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MONTICELLO NEWS

LAZARO ALEMANECB PublishingSenior Staff Writer

Like the county, the City of Monticello has nowadopted a floodplain management ordinancethat meets federal requirements and ensures

that city residents are eligible for national flood insur-ance coverage.

The Monticello City Council adopted Ordinance2013-14 on Tuesday evening, Jan. 7, following the secondof two required public hearings.

Adoption of the ordinance, as stated on its pream-ble page, stems from recognition that flood-prone areas Please See FLOODPLAIN Page 3

Jimmy Fulford’s Killer FacingExecution On February 26

LAZARO ALEMANECB PublishingSenior Staff Writer

The State of Florida hasrescheduled the execu-tion of Paul Augustus

Howell, convicted of the 1992killing of Florida Highway Patrol(FHP) trooper Jimmy Fulford, forWednesday, Feb. 26.

Gov. Rick Scott signed the newexecution order on Friday, Jan. 17,following the lifting of the tempo-rary stay of execution that the 11th

District Federal Court issued lastJanuary.

The temporary stay stemmedfrom the court’s decision to makea determination if the case war-ranted a final federal review, aright routinely and universally af-forded prison inmates but deniedHowell because one of his formerattorneys had missed a filing dead-

line for a crucial piece of paper-work. The state initially had sched-uled Howell for execution by lethalinjection on Feb. 26 of last year.

In January 1995, a jury con-victed Howell of first-degree mur-der and the presiding judgesentenced him to death, nearlythree years after a pipe bombkilled Fulford while on a routinepatrol.

On Feb. 1, 1992, Fulford clockeda vehicle doing 85 miles per houron I-10 and had the driver pull overat the Aucilla exit ramp. Discover-ing that the driver did not possessa valid driver’s license and that thevehicle was rented to Howell inSouth Florida, Fulford took thedriver and passenger into custodyand had them transported to theJefferson County Jail.Please See EXECUTION Page 3

Beshears Aims To Foster Growth In

Rural Counties

State Represen-tative HalseyBeshears re-

ports that he has filedproposed legislationthat would benefit fi-nancially constrainedcounties such as Jeffer-son. Namely, House Bill611, an act relating toRural Areas of Oppor-tunity.

Halsey’s bill re-names the former RuralAreas of Critical Eco-nomic Concern(RACEC) to reflect amore current represen-tation of the variouscollaborative effortsthat focus on the eco-nomic opportunitiesand potentials in ruralcounties.

The bill additionallyincludes revisions tothe rural infrastructureawards and their quali-fications in order tomake these more com-petitive with otherstates, as well as allowsfor the development ofdesignated targeted in-dustries for rural coun-ties beginning this year,a measure that would bespecific to the region.

AMBER HOUSTONECB PublishingStaff Writer

Asix-year-oldgirl died frominjuries she

received when she wasaccidentally backed overby a vehicle on Monday

afternoon, Jan. 20. According to a

Florida Highway Patrolreport, at approximately5:27 p.m., a 13-year-oldfrom Live Oak was driv-ing a 2011 Nissan Fron-tier, with two passengers,David Russell Courson

and an eight-year-old,both from Monticello, init.

As the Nissan wasbacking up, a six-year-oldchild was behind the ve-hicle and the rear tiresstruck the child, who waslater pronounced dead at

Tallahassee MemorialHospital.

None of vehicle occu-pants sustained injuries.The accident occurred onprivate property on St.Augustine Road in Wau-keenah.

The names of the mi-

nors have not yet been re-leased and the accident isstill under investigation.

FHP Trooper J.D.Smith was the accidentinvestigator.

Cpl. Donnie Pitts isthe homicide investiga-tor.

Six-Year-Old Dies After Being Run Over

City Gives The Go-Ahead ForDesign of Waterline ExtensionLAZARO ALEMANECB PublishingSenior Staff Writer

The City of Monticello has given the engi-neering firm of Preble-Rish Inc. the go-ahead to proceed with the design of a

water distribution system extension on US 19 North. It happened at the Monticello City Council on

Tuesday evening, Jan. 7, following a brief presenta-tion by Preble-Rish engineer Alan Wise, who will bedesigning the system.

“This is to move the project forward,” Wise said,noting that the planned extension would go beyondthe Jefferson County Kennel Club to Still Road.

The funding for the design of the extensioncomes from a $90,000 grant awarded to the city by theNorthwest Florida Water Management District(NWFWMD) in October as part of an intergovern-mental agreement.

The funding, according to the NWFWMD, is partof a program that it launched not long ago to helplocal governments and utilities in the Panhandle ad-dress their local water supply challenges and meetregional water supply protection and managementneeds.

“The district is committed to ensuring a cleanand sustainable supply of water, which is vital to the Please See WATERLINE Page 3

City Adopts Floodplain

Management Ordinance

Photo courtesy of Jefferson County School DistrictSchool Board Member Sandra Saunders presents a scholarship check to

the district from the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority in memory of the late BeverlySloan, a former School Board and AKA member. The sorority presents theaward annually to the district to be divided between the two schools. Picturedfrom left to right: School Superintendent Al Cooksey, Sandra Saunders, JESPrincipal Dr. Gwen Coverson, and JCMHS bookkeeper Stephanie Roberts.

Jefferson Renews Regional Contract

Please SeeBESHEARS Page 3

LAZARO ALEMANECB PublishingSenior Staff Writer

Almost twoyears afterexecuting an

interlocal agreementthat made JeffersonCounty a voting memberof the Capital RegionTransportation Plan-ning Agency (CRTPA),local officials have nowsigned a revised agree-ment, occasioned by anupdate of the formerdocument.

The update, as ex-plained in a memo ac-companying thecontract, resulted fromthe Governor’s approvalof the CRTPA’s appor-tionment plan, the im-plementation of whichis spelled our in the in-terlocal agreement.

The update, per thememo, includes newlanguage that is specificto the CRTPA “and itsunique apportionmentprocess with mem-bers…”, given its re-cently establishedindependent status. Ex-amples of the specificityinclude the weightedvoting of the member-ship, a description ofthe administration, andprovision for funding. Please See TRANSPORTATIONPage 3

AKA Sorority Presents Scholarship To Schools

Troooper Jimmy Fulford Paul Augusutus Howell

I love cold weather,which seems a little oddto me because that hasnot always been thecase. Maybe it’s grow-ing older and learningto appreciate the sea-sons of life, whateverthey are, or maybe it’sjust my shifting hor-mones. Whatever thereason, I’m glad I’m farenough North in thesunshine state to havethe drops in tempera-ture for a few shortmonths.

The morning walksI take with my dogs, I’mespecially fond of whenit’s cold. I dress in mywarmest clothes andwe’re off into thewoods. The chill in theair and frost on thegrass makes for a briskwalk and creates visiblesteam as we exhale. Thenorthern breeds withtheir heavier fur coats,which moved furthersouth with me, becomefriskier. There are clear-ings in the pine treesthat allow the sun to

shine through and westop so I can turn myface towards thewarmth. The coldnessof winter helps me toappreciate the sun.

There are timesduring the cold weatherthat I don’t have somuch stamina in thecold and I become, andstay, chilled. These arethe times that, insteadof marching out intothe day, I hibernate be-cause the only way I canfeel warmth is to re-main inside and bundleup with blankets andfleece socks and paja-mas. Even on thesedays, I appreciate thecold because it allowsme to do things I nor-mally would not stopand take the time to do,such as curl up with abook while splurging onan extra cup of coffee,or even better, a cup ofhot chocolate.

Life is like that;sometimes you can leadan army (even if it is anarmy of dogs) into the

woods, prepared for ad-versity and whatevercomes across your pathand then there are daysthat you have to retreat,crawl into your “cave”and regenerate yourself.

I used to hate thosecaveman days andwould wonder why Iwasn’t strong enough toalways be a warrior, butnow I understand thateven a warrior needsrest. Sometimes I’m inthe cave for only a mo-ment, sometimes I staythere for a week ormore, and every once ina while, a visitor stum-bles in who helps me tofind my way back out.Good friends are likethat; they bring you out,squinting into the light,so that you can onceagain be a warrior andface the sun.

If you’re an occa-sional cave dweller, I’mgiving you my hotchocolate recipe to helpyou recharge your bat-teries. I will confess Isometimes have thiseven when I’m in war-rior mode, but not often.It’s very easy to make,and a decadent depar-ture from traditionalhot cocoa that most peo-ple enjoy with marsh-mallows, but no matterwhen you indulge in it,be sure to serve it inyour smallest cups, be-cause it is extremelyrich.

Caveman Hot Chocolate

• 1 cup half and half• 3 oz. chocolate, finely chopped*• Whipped cream toserve

In a small saucepan,heat half and half overmedium heat untilsteaming; add chocolateand whisk constantlyuntil chocolate ismelted. Continue heat-ing until hot, but notboiling, stirring con-stantly. Pour hot choco-late into a cup and topwith sweetenedwhipped cream.

* I love dark choco-late and have used up to80 percent dark, butsemi-sweet is good too.It just depends on howsweet or dark you likeyour chocolate. And ifyou find it’s too rich,feel free to use milk in-stead of the half andhalf.

