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Page 5Page 2 Page 5 Page 8 Page 10MONTICELLO NEWSWatermelon Festivities ContinueFRAN HUNTECB PublishingStaff Writer
Festival goershave alreadyenjoyed the
Kick-Off Dinner, andthe 2014: Space Oddity,presented by MADCOon June 13, and thepageants, which in-cluded the Baby to Jun-ior Miss, and Miss andTeen Miss Pageants, onJune 14, and the LunchJams, hosted at TwoSisters…New Begin-nings, on June 16, 17,and 18.
Festivities con-
tinue with theWoman’s Club Lunch-eon and Fashion Showon Thursday, at noon,at the MonticelloOpera House. The mealwill be the famousWoman’s Club chickensalad meal, and localladies will model themany modern fashionsprovided by Wag theDog. Tickets are $12.Call Jaunita at 509-6152for further informa-tion or to purchasetickets.
Early Friday morn-ing, vendors will beginsetting up their booths,
which will be open bynoon.
Rotary will host itsannual WatermelonFestival barbecue din-ner sales, 5 p.m. until 8p.m., at the MonticelloOpera House. Ticketsare available from anyRotary Club memberfor $8 for adults and $4for children under 12.Tickets will also beavailable at the door.Eat in or carry out isavailable. The meal in-cludes Rotary’s worldfamous barbecueBoston Butt, corn onthe cob, secret recipe
baked beans, coleslaw,bread, iced tea and awide variety of home-made desserts.
During the RotaryBarbecue, inside theOpera House winnersof the baby photo con-test, Capital City BankGroup Essay WritingContest, Program ArtContest, WatermelonCarving Contest, andPageant winners, willbe announced.
At 7 p.m., MADCOpresents 2014: SpaceOddity, performed by Please SeeFESTIVITIES Page 3
LAZARO ALEMANECB PublishingSenior Staff Writer
The traditionalI n d e p e n d -ence Day cel-
ebration and fireworksshow won’t be happen-ing this July 4, al-though the expectationis that it will returnnext year — possiblybigger and better.
Pyrotechnic virtu-oso Wallace Bullock,who has been orches-trating the annualevent for nearly 30years, last week con-firmed its cancellationfor this coming July 4.
Difficulties on boththe fundraising and vol-unteer recruitingfronts apparently
doomed the celebra-tion.
“It’s true,” a disap-pointed Bullockemailed the News onWednesday, June 11.“No fireworks this year.Everyone wants to seeit happen but no onesteps up to the plate tohelp make it happen.Everyone wants to helpbut no one does. Wecould not stir up the fi-nancial or the worksupport to pull it off.”
He added that forwhatever reason, peo-ple simply weren’t par-ticipating at the samelevels as in previousyears.
“We are looking for-Please SeeCANCELLED Page 3
LAZARO ALEMANECB PublishingSenior Staff Writer
After 2½hours of dis-cussing four
policies at a recentworkshop (Thursdayevening, June 5), theJefferson CountySchool Board made onlya few minor revisions,particularly to the pre-viously controversialAttendance Outside theDistrict ofResidence Policy.
Tellingly, not a sin-gle parent attended theworkshop, although acouple of board mem-bers acknowledged re-ceiving emails on thelatter policy. In brief, thepolicy that is set to expe-rience the greatestchange as a result of theworkshop is the Dis-posal of School Prop-erty Policy.
Policy 2.110, titledAdvertising, Promotingthe Interest of PrivateProperty, essentiallycame about because thedistrict lacked guide-lines as to how it couldpermit commercial ad-vertisement on districtproperties.
Specifically, theissue came about when
School SuperintendentAl Cooksey askedSchool Board AttorneyOpal McKinney-Williams if and how thedistrict could allow ad-vertisements on theelectronic sign installednot long ago outside theadministration buildingon West WashingtonStreet.
In researching therequest, McKinney-Williams realized thatno policy existed.
And as Cooksey ex-pressed it at the work-shop, the reason forinstallation of the sign,along with another thathe plans to have in-stalled outside JeffersonCounty Middle HighSchool, is to permitcommercial advertise-ment for the sake ofraising revenues.
