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The 8th Annual Law Enforcement SpecialOlympics Torch Run was a huge success from be-ginning to end this year in Hamilton County.Statewide each year, over 5,000 law enforcement

officers carry the torch on a 1,500 mile relaythrough 67 counties in Florida to benefit the ath-letes of Special Olympics Florida. The event is heldprior to the Special Olympics Florida State SummerGames. The intrastate torch relay begins in March and

culminates at the opening ceremonies at Disney

ESPN Wide World of Sports in Lake Bueau Vistaon May 16-17. Officers from around the state jointogether to bring the Flame of Hope into the stadi-um.

Barbecue kicks off eventOn March 28, Hamilton CI kicked off the event

with a barbecue at the Hamilton County Women’s

Participants gather on the Hamilton County Courthouse steps for a group photo. -Photo: Joyce Marie Taylor

Prelude to state summer games at ESPN Wide World of Sports

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The Hamilton County Alcohol andOther Drug Prevention Coalition heldtheir 7th Annual Fundraiser GolfTournament on Friday, April 25, atFlorida Gateway Golf & Country Clubin Jasper.Registration began at 8:30 a.m. fol-

lowed by a shotgun start at 9 a.m. A to-tal of 28 golfers, seven teams with fourgolfers each, hit the links on a some-what overcast morning, but nonethe-

County Clerk Greg Godwin prepares to hit a“hole in one”...maybe. -Photo: Joyce Marie Taylor

Coalition GolfTournament

28 golfers hit the links“fore” our youth

The employees of the Jasper, Jen-nings and White Springs Post Officeswill participate in the annual national“Stamp Out Hunger” Food Drive onSaturday, May 10. For letter carriers inHamilton County, this will be the 11thyear the letter carriers and their cus-tomers have participated in this annu-al event.

‘Stamp Out Hunger’Food Drive is Saturday


In honor of Earth Day, Rachel Silver from theSoutheast Rural Community Assistance Project(SERCAP) arrived on the campus of CentralHamilton Elementary School (CHE) on Friday,April 25, to engage the students in the art of re-cycling during their lunchtime.In February of 2013, Hamilton County School

Superintendent Thomas Moffses designatedCHE as the Recycling Pilot Project for HamiltonCounty. Silver arrived at CHE on Friday, April25, over a year later, with 28 recycle bins to con-duct the kick-off for the program. Each of thegreen recycling bins has the distinguishablewhite triangle recycle symbol. The goal of theproject, Silver explained, is three-fold: 1) Assist Hamilton County to increase its to-

tal recycling rate from the current 19 percent tothe state goal of 75 percent by the year 2020. 2) Educate the children on the benefits of re-

cycling and howthey can make apositive impact inHamilton Countyon a daily basis byrecycling at school,

Program kicked off April 28

Rachel Silver with some of the kids from CHE and the new recycle binsthat will be placed in each classroom. -Photo: Joyce Marie Taylor

CHE students “go green” with recycling project

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Community stakeholders, regionalstate departments, and representativesfrom the Florida Department of Econom-ic Opportunity (DEO) met on Friday,

April 25, to continue the process of map-ping assets of the town of White Springs,as part of the Competitive Florida Part-nership pilot program. The town of White Springs was select-

White Springs focuseson eco-tourism

Stakeholders in Competitive Florida PartnershipProgram conduct asset mapping

(L-R) Helen Miller, Bob Farley, Anita Rivers, Walter McKenzie, Sherri Martin, Julie Dennis, RandyOgburn and Rhett Bullard. -Photo: Joyce Marie Taylor

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A Jasper shetland pony(Sneaky) was the charac-ter "Little Black" from astory written by WalterFarley titled, “LittleBlack, A Pony”, at Uni-versity of Florida’s (UF)book days event onThursday and Friday,April 24-25, called,“Horse Tales” at the UFhorse teaching unit in

Sneaky goesto college forUF Book DaysHis best friend Coryplays Big Red

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Center in Jasper. Theevent was coordinatedby Lieutenant KathyCurry and co-coordinat-ed by Sergeant L.Hunter. Hamilton CI staff

raised $516 from sales ofthe meals and thosefunds went toward thisworthy cause. Staff alsosold Special Olympicsmerchandise and partic-ipated in the Torch Runand the passing of thetorch.Curry said all the par-

ticipants assisting withthe preparation of thebarbecue volunteeredtheir services andworked diligently tomake it a great success. “The cooking volun-

teers started prepara-tions early in the morn-ing with delicious yel-low rice and chicken,green beans, mac-n-cheese, bread rolls,brownies and canneddrinks,” said Curry. Special thanks go out

to the assisting volun-teers: Mrs. Mary Jack-

son-Godbolt, Sergeant L.Hunter, Officer E.Robinson, Officer Y.Wheeler, Ms. C. Wilson,Ms. C. Carodine, Ms. C.Gandy.Warden T.D. Ander-

son and the administra-tion team formed a serv-ing line to assist in get-ting everyone fed ontime during their lunchhour.Food Service Depart-

ment (Ms. C. Wilson)also provided trans-portation for deliveriesto the requested loca-tions. All proceeds fromthe Kick-off Barbecuewere submitted to Spe-cial Olympics Florida.“There was over-

whelming support fromnon-security depart-ments (OIT, Programsand Food Service), com-munity businesses andother state / local coun-ty departments,” saidCurry.

Torch RunThe Torch Run itself

got off to an excitingstart at 2 p.m. on Tues-day, April 22, whenSuwannee passed on the

torch to Hamilton at theSuwannee River divid-ing line between the twocounties.The next morning,

Wednesday, April 23,the torch arrived at theHamilton County HighSchool (HCHS) campuswhere the weather wasperfect for the openingceremonies. A prayerwas offered by HCHSstudent Jristin Smith andthen Officer Akins fromthe Jasper Police Depart-ment (JAPD) and SchoolResource Officer DeputyThomas from the Hamil-ton County Sheriff's Of-fice (HCSO) passed thetorch off to runnersLance Griner, Lloyd An-drews, Delondra Knight,Amari Speights, andEmmitt Dowels.Later that morning,

HCSO Sheriff HarrellReid and his deputies,JAPD Chief Jeff McGuireand his officers, Hamil-ton CI Assistant WardenB. Mallard, Col. Stewart,Sergeant Emily Lump-kin and the HCSO Ex-plorers, HCHS JROTC,officers from the Depart-

Special Olympics Torch RunContinued From Page 1A ment of Corrections and

the Department of Agri-culture, as well as Spe-cial Olympics athletesmet in downtown Jasperfor the torch run to thecounty courthouse.HCSO, JAPD and Ag

Department vehiclesprovided traffic controlby leading the proces-sion of runners downHatley Street with thetorch held high and theAmerican flag waving.When the runners ar-rived at the courthousesteps it was time for agroup photo of all theparticipants.Lunch was provided

in the city park for allparticipants by JasperSubway, located on US129 and I-75. Manythanks to owner AlanFogg, Director of Opera-tions Dale Turner, andGeneral Manager AmyWhite and her staff.

Passing the torchThe torch's journey

continued to its next des-tination, Madison Coun-ty, where law enforce-ment officers and Madi-son DOC met the Hamil-ton County group at thecounty line bridge onHwy. 6 to pass the torchfor their run the follow-ing day, Thursday, April24.Hamilton CI’s Assis-

tant Warden B. Mallard,Colonel S.E. Stewart,Major C.E. Lane and Ma-jor M. Mitchell and staff,the Rapid ResponseTeam (RRT), SergeantEmily Lumpkin with theSheriff’s Explorers andHelen Udell with SpecialOlympics athletes car-ried the torch andpassed it to MadisonCounty at the BlueSprings Bridge (Hamil-ton / Madison Countyline).

Thanks go out toDeputy AnthonyWilliams (HCSO),Deputy D. Crutchfield(SCSO), Police Chief Jef-fery McGuire (JAPD)and Madison Police De-partment for traffic con-trol during the passingof the torch at the countylines.“A special thank you

goes out to LieutenantKathy Curry fromHamilton CI and CoachLarue Lieupo for theirhard work and dedica-tion to bring together thedifferent branches of lawenforcement for a suc-cessful event and benefitthat will end with greatrewards,” said Udell.Thanks also go out to

the Hamilton Countycommunity, GreenwoodSchool, and all the par-ticipants for their sup-port of Special OlympicsHamilton County.

Each year United WayWorldwide partnerswith the National Asso-ciation of Letter Carriersand Feeding America toaddress hunger by pro-viding food to thosemost in need. It is thelargest one-day effort tocombat hunger in theUnited States with mil-lions of families partici-pating and thousands ofletter carriers, postal em-ployees and volunteerscollecting the donations.Locally, United Way ofSuwannee Valley coor-dinates the effort withthe local post offices andagencies which receive

the contributed food. The Jasper Post Office

letter carriers and ruralroute carriers in Jenningsand White Springs inHamilton County hauledin thousands of poundsof food from their cus-tomers’ residences to theloading docks of the postoffices. The food re-ceived in HamiltonCounty is distributed tothe Hope Food Pantry,Operation at Home andlocal church foodpantries which in turnmake food available toassist those in need.“People are encour-

aged to leave a sturdybag containing non-per-ishable food such as

‘Stamp Out Hunger’ Food Drive is Saturday Continued From Page 1A canned soup, vegetables,

meats and fish, pasta,rice or cereal next to theirmail box before the regu-lar delivery on Satur-day,” Postmaster ChrisByrd said. “These wouldinclude canned tuna orchicken as well ascanned stews andpeanut butter. Please donot include any glass orperishable items.” Assisting 1,400 NALC

branches will be ruralletter carriers and otherpostal employees, plusmembers of other unionsand civic volunteers.Prime partners are thelocal United Ways, theAFL-CIO and FeedingAmerica.The Stamp Out

Hunger Food Drive hasnever been more impor-tant than in these timeswith hunger a growingproblem – affectingabout 50 million peoplearound the country, in-cluding 17 million chil-dren and nine million se-niors. The donation offood not only providesthe agencies with food toassist their clients butalso saves agency fundsthat can then be utilizedotherwise.United Way of

Suwannee Valley is acommunity impact andfundraising organiza-tion which, utilizingvolunteers on all levels,advances the commongood by identifying un-met community needsand seeking to alleviatethose needs throughUnited Way of Suwan-nee Valley initiativesand the funding of 22affiliated health and hu-man service agencies.

The torch is passed to Madison County. Courtesy photoParticipants enjoy a Subway lunch at the city park. -Photo: Joyce Marie Taylor

ATHURSDAY, MAY 8, 2014 THE JASPER NEWS, Jasper, FL

Arrest RecordEd itor's no te : The

Jasper News prints theentire arrest record . Ifyour name appears hereand you are later foundnot guilty or the chargesare dropped, we will behappy to make note ofthis in the new spaperw hen jud icial proo f ispresented to us by you orthe authorities.The following abbrevi-

ations are used below:DAC - Department of

Agriculture CommissionDOA - Department of

AgricultureDOT - Department of

TransportationFDLE - Florida Depart-

ment of Law Enforce-mentFHP - Florida High-

way PatrolFWC - Florida Fish and

Wildlife ConservationCommission

HCDTF - HamiltonCounty Drug Task ForceHCSO - Hamilton

County Sheriff's OfficeICE - Immigration and

Custom EnforcementJAPD - Jasper Police

DepartmentJNPD - Jennings Police

DepartmentOALE - Office of Agri-

cultural Law Enforce-mentP&P - Probation and

ParoleSCSO - Suwannee

County Sheriff's OfficeWSPD - White Springs

Police DepartmentMay 2, Sharlene L.