Dear Editor,In regardsthe removal

of Mayor Scott from of-fice without pay. Now, Ido not know the Mayorpersonally, nor am Iprivy to all the facts ofthe case against her.What we do know isvery troubling. Writteninto the law is some-thing called ‘Presump-tion of Innocence’ and‘Innocent Until ProvenGuilty”. Were the pow-ers to be guided by thelaw? I think not.

Let’s follow the se-quence of events lead-ing to losing not one,but two jobs.

First of all, thisstarted with the mayorworking in the Tax As-sessors office. Duringthe last election theMayor supported theTax Collectors oppo-nent. This in itselfmust have createdsome tension between

the mayor and her boss.The next thing that

happened was the re-ported criminal activ-ity. Subsequently, theMayor was fired fromher job in the tax collec-tors office.

Next, the mayor ap-pealed her terminationin the court of law. Thetermination was up-held by the court, soonafter the mayor wascharged with forgery,and grand theft. This iswhere things get a littlehazy as regards to animportant element ofthe law, and that is ‘Mo-tive’.

What we know re-garding the allegedcrime, is that the mayoradvised her co-workersexactly what she wasdoing. This raises thequestion of the Mayor’smotive. At the veryleast you would have tobe the Village Idiot tobroadcast you were

committing a crime. Ibelieve the question ofthe Mayor’s objective isclear, and it was not tosteal money from any-one.

Knowing what weknow, the real issue ap-pears to be Personaland Political, betweenthe Mayor and herboss. Now, I do notknow if the Mayor willbe found guilty or inno-cent, but it seems therehas been an injusticeagainst her, which hascost her two jobs.Which brings us backto the legal aspect, andthat is whether she isinnocent until provenguilty, or guilty untilproven innocent.Which one is the Lawof the Land? That is thecriteria that should beapplied to this situa-tion.

Thank you,

Lawrence Beger

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Searching For Ambrosia

Mayor Scott

Ijust wanted tosend out a quick“thank you” to

everyone for coming outto Clifford Brown Parkon January 4, 2014 forthe Bike Trail Event.Considering the coldweather, I think we hada great turn out and Iam so glad you all choseto ignore the cold andcome out and get infor-mation on Healthy Liv-ing.

We will be havinganother event on Febru-

ary 13, 2014 from 4:30 to6:00 p.m. This event willallow you to find your“Sole Mate” or bringyour “Soul Mate” asyour walking partner.

There will be indi-viduals available towalk with you thatevening, and if you’reinterested they will beyour personal walkingpartner for a few nightsa week.

The mission of theFlorida Department ofHealth is to protect, pro-

mote, and improve thehealth of all people inFlorida through inte-grated state, county, andcommunity efforts. Itsvision is to be thehealthiest state in thenation.

For more informa-tion please vist www.healthyjefferson.com orcall 850-342-0170.

Chelsey McCoyFlorida

Dept. of Health in Jefferson and

Madison counties.

Walking For Your Health

Tuesday, January 21, marked the 19th

birthday of my daughter, Brooke.Brooke hasn’t changed much

through the years. Her personality has re-mained true in the last 19 years. She is tenderhearted, but will tough out any situation andwill remain strong to the end; she loves ani-mals; loves the outdoors; loves sports; loves totalk, constantly; her outgoing personality gives

her the ability to make friends with anyone; andher love for life, in general, makes her a joy to bearound. But most of all I am so proud of her Chris-tian ethics and her moral values. She is truly beau-tiful on the inside as well as the outside.Happy Birthday, Brooke. I love you and am so

very proud of you!I am so glad that God gave you to me!

Happy 19th Birthday Brooke!

DEBBIE SNAPPECB PublishingStaff Writer

The CrossL a n d i n g sH&RC staff

and residents enjoyed awonderful holiday sea-son thanks to many inthe community whogave of their time andtalents, and gifts.

A special thank yougoes out to the follow-ing, and if any nameshave been left out ofthis listing… thank youespecially… and take itfor love: the AngelBand, Monticello Chiefof Police Fred Mosley,Clerk of Courts KirkReams, County Com-missioner BetsyBarfield, House-to-House Prayer Band,Jane Hand, JudgeBobby Plaines, LindaGilley and the GloriousAngels, Max Bilinski,

Monticello GardenClub, Mr. and Mrs.Omega Gardner, Mt.Ararat AME Church,Property Appraiser An-gela Gray, Rev. WalterThompson, Jr., SheriffDavid Hobbs, TiffanyFerguson and the Talla-hassee Correctional In-stitution, Willie AnnDickey, Jefferson Sen-ior Citizens Center, Jef-ferson County andTallahassee LionsClubs, Mr. and Mrs.Mike Reichman, DebbieLove, Melva and SloanWalker, Skeet Joyner,School Board Member

Sandra Saunders,Michael Allen, OliveBaptist Church, Jeffer-son County 4Hers, RedHats, VFW Post 251 andAuxiliary, Sunny Pateland the Pit Stop, CrossLandings personnelwho adopted a resident,and Santa Clause.

If anyone from thisafore mentioned listwas omitted, contactSocial Services Direc-tor Mae Kyler at 850-997-2313. Volunteers arealways needed and en-couraged to continue tobe a friend to the resi-dents at the facility.

Cross Landings ResidentsReceive The Gift Of Love

From Caveman To WarriorWith A Cup Of Chocolate

Greene Publishing, Inc. Photo by Rose Klein, January 19, 2014Hot chocolate that helps a caveman conquer

the day!

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Farmer Spikes Grain With Vodka

To Catch Bull

In Kallmunz, Ger-many, a farmer caughtan escaped bull, whichhad been on the loosefor over six months, byusing grain that wasspiked with vodka. TheFarmer, WernerDechant, said the bullescaped from anotherfarm over the summerbut had recently startedhanging out around hisfarm. Attempts to ropethe bull failed, soDechant decided tospike some grain with abottle of vodka to slowhim down. He said thefirst attempt didn’twork because the alco-hol didn’t seem to bestrong enough, so aftera few days, he triedagain, using two bottles.This time the alcoholslowed the bull enoughfor Dechant to get therope around his neckand lead it into a barn.Dechant returned thebull to the owner.

Parrot “Sings” AndGets Owner Arrested

In Mexico City, anowner of a pet parrotwas betrayed when thebird told police theowner was drunk.Guillermo Reyes, 49,was pulled over at a rou-tine checkpoint whenpolice officers heard avoice in the car repeat-ing, “he’s drunk, he’sdrunk,” in Spanish.When police looked inthe vehicle they discov-ered the parrot and or-dered Reyes to do asobriety test. After fail-ing the test, Reyes wasarrested on a drunkendriving charge. The par-rot was ordered to betaken by Animal Sur-veillance Brigade offi-cers but Reyes told theofficers the bird waswith him at all timesand if separated, theparrot would sufferstress. The officers al-lowed the parrot to ac-company Reyes to jail.

Elderly Man AttacksCustomer With Shopping Cart

In Charlotte County,Fla., a 77-year-old manwas arrested at Wal-Mart for allegedly at-tacking another elderlyman with a shoppingcart following an argu-ment about express laneitems. John Malherbewas loading his itemsonto a check out belt ata 20-item express lanewhen William Golladaybegan counting Mal-herbe’s items. WhenGolladay counted 22items he began yellingand tried to ram Mal-herbe’s electric scooterwith his cart, painfullystriking Malherbe’selbow in the process.“He kept screamingabout too many gro-ceries and I’m like,what?” Malherbe said.Galladay began gestur-ing with both fists atMalherbe, when an off-duty police officer re-strained him. Galladaywas forced to leave histhree items and wastaken to the county jailon charges of batteringan elderly person.

Community Calendardebbiesnapp@embarqmail.com or 850-997-3568

January 23Spaghetti Dinnerfundraiser for the Mon-ticello Woman’s Clubfrom 5 to 7 p.m. onThursday at the club-house on East PearlStreet. Take-out or dine-in and enjoy the eveningentertainment. Cost is$10 per person. Contact

Ethel Strickland at 850-509-9445 for more infor-mation.

January 23AA meeting at 8 p.m. onThursday at the ChristEpiscopal Churchannex, 425 NorthCherry Street. For moreinformation call 850-997-2129 or 850-997-1955.

January 24Rotary will meet at 12p.m. on Friday at theFirst PresbyterianChurch, in the fellow-ship hall, for lunch, ameeting, program, andspeaker. For questionsor comments, contactNeill Wade at 850-545-4940.

Following the two men’s depar-ture, Fulford had the dispatcher callHowell, who told the dispatcher thathe had given the driver permissionto drive the vehicle but not to take itnorth. Howell told the dispatchernothing about the vehicle’s contents,nor did he give any kind of warning.

Fulford, meanwhile, decided toinventory the vehicle’s contentswhile waiting for the tow truck toarrive to impound the vehicle. Unbe-knownst to the trooper, one of thepackages in the trunk was a gift-wrapped microwave oven riggedwith a pipe bomb that was intended

to silence a woman in Marianna. The woman was a witness who

was scheduled to testify for the pros-ecution on a South Florida drug-re-lated murder linked to Howell andhis brother, Patrick.

When Fulford opened the mi-crowave, the explosion killed him in-stantly.

The ensuing investigation un-covered a major multi-state drugring known as the Jamaican Posse.The investigation resulted in theconviction of 28 people on federaldrug charges, including the twoHowell brothers.

