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In This IssueNew school •administratorsTeacher takes •trip to UgandaStarke, •employees discuss pensionSeason •opening football results

After-school club registering now

The after-school club at RJE’s Tigers Den is for students in pre-K through the eighth grade. The club focuses on academic enrich-ment and offers recreational op-portunities. The application fee is $25, and monthly dues are $60. For more information, please call 904-964-2298.

RQuilters getting crafty

Sunshine Quilters will have its monthly meeting on Wednesday, Sept. 12, from 1 to 3pm at the Bradford Senior Citizens Center. Members will be working on their table for the upcoming Friends of the Library craft fair on Sept. 15. All former, current or future Sunshine Quilters are welcome to bring quilting or other crafts for our table.

This is n wonderful opportunity to not only showcase the wealth of Bradford talent but also help members sell completed finished items and give our UFO’s (un-finished objects) a chance to be turned into a cherished gift. So slash your stash, reduce your guilt, and help make the craft show a big success.

All are welcome Wednesday at the senior center, and to make preparation even sweeter, special refreshments will be served. Join the group and bring a friend. For more information, please contact Kathy Still at 904-368-0291, or email stillpe@aol.com.

RSchool board meets Sept. 10

The Bradford County School Board will hold public hearings on its 2012-13 budget and policy updates on Monday, Sept. 10, at 5:01 p.m. with a regular board meeting immediately following. The meetings will be held in the boardroom at the district office and are open to the public.

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Worth Noting

Unsigned letter leads to arrest of Lawtey CO

USPS 062-700 — Starke, Florida Thursday, Sept. 6, 2012 133rd Year — 6th Issue — 75 CENTS

The Sweetest Strawberries This Side Of Heaven

BY DAN HILDEBRANStarkeJournal.com Editor

Bradford depu-ties arrested a cor-rectional officer af-ter an anonymous letter led to alle-gations of sexual assault against the Lawtey Correc-tional Institution employee.

Mark Timothy Kurimay, 52, of

Keystone Heights was charged with two counts of sexual assault by an 18-year-old or older adult on a victim under 12 years of age. Bond was set at $100,000 and he was released Aug. 31.

The charges against Kurimay are not proven and he is presumed innocent until adjudicated guilty by a court.

According to an arrest report, a witness sent the unsigned message to Florida’s Department of Children and Families. On Aug. 24, the state agency forwarded the letter to the sheriff’s of-fice.

According to Sheriff’s Capt. Brad Smith, the letter is a single-page, typed document that claimed Kurimay fon-dled two girls between the ages of 9 and 11, between 2002 and 2004. Smith added that the letter was not sent by ei-ther of the victims.

Deputy Joshua M. Luke wrote in the arrest report that deputies interviewed both alleged victims separately, verify-ing the claims made in the document. Both victims are now adults.

According to the report, both victims told deputies Kurimay touched them over a two-year period in his Graham-

area home and in the surrounding woods.

Smith said that when asked by depu-ties about the women’s claims, Kuri-may asserted his right to talk to a law-yer.

Jo Ellyn Rackleff, with the Depart-ment of Corrections, wrote in an email that Kurimay has been employed with the department since 1983. She added that the department is now in the pro-cess of dismissing the correctional of-ficer.

Kurimay

Labor of loveAs they do every Labor Day weekend, Starke Fire-Rescue and Bradford County Emergency Medical Services spent Saturday asking motorists to help fill the boot with whatever change they could spare. The money—$2,500 this year—benefits the Muscular Dystrophy Association. Pictured above, firefighter Ashley Moore hustles to meet a motorist on U.S. 301 while paramedic Arielle Bernstein and firefighter Jerry Waters handle the traffic on Madison Street.

Starke balances budget but can’t pay its billsBY MARK J. CRAWFORD

Telegraph Editor

Starke’s budget for 2012-13 has been balanced, and while that is good news, not everyone was satisfied with how it was done.

Rather than additional spending cuts or new sources of revenue, the amount of money being set aside in reserve for utility department capital costs took a hit, which is not what the city clerk wanted to see.

The Aug. 29 workshop began with a revenue and expense report from City Clerk Linda Johns and Finance Direc-tor Herb Green. The report was current through the end of August, although some utility customers had not been billed. Still, using last year’s numbers, they predicted utility revenue would come in under budget by $1.58 million for 2012.

Revenue is below projection for each utility from both commercial and resi-dential customers, and the figure does not include money spent on a sewer

upgrade project that was only partially funded by a grant.

Each utility—electric, gas, water and sewer—and the general fund show expenses exceeding revenue. Accord-ing to Green, if Starke mailed all of the checks it has printed to pay its bills, the city would be overdrawn by $365,000.

“We’ve got a pretty serious cash flow problem,” Green said, noting that the money isn’t coming in as fast as it’s going out.

That figure doesn’t include more than $212,000 in invoices from the purchasing department, he added. If checks were printed for those, the city would be nearly $580,000 overdrawn.

“This is an issue we have to have ad-dressed by Sept. 30, or we’re going to have a pretty serious audit comment,” Green said. Even though the bank ac-count hasn’t been drained yet, as far as the paper trail is concerned, it has been.

The recommendation was to freeze all nonessential spending through the end of the fiscal year.

In addition to revenue shortfalls, there have been expensive upgrades at the wastewater processing plant as well as related engineering costs. While the upgrades are expected to save the city money, Johns said those savings wouldn’t be felt immediately. Green was skeptical of any future sav-ings given that promised savings from past projects have not been realized.

The commission moved on to dis-cuss the remaining $138,500 that stood in the way of a balanced budget for 2013. In a previous workshop, Com-missioner Tommy Chastain talked about taking the money from a reserve set aside in the electric budget for capi-tal expenses.

Former Operations Manager Ricky Thompson was present Aug. 29 and made the same recommendation, say-ing he couldn’t find any additional spending cuts. Instead of $208,000, the city could set aside $69,500 and use the rest to balance the general fund, he said.

“I can’t see anyplace else to get it

without raising rates or taxes,” Thomp-son said. It would be nice to set aside that amount of money, but this is not a good year to do it, he said.

According to the city clerk, this is the wrong move. The city has a prob-lem keeping money in utilities as it is, Johns said. This only exacerbates the cash flow problem.

Starke has been warned about dwin-dling reserves. In the city’s most recent financial audit, the unassigned fund balance for the general fund at the end of FY 2011 was just over $155,000. There was more than $1 million that had been assigned for other purposes, however, it cannot be spent unless the commission votes to reassign it. The utility system had $2.4 million in un-restricted net assets, but that was down $3 million since 2007. According to the audit, the utility system had experi-enced declining revenue for the fourth consecutive year, and it looks like the same could be true of 2012.

See BUDGET, 3A

2A Bradford County Telegraph • Thursday, Sept. 6, 2012

Fire destroys building off ImmokaleeBY DAN HILDEBRANStarkeJournal.com Editor

A structure fire burned down a home on Southeast Fourth Avenue Sept. 1, leaving only the building’s exterior concrete walls.

Incident commander Joey Dampier of Theressa’s station two said when he arrived, the structure was fully involved. He said Keystone Heights’ station 11 was first on scene and conducted the initial attack. Bradford and

Clay units then supported them. He added that firefighters’ ef-forts were complicated by the presence of a basement in the structure. The house was a total loss.

State Fire Marshal investigator Andy Redding said the blaze is still under investigation.

“The house was vacant,” he said, “but Clay Electric was sup-plying it with power.”

He added that investigators don’t have much to work with because of the extensive damage

to the building. Keystone firefighters had to

use bolt cutters to get past a locked gate when they arrived on scene.

The house was located between Lake Bedford and S.R. 100. Ac-cording to property appraiser re-cords, it is owned by Lawrence Minton of Orange Park and was valued at $25,361.

In addition to Keystone, Clay County and Theressa and Hamp-ton firefighters also fought the blaze.

By the time firefighters arrived, the house was fully involved and firefighters had to cut through a locked gate to reach the vacant building.

Woman loses control of car, drives through parkBY DAN HILDEBRANStarkeJournal.com Editor

A Starke woman lost control of her car Monday morning and drove through Wainwright Park, missing two children who were playing nearby.

Leota Daniels, 71, said she was slowing to park in a space on Bridges Street, on the north said of the grounds, just after 11:30 a.m. when her 2011 Ford Focus suddenly accelerated, launching the vehicle over the fence sur-rounding the park.

According to Starke police Capt. Barry Warren, the car en-

tered the enclosure on the north side, tracked partially around a covered picnic area at the cor-ner of Bridges and Water streets, then left the enclosure on the Water Street side of the park. Daniels then drove north in the ditch and on the sidewalk along the west side of Water Street, be-fore coming to rest.

Warren added that two chil-dren who were playing around the picnic area were not hurt. However, Daniels’ Ford sus-tained significant body damage.