Williams, 49, Cedar ParkApt. 202, Lake City, Fla.,child abuse, battery,JNPD-Gantous

May 2, VandellaLamar Purast, 38, POBox 1152, Jasper, Fla.,

dwls habitual, vop,Hamilton Cty, vopSuwannee Cty., vopMartin Cty., FHP-Mc-Gauley

May 2, Brad EdwardHawkins, 38, 1270 BeeSt., Jennings, Fla., batterydom. violence, HCSO-Griffin

May 4, Julio Gomez-Hernandez, 21, 1347Stephens St., Jennings,Fla., no valid DL, JAPD-Harvey

May 4, ShannonDenise Hill, 37, 3658 NW96 Pl., Jasper, Fla., Pinel-las Cty. warrant, vop, 2cts., JAPD-McGauley

May 5, Louis AngelEsponda, 59, 7901 SW 64Ave., Apt. 12, So. Miami,Fla., dwls knowingly

Thousands jammed to country music at SOS Music ParkSuwannee River Jam was hopping all weekend

Submitted The 2014 Suwannee River Jam is now history but

thousands of country fans converged upon The Spir-it of the Suwannee Music Park in Live Oak April 30- May 3 to hear country artists like Brantley Gilbert,Justin Moore, Colt Ford, Montgomery Gentry, Char-lie Daniels & band, Chris Cagle, David Nail, LoCashCowboys, The Mavericks, JJ Lawhorn, The Lacs andsome 31 other artists and bands in spite of rain thefirst three days. By Saturday, the fans were still ex-cited and having the time of their lives as the last dayof the Jam dawned with beautiful Florida sunshine

and warm temperatures.Music was everywhere - on the SOS Cafe and

Restaurant deck, the 1st Street Music andSound/Budweiser Party Zone's huge stage whereJam Audition winners and several national artists.The LoCash Cowboys kept great music going steadyThursday and Friday and in the Jam field where na-tional artists rocked it out Friday and Saturdayevenings. The Jam kicked off Wednesday night,April 30 from the Music Hall with Justin Case Bandand several other artists.The rain didn't stop any performances, fans held

their ground and partied country style all weekendto their hearts' delight as the music went on and on,contests were held, a wedding took place and lots offriends and family reunions were underway.Tickets are on sale now for next year's Suwannee

River Jam. If you would like to purchase tickets nowand/or make reservations for RV parking, cabins,primitive camping or camper parking for next year'sSRJ at the SOSMP, call 386-364-1683, [email protected] or go to www.musi-cliveshere.com. The Spirit of the Suwannee MusicPark is located at 3076 95th Drive, Live Oak.

Charlie Daniels making that fiddle sing. - Photo: George Peavey

The Suwannee River Jam is for dancing, don't you know. Courtesy photo

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Last week's U.S. Supreme Court 6-2 ruling inSchuette v. Coalition to Defend Affirmative Actionet al. upheld Michigan's constitutional amend-ment that bans racial preferences in admission toits public universities. Justice Sonia Sotomayorlashed out at her colleagues in a bitter dissent, call-ing them "out of touch with reality." She went onto make the incredible argument that the amend-ment, which explicitly forbids racial discrimina-tion, itself amounts to racial discrimination. Herargument was that permissible "race-sensitive ad-missions policies," the new name for racial prefer-ences, both serve the compelling interest of ob-taining the educational benefits that flow from adiverse student body and inure people to the ben-efit of racial minorities. By the way, no one hascome up with hard evidence of the supposed "ed-ucational benefits" that come from a racially mixedstudent body, and there's mounting evidence ofharm done to minorities through academic mis-matching.

Far more important than the legal battles overracial preferences in college admissions is thequestion of why they are being called for in thefirst place. The SAT's purpose is to predict howwell a student will perform in college classes.Blacks score at least 100 points lower than whitesin each of the assessment areas -- critical reading,math and writing. Asians score higher than whitesin math and writing. SAT scores are also reportedfor Mexican-Americans, Puerto Ricans, Indiansand others. Blacks score lower than these minori-ties, who themselves score lower than whites andAsians.

If we reject the racist notion of mental inferiority

of blacks, holding that blacks can never competeacademically and that "racially sensitive" collegeadmissions are needed in perpetuity, we mustseek an explanation for their relatively poor acad-emic performance. My longtime colleague andfriend Dr. Thomas Sowell offers some evidence ina recent column, "Will Dunbar Rise Again?"(http://tinyurl.com/mjt39ks). Paul LaurenceDunbar High School was founded in 1870 as thefirst public high school in the nation for black stu-dents. As far back as 1899, when tests were givenin Washington's four academic high schools, Dun-bar students scored higher than students in two ofthe three white high schools. Over the first severaldecades of the 20th century, about 80 percent ofDunbar graduates went on to college, a percentagefar greater than that of high-school graduates ofany race in the country at large at the time. Mostblacks went to inexpensive local colleges, butamong those who went on to Ivy League and oth-er elite colleges, a significant number graduated

Phi Beta Kappa. At one time, Dunbar graduateswere admitted to Dartmouth or Harvard withouthaving to take an entrance exam. One would haveto be a lunatic to chalk up this academic success, inthe early to mid-1900s, to Sotomayor's "race-sensi-tive admissions policies."

The shame of the nation is that poor black chil-dren are trapped in terrible schools. But worsethan that is that white liberals, black politiciansand civil rights leaders, perhaps unwittingly, havetaken steps to ensure that black children remaintrapped. Sowell says, "Of all the cynical frauds ofthe Obama administration, few are so despicableas sacrificing the education of poor and minoritychildren to the interests of the teachers' unions."Attorney General Eric Holder's hostility, alongwith that of the teachers unions, toward the spreadof charter schools is just one of the signs of thatcynicism. Holder's threats against schools that dis-cipline more black students than he thinks theyshould add official support to a hostile learningenvironment.

The weakening of racial preferences in collegeadmissions can be beneficial if it can focus our at-tention on the causes of the huge gap in academicachievement between blacks and whites andAsians. Worrying about what happens whenblacks are trying to get in to college is too late -- asa matter of fact 12 years late.

Walter E. Williams is a pro fessor o f economics atGeorge Mason University. To find out more aboutWalter E. Williams and read features by o ther Cre-ators Synd icate w riters and cartoonists, visit theCreato rs Synd icate Web p age atw w w .creators.com.

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Coming end to racial preferencesOPINION

“M is for the millionthings she gave me.

O means only that she'sgrowing old.

T is for the tears sheshed to save me.

H is for her heart ofpurest gold.

E is for her eyes withlove light shining.

R is right and rightshe'll always be.

Put them all togetherthey spell MOTHER, aword that means theworld to me."

It has been nearly 50years since I learned thelittle poem I shared abovethat was written by thelate Howard Johnson.The late Mrs. Virginia D.Daniel, longtime secondgrade teacher in WhiteSprings, taught us thatpoem for a Mother's Day

program that was uti-lized not at school, but atboth the Methodist andBaptist Churches. Wehad poster boards withthe letters and "turnedthem over", as we sangthe song "MOTHER" for,you guessed it, Mother'sDay.

This coming Sundaywe honor our mothers onMother's Day, May 11.

All over the UnitedStates, many individuals,if possible, will travel tospend time with theirmother. Many will attendchurch services, somewill take their mother outfor a special meal, somewill send a card or a gift,and some will visit thecemetery and place a spe-cial remembrance on thegrave of their dearly de-parted mother.

I asked several of myreaders this week to sharewith me some memoriesregarding their mother. Iwill share them here withyou.

"If I were to write abook with thousands ofpages, I still could notwrite all the many won-derful things my motherdid for me, for us. Shewas a truly selfless lady.Our daddy died when Iwas eleven years of age,and Mama worked,made a wonderful homefor us, and was "Mother"and "Daddy" for us dur-ing our growing upyears. I miss my mothereach day. There's not aday that goes by that Idon't think of her. Shewas wonderful."

"I remember my moth-er's laughter. My motherhad the most infectiouslaugh. She had a greatsense of humor and shealways tried to find hu-mor in situations. Shewas so much fun. Friendsalways wanted to cometo my house, becauseMama made it a truly funevent. My friends wantedher to join in and playgames with us or just "becrazy" with us. My moth-er, very, very special in-deed. I do miss her."

"When I think ofMama, I think aboutwhat she sacrificed for us.I know there were thingsshe wanted to do, but shenever mentioned them.Her aim, her goal, washer children and her fam-ily. They came first withher. Mama was kind andcompassionate, but shecould be tough as nails,too. There were things onwhich she would not wa-ver. You were going to goto Sunday School andchurch each Sunday. Noquestion about that. Youwere going to answergrown people by saying,"Yes, ma'am” and “No,ma'am" and "Yes, sir”and “No, sir.” Mama wasall about showing theproper respect and onSaturdays you were go-ing to help her with a

number of householdchores. This was onlyright, since she workedpart time. She alwaysmade the Saturdaychores worth it by cook-ing something special forus. My mama. She waswonderful.”

"I watched my mama athousand times come upwith original ideas aboutmy daddy's business andfarming operations. Shewas not only a wonderfulcook and housekeeper,but Mama was a "keen"business person. She keptall daddy's books and sheknew probably moreabout what was "onhand" for the business atany given time than him.I watched her manytimes come up with won-derful ideas. She wouldsit him down and theywould talk about theseideas, and nine times outof ten he used them.When the idea was suc-cessful, she always pre-sented it to the world thatit was HIS idea. Iwatched her do it time af-ter time after time. Iasked her one time,"Mama, don't you everwant to take credit forthese ideas? We knowwho comes up with theseideas." She told me, "Whogets the credit is notwhat's important in afamily, baby girl. Love iswhat's important. It's themost important. Yourdaddy and I love eachother, and we love all ofyou."

"My mama was neverhappier than when shewas working in her flow-ers and in her yard.Mama was a good cook,but she did love diggingin the yard and plantingflowers. She had a wholesection of the yard thatshe called the friendshipsection. This was a sec-tion that contained plantsand flowers given to herby good friends. In thedays of my childhood,folks actually visited. Of-ten when visits wereshared, a friend wouldadmire a plant in your

yard and you would digthem up some to takehome, or give them a cut-ting. Each spring,whenthe flowers bloom I thinkof Mama."

"Mama could look atyou and tell whether ornot you were telling thetruth. She could hear it inyour voice on the tele-phone. I asked her once,"Mama how do youknow?" She said, "I knowmy children". Until I hadchildren of my own, Ididn't know what Mamameant. Now I do."

