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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2005

SHERRY HEYEN, center, executive director- money on behalf of the Jefferson Education
of school improvement, accepts a $10,000 Foundation. From left, Watson, Dick Bailar,
check from Lawrence Watson, left, commu- Heyen, David Ward, and Ulmer Miller.
nity relations manager from Progress En- (News Photo)
ergy. The electric company awarded the

Engineer Says County

Bridges in Poor Shape

LAZARO ALEMAN
Senior Staff Writer

Fix Must Be
Pprm qnont* It

Consultant Environmental Engi- I ,I "UKUR.K ..,
neer Frank Darabi is warning comrn- on'tBe
missioners that the county's bridges B
are in dire need of repairs. Chea Per
What's more, because the Depart- C e
ment of Transportation (DOT) is Engineer
documenting the poor condition of
the bridges, it puts the. county in
greater jeopardy, Darabi said. project.
"The bridges are in poor shape," Darabi also informed commission-
Darabi told commissioners recently. ers of a contamination assessment
"You need to come up with the study the Department of Environ-
money to fix them. The DOT in- mental Protection (DEP) is requiring
aspects them, writes up a letter, and it at a county-owned site that previ-
goes in the file. If something hap- ously contained an underground fuel
pens, you are liable." tank.
"This needs to be a priority," Da- He said the total cost of a cleanup,
rabi added. "These bridges have if necessary, would be $400,000, of
.been needing help for a long time." which the county would be required
In other actions, Darabi informed to pay $100,000, and the DEP
commissioners that the drainage would pay the remainder.
problems at the industrial park have "I have put together a laundry list
now been corrected, notwithstand- --of all the things we need to do, and
ing the problems with the the associated costs," Darabi said.
contractor. He advised commission- He said phase one of the contami-
ers to release payment on the nation study, which is due to the

DEP in November, is $18,000. This
preliminary study, Darabi said, will
determine if a cleanup is necessary.
The commission approved the
$18,000 expenditure.
Finally, Darabi informed commis-
sioners of a situation on Blue Lake
Road involving the DEP. It appears
that in trying to correct a flooding
problem on the road, the county ag-
gravated the situation.
"The DEP is concerned that some-
thing needs to be done," Darabi
said. "There's a major flooding is-
sue associated there. My concern is,
where is the water going to go?
You have to study the hydraulics
and the solution will have to be per-
manent."
Darabi said that in its letter to the
county, the DEP indicated that the
effort to remedy the: problem will
have to start from scratch.
He said DEP recommended that
.the county study the drainage fea-
tures of the area and design a solu-
tion that was effective and long
lasting.
"It won't be cheap," Darabi said.

LAZARO ALEMAN
Senior Staff Writer

Frustration with the city's han-
dling of overgrown lots, abandoned
houses and other "quality of life" is-
sues is causing Councilman Tom
Vogelgesang to propose that more
drastic measures be adopted to ad-
dress the problem.
Under the current rules, the proce--
dure to get property owners to clean
up their overgrown lots or demolish
abandoned buildings involves a long
and tedious process.
The city first must notify property
owners of the violation by certified
mail. It must then wait an extended
period, among other things, before it
can take action.
Often, the process is hampered by
a shortage of manpower, as City Su-
perintendent Don Anderson will
readily attest.
Vogelgesang wants the city to act
more quickly and forcefully. Among
other things, he wants the city to im-

'I'm Frankly:
Miffed,'

Vogelgesang

pose fines on top of the cost of
cleaning up the property or demol-
ishing the building, if it becomes
necessary for the city to do so.
"I propose that we increase fines
so that people will know we're seri-
ous about overgrown properties and
abandoned houses," Vogelgesang
said.
"I know we don't have a code en-
forcement board, but some streets
are becoming one ways because of
overgrowth and people are hiding in
abandoned houses.
"We need to take some meaning-
ful and enforceable action. I'm talk-
ing about holding property owners
accountable. I'm frankly miffed that
we can't seem to take care of the
problem." I

Anderson's response was that Vo-
gelgesang's proposal was doable,
provided the city beefed up the
Street Department with an addi-
tional five or six employees.
Otherwise, the department could
not perform its other prescribed du-
ties and also handle aesthetic con-
siderations, he said.
But if the council insisted that he
do it, he would do it, Anderson said.
Vogelgesang reacted with evident
exasperation.
"It's not my job to go reporting
these things," he said. "You've got
garbage trucks that drive up and
down the streets. They don't see
things!"
City Attorney Brian Hayes inter-
ceded. He suggested that the way to
address Vogelgesang's concerns
was to amend the existing
ordinance. But the present meeting
was not the time to do so, he said,
referring to the late hour.
The council agreed to take up the
issue again at its October meeting.

$10,000 Donation

Aims To Raise 8th

Grade Math Scores

Goal is To improve

Math Teaching Skills

RAY CICHON
Managing Editor

School Board Chair Beverly Sloan
was presented with a $10,000 check
by President Dr. Ulmer Miller of the
Jefferson Education Foundation, se-
cured from Progress Energy, at. the
Sept. 12 School Board meetingn.
Grants Coordinator Dick Bailar
explained that the project involves
K-8th grade teachers participating in
the Annenberg/CPB online course:
S"Mathematics: What's the Big
,Idea?"
Dates of the course have yet to be
'determined.
Participants learn how to teach
students to create their own repre-
sentations of mathematical situa-
tions and to do math in conjunction
with language arts and science.
The course will increase the
teacher's expertise in his/her field,
as well as improve teaching meth-
ods.
Much research has shown that the
students who approach math in this
way develop a deeper and more

*flexible understanding that supports
their ongoing mathematical
learning.
Students learn to describe their
strategiesto their peers and to prove
that their approach is sound.
The "Mathematics: What's the Big
Idea?" course shows, teachers how
to develop effective ways to use the
process standards of: Communica-
tion, Problem Solving, Reasoning
and Proof, Representation, and Con-
nections.,
These process standards comple-
ment the FCAT Sunshine State
Standards.
Teachers willlearn to help their
students better understand mathe-
matics.
In a larger sense, these standards
promote habits of mathematical
thinking that are useful to teachers
and students in any mathematical
context.
During the course, teachers will
also access resources that are avail-
-able free online, through the
Anneneberg/CPB website.
The course will be facilitated by a
consultant with Florida State Uni-

versity, or with the Panhandle Area
Educational Consortium, which
serves small, rural districts by pro-
viding consultants and staff devel-
opment activities.
Teachers who are responsible for
the teaching of mathematics in
grades 4-8 will be given priority to
participate in this course, particu-
larly teachers of students with dis-
abilities.
Second priority will be given to
teachers in K-3.
The success of this project will be
measured/monitored as follows:
*90 percent or more of the partici-
pants will successfully complete the
course as measured by the portfolio
which will include graded home-
work and reflection exercises. of
strategies/methods implemented in
the classroom.
*There will be an increase of 15
percent or more of K-8th grade stu-
dents who score Level 3, and above,
on the -mathematical portion of the
2005-2006 FCAT, as compared to
the 20004-2005 results.
Participants' will share the
strategies/methods taught in the
course with other teachers in weekly
study groups or grade group meet-
ings.

The county has a new Fire Rescue
chief.
He is 47-year-old Jeffrey Cappe,
who assumed his official duties on
Monday.
Cappe was one of eight persons
who applied for the position, which
became available upon the resigna-
tion of former Fire Rescue Chief
Larry Bates.
Commissioners interviewed six of
the eight candidates and rated them
accordingly, with Cappe earning the
-highest score. Commissioner Jerry
Sutphin alone voted against Cappe's
selection.
Sutphin's no vote apparently re-
sulted from a belief that if Cappe
was truly qualified, the latter would
not have gone unemployed for the
last couple of months. Cappe's last
job ended in July, when the grant
funds supporting his position ran
out.
According to his resume, Cappe
has 20. years of experience in the
emergency response industry, 15 of
those managing and supervising
personnel.
Cappe holds an associate degree in
Emergency Medical Service (EMS),
which he earned at Seminole Com-
munity College in Sanford, FL, in
2000. He is also a certified para-
medic and firefighter.
Cappe's most recent employer was
the Tallahassee Fire Department,
where he held an administrative po-
sition. He previously has worked for
(See Fire Chief Page 5)

FIRE RESCUE is now under the direction of a new chief. He
is Jeffrey Cappe, of Tallahassee, who has 20 years of expe-
rience in the emergency response industry. (News Photo)

County Receives $105,750 For

Old JC Public Library Building

LAZARO ALEMAN
Senior Staff Writer

The county has found a buyer for
the former library building on North
Cherry Street.
She is Angela Dombro, of La-
mont. Dombro's offer of $105,750
was the highest of the three bids the
county received last week for the
historic two-story building. The
other two bids were for $78,000 and
$78,813.
Clerk of Court Dale Boatwright
said Dombro gave no indication of
what she plans to do with the build-_

ing, which is on the eastern fringe of
the downtown district.
Commissioners' plan is to use the
motleyy from the sale -- in combina-
tion with the $500,000 the county
received from the Legislature -- to
renovate the former high school
buildings on Water Street.
Once renovated, the former high
school buildings will serve as
county offices for such operations as
building inspections, zoning and
planning, and grant writing.
The buildings will also house the
operations of the property appraiser,
tax collector, state attorney and pub-
lic defender, among others.