Warren said two witnesses at the scene told police they heard the car’s motor racing after the

driver exited the vehicle. Warren also credited Daniels’ for avoid-ing the children.

The driver said this is the sec-ond time her car unexpectantly accelerated. She said three months ago, while she was sta-tionary in the parking lot of the Bradford County Library, her car suddenly lurched forward and struck an SUV that was parked in front of her.

She added that she did report the incident to the dealership but did not take the Focus to the dealer for an inspection.

Leota Daniels, Officer Griffin Register, a witness and Officer Chad Howell inspect Daniels’ Ford Focus after the incident.

Preparing to act, city surveys employees about benefit reductionsBY MARK J. CRAWFORD

Telegraph Editor

Starke commissioners could be closer to making some decisions regarding its employee pension system.

Commissioners met with em-ployees and members of the pen-sion board in a morning work-shop Aug. 29 to get feedback and discuss options. Employees were also given a written survey to complete indicating what if any solutions they could support.

At issue is the amount the city pays to support the general em-ployees retirement system. City contributions are rising for the police and fire department pen-sion systems as well, but for gen-eral employees, the city’s con-tribution is around 80 cents for every dollar of payroll.

Actuaries have previously provided recommendations that would reduce the amount of the city’s contribution. Those rec-ommendations include:

• Raise the retirement age to 65 with completion of at least 10 years of service or the comple-tion of 35 years of service, which ever comes first.

• Increase the early retirement age and penalty for early retire-ment.

• Change the range used to calculate the final average salary from the highest five consecutive years out of the last 10 years.

• Lower the benefit multiplier.• Employees begin contribut-

ing 1 percent of their pay to the

system.Employees previously asked

the city to investigate how much they would have to contribute from their paychecks each month to leave all benefits and qualifi-cations exactly as they are.

Just as adopting each scenario would save a total of 6.2 percent annually, employees were told a 6.5 percent contribution would be required to leave the system untouched.

That would save the city around $90,000 annually, not a lot compared to the overall ex-pense of the retirement system, but a start.

Employees indicated they were willing to contribute out of pocket, depending on the amount of the contribution. Since paying 6.5 percent of their paychecks was considered too much, the commission may have to con-sider enacting a smaller contri-bution combined with some of the benefit reductions. Commis-sioners wanted input on which benefits to cut.

Employee Brenda Wiggins-Adams told commissioners she had a problem telling them which benefits to reduce; she doesn’t want any benefit reduc-tion. Commissioners are elected to make those tough decisions, she said.

“It’s OK to get our input, but it shouldn’t be our decision,” said Wiggins-Adams. Basing a decision on an employee survey might not be what’s best for the city, she said.

Pension Board Member Terry Wilkerson Anderson said the question is what employees are willing to compromise to hold onto the benefits they want. She said she would have been upset if commissioners made a decision without consulting employees.

Pension Board Member Alica McMillian agreed.

“At least they will know what road we would like to go down. Whether they can do that or not is a different story,” she said.

One of McMillian’s sugges-tions was to implement an em-ployee contribution in stages—a couple of percent this year, then more next year and so on until the desired percentage was reached.

Employee Bartow Lee wanted to know if benefit changes and contributions would also apply to elected officials, pointing that commissioners receive better benefits like a shorter vesting pe-riod and a higher benefit multi-

plier. Employees work 30 years in the sun while commissioners attend meetings, he said.

City Clerk Linda Johns said if the commission requires a contri-bution, all members of the pen-sion system would be required to pay it. Wiggins-Adams pointed out, however, that 6.5 percent of a commissioner’s paycheck would be less than a full-time employee’s paycheck. It’s mon-ey she said she could not afford to give up, even if the contribu-tion is implemented over several years because the city is not giv-ing raises.

Mayor Danny Nugent said the commission couldn’t predict whether it would be able to of-fer raises several years down the road. Commissioner Travis Woods said employees haven’t been getting pay raises, but the city has been paying more into the pension system and not pass-ing that cost along to employees.

There is skepticism about some of the assumptions being used to make the actuarial calcu-lations, including the assumption of a 5 percent annual increase in salary when employees haven’t received a raise in many years. A study has been requested to look at that assumption, which bears no resemblance to reality.

Employees also didn’t under-stand how the city’s contribution could rise annually if their sala-ries were not. Johns explained the failure for the system to hit its earning target is responsible. There have been years when the system has lost money, she said. When that happens, the city falls deeper into a hole that becomes harder to climb out of.

“The city has to make up the difference of all those losses for all of those years, and that’s why it’s at 80 percent now,” Johns said. The pension system is 62 percent funded, so there’s a long

way to go to get it where it needs to be, she said.

Nugent said the money is go-ing into the system so it will be there when employees retire.

Costs are increasing annually, but the budget is not, Commis-sioner Carolyn Spooner said, and that is why they are looking to the employees.

“At some point or another, something has to change, be-cause the money isn’t increas-ing,” she said.

“The city cannot continue to pay 80 cents on the dollar and survive,” Johns said, adding that the city also pays for the employ-ees’ health insurance. If employ-ees sacrifice a little now, it will help them in the long run, she added.

Commissioners left employees with a survey, responses from which will be considered when

See PENSION, 3A

Thursday, Sept. 6, 2012 • Bradford County Telegraph 3A

New middle school administrator merges two passionsBY DAN HILDEBRANStarkeJournal.com Editor

Bradford Middle school’s new assistant principal, Mallory Mc-Connell, said that since graduat-ing from college over three years ago two concepts have driven her career: the art of leadership and the calling of education.

After serving three years as Bradford’s middle and high school chorus teacher, McCon-nell is now in a position to prac-tice that art in her chosen call-ing.

Raised in Clay County, Mc-Connell came from an education family.

“My grandfather is a retired principal from Clay County,” she said, “and I have three aunts that teach in Clay County.”

After graduating from the Douglas Anderson School of the Arts in Jacksonville, McCon-nell went onto Stetson Univer-sity where she earned bachelor of music degree with a minor in education.

“Following Stetson, I knew I wanted to be a music teacher,” she said.

She also knew she wanted lead. Soon after landing her first job in Volusia County, she start-ed pursuing a master’s degree in educational leadership.

“I knew after my first or sec-ond year that leadership was the option I wanted to take, as an ad-ministrator,” she said. “Its been a passion of mine; leadership and

leading others and education in general.”

After that first year, she also wanted to get back home. She bought a house in Clay County’s Lakeside area and started look-ing for work. However, she ran into an obstacle.

“Clay County had been mak-ing so many cuts in their music area that there were no music jobs available so I started search-ing the outlying counties and found that Bradford had an open-ing,” she said.

Daniel Crews had held the post for one year following the retire-ment of longtime music instruc-tor Don Hardy. However, Crews left teaching to pursue his sing-ing career and that created the opening for McConnell.

During her three years in teach-ing, McConnell split her time be-tween the Washington Street and Orange Street campuses, teach-ing three periods at each school.

She said she appreciates Brad-ford County’s support of arts education.

“The one thing I really love about Bradford County is that they really support the music program,” she said. “The chorus and the band both. There hasn’t been an issue of budget cuts with us. Dr. Moore has done every-thing in her power to support us and get us the things we need and I greatly appreciate it.”

Looking back over those years, she said one of her fondest mem-ories is a trip to Orlando.

“The biggest thing was go-ing to Disney and performing in the candlelight processional that they do every year,” she recalled. “We did that two years ago.”

The ex-music teacher said she is also proud of a project she took from cradle to grave last year, the high school’s production of Kamp Kaos. The musical is the story of a summer camp direc-tor’s struggle to save his facility from a health inspector, an over-due mortgage and the world’s richest woman.

“I wrote a grant with the Brad-ford Education Foundation,” she recalled, and the high school had a SAT grant they gave out. I was awarded both of those so with that funding I was able to do Kamp Kaos in the spring. That was a huge thing for us.”

After completing her role as the musical’s producer, her skills as director were tested when one of the show’s stars came down with laryngitis on opening night and another student had to fill in. After seven hours of learning new lines and two solos, McCo-nnell had the stand-in, Tabresha Simmons, prepped for the addi-tional role. The show went on.

According to McConnell’s boss, middle school principal Earnest Williams, the speed and adaptability McConnell dis-played during that production is paying off now in her new job.

“She picks up on things very fast,” he said. “She has a strong ability to prioritize and has a

good relationship with the staff.”This past summer, McConnell

resumed her quest for a leader-ship post. She applied for the middle school’s behavioral re-source teacher job, working with Williams and Assistant Principal Debbie Parmenter.

Five days after McConnell got the BRT job, Parmenter was promoted to the principal slot at Brooker Elementary.

“So this AP job opened,” re-called McConnell. “I wanted to

apply for it because I knew ulti-mately that’s what I was looking for.”

She said that so far, the transi-tion into administration has gone well.

