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VOLUME 117 NUMBER 7 3 SECTIONS FEBRUARY 16, 2006 50 CENTS PER COPY




Airport expansion plan approved


By RON KELLEY
A main runway that will stretch
5,000 feet, newly paved, with paved
taxiways and more commercial plane
hangars are all part of the new airport
plan as described by Peter Green of
URS, Inc., to the DeFuniak Springs
City Council.
The council reviewed the drawings
as Green described the planned im-
provements that will feature a longer
runway, designed to accommodate cor-
porate jets. The entire runway, running
from east to west, would be resurfaced,
along with the taxiways.
The current hangars have all been
rented. City officials have agreed that
they could likely lease the hangar
space as fast as they could be built and
more hangars are being planned along
the north-south runway.
The extended main runway would
require some land acquisition, but
should provide a much greater eco-
nomic return on that investment.
Funding will conpi : the form of state
and federal grail,:
The council mel bers gave the plan
an unqualified thumbs up.
Developers of a new Walgreen's
drugstore received approval from the
city council to move forward with plans
to shift Corbett Drive from its present
spot to line up with Bob Sikes Road,
where it meets U.S. 331. The dirt road
now joins the highway north of Bob
Sikes Road and developers want to be
able to use Corbett Drive as an en-
ftrance and. xit for the drug store,
which will locate at the former Wal-
Mart building on the east side of U.S.
331.


The change will require new turn
lanes, making it a four-way intersec-
tion. With the county's preliminary ap-
proval, Walgreen's developers will
move to purchase the land needed to
relocate Corbett Road.

The city also reached an agreement
with the owners, of the DeFuniak
Springs Country Club regarding sewer
lines and impact fees.
Club president Bill Lindsay offered
to swap land for a city right of way to
access the southern side of the airport
in lieu of a $10,000 impact fee.
When asked about the value of the
right of way land, city manager Kim
Presnell said that, while nothing could
be built on the right of way strip, resi-
dential lots in the area cost many thou-
sands more than the impact fee. She
suggested it would be a good trade.
Presnell also advocated running sewer
lines to the edge of the country club
property, so they could hook up to city
service. The club would still have to run
its own connecting lines and pay a
sewer tap fee of approximately $5,000.

Residential housing developers
Wayne Jacob and Kathy Blanton, seek-
ing a zoningchange for property across
from Lake Stanley Park on Shoemaker
Drive, also received good news. The
pair plan to build a multi-family hous-
ing development that will feature 70 -
80 units. A public hearing was set for
March 13, 2006 at City Hall.
Another planned development near
the city's Wayside Park at the intersec-
tion of U.S. 90 and U.S. 331 did not fare
as well.


Jim Busby owns property just west
of the park and has plans to build re-
tail outlets and office space. Busby had
two requests before the council. One
was to build an access road that con-
nects with the park's service road.
However, assistant city manager Larry
Laird said the sharp angle at which the
two roads connect would force all of
Busby's traffic to enter and exit
through the eastern entrance to the
park on U.S. 90. Further, the planned
route of the access road would place it
very close to a city lift station and ser-
vice building.
Ultimately, the request was denied
unanimously.
Busby's second request was to erect
a 50-foot tall double-sided, lighted sign
near U.S. 90. The council noted that the
height, and the fact that one side of the
sign would face a city park, is against
city ordinances. The council denied the
request 3-1, with Councilman Don
Harrison casting the dissenting vote
(Mayor Pro-Tempore James Huffman
acted as mayor in Harold Carpenter's
absence),
Resident J.B. Hillard updated the
council regarding the progress of the
committee seeking to establish a senior
center at the Warren Building on Col-
lege Avenue after the county moves all
of its offices back to the courthouse.
Councilman Roy McLeod praised
Hillard and fellow councilman, James
Coffield, for their efforts in creating a
senior center for local residents to ei-
joy. Hillard said he woumldIaso update
the Walton County Commission at
their next meeting, held on Tuesday,
Feb. 14.


Department of


Juvenile Justice


investigating


alleged abuse of


DeFuniak teen


By BRUCE COLLIER
The Florida Department of
Juvenile Justice (DJJ) is in-
vestigating allegations of
abuse of a 16-year-old DeFu-
niak Springs girl.
The abuse was reported to
have taken place at the
HOPE Program, a facility for
juvenile females in Fountain.
The alleged victim is
Deanna Troublefield, who
last May was ordered into
the facility following an ar-
rest on theft charges. She
was ordered to serve between
six and nine months at the
facility.
Deanna's grandmother,
Felice Troublefield, said that
on or around February 5, her
granddaughter was standing
outside ofa room at the fa-
cility, when a staff member
ordered her back inside.
Deanna reportedly told
the staff member that she
had been given permission to
stand outside.
At that point, the staffer is
alleged to have grabbed
Deanna by the ankle and
dragged her back into the
room, bruising her chest and
bumping her head.
Felice stated that this was
not the first incident of abuse
suffered by her grinddaugh-
ter at HOPE.
DJJ communications di-
rector Cynthia Lorenzo
would not confirm Deanna's
presence in the juvenile sys-
tem because of state confi-
dentiality rules.
Lorenzo did state that the
DJJ 'takes ese allegations
of abuse very seriously," and
that reports are investigated.
However, an incident re-


port was obtained from DJJ,
with a juvenile's name re-
dacted. The incident reported
allegedly took place on Feb-
ruary 4, 2006.
The report states that a
youth, designated only as a
white female, "alleged that
she was choked by Staff
Marcita Baker during a PAR
straight arm escort to a
takedown."
PAR stands for "protective
action response," a form of
permitted restraint for staff-
ers.
The report further states
"The youth was disruptive in
the hallway and would not
comply with verbal com-
mands."
The report also says that
the "youth and staff are no
longer in contact with one
another and no marks or
bruises were noticed. An in-
ternal investigation will be
conducted."
Lorenzo could not confirm
that the February 4 incident
involved Deanna. She did
confirm that the staff mem-
ber, Marcita Baker, has been
suspended pending an inves-
tigation of the February 4
incident described in the re-
port.
The report indicates that
the incident was reported to
the abuse registry of the De-
partment of Children and
Families (DCF).
Public interest in juvenile
facilities has been height-
ened by reports of the Janu-
ary death of 14-year-old Mar-
tin Lee Anderson a ii.nmate
in a Bay County Sheriff's
boot camp. Anderson's death
is also under investigation.


EMS union local


president supports fire/


rescue consolidation


By BRUCE COLLIER
Robert Daniel is a firefighter and emer-
gency medical services paramedic, and presi-
dent of Local 4413 of the International As-
sociation of Firefighters (IAFF).
In a lengthy letter sent recently to the
Herald, Daniel expressed his support of the
county-wide consolidation of fire services into
a single entity, Walton County Fire Rescue
(WCFR).
In Daniel's view, the "rapid rate" of growth
in Walton County makes consolidation a ne-
cessity, both for fire and emergency medical
services (EMS).
"The creation of WCFR... was due in part
to volunteer departments not being able to
gain new recruits or provide consistent re-
sponses," he wrote. Walton County EMS is
part of WCFR.
Daniel added that, while volunteer
firefighters "are the backbone of the fire ser-
vice in the United States," that "recruitment
of volunteers in the United States is down
from what it was several years ago."
Daniel offered south Walton County's all-
professional fire and rescue service as an
example of a "high level of fire and EMS ser-
vice."
A part-pro, part-volunteer WCFR, he
added, would mean"a savings to the taxpayer
over a fully- paid service and allows volun-
teers the opportunity to gain a job with the
county's help as positions open and they re-
ceive proper training."
On the subject of training, Daniel re-
sponded to remarks recently made to the
Herald by an anonymous county employee.

That employee stated that EMS workers
electing not to cross-train as fire fighters
have been told that their jobs cannot be guar-
anteed.
Daniel wrote, thatht employee's comments
would lead you to believe that the county
would fire any personnel that did not go to
fire school."
"At no time has the county ever said they
would fire anyone. They stated that they
could not guarantee that they would remain
at their current duty station."
Daniel allowed that such persons "could


be moved to units where fire fighters are
not needed."
Daniel also dismissed the anonymous
employee's statement that cross-training
would lead to a "house divided" when it came
to allocating EMS/fire fighter efforts at a fire
where people were injured.
"...[F]from the first day of class... whether
you are a fire fighter, EMT, paramedic, first
responder, or law enforcement officer, you are
taught life and limb over property."
Daniel agrees with the argument that con-
solidation will mean a "substantial saving"
in purchasing trucks and equipment, and will
offer standardization and interchangeability.
In a related story, the Liberty Fire Dis-
trict (LFD) board met February 13 to decide
on a proposed agreement with Walton
County.
Following a three-hour meeting, during
which board members, fire department mem-
bers, and the public offered comment, a 2-2
tie vote was broken in favor of signing the
agreement.
Breaking the tie.was LFD president Phil
Givens.
"We'll sign it," said Givens, adding that the
county had agreed to "about half" of what
LFD had wanted. "We got some conditions
we wanted in, and they got some they wanted
in."
LFD agreed to sign a finalized agreement,
which the county will prepare and submit
to them.
In any event, the agreement expires on
September 30, 2006. The agreement is ter-
minable by either party with 90 days' notice.
Both Givens and LFD Chief Roger Roy
said that part of the funds they receive from
the county will go to make payments on a
truck. The balance will be deposited in a spe-
cial "county fund" account, for operating ex-
penF.
Givens said that maintaining this sepa-
rate account will help keep track of spend-
ing, and make any audits easier.

The agreement does not make LFD a
member of the WCFR.
Roy said, "I'm a lot happier. We've come a
long way."


LAKE JUNMPER GETTING AN OVERHAUL With stumps being removed and paths
being cut, fishermen and homeowners alike have something to look forward to. photo by
Janice Jackson


New Economic Development


Council director on board


By DOTTY NIST
Bob Smith is the enthusiastic choice of the
Walton County Economic Development
Council (EDC) as its new executive director.
Smith's appointment was announced on
Feb. 14 at the Walton County Board of
County Commissioners (BCC) by Jim
Breitenfeld, interim EDC director.
Breitenfeld introduced Smith as a candi-
date with several years' experience as a
project manager in economic development
with Alabama's economic development office
who had also served with the North Missis-
sippi Economic Development Council. Smith


was educated at Auburn University. He is a
past private business owner, a qualification
the EDC found particularly valuable.
Breitenfeld said Smith was selected from
a field of 70 candidates from throughout the
Southeast.. He added that the EDC board
members were impressed with the high level
of the candidates.
"They in common saw the opportunity in
Walton County," Breitenfeld declared.
Speaking briefly, Smith echoed the latter
sentiment and said he was eager to serve.
Breitenfeld said Smith would be intro-
duced to the EDC board on Feb. 15.


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THE DEFUNIAK SPRINGS HERALD, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2006


WC Tax Collector

Rhonda Skipper

announces auto

dealer training seminar


Tax Collector Rhonda Skip-
per has partnered with the
Florida Independent Auto-
mobile Dealers Association to
offer a Title and Registration
Seminar to area dealers.
This one day course will ad-
dress Titling and Registra-
tion of Vehicles, Finance and
Insurance as well as Depart-
ment of Motor Vehicles com-
pliance issues. The course is
approved by DMV for the an-
nual continuing education
credit, required of indepen-
dent dealers.
The seminar also includes
a comprehensive title and
registration manual, certifi-


cate of attendance and lunch.
The course will be held on
Monday, Feb. 27, 2006 from
8:30a.m.-5:30 p.m. at the
Best Western Hotel in DeFu-
niak Springs, located at 2343
Highway 331 South.
The registration fee is $79
for FIADA members or $89
for non-members up to the
day of training. If paying at
door the fee is $100. Seat-
ing is limited. To register call
toll free 1 888 587-0004, or
for more information contact
the Walton County Tax
Collector's Office at 892-
8121.


Lake DeFuniak

Toastmasters to meet


The Lake DeFuniak Toast-
masters will meet Thursday,
Feb 23, atll:30 a.m. at
McLain's Restaurant.


All club members, friends,
colleagues, or kinfolk inter-
ested in becoming a member,
are invited.


Dan Sullivan


Agency






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!o .. Information you can use from the Walton County
Sa, Board of County Commissioners
Si Scott Brannon, District One, Chairman
\ ._/ Kenneth Pridgen, District Two, Vice-Chairman
<- /os/ Larry Jones, District Three
SouRosier "Ro" Cuchens, District Four
Cindy Meadows, District Five

LET'S TALK TRASH....
Walton residents enjoy trash pickup without receiving a monthly bill. That's because the county
has contracted directly with the service providers.
Section 212.055(3), Florida Statutes, authorizes the commissioners to levy a one percent Small
County Surtax through out the County. The statute states the board may levy the surtax pursuant
to ordinance, and in December of 1994, the commissioners adopted the Small County Surtax Ordi-
nance #94-16. Section Two (F) states "Proceeds from the Small County Surtax are a proper alter-
native to pay for solid waste collection and disposal costs and may be used to replace or offset all
or a portion of the Collection Center Assessment, tipping fees and cost of collecting solid waste."
Because of this ordinance, Walton County residents do not pay for residential garbage collection.
Walton County contracts with Dayco Services north of the Bay and with Waste Management
south of the Bay to handle trash pickup for the county. The city of DeFuniak Springs handles gar-
bage pickup within its city limits and also handles yard trash and white goods.
The contract with Dayco Services includes residential garbage pickup once a week, and the pickup
of yard debris. All yard waste must be in bags, cans or bundles that weigh less than fifty pounds
each. Yard waste includes grass clippings, shrubbery cuttings, dry leaves, pine straw, pine cones
and other vegetation material. Tree branches, bushes and shrub cuttings must be no longer than
four feet long and three inches in diameter. Residents living within the Dayco service area can call
835-4230 and have "white goods," such as stoves, refrigerators, washing machines and other ap-
pliances, picked up on a monthly basis. They do not handle hazardous materials such as tires, bat-
teries, paint and other chemicals.
The contract with Waste Management of Northwest Florida includes residential garbage pickup
twice a week, but does not include yard debris or white goods removal. Residents living south of
the Choctawhatchee Bay have to use a lawn service or bring their yard debris to the Walton
County Landfill north of DeFuniak Springs.
Homeowners can dispose of white goods at the county landfill, but many residents do not have a
means of transporting them. From December 12, 2005 to January 11, 2006, Walton County Pub-
lic Works picked up white goods from residents who were unable to properly dispose of such
items. This service may be provided again in the future.
If a residents wants to dispose of yard waste or white goods them-
selves they can go to the county landfill where the items can be Ifyou have a question or comment contact:
Walton County Public Information
disposed of properly and at no charge. The landfill is located at Ken Little, Public information Officer
1 1 1 I Veras Le in D niak Sprins. Sara Comander, Public Information Coordinator
1118 WWII Veterans Lane in DeFuniak Springs. 312 College Avenue, Unit B
For more information, call 892-8180. DeFuniak Springs, FI 32435
Phone: (850) 892-8530
Fax: (850) 892-8539
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Chautauqua Assembly 2006

in historic DeFuniak Springs, FL
invites you to join us for a


CELEBRATION

of the Arts and Humanities -February 23-26
sponsored by the State of Florida Capital Department, Division of Cultural Affairs,
The Florida Arts Council and The National Endowment for the Arts


Cout Art
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A L I C O U -
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chautauqga
CQfhilters

You might find answers if
you attend one of the
followingforums:
Is There Security in Social
Security? (Panel of Experts)
Does it Matter What Religion you
Belong to? (Interfaith Panel)
Does our Legal System Work?
(Judge James Joanos)
Are Children Truly Our National
Treasures? (Nikki Marr)
Is Your Husband/Wife
Relationship on the Edge of a
Category 4 Hurricane?I'm a
Grand or Great-Grand Parent:
Now What?? Would you like tips
for Organizing and displaying
Photos? (Priscilla A. Brown Lloyd)


FLOREDA
FC~C HIAUTAUQ3JA


V,


Hear these presenters discuss the following topics:
Victor S. Bowman, AIA NCARB
Classic Architecture, Lake DeFuniak Living, Cozy Cottage Living Then and Now
Father Ashmun Brown Passover and Easter
Lana Campbell Traumatic Brain Injury Survival: One Family's Story
Bruce Collier Theodore Roosevelt
Dean DeBolt Florida Chautauqua of DeFuniak Springs
JudyDeBolt And the Oscar Goes On ...
Dara Dobson Wild for Wildflowers
Lynn Downham Pastel Painting Workshop
Speakers from Eglin Air Force Base
Diana Fyfe Dog Obedience
Samantha Landy Life after fifty, Savvy Singles for the Over 50
Christina Larson, M.A. Life and Death: A Balanced Perspective
r" Dr. Robert Larson Sculpting a Vision (Shoal Sanctuary Nature Preserve and
Sculpture Trails in Mossy Head
Dr. Robert Leslie, Jr. Why Religion Matters, Organ Crawl, Music with a'Story
Candace Leslie Scotland in Pictures, Writing Your Life Story
William Linne Revocable Trusts and other Estate Planning Tools
Don Rapp, Ph.D. Better Balance Can be Learned
Dr. Dennis Ray History and Arts of Toasting Bread
Dewey Ray Improving the Chautauqua Experience
Brenda Rees Shaping Florida
Dr. Sanford R. Silverburg American as the Cop on the World Beat, Democracy:
Can American Variant be Given to Others? America's Culture War, the Media, and
.Public Opinion
Ann Tucker, Chief of the Muscogee Indian Nation of Florida People of One Fire
Jan Turnquist, Ex. Dir. Of Orchard House, Home of Louisa May Alcott -
The Surprising World of Louisa May Alcott and Her Literary Friends
Linda Van Beck Daffodils in Florida
Mary Vinson Porcelain Painting Workshop
Walton Co. Board of County Commissioners Walton County Current Topics
Linda Wargo Pilates Exercise Class
Diane Pickett Opening/Closing Ceremonies, Walking Tour of Circle Drive

For more information visit www.Florida-Chautauqua-Center.org or for ticket i..:. nationon
call 850/892-7613. Email Susan()Florida-Chautauqua-Center.org.
You are encouraged to purchase advance tickets, but they can be purchased at the
Chautauqua Hall of Brotherhood during the 4-day Assembly.
WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING YOU AT THE
2006 CHAUTAUQUA ASSEMBLY!


ChDan Owe
Toess Lessons and
urnanent
Chauta
Porcela ,utaqua
-~a Arntists

Goveir oore
or Catts
Vi~toan Tea

Sunday Porch Parties:
Grit & Grace
Lou Holt Basket Weaving
Lee Hubbard Gourd Baskets
Jim Moore Early American Toys
Muscogee Nation of Florida Indian
Craft Demonstrations, Indian Story
Telling
Chuck Puckett The Poetry of Wallace
Bruce
Strictly Weavers Hand Weavers
Rachael Adams Creative Learning
Studio Where Musicians Are made
Others TBA


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THE DEFUNIAK SPRINGS HERALD, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2006


OWC offers
free assistance
for women
The Women's Educational
Resource Center at
Okaloosa-Walton
College will host free infor-
mation sessions for women
who want to start college
or explore their career op-
tions.
At the OWC Niceville Cam-
pus, sessions will be Feb. 21
and March 7 from 1:30 to
3:30 p.m. in building C-2,
room 205. At the OWC
Chautauqua Center in DeFu-
niak Springs, located at 908
U.S. Hwy. 90 West, sessions
will be Feb. 20 and March 27
from 9 to 1 a.m.
Call OWC's Sylvia
Niedzwiecki at 729-5290 for
information or to reserve a
seat. Open to women of any
age, the sessions are ideal for
adults who have been out of
the workplace for a while or
those who want to train for a
better job.


Woodturners

to hold

seminar

The Emerald Coast
Woodturning Guild is hosting
a seminar on March 11, 2006.
The demonstrator will be Pat
Johnson.
The seminar will be all day
starting after a brief club
meeting on Saturday, March
11, 2006, at the Freeport
Community Center on High-
way 331, just north of High-
way 20 in Freeport, FL. The
fee is $30 for ECWG mem-
bers and $35 for non-mem-
bers. The fee includes lunch.
Johnson will demonstrate
the turning of a hat, basic
bowl turning, some spindle
turning, and do a sharpening
demonstration. -n",il
Pat Johnson has been turn-
ing wood for 24 years,
teaches at his home studio in
,Wetumpka, ALi and.demonfi')a
strates at wocdfurning clubs,-
ain9'seminiaflfsEolglnouTi Ee~
southeast. He teaches at the
John C. Campbell Folk
School in Brasstown, NC sev-
eral times a year as well as
the Appalachian efifthr for
Crafts in Smithville, TN. He
is a member of thyemerican
Association of Woodturners
(AAW) and has studied with
many nationally-known
turners. He is on the board
of directors for' Southern
States' annual event in
Gainesville, GA.
For more information, call
Earnest Nettles at (850) 585-
6064; .




Stolen goods

from Walton

County
found in

Gulfport, MS

By BRUCE COLLIER
Walton County Sheriff's
Office (WCSO) and Immigra-
tion and Customs Enforce-
ment officials are jointly in-
vestigating property items
found in Gulfport, Missis-
sippi on February 3. The
items were possibly stolen.
Several of the items have
been identified as being from
Walton County. More remain
as yet unidentified.
According to WCSO, the
remaining items are still in
their shipping containers.
WCSO can hold the property
for 30 days.
Items found are four Sears/


Kenmore refrigerators, two
Sears/Kenmore dishwashers,
one Sanyo refrigerator, three
Sears/Kenmore stoves, and
five Sears/Kenmore micro-
wave ovens.
Persons claiming owner-
ship must prove it with in-
voices and serial numbers.
Anyone claiming owner-
ship, or having knowledge
about the property or its pos-
sible theft may call investi-
gator William McCormick of
WCSO at 267-2000, or Wal-
ton County Crime Stoppers
at 622-2057.


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2006 Miss Walton County Pageant
The 2006 Miss \Waltorn County Pageant will be held
on March 11, 2006. The pageant is open to Walton
County residents between the ages of newborn to
21 years of age. For an application please contact
Carry at 951-2257 or Misty at 259-2866. Applica-
tions may also be picked up at all Walton County
Schools.


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THE l:AL TON-DEFLNI LKFRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY
hosted a book sale at the IWalton County Fairground: ,:,n
January 28, 2006. It ias a big Isuccess. Many readers cami
out to look through the great selection of books and tapes
They /oten corimmend that they looked foriturd to th; saleW
and the great variety of materials. The ailtori-De.Funtak
FriWends of the Library will hold another book sale during
th/ Historv Fair on Februaryl 2.5, 2006. at the \Walton Counts
Fairgrounds. e hope uur reading friends will come browse
--.. ." and buy." said .Anne O. Rvan. pubihcity chairman.


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THE DEFUNIAK SPRINGS HERALD, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2006


LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

PERSONAL COMMENTS




History on display


By RON KELLEY

It's no secret that I am fascinated by history. This area's
history echoes the rich diversity that is Walton County to-
day.
Who would imagine today that quaint DeFuniak Springs
was once the cultural rival of much older and larger South-
ern cities? That's exactly what it became even before the
turn of the century when the small town became the home
of the Chautauqua Winter Assembly. And so it remained
for years, drawing some of the greatest minds, artists and
musicians of the age and visitors from all over the country.
In a few days, the Assembly will return, featuring more
great minds, speakers, music companies, actors and pro-
fessionals from all over the country, as well as from here in
our own hometown.
If you've never taken in an Assembly, now is a perfect
opportunity. You will not be disappointed. We've been pub-
licizing the events for weeks and will continue right up un-
til opening night, Thursday, Feb. 23.
For all my fellow Walton County history buffs, another
annual event will open, coinciding with the Assembly. I am
referring to the History Fair, sponsored by the Walton
County Heritage Association. It will be held at the county



Dear Editor:

To quote him from the French: (1) In the year 1999 and
seven months, (2000), the Great King of Terror will arrive
from the sky. (2) He will give the new King of the Mongols
power. (3) Mars, (war) rules happily. Nostradamus, (1503-
1566); Century X(10), Quatrain (verse) 72.
(1) Yet again Karl Rove's mantra is "terror" as per his
speech to the RNC on January 20, 2006. Has there been a
speech delivered by.President Bush himself that did not have
the word "terror" in it? Cui prodest scelus is fecit. The one
who derives advantage from a crime, from this "terror," is
the one most likely guilty. Then, the master over "terror"
landed on the U.S.S. Lincoln and proclaimed election
victory...HE CAME FROM THE SKY!
(2) The central banks of China and Japan (the Mongols)
hold more than $1 trillion of US treasury bonds. They are
holding the U.S. economy -hostage. Bush's economics and
deficits and trade imbalance have given them power over
our destiny.
(3) Mars/War rules happily...We are enthralled with the
endless war on terror. As with the war on drugs it will go
on ad infinitum.
This famous prediction by a man that lived half a
iiillenium ago only underscores the veracity of the Book of
Revelation. But that's yet another story.

S'. Dolega-Lewandowska Zborowski
DeFuniak Springs



Editor:
As a senior citizen, I am behind Mr. Hillard 100 percent.
As we know when we get to retirement age, unless we have
been planning on what to do after retirement, we are at a
loss of what to do with our time. Besides, our minds need
exercise too and learning new things is a form of exercise.
The old adage, ''use it or lose it", is true. We are all not
ready to be put away, we need a place to go for learning and
socializing that will keep us mentally healthy. Where we
can meet with like-minded folks and meet new friends?
There should be enough senior citizens to get behind Mr.
Hillard, that aren't part of the Cyber Club, that want more
out of life than t.v. and yard work and trips to the post of-
fice.
Let us all support Mr.Hillard in his effort to acquire us a
place to grow even more and stay mentally sharp until our
time.
Anita B. Harris
DeFuniak Springs


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fairgrounds on north 9th Street (Hwy. 83N) on Saturday,
Feb. 25.
Attendees will find everything from the history of Walton
County schools and superintendents to Walton County's
earliest homes, the history of Eglin AFB and the life of
Gladys Milton and the birthing center she established.
There'll be exhibits regarding the early churches, the im-
pact and effects of the Civil War on Walton County, as well
as the history of the Bruce Creek Indians.
South Walton residents will be fascinated by early
chronicles of the settling of Pt. Washington and Grayton
Beach, and will be surprised to learn about the people that
visited these shores long before the beaches were settled.
Visitors will discover the unique history of Freeport and
what kinds of industry supported the area's earliest inhab-
itants.
Discover things about the Chautauqua Hall of Brother-
hood that even locals may not know and pore through the
pages of history in an exhibit close to my heart early edi-
tions of the DeFuniak Springs Herald and The Breeze.
Read for yourself accounts of the 1910 Chautauqua Win-
ter Assembly, the onset of WWI, Roosevelt's W.P.A. and its
impact on life in Walton County. Read local eyewitness ac-
counts of the bombing of Pearl Harbor and find out about
Sheriff Bob Gatlin's war with moonshiners and his subse-
quent murder a case that's never been officially solved.
Throughout the history fair, there'll be exhibits full of his-
toric photographs, amazing artifacts and thrilling accounts
of life in old Walton County. This is history that you can see
and hold in your hand. Bring your children and grandchil-
dren and give them memories that, will last forever, as well
as a look at their own history and yours.
Come early and bring camera. There'll be food, drinks,


Dear Editor,

"We will help you pick the right prescription drug plan for
you" ads are constantly blaring across our TV screens. It
seems that every giant "insurance company," "health care
provider" and "drug company" wants to help America's Medi-
care patients select a prescription drug plan that will pro-
vide the most drugs at the least cost, with no cost to the
patient. These companies are spending millions advertising
their "service" and our government is paying for their ads.
Not only is the new prescription drug plan extremely diffi-
cult to understand, but is also unnecessarily expensive and
ineffective. The unbelievable chaos created for our senior citi-
zens should be an affront to all Americans. I believe it is
cheaper and simpler for senior citizens to buy their drugs
from Canada than to use this "free" prescription drug prq:.
gram. Oh wait, I forgot, our Congress and president passed
a bill making it illegal to purchase drugs from Canada.
The most'importarit question we should be asking our-
selves is why do we have a plan that is so convoluted that
almost no one understands it. The reason for this disaster is
that these same companies running the ads to "help" are
also the companies whose lobbyists wrote the bill in the first
place. Is it any wonder the bill requires help from these cor-
porations who are incessantly advertising free service. Our
tax dollars are working for them, not us, proving once again,
that most of our "elected representatives" represent their
corporate financiers, not working-class Americans.

Ray Padgett
DeFuniak Springs



Editor,
We thank the DEC for the remembrance of Jackie T.
Malone and Rev. James Williams in this week's edition of
the Herald.
Jackie was selfless in her contributions to others for all of
her life. She gave so much to Walton County during the
many years she lived here, touching every section of our area
with her efforts to make things better for all. Everywhere I
go, I find people whose lives she touched and they do not
forget her.
Rev. Williams. Wasn't he something? Always smiling, al-
ways serving. He was so very dedicated to any cause he was
part of, We were so fortunate to know him and have him
with us for all those years.
I believe these two are very important parts of the history
of Walton County. Aren't we proud of them?
Ann Black, Jackie's sister
DeFuniak Springs


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has ever seen. You'll be richer for the experience.




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Correctional

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offered
Okaloosa-Walton College
will offer a basic recruit acad-
emy in corrections at the
college's Chautauqua Center
in DeFuniak Springs to help
individuals prepare for a
career as a correctional
officer, one of Florida's fast-
est growing job fields.
Information sessions will
be held at 6 p.m. on Feb. 23
and March 9 at the OWC
Chautauqua Center, located
at 908 U.S. Hwy. 90 West,
and March 2 and 16, at the
OWC Sikes Center in
Crestview, located at 805
U.S. Hwy. 90 East.
Applications to participate
will be accepted until ap-
proximately April 10, de-
pending on space. All the
classes offered in DeFuniak
Springs will be held May 8 to
Dec. 14, Monday to Friday
evenings from 6 to 10 p.m.
and some Saturdays.
Specialized training in fire-
arms and defensive tactics
will be held at the OWC
Niceville campus, on select
Saturday. Space is limited
and interested students are
encouraged to begin the ap-
plication process now.
The OWC Public Safety Di-
vision is designated by the
state as the region's criminal
justice training center for cor-
rections, law enforcement
and cross training between
career fields. For information
call (850) 729-5378 or visit
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WMS host
Miss Warrior
Pageant
Walton Middle School will
be, hosting its annual Miss
Wkrrior Pageant on Friday,
Feb. 24. at 6 p.m. The pag-
eant will be held in the Wal-
ton High School Auditorium.
Admission is $4.
The pageant is open to Wal-
ton Middle School students,
grades 6-8. Finalists will be
chosen from each grade level
based on poise and appear-
ance. The chosen finalists
will answer an on-stage ques-
tion and winners from each
grade level will be selected.
Proceeds from the pageant
go for the school's athletic
program, builder, and Beta
clubs.


DFS Police ask for help
On February 8, at or around 7:20 a.m., DeFuniak
Springs police officers were dispatched to the Medicine
Shoppe, located at 331 South, in reference to the store
owner finding that during the night someone smashed
the window to the front door and entered the store. The
thief stole narcotics from inside and fled the scene. At this
time the case is still under investigation.
Anyone having information in regards to this incident
is asked to contact the criminal investigation division of
the DeFuniak Springs Police Department.





Walton County


This Week

An update on Walton County Public Works specialty crews
and district crews reveals that the drainage crew and Dis-
trict 5 crews will be working on Hilltop Road in the Beach
Highlands area cutting down to sub grade in preparation of
placing lime rock on the roadway. The bridge crew will be
working on Bay Loop Road installing end wall and new pipe
across the roadway.
The paving crew will complete driveways on East and
West Mallard and will be paving the bridge ends of Old Jolly
Bay road. They will them move to Hwy. 3280.
The clearing crew will be removing dirt and roots from
Helen McCall Park.
Pen Williams Road from 181 to Mims Road will be pre-
pared to rayco next week.
In District 1 the last culvert and prepping of C. J. Laird
road will be done in preparation of raycoing next week.
District 2 crews are hauling dirt to Penn Williams Road
and building shooting berms at the new jail site.
District 3 crews will be hauling dirt and working on Long
Road.
District 4 crews are widening East and West Bay Loop
Roads in preparation of paving next week.
For more information contact Brady Bearden at 892-8108.

County Meetings
Thursday Feb. 16 at 9 am the Coastal Dune Lakes Advi-
sory Board will meet at the Coastal Branch Library.
Thursday at 5 pm the College Avenue Complex commit-
tee will meet at the College Avenue Church of Christ
Thursday at 6 pm the Code Enforcement Board will meet
at the South Walton Courthouse Annex.




Residents of the DeFuniak Springs Area:
Introducing the MetLife Representative in your area,
Stephanie Alford. When you call Stephanie, you'll find that
like all MetLife Financial Services representatives she is
committed to helping you with your insurance and investment
strategies. Which means you can rely on her for all of your
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Miller adds veterans assistance days


Congressman Jeff Miller
has announced additional of-
fice hours for veterans. In
order to better serve the
needs of veterans who are not
close to the congressman's
Pensacola or Ft. Walton of-
fices, special "mobile office"
days have been established.
Congressman Miller's Veter-
ans Affairs specialist, retired
Master Chief Bill Cooper, will
be manning the office an-
swering questions about vet-
erans' benefits, casework, or
healthcare service.
"This is just another way
we can better serve our grow-
ing veterans population in
Northwest Florida," said
Miller. "We tried the mobile
office concept earlier, and we
had such an outstanding
turnout that we needed to
add more dates and locations



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Florida's First District is
one of the highest concentra-
tions of any Congressional
District in the nation, with
over 100,000 veterans.
The dates and times of the
veterans' mobile office days
are Wednesday, February 15
at DeFuniak Springs Vet
Center, 312 College Drive
from 9 a.m. until 11 a.m.;


Bonifay at the Chamber
Building, 106 East Byrd Ave.
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Chipley Vet Center, 1331
South Blvd., Suite 702, from
2:30 p.m. until 4 p.m. On
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must have a title and registration. Each year, we encounter many people who bought mobile homes but did not transfer
the title to the mobile home; please be sure you obtain a title to prove ownership! The following are the (3) annual taxes
that primarily apply to mobile homes:

1. Ad-valorem Tangible Personal Property Taxes This County tax bill is for the attachments to your mobile home including
carports, porches, additions, etc. The bill is based on the value of the attachments as determined by the County Property
Appraiser. This is an annual bill that is usually received the first week of November of each year.

2. Annual Mobile Home Registration Fee- If you own the mobile home, but not the property is it
situated on, an annual registration decal is required. The decal expires on December 31st of each
year. If you own a double-wide model, two decals (one for each side) are required.

3. Ad-valorem Real Estate Property Tax: If you own both the mobile home and property it is situated own, you must apply
to the Property Appraiser's Office for a "Real Property" designation, and then receive a "Real Property" or "RP" decal.
This is a one-time decal purchase after which you will simply pay your annual property taxes.

Decals must be orominentiv disolaved in the window of the mobile home on the side closest to the
road! Each year the Tax Collector's Field Compliance Inspector will routinely monitor mobile home
compliance, and may issue a "Notice of Violation", when a decal is not displayed. Failure to comply could result in the
issuance of a Uniform Traffic Citation that imposes associated fines and mandatory court appearance.

For more information regarding this issue, or other laws and regulations related to
the Office of the Tax Collector, please contact us or visit our website.


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THE DEFUNIAK SPRINGS HERALD, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2006


World class medicine in Walton County


By RON KELLEY
During the last hundred
years or so, Walton County
has held some pretty impres-
sive bragging rights. As the
original site of the Chautau-
qua Winter Assembly, the
county has been able to boast
of being one of the great cul-
tural centers in the South.
The oldest working library in
the state is in DeFuniak
Springs on the shore of one
of only two naturally round
lakes in the world. Walton
beaches have been named
the best in the world and con-
tinue to draw visitors from
all over the United States
and Canada, and Walton
County continues to be one of
the fastest growing counties
in Florida.
Unknown to some, Walton
County can also boast of be-
ing home to two doctors
whose revolutionary style is
attracting patients from all
over the world.
Dr. Anthony Mork and Dr.
Scott Haufe own and operate
MicroSpine, a fully-staffed
endoscopic spinal surgery
center just soutl of DeFu-
niak Springs on U.S. 331.
The doctors use what they
call a "minimally invasive"


technique that allows them
to relieve severe spinal back
pain through an incision less
than one inch in diameter.
It's so specialized that there
have been no prior studies on
this kind of surgery until
now.
Mork and Haufe have just
completed a two-year re-
search study, which has been
published in the Journal of
Photomedicine and Laser
Surgery. The study, called
Sacroilliac Joint Debride-
ment: A Novel Technique for
the Treatment of Sacroilliac
Pain, was published in the
Journal in December. The
results offer promising news
for those suffering from
acute, long-term back pain.
Traditional back surgery,
which usually features spinal
fusion with metal hardware
done through an eight to ten-
inch incision, has a success
rate of about 50 percent. For
the other fifty percent, relief
is either short-lived or non-
existent. Many patients re-
port being worse off after the
surgery than they were be-
fore.
Using a two-year study
program with rigid protocols
involving 38 patients,
MicroSpine's endoscopic


technique offers a greater
success rate for complete re-
covery.
Of the 38 patients, 61 per-
cent had a 50 to 100 percent
reduction of back pain. In
fact, more than half of the pa-
tients reported at least a 75
percent reduction of pain
and there were no complica-
tions of any kind reported. Of
the remaining patients that
described getting less than a
fifty percent reduction in
back pain, several got some
relief and none of them got
worse.
Haufe said they have per-
formed more than 200 such
surgeries and their numbers
would have been even
greater had it not been for
the difficulty in finding re-
search staff capable of main-
taining the kind of precise
records needed for a serious,
formal study. The research
required three staff mem-
bers, using specific software,
to collect and compile the
base line data and statistics.
Haufe said that the costs of
research are significant but,
more importantly, the re-
quirements for collecting the
data are very exacting and
there can be no deviations.
Haufe said that going


through the peer review pro-
cess and having the study ac-
cepted and published by the
Journal of Photomedicine
and Laser Surgery provides
a certain amount of satisfac-
tion and vindication.
"Doctors are bred to be ar-
rogant and think their
knowledge, their techniques
and treatments are the best
and; of course, that's not al-
ways true. Like any other vo-
cation, there are good and
bad practitioners," he said.
"Some doctors will bad-
mouth anything they don't
know how to do and don't
know anything about. We've
experienced some of that al-
ready and that's one of the
reasons we're here."
Haufe said that people
have asked why he and Dr.
Mork are in a small town and
not connected with a univer-
sity or hospital in a major
metropolitan area. He admit-
ted that Walton County was
not their first choice, but said
the choice has proved to be a
good decision.
Haufe said that he and
Mork knew that no matter
where they set up shop, 'If we
build it, they will come.' How-
ever, he said, they specifically
sought to avoid universities


Medical screening to be held in Freeport community


Residents living in and
around the Freeport commu-
nity can be screen to reduce
their risk of having a stroke.
Life Line Screening will be
at the Freeport Community
Center on March 1. The site
is located at 16040 Hwy. 331
S in Freeport. Appointments
will begin at 11 a.m.
A stroke, also known as a
"brain attack', is ranked as
the third leading killed in the
world, and the seco iAnA ong
women. Through preventive
screenings, the risk of hav-
ing a stroke can be greatly
reduced.
Screenings are fast,_pain-
less and low cost, They in-
volved the use ofultrasound
technology, and scan for po-
tential health problems re-
lated to: block arteries which'
can lead to a stroke, aortic
aneurysms which can lead to
a ruptured aorta, and hard-
ening of the arteries in the
legs, which -are a strong
predicator of heart disease.
Also offered for men and


women, is a bond density
screening to assess their risk
for osteoporosis.
"It saved my husband from
having a major stoke," Will-
iam and Harriet West of
Zephyrhills, FL said.
Each screening requires
ten minutes or less to com-
plete. A complete vascular
screening package, including
the Stroke/Carotid Artery,
Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
and Ankle Brachial Index
(hardening of the arteries).
s reenings is $109. Sign-up
for a complete vascular pack-
age; include the osteoporosis
screening and pay only $129.
Life Line screening was
established in 1993, and has
since become the nation's
leading provider of vascular
screenings. Over 60 ultra-
sound teams are on staff to
travel to local committees.
These non-invasive, inexpen-
sive and painless, ultrasound
test help people identify their
risk for stroke, vascular dis-


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DR. SCOTT HAUFE talked about having MicroSpine's
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and big hospitals because
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THE DEFUNIAK SPRINGS HERALD, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2006


Social Security Reform


keynote topic at


Chautauqua Assembly


The Florida ,Chautauqua
Center will offer a keynote
session titled "Is There Any
Security In Social Security?"
at the 2006 Winter Assembly,
Saturday, February 25, 2006.
The session will consist of a
moderated panel discussion
with presentations by ex-
perts and followed by ques-
tions from the audience. The
Keynote speakers will be
Matt Moore from the Na-
tional Policy Analysis Center
in Dallas, TX., and Charles
Milsted, associate state di-
rector for the AARP's Talla-,
hassee, Florida office.
Moore's presentation will
focus on the Bush adminis-
trations' Social Security re-
form proposals and how
these proposed reforms
would address the challenges
facing the Social Security
pension system. In his talk,
Moore will explain how per-
sonal spending accounts,
along with other proposals by
Congress, can preserve re-
tiree benefits and ensure the
Social Security Trust Fund's
long-term solvency.
Charles Milsted's presenta-
tion will focus on alternative
approaches to the Bush
administration's proposed
Social Security reforms and
why these alternatives are a
better overall solution. In his
talk, Milsted will explain the
benefits of investing the So-
cial Security surplus so that
it earns higher returns than
U.S. Treasury bonds, raising
the cap on the amount of
wages taxed to support Social
Security, and expanding par-
ticipation to include state


and local government em-
ployees.
The Chautauqua Assembly
expects attendance to be high
at this session, so come early
to be assured a seat.
Matt Moore, M.P.P., is se-
nior policy analyst with the
National Center for Policy
Analysis (NCPA), located in
Dallas, TX. Established in
1983, the NCPA is a non-
profit, nonpartisan public
policy research organization
dedicated to the development
and promotion of private al-
ternatives to government
regulation and control.
Moore is a member of the
NCPA's team of experts that
educate policy makers, opin-
ion leaders and the general
public about the economic
problems facing Social Secu-
rity and the benefits of per-
sonal investment-based re-
form. He has written and
spoken extensively on Social
Security and retirement is-
sues and is a frequent guest
on national radio and re-
gional television programs.
His columns appear regu-
larly in newspapers nation-
wide, including The Wash-
ington Times, the Milwaukee
Journal-Sentinel, and the
Providence Journal.
Prior to joining the NCPA
policy staff, Moore regularly
attended Capitol Hill hear-
ings and conferences on So-
cial Security, Medicare, tax
reform and welfare. He holds
a masters degree in public
policy from Georgetown Uni-
versity and a Bachelor ofArts
in political science and a
Bachelor ofArts in corporate


communications and public
affairs from Southern Meth-
odist University.
Charles Milsted is associ-
ate state director, Commu-
nity Outreach, American As-
sociation Of Retired Persons
(AARP).
Based in Tallahassee,
Milsted is an advocate and
spokesperson for AARP's
Florida-based membership.
His responsibilities include
lobbying the Florida legisla-
ture on matters that impact
Florida's senior citizens and
intervening in other state-
level governmental affairs,
such as utility rate cases,
that affect Florida's seniors.
Prior to his current assign-
ment, Milsted was the super-
visor of operations for
Florida's AARP offices and
oversaw the AARP's state-
wide expansion. He has rep-
resented AARP at the White
House Conference on Aging
and served as liaison to the
U.S. Department of Labor for
Workforce Education. He
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Educator's Association.
Prior to joining AARP,
Milsted was a Naval aviator
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of Defense. He holds a
bachelor's degree in political
science and sociology from
the University of Central
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THE DEFUNIAK SPRINGS HERALD, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2006


Crime Stoppers offers reward


for information leading to arrest


Walton County Crime
Stoppers is paying a..cash
reward up to $1,000 for any
information that leads au-
thorities to the arrest of Gre-
gory Albert Laeey.
Lacey is wanted for felony
violation of probation on an
original charge of possession
of methamphetamine and
possession of cannabis.