New Fire

Chief Hired

LAZARO ALEMAN
Senior Staff Writer

Councilman Wants City To

Face Quality Of Life issues

Group To Provide
Humane Education
For Students

Story, Photo, Page 12

PAGE 2. MONTICELLO, (FL), NEWS, WED., SEPTEMBER 21, 2005

.. Greg Tidwell New

^ Monticello Postmaster

,- H. O' tion to Supervisor of Distribution
SFRAN HUNT Operations and subsequently to

POSTMASTER GREG TIDWELL, right, explains a postal
regulation to clerk Cleo Kelly. (News Photo)

wacissa Man Killed Saturday

in Single Car Crash/Fire

FRAN HUNT
Staff Writer

Joe B. Vinson, 23, of Wacissa,
was killed in a car crash Saturday
morning on State Road 20, near the
intersection of Chittling Road.
Cpl. William E. Harrell of Florida
Highway Patrol, reports Vinson
was driving northbound on State
Road 20 at 3 p.m., Saturday, travel-
ing approximately 60-65 miles per
hour.
He entered a left curve, failing to

navigate the curve and exited the
road way on the east side within the
- intersection of Chittling Road.
The front tires of the vehicle
struck the curb and continued for-
ward and struck a concrete electric
pole with the front end of the vehi-
cle.
The vehicle then rotated clock-
wise striking a wooden fence, com-
ing to a final rest facing west, the
vehicle caught fire and burned.
Whether or not the crash was al-
cohol related and if seat belts were
used, is still under investigation.

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Customer Service Support. All of
his positions were in Tallahassee.
In the Customer Service Support
position, Tidwell was responsible
for all of the hiring and budgeting
for the entire Tallahassee area for
10 years.
He was promoted to Postmaster
land moved to Blountstown, where
he and his family have resided for
the past two years.
When asked how he came to end
up in Monticello, Tidwell re-
sponded, "I live in Killeam and I
have always loved Monticello.
Every time the position of Post
master came open in Monticello, I
put in for it. I began putting in for
the position a long time. ago when

Fire Prevention Expert

Will Speak To Groups

FRAN HUNT
Staff Writer

October is Fire Prevention Month-I
and the week of Oct. 9-15 is Fire
Prevention Week.
In conjunction with this, Jeffer-
son County Fire Rescue is open for
requests concerning Fire Preven-
tion Education.
Spokesman Don Burton said that
he is available Oct. 1-15 to come
out to schools, community groups,
Boy Scout troops and others in the
community, with the fire truck and
ambulances, and educate the public
on the vehicles, equipment and
other related fire prevention materi-
als.
Burton said that through the Fire
Prevention Program, Fire Rescue
reaches an average of more than
1,000 children per year, and almost
as many adults in community or-
ganizations requesting presenta-
tions.
He added that the program has -

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reading materials and other new re-
lated items.
Anyone who wishes to set up a
time and date for a fire prevention
presentation can call Burton at 997-
0182 to schedule the event for their
school or organization.

Staff Writer

New Monticello Postmaster,
Greg Tidwell, brings with him
nearly 19 years experience with the
Postal Service.
Tidwell officially began his du-
ties here Sept. 3, and said he loves
being here and working with the
local people.
Tidwell began working with the
Postal Service in 1987 when he
started as a part-time flexible clerk
in Tallahassee, where he worked
I the night shift running the letter
sorting machine (LSM) for nine
years.
He worked his way through man-
agement beginning with a promo-

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Tim Braswell was in the position."
He added that every time the po--
sition was awarded, he was always
told that he was the next in line.
"They'll hire a Postmaster for the
position before they will hire a su-
pervisor," Tidwell explained.
When the position here opened
most recently, Tidwell had two
years of experience as Postmaster
in Blountstown, applied and re-
ceived the position.
He said that he fell in love with
Monticello for its historic charm
and architectural beauty of the
homes.
"I ran in cross country, so we
came over here a lot to run against
Jefferson," said Tidwell. "When I
graduated, I always came here to
play softball in festivities like the
Watermelon Festival," he added.
Basically, his duties here are tak-
ing the reigns and being in full
charge of everything in the Post
Office from the front desk to the-
back work area.
"It's different here," he
explained. "I can't work the win-
dow or sort the mail. I love people
and I love to interact with the cus-
tomers. So, I'll probably be spend-
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meeting the people who come in-
and getting to know them and the
community a little better," he said.
In the past, he has been active in
Rotary, the Chamber of Commerce,
Cub Scouts, baseball coaching and
the like. "I believe in getting in-
volved in the community and I
want to start doing it here," said
Tidwell.
Tidwell has a 17 year old daugh-
ter, Kristina and a seven year old
son, Zack.
He concluded that he is looking
forward to a long an happy career
working as the Monticello Post-
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'Witness For Prosecution'

Continues, A Must See Show

RAY CICHON
Managing Editor

Audiences are in for a treat, with-
murder, intrigue and courtroom
drama on stage, as the Opera House
Stage Company's "Witness for the
Prosecution," continues 8 p.m. Fri-
day and Saturday.
Until the final curtain falls, audi-
ences will remain on the edge of
their seats to learn just who did mur-
der the rich old lady, the action upon
which this play is based.
A dinner is available before the
show at 7 p.m. Call the Opera
House at 997-4242 to make reserva-
tions.
Sophisticated theater goers have
been known to applaud a set, if it is
particularly well done, in theaters
everywhere, when the curtain opens
and before a player sets foot on
stage.
This having been said, the set of
"Witness" deserves a standing ova-
tion, as one of best sets seen here in
recent times.
Kudos to all who helped construct
and design the sleek and striking set.
"Witness" was originally written
by Agatha Christie as a novel, and
later as a play.
Thus this isa play that is demand-
ing for the players on several levels..
On one level, since little action
takes place on stage, the characters

must rely on dialog to tell the story.
This is a difficult task, as plays are
meant to be seen, and when we are
told the story, without seeing the
major action of the plot, the play-
wright relies on the time honored
devices of a messenger or letter to
advance the plot.
In addition, as this play is set in
England, it requires an English ac-
cent.
Directors will agree that plays re-
quiring consistent accents are al-
ways difficult for those not native to
the language of the accent.
Nevertheless, Jack Williams and
Jan Rickey are to be applauded for
casting the play as they did.
Leading lady of the title, Stepha-
nie Funderburke, as Romaine Vole,
is spectacular in every way. She
should receive an Academy Award
nomination.
As a German immigrant, and the
wife of Leonard Vole, she keeps her
German accent, and is clever, dia-
bolical, conniving, carrying all this
off with a toss of her head and con-
tinental aplomb.
Chris Peary, as Leonard Vole,
comes across rather like a ship with-
out a rudder. He seems to drift
through his life, not very concerned
about the direction, is naive, and at
the same time prone to volatile out-
bursts when he feels put upon.
Peary carries the part well.
Duncan Hoehn, as Sir Wilfrid
Roberts, always plays his parts well

and has the versatility to perform
comedy, drama and music, equally
well.
He is the lawyer for the defense,.
and is passionate about the process,
as he is about whatever he does on
stage.
Ron Cichon, as John Hayhew, a
solicitor, displays his skill at
oratory, gained over years as a cler-
gyman, and in other public speaking
situations.
He has several extended scenes of.
dialog with Hoehn, never an easy..
role.
Merry Ann Firsby as Detective In-
spector Roberta Hearne, is a natural.
for the part, having spent years in
law enforcement.
Her performance on the witness
stand certainly speaks of experience,
and her arrest of Vole is executed,
almost before the audience realizes
what happens. She's just that fast.
You do not mess with this lady,, if
you are on the wrong side of the
law!
The second Academy Award
nomination of the evening goes to
Judi Persons, as Janet MacKenzie,
housekeeper of the murder victim.
Persons is hilarious with her very
English outfit she' created herself,
her English accent, and her conduct
on the witness stand. She's right.
and don't tell her otherwise!
Persons is another of the players
in the company whose versatility is
mind boggling, a trait she has often
demonstrated in many productions
here.
Colin Rolfe as Myers, with his
natural English accent, is the lawyer
for the prosecution, and seems quite
at home as the English barrister.
He has a sharp mind and quick
turn of phrase, and has often shown
his versatility in the Stage
Company.
Pat Cichon, as Greta, a secretary,
is the stereotypical Gal Friday. She
knows what has to be done around
the office and what she has to say to
her employer and when to say it,
rather akin to Della Street of Perry
Mason fame.
George Hook, as Justice Wain-'
wright sits on the bench and judges
fairly. When an objection is logical,
he honors it. When he must over-
rule, he does that also.
Jonathan Counts as bailiff, does
what bailiffs do and calls witnesses,
hand over material, swears them in,
but most often remains stern in his
role with a "Don't mess with me at-
titude."
Ilene Steele, as Dr. Wyatt adds
comic relief in her medical descrip-
tion of a blow on, the head, that only
another medically trained person
could understand.
She is accurate, strives to be fair,
but brings a smile to the lips with
her comments now and then.

Marisa Bueschel, as Penny, can
best be described as an attractive
young lady with all the attributes
that contribute to that description.
This is a must see production, and
attendees are guaranteed an evening
that will keep them guessing until
the end.
In no way is "Witness" a Dinner
Mystery Theatre kind of play.

DEBBIE SNAPP
Staff Writer

Friends and family came together
recently for a "cleaning party" to
help Joe and Judy Mosso of Pasca-
gula, MS. who were more fortunate
than many but still suffered great
losses from Hurricane Katrina.
The Mosso family evacuated to
the Monticello home of friends Bob-
bie and Fred Golden on Sunday,
Aug. 28 and watched with everyone
as Katrina destroyed their home and
work place on the Gulf Coast.
Joe is a Harbor Captain and moves
ships for the refineries. Most of the
refineries are closed for repairs for
many months to come. Conse-
quently, Joe and his partners have
lost their business, their vessels, and
their employees are out of jobs.
Their home was a half mile from
the coast and while it is still stand-
ing it was flooded. All upholstered
furniture, the 2 cars in the garage
and all their appliances are gone.
They have since been able to go
back to their home area, armed with
two generators but, it will be a long
time before they are able to live in
the house.,
They are living in a travel trailer
in the driveway of their home
brought down to them by a relative
from New York.
They are working daily on their
house and have already stripped the

inside including all the drywall.
They asked the Golden's if they
could store the furniture that could
be salvaged and the Golden's
agreed.
They sent via family members and
-rental truck, all the wood furniture
i.e.., dining room set, bed room and
some other pieces for storage. Much
of which was still covered with
putty colored mud. The furniture
was stored temporarily until it could
be cleaned..
The Golden's needed muscle to
help with the moving of the furni-
ture from the shed to an area where
it could be cleaned and then back
into the shed for storage until it can
be returned to Mississippi.
Bobbie Golden adds that Judy
tried desperately to save photos and
such.
Their grandfather clock had four
feet of mud in it but, it, was salvage-
able and will be kept in the Golden's
house to keep it from the Florida hu-
midity.
Family and friends from all over
the country came in town to help
with the cleaning at the Golden's.
All the stored furniture was taken
out of storage, cleaned, and returned
to storage. Items that were not sal-
vagable were discarded.
The Golden's comment that the
Mosso's are strong people and they
feel very fortunate and they realize
that at least they have! their lives and
things to clean, while many have
nothing left, nothing at all.