“So far I think its gone pretty smooth. The biggest thing is schedule changes and getting the kids set for the year so they don’t have too many things that are changing after school starts. We want to get them in a routine, especially for sixth-graders, we

know it’s a huge adjustment. We want to make sure that it’s smooth and that they are comfortable and that they feel they can ask ques-tions and that someone is there to help them.

“I think so far people are re-ally excited about this school year,” she added. “I just think we are ready to hit it hard and work for the FCAT, making sure that the students are learning the things that they need to learn.”

Bradford Middle School Assistant Principal Mallory McConnell, addressing new students and their parents at a middle school meet and greet, Aug. 20.

As auditor Lora Douglas pointed out, $2.4 million in utili-ties sounds like a lot, but when assets are compared to liabilities, it’s clear there the city had bills to pay that it could barely cover. She said the city needed rate studies to determine if the city was charging enough to cover the cost of the utility systems.

An electric rate study, showed that it was not, although electric rates have not been adjusted as recommended. The city will raise water and sewer consumption rates by 5 percent effective in the new budget year, which begins Oct. 1. In addition, the base rates for sewer customers are also be-ing increased.

The city needs increased rates

and new sources of revenue, ac-cording to some. One of those voices is the police chief. Chief Jeff Johnson said moving money around isn’t going to get the city out of this hole.

“Unless we do something to generate more funds, next year we’re going to be sitting right here doing the same identical thing,” he said.

Johnson is in favor of install-ing traffic camera to improve safety while subsidizing the cost of law enforcement. Whether it’s traffic fines, taxes or rate hikes, the chief said the city needs more money.

“If you want to provide servic-es to the citizens of Starke, which I think we were all elected to do, then we need to make tough deci-sions,” Johnson said.

The need for new revenue is also something Commissioner

Carolyn Spooner has been talking about. She wants the commission to think outside of the box to find new ways to generate revenue as well as take advantage of op-portunities to capture money its been missing out on, including installing traffic cameras.

For Spooner, it is not just about making money; it is about raising the city’s profile, gener-ating pride and improving the quality of life. She said the city sacrificed a lot when it gave up its recreation program, but its those kinds of offerings that help draw people to cities. Likewise, she talked about new festival opportunities that would create enthusiasm, participation and attract visitors. The commission needs to work with businesses and citizens on a strategic plan to generate ideas and accomplish its goals, she said.

When budget meetings began, the deficit was nearly $1.25 mil-lion. The only certain rate in-creases right now are for water and sewer customers. The trans-portation fund suffered some when property tax revenue was moved back to the general fund to cover costs there. The Aug. 29 decision balancing the bud-get further increases the general

fund’s reliance on utility rev-enue, something the commission has been trying to limit.

The 2013 budget is balanced at $17.38 million, down from $17.78 million in 2012. Of that amount, the utility fund makes up $12.37 million, which is down from $13.2 million. The general fund is $4 million, up from $3.9 million. The transportation fund

is around $950,000, which is up from $529,000 in part because of money that has been held over for street road paving.

In the general fund, the bud-get for administration was down, while the budgets for mainte-nance, law enforcement and the fire department was up, primar-ily because of retirement costs.

Continued from 1ABUDGET

the board meets to consider its next step. In addition to indicat-ing which benefit changes from the list above they could live with, they were also asked to write what percentage they could contribute from their paychecks to offset the loss of some ben-efits.

Firefighters recently had a similar discussion with city com-missioners. Firefighters, howev-er, already pay out of pocket to-ward their retirement. There was talk of benefit reduction for new hires, however, such as reducing the benefit multiplier from 3.5 to 3.

Firefighter Gary Wise said with even less turnover in fire

department than among general employees, having a two-tier system would provide less relief. The commission has the option of raising revenue to provide

money for law enforcement and fire, however. Commissioners were urged to consider a special assessment to help fund fire and police protection.

Continued from 2APENSION

Local candidate rally Nov. 3

Lawtey Fire-Rescue will be hosting a political event featur-ing local candidates on Saturday, Nov. 3. Dinner will be on sale from 3-5 p.m., and candidates will begin speaking at 5:15 p.m. All candidates are encouraged to attend.

Please come and support your fire department and candidate. For more information, please contact Chief Mike Brown at 904-813-5797.

Swine association meeting

The Bradford-Union Swine Association annual rules and election meeting will be held on Monday, Sept. 10, at 7 p.m. at the Bradford County Extension Office.

4A Bradford County Telegraph • Thursday, Sept. 6, 2012

Walk by Faith Church Ministries and Faith Walk Outreach will hold a veterans recognition service featuring hometown veteran Cleveland Simmons and his gospel vocal group Voices of Distinction. Services will be 6 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 8, and 10 a.m. on Sunday, Sept. 9.

Kingsley Lake Baptist Church invites everyone to its high attednance services on Sunday, Sept. 9. The 11 a.m. service will feature music, testimony and a drama team performance. Josh Luke and Lamar Waters will be ordained as deacons at the 6 p.m. service.

Starke Seventh Day Adventist Church, 1649 W. Madison St. in Starke, invites the public to a series of DVD lectures by author and lecturer Derrick Morris. The first presentation will take place Saturday, Sept. 22, at 4:30 p.m. Please call 904-964-6837 for more information.

Starke Community Nazarene Church, 1404 Bessent Road in Starke, is holding a Friendship Weekend beginning Saturday, Sept. 22, at 3 p.m. with carriage rides, a child evangelism fellowship center, free food and concert by The Light Soldiers Trio, which will begin at 5:30 p.m. It will

continue on Sunday with Bible study at 9:45 a.m. and “My Friend Service” at 10:45 a.m. Food and fellowship will follow. Transportation available, 904-966-1764.

Greater Allen A.M.E. Chapel will celebrate its pastor’s anniversary Sunday, Sept. 23, at 3 p.m. with guest speaker the Rev. James Rackley of St. John Missionary Baptist Church. The public is invited to attend.

Mt. Zion A.M.E. Church will present the play “In My Sprite,” written and directed by Barry S. McLeod at Lawtey Community School on Sept. 29 at 5 p.m. Tickets

are $12 in advance, and $15 the day of the show. Proceeds will benefit church construction. For more information or tickets, please call 904-782-3477 or 904-782-1400.

E-mail the details of your congregation’s upcoming special events to editor@bctele-graph.com. DEADLINE IS MONDAY AT 5 P.M.

Church News

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE EIGHTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN

AND FOR BRADFORD COUNTY, FLORIDA

CASE NO.: 04-2012-CA-000263WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.,Plaintiff,vs.WANDA E. SMITH, et al.,Defendant(s).

NOTICE OF ACTIONTO: Unknown Spouse of Carl HurstLast known residence: 9885 S.E. SR 100, Starke, FL 32091and all persons claiming by, through, under or against the named Defendants.YOU ARE NOTIFIED that an action to foreclose a mortgage on the following property in Bradford County, Florida:A PARCEL OF LAND LYING IN THE NW ¼ OF NW ¼ OF SECTION 3, TOWNSHIP 7 SOUTH, RANGE 22 EAST, BRADFORD COUNTY, FLORIDA; SAID PARCEL BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:COMMENCE AT THE NW CORNER OF SAID SECTION 3 AND RUN SOUTH 0 DEGREES AND 41 MINUTES EAST, ALONG THE WESTERLY BOUNDARY THEREOF, 539.29 FEET TO THE EASTERLY BOUNDARY OF THE RIGHT OF WAY OF STATE ROAD 100; THENCE SOUTH 25 DEGREES 49 MINUTES AND 30 SECONDS EAST, ALONG SAID EASTERLY BOUNDARY, 94.67 FEET TO AN IRON STAKE FOR POINT OF BEGINNING. FROM POINT OF BEGINNING THUS DESCRIBED CONTINUE SOUTH 25 DEGREES 49 MINUTES AND 30 SECONDS EAST, ALONG SAID EASTERLY BOUNDARY, 120.9 FEET TO AN IRON STAKE; THENCE NORTH 71 DEGREES, 40 MINUTES AND 30 SECONDS EAST, 206 FEET TO AN IRON STAKE; THENCE NORTH 25 DEGREES 10 MINUTES AND 30 SECONDS WEST, 139.05 FEET TO AN IRON STAKE; THENCE SOUTH 66 DEGREES 39 MINUTES AND 30 SECONDS WEST, 206 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING.A PARCEL OF LAND LYING IN THE NW ¼ OF NW ¼ OF SECTION 3, TOWNSHIP 7 SOUTH, RANGE 22 EAST, BRADFORD COUNTY, FLORIDA; SAID PARCEL BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: COMMENCE AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF SAID SECTION 3 AND RUN SOUTH 00 DEGREES 41 MINUTES AND 00 SECONDS EAST, ALONG THE WESTERLY BOUNDARY THEREOF, 539.29 FEET TO THE NORTHEASTERLY BOUNDARY OF THE RIGHT OF WAY OF STATE ROAD 100; THENCE SOUTH 25 DEGREES 49 MINUTES AND 30 SECONDS EAST ALONG SAID NORTHEASTERLY BOUNDARY, 50.00 FEET FOR THE POINT OF BEGINNING. FROM THE POINT OF BEGINNING THUS DESCRIBED RUN NORTH 66 DEGREES 36

