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The Sweetest Strawberries this side of Heaven

Transition House will offer second chance

BY MARK J. CRAWFORDTelegraph Editor

Individuals with substance abuse problems will have an alternative to jail in The Transition House once plans to convert a former motel on U.S. 301 north into a treatment center are complete.

Brett D’Aoust, executive director of corrections for The Transition House, discussed plans for the facility with the county commission March 3. He said the organization has been awarded a contract by the state to build and operate the facility, which will focus on substance abuse and behavioral health treatment.

The site at 17356 Highway 301 north of Starke is — perhaps symbolically — located between a bar and a church. Once complete, D’Aoust said the facility will contain three group rooms, a separate women’s dormitory, staff offices, a dining area and multipurpose room with a kitchen, and outdoor visitation and recreation areas. The property will be fenced, but not a prison, and it will be monitored by cameras and correctional staff. However, the residents are clients, not inmates, there under a judge’s order.

Transition House will operate a diversion program for these felony drug offenders and probation violators. Of the 52 beds, up to 10 will be allocated for women, and 40 percent will be reserved for those with both

Tentative agreement on BEA contract changes


Although both sides were left wanting, it looks like negotiations between the school district and Bradford Education Association have wrapped up for the time being.

Negotiations could be reopened in the next couple of months as teachers and administrators continue to work toward agreement on evaluations and as the state sets its education budget for 2016.

More money was not a part of the package this year, although the union had asked for a step raise, a percentage increase to each step on the salary schedules and other considerations. The school board did not build more money for salaries or benefits into the budget, and money is already being spent from the fund balance to cover expenses. (See related story.)

The contract that will go before employees for ratification and then to the school board for final approval does include bereavement leave for the first time. BEA accepted the district proposal of two days to be used within 30 days of the death.


Union County High School senior Ashley O’Steen was crowned the 2015 Bradford-Union Strawberry Queen during the 53rd annual pageant held Feb. 28.

Judges also picked O’Steen as the most photogenic contestant and awarded her evening gown modeling as well. During the talent competition, she sang a version of the Miley Cyrus song “Party in the U.S.A.” while performing at the piano.

O’Steen is the daughter of Paul O’Steen of Lake Butler and was sponsored by Shatto Heating and Air Inc. and Salon Uforia. Her platform was all about helping other girls who have lost their mothers, and in response to her on-stage question, she told the judges and audience that if she had one wish, it would be to spend another day with her mom.

O’Steen is the student body vice president at UCHS, co-captain of the varsity cheerleading squad and captain of the tennis team. She envisions her future as a food scientist involved in product development.

The Strawberry Princess title went to the contestant who was also awarded for her talent, Carson Elder. Carson, who has studied jazz, ballet and modern dance, and competed in dance for eight years, performed a choreographed piece to the song “We No Speak Americano.”

School board wrestling with budget Plan to reallocate money to the general fund


The school board received an update Feb. 23 about the state of its budget, with particular attention paid to a dwindling fund balance.

School district Finance Director John Valinski said that a budget is not a static document, but one than changes and needs to be monitored throughout the year. The district began the year anticipating around $24.3 million in general fund revenue on top of a $1.57 million fund balance. Estimated expenditures of $25.4 million should be offset by a $300,000 reduction in positions, he said, as well as a $31,000 transfer of capital dollars to reimburse the general fund for enterprise software purchases, but the budget was also hit by an unexpected need to transfer $150,000 to cover expenses in the food service budget.

As of the finance workshop held last week, Valinski said his best calculations put the estimated ending fund balance for the fiscal year at around $610,000, only $514,000 of which will be uncommitted. That’s just over 2 percent of the total general fund revenue, or 1 percent behind where the state says the district should be and 2 percent behind where the school board policy says it should be.

To help begin building back the fund balance, Valinski has recommended Bradford school board members follow other counties in passing a flexible spending resolution that will allow the district to “sweep” unspent funding for categorical expenses — or funding restricted to particular categories — into the general fund. If it can do that, the board will raise its financial condition ratio closer to 3 percent by the end of the year.

School Board Member Stacey Creighton wanted a broader picture exploring how the district got to this point. Valinski didn’t have an in

depth analysis of the prior years but surmised that lower revenue, from falling enrollment, for example, and higher expenses both contributed. Creighton was concerned about overspent areas like food service and the lack of information provided to board members.

“There was no red flag, nothing mentioned to the board,” she said.

Valinski, like the current food service director, is still in his first year, and couldn’t answer that question without further research. His main focus, he said, has been the health of the general fund, but food service budget will be addressed since making it whole is impacting the general fund.

Superintendent of Schools Chad Farnsworth said everything ultimately falls back on him, but he saw no red flags regarding the food service budget either. The investigation is ongoing, but he said the focus is on making things right.

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Education scholarship available to women

The Alpha Nu Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma is offering a $500 scholarship for a Bradford-Union area female graduate and/or resident. The purpose of the scholarship is to encourage and enable them to obtain a degree in the field of education.

Applicants must be enrolled full time at an accredited college or university and accepted in to an education program.

For more information and an application, please call Iva Jean Harrell at 904-964-6186 or Sallye Scoggins at 352-468-1459. Applications are also available at Hampton Elementary School. Completed application should be returned by April 25; recipients will be awarded during a luncheon in May.

Yard sale at American Legion

The American Legion Auxiliary will hold a yard sale on Thursday and Friday, March 5 and 6, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. each day. The sale will take place at the American Legion post, 709 W. Edwards Road in Starke. Proceeds will be used to assist veterans, the Gainesville Fisher House, local nursing home and the food pantry.

World Day of Prayer March 6

Women, men and children in more than 170 countries and regions will celebrate World Day of Prayer, Friday, March 6. World Day of Prayer is an ecumenical celebration of informed prayer and prayerful action. Join in a prayer service written by the women of The Bahamas based on the idea of radical love, exemplified by the image of Jesus washing the disciples’ feet.

Locally, the service will be observed at First United Methodist Church of Starke. The service begins at 11 a.m. and will be followed by a covered dish lunch. Childcare will be available.

Friday event at Legion

The Purple Carnation Club will be hosting a Western-themed First Friday get together at the American Legion post on Connie Street in Starke on Friday, March 6, beginning at 8 p.m. They will showcase the horse riders in the area that support local events. Admission is $6. Please wear your Western attire.

For more information, please contact Deborah Sims at 904-263-3240 or Rushanda Cummings at 904-769-3098.

Led by seniors John Baier, Dana Carney and Thomas Parker, the Bradford High School Academic Team is preparing to compete in the Commissioner’s Academic Challenge, to be held April 9-11 in Orlando. The CAC is a statewide academic competition that was established in 1986. The players will be competing with teams from other districts across the state, answering questions from the areas of language arts, mathematics, science, social studies, the fine arts, world languages (French and Spanish), the humanities and technology. The team has had a successful year so far and is appreciative of John S. Cooper, P.A., the Kiwanis Club of Starke, Capital City Bank, the Bradford High School PBS Team, and the Bradford County Sheriff’s Office, whose donations and support have made this trip possible. Pictured above are (front row, l-r) John Baier, Thomas Parker, Kelsey Yates, Kristie Yates, Dana Carney, (back) Jonathon Funderburk, Aurora Holmes, Kris Padgett, Naysha Faulks, Tyler Groves and instructor Russ Overton.

Supporters sending academic team to state competition

Union and Bradford share strawberry titles

2015 Strawberry Princess Carson Elder and Strawberry Queen Ashley O’Steen were crowned Feb. 28. If you didn’t see them win, you can still see them at the Bradford County Fair next week, when the Strawberry Festival rolls around in April, and at many other events representing Bradford and Union counties over the next year. See PAGEANT, 3A

See BUDGET, 2A

See CHANCE, 3A

See CONTRACT, 5A

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A vote on the categorical funds spending resolution is expected to come up at the board’s next meeting, which has been moved to March 23 because of spring break.

Chairman Randy Jones said the Feb. 23 workshop was likely the first of several such meetings that will take place as the board prepares a budget to adopt for next year.

Food service funding

Responding to an unexpected overage of more than $200,000 in last year’s budget for food services and ongoing funding concerns, Director Linda Milliken shared some of the challenges and as well as some ideas for lowering costs and increasing revenues. The over expenditures were blamed in part on one-time computer acquisitions for the site managers by the former director (necessary to match the service line computers and software acquired through a grant), the raise employees were given last year and payouts to two retirees. Healthier foods they were required to purchase also cost more.

Milliken also said the number of meals served over the past four years have declined and with them the federal reimbursement levels. Even students eligible for free meals sometimes bring lunches from home. So far this year, however, the number of breakfasts and lunches served has gone up nearly 15 percent, she said. More choice has been a factor, and with more students eating district meals, reimbursements will increase.

Milliken is also looking at Community Eligibility Provision, a program that could qualify entire school sites for free meals based on the overall percentage of students eligible for free and reduced-price lunches. Right now, the numbers show Southside and Hampton could both qualify next year.

Director since June 2014, Milliken has been reevaluating staffing levels and looking at ideas like getting the government commodities processed into items like chicken fingers or pizza that they would normally buy from a main distributor at a higher price. Board members were at once excited and concerned about another proposal to pilot serving breakfast in the classrooms as a way of increasing the number of meals served. Currently, there isn’t time for everyone to get to school, be served breakfast and then get to class on time, Milliken said. Other schools have tried this, and Bradford is looking at it as well.

Opening up the summer food program beyond summer school to serve others in the community is another way they could make money, she said. Feeding summer programs like vacation Bible schools is also a way they can give back to the community, said the superintendent. The key is to begin getting the word out now, said Board Member Sheila Cummings, who was also enthusiastic about classroom breakfasts.

As for the budget this year, Farnsworth said they would battle back to get as close to breaking even as they can.

Allocations discussed

Personnel costs make up more than 81 percent of the budget and so the board took a preliminary look at where staffing allocations stand for next year with the help of Assistant Superintendent Lisa Prevatt.

