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T !.I jr P F P T .iTLr- 1 1 1 -1 . USPS 518-880 FIFTY-EIGHTH THE SAR INDUSTRY-- DEEP WATER PORT FINE PEOPLE SAFEST BEACHES IN FLORIDA YEAR, NUMBER 19 PORT ST. JOE, FLORIDA 32456 THURSDAY, JANUARY 11, 1996 It Was C-O-L-D Here in Sunny Florida! Blizzard Which Shut Down Eastern Half of Nation Makes Itself Known in Gulf County As Well The coldest weather in several years to hit the Gulf Coast came blowing in with the worst blizzard in nearly 70 years to hit the eastern portion of the United States Sunday and Mon- day, leaving shivering citizens and killed vege- tation in its path. Port St. Joe had its share, but not nearly as severe as the cold weather which inflicted a knock-out blow on Gulf County in 1989 when the mercury dipped to 15 degrees and stayed there for several days, freezing everything it Ice covers a shrub in Port St. Joe. touched. This time, forecasts predicted a low of around nine degrees, which would have set a record and caused severe damage to the Port St. Joe area, as it did in '89. Temperatures were recorded only down to 21 degrees at 7:30 Tuesday morning at the Wastewater Treatment Plant. Lynn Todd, chief chemist at the plant. said the temperature didn't get as low as ex- pected, 'But it was cold enough," she ex- claimed. 'The mercury never got above 40 de- grees all day Monday after a low that morning of 26." Although readings were well below freezing at least three mornings, the thing which nipped the noses of people in Gulf County were the high winds which dropped the wind-chill factor to near zero. The rains Saturday afternoon failed to ar- rive at the same time as the cold front, denying us the probability of a snowfall. PLE*NY OF HEAT Tom Knox of St. Joe Natural Gas Company said that despite the heavy demand for natural gas all over the eastern portion of the United States, Gulf County was never threatened with diminishing supplies of the fuel. "You know several years ago, we were forced to shut down a while during that severe weather, but we found out later it was because of a frozen regulator, rather than a shortage of gas supplies. We have since replaced the water- operated regulators with alcohol-operated de- vices and didn't have that problem this year." Florida Power Corporation said the arctic blast of cold air caused an energy demand on their system of 8.086 megawatts Monday .at 8:00 a.m., setting an all time record pf demand for power on the system. The utility had reserve margins of about 1,000 megawatts to meet any further demands on Tuesday, when they pre- dicted the demand to increase to over 9,000 megawatts. The Corporation has a generating capacity of 8,500 megawatts from more than 50 generat- i n g u n is ,r -.. .. p u-' r-: -1 . .. . .. . WEATHER TOUCHES PORT ST. JOE In spite of the warmer-than-expected blast of winter air here in Port St. Joe, effects from the cold weather still inconvenienced several families and delayed 44 students' return to classes after the holiday taken by the school system. A group of some 44 youth and eight adults were still marooned on a West Virginia moun- tain, where they had gone for a skiing holiday during the New Year holiday. The youth trip, arranged by the First Bap- tist Church, had chartered a bus and taken the i"Don't Sit on Mel" "Don't Sit on Me!" long week end to travel to Snowshoe Ski Resort in the Monongahela National Forest in the Yew Mountains of east central West Virginia. They experienced 31" of snowfall Sunday and the snow was still coming down on Mon- day. All of this was on top of the substantial amount they had already experienced. The group was to have been home around midnight Sunday, but by Monday, they still couldn't. Tuesday morning, the group managed to get on the road about 8:00 a.m. after the roads had been cleared momentarily. Katrina Ethe- ridge, secretary at the church, told The Star Tuesday. 'They had to leave in a hurry as they were expecting another snowstorm by Tuesday afternoon, and wanted to get out of West Vir- ginia before it hit," she said. But, by and large, Gulf County fared pretty well in the great blizzard of 1996. IA g e T o'a n P o se si o B Y ut s I C u n y Three Hours of Freedom Board Clamps Down on Tobacco Usage Gulf County Judge Bob Moore received unanimous sup- port from the Gulf County Commission Tuesday evening during its regular meeting when he requested the board adopt an ordinance prohibiting the use and possession oftqbacco products by children, 18 years of age and younger. S Moore presented the board With a sample, ordinance, similar ,to' Duval County's tobacco ordi- nance, and several copies of arti- cles which pointed out the haz- yards and fears of tobacco usage, especially among school-age chil- dren. "Some of the best selling tobacco products .are the ones with the highest content of nico- tine and cancer :causing chemi- cals, according to one of the arti- cles," Moore told the board. It's currently illegal for mer- chants to sell tobacco products to minors, but it is not against the law for a minor to possess or use the products including'cigarettes, loose tobacco, snuff, and other kinds of tobacco. The commissioners wasted little time in voicing their support: for the ordinance proposal. Commissioner Nathan Peters. Jr. followed Judge Moore's presenta- tion with an immediate recom- mendation that the board review the ordinance and proceed with the necessary steps to' pass it. Commissioner Michael Hammond, gave a second to the motion by Peters. Board ChairmanrBilly Traylor. stated this board has always sup- Sported a tobacco free environ- ment, recalling 1983 when the board voted to make the county courthouse a no-smoking area. S Along those same lines, Commissioner Peters brought to the group's attention a memo sent. by him to the Road Department, Mosquito Control and Maintenance Department remind- ing them of the board's decision (See CLAMPS DOWN on Page 3) A five-houi unauthorized jog for a Gulf Forestry inmate landed 25-year-old Scott Hall back be- hind bars, charged with escape. Scott, who was working on a worklcrew at the Highland View Elementary School, left Monday morning around 8:00. After he was found missing, Gulf County Sheriffs officers re- sponded, with Scott having about an hour head start. Tracking dogs from Gulf Correction and Calhoun Correction Institutes as well as deputies, and correctional officers from Gulf Correction In- stitute and Gulf Forestry tracked Scott for about three hours. Tracking dogs and their handlers were able to track Scott through miles of wooded swampy area, as well as dirt roads. Scott was spot- ted by officers and disappeared in a woodedarea. The Bay County Sheriffs Of- fice helicopter, which was on the scene, was able to spot Scott try-. ing to hide in the wooded area. Sheriff McKeithen said with the cooperation and assistance from all agencies involved, "Hou- dini couldn't have got away to- day." Decision Time For Marina Site Motions Set To Examine Offers From Three Private Owners With their first meeting of the new year postponed by a week, the City Commission took care of three significant items of busi- ness Tuesday, in addition to hav- ing a few street problems brought to their attention by Commission- er Johnny Linton. With the Commission being involved in the proposed marina project which received grant mon- ey from the state and federal gov- ernments during the final quarter of last year, the Board is taking steps to get the project underway, with the selection of a place to put it. Three prospective property owners have been contacted for negotiations to purchase a site. Raffield Fisheries has offered a portion of their property and buildings for the installation, but a choice between several sights must be made, according to the guidelines of the grant approval. Attorney William J. Rish told the Board Tuesday night he has arranged a conference with the Commission and three .property owners-including Raffield-for next Wednesday at 10:00 a.m., to receive and discuss any potential offers to sell or make property available for the installation. Rish said he has received stumbling blocks for the marina project to hurdle from the Corps of Engineers, which maintains a shipping channel in the body of water in front of all three poten- tial locations in the Gulf County Canal, but Rish said he had con- tacted several authorities with the CofE and thought that obsta- cle had been removed or at least diminished. ASK FOR DUMP SITE A group of RV and motor home owners in the City ap- proached the Commission Tues- day night and asked that a spot be made available for them to dump their septic holding tanks into the city sewer. "It's not only for us, but for the number of people who come here each year and have no dump site except in the state park out on the peninsula," Ed Frank McFarland told the Board. 'That would be a good thing for the City to provide," Mayor Frank Pate said. "Our superinten- dent of public works is at a meet- ing tonight, but we'll take the matter up with him and see where the most convenient place might be to provide the dump (See DECISION on Page 3) Interruption Superintendent of public works Frank Healey and city inspector Al Ray study a break in a major water pipe Thursday after- noon, which caused water to be cut off in a large portion of the city. The break occurred when workmen were tying the new Prebble- Rish building on Reid Avenue to the system and broke a major main in the process. Wa- ter service was cut off for about an hour while the break was being repaired. _ I : I L I I ~i I s ~ s ~s s. ~ rS ~ 2~ ~ L~ q ~ ~ E~ ~ 9~~3;cr ~ g q ~ -4 t~, q; rS ~~~ t~ ~~i~ L~ q ~Z ~ ~:~ 4 rt g :f~:.S: 2~ 9:~-9 ^ THE, STAR PAGE TWO .THURSDAY, JANUARY 11, 1996. Wanderlust HAZEL OLEARY MUST think she is above criticism or cor- rection for her actions. The Secretary of Energy has been catch- ing "heck" from all sides for the past few months from her gad- ding about the world-side, spending tons of tax-payers' money on frills in the process. Basing our comments on what we read in the papers, the secretary has ruffled some high-powered feathers with her spending and travel habits. Seventy-seven House members have gone on record-placed their names on the dotted line-as officially calling for her resig- nation. That's a lot of outrage in a Congress which seems to be immune to expenditures of large sums of money or needless jun- kets all over the planet. NEWT GINGRICH AND Rush Limbaugh have put meaning- ful dialogue to the explanation of the Secretary's wastefulness. Gingrich succinctly expressed his outrage when he said: "She should either resign today or be fired by the administration, but there is no excuse for the secretary of energy to be there." We agree with Newt! She has made 19 trips-recently, this year-to places such as India, China, Pakistan and South Africa all for the claimed purpose of helping U. S. business and trade. The only thing these nations can do is take .., for free! We have enough busi- ness dealings already with countries like these. Not one of these trips left us much change out of a million dollar bill. That's expensive travelling. THIS MATTER: COULDN'T have come at a more opportune time to get public attention and outrage, What with the Con- gress and Administration bickering over how to cut the budget and balance it, the public has had enough of the useless spend- ing tactics of all government agencies. Former Senate sage Everitt Dirksen once quipped, 'You spend a couple billion here and a couple billion there and pretty soon you are talking about real money!" Even in government circles a COUPLE of useless dollars spent here and a COUPLE of useless dollars spent there IS. real money to the poor slob having to foot the bill. Most would shout, "Stay home, Hazell" WHAT GOT THE Energy Secretary into trouble was that she failed to produce receipts for $255,000 of her expenditures. Con- sidering the cost of her ventures abroad, this is pocket change! And what American pocket wouldn't be helped with this kind of change in it? Information we have seen on the CBS Evening News and read recently in the newspapers, identify these trips and expen- ditures as only a minor share of the whole. NBC Evening News calls it 'The Fleecing of America". We think it might more accu- rately be termed, 'The Shearing of America". Person of the Year IT'S GETTING CLOSE to that time of year when the Cham- ber of Commerce begins making plans for the details which will be a part of their annual banquet, annual report and installation of a rgy slate of officers. ,, .. Along with these activities comes the selection of the "Person of the Year" who will be recognized for their accomplishments of a public nature, during the past year. Just who has been the most active. Who has accomplished more for his/her community and deserves recognition for it? IT'S A HARD SELECTION to make each and every year. There are so many of our citizens who have been real drivers in Port St. Joe and Gulf County business, political and social life. It isn't an easy choice to make, but the Chamber honors at least one of those who deserve it every year in what is probably one of the more important activities they undertake. Each year [save, possibly for one] they manage to come up with a worthy subject to give their award to. It is a coveted award, not to be given or taken frivolously. EVERYONE IN THE county is eligible to receive the award and everyone in the county has an opportunity to join in the se- lection of the deserving person, Start giving the matter some serious thought. Who would you like to see receive the award? Write down the name of that person and give a reason why you think so positively about your choice, then mail your selection to the Chamber office. The ones making the final selection from the choices you present might just agree with you or be persuaded by your reasons to make the same selection you did. S- ii Hunker Down with Kes That's Ina Boy howdy, I tell you, I near 'bout had a terrible Christmas, Miss Ina didn't have but one small piece of fruitcake left when I got over there. You talk about a tragedy! I knew it was going to be bad when I saw that news report on CNN back in September from Arlo MacA'bee's pecan farm down in Hazlehurst, Georgia. "Worst pea'can' crop ever seen in these parts," Mrs. McA'bee blurted into the camera, "least ways. It's the worst I can recollect in my seven- ty-three years." Well, maybe they'll have a bumper crop over in Alabam- "It ain't no better in Ala- bama," Mr. MacA'bee read my mind, "and it's the same in Mis- sissippi and out in Texas. There just ain't any pea cans'I" The young CNN reporter's smooth, polished voice was stark contrast to the old pecan farmer's as she threw us back to Atlanta with a closing comment, "There's one thing that appears certain Petrosky, 5 from here in Hazlehurst, pecan pie lovers across America will be in for a bleak holiday season." Pecan pie my hind foot I've been eating them all my life. I can make a pecan piel I begin to men- tally dissect one of Miss Ina's fruitcakes. Her separate parts of flour, sugar, eggs, candied fruit, pecans, etc., are certainly not un- known-I think it's the way she assembles them that puts her head and shoulders above the rest. You've go to know when and how much to blend on low speed for one minute .... and when to beat like crazy on high for three. Plus, she is smart enough' not to put in any of that light- by Kesley Colbert 55-GOOD colored green stuff. Listen. those little light green chunks have ruined many 'a fruitcake. And Miss Ina, bless her heart, doesn't spare the pecans. She understands the first rule of fruitcake making-you can get by without the pitted dates and the candied citron, but if you ain't got loads of pecans-well, just boil some doughnuts for the group .. S. ."I'm sorry Kesley, but this is all I have. I just couldn't get any good pecans this year." I wolfed down that one little piece before I got back to the house. My Christmas had been eaten up by a he rd of those, pecan munching boll weevils back in September. A couple of days after Christ- mas. Miss Ina called, "Kesley, I've got your fruitcake." And the Lord shall provide . seems her sister, her cousin, a good friend-somebody had sent her a. sack of pecans. It might have been Arlo MacA'bee's wife, I don't know and I didn't care. I had my fruitcake! I gingerly unwrapped it and took a big ole bite right out of one side. "Hey, Dad," Josh came in, "can I have a piece?" I Just laughed. Being the Daddy is a tough job. Dad's have to make so many tough calls about family matters-moniey de- cisions, how late can the boys stay out, when do you buy them a car, how much and when to let them "grow a little", which col- lege-it can be lonely at thetop. But, every once in a while it can be soooo much fun to be the head dog. "Get your own cake, this one is minel" Jesse was only a few minutes behind him, "Dad, how 'bout cutting me a piece." I laughed ever harder, Their mother strolled through. "Honey, that cake looks good.". 