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health of our region’s environment, residents andeconomy,” an NWFWMD spokesperson said at thetime.

Monticello City Manager Steve Wingate was in-strumental in getting the funding. Wingate notedat the time the $90,000 was awarded that it would gofor the surveying, designing and permitting of theextension project. He said it would cost about$900,000 for the actual construction of the system,an amount that he continues pursuing through theNWFWMD and the Florida Legislature.

The extension of water service along US 19North has long been a goal of city officials, goingback at least to 2002, when city officials first author-ized a feasibility study.

The reasons for the extension are varied. Theyinclude the desire to improve the drinking waterquality for residents and businesses north of townthat are currently dependent on small, privatewater systems; allow for greater fire protection inthe area, and reap more revenues for the city.

The Legislature last year allocated $500,000 forconstruction of the system’s extension, only tohave the Governor Rick Scott veto the funding atthe last minute.

exist within the city and have thepotential to adversely impact thepublic health, safety and generalwelfare. As well, city officialswanted to ensure the city’s contin-ued participation in the NationalFlood Insurance Program.

Like the county’s recentlyadopted floodplain management or-dinance, the city’s goes into effecton Feb. 5 and effectively repealsearlier floodplain rules, thus bring-ing all existing regulations into co-ordination with the FloridaBuilding Code (FBC).

The new requirements basi-cally increase the minimum eleva-tion for all buildings andstructures within flood-proneareas. The new requirements applyto subdivisions, site improvements,utility installations, new construc-tions, alterations, repairs, demoli-tions and FBC-exempt facilities,among others.

The ordinance comes with newfloodplain maps that identify eleva-tions to within inches of true valueand delineate wetlands and flood-hazard areas within narrowerscopes, making for more accuraterepresentations.

Among its key goals, the ordi-nance aims to prevent or minimize

flood damage through the promo-tion of more effective constructionpractices; reduce the impact of de-velopments on the natural and ben-eficial functions of floodplains; andlower public spending for flood con-trol projects and recovery efforts.

The ordinance designates CityManager Steve Wingate as thefloodplain administrator, with au-thority to administer and enforcethe ordinance’s provisions, set ap-propriate policies and procedures,and interpret the rules within rea-son, among other powers.

The ordinance puts the burdenfor obtaining all necessary permitsfor development in flood hazardareas on property owners, particu-larly if structures are exempt fromFBC requirements.

Others of the ordinance’s sec-tions enumerate the types of siteplans and documents required fordevelopment in flood hazard areas;detail the engineering analyses andcertifications that must be submit-ted with site plans and construc-tion documents; and prescribe thepenalties for violations and failureto comply.

For a more complete reading ofthe ordinance, call City Hall at (850)342-0153.

States the memo, “the standard Florida Depart-ment of Transportation form agreement containsthose fundamental provisions that the FDOT be-lieves should be in every interlocal agreement andprovides blanks that must be filled for the particularplanning organization. The proposed InterlocalAgreement reflects how the CRTPA attorney and ex-ecutive director ‘filled in the blanks,’ as well a the ad-ditional terms developed to implement theapportionment plan, to describe the administrationof the CRTPA, and to provide for funding.”

Members of the CRTPA are Jefferson, Leon,Gadsden and Wakulla counties, a well as the citiesof Chattahoochee, Gretna, Midway, Quincy, Talla-hassee, the towns of Havana and Greensboro and theLeon County School Board.

CRTPA Director Harry Reed was present at theJefferson County Commission meeting on Tuesday,Jan. 7, to respond to any questions that might ariserelative to the document. As it was, the only ques-tions came from a citizen, Phil Calandra.

Calandra wanted to know why Monticello wasn’trepresented on the CRTPA and why constitutionalofficers were excluded from membership?

Reed explained that membership required a cer-tain population number, which Monticello lacked.Nonetheless, Jefferson County’s CRTPA representa-tive represented Monticello’s interests, Commis-sioner Hines Boyd pointed out.

Jefferson County’s current CRTPA representa-tive is Commission Chairwoman Betsy Barfield.

As for the constitutional officers’ exclusion fromparticipation, it was statutorily mandated, Reedsaid.

The board unanimously approved the agree-ment. The CRTPA serves as the Metropolitan Planning Or-ganization (MPO) for the capital region, an area de-fined as Leon, Gadsden, Wakulla and Jeffersoncounties and their associated cites. MPOs are as-signed the responsibility of carrying out the midand long-range transportation planning for urban-ized areas with populations of 50,000 or more.

The interlocal agreement, among other things,explains the purpose and composition of the organ-ization, as well as describing its authority, powers,duties and responsibilities.

The federal government requires that metropol-itan areas that want federal monies or operating as-sistance to establish transportation long-term plansmust establish MPOs.

The federal government further requires thateach state’s transportation agency (The Florida De-partment of Transportation and CRTPA in this case)enter agreements that identify the responsibilitiesof each, in terms of carrying out the short and long-term transportation planning for their respective re-gions.

The CRTPA was established in 2004 and initiallyconfined to Leon County and parts of Gadsden andWakulla. With the region’s increasing growth, how-ever, came the realization that transportation had tobe addressed on a regional basis. Consequently, thegroup expanded its boundaries, first to encompassthe whole of Gadsden and Wakulla counties andthen Jefferson County.

The CRTPA’s stated mission is to develop a long-range transportation plan that creates “an inte-grated regional multimodal transportation networkthat supports development patterns and promoteeconomic growth” in the capital region.

As for the group’s vision, it is to “create an inte-grated regional multimodal transportation networkthat provides the most options for moving peopleand goods economically, effectively and safely in theregion, while protecting the environment, promot-ing economic development and maintaining a highquality of life with sustainable development pat-terns.

The organization’s long-range transportationplan looks out 50 years and aims at improvementsprojects for all modes of transportation, includingbicycle, pedestrian and public transit. It is projectedthat by 2060 much of the growth in the capital regionwill occur on the east and west of Leon County, withsignificant impact to Jefferson County.

Equally important to local officials, all state andfederal monies for transportation improvements inthe future will come through MPOs, which makesJefferson County’s membership in the CRTPA criti-cal, if the county is to have a voice in the planningprocess and its transportation needs recognized andaddressed going forward.

State Representative HalseyBeshears reports that he has filed pro-posed legislation that would benefit fi-nancially constrained counties such asJefferson. Namely, House Bill 611, anact relating to Rural Areas of Oppor-tunity.

Halsey’s bill renames the formerRural Areas of Critical Economic Con-cern (RACEC) to reflect a more cur-rent representation of the variouscollaborative efforts that focus on theeconomic opportunities and potentialsin rural counties.

The bill additionally includes revi-sions to the rural infrastructureawards and their qualifications inorder to make these more competitivewith other states, as well as allows forthe development of designated tar-geted industries for rural counties be-ginning this year, a measure thatwould be specific to the region.

As Florida’s economy continues toimprove and the state invests millionsof dollars into economic developmentactivity, rural Florida needs to be apart of the discussion and have theability to capitalize on businessgrowth and recruitment,” Beshearssaid.

A key component of HB 611 is thatany county in a RACEC region will beautomatically designated an Enter-prise Zone.

The Florida’s Enterprise Zone pro-gram was created to encourage capitalinvestment and job creation in dis-tressed areas of the state through taxcredits and refunds. The zones are spe-cific geographic area targeted for eco-nomic revitalization.

Of the $16,299,681 that the pro-

gram has awarded to businesses in En-terprise Zones, thus far, only $2.3 mil-lion of those dollars have gone to thestate’ 32 rural counties, according toBeshears. Consequently, the state in2012 conducted a study to assess whateconomic development activities couldbe formulated to enhance business de-velopment in rural Florida.

And among the many recommen-dations to come from the study was aclear call to expand the EnterpriseZone program in rural Florida. Whichexplains the genesis of Beshears’ pro-posed legislation.

“As part of the rural economic de-velopment legislation I have filed forthe 2014 session are a number of revi-sions to the rural Enterprise Zone pro-gram to boost rural counties’ ability torecruit businesses into these zones,”Beshears said. “Rather than limitingthe scope of these zones, we need to ex-pand and designate the entire ruralcounty as an Enterprise Zone. By elim-inating limits on where a business canlocate, we will create true incentives togrow businesses in our rural re-gions.”

Beshears added that rural coun-ties continue to face difficult chal-lenges in their efforts to improve theireconomies.

“It is imperative that we remainproactive in our efforts to competewith urban areas and gain parity forour rural counties in opportunities forgrowth and progression,” Beshearssaid.

The modifications in his proposedlegislation will help level the playingfield to ensure rural Florida has afighting chance to attract jobs, he said.

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Frederick CarlWilder, 91,passed away

Saturday, January 18,2014. He is survived byhis wife, Thelma HaleWilder.

The funeral servicewas held on Tuesday,January 21, 2014 in thesanctuary of First Bap-tist Church Monticello.The Rev. Nathan Wilder,Mr. Wilder’s grandson,and Dr. Rick Kelley, pas-tor of First BaptistMonticello, officiated.

The family receivedfriends Monday, Janu-ary 20, 2014 at Beggs Fu-neral Home inMonticello. Burial withMilitary Honors wereheld at Roseland Ceme-tery.

