 106th birthday. She is seated between her oldest son, Bill (left), and "Mr. T (Elmer Tillis)," her friend at Katie Leigh Huddleston Windsor Manor Nursing Home. Standing is her daughter-in-law, Claudia. and Chad Michael Goulet Parks celebrates 106th birthday Jan. 31 Huddleston- It wasn't a celebration like- last year at Windsor Manor with Elvis and others because the pursing home was having some O'arantine issues, but Louie Belle Carter Parks did celebrate her 1061h birthday on Jan. 31 as family members came down -i:.m north Georgia and a number of friends in the area dropped by and helped her celebrate. When asked what she wanted for her birthday, she replied, "I want some Popeye's chicken." arks' daughter-in-law shared story about a time she was driving Parks back home from a visit and knowing there wasn't any prepared food in the house. She purchased some Popeye's chicken, mainly because they both were so hungry. "It was really good." Parks will never forget it, though she wasn't a fast- food eater. She did all of her own cooking and loved fresh vegetables. Parks -was born and raised near Lawtey and has lived in this area most of her life with the ex- ception of a few years in which Louie Belle enjoys piece of fried chick she lived in south Floric returned to Starke in 19 joined the Shands Starke iary, where she served for 30 years. Her family mention has lived through three friends and relatives, a course, they miss all of th p Goulet to wed in June SMr. and Mrs. Wayne Hud- dleston of Keystone Heights announce the engagement and Approaching marriage of their daughter, Katie Leigh Hud- dleston of Lillington, N.C., to Chad Michael Goulet, the son of Mr: and Mrs. Lawrence Goulet of Inverness. The bride-elect is a 2005 grad- uate of Keystone Heights High School. She obtained her associ- ate's degree from Santa Fe Col- lege in 2007 and her bachelor's degree in molecular biology and a biotechnology from Palm Beach en. Atlantic University in 2009. She went on to obtain hermas- da. She term's degree in clinical research )61 and from Campbell University in e auxil- 2011. She is currently in the-sec- r nearly ond year of her doctoral program at Campbell University. She is sets of seeking a doctorate in pharmacy. and, of She is employed as an intern with iem. CVS Pharmacy and works as a biology lab instructor at Camp- bell University... The groom-elect is a 2006 0 graduate of Trinity Catholic High School and obtained his bachelor's degree in business administration from Palm Beach Atlantic University in 2010. He is currently employed by Smart- phone Experts Inc. The wedding will take place on Saturday, June 2, 2012, in Ponte Vedra Beach. Invitations will be sent. Airman Adam Sp Spittle completes special ops training Airman Adam Spittl ated from special opera sic military training, at Airforce Base in San Texas, on Jan. 20. The airman complete tensive, eight-week that included training ir discipline and studies, I cbre values, physical fi basic warfare princip skills. Spittle is the son of Thompson and the bi Mark Spittle Jr. He is graduate of Keystone High School. Airman We graduates 1 basic train Air Force Airman L. West graduated fr( military training at Lad Force Base, San Antoni The airman complete tensive, eight-week that included training ir discipline and studies, / core values, physical fii basic warfare ,princip skills. Airmen who complex training earn four credit an associate in applied degree through the Co College of the Air Force West is the son of Walsh of Crestview and West of Melrose and i graduate of Crestvie School. RUiUser HOUF Mon-Fri 1 Sat 10 "WE BUY & SELL NEW and USED BUILDING MATERIALS S P TO i LOWER TRANBOH STOBESi , S622 S.E. 2nd St. Gainesville, FL 352-379-4600 Starts Fri.. 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World War II veterans and active-duty military in uniform will also be admitted free. little A one-day family pass (two adults and two children) may bi purchased in advance by Mon- day, Feb.20, for $10. T This flying museum will show case the B-1.7 Flying Fortress, the world's only fully restored 3 and operational B-24 Liberat6 and the rare dual-controlled TPI 51C Mustang as a tribute to the men and women who flew them le gradu- in World War II. tions, ba- The Collings Foundation wilj Lckland offer walkthrough tours of the Lackland bombers and rides for a tax. Antonio, deductible donation. Trainirig flights are available in the leg ed an in- endary Mustang-the aircraft program flown by the Tuskegee Airmen': n military Contact the Collings Founda, Air Force .tion at 800-568-8924 to book a tness and flight. ples and The Wings of Dreams Airfest will also include: S World War II combat air-: STammy men exhibits and war stories; brother of Fighter Aces symposium; s a 2011 World War II combat air- Heights men symposium-"Battle of the Bombers (the B-17 vs. tl B-24);" Women Airforce Service 1P st lots (WASPs) symposium; "From the Deck of the US- rom Farragut"-Donald Dertien, a World War II veteran and ey_ ng witness to the attack on Pee Harbor; Mihal Elvis tribute artist Ted M Michael Mullen; Mullen; om basic Vintage military and aero2 land Air batic aircraft flyovers and demq o, Texas. flights; ed an in- World War II reenactors and program displays of vintage aircraft, cars; Military motorcycles and military equip-; Air Force ment; mess anidrl' -* Youthibmirtien acii\ iiesand pies- and World VaTrh1'Itrlorn Drawings for vintage air- te basic plane rides for children; Aviation, historical and art ts toward exhibits and vendors;l 1 science A color guard, vocalists and immunity aviation history authors. e. Tribute to veterans by the Malinda band Mid-Life Crisis and the Hbt SAndrew Flashes. s a 2011 The Big Band Hangar Dinner/ w High Dance will take place Saturday; March 3, from 6 p.m. until 9 p.mi The 20-piece Clay County Comi munity Swing Band will perforni at the event, which will feature swing dancers and a 1940s-style dinner buffet. The cost to attend the Bij S:. Band Hangar Dance/Dinner :rs 0-5:30 $40 if tickets-are purchased b' Monday, Feb. 20. Tickets arc M-3 $45 after Feb. 20. For more information on the Wings of Dreams Airfest, please call Bob Oehl at 352-256-803.7, !!!9" send email to airfest@wingso dreams.org or visit the websi~ www.w.ingsofdreams.org. "Tais is such a great opportu; nity-for our youth to get up close and personal with the history of our country through the world of aviation,"' said Oehl, Wings of Dreams co-founder and execui tive director. Card of Thanks The family ofJanice Berry would like to say "thank you" to each and every one who felt it was not : robbery to give of their time, gifts of love, and their talents, in a celebra- tion of love for Janice. There aren't enough words, to express how wonder- fil it felt to be shown such thoughtfidness while being surrounded by fiaily and friends. We all know that people are at their best when each area of their lives is in healthy balance. but with our unwaver- ing love for Jesus Christ, we know the battle is not ours, it the Lord's. Please continue to pray or our strength in the Lord and if our family can be ofas- sistance to you for fiure endeavors, please let us know. Again, thank You and God bless! Florida Twin Theatre ( Visit us on-line at www.orldaTwinTheatre.com ) T SeatsS5.0 Befre 6 r m. 964545 1( 1..14A N I N & U E- I[O:M:lll:OiVI iI ONSAE OWIi I I M THURSDAY, FEB. 16, 2012 TELEGRAPH, TIMES & MONITOR B SECTION 3B A chance to wear red, promote heart health BY CLIFF SMELLEY ReQiona1l News/Sports Editor There are several steps to take to ensure you maintain a healthy heart, but perhaps one you haven't thought of is maintain- ing a better and consistent rela- tionship with your primary care physician. That was Dr. Joelle Innocent- Simon's message to those who attended the annual Shands Starke Regional Medical Cen- ter/Altrusa International Inc. of Starke Heart Health Luncheon, which was held at Shands Starke on Wear Red Day (Feb. 3) in observance of heart health in women. Indeed, many who attended the event were wearing red, including guest speakers Inno- cent-Simon, a family practitio- ner with Shands Starke Medical Group, and Dr. Jamie Conti, a cardiologist and chief of Shands HealthCare's Department of Medicine, Division of Cardio- vascular Medicine. Innocent-Simon presented some statistics that showed just how serious heart disease is. It is the leading cause of death in women, and more than one in three women are living with heart disease. That includes ap- proximately half of the African- American female population and 34 percent of the white female population. "Every minute in the United States, someone's wife, mother, daughter or sister dies from heart disease, stroke or other forms of cardiovascular disease," Inno- cent-Simon said. Heart disease-related death rates in men have declined steadily in the past 25 years, whereas the rates for women have not, Innocentr-Simon said. After presenting the facts, though, Innocent-Simon said, "I'm not really telling you any- thing you don't already know or anything you couldn't Google." So what could Innocent-Si- mon share with her audience that maybe they hadn't thought of? How about how important the role of the primary care phy- sician is when it comes to pre- venting or treating cardiovas- cular disease along with other medical issues? Innocent-Simon said people oftentimes take better care of their vehicles or their pets than they do themselves. Regular vis- its to a primary care physician, however, will not only help pre- vent or better treat diseases, but make sense in terms of dollars and cents. "It's a lot less expensive for you to see one of us when you're healthy than it is when you're sick," Innocent-Simon said. "When you're sick,you're going to see me today, you're going to see me tomorrow, you're going to see me next week and you're Shands Starke's Carrie Johnson (left) visits with Louise Dyal Miller while setting up for the luncheon. Miller had a story to share with those in attendance- she recently had her pacemaker replaced and brought the old one with her to show to anybody who wanted to see it. I. i~n~P~- I. Dr. Joelle Innocent-Simon (left) and Dr. Jamie Conti answer questions as the guest speakers at the annual heart health event sponsored by Shands Starke and Altrusa of Starke. going to see me four weeks from now because I'm going to make sure I'm tracking your care." Innocent-Simon likened her- self as the conductor of an or- chestra. The patient's overall health is a piece of music. The conductor knows how each