By Jeffry Boatright [email protected]A Suwannee County man was seriously in- jured after making contact with a primary elec- trical line in Mayo on Monday, April 16, Suwannee Val- ley Electric Cooper- ative Community nflaonline.com Mayo Free Press ACD Vol. 124, No. 8 USPS 334-600 THURSDAY, APRIL 26, 2012, Lafayette County, Florida 3 SECTIONS 36 PAGES 50¢ SEE HOWDESHELL, PAGE 9A SEE VALDOSTA, PAGE 9A SEE LYNETTE, PAGE 9A 734938dsv No Purchase Necessary Must Present Coupon Limit 1 Per Person 728700gav For Kids 12 & Under The youth baseball and softball league in Lafayette County kicked off their season on Saturday with "Super Saturday". See Sports, page 8A for more. - Photo: Jack Howdeshell SUPER SATURDAY Have a ‘Relay’ this weekend ‘for Life’ Lafayette County Relay for Life April 27 - 28, 2012 Veterans Memorial Park of Mayo Food and entertainment throughout the night, activities for the kids and all to support the fight against cancer. Community Yard Sale in the Park the morning of the Relay April 28 beginning at 6 a.m. By Joyce Marie Taylor [email protected]F orty-eight year-old Mayo resident and contestant number 6857 Jack Howdeshell recently ran the 116th Boston Marathon on April 16, coming across the finish line at 4 hours, 40 minutes and one second, and placing 17,379. A total of 26,656 runners participated in the race, which was a total of 26 miles. The Boston Marathon is the world's oldest annual marathon and ranks as one of the world's most prestigious road rac- ing events. “Like most people who are not lifelong run- ners, my journey began as a method to lose some extra weight,” said Howdeshell. “Actual- ly about 100 pounds of extra weight.” In 2007, Howdeshell said he weighed 265 and 10 months later he had dropped down to 185. That’s when he started running a few local 5K races just for fun. “After taking most of the winter off, I re- sumed running in the spring of 2008 and be- came a little more serious about my training and continued to focus on my weight loss,” he said. Later that year he decided to run a marathon Howdeshell runs the Boston Marathon Finishes the 26 mile trek just shy of 5 hours Jack Howdeshell. Courtesy Photo Thousands attended the Boston Marathon. -Photo: Jack Howdeshell Alford Electrical accident leaves SVEC employee hospitalized Submitted I, Lynette R Ellis, would like to announce my intent to seek elec- tion for the office of Lafayette County Tax Collector. I will qualify at the appropriate time. I would like to take this op- portunity to give the citizens of Lafayette County some informa- tion about my background and qualifications. I am a dedicated wife to my husband of 21 years, Alan B Ellis, who has been a Lafayette County Deputy Sheriff for 21 years. Our sons, Zachary and Cameron, are stu- dents at Lafayette High School. As the daughter of a preacher of the gospel, I was raised in a Christian home and am committed to providing the same for Lynette Ellis seeks office of tax collector Ellis By Joyce Marie Taylor [email protected]A Valdosta man has been ar- rested for a string of burglaries that occurred in Lafayette County during the month of October 2011, according to the Lafayette County Sheriff’s Of- fice. Robert Lee Edmondson, 38, Valdosta, was re- cently charged after an extensive investigation by the LCSO, Sheriff Brian Lamb stated. “Edmondson was arrested after the burglary of a convenience store in Alachua County that re- sulted in a pursuit that included the efforts of the Valdosta man nabbed for string of burglaries here Edmondson SEE ELECTRICAL, PAGE 9A Lafayette County’s news source since 1888. We’re proud to serve! Kristen Hurst poses with Christopher Straub from Pro- ject Runway. Courtesy Photos By Joyce Marie Taylor joycemarie.taylor@ gaflnews.com Kristen Danielle Hurst, 21, of Mayo was selected as one of the 12 winners in maurices Main Street Model Search, which was announced on- line April 23. Hurst was selected from over 1,500 contestants nationwide who par- ticipated in the online contest for the nation- Local girl claims victory in national model search SEE LOCAL, PAGE 9A
A Suwannee County man was seriously in-jured after making contact with a primary elec-
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SUPER SATURDAY
Have a ‘Relay’this weekend‘for Life’
Lafayette County Relay for LifeApril 27 - 28, 2012
Veterans Memorial Park of MayoFood and entertainment throughout the night,
activities for the kids and all to support the fight against cancer.
Community Yard Sale in the Park the morning of the Relay
Forty-eight year-old Mayo residentand contestant number 6857 JackHowdeshell recently ran the 116thBoston Marathon on April 16, coming
across the finish line at 4 hours, 40 minutes andone second, and placing 17,379. A total of26,656 runners participated in the race, whichwas a total of 26 miles. The Boston Marathon isthe world's oldest annual marathon and ranksas one of the world's most prestigious road rac-ing events.
“Like most people who are not lifelong run-ners, my journey began as a method to losesome extra weight,” said Howdeshell. “Actual-ly about 100 pounds of extra weight.”
In 2007, Howdeshell said he weighed 265and 10 months later he had dropped down to185. That’s when he started running a few local5K races just for fun.
“After taking most of the winter off, I re-sumed running in the spring of 2008 and be-came a little more serious about my trainingand continued to focus on my weight loss,” hesaid.
Later that year he decided to run a marathon
Howdeshell runs theBoston Marathon
Finishes the 26 mile trekjust shy of 5 hours
Jack Howdeshell. Courtesy Photo
Thousands attended the Boston Marathon. -Photo: Jack Howdeshell
I, Lynette R Ellis, would like toannounce my intent to seek elec-tion for the office of LafayetteCounty Tax Collector. I willqualify at the appropriate time.
I would like to take this op-portunity to give the citizens ofLafayette County some informa-tion about my background and
qualifications. I am a dedicatedwife to my husband of 21 years, Alan B Ellis, whohas been a Lafayette County Deputy Sheriff for 21years. Our sons, Zachary and Cameron, are stu-dents at Lafayette High School. As the daughter ofa preacher of the gospel, I was raised in a Christianhome and am committed to providing the same for
A Valdosta man has been ar-rested for a string of burglariesthat occurred in LafayetteCounty during the month ofOctober 2011, according to theLafayette County Sheriff’s Of-fice.