Policy 2.110 spellsthe types of advertise-ments that will be per-mitted on districtproperties and underwhat conditions theywill be permitted, leav-ing the decision andcontract negotiations tothe superintendent’sdiscretion, subject toboard review and ap-Please SeeWORKSHOP Page 3
AMBER HOUSTONECB PublishingStaff Writer
With yards i g n ssprouting
up faster than summerweeds, it’s time to getout and register to vote.
Voter registration iseasy: simply drop by theSupervisor of Elections’office or its website.Marty Bishop, Supervi-sor of Elections ex-plains the process:“Come on by the officeor online. You’ll need tofill out a quick 12-ques-tion registration andhand it to my lovely sec-retary. She’ll put it inthe computer system,and verification will bemailed to you.”
Bishop continues,“If you want to do it athome, simply drop byour website, fill out thesame form, and you’llget the verification inthe mail. See howeasy?”
All registering vot-ers need is their driver’slicense, unless theyknow their drivers’ li-cense number off thetop of their head.
Now is the best timeto register: by State law,voters can only registerup until July 28 for theprimary election.
To register or forquestions, visit the Jef-ferson County Supervi-sor of Elections office at380 W. Dogwood Streetor call (850) 997-3348.
AMBER HOUSTONECB PublishingStaff Writer
The 2014 FarmBill, thoughtwo years
late, will offer muchneeded assistance tolocal farmers, providedthey sign up in time.
This bill restoredseveral USDA disasterassistance programs,including the LivestockForage Disaster Pro-gram, the Livestock In-demnity Program, andthe Emergency Assis-tance for Livestock,Honeybees, and Farm-Raised Fish Program.
The Livestock For-age Disaster Program
offers assistance tofarmers who sufferedlosses in grazing sinceOctober 2011 specifi-cally due to drought orfire. The qualificationsare that the countythese farmers grazemust have experiencedD2 drought for eight ormore consecutiveweeks; D3 drought atany time; D3 droughtfor four consecutiveweeks; or D4 droughtfor four weeks. Thelevel of drought and du-ration will decide howmuch financial assis-tance will be provided.
Records show that Please SeeFARM BILL Page 3
FRAN HUNTECB PublishingStaff Writer
Florida High-way Patrol(FHP) is
seeking the driver of apick-up truck,who wreckeda vehicleand leftt h es c e n eover thew e e k -end.
FHPr e -p o r t e dthat onJune 14 at 6:54a.m., a 2006 Ford F-350was traveling north-bound on Lake Road inthe north lane, .25miles north of Tecum-seh Road.
The vehicle trav-eled onto the easternshoulder of the road
and continued travel-ing in a northerly di-rection. The vehiclerotated one quarter ofa turn clockwise andstruck a utility pole onthe eastern shoulder,
with its leftfront.
The ve-h i c l ecame torest fac-i n gno r t h -east ont h eeasternshoulder
of theroad.
The driver failedto remain at the scene.
The vehicle sus-tained $15,000 damage.
FHP Trooper JDSmith was assisted onthe scene by the Jeffer-son County Sheriff ’sOffice.
Annual 4th
CelebrationCancelled For
This July
Long-Awaited Farm Bill Offers
Assistance To Farmers
Unknown DriverWrecks Pick-Up
Policy Review Workshop:Much Ado About Nothing
Voter Registration IsEasier Than You Think
Popping up all around Jefferson County, elec-tion signs herald the coming of election season.Get registered to vote today.
Photo courtesy of Dr. Anne Holt, June 14, 2014Participants in the Sunrise on Wacissa paddling excursion took part in a two-hour exploration of
the Wacissa River on Saturday morning, including a visit to the Blue Spring, a first magnitude spring.The event, a prelude of sorts to the Watermelon Festival, was sponsored by Georgia Ackerman, theGreater Red Hills Awareness Initiative and Tall Timbers Research Station & Land Conservancy.
This past Sat-urday was the2014 Miss,
Teen Miss, and “Baby toJunior Miss” Water-melon Pageants. As Ihad stated in last week’scolumn, I had the pleas-ure/honor of serving asthe director of that pag-eant, along with thewonderful help of mytwo daughters, Cheltsieand Brooke. I couldn’thave pulled the weekend(last two months) offwithout them.
