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The Baker County Prek-kindergarten Center hosted its eighth annual Spirit Day Sep-tember 17, which honored the Jacksonville Jaguars.

The main purpose of Spirit Day is to teach children about the excitement of athletic team support and have them experi-ence fi rst hand the fun of a pep rally. The event usually only fo-cuses on local schools.

This year’s Spirit Day was a little different, however.

Prek-kindergarten principal Debbie Fraser received an email recently about an event called

“Back To Football Friday” co-sponsored by United Way and the National Fooball League.

It challenges public schools to demonstrate support of their

favorite NFL team. Participat-ing schools are eligible for a $10,000 grant.

Ms. Fraser passed the e-mail on to physical education teachers Rachel West and Kelly Smallwood. Since the Pre-k Center was scheduled to cel-ebrate Spirit Day anyway, they decided to combine them into one event.

“They really ran with this,” said Ms. Fraser. “They did a fantastic job organizing it.”

The team the school chose to support? The Jacksonville Jag-uars, naturally.

When the day for the event rolled around, Baker County Middle School sent over its Bobcat football team, cheer-leaders, dance squad, band and majorettes to kick things off.

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JOEL ADDINGTONNEWS EDITOR

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Florida Institutional Legal Services, Inc. — a Gainesville legal assistance orga-nization serving primarily prison and jail inmates — is suing Sheriff Joey Dobson to obtain public records his offi ce refuses to turn over.

Attorney Cassandra Capobianco of FILS said her organization re-quested last February a roster of Immigration and Customs Enforce-ment [ICE] detainees at the sheriff’s complex north of Macclenny and any incident reports relating to immigra-tion detainees.

Two months later the organiza-tion asked for ICE’s contract with the Baker County Sheriff’s Offi ce [BCSO], which is responsible for operating the roughly 500-bed jail.

“We want to monitor the conditions of

detainees,” she said. “One way we do that is contacting detainees and the rosters help with that. The contract will help with under-standing [BCSO’s] arrangement with ICE.”

FILS fi led its public records requests with the sheriff’s offi ce under the Florida Public Records Act, which guaran-tees the public access to government records with few exceptions defi ned by state statute.

Ms. Capobianco isn’t aware of any exception for the requested in-formation.

“We believe they have a responsi-bility under Florida law to respond with this information,” she said.

According to the plaintiff’s com-plaint fi led August 30, the only of-ficial response received from the

sheriff’s offi ce stated it would not produce the documents and cited federal law.

“We contacted a representative from the Jacksonville DHS [Department of Home-

land Security] (ICE) offi ce and discussed your request,” responded Major John Fin-ley, BCSO’s corrections chief, in an letter dated April 2. “The representative advised that pursuant to the Privacy Act of 1974, we are not authorized to grant your request.”

The sheriff’s offi ce administration chief Brian Bishop called the matter a “grey area” and wasn’t sure if the federal law supersedes Florida’s public records law when federal detainees are involved.

Nonetheless, he said the requested in-formation would not be released without a court order.

“We’d like some clear guidance for all of us,” he said. “Obviously, we’ll do whatever the court wants ... We don’t have a dog in this fi ght. If they say release the information, we’ll release it.”

BCSO is represented by Florida Sheriff’s Association attorneys in the case. FILS is represented by the state’s largest law fi rm,

Sheri� Dobson

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The Baker County School Board unanimously approved cutting property taxes by almost half a million dollars September 7 and adopted a budget topping $57 million for the district’s 2010-11 fi scal year, which began July 1.

The spending plan is about $2.1 million more than the pre-vious year’s budget.

The largest portion of the budget, the general fund, is expected to grow by about $2.8 million this year to $42,394,677.

District fi nance chief Mar-celle Richardson attributed the increase to 18 new teachers needed to comply with class size limits imposed by voters in 2005 and codifi ed in the state constitution.

A referendum to loosen the

limits will appear on the No-vember 2 ballot. It needs 60 percent approval to pass.

The new school budget also relies on about $6.2 mil-lion from reserves to balance proposed expenditures with anticipated revenues. Roughly $3.3 million is needed to bal-ance general fund expenditures and $2.9 million to balance the capital projects fund.

The general fund is project-ed to have about $4.4 million left over at the end of the fi s-cal year on June 30, 2011. No budget surplus is planned for the roughly $5-million capital projects fund.

“That will be wiped out,” said Mrs. Richardson.

The funds have been allocat-ed for the high school’s new air conditioning system, fi ve new buses, roofing and portables, among other items, she said.

School board members ad-

Police charged a Sanderson woman with the stabbing of a man outside the Club 229 some-time after midnight on Sep-tember 18, and filed a criminal complaint against her victim.

Iesha Coleman, 18, admitted to Deputy Daniel Nichols that she stabbed Tyrone Holton, 41, also of Sanderson, in the abdomen and left side follow-ing a verbal altercation at the neighborhood bar also known as “The Juke.”

Ms. Coleman said she did so after Mr. Holton rushed at her and pinned her to a vehicle.

Deputy Rodney Driggers interviewed Mr. Holton at the Fraser Hospital emergency room prior to him being airlift-ed to Shands Jacksonville. He said the victim was intoxicated and difficult to understand, but partially identified his assail-ant.

Mrs. Coleman was later con-fronted by Deputy Nichols at her residence off CR 127 North. She said she tossed the knife outside a vehicle as she left the scene before police arrived, and a subsequent search for it yielded nothing.

Ms. Coleman was arrested for aggravated battery, and the complaint against Mr. Holton is for simple battery.

Earlier last week, police filed complaints against four persons involved in an altercation at a north Macclenny trailer park.

A fifth participant, Jeffrey Doss Sr., 22, of Sanderson was arrested at the scene for bat-tery of Lindsey Prevatt, 23, at her Blair St. address and for violating a court order barring him from contact with Heather Crews, 21, who lives at the same address.

Deputy Brandon Kiser said the fracas broke out after Steph-anie Swords, 41, and Tiffany Doss, 19, both of Sanderson, showed up about 1:30 pm to take the 2-year-old son of Ms. Doss and Mr. Doss to the health department.

Ms. Crews said they struck her without provocation and the other parties soon joined in.

Deputy Kiser filed a com-plaint against Ms. Crews for battery on Ms. Swords and ag-gravated battery of Ms. Doss, who is nine months pregnant.

The complaint against Ms. Swords is for battery against Ms. Crews, who is four months pregnant. Ms. Doss faces a count of aggravated battery on Ms. Crews. Ms. Prevatt was named for battery on Ms. Swords.

The Department of Chil-dren and Families was notified because children ages 2 and 4 were present.

• A complaint for aggravated assault and domestic battery was filed September 15 against a Jacksonville man following an alleged attack on his estranged

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BOB GERARD | SPORTS

The Wildcat football program got an un-pleasant surprise this weekend when they were informed that two of their games this season have been dropped by the Florida High School Athletic Association.

Next week’s game against Solid Rock Christian Academy and the final game of the season against Arlington Country Day have to be dropped because the private schools are not mem-bers of FHSAA.

The Wildcats played both non-member schools last sea-son, but this year, the asso-ciation governing high school sports tightened up on their standards and declared both teams ineligible to play.

The FHSAA and ACD have had their problems recently and after the association handed down a $33,000 fine for a variety of allegations, the pair parted company earlier this year.

Athletic Director Melody Coggin and Coach Ryan Sulkowski have been on the phone all this week trying to land alternate games, but so far without success.

Ms. Coggin said that season tickets for next week’s Solid Rock game will be honored at the Baker County Community Theatre’s Friday night production of the comedy Lend Me a

Tenor. To redeem your season football ticket at the play you must bring the ticket to the box office for Friday night’s show only.

season against Arlington Country Day have to be dropped because the private schools are not mem-

The Wildcats played both

The FHSAA and ACD have had their problems recently and after the association handed down a

Day have to be dropped because the private schools are not mem-

had their problems recently and

PHOTO BY JUD JOHNSON

Wildcats linebacker Jared Lee (No. 22) and defensive back JaRon Wilson against Bradford Friday night.

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PHOTO BY KELLEY LANNIGAN

Caden Shumate with his Jaguar regalia.

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Pre-K fi eld turns ‘teal’ on spirit day Schoolvying forNFL grant

ARRA [American Recovery and

Reinvestment Act] funds helped out

tremendously.–Marcelle Richardson

School district � nance director

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Holland & Knight.State law requires not only dis-

closure of public records unless specifi cally exempted by Florida statutes, but also that agencies refusing disclosure identify the statute citation supporting non-disclosure.

FILS’s compliant contends the sheriff’s offi ce did not point to any pertinent portion of the Pri-vacy Act, but simply referenced it generally.

“An agency can refuse to produce the public records only if the [Florida] legislature has adopted an expressly applicable exemption to the Public Records Act and to Article I, Section 24 [of the Florida Constitution]. Absent such a legislative exemption, the duty to provide public records is absolute,” the complaint states before citing case law to support

the argument.It goes on to say that any agen-

cy claiming an exemption bears the burden of proving the right to an exemption, and that lack-ing any exemption to the Public Records Law, “any agency has an express statutory duty to make the public records available for

inspection virtually on demand.”The lawsuit asks that the court

order release of the requested records, declare that FILS has the right to inspect and copy the records under state law and award FILS its court costs and attorney’s fees.

The suit’s filling fee totaled $410.

opted a millage, or property tax, rate of 7.782 mills, which should generate some $6,653,509. That’s about $460,000 less than last year’s tax revenues.

A property valued at $200,000 would pay roughly $1556 in school district taxes at the new rate. The same property if home-steaded would pay a few hundred dollars less — about $1167.

The public will have an oppor-tunity November 2 to vote on .25 mills of the 7.782 millage rate, which will raise about $222,000 in school taxes.

The so-called “discretionary critical needs” millage has been included in years past by the school board’s authority, but due to action by the state legislature, the levy must have voter approv-al.

Mrs. Richardson has said the taxes would bring in about $400,000 in additional state rev-enue the district would otherwise lose.

The tax and accompanying state revenue, which were in-cluded in the new budget, are intended to soften the blow from cuts to education funding by the legislature in recent years.

Ms. Richardson said last month that the additional millage is meant to put education funding in counties with lower property values, like Baker County, on par with the state-wide average.

The critical needs millage must gain 51 percent support to pass and would remain for two years.

During its second meeting this month on September 20, the school board approved 3-0 the new teacher union’s con-tract, which includes hikes to the tenure-based salary increases normally a part of the 197-day contract’s yearly renewal.

Board members Karen McCol-lum and Patricia Weeks were not present for the vote.

Most of the tenure-based raises were increased by $100 to about $455, while raises for teachers with 25 years of service or more were increased by $649 to $6511.

Supplemental pay for things like yearbook duty have also been increased under the new contract.

The annual supplements for yearbook rose $470 to $1500 at the high school; rose $250 to $900 at the middle school; and

for all other schools rose by $75 to $600.

The new supplement for com-petitive cheerleading is $1030.

The teacher’s union — the Baker County Education Associ-ation — ratifi ed the new contract September 8.

The board received its annual fi nancial report for the 2009-10 fi scal year that evening too.

The report reflects actual spending and revenue between July 1, 2009 and June 30, 2010, and compares the fi gures to the previous year.

Revenues fell by more than $2 million while expenses rose by $2.5 million.

Money from the state dropped by $4.9 million from the previous year, or 14 percent, but still ac-counted for 65 percent of all the district’s funding.

Federal stimulus funds re-imbursed the district for about $2.5 million in teacher salary and benefit costs and another $1.5 million in stimulus funds is expected this year.

“ARRA [American Recovery and Reinvestment Act] funds helped out tremendously,” Mrs. Richardson said.

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The athletic fi eld was awash with children and teachers on the sidelines sporting face paint, decorative hats and clothing in the Jaguar’s signature colors of teal and black.

Each class had created its own section of Jaguar theme backdrop, displayed on a nearby fence.

Ms. Fraser wore a spotted, fake fur Jaguar mask and min-gled with the kids.

“If we get this grant,” she told the crowd of enthusiastic chil-dren, “Ms. Fraser makes you a promise. I will individually kiss each one of you and I’ll kiss a live pig, too!”

If the Prek/kindergarten Center is lucky enough to be a re-cipient of one of the NFL grants, the funds would help expand the playground facilities.

Last year’s demolition of sev-eral unusable portables opened up areas of the school grounds which the administration hopes to fully utilize for more physical education area. The grant would be used to landscape and add new playground equipment.

“What some of the teachers would really like is a section of covered play area, something like an outdoor pavilion to shield the kids from the sun when its ex-tremely hot or during rain,” said Ms. Fraser.

The principal says the Prek Center has made health and fi t-ness a commitment and already has events in place that promote the importance of exercise.

“Jump Rope for Heart” raises money for The American Heart Association. The school’s annual Spring Fling is devoted to track and fi eld events.

Ms. West conducts health as-sessments on each student at the beginning of the school year. Another one comes at the end of the year to determine improve-ments or areas still needing to be addressed.

Children are even given in-struction on the game of tennis using an imaginary net in the classroom. Promoting healthy eating habits is ongoing part of the P.E. curriculum.

Ms. Fraser is pleased about the school’s commitment to im-proving health standards for its students and is excited about the results of the grant.

“We’re lucky, we won’t have to wait that long. We should know sometime in November,” she said.

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Clean-up setat Olustee Beach

This year marks the 17th an-nual National Public Lands Day, and the Osceola National Forest is proud to be participating. On Saturday, September 25 at the Olustee Beach Day Area, dozens of volunteers will be repairing and building picnic tables, installing grills, weeding the beach, paint-ing the dock and bulletin boards, and sweeping the boardwalk to assist in this national effort.

Work times are from 9:00 -11:00 am and from 1:00-3:00 pm. Volunteers are asked to bring work gloves, and all other materi-als will be provided. Bring drinks and a picnic lunch.

For more information please contact Jeanette Holloway at 352-284-6625, volunteer.osceola@yahoo.com or visit publiclands-day.org

girlfriend at her residence near Glen St. Mary.

Bernadette Self, 28, told Dep-uty Patrick McGauley she left the residence just after 8:00 that morning after Michael Taylor, 40, threatened her with a knife and bit her on the neck, arm and chest.

A neighbor called police and the boyfriend denied the allega-tion, but left the scene while the officer sought out the girlfriend for questioning. He noted Ms. Self’s skin bore evidence of the bites.

The incident occurred on Ly-ons and Crews Lane.

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We’re all starting to get it.Regardless of how you stand

with the Tea Party movement, you must admit one thing: it has set right the concept of whose money it is.

It’s not the government’s mon-ey, it’s ours. Maybe you already knew that without prompting from the Tea Party. Yea, maybe, but most of us haven’t been act-ing like we know it.

The extended recession, or mini-depression, that we’ve been in for over three years has been a great lesson. We’ve learned something about artificially in-flated housing markets, stock market bubbles, money supplies and, to our chagrin, how intru-sive government has become.

Government at all levels has lagged behind the private sector learning some of these lessons. Where businesses large and small had to do some quick belt tightening starting in 2007 to

survive, well, government didn’t learn so much.

We were told that some things are simply too big, too vital, to fail. The solution? Pump money we don’t have into everything from Cash for Clunkers to the Stimulus Bill.

The results? Mushy. The long-term effect? Debt — huge debt — for a future extending beyond our grandchildren.

So now we have to teach gov-ernment a lesson: when we tight-en down, so do you.

What’s needed is a “ceiling” or percentage of tax revenues tied to the general economic condition — maybe the GNP, the total value of all goods and services. Govern-mental expenditures, except dur-ing times of extreme emergen-cies declared and time-limited, should by law be mandated at or below a fixed percentage — say 8 percent.

When the economy sags, that rate would drop proportionately. Government, in effect, would be forced to downsize — just like we do.

Other than preventing a dan-

gerous “debt-to-GNP” ratio like we now have, the ceiling would force government agencies — lo-cal, state and federal — to take fresh looks at their priorities in down economies. Of course, we need government to spend money in key areas, but the defi-nition of “key” has been greatly stretched the past half-century.

On a local level things are much simpler. Perhaps city, county and school spending is in some cases excessive and bloated, but overall in counties the size of Baker the excesses are easier to spot. To its credit, local government has held the line on spending the past few years — with the exception of the school district that is pretty well locked into spending — and rev-enues — generated in Tallahas-see.

That is a monstrous problem, maybe one for another column.

For the time being, the school district’s $57 million budget (that’s hard to fathom in a district with less than 5000 students) for next year is being balanced on the shoulders of federal stimu-lus money, much of it a payback by the Obama administration to teacher unions — its prime con-stituency other than trial lawyers, government employee and labor unions.

Next year? We may be looking at some layoffs. Of course, they’ll come in the classrooms where the real front line employees work (God forbid we thin the ranks of administration). Employees may have to take pay cuts or pay more for health insurance coverage and retirement.

We in private business had to do that three years ago. And that’s the point.

If we play this right, and the November elections are a great starting point, we can turn the current recession into a large “re-set” button and place the em-phasis back on the private sector while learning to live with less — a lot less — government.

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We asked our Facebook fans Sep-tember 20, “So the National Bureau of Economic Research says the recession ended in June 2009 and has been in recovery mode since. Where is your family; still in recession or in recovery? ” Here’s what you had to say ...

Greg Gainey: “Considering my wife still can’t � nd a job after 1.5 years af-ter putting in a gazillion applications uuhhhhhh recession at my house. “

Katie Rhoden: “Still in recession. Sometimes it feels like we can never get a break. The harder I work, the higher prices on everything (from food, to clothes, to insurance) seems to go, and there is never any money left over.”

Matthew Bar� eld: “De� nitely not in recovery, still feels like a downward spiral with a full stomach.”

James R. Hart Sr.: “Recession been’s bad for over two years going on three and it doesn’t look like it’s going to get any better! Busy for a week and then dead for a month!”

Julie Brinson Combs: “Blessed. Haven’t done without anything neces-sary for health and sustenance.”

Joan O’Donal Trawick: “I laughed when I received that news blast. It would be interesting to know how they came to that conclusion? I guess the housing market didn’t get the memo, many in that industry are still working a second job, or not at all.”

Joel Addington: “Joan, the bureau looks at economic indicators like gross domestic product (how much goods and services are produced in the US), income, employment and wholesale-retail sales ...”

Joshua Forth: “A lot of people are still out of work. Recession has not ended at all. People are still losing their jobs.”

Kaycee Greif Heinz: “Guess the re-cession ended for the National Bureau of Economic Research in June 2009 be-cause they all had jobs. They probably got grants or stimulus money.”

Ed Davie: “Recession over? In what country? I must not have received that memo.”

Erica Lee Bazal Snyder: “Must have forgotten us. They are doing more foreclosures than ever and you can’t get help, so what to do?”

Laura Sta� ord-Jacobs: “Recession ... more and more are being laid o� every day. If you have a job you are very fortunate. God be with us!”

We asked September 14, “You of-ten read about college football players being arrested for one transgression or another. At what point should they no longer be allowed to play college foot-ball?” Here’s what you had to say ...

Pat Cobb: “Certainly if they are convicted of any felony they should be put o� the team. I would think misde-meanors would have to be looked at case-by-case and they could be placed on the bench or o� the team.”

Marcia King: “Being a team player is a privilege and there should be high standards set for the players. I think there should be zero tolerance. I’m sure there are many players who know how to behave who are ready, willing and able to take the place of a hooligan.”

Ashley Suggs: “It should depend on the crime they do. If it’s not so serious then they should be allowed [on the team].”

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Facebook fans‘What you had to say ...”

Dear Editor:When is enough, enough? The

conditions on Cow Pen Rd. have gotten so bad that driving is a hazard. Today (September 21) a school bus trying to make a left-hand turn from Fred Harvey Rd. onto Cow Pen went off the road and got stuck.

We need to have a responsible local government that addresses these hazards and would like to see some swift action to resolve them. The time for talk is over, and we now need action.

Barry BrissonMacclenny

Dear Editor:It seems like there’s a double

standard in Sanderson concern-ing the use of ATVs. Kids ride them on the sidewalks in the area of the council on aging building and they even go to the store, crossing US 90, and you never see it addressed.

If it is wrong for one, it should be wrong for all. Evidently golf carts are an exception due to them riding on the sidewalks between Macclenny and Glen St. Mary.

I can understand why these laws are in effect. What I don’t understand is why the law doesn’t apply to all.

Allen CrewsSanderson

Dear Editor:In response to last week’s let-

ter to the editor about [guber-natorial candidate] Rick Scott, I believe he is saying things that we all know have to be done. Our federal government is borrowing money from China that our kids and grand kids will have to pay back. Florida is billions of dollars in the hole. Even our local gov-ernment is taking money out of reserves.

Taxpayers are paying as much as they can now!

In Baker County, the private sector unemployment is probably around 15 percent (I bet that’s low!) and government sector jobs are probably at full employment, with pensions and free or low-cost insurance.

When our kids graduate they can’t even find jobs, so I ask where’s all the money com-ing from? Has the writer of last week’s letter looked in his neigh-borhood and seen the foreclosed homes that people cannot afford, let alone pay taxes on? Has last week’s writer watched the news

lately? Government employees in Greece are rioting because the government is out of money.

Sound familiar?Rick Scott, along with gover-

nors like Chris Christie of New Jersey, are what our country needs. And yes, he is a self-made multimillionaire who has said he’ll take no pay and sell the gov-ernment airplane. What kind of country do we live in when being successful makes you a target? Are we capitalists or socialists?

I look at things from a busi-ness point of view, and not a government point of view, and I have seen how government is so wasteful. Whether you work in the private sector or for the government, you have to admit you’ve seen it, too.