Robert Lee Edmondson, 38, Valdosta, was re-cently charged after an extensive investigation bythe LCSO, Sheriff Brian Lamb stated.
“Edmondson was arrested after the burglary ofa convenience store in Alachua County that re-sulted in a pursuit that included the efforts of the
Valdosta mannabbed for stringof burglaries here
Edmondson
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Kristen Hurst poses with Christopher Straub from Pro-ject Runway. Courtesy Photos
By Joyce MarieTaylor
joycemarie.taylor@
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Kristen DanielleHurst, 21, of Mayowas selected as one ofthe 12 winners inmaurices Main Street
Model Search, whichwas announced on-line April 23. Hurstwas selected fromover 1,500 contestantsnationwide who par-ticipated in the onlinecontest for the nation-
Local girl claimsvictory in nationalmodel search
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CHURCH NEWS
Heart Matters
Freedom is hereNehemiah #9By Angie Land
Sticks and stones maybreak my bones, butwords…well they can real-ly hurt too, can’t they?Careless words have thepotential to wound, butnothing is felt more deeplythan words spoken with theintention to destroy. Whileour first response is to denyor defend against wordslike these, deep inside weoften tend to agree withthem. How can we arguewith someone who calls usa failure when we have feltthat way many times?No doubt the Jews who
were working with Ne-hemiah to rebuild the wallcould relate. By Chapter 4,the names of Sanballat andTobiah are familiar, ourresident bad guys…and asusual, they are up to nogood. The mode of opera-tion this time is ridicule.
Sanballat “ridiculed the
Jews, and in the presenceof his associates and thearmy of Samaria, he said,‘What are those feebleJews doing? Will they re-store their wall? Will theyoffer sacrifices? Will theyfinish in a day? Can theybring the stones back tolife from those heaps ofrubble-burned as theyare?”(Nehemiah 4:1-2)The Hebrew word for
“ridicule” is la’ag whichmeans to mock, scoff, tostammer, or speak as aforeigner. This gives aclearer picture of whatwas happening…Sanbal-lat had an audience and heput on a show at the Jew’sexpense, perhaps even tothe point of using Hebrewwords or accent. Notesome of the words he usedto intentionally wound: He called them “feeble”
Jews. Wouldn’t a “lack ofstrength” be obvious inthe face of the task athand…by hand? We canagree with that one. CheckWill they restore the
wall? A question that hadrun through every mind atsome point during thiswork. Could it be done?Check.Will they offer sacri-
fices? The temple was al-ready restored underEzra’s leadership some 70years prior, so this wasn’ta question about beingable to offer sacrifices af-ter the wall was rebuilt.
Perhaps Sanballat was at-tempting to plant doubt intheir minds by mockingthe heart of the Jew’s wor-ship service, suggestingthey offer a sacrifice tosee if God would helpthem. Would He? Check.Will they finish in a
day? How many timeshave we started a projectonly to discourage our-selves by thinking, “Thisis going to take forever,”or “We will never finish!”CheckCan they bring the
stones back to life…? Forcrying out loud, even thematerials we are using aredamaged…how will thiswork? Check, check andcheck!!
Tobiah the Ammonitealso threw his two cents into join Sanballat’s attack:“What they are building-ifeven a fox climbed up onit, he would break downtheir wall of stones!” (v.3)See how oppositionworks? By wearing youdown with the goal of get-ting you to quit! The source of all oppo-
sition to the work of Godis the devil, referred to inRevelation 12:10 as theAccuser. Scripture alsocalls him a liar, and the fa-ther of lies. However, byadding just a touch oftruth to his lies, he can of-ten get us to agree withhim. Yes, we are all fee-
Jesus is alive andwell... how are youfeeling?
By John Whittington
Matthew 28:8 So thewomen hurried away fromthe tomb, afraid yet filledwith joy, and ran to tell hisdisciples.When you study the res-
urrection accounts youfind several emotional re-sponses to the living Jesus:
Trembling Fear
Paralyzing FearConfusion and DoubtAmazement and Per-
plexityWonder, Astonishment
and Surprise
Notice the conflictingemotions of these women:Afraid yet filled with joy.This is what happens whenyour situation meets thereality of the living Sav-ior! You may be having atraumatic experience. Youmay be overwhelmed, andstressed out. But that does-n’t have to be your onlysensation.They were afraid on the
outside - the goosebumpswere tingling; the neckhair was standing. Butthey were filled with joy.Deep inside was some-thing that the goosebumpscouldn’t touch! The GoodNews that the Savior livesis enough to fill you withjoy that can displace what-ever else you’re feeling.Why didn’t the guards at
the tomb experience joy?Their encounter with theresurrection left them soafraid that they shook andpassed out! The differencewas that the women knewJesus! Knowing and expe-riencing Jesus turns fearinto joy! The Resurrection proves
that Jesus really is the onlyway to the Father. TheResurrection proves thatJesus really is the judge ofthe whole earth. That’senough to shake and passout over! But if you knowJesus the Resurrectionmeans that He really didtake away your sins. Hereally came to give youlife to the full!Do you fear and fall, or
fear and rejoice? Jesus isalive and well... how areyou feeling?
Pastor John Whitting-ton
Lighthouse ChristianCenter
www.lccmayo.com
ble…BUT our weakness,God makes us strong (2Cor. 12:10) Hold out forthe whole truth!So, what are you readyto quit on? Your mar-riage…a relationshipwith yourteenager…finding a bet-ter job…finishing col-lege…a closer walk withGod? Listen closely to
the ridicule, and recog-nize the voice of the ac-cuser…the liar. Dis-agree with his half-truths. Then roll up yoursleeves and get back toit.
Because Every HeartMatters, Angie
Heart Matters is a weeklycolumn written by Angie
Land, Director of theFamily Life Ministries ofthe Lafayette Baptist Asso-ciation, where she teachesbible studies, leads mar-riage and family confer-ences and offers biblicalcounseling to individuals,couples and families.Contact Angie with ques-tions or comments at [email protected]
My Wing-Ding-A-Doat the Wing House
By Rev. James L Snyder
It is not that ignorance isso bad; it is just so incon-venient. Case in point. Awhile back, I found in themail coupons for two freenights in Daytona Beach.