Student count per classroom drives teacher and other allocations, but other factors are also involved. The way it looks now:

• Bradford High School is projected four positions down, two lost from basic education, one in food service and one general clerical. One retired ESE teacher is being replaced by a paraprofessional who focuses on writing individualized education plans while, freeing up the

others to focus on the students, Farnsworth said. The clerical position is being shifted from administration to fill an open position for registrar in student services.

• Bradford Middle School is down one basic education position, one part-time guidance position is not being filled, and another food service position is being cut.

• At Southside Elementary School, a paraprofessional position covered for one year by school improvement grant funds was cut. An ESE paraprofessional position is being cut based on student enrollment, and the loss of a food service position brings the total number of allocations cut to three.

• Starke Elementary is also losing an ESE paraprofessional, two custodial positions (including the head custodian position) and a food service allocation.

• Lawtey Elementary is also losing a school improvement grant paraprofessional, as well as an ESE paraprofessional and a partial position teaching ESE students due to student count. The reduction of guidance to one day a week will continue with the removal of a partial allocation there, and the half-time behavioral resource position is gone. The allocation for a clerical position that has not been filled since December is being taken away.

• Hampton Elementary is down one ESE paraprofessional.

• Bradford Intervention Center has been without one of its dropout prevention staff for the year because of funding, so that

allocation is being removed.• Bradford-Union Technical

Center is shifting federal funds to pay for a vocational education position once covered by the general fund. Similarly, they are looking at reducing a clerical allocation to part-time to relieve the general fund.

• The district office is not filling a clerical position. The plan is to cross-train data entry personnel to cover the duties. The public relations coordinator position is currently grant funded but will not continue if grant funds are not available moving forward.

• Transportation had no allocations changes listed, but there was talk of updating position descriptions and salary schedules to reflect changes in the field.

Most of the reductions went over well, but Creighton was adamant that the district take another look at filling the front desk position at the Lawtey Elementary, saying there was a safety concern if the secretary covering those duties was otherwise occupied and could not cover the intercom, clinic, visitors and other responsibilities.

“If there’s something going on in the classrooms, somebody has got to be responding to the teachers,” Creighton said. She said she’s witnessed the secretary struggle to cover everything without a clerk at the desk. “We’re asking them to do stuff that human beings can’t do.”

Prevatt talked about giving the school an OPS employee in the morning to provide relief, something the other smaller

schools do not have. Cummings didn’t agree that a four-hour position would suffice, but Board Member Erica Reddish said that could cause the other schools to want a similar allocation.

Creighton was also concerned about three people supervising two PE classes at Starke Elementary. It’s been going on all year, although she and several teachers have raised the issue. If they are looking for a place to cut, this is it, she said.

“It’s frustrating, because when you say there’s a budget issue and we have no money, they look at stuff like this and (say) we’re not being good stewards of what we have,” said Creighton.

Creighton pushed, too, for the relocation of intervention students from the district office to another campus where they would have access to a playground to spend recreational time.

“There’s just nothing up here for these kids,” she said.

Drew Andrews, director of exceptional education and student services, said this has been discussed for students the elementary level, but Farnsworth has concerns about Creighton’s suggestion for putting the secondary students at the technical center full time.

“Not all of them are ready for a woodshop class,” he said. Plus there are benefits to having them closer to the high school.

Transport board members needed

Elder Options, your Aging and Disability Resource Center, is seeking volunteers to serve on the Transportation Disadvantaged Local Coordinating Boards in Bradford, Citrus, Dixie, Gilchrist, Putnam and Union counties. These boards provide advice to community transportation coordinators on the provision of transportation services for persons unable to transport themselves because of income, age or disability. Meetings are held quarterly. Potential members should reside within the county in which they wish to serve.

Interested parties should contact Kathy Tolbert at 352-692-5214, [email protected], or by mail at

Elder Options, 100 SW 75th St., Suite 301, Gainesville, FL 32607.

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Carson is the daughter of David and Susan Elder of Starke and was sponsored by Tatum Bros. Lumber Company. Her platform was raising awareness about hunger in America. She is a People to People student ambassador and has studied abroad in eight countries. Along the way, she has learned that people around the world — especially teenagers — are very much alike.

Carson won an award for her casual wear modeling as well. The 16-year-old junior is the reigning Miss Bradford High School. Her future ambition is to

become a speech pathologist.Audience members had a

chance to vote with their dollars for their favorite contestant, and the People’s Choice Award went to princess contestant Bella Perkins. As part of the reward, she got to keep half of the money raised by the vote. Bella is the daughter of Randy and Gina McCord of Graham and was sponsored by Isabella’s Plant Nursery and SEP Builders Inc.

Princess contestant Ashley Harris was voted by her fellow contestants to be Miss Congeniality, an award based on kindness within the group. Harris is the daughter of David and Donna Harris of Raiford and was sponsored by Buckmasters.

Queen contestant Lethia

Johnson, who had a literacy-themed platform, won the interview award. Lethia is the daughter of Howard and Angela Johnson of Lake Butler and was sponsored by Springtown Automotive Inc.

Savannah Woodall was recognized for preselling more than 90 tickets to the pageant. She also won the Directors’ Award for being a model contestant. Savanna is the daughter of Scott and Chrystal Woodall of Lake Butler and was sponsored by Insulco Insulation LLC.

Bradford County Community Women Inc. runs the pageant and gave away prizes worth more than $4,000 to the contestants, including a $2,000 scholarship for the Strawberry Queen, cash

prizes, trophies, sashes, flowers, jewelry, hair and cosmetic products, photo and tanning sessions, gift certificates, and other treats.

Pageant directors Lauren VanDuzer and Tiffany Gemelli were thanked by outgoing titleholders Hannah Tucker and Bobbie Grace Barber. The directors recognized Brenda Thornton, a former contestant and longtime supporter, for all she has done for the pageant.

Amanda Giddens once again served as emcee for the evening, and the students of Kelly Christie Dance Academy helped provide entertainment.

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Strawberry Princess Carson Elder won for her talent and casual wear as well.Last year’s winner Hannah Tucker crowns new Strawberry Queen Ashley O’Steen while pageant director Lauren VanDuzer stands by with flowers and a trophy.

Princess contestant Bella Perkins was also the

People’s Choice Award winner.

Savannah Woodall took home the Directors’ Award for being a model contestant.

Contestant Lethia Johnson impressed during her

interview and received an award.

Ashley Harris, Miss Congeniality, sang during

the talent competition.

Gym open to volleyball players

The Bradford Middle School gymnasium will be open to incoming sixth-graders and current sixth- and seventh-graders who want to play volleyball. The gym will be open

from 3:45 to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, March 23¬–27. Wear comfortable clothing; no physical required.

For more information, please contact coach Eric Verunac at 904-966-6705.

substance abuse and behavioral health issues. Clients will come from Alachua, Bradford and Clay counties. While there will be a waiting list, veterans will be given preference.

The six- to eight-month residential treatment program will focus first on getting patients sober and diagnosing behavioral issues with the help of behavioral health and clinical counseling staff. In the therapeutic environment, they will also have an opportunity to learn life skills, including educational, vocational and employability training, that will help get them back on their feet and transition back into the community.

After the first few weeks of treatment and training, clients will, with the assistance of an employment counselor, spend four to six months pursuing

and working at a full-time job. They will begin paying back the program for their continued residency through their pay.

They will stay busy all day long, D’Aoust said, and those days begin at 5:30 a.m. In their off hours, they will continue treatment, be encouraged to perform volunteer work, participate in family reunification, and earn furloughs and community passes. They will plan to reenter society by seeking out permanent housing and they will receive referrals for continued treatment and assistance.

“They’ll start being productive

citizens in your community,” he said.

Program goals include reduced recidivism, helping clients maintain long-term recovery, reducing jail and prison populations, and assisting veterans, in particular.

“It’s a place where they don’t have to go straight to prison anymore,” D’Aoust said. “It keeps them out of prison and gives them a second or third chance.”

Transition House has several other operations around the state, including Jacksonville, Kissimmee and its home base of St. Cloud. Jeffery Wainwright works corrections for the organization and is a Bradford County native who will be the contact person for the project, which will employ 15 to 25 full- and part-time employees.

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Bradford County Special Olympians bring home silver and gold

On Feb. 20, two of SOFL-Bradford’s 3-on-3 basketball teams traveled to Tavares, Florida, for a two-day tournament at The Big House. The athletes enjoyed a dinner, opening ceremony, and a dance on Friday evening. Athletes also enjoyed the experience of staying at the Mission Inn Resort in Howie-In-The-Hills, Florida.

On Feb. 21, the Master’s Level 3 team won all of their games to remain at the top of their bracket and bring home the gold. The team consisted of RaShay M.

Hampton, Roger Crews, Nicholas Hernandez, Leroyal Stoutamire and Travis Curtner.

The Senior Level 4 team won a game and lost a game to place second in their bracket to bring home silver medals. The senior team consisted of Keary Mathews, Steven “Greer” Gibson, D. Bruce Carlton and Christopher Chancey.

Coaches Tony Mangol and Rick Barr were pleased with the outcome as they have practiced since mid-October with hopes of bringing home medals.

“In the four years of the resurrected Bradford County Special Olympics, this has been the best presentation of the North State Basketball Tournament,” said Director Kim Paige. “I am extremely proud of our athletes and coaches, thankful for the volunteers who chaperoned, and I am appreciative of those who have and continue to contribute financially.”

Anyone interested in getting involved with Special Olympics can call 904-966-6799, 904-966-6007 or 352-340-7945.

Gold medal winners RaShay M. Hampton, Roger Crews, Nicholas Hernandez, Leroyal Stoutamire and Travis Curtner with coaches Tony Mangol and Rick Baar.

Silver medalists Keary Mathews, Steven “Greer” Gibson, D. Bruce Carlton and Christopher Chancey with coaches Tony Mangol and Rick Baar.

Antique appraisal event returns to Penney Farms

On Saturday, March 7, a group of first-class appraisers from Jacksonville’s Avonlea Antique Mall will be in Penney Farms to appraise family heirlooms and attic treasures. The event will be held in Barrows Hall, 4385 Wilbank Ave. from noon to 4 p.m. Bring Grandma’s clock, the picture that has been in your family for generations or the latest find at the flea market and see if you have something of great value.

