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FRAN HUNTECB PublishingStaff Writer

A man was ar-rested last week andcharged with trans-porting Ecstasy, follow-ing a routine trafficstop.

The JeffersonCounty Sheriff ’s Officereported that on June27, Deputy KevinTharpe made a trafficstop on a 2006, blackMazda four-door for anequipment violation,on US-27.

He made contactwith the driver, identi-fied as Tyler BruceRanew, 23, of DelrayBeach, FL, who wascurrently residing as astudent, in Tallahassee.

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A Monticellowoman was arrestedlast week on an out-standing county war-rant for her arrestcharging her with for-gery.

The Monticello Po-lice Department re-ported that onNovember 30, 2011 andon December 1, 2011 at4:33 p.m., Lt. Mack Nor-ton contacted OfficerJoshua Bullock in ref-erence to fraudlentchecks passed atSeabrooks’ store, lo-cated on Ash Street.

Lt. Norton advisedOfficer Bullock thattwo black females triedto pass two US Treas-ury checks atSeabrooks’ store formoney.

The first check,made out to JuliaThomas of Lakeland,FL was in the amountof $9,655 and the sec-ond check was made

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LAZARO ALEMANECB PublishingSenior Staff Writer

Remember the Internet-driven sporting goods re-tail and distribution company that was supposed tohave relocated to the Jefferson County IndustrialPark about two years ago?

It seems that the company’s planned move wasthwarted by a combination of the economic down-turn and “the Cookseys’ very cautious approach”, inthe words of Economic Development Director JulieConley, who has been trying to bring about the relo-cation ever since.

The Cookseys are Sarah and Tom Cooksey, own-ers and operators of American Hunter Inc., a Talla-hassee-based company that the couple planned torelocate to a 40,000 sq. foot building that they weregoing to construct on a 7.4-acre industrial park parcelthat they purchased from the county in 2010.

Conley called American Hunter Inc. “the posterchild” of the kind of business that Jefferson Countywants to attract.

“It’s family owned; it’s a clean industry; it paysgood wages; and it brings dollars from outside,” Con-ley said of American Hunter at the County Commis-sion meeting on June 7. “What it lacks is the capitalto be able to move into Jefferson County.”

What’s more, she said, the company could nolonger operate efficiently out of its present-day Tal-lahassee facilities, which consists of several ware-houses.

“However, they lack sufficient capital to cover thecosts of land development, construction, moving ex-penses, property taxes, and such, in addition to theiroperating cost,” Conley said.

Hence the incentive plan that she, the EconomicDevelopment Council (EDC), and the Ad-hoc Eco-nomic Development Committee had put together totry and move the project forward, she said.

The plan, as Conley explained it to the commis-sion, calls for the county to construct at the indus-trial park a 30,000 sq. foot building that the Cookseyscould then lease on long-term basis with the optionto buy. The deal would include the county clearing

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RETAIL DISTRIBUTIONCOMPANY STILL EYEING

RELOCATION HERE

DEBBIE SNAPPECB Publishing Staff Writer

Independence Day was celebratedin Monticello with a full day of fun,food and fireworks!

The community came togetherslowly at first, because of the rain, onWednesday, July 4th to enjoy the daywith family at the old JeffersonCounty High School. The rainyweather kept most of the spectators

from arriving too early but by 8:30p.m. it was the crowds that came pour-ing in. The bleachers and football fieldwere filled with excited friends andneighbors.

Patriotic music filled the air dur-ing the day, with the stage programand presentations beginning late, atabout 8:45 p.m.

More photos and activities andvendors information will be in theWednesday, July 11, 2012 .

INDEPENDENCE DAYCELEBRATED BY MANY

IN MONTICELLO

ECB Publishing Photos By Cassi Anderson, July 4, 2012.


It took a while to ac-complish, and it got donein a roundabout way, butSchool SuperintendentBill Brumfield finallywas able to give Tigershead coach JeremyBrown additional com-pensation in the form ofa supplement for the lat-ter undertaking extraduties.

Following the usualwrangling over policy,process, prerogativesand procedures, the Jef-ferson County SchoolBoard on Mondayevening, June 11, ap-proved 3-2 a request fromSchool SuperintendentBill Brumfield for a$4,500 supplement tocompensate a districtschool safety coordina-tor.

Voting against the

measure were SchoolBoard Members ShirleyWashington and SandraSaunders, who clarifiedthat although supportiveof the position, they ob-jected to the handling ofthe matter.

The handling thatSaunders and Washing-ton found objectionablewas that Brumfield hadalready selected Brownfor the position, evidentby the fact that the latter

was training for the jobwhen the discussioncame up before theboard.

Brumfield nevermentioned Brown’sname. As he presentedthe issue, the school dis-trict presently had noone other than himselfto represent it in its deal-ings with the emergencyservices or to coordinateemergency situations.

“We have no one

over at the hurricaneshelter, “ Brumfield said.“We need a representa-tive to work with theemergency services andto do safety reports. Thisperson would also workwith the teachers to pre-pare emergency plans.”

Chief Financial Offi-cer Marcia Willis offeredthat the money for thesupplement would come

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SUPERINTENDENT WINS ONE AND COMPENSATES COACH


A group of local and Talla-hassee residents interested inthe history of the area — partic-ularly during the era of Span-ish rule — on Saturday, June 30,visited two sites in JeffersonCounty that once were Spanishmissions.

Dr. Anne Holt organized theouting out of “unadulteratedcuriosity” as she put it, and itinvolved visiting the MissionConcepcion de Ayubale sitenear Wacissa, and the MissionSan Lorenzo de Ivitachuco siteon Avalon Plantation.

David Ward acted as guide,and Dr. Rochelle A. Marrinan,

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Photos are courtesy of Dr. Anne Holt, June 30, 2012. Above, Dr. Rochelle Marrinan, anthropology professor at FSU,

talks to the groups at the Ivitachuco site. From left to right are pic-

tured, Jack Carswell, Michael Sheedy, Dr. Roth, Dr. Marrinan, and

Margie Stern.

At left, These remnants of what once may have been church

bells were found at the Mission Concepcion de Ayubale near

Wacissa.

OUTING TAKES IN TWO OF COUNTY’S HISTORIC SITES

JULY 2-6St. Rilla Missionary Bap-tist Church began its Re-vival Services at 7:30 p.m.on Monday and will con-tinue nightly through Fri-day. Rev. O. JermaineSimmons, pastor of theJacob Chapel Free WillBaptist Church in Talla-hassee, will be the guestspeaker. Music will be pro-vided by the St. Rilla MassChoir and other localchoirs, accompanied byJacob Chapel. Rev. JamesMack, church pastor, in-vites the community tocome out and enjoy aspirit-filled week. Call 850-997-8747 for more informa-tion.

JULY 2-6Memorial MissionaryBaptist Church is holdingits Vacation Bible School,(no VBS on July 4.)‘Heaven’s Kitchen’ beginsat 6 p.m. through Fridaywith a focus on nourish-ing a healthy soul, bodyand mind. Come and feedon the spiritual and

earthly foods served eachevening at Heaven’sKitchen. Rev. J.B. Duval,pastor.