Mr. Wilder loved hiscountry, his family andhis God. His strongfaith was prominent in

his life.He shared his faith

even in the last few daysof his life at the hospi-tal to his doctors andnurses.

Gifts may be madein memory of Mr.Wilder to First BaptistChurch, 325 W. Wash-ington St., Monticello,FL 32344.

Mr. Wilder wasborn in Wausau, Wi. onNovember 30, 1922. Hewas in the United StatesArmy during WorldWar II serving in thePacific Theater. At theconclusion of the war,he began working withFlorida Power Corpora-tion as a Pole Climberand eventually workedhis way up to NorthernRegion Stores Manager.

He retired fromFlorida Power Corpora-tion with over 40 years

of service, most ofwhich was spent inMonticello.

He was active inFirst Baptist Churchserving as a SundaySchool Teacher, Dea-con, and playing bassguitar in the MusicMinistry.

He is also survivedby his son, Freddie N.Wilder (Terry), Talla-hassee. Mr. Wilder issurvived by four grand-children: ShannonWilder, Tallahassee;Erin Remy (Shane),Cincinnati, Ohio;Nathan Wilder(Amber), Orlando,Florida and Ben Wilder,Nashville, Tennessee.Great-grandchildren in-clude Abigail, Ainsley,Ava, and AddisonRemy; Reese, Macey,Lexie, and DaisyWilder.

Ma r c i aM c P h e r -son Russell

Lott, 83, passed awayThursday, January 16,2014 in Tallahassee, FL.

Marcia was bornOctober 18, 1930 in Mar-tin County, FL, and re-ceived her RegisterNurse Diploma fromRiverside Hospital inJacksonville, FL.

Marcia resided inMonticello for over 30years; where she wasloved by everyone andbecame a grandma to

many friends. She lovedto travel and especiallyloved the ocean.

Marcia is survivedby three daughters:Sharron Yokley(Mahlon), Celeste Gray(Dave), and Wendy Al-lender (Rick); onebrother, LeonardMcPherson (Zeke); 16grandchildren; and 19great-grandchildren.

Marcia is precededin death by her parents,Dorminy and LorenaMcPherson; husbandRobert (Bob) Lott; and a

daughter, Jenean Tay-lor.

Funeral Serviceswere held on Sunday,January 19, 2014 atCody Pentecostal Holi-ness Church with bur-ial following at CodyCemetery.

Family receivedfriends one hour priorto services.

In lieu of flowers,the family requests thatdonations be made toBig Bend Hospice, 1723Mahan Center Blvd.,Tallahassee, Fla. 32308.

FREDERICK CARL WILDER

MARCIA MCPHERSON RUSSELL LOTT

Lois E. Mercer,age 92, of La-m o n t ,

Florida passed awaySunday, January 19,2014 in Lamont, Fl.

Lois attendedFlorida State Univer-sity where she earneda Bachelor’s Degree inBusiness Administra-tion. She was a beautyschool instructor atLively TechnicalSchool for eighteenyears and was of the

Jehovah’s Witnessfaith. She was precededin death by her hus-band, John Jay Mercer.

Survivors includeher son, Charles“Buddy” Weston andwife Cee of Cairo,Georgia; a daughter,Carolyn Jean Colvinand husband Jerry ofLamont; ten grandchil-dren; nineteen great-grandchildren; and twogreat-great-grandchil-dren.

The family re-ceived friends 1:00 p.m.ET, Tuesday, January21 in the Chapel atAdams Funeral Homein Bristol, Florida. Fu-neral services followedat 2:00 p.m. ET in theChapel.

Adams FuneralHome is in charge ofthe arrangements.Phone 850-674-5449. Youmay offer the familycondolences atadamsfh.com.

LOIS E. MERCER

Bu n n i eRichter Grif-fin, 76 of

Monticello, passedaway Friday, January17, 2014 with her hus-band, children, andclose friends by herside. She suffered a longillness with rheuma-toid arthritis and ashort battle with can-cer.

She was born De-cember 30, 1937 in Bay,(Colquitt County) Geor-gia to Reverend Tom-mie and Ola ThompsonRichter. She graduatedfrom Moultrie HighSchool in 1955. Shelived her life in Georgiauntil moving to Monti-cello in 1955.

Upon moving toMonticello she re-mained close to her sib-lings, most of whomlived in Monticello:Cleo Richter (wifeReba, sons Tom andMike), Kermit Richter(wife Lorene and sonJimmie) and sisterIrma “Sister” Green(husband Henry, chil-dren Don and Lawana). Bunnie met her hus-band of 55 years inMonticello, James“Clyde” Griffin, Sr.

She and Clyderaised their family inMonticello.

She is survived bytheir three children:Lisa Griffin of Monti-cello, James Clyde Grif-fin, Jr., of Monticello,and Marcia Griffin

Hale and husband RayHale, of Ridgeland,Mississippi. Sister,Irma of Maryville, Ten-nessee.

She is also survivedby a host of nieces andnephews, great niecesand nephews, andgreat-great nieces andnephews.

During her life ofraising her family andbeing a supportive wife,Bunnie was employedat Farmers and Mer-chants Bank of Monti-cello for 31 years.During those 31 yearsBunnie made lifelongfriendships with thoseshe worked with.

Being of strongfaith and beliefs, shewas a member of FirstBaptist Church of Mon-ticello for 59 years. Be-lieving her childrenshould be taught strongChristian morals andvalues, aside fromteaching those at home,Bunnie and Clyde tooktheir children to weeklyservices and were in-volved in all churchprograms in whichtheir children partici-pated. She was a Sun-day School teacher, ayouth chaperone,preparing meals and as-sisting in the programsfor the youth and otherfunctions of thechurch. She was also amember of the financecommittee for numer-ous years.

Pallbearers for her

service included WilsonCarraway, Mike Sims,Mike McCellan, DannyMurphy, Jeff Mims,and Curt Hall. Hon-orary pallbearers forher service includedSonja Walker, SandySwords, DarleneHagan, Scott Baker,Jerry Boatwright,Sonny Lavinka, JoeyAnderson, CaryWheeler, and GaryWright.

In lieu of flowers,donations may be madeto Big Bend Hospice ora charity of yourchoice.

Funeral Servicewill be at First BaptistChurch MonticelloWednesday, January 22,2014, 11:00am and fam-ily received friends Jan-uary 21, 2014 at BeggsFuneral Home Monti-cello.

Arrangements arebeing made by Beggsfuneral home in Monti-cello.

BUNNIE RICHTER GRIFFIN

AMBER HOUSTONECB PublishingStaff Writer

On January 19C a u z i c a nCare held its

first volunteer day ofthe year.

Last week, the Mon-ticello News informedits readers of JeffersonCounty volunteerMichelle Ballard, whogives her time and ef-forts to the organiza-tion.

The volunteer dayincluded dog walking,play time, posing dogsfor photography, cud-dling and more. This isexcellent “puppy ther-apy.”

While the shelter is

located in Crawfordville,many volunteer needscan be met from Jeffer-son County, especiallyfostering.

For readers inter-ested in getting to know

the organization, youcan visit them at http://www.cauzican.org, orlike them on facebook ath t t p s : / / w w w .facebook.com/Cauzi-canCare.

The New Yearis here and,for many,

charting a new coursebusiness or work-wiseheads the priority list.

Are you thinkingabout starting yourown business butyou’re not sure what'sinvolved or how to pro-ceed? Or do you havequestions about partic-ular parts of your busi-ness planning?

Maybe you alreadyhave a business andwant to make it biggerand better in the NewYear. Could you usesome expert tips orguidance on how toachieve your goals?

If you answeredYes to any of thesequestions now may bethe perfect time for youto contact the JeffersonCounty Small BusinessDevelopment Program.

The County createdthe program in appre-ciation of the impor-tant role that smallbusinesses play in ourlocal economy. Localbusinesses create jobs,support the commu-

nity and make an arrayof goods and servicesavailable to area resi-dents.

The Small Busi-ness Development Pro-gram provides freesupport in businessplanning, marketingstrategy, financialplanning, and othercritical needs of smallbusinesses and entre-preneurs. They also

offer support for thegrowth of non-profitorganizations.

Find out more atthe program Website:http://jeffersonmeans-business.com/ or fol-low them on their newFacebook page. Youcan also contact theProgram at 997-2185 orby email at smallbusi-ness@jeffersoncoun-tyfl.gov.

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AROUND JEFFERSON COUNTY

You Won’t Want to Miss Our Upcoming Services!

Steve McHargue is no stranger to North Florida. He was raised in Madison and graduated from Greenville High School

Fellowship of Christian Athletes in the early 90’s, Steve served as pastor of Fellowship Baptist Church in Madison for 15 years. In 2009, he was called once again to serve as Area Representative for the FCA in seven counties here in North Florida and is still active today in nearby communities and schools, bringing the much-needed Gospel to our students and athletes. Recently, he completed a two-year interim as Pastor of the First Baptist Church of Perry.

JANUARY 26TH SERVICEHoney Lake Church Guest STEVE MCHARGUE

Sunday Worship at 11 a.m.

www.HoneyLakeChurch.com

1290 NW Honey Lake Rd • Greenville, Florida 32331 • (850) 948-9911

SUNDAY BRUNCH

Reservations are Recommended11am - 2pm

Weekly Church ServicesEvery Sunday 11:00am

Associate Pastor Kenny Munds

Call us at (850) 948-9911 to make your reservation today!