A donation of $5 is requested per item, with a limit of three items per person. All proceeds from this fun afternoon will benefit the preservation work of

the J.C. Penney Memorial Scenic Highway. For more information, call Cathie at 904-529-9078 or 904 -612-8464.

Students Andrew Hetler, Garrett Mills and Derek Harden show off the jeeps they made in carpentry at the Bradford-Union Technical Center.

Open-air arts festival in MelroseMore than 50 local and

regional artists will participate in a marathon of creativity in and around historic Melrose in March to capture in their artwork the town’s charming architecture and lush natural landscapes in the Eighth Annual Open Air Arts.

The public is invited to watch and listen on Saturday and Sunday, March 14 and 15, from 10 a.m.–5 p.m. as participating artists, working live on-site in various mediums, tackle some of the challenges of working outdoors, such as changing light and dynamic weather conditions.

As they work, artists also will share glimpses of their creative process with visitors. Artist demos will be given in Heritage Park and at other sites in the Melrose area throughout the day on Saturday and Sunday.

As part of the festivities this year, a new event, the Quick Draw, will be introduced on Sunday, March 15. This singular event is open to anyone with their own art supplies for a $10 entry fee. The two-hour event will have artists all creating together in one group from 2–4 p.m. in Heritage Park, selling their work directly to the public and competing for cash prizes.

Be sure to return the following weekend for the Open Air Arts Reception & Art Sale

on Saturday, March 21, from 6–9 p.m. The public is invited to meet the artists, view and purchase completed artworks at four participating galleries in Melrose. An exclusive Patron’s Award Reception,

from 4–6 p.m., for pre-purchase sales commitments, will give attendees first choice of the artworks offered for sale.

This weeklong, outdoor event is free and open to the public.

ChurchFirst United Methodist Church of Starke will host the World Day of Prayer service on Friday, March 6, at 11 a.m. A covered dish lunch will follow. Childcare will be provided.

Faith Baptist Church, 1531 NE S.R. 16, is holding revival through March 6 at 7 p.m. nightly with Bro. David Maynard of Clemmons, North Carolina.

Keystone United Methodist Church will present author and Dean of the Chapel Asbury Theological Seminary Jessica LaGrone for “The Making of a Masterpiece” on Saturday, March 7, at 1 p.m. Please RSVP to join the congregation for a luncheon at noon.

Starke Church of God by Faith’s Women’s Ministry will present “Teapots with

Character” Sunday, March 8, at 1:30 p.m. in the community learning center. The tea party will feature lots of food, fun, prizes and fellowship. Please RSVP to Catrice Thomas at 904-304-6414 or Glenda White at 904-383-9496.

New Covenant Baptist Ministries will be celebrating its 13th church anniversary on Sunday, March 8, with Eldress Mary Palmer, pastor of

Macedonia Free Will Baptist Church of Lawtey, and her congregation in charge of the 3 p.m. service. The public is invited.

Ebenezer Missionary Baptist Church will be celebrating its annual Mission Program on Sunday, March 15, at 3 p.m. The Rev. James E. Rackley and St. John Missionary Baptist Church will be in charge of the service. The public is invited.

Brooker Baptist Church, 17197 Bradford Ave., will host the LeFevre Quartet in concert on Saturday, March 21, at 6 p.m. A love offering will be received. Everyone is invited.

Email the details of your congregation’s upcoming special events to editor@ bctelegraph.com. DEADLINE IS MONDAY AT 5 P.M.


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Homegrown potatoesAh, the lowly potato. They are an easy to get

along with kind of vegetable; they lend themselves to mashing, boiling, baking, broiling, frying, and they go with everything. They are such a staple in our diets that we often take them for granted. But how much do you really know about potatoes, and have you ever tried to grow them? Here are some interesting facts about potatoes and information on how to plant them.

The Incas of Peru were growing potatoes in the Andes Mountains as far back as 200 BC, using them for both food and medicine, but they weren’t introduced into Britain, Ireland and even China until the late 1500s. The first “French fry” was allegedly first served in the United States by Thomas Jefferson at a presidential dinner. Did you know that potatoes were the first food to be grown in space? In 1996, potato plants were taken into space with the space shuttle Columbia.

Potatoes are environmentally friendly. They’re easy to grow and don’t require massive amounts of water, fertilizer or chemicals to thrive, which is why potatoes are becoming more and more important in the developing world. They yield more nutritious food, more quickly and on less land than any other crop. And potatoes (Solanum tuberosum) are certainly one of America’s most popular vegetables. Each year, Americans eat an average of 125 pounds of potatoes per person!

Have you ever read or heard that you shouldn’t eat green potatoes? The reason is because green tubers have relatively high levels of solanine (glycoalkaloid), which has a bitter taste. Solanine is found throughout the plant, but it is especially concentrated in unripened potato tubers, green tubers, and in new sprouts. It is toxic at very low levels. Tubers can “green” when exposed to sunlight in the field, in storage and at home.

Potatoes are a cool season crop, so during the winter and spring months, Florida’s commercial farms grow and supply much of the country with “new” potatoes. The same “new” potato flavor can be achieved in the home garden by following a few growing recommendations. A recently grown and harvested potato tastes quite different than one that has been in storage or on a grocery shelf for an extended period. For example, in storage, the starches in potatoes convert to sugars, resulting in a less desirable texture, taste and nutritional value.

To grow a healthy potato crop, the soil should be properly prepared before planting. Since potatoes prefer a loose, well-drained, slightly acidic soil (pH 5–6), they are a perfect crop for many Florida soils. However, potatoes don’t grow well in flooded conditions, so it’s important to make sure that the root zone has good drainage. To enhance drainage, form the beds in hills at least 10–12 inches above the level of the soil to ensure that plants are above any standing water and that water sheds off of the beds. In well-drained soil, the addition of composted organic matter safely aids in water retention and contributes essential nutrients as it decomposes.

Plant your potatoes from January to March in North Florida. The potato tuber is the plant “part” required to grow a new potato plant. When you plant a piece of the potato it’s called a “seed” potato. You should only plant certified seed potatoes in your garden. Certification ensures that the seed tubers are free of disease and viruses. Certified seed potatoes can be found at many reputable garden

supply stores. Grocery store potatoes may also be treated with sprout inhibitors that keep them from sprouting in storage so they may not grow in your garden.

New potato plants sprout from the buds (eyes) on the surface of potato tubers. When one or more of the eyes begin to sprout, the tubers are ready to cut into seed pieces. You can also cut the tubers before the eyes sprout. Cutting the potato into seed pieces will cause more eyes on the seed to sprout. Cut your seed potatoes so that each piece is about the size of an egg with at least one eye per seed piece. When cutting the seed pieces, try to make as few cuts as possible. Typically one pound of potatoes will make about six to eight seed pieces.

Allow cut seed pieces to “heal over” before planting them. To heal cut tubers, leave them in a dark, humid, well-ventilated place at a temperature of 60–65 degrees for one or two days. Seed pieces can be planted directly after cutting, but doing so increases the risk that the tubers will rot before sprouting.

Rows should be at least 36 inches apart. Within the row, place the plants about 6 to 8 inches apart. Plant the seed pieces 4 inches below the soil surface with the cut side down and the eyes (sprouts) facing up.

Before fertilizing your potatoes, send a soil sample to the University of Florida’s Soil Lab to see what nutrients are already in your soil. Incorporate all recommended phosphorus and about half of the nitrogen and potassium in the soil before planting. If your soil already has sufficient phosphorus you only need to apply seven and a half pounds of a 10-0-10 complete fertilizer per 100 feet at planting and a second equal application three to four weeks after planting. Spread the second application in a band 4 to 6 inches to either side of each plant about 2 inches deep. More fertilizer may be necessary during times of heavy rainfall.

Now you have to water! The goal with watering is to maintain moderate soil moisture levels throughout the season. If soil moisture increases or decreases drastically over a short period of time, rough-skinned and/or knobby potatoes can result. Potato roots do not grow well in wet conditions. Over-watering washes fertilizer out of the root zone—making it unavailable to the plant—and promotes root and tuber decay. Small plants have a smaller root zone and require less water than mature plants, so adjust your water applications accordingly.

Harvesting can be done mechanically by cutting the plants at the soil surface with pruning shears or a knife. The top of the potato plant can be discarded. Leave the potatoes buried for two to three weeks after removing the tops so that the tubers can mature. Cover any exposed tubers with soil. The mature tuber has a tough skin that rubbing will not easily remove. A mature tuber will store much longer than an immature tuber. To harvest potatoes, carefully dig below the potatoes with a shovel or spading fork and lift the potatoes. Shallow digging may damage the tubers and limit their storage life.

Florida growers produce different commercial potato varieties from those grown in other parts of the country. Most U.S. growers produce russet potatoes. This variety does not grow well in Florida because it can take up to four months to produce tubers making them more susceptible to diseases, pests, and bad weather.

Here are some varieties for the Florida home gardener you may want to try:

• White-skinned potatoes.• LaChipper yields well under our winter

growing conditions.• Sebago is a traditional Florida variety with

moderate yield with exceptional flavor.• Yukon Gold is a relatively new variety known

for its yellow flesh and great taste.• Red-skinned potatoes.• Red LaSoda is north Florida’s current standard

commercial red-skinned potato.• LaRouge is south Florida’s current standard

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Most importantly for instructors is a memorandum of understanding — a one-year addendum to the contract — stating that when low student achievement results during the first-year implementation of new assessments such as the Florida Standards Assessment, teachers will receive a student achievement score no lower than “effective” on their evaluations.

Union negotiator Betsy Reagor said in a year when the district was offering no money, there was no point in asking employees to vote on a contract that took too much away from them.

Many teachers present were lukewarm at best on the district’s proposal to increase flexibility for compensatory time usage, including allowing some earned hours to roll over into the next school year, saying there was little opportunity to take advantage of that time now. The district wanted the union to agree that teachers should attend open houses and orientations as part of the changes to that portion of the contract.