JULY 6Tent of the Holy Guestsoffers prayer for the sickand a special scripturemessage every Friday at7:30 p.m. The Tent is lo-cated at 295 West PalmerMill in Monticello.

JULY 7Hickory Hill MissionaryBaptist Church will host a‘Youth Explosion’ on Sat-urday, beginning at 7 p.m.Area youth groups are in-vited to attend and partic-ipate in this ‘Praise IsWhat We Do’ event. Youthare invited to sing, praisedance, recite a poem oreven play an instrumentto express adoration andpraise for our awesomeGod. For more informa-

tion contact Youth Direc-tor/Minister KatabiaHenry, via face book or bycalling 850-997-2649. Regi-nald Daniels, pastor.

JULY 7-28Summer Bible Day Camp,sponsored by the GodSquad Power Club, will beheld at the JeffersonCounty Bailar Public Li-brary. Camp will begin at11 a.m. on Saturdays. Formore information call 850-997-0832 or 850-997-8018after 2 p.m.

JUNE 7-28FUMC StoryTime Min-istry is held from 1 to 2p.m. on every other Satur-day at the JeffersonCounty Bailar Public Li-brary. For more informa-tion contact Chairman ofEvangelism BarbaraHobbs at 850-523-1813.

JULY 8, 22

Shiloh AME Church willserve the community onthe second and fourthSundays at 10 a.m. forSunday School and at 11a.m. for Morning WorshipService; WednesdayEvening Prayer and BibleStudy will be held at 7p.m.; and Youth Participa-tion will be each fourthSunday. For more infor-mation contact MazieWoodson Rojas at 850-997-0512.

JULY 8-13Tri-County Ministrieswill host ‘A Week of Re-vival’ at the HarvestChristian Center, locatedat 1599 SpringhollowRoad, beginning on Sun-day at 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m.and at 7 p.m. Mondaythrough Friday. Guestspeakers will be BrianPflaghier from St. Peters-

burg and Cris Peters fromMonticello. Marvin Gra-ham and Rodney Schwab,pastors.

JULY 9-13Pleasant Grove Mission-ary Baptist Church, Pas-tor James Williams, andNew Bethel AME Church,Pastor Jimmie F. Dickey,will together host a Re-vival beginning on Mon-day through Friday at 7p.m. nightly at the Pleas-ant Grove MBC. Rev. IssacMannings will be theguest preacher for theweek.

JULY 10Sons of Allen of theUnion Bethel Circuitmeets monthly on the sec-ond Tuesday from 7 to 8p.m., rotating between theElizabeth and UnionB e t h e lAME churches. Encour-aging young men andolder males to come bepart of the meetings. Ifyou have any questions,contact President LemanUlee at 850-274-6268.

JULY 11Voice of Thunder Min-istry will host Food Give-aways from 2 to 3 p.m.every Wednesday at itschurch location, 685 SouthJefferson. A form of iden-tification will be requiredfor church and SecondHarvest records. ApostleDL Pittman, pastor.

JULY 11-25Highest Praise Deliver-ance Ministries holdsBible Study everyWednesday night at 7:30p.m. and every third Sun-day at 11 a.m. at its loca-tion, 760 West

Washington, withTeacher/Pastor V. Ellis, 2John 2-4. For more infor-mation call 850-778-6133.

JULY 12Bible Study is held at 7p.m. every Thursday atthe Lloyd Woman’s Club.Join with Elder Linda D.Ross for an evening ofChristian faith. For moreinformation contact herat 850-322-3424.

JULY 18First PresbyterianChurch will host Ea-glesWings, a ministry ofoutreach, serving thecommunity on the firstand third Wednesday ofeach month from 9 a.m. to12 p.m. Volunteers are al-ways welcome to distrib-ute food items and todonate non-perishablefood items. Call and leavea message for JoAnneArnold at 850-997-2252 orgo to [email protected] orwww.firstpresbyterian-monticello.org.

JULY 27, 28Second Harvest Food Pro-gram, together with thechurches of New BethelAME, Elizabeth MB,Hickory Hill MB, Mt.Pleasant AME andPhiladelphia MB, will pro-vide food to anyone need-ing assistance includingthe needy, infants and theelderly. This is donemonthly with distributionfrom 8 to 9 a.m. usually onthe fourth Saturday at theNew Bethel AME Churchlocated at 6496 AshvilleHighway. Volunteers arealso welcome to come onFriday evening at 6:30 p.m.to help bag the food pack-ages. Contact Nellie Ran-dell at 850-997-5605 or850-997-6929 to volunteeror for more informationabout this program.

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continued from page 1out to Jose C. Diaz, of Seffner, FL, in the amount of$9,439.22.Store owner, Leroy Seabrooks, described one fe-

male, identified as Tometha Lewis, 33, of Monticello,as a light skinned black female around 5’ 5” andheavy set and the other female was described as adark skinned around the same height and weight.Seabrooks said that they used fake names when theytried to cash the checks. Lt. Norton contacted Officer Bullock and advised

that the Pit Stop, located on North Jefferson Street,wanted to report a similar incident. The Lt. and officer then made contact with Versal

Patel and he provided video surveillance on the fe-males inside of the Pit Stop attempting to utter acheck for cash. The two females in the surveillancevideo matched the description of the two females inthe Seabrooks store. Lt. Norton identified one of the females as Lewis

and officer Bullock interviewed her. She said that shepicked up a friend a” “no” and when Lewis went backto the car, her friend took the check and tried to cashit herself. Seabrooks told the friend to come back thefollowing day. She said the friend then asked her to take her to

Laverne’s store on Chestnut Street. Laverne told thefriend to take the check across the street to the PitStop. Then the two women went to the Pit Stop andtried to cash the checks there. Patel said that he couldnot cash the checks.Lewis said that when the clerk told them no, the

two females left the store and went home. She said on December 1, 2011 the friend came by

her house and wanted to go back to Seabrook’s storeto cash the check. On the way to the store, the friendhanded Lewis a check to cash. When they reached thestore Seabrooks told Lewis that he would have to holdthe check until it cleared the bank. The friend thenpulled out another check and asked to cash bothchecks. Seabrooks did not give anything for thechecks. He took both checks and reported the inci-dent. Lewis was interviewed two different times and

her stories were inconsistent. In her first interviewshe mentioned picking up her friend and that herfriend came by Lewis’ house to attempt to cash thechecks. In the second interview the story changed toLewis picking up her friend at a gas station outsideof Greenville and dropping her friend off at the sameplace every time. She said that her friend would always contact her

through her mother.Officer Bullock asked Lewis about her friend and

Lewis said they were lifelong friends, but she had notseen her in a long time. Lewis supplied the officer with a phone number

that belonged to her friend but the number turnedout to be false and assigned to someone else inGreenville. Lewis would not give any information about

where her friend lived or a working phone number tocontact her. Lewis was arrested June 28, 2012 on an outstand-

ing county warrant and charged with uttering aforged instrument and forging a bank bill or note.Bond was set at $10,000 and she bonded out of jail thesame day.