in- strument should sound within the framework of the music, much like the primary care phy- sician knows how each part of a patient's body should be acting within the framework of optimal health. "I help guide the music of the health of your life," Innbcent-' Simon said. "Your primary care physician is the doctor who you will turn to for most of your health care needs." Primary care physicians are the ones who can tell a patient when he or she needs to go see a specialist, such as a cardiolo- gist, but the majority of the pa- tient care should be handled by a primary care physician, Inno- cent-Simon said. In essence, the specialist gets to the root of the problem quickly and determines a cure. Patients are usually re- ferred back to their primary care physicians to work out day-to- day medical management. "We become a very integral part of your care," Innocent- Simon said. Conti, who was making her third straight appearance at the annual event, said she agreed with Innocent-Simon about thi important role a primary care physician should provide and offered some other preventa- tive measures when it comes to heart disease. One such measure she couldn't emphasize enough. In fact, she has mentioned it be- fore. "You heard me say it a year ago," Conti said. "I'll say it again. If you have a son or daughter, take them for a walk. If you don't have a son or a daughter, get a dog and take it for a walk. If you don't have any of those, just take yourself for a walk. Walking's one of the easi- est, non-joint-hurting forms of exercise. "Starting an exercise program can be extremely daunting, but just step out of your front door and walk around for 10 to 15 minutes a couple of times a day. That's what's recommended in terms of exercise." A low-fat diet, of course, is another preventative measure. "If you can, stay away from fast food," Conti said. "I like fast food, too, but try to avoid it. If it comes out of window, it's probably not real food." Whereas walking is an easy preventative measure, quitting smoking is not so easy for those who do so, Conti said. "I know it's the hardest thing to do," Conti said, "but the sin- gle-best thing you can do-for yourself from a cardiovascular standpoint is to stop smoking. If you have sons or daughters, don't let them start. "Quitting smoking is the equivalent of a heroin addict trying to stop using intravenous drugs. That's how hard it is." Conti said those who are on medications to address or help prevent cardiovascular disease should remember to take their those medications religiously. "Make sure they're some- where where you see them every day so you remember to take See HEART, 6B Dr. Joelle Innocent-Simon (left) is greeted by Adele Mitchell prior to the luncheon's start. * Auto Accidents * Work Injuries * Headaches * Neck and Back Pain Dr. Virgil A. 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I~' p 0 TELEGRAPH, TIMES & MONITOR THURSDAY, FEB. 16, 2012 PAGE 4B Things that make you g( BY RAMONA PETRY Special to the Telegraph-Times- Monitor People complain all of the time about what our elected officials do or don't do and how changes implemented affect their lives and those of their families. Yet \\hen \ou make the statement that they are "our elected officials," the most common response is, "I didn't vote for them." These are, however, elected officials, so how did they get .into office if no one voted for them? This took just a little bit of research to figure out. According Lo the Bradford County *Supervisor of Elections office, there are 15,810 registered voters (7.674 Democrats, 6,250 'Republicans and 1,886 others) in Bradford County. The 2010 Census Bureau reports 28,520 residents of Bradford County, 22.885 of which are of voting age, also according to the Census No Runaround No Hassle GBIS Disability, Inc Free. Consultation 1ir8i0078 0l05 Editorial/Opinion Bureau. The election votes reported by the Bradford County Supervisor of Elections office for the past four years show that the average voterturnoutisonly 38.8 percent, or approximately 6,134 voters. That is the number of people who are registered to vote. Then add to the equation that there are 22,885 residents eligible to vote, and that moves the percentage down to 26.8 percent of the county's population voting. People value theirjobs, homes and incomes. Yet when it comes time to decide who will oversee your rights, most people don't even bother to put forth the effort to vote on who they believe would implement or change the things they want done. From the numbers, it is easy to see that most of the people who said, "I didn't vote for him/ her," are telling the truth. They most likely didn't bother to vote at all. 20 years Social Security Disability Experience www.GBISOnline.com NNGS REkAMS . 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Talk to people and find out what i they think or know, go online and do a little research on the candidates or turn the music off of the radio and turn on talk or news radio. You will be surprised at what you learn. Make an informed decision. Then cast your vote. With early voting, voting by mail and the polls staying open all day, there is really no reason for anyone to say, "I didn't have time." Just an FYI in regard to voter turnouts in Bradford County, these are averages of the population of registered ' voters at the specified time that did vote: 1966-80.5 percent, 1976-55 percent, 1986-62 percent, 1996-49 percent and 2006-41 percent. If you wonder why officials can get away with doing what they want to do, making changes that affect our community, friends and neighbors-negatively or positively-just think about this. This trending shows that fewer and fewer people care enough to get involved and vote. OH--.A hEa WImn, a -& Jlui L iK dr I d fe1i. F We will meet all competitor prices. Palatka 3520 St. Johns Ave. 386-328-8351 Keystone 3 10fSE Palmetto Ave. 1-888-328-8351 Starke *459 W. Call St. 1-888-328-8351 NEIGHBORING CITY NIGHTS Sponsored by RONSHOLES, P.A. and THE BRADFORD COUNTY TELEGRAPH host the I A'' GIAN 2 iO f~Wt itt "Record Breaking" SJacksonville Giants Basketball Game Feb. 18th & 19th EVENT WILL BE HELD AT THE JACKSONVILLE VETERAN'S MEMORIAL ARENA For more information call Robyn at 904-964-4055 thing on redistricting Dear Editor: Well, well, just who is sur- prised at the county commis- sion's behavior on the redistrict- ng issue? However, you have o be proud of the district three commissionerr for her stand on what should be done. Both Eddie Lewis and Doyle Thomas know in their heart of hearts that the purpose of re- listricting is to have an equal number of people in every dis- rict. Just how complicated can an issue like that be? Both Ross Chandler and Danny Riddick also failed in their responsibil- ty by not voting to bring about equalized districts. Is it politics as usual? Are .he people in office afraid they might be voted out of office? Even gerrymandering wasn't an ssue to be discussed, after the courts said that it is illegal. We have to be proud of Lila Sellars and her stand on this is- sue. God bless a person who wants to do what is right, re- gardless of the circumstances. I would hope that the commis- sioners, at their regular meeting, do the right thing. Malcolm Hill Morgan Road HPD missed on 301, but for different reason Dear Editor: I feel compelled to respond to the opinion posted by Donna Bryan Rowe in the Thursday, Feb. 9, edition of the Telegraph regarding the Hampton Police Department being missed. on U.S 301. 1 agree with her totally that they will be missed, but for totally different reasons. First of all,I'm wholly in favor of reasonable law enforcement. But occasionally, a law enforce- ment department just can't resist hiding behind their badges and fleecing the motoring public and claiming it's all done in the name of public safety. In my opinion this is exactly what the Hamp- ton Police Department has been doing for years on U.S. 301, as well as the rest of Hampton. Whatthey've been doingought to be against the law instead of being the law. A town with one red light (which they annexed into the city) and slightly more than 400 residents-and the city of Hampton deems it necessary to have 17 law enforcement per- sonnel and 6-8 police vehicles. A recent article in the Telegraph claimed that the head of the po- lice department indicated that the citations were written to generate money to successfully fight the drug problem in Hamp- ton. What a joke. What I don't understand is why nearby cities such as Starke, Baldwin, Keystone Heights, Lake Butler and others don't seem to have such a problem with traffic law enforcement that they find it necessary to carry law enforcement to the level that Hampton does. Hampton has taken so-called law enforcement to level that I call predatory law enforcement. The writer (of the previous letter) states that it's a sad day when politicians get together to stop another law enforcement agency from enforcing the law. Danny Riddick and the rest of the "politicians" mentioned in the article are, in my opinion, simply correcting something that is wrong-and what is wrong is the blatant abuse of power by the city of Hampton. If it be- comes necessary to threaten the removal of a city charter to stop the abuse, so be it. I, and many others, applaud Danny Riddick and the others for their stand in halting the abuse. Police officials in Hampton can claim all they want that it's all done in the name of public safety and law enforcement but let's face it. We all know that the primary motivation in the whole issue is money. And in case you're wondering, no, I'm not writing this letter be- cause I got a ticket in Hampton Bill Oliver Is 5 minutes worth saving a life? Dear Editor: Ed Sherwood was killed Tuesday morning (Feb. 7) in a head-on collusion. Think about this for a moment... are safety departments placing speed-limit signs, double yellow lines and ,the like for the fun of it? No! SThey ar'e 'osted with the expec- tation of drivers obeying them. It is the law. Not obeying them has caused a family to be without a father-husband-son-brother- friend. He died so needlessly. How terribly sad! You may wonder where all the police officers are when someone'is deliberately breaking driving lavs. Maybe watching a lot of "safe" drivers pass by due to a nice driver warning the on- coming traffic by flashing their headlights that there is a patrol car ahead? All of us have experi- enced this at one time or another. That too is illegal. Most people think this is great. However, if they drove down the road and saw a loved one in a fatal accident that may have been avoided, would the knowledge that some nice per- son flashed his lights and kept a possibly impaired driver from getting stopped take away the pain? I think not! The "nice" person who flashed the warning may never know they indirectly caused an accident, but isn't that what really happened? (I'm not talking about the accident in- volving Ed.) Most officers are out there not to "get" us, but actually to keep us from hurting ourselves and (;; i ; ; ; ; ;- ; ;c-;i;;~ -.