Maybe with conservative can-didates like Rick Scott, Marco Rubio and others, we can do the hard work that needs to be done. These are not the most popular choices. However, they are what needs to be done.

Danny NortonMacclenny

Dear Editor:When I retired from teaching in Texas last year, I moved to Mac-

clenny to live with my sister. The fi rst things I did were get a driver’s license, fi shing license, voter registration and a library card.

I want to tell you how much I appreciate the Emily Taber Public Library here in Macclenny.

As an avid reader and former reading teacher, I really appreciate and enjoy reading. I have belonged to libraries small and large in six states, and the Taber Library is very impressive.

The ladies working there are helpful; they will locate a book at an-other library if it’s not here, and they call me when it comes in. The building is beautiful, very organized and they have “big print” books!

If anyone hasn’t been to our library, you need to check it out — it’s wonderful!

Katie RitenourMacclenny

Dear Editor:At least the DOC employee’s

letter last week was honest!The union rants against Rick

Scott are not about safety and protection, not about high qual-ity schools with the best educa-tors, not about psych patient or resident care, not about fi nancial stability and responsibility for our state and country, not about private industry growth and jobs for Florida, not about mortgag-ing our children for our personal gain now.

They are about money for unions and union members!

Kate SvangdisMacclenny

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The five-member Glen St. Mary Town Council on Septem-ber 21 unanimously approved a budget for the coming fi scal year beginning in October.

In doing so, the council ad-hered to a commitment made a year ago to hold down spending to 2008 levels amid decreasing cash reserves and stagnant rev-enue from the state, utilities and other sources. Glen St. Mary does not levy ad valorem taxes.

The largest of the budget slices, general fund, stands at $173,490 — down about $8000 from the current fi scal year because the town plans no capital expendi-tures the coming 12 months.

Instead, the bulk of fi nancial activity in the town in 2010-11 will center around the near likely award of a $600,000 CDBG grant to install central water to neighborhoods north of US 90. The south portion already has water, and both water and sewer along US 90.

Mayor Juanice Padgett re-ceived word a week ago that a re-cent site visit by the Florida De-partment of Community Affairs, through which the federal grant

fl ows, went well and it appears the grant will be approved.

The is the second year Glen applied for the funds, and com-pletion of the engineering and other preliminaries with that fi rst application put the town high on the list of municipalities and counties in the running.

Glen will send off an initial contract this week back to DCA, then await an environmental study before fi nal approval.

Mayor Padgett estimated at this week’s monthly meeting that a construction contract could be bid by early 2011.

The council discussed several other policy areas during the 20-minute meeting:

• Renewal of the moratorium on construction impact fees, enacted last year. The town will likely now eliminate the annual renewal date in favor of an open-ended policy of continuing the

moratorium until the economy improves.

Glen decided last year to do away with the fees as a means of spurring new construction.

• The council appeared in favor of amending its vendor bidding policy as recommended earlier by town attorney Joel Foreman.

It mandates that likely bid-ders be brought in on the writ-ing of specifi cations to minimize confusion and equalize as much as possible manufacturing specs, warranties and other matters.

Glen St. Mary used the system recently procuring bids for a rid-ing lawn mower.

• The council also appeared amenable to periodically calling for professional services bids from its attorney, engineer, audi-tor and grants coordinator.

Mr. Foreman suggested the re-quests be sent out on a staggered basis and not all in one year. He

will also check current contracts for expiration conditions, and noted he is on a 30-day “at will” basis by either or both parties.

• The attorney also advised council members on the statute governing interest confl icts. His comments were in response to a request earlier by Councilman Dicky Foster, a plumbing con-tractor, on the proper procedure should he desire to bid on a por-tion of the water project.

Mr. Foreman advised nothing prohibits him from submitting the bid, but that he would then have to declare the confl ict and avoid participating in any delib-eration or vote on the bidding.

Mayor Padgett would be bound by the same rules since her niece is married to Mr. Fos-ter’s son, who is also involved in the plumbing company.

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A pizza delivery driver was arrested on Interstate 10 in west Baker County the afternoon of September 19 when a county deputy learned his license had three prior suspensions.

Deputy Matt Sigers said he was passing a 1993 Nissan driven westbound near the rest area when he noticed driver Brandon Smith, 34, of White Springs, FL was not wearing a seat belt.

He stopped the vehicle about 4:30 and a computer check re-vealed the suspensions for failure to pay fines. Mr. Smith was taken to county jail and his vehicle was retrieved by a relative.

Deputy Sigers’ report indi-cates that Mr. Smith is a driver for Dominos Pizza in Macclenny.

In a second case, a Yulee driv-er was arrested for four prior sus-pensions and being an habitual offender.

Deputy David Nichols said he stopped Justin Peacock, 19, on SR 121 north of Macclenny the evening of September 14 because his 1998 Dodge pickup had no tag light.

The motor vehicle data on Mr. Peacock also advised the officer to seize the tag from the vehicle.

In other recent arrests, a 15-year-old male from Macclenny was charged with fleeing police on foot and loitering after he was captured during the early morning hours of September 18 between buildings at Dixie Mini-Storage off North 8th St.

Lt. Scotty Rhoden said he first spotted the youth walking on the roof of Harrington Insurance on US 90 about 1:30, then chased him in his vehicle through sev-eral parking lots before captur-ing him. The boy lives on nearby Blair St.

• Michael McNeill, 21, of Mac-clenny was arrested for disor-derly intoxication after he was arrested at a residence on US 90 East about 12:30 the morning of September 14.

Deputy Rodney Driggers said he responded to a prowler call and found Mr. NcNeill hiding in a carport. Homeowner Elizabeth Frigo told the officer the suspect forced his way inside from the back door when she answered it, caused a disturbance and left.

Ms. Frigo said she allowed him to live in a shed at the rear of her property. The deputy ar-rested Mr. McNeill when he be-came loud and abusive during questioning.

• Brett Sapp, 34, of Macclenny was arrested for committing a lewd act while seated in his work truck the evening of September 15 in the parking lot outside Any-time Fitness on South 6th St.

Deputy Chris Walker said he received a complaint about 11:00 pm that a vehicle matching the truck’s description had followed another one to downtown Mac-clenny after leaving the parking

lot.Complainant Justin Pettyjohn

told the officer he and another male had talked for over an hour in the parking lot in the company of two females.

When Deputy Walker returned to the parking lot searching for the suspect’s truck, he located Mr. Sapp, who was engaged in an indecent act.

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VARIANCE NOTICEAmerican Enterprise Bank of Florida is re-questing a variance for the purpose of relax-ation of setbacks on the property located at 9755 SR 121 South in Macclenny, Florida.

A public meeting of the Zoning Adjustment Board will be held on October 4, 2010 at 5:00 pm, at City Hall, 118 E. Macclenny Ave. Any support or objection may be heard at this time.

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The Baker County Commis-sion tabled approval of the man-agement contract for St. Mary’s Shoals Park the evening of Sep-tember 20 because the contrac-tor recommended by county staff didn’t already live here.

Brian Harris is originally from Baker County, but lives in Ocala, Fla.

“I’m a little concerned that he doesn’t live in the county,” said Commissioner Gordon Crews, adding that he knew Mr. Harris’ family and that Mr. Harris sup-ports a wife and children.

The county, at the commis-sion’s direction, advertised the park manager position as a con-tract post paying $25,000 a year with no benefi ts. The park man-ager would be responsible for re-mitting all income, social security and workers compensation taxes to the federal government.

“This may not work out ... I’m concerned this is something we’ll be going through again in six months,” Mr. Crews said.

He envisioned the park man-ager being a local retiree. Com-mission Chairman Alex Robinson agreed, saying he’d like the man-ager to live within the county.

A committee of county em-ployees narrowed a list of 22 ap-plicants to four for interviews and Mr. Harris clinched the group’s recommendation.

The manager’s contract stipu-lates the 1600-acre park will be open Friday through Monday from 9:00 am to sunset and that the manager will work 10 hours each day.

The position’s duties include upkeep of rest rooms, garbage disposal, conducting tours, or-ganizing events, patrols of the property and insuring compli-ance with the park’s management plan and rules.

County Manager Joe Cone said there have been problems at the park north of Glen St. Mary like vandalism and unauthorized use of the off-highway vehicle trails. He suggested that commission-ers contact Mr. Harris about any plans he may have to move here, which Mr. Cone said he believed was Mr. Harris’ intention.

Also tabled this week by the board was a three-year, $1.7-million draft contract with the Florida Department of Children and Families [DCF] for oper-ating Community Behavorial Healthcare Services [CBHS], a NEFSH-affiliated provider of adult mental health counseling to local residents.

Commissioners were hesitant to approve the contract in draft form. It awaits approval from DCF offi cials in Tallahassee.

The contract is contingent on funding from the Florida Leg-islature, but CBHS employees are paid by the county, which is reimbursed by DCF. The first year of the contract amounts to

roughly $444,000.Without the new contract in

place by October 1, however, CBHS’s 12 employees can’t be paid, Mr. Cone said the following day.

An emergency meeting has been set for September 23 at 4:30 pm to once again consider the contract and get direction from the board on proceeding with Mr. Harris’ contract.

In other business this week:• The board agreed to accept

$100 from Dave Adams for the one-time grading of the private dirt road Tennessee Street north-east of Sanderson off Cow Pen Road.

Mr. Adams circulated a letter among his neighbors soliciting fi nancial support for the imme-diate effort and formation of a special taxing district to pave the road.

“This should put an end to all the issues we have with our streets due to the weather, and in the future will benefi t us in the fact that our property values will go up,” he wrote. “The way I see it, it’s a win-win situation for all concerned.”

• The board agreed with staff’s recommendation to hire Michael & Jonathan’s Landscaping of Glen St. Mary to install trees for the ag center’s arboretum proj-ect.

The company’s $9690 bid was the second lowest of three received. The low bidder’s pro-posal did not meet the county’s

advertised specifications, par-ticularly a one-year replacement guarantee.

• Commissioners declared a 1996 Dodge van no longer used by the road department surplus property for donation to Baker Correctional Institute’s work crews.

• The county board also heard an appeal of the Land Planning Agency’s [LPA] July 22 denial of a residential property owner’s request to further subdivide her land, but maintain its eligibility for building permits.

Wilma Rowe’s 5.72 acres is on the unpaved Bob Kirkland Road. She said she hoped to sell a portion of the property to keep her from moving into a nursing home.

The county’s land develop-ment regulations discourage the creation of new lots without ac-cess to paved roads.

While property owners are free to divide their land, the re-sulting lots may be deemed non-conforming and ineligible for building permits.

Commissioners followed ad-vice from their attorney and up-held the LPA’s denial.

“Legally, I don’t think you could approve it even if you wanted to,” advised county attor-ney Terry Brown. “You have to act within the parameters of the law or change the law.”

Park manager contract tabledConcern over him now residing in Ocala area Anyone with unwanted or ex-

pired prescription medications in their home is urged to participate in the Drug Enforcement Admin-istration’s National Pill Take Back Initiative on September 25.

The Baker County Sheriff’s Offi ce will accept any prescrip-tion pills at the CVS on S. 6th St. in Macclenny between 10:00 am and 2:00 pm. Offi cers will be on hand with secure containers for the drugs, which will be stored locally for pickup and disposal by the federal agency.

“Many Americans are not aware that medicines that lan-guish in home cabinets are highly susceptible to diversion, misuse and abuse,” reads the DEA’s web-site. “Rates of prescription drug abuse in the US are increasing at alarming rates, as are the num-ber of accidental poisonings and

overdoses due to these drugs.“Studies show that a majority

of abused prescription drugs are obtained from family and friends, including from the home medi-cine cabinet.”

In addition, many Americans do not know how to properly dis-pose of their unused medicine, often fl ushing them down the toi-let or throwing them away — both potential safety and health haz-ards, according to the DEA.

BCSO’s local partners in the initiative include Baker Commu-nity Counseling Services, a drug counseling organization, and the nonprofi t public health advocacy group Healthy Baker.

For more information about the National Pill Take Back Initia-tive, call BCSO’s chief investigator Chuck Brannan at 259-0237.

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BUDGET SUMMARYFISCAL YEAR 2009 - 2010

Baker County Hospital Authority

GENERAL FUND

CASH BALANCE BROUGHT FORWARD� $128,000

ESTIMATED REVENUESTaxes:

Ad Valorem Taxes: Operating (Millage 1.0571)� $845,210Special Act Revenue 25,000Interest Income� 2,500Interest Income on Capital Lease� 448,265

TOTAL ESTIMATED REVENUES $1,448,975

EXPENDITURES / EXPENSESHospital/Nursing Home Fees� $775,000Property Appraiser Fees� 35,500Tax Collector’s Fees� 18,500Interest Expense� 448,265Administrative & Professional Fees� 30,000

TOTAL EXPENDITURES / EXPENSES $1,307,265

Future Medical Needs of Baker County Residents� 25,000Internal Administration Fund� 116,710

TOTAL EXPENDITURES AND RESERVES $1,448,975

THE TENTATIVE, ADOPTED, AND/OR FINAL BUDGETS AREON FILE IN THE OFFICE OF THE ABOVE MENTIONED TAXINGAUTHORITY AS A PUBLIC RECORD.

BUDGET SUMMARYFISCAL YEAR 2010 - 2011

Baker County Hospital Authority

GENERAL FUND

CASH BALANCE BROUGHT FORWARD� $100,000

ESTIMATED REVENUESTaxes:

Ad Valorem Taxes: Operating (Millage 1.0571)� $844,161Special Act Revenue 25,000Interest Income� 2,500Interest Income on Capital Lease� 427,955

TOTAL ESTIMATED REVENUES $1,399,616

EXPENDITURES / EXPENSESHospital/Nursing Home Fees� $775,000Property Appraiser Fees� 35,000Tax Collector’s Fees� 18,500Interest Expense� 427,955Administrative & Professional Fees� 30,000

TOTAL EXPENDITURES / EXPENSES $1,286,455

Future Medical Needs of Baker County Residents� 25,000Internal Administration Fund� 88,161

TOTAL EXPENDITURES AND RESERVES $1,399,616

THE TENTATIVE, ADOPTED, AND/OR FINAL BUDGETS AREON FILE IN THE OFFICE OF THE ABOVE MENTIONED TAXINGAUTHORITY AS A PUBLIC RECORD.

NOTICE OFBUDGET HEARING

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A 5-gallon glass jar two-thirds filled with coins and bills was taken from the vestibule at the First United Methodist Church sometime between September 9-13.

Bill Cooper, a church repre-sentative who reported the theft to police, estimated the jar con-tained $500-$700.

The jar was last seen situated on a small table at the congrega-tion’s Wednesday evening service at the north Macclenny church. Deputy Tony Norman said there was no sign of forced entry, and Mr. Cooper speculated a door may have been left open.

The table sits just outside the sanctuary.

In other recent theft reports, someone looted a City of Mac-clenny storage building of $3750 worth of lawn equipment over-night September 14.

A front door lock was severed with a bolt cutter that was later found near a hole in the perim-eter fence around the mainte-nance yard complex off Hartline Dr. in the southwest city.

Employee Charles Kirkland, who reported the theft to police, said the haul included three edg-ers, six weed cutters and four blowers.

Sgt. James Marker of the sheriff’s department said a city employee found the bolt cutter, and the area around the fence hole near Gatlin Ct. yielded both tire and foot prints. The fence opening appeared to have been there for some time, but was not visible from the yard.

• Marty Farnesi told police a 2007 Kawasaki dirt bike valued at $5000 was taken from his front yard on W. Ohio Ave. in Macclen-ny between late on September 13 and the next afternoon.

• His brother Vince Farnesi re-ported a $350 electric chain saw taken from his residence on River Circle overnight on September 11. He gave police a list of people who attended a party there that night.

• William Smith of Glen St. Mary reported a .380 pistol miss-ing from a bag that he kept both in his vehicle and at his Glenwood home. He told police he last saw the gun the evening of Septem-ber 14 and noticed it missing four days later.

A .22 caliber pistol stored in the same bag was still there.

• Danny Thrift told police a grinder and saw valued at $100 were taken from a tool box on a 1987 Ford truck parked at his property off CR 23-D north of Macclenny the afternoon of Sep-tember 16.

Mr. Thrift told Deputy Tony Norman he saw Shannon Du-pree, 44, of Glen St. Mary take the items and drive off. The sus-pect was named in a criminal complaint for petty theft.

Criminal complaints for grand theft have been filed against two employees of a Macclenny auto parts store for setting up bogus cash refunds for “defective” mer-chandise.

The sheriff’s department was advised on September 17 by a loss prevention employee of the alleged theft of nearly $700 from Auto Zone on South 6th dating back to early August.

Deputy Rodney Driggers inter-viewed one of the accused, Chris-tine Wentworth, 29, of Jackson-ville at the store that afternoon, and she admitted to taking part in the scheme at the behest of a second employee, Scott Austin, 41, of Sanderson.

Mr. Austin, when informed that the fraud had been discov-ered and police called, left the store and the officer said he was unable to make contact with him.

Ms. Wentworth said Mr. Austin would retrieve computer records of past purchases, pull a similar part from inventory and

make it look “used” in a grease and oil bin before placing it with defective merchandise.

She would then issue him a cash refund for the part. The couple employed the tactic seven times beginning August 5.

Ms. Wentworth told Deputy Driggers she was lured into the conspiracy out of sympathy for Mr. Austin, who claimed he was strapped for cash due to child support obligations.

He assured her she would not be caught, and said he had used the system before.

She also recalled that Mr. Aus-tin made her feel uneasy by say-ing he had beat up women in the past.

In other retail thefts:• A white male was caught on

surveillance video early on Sep-tember 16 when he stole three packs of diapers and 10 packs of cigarettes from CVS Pharmacy in downtown Macclenny.

Night manager Oscar Ro-drigues said the suspect handed him a Vystar bank card before

running from the store about 2:30 am. The card was rejected and belonged to a Macclenny woman.

Deputy Steven Smith said he attempted unsuccessfully to con-tact the woman at her east city address.

• Police are attempting to learn the identity of a black male who cashed a bogus check for $95 at Winn-Dixie on September 16 and attempted to do so again two days later.

Surveillance tape made avail-able to the sheriff’s department showed he was about 6’ tall and weighed about 230 pounds with hair in dreadlocks. He was ac-companied in the first instance by another black male and a white female.

The suspect signed the check with the name James Slater and gave a bogus license plate num-ber. A store manager told Deputy Matt Sigers the man angrily left the store when an employee re-fused to accept the second check.

The checks were apparently

stolen from a Neptune Beach man.

• Britni Page, 25, of Maxville was arrested the evening of Sep-tember 17 when she attempted to leave the Macclenny Walmart with $93 worth of health and beauty products stuffed into her clothing and a purse.

A store security worker said he observed the woman, who was accompanied by her husband, remove items from packaging before concealing them.

• Wendy Harvey of Glen St. Mary told police on September 17 her bank card was fraudulently used twice at a drug store in New York City to make purchases to-taling $207.

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The Baker County Develop-ment Commission’s financial condition has deteriorated in recent years, largely due to the failed Cedar Creek project that would have pumped $1.3 million into the commission coffers had its developer not gone belly up.

Adrian Development’s mas-sive residential community for seniors west of Glen St. Mary, complete with a golf course and commercial areas, went bankrupt shortly after the company re-ceived approval from the county to move forward in the summer of 2008.

Meanwhile the development commission used most of its sav-ings to purchase about 140 acres in Sanderson for economic devel-opment purposes and planned to use the cash from Cedar Creek to buy an adjacent 160 acres.

Now the development com-mission is left with about $1 mil-

lion worth of land, about $10,000 annually in state gambling taxes and another $10,877 a year from a cell phone tower lease.

The commission’s governing board convened September 20 to consider its 2010-11 budget, review a fi nancial audit for the 2008-09 fi scal year and receive an update on economic develop-ment activities from Chamber of Commerce director Darryl Reg-ister, who serves as the commis-sion’s director as well.

The audit from Lyons & Ly-ons of Macclenny showed the commission’s expenses for the 2008-09 fi scal year were $67,671 and revenues $20,883, which led to a $46,788 decrease in the gen-eral fund.

The firm’s Clay Lyons also pointed to the commission’s fail-ure to meet its fi nancial obliga-tions with the Chamber of Com-merce.

The commission had not paid back any of the $40,000 it bor-rowed from the chamber and paid only $8,000 of a $32,000

contract with the organization for management services.

“I think the commission is a casualty of the current economic condition we’re all suffering from,” said the accountant.

Mr. Register presented board members with expenditures and income for the 2009-10 fiscal year, which ends September 31.

The commission received $18,305 in revenue and spent some $13,430, which increased net assets by $4,875. And while there’s not much cash on hand, Mr. Register is actively market-ing the 160-acre Sanderson site to the private sector.

“If a developer takes 20, 30 or 50 acres, you’re back in the ball game,” he said.

The development board also learned this week that two companies have been in regular contact with Mr. Register about starting operations here, one of which incinerates wood to gener-ate electricity.

Mr. Register said the alterna-tive energy company could invest

$100 million in Baker County and create 100 new jobs.

He declined to comment any further about the company, how-ever.

The development commission approved its roughly $21,000 budget for the 2010-11 fi scal year. It includes $22,400 in expected revenue as well as some $3400 in cash carry forward from this year.

Spending includes $5000 in promotions and advertising,

$10,000 for administrative ser-vices from the Chamber of Com-merce and $3500 for the yearly audit.

The audit may not be neces-sary.