"Look, my dear," Isquealed, with delight tomy wife, "We have twofree nights in DaytonaBeach." Immediately wechecked our calendars andselected a time when wecould take advantage of
our windfall, without run-ning into all those spring-breakers at the beach.Personally, I am not too
crazy about DaytonaBeach. I am crazy aboutfree. Consulting the par-sonage exchequer, wecould afford free. Uponleaving the house, all Icould do was hum a tune,"Two Whole Nights at theBeach ..." Before I fin-ished, my wife suggested Iquit humming.Of course, with her sug-
in. I focused on the menu.Looking up from the menuwhat I saw shocked me tothe core. I am known fordropping everything fromdishes to keys. This time Idropped my lower jaw tothe floor.It took some time for me
to gingerly pick up my low-er jaw. I just noticed theyoung girl standing beforeme greeting me and inquir-ing about my order.I heard nothing - but, un-
fortunately, I saw more thanI expected. Let me try todescribe this as delicatelyas I can.The only thing I can ra-
tionally think of is, whenthis young girl dressed inthe morning her costume fitquite well. I hardly thinkanyone would put onclothes that did not fit.However, during the
course of the day, being ayoung person, she musthave experienced a ratherdramatic spurt of growth,causing her clothes to be atleast three sizes too small.
Fortunately, or unfortu-nately as the case may be,the only thing keeping herbreathing was the lack ofmaterial around her chestarea. Otherwise, she couldhave suffocated.Her clothes were so tight,
not to mention skimpy (andI didn't), that I wanted totake the shirt off my backand give it to her.
I mumbled somethingrather incoherently and saidas loud as possible, "andmake it to go, please."After giving my order, I
did not know what to dowith my eyes. You can lookat the ceiling only so longbefore people begin inquir-ing into your family history.Other young girls, in therestaurant, I found in thesame condition. There mustbe a "growth spurt" epi-demic going around.
My order finally cameand I quickly paid for it,made like an egg andscrambled for the sanctityof my motel room. Islammed the door behindand paused to collect what-ever was lagging behindme, happy I made it to safe-ty.No sooner had my heart
reclaimed its tranquil
gestions always comes thephrase, "And if you don'tI'll ..." Well, you know therest. I took her suggestion,but I was humming on theinside.Arriving at our motel in
good time, we checked inand settled down for twodays and two nights of ab-solute relaxation - whatev-er that is. The room wasterrific and in the cornerwas an old friend - a Lazy-boy recliner. With the re-cliner and a remote, I set-tled in for some seriousgoofing off for the next twodays.
Admittedly, I am not
gifted in many areas, if any.My wife, however, says Igoof off better than anyoneshe knows. One takes pridein what one does best. Next to our motel was a
restaurant called The WingHouse. On the outside itlooked like a nice placeand, unlike my wife, I amnot choosy about where Ieat. Any old greasy spoonsuits me just fine, thankyou.
I must say I was com-pletely unprepared for whatI was about to experiencein the restaurant next to ourmotel.
On the second day of
our mini-vacation, I decid-ed to run next door forsome carry out. My wifewanted some soup and Ifancied something a littlemore substantial. When Iam on an errand, especiallyone as important as mysupper, I am usually fo-cused on one thing and onething only. I wanted to runinto the restaurant, give myorder, get out as quicklyand simply as possible andget back to my Lazyboyand remote. It is my twodays off; I will squanderthem if I want to.I did not notice anything
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It Happened Back Then...
April 26, 1938 - Musi-cian Duane Eddy was bornApril 26, 1942 - Singer
Bobby Rydell was bornApril 26, 1954 - Nation-
wide test of Salk anti-po-lio vaccine began in U.S.April 26, 1986 - Acci-
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May Birthdays
Happy Birthday to:
May 1 - Tyson Folsom,J.W. Buchanan, LukeShreckMay 2 - Robert Mc-
CullersMay 3 - Diana (Driver)
Mobley, Diane BellMay 4 - Cherri Driver,
Darlene Ward, DylanBuchananMay 5 - Mary BarrsMay 8 - David Dees,
Jean Bell and Joan Mur-ray, Michael WoodMay 10 - Keith
BuchananMay 11 - Avie Lee Rev-
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Carson McCallMay 13 - Debbie Bell
THE MAYO FREE PRESS, Mayo, FL ~ PAGE 3ATHURSDAY, APRIL 26, 2012
SOCIAL NEWS
732433
Day MailboxBy: Mary M. Santerfeit
If you are new to the area, some of these places I planto talk about for the next few weeks you may not knowabout. This new section will be called “Around the Cor-ner.”My husband and I drove around for two to three hours
last week and we enjoyed revisiting these sites. At one ofthe landings a lot of people had put their boats in and werefishing. It has definitely been beautiful weather for fishingor just boat riding. The Suwannee really came up but nowit’s taking another nosedive.“Around the Corner” this week is a spot called Fort
Atkinson, which is located approximately two miles westof Day. All my life Fort Atkinson has been here and hasbeen a beautiful lake where the area churches used to bap-tize. I was baptized there myself; a day I will never forget.My grandparents lived on this lake. It was their mainsource for water supply. Daddy always said they often
took their baths there and that grandma would boil the wa-ter to keep it from making them sick.Fort Atkinson was a temporary post about 75 miles
from Tallahassee. The fort was established January 18,1839 by Company C, 6th Infantry, Lt. James Monroe,Commanding Officer. these troops came here on the evac-uation of Fort Jackson, which had been garrisoning. Thefort was named in honor of Colonel Henry Atkinson, 6thInfantry. It was established to protect the local citizensfrom the warring Indians. These Indians vowed theywould erase all the white settlers who conquered theirland. According to history it was recorded as the First In-dian War.The post/fort was occupied only a short time by the
troops. It was closed and abandoned July 6, 1839. A draw-ing is shown of how the typical forts looked when com-pleted.
Around the Corner
Another beautiful sight in the Day area is the Fort AtkinsonAirpark Plantation. The airstrip is on the backside of twobeautiful homes located on Gilman Road.