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First Baptist Church

Sends Trailer Of Cloth

For Hurricane

FRAN HUNT
Staff Writer

The congregation of the First Bap--
tist Church is continuing their ef-
forts to assist the Hurricane Katrina
relief effort by sending a horse
trailer full of donated. clothing to
the Salvation Army ,Wednesday
morning, to go to the disaster area
for those in need.
"Anything we can do to help
them helps us feel good," said Pas-
tor Thurman Moore.
Volunteers gathered in the Fel-
lowship hall Monday and Tuesday
nights, removing clothing for the
church's clothing closet, sorting
them by size, gender, children's
sizes and adult sizes, folding the
clothing, boxing it and marking the
individual boxes with the informa-
tion of contents, for transport.
The church, which takes clothing
donations throughout the year and
distributes them free to the corimu-
nity in the spring and fall, will con-
tinue to take clothing donations for

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Butch Galloway donated the use of .
his pickup truck and driving to
transport the clothing to the Salva-
tion Army.
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funds for and prepared hot meals "
for 17 evacuee families for two
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clothing project "We will continue to do whatever
memersd Jean Willis. we can to help," concluded Moore.

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From Our Files

TEN YEARS AGO
September 13,1995,
Commissioners want to meet with
officials of the railroad and the De-
partment of Transportation to dis-
cuss the installation of traffic signals
at various railroad crossings in the
county.
There may be hope for the repair
of the Lake Miccosukee dam, which
collapsed in May.
Recent federal; government
budget cutbacks have hit close to
home for are seniors depending on
the Meals-On-Wheels program dis-
tributed through'the Jefferson Senior
Citizen Center.
TWENTY YEARS AGO
September 11, 1985
Come midnight, September 30,
residents who live outside the city
limits will be without fire protection
unless the County Commission
promises to pay half the projected
cost of operating the Monticello Fire
Department.
Resurfacing of US 90 from the
curb and gutter section on the East
side of Monticello 9.9 miles to the
Madison County, line, began early
Monday morning.
The new director of the Senior
Citizens Center hopes to have the
program moved to a facility closer'
to town.
Billboards placed along major
highways could attract business to
Jefferson County. This concept and
others were discussed during the
September 3 meeting of the Jeffer-
son Economic Development Corpo-
ration.
THIRTY YEARS AGO
September 11, 1975
Fred Naughton of Morrow Insur-

ance Agency has been notified that
he has been chosen to represent All
State Insurance..
The 1976 yearbook staff at Jeffer-
son High elected their coeditors on
September 2nd. They are Gwens
Saffo of Monticello and Jan Fields
of Lamont.
FORTY YEARS AGO
September 10, 1965
Dr: D.R. "Shorty" Davis, agricul-
tural meteorologist assigned to the
North Florida Experimental Station
in Quincy, was guest speaker at the
meeting of the Kiwanis Club last
Wednesday.'
Debbie and Annette Ritter cele-
brated their birthdays with a party
given by their mother, Mrs. Jim Rit-
ter at their home in Nobles Subdivi-
sion on Saturday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Foster Heseltine were
host Saturday evening at dessert
bridge at their home on Lloyd Road.
FIFTY YEARS AGO
September 9, 1955
The Monticello football team was
in the process of rebuilding its
strength. Of 25 who received letters
the previous year, only nine optimis-
tic over his squad were Kenneth
Watson, Jack Bulloch, Fred Wil-
liams, Talmadge Pace, Tom Tindell,
Bill Hughes, Tommy Fountain,
Wesley Boatwright, Sandy Sauls,
Sammy Ward, Douglas Maultsby,
Franklin Hightower, John Bembry;
Orin Hamilton, Malcolm Kinsey,
Dickie Taylor, Harrell Hamilton,
Andy Gillard, Bobby Smith, Bob
Bramblet, James Hagan, Martin
Clayton, Billy Sullivan, Charles Al-
ligood, Lyman Walker, Gene Cook-
sey, Jack Neely, Chuck Markley and
Anthony Spears.

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Opinion & Comment

Must We Think In Extremes?

BY RON CICHON
Publisher

In 43 years of journalism I have
met my fair share of folks who take
the position, "My mind is made up,
don't confuse me with the facts."
There's probably some comfort
for those folks, 'cause they never
stretch their thinking. It's whenwe
attempt to broaden our horizons and
thinking that we struggle with
issues.
Often those struggles are difficult
and painful as we consider things
we hadn't much thought about be-
fore. and maybe change our minds.
What concerns me is we seem to
be b 6coi"ihg'a 'o'ciety of filks 'who
are no', interested in facts because
ouriiniids are made tip.
Everything is black or white and
there is no gray.
We're a deeply polarized society,
If there is a message in the last few
elections, it is that.
President Bush has been a polariz-
ing figure. Odd that would be the
case when in 2000 he campaigned
as a uniterr not a divider." Turns out
he's a first class divider and our po-
larization reflects that.
His supporters will tell you he's

done a terrific job. The Iraq war is dle ground?

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going extremely well, there was no
delay in federal response Hurricane
Katrina and the mounting federal
debt is quite okay. We just need
m ore a [i ; r: I' h e', c '[]|' V., Ill 'e
fine.
Detractors are just as hard on the
other side. They think his presi-
dency has been a disaster for the
country, the war in Iraq is rapidly
becoming a quagmire, federal re-
sponse to Hurricane Katrina was
wretchedly inept, and the mounting
federal debt is a result of Bush's tax
cutting frenzy and unnecessary war
in Iraq.
I think that pretty well summarizes
the positions.
My question is where is the mid-

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Must we be in one camp or the
other?
And, are we so wedded to a party
or candidate that we can't admit
when a policy is failing or mistakes
Shave been'iimade?'
I appreciate people on the left and
right who are independent thinkers.
Nebraska Sen. Chuck Hagel, a Re-
publican, recently criticized the ad-
ministrations handling of the war
and said bluntly, "we're losing."
Connecticut's Senator Joe Liber-
man, a Democrat, has been very
supportive of Bush's war effort in
Iraq.
Too bad these independent think-
ers are rare.
So, we're out there hewing the
party line, Bush is good, Bush is

bad, blah, blah.
Much of the blame for this goes to
the Washington spin doctors whose
lines we pick up and use.
So, when criticism was leveled at
the federal government over the Ka-
trina response, the White House
called it the "blame game."
No, said critics, we're talking
about accountability.
Finally, the President said he took
responsibility for the failures of the
federal government's response to
the Gulf Coast disaster.
Good for him. I admire that much
more than I did the White House
spin about "not playing the blame
game."
We went through the same drill
when critics of. the Iraq war
surfaced.
The spin doctors immediately
went on the attack and said critics
were letting the troops down.-

The issues, of course, is not, the
troops, but the management of the
war.
How will we ever get out of this
mess of polarization where we seem
to be in one camp or another?
As long as we are not willing to let
facts speak for themselves, and en-
gage in honest debate we do a great
-disservice to our country.

Property Rights In Jeopardy

BY TOM DEWEESE
Columnist

Put yourself in the homeowner's
shoes. You buy a home for your
family. Perhaps it's even handed
down from your father or grand fa-
ther.
It's a place you can afford in a
neighborhood you like. The children
have made friends. You intend to
stay for the rest of your life.
As you plant your garden, land-
scape the yard, put up a swing set_
for the kids, you mold your land
into a home, unknown to you, cer-
tain city officials are meeting around'
a table with developers.
In front of them are maps, plats
and photographs of your home.
They talk of dollars big dollars.
Tax revenues for the city, huge prof-
its for the developer. A shopping

center with all the trinnmmings begins
to take shape.
You're not asked for'input or per-
mission. You're not even notified
until the whole project is finalized
and the only minor detail is to get
rid of you.
Then the pressure begins. A notice
comes in the mail telling you that
the city intends to take your land.
An. offer of compensation is made,
usually below the market price you
could get if you sold it yourself.
The explanation given is that,
-since the government is going to"
take the land, it's not worth the old
market price. Some neighbors begin
to sell and move away.
With the loss of each one, the
pressure mounts on you to sell. Vis-
its from government agents become
routine. Newspaper articles depict
you as unreasonably holding up
community progress. They call you

greedy.
Finally, the bulldozers move in on
the properties already sold. The
neighborhood becomes unlivable. It
looks like a war zone.
Like being attacked by a conquer-
ing army, you are finally
surrounded, with no place to run;
but the courts. However, you're cer-
tain of victory.
The .United States was built on the
very premise of the protection of
private property rights. How can a
government possibly be allowed to
take anyone's home for private
gain? ,
Under any circumstances this
should be considered criminal be-
havior. It used to be. If city officials
were caught padding their own
pockets or those of their friends it
was considered graft. That's why
RICO laws were created.
Finally, five black robes named

Stevens, Souter, Ginsburg,
Kennedy, and Breyer shock the na-
tion by ruling that officials who
have behaved like Tony Soprano are
in the right and you have to vacate
your property.
These four men and one woman
have ruled that the United States
Constitution is truly meaningless.
Their ruling in the Kelo case de-
clared that, Americans own nothing.
After declaring that all property i's
subject to the whim of a government
official, it's just a short trip to de-
claring that government can now
confiscate anything we own; any-
thing we create; anything we
believe.
Astonishing. The members of the
Supreme Court have nothing to do
but defend the Constitution and
keep it the pure document the

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enforcement or security' officers, a
salesperson with a name tag, an in-
formation booth clerk at a mall, or a
mother with children."
If children are lost outside, they
should never wander away from
where they first became lost.
If that place becomes too danger-
ous because of severe weather or an-
other threatening situation, children
should go to the nearest safe spot
and wait.
They should make noise by yell-
ing, blowing a whistle, or otherwise
attracting attention. This will help
bring someone to their rescue.