1 . I kind 'a covered it with my hands so she couldn't get a pinch. Now, I know what you're thinking. What about share and share alike? And is it not more blessed to give than to receive? Listen, the guy that wrote these sayings was 'Just talking about money, clothes, Jewelry, your house-little stuff like that. Heck, I share those things with most everybody, everyday: The afore- mentioned rules don't apply to Miss Ina's fruitcake! My mother, who was 'visiting for the holidays, looked up over her reading, "Son, I believe I'll have a little piece of. that fruit- cake." I stopped laughing. The only person in the world who I wouldn't say no to! I cut a micro- thin sliver... .. since Mom re- tired from the sawmill her appe- tite has waned and naturally I'm concerned about her fat intake and her cholesterol..... I know what else you're (See KESLEY on Page 3) Losing Football Bets Is Hard On Someone Who Hates To Spend Money GAMBLING IS AN exercise in which a fool and his money are soon parted. Some people seem to rush td give away their money, making foolish bets. The roads are hot to Biloxl, Las Vegas, At- lantic City and other places eager to take your money and give nothing in return. Only the other day did I hear of the tables being turned. Oh, nobody beat the gambling house. There wasn't an over-abundance of winners; as matter of fact, I didn't hear any reports of any ex- traordinary pay-offs. A gambling house in New Or- leans-open for only a short while-was closed because it was losing money. I suppose there were too many offers of free travel to the house to lose your money, or too many free hotel rooms giv- en to high rollers, or other entice- ments to get the gamblers to come drop their money. New Orleans had a terrific fight last year to legalize gambling and one of the winners has al- ready gone belly up. THAT'S THE WAY with gam- bling, nobody but the gangster element wins. Around here, we have what you would call petty gamblers. I'm not talking about the Florida Lottery players, although it is a case in point in which there are few winners. Chances are better that you would get struck by lightning than to win the Florida Lottery. Not even the schools- \ the stated beneficiary of the Flori- da Lottery-win. If you can't win with it already declared that you will, then nobody's going to winl AROUND HERE, our serious petty gamblers bet on the out- come of football games, particu- larly University of Florida Gator and FSU Seminoles football games. Some bets are considered foolish or even emotional. A wa- ger on the outcomes of games in- volving these two teams is highly prejudiced! I have even heard of people- local people-betting money on these two teams. People allow their emotions to come into play when they bet [or should we say, "wager"] on one of these two teams. Then there are the two of three people who will only give out with the loud talk or exagger- ated claims for the University of Miami, like Dave Fernandez and Johnny Linton. Not a penny is put on the table, but there is an abundance of Monday morning quarterbacking which goes on with these two. Then are those who will really lay their loyalty on the line. That's what they are doing; bet- ting 'loyalty' not team ability, al- though in both cases it has been more than adequate this season. I AM WITNESS TO one of these 'loyalty' bets ... or should I say two of this type bets. Just before the FSU- UofF game this year-about two weeks prior, if my memory serves me correctly-Frenchie and I decided one Thursday night to go out to eat. We went to Butler's this par- ticular night, and there in the restaurant sat Harry Lee Smith and Jim Roberts. Jim had that 'predator' look on his face and Harry Lee had that pained look he always has when something is going to cost him money. We sat down at a table near them and Jim started bragging. "Harry Lee is going to have to buy my supper to pay off last year's bet he made me on THE game. FSU whipped the Gators last/year and I'm Just getting around to collecting," he an- nounced to everyone in the room who would listen. Jim said, no matter what it was, he was going to order the most expensive thing on the menu. Then he was going to get the most expensive dessert. "I've been starving myself for two days, getting in shape for this meal," Jim crowed. THEN, THURSDAY night just past, we went to Gulf Sands to have supper with Joyce Britt, only to come upon Harry Lee pay- ing yet another football bet. For someone who hates to spend money as much as Harry Lee does, he is making a lot of foolish emotional bets. He bet Norma Hobbs the Gators would whip Nebraska in the Fiesta Bowl. Well, by now the whole world knows how that one came out; Norma won the bet and Harry Lee was being forced into buying Nor- ma her supper. She wasn't being frugal with her ordering, either. She let old Harry Lee know he had lost a bet Harry Lee ate soda crackers and drank water. As we left I stopped at the table to chat and elicited a promise from Harry Lee that the next time he wanted to bet on the Gator's performance, it was my turn to bet him. I could stand a free supper SSt. Joseph Bay Date Time Ht. Time Ht. January 12 9:04 a.m. L 0.1 6:01 p.m. H 0.5 January 13 7:10 a.m. L 0.1 5:38 p.m. H 0.7 January 14 4:07 a.m. L -0.1 5:52 p.m. H 0.9 January 15 4:19 a.m. L -0.3 6:24 p.m. H 1.1 January 16 4:57 a.m. L -0.5 7:07 p.m. H 1.3 SJanuary 17 5:42 a.m. L -0.7 7:55 p.m. H 1.4 S..Y January 18 6:30 a.m. L -0.8 8:45 p.m. H 1.5 UK 2_ o WIN/ -THE STAR- Postmaster: SUBSCRIPTIONS INVARIABLY PAYABLE IN ADVANCE W/ Send Address Change to In County--$15.90 Year In County-410.60 Six Months S i r, i USPHS 518880 The Star Out of County-$21.20 Year Out of County-$15.90 Six Months Published Every Thursday at 304-308 Wlliam Avenue Out of Sta20.00 Year Out of State-$20.00 Six Months Port St Joe, Florida 32456-0308 Post Office Box 308 by The Star Publishing Ctopany Port St. Joe, FL 32456-0308 TO ALL ADVERTISERS In case of error or omissions in advertise- o lassPota aid Port JoPhone (904) 227-1278 ments, the publishers do not hold themselves liable for damage fur- Wesley R. Ramsey ........Editor & Publisher their than amount received for such advertisement. WSWilia H. Ramsey ..........Production Supt. SECOND-CASS POSTAGE PAID The spoken word is given scant attention; the printed word is thought- Frenchie L Ramsey ...........Office Manager AT PORT ST. JOE, FL 324560308 fully weighed. The spoken word barely asserts; the printed word thor- Shiriey Ramsey ..............Typesetter WEEKLY PUBLISHING oughly convinces. The spoken word is lost; the printed word remains. urYuuar"~"l~~-~"'urYI~ii~ru ~yuyuuruy --el~U~~J~i$at~B~Ba~.~BUz~\Ph\~BpR~~~ '~ "~1~9~~ ~~)~P9i~.~ilUL8U~\BI~~'~bf~t~.P)~K\8U8~ b~P~ _~ia~le~PIYm~ :~rPi~Wb~l~l ~w, ~p~p~ppp~ 9 1 ................. a ........... ..... ...... .... . .................... ................... NCUA Ktt*cf*<--**" ~ l "t'" ''>r-i'-n f '96 DYB Registration Port St. Joe's Dixie Youth Baseball League officials have announced that registration will be held on January 27 and February 3 for the 1996 season. Further details will be an- nounced at a later date. Grand Opening i After operating for 20 years under the name of "Saveway", George Duren has acquired the Pig- gly Wiggly franchise. The ribbon cutting ceremony was held Wednesday, January 3, the beginning of a two-week long grand opening sale and celebration. Shown in the photo above are Glen Miller, Jimmy Welborn (Piggly Wiggly Retail Merchandiser, Birmingham). Tamara Laine, Lee Duren, George Duren, :ilda Duren, Hazel Harrell. Anna Duren, Jer- ry Meachum (Piggly Wiggly Meat Merchandiser, Birmingham), and Ollie Wadsworth (Piggly Wiggly Deli Merchandiser, Birmingham). Clamps Down--from Page 1 in 1983, declaring those buildings a smoke-free environment and designating smoking areas. , The board decided to send a letter to the departments clarify- ing the issue and following the recommendation of Commission- er Jesse Armstrong decided to also include county trucks in the smoke-free decision. PERSONNEL ACTION Citing insubordination to their employer "Gulf County" as the reason, the commission voted 4-1 to lay-off two road department employees for three days without pay. Greg Pickeron and Bill Nunnery were the two road department employees In ques- tion, who according to Board Chairman Billy Traylor, were insubordinate when they failed to report to work after the board had overturned a previous grievance dispute between the county and the road department employees. Heater Need Nets Warm Response Prior to the Christmas holidays The Star publi- cized the need of a water heater for an elderly lady. living by herself, in the Port St. Joe area. ' The response was more than out-pouring from peo- ple all over Gulf County., From Port St. Joe, to Indi- an Pass to White City to Wewahitchka; offers of a heater poured in before the ink was dry on the. newspa- * per. The paper was .printed and put on the news stands on a Wednesday, and before we could close up shop and go home, we had at least .three offers of water heat- ers and more came in the next day. The lady's needs have been met. The community thanks each and every one of you for your generous of- fers to be of assistance, to meet a need. Kesley (From Page 2) thinking. You need Miss Ina's real last name, address and/or tele- phone number. I've got it around here somewhere-while I'm looking, how 'bout joining me in a prayer for our good friend Arlo and his 1996 pea'can' crop. Respectfully, Kesley Auto Accidents Arm/Hand Pain l r Leg/Foot Pain I INSURANCE The dispute originated after county maintenance and mosqui- to control employees were given a half day off by their supervisors during the Thanksgiving holidays that the road department employ- ees didn't receive. This prompted the filing of a grievance on November 30 by road department employees. Greg Pickeron, addressed the' board stating that the grievance was filed because they didn't feel it was right for them to work a full eight hours on the day in question while other county employees only had to work a half day. Pickeron said the grievance was handed to Acting Supervisor Bobby Knee.. who contacted Commissioner Armstrong and offered to settle the grievance that same, day. ,Knee proposed that the road department employees be given an extra 1 1/2 days off during the scheduled Christmas holidays. Chairman Traylor told ; Pickeron -that what the. board. does as a whole supercedes what any one individual commissioner might do. He added the board had met on the matter and, as a group, decided the extra half day would be given to the road depart- ment employees, not 1 1/2 days, and that Knee and Chief Administrator Don Butler had notified road department employ- ees, both verbally and in writing of the board's decision. Commissioner Hammond spoke up stating. 'You're not com- ing to work was a protest of the board's actions." He added the input - the p I * Tuesi p.m. bidde lion over the c, * work City Tues4 recyc consi progi whicl times inter * Deve build the S tion Whit Depa $21.( board had worked out an equl- . table settlement to give the ,Depa employees in question exactly skin what other employees had gotten. the S Pickeron said the board's Hurri action came outside of the three- .of the day time table to answer griev- the r ances as stated in the union con- * tract and he felt he already had a puter settlement from his supervisor. ter Commissioner Warren Yeager quito told Pickeron, 'You have proce- .:ment dures you can follow if you don't $18., agree with the board's decision,, but you don't just not show up for Uon , work." prayer Chairman Traylor ,recom- port mended to the board that the two 127 b be laid off for three days without the H pay, pointing out the personnel policy and guidelines call for ter- mination of employment for insubordinant actions. Commis- D sioner Armstrong cast the lone J dissenting vote against the action. Beaches Water System Meeting A public workshop will beheld site." Thursday, January 11, at the St. Joe Beach Volunteer Fire Department station to discuss Isn't proposed improvements to the St. into Joe Beach water system with area such * residents .... . ;The board: is looking at ' adding a hydropneumatic pump, water tank, and other upgrades to' the system to improve water pres- sure and volume as well as lower' insurance ratings for subscribers to the water system. The improve- : ments are estimated to cost > approximately $200,000, which { Commissioner Hammond says. can be paid for by refinancing the system's bond issue, at a lower , interest rate, and through sur- plus funds currently in the sys- tem's budget. The meeting will be held to get :from residents concerning proposed changes. n Other Business Set a special meeting for day, January 16, at 5:00 with Panhandle Paving, low ar on the county's three mil- iollar road bond issue, to go terms and conditions before contract is awarded. . Agreed to try to set up a shop with the Port St. Joe Commission at 4:30 day, January 16, to discuss ling grant funds. Decided to advertise for a ultant to manage "HOME ram" grant/loan money 1 could be available to vic- of Hurricane Opal at no est. Accepted Todd Land and lopment bid of $32,400 to I protective beach berms in [tump Hole area. Awarded Fisher Construc- the contract to add onto the e City Volunteer Fire .rtment building at a cost of )26. Agreed to write the irtment of Transportation Lg them to expedite paving of tump Hole area (damaged by Icane opal), informing them :road hazard that exists with oad in its current condition. Agreed to purchase a com- ized fuel management sys- for the sheriffs office. mos- control and road depart- at a cost of approximately )00. Decided to draft a resolu- supporting voluntary public r in public schools, in sup- of House Joint Resolution being brought to a vote before' house of Representatives. decision -From Page 1 IcFarland countered with. "It Just for us. People coming he boat basin have need for a facility and possibly the installation'could be located so it- would serve them as well." Pate promised McFarland an answer by at least the first of the week. FAST DRIVING PROBLEMS Commissioner Linton ex- pressed concern for the fast driv- ers leaving school at the end of the day. 'They come racing down Monument, Long and Garrison Avenues at dangerous speeds af- ter the school day. Somebody is going to get hurt!" Linton said. Both Linton and. Mayor Pate testified to experiencing problems with the fast drivers; recently. Both told stories of driving down Monument at the legal speed or Just a little over and having vehi- cles approach them from the rear, eager to get around them. Linton said one driver tried to find an opportunity to go around him about 14th Street and finally made it at the signal light in front ,- ..- --, L ,- of the post office. "He took off like greased lightning," Linton said. The Commission asked for a police concentration on the area for a week or two, when school lets out, to slow some of the driv- ers down. . OTHER BUSINESS In other business matters the Commission awarded two pro- jects to the low bidders. -Presto Products Company of Appleton, Wisconsin, was low bidder to supply garbage bags for city customers to use in their re- cycling program. They purchased 78,000 33-gallon bags with draw- strings for $8502, and 156,d00 13-gallon bags for $11,388. -IC Contractors, Inc., agreed to repair a road for the Wastewa- ter Treatment Plant at a cost of $78,840. -Agreed for fire chief John Ford. to attend EMT training classes at city expense. -IL We Aim Even Higher Member Eligibility Required xxlfclIII II.I x xI121111.11.111111 iII1ii '4 0 * '4 ~iP~:~PIZZA& &SUBS Have Some Delicious Howie Wings 20 Wings $8.95 10 Wings $4.59 10 Wings $399 With Any Purchase 229-9222 418 Monument Avenue Port St. Joe, FL Tyndall Federal Credit Union Declares Bonus Dividend With our members continued support and participation, 1995 was a productive and successful year for TFCU. In appreciation, the Board of Directors has declared a Bonus Dividend of 2% for the last quarter of 1995. TYNDALL FEDERAL CREDIT UNION I I ,, --I --I I I T~ArH 0 A ~Z~FC'PbD MD~~~P m~ ~,murm~r\r~ lu r rnna Building Activity Takes A Hike Upwards In '95 Permits for new structures, homes and commercial buildings, took a dramatic leap upward in 1995, accord- ing to information from the office of Richard Combs, Gulf County Building Inspector. Combs' records show a dramatic increase of 18 new structures and rehabilitation to 60 structures more than last fiscal year. The County had a total of 101 permits for totally new construction and 246 permits for renova- tions and remodeling. The figures are a big increase over the previous year, when only 83 new structures were built and 186 renovat- ed. The value of new construction took a hefty increase also by nearly $2 million for new construction and expe- rienced, a slight drop of $150,000, in remodeling. The year 1995 saw some $6,853,234 worth of new construc- tion permits issued by the Department and $1,360,188 worth of remodeling permits. The remodeling value was down slightly, but the number of individual Jobs in- creased by 60. MOBILE HOMES STILL POPULAR Mobile homes in the county continue to be popular with 124 new homes permitted for the county. This number remained nearly constant, with 122 being per- mitted in 1994 and 121 in 1993. The Department issued a total of 1,353 permits, col- lecting $113,751 in fees during the year. This also was a hefty increase over the previous year, when 952 permits were issued, valued at $87,170. PAGE 4A THE STAR, PORT ST. JOE, FL THURSDAY, JAN. 11, 1996 Senior Bingo The Gulf County Senior Citi- zens will be conducting bingo games every Tuesday at the American Legion building in Port St. Joe. The doors will open at 5:00 p.m., with early bird games until 7:00 p.m. There are cash Games Begin prizes, 15 games, and the mini- mum payout for regular games is $30.00. All proceeds from the games will be added to the new building fund, so come on out and have fun with the group! Mr. and Mrs. James C. Horton To Celebrate 50th Wedding Anniversary Randy Wayne Ramsey and Alison Marie Metcalf ,Engaged Norbert and Faye Scheitler of 1992 graduates of Port St. Joe Panama City have announced the High School. The bride-elect is engagement of their daughter, Al- currently attending Gulf Coast lson Marie Metcalf, to Randy Community College and is em- Wayne Ramsey. son of Ray and played by K-Mart. Her fiance is Gloria