Deputy Tharpe advised him of the reason for thestop. He also advised that he was going to issueRanew a warning for the violation. While writing the warning citation, Deputy

Tharpe could smell the odor of burnt marijuanacoming from the interior of the vehicle. The deputy asked Ranew if there were any nar-

cotics in the vehicle and he denied there being any.Deputy Tharpe then asked if anyone had smokedmarijuana in the vehicle recently and he said, “No.” Deputy Tharpe then presented him with the ques-tion, “If I walked my K-9 around the exterior of thevehicle would he alert to the odor of narcotics com-ing from the interior of the vehicle,” and Ranewsaid, “No.” The deputy explained to Ranew that he was

going to walk his K-9 around the exterior of the ve-hicle. Deputy Tharpe then deployed K-9 Frodow on the

vehicle and he alerted on the driver’s side door andthe rear passenger door at the seam of the trunk.The deputy put K-9 Frodow back into his patrol

vehicle and again asked Ranew if there was anymarijuana in the vehicle. He told the deputy that hehad a pipe in the trunk of the vehicle on the sameside that the dog alerted on. Deputy Tharpe than began his search of the ve-

hicle and located the pipe that Ranew was talkingabout, which tested positive for marijuana. He continued his search and in the glove com-

partment of the car, Deputy Tharpe located fourclear plastic sandwich bags with a white powderysubstance inside of them. Deputy Tharpe asked Ranew what was inside of

the bags and he said, “Molly.” Molly is the streetname of Ecstasy. The substance tested positive forEcstasy and weighed 120 grams. The Ecstasy had astreet value of approximately $6,000 to $10,000 ($50-$100 per gram).Ranew was placed under arrest and transported

to the County Jail where he was charged and bookedon the charges of possession of a schedule one nar-cotic and possession of a schedule one narcotic withintent to deliver. A total bond of $100,000 was set andhe bonded out of jail the following day.

an FSU professor with the Depart-ment of Anthropology, provided awealth of information about thetwo sites. Also participating in theouting were Jack Carswell; TouristDevelopment Coordinator NancyWideman and husband Bob Crew,himself an FSU professor; MargieStern, of Main Street Monticello;and a few Tallahassee individualsassociated with the CatholicChurch and interested in thechurch’s history in this area.The group met at Tupelo’s Bak-

ery and Café at 9 a.m. and pro-ceeded in mini convoy style, i.e., sixvehicles, to the site near Wacissa

first. The site, yet unexcavated byscientists, lies in a large field on pri-vate property. As part of the visit, the group

got to see various rusted iron arti-facts that the landowners havefound on the property through theyears. Dr. Marrinan offered thatmany of the metal fragments foundat mission sites represent pieces ofthe missions’ bells, which theApalachee destroyed when they re-belled against the Spanish rule. Thebells, she told the group, repre-sented the voice of discipline to thenatives. The group next visited the site

on Avalon Plantation, owned bymedia tycoon Ted Turner, founderof CNN. Holt said Turner and hisplantation manager, Frank Purvis,were gracious enough to allow thegroup access to the site. Located on a broad hill covered

in new growth oaks and pines, theMission San Lorenzo de Ivitachucowas the Apalachees’ secondary cap-ital, according to Marrinan. Shesaid some scientific excavation wasconducted on this site in the 1970s. Holt pronounced the trip ever

informative and enjoyable; evermore so than even she had ex-pected, she said.

out of a fund that typi-cally contains $80,000,which funds were alsoused to repair safetyitems in the schools andcompensate the resourceofficers when theyworked special events.The way the fundworked, the district re-ceived only what it actu-ally spent during theprevious year, she said. “If we spend only

$70,000 this year, that’s allwe get next year,” Willissaid. Washington, how-

ever, was more con-cerned about the jobdescription for the safetycoordinator. More specif-ically, she wanted toknow who had writtenthe job description.“The human re-

sources (HR) personnever had input intowriting the job descrip-tion,” Washington said.“We don’t utilize commu-nity folks or SchoolBoard folks. We’re goingto always have problemsin this system until welearn to work togetherand do the right thing.” To which Brumfield

responded, “You’re notthe only one who’s for thechildren, Mrs. Washing-ton.” Washington more

clearly articulated herobjection, which wasthat Brumfield had de-cided on Brown withoutthe board ever havinginput into the selection. “I don’t apologize be-

cause I want things done

correctly,” Washingtonsaid, adding that it wasthe School Board’s re-sponsibility to createpolicies and approve newpositions. And here the discus-

sion bogged down in theusual debate over the su-perintendent’s authorityversus the SchoolBoard’s, and where ex-actly was the definingline between the creationof additional responsibil-ities for an existing posi-tion and the creation of anew position. Dr. Melvin Roberts,

the district’s HR officer,offered that if the issuewas strictly a supple-ment, the superintendentwas perfectly within hisrights to decide the issue,as personnel were his do-main. But if the respon-sibilities constituted anew job, then yes, the po-sition had first to be es-tablished and a jobdescription written, andthat fell to the SchoolBoard to decide, he said.The question was, whichwas it in this instance?Dr. Roberts left it to theparticipants to decide.School Board Mem-

ber Sandra Saunders re-sponse was a tadconfusing, saying shedidn’t care who was inthe position, so long asthe job was being doneand done right, but thenultimately voting againstthe recommendation. “I don’t agree with a

position and someone isselected without looking

around,” she said. “Butif it’s for the safety of thechildren, my vote is yes,but I don’t agree with therest.” Like Saunders,

Washington said she did-n’t object to the position,which was needed. Herconcern was with theprocedures, or “the waysthings are done,” shesaid. “We don’t work to-

gether harmoniously,”she said. “The boardwould work verysmoothly if the superin-tendent discussed thingsindividually with eachboard member.” Brumfield said he

“wasn’t go to throwstones,” but the boardalso needed to work withhim.School Board Mem-

ber Ed Vollertsen sidedwith Brumfield.“This is a personnel

matter and it’s up to thesuperintendent to decideit,” Vollertsen said. “It’snot the board’s job to mi-cromanage the superin-tendent.”School Board Mem-

ber Charles Bolandagreed. He pointed outthat board members re-ceived the agenda a weekprior to the meetings andknew exactly what wascoming up for discus-sion. Whenever he hadquestions about some-thing on the agenda, hecalled Brumfield andtalked to him about thematter before the meet-ing, he said.