"I can remember Mamastaying up until all hoursof the night making ourschool clothes or churchclothes. She loved to sewand she was an expertseamstress. The lastsound we would hear be-fore we would drift off tosleep would be the soundof that Singer sewing ma-chine."

"I miss my mama morethan I can say. I tellfriends of mine whenthey sometimes fussabout their mama, whatthey are having to do fortheir mama, or whatever,wait until your mama isgone. They won't knowuntil they do lose theirmother. I would giveanything to have mineback for just a little while.I do miss her."

"Mama was not one tosay, "Wait until your dad-dy gets home." She tookcare of business when itcame to discipline, andshe could make a switchsing when she had to. Iloved Mama dearly, but Irespected her as highly asI loved her dearly. Shewas MAMA, and thatmeant many times mak-ing unpopular decisions.The problem I see withmany modern day par-ents is they are more in-terested in being theirchild's friend. If you are agood parent, you are veryoften not going to win apopularity contest. Doingwhat is right for children.Teaching them the rightthings is not always pop-ular. "

“I remember when Iwas away in the militaryserving in Viet Nam.There was not a day thatpassed that my mamadid not write to me. Itmight not be but a fewlines, but each day whenmail call came, I knewMama was going towrite. She never missedONE day. A letter cameeach day."

Well, that ends my arti-cle this week on Mother'sDay. There have beenmany quotes, many ob-servations made about"Mothers". I will give youone of my own, and thispretty well sums it up forme. I am not being a totalfundamentalist here, justoffering an observationabout the tremendouslove of a mother. Whenthe Savior went to Cal-vary and hung on a cruelcross, as He hung theredying, there were manywho were absent fromthe foot of the cross. Mostof his disciples had scat-tered. Peter had deniedhim three times. I canshare with you one whowas there, his mother.

I think about that veryoften. How hard it was towatch her child die thatkind of death and yet,there she was right upuntil the end. And thatdear friends sums up thelove of a mother. It does-n't end even in death, itgoes on and on and on.

There are those whowill celebrate Mother'sDay with their belovedmother. Others will re-member their mother andthink of her, as she hasgone on to be with theLord. Either way, thelegacy of love lives onand that's what Mother'sDay is all about, love.

Wishing all our won-derful Mothers a veryHappy Mother's Day thiscoming Sunday.

From the Eight MileStill on the WoodpeckerRoute north of WhiteSprings, wishing you aday filled with joy, peace,and, above all, lots of loveand laughter.

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After last week's article somehave asked questions aboutchurch government, I want toshare what W. A. Criswell had tosay about the differences ofchurch government. “Since thefirst century, a number of differ-ent forms of church polity havedeveloped. In general, though,three principal types of churchgovernment have been mostcommon in the history of Chris-tianity. One is the episcopalian, com-

ing from the Greek word episko-pos, which means bishop oroverseer. In this form of govern-ment, authority rests with thebishops. These bishops presideover a number of individualchurches, and they alone haveauthority to ordain to the min-istry. In many cases, episco-palian bodies argue that there isa succession of function and au-thority from the apostles to thebishops of the present. MostCatholic and Anglican commu-nions, as well as some others,have a episcopal form of churchgovernment.Another type of church govern-

ment is the presbyterian, comingfrom the Greek word pres-

buteros, which means elder anddescribes government by a coun-cil or presbytery made up of el-ders. Modern Presbyterianchurches practice this type ofpolity.A third type of church govern-

ment is congregationalism. Inthis form of government, authori-ty rests with the membership atlarge, the congregation. Congre-gationalism stresses the indepen-dence of the local church and thepriesthood of the believer. High-er human authority within thechurch or over the churches is de-nied, and pastors are regarded asfull-time servants – not churchmanagers. Baptists are amongthose bodies that practice congre-gational polity.All of these types of church

government can claim some sup-port from the New Testament.We should keep in mind that Godhas blessed sincere believers ofevery persuasion through theyears. Still, we want to discover,as best we can, the New Testa-ment pattern of church govern-ment.The New Testament does not

give detailed instructions aboutchurch government. Because wemust find the proper pattern inbits and pieces, three notable fea-tures of the early church are ex-plained here.First, churches in the New Tes-

tament are represented as local,independent, autonomous bod-ies of believers. There is no evi-dence that any outside authoritywas imposed on the local church-es, except by the apostles, whoseteaching was binding. As theapostles' doctrine became morewidely known and as the apos-

tles themselves began to passfrom the scene, the church's au-tonomy became more apparent.Moreover, except for occasionalreference to the church as thebody of Christ, that is, all the re-deemed, the word church is onlyused in the New Testament for alocal assembly. Strictly speak-ing, there is no such thing as theBaptist Church, only Baptistchurches. Not until the third andfourth centuries did churches be-gin to submit to outside authori-ty and institutional organization.Second, it is apparent that the

government of the local churchof the New Testament was in thehands of all the people ratherthan in the hands of a smallgroup of rulers. Paul addressedhis letters to entire congregations(Rom.1:7; 1st Cor. 1:10), as he didspecific instructions about neces-sary church practices (1st Cor.11:2) and doctrine (Gal. 3:1-2; 1stTim. 3:15). Other New Testa-ment writers did the same (1stPet. 1:1; Jude 3). Third, although the New Testa-

ment churches never appeared aspart of an organization that couldexercise control over them, theydid associate with one another.Normally, their cooperation wasfor benevolent, fraternal, or mis-sions causes (Acts 11:22-26; Rom.16:3-5; 2nd Cor. 9:1-2) but neveras a form of government.”But remember no government

is any better than its leaders, ormore Godly.

Hugh G. SherrillPastor, Philipp i Baptist Church

1444 SE County Rd 18, Lake City, FL

[email protected]

This week we begin ourattempt to become suc-cessful “peacemakers”(Matthew 5:9) by learningconflict resolution strate-gies and how to put theminto practice. We have es-tablished that conflict isnot only inevitable, butalso a necessary part of ourlives that can bring aboutneeded change. Last weekwe defined conflict as adisagreement where peo-ple believe their interestsare being threatened.Now, let’s start by investi-gating one of the mostpopular conflict resolutionstrategies: avoidance.Two questions I hope wecan answer this week are“What does this strategylook like in action?” and“Can it be used successful-ly?”In conflict resolution,

avoidance is the strategythat seeks to put off con-flict indefinitely. By ignor-ing the problem, theavoider hopes the conflictwill resolve itself without aconfrontation. This strate-gy is a favorite among peo-ple who panic at any signof conflict and see it onlyas a negative. Some go sofar as to make avoidingconfrontation the primarygoal above resolving theconflict. People who favorthis strategy will often saythings like: “I just can’tdeal with it” and “I don’twant to talk about it.” A prime example of

avoidance in the Bible isfound in the story of Jacoband Esau. (Genesis 25-33)Jacob and Esau were inconflict over the birthrightof the firstborn and theirfather’s deathbed blessing.Traditionally, both shouldhave belonged to Esau asthe oldest son. However,in a weak moment, Esausold his birthright to Jacobfor a bowl of stew. Later,Jacob tricked their dyingfather into giving him theblessing that should havebeen Esau’s. Needless tosay, Esau was not happyabout this turn of events.Genesis 27:41 reports:“Esau held a grudgeagainst Jacob because ofthe blessing his father hadgiven him. He said to him-self, ‘The days of mourn-

HEART MATTERS

Is Church Leadership Failing – Part 2

ing for my father are near;then I will kill my brotherJacob.’” (NIV) Obviously,now would not be the timeto sit down and have a dis-cussion with Esau. Like-wise, Jacob was probablynot mature enough to takeresponsibility for hiswrong actions either.Avoidance is a good op-tion in this moment.So, Jacob runs. He packs

up and leaves town in or-der to avoid facing Esau’swrath. This is what theavoidance strategy lookslike in action. Stay awayfrom the person or peoplewith whom you have theconflict. Whether youblock them on Facebook,change your phone num-ber, or simply refuse tohave a conversation aboutwhat your differences are,avoidance dodges and es-capes. Can this strategy beused successfully? That alldepends on your goal: Ifyour priority is to avoidconflict at all costs, then Isuppose this will be yourstrategy of choice. How-ever, avoiding conflict is afar cry from resolving it.In order to resolve conflict,there must be a time forboth people/parties tocome together and face theproblem. Jacob and Esauwere able to accomplishthis after about twentyyears had passed. (SeeGenesis 32-33) In order to use avoid-

ance successfully, itshould be viewed as atemporary solution thatgives time for both partiesto cool their anger, or toconsider the problem a lit-tle longer. Afterward,communication can hope-fully pave the way for res-olution. Permanent avoid-ance prevents resolutionfrom occurring and fostersunforgiveness andgrudges-not great optionsfor peacemakers. Becauseevery heart matters…

Blessings, AngieFollow Angie on Twit-

ter: Angie Land@HeartMttrs

Heart Matters is a weeklycolumn written by AngieLand, Director of the FamilyLife Ministries o f theLafayette Baptist Associa-tion, where she teaches biblestudies, leads marriage andfamily conferences and of-fers biblical counseling to in-dividuals, couples and fami-lies. Contact Angie withquestions or comments [email protected]

Dear editor,

Each year, National Nurses Week is celebrated be-ginning May 6 and ending May 12 on FlorenceNightingale's birthday. National Nurses Week is oneof the nation's largest health care events, recognizingthe contributions and commitments nurses makeand educating the public about the significant workthey perform.This year, the theme of National Nurses Week is

“Nurses Leading the Way.” Today, more than ever,nurses are at the forefront of transforming thechanging state of health care. This week, the NorthFlorida/South Georgia Veterans Health System(NF/SGVHS) would like to honor these dedicatedmen and women. VA nurses are an integral part of our health care

team. Every day, they provide leadership, advocacyand exceptional clinical care to meet the health care

needs of our patients. Veterans and their familiesrely on our nurses for their compassionate and pro-fessional care. National Nurses Week gives us achance to recognize the contributions of these healthcare providers who are at the heart of our health caresystem.Please join me in celebrating our VA nurses who

serve this country by providing quality patient careto all of America’s Veterans. Sandra Sparks, MS, BSN, RN, NEA-BCActing Associate Director for Patient Care ServicesNorth Florida/South Georgia Veterans Health

System

Thomas Wisnieski, MPA, FACHEDirector

North Florida/South Georgia Veterans HealthSystem

FROM OUR READERS


OPINIONEmails: Never ending entertainment

Dwain Walden The Moultrie Observer

I continue to find entertain-ment in emails especiallythose that are trying to sellme something or asking mefor my vote.

That said, let me tell youthat I don’t know much aboutwines. I know that some aredark, some are white, somecome with corks and somehave screw-on caps. I also know that some are real-ly old and cost a lot of money. You can even buywine in cardboard containers, kind of like Yoohoos.

Today I got an offer where I can buy premiumwines for less than $10 a bottle, and it will be deliv-ered to my house. From what little I know aboutthis, I’m guessing that 2013 was a very good year.