Mark your Calendars: TK Wetherell will return to Honey Lake to speak at the February 9th Worldwide Ministry service

Want Some Help Starting OrImproving Your Business?

DEBBIE SNAPPECB PublishingStaff Writer

Kirk Reams,Clerk of theCourt for

Jefferson County, pre-sented an informativeprogram to the Monti-cello Rotary on Janu-ary 3, during theregular weekly meet-ing. He gave the his-tory of roadstabilization and im-provement programs.The highlight of hispresentation was amapping scenario hecreated using GoggleEarth. From this thegroup was able to seethe ‘real-time’ tracking

of the current road im-provement projectsacross the county.

On January 10 theRotary heard from vet-eran State Farm agentTommy Surles. Heshared some of the sig-nificant issues regard-ing under-insurance;explaining minimalcost differences in pro-viding the adequatelevel of coverage. Hegave fascinating reallife experiences in themanagement of an un-

expected accident/in-jury and the conse-quences.

Rotary meets atnoon every Friday inthe family ministrycenter at First Presby-terian Church. Itsmotto is ‘ServiceAbove Self ’ and themembers keep busy inthe Jefferson Countycommunity. To learnmore, contact RotaryPresident Angela Grayat angelagray@yahoo.com.

Rotary Speakers Share Pertinent Information

Jefferson County

Clerk of Court Kirk

Reams was guest

speaker to the Monti-

cello Rotary meeting on

January 3, 2014.

Rotary President Angela Gray welcomes guest

speaker Tommy Surles to the January 10, 2014

meeting.

Volunteer Day At Cauzican Care

AMBER HOUSTONECB PublishingStaff Writer

On Sunday January 26, at 3p.m. the Jefferson County(JC) Straight Shoot-

ers will meet.W a u k e e n a h

United MethodistChurch (WUMC)Men’s Grouphosts the event,which is held atthe privateshooting rangeof Bob Jones,Men’s GroupPresident.

Everyone isinvited to attendthis fun shootingmatch. It is an afternoonof friendly competition and fellow-ship. Attendees are male and female,young and old. Beginners, experts,even no-experience shooters cancome. There is a friendly, encourag-

ing crowd that only makes fun ofWUMC Pastor, Don Thompson, be-cause his wife consistently shootsbetter than he does.

The event will be a clay birdshoot. Bring a shotgun if you have

one, in a case with ammuni-tion stored separately.Bird shot only. Bring

a lawn chairfor comfortableseating and a

spirit of friendlyc omp e t i t i o n .Bring eye andear protection.Limited shot-guns, eye protec-tion, and earprotection will be

available for loan, andshotgun shells will be avail-

able for sale, if prospective partici-pants do not have their own.

The match is shotguns-only. Reg-istration is $5. Call WUMC at 997-2171for details.

Jefferson Straight ShootersAnnounce January Match

DEBBIE SNAPPECB PublishingStaff Writer

Ochl o ckn e eRiver KennelClub (ORKC)

is holding its annual‘Draw Your FavoriteDog’ Art Contest for areastudents. The winningartists from each age cat-egory will receive a one-day family pass to theannual Dog Show Febru-ary 19-23, at the Tallahas-

see Fairgrounds, andthey will be recognitionin the local news.

Committee Chair-person Sheila Slik hastaken application to thearea schools with thehope that as many ofmore students will par-ticipate this year. Theage categories will be atthe ‘High School’ level,‘Middle School’ level,and the ‘ElementarySchool’ level.

The winning pic-tures will be displayed atthe dog show and in theadvertising for nextyear’s dog show. Forrules and applications,or for more information,contact Slik at 850-997-8103. Pictures must besubmitted by January22.

Several JeffersonCounty residents haveconnections to theORKC.

Draw Your Favorite Dog Art Contest Open

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7150 Apalachee Pkwy • Tallahasseewww.chbaptistchurch.orgPastor Derrick Burrus

850-345-0425

Sunday School...........................10:00 AMSunday Worship.........................11:00 AMChildren’s Chapel........................11:00 AMSunday Evening...........................6:00 PMWednesday Evening....................7:00 PM

Prayer Meeting and Bible Study Classes for Students

4124 Bassett Dairy Rd • Monticello • 997-8444Email: ebcmonticello@centurylink.net

website: www.ebcmonticello.com

Pastor, Robert Dennison

Student Pastor, Don SelfSunday Bible Study......................9:45 AM

Morning Worship Service..............11:00 AMChoir Practice...............................5:00 PMEvening Worship Service..............6:00 PM

WednesdayBible Study/Prayer Meeting...........6:00 PM

RA’s/ GA’s/Mission Friends/Youth

425 North Cherry Street • Monticello • 997-4116www.ChristChurchMonticello.com

Rev. James Bowen May, PriestCommunicating the Good News of Jesus Christ since 1840Sunday 9:00 AM............Adult and Children Sunday School

10:00 AM ................................Holy EucharistNursery provided for children under 5

CHRIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH

780 Second Street • Monticello • 997-4947Moderator J.B. Duval, Pastor

Worship Services 2nd and 4th SundaysSunday Church School (every Sunday).........9:30 AMSunday Worship (2nd & 4th Sundays)........11:00 AMYouth Worship (2nd Sunday)......................11:00 AM

Wednesday Prayer Meeting/Bible Study..........................7:00 PM

325 West Washington StreetMonticello • 997-2349

Dr. Rick Kelley, Pastor

Sunday School.............................9:45 AMSunday Morning Worship.........11:00 AMSunday Evening Worship...........6:00 PMWednesday Bible Study..............6:30 PMChildren’s Church - Ages 4-6....11:30 AM

-Nursery for all services-

625 Tindell Road • Aucilla • 997-2081P.O. Box 163 • MonticelloPastor Daryl Adams

850-251-0129

Sunday School..............................9:45 AMSunday Worship Service............11:00 AMChoir Practice..............................5:00 PMWorship Service..........................6:00 PM

WednesdayFellowship Meal..........................6:30 PMPrayer Meeting/Bible Study........7:00 PM

5593 Veterans Memorial Drive (Hwy 59)Tallahassee • 850-893-5296

www.indianspringsbaptistchurch.comRev. Greg Roberts

Sunday School.............................9:45 AMSunday Worship.........................11:00 AMChildren's Worship.....................11:00 AM

WednesdayFellowship Meal...........................7:00 PMPrayer Meeting.............................7:45 PM

INDIAN SPRINGS BAPTIST CHURCH

690 Cypress Street � Monticello � 850-997-4375“Standing Firm On The Word Of God”

Dr. Melvin Roberts, PastorSunday Church School....................10:00 A.M.Sunday Praise & Worship..................11:15 A.M.2nd Sunday Youth Praise & Worship

4th Sunday Individual Outreach Ministry & Fellowship3rd Sunday Holy CommunionWednesday Evenings

Prayer Meeting....................................6:30 P.M.Bible Study...........................................7:00 P.M.

285 Magnolia St • Monticello • 997-2165www.cbcflorida.org

Dr. David E. Walker, Pastor

Sunday School..............................9:45 AMSunday Morning Worship...........11:00 AMSunday Evening...........................6:30 PMWednesday Evening....................7:00 PMWed. TRAC Club for teens...........7:00 PM

415 E Palmer Mill Rd • Monticello • 997-1119newhope415@yahoo

Pastor Dr. E . Bob Kuschel

Sunday School...........................10:00 AMSunday Worship.........................11:00 AMWed. Family Training Hour........7:00 PMIgnite student Ministries.............7:00 PM

NEW HOPE CHURCH OF GOD

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MEMORIAL M.B. CHURCH

GREATER FELLOWSHIP BAPTIST CHURCH

7369 Boston Hwy. Monticello850-997-1596

Bro. David DuringSunday Bible Study...........................10:00 AMSunday Worship.................................11:00 AMSunday Evening.................................. 6:00 PM

WednesdayBible & Prayer Meeting....................... 6:30 PM

OLIVE BAPTIST CHURCH

“Keeping the Faith” Ronnie McBrayer

81 Methodist Church Rd • Waukeenah • 997-2171www.waukeenah-umc.org

Pastor Donald Thompson, Jr.Sunday School.............................9:45 AMSunday Worship.........................11:00 AMYouth Group.................................7:00 PM

WednesdayChoir Practice..............................7:00 PMYouth Group.................................7:00 PM

Family Fellowship 2nd Thursday of each month

Thrift Store open every Saturday, 8:00 AM-12:00 PM

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WAUKEENAH UNITED METHODIST

CHURCH

It is a word of af-firmation, com-fort, agreement,

and relief. It is a wordthat completes vows,promises, blessings, andall of our prayers. It is aword of release – signal-ing the end of far toolengthy worship serv-ices – and it is the “Getready…Get set…Go!”when we have gatheredaround the dinner tableto eat. The word, ofcourse, is “Amen.”

At its most basicdefinition “Amen”means, “Let it be.”Thus, when we say“Amen” at the conclu-sion of our prayers, weare not saying, “theend” (though I’ve heardmany children finishthat way); we aren’t fin-ishing our prayers atall. We are actually be-ginning, for we are con-firming and confessingour trust in the God towhom we have justprayed.