Ramsey of Port St. Joe. currently attending the University Allison and Randy are both of Central Florida in Orlando and is employed by Lockheed-Martin. Mexico Beach Electronics and Missiles Division. A.A.R.P. To Meet NSDAR Plans The Mexico Beach AARP has scheduled their monthly meeting Monthly Meeting for Friday, January 19 at 1:00 p.m.. C.S.T. Billy Howell from The Saint Joseph Bay Chap- Port St. Joe, will be the guest ter, NSDAR, will hold Its regular speaker. His presentations are monthly meeting at the Port St. known to be Interesting as well as Jo Garden Club building on informative. He will talk about Eighth Street In Port St. Joe on Stheh-blstory -and the railroad -of-- Wedniesday j anuary- 17 at .noon. w PoSt:. Joe. E.S.T.' The meeting will be held in the Mexico Beach Chamber of Commerce building. Free blood pressure checks and refresh- ments will be available. The program will feature a speaker from Tyndall Air Force Base on the subject of defense. All members are urged to attend. S Coming Soon . Gulf County Guidance Clinic, Inc. WELLNESS PROGRAM Weight Control Pain Management Quit Smoking Habit Control Headache & Insomnia Relief e. Stress Management C ID , '. . Your Family PHARMACY Our family works hard at keeping your family healthy. We provide you with only . the best of pharmaceuticals when you , need them. You can trust and depend upon us. SCAMPBELL'S DRUG STORE Two Pharmacists and Two Pharmacy Technicians to serve you promptly. SSaveway Center Phone 227-1224 Mr. and Mrs. James C. Hor- ton will be observing their 50th wedding anniversary on Satur- day, January 20. Alreception will be held in their honor on this date at the White City Baptist Church between the hours of 2 and .4 p.m The reception ,will be hosted .by their children. Mr. and Mrs. David Horton and grandchildren, Chris, DeAnna, and Austin Hor- ton. All friends and relatives are cordially invited to attend. Helen Lenehan New President For V. F. W. Auxiliary Helen Lenehan of Longmont, Colorado, was elected National president of the Ladies Auxiliary to the Veterans of Foreign Wars, at the 82nd National Convention. In hei acceptance speech she introduced her theme, "Climbing To Greater Heights," encouraging members to provide even more services to America than the 23 million hours volunteered and the $44 million donated during the past year. During its 82nd year, Mrs. Lenehan will be leading the or- ganization's effort to increase the 765,283 membership and to top the three million dollar mark in the Cancer Aid and Research Fund for the eighth consecutive year. Conduct "Outreach" in North Port St. Joe The Gulf County Senior Citi- zens Association, Inc. staff will be going from door to door in North Port St. Joe on Wednesday, Janu- ary 24 for neighborhood outreach as they continue to search for ways to help the elderly of Gulf County. HEARING AID CENTER 618 W. 23rd Street Publix Plaza Panama City, FL 769-5348 FREE HEARING TEST Top Quality, Name Brand Hearing Aids Satisfaction Guaranteed Monthly Service Center Motel St. Joe (PSJ) 1st Thursday each month The Hortons were married on January 16, 1946 in Wilson, North Carolina in the pastor's study of the First Baptist Church. DO 00 INDEPENDENT STUDY SPRING 1996 DO "ANOTHER WAY TO GO TO COLLEGE" INDEPENDENT STUDY courses are provided by Gulf Coast Community College for students who cannot attend campus classes. Students may establish their own lesson schedules within certain boundaries. Examinations and other assignments must be accomplished by the dates listed in the course outline. The outline for each course explains the nature of the course, the materials to be purchased, and the course assignments A course outline may be obtained at registration or from the Open Campus office in the Library College policies apply to these courses COURSE SEM. NUMBER SEC NAME OF COURSE HRS INSTRUCTOR AMH 2020 685 (B) Unied Slates History II 3 Bond AMH 2061 685 (B) American South 1 Jack + 'AML 2150 685 (B) Modern American Poetry: 3 TBA ARH 2051 685 (B) Art History Criticism II 3 Barnes AST 1002 685 (B) Descriptive Astronomy 3 Mix BSC 1005 685 (B) General Biological Science 3 Poole + BSC 2085 .685 .. -(B) ... .. Human Anatomy and.Rhysiology I -- -- --,- ..3- anport; BSC 2085L 685 Human Anatomy and Physiology I Lab 1 TBA . (Sections 686, 687, and 688 To Be Opened) (Limited enrollment. Saturday classes required ) - + BSC 2086 685 (B) Human Anatomy and Physiology 11 ." 3 ;. 'F. Ellis + BSC 2086L 685 Human Anatomy and Physiology II Lab 1 TBA (Sections 686, 687, and 688, To Be Opened.) S(Limited enrollment. Saturday classes required.) + CHM 1045 685 (B) General Chemistry ,' 3 ''. Elhendge ECO 2023 685 (B) Principles of Economics: Micro 3 Pell + ENC 1101 685 English Composition I 3 Jay-Bartels + ENC 2301 685 Supplementary Composition'Skills 1 TBA + ENC 2302 685 Supplementary Composition Skills 1 TBA + ENC 2303 685 /Supplementary Composition Skills 1 TBA + ENC 2324 685 Supplementary Composition Skills 1 TBA EUH 1001 685 (B) Western Civilization II 3 Bond GEB 1011 685 (B) Introduction to Business 3 Stewart GEO 1010 685 (B) Principles of Geography 3 Foster GLY 1010 685 (B) Physical Geology 3 Everett HSC 2100 685 (B) Personal & Community Health 3 Holdnak (Meets Wellness Requirement.) + MAC1102. 685 (B) Algebra 3 Stanford + MAC 1104 685 (B) College Algebra 3 Fulford + MAC 1140 685 Pre-Calculus Algebra' 3 Fulford + MAT 0002 685 Basic Mathematics 3 Ballard + MAT 0024 685 Fundamentals of Algebra 5 Gibson + MAT 0025 685 Intermediate 'Algebra 3; Wilson + MGF 1207 685 (B) Finite Mathematics 3 McFatter MUL 2010 685 Understanding Music 3 O'Bourke # NUR 1000 685 LPN-ADN Transition 1 Hill + # NUR 1142 685 -'Introduction to Pharmacology. 2 ... Syfrett + # NUR 1143 685 Applied Math for Nurses 1 Syfrett (Computer Lab GCCC ONLY.) OCE 1001 685 (B) Fundamentals of Oceanography 3 Brown POS 2041 685' (B) American National Government 3 Jack PSY 2012 685 (B) General Psychology 3 Grimes + REL 2000 685 (B) Introduction to Religion 3 Baldwin + STA 2014 685 Statistics 3 Burbank SYG 2000 685 (B) Principles of Sociology 3 Moore DENTAL ASSISTING PROGRAM COURSE. SEM NUMBER SEC. NAME OF COURSE HRS INSTRUCTOR + = DEA 0020C 685 Pre-Clinical Procedures 6 TBA = DEA 0200 685 Dental Practice Management 1 TBA = DEA 0300 685 Dental Health Education 1 TBA = DEA 0302 685 Dental Nutrition 1 TBA + = DEA 0800L 685 Clinical Practice I 1.5 TBA = DEA 0820C. 685 Expanded Functions 2 TBA + = DEA 0850C 685 Clinical Practice II 7.5 TBA +, = DEA 0851L 685 Clinical Practice III 6.5 .TBA # DES 1010 685 Head & Neck Anatomy 2 TBA # DES 1021 685 Dental Anatomy 2 Gore # DES 1044 685 Oral Pathology. 2 TBA # DES 1051 685 Pharmacology/Dental Off. Emer. 2 TBA # DES 1060 685 Introduction to'Microbiology 1 TBA # DES.1100C 685 Dental Materials 3 TBA #DES 1200C 685 Radiology I 3 TBA + # DES 1201 685 Radiology II 1 TBA + # DES 1201L 685 Radiology II Lab 1 TBA + # DES 1320 685 Basic Comm. & Human Relations 1 TBA # DES 1400 685 Anatomy and Physiology 2 TBA + Requires Prerequisite Meets Humanities Requirements # Applies to A.S. Degree Only (B) This course is broadcast. Please check your Course Outline for day, time, and cable information. = Postsecondary Adult Vocational Call 872-3847 for registration information WIC Works. Let as Help for Pregnant Women, Breastfeeding Women, New Moms, Infants and Children to Age 5. Income Guidelines: Family of 4: $539 per week, or' recipients of Medicaid, or families eligible for free or reduced meals at school, or recipients of food stamps, or recipients of AFDC. WIC provides Nutrition Education, Referrals for Health Care, Nutritious Foods such as juice, milk, cereal, cheese, eggs, dried beans or peanut butter, formula for infants. Call for an appointment Wednesday Friday 8:30 a.m. 11:00 a:m., 1:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m.: :.: Gulf County Health Department WIC 502 Fourth Street Port St. Joe, FL 32456 e.ery oher week Q/28 TH TA.POTST OE L HUSAY AN 1,196 PGE5 Couple Wed In Mississippi 4t. Noble Final Mr. and Mrs. Howard Davis and Mr. and Mrs. Teedy Nobles would like to announce the final plans of the upcoming marriage of their children. Kim Michelle Davis and Robert Lawrence No- -' blues Ill.Noble Kim is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Roland Allen of Tal- ledega Alabama and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Davis of Daytonag Beach. ledega, Alabama and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Davis of Daytona Beach. Wewa Serenity Group, Presbyterian Church. Hwy. 71. Al Anon meets Monday at 7:00. AA meets Monday and Thursday at 7:00. Brenda Lee Duggar of Hat- tiesburg, Mississippi and Michael Brett Cargile of Jacksonville, Ar- kansas were united in marriage on Saturday, December 30 at 2:00 p.m. The ceremony was per- formed by Dr. Dean Register at Temple Baptist Church in Hat- tiesburg, Mississippi. Brenda is the daughter of Da- vid and Linda Duggar of Semi-:. nary, Mississippi and the grand- daughter of Eva Duggar of, Port St. Joe. Brett is the son of Don and Judy Cargile of Jacksonville, Arkansas. Music presented during the ceremony was by accompanists, Beverly Barton and David Black- well, joined by flutist, Amy Ford- ham and vocalists, Mark Collier, Barbara Collier, Gary Nelson. and Lisa Watson. Serving Brenda as brides- maids were Kim Johnston and Donna Lane. Chris Cargile, brother of the groom, and Don Cargile, father of the groom, joined Brett as his best man and groomsman, re- s-Davis Plans Bobby is the grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Bill Fleming and Mr. and Mrs. Robert Nobles, all of Port St. Joe and great-grandson of Myrtice Wilder of Port St. Joe and Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Fleming of Panama City. Bobby is currently employed with Wallace Pump & Supply and .Kim Is employed with St. Joe Pa- permakers Federal Credit Union. The wedding will be held on February 10 at 6:00 p.m., E.S.T., at First Baptist Church in Port St. Joe. No local Invitations will be sent. All friends and relatives are Invited to attend. spectively. Serving as ushers for the couple were John Copeland, George Kennedy, Kenny Sandefur and Jim Brown. Meredith Barnett, Shelli Blackwell, Janice Bullock, Debra Chandler, Sharon Slaid, Karen Sumrall, and Brooks Upton as- sisted the couple's guests during the reception that followed the ceremony in the fellowship hall of the church. Following a wedding trip to New Hope Will Honor Dr. King The New Hope Missionary Baptist Church, located in Wewa- hitchka. will sponsor a Dr. Martin Luther King Memorial Service on Monday, January 15. The service will begin at 6:00 p.m., C.S.T. The guest speaker will be Deacon Rawils Leslie from Port St. Joe. SEveryone is cordially invited to attend. Vicksburg, Mississippi the couple St. James Women's Bridge Luncheon The St. James Episcopal Church women will have their an- nual bridge luncheon on Tues- day, February 6 at 12:00 noon. Alice Core and Gay Weeks are co-chairmen of the event. Tickets are available from various church women or by call- ing Betty Fensom at 229-8613. Post 10069 News The John C. Gainous Post #10069 and Ladies Auxiliary de- livered 35 Christmas baskets and turkeys to residents in the area on December 22. They also gave food and clothing to a family who lost their own due to a fire. The post members are glad to have had this opportunity to serve their community. Post members meet on the second Tuesday of each month. Everyone is invited to attend. plan to reside in Fort Worth, Tex- as where they are both students at Southwestern Baptist Theologi- cal Seminary. Congratulations! Fla. Marine Patrol Officer Thomas A. "Tony" Lee -, Plants, Drive A Little, Save A Lot Apple, Peach, Nectarine, Plum, Japanese Persimmon, Pear, Pecan, Pomegranate, Fig, Grape, Satsuma, Orange, Kumquat, Lemon, Lg. Camellias, Dogwood (red, pink & white), Grarcy Graybeard, Bradford Pear, Crepe Myrtle & Other Flowering Shrubs. MAC'S NURSERY, Wewa Kinard ea-S 639-5176 e4 9n 1/4 -Variety Nook 513 South Main Street Wewahitchka, Florida r m Open Thurs., Fri. and Sat., 10 a.m. 6 p.m. CST : Closed Sun.-ied. Call 639-9070 New Items JEWELRY PORCELAIN DOLLS MUSIC BOXES T-SHIRTS FIGURINES* VASES NOVELTIES & POST CARDS Shop Now! We Accept Discover and \- :\American Express Cards Bargain Room PAPERBACK NOVELS, 500 EA. OR 5/$2.00 1 Group, 25 EA. OR 5/$1.00 Comic Books, 500 EA. Mrs. Michael Brett Cargile A Hurricane Affects Absolutely Everyone Gulf County Guidance Clinic, Inc. Announces AFREE program called .- Or outreach counselors can come to your home, school, or business in S- .' Mexico Beach, Gulf and Franklin counties. -- LS -u Call us today 227'1145 SProject H,0 PE -You don't have to weather the storm alone PAGE 5A Ir ---'- 12 pblllll THE STAR, PORT ST. JOE, FL THURSDAY, JAN. 11, 1996 Guidance Board jj I. Meeting Planned The Board of Directors of the SGulf County Guidance Clinic. Inc. i will hold its regularly scheduled meeting on Tuesday. January 16, at 12:00 noon '(eastern). the meeting will be held at the Gulf County Guidance Clinic,, Inc. in Port'St. Joe. AARP Classes Begin Friday S The AARP Tax-Aide program is getting under way. Classes for counselors will begin at 9 a.m., E.S.T., on Friday, January 12, in the First Presbyterian Church. They are still in need of addi- tional counselors for the current tax period. You don't have to be an experienced preparer to partic- ipate. All materials and supplies are furnished and those with ex- perience will be working along side those without. IRS is curtailing some of the hours their facilities will be in op- eration and the AARP expects to pick up some extra preparation of tax returns during the months of February, March and April. They are seeking instructors for the next tax year and if you are interested in either of the po- sitions offered please call Martha Rommes at 648-8418 or just show up on Friday. January 12. when classes begin. They need :your help. I Bill'sDollar Store in Apalachicola Ais::- seeking a Store, Manager. Full benefit package, including 401 K and relocation pay. Salary depending on manager experience, discount or $ retail experience a plus.. For consideration apply in person at Bill's Dollar Store in Port St. Joe, 309-311 Reid Ave., or send resume to Chuck Hester, 3772 Hwy, 71 N., Marianna, FL 32446. 2tcl/11 THANK YOU TO MY MANY FRIENDS! As the New Year begins, I want to say "Thank You" to so many of you that have been so really great to me with your kindness and kind thoughts. The-pesifew years have been most chal- lenging to me in my effons to successfully complete-some 'unfinished" projects. including the litigation events which are sill *on going". In response to the most recent event, yes. the boat in the Wewa bank lot is the boat I used in the bay with the "C-Lecror"" snnmp- ing roller frames. Public bids are being sought by the bank to repay a note. The boat is deserving of your bid, and I would consider permitting the new owner "rights" to duplicate the design protect- ed by a patent grant I own. My New Year has started with the usual "fast" pace of events, so typical to my world. but, with tnends like all ol you-I can, and will succeed. My thanks-to you all, and I wish everyone a tenific year. Mrs. Marion Hough . I IlAM A THE STAR. PORT ST. .JOER THUTRSiAY .JAN. 11 19oR , GCVFD Announces Gulf. County Sheriff Frank McKelthen has been busy doing a little "horse trading" the past few months, disproving the old adage "a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush". He had recognized a need for two additional deputy cars to patrol the county but didn't have the funds in his current budget to purchase the vehicles. Devising a plan, he decided to trade his veh- cle (a Chevrolet four-wheel drive Yukon) for two used Chevrolet Camaros to be ised as school resource officer vehicles. The full size vehicles used previously by the school resource officers were assigned to deputies on road Thank You, Everyone We would like to thank every- one for the many, many acts of kindness shown to us during the fire at our home. We sincerely ap- preciate all who brought food and clothes, made donations, loaned us your belongings and labored with us In clean-up after the fire. We thank you for your calls, cards, and most of all, for those who held our hand in comfort and prayed for us. As much as our hearts were saddened by our loss, we have been touched by the care and concern shown to us. We would also like to thank the Port St. Joe Police Depart- ment, and the Port St. Joe'and Beaches Fire Departments for their efforts in fighting the fire and for their personal attention well above and beyond the call of duty. Megan and Meredith were thrilled with their new bikes, re- placed by the Port St. Joe Police and Fire Departments--what a wonderful surprise! Please continue to keep us in your prayers. Greg, Jerri, Megan and Meredith Todd REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS FOR CONSULTANT SERVICES Bid No. 9596-16 Notice is hereby given that proposals will be received by the Gulf County Board of County Commissioners until 4:30 p.m., E.S.T., Tuesday, January 16, 1996 for the fol- lowing professional services to be provided to the Board. Grant application and administrative services, for Hurricane Opal Disaster Housing Assistance (Emergency HOME Funds). Proposers must submit complete proposals in typical RFP format. Proposal will be scored individually by the selection committee. The contract will be awarded to the propos- er who is determined to be most advantageous to Gulf County when all factors are taken into consideration. Gulf County reserves the right to reject any or all pro- posals, and to waive any irregularities or informalities in the proposal process. Five (5) copies of the proposals, sealed and labeled "Consultant Services for Hurricane Opal Disaster Housing Assistance (Emergency HOME Funds)", may be mailed or hand delivered to the Office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court, Gulf County. Courthouse, 1000 5th Street, Port St. Joe, Florida 32456, on or before 4:30 p.m., E.S.T., January 16, 1996. Proposals delivered after the deadline will not be considered. Additional information may be obtained from the Gulf County Chief Administrator's office at (904) 229-6111. Stc 1/11/95 patrol. All of this was accom- plished with no additional expense to the county. School Resource Officers' (SRO) Greg Cole and Chris Brumbaugh said the Camaros had been well received by stu- dents and teachers in the school system. 