-j T--JI i~p~ r I* ii'R. ria imM f' s maybe more importantly others. I have lived in Clay County most of my adult life (a long time). I have lived in Orange Park, Mid- dleburg and worked in Green Cove Springs. I have lived in Keystone for five years. I think the drivers in this area are worse than those in Atlanta. How hard is it to leave your house 15-30 minutes early? If necessary, pretend you have to get there earlier so you will leave earlier. Are you in danger of being shot if you arrive late? Arriving late is a much better al- ternative to killing someone by trying to get to a destination on time when you are already late. Would you appreciate someone choosing to be late rather' than driving in an unsafe manner ,if you knew your spouse-child- family were headed for certain .death if they didn't? Please people wake up- it is too late for Ed Sherwood and his family. Ed was a super nice person. He always had a smile and something nice to say. Hopefully it won't be too late for your family or mine! It breaks my heart for someone to get killed like this and then for it be called an accident. To me this wasn't an accident-this could have been avoided! A careless driver drove on Ed's side of the road and killed him. This could have been your loved one or my loved one--it was the Sherwood family's loved one and a lot of people's friend. Fran Fowler Keystone Heights Commiission should do the right thing Dear Editor: As a taxpayer, a voter and a committee member selected to help redraw the district lines, I have been very interested in the outcome of the votes by the school board and the county commissioners. The commit- tee members were picked arid asked to serve .by their school board and county commission members. The committee was brought in to come up with new district lines that met three cri- teria: Get the majority-minority district (district 1) back to at least 50 percent plus one. Redraw the other four diS- tricts to bring numbers under 10 percent difference (our median number was 5,335, meaning we should have less than 533 differ- ence between the smallest dis- trict and the largest district. Have the same district for both the school board and the county commission. Once the committee came up with some alternatives, they would be submitted to the boards and they would vote on them as is, or tweak them and pass to the next board that would pass or tweak to their liking. This process could have been very See LETTERS, 5B i THURSDAY, FEB. 16, 2012 TELEGRAPH, TIMES & MONITOR B SECTION 5B K~ CRIiYIE Recent arrests in Bradford, Clay or Union The following individuals were arrested recently by lo- cal law enforcement officers in Bradford, Union or Clay (Key- stone Heights area) counties. All individuals on this report are innocent until adjudicated guilty by a court. Carol Beck, 45, of Keystone Heights was arrested Feb. 8 by Clay deputies for driving with- out a valid license. Natalie Rae Blackmon, 41, of Hampton was arrested Feb. 10 by Starke police for failure tb register a motor vehicle and for driving with a license that had been expired more than four months. Bond was set at $1,000 and she was released Feb. 10. SRichard Blanton, 40, of Mel- rose was arrested by Clay depu- ties Feb. 10 for possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of a new legend drug, and pos-, session of methamphetamine. Amber Marie Caudill, 19, of Keystone Heights was arrested Feb. 8 by Bradford deputies on ,n out-of-county warrant. Bond was set at $1,131.55 ard she was released Feb. 8. .Alejandro Chavarria, 18, of Lake Butler was arrested by *Union deputies for disorderly conduct and battery. SFidencio Ramiro Chavarria, 41, of Lake Butler was arrested by Union deputies for disorderly conduct and battery. Ramiro Chavarria, 22, of Lake Butler was arrested by Union deputies for disorderly conduct and. battery. Jason Collins, 36,of Keystone Heights was arrested Feb. 9 for purchase'or possession of a con- trolled substance. :, Shandah Michelle .Craw- fQrd, 37, of Starke was arrested .Feb. 9 by Bradford deputies for fraud, larceny and dealing in stolen property. Bond was set at $15,000 and she was released Feb. 9. : Sarah Cumbo,25,of Keystone ,Heights was arrested.rFeb. 8 by -Clay deputies for driving with a suspended license. Barry Ely, 38, of Keystone Heights was arrested Feb. 12 by Clay deputies for petit theft. Barbara A. Greene, 56, of Starke was arrested Feb. 7 by Bradford deputies for shoplift- ing. She remained in jail as of press time. Brandi Lynn Hall, 20, of Starke was arrested Feb. 7 by Bradford deputies on an out- of-county warrant. She was re- leased Feb. 7. Brandon Hall,20, of Keystone Heights was arrested Feb. 11 by Clay deputies for grand theft. Todd Lamar Hankerson, 47, of Starke was arrested Feb. 11 by Bradford deputies for oper- ating a vehicle without a valid license, fleeing and eluding, and resisting an officer. Bond was set at $1,500 and he was released Feb. 12. Roger Leon Harris, 39, of of Starke was arrested Feb. 8 by Bradford deputies for DUI. Bond was set at $2,000 and he was released Feb. 8. Michael Lloyd James, 37, of Lake Butler was arrested by Union deputies for failure to ap- pear. Eric Knopsnyder, 25, was ar- rested Feb. 10 by Bradford dep- uties on an out-of-state warrant. He remained in jail as of press time. Virgil Lee, 25, of Gainesville was arrested Feb. 8 by Starke po- lice for driving with a suspended license and possession of not more than 20 grams of marijua- na. Bond was set at $2,000 and he was released Feb. 8. Walter Gage Leukel, 21, of Starke was arrested Feb. 10 by Starke police for selling syn- thetic narcotics. Bond was set at $15,000 and he was released Feb. 11. Cindy Little, 42, of Melrose was arrested Feb. 10 by Clay deputies for possession of a new legend drug, possession of meth- amphetamine and possession of a controlled substance without a prescription* Sarah Frances Massey, 24, of Melrose was arrested Feb. 11 by Bradford deputies for driving with a suspended license, DUI .and possession of a controlled substance ithouu a prescription. Bond was set at $12,500 and she was released Feb. 12. Joseph Miller, 43, of Key- stone Heights was arrested by Clay deputies for grand theft. 10% O All NOW Brand Supplements, ..I Vitamins, Herbs . During the first Saturday of *Excludes sale items, foods, existing Healthy Livin 179 S. Lawrence Blvd. Mon-Fri 9-6 Keystone Heights, FL Sat'9-5 352 'F* Sthe month g discounts g 4U 173-3663 & "a t Sean Garrett Morgan, 24, of Raiford was arrested by Union deputies for battery. Earl Murby, 47, of Keystone Heights was arrested Feb. 8 by Clay deputies for battery. Amber Nychole Parker, 21, of Starke was arrested Feb. 12 by Bradford deputies for driving with a suspended license. Bond was set at $500 and she was re- leased Feb. 12. Louis Platt, 23, of Melrose was arrested Feb. 8 by Clay dep- uties for a probation violation. Ronald L. Ray, 42, of Haw- thorne was arrested Feb. 8 by Bradford deputies for driving with a suspended license and for a misdemeanor probation viola- tion. Bond was set at $5,000 and he remained in jail as of press time. Chadwick Richardson, 23, of Keystone Heights was arrested Feb. 7 by Clay deputies for a misdemeanor probation viola- tion. Michael P. Ryan, 20, of Lees- burg was arrested Feb. 8 by Lawtey police for driving with a suspended license. Bond was set at $500 and he was released Feb. 8. Brenda Silcox Slade, 52, was arrested Feb. 12 by Bradford deputies for DUI. Bond was set at $10,000 and she remained in jail as of press time. Dezira Marie Starling, 27, of Starke was arrested Feb. 9 by Bradford deputies on an out-of- county warrant. Bond was set at $2,000 and she was released Feb. 9. David James Teixeira, 25, of Lawtey was arrested Feb. 7 by Bradford deputies for dealing in stolen property. He was re- leased Feb. 7. Andrew Evan Thomas, 25, of Lawtey was arrested Feb. 7 by Bradford deputies for battery. Bond was set at $1,000 and he remained in jail as of press time. Richard Steven Tyler, 33, of Keystone Heights was arrested Feb. 10 by Bradford deputies for possession of a controlled sub- stance without .a prescription. Bond was set at $10,000 and he remained in jail as of press time. Ernest Steven Varnes, 31. of Lawtey was arrested Feb. 10 by Bradford deputies for two felo- ny probation violations. He re- mained in jail as of press time. Brittany Nicole Warren, 18, of Starke was arrested Feb. 9 by Bradford deputies for burglary and larceny. She was released Feb. 10. Garry Dennis Wells, 50, of Starke was arrested Feb. 11 by Starke police for felony battery, aggravated assault and misde- meanor battery. Bond was set at $150,000 and he remained in jail as of press time: Craig Wheaton, 32, of Key- stone Heights was arrested Feb. 13 by Clay deputies for petit theft and grand theft. Starlyn Wimberly, 19,of Key- stone Heights was arrested Feb. S11 by Clay deputies for grand theft. Ashley Wolstenholme, 20, of Keystone Heights was arrested Feb. 10 by Clay deputies for possession of less than 20 grams of cannabis. LETTERS Continued from 4B lengthy. After a lot of work from Mrs. Carol Milner, the committee was given a "starter plan" that gave us a majority-minority at better than 50 percent and a starting point to begin this process. The committee greatly appreciated the elected officials who attend- ed and offered their concerns and help on this project. At the first meeting, we requested them to attend every meeting. This committee members' thought process was, "If we all work to- gether and come to an agreement during these meetings with input from both boards, it would save a lot of time." Meaning, if we left our final meeting in agree- ment, then the votes could be made within a week or two and the redrawing could be started almost immediately. There were several meetings and a lot of input from Lila Sell- ars, Stacy Creighton and Randy Jones-not only staying late and being very hands-on, but, meet- ing with the supervisor of elec- tions office on their own time and coming