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ARCHIVES BINDERY 1508 HWY 431-5 S ALBERTVILLE AL 35950 USPS 518-880 FIFTY-FIFTH YEAR, NUMBER 18 'HESTAR INDUSTRY DEEP WATER PORT FINE PEOPLE SAFEST BEACHES IN FLORIDA PORT ST. JOE, FLORIDA 32456 THURSDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1992 330 Per Copy 3 Plus 20 Tax... tJ 1992 Wasn't Too Bad for Gulf Road Paving, Introduction of Recycling, Space Shot, New Bridge, All Positive Steps 1992 wasn't quite as traumatic a year as 1991 for Gulf County citizens with its average number of violent deaths, thefts, natural disas- ters, and items of good news scattered through- out the year, among the bad. As it has been with the past three or four years, the dilemma of handling solid waste took up an inordinate amount of our time and ener- gies this past year with possibly the County's several governments getting a midget step clos- er to a solution of the monumental problem. It was hard to see which was piling up faster; the solid waste or the problems in dealing with it. Anyhow, as the year began, it found Gulf County allowing a private contractor to come in and serve customers who lived outside the in- corporated limits of a city while the County closed down all its handling facilities with the exception of landfills to handle yard, industrial and construction debris. The solid waste revolution undertaken by the County, saw the Board abolish the position of Mosquito Control director and place that de- partment under the purview of the Road De- partment. Its director was released and the- du- ties passed on to other County employees. RECYCLING STARTED The past year saw the City of Port St. Joe tentatively dip its toe into the uncharted sea of recycling and before the year was out it had stepped in up to its chin and was still holding its breath due to the shock of change and the chill of uncertainty about how the system would work out. The City learned that the biggest uncertain- ty about recycling was, who will buy the mate- rial collected and separated? By the end of the year, markets were being located and the City was breathing easier about its new venture. TRAGEDIES KEEP HAPPENING The first week of the new year, Gulf County experienced its first traffic death. It was to be the first of three which took the lives of Gulf * County citizens. This was a safe year for Gulf County highways, as safe years go, but it was a tragic year for three families in the County. Other tragedies struck also during the year. A late night fire in downtown Port St. Joe de- stroyed the Sears Catalog Sales store and dam- aged three other places of business, due to the proximity to the destroyed building. A Wewahitchka man, Johnny Bryant, died a week after being incinerated by his brother, Da- vid Bryant. Bryant was charged with tossing gasoline on his brother in an argument over a loan and setting it afire, fatally burning Johnny Bryant. David Bryant was charged with first de- gree murder and is currently awaiting trial. FISHERMEN HAVE BACKS TO WALL Commercial fishermen in Gulf County and other counties in Florida, found themselves quickly becoming an endangered species as the Marine Fisheries Commission attempted to get a i-ule approved to get net fishing abolished from all inshore waters, effectively preventing them from plying their trade. 4 Fishermen parried thrusts threatening their livelihood from other avenues, also. The rules for use of TED's on shrimp boats was tight- ened, further eroding the fisherman's efficiency. Mullet fishermen had their seasons shortened by rules which denied them from fishing on the week ends and other rules were attempted to reduce catches of other species by regulation. * Port St. Joe's favorite commercial fisher- men, Raffield's Fisheries came under attack by the federal government, further adding to their woes in a vanishing way of life. IT HAPPENED IN JANUARY In January of last year, James McGee of Port St. Joe leaped into a solid waste recov- ery program during 1992. One of the targets of the program was cardboard, a material which ac- counts for 30 percent of the County's solid waste. Here cardboard is being pressed into bales for sale to St. Joe Forest Prod- ucts Compa- ny. &JIM Three traffic deaths, one murder, a fire, threatened fishermen, and a 1000 Friends of Florida butting into our business mar an otherwise good year. The small suborbital rocket shown resting here against an automobile was the first space shot to be sent aloft at Cape San Blas in early August of 1992. The rocket was list- ed as the first in a series which is scheduled to be sent up by educational and commercial space customers. Port St. Joe became the first traffic fatality. A Panama City man was killed instantly attempt- ing to steal electric transmission wire in the Willis Landing area. Tracy Davis was named Outstanding Young Woman and Port St. Joe re- ceived its first one-way street of more than one block. FEUDING FEBRUARY In February, Sheriff Al Harrison and Judge DeDee Costello tossed a procedural matter in to the open public which should have been han- dled privately and fed the gossip mills for the better part of a month before it was settled. De- tours went up on the new Highland View Bridge construction project and the Port St. Joe Police had a Maryland man, Brian A. Bechtold, saying he had murdered his parents a few days before, give himself up. The Chamber of Com- merce joined a consortium of counties consist- ing of Franklin, Wakulla, Jefferson, Taylor, Madison, Hamilton, Gadsden and Gulf, to pro- mote industry in the northwest Florida area. SUPER TUESDAY NOT SO IN MARCH What was billed as "Super Tuesday" over the nation, turned out not to be so "Super" dur- ing the month of March. Gulf sent 1,563 of its "7 164-voters"to the polls in a Presidential Pref- erence Primary election. Both high schools in the County employed new football coaches dur- ing March. Wayne Flowers went to the Wewa- hitchka High School and John Hicks came to Port St. Joe. Natasha Powell was the winner of the County spelling bee in March. APRIL ACTIVE MONTH With the weather warming up in April, life began to stir at a faster pace through the County. Lewana Patterson was named the County Teacher of the Year and Edwin Wil- liams stepped down as Principal of Port St. Joe High due to ill health. Wes Taylor was named interim. Repair work started on homes of the elderly in Port St. Joe; the fishermen won the first round of a battle royal with the Marine Fisheries Commission and the Beach residents opposed building of a boardwalk by the County Commission. A man, Calvin Jackson, was found dead behind a grocery store on Highway 98. MAY HAS ITS MISERY May brought misery to delinquent tax pay- ers, with 595 parcels being advertised in prep- aration for a tax certificate sale. Wayne Parrish (See 1992 on Page 6) it just beginning to rise above ground level. The bridge is now nearing completion. A $3 million road surfacing program was Port St. Joe had its streets paved during the in full swing at the beginning of last year. spring and early summer. J~~~lirw THE STAR _"'-,,PAGE TWO THURSDAY, DECEMBER 31,1992 High-Powered Help - We hardly feel in a serious mood at this writing, but we have a little something about which we should all become serious. It's about the swelling movement to make commercial fishermen ille- gal in these United States. We here in Florida are doing our part by sitting back on our hands, while the so-called conservation- Ists attack our commercial fishermen and are pushing the ap- proval of laws to make their method of making a living illegal. - Actually the Marine Fisheries Commission is a group of sports fishermen, posing as conservationists, conserving the "chicken of the sea" for their continued fun and games while the commercial fishermen all go try to make a living elsewhere and while the lot of us who live in Florida either do without the deli- cious shrimp, oysters, lobsters and fish we have always enjoyed or buy the product produced by foreign fishermen. Now, that makes real sense, doesn't it. Foreign producers don't have the regulations for making sure their'product gets to market in a fresh condition, kept clean and sanitary and above all, caught without a net which contained a turtle excluding de- vice or a net with a mesh of more than three inches. We just couldn't live with ourselves if that were to happen. But, in the last few days the commercial fishermen in Florida and the remainder of the United States gained an ally which they didn't expect. This ally is listened to by millions and they take what he says as gospel, because, it usually is! Paul Harvey has tackled the Marine Fisheries Commission, the Conservationists, the do-gooders and the no-gooders, who are opposing the centuries-old trade of commercial fishing. He has attacked them with both barrels and held the cause of the commercial fishermen high, ridiculing the pitiful efforts of those who would try to stop them.from being commercial fishermen. We didn't hear Paul Harvey's commentary Saturday, but we heard from someone who did hear Paul. We hope the commer- cial fishermen of these United States get a copy of that broad- cast and use it to fight those ignorant Marine Fisheries members all across this nation who would stop commercial fishermen from commercial fishing! If we want to preserve seafood, outlaw the so-called sports fisherman. He's the one who catches a fish to look at it. He's the one who has to end up taking his catch to the dump when he catches more than he can clean. He's the one who doesn't keep his catch preserved until someone can safely eat it. Nobody is advocating outlawing the sports fisherman. He wouldn't dare even think of it. So who do the so-called sports want to outlaw the commercial fishermen? If we pay no attention to this serious matter during 1993, the commercial fisherman is likely to.go the way of the Studebaker. Think of A Name A new year has rolled around, whether we are ready for it or not. Just 24 hours from now it will be 1993 and time to put a new calendar on the wall. New years are rolling around with increasing regularity for us these days. It seems like only day before yesterday we tentatively stepped into 1992 and felt accustomed to living in the '90's. Af- ter all, we had two years' experience living in this new decade. Now, -we're starting on-the fourth and the entire decade is, in danger of slipping by before we grow accustomed to it. Just the other day, we read an article about what we will call the decade of the 20's when it gets here. In the year 1960, we were comfortable referring to the decade as the 60's. In the 70's it seemed only a natural thing to do to refer to them as the 70's. Nothing awkward about that at all. The same thing with the 80's apd the 90's. But what are we going to call the 2000 decade? This could get almost as uncomfortable as a new bride [or groom] deciding what to call their new in-laws. Do you call them Mr. and Mrs. so and so, Mom and Dad, or Mother, and Daddy ? It's a quandary! The decade of the 2000, the turn of the century, will be here before you know it, so we had better decide how we will refer to the decade and get accustomed to saying it in order to feel com- fortable with the whole idea. We could refer to it as the "21st Century," or "hundred score," or "generic decade," when the year 2000 rolls around, but* if we know the people of the United States, they will refer to it as the "year I first learned to drive," or "the year my, wife learned to make cornbread like my momma used to," or some such nonsensical method of putting our initials on the first year of the new century. We suppose we could do like the Chinese and name it for some animal or maybe just simply call it "Survi- vor"! But, for right now, concentrate on having the best year you ever had during the year of our Lord, 1993! Hunker Down with Kes i A Clear and Concise Look Back at 1992 Kesley A Colbert Wesley Ramsey will from time to time, in somewhat, of a semi- subtle fashion, remind me that I'm not as young as I used to be. As is his custom, Wes usually hits me with these little "asides" when I least expect 'em. As you might well imagine I quickly re-, mind him that it was he, not I,' . who covered the Wright Brothers at Kitty Hawk. Why, Wes and old Orville were on a first name ba- sis........ Still, I try to stay on my p's' and q's around Wesley. I don't want to let him know that I've for- gotten a face, can't remember a, name, let an anniversary slip my mind....... You've got to stay sharp in this writing game or those young bucks with their' sanitized, homogenized, lap top;, take anywhere, never needs re-' charging, complete with spell check. IBM and LiPI compatible computers will just pass you rght by. So this week I m turning my steel-like. never-forget-a-fact mind to the customary late December store' concerning the news mak- rg events of 1992. (I said I could remember the facts I didn t say nothing about being onginal.) The year started with some cold' weather. I can't really re- member how cold. But it couldn't have been as cold as that Janu- ary I returned to Sewanee for the second semester of my college ca- reer. Snow was up to the first limb of most trees. And the tern- perature was down to the "noth- ':ing was moving point." Everybody livirig on the first floor of the dor- mitory moved upstairs. We built sleds out of bed slats and skied to class. Arthur Callahan's eyeballs froze in the open position. He didn't sleep for four days. Folks, 1966 was a year that taught us how to be cold. February hasn't been much fun for me since I got out of the third grade. I haven't cut out a president's, head in years. And when you get past forty you kind'a know who your Valentines are. That lakes a lot of the guess work out of1 the figuring who placed the heart-shaped BE MINE FOREVER tart on your desk. Let s see. What were we talk- ing about? Oh. we're reviewing the year I don't really remember much about the spring. I bet the baseball season started as usual. It somehow doesn't seem the same since the Dodgers left Brooklyn. My family would gather up around that old stand up Ze- nith radio and pull. for the be- loved Cardinals to beat "dem bums" of Brooklyn. We didn't like the Giants either. Of course, Wil- lie Mays was o.k. but we had trouble winning in the polo grounds. I still remember a game in 1955, we we re two runs down in the eighth inning but Wally Moor had walked, Musial singled to right, we had the tying runs on. Ray Jablonski hit a drive that went 450 feet to dead away cen- ter.. It's a home run in any park in the major leagues except, of course, at the polo grounds. Mays runs it down with ease, the in- ning's over. Jim Hearn shut us out in the ninth, the Giants won it, 4-2. I. tell you, it was tough to win In New York in the fifties It seems like to me that most of the summer was taken up with some kind of political race. The whole thing spilled plum over into the fall. I do remember that. My first presidential race was 1956. Now, I was alive In 1948 but I was learning to crawl and missed CNN's coverage of the election. 1952 found me climbing trees and running through fields of clo- ver, I didn't care who the presi- dent was. But in August of 1956 down on the front porch of Woo- drow Kennon's Mercantile, Dry- goods and Grocery Store I found an "I Like Ike" button. What an innovative way to tell people about a candidate. And such a polite, positive message. I didn't know the smiling man, with thin- ning hair but he looked pleasant enough for me. I found out later he was a war hero, toot Yes sir, politics was big on Woodrow's front porch in 1956. I didn't ever see a button on this Adlai Steven- son fella, that might'a been why he didn't win. Of course, I re- member my Dad saying both guys spent way too much on the election buying buttons, passing (See KESLEY on Page 3) ,: i ,. ... *~ '- . Christmas Is A Time to Enjoy Good Food If You Don't Have A Loose Tooth THERE WERE 32 hungry souls around our dinner table the night of Christmas Eve, slavering to get at the turkey, ham, clam chowder, sweet potatoes, butter beans, turnip greens, and assort- ed other dishes, cakes and pies. They did a pretty good job of cleaning up the groceries so we wouldn't have too much to feed to the hogs after it was over. The "pigs" ate it first! The whole Ramsey clan usu- ally gathers on Christmas Eve, to eat a Christmas meal and open presents. This year was no excep- tion. They were all there except one grandson-Stephen and his wife Marian, who are in Sardinia. Each and every year the clan grows a bit larger from those old ugly boys, who are our grand- sons, talking some pretty, sweet young girl into marrying him. It has happened three times now, and they bring the bride and the prospective brides, when they come. This year, we had two pros- pective brides at Christmas din- ner and doggone if one grandson didn't marry the girl he brought; two days later! That's either fast work on the part of a grandson, or the girl liked the meal a lot! GRANDSON NUMBER last . . six-years-old going on 18, added- interest to Christmas this year, more than he usually does. A. J. still believes in Santa Claus . he says. This year, A. J. was trying to shed a' tooth which had been loose for about a month. All eve- ning long, he was the center of at- tension as one uncle and then the other tried to pull that tooth. A. J. wasn't having any of that! Finally, Willie persuaded A. J. to let him just hold on to the tooth. and A. J. could tug as much as he wanted to see if it would come out or not. About every 30 minutes or so, every- thing came to a halt as Willie held the tooth and A. J. gently tugged his tow-head, all to no avail. The tooth simply would not come out even though it was barely holding on by a thread. Poor A. J. Every time he would bite down on something which resisted his bite just a lit- tle, it. would hurt the tooth and . he would try once again, to get it" pulled. Not too hard; you under- stand; just enough to say he was making an attempt to get it out. The new tooth was already coming through, as they usually do before you can persuade a kid to part with his old one. The old tooth was dangling down about a half inch below its neighbor to 'the right and would sort of Jiggle when A. J. talked or laughed. Once,. he'thought he had lost it when he ate a piece of fruit cake, but upon close examination, there it was, hanging down in the front of his face like a' Christmas tree ornament. WELL, AFTER WE had eaten and gone through the ritual of opening presents, swapping yarns and -watching the neigh- bors pop fireworks, we got back to the weightier matter of tooth extraction. Willie would get a tight hold and A. J. would grunt and rear his head back with a little half- hearted jerk. Still no tooth. Back to learning to ride the new bicycle, chasing the dogs and harrassing the older cousins, like all small boys are destined to.do. Then, 15 minutes later, it was try the tooth again. 'It looked as if A. J. was going to keep that tooth another night or so. We filled him with horror sto- ries about that tooth coming out -in the middle of the night and him swallowing it. -That didn't work. He wasn't worried about swallowing the tooth. The only 'thing which bothered him was whether or not the tooth fairy would give him credit for the empty space the tooth was bound to leave when it departed his mouth. ASSURED IT DIDN'T work that way-you had to produce the . evidence to tooth fairies that a tooth had, indeed, been pulled- once again, A. J. looked Willie up to hold his tooth while he [A. J.] pulled and tried to dislodge the jewel of his smile. Willie held on for one more time, while A. J. gave a mighty lunge backward with a loud grunt and lo and behold, the tooth turned loose from the thread it had been hanging by and fell into his hand, bloody, but gleaming white. Well, it's a good thing A. J. couldn't see his bloody mouth then; only the bloody tooth. Had he seen it, there might have been a sob of two to contend with, but as it was he was a little man and let out a nervous laugh as he cleaned the tooth off and put it in his pocket. It's not very often a six-year- old [going on 18] gets a double dip of Santa Claus and the Tooth Fairy all in one night! St. Joseph Bay \ Date' Time Ht. Time Ht. Jan. 01 5:14 a.m. L 0.1 5:44 p.m. H 0.8 ,\ Jan: 02 4:34 a.m. L -0.1 6:06 p.m. H 1.0 Jan. 03 4:49 a.m. L -0.3 6:38 p.m. H 1.1 Jan. 04 5,:21 a.m. L -0.5 7:17 p.m. H 1.3 f' ]' "Jan. 05 6:00 a.m. L -0.6 7:59 p.m. H 1.4 Jan. 06 6:42 a.m. L -0.8 8:46 p.m. H 1.5 Jan. 07 7:29 a.m. L -0.8 9:32 p.m. H 1.5 -THE STAR- Postmaster: SUBSCRIPTIONS INVARIABLY PAYABLE IN ADVANCE WA/IA, Send Address Change to n County-$15 90 Year In County-$10 60 Six Months S/V/ USPHS 518880 Th tar Out of State--20 00 Year Out of State-15 00 Six Months Published Every Thursday at 304-308 Williams Avenue The Star Other Florida Counties-$20 00 Year app tax or $15 00 6 Months + app tax P o' S ot Joe nFloida 32456-0308 Post Office Box 308 by The Star Publishing CormpanyPob Ps S Joe.bh Co ma308 TO ALL ADVERTISERS In case of error oi omissions in advertise- second-class Postage Paid at Port St Joe. FL Ort t. Jo L 4-0 ments, the publishers do not hold themselves liable for damage fur- Wesley R. Ramsey...... Editor & Publisher Phone 227-1278 other than amount received for such advertisement. Wesley R. Ramsey............ Editor & Publisher --- ,4/ .,,'. William H. Ramsey .........Production Supt. SECOND-CLASS POSTAGE PAID The spoken word is given scant attention: the printed word is thought- 4WSP Frenchie L. Ramsey .......... Office Manager AT PORT ST JOE. FLORIDA 32456-0308 fully weighed. The-spoken word barely asserts: the printed word thor- Shirley Ramsey ................. Typesetter WEEKLY PUBLISHING oughly convinces. The spoken word is lost: the printed word remains. *> ' I I RV THE STAR. PORT ST. JOE. FL THURSDAY, DEC. 31, 1992 Shad Phantry By Wendell Campbell Superman Is Dead and Shad Ain't Feeling Too Well... This is the last "Shad Phantry" article you will read. Shad hasn't been feeling too well since he heard of Superman's death. We saw the picture and read the article in the paper this weekend. Is there an American institution left that is sacred? Coca Cola hasn't tasted the same since they took the original Coke off the shelf. And Superman won't be the same if he can be killed at some money-grubbing syndicate's whim. Well, forget Coke and Super- man: Shad and I will drink Pepsi and buy "Archie" comics. But back to Shad. Shad ain't dead, he's just ready to retire. He's paid his dues and now he's ready to leave the "hustle and bus- tle" to the younger whipper-snappers. Shad first appeared in The Star on March 12, 1982, and with the exception of a few months in the late 1980's when he was "ex- iled" to Memphis, he has appeared each weeks since then. He also appears, from time to time, in the Apalachicola Times and one time was published in the Wewahitchka newspaper. One article of local interest was recently published in the Graceville, Florida newspa- per. His book ain't out yet. I Shad's name was the brainchild of my wife, who, in a flash of inspiration, combined "shadow" and "phantom" for the name, Shad Phantry. Shadow and phantom were the two names left in several empty pie and cake plates over the years. For many years we all wondered who was eating the last piece (or half) of pie or cake and my wife knew all the time: It was Shad Phantry! Shad is a colorful character. He is a vintage "Rebel" who has an affinity for good whiskey (the worst he ever had was good) and beautiful women (their looks and age doesn't matter much to Shad because he's nothing to write home about and is up in age himself). He is also prone to get into an occasional fight because of the whis- key or the women, or a combination of the two. On occasions, Shad has flirted with women and drank too much, but he has never gone far enough to get himself into real trouble with his wonderful wife, Hodene (the former Hodene Guniel- da Grunchmire from Backhoe, Mississippi). He is a man who can compromise ideals to a point, but is unable to compromise them completely. And one thing is certain: He can't stand to see someone else do it. (Don't start him talking : He'll tell everything he knows.) Shad is country, through and through. He drives an old, bat- tered pick-up truck with a gun rack over the rear window.x He keeps a "bog-leg" (.38 pistol) under his front seat, right beside his pint of Jim Beam whiskey. Both are convenient and ready for use at a mo- ment's notice. The pistol is there to shoot rattlesnakes and the whiskey is kept in case the snake bites him before his is able to shoot it. About the best thing that can be said of Shad is that he is a real, bona fide American who would not, under any circumstances, compromise his heritage. 'You either are or you ain't," he often says of dissidents. For several years Shad was a "traffic reporter" for several local radio stations, giving live traffic reports from such metropolitan towns such as Apalachicola, Port St. Joe, Dalkeith, Tyndall, Round Lake and sometimes as far away as Blountstown. Occasionally, when he had "lilbated" too much the night before, he reported traffic from places unknown. He was often lost, in more ways than one. As of this article- on this day, Shad Phantry is retired. In his heading will be the new by-line, "Slices of Life." One of my brothers uttered that phase about one of my articles not long ago and it had instant appeal as a heading for my column. Would Shad return to do an article or a traffic report from time to time?, you might ask. I think he might, but only if called.........by some sweet thing who was calling from a country-music dance hall. We wish you a happy and successful 19931 Man Faces . Shooting R Officers of the Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commis- sion arrested Jimmy Myrick of White City, Wednesday of last week, for shooting a black, bear which had been wandering in and out of Port St. Joe. 'Myrick was said to have killed the bear between the High-, land View bridge and the City's Wastewater Treatment Plant. Workers on the bridge saw the bear being killed and notified offi- cials since bears are an endan- gered species in Florida and are on the list of protected animals. Myrick was unable to load the bear onto his truck alone and called on a friend to help. The witnesses reported, the tag number of one of the trucks involved in the loading operation and a partial number on, the oth- er. The officers located the trucks in the parking lot of a local plant where they retrieved sam- ples of blood which were deter- mined to be from a bear. The men confessed to their part in the killing after being con- fronted with evidence obtained by the Game Commission investiga- tors. Myrick said he shot the bear with a .270-caliber rifle. Joey Hewett Hewett Wins Gun Gulf County Association for Retarded Citizens, Inc. recently held a give-away .on a Remington 871 Pump Shotgun. Congratula- tions are extended to the winner, Joey Hewett of St. Joe Beach. Gulf ARC wishes to thank everyone who helped make this * give-away a success. A special thank you to Robert Wilson for his efforts in selling tickets. Charges for Roaming Bear The dead bear was a female and weighed about 175 pounds. Sheriff Al Harrison said it was the opinion of the officers that the bear was the one roam- ing around inside the City appar- ently in search of food. Sheriff Harrison said,. "Actually, these men did the people of Port St. Joe a favor. If that bear had hung around much longer somebody might have gotten hurt. A bear that size can be dangerous to people and pets." Museum, Park Win Last Minute Reprieve Two of Gulf County's state parks announced for closure ear- lier this year, were given a last- minute reprieve Monday, with the state of Florida announcing it had found the money to keep them open. The Constitution Convention Museum here in Port St. Joe and the Dead Lakes State Park in We- wahitchka had been on the state's hit list in an effort to pare expenses due to a shortfall of funds. The two parks, both with a minimum number of employees, were on a list of some 38 facilities throughout the state scheduled for closure. Eddie Ranew, ranger at the Constitution Museum Park and Lathey Green, ranger at the Dead Lakes Park, were two of 150 park rangers being terminated in the announcement. Both will be maintained under the change in closure plans. The announcement, to close the 38 parks was made known to the public the middle of Novem- ber. An immediate cry of objec- tion went up from officials here in Gulf County because of the unique nature of the Constitution Museum Park. It contains histor- ic memorabilia and exhibits marking the signing and drafting of Florida's first Constitution here in Port St. Joe. The Dead Lakes Park oper- ates a park containing picnic fa-* cilities and a boat landing on the shores of the Dead Lakes, just north of Wewahitchka. HRS Closing Its Wewa Office; Board Serves Notice on School Board to Move Commissioner Billy Traylor told the Board last Tuesday that HRS was planning to close their Wewahitchka office' and, as a re- sult, the old Courthouse building in Wewahitchka would be without a tenant. Traylor told the Board, "I would rather give HRS free rent of the rooms they are using, than have them leave Wewahitchka without a place for those folks up there to go. Some of them depend on the few pennies they receive from welfare and have no depend- . able means to travel to Port St. Joe or Panama City to take care of their business with them." Traylor was upset over the closing of the office, saying, 'They'll only be saving $600 a month because they are only go- ing to transfer the people to an- other office." The Board agreed to contact Representative Robert Trammell in an attempt to keep the office open. SERVE NOTICE In a related item, using Courthouse space, the Commis- sion agreed to serve the Gulf County School Board official no- tice to vacate the space they are using in the Gulf County Court- house. '"We need that office space for County operations," Chairman Nathan Peters said. Peters then suggested they give an October 1, 1993 deadline for moving out. The School Board occupies the southwest corner of the Court- Drowning Victim Recovered Searchers located the body of Lynn Haven resident, Roy Shoe- maker, 71, Tuesday morning about one-eighth mile from where his empty boat was found floating in the Chipola River two weeks ago. Shoemaker drowned while on a hunting trip in the area and was located by a family friend Kesley Continued from Page 2 out handbills........ Cathy's little-big sister got married in 1992. I can't remem- ber the poor fellow's name. It was the social event of the year at our house. Well, it was either that or when the cat threw up on the couch and Jesse called all his friends over to see it......... I remember an old cat we had back when I was a boy. We'd drop him off the side of the house to see if he'd land on his feet. One time Leon put that cat in - Wait a minute, I digress! Back to 1992. I hope you have enjoyed my riveting and fac- tual review of the outstanding events of this past year. Please, if you see Wesley, tell him my mind is still razor sharp. I'm not quite as long in the tooth as he implies. And I haven't lost a thing. Well, come to think of it, I have had trouble concentrating in the late afternoons. You don't suppose someone has been tampering with my oatmeal........ Respectfully, Uh, [Th, Uh....... who had joined the search party looking for his body for the past two weeks. The friend summoned Deputy D. W. Forehand and members of the Gulf County Search and Res- cue team, who retrieved the body. Sheriff Harrison said the search was hampered by high wa- ter which causes the River to be extremely swift. Shoemaker's body was located at the south end of the Cut-off house, as its official headquar- ters. BUY FIRE TRUCK Highland. View Fire Depart- ment chief Ray Aylmer was suc- cessful in persuading the Com- mission to purchase them another fire truck. Commissioner Michael Hammond went to bat for Aylmer's cause, saying the small community was without a back-up piece of equipment with one of the Port St. Joe trucks out of commission. Hammond said the Port St. Joe truck had transmission prob- i"0ms and was Inoperable. [The 'truck has since been repaired and is back in operation.] Ham- mond pointed out that Port St. Joe was purchasing a new truck but that it may be up to six months before it is delivered. "In the meantime, we can get a used truck from Panama Fire Appara- tus for $30,000 to use as a back- up now and in the future," Ham- mond said. Commissioner Warren Yeager wasn't so keen on spending that much money on a used fire truck for such a limited need. "Do we need it all that much?" asked Yeager. The Commissioner was also reluctant because of the precedent making a gift to the Highland View Fire Department would set. "St. Joe Beach works to make their money for equip- ment," Yeager remarked. Hammond them made a mo- tion that the. County give High- land View $10,000 on the new truck and sign a note with the Department for the additional $20,000 to be repaid from High- land View's share of the St. Joe Fire District tax revenue. The mo- tion carried. CHANGE MEETING TIME For the second time since Oc- tober, the Board has changed its meeting time. The first of Octo- ber, the morning meeting of the Commission was changed to 1:00 p.m. in the afternoon. At Tues- day's meeting, the time for both meetings in the month were. changed to 6:00 p.m. Beginning with the first meet- ing in this month, all meetings of the Commission will be held at 6:00 p.m. For Take Out Orders. Call 227-1670 Closed Sunday & Monday The World's Finest *.Oysters *Clams *Shrimp *Crabs Enjoy the best from St. Joseph Bay and Indian Lagoon with us. INDIAN PASS RAW BAR (ON C-30 SOUTH OF PORT ST. JOE) PERSONNEL MATTERS A request was made of the Board by one of its employees, Cathy Collins, to change her work schedule. Ms. Collins said her schedule now has her working every Saturday and she made a request that another employee be scheduled in her place for two Saturday a month. Attorney Robert Moore ad- vised the Board to think about the matter before they made a de- cision. "Ms. Collins has an EEOC suit pending against the Board now: You had better .se, how, ny .- action yoiu might ,take will affect that suit before you make a deci- sion." Ms. Collins, present at the meeting, said, "The suit would be dropped if you granted this change. That's what it is about." Commissioner Billy Traylor said, "Ms. Collins knew the work- ing hours of this particular job before she took it. She knew it re- quired her to work on Saturdays." Chairman Peters vacated his chair to make a motion to grant Collins' request, contingent on her dropping the suit against the County. The motion passed. OTHER BUSINESS In other matters of business, the Commission: --Granted a pay increase ,for members of the Building Depart- ment due to their taking over the responsibility of Port St. Joe's building permits and inspections. -Instructed members of the solid waste committee, present, to take a look at the long-range ef- fects of the County getting into the house-to-house garbage col- lection business. -Agreed to pay the two in- corporated cities in the County The Gulf 6:00 p.m., E.T. day of each the funds budgeted for recreation purposes. Port St. Joe was to re- ceive $10,200; Wewahitchka would receive $6,800 and $5,000 was not allocated. -Decided it was legal to bury dead horses and cows where the owners could not do the job themselves, in order to prevent a big stink about the matter. lGood ,Neighbor-servie makes State Farm unique... my policyholders swear by it year after year. CALL ME. BILL WOOD 101 Williams Ave. 229-6514 State Farm Insurance Companies Home Offices: Bloomington, Illinois Like a good neighbor State Farm is there. NOTICE MEETING TIME CHANGE County Board of County Commissioners, by unani- mous vote, agreed to change the time of their regular meetings to effective January 12, 1993. The regular meetings are held the second and fourth Tues- month. /s/ Nathan Peters, Jr. Chairman Publish, December 31 & January 7 PAGE SA Er"P.'Q'r T PO T ST.'hU' FL THUT AV. DEC. 31. 1992 1 How many times a day do you open doors, close doors, go in and out of doors, or fail to notice one, and bump into a door? Doors have been important since the earliest times and, besides be- ing useful, were often highly or- namental, too.' Elaborate Designs The ancient palaces built by the Egyptians, Greeks and Ro- mans, for example, had imposing doorways, some decorated with elaborate molding and statues. Later those employed to build churches made sure the doors were strong as well as ornate. You can sometimes find an old church door wit a "sanctuary knocker" on it. This was used by anyone trying to escape from an eneaiy;~if he.or she could grasp the aidle-kniocker, ..thiey were ' then safe and were granted "sanc- tuary" inside the church. The Most Beautiful Rheims Cathedral in France has perhaps the most beautiful church doorway in the world. In a deep entrance, its triple doorways attract visitors from all over the world. In rural England, Haddiscoe Church in Norfolk has a very old door of Scandinavian origin. It is heavily ornamented with iron scrollwork. Castles needed strong doors, too. Most were massive, made of wood and were heavy to open. Thickly studded with iron, they were part of the measures taken in medieval times to ensure safety and security. Through the centuries, as times became more peaceful, doors were made thinner and smaller. In time, castles made way for Manor Houses for the landed gentry and nobility. The lord of the manor natu- rally wanted his house to be the most attractive of all. He em- ployed the local craftsmen to pro- duce ornamental ironwork for his entrance. Secret Doorways Later still, wood paneling be- came popular with the rich, so wood-carvers were employed, in- stead of blacksmiths, in the deco- rative scheme. As paneling was used extensively, inside many houses were secret doors (which were incorporated in the panels) that lead to- safe hiding places during troubled times. Doors never lost their impor- tance in the appearance of build- ings. Doors were particularly well designed, and there are many fine examples to be seen in most towns today. Today, we have sliding doors, trap-doors, doors that revolve and even doors that open automati- cally. The old two-sectioned stable doors have been used for many years and are now often a part of modem living. Take a look in your town and see how many different types of doors you can discover. You'll be amazed by how many you can "collect." PAGK 4A GEA 4AATE A r -1V. Y A a y z. -l " r CHILDREN'S HEALTH FORUM Children Need Regular Physical Activities... By Elizabeth C. Jones, M.D. The American Academy of Pediatrics has been a voice for chil- dren since It was organized. The Academy's Committee on Sports Medicine and Fitness offers the following recommendations for fit- ness, activity and sports participation of the preschool child: 1. All preschool children should participate regularly in a form of physical activity appropriate for their developmental level and physical health status. 2. Emphasis should be placed on promotion of physical activity as a natural and lifelong activity of healthy living. Goals of acceler- ating motor development to maximize subsequent sports ability are inappropriate and futile, and should be discouraged. 3. Free play designed to provide opportunities for each child to develop fundamental motor skills and to reach his or her potential at his or her own rate is preferable to structured sessions. 4. Readiness to participate in organized sports should be deter- mined individually, based on the child's (not the parent's) eagerness to participate and subsequent enjoyment of the activity. Children are unlikely to be ready before age 6 years. 5. In structured sports programs, goals of participation and en- joyment should be emphasized rather than those of competition and victory. Sessions should be supervised by adults' knowledgea- ble about the specific needs and.limitations of preschool children. Setting, format, rules, and equipment should be modified accord- ingly. 6. Pediatricians should assess preschoolers' physical activity level and time spent in passive activities, such as television watch- ing, by incorporating relevant questions into the medical history during health assessment visits. Appropriate physical activity should be promoted by counseling parents, teachers, and coaches. 