I have had a wonder-ful time the last fewweeks getting to knowthe seven girls that werevying for the crowns ofMiss and Teen Miss Wa-termelon Queen.
Saturday morningduring the fourth an-nual “Baby to JuniorMiss” pageant, wecrowned six new queensand two new kings. It isalways so much fun towatch all the little girlswith their pretty newdresses and new pretty“hair-do’s” and listen atall the excitement intheir voices.
Saturday evening’sproduction went won-derful and I would liketo say that I had asmuch fun as the girlsdid. It was then that wecrowned our new 2014Miss WatermelonQueen and Teen MissWatermelon Queen.
I would like to sendout congratulations toall our newqueens/king: BabyMiss Queen, SadiePrime; Infant MissQueen, Harper McLeod;Mr. Infant WatermelonKing, Rhett Raker; TinyMiss Queen, AriannaBrown; Mr. Tiny Water-melon King, DustinBoucher; Little MissQueen, Maggie Walker;Young Miss Queen,Keagen Curry; JuniorMiss Queen, Bailey
McLeod; Teen Miss Wa-termelon Queen,Stephanie English; andthe Miss WatermelonQueen, Caroline Yaun.
A special thank yougoes out to the areabusinesses that donatedto the Watermelon Pag-eant:
** Gelling’s FloralDesign – All Queen’sFlower Bouquets
** Capital City Bank– A Dry Erase/TackBoard for Teen Miss andMiss Winners
** Monticello Health& Fitness Center – 5Free Tanning Sessionsfor Miss Winner
** Tupelo’s Bakeryand Café - $15 Gift Cer-tificate for Miss Winner
* * M o n t i c e l l oNews/Jefferson Journal– One Year e-pub Sub-scription for Teen Missand Miss Winners
** Rosemary TreeCafé - $15 Gift Certifi-cate for Teen Miss Win-ner
** Sorensen’s Tire –Free Oil Change forMiss Winner
* * C h r i s t i n e ’ sBeauty and BarberSalon – Free Shampooand Hair Cut for MissWinner
** Stewart Heating& Cooling - $25 to theTeen Miss and MissWinners
** Katrina’sKitchens - $10 Gift Cer-tificate to the Teen Missand Miss Winners
** Jefferson Coun-try Club – Free Roundof Golf for the TeenMiss and Miss Winners
** Stewart’s Phar-macy – Free Bottle ofBio-freeze for the TeenMiss and Miss Winners
** Lisa Jacksonwith Beauty Control –Face Scrub for TeenMiss and Miss Winners
** Emerald Greene –Rhinestone Crown Pinfor Teen Miss and Miss
WinnersAlso, a thank you
goes out to local busi-nesses, and private citi-zens, that donated inother ways: DarylAdams - emcee for theevening; Capital CityBank employees - scoretabulators for both pag-eants; Rancho Grande -provided supper for thejudges; The Brick HouseRestaurant - providedlunch for the Judges;Cliff Miller for han-dling our sound andmusic equipment;Michaela Metcalfe forbeing the back stage“runner”; and a specialthank you to NanBaughman for helpingme throughout bothpageants and just beingthere for me during thelast few months of plan-ning.
But, my biggestthank you goes to mydaughters, Cheltsie andBrooke. I could not havedone so much in suchlittle time, without theirhelp. Cheltsie taughtthe opening numberdance and by far did somuch work and kept mestraight. In the next fewyears we will see hername as “the” directorand I will then becomeher helper.
I hope everyone re-members that the Wa-termelon Festival andparade is this upcomingSaturday, June 21. Makeplans to attend the pa-rade and walk arounddowntown Monticello toenjoy all the vendorsand entertainment thatis lined up.
Make sure to pickup this coming Friday'sJefferson County Jour-nal for the full storyand all the picturesfrom the pageant.
Until then….see youaround the town (or atthe Watermelon FestivalParade.)
Dear editor:The June 11,2014 edition
of the Monticello Newsincluded an article de-tailing the JeffersonCounty public schoolsystem's (continued)failure to provide aminimal education forthe students unluckyenough to be enrolleestherein.