“Unless we sell the land, we won’t have to have an audit,” Mr. Register said.

The board allocated $3500 to begin repayment of the $40,000 loan.

The Chamber of Commerce also gets about $39,000 a year from the county and city for eco-nomic development activities. Combined with development commission funds, Mr. Register said there’s close to $60,000 available for such activities in the coming year.

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A Sanderson man and his ex-daughter-in-law were both named in criminal complaints for aggravated assault following a confrontation at a residence off Bennie Givens Ct. late on Sep-tember 18.

Angelica Givens, 23, said she and boyfriend Fabian Good-man, 27, both of Glen, were run off from the residence by Gerald Williams, 59, who they claim was armed with a shotgun.

Mr. Williams and family mem-bers insisted to Deputy Daniel Nichols that Ms. Givens and the boyfriend struck their front door with a baseball bat.

The two arrived there about 11:40 and witnesses said the girlfriend was agitated, cursing and waving the bat because the Williamses had not turned over

her 2-year-old son — who is also the son of Geraldo Williams, 27 — when Ms. Givens’ mother went there to pick him up about 5:00 pm.

The Williams family members signed witness statements, but Ms. Givens when interviewed later refused to do so. Deputy Nichols said she was again agi-tated and cursing when he ques-tioned her.

Similar complaints resulted from a confrontation involving relatives at the residence of Ray Lauramore on Pleasant Grove Church Rd. in Taylor the morn-ing of September 13.

Mr. Lauramore, 42, allegedly threatened and pointed a shotgun at a 17-year-old nephew, who he said taunted him and then stood on his property threatening to

beat him with a tree limb. Both parties denied the other’s

accusations, and Deputy Matt Sigers said the complaints allege aggravated assault with deadly weapons and domestic violence because the accusers and wit-nesses are related.

The state attorney’s office will decide whether criminal charges result in both cases.

In a third recent domestic in-cident, Deputy Ben Anderson ar-rested Jeremy Lowell Anderson, 45, of Macclenny [no relation] for allegedly choking his father Clyde Anderson, 70, at his residence off Claude Harvey Rd.

The father and son argued over the former’s refusal to give his son a ride to Macclenny the afternoon of September 13.

Baker County deputies ar-rested three persons the past week on outstanding warrants, one of them for sale of cocaine in Indiana.

Lt. Scotty Rhoden said he rec-ognized Ronald Hadley, 36, as he walked toward his residence on W. Lowder in Macclenny about 1:30 pm on September 19. The officer knew that Mr. Hadley was wanted in Grant County, IN and in Columbia County on a proba-tion violation warrant for failure to pay fines.

Shortly after, the suspect sur-rendered without incident.

• Graylin McKellum, 24, of Macclenny was arrested late on September 17 on a probation violation for domestic violence in Clay County.

Deputy Rodney Driggers said he recognized Mr. McKellum in a group gathered at the Macclenny McDonald’s about 11:00 pm.

• Deputy Shawn Bishara ar-rested Adam Christmas, 28, of Glen St. Mary early on September 14 after learning he was wanted in Walton County, FL for failure to appear in court.

Mr. Christmas was a passen-ger in a Jeep stopped that morn-ing in Glen for speeding.

Three arearrestedon warrants

Cedar Creek default depletes funds

Complaints for assault

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PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE

The Baker County District School Board will hold the following PUBLIC HEARING on Monday, October 4, 2010, in the Baker County School Board Meeting Room located at 270 South Boulevard East, Mac-clenny, Florida, beginning at 6:30 p.m.

Approval of the following School Board Policy:➢5.105 Dating Violence and Abuse

THE PUBLIC IS INVITED AND ENCOURAGED TO ATTEND.

The documents will be available for preview at the Baker County School Board Office located at 270 South Boulevard East, Macclenny, Florida be-ginning Wednesday, August 25, 2010 (8:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.).

Sherrie RaulersonSuperintendent of Schools

8/26-9/30IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE EIGHTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR BAKER COUNTY, FLORIDA

CASE NO: 2010-DR-390

IN RE: THE MARRIAGE OF:

PAUL C. WILKERSON,Petitioner/Husband,

and

MARSHA M. WILKERSON,Respondent/Wife.

_______________________________________/

NOTICE OF ACTION

TO: Marsha M. Wilkerson

A dissolution of marriage action has been com-menced against you in the Circuit Court of the Eighth Judicial Circuit in and for Baker County, Flor-ida, entitled In Re the Marriage of Paul C. Wilkerson and Marsha M. Wilkerson.

You are required to file written defenses with the clerk of the court and to serve a copy on petitioner’s attorney within 30 days after the first publication of this notice. Petitioner’s attorney is E. Barbara Baris, Mannikko & Baris, P.O. Box 1667, Macclenny, Florida 32063.

Dated on: August 26, 2010AL FRASER

AS CLERK OF THE COURTBy /s/Tammy A. Lovingood

As Deputy Clerk9/2-9/23

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT, EIGHTH JUDICIAL CIR-CUIT, IN AND FOR BAKER COUNTY, FLORIDA.

CASE NO.: 02-2010-DR-0332

IN RE: THE MATTER OF:BREA JADE GENTRY, DOB 4-25-2004, andBRAYDEN ELIAS HOLLOWAY, DOB 3-28-2007,

Minor children.

_______________________________________/

AMENDED NOTICE OF ACTION

TO: ELIZABETH NICOLE GENTRY

LAST KNOWN ADDRESS: 4960 RICHARDSON ROADGLEN ST. MARY, FLORIDA 32040

ROBBIE HOLLOWAYLAST KNOWN ADDRESS: UNKNOWN

DARRELL WAYNE GENTRY LAST KNOWN ADDRESS: UNKNOWN

YOU ARE NOTIFIED that a Verified Petition for Temporary Custody of Minor Children by Extended Family Member has been filed in this court. You are required to serve a copy of your written defenses, if any, to the action on the Petitioner’s attorney whose name and address is Hugh D. Fish, Jr. at P.O. Box 531, Macclenny, Florida 32063, on or before Sep-tember 24, 2010, and file the original of the writ-ten defenses with the Clerk of Court either before service or immediately thereafter. Failure to serve and file written defenses as required may result in a judgment or order for the relief demanded, without further notice.

WITNESS my hand and Seal of this Court on this 19th day of August, 2010.

Al Fraseras Clerk of the Court

BY: Sherri DuggerDeputy Clerk

Hugh D. Fish, Jr.Attorney at Law34 S. 5th StreetMacclenny, Fl 32063Pone 904-259-6606

9/2-9/23IN THE CIRCUIT COURT, EIGHTH JUDICIAL CIR-

CUIT, IN AND FOR BAKER COUNTY, FLORIDACASE NO.: 2009-214-CA

CAROLINA FIRST BANK, d/b/a MERCANTILE BANK,

Plaintiff,

v. AMY STAVELY and LONG BRANCH FARMS, LLP,

Defendants_______________________________________/

AMENDED NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE

NOTICE IS HEREBY given that the real property located in Baker County, Florida, described as fol-lows:

SECTION 34: TOWNSHIP 1 SOUTH, RANGE 21 EAST, BAKER COUNTY, FL.

NW ¼ of SE ¼, SE ¼ of NW ¼, SE ¼ of SW ¼ of NW ¼ , NE ¼ of NW ¼ of SW ¼ and NW ¼ of NE ¼ of SW ¼.

shall be sold by the Clerk of this Court, at public sale, pursuant to the Summary Final Judgment of Foreclosure rendered in the above styled action dat-ed April 20, 2010, at the Baker County Courthouse, in Macclenny, Baker County, Florida, at 11:00 A.M. on Monday, October 4, 2010, to the best and high-est bidder for cash.

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.

WITNESS my hand and official seal in the State and County aforesaid this 7th day of September, 2010.

Al FraserClerk of Court

By: Jamie CrewsDeputy Clerk

Norris & Norris, PAPO Drawer 2349Lake City, Fl 32056Ph. 386-752-7240

9/16-9/23US 90 MINI STORAGE

781 EAST MACCLENNY AVENUE MACCLENNY, FL. 32063Phone (904) 259-9022

The following units containing household items such as furniture, appliances, etc., will be sold by public auction at 10:00 am October 2, 2010 to satisfy back rent. The following tenants can claim their property back if rent is paid before this date:

Name Unit #George Schlarbaum 43Maria Lynn Raught 52Sandy Bryant 719/23-9/30

GRAYS LOCK & KEY MINI STORAGES1169-1 S. 6TH STREET

MACCLENNY, FL. 32063Phone (904) 259-9022

The following units containing household items such as furniture, appliances, etc., will be sold by public auction at 9:00 am October 02, 2010 to satisfy back rent. The following tenants can claim their property back if rent is paid before this date:

Name Unit #Earl Faust 08Ira and Brandi Thompson 19James Coleman 29Dorothy Spatcher 33Stephen Yaccarino 47Joseph Johnson 59Randy Blackburn 53Tom Barkee 65Mandy Tedder 70Natasha Davis 829/23-9/30IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE EIGHTH JU-

DICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR BAKER COUNTY, FLORIDA

CASE NO. 02-2010-CA-0134

CAROLINA FIRST BANK, as successor by merger with Mercantile Bank,

Plaintiff,

vs.

LONNIE D. BROWN; et al.,

Defendants. ______________________________________ /

NOTICE OF SALE

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure dated September 1, 2010 entered in Civil Case No. 02-2010-CA-0134 of the Circuit Court of the Eighth Judicial Circuit in and for Baker County, Florida, wherein CAROLINA FIRST BANK, as successor by merger with Mer-cantile Bank, is Plaintiff and LONNIE D. BROWN; et al., are Defendant(s).

I will sell to the highest bidder for cash, at the front door of the Baker County Courthouse, 339 E. Mac-Clenny Ave., MacClenny, FL at 11:00 o’clock a.m. on the 20th day of October, 2010 the following described property as set forth in said Final Judg-ment, to wit:Part of the Southeast 1/4 of Section 6, Township 2 South, Range 22 East, Baker County, Florida as described as follows:

Commence at the Northwest corner of said Southeast 1/4; thence N 88°38’30” E on the North line of said Southeast 1/4; 1,554.36 feet; thence S 00°05’45” E, 490 feet; thence S 37°32’30” W, 565.28 feet; thence S 25°17’20” W, 565.14 feet; thence S 70°38’30” W, 40 feet to the point of beginning of the parcel of land herein described; thence N 82°21’30” 150 feet, more or less, to the waters of the South prong of the St. Mary’s River; thence Southeasterly along with the said waters of the South prong of the St. Mary’s River, 240 feet, more or less, to a point bears S 11°27’15” E from the Point of Beginning; Beginning thence N 11°27’15” W, 400 feet, more or less, to an iron pipe and continuing 415 feet, more or less, to the Point of Beginning. Reserving the North 60 feet for road and utility purposes.

Vacant Land

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.

DATED this 9th day of September, 2010.

AL FRASERClerk of Circuit Court

BY: Jamie CrewsDeputy Clerk

Daniel S. Mandel, P.A.2700 N. Military Trail, Ste. 355Boca Raton, FL 33431Phone: (561) 826-1740Fax: (561) 826-1741

9/16-9/23 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 8TH JU-

DICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR BAKER COUNTY, FLORIDA

CIVIL DIVISIONCASE NO. 022010CA000046CAXXXX

DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE IN TRUST FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE CERTIFICATEHOLDERS FOR AMERIQUEST MORTGAGE SECURITIES TRUST 2005-R8, ASSET-BACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2005-R8

Plaintiff,

vs. ALTON L. HILL; UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF ALTON L. HILL; CUNA MUTUAL MORTGAGE CORPORATION; UNKNOWN PERSON(S) IN POSSESSION OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY;

Defendants._______________________________________/

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure dated September 2, 2010, and entered in Case No. 022010CA000046CAXXXX, of the Circuit Court of the 8th Judicial Circuit in and for BAKER County, Florida. DEUTSCHE BANK NA-TIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE IN TRUST FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE CERTIFICATEHOLD-ERS FOR AMERIQUEST MORTGAGE SECURITIES TRUST 2005-R8, ASSET-BACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2005-R8 is Plaintiff and ALTON L. HILL; UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF ALTON L. HILL; UNKNOWN PERSON(S) IN POSSESSION OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY; CUNA MUTUAL MORTGAGE CORPORATION; are defendants. I will sell to the highest and best bidder for cash at THE EAST DOOR OF THE COURTHOUSE, AT 339 EAST MACCLENNY AVENUE, MACCLENNY IN BAKER COUNTY, FLORIDA, at 11:00 a.m., on the 12th day of October, 2010, the following described property as set forth in said Final Judgment, to wit:

LOT 28, ALLEN LANDS, ACCORDING TO PLAT THEREOF AS RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 2, PAGE 58, OF THE PUBLIC RE-CORDS OF BAKER COUNTY, FLORIDA.TOGETHER WITH A 1996 DOUBLEWIDE MOBILE HOME, ID#FLFLS70A23500GH21, TITLE 69627367 AND ID #FLFLS-70B23500GH21, TITLE #69627368.

A person claiming an interest in the surplus from the sale, if any, other than the property owner as of the date of the lis pendens must file a claim with 60 days after the sale.

Dated this 9th day of September, 2010.

AL FRASER As Clerk of said Court

By: Jamie Crews As Deputy ClerkThis notice is provided pursuant to Administrative Order No.2.065.In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you are a person with a disability who needs any accommodation in order to participate in this proceeding, you are entitled, at no cost to you, to provisions of certain assistance. Please contact the Court Administrator at 339 East MacClenny Avenue, 1st Floor, MacClenny, FL 32063, Phone No. (904) 259-8113 within 2 working days of your receipt of this notice or pleading; if you are hear-ing impaired, call 1-800-955-8771 (TDD); if you are voice impaired, call 1-800-995-8770 (V) (Via Florida Relay Services).

Kahane & Associates, P.A.8201 Peters Road, Ste.3000Plantation, FL 33324Telephone: (954) 382-3486Telefacsimile: (954) 382-5380

9/16-9/23

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 8th JUDICIAL CIRCUIT OF FLORIDA, IN AND FOR BAKER

COUNTYCase #: 2009-CA-000268

Division #: Chase Home Finance, LLC

Plaintiff,

-vs.-

James B. Turpin a/k/a James Turpin and Melissa D. Turpin a/k/a Melissa Turpin, Husband and Wife; Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as Nominee for HomeAmerican Mortgage Corpora-tion; Rolling Meadows of Maccleeny Homeowners Association, Inc.;

Defendant(s)._______________________________________/

NOTICE OF SALE

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to an Order of Final Judgment of Foreclosure dated September 2, 2010, entered in Civil Case No. 2009-CA-000268 of the Circuit Court of the 8th Judicial Circuit in and for Baker County, Florida, wherein Chase Home Finance, LLC, Plaintiff and James B. Turpin a/k/a James Turpin and Melissa D. Turpin a/k/a Melissa Turpin, Husband and Wife are defendant(s), I will sell to the highest and best bidder for cash AT THE EAST DOOR OF THE BAKER COUNTY COURT-HOUSE LOCATED AT 339 EAST MACCLENNY AV-ENUE, MACCLENNY, BAKER COUNTY, FLORIDA, AT 11:00 A.M. on October 19, 2010 the following described property as set forth in said Final Judg-ment, to-wit:

LOT 123, ROLLING MEADOWS, AC-CORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF, AS RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 3, PAGES 96-101, PUBLIC RECORDS OF BAKER 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.

AL FRASERCLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT

Baker County, FloridaBy: Jamie Crews

DEPUTY CLERK OF COURTSHAPIRO & FISHMAN, LLP4630 Woodland Corporate Blvd.Suite 100Tampa, FL 33614(813) 880-8888(813) 880-8800

9/16-9/23IN THE CIRCUIT COURT, EIGHTH JUDICIAL CIR-CUIT, IN AND FOR BAKER COUNTY, FLORIDA.

CASE NO.: 02-2010-CP-005

IN RE: THE ESTATE OF:JOHNNIE E. CRAWFORD,

Deceased._______________________________________/

NOTICE OF ACTION

TO: NANCY DAVIS LAST KNOWN ADDRESS: UNKNOWN

YOU ARE NOTIFIED that a Petition to Determine Heirs has been filed in this court. You are required to serve a copy of your written defenses, if any, to the action on the Petitioner’s attorney whose name and address is Hugh D. Fish, Jr. at P.O. Box 531, Macclenny, Florida 32063, on or before October 15, 2010, and file the original of the written de-fenses with the Clerk of Court either before service or immediately thereafter. Failure to serve and file written defenses as required may result in a judgment or order for the relief demanded, without further notice.

WITNESS my hand and Seal of this Court on this 13th day of September, 2010.

As Clerk of the CourtBY: Jamie Crews

Deputy Clerk9/16-10/7

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT, EIGHTH JUDICIAL CIR-CUIT, IN AND FOR BAKER COUNTY, FLORIDA.

CASE NO.: 02-2010-CP-004

IN RE: THE ESTATE OF:PEGGY JEAN CARTER,

Deceased._______________________________________/

NOTICE OF ACTION

TO: ALISA MICHELLE CARTERLAST KNOWN ADDRESS: UNKNOWN

YOU ARE NOTIFIED that a Petition to Determine Heirs has been filed in this court. You are required to serve a copy of your written defenses, if any, to the action on the Petitioner’s attorney whose name and address is Hugh D. Fish, Jr. at P.O. Box 531, Macclenny, Florida 32063, on or before October 15, 2010, and file the original of the written de-fenses with the Clerk of Court either before service or immediately thereafter. Failure to serve and file written defenses as required may result in a judgment or order for the relief demanded, without further notice.

WITNESS my hand and Seal of this Court on this 13th day of September, 2010.

As Clerk of the CourtBY: Jamie Crews

Deputy Clerk9/16-10/7

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE EIGHTH JUDI-CIAL CIRCUIT OF FLORIDA IN AND FOR BAKER

COUNTYCASE NO. 02-2010-CA-0097

MERCANTILE BANK, A DIVISION OF CAROLINA FIRST BANK,

Plaintiff,

vs.

SCOTT S. PALMER et. Al. Defendants.

_______________________________________/

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure dated August 30, 2010, and entered in Case No. 02-2010-CA-0097, of the Circuit Court of the Eighth Judicial Circuit in and for BAKER County, Florida, wherein MERCANTILE BANK, A DIVISION OF CAROLINA FIRST BANK, is a Plaintiff and SCOTT S. PALMER; TONI E. PALM-ER; UNKNOWN TENANT #1; UNKNOWN TENANT #2 are the Defendants. AL FRASER as The Clerk of the Circuit Court will sell to the highest and best bidder for cash at Main entrance, 339 E. Mac-Clenny Ave., MacClenny, Fl 32063, at 11:00 AM on October 25, 2010, the following described property as set forth in said Final Judgment, to wit:

LOT 7, BLOCK I, SUBURBAN HEIGHTS, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF AS RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 2, PAGE 101, OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF BAKER COUNTY, FLORIDA. TOGETHER WITH THAT CERTAIN 1991 - MOBILE HOME VIN# GAFLM07A22135W2 PERMANETLY LOCATED THEREON AS A PERMANENT FIXTURE AND APPURTENANCE THERE-TO.

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.

Dated this 9th day of September, 2010. AL FRASER

As Clerk of the CourtBy: Jamie CrewsAs Deputy Clerk

IMPORTANTIn accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, persons needing a reasonable accommodation to participate in this proceeding should, no later than seven (7) days prior, contact the Clerk of the Court’s disability coordinator at (904) 259-8113, 339 E. Macclenny Ave. Macclenny, FL 32063. If hearing impaired, contact (TDD) (800) 955-8771 via Florida Relay System.

Ben-Ezra & Katz, P.A.Attorneys for Plaintiff2901 Stirling Road, Suite 300Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33312Telephone: (305) 770-4100Fax: (305) 653-2329

9/16-9/23

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE EIGHTH JUDI-CIAL CIRCUIT OF FLORIDA IN AND FOR BAKER

COUNTYCASE NO. 09000292CA

U.S. BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR J.P. MORGAN MORTGAGE ACQUI-SITION CORP. 2005-OPT1 ASSET BACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES SERIES 2005-OPT1,

Plaintiff,

vs.

JENNIFER LYNN PAGE et. Al.Defendants.

_______________________________________/

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure dated September 2, 2010, and entered in Case No. 09000292CA, of the Circuit Court of the Eighth Judicial Circuit in and for BAKER County, Florida, wherein U.S. BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR J.P. MORGAN MORTGAGE ACQUISITION CORP. 2005-OPT1 ASSET BACKED PASS-THROUGH CER-TIFICATES SERIES 2005-OPT1, is a Plaintiff and JENNIFER LYNN PAGE; WILLIAM PAGE; SAND CANYON COPORATION F/K/A OPTION ONE MORT-GAGE CORPORATION; UNKNOWN TENANT #1; UNKNOWN TENANT #2 are the Defendants. AL FRASER as The Clerk of the Circuit Court will sell to the highest and best bidder for cash at Main entrance, 339 E. Macclenny Ave., Macclenny, Fl 32063, at 11:00 AM on November 1, 2010, the fol-lowing described property as set forth in said Final Judgment, to wit:

COMMENCE AT THE SOUTHWEST COR-NER OF SECTION 29, TOWNSHIP 2 SOUTH, RANGE 22 EAST, BAKER COUN-TY, FLORIDA, AND RUN THENCE N 87°15’ E, ALONG THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID SECTION 29, 945.00 FEET; THENCE N 3°24’40” W, 239.00 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE CON”TINUE N 3 °24’40” W111.00 FEETTHENCE N 86°02’28” E192.95 FEET TO THE WEST RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF CARDINAL AV-ENUE; THENCE S 3°52’55” EALONG SAID WEST RIGHT OF WAY LINE

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.