7. Parents and other family members should be encouraged to serve as role models for their children by participating in regular physical activity programs themselves. In addition, physical activi- ties that parents can do with young children should be encouraged. Scores of Doors Rev. and Mrs. Otis Stallworth Celebrating 53rd Wedding Year Rev. and Mrs. Otis Stallworth will be honored on their 53rd wedding anniversary with a cov- ered dish luncheon on Friday, January 1 at 1:00 p.m. The Couple to Wed Kathy Earl and Gary Mitchell will unite in marriage on January 8 at 5:00 p.m. The ceremony will take place at 419 Main Street, Port St. Joe. The parents of the couple are Emma Land and the late, Alvin' Chambers, and Mr. antjd Mrs. James Boyd. You are cordially invited to attend and help this couple cele- brate this joyous occasion. Aerobics Classes Beginning Jan. 4 Aerobics classes Will begin on Monday, January 4th. Classes are held at the First United Meth- odist Church on Mondays and Thursday at 5:30 p.m. Classes are by donation only and you will need to bring a mat or towel. Eve- ryone is cordially invited to at- tend. luncheon will be held at the Church of God in Christ annex. The public is cordially invited to attend. Free Classes for You! Gulf Coast Community Col- lege will offer a series of free courses, "Opportunities for You," during the spring semester. The first in the series, "Per- sonal Development," will be held on Tuesday and Thursday, Janu- ary 7 through May 4 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. C.T, The class will pro- vide orientation information re- garding financial aid, registration and other essential elements of college life. Motivation, interper- sonal relationships, study skills, basic academic skill level and fu- ture potential of the individual are examined. The class will be held at A.D. Harris School at 819 East 11th Street, Panama City. Registration will be held the first night of class. To be eligible for these courses, students must prove Florida. residency by providing two documents of proof, and must not be attending high school. For more information, call 1-904-872-3823. HRS Gives Thanks for Donations The Department of HRS would like to thank the following individuals and businesses for their donations and gifts to the "Wish Upon A Star" program, as well as the many, many anony- mous donors: Sherrie Bowen, Gloria Brag- don, Deborah Brumbaugh, Tracy and Rachel Browning, Kay and Jim Campbell, Linda L. Cox, Cen- tel Davis, Woody and Bitsy Dick- ard, Alice Faye Dixson, Dianna and Kenneth Dykes, Jeri Duke, In A Temporary Location We'll Be Opening Today In A Temporary Lo- cation While We Re-Build Our Burned Build- ing. We're Sorry For The Interruption In Your Sears Order Service. Catalog Se Sales Store Sears Mike Kilbourn View Methodist Church, 'St. James Episcopal Church Oak Grove Assembly of God Children's Church, New Bethel AME Church, Philadelphia Primi- tive Baptist Church, First Baptist Church, Westside Baptist Church, George Duren/Saveway, Rocky Motley/Piggly Wiggly, Da- vid Rich/IGA, Girl Scout Troop #821, Port St. Joe Post Office, Tyndall Federal Credit Union Citizen's Federal Savings Bank, Joyce Britt/Gulf Sands Restaurant, Florida Power, St. Joe Forest Products/St. Joe Con- tainer, Highland View Fire De- partment, Badcock's Home Fur- nishings, Ard's Florist, St. Joseph Telephone & Telegraph, Treas- ures By The Sea, Campbell's Drugs, Athletic House, Hurlbut's, This 'n That Variety Store. Your support and help with this program was greatly appre- ciated. Joan Duke, Ed and Sarah Frank- lin, Linda Gant, Deda Gilbert, Kathleen Grace, Gus and Lin- da Griffin, Mr. and Mrs. Jim Guil- ford, James and Virginia Harrim- son, Betty Huckabee, Teresa Hoover, Robert Hyman, Linda Jackson, Heather Johnson, Wil- liam R. Jones, Billy and Bonnie Keigans, Mr. and Mrs. Bonnie Keller, Emily Kuhl, David and Calvin Kuhl, Shelia Mahlkov, Dora Martin, Kathryn Parker, Pam Patrick, Janine Pierce, Greg Cannon, P.D. Prouse, Fren- chie Ramsey, Gloria Ramsey, Brenda Richards, Mr. and Mrs. William J. Rish, Pat Sasser, Da- vid and Dawn Sasser, Jim and Audrey Savage, Billy Stephens family, O.F. Taylor, Sherry Taylor Mr. and Mrs. J.C. Tharpe, Jeff and P.J. Trowell, Mr. and Mrs. .Larry Wells, Jeff and Sherry Wood, Bonnie Wynn, First United Methodist Men's Club, First Unit- ed Methodist Sunday School classes, Long Avenue Baptist Sunday School classes, Highland *Business *Flood -Life *Bonds aane s. Fashion Boutique NOW OPEN 900 Hwy. 98, Mexico Beach (Next to Gulf Foods) 648-8330 8T 11/5/92 We Care About Your Well-Being! For A Full-Measure Of Service, Make Us Your Neighborhood Pharmacy Prescriptions Expertly Filled Computerized Record Keeping Of Your Medications History Complete Surgical & Sickroom Supplies Full Line Of Health & Beauty Supplies Candies, Gifts & Greeting Cards * Accepting Most Insurance Plans We Discount To Senior Citizens Open 6 Days A Week 1 CAMPBELL'S DRUG STORE Two Pharmacists and a Pharmacy Technician to serve you promptly. Saveway Center Phone 227-1224 Merry Christmas & Happy New Year from the ST. JOE MOTEL In appreciation of our customers and to help you plan a HAPPY HOLIDAY, the St. Joe Motel and Restaurant will be open CHRISTMAS DAY!! Our hours will be from 11 a.m. -4 p.m. The Following Is Our Holiday Schedule: Christmas, Dec. 25 ..................... 11 4 Sunday, Dec. 27.......................... 11 7 Tuesday Thursday, Dec. 28-31.. 11 7 Sunday, Jan. 3............................ 11 7 Sunday, Jan. 10 .......................... 11 -7 /',/ Closed Jan. 4 9 /Reopening Sunday, Jan. 10. 4,X, NOW OPEN ON MONDAY 501 Monument Port St. Joe, FL 229-8512 HAPPY HOLIDAYS! 8:30 till 6:00 Monday through Friday 221 Reid Avenue Phone 227-1133 We Are HERE to Service What We Sell FRANK HANNON, Agent Year In and Year Out You Will Do Well With Hannon Insurance Agency, Inc Pspresenting he Travelers' *Auto -Home The Insurance Store Since 1943 A A -U LAURA RAMSEY, Agent ROY SMITH, Agent THE S QTAR. PR~T ST. LaT H *'URSDflflAY.flDEC.q31.1992 Front row, left to right: Theresa Dietz, Casi Lindsey, Amy Davila, ,and Clara Dykes. Back row, from left: Terri Cawthron, Tari Tousignant, Rebecca Holmes, and Emily Cabaniss. Not shown is Trina Saleh. Front row, from left: Tina Rich, Kiki Fields, Annie Capuano and Maria Miller. Back row, from left: April Little, Nanse Munroe, Leah Ray and Rebecca Shurrum. Outstanding Young Woman To Be Chosen January 9 at Port St. Joe Elementary Seventeen young ladies will be vying for the honor of being selected as the 1993 Outstanding Young Woman of the Year in a pageant to be held January 9. The program will be held in the Port St. Joe Elementary School at 7:00 p.m. The program's name, previ- ously America's Junior Miss, was changed to better reflect the new opportunities and aspirations of women and their role in modern society. Contestants are evaluated based on their academic perfor- mance in high school in the scholarship portion of the pro- gram. The contest also emphasiz- es excellence in fitness, creativity VA Insurance Hoax Plagues Military An insurance hoax that first recently authorized by Congress. appeared more than 40 years ago In fact, there is no such dividend continues to plague the Depart- for veterans who do not keep ment of Veterans Affairs (VA), this their insurance in force, nor a re- time with a new target active bate for active duty military per- duty military personnel, sonnel. No legislation has been VA's Regional Office and In- proposed in Congress. surance Center in Philadelphia The hoax causes thousands reports that requests from mill- of veterans, active duty military tary personnel for a non-existent personnel and dependents wasted insurance dividend have in- effort, and generates needless la- creased since the Persian Gulf bor and mailing expense at VA's War. 58 regional offices across the For many years the principal country. victims .of the rumor.were World, .. The hoax applications usually War II and Korean Conflict vete- are unwittingly printed in imaga- rans who were told that VA was "'zin6g, newspapers and newsret- sending a check for hundreds of ters, or distributed in handbills. dollars a so-called insurance Recently, hoax mail has been dividend to any veteran who printed on military unit or corn- requested it. In more recent pany letterhead. Attempts to years, however, bogus brochures trace the origin of the hoax have have been targeting veterans of been unsuccessful, but it is be- the Vietnam Era. The current lived that its life has been per- hoax focuses on holders of Ser- petuated by the innocent duplica- vicemen's Group Life Insurance. tion of bogus information. The phony applications claim VA's legitimate insurance div- dividends or refunds have been idends are paid annually to cur- |rent policyholders, usually on the anniversary date of the policy. M an UInder Some 3.5 million veterans share in an annual dividend distribu- ArreSt for tion. Payments are automatic to those who continue to pay premi- ums, and no application is need- Burglary ed. A 20-year-old Port St. Joe man was arrested Dec. 21 and charged With armed burglary by the Gulf County Sheriffs Depart- ment According to the Gulf County Sheriffs Department, Adam Can- tley was charged with carrying a firearm when he broke into a We- wahitchka home Saturday, Dec. 19, and allegedly stole a quantity of firearms. He was reported to have tak- 4 en several guns, hid them and then called Police, telling them he had witnessed another party run- ning from the home with the sto- len guns. Sheriff Harrison said he is suspected of moving the guns to another hiding place later and attempting to sell some of them. One gun, a Remington shotgun, was thrown into the Gulf County Canal at the dynamite dock and another was thrown from Can-. tley's car, as police were in pur- suit Monday afternoon, Dec. 21, attempting to make the arrest. He is now in jail on a $2,000 bond. In another, unrelated case, a Wewahltchka juvenile has been charged with a second armed burglary of a Wewahitchka home in which a firearm was taken. The burglary occurred over the week end and the arrest was made Monday afternoon, Dec. 21, in a cooperative operation by the Wewahitchka Police and the Gulf County Sheriffs Department. Obituary... Willola Peterson Willola Peterson, 61, passed away Wednesday, December 23 in Bay Medical Center after a long illness. She had been a resident of Port St. Joe for the past 40 years. She is survived by her hus- band, Frederick Peterson of Port St. Joe; her mother, Nicie McKay of Clearwater; four sons, Freddie Peterson and Henry L. Peterson, both of Daytona Beach, John L. Peterson of Clearwater, and Charles Peterson of Port St. Joe; three daughters, Dorothy Peter- son, Pearl Peterson and Olla Pe- terson, all of Port St. Joe;. five brothers, -Arthur? Larry,, Zannie Larry, Willie L. Larry, and Oscar Larry, all of Clearwater, and Lu- cius Larry of Jessup, Georgia; two sisters, Mary L. Larry and Nellie Winfield, both of Clearwater. Funeral services will be held Saturday, January 2, in the Phil- adelphia Primitive Baptist Church with Pastor Wilhelmina Swanston officiating. Burial will be in the family plot at Forest Hill Cemetery. A visitation will be held Friday evening at the church and again Saturday morning until ser- vice time. Services are under the direc- tion of Gilmore Funeral Home. CLOSED Five Point Landfill and Wetappo Landfill will be closed Friday, January 1, 1993. Both landfills will re-open Saturday, January 2, 1993. ITC 12/31/92 and in human relations. Half of the procedures are "behind the scenes", in the judges' interview, and the contestant's grade point average accounting for 50 percent of their score. The other 50 per- cent score is composed of onstage presentations: creative and per- forming arts, physical fitness and presence and composure. This year the program will emphasize excellence in every fac- et of life, and the preservation of the earth. Each contestant has invited a young lady that attends one of Gulf County's elementary schools to be a "little sister". This is new to the program, and was added to encourage young stu- dents to focus on the importance of academic excellence. The objective of the program is to encourage students to achieve in life, and scholarship money is awarded to the winner and top honorees. More than 20,000 young women enter the program each year, and more than 1,000 winners participate in 50 state finals. The 50 state win- ners advance to the national com- petition and the winner becomes the National America's Outstand- ing Young Woman of the Year. For the second year in a row, the Gulf County Senior Citizens Association, with Jerry Stokoe as director, is sponsoring the pro- gram. Tickets are being sold by the contestants, and the program was moved from the Port St. Joe High School to the Port St. Joe Elementary School due to con- flicts in schedules. Any additional information concerning the pro- gram may be obtained by contact- ing Sandra Cannon, program chairman, at 229-6739. Retired EducatorS The seventeen participants to Meet J are: Emily Cabaniss, Annie Capu- 0 Meet Jacnuary 5 ano, Terri Cawthron, Amy Davila, The Gulf County Retired Edu- Theresa Dietz, Clara Dykes, Kiki cators will meet Tuesday, Janu- Fields, Rebecca Holmes, Casi ary 5 at 11:30 a.m. EST at Gulf Lindsey, April Little, Maria Miller, Sands Restaurant. All retired ed- Nanse Munroe, Leah Ray, Tina ucators are cordially invited to at- e Rich, Trina Saleh, Rebecca Shur- " tend. rum and Tari Tousignant. Tommy Thomas Chevrolet PANAMA CITY Announces Its Affiliation With James C. "Bo" Bray hI Port St. Joe, Franklin County Area Chevrolet-GEO New and Used Cars and Trucks Business: 1-800-342-7131 or 904-785-5221 Home: 229-6836 HUNTER'S SPECIAL Set of 4 All Terrain 31 x 10.50 x 15 LT $392.16 33x 12.50x 15 LT $454.91 Total Drive-Away Price All Taxes, Balance, Valves Included. Trampolines & Bikes In Stock Ready for Lay-away, Western Auto Associate Store ''David B. May, Owthr 227-1105 '. 2i9'KIeid Ave. * nometines 1raliis For only $26.95 per month and 25 cents per minute, your weekdays will be incredibly productive and your weekends will be absolutely free! All local calls on the weekend cost you nothing. Make a new start today and call Centel Cellular at 227-1000. CENTER CELLULAR Experience the freedom. Free weekend calls limited to local calls only, midnight Friday to midnight Sunday. Ir IA 'ruc -F vy, Yja-1n mmJLY jA '.lto -MRr ' PArG S1A PAGE 6A THE STAR, PORT ST. JOE, FL THURSDAY, DEC. 31, 1992 _ *A 1992, Continued From Page 1 was elevated to the position of Vice-President of the AN Railroad. St. Joe Forest Products Com- pany finished major renovations on its number two paper machine, the first since its installa- tion in the early 50's. City Police arrested 16 on drug charges in a concentrated round-up. 171 graduated from Gulf County schools and Faith Christian graduated its first senior class with a class of two seniors. The County and the State of Florida agreed on a Comprehensive Plan.. - DANGEROUS JUNE o l o m -.. June was the beginning of a long hot sum- mer in Gulf County. Three unoccupied homes Michael Taylor of Port St. Joe died in this crash when his pick-up truck struck the rear end of a parked garbage truck. mysteriously burned in Overstreet. A man burned his brother to death in an argument and ABC-TV remembered an even more tragic event by coming to Gulf County to film a docu- mentary on the Melvin killings in which Judge W. L. Bailey, attorney Tom Engles and Peggy Paulk were previously gunned down in Gulf County's courthouse. JULY MONTH OF CHANGES In July it seems as if everything in the County was changing. The City of Port St. Joe announced it would replace retiring City Clerk Alden Farris with Jim Maloy; Commissioner Billy Traylor made a motion that the County consider changing its district voting method to at large voting; The new prison announced it would open in October and 30 qualified to seek election in the fall primaries. AUGUST POTPOURRI ' August had a variety of "happenings" to keep a normally slow month interesting. The ". " first space shot was sent aloft at Cape San Blas by Spaceport Florida. A tornado damaged sev- eral buildings and homes in Wewahitchka. . Owners of the Port Theatre building were told to do something about the unsafe conditions of the building. Keith Wilson died in a crash north of Overstreet; the second of the year. " SEPTEMBER SEES THIRD September witnessed the third traffic fatali-oSAr e ty of the year, when Michael Taylor crashed his Wayne Flowers was selected as Wewa's head football coach. John Hicks picked to head Port St. Joe Sharks. pick-up truck into the rear of a garbage packer parked in the middle of Highway C-30. He died.. instantly.. The Stdr began its fifty-fifth year of publication In September.. Gulf County -sent ,aid - in the form of truck-loads of food to Miami and Homestead to aid the victims of Hurricane An-.i drew. Cora Sue Robinson, the only Gulf County Constitutional Officer on the ballot in Septem- ber, won re-election. EPA filed suit against Port St. Joe charging it with violations at the Waste- water Treatment Plant. OCTOBER MONTH OF WINNERS October was a month of winners as Michael Hammond, Warren Yeager and James Hanlon won in the Democratic second primary elec- tion. Indian Pass Oyster Company won the right to return to harvesting oysters in Indian Lagoon after the Lagoon being closed for two years. Commercial fishermen won another round over the Marine Fisheries Commission. The City of Port St. Joe began requiring gar- bage be brought to the curb for pick-up. The Sears store burned in an early morning fire... .... HISTORIC NOVEMBER SAlthough people of the County weren't pay- ... ... Ing much attention to it at the time, voters created a "first" for Gulf County when it elected the youngest man, at age 18, to serve as a County Commissioner in Florida, by giving the7 nod to Michael Hammond in the general elec- Tonde.i o..r-o-dm e.. tion to fill the District Three post. It also elect- Calvin Jackson discovered dead behind a grocery store. Tornadoes did mostly roofdamage throughout the County. ed Jessie Armstrong and Sheriff Al Harrison in the final vote of the year. Gulf County cast its . presidential ballot in favor of George Bush. The State Park Service announced it was closing r Constitution Convention Museum and Dead Lakes Park here in Gulf County, much to eve- ryone's chagrin, due to lack of operating funds.L A Highland View man, Marty Strickland, died in a mobile home fire. The Sharks, after a 1-9 season the year before, ran up a 7-3 season which saw them win the District champion- ship. DELIGHTFUL DECEMBER... [MOSTLY] For the most part December was a delight- ful month, with a few old grouches trying to louse up an otherwise pleasant 31 days. Gulf County and Port St. Joe decided to stop bicker- ing and each provide a service it was especially adept at for the entire County. New members ...... and chairmen were sworn in by the County Commission and the School board. The 1,000 Friends of Florida, those contentious objectors ". of every public plan, dropped objections to Gulf County's Plan as the year ended. Gulf County . children found out there IS a Santa Claus. *, ,4.,: . These charred ruins are all that's left of the Sears Catalog Store which burned in October during an early morning fire. 'A ~Bea~ie,~a~t~$"eAlllII CI I I I [Gulf County Commission Minutes .. ... .C ounty commission. M inutes- ] Q Gulf County Commission Minutes ] BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS NOVE7MBR 10. 1992 The Gulf CountyjBoard of County Commis- sioners met this date regular session with the following members present: Chairman Al Ray, Commissioners Billy E. Traylor, Charles S. Fort- ner. James E. Creamer and Nathan Peters. Jr. Others present were: Attorney Robert M. Moore, Clerk Benny C. Lister. Deputy Clerk Doug Birmingham. Deputy Clerk Debbe Wibberg, Build- ing Inspector Don Butler, Public Works Superin- tendent Bob Lester, Admin. Asst./Civil Defense Di- rector Larry Wells and Sheriff Al Harrison. The meeting was called to order at 1:00 p.m., EST. Approve Minutes: Upon motion by Commis- sioner Traylor, second by Commissioner Fortner. and unanimous vote, the Board approved the min- utes of the following meeting: Regular Meeting October 27, 1992. City of Wewshitchka Ernest Morris: Er- .nest Morris, councilman for the City of Wewahitch- ka. addressed the Board regarding the recent $15,000.00 payment from the County to the City of Wewahlitchka for road paving. Mr. Morris stated that although the City appreciated the funds for the road paving, he expressed his displeasure over some of the Board members who tried to override the Board's original decision. He stated that we all needed to work together not against one another. Mr. Peters stated he would like any request to be made In writing not verbally. Mr. Traylor stated Mr. Peters was out of line and unethical in trying to override the Board's original decision regarding the request, placing Chairman Ray In a very pre- carious position. Chairman Ray stated each dis- trict had recently received $50,000.00 for road paving and that is why he voted no, noting It had nothing to do with the City of Wewahitchka, Indi- vidually. Commissioner Traylor stated he wanted a direct ruling from the County Attorney on whether a Board's vote was final or could an Individual Board member override any decision. Seafood Producer and Consumer Associa- tion Pat McFarland. Pat McFarland, represent- ing the Seafood Association, thanked the Board for the recent letter of resolution opposing the Mullet Rule proposed by the Marine Fisheries Commis- sion on mullet fishing. He stated Gulf County had a large part in the rule being "killed". He requested two resolutions be written regarding the closing of certain bodies of water and opposing thi limita- tions being placed on commercial and recreational trout fishing. He stated his association appreciates any support the County will give them. Upon mo- Ston by Commissioner Traylor. second by Commis- sioner Fortner, the Board unanimously agreed to have two letters of resolution drafted for the Sea- food Producer and Consumer Association. Invoice Ketchum, Wood & Burgert Pa- thology Assoc.: Upon motion by Commissioner Traylor, second by Commissioner Fortner and unanimous vote, the Board agreed to pay an in- voice from Ketchum, Wood and Burgert for tempo- rary medical examiner services in the amount of $1,255.00. Inventory Transfer: The Public Works Su- perintendent requested the Board "Junk" Inventory No. 70-347 Solid Waste Transfer Trailer and give it to the City of Wewahltchka. Upon motion by Commissioner Traylor, second by Commissioner Fortner, and unanimous vote, the Board agreed to this request. Comprehensive Plan Amendment: Gay Smith of Hamilton-Smith and Associates, present- ed a sign-in sheet for any members of the public to sign, noting their attendance was with regard to the Comprehensive Plan Amendment. (Commis- stoner Peters left the meeting at 1:19 p.m.) Ms. Smith noted that amendments can be submitted to the Department of Community Affairs twice a year. (Commissioner Creamer left the meeting at 1:23 p.m.) She presented the following proposed amendments for the Board's approval: Amendment No. 2A Existing Land Use Maps Amendment No. 2B Gulf County Farms Fu- ture Land Use Map Change Amendment No. 2C Revised 5 year sched- ule Ms. Smith noted that no private property had been designated for conservation use; Admin. Asst Wells clarified the designated areas that had been previously designated for conservation. (Com- missioner Peters returned at 1:34 p.m.) Commis- S sloner Traylor motioned to transmit Amendments 2A, 2B, and 2C to the Department of Community Affairs. Commissioner Fortner seconded the mo- tion, and It passed unanimously. Department of Transportation Meeting: Admin. Asst. Wells noted a meeting will be held on November 12, 1992 at 2:00 p.m. EST in the County Commissioners Meeting Room with the De- partment of Transportation and everyone was in- vited to attend. Admin. Asst. Wells noted that he 9 and Public Works Superintendent Lester would be attending the meeting. Commissioner Peters stated he' would also attend. (ComSnidskoner' Creamei'r re- turned at 1:37 p.m.) Inventory So. Gulf County Ambulane Admin. Asst. Wells presented a memo claritytng the previous Inventory transfer request by the So. Gulf County Ambulance Department He noted he was able to locate a few of the Items but not alL Commissioner Traylor motioned to "Junk" all Items that are "Junked" on Mr. Wells' memo and for Mr. Wells to write letters to all the fire departments to determine if pagers were distributed to them. Com- missioner Fortner seconded the motion, and the Board unanimously agreed to 'Junk" and transfer the following items: 210-4 GE Encoder 210-5 9 GE Pagers 210-9 4 Motorola Pagers 210-18-3 Motoron Pagers 210-21- 3 Motorol Pagers 210-24-3 Motoroj Pagers 210-25- 3 Motorolk Pagers 210-27 Smith Corona Typewriter 210-36 Royal typewriter 210-37 3M Copier 210-45 16 Channel Motorola Handheld Ra- dio 1 911 Committee Street Name Change Re- quest: Admin. Asst. Wells presented a request from the 911 Committee to change the names of the following streets: Diana Street to North Diana Street and South Diana Street Leary Drive to East Leary Drive and West Leary Drive Upon motion by Commissioner Traylor, sec- ond by Commissioner Fortner, and unanimous vote, the Board agreed to this request. Invoice HamIlton-Smith and Assoc.: Upon motion by Commissioner Peters, second by Commissioner Traylor, and unanimous vote, the Board agreed to pay an invoice from Hamilton- Smith and Assoc. in the amount of $4,230.46 for services rendered on the Comprehensive Plan Amendment. Invoice Fishers Conatructlon. Upon mo- tion by Commissioner Fortner, second by Commis- sioner Traylor and unanimous vote, the Board agreed to pay an Invoice from Fishers Construc- tion in the amount of $3,690.50 for the roof re- placement of the Highland View Fire Department. 