Viewpoints 2 Community Calendar 2 Crime Beat 4 Church News 5 Obituaries 7 4-H News 8 Class. & Legals 9 Outdoors 10 2 Sections, 18 Pages 50 ¢ 46¢ + 4¢ Friday, July 19, 2013 Florida’s Keystone County J J ournal ournal county Index Local Weather Vol. 6 No. 51 J J efferson efferson City Officials Overall Pleased With Budget LAZARO ALEMAN ECB Publishing Senior Staff Writer The Monticello City Council got its first look at next year’s proposed budget and millage rate at a workshop on Thursday evening, July 11. Notwithstanding the early stage of the process and the minor adjustments likely to be made to the docu- ment in the coming weeks, the council members ex- pressed overall satisfaction with the document as presented and praised the department heads’ efforts. The budget summary that the City Clerk Emily Anderson presented to the council at the start of the workshop serves to highlight the document’s salient features. Regarding the ad-valorem rate, An- derson noted that city’s tax roll had roughly increased three percent dur- ing the current fiscal year, following a two-percent decline the previous year. The city’s fiscal year runs Oct. 1 through Sept. 30 of each calendar year. Anderson further noted that the current fiscal year’s ad-val- orem rate was 6.600, and the proposed rate for the coming year was 5.9000, representing a de- crease of 1.88 percent from the previous year’s rate. At the proposed rate, the city would raise $524,000 in ad-valorem taxes, she said. Were the council instead to set the rate at 6.000, it would represent a 0.22 percent de- crease and raise $533,000 in ad-valorem taxes, she said. And were the council to go with the rollback rate — or the rate that would generate the same amount of money as the previous year — it would be 6.0132, and it would generate $534,000 in property taxes, she said. Anderson underscored that the actual effects of changes in the ad-valorem rates would vary widely from property to property, depending on the homestead and other applicable exemptions and whether individual properties had increased or decreased in valuation. Too, she pointed out, 2013-14 would be the first year that the extra $15,000 homestead exemption for low-in- come senior citizens would kick in. Information re- ceived from the Property Appraiser’s office shows that 36 city residents qualify for this exemption, which translates into $388,730 in exempted value and a tax loss of about $2,395 to the city. Anderson noted that the budget proposal called for a three-percent pay raise for city employees, with the exception of two positions. The two were the Public Works (PW) director and a supervisory position in the Monticello Police Department (MPD). Anderson explained that City Man- ager Steve Wingate wanted to turn the PW di- rector into a salaried position, which represented a nine-percent increase to the base salary. Wingate’s reasoning was that over the long run, the nine-percent increase would be offset and ultimately prove a savings to the city, as the change would eliminate costly overtime, she said. As for the MPD sergeant’s position, Anderson explained that Police Chief Fred Mosley had authorized a 2.8 per- cent pay increase for this person mid- way through the current fiscal year because the individual for a while had been pulling the slack for a couple of vacant positions. Meaning that when this individual received the across-the-board pay increase in the new fiscal year, it would translate into a total 5.8 percent increase from the beginning of the current fiscal year, she said. Concerning health and life insurance premiums, Anderson said several options had been proposed, most of which would have raised the cost by about 25 percent. Her recommendation was that the city stay with the current plan, which would only increase the cost minimally, or about $20 monthly per employee. The alternative, she said, was to reduce employees’ benefit packages or require employees to contribute a portion of their health insurance. She noted that a de- creasing number of government entities continued to pay 100 percent of their employees’ health insurance costs. Please See BUDGET Page 3A LAZARO ALEMAN ECB Publishing Senior Staff Writer Come the new school year, students enrolled in the Jefferson County pub- lic school system will be able to enjoy free, whole- some breakfasts and lunches five days of the week, thanks to a federal pilot program that the dis- trict is implementing. Called the Community El- igibility Op- tion (CEO), the new program is part of the Na- tional School Lunch Pro- gram and de- rives from the Healthy, Hunger- Free Kids Act adopted by Congress in 2010. Administered by the U.S. Department of Agri- culture (USDA), the CEO was first made available to three states in the 2011-12 school year. Those three states were Illinois, Ken- tucky, and Michigan. For the school year of 2012-13, availability of the program was expanded to New York, Ohio, West Vir- ginia and the District of Columbia. And for the coming school year, the program’s availability is being expanded to Massa- chusetts, Maryland, Geor- gia and Florida. The expectation is that the program will be implemented nationwide in the 2014-15 school year. Among the program’s stated benefits is that it will reduce schools’ ad- ministrative costs relative to collecting and process- ing applications and track- ing students based on meal eligibility status. Meaning that schools no longer have to collect pay- ments or use swipe cards or other sys- tems dur- ing the meal service. As for the students and their families, the program eliminates the need to complete meal ap- plications and it also largely reduces the stigma that is oftentimes associ- ated with free meals, as the program applies uni- versally, regardless of in- come status. Per the CEO guide- lines, schools are eligible for the program if at least 40 percent of their stu- dents qualify for free or re- duced meals. Reathea Knowles is the food service specialist for the Jefferson County Please See MEALS Page 3A ROSE KLEIN ECB Publishing, Inc. A new moving viola- tion that was signed into law by Governor Rick Scott took effect July 1 and addresses slower left-hand lane driving. The previous law re- quired motorists to yield the left lane on a multilane highway to faster traffic by moving into the right- hand lane as soon as it was reasonable. The new law states how slow you can drive in the left-hand lane and drivers can be fined for not adhering to the law. You can earn a ticket of $60 if you drive in the left-hand lane 10 miles or more slower than the posted speed. Proponents of the new law say it will reduce road congestion, thereby reducing accidents and road rage. They say the failure of a slower driver to yield is considered an act of aggressive and care- less driving and can create impatience and anger in a blocked motorist traveling at a higher rate of speed. Faster moving vehi- cles are noted to resort to aggressive driving, such as “bobbing and weaving” from lane to lane, which can be a factor, or the pri- mary cause, of an acci- dent. Road rage, a rising issue in congested travel- ing, can also lead the im- patient driver to threaten or intentionally injure, or even kill, another motorist or passenger. Everyone is not in agreement with the new law, however. Some say it will only encourage those drivers who do speed the freedom to continue speeding. FRAN HUNT ECB Publishing Staff Writer A county woman was charged after a driving under the influence crash, which occurred earlier in the year. Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) re- ported that on February 15 at 4:15 p.m., Troopers Smith and Boatwright re- sponded to a single-vehicle crash with in- juries on Freeman Road at Serenity Lane. Upon arrival, Trooper Boatwright observed a beige Dodge pickup truck with damage to the front, caused by a tree. Jefferson County Fire Rescue/EMS and the Jefferson County Sheriff ’s Office were already on the scene. Trooper Boatwright made contact with Deputy Robert Hall, and Para- medics Dexter Walker and Jared Par- ramore. Walker and Parramore were assisting with helping two black females into the back of the ambulance. Walker advised the Trooper that he could smell alcohol on both of the fe- males, and one had a head injury and the other may have a broken arm. Deputy Hall advised that he could smell alcohol, and he had two witnesses to the crash. Both of the females were trans- ported to Tallahassee Memorial Hospital (TMH) for treatment. The Troopers observed a paper bag with an unopened 16-ounce can of Natu- ral Light beer, inside the pickup on the bench seat in the middle, between the driver and passenger. They also observed a plastic bag with an unopened 32-ounce Magnum malt liquor bottle on the pas- senger side floorboard. The bottle was cold to the touch. Trooper Boatwright noted that from his experience, the windshield of the pickup had damage from a head striking it. The damage was on the passenger side of the windshield, next to the passenger door. They also observed blood on the in- side of the vehicle’s seat and dashboard. The troopers then made contact with the witnesses. One advised that she was driving behind the Dodge pickup travel- ing on Freeman Road, with her daughter in the front passenger seat. Both wit- nesses advised that the pickup just drove off the road and struck a tree. The driver stopped the vehicle and her daughter got out and ran to the crashed Please See DUI PAge 3A FRAN HUNT ECB Publishing Staff Writer An ambulance transporting a patient from Tallahassee to Gainesville last week crashed on the In- terstate. Florida Highway Pa- trol (FHP) reported that on July 9 at 8:30 p.m., Heidi M. Siples, 38, of Tallahassee, was driv- ing a 2012 ambulance, traveling eastbound on I-10 on the inside lane, at the 234-mile marker. In the ambulance as a passenger were Charles C. Gerz, 38, of Tallahassee, and Clay Parker, 50, of Craw- fordville. The vehicle had a tire thread sepera- tion and blowout, causing Siples to lose control of the ambulance. The vehicle entered into the median crossing to the westbound lanes and crossing over to the north shoulder. The ambulance traveled down the slope to the tree line, and the front of the vehicle struck several trees before com- ing to a rest facing northeast. Siples was wearing a seatbelt and sustained minor injuries. Grez was not wearing a seatbelt and was trans- ported to Tallahassee Memorial Hospital for treatment of serious injuries. Parker was wearing a seatbelt and transported to Talla- hassee Memorial Hospi- tal for treatment of minor injuries. FHP did not deem the crash to be alcohol-related. The ambulance sustained $5,000 damage. No charges were filed. The Jefferson County Sheriff ’s Of- fice, and Jefferson County Fire Rescue/EMS assisted FHP Trooper William Harrell on the scene. FRAN HUNT ECB Publishing Staff Writer A fender-bender oc- curred over the weekend at the intersection of Old Lloyd and Gamble roads. Florida Highway Pa- trol (FHP) reported that on July 14 at 2:35 p.m., Michael C. Kelley, 20, of Rehobeth, AL, was driving a 1999 Saturn traveling westbound on Old Lloyd Road, and had stopped at the intersection of Gam- ble Road. Angril L. Bozeman, 49, of Havana, FL, was driving a 2008 Kia Opti- ima, traveling southbound on Gamble Road, ap- proaching the intersection of Old Lloyd Road. In the vehicle, as a passenger, was Linda Hor- ton, 53, of Midway, FL. Kelley attempted to cross Gamble Road and pulled into the path of Bozeman, who applied brakes in an attempt to avoid the collision. The front of Boze- man’s vehicle struck the right side of Kelley’s vehi- cle. FHP did not deem the crash to be alcohol-re- lated. Please See FENDER BEND Page 3A (Document Still In Preliminary Stage) All Children Eligible For Free Meals In Coming School Year (Pilot Program Kicks In Aug. 12) New “Left Lane” Driving Law Now In Effect Woman Charged After DUI Crash Tracy Wade Ambulance Transporting Patient Crashes Fender-Bender FRAN HUNT ECB Publishing Staff Writer A woman lost control of her vehicle on the Inter- state over the weekend after it hydroplaned. Florida Highway Pa- trol (FHP) reported that on July 13 at 10:30 p.m., Jes- sica Benson, 24, of Winter Park, FL, was driving a 2005 Chevrolet C1500, trav- eling west on I-10. The roadway was wet from recent rains, which caused the vehicle to hy- droplane. The vehicle rotated in a clockwise direction, and entered the emergency lane. The vehicle continued into the wet grassy shoul- der on the north side of the roadway, and the left side Please See HYDROPLANE Page 3A Woman Hydroplanes On I-10
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City Officials OverallPleased With Budget
LAZARO ALEMANECB PublishingSenior Staff Writer
The Monticello City Council got its first look at nextyear’s proposed budget and millage rate at a workshopon Thursday evening, July 11.