Lacey is a white male,40,
5'7" tall, 135 pounds, brown
hair and brown eyes. Lacey's
last known address was 254
Hardwood Lane, Argyle, FL.

A cash reward is also be-
ing offered, up to $1000, for
any information that leads
authorities to the arrest of
Richard George Mest.


Mest is wanted for failure
to appear on the charges of
introduction of contraband in
detention facility two-counts
of battery, felony, driving
while license suspended/re-
voked.
Mest is a white male, 43,
5'10" tall, 160 pounds,'brown
hair, and blue eyes. Mest's


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German Club Road, DeFu-
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FHP reminds parents to use child safety seats


Walton County Sheriff's Deputies
arrested the following people during
the week ending February 12, 2006:
Carlos Garcia Gonzales, 28, DFS,
Battery domestic, MVOP,
Benjamin Douglas Mallory, 18,
Niceville, Loitering and prowling,
James William Moore, 18, Destin,
Loitering and prowling,
Joshua Cody Noblin, 18, Destin,
Loitering and prowling,
Shane Parker Keller, 18, Miramar
Beach, Loitering and prowling, pos-
session of cannabis -20 grams,
Garrett Anthony Pace, 18,
Miramar Beach, Loitering and prowl-
ing, possession of cannabis -20
grams,
Cornel Alpha Burnette, 52, DFS,
FVOP,
Lonnie Waddington, 19, DFS,I
Worthless checks,
J.A.M., 14, DFS, Grand theft,
criminal mischief,
Sybil Lynn Bowers, 25, DFS,
Worthless check,
Fernando Garcia Cano, 51, DFS,
Worthless check,
P.L.K., 15, Quincy, Battery on de-
tention staff,
Kristopher Rine, 27, Freeport,
V.O.C.C.,
Suzanne Marie Strozi, 21,
Miramar Beach, Worthless check
(Okaloosa Co.),
Jeremie Doyal, 19, DFS, Burglary,
Walter Ronald Eddleman, 37,
Navarre, DWLSR, Escambia County
warrant,
B.J.J., 17, SRB, Criminal mischief,
Justin Michael Nae6i$Fl 8, Free-
port, Felony criminal mischief, misde-
meanor, criminal mischief, burglary,
theft,
Kyler Roger Smith, 19, DFS,
Felo:,r, criminal l mischief iu0 rr im de-
meanor cr;min.-l mischiel x10, theft,
burglary,
Lisa Kelly Forerrian-.38. DFS,
MVOP,
Mason Bradley Scudder, 18, SRB,
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Justin Keith Miles, 20, SRB, Pos-
session of controlled substance, poss.
of cannabis +20 grams, battery .do-
mestic,
Rory Keith Hallman, 45, Freeport,
Battery domestic, false imprisonment
domestic, criminal mischief, posses-
sion of methamphetamine, poss. of
narcotic equipment, leaving scene of
accident,
Francis Weidenhaft, 45, Freeport,
DWLSR,
Joshua Paul Glenn, 20,
Gaylesville, AL, Theft, burglary x2,
criminal mischief,
Thomas J. Commee, 35, DFS,
FVOP (Okaloosa Co.),
J.Q., 16, DFS, Battery on school
official,
Chandria Gilliard, 28, Freeport,
Failure to return/release property -
$300, worthless checks,
Aubry E. Campbell Sr., 49, DFS,
FVOP,
Richard H. Stephens, 34, Marco
Island, FVOP,
Joe Terry Kilpatrick, 37, Cordova,
AL, FVOP,
Jimmy Haymes, 21, Waynesboro,


VA, Sexual battery on a child under
12 2 counts,
Anthony Hillen, 19, Destin, DUI,
Wyona Cowan, 27, DFS, VOP,
R.C., 15, DFS, MVOP, disruption
of school,
Ernest Deel, 42, Navarre, Intro-
duction of contraband, possession of
marijuana -20 grams, poss. of para-
phernalia,
William G. Hopkins, 32,
Valparaiso, FVOP,
Laura M. Coplin, 35, SRB, Battery
domestic,
Josephine Fuller, 34, SRB,
DWLSR,
R.J., 16, SRB, Disruption of school
function,
Clifton Derrick Penn, 23, Tallahas-
see, FVOP,
Lucinda Sue Wood, 32, SRB,
MVOP,
Samuel Scott Newman, 26, SRB,
FVOP,
Steve Matthew Pletz, 43,
Sandestin, Improper exhibition of fire-
arm, battery domestic,
Eddie J. Byrd, 30, DFS, FVOP
(Washington state),
STommy Dallie Calhoun, 24, Free-
port, Burglary of conveyance, theft,
Matthew Andre Beert, 50, DFS,
Violation of injunction,

Tonya Mullins, No age given,
Destin, MVOP,
Richard Duane Lee Jr., 39, Libby,
MT, FVOP,
Daniel M. Moses, 22, Mossy Hill,
FL, FTA,
Levon Jackson, 48, DFS, FVOP,
Mark Anthony Ellington, 40, Mary
Esther, Hold (Okaloosa Co.),
Bobby Blackmon, 46, FWB,
DWLSR, attached tag not assigned,
Stephen Shipley, 56, Freeport,
Theft, .' .
Jason R. Hillie, 24, DFS, Posses-
sion of cannabis -20 grams,
Michelle Jeramie Bates, 32, Free-
port, Worthless check,
Ryan Charles Lewis, 32, PDL,
DWLSR,
Stephen Paul Smith, 41, Freeport,
MVOP,
Stanley Sirceli, 70, Freeport, FTA
x2, worthless checks x15,
*Armando Cruz Chavez, 26, Free-
port, MVOP,
Jeffrey L. Starkey, 48, DFS,
DWLSR,
Michelle Cotzin, 41, DFS, DUI re-
fused test,
Jeremy G. Childs, 34, DFS, Bat-
tery domestic,
Misti-Michelle Hilyer, 34, SRB,
Worthless checks x3,
Laurent J. Braconnier, 46, SRB,
Breach of peace, possession of meth-
amphetamine,
Trenton James Smith, 18,
Westville, No vehicle registration, No
valid DL,
Hugh Bethany, 43, SRB, FVOP,
giving false name,
Christopher Sheets, 29, DFS,
Child support,
David Earl Cotton, 18, DFS, DUI
refused test,
Jordine F. Tagen, 38, Boston, MA,
DUI, possession of controlled sub-
stance w/o prescription.


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Every year, children suffer
needless injury in traffic
crashes. To help ensure the
safety of child passengers in
motor vehicles, children need
to ride properly restrained in
child safety seats or booster
sets. Only an estimated 10-
20% of children ages 4 to 8
use booster seats. According
to a recent study conducted
by the Children's Hospital of
Philadelphia, children ages 4
to 8 who use booster seats are
59% less likely to be injured
in a traffic crash than chil-
dren who are restrained only
by a seatbelt. According to
the National Highway Traf-
fic Safety Administration
(NHTSA), motor vehicle traf-
fic crashes are still the lead-


ing cause of death for every
age 3-33 in the United States.
The Florida Highway Pa-
trol supports NHTSA's child
passenger safety efforts,.and
has joined forces with hun-
dreds of national, state, and
local organizations who care
about the safety of the
Nation's children to com-
memorate Child Passenger
Safety Week, February 12-
18. The primary goal this
year is to remind all parents
and other adults responsible
for. transporting children in
motor vehicles that all chil-
dren need to ride properly
restrained in child safety
seats or booster seats.
Colonel Christopher A
Knight, Director of the


Florida Highway Patrol said,
"As children grow, the
method of ensuring their
safety in a vehicle changes."
To ensure maximum safety of
child passengers, parents
and caregivers simply need
to follow the 4 Steps for Kids:

*Use rear-facing infant
seats 'in the back seat from
birth to at least one year of
age and at least 20 pounds;
*Use forward-facing tod-
dler seats in the back seat
from age one and 20 pounds
to about age four and 40
pounds;
*Use booster seats in the
back seat from about age four
to at least age eight-unless
the child is 4'9" or taller;


*Use safety belts in the
back seat at age eight or older
or taller than 4'9"; Children
age 12 & under should ride
in the back seat of a vehicle.

"Many parents are under
the false impression that
children who have outgrown
child safety seats can move
right into regular seatbelts,"
added Colonel Knight. "It is
a fact that seatbelts are de-
signed for adults, not chil-
dren. So, during.Child Pas-
senger Safety Week, FHP is
working hard to remind all
parents, grandparents, and
child care providers to buckle
up their children in child
safety seats and booster
seats."


Officials warn of scams, fraud


The Okaloosa Sheriff's Of-
fice is advising the public to
be alert to a proliferation of


postal and e-mail scams in
the local area. Even law en-
forcement officers have been


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.Officers of the DeFuniak Springs
Police Department arrestedthefollowv
ing people during the week ending
February 12, 2006:
Gregory Allen Banks, 43, DFS,
DUI,


* Abel Hernandez Cruz 16' DFS,
No valid DL, .
Gerald Raymond Honeycutt, 31,
PDL, DWLSR,'
*Ronald Gus Pettas, 56, DFS, Theft
of gas.


targeted. Red flags include
unsolicited notices by postal
mail or e-mail that state you
have cash coming your way.
The scam artists now typi-
cally provide a very authen-
tic looking check or money
order, but you must exchange'
some of your own money to
get a greater amount sent
back to you.

Many trusting, people,,are
finding out the haxd.w.y. tat,
the check or money that they
deposit before sending out
their own personal check are
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THE DEFUNIAK SPRINGS HERALD, THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 16, 2006


SBA approves over $1 billion in disaster loans to businesses affected by 2005 hurricanes


The U.S. Small Business
Administration has approved
$1.05 billion in low-interest
disaster loans to 12,455 Gulf


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Coast and Florida businesses
that survived the devastat-
ing 2005 hurricanes.
"The SBA remains strongly


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committed to helping busi-
nesses recover and rebuild.
Disaster assistance to survi-
vors of the 2005 Gulf Coast
hurricanes remains our top
priority," said SBAAdminis-
trator Hector V. Barreto.
"These businesses will lay
the foundation for a renewed
economic base in the affected
region. This is now the larg-
est disaster response in.the
SBA's 52-year history and we
will stay on the ground until
our job is complete," he
said.
There are two types of di-
saster loans designed for
businesses. A business of
any size may obtain loans to
finance the reconstruction of
business that has been physi-
cally damaged: Small.busi-
nesses may receive an eco-
nomic injury disaster loan if
they have been. economically
impacted by a disaster.
Overall, the.SBA has ap-
proved nearly 60,800 loans
for $4.3 billion to
homeowners, renters and
businesses in the declared


disaster area, surpassing
what was previously the larg-
est response to date, the 1994
Northridge Earthquake.
In addition, decisions have
been rendered on over 57 per-
cent of all loan applications,
and damage inspections have
been conducted on nearly
244,900 properties. The SBA
has already processed almost
97 percent of the disaster
applications for economic in-
jury disaster loans. More
than 214,000 loan applica-
tions have been processed;
disbursements have been


made in 38 percent of the
approved loans.

More than 1,900 loans to-
taling $369 million have been
made to small businesses in
the affected areas through
the SBA's two regular (non-
disaster) business loan pro-
grams. The first is the 7(a)
general business loan guar-
antee program. The other is
the 504, Certified Develop-
ment Company loan program
used for financing fixed as-
sets.
For more information on


the SBA's disaster assistance
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MEDICINE


FROM PAGE 8A


surgery.
"One spinal surgeon actu-
ally told me, 'You're taking
food out of my children's
mouth.' No, we're not. We're
practicing the best medicine
we know how and we're help-
ing people," said Haufe.
When asked how and when
their unique style would stop
being revolutionary and start
becoming mainstream,
Haufe said they routinely get
requests from other surgeons
throughout the U:S. wanting
to come and study their en-
doscopic technique.
"We typically declineasuch
requests. For one thing, we
have actually designed sur-
gical instruments for our
work and we want.to make.
sure that everything is pat-


ented and protected," he said.
"The other thing is simple
competition. We've done all
the work and taken all the
risks. We'd like to be able to
benefit from it," he said. "We
had one doctor on our staff
that took what he had
learned here and went into
practice for himself."

Haufe said that, although
MicroSpine is a spinal sur-
gery center, he knows their
technique' could easily be
adapted for a wide range of
operations. "We've been
asked to do other things, but
Dr. Mork prefers to work ex-
clusively on the spine, which
makes us unique."
-Haufe-said. they are plan-
nin~a partnership with local'
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and area employers, offering
their services to.workers who
suffer injuries on the job or
already have potentially de-
bilitating back pain.

Haufe also hinted that they
were about to publish a sec-
ond paper regarding stem-
cell development. It's due out
in February.
Due to such publications, it
appears MicroSpine is begin-
ning to receive the kind of ac-
ceptance andrecognitpn
that Mork and Haufe have
been seeking. Does this mean
that they'll one day be mov-
ing on to bigger and better
things?
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this area and hav op plans
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Community Calendar

THERE WILL BE a special meeting of the Chautauqua Hall of Brotherhood Founda-
tion, Inc. on Saturday, February 18, 2006. The meeting will begin at 10 a.m., and the
purpose is to elect officers of the Foundation. The meeting is to be held at the DeFuniak
Springs Community Center on North 9th Avenue.
A meeting of the executive committee will begin immediately following the board meet-
ing.
Persons interested in helping the Foundation restore "The Heartbeat of Walton County"
are welcome and encouraged to attend.
THE OKALOOSA-WALTON Transportation Planning Organization (TPO) meeting will
be held Thursday, February 16, 2006, at 3 p.m. at the Niceville community Center, 204 N.
Partin Drive (SR285), Niceville City Hall Complex.
The agenda will include a public hearing on the approval of amendments to the 2025
Long Range Transportation Plan: Needs Assessment, Cost Feasible Plan and Project Pri-
orities to include the Four-Lane Expansion of P.J. Adams/Antioch Road, from SR 85 to US
90.
Approval of resolution of support for city of Crestview's request for Florida's Turnpike
Enterprise to conduct a feasibility study to determine the need and feasibility for a Crestview
bypass road.
A public forum for the public to address the TPO on transportation issues will also be
held.
Other TPO- related meetings currently scheduled for February 16, 2006 include the
following:
*TPO Citizens'Advisory Committee (CAC) Meeting-9:30 a.m. in Niceville Community
Center
*TPO Technical Coordinating Committee (TCC) Meeting-l:30 p.m. in Niceville Commu-
nity Center
Bicycle Pedestrian Advisory Committee (BPAC) Meeting-1:30 a.m. in Niceville City
Hall
For more information on these or other TPO-related meetings that might be scheduled,
contact Nick Nickoloff at 1-800-226-8914, ext. 212. Agendas are available at the TPO's
website at http://www.wfrpc.dst.fl.us/owtpo.
THE WALTON COUNTY Transportation Disadvantaged Coordinating Board is sched-
uled to meet Wednesday, February 15, 2006 at 2 p.m. at the Walton County Extension
Office, 7329 N 9th Street, Ste. B (State Road 83 North), DeFuniak Springs. Contact Julia
Pearsall at 1-800-226-8914, ext. 231 or by e-mail at pearsallj@wfrpc.dst.fl.us. for more
information.


The Book Store
holds signing
The Book Store at 640 e
Baldwin Avenue, in DeFu-
niak Springs, will host a book
signing by Bill Bonner on
February 18, from 10 a.m. to
2 p.m. The book, Return to
Chastity, looks into the per- .
sonal struggles of a suspected
terrorist and an FBI agent
assigned to investigate her.
Bill lives in Niceville, FL,
and has written novels, short
stories and magaziga~rticles
for publication. His novel,
Immoral Symphony, written -
with co-author Terri DuLong,
won the Florida Writer's As- w r,119' r: "
sociation Royal Palm Award
for the Best Adult Fiction for -
2004. m..- r--
Liz Sinclair, The Book....
h I i r, Percenao ge Yelds (APYs) ae eoledive 1/24/06, and are vonoble and sle to ch on ces up to $4,999 eom ???% APY, 55,000-
Store's proprietor, invites ev- n ???% APY Money market accounI s are subject to ihdorol irtoIons. As for deIs ee y rnduc e earnings. FDIC insurance up to
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THE DEFUNIAK SPRINGS HERALD, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2006
THE WALTON-DEFUNIAK FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY will hold a book sale during
the History Fair at the Walton County Fair Grounds on February 25, 2006, from 9 a.m.
until 3 p.m.
There will be a large selection of books, both paperback, 25 cents each, and hard back, 50
cents each, plus audio and video tapes at $1 each.


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Patrick P. Pilcher, Walton County Property Appraiser, reminds property owners who
intend to make application for Homestead Exemption, Additional Senior Exemption,
Agricultural Classification, Disability Exemption, or Widow's and Widower's
Exemption, MARCH 1, 2006 is the absolute filing deadline.

If you plan to file your exemption for the first time, please bring with you a copy of
your recorded deed or tax receipt, the social numbers) of all owners of property,
Florida driver's license number, Florida auto tag number, and voter's registration
number. If you are entitled to disability exemption, please bring proof of disability
(two doctors' statements). If you are filing Homestead Exemption on a mobile home,
please bring the title or registration certificate.

If you are filing for the "Additional Exemption for Persons 65 and Older" your
annual household income cannot exceed $23,463 (adjusted annually) (proof will be
required). Application must be made each year.

If you would like information to determine your eligibility for exemptions, please
call 850-892-8123 or 850-267-4500, Monday thru Friday, 8:00 a.m. until 4:30 p.m.

You may file for exemptions at the following office locations of
the Property Appraiser Monday thru Friday, 8:00 a.m. until 4:30 p.m.

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PLaces & Things


Walton County names Teacher of the Year


By RON KELLEY
There she is... the Walton
County Teacher of the Year.
At a ceremony held
Tuesday, Feb. 7, Cheryl
Mixon of South Walton High
School was chosen as
teacher of the year from a
group of 14 outstanding
nominees.
Superintendent Carlene
Anderson and members of
the school board presided
over the affair, which fea-
tured remarks from the past
recipients Kristen Rhodes
and Becky Hurley.
Following the formal
ceremony, Mixon, a" math


teacher with 23 years in the
Walton County school sys-
tem, said the honor was the
highlight of her career.
"I started teaching first-
grade at West DeFuniak
Elementary, taught second-
grade loved it. I love it
when we sang and we
marched like elephants, but
math was my true calling
and I went back and was
certified in math and went
to the high school in
DeFuniak. I spent 14 won-
derful years there. They told
me they were building a
new school in south Walton
and I thought, what a chal-


lenge. So I moved to south
Walton. It's a wonderful
place, wonderful kids and I
love it," said Mixon.
"We have the best faculty
at South Walton High
School I have ever worked
with; professional, dedi-
cated. The kids are number.
one and we all feel that way
- the administration, the
faculty, the support staff,
we're there for the kids," she
said.
"There couldn't be a big-
ger honor than being in the
classroom. You know, teach-
ers are hard to come by
these days. We're facing a
real teacher shortage in
Florida and it's thrill-
ing to me to see people
that want to go into the
teaching profession
because it takes a spe-
cial type of person,"
said Mixon. "You don't
do it for the money, you
have to love what you
do, and I do. I love the
kids, they make me
what I am."
Othei teacher of the'
year nominees included
Alycia Belcourt,
Thomas Martin, Lisa
Florko, Kristen Howell,
Mary Job, Linda
Trotman, Lora Brazile,
Wendy Jones, David
Pert, Linda Presnell,
Nancy Bosenberg,
Jimmy Garrett and
Renee Riggs.


The school district also
named its 2006 Educational
Support Professional of the
Year.

Nominees included Dawn
Rader, Joy Keegans, Meta
Thomas, Dixie Burge,
Dewayne Morris, Lisa
Jones, Tewanna Partridge,
Dale Holloway, Heather
Gainey, Barb Stratton, Tony
Wilkerson, Marie Simmons,
Linda Bartlett, Judy
Creech, Joyce Laird,
Johnnie Kay Ealum,
Rebecca Wilkerson and Pat
Morris.
And the winner was...
Johnnie Kay Ealum of
Walton High School.
During an inter-
view after the cere-
mony, Ealum talked
about her 21-year
history with the
Walton County School
District.
"I started with
Nancy Holder as her
secretary. She was
the school psycholo-
gist back in 1984, and
I worked for her for
11 years. I did records
auditing for the
whole district. I trav-
elled around and did
auditing of the excep-
tional student educa-
tion (ESE) records.
"Then, when I had
enough hours to go
into the classroom,


and my children began
school, that's when I applied
at Walton High School as an
ESE paraprofessional and
I've been there ever since
and I just love my job," she
said. "I also sponsor the
Anchor Club. They're a
great group of girls and
we've been recognized state-
wide through that."
As for being named the
Educational Support
Professional of the year,
Ealum said, "It's really
rewarding and it's shocking.
I mean, it kind of takes you
back and makes you realize
that, the things that you do,
people do recognize it. You


know, I have many rewards
at Walton High School. It's
just an honor to represent
Walton County," she said.
When asked about the
future, she said, "I'm pres-
ently in college to further
my education to, hopefully,
one day be a teacher. I just
recently graduated OWC
and I'm in some education
classes now. So, hopefully,
before my children gradu-
ate, I can be one of their
teachers at Walton High
School.
"Who knows," she said
with a grin, "maybe one day
I'll be on the stage as the
teacher of the year."


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brother Luc, of Argyle, FL,
announce the birth of son
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ber 23, 2005 at North Oka-
loosa Medical Center in
Crestview. Giavani weighed
eight pounds, four ounces
and was 20 inches long.
Maternal grandparents are


Glen and Shirley McAnelly,
great grandparents are J.W.
and Louise Adkison, and
great-great-grandpa John
Adkison, all of DeFuniak
Springs.
Paternal grandparents are
Tom and Nancy Castiglione,
of Marianna, and great-
grandma Kathy Mott, of
Marianna.


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Ceramics exhibit. It is not
very often an artist of this
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cally.
Picasso started this art
form in his later years. Ac-
cording to the bio, he kept all
his ceramic pieces, all 3,220
pieces. Along with the ex-
hibit,. they viewed, the art
work of all the schools around
the Pensacola area. The tal-
ent of these young ones from
pre-k to 12th-grade was
amazing, local artists ac-
claim.
CPA will appear at the
Chautauqua Assembly. This
is the biggest show and sale
of the year, a chance to show
their talents and be proud of
what they have accom-
plished over the year since
last Assembly.


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Chautauqua Assem6fy 2006

DeFuniak Springs, Florida


Date: Feb~A. & 26 -


Trinity to perform

at East Baptist Church


EAST BAPTIST CHURCH presents "Trinity" in concert on
Friday, Feb.17, at 7p.m. This group has a wonderful mes-
sage in song to praise and worship the Lord and Savior. One
of the members of the group is the fornier Terri Jo Ates
Mathews, born and raised in DeFuniak Springs. The church
would like to invite each and every one in the community to
come out for an evening of song. Finger foods will be served in
the fellowship hall following the service.


Sawmill

Band to

perform for

Assembly

Chautuaqua Assembly
welcomes Northwest
Florida's popular Sawmill
Band to the DeFuniak
Springs Community Center,
Thursday, February 23.
Sawmill will perform both
traditional country and coun-
try gospel. Showtime is 7
p.m. Tickets are available at
the door for $7 adults, $5
ages 12-18, children under 12
free.
See www.Florida-
Chautauqua-Center.org or
call 892-7613 for additional
information.


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around four o' clock. She requested a tray of tea,
bread and butter, and cakes. This became a daily
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Raspberry Meringue Bars
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Johnson/Miller

reunion scheduled


There will be a Johnson /
Miller Family Reunion in
DeFuniak Springs on Satur-
day, Feb. 25. This is the sec-
ond reunion for the Johnsons
and the Millers.
The reunion will take place
at the DeFuniak Springs
Community Center at 361 N.
10th Street. The roofn will be


open at 10 a.m. and lunch
will be served around
noon. Everyone is asked to
bring a covered dish. Please
bring family pictures
For more information call
Anthony Johnson, at 850-
458-1937, or call Rodney
Ryals at 850-892-2562.


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216 East Live Oak Avenue
DeFuniak Springs, Florida 32435
Phone: 850-892-2722 Fax: 850-892-2381
e-mail: fbcdfs@earthlink.net
Website: www.fbc-dfs.org
Jerry R. Chumley, Pastor
J.C. McLendon, Associate Pastor
Greg Hollis, Minister of Music/Education
Lonnie Cook, Minister of Youth
Jacob Williams, Youth Intern
Mary Hollis, Director of Children's Ministries
Sunday School 9:15 AM
Sunday Morning Worship 10:30 AM
Discipleship Training 5:30 PM
Sunday Evening Worship 6:30 PM
Wednesday Prayer Meeting 6:00 PM

Pro-Marriage/Pro-Family Rally
Wednesday, February 22 6:00 PM
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TV-24 celebrates 16th anniversary


TV-24 (WWEO) in DeFu-
niak Springs celebrated its
16th anniversary on the air
in December of 2005 and held
a celebration and open house
on January 31.
TV-24 hit the airways in
the DeFuniak Springs mar-
ket in December of 1989 with
Pam and Norm Davis operat-
ing the station until 1995.


DeFuniak Springs resi-
dents Ron and Janet Walls
bought the station in 1995
and operated it until 2000,
when Wayne and Elaine
White bought the station and
continued operation until the
present time.
Patrick Casey and Neal
Riemer have been with the
sports department at the sta-
tion since 1992, with Bill
SLindsey providing sports
commentary since 1996.
Paula Sorrells has served
as news director and host of
Hometown Morning for the
.past six months.
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station manager, with James
Roberts, head of studio pro-
RONAND JANET WALLS, left, and Norm and Pam Davis, right, previous owners of TV-24 duction and video services for
(WWEO) prepare to cut the birthday cake with current owners, Wayne and Elaine White, cen- the past several years.
ter, celebrating 16 years of broadcasting. Guests enjoyed finger


foods, punch, and an anniver-
sary cake while sharing
memories of the early days of
the station, as well as the ex-
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CHURCH SERVICES DIRECTORY


BALDWIN AVENUE BAPTIST CHURCH invites you to attend Sunday School
9:45, Worship Service 11:00, Discipleship Training 5 p.m., Sunday Evening
Service 6 p.m., Wednesday Prayer Service 6:30 p.m. Come and be a part of
an awesome ministry here in your community.

BEECHGROVE CHURCH OF GOD and pastor James Watkins extend a warm
welcome to everyone to attend their regular services. Sunday School be-
gins at 10 a.m.; morning worship at 11 a.m.; Sunday night services begin at
5 p.m. and Wednesday night services begin at 6 p.m. The church is located
six miles south of Ponce de Leon on CR 183. For more information or direc-
tions call 836-4484.

BIBLE BAPTIST CHURCH, Highway 331 N., Freeport, Fl. Independent, Fun-
damental Standing for the Blood, The Book and the Blessed Hope. Services:
Sunday at 10 and 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Thursday at 7 p.m., WZEP Radio
Sunday, at 8:05 a.m., 1460 AM on your dial. Pastor James Roesch phone
892-6252.

BLACK CREEK UNITED METHODIST "The church in the wildwood" in-
vites you to come worship and fellowship with us on Sundays and Wednes-
days. Sunday School begins at 10 a.m., followed by Worship Service at 11
a.m. Children's church begins at 11:30 a.m. Choir practice is on Sunday af-
ternoon at 5:30 p.m. followed by the evening Worship Service at 6:00 p.m.
A covered dish fellowship dinner is enjoyed'on each first Sunday following
,the worship service. Wednesday Bible Study begins at 6:30 p.m. Black Creek
UMC is located 5 miles east of Freeport, FL at 278 Memorial Lane. Please call
83571881 or 835-2521 for directions. Pastor Lavelle-Enterkin, (850-871-4142)
and the congregation -invite'you to "come as you are" with an expectant
heart to receive a blessihng~j-,

..C'l.v,,iNi.'F: HOLINESS CHURCH is located at 971 W. Live Oak Ave. in
DeFurn l ir.,n Pa'- st6r. Hdward Taylor and congregation welcomes you to
o:ilnr'ipuir tii.: .: ..r hip services where we'll treat you in so many.different
ways, you will have to like some of them. Service each Sunday at 10:00 a.m.
and 6:00 p.m., "'*:.Jnr..':.d,.nlihr prayer meeting at 7:00 p.m. All are cor-
dially invited and welcome. For a ride to church contact 892-0706 or 892-
4704.

CORNERSTONE CHURCH Come as you are! Hear old-fashioned Gospel
preaching! Experience the presence of God first-hand. SundayWorship 10
a.m. and Wednesdays, 7 p.m. CORNERSTONE CHURCH is an equipping
ministry designed to demonstrate, teach, train, impart and activate follow-
ers of Jesus Christ in the Gifts of the Holy Spirit. Sunday services include:
CHILDREN'S Church from Nursery through 12 years of age. TEENS meet on
Wednesday evenings and Friday nights. We also offer Bible based K 12th
grade, coupled with a Christian Academy/ Preschool. Cornerstone Church
is located on Hwy. 83, two miles north of DeFuniak Springs.

EAST BAPTIST CHURCH Real answers for life's tough questions. Come
join a small church with a loving heart for God's word. Sunday School be-
gins at 9:30 a.m., with our worship service beginning at 10:30 a.m. Wednes-
day Evening Services begin with a meal at 6:00 p.m.; Prayer and bible study
begin at 6:30 p.m. Pastor Dean Whitaker and congregation welcome you to
join us at 910 Bay Avenue in DeFuniak Springs. For more information, call
892-2324.

FAITH LUTHERAN CHURCH We are a mission church dedicated to teach-
ing the Gospel of Jesus Christ. We invite you to join us for Sunday services at
1200 Circle Drive, DeFuniak Springs. Worship service only at 9:00 a.m. with
Pastor Delvin Bender. Pastor Bender can be reached at 537-4120 or call Ruby
Pfahlert at 892-3265. We welcome visitors and new members.

FIRST APOSTOLIC CHURCH at 440 Orange Ave. Church attendance
doesn't have to be dull, mundane and a burden to your life! When was the
last time you attended a church where there was a spirit of excitement and
an abundance of the Spirit of God? This church family at the First Apostolic
Church would love for you to come and experience the kind of worship
and relationship that the Apostles enjoyed having when the Christian church
was first birthed! Our Sunday services start at 10 a.m. for Sunday School for
the children and worship and preaching service for the adults'. Sunday
Evening begins with prayer at 5:30 p.m., and then worship service follows
at 6 p.m. Our Wednesday night Bible Study begins at 7 p.m. We have prayer
meetings on Thursday Evenings beginning at 6 p.m. Come and experience
the Holy Ghost power the way God intended church to really be!. If you
have any questions or need ministry assistance, feel free to call the church at
892-7882. Rev. David W. King, Pastor.

FIRST ASSEMBLY OF GOD of DeFuniak Springs, located on 461 Van Buren
Avenue, would like to extend an invitation for all to come join us as we
celebrate the presence of the Lord Jesus Christ through Spirit filled worship
& annointed preaching!! Sunday School begins at 9:45 a.m., followed by
Morning Worship at 10:45 a.m. Wednesday evening service is at 7 p.m. Youth
Ministry Services are held every Wednesday evening at 7:00 p.m. Pastor is
Adam Peterson, Associate Pastor, Joel Davis. Please come and worship with
us. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Donna Lorenz
between 8 a.m. and 3 p.m. at 892-8045 or after 3:30 p.m. at 892-6859.

FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF DEFUNIAK SPRINGS, 216 East Live Oak Av-
enue. We cordially invite you to join our "Fellowship of Encouragement"
and come for Worship and Bible Study at the following times: Sunday Bible
Study (9:15 a.m.), Morning worship (10:30 a.m.), discipleship studies (5
p.m.) and evening worship (6:30 p.m.) You are also encouraged to join us
for prayer meeting at 6 p.m. on Wednesdays, and come early for fellowship
dinners. Call the church office, (850) 892-2722, for details.

The members of FIRST LUTHERAN CHURCH warmly invite you to worship
with us this Sunday at 9:30 a.m. Then stay for refreshments and Adult Bible
Study and children's Sunday School.Our Pastor, Reverend Jack Betz, speaks
from the Gospel each Sunday of Jesus' love for each of us. We are known
throughout our community as a friendly and serving Church that welcomes
newcomers. We are located on Route 331 very near the Florida line [24213
5th Avenue] in Florala, Alabama. If you wish, call us at 334-858-3515 for
more specific directions.
Saturday, February 25th, LWML meets at 9:30; pre-confirmation meets at
10a.m.


FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH of DeFuniak Springs, 1063 Circle Drive,
invites you to join.us throughout the week for worship, fellowship,'study
and service. A Men's Fellowship group and Presbyterian Women meet
monthly for fellowship and Bible study. Sunday (nursery is provided from
9:30 a.m. to 12:00). 9:30 a.m. Sunday School for all ages, 11:00 a.m. Morn-
ing Worship. Monday 6:30 p.m. Youth Adult Bible Study and Fellowship
(high school grads, 20'x & 30's). Wednesday POWER HOUR! 3:00 p.m. KIDZ
CLUB (1st-5th grade) Light supper for both groups, 5:00 p.m. Youth Con-
nection (6th-12th), 6:30 p.m. Chancel Choir rehearsal. First Sunday -
Churchwide covered-dish luncheon after church. Second Friday -'Pairs and
Spares Dinner' 6:00 p.m.
First Presbyterian is a community of disciples of Jesus Christ who are
committed to being an inclusive faith community where persons from all
walks of life feel comfortable worshiping and working together. If you're
looking for a church home, we invite you to come visit us. Church office
phone number 892-5832; email: fpcdfs@earthlink:net

FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH OF DEFUNIAK SPRINGS, located at
88 Circle Drive, Rev. Ken Autrey, staff and congregation wishes to invite you
to join our family for activities on Sunday beginning with Contemporary Wor-
ship Service in sanctuary at 8:30 a.m. with continental breakfast and fellow-
ship after; Traditional Worship Service and Children's church (Pre-K to third
grade) at 11 a.m.; Vesper Service at 5:30 p.m. in the Chapel. Communion is
observed at both morning services on first Sunday and Sunday School for
all ages at 9:45 a.m. Other opportunities on Sunday include: UMYF Fellow-
ship at 3 p.m., 4:00 p.m. Jr. UMYF and Children (HIS Kids club). Ladies Bible
Study "Women of Faith" each Thursday, 7:00 p.m. and Food Pantry every 3rd
Sat. 7-9 a.m. For more information, call 892-5332 or 892-5640.

FREEPORT CHURCH OF CHRIST Sunday's, Bible study school at 9 a.m.,
morning worship at 10 a.m. and evening'worship at 6 p.rri: Wednesday
Bible School at 7 p.m. Free Bible correspondence courses. Everyone is in-
vited. Location: just past the city limits on U.S. Hwy.:31 South.

FREEPORT PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, 340 St. Hwy. 20 E., POB 287, Free-
port, FL 32439, phone and fax 835-2447. Bible Study is at 9 a.m. and Morn-
ing Worship is at 10 a.m. with Communion being served the first Sunday of
each month. The Rev. Gene Harris will deliver the morning message. Fellow-
ship immediately follows the worship service. All are cordially invited and
welcomed. The following events are held in the church Fellowship Hall -
Women of the church meet the second Tuesday of each month at 10:30
a.m. Boy Scout Troop 751 and Cub Scout Pack 751 meets every Tuesday at
6 p.m. Small Group Activities are held each Wednesday at 6 p.m.'

FREEPORT UNITED METHODIST, 174 Harrison Street, (corner of Bayloop
& Harrison St.) Freeport, FL, 850-835-2261. Dr. Charles Satterwhite, pastor.
Sunday school 8:45 a.m., Sunday Morning Worship Service 10 a.m. Singing
5:15 p.m. Sunday Evening Worship Service 6 p.m. Prayer Meeting Wednes-
day 6 p.m. Please come worship with us.

GLENDALE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, Pastor Keith Andrews and the con-
gregation of Glendale Presbyterian Church invite you to worship each Sun-
day morning at 11:00 a.m. Sunday School for all ages begins at 9:30 fol-
lowed by a time of fellowship at 10:30. A Community Men's Bible Fellow-
ship meets in the church Fellowship Hall on Tuesday evenings at 7:00 p.m.
All men are invited. GPC is located on Hwy,. 83 about 9.5 miles north of
DeFuniak Springs. We are a church for today with historic roots. Find out
more on the web at www.glendalechurch.org. Call 859.0080 for more infor-
mation.

GRACE COMMUNITY CHURCH is located one mile north of Highway 90
on Laird Road. Laird Road is west of Mossy Head just before the Okaloosa.
County line. Grace Community is a church committed to historical Southern
Baptist principles and believes that the Church is called, not to reflect its
culture, but to shape it. We believe that faith must be lived as well as af-
firmed, therefore, right living derives from right believing. We hold to a high
view of Scripture believing the Bible as our final authority and.that it "stands
in judgement of us, never do we stand in judgement of it." Sunday morning
worship begins at 9:45 a.m. with Sunday School at 11:00 and evening bible
study at 6:00. Wednesday night prayer meeting at 6:30. If you are tired of
playing church, come help us shape the culture where we are "learning
God's will one verse at a time."

GREATER ST. JOSEPH AFRICAN METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH, 117
Graham Avenue,.DeFuniak Springs, FL 32433 invites you to come worship
with our church family each Sunday. Church school begins at 9:30 a.m. Wor-
ship service begins at 11 a.m. We are located at 117 Graham Ave. Adult
Breakfast & the Bible at 8:30 a.m. every Sunday morning. Rev. Cecil Williams
and the entire congregation extends an open and warm welcome to each
and everyone to come and worship with us. You are encouraged to come
join us at any of our services. You may call for more information at 892-2009.

HISTORIC SAINT AGATHA'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH is located at 144 Circle
Drive in DeFuniak Springs. Sunday Eucharist, Rite II, is celebrated at 10:15
a.m. The Eucharist is also celebrated on Wednesdays at 6 p.m., followed by
a "bring your own supper" and a teaching on the Bible or some other source
of Christian learning. All are welcome. The Church belongs to the diocese
of the Central Gulf Coast, the Rt. Rev. Philip Duncan II is the Bishop. The Vicar
(Priest-in-Charge) is The Rev. Ashmun Brown, D. Min. St. Agatha's is the home
of the Lakeside Concert Series. For information, call (850) 892-9754.

INDIAN CREEK BAPTIST CHURCH, Highway 280-A, 4.5 miles south of De-
Funiak Springs, cordially invites you to come and worship with us in Sun-
day School at 9:45 a.m. and Sunday Worship services, at 10:45 a.m. and 6
p.m. Choir Practice is Sunday afternoon at 4 p.m. and church training study
at 5 p.m. Wednesday night Bible study is at 6:30 p.m. Pastor Knute Coleman
and the congregation extend a very special welcome to come visit or make
us your church home. We practice "Love one another". A nursery is pro-
vided.

EXTRA! EXTRA! Read all about it, Jesus, Love, and Care and Now Faith
ministries. We need sponsor, to help support the needy, please send dona-
tions to 142 Roosevelt Ave., DeFuniak Springs, FL 32435. Contact Evangelist
Benson at 850-892-0662.

