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County may expand closed landfill
GARRETT PELICAN -* *- they cannot merely sell it: they nee
News Leader someone to make a proposal.


Aiming to expedite closure of the
West Nassau Landfill, Nassau County
Commissioners voted unanimously
Monday to initiate the process of pur-
chasing a sliver of property adjacent
to the landfill.
Before the board can make an
offer to buy the 3/4-acre property,
owned by Rayonier, the land must be
surveyed and appraised, said County
Attorney David Hallman.
Plans to purchase the property
arose in a Jan. 19 memo when Public
Works Director Scott Herring
informed Hallman and County
Manager Ted Selby of a permitting
issue that might delay the landfill's
closure, the county attorney said.


'Over the years, the access road on the east side
of the landfill has crept onto Rayonier property.
As part of the permitting requirements for
closing the landfill, the county is required to fence
the property for security purposes.
PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR SCOTT HERRING


"(Herring) came to me a few
weeks ago and indicated ... that on
the back of the landfill, we have a lit-
tle road that's sort of for county use
only that has encroached onto a piece
of property that belongs to Rayonier,"
said Hallman. "We need to acquire
that piece of property in order to facil-


itate the closure."
Hallman said there are no trees
on the property -and because it
remains part of a real estate invest-
ment trust, the county has to make an
unsolicited offer to buy it.
As Rayonier designated the prop-
erty as part of that trust, Selby said,


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Over the years, the access road
on the east side of the landfill has
crept onto Rayonier Property,"
Herring wrote in his memo. "As part
of the permitting requirements for
closing the landfill, the county is
required to fence the property for
security purposes."
Selby said Tuesday the piece of
land is a sliver next to the tree line.
Presently all sides of the landfill are
fenced, save the eastern border where
the access road is. The county needs
to purchase the property to avoid plac-
ing the fence in the middle of that
road, the county manager said.
"It's almost like an easement,"
added Selby.
gpelican@fbnewsleader.com


A stitch in time


HEATHER A. PERRY/NEWS-LEADER SUBMITTED
"Granny Callie" Miller still makes sweet pickles and pear relish at almost 100 years old, left. A teenage Callie Sliger on the farm in Brush
Creek, Tenn.


Nearly a century old, The Lord's been real


HEATHER A. PERRY
News-Leader
T he world was a different
place when "Granny
Callie" Miller was a little
girl.
Born Martha Caroline "Callie"
Sliger on Sept. 11, 1912, in Athens,
Tenn.. in a place called Brush
Creek, she recalls a time when life
moved at a slower pace.
"Life was simple when I was
growing up. We traveled every-
where by wagon and mule. Hardly
anyone had cars. There were no
telephones, television or electricity
and no indoor plumbing. Food was


cooked on a wood-burning stove
and clothes were washed on a scrub
board."
There were six boys and two
girls in the Sliger home and every-
one had their roles.
"Us children did the hoeing. We
picked the cotton and peas. We got
two weeks off school in the fall to
help with harvest. We had chickens
for eggs and cows for milk and but-
ter.
"We grew everything we ate,
made cane syrup and raised cows
and hogs that we salted and hung in
a smokehouse in sugar sacks after
they were killed and dressed. Water
was carried from a well and every-


one bathed in a number two wash
tub in cold water after coming in
from the fields."
The busy farm girl learned to
sew by standing behind an aunt
who lived down the road.
"She had a treadle sewing
machine and I sewed on that"
School was a favorite place, espe-
cially on Fridays when they had a
spelling bee because she always
won.
After graduating from the eighth
grade, Miller made her living
sewing clothes and never worked
outside the home.
Family entertainment did not
come on a big-screen TV. It was


good to me'
Fibber McGee and Molly on the
wireless radio or a good book. The
same aunt who taught her to sew
had a little bookcase in her home.
"When I didn't have any house-
work or work in the field, I read. I
believe I read every one of those
books."
In 1931 she married James
Conlin Miller, a farmer and barber.
The couple had nine children and
they all wore clothing sewn by their
mother.
The family moved to Florida in
1956, and James Miller passed away
in 1974.
GRANNY Continued on 3A


Larkin



family



divided



on fate

GARRETT PELICAN
News Leader
Relatives of Dick and Myra Larkin,
struggling to cope with Greg Larkin's
conviction for his parents' murders,
said Thursday their family has implod-
ed in the wake of the couple's deaths.
Family members are divided into
two camps, those who believe Greg
Larkin is guilty and those who maintain
his innocence, said the couple's niece,
Heather Larkin McLachlan.
McLachlan said she had been "vilified"
by family for suspecting her cousin's
guilt.
"Greg has done a great job fooling
some people in this family and part of
me hates him for that," she said at a
sentencing hearing Thursday in
Nassau County Circuit Court, but"...
justice was served in this courtroom
when Gi-eg was found guilty."
Rick Iarkin, the late couple's eldest
son, said he hoped family-written let-
ters of mitigation would factor into his
brother's sentence, citing his parents'
beliefs.
"I know how I was raised," he said.
"I know what my parents' values were,
and I hope they'll be upheld. ... My
birth family, has largely been
destroyed, but I still have my life."
Greg Larkin, 38, who appeared to
be stunned and sat silently as his fam-
ily discussed his fate in court, faces
the death penalty in the capital murder
case and is due to be sentenced by
Judge Robert Foster on March 15 a( 1
p.m.
Helen Larkin, Rick'- wife. chlidh.I
her brother-in-law for his cruel and
heinous actions -
and his cowardice.
"You said the
truth would come
out during the trial,
but we. were
silenced."
She said Greg's
actions tainted her
children's memories Larkin
of their grandpar- -. ..
ents. Memories they
had of spending time with their grand-
parents in their Caprice Iaine home
on Amelia Island are now sullied by
images of a bloodstained crime scene,
she said.
McLachlan said she corresponded
with Greg through letters during his
incarceration, donated money to his
commissary account and even con-
tributed to his legal defense when he
wanted to hire a private attorney all,
out of respect for his parents.
During her conversations with
Greg, she said, she was surprise d to
find him so upbeat. It was during one
conversation that she realized she was
looking at the face of "crazy."
"I also realized this is what evil
looks like," she added.
Dick and Myra were a gift to Greg,
McLachlan said. They had supported
him growing up and continued to do so
into his adulthood. He had no concept
of accountability, she said, and instead
he had a sense of entitlement.
"You cannot prepare yourself for
the presence of evil within your own
family," she said.
A jury ruled unanimously Feb. 17
that Larkin should be sentenced to
death for his crimes. Twelve jurors
LARKIN Continued on 3A


The play's the thing or exceptional boy, age 9
HFATI' IER A. PERRY "I've been in many acting camps," Love Hardee Elementary School's gift-
News Leader said the veteran thespian, the most ed program one day a week. His sister
But when he grows up, he d like to be a pediatrician. recent at Amelia Community Theatre. Brighton is also home-schooled and
Not many fourth graders can say "So that gave me a much clearer attends the gifted program at
hey ve written a play. idea" of stage direction in plays. Southside Elementary one day a week.
Berenger Burkhart is the excep- dog, his friends, a pair of bullies and fact that she did not help me whatso- Theyoung playwright has also writ- Their home school curriculum
ion. even a couple of nefarious space aliens. ever." ten two little books which his dad says includes math, spelling, reading, his-
His two-act comedy-drama "Public Complete with stage directions and Burkhart got the idea to pen the are more like short stories, tory, Latin, Spanish and piano.
Failure," set in Raleigh, N.C., in 2004, notes on set design, the work seems play after performing the role of "And a couple of poems for enter- "This program is a classical
relates the tale of Max Nac. a "hyper advanced for such a young author. Ralphie's younger brother Randy in tainment-" approach," said father Ted Burkhart,


boy" preoccupied wilh space aliens.
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Burkhart is quick to point out. "My Amelia Community Theatre's pro- Home-schooled by his mother,
another would like to acknowledge the duction of "A Christmas Story.' Meredith, Burkhart attends Emma


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OBITUARIES


Holmer Paul Gronager
Holrnmer Paul Gronager, 86, of
Fernandina, FL passed away at his home
Sunday evening, February 26, 2012.
Mr. Gronager moved to Fernandina 20
years ago from Greenwich, CT and attend-
ed St. Michael Catholic Church. He was
born in Bronx, N.Y. He
was a veteran of World
War II, serving in the
U.S. Navy as a Combat f *
Aircrewman. Mr. ,
Gronager received his
B.A from N.Y. University
and furthered his stud-
ies for a Master's Degree
at Columbia University. He flew for Pan
Am and was also a pilot and navigator for
the Arabian American Oil Co. for 12 years.
In his spare time between flights he(
built several homes in the Westchester
County, N.Y. area. Mr. Gronager then
became a stockbroker. In 1992 he retired as
CEO of a stock and bond brokerage firm in
Greenwi;h, CTi Upon deciding to retire to
the Amelia Island area he and his wife
together designed and built their current
home.
Mr. Gronager was a member of Mensa,
an avid reader and enjoyed his world trav-
els. He was a devoted husband and treas-
ured his family.
He is predeceased by his brother,
Theodore (Feo) Gronager.
Survivors include; his wife of 23 years,
Katherine Lourdes Gotch Gronager of
Fernandina, FL His sister Vita Adams of
Los Angeles, CA. His children, daughter
Diane (Andrew) Gregory of Great Falls,
VA, son Douglas Gronager of Croton-on-the-
Hudson, N.Y. and daughter laura Kashdan
of N.Y. and three grandsons.
A memorial service will be held at 2
p.m. Thursday, March 1, at St. Michael
Catholic Church, 505 Broome St.,


Fernandina Beach. FL with the Rev. Jole
Kallukalam, celebrant. Priva-e buria -'il
be at the Jacksonville National Cemetery.
In -ieu of fower- donations may be madet
to SL Michael Catholic Church. Cormu-unt
Hospice ofNE FL or your local Aizheimrer's
.A.ocia.ion.
For more information and to sign Mr.
Gronager's online register book plea-. vi .t
ihe Green Pine website a wvw.green-a
pinefuneraLcom.
Green Pine funer 'IHornme

James Ferrell Landrum
Mr. James Ferrell Landrum of Yulee
passed away on Friday morning, February
24, 2012 at his residence.
Born in Newton, GA, he was one of thir-
teen children born to the late Ben and
Mittie Landrum. Mr. Landrum worked pri-
marily as a Boiler Maker
throughout his life, tray-
eling extensively with the
IBEW Local Union from
job to job. In the mid
1960s he settled in
Nassau County, continu-
ing to work the local mill
shut downs.
Mr. Landrum had served in the U.S.
Army as a Paratrooper, stationed in
Germany with the 101st Airborne Division.
Hle leaves behind, his children, James K
"Jimbo" Landrum (Sheli), Fernandina
Beach, FL, Carl J. "Bubba" Landrum
(Annie), Fernandina Beach, FL, Melanie
Landrum, Fernandina Beach, FL, James E
"Jimmy" Landrum, Jr., Savannah, GA, Tony
Landrum (Linda), Albany, GA, Wendell
Waters, Sylvester, GA, Alicia Landrum,
Moultrie, GA, one brother, Earl LaDon
"Donnie" Landrum, Live Oak, FL, sixteen
grandchildren, nine great-gra6rdchildren
and numerous nieces and nephews.
Memorial services will be at 2:00 pm


:.day. w\\rd-sday. February -9. 2012 in
"h- Burgtss Chapre of Oxey-Heard Funerai
Home v,jth the Reverend Ben Hall of the
Journey Church. officiating.
NIMr Landcrum' amiry will receive fieniads
today at the funeral home from 1:00 pm
ntiui the hour of service .
Plea.e share his life story a:t www.oxi--
heard.com.
(xi Herd FunJr-: D,, c:s,

Colleen B. Martin
Colleen B. Martin. 8a passed away
Sunday evening, Februarv 26. 2012 at
Baptist Medical Center in Fernandina
Beach. FL
She was born June 15, 1923 in Cairo.
GA Akter living in Jacksomnville. Fl. for some
time. Mrs. Martin left the area in 1978 and
moved to California and Nevada before mov-
ing to Fernandina Beach in 1999.
She enjoyed reading and spending lime
with her family and friends.
Survivors include three sons, Wes
Blackwell (Jan) of Palm Coast, FL Gary
Martin (Terri) of Carson City. NV and
Donald Martin of Salinas, CA. a daughter.
Ann Morphew ofJacksonville, FL one broth-
er, Rick Brinson (Margaret) of Jacksonville,
FL eight grandchildren. Lori, Colleen. Eric.
Karen, Stephanie, Jessie, Justin and Christie:
nine great-grandchildren: her pet dog, Little
Bit and her cat, Nikki.
There will be an informal gathering for
family and friends at a later date.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggests
that memorial donations be made to Stars of
Amelia (an animal rescue group). More
information can be found at starso-
famelia.org.
For more information and to sign Mrs.
Martin's online register book please visit the
Green Pine website at www.greenpinefu-
neral.com.
Green Pine Funeral Home


'Stop the Invasion' Wild Nite in March


The Wild Amelia Nature
Festival has announced that the
March Wild Nite nature forum
will be on the topic of "Stop the
Invasion!" on Tuesday, March
13 at the Peck Center auditori-
um at 7 p.m.
The relevant invasion is not
the annual pirate invasion, bul
rather the invasion of non-native
species- flora and fauna that
do not belong on the island but
often take up residence (both
accidentally and on purpose)
and spread to other areas of the
island. The guest speaker will
be Maia McGuire, PhD, the
University of Florida SeaGrant
extension ;igenll, for St. Johns
and Flagler counties.
McGuire was born and
grew up in Bermuda, where
she developed her love for the
ocean. She has a B.S. from the
Florida Institute ofTechnology
and a PhD from the University
of Miami;.both degrees are in
Marine Biology.
Her extension programs
include educational programs
on climate change and invasive
species; she coordinates the
monofilament fishing line recy-
cling program in Northeast
Florida and conducts other
environmental education pro-


PHOTO COURTESY OF DR MAIA MCGUIRE
The Brazilian Pepper plant, above, is an example of the
invasive species Dr. Maia McGuire will speak about at
the next Wild Nite nature forum March 13 at 7 p.m. at
the Peck Center Auditorium.


grams for youth and adults.
With spring just around the
corner and planting season
almost under way, McGuire will
share her expertise with the
Wild Nite audience and help
them determine which plants
to avoid and which to embrace!
She will discuss non-native ani-


LOOKING BACK


50
YEARS


25
YEARS



10
YEARS


More than 70 entrants were set to the compete
on the 2.8-mile track of the Golden Crown Prix
sports car races at the Fernandina Beach airport..
March 1, 1962
The U.S. Supreme Court appeared to favor a for-
mer Fernandina Beach elementai-y school teacher
fired after she was diagnosed with tuberculosis, not-
ing in a 7-2 decision that federal law protected peo-
pie with contagious diseases against on-the-job-bias.
March 5, 1987
Clerk of Court Chip Oxley said any expenditures
outside the Tourist Development Council's budget
would be denied because the cash fund from the
last fiscal year had in four months been depleted by
83 percent.
March 1, 2002


mals whose spreading popula-
tions can be troublesome for
islanders.
The Wild Nites nature
forum series, held on the sec-
ond Tuesday evening of each
month leading up to the Wild
Amelia Nature Festival, is free
and open to the public. Wild
Amelia is an all-volunteer non-
profit organization whose mis-
sion is to protect the wild places
and wildlife of the island


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Photo contest
The fourth annual Wild
Amelia Nature Photogra-
phy Contest is now under
way and accepting digital
images as entries. Dead-
line is April 6. The contest
is open to amateur and
professional photographers
of all ages with images of
nature wildlife and wild
places (landscapes) that
could be found on or near
Amelia Island. Visit www.
wildamelia corn for rules
and entry forms Prizes will
be awarded to the top three
photos in eacrh category "0'
Winners will be announced
during the Wild Amelia
Nature Festival on May 19
at 3 30 p m at the Atlantic
Recreation Center.


through education. The city of
Fernandina Beach, Department
of Parks and Recreation, is a
partner of Wild Amelia Nature
Festival.
The sixth annual Wild
Amelia Nature Festival will take
place May 18-20 at venues on
and around Amelia Island and
includes ecotours, exhibits,
music and entertainment, a
silent auction and a sea turtle
release.
For information visit
www.wildamelia.com. Festival
updates arealso found on the
Wild Amelia' Nature Festival
fan page on Facebook.


WEEKLY UPDATE


Pirate Parade
Applications are now
being accepting for the annu-
al Isle of Eight Flags Shrimp
Festival Pirate Parade, spon-
sored bxy 'The Residence Inn
-Amelia Island. May 3 at 6
'.m. on Centre Street. Dead-
line is April 16. Applications
are available' at www.shrimp
festival.comi. The Residence
Inn Amelia Island. 2301
Sadler Road. Amelia Island
Convention & Visitors
Bureau., 102 Centre St.
(Depot) or AFBY Chauunber
of Commerce in tGateway'
Center. For information con--
tact Desire' Dinkel at 261-
7562 or 415-0952 or
4inl foshrinpfestival.com.
Legion bingo
The public is invited to
play bingo every Thursday
night at American Legion
Post 54. 626 S. Third St..
Fernandina Beach, in the
large smoke-free meeting
hall. Doors open at 5:45 p.m.
and Early Bird Games start
at 6:10 p.m.. with regular
play beginning promptly at
6:30 p.m.
The bingo session is nine
games for $20, with multiple
jackpots being paid out.
Refreshments are available.
For questions email
post54bingo@yahoo.com.
Proceeds go back into pro-
grams sponsored by the .
American Legion. The sec-
ond week of each month
through February, all net
proceeds will be donated to
the Special Olympics track
and field events in Nassau
County.

Free yoga classes
lisa Waas is pursuing the
three-year process of
lyengar yoga teacher certifi-
cation and needs students
interested in precise,
detailed, safe yoga instruc-
tional classes. The ability to
apply modifications for
injury, age, inflexibility and
some illness is available. At
Community Yoga none are
too old, young, inflexible,
weak; instable, big or little to
practice yoga. Classes are
held most Fridays, Saturdays
and Sundays. Space is limit-
ed, please call Waas at (904)
613-6345 or email
lisaphr@lbellsouth.net for ..,
more information andI times.
AARP meets
The local Chapter 4608 of
the AARP will meet March
13 at 1 p.m. at the Council on
Aging, across from Baptist
Medical Center Nassau.
Members will discuss nation-
al and state issues and AARP
reports. A guest from the
Merrill Lynch Wealth
Management office in
Jacksonville will speak on
"Brainworks simple solu-
tions for staying sharp."
Members are urged to
attend and bring a friend.
Chapter dues are $7.50
besides national dues.
Members learn about local,
national and important
health and Social Security
issues affecting seniors.
Shoppingclass
The Nassau County


Health Department is offer-
ing healthy savvy shopper
classes from 5:30-7:30 p.m.
March 19 and 26. The first
class, an introduction to
reading food labels, will
be held at the Family
Education Center (Yulee
Full-Service School), 86207
Felmor Road.
The second class will be a
grocery shopping tour at
Publix. 1421 Sadler Road,
Fernandina Beach.
Registration fee is $40
(includes both sessions) and
$20 for school district
employees. At least five
nuist pre-register to hold the
class.
For questions and regis-
tration contact As'hley
Krajewski, Healthy Commu-
nities Healthy/People pro-
gram coordinator, at 548-
1853 or AshleyKrajewski
@doh.state.flus.
Free dinner
Springhill Baptist Church
will serve meals for individu-
als and families in need in
the area on Thursday, March
22 from 5-6:30 p.m. at the
church, 941017 Old
Nassauville Road.
Meals are served on the
fourth Thursday of each
month. The church also
delivers meals to those who
cannot come.
On the day of the meal if
possible, anyone attending,
or needing a meal delivered,
should call 261-4741, ext 110
in advance. For information,
call Robyn Stuckey at 583-
3280.

Commemorative
dinner
The Mayport Council
Navy League of the United
States will host a "Battle of
Midway Commemorative
Dinner" on June 9 at the
Renaissance Resort at World
Golf Village. Cocktails begin
at 6 p.m., dinner at 7 p.m.
Reserved seating. All are
invited.
Tickets are: Active Duty
E-6 and below, $25; E-7 to 03,
$35; 04 to 05, $45; 06 and
above, civilians and retirees,
$60. Tickets available from
the Navy League Mayport,
Bob Price, (904) 246-9982,
bpricex4@comcast.net.
For photos and more
information visit www.mid-
waydinner.org. Special
room rates are available by
calling the resort at 1-800-
266-9432.
Cold Night Shelter
When nighttime tempera-
tures drop to 40 degrees or.
below, the Cold Night
Shelter (CNS) at the
Fernandina Beach Church of
Christ at the corner of South
14th and Jasmine streets
opens to welcome people
who are experiencing home-
lessness and others who lack
adequate heat in their
homes. Guests are given
mats and blankets for the
night as well as a hot dinner,
breakfast and a take-away
snack.
For more information
contact Kristen Mandrick,
CNS coordinator, at 583-
1183.


SERVICE CLUBS


Kiwanis Club
The Fernandina Beach
Kiwanis Club meets the
first three Mondays of each
month at the Fernandina
Beach Golf Club on Bill
Melton Road. This is a dinner
meeting from 6:30-8 p.m.
.Contact Don Lyons at home,
432-8194, or by cell at (978)
758-0561.
Optimistclubs
The Yulee Optimist Club
meets every Tuesday at noon
at Murray's Grille on A1A in
Yulee. Call 753-0091.




NEWS
LEADER


The Fernandina Beach
Optimist Club meets each
Wednesday from noon-1 p.m.
at the Fernandina Beach Golf
Club. Today will feature the
Nassau Humane Society and
its Second Chance resale
store. On March 7 will be the
Amelia Island Museum of
History, "Bringing History to
our Schools." Call Bernice
Kelley at 261-7923 or Barb
Kent at 277-4071.
Rotary clubs
The Rotary Club of
Fernandina Beach meets


each Wednesday from 11:30
a.m.-1 p.m. at the Florida
House Inn on South Third
Street. Today will feature a
visit by Jacksonville Jaguars
mascot Jaxson de Ville.
Call Melanie Ferreira at 321-
5675.

The Rotary Club of Amelia
Island Sunrise meets each
Friday from 7:30-8:30 a.m. at
the Fernandina Beach Golf
Club on Bill Melton Road.
Contact President Katey
Breen at kateybreen@com-
cast.net or visit www.ameliais-
landrotary.com.


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who says he used to think
home schooling was odd or
'for other people" but came
to believe it was best for his
children so they'd be able to
have more time at home with
their mother during their
formative years.
"I thought this was the way
to do it. We take it one year at
a time and at the end of the
year, he takes the FCAT and
if he blows it out of the water,
great. And so far, he's done
that."
Dad says that in the end,
he'd like his son to graduate
with a diploma from a high



GRANNY
Continued from 1A
One of the major mile-
stones in Granny Callie's life
was purchasing a home at
the age of 62, paid for with
her sewing money. Some of
her clothing designs were
sold in Lake City stores.
"I even had an air condi-
tioner!"
"She lived in Like City
for 56 years," said her son,
Ron. "We tried to get her to
come and live with us for
several years but all she
would say is, 'll know when
it's time.' When she had a
heart attack, she knew it
was time."
Alone until she was 95,
the talented seamstress
moved to Ytile in 2008 and
says that' leaving her home'-'1


school so as to be fully pre-
pared for college.
When he grows up,
Burkhart is considering fol-
lowing in the medical tradi-
tion of his grandfather, an
orthopedic surgeon and his
uncle, who is in cardiotho-
racics. He'd like to be a pedi-
atrician.
Leisure activities for the
talented youngster include
reading, tennis and water
sports.
The family recently wel-
comed a new baby girl,
Basil, and Burkhart has
another sister, Berkeley, 19
months.
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was one of the hardest
things she's ever done.
"I've had two heart
attacks and broke my hip
twice but I never was one to
give up. The Lord's been
'good to me."
No longer able to read
due to macular degenera-
tion, Granny Callie misses
that more than anything
else, but she still makes pear
relish and sweet pickles and
cans vegetables.
Of her nine children, four
are still living. She has 28
grandchildren (three are
deceased) and 31 great-
grandchildren.
What advice would she
give to others about living to
nearly 100?
"Work hard, be good to
people and serve God."
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Consumers remain


modestly optimistic


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GAINESVILLE -
Consumer confidence among
Floridians dropped slightly in
February from January. accor-
ding to a Unh-ersiry of Florida
surve6-. The modest decline
followed two months of rising
levels of confidence in the
economy.
"The pattern of consumer
confidence in Florida over the
last three months is exactly
the same as it was a year ago,"
said Chris McCarty, director
of UF's Survey Research Cen-
ter in the Bureau of Economic
and Business Research.
The test of whether the
confidence is sustained will
come in March, he said. In
2011, it dropped and contin-
ued to decline steadily until
August as Americans reacted
pessimistically to events at
home and abroad.
For the moment, however,
various economic indicators
show why Floridians remain
modestly optimistic. For exam-
ple, recent stock market activ-
ity reached post-recession
highs, lifting the Dow Jones
industrial average over 13,000.
This rise, McCarty said, tops
a "psychological barrier that if
passed could lead to increased
investment."
Florida's unemployment
rate in December dropped to
9.9 percent. Most of the new
jobs were in trade, trans-
portation and utilities. Home
prices, which edged up to an
average $134,300 in Decem-
ber, have stabilized since,
though they, are expected to
decline again later in the year
if the Florida Legislature
approves legislation ,to speed
up foreclosures on 368,000
properties, McCarty said.,
Three of the five'categories
measured by the survey
revealed a drop in confidence
among respondents in Febru-
ary. For instance, their overall
perception of being personal-
ly better off financially now
than a year ago, expectations
that personal finances will
improve by this time next.year
and trust in the U.S. economy
over the next five years all
declined.
Respondents, however,
were upbeat in their assess-
ment of whether now is a good
time to buy big-ticket items


such as a coinpu;zer or wash-
ing machine, registering an
increase 01of confidence.
Only one category showed
no change. Confidence in the
U.S economy a year from now
remains the sainme
While women's confidence
in the economy dipped, men's
rose. Overall, those under 60
were more positive than their
older counterparts.
Meanwhile. a recent
LUniversity of Michigan study
showed consumer sentiment
across the nation, like that in
Florida, also remained rela-
tively unchanged, rising slight-
ly from January.
New concerns could nega-
tively affect Floridians assess-
ment of coming economic con-
ditions in 2012.
"This year we have con-
cerns over Syria and Iran, and
the overhang of the European
debt crisis," McCarty said. In
addition, gas prices, which
rose 25 cents in January, are
likely to top $4 a gallon this
summer. They could increase
even more if tensions between
the U.S. and Iran intensify.
Floridians' economic out-
look is clouded by a host of
issues: the presidential elec-
tion, the possible expiration of
the Bush tax cuts in 2013, a
fresh round of budget cuts
mandated by Congress and
possible fallout from steps
taken to avert default in coun-
tries such as Italy, Spain and
Greece.
The UF survey was con-
ducted between Feb. 12 and
Feb. 23, before much of the
latest gasoline price hike took
effect.


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Dick and MyTa lirkin on Amelia Islind.


LARKIN
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agreed that the crime's heinous-
ness plus its multiple victims
formed the aggravating factors.
needed to impose capital pun-
ishment.
This despite concerns-flim-
sy ones, according to Foster -
from forensic psychologist Dr.
William Meadows that Larkin
may have been concealing a
mental illness during one of
three separate evaluations to
determine .whether he was
competent to represent him-
self.
Larkin dismissed several
attorneys, claiming that they
were colluding with the State
Attorney's Office to secure his
conviction, and represented
himself at his January trial in
Nassau County Circuit Court.
Following the conviction, his
standby counsel Assistant
Public Defender Brian Morris-'
sey expressed concern, that
Larkin might suffer from "psy-
chotic disturbances," prompt-
ing Foster to order the evalua-
tions.
But during a cross-exami-
nation of Meadows Feb. 17,
White revealed that Larkin had


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no history of drug. alcohol or
sexual abuse in his family. Nor
was he prescribed medication
or seeking treatment for any
psychological disorders. In all
he underwent three evalua-
lions, with two of the three doc-
tors finding him competent to
proceed.
Larkin has maintained his
innocence since his arrest in
April 2009, contending he was
on a job interview in Mexico
when his parents were killed
and that prosecutors failed to
establish a motive, proper time-
line or provide adequate DNA
evidence connecting him to the
murders.
Prosecutors contend he
killed his parents with a bat and
smashed his father's head with
a statue at their Caprice lane
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to sell a failing family business
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tIberty Dwellers
The Liberty Dwellers are
scheduled to hold a meeting
at 3 p.m. Thursday at the
Peck Center at 516 South
10th St.
This meeting will be
focused on building commu-
nity task forces to cover the
city and county governments
and keep the group up to date
on all things related to the
city and the county.
The Liberty Dwellers is a
non-partisan group of con-
cerned local citizens working
to build a better Nassau


County and would like any
concerned citizen to join
them regardless of party affil-
iation.
Additional information
about Liberty Dwellers can be
found on the website,
http://LibertyDwellers.Ning.
com.
Meet with Mayor
Fernandina Beach Mayor
Arlene Filkoff will conduct a
"Town Meeting" at 7 p.m.
Thursday at the Ferrandina
Beach Police Department
Community Room at 1525
Lime St.