The union didn’t agree, nor did it budge on the April 1 deadline for letting employees know if they will be brought back the following year. The district wanted an additional month. The district also wanted to begin observations for teacher evaluations earlier than 30 days from the first day of work. The union said no, and it rejected a proposed time limit on making a written response to reports on observations and assessments as well.

BEA wants to begin negotiating for next year as soon as the ongoing legislative session closes. Once the state budget is complete, Reagor said the district would know how much money it can expect for 2016.

Rails to Trails woods walk planned

The public is invited to enjoy

a short hike on a section of the Rails to Trails trail located a few miles southeast of Starke on the south side of Sampson Lake on Saturday, March 21, at 1 p.m.

A nationwide project, Rails to Trails connects communities by resurfacing old railroad lines and converting them to bicycling and walking trails.

The planned 2.5 mile woods walk is on an unpaved section of the trail through Bradford County. Hikers, nature lovers and those interested in developing a thriving eco-tourism atmosphere in our county may be interested in taking the hike.

Hikers should plan on arriving at the C.R. 225 bridge over the Sampson River in Sampson City at 12:45 p.m., parking on the side of the road. There will be a brief history of Sampson City and an explanation of the lake water control structure before the walk.

Participants will hike as a group along the trail towards Lake Butler to a wetland area. The guided trail walk will take about two hours and will cover up to 2.5 miles round trip. Participants may break away from the group to walk further or return to the staring point at any time.

There will be plenty of opportunities to ask experts about tree identification or about wonderful Bradford ecosystems and to discuss getting this section of the trail prioritized for paving.

Bring water and snacks, wear good shoes and dress appropriately. Notify the Bradford County Extension Office about your intention to participate at 904-966-6299.

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Starke, Fl. 32091Separate sealed BIDS for the con-struction of partial reroofing and in-terior repairs will be received by An-drew Kaplan, architect at the office of ARC of Bradford County until 3 p.m., March 31st, 2015, and then at said of-fice publicly opened and read aloud.The CONTRACT DOCUMENTS may be examined at the following loca-tions: Andrew Kaplan, Architect, 537 NE. 1st St., Gainesville, FL or ARC of Bradford County, 1351 South Water St., Starke, FLCopies of the CONTRACT DOCU-MENTS may be obtained at the of-fice of Advanced Reprographics Inc located at 2207 ‘A’ NW 13th St., Gainesville, FL. upon payment of $35 for each set, and $45 for 2 sets.Any BIDDER, upon returning the CONTRACT DOCUMENTS promptly and in good condition, will be refund-ed the payment, and any non-bidder upon so returning the CONTRACT DOCUMENTS will be refunded 50%.A pre-bid conference will be held at the site March 13, 2015 at 3:00 p.m. Attendance is required.All contracts exceeding $10,000 shall contain a provision requiring compli-ance with Executive Order 11246, entitled, “Equal Employment Oppor-tunity,” as amended by Executive Order 11375 and as supplemented in Department of Labor regulations (41 CFR Part 60)

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE EIGHTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN

AND FOR BRADFORD COUNTY, FLORIDA

CASE NO. 14000174CAAXMXDEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE FOR GSAMP TRUST 2006-SEA1,MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-SEA1,Plaintiff,vs.TAMMY WOPSHALL, ET AL.DefendantsNOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALENOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursu-ant to a Final Judgment of Foreclo-sure dated February 11, 2015, and entered in Case No. 14000174CAAX-MX. of the Circuit Court of the Eighth Judicial Circuit in and for BRAD-FORD County, Florida. DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COM-PANY. AS TRUSTEE FOR GSAMP TRUST 2006-SEA1. MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006- SEA1 (hereafter “Plaintiff”), is Plaintiff and TAMMY WOPSHALL; CITIFINANCIAL EQ-UITY SERVICES, INC.; UNKNOWN TENANT #1 IN POSSESSION OF SUBJECT PROPERTY N/K/A AL-FREDO CHABARRIA, are defen-dants. Ray Norman, Clerk of Court for BRADFORD, County Florida will sell to the highest and best bidder for cash in the LOBBY of the Court-house; 945 North

Temple Avenue, Starke, at 11:00 a.m., on the 16 day of April, 2015, the following described property as set forth in said Final Judgment, to wit:A PARCEL OF LAND LYING IN THE NE 1/4 OF SE 1/4 OF SEC-TION 36, TOWNSHIP 5 SOUTH, RANGE 21 EAST, BRADFORD COUNTY, FLORIDA; SAID PARCEL BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DE-SCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:COMMENCE AT AN IRON ROD FOUND AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF SAID NE 1/4 OF SE 1/4 AND RUN NORTH 02 DEGREES 05 MINUTES 59 SECONDSWEST, ALONG THE WESTERLY BOUNDARY THEREOF, 1135.11 FEET TO A FOUND CONCRETE MONUMENT FOR THE POINT OF BEGINNING. FROM THE POINT OF BEGINNING THUS DESCRIBED, CONTINUE NORTH 02 DEGREES 05 MINUTES 59 SECONDS WEST, ALONG SAID WESTERLY BOUND-ARY, 105.00 FEET TO AN IRON PIPE FOUND ON THE SOUTH-ERLY BOUNDARY OF THE RIGHT OF WAY OF COUNTY ROAD 229-A; THENCE NORTH 89 DEGREES 14 MINUTES 57 SECONDS EAST. ALONG SAID SOUTHERLY BOUND-ARY, 210.12 FEET TO A FOUND CONCRETE MONUMENT; THENCE SOUTH 02 DEGREES 02 MINUTES 12 SECONDS EAST. 104.98 FEET TO A FOUND CONCRETE MONU-MENT; THENCE SOUTH 89 DE-GREES 14 MINUTES 37 SECONDS WEST, 210.00 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING.If you are a person with a disability who needs any accommodation in or-der to participate in this proceeding, you are entitled, at no cost to you, to the provision of certain assistance. Please contact the ADA Coordinator at (352) 337-6237, at least 7 days before your scheduled court appear-ance. If you are hearing or voice impaired, please call 711. If you are deaf or hard of hearing and require an ASL interpreter or an assisted listen-ing device to participate in a proceed-ing, please contact Court Interpreting at [email protected] this 16 day of Feb., 2015.

Ray NormanCLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT

BY Lisa BrannonAs Deputy Clerk

Van Ness Law FirmCenter Drive Suite #110Deerfield Beach, Florida 33442Phone (954) [email protected] person claiming an interest in the surplus from the sale, if any, other than the property owner as of the date of the Lis Pendens must file a claim within 60 days after the sale.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE EIGHTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND

FOR BRADFORD COUNTY. FLORIDA

GENERAL JURISDICTION DIVISION

Case No. 2013 CA 000488Citifinancial Services, Inc. d/b/a

Citifinancial Equity Services, Inc., an Oklahoma corporation,Plaintiff,vs.Janice M. Sanford n/k/a Janice Mildred Testone; Unknown Spouse of Janice M. Sanford n/k/a Janice Mildred Testone; Billy Joe Sanford; Ford Motor Credit Company, LLC; United States of America; Unknown Tenant #1; Unknown Tenant #2,Defendants, NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALENOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursu-ant to a Final Judgment of Foreclo-sure dated February 13, 2015, en-tered in Case No. 2013 CA 000488 of the Circuit Court of the Eighth Judicial Circuit, in and for Bradford County, Florida, wherein Citifinan-cial Services, Inc. d/b/a Citifinancial Equity Services, Inc., an Oklahoma corporation is the Plaintiff and Jan-ice M. Sanford n/k/a Janice Mildred Testone; Unknown Spouse of Janice M. Sanford n/k/a Janice Mildred Te-stone; Billy Joe Sanford; Ford Motor Credit Company, LLC; United States of America; Unknown Tenant #1; Un-known Tenant #2 are the Defendants, that I will sell to the highest and best bidder for cash at, the lobby of the courthouse at 945 N. Temple Ave, Starke, FL 32091, beginning at 11:00 AM on the April 9, 2015, the following described property as set forth in said Final Judgment, to wit:A PARCEL OF LAND SITUATED IN THE SE 1/4 OF THE SE 1/4 OF SECTION 26. TOWNSHIP 7 SOUTH, RANGE 22 EAST, BRADFORD COUNTY, FLORIDA; SAID PARCEL BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DE-SCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:COMMENCE AT A CONCRETE MONUMENT AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF SECTION 26 AND RUN N 00°04’56” W, ALONG THE EAST LINE OF SAID SECTION 26

A DISTANCE OF 1340.45 FEET TO A CONCRETE MONUMENT OF THE NORTH LINE OF SAID SE 1/4 OF THE SE 1/4; THENCE RUN S 89°39’51” W, ALONG SAID NORTH LINE 166.66 FEET TO A CONCRETE MONUMENT AND THE POB; THENCE CONTINUE S 89°39’51” W. ALONG SAID NORTH LINE, 166.66 FEET TO A CONCRETE MONU-MENT; THENCE RUN S 00°03’36” E, 669.61 FEET TO AN IRON PIPE; THENCE RUN N 89°46’15” E, 166.79 FEET TO AN IRON PIPE; THENCE RUN N 00°04’16” W, 669.92 FEET TO THE POB.Any person claiming an interest in the surplus from the sale, if any, other than the property owner as of the date of the lis pendens must file a claim within 60 days after the sale.Dated this 20th day of February, 2014.

Ray NormanAs Clerk of the Court

By: Lisa BrannonAs Deputy Clerk

If you are a person with a disability who needs any accommodation in or-der to participate in this proceeding, you are entitled, at no cost to you, to the provision of certain assistance. Please contact the ADA Coordina-tor, Alachua County Courthouse, 201 East University Ave., Gainesville, FL 32601 at (352)337-6237 at least 7 days before your scheduled court appearance, or immediately upon receiving this notification if the time before the scheduled appearance is less than 7 days; if you are hearing or voice impaired call 711.Brock & Scott PLLC1501 NW 49th St, Suite 200Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309Attorney for Plaintiff

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PUBLIC NOTICEA workshop of the Bradford County

Board of County Commissioners is scheduled March 5, 2015 at 5:30 P.M. in the Commission Meeting Room located in the north wing of the Bradford County Courthouse, 945 N. Temple Avenue, Starke, FL. A copy of the agenda may be obtained from the Bradford County Website at www.bradfordcountyfl.gov or from the of-fice of the County Manager located in the north wing of the Bradford County Courthouse.