"Stranger danger" is a phrase we
hear often, but it is not an effective
safety message for children.
Child advocates point to incidents
where lost children hid from rescu-
ers because they were "strangers" or
willingly walked away with some-
one who didn't fit ..their idea of a
"stranger."
"Teaching your children to watch
out for bad-looking strangers is not
going to keep them safer," said
Nancy A McBride, national safety
director for the National Center for
Missing & Exploited Children
(NCMEC).

Most children find the stranger-
danger message confusing. When
asked, children will often describe a
"stranger" as someone who is ugly
or mean.

They don't think nice-looking or
friendly people are "strangers." If
someone talks to a child or is around
a child more than once, that person
loses his or her "stranger" status.

The child then thinks he or she
"knows" the person.
NCMEC recommends that you
teach your child to check first with a

trusted adult, take a friend along,
and learn how to avoid and get out
of dangerous situations.
Practice "what if' scenarios with
your children. Reinforce these skills
during a trip to the mall or park. Re-
assure your children that you are
there for them, and remind them that
there are other people who can help.
If your children are lost, they may
be surrounded by many "strangers"
who can help them if they ask. "We
need to give children safety nets of
people they can go to if they need
help," said McBride.
"That may include uniformed law

:rom Our Photo File

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Citizen Urges Residents To

Voice Opposition To Rezoning

'Dear Editor:
Nearly 100 people attended the
.Planning Commission meeting on
Sept. 8, 2005.
^ The first major agenda item was a
proposal to amend the Jefferson
iCounty Comprehensive Land Use
1Plan to allow a zoning change to a
larger parcel; of land (acreage cur-
rently disputed) north of Capps.
, The land owners and developers
4had requested that the zoning be
changed from AG-5 to R-1.
' Citizens attending were given an
Opportunity to raise their hand if
they were in favor of this change.
No one raised his/her hand in sup-
port of this recommendation to
change, except one lady who, mo-
,ments later, said she misunderstood,
tand rescinded her vote.
Many citizens and adjoining prop-
terty owners came forward with pres-
entations as to why this change, and
its developmental density, should
not be allowed.
The Planning Commission Chair-
man stated that he believed that the
Comprehensive Plan should only be
changed if a need was clearly dem-

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onstrated for such a change.
No Planning Commission member
spoke favorably of the proposed
change recommendation.
However, a motion was made and
seconded to recommend that the
change to our Comprehensive Land
Use Plan be approved. The motion
passed with no further discussion.
Planner Brad Mueller had excused
himself from voting, as he has ties
to the property owner.
Planners Wendy Moss, Angela
Gray, Pat Murphy, John Greene,
and John Walker voted in favor of
this motion.
Planners Bill Tellefsen, Bud
Wheeler, and Corbin Padgett voted
against the motion.
This recommendation will now go
before the Jefferson County Board
of County Commission for approval
or denial.
We can only hope that they will
consider the terrible precedent such
a change would represent. Such ur-
ban sprawl will be detrimental to
our county and lifestyle.
Jefferson County is attractive be-
cause of our rural heritage. Proper

growth management is vital to pre-
serve and what makes this county
attractive.
Ample R-1 property is currently
available for development. Unmer-
ited changes will make our. compre-
hensive plan worthless and
impossible to enforce.
Planning Commission members
serve at the pleasure of our elected
County Commission. Their job is
important, serious, and often thank-
less.
They should govern themselves
with integrity and ethics and not
friendship and kinship. Every
County citizen should contact their
County Commissioner and voice
their concern.
Every County Commissioner
should review the happenings of this
meeting and the actions of those
they have appointed to represent

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Five planners should be given an
opportunity to explain why they
voted against the will of the people
with no discussion.
The planners should be held ac-
countable and replaced when neces-
sary. The elected Commissioners
will be held accountable by those
who elected them.
The Jefferson County Comprehen-
sive Land Use Plan currently pro-
vides for an additional 37,500
building lots. This would give the
County approximately 150,000
more residents.
We do not need to approve (or
even recommend) changes in such a
thoughtless manner.
If such a recommendation is ap-
proved there will be little grounds to
deny other requests.
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Property Rights

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Founding Fathers created to recog-
nize and protect the rights with
which we were born.
They sit in their lofty ivory tower,
never worrying about job security
with their lifetime appointments.
And yet, they have obviously
missed finding a copy of the Feder-
alist Papers, which were written by
many of the Founders to explain to
the American people how they envi-
sioned the new government would
work.

They have missed the collected
writings of James Madison, Thomas
Jefferson, John Adams and George
Washington, just to mention a very
few.
It's obvious because otherwise,
there is simply no way they could
have reached this decision unless

implementing another agenda was
their purpose.
I don't have the benefit of the Jus-
tices' grand staffs or unending sala-
ries. But just a little research has
turned up pretty much everything
Stevens, Souter, Ginsburg,
Kennedy, and Breyer would have
needed to reach a logical conclusion
that protection of private property
rights are the most important rights,
vital to the very foundation of a free
society.
Our Founding Fathers left no
doubt in their writings, their deeds,
or their governing documents as to
where they stood on the vital impor-
tance of private property. John
Locke, the man whom the Founders
-followed as they created this nation
said, "Government has no other end
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NOTICE OF COMPREHENSIVE PLAN LAND USE

CHANGE

AN ORDINANCE OF JEFFERSON COUNTY FLORIDA, PROVIDING
FOR FINDINGS OF FACT; PROVIDING FOR PURPOSE; AMENDING
THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, BY AMENDING THE FUTURE LAND
USE MAP; RE-DESIGNATING CERTAIN LANDS COMPRISING
APPROXIMATELY 73 ACRES FROM AGRICULTURAL 5 TO
RESIDENTIAL I ON THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP; PROVIDING FOR
SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR CONFLICT; PROVIDING FOR
INCORPORATION INTO THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN; PROVIDING
FOR AUTHORITY; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

Jefferson County Board of County Commission will hold a public'hearing on the proposed comprehensive
.plan land use change ordinance. The land use map change proposed is from Agriculture 5 to Residential 1
for parcel numbers 35-1N-4E-0000-0060-0000 and 02-1S-4E-000(Y-0020-0000. The subject property is
shown on the map below.

The public hearing on the proposed ordinance will be held on October 20, 2005 at 7:00 p.m. at the
courtroom of the county courthouse located at the-intersection of U.S. Highways 90 and 19. The hearing
may be continued as necessary. Information concerning the proposal may be reviewed at the county
planning office, 277 N. Mulberry St., Monticello, FL 32344. From the Florida "Government in the
Sunshine Manual", page 36, paragraph c: Each board, commission, or agency of this state or of any
political subdivision thereof shall include in the notice of any meeting or hearing, if notice of meeting or
hearing is required, of such board, commission, or agency, conspicuously on such notice, the advice that, if
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Lifestyle

-JROTC Cadets, Boys,

Girls Club Participate in

Physical Fitness Program

DEBBIE SNAPP
Staff Writer
rhe Boys and Girls Clubs Physical
Education Program (PEP) and the
Jefferson County High School
JROTC are working together to pro-
mote the importance of exercise and
healthy eating habits.
The JROTC are required to do
physical fitness testing weekly.
This physical component of the
program helps the cadets get pre-
pared for the physical challenge
known as the cadet challenge.
The Cadet Challenge consists of
'cardiovascular endurance and flexi-
bility challenges.
Sgt. Major Dwight Mack along
with Major Gene McKinney and
PEP Coordinator Tequila Hagan

agree that it would be a great idea to
educate the cadets on the impor-
tance of exercise and tracking their
process.
On a weekly basis different health
components are gathered, such as
height, weight, blood pressure, rest-
ing heart rate, and body mass index
analysis.
Therefore each cadet will have the
ability to review his/her progress
and meet the standard physical re-
quirements for the challenge.
"It has truly been.a pleasure work-
ing with this group. The cadets per-
form this challenge with a great deal
of dedication and view this as an
important component of their pro-
gram. I am thrilled to be partners
with such a dedicated group of in-
structors and students," Hagan said.

DEBBIE SNAPP
Staff Writer

The Boys and Girls Clubs of the
Big Bend began the ongoing promo-
tion of its Physical Education Pro-
gram, and encouraging physical,
activity and healthy eating habits
among the youth and the community
, during the summer.
One of the PEP objectives requires
that each student have a fitness port-
folio.
-In the Fall, the club began collect-
ing and tracking Club members'
cardiovascular endurance, fitness
levels, flexibility, body mass index
analysis, resting blood pressure and
heart rate.
The children are more aware of
the importance of exercise because
they are able to monitor their heart
rates with the Polar Heart Rate
Monitor System.

All three sites collected data on
each active Club members.
The timeline for this process be-
gan during the week of August 15
and ended Sept. 20.
Surveys to measure input on the
SPARK PE New Concept Curricu-
lum was also collected.
For the most part the students
seem to be ecstatic with the games
and the Polar physical challenges.
The post testing portion of this
program will begin the last week of
September and will be concluded by
Nov. 3.
The data collected during these
testing periods will be stored at the
Clubs, in the members file.
Parents are encouraged to stop by
at any site location and review their
children's progress.
For more information on this pro-
gram contact PEP Coordinator Te-
quila Hagan at 519-1200 or
997-3555 x731.