These meetings are for cit-
izens to come and ask ques-
tions and receive input on var-
ious issues and topics.
Citizens can attend just to lis-
ten if they prefer. For more'
information call the City
Clerk's Office at 277-7305.
Blue Bag Lunch'
Local Democrats meet
each Wednesday at noon
for a casual "Blue Bag Lunch"
get-together. Bring your
lunch and join them at party
headquarters located at the
corner of Eighth and Date
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IN BRIEF


Eckert heads
dginggroup
Paul Eckert, the general
manager of the Omni Amelia
Island Plantation, has been
appointed president of the
2012 executive board of the
North Florida Hotel &
Lodging Association.
Eckert was brought on as
general manager in 2010 after
Omni's acquisition of the
property. He brings more
than 20 years of tourism expe-
rience to the
board. A
tenured
4 member of
Omni Hotels
& Resorts,
he has
served at
Eckert Omni proper-
ties in
Colorado,
Dallas and Jacksonville.
NFHLA is a professional
organization representing
over 100 companies and
40,000 employees, comprised
of lodging general managers
and allied business represen-
tatives with the goal of
addressing mutual issues and
objectives affecting the
Northeast Florida lodging
industry. Last year the board
lobbied for the reorganization
of Visit Florida and the oppo-
sition of tax increases on
Florida hotels by granting tax
preference to online travel
companies such as Expedia,
Orbitz and Trabvelocity. The
organization actively partici-
pates in the region through
charities and scholarships and
provides valuable networking
and educational opportunities
for industry professionals.
For more information visit
the website at northflori-
dalodging.com.


ROSE awards
The North Florida Hotel &
Lodging association handed
out its ROSE awards acknowl-
edging the hospitality talents
of four Amelia Island employ-
' *ees-
Winners were:
Bartender Michelle
Elliott, Omni Amelia Island
Plantation.
Behind the Scenes -
Heidi Davis, Omni Amelia
Island Plantation
Customer Service: Spa
and Recreation Stacy
Myers, The Ritz-Carlton,
Amelia Island.
Golf Services Dan
Hackney, Omni Amelia Island
Plantation.

Amelia Island
Clubchef
The Amelia Island Club
has announced the appoint-
ment of Eric Fritsche as exec-
utive chef. Chef Eric will be
responsible for the three din-
ing venues at Club: The Sea
Oats Cafe and Sandpiper din-
ing room at the Ocean
Clubhouse
and The Grill
ht the Long
Point
Clubhouse.
Fritsche
and his wife
rDonna
Fritsche owned and
_opYated for
nine years
the Pastiche Restaurant and
Catering in Jacksonville,
which they sold in December.
Prior responsibilities included
being the chef de cuisine at
The Cloister in Sea Island;
executive chef at Epping
Forest Yacht Club; and execu-
tive chef for Biscottis/bb's


Restaurant.
Fritsche, originally from
Virginia. graduated from
Johnson and Wales Urniversitv
in Providence, RI., with a
bachelor of science in food-
service management and culi-
nary arts.
The Amelia Island Club is
a member-owned private club
with 1,380 resident and non-
resident members. It offers
its members a full range of
facilities, including the Fazio-
designed Long Point golf
course, tennis, fitness and the
beach-front Ocean Club-
house. For information on the
Amelia Island Club, visit
www.ameliaislandclub.com.
New bicycling guide
The Amelia Island
Convention and Visitors
Bureau has unveiled a new
bicycling guide for 2012. The
full-color brochure provides
information about bike rentals
and off-road cycling, as well
as a trail map showing where
casual and advanced cyclists
can best explore Amelia
Island on two wheels. The
brochure also includes a QR
code making it possible to
download the bike trail map.
The map is also available for
download at


ameliaisland.com/biketrails.
The bicycling guide is the
latest of several print and
online publications offered by
the Amelia Island CVB to
enhance the visitor experi-
ence. The 2012 Visitor's
Guide, which includes a din-
ing guide, accommodations
guide, colorful maps, lists of
events and attractions and
more, is also now available.
The Amelia Island CVB also
offers a Nature Guide,
Historic Downtown Walking
Tour brochure, Dining Guide
and ArtRageous ArtWalk
brochure. The brochures can
be requested by calling (800)
226-3542.
For visitor information and
online planning, visit
www.ameliaisland.com.
Toastmasters
Talk of Amelia Toast-mas-
ters meets 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. on
the first and fourth Monday of
each month in the community
room of the Fernandina
Beach Police Department,
1525 Lime St. Visitors are wel-
come.
Contact Mark Dennis at
583-1887 or Bruce Buchanan
at 321-4344 or visit talkof
amelia.freetoasthost.org for
information.


Preservation Awards
The city of Fernandina
Beach is calling for nomina-
tions for its second Preserva-
tion Awards program for
homeowners, architects or
craftsmen who have complet-
ed preservation projects with-
in city limits-
'There is no fee to enter,
Projects can be anywhere in
the city (not just in historic
districts) if they have been
completed within the last five
years. Anyone can apply for
the awards program with the
property owner's permission.
Deadline is April 6.
Nomination forms
with more detailed informa-
tion can be downloaded at
www.fbfI. us/historicdistrict
or picked up at City Hall, 204
Ash St.
Winners for 2011 will be
announced during National
Preservation Month at the
May 15 city commission
meeting.
Awards will be presented
at the city Historic
Preservation Matters
Workshop May 19.
For more information con-
tact City Planner Adrienne
Dessy, 277-7325,
adessy@fbfl.org.


Higher ed =

higher pay
TALIAHASSEE A new
economic study suggests that
having a degree from one of
Florida's 11 state universities
can be a financial lifesaver -
equivalent to more than $1
million in a worker's lifetime
earnings.
Economists fiom IN. and
the University of Florida,
using data from tl e state's
Department of Education,
found an employee working
in Florida in 2009-10 with just
a high school diploma earned
$20.924. compared to $36,520
for those with a bachelor's
degree, with a master's
degree. $58.698: a doctorate,
$66,743. and professionals,
such as physicians or attor-
neys. $70,716.
Extended to 30 years and
accounting for typical pay
increases, the difference
between those with high
school diplomas and higher
degrees was vast, with bach-
elor's degree recipients out-
pacing high school graduates
by more than $550,000; mas-.
ter's degrees, more than
$850,000; doctorates, more
than $1.3 million; and pro-
fessionals, more than $1.8
million.


'Prudent-man theory' at work here


There is an axiom in the
investment world known as the
"prudent-man theory."
It is a process of evaluating a
decision or outcome against
what a prudent man would have
done. It is intended to provide a
benchmark of logic and fairness
ar'd prudence.
This theory could help in
making decisions in running a
city, county or school board.
Think about it. After discussing
a topic, elected officials could
pause before voting and ask
themselves: "What would a pru:
dent man (or woman) do?"
Let's see how it would work
in reality.
$,Situatipn No. 1: Fernandina
Beach city officials are divided
over What to do with the down-
town library. They have con-
sidered buying a new building
and relocating the library there,


S, or leaving the
existing build-
ing in place
and expand-
. r'' ing it.
Prudent
^man theory: It
makes more
sense to
improve and
STEVE'S expand the
MARKET existing build-
PLACE ing. The pur-
chase and
renovation of
Steve Nicklas a new build-
ing would
cost much more and take much
longer (imprudent). The money
and time you save could be put
toward updating the content
within the library.
That was easy. Let's try
another.
Situation No. 2: Most every-
one in Fernandina Beach
(including city officials) wants to
improve the downtown water-
front. You don't have to be pru-
dent to realize that the water-
front is unattractive and


ineffective, despite a few
noticeable improvements from
the private firm managing the
marina. Committees have
been formed and charettes have
been staged producing
enough studies to fill a small
library.
Prudent man theory: The
old part of the marina gathers
silt like an airborne French fry
attracts seagulls. Removing the
silt is expensive and dumping
the muddy sludge is difficult.
'Let's relocate all of the boat slips
to the north (where some have
been placed), and build a
delightful pier over the slips of
the old marina. Imagine a small-
er version of the pier at Mallory
Square in Key West; it cduld'be
a nice complement to a coveted
waterfront park.
Situation No. 3: City Hall has
been shaken up with 'the
removal of the city manager.
Interim manager Dave Lott is
knowledgeable and practical,
but probably has limited power.
Meanwhile, there are lingering,
unresolved issues facing the city


- and whoever takes over' the
full-time position.
Prudent man theory: Move
quickly to hire a full-time
manager with a businessman's
acumen who has insight into
the city's situation (like Joe
Gerrity). Evaluate each depart-
ment head and enforce person-
nel changes to facilitate/stream-
line services.
. Overall, city employees must
become more friendly and hos-
pitable to citizens and busi-
nesses (i.e. taxpayers) -espe-
cially in the building and zoning
departments. And light up the
town once again by putting the
white lights back in all of the
trees on Centre Street, like

Who knows? Maybe this
prudent-man thing could have
some applications here.
Steve Nicklas is a financial
advisor with a major financial
firm who lives on Amelia Island.
His columns appear in several
newspapers in North Florida. He
can be reached at 753-0236.
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How to reduce risk of heart disease


Heart disease is a major
health threat for both men and
women, and knowing early if
you're at risk can make a huge-
difference in your ability to com-
Family history is one of the
mo-- important risk indicators,,
cardiologi-,t )r. (-oerge If-L
Bi-rt,. who 'fpecialize-s in diag-
no'ic echocardiographyy and is
dir-'ctor of the cardiopulmonary
department at Baptist Medical
Center Nass,,au.
-If your father or brother had
heart disease under age 55, or
your mother or sister had it
under age 65, you would be con-
side-red at greater risk," he says.
"Plus, studiess show that over
250 genes play a role in heart
health. Individuals fortunate
enough to have many protec-
tive genes that metabolize cho-
lesterol appropriately arid main-
tain normal blood pressures" will
have less cardiovascular disease
than those who are less fortu-
' nate."
Physicians have developed
several computerized tools that
can rank patients by risk of
developing cardiovascular dis-
ease within a defined timeframe,
he says. "With these tools we
can identify people who would


With highly advanced technology now available
Baptist Nassau, cardiologist George Le-Bert can
remarkably detailed images of the heart in moti
diagnose complex cardiac conditions.


benefit from further attention
and diagnostic testing and adapt
their treatment intensity and
goals accordingly."
The foundations of cardio-
vascular protection and risk fac-
tor modification are eating a
healthy diet, getting enough
exercise, maintaining a lean
body mass and avoiding tobac-


co products.
"Surprisingly, ma
who are at high risk r
ing needed changes
they 'feel fine.' The
changing their beha
the disease finally
itself, but more often
irreversible damage h
been done," he says.


lilli reason, we. pysic''' must i. nd
better ways o convince people
that the key to health is pre-
vention and not reconstruction.
Le-Bert joined Southern
Heart Grocus 'local office in
S August and practices- full time in
Fernandina Beach with special
expertise in echocardiography.
Echocardiograms. often called
ECHOs. are important diag-
nostic tools that make images, of
the heart in action. With stan-
dard ECHOs. a probe placed
on the patient's chest sends a
reflective ultrasound beam
through skin, muscle, bone and
tissue to create a live two-dimen-
sional picture of the heart. says
s-mynTrr-:) Le-Bert. The standard ECHO
at is very effective, but bone and
I view tissue irregularities can reduce
on to the image's clarity in some
patients.
"With the new TEE tech-
nology we're now using at
Baptist Nassau, a miniature
ny people probe is inserted through the
resist mak- mouth to provide a view of the
s because heart from the inside," Le-Bert
ey put off says. "This gives us a much
avior until higher quality moving image
manifests that is an extremely useful tool
i than not in diagnosing a variety of com-
Lasalready plex cardiac conditions."
. "For this Despite the fact that heart


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Chest discomfort (pressure, squeezing, fullness or pain)
Back or jaw pain'
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to free shipping in store at the
Kohl's Kiosk, to our commit-
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ties we serve Kohl's delivers
unbearable value to our cus-
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at 463893 SR 200 opens for its
grand opening at 8 a.m. Store
manager is Troy Ricketts.
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and Kohis.com provide a brand
portfolio that includes Simply
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Marc Anthony, Food Network,
Bobby Flay, Elle Contemporary
Collection, Elle Decor, Dana
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Jumping Beans and Sonoma
life + style. Kohl's savings
opportunities give shoppers
age 60 and over an extra 15 per-
cent on in-store purchases each
Wednesday.
Kohl's Yulee store will sell
Kohl's Cares cause merchan-
dise throughout the year with
100 percent of the net profit
benefiting kids' health and edu-
cation initiatives. Wolfson
Children's Hospital is one of
more than 160I hospitals naltion-
.wide.to benefit froli this.pro-
gram. Since 2005, Kohl's has
donated more than $427,000 to
Wolfson Children's Hospital.
The Yulee store was built
according to a prototype that
received Leadership in Energy
and Environmental Design
(LEED) certification at the
Gold level from the U.S. Green
Building Council.
Characteristics include 'recy-
cled and regionally sourced
building materials: water-effi-
cient landscaping and plumb-
ing fixtures; improved indoor


air quality through increased
fresh air ventilation and use of
Energy Star-rated roofs.
Kohl's strives to be an active
member in its communities
charitable giving and volunteer
programs for kids' health and
education and environmental
initiatives.
The Kohl's Cares
Scholarship Program, for exam-
ple has awarded more than $3.4
million in scholarships and
prizes to more than 17,000 vol-
unteers through since 2001. In
2012, Kohl's will award more
than $420,000 in scholarships
and prizes to more than 2,200
kids nationwide.
Kohl's has also raised more
'than ,$35 million for youth
organizations through fundrais-
ing gift cards.
Based in Menomonee Falls,
Wis., Kohl's is "a family-
focused, value-oriented spe-
cialty department store offer-
ing moderately priced,
exclusive and national brand
apparel, shoes, accessories,
beauty and home products in
an exciting shopping environ-
ment," according to a press
release. It operates 1,127 stores
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A former -chool'.:techer ha_-
"led to seek election on the
>'.a-u Countyi School Board
:n the 2012 election-.
John M". P'ulice, nov, a bus
.e-mman, 'ill cor'- .>t the
District 2 -.at long held by
a r.iiTbent (Gai! Cook. Carriei
Ford Cahill al-- ha, filed to .-<--k
'hat -:at.. Dl)iri,.i 2 includ-s the
,itothl'e.rn portion of Amelia
land and Nasauville. but all
regi:tere.d Nassau County vot-
,rs may take part in the non-
parthlan election in August.
The most important re-pon-
,ibility we have a', a societyy i,
tine education of our children,"
Police said in his campaign
announcement. "The most
important busine,,,s we are in is
the education of our children.
Ye we are all in tin businrie-,s of
educationn Either we have chil-
dr(-n currently enrolled in
-chool, (or our children have
-one( through the system
:ind/or wIe pay property taxes.
"It's a rmatler of fact that
property owners pay more tax
dollar, to the Na-,sau County
School Board than any other
taxing authority. As residents
of this community, we all bene-
fit from public education, direct-
ly or indirectly, and our chil-
dren's future is critical. I am


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re-pjn bilities.
Public is the father of
grown -eon and daughter, b':
"succe-s torie-' of the Na -
County School syste-m. Hi-,s
Jay i-, a professional surv.- '
and mapper in allaha->.:- '
daughter AShley is a licenm d
CPA in Columnbia.S.C.
"Both are college gi adua'.,
and I want every -'ildent :]
Na-,sau Clounty to have tIh
satit: opporlitu iti(', lxv be,-
bl.:-,f- d by this comlnulnity and
I am at a poin inl my lif- thai I
want to give -lomethingI back to
the collnunity mny children
grew up in and call home,"
Pulice said.
lie began teaching in
Nassau,County in 1979 at MWest
Nassau High School as a math
teacher, assistant football and
assistant baseball coach. He
taught math and special educa-
tion at Fernandina Beach High


: --i-a: football and
:.<:dx:- busal! coach.
-! :Fze Taching has-
."*..*- .;*..; iA -r the years, but I
n- t ". cles-room and
:, oughh i' is and how
.: .: g, i ach.-rs really work.
! haL always been a
.a. h 0-' ,noaCh and continue to
..ch \:1.o.:h -'ports and teach
pi,: ssiorally,"- hI- aid.
Pulicet has a Florida real
-ta:u broker- license along
'ith a -al estate -chool in-Lruc-
*,,r license issued bv the
Fo.:-ida )Departinent of Profes-
l Regulation. He teaches
::!Tiricts'. professional ethics or
ci,;c !Law to incoi'inig realtors
!)r continiing4 education credit.
"I have manly experiences in my
!i!( bul I live always been a
-a hIi.r/coach and a|pproachl
bu-in(-I management with
'ii;pha is on a team-first men-
ialit. I plan to carry on this
approach at the Nassau County'
schooll Board," he said.
Pulke luft teaching in 1988 to
become broker/manager of
Amelia Realty. "We all know
how turbulent the real estate
market has been in the past 24
years with extreme highs and
lows, and now we face an eco-
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never before_ DLring the p'ast 24
years I have been involved with
balancing budgets. cutting
expenses from some areas to
add to others and learning to
do more with less- In the pri-
vate sector, we as business pro-
fessionals must learn these
skills or we don't survive," he
said.
Pulice has been active in pro-
fessional organizations, such as
the Amelia Island Nassau
County Association of Realtors_
He served as president of AIN-
CAR, was awarded Realtor of
the Year and committee chair-
man of the year, served on the
board of directors, served on
the Multiple Listing Service
board of directors, and was
president of MI S. chairman of
the grievance committee alid
chairman of the professional
standards committee.
He has been president of the
Village Center Condominium
Association for the past five
years and is currently the treas-
urer on the board of the
Gateway to Amelia Owners
Association. He is a past board
member of the Gateway
Commons I board of directors.
"I am an educator, a busi-
ness leader, and I have experi-
ence with boards, budgets and
negotiations. I am not a career
politician," Pulice said. "This is
the first time I have entered xpol-
itics and as previously men-
tioned, this is a time in my life to
give something back to the
community. This is not my
career, it is my passion. This
position is not a springboard to
another elected office; I have
no interest in being a county
commissioner, city commis-
sioner or state representative.
Becoming a member of the
Nassau County School Board
is the only role I am seeking
because it is so important
for the children and the com-
munity."

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s.us a stagnant income. It is dif-
ficult to survive with the1
int come genei-t(ed prim.iaily by
private music lessons. We have
a good donor base and people
who are faithltul to the ar.s, but
what we rteviv\e does not begin
to pay the bills. Our rent at the
Peck Center for six studios.
office space and the band room
is niore than \\'k' can afford.
Because of the lack of funds..
we are going to have to leave
the Peck Center and find other
space. The Academy has been
offered office space and we
will be moving that part of our
business within six weeks.
In reality, we are just bare-
ly surviving and need a great
deal more support from the
community at large. If some-
one could offer space for teach-
ers to teach private lessons it
would allow us to continue
doing the work we do. Basic-
ally, we are still trying to do-
what we have always done, that
of serving the community
through arts education. We
still have students on scholar-
ships and tuition assistance,
thanks to ARIAS and our own
budget. However, unless fund-
ing increases we will have to let
the scholarship program go.
Our "After School Arts" ini-
tiative is providing both musi-
cal and visual arts experiences
to children who cannot come
to the Peck Center for private
instruction. We are offering
free arts instruction through
this initiative and reaching
large numbers of children who
have little or no access to the
arts. We have developed a part-
nership with the Nassau
County Schools and are grate-
ful for the opportunity to pro-
vide the band program at
Emma Love three days a week.
This initiative is funded totally
by the Arts Academy through
donations. It is our hope to
expand our after school pro-
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COMMUNITY THANKS

Technology students
Amelia Island hosted the 2012 Florida
Technology Student Association Annual State
Conference and Competitions. With 24,000
students in chapters in middle schools and
high schools throughout Florida, TSA involves
some of the best students in science, tech-
nology, engineering and math in our state.
The annual competition involves about 65
separate events, half for middle school stu-
dents and half for high school students, rang-
ing from robotics, computer aided design and
manufacturing prototype to fashion design,
flight endurance and music production to lead-
ership strategies, debating and extemporane-
ous presentation. For each topic, there were
many presentations in a preliminary round,
then the top 10 semi-finalists were judged a sec-
ond time (sometimes with a second task
assigned on-site) to select and rank order the
winners.
This large conference brought over 1,000
students and many faculty members to the
Omni Resort on Amelia Island, the only venue
in )ur.area with, adequate, facilities 'or such a
meeting.:-This new-to-us event required a large
number of volunteers to serve as judges for
each competition. Thanks to Don Hughes,.
Jody Mackle, Stan Cottle, Susan and Tom
Silverio, FSCJ Nassau Center, Leadership
Nassau and Take Stock in Children, many
highly qualified volunteers were able to assist
with the judging of these literally thousands of
presentations.
We wish to thank the following from our
community who served as judges: Helmut
Albrecht, Chuck and Julia Belinski, Marcelle
Bessman, Bob and Robin Bolan,Jerry Bottorff,
Ken Brendle, Michael Burnson, John Caval-
laro, Keith Clarkson, Susan Cleveland, Jennifer
Cook, Stan Cottle, Roger Crim, Steve Curtis,
George DeTarnowsky, Alan Donaldson, Trish
Dooley, Kimberly Fahlgren, Gary Farrar,
Arlene Filkoff, Jayne Gaskins, Bob Henderson,
Don Hughes, Cynthia Janney, Herb Jervis,
Steve Kimmel, Tom King, Karen Klima, Ron
Kolar, Don McCarron, Evelyn McDonald,
Hank Martinez, Christine Meehan, Larry and
Ronnie Melnick, Mike Mickler, Cathy Miller,
Jose and Lori Miranda, Doug and Janet
Petersen, Walt Petersen, Guy Petty, Jim
Pozzetta, Jorge Puentes, Brian Ramirez, Ebe
Randeree, Pat Richardson, Art Schuster, Susan
and Tom Silverio, Michael Spicer, Rachel
Thomas, Keith Thompson, Lauren Toffolo,
Amy Tompkins, Rick Traum, Vince Villani,
Jim Waid, Mary Anne Waikart, Renee
Williams, Joseph Wise and John Zimmerman.
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SERVING YOU

Nassau County Commissioners:
Danny Leeper, District 1-Femandina Beach.
261-8029 (h). 430-3868 (cel).
e-mail: dleeper@nassaucountyfl.com
Steve Ketley, District 2-Amelia Island.
Nassauville. O'Neil, 277-3948 (h). 556-0241 (cell).
email: skelley@nassaucountyfl.com
Stacy Johnson, District 3-Yulee. 583-2746
(cell), email: sjohnson@nassaucountyfl.com
Barry Holloway, District 4- Hilliard. Bryceville.
Boulogne. 879-3230 (h). 753-1072 (cell). email:
bholloway@nassaucountyfl.com
Walter J. Boatright, District 5-Callahan,
879-2564 (h). 753-0141 (cell).
email: wboatright@nassaucountyfl.com
City of Fernandina Beach Commissioners:
Mayor Arlene Filkoff: 583-8629 (cell)
email: afilkoff@fbfl.org
Vice Mayor Jeff Bunch: 206 9401 (call)
email: jbunch@fbfl.org
Tim Poynter' 415-6533 (cell)
email: tpoynter@fbfl.org
Charlie Corbett: 583-1767 .-ii,
email: ccorbett@fbfl.org
Sarah Pelican: 432=8644 (cll)
email: spelican@fbfiorg


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The heart of our community


nSonm issues arc like the proverbial bad
penny, [heytjus' keep turning up. Short-Lern
rentals. aka residenTial rentals, seems to be
one of hth:-e issues, but unlike the penny.
whose relevance is continually undermined by
inflation, the illogical notio" that one has the
right to rent out one's property in the middle
of a residential area appears To be gaining
momentum.
The arguments in favor of residential
rentals, in my opinion, have never been per-
suasive: in fact. they have absolutely no merit.
There's the tradition argument, that resi-
dential rentals should be allowed to continue
because they've been common, historically.
along the beach. Think 1950's and 60's. propo-
nents say, and familiar families from South
Georgia coming clown year after year: they
were a sign of summer and most everybody
knew them. But that was then, when the nunm-
ber of rentals compared to full-time residents
was relatively small, this is now and that coim-
parison is reversed.
There's the availability argument, that
there simply aren't enough hotel/motel/condo
rooms in the vicinity of the beach to satisfy
demand, therefore residential rentals absorb
the surplus. Well, I'm not sure that curing
demand problems with illegal activity is the
right way to go; sends the wrong message.
There's the property rights argument, that
somehow property owners have the right to
do whatever they want to with their property:
they own the house, or apartment, therefore
they have a property right to rent it out
Nonsense. My wife and I own a two-story
house downtown. Suppose we want to supple-
ment our income by turning it into a bed-and-
breakfast, or inn, or restaurant? Or I've always
been a farm guy, maybe we'll put some pigs in
the back yard, or goats, or horses. No, we're
not zoned for the inn or the restaurant, and
city codes prevent the pigs and goats. Are our
property rights violated by the zoning and


DEBATE
AND
TACKLE

Ron Supp


Ccode No Tze oai: 1 and
the ,_odes -orotec, ou' neigh-
borhood. or neighbors and
the:r rights
Then ihere s the econom--
! argumCent. alvays the eco-
'nomic argiln-ent. In the
macro sense. \m e all benteit
by having families. groups of
o ,. and high -school slu-
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othIer gatherings sc.'attered
a!ong the beach. lThey eat
out. bua bathing suits, suiittan
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injecting a lot of dollars inI
the local economyv


Businesses are kept busy and by being kept
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rent apartments and buy gas and buy food.
and. well., you can predict the rest.
And in the micro sense. individuals can buy
expensive homes along the beach and rent
them for $1,000 to .t'2.500 a week. homes they
couldn't afford otherwise, homes they'd never
be able to pay for. For these unhappy people,
residential rentals aren't a luxury, they're an
absolute necessity.
The tradition and availability arguments
can be countered, and the property rights
argument is so ridiculous, so specious, that it
has no relevancy. The economic argument
though, is tough. Renters in a residential area,
no matter how illegal, do spend money: they
help the local economy. And renters in a resi-
dential area do help property owners pay for:
homes they can't afford.
So shouldn't the economic argument pre-
vail? No, and here's why...
Allowing commercial intrusion into resi-
dential zoning at the beach is a bad idea
because it sets bad precedent. If the economic
argument makes sense at be beach, why not


downtown, or along iEgains Creek
If the economic argument for residential
rentals at the beach makes sense, what about
more condominiums? mhagiine: ,a'v thre ; are
10 oceanfront houses capable of 'icconutodatl-
ing 100 people (10 per house, which, in llhe
world of rentals, is not unusualL In itha -,aime
space a developer could build a i500rooi con-
dominium. Well, that's 500 people b inlgn :oid
spending in the local economy'
What about the people who 'ioultthl
homes in these residential areas and ;l ie lull
time Fernandina Beach residents, whlt about
their rights? Do they have the basic right ot
quiet enjoymllent of properly?" They did Itheir
due diligence and bought in good faith, expect-
ing the city to protect them from further com-
mercial intrusion, to enforce the tresorl rental
ordinance, should their rights be sacrificed foti
economics?
Fernandina Beach is a special place and
our quality of life, I believe, is unique. Part of
what makes this place special is the dedication
of our people to the protection of our neigh-
borhoods. protection from commercial intru-
sion and takeover.
For 40 years we've been struggling with
one central question: What kind of community
are we now, what kind of community do we
want to be and what kind of community do we
want to leave our children. Well, speaking for
myself, I hope we will always be a family-cen-
tered community which values neighborhoods
and their protection. And I hope we under-
stand that renting homes and apartments with-
in those neighborhoods undermines that pro-
tection.
So will the issue of residential rentals go
away? No, not when the real issue is money.
I just hope we understand that when neigh-
borhoods are corrupted by commercialism,
they go away. And when neighborhoods go
away, so does the heart of the community.
Ron Sapp is a fonner ciy commissioner