Notwithstanding the early stage of the process andthe minor adjustments likely to be made to the docu-ment in the coming weeks, the council members ex-pressed overall satisfaction with the document aspresented and praised the department heads’ efforts.
The budget summary that the CityClerk Emily Anderson presented to thecouncil at the start of the workshopserves to highlight the document’ssalient features.
Regarding the ad-valorem rate, An-derson noted that city’s tax roll hadroughly increased three percent dur-ing the current fiscal year, followinga two-percent decline the previousyear. The city’s fiscal year runs Oct.1 through Sept. 30 of each calendaryear.
Anderson further noted thatthe current fiscal year’s ad-val-orem rate was 6.600, and theproposed rate for the comingyear was 5.9000, representing a de-crease of 1.88 percent from the previous year’srate. At the proposed rate, the city would raise$524,000 in ad-valorem taxes, she said.
Were the council instead to set the rateat 6.000, it would represent a 0.22 percent de-crease and raise $533,000 in ad-valorem taxes, shesaid. And were the council to go with the rollback rate— or the rate that would generate the same amount ofmoney as the previous year — it would be 6.0132, and itwould generate $534,000 in property taxes, she said.
Anderson underscored that the actual effects ofchanges in the ad-valorem rates would vary widely fromproperty to property, depending on the homestead andother applicable exemptions and whether individualproperties had increased or decreased in valuation.
Too, she pointed out, 2013-14 would be the first yearthat the extra $15,000 homestead exemption for low-in-
come senior citizens would kick in. Information re-ceived from the Property Appraiser’s office shows that36 city residents qualify for this exemption, whichtranslates into $388,730 in exempted value and a tax lossof about $2,395 to the city.
Anderson noted that the budget proposal called fora three-percent pay raise for city employees, with theexception of two positions. The two were the PublicWorks (PW) director and a supervisory position in theMonticello Police Department (MPD).
Anderson explained that City Man-ager Steve Wingate wanted to turn the PW di-rector into a salaried position, whichrepresented a nine-percent increase to thebase salary.
Wingate’s reasoning was that over thelong run, the nine-percent increasewould be offset and ultimately prove asavings to the city, as the change wouldeliminate costly overtime, she said. As for the MPD sergeant’s position,Anderson explained that Police ChiefFred Mosley had authorized a 2.8 per-cent pay increase for this person mid-
way through the current fiscal yearbecause the individual for a while had been pulling theslack for a couple of vacant positions. Meaning thatwhen this individual received the across-the-board payincrease in the new fiscal year, it would translate into
a total 5.8 percent increase from the beginning ofthe current fiscal year, she said.
Concerning health and life insurancepremiums, Anderson said several options hadbeen proposed, most of which would have raised
the cost by about 25 percent. Her recommendationwas that the city stay with the current plan, whichwould only increase the cost minimally, or about $20monthly per employee.
The alternative, she said, was to reduce employees’benefit packages or require employees to contribute aportion of their health insurance. She noted that a de-creasing number of government entities continued topay 100 percent of their employees’ health insurancecosts. Please See BUDGET Page 3A
LAZARO ALEMANECB PublishingSenior Staff Writer
Come the new schoolyear, students enrolled inthe Jefferson County pub-lic school system will beable to enjoy free, whole-some breakfasts andlunches five days of theweek, thanks to a federalpilot program that the dis-trict is implementing.
Called theCommunity El-igibility Op-tion (CEO),the newprogramis part ofthe Na-t i o n a lS c h o o lLunch Pro-gram and de-rives from theHealthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act adopted byCongress in 2010.
Administered by theU.S. Department of Agri-culture (USDA), the CEOwas first made available tothree states in the 2011-12school year. Those threestates were Illinois, Ken-tucky, and Michigan.
For the school year of2012-13, availability of theprogram was expanded toNew York, Ohio, West Vir-ginia and the District ofColumbia. And for thecoming school year, theprogram’s availability isbeing expanded to Massa-chusetts, Maryland, Geor-
gia and Florida. The expectation is
that the program will beimplemented nationwidein the 2014-15 school year.
Among the program’sstated benefits is that itwill reduce schools’ ad-ministrative costs relativeto collecting and process-ing applications and track-ing students based onmeal eligibility status.
Meaning thatschools nolonger have tocollect pay-ments oruse swipecards orother sys-tems dur-ing themeal service.As for the
students andtheir families, the
program eliminates theneed to complete meal ap-plications and it alsolargely reduces the stigmathat is oftentimes associ-ated with free meals, asthe program applies uni-versally, regardless of in-come status.
Per the CEO guide-lines, schools are eligiblefor the program if at least40 percent of their stu-dents qualify for free or re-duced meals.
Reathea Knowles isthe food service specialistfor the Jefferson CountyPlease SeeMEALS Page 3A
ROSE KLEINECB Publishing, Inc.
A new moving viola-tion that was signed intolaw by Governor RickScott took effect July 1 andaddresses slower left-handlane driving.
The previous law re-quired motorists to yieldthe left lane on a multilanehighway to faster trafficby moving into the right-hand lane as soon as it wasreasonable. The new lawstates how slow you candrive in the left-hand laneand drivers can be finedfor not adhering to the law.
You can earn a ticketof $60 if you drive in theleft-hand lane 10 miles ormore slower than theposted speed.
Proponents of thenew law say it will reduceroad congestion, therebyreducing accidents androad rage. They say thefailure of a slower driverto yield is considered anact of aggressive and care-less driving and can createimpatience and anger in ablocked motorist travelingat a higher rate of speed.
Faster moving vehi-cles are noted to resort to
aggressive driving, suchas “bobbing and weaving”from lane to lane, whichcan be a factor, or the pri-mary cause, of an acci-dent. Road rage, a risingissue in congested travel-ing, can also lead the im-patient driver to threatenor intentionally injure, oreven kill, another motoristor passenger.
Everyone is not inagreement with the newlaw, however. Some say itwill only encourage thosedrivers who do speed thefreedom to continuespeeding.
FRAN HUNTECB PublishingStaff Writer
A county woman was charged after adriving under the influence crash, whichoccurred earlier in the year.
Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) re-ported that on February 15 at 4:15 p.m.,Troopers Smith and Boatwright re-sponded to a single-vehicle crash with in-juries on Freeman Road at Serenity Lane.
Upon arrival, Trooper Boatwrightobserved a beige Dodge pickup truckwith damage to the front, caused by atree. Jefferson County Fire Rescue/EMSand the Jefferson County Sheriff ’s Officewere already on the scene.
Trooper Boatwright made contactwith Deputy Robert Hall, and Para-medics Dexter Walker and Jared Par-ramore. Walker and Parramore wereassisting with helping two black femalesinto the back of the ambulance.
Walker advised the Trooper that hecould smell alcohol on both of the fe-males, and one had a head injury and theother may have a broken arm.
Deputy Hall advised that he couldsmell alcohol, and he had two witnessesto the crash.
Both of the females were trans-ported to Tallahassee Memorial Hospital(TMH) for treatment.
The Troopers observed a paper bagwith an unopened 16-ounce can of Natu-ral Light beer, inside the pickup on thebench seat in the middle, between thedriver and passenger. They also observeda plastic bag with an unopened 32-ounceMagnum malt liquor bottle on the pas-senger side floorboard. The bottle was
cold to the touch.Trooper Boatwright noted that from
his experience, the windshield of thepickup had damage from a head strikingit. The damage was on the passenger sideof the windshield, next to the passengerdoor.
They also observed blood on the in-side of the vehicle’s seat and dashboard.
The troopers then made contact withthe witnesses. One advised that she wasdriving behind the Dodge pickup travel-ing on Freeman Road, with her daughterin the front passenger seat. Both wit-nesses advised that the pickup just droveoff the road and struck a tree.
The driver stopped the vehicle andher daughter got out and ran to thecrashedPlease SeeDUI PAge 3A
FRAN HUNTECB PublishingStaff Writer
An ambulance transporting a patientfrom Tallahassee to Gainesvillelast week crashed on the In-terstate.
Florida Highway Pa-trol (FHP) reported thaton July 9 at 8:30 p.m.,Heidi M. Siples, 38, ofTallahassee, was driv-ing a 2012 ambulance,traveling eastbound onI-10 on the inside lane,at the 234-mile marker.
In the ambulance asa passenger were CharlesC. Gerz, 38, of Tallahassee,and Clay Parker, 50, of Craw-fordville.
The vehicle had a tire thread sepera-tion and blowout, causing Siples to losecontrol of the ambulance.
The vehicle entered into the mediancrossing to the westbound lanes andcrossing over to the north shoulder.
The ambulance traveled down theslope to the tree line, and the front of thevehicle struck several trees before com-ing to a rest facing northeast.
Siples was wearing a seatbeltand sustained minor injuries.
Grez was not wearing aseatbelt and was trans-ported to TallahasseeMemorial Hospital fortreatment of seriousinjuries.
Parker waswearing a seatbelt andtransported to Talla-hassee Memorial Hospi-tal for treatment of
minor injuries.FHP did not deem the
crash to be alcohol-related.The ambulance sustained $5,000
damage.No charges were filed.The Jefferson County Sheriff ’s Of-
fice, and Jefferson County FireRescue/EMS assisted FHP TrooperWilliam Harrell on the scene.
FRAN HUNTECB PublishingStaff Writer
A fender-bender oc-curred over the weekendat the intersection of OldLloyd and Gamble roads.
Florida Highway Pa-trol (FHP) reported thaton July 14 at 2:35 p.m.,Michael C. Kelley, 20, ofRehobeth, AL, was drivinga 1999 Saturn travelingwestbound on Old Lloyd
Road, and had stopped atthe intersection of Gam-ble Road.
Angril L. Bozeman,49, of Havana, FL, wasdriving a 2008 Kia Opti-ima, traveling southboundon Gamble Road, ap-proaching the intersectionof Old Lloyd Road.
In the vehicle, as apassenger, was Linda Hor-ton, 53, of Midway, FL.
Kelley attempted to
cross Gamble Road andpulled into the path ofBozeman, who appliedbrakes in an attempt toavoid the collision.
The front of Boze-man’s vehicle struck theright side of Kelley’s vehi-cle.
FHP did not deem thecrash to be alcohol-re-lated.Please SeeFENDER BEND Page 3A
(Document Still In Preliminary Stage)
All Children Eligible For Free Meals In Coming School Year(Pilot Program Kicks In Aug. 12)
New “Left Lane” Driving Law Now In Effect
Woman Charged After DUI Crash
Tracy Wade
Ambulance Transporting Patient Crashes
Fender-Bender
FRAN HUNTECB PublishingStaff Writer
A woman lost controlof her vehicle on the Inter-state over the weekendafter it hydroplaned.
Florida Highway Pa-trol (FHP) reported that onJuly 13 at 10:30 p.m., Jes-sica Benson, 24, of WinterPark, FL, was driving a2005 Chevrolet C1500, trav-eling west on I-10.