up with more plans. (Imagine that, elected officials actually earning my taxpayer dollars.) The committee came up with three plans that not only met our stated criteria but also state constitution criteria. The state constitution has 10 points to follow when re-dis- tricting. I will give you the first four (most important): 1) Equal (almost) in popula- tion 2) Don't dilute minority vot- ing strength 3) Use Census blocks 4) No bizarre shapes. There is also one that says keep districts compact and con- tiguous (to keep from the ger- rymandering laws), which the committee also was able to do. After requesting some ad- ditional information from the Supervisor of Elections' office, for my own research and under- standing, I was shown a Power- point put together by a law firm that specializes in these matters. In short it says: Equal (almost) in population means between one percent and three percent deviation or as small as possible. Two districts with populations more than 10 percent of differ- ence may raise a red flag. This is the point with which I have a problem: Not only did the committee present three plans that were less than 10 percent, but with minor tweaking by the three named elected officials mentioned above, one plan was redrawn to less than one percent difference. This plan was the only one that met the state con- stitution fully. The other three were agreed upon because it made the redrawing less harsh and still fell below the red flag of 10 percent. The plan the county commis- sion wants is 35 percent-plus. This is a huge red flag. I really believe the county commissioners are gambling with taxpayer money by open- ing the county to potential legal action. Win or lose, we are wast- ing money on a lawyer to argue our case. If Mr. (Doyle) Thomas is wor- ried about being thought easily swayed, I would think that is better than having the reputation of someone who works outside the lines. There is right and there is wrong. Right is voting a plan that meets the. state constitu- tion. Wrong is knowingly voting "yes" on something that does not meet the state constitution and opens the county to a lawsuit and possibly wastes taxpayer money. Lawsuit or not, they are wast- ing taxpayer money by not reaching an agreement on the new lines with the school board, thereby costing the county more money on the next election by having two different sets of dis- trict lines The county commission has the chance to right a wrong and pick a plan that meets the state constitution. Let's be proactive and do the right thing up front and not reactive and waste tax- payer money on a potential law- suit. Redistricting Committee member for District 4, Michael Chappell Faithful dog, faithless own- er To whom it should concern but apparently didn't: I watched you in your black pickup truck pulling a lawn- mower trailer, and saw you drop your pet off. Your sunny brown dog waited for two days in the exact spot you dropped him off at. I gave him some water and food before calling the animal control department. Sir, maybe you don't under- stand the social contract man has with his dog. So let me explain: you feed and care for them and they'll give you more love than you deserve. You violated that contract. I hope your kids didn't see what I saw, a low-down scum who didn't even have the hu- manity to take him to the animal shelter. .1 hope you never own a dog again because you sure don't deserve one. Sincerely, Robert Ackert Keystone Heights Dog finds home to match breeding Dear Editor: On July 23, he was four months old and he was adopted from the Alachua County Animal Ser- vices by an elderly couple. The husband saw his big feet and had a feeling that he was going to grow into a big dog. This elderly couple didn't have a fenced-in back yard and lived by them- selves. Quickly, Woody began to grow. Woody was going to be a big dog. Woody is a Catahoula mix. A Catahoula can weigh 55- 80 pounds. A Catahoula needs attention, direction, something to do and a strong owner. At some point while trying to take Woody on a walk, Woody tripped the wife. She broke her hip and at that point they real- ized that they had made a mis- take. But they loved him and wanted to find him a good home. They asked around for help and my name was given to them. I met with them and Woody and quickly realized that I needed to get Woody into a better place- ment before he became a mean dog and not just active. The el- derly couple was unable to con- trol him. He was approximately eight months old and 35-40 pounds. After placing an ad in the pa- per, a couple called who had a fenced-in yard, another dog that could be a friend to Woody, and took their dogs in atnight. Of all the calls this seemed the best one. So in mid-November, Woody went to live at his new home. I placed the adoption of Woody in the win column. Thanksgiving and Christmas went by and I was busy working and adopting out other cats and dogs. Then a few weeks after New Year's, I received an email from Woody's owners. It seems that they had taken in another male dog to help someone out. Within a week, Woody attacked that dog and it had to be taken to a veterinarian. We all agreed that Woody probably needed to find a new home. However, his placement wasn't going to be as easy as before. We all were worried that Woody had become a violent ,dog that would have to be eutha- nized. After talking to everyone (including a Catahoula rescue group trainer) about Woody, I made the decision to try to find him a home that would match his breed. The rescue group let me know that it is not unusual for a male Catahoula to attack another male. So with that information I advertised Woody again and did a lot of praying. I received some calls about Woody and quickly eliminated them if they didn't fit Woody and his situation. This past Sat- urday, I received a call from a man who described himself as a cowboy and said that his fam- ily had always had Catahoula dogs on their ranch. He said that Woody would go everywhere he goes. He trained lots of dogs and would train Woody. It seemed to meet all the re- quirements that Woody needed to have a good home. Even af- ter telling him what Woody had done to the other dog, the cow- boy drove up and I let him take Woody on a handshake with the stipulation that I would make a visit to Woody's new home one day next week. It was hard for us to let him go, but we all felt like this was Woody's chance. Monday, I will call Woody's new owner and ar- range a day this week to visit. I want to make sure that Woody's new home will be his final home. The only thing Woody has been guilty of is being a Catahoula and not being placed in the right home. Tracy C. 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When Quality Counts, You Can CountOn Us Member of Better Business Bureau Monument Builders of North America, Florida Monument Builders FL Lic. # F 037700 r- I SB TELEGRAPH, TIMES & MONITOR B SECTION THURSDAY, FEB. 16, 2012 Tigers defeat 21-2 Chiefland team to win district title BY DAN HILDEBRAN SStarkeJournal.com Editor "'The Union County boys' b sketball team sleepwalked through the first half of its Dis- trict 7-1A tournament opener .,ith Baldwin, falling behind 25,18. Coach Rufus Jefferson sounded the alarm at the half, and the Lake Butler squad re- bounded, hustled and pressed its w+y past the Duval County team 60-47. ..The Tigers then carried their second-half momentum from Feb. 10 to stun a heavily favored ehiefland squad the follow- ing night to claim the District 7 championship Feb. 11 in New- tI -y. .i I really challenged my guys," said Jefferson of his first game halftime talk. "I told them their season was about to be over and if they wanted the season to be over, just keep playing like you've been playing." The coach didn't wait until halftime to send a message to his, starting five. He pulled the' entire crew from the court with 2:25 left in the first quarter. "That's something I never do," recalled the coach. "I was frus- trated. They were dead. I wanted to sit them down. I've got guys who like to be in the action and I was sending a message to them: if you don't like sitting over here then do what you need to do in dfder to stay on the court, and t~at's what they did." SJefferson also opened the sec- Infd half with a full court press, *V ~ Carl Alexander throws up a baseline jumper in the Tigers' 60-47 district semifinal win over Baldwin. ratcheting up the intensity of his team and forcing Baldwin into turnovers. Union County out- scored the Indians 18-4 in the third quarter and never looked back, cruising to a 60-47 final. Shaimea Maeweather led the team in scoring with 23 points, while Keldric Bradley and Daquin Edwards scored 12 and 11 points, respectively. The Tigers then rode the in- tensity of Friday night's second half into Saturday's contest with the seventh-ranked Chiefland Indians. This time though, there was no first-half swoon. The Ti- gers came out strong, posting a 32-29 halftime lead against the 21-2 team from Levy County. Carl Alexander and Maeweather 4 ^ 'I *--- lg - Keldric Bradley (foreground) drives past one man to take on another. HEART Continued from 3B them," Conti said. Her final piece of advice was for people to be aware of their numbers. "Know what your blood pres- sure is," Conti said. "Know what your cholesterol is. Know your triglycerides, your blood glu- cose. All of that can be very eas- ily attainable from your primary cdre physician." Conti and Innocent-Simon took part in a brief question-and- answer session, which featured Conti differentiating between a heart attack, cardiac arrest and -congestive heart failure. ,-,A heart attack involves some- one experiencing the well-known symptoms of chest pains, chest pressure and difficulty breath- ing, Conti said. A heart attack is when a coronary artery becomes _.,lPgged and narrows, reducing , the amount of blood that flows S,4o the heart with oxygen. i "A piece of the heart muscle Sdies," Conti said. "That's a heart attack." S A person's heart is still beat- ing during a heart attack. Car- diac arrest, however, is when the heart's electrical system mal- c functions, causing the heart to stop beating. S "That's when people just fall over dead," Conti said. Defibrillation or CPR can be performed to resuscitate a per- Sson who has suffered cardiac arrest provided it is done quick enough. Congestive heart failure is when the heart does function, but not like it should, restricting the flow of blood to other parts of the body, Conti said. In response to Innocent- Simon's own