“Amen,” then, is asort of faith signaturethat we sign to ourprayers. “Let it be,” weare declaring, “as Godwills it.” So, every timewe invoke this familiarword, we are saying“Yes” to God’s perspec-tive about the world andabout us, and we aresaying “No” to all other

perspectives.Every “Amen” be-

comes an argument toconvince ourselves,over and over again,that God knows us bestand knows what is bestfor us. And speaking of“God knows,” Godknows we tend to arguewith ourselves, don’twe? Late in the day, qui-etly in the dark; early inthe morning beforewe’ve had our coffee ormedication; drivingalone with only thehum of the tires on thepavement: We havethese conversationswith ourselves thatthose in recovery havelearned to call, “Stink-ing Thinking.”

We create these sto-ries inside our headsabout who we are; howwe have failed; howashamed we should beof ourselves; how un-worthy we are; how ut-terly useless ourlifework has been; howwe are a lousy father,mother, parent, busi-ness owner or whatever.I’m convinced thatmany people can’t bequiet, and they can’tstill their minds be-cause they can’t bearwhat they say to them-selves in the quiet mo-ments.

So, they have to

keep the volume of lifeturned up to ear-bleed-ing levels and they keepthe pace of life at break-neck speed. These peo-ple aren’t busy, they aresuffering, and I can’tblame them for wantingto smother the voices intheir heads, because amajority of the timethat self-guided narra-tive they are feedingthemselves is erro-neous, untrue, anddownright destructive.

Obviously there arethose who do not havethe voices of shame andinadequacy screamingin their brains. Thereare those who have,shall we say, more nar-cissistic tendencies.Their thinking is abouthow great they are; howoverlooked and perse-cuted they have been;how they are so muchbetter than that otherguy and why can’teverybody see that. It’sa line of thought on theother end of the emo-tional spectrum, but itis “Stinking Thinking”all the same.

This, then, is one ofthe great benefits ofprayer – and I don’tthink it matters if thatprayer is guided bymeans of a rosary,prayer beads, medita-tion, a daily repetition

of a favorite Scripture,or some other spiritualpractice. People whopray aren’t simplymemorizing a repeatedlitany of words or prac-ticing religious rituals.They are, in a realsense, reprogrammingtheir software. They areoverwriting the faultycomponents of theirthinking.

They are experienc-ing the transformationof their hearts andminds, for in learningto listen to God’s voicein prayer (and listeningis a learned art form)they can turn down thecacophony of voicesaround them. And yes,these other voices in-clude the “StinkingThinking” inside theirown heads.

Those who learn totruly pray are empow-ered to say, “Amen, let itbe!” to God’s voice, andto shout in protest, “No,absolutely not!” to allother pretensions – es-pecially those preten-sions that aremanufactured fromwithin. Such prayingmay not get one every-thing he or she asks for,but such praying maylead one to getting whathe or she needs; and tothat, I must say,“Amen.”

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crack in the wall to seethe farmer and his wifeopen a package. "Whatfood might this con-tain?" the mouse won-dered. He wasdevastated to discover itwas a mousetrap.

Retreating to thefarmyard, the mouseproclaimed the warn-ing: "There is a mouse-trap in the house! Thereis a mousetrap in thehouse!"

The chicken cluckedand scratched, raisedher head and said "Mr.Mouse, I can tell this is agrave concern to you,but it is of no conse-quence to me. I cannotbe bothered by it."

The mouse turned

to the pig and told him"There is a mousetrap inthe house! There is amousetrap in thehouse!" The pig sympa-thized, but said "I am sovery sorry, Mr.Mouse,but there is nothing Ican do about it but pray.Be assured you are inmy prayers."

The mouse turnedto the cow and said"There is a mousetrap inthe house! There is amousetrap in thehouse!" The cow said"Wow, Mr. Mouse. I'msorry for you, but it's noskin off my nose."

So, the mouse re-turned to the house,head down and dejected,to face the farmer'smousetrap alone.

That very night asound was heard

throughout the house -like the sound of amousetrap catching itsprey. The farmer's wiferushed to see what wascaught. In the darkness,she did not see it was avenomous snake whosetail the trap had caught.The snake bit thefarmer's wife. Thefarmer rushed her to thehospital and she re-turned home with afever.

Everyone knowsyou treat a fever withfresh chicken soup, sothe farmer took hishatchet to the farmyardfor the soup's main in-gredient. But his wife'ssickness continued, sofriends and neighborscame to sit with heraround the clock. Tofeed them, the farmer

butchered the pig. Thefarmer's wife did not getwell; she died. So manypeople came for her fu-neral, the farmer hadthe cow slaughtered toprovide enough meat forall of them.

The mouse lookedupon it all from hiscrack in the wall withgreat sadness. So, thenext time you hearsomeone is facing aproblem and think itdoesn't concern you, re-member: when one of usis threatened, we are allat risk. We are all in-volved in this journeycalled life. We must keepan eye out for one an-other and make an extraeffort to encourage oneanother. Each of us is avital thread in anotherperson's tapestry.

The Mouse Trap

January 24Tent of the HolyGuests offers prayerfor the sick and a spe-cial scripture messageevery Friday at 7:30p.m. The Tent is lo-cated at 295 WestPalmer Mill in Monti-cello. Call 850-342-3541for more information.

January 24, 25Second Harvest FoodProgram together withthe churches of NewBethel AME, ElizabethMB, Hickory Hill MB,Mt. Pleasant AME, andPhiladelphia MB willprovide food to thoseneeding assistancemonthly on the fourthSaturday, with distri-bution from 9 to 10 a.m.at the New Bethel AMEChurch, located at 6496Ashville Highway. Vol-unteers are alsoneeded on the Fridayevening before at 6:30p.m. to help bag thefood packages. ContactNellie Randell at 850-997-5605, or 850-997-6929to volunteer, or formore informationabout this program.

January 25St. Margaret CatholicChurch will host DaveRamsey’s FinancialPeace University, anine-week life-chang-ing program that em-powers and teacheshow to make the rightmoney decisions toachieve financial goalsand experience a totalmoney makeover.Classes begin at 10:30a.m. every Saturday.For more informationand to register callClass Contact BrianMetty at 850-545-6385,or brian.metty@yahoo.com or registeronline at http://www.daveramsey.com/com/fpu/locations/org/48474/class/246588. Child-care will be providedupon request.

January 25St. Rilla MissionaryBaptist Church will

host an appreciationprogram for Bro.Kelvin Reddick on Sat-urday, at 4 p.m. Musicwill be presented by‘The Gospel Tones’. Allare invited. Thechurch is located at 13Barrington Road. Rev.James Mack, pastor.For more informationcall 850-519-1801 or 850-997-8747.

January 25StoryTime Ministry isheld from 1 to 2 p.m.every other Saturdayat the Jefferson CountyBailar Public Library.For more informationcontact First UnitedMethodist ChurchMinistry ChairmanBarbara Hobbs at 850-523-1813.

January 31Nazarene Church Fam-ily Skate Night is heldfrom 6 to 8 p.m. on thelast Friday evening ofevery month. Lightsnacks and soft drinksare available. For moreinformation contactPastor Clay Stephensat 850-528-5451.

February 1Nazarene Church Fam-ily Clothing Giveawayis held from 8 a.m. to 12p.m. on the first Satur-day of every month.For more informationcontact Rev. ClayStephens at 850-528-5451.

February 1Lamont BaptistChurch will host aLadies Chocolate Feston Saturday, at 2 p.m.All ladies are welcometo attend, and bringsomething chocolate toshare.

February 5First PresbyterianChurch will host Ea-glesWings, an outreachministry serving thecommunity; on thefirst and third Wednes-day of each monthfrom 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.Volunteers are alwaysneeded to distributefood items and to do-

nate non-perishablefood items. Call andleave a message forJoAnne Arnold at 850-997-2252, or 850-997-1084, or go toe a g l ew i n g smon t i -cello@yahoo.com orwww.firstpresbyterian-monticello.org.

February 11Sons of Allen of theUnion Bethel Circuit

meet monthly on thesecond Tuesday at 7p.m., rotating betweenthe Elizabeth andUnion BethelAME churches; en-couraging young menand older males tocome be part of themeetings. If you haveany questions contactPresident Leman Uleeat 850-274-6268.

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14492 Waukeenah Hwy/ P.O. Box 411Wacissa • 997-2179 or 997-1769

Pastor James Gamble

Sunday School.............................9:45 AMSunday Morning.........................10:55 AMSunday Bible Study.....................6:30 PM

WednesdayPrayer Meeting............................6:30 PMYouth Group.................................6:00 PMChoir Practice...............................7:30 PM

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1287 South Jefferson Street • 997-RGCC (7422)www.restoredglory.org

Pastor Eddie and Elder Veronica YonGet Moving Womens Fitness & Fellowship, Monday.....6:00 PMSunday Church Service.................................................10:00 AMTuesday Night Taebo......................................................6:00 PM Thursday Church Service................................................7:00 PM

Pastor’s Office by Appointment

Hwy. 27 South • (1 mile south of Hwy 59)Monticello • 997-4226Rev. J. W. Tisdale

Sunday Morning..........................9:30 AMSunday Worship.........................11:00 AM

Tuesday nights basic English classes w/Gloria Norton at 7:00

Wednesday Prayer & Bible Study...................7:00 PM

13 Barrington Road • Monticello • 850-997-8747Rev. James Mack, Pastor

Sunday School..................(Every Sunday)...9:45 AMMorning Worship...........(1st & 3rd Sundays)11:00 AMBible Study/Prayer Meeting- ......................................(Thursday before 1st & 3rd sunday)............. 7:30 PM.