I’ve seen wine experts on television who can tastea wine and tell you the year, the vineyard and whatfood it goes with best. I’ve also seen commentatorswho can listen to a politician and tell if he’s a De-mocrat, a Republican, a liberal, a conservative andwhether or not he has a mistress. And much likewines, the older ones apparently cost more.

From what I can tell, expensive wines go with ex-pensive meals. I have no idea what kind of wine isappropriate with salmon croquettes, but since fish

are involved, I would guess white. But not an ex-pensive white. I think this is where the screw-oncap or the cardboard container comes in.

Now I’m not going to order any of this $9.95 abottle wine even though it sounds like a good deal.A friend of mine has given me some very goodhomemade wine. It comes in pint jars. So far it hasgone well with any meal. It’s made from blackber-ries.

Now expensive, very-aged wines are not madefrom blackberries. They are made from grapes. Onenight I watched a TV special on wines and this onefellow’s wine cellar stock was valued at several mil-lion dollars. Of course he was a collector. He in-vested in wines like some people might invest ingold coins, real estate or vintage comic books. Hehad one bottle that he said dated back to the Revo-lutionary War. Can you imagine popping that corkand partaking of an elixir that was around whenPaul Revere made his famous ride? You hold theempty bottle to your ear and hear, “The British arecoming! The British are coming!”

I wondered if this collector ever had nightmaresabout earthquakes or a home invasion by a hordeof winos.

I tried making wine once. I did not do well. Therecipe I used involved burying it in the ground toferment. After I tasted it, I put it back in theground, but not in its container. So I agree that

wine making is a fine art and mine turned out to bemore of a velvet Elvis. I was coloring by the num-bers.

So much for wines.Then there was this pop-up on my internet

screen. It screamed, “Let’s take our country back!”It was in bold letters. Red, white and blue.

So I clicked on it fully expecting to see some veryangry Cherokee, Seminole, Comanche and Sioux.But no! It was a campaign flyer from two politi-cians from somewhere in New Mexico (home of theApache.)

Funny how perspectives are formed on such sub-jects.

“Let’s take our country back!”So how many times have you heard that battle

cry? It’s a favorite piece of political rhetoric. It playswell for anyone who has little use for followupquestions such as, “Who are we taking it backfrom?

I recall a few years back when a big national farmleader was using a similar slogan. If my memoryserves me well, he wound up selling his farm landto the Arabs, who — as Forrest Gump said — hadmore money than Davy Crockett. They probablyhad some very old pomegranate wine as well.

Dwain Walden is ed itor/ publisher o f The Moul-trie Observer, 229-985-4545. Email:[email protected].

Mother’s Day GospelExtravaganza Concert

Featuring “The Original Supreme Angels”. Alsoappearing is The Creek Boyz from Ashburn, Ga.,Jonathan Valencia (Christian rapper) from Adel,

Ga. and Jada (praise dancer). This will be on Sun-day, May 11. Doors open at 5 p.m. Good time at 6p.m. Located at Ernest Courtoy Civic Center, 1129N.W. 4th St., Jasper. For more information contact

Missionary P. Jefferson at 386-792-3247.

Haven Hospice recognizesLake City volunteers

Dr. Dave Lawson recognized as Palatka Volunteer of the Year

Lake City – Dr. DaveLawson was the recipi-ent of the Haven HospiceVolunteer of the YearAward for the Lake Cityservice area during thevolunteer appreciationluncheon and awardsevent at the Haven Hos-pice Suwannee ValleyCare Center on April 18.

Dr. Dave Lawson (left) was the Haven Hospicevolunteer of the award winner for the Lake Cityservice area.

At Haven Hospice, thestaff and volunteers arethe difference andHaven especially recog-nizes volunteers for theirhard work and dedica-tion during the month ofApril (April 6 to 13, 2014was National VolunteerWeek).

Volunteers are a vital

member of the HospiceCare Team. They pro-vide companionship,support and assistance topatients residing athome, in assisted livingfacilities, nursing homes,hospitals and any ofHaven’s five, free-stand-ing care centers. Theyalso reach out to grievingfamilies, help staff theAttic Resale stores andserve on special eventcommittees. Haven isproud to have more than800 community membersdedicating their time andtalents to patients andfamilies in 18-countiesacross North Florida.

Other volunteers whowere recognized for theLake City area are:

Melbe Brinkley – CareCenter

Joan Coalman – Patientand Caregiver

Judith Mundy – Ad-ministrative

Diane Parks - AtticRadiant in Red Chap-

ter of the Lake City RedHat Society – Communi-ty Outreach

About Haven Hospice:Haven Hospice is yournot-for-profit communityhospice organizationproviding services since1979 and licensed inFlorida since 1980.Haven is North Florida'sexpert in end-of-life andpalliative care, receivingnational recognition as aCircle of Life Award Re-cipient from the Ameri-can Hospital Associationfor its excellence and in-novation. Haven has alsobeen recognized as aFlorida Pacesetter for itsleadership in promotingadvance directives. Formore than 35 yearsHaven has had the honorand privilege to servemore than 68,000 patientsand families in NorthFlorida. For more infor-mation, visitwww.havenhospice.orgor call 800-727-1889.

Help Jasper UMCprovide supplies

More than 300 peoplewere part of historySept. 18, 2012 when theyattended the officialGround Breaking Cere-mony for the MadisonYouth Ranch which willserve as the North Cam-pus for the Florida Unit-ed Methodist Children'sHome.

The Ranch will serveas the North Campus ofthe Florida UnitedMethodist Children’sHome near Orlando. It isbeing built on 300 acresof donated land in Pinet-ta and will serve chil-dren from across thestate, most from NorthFlorida.

The Florida UnitedMethodist Children’sHome in Central Floridahas been serving ne-glected, abused, andtroubled children formore than 100 years,providing care to an av-erage of nearly 400 chil-dren each month. Ser-vices include foster, resi-dential, therapeutic andemergency shelter carealong with a communitychild care center and in-dependent living assis-tance. The MadisonYouth Ranch will in-clude residential andtherapeutic care andplans for equine-assistedtherapy.

After months ofprayer, labor and sup-port, the Youth Ranch isnear completion and isscheduled to open thissummer. Now it is timeto gather householditems and bedding tooutfit the homes for thechildren. There will betwo homes open first,followed by four more.Each home can house 12children. Jasper First

United MethodistChurch is sponsoring ahome to help providethese basic items.

A Wal-Mart Wish ListRegistry (housewarm-ing) for the purchase ofbasic items for the chil-dren's house. Anyonewho would like to helpwith this exciting projectis invited to participate.Any items purchasedonline will be shippeddirectly to the Children'sHome. Because youneed to have a Wal-Martaccount to set up a WishList, Lesleigh Butts hasset up this registry asLesleigh Butts/MadisonYouth Ranch and she isacting as coordinator forJasper First Methodist.

To access the Wish Listsign on to Walmart.com,click on Registry at thetop of the page, from thelist that drops down -choose Wish List, thenlook for Find A WishList and click on that. Inthe First Name field en-ter Madison, in the LastName field enter Youthand then click the "Find"button. Click on theWish List that appearswith Lesleigh Butts co-recipient Madison YouthRanch and scroll downto see the items on theWish List. Click on theitem and proceed withpurchase. (Any beddingitems be sure you chooseTWIN size). At checkoutbe sure to mark the itemship to home and it willautomatically ship to theChildren's Home ad-dress.

For any further ques-tions or information call386-792-0904.

The deadline is May 31for purchases to be sub-mitted.

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5439 SW US Hwy 41 Ste.B Jasper, Florida • 386-638-9998 Fax 386-792-9365 864519

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BIG OR SMALL

CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH 11320 C.R. 6 East Jasper FL 32052

Pastor: Rev. Ronald Prueter Home: 386-938-5912

Church: 386-792-3267

Morning Service: Sunday School.....................10:00 a.m. Worship.................................11:00 a.m. Childrenʼs Church.................11:00 a.m. Evening Training Union...........6:00 p.m. Worship...................................7:00 p.m.

Wednesday Worship...................................6:00 p.m.

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ADVENT CHRISTIAN

BAPTIST (Southern)

FIRST ADVENT CHRISTIAN N.W. 15th Avenue Jasper

Rev. Wayne Sullivan Sunday

Sunday School......................10:00 a.m. Morning Worship..................11:00 a.m.

Wednesday Bible Study.............................7:00 p.m.

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FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH “Where Friends become Family”

207 N.E. 2nd Street, Jasper 792-2658 Pastor: Roger Hutto

Sunday Sunday School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9:45 a.m. Morning Worship . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11:00 a.m. Evening Worship . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6:00 p.m.

Wednesday Supper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6:00 p.m. Children, Youth & Adult Program s6 :30 p.m.

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NEW HOPE BAPTIST CHURCH SR 6 West, 6592 NW 48th St.,

Jennings, FL 32053 938-5611

Pastor: Jeff Cordero

Sunday School...............................10:00 a.m. Morning Worship...........................11:00 a.m. Evening Worship...........................6:00 p.m.

Youth Happening, Mission Friends, R&A & GA ..........................6:00 p.m.

Wednesday Prayer Meeting, Teen Kids, Youth........6:00 p.m.

Van pick-up upon request

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NON-DENOMINATIONAL BURNHAM CHRISTIAN CHURCH

4520 NW CR 146, Jennings, FL 32053 938-1265

Pastor: Johnny Brown Sunday

Sunday School..............................9:45 a.m. Worship.......................................11:00 a.m. Evening Service............................6:00 p.m.

Wednesday Youth Program...............................5:30 p.m.

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To list your church on our church directory, please call Brenda at

386-362-1734

CATHOLIC CHURCH ST. THERESE CATHOLIC CHURCH Three miles north of Jasper U.S. 41 P.O. Box 890, Jasper, FL 32052 Rectory U.S. 90 E., Live Oak, FL

(386) 364-1108 Saturday MASS 4:00 p.m.

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PRESBYTERIAN FIRST UNITED METHODIST

CHURCH 405 Central Ave., Jasper, FL

Pastor - Dale Ames Phone - 386-792-1122

Sunday Sunday School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9:45 a.m. Morning Worship . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11:00 a.m.

Wednesday

Family Night Dinner 3rd Wednesday Clothes Closet 4th Saturday 1-5pm

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METHODIST BAPTIST (Southern) FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 204 N.W. 3rd Avenue, Jasper 792-2258

Pastor: Sheldon Steen SUNDAY

Sunday School………………10:00 a.m. Worship Service……………11:00 a.m. Y outh Ministries……………4:00 p.m. 1st & 3rd Middle High • 2nd & 4th Elementary

WEDNESDAY Choir Practice…………………7:00 p.m.

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Hamilton CountyHigh School was wellrepresented at the finalstate level track and fieldcompetitions on Fri-day, May 2. Athletes thatqualified to compete atstate finals are:

Madihah Tomoney,Girls high jump

Monique Bryant, Girlslong jump

LaMarcus Webb:100m,200m, and 4x100relay

Malik Robinson, De-Marus Webb and TreyNorris for 4x100 relay.

Alex Banner qualifiedas alternate for 4x100 re-lay.