This is the sad picture of Fort Atkinson Lake; a small pud-dle on the north side
May 14 - Henry McCrayMay 15 - Devin
Buchanan, Sara Driver,Gail Buchanan, Marla(Land) DriverMay 16 - Jimmy Knight,
toes1 lg. can tomato sauceSalt and pepper to taste2 sticks of butter1 can of small gardenpeasBrown ground beef and
drain. Boil noodles as di-rected. Combine beef,noodles, tomatoes, sauce,salt, pepper and butter inlarge pot. Allow to simmerfor approximately 15 min-utes. Stir in peas and sim-mer another 10 minutes.
Hamburger Rice Casserole
by Annette Rye
4 slices bacon, friedcrisp and well drained1/2 c. chopped onion1/2 c. chopped greenpepper1 c. uncooked rice1 lb. ground beef1 clove garlic, minced
1 3/4 c. water1 - 8 oz. can tomatosauce2 tsp. salt2 Tbsp. chili powder1/2 tsp. pepper2 1/2 c. shredded sharpcheeseFry bacon and drain all
drippings but one table-spoon from skillet. Addgreen peppers and onion,then cook until tender. Addrice and cook until goldenbrown. Stir in beef andgarlic, cook until done.Stir in water, tomato sauceand seasonings. Heat tobubbling, then reduce heatand simmer 20 minutes.Spoon half the mixtureinto a 2-quart casseroledish. Sprinkle half thecheese and half the baconon that layer. Make anoth-er layer on top and repeatthe cheese and bacon.Bake at 450 degrees about15 minutes or until cheeseis bubbly.
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Bible study for womenSubmitted
A new Bible study forwomen will begin at theFirst United MethodistChurch of Mayo, FL onTuesday, May 1, 2012, at7 p.m. The study will beled by Pat Rowell and willbegin with “The Battle isthe Lord’s” based onscripture from II Chroni-cles.Pat has studied the
Bible with great intensitysince she was saved 37years ago and lives the lifethat she teaches. She stud-ied the Bible for two yearsthrough the Faith BibleInstitute and has honedher teaching skills throughreading many books relat-ed to Christian living ingeneral and, especially,living for Christ as awoman. Pat has been afrequent speaker at
women’s groups and hastaught classes for womenon Christian marriage.All women who desire a
closer encounter with theBible are invited and en-couraged to attend regard-less of church affiliationor currently not attendinga church but want to knowmore about what the Biblesays for living your lifeeach day.Bring your Bible and
come to the FellowshipHall of First UnitedMethodist Church, at thetraffic light at the cornerof US 27 and SR 51 inMayo. If you don’t have aBible come anyway andwe’ll give you one!
rhythm than I heard an ane-mic knock at the door.When I opened the door,much to my chagrin (andbelieve me I was not grin-ning), stood my semi-cladwaitress with a restaurantpackage in her hand. I feltas though I had been runover by a Mac truck."I'm terribly sorry, sir,
but we mixed up your or-der. Here's your order."We exchanged bags and
one glance at my wife toldme that, along with otherthings, I would be eatingcrow.Later that evening, as I
prepared for bed, I tookcomfort in the words of theApostle Paul."According to my
earnest expectation and myhope, that in nothing I shallbe ashamed, but that withall boldness, as always, sonow also Christ shall bemagnified in my body,whether it be by life, or bydeath." (Philippians 1:20KJV.)
Ignorance about somethings is inconvenient, butignorance about Christ isfatal.
The Rev. James L. Sny-der is pastor of the Familyof God Fellowship, PO Box831313, Ocala, FL 34483.He lives with his wife,Martha, inSilver SpringsShores. Call him at 352-687-4240 or e-mail [email protected]. Thechurch web site iswww.whatafellowship.com.
My Wing-Ding-A-Doat the Wing House
Continued From Page 2A
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WeddingsSmith/Prine Engagement
Jack and RitaHowdeshell of Mayo, Stu-art and Diane Smith ofMadison, and Jimmy andClara Prine of Day wouldlike to announce the en-gagement and upcomingmarriage of their childrenAlicia Christine Smith andJames Scott Prine. Alicia and Scott are both
graduates of LafayetteHigh School. Alicia is cur-rently employed with
Lafayette County Schoolswhere she has been teach-ing 5th grade for fouryears. Scott is a self-em-ployed farmer. The ceremony and recep-
tion are set to take placeSept. 29, 2012 at 6 p.m. atthe home of Jimmy andClara Prine. No local invitations are
being sent out. Friends andfamily are welcome to at-tend.
Happy80th
Birthday
Gerald & Helen ScottGambleSaturday, April 28.
2:30-4:30 p.m.Luraville Baptist
Church Social Hall20309 108th Street,
Live Oak, FL 32060Home address: 18393
168th St.
Alford - Kelly Wedding
Mrs. Janice Alford ofJacksonville, Fla. and Mr.and Mrs. Gary Kelly ofMayo, are happy to an-nounce the engagementand approaching marriageof their children AshleyBrooke Alford to Mr.Michael Lee Kelly. Ash-ley is also the daughter ofthe late Mr. Donald Al-ford. Ashley and Michaelare graduates of the Uni-versity of North Florida.
They are employed byMSC Care Managementin Jacksonville, Fla. Thecouple will be united inmarriage on April 28,2012 at 6:00 p.m. at TheLighthouse Christian Cen-ter in Mayo. An outdoorreception will follow atthe home of Mr. and Mrs.Gary Kelly. No local invi-tations are being sent, allfriends and family are in-vited to attend.
Barrs Family Reunion
Sunday, April 29, 2012Day Community Cen-
ter, Day, Fl. 12 noonstarting time, lunch at1:30 p.m.
Bring food and drinkfor yourself and othersLet us honor our heritageFor info call-386-362-
8468
Thank youFirst, I would like to say
what an honor it is to haveearned the Reserve GrandChampion Pig at the 2012Suwannee Valley YouthLivestock Show and Sale.Next, I would like to thankthe following buyers forpurchasing the ReserveGrand Champion Pig:
Lance Braswell-FarmBureau Insurance AgentLafayette County Sheriff-Brian LambNextranFlint Equipment
It is with the overwhelm-ing support of the localcommunity that theLafayette FFA continues toflourish each year.