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PUBLIC NOTICEA joint workshop between the Brad-ford County Board of County Com-missioners and the City of Starke Commission is scheduled March 5, 2015 at 6:30 P.M., in the Starke City Hall Commission Room, located at 209 N. Thompson Street, Starke, FL 32091. A copy of the agenda may be obtained from the office of the City Clerk, located in the Starke City Hall.For further information, please con-tact (904) 964-5027.

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GENERAL JURISDICTION DIVISION

CASE NO: 14000069CAAXMX LAKEVIEW LOAN SERVICING, LLC,Plaintiffvs. NORMAN REDDING; LORI POR-TER; UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF LORI ELAINE PORTER A/K/A LORI E. PORTER A/K/A LORI PORTER F/K/A LORI ELAINE REDDING; UN-KNOWN TENANT #1; UNKNOWN TENANT #2Defendant(s) NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursu-ant to a Final Judgment of Foreclo-sure dated Feb. 13, 2015, and en-tered in 14000069CAAXMX of the Circuit Court of the EIGHTH Judicial Circuit in and for BRADFORD County, Florida, wherein LAKEVIEW LOAN SERVICING, LLC., is the Plaintiff and NORMAN REDDING; LORI PORTER; UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF LORI ELAINE PORTER A/K/A LORI E. PORTER A/K/A LORI PORTER F/K/A LORI ELAINE REDDING; UN-KNOWN TENANT # 1; UNKNOWN TENANT #2 are the Defendant(s). Ray Norman as the Clerk of the Cir-cuit Court will sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the Front Lobby 945 N. Temple Ave. Starke FL 32091, at 11:00 AM on April 16, 2015, the fol-lowing described property as set forth in said Final Judgment, to wit:ALL THAT CERTAIN PARCEL OF LAND SITUATED IN THE CITY OF STARKE, COUNTY OF BRAD-FORD, STATE OF FLORIDA BEING KNOWN AND DESIGNATED AS FOLLOWS:A PARCEL OF LAND CONTAIN-ING 1.16 ACRES AND LYING IN THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER (SE 1/4) OF SECTION 6, TOWNSHIP 6 SOUTH, RANGE 22 EAST, BRAD-FORD COUNTY, FLORIDA, SAID PARCEL BEING MORE PARTICU-LARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:COMMENCE AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF SAID SECTION 6 AND RUN NORTH 89 DEGREES, 51 MIN-UTES AND 36 SECONDS WEST ALONG THE SOUTHERLY BOUND-ARY THEREOF 76.97 FEET TO AN INTERSECTION WITH THE EAST-ERLY BOUNDARY OF THE RIGHT OF WAY OF STATE ROAD 16; THENCE NORTH 23 DEGREES, 16 MINUTES AND 10 SECONDS WEST

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Clark is Chili King

The Fourth Annual Greater Kingsley Lake Chili Cook-Off took place on Feb. 21 at the Kingsley Lake Civic Center. Forty-seven attendees enjoyed sampling the entries and voting for their favorites.

Chason Clark’s entry emerged as the winner, after gaining the most votes and lots of positive comments. Clark’s grandson, Carson, was on hand to wear the giant chili king sombrero in

celebration of the victory, which included a $50 cash prize. Cindy Futch took home the $30 second prize and Diane Brown captured the $20 third prize. Ellen Flynn received an honorable mention. Other entrants included Steve Denmark, Burt Williams, Ronnie Hipps (last year’s first-place winner), Dub Murphree, Valeri Moore and Mary Bridgman.

Cook-off attendees enjoyed a special treat following dinner, original music performed by Jimmie Clark and Clark Hill band mate Mike Calderin, who had just returned from a song-

writing trip to Nashville. Clark Hill will be appearing at the Bradford County Fair on March 14.

Brad Smith updated the group on spectacular bass catches at Kingsley Lake, tracked as part of the Florida Wildlife Commission’s Catch and Release program.

The event provided an opportunity for Kingsley Lakers to celebrate notification from the United States Post Office that “Kingsley Lake” has been entered into the USPS database as an “Acceptable Mailing Name”

for zip code 32091. “Kingsley Lake, Florida 32091” may now be used as the city/state line of persons living in the Kingsley Lake area—no additional action is required. This is verifiable on the United States Post Office website www.USPS.com. Residents who wish to continue using a Starke mailing address are free to do so.

The Kingsley Lake Property Owners Association is a nonprofit organization dedicated to meeting the social needs of the community and preserving the beautiful and unique lake

for which it is named. The association sponsors an annual boat parade, which has become a beloved tradition for area residents. This year’s parade is scheduled for July 4 at 11 a.m.

Seminar planned for health awareness

A Health Awareness Seminar open to the public will be held at Mt. Zion A.M.E. Church, 2229 Lake St. in Lawtey, from 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday, March 21.

There will be a special presenter, Dr. Floyd Willis from the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville.

Get Al-Anon support

If you have a loved one with a drinking problem, there is help for you. An Al-Anon support group meets at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, 212 N. Church St. in Starke, on Thursdays at 6:30 p.m.

Chili King Chason Clark with Cindy Futch, Carson Clark and Diane Brown. Jimmie Clark and Mike Calderin entertained the crowd with original music.


LegalsALONG SAID EASTERLY BOUND-ARY 1186.91 FEET TO THE BEGIN-NING OF A CURVE CONCAVE TO THE WEST AND HAVINGA RADIUS OF 2914.79 FEET; THENCE NORTHWESTERLY ALONG SAID EASTERLY BOUND-ARY AND ALONG THE ARC OF SAID CURVE 315.56 FEET AS MEASURED ALONG A CHORD HAVING A BEARING OF NORTH 26 DEGREES, 22 MINUTES AND 21 SECONDS WEST TO AN IRON PIPE FOR POINT OF BEGINNING. FROM POINT OF BEGINNING THUS DESCRIBED CONTINUE NORTHWESTERLY ALONG SAID ARC 176.98 FEET AS MEASURED ALONG A CHORD HAVING A BEAR-ING OF NORTH 31 DEGREES, 12 MINUTES AND 55 SECONDS WEST TO AN IRON PIPE; THENCE NORTH 65 DEGREES, 23 MINUTES AND 31 SECONDS EAST 471.66 FEET TO AN IRON PIPE; THENCE SOUTH 1 DEGREE, 22 MINUTES AND 19 SECONDS EAST 108.97 FEET TO AN IRON PIPE; THENCE SOUTH 52 DEGREES, 03 MINUTES AND 20 SECONDS WEST 151.38 FEET TO AN IRON PIPE; THENCE NORTH 27 DEGREES, 58 MINUTES AND 20 SECONDS WEST 85.0 FEET TO AN IRON PIPE; THENCE SOUTH 39 DEGREES, 15 MINUTES AND 57 SECONDS WEST, 285.12 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING.BEING MORE FULLY DESCRIBED AS METES AND BOUNDS PROP-ERTY IN DEED BOOK 978, PAGE 449, DATED 05/22/2003, RECORD-ED 06/02/2003 IN BRADFORD COUNTY RECORDS.Any person claiming an interest in the surplus from the sale, if any, other than the property owner as of the date of the lis pendens must file a claim within 60 days after the sale.Dated this 20th day of Feb. 2015.

Ray NormanAs Clerk of the Court

By: Lisa BrannonAs Deputy Clerk

IMPORTANTIf you are a person with a disability who needs any accommodation in or-der to participate in this proceeding, you are entitled, at no cost to you, to the provision of certain assistance. Please contact the ADA Coordina-tor, Alachua County Courthouse, 201 East University Ave., Gainesville, FL 32601 at (352) 337-6237 at least 7 days before your scheduled court appearance, or immediately upon receiving this notification if the time before the scheduled appearance is less than 7 days; if you are hearing or voice impaired call 711.Robertson, Anschutz & Schneid, P.L.Attorneys for Plaintiff6409 Congress Avenue, Suite 100, Boca Raton, Ft 33487Telephone: 561-241-6901 • Fax: 561-910-0902

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE EIGHTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND

FOR BRADFORD COUNTY, FLORIDA

CIRCUIT CIVIL DIVISIONCASE NO: 04-2010-CA-209

EVERBANKPlaintiff,vs.CHRISTA PUSATERI; MATTHEW J, PUSATERI; MORTGAGE ELEC-TRONIC REGISTRATION SYS-TEMS, INC., AS NOMINEE FOR FIRST MAGNUS FINANCIAL COR-PORATION,DefendantsNOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALENOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT, pursuant to Plaintiffs Final Judgment of Foreclosure entered on February 13, 2015, in the above-captioned action, the Clerk of Court will sell to the highest and best bidder for cash at the Bradford County Courthouse, 945 North Temple Avenue, Starke, Florida 32091, in accordance with Chapter 45, Florida Statutes on the 16 day of April, 2015 at 11:00 AM on the following described property as set forth in said Final Judgment of Foreclosure, to wit:Exhibit ALot 9, Deerfoot West being more par-ticularly described as follows:A parcel of land lying in Section 4, Township 7 South, Range 21 East, more particularly described as fol-lows:Commence at the Northwest corner of said Section 4, thence run South 01 degrees 20 minutes 29 seconds East, along the West line of said Sec-tion 4, a distance of 216.6 feet to an intersection with the extended center-line tangent of State Road Number 225; thence run South 46 degrees 30 minutes 14 seconds East, along said extended centerline tangent, 1184.96 feet; thence run North 64 degrees 27 minutes 17 seconds East, 217.57 feet; thence run North 50 degrees 53 minutes 08 seconds East, 324.34 feet; thence run North 47 degrees 22 minutes 14 seconds East, 175.76 feet; thence run North 58 degrees 55 minutes 06 seconds East, 149.89 feet; thence run North 74 degrees 33 minutes 22 seconds East, 41.32 feet to the Point of Beginning; thence con-tinue North 74 degrees 33 minutes 22 seconds East, 59.97 feet; thence run North 51 degrees 55 minutes 33 seconds East, 59.29 feet; thence run South 46 degrees 31 minutes 44 sec-onds East, 454.08 feet to the center-line of the Sampson River, having an approximate width of 60 feet; thence run South 66 degrees 45 minutes 08 seconds West, along said centerline 119.75 feet; thence run North 46 de-grees 31 minutes 44 seconds West, 446.42 feet to the Point of Beginning.Property address: 9856 Southwest 139th Way, Starke, FL 32091Any person claiming an interest in the surplus from the sale, if any, other than the property owner as of the date of the lis pendens, must file a claim within sixty (60) days after the sale.AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT. If you are a person with a dis-ability who needs any accommoda-tion in order to participate in this pro-ceeding, you are entitled, at no cost to you, to the provision of certain as-sistance. Please contact the ADA Co-ordinator at (352) 337-6237, at least 7 days before your scheduled court ap-pearance. If you are hearing or voice impaired, please call 711, If you are deaf or hard of hearing and require an ASL interpreter or an assisted listen-ing device to participate in a proceed-ing, please contact Court Interpreting at [email protected].