MINUTES AND 30 SECONDS EAST, 206.00 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 25 DEGREES 49 MINUTES AND 30 SECONDS EAST, PARALLEL WITH SAID NORTHEASTERLY BOUNDARY, 44.67 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 66 DEGREES 36 MINUTES AND 30 SECONDS WEST, 206.00 FEET TO SAID NORTHEASTERLY BOUNDARY; THENCE NORTH 25 DEGREES 49 MINUTES AND 30 SECONDS WEST, ALONG SAID NORTHEASTERLY BOUNDARY, 44.67 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING.has been filed against you and you are required to serve a copy of your written defenses, if any, to it on Aldridge Connors, LLP, plaintiff’s attorney, at 7000 West Palmetto Park Road, Suite 307, Boca Raton, Florida 33433, within 30 days of the first date of publication of this notice, and file the original with the clerk of the court either before September 27, 2012, on plaintiff’s attorney or immediately thereafter; otherwise a default will be entered against you for the relief demanded in the complaint or petition.Dated on August 15, 2012

Ray NormanAs Clerk of the Court

By: Lisa BrannonAs Deputy Clerk

8/30 2tchg 9/6-BCT

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 8TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR

BRADFORD COUNTY, FLORIDA.CASE No. 2009-CA-000596

CHASE HOME FINANCE, LLCPlaintiff,vs.RAY, MICHAEL, et al.Defendants.

RE-NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to an Order or Final Judgment entered in Case No. 2009-CA-000596 of the Circuit Court of the 8TH Judicial Circuit in and for BRADFORD County, Florida, wherein, JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO CHASE HOME FINANCE, LLC, is Plaintiff, and RAY, MICHAEL, et al., are Defendants, I will sell to the highest bidder for cash at the Bradford County Courthouse front lobby at the hour of 11:00 a.m. on the 20th day of September, 2012, the following described property:A PARCEL OF LAND LYING IN THE SE ¼ OF SECTION 2, TOWNSHIP 6 SOUTH, RANGE 20 EAST, IN BRADFORD COUNTY, FLORIDA; SAID PARCEL BEING SHOWN AS LOT 27 ON A MAP RECORDED IN MISCELLANEOUS MAP BOOK 1, PAGE 18 OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF SAID COUNTY AND BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:COMMENCE AT A CONCRETE MONUMENT FOUND AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF SAID SE ¼ AND RUN NORTH 89 DEGREES, 24 MINUTES AND 06 SECONDS EAST, ALONG THE NORTHERLY BOUNDARY THEREOF, 932.98 FEET TO A SET IRON ROD; THENCE SOUTH 13 DEGREES, 13 MINUTES AND 09

SECONDS WEST, 791.85 FEET FOR THE POINT OF BEGINNING. FROM POINT OF BEGINNING THUS DESCRIBED RUN SOUTH 76 DEGREES, 46 MINUTES, AND 51 SECONDS EAST, 367.80 FEET TO A SET IRON ROD; THENCE SOUTH 13 DEGREES, 13 MINUTES AND 09 SECONDS WEST, 177.65 FEET TO A SET IRON ROD; THENCE NORTH 76 DEGREES, 46 MINUTES AND 51 SECONDS WEST, 367.80 FEET; THENCE NORTH 13 DEGREES, 13 MINUTES AND 09 SECONDS EAST, 177.65 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING.ABOVE DESCRIBED LAND BEING SUBJECT TO A DRAINAGE OVER THE EASTERN 15.00 FEET THEREOF AND OVER THE SOUTHERLY FEET THEREOF. ALSO BEING CONVEYED WITH AND SUBJECT TO AN EASEMENT FOR INGRESS AND EGRESS OVER ALL ROADWAYS AS SHOWN ON AFORESAID MAP (MISCELLANEOUS MAP BOOK 1, PAGE 18).TOGETHER WITH THAT CERTAIN 1997 DOUBLEWIDE MOBILE HOME ID# FLHMBFP119541063A AND FLHMBFP119541063BAny 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.DATED this 16th day of August, 2012.

RAY NORMANClerk Circuit CourtBy: Lisa Brannon

Deputy ClerkIf 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 the provision of certain assistance. Please contact the ADA Coordinator, Alachua County Family and Civil Justice Center, 201 East University Avenue, Room 410, Gainesville, FL 32601 at (352) 337-6237 at least 7 days before your scheduled court appearance, or immediately upon receiving this notification if the time before the scheduled appearance is less than 7 days; if you are hearing or voice impaired, call 711.

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NOTICE OF APPLICATIONFOR TAX DEED

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that BRADFORD COUNTY TELEGRAPH INC., The holder of the following certificate(s) has filed said certificate(s) for the tax deed to be issued thereon. The certificate number(s) and year of issuance, the description of property, and name(s) in which it is assessed are as follows:File Number: 2012-0012Certificate Number: 621Parcel Number: 02476-0-01021Year of Issuance: 2009Description of Property:LOT 21 OF KNIGHTS REPLAT, A

RE-SUBDIVISION OF A PORTION OF KNIGHTS SUBDIVISION, IN THE CITY OF STARKE, AS RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 3, PAGE 54, PUBLIC RECORDS OF BRADFORD COUNTY, FLORIDAAssessed to: JUDY THORNTONAll of the above property is located in Bradford County, In the State of Florida.Unless such certificate(s) shall be redeemed according to Law, the property described in such certificate or certificates will be sold to the Highest Bidder at the BRADFORD COUNTY COURTHOUSE, STARKE, FL. on the 4th day of October, 2012, at 11:00 a.m.

RAY NORMANBRADFORD COUNTY

CLERK OF COURTBY: LISA BRANNON

DEPUTY CLERKIf 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 the provision of certain assistance. Please contact the ADA Coordinator, Alachua County Family and Civil Justice Center, 201 East University Avenue, Room 410, Gainesville, FL 32601 at (352) 337-6237 at least 7 days before your scheduled court appearance, or immediately upon receiving this notification if the time before the scheduled appearance is less than 7 days; if you are hearing or voice impaired, call 711.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 8TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR

BRADFORD COUNTY, FLORIDACIVIL DIVISION

CASE NO.: 04-2011-CA-681CITIMORTGAGE, INC.,Plaintiff,vs.SHIRLEY B. MEIER A/K/A SHIRLEY BEA MEIER, et al,Defendants.

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to Final Judgment of Foreclosure dated the 23rd day of August, 2012, and entered in Case NO. 04-2011-CA-681, of the Circuit Court of the 8th Judicial Circuit in and for Bradford County, Florida, wherein CITIMORTGAGE, INC. is the Plaintiff and SHIRLEY B. MEIER A/K/A SHIRLEY BEA MEIER and UNKNOWN TENANT IN POSSESSION OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY are defendants. The Clerk of this Court shall sell to the highest and best bidder for cash at the east front door of the Bradford County Courthouse, 945 North Temple Ave., Starke, FL at 11:00 a.m. on the 27th day of September, 2012, the following described property as set forth in said Final Judgment, to wit:LOT 9 AND THE EAST ½ OF LOT 8, BLOCK E, PINEHURST SUBDIVISION, ACCORDING TO PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN

PLAT BOOK 2, PAGE 35 OF THE CURRENT PUBLIC RECORDS OF BRADFORD COUNTY, FLORIDA.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.Under 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 the provision of certain assistance. Please contact the ADA Coordinator at (352) 337-6237, at least 7 days before your scheduled court appearance. If you are hearing or voice impaired, please call 711.If you are deaf or hard of hearing and require an ASL interpreter or an assisted listening device to participate in a proceeding, please contact Court Interpreting at interpreter@circuit8.org.Dated this 23rd day of August, 2012.

RAY NORMANClerk of the Circuit Court

By: Lisa BrannonDeputy Clerk

Law Offices of Marshall C. Watson, P.A.1800 NW 49th Street, Suite 120Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33309

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR BRADFORD COUNTY, FLORIDA

PROBATE DIVISIONFile No. 04-2012-CP-055

Division: ProbateIN RE: ESTATE OF WALTER JEFFREY DAVISDeceased.