County Farm Bureau

SPlans Annual Meeting
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Bureau, serves chicken Pilau, at the Calico Arts and Crafts
Show in Moultrie, GA.

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Our Blessings Day Care. (News Photo)

Dinner Dance TO Benefit

Hurricane Relief Fund

FRAN HUNT
Staff Writer

Ebenezer Baptist To

Celebrate 177 Years
Ebenezer Baptist Church will cele- attendees share old stories, memo-
brate its 177th Homecoming, 11 ries and current news.
a.m. Sunday, Oct. 2. Old friends are reunited and new
Sunday School begins at 10 a.m., friends are made. The church in-
and dinner will be served following vites all to celebrate its Homecom-
the service. ing.
Founded in 1828, Ebenezer is one
of the oldest churches in Florida. Main St. W ill
The adjacent cemetery holds gen-
erations of local families, as well as Host St. Party
Confederate soldiers, and veterans
o r Monticello's local and county
of more recent wars. merchants along with "Monticello
It is believed that slaves from the ,tic
Main Street" are hosting,a "Kickin'
antebellum also have a special place Street Party...Your Home Town Get
to any pastors have served .De- Down" beginning at 5 p.m. Friday,

nezer Baptist. Church, but the Sept. 30 at the location of Dogwood
church has called Rev. Andy Creel Street and Cherry Street.
to return as full time senior pastor Merchants will stay open until 9
along with his family. p.m. The purpose of this special
After completing his degree at event is to make local shopping
Southern Seminary in the 1980's, more accessible to citizens.
er wse re fi t sa. The event will feature activities
Ebenezer was Creel's first pastorate. for all ages including: live music by
Creel has served as interim pastor 19 South; Red Cross Donations for
d s a s a m 19 South; Red Cross Donations for
and special speaker at many
churches of various denominations. Hurricane Katrina;, food, beer, and
Nevertheless, he has accepted the wine; a Dress Your Pet Contest;
call to come back to Ebenezer. Carriage Rides and Face Painting;
Homecoming at Ebenezer draws Raffles, and Prizes.
large crowds from near and far, as For additional information call the
-Chamber of Commerce at 997-5552.

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Music will be provided by En-
core and '19 South, withPW'.Aiety
of selections to suit mos(tpastes.
Tickets can be purchased at Jack-
son's Drug Store, Christine's
beauty Salon, Kelly & Kelly Prop-
erties, or contact the Chamber of
Commerce at 997-5552.

DEBBIE SNAPP
Staff Writer
The Annual Meeting of the Jeffer-
son County Farm Bureau has been
scheduled for 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept.
27, at First Methodist Fellowship
Hall.
The Bureau will provide a deli-
cious grilled pork steak dinner, pre-
pared by Dan Buchanan.
Homemade desserts will be con-
tributed by the members and door
prizes will be drawn.
A yet to be determined representa-
tive of Florida Farm Bureau will
provide an update on statewide Bu-
reau activities.
There will also be a short business
meeting and Election of Officers.
All 674 members of the bureau
have been invited but because of
limited space only the first 322 who
respond can be accepted.
An accurate count of the members
planning to attend is needed by
Sept. 20. RSVP to Zella at
997-2213.
Some of the following events are
fundraisers which will go a long
way in stretching the budget. Volun-
teering ones time with any of these
events is needed and would be
gratefully appreciated.
Members are being asked' to in-
vite friends and neighbors to attend
and join the Farm Bureau.
Among coming events are: the

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Members' Progress

Calico Arts and Crafts Show is Nov.
12 and 13, and in March 2006. This
is where member involvement will
make a big difference.
The county office has operated a
food booth at this event, which is
held twice annually at Spence Field
in Moultrie, GA. for the past several
years.
This event has raised much needed
funds for the county operating
budget. 10-15 county volunteers are
needed per day to operate the booth.
There will be experienced "core"
members to lead the effort and this
is possible if more members will
just pitch in and help.
The income from the past events
convinced the Board of Directors to
continue this effort.
Parking tickets-will be provided for
volunteers, which will save on the
parking fee.
Contact Zella if you are consider-
ing helping at this event.
Farm City Week will be cele-
brated Nov. 17 with a local Break-
fast Meeting. This event is held
annually to promote shared under-
standing between rural and urban
communities.
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St. Margaret Church

Members Make 2 Trips With

Food For Storm Victims
desperately needed.
lDtffIlF SNAPP Bard related the.officials at Hori-
S(;i itetr zon Mission told them that in one
week meals were served to 68,000
St. \i.nI :. cts Catholie Church individuals, and 13,000 boxes of
joined with St. Vincent's in Madi- food were distributed.
s tn to haul a trailer full of dona- Responding to the SOS for dona-
tins of food and supplies to Hurri- tions for the hurricane victims were
eane Katimna victims in the Pasca- more than 50 individuals.
govu, INS .iic., Monday, Sept. 12.
Jim Kinnee and Harry Brenner In addition, Christ Episcopal_
drove the vehicle. Church, Elizabeth Baptist Church,
United Methodists of Madison, Ma-
When the men arrived at the Hori- sons of District 9, Progress Energy,
ron Mission in Pascagoula, they State Farm Insurance, and Tommy
were greeted enthusiastically, and Surles, and Three Sisters Restaurant
asked: "Did you bring food? Can and their supplier, rallied to the
you come back?" cause.
The word was spread around Also, Coldwell Bankers, Kelly-
town with announcements at and Kelly, the local Winn Dixie
churches, Chamber of Commerce, Store, Capital City Bank, John Den-
and elsewhere and this time two ham B&B, Big Dog Rescue, and
tr.nler loads of donations were gath- Sons of Confederate Veterans of
ered, and a return trip to Mississippi Madison and Monticello.
was made two days later, on Coordinating the dual efforts were
Wednesday. Nancy and Jim Kinnnee, Betty and
Jim Bard, and Jean and Harry Bren-
This time Jim Bard, joined Kinney ner.
and Brenner as drivers.
Spokesperson Betty Bard related During the collection period, vol-
that with cash donations, additional unteers manned the collection site at
food was purchased, particularly-St. Margaret's from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m.,
ib', food and supplies, which were most days.

'Skillet Lickers' Band

To Play At Trade Fair

DEBBIE SNAPP
Staff Writer

The "Skillet Lickers" a bluegrass
group from Tallahassee will perform
at the 17th Annual Trade Fair to be
held at the Monticello Opera House
3-8 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 22.
The band will play from 5-7 p.m.
-in the garden area behind the Opera
House.
Band members include: Jason
Meadows and Ken Golson, guitar;
Scott Gleaves and local resident Pat
Powell, banjo; Willis Booth, mando-
lin; Dick Gastin, bass; and Kyle
Dunn. cello.
The band plays for community
and civic events and is also avail-
able for booking at private parties.
Contact for the band is Gleaves at
508-2609 in Tallahassee.
To date 29 booth spaces have been
reserved.
A barbecue dinner will be served
5-8 p.m.. Ticket prices are $7.50 for
adults, $4 for children under 12.
The purchase of a dinner ticket
guarantees entry into the drawing
for the door prize, and individual

SHARE Food
Distribution
Saturday
SHARE Pickup and Distribution
Day is scheduled for 9-10:30 a.m. ,
Saturday, at Central Baptist Church
655 Tindell Road, Aucilla.
Registration copy and Volunteer
Service Reports are due upon
pickup of the food packages.
Volunteer Service is anything one
does for someone other than family
that is done for no expected pay-
ment.
Food packages must be picked up
on Saturday as there is no way for
them to be stored or they will be for-
feited and sold to someone else.
Volunteers are always needed to
help with this program.
Cash donation are accepted to help
with the cost of the fuel expense.

vendors will have drawings at their
booths as well.

Diabetes
Classes Set At
Health Dept.

FRAN HUNT
Staff Writer

The Jefferson County Health de-
partment will host free diabetes
classes in the coming weeks.
Classes will be conducted 9 to 11
a.m. Saturdabs Oct. 22, 29 a nd
Nov. 5, at the Health Department,
located at 1255 West Washington
Street.
The Oct. 22 class will cover the
topic of "Nutritional Care of Your
Diabetes."
On Oct, 29 class will cover Medi-
cations, blood glucose monitoring,
foot care and complications of dia-
betes.
The Nov. 5 class will feature a
diabetes overview, and cover psy-
chology and exercise.
To register contact the Health
Department at 243-0170. ext. 301.

Coalition To
Hear About
WIC Program

DEBBIE SNAPP
Staff Writer
Members of the community are in-
vited to attend the next Jefferson
County Community Coalition meet-
ing 9:30 11:00 a.m., Friday at the
library on Water Street.
Speaker for this month's program
will be Holly Kirsch)Women Infants
and Children (WIC) Specialist.
This agency will dispel the myths
that WIC is an extension of welfare
benefits. Learn how this program
can help the working class people.
More information and directions
can be retrieved by calling Donna
Hagan at 948-2741.

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MONTICELLO, (FL), NEWS, WED., SEPTEMBER 21, 2005 PAGE 7
St. Margaret Church To

Begin Inquiry Classes

RAY CICHON
Managing Editor
St. Margaret Catholic Church will
offer inquiry classes, titled "Rite of
Christian Initiation for Adults,"
(RICA), 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, be-
ginning Sept. 28, in the parish hall
on US 90 East, behind the church.
The classes will continue until
Holy Week, and are intended for
persons wanting to become Catho-
lics, Catholics returning to the"
church, or for the unchurched who
want to learn about Catholicism.
RICA classes will discuss the ori-

PACKING the trailer at St. Margaret Church for delivery to
Horizon Mission in Mississippi, are Lucy Butler, left and
Nancy Kinnee.