'Invoice Air Environmental: Upon motion by Commissioner Fortner Forter, second by Commission- er Traylor and unanimous vote, the Board agreed to pay an invoice from Air Environmental In the amount of $4,900.00 for the free-standing Leanto Roof at the Mosquito Control Building. d Box Culverts Americus Ave.: Commis- sioner Creamer asked when the box culverts for Americus Ave. will be installed. Building Inspector Don Butler stated It was his understanding the culverts will be installed December 1, 1992. Invoice Fishers Constructlon/Old Wewa : Courthouse: Upon motion by Commissioner Tray- lor, second by Commissioner Creamer, and unani- mous vote, the Board agreed to pay application #2 Fisher Construction in the amount of $27,999.90 for the Old Gulf County Courthouse Restoration. Invoice Charles A. Gaskin: Upon motion by Commissioner Traylor. second by Commission- er Fortner. and unanimous vote, the Board agreed to pay an Invoice for architectural services on the Old Wewa Courthouse in the amount of $407.25 to Charles A. Gaskln. Tucker Property: Building Inspector Don Butler presented a letter from the Department of Natural Resources stating that Gulf County would accept Interim management of the lands known as the 'Tucker Property' until a formal lease can be completed between the County and the Depart- ment of Natural Resources. Commissioner Traylor motioned to accept the interim agreement for the Tucker Property. Commissioner Peters seconded the motion and It passed unanimously. Thank You Commissioner Fortner: Com- missioner Fortmer expressed his appreciation and thanks to the Board, Department Heads and staff for'their help and assistance while serving on the Board of County Commissioners. Thank You Commlasoner Creamer. Commissioner Creamer reiterated Commissioner Former's feelings with heartfelt thanks and appre- ciation to the Board and County employees. Legal Opinion Board Declalon/Vote: Commissioner Traylor requested a legal opinion re- garding the. Interference of a Board's decision by an individual Board member. He stated If any Board member questioned the legality of a decision made by the Board, It should be questioned at time of the vote, not the next day. Attorney Moore discussed the actions of the Board and the majori- ty's decision should be carried out by the Chair- man. He noted that there are exceptional circum- stances which should be resolved in the form of a special meeting. County-Wide Voting: Commissioner Traylor presented the recent election results regarding county-wide voting, noting that over 2/3 of the population were in favor of this procedure. He mo- tioned to name a committee to make suggestions on this subject to present before the Board. The committee would consist of Charles S. Fortner, Tom Gibson and Rawlis Leslie, who would appoint 5 Individuals to this committee. Mr. Traylor throughout the County, and the voice of the Board would be entirely for the County not each individu- al district The motion passed with Commissioners Traylor, Creamer. Fortner and Chairman Ray vot- ingyes and Commissioner Peters voting no. Inventory Judge's Offlce: Commissioner Creamer motioned to "Junk" Judge Taunton's chair from the Judge's inventory. Commissioner Traylor seconded the motion and It passed unanimously. Donation Chair: Commissioner Fortner motioned to donate the chair from Judge Taun- ton's office to the family of Former County Judge Sam P. Husband. Commissioner Traylor seconded the motion and It passed unanimously. Plaque Chair: Commissioner Peters mo- tioned to have an Inscribed plaque placed on the chair donated to the family of Judge Husband. Commissioner Fortner seconded the motion, and it passed unanimously. Oulfaire subdivision Phase II Agreement: Attorney Moore presented the agreement that had previously been approved, between the Gulf County Board of County Commissioners and Gulf Aire Subdivision for the Chairman to sign. White City Water System: Attorney Moore discussed that everything was moving along quite well on the White City Water System Project. Signature of Bond Harbor Master Billy Howell: Upon motion by Commissioner Peters, second by Commissioner Fortner, and unanimous vote, the Board agreed to have the Chairman sign the Bond for newly elected Harbor Master Billy Howell. Invoice Preble-Rish: Upon motion by Commissioner Creamer, second by Commissioner Traylor, and unanimous vote, the Board agreed to pay an invoice from Preble-Rish In the amount of $5,000.00 for the White City Water System Project. Thank You Chairman Ray. Chairman Ray expressed his thanks and appreciation to the Board and to all County Employees for the year and a half that he served on the Board. Swearing-ln Newly Elected Commission- era: Chairman Ray noted that the newly elected Commissioners will be sworn in at 6:00 p.m., EST, Tuesday, November 24, 1992. There being no further business, and upon motion by Commissioner Creamer, second by Commissioner Peters, the meeting did then ad- Journ. AL RAY, CHAIRMAN ATTEST: BENNY C. LISTER. CLERK BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS NOVEMBER .16. 1992 The Gulf County Board of County Commis- stoners met this date in special session with the following members present: Chairman Al Ray, Commissioners Billy E. Traylor, and Nathan Pe- ters, Jr. Commissioners Charles S. Fortner and James E. Creamer were absent. Others present were: Attorney Robert M. Moore, Deputy Clerk Doug Birmingham, Deputy Clerk Debbe Wibberg, Building Inspector Don But- ler,. Admin. Asst./Civil Defense Director Larry Wells and Sheriff Al Harrison. The meeting was called to order at 5:04 p.m., EST. Red Bull Island Project: Chief Deputy Clerk Doug Birmingham presented a check request from Julian Webb and Associates, Inc. for the following items In regards to CDBG Red Bull Island Pro- ject: Julian Webb & Assoc. Administrative Ser- vices $4,000.00 Preble-Rish, Inc. Preparation of Eng. Plans '-$18,500.00. Upon motion by Commissioner Traylor, sec- ond by Commissioner Traylor, second by Commis- sioner Peters, and unanimous vote, the Board agreed to pay $4,060.00 to Julian Webb and As- soc. and $18,500.00 to Preble-Rlsh, Inc. Flat Rail Cars Red Bull Island Bridge: Ralph Rish of Preble-Rish, Inc. noted that the flat rail cars to be used on the Red Bull Island Bridge is a single source Item available through Skip Gibbs Rail Cars. He'noted that the rail cars were approved by the Department of Revenue and the flow rate was 3 times better than box culverts. He also noted the cost of the rail cars was considera- bly less than that of box culverts. AL RAY, CHAIRMAN ATTEST BENNY C. LISTER, CLERK BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS NOVEMBER 19, 1992 The Gulf County Board of County Commis- sioners met this date in special session with the following members present: Vice Chairman Nathan Peters, Jr. and Commissioners Billy E. Traylor, Jesse V. Armstrong, Michael L. Hammond and Warren J. Yeager, Jr. Others present were: Attorney Robert M. Moore, Deputy Clerk Doug Birmingham, Deputy Clerk Debbe Wlbberg. Building Inspector Don But- ler, Public Works Superintendent Robert Lester, Admin. Asst/Civil Defense Director Larry Wells Veteran Service Director Dan Clifford, and Mainte- nance Supervisor Joe Bearden. The meeting was called to order at 4:00 p.m., EST. Commissioner Hammond opened the meet- In.g with prayer and Commissioner Yeager led the -pledge of allegiance to the flag. Orientation: Vice Chairman Nathan Peters requested that each Department Head, the County Attorney and Clerk Benny C. Lister discuss their duties and association with the Board of County Commissioners. Clerk Benny C. Lister was absent due to a Clerk's Conference in Tampa, but was represented by Chief Deputy Clerk Doug Birming- ham. He explained the Clerk's association with the Boar of County Commissioners and noted that the Clerk was an elected official. Each Department Head and the County Attorney explained their du- ties and responsibilities of their Individual depart- ments and personnel. Budget Workshop: Vice-Chairman Peters requested as part of the orientation process, a budget workshop be held every 3 months with the first workshop held on January 11, 1993, 4:00 p.m. EST. IRadio Communications: Commissioner Hammond discussed the availability of up-to-date radios for each commissioner. After discussion It was clarified that each commissioner had a com- patible radio. There being no further business, and upon motion by Commissioner Traylor, second by Com- missioner Yeager, the meeting did then adjourn. /8/ NATHAN PETERS, JR., CHAIRMAN ATIESTf /s/ BENNY C. LISTER BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS NOVEMBER 24, 1992 The Gulf County Board of County Commis- sioners met this date In regular session with the following members present: Vice-Chairman Na- than Peters, Jr. and Commissioners Billy E. Tray- lor, Michael L. Hammond, Warren J. Yeager, and Jesse V. Armstrong. Others present were: Attorney Robert M. Moore, Clerk Benny C. Lister, Deputy Clerk Debbe Wlbberg. Building Inspector Don Butler, Admin. Asst/Civil Defense Director Larry Wells, Veteran Services Director Dan Clifford. Public Works Su- perintendent Bob Lester and Sheriff Al Harrison. The meeting was called, to order at 7:00 p.m., EST. Admin. Asst Wells opened the meeting with prayer and Commissioner led the pledge of alle- giance to the flag. Approve Minutes: Upon motion by Commis- sioner Traylor, second by Commissioner Yeager Yagr, and unanimous vote, the Board approved the min- utes for the following meetings: Regular Meeting November 10, 1992 Special Meeting November 16. 19 .1992 Chairman 1992-9& Commissioner Yeager motioned to elect Nathan Peters, Jr. as Chairman for the 1992-93 fiscal year. Commissioner Ham- mond seconded the motion and It passed unani- mously. Receive Bids #9293-02: Pursuant to ad- vertisement to receive sealed bids for a Hydrogeo- logic Study for 5 Points Landfill the following bids were received: Southern Earth Sciences $6,360.00 Misslmer & Associates $9,898.00 The Board tabled the bid for further review and recommendation by Building Inspector Don B{utler and Ralph Rish. Parka Commisiona" Commissioner Ham- mond motioned to re-Institute the Parks Commis- sion and for the Secretary of the St Joe Historical Society, Wayne Childers, to be Parks Commission- er. Commissioner Yeager seconded the motion and it passed unanimously. St. Joe Historical Society Wayne Child- ers: Wayne Chllders of the St. Joe Historical Socie- ty requested If the Lighthouse Property Is to be surplused by the Coast Guard to the County that it be referred to the Parks Commission and St. Joe Historical Society. He noted that the'e is a lack of beach access property at the Cape and acquiring the property would benefit the County. Chairman Peters requested that Commissioner Yeager work with Mr. Chllders in acquiring this property for the - County. Oulfalre Subdivlaion Ike Duren: .Mr. Ike Duren, of Gulfaire Subdivision, stated he had ac- quired property adjacent to Gulfaire and to the park area at Beacon Hill and he was "landlocked". he requested permission from the Board for an ac- cess road to the property. Attorney Moore stated that the bureau of Land Management had give the property to the County and the Board would need to research any stipulations the Bureau may have placed on the property before considering the re- quest. Chairman Peters requested Commissioner Hammond review this matter and report to the Board at the next regular meeting. Mr. Duren also addressed the Board regarding what procedures can be taken to have the road in the back of Gulf- aire Subdivision accepted by the County. Chair- man Peters asked Public Works Superintendent Lester to review this matter and report to the Board at the next meeting. Overstreet Fire Department: Gary Egler, of Overstreet, requested the Board recognize the "fire- fig hters" of Overstreet as the sole governing board of the Fire District. He also presented a new char- ter for consideration by the Board. He stated he appreciated the efforts of the community but a fire- fighter should be properly trained and not be re- stricted with any physical disabilities. Commis- sioner Traylor discussed that the majority of people had made their decision and the Fire Dis- trict would be maintained according to what the majority wants. Richard Herring addressed the Board regarding the current problems with the Overstreet Fire Department and discussed that the community, not a select few, had advanced the de- partment to its standing today. The Board dis- cussed what a voting member was and that they wanted everything to be worked out so the com- munity would come together. Chairman Peters stated that Commissioners Traylor, Yeager, and himself would serve.2u.tD e Supervisory Board for the Fire Distrifct 'ZCuArman Peters thanked the members of the Overstreet Fire Department for their participation. Panhandle Hunting Club: Arden Stevens of the Panhandle Hunting Club addressed the Board requesting the closing of the Carey Whitfield Road. He stated that this road is not used by the public or county and that St. Joe Paper Company would assume maintenance of road. After discussion of procedures of abandonment of roads and owner- ship of property, Commissioner Traylor stated he would need to get the public opinion before a deci- sion could be reached and would report at the next meeting. Sally Malone St. Joe Beach: Sally Malone requested an emergency route be designated by the Board for evacuation from the Beaches area. She suggested the Old Power Line Rd. to Beacon Hill Road as an alternative route. The Board stated they would take this under consideration. Invoice Medicaid: Upon motion by Com- missioner Traylor, second by Commissioner Ham- mond and unanimous vote, the Board agreed to pay the Medicaid billing for September 1992 in the amount of $3.410.47. Invoice Life Management Center (Baker Act): Upon motion by Commissioner Traylor, sec- ond by Commissioner Yeager, and unanimous vote.the Board agreed to pay the remaining 75% of the billing from Life Management for Baker Act Services in the amount of $4,665.95. Holiday: Upon motion by Commissioner Hammond, second by Commissioner Traylor and unanimous vote, the Board agreed to close the Courthouse on Friday, November 27, 1992 and each employee may use a sick day or vacation day. Comprehensive Plan Hearing: Admin. Asst Wells discussed that the administrative hear- ing will be held on February 23 thru 26, 1993 in the Board of County Commissioners Meeting Room. Attorney Moore discussed that The 1000 Friends of Florida had petition for an administra- tive hearing and that the Department of Communi- ty Affairs was taking a casual interest. He noted that preparation for the hearing would be costly and the Board would need to decide if they wanted to pursue this matter extensively. After discussion, Commissioner Traylor motioned for Attorney Moore to make the necessary preparations for the hearing. Commissioner Hammond seconded the motion and It passed unanimously. Apalachee Regional Planning Council: Ad- min. Asst Wells noted he had received a letter from Apalachee Regional Planning Council regard- ing Florida Department of Transportation Data and the Board could review the letter in the Infor- mation packet. He noted that the ARPC will hold a meeting with the Board regarding this matter at a later date. Emergency Medical Services Grant: Ad- min. Asst Wells presented an addendum to the EMS matching grant and requested the Chair- man's signature approving the conditions of the addendum. Commissioner Hammond motioned to execute the addendum with the Chairman's signa- ture. Commissioner Traylor seconded the motion, and It passed unanimously. Courthouse Specifications for New Rootf Commissioner Yeager motioned to advertise for bids for a new rood for the first floor of the Gulf County Courthouse and for Mr. Charles Gaskin to provide the specifications for advertisement. Com- missl&ner Armstrong, seconded the motion, and it passed unanimously. Advertisement for Bid Gulf County Courthouse: Upon motion by Commissioner Tray- lor, second by Commissioner Yeager, and unani- mous vote, the board agreed to advertise for bids for coating and stucco for the Courthouse. Courthouse Electric Door for Handi- capped: Building Inspector Butler discussed the need for an electric door for wheelchair access into the courthouse to meet the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act Upon motion by Commissioner Traylor, second by Commissioner Hammond, and unanimous vote, the Board agreed to advertise for bids to install an electric button into an existing door in the rear of the Courthouse. Invoice S.W. Marley and Assoc.. Inc.: Upon motion by Commissioner Yeager, second by Commissioner Armstrong, and unanimous vote, the Board agreed to pay an invoice from S.W. Mar- ley and Associates for survey and monitoring of wells at the St Joe dump site In the amount of $685.00. . Resolutions Trout Fishing and Establlsh- ,lng Zone: Anorvey Moore presented two resolu-- tions, #92-21 and n92-22. previously approved by the Board, for signatures by the Board of Cominty Cornmnissioners. Resolution Closing of Constitutlon State Museum: Chairman Peters passed the chair to Vice-Chairman Yeager and motioned to pass a res- olution. #92-23, objecting to the closure of the Constitution Convention State Museum. Commis- sioner Hammond seconded the motion and It passed unanimously. Chairman Yeager returned * the chair to Chairman Peters. The meeting recessed at 8:55 p.m. The meeting reconvened at 9:08 p.m. Advertisement for Bid- Wew Ambulance: Upon motion by Commissioner Traylor., second by Commissioner Armstrong, and unanimous vote. the Board agreed to advertise for a lightweight sep- arator for the Wewa Ambulance Department Salary Inorease James Newsome: Com- missioner Traylor motioned to increase James Newsome's hourly wage to $7.85 per hour effective Immediately contingent upon a letter being written to the Union noting this request and without ob- jection from the Union. Commissioner Hammond seconded the motion, and It passed unanimously. County Employees Salaries: Chairman Peters discussed discrimination between the pay scale and Job classifications of County employees. Commissioner Traylor discussed that due to the union negotiations Increasing salaries according to Job duties was at a standstill. The Board discussed the status of the negotiations, Job classifications and pay scales. Public Works Superintendent Lest- er discussed different duties and pay scales and stated he would do whatever the Board directs. Dead Lakes Parks District: Commissioner Traylor discussed the closing of the Dead Lakes Park He noted that the Prisoners maintain the park; therefore, It should be allowed to remain open. Cape San Bias -Department of Air Force: Commissioner Yeager discussed the meeting held on November 13, 1992 with Michael Smith of the Department of Air Force regarding the closing of the property in Cape San Bias to beach driving. He stated that the Department was willing to work with the County and will not restrict the area. He noted that pamphlets stating the rules will be dis- tributed with the Beach Driving Permits. Bonds Constitutional Officers: Upon mo- tion by Commissioner Yeager, second by Commis- sioner Traylor, and unanimous vote, the Board agreed to pay for the bonds for all Constitutional Officers. St. Joe Country Club Ditch Mainte- nanme: Commissioner Yeager reported to the Board, that he and Ralph Rish had met with Mr. Todd regarding the ditch adjoining his property and noted that Mr. todd does not want any inter- ference from the County. Chairman Peters request- ed Commissioner Yeager, Ralph RIsh and Dr. San Pedro meet with Mr. Todd and resolve the situa- tion. Invoice C&B Mechanical Contractors: Upon motion by Commissioner Traylor. second by Commissioner Yeager, and unanimous vote, the Board agreed to pay request No. 1 from C&B Me- chanical Contractors In the amount of $142,061.46 for the Willlamsburg-Methodlst Hill Project Upon motion by Commissioner Traylor, second by Commissioner Hammond and uuanl- mous vote, the Board agreed to pay an invoice from C&B Mechanical Contractors In the amount of $57,281.20 for the WIlllamsburg-Methodlst Hill Project Invoice Preble-Rlah: Upon motion by Commissioner Traylor. second by Commissioner Yeager, and unanimous vote, the Board agreed to pay an invoice from Preble-Rish in the amount of $,500.90 for road inspection. White City Bridge Name: Commissioner Hammond motioned to pass a resolution to name the bridge at White City the George Harper Bridge. Commissioner Traylor seconded the motion, and It passed unanimously. Value Adjustment Board 1992-93: Chair- man Peters appointed Commissioners Hammond, .Yeager and himself to serve on the 1992-93 Value *Adjustment Board. Regular Board Meeting Time Change: Chairman Peters passed the chair to Vice- Chairnman Yeager. and motioned to change the meeting time of all regular meetings to 7:00 p.m. beginning January 8. 