VOICE OF THE PEOPLE


Sheddinglight
on the subject
To give you an insight on the
success of the Centre Street proj-
ect, which after years of planning,
beginning in the early '70s and corn-
pleted in early May 1978, we
received great publicity unprece-
dented. I contacted Southern Living
as we neared completion. Theyvis-
ited us and printed a great story on
what we had accomplished. Good
Housekeeping also wrote a wonder-
ful story on Centre Street. We were
also written up in Sky magazine.
A feature writer for the Miami
Herald heard about what we had
done and visited Fernandina. He
proceeded to produce a full page of
color photos of Centre Street and a,
great story, which I helped provide'
information for. This syndicated col-
umn appeared in newspapers across
the country, including the Miami
Herald, Los Angeles Times and
Boston Globe. You just can't buy this
kind of publicity. I have letters from
cities all over the country who read
about us and wanted to know more
about how to accomplish it. I per-
sonally visited as many as nine cities
in Florida and made presentations at
the request of the Department of
Commerce.
To put it mildly, including the
lighting We Do It Right!
Light the trees-The Right Way.
Whoever ordered the lights be taken
from the trees on Centre Street
should be fired! They should also be
forced to pay to put the lights back
in the trees.
To take them out was a slap in
the face of the professionalism with
which Centre Street was redevel-
oped some 34 years ago.
To supposedly save a few dol-
lars, Centre Street, which was once
described as one of the most beau-
tiful streets in the United States, its
charm and appeal has been greatly
diminished.
When people complained, the
brilliant city put some lights in a
small tree on the corner of Second
and Centre. It looks like a tree that
would be decorated in front of a
haunted house. Then the city deco-
rated another tree just as unattrac-
tive. When I complained to our
$7,000 a month acting city manager
as to the way the lights were being
placed in the trees, his (insult to
your intelligence) response was they
have to be put in that way because
of the wind. As though we haven't
had any wind for the past 30 years.
The lights were placed in pro-
fessionally at the direction of F.
Eugene Smith Associates, the
design consultant firm from Bath,
Ohio in 1978. How did the lights
possibly stay in the trees all those
years with an absolute minimum of
problems?
What is difficult to think about,
not one who made or condoned
these decisions was in an','y way
involved in the local participation in
this project. which began in the early
70s. Not only that, at least 90 per-
cent of them didn't even live here
thl-n
Common courtesy. at the leasi.
would have been to consult with
%-oineone who was involved, and
they would have been told what an
intTr-al p !rt tih t ree lights played in
ltheai ix-'airanci and appeal of Centre
Street, and how important they are
We ;aii till c trying for leadership
Itv,, a bhain wq have to wait until
Novvrmbci
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Fernandina HBt- ch
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Death penalty
I was shocked to read the head-
line in the Feb. 22 issue, "Jury:
Larkin deserves death."
It is my opinion that no human
being, regardless of how heinous a
crime she or he has committed,
"deserves" to be put to death. I
believe no person or group of per-
sons has the right to judge whether
another person should live or die.
This applies to members of the jury,
as well as to the justices of the U.S.
Supreme Court.
I This nation is now the only coun-
try in the Western world and the
only country in the Americas to
allow the death penalty. Within the
United States, 16 states have abol-
ished the death penally altogether.
There are many reasons to abol-
ish the death penalty, including pos-
sible bias in the jury selection
process. Many death row prisoners
(25 in Florida since 1972) have been
exonerated and released from prison
when evidence has been brought
forward about their innocence.
There appears to be no valid evi-
dence that executing prisoners
serves as a deterrent to other peo-
ple committing murder. In Florida,
we now are facing another negative
aspect of the death penalty process:
the high cost of the trials plus
appeals of the verdict.
I believe it is high time that Gov.
Scott calls for a moratorium on the
death penalty. Scott can then appoint
a commission to study alternatives
to the death penalty.
Thomas C. Washburn, M.D.
Fernandina Beach

Aerobatics box
I am a pilot. aircraft o'.'.ner and
have been based at the Fernandina
Beach airport for almost seven
years For the record I am not an
acrobatic pilot nor have 1I lo'wn in thi'
active box ('Cily ()K aerobatic
box." Feb. 24),
Pilots from ail over the wv.orld
come to Fernandina [to b'tefi from
Keoki Gray's kno-vedg and expert-
ise of acrobatic competition. From
per-onal observ.-Iion rn,- stay sev-
eral diam,, adding m our local econo,-
my and I would guess all have pur-
chltocd fii'tI Thesec are aerobatiic
aircrati Indl i. ti land ,with no
i1io tlh ~ n 1 ;ni :t-, of fue remain-
ing


Prior to the start of the air show
season it is'not unusual for top
national performers and crew to
spend several days with Mr. Gray
honing their skills and developing
new programs for air show atten-
dees to enjoy. They stay in local
hotels and eat in our restaurants.
I have never heard a local pilot
complain about the box and there is
no conflict with normal operations.
The box is located between the
approach/departure ends of three
runways and in no way interferes
with operations. And when the box
is open it is normally for short peri-
ods of time.
Although the permit allows oper-
ation up to 63 hours per month I
believe the total use last year was in
the neighborhood of 60 hours.
Mr. Gray is a small businessman
operating Amelia Island Aerobatics
at our airport. Without the box I
suspect his business would close.
Aviation activity of all kind ben-
efits our airport and Fernandina/
Amelia Island.
Jim Layman
Fernandina Beach

Openbox
In response to Ms. (Barbara)
Farnsworth's complaint regarding
the aerobatic box at the airport, and
her efforts to close it, I feel that I
must write this letter of rebuttal
(fAcrobatic area up for permit
renewal" Feb. 22). I firmly believe
that the aerobatic box should remain
open. Her view is so slanted that it
reads like bad fiction.
M'. Farnsworth lives in the
Parkway North development on
Fitleist Drive, which is located east
of the airroxrt, and she complains
aboui the noise from the box when
it is used. lhe acrobatic box is locat-
ed wet of the airport, so there is
more bhan a mile from the box to
any, homers on TI tlei- Drivre. IThe local
gardener- in their neighborhood
with 'heir biw'.ers make more noise
'?an an airplane more than a mile!
awaay. I ver' ". used to live in the
,d-'va Verde Subdivision, which is
cnoser to the airport than Ms.
[arn,s.''ornh's development, from
1987 to 1999. and was not subjected
to excessive airplane noise.
Every six vtars or ,o someone
moves into a neighborhood that is,
some-what close to the airport and
hCn complains about the noise, I


have fought this battle before.
She also mentions the hazard
while an airplane is taking off while
the box is active. First of all, the
pilots would be notified by NOTAM
(Notice to Airmen), written word or
speech, that the box is active.
Communications with the aerobatic
trainer would be done on the com-
mon radio frequency, which is 122.7,
between both the dt,-p1. litheL aircraft
and the one in the aerobatic box.
The aerobatic box is not used unless
prior notification to all airmen by
NOTAM is sent to the FAA to be
included in the briefings that pilots
receive prior to flight.
She also stated that acrobatic
pilots fly in to use the box and do not
even buy fuel here, thus contributing
nothing to the local economy. This
is an inaccurate statement. The air-
planes that come here regularly are
not aerobatic airplanes. A more accu-
rate scenario is that the aerobatic
box is only used occasionally, and by
highly skilled pilots, and they do
buy fuel here.
Richard Kendel
Amelia Island

Part of our heritage
The Amelia Island Museum of
History, and I personally, wish to
express our thanks to all the spon-
sors, donors, golfers and volunteers
who made the 10th annual Museum
Golf Tournament such a great suc-
cess.
It turned out to be a wonderful
event hosting 136 golfers not only for
the "contest" but also for a party the
night before and an awards event
that evening. The contributors are
too numerous to identify individually
but thank you to all.
The proceeds from this fundrais-
er will help preserve our history al
heritage '"hr. -uJ'h the many pro~jecl,
and local programs provided by the
museum. Programs range from
exhibits, walking tours, lectures and
children's programs to taped inttr-
views of military veterans and a new
oral history project entitled Heritage
Keepers. Community participation
of this sort keeps the doors open'
Please come in and visit the
museum, view the exhibits, take a
tour and become a member, It-is a
large part of our heritage.
Paul B. Condit
2012 Tournament
Chairman


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ecurrt atan/ audited fircancial
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uate an applicants; tinanaqtd
abirt/ to perform thepoj proj ect
and to respond to darrages in
the eient of defouft.
3 EAdence of e/atperiere r'-th
consrTructiorr tech-nr- jes trade
standard quality w orklran-r
,hipt topojct scheduling court
control management of proj-
ects. anid building codes for
sirnlar or less cost or scope
project os as shoon by the suc-
cessful completion within the
past five (5) years of at least
t/o (2) other projects of similar
size.
4. Evidence of satisfactory res-
olution of claims filed by or
against the contractor assert-

similar size within the five (5)
years preceding the sutbmis-
sion of the application. Any
claim against a contractor
shall be deemed to have
been satisfactorily resolved if
final judgment is rendered in
favor of the contractor or any
final judgment rendered
against the contractor is satis-
fied within ninety (90) days of
the date the judgrnent
becomes final.
5 Type of work for which the
contractor is licensed
Evidence of timely comple-
tion of projects of similar scope
and size. Include any liqui-
dated damages that may
have been or could have
been assessed on these proj-
ects.,
The School Board of Nassau
County is calling for proposals
for PRE-QUALIFYING OF GEN-
ERAL CONTRACTORS for the
purpose of bidding on the fol-
lowing construction projects)
in Nassau County Florida'

Locutio n
Fernandina Beach Middle
School
Project Naminber 031-2
Project Descriptionr
Demo and replace Boys and
Girls Locker rooms. Group Toilet
Renovations. New Intercom
Systems New Fire Alarm
Systems. New HV/AC to
Gymnasium,
Estimated Construction Cost
$2,000,000.00
Location
Fernandina Beach High
School
Project Number 291-1
Project Description
Install Air Conditioning to
Gymnasium
Estimated Construction Cost
S200,000.00
Pre-Qualification packets are
available in the office of the
Director of Facilities of the
Nassau County School Distnct,
86334 Goodbread Road,
Yulee, Florida 32097, Interested
parties may pick uLp packets
between the hours of 8'00
a m. and 300 pr.m. Monday
through Friday
Completed Packets and a
Public Entity Crime Statement
must be returned to the same
location no later than 2:00
pm March 9. 2012.
For the School Board of
Nassau County
Kevin M Burnette
Director of Facilities
3t 02-15-22-29-2012
0397
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE
FOURTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
IN AND
FOR NASSAU COUNTY,
FLORIDA
CASE NO.:
45-2011 -CC-000165
DIVISION: C
SPYGLASS VILLAS I] CONDO-
MINIUM
ASSOCIATION INCO
Ple antiff
vs
KRIStNA A GABRIEL e at th
Defendants
NOTICE OF SALE UNDER TO
FS CHAPTER 4J5
NOTICE IS GIVEN that under
a Final Judgment of
Forepesure dated Febtuany a
2012 in ca e number 45-2011-
CC-000165 of the County
Court of the Fotrth Judicial
Circuit in anid for Nassau
Co;nth Forida in \which SPY-
GLASS VILLAS II CONDUOMINI-
UM ASSO'.'.IATION INC was the
plaintiff and KRISTINA A
GABRIEL NATIONAL CITY BANK
MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REG-
ISTRATON SYSTEMS INC and
UNKNOWN TENANT IN POS-
SESSION ere the defendants
I \ Cll sell to the highest andr
best ldder for cash at the
front door of the Nassau
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,ided :tie ii those common
piienenStc ar C'ter nt tn'fe-
to as decided ascribed sn
Cof Nss'uc o t' C c.'eFnc ats
Cond;tions Resicsio -sk Terms
and other Pro,. iaons of the
Dfcfcra',on of Condoirandum
fo S-,"r GULS VILLS I A CON-
DOMINIUM m'cad by Amelia
Spayglass ViCIas Development
Con-pon LLC a Ronrida init-
ed liabilitN comorpav sponsor
pursuant to Chapter 718 of
the Flonda Stacutes v.hich is
recorded rI the Pubhic Records
of Nassau County Florida in
Official Records Book 1507
" Page 1354. sasd Declaraton
of Condominium being made
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE
4TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT.
IN AND FOR NASSAU
COUNTY, FLORIDA
Case No 11-DR-1000
Divison: A
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YOU ARE NOTIFIED that ora
action (r diicre has: A --r,
filed agarct you andr that yco
are required to -r/es copy of
your written defenses if any
to it on Carabel Hernarndez
whoLe kddrs 95126adess
Toloabuadge Pn. y Apt 1o
Fernandina Beach FL 32034e
on or before 03/23/12 and ilee
the orienal with the lerk of
this Court at 76347 Vetne f ran
Way. Yulee, FL 32097 before
service on Petitioner or imme-
diately thereafter If you fal to
do so, a default may be
entered against you for the
relief demanded in the peti-
tion
Copies of all court docu-
ments in this case, including
orders, are available at the
Clerk of the Circuit Court's
office. You may review these
documents upon request.
You must keep the Clerk of
the Circuit Court's office noti-
fied of your current address.
(You may file Notice of Current
Address, Florida Supreme
Court Approved Family Law
Form 12.915) Future papers in
this lawsuit will be mailed to
the address on record at the
clerk's office.
WARNING. Rule 12.285, Florida
Farrily Law Rules of Procedure,
requires certain automatic dis-
closure of documents and
information. Failure to comply
can result in sanctions, includ-
ing dismissal or striking of
pleadings
Dated 2-12-12
John A. Crawford
CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT
BY /s/ Par nelia Jones
DEPUTY CLERK
4t 02-22-29-2012 & 03-07-14-
2012
0405
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE
4TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN
AND FOR NASSAU
COUNTY, FLORIDA
CIVIL DIVISION
CASE NO: 45-2011 -CA-
000162-AXXX YX
NATIONSTAR FMt-RTCGAr -F LI C
Plaintiffs
VS.
LEA MARCANTONIO: BENCH-
MARK
GLEN HOMEOWNER'S ASSO-
CIATION,
INC.; UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF
LEA
MARCANTONIO; UNKNOWN
TENANT
(S): IN POSSESSION OF THE SUB-
JECT -
PROPERTY,
Defendants.
NOTICE OF
FORECLOSURE SALE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pur-
suant to Final Judgment of
Foreclosure dated the 9th day
of February. 2012 and entered
in Case No. 45-2D11-CA-
000162-AXXX-YX. of the Circuit
Court of the 4TH Judicial
Circuit in and for Nassau
County Florida. wherein.
NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE, LLC
is the Plaintiff and LEA MAR-
CANTONIO; BENCHMARK
GLEN HOMEOWNER'S ASSO-
CIATION. INC., UNKNOWN
SPOUSE OF LEA MARCANTO-
NIO and UNKNOWN TENANT
(S). IN POSSESSION OF THE SUB-
JECT PROPERTY are defen-
dants. The Clerk of this Court
shall sell to the highest and
best bidder for cash at the. AT
THE MAIN ENTRANCE OF THE
NASSAU JUDICIAL ANNEX.
76347 VETERANS WAY YULEE.
FL 32097. 11:30 AM on the 5th
day of Aprl, 2012 the following
described property as set forth
in said Fnal Judgment, to wit
LOT 44 OF BENCHMARK
GLEN. ACCORDING TO THE
PLAT THEREOF AS RECORDED
IN PLAT BOOK 5 PAGE(S')
219,OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS
OF NASSAU COUNTY FLORIDA
ANY PERSON CLAIMING AN
INTEREST IN THE SURPLUS FROM
THE SALE. IF ANY OTHER THAN
THE PROPERTY OWNER AS OF
THE DATE OF THE US PENDENS
MUST FILE A CLAIM WITHIN 60
DAYS AFTER THE SALE
Dated this 10th day of
February, 2012
John- A Cra'.tford
Clerk of the Crcuit Court
Bv. s/s Karen J Lockett
Deputy Clerk
2 02-22.29-2012
0407

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT
OF THE FOURTH
JUDICIAL CIRCUIT.
IN AND FOR NASSAU
COUNTY FLORIDA
CASE NUMBER:
45-2009-DP-20
IN THE INTEREST OF
CJ L DCOS 0/Q03,2t0
A MINOR CHiLD
SUMMttONS AND NOTICE s
ACTION B'-
PUBLICATiON FOR
TERMINATION C-
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REZONING NOTICE
TWICEE S HEREBY G'VETN ta-
on Tusda y 1he on cay of
'oarch 2012 at 7 0O PM. ine
Pcar ina aaid Zonng Board of
Nas-au County will hold a
public hearing at T-he
Co mm msonCharber: James
S Page Governm'entd
Corrde-, 96135 Nassc u Place-
Yuiee Florida 32097 To consid-
er application No R12-001 for
rezoning. Also, be iT known
that on Monday The 9th of
da ofApril 2012 at 7.00 PM,
the Board or County
Commissioners of Nassau
Cou ry- wit hold a public near-
ing on The said application for
Rezoning No R12-001. at the
Comrs:ion Chambers. James
S Page Complex location
concerning the following
described property in Nassau
County
Location for the above
described property is. on the
east side of Amelia Concourse
between State Road 200/A 1 A
and Piedmont Drive
R 12-001 proposes to amend
the Lofton Pointe Planned Unit
Developmirent (PUD) to
expand commercial square
footage of the Lofton Pointe
commercial parcel, and to
add daycare as a permitted
use.
This application is filed by
Step By Step Amelia Station,
Inc, 95734 Amelia Concourse,
Fernandina Beach, Florida
32034 owner and Gillette and
Associates, Inc, 20 South 4th
Street. Fernandina Beach,
Florida 32034, agent
All interested parties are invit-
ed to attend the public hear-
ings and to be heard. Copies
of the Application and sup-
porting information are avail-
able for inspection in the office
of the Nassau County Growth
Management Department,
96161 Nassau Place, Yulee, FL
32097 Comments may also be
directed in writing to the
Growth Management
Department, mailed to agre-

96 6 N s Pl -- l, F
(904) 491 -326 All comments
will become a part of the
record in this matter.
This hearing will be con-
ducted as a quasi-judicial
hearing.
Persons with disabilities requir-
ing accommodations in order
to participate in this program
or activity should contact the
Growth Management Depart-
ment (904) 491 -7328, or Florida
Relay Service (1-800-955-8771)
at least twenty-four (24) hours
in advance to request such
accommodation.
THE PUBUC IS INVITED TO BE
PRESENT AND BE HEARD IF A
PERSON WISHES TO APPEAL
ANY DECISION MADE BY THE
BOARD, AGENCY OR COM-
MISSION WITH RESPECT TO ANY
MATTER CONSIDERED AT SUCH
MEETING OR HEARING, HE WILL
NEED A RECORD OF THE PRO-
CEEDINGS AND FOR THAT PUR-
POSE, MAY NEED TO ENSURE
THAT A VERBATIM RECORD OF
THE PROCEEDINGS IS MADE.
WHICH RECORD INCLUDESTHE
TESTIMONY AND EVIDENCE
UPON WHICH THE APPEAL IS
TO BE BASED.
The Planning and Zoning
Board may continue hearing
on this matter
PLANNING AND ZONING
BOARD OF
NASSAU COUNTY FLORIDA
/s/ Thomas Ford
Its Chairman
21 02-22-29-2012
0410
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT,
FOURTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT.
IN AND FOR
NASSAU COUNTY, FLORIDA
CASE NO. I 1-CA-321
AMERIS BANK a Georgia
banking
corporation
Plantiff

GEORGE D. FUSSELL an indi-
viduda
UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF
GECRGE D
FUSSELL on ndividuad
NATURE S WALK
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ASSOCIATION IN.C a Florida
cctroration-
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IN THE CIRCUIT COUNTY
COURT OF THE FOURTH
JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
IN AND FOR NASSAU
COUNTY. FLORIDA
CIVIL DIVISION

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De-ena-'c-i(:)
NCTICE SALE
PURSUANT TO CHAPTER AL
t OTrCE S HEREB GR EN pJ-
sucnt To a Order r rtna
Ju.dgment oT Forec!osurLe
ca,-ed Feooruarv 9h '' 201 iCe nd
enTer-d :n Case No 2010-CA-
000742 of the Orcur Co-rr or
me 4T Judcid CircuT n and
for NASSAU Count, Florida
,.-herein BRANCH BANKING
AND TRUST COMPANY is The
Plaintiff and GEORGE D.
FUSSELL and SHERRY FUSSELL
are The Defendantr-. I cil s-el to
the highest and best bidder
for cash at The west door of
the Nassau County Judicial
Arnex, 76347 Veterans Way
Yulee, Florida 32097 at 11 30
amrn. on the 29th day of March
2012, the following described
property as set forth in said
Order or Final Judgment, to
wit
All that certain lot, piece or
parcel of land situate, lying.
and being in the County of
Nassau. State of Florida to-wii
Parcel One (1):
All of Lot Numbered One
Hundred Twenty-nine (129) of
Forest Hills Subdivision. Section
Three (3). according to plat of
said subdivision, recorded in
Plat Book 3, page 46 of the
public records of Nassau
County Florida
Parcel Two (2).
The Southeasterly One-half
(SE 1/2) of Lot One Hundred
Twenty-eight (128), Forest Hills
Subdivision. Section Three (3).
according to plat of said sub-
division recorded in Plat Book
3, page 46 of the Public
records of Nassau County,
Florida. Said Southeasterly
One-half (SE 1/2) of Lot One
Hundred Twenty-eight (128)
more particularly described
as follows.
For a Point of Beginning coim-
mence at the most easterly
corner of said Lot One
Hund-ed twenty-eight (128),
said corner being common to
Lots One Hundred Twenty-
eight (128) and One Hundred
twenty-nine (129) and on the
Southwesterly right of way line
of Highland Drive, run thence
North Thirty-seven (37)
degrees, Twenty-eight (28)
Minutes West along said right
-.1 .- /line a distance of Fifty
(501 feet to a point; run
thence South Fifty-two (52)
degrees. Thirty-two (32) min-
utes West parallel with the
Southeasterly line of said Lot
One Hundred twenty-eight
(128), a distance of One
Hundred Fifty-seven and Fifty-
four Hundredths (157.54) feet
to a point: run thence South
Thirty-seven (37) degrees,
Twenty-eight (28) minutes East
along the Southwesterly line
of said Lot One Hundred
Twenty-eight (128) a distance
of-Fifty (50.0) feet to the most
Southerly point of said Lot One
Hundred Twenty-eight (128);
run thence North Rfly-two (52)
degrees. Thirty-two (32) min-
utes East along the line divid-
ing said Lots One Hundred
Twenty-eight (128) and One
Hundred Twenty-nine (129), a
distance of One Hundred Fifty-
seven and Fifty-four
Hundredths (157 54) feet to the
Point of Beginning.
and commonly known as:
2015 HIGHLAND DR, FERNAN-
DINA BEACH, FL 32034
IF YOU ARE A PERSON CLAIM-
ING A RIGHT TO FUNDS
REMAINING AFTER THE SALE,
YOU MUST FILE A CLAIM WITH
THE CLERK OF COURT NO
LATER THAN 60 DAYS AFTER THE
SALE. IF YOU FAIL TO FILE A
CLAIM,YOU WILL NOT BE ENTI-
TILED TO ANY REMAINING
FUNDS. AFTER 60 DAYS, ONLY
THE OWNER OF RECORD AS
OF THE DATE OF THE LES PEN-
DENS MAY CLAIM THE SURPLUS.
DATED at NASSAU County,
Florida, this 10th day of
February 2012.
JOHN A CRAWFORD, Clerk
NASSAU County Florida
BY: /s/ Karen J. Lockett
Deputy Clerk
2102-22-29-2012
0412

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT
OF THE FOURTH
JUDICIAL CIRCUIT,
IN AND FOR NASSAU
COUNTY, FLORIDA
CASE NO.:
45-2011 -CA-000292
DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL
TRUST COMPANY
AS INDENTURE TRUSTEE FOR
tNEC' CENTURY
HOME EQUITY LOAN TRUST
2005-3
Flantiff
v's
DAVID M '.VTT ET AL
Defe-ndants
NOTICE OF ACTO1 .
To the following
Def'enrdant(s)
DANA '7!it (CURRENT RESt-
DENCE UJ.Kh,/i)
as*' *ro.'n addres- &.-52
HESTER DR0'E YULEE. FL 3207
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SI rc- Ax Ash a o earn -
A Desictr Clerk
002" 02-22---2l2


NOTICE Of SALE
NOTRIE S HREBY GIVENTna
stnersaned nr',ds to set
The person property
desncb-a DeO.w at pubic sale
by competitive bidding on
Friday. the 2nd day of March.
2012 at i 4 00 am on the prern-
ises where said property has
been stored and which are
located at Bndgeview Selt
Storage 474431 East State
Road 200, Fernandina Beach.
FL 32034 Nassau County the
following
Name
Shao n Ashford
Unit 0 2086
HHG etc
Charlotte Myers
Unit 1022
HHG etc
Mark Smith
Unit i 4099
HHG. etc
Purchases must be paid for at
the time of purchase by cash
only A cleaning deposit will
be taken.
Dated this 02/22/2012' and
02/29/2012.
2t 02-22-29-2012
0414

NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE
FIRST COAST PAINT & BODY
gives Notice of Foreclosure of
Lien and intent to sell these
vehicles on 03/15/2012 11:00
am at 474361 E STATE ROAD
200 FERNANDINA BEACH, FL
32034-0801, pursuant to sub-
section 713.78 of the Florida
Statutes. FIRST COAST PAINT &
BODY reserves to right to
accept or reject any and/or
all bids.
1FTJW35F6SEA28084 1995
FORD
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OLDSMOBILE
1HFSC47081A003551 2001
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AM2DU55P3VUJ43334 1997
MERIMILER
11t 02-29-2012
0416

INVITATION TO NEGOTIATE
The First Coast Workforce
Development. Inc., (DBA
WorkSource), will release an
Invitation-to- i.-.eg-rs.le- on
Monday, February 27,2012 tafor
Financial Auditing services to
be performed July 1, 2012
through June 30,2013 with an
annual option to renew (or up
to 4 additional years.
A copy of the request will
be available beginning
Monday, February 27,2012 at
http://wwwworksourcel.com/
partner_vendor/request_for_pr
oposals.aspx or at 1845 Town
Center Blvd. Suite 250. Fleming
Island, FL 32003. For addition-
al information contact: D.
Nevison 904/213-3800, x-2010.
DEADULNE TO SUBMIT 11:00 AM
(EST) April 2, 2012.
It 02-29-2012
0417

