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The Senate passes a $1.1 trillion spending package Informing more than 17,000 readers daily in print and online 0A JobSeq 56 PkgScq 003 'LORIDAN DEBORAH BUCKHALTER/FLORIDAN Peggy Yon Mills helps Chipola Family Ministries volunteer Larry Jones unload food and other items collected for charity at her 70th birthday party, one she turned into a special "giving party." Vol.91No.13 Woman celebrates 70th by throwing 'giving party' Instead of gifting the honoree, guests gave to her favorite causes BY DEBORAH BUCKHALTER dbuckhalterOajcfloridan.com When Peggy Yon Mills started thinking about her 70th birth- day, she realized something. She has all she needs, really, but she knew her family and friends would want to give her some gifts. She thought, then, about all the people in Jackson County who are in need. A longtime teacher at Cotton- dale High School and now re- tired, Mills is the namesake of a scholarship that was established at the school in recent years. She proudly supports the CHS Peggy Yon Mills Scholarship Fund be- cause she knows there are local parents whose financial strug- gles make it difficult to send their kids to college. She thought, too, about the many less-fortunate families' who need food, clothing and household items. As a long- time supporter of Chipola Fam- ily Ministries, which distributes those items to many, she knew the need was great. See GIVING, Page 7A VISITOR FROM CUBA SDEBORAH BUCKHALTER PHOTOS/FLORIDAN Manicurist Alison Jackson leans in to work on the nails of Mirta Jimenez Villavicencio at A Wild Hair in Marianna. Villavicencio is visiting from Cuba, having been allowed to travel outside the country for the first time, and was being treated to a makeover at the salon. Crossing the Gulf Woman traveling outside her homeland for the first time visits family in Marianna BY DEBORAH BUCKHALTER dbuckhalter@jcfloridan.com When Angel Trejo was 10 years old, he had to leave his native Cuba. His par- ents sent him, his brother and his sister to live with relatives in Florida as Cuba came under the control of Fidel Castro. Their father, a physician in great de- mand within the government-con- trolled medical system, had not been given permission to go immediately, and their mother did not want to leave their father's side. Not knowing, in the uncertainties of a changing regime, whether she would ever see her husband again if she left, she opted to stay with him and put their children in the care of their aunt, Rosela Martin. Martin and her husband had worked for Fulgencio Batista, who was toppled by Castro. They had long since fled Cuba for their safety and were established in Miami by the time Trejo's parents decid- ed it was time to leave. Trejo said his aunt Rosela became a true mother figure. Calming, loving and reassuring the children for the eight frightening months that they were with- out their parents, who did eventually get out together, she embraced her nieces Villavicencio chooses a hair color at A Wild Hair, a salon owned by her cousin's daughter, Desiree Baggett (right). Her cousin, Angel Trejo, helps her look through the swatch of possibilities. Villavicencio settled on light brown. and nephews as her own. Her loving support is not forgotten in adulthood. Today, Trejo does what he can to mirror her commitment as he helps his family members who never made it out of Cuba. His father had moved the family to Marianna and served as the medical services chief at Sunland for several years. As the child of a medical professional, the importance of proper medical sup- plies wasn't lost on Trejo. That's one of See VISITOR, Page 7A New Year's Fire Picking up the pieces Pete family presses on after blaze that claimed four lives BY DEBORAH BUCKHALTER dbuckhalter@jcfloridan.com The children who suffered the loss of four important adults in a Marianna fire last month are finding their way as the family tries to heal itself with the help of God and a loving community, according to Rodell Pete, son of the guiding matriarch who perished in the fire. By all accounts, Gertrude Pete was the glue that held her family together. Six young children and several adult family members lived with her. At the age of 68, after having raised her own children, she was raising twin daughters of another family member. She also was helping daughter Martieka Speights, who was living there with her three children. Her daughter Cynthia and Cynthia's son lived with her, too, and she provided her daughters with mothering advice. The lives under her roof at 4472 Jackson St. were shattered on NewYear's Day. The fire call came in just before 8 a.m. that day. By the time firefighters got there two minutes later, the fire was already in an advanced See FIRE, Page 7A ANGIE COOK/FLORIDAN FILE Rodell Pete's grief shows on his face in this photo taken a few days after his mother, Gertrude Pete, and three other elders in his family died in a fire that consumed her home on Jackson Street in Marianna. )) CLASSIFIEDS...5B This Newspaper Is Printed On i Recycled Newsprint 7 6l5161 80050 9 ENTERTAINMENT...4B Follow us Facebook Twitter )) LOCAL...3A ) NATION...8A ) OBITUARIES...9A )) SPORTS...1B ) WEATHER...2A Do you have'Cute Kids'? Email your'Cute Kids*' photos to edit.rI -jiIori3n,:,rrj, mail them to P.O. Box ._ -' . 520, Marianna, FL 32447 or bring them by our offices at 4403 Cril:.iilutiri Lane a*, __ in Marianna. *12 years or under, with Jackson County ties. Include child's full name, parents' name(s) and city of residence. This is a free service. All entries subject to edting. 'r. - -. (T.^ Ind'cm3 inl tea . staic .B- S7 OP Z"T'? 12A FRIDAY, JANUARY 17,2014 Weather Outlook ,, -/ High 67 SLow 46 Monday Mostly Cloudy. Possible Shower. _-\ High-61 -v v-, Low 33 Tuesday Mostly Cloudy. Possible Shower. VWAKE-UP CALL ". \ -" " ~% High: 58 '- Low: 28 --y""7High:-59-. ._ ..- k ^Low:.27 -' :r'57 - .-Low:29 PRECIPITATION 24 hours Month to date Normal MTD TIDES Panama City Apalachicola Port St. Joe Destin Pensacola 0.00" 1.91" 2.72" Low Low Low Low Low RIVER READINGS Woodruff Blountstown Marianna Caryville Year to date Normal YTD Normal for year 7:14AM 11:03 AM 7:19AM 8:30 AM 9:04 AM High High High High High Reading 55.47 ft. 16.30 ft. 10.84 ft. 11.16 ft. I .' I 59.20- - 9:31 PM - 3:16AM - 10:04 PM - 10:37 PM - 11:10 PM Flood Stage 66.0 ft. 15.0 ft. 19.0 ft. 12.0 ft. 5 3M JACKSON COUNTY FLORIDAN www.jcfloridan.com I ?A i vr. v LISTEN lM FOR ________ HOURLY .J Iuinv WEATHER W IUMI UPDATES WJAQ 100.SM I ..... JACKSON COUNTY FLORIDAN Publisher Valeria Roberts vroberts@jcfloridan.com " Circulation Manager Dena Oberski doberski@jcfloridan.com CONTACT US Telephone: 850-526-3614 FAX: 850-482-4478 Email: editorial@jcfloridan.com Street Address: 4403 Constitution Lane Marianna, FL 32448 Office Hours: Weekdays, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. MISS YOUR PAPER? You should receive your newspaper no later than 6 a.m. If it does not arrive, call Circula- tion between 6 a.m. and noon, Tuesday to Friday, and 7 a.m. to 11 a.m. on Sunday. The Jackson County Floridan (USPS 271-840) is published Tuesday through Friday and Sunday mornings. Periodical postage paid at Marianna, FL. SUBSCRIPTION RATES Home delivery: $11.23 per month; $32.83 for three months; $62.05 for six months; and $123.45 for one year. All prices include applicable state and local taxes. Mail subscriptions must be paid in advance. Mail subscriptions are: $46.12 for three months; $92.24 for six months; and $184.47 for one year. ADVERTISING The advertiser agrees that the publisher shall not be liable for damages arising out of errors and advertisements beyond the amount paid for the space actually occupied by that portion of the advertise- ments in which the error occurred, whether such error is due to the negligence of the publisher's employees or otherwise, and there shall be not liability for non-inser- tion of any advertisement beyond the amount paid for such advertisement. This newspaper will not knowingly accept or publish illegal material of any kind. Advertis- ing which expresses preference based on legally protected personal characteristics is not acceptable. HOWTOGETYOUR NEWS PUBLISHED The Jackson County Floridan will.publish news of general interest free of charge. Submit your news or Community Calendar events via email, fax, mail, or hand delivery. Fees may apply for wedding, engagement, anniversary and birth announcements. Forms are available at the Floridan offices. Photographs must be of good quality and suitable for print. The Floridan reserves the right to edit all submissions. GETTING IT RIGHT The Jackson County Floridan's policy is to correct mistakes promptly. To report an error, please call 526-3614 Monday-Friday. Community Calendar FRIDAY, JAN.17 ) New Student Orientation -The Baptist College of Florida in Graceville. Last day to register for Martin Luther King Jr. Day Parade Parade will be Jan. 20 at 10 a.m. with line-up at 9:30. Contact Ronald Mizer at 407-385- 9235 or 526-2008. )) Hooks and Needles -10 a.m. at the Jackson County PublicLibrary, Marianna Branch. New and experienced handcrafters welcome to create, share, learn or teach favorite projects. Call 482- 9631. D City of Marianna to Observe Arbor Day 10 a.m. at Madison Street Park by planting a live oak tree. Everyone invited to attend. )) Chess Club- 6-8 p.m. First United Methodist Church on Clinton St. in Marianna. Sponsored by Marianna Optimist Club for students for students 8-18 years of age in Jackson County. All students and their parents are welcome. Players of all skill levelsincluding beginners are welcome. Call 693- 0473. Celebrate Recovery 7 p.m. at Evangel Worship Center, 2645 Pebble Hill Road in Marianna. Adult, teen meetings to "overcome hurts, habits and hang-pups."'Dinner: 6 p.m. Child care available. Call 209-7856,573-1]31. )) Alcoholics Anonymous Open Meeting 8-9 p.m. in the AA room of First United Methodist Church, 2901 Caledonia St. in Marianna. SATURDAY, JAN. 18 Blacksmithing Class 8 a.m. Panhandle Pioneer Settlement, 17869 NW Pioneer Settlement Rd., Blountstown. Come enjoy the art of shaping heated iron and steel with hand tools. All-day event so pack your lunch. Required items: gloves and safety glasses. Cost: $45 with $25 deposit required. For more info call 674-2777 or email ppsmuseum@ yahoo.com. Jackson County Community Helpers Club -10 a.m. 4571 Dickson Rd,.-Greenwood. Hog Butchering Class 8 a.m. Panhandle Pioneer Settlement, 17869 NW Pioneer Settle- ment Rd., Blountstown. This class will teach killing, butchering, and preservation techniques. Cost $25 with $10 deposit required. Call 674-2777 or email ,ppsmuseum@yahoo.com. )) New Year's Resolution River Run 5K 9 a.m. at Three Rivers State Park, Sneads. Registration 8 a.m. Hosted by Country Bumpkins 4-H. Entry fees: 18 and under $10 pre-registered, $15 day of registration; 19 and over $20 pre-registration, $25 day of registration. Awards for each age group and team. For-more info call 272-3728. )) Arbor Day Tree Planting Ceremony Noon at the Florida Caverns State Park in Marianna. Join CSO member Bill Kleinhans to plant atree.in honor of Florida's Arbor Day. Fourth Annual Oyster Cook-Off Noon to 5 p.m. at the Riverfront Park in Downtown Apala- chicola. Judging and bands starts at 2 p.m. All forms of oysters will be available for.tasting. For more info call (850)'653-9419. -)) Ellis Insurance Grand Opening/Ribbon Cut- ting Noon to 2 p.m. Ellis Insurance Agency 2118 SR 71 Suite B, Marianna. )) Alcoholics Anonymous Open Meeting 4:30- 5:30 p.m. in the AA room of First United Methodist Church, 2901 Caledonia St. in Marianna. )) Chili Dinner 6 p.m. Heavens Way Biker Church, Cottondale. $5 donation per person. 7 p.m. Bridge takes the stage. SUNDAY, JAN. 19 Alcoholics Anonymous Closed Discussion - 6:30 p.m. in AA room of First United Methodist Church, 2901 Caledonia St. in Marianna. At- tendance limited to persons with a desire to stop drinking. )) Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting- 8 p.m. in the board room of Campbellton-Graceville Hospital, 5429 College Drive, in Graceville. MONDAY, JAN. 20 Martin Luther King Jr. Day Parade 10 a.m. Line-up 9:30 a.m. Parade route begins at Hawk St. and Orange St., turn right on St. Andrews St. to Barnes St. Last day to register is Jan. 17. Contact Ronald Mizer 407-385-9235 or 526-2008. Senior Fellowship Association monthly lun- cheon and meeting Noon in the Youth Center of First United Methodist Church, Marianna. Fried chicken will be furnished. Bring vegetable/salad, dessert or drink. 1 p.m. will be live auction. Open to public. Proceeds go towards activities for seniors in community. If you have something to contribute, someone will be there at 11 a.m. to receive your items. Reserve prices will be held. If your items do not sell you may receive it back. Call 481-4120 for more info, n Jackson County Quilters Guild Meeting - 5:30-7:30 p.m. at Ascension Lutheran Church, 3975 U.S. 90 West, Marianna. Business meetings are fourth Mondays; other Mondays are for projects, lessons, help. All quilters welcome. Call 209-7638. )) Breast Cancer Support Group 5 p.m. in the Education Classroom ground floor of Jackson Hos- pital, 4250 Hospital Dr., Marianna. Open to anyone who has or had breast health issues. No cost to attend. For more info call 718-2661. )) Alford Community Organization Meeting -6 p.m. in the Alford Community Center. New members from Alford, surrounding communities invited to join. Call 579-4482, 638-4900 or 579-5173. The Capt. Luke Loft's Calhoun Guard, Camp 2212 Sons of Confederate Veterans-meeting - 6 p.m. at the Altha Community Center in Altha. Anyone interested in Southern and Confederate heritage men, women arid children welcome. Alcoholics Anonymous Open Meeting 8-9 p.m. in the AA room of First United Methodist Church, 2901 Caledonia St., Marianna. TUESDAY, JAN. 21 n St. Anne Thrift Store BOGO Sale 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. St. Ann Thrift Store, 4285 2nd Ave., Marianna. Early Learning Coalition of Northwest Florida Provider Rate AD HOC Committee Meeting 9 a.m. at the Coalition Region Three Family Success center, 703W. 15th St.,Suite A, Panama City. Optimist Club of Jackson County Meeting - Noon at Jim's Buffet & Grill, 4329 Lafayette St., Marianna. )) Sewing Circle -i p.m. at Jackson County Senior Citizens, 2931 Optimist Drive in Marianna. Call 482-5028. )) Panhandle Public Library Cooperative System Board Meeting 4 p.m. at 2862 Madison St., Marianna. Jackson County School Board Meeting-4 p.m. School Board meeting room, 2903 Jefferson St. Marianna. Agenda on district website www.jcsb. org. Open to public. Call 482-1200. )) Marianna High School Project Graduation meeting 5:15 at Jackson County Early Childhood Center 4283 Kelson Ave, Marianna. All parents please plan to attend. Jackson County Relay for Life Team Meeting - 6 p.m. Jackson County Extension Agricultural Center, 2741 Penn Ave., Marianna. Contact shannon. rodriguez@cancer.org )y Disabled American Veterans Meeting 7 p.m. at the DAV Chapter 22 house, 3083 DAV Lane, Marianna. Call 209-4310. The submission deadline for this calendar is two days before publication. Submit to: Community Calendar, Jackson County Floridan, P. 0. Box 520, Marianna, FL 32447, email editorial@jcfloridan.com, fax 850-482-4478 or bring items to 4403 Constitution Lane in Marianna. Police Roundup Marianna Police Department Marianna Police Department listed the following incidents for Jan. 15, the latest available report: One suspicious ve- hicle reported; one suspicious person reported; three prowler complaints; one burglary .alarm; seven traffic stops; one trespass complaint; two animal complaints; two retail thefts; two calls to assist other agen- cies; one public service call; one 911 hang-up call and seven home security checks. Jackson County Sheriff's Office The Jackson County Sheriff's Office and county fire/rescue reported the following incidents for Jan. 15,, the latest available report: One accident with no in- jury; one abandoned vehicle re- ported; two suspicious vehicles reported; one information call; two burglaries reported; one verbal disturbance complaint; one vehicle fire reported; one drug offense; 12 -------- medical calls; -'-. -'- one grass/brush RME Efire reported; T91ME two burglar S z alarms; one fire alarm; eight traffic stops; one larceny complaint; four civil disputes; two trespass complaints; one obscene/threatening call; one follow-up investigation; one juvenile complaint; one assault complaint; one animal com- plaint; two fraud complaints; 13 property/building checks; one call to assist another agency; one public service call; one criminal registration; two transports and one threat/ha- rassment call. Jackson County Correctional Facility Margaret Robert, 44, 855 Earl St., Chipley, DUI, possession of controlled substance two counts. )) Logan Hoisted, 19, 8216 Gulf Blvd., Navarre Beach, burglary of a structure two counts, grand theft-two counts.' )) Joseph Redman, 18, 3063 Joyce Dr., Marianna, burglary of a structure two counts, grand theft-two counts. )) Zachary Outler, 30, 4380 Singer Rd, Youngstown, viola- tion of state probation. )) Gina Prevatt, 28, 6934 Burke St., Grand Ridge, driving with license suspended or revoked. )) Keli Pettis, 32, 5971 Gran- berry Dr., Marianna, violation of state probation, hold for Calhoun County. Bruce Martin, 46, 2915 Or- ange St., Marianna, retail theft, trespassing after warning, re- sisting officer without violence. )) Dexter Williams, 24, 6697 Reddick Rd., Grand Ridge, pos- session of cocaine with intent to sell, possession of marijuana - less than 20 grams. Jail Population: 185 To report a crime, call Crimestoppers at 526-5000 or a local law enforcement agency. To report a wildlife violation, call 1-888- 404-FWCC (3922). SA UA I Rh IED4204 LAFAYETTE ST. RAHAL-MILLERK MARIANNA.FL CHEVROLET BUICK CADILLAC GMC NISSAN SALES TEAM eS (850) 482-3051 [ ",, .II' . F or i r 0 --- "4' ,High: 59.. ' Lo 3 . S- .,,,,f ,,, ... ase High: 60 .:y ;-- .* iLo :29 -- 'I'. -' '- .. ' :, . ;, .- : . .. -. J i ;. .< :--,.'.. --.-,.-'.. v -,. . ."