JESUS LOVES YOU JUST THE WAY YOU ARE ... SO DO WE at WESTSIDE


BAPTIST CHURCH, 295 Hwy. 331 N., DeFuniak Springs, FL 32433. 850-892-
7112. PASTOR: Randy Nelson 892-2721. Sunday School 9:45 AM, Church
11:00 AM, Sunday Evening 6:00 PM, Wednesday Evening 6:00 PM.
NEW BEGINNINGS CHURCH, A Trauma Center for the hurting. 1564 State
Hwy. 20 West., P.O. Box 1022, Freeport FL 32439, Office 835-5111, Fax
835-0123. Our services and activities are as follows: SUNDAY SERVICES:
Adult Sunday School 9:30 a.m.; Morning Worship and Children's Church
10:30 a.m.; Sunday Evening 6:00 p.m. MIDWEEK SERVICES: Bible Study &
Prayer and Youth Services, Wednesday 7:00 p.m. Midweek Prayer Service,
Tuesday 7:00 p.m./Daily Prayer, Mon.-Fri. 5:30 a.m. We provide a nursery
for our Sunday Worship Services. Pastor Louis Taunton and congregation
would like to invite anyone wishing to experience the love of God to come
join us for any of our services.

NEW LIFE WORSHIP CENTER SBC at 1113 Hwy. 90 West, Suite 3. Sun-
day School at 9:45, Morning Worship at 10:45, Wednesday Bible study at
6:00 p.m. Call 892-2327 for information.

OUTREACH FOR CHRIST CHURCH, 6753 State Hwy. 2 East, Darlington,
FL. We are reaching out to the lost, hurting, hungry, and naked. Pastor Rev.
Curtis Manning and his congregation would like to invite you to attend ser-
vices with them. Sunday School for all ages is at 10 a.m. Children's Church
and Sunday morning worship is at 11 a.m. Wednesday night prayer and
teaching is at 7 p.m. Nursery is provided for all services if needed. Gospel
Sing every first Saturday Come enjoy our anointed praise and worship,
.and ,.: r..:.:.,uraged with Holy Ghost filled preachiriand teaching of God's
Word. For more information call: (850) 892-2048.,

PLEASANT RIDGE BAPTIST CHURCH, DeFuniak Springs "Celebrating the
Love and Glory of Christ." You are invited to experience a personal relation-
ship with God and join in worship to the Almighty God. Sunday services'
include age-graded small group Bible studies 'at 9:00'alrfiiand M6drning
Worship time beginning at 10:30. Encouragement co.ntir,,jc; r'n.1.5/ eve-'.
nings with Discipleship Training classes at 5:00 p.m. and Worship at 6:00.
Wednesday evening activities begin at 6:00 with choir practice, followed
at 7:00 with G-Force for children, activities foryouth and a Bible study and
prayer time for adults. The church is located 2-1/2 miles west of US Hwy.
331, and 1 mile south of Bob Sikes Road on Pleqsant Ridge Road. Call the
church office (850) 892-3500 for more information.

SOUTHWIDE BAPTIST CHURCH 1307 Hwy. 278 (Coy Burgess Loop.)
DeFuniak Springs, FL. Sunday School: 9:45 a.m.; Worship Service: 11:00
a.m.; Sunday Evening Service: 6:00 p.m.; Wednesday Evening Service: 7:00
p.m. EVERYONE IS WELCOME!

SPIRIT AND THE BRIDE WORSHIP CENTER Are you one of so many
people that are tired of going to church and leaving the same way you
came in (hungry and hurting)? Do you feel like you are so far away from
God, in a time that you need Him the most? That maybe if you could just
get to Him, so many things in your life would change? Have you been hurt
byso called Christians, and now you won't even go into the house of God?
Do you have so many questions and no answers? There is a church you can
come to and not be judged bywhat you're wearing or what mistakes you've
made. Jesus says to come as you are, not come when you're perfect. If any
of these things apply to you, we invite you to come and get the answers
you need, come and get to Jesus. After all, you are hungry, aren't you? Take
Hwy. 90 E. to Ponce de Leon, turn right onto 181A, the church is right
across from Ponce de Leon Springs. Sunday: 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. Thursday:
7 p.m. Call 548-9425.

ST MARGARET CATHOLIC CHURCH, 247 U.S. Highway 331 N., P.O. Box
590, DeFuniak Springs, FL 32435, Phone: (850) 892-9247. Mass Schedule:
SMonday Friday, 8:30 a.m.; Thursday, 6:30 p.m. Vigil Saturday at 5 p.m.;
SSunday, 11 a.m.; Holy Days of Obligation- 8:30 a.m., 6:30 p.m. Rev. Rich-.
ard Dawson, pastor.

THE SOLID ROCK COMMUNITY CHURCH and its congregation cordially
invite you to attend services with us. Sunday School is at 10 a.m. Sunday
Evening Services are at 6 p.m. Wednesday Services are at 7 p.m. The church
is located at 4592 Hwy 83, (old Baker's Sporting Goods Building).Our Pas-
tor is Rev. Larry Murphy. Please come ready to worship and expecting a
blessing!

VICTORY LIGHTHOUSE ASSEMBLY OF GOD, Highway 90 at the Mossy
Head Community Center across from the Mossy Head general store. We
would like to extend to all an invitation to come and join us and be blessed.
We are a church dedicated to serving Jesus and spreading his wonderful,
word. Let us share the light of God's word with you. Sunday School begins
at 9:45 a.m., followed by Morning Worship at 11:00 a.m. Each Sunday we
have a fellowship lunch on the grounds, all are invited. Sunday afternoon
service begins about 1:30 p.m. Friday evening service 7 p.m. prayer,
Royal Rangers, Missionettes and Adult bible Study followed by prayer time.
Pastor is Thomas Adamson, Children's Ministries Kevin Chilcutt. For more
information call 892-3817 or 652-4610. Website www.victorylighthouse
church.org.

WESLEY MEMORIAL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, corner of Live Oak
and 21st Street, DeFuniak Springs, FL. "Open Hearts, Open Minds, Open
Doors". Pastor David Wilson. Sunday School 9:00 a.m., Morning Worship
10:00 a.m. The small church by the side of the road with a Cross over the
entrance, longing to extend the love and peace of God to any wayfarer or
pilgrim seeking a rest from this world of strife and despair. A place where
common people can assemble for simple worship and experience the
Presence of God in their midst. "For where two or three are gathered to-
gether in my name, there am I in the midst of them." Matthew 18:20 K.J.V.
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Obi tua s


Young
Houston Lee Young, three
days old, passed away Feb.9,
2006. He was born Feb. 6,
2006 in Crestview, FL, to Wil-
liam Morris and Jennifer
Young.
Houston is survived by his
father and mother, William
H. Morris, of Laurel Hill, FL,
and Jennifer N. Young, of
Eucheanna, FL; maternal
grandparents, Danny Mont-
gomery and wife, Pamela, of
Eucheanna; maternal grand-
mother, Sherry Young, of
Poplar Bluff, MO, and James
Young and wife, Tonia, of
Neellyville, MO; maternal
great-grandparents, Linda
Young, of Poplar Bluff, and
Jessie Lee Montgomery, of
Eucheanna; maternal great-
great-grandmother,
Grandma Brown, of Poplar
Bluff; paternal grandpar-
ents, William Morris and
wife, Debbie, of Laurel Hill,
FL; great-grandmother,
Bobbie Morris, of Laurel Hill;
three brothers, George,
Dustin, and Danny Wayne
Freudenreich, of Euch-
eanna. He is also survived
by numerous aunts, uncles
and cousins.
Funeral services were con-
ducted Wednesday, Feb. 15,
2006, at the chapel of Clary-
Glenn Funeral Home, with
Rev. Kenny Montgomery and
Rev. Royce Montgomery offi-
ciating.
Burial followed in the Red
Bay Cemetery.
The family placed their
confidence in Clary-Glenn
Funeral Home to handle the
arrangements.


Lewis
Jerald Leon (Bud.i Lewis,
56, of DeFuniak Springs, FL
died Feb. 2, 2006 at St:
Francis Hospital in Chicago,
IL.
Jerald was..born in.Chi-
cago, IL onFeb. 26, 1949. At
an early age, the family
moved to DeFuniak Springs,
where he joined Mt. Nebo
Baptist Church and worked
as an usher. He tteided
Tivoli High School and
served an enlistment in the
U.S. Army.
He was preceded in death
by his mother, Climmie
McNeal Lewis.
He is survived by his fa-
ther, Frank Lewis Jr.; broth-
ers, Frank III and wife,
Debra, Jimmy and wife,
Gracie, Michael and
wife,Cheryl, Patrick and
wife, Tonia; sisters, Mary,
Patricia, Jacqueline, and
Miriam; his children, Jerald
Jr., Jason, Zanita and hus-
band, Mark Kenyon, Dou-
glas,, Nikilla and Joseph.
Burial will be in Chicago.


RUBY LEE HARDEE


Hardee
Ruby Lee Hardee, 77,
passed away Feb. 10, 2006.
She was born Nov. 9, 1928 in
Freeport, FL, to Grover and
Caroline Boone Burnham.
Hardee had been a lifelong
resident of Walton County.
.She was Jehovah Witness by
faith and a member of the
Kingdom Hall of Jehovah
Witness in DeFuniak
Springs, FL. She was a lov-
ing mother, grandmother,
great-grandmother and de-
voted her life to her family
and friends. Everyone who
knew her loved her. Her fa-
vorite pastime was planting
flowers and shopping.
Hardee was predeceased
by her father and mother and
husband, Floyd Hardee, who
past away in 1994.
Hardee is survived by her
two sons, Floyd Hardee Jr.
and wife, Chris, of Freeport,
and Jimmie Hardee and wife,
Donna, of DeFuniak
Springs; one daughter,
Carolyn Warren and hus-
band, Chuck, of Freeport;
five brothers, Leo Burnham,
Howard Burnham, Leslie
Burnham, and David
Burnham, all of Freeport,'
and Wilburn Burnham, of
Georgia; four sisters, Agnes
Bishop, Gladys Garodnick,
and Barbara Godwin, all of
Freeport, and Marie
Brenner, of Niceville; 10
grandchildren and 19 great-
grandchildren.
Funeral services were con-
ducted, Monday, Feb.13,
2006, at Clary-Glenn
Freeport Funeral Home
Chapel, with David Starner
officiating.
Burial followed in the
Hatcher Cemetery.
The family placed their
confidence in Clary-Glenn
Freeport Chapel Funeral
Home to handle the arrange-
ments.

Obituaries

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Spence
Services for Wanda June
Tucker Spence, 68, of
Anniston, AL, were held
Monday, February 6, 2006 at
Golden Springs Baptist
Church, with Dr. Roland P.
Brown officiating. Interment
was at St. Clair Memorial
Gardens. Brown & Kughn
Memory Chapel handled the
arrangements.
Mrs. Spence died Friday in
Anniston. She is survived by
her husband, Elwyn Spence,
ofAnniston, AL; her mother,
Eltora Callahan, of Moody,
AL; a sister, Mona Jan
Lopotka, of Moody, AL; a
daughter, Claire M.
Delaughder and husband,
Hugh, of Heflin, AL; two
sons, Terrance Blake Bowen
and wife, Joy, of
Summerville, SC, and Mark
Anthony Eowen of Cabot, AR;
five grandchildren, Jason
Bowen, Christe Shew and
husband, Cody, Shawna
Simpson and husband, Mike,
Carrie Bailey, and Matthew
Fernandes, and a great-
grandchild, Blake Shew.
Mrs. Spence's step-family
include Celia Spence Bayless
and her daughter, Lauren, of
Stamford, CT, Susan Spence,
of Houston, TX, and Bert
Spence and wife, Susan, and
their daughter, Arrany, of
Birmingham, AL. Her DeFu-
niak Springs family mem-
bers include, sisters-in-law,
Thelma Anderson and
husband, D.L., Mildred
Boland and Irmalee Bass and
husband, Jack; brother-in-
law, Delbert Spence and wife,
Gwen, and many nieces and
nephews.
Mrs. Spence was a native
of Pell City, AL, and a long
time resident of Anniston.
She was retired from civil
service. She had exceptional
love for her husband, chil-
dren and each member of her
family. Everyone who met
her loved her.


Boudreaux
Robert Nelson Boudreaux,
79, passed on Wednesday,
Feb. 8, 2006, int, the arms.
of the Lord: He was :born on
March 29, 19267tfo the late
Margaret Ann Garrett
Boudreaux and Nelson Tay-
lor Boudreaux in Freeport,
FL.
Boudreaux is survived by
his wife Trudy, of 58 years;.
two daughters, Linda
Boudreaux and Karen
Moynihan and her husband,
Daniel; and son, Roger
Boudreaux; two sisters,
Eddie Pearl Spence and
Bessie Lou Wrenn, nieces,
nephews and cousins.
Robert served four years in
the United States Navy as
an aviation machinist mate
with the first "Navy Blue
Angels" demonstration team
in 1946-1947. He was em-
ployed with Vitro Services
for 16 years at Eglin, from
range chief to personnel
manager and industrial re-
lations, before going into
business for himself. He was
a member of the First Bap-
tist Church of Freeport. He
also helped incorporate the
city of Freeport and served


as one of the first city coun-
cilmen.
He was a member of the
Freeport Fire Department,
the Lions Club, the Masonic
Lodge F & AM #108 of
Freeport, the Civil Air Pa-
trol, theboard of trustees of
OWCC, Grit & Grace and
one of the Navy's Blue
Angel's Alumni.
Funeral services were con-
ducted Friday, Feb. 10, 2006
at the First Baptist Church
of Freeport; with Rev. Rich-
ard Martin officiating
Those asked to serve as
pallbearers were Pete
Bennett,, Tony Buxton,
Delbert Spence, Riley
Harvey, Wrenn Harvey and
Dan Moynihan.
Donations may be made
to the memorial that has
been established in Robert's
name at the First Baptist
Church of Freeport; 430
Kylea Laird Drive, Freeport,
FL 32439 or to Covenant
Hospice; 101 Hart Street,
Niceville, FL 32578.
Burial followed in the
Hatcher Cemetery.
The family placed their
confidence in Clary-Glenn
Freeport Chapel Funeral
Home to handle the arrange-
ments.


Campbell
James Campbell, .79,
passed away Feb. 8, 2006 in
DeFuniak Springs, FL. He
was born July 19, 1926 in
Dale County, AL, to L.S. and
Elizabeth Beasley Campbell.
Campbell had been a resi-
dent of Walton County most
of his life. He was a member
of the Concerned Christian
Church.
He was a veteran ofWWII,
serving his country in the
United States Navy. He was
a member of the Masonic
Lodge F & AM # 106 and
National Bridge Lodge, and
had served as master of the
lodge for several terms.
He was an ordained minis-
ter, serving as pastor of the
Concerned Christian Church
for over 15 years. He was cur-
rently interim pastor at the
Community Church in Ponce
-de Leon; FL. He also had a
ministry on TV- 24 for five
years. He was very devoted
to his ministry at the
Chautauqua Rehabilitation
and Nursing Center and
Stanley House, where he
preached and sang. He was
a very accomplished musi-
cian playing the steel and
bass guitar and singing in
the County Singers Gospel
Group throughout Walton
County, the Panhandle of
Florida andAlabama. The joy
and love of his life was to
serve the cause of Jesus
Christ. James lived to serve
the lord and do good to all
man kind. His love was a,
model to be followed.
Campbell was prede-
ceased by his father and
mother.
Campbell is survived by
his wife of 53 years, Eutha
Campbell, of DeFuniak
Springs; one step-daughter,
Annette Collins and hus-
band, Johnny, of Holmes
County, FL; three sisters,
Virginia Pridgen, Catherine


King, and Carolyn Dixon, all
of DeFuniak Springs; one
step-grandchild, Melanie
Tindell and husband, Tim, of
Holmes County. He is also
survived three step-great-
grandchildren.
Funeral services were con-
ducted, Friday, Feb. 10, 2006
at the Concerned Christian
Church, with Rev. John
Dixon, Todd Murphy and
Horace McCormick officiat-
ing.
Those asked to serve as
pallbearers were Kenneth
Pridgen, James Parker,
Buddy Wright, Ricky
Brassell, Keith Dixon and
Jack Sewell.
Donations may be made to
the Concerned Christian
Church.
Burial followed in the Con-
cerned Christian Church
Cemetery.
The Campbell family has
placed their confidence in
Clary-Glenn Funeral Home
to handle the arrangements.


NELLIE MAE MAPLES


Maples
Nellie Mae Maples, 86,
passed away Monday, Feb. 6,
2006 in Pensacola, FL. She
was born on Dec. 14, 1919 in
Bruce, FL.
Maples had been a resi-
dent of DeFuniak Springs for
the.last two years after mov-
ing from Freeport, where she
had lived since 1950. She was
Assembly of God by faith and
a member of the Bruce As-
sembly of God Church. She
loved to fish and squirrel:
hunt. Maples loved her chil-
dren, grandchildren, great-
grandchildren and great-
great- grandchildren.
Maples was predeceased


by her mother, Vurnia Clark..
She isa also predeceased by
her husband, John Maples,
Sr.; two sons, Calbert Clark:
and Ray Maples; and two
brothers, Orvis Clark and
Lindsey Clark.
Maples is survived by her;
son, John Maples Jr. and his'
wife, Christel, of DeFuniak,
Springs; as well as one sis-.
ter, Magdeline Hilligoss, of
Bruce. Maples is survived by'
five grandchildren, Sandy;
Carnley, Keith Maples, Willie'
Ray Maples and wife, Jenni-
fer, Timothy Maples and;
Travis Maples; four step-,
grandchildren, Lynn Lynch:
and husband, Tony, Robert
Whatley and wife, Lori,i
Callie Brecker and husband,'
B.J. and Laura Marks and.'
husband, Bruce; five great-
grandchildren; 11 step-great'
grandchildren and five great-
great-grandchildren also sur-
vive.
Funeral services were con-
ducted Thursday, Feb. 9,
2006, in the chapel of Clary-
Glenn Funeral Home; 230
Park Avenue, DeFuniak
Springs, FL, with Rev. James
White officiating.
Burial followed in Magno-
lia Cemetery.
The family placed their
confidence in Clary-Glnni
Funeral Home to handle the
arrangements.

Leonia Baptist

hosts concert
Neysa Wilkins will be in
concert on Sunday, Feb. '19,
6 p.m, at Leonia Baptist
Church. Neysa will also be
sharing information on re-
cent mission trips and giving
her personal testimony.
The church is located at the
intersection of Hwy. 181 and
Hwy.185 in Leonia.

Church to

host sing
The Glendale Baptist
Church will be having a sing
SaturdayrFeb. 18 beginning.
at 6 p.m.
The Sandyland bluegrass
SGospel Band will be featured.&
All gospel singers and pick-
ers are invited.
Reffevi4nents will. be
served.


Judge Not
By Dr. Charles Satterwhite
Pastor, Freeport UMC

I was shocked, confused, bewildered-as I entered
Heaven's door; not by the beauty of it all, nor the lights or
its decor. But it was the folks in heaven-who made me
sputter and gasp; the thieves, the liars, the sinners,the
alcoholics, the trash.
There stood the kid from seventh grade-who swiped
my lunch money twice, next to him was my old neigh-
bor-who never said anything nice.
Herb, who I always thought-was rotting away in hell;
was sitting pretty on cloud nine, looking incredibly well. I
nudged Jesus,"What's the deal? 1
I would love to hear your take; how'd all these sinners
get up here? God must've made a mistake."And why's
everyone so quiet, So somber? Give me a clue.""Hush,
child," said He, "they're all in shock; no one thought they'd
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Missi
Cletus James Missi, 74,
passed away Feb. 12, 2006.
He was born July 29, 1931 in
Indiana to Daniel and Mary
Missi.
Missi had been a resident
of DeFuniak Springs for the
past 20 years. He was Catho-
lic by faith. He was a veteran
of the Korean War serving
his country in the United
States Navy and United
States Air Force. He worked
with civil service for 18 years.
He was a member of the
American Legion in DeFu-
niak Springs, FL.
Missi was predeceased in
death by his father and
mother, and wife, Donna
Missi; one brother, Dan
Missi; one grandson, Jeffery
Fulton.
Missi is survived by his
son, William Missi, of DeFu-
niak Springs; four daughters,
Patricia House and husband,
Floyd, of Springdale, AK.,
Thelma Jean Danckert, of
Smarts-ville, CA., Marsha
Fulton, and Linda Hart, both
of Penryn; 13 grandchildren,
and 10 great- grandchildren.
Graveside services were
conducted Friday, Feb. 17,
2006, at Magnolia Cemetery,
with Rev. Kenneth Harrison
officiating, with military hon-
ors.
The family placed their
confidence in Clary-Glenn
Funeral Home to handle the
arrangements.

Stubbs
Wanda Gail Stubbs, 57, of
Westville, FL, passed away
Monday, Feb. 13, 2006. She
was born Jan. 22, 1949 in
Atlanta, GA. She was born to
Ruffus and Grace Vincent
Turner.
Stubbs was a resident of
Walton County for the past
16 years. She was Baptist by
faith and a member of
Southwide Baptist Church.
She enjoyed working in
crafts, and helping at the
church with crafts,$.,ehe en-
joyed spending time with her
family.
Stubbs was preceded in
death by her father and
mother.
Stubbs is survived by her
husband of39 years, Charles
Stubbs, of Westville, FL.; two
sons, Gary Stubbs and wife,
Robin, of Columbus, and
David Stubbs and wife,
Denise, of.Atlanta, GA.; one
daughter, Pam Oaks and
husband, George, of DeFu-
niak Springs, FL.; brother,
David Turner and wife
Marty, ofRockmart, GA.; sis-
ter, Donna Lemanski and
husband, David, of Forest-
park, GA.; nine grandchil-
dren and one great-grand-
child.
Funeral services were held
Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2006, at
the chapel of Clary-Glenn
Funeral Home, with Rev.
Doug Hogg and Brother
David Turner officiating.
'Donations may be made to
the Southwide Baptist
Church, 1307 County High-
way 278 DeFuniak Springs,


FL. 32435.
Burial followed in the
Southwide Baptist Church
Cemetery.
The Stubbs family has
placed their confidence in
Clary-Glenn Funeral Home
to handle the arrangements.


Tomberlin
Vivian Joy Tomberlin, 72,
of DeFuniak Springs, FL,
passed away on Saturday,
Feb. 11, 2006. She was born
on April 6, 1933 in N. J. to
Frank Joy and Angelina
Policastro Joy.
Tomberlin had been a resi-
dent of Walton County for
the past 20 years. She was
Catholic by faith. Tomberlin
enjoyed shopping and going
to yard sales. She loved to
dance, to travel and to spend
time with her family.
Tomberlin was prede-
ceased by her father and
mother, Frank Joy and
Angelina Policastro Joy, her
husband, Cliston E.
Tomberlin; two grandsons;
John Wayne Tomberlin and
James Adam Krebs; two
great-grandchildren, Trace
Morris and Katlyn Edge.
Tomberlin is survived by
one son, Wayne Steven
Tomberlin and wife, Cheryl,
of Kingsport, TN; four
daughters, Bonnie L.
Sullivan and husband, Rob-
ert of James Island, S. C.,
Donna P. Mulholland and
husband, Buddy, of
Barnagat, N. J., Dawn M.
Gonzo and Dora B.
Tschetter, both of DeFuniak
Springs.
She is also survived is one
brother, Frank Joy, of Upper
Saddle River, New Jersey,
one sister, Rita Fellers of
Billings, Montana, ten
grandchildren and five
great-grandchildren.
A memorial service will be
held on Thursday, Feb. 16,
2006. at. 6 p.m. in the chapel
of Clary-Glenn Funeral
Home; 230 ParkAvenue, De-
Funiak Springs. Rev. Dou-
glas Hogg will be officiating.
Floral arrangements are
being accepted.
Memorialization will be by
cremation.
The family has placed
their confidence in Clary-
Glenn Funeral Home to
handle the arrangements.


LeTang
Paul Andrew LeTang, age
79, passed away Feb. 9, 2006
in Freeport, FL. He was born
Sept. 21, 1926 in Cincinnati,
OH, to Leo and Edna
Gundlach LeTang.
LeTang had been a resi-
dent of Freeport for the past
eight years moving from
Kentucky. He was Catholic
by faith and a member of St.
Rita's Catholic Church in
Santa Rosa Beach, FL. He
was a veteran of WWII serv-
ing his country in the United
States Army Air Corps as a
private first class. He worked
as a salesman at Messmer's
for his family-owned busi-


ness selling metal church
goods. He enjoyed gardening
and working as a volunteer.
LeTang was predeceased
in death by his father and
mother; one son, Mark
LeTang; two sisters, and one
brother.
LeTang is survived by his
wife Jackie LeTang, of
Freeport, FL.; two sons, Paul
LeTang Jr. and wife, Nancy,
and Daniel LeTang; four
step-sons, Robert Currens
and wife, Bonnie, Nicholas
Currens, David Currens and
wife, Joy and Tom Currens;
four daughters, Mary
O'Bryan, and husband,
Roger, Susan Kurlas and
husband, Pete, Judy
Sellmeyer and Donna Larkin
and husband, Ron; 16 grand-
children, and one great-
,grandchild.
Funeral services were con-
ducted Saturday, Feb. 11,
2006, at St. Rita's Catholic
Church in Santa Rosa Beach,
FL, with Father Tom Collins
officiating with military hon-
ors.
Donations may be made to
the Mark LeTang Scholar-
ship Fund; Elder High School
3900 Vincent Avenue, Cincin-
nati,,OH 45205: Attention
Toby Heile, or your favorite
charity.
Burial was held Wednes-
day, Feb. 15, 2006, in the
Gate of Heaven Cemetery in
Montgomery, OH.
The family placed their
confidence in Clary-Glenn
Freeport Chapel Funeral
Home to handle the arrange-
ments.


Newman
Sean Bernard Newman,
28, recently ofBeijing, China,
passed away Jan. 23, 2006.
He was born Dec, 10, 1977 in
Surrey, England, to Edward
George and Frances
Catherine Andrews New-
man.
Sean Newman was a direc-
tor of operations for Global
Strategic Corp. in Beijing,
China. He was also a student
of the Mandarin language at
the local University in
Beijing. He wasobtaininghig
Bachelors ofArts and Science
degree at the University of
Phoenix. He was a member
of an International Music
Group in Beijing, China,
where he composed and per-
formed. Sean was an avid
photographer and a severe
weather enthusiast. (tornado
chaser)
Newman was predeceased
by his maternal grandpar-
ents Glen (Snooks) and Callie
Andrews and paternal
Grandparents Bernie
Newman and Ida Gordon.
Newman is survived by his
father and mother, Ed and
Cathy Andrews Newman, lo-
cally of Gulf Trace, FL.; be-
loved special friend Chiaki
Aita of Tokyo, Japan; pater-
nal grandmother, Millie
Newman; brother, Benjamin
Paul Andrew Newman, of
Fairfax Station, VA.; a spe-
cial friend Faith O'Conner, of
Pensacola, FL. He is also
survived by several cousins,
aunts and uncles.
Services will be conducted
at the family resting place
at the New Hope United
Methodist Church Cemetery
at 2 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 25,
2006, with Rev. Joel Glenn


officiating.
Floral arrangements are
being accepted.
The Newman family has
placed their confidence in
Clary-Glenn Freeport
Chapel Funeral Home to
handle the arrangements;
150. East Highway 20,
Freeport, FL. 32439. Phone
850-835-2511.



Card of

Thanks

The World Needs
Friendly Folks Like You

In this troubled world
-it's refreshing to find
Someone who still
has time to be kind
Someone who still
has the faith to believe
That the more
that you give,
The more you receive.
Someone who's ready
by thought, word, or deed
To reach out a hand
in the hour of need.

Helen Steiner Rice

The family of Glyndol
Bedsole Commander would
like to extend a heartfelt
thank you to those who vis-
ited us, prayed for us, shared
a meal with us or sent flow-
ers or memorials in memory
of Mother. Your kind,
thoughtful, and loving deeds
will be cherished.
Thank you to Dr. Howell
and his associates for their
medical care of Mother.
Thank you to the
Healthmark Hospital for
your medical treatment and
loving care. Thank you to the
Emerald Coast Hospice for
the warm, gently care, com-
fort, help and support you
provided Mother and our
family. Thank you to the
Chautauqua Rehabilitation
and Nursing Center for their
kind, considerate care of
Mother during her last days.
Thank you to the Order of the
Eastern Star for providing
the touching memorial 'er-'
Vice drinThursday d-dtiiig.
Thank yadiu' min'isters-K:D:
McKee, Ernest Underwood,
and Jim Brinkerhoff for the
wonderful celebration ser-
vice. Thank you to Ingrid and
Carl Gillman for the lovely
presentation of "Beyond the
Sunset" and "The Love of,
God."
Thank you to McLean's
Florist for the beautiful fam-
ily flowers. Thank you to
Jerry Evans and his assis-
tants, for the kindness shown
and the outstanding services
you provided. Thank you to
the Northside Baptist
Church for hosting the won-
derful family meal after the
services. Thank you to all
that provided delicious food


for that meal.
A special thank you to the
Stanley House for the won-
derful, kind, and loving care
you have given Mother for
the past five years.
May the windows of
heaven be open wide and
God's blessings pour freely
upon each of you for all your
kind words and deeds.

Sincerely,
Jimmy Ray, Carolyn, and
Jeremy Commander,
Janice, Rogelyn, Joshua,
Thomas, David and Jessica
Andrews, Dr. Jonathan,
Julie Jennifer, Jared, and
Joy Commander
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BARBARA JOINER

Southwide
hosting WMU

appreciation
The Walton County Bap-
tist WMU will hold a WMU
Appreciation on Feb. 23,
2006 at Southwide Baptist
Church in DeFuniak Springs
at 6:30 p.m.
Barbara Joiner will be the
guest speaker. She is a well-
known author of "Gloria" and
several other books.
For more information con-
tact Leslie Walker at 892-
2793.


I Church Events


NEW LIFE HOLINESS CHURCH, Hwy. 90 E, Argyle, FL will have'a blue-
grass gospel sing, Feb. 18., beginning at 7:00 p.m. with the Hicks Family of
Franklin, AL. Refreshments will follow in the fellowship hall.
Bro Jimmy Hicks, a minister in the group will deliver the 11:00 a.m. mes-
sage, Sunday Feb. 19. Everyone is invited to attend the services.

BEGINNING SUNDAY MORNING, FEB. 12, 2006, Southwide Baptist
Church will have two Sunday Morning worship services. The first worship
service will begin at 8:30 a.m. with the second opportunity for morning
.worship at 11 a.m. Sunday School will begin at 9:45 a.m. Southwide Baptist
Church is located at 1307 Coy Burgess Loop in DeFuniak Springs, FL.
For more information or for directions, call the church office at 892-3835.

NEW TESTAMENT BIBLE MINISTRIES, a home missions church is hold-
ing Sunday services at the DeFuniak Springs Community/Civic Center be-
ginning at 10 a.m. For prayer, Bible studies, or more information, call 892-
7754. Rev. Larry Adams is pastor/teacher.

REV. A. D BELL PASTOR OF ST. JOHN M.B.-CHURCH invites every-
one to their annual family and friends observance on Feb. 19, 2006. The
speaker will be Rev. Willie Earl Williams of New Hope Ministries of Laurel
Hill, FL. Choirs from all churches are invited. Step Team Crusaders Chapter
II under the director of Minister Frankie Thrash. A special tribute will be to
the memory of Rev. James Williams for his faithful work to all churches.


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"I know," she answered. "But you can carry me and I can
carry the package to my mother."
So he lifted her up in his arms and carried her into the
house. And she handed the package happily to her mother.
That crippled girl taught me a lesson and a new prayer.
Whenever I'm tired or sick, I find myself praying, "Lord,
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ANNOUNCEMENT

Transportation Enhancement Application Workshop

The Okaloosa-Walton TPO is hosting a Transportation Enhancement Program
Application Workshop for the 2007/2008 Application cycle.

Date: Tuesday, February 21, 2006

Time: 10:00 am

Location: Niceville City Hall Chambers
208 N. Partin Drive (SR285) Niceville City Hall Complex

The workshop will include an overview of the Transportation Enhancement
Program including:
Who may apply
Eligible activities
Application process
Project re-submittal requirements

For copies of the Application Packet, Re-submittal forms, or for more informa-
tion please visit our website, www.wfrpc.dst.fl.us, or contact Josephine Combs
at combs@wfrpc.dst.fl.us or (850) 595-8910 ext 215 or Gina Watson at
watsong@wfrpc.dst.fl.us or (850) 595-8910 ext 239.

The TPO will make reasonable accommodations for access to this meeting in accordance with the Ameri-
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THE DEFUNIAK SPRINGS HERALD, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16. 2006


SPORTS


PHS alumni basketball game to be held
The Paxton High School Junior Class is sponsoring an
alumni basketball game on March 11. A ladies alumni
game will kick off at 6 p.m. and a men's alumni game will
follow at 7:30 p.m.
Graduates of Paxton High interested in playing in the
games, contact David Pert at (850) 892-1230 ext. 4285, or
(850) 859-2576 or pertd@walton.kl2.fl.us or Christa
Merrifield-Mitchell at (850) 834-2668.
The deadline for registering for the games is March 3.


Walton boys win district title


WALTON BRAVES


By PATRICK CASEY
The Walton boys basket-
ball team outscored
Pensacola Catholic in every
quarter as they captured the
District 1, Class 3A tourna-
ment with a 68-46 victory.
Walton(21-6) won their sec-
ond consecutive district title
and will host an opening
round state playoff game on
Thursday, February 16 at 7
p.m. against the Marianna
Bulldogs.
Walton defeated South
Walton(2-23) 77-32 in the
see BRAVES 11B


South Walton

Lady Seahawks

win first


playoff game


IT WAS ALL AIR for Freeport's Brigham Chamblee as he
got a two-point shot for the Bulldogs. Freeport went on to beat
Pensacola Christian, 61-54 and their first District 1-2A title
in 38 years.


Freeport wins

title after 38 years


By CHUCK HINSON,
The stands were packed,
the anticipation was growing
and the players and coach
David Burke knew this could
be the year of the Bulldog.
With a sudden push at the
end, Freeport got their wish,
the 61-54 victory and the
District 1-2A title.
It had been nearly four
decades since Freeport held
a district trophy for the boys
basketball team. But after a
season of already racking up
23 wins, the Bulldogs had all
the cards stacked in their
favor against Pensacola
Christian.
At the final buzzer, David
Burke, who played on the
last Freeport boys basketball
team that won the last dis-
trict in 1968, received the
trophy from the last coach
that carried that team to a
district win, former coach
Aubrey Rentz.
The game was all Freeport
in the first half as they led 32-

SW High

School

earns

sports

award

South Walton High School
in Santa Rosa Beach has
earned a second place over-
all award in the Dodge Sun-
shine Cup/FHSAA Floyd E.
Lay All Sports Awards for the
Class 3A Division.
South Walton's boys
earned a first place award in
the Boys Division.
The award is earned based
on a school's record in Florida
High School Athletic Associa-
tion State Series competi-
tions.
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year.


23. But the second half
showed the determination of
Pensacola Christian as they
began to storm back on the
court.
It came down to a final
Bulldog play when Devon
Grant snagged a Pensacola
Christian shot with seven
seconds left and kept the.
Warriors from scoring.
Howard Dawson led the
scoring drive for the Bulldogs
with a game-high 23 points.
Despite his impressive scor-
ing, he did see more bench
time due to fouls.
Other Freeport scorers
included: Zach Chamblee
with 13 points; Travis
Wilburn, 8; Devon Grant, 6;
and NIck Smith and Jamey
Goddin with 3 points each.
Freeport will host Cotton-
dale on Thursday in the
Class 2A region quarterfi-
nals.
Scores per quarter:
PCA 8 15 15 16 54
FHS 8 24 12 17 61


By PATRICK CASEY
The South Walton Lady
Seahawks rallied from a one-
point halftime deficit to win
the first playoff game in the
history of the basketball pro-
gram with a 53-43 victory
over the Holmes County
Bluedevils in the opening
round of the Class 3A girls
basketball playoffs/., i ,
SSouth Waltonr445) had
trouble in the first half keep-
ing Bonifay off the boards as
the Bluedevils got several
second chance opportunities
to claim a 24-23 halftime
lead. Lindsay Tomlin scored
13 points in the first half to
pace Holmes County. Bonifay
used a pressure defense to
force several turnovers in the
first half of play, but South
Walton's Taylor Griffith kept
the Seahawks close at the
break with 11 first half
points.
South Walton turned up
the heat in the second half
Using a pressure man-to-man
defense to force the
Bluedevils into ball-handling
mistakes. The Seahawks
used a 17-9 run in the third
quarter to capture a 40-33
lead after three quarters that
they would never relinquish.
The Seahawks hit 19-of-32
free throws on the night to
put the game away in the
fourth quarter 53-43.
- Holmes County(13-11)
cpuld manage only 1-of-ll
shooting from the charity
stripe in the contest as
Tomlin finished with 20
points and Brianna Belcher
with 12 for the Bluedevils.
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ued her solid play as the se-
nior tallied 18 points to go
with Griffith's 17. Tara
Watson added eight points in
the second half as she was left
unguarded on several posses-
sions.
South Walton could ad-
vance to the region final on
Saturday, February 18, but
will need ,a victory over the
#1-ranked team in ClasB 3A,
Florida High, in Tuesday's
second round to advance. The
result of that game was not
available as the Herald went
to press on Tuesday.


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the ball in her hands and get it down tIhcourt. The Seahawks
won their first trip to regional finals by beating Holmes
County High School, 53-43.


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THE DEFUNIAK SPRINGS HERALD. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2006


Sports

News &

Notes
By PATRICK CASEY
The OWC baseball team
routed Gordon College 10-0 in
five innings on the final day
of the Carl McInnis Classic on
Sunday at OWC. The Raid-
ers are 7-3 on the season. The
OWC softball team got past
Hillsborough Community
College 12-2 in the Triple
Crown Tournament on Sun-
day but lost to Santa Fe 11-0
in its final tournament game.
The OWC softball team is 3-
4 on the year and visits Jeff
Davis on Thursday in
Brewton.
The OWC men's basketball
team knocked off Gulf Coast
98-72 on Saturday night to
improve to 20-4 overall and
5-3 in the Panhandle Confer-
ence. The OWC women fell
to Gulf Coast 72-57 to fall to
17-6 overall and 7-4 in con-
ference play. OWC will host
Tallahassee Community Col-
lege on Wednesday, February
15, at 5:30 and 7:30 p.m. as
the Raiders begin their last
four games of the conference
slate.
Former FSU quarterback
Casey Weldon is headed back
to Tallahassee. Weldon has
been named head football
coach at North Florida Chris-
tian, his alma mater in Tal-
lahassee. Weldon, 37, re-
places Pete Walker who re-
signed after one season at
NFC. Weldon has lured
Graceville coach Will Holley
to be his defensive coordina-
tor at the school. Holley led
Graceville to the Class 1B
title game in 2005 and
coached the Tigers the past
two seasons.
The Walton girls softball
team won a pair of games last
week as they defeated
Chipley 11-2 and Panama
City Bozeman to_aiien the
season 2-0. Christie Wicker-
sham struck out 12 in the
complete game win over
Chipley. The Lady Braves
will host Bozeman on Friday
at 6 p.m. '
South Walton lost their
opening softball game of the
season to Chipley 15-3.
Jacksonville Bolles ended
the Walton boys run in the
soccer playoffs with a 7-0 vic-
tory over the Braves in the
second round of the state
playoffs.


Bobcats

advance to

quarterfinals

By CHUCK HINSON
Allex McCormick led the
scoring drive for Paxton with
25 points. It was thejob of the
Lady Bobcats to keep the
Lady Tigers from advancing
and keeping pressure on
area star athlete,
Graceville's Geami Britt, as
the District 1-A regional
quarterfinal.
Paxton held Graceville, 33-
19 in the first quarter of the
game.
Other Paxton scorers in-
cluded: Jessica Fink with 11
points; Breezy Zorn and
Maryllyn Gilbert with 9
points; Keohsa Lynn, 3; and
Alena Martin with 2 points.
Scores per quarter:
GHS 6 13 14 10 43
PHS 16 17 12 14 59

Winter Olympics
medal count
These are medals that have
been won in the 2006 Win-
ter Games as of Feb. 14
Country G S B T
U.S. 4 2 0 6


Rus. Fed. 3 3 2 8
Germany 3 0 1 4
Sweden 2 0 0 2
Norway 1 5 5 11
Netherlands 1 2 0 3
Canada 1 1 1 3
Korea 1 1 1 3
Italy 1 0 2 3
France 1 0 1 2
Estonia 1 0 0 1
Austria 0 2 0 2
China 0 1 2 3
Finland 0 1 2 3
Czech Rep. 0 1 0 1
Lativa 0 0 1 1
Switzerland 0 0 1 1


PONCE de LEON'S
-CHASE BROWN
looks for an open
player before deciding
to take it down the
court himself PdL
went on to lose, 5 7-65
against Cottondale.


PONCE DE LEON'S LACEY GRIFFIN takes it down the
court and puts it in for another Lady Pirate two points. PdL
went on to advance to the Class 2A regional semifinals by
beating Jay, 64-23.