Ray NormanCLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT

BY: Lisa BrannonDeputy Clerk

Timothy D. Padgett, PA., Attorney for Plaintiff

6267 Old Water Oak Road, Suite 203Tallahassee, FL [email protected]

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CIVIL ACTIONCASE NO.: 04-2014-CA-000268

DIVISION:JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,Plaintiff,vs. MARY JUANITA ANDERSON A/K/A MARY J. ANDERSON, et al,Defendant(s).NOTICE OF SALE PURSUANT TO

CHAPTER 45NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN Pur-suant to a Final Judgment of Fore-closure dated Feb. 13, 2015, and entered in Case No. 04-2014-CA-000268 of the Circuit Court of the Eighth Judicial Circuit in and for Brad-ford County, Florida in which JPMor-gan Chase Bank, National Associa-tion, is the Plaintiff and Mary Juanita Anderson a/k/a Mary J. Anderson, are defendants, the Bradford County Clerk of the Circuit Court will sell to the highest and best bidder for cash in/on in front of the Bradford County Courthouse, 945 Temple Avenue, Starke, Florida 32091, Bradford County, Florida at 11:00 AM, E.S.T. on the 14th day of May, 2015, the fol-lowing described property as set forth in said Final Judgment of Foreclo-sure:A PORTION OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION TWENTY-NINE, TOWNSHIP SIX SOUTH, RANGE TWENTY-TWO EAST IN THE CITY OF STARKE, BRAD-FORD COUNTY, FLORIDA AND BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DE-SCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:FOR A POINT OF REFERENCE COMMENCE AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF THE SAID SOUTH-EAST QUARTER OF THE SOUTH-EAST QUARTER AND RUN THENCE SOUTH EIGHTY-SEVEN DEGREES AND EIGHTEEN MINUTES EAST ALONG THE NORTHERLY BOUND-ARY THEREOF, A DISTANCE OF TWENTY FIVE AND FOUR HUN-DREDTHS (25.04) FEET TO THE EASTERLY BOUNDARY OF THE RIGHT OF WAY OF EPPERSON STREET; RUN THENCE SOUTH ZERO DEGREES AND THIRTY MIN-UTES EAST ALONG SAID EAST-ERLY BOUNDARY A DISTANCE OF TWO HUNDRED SIXTY FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING. FROM THE POINT OF BEGINNING THUS DESCRIBED CONTINUE SOUTH ZERO DEGREES THIRTY MINUTES EAST ALONG SAID EASTERLY BOUNDARY, A DISTANCE OF SEV-ENTY-FIVE FEET TO A POINT: RUN THENCE NORTH EIGHTY-NINE DE-GREES THIRTY MINUTES EAST, A DISTANCE OF NINETY-SIX AND THIRTY-FIVE (96.35) FEET TO A POINT; RUN THENCE NORTH ONE DEGREE TEN MINUTES WEST, A DISTANCE OF SEVENTY-FIVE AND ONE HUNDREDTHS (75.01) FEET MORE OR LESS TO A POINT BEARING NORTH EIGHTY-NINE DEGREES THIRTY MINUTES EAST FROM POINT OF BEGINNING; RUN THENCE SOUTH EIGHTY NINE DE-GREES THIRTY MINUTES WEST, A DISTANCE OF NINETY-FIVE AND FORTY-SEVEN HUNDREDTHS (95.47) FEET TO POINT OF BEGIN-NING.A/K/A 600 S EPPERSON STREET, STARKE, FL 32091Any person claiming an interest in the surplus from the sale, if any, other than the property owner as of the date of the Lis Pendens must file a claim within 60 days after the sale.Dated in Bradford County, Florida this 20th day of Feb., 2015.

Clerk of the Circuit CourtBradford County, Florida

By Lisa BrannonDeputy Clerk

Albertelli LawAttorney for PlaintiffP.O. Box 23028Tampa, FL 33623(813)221-4743(813)221-9171 facsimileeService: [email protected] you are a person with a disability who needs any accommodation in order to participate in this proceed-ing, you are entitled, at no cost to you, to the provision of certain assis-tance. Persons with a disability who need any accommodation in order to participate should call Jan Phillips, ADA Coordinatory, Alachua County Courthouse, 201 E. University Ave., Gainesville, FL 32601 at (352)337-6237 within two (2) working days of receipt of this notice; if you are hearing impaired, please call 1-800-955-8771; if you are voice impaired, please call 1-800-955-8770.

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NOTICE OF ENACTMENT OFORDINANCES BY THE CITY

COMMISSION OF THECITY OF STARKE, FLORIDA

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the ordinances, which titles hereinafter appear, will be considered for enact-ment by the City Commission of the City of Starke, Florida, hereinafter referred to as the City Commission, at public hearings on March 17, 2015 at 7:00 p.m., or as soon thereafter as the matters can be heard, in the City Commission Meeting Room, City Hall, located at 209 North Thompson Street, Starke, Florida. Copies of said ordinances may be inspected by any member of the public at the Office of the City Clerk, City Hall, located at 209 North Thompson Street, Starke, Florida, during regular business hours. On the date, time and place first above mentioned, all interested parties may appear and be heard with respect to the ordinances. The title of said ordinances read, as follows:ORDINANCE NO. 2015-0719AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF STARKE, FLORIDA, AMENDING THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP OF THE CITY OF STARKE LAND DE-VELOPMENT CODE, AS AMEND-ED; RELATING TO THE REZONING OF LESS THAN TEN CONTIGU-OUS ACRES OF LAND, PURSU-ANT TO AN APPLICATION, Z 15-01, BY THE PROPERTY OWNER OF SAID ACREAGE; PROVIDING FOR REZONING FROM SINGLE FAM-ILY, MEDIUM DENSITY (R-1C) TO MULTI-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL (R-2A) OF CERTAIN LANDS WITHIN THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE CITY OF STARKE, FLORIDA; RE-PEALING ALL ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT; PROVIDING FOR SEV-ERABILITY; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATEORDINANCE NO. 2015-0720

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF STARKE, FLORIDA, AMENDING THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP OF THE CITY OF STARKE LAND DE-VELOPMENT CODE, AS AMEND-ED; RELATING TO THE REZONING OF LESS THAN TEN CONTIGU-OUS ACRES OF LAND, PURSU-ANT TO AN APPLICATION, Z 15-02, BY THE PROPERTY OWNER OF SAID ACREAGE; PROVIDING FOR REZONING FROM SINGLE FAM-ILY, MEDIUM DENSITY (R-1C) TO MULTI-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL (R-2A) OF CERTAIN LANDS WITHIN THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE CITY OF STARKE, FLORIDA; RE-PEALING ALL ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT; PROVIDING FOR SEV-ERABILITY; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATEThe public hearings may be contin-ued to one or more future date. Any interested party shall be advised that the date, time and place of any con-tinuation of the public hearings shall be announced during the public hear-ings and that no further notice con-cerning the matters will be published, unless said continuation exceeds six calendar weeks from the date of the above referenced public hearings.All persons are advised that, if they decide to appeal any decisions made at the public hearings, they will need a record of the proceedings and, for such purpose, they may need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made, which record includes the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be based.Persons with disabilities request-ing reasonable accommodations to participate in this proceeding should contact 352.463.3169 (Voice & TDD) or via Florida Relay Service 800.955.8771.