“That’s my duty as aSchool Board member, totalk to Brumfield,”Boland said.Washington’s re-

sponse was that she was-n’t going to go behind thetaxpayers’ backs andmeet in secret with thesuperintendent. Whatshe had to discuss withBrumfield, she would doin public, she said.“I will never take

this agenda and go be-hind closed doors,”Washington said. “It’s not going be-

hind closed doors, it’swhat we’re supposed todo,” Boland countered. After some more

back and forth on theissue, the board finallyvoted to approve the sup-plement. Meanwhile, itcame out that many inthe audience, includingsome administrators,didn’t know that the dis-trict even had an emer-gency safety plan inplace in the eventualityof a manmade or naturaldisaster. The plan, itseem, remained shelvedsince its development be-cause of the lack of asafety officer. Brumfield twice be-

fore tried to augmentBrown’s salary in recog-nition of the latter’s con-tribution to the athleticprogram and the stand-ing of the school in gen-eral, but each time, theSchool Board blocked themove. This time, how-ever, Brumfield suc-ceeded, if narrowly.

the land and providing the water,sewer and stormwater infrastruc-ture. In return, the Cookseys would

deed their 7.4-acre parcel back tothe county, along with the architec-tural plans and drawings for thebuilding they planned to build.“Additional contingencies may

be required, including submissionof a viable business plan, retentionof the existing employee base, cre-ation of additional fulltime posi-tions and such,” Conley said,adding that these specifics wouldhave to be worked out via negotia-tions once the conceptual incentiveplan was accepted.She proposed that the county

lease the property and improve-ments to the Cookseys for a five-year period at $7,500 or so permonth. At the end of the lease pe-riod, the county could then convey

the property and improvements toCooksey “for a consideration equalto the remaining loan balance”, orthe loan and lease could be renego-tiated for an extra five-year term,Conley said. She pointed out that the com-

pany currently employs nine full-time workers and plans to hireanother four or five fulltime em-ployees once it’s able to come hereand expand. She noted that thecompany’s gross revenues in 2011were approximately $2.6 million. “After the cost of goods, the

value added output was approxi-mately $900,000,” she said.Her request was simple, she

said.“All I’m asking today is that

you agree that this is a workableplan,” Conley said. “In a perfectworld, local government wouldn’tbe called upon to do this, but the

world isn’t perfect. Maybe this proj-ect will be the catalyst for more de-velopment like this here.”The commissioners were gen-

erally supportive of the idea, offer-ing that it pointed the county in theright direction. They suggestedthat Conley have the Cookseys getwith small business developmentexpert Dr. Dallas Garrett, so that hecould help them draft a completeand sustainable business plan. Too,the commissioners wanted assur-ance of the company’s financialsoundness. Overall, however, theyapproved of the concept. “I’m satisfied with the plan,”

said Commissioner Stephen Ful-ford.Chairman Hines Boyd agreed.

“This is heading us in the directionthat we need to be going,” he said.“I’m willing to support it if itmeans more jobs.”

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Monticello residentDebbie Lingle is awoman on a mission,quite literally, two.

When reporting sto-ries about mission tripsto other countries, thestories are continuallytold by either the doctorsor the missionaries. Butthis story is told by the“Average Joe, or in thiscase, Josephine,” DebbieLingle.

Imagine taking 13days away from yourfamily, using your vaca-tion time and paying allof your expenses to en-sure good health careand mainly, spread theWord of God. That iswhat Lingle does.

This year was Lin-gle’s second year travel-ing to the Amazon inBrazil with Dr. WesleyScoles and the Doctor’sHeart Ministry.

The 14-person crew,which consisted of twomedical doctors, one eyedoctor, one pharmacistand 10 citizens fromevery walk of life, fromhousewives to attorneys,left Monticello May 31and traveled five and onehalf hours from Miamito Manaus.

From there the crewtook a three and a halfhour bus ride to Itacoat-

iara, where they caught aprimitive boat for a 24-hour ride to their firstvillage, Laranjal, on theMari Mari River.

While in route toLaranjal, the crew begancounting and bagging themedications, whichwould be prescribed tothe villagers who neededthem.

Once in the village,the crew sets up theclinic and conduct Vaca-tion Bible School (VBS)for the children. “A lot ofthe parents also get in onthe VBS,” she said.

The team coveredtwo villages per day. Theadditional villages they

visited included Mucajaland Terra Vermelha, alsoon the Mari Mari River.Then they went to theend of the AbacaxisRiver and visited the vil-lages of Paxiuba, Sao’Jose, Pedral, Parica,Tambira, Barra Mansa,Sao Pedro and Abacaxis.

Their final villagewas the village of FelizeNazare’ on the ArariRiver.

She said that theyslept in 14 hammocks onthe second level of theboat. “It was hot andvery humid, more sothen it is here, so yousweat a lot,” she said. Sheadded that they bathed in

river water. “The jungle is not a

quiet place,” said Lingle.“It is full of insects, mon-keys, flocks of parakeets,parrots and macaws.”Lingle said that oncethey arrived at a villagethe clinic would be set upand while the doctorsconducted the clinic, theothers conducted Vaca-tion Bible School (VBS)with the children andthose adults who wishedto participate also. Theywould conduct arts andcrafts, tell stories andsing songs, which theyhad to learn to sing inPortuguese (their nativelanguage).

“This year’s storywas Noah’s Ark. We worecostumes and animalmasks and paintedsome of the children’sfaces to look like ani-mals,” said Lingle. “Aswe acted out the skit, wehad an interpreter tellthe story to them. Whenthe story got to an ani-mal, which the child’sface was painted as, wewould bring them up toparticipate in the skit.”Lingle added that

one day during VBS ared macaw sat in thewindow as if he werelistening to the storybeing told. She said thatthere was also a littlegirl who had a spidermonkey on her head andshe kept tugging at Lin-gle’s clothing so shecould show off her mon-key.

She described thetypical day. The crewwould be up at 5:30 a.m.and by 6 a.m., they hadtheir morning devo-tional. Breakfast wasserved at 6:30 a.m. andusually consisted ofitems such as granola,sweet breads and coffee.“They made the coffee

with a ton of sugar andmilk,” she said.

By 7 a.m. the crewwas in the village and op-erating the medicalclinic and VBS. “Weplayed games and thechildren loved the Amer-ican game, duck, duck,goose,” she said. Peoplewould boat in from otherareas, so we had over1,200 in VBS and thereare usually more in theclinic.”

She said that themost common medicalproblem they saw withthe villagers was intes-tinal worms. “They liveon the river and relyheavily on it. They usethe river for bathing,washing clothes, going tothe bathroom and drink-ing. The people are be-coming healthier afterfive years. They learnedhow to store fresh waterand pump it from theground,” she added.

Lingle added thatthis trip they did some-thing different, they alsosupplied manicures andhaircuts to the villagers.“I cut a lot of hair,” shesaid.

Lingle said thatlunch was the big mealof the day and wouldconsist of locally caughtfish and anything theycould kill, includingmonkeys and wild pigs.“The best thing we hadto eat while we werethere was tapir, which isan animal similar to ananteater. It’s 10 times bet-ter than steak,” she said.Lingle added that shehad not yet eaten mon-key, but, “I’ll try any-thing once.” She saidthey even went caiman(similar to an alligator)hunting and they atethat.