Lady Pirates topple Jay


By CHUCK HINSON
It was a no-effort game for
the Ponce de Leon Lady Pi-
rates as they took advantage
of a 37-15 lead at the half and
then played out the non-stop
clock in the second half. PdL
advanced on to the Class 2A
regional semifinals.
Mary Howes led the Ponce
de Leon scoring drive with 21
points. Maggie Wright added


Boys Basketball
District Scores
District 1, Class A
Semifinals
Laurel Hill
Rocky Bayou
Championship Game
Laurel Hill

- District 1, Class,2A
Semifinals.
Pens Christian
Freeport
Championship Game
Freeport

District 2, Class 2A
Semifinals
Vernon
Cottondale
Championship Game
Vernon

District 1, Class 3A
Semifinals
Walton
Pensacola Catholic
Championship Game
Walton


another 14 points.
Other Ponce de Leon scor-
ers included: Lacey Griffin
with 10 points; Catherine
Tinsley, 6; Diedra Brown and
Tyla Yates with 4 points
each; Brooke Johnson, 3; and
Savannah Whigham with 2
points.
Scores per quarter:
Jay 7 8 4 4 23
PdL 12 25 21 6- 64


Paxton
Ruby J. Gainer


47 Rocky Bayou 33


Jay
Baker


61 Pens Christian 54



Def P.C. Bozeman
65 Ponce de Leon 57


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BRAVES


from page 9-B


opening round of the tourna-
ment while Pensacola Catho-
lic downed Northview 54-39
to reach the championship
game.
Walton had defeated
Pensacola Catholic both
times in their two regular
season meetings and held a
29-17 lead at the half. Jer-
emy Dunbar scored 20 points
while Ashton Campbell
added 16 on the night as Wal-
ton finished off the Crusad-
ers with a 39-29 second half
scoring run.


Team Free Throw Shooting
FT/FTA
Paxton 277\45.1
PDL 241/417
South Walton 203/360
Walton 213/384
Freeport i293/577


Team Records
Freeport
Walton
Paxton
PDL
South Walton


Team Free Throw Shooting
FT/FTA
Paxton 160/261
PDL 378/663
Freeport 227/413
Walton 189/387
South Walton 254/546


Team Records
PDL
South Walton
Paxton
Freeport
Walton


Walton will face
Marianna(18-8) for the third
time this season in the open-
ing round of the state tourna-
ment. Walton split their two
meetings with the Bulldogs
with each team winning
against the other on their
home floor. Walton defeated
Marianna last season for the
district title 37-35 when both
teams shared the same dis-
trict. This year Marianna is
in District 2 while Walton re-
sides in District 1. Walton
holds a 12-10 advantage in


BOYS BASKETBALL STATS (Thru Feb 10)


Scoring
Name
Jeremy Dunbar
Howard Dawson
Cody Carroll
Danny Campbell
Ashton Campbell
Zach Chamblee
Aaron Knight
Darryl McGhee
Dylan Skinner


the series over the last 14 sea-
sons but is 0-2 in the playoffs
against Marianna.
The last time the two
teams faced off in the playoffs
was the 2000-01 season.
Marianna upset the Braves
55-45 in the last game for
then-head coach Gordon
Brock.
If Walton defeats
Marianna, the Braves would
likely host Taylor County in
a second round state playoff
game on Tuesday, February
21.
Walton Middle
School Student of
the week
February 6


School GP PTS AVG


WAL
FRE
PDL
PAX
WAL
FRE
SW
WAL
PDL


422
402
341
333
331
302
171
280
229


15.6
15.5
14.8
12.8
12.3
11.2
10.7
10.4
10.0


AVG
75%
70
70
68
66
63
61


AVG
61
58
56
55
51


FOURTH GRADE STUDENTS Aubrey Murry and Bran don Talcott experience being
archeologists.


Students are archeologists for a day

at Freeport Elementary School


Fourth-grade students at
Freeport Elementary School
were able to experience being
archeologists. Each student
had to carefully scrap and
clean away sedimentary rock


BRANDON ODOM
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February 13
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Team Scoring: Defense


Freeport
Walton
South Walton
Paxton
PDL


47.8
47.9
53.0
56.2
59 4


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7TH-GRADE


GIRLS BASKETBALL STATS (Thru Feb 13)


Scoring
Name
Ashlee Stephens
Mary Howes
Kaycee Jones
Nicole Dykes
Lacey Griffin
Jesse Tucker
Breezy Zorn


School GP
SW 28
PDL 29
FRE 23
FRE 23
PDL 29
WAL 22
PAX 26


PTS
562
447
294
273
324
247
273


AVG
20.1
15.4
12.8
11.9
11.2
11.2
10.5


AVG
72%
67
63
63
62
60


AVG
61%
57
55
49
47


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that encased a small plastic
dinosaur.
The pieces of the dinosaur
were very delicate, so the stu-
dents had to exercise ex-
treme care while removing


the rock that surrounded
them. Many students en-
joyed the activity so much
that they decided that they
would like to be archeologists
when they grew up.


OWC music student winners named


Two music students of
Okaloosa-Walton College
each won a $2,000 university
scholarship and first prize
honors at a state music com-
petition recently. Laura
Hernandez, a sophomore vo-
cal performance major, and

John Patrick Rogers, an
OWC Collegiate High School
senior and piano perfor-
mance major, were each de-
clared winners of the Music
Student Artist Competition.
They were part of 22 OWC
students who attended the
2006 Winter Music Sympo-
sium of the Florida Commu-
n i ty Colleges Activities Asso-
ciation held at Stetson Uni-
versity in Deland, FL.
Hernandez has studied
voice for two years with John
Leatherwood and currently
studies with OWC's Jeremy
Ribando. She performs with
the OWC Madrigals, Schola
Cantorum and the North-
west Florida Symphony Cho-
rus. Rogers currently studies
piano with OWC's Lois Van
Dam and previously studied
with Dr. Julia Sublette.
Also at the competition,
OWC sophomore, Ashley
Herbstreith was selected as
the FCCAA Symposium Jazz
Band's pianist. Twenty mem-
bers of the OWC Madrigals,


... LAURA HERNANDEZ
under the direction ofAllison
Everitt, performed in.the
FCCAA Symposium Chgrus
including: Whitney Carite,
Rebeca Doswell, Ali Fisher,
Katrina Francis, Elliot Ger-
man, Laura Hernandez, Kate
Kramer, Kris Kuss, Candis
Love, Jason Magnuson,
Demitre Morekis, Kyle
Morrison, Tim Norton,
Phillip Purvis, Jessica Riv-
ers, Josh Schlink, Sarah
Toms, Justin Townley, Bran-
don Williams, and Alina
Young.
OWC faculty members at-
tending the symposium
were: Allison Everitt, Jeremy
Ribando, Carolyn Schlatter
and Lois Van Dam.


Brain Bowl team


JO-ATH.AN LA-ECER
8TH-GRADE -


The Okaloosa-Walton Col-
lege Brain Bowl team won
the regional championship
on Feb. 4 at Chipola College
in Marianna and will
progress to the state cham-
pionship tournament March
2. OWC Brain Bowl teams
have previously won the
state title the last two years
in a row and the college is the
reigning state champ.
OWC Brain Bowl team


members are Alec Sutton of
Baker who serves as team
captain, Emily Hooper of
Destin, Rebecca Moore of
Niceville, and Robert
Newstrand of Niceville.
OWC had a win-lose record
of 5-1 going into the champi-
onship round against Gulf
Coast Community College.
The OWC team lost to GCCC
by a two questions earlier in
the tourney, but the OWC
players won the final round


.. ASHL E HERBSTRE TH..



K-vo r


... JOHN PATRICK ROGERS


and the championship. Other
teams at the regional tourna-
ment included two Chipola
College teams, North Florida
Community College,; Pen-
sacola Junior College, and
Tallahassee Community Col-
lege. GCCC and PJC are also
eligible to advance to the
state tournament.
For information, contact,
Mike Van Dyke at OWC .by
email at vandykem@owc.edu
or phone, 729-5348.


Paxton
South Walton
PDL
Freeport
Walton


31.4
38.2
41.0
44.9
49.7


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Free Throw Shooting (Min. 50 Att.)
Name School FT/FTA
Chase Brown PDL 38/51
Cody Carroll PDL 68/97
Ashton Campbell WAL 44/63
Jeremy Dunbar WAL 55/81
Danny Campbell PAX 71/107
Howard Dawson FRE 107/170
Sam Petty SW 40/66


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Name School FT/FTA
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Maggie Wright PDL 80/119
Nicole Dykes FRE 65/103
Betsy Stevenson WAL 36/57
Lacey Griffin PDL 68/110
Jessica Fink PAX 33/55


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ton County Fairgrounds from 9 a.m. 3 p.m.
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or a $15 registration fee the day of the show. There is a $1
entrance fee.
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the weekend of February 24, 25, and 26. This session retails
for $49.95, but during this offer, is only $9.95. The photo
package includes: a free 8X10 (promotional pose), a full cos-
metic makeover and hairstyling, colorful accessories, ward-
robe and backdrop selections, and instant portrait viewing
using the Kodak Video Viewing System, immediately after
photography.
To schedule a photo session, contact Mary Cook at 859-
2397 in the next two weeks. Remember, all proceeds go to
the DeFuniak Springs Relay For Life Team sponsored by
the Center Ridge United Methodist Church.


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BCC nixes amended 911 proposal by S.W.F.D.


By DOTTY NIST

A plan that the South Walton
Fire District (SWFD) saw as an en-
hancement to public safety in their
service area and to the county as a
whole, the Walton County Sheriff's
Office viewed as unnecessary at
best; citizens and county commis-
sioners expressed varying views on
the fire district proposal at the Feb.
14 Board of County Commissioners
(BCC) meeting.
In the end, the proposal,
amended to one that the fire dis-
trict hoped would be less objection-
able to critics, was turned down by
the BCC in a three-to-two vote.
The SWFD had originally
planned to ask the BCC for ap-
proval to become a primary public
safety answering point (PSAP) in
conjunction with fire district's plans
to create a 911 call center south of
the bay.
Currently Walton County's only
PSAP is operated by Walton County
Emergency Management at the


Emergency Operations Center
(EOC) in DeFuniak Springs.
The SWFD had intended to bring
the proposal up for BCC consider-
ation in August 2005 but agreed to
temporarily withdraw it due to ob-
jections from the Walton County
Sheriff's Office. County officials
urged the SWFD to meet with the
sheriff's office in an effort to work
through problems.
The meetings apparently did not
have the desired effect. Sheriff
Ralph Johnson recently renewed
his criticism and opposition of the
plan.

SWFD Chief Les Hallman ap-
peared before the BCC on Feb. 14.
Hallman said he had not antici-
pated the fire district's proposal be-
coming so controversial.
His amended request was that
the BCC approve a secondary PSAP
for the S.W. Fire District, a plan
that would not involve law enforce-
ment 911 calls originating south of
the bay being routed through the


new fire district 911 call center.
Hallnman also asked the county
for $50,000 in funding for the sec-
ondary PSAP and an annual bud-
get amount of $16,800 a year to pay
for phone lines, an amount which
he explained would be covered by
the 50-cent monthly 911 charge
that is placed on all phones in south
Walton County.
In addition, Hallman asked the
commissioners to consider support-
ing a primary PSAP for the SWFD
call center at some point in the fu-
ture.
The South Walton Fire District
is responsible for fire, rescue and
emergency medical response south
of the bay. 911 calls would be trans-
ferred to the fire district within 30-
40 seconds after ringing at the EOC
if the SWFD were a secondary
PSAP.

Captain Danny Glidewell of the
sheriff's office opposed the primary
PSAP for the SWFD as "an undue
burden on taxpayers."


Glidewell argued that the EOC
is doing "an exemplary job" as the
county's only primary PSAP.
"We. see no reason to change
that," Glidewell told the commis-
sioners
Glidewell also opposed the sec-
ondary PSAP plan. "We think it
would be preferable for them (the
SWFD) to have a transfer point just
as we do," he said, referring to the
sheriff's south Walton substation,
where 911 law enforcement calls
received at the EOC are relayed.
Sheriff Johnson also told the
commissioners, "I don't want any-
one to run 911 but you."
Bonnie McQuiston of the Walton
County Taxpayers Association also
doubted that "a splitting of emer-
gency services" would be the best
answer. She urged for improve-
ments at the EOC if necessary. Two
other -citizens also spoke against
the proposal.
District 5 Commissioner Cindy
Meadows was "dismayed" at what
she saw as an unwillingness on the


part of the sheriff's office to work
with the fire district to resolve the
issues in what she saw as an effort
to provide better service td the com-
munity. She said she believed citi-
zens south of the bay shared her
dismay.
District 3 Commissioner Larry
Jones also credited the SWFD for
its initiative in working toward the
improvement of safety in the
county.
After additional discussion,
County Commission Chair Scott
Brannon differed with Meadows
and Jones.
"I don't see this as a need, I see
it as complicating the situation,"
Brannon concluded.
District 4 Commissioner Ro
Cuchens moved to leave the 911
system "as is,' in effect denying the
SWFD requests.
The motion was approved, with
Brannon and District 2 Commis-
sioner Ken Pridgen supporting
Cuchens and Jones and Meadows
voting in opposition.


Public ponders Eastern



Lake options


By LEAH STRATMANN
Last week at a public meeting
Cliff Knauer, an engineer with
Preble-Rish, Inc., presented a plan
to homeowners at Eastern Lake
designed to bring the lake back to
where the water lines were in Oc-
tober 2002.
Knauer presented slides with
aerial views of the area from as far
back as 1949 and as recently as six
weeks ago. Knauer pointed out that
in the early aerial shuts, there was
no development to speak of, "so
Mother Nature was doing her
thing." Knauer emphasized to the
audience that to date, no agency
action at all has beer taken and he
was at the meeting to talk to the
most directly affected stakeholders
in the health and well being of the
lake.
The services of the civil engineer-
ing firm were retained by Walton
County for the specific objective' of
putting the lake back to pre-hurri-
cane standards because many of
the houses on the lake were com-
ing perilously close to flooding. The
channel is currently on the west-
ern edge of where the channel was
in 2002. The objective is to make
the lake operate more like it did
before the 2005 hurricane season.
Knauer said thatsince the begin-
ning of time, the lakes have been
an ever-changing entity, but devel-
opment and natural weather phe-
nomena have had influenced
nature's design.
Currently, sand has clogged up


the lake's outfall and the county
started digging a channel which
popped off (discharged) and the
lake continued to rise. There is no
exchange of Gulf water to the lake
now and the lake contains more
'fresh water than salt water.
"I'm here to present a
permittable plan founded on con-
crete evidence of a plan that
matches where the water lines were
in October 2002," Knauer said. "At
that time the standing elevation of
the water's outfall was three to
three and half feet deep." A
permittable plan is one designed to
simulate natural lake conditions
and create the least delay in obtain-
ing the necessary permits from the
!Florida Department of Environ-
mental Protection and Walton
County.
Knauer's concept included
lengthening the boardwalk around
the lake and using the sand
dredged from the lake to create two
protective dunes of 5 feet on one
side and 8 feet on the other side and
changing slightly the course of the
outflow. "We want to distribute
people to edge of the proposed lake
instead of dumping them on the
beach," Knauer said. Other con-
cepts to discuss in depth included
what to do with material that
comes out of the lake or should any
action at all be taken?
"Right now, the county has only
a 33-foot easement to the lake," he
said. Currently the outflow is ap-
proximately 660 feet from the Gulf


of Mexico. Knauer pointed out that
historically when the lake dis-
charges, it discharges a.large vol-
ume of water, but the current con-
dition of the lake provides no.ve-
locity.
Homeowners in attendance were
quite vocal in suggesting that
rather than building dunes, the
sand needs to be taken to the east

see OPTIONS 15C


CLIFF KNAUER, an engineer
with Preble-Rish Inc. made a pre-
sentation concerning Eastern Lake
dt a Walton County public meeting
last week in Seagrove.


Planning commission calls



for a closer look at PUDs


By DOTTYNIST
What is a PUD? It's a planned
unit development which can be
almost anything.
The Walton County Planning
Commission is concerned that al-
most any development can cur-
rently be proposed as a PUD, and
along with this type of proposal,
applicants are allowed to request
exceptions from normal Walton


County Land Development Code
standards on setbacks, road widths,
and other dr 3lopment plan fea-
tures.
The land development code
states that the purpose of a PUD is
"to provide flexible land use and
design regulations and to permit
planned diversification and inte-
gration of uses and structures,
while retaining to the county com-


mission the authority to establish
limitations and regulations thereon
for the benefit of the public health,
welfare and safety."
Currently any size parcel can be
proposed for approval as a PUD.
Last month the planning commis-
sion voted to recommend that the
county change the code to set the

see PUD 15C


MICHAEL BOMAR oflTtra Tech presents plans to improve stormwater
drainage in Driftwood Estates.



Driftwood drainage


solutions go high-tech


By DOTTYNIST

Concerned residents and
homeowners got a chance to talk
one on one with county planning
and legal staff and consultants
tasked with analyzing Driftwood
Estates drainage, plus designing
and permitting improvements to
the subdivision's stormwater drain-
age system.
About 40 citizens were present
at the Feb. 6 Walton County Board
of County Commissioners special
meeting devoted to Driftwood Es-
tates.
"Tonight we are here to look for
solutions to this problem," County
Commission Chairman Scott
Brannon stated. He said the county
is looking for input from residents
and property owners.
Some existing homeowners in
the peninsular bayfront subdivision
have called for the county to stop
new phase development in the in-
terior of Driftwood Estates until
flooding and stormwater drainage
problems can be resolved.
However, Walton County Legal
Services Director David Hallman
told the attendees that the only le-
gal basis to stop the new develop-
ment would be noncompliance with
the county land development code
or development order conditions,
and he has no evidence that this is
the case.
After assessing drainage in
right-of-ways in his assigned area,


along Shipwreck Road and Drift-
wood Road, county consultant
Michael Bomar of Tetra Tech engi-
neering is proposing to improve a
standing water situation by filling
the now-open roadside ditches with
gravel wrapped with fabric and sod-
ding over the fabric. The filled
ditches are to be connected with an
underdrain system to transfer the
water to outfalls in the subdivision.
Sediments will be retained in the
ditches, Bomar explained.
Bomar said his company is in the
process of permitting to modify the
ditches. He anticipates that work
will begin in April.
In May 2005, the two companies
developing the interior of the prop-
erty, Olson and Associates and
Adams Homes, each agreed to con-
tribute $60,000 toward the system
to eliminate the roadside ditches.
In a review of his findings on the
subdivision's six drainage outfalls,
Bomar noted that conveyance is
poor for the outfall extending across
Buck Road to Buck Bayou.
According to information pro-
vided by Walton County Growth
Management, the county's position
is that a wetland originally existed
in this area and that a historic out-
fall here was filled by the property
owners without proper permits.
County officials and staff plan to
meet with the state Department of
Environmental Protection in an ef-
fort to get the original outfall re-
opened.










PAGE 2-C


Construction Walton County Upcoming Events

at Alys Beach By WALTON COUNTY CITIZEN SERVICES

Motorist using CR-30A at Friday, February 17, 2006
Alys Beach, east of South 11:30 a.m. Walton County Health Improvement'
Watersound Parkway and Partnership-All members of the
west of Paradise by the Sea commu- \nity who are interested in assessing and
Boulevard, should be aware improving the health of Walton County's
that construction within the residents are invited to attend this meet
right of way will begin on ing. Participants will be tasked with es-
Monday, February 13, and tablishing sub-committees for the three
run through Tuesday, Febru- remaining assessments Sub-com-
ary 21, 2006. Traffic will be mittee meetings will also\be scheduled,
limited to one lane at a time and meeting locations and times will
to permit milling and strip- \ \times will be established for the Febru-
ing of the roadway. Motorists ary 17 and March 24 meetings. Best West
are urged to use extreme cau- ern Restaurant, Hwy 331S, DeFuniak
tion during the construction Springs
period. Monday, February 20
For more information, con- President's Day Holiday-County offices
tact Jim Martelli at Moore closed.
Bass Consulting at 269-2800. Wednesday, February 22
10 a.m. Community Traffic & Safety Team-nor
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National Association for noon meeting.
Retired Federal Employees -
will meet at Barnhills, in Ft The guest speaker will be
Walton Beach, Feb. 28, at 11 representative from North-
a.m. for lunch followed by a west Florida Daily News. He


will be speaking on "Newspa-
per in Education."

For more information call:
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THE DEFUNIAK SPRINGS HERALD, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2006


Seaside Repertory


Theatre hosts first


ever independent film series


Seaside Repertory
Theatre,(SRT) the premier
professional theatre com-
pany of northwest Florida,
announces the opening of its
first-ever Indie Film Series,
beginning Wednesday Feb. 8
and continuing each subse-
quent Wednesday evening
through March 1 at the Sea-
side Meeting Hall Theatre.
The series includes a pot-
luck dinner beginning at 6pm
with film screenings begin-
ning at 7p.m. Admission is
free, but a $5 donation is re-
quested, and in the spirit of
a potluck event, patrons are
invited to bring an appetizer
or dish to share among the
guests. The evening is a
unique opportunity for
people to gather to watch and
discuss independent films
that are so rarely offered out-
side major metropolitan ar-
eas.
Independent film is a term
that describes a film that is
initially produced without fi-
nancing or distribution from
a major movie studio. Often,
an independent film is
bought by a major studio af-
ter it gains popularity in film
festivals and Indie show-


cases.
However, while the cost of
producing a film has dropped
significantly in recent years
due to the proliferation of
digital cameras and editing
software, studios are becom-
ing increasingly reluctant to
invest in a film without a
proven director or leading
actor. Programs like SRT's
Indie Film Series, as well as
internet distribution, are be-
coming the only vehicles for
independent film exposure.
Each evening of SRT's
Indie Film Series has a
theme, beginning on Febru-
ary 8 with a scheduled view-
ing of two documentaries and
one narrative film relating to
the theme of 'uncommon
families.'
February 15 evening is the
Shorts program, showcasing
seven different shorts, films
ranging from four to 20 min-
utes, focusing on a variety of
topics.
Feb. 22 details 'unconven-
tional marriage', and ex-
plores this theme through a
documentary and a narra-
tive.
The final evening of the se-


ries on March 1 focuses on
'Savage Terrain' with two
shorts and a documentary
scheduled to explore topics
ranging from the human
quest to remain young to the
extraordinary journeys of
Lewis and Clark. Film
viewings for each evening
run from 60 to 115 minutes.
"We are thrilled to be pre-
senting an indie film series,"
stated Craige Hoover, artis-
tic director of SRT. "From the
beginning SRT has been
about broadening the enter-
tainment options in the re-
gion. Independent film has
taken such a huge leap in
recent years that the quality
and quantity of young film-
makers out there is astound-
ing. Often times young art-
ists just need a chance at
some exposure. Seaside Rep
knows something about that,
believe me."
Additional information re-
garding the Indie Film Se-
ries, including a schedule of
films and film descriptions
can be obtained by visiting
the SRT website at
www.seasiderep.org or by
calling the box office at 850-
231-3033.


Sandestin Lions induct new member


The Sandestin Lions Club
held their regularly sched-
uled meeting, February 6.
Lion President Lew Stanley
inducted another new merm-
ber, bringing the club up to a
total of 95 members. The new


member was sponsored by
past district Governor Jack
Straub. The new member
was Carrol Winsett, the di-
rector of marketing for Crys-
tal Bay Senior Living in
Sandestin.


For anyone interested in
becoming a Lion, call Jack
Straub at 837-8214. This in-
cludes ladies, since the club
now has 22 lady lions with
the addition of Carol
Winsett.


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Question: What are the tax requirements for mobile homes?


The Facts: In Florida, mobile homes are treated basically the same as any other vehicle: each mobile home unit
must have a title and registration. Each year, we encounter many people who bought mobile homes but did not transfer
the title to the mobile home; please be sure vou obtain a title to orove ownership! The following are the (3) annual taxes
that primarily applyto mobile homes:

1. Ad-valorem Tangible Personal Property Taxes This County tax bill is for the attachments to your mobile home including
carports, porches, additions, etc. The bill is based on the value of the attachments as determined by the County Property
Appraiser. This is an annual bill that is usually received the first week of November of each year.

2. Annual Mobile Home Registration Fee- If you own the mobile home, but not the property is it
situated on, an annual registration decal is required. The decal expires on December 31st of each
year. If you own a double-wide model, two decals (one for each side) are required. -A

3. Ad-valorem Real Estate Property Tax: If you own both the mobile home and property it is situated own, you must apply
to the Property Appraiser's Office for a "Real Property" designation, and then receive a "Real Property" or "RP" decal.
This is a one-time decalpurchase after which you will simply pay your annual property taxes.

Decals must be orominentlv disolaved in the window of the mobile home on the side closest to the
road! Each year the Tax Collector's Field Compliance Inspector will routinely monitor mobile home
compliance, and mayissue a "Notice of Violation", when a decal is not displayed. Failure to comply could result in the
issuance of a Uniform Traffic Citation that imposes associated fines and mandatory court appearance.

For more information regarding this issue, or other laws and regulations related to
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of food coloring. After an hour, if the coloring seeps
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The cause is probably in the tank ball or flap-
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creates a leak that lowers the tanks' water level, caus-
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WCTA holds annual meeting and dinner


In January, the Walton
County Taxpayers Associa-
tion held its annual member-
ship meeting at the Freeport
Community Center.
The board of directors and
officers for 2006 were elected.
Serving are Bonnie
McQuiston, president; J.


Buie Hillard, vice-president;
Ella DiAutilia; secretary, and
Bob Hudson, treasurer.
The WCTA maintains a
non-partisan 24-member
board with members who are
Democrats, Republicans,,
Libertarians, and Indepen-
dents from throughout Wal-


REQUIRED COUNTY MEETINGS OF INTEREST
(see legal notices this edition for additional information)
Date of Meeting Nature Of Meeting Location


2-16-06 9 a.r


2-16-06 5 p.r


2-16-06 6 p.r



2-16-06 7 p.r


2-22-06 9 a.r



2-22-06 3:30



2-23-06 2:30




2-23-06 5:30



2-23-06 6:30



2-23-06 7 p.r


2-23-06 7 p.r



2-23 -06
7 p.m.



2-27-06 4:30


2-28-06 5 p.r



3-1-06



3-1-06 8:30


n. WC Coastal Dune Lakes
Advisory Board Regular
Meeting
n. College Avenue Complex
Committee Community
Meeting
n. WC Code Enforcement
Board Public Hearing,
Violations of Ordinance 97-
28, Regular Meeting
n. WC School District
Advisory Council Notice Of
Meeting.
n. Walton. Co. Tourist
Development Council -
Autumn Tides Committee
Meeting
p.m. Walton Co. Cultural Plan
Executive Advisory
Committee Public Notice

p.m. Public Meeting Notice -
Commissioners To Attend
Chautauqua Assembly


p.m. Mike Commisky Property -
Community Meeting


p.m. "The WiV.r in Community
Meeting


n. WC Zoning Board Public
Hearing

n. Freeport Planning Board -
Public.Hearing Proposed
Charge Of Land Use &
Rezoning
Cii) :''FrreE .:'n Planning
Board Hearings Of Future
Land Use Map Rezonings;
Request For Amendment
Planned Development

p.m,..Tarey Frankxman -
Community Meeting

n. Walton Co. Board Of
County Commissioners -
Land Use & Regular
Meeting
WC Property Appraiser -
Propertv Tax Exemptions


a.m. Walton Co. Technical
Review Committee -
Regular Meeting


3-1-06 6 p.m. Walton Co. Lighting
Ordinance & Committee -
Public Hearing


3-2-06 5 p.m.


Walton Co. Design Review
Board Regular Meeting


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Santa Rosa Beach
Church Of Christ
337 College Avenue
DeFuniak Springs
SW Courthouse Annex
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Santa Rosa Beach

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DeFuniak Springs
WCTDC Conference
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25777 Hwy. 331
Santa Rosa Beach
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DeFuniak Springs
SW Tourist
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112 Hwy. 20
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Goals for 2006 were out-
lined. The main focus will be
on limited government
growth and how tax dollars
are spent. The WCTA Citi-
zens Budget Committee will
continue to present informa-
tion to lower property tax
millage rates.
Additional goals include re-
searching the possibility of
all local elections being non-
partisan, reviewing the
county's use of consultants
and measuring results of
paid studies, and identifying
county-owned property to
eliminate private property
rentals for government use.
The WCTA School District
Committee will analyze the
school district's budget and
actual expenses.
Curt and Marge Clauson
and Hilton and Josephine
Lawson were honored with
certificates of recognition for
being founders of the WCTA,
incorporated in 1982. All four
have remained active in the
association and in the county.
Certificates of apprecia-
tion were presented to past
presidents Vince Pas-


quarello, Barbara Rodgers-
Hendricks and Maurice Gil-
bert for their distinguished
service to the WCTA.
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PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTION
FILING DEADLINE MARCH 1, 2006

Patrick P. Pilcher, Walton County Property Appraiser, reminds property owners who
intend to make application for Homestead Exemption, Additional' Senior Exemption,
Agricultural Classification, Disability Exemption, or Widow's and Widower's
Exemption, MARCH 1, 2006 is the absolute filing deadline.


If you plan to file your exemption for the first time, please bring with you a copy of
your recorded deed or tax receipt, the social numbers) of all owners of property,
Florida driver's license number, Florida auto tag number, and voter's registration
number. If you are entitled to disability exemption, please bring proof of disability
(two doctors' statements). If you are filing Homestead Exemption on a mobile home,
please bring the title or registration certificate.

If you are filing for the "Additional Exemption for Persons 65 and Older" your
annual household income cannot exceed $23,463 (adjusted annually) (proof will be
required). Application must be made each year.

If you would like information to determine your eligibility for exemptions, please
call 850-892-8123 or 850-267-4500, Monday thru Friday, 8:00 a.m. until 4:30 p.m.

You may file for exemptions at the following office locations of
the Property Appraiser Monday thru Friday, 8:00 a.m. until 4:30 p.m.

DeFuniak Springs Santa Rosa Beach
650 East Nelson Ave. 31 Coastal Centre Blvd Suite 600

THE ABSOLUTE DEADLINE FOR FILING FOR 2006 EXEMPTIONS IS
MARCH 1, 2006.


J. BUIE HILLARD, (r-l) Bonnie McQuiston, Ella DiAutilia and Bob Hudson.


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THE DEFUNIAK SPRINGS HERALD, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2006


The



Beach




Scene

Kris tChavez


BOB HENDERSON picks ripe lemons from citrus trees
in his Dune Allen Beach garden.


A garden's bounty

As I enter the driveway of Bob and Jo Henderson's home,
located off Allen Loop in Dune Allen Beach, I can't help but
notice the view of the gulf. It's beautiful on this warm and
sunny February day. A black lab greets me and Bob quickly
appears and introduces his four-legged companion, Shamrock,
so named because of her St. Patrick's Day birth date.
As I get closer to the house, I'm awe-struck as I see lush,
green citrus trees laden with bright orange and yellow fruit.
We walk past the "Welcome to My Garden" stone at the en-
trance to the garden area and I smell the familiar scent of
citrus. Boughs of trees bearing oranges, ruby red grapefruits,
satsumas, tangelos, lemons and limes are bent to the ground
heavy with fruit ripe for picking.
"I planted the trees eight years ago," Bob says, "and they've
done quite well. The salt air from Hurricane Ivan had an ad-
verse effect on some of the tangelos, but the unseasonably
warm winter has produced quite a crop. Even the peach trees
are starting to bud' and will start to ripen in April. i have
mushroom compost delivered by the truckload to keep the
soil rich." Bob, who admits to being a self-taught gardener,
identifies and picks a variety of lemons, oranges and grape-
fruits. Before he puts them in bags we smell each one at the
spot it was connected to the tree. Bob explains, "Some are
more fragrant than others, but the true test is the taste test."
The Henderson garden also includes cabbage and turnip
patches. Bob cleans up the largest head of cabbage I've ever
seen and places it in a bag along with turnip bulbs that he
digs up and peels. As I help him dig up the turnips I get a
whiff of rosemary from a nearby bush.
We walk around his property, which overlooks Lake Allen,
and Bob shares hurricane stories with me as I touch, smell
and photograph everything in sight. When it's time for us to
say our goodbyes, Bob hands me the bags he filled from the
garden. I graciously accept and can't resist asking him what
he plants in his summer garden. "Tomatoes, squash, okra,
the usual," he responds.
I thank Bob for sharing his time and the fruits of his labor
with me and assure him that I'll be back to see the summer
garden. As I drive-away, the fragrance from the bags in my
car soothes hny senses...orange, grapefruit', lemon,
rosemary...nothiing cdinpares to 'th smell 6f a garden's bounty.
Something tellsmame'll be back long before summer arrives.
(c ~'


CITRUS TREES in the Henderson garden areheavy with
fruitripe for picking.


Pat Blackshear to

address South

Walton Community

Council


BOB HENDERSON peels a turnip while tending to his
garden.


BOB HENDERSON trims a head of cabbage in his cab-
bage patch.



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THIS YEAR BOB HENDERSON'S cabbage patch pro-
duces a bounty of cabbage thanks to the unseasonably warm
winter weather


South Walton is at a criti-
cal juncture. Many areas
have already reached build-
out and are entering the re-
development stage. Can the
traditional neighborhood
continue to exist? Will 30-A
reach gridlock? These ques-
tions will be addressed by Pat
Blackshear, Walton County
Planning Director.
What the county is doing to
address these and other
growth issues will be the
topic of the South Walton
Community Council public
forum to be held March 2.
Blackshear will discuss
proposed amendments to the
county's Comprehensive
Plan that will set priorities
and a vision for the future.
Blackshear's experience
before directing the Walton
County Planning Depart-
ment includ~s,dir.ectingthe
Okaloosa County Growth
Management Department


and serving as the intergov-
ernmental coordinator for
the Northwest Florida Water
Management District.
She also has served on nu-
merous state-wide commit-
tees addressing issues of
growth management, water
supply, land use and trans-
portation.
The forum begins at 7 p.m.
on March 2 at the Coastal
Branch Library located at
437 Greenway Trail, behind
the courthouse off Hwy. 331.
The SWCC is an organiza-
tion of residents, business
owners and property owners
whose mission is to preserve,
protect and enhance the
quality of life and natural en-
vironment of South Walton
County.
To contact the SWCC call
(850) 314-3749 or visit its
.we.bsiteb at www.south-
waltoncc.org.


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Tickets on sale for The Merry

Wives of Windsor at OWC


By B'Il t'E COLLIER
Tickets are now on sale for
Okaloosa Walton College
(OW(T' March production of
William Shakespeare's The
Merry Wives of Windsor.
A farce with a dash of ro-
mance, Merry Wives is the
tale of Sir John Falstaff,
Shakespeare's fat and schem-
ing old knight. Falstaff is a
principal character in Henry
IV Parts One and Two, and
is one of Shakespeare's most
popular creations.
Legend has it that
Shakespeare wrote this play
at the request of Queen


Elizabeth 1, who wanted to
see "the fat knight in love."
In Merry Wives, the for-
tune-hunting Falstaff pur-
sues two wealthy women at
once, only to find himself out-
witted at every turn.
OWC Arts Center's Sprint
Theatre houses the set, de-
signed by director Clint
Mahle to resemble the Globe.
The Globe Theatre was the
London playhouse where
Shakespeare reportedly pre-
miered many of his greatest
plays.
Mahle designed the set to


travel, and to accommodate
future productions of
Shakespeare's plays, to bc
performed in the Sprint and
in other venues.
The Merry Wives of
Windsor opens March 8, and
runs through March 11. All
performances will be at 7:30
p.m., plus one 2 p.m. matinee
on March 11.
Tickets are on sale now,
and are $15 for adults, $10
for persons under 18 years of
age.
The OWC Arts Center's box
office number is 729-6000.


THIS "WELCOME TO MY GARDEN" stone sits at the en-
trance to Bob and Jo Henderson's garden.


ANNOUNCEMENT
Transportation Enhancement Application Workshop
The Okaloosa-Walton TPO is hosting a Transportation Enhancement Program
Application Workshop for the 2007/2008 Application cycle.
Date: Tuesday, February 21, 2006

Time: 10:00 am

Location: Niceville City Hall Chambers
208 N. Partin Drive (SR285) Niceville City Hall Complex

The workshop will include an overview of the Transportation Enhancement
Program including:
Who may apply
Eligible activities
Application process
Project re-submittal requirements

For copies of the Application Packet, Re-submittal forms, or for more informa-
tion please visit our website, www.wfrpc.dst.fl.us, or contact Josephine Combs
at combs@wfrpc.dst.fl.us or (850) 595-8910 ext 215 or Gina Watson at
watsong@wfrpc.dst.fl.us or (850) 595-8910 ext 239.

The TPO will make reasonable accommodations for access to this meeting in accordance with the Ameri-
cans with Disabilities Act and for language requirements other than English. Please notify Ms. Ellie Roberts
of access or language requirements at 850-595-8910 ext 218 at least 48 hours in advance.


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THE DEFUNIAK SPRINGS HERALD, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2006


as -AROUND THE SOUTH


Mardi Gras is in
full swing all over
the Gulf States from
Fort Walton Beach to
New Orleans. That
means revelry, fun
and Laissez les Bon
Temp Roulez!

This past weekend I fought
the crowds, grabbed f6o the
beads and even pushed a kid
or two to get a moonpie at this
year's Fort Walton Beach
Mardi Gras celebration.,No,
it is not the same without the
millions of people crowding
the downtown streets of New
Orleans, but is gave you a feel
of what it is really like in New
Orleans and Mobile. "':
Speaking of the City by the
Bay, Mobile was the first to
showcase the celebliation
dating back back to 1703,just
one year after the city was
founded. Historians still dis-
g&iee about whom sfartked
the event, but it w rs aclled
Boeuf Gras meaningg Fatted
Ox) and the parade consisted
of lavish parties and a simple
pulling of a fatted ox down
the streets of the .1l vil-
lage town.
In 1857, the Krewe mem-
bers of Mobile's Cowbellian
de Raskin Society travelled
to New Orleans and helped
the Crescent City form their
first Mardi Gras society, the
Krewe of Comus. The cele-
brations continue up to what
is now known as Fat Tuesday
or Mardi Gras Day.
Since the conception of the


southern celebration, cities
all around the South cele-
brate the event that culmi-
nates on Fat Tuesday at
midnight, just before the
Catholic holiday season of
Lenten begins. The obser-
vance of Easter is the end of
the Lenten period.
The following are the two
major cities that have been
and will be celebrating Mardi
Gras:

Mobile
* All parade routes located in
downtown Mobile area
Feb. 16
* Order of the Polka Dots
Feb. 17
Order of the Inca Parade
Feb. 18
*Mobile Mystics Parade
*Maids. of Mirth
* Order of Butterfly Maidens
*Mobile Marries Mystics
Feb. 19
*Neptune's Daughter
Feb. 20
*Krewe of Marry Mates
uPMystical Ladies .
.iFeb.i ,. 21
* Order'6fL'aShe '
*Order of Venus
Feb. 23
*Mystic Striper

Feb.24
Crewe of Columbus
Feb. 25
*Floral Parade
*Knights of Mobile
*Order of Angels
*Mystics of Time
Coronation of King Felix III
and Queen
Feb. 26
Arrival of King and Queen
*Joe Cain Parade
*La Krewe de Beinville


MARDI GRAS GETS INTO FULL swing this Saturday
and runs until Feb. 28. The event is celebrated throughout
the South in Mobile, AL, the Mississippi Gulf Coast and in
New Orleans.
The celebration culminates on Feb. 28 with the conclusion
of all Mardi Gras celebrations ending at midnight on Fat
Tuesday or Mardi Gras Day.


*Las Femmes Cassettes
Coronation King Elixis I and
Queen
Feb. 27
Arrival of King Felix III
*MLK Business and Organi-
zation Parade
*Monday Mystics
*Northside Merchants Pa-
rade
*Infant Mystics

Feb. 28 (Fat Tuesday)
SOrder of Athena Parade
*Knights of Revelry
*King Felix Parade
*Comic Cowboys
*Mobile Area Mardi Gras
Association Parade
* Order of Myths-'

New Orleans
*Feb. 17
*Excalibur, Metarie
*Pygmalion, Uptown
Feb. 18
*Ponchartrain, Uptown
*Shangri-LA, Uptown
*Sparta, Uptown
*Caesar, Metarie
Feb. 19
*Carrollton, Uptown
*King Arthus, Uptown
*Bards of Bohemia, Uptown
*Rhea, Metarie
*Centurions, Metarie


Feb. 23
*Babylon, Uptown
SChaos, Uptown
*Muses, Uptown
Feb. 24
*Hermes, Uptown
*Krewe d' Etat Uptown
*Morpheus, Uptown
*Aquila, Metaire

Feb. 25
*Iris, Uptown
*Tucks, Uptown
*Endymion, Uptown
*Isis, Metarie
Feb. 26
*Okeanos
*Thoth, Uptown
*Mid-City, Uptown
*Bacchus, Uptown
Feb. 27
*Proteus, Uptown
*Orpheus, Uptown
*Zeus, Metarie
Feb. 28 (Fat Tuesday)
*Zulu, Uptown

*Rex, Uptown
*Elks-Orleans, Uptown
*Crescent City, Uptown
*Argus, Metarie
*Elks- Jefferson. Metarie

For more information anc
parade schedules, log on tc
www.mardigras.com.


A FE\W HUNDRED
FOUGHT the cold and rain
on Saturday during the
Soiutii \altfon CommllluntyI
Yard Sale at S:Caside. The
et'cnt lhou.-ted more than 40
r'endors from acro,'. the area
cs they solid aIrt. clothes. fish-
ing tackle. jery purses
and ]toil ioct-'tres.


Call for artists: Hilltop
Productions is currently
seeking artists and vendors
for the 2006 season. Events
include the Gulf Coast Bike
Show, the 2006 Spring and
Summer West Indies Market
and the 2006 Seabreeze Jazz
Festival.
All artists in the media of
sculpting, painting, pottery,
yard art, mosaic, stained
glass, jewelry and furniture
crafting, are asked to call.
For more information or
registration, call the Hilltop
Productions event line at
951-2148.
Fifth Annual Car Show:
The fifth annual 30A An-
tique and Vintage Car Show
returns to Rosemary Beach,
April 8, from 10 a.m. 3 p.m.



AtThe


Crestview Cinema 3
789 N. Ferdon Blvd.,
Crestview, 682-3201
The Pink Panther (PG)
Big Momma's House 2 (R)
Final Destination 3 (R).