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGCONCERNING A VARIANCE

AS PROVIDED FORIN THE CITY OF STARKE LAND

DEVELOPMENT CODEBY THE PLANNING AND ZON-ING BOARD OF CITY OF STARKE, FLORIDA, SERVING AS THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT OF THE CITY OF STARKE, FLORIDA, NO-TICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that, pursu-ant to the City of Starke Land Devel-opment Code, hereinafter referred to as the Land Development Code, as amended, objections, recommenda-tions and comments concerning the variance, as described below, will be heard by the Board of Adjustment of the City of Starke Florida, herein af-ter referred to as the Planning and Zoning Board, serving as the Board of Adjustment, at a public hearing on March 16, 2015 at 5:30 p.m., or as soon thereafter as the matter can be heard, in the City Hall, City Com-mission Meeting Room, located at 209 North Thompson Street, Starke, Florida.V-15-01, a petition by Simpson Farms, Inc., to request a variance be granted from the requirements of Section 6-2 (19), parking spaces from 48 to requested 37 parking spaces in accordance with a site plan, submit-ted as part of a petition dated Febru-ary 26, 2015 to be located on prop-erty described, as follows:LEGAL DESCRIPTION: A parcel of land lying within Section 28, Town-ship 6 South, Range 22, being more particular described as Parcel No: 03580-0-00100, and located at 502 Temple Ave., Starke, Florida.The public hearing may be continued to one or more future dates. Any in-terested party shall be advised that the date, time and place of any con-tinuation of the public hearing shall be announced during the public hearing and that no further notice concerning the matter will be published, unless said continuation exceeds six calen-dar weeks from the date of the above referenced public hearing.At the aforementioned public hearing, all interested parties may appear to be heard with respect to the variance.Copies of the variance are available for public inspection at the Office of Nora Thompson, Zoning Code Administrator located at 209 North Thompson Street, Starke, Florida, during regular business hours.All persons are advised that if they decide to appeal any decision made at the above referenced public hear-ing, they will need a record of the proceedings, and that, for such pur-pose, they may need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made, which record includes the tes-timony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be based.Persons with disabilities request-ing reasonable accommodations to participate in this proceeding should contact 352,463.3169 (Voice & TDD) or via Florida Relay Service 800.955.8771.209 N. Thompson StreetP.O. Drawer CStarke. FL 32091Phone: 904-965-5027Fax: 904-964-3998

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IN THE COUNTY CIVIL COURT OF THE EIGHTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT

OF FLORIDA, IN AND FOR BRADFORD COUNTY

CIVIL DIVISIONCase No. 04-2014-CA-000161

DivisionWELLS FARGO BANK N.A..ASTRUSTEE, FOR CARRINGTON MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST, SE-RIES 2006-NC4 ASSET-BACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES Plaintiff,vs. IGOR KRSTINIC, NAOMI KRST-INIC,BRADFORD COUNTY, FLORIDA, AND UNKNOWN TENANTS/OWN-ERS,Defendants.

NOTICE OF SALENotice is hereby given, pursuant to Final Judgment of Foreclosure for Plaintiff entered in this cause on Feb-ruary l3, 2015, in the Circuit Court of Bradford County, Florida, I will sell the property situated in Bradford County, Florida described as:A PARCEL OF LAND SITUATED IN THE NE 1/4 OF SECTION 15, TOWN-SHIP 7 SOUTH, RANGE 22 EAST, BRADFORD COUNTY, FLORIDA; SAID PARCEL BEING MORE PAR-TICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOL-LOWS:COMMENCE AT AN IRON PIPE AT THE NE CORNER OF SAID SEC-TION 15, AND RUN SOUTH 89 DE-GREES 32 MINUTES 48 SECONDS WEST ALONG THE NORTH LINE OF SAID SECTION 15 A DISTANCE OF 660.53 FEET TO A CONCRETE MONUMENT AT THE NW CORNER OF THE E 1/4 OF THE NE 1/4 OF SAID SECTION 15; THENCE RUN SOUTH 00 DEGREES 04 MINUTES 43 SECONDS EAST ALONG THE

WEST LINE OF SAID E 1/4 OF NE 1/4 A DISTANCE OF 2307.03 FEET TO THE P.O.B.; THENCE RUN SOUTH 71 DEGREES 20 MINUTES 00 SEC-ONDS WEST 231.68 FEET TO THE EASTERLY RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF STATE ROAD NO. 100; THENCE RUN SOUTH 18 DEGREES 40 MIN-UTES 00 SECONDS EAST ALONG SAID EASTERLY RIGHT OF WAY LINE 312.25 FEET; THENCE RUN SOUTH 89 DEGREES 44 MINUTES 05 SECONDSEAST 120.07 FEET TO THE WEST LINE OF SAID E 1/4 OF THE NE 1/4; THENCE RUN NORTH 00 DE-GREES 04 MINUTES 43 SECONDS WEST ALONG SAID WEST LINE 369.12 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING.and commonly known as: 7401 SE SR 100, STARKE, FL 32091; includ-ing the building, appurtenances, and fixtures located therein, at public sale, to the highest and best bidder, for cash, at the east front door of the Bradford County Courthouse, on April 16, 2015 at 11:00 a.m.Any persons claiming an interest in the surplus from the sale, if any, other than the property owner as of the date of the lis pendens must file a claim within 60 days after the sale.Dated this 23 day of February, 2015.

Clerk of the Circuit CourtRay Norman

By: Lisa BrannonDeputy Clerk

Yusuf E. Haidermota(813) 229-0900 x1472Kass Shuler, P.A.1505 N. Florida Ave. Tampa, FL [email protected]

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE EIGHTH JUDICIAL CIRCUITOF FLORIDA, IN AND FOR

BRADFORD COUNTYCIVIL DIVISION

Case No. 04-2014-CA-000213Division

BRANCH BANKING AND TRUSTCOMPANYPlaintiff, vs. UNKNOWN HEIRS, DEVISEES,GRANTEES, ASSIGNEES, LIENORS, CREDITORS, AND TRUSTEES OF JAMES C. SMITH, DECEASED, et al.Defendants.

NOTICE OF ACTIONTO:UNKNOWN HEIRS, DEVISEES, GRANTEES, ASSIGNEES, LIENORS, CREDITORS, AND TRUSTEES OF JAMES C. SMITH, DECEASED BELIEVED TO BE AVOIDING SERVICE OF PROCESS AT THE ADDRESS OF:380 SE 2ND AVEMELROSE, FL 32666BRIDGET ROUNTREE KNOWN HEIR OF JAMES C. SMITH, DE-CEASED BELIEVED TO BE AVOID-ING SERVICE OF PROCESS AT THE ADDRESS OF:21468 NE 111TH AVEEARLETON, FL 32631You are notified that an action to fore-close a mortgage on the following property in Bradford County, Florida:A PARCEL OF LAND SITUATED IN FRACTIONAL SECTION 12, TOWN-SHIP 9 SOUTH, RANGE 22 EAST, BRADFORD COUNTY, FLORIDA, LOCALLY KNOWN AS LOTS 41 AND 42, SEMINOLE RIDGE, UNIT 5, AN UNRECORDED SUBDIVISION, AND BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:COMMENCE AT A CONCRETE MONUMENT AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF SAID SECTION 12 AND RUN NORTH 06°22’43” EAST, ALONG THE EAST LINE OF SAID SECTION 12, A DISTANCE OF 1872.08 FEET TO A CONCRETE MONUMENT AND THE POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE CONTINUE NORTH 06°22’43” EAST, ALONG SAID EAST LINE OF SECTION 12 A DISTANCE OF 220.00 FEET TO A CONCRETE MONUMENT; THENCE RUN NORTH 83°37’17” WEST, 198.73 FEET TO A CONCRETE MONUMENT; THENCE RUN SOUTH 06°22’43” WEST, 220.00 FEET TO A CONCRETE MONUMENT; THENCE RUN SOUTH 83°37’17” EAST. 198.73 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING.commonly known as 380 SE 2ND AVE, MELROSE. EL 32666 has been filed against you and you are required to serve a copy of your writ-ten defenses, if any, to it on Ashley L. Simon of Kass Shuler; P.A., plaintiffs attorney whose address is P.O. Box 800, Tampa, Florida 33601, (813) 229-0900, on or beforeMarch 28, 2015, (or 30 days from the first dale of publication, which-ever is later) and file the original with the Clerk of this Court either before service on the Plaintiffs attorney or immediately thereafter; otherwise, a default will be entered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint.Dated: February 24, 2015.

CLERK OF THE COURTHonorable Ray Norman945 N. Temple Avenue

Starke, Florida 32091By: Lisa Brannon

Deputy ClerkAMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT. If you are a person with a dis-ability who needs any accommoda-tion in order to participate in this pro-ceeding, you are entitled, at no cost to you, to the provision of certain as-sistance. Please contact the ADA Co-ordinator at (352) 337-6237, at least 7 days before your scheduled court ap-pearance. If you are hearing or voice impaired, please call 71L If you are deaf or hard of hearing and require an ASL interpreter or an assisted listen-ing device to participate in a proceed-ing, please contact Court Interpreting at [email protected].

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NOTICEThe CareerSource NCFL will hold a Workshop on Friday, March 6, 2015, at 1:00 pm respectively at Ca-reerSource of NCFL, 4800 SW 13th Street, Gainesville, FL. For more in-formation please contact Lauren Mu-noz at (352) 872-5904.

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NOTICERon Denmark Mini Storage will hold a Public Auction on Friday March 20, 2015 @ 10:00 AM at 2117 N. Temple Avenue, Starke, FL on the following storage units containing personal items.#118—Belonging to K. McKinney#34—Belonging to R. Woods

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NOTICE OF SALENotice is hereby given that pursuant to the Florida Self Storage Facility Act Statutes (Section 83.801 – 83.809);

Santa Fe Storage of Starke; Will sell for CASH to the highest bidder at 1630 North Temple Avenue, Starke, County of Bradford, Florida; at 1:30 PM on Wednesday, the 18th day of March 2015, and continuing day to day thereafter until sold, the house-hold goods and misc. contents of the following:UNIT A001 – TONYA S BARNHARTUNIT A004 – KARI CLEMONSUNIT A019 – PAUL L MILLER, JRUNIT A020 – KEITH G TAYLORUNIT A022 – LAKEEFIA K RISBYUNIT A027 – MARVIN L SELPH UNIT A030 – CASEE C GAY TURKNETT UNIT C001—DORIS BROWNUNIT F011–MELISSA T UNDERHILLUNIT G005 – STACEY D BRIDGESUNIT G026 – RODOLFO M MATAUNIT G029 – MAMIE E SMITHUNIT G039 – YLLAH JOHNSONUNIT H013 – YLLAH JOHNSONUNIT I043 – GAIL JACKSON

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NOTICE OF SALENotice is hereby given that pursuant to the Florida Self Storage Facility Act Statutes (Section 83.801 – 83.809); Santa Fe Storage of Waldo will sell for CASH to the highest bidder at 15540 NE US HWY 301, Waldo, County of Alachua, FL, at 12:00 pm on Wednes-day, the 18th day of March, 2015 and continuing day to day thereafter until sold: the household goods and misc. contents of the following:UNIT A023 Linda F WoolwineUNIT A027 Oscar Eddie Lee Ross