The St. Johns River Water
Management District (District)
gives notice of receipt of the
following permit applica-
tion(s):
Standard General and
Standard ERP Permit
Application
Florida Department of
Transportation, 1109 S Marion
Ave, Lake City, FL 32025, appli-
cation #40-089-76140-9. The
project is located in Nassau
County. Sections: 36 and 37,
Township: 2 North, Range: 24
East; Sections: 30 and 31,
Township: 2 North, Range: 25
East: Sections: 17,19,.20, 30,31,
4. 5 and 8, Township: 1 South,
Range: 24 East Sections 1, 11,
12, 14, 15, 22, 28, 33 and 37,
Township: 1 North, Range: 24
East, and includes 485.3 acres.
The Environmental Resource
Permit application is for con-
struction of a surface water
management system to serve
a road development known
as SR 200.The receiving water-
bodies are Brandy Branch,
Funks Branch, Mills Creek,.
Boggy Creek and Thomas
Creek-
The fite(s) containing the
permit applications) are avail-
able for inspection Monday
through Friday, except for
Dist rict holidays, 8 a.m to 5
p.m at the District's
Headquarters- 4049 Reid St.,
Polatka. FL 32177-2529 You
may also view, files at one of
the District's Service Centers,
but you should call Service
Center staff in advance to
make sure that the files are at
a soecitic Service Center
Service Center contact infor-
rnmat'on S a/alable orine at
florldaswaoter com/contac-
tu'/r/of'ces- htm] Additiondly,
most per-Tt apoircation file
docs-ew-ts can be /.e-siea
cnne at
florida- ,Tce- co-n/Doermit-
-ref/re- h'rr- To ob'san ,fr-
rrat o n o. how to find ara
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nord d,!1_es mode etn.r...
or desCanee (f"O se apph :-
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mencec tor 'ppro'd) o n
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(for those- aCpp'cao- 0s V--n
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tions, you are advised *Te nT-
fy the DisricT s Eitien 14 days o
notification of the appicm-

tion(s) if youohove questions
ec to r ppronsomments, o ino 0
marotion regarding the activi'
proposed in The pernmt opplc-
cation. If you make a wntten
request tothe District for addi-

tional information regarding a
specific permit application
you wil be provided oa oppor-
tunity to obtain the available
information. Please note that
tiling a written objection does
not entitle you to a Chapter
120, Florida Statutes, adminis-
trative hearing.
Notice of intended (pro-
posed) District Decision will be
provided to persons who have
requested individual notice A
request for individual notice
of intended (proposed) District
Decision on the application
must be received by the
District's Director of the Bureau
of Regulatory Support prior to
the date the notice of intend-
ed (proposed) District Decision
is generated.
Victor Castro, Director, Bureau
of Regulatory Support
St. Johns River Water
Management District
It 02-29-2012
0419
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NOTICE UNDER
FICTITIOUS NAME LAW
Pursuant to Section 865.09,
Florida Statutes
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that
the undersigned, desiring to
engage in business under the
fictitious name of "Tomassetti &
Prince" located at' 406 Ash
Street, in the CountyofNassau,
in the City of Fernandina
Beach, Florida 32034 intends
to register the said name with
the Division of Corporations of
the Florida Department of
State, Tallahassee, Florida.
Dated at Fernandina Beach,
Florida, this 22nd day of
February, 2012.
A. JeffreyTomassetti. PLC
Tomassetti & Prince
406 Ash St.
Fernandina Beach, FL 32034
1 t 02-29-2012
0421
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT,
FOURTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT,
IN AND FOR
NASSAU COUNTY, FLORIDA
CASE NO.: 2009-CA-I11
JOANNE K. STONE,
an unmarried woman,
Plaintiff,
vs.
SAUNA G. STANLEY,
an unmarried woman,
Defendant.
NOTICE OF
FORECLOSURE SALE
NOTICE is hereby given that,
pursuant to that Summary
Find Judgment of Foreclosure
entered in the above-styled
action on February 2, 2012. I
will sell the property situated in
Nassau County, Florida,
described as:
A portion of Block 6 and 7.
together with a portion of
Maple Avenue and Pine
Street, all that is shown on an
unrecorded plat of Mrs. FJ.
Johnson's Subdivision of Yulee,
lying in Section 42, Township 2
South, Range 27 East, Nassau
County, Florida said lands also
being a portion of those lands
described and recorded in
Deed Book 275, page 629. ard
lands described and recorded
in Official Records Volume 85,
page 379, of said public
records, being more particu-
laity described as follows:
Commence at the inter-
section of the Southerly right of
way line of State Road 200 (a
175.00foot right of way as no
established) with the centerly
of Seaboard Air LiUn railroad
(a 120.00 foot right of way as
novy established); thence
South 38 degrees 29 minutes
00 seconds East. along saod
centerine 1137.81 feet.Therce
South 51 degrees 31 rrminutes
00 seconds West. 120 00 feet to
the Southeast corner of sad
Official Records Volume 85
page 379, and the Point of
beginmung; thence contrue
South 51 degrees 31 rrinru'e:
00 seconds West along said
Southerly line, 163 10 feet
thence tNorth 30 degrees 09
mrutes 17 seconds die-. 88 32
feet, thence South 64 deg-eee:
15 rrmanute- nr7 s-cor,d '.e-ta
89 80 feet, ther-ce Saouth 47
degrees 38 rn'-nJrtes 21 ec-
ords WVest. 73 51 feet to ?*,e
Eas-tert rit of w.'ti w-c rJ'd
HartIs Road (a; no,. e.-b-
lIrIed), the-ce ,orr 27
degrees Cf r--a''*e- C fec-
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ed in -he J times S Poce
Go\ er OF INTENTIONmp
Q0135 NosfQL; Place Yulee
Ronaa .nTends to colder Tor
adoption rre Tollo ing pro-
posed ordinance,
ORDINANCE NO 2012-SDER
AN ORDNANCE T OF ORDINANCE THE
B ARD OF COUNTY COMMIS-
SONERS OF NASSAU COUNT-
FLORIDA RESCINDING ORDI-
NANCE 2 000-04 VHiCH
ADOPTED THE e'007 LORIDA
BUILDING CODE PANDADOPT-
ING AMENDED CHAPTER 1
SCOPE AND ADMINISTRATION
2010 FLORIDA BUILDING CODE
PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE
DATE
Copes of the Od'iknce are
available athe Clerks Office
at the Judicial Annex locat-
ed at 76347 Veterans Way
Yulee, Florida, Monday through
Friday, 8 30 a m. through 5 00
p.m.. except legal holidays
THE PUBLIC IS INVITED TO BE
PRESENT AND BE HEARD IF A
PERSON DECIDES TO APPEAL
ANY DESIGN MADE OFY THE
BOARD AGENCY OR COM-
MISSION WITH RESPECT TO ANY
MATTER CONSIDERED AT SUCH
MEETING OR NEARING HE OR
SHE WILL NE CODED CORD OF
THE PROCEEDINGS, AND THEATER 1

SHE MAY NED ADTO ENSURE THAT
A VERBAILM RECORD OF THE
PROCEEDINGS IS MADE,
WHICH RECORD INCLUDES THE
TESTIMONY AND EVIDENCE
UPON WHICH THE APPEAL IS
TO BE BASED
The Board of County
Co at 7missioners may continue
ea Florida Monngs on these matters.
ATTEST
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMIS-
SIONERS
OF NASSAU COUNTYDERED AFLORIDA
/s/ JOHN A CRAWFORD
Its. Ex-Officio Clerk
BY /s/ STACY T JOHNSON
Its Chair
Individuals with disabilities
needing a reasonable
accommodation to partici-
pate in 1his proceeding should
contact the Office of the Ex-
A VERBAOffic C RECk to BoRD O THE
County Commisroners a r least
seventy two (72) hours prior to
the proceeding at (904) 548-
4660eangs or, if the hearing
impaired.FloridaUNTelay FLORvice
at 1-800-955-8770 (v) or 1-800-
955-8771(TDD).
2t 02-29-2012 & 03-07-2012
0424

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT
4TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
IN AND FORD
NASSAU COUNTY, FLORIDA
CASE NO. 2011-CA-00212
BRANCH BANKING AND TRUST
COMPANY
Plaintiff,
vs.
CASEY J. DARLINGTOHNSONet ux,


It' NOTICE OF SALE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pur-
suant to an Ordwi r or Finail
Judgment Scheduingable
Foreclosure Sale entered ono
February 9, 2012, in this coed
not pending in scd Court, the E
style of which isindicat least
above
I will sseventyll to (7th highest and
best bidder for c the h in the
I JASSAU County Courthouse.
76347 Veterans Way. Yulee,
Florida 32097 at 11 30 a r. eon
the 20th day of March, 2012,
the following described prop-
edy as set forth in 'ad Order or
Final Judgment, to-vit.
LOT 66 OF HIDEAWAY PHASE
IN THE ACCORDING TO THE PLAT
THEREOF AS RECORDED IN
PLAT BOOK 7, PAGE(S) 270-274,
NOV/ KNOW AS HIDEAWAY
PHASE III REPLAT AS RECOlDED
IN PLAT BOOK 7 PAGES 313-
317. OF THE PUBLIC RECORD,
NF I JASSAU COUNT ITY, FLORIDA
a/1,/a: S6040 VENETIAN
AVE NOUE.ULE FL201ORIDA 32097
ANY PERSBAON CLAIMING AN
INTEREST NTHEY JRPUS FPOM
THE SALE IF ARLG OTHER TH- u
SAFTER THE O SALE














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of 902.51 feet Io the, 'Westerly
right of way line of County
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foot night of w'ay). th'-Inc-
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point of tanygency 'of said
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degrees 27 minutes 13 sec-
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ly right of way line. a distance
of 320.08 feet to the east rine
of sad Section 23. leaving said
westerly right of way line
thence North 02 degrees26
minutes 17 seconds Wer.t
along the east line of said
Section 23. a distance of
604.89 feet; thence SouLth 89
degrees 30 minutes 26 sec-
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2109 30 feet to ih-j, wvesl line
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When the Sargasso Sea blows ashore


Every -)o often when I walk
on the beach I'm reminded :hat
just beyond our shore-, there ic,
a teeming rna-,, of productivity,
the green mats oi sargas--sum
weed floating just east of the
Gu If Stream in an area 700 milesk
wide by 2,(X) miles long called
the Sarga-,ss- Sea.
Although the large floating
mats are way too far out to -sea
to view from shore, all it takes is
a steady ea-,terlyv wind of
enough magnitude and the
miles fall away and the weed
comes to the beach.
Weed is not really a good
term for these clump, of algae.
Weed infers something that is.,
growing where it should not, a
nuisance. No, sargassum weed
is no nuisance. For many crit-
ters in the sea it is the staff of
life, the habitat they live in, find
food and shelter in, and many
animals spend their lives float-
ing along with it. Unlike many
similar forms of algae world-
wide, this plant comes with tiny
floats that keep it at the surface,
and it multiplies without ever
being attached to a hard sur-
face.
When it sometimes washes
up on our beach, the plentitude
of life sargassum weed carries
with it is evident. On sargassum
weed days at the beach, there's
a lot for a beach-walker like me
to look for. For many shore-
birds, the weed brings in a feast
of plenty. Little crabs and fish
and other marine critters inhab-
it these mats of algae and land
on shore hidden deep in the
vegetation. The willets, ruddy
turnslonesand sandpipers poke
and prod within the weed, look-
ing for food. When they are so
occupied, it is easier to snap
their photos they are just too
busy to worry about nearby
humans. It's a great time to bird-
watch, if you don't mind the
wind that brought the sargas-
sum weed to shore in the first
place.
Whenever I find clumps of
sargassum weed, I get to work
myself, scavenging away like a
shorebird, gleaning whatever I
can find in the masses of vege-
tation. Loggerhead sea turtles,
those very same creatures that
lay eggs on our shore, spend
their young lives living within


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. young turtles
are blown
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Although I've


not yet found any, I always look.
And if I do find one, I would
immediately contact people with
Amelia Island Sea Turtle Watch
or the G(eorgia Sea Turtle
Center in Jekyll Island (912-635-
4444). These young turtles may
be cold-shocked, dehydrated or
otherwise unfit to be put back in
the sea without some TLC at
the center first.
Besides looking for sea tur-
tles, I also always look for those
strange misshapen fish, the sar-
gassum fish, which are so well
camouflaged that you have to
shake the weed to make them
drop out to the sand. These
small fish have a mouth that can
open to swallow prey nearly
their own size, and they have
fins modified like hands to help
them move through the sea-
weed.
Years ago when I was an
aquarist at Miami Seaquarium I
admired these fish, watched
them feed and even helped a
National Geographic photogra-
piler set up a special narrow
tank where he could, he
hoped, catch just that moment
when the sargassum fish gulped
down its large prey He never
got the shot he wanted, and
I've never found a sargassum
fish in the seaweed here on
Amelia Island, but I still keep
looking.
Other critters lurk in the
weed too. Crabs and mollusks ,
and sponges and all sorts' of
marine life have adapted to a
life floating at sea in the large
mats of sargassum weed.
But be warned, not every-
thing in sargassumn weed is
pleasant to handle. One (lay I
was lifting and shaking and pok-


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man-of-war jellyfish sometimes are blown in with the sargassum weed.


ing through a clump of seaweed
and stopped just in time. I was I E G I N TICE
so close to handling a young L UEG L NOTICES
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sargassurlm weed days at the Tallahassee, Florida. --.------- THROUGH 398, INCLUSIVE, OF AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES
beach. To do it right, wear Dated at Fernandlna Beach, IN THE CIRCUIT COURT THE PUBUC RECORDSOF NAS- ACT persons neeoing a spe
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POLICE REPORT


This was written by Garrett
Pelican of the Nevs-Leaderfrom
oral and written reports by the
Nassau County Sheriff's Office,
the city of Fernandina Beach
Police Department and other
agencies. Arrest indicates suspi-
cion of a crime, not guilt.
Anyone with information
about criminal activity can con-
tact the Fernandina Beach Police
Department at 277-7342 or the
Nassau County Sheriff's Office
anonymously by calling 225-0147
in Yulee and Fernan-dina Beach
,r 879-2136 in Callahan,
Hilliard and Bryce-ville. The "We
Tip" program 1-809-78CRIME
also allows callers to leave
anonymous tips.

Leaving the scene
Authorities arrested a
Fernandina Beach man early
Sunday morning after he fled
the scene of a crash, according
to police reports.
Deputies responding about
4:30 a.m. to reports of an acci-
dent at 474431 SR 200 found an
overturned car with a woman
inside who told them a man had


gotten out of the car and fled
the scene. Injured and unable to
recall the man's name, the
woman was transported to
Baptist Medical Center Nassau,
deputies said.
While others were investi-
gating the crash, one deputy
encountered a man in black
pants and a white T-shirt car-
rying a dog and walking along
the road. He told deputies he
had been drinking and did not
want to drive intoxicated.
At the hospital, the woman
told deputies she had been at a
birthday party for Brent Austin
Carnes, but she was too intoxi-
cated to drive. Carnes, who she
said had been drinking, offered
to drive her home, according
to the report. Her description
matched the man deputies pre-
viously encountered.
Deputies contacted Carnes
about 6 a.m. at home and arrest-
ed him. He admitted to leaving
the scene because he was
"scared" and did not intend to
leave his passenger in the car,
deputies said.
Carnes, 31, of 400 South
15th St., Fernandina Beach is


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charged with leaving the scene
of a crash without rendering
aid.

Contraband items
A Fernandina Beach woman
arrested late Saturday night for
driving under the influence and
tag violations was charged with
bringing contraband items into
the jail, deputies said.
Deputies said Jamie Alane
Wooten's gray Chrysler was
pulled over on Buccaneer Trail
for failing to dim her headlights.
A search of her tag revealed it
had been expired for more than
one year and her decal
belonged to another vehicle,
deputies said.
Wooten, 47, smelled of alco-
hol, had a flushed face and
watery, bloodshot eyes and per-
formed poorly on all her field
sobriety exercises, deputies
reported.
Wooten told deputies she
had glasses of wine at home,
according to an arrest and book-
ing report. Breath test results
indicated her blood alcohol con-
centration was 0.186 at the time
of her arrest, deputies said. The
legal limit is 0.08.
Deputies said they asked
Wooten if she had illegal items
in her possession before she
was admitted to jail. An inven-
tory of her purse at the jail
revealed one and a half pills of
the muscle relaxant clon-
azepam, deputies said. Wooten
told deputies she did not have a
prescription for them.
Wooten, of 224 South
Fletcher Ave., Fernandina
Beach is charged with intro-
ducing contraband into a deten-
tion facility, possession of con-
trolled substances, driving
'under the influence, unlawful
tag alteration and expired tag.
Bond is set at a total of $8,510.

Stun gun used
Police stunned a Missouri
man early Saturday morning at
a Fernandina Beach hotel after
they were called to deal with a


domestic disturbance, accord-
ing to an arrest and booking
report.
Seaside Amelia Inn person-
nel phoned authorities about
2:43 a.m. after guests com-
plained of what sounded like a
domestic disturbance in room
225, police said. The room's
occupants, Chelsea Wilks and
her boyfriend Cory Wright, told
police they had been arguing.
but there was no physical vio-
lence.
Police said that while speak-
ing with the couple, they
watched Wright remove a plas-
tic bag of marijuana from his
person and fling it under a near-
by chair in an attempt to hide it.
He was placed under arrest
but as police escorted him to
the elevator, he snatched his
arm free, they said. Police said
they used a takedown on Wright
to get him to the floor, but he
kicked them and got to his feet.
Police said Wright resisted
several orders to get on the
ground before they deployed a
stun gun. Although police shot
Wright with the stun gun, only
one probe struck him, accord-
ing to the report. Additional offi-
cers helped subdue Wright,
who was arrested without fur-
ther incident, police said.
Cory Lee Wright, 23, of
Reeds, Mo., is charged with pos-
session of less than 20 grams of
marijuana and resisting arrest
without violence.

Felony arrests
Jessica Ann Bullins, 25,
85227 Brooke St., Yulee, Feb.
24, Duval County warrant, giv-
ing false verification of owner-
ship of pawned items bond
$10,003, false entry.
Matthew Robin Thomp-
son, 24, 34555 Old Baldwin
Road, Callahan, Feb. 24, grand
theft auto bond $25,002, deal-
ing in stolen property bond
$10,002.
Melissa Angela Bacy, 27,
Folkston, Ga., Feb. 23, intro-
ducing contraband into a deten-
tion facility bond $10,002, pos-


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session of less than 20 grams of
marijuana bond $2.502. pos-
session of drug paraphernalia -
bond $1,002. conspiracy to com-
mit petit theft bond $502.
Glenn Thomas Clemons.,
47, homeless. Feb. 23, Nassau
County warrant. violation of pro-
bation burglary/traffic stolen
property, aggravated assault, no
bond.
Gerald Brian Peters, 50,
441 South Fletcher Ave., Fer-
nandina Beach. Feb. 23. viola-
tion of probation lewd and las-
civious battery, sale and
delivery of crack cocaine, no
bond.
Jeffrey Allan Brown. 26,
2031 Russell Road, Lot 3,
Fernandina Beach, Feb. 23,
Nassau County warrant, viola-
tion of probation grand theft -
bond $550.
Raymond McArthur
Garner, 39, Jacksonville, Feb.
23, Nassau County warrant, vio-
lation of probation sale and
delivery of cocaine, no bond.
M Shawn Galen Goodwin,
37,28139 Vintage Lane, Hilliard,
Feb. 23, Nassau County war-
rant, burglary bond $25,002,
grand theft bond $10,002.
M Nicholas Bryan Alford,
18,28139 Vintage Lane, Hilliard,
Feb. 23, Nassau County war-
rant, burglary, grand theft.
Pamela'Wilson Johns, 43,
374848 Raven Lane, Hilliard,
Feb. 23, Nassau County war-
rant, violation of probation -
possession of controlled sub-
stances, no bond.
Brandon Ervin Cook, 26,
96042 Brighton Place, Yulee,
Feb. 21, Nassau County war-
rant, violation of probation traf-
fic in stolen property, no bond.
Timothy Sonny Graham,
44, Kingsland, Ga., Feb. 21',
Nassau capias bond $5,002,
driving while license suspended
or revoked permanently
revoked.
John Douglas Ledford, 56,
9625 Ford Road, Bryceville,
Feb. 21, abuse on disabled per-
son without great harm (domes-
tic).
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guilty

A former president of
the Yulee Athletic Associ-
ation, which organizes Pop
Warner football, pleaded
guilty Thursday to grand
theft
Jeffery l.ee Johnson, 41.
S7-14 S;and Hickory Trail.
\Ylee, a
J 'k.-kon villet 10%
firefighter,
was sen- j t
tended to
five years
probation
and must
resign his
current Johnson
em ploy- -.... ..
ment and
not seek employment as a
paramedic or firefighter dur-
ing his probation.
He was ordered to pay
$18.256.98 in restitution, $398
in court costs and
$100 to the State Attorney's
Office.
Johnson was accused of
making several personal
withdrawals from the athlet-
ic association's account and
using association funds to
pay off personal loans and
cell phone bills.
He also allegedly used
$1,111 of association money
to finance a trip to Disney
World.
Association officials told
police thousands of dollars
might have been misappro-
priated before Johnson
was asked to resign and turn
over his association debit
card. Investigation uncov-
ered several personal with-
drawals from Johnson and
credit card receipts con-
firming the Disney World
Strip.


AARP says Florida


lags in senior care


ST. PETERSBURG Florida
is still near the bottom on a first-
ever scorecard by AARP that
ranks states on how well they
provide long-term health care
for seniors and people with dis-
abilities. Florida is number 41
overall and, in some subcate-
gories, the state ranks even
lower.
At AARP Florida, Jessyca
Sosa says Floi'idians should not
expect the long-term care score
to improve in the coming years.
"And it's also very clear that
the average person, the middle-
class family, in no way, shape
or form can afford to pay for
the type of costs that they face
under our current system."
Sosa is AARP's southeast
regional spokesperson. At the
other end of the scorecard, but
still not encouraging, she notes
that Florida has the fifth highest
nursing staff turnover of any
state.
The report, Raising


Expectations: A State Scorecard
on Longl-Term Service-s and
Supports for Older Adults,-
People with Physical
Disabilities, and Family
Caregivers, covers four areas:
affordability and accessibility,
choice of setting, quality of care
and .support for family care-
givers. Florida ranks 44th in
terms of providing seniors a
choice of where to receive their
care, with nursing homes often
the only option. Sosa would like
to see improvement here, as
well.
"You know, the fact is, is that
most people, if given a prefer-
ence, would prefer not to have
to go to a nursing facility. They
want services in their homes
and communities."
Home or community-based
care is also less expensive than
nursing home care, adds Sosa,
which is another reason for the
trend away from institutional
care.
The scorecard is online at
aarp.org.


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incorrectly reported his self-
employment taxes. An IRS
audit discovered the error
and Geithner ended up pay-
ing $42,702 in back taxes to
the government.
Our personal suggestion
is that you find a reputable
tax preparer to do your state
and federal tax returns. If
you do choose to do that
make sure to first check out
his or her credentials. With
tax talk playing a prominent
role in this year's presiden-
tial election, we will be con-
stantly reminded of the
importance of paying our fair
share. Find tie name of a
trustworthy professional to
prepare your returns by ask-
ing fellow employees, rela-
tives or neighbors.
Here are some useful tips
to help you select the right
representative to prepare
your taxes:
1. Although some good
preparers work from their
home, scammers tend .to
work from home too because
ill's harder for them to be
traced. The tax preparation' ,
software they use is usually
bought at a retail store and
when the return is printed
out and mailed in, it appears
as if it was filed by the actual
taxpayer. The return states
that it was self-prepared,
which makes it.difficult to
hold the preparer account-
able by law.
2. Scammers like to prey
on the public's fear of the
taxman. If you get an email
or letter offering tax prepara-
tion services, beware of ones
with the IRS logo attached
that looks like a bad cut and
paste job.
3. If your preparer asks
you to inflate your charitable
deductions and you are pay-
ing him a percentage of your
refund, drop him like a hot
potato. Tllis trick is similar to
inflating your business
expenses if you are self-
employed to get a larger
business deduction. The IRS.
i1 looking for these ruses. It
may take them a few years to
catch up with you but it's not
worth taking the chance.


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work or promising a refund
without looking at all your
back-up documentation is
-another red flag. A legitimate
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your W-2 form, children's
Social Security numbers,
income from investments,
donations, pay stubs and
other employment data.
You also need to be vigi-
lant about individuals that
represent themselves as IRS
employees or claim the IRS
owes you a larger refund.
The scammers will email you
and ask you to send your
personal information to a
link in their email. Do not
click on a link that will allow
-a scamnmer to download mal-
ware onto your computer.
Malware is malicious soft-
ware that can install pro-
grams on your
computer to steal your identi-
ty and access your financial
accounts.
The IRS prefers to contact
you by the U.S. Postal
Service, not by email or tele-
phone. If you get a phone
call from someone claiming
to be an IRS agent just hang
up the phone (besides that
will make you feel good).
And the IRS will never show
up at your door unan-
nounced. Call the police if a
stranger rings your doorbell,
shows "credentials" and tells
you they want to discuss an
audit. The Fernandina Beach
Police Department tele-
phone number is 277-7342
(at the recording press 1 or
0). The Nassau County
Sheriff's Office dispatch tele-
phone number is 225-5174.
Other resources for you
to use if you suspect tax or
tax preparation fraud are the
IRS website: www.irs.gov or
call 1(800) 829-0433. If you
receive an email that pur- .
ports to be frori the IRS and
requests a response, report
it to phishing@irs.gov.
Remember, the IRS does
not initiate contact with
taxpayers by e-mail or by
any social media tool to
request your personal or
financial information. If you
have lost money in an IRS-
related incident, you should
file a complaint with the
Federal Trade Commission
through their Complaint
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a civil dispute, we will assist
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NOTICE OF INTENT TO AMEND

Administrative Rules

2.27 FIELD TRIPS AND EXTRACURRICULAR TRIPS
5.71 INTERSCHOLASTIC AND EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
In compliance with the Administrative Procedure Act,
Chapter 120, Florida Statute, a public hearing may be held if
requested within twenty-one (21) days of this notice at the place,
time, and date indicated below:
Place: Nassau County School Board
1201 Atlantic Ave.
Femandina Beach, FL 30234

Time: 6:30 P M.
Date: March 22, 2012
No significant economic impact is anticpated.
Copies of the amended plan are located in all schools,
the transportation and facility shops
and the School Board office.


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piled by&AngelaDa ughir. ',.Nus-
Leader staff frwom the Feb. 23
court docket of Circuir Court
Judge Ruben 3L Fuos.er
Michael Duane Andrews-
was served an amended affi-
davit and pleaded not guilty to
violation of probation being
served for sale. delivery, pur-
chase or manufacture of mari-
juana.
Gregory Blackshear
pleaded not guilty to habitual
driving while having a license
that is suspended or revoked.
Billy Joe Corson pleaded
not guilty to violation of proba-
tion being served for burglary
of a structure or conveyance.
Courtney Lynn Driggars
pleaded not guilty to burglary of
a dwelling and dealing in stolen
property.
The state will not prose-
cute Amanda Marie Fila on a
charge of battery on a law
enforcement officer.
Probation was revoked
and terminated and a $1,000
cash bond was released to cover
fines and fees.
Tyrone Lavelle Fleming
pleaded not guilty to violation of
probation being served for pos-
session of cocaine. The court
discharged the affidavit, proba-
tion was revoked and terminat-
ed and a $1,000 cash bond was
released to cover fines and fees.
Justin Ryan Green plead-
ed not guilty to felony battery
resulting in bodily harm.
Vincent Joseph Jones
pleaded guilty to two counts of
violation of probation being
served for habitual driving
while having a license that' is
suspended or revoked, and was
adjudicated guilty. Probation
was revoked and terminated
and he was sentenced to six
months in Nassau County Jail
with credit for time served since
Jan. 20. He was ordered to pay
$954.56 in outstanding costs.
Joseph Alfred Kidd IV
pleaded guilty as charged to
sale, delivery, purchase or man-
ufacture of marijuana and adju-
dication was withheld. He was
sentenced to four months in
Nassau County Jail with credit
for time served followed by 18
months drug offender proba-
tion, a drug/alcohol evaluation


and fohow-up within 60 days
andi -mndon drug testing. He
pleaded g-ily to a second
.a:':- o- sal. delivery, p'r-
chaI-- or _anu:a:ciure o_ mari-
juana. was adJ-udca:ed guilty
ad rovc ite ,.e s-r, sentence
as his irs- case_, to run concur-
r-n.yv He was ordered to pay a
:oti- otf in court costs. 300X)
to the Public Defender's Office
and S2(X) to the State Anornev's
Offic:c.
Clifford Bartley Kite Jr.
was served an affidavit and
pleaded guilty to two counts of
violation of probation being
served for obtaining property
in return for a worthless
check. The affidavit was dis-
charged and probation was rein-
stated.
Andres Labanz pleaded
not guihly to habitual driving
while having a license sus-
pended or revoked.
Corey Joshua Uvingstone
pleaded guilty to two counts of
violation of probation being
served for possessing more
than 20 grams of cannabis and
possession of cannabis with
Intent to sell or deliver, and was
adjudicated guilty. Probation
was revoked and terminated
and he was sentenced to eight
months in Nassau County Jail
with credit for time served
since Jan. 17. He was ordered
to pay $1,667.12 in outstanding
court costs.
Ajury trial date of May 14
was set for Lavarina Lee
Mitchell on three counts of sale,
manufacture, purchase or deliv-
ery of cocaine within 1,000 feet
of a church, business or school,
one count of possession of
cocaine, one count of posses-
sion of controlled substance
paraphernalia, one count of
possession with intent to sell
within 1,000 feet of a school,
and one count of keeping a
public nuisance structure for
drug activity.
Joseph Devon Newsom
was served an affidavit and
pleaded not guilty to violation of
probation being served for
grand theft and dealing in
stolen property. In a separate
case, he was served an affidavit
and pleaded not guilty to viola-
tion of probation being served
for criminal mischief and bur-


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veyance.
James Brian Peeples
pleaded not guilty to grand
theft.
Gerald Brian Peters plead-
ed guilty to three counts ofkvio-
lation of probation being served
for one count of lewd and las-
civious behavior on a minor by
a person 18 years of age or
older and was adjudicated
guilty. Probation was revoked
and terminated and he was sen-
tenced to 40 months in a state
prison, with credit for time
served and ordered to pay
$3,622.77 in outstanding costs.
He faced a possible maximum
sentence of 15 years. On a
charge of sale, manufacture or
deliver oxydone he pleaded
guilty as charged, was adjudi-
cated guilty and sentenced to 40
months in a state prison with
credit for time served, to be
served concurrently with his
first sentence. He was ordered
to pay $498 in court costs, and
$100 to the State Attorney's
Office.
Chadwick Samuel Pickett
pleaded not guilty to grand theft
and dealing in stolen property.
Enrico Spencer Roberts
pleaded not guilty to possession
of cocaine, sale or delivery of
cocaine, two counts of posses-
sion of cocaine with intent to
sell 1,000 feet from a school,
possession of a firearm by a con-
victed felon and possession of
less than 20 grams of cannabis.
William Kevin Sanders
pleaded not guilty to. obtaining
unemployment compensation
by fraud.
Carlos Terrell Thomas
pleaded guilty to sale or delivery
of cocaine, was adjudicated
guilty and sentenced to nine
months in the Nassau County
Jail, followed by two years of
drug offender probation, a drug
and alcohol evaluation and fol-
low-up within 60 days and ran-


dom drug testing. On a charge
of possession of cocaine with
intent to sell, manufacture or
purchase he pleaded guilty, was
adjudicated guilty and received
the same sentence as his first
case, to run concurrently. He
was ordered to pay a total of
$996 in court costs, $300 to the
Public Defender's Office and
$200 to the State Attorney's
Office.
Edwin Jackson Thomas
sub mil ted a written plea of not
guilty to a charge of criminal
mischief over $1,000 and disor-
derly intoxication endangering
safety.
Gerrod Devon Wilson
submitted a written plea of not
guilty to second-degree grand
theft valued at $20,000 or more
but less than $100,000.
Lernard Morris Wright Jr.
submitted a written plea of not
guilty to second-degree grand
theft of $20,000 or more but less
than $100,000.
Daniel Andrew Yarbrough
pleaded not guilty to felony bat-
tery resulting in bodily harm
and disfigurement.
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selected as the 2012 Nassau County School-Related
Employee of the Year. Due to her efforts and her leader-
Iship of her staff, Yulee High School has the highest rate
of student participation in breakfast and lunch among
high schools in the district. On any given day, the school
serves meals to over 1,OOQ students, faculty and staff.
Additionally, every Friday the cafeteria staff provides a
special breakfast buffet for teachers and staff that has
helped develop a spirit of unity, fellowship and cama-
raderie at the school. Bell was honored in a surprise
visit by Nassau County Schools Superintendent John
Ruis and other school officials.