When she was askedwhat was the weirdestthing she ate during oneof the mission trips, Lin-gle responded, “On myfirst trip I tried a Cocoanut,” she said. “There isa white slimy substancearound the bean and yousuck on it and spit outthe bean. I couldn’t getpast the texture of it.”

Between noon and 2p.m. everyone was rest-ing, taking their siestaduring the hottest partof the day.

Lingle said that thevillagers are small peo-

ple and some have thatchroofs made of dried palmprongs, which can lastfor one to two years be-fore having to be re-placed. They do havelumber and there weresome homes and build-ings that had tin roofs.They also wear the sameclothes that Americansdo. “The clothes are sup-plied by the missionswhen they come,” saidLingle.

When the crew leftfor the trip, they brought600 pounds of clothingwith them. “The lastthing we do it each vil-lage is give the clothingto the most needy vil-lages,” she said.

At the end of VBS allof the children are pre-sented with VBS T-shirts.

“What impresses methe most about the vil-lagers, the people havenothing. They don’t haveInternet, telephones andiPods, but they arehappy and smiling allthe time. They are happyand very content people.They have family, health,shelter and food and thatis all they need to makethem happy.”

So how did Linglebecome involved withthe mission? “Dr. Scolesapproached me andasked if I would be inter-ested in going. I told himI would have to prayabout it first. So I prayedfor a few days to makesure that it was some-thing that I needed to doand it was,” she said.

She said that thoseon the mission pay fortheir own plane tickets,all transportation, gasmoney and being on theboat. “It’s not a cheaptrip,” she added. “But itis well worth it.

“When you look intothose big, deep browneyes, they melt yourheart,” said Lingle. “It’ssuch a fulfilling trip thatmost don’t want to leavethe river.

She used her vaca-tion time on the trip. “It’sworth it to make a differ-ence in lives that don’thave access to medicalcare or the love of God,”said Lingle. “I would doit even if I wasn’t paid.”

Debbie Lingle, A Woman On A Mission

While on a mission trip with Doctor’s Heart Ministry,Debbie Lingle cuts the hair of one of the villagers.

Below, This is one of the villages visited in Brazil bymembers of Doctor’s Heart Ministry recently.

This primitive boat served as the Doctor’s Heart Min-istry crew’s home away from home during their trip tothe Amazon.

This is one of the village girls with her face paintedup like a bunny rabbit for the Vacation Bible School skit.

This was the en-tire Doctor’s Heart Min-istry team, whichrecently visited Brazilto provide medical careand Vacation BibleSchool to the differentvillages.

This is the Vacation Bible School team, whorecently visited Brazil during a mission trip for Doc-

tor’s Heart Ministry.

In one of the Brazilian villages thiswas the schoolhouse used by members ofthe Doctor’s Heart Ministry, to conduct Va-cation Bible School.

JULY 6-27Monticello JamboreeBand will perform musicfor dancing at 7 p.m. everyFriday evening at 625South Water Street, in theold JCHS gym. There aredoorprizes, cold softdrinks and snacks. Every-one is welcome to comedance, listen to some ofthe finest music and justenjoy the fun and cama-raderie with neighborsand friends. Band mem-bers and musicians in-clude Bobby Connell, DonCorbitt, John Howell, Ash-ley Morgan, Sue andWanzie Tucker, Arleneand Leon Roberts andWendell Quick. This is anonprofit charitable or-ganization. For questionsor concerns contact Cur-tis Morgan at 850-933-8136or Bobby Connell at 850-445-0049.

JULY 7 Artisians and GrowersMarketplace from 9 a.m.to 2 p.m. Saturday at John-ston’s Meat Market, 1480West Washington. All pro-ceeds will benefit the OldMonticello Jail Museum.Come shop and buy orshowcase your products.For more informationcontact Coordinator AnneHolt at 850-576-0721 or [email protected]

JULY 7, 21Dixie Community Centeris open on the first andthird Saturday nights foran evening of music anddancing with live localbands. Free line danceclasses begin at 5:30 p.m.with the fun to follow at 7p.m. For more informa-tion contact KennethPrice at 1-229-263-7231.

JULY 8, 9The Opera House StageCompany will hold audi-tions for Agatha Christie’s‘The Mousetrap,’ at 3 p.m.on Sunday, and at 7 p.m. onMonday, at the MonticelloOpera House. Actors neednot fit the characters’ agesclosely. Jan and JackWilliams will direct. Per-formances will be held onSeptember 13, 14, 15, 21, 22,28 and 29… with a possibleSunday matinee. For moreinformation, email [email protected] orcall 850-933-9726.

JULY 9The Palmer Place BookClub meets at 6 p.m. on thesecond Monday at ThePalmer Place to discuss achosen book. For ques-tions call Abi Vandervestat 850-997-4607 or email [email protected].

JULY 9Big Bend Horseman’s As-sociation meets at 7 p.m.on the second Monday atGreen Industries Institutefor a brief program andmeeting. This is an openhorse club for all breeds.Everyone is welcome. Goto www.bigbendhorse.com

for more information.JULY 9

Jefferson County LionsClub Monday NightBINGO. Doors and snackbar open at 5 p.m., at theCapitol City BP TravelCenter, in the Big BendFamily Restaurant, 2716Gamble Road, Lloyd (In-terstate10, Exit 217, High-way 59.) Call 850-997-3538for directions. JCLC is anon-profit organization,raising funds for area res-idents in need. All are wel-come to come have fun,play and win! Help theJCLC by contributing toothers. Remember… onefree Jackpot BINGO cardfor every eyeglass dona-tion! Contact Lion June at850-997-1754 for more in-formation.

JULY 9Al-Anon meetings areheld at 8 p.m. every Mon-day at the AnglicanChurch, 124 Jefferson Av-enue in Thomasville. Formore information go towww.al-anon.alateen.org

JULY 9AA women’s meetings areheld on Mondays at 6:45p.m.; AA meetings followat 8 p.m., at the ChristEpiscopal Church Annex,425 North Cherry Street.For more information,call 850-997-2129 or 850-997-1955.

JULY 10AA classes are held everyTuesday at 8 p.m. for thoseseeking help. The classesare held at the HarvestChristian Center, 1599Springhollow Road. Con-tact Marvin Graham, pas-tor, at 850-212-7669 formore information.

JULY 10Jefferson County Demo-cratic Party and its Exec-utive Committee meets at6 p.m. on the second Tues-day at the JeffersonCounty Bailar Public Li-brary. Contact Beth Davisat 850-544-6561 for more in-formation.

JULY 10American Legion Post 49meets at 6:30 p.m. on thesecond Tuesday of eachmonth for a businessmeeting and program atthe Otto Walker Post onSouth Water Street. Con-tact Adjutant Ron Slik at850-997-8103 for more in-formation.

JULY 11Monticello Kiwanis Clubmeets every Wednesday atnoon at the JeffersonCountry Club on the

Boston Highway forlunch, a program and ameeting. Contact Presi-dent Rob Beshears at 850-997-5054 for moreinformation.