question for the benefit of the audience, Conti discussed the different tests one may undergo in relation to heart disease. An echocardiogram is like an ultrasound, Conti said, and allows doctors to see how the heart is functioning and if there are any defects. A stress test, which usually involves a person walking on a treadmill, is for those who have been experiencing some supsi- cious symptoms, such as the in- ability to perform as much phys- ical activity in the past without becoming short of breath and chest discomfort. "A stress test looks for block- age in the arteries," Conti said. "It looks to see if your heart is getting enough blood when you exercise." If a stress test reveals there may be issues,a person will then be referred for a heart catheter- ization, which is where a tiny catheter is inserted into an ar- tery in the leg and threaded up through the body and into the heart. "Then we inject dye into the arteries," Conti said. The dye can be seen on X-rays and show if there is any artery blockage. paced the Tigers with eight and seven first-half points, respec- tively. The two defenses clamped down in the third period with both team's held to under 12 points. Maewether accounted for more than half of the Tiger's production of nine points. Union County pulled away again in the forth quarter, de- spite Alexander fouling out. Sophomore Austin Dukes'came in for the forward, and racked up four violations himself in the last quarter of the game. "He's a sensational sopho- more and he held his own," Jef- ferson said of Alexander's re- placement. The Tigers opened up a four- point lead with three minutes remaining. Alexander then sunk a two-pointer before posting his fifth foul, and Bradley connect- ed on two free throws. A Chiefland player then drew a technical foul by slamming the ball down, and Maeweather add- ed another point, opening a 56- 47 lead with a minute remaining. The Indians were forced to foul and Bradley and Maeweather both connected on the front ends of two-shot free throws, result- ing in a 60-53 Union County win. Maeweather finished with 24 points, while Alexander and Bradley had 14 and 12, respec- tively. Jefferson said his group was motivated by the reward of a home playoff game that came with the championship. "I told my guys we need to pick up tonight where we left off last night in the second half," Jefferson said. "They under- stood not only the importance of the district championship but also the home court advantage in the first round of the playoffs." The Tigers host the Villages on Tuesday, Feb. 21, in Lake Butler at 7 p.m. UCHS vs. Baldwin Score by Quarter. BHS: 10 15 4 UCHS: 5 13 17 Union 18-47 25-60 scoring (60): C. Alex- The Union County boys' basketball team lays claim to the District 7-1A championship trophy. Pictured are: (kneeling, I-r) Kyle Mosher, Princeton Alexander, Austin Dukes, Keldric Bradley, Khliel Jackson, (standing, I-r) coach Sharon Sirmones, Robert Spitze, Prince Alexander, Carl Alexander, Geordyn Green, head coach Rufus Jefferson, Daquin Edwards Shaimea Maeweather, coach Durrell Warren and coach Sampson Jackson. ander 7, Princeton Alexander 3, Bradley 12, Dukes 2, Ed- wards 11, Geordyn Green 2, Maeweather 23. 3-pointers: P. Alexander, C. Alexander 2. Free throws: 13-23. UCHS vs. Chiefland Score by Quarter UCHS: 18 14 9 19-60 Open 6 Nights A Week Closed Sunday Historic Downtown Starke CHS: 10 19 11 13-53 Union scoring (60): C. Alex- ander 14, Prince Alexander 3, Princeton Alexander 3, Brad- ley 12, Edwards 2, Green 2; Maeweather 24. 3-pointers: C: Alexander, Princeton Alexander, Maeweather. Free throws: 19- 32. 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He was preceded in death by his father, Jackie M. Brown. SHe is survived by: his wife of 21 years, Darla Tate Brown; a daugh- ter, Katie Brown of Lake Butler; his mother and stepfather, Nancy Linda and Charles Johnston of Florence, Ala.; his .sister, Elizabeth (Scott) Shaw of Meridian, Ala.; and other relatives. Memorial services will be held at a later date at Camp Blanding, under the care of Archer Funeral Home of Lake Butler. Barbara Davis Barbara Davis JACKSONVILLE-Barbara M. Waters Davis, 81, of Jacksonville, passed away on Feb. 11, 2012, sur- rounded by loved ones. SBarbara was preceded' in death by her parents, Simon and Hattie Mullis Waters, and her husband of 34 years, Reginald Davis. Barbara is survived by: her :daughters, Carol Kienlen and hus- band Jim, and Gina Archer; sisters, Diane Nail and Jenel Taylor; grand- :children, Angela "Boo" Rix, Clinton :"Buddy" Rix and Melissa "Booger" Archer; and numerous much-loved nieces and nephews. SBarbara retired from Blue Cross ,and Blue Shield of Florida after 34 years of loyal and dedicated service. Barbara will be remembered for her 'love of her grandchildren, garden- ing, fishing and NASCAR. Funeral services were held on Feb. 15 at the.chapel of Hardage- SGiddens Town and Country Funeral Home at 7242 Normandy Blvd., Jacksonville, Fl 32205. Pastor Rich- Sard Fish officiated. Burial followed at Riverside Memorial Park. SFuneral arrangements have been entrusted to Hardage-Giddens Town and Country Funeral Home. SSign the online guestbook at www. townandcountryfuneralhome.com. PAID OBITUARY In Memory SStephen Coleman It s hard to believe it has been a year since you have passed away. You are truly Missed by everyone whose lives you've touched and your memory will five on With us till we meet again in Heaven. Your family Archie Tanner The staff ofArchie Tanner Funeral Services would Like to thank everyone in S'he community and ; surrounding areas for their ' condolences and support luring our difficult time. Ve would like to extend a Special thanks to the rational Funeral Directors Association for e beautiful presentation : nd the multiple funeral - -ome owners and directors v' ho attended Archie's Service; your professional- : m is truly unparalleled. :; ;od bless you. Staff ofArchie Tanner Funeral Services William Grenia KEYSTONE HEIGHTS--Wil- liam A. Grenia, 80, of Keystone Heights died Feb. 6, 2012. He was born March 12, 1931, in Irondale, Mo., to John and Pearl Grenia. He had served his-country in the United States Air Force and had worked as a maintenance super- visor in the automotive field. Mr. Grenia was a member of the VFW, the Loyal Order of the Moose and the Fraternal Order of the Ea- gles. He was preceded in death by his parents and by his wife, Margaret Mary Grenia. He is survived by: his sons, Michael Grenia and wife Lou Ann, and Steven Grenia and wife Jacqueline; sisters, Evalee My- ers, Lil Shy and Mary Jackson; and grandchildren, Ryan Grenia, An- drew Dilmuth, Jennifer and Jessica Grenia. A graveside service with military honors will be held at 1 p.m. Friday, Feb. 17, at the Jacksonville National Cemetery, 4083 Lannie Road, Jack- sonville, FL 32218 with the Rev. Jeffrey Smith officiating. In lieu of flowers, memorial con- tributions in his name may be made to the Disabled American Veterans at www.dav.org. Please sign the family's online guestbook at www. broadusraines.com. Arrangements are under the care ofBroadus-Raines Funeral Home of Green Cove Springs. PAID OBITUARY Pastor Pauline Hill Pauline Hill GAINESVILLE-Pastor Pauline C. Hill, 74, of Gainesville passed away Feb. 9, 2012, at Shands UF. Born in Hampton to the late Jake and Clora B. Clark, Mrs. Hill graduated from RJE High School in Starke with the class of 1958. She married Columbus Hill in 1959. He preceded her in death. Mrs. Hill is survived by: a daugh- ter, Kathy Hill of Gainesville; a sister, Christine (Charles) Hill of Waldo; brothers, Dan (Pearl) Clark of Tampa, Silas Clark and James Clark, both of Hampton, and Char- lie Clark of Gainesville; and a host of other relatives. Services will be held on Satur- day, Feb. 18, at 11 a.m. at'Philadel- phia Missionary Baptist Church in Waldo with the Rev. James Ram- sey and Minister Bernard Carter conducting the services. Public viewing will take place at 10 a.m. at the church, one hour prior to the services. The cortege will form at Pastor Hill's home in Gainesville at 10 a.m. Arrangements are under the care of Pinkney-Smith Funeral Home of Gainesville. Wanda Jackson SANTA .FE-Wanda Andrews Jackson, 66, of Santa Fe passed away Feb. 8, 2012, at North Florida Regional Medical Center in Gaines- ville following an extended illness, Mrs. Jackson was born in Rai- ford and lived in Lake Butler be- fore moving to Santa Fe 30 years ago. She was the daughter pf the late Willie Andrews and Ruth Car- Iton Andrews. She attended Union County schools and then worked as a long-distance truck driver until ill health forced her retirement. She was preceded in death by two sisters Lillian Davis and Dora Bruner, and two brothers, Buddy and Wade Andrews. She is survived by: her husband of 49 years, Wendell Jackson; daughters, Gwendolyn "Gwen" (Steve) Bailey of Inverness, and Wendy Lynn (Charles) Eatman of Santa Fe; son, Joseph R. "Ran" (Martha Waters) Jackson of Provi- dence; six grandchildren and one great-grandson. Funeral services were held Feb. 12 in the chapel of Archer Funeral Home in Lake Butler with Scott Fisher conducting the services. Burial followed in Oak Grove Cem- etery. Arrangements are under the care of Archer Funeral Home. Jewel Reddish STARKE-Jewel Ruis Hampton Reddish, 71, of Starke, formerly of Lake City, passed away Feb. 10, 2012, at the residence of her daugh- ter following an extended illness. A Bradford County native, Mrs. Reddish was the daughter of the late Bert Ruis and Margaret Griffis Ruis. She had been a resident of Columbia County from 1950 to 2006, when she returned to Brad- ford County. She was a homemaker and a member of New Beginnings Church in Lake City. Mrs. Reddish was preceded in death by her husbands, Bobby Hampton and Earl Cleve Reddish. She is survived by: children, Robin (Buddy) Peeples of Starke, Debra (Greg) Taylor, Lonnie Ray Hampton and Robert E. Hampton, all of Lake City; 11 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Graveside funeral services were held on Feb. 11 in the Bethlehem Baptist Church Cemetery with the Rev. Eulis Taylor'conducting the services. Interment followed.' Arrangements are under the care of Dees-Parrish Family Funeral Home of Lake City. Please sign the online guestbook at www.parrish- familyfuneralhome.com. The family of the late Normalee Carter Starling wishes to express sincere appreciation for those many acts of kindness during her illness and the messages of sympathy during the recent loss of our loved one. we espe- cially wish to thank Sandra Griffis, Adel Starling, Sandra and Buddy Norman, and everyone who sent flowers and food. Also, thanks to Archer Funeral Home. The Starling family Funeral with Burial 20 Ga. Metal Casket (4 colors) Vault, Open & Closing Grave, 529 Graveside or Chapel Service with one night visitation...............