The roadway was wetfrom recent rains, whichcaused the vehicle to hy-droplane. The vehicle rotated in a
clockwise direction, andentered the emergencylane.The vehicle continued
into the wet grassy shoul-der on the north side of theroadway, and the left sidePlease SeeHYDROPLANE Page 3A
Woman Hydroplanes On I-10
July 19Bonus art exhibit at theJefferson Arts Gallery onFriday beginning at 8 p.m.,with a reception on thefront lawn. The exhibitwill begin as soon as it’sdark enough. Chase Joneswill present ‘SunriseCube’. What is the SunriseCube? Part sculpture, partperformance, the lines areobscured. Join for a de-lightful evening as this ris-ing artist entertains withvisual art created with na-ture, projection, light, anddancers. The cost is free. Ifyou would like to donate tothe artist, it is encour-aged. July 19Rotary will meet at 12 p.m.on Friday at the First Pres-byterian Church, in thefellowship hall, for lunch,a meeting, program, andspeaker. For questions orcomments, contact NeillWade at 850-545-4940. July 19Monticello JamboreeBand will perform musicfor dancing at 7 p.m. on
Friday at 625 South WaterStreet. There will be door-prizes, cold soft drinks,and snacks. Everyone iswelcome to come dance,listen to some of the finestmusic, and just enjoysome fun and camaraderiewith neighbors andfriends. This is a nonprofitcharitable event. For ques-tions or concerns, contactCurtis Morgan at 850-933-8136 or Bobby Connell at850-445-0049.July 20‘Shop Your FriendsCloset: Back To SchoolEdition’ on Saturday, atthe Martin Luther King Jr.Center, located at 1st Streetfrom 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Com-munity students are in-vited to come and selectclothing and footwear forFREE. There will also befood, drinks, music, andactivities. A limitedamount of school supplieswill also be given away.This day is a first come,first served. So, come outearly and enjoy the funand surprises! This eventis sponsored by MerissaEvans, a Pre-Law studentat Florida A&M Univer-sity and the daughter ofJefferson County resi-dents Wendy and GeorgeEvans. If you have anyquestions or need addi-tional information, con-tact Merissa Evans at
850-284-2085 or AltheraJohnson at 850-933-2012.July 20The Scott Campbell Trio,featuring Randy Barhilland Leon Anderson withvery special guest singerAvis Berry, will be gracingthe Monticello OperaHouse stage, offering aneclectic mix of jazz, blues,rock, rhythm and blues,and gospel. Doors open fordinner at 6:30 p.m.; dinneris at 7:00 p.m.; doors openfor the show at 7:30 p.m.;and the show begins at 8:00p.m. As always at the Mon-ticello Opera House, therewill be a cash bar.July 20Golden Acres Ranch willhost a training workshopfrom 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. onSaturday, featuringFAMACHA Training, mi-croscope use and hooftrimming. Participantsare asked to register in ad-vance. The cost of the day-long seminar is $20 andwill include *Hands onHoof Trimming; *Rainand Humidity ParasiteManagement; *ParasiteIdentification through useof a Microscope, with Dr.Manuel; and *When andhow to take fecal samplesto your veterinarian. Formore information aboutGolden Acres Ranch go towww.goldenacresranch-florida.com
Jack Williams re-minds the communitythat the Opera HouseStage Company is againaccepting applicationsfor The Colin Rolfe Schol-arship for the Arts. Thepurpose of the scholar-ship is to assist individu-als of all ages to study theart form of their choice.Scholarship amountsrange from $100 to $500,and are available toadults and children tostudy music, singing,dance, acting, writing,painting, or sculpture.Applicants may plan toattend a college or uni-versity, or they could takeprivate lessons. The cur-rent deadline for applica-tions is August 15, 2013.For more information, orto obtain a copy of the ap-plication, email to: [email protected] or call850-728-1867.
Francis Diaz tells methat the Florida Museum
of Natural History is con-tinuing its popular ‘A forScience’ free admissionprogram for K-12 stu-dents statewide. Studentswho receive an ‘A’ or ‘E’grade in a science canprovide their most recentreport card at the frontdesk and receive a freeadmission with the pur-chase of a paid regularprice adult admission.The offer is valid for theButterfly Rainforest ex-hibit, the ‘Titanoboa:Monster Snake’ exhibitopen through August 11,or a value admission forboth exhibits. BeginningAugust 31, the offer isvalid for the ButterflyRainforest exhibit, thenew ‘Surfing Florida: APhotographic History’and ‘Surf Science: Wavesand Wildlife’ exhibits, ora value admission to theRainforest and surfingexhibits. The ‘A for Sci-ence’ program directlysupports our emphasison youth education,” saidJaret Daniels, FloridaMuseum assistant direc-tor of exhibits and publicprograms. “It encouragesthem to take a strong in-terest in the sciences byrewarding stellar aca-demic achievement.”
The Butterfly Rain-forest is a 6,400 squarefoot, lush, tropical gardenwith hundreds of livingbutterflies from aroundthe world, including 60 to80 different species at anygiven time. An adultmust accompany chil-dren 12 and younger. Thisoffer has no cash valueand cannot be combinedwith other offers or dis-counts. For more infor-mation about thispromotion or other mu-seum events, visitwww.flmnh.ufl.edu orcall 352-846-2000.
The Scott CampbellTrio, featuring RandyBarhill and Leon Ander-son with very specialguest singer Avis Berry,will be gracing the OperaHouse stage. The combi-nation of these great mu-sicians is truly alistening treat. Doorsopen for the dinner at 6:30p.m.; dinner at 7:00 p.m.;doors open for the showat 7:30 p.m.; show at 8:00p.m.; and as always therewill be a cash bar. Ticketscan be purchased onlineat www.monticelloopera-house.org/tickets or bycalling 850-997-4242 or by
stopping in at the operahouse office.
The annual Monti-cello Opera House BoardMeeting for all memberswill be held on Friday,August 9. The ‘BeachParty’ will begin at 6:00p.m. For more informa-tion or tickets visit theOpera House website orcall during businesshours.
Tim Fjestad passeson a bit of informationfor interested groups andorganizations. TheHarlem Ambassadorsfeature a ‘Harlem-style’Basketball Show, includ-ing ball handling tricks,slam dunks, and hilari-ous comedy routines. TheHarlem Ambassadors arethe largest provider ofentertainment servicesto the military havingperformed at over 100bases worldwide. Its teamconsists of men profes-sionals with major col-lege and proexperience. All the play-ers are college educated,drug-free, and positive inappearance. In additionto their basketball skills,they bring a message tothe youth of the impor-tance of staying in schooland staying off drugs.The Harlem Ambassa-dors will be touringthrough Florida andwanted to see if theremight be any interest in aspecial fundraising eventwith the Harlem Ambas-sadors in February 2014.What makes this groupso unique is that its fea-tured comic performer isa woman player. She is aworld-class basketballplayer and a world-classcomedienne. She playsand competes against themen and represents agreat role model foryoung girls. A fundrais-ing package is completefor you and your organi-zation to present a suc-cessful community event.Check out this greatfundraising plan atwww.ha r l emamba s -sadors.com or call 970-472-1000, or 888-386-4667,or [email protected].
The Madison Starz,10U Cal Ripken all starbaseball team, is going tothe southeast regionalplayoff in Charleston, SCnext weekend as a repre-sentative for NorthFlorida. In an effort toraise funds for this trip,the team is selling pre-cooked Boston Butts for$30 this Friday. “And arethey ever good!” remarksMimi Replogle, churchsecretary for the FirstBaptist Church of Monti-cello. “These boys haveworked very hard toreach this level and Iwanted to help pass theword in support ofthem,” continues Re-plogle. Replogle may stillhave a few butts avail-able; call her at 850-997-2349 or 850-997-2191. Yourdonation is appreciated.
As I drive throughtown, I see a lot of build-ings vacant. “For Sale”read the signs on windowsand in yards. One evenreads “4 Sail” and I cringeevery time I pass it andhope that the misspellingwas to get people’s atten-tion, but that’s just thegrammar lover in me.
It’s a shame to see thatthese buildings in theirlack of use are wastingaway and not being main-tained. It’s no secret that abuilding that is beingdaily used or lived in lastslonger than an abandonedproperty, but buyers arehard to come by nowa-days, aren’t they?
Allow me to suggestsomething radical.
Tax exemptions existfor “in-kind” donations.That is donations of goodsrather than the money toobtain those goods. Thisincludes office space. If aproperty owner decides todonate space to a 501 (c)(3)non-profit organization,whether they choose to“sell” the property to themor “lease” it to them, it istax deductible.
The amount deductedfrom your taxes is the fairmarket value. This can bedocumented with the ex-pert advice of a real estateagent, or the identifica-tion of comparable prop-erties that are on themarket.
There are more re-strictions which can befound on the IRS website,but that is the gist of it.But there is more that canbe gained from donatingspace. The following canbe gained even from do-nating space to a for-profitbusiness or family, thoughtax benefits only apply to501 (c)(3) organizations.
First of all, you get tohave a connection with aworthy cause. You will beblessed by the people thatare being helped and thepeople that are helping.Every time I volunteer, Ifind some of my faith inhumanity restored. I seepeople that are strong de-spite the bitter cup thatthe world has handedthem, and I find peoplewith the compassion tohand them somethingsweeter.
Also, because theproperty is being used, itis also being maintained.Regular housecleaning isdone, and plumbing, elec-trical, roofing, and airconditioning issues can behandled immediately in-stead of going unnoticedlong enough to leave costlyrepairs. The value andquality of the property ispreserved, even if the in-dividual or charity is onlyable to stay as long as theproperty is on the market.
And that isn’t the onlything that you can be pre
serving. Charitable organ-izations, local artists,churches, and others addto the character of a smalltown like Monticello; it ischaracter that inspiresbusinesses to locate hereand shoppers to visit.
Sound like a goodidea? Local artist Bob Cop-per will be leaving his cur-rent studio at the end ofJuly, which was gra-ciously provided by theJackson family, who arenow looking to repurposethe building. Perhapstheir generosity will in-spire you.
He is not a 501 (c)(3)charitable organization,but he does not lack forcharity. Copper helps andhas helped many childrento realize their dreams inart and graphic design,and to use art as an outletduring their stressfulteenage years. He helpsthe Monticello OperaHouse, too, with set designand implementation.When I met him to writean article on him, I wasvery blessed by the storieshe told, and by how fondlyand proudly he spoke ofthe children he had men-tored.
If you have a spaceavailable and are inter-ested in allowing Copperto use it, please email himat [email protected].
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pickup. The daughter saidshe saw Tracy Wade, 42, ofJefferson County, on thefloorboard of the passen-ger’s side. She saw theother woman sitting onthe passenger seat bleed-ing from the face.
The troopers departedthe scene and arrived atTMH. They made contactwith a nurse, who advisedthat they were gettingready to take Wade to havean x-ray, but the deputiescould speak to her first.
They made contact,and Trooper Boatwrightnoted that he could smellthe odor of alcohol insidethe room, and that Wadewas the only occupant.
They could see bloodon the right shoulder ofWade’s shirt, and Wadealso did not have any headinjuries.
Wade supplieddeputies with her date ofbirth, and when she spoke,the smell of alcohol goteven stronger. Wade’s eyeswere bloodshot and wa-tery, and her speech wasslurred.
Trooper Boatwrightadvised that from thephysical evidence, damageto the windshield, andfrom what the daughterreported seeing, he deter-mined that Wade was thedriver that crashed thepickup. He advised Wadethat he had completed hiscrash investigation, andthat he was now conduct-ing a DUI investigation.
Wade advised that theother black female was thedriver, but TrooperBoatwright advised whathe saw and what the wit-ness saw, and that she wasthe driver.
The troopers left theroom to check on the otherfemale. She was uncon-scious and intubated. Herface was bloody, and staffadvised that she had a bro-ken nose and her face wasfractured.