Coach Hall and coachLarue are very proud ofall of the athletes thatcompeted in Track andField this season, withmany of the entire teamsucceeding by improv-ing their "personal bests "at each meet.

Monique Bryant, afreshman from WhiteSprings, and a first sea-son track and field ath-lete, placed fifth in theentire state in the girlslong jump. Malik Robin-son is also a WhiteSprings resident. WhiteSprings is proud of thesetwo exceptional students

Track and fieldshines at state

Boys 4x100 finishes 4th Monique Bryant, afreshman, placed 5th in state girls long jump

DeathNotices

Alen Lee Pierce

Mr. Alen Lee Pierce,30, a resident of Jasper,Fla., passed away Sun-day, May 4, 2014, inNorth Florida RegionalMedical Center inGainesville, Fla.

D.M. Udell and Son ofD.M. Udell FuneralHome are in charge of allarrangements.

Alma Bryant

Mrs. Alma Bryant, 99,a resident of Lake City,Fla., passed away May 6,2014, in Haven Hospicein Lake City, Fla.

D.M. Udell and Son ofD.M. Udell FuneralHome are in charge of allarrangements.

SPORTS

and athletes.The boys 4x100 fin-

ished fourth in thestate. An outstanding ac-complishment.

Hamilton County waswell represented bythese outstanding stu-dent-athletes.

Dr. James L. SnyderAnother year has gone

by and I find myself fac-ing the same quandary Ifaced last year. I was hop-ing somehow this yearwould be different, but,alas, it is not. Many peo-ple complain about howfast things are changing, Icomplain about thosethings that do not changeat all.

Interestingly, the thingsyou want to changerefuse to do so and thethings you want to staythe same never do. I wishsomeone would figureout how to reverse this te-dious trend of life. I haveworked on it but to nosuccess.

I am referring to the an-nual Mother's Day cardfetish. I am not surewhere this started or why,but I have my suspicions.I think we can safely ruleout husbands and men assuspects.

I could see a man doingit one year, but to do ityear after year is not with-in the scope of a man'sability. If a man doessomething one time and itis successful he neverchances doing it the sec-ond time when it may bea failure.

Now we have on ourhands tremendous pres-sure to purchase a yearlyMother's Day card. Whenit comes to card buying, Isimply do not knowwhere to go. Oh, I knowwhere to get them; I sim-ply do not know whichone to purchase.

If it was up to me, andlet me point out veryquickly, it is not, I wouldhave one card for saleeach year. Maybe I wouldmodify the card each yearand perhaps write some-thing different in it, buthow many ways can yousay "Happy Mother'sDay?"

To be efficient thechoice would only be oneMother's Day card peryear.

As it stands (and I wishit would sit down and restfor a while), there aremore Mother's Day cardsthan stars in the heavens.It is virtually impossible

to pick out the rightMother's Day card. Since Ido not keep up with thelatest trends in this regardI am at quite a disadvan-tage.

One year I tried to rem-edy my Mother's Daycard-buying dilemma bybuying a box of 50 cardsthat were on sale right af-ter Mother's Day. Ithought I had hit themother lode, so to speak.

With this purchase, Ihad enough Mother's Daycards to last my entire life-time. Unless, of course, Ilive to be 129.

This lasted for twoyears.

The first year I present-ed my Mother's Day cardto my wife and she gaveme all kinds of smiles andhugs. I was relieved tohave solved a big prob-lem in my home. I nowcould rest and focus onsolving other problems inmy life, of which there aremany.

It was the second yearthat kicked me in theteeth.

As usual, that year, Ipresented my wife withher Mother's Day card.Trust me; I was not fullygeared up for the re-sponse I got. I was expect-ing smiles and hugs likethe year before. What Igot was a glare and ashrug.

She looked at me andsaid something I shallnever forget. "Isn't this thesame card you gave melast year?"

How do wives remem-ber these things? The onlyreason I knew it was thesame card as last year is Ihad more just like it in thebox it came from.

Apparently, good pro-tocol rules out giving thesame card two years in arow. Who knew? I didn't.

To have a problem un-solved is a very nerve-racking experience, to besure. Now I must go backand start the whole Moth-er's Day card buyingprocess over again.

This brings me to thesecond part of myquandary.

When did it becomenecessary for husbands to

My Mother's Day card quandarybuy their wives Mother'sDay cards?

Sure, she washes myclothes, cooks my mealsand bosses me about. Shestill is not my mother.

It starts out rather inno-cently enough as mostthings do. Then, in myopinion, it gets out ofhand.

When the children startcoming into the home it isquite natural, becausethey are too young tomake such important de-cisions, for the father tobuy the Mother's Daycard on behalf of the chil-

dren.I still remember that

first Mother's Day card.Our first baby was onlyseven months old andhad no idea what was go-ing on in the world oreven in the home.

I gave my wife her firstMother's Day card. Shewas so excited. Becauseshe was excited, so was I.This is where the wholenonsense starts.

What I want to know iswhen do husbands stopbuying Mother's Daycards for their wives?Looking back over my ex-

perience, I can see no waywhere I can opt out of thisannual event.

The last child in ourhome left more than 15years ago and still I findmyself under the awe-some pressure of pur-chasing a Mother's Daycard for my wife. Whendo the children take con-trol of this yearly respon-sibility?

In spite of myquandary, it is importantto honor both fathers andmothers.

"Honour thy father andmother; (which is the first

commandment withpromise;) That it may bewell with thee, and thoumayest live long on theearth" (Ephesians 6:2-3).

Would anybody wantto buy a box of 48 Moth-er's Day cards, cheap?

Rev. James L. Snyder ispastor of the Family ofGod Fellowship, PO Box831313, Ocala, FL 34483.He lives with his wife,Martha, in Silver SpringsShores. Call him at 1-866-552-2543 or [email protected] orwebsite www.jamessny-derministries.com.


May Day at CentralRain didn't stop Pre-K from celebrating May Day with a little dance around the maypole.

It must be May Day at Central.

Round and round they go.

A little bit of rain didn’t dampen the kids’ spirits.

One more time around the Maypole!

Planning Council proclaims May 3-11, 2014 as

Travel and Tourism WeekGainesville, FL – The week of May 3-11, 2014 was

proclaimed as Travel and Tourism Week by theNorth Central Florida Regional Planning Councilat their meeting on April 24, 2014. The Council isactively engaged in promoting the Natural NorthFlorida region as a destination for nature and her-itage based tourism through the activities of TheOriginal Florida Tourism Task Force. The TaskForce was created as a part of the Council 22 yearsago. It is now a 10-county independent tourismmarketing interlocal agreement organization. Themission of The Original Florida Tourism TaskForce is to “Promote the natural, historic, and cul-tural attractions of the north central Florida regionto increase the number of visitors and extend theirstay.” The goal is to enhance the economy, image,and quality of life of the area through expandedrevenues and employment opportunities.

The Council, in partnership with economic de-velopment organizations and local governments,promotes regional strategies, partnerships and so-lutions to strengthen the economic competitive-ness and quality of life of the 11 counties and 33 in-corporated municipalities in the north central por-tion of Florida. The Council, whose members arelocal elected officials and gubernatorial ap-pointees, administers a variety of state and federalprograms for north central Florida includingAlachua, Bradford, Columbia, Dixie, Gilchrist,Hamilton, Lafayette, Madison, Suwannee, Taylorand Union counties. Programs include develop-ment of the Comprehensive Economic Develop-ment Strategy, the Strategic Regional Policy Plan,technical assistance to local governments in devel-opment of comprehensive plans, land develop-ment regulations and grant management, and ad-ministration of developments of regional impact,local mitigation strategies, hazardous materials,homeland security and economic developmentprograms. In addition, the Council staffs the Met-ropolitan Transportation Planning Organizationfor the Gainesville Urbanized Area, the North Cen-tral Florida Local Emergency Planning Committee,the North Central Florida Regional Hazardous Ma-terials Response Team and The Original FloridaTourism Task Force.

The Council’s offices are located in Gainesville.More information about the Council can be foundat ncfrpc.org.

Alzheimer’s disease trainingLAKE CITY, FL —Alzheimer’s Disease and Re-

lated Disorders Training will be offered to the pub-lic including facility staff and family caregivers onThursday, May 22, at 8:30 to 4:30 p.m. at the WingsEducation Center, 857 SW Main Blvd (Lake CityPlaza). The training, facilitated by Larry Geiger, astate approved provider will offer an overview ofAlzheimer’s Training Levels I and 2. This trainingis provided as a community service and is offeredto all at no charge. Lunch will be provided. For in-formation or to register (by May 20th), contact Lar-ry Geiger at 755-7714 Ext. 2411 or 866-642-0962.

Hospice of Citrus and the Nature Coast, licensed1985, is a nonprofit charitable organization whichprovides comprehensively responsive and com-passionate end-of-life services to the terminally illand their families in 12 counties of north centralFlorida. For more information about services andprograms, call 866-642-0962 or visit www.hospice-ofcitrus.org.

SRWMD GoverningBoard meetings

On Tuesday, May 13, the Suwannee River WaterManagement District's Governing Board will meetat 9 a.m. at District Headquarters, 9225 CR 49, LiveOak. The meeting is to consider District businessand conduct public hearings on regulatory, real es-tate, and other various matters. A workshop willfollow after the Governing Board meeting. A copyof the agenda may be obtained by visiting the Dis-trict’s website at www.mysuwanneeriver.com.

All meetings, workshops, and hearings are opento the public.

Hamilton Countyclass of 1974

You are being honored at “our 40th class reunion”.Date: May 31, 2014

Place: Civic Center, JasperTime: 7 p.m. until 12 a.m.

Come out and enjoy an evening with your class-mates. There will be T-shirts on sale for $8.

PUBLIC NOTICE The Interim Administrator, SVTA has announced that the meeting of the SVTA Board of Directors will be on May 13, 2014 at 6:00 P.M. The location of this meeting will be at the SVTA HQ Building, 1907 Voyles St. SW, Live Oak, Florida 32064.

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The City of Jasper will hold a public hearing on the final reading of Ordinance 14-03-01:

AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO SPECIAL EVENTS WITHIN THE INCORP- ORATED AREAS OF THE CITY OF JASPER, FLORIDA; PROVIDING HOURS OF OPERATION OF SPECIAL EVENTS AND REGULATIONS; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

The Public Hearing will be held at the regular City Council meeting on Monday, May 12, 2014 at 6:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers, 208 West Hatley Street, Jasper, Florida, 32052.

All concerned citizens are invited to attend and be heard.

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For more information call Brenda

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special graduate in our “2014 Graduation Preview.”