Is there somethingin Jefferson Countywater that makes thestudents and teachersstupid? I think not. TheAucilla ChristianAcademy doesn't seem
to perform so poorly.Taxpayers are on
the hook for some$15,000 a year for eachstudent in the Jeffer-son County school sys-tem. What return arethey getting for their"investment"?
Adding insult to in-jury, we now learn that"qualified students"will be fed year roundby the public schools,all "free" of course.One supposes that in-cludes bussing to andfrom the schools forthe "free" breakfastsand lunches. If the
quality of feedingequals the quality ofthe education providedparents might need tothink hard before sign-ing-up for the "free"meals.
Perhaps it's time toadmit that govern-ment-run schools areno longer viable in Jef-ferson County andspare the taxpayers byshutting down the sys-tem and letting parentsfind alternative meansto teach their children.
Jack Shelley
Well I guessM r .O b a m a
will have his way aboutGitmo. He could notclose Gitmo one way sohe will close it another.He will trade all of thecriminals back to Al-Qaeda.
Five of the worstcutthroat criminals inGitmo were traded forthe release of oneAmerican. Further in-vestigation revealedthat the one Americanwas of questionablecharacter. That, in fact,five years ago he hadabandoned his post in
Afghanistan and beencaptured. Six Ameri-can soldiers lost theirlives looking for him.The soldiers thatserved with him believehe deserted his post andwandered off.
The investigationinto exactly what thefacts are continues.But let’s look at thetrade on its face.Should we negotiatewith terrorists? Wehave never done so inthe past. Should thePresident have con-sulted Congress? Thelaw requires it. Does itmake sense to trade one
American for five ofthe worst cutthroats inthe history of the warwith Al-Qaeda? It doesnot, unless you sympa-thize with the enemy.
I believe, unfortu-nately, that this Presi-dent does not like theUnited States of Amer-ica and wants to changeit according to his be-liefs. I do not believethat his beliefs are com-patible with the best in-terests of this countryand the best interestsof a free and independ-ent America.
Charles E. McClellan
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GOOD TRADE?
Failed Jefferson County School System
Rose KleinGuest Columnist
Searching For Ambrosia
One of the benefits (ordownfalls) of studyingfood and working in a test
kitchen is, no matter where I go toeat I am always analyzing the food.Now, before any of my friends readthis and become paranoid aboutcooking for me (which has happenedin the past), I promise you, I enjoythe food. I just want to learn how tomake what ever it is I’m eating. Try-ing to pick out the flavors and partic-ular spices used is like a game for meand if you happen to be eating outwith me, I hope you will play along.
Copying food is something I havedone professionally, but it is some-thing I really enjoy doing at home.Developing a recipe to recreate adish, when you’re having to startwith the finished product, can some-times be tricky and may take a fewtries to get it right. I don’t get frus-trated if this happens, to me, it be-comes a challenge and my mindwon’t let it go until I get it right, or atleast as close to right as I’m happywith.
That’s the case of my latest“copy cat” food. I discoveredTeriyaki Tofu at a downtown Talla-hassee Japanese restaurant and havereturned there several times just forthat dish. When I finally decided tomake this at home, I knew itwouldn’t take too much for me torecreate because the food is so sim-ple. It is fried tofu, with Teriyakisauce drizzled over the top; very sim-ple, but very delicious. The appear-ance of my at home version lookedmore like something you’d orderfrom a sports bar instead of a finerestaurant, but the flavor was just asgood, making it a successful recre-ation.
If you’ve never tried tofu, but areattracted to it’s health properties,this could be a good experiment foryou to try. Tofu is high in protein butlow in calories and makes a goodmeat replacement for those trying toreduce their cholesterol or intake ofmeat. Tofu is bean curd, made much
like cheese, and has a bland taste,which makes it perfect for taking onflavors of whatever you pair it with.In this case it will be Teriyaki sauceso make sure you have a good one. Ittook me a few tries, but I found a pur-chased one I really enjoy. Yes, youcan make it, but I didn’t. I coated mytofu pieces before frying with pankobecause I wanted some crunch, con-tributing to the “sports bar” appear-ance, but giving me the end result Iwanted.