'The basketball team wanted' to ride back from Monticello with me after the game the other- night." Brumbaugh said wheti'* describing the students' reaction to the vehicles. Both Cole and Brumbaugh noted the Canaaros have already helped in establishing relation- ships with young people in the school. "They help break the Ice. creating a common bond between us and the students that leads to a better relationship," stated Cole. Both cars have been painted and decked out to match the, other county deputy cars; they just look a little more sporty. Sheriff McKeithen added he felt it was Important for school resource officers to reflect a bit of a different image than regular street officers, as they relate to students in the school systems throughout the county. MLK, Jr. Birthday SCelebrated Monday an ecgiin u pstvedf The annual celebration of Drr Martin Luther King, Jr.'s national Holiday will be held Monday. Jan-; uary 15 at 7:30 p.m. at New Bethel Baptist Church in Port St. SJoe. The commemorative service, will include singing by the North' Port St. Joe Community Choir, a' biographical profile of Dr. King. and quotation and poetry read-; ings. Marsha F. Harpool will be the featured speaker for the eve-.' ning. Ms. Harpool is a Florida A &- M (1890) Rural Development Spe-'i clallst She has worked extensive-'- ly throughout the 'Florida Pan-rd handle and is no stranger to Port- St. Joe. Preceding the service a can- dlelight march will be held. The march will begin at the corner of Avenue C and Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard at 7:00 p.m. and culminate at New Bethel Baptist Church. The observances and activi- ties, sponsored by the Association For Community Action, are held each year to celebrate the life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King. Jr. and the non-violent struggle which he led. The key ingredient for the activities celebrating Dr. King is one that brings the com- munity together and reminds us of our interdependence and mu- tuality, stressing our similarities and recognizing our :positive dif- ferences. Thieves Try to Steal Three Cars A rash of related car thefts and attempted thefts occurred in Port St. Joe and Highland View Monday according to Gulf County SherilTs Office spokesman Joe Nugent. He reported the first incident occurred between 5:45 and 6:00 Monday- morning.--when a 1986 GMC van ,was stolen from Ralph Jamerson's residence at 524 Eighth Street in Port St. Joe. The van was driven to Hayes Avenue in Highland View where It was dropped off and left still running. The thief apparently attempt- ed to steal a 1995 Ford van. belonging to Brenda and Willard Richards, at 2482 Hayes Avenue. But while trying to start the vehi- cle he broke the steering column and was unable to get It started. The thief then took a 1985 Lincoln Continental belonging to Wayne Lindsey that was parked at the Richards' residence. Anyone with information con- cerning the incidents are asked to contact the Gulf County Sheriffs Office or the Port St. Joe Police Department. YUBLIC NOTICES ACCEPTING BID The United Pperworkers Union Local 1379 Is accepting bids for an experienced painter to paint the Union Hall on 6th Street In Port SL Joe. For Inquiries contact Kenneth Dykes at 227-1604. 2tc. January I I and 18. 1996. IN THE CIRCUIT.COURT. FOURTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA. IN AND FOR GULF COUNTY. CASE NO. 95-78 IN PROBATE IN RE: The Estate of SARA CROCKETT ELUS deceased. NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATION . THE ADMINISTRATION of the Estate of SARA CROCKET ELLIS, deceased. File Number 95-78, is pending in the Circuit Court for Gulf County, Florida. Probate Division. the address of which Is Gulf County Courthouse. 1000 5th Street. Port SL Joe. Florida 32456. The name and address of the PersonalRepresentative and her attorneyare set forth below. All interested persons are required to file WITHIN THREE (3) MONTHS FROM THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE. 1) All claims against the estate and 12) any oblecton by an Interested person on whom notice was served that challenges the validity of the Will, the qualifications of ithe Personal 'Representative, venue or jurisdiction of the CourL ALL CLAIMS, DEMANDS AND OBJECTIONS NOT SO FILED WILL BE FOREVER BARRED. DATE of the first publication or this Notice of Administration is January I. 1996. /s/ WILLIAM J. RISH RISH & GIBSON. PA. 303 4th Street P. 0. Box 39 SPrt SL Joe, Florida 32456 (904)1 229-8211 ATTORNEY FOR PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE FL BAR NO. 0066806 /s/ CAROLINE ELIS NORTON 103 SL Joseph Drive Port St. Joe. FL 32456 PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE 2tc. January II and 18. 1996. NO ICE OF INTENT TO REGISTER' FICTITIOUS NAME Notice is hereby given that. pursuant to Chapter 865.09 Florida Statutes, the undersigned intends to register with the Division of Corpora- tions, Department of State the fictitious trade name under which it will be engaged in business and In which said business is to be carried on. to- wit: NAME TO BE REGISTERED: Hometown Internet SPublishing. MAILING ADDRESS: 113 Bellamy Circle, Port St. Joe, Florida 32456. OWNER(S): Clyde R. Lamberson. Jr.. ltp. January 11, 1996. Give-Away Recipients The Gulf County Beaches Volunteer Fire Department re- cently concluded a very success- ful give-away fundraiser. The lucky recipients of the prizes were William Deason of St. Joe Beach (rifle), Donna Haddock of Port St. Joe (cellular phone do- nated by Sprint Cellular), and Donnie Clayton of Panama City (turkey donated by Motley's Big Star). Congratulations to these sup- porters of the fire department and thank you to all of the others who made a donation. A special thank you Is extended to Sprint Cellular and Motley's Big Star. - 'orhiD aI -e Chuchof ou RENFRO AUTO PARTS 401 Williams Ave. Phone 229-6013 Jainlgow T nn 2 J ar "abza 02t2 ... ~L t' 'Caroline's Riverfront Restaurant he Rainbow Inn and Marina in Apalachicola is pleased to announce our exciting new menu featur- ing international seafood items and rubbed, chargrilled steaks. In addition we will feature Maestros Canvas a unique combination of entrees weekly for your dining pleasure. . MAESTROS CANVAS Jan. 1218, 1996 - Fresh Sapper sauteed with fresh mushrooms, green- FrononSncrawfish tails and tasso ham, $15.95 Sin a light cream sauce Fresh grouper pan-fried with a sweet herb C t and sevedwithroastedtoates,anda $1595 light garlic sauce 8 oz. center cut boneless Porterhouse pork chop, char- ep accompanied by g ed with lemon & ac 3pepper,95 a gold fried soft shellcrab grilled 13.95 with wild mushrooms over a ri fried, served Fresh tuna wrappedin Nor & tempu fried rved withJapanesecucumberrelish sweet.W L.95 nsour sauce & Wasabl's ' Try out potatoes mashed with olive oil, roasted garlic and sun-dried tomatoes- aoessurprise delicious beforeeal treat served with our compliments PPETIZERS ushistyle pan-sered tuna with apanese sauces S$8.95 5 Steamed, fresh stone crab claws $A7o.9 APALACHICOLA 653-8139 123 Water Sinet ApJrdacucob r i ; r r 1 h r i I -NOTICE-- Five-Point and Wetappo Landfills will be closed Monday, January 15. They will reopen Tuesday and resume normal working hours. .. ..... ..........I.... ............. ..... ..... ,, .*.*,.......... ..*. .< . ........ .. ... ... ...*. A. -.-.- I-- J .1 1, zv PArGE. RA Horse Trade For New Patrol Cars X ^* , THE STAR, PORT ST. JOE, FL THURSDAY, JAN. 11. 19968 PAGE 7A ObituariesS 1 Lynwood Wynne '- The Rev. Lynwood R; Wynne, 61, pastor of the Highland View - Methodist Church, was peacefully called to be with his Lord on Thursdayafternoon, January 4. A native of Mobile, he moved to Marlanna in 1972 where he opened and operated the TG&Y store. He came to Port St. Joe In 1986 where he and his wife pur- chased Costin's Department Store, and in 1987 they pur- chased Treasures by the Sea.; At the time of his death he President of the Port St. Joe Merchants Association. In 1993 he answered to the call to the ministry, serving as pastor of the highland View Methodist Church. He was preceded in death by his mother. Addle Lee Wynne. Survivors include his wife, Bonnie Wynne of Port St. Joe; three daughters and sons-in-law, Rose and Robert Murphree of At- lanta, Wanda and Darrell Blan- chard of Houston, and Gay and Heath Annin of Tallahassee; a son and daughter-in-law. Linnie and Pam Wynne of Bethlehem: eight grandchildren; and his fa- ther and step-mother. T. A. and Loulse Wynne of Mobile. The funeral service was held at 1:00 p.m., E.S.T., Saturday, January 6 at First United Metho- dist Church of Port St. Joe. con- ducted by the Rev. Oliver Taylor and the Rev. Dick Wright. Inter- ment followed on Monday at Mo- bile Memorial Gardens. All services were under the direction of Comforter Funeral Home. Katie J. Atkins -Katie Jae Atkins.'82, of Port St. Joe, passed away Thursday evening, January 4, in a Panama City hospital. A native of Blount- stown, she had been a resident here since 1951 and was a mem- ber of the Pentecostal Holiness It is with great pleasure and positive feeling that we share with you our good news: COLDWELL Banker Summer Properties has been purchased by Barbara Stein of Port St. Joe. Summer Properties is now Coldwell Banker B & B Properties of Gulf County, Inc. Coldwell Bankertis. one of the largestt real estate .-companLes in SNorth America." This will give you and us a larger sales mar- ket and enable us to attract more clients to the area. This will also give.me the power to reach a larger client base to manage your property more effectively. We have a full staff of sales agents ready and avail- S able to assist you with your real estate needs. We also have a property management team with over 10 years expe- rience in the field. When you list your property with us, you are truly getting the best ser- vice available for your money. In the past this company pri- marily concentrated on the . Cape San Bias area only. We at B & B Properties would like to extend our service area to S Port St. Joe, the Beaches, and the Overstreet and Wewa- hitchka area. With COLDWELL BANKER B & B PROPERTIES OF GULF COUNTY, INC. you can always EXPECT THE BEST. 227-1892 ltc 1/11 Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Charlie Foster Atkins and a brother, Jes- sie Pelt. Survivors include two sons and daughters-in-lawi Wesley and Pat Atkins of Port St. Joe, Bobby Joe and Sylvia Atkins of Baton Rouge; seven grandchil- dren, Cindy Epling. Charles At- kins, Jr., Charla Harvey, Lori Hopkins, Robert Foster Atkins. Lisa McGuffin and Alana Atkins; S twelve great-grandchildren: and" two sisters, Myrtle Mumford of Tallahassee and Louise Cloud of : Grand Ridge. The funeral service was held' Sat 2:00 p.m., E.S.T., Sunday at S the Pentecostal Holiness Church. Conducted by the Rev. Cus Car- penter. Interment followed in Hol- ly Hill Cemetery. Active pallbear- Sers were: Charles Atkins, Jr., Charles Cloud, Jr.. Shane McGuf- fin, Robbie Atkins, Roy Lollle. and SVince Everett. Honorary pallbear- ers were Hlldridge Dunlap, Charles Everett, and Carl Money. All services were under the direction of Comforter Funeral Home. SMarianna Peck Marianna R. Peck, 49. of Port St. Joe. passed away Sunday, De- S cember 31. at her home. A native of Dayton. Ohio, she moved here several years ago from Pennsylva- nia. She was a graduate of the University of Tennessee with a degree In Journalism and was a. free-lance writer for various pub- 'lications. She was a member of the Roman Catholic faith. S Survivors include her daugh- ter, Angela Prosser of Chattanoo- ga, Tennessee; her parents, Col. U.S.A.F., Ret. and Mrs. 0. B. Thorton of Gulf Aire; and her brother. John V. Thorton of Talla- hassee. A private funeral service was held on Friday, January 5. All services were under the direction of Comforter Funeral" Home. Douglass Richard Douglass Mims Richard, 77, died in his sleep on January 3 af- ter a brief Illness. He was a be- loved husband, father, brother and friend, his wife, Allah preced- ed him in death in 1992. He is survived by his daugh- ters. Karen Jarvis of Barton. Ver- mont and Deane Richard Fergu- son of Atlanta. Georgia: brother. Carswell Cobb- of Dallas;- Texas; granddaughter. Erin Elizabeth Fields and grandson, Paul Rich- ard Jarvis. both of Barton, Ver- mont. Mr. Richard was born In North Augusta, South Carolina and was a long-time employee of the federal government. Before re- tirement, he last served as Re- gional Director of the Medicare Program in the Southeast. A memorial service was held on Monday. January 8 at 2:00 p.m. at Northside Methodist Church. It has been requested that memorial gifts. In lieu of flowers, be sent to the American Heart Association. Wages and Sons of Stone Mountain were In charge of all ar- rangements. r~r Apalachicola Historical Society Will Host Concert On January 21 seer once. ~'ary ~ The 10thl Anniversary Gala Concert of the Isle Newell Fund for the Performing Arts of the Ap- alachlcola Area Historical Society, will be held on Sunday afternoon. January 21-, at 4 p.m. at historic Trinity Episcopal Church in Apa- lachlcola. The Trio Internazionale, violin, piano, and contrabass en- semble, with a repertoire of clas- sical music will take part in the gala concert. Martha Gherardi of St. George Island, violinist, with a masters in music from Florida State University, performs as an orchestral violinist in various or- chestras in the United States and South America. She will Join with Bedford Watkins in performing Pergolosl's Sonata #12. Bedford Watkins of Eastpoint holds a doctorate and is the Pro- fessor Emeritus In Keyboard at Il- linois Wesleyan University, where he was the chairman of the Piano Department at the School of Mu- sic for a number of years. Luciano Gheradi, contrabas- sist, native of Italy, began his ca- reer as an accordionist and has performed with numerous cham- ber orchestra ensembles. He has also composed and performed musical scores for radio, televi- sion and movies. They will be joined by Karl Lester. Tom Adams. Nicholas Blake, and Joseph Wilbanks. Karl Lester holds a masters in music education from Florida State Unl- " ersity, and serves as an instruc- tor of music in the: Franklin County School System. He and Bedford Watkins will play two Slavonic Dances by Dvorak. Tom Adams has a masters and doctorate from Rutgers and a bachelors in music education from Trenton State with a flute major. A resident of St. George Is- land, he has produced musicals for the Panhandle Players in Car- rabelle. He will Join the Trio in Telemann's Sonata in G Minor.-. Nicholas Blake of Apalachico- la. violinist. 14-year-old student of Martha Gherardi and a pupil at Faith Christian in Port St. Joe, has played in a number of con- certs locally, including Vivaldi's Gloria this past Christmas with the Bay area Choral Society and the Ilse Newell Fund at Trinity Church. Joseph D. Wilbanks, of Charleston, South Carolina and Cape San Bias. pianist, a 14- year-old student of Carolyn Sapp of Chipola Junior College and schooled through Montessori and tutorials at the Citadel, has per- formed numerous recitals at Chi- pola and elsewhere. The Ilse Newell Fund Is spon- Heiden Tells Rotarians About W.I.C. Program Jean Van Heiden told the Ro- tary Club about the WIC program last Thursday at their regular meeting. The WIC program is an- other government program de- signed to help children get a proper start in life: this time, a proper nutritional start. "Almost everyone with chil- dren, age five or under, or expect- ing a baby, are eligible for the WIC program," the speaker said. Ms. Vann Helden is in charge" of the WIC program in Gulf County. She said that in spite of the number of people eligible to participate in the program, they are serving only 279 people in Gulf County. ,.The _WICprogranLis, unique-.. It provides vouchers to. purchase nutritional food for young chil- dren or pregnant mothers who are part of a family consisting of four or less with an income of un- der $28,000 a year. These vouchers are exchang- able at approved grocery stores- In Port St. Joe, all three are ap- proved vendors of WIC foodstuffs- -for things like milk, cheese, cer- tain dried lintels, baby food, pea- nut butter, cereals and baby for- mula. The speaker said nutrition- ists have found that a child doesn't develop properly, physi- cally, unless he receives proper nutrition and this is what the WIC program has been developed to provide. People can get enrolled in the WIC program through application to the Health Department and'af- ter being examined and recom- mended by HRS, a registered nurse or a dietician. Usually the program works hand in hand with the food stamp program. Ms. Van Heiden said she felt like more than 279 of Gulf County's 13,000-plus people should be taking advantage of this important nutritional start for young children. Guests of the club were Bob Bolduc of Montague-Whitehall, Michigan. C. B. Mansel of Ros- well, Ga., and Austin Horton of' Port St. Joe. What's Free? Telecommuting is gaining popularity as both employers and employees realize the benefits of working from home and other non-traditional worksites. To learn if you could be a candidate for telecommuting and to get tips on how best to approach your boss with the idea, write for the free publication, 'Telecommute America: Discover a New Work- place," Consumer Information Center, Department 645B. Pue- blo, Colorado 81009. scored by the Apalachicola Area Historical Society, an educational incorporation serving the commu-, nity through programs, tours, museums ahid publications. A do- nation of $2.00 at the door would be appreciated from those not holding season tickets. Children accompanied by an adult will be admitted free. ' Life Home Auto Business I Health Disability i slscount on ' : iu to la$ e /asn.ee wi th omeOwners ' (904) 227-2106 Sam Sweazy Agent ort St. Joe, FL TIMOTHY J. MCF D A T TO R N E Y AT LA W GENER AL PRACTI CEr Divorce Custody Adoption Wills e Estates DUI Criminal Defense Accidents Insurance Claims 509 Fourth Street Port St. Joe 227-3113 BEST FOOT FORWARD By Dr. Stephen J. Gross, Podiatrist TENDON TUNE-UP FOR RUNNING If tendinitis Running as a regular means does develop, its of exercise puts much stress on signals are aches, tendons of the legs and feet. This swelling, tender- often leads to tendinitis, an in- ness when the fammation that especially affects area is touched, the Achilles tendon connecting and pain in movement. Pain is the the calf muscles to the heelbone. signal to stop running. Consult Some people are particularly vul- the podiatrist. Achilles tendinitis nerable because their Achilles often is treated successfully by tendons are tight or very narrow, conservative means such as or- Prevention of tendinitis calls thotic shoe inserts and physical for warm-up exercising before therapy. Surgery may be recom- each run in order to flex and mended in some cases. stretch the calf muscles and Achilles tendon. Running shoes DR. STEPHEN J. GROSS, PODIATRIST with elevated heels are often rec- HIGHWAY 98 EASTPOINT ommended. 