Applications are now being
accepted for any car over the
age of 30 years of age and in
show condition. There will
gift bags and a best of show,
second and third place
awards given.
Entry fee is $20 per ve-
hicle. For more information,
call Hilltop Productions at
951-2148.
15th Annual Coastal Clas-
sic Car Show: The event re-
turns to the Choctawhatchee
High School in Fort Walton
Beach, March 4, from 8 a.m.
5 p.m. There will be goodie
bags given to the first 100
entrees, a 50/50 drawing,
door prizes, awards and live
entertainment.
For more information, call
314-3010.




MOVIES

Twin Cities Cinema
1047 E. John Sims Pkwy.,
Niceville,
678-3815
The Pink Panther (PG)
Walk Th" Line (PG-13)
; -' T TO


Music and theatre


Destin
*2006 Seabreeze Jazz Festi-
val, April 21-23 at Seascape.
Acts include Brian Cul-
bertson, Rick Culbertson,
Joyce Cooling, Slim Man,
Kem, and many others.
Tickets are on sale and can
be purchased by calling the
Seabreeze at 267-3279. For
vendor information, call
Hilltop Productions at 951-
2148.
Niceville:
*MOMIX: Feb. 18, 2006,
OWC Performing Arts Cen-
ter
*42nd Street: March 15,
2006, OWC Performing Arts
Center
Pensacola


-Mazaika;;Feb. 24
-Three Inspirational Tenors:
March '.11
*Aerosmith, March 4,
Pensacola Civic Center
For more information, call
863-2436.


Chautauqua Assembly events


Performances include:
*Stage and big-screen con-
ductor, David Friedman
*The Orlando Opera
*Chumuckla's Farmers'
Opry

Special activities in-
clude:
*Expert discussions on so-
cial security
*Interfaith panel on religion
*Eli Chandler and the War


Between the States
*Ellen Mayfield and the Tea
Ladies

*The Walton County Art
League exhibit
*The Chautauqua Porcelain
Artists exhibit
*The Chautauqua Quilters
*The Tour of Old Home
Places
*The Walton County Heri-
tage Association and County


History Fair
*Walton County Current
Topics with the Walton
County Board of Commis-
sioners
Presenters include the
following:
*Assistant director of the
FSU School of Film and as-
sociate professor at FSU, Dr.
Valliere Richard Auzenne
*History enthusiast, Palm
Beach Courty judge and


American storyteller, Judge
Nelson Bailey
*Architect and. guest lec-
turer and professor at
FAMU, Victor S. Bowman,
AIA NCARB

For more information, a
complete listing of events
including dates, locations
and charges, or to order one-
day or weekend passes, call
892-7613.


David Friedman
After spending several years
conducting musicals on Broadway,
Mr. Friedman went to Hollywood
where he was the conductor and
vocal arranger on such Disney
classics as "Beauty & The Beast,"
"Aladdin," "Pocahontas" and "The
'Hunchback of Notre Dame." This
led to his writing music and lyrics
for Disney's "Aladdin and the King
j of Thieves" and to scoring three
animated television series and
the film "Trick". Mr. Friedman has collaborated with
Kathie Lee Gifford on three albums, "Born For You,"
"Goodnight Angel" and "Party Animals." David's songs
have been recorded by artists as diverse as Diana
Ross, Barry Manilow and the late, great Nancy LaMott,
and have been heard in major Disney Animated
Feature Films, and on television and radio all over the
world.


Orlando Opera
OrThe Orlando Opera Resident Artist
program established over fifteen
years ago, affords an interim
training ground for singers who
are looking to enrich their
experience and education in
opera music before going on to
distinguished, professional
careers. The four artists, a bass-
baritone, tenor, mezzo-soprano,
and soprano, are provided
professional coaching on voice,
language, acting, and movement during their one to
two year residency with the company. They augment
their expertise by performing in main stage shows
produced by the opera, as well as performing on tour,
bringing the magic and spectacle of this singular art
form to schools, senior centers, fundraising events,
theaters, community centers, and corporations
throughout the state of Florida.


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THE DEFUNIAK SPRINGS HERALD, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2006


*Growing With America'

NATIONAL
TIRE "
BROKERS
CORP.

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Michelin
Goodyear .
Passenger
Truck
OTR


NATIONAL
TIRE
BROKERS
CORP
829 Highway 90 West
DeFuniak Springs, FL 32433
Tires, Brakes,
Alignments & Auto Service
850-892-5191
1-800-252-2888


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"All your Home Improvement Needs"


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REMOVAL & BACKHOE
LANDCLEARINB


DRIVEWAYIROADS
GRAVEL


REMODELS DECKS DOCKS WHEELCHAIR RAMPS PORCHES PIERS


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STAUTO
SHOP

TIRES CUSTOM WHEELS
AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR
CAR & TRUCK ACCESSORIES
AUTO ELECTRONICS


951-1137


TAYLOR.


Puron.


Air Conditioning & Electrical Incorporated

Sales, Service & Installation
(850) 892-3955


684 North 9th Street
DeFuniak Springs
FL 32433


DANNY TAYLOR
President


Because of recent postage increases

The DeFuniak Springs Herald-Breeze
Established 1888


i


Must incr


ease subscription rates effective March 1, 2006


This newspaper has not increased subscription rates in several years, even with prior postage increases.
Subscription Rates will be
$25.00 per year in-state $30.00 per year out-of-state
During February The DeFuniak Springs Herald-Breeze, Inc. will honor present day rates for new or
renewal subscriptions (limit 2 years on new or renewals.) ALL SUBSCRIBERS can take advantage of the
2 year update, even if their renewal date is months away. Rack sales will remain at 504 per copy.


7'e -
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VO'S TAILORING
WALTON PLAZA INSIDE FANCY NAILS
892-0466 (thru 8/06)


EKAHI BUSINESS SERVICES
ACCOUNTING PAYROLL
BUSINESS & PERSONAL TAXES
NEXTELAUTH. REP.
16784 HWY. 331 S., FREEPORT,
3047 MAIN ST., VERNON
835-2747 535-5000


TAYLORS A/C & ELECTRIC, INC.
LIC'S RM0048225
RG00048207-ER00015 -892-3955
S. ..-------........--
AIR CONDITIONING & ELECTRICAL
SERVICE INC. ALL MAKES & MODELS
LIC. RA0066795 "-. :.J '. 7 ii31-91'50

AMERICAN AIR SYSTEIJMS LLC
Reliability, Comfort & Pertfmanirce.
LIC. RA0064836 892-2804

ARTIC ZONE HEATING & COOLING
951-0707
CA-CO57693 (pd thru3/9/06)


PLATTS APPLIANCE REPAIR
4410 US HWY 90 W
892-4670


DAVID R. THOMAS
OFFICE 892-0700
FAX 892-0996
CRIMINAL LAW
FAMILY LAW
PERSONAL INJURY

KATHE KOZLOWSKI, ESQ.
1662 THISTLE LANE
PONCE DE LEON, FL 32455
850-951-1997
BANKRUPTCY FAMILY
CIVIL MATTERS PROBATE
'The hiring of a lawyer is an important
decision that should not be based
solely upon .advertisements. Before you
decide, ask me to send you free written
information about my qualifications
and experience."


BRYANS USED CARS
1133 HWY 90 W DFS
DEWITT BRYAN 892-7148



AA AUTO SALVAGE
S442 CTY HWY 1087
MOSSY HEAD 850-892-3256



NATIONAL TIRE BROKERS
829 HWY. 90 WEST, DFS
892-5191

ROCKMAN'S AUTO CENTER
WRECKER SERVICE
BEHIND SUBWAY 892-5015




RANDEL'S BARBER SHOP
US HWY 83 DFS
892-1011 (PD 1-1-05)


KEN'S CUSTOM BUILT
OUTSIDE STRUCTURES
Cell 978-2109 Ph. (850) 892-3290


NEW & USED BOOKS TRADE-INS
DOWNTOWN ON BALDWIN & 6TH
M-SAT. 10-5, 892-3119


Keith's Backhoe & Bushhogging Service,
Land Clearing, Stump Removal, Spread
Dirt, Reasonable Rates 892-4302



RV SITE,
WATER, ELECTRIC, SEWER, CABLE
892-7229


HICK'S CARPET CLEANING
FREE ESTIMATES
892-2623 ..

NEW LOOK CLEANING COMPANY
JOHN & TOBY STONE, OWNERS
LIC. FREE EST. 892-4573 OR 259-5856

C Cre
OKALOOSA WALTON CHILD CARE
HRS & UNITED WAY
892-8560

Ce i S er
DUSTIN DIVAS
LICENSED, INSURED & BONDED
850-428-1123 GREAT RATES!
(THRU 3-16-06)


COMPUTER REPAIR
I FIX COMPUTERS, INC.
CREDIT CARDS ACCEPTED
892-0977



FOR ALL YOUR CONCRETE NEEDS IN
NORTH WALTON CO. CALL
MARTIN BROS. CONCRETE, LLC
HOUSE SLABS, DRIVEWAYS,
SIDEWALKS, ETC. LIC., INSURANCE
REFERENCES 685-7235 699-7804
(pd- 22.06)


Construction WE SPECIALIZE IN
SMALLER JOBS. HAULING, BACKHOE
WORK, DRIVES. ETC. LAWRENCE & SON
892-3873


WATER'S EDGE CONSTRUCTION LLC
DECKS, DOCKS, PRIVACY FENCES
Austin Shoaf C. 830-4976 Ph. 850-892-5150


B&B EQUIPMENT RENTALS
HWY. 331 S. FREEPORT
835-4500


NATURE'S HEALTH FOOD STORE
756-C BALDWIN AVENUE
892-2356


STAN'S HOME REPAIR
REPAIRS A-Z NO JOBS TOO SMALL
REASONABLE RATES FREE EST.
INSURED. CELL: 850-496-8181
HOME: 850-892-9357(TFN)
HOME REPAIRS,
PAINTING & ODD JOBS. $25/HOUR.
.850-546-0301 .... i ..i.i


JOHN'S HOME IMPROVEMENTS LLC
LIC. & INS. FREE ESTIMATES
865-0924
--------------

JAMES PATRICK DRAFTING SERVICE
www.jpdraftingservice.com
(850) 419-0816
(thru 2-16)



DIAL UP & BROADBAND
I FIX COMPUTERS
892-0977



SMART CARE LAWN SERVICE
FALL/WINTER CLEAN-UP, PRESSURE
WASHING, FREE EST 892-5756 ,l

RODNEY'S LAWN SERVICE
PRESSURE WASH BUSH HOGGING
OVERSEED WINTER RYE GRASS
FREE ESTIMATE 974-6972 834-3925
Serving Walton County For 8 Years

JOHNSON LAWN SERVICE
GENERAL CLEAN UP/REASONABLE
RATES. (850) 834-2200




SUNBELT CREDIT
LOANS FOR ANY REASON
850-892-9504 (CTFN)

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SOUTHERN HOMES INC.
MOSSY HEAD, FL
(850) 892-2232


STORE-RITE STORAGE
NORTH OF TOM THUMB HWY. 83
892-3334 OR 7100
SURE-LOCK STORAGE
OPEN STORAGE FOR RV & BOAT
OFFICE SPACE FOR RENT
3734 US HWY 331 S (850) 892-6170
THARP & SONS MINI STORAGE
HWY. 90 & NORWOOD
892-6035 24 HOUR SERVICE (CTFN)


GANDY'S STORAGE
331 S. WOODLAWN
892-0528


A-1 MINI STORAGE
1154 US HWY 90 W
DFS (850) 892-4677 (CTFN)

*


SUNDOWN INN
NEWLY RENOVATED ACROSS FROM
WAL-MART (850) 892-9647 DFS


DAVE'S MUSIC STORE, Music Lessons
Available Instruments & Accessories.
davesmusicshop.com 892-7073 (CTFN)



FANCY NAILS 9 YRS EXPERIENCE
EYEBROW WAXING/PEDICURE CHAIR
931 US HWY 331
(850) 892-0466 M-SAT. 9-7



LANGLEY'S OFFICE SUPPLY
1027 S. 19TH STREET
892-9776


DRYWALL REPAIR/INTERIOR
PAINTING, Wallpaper removal & instal-
lation. References. Free est. 892-2519
(pd.10.22.05)


BEETHOVEN CIRCLE PIANO STUDIO
FREE CONSULTATIONS & ALL AGES
Ruthanne @850-951-0133/218-2285
CTFN


COOPER CERTIFIED
MASTER FITNESS SPECIALIST.
JAN & LARRY HARRIS 259-9776


DEFUNIAK SPRINGS AREA
WE COME TO YOU!!
892-9589 OR 428-1461
(pd thru 4/31/06)


ALL'S SMALL ENGINE REPAIR
REPAIRS*TUNE-UPS-OVERHAULS
FREE Pickup & Delivery 850-892-7887



FREEPORT PHYSICAL THERAPY
HWY. 331 S., FREEPORT
835-4766

NORTH WALTON
PHYSICAL THERAPY
Jessica Monteleone, RPT 951-2244


HUNGRY HOWIE'S PIZZA &:SUBS
WALTON PLAZA
WE DELIVER- 951-0 84.4

Platein


JEMCO PLASTERING INC.
892-5524
QUALITY IS OUR GOAL


HALLMARK PORTABLE BUILDINGS
HWY 90 PONCE DE LEON
(850)836-4545/4455



PRESSURE WASHING, HOUSES,
CONCRETE, ROOFS, NO JOB TOO
SMALL. EXP., LICENSED & INSURED
(850) 892-9620/cell 585-8412


ADAPTIVE READY RENT & SALES
4788 US 98 W SANTA'ROSA BEACH
EQUIPMENT RENTALS 850-267-3215
(PD THRU MARCH 16)



SOUTHERN ROOFING
ALL TYPES RE-ROOFS & REPAIRS
LIC. #RC0056527 956-4325


LYLE'S SALVAGE
BUYING CANS, COPPER & ALUMINUM
HWY. 90 W. 892-0123


WINDHAM SEPTIC SERVICE, INC.
67 JOE CAMPBELL RD.
835-3356


ALL'S SMALL ENGINE REPAIR
REPAIRSkTUNE-UPS-OVERHAULS
FREE Pickup & Delivery 850-892-7887


PROFESSIONAL
STUMP & TREE REMOVAL,
LICEISED & INS. 850-855-0871 (12M.-tc)



L&J SURVEYING -
DEFUNIAK SPRINGS, FL
PH. 850-892-3639 FAX. 850-892-6326



McDONALD TREE SERVICE
BUCKET TRUCK & STUMP GRINDER
FULLLr LICENSED & INSURED
850-892-7380. THANK YOU DEFUNIAK
& SURROUNDING AREAS FOR 27
YEARS OF SUPPORT.
............ ... ......
BARBER S TR E SERVICE
'ALL SURROUNDIiG ACRES
Toll free: 1-866-848-6651, 850-956-2676

V S -S -
ANGEL' -pLNYL SIDING & SCREEN
ROOMS 'FREE EST., REFERENCES
:89-.4006, 585-4715


CJ'S WEDDING SERVICES

SERVING OKA & WALTON BEACH
WEDDINGS 850-428-7888 (THRUAPR. 16)



HUGHES WELL DRILL
HVAC CLOSED LOOP SYSTEMS
PH ..50) 951-2555 FAX.892-6213

COUNTRY COMMUNICATIONS -
NEXTEL SERVICE CENTER 1031 US
HWY 90 W DFS (850) 951-0664 (ctfn)
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FILL DIRT, SBS REFRIGERATORS with ice. RHINO BOATS Joe's Motor Ser-
REW ARD clay, rock, top soil, $150. FROST FREE refrigerators AUTOS BOATS vice, Inc., Hartford, AL 334-588-
masonry sand, driveway material. $125. 30" Electric Stoves $50. Com- 2968. tfc 6/24
BLACK MAL LAB aroAll delivered, pact refrigerators $50. All in good con- 93 CHRYSLER
BLACK MALo LAB around Spreading available. edition. 652-4019. ltp 2/16 LEBARON CONVERTIBLE
reward. 850-956-2618/850- Driveways built. Brand New top-Good tires, BOATS FOR SALE MANUFACTURED
03re. 1tp892/6 Anything hauled. Washer & dryer $175 for both. Needs some work End of Lowery Rd. Freeport FL
003. Ip 2/16 REDS HAUL'N. Clothes dryer $70:- Also stove, fridge ,$500. OBO. See anytime. HOMES
892-0503 and windows for sale. 334-858-7501 92-664n tfc 8/4 Call for info. 835-4877


FOR SALE

15 HP JOHNSON OUTBOARD.
New in 2002-50 hrs. Electric start
$900. 859-2282. 1tp 2/16

GENERATOR -PORTER CABLE
new in box. 5250 watts/6500
SURGE. 120/220 VOLT. New $760.
Sell $600. 859-2282. ltp 2/16

DRYWALL TEXTURE sprayer.
18 0 feet of hose. 75 gal. capacity
new compressor trailer mounted.
835-2138. 2/16-3/2

ALICE'S ANTIQUES,
Used furniture, Collectibles.
2374 SO, 2nd Street (280-A)
DeFuniak Springs
Come shop in a very unique antique
shop, not your typical kind, prices are
right. China, teapots, crystal depres-
sion glass, vintage jewelry & linens,
furniture, cast iron ware, lot in
Grandma's Attic. New addition, "Old
Tool Shed" 500 ft, of old things from
the past. Must'see. Open Tuesday--
Friday 10:00 -5:00, Sat. 12:00-4:00
(850) 892-4074. See You!

ART & ANTIQUES
Fred SaylorLLC
3841 State Hwy 83, North.
DeFuniak Springs, FL
850-419-2610 or (850) 859-1051.
FRED SAYLOR-BENCH
CRAFTED
furniture and cabinets.
Featuring artist,
Kathy D'Arensbourg and
Gourd Art by Christine Nils.
Restored Tube Radios-Vintage
Furniture-Collectibles.
Open Tuesday Saturday
9:30 am 3:30 pm.
(rental space available)
tfc 1/1,2-46wds.

SOUTHEBYS ANTIQUES
Downtown Historic DeFuniak by
the Rail Road Tracks.
1 blk E of water tower.
BUY, SELL & CONSIGN
Antiques, solid wood
furniture, artwork, china,
crystal, depression glass,
pottery, collectibles,
primitives and vintage.
Visit our 5,000 sq. ft.
showrooms.
OPEN
Tuesday-Saturday!
12:00-- 5:00 p.m
(850) 892-6292.
tfc 1/12-46WDS

BARLEY TRADING POST
Thurs-Fri-Sat. 10 am 4 pm.
Appliances $50. and up.
Office equipment-computer desks
and chairs. Stackable chairs-great
for meetings.
892-3299/585-7506
We buy and sell by the piece or
the entire house.
Across From Perdue
Feed Mill*
6tp 1/12-2/9

ELLIOT PECANS will be available
at McLains Restaurant
850-419-0809.
MINI ROUND BALES
OF PINE STRAW
Mulch hay.
BAND SAW LUMBER
Cut any size you want.
Call 850-419-0809.
Leave Message. 29wds

HAY FOR SALE-850-859-0044. tfc
12/22



HEAVY EQUIPMENT
OPERATOR
TRAINING FOR
EMPLOYMENT




Bulldozers, Backhoes,
Loaders, Dump Trucks,
Graders, Scrapers,
Excavators
Train in Florida
National Certification
Financial Assistance
-Job Placement Assistance
800-383-7364
Associated Training Services
www.atsn-schools.com


FILL DIRT
$80 8 yd load.
We also haul clay, and gravel.
Spreading available,
We do driveways and backhoe
work, And small land clearing jobs.
Free estimates 892-3873.
WHITE BEACH SAND
$20/CY, 21 CY Load,
10 Load minimum.
Jim Keeler, 850-834-2974.

CLEAN, WELL FERTILIZE
Coastal Hay for sale
Square bales. $3.50
Rolls $33.00
Delivery Available.
850-569-2337.
72tp 8/15-3/15


or (850) 834-4301. tfc 4/11
PERENNIAL/PEANUT HAY for
horses & goats. $5.50 a bale. 834-
3881. tfc 3/11

BABY CHICKS. 892-4537. 1tp 2/16

WANTED

WANT TO BUY. 1990 OR 1991 FORD
RANGER for parts. 419-0809. tfc 1/
12

DO YOU LOVE TO SING Gospel
Music? A local quartet is looking for a
lead and an alto. If interested, contact
Clayton at (850) 892-5434, 12tc 1/12-
3/30


88 HONDA ACCORD-4-door.
Runs good. Asking $2,000. 259-
0183. tfc 2/2

1999 CHEVROLET 2500 pickup,
extended cab, third door, 4x4, 6.0
liter engine, auto, air, loaded,
leather, 105,000 miles. $14,000.
OBO Call 334-858-6642 after 5
p.m. tfp 11/17
2000 CHEVY S-10 PICKUP. Ex.
Condition. Air, auto transmission.,
$7500. 892-9476. ltp 2/16.

199T TA OR Apprx.,
197,mis$2,34 all (850)
8 2e r rein tion, tfp
2/16


Bayou Haun L.L.C. 678-(DUMP)

10 Yard Roll Off Containers Delivered to Your Residence or Job Site


'" P. .- ,, .

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We haul away your construction debris, landscaping debris, also residential move in/out clean up.

Call Doug at 678-3867
Locally Owned & Operated / Serving Walton & Okaloosa Counties


From 9 PER SQUARE
MANUFACTURED TO
DESIRED LENGTHS
ROLL UP & SLIDING DOOR SYSTEMS
CUSTOM DESIGNED TRIM ACCESSORIES
STEEL PURLINS INSULATION
GOLDIN METALS, INC.
1-800-777-6216


BRANDI'S ATTIC
SELF-SER, ICE MINISTORAGE
835-2850
1/2 Mile N. of Bay Bridge on
331 or 5 Miles S. of Freeport
5x10 $20 to 10x20 $60
Well Lighted & Secure Area
Manager Lives On Location


Best 334-858-1
i -.res.,, 334-858-60




ASK ABOUT OUR PO.
- t.--------
Most Orders .
Filled In 2-3 Davs -: -


A-i Mini Storage, Inc.
2012 US Highway 90 West, DeFuniak Springs, Florida
+ CLIMATE CONTROL +
+ AFFORDABLE PRICING +
+ AVAILABLE: 5'x10', 10'x10', 10'x20', 10'x25' +
CONVENIENTLY LOCATED
HWY 90 WEST & 331 NORTH
(850) 892-4677
MANAGED BY: CROWN INVESTMENT PROPERTIES


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NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS
FOR 1, 2 & 3 BR APTS. AT
HERITAGE & QUAIL RUN APT.,
315 S. 19TH ST., DEFUNIAK SPGS.
GOVERNMENT ASSISTANCE IF QUALIFIED.
CALL 892-5232/TDD 771
EQUAL.HOUSING OPPORTUNITY
ABSOLUTELY NO PETS!


6050 .Deliver
51Ua ----.Available




LE BARN KITS
Installation Available-
IINSOMEMEASI ...
.- .- .= ,, .; J-


Hwy. 90 East & Norwood Rd.
DeFuniak Springs -.892-6035
Bonifav 547-0726
Chiley 638-8183
Self-Service Office
Open 24 Hours
No Deposit* Units are carpeted



HALLMARK
PORTABLE BUILDINGS






Factory Direct
Prices
Easy Payments
(850)836-4545
or 836- 4455
Hwy 90
Ponce de Leon, FL
(Next To Hall's Hardware)


Bonifay Florida "a
STri States Leader in Barn Kit and Deck Kit Sales Since 1997_

PANHANDLE SALVAGE
405 West Hwy. 90, Bonifay, FL (850)547-9354 www.panhandlesalvage.com
All Wood Kitchen Cabinets
]1 Insulation o Tile Board Mailbox Post ^
SVanities Siding Wood Paneling -.4r
F,1 1... .".. ....." ......
~-5

Deck Kits Available r, 24' : 24' AG BARN KITS
6, X 8' 8' X 1. 6 24' x36'
8x0" 12 x]4t 24' x Certified & Engineered
8' xO12' 12' x1' '-^.. < 82' x ",&' Metal Trusses
includes post friaming. 5/4 deck 2' x (i Ay Size Availabl
[i rgirJll ( u l I)ra\ 'en ig.
boars.anras and sq. spinles M F 8 am -5 pm Sa. 8 am Noon )Iaill d h'flu Aii
La ndscape Tirnilxrs Fc.nilc Posts Fence Pr'antel DoorS
Sheet Rock 4" x 8" x 1/2" Lamrninate.Flooring 8 1.19 SF 12" x .1.3' Lap Siding S8.99


Priced OBO.
1. 12' Alu, fishing, 6hp outboard, re-
mote steering, trailer, ready to go.
$900.-
2. 22' Alu pontoon, 90 hp outboard,
complete, anchors, paddle, some ex-
tra parts. No trailer. $5,000.
3. 34' Houseboat 3 alu pontoons, 150
hp outboard, enclosed shower com-
mode, kitchen including dishes cook-
ware silver, TVNCR, full bed with elec-
tric blanket, 2,000 Watt Generator, hot
water, 110/12V Electrical, LP Gas.
Made for River. The Good Life.
$14,500.
4. 35' Starcraft, fiberglass, enclosed
"cabin, rigged for shrimping, includes
factory rebuilt 663 Detroit diesel en-
gine. Never operated, good craft needs
a friend. $6,000. 3tp 2/2-2/16


WE NEED TRADE INS! Replace
your old home with a brand new one
with no money down. Call today for
details. 850-864-5517. 22wds tfcl0/
13

LAND OWNERS- No money down
on a new manufactured home. Ex-
cellent rental units. Call for details.
864-5517. tfc 10/13 19 wds


MISCELLANEOUS

MORTGAGE FOR SALE. $90,000.
Pays out $249,127 over 30 years.
Payments $692/month. 892-2284
tfc 2/16


LYLE'S
AUTO SALVAGE & RECYCLING
We Buy:
ALUMINUM, COPPER,
STAINLESS STEEL,
BRASS & JUNK CARS
892-0123
2226 US Hwy. 90 W., DeFuniak Springs, FL 342433




OLSTERY BY B,


5442 Hwy. 331 S.
near L&L Marine & Buy Gone Antiques

892-7096
Antiques Repaired & Recoveredi
Dining Room Chairs $35.00 Each
Plus Mater. ,!


"The Telephone Man"





Business & Residential Installations & Prewire
Business Sysems All Major Brands!
Cat 5 Cabeling
Fiberoptics
Networking
Voicemail
Beepers
Sales, Lease & Repair
Local Telephone Service up
Authorized Shipping Outlet /


NEW-TEL Communications
23 South 7th Street
DeFuniak Springs, FL
32433 E


(850) 892-2934
1-800-827-2934
Fax: (850) 892-6357
-Mail: www.newtel@dfsi.net


Serving NWFlorida & South Alabama since 1983


* New Installations
* Mound Systems
* Pump Outs


Drainline Repairs
SGray Water Systems
Certifications


State Certified, Licensed & Insured
25 Years Experience
CALL







DAY or NIGHT
fax 682-9679


LOST
Lake I
$200
685-40


NOW LEASING



MINI-WAREHOUSES
1504 US HWY 90 W
For Reservations or Info
Call 682-2040


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THE DEFUNIAK SPRINGS HERALD, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2006,


SERVICES

TRACTOR WORK-DISC. Bushhog,
food plots, garden driveway rocked.
892-2522. 7tp 1/12-3/2
SMART CARE LAWN SERVICE-
Fall- Winter cleanup, Pressure wash-
ing & Brush work. Free Est. 892-
5756. tfc 11/3

SASNETT ENTERPRISES Inc. Ma-
sonry, Tile, Carpentry & General
Handyman. No job too small. Li-
censed & Insured. 892-5523/699-
5348. pd 6/9

MOSLEY LAWN CARE-Complete
lawn care. Estimates available. 859-
2'177 or 850-305-0423. Ask for D.J.
tfc 10/13

ANTIQUE FURNITURE-Refinishing
and repair. 20 yrs experience. Call
and leave message at 892-7748. 5tp
1/19-2/16

PIANO LESSONS in my DeFuniak
Springs home. New to area. Experi-
enced teacher. FREE consultation. All
ages accepted. $15 per half hour.
Call Beethoven Circle Piano Studio.
Ruthanne Miller. 850-951-0133/850-
218-2285. 12tp 1/26-4/20


CUSTOM TRIM AND LAMINATE
FLOORING INSTALLATION. For
free estimates. Call Kevin 956-4511
or Mickey, 956-5011. Leave mes-
sage. 4tp 1/26-2/16



YARD SALE


GARAGE SALE-Feb 18. Rain or
shine. 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. 64 Lake Juni-
per Circle, DFS. Lots of collectibles,
household goods, very good (like
new) Red Hat Clothes, shoes, hats,
scarfs, purses, and other clothes.
Chairs and lots of useful things. Itp
2/16

MOVING SALE-Feb. 17-18. 84
Sidney Ave. Furniture, clothes, nic-
nacs, Too numerous to list. ltp 2/16

MOVING SALE-THURSDAY, FRI,
SAT. Everything must go! Appli-
ances, furniture, tools-etc/ 367 Andy
Nowling Rd, DFS. 1tp 2/16

BACKYARD SALE. Rained out last
week. Sale is Fri & Sat. 17-18. Feb.
676 Circle Drive. Bar stools, and
glassware, books. itp 2/16


aQua N| lwirg..Ualan
W Bi,. a *.i e s re&*r


Call us or stop by TODAY
Prestige while RATES are still LOW
Home 233 N.E. Racetrack Rd., Fort Walton Beach
C t $50-864-5517 888-837-5517
Center Many Lots To Choose From


YARD SALE SAT. FEB. 18 @ 8 till.
160 Florence Dr. (off Bob McCaskill)
1tp 2/16

YARD SALE 313 SPRADLIN-1.5
miles up 83.3 family sale. Furn, toys,
clothes, (new & old) etc. Saturday,
Feb. 18th. 7 am --till. Itp 2/16,



PERSONAL


LISTEN TO THE Country Store.
Mondays-Saturdays at 9:15 a.m. on
AM 1460 WZEPto buy, sell or trade,
lost & found. BE LISTENING WZEP
AM 1460 offers FREE yard sale
signs. Listen to THE COUNTRY
STORE for details or stop by 449
North 12th during office hours. Mon-
Fri. tfc


UNCONTESTED DIVORCE
No court appearance.
Including children, property,
missing spouse.
1-877-244-2230.
FloridaDivorceByMail.com
15wds 11/10



ROOMMATE
WANTED

MALE ROOMMATE WANTED-
Share expense. 3 bd/2bath mobile
home. $400 a month includes elec-
tric. Call 892-9811. 1tp 2/16


*(417693) 5.34 acres in Mossy Head lots
of woods and wildlife $100,000
*(418781) Brand New 3/2 1560 sqft home
in Country Manor on 1 acre $350,000
*(412805) New double-wide on 3 acres
with creek on back side in Mossy Head
$220,000
*(413670) Barely lived in 4/2 home with
many amenities on 2.48 acres near paxton
$129,900
*(413072) Nice 1/2 acre of land with newly
remodeled mobile home in Oakwood Hills
$50,000
*(413923) Very nice 3/2 brick home in
DeFuniak Springs city limits on 1.77 acres
$235,000
*(413924) NEW 3/2 1500 sqft modular
home on .33 acres in Oakwood Lakes Es-
tates $194,000


Keller Williams Realty Emerald Coast
REALTOR
151 Regions Way Suite 4-A, Destin, FL 32541
An.Independent member Broker
Purchaser must verify all information, including prices,
square footage and zoning all info is subject to change and verification.


FOR RENT

DEFUNIAK SPRINGS RENT MO-
BILE HOME -on beautiful acreage
CH/A new carpet in 3/2 @ $700 mo.
Also a 2-2 @ $600 a month. Both
clean and nice. 850-859-9943. ltc
2/16*
RENT-TO-OWN 3 bedroom mobile
home, fixer upper on rented lot.
Combined trailer payment and lot
rent $325 with $1,000 down #4
Norwood Park. East side of DeFu-
niak. Go 90 East past Petro, right on
South Norwood, cross track, right on
Charlie Brown Road. 892-2284. tfc
2/2 44wds
2 BEDROOM/1 BATH clean, fur-
nished, includes washer & dryer. Lo-
cated in King Lake Area. $500 & de-
posit, 892-9748. itp 2/16


*Lot in Oakwood Lake Estates on East
Michelangelo $32,000
*(410762) Completely renovated 3/2 brick
house on 1 acre $129,000
*(416260) New construction 3/2 1252 sqft
house with many amenities in Oakwood Hills
$163,000
*(416271) Brand new 3/2 Home 1254 sqft
house with many nice features in Oakwood
Hills $147,000
*(416288) PRECONSTRUCTION PRICED
3/2 1421 sqft house landscaped yard with
garage $179,000
*1.25 acres $4,000 located in Liberty Area
*(410759) 2 acres nearly 2000 sqft 4/2 brick
house on paved road barn for storage
$169,000
*New home on 3 acres just north of DeFu-
niak springs 2/1 built this year lots of extras
$160,000


Tem alonis loate a _
14 out 9t Sree, D~uiakS pins, L 343
(eieM tie'sResaurnton wy.90


3 BEDROOM HOUSE/1 BATH $850/
month. 3726 HWY 90 WEST. Little
green house. 1.7 miles west of Tom
Thumb. First, last & deposit required.
892-2284. tfc 2/2
RENT TO OWN. Juniper Lakefront 2
bedroom singlewide on rented lot. 130
Juniper Island Drive. Combined trailer
payment and lot rent $550 with $2,500
down. Take Bob McCaskill to Marion
to Juniper Island Drive. Go to 130 on
right. 892-2284. tfc 2/2 -40wds




MOTIVATED SELLERS
1/2 acre on Oakridge Rd,
corner lot
$25,000.
.8 acres on Oakridge Rd,
has power pole, septic & well
$55,000,
Juniper Lake Estates 1 acre
wooded, city water available
S $35,000.
Owner financing.

2 Story Duplex Commercial
Bldg on US 90 West & Smith
Rd. New and never occupied .
Call for details.

1 acre wooded lot.on Eagles
Way Rd in Mossy Head.
$45,000. City water.
Commercial Bldg in DeFu-'
niak Springs. 6 rental units,
5 business suites.
Many extras.
Call for details,
By appointment only.
1 acre commercial lot.
SSpralin Rd.
City water, $98,000.
BOB SIKES RD
4.83 acres
Wooded with beautiful
hardwood. $65,000.
COPPERLEAF CORP
LICENSED REAL
ESTATE BROKER
MICHAEL A. ARMBRUSTER
850-892-2940 HOME/OFFICE
email-maa @ gdsys.net

HI. At


Rock Solid in


NEW ON THE MARKET
(R-1269) New 3 BR/2 BA home being built in growing
Oakwood Hills. Home includes 1385+ sq. ft, open
floor plans, all Kenmore appliances, and 1 car
garage. Top-notch construction, custom built & con-
venient to 1-10 & Eglin AFB. Great price! Two to
choose from...
$169,900


Prudential


Menifield & Pilcher


Really

SELLING WALTON COUNTY MLS,,


Sally R. Merrifield,
Broker, Owner
850-865-0640


BSIN BAYOU
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( 1 2-74) ~




5. r* S yo'v- benlokig5or
Ovr1ar o h ae wt0 ml


682 Baldwin Avenue, DeFuniak Springs, FL 32435
Phone (850) 892-9650 Toll Free 1-888-892-9658
Fax 850-892-9651 Website: prudentialmprealty.com


Dawne Miller
850-225-7710


Terry J. Pilcher,
Realtor/Owner
850-865-2541
Debbie Jones
850-865-2541 85


Christa Merrifield-Mitchell
Realtor, Owner
850-978-2973


Jack Cole
0-585-6707


Mac Work
850-333-0315


Beth Johnston
Office Manager
850-892-4645


Kevin Hulion
850-419-1870


Elizabeth Brannon
850-585-8016


REAL ESTATE

www.TeamWalton.com

oress the new hot listing button


Jeremy Fretwell 850-830-3008 Bev Clar- 850-699-0199 Donna Arnold 850-978-2790
Shane Supple 850-585-5765 Lisa Shelton 850-585-8037 Ryan Fretwell 850-585-6303


Real Estate


Ronnie Jones
850-585-8204


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CLOSE,

TO TOWN
(A- 1277)
8 acres just outside the city limits.
Property is zoned urban residential.
Great location with many possibilities.


$1 36000


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THE DEFUNIAK SPRINGS HERALD, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2006


LAKEFRONT-$900/month. 3 bed-
room, 2 bath brick home. Take Hwy
83N. 5.3 miles to right turn on Ten
Lakes Drive. Go to 272 on right. No
pets! First, last & deposit. 892-2284.
tfc 2/9

1800 SQ. FT. Office space. Excel-
lent for Doctors office's or real es-
tate offices. Call 974-5010 or 951-
2244 for more information, tfc 2/24

HILLTOP TERRACE APTS. 600 N.
4th St., Florala, AL. Affordable hous-
ing for the elderly. 1 bdrm, center. heat
& air. stove refrigerator, free laundry
facilities, planned activities. Based on
income. Come by or call (334) 858-
4655, Leave message. Equal Oppor-
tunities Housing. tfn 3/31

Grab the American Dream-
Home ownership-it's your time!
We will finance a manufacture land/
home package with zero down. Call
for details. 850-864-4886. tfc 10/13--
24wds

SPRINGS EAST APARTMENTS,
INC. For rent 1, 2 and 3 Br apart-
ments. Water, sewer and garbage
Pickup included. Phone 892-7012,
685-2255. NO PHONE CALLS AF-
TER 6 PM. tfc 6/24-



I BUY HOUSES
I buy Houses!
Any area, any condition.
Also lots, land and mobile homes.
Avoid foreclosure.
850-830-1014/334-858-2911.












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LOTS AND ACREAGE
DeFuniak Springs
109 ACRES, 4 units per acre,
2,000 feet..on St. Rd. 83.
Survey and wetland study in
place. All or part $1.8 million.
COMMERCIAL 11 ACRES
zoned C-2 near Wal-Mart, 275
front on 331.
11.7 ACRE homesite, 1,000
feet on paved 0605 $144,400
also 10.7 ac. site 950 ft. front-
age on hwy. $128,000
18 ACRES on Old Landfill Rd.
$126,000

954-929-1606


30A


REALTY, A

Horse Lo her's
Paradise.
11.94 Acres Fenced
1100 sq.ft. guest house
#415716....$689.000







New Home/Lot Packages
In Oakwoods Lakes
Estates
Prices Start at $145,000







Freeport Office:
Tonja Bonds,
Vickie Beard
Chris Beard
Beverly Johnson
Michael Hatfield
Jamie Landreneau
850-835-1331
DeFuniak Office:
Lisa Ruby
John Danilow

850-951-2130

S[B
ELTO MLS


RESORT MEMBERSHIP
FOR SALE

HOLLEY KING LAKE RESORT
Re-sale of membership for sale.
Call Alton or Betty Fennel
Largo, FL.
(727) 585-5185
Member No. #20338.
tfc 11/10


LOTS/ACREAGE


DEFUNIAK SPRINGS, two .47 acre
lots. One block out of town. $23,500
each. Mobiles welcome. Ph 951-
0444 or 850-578-9096. 3tp 2/9-2/23

MOSSY HEAD
5.3+ acres. Wooded off Richardson
St. High & dry. $100,000. OBO. 850-
699-9140. 4tp 1/26-2/16

14 ACRES BOY SCOUT RD.
Backs up to the Boy Scout Camp.
$200,000.
892-4992.
4tp 1/26-2/16


KINGS LAKE WATERFRONT LOT
242' on the water. 2.89 acres. Lot is
partially cleared for home construc-
tion and lake view. Many mature trees
remaining. Take Hwy 331 N from Hwy
90, 4.5 miles. Large For Sale by
Owner sign at entry to lot. Water tap
paid and installed on lot. Complete set
of engineered house plans. Lot di-
mensions 200 x 679x242x759.
$199,000. Call Dan Scott, 865-3509,
654-9071 tfc 1/26 67WDS


REAL ESTATE


75 ACRES OF HEAVEN
Dream home. 5Br/3.5 Ba on spring
fed clear water lake. Fish from your
back deck. Rolling woods with creek,
pastures, barn, stalls, fenced. Peace-
ful and private. 1 hr from beaches.
North Walton Co. 2.5 million
Janie Lindsay Realty, Inc.
Call Sara 850-859-2963.
tfc 1/5

2 BR/2 BA MOBILE HOME On 1/3
acre. Need to sell. Due to health.
$67,500. Firm. 850-951-2859. 4tp 1/
26-2/16


HOMES FOR RENT IN
DeFUNIAK SPRINGS. FL!
One acre lots! Three available soon!
2 bdrm/1.5 bath on lake/lakeview -
$650 & up/mo. w/last month's rent & BF
security deposit required.
(850) 892-3334 DAYS
(850) 830-8888 EVENINGS


Selling local dirt


since 1985!