After Trooper
Boatwright checked themon his computer, he foundthat Wade had a FloridaID card and the other fe-male had a revokeddriver’s license out ofFlorida.
The Troopers madecontact with Wade and ad-vised her that due to theother female having seri-ous injuries, she wouldhave to provide a bloodsample. The nurse agreedto do the blood draw, andthe troopers received twotubes of blood. The tubeswere sent to Florida De-partment of Law Enforce-ment crime lab todetermine the blood alco-hol content.
When FHP receivedthe report, the blood alco-hol content in both tubesof Wade’s blood was 0.132.The legal limit is .08.
Wade was arrestedJuly 12 on an outstandingJefferson County warrantand charged with drivingwhile license suspendedor revoked, and drivingunder the influence withserious injury. A totalbond of $10,000 was setand she remained at theCounty Jail July 18.
If she does bond out,there are two stipulations;she cannot have contactwith the other female, andshe can not have any alco-hol.
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Ross Chilcott, dressedin a batman suit, rappelleddown the side of a buildingin Cambridge, Englandwhere he fought with agroup of actors who werepretending to be criminals.He took a diamond ringfrom one of the “crooks”,dropped to his knees andproposed to his girlfriend,Amber Clarke, who hadbeen lured to the spot by amutual friend. She ac-cepted his proposal.
Brazil Man Crushed
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A sleeping Brazil manwas crushed when a cowfell through the roof of hishouse. The one and a half-ton cow wandered out of ahillside pasture and ontothe roof of Joao and LenaMaria de Souza’s home.The cow crashed downonto De Souza’s bed, nar-rowly missing his wife, butleft Joao with multiple in-juries. He died of internalbleeding while waiting atthe hospital. His brother-in-law says that it was thewait that killed Joao, notthe cow. Police are investi-gating the death.
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A group of youths inGottingen sent out an openletter saying they hadplanted marijuana seedsaround the city as a protestagainst Germany’s “re-strictive drug policies”.The letter said cannabiswas a beautiful plant andthey couldn’t understandwhy it couldn’t be legallypurchased. Detlef Johann-son, spokesman for the citygovernment, said policeand park officials have so-far discovered and de-stroyed 70 plants. Theplanters, who call them-selves, “A Few Au-tonomous FlowerChildren” may be up forpotential narcoticscharges.
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A town in Sweden pur-chased an unreportednumber of plastic signsthat resemble a GermanShepherd Dog. The plasticdogs are reported to keepthe large number of Cana-dian and Barnacle geeseout of public parks and aresold by a company in Min-nesota for $60.00 each. Alocal resident claims thatthe plastic pooches don’tseem to be working be-cause she witnessed thegeese running aroundthem unafraid, and onlybecame frightened when awoman walked by with herreal Chihuahua.
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In England, a weddingturned into a family foodfight at the buffet line. Thegroom’s brother wasreaching for a piece ofchicken when the best manpushed his way in to theline to grab it. The bride’suncle punched the bestman, then the bride’s sis-ter, mother and father. Thebride’s sister was taken tothe hospital with a brokennose and two black eyes.The bride’s uncle was ar-rested on suspicion of as-sault.
The council, however,indicated that the latteroption was not one itwanted to pursue.
Present at the work-shop and requesting con-tributions on behalf oftheir respective organiza-tions were representativesof the Economic Develop-ment Council (EDC), theJefferson Humane Society,the Monticello/JeffersonCounty Chamber of Com-merce, the Fourth of JulyFireworks Committee andMain Street Monticello.
Overall, the budgetprojects modest revenueincreases, with the excep-tion of a few categorieswhere income is expected
to remain flat or actuallydecrease. Per the docu-ment, the total generalfund revenue adopted in2012-13 was $1,917,088,compared with the pro-posed revenues of$2,029,940 for 2012-14, anincrease of $112,852.
Total cost for generaladministrative services isproposed to go up $16,917,from $415,899 in the cur-rent year to $432,816 nextyear.
Total costs for law en-forcement is proposed togo up $16,042, from$669,695 currently to$$685,737 next year.
Total cost for fire con-trol is projected to de-
crease $5,282, from thecurrent $23,532 to $18,250next year, a reflection ofthe expected agreementbetween the city andcounty over fire protec-tion.
Total cost for garbageand solid waste collectionis proposed to increase$14,093, from $270,520 cur-rently to $284,613 nextyear.
And total cost forstreets, parks, animal con-trol and shop is expectedto increase $71,082, from$537,442 in the presentyear to $608,524 in thecoming years. The in-crease is mostly due tocapital outlay.
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School District’s FoodService Department. Shesaid the district was cho-sen to participate in theprogram because of thehigh percentage of needychildren in the area.
Knowles said thatcome the start of schoolon Aug. 12, children willno longer have to apply toqualify for the free or re-duced meals, as all chil-dren will be automaticallyeligible for the free break-
fasts and lunches.The way the program
works, the federal govern-ment reimburses schooldistricts for the cost of themeals. In fact, the SchoolFood Service Departmentoperates solely off federalreimbursements, Knowlessaid.
“We get no local rev-enues,” she said.
Knowles said that de-pending on what happenswith the program in the
coming school year, it willdetermine if it is offeredagain in following years.If the program causes thedepartment to lose money,the department will optout of the program, shesaid.
But all indications arethat the program will payfor itself, she said.
“It looks like we won’tlose money,” Knowlessaid. “It appears that wewill stay within range.”
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All involved werewearing their seatbelts.
Kelley and Bozemanwere uninjured.
Horton was trans-ported to Tallahassee Me-morial Hospital fortreatment of minor in-juries.
Kelley was chargedwith violation of right of
way.Kelley’s vehicle sus-
tained $2,500 damage.Bozeman’s vehicle sus-
tained $2,500 in damage.The Jefferson County
Sheriff ’s Office and Jeffer-son County FireRescue/EMS assisted FHPTrooper William Harrellon the scene.
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and rear of the vehiclethen simultaneously col-lided with a tree.
The vehicle came to arest facing east.
FHP did not deem thecrash to be alcohol-related.
Benson was wearing aseatbelt and was un-
harmed.The vehicle sustained
$5,000 damage.The Jefferson County
Sheriff ’s Office and Jeffer-son County Fire RescueEMS assisted FHPTrooper William Ernst onthe scene.
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Latolan Barrington,33, of Jefferson County,was sentenced in courtJuly 8 to serve 60 days inthe County Jail on thecharges of grand theft,trespass on property, andresisting arrest withoutviolence. He remained inthe County Jail July 18.
Marquis Terrell Fish-burn, 23, of JeffersonCounty, was arrested July8 and charged with bur-glary of an occupieddwelling, and petit theft. Atotal bond of $3,000 wasset and he bonded out ofjail the following day.
Linda Washington,75, of Jefferson County,was arrested July 9 andcharged with drivingunder the influence. Bondwas set at $2,500 and shebonded out of jail thesame day.
Kenneth Williams, 36,of Jefferson County, wasarrested July 10 andcharged with writ of at-tachment for nonpaymentof child support. Bondwas set at $400 and hebonded out of jail July 12.
Johnny Ball, 39, ofMonticello, was arrestedJuly 10 and charged withtwo counts of writ of at-tachment for nonpaymentof child support. A totalbond of $600 was set andhe bonded out of jail thesame day.
Leo Russell, 41, ofMonticello, was arrestedJuly 10 and charged withwrit of attachment fornonpayment of child sup-port. Bond was set at$2,000 and he bonded outof jail the same day.
Anthony Ivey, 41, ofTallahassee, was arrestedJuly 10 and charged withwrit of attachment ofnonpayment of child sup-
port. Bond was set at $500and he bonded out of jailJuly 13.
Eddie Lee Shivers, 32,of Lamont, was arrestedJuly 10 and charged withwrit of attachment fornonpayment of child sup-port. Bond was set at$2,000 and he bonded outof jail the same day.
Alicia Ann Harper,32, of Jefferson County,was arrested July 11 andcharged with fraudulentuse of a credit card; crim-inal use of personal iden-tification information;failure to appear on thecharge of criminal use ofpersonal identification;contempt of court; crimi-nal use of personal identi-fication; and providing afalse name to a law en-forcement officer. Bondwas withheld and she re-mained at the County JailJuly 18.
Rodney Tyson, 23, ofTallahassee, was arrestedJuly 11 and charged withtwo counts of violation ofprobation on the chargeof sale of cocaine. He wasreleased on his own recog-nizance the same day.
Ashley Hunter Sober,19, of Jefferson County,was arrested July 11 on anoutstanding SuwanneeCounty warrant for herarrest, charging her withviolation of probation onthe charge of petit theft.Bond was set at $750 andshe was turned over toSuwannee County author-ities the following day toface charges there.
Derrick DewaynePlummer, 40, of Monti-cello, was arrested July 12on an outstanding LeonCounty warrant andcharged with violation ofprobation on the chargeof driving under the influ-ence causing serious bod-ily injury. He was turned
over to Leon County au-thorities the same day toface charges there.
Tracy Wade, 42, ofJefferson County, was ar-rested July 12 on an out-standing JeffersonCounty warrant andcharged with drivingwhile license suspendedor revoked, and drivingunder the influence withserious injury. A totalbond of $10,000 was setand she remained at theCounty Jail July 18.
Cory Sweat, 19, ofMonticello, was arrestedJuly 12 on an outstandingGadsden County warrantfor his arrest, charginghim with driving underthe influence. He wasturned over the GadsdenCounty authorities thesame day to face chargesthere.
Mathius Benjamin,23, of Jefferson County,was arrested July 12 andcharged with violation ofprobation on the chargeof burglary of an occu-pied structure, and viola-tion of probation on thecharge of grand theft.Bond was withheld and heremained at the CountyJail July 18.
Shatteri Crumity, 25,of Monticello was sen-tenced in court on July 12to serve three days in theCounty Jail on the chargeof driving while licensesuspended, first degree.She was released July 15.
John Brumbley, 42, ofJefferson County, was sen-tenced in court on July 15to serve 270 days in theCounty Jail on thecharges of driving whilelicense suspended, refusalto submit to a drug test,and driving under the in-fluence while accompany-ing a person under the ageof 18. He remained at theCounty Jail July 18.
Thornton Davis was guest speaker to the June meeting of the Monticello Kiwanis.He represented the Twin Oaks Juvenile Development, a state-funded program servingjuvenile delinquents in the North Florida area, which includes Jefferson County. Hisagency has a residential program currently housing 350 kids. He outlined the programand explained how it has reduced recidivism from 42 percent to 18 percent.
Juvenile Development Program Explained
DEBBIE SNAPPECB PublishingStaff Writer
Philadelphia Mission-ary Baptist Church, lo-cated at 555 Fulford Road,is hosting its annual Re-vival beginning on Sun-day, July 21 at 4 p.m. witha Pre-Revival Musical fea-turing the New Zion Mis-sionary Baptist ChurchChoir from Greenville,
and soloist Nora ‘Gail’Jones.
Nightly worship serv-ices will be held Monday,July 22 through Thursday,July 25 beginning at 7p.m., with Guest Evangel-ist Reginald Bennett, pas-tor of the Holy GhostRevival Center in Lloyd.On Friday, July 26 guestevangelist will be Rev.Lindsey Fudge, pastor of
the St. James MissionaryBaptist Church in Madi-son; service will be at 7p.m.
‘Sound the Trumpet’will be the theme for thisyear’s revival, from theBook of Joel 2:1-2. All arewelcomed to come out fora week of revival praiseand worship.