NOTICE TO CREDITORSThe administration of the estate of Walter Jeffrey Davis, deceased, whose date of death was April 19, 2012, file number 04-2012-CP-055, is pending in the Circuit Court for Bradford County, Florida, Probate Division; the address of which is P.O. Drawer B, Starke, FL 32091. The names and addresses of the personal representative and the personal representative’s attorney are set forth below.All creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate on whom a copy of this notice is required to be served must file their claims with this court WITHIN THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM.All other creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate

must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE.ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN SECTION 733.702 OF THE FLORIDA PROBATE CODE WILL BE FOREVER BARRED.NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED.The date of first publication of this notice is August 30, 2012.Attorney for Personal RepresentativeSusan L. MikolaitisFlorida Bar No. 676284Marvin W. Bingham, Jr., P.A.P.O. Box 1930Alachua, Florida 32616-1930Telephone: (386) 462-5120

Personal Representative:Joanna W. Davis

P.O. Box 1Honoraville, Alabama 36042

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BRADFORD COUNTY SOLID WASTE

INVITATION TO BID FOR“ROLL-OFF CONTAINERS”

Bradford County is accepting bids for the following roll off containers:.50 cubic yard open-top, roll-off containers - minimum of 4.40 cubic yard closed-top, roll-off containers - maximum of 2Bid specifications and bid form may be obtained from the Bradford County Solid Waste Department, located at 925 North Temple Avenue, Suite E, Starke, Florida 32091 between the hours of 8:00 A.M. and 5:00 P.M., Monday through Friday or at www.bradfordcountyfl.gov. Bids must be submitted on an official bid form; in a sealed envelope clearly marked “Sealed Bid for Roll-Off Containers”; and must be submitted to:

By Mail:Office of the Clerk of Courts

P.O. Drawer BStarke, Florida 32091

By Hand Delivery:Office of the Clerk of Courts945 North Temple Avenue

Starke, Florida 32091Bids must be submitted to or received by Bradford County no later than Thursday, September 20, 2012 at 10:00 A.M.On Thursday, September 20, 2012 at 10:00 A.M. the bids will be opened in public in the County Commission Meeting Room in the north wing of the Bradford County Courthouse.Bradford County has adopted

LEGALS

See LEGALS, 5A

Overeaters Anonymous meeting on Mondays

Are you tired of food control-ling your life? Is food a problem for you? Do you eat when you’re not hungry? Do you go on eating binges for no apparent reason? Is your weight affecting the way you live your life?

Northeast Florida Intergroup of Overeaters Anonymous is meeting in Starke Monday, Oct. 3, from 7-8:30 p.m. at KOA Kampground, 1475 S. Walnut St. There are no dues, no fees, no weigh-ins and no diets.

Enter chili cook-offHampton Veterans Memorial

Fund’s fifth annual chili cook-off will take place Oct. 6 at Thunder Music Park. Teams can enter the contest through Sept. 22 for $25 per division, mild or hot. For more information or to enter, please call 904-966-1386.

Fall Fest at RJEConcerned Citizens of Brad-

ford County’s Youth Action Group will hold a two-day Oc-tober Fall Fest on Oct. 6-7 from 11 a.m.-until on Saturday and from 2 p.m.-until on Sunday. The event will take place at the RJE complex on Pine Street and feature a women’s softball tournament, food and souvenir vendors, a gospel concert, and a Kidz Korner with games, rides and prizes.

For more information, please call 904-964-2298.

Teen night after football game

Concerned Citizens of Brad-ford County will hold a teen night following the BHS football game on Friday, Sept. 7, from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. at the RJE gym-nasium. Teen night is for grades five through 12. Admission is $3. Volunteers are welcome!

The RJE Complex is located at 1080 N. Pine St. in Starke. For more information, please call 904-964-2298.

Thursday, Sept. 6, 2012 • Bradford County Telegraph 5A

Ordinance 2011-22, commonly referred to as a “local preference” ordinance. This ordinance provides for a preference to be afforded to any local vendor who submits a bid for goods or services. A copy of Ordinance 2011-22 may be obtained from the Office of the County Manager, located at 945 North Temple Avenue, Starke, Florida 32091.Bradford County reserves the right to reject any or all bids.

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LEGAL NOTICEThe FloridaWorks Legislative and Combined Committees will hold meetings on Monday, September 10th at 1:30 p.m. at CIED Center, 530 W. University Avenue, Gainesville, FL. Contact Celia Chapman at 352-244-5148 with questions.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 8TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR

BRADFORD COUNTY, FLORIDACASE NO. 04-2011-CA-000755

AMERICAHOMEKEY, INC.,Plaintiff,vs.ROBERT CANTRELL, et al.Defendant(s).

NOTICE OF ACTIONTO: ROBERT CANTRELL, if alive, and/or dead his (their) unknown heirs, devisees, legatees or grantees and all persons or parties claiming by, through, under or against him (them).Address is unknownYOU ARE NOTIFIED that an Action for foreclosure of a mortgage on the following property in BRADFORD County, Florida:EXHIBIT ALot 6, Deerfoot Hammock, Unit 2, an unrecorded subdivision, being more particularly described as follows:A parcel of land lying in Section 5, Township 7 South, Range 21 East, being more particularly described as follows: Commence at the Northwest Corner of Section 4, Township 7 South, Range 21 East; thence run South 01 degrees 21 minutes 59 seconds East, along the West line of said Section 4, a distance of 427.52 feet to the Southwesterly right of way line of the Georgia Southern and Florida Railroad, having a right of way width of 100 Feet, thence run South 46 degrees 31 minutes 44 seconds East, along said Southwesterly right of way line, 840.25 feet; thence run South 56 degrees 38 minutes 45 seconds West, 1300.00 feet; thence run South 30 degrees 52 minutes 52 seconds West, 200 feet to the point of beginning; thence run South 46 degrees 31 minutes 44 seconds East, 537.06 feet to the centerline of Sampson River, having an approximate width of 40 feet; thence run South 45 degrees 40 minutes 03 seconds West, along said centerline, 97.67 feet; thence run North 46 degrees 31 minutes 44 seconds West, 511.52 feet; thence run North 30 degrees 52 minutes 52 seconds East, 100.00 feet to the Point of Beginning.has been filed against you and you are required to serve a copy of your written defenses, if any, to it on SPEAR AND HOFFMAN, P.A., Attorneys, whose address is 9700 South Dixie Highway, Suite 610, Miami, Florida 33156, (305) 670-2299, Iris.Hernandez@ SpearHoffman.com within 30 days after the first publication of the notice, and to file the original with the Clerk of this Court either before service on SPEAR AND HOFFMAN, P.A., attorneys or immediately thereafter; otherwise a default will be entered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint or Petition.WITNESS my hand and seal of this Court on this 10th day of August, 2012.

Ray Norman, Clerk of CourtsAs Clerk of CourtBy: Lisa BrannonAs Deputy Clerk

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NOTICE OF ENACTMENT OF ORDINANCE

BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OFBRADFORD COUNTY,

FLORIDANOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the ordinance, which title hereinafter appears, will be considered for enactment by the Board of County Commissioners of Bradford County, Florida, at a public hearing on September 20, 2012 at 6:30 p.m., or as soon thereafter as the matter can be heard, in the County Commission Meeting Room, County Courthouse located at 945 North Temple Avenue, Starke, Florida. Copies of said ordinance may be inspected by any member of the public at the Office of the County Clerk, located at 945 North Temple Avenue, Courthouse North Wing, Starke, Florida, during regular business hours. On the date, time and place first above mentioned, all interested persons may appear and be heard with respect to the ordinance.AN ORDINANCE OF BRADFORD COUNTY, FLORIDA, AMENDING THE OFFICIAL ZONING ATLAS OF THE BRADFORD COUNTY LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS, AS AMENDED; RELATING TO THE REZONING OF TEN OR MORE CONTIGUOUS ACRES OF LAND, PURSUANT TO AN APPLICATION, Z 12-02, BY THE PROPERTY OWNER OF SAID ACREAGE; PROVIDING FOR REZONING FROM RESIDENTIAL, (MIXED) SINGLE FAMILY/MOBILE HOME-1 (RSF/MH-1) AND RESIDENTIAL, SINGLE FAMILY-1 (RSF-1) TO RURAL RESIDENTIAL (RR) OF CERTAIN LANDS WITHIN THE UNINCORPORATED AREA OF BRADFORD COUNTY, FLORIDA; PROVIDING SEVERABILITY; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES IN

CONFLICT; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATEThe public hearing may be continued to one or more future dates. Any interested party shall be advised that the date, time and place of any continuation of the public hearing shall be announced during the public hearing and that no further notice concerning the matter will be published.All persons are advised that, if they decide to appeal any decisions made at the public hearing, they will need a record of the proceedings and, for such purpose, they may need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made, which record includes the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be based.Persons with disabilities requesting reasonable accommodations to participate in this proceeding should contact 352.463.3169 (Voice & TDD) or via Florida Relay Service 800.955.8771.