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gin of various Christian denomina-
tions and Catholicism, and how they
are connected to the early Church
described in the Acts of the
Apostles.
They church has changed over the
years including the former Latin
Mass, now said in the vernacular.
The meetings are discussions and
efforts to answer questions of the
participants.
There is no pressure for anyone to
become a Catholic.
For more information contact Pas-
tor Ernest Sylvestre, OMI, at the
parish office in Madison, 973-2428.

The drive is set for 1 to 3 p.m.,
Nov. 21 at JCHS.
All blood types are needed, espe-
cially the universal donors, 0+ and
0-, and members of the community
are encouraged to donate blood.

4-H Banquet

Set Saturday

DEBBIE SNAPP
Staff Writer

The Annual 4-H Awards Banquet
has been scheduled for 5 p.m. Satur-
day, at the Howard Middle School
Cafeteria.
County 4-H members and leaders
will be honored for their participa-
tion and accomplishments in the
2004-2005 year. At the same time,
the new 4-H year will be kicked off.
On the menu is oven fried
chicken, mashed potatoes with
gravy, green beans, garden salad,
buttered rolls, peach cobbler, and
iced tea.
"It should be an exciting evening,
and I am looking forward to seeing
everyone there," remarks John Lilly,
4-H Coordinator.
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FRAN HUNT
Staff Writer

Students at Jefferson County
High School will begin collecting
for their "Christmas For A Child
Project" from Oct. 1 through Dec.
15.

The goal of the project is to raise
donations of children's clothing,
toys, books, jewelry and parental
items for hurricane victims for
Christmas, because due to the re-
cent loss of family homes and in-
comes, children will more than
likely go without this year.
All community members are en-
couraged to donate items for the
children at the school office during
school hours.
In related news, JCHS has coor-
dinated their Blood drive for the
*' victims of Hurricane Katrina with
the Red Cross.

JAMES KINNEE, LEFT and Jim Bard take along lunches do-
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Missions. (News Photos)

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Disaster Relief Benefit

Jefferson County Country Club

Friday, September 23, 2005

7:00 p.m. 1:00 a.m.

Ticket Price $20.00

Includes Dinner and Dancing

(21+ Event)

Tickets on Sale at:
Jackson's Drug Store, Christine's Beauty Salon, Kelly & Kelly Realty

or contact Monticello Chamber of Commerce (850) 997-5552

Entertainment Provided by:

Encore & 19 South

All Proceeds Benefit

The American Red Cross

Hurricane Katrina Relief Fund I

JCHS Seeks Donations
For Storm Victims' Gifts

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MONTICELLO, (FL), NEWS, WED., SEPTEMBER 21, 2005 PAGE 9

ACA Finishes 18th

in FSU Invitational

FRAN HUNT
Staff Writer

The Aucilla Christian Academy
girl's Cross Country team partici-
pated in the FSU Invitational last
week, and of 32 competing schools
and 25 full teams of the best run-
ners in the state, the Lady Warriors
finished 18th overall.
For the past two years, the Lady
Warriors had competed as a JV
team in the Invitational. This is the
first year that they participated as a
varsity team.
Going into the invitational,
Coach Dan Nennstiel said he was
looking for the girls to finish in the
top 20-25 places, so coming in at
18 was a good job done, he said.
"I'm very happy with the way
they performed," said Nennstiel.
"This invitational, the girls faced
probably some of the stiffest com-
petition that they'll face all year.
All the state championship runners
were there."
Most of the Lady Warriors greatly -
improved over their times last year.

Olivia Sorensen had 22:03, im-
proving her time by 20 seconds;
Tristan Sorensen finished with
22:25, tying last year's time; and
Sarah Sorensen finished in at
23:34, improving last years time by
a four and a half minutes.
Nicole Mathis finished with
24:06, improving her time by one
minute; Alex Searcy had 24:30, im-
proving her time by nearly one
minute; Michaela Roccanti finished
with 27:10; and Courtney Connell
finished the race with 27:16.
The Lady Warriors competing in
the JV division, also faired well.
Tori Self finished with 29:20;
Nick'i Hammrick finished with
29:36; Elizabeth Riley finished
with 29:53, improving her time by
seven minutes; and Jessica Hagan
32:15.
Rikki Roccanti had a time of
,35:00; Taylor Baez-Pridgeon had
42:00; and Ashley Evans had a
time of 47:01.
The next slated invitational will
be hosted 4 p.m., Sept. 29, at

ACA Girls' Cross Country Team competed the FSU Invitational, last week. Here the
with 32 other schools and 25,full teams in girls begin the meet.

JCHS JV Ladies Win

Three Of Four Matches

FRAN HUNT
Staff Writer

The JV Lady Tigers volleyball
team climbed to a 6-2 season, after
winning three of their last four
matches.
The JV's pulled out victories
over East Gadsden, 25-10, and 25-
15.
Carmen Skipworth and Brooks
both had three digs each.

The Lady Tigers defeated Hainil-
ton for 25-8, and 25-19 wins.
Coach Bill Brumfield said that
Hamilton was undefeated going
into the matches with a 5-0 season,
but the Lady Tigers put a halt to
their winning streak. '"
Maresha Barringtori had one
block and two kills; and Shanise
Brooks had one block and four
kills; and Carissa B'rinson served
up six aces straight.
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14-25 and 15-25.
Barrington and Kiarra Powell
each had two digs.
When the Lady Warriors went up
against Maclay, they came out for
the first in the history of the school,
with victories, 25-9 and 25-19.
Natorial Gilley served up 12 aces
in the two games, seven of which
were served straight up.
SBrinon and Bjrrington each had
three dis., and Latoya \\aldrop had
two kills.

ElMe tae

FRAN HUNT
Staff Writer '
In their first official game of the,
season, the Monticello Christian
Academy (MCA) boy's flag foot-
ball team fell to Live Oak, 59-22.
Pastor Mike Burke said the
Chargers played a terrible first half,
probably because of a severe case,
of fist game jitters.
At the end of the first half, the
Chargers were outscored 39-0.
In the second half. the Charcer'
came back to outscore Lie .Oak
,22-20.
Burke said that what really hurt
the Chargers was, five turnovers
that resulted in four touchdowns
for Live Oak.
"It seemed like every time that
we got down to the 10 yard line,
we would suffer a turnover," he
added.
Quarterback Ian Morrow had 18
passing attempts with eight com-
pletions for 90 yards and four inter-
ceptions. He also threw one. two
point conversion to Jackson Parrott
and had one 12 yard rush for a
touchdown.
"I think he did extremely well for
never having been a quarterback
before," said Burke.
Running back Phillip Payne had
two rushing touchdown runs, one
for 40 yards and one for 18 yards.
He. also had 26 carries in the game
for a total of 183 yards gained.
Chip Gallon received one two
point conversion pass, Ben Mediate
had eight carries for 44 yards;
Payne received two passes for 27
yards; Mediate received one for 28
yards; Gallon had four catches for
39 yards; and .Parrott had one for
six yards.
Payne had two kickoff returns for
23 yards; Mediate had one kickoff
return for 22 yards; and Jared Bai-
ley, the youngest member of the
team, had two kickoff returns for
36 yards.
Burke said that he felt sure that
the second half of the game gave
the Chargers a lot of their encour-
agement for the upcoming game
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better in that. game, after getting
over those first game jitters," con-
cluded Burke.

FRAN HUNT
Staff Writer
The .etfferson Co'unty High,
School \arsitr volleyballl dropped
two of their last, four games, mak-
ing for a 5-3 season.
.The Lady Tigers were victorious
over East Gadsden, winning 25-16,
25-17 and 25-11.
Shaumese Massey had four
blocks, three digs and two kills;
Keandra Seabrooks had one block,
two kills and nine digs; Chandra
Tucker had two kills and four digs;
Loren Cox had 11 assists; and Je-
marra Cuyler had three digs.
The Lady Tigers lost the match to
Hamilton. ..---
Coach Bill Brumfield said the
-Lady Tigers led the first two
games, taking a 25-17 and 25-19
victory, then they fell apart, losing
the final three, 19-25, 18-25 and
14-16.
He added that JCHS only needed
two points to take the victory for
the win, but they couldn't pull it
off.
Massey had three blocks, four
aces, and two kills; Seabrooks had
eight digs, two kills and eight aces;
Tucker had five digs and one kill
and; Cox had ten assists. '
The Lady Tigers came out with
the victory over Tallavana, winning
the first two matches, 25-17 and
25-19, losing the third match, 19-

The ACA varsity Warriors lost
to Cottonadale 29-6, last week,
making their season 0-3.
Coach Dave Roberts attributed
the loss to lack of proper execution,
three fumbles and one interception
for the Warriors.
"The mistakes are still stinging us
a bit," he said.
Casey Gunnels was named the
offensive player of the week and
Jason Holton was named the defen-
sive player of the week.
Gunnels ran for 80 yards, and the
first touchdown pass for the Warri-
ors was a 40 yard pass from quar-
terback Stewart Williams to
Gunnels.
The two-point conversion failed.
The second Warriors touchdown
attempt was a flare pass for 60
yards from Williams to Gunnels.
The ball ran all the way down to
the one yard line, Uut the Warriors

25, and taking the fourth for the
win, 25-19.
JCHS lost against Maclay, one of
the top 10 teams in the state, 5-15,

Seabrooks had three blocks, 11
digs and one kill; Tucker had one
block and nine digs; Cuyler had
seven aces; and Jazmaun Hall had
six dies and one kill.