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Pastor George L. Smithsunday

Sunday School-Small Groups........................ 9:15 AMPraise & Worship..........................................10:30 AM TeamKID –ages 3 years—5th grade.................5:00 PM CSI: Youth—Grades 6-12................................6:00 PM Praise & Worship...............................................6:00 PM Adult Choir.........................................................7:05 PM

WednesdayChurch Family Supper 5:45 PMJoyful Sounds Children’s Choir.......................6:30 PM The Potter’s Wheel (6th-12th Grades)............6:30 PM Worship on Wednesday..................................7:00 PM

thursdaysGlory Girls Fitness........................................10:00 AM

1st & 3rd MondayMighty Monday—Ladies Bible Study............6:00 PM

2nd thursdayLloyd Silver Saints– Senior Adult................11:00 AM

3rd thursdayW W Diners.....................................................5:30 PMWidows/Widowers outing

3rd saturdayBrotherhood....................................................8:00 AM

290 East Dogwood Street • Monticello • 850-997-2252

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First Corinthian Church955 Lemon St., Monticello, Florida

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Reverend John Jones, PastorSaturday Morning Worship...............11:00 AMWednesday Bible Study.....................6:30 PM

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325 W. Walnut Street • MonticelloPastor Wayne Cook 997-5545

Praise & Worship..................................8:30 AMSunday School.......................................9:30 AMTraditional Worship............................11:00 AM

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Daily we read God’s words,Our prayers are always heard.The church bells and our voices will ring,Singing praises and love songs to our King.The joy of living is God’s plan,He gives strength to every man.When God’s words fill our life,Our hearts are filled with His light.The songs we sing are full of joy,With God’s love and prayers nothing can destroy.God’s words teaches us right from wrong,If we obey, to Him we will always belong.May our prayers not be mindless,But with God’s will, be mindful.What God has given us He hopes we share,Doing good for others show we care.Receiving God’s will is fine,Returning His love is divine.If God controls you on the inside,You will be genuine on the outside.

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DEBBIE SNAPPECB PublishingStaff Writer

Squire Parsons will be in concert at CapitalHeights Baptist Church, in Tallahassee, on Satur-day, February 1, beginning at 6:30 p.m.

He has written such songs as ‘Sweet Beulah

Land’, ‘Master of The Sea’, ‘I Sing Because’, ‘HelloMama’, ‘I Go To The Rock’, and so many others.

This evening of music and song requires notickets, just your presence. A love offering will bereceived.

For more information, contact Pastor DerrickBurrus 850-345-0425.

Squire Parsons To PerformAt Capital Heights Baptist Church

NANCY WHITTY

Can you say“Bourgeois”?Do you know

what it means? Bour-geois (boor’ZHwa) - ofor characteristic of themiddle class, typicallywith reference to its per-ceived materialistic val-ues or conventionalattitudes.

Well, this word andmeaning had most peo-ple in the roomstumped, but not 6th

grade Jefferson Elemen-tary School student,Ariyanna Ellison! Sheconfidently spelled itwith ease to win Jeffer-son County’s District-wide Spelling Bee.

This is notAriyanna’s firstSpelling Bee win, as sherepresented her JES 5th

grade class last year.However, this is her firstdistrict win, so her hardwork has really paid off !

Aryianna is such agood student and we areso proud that she is rep-resenting Jefferson Ele-mentary at the RegionalSpelling Bee in Talla-

hassee in February. We would also like

to congratulate our 5th

grade student MonicaCampos who came inthird place after surviv-ing several rounds of ex-tremely difficult words.

To all our JESSpelling Bee partici-

pants (Ariyanna Elli-son, Wilbur Gabriel,Wanda Gabriel, Ja’-mariyia Young, MonicaCampos, and Ny’QueriaAlexander), we appreci-ate your efforts andcommitment to do yourbest! JES is PROUD OFYOU!!!

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ers competed in theWar of the Border All-Star football game inMoultrie, Ga., on Fri-day, Jan. 17.

Tanner Aman andCalvin Footman suitedup in the game for theFlorida squad, whichwas coached by Madi-son County HighSchool Cowboy HeadCoach Mike Coe.

Aman said that hewas walking out ofclass about four weeksago, when his coach in-formed him that he wasselected for the game.

Aman, who hasbeen playing footballsince he was in elemen-tary school, said thathis favorite part of thegame is the teamworkand the physicality. Hisplay as a starter sincehe was a freshman atthe high school has

earned him interestfrom multiple DivisionII schools.

Aman said that hisfavorite subject inschool is math and thathis goal for the futureincludes graduatingwith his Master’s de-gree in Business Ad-ministration.

Tanner is the onlychild of Kevin Amanand Leah Aman.

Calvin Footmanfound out that he hadbeen chosen for the Warof the Border All-Stargame on Dec. 11, 2013.

Footman said thathe loves the game offootball, which he hasplayed for eight years.His play has earnedhim notice for a num-ber of colleges.

Like Tanner Aman,Footman’s favorite sub-ject in school is Mathand he hopes to majorin Business one day.

Calvin Footman isthe son of Amos Foot-man and Tamu Grady.

The two playersplayed valiantly buttheir squad fell to themighty Georgia All-Star squad by a 17-7score.

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Over the past couple of years, the economic picture has brightenedfor many cities and states — but some of them are still facing po-tential financial problems. As a citizen, you may well have con-cerns about these issues. And as an investor, these financial woesmay affect your thinking about one particular type of investmentvehicle: municipal bonds.

Specifically, given the difficulties faced by a few municipalities,should you consider adding “munis” to the fixed-income portionof your portfolio?

It is true that municipal defaults, though still rare, rose in 2012.But we haven’t experienced any sharp increases in defaults in2013. Overall, default rates for municipal bonds are low — muchlower than for corporate bonds of comparable quality, according toMoody’s Investor Services.

Of course, there are no guarantees, but if you stick with “invest-ment-grade” municipal bonds — those that receive the highestgrades from independent rating agencies — you can reduce thechances of being victimized by a default. And municipal bondsoffer these benefits:

• Tax advantages — Municipal bond interest payments are freefrom federal taxes, and possibly state and local taxes, too. (How-ever, some munis are subject to the alternative minimum tax, aswell as state and local taxes.) This tax treatment means you wouldhave to earn a much higher yield on other types of bonds to matchthe “taxable equivalent yield” of municipal bonds.• Civic benefits — By adding quality municipal bonds to yourportfolio, you can help support worthwhile projects in your com-munity, such as construction of schools and hospitals.• Steady income — Barring a default, you will receive a regular,predictable income stream for as long as you own your municipalbonds. However, if you currently own many long-term munis, youmay want to consider reducing your overall position. Eventually,rising interest rates will push down bond prices, and long-termbonds carry added risk because their prices will decline more as in-terest rates rise. Work with your financial advisor to determine themost appropriate approach for your situation.• Diversification — Municipal bonds can help you diversify thefixed-income portion of your portfolio if it’s heavily weighted to-ward corporate bonds. And you can even diversify your munici-pal bond holdings by building a “ladder” consisting of munis ofvarying maturities. Once you’ve built such a ladder, you can gainbenefits in all interest-rate environments — when rates are low,you’ll still have your longer-term bonds working for you (longer-term bonds generally pay higher rates than shorter-term ones),and when interest rates rise, you can reinvest the proceeds of yourshorter-term bonds at the higher rates.

Consult with your financial advisor to determine if municipalbonds can be an appropriate addition to your portfolio, as invest-ing in bonds involves risks, including credit risk and market risk. Bond investments are also subject to interest rate risk such thatwhen interest rates rise, the prices of bonds can decrease, and theinvestor can lose principal value if the investment is sold prior tomaturity. Investors should evaluate whether a bond ladder and the securi-ties held within it are consistent with their investment objectives,risk tolerance and financial circumstances.

This article was written by Edward Jones for use by your local Ed-ward Jones Financial Advisor.

If you’re a football fan (and probably even if you aren’t), you areaware that we’re closing in on the Super Bowl. This year’s eventis unique in that it is the first Super Bowl held in an outdoor,cold-weather site — New Jersey, to be specific. However, the2014 game shares many similarities to past Super Bowls in termsof what it took for the two teams to arrive at this point. And someof these same characteristics apply to successful investors.

Here are a few of these shared traits:

• A good offense — Most Super Bowl teams are adept at mov-ing up and down the field and crossing the goal line. And goodinvestors know how to choose those investments that can providethem with the gains they need to keep moving toward their owngoals, such as a comfortable retirement. That’s why, at everystage of your life, you will need to own a reasonable percentageof growth-oriented investments, such as stocks and stock-basedvehicles.