1993. Commissioner Traylor seconded the motion and It passed unanimously. Chairman Yeager returned the chair to Chainnmi Peters. Board Stationery. The Board requested the Clerk's office change their stationery to show a more current picture of the Courthouse and have the meeting times Imprinted on the stationery. Advertise County Attorney:- Chairman Peters passed the chair to Vice-Chairman Yeager and motioned to advertise for a County Attorney every two years. Commissioner Hammond second- ed the motion, and It passed unanimously. Chair- man Yeager returned the chair to Chairman Pe- ters. City of St. Joe Lighting Cost Request: Charles Tharpe, City Commissioner of Port St. Joe, requested the county pay a portion of the lighting extending from the City limits to Ward Ridge. Chairman Peters requested Commissioner Yeager present a cost figure to the Board at the next regu- r meeting. There being no further business, and upon motion by Commissioner Hammond, second by Commissioner Traylor, the meeting did then ad- Joumrn. /s/ NATHAN PETERS. JR., CHAIRMAN ATTEST: /s/ BENNY C. LISTER BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS DECEMBER 3, 1992 The Gulf County Board of County Commis- sioners met this date in special session with the following members present: Chairman Nathan Pe- ters, Jr., and Commissioners Michael L. Ham- mond, Warren J. Yeager, Jr., Jesse V. Armstrong, and Billy E. Traylor. Others present were: Attorney Robert M. Moore, Clerk Benny C. Lister, Deputy Clerk Doug Birmingham, Deputy Clerk Debbe Wibberg, and Building Inspector Don Butler. The meeting was called to order at 7:39 p.m., EST. Commissioner Michael L. Hammond opened the meeting with prayer, and Chairman Peters led the pledge of allegiance to the flag. Carey Whitfleld Road: Commissioner Tray- lor discussed the closing of the Carey Whitfield Road and noted that there were strong feelings pro and con for the road closing and hoped that an agreement could be reached without the Board making an official vote on the issue. Mr. Arden Stevens, representing the party requesting to close the road, discussed many reasons for the request with safety and eliminating night hunters being the two main reasons for the request. Mr. Larry Williams, representing the party to keep the road opened, discussed many reasons to keep the road opened, but his group's main concern was being le to retrieve their dogs. Both parties stated they understood the other's situation and respected their positions and would like to work together. Af- ter discussion. Chairman Peters requested a short break in order for both parties to discuss the Is- sues and try to reach an agreement and present It to the Board later in the meeting. The meeting recessed at 8:27 p.m. The meeting reconvened at8:48 p.m. Building Inspector: Chairman Peters re- quested that County Attorney Moore review an agreement presented to the County from the City of Port St. Joe regarding the exchange of Building Inspection Services. He also requested that each Commissioner be given a copy of the agreement to be reviewed prior to the next meeting. He also not- ed that The Star had printed twice that the City and the County had reached an agreement, which in fact is not the case. He stated that it is not an agreement until it can be documented in "black & white" and the Board has officially voted on the Is- sue. White City Water System: Ralph Rish of Preble-Rish stated that the plans and specifica- tions are complete for the White City Water System and the Chairman would need to sign the Depart- ment of Environmental Regulation permit and sub- mit an application fee of $500.00. Commissioner Hammond motioned to pay the application fee of $500.00 and have the Chairman sign the Depart- ment of Environmental Regulation permit Com- missioner Armstrong seconded the motion, and it passed unanimously. Highland View Water System: Commis- sioner Hammond stated that an impeller part for the Highland View Water System had not been re- ceived to date, and he had contacted the company, who assured him the part would be sent immedi- ately. Ralph Rish stated they would do whatever necessary to obtain this part. After discussion, it was decided that a final decision would be made at the next regular meeting if the part had not been received. Travel Rate County Employees/ Commissioners: Upon motion by Commissioner Hammond, second by Commissioner Armstrong, and unanimous vote, the Board agreed to set the maximum mileage amount allowed by Chapter .112 of the Florida Statutes for all travel of County Em- ployees and Commissioners. The current amount allowed Is $0.20 per mile. Building Inspector Salary Increase: Com- missioner Traylor motioned to Increase Building Inspector Butler's salary to the same level as the Administrative Assistant. After discussion, Com-. missioner Traylor withdrew his motion and stated he would wait until an agreement could be reached between the City of Port St. Joe and Gulf County regarding Building Inspection services. 1992 NACo Legislative Conference: Com- missioner Hammond motioned that all Commis- sloners be allowed to attend the NACo Legislative Conference in Washington D.C. on February 26 thru March 2, 1993. Commission Traylor seconded the motion, and It passed unanimously. Commis- sioner Hammond motioned that all funding for the trip be transferred from the Chairman's Travel Fund. Commissioner Armstrong seconded the mo- tion, and It passed unanimously. :* Carey Whitfleld Road: After discussion, Mr. Stevens and Mr. Williasm presented an agreement betweenn the two parties regarding the closing of -J 4e'Carev Whitfield. Road. The first alternative would be that bcth groups work together without closing thF road. The second alternative would be to main tain a gate with the Board limiting use that is fair to everyone concerned. All parties agreed to the first alternative and stated they would work to- gether to alleviate the problem with unsafe hunt- ing practices. There being no further business, and upon motion by Commissioner Yeager, second by Com- missioner Hammond, the meeting did then ad- Journ. /s/ NATHAN PETERS, JR., CHAIRMAN ATTESS' /a/ BENNY C. LISTER BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS DECEMBER 8, 1992 The Gulf County Board of County Commis- stoners met this date in regular session with the following members present: Chairman Nathan Pe- ters, Jr. and Commissioners Billy E. Traylor, Mi- chael L. Hammond, Jessie V. Armstrong and War- ren J. Yeager, Jr. Others present: County Attorney Robert M. Moore, Clerk Benny C. Lister, Chief Deputy Clerk Doug Birmingham, Deputy Clerk Debbe WIbberg, Admin, Asst/Civil Defense Director Larry Wells, Building Inspector Don Butler, Veteran Services Director Dan Clifford, and Sheriff Al Harrison. The meeting was called to order at 1:03 p.m., EST. Admin. Asst. Wells opened the meeting with prayer and Tamara Lame led the pledge of alle- giance to the flag. I Approve Minutes: Upon motion by Commis- sioner Hammond, second by Commissioner Yeag- er, and unanimous vote, the Board approved the minutes for the following meetings: Regular meeting November 24, 1992 Highland View Bridge Tamara Lamne: Ta- mara Laine, of the Chamber of Commerce, re- quested a letter be written to the Govenor extend- ing an Invitation for the Opening Ceremonies of teh Highland View Bridge in 1993. The Board also suggested that letters be sent to State Senator Thomas and Representative Trammell. Chairman Peters requested Clerk Lister's office handle these letters. Parks Commission John Reeves: John Reeves returned a briefcase and letterhead to the Board that he held when he was on the Parks Commission. Lighthouse Property Wayne Chlders: Wayne Childers, director of the Parks Commission, addressed the Board regarding the lighthouse property and presented a letter to clarify the Parks Commission request to acquire this property. Gulf County Library St. Joe Historical Society/Map: Wayne Childers requested $500 from the Board to have the map replaced that was damaged by rain during the recent roof repair to the Library. Mr. Chllders discussed the expense of reproducing the map. Chairman Peters passed the Chair to Vice-Chairman Yeager, and motioned to pay the Historical Society $500 for the replace- ment of the damaged map. Commissioner Ham- mond seconded the motion. Commissioner Traylor discussed that he thought this matter had been re- solved In a prior meeting. Mr. Traylor stated that the Board has always supported the Library. The Board discussed the liability and responsibility of property not belonging to the County. After discus- sion, Commissioner Hammond withdrew his sec- ond, and Commissioner Peters withdrew his mo- tion. Chairman Yeager returned the chair to Chairman Peters, The Board requested that a claim be filed with their Insurance carrier. Parks Commission/Budget Amendment: Wayne Childers, of the Parks Commission, re- quested funds be allocated for a Parks Commis- sion Budget for the 1992-93 fiscal year. Commis- sioner Hammond motioned to Increase the Parks Commission budget by $400 and reduce Reserve for Contingencies by $400 to create a Parks Com- mission budget for the 1992-93 fiscal year. Com- missioner Yeager seconded the motion and it passed unanimously. Library Carpet Cleaning: Commissioner Traylor motlned to have the carpet at the Library professionally cleaned aid to be paid from the Maintenance Department's budget. Commissioner Hammond seconded the motion and it passed ' unanimously. Apalachee Regional Planning Council - Appointment: Clerk Lister presented a letter from the Apalachee Regional Planning Council request- ing appointees to the Council for 1993. He noted Gulf County is entitled to three representatives. with two appointed by the Board and the other ap- pointed by the Governor. After discussion, the Board tabled this matter until the current appoint- ees could be contacted regarding re-appointment. Invoice Ketchum, Wood & Burgert: Upon motion by Commissioner Traylor, second by Com- missioner Yeager, and unanimous vote, the Board agreed to pay an invoice from Ketchum, Wood, & Burgert for pathology services for November, 1992 in the amount of $50.00. Gulf County Medical Examiner Meeting: Chairman Peters appointed Commissioner Ham- mond to attend the meeting with State Attorney Appleman to discuss hiring a Medical Examiner for the 14th Judicial Circuit. on December 16, 1992. In Panama City. FL at 1:30 p.m., CST. Invoice Landmark Surveying: Upon mo- tion by Commissioner Traylor, second by Commis- sioner Yeager, and unanimous vote, the Board agreed to pay an Invoice from Landmark Surveying for surveying services and setting a temporary bench mark at Stone Mill Creek Bridge in the amount of $455. Invoice Air Environmental Resources. Inc.: Upon motion by Commissioner Hammond. second by Commissioner Yeager, and una.I:mous vote, the Board agreed to pay an invoice from Air Environmental Resources. Inc. for 80' LF 8' x 4' Box Culverts for Americus Ave. Int the amount of $12,024. Florida Association of County Aging Exec- utives: Clerk Lister presented a billing statement from the Florida Association of County Aging Exec- utives in the amount of $10 for October 1, 1992 to September 30, 1993. After discussion, the Board tabled this Invoice due to lack of knowledge re- garding this organization. Maintenance Department Contract Em- ployee: Upon motion by Commissioner Traylor, second by Commissioner Yeager. and unanimous vote, the Board agreed to increase Yolanda Strange's hourly wage to $5.00 per hour, to be paid for from the Maintenance Department Bud- get. Travel Reimbursement Commissloner Hammond: Upon motion by Commissioner Yeag- er, second by Commissioner Armstrong, and unan- Imous vote, teh Board agreed to reimburse Com- missioner Hammond $18.00 travel expense for attending the Small County Coalition meeting fin Tallahassee on December, 1992. Small County Coalition/Budget Amend- ment: Upon motion by Commissioner Hammond, second by Commissioner Traylor, and unanimous vote,the Board agreed to pay an annual fee of $1,157.60 to retain the services of the Small County Coalition and amend the General Fund budget by increasing County Commissioners' dues and decreasing Reserve for Contingencies by $1,157.60. Building Inspector Salary: Clerk Lister asked the Board If they were ready to proceed with the previously suggested salary Increase of Build- ing Inspector Don Butler. After discussion, the Board agreed to table this matter until a formal agreement with the City Is approved. Recycling Study TIA Solid Waste Man. agement Consultants, Inc.: Upon motion by Commissioner Yeager. second by Commissioner Hammond and unanimous vote, the Board agreed to pay an Invoice from TIA for the Gulf County Sol- Id Waste Recycling Planning Study Findl Report In the amount of $7,827.30. Special Hearing Master: Admin. Asst. Wells discussed certain procedures he must follow be- fore the decision of the Special Master can be re- vealed. However, he notedthat he will possibly be filing an objection to the Public Employees Rela- tions Commission. He also recommended the Board table the statement for services and expens- es he received for payment from Louis E. Seltzer, Arbitrator, noting certain expenses were of a ques- tionable nature. The Board agreed to table the statement. Department of Natural Resources Grant: Building Inspector Butler stated certain grants would be available for application by May 1. 1993 and the Board should consider applying for these grants dince they dealt with Beach Erosion Con- frol Studies, Beach Preservation and Hurricane Protection. Stumphole Property Cape San Blas: Building Inspector Butler noted that FEMA has placed the stumphole property under the Coastal Barrier Resource Act which means the land Is not available for Federal Assistance. He noted that the stumphole property has washed out twice and If it happens again, Gulf County will be solely respon- sible for placing a bridge or ferry to connect the property. Solid Waste Committee: Chairman Peters discussed the solid waste issue and the feasibility of the County going back into the solid waste busi- ness. Chairman Peters passed the chair to Vice- Chairman Yeager mand motioned to formnn a Solid Waste Committee with Al Ray, Rudy Pippin, Gene Hanlon, George Core, Larry Wells, Bob Lester and Don Butler serving on this committee. He stated this committee will research the solid waste Issue and report their findings at the regular meeting on March 23, 1993. Commissioner Traylor stated he would support any improvements submitted by the committee but would not add any additional costs to the Individual ad valorem tax payer. Com- missioner Armstrong seconded the motion and It passed unanimously. The meeting recessed at 2:08 p.m. EST. The meeting reconvened at 2:20 p.m. EST. Dead Lakes District: Commissioner Traylor motioned to adopt a resolution objecting to the clo- sure of the Dead Lakes Park. Commissioner Yeag- er seconded the motion and It passed unanimotW- Garrison Avenue Lighting/Budget Amendment: Commissioner Yeager motioned that the Board pay for the lights and installation of lights on Garrison Avenue- in the' amount Of $961.10 and amend the General EundBudget by increasing Board of County Commissioners Im- provements other than Buildings and decreasing Reserve for Contingencies by $961.10. The City of Port St. Joe would pay the monthly bilL Commls- sloner Traylor seconded the motion and It passed unanimously. Salinas Park: Commissioner Yeager report- ed on damage to signs and bar-b-que grills at Sali- nas Park and noted that stronger measures must be taken in order to protect this facility. Sheriff Harrison stated the park should be closed at night because It is so Isolated and hard to protect The Board discussed varying the hours for the Sum- mer and Winter months and closing the park at night The Board Instructed Mr. Wayne Childers, Parks Commission Director, to find out what se- curity measures can be taken and report to the Board. Road Paving* Commissioner Hammond mo- tioned to pave 5th Avenue between 1st and 2nd Steet In Highland View in front of the VFW and Larimore Drive in White City to be paid from the Secondary Road and Bridge Fund. Commissioner Yeager seconded the motion and It passed unani- mously. County Attorney: Commissioner Hammond sicussed two letters from the County Attorney ad- dressed to each Commissioner. He noted that the attorney should be an attorney to the Board and keep his personal opinions to. himself. He also dis- cussed tha the "tone" of the letters should be kept down. Attorney Moore responded that he has al- ways tried to keep the Board informed on all is- sues and that the "tone" of the letter was not out of the ordinary. Commlssloenr Traylor discussed that personal conflicts should be left out of the meetings and the attorney should be Judged on performance and not personal feelings. Chairman Peters stated he disapproved of both letters. Committee County Attorney: The Board formed a committee to review the applications for County Attorney and to provide "wording for a contract. Charles Tharpe, Larry Wells and Wayne Childers were appointed to the committee, with their first workshop to be held on HJanuary 5, 1993. Gulfaire Subdivisaion: Chairman Peters re- quested an update on the request previously made by Ike Duren of Gulfaire Subdivision regarding an access road and acceptance of the road in the back of Gulfaire Subdivision. Commissioner Ham- mond noted that the road access matter had been turned over to Mr. Childers and that Public Works Superintendent Bob Lester was on vacation until January 4,1 993, but would meet with Mr. Duren after his return. Resolution Small County Coalition: Commissioner Yeager motioned for the Board to adopt a resolution to Join the Small County Coali- tion. Commissioner Traylor seconded the motion and it passed unanimously. Receive Bids Red Bull Island Project (#9293-03): Pursuant to advertisement to receive sealed bids for flat cars for the Red Bull Island Pro- ject, the following bid was received from Skip Gibbs: (2) 68' Steel Flatcars $26,250 (2) 89' Steel Flatcars $30.000 Upon motio by Commissioner Hammond, second by Commissioner Traylor, and unanimous ' vote, teh Board agreed to award Bid #9293-03 to Skip Gibbs for Steel Flatcars for the Red Bull Is- land Project. Stone Mill Creek Bridge: Ralph Rish of Preble-Rish noted that the flatears cost $35,000 less than the culverts for the Stone Mill Creek Bridge. Highland View Fire Department: Raymond Aylmer from the Highland View Fire Department noted that one of the fire trucks from teh City of Port St. Joe is out of commission and the HVFD needs an additional truck to help respond to other areas. The Highland View (C~ommissioner Traylor left at 3:00 p.m.) Fire Department requested an- other truck be purchased because the City's truck may be under repair for 3 to 4 months. He noted he had received payment plans from Panama Fire Apparatus and the members would like to help pay for the truck. Commissioner Hammond was directed to follow up with this matter and report to the Board at the next meeting. (Commissioner Traylor returned at 3:06 p.m.) Emergency Notifying Chairman: Chair- man Peters discussed an emergency purchase that had been made and stated that for any "emergency situation", he should be immediately notified by any Commissioenr, supervisor or employee, so If any decision needs to be made by the Board, it can be done in a proper and orderly manner. DCA 1000 Friends