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Seniors Selling BBQ Dinners The Gulf County Senior Citi- zens will be selling those large de- licious bar-b-que bedf sandwich plates on January 19 from .11 a.m. until 1:30 p.m. at the Frank Pate Park. They will be selling out of their red, white, and blue conces- sion stand. The price of the meal will be $3.00 and will Include iced tea, chips, and pickles. All proceeds will be used to help pay for the Senior Citizen's -and Community Center. They will be delivering to local businesses. Pleasecall 229-8466 to place your order no later than 4:30 p.m. on January 18. They wish to express their thanks to the community's con- tinued support. For the deal of your life, see me!! JAMES C. "BO" BRAY Sales Representative (904) 785-5221 TOLL FREE 1-800-342-7131 2251 W. 23rd St. PANAMA CITY, FL 32405 jumped on the. Carrabelle Pan- thers Tuesday night for a District 2-2A win over their Franklin county rivals. The Gators out-scored the Panthers, 51-16 in the first half to seal the victory.. Cecil Jackson was the big gun for the Gators with his 22 points. Justin Jackson and Luke Taunton each chipped in 19 addi- tional points. The Gators are on the road to Blountstown tonight. Score by Quarters: Cbelle 8 8 15 15-46 Wewa 2526 6 9--66 C'BELLE-Jackson 2-0-4, Lowery 3-0-6, Register 4-0-8, C. Segree 1-1-3. Norris 2-0-4, Kelley 5-3-14, Tral 1-0-2, Segree 1-0-2, Collins 0-3-3. Braswell 1-1-4. WEWA-C.Jackson 10-2-22, Mulls 0-2-2, Bridges 1-2-4, Taunton 8-1-19. J.Jackson 6-7- **< l9 .. .. .. ... .. .... . SJ Middle School Basketball Record The Port St. Joe Middle School boys basketball team went into the holidays with a 4-2 record. The "B" team posted a 1-2 mark. Mosi Quinn leads the Jr. Sharks in scoring with a 10 point average followed by John. Patter- son with nine per game. The Sharks .have defeated Chipley, Florida High, Wakulla, and We- wahitchka and have been lost to Marianna and Blountstown. The "B" squad is led by Sene- ca Chambers who is averaging 14 points per game. Tremaine Lewis is averaging seven points. Both teams will resume play* in January and replay each for- mer opponent to complete their season. South Gulf VFD Meeting & Social The South Gulf County Vol- unteer Fire Department will be holding its monthly meeting on Saturday, January 20, at the Treasure Bay Lodge on C-30, at 7:00 p.m., followed by a covered dish social. Bring your favorite dish and favorite beverage. Everyone is welcomed and encouraged to attend the meeting and social. Volunteers are cur- rently needed for the South Gulf County Volunteer Fire Depart- ment. Classified Advertising Pays! 'View's " j-, PSJ 81, SHANKS 69 Christmas gift! The Sharks returned to the cage wars after the Christmas holidays, only to receive a belated Christmas present. While they were enjoying the holiday vaca- tion with practice sessions, the Florida High School Athletic Asso- ciation had moved them up to number one position in Florida Class 3A basketball after main- taining a number two position for the first half of the season. The Sharks are the only ranked team in any division in Florida which has' an undefeated record thus far into the season. Tuesday night they showed the mettle which earned them the number one slot by dumping a perrennially powerful Quincy Shanks quintette 81-69. Using a strong third quarter and the double figure scoring of five members of the team, the squad methodically picked the Quincy defense apart and stifled the offense to win their 16th straight win.. Jenmaine Larry and Chad Quinn led the pack with their 14 points each, followed by all-state Des Baxter and Brian Jenkins, each with 13. Doyle Crosby rounded out the high-scoring five by adding 10 points. ' Head .coach Vern Epplnette had praises for Cameron Likely. Barry Adkison and Tyson Pitt-, man, who came off the bench 't put the spark into the decisive third quarter by playing great de- fense. 'We needed that!" the coach said. The Sharks led by a slim 42- 40 margin at half time after being behind the first quarter for the only period in the game. Score by Quarters: Shanks 22 18 11 18-66 PsJ 19 23 21 18-81 QUINCY-Lockwood 4-2-12' Butler 6-3-15, Hollman 4-0-8, Howard 7-8-23, James 2-0-4, Washington 1-3-5, Ellis 0-2-2. PSJ-Larry 5-4-14, Likely 2- 2-6. Jenkins 52-13, Adkison 2-4- 9, Quinn 6-2-14, Baxter 4-5-13. Pittman 1-0-2, Crosby 4-2-10. THE SHARKS travel to Havar na for a Friday night game and return home for. a two game Winter Sports Banquetat PSJ According to Fred Priest, Athletic Director of Port St. Joe High School, the winter sports banquet will beheld at the high school commons area next Thursday, January 18, beginning at 7:00 p.m. The covered dish affair is open to parents of the athletes involved. Sports being honored at the banquet will be football, cheer-- leading, cross country and volley-, ball. Registration For Wewa's Tee Ball Registration for 1996 Tee Ball will be held on Saturday. January 27 at the Tee Ball field in Wewa- hitchka from 9:00 am. until 1:00 p.m. The cost is $30.00 for new players, which includes a conm- plete new uniform, and $10.00 for returning players. Children from ages four to seven are eligi- ble to participate in this sports program. stand meeting Apalachicola Sat- urday night and hosting Panama City Rutherford Tuesday evening. Masonry Honors Members' Service Beginning in December. .1994 ',, and continuing through Decem- ber, 1995 Port St. Joe Lodge No. 111 F & AM presented the follow- ing members aCertificate of Ser- vice for their service in the com- munity and Masonry: eRichard D. Anderson 25 years of service; *Howard L. Blick 40 years of service; *Dick Boyer 40 years of ser- vice; *Guerry Melton 40 years of service; *Iarry M. Murphy 40 years of service; SHarold W. Schmucker 50 years of service; *John Lee Sims 25 years of service; *H. T. West 25 years of ser- vice; eDonald G. Whitaker 25 years of service; and *Lowrey H. Wilhite 25 years of service.. All past Masters of the lodge are to be honored with a "chicken and rice" family night dinner on Thursday, February 29 at 6:30 p.m. On Dental !'Ifalth *FRANK D. MAY, D.M.D. Getting Rid of Yellow Stains If you have a youngster with yellow stains on his teeth, this condition may have been caused by a tetra- cycline antibiotic or otqer medication prescribed for an illness. The tetracycline fami- ly of drugs is known to some- times cause staining in chil- dren's teeth. The resulting stain may be yellow, yellow- ish-gray, or gray-browni. Even though the stain is perma- nent, it doesn't have to stay on the teeth. Your dentist has a good "cover up" technique that can restore that affected teeth to their natural 6olor. One of his options is to use a resin material or opaque ve- neer that can be. applied to the surface of the teeth to hide the stain. The color of the veneer will be selected to match the natural.color of the child's teeth. There may be other op- tions that your dentist will suggest. The important thing to keep in mind is that un- sightly stains do not have to stay on anyone's teeth, whether they are a child or an adult. Prepared as a public ser- vice to promote better dental health. From the office of FRANK D. MAY, D.M.D., 319 Williams Ave., Phone 227-1123. Indian Pass Marine '2178 Hwy. 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Cameron Likely (12) goes over a Shanks defender to score two points in Tuesday night's sixteenth consecutive win for the Sharks. Doyle Crosby (34), Jermalne Larry (11), and Chad Quinn (22) brace themselves for a possible rebound. C-9103~s0 THE STAR, PORT ST. JOE, FL THURSDAY, JAN. 11, 1996 PAGE 1B It Doesn't Take a Lot of Room to Grow a Generous Supply of Veggies A Few Tips-If Followed--On Mini-Gardens Will Produce Delicious and Satisfying Crops Of a Variety of Foods With a Variety of Methods Vegetable gardening is more popular today than ever before. We usually discuss this subject as the backyard garden. However, that isn't always fair to the grow- ing number of Florldians who live in mobile home parks, apart- ments, and condominiums where there's little or no backyard to be had. Just because you don't have a big yard with lots of room, doesn't mean you can't grow veg- etables. In fact, you can enjoy working with a strawberry barrel Gulf County Extension Service Roy Lee Carter Agent or a half-dozen tomato plants as much as any backyard garden. My information about mini- gardens was provided by Exten- sion VegetAble Specialist, Mr. Jim Stephens. In addition to being an enjoy- able activity, mini-gardening is both practical and ornamental. Most containers will fit almost anywhere -in the landscape, on patios, porches and balconies, even rooftops. Depending on the type of veg- etables you plan to grow, there's practically no limit to the kinds of containers you can use, pots and, pans, milk jugs, hollow concrete blocks, bushel baskets, trash cans, barrels, drums, and even plastic bags. Just be sure the container you choose will keep the soil in and let excess water drain out. Local Real Estate SFirm Purcliased - Coldwell Banker Summer Properties has been purchased by Barbara Stein of Port St. Joe. Summer Properties is now Cold- well Banker B & B Properties of Gulf County, Inc. Coldwell Bank- er Is one of the largest real estate companies in North America. This will give a large sales market and enable the local firm to attract more clients to the area,. accord- ing to Stein. . They plan to have a full staff of sales agents ready and availa- ble to-assist with real estate needs. They also have a property management team with over ten years experience in the field. In the past this company primarily concentrated on the Cape San Bias area only. B & B Properties plans to extend their service area to Port St. Joe and the beaches, and the Overstreet and Wewa- hitchka areas. Once you've selected a con- tainer and have decided what to grow, it's time to think about a growing medium. Of course, you can plant in either ordinary gar- den soil. or a prepared soil mix. A good growth medium can be made of one bushel of vermiculite (ver-MIK-you-LITE), a bushel of peat moss, one-and-one-quarter cups of dolomite (DOLE-ah-mite), and a cup of 8-8-8 fertilizer with trace elements-all mixed thor- roughly. You could also use a bushel of sand or garden, soil mixed with a bushel of peat, well- decomposed compost, or cow ma- nure. Either way, you need to add the dolomite and fertilizer. With mini-gardening, you have another growth-media op- tion. You can use soil substi- tites-things like sawdust, wood shavings,. pure sand, or gravel. If you plant in one of the light sub- stitutes, such as sawdust or wood' shavings, it'll be easier to move the cnitainer, if necessary. In any case, fertilizing a mini- garden 'planted. in. .soil substi- tutes, such'as we've mentioned, is quite different from the meth- ods used with soil mixes or in backyard gardens. Soil substi- Stutes are" porous and don't hold moisture 'of nutrients 'very long. Using such media, you need to water and fertilizer oftae. Normal- ly, drench the container with a nutrient solution once or twice a day-as many as five times a day if it's especially hot and dry: The soil mixes we mentioned earlier. have plenty of organic matter and some fertilizer, and usually retain moisture well. So, they don't need such frequent wa- tering and fertilization. You can maintain a normal garden water- ing schedule, and add fertilizer every week- or two. You' can drench with a'soluble fertilizer, or spread common, dry fertilizer on the soil surface and water it thor- oughly into the root zone. Just don't apply too much, or you may cause fertilizer burn. Regardless of your method, follow the fertiliz- er label directions for container grown vegetables. If you want to grow vegeta- bles, but are cramped for space, give mini-gardening a try. We think you'll enjoy it-both the ac- tivity and the produce. I I 9 '~i- I ,.I holiday purchases got you singing the blues? 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(annual percentage rate) 10.50% A.P.R. SCredit Union J .^T We Aim Even Higher Member Eligibility Required I 9 , ' ,. Member NCUA I PAGE 2B THE STAR, PORT ST. JOE, FL THURSDAY, JAN. 11, 1996 Harper Predicts Stone May Attempt to Trash Lives of Lee, King, Next Civil War General, Civil Rights Leader Stories Done In Stone Fashion Would Stir People Up It's only a .matter of time before movie director Oliver Stone-with Hollywood and the media elite fawning over him-tries to trash Confederate General Robert E. Lee or Martin Luther King Jr. This old Georgia-born reporter always writes about General Lee (suh) this time of year and usually King, because both birthdays are coming up next week.. Stone is no doubt the most outrageous liar in American history. His specialty is distorting facts andin the critical points outright lying in the practice of what he-and other Hollywood creeps-define as artistic priv- ilege. Stone in his first major film Platoon had the Marine Corps hymn played off-key and a bugler bungling Taps. They don't do that, as he well knows. He again insulted America's intelligence in Born on the Fourth of July by changing facts that didn't fit his slant. In JFK he credited the CIA with aiding in the assassination of President Jack Kennedy. Now in Nixon, once again without a shred of evidence, he implicates the former presi- dent in the killings of both Jack Kennedy and his brother, Robert, This is Stone's hateful view of America that has made him a multi- millionaire and the highest" paid slanderer of dead men in history. He'd have trouble with Lee whose life was almost unbelievably squeaky clean, but I'm sure a liar such as Stone could invent some out- rageous dirt on both Lee and King. It's mere rewriting of history, you know, something that has become immensely popular in our schools and politics. Heck, the director of Florida's Democratic Party has made it offl- cial. They aren't lies anymore, merely "purposeful misstatements.' The tragedy is that great numbers of American citizens accept the big lies. For instance, polls now show 50 percent believe the CIA had a role in Kennedy's' assassination. The repercussions of slandering Lee or King in a Stone special would be huge, considering the fervor of the true followers of each man, but to a Stone that's the path to fame and fortune. Both would make good tar- gets because they were strong Christian churchmen, therefore politically incorrect in today's American climate.. King was an ordained minister. Lee a famous general, college presi- dent and Christian layman, who died from pneumonia contracted at a late night meeting in a poorly heated small Virginia church where he wor- shiped. He solved the problem by pledging part of the preacher's pay from his own funds. It isn't likely Florida will ever join several Southern states which have a common holiday for both Lee and King. It would be practical, of course, as their birthdays come in the same week, but politically incorrect. And that's alright with southerners who still honor the memory of Robert E. Lee and the old South. They just take the day off the state and most businesses allow for Martin Luther King, Jr. and think a little about Gen. Robert E. Lee (suh). Lewis Grizzard, late Southern humor writer from Atlanta, entitled a chapter in one of his books: "Fergit? Hell!" It's a;catchy title, but most true-grey southerners have put the War Between the States behind them years ago and realized we're all in this country together for better or worse. Lee set the example for that, per- haps, by deliberately walking out-of-step when he surrendered Confederate forces, indicating the-war was really over. NOTABLE QUOTES OF THE WEEK; "A good damn Yankee," Uncle Clem Redneck of Flat Creek in Gadsden County said of retiring Allen Morris, Florida House clerk emerltus/histo- rian, who is perhaps the best Florida journalist to ever sell out the news- paper reporting profession to go to work for the state. Morris, Chicago-born in 1909, literally had two careers-about 40 years in the newspaper business from copy.boy to political editor on the Miami. Herald and free-lance capitol columnist, plus 30 more years in gov- L ernment. : " "Government is more honest today," Morris said in' an interview. "Sunshine, financial disclosure, and open-record laws have accomplished it." . Uncle Clem cleared his throat, "Harrumpt," on that one. *'* *** a*. aa .