• A strong defense — Even a good offense usually isn’t enoughto vault a team into the Super Bowl, which is why most partici-pants in the Big Game also have strong defenses. Similarly, thebest investors don’t just put all their money in a single type of ag-gressive instrument and then forget about it — they know that adownturn affecting this particular asset class could prove ex-tremely costly. Instead, they “defend” their portfolios by diver-sifying their holdings among a range of investments: stocks,bonds, government securities, certificates of deposit, and so on.And you can do the same. Keep in mind, however, that althoughdiversification can help reduce the impact of volatility on yourportfolio, it can’t guarantee a profit or always protect against loss.

• Perseverance — Every team that makes it to the Super Bowlhas had to overcome some type of adversity — injuries to keyplayers, a difficult schedule, bad weather, playoff games againstgood opponents, etc. Successful investors have also had to over-come hurdles, such as bear markets, bad economies, political bat-tles and changing tax laws. Through it all, these investors stayinvested, follow a long-term strategy and continue to look fornew opportunities — and their perseverance is often rewarded.You can follow their example by not jumping out of the marketwhen the going looks tough and not overreacting to scary-sound-ing headlines.

• Good coaching — Super Bowl teams contain many fine play-ers, but they still need coaches who can analyze situations andmake the right decisions at the right times. Smart, experienced in-vestors also benefit from “coaching — in the form of guidancefrom financial professionals. It’s not always easy for busy peo-ple to study the financial markets, stay current on changing in-vestment-related laws, monitor their own portfolios and makechanges as needed. By working with a financial professional whoknows your situation, needs, goals and risk tolerance, you willfind it much easier to navigate the increasingly complex invest-ment world.

As we’ve seen, some of the same factors that go into producinga team capable of reaching the Super Bowl are also relevant toinvestors who want to reach their own goals. By incorporatingthese behaviors and attitudes into your own investment strategy,you’ll be following a pretty good “game plan.”

This article was written by Edward Jones for use by your localEdward Jones Financial Advisor.

Investors Can Learn Muchfrom Super Bowl Teams

DEBBIE SNAPPECB PublishingStaff Writer

Mike Holma n -nounces

the opening of ‘AdultFlag Football’ at theJefferson CountyRecreation Park, forages 16 years and up.

The cost is $100per team; the cost isfor the referees.Teams will consist ofseven players. Thegame is open to menand women.

The fun andgames will begin onFriday, February 7 atthe Rec Park BallField. For registra-tion and more infor-mation about gameschedule of timesand dates, contactParks and RecreationManager Holm at850-519-6640.

The park is lo-cated at 1380 MamieScott Road in Monti-cello, 850-342-0240.

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NANCY WHITTY

As JeffersonElementaryreflects on

the first half of the2013-2014 school year,we have experienced somany exciting andproud moments. Onethat readily comes tomind was the perform-ance “Yes, Virginia”.JES Music teacher,Jacqueline Dupuis ap-plied for a grant thatwould help with thecost or the production,and JES was one of thefive schools to receivethe grant to purchasecostumes and settingequipment that wouldenhance the program.Ms. Dupuis then heldauditions which pro-vided students the ex-citing experience ofusing their talents tocompete for a part inthe play. Over 200 peo-ple came to the produc-tion to support ourstudents’ efforts andtheir theatrical debut!We applaud Ms. Dupuisfor providing this op-portunity for our stu-dents and our studentsfor entertaining usthrough song, dance,and acting.

Not only did wehave an outstanding

performance, but wereprovided an outstand-ing spaghetti dinnerthat was donated to ourJES families and com-munity by the Veteransof Foreign Wars (VFW)Ladies Auxiliary. A spe-cial thank you goes outto Mary Madison andDr. Gwen Coverson asthey volunteered toserve the masses afterthe performance.

The spirit of givingcontinued as the Jeffer-son County Retired Ed-ucators Association(JCREA) donated booksof students by eachgrade level. Also, manyneedy families were as-sisted by various organ-izations throughout ourcommunity as familiesreceived food, toys, andwarm jackets for theirchildren during the hol-idays. Angela Gray,Jackie Guyton, andGladys Roann spear

headed this outreach. The story of love

and giving extends intothe New Year as a localHome School parentteaches her elementaryage child the impor-tance of reaching out toanother student herown age who may beless fortunate. Everyother week this familybrings healthy food in aback pack so that thefamily in need mayhave healthy food forthe weekend. The hugsof appreciation and thesmiles on each face is awonderful thing to wit-ness.

With the best stu-dents in the state ofFlorida, best teachersand staff on the planet,and continuous part-nerships and supportfrom our community,Jefferson Elementarylooks forward to theyears to come!

Jefferson Elementary ReflectsOn The Old And New Year

District-Wide Spelling BeeProves Challenging

Photo submitted by Debbie LoveWinners of the District wide Spelling Bee were

(left to right): Third place winner: Monica Campos,JES; Second place winner: Ria Wheeler, ACA;First place winner: Ariyanna Ellison, JES.

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More than 100people re-portedly vis-

ited the Smithsonian’s“Journey Stories” exhibi-tion in the first week sinceits Jan. 11 opening, includ-ing three busloads of stu-dents and a group of oldcar enthusiasts.Dr. Anne Holt, Main

Street of Monticello pro-gram director, reported onMonday, Jan. 20, thatabout 90 students fromJefferson County MiddleHigh School viewed theexhibition last week, aswell as members of theTallahassee Antique AutoClub, whose vintage autoslined West WashingtonStreet this past Saturdaymorning. “Everyone enjoyed

the beautiful informa-tional kiosks,” Dr. Holtsaid. “They also loved thehistoric Jefferson Countyphotographs of womendriving Model A’s, and es-pecially of Hiram Walker

riding a cow.”The Journey Stories

exhibition will remain inMonticello through Feb.22 and can be viewed 10a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesdaysthrough Saturdays at theJefferson Arts Gallery onWest Washington Street. Sponsored by Main

Street of Monticello, inconjunction with theSmithsonian Institute andthe Florida HumanitiesCouncil, the displayshows how mobility andtransportation have de-fined and transformedthis country and con-tributed to its growth. The show features

seven freestanding sta-tions — one a general in-troduction and the othersix explorations of theessence of mobility andthe different modes oftransportation in NorthAmerica from prehistoricto modern times. It alsotouches on the hopes andromance of travel, thegrim realities of forcedmigrations, and the diffi-culties and joys of per-sonal travel. The exhibition like-

wise explores the differentmodes of transportationthrough the ages, up toand including the present;as well as delving intohow the human drive forfreedom and mobilityhave inspired the develop-ment of transportationtechnology.The exhibition fo-

cuses equally on migra-tion, immigration,innovation and freedom,utilizing images, audioand artifacts to convey thestories.For more informa-

tion, call Dr. Holt at (850)576-0721; email her at ah-holt@aholt.com; or visitwww.mainstreetmonti-cllofl.org.

Attendees at the

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gather to talk about

the many ways that

transportation has

changed over the

years.

The Kate Dil-worth ScottChapter of

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the recent recipient ofthe Jefferson Davis

Historical Gold Medalfor historical research,declamation and edu-cation.The UDC chapter

meeting was opened tomembers of the MajorPickens Bird Camp ofthe Sons of Confeder-ate Veterans andspouses of the UDCmembers. After lunchby Cottage Catering onMulberry, Dr.Brookover talkedabout the circum-stances that led up tothe War Between theStates and told anec-dotes about ‘Women ofthe War.’Membership in the

UDC is open to womenwho are lineal descen-dants of men andwomen who servedhonorably in the

Army, Navy or CivilService of the Confed-erate States of Amer-ica, or gave MaterialAid to the Cause. TheKate Dilworth ScottChapter meets at noon

on the second Monday,September throughMay. For more infor-mation, call Pat Ci-chon, ChapterPresident, at 850-997-7441.

Dr. James S.Dunbar, whohas worked

on several prehistoricsite investigations inJefferson County andwho is intimately famil-iar with the Simpsonartifact collection, willbe the guest speaker atthis month’s generalmeeting of the Jeffer-son County HistoricalAssociation (JCHA). Dr. Dunbar is

scheduled to speak onsome of the ways thatscientists and laymenmay interpret the14,000-year-old artifacts

and other discoveriesmade at the Simpsonsite on the AucillaRiver. The JCHA general

meeting is scheduledfor 6:30 p.m. Monday,Jan. 27, at the Down-town Club on Cherryand High streets. Re-freshments will beserved.The JCHA is dedi-

cated to the preserva-tion and practical useof the county’s histori-cal treasures, with itslargest undertaking todate the restoration ofthe Wirick-Simmons

House, one of Monti-cello’s oldest homes. The Wirick-Sim-

mons serves dual func-tions as the association’

headquarters and a mu-seum. For more informa-

tion, call Anne H. Holtat (850) 576-0721.

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AROUND JEFFERSON COUNTY

Historical Group To FeatureArchaeologist Guest Speaker

The Simpson site on the Aucilla River.  

UDC Chapter Welcomes Special Guest Speaker

Dr. Robert Brookover, left, was guest speaker

to the monthly meeting of the Kate Dilworth Scott

Chapter of the United Daughters of the Confeder-

acy on January 13, 2014. Welcoming him are: Pat

Cichon, center, president of the UDC Chapter and

Troy Avera, right, commander of the Major Pickens

Bird Camp of the Sons of Confederate Veterans.

Smithsonian Exhibit Has A Successful First Week