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S EAT} ER A PERRY
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L ookng forward to
celebrating his 93rd
birthday on March
10. Harry Shuford
ha-. the distinction of being
the only member of Yulee
Moose Lodge #2352 to have
earned the highest degree
that can be bestowed on a
member.
'The Pilgrim degree is
awarded to those who have
displayed dedication, commit-
ment and outstanding service
to their lodge.
Shuford has been part of
many Moose service projects
including Adopt-A-Mile, com-
modity delivery and dona-
tions to Pepper tree Village.
A Moose member since
1989, Shuford says the best
part of belonging to the
Lodge is the fellowship. But
he also likes knowing his con-
tributions assist seniors at
Moosehaven, the 72-acre
retirement village in Orange
Park and Mooseheart, the
1,000-acre school and village
for children in need in
Chicago.
Another important item
Shuford wears is a special
Moose ring signifying that he
has brought 100 members
into the Lodge.
"If I get to 200, they'd put
a diamond in it but I probably
won't live that long," he
laughed.
Shuford is a Navy Combat
Veteran of World War II. He
served in the Pacific Theater
and was awarded the
Distinguished Flying Cross
and a number of other cita-
tions for bravery and merito-
rious service.
"I was recalled by the
Navy during the Korean con-
flict where I served in the
Mediterranean tracking
Russian submarines," he
said.
One of the more interest-
ing kudos he's received came
as a surprise.
While meeting up with
some of his former World
War II buddies in Kentucky
in 2003, the group was intro-
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right hand and he swore us
into the Honorable Order of
Kentucky Colonels So I'm a
card-carrying Kentucky
Colonel." said Shuford.
Retiring from Mayport
Naval Station in 1987 after 30
years. his last position as nire
chief. Shuford didn't stay
home long before seeking
employment again.
He used to garden and go
fishing until his doctor cur-
tailed those activities because
of skin cancer.
"1 loafed for about a year
but you can only paint the
house so many times and 1
was running out of things to
do," said Shuford, adding that
his late wife told him if he
didn't find something to do,
he was going to drive them
both crazy.
Through acquaintances,
he heard of an opening with
the Jacksonville Sheriffs
Office and he has been
employed there for 34 years.
He is a senior bailiff and he
thoroughly enjoys working at
the court
"People are there doing
their civic duty and you want
to make it as comfortable and
pleasurable for them as you
can."
The Columbia, S.C., native
has lived in Yulee 33 years.
He enjoys spending time with
his "best half," Charlotte
Graves, daughters Barbara
and Helen, his six grandchil-
dren and his great-grandchil-
dren. Shuford also had anoth-
er daughter, Joyce, who
passed away.
In addition to his Moose
membership, Shuford also
belongs to the VFW Post
4351 in Fernandina Beach.
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HEATHER A. PERRY/NEWS-LEDER
Harry Shuford wears the coveted yellow blazer that
marks him as a Pilgrim in the Loyal Order of Moose.


Yulee Moose Lodge
The Yulee Moose Lodge #2352 was chartered in March
1989 as a family fraternity dedicated to community service.
It is run by an unpaid board of elected officers and boasts a
membership of about 300 who are actively involved In com-
munity projects such as Adopt-A-Highway, Yulee Little
League and football.
The Yulee Moose Lodge #2352 Is located at 850862 US
17 South. It is open Monday-Friday from 3-11 p m. or mid-
night, Saturday from noon to midnight or 1 a.m and noon
to 11 p.m. on Sunday. Phone 225-0976 or email
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SPECIAL DAY FOR


NASSAUA ATHLETES


BASEBALL


The Nassau County Special Olympics was held Friday at
Yulee High School. Larayne Dawley, top left, shoots
hoops. Hunter Robinson, top right, celebrates his medal.
Nabeel Nawaz, left center, was the last leg of the torch
run. Travis O'Steen shoots the basketball. Jermaine
Scott, above center, on the medal podium. Herbert
Lively, above right, in the wheelchair race. Results, 2B.
PHOTOS BY BETH JONES/NEWS-LEADER


Students dressed as clowns for the day, above left. Emma Venerdi with the pledge of allegiance, above center. Jonathan Quillen, above center, was
all smiles after winning a medal. Dillon Clements, above right, competed in the pentathlon. YHS students Jacob Martin and Derrick "Shocka"
Henry hold the flag for the singing of the National Anthem, below left. Athletes gather for a snapshot, below right.


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on year
The Yulee High School
baseball team rebounded
from a 10-7 loss to Gaines-
ville Buchholz to beat En-
glewood 5-4, evening the
Hornets' record at 3-3 over-
all.
Chris Murdock leads all
Yulee hitters at the plate
with a .333 batting av-i :i.g-
and seven runs scored
while Zach Camp and
Timmy Roszell lead the
team in RBIs.
"Our pitchers are
improving throwing ,i ik,
and reducing walks, which
have hurt us some this sea-
son," said Will Minor, head
baseball coach at Yulee
High School. "Junior
Murdock and sophomores
Brandon Wingate and Ryan
Yoder are leading the team
in innings pitched with a
combined 28 innings on the
mound, striking out a com-
bined 29 batters.
"My team is improving
weekly and it has been
good seeing quality pitch-
ing every game this year."


v TENNIS

YHS girls

top Hilliard
The Lady Hornet netters
defeated Hilliard 4-3
Thursday.
Ariana Aragon of Yulee
defeated Lydia Arflin 8-0 in
the No. 1 singles match. At
No. 2, teammate Kaysi
Cordle defeated Vanessa
Vasquez 8-6.
Yulee also won at No. 3
with Channell Brown beat-
ing Serah Maze 8-5. Alex
Welsch, playing at No. 4,
lost to Hilliard's Jestina
Ryals 8-5.
In the No. 5 spot, Yulee's
Synthis Knapp was an 8-3
winner over Jada Conner.
In doubles, Aragon and
Cordel lost to Arflin and
Maze 8-6. Brown and
Welsch lost to Vasquez and
Scheider 8-5.
The Yulee boys team lost
8-0 to Hilliard.


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SPECIAL OLYMPICS


High school students from Nassau County volunteered
as buddies, above left, for the day to help with the ath-
letes competing in the Special Olympics Friday at Yulee
High School. Tara Bogle competes in a running event,
above right Darian Thomas, left, in the long jump. Seth
Atkins, below center, and Steve Ellis, below right, grin
after medaling.
PHOTOS BY BETh JONES/NEWS-LEADER


SPECIAL OLYMPICS RESULTS


NASSAU COUNTY SPECIAL
OLYMPIC STANDINGS
Feb. 24 at Yulee High School

Banner winners: 1. Fernan- .
dina Beach High School/Stef-
fen/Mallo; 2. Yulee Middle School/
Hale/Smith; 3. Yulee Primary
School/Guenther
Pentathlon: Dillon Clements
400-meter dash, male: 1.
Jerry Tackel; female: 1. Rachel
Boyette
200-meter dash, male: 1.
Nelson Morris, William Wang; 2.
Bailey Bozeman, Zachariah Rau;
female, 1: Zenobia Johnson
100-meter dash, male: 1.
Mason Daniel, Jermaine Scott,
Ernest Roberts, Jalen Honeycutt,.
Travis O'Steen, Paul Newsonle,
Weston Terry, Hunter Robinsdn,
Wayne Myers, James Roach; 2.
Kolbie Moren, William Blocker,
Yael Osoria, Kaleb Drnek, Nabeel
Nawaz, John Davis, Phoenix
Bridges, Matthew Sankey, Dennis
Mellott, Geoffrey Brauda; 3. Dylan
Rix, Ronan Beeler, Lionel
Quarterman, Joey Schub
100-meter dash, female: 1.
Vanessa Monies, Sarah Griffin,
Kaltelyn Myers, Emma Venerdi,
Kimberly Roberts, Hermion
Winkles; 2. Tara Bogle, Eryka
Roberts,-Ashley Hubbard,
Cheyanne Ricks, Kayla Spivey,
Remington Lovitt; 3. Reema
Patel, Angle Autton, Kasen
Dubberly, Alisia Brown
100-meter walk, female: 1.
Mary Ann Wilson, Carrie Wilson, '
Taylor Ivy; 2. Kayla Naismith,
Linda Brown, Breanna Bartlett; 3.
Makaila Maddox, Melissa Hooper
50-meter dash, male: 1.
Jamell Watson, Troy Clark, Tyler
Davis, Keegan Peltier, Johnas
Matthews, Logan Parker; 2. Elijah
Jaamal, Aden Wortham, Colson
Wetmore, Jade Bryant, Darian
Thomas, McKinley Ravenell,
Cade Soileau; 3. Tyrese Woodley,
Nicholas Barta, Conner Davis,
George Goode
50-meter dash, female: 1.
Moniesha Harvey, Lianna
Rodriquez, Samya Harris,
Caroline Lear; 2. Zakeya
Johnson, Kiannah Taylor, Marisa
Mathis; 3. Marsha Maxwell,
Larayne Dawley, Alena Lute
50-meter walk, male: 1. Austin
Lathrop; female: 1. Holly Nelson,
Amber Smith, Shanice Sanders;
2. Christina Trampler, Marion
McMurray; 3. Stephanie Willaford
25-meter run, male: 1. Slade
Denton, Tyler Thompson, Zachary
Bevis, William Holmes, Matthew
Easter, Dakota Mills, Andrew
Cummings, Isaiah Harrison; 2.
Carson Cook, Nicholas
Bongiorno, Jeremiah Bevis, Valyn


Baker, Jonathan Quillen,
Jonathan Norfleet, Jacob Smith,
Carter Ray; 3. Seth Atkins, Isaac
Youmans, Kade Duran
25-meter run, female: 1.
Shelby Ferenchik, Amber Blount,
Cheyenne Harms, Colleen
Boyden, Brooke Gordon, Diana
Pascual, Karmen Cajares; 2.
Kylee Luckmann, Aleah Armenta,
Jena Langford, Marley Horgan,
Alissa Di-Domenico; 3. Jillian
Hagen
25-meter walk, male: 1.
Garrett Graves; female; 1. Sarah
Harding, Cassie Bryant; 2.
Chasity Simpkins
10-meter assisted walk: 1.
Claire Sue Harpe; 2. Sherrell
Price
",." '-r ter Walk,'male: 1.
Romeo Rose; female; 1. Hannah
Gagnon; 2. Emily Youmans
500-meter cycling, male; 1.
Roy Griffith, Kristopher Mitchell,
Daniel VanWey; 2. Jacob Martin;
3. Horatio Wilson
500-meter cycling, female: 1.
Angela Yeager; 2. Zaria Johnson,
Mallory Rice
1,000-meter cycling, male: 1:
Daniel VanWey; female:. 1. Angela
Yeager; 2. Mallory Rice
Shotput, male: 1. William
Blocker, Mason Daniel, Jerry
VanWey; 2. Jermaine Scott, John
Davis, Nelson Morris; 3. Bailey
Bozeman :-
Shotput, female: 1. Tiffany ,
Clark; 2. Vanessa Montes; 3.
Rachel Boyette
25-meter wheelchair, male: 1..
Tyler Hunt; female: 1. Emily
Norris; 2. Megan Burkett: .
25-meter assisted wheelchair:
1. Jaquece Wilson
Wheelchair softball throw: 1.
Megan Burkett, Ethel Geathers; 2.
Cynthia Raveneau, Nancy Riley
Wheelchair tennis ball throw,
male: 1. Larry Bailey, Tony Hall
Joshua King, Charles Calvin,
Lamat Smith; 2. Robert Newlin,
Steve Ellis, Eric Schattenburg,
Tyler Hunt, Willie Graham, Vernon
Starling; 3. Herbert Lively, Herbert
Jones, Kevin Russell
Wheelchair tennis ball throw,
female: 1. Melinda Stephens,
Anrlinda Taylor, Melissa Wells,
Stella Smith; 2. Virginia Butler,
Tracy Weiss, Donnie O'Brien; 3.
Diane Buskin, Deborah Welsh,
Carolyn Sue Smith
30-meter motor slalom, male:
1. Steve Ellis; 2. Herbert Lively;
female: 1. Donnie O'Brien;'2.
Carolyn Sue Smith; 3. Cynthia
Raveneau
Standing long jump, male: 1.
Jalen Honeycutt; 2. Darian
Thomas; 3. Tyler Davis; female: 1.
Larayne Dawley, Samya Harris; 2.
Caroline Lear, Aleah Armenta


'Running long jump, male: 1.
Tykeem Kortekaas, YaelOsoria;
2. Paul Newsome, Ernest
Roberts; 3. Wayne Myers, Aden
Wortham; female: 1. Taylorf
Myers, Brooke Gordon; 2.
Cheyanne Ricks, Tara Bogle;'3.
Alisia Brown, Reema Patel
Tennis ball throw, male: 1.
Jade Bryant, Conner Davis,
Lionel Quarterman, Kolbie Moren,
Troy Clark, Ronan Beeler, Carson
Cook, Joey Schub; 2. Seth Atkins,
Jonathan Norfleet, Dakota Mills,
Kaleb Drnek, Slade Denton; 3.
JaQuece Wilson, Noah Lesch,
William Holmes, Kade Duran;
female: 1. Remington Lovitt,
Kayla Spivey, Amber Smith,
Zenobia Johnson, Kianna Taylor,
Hermione Winkles; 2. Kimberly
Roberts, Kasen Dubbedly, Marion
McMurray, Colleen Boyden,
Sherrell Price, Diana Pascual; 3.
Alena Lute, Marley Horgan,
Shanice Sanders, Hannah
Gagnon,
Softball throw, male: 1. Jona-
than Quillen, Dennis Mellott,
Weston Tetry, George Goode,
Matthew Easter, Elijah Jaamal,
Austin Lathrop, Nicholas
Bongiorno, Dylan Rix, Phoenix
Bridges, Tyrese Woodley,
Zachariah Rau, Nabeel Nawaz,
Tony Sherman, Mike Powell,
Charles Richo, Vance Deleslie,
William Wang, Stevie Thrift, Jerry
Tackel, Johnas Matthews, Cort-
ney Roberts; 2. Dale Johnsen,
McKinley Ravenell, Romeo Rose,
Shane Smith, Nicholas Barta,
Jamell Watson, Cade Soileau,
Valyn Baker, Andrew Cummings,
Travis O'Steen, Ralph Sowell,
Jimmy Thomas, Jerry VanWey,
Matthew Sankey, Tyler Thomp-
son, Hunter Robinson, Geoffrey
Brauda; 3. Garrett Graves, Lee
Cadenhead, Colson Wetmore,
Jeremiah Bevis, Johnathan
Dawkins, Louis Jordan, James
Roach, Zachary Bevis, Isaac
Youmans, Logan Parker
Softball throw, female: 1. Mary
Ann Wilson, Jena Langford, Kim
Dixon, Unda Brown, Makaila
Maddox, Alissa DiDomenico,
Kaitelyn Myers, Moniesha Harvey,
Sarah Griffin, Stephanie Willaford,
Ashley Hubbard, Kylee
Luckmann, Lianna Rodriquez,
Emily Norris; 2. Shelby Ferenchik,
Karmen Cajares, Melissa Hooper,
Carrie Wilson, Amber Blount,
Kayla Naismith, Ailita Bennett,
Eryka Roberts, Holly Nelson,
Marisa Mathis, Cassie Bryant,
Chasity Simpkins, Sarah Harding;
3. Zakeya Johnson, Emnily
Youmans, Breanna Bartlett,
Cheyenne Harms, Angie Autton,
Christina Trampler, Marsha
Maxwell, Jillian Hagen


2012 SCHEDULES.


YULEE HIGH SCHOOL
Junior \ irsty Baseball
at West Nassau
BUCHHOLZ
STANTON
FERNANOINA BEACH
PAXON
WEST NASSAU
GAINESV1LLE
al Stanton
BISHOP KENNY
at Bedles


YULEE HIGH SCHOOL
\rasity Baseball
March 1 BAKER COUNTY 600
March 2 PAXON 6C00
March 6 at Stantcn 600
March 8 WEST NASSAU* 6 00
March 13 FERNANDINA BEACH- 600
March 16 at Suwannee 700
March 20 Ridgeew (BB Grounds) 4 00C
March 22 at West Nassau' 600
March 27 STANTON 6 00
Apni 2-4 Annual Spring Break Oassc
April 2 COLUMBIA 400
April 4 BISHOP SNYDER 1
GAINESV1LLE 700
Aori 10 at Hilliard 6C00
April 12 ENGLEWOOD-' 600
April16 at Ed White 600
April 17 at FrstC oas 530
Aprnl19 atPaxon 600
April 24-6 Ostnct at West Nassau
* Dstnct"" Senior night
FERNANDINA BEACH HIGH SCHOOL
Track and Field
March 1 at West Nassau 4 00
March 8 at Yulee 4 0
March 15 at YuLee 400
March 22 County at West Nassau 4 00
Apnl 12 Dstrict 3-2A at Ranes 2 00
Apn1l19 Region 1-2Aat Boles 1 CO


ApnI 28 State 2A at UNF 10am
YULEE HIGH SCHOOL
Softball
March 1 at Ranes 6 00
Marcrh6 atBaIdwn 600
Marc. 7 WEST NASSAU 7 00
March 9 BAKER COUN Y 7.00
Marc-h13 at West Nassau 700
FERNANDINA BEACrf HIGH SCHOOL
Marc, at H, ar C 00
March 2 WEST NASSAU" 6.00
March 6 MARIST 7-C00
March 8 at Baker County 630
March 10 WAYNE COUNTY 1 0C
Marc 13 at YJae" 600
Marc.h16 atAutbum .a 700
March 17 at CCC 'a A a 11amn
March 20 Baker Cor.&r, (B8 Grouras) 7C00
March 22 at Cdurb-a 600
March 27 CAM,'N CCi-..h-Y 700
March 29 at West Nassaj" 6zCC
March 30 at Bisc Ker-y 6,00
AplS-7 DAO'. CLASSiC
Apili a3.-E-S 700
Aprt 13 a SuvLree SO0
Aon17 ATL.'T.,C COST 7CC
Ap'? 19 a'Fierr.Ng sia!r O
Aozl- 2 2 DstctA -4.. at West Nassau
SaolI 26 Ersl-c; A4" a- Wesz Nassau

FERNANDINA BEACH HIGH SCHOOL
March 2-3 at Carmden tcumar-ent 3 C
ftarn 6 EBOLLES ;crs 4 CO
Macn13 -TERRY' AKER 330
Marc 15 ,SST 'NASSAU 3C
March 20 a Yjee 330
Ma ch 27 -. Aa=,2D 3 c30
Aprti 2-3 Dst-c 3-2A at Ecies 8am


FERNANDINA BEACH HIGH SCHOOL
Juror Varsty Baseball
March 1 BISHOP KENNY 500
March 8 CAMDEN COUNTY 5:00
March 9 at Yuiee 6:00
March 12 at Bh Kenrrny 500
March 15 WEST NASSAU 500
March 19 a Car-en Ccuty 5.00
March 22 a Eprscopa 6 00
March 27 at Bistmo Snyder 500
MaXch 31 BAKER COUNTY 11am
Acrii 9 a:S erring itand 4 00
Ar,i 10 FEMNG ISLAND 500
FERNANDINA BEACH HIGH SCHOOL
Softbaf
marci 1 at Baker County 6 00
March 2 MATA".ZAS 530
March 5 a: Eaes Mew 6 00
March 8 RAINES 60C
MaSrct 9 WEST NASSAU 600,
Marc.- 13 azNease 700
Va'-15 ED Vf-'~E 70CC
Mat-n 16 STANTON 7 C0
Mae 19 ISHOP 'arch 20 YULEE' 6 CO
March23 aSt L iarst Cnsar. 7O0C
march 27 a. W5s Nassau" 7 C0
Marc*h 30 -rfLLARD 830
AcrT IC a' Santri-. 500
,cry "2 a* Ed ,e 600o
.1 *.7-9 Tsrct Z.5A a '( 1j7'ee C
A ,- 1, rC,4-4 'l
SC, srcl

FERNANDINA BEACH HIGH SCHOOL
=ab 29 ae Yfee Z.C4
Z-c 7 at acCes.rlese 430J
,ie 1 4, a Ccu-t ats Wes, Nassau 3 CX
%'larch 21 Drct ,-uai.e- a: UC 3 C0
,a-.-h 28 a: aEades Ve '-, CC
'cr, .0-2 S? a'e a: K1s-ee


SOCCER continued from 1B
the only payment method accepted through
the Visa presale and is the preferred card of
U.S. Soccer. Terms and conditions apply.
The U.S. Men's National Team will hold a
public training session at the stadium the day
before the game. More information about the
free session will be available in the near
future.
Jacksonville will host a U.S. Men's
National Team for the first time since Feb. 6,,
1999, when the USA recorded a massive,


Faith Christian Academy will host a three-
on-three basketball tournament March 31 and
April 1 at the McArthur Family YMCA, 1915
Citrona Drive. There are five divisions boys
18-and-under, boys 15-and-under, boys 12-
and-under, adults 35 and under and adults
over 35. Space is limited- For information, call
321-2137 or visit www.fcaangels.com.

Yindo rsoco
The McArthur Family YMCA is offering
indoor soccer for children 3-6 years old. The
program will meet twice a week and run for
five weeks, starting April 26 and running
through May 31. Registration ends March 22-
The price is $30 for members and $60 for
non-members. Each participant will receive a
T-shirt and a trophy. For details call 261-1080
or e-mail tchristenson@firstcoastymca.org.

ross carnp
The McArthur Family YMCA will hold a
lacrosse camp for ages 8-14 Tuesdays and
Friday at 5 p.m. from April 10 through May
10. Registration is from March 5-29.
Participants will be doing soft lacrosse drills,
going over rules and scrimmaging. All equip-
ment will be available. The fee is $30 for
members and $60 for non-members. For
details call 261-1080 or email
tchristenson@firstcoastymca.org.

EmStret u tdeLeague
Elm tre'et Little League is holding regis-
tration for the spring season from 3:30-6:30
p.m. Monday through Friday at the MLK
Center. Fee is $40 per child ($10 extra for
additional sibling). For information, contact
President Wayne Peterson at 753-1663.
Girls softball tryouts will be held today at
the Joe Velardi Field behind the Atlantic
Avenue Recreation Center. Contact Peterson
or Mark Puca at (904) 238-3118.

ChegerBowfing
Nassau Challenger Bowling League for
the physically and mentally challenged meets
the second Saturday each month from 3-5
p.m. at the Nassau Bowling Center in Yulee.
Call Melinda Willaford'at 261-3136.

Boulesilub
Amelia Island Boules Club holds petanque
pickup games Saturdays at 9:30 a.m.,
Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. and Thursdays at
3:30 p.m: on the petanque courts at the south
end of the downtown marina.
Petanque (pay-tonk) is a cousin of both
horseshoes and bocce, the Italian bowling
game. The public is always welcome to join.
For information, call 491-1,190.

Rununuderthe lights
Join the Amelia Island Runners
Wednesday nights under the lights .from 6-7
p.m. (weather permitting) at the Femandina
Beach High School track, 435 Citrona Drive.
These weekly runs, are open to the public.
Free expert coaching advice is available
most weeks from Roy Benson, a nationally
recognized and published exercise scientist
and running coach.
Join members from the club for a group
run every Saturday morning, beginning at 7
a.m. at Current Running, 815 South Eighth
St. All ages and. abilities are welcome at these
group runs and you don't need to be a mem-
ber of the club to participate. Emai!'presi-
dent@ameliaislandrunners.com.

Sadyshoote
Amelia Shotgun Sports, 86300 Hot Shot
Trail in,Yulee, is hosting a ladies introduction
to the shotgun shooting sports from 10 a.m. to,
3:30 p.m. March 17. The fee is $35 per partic-
ipant and includes clay targets, ammunition,
use of a shotgun and lunch. Just eight spots
are available so register early; registration
deadline is' March 10.
Lady shooters 18 years and older can par-
ticipate. Included in the clinic are safety train-
ing and instruction by a certified NRA instruc-
tor; 50 clay targets per individual; and a picnic
lunch. All shooting will be supervised. The
morning session will include safety instruc-
tion, shotgun familiarization and operation
and live firing at straight-away clay targets. A
safety review and question-and-answer ses-
sion will be conducted during lunch.
The aftemoon session will be conducted in
small groups on the sporting clays course
supervised by an experienced shooter.
Participants may use their own shotgun with
the approval of the instructor; all participants
must sign a release form. Call 753-4619 or
548-9818 or visit ameliashotgunsports.com.



Nassau County Sports Association meets
at 7 p.m. the first Tuesday at the county build-
ing, Yulee. Call 261-1075 or 277-1609.



Ride with Me for Autism is a charity bicy-
cling event to raise funds for the Jessica
Green Foundation, a 501(c)(3) non-profit
organization, whose mission is to provide
hope for better days to families and individu-
als by giving assistance and support to help
the families obtain the services needed for
their loved ones struggling with this devastat-
ing neurological disorder.
Challenge rides include 100 miles (route
from Florida to Georgia), 62 miles (metric
century), 29 miles and 10 miles plus a family


contact Terry Padgett at (904) 879-6442 or
visit www.rivercityumps.com.


upset of defending European Champion
Germany with a 3-0 victory.
Following the Scotland match, the USA
will continue its preparations for FIFA 2014
World Cup qualifying with a game against
Brazil May 30 in Landover, Md., and against
Canada June 3 in Toronto.
The U.S. will return to Florida to open
Group A play in FIFA World Cup qualifying
against first-time opponent Antigua &
Barbuda. The teams will meet in Tampa on
June 8 at Raymond James Stadium.