Dated this 9th day of September, 2010.AL FRASER

As Clerk of the CourtBy: Jamie CrewsAs Deputy Clerk

IMPORTANTIn accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, persons needing a reasonable accommodation to participate in this proceeding should, no later than seven (7) days prior, contact the Clerk of the Court’s disability coordinator at (904) 259-8113, 339 E. Macclenny Ave. Macclenny, FL 32063. If hearing impaired, contact (TDD) (800) 955-8771 via Florida Relay System.

Ben-Ezra & Katz, P.A.Attorneys for Plaintiff2901 Stirling Road, Suite 300Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33312Telephone: (305) 770-4100Fax: (305) 653-2329

9/16-9/23IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 8TH JUDICIAL

CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR BAKER COUNTY, FLORIDAGENERAL JURISDICTION DIVISION

CASE NO: 02 2009 CA 000266

BAC HOME LOANS SERVICING, LP F/K/A COUN-TRYWIDE HOME LOANS SERVICING, LP

PLAINTIFF

VS.

JAMES B. HARTLEY; UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF JAMES B. HARTLEY IF ANY; ANY AND ALL UN-KNOWN PARTIES CLAIMING BY, THROUGH, UN-DER, AND AGAINST THE HEREIN NAMED INDIVID-UAL DEFENDANT(S) WHO ARE NOT KNOWN TO BE DEAD OR ALIVE , WHETHER SAID UNKNOWN PARTIES MAY CLAIM AN INTEREST AS SPOUSES, HEIRS, DEVISEES, GRANTEES OR OTHER CLAIM-ANTS; JOHN DOE AND JANE DOE AS UNKNOWN TENANTS IN POSSESSION

DEFENDANT(S)_______________________________________/

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to a Summary Final Judgment of Foreclosure dated September 2, 2010 entered in Civil Case No. 02 2009 CA 000266 of the Circuit Court of the 8TH Judicial Circuit in and for BAKER County, MACCLENNY, Florida, I will sell to the highest and best bidder for cash at EAST DOOR OF THE COURTHOUSE at the BAKER County Courthouse located at 339 EAST MACCLENNY AV-ENUE in MACCLENNY, Florida, at 11:00 a.m. on the 1st day of December, 2010 the following described property as set forth in said Summary Final Judg-ment, to-wit:

A PARCEL OF LAND LYING AND BEING IN SECTION 29, TOWNSHIP 2 SOUTH, RANGE 22 EAST, BAKER COUNTY, FLORIDA, BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: COMMENCE AT A FOUND CONCRETE MONUMENT LOCATED AT THE SW CORNER OF SAID SECTION 29, AND RUN N.88°32’00”E., ALONG THE SOUTH LINE THEREOF, FOR A DISTANCE OF 316.00 FEET TO A POINT, THENCE RUN N.00”59’37”W. FOR A DISTANCE OF 426.88 FEET TO A POINT LOCATED ON THE SOUTH LINE OF A PARCEL DESCRIBED AND RE-CORDED IN O/R BOOK 283, PAGE 195, OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF SAID COUNTY (HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AS “LAST SAID PARCEL”); THENCE RUN N.88°37’27”E., ALONG THE SOUTH LINE OF LAST SAID PARCEL, FOR A DISTANCE OF 81.00 FEET TO A FOUND 1/2” IRON PIPE LOCATED AT THE SE CORNER OF LAST SAID PARCEL FOR THE POINT OF BEGINNING. FROM THE POINT OF BEGINNING THUS DESCRIBED, RUN N.01°11’56”W., ALONG THE EAST LINE OF LAST SAID PARCEL, FOR A DISTANCE OF 100.00 FEET TO A SET 1/2” IRON PIPE; THENCE RUN S.88°37’06”W., FOR A DISTANCE OF 105.00 FEET TO A SET 1/2” IRON ROD LOCATED ON THE WEST LINE OF LAST SAID PARCEL; THENCE RUN S.01°11’56”E., ALONG THE WEST LINE OF LAST SAID PARCEL, FOR A DIS-TANCE OF 100.00 FEET TO A FOUND 1/2” IRON PIPE LOCATED AT THE SW CORNER OF LAST SAID PARCEL; THENCE RUN N.88°37’27”E., ALONG THE SOUTH LINE OF LAST SAID PARCEL, FOR A DIS-TANCE OF 105.00 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING.

THE ABOVE PARCEL BEING A PORTION OF THOSE CERTAIN LANDS DESCRIBED AND RECORDED IN OFFICIAL RECORDS BOOK 283, PAGE 195, OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF BAKER 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.

Dated this 9th day of September, 2010 .Al Fraser

Clerk of the Circuit CourtBy: Jamie Crews

Deputy Clerk

THE LAW OFFICES OF DAVID J. STERN, P.A., AT-TORNEY FOR PLAINTIFF900 South Pine Island Road Suite 400Plantation, FL 33324 3920(954)233-800009 84420 CWF IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT, persons with disabilities needing a special accommodation should contact COURT ADMINISTRATION, at the BAKER County Courthouse at 904-259-8113, 1-800-955-8771 (TDD) or 1-800-955-8770, via Florida Relay Service.

9/16-9/23A, R&R, INC

10525 DUVAL LANEMACCLENNY, FL 32063Phone (904) 259-4774

The following vehicle will be sold at public auction October 8, 2010 at 8:00 am at A, R&R INC, 10525 Duval Lane, Macclenny, FL 32063.

2001 Ford ExplorerVIN # 1FMYU60E81UC52154

9/23

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE EIGHTH JUDI-CIAL CIRCUIT OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA, IN

AND FOR BAKER COUNTYCIVIL DIVISION

CASE NO. 02-2007-CA-0065

AVELO MORTGAGE, L.L.C.,Plaintiff,

vs.

KRISTOPHER KEENEY; UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF KRISTOPHER KEENEY; BRANDY KEENEY; UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF BRANDY KEENEY; TIMO-THY E. KIRKLAND; IF LIVING, INCLUDING ANY UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF SAID DEFENDANT(S), IF REMARRIED, AND IF DECEASED, THE RESPEC-TIVE UNKNOWN HEIRS, DEVISEES, GRANTEES, ASSIGNEES, CREDITORS, LIENORS, AND TRUST-EES, AND ALL OTHER PERSONS CLAIMING BY, THROUGH, UNDER OR AGAINST THE NAMED DEFENDANT(S); UNKNOWN TENANT #1; UN-KNOWN TENANT #2;

Defendant(s)_______________________________________/

NOTICE OF SALE

Notice is hereby given that, pursuant to a Final Summary Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above-styled cause, in the Circuit Court of BAKER County, Florida, I will sell the property situate in BAKER County, Florida, described as:

LOT 1, BLOCK B, WILLIAM KNABB AD-DITION TO THE TOWN OF MCCLENNY, FLORIDA, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF, AS RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 2, PAGE 24, OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF BAKER COUNTY, FLORIDA.

at public sale, to the highest and best bidder for cash, EAST DOOR OF THE BAKER COUNTY COURTHOUSE, MACCLENNY, FLORIDA 32063, County, Florida, at 11:00 AM, on the 3rd day of November, 2010.

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.

Clerk of the Circuit CourtBy: Jamie Crews

Deputy ClerkLaw Offices of Daniel C. Consuegra9204 King Palm DriveTampa, Florida 33619-3128

In accordance with the American with Disabilities Act of 1990, persons needing a special accom-modation to participate in this proceeding should contact the ASA Coordinator no later than seven (7) days prior to the proceedings. If hearing im-paired, please call (800) 955-9771 (TDD) or (800) 955-8770 (voice), via Florida Relay Service.

9/23-9/30 INVITATION TO BID

Notice is hereby given that the Town of Baldwin will receive sealed Bids at the Town Hall located at 10 US 90 West, Baldwin, Florida 32234, until 2:00 P.M. on Tuesday, the 12th day of October, 2010, for the following project:

TOWN OF BALDWIN REFORESTATION

At that time Bids will be publicly opened, read aloud, and recorded in the Council Chamber of the Town Hall.

ALL BIDDERS must be qualified for the type of work for which the BID is submitted.

SCOPE OF WORK:

Provide all required labor, equipment and materials for preparation of topsoil, placing topsoil, planting, watering and maintenance of trees indicated in the Contract Documents.

Contract Documents may be reviewed and obtained at the offices of Fleet & Associates Architects/Plan-ners, Inc., 4041 Sunbeam Road, Jacksonville, Florida 32257, (904) 730-8103, or via e-mail at bfleet@fleetarchitectsplanners.net.

The Town of Baldwin reserves the right to reject any or all Bids; waive informalities, irregularities or technical defects in any Bid; reject any or all bids or make award in part or whole, all with or without cause; and to make the award it deems to be in the best interest of the Town of Baldwin.

9/23-9/30

FRDAP GRANT PROGRAM

The Baker County Board of Commissioners is proposing to submit a grant application for DEP’s 2011 Florida Recreation Development Assistance Program (FRDAP). The application will request State funds for assistance in improving facilities at the Steel Bridge Road Boat Ramp Park.

A public meeting will be held for the purpose of discussing the project as proposed in the applica-tion. The public meeting will be held at the Baker County Grants Office, 360 E. Shuey Ave., Mac-clenny, FL 32063 on Monday, September 27, 2010 at 10:00 a.m.

According to the Americans with Disabilities Act, persons needing a special accommodation or an interpreter to participate in these public hearings should contact the County Grants Office at (904) 259-9825, at least 48 hours prior to the time of the hearing.

9/23

Registration of Fictitious NamesI the undersigned, being duly sworn, do hereby declare under oath that the names of all persons interested in the business or profession carried on under the name of Williams Plant Nursery, Inc. DBA Glen St. Mary Nursery whose principle place of business is: 7703 Glen Nursery Road, Glen Saint Mary, Fl 32040 and the extent of the interest of each is as follows:

NAME EXTENT OF INTERESTThomas F. Williams 100%

Thomas F. WilliamsSignature

STATE OF FLORIDACOUNTY OF BAKER

Sworn to and subscribed before me this 21st day of September, 2010.

Al FraserClerk of Court

Baker County, FloridaBy: T.A Lovingood

As Deputy Clerk9/30

NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING OF THENORTH FLORIDA BROADBAND AUTHORITY

OPERATIONS COMMITTEE

The North Florida Broadband Authority (“NFBA”) announces a meeting of the NFBA Operations Committee that all interested persons are invited to attend. The NFBA is a legal entity and public body created pursuant to the provisions of Sec-tion 163.01, Florida Statutes, and an Interlocal Agreement among Baker, Bradford, Columbia, Dixie, Gilchrist, Hamilton, Jefferson, Lafayette, Levy, Madison, Putnam, Suwannee, Taylor, Union and Wakulla Counties and municipalities of Cedar Key, Cross City, Lake City, Live Oak, Monticello, Perry, White Springs and Worthington Springs, Florida. The NFBA’s Operations Committee meet-ing will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, Oc-tober 6, 2010; at Courtyard by Marriott, 3700 SW 42nd Street, Gainesville, Florida 32608. The NFBA’s Operational Committee meeting will be to conduct general business of the committee. If a person decides to appeal any decision made by the NFBA with respect to any matter considered at the meeting, such person will need a record of the proceedings and may need to ensure that a verbatim record is made, including the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be made. In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, persons needing special accommodation or an interpreter to participate in this proceeding or have any questions please contact Faith Doyle, Clerk to the NFBA Board at (877) 552-3482 or (407) 629-6900 at least one (1) business day prior to the date of the meeting.

9/23SECUR-STORE MINI STORAGE

6909 SOUTH SR. 121MACCLENNY, FLORIDA 32063

Phone 904-259-1947The following people have until September 28, 2010 at 1:00 pm to furnish back rent and late fees, or contents of unit(s) will be sold.

Dawn Trionfo Unit 1Melissa Stines Unit 3Paul Overlin Unit 4

9/16-9/23INVITATION TO BID

DEP FRDAP LEVI GLADYS SHANNON MEMORIAL PARK

FRDAP PROJECT NO A09148TOWN OF BALDWIN, FLORIDA

Sealed BIDS will be received by the Town of Bald-win, Florida at the office of the Mayor, Baldwin Town Hall, 10 U.S. Highway 90 West, Baldwin, Florida 32234 until 2:00 P.M. local time October 6, 2010, at which time and place they will be publicly opened and read aloud.

The work consists of furnishing all labor, materials, equipment, incidental and taxes necessary for the construction of park recreational or recreational support amenities at the Town of Baldwin, Levi Gladys Shannon Memorial Park. Improvements tothe park include the following : construction of picnic facilities. Additive alternates include new basketball court lighting, new fencing, new drink-ing fountain, and new bike rack.

The CONTRACT DOCUMENTS may be examind at the following locations: Town of Baldwin, 10 U.S. Highway 90 West, Baldwin, Florida 32234 and Mittauer & Associates, Inc., Consulting Engineers, 580-1 Wells Road, Orange Park, Florida 32073, (904) 278-0030.

Copies of the CONTRACT DOCUMENTS may ob-tained at the offices of Mittauer & Associates, Inc., (904) 278-0030 upon payment of a non-refundable charge of $70.00 for each set. Only complete sets of plans and specifications will be distributed.

The Owner reserves the right to waive technical er-rors and informalities and to reject any or all bids.

Project physical Address: Delmonte Street, Bald-win, FL 32234

Engineer’s Budget or Estimate: $50,000.00

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The Baker County Health De-partment and local pharmacies are busy gearing up for the 2010-11 fl u season. Many are already promoting the “combination” shot.

The infl uenza virus constantly mutates, which is why there are new strains every year and why health experts believe annual vaccinations are necessary.

“H1N1 is still out there along with the new strains that have appeared this season,” said Mir-randa Childers, a pharmacist at CVS Pharmacy in Macclenny.

The combination vaccine of-fers protection against A/H1N1 (pandemic) influenza and two other infl uenza viruses, A/H3N2 and infl uenza B.

It’s now recommended that everyone 6 months of age and older get fl u shots, and especially health care workers, in particular those who care for the elderly and children younger than 6 months.

Siggy Campbell, Director of Nursing for the BCHD, reports the facility has already received a lot of phone calls about availabil-ity of the vaccine.

“The option of High Dose Fluzone is something addition-ally offered this year at BCHD for those age 65 and older,” she said. “They’re fi nding that people in that age bracket need a stronger dose of the vaccine to properly trigger the desired immune re-sponse against infl uenza infec-tion.”

A limited amount of high dose vaccine will be available.

The fi rst day-long vaccination clinic at the health department is scheduled October 1. Walk-in visits to the fl u clinic will be ac-commodated, but Ms. Campbell recommends making an appoint-ment. To schedule one, call 259-6291.

Many insurers cover the cost of fl u shots. Non-insured patients will pay $23-$29, about the aver-age cost at pharmacies and public health care facilities.

The Minute Clinic at CVS, Walgreens and Winn-Dixie phar-macies are now offering shots.

Appointments are not necessary but it’s best to call the pharmacy before going as they may only be administered on certain days. Walmart already held a two-day clinic and has not scheduled an-other date.

Ms. Campbell also recom-mends being diligent about hy-giene practices to help deter the spread of the virus.

“The practices of covering your cough and washing your hands may sound like really sim-ple measures, but they make a signifi cant difference,” she said.

Most people cover their mouth with their hand when coughing, if they cover their cough at all. But hands, if not washed often, still spread the virus to doorknobs, phones, notebooks, keyboards and other surfaces where it is easily picked up.

A change in the practice of covering one’s mouth was im-plemented into Florida public schools last year when “The Vam-pire Cough” was introduced.

The Florida Department of Public Health distributed a post-er featuring a vampire covering the lower half of his face with his cape-draped forearm. The post-ers were a common sight along the halls at Macclenny Elemen-tary.

Why the Vampire Cough? Coughing into the crook of one’s elbow lessens the possibil-ity of spreading contamination through the air or through sur-

faces or objects touched by mul-tiple persons.

Jack Pittman of the Florida Offi ce of Public Health Prepared-ness began using the vampire mascot for school children. Be-cause of children’s familiarity with characters such as Count Chocula of cereal fame and the Sesame Street puppet Count von Count, he chose a vampire to spread the message.

The posters were distributed at Halloween last year, helping to reinforce the message.

Mr. Pittman also composed the following poem to help kids remember what to do:

When you have to cough, or you have to sneeze. Make like a vampire, if you please. Imagine your cloak is on your arm, Pull it up to your face; and do no harm. If you forget and cough in your hand, Wash with soap and water as soon as you can. For more information about

the fl u virus or preventive mea-sures, go online to the Center for Disease Control website at www.cdc.gov.

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NOTICE OF BUDGET HEARING

The City of Macclenny has tentatively

adopted a budget for 2010-2011. A public hearing

to make a FINAL DECISION on the budget AND

TAXES will be held onTuesday, September 28, 2010

5:45 p.m.at

MACCLENNY CITY HALL118 East Macclenny Ave

Macclenny, Florida

BUDGET SUMMARY

CITY OF MACCLENNY-FISCAL YEAR 2010-2011

THE PROPOSED OPERATING BUDGET EXPENDITURES OF THE CITY OF MACCLENNY ARE2.48% MORE THAN LAST YEAR’S OPERATING EXPENDITURES

ESTIMATED REVENUES GENERAL FUND SPECIAL REVENUE ENTERPRISE FUND TOTAL

Ad Valorem Taxes ( 3.6000 millage rate) $768,065 $- $- $768,065

Sales and Use Taxes 361,835 0 0 361,835

Franchise Fees 450,675 0 0 450,675

Utility Service Taxes 696,861 0 66,500 763,361

License & Permits 60,250 0 0 60,250

Intergovernmental Revenue 593,357 0 0 593,357

Charges For Services 846,668 0 2,241,879 3,088,547

Fines and Forfeitures 3,500 0 0 3,500

Interest Revenue 0 1,015 4,818 5,833

Special Assessments/Impact Fees 500 39,500 0 40,000

Other Miscellaneous Revenues 3,100 0 24,200 27,300

Transfers In 113,800 20,970 0 134,770

Debt Proceeds 0 0 0 0

Fund balance/Reserves 0 189,495 177,312 366,807

TOTAL REVENUES AND OTHER

FINANCING SOURCES $3,898,611 $250,980 $2,514,709 $6,664,300

EXPENDITURES/EXPENSES

General Government $181,581 $- $- $181,581

Financial & Administrative 691,084 - - 691,084

Public Safety 1,739,857 45,980 0 1,785,837

Physical Environment 592,331 0 1,739,002 2,331,333

Transportation 399,720 200,000 0 599,720

Human Services 95,275 4,000 0 99,275

Transfers Out 20,970 0 113,800 134,770

Debt Services 162,158 0 478,652 640,810

TOTAL EXPENDITURES/EXPENSES 3,882,976 249,980 2,331,454 6,464,410

RESERVES

Reserve For Contingencies 15,635 1,000 183,255 199,890

TOTAL RESERVES 15,635 1,000 183,255 199,890

TOTAL APPROPRIATED

EXPENDITURES AND RESERVES $3,898,611 $250,980 $2,514,709 $6,664,300

THE TENTATIVE ADOPTED AND/OR FINAL BUDGETS ARE ON FILE IN THE OFFICE OF THE ABOVE MENTIONED TAXING AUTHORITY AS A PUBLIC RECORD.

PHOTO BY KELLEY LANNIGAN

Keller nurse Tina Bradley teaches Colby Kennedy the vampire cough.

Gearing up again for fl u seasonSeveraloutletshave shots

GOP meetingThe regular meeting of the

Baker County Republican Party will be held on Tuesday, Septem-ber 28 at the Mathis House on the Glen St. Mary Nursery.

The meeting will begin at 7:00 pm. There will be refreshments and social time afterwards. For directions or more information, contact Don Marshall at 259-9668.

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Want to combine a day of sun, surf and fi shing with a cultural experience?

For the outdoorsman who might also appreciate local his-tory, a visit to Fort Clinch State Park in Fernandina Beach will fi t the bill nicely. If you spend only an afternoon or camp for a week, the experience will be a memo-rable one.

Fort Clinch is one of the oldest in the Florida parks system. The Civilian Conservation Corps, ac-tive during the late 1930s, initi-ated its development.

Located at the north end of Amelia Island, the 1,100 acre park is situated on a peninsula and bordered on three sides by water. Visitors can look out on the Amelia River to the west, the Atlantic Ocean on the east. To the north is the mouth of the Cum-berland Sound.

The terrain of the park is var-ied: sand dunes, some signifi cant in height; maritime hammock permeated with old growth oaks; white sandy beaches, fl at plains and stretches of estuarine tidal marshes.

There are over 60 camping sites that accommodate both RV and primitive camping and in-clude the basic necessities such as hot and cold running showers, telephones and bathrooms.

Hiking and biking are favorite ways to get around on both dirt and paved trails. Strolling along or fishing from the pier that stretches a half mile into the At-lantic is an enjoyable outing. The pier is part of 3 miles of shoreline which features several jetties.

Old sailing ships are supposed to have discarded their ballast rocks along this same shoreline before taking on new cargo, help-ing to eventually create a habitat for some of the best salt water fi shing in Northeast Florida. Re-

cord-sized fl ounder have come out of these waters.