-3"7 '-.. ", '- -- *. *- ; :. < ,: p ., ,. ULTRAVIOLET INDEX 0-2 Low, 3-5 Moderate, 6-7 High, 8-10 Very High, 11+ Extreme 0123 4 THE SUN AND MOON Sunrise 6:39 AM Sunset 5:04 PM Moonrise 6:40 PM Feb. Feb. Jan. Jan. Moonset 7:51 AM 6 14 23 30 JACKSON'COUNTY FLORIDAN www.jcfloridan.com Chipola shines at state AFC convention Special to the Floridan Chipola College was one of the most talked-about colleges at the 2013 Association of Florida Colleges Annual Convention in Orlando. Chipola garnered numerous honors, including chapter rec- ognition, membership awards, and the coveted Leroy Collins alumni award. The Chipola Chapter was named a Platinum Chapter, the highest recognition a chapter can receive, for chapter activi- ties and leadership. Chipola also won a membership award for having one of the highest percentages of full-time employees at Chipola as AFC members. Chipola alumnus Robert Trammell was honored by the state with the Leroy Col- lins Hometown Hero award. As a state legislator, Tram- mell took the lead in secur- ing millions for new buildings and renovations on campus. He SUBMITTED PHOTO Attendingthe conferencewere (from left) Chipola alumnus RobertTrammell, Matt White, Alice Pendergrass, Dr. Gene Prough, Angie Tyler, Kim Collins, Renee Hopkins, Evelyn WardCasey Bush, Stacey Hinson, Pat Barfield, Dr. Jim Froh, Rachel West, Joyce Traynom, Chipola alumna Kay Trammell and Chipola alumna Priscilla Prough. has organized successful fund- raising events to create schol- arships and an athletic endow- ment that exceeds $1 million. Kim Collins, department as- sociate for student affairs, was awarded a Region I Unsung Hero award for her contributions behind the scenes. Chipola's library was awarded the Learning Resources Com- mission's Exemplary Practice Award. Librarian Renee Hopkins and teacher education assistant professor Casey Bush presented the practice, "Why is Amelia Bedelia in a College Library?" Several Chipola employees presented educational sessions: Evelyn Ward, Chipola director of fine and performing arts, of- fered the session, "AFC Awards & You." Ward has served as chair of the AFC Awards Committee for the past six years. She pre- sented ways for members to best represent themselves in the awards process. Matt White, Chipola director of distributed systems, presented three new trends in technol- ogy sessions. In "mLearning: You Mean I Can Learn on My Phone?" he discussed the new- est trends in mobile learning or using mobile devices to con- sume educational content. He explored backup and storage services available through the CLOUD and concluded with 'Apple's iOS 7: It's Like getting a New iPhone/iPad!" highlighting the changes in Apple's newest operating system. Several Chipola employees will serve in state leadership roles next year. Alice Pender- grass will serve as credentials committee chair. Dr. Jim Froh will serve as the chair of the communications and market- ing commission. Both will sit on the state board of directors. Matt White will serve as the Region I director-elect. Ev- elyn Ward will also serve as a member of the Credentials Committee. Also attending the conference from Chipola were Dr. Gene Prough, Stacey Hin- son, Angie Tyler, Joyce Traynom, Rachel West and Pat Barfield. AFC is a statewide organi- zation open to all employees, retirees and trustees of the 28 colleges in the Florida College System. AFC provides profes- sional development opportuni- ties for its members, and repre- sents the interests of community colleges before the Florida' Leg- islature. The association has nearly 9,000 individual employ- ee and retiree members. GO GREEN TEAM 3RD 9 WEEKS! SUBMITTED PHOTO olson Elementary Science teacher Mendy Bannerman proudly photographs the 3rd 9 weeks Go Green Team. The purpose is to teach the importance of taking care of our Earth. In a collaborative effort with Waste Management, Sunland Recycling and Waste Pro, the team collects plastics from its classrooms and campus. Front row (from left): Terrell James, Jayla Cockerham, Alden Dickow, Destinee Willis, Akiyah McKellar, Jaydon Gray, Denton Lord, Jaxon Ross Holley and Camden Bennett. Middle row (from left): Nicholas Tocci, Halli Nobles, Dexter Adams, Alex Martin, Jakia Merriel, Tyrone Ramsey and Allison Noble. Back row (from left): Zoe Sims, Mallory Speights, MJ RileyJatavia Merriel, Camden Bruner, Caden Galloway, Emily Benton, Gabriella Ubias, Jesse May and Magdalena Clemente. Not pictured: Amarii Spires, Sergio Wamble and Chayton Evans. The Girl Scouts are now taking cookie orders Special to the Floridan The Girl Scout Cookie Program, the largest girl- led business in the world, is now underway in com- munities across the Florida Panhandle. Girl Scouts are taking pre-orders now through Jan. 27 for the delicious cookies. The renowned Girl Scouts cookie lineup offers all eight favorites: Trefoils, Samoas, Thin Mints, Tagalongs, Dulce de Leche, Thank U Berry Munch, Savannah Smiles and Do-Si-Dos. "The Girl Scout Cookie Program provides girls with the opportunity to learn while earning," said Raslean M. Allen, Girl Scout Council of the Flor- ida Panhandle Inc. chief executive officer. "Girls who participate in the Cookie Program develop five financial literacy and entrepreneurship skills - goal-setting, decision- making, .money manage- ment, people skills and business ethics." Building on the 2013 theme, "What Can a Cook- ie Do? A World of Good," the 2014 program encour- ages girls to "show you The latest news, all the time! Check out www.jcfloridan.com HOW (Her Own Way)" your purchase of a box of cookies benefits them and the community. In- corporating the five es- sential skills learned, girls discover, connect and take action to fund important troop and community projects. Feb. 7-8 is National Girl Scout Cookie Weekend, designated to celebrate the importance of Girl Scout cookies and the positive impact of the program on girls and their com- munities. Included in the weekend celebration is 21 8GAIN SHeLIa MaDer? HaPPY BIrTHDaY! 4$. the opportunity to obtain Girl Scout cookies before they officially arrive on Feb. 15. The Girl Scout Run for the Cookies 1 Mile and 5 K Run will be held in Pensacola and Talla- hassee respectively, on Saturday, Feb. 8. All 5 K runners preregistering by Jan. 31 will receive a box of cookies. If you miss the oppor- tunity to pre-order your cookies, cookie booth sales will begin Feb. 15 through March 16 in part- nership with local busi- nesses. To locate a cookie booth near you, log on to the Girl Scouts of the Flor- ida Panhandle's websitee at www.gscfp.org and look for the Cookie Locator. You can also download. the Official Girl Scout Cookies App from the website, or contact the Girl Scout Council toll free at 1-800-876-9704 for more information. More information, in- cluding a listing of the specific cookie products available and tips on how to buy cookies, can be viewed by visiting www. gscfp.org. '; -. " . :..-^ ** l l^ ,.-r-- '.^ i i~ : *: 4:. - ,- i . . 41L1 \ i-. L ,L c ,.:u. .-...*i. ^l ,,* ,. j C ^ l. i,_'t^ ,._, ,.-l, 4.., i '., ^ 1 4 { " .... -I."i4". ''a'.i*, ', I_ Z! L 1t 1 : i: BEN SAUNDERS, D.M.D. PEDIATRIC DENTISTRY 4711 Highway 90 East Marianna, FL (Between Burger King & Big Lots) 526-SPIT Atkins donates $2,500 to the WHTC Foundation Special to the Floridan The Washington-Hol- mes Technical Center Foundation has re- cently received a $2,500 Community Funding Grant from the Atkins Foundation. The. Atkins Foundation was established in 2006 to give back to the com- munities in which their employees live and work. They based their model for giving on the concept of "community, itself." The foundation primarily supports community ini- tiatives focused on edu- cation and response to natural disasters. Special consideration is given to programs that promote science, tech- nology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). They strongly encourage support of local nonprofit IRS Section, 501(c)(3) or- ganizations target pro- grams, especially those that demonstrate a track record for success. The Washington-Hol- me,s Technical Center Foundation provides scholarships and assis- tance to students who plan to attend or are pres- ently attending Washing- ton-Holmes Technical Center. Founded in 1987, the WHTC Foundation certainly qualifies for this grant based on its track record of success over the years. In the last fiscal year, the foundation provided assistance to '66 students in 18 different programs at WHTC, and 50 stu- dents the year before. The most active WHTC pro- grams with students receiving grants were li- censed practical nurse, pharmacy tech, and cosmetology. The Atkins donations intended to increase in- terest in STEM programs atWHTC. Florida Lottery Mon (iE ' Wed Wed Tliurs Thurs Fri Fri Sat Sat Sun Sun 1.13 5.6.9 5 0.2.0 2 4.8-1025 42-9 926-8 1,14 3-0-4 4.3.3.4 8-14-32-33-34 0.7.2 5 7 1-5 1/15 3 9-5 T7.7-9 12-16 22-23.29 6-2.1 1h .3.3 1/16 5.9 1 23 4 *2 Not available 1.7.8 2 5 0-5 1/10 0.4 1 3 63 1 6.12 18-19) 33 15 3 .884-6 1/11 62 ? ?-0-75 168 7.4 18 1/12 0.90 7.7-0.0 3 .9-1 9.1-46 114- 25-27 33 3 14-16-1934 E = Evening uIaring. M = Midday drawing Saturday 1/1'U Wednesday 1/15 101533-48-56 7-8-9-24 29 PB 34 PB 25 I LOI I Saturday Wedrne day 1/11 7-13-15-17 51-53 1/15 13-18-20 23-42 53 xtra5 xtra4 ror letter inrtormatiron c.ll 3f8C,' 487?77 or 900-737-7777 I POWERBALL I FRIDAY. JANUARY 17, 2014 4. 3AF LOCRL -14A FRIDAY, JANUARY 17.2014 RELIGION JACKSON COUNTY FLORIDAN www.jcfloridan.com FRIDAY, JAN. 17 > Youth Activity Night 6 p.m. at Marianna Church of God. Ages: 12-19. Call 482-6264. ) Celebrate Recovery Adult, teen meetings to "overcome hurts, habits and hang-ups in a safe environment," 7 p.m. at Evangel Worship Center with praise and live worship music, testi- monies and fellowship. Dinner: 6 p.m. Child care available. Call 209-7856, 573-1131. > Revival of Freedom 7 p.m. It's All about Jesus Ministries, Malone. Speakers will be Minister Katina Oliver, evangelist Lillie Lane and pastor Bobbie Donaldson. For more info call 718-7712. SATURDAY, JAN. 18 Free clothing giveaway 9 a.m. to noon at Mother Agnes' Closet, 2856 Orange St. in Marianna. ) Chili Dinner 6 p.m. Heavens Way Biker Church, Cottondale. $5 donation per person. 7 p.m. Bride takes the stage. ) Revival of Freedom 7 p.m. It's All about Jesus Ministries, Malone. Speakers will be Minister Katina Oliver, evangelist Lillie Lane and pastor Bobbie Donaldson. For more info call 718-7712. SUNDAY, JAN. 19 Blind Evangelist from Costa Rico to perform -10:30 a.m. Rocky Creek Tabernacle, Marianna. Special guest will be brother Terry Sanders. Everyone invited. For more info call 272-0187 or 272-4190. ) The Lighthouse Children's Home Choir to Perform 10:30 a.m. at Welcome Assembly of God Church, Grand Ridge. They will be singing and giving testimonies. For more info call 592-5077. 7 Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Program New Hope Missionary Baptist Church, Greenwood during morning worship service. ) 76th Church Anniversary 11 a.m. Bethel Star M. B. Church, Marianna. Guest speaker: Rev. Paul Daniels. The second service will begin at 3 p.m. with guest speaker pastor Robert Knight. Dinner will follow the morning service. 7 Pastor's 13th Anniversary -11 a.m. Evergreen Missionary Baptist Church honoring Rev. Wallace Godwin. The morning service will be con- ducted by pastor Thomas Forward. The afternoon services will begin at 2:30 with pastor Nelson Wilson in charge. Everyone invited. ) January Bible Study Kickoff Chili Supper 5 p.m. Bethlehem Baptist Church, Kynesville. Everyone is invited. For more info call 579-9940. 7 Seminary Extension Courses - 5:30 p.m. Eastside Baptist Church, Marianna. Upcoming course is New Testament Survey I and the cost is $233 which includes the textbooks. Registration forms dan be picked up at the church office or downloaded and printed from the church website: Religion Calendar eastsidebaptistchruch.com. ) Gospel Sing 6:30 p.m. Em- manuel Holiness Church, Grand Ridge featuring "The Shepherds." ) Revival of Freedom 7 p.m. It's All about Jesus Ministries, Malone. Speakers will be Minister Katina Oliver, evangelist Lillie Lane and pastor Bobbie Donaldson. For more info call 718-7712. MONDAY, JAN. 20 > Bible Study 7-8:30 p.m. Beth- lehem Baptist Church in Kynesville. Classes for all ages including nursery to adult. Light refreshments will be provided. Everyone welcome. For more info call 579-9940. TUESDAY, JAN. 21 7 Dare to Live Healed Healing School Class 7 p.m. in the Bascom Town Hall at 4969 Basswood Road. Free classes taught by Jacquelyn McGriff. Call 276-6024. WEDNESDAY, JAN. 22 Bible Study 7-8:30 p.m. Beth- lehem Baptist Church in Kynesville. Classes for all ages including nursery to adult. Light refreshments will be provided. Everyone welcome. For more info call 579-9940. THURSDAY, JAN. 23 7 Free clothing giveaway 9 a.m. to noon at Mother Agnes' Closet, 2856 Orange St. in Marianna. FRIDAY, JAN. 24 7 Youth Activity Night 6 p.m. at Marianna Church of God. Ages: 12-19. Call 482-6264. )) Celebrate Recovery Adult, teen meetings to "overcome hurts, habits and hang-ups in a safe environment," 7 p.m. at Evangel Worship Center with praise and live worship music, testi- monies and fellowship. Dinner: 6 p.m. Child care available. Call 209-7856, 573-1131. SATURDAY, JAN. 25 D Free clothing giveaway 9 a.m. to noon at Mother Agnes' Closet, 2856 Orange St. in Marianna. ) Fruit of the Spirit Program 6 p.m. at New Beginning Outreach Min- istries, Inc. in Jacob City. The program will be conducted by various ministers from various churches. The Church of God By Faith praise team will be in charge-of praise and worship. Youth department will be selling hot dog and chili dog plates. For more info call 352-4733. SUNDAY, JAN. 26 ) Annual Lay Day 2:30 p.m. Mc- Chapel AME Church, Marianna. Guest speaker: Minister Stephen Andrews. Guest choir will be Grant Tabernacle AME Male Chorus. For more info call 594-3778. ) Sunday night sing 6:30 p.m. Emmanuel Holiness Church in Grand Ridge. Special guest will be "Perfect Grace" from Valdosta, Ga. TUESDAY, JAN. 28 Dare to Live Healed Healing School Class 7 p.m. in the Bascom Town Hall at 4969 Basswood Road. Free classes taught by Jacquelyn McGriff. Call 276-6024. WEDNESDAY, JAN.29 Revival 6:30 p.m. Emmanuel Holi- ness Church, Grand Ridge featuring pastor Huber Neel. THURSDAY, JAN.30 7 Free clothing giveaway 9 a.m. to noon at Mother Agnes' Closet, 2856 Orange St. in Marianna. ) Revival 6:30 p.m. Emmanuel Ho- liness Church, Grand Ridge featuring pastor Huber Neel. FRIDAY: JAN. 31 Youth Activity Night 6 p.m. at Marianna Church of God. Ages: 12-19. Call 482-6264. ) Revival 6:30 p.m. Emmanuel Holi- ness Church, Grand Ridge featuring pastor Huber Neel. D Celebrate Recovery Adult, teen meetings to "overcome hurts, habits and hang-ups in a safe environment:' 7 p.m. at Evangel Worship Center with praise and live worship music, testi- monies and fellowship. Dinner: 6 p.m. Child.care available. Call 209-7856, 573-1131. BCF president to preach the first week of chapel SUBMITTED PHOTO BCF President Thomas A. Kinchen will preach in the R. G. Lee Chapel Jan. 20-22 at 10 a.m; CST. Special to the Floridan Faculty and students at The Baptist College of Florida in Graceville excit- edly await the first week of chapel services for the spring semester, Jan. 20-22 at 10 a.m., featuring BCF Presi- dent Thomas A. Kinchen. The highly anticipated worship service held in the R. G. Lee Chapel always includes a message from the president, a welcome to the new students and words of encourage- ment for returning students and the Graceville community. "Chapel services are at the very heart of whowe are and what we do at The Baptist College of Florida," stated Kinchen.. "We have been giv- en a wonderful responsibility and opportunity as our Lord commis- sioned us to go into the world and make disciples. In. chapel, we sing the message, pray the message, and preach the message. As we go' out from chapel, we live the message and proclaim the message." Kinchen is in his 24th year as president of The Baptist College of Florida. Under his leadership, BCF continues to expand programs, pre- pare and equip leaders, while in- corporating innovative and cutting- edge delivery options for training the next generation. Last year, BCF added a second graduate degree and experienced significant growth in the bachelor's degree in missions with a concentration in aviation. The faculty and staff at BCF remain committed to preparing men and women for areas of ministry, service, and leadership. The presidential sermon will be broadcast live on WFBU 94.7, BCF's LP-FM radio station, accessible on the website at www.wfbu.com. For information on the spring 2014 chapel schedule, call 800-328- 2660, ext. 446 or download the schedule at www.baptistcollege.edu. S 1001 US I West Florida Eleric E0's-"M SS0CIATE A Touchstone Energy Cooperative *1tJ h'- Walmart 1001 USE rSIoR JfjD y "MOBILE HOME & RV PARTS -pfh-d- STORE 526-3210 n ,o ... ( E uL >| Save money. Live better. 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SDOWNTOWN MARIANNA 5262651 674-4040 593-6070 j ,:OiW';N 850-526-1950 1 8.50-482-4035 1-4484 Since19931 Marianna Blountstown Sneads Your Guide To Local Houses Of Worship ASSEMBLY OF GOD Alford First Assembly of God 1782 Tennessee St P.O. Box 228 Alford, FL 32420 Bascom Assembly of God 5516 Hummingbird Rd Bascom, FL 32423 272-7775 Shugroad@embargmail.com Cypress Grove Assembly of God 3250 Cypress Grove Rd Grand Ridge, FL 32442 592-4451 cppressgrovechurch.org Cords Of Love Assembly Of God 2060 Bethelehem Rd Cottondale, FL 32431 a 272-0254 Eastside Assembly of God Church 4723 Hatton St Marianna, FL lop4664@yahoo.com 526-2422 El Bethel Assembly of God 2503 El Bethel Church Rd Grand Ridge, FL 32442 593-6044 First Assembly of God 5565 Brown St Graceville, FL 32440 263-3351 First Assembly of God Church 4186 Lafayette St Marianna FL 32446 482-2800 www.mariannafirst.org First Assembly of God Church of Cottondale 2636 Milton St Cottondale, FL 32431 352-4626 Faith Haven Assembly of God 7135 Hwy 90 Grand Ridge, FL 32442 592-8205 Pilgrim Rest Assembly of God 3347 Pilgrim Rest Church Road Marianna, FL 32448 579-2300 Welcome Assembly of God 6784 Messer Rd Grand Ridge, FL 32442 592-5077 Welcomehometom@yahoo.com BAPTIST Alford Baptist Church 1764 Carolina St P.O. Box 6 AlfIord, FL 32420 850-573-3249 Bethel Missionary Baptist Church 2137 McLeod St Cypress, FL 592-4108 Bethel Star Missionary Baptist Church 4134 Lincoln Ave Marianna, FL 32448 482-4866 Bethlehem Baptist Church 2300 Bethlehem Rd Cottondale, FL 32431 579-9940 Circle Hill Baptist Church 7170 Circle Hill Rd Sneads, FL 32460 592-2327 Collins Chapel Baptist Church 5005 3rd Ave (5499 Collins Chapel Rd) Malone, FL 32445 569-5644 Crossroads Baptist Church Southern Baptist 3276 Main St P.O. Box 386 Cottondale Fl. 32431 352-2636 Damacus Freewill Baptist 3700 Kynesville Rd Marianna, FL 32448 482-5878 Dellwood Baptist Church 5512 Blue Springs Rd Greenwood, FL 32443 592-6954 Eastside Baptist Church 4785 Highway 90 Marianna, FL 526-2004 www.eastsidebaptistchurch.com Ebenezer Missionary Baptist Church 3360 Gardenview Rd Cottondale, FL 32431 579-4223 Everlena Missionary Baptist 5309 Ellaville Rd Campbellton, FL 32426 263-3900 First Baptist Church 3172 Main St Cottondale, FL 32431 352-4586 First Baptist Church 5366 Ninth St P.O. Box 98 Malone, FL 32445 569-2426 Faith Baptist Church 2494 Hwy 71 South Marianna, FL 482-2869 First Baptist Church 8010 Pope St P.O. Box 246 Sneads, FL 32460 First Baptist Church of Bascom 4951 Basswood Rd P.O. Box 97 Bascom, FL 32423 569-2699 First Baptist Church of Campbellton 2405 Hwy 2 Campbellton, FL 32A26 263-3183 First Baptist Church Southern Baptist 987 8th Ave P.O. Box 565 Graceville FL 32440 263-3323 fbcgraceville @ bellsouth.net www.fbcgraceville.org First Baptist Marianna 2897 Green St Marianna, FL 32446 526-4200 www.fbcmarianna.org First Freewill Baptist Church of Malone 5440 10th Street (Hwy 71 N.) PO. Box 385 Malone FL 32445 850-569-2786 First Freewill Baptist Church 7970 Davis St Sneads, FL 32460 593-5400 Friendship Baptist Church of Malone 5507 Friendship Church Rd Malone, FL 32445 569-2379 Grand Ridge Baptist Church 2093 Porter Ave P.O. Box 380 Grand Ridge, FL 32442 592-4846 grandridgebc@embarqmail.com Greater Buckhorn Missionary Baptist Church 4691 Hwy 162 Marianna, FL 32446 594-5761 Greenwood Baptist Church 4156 Bryan St P.O. Box 249 Greenwood, FL 32443 594-3883 Hasty Pond Baptist Church 4895 Hasty Pond Rd, Marianna, FL Heaven's Way Biker Church A Ministry of Alford Baptist Church 3924 Woodrest Rd Cottondale, FL 32431 334-806-4258 Holly Grove Free Will Baptist Church 2699 Highway 73S Marianna, FL 32448 482-3489 Inwood Baptist Church 2012 Inwood Rd Grand Ridge, FL 32448 593-5328 Liberty Hill Missionary Baptist Church 5239 Liberty Hill Road Bascom, FL 32426 569-5949 Little Zion M!ssionary Baptist Church 3181 Little Zion Rd P.O. Box 190 Sneads, FL 32460 592-1614 Lovedale Baptist Church 6595 Lovedale Rd Bascom, FL 32423 592-5415 or 592-2134 Marvin Chapel Free Will Baptist Church 2041 Hope School Dr Marianna, FL 32448 482-5375 www.marvinchapelfwb.com Midway Freewill Baptist Church 1600 Church St 6158 Rocky Creek Rd Marianna, FL 32448 592-8999 Mount Olive Baptist 6045 Hwy 2 Bascom FL 32423 569-5080 Mt.Tabor Missionary Baptist Church 3695 Popular Springs Rd Marianna, FL 32446 594-4161 Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church 5382 Old US Road Malone, FL 32445 569-2049 New Easter Missionary Baptist Church 977 Hope Ave Graceville, FL 32440 658-8344 New Galilee Missionary Baptist Church 2155 Highway 73 South P.O. Box 234 Marianna, FL 32447 482-5499 New Hoskle Baptist Church 4252 Alien St Greenwood, FL 32443 594-7243 New Hope Freewill Baptist Sweet Pond Rd Dellwood, FL 592-1234 New Hope Missionary Baptist 3996 Wintergreen Rd Greenwood, FL 32443 592-8802 New Mount Olive Missionary Baptist 2870 Barnes St P.O. Box 312 Marianna, FL 32447 482-7595 New Salem Baptist Church 3478 Kynesville Rd Marianna, FL 32448 579-4343 Pleasant Hill Baptist Church 6687 Brushy Pond Rd Grand Ridge, FL 32442 718-8401 Pleasant Hill Missionary Baptist Church 6704 Reddoch Road Grand Ridge, FL 32442 592-2273 Pine Ridge Baptist Church 3064 Pine Ridge Church Rd Alford, FL 32420 Piney Grove Baptist Church 2136 Piney Grove Rd Cottondale, FL 32431 352-3800 Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church 5481 Pleasant Ridge Rd Marianna, FL 32446 263-8007 Poplar Springs Missionary Baptist Church 2662 Poplar Springs Rd Marianna, FL 32446 526-3176 Providence Baptist Church 6940 Providence Church Rd Grand Ridge, FL 32442 592-5481 pbch@embarqmail.com Rocky Creek Baptist Church 5458 Rocky Creek Rd Marianna, FL 32448 526-7508 Salem Free Will Baptist 2555 Kynesville Rd Cottondale, FL 32431 579-4194 www.salemfreewillbaptist.com Shady Grove Baptist Church 7304 Birchwood Rd Grand'Ridge FL 32442 592-6952 St. Luke Missionary Baptist Church 2871 Orange Street Marianna, FL 32448 482-2591 St. Mary Missionary Baptist Church 1935 Jacob Road Cottondale, FL 32431 263-4097 St. Peter Missionary Baptist 7889 McKeown Mill Rd P.O. Box 326 593-3363 Trinity Baptist Church 3023 Penn. Ave Marianna, FL 482-3705 www.TrinityMarianna.com Union Hill 3115 Union Hill Rd Marianna, FL 32446 526-5711 Victory Baptist Church 2271 River Rd Sneads, FL 32460 593-6699 www.victorybaptistfl.com White Pond Baptist Church P.O. Box 458 Mill Pond Rd Alford, FL 32420 352-4715 CATHOLIC St. Anne Catholic Church 3009 5th St P.O. Box 1547 Marianna, FL 32446 482-3734 www.stanne@stannemar.ptdiocese.org www.stannemarianna.org CHURCH OF CHRIST Caverns Rd. Church of Christ 4448 River Rd Marianna, FL 482-2605 CHURCH OF GOD Grand Ridge Church of God 2232 Porter Ave Grand Ridge, FL 32442 592-5301 or 592-2814 Marianna Church of God (All services interpreted for the hearing impaired.) 