Thanks again,Tara Byrd
Hurricane SeasonSubmitted
Lafayette County Emergency Management
Hurricane season is back again; be pre-pared for severe weather across Florida inthe event we have another bad season. Ithought that there are a few things youand your family might need to be betterprepared in case a disaster does hit here inLafayette County.
Keep a home inventory with picturesand estimated value of your possessions,in case you need to defend your claimswith an insurance company.Save your important property docu-
ments, like insurance policies, mortgagedocs, property tax records, etc.Keep a contact directory of important
service providers to your home, like thegas & electric company, the internet andtelephone provider, plumbing contrac-tors, HVAC service providers, etc.
Family emergency plans and contactsin case a disaster hits.A small portable generator, at least
something to provide you with enoughlight and a fan to help keep you somewhatcool and to keep the refrigerator going.There are three very important state-
ments about the above items for you toremember to do:· Save this information away from
the home in case your home gets de-stroyed
· Have the information accessibleduring or right after the disaster strikesfor emergency or insurance purposes· Make sure that all members of the
family are able to access the secure fami-ly plans, especially in the event that oneof the family members gets separatedduring the disaster.
Thanks,Alton Scott, Director
(386) 294-1950
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Dr. Ta e , Yu , D O F a m i l y P r a c t i c e
J o i n s D M H M a y o F a m i l y M e d i c i n e
Tae Yu, DO is a graduate of Nova Southeastern University College of Osteopathic Medicine, served his internship and Family Practice Residency at Columbus Medical Center. During his Residency he also worked at the Amos Cancer Center at Columbus Medical Center. For the past year Dr. Yu has served as the Medical Director for DMH Mayo Family Medicine.
Dr. Yu’s Credentials are as follows:
• American Board of Family Medicine
• PALS, ACLS & ATLS Certified
Member of: American Osteopathic Association American College of Osteopathic Association AAFP
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Doctors Memorial Hospital is pleased to Welcome Dr. Yu to the DMH Family of Physicians.
Dr . Yu i s scheduled to s tar t see ing pat i ents o f a l l ages May 1 , 2012 a t DMH Mayo Fami ly Medic ine 117 SW Virginia Circle, Mayo FL. 32066 For appointments call 294-2475
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The Lafayette HighSchool Class of 1970 cel-ebrated their 42nd classreunion Saturday, April21, 2012, at the home ofEileen Reaves in CooksHammock. Everyone hada wonderful time visitingwith and reminiscingwith classmates andteachers. A delicious meal was
provided by Mike Hill of
Gainesville, Florida, con-sisting of ribs, chicken,potato salad, bakedbeans, rolls, tea anddessert. Following themeal, a special video CDwas watched by all,which had been preparedby Eileen Reaves, whichbegan with pictures ofour first grade class andtraveling through theyears including past re-unions. “Classmates and teach-
ers, it was a wonderfulreunion and I am lookingforward to the next onetwo years from now withhopes that those whocould not attend this timewill be able to do sothen,” said LetaHawkins. A big thanks to Eileen
Reaves, Bobbie Rives,Sam Rives, and BradKnight for their help inorganizing and settingthis event in motion.
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L-R beginning with the back row: Marty Trawick, AngieHart Taylor, Virginia Anderson McCray, Lena PearsonCook, Leta Pearson Hawkins, Gail Folsom Garrard, CarolynBrock Paulk, Kenny Wimberly, Jack Putnal, Jimmy Brock,Everett Kirby, Richard Land, Jimmy Witt, Malinda ShawMorgan, Martha Jackson Humphries, Ruthie RossinFluellen/Mosley, Jean Hicks Lewis, Mevelyn Land Lewis,Dale Richardson, JoAnn Hart Sullivan, Barbara McCauleyHerndon, Donna Lanier
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Charles Wesley George Jr.
April 21, 2012
C harles WesleyGeorge Jr., age 50,passed away on
Saturday, April 21, 2012, athis residence in Branford,Florida. Mr. George wasborn in Starke, Florida, toCharles George Sr. and theformer Katie George.Coming from SuwanneeCounty, Florida, he hadlived in Branford for thepast 10 years. He was amember of Midway BaptistChurch and worked on adairy farm. In his sparetime he enjoyed fishing,gardening, and farm work.Survived by his wife of
12 years, Dawn George, ofBranford, Fla., his parents,Charles and Katie Burton,of Suwannee County,Florida, a daughter, Al-liemarie Rebecca George,of Branford, Fla., (2) broth-ers; David George and wifeDana, of Lafayette County,Fla., Josh George and wifeAmber, of Columbia Coun-ty, Fla., (2) sisters; SandraKines and husband Glenn,of Suwannee County, Fla.,and Sharon Causey, ofMayo, Fla., numerousnieces, nephews, and twogreat-nephews.Funeral Services will be
held at Midway BaptistChurch on Thursday, April26, 2012, at 11 a.m. withBro. Danny Rogers, offici-ating. Interment will followat Midway Baptist Church.You may sign the guest-
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Oceanus McCall,76, a resident ofLive Oak, Fla.,
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C atherlene John-son, a resident ofWhite Springs,
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D.M. Udell Funeral Homeare in charge of allarrangements.
The Lafayette County Historical SocietyWill be hosting living
historian Adrian Cox-Mc-Cabe this Thursday night,April 26, 2012 at 7pm atthe Library in Mayo. Shewill be the first of a series
of presentions and she willbe discussing Life on theHome Front during theCivil War. Specificallyladies and childrens fash-ions of that time period.