There is plenty of public park-ing adjacent to the information center, which is the gateway to the historic Fort Clinch monu-ment. It’s a good place to relax for a few minutes, shop for a book or souvenir, grab a drink and plan your next move.

Entrance fees do not include a tour of the fort, but the additional $2 fee is well worth it.

Occupied at different times by both Confederate and Union soldiers, the fort never saw active battle. Its many sections are open to visitors and have been pre-served and presented authentic to the mid-19th Century.

While strolling among the kitchen, barracks, offi cer’s meet-ing rooms, jail, laundry and other dwellings, you may encounter park staff dressed in period clothing who will interact with you. Their speech and manner will refl ect that earlier time.

The first weekend of each month, volunteers shoot the can-nons, known as Rodman Guns, which rest atop the walls of the pentagonal shaped fortress.

Full scale garrison reenact-ments take place in May and Oc-tober and candlelight tours are offered seasonally.

Fort Clinch State Park is open

every day from 8:00 am until sundown. The price of entry is $6 per vehicle. The park entrance is located at 2601 Atlantic Avenue

in Fernandina Beach, FL. Call 904-277-7274 for more informa-tion.

PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTSTO BE VOTED ON NOVEMBER 2, 2010

NOTICE OF ELECTION

I, Dawn K. Roberts, Interim Secretary of State of the State of Florida, do hereby give notice that an election will be held in each county in Florida, on November 2, 2010, for the ratifi cation or rejection of proposed revisions to the constitution of the State of Florida.

No. 1CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT

ARTICLE VI, SECTION 7 (Legislative)

Ballot Title:REPEAL OF PUBLIC CAMPAIGN FINANCING REQUIREMENT.

Ballot Summary:Proposing the repeal of the provision in the State Constitution that requires public fi nancing of campaigns of candidates for elective statewide offi ce who agree to campaign spending limits.

Full Text:ARTICLE VI

SUFFRAGE AND ELECTIONSSECTION 7. Campaign spending limits and funding of campaigns for elective state-wide offi ce.— It is the policy of this state to provide for state-wide elections in which all qualifi ed candidates may compete effectively. A method of public fi nancing for campaigns for state-wide offi ce shall be established by law. Spending limits shall be established for such campaigns for candidates who use public funds in their campaigns. The legislature shall provide funding for this provision. General law implementing this paragraph shall be at least as protective of effective competition by a candidate who uses public funds as the general law in effect on January 1, 1998.

No. 2CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT

ARTICLE VII, SECTION 3 ARTICLE XII, SECTION 31

(Legislative)

Ballot Title:HOMESTEAD AD VALOREM TAX CREDIT FOR DEPLOYED MILITARY PERSONNEL.

Ballot Summary:Proposing an amendment to the State Constitution to require the Legislature to provide an additional homestead property tax exemption by law for members of the United States military or military reserves, the United States Coast Guard or its reserves, or the Florida National Guard who receive a homestead exemption and were deployed in the previous year on active duty outside the continental United States, Alaska, or Hawaii in support of military operations designated by the Legislature. The exempt amount will be based upon the number of days in the previous calendar year that the person was deployed on active duty outside the continental United States, Alaska, or Hawaii in support of military operations designated by the Legislature. The amendment is scheduled to take effect January 1, 2011.

Full Text:ARTICLE VII

FINANCE AND TAXATIONSECTION 3. Taxes; exemptions.--

(a) All property owned by a municipality and used exclusively by it for municipal or public purposes shall be exempt from taxation. A municipality, owning property outside the municipality, may be required by general law to make payment to the taxing unit in which the property is located. Such portions of property as are used predominantly for educational, literary, scientifi c, religious or charitable purposes may be exempted by general law from taxation.

(b) There shall be exempt from taxation, cumulatively, to every head of a family residing in this state, household goods and personal effects to the value fi xed by general law, not less than one thousand dollars, and to every widow or widower or person who is blind or totally and permanently disabled, property to the value fi xed by general law not less than fi ve hundred dollars.

(c) Any county or municipality may, for the purpose of its respective tax levy and subject to the provisions of this subsection and general law, grant community and economic development ad valorem tax exemptions to new businesses and expansions of existing businesses, as defi ned by general law. Such an exemption may be granted only by ordinance of the county or municipality, and only after the electors of the county or municipality voting on such question in a referendum authorize the county or municipality to adopt such ordinances. An exemption so granted shall apply to improvements to real property made by or for the use of a new business and improvements to real property related to the expansion of an existing business and shall also apply to tangible personal property of such new business and tangible personal property related to the expansion of an existing business. The amount or limits of the amount of such exemption shall be specifi ed by general law. The period of time for which such exemption may be granted to a new business or expansion of an existing business shall be determined by general law. The authority to grant such exemption shall expire ten years from the date of approval by the electors of the county or municipality, and may be renewable by referendum as provided by general law.

(d) Any county or municipality may, for the purpose of its respective tax levy and subject to the provisions of this subsection and general law, grant historic preservation ad valorem tax exemptions to owners of historic properties. This exemption may be granted only by ordinance of the county or municipality. The amount or limits of the amount of this exemption and the requirements for eligible properties must be specifi ed by general law. The period of time for which this exemption may be granted to a property owner shall be determined by general law.

(e) By general law and subject to conditions specifi ed therein, twenty-fi ve thousand dollars of the assessed value of property subject to tangible personal property tax shall be exempt from ad valorem taxation.

(f) There shall be granted an ad valorem tax exemption for real property dedicated in perpetuity for conservation purposes, including real property encumbered by perpetual conservation easements or by other perpetual conservation protections, as defi ned by general law.

(g) By general law and subject to the conditions specifi ed therein, each person who receives a homestead exemption as provided in section 6 of this article; who was a member of the United States military or military reserves, the United States Coast Guard or its reserves, or the Florida National Guard; and who was deployed during the preceding calendar year on active duty outside the continental United States, Alaska, or Hawaii in support of military operations designated by the legislature shall receive an additional exemption equal to a percentage of the taxable value of his or her homestead property. The applicable percentage shall be calculated as the number of days during the preceding calendar year the person was deployed on active duty outside the continental United States, Alaska, or Hawaii in support of military operations designated by the legislature divided by the number of days in that year.

ARTICLE XIISCHEDULE

SECTION 31. Additional ad valorem tax exemption for certain members of the armed forces deployed on active duty outside of the United States.--The amendment to Section 3 of Article VII providing for an additional ad valorem tax exemption for members of the United States military or military reserves, the United States Coast Guard or its reserves, or the Florida National Guard deployed on active duty outside of the United States in support of military operations designated by the legislature and this section shall take effect January 1, 2011.

No. 4CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT

ARTICLE II, SECTION 7 (Initiative)

Ballot Title:REFERENDA REQUIRED FOR ADOPTION AND AMENDMENT OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMPREHENSIVE LAND USE PLANS.

Ballot Summary: Establishes that before a local government may adopt a new comprehensive land use plan, or amend a comprehensive land use plan, the proposed plan or amendment shall be subject to vote of the electors of the local government by referendum, following preparation by the local planning agency, consideration by the governing body and notice. Provides defi nitions.

Financial Impact Statement:The amendment’s impact on local government expenditures cannot be estimated precisely. Local governments will incur additional costs due to the requirement to conduct referenda in order to adopt comprehensive plans or amendments thereto. The amount of such costs depends upon the frequency, timing and method of the referenda, and includes the costs of ballot preparation, election administration, and associated expenses. The impact on state government expenditures will be insignifi cant.

Full Text:ARTICLE II

GENERAL PROVISIONSSECTION 7. Natural resources and scenic beauty.--Public participation in local government comprehensive land use planning benefi ts the conservation and protection of Florida’s natural resources and scenic beauty, and the long-term quality of life of Floridians. Therefore, before a local government may adopt a new comprehensive land use plan, or amend a comprehensive land use plan, such proposed plan or plan amendment shall be subject to vote of the electors of the local government by referendum, following preparation by the local planning agency, consideration by the governing body as provided by general law, and notice thereof in a local newspaper of general circulation. Notice and referendum will be as provided by general law. This amendment shall become effective immediately upon approval by the electors of Florida. For purposes of this subsection: 1. “Local government” means a county or municipality. 2. “Local government comprehensive land use plan” means a plan to guide and control future land development in an area under the jurisdiction of a local government. 3. “Local planning agency” means the agency of a local government that is responsible for the preparation of a comprehensive land use plan and plan amendments after public notice and hearings and for making recommendations to the governing body of the local government regarding the adoption or amendment of a comprehensive land use plan.

4. “Governing body” means the board of county commissioners of a county, the commission or council of a municipality, or the chief elected governing body of a county or municipality, however designated.

No. 5CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT

ARTICLE III, SECTION 21 (Initiative)

Ballot Title:STANDARDS FOR LEGISLATURE TO FOLLOW IN LEGISLATIVE REDISTRICTING.

Ballot Summary:Legislative districts or districting plans may not be drawn to favor or disfavor an incumbent or political party. Districts shall not be drawn to deny racial or language minorities the equal opportunity to participate in the political process and elect representatives of their choice. Districts must be contiguous. Unless otherwise required, districts must be compact, as equal in population as feasible, and where feasible must make use of existing city, county and geographical boundaries.

Financial Impact Statement:The fi scal impact cannot be determined precisely. State government and state courts may incur additional costs if litigation increases beyond the number or complexity of cases which would have occurred in the amendment’s absence.

Full Text:ARTICLE III

LEGISLATURESECTION 21. Standards for establishing Legislative district boundaries.--In establishing Legislative district boundaries:(1) No apportionment plan or district shall be drawn with the intent to favor or disfavor a political party or an incumbent; and districts shall not be drawn with the intent or result of denying or abridging the equal opportunity of racial or language minorities to participate in the political process or to diminish their ability to elect representatives of their choice; and districts shall consist of contiguous territory.(2) Unless compliance with the standards in this subsection confl icts with the standards in subsection (1) or with federal law, districts shall be as nearly equal in population as is practicable; districts shall be compact; and districts shall, where feasible, utilize existing political and geographical boundaries.(3) The order in which the standards within sub-sections (1) and (2) of this section are set forth shall not be read to establish any priority of one standard over the other within that subsection.

No. 6CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT

ARTICLE III, SECTION 20 (Initiative)

Ballot Title: STANDARDS FOR LEGISLATURE TO FOLLOW IN CONGRESSIONAL REDISTRICTING.

Ballot Summary: Congressional districts or districting plans may not be drawn to favor or disfavor an incumbent or political party. Districts shall not be drawn to deny racial or language minorities the equal opportunity to participate in the political process and elect representatives of their choice. Districts must be contiguous. Unless otherwise required, districts must be compact, as equal in population as feasible, and where feasible must make use of existing city, county and geographical boundaries.

Financial impact statement:The fi scal impact cannot be determined precisely. State government and state courts may incur additional costs if litigation increases beyond the number or complexity of cases which would have occurred in the amendment’s absence.

Full Text:ARTICLE III

LEGISLATURESECTION 20. Standards for establishing Congressional district boundaries.--In establishing Congressional district boundaries:(1) No apportionment plan or individual district shall be drawn with the intent to favor or disfavor a political party or an incumbent; and districts shall not be drawn with the intent or result of denying or abridging the equal opportunity of racial or language minorities to participate in the political process or to diminish their ability to elect representatives of their choice; and districts shall consist of contiguous territory.(2) Unless compliance with the standards in this subsection confl icts with the standards in subsection (1) or with federal law, districts shall be as nearly equal in population as is practicable; districts shall be compact; and districts shall, where feasible, utilize existing political and geographical boundaries.(3) The order in which the standards within sub-sections (1) and (2) of this section are set forth shall not be read to establish any priority of one standard over the other within that subsection.

No. 8CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT

ARTICLE IX, SECTION 1ARTICLE XII, SECTION 31

(Legislative)

Ballot Title: REVISION OF THE CLASS SIZE REQUIREMENTS FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

Ballot Summary: The Florida Constitution currently limits the maximum number of students assigned to each teacher in public school classrooms in the following grade groupings: for prekindergarten through grade 3, 18 students; for grades 4 through 8, 22 students; and for grades 9 through 12, 25 students. Under this amendment, the current limits on the maximum number of students assigned to each teacher in public school classrooms would become limits on the average number of students assigned per class to each teacher, by specifi ed grade grouping, in each public school. This amendment also adopts new limits on the maximum number of students assigned to each teacher in an individual classroom as follows: for prekindergarten through grade 3, 21 students; for grades 4 through 8, 27 students; and for grades 9 through 12, 30 students. This amendment specifi es that class size limits do not apply to virtual classes, requires the Legislature to provide suffi cient funds to maintain the average number of students required by this amendment, and schedules these revisions to take effect upon approval by the electors of this state and to operate retroactively to the beginning of the 2010-2011 school year.

Full Text: ARTICLE IXEDUCATION

SECTION 1. Public education.-- (a) The education of children is a fundamental value of the people of the State of Florida. It is, therefore, a paramount duty of the state to make adequate provision for the education of all children residing within its borders. Adequate provision shall be made by law for a uniform, effi cient, safe, secure, and high quality system of free public schools that allows students to obtain a high quality education and for the establishment, maintenance, and operation of institutions of higher learning and other public education programs that the needs of the people may require. To assure that children attending public schools obtain a high quality education, the legislature shall make adequate provision to ensure that, by the beginning of the 2010-2011 2010 school year and for each school year thereafter, there are a suffi cient number of classrooms so that: (1) Within each public school, the average maximum number of students who are assigned per class to each teacher who is teaching in public school classrooms for prekindergarten through grade 3 does not exceed 18 students and the maximum number of students assigned to each teacher in an individual classroom does not exceed 21 students; (2) Within each public school, the average maximum number of students who are assigned per class to each teacher who is teaching in public school classrooms for grades 4 through 8 does not exceed 22 students and the maximum number of students assigned to each teacher in an individual classroom does not exceed 27 students; and (3) Within each public school, the average maximum number of students who are assigned per class to each teacher who is teaching in public school classrooms for grades 9 through 12 does not exceed 25 students and the maximum number of students assigned to each teacher in an individual classroom does not exceed 30 students. The class size requirements of this subsection do not apply to extracurricular or virtual classes. Payment of the costs associated with meeting reducing class size to meet these requirements is the responsibility of the state and not of local school schools districts. Beginning with the 2003-2004 fi scal year, The legislature shall provide suffi cient funds to maintain reduce the average number of students required by in each classroom by at least two students per year until the maximum number of students per classroom does not exceed the requirements of this subsection. (b) Every four-year old child in Florida shall be provided by the State a high quality prekindergarten pre-kindergarten learning opportunity in the form of an early childhood development and education program which shall be voluntary, high quality, free, and delivered according to professionally accepted standards. An early childhood development and education program means an organized program designed to address and enhance each child’s ability to make age appropriate progress in an appropriate range of settings in the development of language and cognitive capabilities and emotional, social, regulatory,and moral capacities through education in basic skills and such other skills as the Legislature may determine to be appropriate. (c) The early childhood education and development programs provided by reason of subsection subparagraph (b) shall be implemented no later than the beginning of the 2005 school year through funds generated in addition to those used for existing education, health, and development programs. Existing education, health, and development programs are those funded by the State as of January 1, 2002,that provided for child or adult education, health care, or development.

ARTICLE XIISCHEDULE

SECTION 31. Class size requirements for public schools.-- The amendment to Section 1 of Article IX, relating to class size requirements for public schools, and this section shall take effect upon approval by the electors and shall operate retroactively to the beginning of the 2010-2011 school year.

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The Baker County Extension Service will be offering the fol-lowing programs and events this month:

• Home vegetable gardening – September 21 from 6:00 to 7:00 pm.

Learn to be successful in the vegetable garden by knowing when and what to plant plus other helpful tips and tricks. This class is designed for persons with relatively limited vegetable gardening knowledge and expe-rience, but all are welcome to at-tend. Seating is limited. Register by noon on Monday, September 20.

• Healthy options growers workshop – September 28 from 2:30 to 6:00 pm.

All farmers and growers of fruits, herbs, and vegetables are invited to this in-depth work-shop. Topics will include the fol-lowing:

√ Making direct marketing work for you: farmers markets, institutional sales, CSA, local stores, on-farm sales, e-markets, MarketMaker;

√ Keys to developing a crop production strategy;

√ Successful selling at farm-ers markets: interpersonal skills, making your booth attractive, ef-fective displays

√ Farmer resources at UF/IFAS and elsewhere: Website, statewide small farms and alter-native enterprises conference, small farms academy, USDA, SARE;

√ How the new federal nu-trition standards can feed your farm through fresh fruits and vegetable sales.

Cost is free. Register by noon on Tuesday, September 28.

To register for these programs or for more information, call (904) 259-3520. You may also visit our website at http://baker.

ifas.ufl.edu. Both programs will be held at the Baker County Ag-ricultural Center.

A few people have asked about paying off credit card debt with a bank loan that offers a lower interest rate as a step to take to-wards freedom from debt. They seem surprised when I don’t rec-ommend it.

“But Rosie, I’d be getting rid of this awful credit card that has a 24 percent interest rate and transferring the balance to a loan at the bank that has only a 7 per-cent interest rate.”

It does sound tempting, doesn’t it?

Another grand idea people have is to take out a line of credit from the equity in their home to pay off credit card or other con-sumer debt. Both of these plans make sense mathematically, but there are a couple of reasons why I don’t suggest doing it.

The idea behind the debt snowball (knocking out one debt at a time starting with the small-est) is to focus all of your financial efforts on each goal, one by one. It’s exhausting and takes some serious sacrifice, but the process awards you little victories along the way as each debt is paid off.

And the lifestyle change re-quired to do this offers a lifelong reward to you and your children (who are watching you, by the way). It fixes the root problems that got you in debt in the first place: spending and not living within your means.

Mathematically, it does help to surf your debt over to a lower interest bank loan or line of credit. But it fixes the symptom, not the problem. It’s a band-aid on a gushing wound (pardon the gory description). You just went from being in debt to, well, being in debt.

One good thing about hav-ing that stupid credit card when you begin paying off your debt is that you’re so mad at it, so fed up, so sick of worshiping at the

altar of American Express, that you’re ready to kill this debt and throw every last penny you have towards it just to get it out of your life.

If you’ve rolled it into a line of credit or bank loan, you are so darn proud of yourself for making such a “wise” financial move, and before you know it you become comfortable with this new debt and don’t pay it off as quickly. I see it all the time.

So how exactly did you save money by doing this? Where did the passion to become debt-free go? By the time you applied for and got approved for the line of

credit, you could have taken out a big chunk of your first debt in the debt snowball.

Many people have taken out a home equity line of credit to pay off debts or for an emergency. That was a very popular financial move in the last few years. Banks have made it extremely easy to take out a line of credit from the equity in your home.

But this is one of the main rea-sons people are upside down on their homes right now (they owe more on their home that what it is worth in the market today), stuck there with a house they can’t afford or forced to fore-close. They thought only about

the mathematical aspect of the situation without considering the risk involved.

Learn from these folks: Don’t mess with the equity in your home. It’s tempting and terribly easy to do, but don’t play that game. Save up an emergency fund and pay off your debt the right way, starting today.

Rosie Nickles lives in Macclenny and is a Dave Ramsey-certified finan-cial counselor. She has an account-ing degree from the Robins School of Business at the University of Rich-mond, Virginia. You can reach Rosie at rosienicklespfc@yahoo.com.

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NOTICE OF A PUBLIC HEARING CONCERNING ADOPTION OF

PROPOSED EVALUATION AND APPRAISAL REPORT-BASED

AMENDMENTSTO THE CITY OF MACCLENNY 2010 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN

THE PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED that the Macclenny City Commission, acting as the Local Planning Agency of Macclenny, Florida, intends to amend and update its Comprehensive Plan based on the City’s Evaluation and Appraisal Report and the Florida Department of Community Affairs’ Objections, Recommendations and Comments Report. The amendments shall update the Comprehensive Plan through the year 2025 consistent with the requirements of Section 163.3191 (10), Florida Statutes.

The Florida Department of Community Affairs issued their Objections, Recommendations and Comments Report on the proposed amendments on July 16, 2010. DCA raised no objections to the proposed amendments. The Macclenny City Commission shall consider first reading of an Ordinance approving the proposed amendments at a public hearing tobe held Tuesday, September 14, 2010, 6:00 p.m. at City Hall, 118 E Macclenny Avenue, Macclenny, Florida. A second public hearing for the City Commission to consider adoption of the proposed amendments will be held Tuesday, October 12, 2010 at 6:00PM. Persons interested in the process or commenting on the subject may appear and shall be given an opportunity to speak before the City Commission at either hearing.

Drafts of the proposed amendments are available for your review online at www.cityofmacclenny.com as well as at the City’s Building and Zoning Department. The Building and Zoning Department is located at 118 E Macclenny Avenue, Macclenny, Florida. Written comments on this proposed amendment may be mailed to the attention of Roger Yarborough, Building and Zoning Coordinator at the aforementioned address. All interested parties may appear at the meeting and be heard with respect to the proposed amendments.

Pursuant to Section 286.0105, Florida Statutes, a person deciding to appeal any decision made by the City Commission with respect to any matter considered at the meeting or at any subsequent meeting to which the Commission has continued its deliberations is advised that such person will need a record of all proceedings and may need to ensure that a verbatim record of all proceedings is made, which must include the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be based.

In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, persons needing a special accommodation or an interpreter to participate in this proceeding should contact the City Manager at (904) 259-0972 at least 48 hours prior to the time of the hearing.