2791 Jefferson St, Marianna, FL 32446 482-6264 mariannacogcom CHURCH OF GOD IN CHRIST Glorious Gospel Church of God in Christ 4255 Clay St Marianna, FL 32448 594-1096 or 557-4019 Miracle Restoration Center 2997 Hall Street Marianna, FL 3?448 526-2335 Refuge Tabernacle Church of God In Christ 2820 Chipola Street Marianna, FL 32448 482-2607 The New Zion Temple Church of God In Christ 1022 Washington Ave Graceville, FL 32440 Victory Tabernacle Church of God In Christ 6752 Highway 90 Grand Ridge, FL 32442 209-7711 JACKSON COUNTY FLORIDAN www.jcfloridan.com RELIGION FRIDAY, JANUARY 17,2014 5AF Florida students, disaster relief volunteers rebuild homes in NY Special to the Floridan Although not wrapped in festive paper and bright ribbon, it was a Christmas gift wrapped in God's love, given by seven students from The Baptist College of Florida to those in desperate need in NewYork. While many college students were looking forward to a relaxing Christ- mas break from their studies, seven students from The Baptist College of Florida volunteered as disaster relief volunteers, traveling to Staten Island, N.Y, to help rebuild homes catastrophically damaged by Hurri- cane Sandy more than a year ago. Accompanied by David Coggins, associate professor of leadership at the college, along with eight other adult disaster relief volunteers, the group went into homes still deemed unlivable because of the devastation left in the wake of the deadliest and most destructive storm of the 2012 Atlantic hurricane season. There, one team of students erected stud walls in a basement apartment for an elderly woman who lives with her daughter, while another team installed insulation and flooring in a home with no floors. All the while, they built relationships with the homeowners and shared their faith as opportunities arose to do so. "In providing help, we provide spiritual hope," said Coggins, who has led two other student groups to minister through disaster relief in NewYork. Helping people rediscover hope in the midst of disaster is an opportune time to share the Gospel, according to Marvin Corbin, Florida Baptist field missionary/logistics. "By providing help in the aftermath of a disaster, we are showing God's love. When is there a better time to share God's word than when you are showing God's love?" he said. The student trip to New York was a response to a two-year disaster re- lief commitment made by the SBC North American Mission Board to help rebuild homes on Staten Island and Long Island, explained Corbin. The Florida Baptist Convention partnered in the collegiate team ef- fort by covering fuel costs to and from Staten Island, helping en- list the eight adult volunteers and SUBMITTED PHOTO BCF students volunteer with disaster relief during Christmas break. providing necessary training, Corbin said. On each disaster relief trip he has helped lead, Coggins has had a front-row seat to seeing lives changed, including the lives of stu- dents as well as the lives of those to whom they are ministering. As the Gospel is shared numer- ous times on each trip, those on the receiving end of the disaster relief efforts often make professions of faith. Sometimes opportunities to share the Gospel arise even outside the scope of the disaster relief efforts. On the December trip to Staten Is- land, as the group stopped at a fast- food restaurant in Virginia en route, one student shared the Gospel with a young person eating by himself. "Although he did not accept Christ there, the Gospel was shared and the seed was planted for may- be somebody else to nurture it and for him to make that life decision," said Gabriel Zavala, one of the stu- dent disaster relief volunteers who ministered in NewYork. The Puerto Rico native, who has been in the United States 'for four years, acknowledged the positive impact he experienced as a result of his serving in NewYork. "This experience definitely changed my life, burning within me a deeper and more mature passion for helping people in need. This trip fueled my heart for others," said the ministry studies student. Time and again, Coggins sees stu- dents discover that they "can be in- volved in disaster relief now, stand- ing along with and working with those who are serving now." Many seasoned disaster relief volunteers are re-energized when working alongside students. "My faith was renewed as I ob- served the hard work and great at- titude of these college students. They were eager to work each day, and they never complained. It was refreshing to work alongside them," said Kaye Dickerson, a member of Pensacola's Hillcrest Baptist Church and one of the adult team members to accompany the student group. As the seven student volunteers have returned to campus and their collegiate routines, Coggins' hope is that the New York experience will be etched on their hearts and minds. "I don't want students to see disaster relief as a one-time or just short-term experience, but a life- style of responding when others are in need." THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Charles Scicluna, former Vatican chief prosecutor of clerical sexual abuse, waits Thursday in Geneva, Switzerland, for the start of questioning over clerical sexual abuse of children. Vatican comes under more criticism over sexual abuse The Associated Press. GENEVA- It resembled a courtroom cross-exami- nation, except no ques- tion was off-limits, dodg- ing the answer wasn't an option and the proceed- ings were webcast live. After decades of accu- sations that its culture of secrecy contributed to priest sex abuse, the Vati- can was forced for the first time Thursday to defend its record in public and at length. In a stuffy U.N. con- ference room before an obscure human rights committee, the Holy See was interrogated for eight hours about the scale of abuse and what it was do- ing to prevent it. The Vatican was com- pelled to appear before the committee as a signa- tory to the U.N. Conven- tion for the Rights of the Child, which requires gov- ernments to take all ade- quate measures to protect children from harm and ensure their interests are placed above all else. . The Holy See was one. of the first states to ratify the treaty in 1990, eager to contribute the church's experience in caring for children in Catholic schools, hospitals, or- phanages and refugee centers. It submitted a first implementation report in 1994, but didn't provide progress assess- ments for nearly two de- cades, until 2012. By then, the clerical sex abuse scandal had ex- ploded around the world. Thousands of priests were accused of raping and molesting thousands of children over decades, while their bishops moved them from parish to parish rather than re- port them to police. Crit- ics allege the Holy See, the central government of the 1.2-billion strong Catholic Church, con- tributed to the problem by encouraging a culture of secrecy to protect the church's reputation at the expense of victims. "How can we address this whole systematic policy of silencing of victims?" asked com- mittee member Benyam Mezmur, an Ethiopian academic. "There are two principles that I see are being undermined in a number of instances, namely transparency and accountability." Monsignor Charles Sci- cluna, the Vatican's .for- mer sex crimes prosecu- tor, replied: "I am with you when you say that all of these nice words will not mean anything ... if there is not more transparency and accountability on the local level." =T IR ECTR SMAD OSILEB TEEUINESSWOECUAEALLO UgoATTED WRSIP ERVCE (850) 526-4700 Oak Station Shopping Center Open Daily from 8am 8pm Vann Funeral Home 4265 Saint Andrews Street Marianna, FL 32446 Phone: (850) 482-3300 Fax: (850) 482-5363 Concern for the living, reverence for the dead. C. B.n L.F DIG C.V Jr,. LF.D.Adran D. Abnr, LF D Lula C.Van.- LPaM.C./Dors LV Pnn LRN.C. Tropic l Trailer S"HETRAILER YROUR NTD 1-888-767-4275 482-3420 2163 Post Oak Ln Marianna www.tropictrailer.com' YOUR GUIDE TO LOCAL HOUSES OF WORSHIP CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE Marianna Church of the Nazarene 2987 N Madison St Marianna, FL 32446 372-4605 EPISCOPAL St. Luke's Episcopal Church 4362 Lafayette St Marianna, FL 482-2431 parishoffice@stlukesmarianna.org www.stlukesmarianna.org FULL GOSPEL Christian Center Church 4791 Sheffield Dr P.O. Box 450 Marianna, FL 32447 526-4476 or 526-4475 jack @ cccmarianna.org Country Gospel Community Church Compass Lake in the Hills 650 Apalachicola Ave Alford, FL 32420 (850) 579-4172 Resurrection Life Christian Fellowship International, 2933 Madison Street Marianna, FL 526-2617 New Beginnings Worship Center 1165 Highway 69 Grand Ridge, FL 32442 592-5791 www.nbworship.com New Beginning Outreach Ministries, Inc. 2254 Magnolia Dr. Cottondale, FL 32431 (850) 352-4733 Evangel Worship Center 2645 Pebble Hill Rd Marianna, FL 32448 526-2232 New Life Family Church 4208 Lafayette St Marianna, FL 32446 526-2132 The Bridge Church 2515 Commercial Park Dr Marianna, FL 32448 209-2733 HOLINESS Emmanuel Holiness Church 2505 Sandridge Church Rd Sneads, FL 32460 593-5167 Hickory Level Community Church 1221 Dipper Rd Marianna, FL 32448 482-4696 or 482-2885 Oak Ridge Freewill Holiness Church 2958 Milton Ave Marianna, FL 573-7684 Sneads Community Church 1948 Desoto Ave P.O. Box 1349 Sneads, FL 32460 593-5650 LATTER-DAY SAINTS Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints 3141 College St Marianna, FL 32446 482-8159 LUTHERAN Ascension Lutheran Church 3975 W. Hwy 90 Marianna, FL 482-4691 METHODIST Bascom United Methodist Church 4942 Basswood Rd P.O. Box 67 Bascom, FL 32423 569-2231 Cypress United Methodist-Church 6267 Cemetery Ave Cypress, FL 32432 263-4220 First United Methodist Church 1111 8th Ave Graceville, FL 263-3342 First United Methodist Church 2901 Caledonia St Marianna, FL 482-4502 Grace United Methodist 4203 W. Kelson Ave Marianna, FL 482-4753 Grand Ridge United Methodist Church 6911 Iowa Street Grand Ridge, FL 32442 Greenwood Chapel AME 5426 Fort Rd Greenwood, FL 32443 594-1112 Greenwood United Methodist 4220 Bryan St Greenwood, FL 32443 594-5755 Henshaw Chapel AME Church 2370 Glastel St, P.O. Box 535 Cottondale, FL 32431 875-2610 Jerusalem AME Church 2055 Hwy 73 Marianna, FL 32448 482-5085 McChapel AME Church 4963 Old U.S. Rd Marianna, FL 569-2184 Mt. Shiloh AME Church 6702 Biscayne Road Bascom, FL 32423 569-1044 New Bethel Christian Methodist Episcopal Church 2487 Highway 1 Campbellton, FL 32426 263-4647 Pope Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church 4898 Blue Springs Rd, P.O. Box 6000 Marianna, FL 32447 482-2900 Shady Grove United Methodist Church 7305 Birchwood Rd Grand Ridge, FL 32442 592-9277 Sneads First United Methodist Church 8042 Church St, P.O. Box 642 Sneads, FL 32460 593-6481 fumc@embarqmail.com Friendship Christian Methodist Episcopal (CME) Church 5411 Avery Rd,'P.O.Box 302 Campbellton, FL 32426 263-1111 1st United Methodist Church of Cottondale P.O. Box 458 Cottondale, FL 32431 352-4426 Salem AME Church 5729 Browntown Rd, P.O. Box 354 Graceville, FL 32440 263-3344 Springfield AME Church 4194 Union Rd " Marianna, FL 32446 352-4252 St. James AME Church 2891 Orange St, P.O. Box 806 Marianna, FL,32447 526-3440 St. Paul AME Church 5180 Hwy 273, P.O. Box 40 Campbellton, FL 32426 263-0333 Snow Hill AME Church 5395 Snow Hill Rd, P.O. Box 174 Malone, FL 32445 569-5315 Mt. Olive AME Church 2135 Fairview Rd Marianna, FL 32448 482-7917 Bethlehem AME Church 3100 Lovewood Rd, P.O. Box 752 Cottondale, FL 32431 352-2111 or 352-4721 Greater St. Luke AME'Church 5255 11th Ave, P.O. Box 176, Malone, FL 32445 569-5188 NON-DENOMINATIONAL' 2nd Chance Ministries 2840 McPherson St Marianna, FL 32446 557-9885 Believers Outreach Ministry 3471 Hwy 90 W Marianna, FL 32446 352-4926 Cypress Creek Community Church 1772 Macedonia Rpad, PO Box 496 Altord, FL 32420 638-0360 Ever Increasing Word of Faith Ministries 3749 Skyview Rd Marianna, FL 32446 526-4704 Heaven's Garden Worship Center 3115 Main Street Cottondale, FL 32431 (850) 579-9936 www.aidaspina.org Faith Cornerstone Church Ministries 5460 Collins Chapel Rd Malone, FL 32445 569-5600 Foundation Temple Apostolic Faith Church 3341 Tendell Rd Cottondale, FL 32431 352-3884 Glass Community Church 4005 Veteran's Road Cottondale, FL 32431 (850) 272-7205 (850) 263-6715 Haven of Rest Church of Restoration Worship Center 2261 Haven of Rest Road Cottondale, FL 32431 Love and Restoration Ministries 2990 Heritage Rd Marianna, FL 32448 526-2730 Mill Springs Christian Chapel 1345 Mill Springs Rd, P.O. Box 83 Grand Ridge, FL 32442 526-2519 Rivertown Community Church (Meets at the new Marianna High School) 3546 Caverns Rd Marianna, FL 32446 482-2477 Rocky Creek Tabernacle 1890 Delta Lane Marianna, FL 32448 272-0917 St. Andrews (FC) Church Ministries 978 Hwy 71 S Marianna, FL 32448 569-5600 Sunrise Worship Center 2957 Hall St, Marianna, FL 482-8158 PENTECOSTAL The Sanctuary 4070 Old Cottondale Rd Marianna, FL 482-8720 www.sanctuarypom .com Apostolic Revival Center of Marianna 3001 Hwy 71 N, P.O. Box 634 Marianna, FL 32446 482-3162 Christian Covenant Life Center 2011 Finley Ave. Grand Ridge, FL 32448 592-4737 Shady Grove Pentecostal Holiness 7541 Shady Grove Rd Grand Ridge, FL 32442 592-6203 Sneads Pentecostal Holiness Church 2036 Gloster Ave Sneads, FL 32460 593-4487 or 593-6949 Praise Life Ministries 7360 Hwy 90, P.O. Box 177 Grand Ridge, FL 32442 592-4166 Prayer Temple Church Of Prayer For All People 3341 Plantation Circle Marianna, FL 32446 482-3343 United Pentecostal Deliverance 5255 10th Ave Malone, FL 32445 569-5989 PRESBYTERIAN First Presbyterian Church Presbyterian Church (USA) 2898 Jefferson St Marianna, FL 32446 526-2430 www.firstpresmarianna.org fpcmarianna@embarqmail.com or firstpresmarianna@earthlink.net RESTORATIONIST Church of Jesus Christ of Marianna 4060 Thomasville Lane Marianna, FL 32448 482-2282 SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST Emmanuel SDA Church 4531 Basswood Rd Greenwood, FL 32443 594-3200 Marlanna Seventh Day Adventist 4878 Highway 90 Marianna, FL 32446 526-2487 WESLEYAN Salem Wesleyan Church 2764 Salem Church Rd Sneads, FL 32460 (850) 593-66Z9 irquomai@gmail.com 1 JACKSON COUNTY FLORIQAN o www.jcfloridan.com --16A FRIDAY, JANUARY 17, 2014 CUTE KIDS SUBMITTED PHOTOS OP: Timothy James Clark Jr., whose parents are Jennifer Renee Coleman of Bascom and Timothy J Clark Sr. of Dothan, Ala. BOTTOM: JaNiyah Renee Clark, whose parents are Jennifer Renee Coleman of Bascom and Timothy J. Clark Sr. of Dothan, Ala. Insurance commissioner says rates are falling The Associated Press TALLAHASSEE Homeowner insurance rates are finally coming down in Florida nearly a decade af- ter the last hurricane hit, the state's insurance commissioner says. But the upbeat report by Insiur- ance Commissioner Kevin McCarty also shows that some of the state's larger insurers have asked for and received rate hikes. The report also did not include the state-cre- ated Citizens Property Insurance, which has been steadily raising its rates for several years. The report was done at the urg- ing of Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater, who wanted to know why homeowner rates have not come down even though the largest ex- pense for insurance companies - reinsurance has been coming down. A national report released in De- cember found that Floridians are paying the highest homeowner insurance rates in the nation. The report from the National Associa- tion of Insurance Commissioners concluded that the average premi- um for most Florida homeowners is $1,933 a year, or nearly twice the national average of $978. McCarty's report said that the overall trends show rates going down and that the market is "more robust and competitive" than it has been previously. Florida's insurance market has been volatile ever since Hurricane Andrew tore into the state in 1992 and rates skyrocketed after eight hurricanes hit the state in 2004 and 2005. "There is reason to be optimistic that the Florida homeowners mar- ket is steadily improving," McCarty wrote. The national report was based on 2011 rates, while McCarty's report uses more recent information. But McCarty's report is only partially complete: Data was provided by only half of 30 insurance companies that represent 70 percent of the in- surance market. However, among the 15 insurers providing data, six had filed for rate decreases ranging from 2.4 percent to 9.2 percent. However, two of the state's larger insurers, State FarnA Florida and Castle Key, have either asked for or received approval for rate hikes. The report also did not include Citizens, which has more than 1I mil- lion policyholders and represents about 20 percent of the insurance market. Citizens has been raising rates because it covers homes, in- cluding those along the coast, that private insurers have been reluctant to insure. State