**. \ "Any effort aimed at improving education by focusing on race is not valid," said Rep. Cynthia Chestnut in the wake of a report by the Department of Education that cites race as a factor in distinguishing good schools from bad schools. 'The overriding factor is poverty," said Chestnut, D-Gainesville, chairwoman of the House Education Committee. Here's the Capitol News Roundup "NIMBY" SYNDROME SLOWS JUVENILE JUSTICE REFORM Although Florida's adult prison system has more prison beds than it needs this year, teenage criminals aren't finding a place in the inn because of a Not-In-My-Back-Yard (NIMBY) syndrome and a slow crank- up of "tough love" programs. More than 600 young criminals were awaiting placement in a juvenile program at year's end despite an increase of capacity slots in the system from 1,151 to nearly 5,900, said Juvenile Justice Secretary Calvin Ross. Ross attributed the shortage of beds in the programs to delays of six months to a year in getting necessary zoning and building permits for new facilities. He said detention centers which hold delinquents waiting to be put into an organized juvenile treatment program are becoming crowded and pose a serious problem. Ross said he is working with the Department of Corrections to use land next to adult facilities when appropriate. Lawmakers are expected to urge Ross to use empty beds on a tem- porary basis in adult prisons where Corrections Chief Harry Singletary says there are some available. Rep. Buzz Ritchie, D-Pensacola, said he had hoped new programs he .helped write into law in the last two years would be opened more quick- ly. HIKE COMMUNITY COLLEGE ENTRANCE STANDARDS TOO A Democratic Broward County legislator has pre-filed a bill that would increase entrance requirements at Florida's 28 community colleges because she says she wants to encourage students to come out of high schools better prepared. "I think students will rise to the occasion," said Rep. Debbie Capitol NEWSROUND UP from Tallahassee by JACK HARPER Wasserman Schultz, chairwoman of .the Florida House Higher Education Committee. "Otherwise, they will perform at the lowest common denomi- nator." : The bill in a package prepared by the committee would raise com- munity college entrance exams to the same level now required to get into a four-year university. Wasserman Schultz said the higher requirements would compliment 'the present movement to increase graduation standards at Florida public high schools. The state can't continue to spend $50 million a year to teach community college students basic math and English skills they were supposed to learn in high schools. Community college leaders were quick to differ on the results of the bill which, they said, would destroy Florida's long standing Open Door Policy at two-year associate degree colleges. "Raising admission requirements will hurt the students the system is supposed to help," Tallahassee Community College President T. K. Wetherell said. LAW DOESN'T STOP LIQUOR SALE TO MINORS State agents said in a survey conducted by a House committee that laws to prevent the sale of alcohol to minors have failed primarily because it lets businesses retain their licenses when caught by taking a training program. The Department of Business and Professional Regulation has asked Harold Lewis the state's chief Inspector, to look into the report in which agents said the liquor industry has too much influence on the' Department. ' HIGH COURT TO RULE ON TAX VOTE PIAN The Florida Supreme Court will rule at its discretion on whether to put a constitutional amendment proposal on the 1966 ballot to require a two-thirds vote of the public to approve new fees or taxes. Arguments were heard from the state Tax Cap Committee on the plan. No one - appeared to oppose the amendment. Juvenile' Justice To END-I Make Plans STOR1 The Juvenile Justice Council will' meet at the Wewahitchka K.I.D.S. Center on Friday, Janu- ary 12th. This is a very impor- tant meeting with many-items on the agenda. If you are a member ,, of the council and cannot attend, please send a representative. Those wishing to confirm their in- vitation to the meeting or who need directions please call either Melissa Ramsey or Laura Rogers at 227-1145. .The Juvenile Justice Council has a lot of big plans for this year which include a Youth Accounta- bility Board which will decrease i the court case load while holding youth responsible for their ac- tions with sanctions relevant, to i the crimes committed. The ongo- ing partnership programs in both . Wewahitchka and Port St. Joe ar- eas will also be discussed. Many . other relevant issues will be dis- cussed as well as plans for the celebration of the upcoming Juve- nile Justice weekin March of this Esselte year. 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The temperature here this particular morning was 23 de- grees and felt like 50 below. In Tennessee Christmas it was 24 degrees also, but we never even wore a coat! Long sleeves were enough. . "Now we don't have to spend any money" Second grader, Suzanna Whitfleld, daughter of Kim and Jeff Whitfield had been needing a curling brush. Her mother had been forgetting to buy one, so when Suzanna opened up a pack- age on Christmas that enclosed a curling brush, she quickly ex- claimed/ "Now we don't have to spend any money." Cranking Up Second grade teachers, Tracy Bowers and April Bfdwell are cranking up for their second grade play which will be in Janu- ary. More details later "A Bad Cold" by Brandon Skipper "One day I had a very bad Scold, my stomlk (sic) started to hurt. I started to sneeze too. My mom put me to bed for the day. But one good thing about colds is that you get to eat in bedl" "I Taught Them All" Last year when I had a stu- dent teacher, I was pulling some papers out and came across this essay from my own student teaching days and thought I'd share It. It comes,Jrom the book Student Teaching. "I have taught high school for ten years. During that time I have given assignments, among others to a murderer, an evangelist, a pugilist, a thief, and an imbecile. The murderer was a quiet lit- tle boy who sat on the front seat Sand regarded me with pale blue eyes; the evangelist, easily the most popular boy in the school, and the lead in the junior play; the pugilist lounged by the win- dow and let loose at intervals a raucous laugh that startled even the geraniums;. the thief was a gay-hearted Lothario with a song on his lips; and the imbecile, a soft-eyed little animal seeking the shadows. The murder awaits death in the state pen; the evangelist has lain a year now in the village churchyard; the pugilist lost an eye in a brawl in Hong Kong; the thief, by standing on tip toe, can see the window of my room from the county. ail; and the gentle eyed little moron beats his head against a padded cell in the state asylum. All of these pupils once sat in my room, sat and looked at me gravely across worn brown desks. I must have been a great help to those pupils. I taught them the rhyming scheme of the Elizabe- than sonnet and how to diagram a complex sentence." How often do we really know our students and how to do something that will and could make a difference in their lives? H.V. Elementary PTO Meets Tues. The PTO of Highland: View Elementary School will meet Tuesday, January 16 at 7:00 p.m. at the school. All parents are urged to at- tend and see the renovations to the school resulting from Hurri- cane Opal. Gulf County Schools Lunch Menu JANUARY 15- 19 MON-NO SCHOOL. TUES-Taco, Pinto Beans, Milk and Cake. WEDS-Pizza, Tossed Sal- ad, Green Beans, Milk and Brownie. THURS-Chicken w / Rice, Broccoli w/cheese, Fruit Cup, Roll and Milk. FRI-Smon, Sliced Tomato, Lima Beans, Bread or Sal- Unes, Milk and Cake. Port St. Joe Middle School News.. From The Principal's Desk. . The staff and administration of Port St. Joe Middle School, would like to wish you all a very happy and productive New Year. We anticipate great things in 1996. Beginning this new year we have several announcements that need to be made. Below you will find 'several events which have been scheduled: Tuesday, January 16 5:30 p.m.-P.T.S.O. meeting in the Media Center. 6:30 p.m.-Booster Club meeting in the Media Center. **All members of the P.T.S.O. and Middle School Booster Club need to be in attendance at these very important fundraising meet- ings. Wednesday, January 17 5:30 p.m.-Port St. Joe Mid- dle School Open House. **During this meeting report cards will be issued and an AIDS Awareness presentation :'vill bt made. Also, the P.T.S.O. and Booster Club will be conducting a membership drive. Thursday, January 25 SPro-Fund representative, Scott Lee, will meet'with organizers and participants in planning the fund raising golf marathon in order to raise money for both Port St. Joe Middle and High Schools. This meeting will be held at 6:00 p.m. in the Commons Area. Monday, January 29 The middle school School Im- provement Committee will meet Lion 's Tale News Column ; Faith Christian School Our second semester had a "cool" beginning. Everyone re- turned to school all wrapped up in Jackets, hats, gloves and even boots because of the twenty- degree weather. How thankful we are for our warm buildings. Our principal, Mr. Goebert, and his family spent their Christmas va- cation in Michigan, so consider- this "shirt sleeve" weather We welcome Mrs. Marge Lundquist to our faculty. Mrs. Lundquist, a graduate of Whea- ton College, will be teaching grade four. Mr. and Mrs. Lund- quist have recently moved into the area from Tallahassee. Faith Christian wts to give Mrs. Angel Bouingtoi a great big "thank you" for going the extra mile the first semester in the fourth grade. Each- day she brought her daughter, Mary Cait- lin, to school along with a friend, 5< Bulldog News SPort St. Joe Elementary School Port St. Joe Elementary School Teacher Of The Year" Congratulations to Ms. De- nise Williams on being selected as Port St. Joe Elementary School's Teacher of the Year. We are proud of you! Florida Prepaid College Program Friday, January 12 is the deadline to enroll in the Florida Prepaid College Program: For From the Principal Wewahitchka High School by Larry A. Mathes What an introduction back to. school January 8th-Very Coldl Of course, when it is very cold (or very hot, for that matter) things just don't seem to work as well. I know I don't. Starting up the second se- mester is always fun-junior high students still haven't figured out that they can't request schedule changes, and senior high stu- dents often think they are in col- lege and can change schedules whenever they decide they are not happy with what they first chose. If you're wondering about re- port cards, they are due to go out January 17 (next week), but most students already know what they earned. Notice that I said "earned", since the more common response is usually "my teacher gave me that grade!" The second semester is as jammed as the first, so it is ex- tremely important to get off on the right foot, cooperate with teachers and stay within school rules. We can't afford a second half stumbled Basketball (boys and girls) is cranking up for the dash towards district. Watch the highway sign to know when.the Gators play at home, and get out to see some ex- citing action. Softball, baseball and track (and weightlifting) will be starting before too long (got to let the ice thaw), and I received word today (Tuesday) that WHS will host the District Baseball Tournament when the playoffs start. The Gator fields will surprise a few people the first time they go out this year, especially if they happen to go at night. Both fields will be lighted (softball is not completed yet), and many im- provements will be evident, the result of a lot of hard work spon- sored by the baseball boosters. The Science Fair is not too far in the future. Parents, please help your students as they prepare for this. WHS students have brought a lot of awards and publicity to WHS because of the success our students have enjoyed. We want to continue this tradition! Help them when they need it. Parents--PLEASE READ-We have numerous nice jackets (some appear brand new) that students lost and never claimed. If your student misplaces his/ hers, you might want to call or come by. We hate to end up throwing them away. more information, call 1-800- 552-4723. Food World Coloring Contest Congratulations to Matthew Dodson for winning the coloring contest at Food World. Matthew colored a pretty picture of Santa Claus. Parents Make The D(iference What's one simple thing you can do to help your child do bet- ter. in school? Read aloud with your child often. For very young children, reading aloud is a way to intro- duce the world of books. You can create happy memories and encourage your child to make reading a daily habit. Research shows that even older kids love being read to. One study found that all elementary school chil- dren said they love having some- one read to them. Grading Period Ends The grading period for the third six weeks ended on Wednes- day, December 20. Report cards will be sent home on Wednesday, January 17. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day School will not be held on Monday, January 15 in obser- vance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. School Advisory Meeting The School Advisory Council for Port St. Joe Elementary School will meet at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, January 18 in the li- brary. All members are encour- aged to attend. Fourth Grade Writing .Assessment On Tuesday, January 23 all fourth graders will be taking the Florida Writing Test. Parents can help by encouraging your child to write each day. Keeping a journal, writing a diary or writing letters are just a few ways to tune those writing skills. Science Fair Our annual sixth grade Sci- ence Fair will be held on January 25 and 26 in the Port St. Joe Ele- mentary School gym. Mrs. Carl McGhee, who came to help every morning. Mary Caitlin has been a joy to the members of the class and is probably the youngest fourth grader in history, having begun at four months. She can no longer be confined to the four walls of the classroom and wants to explore greater pos- sibilities and broader activities, so she will be leaving us (along with her mother). We will miss their smiling faces. Students will be receiving re- port cards Thursday, January 11 which will evaluate their first se- mester work. It. is time to begin anew with enthusiasm, excite- ment and the anticipation of all the new year holds. Best wishes are extended from Faith Christian to all its readers, students, fami- 'lies and friends for a peaceful and prosperouss 1996. 0 in the conference room to finalize~ the School Improvement Plan. Wednesday, Febbrary 7 Eighth graders will be admin- istered the Florida Writing As-. sessment. This is a very impor- tant examination-parents please encourage your eighth graders to" do the very best they'can. Tuesday, February 13 County-wide Spelling Bee at Wewahitchka Elementary School. Port St. Joe Middle School's Spelling Bee is to be held prior to February 5. -For now, that should just about cover the upcoming events. I hope you continue to enjoy our cooler weather. Advertising Pays-Call 227-1278 or 229-8997 to Place Your Classified Ad Todayl Our fast performance and affordable rates are winning rave reviews all over town Next time you need offset printing or quick .copying, vhy not give us a tryout? PRINTING & DUPLICATING Fast, Courteous Service Large Volume Rates * Typesetting & Design Services 0 Desktop Publishing Free Pickup & Delivery FAX Service * Color Printing * Copy Service * Office Supplies * Laminating THE NOTICE ST JOE BEACH TOWN HALL MEETING A Town Hall Meeting will be held on January E.S.T., at the Beaches Fire Department/Community Building to discuss improvements to be made to the Beaches Water System. Information will be available on the current status of the water system, the proposed plan for the system and the impact of the improved system on fire protection and fire insurance rates. Also, any and all questions, on County issues will be by staff :,or your addressed Commissioner at this public meeting.: Michael L. Hammond County Commissioner, District III 2tc, JANUARY 4 and 11,1996. 