Budget SummarySuwannee River Water Management District - Fiscal Year 2010-2011

General Fund Special Revenue Funds Total All Funds

CASH BALANCES BROUGHT FORWARD $10,023,200 $27,085,037 $37,108,237

ESTIMATED REVENUES

TAXES

Ad Valorem Taxes (Millage per $1000 / 0.4399 Mills) $5,900,000 $0 $5,900,000

Documentary Stamp Taxes $0 $2,400,000 $2,400,000

Florida Forever $0 $4,900,000 $4,900,000

PERMIT AND LICENSE FEES $0 $302,367 $302,367

OTHER INCOME

INTERGOVERNMENTAL REVENUES

2011 Legislative Appropriations $0 $0 $0

Local Revenues $0 $0 $0

Wetlands Grant $0 $247,000 $247,000

DEP Coastal Zone Management Grant $0 $0 $0

ERP Grant $0 $453,000 $453,000

Suwannee River Partnership Grant $0 $0 $0

Delineated Areas Grant $0 $40,000 $40,000

DOT Grants $0 $30,000 $30,000

Dept. of Agriculture And Consumer Services $0 $0 $0

Water Protection & Sustainability Grant $0 $1,937,515 $1,937,515

DEP Monitoring Grant $96,800 $0 $96,800

SWIM Revenue $0 $0 $0

FEDERAL GRANTS

FEMA Grants $0 $2,789,620 $2,789,620

NRCS Grants $0 $0 $0

TEA-21 Grant $0 $0 $0

MISCELLANEOUS REVENUES

Interest and General Sales $150,000 $60,000 $210,000

Timber Sales $0 $100,000 $100,000

P2000 Resale - USFS/PCS $0 $0 $0

PCS Mitigation Funds $0 $0 $0

R.O. Ranch $0 $0 $0

FUND TRANSFERS $0 $0 $0

TOTAL REVENUES AND OTHER SOURCES $6,146,800 $13,259,502 $19,406,302

TOTAL ESTIMATED REVENUES AND BALANCES $16,170,000 $40,344,539 $56,514,539

EXPENDITURES/EXPENSES

Salaries And Benefits $3,914,897 $1,816,559 $5,731,456

Other Personal Services $4,644,828 $12,557,845 $17,202,673

Expenses $1,019,775 $810,640 $1,830,415

Operating Capital Outlay $184,500 $61,000 $245,500

Fixed Capital Outlay $0 $11,387,375 $11,387,375

Interagency Expenditures $228,800 $1,351,500 $1,580,300

TOTAL EXPENDITURES/EXPENSES $9,992,800 $27,984,919 $37,977,719

Reserves $6,177,200 $12,359,620 $18,536,820

TOTAL EXPENDITURES AND RESERVES $16,170,000 $40,344,539 $56,514,539

THE TENTATIVE, ADOPTED, AND/OR FINAL BUDGETS ARE ON FILE IN THE OFFICE OF THE ABOVE MENTIONED TAXING AUTHORITY AS A PUBLIC RECORD.

NOTICE OF BUDGET HEARINGThe Suwannee River Water Management District has

tentatively adopted a budget for Fiscal Year 2010-2011

This notice is applicable to the following counties:

All of: Columbia, Dixie, Gilchrist, Hamilton, Lafayette, Madison, Suwannee, Taylor, UnionParts of: Alachua, Baker, Bradford, Jefferson, Levy, Putnam

A public hearing to make a FINAL DECISION on the budget and TAXESwill be held on

Tuesday, September 28, 2010 at 5:30 pmat:

Suwannee River Water Management District9225 County Road 49 (corner of US 90 and CR 49)

Live Oak, FL

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Photo courtesy of Bob Gerard‘Tenor” cast includes (front, l-r) Mark Bryant, Kelley Register, Staci Staples, Josh Willoughby, Niki Knight, (back) Kailee Raulerson, Kelley Norman and Bob Ge-rard.

You’ve never seen anything quite like the farce Lend Me A Tenor, which opens Thursday at 7:30 pm on the BCHS stage. It is a door slamming, high energy comedy that doesn’t stop to catch its breath from the time the cur-tain opens until it closes.

It is the first Baker County Community Theatre production since last year’s award-winning Steel Magnolias, which won the Florida Theatre Conference competition and represented the state nationally at the University of Kentucky.

The cast includes five for-mer BCHS Drama Hall of Fame members including Mark Bryant, Staci Heath Staples, Kelly Owen Register, Niki Knight, Josh Wil-loughby, recent BCHS grad Kai-lee Raulerson and BCHS drama directors Bob Gerard and Kelley Norman.

The show is rated PG and runs Sept. 23-26 and Sept. 30-Oct. 3, on Thursday, Friday and Sat-urday evenings at 7:30 pm and Sundays at 2 pm.

All tickets are $5.

Farcical ‘Tenor’opens this weekend

Workshops on gardening,marketing being offered

Activities fordisabled seniors

The Baker County School Board in partnership with the Baker County Council on Aging have created various art, literacy and computer activities for citi-zens 55 and older with disabili-ties.

Activities will be offered Mon-days, Tuesdays and Fridays be-ginning October 18. The activities are free, but pre-registration is required.

For more information please contact the Baker County School Career and Adult Education of-fice at 259-0406.

CHURCH AND OBITUARY NOTICE INFORMATIONObituaries must be submitted in a timely fashion and have a local connection. Pictures are printed with obituaries free of charge. The newspaper reserves the right to publish photos based on quality. It is requested that all news items be typed or emailed to insure accuracy in print.

CONTACT USBy phone at 904.259.2400 or by fax at 904.259.6502. You can stop by our o� ce located at 104 S. Fifth Street,Macclenny, FL or mail your submission to PO Box 598, Macclenny, FL 32063.We are available online at www.bakercountypress.com

OBITUARIESThe Baker County Press

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12SEPTEMBER 23, 2010

Carolyn Keen dies September 17Mrs. Carolyn Keen, 82, of Howell, GA, passed away September

17, 2010, in Valdosta, GA. She was born February 22, 1928, in Macclenny, FL, to the late Claude and Effie Mae Wolfe. She was a lifelong member of the First Baptist Church of Macclenny, FL, and resided primarily be-tween Macclenny FL, and Valdosta, GA, most of her life.

Mrs. Keen was born and raised in Mac-clenny, FL. She represented our fair city as Miss Baker County in the 1945 Miss Florida pageant. She was well rounded both aca-demically and athletically playing for her high school basketball team as well as being named Salutatorian for her graduating class.Mrs. Keen is the last of the Wolfe family, who played such an important and prominent part of building this community. Her grand-parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Lorenzo Wolfe were charter members of First Baptist Church Macclenny and her Aunts Mae and Rosa Wolfe were staples in the community for over 90 years. Their home place still stands at the corner of College and Minnesota and is a memorial to days gone past. She is prede-ceased by her parents Claude Hearst and Effie Mae Rhoden Wolfe; sisters Gloria “Dodi” and Rosemary Wolfe; brother Stanford Wolfe and son-n-law Thomas H. Hall.

She was well known for her ability to turn ordinary skeins of yarn into beautiful afghans for her family and friends. Her deli-cate crochet work was often judged Blue Ribbon winners at the Baker County Fair.

After serving as a military wife for twenty years accompanying her husband from one naval port to the next, she and her husband finally settled in Valdosta, Georgia, where she set about raising her three children. During that time, she worked in both the health insurance and automobile industry.

Mrs. Keen took great enjoyment in her early days following her grandchildren to one sporting event after another to cheer them on or in heading north to celebrate birthdays and special occasions with those who lived away. In her retirement years, she took great pride in opening her home to her family and friends.Holiday meals and special gatherings were always accented by her preparation of her signature dressing and homemade chocolate chip cookies. They were a source of envy for all who had the plea-sure of dining at her table.

She also loved nothing better than to be on the lake, whether it was Lake Santa Fe or Lake Grandin down around Gainesville, Florida. The family spent many, many happy times watching her turn a blank yard of dirt and weeds into a beautiful canvas of day lilies each year.

She especially loved her Atlanta Braves, Jacksonville Jaguars and Atlanta Falcons and was a staunch supporter of the Valdosta Wildcats for many years.

After she and Mr. Keen retired, they returned to Baker County to spend another fifteen years surrounded by friends and family members of her youth.

Mrs. Keen, along with her husband, had recently returned to Georgia to be closer to the children and grandchildren she adored, especially all the new “babies” who had come into the family over the last ten years. She was anxiously awaiting the birth of her sec-ond great-great grandchild when the Lord called her home. Our prayer for you, our sweet mother and grandmother comes from Isaiah 40 – “May you soar on wings like eagles; may you run and not grow weary and may you walk and not be faint.” But most of all, may your face shine upon those of your family gone before you and know that you will never be forgotten here on earth. Our love will be with you always.

Family members include her husband of 64 years Harold E. Keen; three children Carolyn Keen Hall, Kevin Edward (Lynne) Keen and Claudia Keen (Marc) Butterick; grandchildren Lisa Hall (Roger) Carpenter, Jeff (Stacey) Hall, Laurie Hall (Ben) Hender-son, Adam Neil Butterick, Matthew Tyler Butterick and Kyle Ed-ward Keen (USN); great grandchildren Wendi Carpenter (Ross) Kidd, Shannon Michelle Carpenter, Taylor Brooke Hall, Shelby Lynn Henderson and Brittany Ann Henderson; great great grand-children Deven Thomas Kidd, Alexandria Kidd (due Feb. 2011) and a multitude of other nieces, nephews, cousins and friends also survive.

Funeral services will be held on September 21, 2010 in Taylor Church with Pastor Jim Cox officiating. Interment followed in Taylor Cemetery. The arrangements are under the care and direc-tion of V. Todd Ferreira Funeral Services.

Carolyn Keen

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The Roadto Calvary

Corner of Madison & StoddardGlen St. Mary

Rev. Tommy & Doris AndersonYouth Director Margie Howard

Phone: 904-259-2213Sunday School: . . . . . . . . . . . .10:00 amSunday Morning Service . . . .11:00 amSunday Evening Service . . . . . 6:00 pmWednesday Night . . . . . . . . . . 7:30 pm

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Macclenny, FL

Pastor Tim Cheshire

Sunday School 9:45 amSunday Morning Worship 11:00 amSunday Evening Worship 6:00 pmWednesday Prayer Service 7:00 pm

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‘Butch’ Casey,former teacher

Herbert “Butch” L. Casey, 66, died on September 4, 2010. He was a retired school teacher in Baker and Duval Counties for 30 years and enjoyed coach-ing sports throughout his teach-ing career. He was an avid golfer and proudly served in the United States Navy.

Mr. Casey was preceded in death by both parents and a brother. He is survived by his wife Chris; daughter Christine and a brother Dan. A celebra-tion of his life was held the after-noon of September 11, 2010 at Fort Caroline Baptist Church in Jacksonville with Rev. Richard Powell officiating. The Navy con-ducted military funeral honors to express gratitude for his service to a grateful nation. Eternity Fu-neral Home of Jacksonville was in charge of arrangements.

Herbert Casey

Kenneth Rhoden, 28, sports fanatic

Kenneth Wayne Rhoden, 28, of Macclenny died September 12, 2010. He was born in Gainesville on Septem-ber 1, 1982 and was a r e s i d e n t of Baker C o u n t y most of his life. He was a sports f a n a t i c and loved w a t c h i n g all sports. He also enjoyed fi shing. Ken-neth had a heart of gold and was loved by all of family and friends.

He was predeceased by grand -parents Wilma Canaday, Ches-ley Starling, Leola Rhoden and Walter Rhoden.

Survivors include parents Walter Wayne (Sissy) Rhoden of Georgia and Bridget (Thom -as) Mizell of Macclenny; grand-parents Emma and Raymond Mizell of St. George, GA; sis-ters Jennifer Rhoden and Stacy Rhoden of Macclenny; step-sib-lings Shayne Mizell, Kris and Chase Combs of Jacksonville, Amy Sweat of Macclenny, Da-vid (Candy) Helms and Tonya (Mike) Martini of Georgia; nu-merous aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews.

The funeral service was held September 17 at 10:00 am at V. Todd Ferreira Funeral Services Chapel. Interment followed at Oak Grove Cemetery in Mac-clenny.

Kenneth Rhoden

‘Lamar’ Sanders, 63, of Starke dies

Richard “Lamar” Sanders, 63, of Starke died at Shands at Starke on Friday, Septem-ber 17, 2010 following an ex-tended illness. He was born in McCullough, AL on January 17, 1947 and was raised in the Starke and Kingsley Lake area. He proudly served in the United States Marine Corps in the Viet-nam War for three years and then joined the United States Army in England.

Mr. Sanders was a retired ser-geant at the Lawtey Correctional Institute, a member of the River of Life Church of God, 3rd De-gree Mason, and a 32nd Degree Scottish Rite member. He was a loyal Gator fan and motorcycle enthusiast.

Survivors include his wife of 22 years Priscilla “Pat” (Eells) Sanders; children Maxine Shupp of TN, Ted Arnett of MI, Lena Wilkerson of Macclenny, Gail Giant of IN, and Ginger Ar-nett of MI; sisters Sybille Sar-raf of Port St. Lucie and Donna Brantley of Starke; a nephew; 13 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

A memorial service will be held at 4:00 pm Friday, Septem-ber 24 at his church with David Kirkland offi ciating. Internment will follow at the Kingsley Lake Cemetery at a later date. In lieu of fl owers, the family is asking for contributions to please be made to the Veterans Adminis-tration, 619 S. Marion Ave., Lake City, FL 32025. Jones-Gallagh-er Funeral Home of Starke was in charge of arrangements.

Gospel singThe Road to Calvary Church

in Glen St. Mary will be having a gospel sing this Friday beginning at 7:30 pm. Everyone is invited.

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Macclennychurch of christ

573 s. 5th st. 259-6059Sunday Bible Study 9:45 amFellowship 10:30 am - 11:00 am

Worship Services11:00 am

Wed. Bible Study7:30 pmMinister

Sam F. Kitching

WelcomeFirst Baptist Church

of SandersonCR 229 S., Sanderson FL

Sunday School . . . . . . . 10:00 am

Sun. Morning Worship . 11:00 am

Sun. Evening Worship . . 6:00 pm

Wed. Eve. Bible Study . . 7:00 pm

Pastor Bob Christmashttp://www.fbcofsanderson.org

The Lord’s ChurchIntersection of CR 125 & 250 in Taylor •• 259-8353

Sunday school ~ 10:00 amSunday service ~ 11:00 amWednesday night Bible Study ~ 6:30 pmFamily style dinner ~ 1st Sunday of the monthfollowing service

‘A church alive is worth the drive!’Pastor Bobby

& Faye Gri� n

DINKINS NEWCONGREGATIONAL

METHODIST CHURCHCR 127 N. of Sanderson

Sunday School 10:00 amSunday Morning Service 11:00 amSunday Night Service 6:00 pmWed. Night Service 7:30 pm

Pastor Allen CrewsAssistant Pastor Timothy Alford

¸ Close to home¸ Nati onal Award

Winning¸ Four star¸ Loving & caring

staff ¸ Quality rehab

center withexperiencedtherapists

755 South 5th StreetMacclenny, FL

259-4873www.MacclennyRehab.com

Let me tell you a litt le about your 4-star, nati onal award winning rehab and skilled nursing center right here in your own backyard.

Macclenny Nursing & Rehab Center is ranked among the best in Florida, having just won the American Health Care Associati on’s Bronze Quality Award for Outstanding Care. Only 70 faciliti es in the state received this honor.

When you or a loved one need rehab or skilled care aft er a hospital stay, you have the right to choose where you go. No matt er what anyone else says, be it the hospital discharge planner or doctor, it is YOU who makes the decision.

The best place to go to receive award winning care AND have your family and friends close enough to visit you without the long drive into Jacksonville is Macclenny Nursing and Rehab.

Over the next several months we will tell you more about our services and help you understand your right to choose to COME BACK TO BAKER COUNTY.

–John Simmons, Administrator of Macclenny Nursing & Rehab

BAKER COMMUNITY COUNSELING SERVICESHEALTHY BAKER PREVENTION COALITION

St. JamesEpiscopal Church

Sunday Worship at 5:30 pmMinnesota Ave. & 5th Street ~ Macclenny

stjameschurch@nefcom.net

A warm, caring churchin an ole’ English setting!

In Loving Memory of

Jimmy Osteen8/25/1954 - 9/28/2006

Gone are the days we used to share. But in our hearts you are always there. The gates of mem-ory will never close. We miss you more than anyone knows. With tender love and deep regret, we who love you will never forget.

LOVE ALWAYS,DON AND TERRI

In Loving Memory of

Ruby L. Roberts7/02/1917 - 9/24/2008

We miss you, Grandma, and we always will. Even though time moves on our pain does not. We know that you are with us in spirit, even if you can’t be here in fl esh.

WITH LOVE,YOUR GRANDCHILDREN AND

GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN

In Loving Memory of

Ruby L. Roberts7/02/1917 - 9/24/2008

Mom, it seems like you were just here with us, but today it’s been two years. Two long years that we haven’t seen your face or heard your voice. In our hearts we hear it everyday and in our souls we always see your face.

WITH LOTS OF LOVE,CHILDREN CAROLYN, LEROY, JACK

AND GEORGE

ALICIA LAMBORNBAKER COUNTY EXTENSION

SERVICE

Each year, the fall webworm makes an appearance in trees throughout the county. These caterpillars are known to feed on a wide variety of tree species, and while they very rarely kill trees, they can ruin the aesthetics by defoliating branches and creating large, unsightly webs (pictured at right).

Newly hatched caterpillars immediately spin a silken web around the foliage on which they feed, which gets larger and en-closes more foliage as they grow. They live and move in groups within the web until they are al-most ready to pupate. Once ma-ture, they leave the web and feed individually before dropping to the ground to pupate on or in the soil.

Though the webs are unat-tractive, damage to most trees is considered insignificant. How-ever, extreme infestations can

cause branch die-back and may reduce nut production on pecans. In these situations, control mea-sures may be justified.

One control method is simply to prune out the infested branch-es as soon as you notice the tents. This may be practical if the webs are still small and pruning will not affect the aesthetic quality or health of the tree.

Another option is to spray the leaves just outside the exist-ing tent with a bacterium called Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt). Product names include Dipel®, Javelin®, Thuricide®, Worm

Attack®, Caterpillar Killer®, Bactospeine®, and SOK-Bt®. When the caterpillars expand their tent, they will feed on the bacteria-infected leaves which will cause them to stop eating and eventually die.

Of course, there is a third con-trol option — let nature do the work. Birds, assassin bugs, wasps and other predators feed on or parasitize the fall webworm. Some people have been known to “help out” Mother Nature by breaking open the tents using a garden hose, which may help ex-pose the caterpillars to predators. But you’ll have to weigh your op-tions since a lack of predators in your area could result in expos-ing more of your tree to these vo-racious eaters instead of having the damage concentrated at the branch tips.

If you have questions regard-ing fall webworms or the use of Bt to control caterpillars, please me at the Baker County Exten-sion office by calling 259-3520 for more information.

Dealing with tree webworms

SOCIAL NOTICE SUBMISSION INFORMATIONBirth announcements, wedding notices and social events (military service notes and school graduations) must be submitted within four weeks of the event. All news and advertising must be submitted to the newspaper o� ce prior to 5:00 p.m. on the Monday prior to publication, unless otherwise noted or arranged. It is requested that all news items be typed or emailed to insure accuracy in print.

CONTACT USBy phone at 904.259.2400 or by fax at 904.259.6502. You can stop by our o� ce located at 104 S. Fifth Street,Macclenny, FL or mail your submission to PO Box 598, Macclenny, FL 32063.We are available online at www.bakercountypress.com

SOCIAL&SCHOOLThe Baker County Press

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14SEPTEMBER 23, 2010

SCHOOL ACTIVITIES

School Lunch MENU

September 27 - October 1 Offered everyday:Cold lunch plate of chef salad with wheat roll or crackers and dessert (when offered) 1% lowfat white milk, ½% lowfat flavored milk, orange juice.

Monday, September 27Breakfast: Scrambled eggs with baked potato rounds, fruit juice and milkLunch: Shepherd’s pie with a homemade wheat roll or deli turkey and cheese sandwich on a bun, choice of 2 sides: garden salad with dressing, steamed broccoli, chilled fruit choice Tuesday, September 28Breakfast: Breakfast burrito, peach slices and milk Lunch: Cheese pizza slice or BBQ pork on a bun, choice of 2 sides: baked french fries, steamed green beans, rosy applesauce

Wednesday, September 29Breakfast: Sausage biscuit, fruit juice and milk Lunch: Pepperoni pizza hot pocket or ham with beans and rice with a homemade wheat roll, choice of 2 sides: steamed green peas, raw veggies with lowfat ranch dressing, fresh fruit choice and student choice of cake

Thursday, September 30Breakfast: Cereal with slice of toast, fruit juice, milkLunch: Spaghetti with meat sauce and slice of homemade wheat bread or fish crisp on a bun with tartar sauce, choice of 2 sides: baked potato rounds, creamy coleslaw, steamed broccoli and a homemade chocolate chip cookieFriday, October 1No School

September 24 District-wide: Progress

Reports. “Celebrate Freedom Week” BCHS: Football vs. Rib-ault (H), 7:30 p.m. Drama Pre-sentation, “Lend Me a Tenor,” Auditorium, 7:30 p.m. BCMS: Volleyball vs. Yulee (H), 5:00 p.m.

September 25

BCHS: Drama Presentation, “Lend Me a Tenor,” Auditorium, 7:30 p.m.

September 26

BCHS: Drama Presentation, “Lend Me a Tenor,” Auditorium, 2:00 p.m.