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGCONCERNING AN

AMENDMENT TO THE CITY OF STARKE LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE

BY THE PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD OF STARKE, FLORIDA, SERVING ALSO AS THE LOCAL PLANNING AGENCY OF THE CITY OF STARKE, FLORIDA, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that, pursuant to the City of Starke Land Development Code, hereinafter referred to as the Land Development Code, and Sections 163.3161 through 163.3248, Florida Statutes, as amended, objections, recommendations and comments concerning the amendment, as described below, will be heard by the Planning and Zoning Board of the City of Starke Florida, serving also as the Local Planning Agency of the City of Starke, Florida, at a public hearing on September 17, 2012 at 6:00 p.m., or as soon thereafter as the matter can be heard, in the County Commission Meeting Room, County Courthouse, located at 945 North Temple Avenue, Starke, Florida. This amendment was previously noticed for a public hearing on August 20, 2012.Z 12-02, an application by Ripplinger Properties, LLC, to amend the Zoning Map of the Land Development Code by changing the zoning district from LIGHT INDUSTRIAL (I-1) to GENERAL INDUSTRIAL (I-2) on the property described, as follows:A parcel of land lying within Section 33, Township 6 South, Range 22 East, Bradford County, Florida. Being more particularly described, as follows: Commence at the intersection of the Southerly boundary of the Southwest 1/4 of the Northeast 1/4 of said Section 33 with the Westerly boundary of the right-of-way of State Road 100; thence North 25°55’25” West, along the Westerly boundary of said State Road 100, a distance of 313.72 feet to the Southerly boundary of the right-of-way of L.M. Gaines Boulevard, located at the beginning of a curve concave to the Southwest and having a radius of 20.00 feet; thence Northwesterly, along the southerly boundary of said L.M. Gaines Boulevard and along the arc of said curve, 28.28 feet as measured along a chord having a bearing of North 70°55’24” West to the end of said curve; thence South 64°04’35” West, along the Southerly boundary of said L.M. Gaines Boulevard, 91.27 feet; thence South 85°52’40” West, along the Southerly boundary of said L.M. Gaines Boulevard, 26.93 feet to a curve concave to the Northwest and having a radius of 1,296.53 feet; thence Southwesterly, along the Southerly boundary of said L.M. Gaines Boulevard and along the arc of said curve, 579.48 feet as measured along a chord having a bearing of South 76°59’23” West to the end of said curve; thence South 89°54’10” West, along the Southerly boundary of said L.M. Gaines Boulevard, 1,109.23 feet to a curve concave to the Northeast and having a radius of 364.44 feet; thence Northwesterly, along the Southerly boundary of said L.M. Gaines Boulevard and along the arc of said curve, 78.82 feet, as measured along a chord having a bearing of North 83°54’05” West; thence continue Northwesterly, along the Southwesterly boundary of said L.M. Gaines Boulevard and along the arc of said curve, 280.00 feet as measured along a chord having a bearing of North 55°06’09” West for the Point of Beginning. thence South 34°16’13” West, 222.68 feet to the intersection with the Northeasterly boundary of the right-of-way of the CSX Transportation Railroad (DuPont Spur), the Northeasterly boundary being on a curve concave to the Northeast and having a radius of 731.50 feet; thence Northwesterly, along the Northeasterly boundary of the right-of-way of the CSX Transportation Railroad (DuPont Spur) and along the arc of said curve, 323.79 feet as measured along a chord having a bearing of North 50°50’33”

West; thence North 74°41’30” East 341.58 feet to the intersection with the Westerly boundary of the right-of-way of said L.M. Gaines Boulevard; thence Southeasterly, along the Westerly boundary of the right-of-way of said L.M. Gaines Boulevard and along the arc of said curve, 120.19 feet as measured along a chord having a bearing of South 23°01’11” East to the Point of Beginning. Containing 1.37 acre, more or less.The public hearing may be continued to one or more future dates. Any interested party shall be advised that the date, time and place of any continuation of the public hearing shall be announced during the public hearing and that no further notice concerning the matter will be published.At the aforementioned public hearing, all interested parties may appear to be heard with respect to the amendment.Copies of the amendment are available for public inspection at the Bradford County-City of Starke Zoning, Planning and Building Department located at 945 North Temple Avenue, Courthouse North Wing, Starke, Florida, during regular business hours.All persons are advised that if they decide to appeal any decision made at the above referenced public hearing, they will need a record of the proceedings, and that, for such purpose, they may need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made, which record includes the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be based.Persons with disabilities requesting reasonable accommodations to participate in this proceeding should contact 352.463.3169 (Voice & TDD) or via Florida Relay Service 800.955.8771.

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NOTICE OF ST. JOHNS RIVER WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT DECISION(S)

The District has granted permit(s) for the following applications: JEA, 21 W Church Street T-8, Jacksonville, FL 32202, application #88271-12. The District proposes to authorize a change in wellfield allocation distributions and increase the operational flexibility on the North Grid from 20% to 28%, with no requested change in the overall annual allocations, along with the continued use of 155 million gallons per day (mgd) of groundwater (contingently increasing in the last 10 years of the permit up to 162.63 mgd through the permittee’s providing additional reclaimed water to replace permitted Floridan aquifer uses, if it becomes feasible) to serve a projected population of 1,026,161 people in 2031 with water for household, commercial/industrial, water utility, and essential fire protection uses and unaccounted-for water losses. In addition, the District proposes to add Condition 44 requiring notice to the District of the permittee’s commencing regular operation of the river crossing transmission line, changes to Condition 27 and Figure 4 to reflect revised wetland monitoring well locations and a reduction in the overall number of wetland monitor wells from 11 to 10, the addition of Condition 43, which requires that an additional interim water quality report be submitted, and non-substantive changes to Figures 2, 3 and 5. The withdrawals used by this proposed project will consist of Groundwater from the Upper & Lower Floridan Aquifer via 4 active wells in Duval County, located in Section: 35, Township: 1 South, Range: 26 East, known as Norwood; Groundwater from the Upper Floridan Aquifer via 2 active wells in St. Johns County, located in Section: 18, Township: 5 South, Range: 28 East, known as St Johns Forest; Groundwater from the Upper & Lower Floridan Aquifer via 1 active well; Groundwater from the Upper Floridan Aquifer via 1 active well in Duval County, located in Section: 38, Township: 1 South, Range: 29 East, known as Mayport; Groundwater from the Upper & Lower Floridan Aquifer via 1 active well; Groundwater from the Upper Floridan Aquifer via 5 active wells and 1 proposed well in Duval County, located in Sections: 29 and 33, Township: 2 South, Range: 28 East, known as Oakridge; Groundwater from the Upper & Lower Floridan Aquifer via 6 active wells in Duval County, located in Section: 21, Township: 2 South, Range: 26 East, known as McDuff; Groundwater from the Upper Floridan Aquifer via 3 active wells and 1 proposed well in Duval