Please come join us andlearn a little.Any questions can be ad-
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FCAT continues thisweek, and for severalweeks in a changed formatfrom the past (FCAT 2.0).Now, many of the subtestshave been replaced by whatis called End of Course Ex-
ams (EOCs). Additionally,the gradient level changescores, called cut scores,are higher than they usedto be. This means that stu-dents and schools are nowgoing to have to scorehigher than in the past forscores that would beequivalent to then in termsof performance (in otherwords, it just got harder toscore as high). EOCs arealso going to affect gradu-ation in high schools, be-cause students will have topass them to get the highschool credit in that sub-ject as well as the testscores for the FCAT sub-tests themselves being partof graduation require-ments. In two years, how-ever, the state moves toCommon Core Standards
shared by other states, andwe are told that a new testbased on those standardswill replace FCAT. No onehas seen that test, and wedo not know what to expectfrom that either. One thingis for sure, change in to-day's educational world is aconstant, and schools anddistrict leadership have tostay on top of these thingsfor us to know what to beprepared for. Every yearfor the last 3 years, legisla-tive changes have continu-ally moved the bar upward,and changed things that arerequired of schools and stu-dents for them to graduate.We will continue to dowell, because we are com-mitted to bringing the besteducational product to thechildren of this community.
Baseball district tourneyand Softball sub-regionalsthis week. GO HOR-NETS!!!
Tom Lashley
Sparkleberry Chapter of the Florida Native Plant Society Meeting: Tuesday, May 8, 2012 Pro-
gram: Wildfire Prevention and Protection.A very important subject for homeowners!The Sparkleberry Chapter of the Florida
Native Plant Society will meet the secondTuesday of the month, May 8 2012 start-ing at 6:30 PM, at Hatch Park, Branford(403 SE Craven St). Directions: Once youhave turned onto 247 in Branford, SECraven St is the 7th block from 129 - youmake a right onto SE Craven, Hatch Parkis a few blocks down the road on the left.The Public is invited! Our guest speaker is Curt Winser of the
Florida Forest Service who will tell usabout prevention and protection of wild-fires.
Wildfires can cause major environmen-tal, social and economic damages. Theloss of timber, wildlife habitat, homes andeven lives may result from a devastatingwildfire. The wildfire that does not start isthe one that does not have to be fought.
For more information contact: Presi-dent: Carol Sullivan, 386-364-9309, [email protected], for more infor-mation on the Florida Native Plant Soci-ety: www.fnps.org.
The purpose of the Florida Native PlantSociety is to promote the preservation,conservation and plant restoration of thenative plant communities.
Get ready to fling for springPopular annual dance coming backBy Joyce Marie [email protected]
Back by popular demand,the Annual Spring FlingDance sponsored by theLafayette County Chamberof Commerce will be held onSaturday, May 19 from 6 to10 p.m. at the Mayo Commu-nity Center. This year thechamber will be shaking it up
with boot-stomping westernattire and a complete coun-try/western theme.“It is a fun, romantic out-
ing for the older crowd,” saidAlton Scott from the Cham-ber of Commerce. “You canwear jeans if you want to, oryou can wear a tux if you'dlike to do that, too.”Everyone is invited for an
evening of friendship, danc-ing and memories. Refresh-ments and non-alcoholicdrinks will be provided. Easylistening and dance music by
Tony Buzzella, who is alsoback by popular demand,will keep you entertainedthroughout the night.Buzzella sings, writes hisown music and plays the sax-ophone and clarinet. “He is a real treat to listen
to,” said Scott.The Chamber asks that
guests please donate at least$10 per person to help payfor the entertainment. Youcan ask any chamber mem-ber for tickets. Hope to seeyou there!
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Lighthouse Christian Academy awards
Christian Character AwardBack row from left: Lucus Linton, Collin Barrett and Celsi Bash. Middle row from left: Nickolas Clemons, Colin Bash and Nicholas Griner. Front is Emily Murray.
Diligence AwardBack row from left: Courtney Rabon, Matt Tice and Kelley Ann Howell. Middle row from left: Jaylah James, Destiney Jackson and Andrew Ward.Not pictured: Celeeney Wood.
A Honor RollBack row from left: Matthew Ducksworth, Celsi Bash, Haley Snipes, Alex James, Samantha Kilmire, Caleb Land, Taylor Linton, Lucus Linton, Grant Fletcher, Kira Whittington and AidenByrd. Middle row from left: Ivan Useche, Destiney Jackson, Anastacia Garza, Reagan Fletcher, Heaven Shaw, Kaiya Richardson, McKeena Thomas, Kelley Ann Howell, Marcie Barrett,Jasmyne Agner and Montana Fountain. Front row from left: Kaleb Snipes, Chloe Earp, Annmarie Mowrer, Nicholas Griner, Kylie Whittington, Dustin Wood, Emilee Williams and JosiahEarp.
A/B Honor RollBack row from left: Taylor Land, Matt Tice, Katie Fletcher, Dylan Clingan, Colin Barrett, Blake Parrish, Zachary Smith, Trevor Boyd, Nicholas Segovia, Dixie Smith and Bayley Jackson.Middle row from left: Drew Savy, Chase Rabon, Dalton Swords, Gabe Stratton, Robin Ducksworth, Richard Orlowski, Colin Bash, Tristan Ward, Ashlee Mowrer, Lexi Useche and JoelWhittington. Front row from left: Gracie Land, Jaylah James, Tyler Flowers, Dillan Hillwig, Alex Fletcher and Savanna Parker. Courtesy photos
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Dubose signs letter of intent
Courtesy photo Lafayette High School football quar-
terback Garrett Dubose signed his letterof intent to play football for Averett Uni-versity in Danville, Va. Dubose is 6 feetand one inch and is 190 pounds. Dubosethrew for 975 yards, 12 touchdowns and
nine interceptions. “I feel great about the scholarship, I
am excited to go to the next level andshowcase my skills for a great team,”said Dubose. “I feel that I have a greatopportunity to get on the field and com-
pete for the starting job. I have trainedwith Doug Johnson (ex UF quarterback)and he has whipped me into shape and hehas made me into the quarterback I havebecome. If it wasn’t for him, I wouldn’tbe where I am today.”
Dubose said Averett University isgreat.“They have small classrooms and they
are an all around great school,” he said.Dubose considered Webber Interna-
tional and West Georgia.
Super SaturdayThe youth baseball and softball league in Lafayette
County kicked off their season on Saturday with "SuperSaturday". Here are some images from that day.
“So, how about them Black Gold Farms?” “That ball comes past me, I’ll be ready.”