September 27

BCHS: Volleyball vs. Bradford (H), 5:30 p.m. BCMS: Volleyball @ Fernandina Beach, 5:00 p.m.

September 28

BCHS: Volleyball @ Inter-lachen, 5:30 p.m.

September 29

BCMS: Volleyball @ Su-wanee, 5:00 p.m. KIS: Positive Behavior Support Store MES: Fall Pictures

September 30 BCHS: Junior Varsity Foot-

ball vs. Orange Park (H), 7:00 p.m. Volleyball vs. West Nassau (H), 5:30 p.m. Drama Presenta-tion, “Lend Me a Tenor,” Audito-rium, 7:30 p.m. BCMS: Football @ Suwanee, 7:00 p.m.

Gage!Happy 1st Birthday,

We love you so much and thank God daily for

the miracle you are!Love, Mama, Daddy, Brothers,

Grandma, Pop, Aunts & Cousins

Lordy, LordyLOOK our Daddy’s

40!We love you, Buck & Jesser

PUBLIC NOTICENita D. Crawford, Supervisor of Elections, will be

REGISTERING NEW VOTERSand accepting VOTER REGISTRATION CHANGES

at

Friday, September 24 & Saturday, September 25Friday, October 1 & Saturday, October 2

10:00 AM to 6:00 PMFor more information call the Elections Offi ce at 259-6339

Nita D. Crawford, Supervisor of Elections, will be registering new voters and accepting voter registration

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We can’t believe she’s 40!Happy Birthday,

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Working Toward Wellness

Baker County Health Department480 West Lowder St. • Macclenny, FL 32063

259-6291 ext. 2298

The Baker County Health Department is eager to serve the community and offers a wide variety of medical ser-vices including:Primary care | Pediatrics | Women’s health

and more

WE ACCEPT:Medicare, Self-Pay Visits & More!

Terrell - Crews

To wed October 9Lynzi, Preston, Ryan, Dal-

ton and Rusty would like to an-nounce the upcoming marriage of their parents David Crews of Macclenny to Jennifer Terrell of Middleburg on Saturday, Oc-tober 9, 2010. The couple will have a small ceremony followed by a private reception.

Canaday reunionThe annual Canaday fam-

ily reunion will be September 26 beginning at 1:00 pm at North Prong Church. Bring a covered dish and lawn chair.

Many thanksMany thanks to everyone who

donated blood or bought a din-ner from Austin’s BBQ and blood drive. Special thanks to Brad Raulerson for everything you did, A very special thanks to everyone at Davis Golf Cart and Small En-gine Repair for everything you did for a good cause.

Thank you,Samantha and Troy Scott

Built to orderThe Baker County High School

construction/carpentry students build pump houses, tool sheds, storage buildings, picnic tables, dog houses, bookshelves, etc. at very reasonable prices. Please contact Terry Clardy at BCHS, 259-6286 ext. 10322 or 673-0258.

Please be advised that the Baker County Board of Commissioners will hold an emergency meeting on Thursday, September 23, 2010 at 4:00pm. Topics for discussion will be Approval of Contract with NEFSH and discuss St. Mary Shoals Park Manager. For further information please contact County Administration at 259-3613.

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BOB GERARD | SPORTS

Never in a million years would 1997 BCHS grad Sam Todd have ever imagined that in 2010 he would be co-owner of a national champion rugby team and plan-ning for a quarterfinal World Cup game to be hosted in Jack-sonville.

But life can be funny some-times, and that was how it worked out for Todd. The owner of area diagnostic imaging centers and a biomedical waste disposal com-pany picked up the game while in the Navy.

“I got a love of the game when I was a medical corpsman,” said Todd. “I was assigned to a Ma-rine unit in Djibouti, an African country north of Somalia. We used to play rugby with a French Foreign Legion company sta-tioned there.”

Though the Legionnaires usu-ally came out on top, Todd picked up the game pretty quickly. He usually played sweeper, the player who gets the ball when it pops out of the scrum — the big huddle-like formation that starts a play.

“That meant I was the one that usually took the first big hit,” laughed Todd. “I was also the player that they would hoist into the air to catch the ball on a throw in from the sidelines.”

Besides the competition, what Todd loved about the game was the camaraderie.

“We would pound each other all game long, but when it was over we were best friends,” he recalled.

Upon returning to the area after his service, Todd built up a series of diagnostic imaging cen-ters that featured upright MRIs and continued to nurture his love of the game.

He became interested in the Axemen, the local rugby team that was working to gain a fol-lowing. The Axemen brought over big time pro teams like the UK’s Leeds Rhinos and celebri-ties such as Oscar winner Russell Crowe.

When the chance opened up to buy into the team, he became co-owner. His job is the business end and promotion and the team has rapidly gained both popularity and prowess. They have been to

the last two Rugby Grand Finals and this year were undefeated, beating New Haven, Connecticut for the Rugby League champion-ship.

Todd speaks of the team with an infectious zeal.

“You can ask any rugby fan around the US and in countries like Australia and they will tell you that Jacksonville is the cor-nerstone of rugby in the United States,” he said.

That reputation has helped Todd in his attempts to land a Rugby World Cup quarterfinal match at UNF’s Hodges Field in November. The Axemen have landed four players on the US National Team and Todd has commitments from the US, Canada and Jamaican national teams to come to UNF to play. He was disappointed that world powerhouse South Africa bowed out but is looking for a fourth na-tional squad to commit.

“It’s funny, isn’t it? Here I’m a local boy, born at Fraser Hospital and I co-own the best rugby team in the country.”

Sam is the son of Mike and Carolyn Todd of Glen St. Mary. He attended advanced technical schools in the Navy, where he was a medical corpsman.

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Saturday NightSept. 18thHeart 2 Heart

FUNDRAISERfor Hannah West, 15, daughter of Angela West who has Leukemia

Saturday, Sept. 25Great Music starting at 4 pm & Food

Heart 2 Heart • Hard Time • David Cooler (9:00 pm)Chicken N’ Rice Dinners

FRIDAY & SATURDAY NIGHTS 21 & UP

Monday - 8 Ball - $5 entryWednesday - 9 Ball - $5 entryCash pay-out with 20 or more players with Joe’s kicking in an extra $50Tournaments start at 8:00 pm

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PHOTO COURTESY OF THE BAKER BOYZ

Baker Boyz 9-undersweep Lake City meetThe Baker Boyz 9-year-old and under traveling baseball team � nished the Lead-o� Classic tournament hosted by FTBSports in Lake City 4-0 last weekend. It was the group’s � rst tournament. The boys beat Normandy Rage 13-12 in the championship contest. Pictured from left to right (front) are Cason Milton, Weston Johns, Scott Rewis, Logan Muse, Connor Moore, Danny Neri; (middle) Carter Kennedy, Raegan Hauge, Cody Milton, Blaine Roberts; (back) coaches Tommy Moore, Keith Muse and Johnny Tyson.

If you have an exotic pet you can’t care for anymore, please don’t open the door and set it free. The Florida Fish and Wild-life Conservation Commission (FWC) offers a better solution for you.

To help keep unwanted exotic pets out of Florida’s native eco-systems, the FWC and the Jack-sonville Zoo and Gardens will host a non-native pet amnesty day September 25 from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm in Jacksonville. Exotic reptiles, amphibians, birds, fish and mammals will be accepted. Domestic pets (dogs, cats, rab-bits) will not be accepted.

It is illegal to release any non-native species in Florida, but many pet owners are not aware of this or that most captive species will not survive in the wild. Just as important, it is not ecologi-cally responsible to introduce a

species without a scientific study to confirm it will not harm native wildlife.

Some nonnative species have restrictions on possession, while personal possession of animals that pose severe ecological, eco-nomic or human health risks are not allowed in Florida. These species, along with unrestricted pets, will be accepted at the am-nesty day.

These events help increase awareness of non-native species’ problems. The event is free and open to the public. Animal ex-perts will be on hand to answer questions and help teach people how to be responsible pet own-ers. Kids can get close to live ani-mals on display.

For more information on am-nesty day events and non-native species in Florida, visit MyFWC.com/Nonnatives.

It was a busy week for the Lady Wildcat volleyball team. On Friday, they continued Baker High’s dominance over Trinity Christian with a five set win over the Conquerors.

The team was down two games to one and rallied to take the next two. The scores were 17-25, 25-19, 16-25, 25-23, 15-13. The Cats were sparked by the serving of Stephanie Collett who amassed six aces and five kills. Logan Raulerson had eight assists and Kayla Holland had six kills.

On Thursday, the Lady Wild-cats traveled to Lake Butler to take on Union County High School in a district match. The Cats couldn’t keep up the mo-mentum of last Friday’s victory and fell to the Lady Tigers in five matches.

“We dug ourselves a hole, and before you know it we were down two games,” said Coach Chris Ar-moreda. “We put up a good fight and rallied back to take the next

two games but we fell short in the fifth and deciding game. On our behalf, we committed too many errors, missed serves and many mental breakdowns.”

Over the weekend, the Lady Wildcats bussed over to Keystone Heights for the Keystone Heights Volleyball Tournament. The Cats struggled, going winless in games against Crescent City, Clay, Yulee and Lecanto. Kayla Holland was selected by coaches to the All-Tournament team for her out-standing play.

On Monday the Cats had an-other tough loss, this time on the road at Bishop Snyder. The Lady Cats lost in three straight match-es, 25-19, 25-19 and 26-24.

The team has a district record of 1-3 and 2-7 overall.

“We are mired in a six-game losing streak and our schedule is not going to get any easier. With our next five games against district foes, we need much im-proved play from every team member. We need to find that killer instinct and stop being nice,” said Armoreda.

Ongoing renovations to the BCHS gym will not be com-pleted in time for the Cats to play any home games. The girls will be playing the next five to seven games away in the next few weeks.The middle school Bobcats

continued to dominate op-ponents and won on the road September 14 against Callahan Middle School 28-6.

The B-Cats started out in the Wing T with some success and then shifted to the power game and overran Callahan.

The Bobcats scored their first touchdown on a sweep with Kyle McCray running in the ball. Calla-han also scored out of the sweep, but Coach George McDuffie made a defensive adjustment and shut down the home team’s running game.

BCMS moved to the power game and steam-rolled Calla-han.

Brody Crews ran in a touch-down straight up the middle and Cotton Jefferson punched through the hole for another.

The final score came on a play action pass from Jacob Carter to Blaine Merchant. The running game had been so successful that Callahan had to respect Carter’s fake to the running back.

The Bobcats came back from a two touchdown deficit win their first conference game 22-18 against the Lake City Falcons at home September 21.

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2 BR, 1 BA mobile home, $300 deposit, $580/month. 259-2787. 9/16-9/23p1 BR apartment available quiet estab-lished neighborhood, service animals only, $500/ month. Call for deposit infor-mation. 259-8444. 8/26tfc2 BR, 1 ½ BA mobile home, $500/month, $500 deposit. Garbage, water, sewage and lawn care included. 912-843-8165 or 904-219-2690. 8/26tfc2 BR, 1 BA mobile home, large lot, screened porch, washer/dryer, $600/month, $500 deposit. Available October 1. 813-5558. 9/9-9/30p2 or 3 BR mobile home for rent on ½ acre. Service animals only, garbage pickup, sewer, water and lawn mainte-nance provided, rent $385-$550, family neighborhood. 912-843-8118; 904-699-8637. 10/29tfc3 BR, 2 BA doublewide off James Britt. Washer, stove, fridge, screen porch, laminate floors, fenced yard, two acres, $900 plus deposit. 863-205-3764. 9/23p4 BR, 2 BA brick home, large fenced yard, quiet neighborhood, $775/month, first, last and $500 dept. 904-259-8595, 904-813-8706. 9/16-9/30p3 BR, 2 BA, A/C, $850/month, $850 de-posit. 813-3091. 9/2tfc3 BR, 2 BA brick home in town. $800/month. 904-259-6431 or 904-259-8989. 9/23-9/30pHomes and mobile homes for rent from $750-850 monthly. 259-2255 or 813-1580. 11/13tfc3 BR, 2 BA house in Sanderson, central H/A $625/month plus first and last and security deposit negotiable. Rent-to-own option available. 424-1891. 9/16-9/23p3 BR, 1½ BA, doublewide, screened back porch, heat and air, must see. $700/month, $500 deposit. Service animals only. For more information call 259-4871. 9/16-9/23p

Large house on five acres in Macclenny, 3 BR, 2 BA, large living and dining with carport and work shed, central H/A, fire-place, $700/month plus $500 deposit and $200 pet fee. Call for appointment. 275-2323. 9/23-9/30p 2 BR, 2 BA and 3 BR, 2 BA mobile home, central H/A, move-in special. 571-9228. 9/23p3½ BR, 1 BA, $750/month. 904-626-0408. 9/16-9/23p3 BR, 2 BA newly remodeled near schools. 536-5682. 9/16-9/23p3 BR, 2 BA doublewide on one acre, close to I-10, $700/month, $500 deposit. Must fill out a rental application. 259-2552. 9/23-9/30p1 BR for rent with private bath $125 per week, utilities included. Eight year old home for rent, 3 BR, 2 BA, tile, hard-wood floors, jacuzzi, $1100/month plus deposit. 762-6578. 9/23p2BR, 1 BA, central H/A, conveniently located at S. 7th and Minnesota, directly behind First Baptist Church, $545/month plus security deposit, military and senior discount. 904-703-6306. 9/23p

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Biloxi Bash, October 24 - 27th, $169 per person, double occupancy, $80 free play, free meals, transportation, hotel included. Sue 653-1559. 9/23-9/30pBabysitting in my home, near 125 and 127, any hours, all ages. David’s Bridal wedding dress, size 14. 838-2287. 9/9-9/30pDependable, trustworthy health care provider. Good reference, driver’s li-cense, willing and ready to work. 259-2426. 9/23pMaid service, cleaning, errands, shop-ping, etc. 904-259-2255. 9/16tfcHouse cleaning, honest, dependable mature lade to do house cleaning. Have excellent references upon request. Toni, 259-2048, 237-3132. 9/16-10/7pAffordable and dependable, let me take care of your cleaning needs. Also avail-able evenings and weekends. Call 259-8310 or 334-7585. 9/23p

Deer dogs, one trail dog - old, one younger dog, trails with older dog or hunts by herself, $150 each OBO. Three semi trailer tires 11R x 22.50, never been on road $100 each. Call 904-259-6403. 9/23pDogs: all types from puppies to adults. Animal Control, $65 adoption fees will apply. 259-6786. 11/20tfcAKC Toy Yorkie, male, nine months old, not neutered, gets along well with other animals and children, $500. 904-860-4167. 9/23pAbandoned white cat with four white kittens, need good homes. Please call 259-4956. 9/23p

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Notice to ReadersAll real estate advertising in this news-paper is subject to the Fair Housing Act which makes it illegal to advertise “any preference, limitation or discrimina-tion based on race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familiar status or national origin, or an intention, to make any such preference, limitation or discrimination.” Familial status includes children under the age of 18 living with parents or legal custodians, pregnant women and people securing custody of children under 18.This newspaper will not knowingly ac-cept any advertising for real estate which is in violation of the law. Our readers are hereby informed that all dwellings adver-tised in this newspaper are available on an equal opportunity basis. To complain of discrimination, call HUD toll free at 1-800-669-9777. The toll free telephone number for the impaired is 1-800-927-9275.3 BR, 2 BA brick house in Copper Creek on two lots, .33 acre, $194,500. Call Sabrina with Monarch Realty for more information. 904-476-0402. 9/23-9/30p

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Custom 26” motorized bicycle, heavy duty frame, springer lights, ape hangers, 80cc, very nice, too much to list, must see, $800. 259-5923. 9/23p Elyptical 10,000 step trainer. Excellent condition, $100 firm. 458-6003. 9/23pBrown rocker recliner, over stuffed, good condition, $150. Call 259-8178. 9/16-9/23pBankruptcies, divorce, wills and any other court documents prepared, no-tary service. Call John Swanson at 257-9033. 6/17tfc2006 Ricon 700 four wheeler, Warren winch, low hours, $3800. 487-5847. 9/23pArtists. Oils, acrylics, water colors, Canvases, drawing pads and much more. On sale now. The Office Mart, 110 S. Fifth Street, 259-3737. tfcHay for sale, barn stored Bermuda rolls, fertilized, big and tight $35 per roll. Call 259-3740 or 626-8378. 916tfcOlder Mahoghany pedestal table with six upholstered chairs, $50, three oak bar stools for $15. 904-259-6951. 9/23p2004 Back Yamaha Vstar 650, 20,000 miles, $3800. 904-316-9275. 9/9-9/30p2004 Carolina Skiff, 14’ with four-stroke Yamaha 15 hp. engine, stick steering with tilt and trim, front and rear auto-matic anchor, galvanized trailer, custom made boat cover, very low hours - looks like new, $4000. 591-2640. 9/9tfcCherry finish toddler bed with crib mat-tress $50, fire engine toddler bad with crib mattress $50, flat screen front TV $50, flat monitor TV in box new $150. 904-239-8671, 904-338-7153, 259-2271. 9/23pFinally The Franklin Mercantile re-opens beginning Friday, September 24. Fridays and Saturdays 10:00 am - 5:00 pm. Y’all come. R.R. Crossing in Glen. 259-6040. 9/16-9/23c33’ Coachman camper, king size bed in rear, full bath, sleeps six, good Condition. Asking $3500. Please call 813-4146. 9/23p

1998 Volvo semi tractor with flat bed trailer, air, good condition $17,000. Call 904-571-0913. 9/23p2000 Pontiac Bonnieville, power steer-ing, power brakes, AM/FM radio with cassette, power windows, cruise control, tilt wheel, AC, one owner, 119,000 miles $3995. 904-275-2660. 9/16-9/30p2002 Toyota Camry Solara, V6, black. I believe it is a one owner, $5500. 571-0913. 9/23p1986 red Corvette, new motor, good condition $7,000. 588-5212, 910-4441. 9/23p2009 Chevrolet Cobalt 2LT auto, power windows/locks, AM/FM CD, tilt ,cruise, keyless remote, alloy wheels, $10,590 Call today 904- 422-3633. 9/23c2004-2008 Trailblazers 2WD and 4WD, four to choose, from as low as $9,995 Call today 904- 422-3633. 9/23c2009 Chevrolet Malibu LTZ 29k miles, power win/locks/mirrors/heated seats, leather, keyless remote, AC, AM/FM/XM radio, CD. 904- 422-3633. 9/23c2004 Chevrolet Impala LS, low miles, V6, power windows/locks/mirrors, key-less remote, AM/FM CD only $8,995 Call today 904- 422-3633. 9/23c2008 Pontiac G6 GT, extra clean, V6, Pwr win/locks/keyless remote AM/FM CD, Cold AC, alloy wheels, $12,590 904- 422-3633. 9/23c2008 Chevrolet HHR LT great gas mile-age, great price. Power windows, locks, mirrors, AM/FM ,CD, AC, alloy wheels, OnStar. $13,590 904- 422-3633. 9/23c2006 Dodge Durango SXT V6 gas saver, power windows/locks/mirrors, keyless entry, cruise , alloy wheels, AM/FM CD $11,695. 904- 422-3633. 9/23c2008 Chevrolet Silverado crew cab, 4x4 LTZ – 45k miles, dual heated leather seats, remote start, V8, tow pkg, AM/FM/XM/CD, OnStar. $28,954. 904-422-3633. 9/23c2009 Chevrolet Malibu LT, power windows/locks/mirrors/seat, keyless remote, AM/FM CD, Cruise, tilt, chrome wheel covers. $14,999. 904-422-3633. 9/23c2008 Pontiac G6 GT Convertible, extra clean car ready for the summer, low miles, leather, V6, Pwr win/locks/mir-rors, keyless remote, $17,990. 904-422-3633. 9/23c

For Sale

Advertising Info. YARD SALESThursday and Friday, 8:00 am-2:00 pm, End of Glynn Allyn off 125 south between I-10 and Mudlake. Little bit of everything.Friday, 8:30 am-?, 114 Linda Street. Tire and rims, tools, namebrand boys and women’s clothes, shoes, baby items, corner-curio cabinet and lots more. Three

familyFriday and Saturday, 8:00 am-?, 315 E. Minnesota Avenue.Friday and Saturday, 8:00 am-?, 10380 N. Glen Avenue. Multi familyFriday and Saturday, 9:00 am-5:00 pm, 6291 CR. 125 S.Friday and Saturday, 8:00 am-noon, 125 N. , seven miles north of 90, to Turner Cemetery Road, first residence on left. Clothes, shoes and furniture. Something for everyone. Estate saleFriday and Saturday, 8:00 am-?, 6579 Hamilton Crews Road, off high-way 125 S., Glen St. Mary. Clothes, home decor and lots of good stuff. Three family Friday, Saturday and Sunday 9:00 am-?, 9557 Mansion Road, Glen St. MarySaturday, 8:00 am-noon, 7610 Glynn Allyn Road, in Old Nursery Plan-tation. Baby items, organ, furniture and other items.Saturday, 8:00 am-noon, 376 Magnolia Drive. Children’s clothing, cow collectibles, ladies purses, Home Interior pictures and lots of good stuff.Saturday, 8:00 am-4:00 pm, 1596 Honey Wilkinson Road, Baldwin. Highway 228 S. to Deerfield Road, eight miles from Macclenny, three miles from Maxville. Deerfield Road ¼ mile to Honey Wilkinson Road, first house on left. Inside barn. Clothes, shoes, household items, etc.Saturday, 9:00 am-3:00 pm, 10746 Morningside Lane off Madison Drive, past high school.Saturday, 576 Ivy Street, Macclenny, corner of Lowder and Ivy Street. Washer, dryer, furniture, all kinds of stuff. Everything must go.Saturday, 8:00 am-1:00 pm, Fox Ridge. Crib and dresser set $300, double stroller $100, high chair, pack-n-play, potty chairs, boys clothes, toddler boy and girl clothes, shoes, accessories, adult clothes, house-hold items. No early birds, please.Saturday, 9:00 am-1:00 pm, 23A North approximately 3½ miles on left. Lots of nice winter school clothes, froggy tales crib set with matching wallpaper, two baby swings, walker, lots of household items too.Saturday, 6:00 am-noon, 698 Islamorada Drive, North Cypress Pointe Subdivision, Macclenny.Saturday, 8:00 am-noon, 1208 Copper Creek Drive, Macclenny.