SPORTS SHORTS


March 1
March 3
March 6
March 9
March 17
March 21
March 24
March 27
March 29
March 30


600
11/1 30
600
600
11,1 30
5C00
11 30
600
500
600


fun ride. Complete safety and mechanical
support is available throughout the route.
After the ride, participants are encouraged to
enjoy live entertainment and lunch at the post
ride celebration. Awards for top fundraising
achievers and largest team, every finishing
cyclist receives a medal and drawings for fab-
ulous prizes,
The event takes place March 31, starting
at 6:30 a.m. at Camp Milton Historic
Preserve, Jacksonville-Baldwin Rail Trail,
Registration information is available at
www ridewithmeforautism org.

ksticketson sale
The ArenaBowl XXIV Champion
Jacksonville Sharks' single-game tickets for
the 2012 season are available for purchase.
This year, single-game tickets are available
for as low as $12 per ticket, with various price
points corresponding to different locations
throughout the arena (see jaxsharks.com for
seating map). Single-game tickets may be
purchased at the Jacksonville Veterans
Memorial Arena box office, through
Ticketmaster.com or at several Jacksonville-
area Ticketmaster outlets.
For more specific details regarding single-
game pricing and availability, call the Sharks
ticket office at (904) 621-0700 or visit
www.jaxsharks.com/tickets/singletickets. '

0Wzedtb rides
There are organized bicycle rides in
Femandina Beach and around Amelia Island
Thursday starting at 9 a.m, and Saturdays
starting at 8:30 a.m., weather permitting. All
rides start from Main Beach. Park near the
miniature golf course. Cyclists of all abilities
are welcome. The ride will be. around 30 miles
with rest stops along the way and loops back
to the starting point at around 10 miles before
continuing on the remaining 20 miles of the
route. Lunch after the ride is optional.
Bicycle helmets are mandatory as well as
a bicycle in good working condition. These
rides are led by Don Eipert in conjunction with
the North Florida Bicycle Club. Contact him at
261-5160. Sign up for email notices at www.
ameliaislandcycling.com or www.nfbc.us.

ALwalkin Jackonvlle
More than 1,000 people will gather at
Seven Bridges at Tinseltown in Jacksonville
March 31 to join the fight to find a cure for a
deadly illness. ALS, also known as Lou
Gehrig's Disease, progressively paralyzes its
victims,,attacking nerve cells and pathways in
the brain or spinal cord.,
ALS patients, including those in wheel-
chairs along with their families and friends,
will make a two-mile trek in The Walk to
Defeat ALS, hoping their steps will make a dif-
ference for ALS patients living in the
Jacksonville area. Many who walk have a
loved one who is still fighting the deadly dis-
ease. Others walk in rnemory of a loved one
who has lost the battle. Many people, without
any personal connection, still walk out of a
simple concern for those who are suffering
with Lou Gehrig's disease.
With just two to five years on average to
live, these patients have an urgent need and
the community is stepping in to fill it by walk-
ing for those who can't. The Walk to Defeat
ALS is the ALS Association's signature event,
in which all funds directly support cutting-
edge research, programs and patient care.
Last year, these events raised nearly $1.2 mil-
lion around the state of Florida.
All interested walkers should call 888-257-.
1717 or register online at www.WalktoDefeat
ALS.org. Registration is at 8:30 a.m. with the
walk beginning at 10 a.m. Seven Bridges is
located at 9735 Gate Parkway.

Getreadytomnn Gate
Jacksonville Orthopaedic Institute Baptist
Beaches physicians will present a free semi-
nar, "Getting Ready to Run the Gate," March
8 at the 1st Place Sports, 424 S. Third St.,
Jacksonville Beach. Edward D. Young, M.D.,
will discuss "Common Foot and Ankle
Running Injuries." The evening will begin with
a fun run, followed by the seminar; question-
and-answer will follow. A Jacksonville
Orthopaedic Institute rehab staff member will
be available to discuss warm-up and stretch-
ing before and after the fun run. There is no
charge and it is open to the public.
The fun run is from 6-6:45 p.m. with the
start and finish at the store. Refreshments,
including beer, wine, cheese, water and soda,
will be available from 6:45-7 p.m. The semi-
nar is from 7-7:30 p.m. with a 15-minute
question-and-answer session to follow. There
will be door prizes.
To register e-mail jmulrain @joionline.net or
call the Town Center store at (904) 620-9991.



The Amelia Island Sailing Club meets the
first Tuesday at the Kraft Athletic Club at Ten
Acres. Social hour at 6:30 p.m.; meeting at
7:30 p.m. Contact Commodore Bill Bass at
277-4398 or wwbass@bellsouth.net or visit
www.ameliaislandsailing.org.

Be aln l p
Baseball and softball umpires can join the
fastest growing umpires association in
Northeast Florida, the River City Umpires
Association. River City Umpires is currently
recruiting men and women interested in offici-
ating baseball and softball.
If you live or work in Baker, Bradford, Clay,
Duval, Putnam, St. Johns or Nassau County,







W\.'DESDA.: FEB3. 29. 202 SPORTS \cxx s-Lader


FUNNY BALL


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PHOTOS Y BETH JONES/NEWS-LEADER
The Harlem Ambassadors returned to Fernandina Beach Friday night for a fun game against the Nassau Nets, a
team of local celebrities. There were hoops and laughs all for Rotary Club charities at Fernandina Beach High
School. Bill Leeper watches as an Ambassador dunks, left. Josh Simmons blocks a shot for the Nets, center.


SOCCER STARS.


Riverside Military Aca-
demy Cadet Second [l.
Chandler McCoy of Gaines-
ville, Ga., has signed a nation-
al letter of intent to play soc-
cer for the Fighting Tigers of
Andrew College in Cuthbert.
McCoy, a senior, is a varsi-
ty letter striker/forward and
is touted by Coach Diego
Vacca as a "dedicated athlete
wh( puts effort into being
better every day."
McCoy is joining a talent-
ed 2012 recruiting class.
Andrew College soccer coach
Adel Mohsen sees McCoy's
leadership, and work ethic as
a perfectfit for the Fighting
Tigers soccer program.
McCoy is the son of Mr.
Michael McCoy of Fernan-
dina Beach and the late
Tcriesl McCoy.
( il li l i, l 1854,. , ,
Andrew College is a small,
, ,,1, 11ii.11, two-year college
related to The United
Methodist Church and is


SUBMITTED PHOTOS
Chandler McCoy, left, formerly of Fernandina Beach, has signed a national letter of
intent to play soccer at Andrew College in Cuthbert, Ga. McCoy is a senior at Riverside
Military Academy. Fernandina Beach High School soccer players liba Buchanan,
Lauren Moule, center, and Conner Nelson competed in the North Florida All-Star
Senior games Friday at Patton Park.


accredited by the Commis-
sion on Colleges of the
Southern A-" .... i.i .i of


Colleges and Schools.
Situated in the rural south-
west Georgia community of


Cuthbert, Andrew ( .II-, ).
offers the associate of art,
music and science degrees.


Dorsey, Davies



win Wednesday


Seventy-five players came
out for last Wednesday's blitz
at the Fernandina Beach
Golf Club. Bob Dorsey (80)
and Kim Davies (77) shared
top honors at plus 11. In
third was Larry Luert (78.
plus 10).
Firsteplace team members
were Bill Murphy (84, plus
8), Ron Therriault (85, plus
7). Jack Croake (79, plus 3)
and Walter Boyd (90, minus
1). In second were Bill
Larrabee (85, plus 8), Steve
Raszkin (84, plus 6), Paul
Hensler (88, plus 1) and
Sammy Alvarez (82, minus
1).
Luett, Jim Dunphy (80,
plus 9), Jim White (97,
minus 3) and Jeff Humphrey
(91, minus 3) tied with the
team of Tom Roberts (75,
plus 6), Wayne Mortenson
(98, plus 3), Rudy
Campanale (98, plus 2) and
Larry Griner (95, plus 2) for
third place.
Friday brought out 56
players with Bill Jones (79,
plus 8) taking first place; sec-
ond was Jim Dunphy (80,
plus 7). Rudy Campanale
(95) and Freddie Boatright
(75) tied for third place at
plus 6.
Jones, Kim Davies (79,
plus 4), Larry Luett (87,
even) and Ron Boatright (84,
minus 4) tied for first place
with the team of Rudy
Campanale (95, plus 6),
Larry Griner (94, plus 3),
Tom Wurtz (90, plus 2) and
George Murphy (97 minus
3).
Andy Palmisano (88, plus
4), Mike Lovejoy (86, plus
1), Mitch Purvis (91, even)
and Don Cheshire (88,
minus 1) tied for third with
the team of Sammy Alvarez
.(77, plus 4), Benny Fallon
(86, plus 2), Jack Harrison
(93, plus 1), Larry Gallo (91,
minus 1) and Jerry Hudgins
(92, minus 2).

Chamber tournament
The Greater Nassau
County Chamber of
Commerce will hold its 21st
annual golf tournament April
27 at Deerfield Lakes Golf &
Country Club in Callahan.
Format is a four-person cap-
tain's choice.
'Registration is at 8 a.m.;


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shotgun start is at 9 a.m.
Games, prizes, dinner and
awards follow play.
For information on the
tournament, call (90-) 879-
1441 or email inif .,, i -
nassaucounti.com.

Mcah's Plam event
The Palace Saloon will
sponsor the third annual
Golf Classic to benefit
Micah's Place April 1 at
Amelia River Golf Club. Visit
www.thepalacesaloongolf-
classic.com for information.

Fuiteyhost cont
Jim and Tabitha Furyk
will host the second annual
concert and celebrity golf
outing March 25-26.
Headlining the concert is
country sensation Rodney
Atkins. Celebrity players in
the golf tournament include
Jim Furyk, Stuart Cink,
Lynn Swann, Jack Ingram
and more.
The Jim and Tabitha
Furyk Foundation was estab-
lished in late 2010 in an
effort to support local chil-
dren and families in need.
Last year, the inaugural con-
cert and golf event raised
over $250,000 for Northeast
Florida charities.
On March 25, Rodney
Atkins along with special
guests are going to rock
Whisky River, owned by
race-car sensation Dale
Earnhardt Jr. and located at
the St. Johns Town Center.
Premier packages include
pre-concert party with cock-
tails, hors d'oeuvres and spe-
cial celebrity guests.
Individual concert tickets
and package tickets are
available.
The Celebrity Golf Clas-
sic takes place March 26 at
Sawgrass Country Club,
home to The Players
Championship from 1977-81.
Proceeds from this year's
concert and golf will benefit
Blessings in a Backpack,
Wolfson Childrens' Hospital
and Community Peds-care.
For information or to pur-
chase tickets, visit Jimand-
tabithafurykfoundation.com.
',i


TENNIS NEWS


Tennis classes .. niiiinu,
at the Central Park courts.
Schedule is posted at the
courts and available at the
parks and recreation office.
Junior clinics will begin
at the Yulee Sports Complex
on Wednesday and
Thursday through March 28.
Cost is $6 per clay. Beginner
juniors will meet from 3:30-
4:30 and intermediate players
from 4:30-5:30. Advance regis-
tration is required. Email
imichelemnha@msn.com for
further information.
Mark your calendar for
May 7-13 for the Players-
Championship at TPC
Sawgrass. Callahan Middle
School Band (TP39JK7).
Hilliard Flashes football
(II1LI1ARD), West Nassau
I ligh School Lady Warriors
tennis (WNCHS) and the
Yulee Tennis Foundation are
participating in the 2012
Chip-in-for-Youth program
sponsored by The Players
Championship Charitable
Outreach Program.
Through chipinforyouth.
com. spectators may buy a
S,1Q good-for-any-day ticket
and a $25 tax deduction goes
to T'F. When purchasing use
code YfIl
Visit www.birdie'sforchari-
ty.playcrsc hanpio nsh i pco
to make a donation to the
Yuce Tennis Foundation and(
to become eligible for a prize.
Guess the total number of
birdies that will be made dur-
ing the competition rounds of
the tournament. The individ-
ual who guesses the exact
number of birdies made (or
closest thereto) at the 2012
Players will win $5,000.
In addition the charity that
the .individual supports with
their entry will receive an
additional $S5,000 bonus.
Deadline for entries is May 9.
RAIN is looking for used
tennis balls for the dogs to
play with at the shelter.
Anyone with extra tennis
balls may drop them off at the
RAIN Resale Store in the
Harris Teeter shopping cen-
ter from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Wednesday through Saturday
or at Nassau County Animal
Services on 1icensc Road in
Yulee
Ten and unilci ta. ciliti' ,


are available to residents of
Nassau County. Yulee Sports
Complex, 686 Goodbread
Road. Call the Nassau Coun-
ty Recreation Department at
548-4689, Michele Maharaj at
548-1472 or visit www.yulee
tennisfoundation.com. City of
Fernandina Beach Recrea-
tion Department Central Park
Tennis Courts, 1218 Atlantic
Ave. Call 277-7350 or Maharaj
Tennis at -. 1,. 1472. Kraft
Tennis Partners, 961023
Buccaneer Trail, Amelia
Island. Call Susie' DeMille at
261- .1 -. Programs are
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PGA National Champion Course The Honda Classic has been part of
PGA National Champion Courset
Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. the PGA Tour since 1972 when it
7,158 yards, Par 70 began as the Jackie Gleason
.. Inverrary Classic. Tom Weiskopf
Defending: Rory Sabbatini won the inaugural event, besting
Winning Score:9-munder par Jack Nicklaus by one stroke.
Winner's Purse: $1,026,000 Nicklaus would get his revenge,
winning the event in consecutive years, 1977 and 1978. In fact, only
three men have won the event twice in its illustrious history:
Nicklaus, Johnny Miller (1980, 1983) and Mark Calcavecchia
(1987, 1998). Honda became the sponsor in 1982 and this will be
its 30th season as the sponsor.


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Day Time
Thu. 3/1 3:00pm-6:00pm
Fri. 3/2 3:00pm-6:00pm
Sat. 3/3 3:00pm-6:00pm
Sun. 3/4 3:00pm-6:00pm

Which Golf club hosted the
Open in the year of Bobby Jon
Grand Slam?


a) Pebble Beach
b) Interlachen


c) Oiymp
d) Merio


Answer: b) Interlachen. That year h
the US Amateur at Merion, the British
St Andrews, and the British Amateur


r Hunter Mahan became only
S the sixth player to win multiple
y World Golf Championships on
Sunday at the Accenture Match
Play Championship. Mahan capped off
a long week at Dove Mountain with a
resounding 2-and-I win over the U.S.
Open champion and 2nd ranked player
in the world, Rory Mcllroy. Mahan made
it to the championship match after


Tournament Results
1) Hunter Mahan
Purse: $1,400,000

Ira 2) Rory McIlroy
Purse: $850,000

3) Mark Wilson
SPurse: $600,000
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beating Mark Wilson 2-and-1 in the semifinal match. Mcllroy beat Lee
Westwood in the other semifinal match.


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Ne-twork The Mayakobp Golf Classic was
Network held last week for the PGA Tour
GOLF -'. players that did not qualify for the
GOLF ' Accenture Match Play
NBC Championship. Playing his fifth PGA Tour event,
NBC John Huh got into a playoff when RobertAllenby
blew a two-stroke lead on the final hole of
regulation, then finally finished off Allenby with a
US par on the eighth extra hole. Allenby went with
Ues' driver c-, the 18th tee and drove into the trees on
the right, leading to a double bogey and the
pic Club playoff. The 21-year-old Huh closed with an
n 8-urider 65 to match Allenby at 13-under 271 on
ie also won the seaside El Camaleon course. Huh parred all
Amateur at eight holes in the playoff that matched the
at Hoylake second-longest in PGA Tour history.


am. One of the first things that we need to learn when we get ready to tee off is
-. to have the proper ball position. More tlhn half the time, the ball is not lined
'j up with our body properly, resulting in an errant drive. For every inch that the
ball is teed up too far back in your stance, it puts the flight of the ball some
15-20 yards off of your intended line. It is almost a universal rule that the ball
Sf should be close to even with the tip of your front shoulder. This will allow the
dubface to make a full rotation through the bali maximizing your distance, accuracy and
consistency. Place the ball in line with your front heel and make sure that the heels of your
feet are shoulder width apart.


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Turned Professional; 2003
World Ranking: 9th
2012 Earnings: $1,760,840
PGA Tour Wins: 4

Through Feb. 26, 2012
E1) Kyle Stanley
935 pts. / 2 top tens
2) Johnson Wagner
860 pts. / 3 top tens
3) Phil Mickelson
807 pts. / 2 top tens
4) Mark Wilson
802 pts. / 2 top tens
5) Bill Haas
752 pts. / 2 top tens


FedEx Cup Standings continued...
Player Points
6) Hunter Mahan 742
7) Brandt Snedeker 716
8) Steve Stricker 598
9) Keegan Bradley 504
10) Ben Crane 475


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424 boats enter sheepshead tournament


The Jacksonville
Offshore Fishing
Club held its 11th
annual El Cheapco
Sheepshead Tournament
Saturday with outstanding
success. Some 424 boats
entered the popular event.
Tournament Director
Frank Joura extended the
payout to 20 places with the
additional teams entering the
event. There were also 116
junior anglers entered in the
tournament. The event was
staged from Mayport, where
tournament fishermen
weighed in their catches,
receive-d valuable prizes and
enjoyed a fresh fried seafood
dinner with delicious
sheepshead heading the
menu.
It took a 10.1-pound
sh.-eepshead to take home the
top prize, a 2012 Carolina
Skiff outfitted with a 75hp
Mercury four-stroke out-
board and loaded on a Magic
Tilt trailer. Steven Austin was
the lucky winner.
David Dry took top junior
angler honors with his 8.3-
pound sheepshead.
Local charter captain Allen
Mills fished with his son
Travis and nephew Morgan
Sutton.
"We fished mainly around
the south end of Amelia
Island, including the Shave
Bridge and a few of the deep
water boat docks that typicair
ly hold big sheepshead,"
Mills said. "We had a lot of
action while fishing with
barbed fiddler crabs close to
barnacle-clad pilings and
rocks. Our largest
sheepshead was caught by
Morgan, who actually placed
ninth in the junior angler cat-
egory."
Sutlon's big sheepshead
weighed 6.5 pounds.
"We fished aboard Jerry
Foster's 25-foot Parker fishing
boat," Capt. Tony Peeples
said. "We had plans on run-
ning out to KBY fish haven
and fishing close to the
sunken concrete, where his-
torically big sheepshead hold
during the winter fishing sea-
son..lHowever, a cold north-
easl wind kept us fishing
inshore.


-VWe
spent our
Tournament
day fishing
at the south
end of
Amelia
Island,
where the
OUTDOORS water was
OU OR clean and
.... reports of
Te ,y ZLacoss big
sheepshead
were coming from around
deep water boat docks and
bridge supports.
"At the end of our tourna-
ment day, we had better luck
catching tournament-size red-
fish in the 27-inch slot size
that gobbled up our barbed
fiddler crabs. We (lid catch
several nice sheepshead to
four pounds, but not one fell
in the tournament category."
Also on Saturday, Diane
Nelson was drifting a live
shrimp close to a dock piling
when a suspicious bite began
to unfold.
"My float went slowly
under and then slowly
returned to the surface as
though my live bait was
snagged on the bottom,"
Nelson said. "Then, my float
suspiciously began to bob up
and down as though a fish
deep below was attempting to
steal my live shrimp without
notice. Instinctively I reeled
in my slack fishing line and
set the hook into a nice size
fish."
Lacoss waited patiently for
Nelson's fish to tire and then
slid the landing net under her
catch, an eight-pound
sheepshead. Unfortunately,
Nelson was not signed up for
the tournament but certainly
pleased the rest of the fishing
party, which included hus-
band Norm Nelson and the
Kuntzes, Darmon and Rene.
Tournament fishermen
during the morning hours
found cool air temperatures
with plenty of cloud cover.
However, the afternoon 'fish-
ing hours found plenty of sun-
shine with warming air tem-
peratures.
The annual El Cheapo
Sheepshead fishing tourna-
ment continues to grow in


SPIElA IA PI IOTO
Diane Nelson, above, is pictured with a huge eight-pound sheepshead that would have been in the money if she had
entered Saturday's tournament. Also pictured are, from left, Capt. Terry D. Lacoss, Rene Kuntz, Norm Nelson and
Darmon Kuntz with a nice catch of redfish. Below right, Morgan Sutton, center, weighed in a ninth-place junior
angler sheepshead during the 11th annual El Cheapo Sheepshead Tournament. Also pictured are Allen Mills, left,
and Travis Mills, also with a nice catch of tournament sheepshead. Haley Love, below left, fished with father Todd
Love recently and landed her first largemouth bass while casting a plastic worm into a Yulee pond.


popularity each year as evi-
denced of the 124 boals that
entered this.year's (OLrnIa-,

The tourl'imtcini record


was weighed in during the 21.4 pounds and was caught
2009 tournament by Shawn in Bayou St. Johns, La., by
Parness and weighed a whop- Wayne Desele. in March
ping 12.9 pounds. Th e world 1992 . "
record sheepshead weighed For information on the


Jacksonville (Offshore Fishing
Club visit www.fishjax.com or
.ca.ll'rank oi-ra yt (904) ,241-
0777.


Auxlay meets
The U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary, Amelia
Island Flotilla 14-1, meets the first Thursday
of each month in the Amelia Island Light-
house Cottage, located on O'Hagan Lane,
between 215 and 217 Lighthouse Circle.
The auxiliary is a volunteer organization
promoting boating safety; new members are
welcome. Call 261-1889 for information.

NSFAmeets
The Nassau Sport Fishing Association
meets at 7 p.m. the second and fourth
Wednesday of the month at the Ten Acres
Kraft Athletic Club. Call Deborah Biggs at
206-0817 or visit www.fishnsfa.com.

B smastsmeet
Nassau Bassmasters, associated with the
Florida Bass Federation, the Bass Federa-
tion and the FLW, meets the first Tuesday of,
every month at the Pig Bar-B-Que restaurant
in Callahan at 7 p.m. Membership into the
club is opet (to anyone 16 years old. Call Bob
Schlag at (912) 729-2282 in Kingsland, Aaron
Bell at (904) 545-5092 in Callahan or Tim
McCoy at 261-3735 in Fernandina Beach.

Boatingsafely
A course, "About Boating Safely," is being
offered by the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary,
Amelia Island. Flotilla 14-1. The next course
will begin March 10 with registration at 7:30
a.m. and classes beginning at 8 a.m.
Bring a lunch for a short lunch break.


Upon successful completion of the course,
participants will receive a state of Florida
Safety Education identification card, which is
good for life.
Cost of the course is $15 for the general-
public.-The class will be held in the Amelia
Island Lighthouse Cottage on OlHagan Lane
between 215 and 217 Light-house Circle,
Fernandina Beach.
The auxiliary is a volunteer organization
promoting boating safety. Call Maurice at
(904) 735-0322 for information.

FWC promotes access
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conserva-
tion Commission introduced a new fC'atui're on
its website. Users can now view and search a
database of Florida boat ramps. Boaters can
visit the Public Boat Ramp Finder site toi
locate and obtain details for mior than 1,600
publicly accessible boat ramps.
The database was created from an inven-
tory conducted for the Statewide Boating
Access Inventory and Economic Assessment.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service provided
funding through the Wildlife and Sport Fish
Restoration's Boating Access Progiram.
Working with boating access iimanageimenit
partners, including Florida's counties and the
Department of Environmental Protection, the
FWC identified and indexed approximately
3,440 boat ramps around the stati.
To access the database, visit
MyFWC.com/Boating. Tl'o help improve and
update this database, the public i:s askcd to
e-mail BoatRamps ,'MyFWC.cim t report
errors or new information.


FERNANDINA BEACH- TIDES

Tides, Sun &Moon:February 29-March 7, 2012

Wed. Moonset 1239A High I1:ISA 5.71' Moorset 353A High, S:1 IA 5.95'
e Sunrise 6:52A Low 7:30A 1.20 Sun Srre 6 48o Lc 11:18 0.66'
Moonnse 11:13A Srrise 648, Lau 11- 0 i&66'
/29 Sunset 6:24P High 1:35P 5.11 Moornse 2 50 Hgh 5:36P 5.51'
First Quarter 8:23P Low 738P 0.84' 3 / SLrse. 6.26P Lc.v 1132/. 0.17'
Thur Moonset :3 igh 206A S.61' Moorset 435A 08 626
ur Sunrise 6:5lA Low 8-:2A 1.2T Mon. Strrse 647-ow 6C 626
S oonrise i2:02P Hgh 129P 00 3/5 Mocrre 3.52' Lw 23 0S25
Sunset 6:24P Low836P 0.85' Surset 627P Hg 6:32' 593
F Moonset 2:21AA High 305A 5.59' Mcrset S4A Low 12:27 0-22'
Fri. Sunrise 6:0A Law 9:26A 1.19' Tues. e e so 1.5. 6.62
Sn9' Scrrse 646 H''659- 656'
3/2 Moonrise 1254P High 3:3IP 501 3/6 Mccrre 456 Low!257 -081'
Sunset 6:25P Low 936P 0.73' !Surset 6:28P H,g 7 23 6 37
Sat. Moonset 3:08A High 4:09A 5.71' Moorse ;. Lcwii9S 0 6!'
t Sunrise 6:49A Low 10-23A 0.98 W ed. Sirrise 6 4--. H i 7:4- 680'
3/3 Moonrise I:5IP High 4:35P 5.19' 3/7 Moorrse 6 0. L'lvw 44D -059'
Sunset 6:26P Low 10:35P 0.50' St.rset 6A29P H-. 8-13 678
Tide calculations are for Amelia River, Fernandina Beach. No corrections are necessary.
Sun & Moon events are also calculated for Fernandina Beach, although actual times may vary because of land masses.