$5295 Funeral with Cremation (Rental Casket with Visitation prior to Services)...................................$2895 Direct Cremation with Memorial Service Services held at Archer Memorial Chapel................ ............... $1895 (Pre-payment accepted Archer Funeral Home "Within Your Means Now, Peace ofMind Always" 386-496-2008 55 North Lake Avenueq Lake Butler, Florida 32054 Alvin Sweat Alvin Sweat HAMPTON-Alvin Sweat, 69, of Hampton passed away Feb. 7, 2012, at E.T. York Hospice Care Center in Gainesville with family by his side. He was born in Jacksonville on Jan. 23, 1943, to the late Joe Sweat and Mazie Tomlinson Sweat. Al- vin had been a resident of Bradford County for over 40 years where he became a member of Victory Bap- tist Church. He enjoyed fishing, working on lawn mowers and visit- ing people, especially those in need. Alvin was preceded in death by his brother, James "Sammy" Sweat and his brother-in-law, Skeeter Higgin- botham. He is survived by: his loving wife of 44 years, Brenda Dykes Sweat of Hampton; his children, Kelly (Jen- nie) Clem of Keystone Heights, Di- ane Sweat and Brenda Kay Sweat, both of Hampton; his brothers, Leon (Betty) Sweat of High Springs and J.E. (Polly) Sweat of Lake Butler; his sisters, Shirley Higginbotham of Callahan and Linda Fisher of Jack- sonville; his sister-in-law, Debbie Sweat; his seven grandchildren and one great-grandson. Funeral services were held Feb. 10 at Archie Tanner Funeral Servic- es with Pastor Tommy Smith offi- ciating. Interment followed at Santa Fe Cemetery in Hampton. Arrangements are under the care of Archie Tanner Funeral Services of Starke. Visit www.archietanner- * funeralservices.com to sign the fam- ily's guest book. PAID OBITUARY Charles Wallace KEYSTONE HEIGHTS- Charles William Wallace Jr., 90, of Postmaster's Village in Keystone Heights passed away at his home on Feb. 10, 2012, following an ex- tended illness. Wallace was born in Clifton Forge, Va., on Nov. 2, 1921, to the late Charles William Wallace Sr. and Roxie Nicly Wallace. He served in the United States Army during World War II. He was a combat veteran of the Battle of the Bulge and was also the tank commander of the headquarters company of the 9'h Army Division. Prior to his retirement, he was a small business owner and a sales- man for many years. He later be- came a part-time farmer. He was a member of Lighthouse Global Ministries in Waldo, the Veterans of Foreign Wars, and Postmaster's Village. He was preceded in death by his wife of 68 years, Charlotte Wal- lace, and siblings, Georgia Vess, Pauline Clark and Genoae Jenkins. He is survived by: a daugh-. ter, Ann (Ed) Perry of Keystone Heights; a son, David (Debra) Wal- lace of Holden, W.Va.; three grand- sons, two step-grandsons, and 'gik great-grandchildren. 0'1i) Funeral services for Mr. Wall4el were held Feb. 13 in the chapel Jones-Gallagher Funeral Home of' Keystone Heights with Pastor Joe Murphy conducting the services: Burial followed in Keystone Heights Cemetery. ,r,, In lieu of flowers, the family iseP questing that contributions be mrad to the Alzheimer's Research Fodti- dation at 4510 N.W. Sixth Place, Suite 100B, Gainesville, FL 32607- Arrangements are under the earo of Jones-Gallagher Funeral Home, www.jonesgallagherfh.com. - The family of Wanda Andrews Jackson sends many thanks to everyone .,, who has called and/or j visited my wife/our mother ,n while she was in the hos- pital. She touched so many. lives from the young to theai older generation and we ,*' know how much she was : loved by all. She will be truly missed. 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BMS girls win SMAC title : BY CLIFF SMELLEY ...Regional News/Sports Editor Bradford Middle School shook off a slow start to the season and reeled off 11 straight wins, cul- ininating in a 42-26 win over Williston in the championship of the Suwannee Middle Athlet- ,i ,Conference girls' basketball tournament. : Head. coach Edward Hamilton said this year's team was fuled by the cancellation of last year's tournament due to an incidence of shoving and heightened emo- tions following a regular-season boys' basketball game between .Bradford and Lake Butler. Brad- ford would've been the number- onre seed .entering'last year's tournamentt, but had no chance to pla. for a title. " 'They deserved to be the ones 'i6 -hold (this year's-). trophy," 'Himilton said. -The Hurricanes opened the tournament with a 35-8 win over JKeystone Heights, getting 17 points from Nyasia Davis and 10 points from Tracey Kemp. 6 S"They came out and "per- formed, and played an outstand- ing game," Hamilton said. Bradford led at the half of its championship game against Williston, but it was only an 'eight-point margin. The second half saw the Hurricanes utilize .i offensive set they hadn't used alyear and had in fact been sav- :ilgdfor the championship game. eitp, playing point guard, set "tr4'pportunities for the team's post players by penetrating and dishing passes to players such as Davis, who would go on to fin- ish with 22 points. SKemp also scored in double figures with 15 points. Hamilton said Meghan Woods and Markayla Sanford did a good job of taking turns at defending 'Williston's best player. SIn the end, the team hoisted a .trophy it never got to play for the previous season. S"They went and played their hearts out," Hamilton said. ;.,The Hurricanes were so close to having a perfect season. They .opened with a 26-25 loss to Chiefland and lost 24-22 to Key-. stone in their third game. For their fifth game, the Hur- ricanes faced the f5rospect of traveling to play a Williston team that was undefeated, at the time. Hamilton said the players were so nervous beforehand that he suggested to them they just call Williston and inform the school that Bradford wouldn't even bother showing up to play the game. Hamilton's point was for the players to not focus on Wil- PURR-FIT Full Service Salon Men Women ~ Children Introducing PURE BODY ROLLERSET PERMS $45 & UP Still want the straight hair style but with added body and volume...? Pure Body is the answer! Walk-Ins Welcome! Gift Certificates Available! See Judy Ann Bradley Tues- Fri 10 -5 Sat 10-3 904-964-6268 Across from Auto Zone Starke, FL listen's undefeated record but to focus on being the team that would hand Williston its first loss. The Hurricanes won the game 28-17. "That was one of the better games they played all season long," Hamilton said. In fact, Bradford would defeat Williston twice during the regu- lar season, winning the second game 34-27. Bradford players were con- fident heading into the tourna- ment and prior to the champion- ship game. "I told them we've got the edge," Hamilton said, referring to the fact Williston had not ex- perienced a win over Bradford this season. Several players took on ma- jor roles in helping the team win its conference, including eighth-graders Davis, Kemp and Woodss. Hamilton said Davis respond- ed well to taking on the role of leader this season. For example, ,if the team was not .going 100 "percent in practice, she was the "one who encouraged them to pick the tempo up. "She was wanting to take on that leadership role," Hamilton said. "She stepped up." Kemp, a transfer from Gaines- ville, did not play for Bradford last year, but she brought "heart and soul" to the team, Hamilton said, and was just as motivated as the players who played on the team last year. "She just came in with a lot of enthusiasm and helped the team to see, 'Hey, we have a chance,"' Hamilton said. Woods is a "great" defensive player who just loves the game of basketball, Hamilton said. "She just has that fire and desire," Hamilton said. "Some- times, I have to calm her down. She's so anxious to get the job done." Another player who stepped up was seventh-grader Tessa Ricker, Hamilton said. She was eager to become a better player and do everything in her power to help the team be better. "She really displayed the atti- tude of, 'This is what it takes to win,'" Hamilton said. Joining Ricker, Davis, Kemp, Woods and Sanford, a sixth- grader, were sixth-graders Ma- kayla Carter and Jah'mya Hen- derson, seventh-graders Hannah Campbell, Madison McClellan, Liana Sanford and Jimea Ty- son, and eighth-graders Lata- jari Leath, Tamija McCray and Quanesha Stewart. AtLL OIY ORI4I/( 8PECI)ALS very 4 (oednesdayj rlEq *I O W34 OER 4 TyRAlY A throwdown before the showdown? Keystone's Morgan Boettcher (left) and Bradford's. Samantha Cook appear to be in each other's face, but the two friends are merely clowning around during their trip to the h FHSAA Finals. STATE Continued from 1B ner-up Jasmine Baker of South Lake. Baker had a bench press that was 25 pounds better than Cook's best lift, but Bradford coach Deac Story said he wasn't worried about Cook's chances. He said he knew if she had three successful clean-and-jerk at- tempts after her three successful bench-press attempts, she would be at or near the top. As for the personal-record clean-and-jerk total, it was a weight Cook has achieved in training and a total she was 5 pounds away from in Bradford's. last regular-season meet against Gainesville. "I knew she could do it," Sto- ry said. Cook said the clean-and-jerk event is what she's strongest in anyway and felt she could win if she was successful on all three of her attempts. "I just pushed myself," Cook said. "No matter what, I had to get it." Story said Cook did what was necessary to reach the top, wQrk- ing hard all year and never miss- POOL TOURNAMENT on otjray at830opm SW 75th Ave 3 miles west of Starke on SR 100 904-964-9374 b55.5S & iS B4S Jflagnpotia Jotel "Bradford County s Oldest Hotel" HAS BEEN REMODELED... AND WE ARE READY TO RENT ROOMS BY THE NIGHT, WEEK OR MONTH Rooms with Baths, Microwaves and TVs Special Priced! l Senior Citizens 1. '5 are welcome and get a 10% Discount ----.