County, located in Section: 42, Township: 3 South, Range: 28 East, known as Southeast Wellfield; Groundwater from the Upper & Lower Floridan Aquifer via 2 active wells; Groundwater from the Upper Floridan Aquifer via 6 active wells in Duval County, located in Sections: 18 and 7, Township: 3 South, Range: 28 East; Sections: 13 and 24, Township: 3 South, Range: 27 East, known as Deerwood 3; Groundwater from the Upper & Lower Floridan Aquifer via 8 active wells in Duval County, located in Sections: 10, 3 and 55, Township: 2 South, Range: 26 East, known as Fairfax Wellfield; Groundwater from the Upper Floridan Aquifer via 2 active wells in Duval County, located in Section: 7, Township: 2 South, Range: 28 East, known as Monument Rd; Groundwater from the Upper & Lower Floridan Aquifer via 1 proposed well and 3 active wells in Duval County, located in Sections: 33 and 34, Township: 2 South, Range: 24 East, known as Cecil Commerce; Groundwater from the Upper & Lower Floridan Aquifer via 8 active wells in Duval County, located in Section: 24, Township: 2 North, Range: 26 East; Sections: 44 and 45, Township: 2 South, Range: 26 East, known as Hendricks; Groundwater from the Upper & Lower Floridan Aquifer via 4 proposed wells and 7 active wells in Duval County, located in Sections: 11, 12 and 37, Township: 2 South, Range: 26 East, known as Main St; Groundwater from the Upper Floridan Aquifer via 3 active wells St. Johns County, located in Section: 18, Township: 5 South, Range: 28 East; Section: 5, Township: 5 South, Range: 27 East, known as St Johns North; Groundwater from the Upper Floridan Aquifer via 2 proposed wells in Duval County, located in Sections: 15 and 22, Township: 4 South, Range: 28 East, known as 9A-9B; Groundwater from the Upper & Lower Floridan Aquifer via 1 active well and 2 proposed wells; Groundwater from the Upper Floridan Aquifer via 1 active well in Duval County, located in Section: 31, Township: 1 South, Range: 25 East, known as Westlake Wellfield; Groundwater from the Upper & Lower Floridan Aquifer via 1 active well; Groundwater from the Upper Floridan Aquifer via 1 active well in Duval County, located in Section: 25, Township: 3 South, Range: 27 East, known as Royal Lakes; Groundwater from the Upper & Lower Floridan Aquifer via 1 proposed well and 5 active wells in Duval County, located in Section: 32, Township: 3 South, Range: 26 East, known as Lakeshore; Groundwater from the Upper Floridan Aquifer via 7 active wells in Duval County, located in Sections: 16 and 39, Township: 2 South, Range: 28 East, known as Ridenour Wellfield; Groundwater from the Upper & Lower Floridan Aquifer via 3 active wells; Groundwater from the Upper Floridan Aquifer via 1 active well in Duval County, located in Sections: 13, 24 and 35, Township: 4 South, Range: 26 East; Sections: 18 and 19, Township: 4 South, Range: 27 East, known as Community Hall; Groundwater from the Upper Floridan Aquifer via 1 active well in St. Johns County, located in Section: 19, Township: 5 South, Range: 30 East, known as PDL A1A North; Groundwater from the Upper & Lower Floridan Aquifer via 4 proposed wells in Duval County, located in Sections: 23, 24, 25 and 26, Township: 1 North, Range: 26 East, known as Northwest; Groundwater from the Upper Floridan Aquifer via 2 proposed wells in St. Johns County, located in Section: 39, Township: 5 South, Range: 27 East; Section: 44, Township: 5 South, Range: 26 East, known as Rivertown; Groundwater from the Upper Floridan Aquifer via 2 active wells in St. Johns, County, located in Section: 54, Township: 4 South, Range: 27 East, known as Julington Creek; Groundwater from the Upper & Lower Floridan Aquifer via 2 proposed wells and 5 active wells in Duval County, located in Sections: 14 and 15, Township: 3 South, Range: 25 East, known as Southwest Wellfield; Groundwater from the Upper Floridan Aquifer via 2 active wells in Nassau County, located in Section: 37, Township: 2 North, Range: 28 East, known as Nassau Regional; Groundwater from the Upper & Lower Floridan Aquifer via 2 active wells in Duval County, located in Sections: 3 and 49, Township: 1 South, Range: 28 East, known as Beacon Hills; Groundwater from the Upper & Lower Floridan Aquifer via 4 active wells in Duval County, located in Sections: 14 and 15, Township: 2 South, Range: 25 East, known as Marietta; Groundwater from the Upper Floridan

Aquifer via 1 active well in Nassau County, located in Section: 38, Township: 2 North, Range: 27 East, known as Lofton Oaks; Groundwater from the Upper & Lower Floridan Aquifer via 2 active wells; Groundwater from the Upper Floridan Aquifer via 3 active wells in Duval County, located in Section: 52, Township: 2 South, Range: 27 East, known as Arlington Wellfield; Groundwater from the Upper Floridan Aquifer via 1 active well in St. Johns, County, located in Section: 31, Township: 5 South, Range: 30 East; Section: 6, Township: 6 South, Range: 30 East, known as PDL A1A South; Groundwater from the Upper Floridan Aquifer via 1 active well in St. Johns County, located in Section: 43, Township: 3 South, Range: 29 East, known as Ponte Vedra North; Groundwater from the Upper Floridan Aquifer via 2 active wells in Duval County, located in Section: 33, Township: 1 South, Range: 27 East, known as Woodmere; Groundwater from the Upper Floridan Aquifer via 2 active wells and 1 proposed well in St. Johns County, located in Section: 20, Township: 6 South, Range: 30 East, known as Ponce de Leon Wellfield; Groundwater from the Upper Floridan Aquifer via 3 active wells in Duval County, located in Section: 52, Township: 2 South, Range: 27 East, known as Lovegrove; Groundwater from the Upper & Lower Floridan Aquifer via 2 proposed wells in Nassau County, located in Sections: 45, 7 and 8, Township: 2 North, Range: 27 East, known as West Nassau Regional; Groundwater from Upper Floridan Aquifer via 1 active well in Duval County, located in Section: 51, Township: 1 South, Range: 28 East; Section: 40, Township: 2 South, Range: 28 East, known as Cobblestone; Groundwater from the Upper & Lower Floridan Aquifer via 1 proposed well and 6 active wells in Duval County, located in Sections: 13 and 49, Township: 1 South, Range: 26 East, known as Highlands; Groundwater from the Upper Floridan Aquifer via 2 active wells and 3 proposed wells St. Johns County, located in Section: 27, Township: 3 South, Range: 29 East, known as Corona Road; Groundwater from the Upper & Lower Floridan Aquifer via 4 active wells; Groundwater from the Upper Floridan Aquifer via 1 active well in Duval County, located in Sections: 16 and 56, Township: 3 South, Range: 27 East, known as Brierwood; Groundwater from the Upper Floridan Aquifer via 2 active wells Nassau County, located in Section: 14, Township: 3 North, Range: 28 East, known as Otter Run.If you wish to receive a copy of a Technical Staff Report (TSR) that provides the St. Johns River Water Management District (District) staffs’ analysis of a permit application, please submit your request to: Director, Bureau of Regulatory Support, P.O. Box 1429, Palatka, FL 32178-1429. Once a TSR becomes available, you may also review it by going to the Permitting section of the District’s website at floridaswater.com/permitting/index.html. To obtain information on how to find and view a TSR, visit https://permitting.sjrwmd.com/epermitting/html/EP_FAQs.html, and then follow the directions provided under “How to find a Technical Staff Report (TSR) or other application file documents.” A person whose substantial interests are or may be affected has the right to request an administrative hearing by filing a written petition with the District. Pursuant to Chapter 28-106 and Rule 40C-1.1007, Florida Administrative Code (F.A.C.), the petition must be filed (received) either by delivery at the office of the District Clerk at District Headquarters, P. O. Box 1429, Palatka Florida 32178-1429 (4049 Reid St., Palatka, FL 32177) or by e-mail with the District Clerk at Clerk@sjrwmd.com, within twenty-one (21) days of newspaper publication of the notice of District decision (for those persons to whom the District does not mail or email actual notice). A petition for an administrative hearing is deemed filed upon receipt of the complete petition by the District Clerk at the District Headquarters in Palatka, Florida during the District’s regular business hours. The District’s regular business hours are 8 a.m. – 5 p.m., excluding weekends and District holidays. Petitions received by the District Clerk after the District’s regular business hours shall be deemed filed as of 8 a.m. on the next regular District business day. A petition must comply with Sections 120.54(5)(b)4. and 120.569(2)(c), Florida Statutes (F.S.), and Chapter 28-106, F.A.C. The District’s

acceptance of petitions filed by e-mail is subject to certain conditions set forth in the District’s Statement of Agency Organization and Operation (issued pursuant to Rule 28-101.001, F.A.C.), which is available for viewing at floridaswater.com. The District will not accept a petition sent by facsimile (fax). Mediation may be available if you meet the conditions stated in the full Notice of Rights (see last paragraph). The right to an administrative hearing and the relevant procedures to be followed are governed by Chapter 120, F.S., Chapter 28-106, F.A.C., and Rule 40C-1.1007, F.A.C. Because the administrative hearing process is designed to formulate final agency action, the filing of a petition means the District’s final action may be different from the position taken by it in this notice. Failure to file a petition for an administrative hearing within the requisite time frame shall constitute a waiver of the right to an administrative hearing. (Rule 28-106.111, F.A.C.). If you wish to do so, please visit http://floridaswater.com/nor_dec/ to read the complete Notice of Rights to determine any legal rights you may have concerning the District’s decision(s) on the permit application(s) described above. You can also request the Notice of Rights by contacting the Director, Bureau of Regulatory Support, P. O. Box 1429, Palatka, FL 32178, tele. no. (386)329-4268.

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC AUCTIONRon Denmark Mini Storage will hold a Public Auction on Friday, September 14, 2012, at 10:00 AM at 2117 N. Temple Avenue, Starke, FL on the following storage units containing personal items:#99 – Belonging to A. Williams#110 & 109 – Belonging to B. Fugatt#50 – Belonging to D. Emery#18 & 19 – Belonging to S. Long#61 – Belonging to B. Clemons#05 – Belonging to T. Miner

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NOTICE OF INTENTION TO REGISTER FICTITIOUS NAMEPursuant to Section 865.09, Florida Statutes, notice is hereby given that the undersigned, Christopher Watson, 17782 NW 59th Loop, Starke, FL 32091, sole owner, doing business under the firm name of: Highway 301 Flea Market, 4812 SW 144th St. Starke, FL 32091, intends to register said fictitious name under the aforesaid statute. Dated this 30th day of August, 2012, in Bradford County.

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LEGAL NOTICEThe Suwannee River Economic Council, Inc., will hold a Planning and Evaluation Committee meeting on Tuesday, September 18, 2012 at 9:30 a.m. at the Suwannee River Economic Council, Inc., Administration Office located at 1171 Nobles Ferry Road NW in Live Oak, Florida.