JULY 12Jefferson Soil and WaterConservation Board willmeet at 11:30 a.m. on thesecond Thursday of themonth in the JeffersonCounty Extension Officeconference room. DorothyP. Lewis, secretary/trea-surer, reports the meetingis open to the public. Visi-tors are encouraged to at-tend.

JULY 12AA meetings are heldweekly at 8 p.m. on Thurs-day at the Christ Episco-pal Church annex, 425North Cherry Street. Formore information call 850-997-2129 or 850-997-1955.

JULY 13Rotary meets at 12 p.m. onFriday at the First Presby-terian Church, in the fel-lowship hall, for lunchand a meeting with a pro-gram and speaker. ContactPresident John Lilly at850-342-0187 for more in-formation.

JULY 14Monticello Red Hat Scar-lett O’Hatters meet at 11a.m. on the second Satur-day at an eating establish-ment of theirchoice. Contact Pat Mu-chowski at 850-997-0688 orMary Cremeans at 850-997-3153 for reservations andfurther information.

JULY 17Parent Involvement Com-mittee meets at 6:30 p.m.every third Tuesday at theDistrict Office on WaterStreet. Contact VickiBoland [email protected] formore information.

JULY 17Jefferson County HumaneSociety Board of Direc-tors meeting is held 6:30p.m. on the third Tuesdayat Wag The Dog Too. Formore information visitwww.jchs.us or contactTeresa Kessler, secretary,at [email protected] Mone-tary support may beposted to: P.O. Box 954,Monticello, FL 32345.

JULY 17Jefferson County Republi-can Party and its Execu-tive Committee will meetat 7 p.m. on the third Tues-day at Willow Pond Farm.Contact Clyde Simpson [email protected]

om or 850-228-4400 formore information and tomake reservations. Din-ner is served at 6 p.m. at acost of $10 per person,with the net proceedsgoing to the REC. As thebusy election season ap-proaches you’ll want to bein attendance to meet thecandidates and take partin the process.

John L. Frazier, age 64, of Orlando, FL., transitionedthis life on Tuesday, June 26, 2012. Services will be held onSaturday at Mt. Morilla Baptist Church in Lamont, FL.,with burial at the church cemetery.

Viewing/Visitation willbe held from 3 to 8 p.m. onFriday at Tillman FuneralHome Monticello, 850-997-5553.

A native of Lamont, Mr.Frazier had lived in Orlandofor many years. He was re-tired from the road construc-tion industry as a bridgebuilder.

Treasuring his preciousmemories are his wife Joyce;sons James and Tyrone; anddaughter Sabrina; threegrandchildren; his sister Lil-lie (Jack) Frazier; sevenbrothers Albert, Alonzo (Glo-ria Jean,) Leroy, Leonard, George (Iris,) Moses andFranklin (Iteria) Frazier.

He was predeceased by his parents Abram Sr. andFrances Benjamin Frazier and two brothers Abram Jr.and Robert.

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Chester L. ‘Chet’ Cox, age 88, a retired Security In-spector, passed away on Saturday, June 30, 2012 in Talla-hassee, FL.

A Celebration of Life will be held at 2 p.m. on Satur-day, July 14, 2012 at the First United Methodist Church ofMonticello, located at 324 West Washington Street, Monti-cello, FL. Beggs Funeral Home Monticello Chapel (850-997-5612) is in charge of the arrangements for the family([email protected].) A reception willfollow the service at the Fam-ily Worship Center. Intern-ment will follow at a laterdate in Cardwell, KS at theCorzine Cemetery.

Mr. Cox was a native ofCorbin, KS. and had lived inAlbuquerque, NM. beforemoving to Monticello 44-years ago. Mr. Chet, as hewas known around town,was very active in the com-munity. He was a leader inthe American Legion Post49, the Jefferson Senior Citi-zens Center and the BoyScouts. He enlisted in theU.S. Marines in December 1942, during WWII. He servedin the South Pacific and was wounded in action. He wasawarded the Purple Heart.

Mr. Cox is survived by his wife Jane Cox of Monti-cello; one daughter Kathy Lacy (Jack) of Monticello; andtwo grandchildren Amber and Spencer Lacy of Monti-cello.

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Jack Wolford Summitt, age 88, died on Monday, July2, 2012 at Florida Hospital Medical Center in DaytonaBeach, FL. He was preceded in death by his parents JohnWeidner and Esther Richardson Summitt.

He will be lovingly remembered by his wife of 59years Jane McLeod Sum-mitt; his son John BlaineSummitt; and numerouscousins, nieces, nephewsand friends.

Mr. Summitt served inWorld War II as a naval lieu-tenant-junior grade aboardthe U.S.S. Indiana. He grad-uated from Georgia Techwith a degree in ElectricalEngineering and received aMaster’s degree in BusinessAdministration from Stet-son University. He workedfor the Public Service Com-mission before taking a jobwith Florida Power & Light,where he worked in the Engineering Department untilretirement.

Mr. Summitt farmed timber in north Florida andwas a member of the Florida Forestry Association. Hewas an avid gardener, like his parents.

A graveside service at Roseland Cemetery in Monti-cello, FL. is scheduled for Saturday, July 7, 2012 at 11 a.m.

Beggs Funeral Home, 485 East Dogwood Street, Mon-ticello, is in charge of the arrangements for the family.Inquiries may be made with Beggs at 850-997-5612,www.beggsfuneralhomes.com.

JACK WOLFORD SUMMITT

Mary Elizabeth Reams Anderson, age 89, a retiredschool teacher with the Jefferson County School System,passed away, July 3, 2012, in Tallahassee, FL.

A graveside service will be held, Friday, July 6, 2012,at 11:00 am at Roseland Cemetery. The family will receivefriends after the service at the First United MethodistChurch of Monticello Family Worship Center, 325 W. Wal-nut Street, Monticello, Florida 32344.

Mary Elizabeth was a native of Greenville, FL andhad lived in Jefferson County since 1948, where she taughtschool until she retired. She also enjoyed her second homeat St. George Island. Mary Elizabeth was a member of theJefferson Country Club and a member of First UnitedMethodist Church of Monticello.

Mary Elizabeth is survived by her son Turnbull An-derson, Jr. ( Diane) of Monticello; three grandchildrenWilhelmina “Sunny” Jack (Sandy) of Delray Beach, FL;Jessica Anderson of Fitzgerald, GA; and Jennifer Ander-son of Madison, FL; two grandchildren Sydney Jack, JuliePiure and many nieces and nephews. Also a host of stu-dents that she taught over the years and her caregiver ofover three years Juanita Kinsey.

She is preceded in death by her husband of fiftyyears, William Turnbull Anderson, Sr. and her parentsA.D. and Ruth Scruggs Reams.

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DEBBIE SNAPPECB PublishingStaff WriterThe Ladies Auxiliary

of the American LegionOtto Walker Post 49 heldits Installation of Offi-cers for 2012-2013 onTuesday evening, June12. The newly elected offi-cers are: Sheila Slik, pres-ident; Isabelle de Sercey,treasurer; Julyn Hussey,vice president; MarcellaHamilton, sergeant-at-arms; Lillie Mae Brumb-ley, Chaplin; and DebbieMitchum, executive com-mittee-member-at-large.