- . Located downtown Starke Close to Shopping, Doctor's Offices and Restaurants Call 904-964-4303 for more information. ing a practice. "I think she deserved to win because of the way she worked throughout the season," Story said. Cook's friend Morgan Boettcher, a junior at Keystone Heights High School, also com- peted in the unlimited class, tak- ing third and earning a medal herself with a 420 total. Boettch- er had a bench press of 215 and a clean and jerk of 205. Boettcher qualified for state as a seventh-grader and has been back every year since. This was her third straight year earning a medal, and she was a state champion in the 199 class as a freshman. "That's just amazing," Key- stone coach Connie Crawford said. Boettcher, Cook and Baker were definitely the cream of the crop as Boettcher's total was 45 pounds better than fourth-place finisher Sabrina Stidd of Clay. Keystone and Bradford also each qualified a lifted in the 110 Call or visit us today. hrblock.com 800-HRBLOCK (800-472-5625) ,.;ass. The Indians' Jealyn Miller placed 21"s with a 210 total (105 bench press, 105 clean and jerk), while the Tornadoes' Karen Clark placed 24'" with a person- al-record total of 195 (95, 100). Both lifters were making their first-ever trips to state. Miller is a junior and Clark a freshman. Now that the tears have dried, and she has laid claim to a state championship, it is time for Cook to think about her senior year, Story said. "I enjoyed it Saturday and Sunday," Story said. "I wanted her to do the same. As of right now, it's over with-2013 starts on Monday." Cook admitted it will be hard to put the euphoria of winning behind her, saying,"I don't think it'll wear off. It's too amazing." However, she is determined to do what it takes for a repeat per- formance next year. "I think I can (win state again)," she said. "If I put my mind to it like I did this year, I think I'll have it again." -- WE FIND MONEY OTHERS MISS. If you didn't use H&R Block, bring in your return for a FREE Second Look Review. We'll check for missed deductions and credits, to help make sure you get the maximum refund you're entitled-to. We'll also certify whether or not your original return is accurate. Join the thousands of clients who have received more money with an H&R Block Second Look Review. 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Feb. 25th Starts at 8:30 pm Karoake on Friday Nights 8:30 pm HAWTHORNE (In Hitchcock's Shopping Plaza) 352-481-3995 a~irp~ ---~i- r z- vll 9B THURSDAY, FEB. 16, 2012 TELEGRAPH, TIMES & MONITOR B SECTION, 4 Bradford wrestlers qualify for state tournament BY CLIFF SMELLEY Regional News/Sports Editor Jarraid Forsyth and Devin Paulk wornthe championships of their classes, while Cody Han- kerson and Phillip James each earned a third-place finish at the Region 1-Class IA wrestling fi- nals on Feb. 10-11 at Clay High School in Green Cove Springs. By virtue of their top-four finishes, the four wrestlers will compete at the Florida High School Athletic Association Fi- nals this weekend in Lakeland. Bradford coach Dana Arthur said it was quite an accomplish- ment for Bradford against such schools as Clay and University Christian. "That's something special," Arthur said. Forsyth (35-1) won the 138-pound class and, perhaps, saved his best for the semifinal and championship matches. Ar- thur admitted he thought both matches would be close affairs, but Forsyth claimed a 14-4 ma- jor decision over Doug Miner of Panama City Arnold in the semi- finals and a 15-6 major decision over Travis Hinsey of Wakulla to win the championship. "Jarraid probably wrestled the best tournament I've ever seen a kid wrestle," said Arthur, al- luding to the fact Forsyth is a sophomore. Forsyth advanced to the semi- finals by pinning the first two opponents he faced during the Cody Hankerson (right) competes in the regional semifinals. LEFT: Devin Paulk (left) sizes up his opponent in a semifinal match. BELOW: Jarraid Forsyth gets on top of his opponent in an attempt to put himself in position to record a pin. Forsyth and Paulk both went on to win their classes. first day of action. He pinned Terrance Ruddy of Panama City Bozeman in 1:27 and pinned Dylon Brown of Bishop Kenny in 4:37. Phillip James (foreground) battles it out S with University Christian's Josh Fox, the top 195-pound wrestler in the state. Fox got the win, but James would go on to win two more matches to place third. Paulk (35-3) recorded two straight come-from-behind vic- tories and also wrestled with a rib injury sustained in his final match to win the 160 class. "It tells a lot about his heart and character," Arthur said. Paulk defeated Justin Love of Yulee and Logan Fletcher of Suwannee by scores of 13-7 and 16-8, respectively, in the first two rounds. In his semifinal match against Kris Kenney of Bozeman, he trailed 8-1 before coming back and scoring the winning point in the final sec- onds. That gave Paulk a 13-12 win and a berth in the champi- onship match. Jake Bain of Clay had Paulk down 10-5 midway through'the second period in the champion- shp match, but Paulk rallied to tie the score at 13-all to force an overtime period. Paulk eventu- ally won 15-13. Hankerson and James each won their first two matches to advance. to'-the- semifinaSg, where each lost. They then each recorded two straight wins to claim their third-place finishes in the 152 and 195 classes, re- spectively. Hankerson (34-9) pinned Da- vid McKee of Bozeman in 2:39 to start his tournament off. He then scored an 8-6 overtime win over Corey Hicks of Flor- ida High before losing 3-2 to Bolles' Robbey Pye-a highly ranked wrestler-in the-semifi- nals. Hankerson bounced back, wrestling his way to the third- place match before facing Hicks again and winning 9-3. James, a state qualifier last year as a sophomore, dominated his opponents at the start, pin- ning James Austin of Episcopal in 17 seconds and Cody Sikes df Arnold in 41 seconds. James-was then pinned by the top-ranked wrestler in the state in the 195 class-Josh Fox of University Christian-in the semifinals. Arthur said he had no doubts that James would bounce back with a state-qualifying win. James wants to prove that going to state last year and coming up one win short of earning a medal was not a fluke, Arthur said., "He wants to show a lot df people he's a good wrestler and not just a very gifted athlete," Arthur said. James (31-4) did rebound, pinning his next opponent in the first round before recording. a 14-4 major decision over Mar- cus Roberts of Panama City Ru- therford to claim third place. Brent Kebby and Markel Parks also wrestled for Bradford in the 220 and 245 classes, respective- ly. Each went 2-2. Kebby's two wins came by pins of 3:55 and 3:13, while Parks pinned two opponents in 5:36 and 1:41. As a team, Bradford placed sixth with 92 points. Clay topped the team standings with 198 points, followed by Univer- sity Christian (175), Wakulla (161.5), Bolles (130) and Suwn- nee (108). Classified Ads - (9041 964-6305 (3521 473-2210 (3861496-2261 Where one call does itall! 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(Call (877)206-5 15 10B PUBLIC AUCTION ADERHOLT AUCTION & EQUIPMENT Located 6 miles south of Lake City on U.S. 41 & 441 SATURDAY, FEB. 18, 2012 AT 9:00 AM Your consignments are welcome Terms of sale: Cash, personal checks, business checks For more information call Roy Aderholt at 1-386-397-3856 or 1-386-755-2615 - I q- I Y- r 1 w8 I I Out of Area Classifieds 1,1 1 111 1 .I --- - - I or I Tornadoes denied title after double-overtime loss BY CLIFF SMELLEY Regional News/Sports Editor Brian Walton made two free throws to force overtime, but the Bradford boys' basketball team. couldn't make the clutch plays it needed to to avoid a second overtime period as host Wil- liston' eventually outlasted the Tornadoes 84-81 to win the Dis- trict 5-4A championship on Feb. 1 1 in Williston. Bradford was attempting to win its fourth straight district championship, but will now have to take to the road for the regional playoffs, beginning with a Thursday, Feb. 16, quar- terfinal game against Mount Dora at 7 p.m. "I was proud of my kids and the way they fought.They fought great tonight," Bradford head coach Traavis Chandler said. "We had opportunities to win the game several times. I think with the bounce of the ball, the game could've gone either way. "It just went the home team's way tonight." Bradford (15-13) led by four points in the first overtime pe- riod after Walton made a free throw with approximately a min- ute remaining. In fact, the Tor- nadoes had outscored Williston 7-3 despite losing center Justin McBride, who fouled out at the 2:11 mark of overtime with 22 points and 16.rebounds. Detereon Ross banked a shot in on his drive to the basket to pull the Red Devils to within 71- 69 with 44 seconds to play. Wil- liston's Tre Wilson then stole a pass at the other end of the court and took it the distance for a layup with 24 seconds left that would eventually force a second overtime period. .'We've got to learn to take better care of the ball," said Chandler, whose team turned the ball over approximately 30 times. "At the same' time, we know we've got two guards (in Walton and Keaaris Ardley) who are sophomores who start for us. They're young. They've got to get experience. They've got to learn. "They cai lea'nri'a'1it from this game." Ross, who led all scorers with 34 points, put the Devils (18-7) up 30-22 in the second quar- ter after making a leaning bank shot and subsequent free throw. Walton answered by driving the baseline for a score and drawing a foul. Walton missed the free throw, but McBride grabbed the miss and put it back to pull the Tornadoes to within four. An- other basket by McBride off of an Ardley assist made it a 30-28 game, but Ross, after a Bradford turnover, was fouled on a shot attempt and made both ensuing free throws. Ross had a chance to add an- other score before the half. It ap- peared as if he was going to get a layup following his own steal, but Ardley stole the ball back to allow Bradford to go into the half trailing by four. The third quarter saw Williston go up 42-36 after scoring baskets following Bradford turnovers on Stwo straight possessions. Brad- ford, though, closed the quarter by outscoring the Red Devils .6-2. Deon Aldridge made a 3-pointer, which was followed 2 pruning workshops to be held next week in Starke The Bradford County Exten- sion Office will conduct pruning workshops on Tuesday, Feb. 21, ',at the Bradford Senior Center and Wednesday, Feb. 22, at the .Bradford County Public Library. The senior center workshop is scheduled for 2-3:30 p.m., while .the library workshop will be 10 a.m.-noon. Deciduous plants should be pruned when they are dormant, but how should they be pruned? Find out why, when and how you should prune your fruit trees, grapes and ornamental trees and shrubs by attending either work- shop. Please register by calling the Bradford County Extension Of- fice at 904-966-6299. Bradford's Brian Walton (foreground) . drives to the basket in the Tornadoes' district semifinal win over Santa Fe, which put * them in the . championship .... game against Williston. . 