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LEGAL NOTICEThe Suwannee River Economic Council, Inc. Board of Directors will hold a Finance and Audit Committee Meeting on Wednesday, September 19, 2012 at 9:00 a.m. at Suwannee River Economic Council, Inc. Administration Office located in Live Oak, Florida.

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LEGAL NOTICEThe Suwannee River Economic Council, Inc. Board of Directors will hold meeting for the Executive Committee Members on Wednesday, September 19, 2012 at 10:00 a.m. at Suwannee River Economic Council, Inc. Administration Office located at 1171 Nobles Ferry Road, Live Oak, Florida.

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NOTICE OF INTENTION TO REGISTER FICTITIOUS NAMEPursuant to Section 865.09, Florida Statutes, notice is hereby given that the undersigned, Florida Detention Systems, Inc., 1296 SE 31st St., Melrose, FL 32666, sole owner, doing business under the firm name of: FDS, Inc., 1296 SE 31st St., Melrose, FL 32666, intends to register said fictitious name under the aforesaid statute. Dated this 4th day of September, 2012, in Bradford County.

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6A Bradford County Telegraph • Thursday, Sept. 6, 2012

Across the Garden Fence is a new column

sponsored by the Bradford County Extension Service.

Readers who wish to pose gardening questions should

forward them to Mary Bridg-man at jtd@ufl.edu.

What makes an apple mealy?Don’t you hate that? Biting into a

nice, shiny apple that you expect to be firm and juicy, and ending up with a mouthful of tasteless mush!

The flesh of an apple becomes soft and mealy when the substance holding the individual cells of the fruit together dissolves, causing mushy fruit. The apple can also taste somewhat dry because the water in the cell tissues is not easily released.

When an apple is mealy it likely has been stored improperly or has been sitting on the grocery shelves too long—in other words, it’s old. As you know, it’s best to eat fruit immediately after it has been picked, but we don’t live where apples are grown and that’s not likely to happen.

Apples of less than ideal texture and taste can be successfully used in fritters, scones, applesauce or apple-butter. Or you can add them to your compost heap.

I have several pear trees that bear fruit that is too hard to eat. What should I do with them?

Cook them! My parents and grandparents some-times called hard pears “cooking pears.”

By the way, most apple and pear cul-tivars are not well adapted to Florida be-cause of their high chilling requirements. Also, fire blight, a bacterial disease, is particularly damaging through the south-eastern United States and prevents suc-cessful production of most soft dessert or European-style pears.

Oriental or hard pears such as yours are tolerant of fire blight. Even cultivars that

have adapted to our climate are susceptible to leaf spot, which re-quires more spraying than most dooryard growers are willing to accept. Except for canning, the quality of oriental pears is poor. However, the pears grow and produce on nearly all soils, and the white blossoms have lovely ornamen-tal value.

Pears should be harvested when they reach full size and the back-ground color begins to yellow. I make “pearsauce” from my hard pears, using an applesauce recipe I found in my cookbook. I peel and slice the pears, cover them with water in a pot, add a little lemon juice and spices to taste, and bring to a boil, cook-ing until the pears are tender. Then I add sweet-ener (Splenda works fine) and mash with a potato masher. Pearsauce can be kept in the refrigerator for several weeks, making it a great convenience food.

I also use my mother’s recipe for pear crisp, which is delicious plain or topped with ice cream or Cool Whip. To make pear crisp, fill a square Pyrex dish with peeled, sliced pears. Mix together one melted stick of margarine, one cup of sugar, and one cup of self-rising flour until it is a lumpy texture. Crumble mixture over pears, and then top

with cinnamon. Bake at 350 degrees for one hour. If you like, you may substitute Splenda for all or part of the sugar, mak-ing this a lower-calorie recipe. I have also substituted whole-wheat flour for the self-rising flour, adding baking powder and salt as needed.

Enjoy! And don’t forget to share your pears with neighbors and friends.

Mary W. Bridgman

Across the Garden FenceCommon Core Standards spell death for FCAT

BY MARK J. CRAWFORDTelegraph Editor

A revised set of learning guidelines known as Common Core State Standards have been getting increased attention, but the state actually began prepar-ing for the transition a couple of years ago.

The Common Core State Stan-dards are clear and evidence based standards that are consis-tent from school to school and state to state. They are meant to provide for a high quality educa-tion no matter where a student goes to school, making them col-lege and the workplace.

The standards were developed through a partnership of states led by the Council of Chief State School Officers and the National Governors Association. Florida committed to adopt the Common Core State Standards Initiative two years ago. Nearly every state and the District of Columbia has done the same, many raising their previous English and math education standards to do so.

The concept states partnering to develop common educational standards was embraced at the federal level. States that adopted Common Core State Standards were given an advantage in the competition for federal dollars from the Race to the Top pro-gram, for example. That grant program has itself been encour-aging educational reform, includ-ing performance-based evalua-tion for teachers and principals.

While education standards are outlined in the Common Core, curriculum is not. States and their teachers are deciding how the standards will be taught. Teach-ers across Florida have partici-pated in workshops on how to incorporate Common Core into their lesson plans.

Initial implementation began

with kindergarteners last year. The standards will be phased in beginning this year with kin-dergarten and first grade. They will be fully implemented within three years.

Common Core Standards pare down some of what students are expected to know while requir-ing they develop a deeper under-standing of what they do cover. In math, instead of a long list of topics teachers are hard-pressed to get through in a single year, the standards focus on fewer top-ics and address them at greater depth. In English, the standards require students to read and com-prehend increasingly complex texts. More nonfiction reading will be introduced, and students will spend more time on exposi-tory writing.

While only English and math standards are currently set (they can be downloaded at www.core-standards.org), there are plans to add standards for science, civics, foreign language and the arts, helping to make for more well-rounded students.

Former Gov. Charlie Crist moved to phase out FCAT by 2014. Recently, Gov. Rick Scott has taken to the airwaves to slam the FCAT by criticizing a system that he said forces educators to teach the test and insisting there are better ways to track student progress—something many teachers and parents have been saying for years.

In fact, the FCAT is going away after the 2014 school year. That is not to say testing won’t be involved in the implementa-tion of Common Core State Stan-dards. Tests will still be used to evaluate learning and ensure ac-countability. States are cooperat-ing on the development of those assessments as well.

The Partnership for Assess-ment of Readiness for College

and Careers (or PARCC) will replace the FCAT in assessing English and math learning. (Oth-er FCAT components may be retained until new standards and tests are adopted.) The PARCC will actually be a series of task-specific exams—separating different reading and writing skills, for example—the results of which will be combined for a final score.

There will be computer-based and written components, with students in all grades expected to write instead of just fourth-, eighth- and 10th-graders. Writing will even show up on the math tests.

End-of-course exams at the high school level have been and will continue to be added, as well, and passing them is re-quired for course credit. PARCC versions of those exams will re-place the Florida-specific exams, however.

It looks like schools and school districts will continue to be grad-ed, too, only using the results ob-tained from the PARCC instead of the FCAT.

In some ways, the increased rigor introduced into the FCAT this year was in preparation for what is to come as the state ratchets up standards in an effort to make sure students graduate ready to work or go to college.

The new tests are said to em-phasize critical thinking and problem solving over memori-zation. Instead of writing essays based on a random prompt, for example, students will be asked to respond in writing to a literary selection, which is much more in line with what is expected of college-ready students.

For more on Common Core State Standards, visit www.core-standards.org. For more on the PARCC exam, visit www.parc-conline.org.

Sample questions from a PARCC exam were recently released. Above are examples of English test questions for the third and 10th grades. More are available at www.parcconline.org. Also picture is a chart outline the implementation of Common Core State Standards.

Domestic violence is never OK

Three Rivers Legal Services Inc. provides legal services to the survivors of domestic, repeat, sexual and dating violence.

Domestic violence takes many forms. It can be physical, mental or sexual conduct that places you in fear of immediate violence. Three Rivers Legal Services rep-resents clients regarding injunc-tions for protection or restrain-ing orders, and assists with other family law matters, including di-vorce, custody and temporary relative custody. Safety comes first!

For more information, please contact the legal helpline at 1-866-256-8091.

Tent ministry coming to Starke

Crusades for Christ Tent Min-istry looks forward to partnering with local ministries in a united soul winning effort in Bradford County when it comes to the fair-grounds Oct. 27-Nov. 2. This is a nondenominational ministry pro-viding the neutral venue for local ministries to unite in the spirit of Christ.

For more information on be-ing involved, please contact Pas-tor Jim Hurst 386-623-6189 and visit www.crusades4christ.org.

Ready for a change?

Find courage at the Al-Anon family group meeting every Thursday from 6-7 p.m. at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, 212 N. Church St. in Starke. Call

904-769-8957 for more informa-tion.

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