law caps how much Citizens can raise its rates each year. The report also said many insur- ers were seeing declines in their own costs for reinsurance. Reinsur- ance is the backup coverage an in- surer purchases to make sure it can pay claims in the event of a major catastrophe like a hurricane. Rising reinsurance costs has been blamed for past price spikes. McCarty noted that while reinsur- ance is a "significant factor" in rates, other types of losses could also im- pact rates. He also stated that a "10 percent decrease ir reinsurance costs does not translate into a 10 percent decrease in total rates." Local & State Briefs Relay for Life meeting on Jan. 21 Save the date for Relay for Life, May 2 and 3 at Citizens Lodge. Each year, more than 4 million people in over 20 countries raise much- needed funds and aware- ness to save lives from cancer through the Relay for Life movement. Get involved and come make a difference by joining today. Everyone is welcome. The next team meet- ing is going to be Tues- day, Jan. 21, at 6 p.m. at Jackson County Extension Agriculture Center, 2741 Penn Ave., Marianna. For more information, contact shannon.rodri- guez@cancer.org; mike. ubias@fl.usda.gov; or margolamb@gmail.com. College grad rates called unacceptable FORT MYERS Gradu- ation rates at some Flor- ida universities are being called unacceptable. The new chairman of the Florida Board of Gov- ernors on Thursday criti- cized the graduation rates at both Florida A&M Uni- versity in Tallahassee and Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton. FAMU's six-year graduation rate is 39 percent, while FAU's rate is 40 percent. The rate is 86 percent at University of Florida. Mori Hosseini also pointed that only 42 per- cent of all students gradu- ate within four years. The Board of Governors oversees the state univer- sity system. Hosseini, who gave a "State of the System" speech, wants university trustees across the state to do a "stress test" of each university. Hos- seini says each university needs to review every program and every degree to see if students graduate on time and get jobs. Davidson named to WCC dean's list Douglas Paul Davidson of Marianna was recently named in the Wallace Community College fall 2013 dean's list. Russ House tour, investigation Jan. 25 Emerald Coast Paranor- mal and Jackson County Chamber of Commerce will host another tour and paranormal investigation at the Russ House on Sat- urday, Jan. 25. There will be two tours: 7-8:30 p.m. and 8:30-10 p.m. There is no-charge but dona- tions are welcome. All donations will go directly toward repairs of the Russ House. Reservations are required. Call 482-8060 and ask for Tamarah Ras- mussen for information and reservations. No one younger than 16 will be allowed to attend the investigation portion of the tour. Bill approved to increase speed limits TALLAHASSEE --Flor- ida drivers could soon be allowed to push the pedal to the metal a little bit more. The Senate Transporta- tion Committee approved a bill Thursday that would allow the Florida Depart- ment of Transportation to raise speed limits five miles per hour. The bill doesn't man- date an increase, but only gives the transportation department the ability to raise limits on a case-by- case basis on a particular roadway. Current maximums are 70 miles per hour on limited-access highways, 65 on four-lane highways outside urban areas and 60 on other roads the department manages. The bill also grants the transportation depart- ment the authority to set minimum speed limits. From local, wire reports BEFORE THE BOTTOM DROPS OUT... SELL YOUR GOLD AT a J^.EWELEAS > Paid on Site 4432 Lafayette Street 526-5488 www.smithandsmithonllne.com LOCAL ICE CREAM MAKERS ADDRESS OPTIMIST CLUB SUBMITTED PHOTO indy and Dale Eade, owners and operators of Cindale Dairy Farms near Marianna, were recently welcomed as guest speakers at the Marianna Optimist Club. The Eades milk about 450 cows in their operation, producing about a half million gallons of milk each year. However, in'February 2013, the Eades launched a new venture with their daughter and son-in-law and started Southern Craft Creamery. Southern Craft produces hand-crafted ice cream in about 15 different flavors, using in their ice cream many locally grown products including satsumas and pecans. Southern Craft sells its product to a number of wholesalers and privately owned retailers, primarily between Tallahassee and Pensacola. However, the company has plans to open a retail location here in the near future. For more information about its ice cream, visit it on the web at www.southerncraftcreamery.com. The Eades are seen here with Optimist Club President George Gay. DOTHAN EAGLE cordially invites you to the The Wiregrass' Premiere Bridal Show! Elite bridal professionals Couture Bridal Runway Lux Give-a-ways January 26 1:00-4:30 Dothan Civic Center sponsored by STravel- For more information visit: dothaneagle.com/bridal Like us on Facebook! LOCAL & STATE JACKSON COUNTY FLORIDAN www.jcfloridan.com Obit- afies James and Sikes Funeral Home Maddox Chapel 4278 Lafayette Street Marianna, F132446 850.482.2332 850.526.4143 FAX http://www.jamesand sikesfuneralhomes.com/ Dorothy Jean Adams A Memorial Service will be held at Shady Grove Pentecostal Holiness Church, at 12 pm on Satur- day, January 18, 2014 with James and Sikes Funeral Home directing. James and Sikes Funeral Home Maddox Chapel 4278 Lafayette Street Marianna, Fl 32446 850.482.2332 Frances Inez Crawford Frances Inez Crawford died Wednesday, January 15, 2014 at the Southeast Alabama Medical Center in Dothan, Alabama. She was 75. Inez was born and raised in Marianna, where she earned her AA from Chipola Junior College. She worked at Beggs and Lane Law Firm in Pensacola as a legal secretary where she retired. Inez loved God, her family, reading, antiques, and chocolate. She was preceded in death by her father, Henry Shiver, and her mother Mi- ami Linton Shiver. She is survived by her husband of 54 years, Calvin Crawford of Marianna; one daughter, Susan Crawford, of Tallahassee; and two grandchildren, Chloe Nel- son and Jacob Nelson of Tallahassee. Other survi- vors include several broth- ers and sisters-in-law, nie- ces, nephews, and cousins. Funeral services will be Monday, January 20, 2014 at 11:00 AM at First United Methodist Church of Ma- rianna. Interment will fol- low in Cypress Cemetery with James and Sikes Fu- neral Homes Maddox Chapel directing. The fami- ly will receive friends at the church an hour prior to the service at the church. Please note that all times are Central Standard Time. The family requests that flowers be omitted. If de- sired, memorial contribu- tions may be made to the American" Cancer Society or to First United Method- ist Church, Marianna. Ex4pressions of sympathy may be made online at www.jamesandsikesfuneralhomnes.com McKinnie Funeral Home, 5304 Bowden Hill Road Campbellton, FL 32426 (850) 263-3333 Para Lee Daniels Funeral Services for Para Lee Daniels will be held 11 pm Saturday, January 18th at New Bethel CME Church. Visitation will be 5-7 pm Friday, January 17th at the Mckinnie Fu- neral Home Chapel, with Mckinnie Funeral Home of Campbellton directing. James and Sikes Funeral Home Maddox Chapel 4278 Lafayette Street Marianna, Fl 32446 850.482.2332 http://www.jamesand sikesfuneralhomes.com/ Robert E. Harrell Robert E. Harrell, 76, Of Cottondale died Thursday, January 16, 2014 at his home in Cottondale. Arrangements will be an- nounced by James and Sikes Funeral Home Mad- dox Chapel. Florists Artistic Designs Unimited Inc. Your Local Florist and Gifts 2911 Jefferson St. Marianna 850-372-4456 Visitor From Page 1A the areas he focuses on as he as- sists his family He consistently sends medical supplies, food and cash to his 68- year-old cousin, Mirta Jimenez Villavicencio, and her family, and he gives over-the-counter medi- cations and other supplies to pharmacies in communities near her. A package he sent recently will keep his cousin and her fam- ily well-supplied for about six months. And he was able to do some- thing extra special for his cousin when, under leadership changes, the Cuban government started allowing its citizens to leave the country and visit other places after decades with no significant movement allowed. Villavicencio and her hus- band, Jose Manuel Bermudez de la Nuez, applied for permission from the United States to visit here in 2013. At first, both were denied entry, but Trejo didn't take no for an answer. He went to a U.S. senator, asking him to ap- ply a little pressure in the right places. The next time they applied, Vil- lavicenio was approved to visit. Her husband, however, was not allowed. Based on what Trejo has learned in the process of getting his aunt here for a visit, Trejo said he be- lieves the U.S. government is try- ing to prevent an influx of Cuban citizens who might come for a visit and want to stay permanent- ly once they get here. Fearing that they will become a burden on the resources of the nation as they arrive without jobs and incomes, Trejo said, the U.S. carefully screens the requests to visit. Giv- ing permission to one member of a family and not the other, he thinks, is a strategy the country uses to prevent mass migration. His cousin, he said, has no de- sire to stay because most of her family is still in Cuba. But the stateside visit that started in mid- December has been a good one so far and one she's not likely to forget when she returns home in a few days. With Trejo acting as her trans- lator, Villavicenio said Thursday Giving From Page 1A Thinking about all this, Mills decided to throw herself a "giving party," where all her guests would give something to the two causes instead of buying her a gift. Her children had been secretly planning a sur- prise party for her, and when theylearned of those plans they had to regroup, get on board with her idea and pitch in. And so, on Saturday, that party took place in a big way, as 138 people showed up with their arms full of canned goods and dry pantry items, clothes, cleaning products and other items for Chipola Family Ministries. They brought checks and cash for the scholarship fund, and some earmarked their donations to a third cause: the pantry that Mills keeps stocked with supplies she uses when she cooks for the sick and shut-in resi- dents of her community. Together, her friends donated $872 to the schol- arship fund, gave $450 to stock her pantry, and Fire From Page 1A stage. All six kids and three adults who were inside managed to escape. But Gertrude Pete did not. She, her daughter Cynthia, her mother-in-law, Ruth Elise Pete, and her mother Sarah Johnson, all died in the fire. Younger adults in the family stepped up to help the children pick up the pieces of their lives, and the community stepped in to help the grieving survivors in a big way, Rodell Pete said Thursday. DEBORAH BUCKHALTER/FLORIDAN Mirta Jimenez Villavicencio and her cousin, Rosela Martin (right), got a double dose of pampering at A Wild Hair in Marianna, a salon owned by a family member, Desiree Baggett. that she was grateful to her own country for allowing her come here. Because that permission was granted, she's been able to see her sister for the first time in 20 years. With her sibling in fragile health now, Villavicencio was touched by the experience of reconnecting with her at the age of 64. She's also getting to know some of the younger fam- ily members. On Thursday, for instance, Trejo's daughter Desiree Baggett gave her a makeover at A Wild Hair, the salon Baggett owns in Marianna. Pampered with a new hair- cut and color, a manicure and a pedicure, Villavicencio marveled that a private citizen could own a business. In Cuba, all commerce is controlled by the government. People who are entrepreneurs here would simply be govern- ment employees if they lived in Cuba. Villavicencio browsed the cloth- ing and other goods she found at A Wild Hair as she waited for her makeover to begin. She giggled with Rosela as they sat with foil spikes in their hair. Good haircol- or is hard to come by in Cuba, she said. She plans to stock up while she's here. Villavicencio also is fascinated by some of the technological ad- vances that she's never seen in her country. Things like modern cars with automatic windows, and refrigerators with icemak- ers and in-door water dispensers thrill her. She's amazed to see fully loaded tractor trailer rigs traveling the highways; delivering goods to privately held businesses across the nation. According to Trejo, most cars in Cuba are ancient, and even those are rare sights on the Na- tional Highway. The movement of goods is strictly regulated in Cuba, and all is ultimately under the government's tight control as the country does not have a free market economy. Workers in Cuba are paid by the government at an average rate of $10 a month, translated into American currency, according to Trejo. Each individual in a household is allotted a certain supply of food every month by the government but must pay for that out of the wages they earn working for the government. Villavicencio gets six pounds of rice, one chicken leg and thigh, a half-pound of beans and five eggs. Socialized medical care and ed- ucation produces many medical providers in the country; some hotels have their own nurses. But specialist care is hard to come by, and things like aspirin are treated like gold when Trejo. and others bring it in with the consent and encouragement of the govern- ment there. The cash he brings is welcomed by the government, too, and all foreign money is ex- changed for a. Cuba conversion peso, valued at hot quite a dol- lar for dollar rate, but at far more than the worth of the common Cuban peso. Translated, it's worth about 25 cents on the dollar. While she's here, Trejo is mak- ing sure that Villavicencio gets good meals, picks up some sup- plies she can use at home and sees the culture of the country That's where Marianna comes in. When she's with Rosela in Miami, Trejo said, most of thepeople she encounters are older expatriate Cubans who still carry out many, of the traditions and ways of their homeland. In Marianna, she's being ex- posed. to a different sort of per- son and a younger generation, he said. He hopes that her husband will be able to join her on a fu- ture visit. That's one of the only things she regrets about being here; she's away from someone she loves deeply. Looking back on his childhood, Trejo can imagine how she feels. The family of Peggy Yon Mills gathered for this group photo recently. They are (from left, front row) granddaughter Avery Mills, grandson-Gage Mills, great- granddaughter Makayla O'Rourke, grandson CJ Mills, (back row) son Mark Mills and his. wife, Moon Mills, Peggy Yon Mills, granddaughter Raven Tipton, daughter Eliz Tipton, daughter- in-law Jennifer Mills and son Clay Mills. SUBMITTED PHOTO lugged in 700 pounds of groceries. They came from all over the area to celebrate with her; some guests drove in from Tam- pa, Pensacola, Panama City, and points in Ala- bama and Georgia. They were rewarded with a big birthday lunch that included smoked roasts, fried chicken, baked turkey, Brunswick stew, veggies, desserts and, of course, a big birth- day cake. A cherry cheese- cake in the shape of a red hat trimmed out in the Red Hat Society's custom- ary purple band and bow. Mills is Queen Mother three Red Hat chapters. The tables were deco- rated with centerpieces Individuals and area churches donated enough money to help them pay for the four funerals. They donated enough to help get the children back in clothes and shoes. They offered up their prayers and helped in many oth- er ways, he said. The family still has a way to go in its recovery, but Pete said everyone wishes to thank all those who have reached out to make things a little easier. There are a few days left to add money to the special Pete Family Fire Fund account at Region's Bank before it closes on Jan. 24, Pete said, but that's not why he stopped by the Jackson Couhty Floridan office on Thursday. He illustrating interests that get d share of Mills' con- siderable energy. After the big meal, 52 party plates were as- sembled from what was left over, and some of her guests took those plates to the sick and shut-in peo- ple Mills sees about. Mills and her friend and fellow canasta enthusiast came to deliver a letter to the editor, which should publish in this Sunday's paper. In it, he tried to sum up what all the support has meant to the family. It helps the family go on, he said, as they try to work out some of the unfinished business that they were faced with in the fire's aftermath. Cynthia's son and the twin girls are going to live with Rodell's sister Ruth, in Marianna. Like her mother before her, Ruth is taking on a new trio to nurture after having raised children of her own. The other three are going to live with their mother, Martieka Retta Clough helped de- liver the items bound for CFM on Wednesday. Mills said she hopes her party will inspire other elders to do something similar. She figures she's not the only one who has lived long enough to have all that's needed and who wants to help others on their birthdays. Speights, who got out of the burning house, but she and the children are without a perma- nent address. They're living with one of her grown children right now, but Rodell is trying to help them find a home of their own elsewhere. He's also trying to find housing for another sister, Linda Pete, who lived at the house with their mother and has medical problems that cause her to live on a fixed income. Rodell said the youngest of the children still ask "Where is Mama Gert?" and the rest of the family. He tells them they're in heaven with Jesus. It's something he believes deeply. g aJackson County Vault & Monuments M^^HHQud/iht San'i, t ..WA&mle Prim yCome Visit us at 3424 West Highway 90 8504825041 M Pinecrest 3720 Caverns Road Marianna, FL 32446-1806 (850) 482-3964 FRIDAY. JANUARY 17,2014 7AF- LOCAL & FROM THE FRONT JACKSON COUNTY FLORIDAN www.jcfloridan.com Official: Egyptian voters have backed new charter The Associated Press CAIRO An overwhelming majority of Egyptians who voted on the country's new constitu- tion backed the draft charter, a senior Egyptian official said Thursday, despite criticism from an international monitoring group of a clampdown on free speech ahead of the election. The election official told The Associated Press that unofficial results after most of the ballots had been counted indicated that more than 90 percent voted "yes" on the constitution. He declined to give an estimate on the final turnout and spoke on condition of anonymity because he is not authorized to talk to journalists. The interim government is looking not only for a strong "yes" majority but also a large turnout to win undisputed le- gitirnacy and perhaps a popular THEASSOCIATED PRESS Election workers empty a ballot box at the end of the second, final day of a key referendum on a new constitution, inside a polling station in Cairo, Egypt, on Wednesday. mandate for the military chief, Gen. Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, to run for president later this year. An incomplete estimate pub- lished by the state news agency MENA showed a turnout of about 40 percent in Cairo and Alexandria, both higher than in the 2012 referendum on the Is- lamist-backed constitution. In the western border prov- ince of Masra Matrouh, which has a sizeable constituency of Islamists, turnout was the low- in Egypt's second largest city, est, with only 20 percent of voters showing up, in compari- son to 36.5 percent participation in 2012. In the southern province of As- siut, considered a stronghold of Islamists but with a large Chris- tian population, participation was slightly less than in 2012, dropping from 28 percent to 25 percent. The Election Commission said results will be announced Satur- day evening. The vote held Tuesday and Wednesday was a milestone for Egypt's interim government, in- stalled by the military after a July coup toppled Islamist President Mohammed Morsi following mass protests demanding that he step down. Many considered the vote as key to restoring stability and supporting the current govern- ment in the face of continued opposition and protests from Morsi supporters. But on Thursday, students ral- lied outside the campus of the University of Cairo and fought with security forces. Police fired tear gas, pushing the students back and later arrested 23, au- thorities said. An. Interior Ministry statement said it later deployed forces to clear clashes on campus be- tween pro- and anti-Morsi stu- dents, and that one student was shot and killed. It was not immediately clear who shot the student. The draft constitution is a heavily amended version of a charter .written by Morsi's Is- lamist allies and ratified in December 2012 with some 64 percent of the vote but with a na- tionwide turnout of just over 30 percent. Morsi's Muslim Broth- erhood group and other Islamist groups boycotted the referen- dum, calling it "illegitimate" and vowing to keep up protests. -- fOhio 't "L, ,L "- -' =o Ii Killer's execution takes 25 minutes THE ASSOCIATED PRESS From left, Sen. John Boozman, R-Ark., Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., Sen. Orrin Hatch, R- Utah, Sen. Bob.Corker, R-Tenn., and Sen. Pat Roberts, R-Kan., arrive at the Capitol in Washington on Thursday. Senate passes $1.1 trillion spending bill The Associated Press WASHINGTON Congress sent Presi- dent Barack Obama a $1.1 trillion govern- ment-wide spending billThursday, easing the harshest effects of last year's auto- matic budget cuts after tea party critics chastened by October's partial shutdown mounted only a faint protest. The Senate voted 72-26 for the mea- sure, which cleared the House a little more than 24 hours earlier on a similarly lopsided vote. Obama's signature on the bill was expected inr time to prevent any interruption in government funding Sat- urday at midnight. The huge bill funds every agency of gov- ernmnent, pairing increases for NASA and Army Corps of Engineers construction projects with cuts to the Internal Revenue Service and foreign aid. It pays for imple- mentation of Obama's health care law; a fight over implementing "Obamacare" sparked tea party Republicans to partially shut the government down for 16 days last October. Also included is funding for tighter reg- ulations on financial markets, but at lev- els lower than the president wanted. The compromise-laden legislation re- flects the realities of divided power in Washington and a desire by both Demo- crats and Republicans for an election- year respite after three years of budget wars that had Congress and the White House lurching from crisis to crisis. Both parties looked upon the measure as a way to ease automatic spending cuts that both the Pentagon and domestic agencies had to begin absorbing last year. All 53 Democrats, two independents and 17 Republicans voted for the bill. The 26 votes against it were all cast by Republicans. Shortly before the final vote, Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, delivered a slashing at- tack on Senate Democrats, accusing them of ignoring the problems caused by the health care law. "It is abundantly clear that millions of Americans are being harmed right now by this failed law," Cruz said. The 1582-page bill was really 12 bills wrapped into one in negotiations head- ed by Rep. Harold Rogers, R-Ky.,. and Sen. Barbara Mikulski, D-Md., respec- tive chairmen of the House and Senate Appropriations committees, and their subcommittee lieutenants. They spent weeks hashing out line-by-line details.of a broad two-year budget accord passed in December, the first since 2009. The bill, which cleared the House on a vote of 359-67, increases spending by about $26 billion over fiscal 2013, with most of the increase going to domestic programs. Almost $9 billion in unrequest- ed money for overseas military and diplo- matic operations helps ease shortfalls in the Pentagon and foreign aid budgets. Nation Briefs Campfire embers spark wildfire in hills near LA GLENDORA, Calif. Campfire embers fanned by gusty winds blew up Thursday into a fast-moving wildfire that forced nearly 2,000 people from their homes in the dangerously dry foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains and threatened some densely populated suburbs of Los Angeles. The blaze draped smoke across the LA basin all the way to the coast, and rained ash on Glendora. "We're underneath a giant cloud of smoke," said Jonathan Lambert, general manager of Classic Coffee. "It's throwing quite the eerie shadow." Three men in their 20s were arrested on suspicion of recklessly starting the blaze by tossing paper into a campfire in the Angeles National Forest, just north of Glendora. The forest was under "very high" fire danger restrictions, which bar campfires anywhere except in fire rings in designated campgrounds. There are no designated campgrounds where the fire began, U.S. Forest Service spokeswoman L'Tanga Watson said. By late afternoon, the flames had charred at least 2V2 square miles of dry brush in a wilderness area and destroyed two homes. At least 10 renters were left home- less when the fire destroyed two guest units on the historic grounds of a retreat that once was the summer estate of the Singer sewing machine family. Statues of Jesus and Mary stood unharmed near the blackened ruins. Whipped by Santa Ana winds, the fire quickly spread into neighborhoods where residents were awakened before _Jdawn and ordered to leave. Kerry urges opposition to attend Syrian conference WASHINGTON Secretary of State John Kerry urged the Syrian opposition on Thursday to attend next week's peace conference in Switzerland and said any individual chosen to lead a political tran- sition in the war-torn country must be acceptable to both the government and opposing forces. The opposition groups, which will vote Friday whether to attend the peace conference, say it should lead to a transitional government that would see Syrian President Bashar Assad step down and end four decades of his family's rule in Syria. The government rejects the demand. Speaking to reporters at the State Department, Kerry also pushed back against the Syrian government, which has long said that the conference should focus on fighting terrorism. Kerry said the Syrian government is to blame for in- stability in the country that had attracted extremists from around the world. "We too are deeply concerned about the rise of extremism," Kerry said. "The world needs no reminder that Syria has become the magnet for jihadists and extremists. It is the strongest magnet for terror of any place today. So it defies logic to imagine that those whose brutality created this magnet, how they could ever lead Syria away from extremism and to- wards a better future is beyond any kind of logic or common sense." Kerry said the aim of the conference, which begins Wednesday in Montreux, is to establish a process needed to form by mutual consent a transitional govern- mental body with full executive powers. From wire reports The Associated Press LUCASVILLE, Ohio - A condemned man appeared to gasp several .times and took an un- usually long time to die - almost 25 minutes in an execution carried out Thursday with a combina- tion of drugs never before tried in the U.S. Dennis McGuire's attor- ney Allen Bohnert called the convicted killer's death "a failed, agonizing experiment" and added: "The people of the state of Ohio should be appalled at what was done here to- day in their names." An attorney for Mc- Guire's family said it plans to sue the state over what happened. Dayton de- fense lawyer Jon Paul Rion said the family is deeply disturbed by the execu- tion, which it believes violated his-constitutional rights. McGuire's lawyers had attempted last week to block his execution, argu- ing that the untried meth- od could lead to a medical phenomenon known as air hunger and cause him to suffer "agony and ter- ror" while struggling to catch his breath. McGuire, 53, made loud snorting noises during one of the longest execu- tions since Ohio resumed capital punishment in 1999. Nearly 25 minutes passed between the time the lethal drugs began flowing and McGuire was pronounced dead at 10:53 a.m. Executions under the old method were typically much shorter and did not cause the kind of sounds McGuire made. Prison officials gave in- travenous doses of two drugs, the sedative mid- azolam and the painkiller hydromorphone, to put McGuire to death for the 1989 rape and fatal stab- bing of a pregnant newly- wed, Joy Stewart. 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"It was a game where one team was playing with a sense of ur- gency and another team just couldn't get out of their own way," Indians coach Patrick Blake said Thursday. "They did a great job of taking control of the game early, and I was disappointing with our fight and our lack of re- sponse for the entire game." Chipola trailed by 20 at half- time and never made a seri- ous dent in the TCC lead in the second half. The Indians shot just 38 per- cent for the game, including 4- of-26 from the three-point line, with Blake noting that his team's poor shot selection has been an ongoing issue all season. "It's been the biggest focus in practice for awhile. Unfortunate- ly, maybe it takes a loss like that to wake our guys up," the coach said. "It was a bad loss. We didn't play well at all. It's one of those things we have to learn from, but we've moved on quickly and our focus now is on playing a really See INDIANS, Page 8B Mariainna Basketball Bulldogs try to win district BY DUSTIN KENT dkent@jcfloridan.com The Marianna Bulldogs wiV look to clinch the top seed in the District 1 tournament tonight when they play host to the Walton Braves at 7 p.m. Marianna (17-0 overall, 4-0 in district) won the first matchup with Walton 54-39 on Jan. 16 and the Braves have yet to win a district game (0-3). But Bulldogs coach Travis Blanton said that he is taking nothing for granted in this series, espe- cially after seeing Walton knock his team out of the district tournament last year after Marianna swept the regular season series. "Last year, we beat them by seven and 12 (points) and they ended up beating us in dis- trict, and you never feel good about facing a team that. shoots it the way 'that they do," he said. "They're shooting the ball extremely well and playing with an extra bit of energy defensively and -with a little bounce in their step and that concerns me. We'll have to play well. "I think they're much improved. They're a bet- ter shooting team, a better ball handling team, a better defensive and rebounding team. It's all the important qualities that they've improved in and that's concerning." The Bulldogs .have also been an improved team since the first meeting, with a one-point road win over Pensacola Catholic on Dec. 13 the See BULLDOGS, Page 8B LORIE NABLE/FOR THE FLORIDAN Marianna's Trey Clemmons goes up for a dunk against Blountstown on Monday at Marianna High School. CHIPOLa WOMEN'S STALL Statement game? DANIEL WILLIAMS/FOR THE FLORIDAN Janisha Lindsey tries to shoot over a Gulf Coast defender during a Chipola game last week. Chipola battles NWF for Panhandle supremacy BY DUSTIN KENT dkent@jcfloridan.com The last two unbeaten teams in the Panhandle Conference will face off Saturday night when the No. 13 Northwest Florida State Lady Raid- ers'come to Marianna to take on the No. 4 Chipola Lady Indians at 5:30 p.m. Chipola (19-1) and Northwest Florida State (16-2) both come in at 3-0 in Panhandle play, with the Lady Raiders knocking off TCC, Pen- sacola State, and Gulf Coast State by an average margin of 17.7 points per game, and the Lady Indians winning over Pensacola State, Gulf Coast State, and TCC by an average margin of 11.3 points per game. The Lady Indians have won eight straight overall since suffering their first loss of. the season against St. Petersburg on Dec. 7 and have often looked dominant in doing so. But in Northwest Florida State, Chipola faces a team that is also on an eight-game win streak and also has the look of a true national title contender. "This is a really good basketball team," Lady Indians coach Greg Franklin said of the Lady Raiders. "They have a great guard in Simone Westbrook who is scoring at a high rate and we're definitely paying at- tention to that, but they also have some ready shooters and ready scorers like (Carla) Batchelor and (Ridiane) Eduardo and a couple of See CHIPOLA, Page 8B High School Girls Basketball Sneads, Cottondale girls get district victories BYDUSTIN KENT dkent@jcfloridan.com The Sneads Lady Pirates and Cotton- dale Lady Hornets each picked up a pair of district victories Tuesday night, with Sneads knocking off Graceville 59-11 at SHS and Cottondale defeat- ingWewahitchka 52-34 on the road. The victory was the 10th in a row for the Lady Pirates, who improved to 14- 2 on the season and 9-0 in District 2 competition. Tasherica McMillon scored 13 points to lead Sneads, while Logan Neel added 10 points, De'Aryll Green nine, and Aaliyah Williams seven. fFor the Lady Hornets, Tuesday's win was the fifth of the season and the second in the last *three games, as Cotton- dale went to 5-17 on the year. Brooklyne Brown led the Lady Hornets with 19 points, followed by Arionna Johnson with 14. Sneads and Cottondale will face off today at Sneads High School at 4p.m. Malone Girls Basketball Lady Tigers roll past Arnold for easy 58-30 win BY DUSTIN KENT dkent@jcfloridan.com The Malone Lady Tigers took their third straight victory Thursday afternoon in Panama City knocking off the Arnold Lady Marlins 58-30. Curteeona Brelove scored 25 points to lead the Lady Tigers, who improved to 12-7 on the year, while Angelica Livingston and Alicia Jackson added eight points each, and Brianna Dallas had seven. Malone dominated from the outset, scor- ing the-first nine points of the game and taking a 23-11 lead into the halftime break. The margin was extended to 22 in the third quarter and the Lady Tigers coasted in the fourth with coach Preston Roberts s ubstituting freely. "We got out to a good start and the girls played pretty good," the coach said. "It was a tough game because it was at 3 p.m. and there was nobody really in the gym and (Arnold) is struggling, so it's hard to get the girls up for that but they came out with the intensity they needed. I said we needed to come out and play hard and we did that." Malone will next play Blountstown on Monday at home at 5 p.m. before going on the road to face Marianna on Tuesday and finishing the week Thursday at home against Sneads. L Chipola's Cinmeon Bowers puts up a shot in the lane during a game last week. .,""f ^ .. -* . . -92B + FRIDAY. JANUARY 17. 2014 SPORTS JACKSON COUNTY FLORIDAN www.jcfloridan.com College Football Auburn's Malzahn wins Bryant Award wins Bryant Award The Associated Press HOUSTON Gus Mal- zahn knows all about Bear Bryant, so this award meant a whole lot to the Auburn coach. Malzahn is the Paul "Bear" Bryant College Coach of the Year after leading a remarkable turn- around in his first season in charge of the Tigers, who went to the national title game a year after they went 3-9. Malzahn, who like Bry- ant is from Arkansas, said Wednesday night he was honored to be associated with an award with the name of the fabled former Alabama coach. "When you're growing up he's the man," Malzahn said. "The fact that I'm from the state of Arkansas and he's from Fordyce, Ar- kansas and one of my best friends is coaching high school there makes it even that much more special." Auburn came up just short in the national cham- pionship, with Florida State scoring a touchdown with 13 seconds left to pick up a 34-31 win. "We're still hurting over the fact that we were close to winning the national championship and got beat," Malzahn said. "But if you can remove yourself from that it was a lot of fun, our players came a long way, they improved each THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Auburn coach Gus Malzahqj a finalist for the Paul "Bear" Bryant college coach of the year award, poses with the trophy on Wednesday in Houston. Malzahn was named the winner of the award. week and we were 13 sec- onds away from being the national champion." Malzahn beat out Bay- lor's Art Briles, David Bai- liff of Rice, Michigan State's Mark Dantonio and David Shaw of Stanford for the honor. The Tigers, who were winless in Southeastern Conference play in 2012, reeled off nine straight vic- tories after a loss to LSU on Sept. 21 to gain a spot in the title game this season. They were the talk of col- lege football when they re- turned a missed field goal 109 yards for a last-second score to beat then-top- ranked Alabama on Nov. 30. Malzahn knew his team was talented, but even he was amazed at what Au- burn was able to do this season. Spurrier gets extension, raise The Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. South Carolina's Steve Spurrier has received a one- year contract extension and a raise that will pay the coach $4 million annually. The university board of trustees ap- proved a $700,000 raise and the exten- sion Thursday. The deal ties Spurrier to the school through 2018. If the 68-year- old coach decides to retire, the trustees voted for a contract clause that krould make Spurrier a special assistant to uni- versity President Harris Pastides and athletic director Ray Tanner. With the raise, Spurrier becomes one of the top 10 highest-paid college foot- ball coaches in the country. Spurrier's nine assistant coaches also received raises that put their com- bined compensation at $3.3 million, up from the $2.7 the group earned this past season. All assistants were given new two-year contract agreements except for defen- sive coordinator Lorenzo Ward, who re- ceived a three-year deal. Also earning a raise was quarterbacks coach G.A. Man- gus, whose salary was frozen for a year after his arrest for urinating in public. Mangus' salary increased $100,000 to $275,000. Ward will be the highest-paid assistant at $750,000, a $100,000 raise. The big- gest boost came for offensive line coach Shawn Elliott, who saw his compensa- tion rise from $305,000 to $430,000 next fall. Spurrier thanked Pastides, Tanner and the board for the new contracts and raises. "We all hope to coach here many more years and we still have some goals that have not been accomplished yet," he said. South Carolina coach Steve Spurrier watches from the sideline during the game against Arkansas in Fayetteville, Ark., on Oct.12. Spurrier has received a one-year contract extension and a raise that will pay the coach $4 million annually. Pruitt says he waited 11 years for The Associated Press ATHENS, Ga. Jeremy Pruitt said Wednesday he didn't have to think twice about leaving Florida State after he found out Geor- gia coach Mark Richt was looking for a new defen- sive coordinator; Pruitt said he first met Richt 11 years ago when as a high school coach in Fort Payne, Ala., he brought recruits to Georgia. Pruitt, who coached under his father, Dale Pruitt, at Fort Payne, said he was