All smiles as this youngster connects with the ball. - Photos: Jack Howdeshell
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Florida Wildlife Com-mission,” said Lamb.
Reports state that aninvestigation into Ed-mondson ultimately ledto his involvement inthe October burglary ofByrd’s Power Equip-ment where a pickupand an enclosed trailer,which contained a large
amount of inventoryfrom Byrd’s werestolen.
Lamb said after Ed-mondson’s arrest inAlachua County, mostof the stolen items wererecovered at differentlocations where theproperty was beingstored until it could besold. The pickup wasrecovered in a residen-
tial area on the westernedge of Gainesville,close to the residencewhere Edmondson wasapprehended. The trail-er was later recoveredin the area of a new sub-division that was underconstruction.
The result of a searchwarrant of Edmondson’scell phone placed him inthe Mayo area during
the times of the NAPAand Family Dollar bur-glary on Oct. 8, 2011along with the Buckvilleburglary on Oct. 9, 2011,officials said.
Edmondson has beencharged with fivecounts of burglary, twocounts of grand theft ofa firearm, one count ofauto theft, and grandtheft over $10,000.
Valdosta man nabbed for string of burglaries here Continued From Page 1A
and signed up for theTallahassee Marathonrun in February 2009with a goal of finishingthe 26.2 mile race in lessthan four hours.
“As my training pro-gressed and the raceneared, I reset my goalfor a sub 3:45 finish,Howdeshell said. “I wasable to best that time andreally had no furtherthoughts of another raceat that distance.”
With so much traininginvolved and minimalrewards, Howdeshell al-most gave up on run-ning any moremarathons, untilthoughts of maybe run-ning the BostonMarathon began to sur-face.
The Boston Marathon,however, requires par-ticipants to meet strin-gent qualifying timesbased on age and genderand Howdeshell knewhe’d have to trim 14minutes off his previousefforts.
He ran the Philadel-phia Marathon andcame in with a goodqualifying time, butwhen he went to registerfor the Boston Marathonit was too late. Therewere no more availablespots left.
“Qualifying times forBoston remain valid foran 18-month period, so I
could register for the2011 race based on thiseffort,” he said.
Meanwhile, his desireto run the BostonMarathon began towane, although, he con-tinued to test his fitnesslevel by running in otherraces on a limited basis.
“I found it more fulfill-ing to document the ath-letic achievements ofothers with my photog-raphy, than the timeneeded to really im-prove my own skills,” hesaid.
In September 2011 thebug hit him again as heread the registrationguidelines for the 2012Boston Marathon.Around the same timehe received notice of hishigh school 30 year re-union on a cruise.
“I quickly decidedthat I would celebratemy 30 year class re-union in Boston, as op-posed to theCaribbean,” he said.
It didn’t take long af-ter he registered to findout he was going to be aparticipant in the BostonMarathon, but life got inthe way, he said, andother personal and pro-fessional desires tookprecedence over propertraining for the event.
“I determined thatthis run at Boston wouldbe just for the experi-ence,” he said. “Littledid I know that condi-
tion that only a year ear-lier produced the fastestmarathon ever run,would be drastically dif-ferent for the 116th run-ning of the oldestmarathon in the world.”
Howdeshell arrived inBoston several days pri-or to the Patriot's Dayevent and found folkstalking about the risingtemperatures forecastfor race day. Officialsadvised runners to exer-cise extreme caution andpractice serious hydra-tion measures.
By mid-weekendleading up to the Mon-day race, the BostonAthletic Association(BAA) allowed an un-precedented measure ofoffering deferments forthis year's race to en-courage those not at thetop of their game to by-pass the extreme condi-tions expected,Howdeshell said. Theyalso adopted the newslogan, "This is not arace, it's an experience."
“On race morning Ilooked out the hotelroom window and for asfar as I could see was aline of buses that wouldshuttle the 20 plus thou-sand runners to the startline over 26 milesaway,” saidHowdeshell.
Once the buses shut-tled the runners over tothe athlete's village inHopkinton, the action
heated up. “Following a brief in-
troduction of the eliterunners and the Nation-al Anthem, the 116thrunning of the BostonMarathon was under-way,” said Howdeshell.“With several news heli-copters overhead andeven more fixed wingaircraft circling the field,we left the tiny town ofHopkinton.”
Runners were brokenup into three waves con-sisting of nine corrals ineach. Howdeshell wasin the seventh corral inthe first wave and beganhis run at 10 a.m.
“I had been told bythose who had run thisrace before, the crowdsupport and spectatorswere unbelievable,” hesaid. “The best descrip-tion of the scene is likethe biggest tailgate par-ty on any major univer-sity campus on gameday, except this onesnakes on for over 26miles.”
Spectators and sup-port personnel were onhand along the route toprovide the runnerswith necessary hydra-tion.
“The most touchingscene were the childrenstanding along thecourse with out-stretched hands wanti-ng to high-five the pass-ing runners, or offeringtiny hands full of ice,
popcicles or cups of wa-ter,” said Howdeshell.“The children also heldwater hoses out for run-ners to cool off and wa-ter soaked towels andsponges. There is noway the runners couldever repay the fans fortheir efforts and sup-port, but it will alwaysbe remembered.”
Howdeshell said hemaintained his pedestri-an pace to overcome thestrong desire to run withthe pack.
“This was accom-plished by taking thetime to acknowledgeevery outstretched tinyhand and recognizingthe law enforcementand military personnelwho also supported therunners along the entireroute,” he said.
Nearly five hoursworth of experiencingnew sights and sounds,and the ever-increasingnoise level as the racetraveled throughWellesley College'sscream tunnel were in-describable, he said.
“The students ofBoston College were asfired up as if their ownteam was playing in theBCS Championship,” hewent on.
The only thing thatsurpassed that excite-ment, Howdeshell said,was when the runnersentered the city ofBoston.
“The crowds pressedinto the roadway andwere 20 deep in spotsand lined the windowsand rooftops in the finalmiles,” he said. “The fi-nal turn on BoylstonStreet when the runnerscan finally view theoverhead photograph-er's bridge that marksthe finish line is mostlya blur. If one ever want-ed to feel a hero's wel-come or running out thetunnel of a major sport-ing venue, this is asclose as one can get.”