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RECREATION ROUNDUP


The city of Fernandina
Beach Recreation Depart-
ment (city website www.fbfl.
us) offers:
Check out Central Park
tennis court keys at the
Atlantic Avenue Recreation
Center ($5 deposit, refund-
able if returned within a year).
Adult volleyball is from 7-
9 p.m. Tuesday and Fridays
at Peck Gym: Cost is $2 per
day for city residents ($5 non).
Open basketball is Mon-
days and Wednesdays from
11 a.m. to 5:15 p.m., Thurs-
days from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.
and weekends from 11 a.m. to
4 p.m. at Peck Gym.
Peck Gym weight room is
open from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Monday through Friday and
from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Saturday and Sundays. Cost
is $3 a day, $25 a month for
city residents ($31.25 non-
city), $120 for sixth months
($150 non-city) or $180 for 12
months ($225 non-city).
Personal training is available.
Fee is $30 per session, $75
per week (three sessions) or
$200 a month (two sessions
per week for four weeks).
Dietary analysis and food pro-
gram. Call Jay at 277-7364.
Coed exercise is from
6 30-7:30 p.m. Tuesday and
Thursday at the MLK Center.
Fee is $2 per class (city), $3
(non-city).
Shotokan karate classes
for ages 6 and up with in-
structor Jerry Williamson are
from 3.30-4:30 p m. Monday
and Wednesdays in the Peck
Center auditorium. Fee is $40


monthly for city residents ($45
for non-city). Uniforms are
available through the instruc-
tor. Register at the Atlantic
Recreation Center.
Aqua 1 water aerobics is
from 10-10:55 a.m. weekdays
at the Atlantic Avenue
Recreation Center pool. Deep
water aerobics (aqua fitness
belts required) is Mondays,
Wednesday and Fridays
from 11-11:55 a.m. Cost is
$50 per month (city residents)
and $62.50 (non-city) for one
class per day; $60 (city resi-
dents) and $75 (non-city) for
two classes; or $5 for one
class, $10 for two.
Lap swim is from 6-9 a.m.
and noon to 3 p.m. Monday
through Friday at Atlantic
Center. Cost is $2 a day.
Femandina Beach Scuba
Club meets at 6 p.m. the sec-
ond Friday at the Atlantic
Avenue Recreation Center.
Call Kathy Russell, 753-1143,
or email krussell@fbfl.org
Gymnastics and tumbling
for cheer classes are held at
the Peck Center. Classes
Tuesday are for Tiny Tum-
bles from 3.30-4 p.m begin-
ning gymnastics from 4-5
p.m.; and intermediate gym-
nastics from 5-6 p.m
Thursday's classes are from
4-5 p.m. for beginning gym-
nastics and from 5-6 p m for
intermediate gymnastics An-
nual fee of $12 is payable to
Amateur Athletic Union for
insurance. Tuition is $100 for
10 weeks or $60 for five
weeks for an hour per week
and $150 for 10 weeks or 390


for five weeks for two hours
per week for city residents
(add $20 to rates for non-city
residents). Instructor is Shari
Riepe. Call (904) 404-6758 or
visit www.freshspiritadven-
tures.com.
Hula dancing classes are
offered at the Peck Center on
Monday from 2-3 p.m.,
Tuesday from 11 a.m. to 2
p.m, Wednesdays from 1-3
p.m, Thursdays from 11 a.m.
to 3 p.m. and Fridays from 4-6
p.m Annual fee is $12 to the
city of Fernandina Beach and
$12-16 payable to the AAU for
insurance. Quarterly fees
(January-March, April-June,
July-September and October-
December) are $90 for city
residents, $108 for non-city,
payable to the city. Instructor
is Auntie Tan, Triple Crown
Beauty Pageant queen from
Hawaii. Call (808) 348-0678
or email entitymodelinga-
gency@gmail.com.
Atlantic Center pool pub-
lic swim is from from 3-6 p.m.
weekdays ($2) and from noon
to 5 p rm weekends ($3).
For PADI open water
scuba certification, partici-
pants must provide masks,
snorkels, fins, booties and
weight belts. Fee is $250
(additional fee for check-out
dives). Register at Atlantic
Center Call Kathy Russell at
277-7350.
Beach wheelchairs can
be reserved at the Atlantic
Center: refundable $50
deposit required. Two avail-
able Call 277-7350.
Facility rentals include
Peck Center (auditorium and
reception room) Martin Luther
King Jr. Center (auditorium)
and Atlantic Center (auditori-
um and conference room).
The (bor Alvarez softball
fields on Bailey Road (fields
ore and two) may also be
ren-ed Lights are available.
A/- '-eservations must be made
at *-;e Atlantic Avenue Recre-
at;o. Center. 2500 Atlantic
/- ,e Contract, damage de-
posrt and rental fee required.
Outdoor public facility
'ser/ations can be made at
-r,e l-'antic Center by com-
,setog a contract and paying
a r-efundJle $50 damage
c-p.;t Outdoor pavilions at
'A r. Beach must be rented.
/lsit /,/1./w fernandina
escmr.f&rida org or call 277-
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Free -pirit, attract me. So
when one o! my good frriend-s
and island free spirit, ilel n
Shannon Moor't, called ni-
and said she had an inttr.,--
ing propo ,ition lor nim I wa,
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a free spirited artist who
spends two months on Amelia
Island each winter. (Craham
wanted to do a portrait of our
two Yorkshire terriers,
Oglethorpe and MacGregor
(Ogie and Ma'). A doggie por-
trait? What's not to love? She
wanted to have a sample can-
vas to show people who might


rbe interested
in portraits
S- of their pets.
Portraits
& are not easy
to paint,
especially anl
S 'animal, but
Graham
manages to
FROM capture that
THE something
PORCH 1peciat that
makes a pet
lovable. Her
Dickie portrait of
Anderson Ogie and
Mac cap-
tures them perfectly. She adds
her own touches in their
case polka dotted bandanas
around their necks. It makes


fme grin wh..-n ri catch"s :ny
eye hanging i. its ho.,",r!c.
place in my otlice. ('aham is
a -clf-taught ar tii .nd p.:oi -.t ;
wide varitki of u'ibJtl. S!" i-
clearly. dr(a to 10 tlhc i a.
Spending time in N.intucket
eaclh summer. limIe at lhO
Jersey shorc and two months
on Amelia i e:i ea:ch ye\ar. Her
abstract painting of seashore
scenes are charming.
Htr fanciful work is full of
bright primary colors reds.
yellows and blues. They lighi
up any space they occupy. I
asked her about her painting
and she was quick to respond.
"Painting is fun and a glori-
ous experience for me. My
paintings are colorful and, I
think, beautiful and share my


joy and delight in what I am
painting." she shared and
added with a stxarkle in her
C C, "and, always, a touch of
luimor."
Grahail related a story
about one memorable dog por-
trait. While it was in progress
she look a break to go get
some ice cream. lx) and
behold, right in the ice cream
store and right in front of her
was her doggie subject in line
ahead of her. Evidently, the
dog loved vanilla ice cream
cones. You guessed it.
Incorporated in the portrait
are vanilla ice cream cones'.
She has painted lots of
Amelia Island pets and plans a
book of her colorful portraits.
She has produced several


books peopled by her playful
dogs and cats and was a fea-
tured author in this year's
Amelia Island Book Festival.
Graham works from photo-
graphs and offers several dif-
ferent sizes of xportraits. So


Tine Kirkland Graham,
who spends two months
on Amelia Island each
winter, paints whimsical
portraits of dogs and other
pets.


consider imniortalizing your
pets and hanging their por-
traits along with the rest of
the family!
For more information visit
wvw.n.teinec.com or email
tine973@aol.com.
Dickie Anderson welcomes
your comments. wooks are
available at local book and gift
stores or online at wwuw.dickie-
anidersoncom.
dickie anderson@mail com


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ANGELA )DAUGIITRY/NEWVS-LEADER
Service recognized
Mayor Arlene Filkoff reads a proclamation recognizing
Fire Rescue It. Wallace "Robert" Beasley upon his
retirement after 29 years of service to the city of
Fernandina Beach, during a city commission meeting on
Feb. 7.


SUBMITTED
Rotarians clean up
A group of Rotarians from the Rotary Club of Amelia
Island Sunrise volunteered to help clean up the grounds
at the Micah's Place domestic violence shelter recently.
Painting, cleaning, trimming bushes, power washing
playground equipment, repairing doors and roof repair
were just some of the needed tasks at the women's
facility.


Newcomers board
The Newcomers Club Board of Officers for 2012 are, from left above, top row, Nancy Bell, Publicity; Debbie
Kellogg, Assistant Treasurer; Beth Gaudiana, President; Joan Krull, President Elect; and Penny Briggs,
Secretary. Bottom row: Alice LeGrande, Treasurer; Marcia Williver, Orientation; Lois Stewart, Newsletter Editor,
and Carolyn Portegies-Zwart, Vice President. Not pictured is Joy Englert, Member Data.
The Newcomers Club is a club of 500-plus women who have moved to Nassau County. Members may remain in
the club even after they stop being "new." In addition to monthly luncheons and coffees there are ongoing walk-
ing, card, book, travel, music, computer and finance groups, as well as community service projects. Visit
http://newcomersclubofameliaisland.com.


Little League donation
Ron Noble, president of Yulee Optimist Club, pres-
ents a donation check to Sibyl Bernard, president of
Yulee Little League. The Yulee Optimist Club meets
every Tuesday at noon at Murray's Grille on A1A in
Yulee. Call 753-0091.


SU IBMrITTED
Recruiting members
Recently, the Fernandina Beach Rotary Club shared
information about Rotary and the club with prospec-
tive new members. President Shannon Brown high-
lighted the club's 85-year legacy to the community,
including sponsorship of Boy Scout Troop 89 and the
FBHS Interact Club and raising nearly $300,000 for
scholarships. She also noted the club's international
projects and several members shared their commit-
ment to Rotary, including Boy Scout Troop 89 Past
Scoutmaster Pat McCarthy, above. Visit www.fernand-
inabeachrotaryclub.org.


Governor visits Sunrise Rotary
The Rotary Club of Amelia Island Sunrise welcomed James Chansler, Hotary Area Governor from the South Jacksonville Rotary Club, above left, to speak about international
projects. District 6970 currently manages 12 to 15 projects in areas such as Honduras, Haiti and Guatemala. Water and sanitation projects are most in demand as women and
children walk miles to find clean water and families spend 25 percent of their income for water. Due to lack of sanitation, 8,000 people die each day and 250 children die each
hour throughout the world, Chansler said. Through Rotary grants, individual clubs can organize, and implement a clean water project in these villages for as little as $5,000 or
as much as $50,000. Above right, Sunrise Rotary member Joyce .Jones gives the club her five-minute "Member Moment" talk on her background. Visit www.ameliaislandro-
tary.com.


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PET

PROJECTS

Animal Expo
The fourth annual
Nassau County Animal
Expo hosted by Cats
A.g-el-. Inc SIPCA will be
held o!n March 24 from 10
a. .-3 p.m at the (Atlantic
.A'f.-nu Rcri-ation Center
in Fe'rnandina Be \ariou- animal rescue
group> jrn with animals
for adoption local veteri-
narian- and retailers w.'ill
attend. There will also be a
Kid, Corner, bake -ale and
silent auction. Admission is
free but receive a door prize-
ticket for every five pounds
of dry cat or dog food you
donate. All spayed/neutered
and well-behaved pets on
leashe, are welcome. Visit
www nassauanimal.com for
details.


MardiPaws
RAIN Humane Society
will hold its annual Mardi
Gras Pawty on March 24
from 5-8 p.m. at the Chem
Cell Club on Amelia Island
Parkway. Tickets are $20
and include authentic
Louisana cooking, dessert,
D)J and dancing, mask/
beads and a hot bar for your
pets. A beer/wine cash bar
will be available. Costumes
encouraged. All pets wel-
come. Tickets are available
at the Paws-Ability Resale
Store in the Harris Teeter
shopping center or at the
door.
ntler your pet in the
Mardi Paws King/Queen
contest by posting their pho-
tograph on the display at the
resale store starting March
1. At $1 per vote, the pet
with the most votes will win
a $250 Petsmart gift certifi-
cate, a sash and crown and
their photo on RAIN's signa-
ture wine for 2012. Visit
www.riaiIIh unianelalcspca.org
for details.

New book
Project Chance has pub-
lished a book, Sophie's
Story, for children and
adults. The 20-page learning
book features real episodes
with the agency's children,
dogs and puppies in training
and is meant to educate peo-
ple about the incredible role
a service dog like Sophie
plays in the life of a child
with autism and their family.
Cost is a $20 donation (cost
of printing). The book is
ideal for home, classrooms
and the waiting rooms of
occupational, speech and
physical therapists. To
order a copy visit www.pro-
jectchance. com.

'Rescue Me
program
The next time you visit
Cats Angels at 709 S. Eighth
St.. check out the new
"Rescue Me" Sponsorship
Program Picture Boards.
The program allows gener-
ous donors to sponsor cats
that have been at Cats
Angels the longest. The
donor pays the adoption fee,
then chooses a cat to spon-
sor. There are two boards -
one featuring cats waiting
for sponsorship and another
with cats whose adoption
fees have been paid and are
available to qualifying
adopters for a forever home.
Please help Cats Angels
make a difference in help-
ing a homeless cat get a sec-
ond chance and "long-
timers" a forever home. Call
'321-2267 to meet with an
adoption volunteer.
Donations needed
RAIN Humane Society's
resale shop, Paws-Ability,
accepts donations Wednes-
day-Saturday. 10a.m.-5 p.m.,
including appliances, house-
wares. most furniture,
books, home decor, recre-
ational/workout equipment.
CD/DVDs. holiday deceoa-
lions. silver. glassware. art.
collectibles, toys, electron-
ics and jewelry, and cloth-
ing. It always accepts blan-
kets, towels, sheets, tennis
balls, pet food and cleaning
supplies for ihe shelter and
its pets. The resale shop is
located in the Harris Teeter
Shopping Center on Amelia
Island. All proceeds help
support the care of the ani-
mals at the RAIN shelter
and in Nassau County and
surrounding areas.


NOIR SUSPICIONS'


Film afficionados and murder mystery enthusiasts: Saturday is the date and 6:30
p.m. is the time for Fernandina little Theatre's presentation of "Noir Suspicions," a
murder mystery based on the film "Casablanca," which will be presented as the
entertainment for the third annual Sollecito Mardi Gras Ball, a charity ball hosted by
the Junior Woman's Club of Fernandina Beach.
The event this year is a dinner theater to celebrate Fernandina little Theatre's
20th anniversary, as the Atlantic Avenue Rec Center, 2500 Atlantic Ave., will be
transformed into Rick's Cafe, where a mysterious woman arrives one night to ask for
Rick's help. Cast members include Victoria Blacksin, Jeff Goldberg, Jim Laughery,
Ruthellen Mulberg, Joe Parker, Mike Pillola, Annette Rawls, Steve Rawls and
Shannon Shaw.
Admission includes the play, cocktails, dinner, live music, and a silent auction;
dress is cocktail attire. Tickets are 850/person and available at The UPS Store'in the
Publix shopping center or from any member of the Junior Woman's Club. For infor-
mation, contact juniorsfb@gmailcom.



HOME & GARDEN BRIEFS


Garden Show
The third annual Amelia Island Garden
Show will roll out nature's brightest colors for
two days this weekend, March 3 and 4, in
Central Park. With growers and nurseries
from around the state, the show will once
again feature more than 50 vendors with a full
assortment of flowers, plants, trees and palms,
orchids, native plants, butterfly-friendly
plants, shrubs and garden accessories. Get
(;n-site expert advice about how to "green"
your home, yard and garden and enjoy the
short presentations and demonstrations at the
"Ask the Expert" booth and be up close and
personal with Florida native birds of prey proe-
sented by the Avian Reconditioning Center.
Enjoy the Fernandina Farmers Market on
both clays as many of the vendors move to
Central Park for the show.
Admission is $4 for adults: children under
12 are free. No pets, please. For details visit
www.ameliagarden.com.
Naturalist program
The University of Florida IFAS- Florida
Master Naturalist Progl-n'ff, sponsored by the
Nassau County Extension, will be offered
Wednesday beginning March 7-21. Deadline
is March 1.
Classroom sessions will be held at the.
Nassau County Extension Office in Yulee for
adults who want to learn more about Florida's
environment. Topics include: monitoring tech-
niques for mammals, birds and reptiles.
Participants will also be introduced to organi-
zations involved in tracking wildlife popula-
tions. For registration and information visit
www.masternaturalist.org or contact Steve
Gaul at (904) 879-1019 or sgaul@ufl.edu.
Nature Center fun
The Nature Center at the Omni Amelia
Island Plantation, 6800 First Coast Hwy., pres-
ents a very "Scussical" unveiling of the new
kid's mascot, Tanner the Turtle. Children are
invited to a whimsical afternoon filled with
crafts, games, Segway demonstrations, a
bounce house, storybook readings, critter
encounters, sweet treats and special guests
like Thing 1 and Thing 2 on March 3 from
noon-4 p.m.
Plant clinic
County Extension Director/Horticulture
Agent Becky Jordi will conduct a Plant Clinic
from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. March 5 at the Yulee
Extension Office (A1A and Pages Dairy
Road).,All county residents are invited to


bring plant samples showing problems in
their landscapes. Problems will be identified
and solutions offered for correction. There is
no fee for this service. For information call
(904) 879-1019 or 491-7340.
Airport trees
Join Nassau County Sierra Club and Sam
and Judith lan ie as they explore Fernandina
Beach Airport issues including removing
trees, runway approaches, potential future
decisions and their environmental impacts.
The meeting will be held March 7 at 7 p.m.
at the Council on Aging, 1367 South 18th St.
For information call Eric at 277-4187.

Home& patio show
The Amelia Island Home & Palio Show,
hosted by the Amelia Island Nassau County
Association of Realtors and Affiliates, is
March 10 from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. at the Atlantic
Recreation Center, 2500 Atlantic Ave.
Enjoy the latest designs in home appli-
ances, kitchen and bath fixtures, windows and
doors, kitchen tools and gadgetry, interior and
exterior furnishings, stone work, lighting,
design anid layout f'ro1 1 more ltian 40 local
businesses, "how-to" demonstrations, prize
drawings, a kids' zone and more. Aaron Bean
will be Ithe "celebrity guest" and master of cer-
emonies. Tickets are available at the door or
in advance from the Amelia Island Nassaul
County Association of Realtors Office, 910
South 14th St., Fernandina Beach.
Greenwaywalk
Walk Egans Creek Greenway with the
Walkin' Nassau club on March 10. Sign in at
8:45 a.m. in the rear parking lot of the Resi-
dence Inn on Sadler Road. Walk begins at 9
a.m. with 5K and 10K options available. Walk
for fun or AVA credit. All are welcome. Use
bug spray and bring a hat. For details contact
Jane Bailey at 261-9884 or dnjbailey@mind-
spring.com.
Garden Week
The Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens'
Garden Week, an annual tradition at the muse-
um's historic river front gardens for 17 years,
will be held March 12-17. This year's Garden
Week coincides with the Impressionism and
'Post Impressionism from the High Museum
of Art exhibit where visitors can see works by
Monet, Renoir, Pissarro and other well-known
artists, many of whom were inspired by en
plein air (open air/out of doors) painting. For
details visit www.cummer.org. The Cummer is
located at 829 Riverside Ave., Jacksonville.


Writers' festival
Douglas Anderson School
of the Arts presents the 12th
Annual Writers' Festival
March 3 from 8:30 a.m.-5
p.m. at the University of
North Florida Student Union
Building 5SiW. with a full day
of writing workshops by
authors. university profes-
sors and special guest.
Margale't Atwood.
Register in the second
floor entrrywvay before being
directed to the auditorium on
the first floor for the wel-
come and opening event. At
7 p.m. Atwood will read at
the UNF Robinson Theatre.
The public is invited. Tickets
are $10.
For workshop detail-.
visit wwx-w.dou'glasander -on-
-- writersfesi.com* and
vww.faceboo k.com, dou-
glasandersonwricer-f:s2-ti-

Passport Day
Will your next vacation or
business trip take you out-
side of the United States? No
matter where you go. a U S.
passport will get you back
home. To learn more about
travel requirements for U.S.
citizens or to apply for your
U.S. passport, attend
Passport Day in the USA on
March 10 from 10 a.m.-3 p.m.


at the Fernandina Beach
library. This event is spon-
sored by the Friends of the
Fernandina Beach Library.
For information visit
www.nassaureads.com and
click on the Passport tab
located on the left hand side
of the page. Or visit
Travel.State.Gov.
Book fest meeting
Thie annual meeting of thei
membership of Book Island
Festival. Inc. (Amelia Island
Book Festival) will be held
March 21 at 4 p.m. at the
Peck Center Auditorium. 316
Souath 10th St. Members will
review the immediate pa-t
festival., make recommenda-
tions for future festival-. set
the date for the next festival
and elect members to the
Board of Direciors. Ail mem-
tber in good -tanding are
encouraged to attend. V>ih
wwvw.ameliaisiand booklf, ,'i-
vai.con for more details

Kids'Story Time
The Book I)ot. 2 i4
Centre St.. Fernandina
Beach, feature, "Kid- Siory
Time- every Tuesday a? a _
a.m. and every Thur-day a" 4
p.m. with the -Childreni
Story Iady." Bring your ii:e
ones. Call 261--991 for infor-
mation.


Story time
at museum

The Amelia Island
Museum of History invites
you to Story Time at the
Museum. Beginning at 10:30
a.m every first and third
Saturday of the month, the
program features different
stories geared toward 5- to 8-
year-odls. The program is
free and open to the public.
Contact Alex at 261-7378.
exi. 102.
Pecklibrary
The Plck Center library
on Souwh : !th and E-lm
reel- is ope; t tho e public
on Monday. Wednesday and
Friday from '-5 p.m nDrop by
and -e-:e a\ ihe book- avail-
able, for both children and
aduk- Voiunmeers are there
' elp I Fo more info-rma-
-ion cai Mrs;-. Charim-- Albert
a*2. 2 6i--' 1 .
Digital library
Check it out :he Na-- au
Cou-anT Public libra:y-
>v-',;::; o;f,:r- auciobook,.
eFI/,7>- a', : nul naem "' 'ibrar.- vr-.;.
- -i, by < rd-hoider- witt nn a
ilr-, f:e rn cord. For ,nforrna-
'ni : '.'i-." v.'.'.v.rlnas:aur-.ad-.
li .,,'.;:drive.com .


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(Goofy is a got rgeous 2-year-
old blue American Pitbull
Terrier. He has a great dispo-
sition and lives up to his
name. Goolv is in foster care
with two other dogs and gets
along great, but he would real-
ly love to have a larger play-
mate to play with. This guy
has so many wonderful quali-
ties. he would easily fit into
any home. Gooty is great with
kids and other dogs, but he
does enjoy chasing kitties, so
a home without them would
be best. He is housetrained,
crate trained, neutered, up to
date on all shots and he is
heart worm negative. For
more information on how you
can make Goofy your family
member, contact us at (904) .
507-8095. To view all of 8 C's
Big Dog Rescue's available
pets, and to find out where we


Bo is our youngest
black/white kitty looking for a
loving home in February. Can
you imagine dumping this lit-
tle boy at a truck stop to fend
for himself? That's what hap-
pened to Bo, but lucky for
him he was rescued and
brought to Cats Angels. Bo is
a sweet, loving and playful
three-month-old kitten who
will be ready for adoption this
weekend. Visit our website
www.catsangels.com to see
our cats waiting for their for-
ever home or call 321-2267 to
meet with an adoption volun-
teer.
Over 100 cats and dogs
were spayed, neutered and
vaccinated in the month of
February with the help of
Cats Angels. Don't wait for lit-
ters you don't want, call Cats
Angels at 321-2267 now for
options on low cost
spay/neuter services.
Are you spring cleaning?
Cats Angels needs donations
for its' Thrift Store at 709 S.
Eighth St. Donations of
household goods, decora-


General is a happy, good-
natured fellow who loves to be
petted on his beautiful, super-
soft red coat! He's a medium-
sized Chow Chow mix, only
about a year old, and was
found running stray He's very
friendly and loves to chase ten-
nis balls he's very athletic
and goes bounding after them.
He's also very handsome, with
a face that looks something
like a teddy bear's. He's very
alert and his mind is always
working. He'd love to have a
nice yard to play in with you'
Joplin is a sweet Domestic
Short Hair mix who's less than
a year old and quite affection-
ate. She arrived at our shelter
with three siblings and was the
most outgoing of the group.
She purrs when you pet her


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Suidia\.- and Mondays,


will be holding our next adop-
tion event, please visit our
website at www.Scsbigdogres-
cueinc.weebly.com and don't
forget to "like" us onil face-
book, www.facebook.com/
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lions, books, sports equip-
ment and m1or'e are accepted
Monday through Saturday
from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Please
call 321-2267 to make arrange-
ments for large items. Cats
Angels is a 501 (c)3 charity
and receives no government
monies. All revenue received
through donations, grants and
fundraisingl supportits is
spay/neuter and adoption pro-
grams.


and really loves to get atten-
tion. She is also quite playful
and cute, with black and white
markings and a nice soft coat
and beautiful eyes. You can
see videos of our adoptable
dog's and cats at our website,
Nassau HumaneSociety.com.
If you havo itemrns around
the hlouse-: that you no longer
use and would like to donate
them to a agreatl cause, please-
consider our Second Chance
store! We accept all kinds of
gently used items except com-
puters or TVs. All proceeds go
to the care of the animals at
our shelter. Second Chance is
at 312 S. Eighth St., open 10
a.m.-5 p.m Monday-Saturday.
Bring items to the store or call
for pickup of larger items at
:21-(0)22.


STARS


Sugar is a sweet 1- to 2-
year-old male. 8-pound, blond
Chihuahua- He is a real little
treasure who loves to be held
and loved. He would do best
in a home where someone is
around for him rto share the
day'.
Save the- Animals Res-cue
Society do-, not run a .iheiter
Animal, are- fostered by
STARS members until a suit-
able and caring home i
found. STARS need-s ne:'v, o,--
ter hornmm- in order io reo- ue
more animal and increA:-;
adoption,.
If you are interested in


adopting a STARS dog, please-
visit our v.'':bsite at www star-
-/>,flmeli adoption application. Thank
yoU.


NASSAU COUNTY ANIMAL SERVICES


8 C'S BIG DOG RESCUE


CATS ANGELS


NASSAU HUMANE SOCIETY


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PEOPLE &PLACES


SPECIAL EVENTS

last _g Rafy
The Amelia island Last Leg
Rally will be held March 3 and
4, including a Battle of the
Blues on Sunday,-sponsored
by the Amelia Island Blues
Festival. Proceeds from rally
events benefit the nonprofit
Anchors Aweigh Charters,
Inc., which provides free boat-
ing and fishing excursions to
those with permanent physical
and/or developmental disabili-
ties or a terminal illness.
AAC's Veteran's Benefit
Program funds excursions for
qualifying disabled veterans
with proceeds from the
Veteran's Poker Run. For a
detailed list of events visit
LastLegRally.com.
MarcIGras Ball
The GFWC Jr. Woman's
Club of Fernandina Beach
presents the third annual
Sollecito Mardi Gras Ball and
murder mystery dinner the-
ater, "Noir Suspicions," cele-
brating Fernandina Little
Theatre's 20th anniversary, on
March 3 from 6:30-9:30 p.m.
at the Atlantic Recreation
Center, 2500 Atlantic Ave. Test
your ability to solve a murder
and have a great time doing it.
Tickets are $50 and include
dinner theater, entr6e and
cocktails. Enjoy a silent auc-
tion and 50/50 raffle. Cocktail
attire. For tickets contact
Jenny Wagner, First Coast
Community Bank, 491-7244,
jenniferwagner@fccbank.com,
Nicole Anderson at 206-0373
or nicole.amelia@hotmail.com
or email juniorsfb@gmail.com.
Sunday Musicale
The Amelia Arts Academy
will present the third Sunday
Musicale "Light Jazz with
Jane and-Ernie" on Sunday,
March 4 at 5 p.m. at PLAE.
Enjoy libations and hours
d'oeuvres at 5 p.m. and enter-
tainment around 6 p.m. Jane
Walker Lindberg, piano, and
Ernie Ealum, bass, will be the
featured performers. Tickets
are $45 and available at
www.AmeliaArtsAcademy.org,
277-1225 or at the door.
"MaintainYour Brain'
The Woman's Club of
Femandina Beach and the
Alzheimer's Association pres-
ent "Maintain Your Brain" with
facilitator Stephanie Sykes-
Burns, program coordinator,
Alzheimer's Association of
Central and North Florida on
March 7 at 10:30 a.m. The
cost is $8, including lunch.
RSVP to Dale Deonas at 261 -
3045 or craftydeonas
@yahpo.com by March 2.
This meeting is open to the
community and both men and
women are invited to find out
how to keep your mind fit just
as you do your body.
THIS WEEK

Genealogygroup
Genealogy group meetings
are held at Yulee United
Methodist Church, 86003
Christian Way, Yulee, the sec-
ond and fourth Wednesday of
each month from 9-11 a.m.
New members are welcome.
Call 225-5381 or Paulette
Murrin at 548-9752 for infor-
mation.
Legion bingo
The public is invited to play
bingo every Thursday night at
American Legion Post 54, 626
S. Third St., Femandina
Beach, in the large smoke-
free meeting hall. Doors open
at 5:45 p.m. and Early Bird
Games start at 6:10 p.m., with
regular play beginning prompt-
ly at 6:30 p.m.
The bingo session is nine
games for $20, with multiple
jackpots being paid out.
Refreshments are available.
For questions email
post54bingo@ yahoo.com.
Proceeds go back into pro-
grams sponsored by the
American Legion. The second
week of each month through
February, all net proceeds will
be donated to the Special
Olympics track and field
events irl Nassau County.
Maritime Museum
The Maritime Museum of
Amelia Island hosts a program
on a current topic every Friday


at 5 p.m. The programs are
jointly sponsored by the muse-
um and Amelia Research and
Recovery, LLC, the Amelia-
based company that searches
for and recovers sunken treas-
ure from Spanish Galleons.
The museum is located at
1335 S. Eighth St. No reserva-
tions are needed. Call (904)
838-6688 or (904) 838-6619.
Dance classes
Aimee Marshall is offering
ballroom and Latin group


classes and private lessons at
Kinderstudios 1897 Island
WK.wy.. Femandina Beach.
Singles and couples are wei-
come. with afternoon and
evening lessons available in
ballroom and social styles
such as Foxtrot and Swing to
Cha Cha and Saisa. Lessons
are also available for wedding
dances and formal events like
the Big Band fundraiser for the
Amelia Island Jazz Festival in
March. Marshall has over 13
years with Arthur Murray fran-
chised studios and is certified
in American Smooth and
Rythm.
For information or to
schedule a lesson call her at
(617) 312-1932. Visit ballroom
danceamelia @ gmail.com.
Garage sale
Alpha Delta Kappa will host
a garage sale March 3 from 8
a.m. to noon at Emma Love
Hardee Elementary, 2200
Susan Drive, Fernandina
Beach. Clothing for all ages,
movies, toys and household
items are reasonably priced
and the proceeds support the
Alpha Delta Kappa scholar-
ship given to a local student.
Alpha Delta Kappa is an altru-
istic educators' sorority.
Great Women series
The Amelia Island Museum
of History is presenting a lec-
ture series to showcase some
of today's most influential
women. March 3 at 4 p.m.
hear from Gen. Carol Mutter,
the first woman in U.S. armed
forces history to achieve the
rank of three-star general.
Retiring from the U.S. Marine
Corps in 1999, Mutter is also
the first woman to qualify as
Command Center Crew
Commander/Space Director at
U.S. Space Command.
March 9 at 6 p.m; meet
journalist Melissa Ross, host
of First Coast Connect. With
more than 20 years of broad-
casting experience, Ross has
won three regional Emmy
Awards for her news and fea-
ture reporting.
Tickets are. available at the
museum at $10 for members;
$15 nonmembers, Events are
held at the Fernandina Beach
Golf .C ub :800' Bill Melton
Road. Contact Alex at 261 -
7378, ext. 102 or alexbuell@
ameliamuseum.org.
NEXT WEEK