im- pressed by the 2003 meet- ing with Richt. "It was the first time I ever met him and.when I walked out of that room 30 minutes later I was wowed," Jeremy Pruitt said. "My father looked at me and said 'That's what col- lege football is all about.' I said right then and there if I ever had an opportunity to work for him, I wanted to be a part of his staff." The opportunity came Sunday, when defen- sive coordinator Todd Grantham left Georgia for a similar position at Louisville. Only two days later, Richt on Tuesday hired Pruitt as Grantham's successor. In Pruitt's only season as Florida State's defensive coordinator, the Seminoles THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Jeremy Pruitt (left) is introduced as Georgia's new defensive coordinator by head coach Mark Richt during a news conference Wednesday in Athens, Ga. led the nation in scoring defense and won the 2013 national championship. He was a finalist for the Broyles Award given to the nation's top assistant coach. Richt said he was foggy about th 2003 me at a sumr "We ha the stadiL had pizz could say moment, moment tell you th Richt it at a team fensive pl afternoon ers appla entered ti "He to 'We're go enough s turn it loc Richt sa out in ap Georgiajob ie details of the ter Pruitt spoke. eting with Pruitt "I've never seen that hap- ner camp. pen in 30-something years d the practice in of coaching," Richt said. im and afterward Pruitt takes over a Geor- ;a and I wish I gia defense that struggled I remember that last season. The Bulldogs but I'm glad the ranked only eighth in the happened, I can Southeastern Conference hat," Richt said. in total defense and 78th introduced Pruitt in the nation in scoring a meeting for de- defense. Georgia gave up layers on Tuesday 29 points per game to rank a. Richt said play- 78th in the nation as the uded when Pruitt Bulldogs finished 8-5. he room. Pruitt said he'll run a 3-4 )ld the players base defense but will have ing to be simple multiple variations to aId- so you guys can just to weekly challenges. )se,"' Richt said. Grantham also used a aid players "broke three-man defensive front )plause again" af- as his base scheme. .THE ASSOCIATED PRESS FILE Arkansas State defensive lineman Markel Owens looks to make a tackle against Arkansas-Little Rock during the game in Jonesboro, Ark., on Aug. 31. Clemson DE Beasley to stay in school The Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. - Clemson defensive end Vic Beasley wants one more season with the Tigers. The Atlantic Coast Con- ference leaderwith 13 sacks this season has decided to postpone a shot at the NFL and play his senior season at Clemson. The school announced Beasley's deci- sion Wednesday. When asked what Beas- ley's choice meant for the Tigers in 2014, coach Dabo jSwinney texted back, "Lot of sacks." The announcement also means one of the best de- fensive lines in the country stays together for one last season. Th'e Tigers led the Football Bowl Subdivision in tackles for loss, and de- fensive tackle Grady Jarrett and defensive end Corey Crawford also decided to return. But Beasley was the group's dynamic star, and he stretched out his deci- sion to the final few hours before the deadline for eligible underclassmen to declare for the NFL draft. Arkansas State player killed in shooting The Associated Press An Arkansas State foot- ball player and his step- father were shot to death during a home invasion robbery in Jackson, Tenn., with the athlete apparently trying to protect his par- ents from their attackers, police said Thursday. Markel Owens, a 21-year- old junior defensive line- man for the Red Wolves, was fatally shot along with Johnny Shivers, 36, during the robbery at a duplex on Wednesday night. Shivers died at the scene, while Owens was pronounced dead after being taken to Jackson-Madison County General Hospital. A 37-year-old woman, who was Shivers' wife and Owens' mother, was also shot. She was treated and released from the hospi- tal. Her name was not re- leased, but Owens' mother is listed as Chermaine Ow- ens in the Arkansas State media guide. ' "I think you can conclude that he was protecting his mother and stepfather," We Specialize in Quality Medical & Surgical Care for All Types of Foot & Ankle Problems. ingrown nails warts nail fungus calluses corns orthotics arch disorders heel pain hammertoes bunions bone spurs We Carry Blue Cross Blue Shield & Medicare Approved Diabetic Shoes FOOT x CLINIC Jackson police spokes- man Tyreece Miller said of Owens. Jerry Scott, the school's sports information direc- tor, called it a sad day for the Red Wolves. "We're deeply saddened and our utmost sympa- thies go out to his fam- ily, teammates and class- mates," Arkansas State athletic director Terry Mo- hajir said in a statement. "Please join me in prayer for so many people who are being impacted by the loss of Markel." Investigators say Shivers was arriving home when he was rushed by two masked men and forced inside the apartment, where Owens and his mother were. The suspects demanded money and a struggle began, with Owens attempting to help Shivers by fighting one of the men, police said. Shivers "and Owens were both shot during the strug- gle and one of the gunmen then shot the woman. The suspects got away with a large amount of cash, police said. Ann Jones Clarice Boyette Tim Sapp Owner/Broker Realtor Broker Associate (850)209-9077 (850) 573-1572 (850)209-3595 Come See Us For All Your Real Estate Needs! 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"I still have the mind- set moving forward that I want to be with the Rays," said Price, who at the end of last season seemed re- signed to the fact that he'd probably be dealt during the offseason. The 28-year-old has been the subject of trade specu- lation after going 10-8 with a 3.33 ERA last year while earning $10,112,500. He is eligible for free agency after the 2015 season, and the Rays likely won't be in a position to pay the type of money Price could earn on the open market. If he's traded, Price be- lieves it wouldn't be before Japanese pitcher Masahiro Tanaka decides where to sign. Teams have until Jan. 24 to reach an agreement with Tanaka, a 25-year- old right-hander who was 24-0 with a 1.27 ERA last year for the Japan Series champion Rakuten Golden Eagles. Price believes the Rays, who've made the playoffs four of the past six seasons, could have one of the best teams again in 2014. "I want to be part of it. I think we're going to have a really good season," Price stressed, adding a trade after the start of spring training likely would leave a "bad taste" in the mouths of teammates who'd also like to see him remain with the Rays. Price's 2013 season was interrupted by his first stint on the disabled list, caused by a strained triceps. He went 9-4 with a 2.53 ERA, 102 strikeouts and just 13 walks in 18 starts after coming off the DL on July 2, spurring the Rays' drive for a playoff berth. The No. 1 overall pick in the 2007 amateur draft is 71-39 over parts of six sea- sons and is Tampa Bay's career leader in ERA (3.19) and winning percentage (.645). Price became the fran- chise's first 20-game win- ner in 2012, when he edged Detroit's Justin Verlander in AL Cy Young balloting. He was a 19-game winner in 2010, his first full season in the majors. The left-hander's sal- ary for 2014 will account for a significant portion of a projected payroll of about $72 million. Carlos Pena earned $10.25 mil- lion in 2010, the previ- ous season high for the Rays. Rodriguez says year-long suspension could be benefit The Associated Press MEXICO CITY Alex Rodriguez says his season-long suspension could be a benefit, allowing him to rest and return to the Yankees for the final three years of his contract. Speaking late Wednesday in Mexico's capital during a promotional appear- ance, Rodriguez declined to talk specifi- cally about his suspension for violating baseball's drug agreement and labor contract. Rodriguez, in his first public comments since arbitrator Fredric Horowitz's deci- sion Saturday, said he wanted to end his career with NewYork. Yankees managing general partner Hal Steinbrenner has declined to talk about his possible return but has called him a "great player." "The 2014 season could be a big help for me," Rodriguez said. "It might serve as a break and close the chapter, and begin in 2015 with my last three years under contract with the Yankees." Rodriguez, who will be 39 when the 2015 season opens, repeated several times that this part of his life had not been completed. "I want to retire in New York, and I think the rest will do me good," he added. "For me, the book isn't finished. There are still chapters to finish.... Right now I haven't thought about retiring." Rodriguez, fifth on the career list with 654 homers sued the Major League Base- ball and the players' union on Monday in an effort to overturn the decision by Horowitz, who reduced what originally was a 211-game suspension issued by Selig in August. "This process has been taxing both mentally and physically throughout the past eight months," Ron Berkowitz, a spokesman for Rodriguez, said in a statement Thursday. "Alex will abide by the rulings of the federal judge.- what- ever he decides and get ready for 2015 should the judge rule against him. He will continue to move forward with his complaint which will help all players against this unfair system." Also speaking Wednesday night, Yan- kees captain Derek Jeter said he is sad- dened by the situation. "The whole situation is bad," Jeter said at his Turn 2 Foundation golf classic in Tampa,-Fla. "The whole thing has been kind of messy." Jeter has been in communication with Rodriguez, but declined to say what was discussed. "I'm sure it's a rough situation," Jeter said. Hall of Famer Goose Gossage attend- ed Jeter's event and called the Rodriguez matter unfortunate for the game and everyone involved. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS FILE New York's Alex Rodriguez arrives at the offices of Major League Baseball in New York on Oct. 1. PARADISE VALLEY, Ariz. - Major League Baseball will greatly expand instant replay to review close calls starting this season. MLB announced Thurs- day that owners, players and umpires have ap- proved the new system. Each manager will be al- lowed to challenge at least one call per game. If he's right, he gets another chal- lenge. After the seventh inning, a crew chief can re- quest a review on his own if the manager has used his challenges. The so-called "neighbor- hood play" at second base on double plays cannot be challenged. Many had safety concerns for middle infielders being wiped out by hard-charging runners- if the phantom force was subject to review. "I tell you the fans will love it," baseball Commisioner Bud Selig said after owners met and voted their unani- mous approval. All reviews will be done by current MLB umpires at a replay center in MLB. come's New York office. To create a large enough staff, MLB agreed to hire six new big league umpires and call up two minor league umps for the entire season. A seventh major league umpire will be added to re- place the late Wally Bell. Joe Torre, MLB's execu- tive vice president of base- ball operations, said work continues on a proposed rule that would ban home- plate collisions between runners and the catcher. 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NFOALNYLP NYWOOTHL Previous Solution: "Be led. by your talent and not by your self-loathing ... everything beautiful in the world is within you." Russell Brand TODAY'S CLUE: r sienbe n @2014 by NEA, Inc., dist. by Universal Uclick 1-17 Horoscope CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) Keep a close watch on your situation today. Not everyone will play by the same rules. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) Get whatever is troubling you out in the open. The more direct you are, the surer you will be of the path you have chosen. PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) -You will not see your situation clearly. Don't be fooled by someone trying to ferret out personal information. ARIES (March 21-April 19) -Accept the in- evitable, but don't initiate change. Listen for any changes that might affect your status. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) Broach personal subjects with caution. Showing compassion will help you ease into a situa- tion that has the potential to turn emotional. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) Deal with a fraught situation while you have the chance. Things will be easier when you need a favor or aid in return. CANCER (June 21-July 22) Get together with someone you love. Sharing stories will help you build a closer bond. LEO (July 2a-Aug. 22) - Don't let added respon- sibilities get you down. The more quickly you get your chores out of the way, the sooner you will be able to enjoy a change of pace. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) - Find out all you-can about things that inter- est you. Listening to what others have to say will give you a wide variety of op- tions to consider. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) - Don't dilly-dally or you will be criticized forbeing indecisive. Take action based on what works best for you. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) Stay out of emotion- al talks that you cannot win. Concentrate on learn- ing about new people, places and pastimes. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) Consider making a personal invest- ment or improvement to your home and your surroundings. Annie's Mailbox Dear Annie: My husband's family came to town for a week over the holidays, We made plans to be with them every eve- ning except one. My parents were in the final stages of a job relocation andwere leaving town that same weekend. We gave my family the one evening, Sunday, that was not delegated to my in-laws. My husband's parents asked us twice to go out to dinner with them and their friends on that same evening. We politely declined both times, explaining that we had plans.,That Sunday morning, we found out that my in-lawshad made din- ner reservations for us anyway. Some- how, to my husband, this meant we had to reconsider our options. I thought it was extremely rude. After several hours of arguing, my husband and I compromised by saying we would go to dinner with his parents, eat quickly and then spend the rest of the evening with my parents. Well, dinner was a disaster. One couple was an hour late, and my in-laws insisted on waiting for them. Then, my husband and I, along with his brother, were put at.the "children's" table with three kids under the age of 13. After we finally In golf, there is usually more than one way to hit a shot to the green as- suming, of course, you are skillful enough to do that. In bridge, many deals give only one side a chance to do something meritorious: declarer or the defense. But some- times both sides will have an opportunity, although one side might require the other to err. That applies in this deal. Would you prefer to declare or defend in three no-trump after West leads a diamond to dummy's bare ace? If you like to declare, look at only the North- South hands and plan the play. Alternatively, cover the managed to leave, we ran to my parents' house only to find everyone else had gone. My husband considers this a success- ful outcome, but I do not. My family was deeply offended by my in-laws' usurping our only evening together. Am I crazy to think he should have honored the original plans? -STILLANGRY Dear Still: Your husband is wrong to think your plans should be changed because someone else rearranged them without your knowledge or permission. He obviously wanted to spend time with his family and not yours, which was un- fair under the circumstances. When you agreed to attend his family's dinner, you also should have set a time to leave and done so, regardless of where you were in the meal. A better compromise would have been for him to have dinner with his folks while you spent the time with yours. While not ideal, it would have been better than anger, resentment and an argument. Now let it go. You'll do better next time. Bridge West and South hands. At trick two, declarer leads the club king from the board. How would you, East, defend? South starts with only six top tricks: two spades, one heart and three diamonds. The other tricks must come from clubs, but dummy is short of entries. South should be happy to lose two club tricks and to do it as quickly as possible. So, at trick two, he leads a low club from the board. After that, everything is under control. If the defenders must get two tricks in a suit you wish to establish, make them take those tricks as quickly as possible. If South makes the mis- take of starting with a club North 01-17-14 # A74 V 6 3 2 *A K Q 8 6 5 2 West East * J9 Q 10 8 2 VQ1095 K4 *J9863 10742 49 7 46AJ 10 South K 6 5 3 V AJ 8 7 KQ5 4 43 Dealer: North Vulnerable: North-South South West North East 1 Pass 1 V Pass 2 4 Pass 3 NT Pass Pass Pass Opening lead: 6 honor at trick two, East can defeat the contract by ducking, letting declarer take the trick. Then South lacks the dummy entries to establish and run the suit. 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Well established with over 400 consignors & a growing customer base, sales of 100K + yr. Unlimited potential for increase sales & expansion. Store fixtures, eqiup, & database included, Will train new owner. Leave message at 334-677-5113 Janitorial Business for sale Equipment, training and 60K annual gross $19,500 504-915-1474 4 (?) MERCHANDISE AMF Playmaster Pool Table- Red felt 4x8. Very good condition. All accessories included. Buy- er responsible for moving. Located in Enter- prise. $1750.00 OBO. Call or text 334-806-6004. DIABETIC TEST STRIPS NEEDED I BUY SEALED/ UNEXPIRED BOXES CALL BOB (334) 219-4697 OR (850) 710-0189 Wanted: Old Coins, Gold, Diamonds, Guns, And Tools West Main Jewelry & Loan 334-671-1440. M ISCELANOUS IAIT MSWA Ni, RECORDS WANTED paying $1. each for old 45's, 78's & LP's, Ig. collections only 803-215-9856. RN Program Textbooks Six books have never been used and those that were factory shrink plastic wrapped still are. At Chipola College bookstore these 6 are sold in a bundle for $317 + tax. 1. All-in-One Care Planning Resource (3rd Ed.; 2. Comp. Review for NCLEX Exam (5th Ed.) ; 3. Mosby's Nursing Drug Guide (10th Ed.) ; 4. Mosby's Med. Dictionary of Nursing (9th Ed.)5. Mosby's Diagnostic Test Ref (11 Ed.) ; 6. Custom eBook Library for all the above. (Pageburst) Textbooks above are 2nd bundle for RN prog. @ Chipola. Also have 1st bundle some never used all in excellent cond. (pd. $734) other items required for program. Would consider breaking bundle IF I couldsell 2 or more to individual. Call 850-274-8776. Tanning Bed Solor Storm 24 lamp 110 volt, for residential, good condition. $950.334-347-1954. Firewood for Sale $75 Delivered. 850-557-9311 or 850-683-9689. Gun Ruger Model P85 Mark II automatic 9 mm $400.850-643-5887 Pistol. Kahr PM 40 concealed carry pistol. Stainless. Comfort grip. 2 mags. 2 concealed carry holsters. Less than 50 rounds shot. Like new. $500. 334-701-7149. 