Rev. Ernest J. Bruton,pastor. Rev. Martha Wil-
Revival At PhiladelphiaMissionary Baptist Church
DEBBIE SNAPPECB PublishingStaff Writer
Casa Bianca Mis-sionary Baptist Churchand Sweetfield Mission-ary Baptist Church willhost a joint revival serv-ices from Monday, July 29through Wednesday, July31. This annual revivalwill be held at the CasaBianca MBC, located at1097 Waukeenah High-way at Highway 259 at 7p.m. nightly.
Revival speaker will be ApostleJames Lofton, Jr., from Riviera Beach.He is founder and senior pastor of Houseof God International Ministries Church
in Riviera Beach. Pastor Lofton and his wife Prophet-
ess Lisa Lofton have fre-quently served as guestsand hosts on SouthFlorida’s ‘Praise theLord’ weekly televisionprogram, which airs onthe Trinity BroadcastNetwork. Pastor Loftonhas presented and con-ducted workshops acrossthe country. He has alsobeen recognized for hisministerial and commu-
nity work by local and state organiza-tions and officials.
For more information about thisevent contact Burnette Thompson at 850-997-4484 or call the church at 850-997-5018.
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To The Voters Of School District 3,Hello, my name is Generique Arthill Noel and I am a recipient of the
Shirley Washington Academic Scholarship fund that I received on June4, 2013 at the Jefferson County Middle High Award Ceremony that washeld in the auditorium. I am honored and blessed to be included with theother recipients that received funds for college.
I will exceed in my education and begin my freshman year as a ‘Stu-dent Athlete’ at Arizona Western College, on July 6, 2013. I will pursue adegree in Sports Health and will be a part of the school’s football team,on an academic scholarship. I one day hope to be college football recruit-ing coach, sharing my love and passion for the sport throughout the ath-letics in high school, college, etc. I have already begun studying for thecareer to help prepare for the successful future that awaits me.
Once again, I want to thank the entire District 3 family for making myfuture brighter and successful. I hope to represent District 3 in a positivemanner and give back to my community as you all have.
Thank You.
FRAN HUNTECB PublishingStaff Writer
If you’re travelingthrough town recently,you will notice an addedsite on North JeffersonStreet, which will returnyour memories to those ofyesteryear; it’s Tyrone“Shoeshine Man” Hamil-ton at work at what heloves to do best.
For the past fivemonths, ever since return-ing home to Monticello, hehas been shining theshoes of residents whostop by to see him.
“I have a passion forit,” says Hamilton. “Forme, it’s instant gratifica-tion.”
Hamilton has beenshining shoes for the past34 years, although he wasa commercial driver bytrade, a trade, which hehas retired from.
Having long been apassion for Hamilton, hehas shined shoes practi-cally all over the country,from the Savanna Airport,to New York, to Orlando.
So how did he learn toperfect the art of shiningshoes? He learned in theUS Army Airborne whenhe was a paratrooper. “Wehad to shine our bootsproperly, or do push ups,so I learned to shine myboots, which I came toenjoy,” he said.
His station is locatedin front of Tommy Surles’and Steve Walker’s busi-nesses, and he works sixdays per week, Mondaythrough Saturday. Mostdays he is there from 8a.m. until 5 p.m., but restassured, you can defi-nitely find him there be-tween the hours of 10 a.m.and 3 p.m.
And always being abeliever in being pre-pared, he brings his foodand water for the workday with him.
Hamilton, a verycourteous and soft-spokenman, converses regularlywith his customers, usinghis years of experienceand quick wit, and keep-ing proper direct eye con-tact with them.
Hamilton handmadehis workstation, setting acomfortable chair atop ofa wood platform, completewith foot lift, tilts, perfectfor shining shoes.
As to how many pairs
of shoes a day he aver-ages, Hamilton responded,“Right now the numbersare way down, it’s thatway for any new busi-nesses at first,” he said. “Iwould like to get to whereI’m doing 10-15 pairs ofshoes per day.
To have that perfectshine, which also removesall scuffs and mars, hecharges $10 for men’sboots, and $5 for regularshoes,” But that can be ne-gotiable,” he said. “Manypeople these days like totry to negotiate,” he said.He also shines women’sshoes, but being that thereare so many differentstyles, models and makes,he would have to first seethe shoes to make a deter-mination of how much itwould cost to shine them.And the shoes do not haveto be leather, if it can sup-port a shine, Hamilton canshine it for you. And inany color.
Although he does notperform shoe repairs, hecan have shoes repairedfor his customers.
Hamilton also has adrop off and pick up serv-ice at his workstation. “Ifa customer hasn’t pickedup his shoes by the end ofthe day, rather than lug-ging them home and backagain, I leave them at theVintage Treasures forthem,” he added.
Shining shoes is notjust his passion, “It’s mylivelihood,” he concluded.
So if you want yourshoes to shine up to mili-tary perfection, drop themoff or stop by for some out-standing conversation andlet Tyrone “ShoeshineMan” Hamilton do histhing.
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Jefferson County Living
July 20Bethel AME Church ishosting a Garage Sale atthe church location, 410East York Street; on Satur-day from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.Children and adult cloth-ing will be sold for two-bags $5. Everything mustgo, so come, browse, shop,buy, and make a donation.For more information callTammy Harris at 850-445-7638.July 21Union Hill AME Church,located at 148 Tin TopRoad in Wacissa, offersMorning Worship at 11a.m. on the first, second,and third Sunday of eachmonth with 4th SundayWorship at 8 a.m. ChurchSchool is held at 9:30 a.m.and Wednesday PrayerMeeting and Bible Studybegins at 7 p.m. ChurchPastor Joseph O. Love. July 21Welaunee MissionaryBaptist Church will pres-ent the ‘Women of theBible’ at 3 p.m. on Sunday.Guest presenters will be:Sis. Christie Henderson,Friendship PBC; Min.Ruby Hayes, Mt. PleasantMBC; Sis. Erline Chavers,Kingdom Life Tabernacle;Dea. Stephanie Roberts,Welaunee MBC; Sis. Hat-tie Jordan, Union HillAMEC; Dea. LaverneMack, St. Rilla MBC; Rev.Gloria Cox, St. PhillipAMEC; and Mistress ofCeremony MissionaryMaggie Duval. For moreinformation, contact Dea.Angeles Allen at 850-591-6267 or Dea. Julia McK-
elvin at 850-766-2042.July 22-26Christ Episcopal Churchwill hold Vacation BibleSchool from 9:30 a.m. to12:30 p.m. Mondaythrough Friday. July 22-26Vacation Bible School atCentral Baptist Church.Your Royal Experiencewill be held Mondaythrough Friday eveningfrom 6:00 to 8:30 p.m.; din-ner will be served eachnight. All children agesPre-K through eighthgrade are invited to attend‘Princess Prep School’ forthe young ladies and ‘War-rior Academy’ for theyoung lads. There will alsobe a class for adults, led byChurch Pastor DarylAdams. For more informa-tion, contact Rev. DarylAdams at 850-251-0129.July 24Heaven’s Kitchen NoonBible Study and Prayerevery Wednesday at Me-morial Missionary BaptistChurch, with speakersRev. JB Duval and Rev.Semmeal Thomas. Comeas you are. Take yourlunch break, for just onehour. Be spiritually filledas you study God’s word.After Bible Study, Feed MySheep Ministry will fillyour physical body with aprepared meal. For moreinformation, or to make acontribution, contact coor-dinators Sis. Mary Madi-son at 850-997-4504 or850-210-7090, or Sis. BettyRussell at 850-997-4251.July 26Tent of the Holy Guests of-
fers prayer for the sickand a special scripturemessage every Friday at7:30 p.m. The Tent is lo-cated at 295 West PalmerMill in Monticello. Call850-342-3541 for more in-formation.July 26Nazarene Church FamilySkate Night is held from 6to 8 p.m. on the last Fridayevening of every month.Light snacks and softdrinks available.July 26, 27Second Harvest Food Pro-gram, together with thechurches of New BethelAME, Elizabeth MB, Hick-ory Hill MB, Mt. PleasantAME and PhiladelphiaMB, will provide food toanyone needing assis-tance, including the needy,infants, and the elderly.This is done monthly onthe fourth Saturday withdistribution from 8 to 9a.m. at the New BethelAME Church, located at6496 Ashville Highway.Volunteers are alsoneeded to come on the Fri-day evening before at 6:30p.m. to help bag the foodpackages. Contact NellieRandell at 850-997-5605, or850-997-6929 to volunteer,or for more informationabout this program. July 27StoryTime Ministry isheld from 1 to 2 p.m. everyother Saturday at the Jef-ferson County Bailar Pub-lic Library. For moreinformation contact FirstUnited Methodist ChurchMinistry Chairman Bar-bara Hobbs at 850-523-1813.
ECB Publishing photos by Fran Hunt, July 17, 2013Tyron “Shoeshine Man” Hamilton, right, converses with his customer, Corky
Brandies, left.
Tyrone “Shoeshine Man” Hamilton, right, and Corky Brandies, pause to smile forthe camera.
DEBBIE SNAPPECB PublishingStaff Writer
Summer Art classesbegan at the JeffersonArts Center in mid-Julyand will continuethrough the month from 9a.m. to 12 p.m. The stu-dents are receiving theseclasses free, thanks to do-nations, two fundraisers,and a grant from DukeEnergy; written byMelanie Mays.
Judi Persons is coor-dinating the summerclasses. Two of the artclasses are being held at
the same time at FirstUnited Methodist ChurchYouth Center, due tospace shortage.
Instructors and vol-unteers worked togetherwith 98 children in thefirst week of classes. Stu-dents are learning every-thing from painting oncanvas to clay art; andthey are having a greattime of fun and newfoundfriendship at the Arts.
The students are alllocal and most are in-volved with the Monti-cello Opera House stagetheatre group MADCO.
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ECB Publishing Photo By Debbie Snapp, July 17, 2013.Summer art classes at Jefferson Arts. Art Class Instructor Vanessa Persons, to
right, is taking roll call before class. Pictured in front is volunteer Rebekah Johnson.In the middle is volunteer Suzanne Peary.
Art Classes At The Arts
ECB Publishing Photo By Debbie Snapp, July 17, 2013.Summer art classes at Jefferson Arts. Instructor Marilyn Youtzy, left, and volunteer
Hope Leedom, right, teach ‘Working with Clay’ class. Students are pictured from leftto right are: Austin Wheeler, Luke Howe, Abigail Boyd, and Allie Lynch.
ECB Publishing Photo By Debbie Snapp, July 17, 2013.Summer art classes at Jefferson Arts. Bailey Harter is working with clay.
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The Jefferson Artsheld a reception in thegallery on Saturday after-noon to show off its Julyexhibit featuring the wa-tercolor and oil works ofartists Susanna Wintonand Kay Cromartie; twoartists… two differentstyles.
The event was verywell attended, and verylucrative for the artists,as several of their pieceswere sold to attendingguests.
Suzanna Winton'swatercolor paintings cap-ture the personality and‘human’ history of eachof her carefully chosensubjects. Her gallery con-tains many one-of-a-kindoriginal paintings as wellas limited editionprints. Children’s por-trait commissions arealso one of Suzanna's spe-cialties. She has severalbreathtaking pieces forview and for sale at herlocation in Thomasville,Georgia and atwww.suzannawintonwa-tercolors.com or call herat 850-544-3154.