FREEPORT HOMES
*1.5 Ac. w/3 Bdrm/2Ba Mobile Home #383717..........................$155,000
*3Bdrm/2Ba New Home 1,300 sq. ft. #391756...........................$296,000
*Great House on 4 Ac., Rob Roy Road #390587.......................$449,000
*Pine St., 2Bdrm/lBa 1684 Sq. Ft. #399952(Owner FinancingAvaiablc).$199,900
*Shady Lane, 3Bdrm/lBa, Huge oak trees #383882....................$350,000
*3Bdrm/2Ba, 2000Sq. Ft. & Apt., on water #407201...................$625,000
VACANT LAND
*3 Acres on J. W. Hollington Rd. #380054..................................$199,900
*4 1/2Acre Lots, Bay Loop Area #382975............................Each $129,000
*East Bay Loop Rd., Lot .62 Acre #382963.................................$169,900
*Cross Creek Shores Lot 15-C #383253......................................$154,900
*Developers Dream, 673 Ft. on Black Creek, 31.1 Ac...........$14,500,000
*8.44 Ac. off Rock Hill Rd. on White Creek Rd. #384143..........$126,000
*2 lots, 1.84 acres total, Black Creek Blvd. #384387.................$389,000
*2,3 Ac. 200 ft. fronting Hwy 331 #381059.................. ............ $975,000
*Palmetto St., Magnolia Baye Subdivision #380467......................$75,000
*1.5 Ac. Seymour Rd. #383427..............................................$200,000
*10 Ac. Hatcher Cemetary Rd. #376334...................................$1,000,000
*19 Bayside Dr., 46 Ft. open Bayou views #379647.....................$499,000
*Zoned C-l, 2.4 Acres, Commercial off N Jackson #383605.......$495,000
*3 Ac. Black Creek Blvd., near Hwy 20......................................$420,000
*LaGrange Shores, .52 acres, paved streets #385041..................$125,000
*Sandy Pines Lots 24 & 25.................................................Each $99,900
*Southwood Circle, 2 Ac., great Spec houses #387865...............$240,000
*2 Ac. Bay Loop Area w/deeded bay access #393490................499,900
.5 Ac. Bay Loop Road #394753........................................$725,000
*11 Ac., J.W. Hollington Road #383715................................560,000
*Bay View Lot, Bay Grove Road #394141............................. $258,500
*1 Ac. on Goodwin Creek Road................................... .... $145,000
*9.5 Ac., W. C. Currington #395048......... .................. $119,000
*.88 Ac., Corner Lot in Freeport #402088.............................. $145,000
-9.32 Ac., Bay Loop Area..........#400630................ ...........$765,000
4,Ac., J.W. Hollington Rd. on Creek #391357...........................$229,000
*1.67 Acres, Old Santa Rosa, Paved Road #400345....................$299,900
*.40 Acre Lot, W ooded #396356................... ............................ $99,000
WATERFRONT
*4 lots,-on deep water canal, #373180...........................Each $145,000
*2 Mallet Bayou waterfront lots #382883......................... Each $450,000
*Lake Holley Cr. 3 Bdrm/3.5 Ba, 3480 Sq. Ft. on lake...............$585,000
*170 Ft. on River, Lot 29 & 30 #394640.................................... $190,000
*120 Ft. on water w/dock, lift and seawall #397810....................599,000
DEFUNIAK
*3 Lots Renoir Rd.. 85 x 170 each #387186.................................. $80,000
*87+ Acres, Cleared, Fenced, on 3 major roads #389588...........$1,200,000
-Lots 18 & 19 Oakwood Hills.........'................... ......... $22,500
.48 Acre, Lakeview, wooded #397814........................................$55,000
*1.46 Acres, Lakeview, wooded #403767................................$95,000
*10 Acres, off 331 near Paxton, pond frontage #380840...............84,000


DEFUNIAK 2 BED/1 bath. Recently
remodeled in town. Nice lot, fireplace,
hardwood, tile floors, CH/A. Must see
to appreciate. $89,000. 850-585-
5489. 3tp 2/16-3/2

FRESHLY PAINTED and carpeted 3
bedroom/1.5 bath home in Mossy
Head. 3/4 acre lot. Paved road. End-
less Horizons Realty. (850) 315-
0111.tfc 2/16-21wds

MOBILE HOME
5BD/2BA
CH/A- 2,100 sq. ft. Built 2003-utility
room/storage unit on 1.5 acres. Near
Lake Juniper. 154 Franck Dr. in De-
Funiak Springs. $99,000 OBO. 941-
627-2769. 2tc 2/16-2/23

DFS HISTORIC DISTR- Restored
Victorian 2240 sq. ft. 3 Br/2Ba. 2 fire-
places. Extra lot 1 $289,000. Call
ALEX ALEXANDER at Naylor Realty
951-2488. 3tc 2/9-2/23 22wds




***HOMES***
DeFuniak Springs -
3/2 home, whole house
generator, barn/workshop,
large carport, covered porch,
on 3'/2 lots, 3 blocks to Lake
DeFuniak. $164,000.
Freeport Quiet
neighborhood, 3/2 brick
home, 12x23 Florida room,
fireplace, garage, land-
scaped, 16x2o AC workshop,
deep well, city water, great
location. $272,500.
***FREEPORT LOTS***
Camp Adams Lot, river
access with boat launch off
Hwy. 3280. $38,500.
Magnolia Baye Cleared,
Unrestricted, septic, power
pole and city water.
$70,000.
*Creekside 1/2 acre lot,
MH welcomed, access to
Black Creek. $87,900.
*Creekside -
Restricted lot, across from
community dock.
$139,900.
Bay Loop Area Bayview
lot, quiet location,
unrestricted,
city water/sewer $105,000.
To view all listings go to
www.freepoi-twaterfront.com




(850) 835-4153
(850) 835-4153


DFS HISTORIC DIST-Fabulous
Home 4,000 sq. ft. 7 Br/4Ba. New
kitchen, roof, heat & air. Wrap-
around porches. $425,000. Call
ALEX ALEXANDER at Naylor Re-
alty 951-2488. 3tc 2/9-2/23 24wds

COUNTRY MANOR-Privacy &
Convenience 3 Br/2Ba. Great in-
vestment or 1st home. Large lot.
Possible owner finance. $158,000.
Call ALEX ALEXANDER at Naylor
Realty 951-2488. 3tc 2/9-2/23-
23wds


SUBDIVISION/COMMERCIAL
ZONED 4/units per acre. 109 acres.
Border 3 major roads. Front 2,000 ft
on SR 83. Just 3 miles from City of
DeFuniak Springs. Asking only
$18,000 per acre. 954-929-1606. tfc

LAND OWNERS- No money down on
a new manufactured home. Excellent
rental units. Call for details. 864-5517.
tfc 10/13 17wds


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i Congratulations
Tean IIalton
on a iremlendou
ac/hievemenl.
--They were
recently awarded
Top Producer
Within
Keller Williams
Realty for /the
2005 year.

Pictured: Bev Clark and Jeremy Frerwell
This award was given to the group with the highest
number of listings in the entire Gulf States Region,:
which spans from New Orleans to Destin.


KING LAKE REALTY INC.
43 LAIRD ROAD
CRESTVIEW, FL 32539

10 Acre Tracts DeFuniak Springs Area .................$70,000
Owner Financed at $700 Down & $700 Month
10 Acres Corner Lot DeFuniak Springs .................$150,000
$1,500 Down & $1,500 Month
10 Acres Boy Scout Rd., South of I-10 ...................$150,000
$1,500 Down & $1,500 Month
18 Acre Tract with Stream $150,000
$1,500 down & $1,500 Month
4.1 Acre Mossy Head $75,000:
$750 Down & $750 Month
254 Acres Mossy Head $12,500/Acre
2 (1/2-Acre) Lots Juniper Lake.....................$25,000 Each
(Other properties available all Owner Financed!)
Call today for information!
Call Bonita Vereen for details
(850) 892-2103 OR (800) 741-5253
Open Mon. Fri. 8:30 a.m. until 4:30 p.m.
Sat. By Appointment


ARMBRUSTER REALTY, INC.

(850) 892-2115


,




1-542 A beautiful 5,000 SF 2-story brick home on 2.2 acres zoned C-2 within
walking distance of Historic Downtown DeFuniak Springs. The home offers 5
bedrooms and 4.5 baths. Has central vacuum system and intercom throughout.
Appliances are stainless steel, built in china storage and pantry area with etched
glass inserts near the kitchen. 3 hot water heaters, central h/a, laundry room
complete with bath and shower stall. The home offers so much more, call to
make an appointment to view. $975,000.00.
257 US Hwy. 90 East, DeFuniak Springs, FL
MLS, www.armbrusterrealty.net
MON


776 BALDWIN AVENUE

(850) 951-2488 .
www.brucenaylor.com
NOW LICENSED IN FLORIDA & ALABAMA

AGENTS
Bruce Naylor Alex Alexander Dale Cole -
Scott Brannon Sue Rushing Rachael Earley Bruce Wilkinson

ACREAGE
6.95 ACRES. Located in Mossy Head. Pie-shaped. High & Dry............................................ 9,500
80 ACRES. Located in DeFuniak Springs close to King Lake Rd. Planted pines.....................$520,000
FAMILY FARM. N. Walton 102 acres. Pond, 19 year planted pines. Farm house. Barn..............$69,000
INDIAN CREEK RANCH RD. 11 acres. 1/2 zoned commercial and 1/2'zoned estate residential.$450,000
MOSSY HEAD FARM. 95 acres. Paved road. 3500 s.f. house. Pool. 2 lakes. Pasture..............$1,5Q0,000
PUNCHBOWL ROAD. 28 acres. Pa3w quiapsP jfttigioElsaS road. N. Walton...................$175,000

COMMERCIAL
94 ACRES. Located on Hwy. 331. Close to Wal-Mart. Great potential.................................. $12,000,000
CEDAR DRIVE. Lot #5 of the Commercial S/D, Woodlawn Business Park. Approx. 1 acre..........$175,000.
HWY. 331. Almost 3 acres. 284 feet on Hwy. 331. 30x80-15 unit mini storage building. A
two-story metal building built to function as an office or a residence. 20x20 office and a
36x48 metal equipment building. So many commercial possibilities............................ ......$865,000

HOUSES
COUNTRY MANOR. 3 bed/2 bath. 1152 SF. Located in County Manor. Great Investment..:........$158,000
CROSS CREEK SHORES. Nice 1650 SF. 3 bed/2bath. Located in a Freeport S/D......................$299,500
FREEPORT. 3 bed/2 bath. 1290 SF. Brand new house at an affordable price............................. $249,900
HISTORIC DISTRICT. Victorian cottnge.g ratarl s .......................................... $139,900
HISTORIC DISTRICT. Victorian. Fully Restored. 3 bed/2 bath. Minutes to Lake Yard................ $289,000
HISTORIC DISTRICT. Almost 4000 SF. 6 BR/4 BA. Custom kitchen. Porches. Fabulous............$425,000
JUNIPER LAKE. 1600 SF. Dock. BfalFle ClrA seMRWy,5,dc fed right................................$235,000
NEW HOME. Located on Roberts Drive. 1290 SF, 3 bed/2 bath, carport. Great Price................. $192,500
OAKWOOD HILLS. 896 SF Mobile Home 2 bed/2 bath. Located off Cypress Ave...................... $79,500
ONE OF A KIND. Located in Glendale. 1652 Sf. Jacuzzi Tub. Nice size lot................................. $250,000

LOTS
FLAMINGO VILLAGE. Lot in Flamingo Village S/D in South Walton. Great Price........................$275,000
FOREST LAKES. Beautiful lot in Forest Lakes in Blue Mtn. Bch. Wonderful place to build..........$44$,000
OAKWOOD LAKES. Build your new home in a fast growing subdivision. Nice size lot..................$39,900
MAGNOLIA LAKE. Lot in Magnolia Lake S/D in DeFuniak Spgs. Covenants, dock, gazebo.........$55,000
MONARCH ESTATES. Homesite in Monarch Estates. Great Price! Close to Sandestin..............$150,000
ROYAL PALM. 3 buildable lots. Community water available. Just off Girl Scout Rd. All 3..............$54,000
SILVER OAKS. Waterfront lot. Crestview Silver Oaks S/D.................... ....... ..................... 80,000

WATERFRONT LOTS
AFFORDABLE. Lot on Lake Rosemary. Paved rd. frontage. Almost 1 acre. Dock. Sea Wall.........S95,000
BLUE POND. Waterfront. Wooded. One of the most beautiful lakes in North Walton.................. $139,000
CROSS CREEK SHORES. Waterfront lot with 140 ft. on Lagrange Bayou. Cleared....................650,000
DIAMOND LAKE. Cleared and ready to build in S/D on Diamond Lake in Oakwood Lakes.........$75,000
HIDDEN LAKES ESTATES. 1/2 acre lot in S/D. On small pond. Great homesite!..........................$69,500
IMPERIAL LAKE. Approximately 1 acre waterfront lot on Beautiful Imperial Lake....................... 79,500
PINE SHORES. Waterfront. 145 ft. on lake. Sea Wall. Ready to build. Established S/D................80,000
SPRING LAKE. 3 acres on beautiful Spring Lake. Almost 400 ft. of waterfront.............................239,900
TEN LAKES ESTATES. Nice large. 1.5 acre parcel in S/D with 48 ft. of waterfront.................. 135,000
WILDWOOD LAKES. Great 1 acre parcel with nice slope going down to lake............................$99,000


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TOWNHOUSE WITH
DEEP BOAT SLIP
3/2, fireplace, garage, end unit.
Yard Maintenance and trash pickup
included in Assoc. fee.
1,440 sq. ft.
Located in the friendly town of
Niceville, minutes from
Mid-Bay bridge.
Ideal for snowbirds or rental
$262K
850-307-5.011
6tp 1/26-3/1

HIDDEN LAKE ESTATES-1/2+ acre
lot with 125' on small lake. Wooded,
restrictions, no buildout time. Great
deal $69,500. Call ALEX
ALEXANDER at Naylor Realty 951-
2488. 3tc 2/9-2/23 25WDS

1 BUY HOUSES,
Lot$ and Acreage.
No HA$$LE$. Quick closing$
Call now 892-2284.
tfc 3/10

DEFUNIAK SPRINGS, two .47 acre
lots. One block out of town. $23,500
each. Mobiles welcome. Ph 951-
0444 or 850-578-9096. 3tp 2/9-2/23

REDUCED $10K. Well-built home
on 2 acres in DFS for $264,900.
Large oaks, outbuildings, & above-
ground pool. Call the Burgess Team
of NAW, Inc. at 585-0662. 1tc 2/16-
26wds

WATERFRONT LOT-quiet cul-de-
sac in beautiful Pine Shores S/D. 145
feet lakefront with seawall! Under-
ground Utilities. $80,000. Call ALEX
ALEXANDER at Naylor Realty 951-
2488. 3tc 2/9-2/23 23wds

11 ACRES w/home inside Lake
Holley Circle on Hwy.331N, DFS,
priced to sell at $299,900, Call the
Burgess Team of NWF, Inc. at 585-
0662. ltc 2/16 24wds

OAKWOOD HILLS--3 buildable lots
just off Girl Scout Rd. Water avail-
able. Great investment. Motivated
Seller! $45,000. Call ALEX
ALEXANDER at Naylor Realty 951-
2488. 3tc 2/9-2/23-23wds

UNDER CONSTRUCTION.
BUILDER REDUCED! 3BR/2BA
home with 1 car garage in Mossy
SHead, priced to sell'at $139,900. Call
the Burgess Team of NWF, Inc. at
585-0662. ltc 2/16-27wds

OAKWOOD HILLS-3 attractive lots
with mobile, landscape well, RV
hookup, 3 storage bldgs, water &
septic. $74,500. Call ALEX
ALEXANDER at Naylor- Realty 951-
2488. 3tc 2/9-2/23 23WDS

PRICE REDUCED $100,000 from
previous listing price! Gulf-view lot
on Hilltop Road, Dune Allen Beach.
Priced to move at $599,000. Call the
Burgess Team of NWF, Inc. at 585-
0662. ltc 2/16 29wds

JUST REDUCED, BAYOU-FRONT
LOT in Freeport. WATERFRONT
LOT!...priced to sell at $399,000.
Call the Burgess Team of NWF, Inc.
at 585-0662. ltc 2/16 22wds

1 ACRE Lot on Airport Rd.,
Crestview...SELLER IS
MOTIVATED...BRING OFFERS!!!
Listed Price: $70,000. Call the Bur-
gess Team of NWF., Inc. at 585-0662.
ltc 2/16 24wds

WATERFRONT LOTS available in
Lake. Arthur Estates in
Crestview...fishing, picnic area &
tennis courts all available! $89,900
per waterfront lots!!! Call the Burgess
Team of NWF., Inc., at 585-0662. ltc
2/16 31wds

PRE-CONSTRUCTION HOME IN
THE PRESERVE AT GRAYTON
BEACH!
2,315 SF, 3BR/4BA, built top-of-the-
line!!! Listing Price: $1,050,000!!!
Call the Burgess Team of NWF., Inc.,
at 585-0662. ltc 2/16-24wds


HELP WANTED


TRABAJOS TRABAJOS
Hay Trabajos Disponibles en un lugar
demanufactura para aprendices,
(Personas Que Quieran Aprender).
Se Trabajan Los 3 Turnos (Dia Y
Noche) 5 Dias A La Semana Con
Buen Pago Y Beneficios.
No Necista Experiencia, Nosotros Le
Esenamos, Nosotros Le Damos
Adiestramiento.
Llame Por Favor Al Telefono
(850) 682-8033
O Aplique En Persona En El
Siguiente Domicilio:
English Communication needed
TV Necesita Haba Ingles
4tc 2/2-2/23-65 WDS


HELP WANTED: Experienced BOB-
CAT OPERATOR and landscape
foreman. To pay. Call Hendco Con-
struction at 850-654-9696. 3tc 2/0-
2/23

NEEDED: LADY WITH FLORIDA
CHILDCARE Director's Credentials
to assist in opening new daycare in
So. Walton Beach. Call "Nanny
Penny" @ (850) 534-0078.
4tp 2/16-3/9

HELP WANTED FOR SURVEYING
firm. Office help, clerical, computer
skills, Accounting a must. Part time/
full time potential. Call Laura for in-
formation at 892-1078. 2tp 2/16-2/
23

PART-TIME MARKETING ASSIS-
TANT needed for busy Seagrove
Beach Realtor. Applicant must be
proficient in Microsoft Office, cre-
ative & self motivated. Real Estate
license preferred but not required.
Call 850-699-2846. ltc 2/16

HELP WY' -D
EXP EQUIPIP" e RATOR.
Apply r ~ix USA-
D';-i M39 ossy Head.
?.3.941.tfc 2/2


RESENTE EXPRESSIONS in DFS
is hiring a sales clerk. Interested per-
sons call 892-9906. tfc 2/16

DUSTIN DIVA'S CLEANING SER-
VICES is currently hirng for house-
keepers. Call 850-428-1123. tfc 2/16

K-FORCE SECURITY
Now available security positions
for spring and summer season.
Professionals only!
836-9906
www.k-forcel .com
8tc 2/9-3/30

CLEANING HELP NEEDED in local
area. Full time and Part time. Start-
ing pay $8.75 /hr Clean background
check and experience required. Fax
resume: 892-0753 Leave a mes-
sage: 892-6567. 2tc 2/9-2/16


DRIVER. HAZMAT, TANKER. 2 yrs
experience preferred. Local area-
good pay. 850-892-6329/850-830-
3704. 2tp 2/9-2/16

CONVENIENT STORE
CASHIERS.
Paid vacations. Salary to $8.00 per
hour. Apply at Petro Food Market at
1805 East Nelson, or phone 892-
0276. tfc 12/8

IMMEDIATE OPENING FOR
CUSTOMER SERVICE REP.
Computer knowledge a must, exper
CHAUTAUQUA REHABILITATION
and Nursing Center is now hiring for
the position of Business Office Man-
ager. Full time. Monday thru Friday.
Experience in Accounts Payable,
Personnel and Payroll a plus! Apply


COMPLETE BUILDING SERVICES
REMODEL- REPAIR REROOF
-NEW CONSTRUCTION
o6o O aovaaa


HWY 331
LONGLEAF RV PARK /
325' FRONTAGE ON 331
$975,000
8 ACRES WITH 417' OF FRONTAGE ON
HWY 331.................$1,250,000
9.5 ACRES WITH 175' OF FRONTAGE ON
HWY 331................$1,550,000
FREEPORT
GREAT SUBDIVISION PROPERTY:
60 ACRES, HWY 20, 2 MILESS FROM I H %\ 331. HI\\
20 INTERSECTION 51 E PLAN FOR 14I LOTS.
2000'OFFRONIAGE ON H\\ Y 2
PRICE REDUCED!!.........I.6.5,00,III
BAYFRONT LOT 75' ON B \%............i799.000
SANTA ROSA BEACH
LOT IN VILLAGE OF BLUE IMOINTAIN BEACHi......$245.0un
DEFUNI AK SPRINGS
OAKWOOD HILLS UNIT 5 SHAKESPE.ARE COURT
1 ACRE LOT $30.i0Uq
COUNTRY M5 ANOR ESTATES
2.4 ACRES ................$70.000
om GAIL POWELL. BROKER
L. 850-622-0975 850-830-3722


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Call me today and be one of the first to buy!

Lot 59 Mallet Bayou Rd Freeport covenant
protected s/d, paved roads, .64 acre lot, $129,900

Bear Creek Cottages New Freeport s/d off Hwy
3280 with a community pool,.26 acre homesites
starting at $139,000
107 Rodney Dr Canal front home in Freeport,
Steel Framed, Tray Ceilings, Built '04, 3BR/2BA,
1472 SF, .55 Acre, $479,000



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in person at 785 South 2nd Street or
call (850) 892-2176. 4tc 1/26-2/16-
41WDS

BOOKKEEPER
Part time position, must be experi-


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enced in A/R, A/P and payroll. Please
send resume with cover letter to AAA
Truss Inc. PO Box 1509, DeFuniak
Springs, FL 32435. tfc 1/26 29wds


For Safe, by owner -- .

Reduced by 30KJfr -
Quick C ose!
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3/1 on 1.02 ac _

READY
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Remodeled
Reroofedia
Refandscayed

MOVE-IN
READY


Adjoining 1.2 ac
Build On, Keep or Resell

TOTAL 2.22 AC
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Able Parties Only
ca for appt
850-951-2778


PARK ,-AVENUE
R E A iIW S T A T E


LAND
Magnolia Lake Estate... 1/4 acre waterfront lot in exclusive subdivision.........$150,000
18th Street...1/4 acre city lot with water and sewer ..................................... $20,000
Oak Ridge Road...3/4+ acre lot on paved road close to DeFuniak Springs........$45,000
Watson Road...1.2 acre lot in Oakwood Hills Unit 5.................................. $28,000
Hwy 10A...20 acres east of DeFuniak Springs...................... ........... $120,000
Penn Williams Rd...50 acres north of DeFuniak Springs ...........................$500,000
Jones Road... 1/3 acre lot south of Freeport ......................... ............ $85,000
Bayou Circle... Deeded Bay access south of Freeport
1-1/3 acre lot........................................................................... ............. .... $75,000
2-1/4 acre lots .............................. ................. $145,000ea

DEVELOPMENT
Hwy 331 N...202 acres close to DeFuniak Springs ideal for a large scale subdivision.
Frontage on 2 paved roads, Lake Holley and a 40 acre private lake ..........$10,000,000
Old Possum Ridge Rd...302 acres close to Crestview currently going through a land
use amendment to 2 units/acre ..........................................................$5,285,000
Buck Ward Rd...70 acres west of Crestview currently going through a land use change
'to 1 unit/acre ....... ..... ............ ..................... ...................$2,500,000
Girl Scout Rd...Country Club Manor S/D in Mossy Head
27 platted lots, approximately 6 building lots................................................$100,000
31 platted lots, approximately 7 building lots................... ............. $200,000

RENTAL
Oleander Drive...4 mobile homes on 5 lots in Oakwood Hills Unit 1 ..............$225,000


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DeFuniak Springs Office
1184-A Circle Drive
DeFuniak Springs, FL 32435
850-951-2019
m Hecker 850-830-1851
mica Farris 850-856-5656
ilip Spires 850-305-2186
ura Soence McNew 850-585-3481


AILS


Crestview Office
762 Industrial Drive
Crestview, FL 32539
850-398-6336
Tanya Waddell 850-699-3121
David Smith 850-865-1939


John Weeks
Owner/Broker
850-585-2019
Licensed in Florida and Alabama


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CASHIER & JANITOR
POSITIONS
2nd-3rd shifts.
Permanent full time positions (min 40
hrs a wk) Applicants must have own
transportation, be dependable and in
good physical condition. If you are a
team player and seeking full time
work Apply at Lucky 13 Truck Stop
328 Green Acres Rd. Mossy Head,
FL, Mon-Fri 8 am 6pm. No phone
calls. Equal Opportunity Employer.
M/F 61wds tfc 2/2

WELDER needed immediately. Call
850-978-0387 or 850-305-0143. 2tc
2/9-2/16

THE CITY OF DEFUNIAK SPRINGS
is now accepting applications for one
(1) Municipal Worker I in-the DeFu-
niak Springs Utility Maintenance
Dept.
Qualifications for this position will in-
clude the following: Performs a wide
variety of semi-skilled tasks in install-
ing, repairing, and maintaining wa-
ter mains, hydrants, sewer lines,
natural gas lines, and other equip-
ment associated with water and
wastewater plants. Must have a valid
Florida Driver's License.
Applications may be obtained from
the Administrative Assistant's office,
71 US Hwy 90 West, DeFuniak
Springs, Florida 32433, or by calling
(850) 892-8500.
Applications will be received during
regular office hours, Monday through
Friday from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. The
salary is negotiable upon education
and experience. We will be taking
applications until the job is filled.
The City of DeFuniak Springs is an
Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/
ADA Employer/Drug free Workplace.


LOCAL DRIVERS needed for
Freeport area. Home everyday,
Class A with X endorsement. 2 years.
Tractor-Trailer exp. Sign-on bonus for
experience gas haulers, great pay
and benefits, call 800-613-4464. 1tc
2/16

TRI-COUNTY COMMUNITY COUN-
CIL, Inc. is accepting applications for
a Center Assistant for the Walton
Head Start Center.
Responsibility: Primary responsibility
is to maintain a clean center. Assist
teacher in all activities as needed.
Qualifications: High school diploma
or GED; 1-3 months related experi-
ence.
Current driver's license and proper
vehicle insurance coverage. Must
comply with health and background
screening.
Applications may be obtained from
Tri-County Community Council, Inc.,
at 302 N Oklahoma St.; Bonifay, FL
32425; and submitted by Monday,
February 20, 2006, at 4:30 p.m. For
information and an application, call
Sharon Kent, Administrative Coordi-
nator (850)547-3689.
Successful applicant will be subject
to pre-employment drug test.
Only qualified applicants will be con-
sidered.
Equal Opportunity Employer and
Drug and Smoke Free Workplace.
1tc2/16 120wds

LOCAL DELIVERY driver needed
for the Freeport area. Min 1 year driv-
ing exp. and Class a CDL required.
Hourly pay and benefit package, ap-
ply at Woerner Turf @ Owl's Head.
(850) 835-7483. 2tc 2/16-2/23


;:ci h/l A.Fimun

(85o 835-1737
* Black Creek Blvd.- 1/2 Acre Lot Great Buy!!!..........$119,000
* Hansen Rd.- 1 Acre, Bay Loop Area..........................$129,000
* Anchor Rd.- Black Creek Area Income Property.......$134,900
* Hwy. 3280- 1/2 Acre Lot, Happy Hollow...................$145,000
* Charlotte Estate- 3 Bedroom, 2 Bath, Double Wide
Black Creek Access......................... .. ..................... $158,000
* 253 Hurley Dr. Waterfront Home DeFuniak Springs
Great View & Fishing........ ................................ $289,900
* Red Barn Rd. 1.9 Acres off Bay Loop.
Rapidly growing aea .........................................$369,000
* 90 Sunset Lane, Many Possibilities!
5/BR Home, 1.75 Acres, West of Freeport...................$695,000


THE CITY OF DEFUNIAK
SPRINGS is now accepting applica-
tions for one (1) Planner in the De-
Funiak Springs Building and Zoning
Dept.
Qualification for this position will in-
clude the following: Reviewing pro-
posed developments for compliance
with the Comprehensive Plan, pre-
paring requests for submittal to the
Planning Board and City Council, as-
sisting the general public with Plan-
ning and Zoning issues, and other
activities as assigned. Bachelor's
Degree in Planning or any equiva-
lent combination of relevant training
and 3 to 5 years professional work
experience. Salary negotiable de-
pending upon education and expe-
rience. Must have a valid Florida
Driver's License.
Applications may be obtained from
the Administrative Assistant's office,
71 US Hwy 90 West, DeFuniak
Springs, Florida 32433, or by call-
ing (850) 892-8500.
Applications will be received during
regular office hours, Monday through
Friday from 8 am until 5 p.m. The
salary is negotiable upon education
and experience. We will be taking
applications until the job is filled.
The City of DeFuniak Springs is an
Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Ac-
tion/ADA Employer/Drug Free Work-
place. ltc 2/9 168wds PO# 50418


UOfice
850-267-27147


FINANCE CLERK I
The Walton County Clerk's office has
an opening for a Finance Clerk I to
work in the Finance Department lo-
cated in the Walton County Court-
house in DeFuniak Springs. Requires
a high school diploma or equivalent,
and at least one year of previous ex-
perience in bookkeeping, accounting,
or other related experience that pro-
vides the required skills, knowledge,
and abilities to perform the job. Re-
quires accurate and efficient use of a
calculator and ability to type 35 cor-
rect words per minute. Must be com-
puter literate and able to operate a
variety of standard office business
equipment including a printer, type-
writer, telephone, calculator, copier
and FAX.
Applications accepted Monday-Fri-
dayfrom 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; Deadline
- February 23, 2006. Mail to: Human
Resource Manager, Walton County
Clerk's office, PO Box 1260, DeFu-
niak Springs, FL 32435; fax (850)
892-8711. County application Form
r e q u i r e d -
www.clerkofcoourts.co.walton.fl.us,
Human Resources, Applications:
EOE & Drug Free Workplace. ltc 2/
16-144wds

SECRETARY F/T, M-F for real estate
closing company. Computer experi-
ence in Microsoft Office is a must.
Experienced or will train right person.
Please fax resume to 850-892-9305.


850-428-3311


CLEANING HELP NEEDED. Be a
"Lady in Waiting." Top pay and bo-
nuses. Call Lady Suzie 850-306-
5392 or 305-7061. 4tc 2/16-3/9

LOOKING FOR MECHANIC, tire
tech, oil lube filter man. Firestone
Service, 618 US Hwy 90 E. DeFu-
niak Springs. 2tc 2/16-2/23

CDL DRIVER, mechanical experi-
ence helpful. Call Adaptive Ready
Rent. Santa Rosa Beach at 267-
3215. 4tp 2/16-3/9


FRONT DESK POSITION
DAY'S INN IN
DEFUNIAK SPRINGS
Fax resumes to 892-0707 (prefer that
you fax it) or call 850-892-6115.

K-3 TEACHER at Roehm Pre-
school. Salary based on experience
and credentials. Apply in person.
1595 Hwy. 83 N. 951-2002. ltc 2/16
NOW HIRING FOR ALL SHIFTS
Subway in DeFuniak and Freeport.
Apply within from 2-4 p.m.
4tc 1/26-2/16


DeFuniak Springs, FL 32435
ffice: 850-892-9650 Toll Free: 888-892-9658




















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MLS #414984


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loaded with large live oak trees,
on paved road with public water available,
in Okaloosa County in Holt area with
quick access to 1-10.
$92,500.00


MLS #408863


OVER 6 ACRES

great for horse person or
very private homesite.
Partially cleared, near town.
Priced below appraisal at
$90,000.00

MLS #415534


OVER 3.5 ACRES
on fishing lake with lots of wild-
life. Property is mostly cleared,
has large mobile home with big
addition, owner is in process of
some remodeling.


$140,000.00

MLS #417338


LARGE CORNER
LOT
with mobile home and
2 outbuildings in Lake Rosemary
Estates. Motivated seller.
Make an offer!
Only
$85,000.00
MLS #387429


PEACEFUL
4.4 ACRES
with mobile home. Stream on
back of property.
3 outbuildings, fenced yard,
front and back decks.

$225,000.00

MLS #418563


OVER 7 ACRES
off Hwy. 90 west of
DeFuniak Springs,
presently zoned rural village.
Priced at


$288,000.00

MLS #414786


SECLUDED
10 acres with pristine
free-flowing creek with 3
waterfalls. Gorgeous trees,
cleared perimeter and building
sites, boardwalk over creek.
Property being improved daily.
Asking
$300,000.00
MLS #415379


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SORSON 850-951-2703 B

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850-865-1562 850-865-2636


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850-865-5942


Lynn
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850-585-1098


Charlie
McKinley
496-9546


Lisa ..
Hall S.
585-7438 1:2


Broker/Owner
Cindy Cook
Licensed Broker
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100 Acres Andalusia, AL
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ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT
NEEDED: Honest, loyal administra-
tive assistant/helper knowledgeable
with Word, Excel and QuickBooks,
capable of doing billing, computer
bookkeeping, truck dispatching us-
ing internet load boards, reconciling
bank statements and handling nu-
merous telephone interactions with
drivers and customers needed.
Starting pay range from $7 $8 per
hour based on experience. Part time
students accepted. Friendly casual
office located off of Hwy 331 in New
Harmony. For consideration contact
850-834-2974. 1tc 2/16

NOW HIRING IN MAGEE INDUS-
TRIAL PARK. 4 full time positions
w/benefits available (M-F 8-5) No ex-
perience necessary, will provide
training. Located at 9646 Hwy. 20.
W. between Portland and Choctaw
Beach. Call 835-6822 and ask for
Ava to set up interview. EOE. tfc 12/
30-40wds

Reporters, writers and journalists
wanted. Experience required. Would
cover news, meetings, interviews,
features from all over Walton County.
iMac experience helpful. Salary ne-
gotiable. Full or part time. (850)
892-3232

CAREGIVER/COMPANION for
young adults with disabilities in Wal-
ton County. Energetic, assertive, de-
pendable person who works well with
minimal supervision. Weekday shifts
and occasional Sat 15-30 hours per
week. $8.00 $10.00 per hour. Reli-
able transportation required, mileage
reimbursements. 892-2019 or 865-
8529. 2tc 2/2-2/9

NOW TAKING APPLICATIONS
for General laborers and
Forklift Operators.
Apply in person at
Superior Roof Tile.
50 N. Hugh Adams Dr. DFS.
32435. tfc 11/3 22wds

NOW HIRING- Tire Tech & Auto Tech
with own tools. Both must have ex-
perience. 1 STOP AUTO SHOP. tfc
11/24

DRIVER TRAINEES NEEDED
NOW! No experience required.
Werner Enterprises has immediate
openings for entry-level semi drivers.
Our avg. drivers earn rrmre than
$36K first year. 60% o0fegirorivers
get home nightly/weekly. 15-day CDL
training available in your area. Call
roday 1-866-280-5309. 42wds'2/2-2/
23
eirslmr "


THE DEFUNIAK SPRINGS HERALD, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2006


ARE YOU TIRED OF SEASONAL
JOBS that leave you unemployed
half of the year? If so, Gulf Stream
Plastics has a solution for you. Learn
plastics blow-molding while working
for the fastest growing company in
the area. Great benefits, paid vaca-
tions, company cook-outs, and more.
Opportunities for advancement
around. No experience necessary,
We will train you. We are looking for
10 men and women to work full time
on our three shifts. Part time oppor-
tunities also available. Apply at 9646
Hwy 20 W or call Lauren @ 835-
6822.. tfc 3/2 87 wds

READY MIX DRIVERS
Competitive wages. Class Aor B CDL
license. Hiring for the Point Washing-
ton and Panama City Beach plants.
Contact Mike at 850-596-0690. Drug
Free Workplace tfc 2/17

HELP WANTED, Auto Cad operator
for civil engineering. Send resume
and salary requirements to: Office
manager, 21323 Caribbean Lane,
PCB, FL 32413. No phone calls, tfc
1/13

PART-TIME HANDYMAN NEEDED
for mobile home repairs. Must be
trustworthy and have own tools and
transportation. Knowledge in all dis-
ciplines helpful. Call 892-2915. tfc 9/
16




IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF
THE FIRST JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
IN AND FOR WALTON COUNTY,
FLORIDA
CASE NO.: 05-CA-000360
PATRICK H. G. and KATHY K.
BARRY; SAM E. and LINDA S.
BORDEN; DANIEL C. COLE;
JAMES A. FERRARI; PHILIP B.
FLEET;. SIDNEY J. and ANN
HEATH; TRACEY E. PRIEST;
JOHN MARK ROBINSON, trustee;
JOSEPH SHULTZ; .BILLY C.
WEINSTEIN, JR. and CAROL S.
WEINSTEIN; and WILLIAM E.
WYROUGH, JR.,
Plaintiffs,
V.
FRANKLIN L. GODDARD, indi-
vidually; WINIFRED MAE EATON,
individually; DEBBIE GODDARD
PETERS, individually, JESSICA
LYNN GODDARD, individually,
TAMMY GODDARD SERPAS, indi-
vidually,,WINIFRED MAE EATON
.- E ucii.:.r .fTheEstate of Virginia
R.:,-_t3a Bzz,;!l Goddard, ...
Defendants.

NOTICE OF ACTION
TO: TAMMY GODDARD SERPAS


Santa Rosa Golf & Beach Club
Busser
Am & PM Wait Staff
Benefit package includes paid holidays, paid vacation,
full medical 401(k) retirement program and more.
Please apply in person at:
Santa Rosa Golf & Beach Club
4801 W. County Highway 30A
Santa Rosa Beach, FL 32459


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FullTimePosiion

Top Pay


YOU ARE NOTIFIED that an
action for implied easement by plat,
implied grant of way of necessity
and a license in land, on the follow-
ing property in Walton County,
Florida:
THE ROADS AND ALLEYWAYS IN
BEACH VIEW HEIGHTS, AN UN-
RECORDED SUBDIVISION IN
THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF
THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF
SECTION 32, TOWNSHIP 2
SOUTH, RANGE 20 WEST, WAL-
TON COUNTY, FLORIDA.
LESS AND EXCEPT FLORIDA
STATE ROAD S-30A (ALTERNATE
U.S. 98)
has been filed against you, and that
you are required to serve a copy of
your written defenses, if any, to it
on H. Bart Fleet, plaintiffs' attorney,
whose address is 1104 Eglin Park-.
way, Shalimar, Florida 32579 on or
before March 3, 2006, and file the
original with the clerk of this court
either before service on plaintiffs at-
torney, or immediately thereafter;
otherwise a default will be entered
against you for the relief demanded
in the complaint or petition.
DATED on January 18, 2006.
MARTHA INGLE, Clerk
As Clerk of the Court
By Erica Gillis
As Deputy Clerk
SEAL

4tc: January 26 & February 2, 9, 16,
2006 #654E

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT
FOR WALTON COUNTY,
FLORIDA
CASE NO. 05 CA 000472
MICHAEL J. THOMAS, and,
JAMES W. ARNETT,
Plaintiffs,
-VS-

JAMES E. MISKELLA, and,
CATHERINE E. MISKELLA
Defendants.
/


NOTICE OF ACTION


TO: JAMES E. MISKELLAAND
CATHERINE E. MISKELLA, all
parties claiming interest by,
through, under, or against JAMES
E. MISKELLA and all parties hav-
ing or claiming to have any right,
title, or interest in the property
herein described.
YOU ARE NOTIFIED that an
action to quiet title to the following
property in Walton County, Florida:
Lots 4 & 5, Block 18, Oakwood Hills,
Unit 3, according to the plat thereof
as recorded in Plat Book 4, Pages 2,
Public Records of Walton County,
Florida.


Liberty National
Life Insurance Co.

Is expanding its operation and
is looking for upwardly
mobile people to fill
insurance sales & service
positions. Average annual
earnings $48,554.
Fringe benefit package:
2 retirement funds, health
insurance, paid vacation,
convention trips & many
others. No experience
necessary. We have on the
job training.
Requirements: honesty, hard
worker & dependable
transportation.
Contact Don Wiggins at:
850-682-2775
or fax resume, to:
850-682-1523
Liberty National is an EOE


has been filed against you, and you
are required to serve a copy of your
written defenses, if any, to it on
James W. Arnett, Plaintiff, whose
address is 116 Open Gulf Street,
Destin, Florida 32550, on or before
March 3, 2006, and file the original
with the clerk of this court either
before service on Plaintiff or imme-
diately thereafter; otherwise a de-
fault will be entered against you for
the relief demanded in the com-
plaint or petition.
DATED on January 19, 2006.
MARTHA INGLE
As Clerk of the Court

By Louise Pippin
As Deputy Clerk
SEAL
4tc: January 26 & February 2, 9, 16,
2006 #655E
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT,
IN AND FOR WALTON COUNTY,
FLORIDA
PROBATE DIVISION
Case No. 2005 CP 000313
IN RE: Estate of ROBERT BRUCE
CRAWFORD, SR.,
Deceased,
I
AMENDED
NOTICE OF ACTION
TO: ROBERT BRUCE
CRAWFORD, JR., PAULINE
CRAWFORD BLACK, and WILL-
IAM F. CRAWFORD, if alive, and all
other persons claiming by, through,
under or against the estate of Rob-
ert Bruce Crawford,.Sr. who died on
August 1, 1950 or the estate of
Hardy Crawford who died on Janu-
ary 5, 1936.
YOU ARE NOTIFIED that a pe-
tition for the determination of the
heirs of Robert Bruce Crawford, Sr.,
who died on August 1, 1950 and the
heirs of Hardy Crawford who died
on January 5, 1936 has been filed
against you and you are required to
serve a copy of your written de-
fenses, if any, to it on A. Melissa
Holley, Esquire, the petitioner's at-
torney, whose address is P.O. Box
13010, Pensacola, Florida 32591-
3010'on or before February 25th,
2006 and file the original with the



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HOUSEKEEPING
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24 paid days off in first year; health, dental, 401K,
disability (for year-round staff).
Apply in person to Human Resources, located 3 miles
east of Seaside on Hwy. 30-A, cross Eastern Lake,
turn left on Buds Lane just past Lakewood.
Email to jobs@seasidefl.com or fax to 850-231-2227
Drug-Free Workplace/EOE. www.seasidefl.com


Clerk of this Court either before ser-
vice on the petitioner's attorney or
immediately thereafter; otherwise a
default will be entered against you
for the relief demanded in the peti-
tion.
DATED this 18th day of JANU-
ARY, 2006.
MARTHA INGLE
Clerk of the Court
Cheryl L. Foster
By: Deputy Clerk
SEAL
4tc: January 26 & February 2, 9, 16,
2006 #660E
PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE

The Walton County Code Enforce-
ment Board will hold their regular
meeting on February 16, 2006, be-
ginning at 6:00 p.m. to be held at
the South Walton Courthouse
Annex located at 31 Coastal Cen-
tre Boulevard, Santa Rosa Beach,
Florida 32459. The following viola-
tions of the Walton County Ordi-
nance 97-28, Land 'Development
Code will be heard...
01. Hayward A. Thomas, PO
Box 155, Paxton, Florid'a




Drivers

USA
Readymix concrete

Now Hiring CL A & B CDL
Readymix/Dump Truck
Drivers. Excellent Wages
and Benefits.
USA is an EOE.
Call 850-785-1934.
tfc: 9-8


325380155, Section 05.07.08 (B) re-
garding Duty of Maintenance and
05.07.08 (C) regarding Exterior
Storage on parcel identification
number 35-6N-21-4003( 002-0100.
Case Updates
01. Joseph P. Clark
In accordance with Section 286.26,
Florida Statutes, whenever any
board or commissioner of any state
agency or authority, or of any agency
or authority of any county, munici-
pal corporation, or other political
subdivision, which has scheduled a
meeting at which official acts are
to be taken receives, at least 48
hours prior'to the meeting, a writ-
ten request by a physically handi-
capped person to attend the meet-
ing, directed to the chairperson or
director of such board, commission,
agency, or authority, such chairper-
son or director shall provide a
manner by which such person may
attend the meeting at its scheduled
site or reschedule the meeting to a
site which would be accessible to
such person.
In accordance with Section
`'.6 i il- .5, Florida Statutes, all per-
sons are advised that, if a person
decides to appeal any decision made

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Experince reuired
Woldcoernes


ELECTION SPECIALIST Elections'Office


Description













Responsibilities


Duties are focused on greeting the
public, answering'the phone and daily
data entry as well as signature verifica-
tion. This position may also be respon-
sible for absentee processing and peti-
tion verifying. Responsibilities involve
data entry, scanning, filing, processing
and research. Position maintains and
bpldates various recpods and accounts
where applicable. Performs related
work as required; .,:

Job Description available upon


request.