Comprehensive Plan: Commissioner Hammond and Ralph Rish stated they met with representatives of the Depart- ment of Community Affairs at the Small County Coalition meeting and received a positive re- spoonse regarding the hearing set in February be- tween the 1000 Friends and Gulf County on the Comprehensive Plan. After discussion, the Board requested Attorney Moore follow up with the com- ments received from the meeting. Commissioner Yeager asked if the Board would be able to find out exactly what problems 1000 Friends have with the Comprehensive Plan. There being no further business, and upon motion by Commissioner Traylor. second by Com- missioner Yeager. the meeting did then adjourn. /s/ NATHAN PETERS, JR., CHAIRMAN ATTEST: BENNY C. LISTER. CLERK BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS DECEMBER 11, 1992 The Gulf County Board of County Commis- stoners met this date In special session with the following members present: Chairman Nathan Pe- ters, Jr. and Commissioners Billy E. Traylor, MI- chael L. Hammond, Jesse V. Armstrong and War- ren J. Yeager, Jr. Others present: County Attorney Robert M. Moore. Clerk Benny C. Lister, Chief Deputy Clerk Doug Birmingham, Deputy Clerk Debbe Wlbberg and Building Inspector Don Butler. Commissioner Michael L. Hammond opened the meeting with prayer and Chairman Peters led the pledge of allegiance to the flag. The meeting was called to order at 4:30 p.m., EST. Inmate Work Crew: Castldera Watts ad- dressed the Board regarding the recent complaint filed against him. He stated, that one of the in- mates from the work crew requested permission to pick pecans from a tree adjoining the property the work crew was cleaning He gave his permission but warned the inmate about being on someone else's property and to pick the pecans In the ditch. He stated that he took Chairman Peters to the site and showed him exactly what happened and all he wanted was fair representation from the Board. Commissioner Traylor discussed that supervisors, Major allgood and Sgt. Whitfield from the Forestry Work Camp are reviewing the situation and will file a report. Commissioner Traylor also noted that Major Allgood's and Sgt. Whitfield's interpretation of the incident varies from that of the one given by Mr. Watts. After discussion, the Board stated they will review all facts and Mr. Watts will be notified of their findings. Beach Permits: The Board tabled this Item until more Information is received. Stone Mill Creek/Rock Issue: Commission- er Peters noted that there was an "emergency" pur- chase that could have been delayed until a regular meeting. He stated that there is a procedure to be used and if someone Is violating a rule, he will do everything In his power to stop It. Commissioner Traylor noted that there was a time element In- volved and stated that he felt It was an emergency in order to avoid delaying the work crews on the bridge. He also stated that he did not appreciate Chairman Peters questioning his honesty or integ- rity, that he had discussed the purchase with the County Attorney;: and this was not the first time anything was purchased in this manner. Commis- stoner Traylor stated he made a decision and will stand behind It. Commissioner Yeager asked If there was a written procedure regarding "emergen- cy purchases" and it was noted that what consti- tutes an emergency cannot be documented. Chair- man Peters passed the chair to Vice-Chairman Yeager anid motioned that the Chairman and all Commissioners be notified immediately of any "emergency" purchases. Ralph Rish of Preble-Rish, noted that the rock had to be put In before the pil- ings and they had received permissIon from DER with only 5 days to purchase and place the rock at the bridge. Commissioner Traylor seconded the motion and It passed unanimously. Upon motion by Commissioenr Traylor, second by Commission- er Hammond and unanimous vote, the Board ap- proved the purchase of the rock for the Stone Mill Creek Bridge. Chairman Yeager returned the chair to Chairman Peters. Solid Waste Committee: Chairman Peters requested that Frank Healey be added to the Solid Waste Committee. Commissioner Traylor dis- cussed the time frame of the committee and want- ed clarification of the purpose of the Committee since the Argus contract would be renewed in Feb- ruary of 1993. Chairman Peters stated that the purpose of the committee Is to review and research the entire solid waste Issue and present their find- ings to the Board, so the Board will have plenty of time to make any decisions regarding the solid waste matter. Beaches Fire Department Invoice: Build- ing Inspector Butler presented an invoice to the Board from T-Pac for rebuilt air packs and noted that the company included additional charges that were $59.07 over the previously approved Invoice amount. Upon motion by Commissioner Ham-- mond, second by Commissioner Yeager, and unam- imous vote, the Board agreed to pay the additional' $59.07 on an emergency basis. Community Rating System: Building In- spector Don Butler stated that the County would be able to participate particpatn a program that would help lower the Flood Insurance Rates with no cost to the County. He discussed the various ways the County would be able to do this by Joining this program. Upon motion by Commissioner Traylor, second by Commissioner Yeager and unanimous vote, the Board agreed to have the Chairman sign Sthe applicaltn and cover letter.... . ... Wh4e, City Water Sy tema:. Cmmissionerr "HaAnmoid mnotioned id o'giv'Raiph RIh permissionS, to advertise for l ids for the WhIte City Water Sys. tern. Commissioner Yeager seconded the motion l. and It passed unanimously. There being no further business, and upon motion by Commissioner Traylor, second by Com- missioner Yeager, the meeting did then adjourn. Isl NATHAN PETERS, JR., CHAIRMAN AT'ESP /s/ BENNY C. ULSTER BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS DECEMBER 14. 1992 The Gulf County Board of County Commis-. sloners met this date In special session with the following members present: Chairman Nathan Pe- tars, Jr. and Commissioners Michael L. Hammond, Jesse V. Armstrong and Warren J. Yeager, Jr. Commissioner Billy Traylor was absent. Others present were: Clerk Benny C. Lister. Chief Deputy Clerk Doug Birmingham. Deputy Debbe Wibbert. Admin. Asst/Civil Defense Dime- tar Larry Wells and Building Inspector Don Butler. The meeting was called to order at 12:00 p.m. EST. Chairman Peters opened the meeting with prayer and led the pledge of allegiance to the flag. Red Bull Island Project: Commissioner Armstrong motioned to purchase 300 tons of rock ' at $20.00 per ton for the Red Bull Island Project on an "emergency basis". Commissioner Hammond seconded the motion and It passed unanimously with a vote of 4 to 0 (Commissloenr Traylor was absent). Payroll Adjutment: Commissioner Yeager stated that two employees at.the Mosquito Control Department needed a payroll adjustment to their wages for hours worked on a different position that is at a higher pay rate. Commissioner Yeager mao- tioned to adjust the wages on the next payroll for the two employees. Commissioner Armstrong sec- onded the motio and It passed unanimously with a vote of 4 0 (CommIssioner Traylor was absent). There being no further business, and upon motion by Commissioner Yeager, second by Com- missioner Armstrong, the meeting did then ad- Journ. /s/ NATHAN PETERS, JR.. CHAIRMAN ATTEST: /s/ BENNY C. LISTER January Trivia eJanuary 12, 1773: The first museum in America was orga- nized in Charleston, North Caroli- na. *January 13, 1863: Thomas Crapper pioneered the one-piece pedestal flushing toilet. *January 15, 1870: The don- key as a Democratic party symbol was seen for the first time. SJanuary 21, 1908: Women in New York City who wished to smoke in public probably changed their minds. On that day. it was made a criminal of- fense punishable by $5 to $25 in fines, and up to 10 days in Jail. January 24, 1848: James Marshall discovered gold near Ca- lona, California, and the Califor- nia gold rush began. What eventually happened to Marshall? He died an alcoholic - and broke. *People living in England many years ago called January WuIf-Monath or "Wolf Month" be- cause hungry wolves usually came into the villages at this time of year. *January 28, 1547: Eng- land's King Henry VIII died. He was succeeded by Edward VI, his 9-year-old son! *January 31, 1874: Jesse James and his gang robbed a train's safe in Missouri. Then James gave the engi- neers a press release (written by James), in which he gave a de- tailed account of the robbery He then instructed the men to for- ward the information to the news- papers! t otenw PAGE 7 THE STAR, PORT ST. JOE. FL a THURSDAY. DEC. 31. 1992 uni -7 IL PACE RA_ TH TR OT T OF*TUSA.DE.3,19 Sharks Undefeated In Gulf Co. Classic Head for Championship Game With Tough Kentucky Team Port St. Joe will have a spot in the championship game in the Sharks' Christmas Tournament after a 87-83 win over the Bay High Tornadoes Tuesday night. The Sharks had a big, 29- point first quarter to use in hold- ing off Bay's final period surge of 27 points. Bay High edged the Sharks in the Mosley Tournament last week, with the Sharks evening things up Tuesday. Port St. Joe had a huge 54 points on the scoreboard at half- time, to Bay's 42. Port St. Joe put up eight three point shots with Jason Maxwell making six and Joe Price sinking two. Arion Nickson paced the Sharks with his 21 points and Maxwell had 20. Sandy Quinn added 13 and Toby Thomas had 10 points. Thomas scored all 10 of his points on free throws. It was the Sharks' free throw accu- racy which won the game. They missed only seven of 32 opportu- nities. The Sharks tangled with Madisonville, Kentucky last night in the championship game. The Kentucky team has gone through their opponents in the tourna- ment like the Boston Celtics. Score by Quarters: PSJ 29 24 16 18-87' Bay 18 24 14 27-83 PSJ-Price 2-1-7, Thomas 0- 10-10, Allen 1-0-2, Walker 0-4-4, Hill 0-4-4, Quinn 5-3-13, Maxwell 7-0-20, Manning 2-2-6, Nickson 10-1-21. Bay-Cropper 1-0-3, Croom 3-2-8, Kovaleski 4-3-11, Stewart 5-0-11, Alexander 9-4-25, Leo- nard 2-0-4, Lawson 1-0-2, Myers 8-3-19. In other games during the Tournament Tuesday, Marianna defeated Pensacola Catholic; Apa- lachicola took a victory over Wa- kulla and Madisonville dumped Mount Dora. The score of each game was unavailable. The final session of the three- day tournament started Wednes- day afternoon, after The Star's deadline. MONDAY'S GAMES Port St. Joe, Bay High and Madisonville, Kentucky advanced Port St. Joe High School Bas- ketball Coach Vernon Eppinette was the guest speaker at last week's regular meeting of the Port St Joe Lions Club. Coach Eppinette presented his analysis of the current bas- ketball team and his views for the future. According to Eppinette, it looks like Port St Joe is in for some good, hard basketball games. He is very proud of the at- titude the players are exhibiting, and complimentary of the team's work ethic. Not only does the Coach teach the players basket- ball, he insists on them keeping their grades up in their other study courses. Several players have improved their grade point average significantly from last year. The Club wishes the Sharks good luck on their 1992-93 bas- ketball season and urges the community to support their schools by attending upcoming games. The Lions Club has set a ten- tative date for the annual White Elephant (rummage) Sale for Feb- ruary 6, 1993. Last year's sale was a huge success. Again, it will be held at the Centennial Build- ing, so weather problems will not be a problem. Again this year, the Lions Club is asking for donations for items to sell. This will be a good time to clean out your garage, utility room, closet, or wherever it is that you store your junk. There will be more information on how to donate at a future date. It's true... One person's Junk is another person's treasure. in the first round of play of the Gulf County Classic Basketball Tournament Monday afternoon. Bay High bumped Wakulla, 93-76; Madisonville demolished Pensacola Catholic 62-35 and Port St. Joe.edged by Apalachico- la 73-69 in the nightcap. Bay High used a hot second quarter to outscore Wakulla 31- 10 and take a healthy lead in the second half where they held their own the rest of the way. Bay was deadly on their foul shots, making 27 out of 34. Ja- son Kovaleski was high point man for the Tornadoes, with 18. MADISONVILLE Jumped on Pensacola Catholic good and hard in the second game, to come away with their lop-sided 62-35 win. It was their seventh victory of the season against one defeat. David Hart led his team ,in the scoring department with 13 points. Four of the five team members ended in the double fig- ures. PORT ST. JOE used a scor- ing surge in the final quarter to put up 34 points after scoring only six in the third period, to snatch a win from the Apalachi- cola team. The Sharks had only a 33-31 lead at half-time and were on their way to being defeated in the third period before the team found its shooting eye. Desmond Baxter put Port St. Joe in the lead in the final period with a layup and a free throw. The Sharks had four men scoring in double figures, led by Jason Maxwell's 21 points, including five three-point shots. Arion Nick- son had 15, Joe Price 13 and Toby Thomas 12. Port St. Joe helped its cause with some pin- point foul shooting, making 18 of 23. Price had three three- pointers, and Baxter had one. Score by Quarters: PSJ 12 21 6 34-73 Apalach 13 18 19 17-69 PSJ-Price 4-2-13, Thomas 2-8-12, Hill 1-0-2, Quinn 2-0-4, Baxter 2-1-6, Maxwell 6-4-21, Nickson 6-3-15. Apalach-G. Davis 4-1-9, Evans 5-3-15, Cargill 6-0-14, Deo. Williams 6-3-15, D. Davis 1- 2-4, Weaver 1-0-2, Dev. Williams 2-0-4, Yarrel 2-1-6. i'n I Anwar Stewart (22) fouls Toby Thomas as he shoots the ball. Thomas was 10 of 10 shots from the charity line in the Sharks 87- 83 win over the Tornadoes. Bay's Chris Alexander (11) and Jason Kovaleski (20) and the Sharks Joe Price (13) jockey for position un- der the goal. MORE RILES LESS MONEY THE MICHELIN XH4 80,000 MILE * ALL-SEASON RADIAL With a smooth, quiet ride and all-season traction the Michelin XH4' 80,000 t mile radial is an outstanding value at regular prices. So, with these special low prices, it's a value you don't want to miss. Don't delay. See us today for great buys on the Michelin XH4, the tire that may last as long as you own your car. 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A heating pad, hot water bottle or hot towel, applied to the face will dilate (enlarge) the blood ves- sels and enable more of the in- fection-fighting elements of the blood (or antibiotics, if they have been prescribed) to come to the infected area. Prepared as a public ser- vice to promote better dental health. From the office of: FRANK D. MAY, D.M.D., 319 Williams Ave., Phone 227-1123. THE T STAR OFFICE SUPPLY STORE 308 Williams Ave. I FAX: 227-7212 Phone 227-1270 Jason Maxwell prepares to shots he made during Tuesday's game against Bay High in the Gulf County Classic. -Photos by Eric Ramsey shoot one of the six three-point Al nu Boats 10' 12' 14' Stop by and visit the most complete Tackle store in the area. STAR CUSTOM RODS JON BOAT SPECIALS Jon ............399 Jon............ 459 Jon............ 599 Start the New Year right at Marquardt's SHIMANO REELS Biggest PENN REELS outboard PENN RE1 ELS ; selection in LURES FOR FRESH & SALTWATER town. Your ! style of boating, RQUARD MARQUARDT'S MARINA Marina & Yacht Sales Hwy. 98 Mexico Beach, FL 64: 8-8900 Antwione Allen (15) guards Bay High's Jason Kovaleski in Tuesday's action in the Second Annual Basketball Classic. Basketball and White Elephants at Lions Club PAGE S RA I," -, THE STAR, PORT ST. JOB, FL THURSDAY, DEC. 31, 1992 ''^' Llho U THE STAR, PORT ST. JOE, FL THURSDAY. DEC. 31, 1992 PAGE 1B A Little Proper Care Can Keep Gift Plants Alive and Blooming If you received a flowering 1 than just about anything else. an ideal place for flowering keep your flowering Christmas plant, such as an azalea, begonia, F Gd Too much water can literally plants. If you keep plants in a gift looking attractive for the re- poinsettia or chrysanthemum as tF r a i ara en drown plant roots. Roots need dark part of the house, the blos- mainder of the holiday season, a Christmas gift, you're probably ar, as well as water. To properly soms won't last as long, and the and on into the new year, as well. hoping the blooms will last water your plants, apply enough plant will begin to drop its leaves. And, don't forget that some pot throughout the holiday season. E xten s on N otes to thoroughly soak the soil. And, If you remember these basic plants such as poinsettias - Fortunately, gift plant beauty don't water again until the soil is facts about how temperature, wa- can be transplanted to the land- needn't be so brief. One of the By almost dry. Check often to see ter, light affect house plant scape after the danger of frost nice things about flowering plants that your plants don't dry out health, you should be able to has passed. is that, with proper care, you can enjoy them far into the new year. Flowering gift plants often prompt questions about how to keep them attractive. Naturally, you want the flowers to retain their fresh appearance as long as possible. My information on this subject was provided by Exten- sion Urban 'Horticulturist, Dr. Robert Black. The first thing you need to re- member about flowering pot plants is that most of them have been growing in a carefully con- trolled greenhouse environment. When they're moved into the at- mosphere of the average home, they're in for quite a shock. If you All 9th through 12th grade students with an interest in tech- nology, electronics or mechanics are invited to power their imagi- nations and enter the 11 th Annu- al Duracell/NSTA Scholarship Competition to be eligible for $32,500 in college scholarships and cash awards. Forty-one stu- dents are top winners in this na- tional competition, which grants ON DOWN AND OIDER YOUR COPY OF THE STAR DELIVERED TO YOUR DOOR EACH WEEK OR PICK UP A COPY AT ANY OF THE FOL- LOWING LOCATIONS: SOUTH BEACHES *Indian Pass Raw Bar *PICS #1 *PICS #2 PORT ST. 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A prolonged chill or sudden change in temperature a first place scholarship of $10,000, five second place $3,000 scholarships, 10 third place $500 scholarships, and 25 cash awards, of $100 each. Every student who submits a complete entry to this competi- tion is given a Duracell Waist Pack. One hundred finalists are selected for special recognition and the six first and second place winners are guests of Duracell for awards festivities which conclude the competition. The 11mth Annual Duracell/ NSTA Scholarship Competition culminates in Kansas City, Mis- souri on March 31 and April 1, 1993, during the 41st Annual Convention of the National Sci- ence Teachers Association. The winners, accompanied by their parents and science teachers, will be presented with their awards and congratulated by an audi- ence of media representatives, ed- ucators and scientists. The Duracell/NSTA Scholar- Dance Tonight Wayne Porter will be provid- ing the music for your listening and dancing pleasure Thursday, December 31 from 8:00 to 12:30 p.m. CT. The night's entertain- ment will be held at the W.T. Neal Civic Center in Blountstown. Ad- mission is $5.00 per person. The dance is sponsored by the Tri-State Singles Club. For more information, con- tact M. Foster at 904-762-8362 or '. Barker at 904-674-5809. will cause some plants to lose their leaves. A second important factor to consider is the amount of water a plant receives. Plants are affected by water in two days first, through direct application of wa- ter to the soil; and.second, for the amount of humidity in the air. Most people who receive a flower- ing plant are quite anxious to take good care of it. But, unfortu- nately, their enthusiasm often leads to over watering. And, this causes more damage to plants ship Competition has recognized young inventors and designers for, the last 10 years by honoring more than 400 students with scholarships and cash awards to- talling over $300,000. To enter the competition, a student must design and build a battery- powered device that is education- al, useful or entertaining. Past winners have made an automatic card dealer for the disabled, a talking ruler, an adjustable wrench, a walkie-talkie device for the deaf, a portable keyboard, a talking weather predictor, and a digital fish feeder, among many 'others. Entrants must design and build a battery-powered device which runs on any one or a com- bination of DURACELL batteries AAA, AA, D, C, 9-volt or lan- tern size and submit a written ,description, a wiring diagram, and a photo of it by January 22, 1993. Entries are judged on crea- tivity, practicality; and energy ef- ficiency of the device, and on the clarity of the written description. To enter, students must com- plete a form available from sci- ,ence teachers or they may write to: Duracell/NSTA Scholarship Competition. 