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2014 Hamilton County 4-H/TropicanaPublic Speaking Program

Submitted by Heather Futch, 4-H/ FCS Agent in Hamilton CountyThe development of life skills among youth is a

primary goal for the 4-H Youth Development Pro-gram. While oral communication skills are amongthe skills most commonly associated with produc-tive living, they are not as heavily emphasized aswriting, reading and computing. In order to enhancethese skills in a high number of Hamilton Countyyouth, the UF/IFAS Extension Hamilton County 4-H Youth Development Program and Tropicana of-fered the 4-H/Tropicana Public Speaking Programto all fourth, fifth and sixth grade students. Hamil-ton County schools, public and private, have recog-nized the importance of communicating effectively,and have endorsed the inclusion of this publicspeaking education program in the curriculum for4th, 5th, and 6th graders. The 4-H/Tropicana Public Speaking Program be-

gan in 1969 in Manatee County, location of Tropi-cana's main office. Prior to 1986 the program wasconducted in the 4th, 5th, and 6th grades in eightFlorida counties. In 2005 Hamilton County joinedmany other counties all over the state of Florida par-ticipating in the 4-H/Tropicana Public SpeakingProgram. During the past couple of months, approx-imately 400 students of Hamilton County participat-ed in this program In addition, countless volunteers helped students

and approximately 22 teachers served as 4-H PublicSpeaking Project leaders by setting aside part oftheir classroom time to help students research, orga-

nize, practice, critique and present speeches, andcountless numbers of parents helped at home. As an integral part of this contest, Tropicana pro-

vided development and printing of all materials in-cluding teacher lesson plans, student brochures, etc.Tropicana also provided ribbons, medallions andplaques for participants at various levels of the com-petition. Six groups participated in the 4-H Tropicana

Speaking Contest this year: South Hamilton Elemen-tary, Corinth Christian Academy, North HamiltonElementary, Central Hamilton Elementary, Hamil-ton County Virtual School District, and 4-H F.I.S.H. Fourth grade school winners included: Triston

Carter, 4-H FISH; Bodeisha Cherry, South HamiltonElementary; Alex Hernandez, Corinth ChristianAcademy; Bailey Swayze, Central Hamilton Elemen-tary; and Jenna Tolle, North Hamilton Elementary. Fifth grade school winners were as follows:

Alexander Fouraker, Hamilton County VirtualSchool District; Rachel Fry, 4-H FISH; Kayla Mar-shall, North Hamilton Elementary; TJ Squires,Corinth Christian Academy; Keerin Swayze, CentralHamilton Elementary; and Azaria Thompkins,South Hamilton Elementary. Sixth grade school winners included: Nigel Cher-

ry, South Hamilton Elementary; Logan McCulley,North Hamilton Elementary; Malachi Perez, CentralHamilton Elementary; and Kyla Watson, CorinthChristian Academy. This year’s county competition was held on April

29, at the Hamilton County High School Auditori-

um. Five fourth graders, six fifth graders, and foursixth graders competed to decide the county winnerfor each level. Ms. Futch welcomed everyone and in-troduced each speaker. Judges were Becky Bennett,Brian Estevez, and Greg Hicks. Youth spoke on anumber of different things including animals,sports, family, cancer and various historic topics. Judges tallied the scores and Mrs. Jan Hunter with

Hamilton County School District provided refresh-ments for those attending. The presentation ofawards was made by Heather Futch, UF/IFAS Ex-tension Hamilton County 4-H Youth Develop-ment/FCS Agent. Fourth grade county winners were 1st Place Jenna

Tolle, 2nd Place Bodeisha Cherry, 3rd Place TristonCarter, and Honorable Mention Alex Hernandez. Fifth grade county winners were 1st Place Alexan-

der Fouraker, 2nd Place Rachel Fry, 3rd Place TJSquires, and Honorable Mention Azaria Thompkins. Sixth grade county winners were 1st Place Logan

McCulley, 2nd Place Kyla Watson, 3rd Place MalachiPerez, and Honorable Mention Nigel Cherry. All winners received plaques provided by Tropi-

cana. All participants in the 4-H/Tropicana Hamil-ton County Contest were given the opportunity toparticipate in the district level contest with othercounty winners from Madison, Gilchrist, Suwannee,Levy, Dixie, Taylor, and Lafayette counties on May3, in Bell at District IV 4-H District Events. First placewinners were also awarded an all expenses paid tripto 4-H Camp Cherry Lake, with Hamilton County 4-H, June 16-20.

Bodeisha Cherry shares a cheer during her speechabout her love of cheerleading.

Alex Hernandez educates the crowd about snakes during his speech.

The beautiful cake provided by Mrs. Jan Hunter andher niece, Regina Carter, with our 4-H/Tropicanalogo.

Fourth Grade Participants (L-R): Jenna Tolle, Bodeisha Cherry, Triston Carter, Alex Hernandez, BaileySwayze.

Fifth Grade Participants (L-R): Alexander Fouraker, Rachel Fry, TJ Squires, Azaria Thompkins, KaylaMarshall, Keerin Swayze.

Sixth Grade Participants (L-R): Logan McCulley, Kyla Watson, Malachi Perez, Nigel Cherry.


34th Annual Florida BicycleSafari visits White Springs

The 34th Annual Florida Bicycle Safari spon-sored by Florida Freewheelers visited WhiteSprings on the first day (April 26) of its six-day cy-cling adventure through North Florida and SouthGeorgia. The six day Safari is limited to 250 riders.For those riders who could not do the full sixdays, a three day option was offered.The first two days of the Safari were based at the

Suwannee County Fairgrounds in Live Oak. Dif-ferent routes were offered each day with severalmileage options – 60 miles on Saturday to WhiteSprings, and 100 miles on Sunday. On Monday(April 28), while the three-day cyclists looped backto Live Oak, the six-day riders headed north past

the town of Madison. The Safari camped at theCherry Lake campground for three nights. Differ-ent routes were featured each day, again with sev-eral mileage options, and included another centu-ry on Tuesday (April 29).In White Springs, the cyclists were welcomed by

Mayor Helen Miller at the Suwannee Bicycle Asso-ciation headquarters on historic Bridge Street.Miller, an advocate for eco-tourism in the tri-coun-ty area of Columbia, Hamilton and Suwanneecounties, interviewed riders. Many first-time visitors to White Springs com-

mented on the excellent road conditions and color-ful wildflowers between Live Oak and White

Springs, as well as the opportunity to view theworld famous Suwannee River. Several riders sug-gested that White Springs would benefit fromposting area real estate available for retirementand second homes. While many riders on Safari were from Florida

and Georgia, all the interviewees selected at ran-dom were from a greater distance. PhiladelphiaPa., Baltimore Md., Detroit and St. Joe-BentonHarbor MI, as well as bike clubs in Alabama,Delaware, Illinois, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Mis-souri, North Carolina, Ohio, South Carolina, Ten-nessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia and Wis-consin.

Mayor Helen Miller interviews cyclists in White Springs.

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Four generations celebrateRichard Tennis's 85th birthday

Richard "R.J." Tennis ofWhite Springs was surprisedwith a lunch celebrating his85th birthday at the historicTelford Hotel Restaurant onSaturday, April 26. The specialbirthday party was organizedby his daughter Vicky Orona,

granddaughter Tifani Hoodand her husband J.P. Hood,and great-grandson ElijahHood. Also taken by surprisewas Ruth Tennis, R.J.'s wife.

Friends and family enjoyedthe Telford buffet, which wasfollowed by a delicious birth-

day cake marking R.J.'s 85year milestone.

The lively partygoers in-cluded Mayor Helen Millerand her husband Ed Miller,Jan and Jim Palm, Vickie Grif-fin, Teddy Bear and JamesLane.

Richard Tennis, Elijah Hood, Ruth Tennis, Tifani Hood and Vicky Orona celebrate a milestone birthday.

ed on Jan. 6, as one ofonly four rural commu-nities in the state to par-ticipate in the first yearof the Competitive Flori-da Partnership Program.The other three commu-nities are the city of PortSt. Joe, the city of New-berry, and Desoto Coun-ty.

As a pilot community,White Springs accepteda support package fromthe state that included aDEO team to facilitatethe process, $40,000 intechnical assistancegrant funding for assetmapping and a casestudy that will be com-pleted on June 30, aswell as travel fundingfor two communitymembers to attend col-laboration meetingswith the other three pilotcommunities. Membersof the DEO team areJulie Dennis, Matt Pre-ston, Sherri Martin andValerie Jenkins.

“The CompetitiveFlorida Partnership pro-vides our rural commu-nities with the tools theyneed to work togetherand encourage economicdevelopment through-out the state,” GovernorRick Scott said at the on-set of the project.

The objective of theprogram is to value andmarket local assets andset realistic goals for ad-vancing economic de-velopment, as well asdesign and develop in-novative strategies topromote partnerships,community design, anda viable local economy.

The White Springsgroup has held severalmeetings since the kick-off on Feb. 1. At theApril 25 meeting thegroup broke out intofour separate teams whotoured and took pho-tographs of specificpoints of interest withinthe town, after whichthey met up again at thecommunity center tobring their viewpoints toa collaborative table fordiscussion. The DEOteam will take every-thing discussed and pre-pare a final case study,which will then be pro-vided to the stakehold-ers that will detail theDEO team's recommen-dations.

“Our purpose here isto look for untapped po-tential, look for thingsthat could be improved,and identify resources

that as a state agency wehave access to,” saidDennis.

Each group summa-rized their findings andbelow is a snapshot oftheir assessments:

Positives• The historic charm of

the town.• An excellent location

for tourism.• The new library.• An abundance of

natural resources.• Walkable down-

town.• Prime logistical area

with I-75, I-10, US 41 andthe railroad.

• Two state parks(Stephen Foster and BigShoals).

• Suwannee BicycleAssociation headquar-tered in town.

• Public boat ramp.• State hiking trails

run through town.• Reopening of

Telford Hotel/Restau-rant.

• Future relocation ofold Gulf Oil building inJasper to White Springsfor use as a museum.

Negatives• Low ad valorem tax

base, e.g. not enough res-idents and property val-ues too low.

• No signage on majorhighways directing newvisitors to the town.

• Not enough market-ing of the town.

• Lack of services, suchas a pharmacy, walk-inclinic, grocery store, edu-cation.

• Lack of availablejobs.

• Industrial truck traf-fic through the middle oftown could be a safety is-sue.

• U n d e r - u t i l i z e dfarmer's market at the I-75 interchange.

• Closing of SouthHamilton Elementary ifplans move forward forconsolidation.

• Lack of buildingavailability.

• Lack of lodging/ac-commodations.

• Lack of town rev-enue to hire designatedfull time marketing per-son for tourism center.

Jordan Green from theFlorida Department ofTransportation (FDOT)was in attendance and headdressed the signage is-sue (or lack thereof)along the major high-ways leading into WhiteSprings. He said FDOThad plans in the worksseveral years ago to placedecorative signs depict-ing birding and canoeing

trails on I-75 and I-10 thatwould direct people toWhite Springs.

“We were ready tomove forward withthose, but we had to getfederal highway ap-proval because they wereon the interstate system,”said Green. “We coordi-nated with our folks inTallahassee and the nextthing you know we hadto send them to Chica-go.”

FDOT's request wasdenied by the Chicagooffice, even thoughFDOT was prepared tomaintain the signs,Green explained. He alsosaid he would commit togiving it another shotwith the federal highwayfolks.

Inexpensive and doable projects

• Improve signage.• Community clean up

day (mow, pick up trash,etc.).

• Interlocal agreementbetween Suwannee, Co-lumbia and Hamiltoncounties to runwater/sewer lines out toI-75 interchange.