.Requirements, High.Sichoj. diploma or GED: supplee:-:
.. mented by two (2) years of experiencee
in modern office equipment; or an
equivalent combination of education,
training and experience. Requires a
driver license and minimum typing
speed of 35 words per minute. Should
be able to lift at least. 35 Ibs


Posted

Closed


Contact
Information


February 15, 2006

March 1,2006 .-


Bobby Beasley, Supervisor of
Elections
Walton County
312 College Ave. Unit E
DeFuniak Springs, FL 32435


Ph. (850) 892-8112 Fx (850) 892-8113
bbeasley@co.walton.fl.us



Nursing Instructor Wanted at Walton Career
Development Center

GREAT BENEFITS AND SALARY WITH STATE
RETIREMENT

Are you interested in guiding future nurses and giving
back to the profession of nursing? Why not consider a
career in teaching?

The Walton County Career Development Center Practical
Nursing Program is seeking a hard Working, caring and
committed RN to teach. A Bachelor's degree or Master's
degree in Nursing or a related field is required as well as
five years of full time experience in clinical practice as a
registered nurse. Background experience in medical-surgi-
cal, maternal-child and/or pediatric nursing is preferred.
The applicant must be currently licensed to practice pro-
fessional nursing in Florida, maintain current CPR certifi-
cation, and follow health requirements requested by health
care facilities. Responsibilities include teaching and clini-
cal experience. Review of applications will begin immedi-
ately and continue until the position is filled.

Submit an application to:
Mr. Sonny Nolin
Personnel Department
Walton County School District
145 Park St., Suite 3
DeFuniak Springs, FL 32435

For additional information contact Norrie Chumley at (850)
892-1240 x 5171 or email at ChumleyN@walton.k12.fl.us.


Walton Career Development Center
761 N. 20th Street
DeFuniak Springs, FL 32433
(850) 892-1240 x 5171 phone
(850) 892-1249 fax
tic: 1-11


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THE DEFUNIAK SPRINGS HERALD, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2006


by the board, agency or commission
with respect to any matter consid-
ered at such meeting or hearing, he
or she will need a record of the pro-
ceedings, and that, for such purpose,
he or she may need to ensure that a
verbatim record of the proceedings
is made, which record includes the
testimony and evidence upon which
the appeal is to be based.

Please be advised accordingly.

4tc: January 26 & February 2, 9, 16,
2006 .. #R667E

IN THE FIRST JUDICIAL
CIRCUIT IN AND FOR WALTON
COUNTY, FLORIDA

CASE NO. 06CA000028

THE BANK OF BONIFAY,
Plaintiff,

vs.

THE ESTATE OF SCOTT C.
PAQUETTE, deceased,
CASSANDRA PAQUETTE and all
of the other heirs-at-law and ben-
eficiaries of Scott C. Paquette, de-
ceased, known and unknown, and
all of the creditors and claimants
against Scott C. Paquette, deceased,
and others having an interest in the
estate and properties of Scott C.
Paquette, deceased,
Defendants.


NOTICE OF ACTION

TO: Defendants THE ESTATE OF
SCOTT C. PAQUETTE, deceased,
CASSANDRA PAQUETTE and all
of the other heirs-at-law and ben-
eficiaries of Scott C. Paquette, de-
ceased, known and unknown, and
all of the creditors and claimants
against Scott C. Paquette, deceased,
and others having an interest in the
estate and properties of Scott C.
Paquette, deceased, AND ALL OTH-
ERS HAVING AN INTEREST IN
THE SUBJECT PROPERTY

YOU ARE NOTIFIED that an
action to foreclose a mortgage on the
following property in Walton
County, Florida:

[AS MORE PARTICULARLY DE-
SCRIBED ON THE ATTACHED
EXHIBITA, which description is in-
corporated herein by reference];

Exhibit "A"

LOT 11: FROM THE NORTHWEST
CORNER OF THE SOUTH HALF
OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER
OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER,
SECTION 8, TOWNSHIP 3
SOUTH, RANGE 19 WEST,
WALTON COUNTY, FLORIDA, AS
POINT OF REFERENCE;
THENCE EAST ALONG THE
NORTH LINE OF SAID LANDS,
648.2 FEET TO THE POINT OF
BEGINNING; CONTINUE EAST
ALONG AFORESAID LINE. 100
FEET; THENCE SOUTH, 139''
FEET; WEST ;100 FEET; NORTH ,
139 FEET TO POINT OF BEGIN-
NING AND A NON-EXCLUSIVE
EASEMENT FOR ROAD AND
PUBLIC UTILITIES OVER THE
SOUTH 50 FEET OF NORTH 189
FEET OF THE SOUTH HALF OF
THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF
THE NORTHEAST QUARTER,
SECTION 8, TOWNSHIP 3
SOUTH, RANGE 19 WEST, LYING
WEST OF STATE ROAD 283, LESS
AND EXCEPT THE WEST 150
FEET THEREOF, ALSO KNOWN
AS LOT 11 OF MCKENNIES UN-
RECORDED SUBDIVISION.

has been filed against you, and you
are required to serve a copy of your
written defenses, if any, to it on
Frank A. Baker, plaintiff attorney,
whose address is 4431 Lafayette
Street, Marianna, Florida 32446, on
or before February 28,2006, and file
the original with the clerk of this
court either before service on
Plaintiffs attorney or immediately
thereafter; otherwise a default will
be entered against you for the relief
demanded in the complaint.

DATED this January 20th, 2006.

As Clerk of the Court

By Margaret Bishop
As Deputy Clerk
SEAL

S#677E
4tc: February 2, 9, 16, 23, 2006

INVITATION TO BID

The Walton County School Board is
extending an invitation to all Pre-
qualified General Contractors to
submit a bid to perform all work as-
sociated with EACH of the follow-
ing projects:

BAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
RE-ROOFING, Santa Rosa
Beach, Walton County, FL

EMERALD COAST MIDDLE
SCHOOL RECREATIONAL
FIELDS, Walton County, FL

PAXTON HIGH SCHOOL GYM-
NASIUM, Paxton, Walton
County, FL

Walton County School Board Pre-


qualification Forms, Plans and
Project Manual Documents are
available from:
ELLIOTT MARSHALL INNES,
P.A.,
251 East 7th Avenue,
Tallahassee, FL 32303,
Telephone 850-222-7442.

A non-refundable fee per set will be
required, payable to Elliott Marshall
Innes, P.A. as follows:

BAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL RE-
ROOFING: $100.00 (available in
electronic format for same amount)

EMERALD COAST MIDDLE
SCHOOL RECREATIONAL
FIELDS: $75.00


fMNA-


f 5% of
1 be in-
Insur-
Project
nrior to
Board
minor
s docu-


ct in a
marked


March
I Time


PAXTON HIGH SCHOOL GY
SIUM: $175.00

Bid security in the amount o
the Bid Price (each bid) shal
cluded in the Bid envelope.
ance in accordance with the.
Manual shall be provided p
the award of a contract. The
reserves the right to waive
technicalities in the Bidder's
ments.

Submit bids for each proje
separate envelope clearly r
with name of project.

All bids will be due on 06
2006 by 5:00 p.m. Centra
in the Tivoli Complex, Board
Walton County School Distri
Park Street, Suite 3, Del
Springs, FL 32435 and
opened and read aloud dur:
Board Meeting.


3tc: February 9, 16, 23, 200(

WALTON COUNTY
SCHOOL DISTRICT]
VACANCY NOTICE
#92-15

The Walton County School
has a vacancy that may b
with an employee transfer
employment.
If you are interested in a]
for this position, please conta
Work. Coordinator of Tran
tion. Phone 850-892-1141.

The deadline for accepting
cations is February 17. 2006

LOCATION:
Transportation Department

POSITION:
Bus Driver

2tc: February 9, 16, 2006

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT
THE FIRST JUDICIAL CI]
IN AND FOR WALTON CO
FLORIDA

Case No.: 06DR91

Deborah A Espinosa,
Petitioner

and

Jorge I Espinosa,
Respondent..

NOTICE OF ACTION
DISSOLUTION OF MAR

TO: (name of Respondent)
Espinosa
(Respondent's last known a
100 8 Ave. #105, Shalimar,
32579


YOU ARE NOTIFIED that an
action has been filed against you
and that you are required to serve
a copy of your written defenses, if
aiiny,'t'6'it on (nliahm'dfPPetitioner);
DeborahA. Espinosa, whose address
is 102 Hunter Rd. #A102, Santa
Rosa Beach, Florida 32459 on or be-
fore (date) March 16, 2006 and file
the original with the Clerk of this
Court at (clerk's address) 31 Coastal
Centre Blvd., Santa Rosa Beach, FL
32459 before service on Petitioner
or immediately thereafter. If you
fail to do so, a default may be en-
tered against you for the relief
demanded in the petition.

Copies of all court docu-
ments in this case, including
orders, are available at the
Clerk of the Circuit Court's of-
fice. You may review these docu-
ments upon request.

You must keep the Clerk of
the Circuit Court's office noti-
fied of your current address.
(You may file Notice of Current
Address, Florida Supreme
Court Approved Family Law
Form 12.915.) Future papers in
this lawsuit will be mailed to the
address on record at the clerk's
office.

WARNING: Rule 12.285,
Florida Family Law Rules of
Procedure, requires certain au-
tomatic disclosure of documents
and information. Failure to
comply can result in sanctions,
including dismissal or striking
of pleadings.

Dated: February 3, 2006.

CLERK OF THE
CIRCUIT COURT

By: Louise Pippin
Deputy Clerk
SEAL

4tp: February 9, 16, 23 & March 2,
2006 #696E

PUBLIC NOTICE

RE: Argyle Fire District Board
Meeting Dates for 2006. Meetings
are held the second Monday of each
month at 7 PM atArgyle Station #1
located at 67 Fire Department Av-
enue in Argyle.

All residence of the Argyle Fire
District are encouraged to attend.
The public is always welcome.


January 9
March 13
May 8
July 10
September 11
November 13


Deceased.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

The administration of the estate
of Carroll Arthur Pennewell, de-
ceased, whose date of death was
May 1, 2005, is pending in the Cir-
cuit Court for Walton County,
Florida, Probate Division, the ad-
dress of which is Walton County
Courthouse, 571 U.S. Highway 90
East, DeFuniak Springs, Florida
32435. The names and addresses of
the personal representative and the
personal representative's attorney
are set forth below.


SRoom, All creditors of the decedent and
ict, 145 other persons having claims or de-
Funiak mands against decedent's estate on
will be whom a copy of this notice is re-
ing the quired to be served must file their
claims with this court WITHIN THE
LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER
#691E THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUB-
6 LOCATION OF THIS NOTICE OR
30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF
SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS
r NOTICE ON THEM.

All other creditors of the dece-
dent and other persons having
District claims or demands against
e filled decedent's estate must file their
or new claims with this court WITHIN 3
MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF
applying THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF
ict: Mac THIS NOTICE.
sporta- ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED
WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS
SET FORTH IN SECTION 733.702
gappli- OF THE FLORIDA PROBATE
6. CODE WILL BE FOREVER
BARRED.
NOTWITHSTANDING THE
TIME PERIODS SET FORTH
ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO
(2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE
DECEDENT'S DATE OF DEATH
IS BARRED.
#692E
The date of the first publication
T OF of this notice is February 9, 2006.
RCUIT,
'UNTY, Attorney for Personal Representa-
tive:

Is/
Mark D. Davis
Attorney for Dawne Dries
Florida Bar No. 0764700
Andrews, Davis & Sutton
694 Baldwin Avenue, Suite 1
Post Office Box 705
DeFuniak Springs, Florida 32435
Telephone: (805) 892-5838

SFOR Personal Representative:
RIAGE
/s/
Jorge I Patricia Dawne Dries
795 Country Club Drive
address) DeFuniak Springs, Florida 32435
Florida
2tc: February 9, 16, 2006 #698E


IN THE CIRCUIT COURT
FOR WALTON COUNTY,
-FLORIDA
PROBATE DIVISION

Case No.: 06CP000008

IN RE: ESTATE OF

CARROLL ARTHUR
PENNEWELL,

Deceased.

NOTICE OF
ADMINISTRATION
(Testate)

The administration of the estate of
Carroll Arthur Pennewell, de-
ceased, is pending in the Circuit
Court for Walton County, Florida,
Probate Division, the address of
which is Walton County Courthouse,
571 U.S. Highway 90 East, DeFu-
niak Springs, Florida 32435. The
estate is testate and the date of the
decedent's Will and any Codicils are
Last Will and Testament dated Oc-
tober 10, 2000. The names and ad-
dresses of the personal representa-
tive and the personal representa-
tive's attorney are set forth below.

Any interested person on whom
a copy of the notice of administra-
tion is served must object to the va-
lidity of the will (or any codicil),
qualifications of the personal repre-
sentative, venue, or jurisdiction of
the court, by filing a petition or other
pleading requesting relief in accor-
dance with the Florida Probate
Rules, WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER
THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A
COPY OF THE NOTICE ON THE
OBJECTING PERSON, OR THOSE
OBJECTIONS ARE FOREVER
BARRED.

Any person entitled to exempt
property is required to file a peti-
tion for determination of exempt
property WITHIN THE TIME PRO-
VIDED BY LAW OR THE RIGHT
TO EXEMPT PROPERTY IS
DEEMED WAIVED. A surviving
spouse seeking an elective share
must file an election to take elective
share WITHIN THE TIME PRO-
VIDED BY LAW.

The date of the first publication
of this notice is February 9, 2006.

Attorney for Personal Representa-
tive:

s/
Mark D. Davis
Attorney for Patricia Dawne Dries
Florida Bar No. 0764700
Andrews, Davis & Sutton
694 Baldwin Avenue, Suite 1
Post Office Box 705
DeFuniak Springs, Florida 32435
Telephone: (805) 892-5838

Personal Representative:

/s/
Patricia Dawne Dries
795 Country Club Drive
DeFuniak Springs, Florida 32435

2tc: February 9, 16, 2006 #699E


February 13
April 10
June 12
August 14
October 9
December 11


2tc: February 9, 16, 2006 #697E

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT
FOR WALTON COUNTY,
FLORIDA
PROBATE DIVISION

File No.: 06CP000008

IN RE: ESTATE OF


CARROLL
PENNEWELL,


IN THE CIRCUIT COURT
ARTHUR FOR WALTON COUNTY,
FLORIDA


PROBATE DIVISION

'ase No.: 06CP000013

IN RE: ESTATE OF

JOHN EDWARD PUCKETT,

Deceased.

NOTICE OF
ADMINISTRATION
(Testate)

The administration of the estate of
John Edward Puckett, deceased,
is pending in the Circuit Court for
Walton County, Florida, Probate Di-
vision, the address of which is 571
U.S. Highway 90 East, DeFuniak
Springs, Florida 32435. The estate
is testate and the date of the
decedent's Will and any Codicils are
Last Will and Testament dated Au-
gust 18, 2005. The names and ad-
dresses of the personal representa-
tive and the personal representa-
tive's attorney are set forth below.

Any interested person on whom
a copy of the notice of administra-
tion is served must object to the va-
lidity of the will (or any codicil),
qualifications of the personal repre-
sentative, venue, or jurisdiction of
the court, by filing a petition or other
pleading requesting relief in accor-
dance with the Florida Probate
Rules, WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER
THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A
COPY OF THE NOTICE ON THE
OBJECTING PERSON, OR THOSE
OBJECTIONS ARE FOREVER
BARRED.

Any person entitled to exempt
property is required to file a peti-
tion for determination of exempt
property WITHIN THE TIME PRO-
VIDED BY LAW OR THE RIGHT
TO EXEMPT PROPERTY IS
DEEMED WAIVED. A surviving
spouse seeking an elective share
must file an election to take elective
share WITHIN THE TIME PRO-
VIDED BY LAW.

The date of the first publication
of this notice is February 9, 2006.

Attorney for Personal Representa-
tive:

/s/
Mark D. Davis
Andrews, Davis & Sutton
Attorney for John Edward Puckett
Florida Bar No. 00764700
Andrews, Davis & Sutton
694 Baldwin Avenue, Suite 1
Post Office Box 705
DeFuniak Springs, Florida 32435
Telephone: (805) 892-5838

Personal Representative:

/s/
Ed C. Puckett, Jr.
140 College Avenue
DeFuniak Springs, Florida 32435

2tc: February 9, 16, 2006 #700E

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF
THE 1ST JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
IN AND FOR WALTON COUNTY,
FLORIDA

CASE NO. 05-CA-464

ARVEST BANK ROGERS, AR

Plaintiff,

vs.

LAURA NEUMEIER, et ux., et al.,

Defendant(s).
I

NOTICE OF SALE

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
pursuant to an Order or Final Judg-
ment Scheduling Foreclosure Sale
entered on February 1, 2006 in this
case now pending in said Court, the
style of which is indicated above.
I will sell to the highest and best
bidder for cash in the front Lobby.
Second Floor. Walton County
Courthouse, 571 US Highway 90
East. DeFuniak Springs. Walton
County. Florida, at 11:00 A.M.,
(Central Time) on the 3 day of
March, 2006, the following described
property as set forth in said Order
or Final Judgment, to wit:

UNIT A710 OF MAJESTIC SUN,
PHASE I, A CONDOMINIUM AC-
CORDING TO THE DECLARA-
TION OF CONDOMINIUM RE-
CORDED IN OFFICIAL RECORDS
BOOK 2303 AT PAGE 56, AND AS
AMENDED IN OFFICIAL
RECORDS BOOK 2323, PAGE 652,
AND ALL EXHIBITS AND
AMENDMENTS THEREOF, OF
THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF WAL-
TON COUNTY, FLORIDA, TO-
GETHER WITH AN UNDIVIDED
INTEREST IN THE COMMON
ELEMENTS, APPURTENANT
THERETO, SUBJECT TO AND IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE
TERMS AND CONDITIONS, PRO-
VISIONS AND OPTION IN AC-
CORDANCE WITH SAID DECLA-
RATION.

ORDERED WALTON County,
Florida, this 2nd day of FEBRUARY,
2006.

Martha Ingle
As Clerk, Circuit Court


WALTON, Florida

By: Sharla Hall
As Deputy Clerk
SEAL

SPEAR & HOFFMAN, P.A.
-708 South Dixie Highway
Coral Gables, Florida 33146
Telephone: (305) 666-2299

2tc: February 9, 16, 2006 #701E

PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE

The Walton County Zoning Board of
Adjustments will hold a public hear-
ing on February 23, 2006 at 6:00
P.M. at the South Walton Court-
house Annex in Santa Rosa Beach,


Florida 32459. The following items
are scheduled for review and action:

APPEAL OF ADMINISTRATIVE
DECISION Baccus Holdings
L.L.C. and Mediterranea of Destin
Condominium Owners Association,
Inc. are appealing the decision by
the Walton County Planning De-
partment Manager, Kelly Finney, re-
garding Mike Meyer's manufactur-
ing business being deemed "grandfa-
thered" under the Walton County
Land Development Code Section
8.01.00 Existing Nonconforming De-
velopment.

APPEAL OF ADMINISTRATIVE
DECISION.- Camping on the Gulf,
3642 Peachtree Road, Atlanta, Geor-
gia 30319, is appealing the decision
by the Walton County Planning and
Development Services Division re-
garding the denial of their proposal
pursuant to the Walton County
Land Development Code Section
5.05.00 Utilities.

ALIOTO PETITION FOR VARI-
ANCE Louis Alioto, is requesting
a variance from the Walton County
Land Development Code Section
5.00.03 Building Setback Require-
ments A. 1. Single-family residen-
tial: 7 1/2 feet side, 15 feet rear &
20-feet front. This site is located at
14513 Highway 20, (Choctaw
Beach) Niceville, Florida 32578.

JOHNSON PETITION FOR
VARIANCE Joseph M. Johnson,
III, is requesting a variance from the
Walton County Land Development
Code Section 5.00.03 Building Set-
back Requirements A. 1. Single-fam-
ily residential: 7 1/2 feet side, 15 feet
rear & 20 feet front. This site is lo-
cated south of CR 30A, parcel num-
bers 04-3S-20-34110-000-0010 and'
0020, being lot 1 of Santa Rosa
Dunes, plat book 3 page 79,

In accordance with Section 286.26,
Florida Statutes, whenever any
board or commissioner of any state
agency or authority, or of any agency
or authority of any county, munici-
pal corporation, or other political
subdivision, which has scheduled a
meeting at which official acts are to
be taken receives, at least 48 hours
prior to the meeting, a written re-
quest by a physically handicapped
person to attend the meeting, di-
rected to the chairperson or direc-
tor of such board, commission,
agency, or authority, such chairper-
son or director shall provide a man-
ner by which such person may at-
tend the meeting at its scheduled
site or reschedule the meeting to a
site which would be accessible to
such person.

In accordance with Section
286.0105, Florida Statutes, all per-
sons are advised that, if a person
decides to appeal any decision made
by the board, agency or commission
with respect to any matter consid-
ered at such meeting or hearing, he
or she will need a record of the pro-
ceedings, and that, for such purpose,
he or she may need to ensure that a
verbatim record of the proceedings
is made, which record includes the
testimony and evidence upon which
the appeal is to be based.

Please be advised accordingly.

2tc: February 9, 16, 2006 #702E

THE FIRST JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
IN AND FOR WALTON COUNTY,
FLORIDA

PROBATE DIVISION

File Number: 2005-CP-000304

IN RE: ESTATE OF

NORMAN R. PIETSCH.

Deceased.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

The administration of the estate
of NORMAN R. PIETSCH, de-
ceased, File Number 05-CP-000304,
is pending in the Circuit Court for
Walton County, Florida, Probate Di-
vision, the address of which is Post
Office Box 1260, DeFuniak Springs,
FL 32435. The names and addresses
of the personal representative and
the personal representative's attor-
ney are set forth below.

ALL INTERESTED PERSONS
ARE NOTIFIED THAT:

All persons on whom this notice
is served who have objections that
challenge the validity of the will, the
qualifications of the personal repre-
sentative, venue, or jurisdiction of
this Court are required to file their
objections with this Court WITHIN
THE LATER OF THREE MONTHS
AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST
PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE
OR THIRTY DAYS AFTER THE
DATE OF SERVICE OFACOPY OF
THIS NOTICE ON THEM.

All creditors of the decedent and
other persons having claims or de-
mands against the decedent's estate
on whom a copy of this notice is
served within three months after
the date of the first publication of
this notice must file their claims
with this Court WITHIN THE
LATER OF THREE MONTHS AF-
TER THE DATE OF THE FIRST


PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE
OR THIRTY DAYS AFTER THE
DATE OF SERVICE OFACOPY OF
THIS NOTICE ON THEM.


Attorney for Personal Representa-
tive:

AARON B. WENTZ
1817 Lewis Turner Boulevard
Fort Walton Beach, FL 32547
Telephone: (805) 863-8006
Florida Bar No: 0065810

Personal Representative:

JODIE FISH
1820 LaGrange Road
Freeport, FL 32439

2tc: February 9, 16, 2006 #705E

NOTICE

You are hereby notified that the Col-
lege Avenue Complex Commit-
tee will hold a community meeting
at the Church of Christ located at
337 College Avenue, DeFuniak
Springs, Florida on Thursday, Feb-
ruary 16, 2006 beginning at 5:00
p.m.

Please be advised accordingly.

Scott Brannon, Chairman
Board of Commissioners
By: Dede Hinote/Administration

2tc: February 9, 16, 2006 #706E

NOTICE OF
COMMUNITY MEETING

RE: Tarey Franxman is proposing
the development of a 21 lot residen-
tial subdivision on approximately 4
acres. The project is located on along
the west side of County Road 393,
approximately 1/4 mile north of
Hogtown Bayou, Santa Rosa Beach,
Florida.

A community meeting is scheduled
at 4:30 pm, on Monday, February 27,
2006, at the Coastal Branch Library,
336 Loop Road, Santa Rosa Beach,
Florida 32459.

The purpose of the meeting is to so-
licit and consider input from the
property owners within three hun-
dred (300) feet of the proposed
project area boundaries.

If you have questions or concerns re-
garding this proposal, please direct
them to Darrell J. Barnhill at
Barnhill, Barnhill & Barnhill LLC,
P.O. Box 1159, Santa Rosa Beach,
Florida, 32459, and/or Phone 850-
622-9567, Fax 850-622-1276.

2tc: February 9, 16, 2006 #707E

WALTON COUNTY
SCHOOL DISTRICT
VACANCY NOTICE
#152-33

The Walton County School District
has a vacancy that may be filled
with-'an'employee transfer or new
employiiileit.
If you are interested in applying
for this position, please contact:,DR.
JOHN HARO, PRINCIPAL (850)
622-5026.

The'deadline for accepting appli-
cations is February 17. 2006.

LOCATIONi
EMERALD COAST MIDDLE
SCHOOL

POSITION:
MATH OR LANGUAGE ARTS
Temp Hire


ltc: February 16, 2006


#711E


WALTON COUNTY
SCHOOL DISTRICT
VACANCY NOTICE
#91-11

The Walton County School District
has a vacancy that may be filled
with an employee transfer or new
employment.
If you are interested in applying
for this position, please contact:
Sonny Nolin. Personnel Director,
850-892-1100.

The deadline for accepting appli-
cations is February 24. 2006.

LOCATION:
District Office

POSITION:
Information Specialist
Degree and Experience Required

2tc: February 16,23, 2006 #712E

NOTICE OF CANCELLATION
ON ADVERTISEMENT FOR
INVITATION TO BID

BID NO: 06-010
INTRODUCTION: Sealed bids for
Villa Tasso Retaining Wall Improve-
ments will be received by the Board
of County Commissioners, Walton
County, Florida, hereinafter re-
ferred to as "County" at the address
shown below:
Central Purchasing
Glyndol Johnson,
Purchasing Agent
176 Montgomery Circle
DeFuniak Springs, Florida
32435
(850) 892-8176
Email:johglyndol@co.walton.fl.us

Bid drawings can be obtained at the
office of Central Purchasing, cost of
drawings $50.00.

This project consists of the construc-
tion timber retaining walls located
at three (3) sites in the Villa Tasso


area. The timber walls shall be con-
All other creditors of the dece- structed of piles with 2.5 lbs/cfCCA
dent and persons having claims or retention and all other timber mem-
demands against the decedent's es- bers with a level of 0.8 lbs/cf CCA.
tate must file their claims with this All fasteners and hardware shall be
court WITHIN THREE MONTHS stainless steel. The total length of
AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST walls to be constructed is approxi-
PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE. mately 4001f spread out over three
1 .3 1 i, ie Thi-. r.,p,.. .j:-- .-..jll -e age
ALL CLAI MS. DHtANdw'& .5 m helgb in' dWil be backed by,
AND OBJECTIONS A h 4' 't-2 filter bric Eartrhwrork v ll be
FILED WILL BE FOREVER rq t' :,.:. .:. -..p.t l-ck-
BARRED. fill against the walls.

The date of the first publication An original and five (5) copies must
of this Notice is February 9, 2006. be submitted in a sealed envelope














THE DEFUNIAK SPRINGS HERALD, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2006


or package. clearly marked with the
vendor's name and address and the
words "Villa Tasso Retaining Wall
Improvements"

BID DEADLINE: February 23,
2006 at 3:00 PM. Changed to March
9, 2006 at 3:00 PM
BID OPENING: February 23,2006
at 3:30 PM. Changed to March 9,
2006 at 3:15 PM
MANDATORY PRE-BID: Febru-
ary 8. 2006 at 2:30 PM (changed to
Feb. 22, 2006 at 2:30 PM) at the En-
gineers Building, DeFuniak
Springs, Florida 32435.
***THIS PROJECT HAS BEEN
CANCELLED UNTIL FURTHER
NOTICE*"**'

2tc: February 16, 23, 2006 #713E

ADVERTISEMENT FOR
INVITATION TO BID

BID NO: 06-013
INTRODUCTION: Sealed bids for
The Scenic Gulf Drive and Hwy
2378 will be received by the Board
of County Commissioners, Walton
County, Florida, hereinafter re-
ferred to as "County" at the address
shown below:
Central Purchasing
Glyndol Johnson,
Purchasing Agent
176 Montgomery Circle
DeFuniak Springs, Florida
32435
(850) 892-8176
Emnail:johglyndol@co.walton.fl.us

Bid drawings can be obtained at the
office of Central Purchasing, cost of
drawings $75.00.

Scenic Gulf Drive and Hwy 2378 is
located in the southwest portion of
Walton County. Resurfacing will be-
gin at the Walton County/Okaloosa
County line. There is approximately
15,431 If of roadway to be resur-
faced. The project consists of an
existing 24' roadway to be resur-
faced by a proposed 24' roadway.
100lb/sy SP-9.5 leveling over tack
coat will be used for preparation of
road crown. 2101b/sy SP-12.5 over
tack coat surface coarse for driving
surface. There will be numerous
crosswalks that will be striped at the
locations that are shown on the
construction plans. Signage will be
placed throughout the entire project.
Two locations will require some
drainage pipes and inlets. A 2001f
turn lane will be constructed at the
intersection of Scenic Gulf Drive and
South Holiday Road. There will be
numerous locations of milling excess'
shoulders and driveways turnouts.

An original and five (5) copies must
be submitted in a sealed envelope.
or package, clearly marked with the
vendor's name and address and the
words "Scenic Gulf Drive and
HWY 2378"

BID DEADLINE: March: 9 2006 at
no later than 3:00 PM "-.'ar:.
BID OPENING: March 9, 2006 at
3:15 PM
LMAND.1TOR1 PRE-BID:' March
1, 2006'ati2:00 PM'at'the Engineers
Building, DeFuniak Springs,
Florida 32435. ..q j

**BID PACKAGES'WILL BE
AVAILABLE AT CENTRAL PUR-
CHASING ON FEBRUARY 16,
2006**

2tc: February 16, 23, 2006 #714E

NOTICE OF SALE

Tharp & Sons Mini Storage of De-
Funiak Springs, Fl. will hold either
a private or public sale on these non-
payment units according to the Fla.
Statute 83. These tenants have un-
til 3/03/06 to pay in full. No checks.

1. Billy Gallaher
Dubuque, Ia
2. Monia Campbell
DeFuniak Springs, Fl.
3. Cathy Strozier
DeFuniak Springs, Fl.
4. Randy Colvin
DeFuniak Springs, Fl.
5. Paul Schofield
1137 Gillman Rd.
Westville, Fl.
6. Tammy Griffin
Vinton. Va.
7. Debra Frazier
House Springs Mo.
8. Melissa Ball
Arden, North Carolina
9. Maxine Sinpison
DeFuniak Springs, Fl.
10. Unknown


2tc: February 16. 23, 2006 #715E

WALTON COUNTY
SCHOOL DISTRICT
VACANCY NOTICE
#291-2


The V\1 ,ron County School District
has a vacancy that may be filled
with an enplo e transfer or new
emplom'n' t.
1! you are interested in applying
for this position, please contact:
Tracev Dickey. Principal, Telephone
(8501 892-121 1.

The drkadline for accepting appli-
cations is Februarv 24 2006.

LOCATION:
Freeport Elementary School

POS!TiTuN:
Ek; .int.ar- T.:cher (Temp. Hire)

2tc: Flebrciiry 16, 23, 2006 #716E

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF
THE IST JUDICIAL CIRCUIT,
IN AND FOR WALTON COUNTY,
FLORIDA
Cl 'IL DIVISION
CASE NO.: 05-CA-000475

FTAGSTAR BANK. FSB,
Plaintiff,

vs.


/


NOTICE OF ACTION

TO:
HEATHER B. ABBOTT (Residence
known)
UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF
HEATHER B. ABBOTT (Residence
known)
JOHN DOE (Residence known)
JANE DOE (Residence known)

YOU ARE NOTIFIED that an
action for Foreclosure of Mortgage
on the following described property:

LOT 622, ACCORDING TO THE
MAP OF LAKE DEFUNIAK,
DRAWN BY W.J. VANKIRK ON
FILE IN THE OFFICE OF THE
CLERK OF CIRCUIT COURT,
WALTON COUNTY, FLORIDA.

has been filed against you and you
are required to serve a copy of your
written defenses, if any, to it on
Marshall C. Watson, P.A., Attorney
for Plaintiff,. whose address is 1800
NW 49TH STREET, SUITE 120,
FT. LAUDERDALE, FL 33309 on
or before 3/18/06, a date which is
within thirty (30) days after the first
publication of this Notice in the
(Please publish in THE HERALD
BREEZE) and file the original with
the Clerk of this Court either before
service on Plaintiff's attorney or im-
mediately thereafter; otherwise a
default will be entered against you
for the relief demanded in the com-
plaint.

In accordance with the Ameri-
cans with Disabilities Act of 1990
(ADA) disabled persons who, be-
cause of their disabilities, need spe-
cial accommodation to participate in
this proceeding should contact the
ADA Coordinator at 571 East US
Hwy 90, DeFuniak Springs, FL
32433 or Telephone Voice/TDD (850)
892-8115 prior to such proceeding.

WITNESS my hand and seal of
this Court on this 9 day of February
2006.

Marth: Tngle
As Clerk of the Court

By Tina Potts
As Deputy Clerk
SEAL

2tc: February 16, 23, 2006 #717E

PUBLIC MEETING NOTICE

Please be advised that two or more
Walton County Commissioners may
attend the Chautauqua Assembly on
Thursday, February 23, 2006 at 2:30
PM at the First Presbyterian
Church Assembly Room located at
1063. Circle Drive, DeFuniak
Springs. The Walton County Board
of Commissioners will be discussing
Walton County Current Topics.

The public is invited to attend.

Please be advised accordingly.

Scott Brannon, Chairman
Walton County Board
of Commissioners
By: Dede Hinote/Administration

2tc: February 16, 23, 2006 #718E

NOTICE OF SALE

NOTICE OF INTENT TO DISPOSE
OF PERSONAL PROPERTY AND
HOUSEHOLD GOODS FOR FAIL-
URE TO PAY STORAGE RENT AT
BURKE'S STORAGE SOLUTIONS
AT 428 US HIGHWAY 90 WEST,
DEFUNIAK SPRINGS, FL 32433.
PURSUANT TO THE FLORIDA
SELF SERVICE STORAGE FACIL-
ITY ACT, THE FOLLOWING TEN-
ANT BE ADVISED: SARA E
JOHNSON, UNIT #55. SUCH
AFOREMENTIONED PROPERTY
WILL BE DISPOSED OF ON Feb-
ruary 24, 2006.

2tc: February 16, 23, 2006 #719E

NOTICE OF SALE
ABANDONED PROPERTY

TO:
Bruce & Jennifer Morrison
156 Rickey Ave. Lot 11
Fort Walton Beach, FL 32547

Unit(s): 11

You are hereby advised that bids will
be accepted on entire contents of
personal possessions by public or
private sale in units described above
of A-i MINI STORAGE, 2012 US
Hwy 90 W, DeFuniak Springs, FL
on Friday, February 24, 2006 at
11:00 am. For information call 850-
892-4677.

2tc: February 16, 23, 2006 #720E

NOTICE OF SALE
ABANDONED PROPERTY

TO:
Billy-May Peninton
511 West Royal Palm Ave.
DeFuniak Springs, FL 32433

Unit(s): 124A

You are hereby advised that bids will
be accepted on entire contents of
personal possessions by public or
private sale in units described above
of A-1 MINI STORAGE, 1154 US
Hwy 90 W, DeFuniak Springs, FL


on Friday, February 24, 2006 at
11:15 am. For information call 850-
892-4677.

2tc: February 16, 23, 2006 #721E

NOTICE OF SALE
ABANDONED PROPERTY

TO:
Michael Reeb
1500 Miracle Strip Parkway
Fort Walton Beach, FL 32548

Unit(s): 165

Y L are her, hy advised that bids will
b inc-ea'' '. on entire contents of'
p.r.-nal pus.:-c.sions by public or
private sale in units described above
,,fA-i M.'i STORAGE, 1154 US


Hwy 90 W, DeFuniak Springs, FL
on Friday, February 24, 2006 at
11:15 am. For information call 850-
892-4677.

2tc: February 16, 23, 2006 #722E

NOTICE OF SALE
ABANDONED PROPERTY

TO:
Deanna Evans
375 W. Mossy Head Main Rd.
DeFunaik Springs, FL 32435

Unit(s): 4, 33

You are hereby advised that bids will
be accepted on entire contents of
personal possessions by public or
private sale in units described above
of A-1 MINI STORAGE, 2012 US
Hwy 90 W, DeFuniak Springs, FL
on Friday, February 24, 2006 at
11.00 am. For information call 850-
892-4677.

2tc: February 16, 23, 2006 #723E

NOTICE OF SALE
ABANDONED PROPERTY

TO:
Lorey A Bass
494 East Tigger Lilly
DeFuniak Springs, FL 32433

Unit(s): 123D

You are hereby advised that bids will
be accepted on entire contents of
personal possessions by public or
private sale in units described above
of A-L. MINI STORAGE, 1154 US
Hwy 90 W, DeFuniak Springs, FL
on Friday, February 24, 2006 at
11:15 am. For information call 850-
892-4677.

2tc: February 16, 23, 2006 #724E

NOTICE OF SALE
ABANDONED PROPERTY

TO:
Tammy Cummings
73 Roofener St.
Camdenton, MO 65020

Unit(s): 78

You are hereby advised that bids will
be accepted on entire contents of
personal possessions by public or
private sale in units described above
of A-1 MINI STORAGE, 1154 US
Hwy 90 W, DeFuniak Springs, FL
on Friday, February 24, 2006 at
11:15 am. For information call 850-
892-4677.

2tc: February 16, 23,2006 #725E

PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE

The Walton County Lighting Or-
dinance Committee will hold a
meeting on March 1, 2006. at 6:00
.m. at the South Walton Court-
house Annex, 31 Coastal Centre
Blvd., Santa Rosa Beach, FL
32459. Topics for this meeting in-
clude:

1) Presentation of Photometric
Plans by Gulf Power Gulf
Power will present to the Commit-
tee an example for photometric
plans generally accepted.
2) Review and Discuss DRAFT
Lighting Ordinance An ordi-
nance amending Chapter 5 of the
Walton County Land Development
Code by adding a new Section
5.09.00 Outdoor Lighting, amending
the glossary of the Land Develop-
ment Code; establishing standards
and recommendations for exterior
lighting; providing for intent and
purpose; applicability; definitions;
standards; enforcement and penal-
ties; interpretation, authority; sev-
erability; and effective date.

In accordance with Section 286.26,
Florida Statutes, whenever any
board or commissioner of any state
agency or authority, or of any agency
or authority of any county, munici-
pal corporation, or other political
subdivision, which has scheduled a
meeting at which official acts are to
be taken receives, at least 48 hours
prior to the meeting, a written re-
quest by a physically handicapped
person to attend the meeting, di-
rected to the chairperson or direc-
tor of such board, commission,
agency, or authority, such chairper-
son or director shall provide a man-
ner by which such person may at-
tend the meeting at its scheduled
site or reschedule the meeting to a
site which would be accessible to
such person.

In accordance with Section
286.0105, Florida Statutes, all per-
sons are advised that, if a person
decides to appeal any decision made
by the board, agency or commis-
sion with respect to any matter con-
sidered at such meeting or hearing,
he or she will need a record of the
proceedings, and that, for such pur-
pose, he or she may need to ensure
that a verbatim record of the pro-
ceedings is made, which record in-
cludes the testimony and evidence
upon which the appeal is to be
based.

Please be advised accordingly.

2tc: February 16, 23, 2006 #726E

NOTICE OF
PUBLIC HEARING


The Walton County Design Re-
view Board will hold a regular pub-
lic meeting to hear projects on
March 2, 2006, beginning at 5.Q0
p.m. at the South Walton County
Courthouse Annex located at 31
Coastal Centre Boulevard, Santa
Rosa Beach, Florida 32459. The
Board will hear the following items:

1. Teena Haven Building Sign -
Smith Signs is requesting approval
of a building sign for Teena Haven
on parcel ID # 30-2S-21-42290-000-
0100 located at 50 South Holiday
Road.