WVIN WIN
The next WIN WIN
(Women in Nassau Helping
Women in Need) networking
meeting will be hosted by
Melissa Koterba of Gold
Canyon Candles, Body &
Home and The Pampered
Chef on March 5 at 6:30 p.m.
her home, 85002 Patricia
Court, Femandina Beach.
Bring a $10 check payable to
"Women of Power" to'benefit
Nassau's Cedar Haven
Transitional House, a nonprofit
organization that empowers
women by filling the gap
between homelessness and
independent living. Bring an
appetizer or dessert to share
and a bottle of wine. Non-alco-
holic beverages will be avail-
able. Also bring brochures and
business cards to distribute.
Door prizes are optional.
To RSVP and for informa-
tion contact Melissa Koterba
at 572-6053. Visit winwinnas-
sau.com.
Duke chorale
Duke University Chorale,
under the direction of Dr.
Rodney Wynkoop, will per-
form at Amelia Plantation
Chapel on March 6 at 7 p.m.
Tickets are $10 and available
at the door. The chapel is
located at 36'Bowman Road,
Amelia Island. Call 277-4414
for information.
Patriots 'invasion
The Amelia Island Museum
of History invites the public to
its next Brown Bag Lunch
Lecture March 7 at noon fea-
turing Marie Santry presenting
"Intimidation, Occupation, and
Aftermath: Femandina 1812-
1813." In 1812, Femandina
was under siege by a group
calling themselves Patriots.
They sought to bring Florida
into the United States by any
means necessary. Sometimes
called the Other War of 1812,
the resulting conflict would
wreak havoc in Northeast


Florida. This program is free
and open to the public.
Contact Alex at 261-7378, ext.
102 or ale ouiell-,. mrreiarru.
seum.org.
Newcomers Cub
The Newcomers Club of
Amelia Island will host its
monthly coffee on March 8 at
10:30 a.m All women who
reside in Nassau County (no
matter how long they have
lived here) are welcome to


Face for Radio kicks off 2012 Sounds on Centre


hl is thi a t:e- of year again an'd the
His-'oric Fernandina Business-
Association is proud to present another
greui season of music with the Sounds
on Centre concert series
FTnc scrie pre-ents local and
Jack-onville talent in a -street dance-
almospherL in the blocked off portion of
Centre Street from '-cond to Front
streets. 6s p.m. the first Friday of each
month from March until October-
This year the association is proud to
announce a rocking' opening night on
Friday with the ever popular classic rock
band Face for Radio. Comprised of four
Fernandina Beach residents, Face for
Radio covers a great mix of rock
favorites spanning nearly 50 years of
chart-toping hits.


attend. For details contact
Orientation Chair Marcia
Williver at marciawilliver@
comcast.net or 321-1867; or
visit http://newcomersclubo-
fameliaisland.com.
H-IealngTouch'
Healing Touch Program,
which provides accredited
continuing education for nurs-
es and massage therapists, is
offering a Level 1 training
workshop in Amelia Island on
March 9 and 10. This is a per-
sonal and professional devel-
opment program open to any-
one desiring an in-depth
understanding and practice of
healing work using energy
based techniques.
Tuition is $365 and
includes the textbook. Sixteen
Continuing Education Contact
Hours are awarded at the end
of class. Visit www.healing-
touchprogram.com for details.
For information and registra-
tion contact certified instructor
Tina Devoe at 310-6610 or
tdevoe@comcast.net.
Pancake breakfast
The Baptist Medical Center
Nassau Auxiliary will sponsor
a pancake breakfast March
10 from 8-10 a.m. at
Applebees on Sadler Road.
Enjoy pancakes, eggs,
bacon/sausage, juice,
coffee/tea for $8 per person.
Tickets available at the door
or in advance at the hospital
gift shop.
Gft market
St. Peter's Episcopal
Church, 801 Atlantic Ave.,
Fernandina Beach will host its'
annual Alternative Gift Market
on March 10 from 9 a.m.-3
p.m. inside Burns Hall, featur-
ing hand-crafted fair trade
gifts created by artisans from
around the world. Purchases
benefit women, children and
families locally and in devel-
oping countries. Call 261-
4293.
Youth forum
The Let the Truth be told
Youth Forum/Luncheon will be
held March 10 from 9 a.m.-
12:30 p.m. at the Martin
Luther King Center, 1200 Elm
St., Fernandina with a panel
discussion concerning pre-
venting teen pregnancy. The
event is sponsored by the
Coalition for the Reduction/
Elimination of Ethnic Dispari-
ties in Health (CREED) and is
free and open to the public.
For information contact
Jennett Wilson-Baker at 556-
3363 or Jennett baker@peo-
plepc.com.
Newexhibit
Artist Amy Schrom will be
featured at the Plantation


'7


"Face for Radio
has opened the
Sounds of Centre
series since its incep-
tion five years ago.
said the band's drum-
mer Rob Jewell. "It's
a highlight of our
year when we look


out on Centre Street and see hundreds
of people enjoying the show, silling in
lawnchairs with their neighbors and
dancing the evening away to great rock
'n' roll songs."
The Historic Fernandina Business
Association and 2012 SOC Chair
Madeline Richard are proud to intro-
duce some new talent uo this year's
series- In addition to great local rock.


Artists' Gallery and Guild, 94
Village Circle, Amelia Island
Plantation, March 10 through
April 7. A meet and greet day
will be held March 10 from
noon-4 p.m. at the gallery
where everyone is invited to
meet the artist and see her
paintings.
Schrom, a former
Femandina Beach resident
who lives in Jacksonville,
began drawing figures in three
dimensions on a chalkboard
at the age of four. She works
in the traditional style of oil
painting on -board or canvas
- mounted on board. She loves
the figure, but is equally
skilled with portraits, flowers
and still life.
COMING UP

Concertwith a Cause
The Boston University
School of Theology Seminary
Singers will appear in concert
at Memorial United Methodist
Church on March 13 at 7 p.m.
as part of the Concerts with a
Cause series. This one bene-
fits Micah's Place. Admission
is free and a love offering will
be taken.
The program, "Light is
Stronger than Darkness:
Singing for Peace," offers.
music in a variety.of African,
aKorean and Spanish lan-
guages as well as traditional
and modern takes on beloved
hymns. Contact the church at
261-5769 or joan@mumcon-
line.com.
'Calne Mutiny
Amelia Community
Theatre presents a readers'
theatre performance of "The
Caine Mutiny Court Martial,"
staged at its Studio 209
Theatre, 209 Cedar St.,
Fernandina Beach, March 16,
17, 23 and 24 at 8 p.m.,
directed by Charles Horton.
In Herman Wouk's adapta-
tion of his Pulitzer Prize-win-
ning courtroom novel, a young,
lieutenant goes against Naval
tradition when he relieves his
captain and takes command
on the grounds that the cap-
tain is psychopathic.
Tickets are $10 adults, $5


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at www.ameliacommunitythe-
atre.org or I5urchase at the
door (open seating no
assigned seats).
Arts meeting
Arts and Culture Nassau
will present Building A Better
Board, an informational com-
munity forum on March 17
from 10 a.m.-noon at the
Amelia Island Museum of
History, 233 S. Third St., with
Robert Bolan, a longtime non-
profit organizational consult-
ant. Bolan, who holds a PhD
.in Higher Education and
Business from the University
of Southern California, will
focus on how to efficiently
fund and structure organiza-
tions via the use of talented
and experienced community
leaders.
In addition to serving as an
interim CEO for dozens of
organizations, Bolan has
assisted boards of directors
with governance reviews and
strategic planning throughout
his career. The event is free.
Barons' ball
The inaugural 2012
American Cancer Society
Cattle Barons' Ball will be held
March 23 from 6:30-10:30
p.m. at Amelia Island Planta-
tion with a silent and live auc-
tion, dinner and dancing to the
Bo Cats, celebrity chefs Chef
Brian Grimley of Lulu's at the
Thompson House, Chef.
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jazz and blues, audiences will hear hip-
hop. country and Spanish flamenco gui-
tar.
None of these great concerts would
be possible without the generosity of the
two headline sponsors Florida tPublic
lUtilities and Rayonier/f'erraPointe. Also
appreciated ar-e other sponsors Amelia
Island Graphics, Citrona Homes, Coca-
Cola. Crab Trap/Amelia Hotel, Doo
Wop's Rest 50s Diner Cafe, the Great
Harvest Bread Company. Hampton Inn
& Suites, the Kironac Group, the .\'e s-
lI'ade'r, P5 Ptoductions, I blo's Grill &
Cantina, Palace S&loon, Retxis'ravel and
Rick Keffer Dodge Chryslerlveep.
For a schedule of Sounds on Centre
bands this season, check out
SoundsOnCentre.com.


Eats and Chef Adam Sears of
Merge Restaurant. Attire is
country western.
Proceeds will support the
American Cancer Society's
programs and services in
Nassau County, research and
the Reaching Out to Cancer
Kids (R.O.C.K.) program.
Tickets are $75. Tables can
be reserved. Contact Sarah
Welsh at 391-3642.
Big Band Bash
The Amelia Island Jazz
Festival will kick off its 2012
season with a benefit Big
Band Celebration Gala March
24 from 6:30-10 p.m. at the -
Omni Hotel and Resort at
Amelia Island Plantation.
Featuring cocktails, dinner
and ballroom dancing to the
Dynamic Les DeMerle 17-
Piece Orchestra, with vocalist
Bonnie Eisele, the night will
recreate classic swing
arrangements by Duke
Ellington, Count Basie, Benny
Goodman, Artie Shaw, Lionel
Hampton and more. Several
surprise guests will appear.
Tickets are $75, with the
proceeds benefiting the edu-
cational and entertainment
programs of the Jazz Festival.
Get tickets at www.ameliais-
landjazzfestival.com, the UPS
Store, 1417 Sadler Road, or
at the AIFBY Chamber of
Commerce, Gateway to
Amelia, A1A and Amelia
Parkway. Or call (904) 504-
4772 or email info@ameliais-
landjazzfestival.com.


Homer's spot
.20. Do this and shout
22. Black and white.
sea bird
24. *New York in
"Guys and Dolls."
e.g.
25. *Jonas Salk
fought it
26. Decorates
Christmas tree
27. Biblical
Abraham's origi-
nal name
29. "The Man in the
Gray Flannel
31. Exam
32. Stories "from the
Crypt"
33. Treeless plain
34. E on dashboard
36. 18-wheeler
38. Freezing temper-
ature in Celsius
42. Friends in Italy
45. What cat did on
the window sill?
49. Me in Paris
51. 'Humbert
Humberts inter-
est 1
54. Edible ray
56. Maple tree treat
57. Dateless male
58. This Yankee
was MVPin 1950
59. Pakistan's official
language
60. To abound or
swarm
61. Toy building block
62. Liver delicacy
63. Greenish blue
64. Floppy storage
device
67. 'Color of Scare


THE FIFTIES 47. Pitched at
Occupy Wall
ROSS Street
asmine's kin 48. Os
ormerr Soviet 50. Be agitated
Socialist 52. Sushi sauce
Republics, acr. 53. Offensively curi-
:ancy marbles ous
used as shooters 55. Sin over tan
Are you or 57. *Its launch start-
a hawk? ed the Space
One of Indiana Race
Jones' quests 61. Thumbelina's raft
Having three 65. Smallest number
dimensions in a crowd
Same as 66."_ we there
mesotron yet?"
Patrol 68. Late Saddam
'First network TV Hussein, e.g.
soap 69. Helped
debuted in 1950 70. Sheep not yet
"Overthrown sheared
Cuban 71. 'Swan Lake"
*Arthur Miller's skirts
wife 72. Brooding
Jones' Wall 73. A.k.a. Tokyo
Street partner 74. In vertical posi-
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did
25. School support
organization
28. educed
Instructon Set
Computer
30. B:.A", pot
35. Globes and eye-
balls
37. 'Site of Egyptian
Crisis
39. Dominion
40. Italian currency.
pl.
41. Ringworm
43. Lover's strike
44. Prayer leaders in
mosques
46. 'One of Ike's two


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2. Light bulb over
head?
3. ABC's adventure.
2004-2010
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5. Book burner. e.g.
6. Mine is yours
7. Irritate
8. Save money on
rent e.g.
9. South American
Indian people
10. Cain's victim
11. Lean like an ath-
lete
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108 Gift Shops 305 Tutoring 601 Garage Sales 614 3eweryiVa:ches 701 S.ats & Traiers 808 OS isand..Y iee S53 Mobie Home o.ns 901 TAutomotbAes
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check the Nassau Humane Society
facility located at 671 Airport Rd. next
to the airport (904)321-1647 & the
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Omini Amelia Island
Plantation is seeking
Hospitality Professionals
for the following positions:

Drive-rs
Servers
Housekeepers
Bellpersons

Apply in person
M, W, TH 1:00 4:00pmr
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Herein is subject to the Fcceral
Fair Housing Act, which makes it
illegal to advertise any prefer-
ence, limitation, or Cscnrmination
based on race, color, religion. sex,
handicap, familial status or
national origin, or the intention to
make any such preference,
limitation or discrimination.
The News-Leader will not
knowingly accept any advertising
for real estate which is in violation
of the law. All persons are hereby
informed that all dwellings
advertised are available on an
equal opportunity basis.
If you believe that you may have
been discriminated against in
connection with the sale, rental or
financing of housing, call the
United States Department of
Housing and Urban Development
HUD 1(800)669-9777, or for
the hearing impaired 1(800)927-
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201 Help Wanted
HEAT & AIR JOBS Ready to work?
3-wk accelerated program. Hands on
environment. Nationwide certifications
and local job placement assistance.
(877)994-9904. ANF

P/T HOUSEKEEPER & P/T OVER-
NIGHT FRONT DESK POSITION -
Apply in person at Elizabeth Pointe
Lodge, 98 S. Fletcher Ave.

APPLY NOW 12 drivers needed. Top
5% pay. 2 mos CDL Class A driving
exp. www.meltontruck.com (877)258-
8782. ANF

HAMPTON INN AND SUITES
Is accepting applications for front desk,
housekeeping, and maintenance.
Applications available at 19 South 2ng
St., Femandina Beach.


MEDICAL ASSISTANT
A b-sy rmeeical practice is looking for
an eperinencec ecicail Assistant
Great attitlce is a n'-st. -'oncay-Fn-
ca\ -vith create benefits Apply by sence
ing resumes to seansC cboclinic.com.
EXPERIENCED MEDICAL ASST.
need for a b'sy physicians office.
Fax resume to (904'282-1550 or
mail: cmosleypcpfinancial corn
NOW HIRING
Companies desperately need employ-
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EXP'D OTR Flatbed Drivers Earn
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drivers, bulldoghiway.com (843)266-
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YMCA NOW HIRING
Seeking experienced Youth Counselors,
Child Care Professionals / Pre-School
Teacher, & Bus Drivers for part time
positions in Nassau County (locations
vary), hiring energetic and active role
models with a passion for youth
development. Employment Application
available @ www.firstcoastymca.org
or
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PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT PT/32
hours/week with benefits for Baptist
Primary Care in Fernandina Beach. 2+
years of exp, FL PA lic, & Master's
degree is required. Fax resume to
(904)391-5659.
Medical Billing Trainees Needed -
Train to become a Medical Office Asst.
No exp needed. Job training & local
placement assistance. HS Diploma/
GED & PC/Internet needed. (888)374-
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DRIVER Hometime choices: Weekly
7/on-7/off, 14/on-7/off. Daily pay. New
trucks. Van & refrigerated. CQL-A, 3
mos recent exp required. Top benefits.
www.driveknight.com, (800)414-9569.
ANF
PRE-ARRANGED TRANSPORTATION
DRIVERS WANTED Clean MVR &
drug test. Must live on Amelia island.
(904)583-7500


SANDY BOTTOMS is nos accepting
applications (or all positions:
Bartenders. screcr l, o runners,
kitchen. & hostess Appl wsithin.
HOUSEKEEPER SatLrcays required
Drug test required. Mast have
transportation. Amelia Islana Resort
Rentals, Inc. (904-)261--4:-'
AMELIA RENTALS Office Position
Available Hospitality industry
experience desired. Email resume to:
trent@ ameliarentals.com
MEDICAL ASSISTANT experienced,
for front & back pediatric office. Full
time with benefits. Fax resume to
(904)491-3173.


201 Help Wanted
DENTAL ASSISTANT & DENTAL
RECEPTIONIST POSITIONS avail-
able at local t1o-p practice. We value
excellent comr''unication skills, a com-
mitment to hi,7h quality patient care,
anc sjpenor organi-ational skills. Our
Comprehensive Dental practice is look-
ing foi someone \ho is experienced.
team onented, enthusiastic, depend-
able ana can multi-task. Dental
experience required. Dentn\ office
software. Please drop off resume and
till out application in person at Amelia
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Fernandina Beach. FL. No phone calls
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POS ON AVAILABLE for General CARIBBEAN TAN & FULL SALON-
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and Breakfast Experience Preferred.
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Express or Comfort Inn 76043 Sindey
PI., Yulce.
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Must be customer oriented with land-
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DRIVERS Run 5 State Regional! Get
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Please call (904)310-9730, or come by
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Impressions to apply.
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- needed on Amelia Island. Will be
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FT position. Please call (904)310-9730,
or come by 464073 SR 200, Ste 16,
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806 Waterfront
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Or, 2 ho-rs a/,ay. S45,000. Call


807 Condominiums


MARINERS WALK 3BR/2BA, Lease/ FOR RENT 2 & 3 BR mobile homes &
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Coastal Realty 556-9140. (904)759-3897.


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LONG TERM
L 2377 S nlcher Ap :A 2BR. BA s850.ne Induces.
- 730 4S 14 S-e 3BRIBA s850 + ui.ues $ ,00o
* rois: Ricge 2BR!BA 1,: $800 + uiil, o.
2* 820A ir- Ave 2BR/I 5BA $900 3 i3cfnh + utidis
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* 2BR;iGA'uuIi, se I 1801 S FletcherAve $1 650/mo


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854 Rooms
FULLY FURNISHED Cable, kitchen &
laundry privileges. Yulee area. Call
Glenn for details (904)548-9707.

855 Apartments
Furnished
LARGE 2 BEDROOM CH&A, washer/
dryer, hardwood floors. Near ocean.
$750/nmo. Call (904)491-6136.


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811 Commercial/Retailt
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C3 O n, 5a t 3 c.. l 1 caitn on
$ 4 Sa,,- tens Of tboh ''>.n'. on
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852 MobileHomes
RV RENTALS AVAILABLE in a
carnpgrosnd. Aceekly or monthly. All
Utilities & .'iFI included. (904)225-5577.
ON ISLAND Remodeled & clean 2/1
SW 6C00'mo., 3BR $700/mo. + oep.
Utils avail. Also, APTS. $145-
$225/wk. + dep. Utils incl. 261-5034


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) 277-2103 TDD 1-800-955-8771
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Yulee Villas

1, 2&3 Bedroom Units

Rent starting at $725-$902
NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS
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850766 US Hwy 17 South, Yulee
(904) 225-5810 TDD 1-800-955-8771 T T
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856 Apartments
Unfurnished
POST OAK APARTMENTS
-rff-: atc'"e LM_: Rent t--r- $55a2-
7 ,-t-crr'.- Fast o--ak A.,arr'ments
: '27 anz ap Acces.
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S35 ELLEN ST. 2R5, : EA
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ISLAND DUPLEX APARTMENT at
cnc of Ztct c1-ce-sac TBR. 2RA
C ric ti ospl.tal & sh4pinn. $-S2 r'

ACROSS FROM OCEAN BR, :A 1
car ,tar37,e V. P c-iin, rans n I.
car Sage 'm. ae S0n fains o nces
a 3tcr & caraoe $84 m m
ce0, A\aialsble : C1all t -"

NORTH POINTE 925 Tarpen BRP.
S5,BA4 tciTnhojse FolI cI\cr cc
p3t-iinf; $-S-. rAk L"esiinas RealtH. in,

V7 JASMINE PLACE 2BR, 2BA flat.
$S-5 induces la\n., gartlagesecer,
i\ater S V, "D Nick Deonas Realty, Inc.
(90-}2:v-0 06
OCEAN VIEW Luxury 3BR,/1BA, tile
fl'ors throughout, W/D. upgraded
appliances. 927 N. Fletcher, upstairs.
-$995,mo + dep. (904)386-1005


057 Condos-Furnishe4
FERNANDINA SHORES 2BR/2BA,
W/D, TV, linens, dishes. Pest control &
sewer/garbage included in rent. $895.
Nick Deonas Realty, Inc. (904)277-0006

LONG TERM AIP 1st floor Spyglass
Unit, 3BR/3BA, located on beach, heat-
ed pool. $1800/mo. including trash
removal & water. (904)310-6106

858 Condos-Unfurnished
AMELIA LAKES CONDOS Living in
Paradise 1/1 and 2/2 deluxe condos
in gated, lakeside community with 24/7
fitness ctr, resort-style pool, ten-nis &
more' Lots of upgrades! Starting at
Just $749/mo! Call Tammy for our
spring special at (904)415-6969 for a
showing. www.amelialakes.com

1BR/1BA CONDO in Amelia Lakes.
$750/mo includes water & sewer and
great amenities. Available March 1. Tile
throughout living areas, excellent
condition. Call (904)708-3694.


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Leather, Poswr Seats, Windows, Cruise and Tilt. Ice
('old AC and So Much More. Diamond White Exterior
with finge Leather. Low Miles for the Model Year!
VALUE PRICED $7,950


2701 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX
SE Model. Very Nicely Equipped Power Windows,
Locks, Cruise and Tilt. Alloy Wheels, Spoiler, Sporty
V6 with Auto. Ice Cold AC and So Much More! One
Owner with Only 63k Miles!
VALUE PRICED $8,450
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iOJO POIVTIAC BOINNIEVILLE
SLE Model! Le.ither, Side Airbags, 3.8 L V6, Auto, Ice
Cold AC, Fl', e.-:cd and Read,, For The Road.
Bronzemist Met .1c -xtenor. Alloy ./vbeei, Pov.-er
Wind vos, Lc VALUE PRICED $7,450


WE HAVE OVER 52 CARFAX CERTIFIED, SERVICED AND SAFETY
INSPECTED VEHICLES READY FOR IMMEDIATE DELIVERY!


We Have The Perfect Car, Truck

or SUV For You & Your Family!


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\ CURTISS H. LASSERRE|
[ 3032 S. 8th St/Al A, Fernandina Beach, FL 32035 90 2 4 6
r wwwlasseTrereaestate.com "info@lsserrTerealestatc.coni m904-261-4066


LIGIIHOtUaSE CIRCLE BLACKMAN ROAD
A.V SOME VIEW OF EGAN' S (REEK & 1 ACRE TIDAL CREEK wilh a mobile
I-uil .lichli Si Paok. Si.irmle faentily slc ol o hum so up. wcll-bnilL and pennilleal lock,
adiacenl Io I iiiic uladiarl, Amlca Island M20i2, block p arage wilth large ovicrlead door.
li.i'tl.zlh.e, 37(0+/- ft on N.viii.l,- idie ofcon le flos.i and dy olwlh beauhi-
I -ai's 0 "rck ,irl d iis one of1 ihic N lieti.1sel va-
loll oil Ir) h1c e it coaUsl. Po0.l bll OIOccallviws fl vi ew, reduced o 10
$1.095,0S MI.Si, 37069 $199,0080 MlSi 47368


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LOFT'ON CREEK FRONTAGE located
on Aluit Road Split floor plan w/ open
kirclicn. great room. ;u]d dlinng ;rea Kitchen
is e ,qiuppLed w/high-cril appliaices ;roi comi-
let. ii niLS see to appreciate Mastcr bedroom
I);il, hli'ci doors and a vlh-iin shower w/
hauliicap acce, s Yard is fenced l/ fni trees
and kcnneil aiea for a large dog
s499.0f)() M( Si $I4600K


CIIARMING; CO'TA;GE
Near hisionc dowillownlI aIncrdi idi.l lcach
and walking dliarcs Io eIachi. 11 fliondai
room 1 w "as isvI ;as a, dliiilj' i.X,)In II ;1 ii.a ly"
ongimil picwsxsdil Ion,,.
$115.00) MILSf156527


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SOUTH FLE'TCHER AVENUE NORT1 5T'H STRJ:ET
Pnstm=e 75' Oceanfroni lot on Amelia Island This 2784 apprj(xiirmne sq It vintage hioun,
Your chance to owa one of Ith fe'w remain- lhai been modified in.o 3 apailciliri= lice
ing Oceaifroni lots available on Anicha largest Is a fuieplac liaidwsoJ flom,. eii i
Island B'uy now for cither invst enci 0l io kitchen and Iais bn.n cell ucli iaiiulaiindl Iivsc it
build. One uiiJl airi f ouii t ui lhe 'iliei. oi nv'ci't i0
back ifei a .iingle fand,. hiorc.


I U.K\G(; IS[TANCE TO TE BEACH.. oiersized lot, LOTS 42 AND 43 S. FLET(HER Occanfrmont commercial
,ff R-ibert Oliser ;r Eian .air :ng St- .,- ',rn. rcd c:d t. ;!o : ;nng aljio,; .!3 ute'-. Prclininar. plans provide r 58


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859 Homes-Furnished
LOFTON POINTE HOUSE 3BRP2BA4
- btns rc%-r' cgarace. trIlv frmitshoc,
32 r-o. Call "ennifer or Ana at
-S5235-S659 or kt34-'-23-19S2.

1860 Homes-Unfurnished
1306 BROOME ST. 3BR, 25R-\ sto\e
fnioc Dv, r1it-'i;a\l-e \\ harcitwoc'
f'O $:?'5 NAlk DeOnais Realt'

SBRj3BA ,-ar 3ara3e, iences2
co-r" p_'oli on i'lanc. $:nSS0mc'
Reacs rio ..n e l a i i '$ -1t5'

BRICK HOUSE 3iR 2-I\ Alia4e
xposi .'e-rse imiia ls onlk Call

2BR/1BA DUPLEX .11 i Stie'lt
4\e n[\iu Ar-enan Reach Ch 4\, r I
connI a.,P celth I,' tans mini blinds ,
tile fo' rs $,'-m 4 04 :-': 2706


861 Vacation Rentals
OCEANVIEW 3BR/2BA can 2BR 1EA
Call 904'251-4055. C.H. Lasserre
Realtor, for special rates.

S863 Office
VARIOUS OFFICES 600-1500sf.
2382 Saoler Rd. behind Amelia
Insurance. (904)557-5644

BUSINESS & PROFESSIONAL Space
- Offices, suites, studio space.
Includes janitor, utilities, secure WI-FI
network, parking. Starting @ $150/mo.
Current tenancy includes non-profit,
social services, education & training.
1303 Jasmine St. (904)583-005S




1 901 Automobiles
1989 CADILLAC FLEETWOOD
Loaded. Non smoker, great condition,
138K. $2,000. Call (904)321-6264.

S902 Trucks
2006 DODGE DAKOTA 50K, 4-door,
6 cyl. Nice truck. $9,000/OBO. (904)
753-3640

2002 GMC SIERRA SLT 4X4 CREW
CAB Loaded. Non smoker, good con-
dition, 93K. $10,000, (904)321-6264


S 904 Motorcycles
MOTORCYCLE TRAII.ER $100 Call
(904)491-5652.


SHome Towne
Property Mnamt.
1010 Allntic Avonu, Ste. B
ON ISLAND
2111 Sea Island Cl. 3/2, corner lot
located off Cilrona near YMCA, avail.
March 5. $975.
OFF ISLAND
Loflon Oaks, 86001 Grant Place, 3/2,
screened patio, storage shed, avail.
now. $1025.
North Hampton ,
85185 Sogaponack, 4.i1
golf course & lake .ie
community pool. ',*n 'r Ln
care Included, 3,000 t .. lI "
leel, $1,00. D____

Coil Patricia Turner
Cell:
904-556-9586
www.frslcoasIontaladiscon


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