• Create partnershipbetween local businessesto provide discounts tovisitors during events.

Recommendations• Keep new business-

es/structures uniform inline with historic natureof town, such as setbacksfor front porches.

• Renovate and pre-serve historic homes.

• Add Genoa indus-trial park to list of assets.

• Move town hall tomore accessible locationon US 41.

• Agree on a brandingslogan for the town ofWhite Springs.

• Utilize free webspace on Visit Florida formarketing.

• Create more eventsand activities, such asrunning competitionsand outdoor concerts onweekly basis.

• Open more Bed-n-Breakfast locations intown to accommodatevisitors.

• Utilize DelegalBuilding as a Trail Headand bring in retail busi-nesses; grant fundingmight be available forrestoration.

• Work with Wind-stream to beautify areaaround their building,which sits next to the Ah-moglee Okalee Park.

• Reactivate the“Main Street” programthrough the Florida De-partment of State.

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and hopefully at home.3. Demonstrate a cost

savings to the school dis-trict by reducing the fre-quency of trash pickup,while increasing that ofrecycling pick up, whichis less costly than trashpickup.

The bins were madeavailable to the schoolthrough a grant provid-ed by United States De-partment of Agriculture-Rural Development(USDA-RD) as part ofSERCAP's “Water isLife” Foundationthrough the USDA.

“It will be a cost sav-ings for the school and itwill also help Florida getto their goal of 75 per-cent by the year 2020,”said Silver. “HamiltonCounty is at 19 percentand they need to get to75 percent by 2020.”

The idea, Silver said, isto get one school to startrecycling, whereby, theywill see cost savings intrash pickup. She said itwas hard to get into the

county, but she was gladto finally be there to pro-mote the recycling pro-ject.

By getting young ele-mentary students en-gaged in the concept ofrecycling, the hope isthat they will continueas they get older, as wellas encourage their fami-lies to participate, Silverexplained. The cost ofrecycling versus regulartrash pickup saves abouta third in waste collec-tion costs, she added. InSumter County wherethe schools have alreadybegun recycling, Silversaid they estimatedabout a $25,000 savingsin the first year.

“If they don't have theinfrastructure to recycle,it changes things,” sheadded.

Right now in Hamil-ton County, Silver said,there is a recycling cen-ter at the local dump,however, residents haveto bring their recycledwaste there.

Marty Sanders fromthe local USDA office

was on hand at CHE tohelp support the projectas Silver gave a shortpresentation to each ofthe grade levels as theyenjoyed their lunch, be-ginning with the Pre-Kkids at 11 a.m. Silver ex-plained to the childrenwhat items could be re-cycled, such as paperproducts, bottles andaluminum cans, afterwhich she opened it upto questions. The curi-ous grade schoolersseemed intrigued withthe project and askedmany questions.

“You can make a dif-ference,” Silver told thekids. “You can make adifference by puttinganything recyclable intothis green bin.”

The recycle programat CHE officially kickedoff on Monday, April 28,and each classroom nowhas one of the green re-cycle bins for students totake advantage of bytossing in recyclableitems, rather than justdumping everythinginto trash bins.

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• Invest in low-incomeareas of town to promotecommunity pride.

• Utilize social mediato promote town.

• Expand volunteerbase to surroundingcounties, as well as localhigh school.

• Take advantage ofinternship programs andWorkforce summer pro-grams to get free help.

• Develop a leader-ship program to recruityoung people.

Town Manager BobFarley noted that withoutthe community's help involunteering for pastevents, those events

would not have been assuccessful.

“This is a partner-ship,” said Farley of theregional aspect of theproject. “We need helpfrom the surrounding ar-eas. We all do. The prob-lem is, I'm trying to robPeter to pay Paul, be-cause they don't haveany money.”

With just over $66,000collected from ad val-orem taxes annually,which goes into the gen-eral fund for the town ofWhite Springs, there isn'tanything left over to in-vest in economic devel-opment, Farley ex-

plained.Martin said, “Think

hard about collaborationwith other counties. Theregionalism is what's go-ing to help you all moveforward, but it has to be acollaborative effort.Everybody has to put alltheir self-serving inter-ests aside. We have allgot to pull together anddo it.”

Mayor Helen Millersummed it up saying,“We are small, but we aremaking progress here.This is a beautiful placeon Planet Earth and it isworth saving and work-ing for.”

Round table discussions on the town's assets.

Gainesville. UF hosts the Horse Tales

Literacy Project, a firstgrade reading program,which is all about horsesinspiring children to readand succeed.

Over 1,000 first gradersvisited UF and got to meetand greet Little Black andlearn about the book “Lit-tle Black Pony” and theimportance of learning toread. They learned howimportant the role of read-ing plays in feeding and

taking care of their equinefriend, the horse.

Sneaky is owned byHamilton County Cham-ber of Commerce memberCindy Eatmon, who saidshe was excited thatSneaky was chosen to playthe role of Little Black, aswell as getting to spendtwo days at UF sharing herlove for horses and read-ing. Sneaky was accompa-nied by his best pasturefriend Cory, also one ofEatmon’s horses, whoplayed the character of BigRed.

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Shetland pony Sneaky goes to college. Courtesy photo


Coalition Golf Tournament scenes

Crystal Eudy and Grace McDonald man the check-in desk.

Trophies and door prizes awaited the golfers insidethe banquet room.

All the lady golfers posed for a picture. -Photos: Joyce Marie Taylor

Greg Godwin led the group in prayer before the tournament began.

Live Oak City Administrator Kerry Waldron (left) and Hamilton County SchoolBoard member Gary Godwin (right) are ready to hit some balls.

Just a few of the hole sponsors.

This lady golfer gets ready for a putt.

Golf themed cupcakes made a beautifully decoratedcenterpiece at this table.


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$14,500 for this in Butterfield Acres. Located in Dowling Park. Call Nelda hatcher, 386-688-8067 MLS #84194 WATERFRONT- .61 ac on the Suwannee. $16,000. Running Springs Bluff. Sherrel McCall. 386-688-7563 MLS #83823 LOI ESTATE- Not far from Live Oak. Quiet and peaceful, ready for you to build your dream home or modular home. Owner financing is available. Several 5 acre lots to choose from, starting at $17,900. Call Ri c Donovan, 386-590-1298. MLS# 83062 RIVER COMMUNITY- Get away at the beautiful Withlacoochee River. 2/2. Less than 1000 ft to concrete boat ramp. $24,900. David Mincey. 386-590-0157. MLS#83259 Hamilton. OWNER FINANCING- Nice 3/2 SWMH on 4 wooded acres in O’Brian. REDUCED to $39,900. David Mincey. 386-590-0157. MLS# 83985. O’Brian, Fl. JUST LISTED- 1993, 1500+sqft, 5/2 DWMH on 2 ac in O’Brian. Priced at just $59,900. Call Sylvia Newell, 383-590-2498 MLS# 86927 GREAT STARTER HOME- 427 N. Clarke St. May, city water, large lot (210’x175’), several storage buildings, workshop, & carport, 3/1, close to schools & shopping. $61,200. Call Glenda McCall 386-209-2544 MLS#84283 BEAUTIFUL- 4/2, 1900+sqft cedar home with great location. Convenient to schools and shopping. Large walk-in closet in master bedroom, oversized windows, screened in back porch, 32x40 shelter. $145,000 MLS#86327 BANK OWNED- 200 acres just minutes from Live Oak. Great mixture of planted pines and natural hardwoods. Paved road frontage. $2,250 per acre. William Golightly. 386-590-6681 MLS# 86784

REDUCED - TWO HOMES on 16+ acres w/ immaculate 3/1, looks new inside & out, 5 outbuildings, also a 1993 totally renovated DWMH, fenced & cross fenced. $149,900. Sylvia Newell 386-590-2498 MLS# 82405

TRUE- 4 bedroom home! 4 bedrooms, 2 1/2 baths with over 23000 SQFT. Family room with wood burning fireplace, formal dining room and 2 car garage. Located within city limits. $165,000. Call Kellie Shirah. 386-208-3847. MLS# 85317

CUSTOM BUILT- 3/2, 1,500+ SQFT, 1+ ac, 10’x21’ deck overlooking beautiful secluded setting, 500+ sqft bonus room, much, much more! Only 5 minutes to shopping and school. $199,000. Call Glenda McCall. 386-208-5244 MLS# 84276

PERFECT LOCATION - 5+ ac edge of Live Oak, no restrictions, 3/2/ 2,538 sqft, 16’x34’ family room, FP, everything has been replaced/ upgraded. Custom rock waterfall/fish pond, 24’x35’ workshop/garage. $205,00. MOTIVATED SELLER. Call Glenda McCall. 36-208-5244. MLS #84258

LOCATED - on the banks of the Suwannee River just downstream from Santa Fe. Approx. 1 mile from the Santa Fe River boat camp. Complete with 2000sqft, walkway to the river, deck, and a floating boat slip. Completely furnished. $338,000 MLS #86409

CUSTOM LAKE HOME - 2900 sqft, 3/2.5 bath home. Beautiful View of the lake. Hardwood floors, pickled ceiling beams, master bedroom downstairs, 2 bedrooms upstairs with a Jack and Jill bathroom. Fully landscaped. $359,500. Call Ronnie Poole, 386-208-3175. MLS#86857

Over the river and through the woods...to holenumber one they go.

Coalition members Laura Dees, Brenda Carter and Grace McDonald take a break on the back porch of theclubhouse.

Moose Poop cookies, compliments of SpecialOlympics.

Members of the Hamilton County Sheriff's Office Explorers team were on hand to offer their services.

HOPE summer program pre-registration

in White SpringsPre-registration for the HOPE summer enrich-

ment program in White Springs is currently under-way. Parents are invited to complete the pre-regis-tration forms at town hall. The application package

includes permission slips for the Miles of SmilesDental Bus free clinic that will be available to allSouth Hamilton Elementary HOPE participants.The HOPE summer program is an 8-week, Mon-

day - Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. community ef-fort beginning June 9 and concluding on July 31. Donations for program operations may be made

to "White Springs HOPE," Town of White Springs,PO Drawer D, White Springs FL 32096.

less anxious to show offtheir golfing skills.

Members of theHamilton County Sher-iff's Explorers Post 556were on hand to helpwith the set up, alongwith the Florida Gate-way team that includedowner Raj Doobay, hisassistant Brianne Cirone,Al Krulick, StephanieKoch, Jon Carleen andRishie Doobay. Use ofthe facilities was provid-ed free of charge to theCoalition.

“We're proud to havethe Hamilton Countyteam playing here,” saidRaj Doobay. “What weneed from you guys isall the support we canget out here to keep thisgoing as a golf course.There's a lot of changeshappening, slowly, butsurely.”

Bottled water was pro-vided by Nestle and“Moose Poop” cookies –yes, you heard it right –were provided on behalfof Hamilton CountySpecial Olympics. Thecookies were made us-ing chocolate chips, oat-meal and walnuts, and ifone used their imagina-tion they could see howthe cookies got theirname.