2. Seaview Landing Blarney
Stone, Inc. is requesting approval of


a major development order applica-
tion for property identification num-
ber 36-3S-18-16100-000-1660 and
1670 consisting of one (1) building
to be 10,075 square feet of commer-
cial/restaurant use and 10 condotel
units and 10 condominium units on
1.27 acres with land use designation
of IBNP. Neighborhood Commercial.

3. WaterSound North Monu-
ment Sign St. Joe is requesting
approval of a monument sign to be
located at the entrance to
WaterSound North, at the intersec-
tion of WaterSound Parkway North
and US 98.

4. America's Mattress the Serta
Center Signs American Mattress
is requesting approval of one (1)
monument sign and two (2) build-
ing signs by applicant is Charles
Hale on parcel ID# 29-2S-21-42160-
00C-0050 located at the corner of US
98 and Forest Shore Drive.

The Design Review Board will make
a recommendation to the Board of
County Commissioners regarding
these items either to approve, ap-
prove with conditions or to deny.
Any item that is tabled will be
scheduled for a future Design Re-
view Board meeting and will not go
forward to the Planning Commis-
sion until the Design Review Board,
makes a recommendation.

In accordance with Section 286.26,
Florida Statutes, whenever any
board or commissioner of any state
agency or authority, or of any agency
or authority of any county, munici-
pal corporation, or other political
subdivision, which has scheduled a
meetirig at which official acts are to
be taken receives, at.least 48 hours
prior to the meeting, a written re-
quest by a physically handicapped
person to attend the meeting, di-
rected to the chairperson or direc-
tor of such board, commission,
agency, or.authority, such chairper-
son or director shall provide a man-
ner by which such person may at-
tendthe meeting at its scheduled
site or reschedule the meeting to a
site which would be accessible to
such person.

In accordance with Section
286.0105, Florida Statutes, all per-.
sons are advised that, if a person
decides to appeal any decision made
by the board, agency or commis-
sion with respect to any matter con-
sidered at such meeting or hearing,
he or she will need a record of the
proceedings, and that, for such pur-
pose, he or she may need to ensure
that a verbatim record of the pro-
ceedings is made, which record in-
cludes the testimony and evidence
upon which the appeal is to be
based.

Please be advised accordingly.

2tc: February 16, 23, 2006 #727E

PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE

The Walton County Technical Re-
view Committee (TRC) will hold
their Regular Meeting on
Wednesday, March 1, 2006, com-
mencing at 8:30 a.m. at the South
Walton Courthouse Annex lo-
cated at 31 Coastal Centre Blvd.,
Santa Rosa Beach, FL 32459, to
hear the following items:

INSPIRATION (PHASE TO DRI)
AMENDMENT TO DO# 40238 -
Renee Bradley, Planner, is review-
ing project number 06 00100002
being a minor development order
application submitted 1/27/06 for
property identification number 23-
2S-21-42300-000-0000 consisting of
a 72-lot single-family subdivision on
3.16 acres with a land use designa-
tion of Coastal Center.

LOTS 5&6 SOUTH WALTON
BUSINESS CENTER Renee Bra-
dley, Planner, is reviewing project
number 06 00100005 being a minor
development order application sub-
mitted 1/26/06 for property identifi-
cation number 27-2S-20-33800-000-
0050 consisting of one (1) building
for office/warehouse on two platted
lots within the South Walton Busi-
ness Center with a land use desig-
nation of Light Industrial.

BEAR CREEK PUD Mark Jor-
dan, Planner, is reviewing project
number 06 00100006 being a major
development order application sub-
mitted 1/26/06 for property identifi-
cation numbers 02-2S-19-24000-
018-0000; 03-2S-19-24000-001-
0000; 0050; 0080 consisting of a
Planned Unit Development to in-
clude a 267-lot single family subdi-
vision, 84-multi family units in 21
buildings on 197 acres with a land
use designation of Rural Village.

MCCALL PARK VILLAGE -
Timothy W. Brown, AICP, Senior
Planner is reviewing project num-
ber 06 00100007 being a major de-
velopment order application submit-
ted 1/27/06 for property identifica-
tion number 34-2S-20-33270-038-
0000 consisting of a 20-lot single
family subdivision on 10.12 acres
with a land use designation of Con-
servation Residential.

SANCTUARY AT EDEN Timo-
thy W. Brown, AICP, Senior Plan-
ner is reviewing project number 06
00100008 being a major develop-


ment order application submitted 1/
31/06 for property identification
number 35-2S-19-24000-012-0011
consisting of a 31-lot single family
subdivision on 6 acres.

THE COTTAGES AT 393 SOUTH
- Timothy W. Brown, AICP, Senior
Planner is reviewing project num-
ber 06 00100009 being a major de-
velopment order application submit-
ted 2/03/06 for property identifica-
tion numbers 34-2S-20-33270-009-
0000; 0001 consisting of a 40- single
family subdivision on 14.27 acres
with a land use designation of
Neighborhood Planning Area.

GRAND RIDGE Mark Jordan,
Planner is reviewing project num-


ber 06 00100010 being a major de-
velopment order application submit-
ted 2/06/06 for property identifica-
tion number 01-3S-20-34140-000-
0120 consisting of a 21-lot single-
family subdivision with a land use
designation of Neighborhood Plan-
ning Area/Infill.

LAUREL GROVE, PHASE V
PLAT Renee Bradley, Planner, is
reviewing project number 06
00300003 being a preliminary plat
submittal application submitted 1/
12/06 for property identification
number 26-2S-21-42000-001-0230
consisting a single family subdivi-
sion with a land use designation of
Coastal Center.

WINDSOR ESTATES PLAT -
Timothy W. Brown, AICP, Senior
Planner is reviewing project num-
ber 06 00300004 being a prelimi-.
nary plat submittal application sub-
mitted 1/18/06 for property identifi-
cation number 29-2S-20-33000-001-
0000 and 29-2S-20-33000-002-0000
consisting of a single family subdi-
vision.

COTTAGES AT SANTA ROSA
BEACH PLAT Melissa Ward,
Planning Technician, is reviewing
project number 06 00300005 being
a preliminary plat submittal appli-
cation submitted 1/19/06 for prop-
erty identification number 02-3S-20-
34160-000-0080 consisting of a 16
lot single family subdivision.

ALYS BEACH PH IIA-1 PLAT -
Brian Martinez, Planner is review-
ing project number 06 0030000 be-
ing a preliminary plat submittal ap-
plication submitted 1/24/06 for prop-
erty identification number 26-3S-18-
16000-003-0000 consisting of a 67
lot single family subdivision.

In accordance with Section 286.26,
Florida Statutes, whenever any
board or commissioner of any state
agency or authority, or of any agency
or authority of any county, munici-
pal corporation, or other political
subdivision, which has scheduled a
meeting at which official acts are
to be taken receives, at least 48
hours prior to the meeting, a writ-
ten request by a physically handi-
capped person to attend the meet-
ing, directed to the chairperson or
director of such board, commission,
agency, or authority, such chairper-
son or director shall provide a man-
ner by which such person may at-
tend the meeting at its scheduled
site or reschedule the meeting to a
site which would be accessible to
such person.

In accordance with Section
286.0105, Florida Statutes, all per-
sons are advised that, if a person
decides to appeal any decision made
by the board, agency, or commission
with respect to any matter consid-
ered at such meeting or hearing, he
or she will need a record of the pro-
ceedings, and that, for such purpose,
he or she may need to ensure that a
verbatim record of the proceedings
is made, which record includes the
testimony and evidence upon which
the appeal is to be based.

Please be advised accordingly.

2tc: February 16, 23, 2006 #728E

NOTICE OF
PUBLIC HEARING

The Walton County Board of
County Commissioners will hold
the land use portion of their Regu-
lar Meeting on Tuesday, February
28, 2006, at 5:00 p.m. or as soon
thereafter as may be heard at the
Walton County Courthouse An-
nex, Santa Rosa Beach, Florida
32459. The following items are
scheduled for this meeting:

FINAL PLAT APPROVAL FOR
COX REPLAT
Type: replat of Lot 1 of Camp Creek
Lake Subdivision'
Location: south side of County Road
30A, in Camp Creek Lake Subdivi-
sion.

FINAL PLAT APPROVAL FOR
DRAPER LAKE BLOCK 8
REPLAT
Type: replat of Block 8'of Draper
Lake Subdivision
Location: south side of County Road
30A, just east of Gulfview Heights
and abutting Draper Lake.

THOMAS PETITION FOR
ABANDONMENT David R. Tho-
mas is requesting the abandonment
of 30.0 feet of a public right-of-way
lying along the west boundary of lots
56, 57, 58 and 59, Santa Rosa Plan-
tation Company Subdivision, as re-
corded in Plat Book 2, Page 4 of the
public records of Walton County,
Florida. The right-of-way is located
south of Casa Grande Lane east of
Shelter Cove Drive in the Hewitt
Point area of South Walton.

NOVENTA OCHO PETITION
FOR ABANDONMENT.- Noventa
Ocho, LLC is requesting the aban-
donment of all the right-of-ways
within Frangista Beach, Second Ad-
dition Subdivision as recorded in
Plat Book 3, Page 41 of the public
records of Walton County, Florida.
These right-of-ways are located
north of Daytona Street and east of
South Holiday Road.


MODERN IMAGES UNLIMITED
PETITION FOR ABANDON-
MENT Modern'Images Unlimited,
Inc. is requesting abandonment of
a portion of the 33-foot access and
utility easement located on the
north side of Deer Lake Beach Drive
and south side of Lot 1 Seclusion
Dunes.

L&V DEVELOPMENT, L.L.C. -
L&V Development, LLC propose a
major development ofa 7,800 square
foot commercial building on 1.01
acreswith a land use designation of
Coastal Mixed Use Center. This site
is located on the north side of US 98
west of South Shore Drive. The site
Parcel Identification.Number is 28-
2S-21-42000-018-0070.


BAY BREEZE COTTAGES: Crest
Bay Development, LLC (William F.
Clay, Managing Member) and Don
Brock, P.E., (Agent), Regional Engi-
neering, Inc., are requesting ap-
proval of a Major Development con-
sisting of a 36 lot single-family resi-
dential subdivision on 5.04 acres of
land with a future land use desig-
nation of Neighborhood Planning
Area/Infill. The site is located along
the south side of Crest Drive, ap-
proximately 1/2 mile west of the in-
tersection of Ponce de Leon Drive
and Crest Drive.

SEACROFT PRESERVE PUD:
Crystal Clear Properties, LLC
(Randy Visser) and Darrell Barnhill
(Agent), Barnhill, Barnhill and
Barnhill, LLC are requesting ap-
proval of a Major Development con-
sisting of a 17 lot single family resi-
dential subdivision on 2.519 acres
of land with a future land use des-
ignation of Neighborhood Planning
Area/Infill. The site is located along
the south side of Seacroft Drive, ap-
proximately 300' east of the inter-
section of Seacroft Drive and CR
393.

SEAVIEW TRACE SUBDIVI-
SION:. Spicy Noodle Holding Com-
pany, LLC (Bernard Trudeau, Man-
aging Member) and Ed Stanford,
P.E., (Agent), Jenkins, Stanford and
Associates are requesting approval
of a Major Development consisting
of an eight (8) lot single family resi-
dential subdivision on 1.11 acres
with a future land use designation
Sof NPA-Infill. The site is located
along the south side of Holly Leaf
Lane, approximately 150-feet east of
the North Walton Lakeshore Drive
and Holly Leaf Lane intersection.

POINTE PARC Ed Edwards, Ap-
plicant, and Wilson Miller, Inc. (Kim
Bottomy, P.E.), Agent, are request-
ing approval of a major development
consisting of 29 single-family resi-
dential lots on 5.00 acres of land
with a future land use designation
of Neighborhood Planning Area/
Infill. The proposed site is located
on the north and south sides of East
Point Washington Road, iorth of
C.R. 395 and south of Dick Saltzman
Road.

WALTON WOODS Point Wash-
ington Partners,, LLC (Jim
Mathews), Applicant, and Emerald
Coast Associates, Inc. (Dean Burgis,
P.E.), Agent, are requesting ap-
proval of a major development con-
sisting of 81 single-family residen-
tial lots on 20.00 acres of land with
a future land use designation of
Neighborhood Planning Area/Small
Neighborhood. The proposed site is
located on the east and south sides
of East Point Washington Road,
north of C.R. 395 and south of Dick
Saltzmar'Road.

RIDGEWALK PUD High Noon
Development, LLC, Applicant, and
Jennifer Christensen, Agent, are re-
questing approval of a major devel-
opment consisting ofa 77 lot single-
family residential" PUD on 19.48
acres of land with a future land use
designation of Neighborhood Plan-
ning Area/Small Neighborhood. The
proposed site is located on the east
side of C.R. 393, north of Cypress
Breeze Drive and south of Cypress
Pond Road.

EAGLE 'BAY LANDING Flynn
Morris, Applicant, and Emerald
Coast Associates, Inc. (Dean Burgis,
P.E.),.Agent, are requesting ap-
proval of a major development con-
sisting of 53 single-family residen-
tial lots on 36.84 acres of land with
a future land use designation of Con-
servation Residential 2/1. The pro-
posed site is located east of East
Hewitt Road, west of Don Bishop
Road and south of Hogtown Bayou.

PENINSULA POINTE Peninsula
Pointe, LLC (Brad Beauchamp), Ap-
plicant, and Emerald Coast Associ-
ates, Inc. (Dean Burgis, P.E.), Agent,
are requesting approval of a major
development consisting of 14 single-
family residential lots on 3.79 acres
.of land with a future land use des-
ignation of Neighborhood Planning
Area/Infill. The proposed site is lo-
cated on the south side of Lakewood
Drive, east of Beachfront Trail.

CYPRESS COTTAGES PUD -
Randy Visser, Applicant, and
Barnhill, Barnhill & Barnhill, LLC
(Darrell Barnhill), Agent, are re-
questing approval of a major devel-
opment consisting of a 30 lot single-
family residential conceptual PUD
on 4.02 acres of land with a future
land use designation of Neighbor-
hood PlanningArea/Infill. The pro-
posed site is located on the north
side of Sea Croft Drive, east of Sat-
inwood Drive and west of C.R. 393.

SUNSET WOODS SUBDIVI-
SION PUD DMF Development
Corporation (Dave Sanders), Appli-
cant, and Barnhill, Barnhill &
Barnhill, LLC (Darrell Barnhill),
Agent, are requesting approval of a
major development consisting of a
31 lot single-family residential con-
ceptual PUD on 4.193 acres of land
with a future land use designation
of Neighborhood Planning Area/
Infill. The proposed site is located
on the south side of Sea Croft Drive,
east of Satinwood Drive.

SUNSET KEY COTTAGES Pa-


triot Development, Inc. (Mike
Hewitt), Applicant, and Jenkins,
Stanford & Associates (Ed Stanford,
P.E.), Agent, are requesting ap-
proval of a major development con-
sisting of 8 single-family residential
lots on 1.03 acres of land with a fu-
ture land use designation of Neigh-
borhood Planning Area/Infill. The
proposed site is located on the west
side of North Orange Street, north
of Walton Palm Road.

LIGHTHOUSE POINTE Bay
Oaks Estates Limited. Inc. (Byron
Aldridge, President). Applicant, and
Jenkins. Stanford and Associates,
Inc. (Ed Stanford), Engineer, are re-
questing appi oval oIf a major devel-


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THE DEFUNIAK SPRINGS HERALD, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2006


opment consisting of 18 single-fam-
ily residential lots and a 943 square-
foot swimming pool on 2.5 acres with
a land use designation of Neighbor-
hood PlanningArea/Infill. This site
is located at the southwestern cor-
ner of Chat Holley and US 331
South.

In accordance with Section 286.26,
Florida Statutes, whenever any
board or commissioner of any state
agency or authority, or of any agency
or authority of any county, munici-
pal corporation, or other political
subdivision, which has scheduled a
meeting at which official acts are to
be taken receives, at least 48 hours
prior to the meeting, a written re-
quest by a physically handicapped
person to attend the meeting, di-
rected to the chairperson or direc-
tor of such board, commission,
agency, or authority, such chairper-
son or director shall provide a man-
ner by which such person may at-
tend the meeting at its scheduled
site or reschedule the meeting to a
site which would be accessible to
such person.

In accordance with Section
286.0105, Florida Statues, all per-
sons are advised that, if a person
decides to appeal any decision made
by the board, agency, or commission
with respect to any matter consid-
ered at such meeting or hearing, he
or she will need a record of the pro-
ceedings, and that, for such purpose,
he or she may need to ensure that a
verbatim record of the proceedings
is made, which record includes the
testimony and evidence upon which
the appeal is to be based.

Please be advised accordingly.

2tc: February 16, 23, 2006 #729E

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE is hereby given that the
WALTON COUNTY CULTURAL
PLAN EXECUTIVE ADVISORY
COMMITTEE meeting will be held


Wednesday, February 22, 2006 at
3:30 p.m. The meeting will be held
in the WCTDC conference room,
25777 U.S. Highway 331 South,
Santa Rosa Beach, Florida.

The WALTON COUNTY CUL-
TURAL PLAN ADVISORY COM-
MITTEE meeting will be held
Thursday, February 23, 2006 at 9:30
a.m. The meeting will be held in
the WCTDC conference room, 25777
U.S. Highway 331 South, Santa
Rosa Beach, Florida.

If a person decides to appeal any de-
cision made by the Committee with
respect to any matter considered,
he/she will need a record of the pro-
ceedings and may need to ensure
that a verbatim record of the pro-
ceedings is made, which record in-
cludes that testimony and evidence
upon which the appeal is to be
based.

Please be governed accordingly.

Itc: February 16, 2006 #731E

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE is hereby given that the
WALTON COUNTY TOURIST DE-
VELOPMENT COUNCIL Autumn
Tides Committee will hold a meet-
ing on Wednesday, February 22,
2006 at 9:00 a.m. The meeting will
be held in the WCTDC conference
room, 25777 U.S. Highway 331
South, Santa Rosa Beach, Florida.

If a person decides to appeal any de-
cision made by the Committee with
respect to any matter considered,
he/she will need a record of the pro-
ceedings and may need to ensure
that a verbatim record of the pro-
ceedings is made, which record in-
cludes that testimony and evidence
upon which the appeal is to be
based.

Please be governed accordingly.


ltc: February 16, 2006


#732E


NOTE: Ifa person decides to appeal any decision made by the School Board with respect to any matter considered at such meeting
or hearing, such person will need a record of the proceedings and, for such purpose, such person may need to ensure that a
verbatim record of the proceedings is made, which record includes the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is
to be based.


OPTIONS

and west, where it came from
in the first place. Small
dunes are visible in histori-
cal photos from the 1970s.
They estimate that between
12,000 and 13,000 cubic
yards of sand needs to be re-
moved from the lake, and
then be distributed any-
where south of the coastal
construction control line.
Residents around the lake
said they do not want sand
piles and suggested the sand
be evenly distributed south of
the coastal construction
lines, which would serve to
open up the lake, protect the
lake and the property on the
lake.
"There is potential to help
your lake," Knauer said. "I
live near Oyster Lake and it's
a dead lake as far as I'm con-
cerned." However, Knauer ex-
plained that his redesign
would probably not last more
than one or two years, de-
pending on hurricane activ-
ity.
In a printed handout, the
Eastern Lake Neighborhood
Association (ELNA) said they
are strongly opposed to any
more sand piles being put in


AGENDA
A REGULAR MEETING
SCHOOL BOARD OF WALTON COUNTY, FLORIDA
Tivoli Administrative Complex, 145 Park Street, Suite 3, DeFuniak Springs, FL 32435
Thursday, February 23, 2006
5:00 p.m.
INVOCATION: Mark Davis
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
OPENING AGENDA ITEMS
I OPENING ITEMS -
1.01 -Announcements
a. Presentation by Sprint of $1,000 to the Walton County Education Foundation (C: Anderson)
b. Recognition of Jordan Van Hall, a Walton High School Student, as Walton County School District's
Sunshine State Scholar (C. Jeselnik)
1.02 Approval of Agenda
1.03 Adoption of Minutes
1.04 Public Comments
NOTE: Any person addressing the Board is reminded that the name of any student, other than the children of
the person addressing the Board, should not be mentioned or disclosed in the person's comments.
OLD BUSINESS AGENDA ITEMS


NEW BUSINESS CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS
1 OPENING ITEMS -
1.05 Approval of Consent Agenda Items


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5 AGREEMENTS / CONTRACTS- ;-ic.
5.01 Agreements / Contracts
a. Memorandum of Agreement with Stanley House Assisted Living Facility for Basic Nursing Skills Training
and Geriatric Training for the WCDC Practical Nursing Program (G. Cole)
5.02 Amendments to Agreements / Contracts
a. Third Amendment to Contracted Services Agreement with Speech/Language Therapist Crystal Rowell to
Change the Pay Scale and Termination Date of the Agreement Approved by WCSB on October 3, 2005 (R. Ragle)
8 FINANCE Jim McCall
8.01 Executive Financial Summaries
Executive Financial Summary for January 2006
8.02 Warrant Registers
Warrant Register for January 2006
8.03 Leave Registers
Leave Register for January 2006
8.05 -Purchasing
P.O. #34717 Admin. & Operations Mackin Library Media $30,000.00
15 TRANSPORTATION Mac Work
15.01 Trip (Bus/Van) Requests
a. Blanket Approval of Trips for Paxton High School Track Schedule for SY 2005-2006
b. Blanket Approval of Trips for Paxton Middle/High School Baseball Schedules for SY 2005-2006
c. Blanket Approval of Trips for Walton High School Track Schedule for SY 2005-2006
d. Blanket Approval of Trips for South Walton High School Tennis Schedule for SY 2005-2006, to Include
Private Transportation to Practices and Away Games
17 PROPERTY Terry Miller
17.01 Disposition of Property
a. Property #9-484 Bay Elementary Dell Computer $1,043.00 Cannibalized
Property #9-481 Bay Elementary Dell Computer- $1,043.00 Cannibalized
Property #9-480 Bay Elementary Dell Computer $1,043.00 Cannibalized
Property #8-267 Bay Elementary Imac Computer $1,220.00 Cannibalized
b. Property #18-9-6 South Walton High Dell Dimension Computer- $1,134.00 Obsolete/Not Repairable
19 FACILITIES / CONSTRUCTION Wayne Miller
19.01 Pre-Qualification of Contractors
Revisions to the List of Pre-Qualified General Contractors for 2005-2006
19.07 Construction Change Orders
a. Change Order #5 from Lord & Son Construction, Inc., Concerning the Bay Elementary School Classroom
Addition Project, for a Time Extension to the Contract of Forty-Two (42) Days
b. Change Order #4 from Sharpe, Inc., Concerning the Paxton Addition Project, for an Increase to the Contract
of$8,397.00
19.11 Project Funding
Re-appropriated 2004-2005 Classroom for Kids Project Application (Certification and Project Allocation List)
(J. McCall)
25 ADMINISTRATION -
25.16 Professional Organization Membership/Dues
Payment of 2006-2007 Florida School Board Association (FSBA) Dues in the Amount of $10,573.00
(C. Anderson)
ACTION AGENDA ITEMS
6 RESOLUTIONS -
6.01 WCSB Resolutions
Action to Adopt Resolution #06-03 Authorizing the Transfer of Real Property to the Board of County
Commissioners of Walton County, Florida, and to Approve Quit Claim Deed (Re: Portland Community Center
Property) (B. Holley)
9 PERSONNEL Sonny Nolin
9.01 Personnel Recommendations
Action to Approve 02/23/06 Personnel Recommendations
9.05 Stipends
Action to Approve Payment of Stipend or Supplement, from Volunteer Florida Foundation Funds Dispersed
through the WCSD, to Wendy Carter who Serves as a Sponsor for Students in the Teen Trendsetter Reading
Mentors Program at Freeport High'School (K. Dailey)
9.10 Job Descriptions
Action to Approve the Job Description for School District Planner Position (W. Miller)
16 FOOD SERVICE Terry Miller
16.03 Summer Food Service Program
Action to Approve Request to Provide a Summer Food Service Program in June-July 2006, to Include:
a. Intent to Participate
b. Summer Food Service Program for Children Agreement
c. Request for Transportation to Distribute Lunches (2 vans)
d Request to Advertise for 2006 Summer Food Service Employees
89 ITEMS REMOVED FROM CONSENT AGENDA FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION -
89.01 Items Removed from Conscn Agenda
90 CLOSING ITEMS -
90.01 Attorney's Report
90.02 Board Comments
90.03 Chairperson's Report
90.04 Superintendent's Report
99- ADJOURNMENT -
99.01 Adjournment


FROM FRONT

the corridor of the lake out-
flow.
ELNA's position is that the
minimum amount of sand be
moved out in order to make
the lake open and close and
that ELNA works with
Preble Rish to establish what
that minimum is.
ELNA's position is that
any sand removed from the
lake should be put outside of
the corridor and any decision
to alter the outflow and in-
flow of Eastern Lake be made
in agreement with represen-
tatives of ELNA. They also
requested that the sand that


PUD


blocks the county's existing
33-foot right of way at the
west end of San Roy Road be
removed to allow for a county
designated pedestrian public
beach and lake access with
appropriate county signage
for homeowners, tourists, and
emergency agencies.
"If man had never im-
pacted the lake at all, there
would be no need to do what
we are discussing today. No-
body wants to play Mother
Nature and you are never
going to raise all the houses
around the lake. The current
issue is too much sand at the
northern end of the lake,
sand brought in artificially
followed by hurricanes,"


Knauer emphasized.
The general consensus
among the group was that
the sand needed to be moved
away from the lake opening.
Knauer said he would
present the plan to the
county public works depart-
ment.

Knauer said it doesn't take
much opposition to sink a
plan and that Plan A could
easily become Plan X by the
time it travels through the
permitting process. Even if
all goes smoothly, it will take
four to six months to accom-
plish, meaning no action will
be taken before the next hur-
ricane season begins.


FROM FRONT


minimum size for PUDs at
five acres and consider disal-
lowing exfiltration drainage
systems on smaller projects.
The latter is a type of
drainage system that re-
quires maintenance, and the
planning commission has
been concerned that
homeowners or a
homeowners association is
ultimately tasked with pro-
viding this maintenance, re-
sulting, in the case of smaller
projects, in a costly.burden on
just a few parties.
On Feb. 9, with the plan-
ning commission again faced
with proposals for PUDs on
several parcels smaller than
five acres, discussion again
turned to the intent of the
code with regard to PUDs.
The application for the
2.5-acre Seacroft Preserve
PUD, a residential subdivi-
sion plan, called for a reduc-
tion in road width and side
setbacks, plus a reduction in
the standard 15-foot back
setback on some lots to as
little as five feet.
Planning Commissioner
Tom Patton objected to the
exfiltration system proposed
a part of the development
plan and also to the proposed
back setback reduction.
"Talk about kids not hav-
ing a place to grow
up...there's not even room to
have a barbecue and picnic
table out back," he com-
plained. He added that 40


percent of the parcel is wet-
lands and he that he did not
see anywhere on the lots
where the homeowners could
have a garage or store a
lawnmower.
Planning Commissioner
Randy Gardner commented
that he understands that if
you have a piece of land in
south Walton County and you
want the maximum number
of units, that proposing a
PUD is often the only way to
achieve that. However, he
called for a code revision as
soon as possible so that not
just any project of any size
can be submitted as a PUD.
. Patton said he is definitely
not against PUDs because
they provide for a "creative
master plan" to create a "de-
sirable lifestyle," as has been
done at Sandestin Resort and
Seascape. Exceptions to the
code should be based on the
merits of the PUD, he noted.
"It's a tool for a good mas-
ter plan," agreed Pat
Blackshear, Walton County
planning director.
, Blackshear commented
that the planning depart-
ment would expect to see re-
quests for code exceptions
that would make the devel-
opment better, not just allow
for more lots. Also there
would have to be a hardship
involved in developing the
property with the typical
(non-PUD) process, she
added.


Blackshear said a code
amendment would be re-
quired to modify the PUD
regulations in the code as the
planning commission had
recommended. She added
that planning staff would
make developing the lan-
guage for the amendment a
priority.
The amendment -will re-
quire county commission ap-
proval in legally noticed pub-
lic hearings.
The planning commission-
ers voted to deny Seacroft
Preserve PUD in a five-to-
one vote, with Clayton
Adkinson against the denial.
Later, development con-
sultant (and school board
member) Darrell Barnhill re-
quested a continuation on
two other small PUD propos-
als on the evening's agenda,
the Cypress Cottages PUD
and the Sunset Woods subdi-
vision PUD, to allow for revi-
sions to the proposals along
the lines. suggested by
Blackshear and the planning
commission. The continua-
tion of the.-iten3snw- sap-
proved, and Barnhill's re-
quest to amend the denial of
Seacroft Preserve PUD to a
continuation was approved
as well.
The revised proposals will
be presented at the planning
commission meeting sched-
uled for 5 p.m. on March 9 at
the South Walton Court-
house Annex.


I COMMUNITY CALENDAR


SHELTER HOUSE; a United Way Agency is offering a support group every Thursday
evening from 5 to 6:00 p.m. for survivors of domestic violence and their children. Call 892-
5411 for more information.

NORTH OKALOOSA MEDICAL CENTER sponsors the North Okaloosa Chapter of
Senior Circle for those 50. and better. Senior Circle is a non-profit outreach organization
committed to enriching the lives of seniors through wellness and exercise programs, semi-
nars on current issues of interest, social gatherings, friendship, and volunteer projects.
To register for activities or learn how to become a member of Senior Circle, call 689-8409
or 892-2988.

THE FREEPORT TOWN PLANTER'S Society will be having their monthly meetings
on the first Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m. at the Freeport Community Center. Everyone's
welcome to stop by and see what good things are being done for the "Gateway To The
Emerald Coast." New members are always welcome.

THE DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS Chapter 98 of DeFuniak Springs invites
everyone to Friday Night Bingo. The chapter is located at 131 Royal Drive which is two
blocks east of Twin Lakes Superette off of Hwy 90 W in DeFuniak Springs. Phone 892-
7818 or contact Douglas Godwin at 892-9737 for information.
The Early Bird games start at 6 p.m. sharp which consist of 12 games and a winner take
all game. Early bird games are $5.00 for all 3 packets for the 12 games.
Regular game packets are $10 per packet.
No alcoholic beverages allowed. The Disabled American Veterans is a non-profit orga-
nization that gives back to local charities, the community and veterans.

THE 16TH ANNUAL ART SHOW AND SALE will be held on February 18 and 19 from
9 a.m.-5 p.m., at the Seascape Resort and Conference Center, in South Walton County
located at 11625 US Highway 98 (1/2 mile west of Silver Sands Outlet Mall).
The show will feature over 30 artists from across the United States and Canada. All
participating artists have studied with Robert and Sharon Long, nationally known water-
colorists, authors and teachers who reside in Destin, FL.
The show will also feature 19-year-old prodigy, Dylan Scott Pierce, who has won global
recognition with his wildlife paintings.
Free admission on both days.
For additional information, call (850) 837-3220.

THE WOMEN OF INFLUENCE Theatre Series presents A Morning with Erma Bombeck,
starring professional actress, writer and producer Shirley Simpson. Simpson will perform
her one-woman theater production on Thursday, Feb. 23, at Santa Rosa Community Church
in support of raising funds for Sacred Heart Hospital on the Emerald Coast.
Tickets are now on sale at the Sacred Heart Gift Shop Monday through Friday from 9:30
a.m. to 4:30 p.m. A ticket can be purchased for the performance followed by lunch at Cafe
Provence restaurant in Santa Rosa Beach for $60 per person or performance-only tickets
for $30. Restaurant seating is limited.
For more information, contact Sacred Heart Foundation at (850) 278-3700.


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THE WALTON COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, Ambassadors, and staff of Artis-
tic Cabinetry celebrated their grand opening with a ribbon cutting on January 31. Owners,
Sandy and Leonard Fichter, Jennie Rowe, and Eddie Hatfield. Ms. Rowe is a "Certified
Kitchen Designer" and her partner Mr. Hatfield is the installer. Artistic Cabinetry special-
izes in Wellborn Standard, Semi-Custom Cabinetry, and Bertch Custom Cabinetry. They
are open Monday through Friday from 10-5 and are located at 3422 Emerald Coast Park-
way #2 in Santa Rosa Beach. For more information, please stop by or give them a call at
622-5802.


THE WALTON COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, Ambassadors, and staff of Cha-
teau de Vin celebrated with a ribbon cutting on Jan. 26. Owner Kathy Reed and her staff
specialize in customer service in a relaxing atmosphere. The bar is designed to stand apart
from any around. Come inside and feel transported to a wine bar in Atlanta, New York, or
Europe. While there, plan to sample some of the best pizza, subs, and sushi in the area.
Portions are large and affordable. On Wednesday nights, beginning in March, stop by to
'find out "What's for Dinner". The menu will be whatever the cook feels like making that
night. Everything is always fresh and homemade. Hours are Monday thru Saturday for
lunch from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. and dinner 5 p.m.-2 a.m. (in season). Stop by and check them
out at 2298 \' Huwy 30-A; Ste 2 in Blue Mountain Beach.


THE WALTON COL NTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, Ambassadors, and staff and Board
members obr the Children's Volunteer Health Network (CVHN) celebrate the opening of
their new office with a ribbon cutting on January 26. CVHNprovides free immediate health
care for the uninsured children in Walton and Oklaoosa counties., Charlotte Blanton, the
new Director of C'HN, feels so fortunate to be involved in a faith-based organization. She
states, "Because of the professional community volunteers, the children in Walton and
Okaloosa counties are receiving the medical and dental health care they need," Their office
hours are Monday through Friday from 8:30-4:30. For more information, please contact
Charlotte at 622-54.37, visit their new location at 605 Hwy. 393 N; Bldg. 15-A in the South
lWalton Business Center in Santa Rosa Beach. You can also :l:: out their website a
Iww'w.clh ildreC n solu nteerhealthnetwork.org.


SNOWBIRD
NEWS


By NANCY GEHRKE

While attending the jazzy
concert from OWCC at the
monthly meeting this past
week, I was reminded that
though there was ;a sea of
wrinkles, gray aKcdrbalding
heads, and various diameters
of paunches, all the toe tap-
ping and wiggling in place
were indicative that beneath
all that camouflage of the
exterior, there wasr, cool cat
and a hot chick just: itching
to 'cut a rug.' We may look
old, but in our hearts and
spirits, we are groovin'.
So, let's see what we have
in store for all these groovin'
cats for the rest of February.
First and foremost, the
public is invited to hear the
Snowbird Singers at 2 p.m.
for a free concert on Satur-
day, Feb. 25 at the First
United Methodist Church of
Fort Walton Beach (103 SE
1st St., turn right on Beal,
then left on 1st Street). Enjoy
the talents of harpist Katie
Ott Glass and pianists Fran
Hayter and Sharon Simmons
on piano.
More music can be had on
Sunday in Feb. from 2 4
p.m. in the Center Plaza of
the Destin Commons. Treat
yourself to Phyllis Hardy on
Feb. 19 and Dent Bros., with
the sounds of Bourbon
Street, on Feb. 26. Numer-
ous 'specials' are available for
Snowbirds throughout the
month with coupons avail-
able at the Visitor Center in
the heart of the Plaza.
You might need to rest up
from all that jazz by enjoy-
ing a game of euchre 6:30 -
9:30 p.m. every Tuesday at
the Santa Rosa Beach Com-
munity Church. Last week's
winners were: first Eunice
Collins, second Muriel
Coles, third Lynda Smith
and first Wendell Wasnich,
second and third tie to Lorne
Clark and Roger Tews.
Further rest, but not too
much, can be obtained at the
bridge tables from 1-4 p.m.
on Tuesday or 6:30 9:30
p.m. on Thursdays, same lo-
cation as euchre.
A challenging time can be
had reading The Master
Butcher's Singing Club by
Louise Erdrich, the book be-
ing reviewed at 3 p.m. on
Thursday, Mar. 9 at the
Coastal Branch Library
Meeting Room. Any ques-
tions or concerns, call
(850)650-0784.
The bus trip to the Isle of.
Capri Casino in Biloxi will
take place on Friday, Feb. 24.
If interested in being a part


of the activity, call Eunice or
Bob Collins for details at
(850)650-4774.
Exclusive to the Walton
County Snowbirds is the
2006 Hank Johnson School of
Golf Clinic at 2:30 and 3:30
p.m. every Wednesday in
Feb. at the Raven in Sandes-
tin. 'The $10 fee includes a
bucket of balls. Call the pro
at (850)420-0708 for partici-
pation.
Golf Playdays are Sunday,
Feb. 19 (ladies only) at Wind-
swept Dunes, and Monday,
Feb.'27, Sundays, Mar. 5, 12,
and 19 also at the Dunes.
Call the pro shop with your
membership number and a
credit card to secure the res-
ervation.
The Singles are attending
"Urban Legends and Fairy
Tales" Symphony on Friday,
Feb. 24 at OWC. Katherine
at 654-6640 has the details.
At 3 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 26
the group will be witness to
the David Seering Snowbird
Concert, with dinner to fol-
low. Janet is taking reserva-
tions at 837-7522.
The final Storage dates for
the season are from 3 4p.m.
on Monday, Feb. 27, Mar. 6,
13, 20 and 27 at the Afford-
able Storage on Sugar Drive.
Payment for items stored can
be made on those dates. For
those who have prepaid,
bring along your member-
ship card for confirmation
and tickets. Note the fall/
winter pickup dates on the
snowbird web site.
Check with co-chairman
Jan Seals as to availability of
tickets for the annual snow-
bird dance on Sunday, Feb.
19 at 654-3699.
The final general meeting
will be at 10 a.m. at the
Grand Ballroom of the Sand-
estin Linkside Conference
Center on Wednesday, March
1. The Snowbird Singers and
the Barbersharpers will
present their amazing tal-
ents, and the final drawing
for door prizes will be held.
Music started this article,
and thus music shall have
the last word, toe tapping of
a more classical nature.
Monday at 1 p.m. have been
dedicated to hearing what
Dr. David Ott has to say
about composers, at "Coffee
with the Conductor" series
that's bound to entertain,
amuse, and enlighten you.
All this takes place at the
Faith Assembly Church Hall.
For more information, con-
tact Nancy Gehrke, informa-
tion officer, Walton County
Snowbirds, (850) 837-9937
or nagehrke@yahoo.com.


Prepaid phone cards are a way to purchase long distance telephone service before actually placing the
long distance calls. They are usually sold at convenience stores, discount stores, large retail stores,
service stations, and airports. They are typically sold in $5, $10, or $20 denominations, anidjook like a
credit card. These cards may also be called "phone cards," "prepaid debit cards," "telecards," "prepaid


telephone cards," or "prepaid calling services."

Are prepaid phone cards the same as credit
calling cards?
Prepaid phone cards and credit calling cards are
not the same.. Prepaid phone cards represent
telephone calling minutes that are paid for before
actually placing the calls. You will not be billed later
for the calls made with your prepaid phone card.
With a traditional credit calling card, you receive a
bill and pay after making the call.

What should you know before purchasing a
prepaid phone card?
> How much does each minute of the conversation
time cost?
> Does it cost more to make an international call?'
> Will minutes be used for ring-time, or
conversation time? You should only be charged
for conversation time.
> Will there be any additional fees for each call?
> Is the card "rechargeable?" (Can more minutes
be purchased once the initial amount is
depleted?) If so, will the per-minute rate be the
same as it was originally? Wil! there be any
additional fees for each call once the card is
"recharged"? Some cards can be recharged
through a credit card, making the card even more
convenient.
> Is there an expiration date on the card? Be sure
to use the minutes before the expiration date.
Some phone cards expire even if there are
unused minutes left on them.
> Is the Personal Identification Number (PIN), which
is printed on the card, out of sight and hidden
from view? Be sure that no one has access to
the PIN. This will protect minutes from being used
prior to purchasing the card.
> Is there a toll-free customer service number?
> What is the issuing company's refund policy?
> Is this your first purchase of a prepaid phone
card? Purchasing a card with a small amount of
minutes will allow you to sample the service and
limit loss should the card fail to operate properly.

Why would someone want to use a prepaid
phone card?
Potential Savings: Regardless of your distance
from the person you are calling, the prepaid phone
card's price per-minute is usually the same.


Convenience: Prepaid phone cards provide a
convenient way to make long distance calls from a
payphone without Using coins, or from any phone
without being billed for the call.

Security: If your prepaid phone card is lost or
stolen, the amount of loss is limited to the value of
the card. With lost credit calling cards, you may be
subject to additional charges for calls made by
others prior to your canceling the card..

How do you use a prepaid phone card?
> Dial the toll-free access number printed on the
card.
> Enter your personal identification number (PIN).
> Dial the number of the person you want to call.

Many prepaid phone cards give you voice prompts
at each step, telling you how many minutes you have
remaining on your card, or when you are about to
run out of call time.

What if my card doesn't work?
> You may have used all the minutes on the card.
> Check for an expiration date on the card. The
card may have expired.
> Call the toll-free customer service number printed
on the card and request assistance.
> Write to the company that issued the card. The
mailing address should be printed on the card.
.> Call the Florida Public Service Commission
(PSC).

The PSC is available to assist with questions
concerning prepaid calling cards. For questions or
concerns, call 1-800-342-3552. You may also e-
mail us at contact@ psc.state.fl.us, or visit our
Internet home page at http://www.floridapsc.com
for more information.
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Lisa Polak Edgar is the Chairman of the
Florida Public Service Commission. The
PSC sets the rates regulated utility
companies charge for natural gas, electric
and telephone service within the state. In
36 counties, it sets the price you pay for
the water you drink, if your water company
is privately owned.


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