The artwork of KayCromartie is made up oforiginal paintings, fineart prints, sculpturalmasks, and art restora-tion. She doesn’t have tolook far to find inspira-tion; the elements of herwork are integral parts ofher life in rural SouthGeorgia. From the Ten-nessee Walking horses
she raises on her farm, tothe tradition of huntingon surrounding planta-tions, to the countrysidescenes of backyard chick-ens, honeysuckle vines,and farmers in the fields,she sees beauty allaround her and capturesit in her paintings. Herwork focuses on her smallcommunity in Metcalf,
Georgia, her animals, andher lifelong interest inhorses. Her studio is ‘IronRock;’ www.ironrockstu-dio.com. She may be con-tacted anytime atkaycromartie@ att.net orby calling 229-228-7560.
Jefferson Arts is lo-cated at 575 West Wash-ington Street. The galleryis open on Wednesday
and Saturday from 10 a.m.to 2 p.m., or by appoint-ment by calling 850-997-3311. The generalmonthly meeting is heldat 11 a.m. on the lastWednesday; RSVP forlunch. For more informa-tion about Jefferson Arts,go to www.jeffersonarts-gallery.com or [email protected].
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Jefferson County Living
EVERYONE WELCOME
South East Eye Specialist555 N. Jefferson St.Gerry Medical Bldg.Monticello, FL 32344
For more information Call (850) 997-4772
Beatrice Gamble Sloanwas born to Gennie andPauline Lane Gamble onMarch 4, 1922. She was af-fectionately known as“Bea”. She was preceded indeath by her parents; twokids Jimmy Sr. and Bev-erly Sloan; and brother,Theodore James “T.J.”Gamble.
Beatrice acceptedChrist and was baptizedmany years ago and joinedMemorial M.B. Church.She served diligently as anusher and the secretary ofthe Missionary Society.She was also the ChurchFinancial Secretary for 39years. She was the Record-ing Secretary of the FirstBethlehem Baptist Associ-ation and a member of theFlorida General BaptistConvention. She servedfaithfully in the churchuntil her health declined.
Her chosen career wasan Educator. Teaching washer passion. She attainedemployment in the Jeffer-son County School Systemfor 42 years before retiring.Her civic duties includedMembership in the Amar-illa’s Garden Circle andThe Jefferson County Re-tired Educators Associa-tion.
On Friday, July 12,2013 at her home, she an-swered the call and went tobe with the Lord. Sheleaves to cherish her loveand memories, her lovingand devoted daughter inlaw and caretaker: Rev.Joretha Nealy Sloan, Mon-ticello, FL; grandchildren:Cassandra (Emmanuel)Kiser, Lawtey, FL, MinisterO.J. (LaShonda) Sloan,Jimmy Sloan Jr., both ofMonticello, FL., KataviaSloan-Manning (Leslie),Atlanta, GA, andStephanie (Edward) Bel-lamy, Monticello, FL; lov-ing niece (raised as herown), Angela Swan, Balti-more, MD; 11 great grand-children; 1 great-greatgrandchild; sister in law,Mayetta Gamble, TacomaWashington; Godson:Rashone Mack, New York;Loyal friend: FlossieBuggs; Devoted Caregiver:Jessica Graham; alongwith numerous nieces,nephews, other relativesand sorrowing friends.
Hagan & Bradwell Fu-neral Service in charge ofthe service. Viewing willbe held noon to 8 p.m. onJuly 19 at Hagan & Brad-well Funeral Service, 175N. Railroad St. Monticello,FL. Funeral service will be3 p.m., July 20, at MemorialM.B.Church, Rev. Modera-tor J.B. Duval, officiating.
Charles Conway 62,was born September 25,1950 to Charlie and LeilaConway. He departed thislife on July 12, 2013 atBrynwood Nursing Center.
Charles confessedChrist April 3, 2010 andwas baptized at Seven HillsHealth and RehabilitationCenter by Elder KentonFloyd of St. Paul P.B.Church where he joinedand later moved to JuniousHill M.B. Church.
He leaves to cherishprecious memories: hismother Leila Conway; twobrothers Willie (Annie)Conway, Hobe Sound, FL.,Henry Conway, Monticello,FL; three sisters; Frances(Lewis) Brinson , Mildred(Herman) Walker both ofMonticello, FL and Sallie(Joseph) Scurry, JupiterFL; Special Aunt Rosa Mc-Collom along with numer-ous nephews, nieces, otherrelatives and sorrowingfriends.
Hagan & Bradwell Fu-neral Service, 175 N. Rail-road St, Monticello, FL isin charge of the service.Viewing will be held onFriday, July 19, 2013 noonto 8 p.m. at Hagan & Brad-well Funeral Service. Fu-neral service will held 11a.m. Saturday, July 20, 2013at Junious Hill M.B.Church, Rev. Ben RansomJr. officiating.
But what saith it? Theword is nigh thee, even inthy mouth and in thyheart: that is the word offaith, which we preach.That if thou shalt confesswith thy mouth the LordJesus and shalt believe inthine heart that God hathraised him from the dead,thou shalt be saved. Forwith the heart man be-lieveth unto righteousness;and with the mouth confes-sion is made unto Salva-tion. Romans 10:8-10
BEATRICEGAMBLESLOAN
CHARLES CONWAY
Winton And Cromartie Featured At The Arts
ECB Publishing Photo By Debbie Snapp, July 13, 2013.Suzanna Winton, left, and Kay Cromartie are the featured artists at the Jefferson Arts Gallery this month.
Teresa M. Smith
July 19, 1972 - July 23, 2012
Gone, But Not Forgotten
The years we’ve shared have been full of joy. The
memories we’ve made will go on and on. We haven’t
stopped crying since you went away. You’re gone,
how can we forget? Because you were the greatest
daughter, mother, niece and aunt to us all. And we’ve
asked ourselves time and time again, why couldn’t
you have stayed? You lit up our lives, our hopes and
our dreams. You’re our eyes to see what it all
means…… We loved you, Teresa, but God loved
you best! Happy Birthday! It’s been one year since
you departed from us.
Love Always,
Mom, Dad, the Kids
and Your Entire Family
Sixty-seven youth be-tween the ages of 9and15— from both Jeffer-son and Leon Counties—attended the Multi-County4-H Wildlife and Recre-ation Day Camp. TheCamp was held at Jeffer-son County Extension Of-fice located at 2729 WestWashington Street. Therewere a total of thirty-fourpresenters, volunteers,and staff involved with thecamp.
Monday throughWednesday youth partici-pated in the wildlife class.Presenting instructorsconsisted of: Will Sheftall,
Betsy Sullivan, Keith Post,and Monica. Campers builttemporary shelter andtreated water. Campersmade serviceable ropefrom sisal twine, selectedand cut saplings (usinglopping shears) to makestaves, learned the clovehitch and square lashing,and lashed together aframe for a 2-person lean-to shelter using the stavesand their rope. Camperslearned the steps used inthe water treatmentprocess to ensure safety forhuman consumption, fromcoagulation, filtration, anddisinfection to storage.They collected stagnantwater from the creek, fil-tered it, boiled it, allowedit to cool, and sampled it.Campers learned aboutwildlife signs, and thenroamed the mature hard-wood forest along thecreek in search of signsthat had been placed in thedefined area. Campers hada checklist of what to lookfor, and most teams re-ported finding many of thetracks, burrows, nests,antler sheds, skulls, paw-ings, rubbings, mammalfur, etc.
Campers dissectedowl pellets to identify theanimals in the diet of barnowls. Campers learnedhow to set and bait livetraps. Campers played astalking game to learn howto choose what they couldand could not step on inorder to walk silently up toand tag the blindfolded“prey” without beingheard and pointed “out.”
Campers built cookingfires, preserved meat, pre-pared food for cooking,cooked over open fires andin solar ovens. Camperslearned how to sharpen afilet knife, and how toclean, butterfly, and salt a
fresh fish. They learnedhow to cut and dry theirown beef jerky. Camperstasted various types ofpreserved meat (dried,pickled, etc.). They learnedhow to split tinder fromfirewood using a hatchetand maul, and how to setup a cooking fire and let itburn to coals for cookingfood. Campers learnedhow to cut meat and veg-etables safely using sani-tary methods, by cuttingup ingredients for their“tin-foil meals” to becooked on the open coals.Campers cooked rice to beadded to their open-firemeals.
Participants madetabby for building perma-nent shelter. Camperslearned how to pulverizeand grind burned oystershells to make lime, andthen by adding sand, tomake a mortar from nativematerials. Camperspoured the tabbymixture into molds so thatit could set up as tabbybricks.
Youth participated inthe following conservationclasses: the importance ofvegetation and wetlandson water quality includingan erosion demonstrationand soil compactiondemonstration, soil pit andsoil texture determination,orienteering or compasstraining, invasive plantidentification, and thevalue of wetlands in waterquality.
Foresters DanielStevens, Tom Gilpin andStan Rosenthal gave morn-ing instructions to thecampers to help them un-derstand the great impor-tance that our forestresources contribute toFloridians. To do this theydid studies of tree plant-ing, natural regeneration,
plant identification, treering counting, forest meas-urement, forest historyand dendrochronology.Dendrochronology, or tree-ring dating, is the scien-tific method of datingbased on the analysis ofpatterns of tree rings, alsoknown as growth rings.Dendrochronology candate the time at which treerings were formed, inmany types of wood, to theexact calendar year.
The afternoon ses-sions consisted of shoot-ing sports. The youth hadan opportunity to utilize
gun safety with shotguns,skeet, air pistols/rifles andarchery.
Thursday was aquaticday at San Marcos deApalache. The youthfished, canoed, collectedand identified aquatic in-sects and plants while in-stilling water safety.
On Friday, campersvisited the Letchworth-Love Mounds. They partic-ipated in the archaeologyhunting station, experienc-ing aspects of indigenousgame hunting. Camperslearned how to identifylarge game animals by
their hide and skull andlearned how to infer dietfrom the types.
At the end of theweek, 4-Hers had an oppor-tunity to test their skills bycompeting in archery, airrifles and shotgun. Theyalso participated in a cast-ing contest. The staffwrapped up the camp bygiving the youth snow-cones, certificates andgoody bags.
The Jefferson CountyExtension office gives spe-cial thanks to Letchworth-Love Mounds and all ofour volunteers.
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Left to Right: Hunter Watson, Extension Agent Jed Dillard, and Emma Rae Conrad.Jefferson County Extension Agent teaches two campers how to release a ladyfish atSan Marcos de Apalache. This 10-15 year old camp involved intensive, hands-on eco-logical study.
Left to Right: Jan Haselden, Breon Ling, Marcus Boston, Veresia Yon, ZoeSullivan, Michael Burns, and Ryan C. Thomas. Campers learn to safely operate air ri-fles at the 4-H Outdoor Camp.
Left to Right: Gregory Grandy and Vailyn Banks. Campers prepare potatoes forthe outdoor cookery activity in which they prepared and cooked food over a fire andgot to taste their work.
Left to Right: Robert Miller, Jacari Mosely, Brandon Creek, Nicholas Thomas,Corey Thomas, and Sarah Crandall. Campers at the gun range, practicing firearmsafety with air rifles.