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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN:Kevin L. KeithLast known address of:3678 SE 144th StStarke FL 32091-6966You are hereby notified that your eli-gibility to vote is in question. You are required to contact the Supervisor of Elections, in Starke, Florida, no later than thirty (30) days after the date of this publishing. Failure to respond will result in a determination of ineligibility by the Supervisor and your name will be removed from the statewide voter registration system.Terry L. VaughanBradford County Supervisor of Elec-tionsP.O. Box 58945 N. Temple Ave., Suite CStarke, FL 32091

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NOTICESanta Fe Cemetery Association An-nual Meeting/Election of Trustees Tuesday, March 17, 2015 - 6:30 Hampton City Hall, Hampton, FL

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NOTICEThe Bradford County EFSP/FEMA Board has been awarded $8,549 in federal funds made available through the Department of Homeland Secu-rity (DHS)/Federal Emergency Man-agement Agency (FEMA) under the Emergency Food and Shelter Nation-al Board Program. The Bradford County EFSP/FEMA Board has been chosen to receive $8,549 to supplement emergency food and shelter programs in the county.The selection was made by a Nation-al Board that is chaired by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency and consists of represen-tatives from American Red Cross; Catholic Charities, USA, National Council of Churches of Christ in the USA; The Jewish Federations of North America; The Salvation Army; and, United Way Worldwide. The Lo-cal Board was charged to distribute funds appropriated by Congress to help expand the capacity of food and shelter programs in high-need areas around the country. A Local Board made up of represen-tatives of various community agen-cies will determine how the $8,549 awarded to Bradford County are to be distributed among the emergency food and shelter programs run by lo-cal service agencies in the area. The Local Board is responsible for recom-mending agencies to receive these funds and any additional funds made available under this phase of the pro-gram. Under the terms of the grant from the National Board, local agencies cho-sen to receive funds must: 1) be private voluntary non-profits or units of government, 2) be eligible to receive Federal funds, 3) have an accounting system, 4) practice nondiscrimination, 5) have demonstrated the capabil-ity to deliver emergency food and/or shelter programs, and 6) if they are a private voluntary orga-nization, have a voluntary board. Qualifying agencies are urged to apply. Public or private voluntary agencies interested in applying for Emergency Food and Shelter Pro-gram funds must contact United Way, 352-331-2800, for an application. The deadline for applications to be received is 5:00 p.m. on March 13, 2015.

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PUBLIC NOTICEThe regular scheduled meeting of the Bradford County Board of County Commissioners is scheduled March 19, 2015 at 6:30 p.m. in the Com-mission Meeting Room located in the north wing of the Bradford County Courthouse, 945 N. Temple Ave., Starke, FL. A copy of the Agenda may be obtained from the Bradford County website www.bradfordcountyfl.gov or from the office of the Bradford County Manager located in the north wing of the Bradford County Courthouse.

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Case No. 14000023CAAXMXDEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS INDEN-TURE TRUSTEE, FOR NEW CEN-TURY HOME EQUITY LOAN TRUST 2006-2PlaintiffVs.CYNTHIA T. WILKINSON A/K/A CYNTHIA WILKINSON; EDWARD W. WILKINSON A/K/A EDWARD WILKINSON, DECEASED; ET ALDefendants

RE-NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that, pursuant to an order reschedul-ing the foreclosure sale dated Feb. 5, 2015, and entered in Case No- 14000023CAAXMX, of the Circuit Court of the Eighth Judicial Circuit

in and for Bradford County, Flori-da. Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Indenture Trustee, for New Century Home Equity Loan Trust 2006-2, Plaintiff and CYNTHIA T. WILKINSON A/K/A CYNTHIA WILKINSON; EDWARD W. WILKIN-SON A/K/A EDWARD WILKINSON, DECEASED; ET AL, are defendants. Ray Norman, Bradford County Clerkof the Court will sell to the highest and best bidder for cash in the front lobby of the Bradford County Courthouse, 945 North Temple Avenue, Starke, FL 32091, SALE BEGINNING AT 11:00 a.m. on this 25 day of June, 2015, the following described proper-ty as set forth in said Final Judgment, dated September 15th, 2014:LOT 14, OF KNIGHTS REPLAT, AC-CORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF AS RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 3, PAGE 54, OF THE PUBLIC RE-CORDS OF BRADFORD COUNTY, FLORIDA.Property Address: 1011 N. Thomp-son Street, Starke, FL 32091A person claiming an interest in the surplus from the sale, if any, other than the property owner as of the date of the lis pendens must file a claim within 60 days after the sale,Dated this 3 day of March 2015.

By: Jackie B. C. FisherAs Deputy Clerk

This notice is provided pursuant to Administrative order No .2.065.If you are a person with a disability who needs any accommodation in or-der to participate in this proceeding, you are entitled, at no cost to you, to the provision of certain assistance. Please contact the ADA Coordina-tor at (352)337-6237, at least 7 days before your scheduled court appear-ance, or immediately upon receiving this notification if the time before the scheduled appearance is less than 7 days; if you are hearing or voice impaired, call 711. If you are deaf or hard of hearing and require an ASL interpreter or an assisted listening device to participate in a proceeding, please contact Court Interpreting at [email protected] Law Offices2101 West Commercial Blvd., Suite 5000Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309954-378-1757

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CASE NO.: 13-000448-CAAXMXDEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE, IN TRUST FOR THE REGISTEREDHOLDERS OF MORGAN STANLEY ABS CAPITAL 1 TRUST 2004-NC3, MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGHCERTIFICATES. SERIES 2004-NC3,Plaintiff,VS.JAMES SANFORD PROFITT; BON-NIE GALE PROFITT; et al.,Defendant(s),NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE

PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 45NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that sale will be made pursuant to an Order or Final Judgment Final Judgment was awarded on October 16, 2014 in Civil Case No. 13-000448-CAAXMX, of the Circuit Court of the EIGHTH Judicial Circuit in and for BRAD-FORD County, Florida, wherein, DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE, IN TRUST FOR THE REGISTERED HOLDERS OF MORGAN STANLEY ABS CAPITAL I TRUST 2004-NC3, MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2004-NC3 is the Plaintiff, and JAMES SAN-FORD PROFITT; BONNIE GALE PROFITT; CITIFINANCIAL EQUITY SERVICES. INC.; MIDLAND FUND-ING LLC; NATIONAL COLLEGIATE STUDENT LOAN TRUST. 2005-3; UNKNOWN TENANT I N/K/A INEZ PROFITT; ANY AND ALL UN-KNOWN PARTIES CLAIMING BY, THROUGH, UNDER AND AGAINST THE HEREIN NAMED INDIVIDUAL DEFENDANT(S) WHO ARE NOT KNOWN TO BE DEAD OR ALIVE, WHETHER SAID UNKNOWN PAR-TIES MAY CLAIM AN INTEREST ASSPOUSES, HEIRS, DEVISEES. GRANTEES, OR OTHER CLAIM-ANTS are Defendants.The clerk of the court, Ray Norman will sell to the highest bidder for cash at 11:00 AM at the courthouse lobby MAY 28, 2015 on the following de-scribed real property as set forth in said Final Judgment, to wit;LOT 12 OF KNIGHTS REPLAT, AS PER PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 3, PAGE 54, OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF BRADFORD COUNTY, FLORIDA.ANY PERSON CLAIMING AN IN-TEREST IN THE SURPLUS FROM THE SALE, IF ANY, OTHER THAN THE PROPERTY OWNER AS OF THE DATE OF THE LIS PENDENS MUST FILE A CLAIM WITHIN 60 DAYS AFTER THE SALE.Dated this 3 day of March, 2015.

Jackie B. C. FisherDeputy Clerk

ALDRIDGE | CONNORS, LLPAttorney for Plaintiff1615 South Congress AvenueSuite 200Delray Beach, FL 33445Telephone: (561)392-6391Facsimile: (561)392-6965Primary E-Mail: [email protected] you are a person with a disability who needs any accommodation in or-der to participate in this proceeding, you are entitled, at no cost to you, to the provision of certain assistance. Please contact the ADA Coordinator at (352) 337-6237, at least 7 days before your scheduled court appear-ance. If you are hearing or voice impaired, please call 711. If you are deaf or hard of hearing and require an ASL interpreter or an assisted listen-ing device to participate in a proceed-ing, please contact Court Interpreting at [email protected]

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE: SPRATLIN TOWING & RECOVERY, LLC. Gives Notice of Foreclosure of Lien and intent to sell these vehicles on 03/10/2015, 10:00 am at 10875 US HWY 301 S. Hampton, FL 32044. Pursuant to subsection 713.78 of the Florida Statutes. SPRATLIN TOW-ING & RECOVERY, LLC. Reserves the right to accept or reject any and/or all bids.1G1JC12F937368698 2003 CHEVY1FMZU64PXYC68613 2000 FORD

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Florida’s Guardian ad Litem volunteers are appointed by the court to advocate for children who have been abused, abandoned or neglected. Guardian volunteers develop a consistent relationship with the child, serve as educational advocates, help the child to experience and participate in normalcy activities, and most important, they make independent recommendations to the court to ensure a safe, caring stable and permanent environment for the child.

Vickie Crews, a Bradford County volunteer, said, “There are many reasons why I have been a Guardian ad Litem for over 16 years, but the main reason is the blessings I receive. When you are able to make a child’s life safer, better and make that child feel loved and able to trust again,

then that is your reward. Their smiles and hugs are all the thank you that is needed.”

Guardian ad Litem needs volunteers in Bradford County to be there for these children. Classes are offered in Starke. Call 904-966-6237 for more information or go to www.gal.alachua.fl.us.

Trail Ridge Festival returns in March

The Lawtey Trail Ridge

Organization will hold its annual festival on Saturday, March 14. This year, the theme is “Country Cooking” and a new competition has been added. It is for the “Most Original Country Dish.”

However, the same family atmosphere and fun activities of the past are planned. There will be arts and crafts vendors, food vendors, a car show, competitions, family games and fun activities. Plan now to join in the fun in Lawtey, on the second Saturday in March.

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