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VISIT FLORIDA, the official tourism marketing corporation for the State of Florida, has An opening for an energetic and career-minded MAINTENANCE SPECIALIST at the US231 Official Florida Welcome Center in Campbellton, FL. This janitorial position is responsible for facility upkeep to include hands on facility cleaning, proper use and care of the center's equipment, handling incoming deliveries including stacking and unloading of incoming boxes, minor repairs, taking part in brochure inventory process and other related'functions. Team-player ability required. We offer a competitive salary and benefits package. *- Deadline for application is February 7,2014. Qualified candidates will need to apply for the position through VISIT FLORIDA's web page www.VISITFLORIDA.org/iobs. VISIT FLORIDA EOE M/F/D/V DISTRIBUTION CENTER MARIANNA, FLORIDA Now Hiring Full Time Bulk Order Filler Position 1st 2nd, and 3rd Shifts Competitive Pay and Benefits Package! Please apply in person at: Family Dollar Distribution Center 3949 Family Dollar Parkway, Marianna, Florida 32448 Must be 18 Years Old. Equal Opportunity Employer Drug Free Workplace.. . r..................................................................... o E s mPress Operator .Dothan Eagle has an immediate opening for a press operator. Responsibilities include setup, operation, repair and maintenance of Press/Plate Making Equipment, meeting company guidelines to produce hIigh quality products within strict deadlines. Successful candidate must.be capable of maintaining a clean work environment while following company safety guidelines and adhere to production print schedules and employee work schedules to coincide with production schedules. Must fully comply with all company policies and procedures and at all times when representing the company, operate in a thorough professional manner including communication, attendance, punctuality, and dress. 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Solution to Thursday's puzzle 685142397 73 1 5 98462 492376851 249815736 81 3769245 576423918 T27954683 364281579 958637124 9__^ 5_ 0 8 37'1 4 1/17/14 Pla e n A- |Fast, easy, no pressure P lace A24 hours a day, 7 days a week! ; \ Get live previews of your classified ads, receive price quotes 1" l l LW and make secure online payments. www.jcfloridan..comr 90W ir _' L e l________________________ mV I U-4[I!'-I I 6B Friday, January 17, 2014 e Jackson County Floridan GENERL EMLOYMNT-GEERALEMPLYMEN Library Director Pos#122 Master's degree in Library Science and 3 to 5 years of progressively responsible experience in a public library setting, including adminis- trative supervisory duties; or any equivalent combination of training and experience which provides the required knowledge, skills and abilities. For Library information visit their website at www.jcplfl.org. Starting Salary: $48,76.001/yr. 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Equipment Operator I Pay Grade 13 Road DepL Pos#567 High school diploma or equivalent with 1-2 or more years of experience in the safe operation of a farm tractor and cutting head with hydraulic/electrical switches and driving truck with a loaded trailer attached; able to supervise inmates. Must have a valid Class "B" FL drivers license prior to employment. Starting Salary: $17,236.00/yr. Submit Jackson County employment application to the Human Resources Dept., 2864 Madison Street Marianna, FL 32448. PH 850-482-9633. or www.jacksoncountyfl.net/ Deadline to apply is 01/27/2014 Drug-Free Workplace/EOF/V.Pref/ADA/AA Wftyrnl DISTRIBUTION CENTER MARIANNA, FLORIDA Now Hiring Full Time 1st shift Class B Trailer Technician Requirements: Minimum of 3 years experience in heavy-duty trailer maintenance or 2 years experience in heavy-duty trailer maintenance with a SDiesel/Auto technical School Degree. Hydraulics experience preferred. Current brake certification and proper certification to perform FHWA inspections preferred. Competitive Pay and Benefits Pakckage! Please apply in person at: Family Dollar Distribution Center 3949 Family Dollar Parkway. Marianna, Florida 32448 Must. be 18 Years Old Equal Opportunity Employer Drug Free Workplace Job Announcement North Florida Child Development is seeking an Early Child Development and Disability Specialist Must have a Bachelor's degree or advance degree in early childhood education; or a Bachelor's or advanced degree and coursework equivalent to a major relating to early childhood education. Must have 3 years of experience in child development, early child development, and/or disabilities services. Must have experience in the following disciplines of developing and supporting articulated training and technical assistance for a diverse early care and teachers; planning/implementing educational component plans, and working with families and children with disabilities. NFCD offers an attractive benefit package (health, dental, life, disability, sick leave, etc.) For detailed information view careers at www.floridachildren.org. 4' Send resumes to: smcgill (Ifloridachildren.org, fax (850) 639-6167. DFWP/M-F/7-5/EOE -'t_ /~~s /"L '^^^^A NOW HIRING CASHIERS Handimart Stores Competitive pay, paid vacation & benefit package. Sangaree Oil Co., 850-482-5241 EOE. Job Announcement North Florida Child Development is seeking Preschool and VPK teachers for our Centers located in Blountstown, Wewahitchka, and Port St. Joe. have at least a FCCPC/CDA. NFCD offers an attractive benefit package (health, dental, life, disability, sick leave, etc s Send resumes to: smcgillhfloridachildren.org, fax (850) 639-6167. DFWP/M-F/7-5/EOE (p ) EDUCATION Ig'J & INSTRUCTION Look ahead to your future! Start'training fOR TI for a new career in R% TI Medical Assisting, COLLEGE Medical Office Admin., Pharmacy Technology, & HVAC! Call Fortis College 855-445-3276 For consumer info: visit www.fortis.edu } ~RESIDENTIAL ( REAL ESTATE FOR RENT 2 2BR/1% BA Apartment For Rent in Nice Neighborhood $600/Mo. Do Call 850-482-5134 -4 Apartments for Rent in Greenwood 2BR$450 1BR $400 p Call 850-326-4289 4 Cedar Creek Apartments 1BR/1BA $S500 AppI, lawn care & pest control included. Must be 62 or older or disabled. Call 850-352 3878 or email cedarcreekinchousino.net 1 & 2BR Apartments in Marianna 2 & 3BR Mobile Homes Rent to Own Lot rent included. For details ,o 850-557-3432 or 850-814-6515 4- 2/1 house Baker Ave. Marianna $575. mo $650. dep No Pets 1 yr. lease Call Joanne 850-693-0570 Afford 3/2 Brick Home Engery Efflecent 2 car garage and covered porch $850 Mo. + Dep. Also Cottondale 3/1.5 Brick Co. Hm. on 1 ac. $650. + dep. RENT OR OPTION TO BUY w/ Income & Credit approval Call 850-579-4317 & 850-866-1965 Austin Tyler & Co * Quality Homes & Apartments 4 850- 526-3355 or austintylerco.com "Prooertv Management Is Our ONLY Business" "i -. -ss CONCETEWORK& CATIG- [ o] [] .il =V o ^^;1[ : [_ !--'] JJones Concrete, LLC Travis Jones Free Estimates/Reasonable Rates House Slabs Sidewalks Driveways & Pole Barns 50-63-5812 30+ Years Experience Bnffisaisf;E Dozer and Excavation Work SPonds Road Building Demolition Pine Tree Planting Herbicide Spraying Fire Line Plowing Burning Insured and Refeence2Avalabl clay 0'NeaI ceVl50 2 5 clayslandclearing@gmal.com NEW TIRE1 BELOW RETAIL Pn- Emo ! TRIPLE ., Pin Tre lntng-Hebcie payn Fie Lin PlowU ing Burnin 850.526.1700 Hours: Mon-Fri 7-5 Sat 7-1 2978 Pierce Street (behind Tim's Florist) Find jobs fast and easy! Clean Your Closet SI will buy youth slightly used S undamaged clothing. Cal1 (850) 348-0588 LANDS CAP* -ADEN MODEL / #B3OL, B42L In Stock j More Models Available C850-526-7368 2890 Noland St. Marianna HAPPY HOME REPAIR WE'LL BEAT ANY PRICE!! Big Or Small Jobs WELCOME 85-8283 e: 85-22-62 "Beautification of Your Home" Carpentry/Painting Installations Furniture Repair & Refinishing General Repairs Insured WiliamH. oti, J. (50)69-90 www..iCFLORIDAN.com M:OBILEHOM SoSFO RE 2/2 located in Sneads $350. mo. 4& 850-573-0308 4- S2 & 3 bedroom mobile Homes in Cottondale. $500 and up. H20, garbage, sewer included. http://www.charioscountryliving.com. 850.209-8847 4- 2 & 3BR Mobile Homes in Cottondale. NO PETS CH&A $325- $SS00/Month Please call 850-258-1594 or 850-638-8570 Leave Message 2 & 3 BR Mobile Homes in Marianna & Sneads (850)209-8595 I 2BR / LSBA at Millpond $495 rent + deposit. Has utility shed, screened in front porch 850-209-3970 NO PETS 3/1 mbl. hm. appl. incl. located in Altha $350. mo. + dep. 850-272-2972 Marianna area 2/2 Mbl. Hm. in park CH&A water, sewage No Pets or Smoking Ref. Reg. 1st. & last $500. mo. 850-482-8333 Small Quiet Family Oriented Park -1,2 & 3BR MH's for Rent includes water, garbage, lawn care, No Pets 850-592-1639 SNEADS area N. of 90 3/2 remodeled inside on acre $500. me. 1st-last sec. NO PETS 50-272-1351 or 850-482-2272 COMMERCIAL 4 REAL ESTATE FOR RENT COMMERC:lIA&INDUSTR.i;A~lllDliNGl.! Freezer Cooler Warehouse Combination 1600' sq. ft, Termapherm Freezer, 900 sq ft. cooler, 3000 sq. ft. Warehouse, Semi-loading dock total 5500 sq. ft. $3950. mo. 850-718-6541. 4 Located in Marianna, Fl. 4w ,,- RESIDENTIAL (LU) REAL ESTATE FOR SALE HMS WTHAREG Beautiful Graceville FL home and farm - 4BR, 3 / BA, custom built home on 239 acres. Can divide. 175 acres tillable for corn, soy- beans, cotton. Large free standing building. 3 wells. Joe Farris, Land and Stand Properties. 850-387-5517 Malone 3/3 2231sf, brick home CH/A florida rm. fenced bk yd. 2 storage building, 1 block from school, $160,000. OBO 334-300-7170 OR 850-591-4729 cIIsssarIs C/CE =x 7 8 9 + 4 5 6 - 1 2 3 o0 E n ENTER RECREATION Winnebago 1995 Vectra 33 ft. C/H&A, auto lev- eling, Q-bed, new tires, batteries, frig. 7.5 Onan generator, Ig. awning, lots of storage in & out- side, micr-convection oven combo, gas stove, hot water heater, 30 or 50 amp power, all original paper work. $20,000. OBO 334-585-6689 (r) TRANSPORTATION 1965 Mustang Convertible Red with Parch- ment Top and Pony Interior, very nice, new tires, Great Car with A/C. 334-301-3574 f Plymouth'65 Valiant Convertible, Automatic, A/C, 273 SV8, Good Condition! $6,000 OBO 850-263-4563 CADILLAC 1991 Brougham, under 15 thousand miles, garage kept $5,500 OBO 334-687-9161 Chevrolet 2005 Impala LT 42,800 miles, family owned, smoky gray color, exc. cond. $6900. 334-699-2830. No Terms Ford 1994 F-150 XLT, single cab, auto, 302 V8, dual tanks, PS, PB, PS, PDL, PW, complete brake job, full tune up. Red/Silver, red cloth seat. Looks, runs and drives good. Must see! $4,595. Owner, Dothan, 334-671-3059. Ford 2001 Taurus, 231K miles, good condition. $1700. Send inquiries to: lgriffin@dothaneagle.com or Call 334-712-7962 from 9-5 -" ."-- B Honda 2000 Odyssey ... e.= j Family van- Runs perfect. iClean inside & out.- Ice-cold j air. Everything works. Has been garage kept. 152k mi. $4,995. For more info call 334-693-9360 Call 526-3614 to place your ad. * Tree Removal Tree Trimming . 9 Stump Grinding Insured* Free Estimates 593-4455 BONLDED --EW INSURED n^ pVID LEWIS ROOFING CO. :f i 265-6023 LICENSE #,RC0043637 davidlewisroofing@knology.net I l m 1406 MinnesotaAve. Lynn Hven, fL 32444 'ALL YOUR ROOFING NEEDS* Metal Shingles Flat Roofs Insured LC, RC2902751G 850-573-1880 Serving Jackson and Surrounding Counties ,North Florida Rental DOLMAR =zsssBazelA Q 91 POWER PRODUCTS MODEL #PS32, PS421, PS510 In Stock More Models Available 850-526-7368 2890 Noland St. Marianna JACKS 6N CO U N T Y FLORIDAII jcfloridan.com monster FIND LOCAL JOBS AT: WWW.JCFLORIDAN.COM/JOBS CLASSIFIED REA ESATEAUCION FOR SALE BY AUCTION "Everyone Welcome" Auction Held At Property Saturday, January 25 @ 12PM CST Preview from 11:30 AM or Drive-By Anytime 80 Acres w Home Site 2 Deep Wells, Septic Tank 5748 Hartsfield Road Greenwood, Florida MATHEW EBERIUS (727) 488-2423 MEberius@AHAuctioneers.com : 0 - --M OBLEHM ES FOR SALE-1 2004 14x70 Southern Energy MH 3/1 energy efficient, new floors & paint, skirting & 1 porch/deck $10,000 850-482-3524 ---------------- _ m _jl 11 M. --rry"'T lfrlTfll I--_ C ASSTFIEDS www.JCF~rLORVIL)AIN.comI Jackson County Floridan e Friday, January 17, 2014- 7 B SGOT BAD CREDIT? 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Call for appointment, dealer. 877497-7975 LGL NTEGALS ii 0 LF160358 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT, FOURTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR JACKSON COUNTY, FLORIDA CASE NO.: 13000374-CA FIRST FEDERAL BANK OF FLORIDA, a Banking corporation organized under the laws of the United States of America, f/k/a FIRST FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK OF FLORIDA Plaintiff, DANIEL D. BROWN, ET AL, Defendantss. NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NOTICE is hereby given that DALE RABON GU- THRIE, Clerk of the Circuit Court of Jackson County, Florida, will on the 27th day of Febru- ary, 2014, at 11:00 a.m. CST in the front lobby of the Jackson County courthouse, 4445 Lafay- ette Street, Marianna, FL 32446, offer for sale and sell at public outcry to the highest and best bidder for cash, the following described property situated in Jackson County, Florida, to-wit: SEE EXHIBIT "A" ATTACHED HERETO AND BY REFERENCE MADE A PART HEREOF. Pursuant to the Final Judgment of Foreclosure entered in a case pending in said Court, the style of which is as set out above, and the docket number of which is 13000374-CA. 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 official seal of said Court, this 9th day of January, 2014. /s/DALE RABON GUTHRIE Clerk of the Circuit Court Jackson County, Florida FIRST FEDERAL BANK OF FLORIDA PAUL V. SMITH, ESQ. P.O. BOX 2029 Tammy Bailey By: Deputy Clerk 4705 U.S. HIGHWAY 90 WEST LAKE CITY, FL 32056 EMAIL: smithj@ffsb.com EXHIBIT "A" PARCEL 1: COMMENCE AT THE INTERSECTION OF THE EAST LINE OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 10, TOWNSHIP 3 NORTH, RANGE 10 WEST OF JACK- SON COUNTY, FLORIDA AND THE SOUTH RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF DRY CREEK ROAD, THENCE RUN WEST ALONG SAID RIGHT OF WAY, 1267.00 FEET, THENCE CONTINUE WEST ALONG SAID RIGHT OF WAY LINE, 218.07 FEET, THENCE DE- PARTING SAID RIGHT OF WAY ON A BEARING OF SOUTH, 199.75 FEET TO THE POINT OF BE- GINNING, THENCE CONTINUE SOUTH, 199.75 FEET, THENCE RUN EAST PARALLEL WITH THE SAID RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF DRY CREEK ROAD, 218.07 FEET, THENCE NORTH, 199.75 FEET, THENCE WEST PARALLEL WITH THE SAID RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF DRY CREEK ROAD, 218.07 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING. TOGETHER WITH AN INGRESS, EGRESS AND UTILITIES OVER, ACROSS AND UPON THE FOL- LOWING DESCRIBED PROPERTY: COMMENCE AT THE INTERSECTION OF THE EAST LINE OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 10, TOWNSHIP 3 NORTH, RANGE 10 WEST OF JACK- SON COUNTY, FLORIDA, AND THE SOUTH RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF DRY CREEK ROAD, THENCE RUN WEST ALONG SAID RIGHT OF WAY, 1267.00 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING, THENCE DEPARTING SAID RIGHT OF WAY ON A BEARING OF SOUTH, 259.75 FEET, THENCE RUN EAST PARALLEL WITH THE SAID RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF DRY CREEK ROAD, 30.00 FEET, THENCE NORTH, 259.75 FEET, THENCE WEST PARALLEL WITH THE RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF DRY CREEK ROAD, 30.00 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGIN- NING. PARCEL 2: COMMENCE AT A '" IRON ROD AND CAP (PSM 6525) MARKING THE INTERSECTION OF THE EAST LINE OF THE SOUTHEAST 14 OF NORTH- WEST 14 OF SECTION 10, TOWNSHIP 3 NORTH, RANGE 10 WEST, JACKSON COUNTY, FLORIDA WITH THE SOUTHERLY MAINTAINED RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF DRY CREEK ROAD, THENCE S 01005'04" W, ALONG SAID EAST LINE, A DIS- TANCE OF 399.50 FEET TO A 2" IRON ROD AND CAP (PSM 6525), THENCE LEAVING SAID EAST LINE, N8656'52" W, A DISTANCE OF 446.49 FEET TO A " IRON ROD AND CAP (LB 7476), SAID IRON ROD BEING THE POINT OF BEGIN- NING; THENCE S 01005'04" W, A DISTANCE OF 415.34 FEET TO A " IRON ROD AND CAP (LB. 7476), THENCE N 87027'23" W, A DISTANCE OF 1038.79 FEET TO A " IRON ROD AND CAP (LB 7476), THENCE N 0107'33" E, A DISTANCE OF 424.55 FEET TO A " IRON ROD AND CAP (PSM 6525), THENCE S 86058'52" E, A DISTANCE OF 1038.76 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING. ALSO AN EASEMENT FOR INGRESS AND EGRESS DESCRIBED AS: BEGIN AT THE INTERSECTION OF THE EAST LINE OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 10, TOWN- SHIP 3 NORTH, RANGE 10 WEST, AND THE SOUTH RIGHT OF WAY OF DRY CREEK ROAD, AND RUN SOUTH ALONG THE EAST LINE OF SAID SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF THE NORTH- WEST QUARTER, 399.5 FEET, THENCE RUN WEST 50.00 FEET, THENCE RUN NORTH 399.5 FEET, TO THE SOUTH RIGHT OF WAY OF DRY CREEK ROAD, THENCE RUN EAST 50.00 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING. EASEMENT: A 30 FOOT INGRESS, EGRESS AND PUBLIC UTIL- ITIES EASEMENT DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: COMMENCE AT A VY" IRON ROD AND CAP (PSM 6525) MARKING THE INTERSECTION OF THE EAST LINE OF THE SOUTHEAST /4 OF NORTH- WEST 14 OF SECTION 10, TOWNSHIP 3 NORTH, RANGE 10 WEST, JACKSON COUNTY, FLORIDA WITH THE SOUTHERLY MAINTAINED RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF DRY CREEK ROAD, THENCE S 01-05'04" W, ALONG SAID EAST LINE, A DIS- TANCE OF 399.50 FEET TO A !" IRON ROD AND CAP (PSM 6525), SAID IRON ROD BEING THE POINT OF BEGINNING, THENCE CONTINUE S 01005'04" W, ALONG SAID EAST LINE, A DIS- TANCE OF414.05 FEET TO A " IRON RODAND CAP (LB 7476), THENCE LEAVING SAID EAST LINE, N 8902'19" W, A DISTANCE OF 30.00 FEET, THENCE N 01-05'04" E, A DISTANCE OF 30.00 FEET TO A " IRON ROD AND CAP (LB 7476), THENCE CONTINUE N 01-05'04" E, 385.14 FEET TO A /" IRON ROD AND CAP (LB 7476), THENCE S 86056'52" E, A DISTANCE OF 30.02 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING. EASEMENT 4: A 30 FOOT INGRESS, EGRESS AND PUBLIC UTIL- ITIES EASEMENT DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: COMMENCE AT A i" IRON ROD AND CAP (PSM 6525) MARKING THE INTERSECTION OF THE EAST LINE OF THE SOUTHEAST ,4 OF NORTH- WEST ,4 OF SECTION 10, TOWNSHIP 3 NORTH, RANGE 10 WEST, JACKSON COUNTY, FLORIDA WITH THE SOUTHERLY MAINTAINED RIGHT OF WAY OF DRY CREEK ROAD, THENCE S 0105'04' W, ALONG SAID EAST LINE, A DISTANCE OF 813.55 FEET TO A " IRON ROD AND CAP (PSM 6525), THENCE LEAVING SAID EAST LINE, N 8902'19"' W, A DISTANCE OF 30.00 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING, THENCE CONTINUE N 8902'19" W, A DISTANCE OF 416.23 FEET TO A " IRON ROD AND CAP (LB 7476), THENCE N 01005'04' E, A DISTANCE OF 30.00 FEET TO A /" IRON ROD AND CAP (LB 7476), THENCE S. 8902'19"' E, A DISTANCE OF.416.23 FEET TO A " IRON ROD AND CAP (LB 7476), THENCE S 0105'04"' W, A DISTANCE OF 30.00 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING. LF160362 INVITATION TO BID JACKSON COUNTY NOTICE is hereby given to all interested per- sons or firms that sealed bids will be accepted at the Jackson County Purchasing Department located at the Jackson County Administration building, 2864 Madison Street, Marianna, Fl. 32448 NO LATER THAN 2:00 pm C.T. on 01/30/14 for the following projects: BID NUMBER: 1314-08 BID NAME: one (1) ton 2W/D Extended cab Pick-up truck Complete bid specifications on our web page w ww.jacksoncountyfl.net BID OPENING: Bids will be opened and recorded JACKSON COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Purchas- ing Department located at 2864 MADISON STREET, Marianna, Florida 32448 on 01/31/14 10:00AM C.T. Specifications and General Conditions may be obtained from the Purchasing Department be- tween the hours of 8:00 A.M. C.T. and 4:00 P.M. C.T. Monday through Friday. Information or In- quiries may be made by contacting Stan Hascher, Purchasing Agent, at 2864 Madison Street, Marianna, Florida or voice phone 850- 718-0005, or Fax 850-482-9682. A complete copy of the Bid Packet may be acquired through the Jackson County Purchasing WEB site: www.jac ksoncountyfl.us. Click on the Purchasing De- partment site then click on current bids and RFP's to obtain a copy. Bids SHALL be submitted in a sealed envelope marked: SUBMISSION DEADLINE: DATE: 01/30/14 TIME: 2:00 pm CT SEALED BIDS and identified by the NAME OF THE FIRM, NAME AND NUMBER OF THE BID, ALONG WITH THE DATE AND TIME OF OPEN- ING. List of bidders and awards (if any) shall be an- nounced at a meeting of the Jackson County Board of County Commissioners. Bid award will be made to the best bidder, but the right is reserved to reject any or all bids. Board of County Commissioners Dale Rabon Guthrie CLERK OF CIRCUIT COURT By: Chuck Lockey BOARD CHAIRMAN EEO STATEMENT Jackson County is committed to assuring equal opportunity in the award of contracts and, therefore, complies with all laws prohibiting discrimination on the basis of race, color, reli- gion, national origin, age and sex. LF160360 INVITATION TO BID JACKSON COUNTY NOTICE is hereby given to all interested per- sons or firms that sealed bids will be accepted at the Jackson County Purchasing Department located at the Jackson County Administration building, 2864 Madison Street, Marianna, Fl. 32448 NO LATER THAN 2:00 pm C.T. on 01/30/2014 for the following project: BID NUMBER; 1314-03 BID NAME: Request for one (1) 33,000 GWVR Cab &Chassis BID OPENINGS: '01/31/2014 10:00AM C.T. Bids will be opened and recorded by the JACK- SON COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Pur- chasing Department located at 2864 MADISON STREET, Marianna, Florida 3244.8 Specifications and General Conditions may be obtained from the Purchasing Department be- tween the hours of 8:00 A.M. C.T. and 4:00 P.M. C.T. Monday through Friday. Information or In- quiries may be made by contacting Stan Hascher, Purchasing Agent, at 2864 Madison Street, Marianna, Florida or voice phone 850- 718-0005, or Fax 850-482-9682. A complete copy of the Bid Packet may be acquired through the Jackson County Purchasing WEB site: www.jac ksoncountyfl.us. Click on the Purchasing De- partment site then click on current bids and RFP's to obtain a copy: IMPORTANT Bids SHALL be submitted in a sealed envelope marked on outside of envelope: SUBMISSION DEADLINE: DATE: 01/30/2014 TIME: 2:00 pm CT SEALED BIDS and identified by the NAME OF THE FIRM, NAME AND NUMBER OF THE BID, ALONG WITH THE DATE AND TIME OF OPEN- ING. List of bidders and awards (if any) shall be an- nounced at this meeting of the Jackson County Board of County Commissioners. Bid award will be made to the best bidder, but the right is reserved to reject any or all bids. Dale Rabon Guthrie CLERK OF CIRCUIT COURT Board of County Commissioners By: Chuck Lockey BOARD CHAIRMAN EEO STATEMENT Jackson County is committed to assuring equal opportunity in the award of contracts and, therefore, complies with all laws prohibiting discrimination on the basis of race, color, reli- gion, national origin, age and sex. LF160361 INVITATION TO BID JACKSON COUNTY NOTICE is hereby given to all interested per- sons or firms that sealed bids will be accepted at the Jackson County Purchasing Department located at the Jackson County Administration building, 2864 Madison Street, Marianna, Fl. 32448 NO LATER THAN 2:00pm C.T. on 01/30/2014 for the following projects: BID NUMBER: 1314-04 PROJECT; Supply one (1) new Motor Grader The Jackson County Board of County Commis- sioners is seeking qualified vendors to respond to these Requests for Bids. BID OPENING: Bids will be opened and recorded by the Pur- chasing Department OF THE JACKSON COUN- TY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS located at .2864 MADISON STREET, Marianna, Florida 32448 on 01/31/14 10:00AM CT Specifications and General Conditions may be obtained from the Purchasing Department be- tween the hours of 8:00 A.M. C.T. and 4:00 P.M. C.T. Monday through Friday. Information or Inquiries may be made by contacting Stan Hascher, Purchasing Agent, at 2864 Madison Street, Marianna, Florida or voice phone 850- 718-0005, or Fax 850-482-9682. IMPORTANT SUBMISSION DEADLINE: DATE: 01/30/14 No later than TIME: 2:00pm C.T. Bids SHALL be submitted in a sealed envelope marked on the OUTSIDE packet: SEALED BID and identified by the NAME OF THE FIRM, NAME AND NUMBER OF THE BID, ALONG WITH THE DATE AND TIME OF OPENING. A complete copy of the bid packet may be ac- quired through the Jackson County Purchasing WEB site: www.jacksoncountyfl.us. Click on the Purchasing Department site then Click on "Current Bids and RFP's" to obtain a copy. Dale Rabon Guthrie CLERK OF CIRCUIT COURT Board of County Commissioners By: Chuck Lockey BOARD CHAIRMAN EEO STATEMENT Jackson County is committed to assuring equal opportunity in the award of contracts and, therefore, complies with all laws prohibiting discrimination on the basis of race, color, reli- gion, national origin, age and sex. LF160345 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FOURTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR JACKSON COUNTY, FLORIDA CASE NO. 2013-302-PR IN RE: ESTATE OF JACQUELINE P. BENNETT, Deceased. NOTICE TO CREDITORS The administration of the estate of Jacqueline P. Bennett, deceased, whose date of death was July 20, 2013, is pending in the Circuit Court for Jackson County, Florida, Probate Division, File Number 2013-302-PR, the street address of which is 4445 Lafayette Street; Marianna, Flori- da 32446, and the mailing address of which is Post Office Drawer 510, Marianna, Florida 32447. The names and addresses of the person- al representative and the personal representa- tive's attorney are set forth below. All creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent's estate on whom a copy of this notice is re- quired to be served must file their claims with this court WITHIN THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AF- TER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM. All other creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent's estate must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NO- TICE. ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERI- ODS SET FORTH IN SECTION 733.702 OF THE FLORIDA PROBATE CODE WILL BE FOREVER BARRED. NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT'S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED. The date of first publication of this Notice is _____~___,2013. Personal Representative: /S/ Richard Dennis Bennett, Jr. Post Office Box 266 Greenwood, Florida 32443 Attorney for Personal Representative: /S/ Terrence T. Dariotis Florida Bar Number 190057 1695 Metropolitan Circle, Suite 6 Tallahassee, Florida 32308 (850) 523-9300 tdariotis@nettally.com LF160357 NORTHWEST FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT GOVERNING BOARD MEETING SCHEDULE 2014 * All meetings are scheduled to begin at 1:00 p.m., ET, at District Headquarters, 81 Water Management Drive, Havana, FL 32333, unless otherwise indicated. January 9, 2014 February 13, 2014 March 13, 2014 April 10, 2014 May 8,2014 June 12, 2014 July 10, 2014 August 14, 2014 *September 11, 2014 Governing Board 4:00 p.m., ET Budget Public Hearing 5:05 p.m., ET *September 25, 2014 Budget Public Hearing 5:05 p.m., ET October 9, 2014 November 13, 2014 December 11, 2014 / I *j -^ -18B FRIDAY.JANUARY 17, 2014 SPORTS JACKSON COUNTY FLORIDAN www.jcfloridan.com E Sports Briefs Harvin still not cleared for Seahawks chool Harvi~n still not cleared for Seah boys basketball Seattle wide receiver Percy Harvin (11) catches a football during warmups Jan. 2 before practice in Renton, Wash., as he stands with wide receiver Ricardo Lockette (83) and practice squad wide receiver Phil Bates (13). RENTON, Wash. Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Percy Harvin is still going through concussion testing and has not been cleared for Sunday's NFC championship game. Seattle coach Pete Carroll said Harvin won't be partici- pating in practice Thursday. He said the only deadline for Harvin is the one determined by doctors who must clear Harvin for him to be able to play against San Francisco. Harvin was injured late in the first half of Saturday's NFC divisional playoff win over New Orleans. Harvin hit his head hard on the turf after jumping for a pass in the end zone. It was the second big hit Harvin took in the game. Before being injured, Har- vin had three receptions and one carry in just his second game of the season. Police: Hernandez eyed as gunman in 2012 slayg Police: Hernandez eyed as gunman m 2012 slaying The Associated Press BRISTOL, Conn. Bos- ton police have been in- vestigating whether jailed former New England Pa- triot Aaron Hernandez may have been the gun- man in a 2012 double slay- ing, according to a search warrant request released Thursday. Hernandez, who is await- ing trial on murder charges in a 2013 shooting near his home, was seen on surveil- lance footage in the same nightclub as the victims the night of the attack in Bos- ton's South End, authorities have said. But the newly re- leased documents confirm for the first time that police suspect Hernandez could have pulled the trigger. A lawyer for Hernan- dez did not immediately respond to a request for comment. No charges have been filed in the deaths of Daniel Jorge Correia de Abreu and Safiro Teixeira Furtado, who were killed on July 16, 2012, when somebody inside an SUV opened fire on their car. A third person was shot but survived. In the affidavit and search warrant application re- leased by Superior Court in Bristol, Conn., police write that there is probable cause to believe that Hemrnandez was driving the vehicle used in the shooting and "may have been the shooter." The affidavit was filed on June 28 as police sought to search an SUV they say was involved in the shoot- ing and was found that month at Hernandez's uncle's home in Bristol, his hometown. The SUV had been given to Hernandez by a Rhode Island company in exchange for participat- ing in promotional ac- tivities, according to court filings. The SUV was covered in dust and cobwebs and had a dead battery, leading police to believe it has re- mained untouched in the garage for close to a year, according to the court document. It is not clear from the affidavit why police be- lieve Hernandez may have pulled the trigger in the 2012 shooting. The section of the affidavit that appears to explain that reason is one of several redacted from the public copy of the document. Survivor Aquilino Freire told police an SUV pulled up next to them while they were stopped at a traffic light, and he saw some- one in the SUV's back seat laughing, according to the affidavit. Then, several gunshots were fired from the rear passenger seat into the car, Freire told police. Two other people in the car ran away, Freire said. Eagles assistant Lazor hired as Miami coordinator The Associated Press MIAMI New Miami Dolphins offensive coordi- nator Bill Lazor says he can help head coach Joe Phil- bin win games and some job security. Lazor said he accepted thejobWednesdaybecause of Philbin, even though his Bulldogs From Page 1B only, true close call among the ensuing 10 Chipola From Page 1B freshmen who have come in and done a great job. They have multiple weap- ons and anybody can lead them on any given night." Northwest is being led by the 5-foot-8 freshman Westbrook, who is averag- ing 17.8 points per game, including 20.3 points per game in conference play. While the Lady Raiders have four players aver- aging double figures, it's Indians From Page 1B talented Northwest team coming in and playing well." Northwest Florida State (17-2, 2-1) is coming off of a 100-76 blowout' vic- tory over Gulf Coast State on Tuesday, as the Raiders shot a whopping 57 per- cent from the floor while making 8-of-12 three- pointers and 34-of-40 free throws. It was the eighth win in the last nine for the Raid- ers, who have quite an im- pression on the Indians' coach. "I'm really impressed," Blake said. "For as big as they are, they really run and play up-tempo. Their guards are doing a greatjob of finding open people and moving the ball really well. They can not only hurt you from the inside, but they have bigs who can also step out and shoot it from three, and their guards are very good." Northwest is averaging 87.7 points per game as a team, with sophomore guard Farad Cobb leading the way with 14.1 points per game, while freshman guard Benji Bell and soph- omore forward Darnell Harris are each putting in 12.7 points per game, fol- lowed by Tevin Glass with 11.5 points per game. j Cobb, Bell, and freshman new boss' status is shaky season as quarterbacks while Tannehill threw 24 the playoffs for the fifth after two so-so seasons, coach with the Philadel- and 17. consecutive year. The Ea- "Right now my future and his future are together," Lazor said. "I'm in it with him. I choose to compete and make an impact and to be a difference-maker, and that's why I'm here." Lazor was hired Wednes- day by Philbin after one Marianna wins. MHS took lopsided vic- tories over Godby and East Hall (Ga.) over the holidays and came back with solid wins over district rivals Westbrook that Franklin said his team has to deal with first and foremost. "She shoots it from deep, she penetrates and scores it, and she can score in many ways. She can take it to the hoop, pull up and shoot it, catch and shoot; she's a very good basket- ball player," the coach said. "We'll run our best defend- ers at her non-stop." The best perimeter de- fender that the Lady In- dians have is sophomore Khadijah Ellison, who at 5-foot-7 with elite athletic Ethan Telfair have proven a potent backcourt trio that can do damage from the perimeter Cobb is con- verting 46.2 percent from three, with Bell making 36.2 percent from deep, and Telfair 37.5 percent - while the 6-foot-8 Har- ris is a versatile inside-out presence who is convert- ing 39 percent from long range while also leading the team in rebounding with 6.2 per game. The Raiders also pos- sess a great deal of size and bulk on the interior in the 6-foot-10 sophomore Mi- chael Chandler and 7-foot sophomore Stephen Hurt, with the latter averag- ing 9.2 points and 5.3 re- bounds and drawing rave reviews from the Ch'iipola coach. "Stephen Hurt is the best center, if not the best player, in the country," Blake said of the Kansas State commit.'"He's an ex- tremely skilled low post player." With such offensive bal- ance as the Raiders pos- sess, the Chipola coach said that it's imperative that his team plays with a chemistry and continu- ity defensively that has often been elusive this season. "We have to start defend- ing as a team. That's been our biggest problem, too much one-on-one de- fense," he said. "Five guys have to see the ball and play phia Eagles, where he helped develop second- year pro Nick Foles into the NFL's top-rated passer. The Dolphins also had a second-year quarterback in Ryan Tannehill. Foles threw 27 touchdown pass- es and, two interceptions, Pensacola Catholic and West Florida. Another convincing win could be in order for the Bulldogs tonight, but Blanton said he'll be hap- ability and quick hands that produce nearly three steals per game, would appear ideally suited to match up with Westbrook. Franklin said that Ellison will get plenty of opportu- nities to contain the North- west star, but he needs her to avoid some cheap early fouls. "One thing I don't want to happen is for her to get in foul trouble early. She's a little overaggressive some- times reaching and going for steals, butwe're going to need her down the stretch the ball. We have to have a great team defensive effort to be successful." Despite the big loss Tues- day and a pair of uneven performances in close wins over Pensacola State and Gulf Coast, the Indi- ans still sit atop the league standings and can take sole possession of first with a win Saturday and a Pensacola loss. But while his team is coming off of a loss and facing a top 10 opponent and archrival, Blake said the Indians aren't treating Lazor said he studied Tannehill on video before accepting the job. "I'm really excited to work with him," Lazor said. "I see a lot of ability." The Dolphins ranked 27th in the NFL in yards, finished 8-8 and missed gles ranked second in total yards and offensive points, went 10-6 and won the NFC East. "A lot of the things that led to that are going to have a great impact in what I believe works going forward," Lazor said. py to get to 18-0 however you're the No. 1 team, then possible, that's great. But (the Braves) "I'll be happy with win- are playing extremely well, ning by one," he said. "If so I don't know that we you can win convincingly can do that. I hope we to send the message that can." big time," the coach said. "In a game like this, I'm sure she'll be really hyped and ready to go." She'll have that in com- mon with every other player and coach in atten- dance Saturday for a game that will be the biggest of the Panhandle Conference season thus far and one of the biggest national games as well. But Franklin said his team is ready for a game of great magnitude after a tough non-conference sched- ule that included a trip to the game like it's any more special than the previous three. "You've got to approach every game like it's a must- win. We've just got to get back to getting better each and every day," he said. "We're in great position, win or lose in this game. There's still eight more that we've got to play, and we don't need to add any pressure. We shouldn't have to use any extra mo- tivation to get ready to play Northwest Florida at home. Midland, Tex, for a loaded Women's NIT that included a matchup with No. 1 Trinity Valley, who the Lady Indians defeated 72-60 on Nov. 23. "We went out and played that tournament for this very reason, to get accus- tomed to big basketball games," the coach said. "It's not foreign to us. We're fine 'with it. But I think since this is the first time we've played (Northwest), I believe our kids want to make a statement. We look forward to it. It should,be a fun night." "The good. thing about my guys is they have a short memory. Sometimes it's a good thing and some- times a bad thing, but I don't think they're too fo- cused on the last game. They know we'll have a great crowd Saturday and we're just excited to get out there." The game will tip at 7:30 p.m. following the women's game at 5:30 p.m. Friday Cotton- dale at Sneads, 5:30 and 7 p.m.;Walton at Marianna, 5:30 and 7p.m. Saturday- Mari- anna at Rutherford, 5:30 and 7 p.m.; Sneads at North Florida Christian, 4 and 5:30 p.m. *The Marianna vs. Gracevifle boys bas- ketball game previ- ously scheduled for Jan. 7 will be played instead on Tuesday, Martin Luther King. Jr. Day, at 6:30 p.m. preceded by the junior varsity game at 5p.m. . High school girls basketball Friday- Cotton- dale at Sneads, 4 p.m. Saturday Sneads at North Florida ' Christian, 2:30 p.m. Chipola basketball Chipola men's and women's basketball teams will end the week at home Satur- day against North- west Florida State, with the women's game tipping at 5:30 p.m., followed by the men at 7:30 p.m. Southern Elite softball Tryouts for the girls' Southern Elite softball travel team will be held at the Alford recreation. park on Jan. 19 at 2 p.m. for ages 10U, 12U and 14U. For more information, call 850-272-2109. Jackson County travel baseball Jackson County baseball will have tryouts for 9U travel baseball lan. 18 from noon to 3 p.m. at Jennings Field in Marianna. Those attending will need baseball pants, cleats, and a glove, and players from Jackson County and surrounding counties are all invited. 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