Stats For

JCHS Versus

Florida Game
The game statistics from the
JCHS vs. Florida High Game,
which the Tiger lost 48-8, have be-, ..
lately come in.
Offensively, Mario Rivers had
two five yard rushes, one six yard
.rush, one 16 yard rush, a two yard
rush, a 60 yard run and a one point
conversion.
Chris Branham had one rush for
six yards; and Lucious Wade had
one rush for six yards.
Jonathan Day had one 30 yard
kick off return, a 50 yard kickoff
return. and a 40 yard run.
Defensively, Breon Parker had
three tackles; and Tremaine Parker,
Anthony McDaniel, Timothy Cru-
mity, and William Wade each had
one tackle; and Demetrius Hicks
had one fumble recovery.
Statistics are being kept by Wil-
lie Cuyler.

were unable to score.
Colby Waddail kicked the 20
yard field goal; Holton had five
tackles; and Ben Grantham, four
tackles.
Daniel Greene ran for 38 yards;
Stewart completed four of nine
passing attempts for a total of 112
yards; and Kyle Peters had two
pass receptions for a total of 28
yards.
The Warriors will face Panama
City Christian, 7:30 p.m., Friday,
there.
Roberts said that he expected the
Warriors to do very well in the
game, coming out with the win.
"We're bigger and faster than
they are," said Roberts.
"This week we're going to be
working a little more on execution
and tackling, so we should do
pretty good," he concluded.

Live Oak Beats ,
MCA In Recent
Volleyball Play '

FRAN HUNT
Staff Writer

In their first official game of the
season, the Monticello Christian.
Academy girl's volleyball team lost
all three matches to Live Oak,
25-7, 25-8 and 25-18.
Pastor Mike Burke said that %
though the girl's had a rough time,;
they had fun and defiantly im-
proved their match scores as they
played more.
Katlyn Burke had four kills, one ?
ace and one blocked shot; Loren,.
Lesperance had two aces and two*
assists; Sarah Parrott had four aces
and one assist; Rachel Ward had,
one ace; and Lindsey Matthews had
one kill, one ace and two assists.
"The girls learned a lot and they* -
definitely improved their playing,"
said Burke.
The Lady Chargers will travel to
Jacksonville to play against Taber-
nacle Baptist Academy, Sept. 23. .,
Burke said that he thought Taber-
nacle would be a tough team.
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HMS Bees Clobber

FAMU Baby Rattlers

FRAN HUNT
Staff Writer

HMS Bees clobbered FAMU
Baby Rattlers 48-8, Thursday.
Coach Willie Saffo referred to
the game as a middle school foot-
ball classic.
"If you are missing HMS foot-
ball, you are missing a treat," said
Saffo. "Offensively and defen-
sively, my guys played a very good
game."
"This is the kind of production
we must have during the remaining
part of the season to continue our
winning ways," added Saffo.
"This is team effort. We stressed
execution, no turnovers, good
blocking, and we were able to ac-
complish those goals in this game,"
said Saffo.
"High praise goes out to both the
offensive and defensive units," said
Saffo. "I commend my entire
squad once again.

He added that all of the Bees got
a chance to play which is a big part
of what HMS is trying to do.
Offensively, quarterback Mar-
quice Dobson, running back and
wide receiver DeVondrick Nealy,
wide receiver Shaquan Plunket and
fullback Keyron Bellamy, each
scored during the game.
"This was an awesome display of
scoring power," said Saffo. "With
continued execution, determination
and good blocking, we have the
power to score at will on
opponents."
He added that the Bees had well
over 400 yards total offensively.
Defensively, led by the intercep-
tion of Breshaun Parker, the de-
fense stepped up to the challenge of
shutting the opponent down. "I am
extremely proud of the offensive
and defensive units," Saffo reiter-
ated;
The Bees face Riverspings Middle
5 p.m., Thursday at Wakulla Sta-
dium.
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-TIGER ball carrier Clarence Fead is tackled in this practice
session by Demetrius Hicks. (News Photo)

Dixie County cages

Varsity Tigers 44-7

FRAN HUNT
Staff Writer

,' Dixie County caged the' varisy
*Tigers 44-7, Friday. :"
Head Coach Harry Jacobs named
lpemetrius Hicks as the' offensive
lilayer of the week and Dondre Ty-
* sort as the defensive player of the
yeek.
JCHS statistician Josh Moore
said that Dixie came out hard and
strong, scoring 16 points in the first
..quarter, 14 points in the second and
seven points in both the third and
fourth quarters.
The Tigers Were unable to score
-intil Telvin Norton rushed for a 21
yard touchdown in the third

quarter.
In passing, Norton passed for a
total of 105 yards and Lucious
Wade had 11 rushing yards.
DefensiTel), Dondre Tyson, had
10 tackles and one sack, Robert
Nealy six tackles and Desrick Jones
had five tackles.
In receiving, Jones had one re-
ception for five yards and one carry
for seven yards, and Mario Rivers
had one reception for 65 yards in
the final seconds of the game.
As a quarterback, Rivers passed
for a total of seven yards, and had
three completions of seven passing
attempts with two interceptions.
The Tigers now stand at an 0-3
season. They are slated to face-
Trenton, 7:30 p.m., Friday, there .

MOOD SWING tennis players Maxie Miller, left and Angie
DelVecchio pose for the camera.

Mood Swings 5th Of 16.

A-League Tennis Teams

FRAN HUNT
Staff Writer

The "Monticello Mood Swings,"
ladies A-Legauge tennis team, took
three of six matches last week
against the "Swinging Volleys".
As of last week, the ladies stood
in fifth position of the 16 A-league
teams.
Team #1, Katie. Brock and Sub-.
stitute, player Robbyn Whitlock,
won the first match, 6-1, lost the
second, 6-7 and came back to take
the third, 10-6.
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Team #3, Lorei Salie and Susan
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won the second, 6-2 and took a
hard 1-10 loss in the tiebreaker.
Team #4, Laura Kirchhoff and
Angie Delvecchio, lost the first set,
406 and lost the second, 3-6.
Team #5, Lindsey Taylor and
Trisha Wirick, lost the first set, 4-6,
won their second, 6-2 and won the
tie breaker, 10-7.
Team #6, Maxi Miller and Jenni-
fer Ellis won their first set, 7-6 and
took the second set, 7-5.
The ladies will square off against
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9/16, 21, c
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE
SECOND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND
FOR JEFFERSON COUNTY, FLORIDA
CASE NO:P5-232-CA IN RE: The Mar-
riage of REGINA A. BUTLER, Wife/Peti-
tioner, and JERRY W. BUTLER,
Husband/Respondent. AFFIDAVIT FOR
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signed authority, personally appeared
REGINA A. BUTLER, who after being
duly sworn and cautioned, deposes and
says: 1. That diligent search and inquiry
Shave been made to discover the residence
address of the Respondent and the same is
set forth herein. 2. That the residence
address of the Respondent is unknown.
FURTHER AFFIANT SAYETH NOT.
REGINA A. BUTLER. SWORN TO AND
SUBSCRIBED before me this 14th day of
September, 2005.
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continued as necessary. JEFFERSON
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JEFFERSON COUNTY FLORIDA,
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JEFFERSON COUNTY LAND DEVEL-
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LEGALS
ENFORCEMENT, OF THE JEFFERSON
COUNTY LAND DEVELOPMENT
CODE; ADOPTING ARTICLE 1, GEN-
ERAL PROVISIONS, ARTICLE 3, CON-
CURRENCY, ARTICLE 4,. RESOURCE
PROTECTION, ARTICLE 5, DEVELOP-
MENT DESIGN, ARTICLE 7, HARD-
SHIP RELIEF, ARTICLE 8, BOARDS
AND AGENCIES, AND ARTICLE 9,
ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCE-
MENT; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABIL-
ITY; PROVIDING A REPEALING
CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR INCORPO-
RATION INTO THE LAND DEVELOP-
MENT CODE; PROVIDING FOR AN
EFFECTIVE DATE; AND PROVIDING
FOR AUTHORITY. From the Florida
"Government in the Sunshine Manual",
page 36, paragraph c: Each board, com-
mission, or agency of this state or of any
political subdivision thereof shall include
in the notice of any meeting or hearing, if
notice of meeting or hearing is required, of
such board, commission, or agency, con-
spicuously on such notice, the advice that,
if a person decides to appeal any decision
made by the board, agency, or commission
with respect to any matter considered at
such' meeting or hearing, he or she will
need a record of the proceedings,'and that,
for such purpose, he or she may need to
ensure that a verbatim record of the pro-
ceedings, is made, which record includes
the testimony and evidence upon which the
appeal is to be based. Prior to the meeting
interested persons may contact the Jeffer-
son County Planning and Building Depart-
ment at 850-342-0223 or write the
Department at P.O. Box 1069, Monticello,
FL 32345 and provide comments. The pro-
posal may be reviewed during' business
hours at the Department office located at
277 North Mulberry Street, Monticello,
Florida 32344.
9/21, c
The City Council of the City of Monticello
proposes to adopt the following ordinance:
ORDINANCE 2005-10 AN ORDINANCE
OF THE CITY OF, MONTICELLO,
FLORIDA REQUIRING USERS OF
CITY WATER OR SEWER SERVICE
OUTSIDE THE CITY TO ANNEX INTO
THE CITY IN THE EVENT THE PROP-
ERTY BECOMES CONTIGUOUS; AND
PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE
DATE. The entire text of the ordinance
may be inspected at City Hall, 245 S. Mul-
berry Street, Monticello, Florida between
the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Mon-
day through Friday. Public hearing on the
ordinance will be held on Tuesday Octo-
ber 4, 2005 at 7:00 p.m. at Monticello City
Hall, 245 S. Mulberry Sieec. Interested
persons mai appear at (he meeting and be
heard with respect 1o the proposed ordi-
nance.
9/21, c
The City Council of the City of Monticello.
proposes to adopt the following ordinance:
ORDINANCE 2005-11 AN ORDINANCE
OF, THE CITY OF MONTICELLO,
FLORIDA, -AMENDING ARTICLE II,
SECTION 21-21 OF THE CODE 'OF
ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF MON-
TICELLO, FLORIDA TO REFLECT
INCREASED MONTHLY SEWER SYS-
'TEM SERVICE RATES, AND PROVID-
ING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. The
entire text of the ordinance may be
inspected at City Hall, 245 S. Mulberry
Street, Monticello, Florida between the
hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday
through Friday. Public hearing on the
ordinance will be held on Tuesday, Octo-
ber 4, 2005 at 7:00 p.m. at Monticello City
Hall, 245 S. Mulberry Street. Interested
persons may appear at the meeting and be
heard with respect to the proposed ordi-
nance.
9/21, c
The City Council of the City of Monticello
proposes to adopt the following ordinance:
ORDINANCE 2005-08 AN ORDINANCE
REZONING PROPERTY LOCATED ON
GOLDBURG ROAD COMPRISING 26
ACRES WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS OF
THE CITY OF MONTICELLO, FLOR-
IDA, FROM AGRICULTURE AND R-1A
TO R-l, RESIDENTIAL, SINGLE FAM-
ILY; AND PROVIDING FOR AN
EFFECTIVE DATE. The entire text of the
ordinance may be inspected at City Hall,
245 S. Mulberry Street, Monticello, Flor-
ida between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and
5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. Public
hearing on the ordinance will be held on
Tuesday, October 4, 2005 at 7:00 p.m. at
Monticello City Hall, 245 S. Mulberry
Street. Interested persons may appear at
the meeting and be heard with respect to
the proposed ordinance.
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NOTICE The Jefferson County Board of
County Commissioners and the Jefferson
County Planning Commission will hold a
Workshop at 7:00 p.m., Thursday, Sep-
tember 22, 2005, at 'the Jefferson County
Courthouse, Courtroom, Monticello, Flor-
ida, to discuss procedures and advertise-
ments. Felix "Skeet" Joyner, Chairman.
9/2.,
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that D.C.
Merritt the holder of the following certifi-
cates has filed said certificates for a tax
deed issue thereon. The certificate num-
bers and years of issuance, the description
of the property, and the names in which it
was assessed are as follows: Certificate No.
478 Year of Issuance 1998 Description or
Property: Exhibit A One (1) acre of land,
more or less, and being more particularly
described as follows, to-wit: Beginning at
the Northwest Corner of that certain prop-
erty deeded to John Hundley and .Lizzie
Hundley,. husband and wife, by Ben Ed-
wards, Jr., and Minnie Edwards, his wife,
by deed dated the 14th day of February,
1953 and of record in the office of the
Clerk of Circuit Court of Jefferson
County, Florida, in Deed Book "000" page
420 and to which references is hereby
made. From said point of beginning run-