Once across the finishline Howdeshell was ex-pecting the usualcramps and aches thataccompany a tough ef-fort, but because of hisreduced pace, he said hewas no worse for wear.
“I would not be a sta-tistic for the medic tentsor those who were hos-pitalized,” he said.
Howdeshell said oneday he hopes to chal-lenge the course againwith his best effort, butthis year was all aboutthe experience.
“Surprisingly, I'mokay with that,” he said.“Letting, willingly ornot, nearly 10,000 run-ners pass me from myoriginal starting spot is-n't the most enduringthing, but they only re-member who won any-way, not the guy whofinished in second or17,000 plus place.”
Howdeshell runs the Boston MarathonContinued From Page 1A
al women's clothing retailer.“She is the only winner from the state of Florida,”
said maurices spokesperson Rebecca Powell. “Infact, she is the only winner from the southeasternregion of the U.S. She will be featured in cata-logues, the stores, and online as a winner.”
Hurst is a 2008 graduate of Lafayette High Schooland holds an associate of arts degree from NFCC.She is currently a licensed massage therapist at LeChateau in downtown Mayo.
Hurst's extensive campaign efforts paid off andhelped get her into the finals, although, with over1,500 girls competing she felt her chances of win-ning were slim.
On March 19, Hurst found out she was selectedas one of the top 100 semi-finalists, which meantthe next step was submitting a video explainingwhy she wanted to be a maurices Main Street Mod-el. Two days after submitting the online video,Hurst was chosen as one of 20 finalists and on April17 she and her mom flew to Minneapolis for thelast portion of the competition.
“My trip to Minnesota was such an amazing ex-perience,” said Hurst. “My mom and I flew thereand we were back home within 24 hours, so need-less to say, it was a pretty fast trip. My mom lovedthe plane ride. She said that was her favorite partand is ready to fly again.”
Hurst said she was really nervous about the in-terview in Minnesota, but it wound up being herfavorite part of the entire process. The judging pan-el from maurices, included Christopher Straubfrom Lifetime Television’s popular show “ProjectRunway”.
“It was such an honor to sit and talk with him,”said Hurst.
Hurst said she enjoyed meeting and getting toknow the other contestants.
“We were all vying for the same thing, but it re-ally didn’t feel like a competition to me,” saidHurst. “It felt like I had all my best friends togeth-er and we were having a makeover and a photoshoot.”
Hurst now continues the rest of her journey tostardom with a professional photo shoot and na-tional exposure at maurices locations,maurices.com, as well as through mailers and so-
Continued From Page 1A
Relations Manager Tom Tuckey confirmed.According to Tuckey, 51-year-old Roger Alford was
changing a transformer in the Mayo area when the ac-cident occurred and was immediately rushed toShands UF.
“He came in contact with energized equipmentwhile changing the transformer,” Tuckey explained.
As a result, Alford suffered burns, but is expectedto make a full recovery and was even able to eat onhis own Tuesday (April 17) evening, Tuckey stated.
“We are just thankful that it is no worse than it isand we are keeping him and his family in ourprayers,” Tuckey added.
Alford’s sister, Elizabeth Starling, is relieved thather brother is improving.
“We’re so thankful that he is improving andwords cannot express our gratitude for the prayersof everyone,” Starling said. “We just ask everyone tocontinue praying for his recovery.”
Tuckey emphasized that although it is uncertainwhat the length of Alford’s recovery might be, a fullrecovery is expected.
“We’ve had an excellent track record in safety, butthis was a very unfortunate incident,” Tuckey said.
my children. I am agraduate of Florida Col-lege, a private Christiancollege in Tampa, Flori-da. I am an active mem-ber of the NorthsideChurch of Christ inMayo.
My knowledge andexperience in the finan-cial services industryhas been earned throughmy 18 year employmentwith Lafayette StateBank, as a Vice Presidentand Loan Officer. In ad-dition to daily customercontact and service, myresponsibilities have in-cluded various report-ings to government agen-cies and continued com-pliance with state andfederal banking laws. Ithas been my honor toserve many of the com-munity’s financial needsover the past 18 years.You can be assured thatmy service as Tax Collec-tor will be conductedwith the same integrityand honesty that youhave come to know andexpect from me as a busi-ness professional.
I have provided fi-nancial services as wellas good, honest adviceto many people duringthe past 18 years. Othertimes I have simply giv-en a listening ear tosomeone in need. Help-ing others has been avery rewarding and sat-isfying part of my job. Iwould like to have theopportunity to serve thecitizens of LafayetteCounty through the of-fice of Tax Collector. Iwill continue to main-tain the efficient andhonest task of collect-ing, reporting, and dis-tributing the taxes ofthe hard working peo-ple of Lafayette County.Such a responsibilitywill be taken with re-spect for the grave re-sponsibility being en-trusted to me.
I look forward to theopportunity to meet andtalk with as many of youas I possibly can in thenext few months. Anyhelp you and your fami-ly can afford me in ac-complishing this goalwould be greatly appre-ciated.
Lynette Ellis seeks office of tax collectorContinued From Page 1A
cial media. She was awarded a $1,500 mauricesgift card and a $7,500 charity donation for Relayfor Life.
Her mother Donna Dennis said, “I had a verygood feeling throughout this whole process.There is no greater feeling than watching yourchild achieve her dreams. I am one proud mama!”
Hurst’s 14 year-old brother Kayne said, “I hadconfidence in my sister, so I wasn’t that surprisedwhen I heard she made the top 12.”
Hurst said the first thing her 17 year-old broth-er Kole said to her when she told him she madethe top 12 was, “Really? Can I be your manager?When is our next flight? And, oh, congratulationssis!”
Hurst’s father Jamie Dennis commented, “I ama very proud daddy. I knew she could do it!”
When Hurst found out she was a winner shestated, “I would like to take this opportunity tothank my wonderful community for standing be-hind me 110 percent, my family, and above all,God for giving me this once in a lifetime opportu-nity.”
For more information about the contest you canlog on to www.mauricesmainstreetmodel.com.
Courtesy Photosmaurices Main Street Model Kristen Hurst
Local girl claims victory in national model search
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