American LegionLadies Auxiliary DistrictIII President Mary Chris-tians inducted the offi-cers and presented aprogram on the Auxil-iary and its purpose andresponsibilities. Shespoke about the pro-grams in each unit andwent over briefly therules and regulations ex-pected of the Auxiliary.Eight members were inattendance to this meet-ing.The Auxiliary mem-

bers, friends and fellow

Legion members held avery profitable carwashand hotdog salefundraiser on Saturday,June 23. The funds will beused for upcoming Auxil-iary programs.

The next Auxiliarymeeting will be held at6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, July10, at the Otto WalkerPost 49. All are invited toconsider becoming a partof this service orientedorganization. ContactPresident Slik at 850-997-8103 for more informa-tion.

DEBBIE SNAPPECB PublishingStaff WriterThe Jefferson County Bailar Pub-

lic Library announces a ‘Friday the13th Spooky Family Movie Night’ be-ginning at 7 p.m. on July 13 in the li-brary community room.

The movie will be suitable for allages, from young children to parents. Allare welcome to come and join the fun.For more information contact Li-

brary Director Kitty Brooks at 375South Water Street in Monticello, orcall 850-342-0205 during libraryhours.

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gion Otto Walker

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FRAN HUNTECB PublishingStaff WriterBack by popular de-

mand, The Big BendGhost Trackers, as seenon the ASE Network TV,will present the GhostHunting Seminar Week-end, at the beautifullyhistoric John DenhamBed and Breakfast, lo-cated at 555 West PalmerMill Road, August 20-21. And by special re-

peated requests, this willbe a more advancedcourse for those whohave participated in pre-vious events and havesome ghost tracking ex-perience. Join Big Bend Ghost

Trackers Founder BettyDavis and John Denhamhouse owner Pat Inmon,recently seen on the An-derson Cooper Show, fora thrilling, educationaland haunted weekend.Check-in is Friday,

July 20 at 3 p.m., andcheck out is Sunday, July22 at noon.The cost is $195 per

person, double occu-pancy and includes atwo-night stay at the bedand breakfast, twobreakfasts and twodinners. Luncheswill be on your ownso you can browseand shop the localMonticello mer-chants.Space for the

event is limited andspots are still avail-able.Par t i c ipants

are asked to comeand see why USAToday named JohnDenham house asthe third mosthaunted bed and

breakfast in the country. Also a great point to

keep in mind, especiallyfor the haunted weekendis that Monticello, wasdesignated by ABC Newsin 2003 as “The South’sMost Haunted SmallTown.”There are three

known ghosts that hauntthe Denham house; onebeing an unknown ladyin a wedding dress, oftenseen drifting across theyard; John Denham him-self, has been known topay a visit; and AuntSarah, known to tuckguests in at night.You can join North

Florida’s professionalgroup, the Big BendGhost Trackers andlearn about ghost hunt-ing, tools of the trade,electronic voice phenom-enon, instrumentaltranscommunication,ghost photography and areview of the ghost hunt-ing basics.Participants will

also learn about spiritprofiling, the variouskinds of ghosts inhaunted houses and dis-covering why they are

there and how to getthem to move on.Learn how to cope

with nay-sayers, and in-tuitive thinking and in-vestigation.Learn about the

mind-set of a ghosthunter, psychic develop-ment and past life re-gression. Also learnabout evidence collect-ing and review and howto debunk the myth(made up stories).Also take part in an

actual ghost investiga-tion in the John Denhamhouse, take the historicMonticello hauntedghost tour and if youdare brave the darkness,participate in a ghosthunt in the old 1827cemetery.Be sure to bring a

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4H Wildlife Day CampDEBBIE SNAPPECB PublishingStaff Writer4H Wildlife and Recreation Day

Camp was very well attended by 60 4Hcampers, ages nine to 15, from Jeffersonand Leon counties. 4H Camp was againheld at the Jubilee Plantation located inMiccosukee. Also in attendance to andinvolved in this 4H Camp were 34+ pro-gram presenters, volunteers and 4H per-sonnel.4H campers participated in a variety

of hands-on environmental and educa-tional activities. During the morning ses-sions campers rotated to Forestry,Conservation and Wildlife. After lunchthe campers participated in some ‘quiet-time’ activities including: RecyclingwithCarole Gentry, from Leon County SolidWaste and Recycling; Gopher Tortoises

with Allie Perryman, a local governmentcoordinator from the Florida Fish andWildlife Conservation Commission Divi-sion of Habitat and Species Conserva-tion, and the Planning Section of theFlorida Black Bear Management Divi-sion of the Florida Wildlife. The turtleswere from the Florida Game and FishCommission; and Little Red Ranch–Turning Garbage Into Goodies with JedDillard, a Jefferson County Natural Re-sources and Livestock Agent. Other presentations included: Canoe

Safety with Marcus Boston; Geocachingwith Marti Miller and Ms. Goodman,from the Florida Forest Service and WillSheftall, from the Leon County Forestryand Sandi Brooks and Ms. Lynd with theFire Building; and Open Fire Cooking,Foil Meal Food Preparation and SolarOven Cooking with Will Sheftall, Ms.

Copeland, Fran Sullivan-Fahs and MartiMiller, making a Tiefel. The afternoon sessions consisted of

shooting sports. The campers had an op-portunity to shoot shotgun skeet, air pis-tols, rifles and archery. On Thursday the campers enjoyed

‘aquatic day’ at Lake Lafayette in LeonCounty. The campers fished, canoed andcollected and identified aquatic insectsand plants. On Friday the campers had an op-

portunity to test their skills by compet-ing in archery, air rifle and shotgun.They also participated in a casting con-test. An eco-challenge was given to deter-mine just what the campers had learnedin forestry, conservation, wildlife andgeocaching. The staff wrapped up the 4H Wildlife

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The bald eagle popula-tion is increasing inFlorida, which continues tobe one of the top spots inthe lower 48 states for baldeagles to nest and raisetheir young.

Based on its 2011 aerialsurvey, the Florida Fishand Wildlife ConservationCommission (FWC) esti-mates there are 1,457 activebald eagle nests in Florida,nearly a 9-percent increasesince 2008, when the stateimplemented a bald eaglemanagement plan. Long-term success with bald ea-gles in Florida is reflectedin the species’ recoveryfrom just 88 active nests in1973.

Recently at theAudubon Center for Birds

of Prey in Maitland, lead-ers from the FWC andAudubon Florida high-lighted the bald eagle’s re-covery and the ongoingchallenge of conservingthese large raptors. Theysaid celebrating the baldeagle’s resurgence inFlorida was a great way tokick off the nation’s 236thanniversary of declaringindependence.