After the last golf ballwas sunk into the 9thhole, the golfers movedinside to the clubhousefor a delightful lun-cheon, announcement ofthe tournament winnersand door prize winners.

The first place winnerswere the “Metal CoatTeam”, (Clyde Amer-son, Gary Godwin, Greg

Godwin and TedMiller).

“Who Cares” (BuckRoberts, Jimmy Morgan,Glenn Bechet and KeithMertfeld) took secondplace.

Corporate sponsorsfor the event were Gate-way Country Club andResort and Potash Cor-poration. Business spon-sors were HamiltonCounty School Boardand Superintendent,Suwannee Valley Elec-tric Cooperative, CDSFamily and BehaviorHealth, Duke Energy,First Federal Bank ofFlorida and LowndesTimber, Inc.

Hole sponsors wereJudge Sonny Scaff, Ken-neth M. Daniels, CPA,P.A., Jerry B. Smith Jr.D.M.D., Brown’s Flow-ers & Gifts, Sandy Mc-Call Printing, Inc., Hard-ee’s of Jasper, City ofJasper, Hitchcock’s Mar-ket, Hope Program ofWhite Springs, Hamil-ton County Health De-partment, HamiltonCounty ConstitutionalOfficers, Hitson Realty,Inc., Jasper Auto & Sup-ply, Harrell InsuranceCompany, KiwanisClub, Mr. and Mrs. Lar-ry Cail, Suzette Wiggins,Candidate, /BlairPayne, Public Defender,3rd Judicial Circuit, Cityof Jennings, City ofJasper, Don Fenneman& Family, SWAT ofHamilton County, 3Ways to Quit-TobaccoFree Florida, S&S FoodStores, Jim Jean Real Es-tate, Hamilton CountyChamber of Commerceand D&S Signs.

Other sponsors who

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prepared food wereDavid Goolsby and RickYoung, Property Ap-praiser’s office, SugarDumplins, SpecialOlympics (CrystalEudy), City of WhiteSprings (Helen Miller,Mayor); Jasper Hard-

ware, Laura andTrammel Dees, BrendaCarter and Grace Mc-Donald. Volunteer ser-vices were provided byExplorers Troop, Kyleand Connor Lee, andCoalition members.

The prevention coali-tion began as the Advi-

sory Council to Hamil-ton County Safe andDrug Free Schools pro-gram in the early 1900’sand evolved into a grass-roots coalition in 2003that continues today.Their mission is to re-duce substance abuseamong youth and adults

by addressing factors inthe community thatserve to increase the riskof substance abuse, ac-cording to Executive Di-rector Grace McDonald.

For more informationabout the Coalition, con-tact Grace McDonald at386-792-9388.


OUTTA’ THE WOODSMy first Osceola turkey; now it’s time to apply for gator permitsBy Tony Young

I hope everyone en-joyed a great turkey sea-son, and I am happy to re-port that I tagged-out inFlorida, finishing my sea-son in local woods, har-vesting a nice Easternwith a 9-inch beard and 11/8-inch spurs. But themost exciting part is that Itook my first Osceola on agreat hunting trip withmy wife to Martin Coun-ty, thereby getting myFlorida Slam (shootingboth subspecies of wildturkeys that reside in thestate). And what a truetrophy bird and wonder-ful vacation it was.

My old college friend,Matt McGuire, had beentrying to get Katie and meto come down to huntwith him on his goodfriend Lance Troup’s cat-tle ranch. So that’s exactlywhat we did – and thatgorgeous property didnot disappoint.

I am a lifelong Floridianand have spent the major-ity of my days hunting thered hills of the Panhandle,so this south Florida land-scape was new to me andits beauty captivating. Wewere there for a three-dayhunt, and it was on thesecond morning when westruck gold.

Matt and Katie sat in ablind we had made frompalmetto fronds withthree decoys out in front.Matt was doing the call-ing, and Katie the shoot-ing. I sat in anotherground blind 150 yards

away with no decoys, andexcept for some soft, pre-dawn tree yelps, I wasn’tgoing to make a sound. Ifthe turkeys walked theirway, perhaps Katiewould get a shot. And ifthey came my way,maybe I could.

That morning, withouthearing a single gobblefrom the tree, I turned outto be the lucky one whentwo big toms came insilent from behind meand crossed right in frontof my blind. When theopportunity presented it-self, I raised my 12-gauge870 pump and rolled thebigger of the two, andwhen I walked over andput my hands on him, Irealized my first Osceolawas also my very firstbird to qualify for theFlorida Turkey Reg-istry. One spur was 1.5inches, the other was 1.25inches, and his beard was11.25 inches. A trophygobbler in any state!

The next couple days,we continued to hunthard for a bird for Katie,but never could get onewithin shooting distancebefore we had to headback home to Tallahassee.But that’s hunting foryou. Needless to saythough, it was an incredi-ble extended weekend ofOsceola turkey hunting ina whole different habitat,and we can’t wait to goback next spring – maybefor a whole week!

Gator permit deadlinenears

Now that it’s May andturkey season in Floridais over, it’s time to applyfor gator hunting permits,and that is yet anotherhunting tradition that mywife and I love to do to-gether every year.

Have you ever won-dered how cool it wouldbe to fight and bring intothe boat a 10-foot alliga-tor? If you’ve never gatorhunted before, to me, it’sa combination of huntingand fishing.

Since 1988, the FloridaFish and Wildlife Conser-vation Commission(FWC) has offeredhunters the opportunityto take part in its annualrecreational statewide al-ligator harvest. These spe-cial hunts provide athrilling, hands-on hunt-ing adventure unlike anyother you could imagine.

Alligator season spansabout 11 weeks and al-ways runs from Aug. 15through Nov. 1. Here’show you can apply forthe more than 5,000 per-mits that will be available.

During Phase I, alliga-tor permits will be issuedby random drawing, butyou only have until May5 to apply, so hurry! Ap-plicants will be limited todrawing only one permitduring the Phase I and IIapplication periods. Youmay submit your no-costapplication at any tax col-lector’s office, licenseagent or through the In-ternet atLicense.MyFWC.com.

Phase I drawing resultswill be posted after 10a.m. EDT on May 9. Youwill have until May 19 topay the cost of the permit,if you are drawn. Anypermits not purchased bythis deadline will beavailable to apply for dur-ing Phase II.

While Phase II was pre-viously a first-come, first-served phase, it is now arandom drawing Hunterscan apply for permitsduring this phase begin-ning at 10 a.m. May 23through June 2. However,those who drew a permitin Phase I and paid for itcannot apply duringPhase II. And, hunters ap-plying during Phase IImust submit a new appli-cation.

Phase II results will beposted after 10 a.m. onJune 6. Hunters whodrew a permit during thisapplication period mustpay for it by June 16, or itwill again be placed backinto the system and beavailable for all duringPhase III.

Any permits remainingafter the first two applica-tion periods can be pur-chased during Phase IIIon a first-come, first-served basis beginning at10 a.m. on June 20 until allare sold. Anyone mayparticipate during PhaseIII – even those whobought a permit in PhaseI or II.

The cost for your firstalligator trapping licenseand two hide-validation

tags is $272 for Floridaresidents and $1,022 fornonresidents. If you hap-pen to buy an additionalpermit during Phase III, itwill cost $62, regardless ofwhether you’re a residentor not. No hunting licenseor other permits are re-quired to go gatorhuntin’.

Each permit allows youto take two alligatorsfrom whichever county orbody of water you wereawarded during a specificharvest period. You mustbe at least 18 years old byopening day, Aug. 15, topurchase one.

If you don’t have all thegear necessary and you’drather assist a friendwho’s purchased an alli-gator trapping license,you can pay just $52 for

an alligator trapping“agent” license. You don’teven have to be 18 to buyone. This license allowsyou to take alligators, butonly when you’re withyour friend who has thetags.

So if you’d like to dosome gator giggin’, visitMyFWC.com/Alligatorand click on “StatewideAlligator Hunts” for moreinformation on these ex-citing gator huntin’ op-portunities.

Here’s wishing youluck in getting drawn forwhat could be the hunt ofyour life. Remember tointroduce someone tohunting when youcan. As always, have fun,hunt safely and ethically,and we’ll see you on thewater!

Tony Young

When shopping for a home, parents often marvel at properties that feature a pool in the backyard. Once they see a pool, parents envision their kids having fun in the sun with friends and family. While days spent poolside with the family are fun, they can also be dangerous, especially for children. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, children ages 1 to 4 have the highest drowning rates, and fatal drowning is the second-leading cause of unintentional injury-related death for children ages 1 to 14 years. It’s no wonder then why parents place such a strong emphasis on pool safety. The following are some preventative measures parents can take to reduce their child’s risk of an accident in the pool. * Ensure children know how to swim. Teaching kids to swim might sound obvious, but many kids jump into pools before having any formal swimming training. But a child who has received formal swimming lessons has a significantly smaller risk of injury or drowning than one who has not received formal lessons. A 2009 study published in the Archives of Pediatrics and Medicine found that participation in formal swimming lessons can reduce the risk of drowning by 88 percent among children ages 1 to 14 years. Local community centers as well as the YMCA and even the Red Cross likely offer swimming lessons for children, so parents should take advantage of these highly effective programs. * Pay constant attention when kids are in the pool. Kids should never be left unattended when in a pool. But accidents happen even when parents are nearby. However, how quickly adults or others respond to a child in danger can have a significant impact on the outcome of an emergency situation. A study in the medical journal Pediatrics determined that the more quickly someone is able to intervene, such as administering CPR, the better the chance of improving the outcome. So parents should respond as quickly as possible whenever they suspect something has gone wrong in the pool. * Don’t rely on air-filled or foam toys. Parents should not rely on air-filled flotation devices such as “water wings” as a safety measure. Such devices can deflate, putting kids at risk, especially if parents are under the assumption that the devices are enough to keep kids safe while they man the grill or mow the lawn. Even if kids wearing flotation devices have had swimming lessons, the likelihood kids will panic and forget those lessons if the devices deflate is significant enough that parents should pay constant attention. * Do not consume alcohol. Adults should never consume alcohol while children are swimming in the pool. Alcohol can negatively affect judgement, balance and coordination, making it more difficult to respond to a pool emergency should one occur. In addition, the effects of alcohol are heightened by exposure to the sun and heat, so consuming alcohol on hot summer days while kids are swimming in the pool could be an unnecessary risk. * Put all toys away after swimming. A pool and its surrounding deck should not have toys lying around, as this only entices children to go into the pool area when Mom and Dad might not be home or watching them. A study from the Consumer Product Safety Commission found that most young children who drowned in pools were last seen in the home and had been out of sight for less than five minutes. Kids can quickly disappear, and it might be too late before parents notice their youngster has jumped into the pool unsupervised. Put all toys away once a swimming session ends, so kids don’t feel the urge to go play by the pool unsupervised. A backyard pool is both fun and potentially dangerous. A few safety measures can drastically reduce the risk of drowning or injury, but parents should remain alert and attentive whenever kids are swimming or playing around the pool.

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CAPTION: Parents should take safety measures to prevent kids from injury or drowning when swimming in a backyard pool.

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