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Legals
DEADLINE FOR WEDNESDAY PAPER 3:00 P.M. ON MONDAYS DEADLINE FOR FRIDAY PAPER 3:00 P.M. ON WEDNESDAYS
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Lynette C. Sirmon - BrokerHUD Registered Florida Broker
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*Available immediately, gasstation & convenience store$600 per month
*Short sale, approval neededby lender, 3 Bdrm, 2 Bth,doublewide, mostly wooded5 acres, near Ashville,$45,000
*Plantation belt, 3 Bdrm, 2Bth, front & back porches,pasture, pond frontage, dou-blewide on 5 acres, $82, 500
*Aucilla River frontage, 3Bdrm, 2 Bth, doublewide,big front deck, 11.42 acres,30 miles from Gulf, $86,000(make offer)
*Lamont Gas & Grocery C-store plus 2 Bdrm, 2 Bthhome on over 1 acre,$125,000 (seller motivated)
*Advent Christian Village,lot for homesite $16,000 in-side the village
*$60,000 on Aucilla River,deep section with spring, oldhunting camp, 2Bdrm/2Bthsingle wide, 5 acres
*Hamilton County, 3000 ftgrass stip, private landing,9592 sq. ft. home & hangar,4 Bdrm/5 Bth, pool, 10.05acres
*Riverfront lot for campingor homesite, great fishing,snorkeling & kayaking; onWithlacoochee River$14,000
*Deep woods, bring bugspray and excavator, 300acres only $600 per acre,near Shady Grove
*40 acres just outside of La-mont $48,000 great huntingor investment tract, 15 milesfrom Walmart
*58.77 acres, 25 acres readyto replant, balance heavilywooded, half mile deep atdeepest point, paved rdfrontage, within one mile ofcorridor to state owned man-agement lands $85,216
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SECOND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT,IN AND FOR JEFFERSON COUNTY, FLORIDA
CIVIL DIVISIONNATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC CASE NO. :33-2012-CA-000204
Plaintiff,vs.JAMES K. STEINMETZ AKA JAMES STEINMETZ, et. al.,
Defendants.NOTICE OF FOrECLOSUrE SALE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to an Order or Final Judgment enteredin Case No. 33-2012-CA-000204 of the Circuit Court of the SECOND Judicial Courtin and for JEFFERSON County, Florida, wherein, NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE, LLC, Plaintiff, and, JAMES K. STEINMETZ AKA JAMES STEINMETZ, et. al., are De-fendants. The Clerk of Court will sell to the highest bidder for cash at the North Doorof the Courthouse at the hour of 11:00AM, on the 19th day of September, 2013, thefollowing described property:
LOT 42, HIAWATHA FArMS SUBDIVISION, A SUBDIVISION AS PEr
MAP Or PLAT THErEOF, rECOrDED IN PLAT BOOk B, PAGE 88, OF
THE PUBLIC rECOrDS OF JEFFErSON COUNTY, FLOrIDA.
Any person claiming an interest in the surplus from the sale, if any, other thanthe property owner as of the date of the Lis Pendens must file a claim within 60 daysafter the sale.
DATED this 4th day of June, 2013.KIRK REAMSCLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURTBy: Sherry SearsDeputy Clerk
IMPORTANT
If you are a person with a disability who needs any accommodation in order
to participate in a court proceeding, you are entitled, at no cost to you, to the provi-
sion of certain assistance. Please contact the Office of Court Administration at (850)
577-4401, or at the Leon County Courthouse, Room 225, 301 S. Monroe Street, Tal-
lahassee, FL 32301 within 2 working days of receipt of a notice compelling you to
appear at a court proceeding; if you are hearing or voice impaired, call 711.
The ADA Coordinator for the courts in Leon County is Doug Smith. He may
be reached at (850) 5774444 or through the Florida Relay Service, TDD at 1-800-
955-8771. The address for the Office of Court Administration is: Leon County Court-
house, 301 S. Monroe Street, Room 225, Tallahassee, FL 32301. In all other counties
in the circuit please contact the Clerk of the Circuit Court`s office and ask for the
ADA Coordinator. The Clerk`s number is included on each county page. 7/12,19/13
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 2ND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR JEFFERSON COUNTY, FLORIDA CIVIL DIVISION
CASE NO. 33-2009-CA-000112WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., AS TRUSTEE FOR ABFC 2006-OPT2 TRUST, ABFC ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-OPT2
Plaintiff,vs.JERRY A. HANCOCK; RITA H. HANCOCK; WATHA E. WARD A/K/A WATHA E.ARD; HIAWATHA FARMS HOMEOWNER'S ASSOCIATION, INC; UNKNOWNPERSON(S) IN POSSESSION OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY;
Defendants.rE-NOTICE OF FOrECLOSUrE SALE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to an Order Rescheduling ForeclosureSale dated June 25, 2013, and entered in Case No. 33-2009-CA-000112, of the CircuitCourt of the 2ND Judicial Circuit in and for JEFFERSON County, Florida. WELLSFARGO BANK, N.A., AS TRUSTEE FOR ABFC 2006-OPT2 TRUST, ABFCASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-OPT2is Plaintiff and JERRY A.HANCOCK; RITA H. HANCOCK; WATHA E. WARD A/K/A WATHA E. ARD;UNKNOWN PERSON(S) IN POSSESSION OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY; HI-AWATHA FARMS HOMEOWNER'S ASSOCIATION, INC; are defendants. I willsell to the highest and best bidder for cash AT THE NORTH DOOR OF THE COURT-HOUSE., at CLERK OF COURTS, MONTICELLO in JEFFERSON County,FLORIDA, at 11:00 a.m., on the 1st day of August, 2013, the following describedproperty as set forth in said Final Judgment, to wit:
LOT NUMBERED TWO (2) OR HIAWATHA FARMS SUBDIVISON, A SUBDIVISON RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK B PAGE 88 IF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF, JEFFERSON COUNTY, FLORIDA.A person claiming an interest in the surplus from the sale, if any, other than the
property owner as of the date of the lis pendens must file a claim with 60 days afterthe sale.
Dated this 28th day of June, 2013.KIRK REAMSAs Clerk of said CourtBy: Sherry Sears As Deputy Clerk
This notice is provided pursuant to Administrative Order No.2.065.
In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you are a person with a
disability who needs any accommodation in order to participate in this proceeding,
you are entitled, at no cost to you, to provisions of certain assistance. Please contact
the Court Administrator at Clerk Of Courts, Rm.10, Monticello, Fl 32344, Phone
No. (850)342-0218 within 2 working days of your receipt of this notice or pleading;
if you are hearing impaired, call 1-800-955-8771 (TDD); if you are voice impaired,
MENTS AVAILABLE. Elderly,Disabled and Handicapped personswith or without children. Mustmeet income requirements. 850-
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JEFFErSON PLACE
APArTMENTS 1468 S. Wau-keenah St. Office 300 Monti-cello 1BR $452, 2BR $490.available. HUD Vouchers ac-cepted. (850) 997-6964TTY711. This institution is anequal opportunity provider andemployer. 1/25,tfn,c
3Br/ 2BA M.HOME availablesouth of Monticello. Call 997-1638 between 9:30 am and 6pm. Office closed on Sunday.
7/10,tfn,c
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Someone with good pasture landto give our two horses to. Theyare both Tennessee Walkers, ages20 & 25. Call 850-688-0087.
7/10,19
Free
For SaleEVErETT UPrIGHT PIANO,
excellent condition $650. 850-509-6497 7/12-19,pd
1990 F-350 Ford Flat Bed withHyd. Lift Gate, PTO, $2,800OBO. 997-1582 3/13 tfn,c
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2006 FOrD ExPEDITION-
Eddie Bauer (white) Great fam-ily car, Very good condition.Call Paul 850-464-12305/29,tfn,c
SOFA & MATCHING CHAIrS
(like new) $450.00 Custom madesolid Oak Entertainment center-holds 32" TV $200.00 call 997-3947 leave message. 7/17-26,pd
Mobile Homes For
SaleMOBILE HOME 2Br/2Bth 16x60w/ large front porch in the country 1-1/2 mi. S. of Lamont. Call 850-274-6573 or 408-4849 7/17,19
3 Br/ 1BA 875 Sq.Ft. Home on 1acre just outside of town on AshvilleHwy. $600./month plus $600 Secu-rity Deposit. Ready August 15th.Call 850-321-2263 7/17-26,c
GArAGE/ YArD SALE atBethel AME Church 410 E. YorkSt. Monticello Sat. July 20th 8 am-2pm. Children & Adult clothes sizes2T-22. Two bags of clothing yourchoice for $5.00 All Must Go!!!
7/17,pd
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UNITED METHODIST
CHUrCH HAS THrEE PO-
SITIONS AVAILABLE: part-time Chancel Choir Director;part-time Youth Director; andpart-time Choir accompanist.Job descriptions are available atwww.monticellofumc.org. Con-tact Church 850-997-5545 foradditional information.
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HELP NEEDED AT THE JEF-
FErSON SENIOr CITIzEN'S
CENTEr, CASE MANAGEr;
Qualifications are: Bachelor's degreein social work, or be a registerednurse, bachelor's degree in an unre-lated field with 2 yrs. geriatric expe-rience or LPN with 4 yrs. geriatricexperience. Must pass a level 2background screen. Duties include:assessing clients, maintaining serv-ices they need, maintaining confi-dential records including case notesand reports. Must have writing,computer skills and be able to multitask. Please contact Bobbie Krebs,Ex. Director 342-0242 ext. 2217/12-26,c
DIESEL MECHANIC
WANTED to work on Semitrucks at Big Bend Travel Cen-ter, Lloyd. Must have cleandriver license and experience onsemi trucks. Drug free environ-ment. Call 850-210-7000
7/12-19,c
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STATEWIDE CLASSIFIED ADS FOR MONDAY 07/15/2013 THROUGH 07/21/2013
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE2ND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR JEFFERSON COUNTY, FLORIDACIVIL DIVISION:CASE NO.: 12000105CA
ARLINGTON WEST VERNON INC., A CALIFORNIA CORPORATION,
Plaintiff,vs.KENNETH J MCCOY; UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF KENNETH J MCCOY; UNKNOWN TENANT IN POSSESSION OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY,Defendants.