11, 1996 at 6:00 p.m., THE STAR, PORT ST. JOE, FL THURSDAY, JAN. 11, 1996 From My Garden By Stephen D. Cloud, Pastor of First Baptist Church, Lillian, AL Growth, Change and Pain Necessary Parts of Life the one that mattered most, the last one. So that Spring, I started lifting weights, jumping rope, and running lots. And I ate a lot. .. all the time. Just ask my Moth- er! And I hurt all over. Not from the exercise, but in my joints. I Join Us For Worship .... Overstreet Bible Church Overstreet Road Services: Sunday School 10 a.m., CST Morning Worship 11 a.m., CST P Evening Service 6 p.m., CST Pastor Guy Labonte Wed. Bible Study 6 p.m., CST Phone: 648-5912 CHURCH OF CHRIST MEETS Bible Study: Worship: 10 a.m. Sunday 11 a.m. Sunday 7 p.m. Wednesday Nursery Call 229-8310 WRITE FOR FREE EIGHT LESSON BIBLE STUDY P. O. Box 758 Port St. Joe, FL 32456 Corner of 20th Street & Marvin Avenue -s Gary Smith Pastor sometimes felt like I had some kind of terminal illness. I often wondered what was going on. That summer, I grew three inches and gained 15 pounds of mostly muscle. The pain was what is commonly called "growing pains". This happens when the supporting structures of the' body, the muscles and tendons, can't seem to keep up with the rapid growth of the body. But in a year of disappointment, such pain turned a clumsy, slow boy into a quicker and stronger ath- lete. As a sophomore, .we went undefeated in J.V. football, and that spring I made the baseball team. Growth, change, and pain, go hand and glove. Most of my adult life, I have observed a similar. phenomena happening in this beautiful area all along the Gulf Coast. Time and time again, U. S. 98 has been widened, resurfaced, and then four-laned. We have grown faster than our supporting structures. And this growth has not been without conflict, confu- sion and even pain. We have be- come a melting pot of folks from all over who can't seem to make up their minds about incorpora- tion, pollution, redistricting, or about anything else for that mat- m Worship 11:00 am Disciple Training 6:00 pm Evening Worship 7:00 pm Wednesday Prayer Meeting ...7:00 pm Buddy Caswell Minister of Music& Youth I Sunday School ....................................... 10 a.m. M morning W orship...................................... .1 a.m. Sunday Evening ...................6.........................6 p.m. Wednesday Evening ................................7 p.m. Come Find Out What All the Excitement Is at 2247 Hwy. 71 (1/10 mile north of Overstreet Road) The Church of Christ in Wewahitchka wants to make a difference in your life. Sunday School 10 a.m. CDT Worship Service 11 a.m. CDT Wednesday Bible Study 7 p.m. Chapel Lane Overstreet Phone 648-8144 Bro. Harold J. McClelland, Jr., W.L. Remain, Pastor Pastor Ementus Sunday School.................... 10:00 a.m. Sunday Worship .. 11:00 a.m. Sunday Evening 7:00 p.m. Wednesday Evening ....................................... 7:00 p.m. FIRST B PIST CN#ORC# MEXICO SEAC# Jim Davis, Pastor 823 N. 15th Street 648-5776 Sunday Bible Study (all ages) .................9:00 CST M morning W orship .......................................10:00 CST Evening W orship .........................................6:30 CST Wednesday Bible Study (all ages) ..........6:30 CST t[ A& FIRST PRESBYTERIAN Ss CHURCH S a 508 Sixteenth Street 227-1756 ** dU g SUNDAY WORSHIP.......................... 10 a.m. ADULT SCHOOL............................... 11 a.m. ( u s N *SUNDAY SCHOOL Young Children Nursery Available The Rev. Joseph Eckstine, Pastor S IpGleanings Faith Or Works Some people brag about their faith. Oth- ers brag about their works. Both are impor- tant if we are Christians. Some people do not believe in creeds. However, in Latin, Credo. simply means "I believe". There are : times when we all need to be able to tell oth- ers what we believe about Christ. Many years ago when I was a member of the Miami Fire Department the following oc- curred. Late at night one of the firemen asked to talk with me. He told me he was going to commit suicide the next morning if I couldn't convince him Christ wanted him to live. Sever hours later my faith had been tested, and won. , I've seen the church in action with groups of people being the hands of God in building something for someone in need. In James 2:17 we find, "So faith by itself, if it has no works, is dead." Therefore, faith and works go hand in hand doing the will of God. Oliver F. Taylor Visitation Minister. First United Methodist Church This column is provided as a service of the Gulf County Guidance Clinic, Inc., a professional counsel. ing and mental health center. It is not intended to replace psychological counseling or treatment ser- vices. Dear Counselor, I have had a lot of trouble get- ting up lately. Just writing this letter makes me tired. I sleep all day sometimes, and it is exhaust- ing just to get dressed. My doctor has given me a thorough exam and can't find any physiological reason for my tiredness. My chil- dren are all grown and out of the house, the last child having mar- ried two months ago. My husband travels with his job, and so I'm alone a lot. I've been able to fool him when-he's home so far, but it's getting harder and harder. Sometimes when I lie down, I pic- ture myself in my coffin and hope I don't wake up. What's wrong with me? Sleepy in St. Joe Dear Sleepy, Fatigue can be a symptom of many things. You mention that your youngest child recently mar- ried and no longer lives at home. You also mentioned that your husband travels a lot and you are alone a lot. It may be that you're experiencing "empty nest" syn- drome, which many parents feel when their children grow up and no longer appear to actively need them. Perhaps you simply need to rediscover old interests that you once enjoyed and find something to be excited' about. However, to get to that point, some counseling may be needed to get over feelings of depression, if you are depressed. Sometimes depressed people can get better with the use of medication, which enables them to lead the same kind of lives they led prior to the onset of their ill- ness. Talk to your doctor and ask what he/she recommends. I am very concerned about the reference that you make to "pic- turing yourself in your coffin." How long have you felt this way? How often do you picture this? While suicidal thoughts cross almost everyone's mind at one time or another (usually a reac- tion to intense stress), what you're describing sounds like a cry for help. If you need someone to talk to, please know that there are emergency mental health workers on call 24 hours a day, seven days a week at the Gulf County Guidance Clinic. If these kinds of thoughts persist, please seek counseling right away. This can be a serious matter if it goes untreated. Best Wishes, Laura Rogers, M.S. Counselor Note: Please address your ques- tions and comments to: Dear Counselor, 311 Williams Ave., Port St. Joe, FL 32456. Names and addresses are option- al and will remain confidential. Letters may be edited for length. Urgent inquiries and requests for professional counseling should be directed by phone to 22L71146. ter. Opinions on these subjects are freely exchanged, tempers sometimes flare, and we often seem to be at war within our- selves much like an adolescent youth growing into adulthood. But, we must remember, eve- Srsy transition of life is a narrow door of pain into the foyer of pos- sibility. These transitions are Walks from the warm confines of the familiar into the cold reality of the unknown. Birth, the first day of school, graduation, leaving home, marriage, and parenthood are all marked with the risk of moving from what was to what can be. Those risks are always costly, scary and painful, but what would life be without them? Let us remember these things. Let us look beyond the petty politics, the personality con- flicts, and the pretentious power struggles into the bright, promis- ing future. We must get past the language of selfishness often characterized with words like "I", "me" and "my". We need to learn a new way of talking and espe- cially thinking, a language of community that makes frequent use of words like "our" and "us". The ulterior motives that so often prevail must give way to consensus and common vested interest which asks, "What is the best for all?" The Bible teaches we should "always pursue what is good both for yourselves and for all" (I Thessalonians 5:15, NKJV). Our churches, civic groups, busi- nesses, residents, and especially our politicians must heed this lesson. The Gulf Coast will con- tinue to grow. With this will be continued "growing pains". But without these the child never be- comes an adult. Energetic! Refreshingl Anoint- ed! These are some of the words used to describe this talented group of young people from Co- lumbia, Alabama called The Bra- dys. " Their roots in southern gos- pel music go way back. The Bra- dys' heritage of a love of God and gospel music was handed down from praying 'parents many years ago when they began singing in revivals and camp meetings. Love for their type of family harmony and excitement began to spread and'as they started writing their own material they became more and more in demand. Dr. Elmore and the Highland View Church of God congregation extend a cordial invitation to all to come out this Saturday eve- ning, January 13 at 7:00 p.m. to be with them and the Bradys for an evening of praise and worship unto the Lord, The church is located at 483 Pompano Street in Highland View. For further information, call 229-6235. AT HV ASSEMBLY ON SUNDAY The Bradys will complete their weekend In the area by being featured in a sing at the Highland View Assembly of God Church on Sunday evening, January 14 beginning at 6:00 p.m.. Everyone is invited to attend and enjoy the service with the church family. THE EPISCOPAL CHURCH IN GULF COUNTY , ST. JAMES' 800 22nd STREET PORT ST. JOE f.-+ 7:30 andl11:00 m. (ET) S.+ Sunday School 9:45 4+ + / ST. JOHN'S WEWAHITCHKA 8:00 a.m. (CT) THE REV. JERRY R. HUFT, Pastor W4 Want Vou To Be., Part of the Friendly Place BIBLE STUDY 9:45 a.m. EVENING WORSHIP .......... 7:00 p.m. MORNING WORSHIP.................. 11:00 aim. WEDNESDAY 7:00 p.m. 'CHURCH TRAINING ...................5:45 p.m. Long Avenue Baptist Church 1601 Long Avenue CURTIS CLARK Pastor MARK JONES Minister of Music The Bradys Highland View Churches Will Host Singing Group It was a year of emotional, as well as, physical pain. I was in the ninth grade. I could catch and throw pretty well, and swung a good bat. So I tried out for the varsity baseball team along with about 20 other would-be stars. Twenty became ten, then five, then three-I made every cut, but "THE EXCITING PLACE TO WORSHIP" S First 'Baptist Churchi j 102 THIRD STREET PORT ST. JbE -' .. Sunday School 9:45 a FIRST CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE REV. BILL WHITE, PASTOR --- 2420 Lofig A e., Port 0t.. e, 1E7- 3 2456 6 904-229-6886 Port St. Joe's "Port of Victory " PArxu 4B Tr*"W AR I So Constitution AndOMonument CatCh the SjIt PoartSt. Yoe THE UNITED METHOOCSTCHmrCH FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Sunday School .........9:45 a.m. Methodist Youth Morning Worship.... 11:00 a.m. Fellowship'............. 6:00 p.m. Evening Worship ......... 7:30 p.m. Choir Practice Rev. Zedoc Baxter Wednesday ........... 7:30 p.m. PASTOR First UnitedMetfhodut Chufcf 111 North 22nd St. Mexico Beach, FL 32410 Morning Church ......................9:00 a.m. CT Church School................... 10:00 a.m. CT **Nursery Provided** CHR/ISTIAr/TY ON/ THE -fMO VEF Dr. Louie Andrews, Pastor John Anderson, Music Director Office Phone: 648-8820 Hours: Monday-Friday, 9 am 12 noon CT Beginning Sunday, Jan.7th, a special eight week sermon series... With God "Realizing Our Potential with God" Won't you join us? Grace Baptist Church Innovative Informal In Touch Upstairs First Union Bank Monument Ave. Sunday Worship at 10:00 A.M. and 6:00 P.M. Rev. Marty Martin, Pastor Phone 229-9254 c THE STAR, PORT ST. JOE, FL THURSDAY, JAN. 11, 1996 PAGE SB RATES: Une ads: $3.50 for first 20 words, 50 for each additional word. $2.00 for each consecutive week with no changes. Call 227-1278 to place yours. DEADLINE: t~ ~~~t t t t~. ~ .; t t ;. .~ '89 Ford 4 wd truck, new engine, transmission, a/c & heat, excel. me- chanical cond. Needs paint job. $6,000. 227-3611 or after 6, 648- 8914. itc 1/11 '84 Crown Viptoria wagon, V-8, excel.. cond., auto.,f air, new brakes, new converters, exhaust, headliner, $2,500. 648-5901. 2tc 1/11 '93 Toyota Tercel, take over pay- ments, standard trans., 2 dr., 26,000 miles, great condition. Call 229-6712 after 5:30 p.m. ltc 1/11 Wewaihtchka State Bank will be ac- cepting sealed bids through January 24, 1996 on a 1984 aluminum tunnel' boat suitable for fishing, shrimping and crabbing. Also a galvanized twin S axle trailer and a 1987 Suzuki 75 hp motor. Wewahitchka State Bank re- serves the right to refuse any and all bids. 2tc 1/11 Office space for rent, 518-A First Street, $300 month. For information call 229-8226. 2tc 1/11 Monthly Rentals, Mexico Beach. 2 bedroom, 1 bath and 2 bedroom, 2 bath starting at $375 per month. Contact 'Gulfaire Vacation Rentals, 647-5716. 2tc 1/11 2 bedroom house in Howard Creek, $250 month, plus $250 security de- posit 904-327-4858. Itc 1/11 3 bedroom, 2 ba. home, cen h&a, fenced back yd, large.workshop, en- tire house recently remodeled. $500 month. For more information call 706-776-9086. Itc 1/11 2 bedroom, 1 ba. furnished house. Washer/dryer. 5 miles from beaches. $400 mo. plus deposit. 648-8751. 2tp 1/11 Apartment for Rent Port St Joe, large 3 bdrm. apt., washer/dryer hookup, just painted, $310 month/ $310 security deposit plus utilities. Call 227-3511. tfc 1/11 2 bedroom furnished trailer in High- land View. Call 227-1260. 2tc 1/11 Nice one bedroom furnished apart- ment utilities furnished, no, pets., 227-1834. itp 1/11 2 bdrm./ 1 1/2 bath 300' off Gulf. $475 month. Call 647-3461 or 648-. 5328. tfc 1/4 Southern Villas and Heritage Villas of Apalachicola now leasing 1, 2, and 3 bedroom apartments, office located at 398 24th Ave., Apalachicola, FL. 904- 653-9277. Equal Housing Opportuni- ty. 5tc 12/28 2 bedroom mobile home, furnished, St. Joe Beach, $375 plus utilities. Call 647-3461 or 648-5328. tfc.1/4 2 bedroom, 1 bath mobile home, fend- ed lot, washer & dryer. Nice and clean, $275 .month, $200 deposit." 2050 Trout St., Highland View. 647- 3264. tfc 1/4 2 bedroom trailer, no pets. Trash and water furnished. Call 647-5106. tfc 1/4 2 bedroom, 1 bath house, air condi- tioned, one year lease. Call 648-4021. tfc 11/30 A.nice, clean unfurnished two bdrm., I ba. trailer, located on St. Joe Beach. Call 647-5361. No pets. tfc 1/4 BAYOU STORAGE, units for rental High and Dry after Opal. Located on Hwy. C-30 next to Todd Land Devel- opment. Call 229-8397 or 227-2191. tfcl /4 MOSS CREEK APTS., 904/639& 2722. 1 & 2 bedroom apartments lo- cated 200 Amy Circle, Wewahltchka, FL. Rent starts at $275. Cen. air & heat, blinds, carpeting, stove, refrig. Equal Housing Opportunity. Hearing impaired number 904-472-3952. tfc 1/41 The Phantry Hotel, Rooms Private baths. Daily or weekly rates. 302 Reid Ave. Port St. Joe, 229-9000. tfc 1/4 Liberty Manor Apts., 800 Tapper Dr., Port St. Joe. Affordable hous- ing for the elderly and the handi-' capped. Cen. h &a, laundry facilities, energy efficient const., handicapped equip- ped apts., available. Stove & refrig.' fum;, fully carpeted, 1 bdrm., apts., on-site manager. Equal Opportunity Housing Com .. plex. Rent is based on income. This complex is funded by the Farm- ers Home Administratioti and man- aged by Advisors Realty. Call 229-6353 for more information. NOW TAKING APPLICATIONS tfe 1/4 No need for wet carpets. Dry clean them with HOST. Use rooms right, away. Rent machine. St. Joe Furni- ture, 227-1251. tfc 1/4 PINE RIDGE APTS., (904) 227-7451. Rents starting at $245.00 per mo. Af- fordable Living for low to middle in- come families. Featuring 1, 2 '& 3 bedroom apts. with cen. h&a, energy saving appliances,. patios & outside storage. For' hearing impaired call (904) 472-3952. Equal Housing Op- portunity. t(c 1/4 UNFURNISHED * Large 2 bdrm. house, stove & 're- frig., cen. h&a, screen porch, car- port & laundry rm. * Large 2 bedroom apartment, stove & refrig., washer/dryer hook-up. * New extra Ig. 3 bdrm. house, 1 1/2 ba., inside laundry rm, ch&a, dish- washer & stove, fully carpeted. No pets. FURNISHED * Small 2 bdrm. home, auto. heat & air, washer/dryer hook-up. , * One bedroom apartment,' washer/ dryer hook-up. Call 229-6777 after 7 p.m. A GA A A SA ttc 1/4 I Storage Sale: Storage units behind rent all units. Friday, Jan. 12, 7 am. - 1 p.m. Yard Sale: Thursday, 7208 Alabama Ave., St. Joe Beach. Huge Yard Sale: Many years of stuff, Friday and Sat., 8:00.- 3:00 E. 7018 Hwy. 98, Beacon Hill. Household items, 2.bikes; exercise machine, 2 bathtub jacuzzis, 2 down sleeping bags, dishes, pottery, pictures, gad- gets, antiques, and much more. Big shin dig. Come get bargains. Warehouses, small and large, some with office, suitable for small busi- ness, 229-6200. : tfc 1/4 The Gulf County Senior Citizens have a part-time Sitter Position available. Applicant must be 60 years old, have own dependable transportation, pass a physical, and meet income guide- lines.' Applications will be accepted at the Senior Citizens Center in Port St. Joe until Jan. 25th, 1996. For more information call the Senior Center at 904-229-8466. The Senior Citizens are an Equal Op- portunity Employer and funded by the Statee of Florida and federal gov- ernment Itc 1/11 PERSONAL ASSISTANT. Entry level; No experience necessary. Must be highly organized and numbers orient- ed. Computer skills a plus. Hours ne- gotiable. Call 229-2748. ltc'1/11 Part-time help wanted, clerk for con- tract post office in Mexico Beach. Call 647-5386. 2tc 1/11 Housekeeper/child care wanted. Port St Joe family seeking part time employee for housekeeping/child care. Must have experience with chil- dren and excellent work and charac- ter references. Good Christian values and drug free a must. Work hours Tues.-Fri. 8 a.m. 4 p.m. Please send name, address, phone # and referenc- es with phone number.to PR O. Box '280, Port St. Joe, FL 32456 to make' an appointment for interview. 2tc 1/4 Office Manager/Executive Secre- tary, Professional office requires ener- getic, responsible, self-initiating indi- vidual to provides client invoice preparation, word processing, travel coordination, and communications li- aison between clients and our four- member healthcare consulting team. Windows Microsoft Word Excel or similar experience required; supervis- es receptionist position. Compensa- tion commensurate with experience. Apply by submitting resume of experi- ence to: James A. Cox & Associates, Inc., 322 Long Ave., Port St. Joe, FL No phone calls please. 