LEGALS

ning thence East for a distance of 210 feet,
more or less, thence running South for a
distance of 210 feet, more or less, thence
running South for a distance of 210 feet,
more or less, thence running West for a
distance of 2.10 feet, more or less, thence
running North for a distance of 210 feet,
more or less, and to the point of beginning
of the land hereby conveyed. Said prop-
erty being in the Southeast Quarter of the
Northwest Quarter of Section 21, Town-
ship I North, Range 5 East. This is the
same land conveyed to John Hundley, Jr.,
by Willie Lane joined by his wife, Mattie
B. Lane, and of record in O.R. Book 71,
page 460, Public Records of Jefferson
County, Florida, and to which references
is hereby expressly directed. Name in
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said property being in the County of Jef-
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cate or certificates shall be redeemed
according to law the property described in
such certificate or certificates will be sold
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9/14, tfn, c
Methodist Church Little, Angels
Preschool has opening for afternoon
and substitute, teachers. Applicants
must be Christian and have required
child care courses. Please call Connie
at 997-6400.
9/14, 16, 21, 23, c ,

HELP WANTED
Director of music ministries PT
position available. First United
Methodist of Monticello. Applicants
must have experience .in choral
direction. Responsibilities include
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Choir for the 11 a.m. Sunday service.
Participation in other services as
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Delta Land Surveyors, Inc. Is looking
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Jefferson St., Monticello, FL.
(850)997-0301.
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start $9.00/hour. Call Gene at
562-8366 or 251-7459.
8/19, tfn, c
Leading national propane marketer
Southeast Propane has immediate
opening for an energetic route, sales
driver for their Monticello based
operation. Candidates must possess
strong customer service skills, team
player attitude along with a Class B
CDL license with an air brake
endorsement and have the ability to
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must. Excellent starting salary with
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qualified candidate. EOE. Apply by
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We read the Scriptures in their
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the courthouse. Sunday service at
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Home Health Care Equipment -
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PAGE 12, MONTICELLO, (FL), NEWS, WED., SEPTEMBER 21, 2005

Group Provides Students

With Humane Education

DEBBIE SNAPP
Staff Writer

The co-founders of Citizens Sup-
porting Animal Welfare (C-SAW,)
Wendy G. Moss and Betsy J.
Pertierra, recently met with Sandra
Kay Collins, principal of Jefferson
County Elementary School to dis-
cuss a humane education program.
C-SAW currently sponsors the
KIND News Program for grades
three through five at the elementary
school.
This classroom newspaper with a
focus on character education is
published by the Humane Society of
the United States.
C-SAW hopes to expand the Hu-
mane Education Program in area
classrooms and organizations to in-
fluence children and adults towards
more responsible and compassionate
attitudes.
Future plans include presentations
to classrooms and local organiza-
tions to encourage proactive respon-
sibility towards animal welfare in
the community.
C-SAW is a non-profit 501-c-3 or-
ganization based in Jefferson-
County.

Executive Director Moss said the
goal of C-SAW is to improve the
quality of life in our community by
balancing the rights of citizens with
those of the animal population.
C-SAW Chairman Pertierra said,
"Humane education will teach our
youngest citizens the value of treat-
ing people and animals with kind-
ness and respect. Humane Education
is much more than teaching children
about animals. It is a process in
which children develop compassion,
a sense of justice, and a respect for
all living creatures.
Studies have shown that individu-
als who have abused animals as
youths were more than five times
more likely to commit violent
crimes, four times more likely to
commit property crimes, and three
times more likely to have drug or
disorderly conduct offenses than
non-abusers.
A child who admits to abusing
animals or who indicates that animal
abuse is taking place in the home
should be regarded as a possible vic-
tim of child abuse.
Humane Education can be used by
teachers as a tool to recognize chil-
dren who are at risk for abuse in the
home."

Home Decor, Gift Sl

Opens On Dogwooc

FRAN HUNT
Staff Writer

PaJenCo's LLC Unique Home
Decor & Gifts, opened Saturday,
on Dogwood Street, inside Jack-
son's Drugs building.
The name of the shop was derived
from the first names of the owner,
Patricia Whiteside, her daughter,
Manager Jennifer Blackburn, and
Patricia's granddaughter, Supporter
Courtney Whiteside.
Many homemade items are
available, including: jewelry, signs,
quilts, homemade hutches, and
fountains crafted of wood inter-
twined with vines and flowers, old
fashioned dolls, a bird house canis-
ter set, wind chimes, wall tiles, sea-
sonal items, po'D-urri. and
weathered iron table and chairs. -
"When we decided to start our re-
tail business, Monticello was the
ideal location," said Patricia. "The
friendliness and cooperatives of the
people of Monticello made it our
only choice.

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"We are looking forward to join-
ing the Monticello business family
and our mission is to present
unique, affordable, stylish, electric
home and yard items, and gifts with
a personal flare," said Pat. "
We are also interested in working
with others to promote Monticello's
business community.
She said the shop will- offer
weathered iron, nostalgic design,
antiques, urban and shabby chic,
Americana, classic and shabby cot-
tage, collectibles, seasonal items,
candles, shutters, mirrors, doors,
windows, lighting, quilts pillows,
candles and more," said Pat. "All
the accessories that will complete a
personal home setting and provide
a unique shopping experience for
our customers.
She added that they hope top sup-
port Monticello businesses through
a large bulletin board displaying in-
formation about the business com-
munity.
"We are inviting each ot you ,LU
post your business information on
this bulletin board," she added.
"We are looking forward to getting

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PaJENCO'S LLC Gift Shop owner, Patricia Whiteside, left,
Manager Jennifer Blackburn, and Supporter Courtney
Whiteside pose with Billy Bob, handcrafted copper rooster.
(News Photo)

KIND News teaches basic princi-
ples of right and wrong and focuses
on pet care and environmental con-
servation.
Humane Education applies to rela-
tionships with people as well as ani-
mals, and helps shape responsible
citizens, one of the most far, reach-
ing ways of solving animal related
problems in our community.
Moss and Pertierra formed C-
SAW to provide services needed in
our community.
"Providing KIND News for our
school children is just the first step,"
said Pertierra." Through the Adopt-
A-Classroom Program we hope to
find sponsors in the community to
continue to supply KIND News to
the students and increase the num-
ber of classrooms which will receive
subscriptions."
Moss explained, "Individuals,
-civic groups, and small businesses
can sponsor a classroom for $30 for
9-monthly issues and a resource
book for the class teacher. Certifi-
cates are sent to the class sponsors
and their classrooms."
Anyone who wants more informa-
tion about KIND News or wishes to
sponsor a classroom may contact C-
SAW at 342-3422 or. e-mail
betsyp@thomasmarketing.com

hop

, Street
acquainted with everyone and we-
see the establishment of our shop
as an opportunity to collaborate
with the established businesses in
Monticello."
The shop is open Monday
through Friday from 10 a.m. until 6
p.m. and Saturday from 10 a.m. un-
til 5 p.m. I
A Grand Opening is planned in
the near future.

Personal
Auto
Home
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MEETING TO discuss Humane Education Wendy Moss and Betsy Pertierra. From left,
Program at JES, are C-SAW Co-Founders Moss, Sandra Collins, principal, Pertierra.

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