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One acre lot in Macclenny II off Dog-wood Street. 904-234-3437. 9/23-10/28p3 BR, 2 BA small doublewide on ½ acre near Wal-Mart Super Center and I-10. 1999 model 24x44, perfect starter home, $59,900, possible owner finance with 20% down. Nice discount for cash. Must sell, 904-219-0480. 9/16-9/23p4 BR, 2 BA mobile home on 1¼ acres, corner lot fenced in with two-car carport, located near 125 and 127, $65,000. By appointment only. 386-984-1063. 9/9-9/30p3 acres, high and dry, fish pond, homes or mobile homes, set-up includ-ed, owner financing. 912-843-8118. 2/22tfc3 BR brick house in city limits on ½ acre, newly remodeled, immediate oc-cupancy available. Call Sabrina with Monarch realty for more information. 904-476-0402. 9/23-9/30pFSBO, 4 BR, 2 BA, 2486 SF, one acre lot/ Macclenny II. Built in 2007, $209,900. 904-545-1413. 9/2-10/7pFSBO, 2500 SF brick home on five acres, Hills of Glen, 11536 Confeder-ate Lane. 4 BR, 3 BA, great room with wood burning fireplace, double garage and detached garage workshop, asking $239,000. Call 259-9582 or 553-4165. 8/5-9/23pFSBO, 10 acre tract on Folsom Road, fully wooded, high and dry, $99,900. 904-545-1413. 9/2-10/7p

2 BR, 2 BA mobile home, new H/A, new appliances, extra clean, service animals only, $650 deposit, $650/month. 259-2121. 7/1tfc

Lady desires lady to share home or rent a bedroom. Call 259-3210, three miles north of Macclenny. 9/23p2 BR, 1 BA with bonus room $475/month, $475 deposit, garbage, water, sewage and lawn care included. 912-843-8165, 904-219-2690. 9/23tfc 3 BR, 2 BA doublewide in Macclenny, $750/month, $750 deposit. Available immediately. 588-2589. 9/23pMobile homes. 2 and 3 BR, A/C, service animals only, $500-$575 plus deposit. 904-860-4604. 3/17tfc2 BR, 1 BA apartment, washer/dryer hook-up, $595/month, $500 deposit, twelve month lease. 231 S. 3rd Street. 259-9797. 9/23tfc3 BR, 2 BA 1999 doublwide on one acre, ¼ mile south of I-10 on 121, $950/month, $1250 deposit. 259-9066 or 759-3984. 9/23tfc2 BR, 1 BA clean, well maintained, in town, Highway 90, quiet, retired neigh-borhood. 386-365-4508. 9/16-9/23p 2 BR, 1 BA 14x60, heat/air in Mac-clenny, $600/month, $600 deposit. 259-6966. 9/23c2 BR, 1 BA house in Macclenny, central H/A, $660 month, first, last and security deposit negotiable. Rent-to-own option available. 904-424-1891. 9/16-9/23p

For Rent

Real Estate

Miscellaneous

1395 Cha� ee RoadSouth, Jacksonville

904.772.9800GREAT LOCATION – MLS# 531346 This 4BR 2 BA brick home has frml liv/din rm, FL rm w/thermopane windows, also water � ltration and irrigation systems. $219,900

EYE IT, YOU’LL BUY IT! - MLS# 532870 Short sale. 3BR 1BA home on nice corner lot across the street from YMCA complex in the heart of MacClenny. $69,000

IF YOU LOVE THE COUNTRY, YOU’LL LOVE THIS HOME! – MLS #549647 - 3 BR 2 BA on 4.5 acres. Master BR has adjoining o� ce with French doors. Equipped for summer kitchen on back patio. $335,000

BEAUTIFUL HOME SITE – MLS 537180 – Bring the horses! County maintained rd; perfect for ATV’s and horses. $54,900

SHOWS LIKE A MODEL! - MLS# 539188 This 4BR 2BA home is located in Sands Point Subdivision on cul de sac. O� ers so much! $180,000

HANDY MAN SPECIAL – MLS# 534326 2BR 1 BA. Roof and electricity in excellent condition. Rents for $500/mo. Estimated cost of repairs $5,000. $22,900

LOVE AT 1ST SIGHT! - MLS# 514241 Beautiful corner lot, former Richmond model. 4BR 2.5 BA, tile � r, lg family rm w built in bookcases. Crown molding, corain countertops, work desk o� kitchen. Covered & screened back porch. $194,900

NOT A SHORT SALE! – MLS# 543382 Beautiful home features gourmet kitchen with double oven & small island. Formal living rm & separate din. room. Screened patio and faux wood blinds throughout. $178,999

BUY A LIFESTYLE! - MLS# 530336 This 4BR 2BA 1,949 SF hm is full of charm & sits on almost 5 acres. Features spring fed fully stocked pond. Hm has lifetime metal roof, 2 brand new AC units, water softener. Over sized detached garage would hold 5 + cars, attached 2 car garage. $299,900

WHAT A VIEW! - MLS# 543540 Fifteen acres completely cleared and grassed for you to build your dream home. Beautiful country setting. $231,900

DREAMS COME TRUE! – MLS# 544455 All brick 3BR 3BA 2,149 SF home on over 3.5 acres. Zoned for horses/livestock. Bonus/library, large rooms and hard wood � ooring throughout. Mother-in-law suite. $239,000

OPPORTUNITY KNOCKS! – MLS# 529124 Large 3BR 3BA hm situated on 3.5 acres. Large open formal living rm, sep. dining rm, kitchen w/breakfast bar. Two rooms have been painted. Two � replaces. $211,000

WANTED: NEW OWNERS! – MLS# 541234 Enjoy this quiet country neighborhood. Brick front/vinyl siding. 4BR 2BA hm sits on huge .90 acre lot. Large family rm, eat in kitchen & more. $180,000

ADORABLE SINGLE WIDE –MLS# 501875 - 4 BR 2BA w/hardwood � oors. Split � oor plan. Over 1 acre of land. Close to interstate and schools. $64,000

LIVE THE GOOD LIFE! – MLS# 543731 This 3BR 2BA home was built in 2005. 2798 SF. Upstairs apartment over attached 2 car garage. Additional detached 40 x 40 (1600 SF) 3 car garage/workshop with o� ce & half bath. Gorgeous property. $240,000

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Commercial space available, SR 121, 900-2700 SF, $10-$12 per square foot. Call 259-9022. 6/24tfcProfessional offi ces for rent. Crockett building, downtown Macclenny, off street parking, conference room use included. In business, fi rst impressions are essential. Only $250 per month, includes utilities. Very large offi ce, with private restroom also available for $370. Call 904-259-5361. 9/2-9/23pOffi ce space, 500 SF, Macclenny Av-enue, $450 rent, $450 deposit. 259-6546. 4/15tfcCommercial space for lease with offi ce, lobby and outside display area at Coun-try Federal Credit Union Glen Branch on US-90 in Glen St. Mary. Contact Brian Yarbrough at 759-5734 for details. 4/29tfcRetail/offi ce space for rent, can rent 1800 SF or can be divided in to 700 SF or 11 SF. Great location in Macclenny. Pricing will depend on square footage needed. Avail-able in October. Please call 259-5271 for details. 9/23-10/7c

Huge 4/2 home newly remodeled, ply-wood fl oors and fi replace, lots of room. Only 32,000. Call John 836-752-1452. 9/9-9/30cPrestige Home Centers, every model must go. Let’s deal 866-605-7255. 9/10tfcBank repo, doublewide 3/2 open fl oor plan for only $15,000. Call John 386-752-1452. 9/9-9/30c28 x 80, 4/2 must sell, asking $39,900. Will take bast offer. Call John 386-752-1452. 9/9-9/30cOver stocked repos, starting at $5000 and up. Bank loss is your gain. Call John 386-752-1452. 9/9-9/30c

Brand new 3/2 doublewide, perfect starter home, $36,900. Set, delivered, AC, skirt-ing, step. Call Clint 386-752-1452. 9/9-9/30c1/1, brand new 2011 model for only $15,995. Call Clint 386-752-1452. 9/9-9/30cAssume payments on this 4/2 double-wide. Must move, $389 per month. Call Clint 386-752-1452. 9/9-9/30cHuge brand new 2560 SF 4/2, living room, den, fi replace, furniture and lots and lots of extras. Must see, only $71,900. Call Clint 386-752-1452. 9/9-9/30c

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KONNIE’S KLEAR POOLSWe build in-ground pools

We sell and install DOUGHBOY above-ground poolsService • Renovations • Cleaning

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FILL DIRTCulverts installed

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5/11tfc

PRINTING & FAXINGBlack & White, Color Copies,

Custom Business Forms,Business Cards, Signs, Stickers

and so much more!!!The Offi ce Mart

110 South Fifth Street259-3737

CANADAY CONSTRUCTION, INC./CANADAY TRUCKING

Complete site and utilities contractor

We sell dirt, slag and lime rockOwner: Mitch Canaday

904-219-8094904-275-3140

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GATEWAY PEST CONTROL, INC.

259-3808All types of pest control

Call Eston, Shannon or BillAsk about our fi re ant control

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FRANKIE’S THRIFTY GIFTS904-571-0010

Furniture new • usedName brand clothing

Hollister • AbercrombieAERO • American Eagle1195 South 6th Street

Next to Connie’s Kitchen7/15tfc

ALLEN’S LAWN AND LANDSCAPING

Mowing, edging, mulchingAffordable lawn service

Sprinkler repairsFree estimates

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A & D IRRIGATION& PRESSURE WASHING LLC.

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RONNIE SAPP WELL DRILLINGWater treatment

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Saw dust and shavingsA little or a lot259-2900

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PEACOCK PAINTING, INC.Professional painting

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Residential * commercialFully insured * Locally owned

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RICH LAURAMORE CONSTRUCTION, INC.

Custom homes Additions • Remodels

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ANGEL AQUA, INC.Water softeners - Iron fi lters

City or well systemsChlorine Removal

Sales - Rentals - Service - RepairsSalt delivery

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Mobile Homes

Macclenny Realty, Inc.We have the home for you

533 S. 6th St. • macclenny • 259-7709Wayne Combs, Lic. real estate Broker ~ Cell. 338-4528

anne Kitching, realtor ~ Cell. 892-8064Gary taylor, realtor ~ Cell. 568-4800

Country home with beautiful pasture land and huge pecan shade trees all on 5.50 acres. $159,000

Bank owned 5 BR doublewide on beautiful one acre corner lot. Huge oak trees and lots of storage. Price below appraisal at $89,900.

Real estate2 lots in Glen st. Maryhas 1980 DW listed as NO VALUE. $45,0003 BR, 2½ Ba 2286 sF house built in 1976 with many upgrades. Beautifully main-tained with some tile. Large yard with workshop, garage, carport, storage building and potting shed. New roof, a/c and pump. See to appreciate. $198,000VaCaNt laNDtwo beautiful one acre lotson St. Mary’s River with white sand beach. Nice place for the kids to play and for you to build your dream home or river front cabin. Buy one or both $35,000 each

1 acre lot with trees. High & Dry! In Hunter’s Ridge. $29,900Beautiful 7.33 acre lot with mature oaks and nice pasture. Seller will divide. Reduced to$95,000High and dry 7.5 acres for you to build your dream home on or put a mobile home. Worth the ride! $64,900

CoMMeRCialGeNeRalGreat location for retail business 1404 SF build-ing currently used as a car lot. No sign on property. Zoned commercial general. $250,000

Great location for future development. 5 acres zoned commercial general or PUD. $235,000excellent corner for busi-ness. .92 acre located on US Hwy. 90 zoned commercial general. $219,900Corner lot in excellent busi-ness location on Hwy. 125 S. in Glen St. Mary. $49,900Updated old style housewith new wiring and panel box, tile with 5 rooms plus bath. Perfect for of-fices. Zoned commercial. $119,900excellent business location.Four lots total 1.20 acres with approx. 320 ft. Hwy. 121 frontage. $419,000

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FREEEstimates

Win volleyball tournamentThis three-member team of Jackie Baker, Brad Padgett and Jessica Payne took � rst place last month in a volleyball tournament held at the Knabb Sports Complex in Macclenny. Ten teams of two males and one female par-ticipated in the � ve-hour tournament, and organizers Melinda Lewis and Trae Knabb hope to stage more events like this in the future.

PHOTO BY STEPHANIE FOSTER

(Formerly Lake City Community College)

DIRECTOR OF TECHNOLOGYResponsible for managing all op-erations of the college data center: planning, evaluation, purchase, in-stallation and reliable operation of all computer hardware, networking equipment, video conferencing equip-ment and system level software. Re-sponsible for supervising technology staff. Requires Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or a related fi eld and fi ve years of increasing respon-sibility in supervision, servers, net-works, and pc’s. A minimum of fi ve years experience in all aspects of data center management activities. Must possess good oral and written communication skills and knowledge and understanding of the principles of networking, computing, telecom-munications, video conferencing and data center management.

Salary: $47,500 annually, plus benefi ts.

Application Deadline: 10/25/10College employment application and photocopies of transcripts required.Position details and application available at: www.fgc.edu

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Lake City Fl 32025-2007Phone (386) 754-4314

Fax (386) 754-4814E-Mail: humanr@fgc.edu

FGC is accredited by the Commission onColleges of the Southern Association of Colleges

and Schools. VP/ADA/EA/EO College inEducation and Employment

Randall Crawford

Call Randall if you are interested in buying or selling

904-483-7981

Just Reduced! $120,900Almost brand new 3/2 home on 1.02 acres, this home has a very open fl oor

plan.

3/2 POOL HOME! $155,900Remodeled pool home in Macclenny II. New fl ooring and a brand new kitchen!

The University of Florida (UF) College of Medicine – Jacksonville is recruiting two Community Liaisons in the Department of Pediatrics to assist in conducting the NIH-sponsored National Children’s Study (NCS). These liaisons will work in the Baker County community and collaboratively with other UF, Baker County Health Department and Batelle Inc. study personnel. Community Liaisons should have a BA or MA educational degree, be able to understand and articulate the goals of the NCS, be able to communicate well with large groups, and be able to establish individual rapport with all Baker County residents. Prior experience in research studies would improve candidacy. In order to be considered for this position please apply on-line at the University of Florida website www.jobs.ufl.edu referencing requisition number 0805972 or 0805983 by 10/7/10. Please contact Dr. Mark Hudak at 904/244-3508 if you have any questions. The University of Florida is an Equal Opportunity Institution.

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SPORTSThe Baker County Press

Page

18SEPTEMBER 23, 2010

BOB GERARD | SPORTS

Going into Friday’s Baker/Bradford game there were all kinds of potential story lines.

The battle between two unde-feated teams.

A contest between a pair of high-scoring spread offenses.

Two first-year coaches with something to prove.

The oldest rivalry on either team’s schedule.

Any of those or a combination of all would have worked nicely. But instead what we got was good old fashioned smash-mouth foot-ball.

The 14-0 Wildcat win was more of a heavyweight bout where two good defenses hurled haymakers at each other all night long. This wasn’t a game you’d expect out of a couple of spread teams, full of finesse and offen-sive imagination.

In fact, there was very little of-fense at all.

Neither team really could get the best of the other’s stingy de-fense.

The Cats offense began on a high note, striking first with an impressive eight play, 60-yard drive capped by Jeremy Wan-namaker’s 2-yard touchdown plunge and PAT.

Then the game bogged down as the half wore on.

“It was good for the kids to be in a game like that,” said Coach Ryan Sulkowski. “I’ve been telling them that any team can beat you if you don’t show up to play.”

Sulkowski continues to be un-happy with some of the mental miscues that his team has been producing.

“I have a whole lot of plays in the playbook when it is second and 4, but I don’t have many for when it is second and 24. We have to cut down on the penal-ties,” he said.

Don’t get me wrong — it was plenty exciting. Both teams threatened on several occa-sions in the half, but the de-fenses stepped up and shut them down. If you like a good game of hard-nosed football this was the contest for you. The Wildcat de-fense, led by middle linebacker Dakimby Hogan, put on another exciting show.

Bradford drove into Wildcat territory late in the half, thanks to a pass from Austin Chipoletti to

Tremaine Harris. But the Wild-cat front line turned around with a pair of sacks to stop them cold. Corey Mercer and Jarred Lee burst in to trap Chipoletti on the first sack, then William Wheeler and Brandon Williams dropped the quarterback to force a punt.

The Wildcat defense stifled the Bradford running game in the first half. The Tornadoes could get nowhere, going into the locker room with negative 11 yards on the ground.

Chipoletti had a little more success through the air with 76 yards passing at the half.

The second half followed much the same pattern. There were moments of promise but the defense continued to rise up. The Cats had a long pass play go through the hands of the receiver and penalties hampered the Tor-nadoes.

Bradford looked dangerous on its second series when run-ning back Dexter Clayton broke through the first line of defense and ran 65 yards into Wildcat territory. Clayton and the Tor-nadoes made it all the way to the Wildcat 15 before they were pushed back by a determined

BCHS defense. In the end the drive came up empty after Mau-rice Baker stopped the Tornado runner on fourth down at the 19-yard line.

The Wildcat defense was sti-fling. Besides the long Clayton run, they clogged the middle and swarmed to the ball when the Tornadoes tried to bounce it out-side. Hogan, who pilots the de-fense from his middle linebacker position, had probably his best game of the season.

It wasn’t until the fourth quar-ter that the Wildcats struck again. The Tornadoes got a face mask penalty on a punt return that gave the Cats the ball in Bradford territory at the 45-yard line.

Three straight Wannamaker runs pushed the ball to the 22 and Ruben Jackson split the dis-tance in half with a rush to the 11. Wannamaker tested the Tor-nado defense three times before he forced the ball over from the 1 yard line.

Kickoff is at 7:30 pm at Me-morial Stadium.

The Wildcat JV got back on the winning track this week, de-feating West Nassau 22-14.

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Brandon Willams tackles a Tornado rusher.

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Wildcats quarterback Jeremy Wannamaker approaches Bradford tacklers during the September 17 win over the Tornadoes.

It was a ‘heavyweight’ gameCats beatBradfordhere, 14-0

Here’s a look at how teams on the Wildcat football schedule fared last weekend.

The Ribault Trojans continued to struggle, losing to Sandlewood 34-8. Trojan quarterback Damian Fleming was harassed all night by the Saints whose balanced running and passing game opened up Ribault’s defense. Fleming connected with Charles Brown for 126 yards of pass-ing offense.

Suwannee County was pummeled by Fort White 52-22 behind 232 yards rushing from Alexis Blake. The Indian running game could not be stopped by the Bulldogs, who fall to 1-2 on the season.

Trinity Christian got off to a great start against powerful Madison County, racking up a 16-point lead, but then somebody woke up the Cowboys and they galloped to a 42-16 victory. The Cowboys held An-drew Buie to just 47 yards rushing on the game.

Baldwin fell to Paxon 30-22.The Raines Vikings had an open week, as did Alachua Santa Fe and

West Nassau.

How opponents fared

What a difference a year can make.

A year ago the Ribault Trojans, Baker High’s opponent this week, were one of the teams to beat in the district. They defeated Raines and gave the Wildcats a very hard game before losing 28-14.

Quarterback Damian Flem-ing had a lot of weapons at his disposal and it took a tiebreaker defeat to keep them from the dis-trict title.

Fleming is still there for the Trojans, but little else is the same. Graduation and a continued F grade spell attrition and an 0-2 start to the season. The shocking thing is that it hasn’t even been a close 0-2. The Trojans have been out-scored by a whopping 94-7.

That has to be a hard pill to swallow for a team with as much success as Ribault. It has to be particularly hard for a talented quarterback like Fleming, who can run and throw the ball.

They started off the season with a humiliating 60-0 defeat at the hands of neighborhood rival First Coast. The Trojans couldn’t manage any offense and couldn’t stop the Buccaneers.

The Trojans were able to move the ball but two costly intercep-

tions for touchdowns and an inability to score in First Coast territory stopped them cold. The rebuilding defense was unable to stop the balanced First Coast of-fense.

Fleming managed only 50 yards passing on the night.

The passing game was a little more effective in a 34-7 loss to Sandelwood. The combination of Fleming and Charles Brown gave the Trojans their only touchdown so far this season, a 63-yard hookup.

Last season Fleming averaged 180 yards a game passing, but success has been lacking. The fact that Ribault’s first two losses have come at the hands of much bigger schools might have them looking forward to testing them-selves against the Wildcats.

But they are once again facing a team with a balanced offense, and though the Cats had a harder time generating offensive punch against Bradford than they did against Crescent City and Trin-ity, they are still 3-0 and very dangerous.

There is plenty to play for since this is the first district contest for both Baker High and Ribault.

First district gamehere against Ribault