2tc 1/4 POSTAL JOBS: Start $12.08/hr. plus benefits, for exam and application info call 219-794-0010 ext. RU71, 9 am 11 pm, 7 days. 3tp 1/4 POSTAL JOBS: Start $12.08/hr. For exam and application info. call (219) 769-8301 ext FL 515, 9 am 9 pm, Sun.-Fri. 4tp 1/4/96 LOOKING for mature individual to as- sist Regional Vice President of Primer- ica Financial Services. Take charge and manage a portion of our multi- faceted business. We offer high com- mission income potential, flexible hours, many other pluses. Could start part time. For interview, call today. 648-8565. tfc 1/4 ) ( 1/11 A .S S I PLUMBING REPAIRS by: the hour only. Call evenings, 648-4338. .:- ltp 1/11 CARPENTRY, patio enclosure, siding, windows installed, your home built, additions, decks and more. All work is guaranteed & done by a licensed gen- eral contractor licensed #RG0066513. Look at work I have done. If you like it, hire me. Expert work and nothing less. Of course :free estimates. THE HOUSE DOCTORS, 647-3300 or 1- 800-919-HOU.E. ,. tfc 12/28 JOHN F. LAW LAWYER 1-904-265-4794 29 Years Experience WORKER'S COMPENSATION PERSONAL INJURY SNO RECOVERY,-NO FEE 7229 Deerhaven Road, P.C. tk4/6 ol wJia fr$, 0~~N St\9 Residential 10 Commercial Termite & Pest Control Termite Treatments Restaurant Motel Flea Control Condominiums Household Pest Control New Treatment/ Real Estate (WDO) Reports Construction Sites 1 FAMILY OWNED 5~ PLEASANT & PROFESSIONAL Serving Gul Co. & Surrounding Areas Free Estimates & Inspections 6483018.. 2 STUTZMAN ROOFING RC #0038936 Specializing in Reroofs * Single-ply & Repairs "Where quality is higher than price" 229-8631 tfc 1/4 * Residential S* Commercial Custom Wood i. i industrial: !, A S R Mechanical Secur/Ity Featg Albert Fleischmann FREE Estimates EIN #593115646 (904 647-4047 AVonI Catherine L. Collier Independent Sales Representative 211 Allen Memorial Way Port St. Joe (904) 229-6460 COSTING'S Bookkeeping Service Tax Returns A Specialty 224 Reid Ave. Port St. Joe (904) 229-8581. TLC LAWN SERVICE "Catering to All Your Lawn Service Needs" MOWING, EDGING, TRIMMING, SPRAYING, FERTILIZING, WEEDING, CLEAN OUTS, SPRINKLER REPAIR, AND LANDSCAPING Free Estimates Call 229-6435 t 4/6 TAX TIME IS HERE?!! Small Business & Contract Truckmen's Computerized Bookkeeping Service and Individual's Tax Service We are available after hours on special request s *JARL BOOKKEEPING L -P.O. BOX 950 WEWAHITCHKA, FL SLARRY O'SHALL & ALICE F. O'SHALL 639-3530 / LOANS D J PAWN SHOP "The Uttle House with the Big Deals" Comer of E. Henry Ave. and Main St. Wewahitchka, FL 32465 Business: (904) 639-3202 Hours Mon.-Fri. 10-5, Sat. 9-12 Harmon's Heavy Equipment co. i Specializing in Black Top Soil BULLDOZERS BACKHOES *LOADERS .TRACTORS DUMP TRUCKS 648-8924 OR 648-5767 if no answer LIC # RF0051042 FREE ESTIMATES RG 0051008 ER 0011618 JOHNNY MIZE PLUMBING PLUMBING CONTRACTOR NEW CONSTRUCTION REPAIRS REMODELING RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL INSTALLATION OF WATER LINES AND SEWER LINES MINOR ELECTRICAL PORT ST. JOE, FLORIDA 904/229-6821 Surfside Serenity Group, Ist United Methodist Church, 22nd St., Mexico Beach. Monday 7:30; Friday 7:30. All times central. 647-8054. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS Port St. Joe Serenity Group Open Meeting: Sunday 4:00 p.m. Tuesday 8:00 p.m. Thursday, 8:00 p.m. AL-ANON .;, Thurs.; 8:00 pi.m' Tues. & Thurs. meetings at 1st United Methodist Church, PSJ SEWING Decorative, Alterations, etc. ,Lynda Bryant 229-9345 Port St. Joe 4tp 1/11 STRICKLAND ELECTRIC All Type Electrical Work. 24 Hr. Service UC. *ERS013168 INSURED 647-8081 ALAN STRICKLAND Steve Brant's Roofing Licensed & Insured Lie. #RC0050321 Port St. Joe Call 229-6326 9tp(/I30 STUMP GRINDING Average Stump $10.00 1-800-628-8733 A-i Tree Service & Stump Grinding Vickery Enterprises, -Inc. ;^ tfc 4/6 MOWING -RAKING* WEEDING EDGING TRIMMING .LANDSCAPING LICENSED C.J.'s Lawn Service Serving Mexico Beach, St Joe Beach, Port'St. Joe & Wewahitchka 'I *ll work tao YOU!" CLYDE SANFORD Mexico Beach, FL (904) 648-8492 r --- - - Wewa Serenity Group, Presbyterian Church, Hwy. 71, Al Anon meets Monday at 7:00. AA meets Monday and Thursday at 7:00. "Caring for God's Creation" Genesis Lawn Service free Estimates -Honest? S epeadat/e DAv1D 'SMILE'- McCROA 'N 227-7406 trcI2/21 C. R. SMITH & SON Backhoe work, dozer work, root rake, front-end loader; lot clearing, septic tanks, drain fields, fill dirt. Rt. 2, Box AlC, Port St. Joe Phone.229-6018 11 I ILE .I s 5x10 10x10 10x20 On Site Rentals 6 Days A Week ASK ABOUT FREE MONTH'S RENT St. Joe Rent-All First St. 227-2112 BOB'S PAINT & BODY SHOP 29 Continuous Years of Automotive Body Repair Rebuild Wrecks Body & Window Work Expert Automotive Painting FREE ESTIMATES on Your Body Work Call or See BOB HEACOCK Baltzell Ave. Phone 227-7229 tfc 4/6 SSt. Joe Rent-All, Inc. I BARFIELD'S SSmall EngineRepairs I: LAWN & GARDEN SFactory Warranty Center Mower & Saw Repair SLwnmoe New& .Used Lawn L W~mowers Equipment 0 Weedeaters IEqpmn I I I I Tillers i Chain Saws 9 Generators i P* Pumps -* ; .Engine Sales I 706 1st St. St. Joe , 227-2112 ' Buy & Sell Used Farm Equipment Lawn Care 229-2727 328 Reid Ave. Port St. Joe Classified Advertising Pays! 904-229-8161 Faye's Nail & Tanning Salon TOTAL NAIL CARE Certified Nail Technician . 1905 Long Ave., Port St; Joe , .'Wolff Tanning System. -.Call for Aplit. THE FASHION EXCHANGE 220 Reid Ave. Port St. Joe 22743183 New & Used Clothing for the Entire Family. Accessories and Misc. Items. *,4/ Port St Joe Lodge No. 11 Reg. Stated Communication ist and 3rd Thursday of each month, 8:00 p.m., Masonic Hall, 214 Reid Ave. Marlen Taylor, W.M. Bill Jordon, Sec. St. Joe Rent-All, Inc. 706 First Street Port St. Joe 227-2112 NE Microsystems Computer Sales & Software Network Services Custom Software- Consulting System Integration Full Service Vendor On-Site Service Our motto is "Service First" (904) 647-3339 or 227-6590 Licensed Dealer tfc 1/4 GULF COAST A- "AWN SPRINKLERS Nelson, Rainbird and Toro INSTALLATION and REPAIR Free Estimates and Design Allen Norris 229-8786 Pump Repair Business and Personal Payroll Preparation Financial and Estate Planning Bookkeeping Service FRANK J. SEIFERT Accounting and Income Tax Service Telephone 410 Long Ave. Office (904) 229-9292 P. 0. Box 602 Home (904) 227-3230 tt 1/4 Port St. Joe, FL 32456 Williamson's Well Drilling & Pump Service St Lie. #3075 WATER FILTERS SCONDITIONERS PURIFICATION SYSTEM Croska Williamsoh P. O. Box 1173 639-2548 tck/4 Wewahitchka, FL 32465 Let us do the caring while you're away CARE IN YOUR HOME, SERVICE LOW AS $8.00 A DAY Serving Port St. Joe and the Surrounding Areas Call Joey and Marie Romanelli (904) 229-1065 tfc 12/14 L a. Utility trailer, 4'x8', new bed, 12" wheels & spare, $300. Itp 1/11 New Leisure-Matic bed with message unit, rolling casters, with head and foot adjustment Not a hospital bed. Cost new $1,300, sell for $600. More info call 229-6858 anytime. 2tp 1/11 Cast nets for sale, $90. Call to place your order, 229-6604. tfc 1/11 Going Out of Business Sale, Jan. 20 to Feb. 1, 1/3 to 1/2 off tackle. Leve- rett's Bait and Tackle, 114 Monument Ave., Port St Joe. Itp. 30" electric range/30" range hood, gold color, works great, $100. Magna- vox console stereo, maple cabinet, am/fin radio, multiple rec. changer plus storage space. Nice piece of fur- niture, $50. Fiberglass camper shell for small lwb truck. Call 229-6773. Itp 1/11 486 DX4-100 Bare Bones Computer System, $449 includes Case Power Supply, enhanced IDE I/O 1.44 flop- py DX4-100 CPU and Motherboard, 256 Cache. 647-3339. 4tc 1/4 Firewood, lwb pickup truck load, $50. Call 229-9070 after 5:00 or leave message. 4tp 12/21 Aluminum awnings for windows. Make offer. Call 227-3412 or 229- 6343, both after 5:00. Guaranteed ladies' and men, high quality fashion jewelry at reasonable prices. 229-8433. 26tp 8/3 Mushroom Compost, $15 yard, 'any- time, 648-5165. tfc 1/4 BAHAMA CRUISEI 5 days/4 nights. Underbookedl Must sell $279/ couple. Limited tickets. 1-800-935- .9999 ext. 2269, Mon.-Sat. 9 am 10 pm. 4tp 12/21 A beautiful yearling, palamino filly, for sale. Double registered and in the incentive fund. Going very well on the lounge line and extra gentle. $2,700 firm. Call 904-827-6812. Itc 1/11 Insure your pet's winter coat. Ask BARFIELDS LAWN & GARDEN, 229- 2727 about Happy Jack Tonekote. Delicious nutritional food supple- ment 6tc 1/4 DOG GROOMING PLUS, 227-3611. Professional grooming, special dis- counts for weekly bathing, dipping available. Boarding for dogs & cats. tfc 1/4 PET & PROPERTY TENDERS. In your home pet sitting by Joey and Marie Romanelll, 229-1065. NEAR WEWA AND DEAD LAKES. Owner financing available to qualified buyers. 15 acre parcel with 496 feet of frontage on a well-maintained road. Excellent location for mobile homes or single family dwelling. $74,900. 30- 75989. Call Bill White, BROWNE, McCOY & CALIAWAY, INC., Realtors, (904) 763-3994. Itc 1/11 Jones Homestead: Flour Mill Road,' land with septic tank and framed 3 bdrm., 2 bath house. Handyman Spe- cial, good deal 227-3469, call after 5 p.m. Itp 1/11 For sale by owner: 5 bdrm., 2 bath home at Mexico Beach. No damage by Opal. 40' LR, 40' screened porch, cov- ered parking for 6 vehicles, large lot. 648-4550. tfc 1/11 Howard Creek, 1/2 acre lot, no re- strictions. Surrounded ;by national forest, creek runs behind, $3,800. 648-8334. 2tc 1/11 Fantasy Properties, Inc. 1200 U.S. Hwy. 98 Mexico Beach, FL 32410 (904) 648-5146 or 1-800-458-7478 L NEW LISTINGS: Overstreet area, 263 West Forest St. Newly painted 2 bedroom, 1 bath mobile home on large cleared lot, 163'X230'. Also has fish pond. $20,950. Mexico Beach, Miramar Dr. Beachside du- plex, gulf view, 2 bd., 1 ba. each side, LR/DR/ kitchen. utility rm,,concrete parking. $190,000. PRICE REDUCTIONS Gulf Aire Dr. lot 9. Block G, Phase 2. Approx- imately 74'x120' close to pool and tennis court, $22,800. Reduced to $21,000. Mexico Beach Beachside 109B S. 38th St., nicely furnished 1 bedroom, 1 1/2 bath town- house with all electric kitchen, 2 upstairs loft rooms. Home has new roof, a/c, and hot water heater, $72,000.; Reduced to $67,500. Sales Rentals Vacation Rental Specialists JOHN M. DELORME, Realtor ELLEN F. ALLEMORE, Realtor [B Elizabeth W. Thompson REALTOR LICENSED REAL ESTATE BROKER Office: Hwy. 98 at 19th St., Mexico Beach Mailing Address: Rt 3, Box 167, Port St. Joe, FL 32456 Fax: (904) 648-4247 904-648-5683 or 1-800-582-2990 After Hours: Jay Rish, Associate Broker, 904-229-1070, Brenda Miller, Salesperson, 904/648-5435 MEXICO BEACH NEW LISTING: 704 GEORGIA AVE. Very neat and well-kept 1988 14'x70' Fleetwood mobile home with 2 BR 1 1/2 BA split floor plan, garden tub, Ig. walk-in closet, eat-in kitchen, partially furnished, all appliances and window treatments included. Also 12'x20' carpeted Florida room addition with win- dows all around for lots of sun. Two outside utility buildings, outside en- closed shower, well for landscaped 75'x100' shaded lot. Very energy effi- cient! Ask for Brenda Miller for an appointment. Price. $60,500.00. NEW USTING, WYSONG AVENUE. Cleared of brush and plenty of shade trees make this lot an excellent site for a home. Lot size is 109'x100', all utilities including city water are available, quiet neighborhood. Lot 7, Block 1, Unit 17. Brenda Miller has all the details. Price, $11,500.00. ST. JOE BEACH NEW LISTING, PONCE DE LEON ST. Nice wooded lot one and half blocks from the beach. There's plenty of room in this 75'x150' lot which is zoned for homes or mobile homes. Lot 9,.Block 41, St. Joe Beach. Possible owner financing with 15% down payment. Ask for Jay Rish for more information. Price, $14,000.00. ST. JOE BEACH, OWNER FINANCING ON ALL LOTS; MOBILE HOMES ACCEPTABLE. Block 19, Selma Street, Lot #1 irregular size. Lots 2, 3 & 5, 75' x 180' Price. $10,500.00 each. Block 19, Atlantic/Georgia Streets Lots 4 & 6, irregular size. Price $10,500.00 each.. Block 19, Georgia Ave. (between Selma & Atlantic Streets). Lots 7, 8, 9 & 10, 90'x150' on paved street. Price $18,500.00 each. Block 18, Georgia Ave. Lots 2 & 3 irregular size, Price $18,500.00 each. TERMS: 15% DOWN PAYMENT, BALANCE FINANCED UP TO 10 YEARS AT 9% INTEREST ON ALL LOTS IN BLOCKS 18, 19, AND 20. BUYER TO PAY ALL CLOSING COSTS, INCLUDING SALES COMMISSION. If you are interested in buying or selling property give us a call. We promise prompt and courteous service even after the sale. It costs nothing to talk to us, but could save you money and time. Howard Creek: Murphy Rd., 3 bdrm., 2 ba. 1,850 sq. ft., cen. h&a, fans, carpet, fireplace, porches, double car- port, vinyl & stone siding, plenty stor- age. Come see, make offer. 827-1725 or 827-6855. tfc 1/11 1990 Fleetwood, vinyl sided and un- derpinned, 3 bdrm., 2 ba., Ig. living rm., din. rm. & pantry. Appli. includ- ed, cen. h/a, 2 outside sheds, 1 shal- low & 1 deep well on high and dry lot 109 W. Rogers St. 227-2012. 4tp 1/4 2:109 Palm Blvd. 3 bedroom, 2 bath house on 1.5 lots, great house near schools, also has a pool and work shed. Call for more info and price, 227-3377. 4tc 1/4 For Sale or Lease/Option, 3/4 bdrm., 2 ba., 1 1/3 acre lot Cape Plantation,. $108,000 or $700 plus option. 904- 383-5524. 3tc 1/4 For Sale: Cape San Blas, 2 bdrm., 2 ba. house, steel roof on 1/2 acre lot joining St. Joe State Park property on bay side, $63,000. Call 229-2740 or 227-2046 for appt. tfc 1/4 Beacon Hill Lot, with Gulf Front- age, 122' hwy., 130' deep. $99,500. 648-4648. tfc 1/4 Building, the American Legion Build- ing located at Third St. and Williams Ave, Port St Joe, 2700. -sq. ft., $75,000. 647-8066 or 648-8669. tfc 12/14 Gulf view lot, Mexico Beach, $32,500.00. 648-4648. tfc 12/14 Estate Sale: Gulf view house in Gulf Aire Subd., 302 Beacon Rd., 1625 sq. ft. 3 bdrm., 2 ba., enclosed 2 car garage, $139,900. Contact Nolan Tre- glown,. Personal Representative, (904) 647-8997. tfc 1/4 For Sale by Owner. 2 bdrm., 1 ba. cen. air, new stove & refrig., corner lot. 1034 McClellan Ave. 648-4021, fenced back yard and separate gar- age. tfc 1/4 Boardwalk, Cape San Bhas. 2 bdrm., 2 ba. loft, 3 decks, $119.000. Call 229-8437. 8tp 11/23 Handyman Special, 3 bdrm., 2 bath shell house, beautiful 1/2 acre. C-30 south Cape San Bias area.. Reason-. ably priced. Financing available. 227- 7606. tfc 1/4 2.73' acres for sale at\ Sunshine Farms, corer lot, $15,000 negotia- ble. 827-2379. tfc 11/9 LOTS FOR SALE-On Cemetery Road, 1 mile off Overstreet Road, 9 miles south ofWewa. Owner financing. Call 229-6961. tfc 1/4 For sale by owner: two story new home, 2048 sq. ft., 3 bdrm., 2 1.2 bath, master bdrm., 22'x16' with gar- den tub, sunken den w/fireplace and home theatre system with surround sound. Front and rear porch, 12'x16' util. shed. By appt. only. 101 Yaupon, 229-6411. pd. thru 12/95 Business for Sale: Phantry Building and extra lot. Income producing. Three business units downstairs and a manager's apartment, Four hotel rooms w/full baths upstairs. 24 cli- Smate-controlled mini-storage units upstairs and down. Best location in town for detail outlets. Call 1-800- 800-9894. ffc 1/4 .Half acre lots for sale, Hwy. 386, Overstreet, Creekview Subd., $500 down. $96.48 per month, 120 months. Call and leave message. 229- 6031. tfc 1/4 1/2 acre lot with septic tank, $9,500. Overstreet Road. Owner financing, 227-2020, ask for Billy. tfc 1/4 SEASHORES HOUSE FOR SALE. nice stucco 3 bdrn., 2 ba.; Lanai w/heated pool; gar- age & storage bldg. $110,000. 206 Narvaez St. 647-3281 Stfc 1/4 Dr Wanted to Buy: young, female chi- huahua. Call 639-2107, ask for Mrs. Key. 3tp 1/4 Where can you'find a What if you have How can you arrange t for your fishing trip? Sreservatic -f-c--- help to find a new new or NEW LISTING Waterfront. S. 35th St., Mexico Beach. 3 bdrm., 3 ba., town- house, unfurnished. Two decks overlooking the Gulf, paved parking underneath. $199,500. LOTS Mexico Beach. Grand Isle Subd., corner of Williams Way and Charles Corner. $13,500. Wetappo Creek Estates. Nice comer lot, $6,000. ACREAGE Gulf Co. Farms.. (off Hwy. 71 near Dalkeith) Lots 29 and 30, approx. 10 acres with septic, well and power pole. Reduced to $19,900. Sunshine Acres: Lot 14, approx. 2.93 acres on Borders Rd., $12,000. Hwy. 386 across from Sunshine Farms, approx. 3 acres, $15,000. We will be happy to help you with any of your real estate needs - sales, listings, rentals or property management. lu (904) 648-5716 f 820 Hwy.98. Mexico Beach n. OF BAY 1-800-872-2782 r CCO. IKE DUREN, Broker JANICE BROWNELL, Salesperson ELLEN MEGILL, Salesperson Res. 648-8761 Res. 648.8873 used pedigreed for sale? o rent a Who's going to make those ns for you? Need some A ? Where will my ad generate the most inquiries? B Get the picture? If you need answers, turn to our classified! Call 227-1278 The Star B B PROPERTIES, Inc. (904) 227-1892 or 800-261-1892 NEW LISTING: Dragons Lair, Own your own Gulf Front castle. 4 bdrm., /4 ba., great room, fireplace, workshop, screened and open decks, bar, landscaped, flood ins. avail. Call marie today for this one. $189,000. Gulfside Cape San Bias: 2 + acre tract. Reduced to $99,900; Call Barbara on this one nowi[ Waterfront! 3 bdrm., 2 1/2 ba. condo with excellent rental history. Call Earl before'this one is gone. Reduced to $115,000. Owner wants all offers. Dead Lakes/Cypress Creek: Campground/Retreat; 2/3 bdrm. cottage, duplex w/both sides 1:bdrm., mobile home lot w/septic and until 8 campsites w/power & water, boatslips/dual boat ramp, many extras! Income producing now! Call Bill today! Reduced to $89,000. **^ |