“Bald eagles havemade a remarkable recov-ery in Florida. The FWCand Audubon are workingtogether to protect bald ea-gles in Florida, so these ma-jestic raptors will continueto soar as a symbol of na-tional pride and conserva-tion success,” said FWCChairman Kenneth

Wright.For 20 years, Audubon

Florida has recruited citi-zen-scientists to monitoreagles and their neststhrough its EagleWatchprogram, active in morethan 40 counties. By moni-toring more than 20 per-cent of the state’s nestingpairs, these volunteersmake a significant differ-ence in conserving thespecies.

“Audubon is proud tohave played a role in thebald eagle’s amazing suc-cess story in Florida,” saidEric Draper, executive di-rector for AudubonFlorida. “Our dedicatedstaff and EagleWatch vol-unteers, along with ourstate agency partners, have

helped to identify potentialthreats to these magnifi-cent birds and their nestsites, but our work is farfrom done. Together, we areleading the nation in theprotection of this impor-tant and iconic species.”

Working with ranch-ers and other landownersto protect bald eagle habitatis another priority forAudubon, with its involve-ment going back 50 years tothe start of the CooperativeKissimmee Eagle Sanctu-ary Program.

Florida’s greatest con-centrations of bald eaglenesting territories are clus-tered around coastal andfreshwater areas such asthe Kissimmee Chain ofLakes. In 2011, Osceola andPolk counties ranked firstand second, respectively,for highest number of doc-umented bald eagle nests.

Floridians and visitorsare encouraged to get out-doors on July 4th andthroughout the year toenjoy the state’s manyparks and public lands andwatch bald eagles soar. Youcan find a Bald Eagle NestLocator atMyFWC.com/Eagle.

Bald eagles almost

disappeared from thelower 48 states by the mid-20th century, with an esti-mated 417 pairs in theUnited States in 1963. Theuse of the now-bannedpesticide DDT was caus-ing eggshells to weakenand break under theweight of adults incubat-ing eggs.

Today, a healthy andstable eagle population inFlorida will depend oncontinued availability ofappropriate nesting andforaging habitats, as wellas protection from distur-bance during the nestingseason.

While the bald eagleis no longer listed as anendangered or threatenedspecies, it is federally pro-tected under the Bald andGolden Eagle ProtectionAct and Migratory BirdTreaty Act, and by staterule (F.A.C. 68A-16.002).

It is illegal to feed, dis-turb, take or possess abald eagle, its feathers,nest or eggs.

The public can helpconserve bald eagles inFlorida by following stateguidelines for activitiesnear eagle nests, and byreporting new eagle nest

locations [email protected].

The goal of the FWCbald eagle managementplan, developed with pub-lic input, is to maintain astable or increasing baldeagle population through-out Florida. The FWC pro-vides guidelines foravoiding disturbance tonesting eagles, and a per-mitting framework for ac-tivities that cannot adhereto the guidelines.

Audubon’s Center forBirds of Prey contributesto eagle conservationthrough its specializedclinical care and Eagle-Watch program. The Cen-ter recently celebrated the450th rehabilitated baldeagle released back intothe wild since 1979.

For more on bald ea-gles, go toMyFWC.com/Eagle. Forinformation onAudubon’s EagleWatchand Center for Birds ofPrey, visithttp://fl.audubon.org/audubon-center-birds-prey.For information on volun-teering to monitor eaglesthrough EagleWatch con-tact [email protected].

After determiningthat two years of seasonextensions did not signifi-cantly impact the bay scal-lop population, theFlorida Fish and WildlifeConservation Commis-sion (FWC) decided June28 to permanently extendthe recreational season byadding two weeks to theend.

The decision wasmade at the Commissionmeeting in Palm Beach

Gardens. Commissionersalso directed staff to lookinto the possibility of a fu-ture commercial harvestof bay scallops. The com-mercial harvest of bayscallops has been closed inFlorida state waters since1994.

The recreational sea-son, which starts July 1and closed annually onSept. 11, will now endSept. 25. The extensionwill help increase busi-ness opportunities duringa time of the year whenother fisheries are closedand tourism has de-creased. Bay scallops arealso known to be larger atthe end of the summer,which may be a draw forsome harvesters.

The Commission ex-tended the season tem-porarily in 2010 and 2011to help alleviate economichardships caused by theDeepwater Horizon oilspill.

Bay scallops can berecreationally harvestedin Gulf of Mexico statewaters (shore to nine nau-tical miles) from thePasco-Hernando Countyline to the west bank ofthe Mexico Beach Canal

in Bay County.The recreational bag

limit is two gallons ofwhole bay scallops or onepint of meat per person,per day, with a vessel limitof 10 gallons of whole bayscallops or half a gallon ofmeat.

There is no commer-cial harvest for bay scal-lops in Florida statewaters.

During the season,scallop harvesters can as-sist the FWC's scallop re-searchers by completingan online survey athttp://svy.mk/bayscal-lops. Harvesters can indi-cate where they harvestscallops, how many theycollect and how long ittakes to harvest them.FWC staff and some ven-dors in harvest areas willalso distribute postage-paid survey cards that col-lect similar data.Participants can [email protected] to ask questions or sendadditional information.

V i s i tMyFWC.com/Fishing andclick on “Saltwater,”“Recreational Regula-tions” and “Bay Scallops”to learn more.

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The Jefferson JournalFish & Game Feeding Chart

How to use: the major and minor feeding times for each day arelisted below. The major feeding times are the best for the sportsmanand last about 2 hours, the minor feeding times can also have good

success, but last only about 1 hour.

The Week of July 6, 2012 through July 13, 2012Major Feed Times are marked by an asterisk (*)

Saturday, July 7

*4:10 AM10:20 AM*4:30 PM10:45 PM

Sunday, July 8

*5:10 AM*10:50 AM

5:00 PM*11:30 PM

Tuesday, July 10

12:30 AM*6:40 AM12:45 PM*7:00 PM

Wednesday,July 11

1:10 AM*7:20 AM1:30 PM*7:40 PM

Thursday,July 12

2:00 AM*8:10 AM2:20 PM*8:30 PM

Friday,July 13

2:45 AM*8:50 AM3:00 PM*9:10 PM

Friday,July 6

*3:20 AM9:30 AM*3:40 PM9:55 PM

Monday, July 9

*5:50 AM11:55 AM*6:10 PM

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The federal and state recreational red snapper sea-son in Gulf of Mexico waters has been extended sixdays. The season will close July 17, with the last day ofthe season being July 16.

NOAA Fisheries decided to extend the season be-cause bad weather in June led to decreased fishing op-portunities. The Florida Fish and WildlifeConservation Commission (FWC) decided to go consis-tent with any federal season increases at its June 28meeting in Palm Beach Gardens.

The FWC had originally set the 2012 season to June1 through July 10 at its May Commission meeting.

Florida state waters in the Gulf extend from shoreto nine nautical miles; federal waters extend beyondthat line to 200 nautical miles.

More information about red snapper fishing, in-cluding changes to the 2012 season, is available onlineat MyFWC.com/Fishing (click on “Saltwater,” “Recre-ational Regulations” and then “Gulf Red Snapper”).

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Bay Scallop Season Extended By 2 Weeks

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