41. . by Walton's steal and subse- the free throw to put the Devils tively. Marco Grimsley added quent layup. A rebound putback up 60-58. nine points for Bradford. by McBride put the Tornadoes Walton was fouled on a drive Wilson and Strange scored 16 up 43-42 and gave them their to the basket with one-tenth of and 14 points, respectively for first lead since the first quarter, a second on the clock and made Williston, which hosts Trinity A basket by Williston's Damien both free throws to force over- Catholic in a Feb. 16 regional Strange, though, gave the Devils time. quarterfinal game. a one-point lead heading into the "Brian's been clutch for us If Bradford defeats Mount fourth quarter. all season, so I knew he was go- Dora, it will travel. to play the Bradford scored nine of the ing to make those free throws," winner between Williston and first 12 points of the fourth Chandler said. "I've got a lot of Trinity Catholic in the semifi- quarter. Walton knocked down confidence in him." nals on Tuesday, Feb. 21, at 7 a baseline jumper, followed by It was a 64-64 game when p.m. a basket by McBride to put the McBride picked up his fifth Tornadoes up 47-44. A basket foul, making him the third Brad- Score by Quarter by Williston's Wilson, follow- ford player to foul out. How- BH: 12 16 15 17 21-81 ing a free throw by Ross, tied the ever, baskets from Ardley and WH: 14 18 12 16 24-84 score, but Aldridge was able to Lyndell Hampton, as well as drain another 3-pointer to make two free throws from Ardley and Bradford scoring (81): Aldridge the score 50-47. Deantre Burch a free throw by Walton, put the 14, Ardley 7, Burch 6, Grimsley drove into the lane and scored to Tornadoes up 71-67 late before 9, Hampton 10, McBride 22, put Bradford up by five. the Devils scored two straight Walton 13. 3-pointers: Aldridge Williston cut the lead to one baskets and forced a second 2. Free throws: 13-24. before McBride scored off of a overtime. dunk, but Wilson's backcourt Williston put together a 7-2 Earlier result: steal led to a basket by Ross to spurt to go up 83-77, with Brad- make it a one-point game again, ford missing 3 of 4 field-goal BHS 57 Santa Fe 53 Then, with 27 seconds left, attempts during that stretch. A Ardley scored seven points Bradford threw the ball away basket by Hampton pulled Brad- in the early going of the fourth on an inbounds pass. McBride ford to within four, but that's as quarter and finished with a rebounded a miss by Ross at the close as the Tornadoes could get game-high 26 points to help lead other end, but a steal by Wilson the rest of the way. the Tornadoes to a 57-53 win eventually led to his own score Aldridge finished with 14 over Santa Fe in the semifinals with four seconds left. Wilson points, while Walton and Hamp- of the District 5-4A tournament was fouled on the play and made ton had 13 and 10 points, respect on Feb. 10. ... "0 - : ^, -, ...':. .... '; ..-,: .; . " -. pI S T COAS CRIME PlERS CRIME DOESN'T PAY BUT WE DO! REWARDS UP TO $1,000 REMAIN ANONYMOUS 1-866-845-TIPS(8477) www.fccrimestoppers.com PAID FOR BY THE FLORIDA ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE CRIME STOPPERS TRUST FUND Bradford led 26-22 at the half, with Ardley scoring the last four points of the second quarter. The Tornadoes then opened the third quarter with a 9-2 run. McBride scored the first five points of that run, including a basket and subseuqent foul after grabbing two offensive boards. A basket each from Burch and Walton put Bradford up 35-24. Santa Fe cut the lead to five, but two straight baskets by Grimsley helped Bradford go into the fourth quarter leading 47-39. Ardley made 2 of 3 free-throw attempts after being fouled shooting a 3-pointer at the start of the fourth quarter. He fol- lowed his trip to the foul line with two field goals, the second of which was a 3-pointer that put the Tornadoes up 54-44. The Raiders went on a 6-0 run cut Bradford's lead to four, and though the Tornadoes went 3 of 16 from the foul line after Ard- ley's three free-throw attempts at the start of the quarter, Santa Fe didn't help its cause with, three turnovers down the stretch and missing the front end ofa' one-and-one opportunity with 1:10 to play. Two free throws- by Ardley, who was 8 of 12 overall from the foul line, put Bradford pup 57-50, while Santa Fe's Kariiari Jones capped the scoring with a 3-pointer with less than 30 sec, onds to play. McBride and Walton finished with 12 and nine points, respec- tively. Score by Quarter SFHS: 12 10 BHS: 10 16 17 14-53 21 10-57' .Bradford scoring (57): Ard- :ley 26, Burch 6, Grimsley 4, Hampton 2, McBride 10, Wlftop 9. 3-pointers: Ardley 2. Free throws: 13-32. Great eight (point) Jonathan Hardin shows off the 8-point buck he killed Jan. 14 at Flat Creek Hunting Club. Now accepting applications for the 2012-2013 '" Practical Nursing Program. Day & evening classes available. Financial aid available to those who qualify. APPLY TODAY!! Prepare for an exciting career as a Practical Nurse, one of the fastest growing industries in- the region. Bradford-Union Area Career Technical Center 904-966-6769 www.bradfordcareertech.corm Accredited by the Council on Occupational EducationI Li22 11B: THURSDAY, ..... ., IOULZ ILAluRAPH, llVl tE I0 MONITOR B SECTION , O TELEGRAPH, TIMES & MONITOR B St IIUN 'lHUIRSDAY, iLB. 16, 2012 BHS scores at least 10 runs again to improve to 4-0 BY CLIFF SMELLEY R ,T :, .. '- ,".. F* .,I .- . Ashton Adkins recorded 11 strikeouts, while Ashley John- son drove in three runs as the Bradford softball team improved to 4-0 with a 10-1 win over Rid- geview on Feb. 14 in Orange Park. It was the third straight game in which the Tornadoes have scored at least 10 runs. Adkins improved to 2-0, al- lowing four hits and one walk, The Tornadoes had 14 hits and seven players who had at least one RBI. Johnson went 3-for-4 with a triple, while Adkins was 3-for-4 with a double. Kiki Strong was 2-for-3 with an RBI, while Lind- sey Wiggins waa 2-for-5 with an RBI. Leanna Norman and Sabina Watson each had an RBI, as did Mackenzie Gault, who hit a double. Bradford won't' be in action again until Tuesday, Feb. 21, when it travels to play District 5-4A opponent Fort White at 7 p.m. The junior varsity teams will play at 5 p.m. The Tornadoes are currently 1-0 in district play. Earlier results: BHS 4 Williston 0 The Tornadoes, following a 2-0 preseason in which they defeated Williston 9-1 and Fort White 4-2, opened the season with a 4-0.road win over district opponent Williston on Feb. 7. Taylor Cruce earned the win, giving up two hits and two walks, while striking out 1 I. Johnson and Cruce were 2-for- 3 and 2-for-4, respectively, with Johnson hitting a double. BHS 10 Suwannee 1 Johnson, Strong and Wiggins WITH TNO 51I 1T rPiOn INVENTORY IN THE RIOION,.. twwM/ / 9 W"^ combined to drive in seven runs as Bradford defeated Suwannee 10-1 on Feb. 10 in the Bell Dia- mond Dolls tournament. Strong was 3-for-3 with a double and two RBI, while Johnson and Wiggins each went 3-lor-4. Johnson hit a home run and drove in three runs, while Wiggins hit a triple and drove in two runs. Gault, who was 2-for-3, and Shelby Wise each had two RBI, while Lainie Rodgers had one. Adkins, who was 2-for-4, pitched, allowing four hits and no walks, while striking out five. BHS 18 Bell 3 Bradford scored I runs in the first inning en route to defeating Bell 18-3 on Feb. 10 in the Dia- mond Dolls tournament. Cruce was 3-for-3 with two doubles and three RBI, while Wiggins was 3-for-4 with two doubles and four RBI. Rodgers was also 3-for-4, hitting a dou- ble and driving in a run. 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Spriggle, who improved to 2-0, gave up two walks and struck out six. Union played Fort White this past Tuesday and will host Dis- trict 7-1A opponent Baldwin on Friday, Feb. 17, at 7 p.m. Earlier results: Hilliard 7 UCHS 5 Visiting Hilliard scored three runs in the seventh to defeat the Tigers 7-5 in the regular-season opener on Feb. 7. Spitze went 4-for-4 with a dou-. ble and two RBI, while Harden was 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI. Bowen and Randa Conner each had an RBI. Conner, Davis and Rimes each hit a double. UCHS 10 Williston 8 Union scored five runs in the fourth and fifth innings and held on for a 10-8 win over visiting Williston on Feb. 9. Conner and Cross each went 3-for-4 with two RBI. One of Conner's hits was a double. Harden was 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI, while Drig- gers was 2-for-4 with two RBI. Rimes, who was 2-for-4, and Da- vis each had an RBI. Kendallyn Johns went 2-for-4. Spriggle earned the win, pitch- ing the first five innings and re- cording six strikeouts. Only two of the five runs scored on her were earned. UCHS 8 P.K. Yonge 5 A five-run fourth inning helped propel the Tigers to an 8-5 win over P.K. Yonge on Feb. 10 in Gainesville. Bowen was 3-for-4 with a dou- ble and two RBI, while Conner, Harden, Rimes and Spitze were each 2-for-4 with an RBI. Holly Tucker (1-1) pitched the first five innings and earned the win, giving up seven hits and three walks. 3rd annual air potato roundup set for Feb. 25 The Bradford Soil and Water Conservation District, the Alliga- tor Creek Garden Club and Brad- ford County Extension invite all who are interested to participate in the third annual Air Potato Roundup on Saturday, Feb. 25, from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Participants will assemble at the Edwards Road sports com- plex next to the handball courts in Starke. Guided roundups along Alligator Creek will begin from the assembly location. The air potato takes over natu- ral lands, displaces native plants and destroys animal habitats. You can help stop the spread of this invasive weed by participat- ing in the roundup. Participants will learn hoxw to identify air potatoes and other in- vasive plants within the All I.,11.. 1 Creek corridor. Event sponsors are members of a 14-county Coopcrati\ e Inx a- si\e Species Management Asso- ciation. which h is based in Brad- ford Count\. Call the Bradford ('ount\ F\-. tension Office at 904-966-6299 for more information or to report the location of imasi\ e species infestations. I don 't know why it is we are in such a hurry to get up when we fall down. You might think we would lie there and rest for a while. -Max Eastman 12B |