1742 Connecticut Avenue NW, Washington, DC, 20009, or call 202-328-5800. Administered by the National Science Teachers Association and sponsored by Duracel U.S.A., the Duracell/NSTA Scholarship Com- petition is judged by a prestigious group of scientists and science educators, headed by Dr. Arthur Eisenkraft, a physics teacher, Correctional Officer Course The Criminal Justice Training Academy of Gulf Coast Commuini- ty College will be conducting a Correctional Officer Basic Stan- dards Course in Apalachicola in the near future. This course is re- quired to work as a correctional officer anywhere in the state of Florida. This 450-hour course covers firearms, inmate control, law, psychology,' correctional op- erations, and first responder to medical emergencies. This course requires advance application and there Is a test re- quired to be admitted to the course. The test may be taken on Tuesday or Thursday afternoons at the Port St. Joe City Police Sta- tion. There is no charge for the test. For further information, please contact Steve Brumm at 904-872-3878 or at the Port St. Joe office, 229-2760 on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons. All Frms Oc Insurance Homeowners Auto Flood *Business Packages 'Group *Life 'Boat *Hospitalization *Mobile Homes OFFICE SPACE FOR RENT COSTIN INSURANCE AGENCY ,"'d Inc. 322 Reid Ave. Port St. Joe Phone. 229-8899 completely. But, don't add water if the soil feels damp. As we noted, humidity is an- other way water affects plants. Most plants do best in areas of high humidity. But, because win- ter heating dries out the air in the home, high indoor humidity is al- most impossible to maintain. If you place your plant in a spot where the air is usually dry, it will need water more often. And, finally, providing enough light for normal indoor growth is often a problem. Some plants will grow fairly well in arti- ficial light. But, you should try to give them as much natural light as possible. An east window, that catches the early morning sun, is Presidential Awardee, and Disney Science Teacher of the Year. Judging for the competition is the sole responsibility of the NSTA. School Lunch ( Menu The Gulf County Schools have announced their lunch menu for the following week. The meal may change due to the availability of certain foods. Monday, January 4 no school Tuesday, January 5 manag- er's choice Wednesday, January 6 - country fried steak or meatloaf, turnip greens, mashed potatoes, cornbread, milk and gravy Thursday, January 7- cheeseburger, english peas, french fries or tater tots, milk and cake ,, Friday, January 8 chicken, ,applesauce,- english peas, roll, milk, potatoes or rice with gravy. Roy Lee Carter Gulf County Extension Service -~ V STOCK NO. COLOR LIST PRICE 1 EA. 3 EA. 6 EA. T4-HUN-1800 Putty 28.50 19.99 18.98 17.97 T4-HUN-1818 Black 28.50 19.99 18.98 17.97 CROSS * SINCE 184 Lustrous Gold Pen And Pencil i Superb writing instruments in gleaming 10 kt. gold fill. Lifetime mechanical guarantee. STOCK NO. LIST PRICE 1 ST. BALL PEN AND PENCIL SET T4-CR0-450105 7400 59.95 BALL POINT PEN 1 EA. T4.CR0-4502 3700 29.95 Classic 81acI Pen And Pencil Smooth black satin finish accented with 22 kt. gold electroplate trim. Lifetime mechanical guarantee. STOCK NO. LIST PRICE 1 ST. BALL PEN AND PENCIL SET T4-CR0-250105 4900 39.95 BALL POINT PEN 1 E. T4.CR0-2502 24 50 19.95 SEMINOLE OR GATOR SCRATCH PADS, CUPS, PENS STAPLES WORK ORGANIZERS EXPENSE RECORD BOOKS ETC. LARGE ASSORTMENT OF USEFUL GIFTS FOR HOME OR OFFICE USE The Star Publishing Co. Shop The Star for a full line of OFFICE SUPPLY STORE OFFICE SUPPLIES. Phone 227-1278 FAX 227-7212 304-308 Williams Ave. 3 W m l.. : Ross E. Tucker RHU, LUTCF ". Tucker Life-Health Insurance Agency, Inc. 1 0S MEDICARE SUPPLEMENTS Please call me, if you'd like: S1. Lower Premiums, and/or 2. Better Benefits 1-800-226-7005 D SCHEDULE OF COURSES ri GULF COUNTY Gulf Coast SPRING SEMESTER 1993 Community College Sem. Course Description Day Time Hrs. Port St. Joe Western Civilization II H 6:30-9:15 3 General Psychology T 6:30-9:15 3 Principles of Nutrition T 6:30-9:15 3 Anatomy & Physiology I M 6:30-9:15 3 Wewahitchka Western Civilization II H 6:15-9:00 3 Word Process. w/WordPerfect T 6:15-9:00 3 (Lab Fee $6) FEES: $29.40 per credit hour for Florida residents. (Fees are payable upon enrollment.) REGISTRATION January 5, 1993 6:00 p.m. Port St. Joe Elementary School Wewahitchka High School Temple Watson, Coordinator George Cox, Coordinator 227-1259 (after 5:00 p.m.) 639-2496 (after 5:00 p.m.) CLASSES BEGIN THURSDAY, JANUARY 7, 1993 GCCC is an equalopportunity institution Duracell Offering Scholarships HOP MESSAGE SERVICE Ph 2717 PAGE 2B THE STAR, PORT ST. JOE, FL THURSDAY, DEC. 31, 1992 Public Notices NOTICE UNDER FICTITIOUS NAME ACT Notice Is hereby given that the undersigned pursuant to the "Fictitious Name Act." Chapter 865.09 Florida Statutes will register with the Flori- da DepartmentofState upon recelptof proof of the publication of this notice, the fictitious name. to wit: Centel Cellular Company of Florida under which I expect to engage In business at 112 Reid Avenue. Port SL Joe, Florida 32456. Dated this 10th day of December, 1992. By: // /Kevin Gallagher. Vice President Centel Cellular Company. Its Managing Agent Publish. December 31, 1992. PUBLIC NOTICE The Gulf County Board of Commissioners is requesting proposals from any firm interested in providing general engineering services for Gulf County. Five copies of the proposals should be submitted in a sealed envelope addressed to the Gulf County Clerk's office, 1000 5th Street. Port St'Joe, FL 32456 and should be marked "Engi- Sneering Proposal", no later than 5:00 p.m.. EST. January 12. 1993. The Board of County Commissioners will se- lect a firm that Is deemed the most qualified based "uion the following criteria: I. Past record offirm 2. Specialized experience or technical expertise of firm S3. Capacity of firm to perform work 4. Location and Response time of firm 5. Familiarity with Gulf County and its needs 6. Professional Registration with the State of Florida. Firms submitting proposals should include Id submittal 1) Standard Form 254, 2) Staff Re- sumes and Company Narratives. Publish: December 31, 1992 and January 7, 1993. Bible Study 10 a.m. Sunday 7 p.m. Wednesday Shed Holiday Pounds with Soup If your pants have been feel- ing a little tight around the waist lately, you're not alone. It is esti- mated that the average American gains approximately seven pounds during the holiday sea- son. It's hard to avoid, with all those rich foods, tempting des- serts, chips, dips and endless goodies that we're not used to eating thi-oughout the rest of the year. If you belong to a health club, you will notice a great rise in at- tendance during the month of January. After the New Year's resolutions have been made, peo- ple flock to gyms and plan their dieting strategies. After all, seven extra pounds is a holiday gift that no one wants to keep! It can be difficult to diet dur- ing the cold month of January. Our bodies crave warm hearty meals, not cottage cheese and cel- ery sticks. So what's a dieter to Worship 11 a.m. Sunday Attended Nursery Provided "BE NOT THOU ENVIOUS AGAINST EVIL MEN, NEITHER DESIRE TO BE WITH THEM." (Proverbs 24:1) Presented by the church of Christ The church meets at the comer of 20th Street and Marvin Avenue. P.O. Box 758 Port St. Joe, FL 32456 You are always welcome and visitors are desired at St. James Episcopal Church 309 Sixth Street Port St. Joe + -SERVICES- Each Sunday........... 7:30 and 11:00 a.m. Sunday School....................... 9:45 a.m. The REV. JERRY R. HUFT, Pastor BEGINNING. SUNDAY,JAN.3RD FIRST UNION BANK BUILDING UPSTAIRS EVERYONE WELCOME! SUNDAY SCHOOL 9:00AM (CLASSES FOR ALL AGES) MORNING WORSHIP 10:00AM NURSERY EVENING WORSHIP 6:00 PM PROVIDED Pine Street Overstreet Sunday School.................................. 10:00 a.m. Sunday Worship..................11:00 a.m. Bible Study ........................................... 6:00 p.m. Wednesday Bible Study......................... 3:00 p.m. Pastor W.L. Tremain 12/17-6/93 Phone 648-8144 First United7Metfhodist Church 111 North 22nd St. Mexico Beach, FL 32410 Morning Church....................9:00 a.m. CT I Church School..................10:00 a.m. CT Nursery Provided Charles M. Parker, Pastor John Anderson, Music Director SRIENDI' We Want You To Be Part of'the Friendly Place BIBLE STUDY..............................9:45 a.m. EVENING WORSHIP ........... 7:00 p.m. MORNING WORSHIP.................. 11:00 a.m. WEDNESDAY 7:00 p.m. CHURCH TRAINING ...................5:45 p.m. Long Avenue Baptist Church 1601 Long Avenue DANIEL W. DUNCAN Pastor KEITH PATE ALLEN STEWART Min. of Music Min. of Education & Children & Youth Highland View United Methodist Church Corner of 4th St. & Parker Ave. Highland View Lynwood R. Wynne, Pastor Sunday School ................................................................................... 10 a.m . Morning W orship ....................................................................... 11 a.m . Evening W orship............................................................ ............. 6 p.m . ,-, Pd thru 12/92 do? Make some soupl Soup is a dieter's delight. It's hearty, satis- fying and, most importantly, it's not fattening (made with the right ingredients, of course). What's more, soups are easy to make, and any soup recipe can be al- tered to your liking. Below are two soup recipes that will make dieting a pleasure. Potato and Vegetable Soup 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil 1 large white onion, chopped 3 carrots, peeled and chopped I stalk.celery, chopped 1 bunch parsley, minced 4 pounds ripe tomatoes, peeled, seeded, and chopped, or 2 1 / 2 cups canned or boxed im- ported Italian tomatoes, drained, seeded and chopped 3 cups peeled and sliced russet potatoes Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste Grated imported Parmesan cheese Heat the olive oil in a sauce- pan and saute the onion, carrots, celery, and parsley until the on- ion is soft and translucent, about 7 minutes. . Add the tomatoes, and keep cooking until they start to break down into a puree, about 10 min- utes. Stir in the potatoes and water to cover. Simmer gently for about an hour. Remove the mixture from the heat and puree with a mouli mill. (If you'd rather use a food proces- sor, be careful not to overprocess, or it will be thin and runny.) If the puree is too thick, dilute with some hot water. Return the puree to low heat and warm gently. Season with salt and'pepper. Serve sprinkled with grated Parmesan cheese. Serves 6. A Soup of Squash 4 cups cubed acorn squash or pumpkin 4 large white onions, finely chopped 2 cloves garlic, crushed and minced 1 dried bay leaf 2 tablespoons minced fresh sage 1 cup cooked white or brown rice Pinch ground nutmeg Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste Grated imported Parmesan or Gruyere cheese Place the squash or pump- kin, onions, garlic, bay leaf, and sage in a large saucepan. Add wa- ter to cover and bring to a boil. iLet simmer until the squash or ,pumpkin is cooked through, about an hour. Remove the bay leaf, and pur- ee the squash mixture in a mouli mill or in a blender or food pro- cessor. Return the soup to the saucepan. Add the cooked rice and add a bit of water, if needed, to adjust the consistency. Simmer, stirring for about 5 minutes. Season with nutmeg, salt, and pepper. Serve warm, dusted with Parmesan or Gruyere cheese. Serves 6. Here's a delicious, low-fat rec- ipe for home made Beef Minestro- ne Soup. Serve with hot crusty bread. Streamlined Beef Minestrone Soup Preparation time: 5 minutes Cooking time: 23-24 minutes I pound low fat ground beef 1 can (14.5 ounces) Italian-style stewed tomatoes, broken up 1 can (13 3/4 ounces) single- strength beef broth 1 cup frozen vegetable mixture 1/2 cup shell-shaped pasta 3 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese, divided 1/8 teaspoon each garlic powder and ground red pepper Combine tomatoes, beef broth, vegetables and pasta in 2- quart saucepan. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to medium and cook until pasta is tender, about 20 minutes, stirring occasionally. Meanwhile combine ground beef, 2 tablespoons cheese, --" ow- der and red pepper, m _-, lhtly but thoroughly. Pinch off 1-inch pieces of beef mixture to make Getting Back to the Basics of Good Cooking IIF, Still cruising in a Porsche, sporting Ralph Lauren polo shirts, and dining on filet mignon at Chez Louis? If so, you're lagging behind .the latest style, or "unstyle," say the- 90's trendsetters. Being chic in the 90's means getting "back to basics"-be it slipping on a worn, white t-shirt, driving a Chevy, or feasting on Grandma's baked chicken. Leading the way in this return to the simple life is American cuisine. With health concerns rising, wallets tightening, and leisure time diminish- ing, Americans are rediscovering low-fat, budget-conscious, no-fuss chick- en. Classics such as broiled, baked, and barbequed chicken are taking center stage in today's kitchens. Since its start in 1908, the Cookin' Good family at Showell Farms has recognized the importance of tradition and quality. While maintaining the highest standards of health, value and taste, Cookin' Good continuously develops recipes that reflect Americans' evolving needs. Celebrating the renewed popularity of old favorites like Levi's jeans and apple pie, Cookin' Good has revived this delicious favorite: SIMPLY DELICIOUS BAKED CHICKEN 3 lbs. Cookin' Good Chicken, 1% cup olive oil cut up into serving pieces, or 1 fresh lemon 3 lbs. of selected Cookin' Bread crumbs Good parts Place chicken parts in a baking dish. Sprinkle pieces with oil and cover with bread crumbs. Squeeze the juice of the fresh lemon over the chicken. Bake at 350F for 50-60 minutes, or until chicken is fork tender. Makes 4 servings. MICROWAVE INSTRUCTIONS Prepare chicken as for conventional cooking, using a microwave baking dish. Microwave uncovered for 20-25 minutes on full power, rotating the baking dish once. LAW OFFICES OF FRIER & USKERT, P.A. 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SI- Catch the S'^Iit Constitution andfonument Catch the S rit ou ,ns THE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH !POrt St. Joe FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Sunday School........9:45 a.m. Evening Worship...... 7:30 p.m. Morning Worship..... 11:00 a.m. Bible Study Methodist Youth Wednesday............ 9:30 a.m. Fellowship ..........5:30 p.m. Thursday ...............7:30 p.m. REV. ZEDOC BAXTER, Pastor JEFF BARNES, Youth/Music Director r "The Exciting Place to Worship" -fFirst Baptist Church 0 ,102 Third Street Port St. Joe, Florida HOWARD BROWNING, Pastor "THE MIRACLE CENTER" NEW COVENANT MISSIONARY WORLD OUTREACH CENTER... The Family Church 252 Avenue E, Port St. Joe, Florida Church Phone: 229-8137 Pastor: Rev. Napoleon Pittman SUNDAY DAILY PRAYER Worship: 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. For Prayer or Counseling, Call or WEDNESDAY Write the Church. 7:30 p.m. Bible Study & Fellowship "A CHURCH WITH A VISION" Sponsor of New Covenant Christian Academy K-5 thru 6th Grade Does not discriminate based upon race, creed, color, or origin. tfc 12/ (U sOF FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 508 Sixteenth Street 227-1756 SUNDAY WORSHIP............................ 10 a.m. ADULT SCHOOL............................. 11 a.m. *SUNDAY SCHOOL Young Children Nursery Available The Rev. Joseph Eckstine, Pastor FREE HEARING TEST Set For- SENIOR CITIZENS GULF COAST HEARING AID CENTER of Panama City will be offering to anyone 55 or older a free hearing test. If you have been exposed to loud factory noise, if people seem to m0m- ":.; 'ble or you ask people to repeat what they have said, come see us at: JAMES W. DAME Hearing Aid Specialist ST. 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These provisions will take ef- fect January 1, 1993. The Commission held a final public hearing on its proposed rule to manage the bluefish fish- ery in Florida, and voted to: *designate bluefish as a "re- For internal parasites, tender- pads, and ear problems, ask BARFIELD'S LAWN & GARDEN, 229-2727 about TRIVERMICIDE, PAD- KOTE, MITEX & EAR CANKER POWDER. Available O-T-C. ', -BtR 19/11 For Sale by Owner: Furnished 2 bdrm. house on Burgess Creek. Lot size 86'x350', from Magnolia Road to Creek, private boat landing. Cen. heat and elec. appliances. Large screened n., back porch. $28,500. Call 904- 648-5190, some owner financing. tfc 1/7 3 bdrm. brick, carpet, fans & blinds all rooms, carport, util., 1/2 acre, fenced back, cul de sac, land- scaped and well maintained.. Owner pays closing. $42,000. 827-7375. tfc 1/7 1/- acre lot on beautiful Chipola River, clear, ready for building. Call (904) 762-8597 after 5 p.m. tfc 1/7 New 3 bdrm., 2 ba. home, 1400 ft. heat/cooled, on beautiful Chipola River, Ig. deck, dock on river, 2 car carport, 100 ft. waterfront. Applianc- es, owner financing with down pay- ment. Call 904-762-8597 after 5 p.m. tfc 1/7 1310 Palm Blvd. 2 bedroom frame house, Ig. country kitchen & appliances. Cen. heat, window air, ceiling fans, like new washer & dryer, 'dinette, china cabinet, couch, chair, curtains & blinds included, $29,500. Call 639-2541 after 5 p.m. tfc 1/7 For Sale White City, Hwy. 71. 3 bedroom, 2 bath brick home on 4.5 acres, pond. Call 229-8735 after 5 p.m. tfc 1/7 2.73 acres at Sunshine Farms, Oirerstreet. Partially cleared corner acreage. $15,000 negotiable. Call B. Given, 227-1467 after 6 p.m. tfc 6/18 Nice 3 bedroom 1 bath home, has cen., heat & air, new cabinets. 206 10th St. Call 229-6055 for more Infor- mation. tfc 1/7 Country living overlooking We- tappo Creek, 3 bdrm., 2 ba. 1500 sq. ft. living space, 26'x56' mobile home, 15x26' grand room, ch&a, fireplace, 2 car garage, 2 util. bldg., 2 covered porches, one 14'x26' open deck, swimming pool w/privacy fence, beautiful landscaped on two 1/2 acre lots with c/I fence. $56,500. Call 648- 5323 for appt. tfc 1/7 S50x150 lot w/2 BR, 14x60 MH and all improvements. $21,500. Americus St., St. Joe Beach. Financ- ing Available. Call 648-5323. tfc 1/7 LOTS FOR SALE-On Cemetery Road, 1 mile off Overstreet Road, 9 miles south of Wewa. Owner financ- ing. Call 229-6961. tfc 1/7 Port St. Joe Western Auto now honoring Panama City Western Auto Co. store advertised tire sale prices. Sears Card now at Port St. Joe West- ern Auto. Discover TOOl Also Com- puter Wheel Alignment. 227-1105. tfc 1/7 FREE: Eight lesson Bible study. Postage and envelope supplied. Send request to Bible Study, P. 0. Box 758, Port St. Joe, FL 32456. tfc 1/7 stricted species" *establish a 10 fish daily bag limit for recreational fishermen *increase the minimum size limit from 10 inches to 12 inches fork length *require all commercial har- vesters to adhere to statewide gear requirements while fishing in state and Atlantic federal wa,- ters, except that the use of spot- ter airplanes to harvest bluefish would be allowed in federal wa- ters of the East Central Coast Re- gion *establish a 7,500 pound dal- ly commercial vessel limit for bluefish would be allowed in state and federal waters north of Dade County *require bluefish to be landed in a whole condition. This rule will go the Governor and Cabinet for approval in time for an effective date of July 1,1993 if approved. Spotted Seatrout The Commission received public comment and manage- ment proposals for seatrout from several major fishing organiza- CThe +eANDI MAN The Value of Valves by Joe Zorc PM Editorial Services The following are a few ba- sic maintenance items you should know about your house: Water It is important to know a little about the water sources in your house and how they can be isolated in the event of a leak at one of the fixtures or plumbing lines. It is ormmnon to install a shut- off valve before a toilet, sink, shower/tub, etc., are put in place. These usually are found just below the fixture, inside the vanity cabinet, or behind an ac- cess panel directly behind the wall of the shower or tub. It is recommended that you test the shut-off valves and in- spect them for leakage. Often the packing around the valve needs to be replaced, or a nut needs to be tightened to stop a small drip. Minor drips can cause rotting in vanity cabinets and in the wood or wallboard, often going unnoticed until it is too late and a major repair is necessary. The main shut-off valve for the house usually is located in the basement or garage at the front or rear of the house. In the event that the individual fixtures' shut-off valves do not work or were not installed, use this valve to isolate the water. Propane/Natural Gas - According to building codes, shut-off valves also are required for all gas-fed appliances. Check your dryer, oven, hot-water heater, central air conditioner, and furnace for these valves. In the event that you ever de- tect the odor of gas, do not turn on any lights or use any electri- cal fixtures, open all doors and windows to ventilate the area, turn off any valves to the appli- ances, and immediately call your gas company's emergency number, which you should keep handy at all times. There also is a main shut-off before and after the gas meter. It usually is an in- line valve, and requires pliers or a wrench to turn off. The valve .should be perpendicular to the piping to shut off the flow. Never try to replace any gas fixtures on your own. A li- censed, insured plumbing con- tractor should be contacted for any gas-related work. Oil The same shut-off valves should be located before oil-fed equipment. In addition, a main shut-off valve is located near the oil tank. In the event of a break in the line, turn off the main valve. Electric Most houses have one electric panel, located in the basement. Hopefully, the labels indicating the areas served by each breaker or fuse have been filled in. If you are buying a new house, insist that this labeling be completed. In addition to the individual breakers, there is a main breaker usually located at the top of the panel., In the event that you work on any minor electrical repairs, always turn off the main breaker. You never can be cer- tain if someone before you in- stalled faulty wiring, or incor- rectly labeled the panel. Any new wiring should be per- formed in accordance with your local building codes. Before starting any work, ascertain what work you are allowed to perform. Many jurisdictions re- quire licensed contractors to per- form all work. lil Joe Zore has been involved in home renovation and repair for more than a decade and has taught carpentry for the Home Builders Institute. 