NOTICE OF FOrECLOSUrE SALE
NOTICE IS HErEBY GIVEN pursuant to Final Judgment of Foreclosure dated the24 day of June, 2013, and entered in Case No. 12000105CA, of the Circuit Court ofthe 2ND Judicial Circuit in and for Jefferson County, Florida, wherein ARLINGTONWEST VERNON INC., A CALIFORNIA CORPORATION is the Plaintiff and KEN-NETH J MCCOY and UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF KENNETH J MCCOY are defen-dants. The Clerk of this Court shall sell to the highest and best bidder for cash at the,NORTH DOOR OF THE JEFFERSON COUNTY COURTHOUSE, COUNTYCOURTHOUSE, MONTICELLO, FL 32344, 11:00 AM on the 15th day of August,2013, the following described property as set forth in said Final Judgment, to wit:LOT 7, BLOCk "A", OF LLOYD ACrES UNIT III, AN UNrECOrDED SUB-
DIVISION LOCATED IN JEFFErSON COUNTY, FLOrIDA MOrE PArTIC-
ULArLY DESCrIBED AS FOLLOWS:
COMMENCE AT THE SOUTHEAST COrNEr OF LOT 11, BLOCk "B" OF
LLOYD ACrES, UNIT NO. 1, A SUBDIVISION AS PEr MAP Or PLAT
THErEOF rECOrDED IN PLAT BOOk "B" PAGE 31 OF THE PUBLIC
rECOrDS OF JEFFErSON COUNTY, FLOrIDA, AND THENCE rUN
NOrTH 22 DEGrEES 58 MINUTES 09 SECONDS WEST ALONE THE EAST-
ErLY BOUNDArY OF SAID BLOCk "B" A DISTANCE OF 1707.72 FEET,
THENCE rUN EAST 356.36 FEET TO THE EASTErLY BOUNDArY OF THE
60.0 FOOT rIGHT-OF-WAY OF HErON rOAD, THENCE SOUTH 01 DE-
GrEES 16 MINUTES 06 SECONDS EAST 65.27 FEET, THENCE rUN EAST
467.63 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING. FrOM SAID POINT OF BE-
GINNING CONTINUE EAST 150.00 FEET, THENCE rUN SOUTH 04 DE-
GrEES 53 MINUTES 52 SECONDS WEST 299.72 FEET TO A POINT ON A 50
FOOT rADIUS CUL-DE-SAC THENCE rUN NOrTHWESTErLY ALONG
SAID CUL-DE-SAC, 157.12 FEET (CHOrD BEArS SOUTH 24 DEGrEES 14
MINUTES 10 SECONDS WEST 100.0 FEET), THENCE rUN SOUTHWEST-
ErLY ALONG A CUrVE TO THE rIGHT HAVING A rADIUS OF 245.52
FEET FOr AN ArC DISTANCE OF140.47 FEET (CHOrD BEArS SOUTH 08
DEGrEES 39 MINUTES 19 SECONDS WEST 42.96 FEET, THENCE rUN
NOrTH 65 DEGrEES 20 MINUTES 18 SECONDS WEST 261.07 FEET
THENCE rUN NOrTH 15 DEGrEES 07 MINUTES 26 SECONDS EAST
259.19 FEET, THENCE rUN NOrTH 30 DEGrEES 57 MINUTES 47 SEC-
ONDS EAST 241.20 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING
TOGETHEr WITH THAT CErTAIN 2003 FLEE DOUBLEWIDE MOBILE
HOME IDENTIFIED BY VIN NUMBErS: GAFL375A74567CY21 AND
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ANY PErSON CLAIMING AN INTErEST IN THE SUrPLUS FrOM THE
SALE, IF ANY, OTHEr THAN THE PrOPErTY OWNEr AS OF THE DATE
OF THE LIS PENDENS MUST FILE A CLAIM WITHIN 60 DAYS AFTEr
THE SALE.
If you are a person with a disability who needs any accommodation in order to par-
ticipate in this proceeding, you are entitled, at no cost to you, to the provision of cer-
32344, 850.342.0218 at least 7 days before your scheduled court appearance, or im-
mediately upon receiving this notification if the time before the scheduled appear-
ance is less than 7 days; if you are hearing or voice impaired, call 711.
Dated this 15th day of July, 2013.KIRK B. REAMSClerk Of The Circuit CourtBy: Sherry SearsDeputy Clerk 7/19,26/13
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEArING ON PrOPOSED OrDINANCES
The City Council of the City of Monticello proposes to adopt the following ordinances: OrDINANCE 2013-05 AN OrDINANCE AMENDING THE CODE OF OrDI-
NANCES OF THE CITY OF MONTICELLO, FLOrIDA BY AMENDING
CHAPTEr 10, ALCOHOLIC BEVErAGES, SECTION 10-5. HOUrS AND
DAYS OF SALE; PrOVIDING FOr LEGAL EFFECT; PrOVIDING FOr
SEVErABILITY, CODIFICATION, SCrIVNEr’S ErrOrS, AND AN EFFEC-
TIVE DATE.
OrDINANCE 2013-06 AN OrDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MONTICELLO,
FLOrIA, AMENDING SECTION 90-61(h) OF THE CITY CODE OF THE
CITY OF MONTICELLO, FLOrIDA AMENDING rEGULATIONS rEGArD-
ING ACCEPTANCE OF SEPTIC TANk WASTE INTO THE CITY’S WASTE-
WATEr TrEATMENT FACILITY; PrOVIDING FOr SEVErABILITY; AND
PrOVIDING FOr AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
The entire text of the ordinances may be inspected at City Hall, 245 S. Mulberry Street,Monticello, Florida between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday throughFriday. Public hearing on the ordinances will be held on Tuesday, August 6, 2013 at7:00 p.m. at Monticello City Hall. Interested persons may appear at the meeting andbe heard with respect to the proposed ordinances. 7/19, 24/13
NOTICE OF MEETING
THE SCHOOL BOArD OF JEFFErSON COUNTY will hold a Special Meetingon July 24, 2013 at 6:00 p.m. This meeting will be the first in a series of budget meet-ings relating to the annual TRIM process. An agenda is posted on the District websiteat www.edline.net/pages/jcsb. Questions may be directed to the District Office at (850)342-0100 Monday thru Thursday from 7:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. 7/19/13
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Recreational and com-mercial blue crab traps instate waters from thePasco-Hernando countyline to the Wakulla-Franklin county line, in-cluding all waters of theOchlockonee River andBay, must be removedfrom the water before July20, the first day of a 10-daytrap closure. This closurewill give groups author-ized by the Florida Fishand Wildlife ConservationCommission (FWC) the op-portunity to identify andretrieve lost and aban-doned blue crab trapsfrom the water.
Traps can be placedback in the water in thisarea starting July 30. Untilthen, blue crabs may beharvested with other gear,such as dip nets and fold-up traps. Blue crab har-vesters may also usestandard blue crab trapsduring the closure if thetraps are attached to adock or other private prop-erty.
Lost and abandonedblue crab traps are a prob-lem in the blue crab fish-ery because they cancontinue to trap crabs and
fish when left in the water.They can also be unsightlyin the marine environ-ment, damage sensitivehabitats and pose naviga-tional hazards to boaterson the water.
The closure is one ofthree regional, 10-day bluecrab trap closures thatoccur in 2013 on the Gulfcoast of Florida. There aresix regional closures total:three in even-numberedyears on the east coast andthree in odd-numberedyears on the west coast.While state waters extendto 9 nautical miles off-shore in the Gulf, the bluecrab trap closures includeonly state waters extend-ing to 3 nautical miles off-shore.
More information re-garding the FWC’s trap-re-trieval program, blue crabtrap closure dates, regula-tions and cleanup eventsis available online atMyFWC.com/Fishing(click on “Saltwater Fish-ing” then “Trap Re-trieval/Debris Removal”).For additional informa-tion, contact the FWC’strap retrieval coordinator,Kyle Miller, at 850-487-0554.
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Major Feed Times are marked by an asterisk (*)
Saturday, July 20
4:50 AM*10:55 AM
5:10 PM*11:30 PM
Sunday, July 21
5:40 AM*11:50 AM
6:00 PM
Tuesday, July 23
*1:20 AM7:30 AM*1:50 PM8:00 PM
Wednesday,July 24
*2:20 AM8:30 AM*2:50 PM9:10 PM
Thursday,July 25
*3:20 AM9:30 PM*3:45 PM10:00 PM
Friday,July 26
*4:20 AM10:30 AM*4:40 PM10:55 PM
Friday,July 19
3:45 AM*9:55 AM4:10 PM
*10:30 PM
Monday, July 22
*12:20 AM6:30 AM
*12:45 PM6:55 PM
The Jefferson JournalFish & Game Feeding Chart
How to use: the major and minor feeding times for each day arelisted below. The major feeding times are the best for the sportsmanand last about 2 hours, the minor feeding times can also have good
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Big Bend Florida Blue Crab Trap Closure Starts July 20
Mink are rare inFlorida, and wildlife biol-ogists with the FloridaFish and Wildlife Conser-vation Commission (FWC)are hoping to learn moreabout this small mammal.But they need the public’shelp to find out where itoccurs. People can reportevidence such as minksightings, photos androad-killed specimens on-line.
Adult mink weigh 2-3pounds and measureabout 2 feet in length. Furcan be dark chocolate or alight rusty brown. Some-times there is a patch ofwhite along the chin andunder the throat.
“We know that minkare more likely to be foundin and near salt-marshhabitat on both coasts ofFlorida but the reportspeople provide will help uspinpoint where we do re-search,” said Chris Win-chester, wildlife biologistwith the FWC’s Fish andWildlife Research Insti-tute.
Winchester said thereare three known sub-species of mink in Florida– Atlantic salt marshmink, Gulf salt marshmink and Evergladesmink. Although there is ascarcity of informationabout the three sub-
species, only the Ever-glades mink is listed asthreatened.
Some people confusemink with other speciessuch as otters and weasels,but whereas mink arequite small, otters typi-cally weigh 10 to 30 poundsand are 3 feet or morelong. Weasels look similarto mink, but are smallerand have brown fur alongtheir backs and pale yel-low fur along the entirebelly.
Mink are strictly car-nivorous, eating fish,frogs, crayfish, crabs andvarious birds and smallmammals.
For more informationabout this study and tosubmit sightings to theFWC, visit MyFWC.com/Research, click onWildlife, and select “Pub-lic Asked to Share MinkSightings” under “Terres-trial Mammals.”
FWC Asks Public ToReport Mink Sightings
The Florida Fish andWildlife ConservationCommission (FWC) is urg-ing boaters to go slow andbe vigilant on Florida’sGulf Coast Rivers.
The request to go slowcomes after a Bay Countychild was severely injuredJune 22 on a fishing tripwith his family when alarge Gulf sturgeon leaptinto their boat, hittingthree children.
One of them,Nathaniel Smith, whoturned 8 last week, washospitalized with skullfractures but is now recu-perating at hisYoungstown home. He isthe son of Angela and Wil-son Scott Smith.
“We were bream fish-ing and it started to rain,so we cranked up and thekids huddled under a tarpin the front of the boat,”Smith said. “The sturgeonjust came out of nowhere,and I yelled and tried tocut the motor but it wastoo late.”
The sturgeon, whichSmith believes was 3-4 feetlong, grazed the back ofthe head of his nephewAustin and then hit his 16-year-old daughter, Amber,with enough force toknock her out of the boat.Smith wheeled the boataround, pulled Amberaboard and then realizedNathaniel had taken thebrunt of the collision witha blow to the head. The im-pact left Nathaniel uncon-scious. Doctors laterdetermined he had twoskull fractures.
Nathaniel was flownto Bay Medical Center Sa-cred Heart Health Systemin Panama City, then on to
Sacred Heart Hospital inPensacola and was re-leased on July 2.
Scott said his son stillhas headaches but is re-covering.
The U.S. Fish andWildlife Service (FWS)does extensive work onFlorida rivers with Gulfsturgeon. In 2012, the FWSestimated the populationat 3,400 in theChoctawhatchee River and500-1,000 in theApalachicola River. TheSuwannee River, in north-east Florida, has the most,with a population esti-mated at 10,000 to 14,000fish. There have been nu-merous injuries to hu-mans on the Suwanneefrom sturgeon strikes overthe past several decades.
Scientists don’t knowwhy sturgeon jump or leapfrom the water.
Meanwhile, fisheriesbiologists say by the endof summer Gulf sturgeonwill leave all northwestFlorida rivers and head tothe Gulf, where they willspend the winter. They saythe best thing boaters cando is slow down, wear alife jacket and be obser-vant.
For more informationon living with sturgeon, goto MyFWC.com/Researchand select “Saltwater.”
FWC Urging Boaters To Go Slow AfterSturgeon Severely Injures Child
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