1992, PM Editorial Services *Heating & Air M OM_ *Major Appliance .. Rep air S Ji F 34 *Plumbing & Electrical Work RER0007623 RFOO40131 RA0043378 229-8416 or 227-1954 106 Bellamy Circle, Port St. Joe h eFcantasy Properties, Inc. Corner 10th Street and U.S. Hwy. 98 Mexico Beach, FL 32410 (904) 648-5146 or 1-800-458-7478 from All of the Staff NEW LISTINGS: Port St. Joe Commercial. 2.5 plus acres commercial /industrial with old garage, lots of possibilities, $99,000. 1314 Marvin Ave. Call to see this immaculate 3 bd. 1 ba. home with dining den plus carport & until. area. $45,000. Gulf Aire 408 Gulf Aire Dr. Looking for a neat, low maintenance home? This is it! Lovely 3 bd., 2 ba. brick home w/2 car garage. Many amenities. Come see. $95,000. SALES RENTALS PROPERTY MANAGEMENT JOHN M. DELORME, Realtor ELLEN F. ALLEMORE, Realtor tions, and directed staff to pro-' vide a detailed analysis of these proposals. The Commission in- tends to further consider these proposals and other management options in order to raise the' spawning potential ratio in the seatrout fishery from 20 to 35 percent to increase abundance and prevent recruitment overfish- ing. Reef Fish The Commission received public and scientific testimony re- garding its proposals to further regulate various reef fishes. These proposals would: *establish a minimum size limit of 12 inches for school mas- ter and gray (mangrove) snapper, and include gray (mangrove) snapper in the aggregate recrea- tional bag limit for snapper (in- stead of the current 5 per day) *include vermillion snapper in the aggregate recreational bag limit for snapper (10 per day for various species harvested) *establish a minimum size limit of 20 inches for mutton snapper, and a daily recreational bag limit of 2 for recreational fish- ermen *establish a minimum size limit of 12 inches for red porgy *prohibit the use of sea bass traps in all state waters *require all reef fish species to be landed with heads and tails intact. The Commission is also con- sidering the regulation of trigger- fish and hog snapper, and possi- ble spawning season closures for gag grouper. Blue Crabs The. Commission received sci- entific and public testimony re- garding the blue crab fishery, and voted to direct staff to draft pro- posed rule language that would: *designate blue crab as a "re- stricted species" effective January 1, 1995 Require the use of no less than one escape ring with an in- ternal diameter of not less than 2 inches in all traps targeting hard blue crabs specify the maximum size for blue crab traps as 24" wide x 24" long x 24" high *require hard blue crab traps to have a minimum mesh size of 1 1/2 inches *require peeler crab traps to have a minimum mesh size of 1 inch allow non-standard trap configurations with Special Activi- ty License *require location of the throat to be only on vertical surfaces of the trap *require recreational fisher- men to adhere to the same blue crab trap configuration provisions as commercial fishermen and that recreational traps be marked with buoys to identify the user *establish a minimum size limit of 3 1/2 inches for peeler crabs *prohibit the recreational harvest of egg-bearing females. The Commission also direct- ed staff to further study options for degradable panels or other al- ternatives for blue crab traps, and recreational bag and size lim- its. Other Meeting Action The Commission received public testimony regarding spe- cies allowed to be harvested by purse seines statewide. The Com- mission also voted to direct staff to draft a proposed permanent rule to redefine the boundary be- tween the Big Bend and North- west Regions established in the shrimp rule as a line drawn be- tween the St. Marks Lighthouse due south to Channel Marker #24 in order to regulate food shrimp production gear (the use of legal turtle excluder devices would be required at all times in the affect- ed area of the expanded North- west Region). DAVID KENNEDY'S HEATING & COOLING Air Conditioning & Heating, Refrigeration, Ice Machines, and Appliance Service. 227-1675 229-8656 RA0050826 S \Be two ple w o.nce. cClw Foerdlg Iot, you oinM c.ll to othrit num lo. Br.k the heb-y in0l bolr*oe. S oY ou.,l hU'I'el t n. tryn to l. NOmoImo con 'e" don. I P rtot.on eo n ~Y~~oC~ uordne to II Dn n h a 1Orntnsom ethinglu to- Diane. Nr, Yu o n nlk u r nIy dInaed. l n( o t cai f ( or 0 am o he i n O r e .a t o extr it d i nary -ph o o mn Pa es r bedohere. aboo n sfn of the bilure service f11. about .wor .Wo .nder or .u L ,ake it easy S1 ior you. Features Now Available: Call Forwarding Call Waiting Speed Dialing Teen Line Three Way Calling Touchtone Warm Line Free installation of Custom Calling Features through January 30, 1993. (Alligator Point only through February 15, 1993.) ST. JOSEPH TELEPHONE & TELEGRAPH CO. 502 Fifth Street Port St. Joe, FL 32456 904-229-7231 or 1-800-772-7288 12117,12/31, 1/7/93 308 Williams Ave. 227-1278 week with no changes. Call 227-1278 to place yours. DEADLINE: TUESDAY AT NOON . ..for.ect ,di.iona_ word., B AH I_ 1S- '87 Dodge Charger 2 dr. hatch- back, 70,000 original miles, $800 be- low book value, $2,000. Price is nego- tiable. 647-8587. Itp 12/31 1987 GMC pickup truck, Sierra Classic, low mileage. For more infor- mation call 647-5196. Itp 12/31 Johnson 25 h.p. motor, excellent 5 condition, low hours, $950. Call 229- 6639 after 6:00 p.m. tfc 1/7 OUTBOARD MOTOR REPAIR - Call Steve at 227-1687 after 6 p.m. tfc 1/7 Yard Sale: Friday, January 1, 1993, 8 a.m. until, 614 Madison Street, Oak Grove. Itc 12/31 Furnished one bedroom upstairs apartment including utilities, $65 week. 8th Street evening, 229-6933. New 7.50 x 16 8 ply tires, paid $225 will sell $110. 229-6933. Itp 12/31 One bedroom ocean view cottage, St. Joe Beach, $225 rent, $100 secur- ity deposit. Call 1-704-827-2502 col- lect to arrange showing, partially fur- nished. .2tc 12/31 Liberty Manor Apts., 800 Tap- per Dr., Port St. Joe. Affordable housing for the elderly and the handicapped. Cen. h &a, laundry facilities, en-' ergy efficient const, handicapped equipped apts., available. Stove & re- frig. furn., fully carpeted, 1 bdrm., apts., on-site manager. Equal Opportunity Housing Complex. Rent is based on income. This complex is funded by the Farmers Home Administration and managed by Advisors Realty. .:* Call 229-6533 for more informa- tion. NOW TAKING APPLICATIONS 5tc 12/31 Office space for rent on Main Street in Wewa. Call 639-2337 or 639-5031, ask for Abby. 3tc 12/24 Mexico Beach: 2 bdrm. mobile home, partially furn., adults, no pets. $210 monthly without utilities or $85 weekly w/utilitities. 648-5659 tfc 1/7 Mexico Beach: large older 2 bdrm., 2 bath home, $400 per month plus utilities. $250 security deposit. Call 827-2823 or 904-656-6878. tfc 1/7 Mexico Beach: Available Jan. 1, 1993, 3 bdrm., 2 bath mobile home, adults, no pets, $240 month. 648- 5659. tfc 1/7 Newly remodeled 4 bdrm., 3 bath, LR, DR, den & deck, 1607 Mon- ument Ave. $750 month plus 1 month security deposit. Interested parties only call collect 404-995- 7049, ask for Tim. tfc 1/7 Mobile home lot approx. 46-90 ft. $72 month includes water & garbage collection fee. Rustic Sands Camp- ground, Mexico Beach. 648-5229. tfc 1/7 Mobile home in St. Joe Beach. 2 bdrm. 14'x60' $275 month. Call 648- 5323. tfc 1/7 Small two bedroom trailer. Also 3 bedroom trailer. Deposit, no pets. 648-8211. tfc 1/7 2 bedroom unfurnished energy efficient apartment, good neighbor- hood, Washer & dryer. Also for rent or sale: Beautiful 3 bdrm. 2 bath home on Country Club golf course. Call 229-2783. tfc 1/7 Mexico Beach, Mobile home and r.v. spaces for rent, $65 month. Call 648-5659. tfc 1/7 Nice one, two & three bedroom apartments. Cen. h&a, stove & frost- free refrigerator, playground available with parents' supervision. Laundry rm. provided. Rent determined by in- come. Handicap units available. Pine Ridge Apartments, 227-7451. Equal Housing. tfe 1/7 OFFICE SPACE. Call George Duren at 229-6031 and leave mes- sage. tfc 1/7 Mobile home lots for rent, located in Mexico Beach. 648-5476. tfe 1/7 UNFURNISHED * Large 2 bdrm. house, stove & re- frig., cen. h&a, screen porch, car- port & laundry rm. Large 2 bedroom apartment, stove & refrig., washer/dryer hook-up. New extra Ig. 3 bdrm. house, 1 1/2 ba., inside laundry rm, ch&a, dish- washer & stove, fully carpeted. No pets. FURNISHED * Small 2 bdrm. home, auto. heat & air, washer/dryer hook-up. One bedroom apartment, washer/ dryer hook-up. Call 229-6777 after 7 p.m. tfc 1/7 Warehouses, small and large, some with office, suitable for small business, 229-6200. tfc 1/7 No need for wet carpets. Dry clean them with HOST. Use rooms right away. Rent machine. St. Joe Furniture, 227-1251. thru 12/92 The Phantry Hotel, Rooms Pri- vate baths or dormitory style. Daily or weekly rates. Will renovate to your taste for lease. 302 Reid Ave., Port St. Joe, FL 229-8723. tfc 1/7 Exclusive Office Space 2 story, 410 Long Avenue (adjacent to Citizens Federal) Port St. Joe Call 227-7413 t 1/7 No experience necessary, will train individual who is not afraid to work. Must take pride in a job well done. Starting $5 hr. part-time. Full- time by March call 229-6699. Itp 12/31 Bay St. Joseph Care Center, Cer- tified nursing assistant positions available. Nursing assistant positions also available (no experience neces- sary we offer training and certifica- tion). 229-8244. tfc 1/7 Immediate opening, established company seeking full time licensed sales agent, ERA Parker Realty, Mexi- co Beach, 648-5777. tfc 1/7 RIGHT-OF-WAY SUPERVISOR Applications will be accepted through Monday, January 4, 1993 for the position of Right-of-Way Supervis- or at Gulf Coast Electric Cooperative, Inc. on Hwy. 22 in Wewahitchka. Min- imum requirements for the position are as follows: high school graduate or equivalent; minimum of four years experience in right-of-way related ac- tivities; ability to climb utility poles and trees; ability to function in a bucket truck at high heights; demon- strated expertise in properly removing and trimming trees, ability to check easement records, obtain routine per- mission and secure proper operation and maintenance of right-of-way equipment; ability to learn Coopera- tive policies and procedures relative to clearing of right-of-ways; excellent oral communication skills for effective supervision and interaction with members; excellent planning and or- ganizing skills; ability to schedule the work of the right-of-way crew; confi- dentiality of all consumer and depart- mental information: basic knowledge of first aid and the ability to learn Gulf Coast Electric Cooperative's safe- ty rules and maintain CPR certifica- tion; ability to have and maintain a valid Florida commercial driver's li- cense and maintain DOT certification; successful pass of Gulf Coast Electric Cooperative's employment entrance examination and drug screen. Prefer vocational technical training. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, age, national origin, veteran status, or disability. ltc 12/31 Winter Rental wanted for Nov. 93 to April 94. Call 229-6937. Itp 12/31 Want to Purchase Used Tractor in Good Shape. Please call Willie at 229-6343 or 229-8997. tfc 10/29 FREE. to good home: 1/2 lab puppies. Call 648-5874. ltp 12/31 DIRECTOR: Franklin Co. Public Library, 30 hrs/week including some evenings & weekends. This is a 2-year Federal Library Establishment grant position, managed by the three county Wilderness Coast Public Li- braries. Serving population of 1 ss than 10,000, annual budget of $74,500, supervise staff of 2. Re- quires appropriate educational and job experience background. Must be knowledgeable in all areas of library service, experienced in planning, bud- get preparation, purchasing, person- nel management and regular reports including statistical data. Ability in public relations to represent library to government officials and community groups. Salary approximately $1,140 per month plus benefits. Send resume and references by 5 p.m. January 5 to: Search Committee, Franklin Co. Public Library, P. 0. Box 722,. East- point, FL 32328-9722. Complete job description available at the Franklin Co. Library, Yaupon Garden Club, Senior Citizens Center (Carrabelle), Apalachicola Municipal Library and the Wilderness Coast Public Libraries in Carrabelle. Franklin Co. Public Li- brary is an Equal Opportunity Em- ployer. 2tc 12/24 Season's Greetings from Coast- al Chem-Dry Carpet Cleaning. New Year Special: for the entire month of January any two rooms $35. Call 229-6699. Itp 12/31 China cabinet $300 used; boots size 12 $30 (New); belts 38, 36 $10 (new); tent, back packs, canopy (all used), elec. blankets $10 twin; $15 double (used); salad & cup set $15 4 place (New); pinking shears $5 (new). 647-8822. ltp 12/31 At Wewa 12'x60', 3 bdrm. mobile home, w/12'x12' addition. Also 8'x16' trailer, all need TLC. First $2,700 gets all. 648-5162. 2tp 12/24 Nintendo Game Boy with seven games, carrying case, battery charger, earphones, $100. Call 647-3181. 2tc 12/24 Mauve rocker/recliner, 1 year old, $100. O'Brian Pro Combo water skis and rope w/handle, $100. Call 647-8771. 2tp 12/24 CARTER'S CRAFTY CORNERS Christmas Cottage after Christmas sale now through Jan. 16. Save 25% to 50% on remaining handcrafted gift baskets, candy mugs, tree decora- tions, wreaths, brooms, wood crafts and more. Reg. store hrs; Weekdays 3:00 6:00 p.m.; Saturdays 9-6; Sun- days and special hours by appoint- ment or by chance. Located on Hwy. 71, White City. 827-2827. Closed all day Jan. 1, 1993. Itc 12/31 Two end tables and coffee table $50. Call 227-7125 leave message. Everything must gol Itc 12/31 '69 22' Terry travel trailer, $1,095; pickup camper, large fair cond., $550. old IHC farm tractor model FC, $995. 648-5659. tfc 1/7 Living room furniture, all wood, couch, 2 end tables, 2 lamps, 2 chairs, coffee table, $275. 648-5994. Must see, looks brand new, brown & white floral print. 12/31 Firewood, $50 per truckload. Call 227-2112 or 648-5628 after p.m. tfe 1/7 Travel trailer, 1976 28' Terry, great for hunting camp, easily sleeps four, ac/heat,stove, refrig. In good cond. Has wooden deck that goes with trailer, $3,500. Call Bart Reid, 648- 8588. 4tp 12/10 Mobile home, 12'x65', 2 bdrm.,. 1 ba. cen. h/a, covered deck, lattice skirting, 9'x10' storage bldg., ready to move in. Sits on rented lot 1 block from beach, beautiful view to water Call today 227-1718 or 648-5063, leave message, tfc 1/7 Port St. Joe Western Auto now honoring entire Panama City West- ern Auto company store advertised sale prices. 227-1105, 219 Reid Ave. tfe 1/7 Western Auto Special. Computer spin balance 4 tires and tire rotation. $19.95. 227-1105. tfc 1/7 To buy or sell Avon call Sarah Kemp at 229-6495 after 5 p.m. or weekends. tfc 1/7 Electrolux and all other vacu- ums, repairs and sales, bags, any- thing for any vacuum and any central built-in vac's. Callaway Vacuum, Tyn- dall Parkway, hea r Hwy. 22, Panama City, FL 32404. 763-7443. pd. thru 9/1/93 TRADESan[SRVCE American Legion Bingo Thurs- day night, 7:30 p.m. Cash prizes. Early bird 5:00 p.m. Meetings 1st Monday of each month, 8:00 p.m. .. 'tfc 1/7 ./fA2tPort St. Joe Lodge No. 111 Reg. Stated Communication "".st and 3rd Thursday ofea. month, Masonic Hall, 207 Reid Ave. James Brooks, W.Mt Fred Nehring, Sec. SAY YOU SAW IT IN THE STAR C. R. SMITH & SON Backhoe work, dozer work, root rake, front-end loader, lot clearing, septic tanks, drain fields, fill dirt. Rt. 2, Box A 1IC, Port St. Joe Phone 229-6018 tfc 1/7 We Buy, Pawn. Sell or Trade Guns * Indian Swamp Campground Hwy. C-387, Howard Creek tfc 1/7 Good Work Doesn't Cost, It Pays ST. JOE TREE AND , STUMP REMOVAL Bush Chipping, Stump Grinding INSURED , Rt. 2 Box 73D Port St. Joe, MIKE CARROLL 647-8070 tfc 12/3 DROOPY HEADLINERS $69.95 Most Cars $39.95 Most Pick-Ups We have over 50 different shades and colors In stock and ready to Install. Call Oakley's Cars & Trucks Corner 2nd Ave. & Madison St., Oak Grove 227-1294 tfc 1/7 JOHN F. LAW LAWYER 1-265-4794 26 Years of Experience Worker's Compensation Occupational Diseases, Injuries and Accidents. No charge for first conference. 7229 Deer Haven Road, P.C., tc 1 COSTIN'S Bookkeeping Service Tax Returns A Specialty Reid Ave. Port St. Joe (904) 229-8581 tfc 1/7 Wauneta's Accounting & Income Tax Wauneta Brewer St. Joe Beach 647-5043 Maddox Construction Company SNew HomesG 0062723 Mobile Phone 227-5100 New Homes Additions & Remodeling, WE BUILD TO LAST All Your Building Needs A LIFETIME! For Free Estimates, Call 229-8050 c 1 /7 ER0010992 1 Electrical Installation RA0054218 and Service GARRY'S ELECTRICAL SERVICE, INC. Garry Gaddls P. 0. Box.13187 Ph. (904) 648-5474 1106 15th Street Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Mexico Beach, FL 32410 tfc 1/7 Installation and Service LIC # RF0051042 FREE ESTIMATES RG 0051008 ER 0011618 JOHNNY MIZE PLUMBING PLUMBING CONTRACTOR NEW CONSTRUCTION REPAIRS REMODELING RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL INSTALLATION OF WATER LINES AND SEWER LINES MINOR ELECTRICAL PORT ST. JOE, FLORIDA tc 1/7 904/229-6821 AVOI1 CATHERINE L. COLLIER Independent Sales Representative 211 Allen Memordal Way Port St. Joe (904) 229-6460 tfc 1/7 Phone 227-1782 Cuts, Color, Frosting, Perms Betty's Beauty Salon "A Family Salon" 311 Madison St. Betty Heath Oak Grove Owner/Mgr. tc 1/7 ST. JOE RENT-ALL, Inc. 706 1st St. 227-2112 BARFIELD'S LAWN & GARDEN CENTER Small Engine Repair * Lawn Mowers Weed Eaters '- Chain Saws I \, '* Generators *Pumps Tillers Go-Karts 229-2727 328 Reid Ave. Port St. Joe te 1/7 Sewing and alterations, drapes, complete outfits, repairs. Also cus- tom fit sofa and chair slip covers. Call Daisy at Aline's 229-6600 or 227-7193. tfc 1/7 COSTIN INSURANCE AGENCY Inc. All Forms of Insurance 322 Reid Ave., Port St. Joe Phone 229-8899 tfc 1/7 LAWN MOWING service now offered by BARFIELD LAWN & GAR- DEN CENTER, 229-2727. tfc 7/30 T.L.C. Lawn Service All Types of Yard Work Mowing, Raking, Trimming, Weeding, Clean Outs and Roof Sweeping. Reasonable Monthly or Seasonal Rates Available. Call 229-6435 1fc 1/7 BOB'S PAINT & BODY SHOP 29 Continuous Years of Automotive Body Repair Rebuild Wrecks Body & Window Work Expert Automotive Painting FREE ESTIMATES on Your Body Work See or Call BOB HEACOCK BaltzeU Ave. Phone 227-7229 tfc 1/7 S-m------51 St. Joe Rent-All, Inc. Small Engine Repairs Factory Warranty Center I ,r- -.,* Lawnmowers Weedeaters Tillers Chain saws Generators Pumps Engine Sales A~ 706 Ist St.-St. Joe 227-2112 L Uc 1/ ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS Port St. Joe Serenity Group Open Meetings: Sunday 4:00 p.m. Tuesday, 8:00 p.m. Thursday, 8:00 p.m. AL-ANON Sunday 4:00 p.m. & Tuesday 8:00 p.m. All meetings at St. James Episcopal Church, all times eastern For further AA information call 648-8121. STUTZMAN CONST. CO. All Types Roofing and Remodeling 30 years experience Lie. #RB0030039, RC.0038936 "Where Quality Is Higher Than Price" 229-8631 tfc 1/7 r---- -- -- -- -- -- -n Business Residential SPre-Wire Additional Jacks Outside Extensions Repair Free Estimates 227-2087 Voice Pager 227-2768 c 1/7 I L---------- __-----_ St. Joe Rent-All, Inc. 706 1st St. Phone 227-2112 tfc 1/7 Save on Your AUTO INSURANCE CALL Mitchell Williams 747-8970 1-800-239-8977 Callaway/Panama City tfc 1/7 SEARS IS AS CLOSE AS YOUR TELEPHONE! Sears Catalog Sales 227-1151 MICHAEL KILBOURN, Owner 410 Reid Ave. ec 1/7 Harmon's Heavy Equipment Co. Specializing In Black Top Soil BULL DOZERS BACKHOES LOADERS TRACTORS DUMP TRUCKS 648-8924 or 648-5767 if no answer tfc1/7 Hot Tar ROOFING Shingles R OI Repairs JESSIECONTRACTING Re-Roofing Free Estimates 4 647-3219 Eddie "Smarter Than Water? 1/7 Lydia C S"Hickory Smoked HOG JOWL Ohse All Meat Wieners ...........2.49 Ohse Spiced \ Luncheon Loaf ..... b. 3.59 SOUTHERN MAID 1.5 LB. PKG. Red Hots .......... Ib. 2.29 r Ad Special Prices Good December 30- January 5 PETER PAN 18 oz. Peanut Butter 1. 99 Assorted Starkist 6.4 oz. T U N A ...................................... 69.......... HUNT'S 8 oz. 1 Tomato Sauce ............./ lb. C Blackeye Peas 12 OZ. BAGS 3/ 00 BIG R 16 oz. can Tom atoes ........................... FRESH FRYER LEG QTRS. MARTHA WHITE 5 LB. BAG SELF RISING OR PLAIN < Flour 99 PIGGLY WIGGLY 7.25 OZ. 4/$ Mac. & Cheese ............... SHOWBOAT 15 oz. can ,/$ Pork & Beans ............... GREEN GIANT 303 CAN (ASSORTED) Vegetables .................. 0 2/880 42 OUNCE Swiftning Shortening.............. $1.19 Zeigler's Market Style BACON Cottonelle ' 4 roll pkg. BATH ISSUE LB. 400000 IN ONE YER'-R R H D OUT TH E OTH E R SR LE ;VA *'* ,^ 'ug |