I used coconut oil to fry, which isokay if you keep the heat right under350 degrees, because coconut oil willbegin to smoke at that temperature(not a good thing). There are otheroils that have a higher smoke point,but I had coconut oil and like thehealthy benefits of it, so that’s whatI went with.
When I order this at the restau-rant, it’s served with steamed rice,broccoli and carrots, which is won-derful, but at home, I like rice andlightly stir-fried green beans. Exper-iment with this and see what youlike. You could even fry up a fewpieces and sneak them in besidesomeone’s chicken nuggets, cheesesticks or fried mushrooms, now howfun would that be!
ECB Publishing, Inc. Photo By Rose Klein,June 16, 2014
My version of Teriyaki Tofu is notas refined as what I have eaten at arestaurant, but I love it just the same.
Copy Cat CookingNew Watermelon Queens Crowned This Past Weekend
We (pageant directors) pose with the new 2014 Miss and Teen Miss Water-melon Royalty. Pictured left to right: Brooke Kinsley, Cheltsie Kinsley, Miss Wa-termelon Queen Caroline Yaun, Teen Miss Watermelon Queen Stephanie English,and me - Emerald Greene.
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Festivities continued from page 1 Workshop continued from page 1the Children’s Theatergroup, and sponsoredby Duke Energy andTurner Youth Founda-tion. Tickets are $10 foradults, $5 for teens, and$3 for children ages 12and under.
At 8 p.m., enjoy theseed-spitting contest atthe Lotto Stage, locatedat the intersection ofCherry and Dogwoodstreets.
Also enjoy theStreet Dance, featuringBobby Kennedy.
Also at 8 p.m., infront of the Chamber ofCommerce, have aghostly good time withmembers of the BigBend Ghost Trackersand special guest tourguide news channel 27WTXL Anchor JadeBulecza.
One out of everythree homes or busi-nesses in Monticelloare presently hauntedor have in the past expe-rienced a haunting.Join in on this 90-minute ghost walkingtour to some of themost haunted locationsin downtown HistoricMonticello.
You will learn notonly the history of thetown but also some-thing of those said tostill haunt the living.
The walking toursare $15 for ages 13 toadults, $12 for childrenages 8-12 and childrenunder the age of sevenare free.
The 75-minuteghost hunt in the Old1827 City Cemetery isalso being offered, im-mediately following thetour. The ghost hunt is$15. Those opting totake both will receive adiscount.
Saturday is Festival
Day! Start the day offwith a hearty breakfastat Farmers and Mer-chant’s Bank drivethrough at 7 a.m. Themenu will includescrambled eggs, bacon,grits, biscuits, coffeeand orange juice.
The cost of thebreakfast is $5 foradults and $4 for chil-dren 12 and under.
Law enforcement,military, fire rescue/paramedics/EMS andMonticello city workersall eat for free.
Then trot on downto the corner of SouthWater Street and WestWashington for thestart of the Kiwanis 5-Krun at 8:15 a.m., andcheer on your favoriterunners.
At 9 a.m., the ven-dor’s booths will open.Find arts, crafts, house-hold needs, knick-knacks, food, drinks,and of course adoptablepets, which need for-ever loving homes, andmuch, much more.
The parade beginsat 10 a.m. with line-upon South JeffersonStreet.
The 7th AnnualWally Bentley CarShow begins at 10 a.m.in the Farmers andMerchant’s Bank park-ing lot. Judging will beat noon, after which,there will be a raffledrawing. Tickets are $1each for prizes or thecash pool. You must bepresent to win.
The Jefferson ArtsGallery Exhibit willopen at 10 a.m. forbrowsers to come in,cool off, and enjoy themany artworks of localartists.
In case you missedthe earlier perform-
ances, catch the chil-dren’s theater, “2014:Space Oddity” at 11:30a.m. Tickets are $10 foradults, $5 for teens, and$3 for children ages 12and under.
Platform eventswill begin shortly afterthe conclusion of theparade, and will be heldat the Lotto stage, lo-cated at the intersec-tion of Cherry andDogwood streets. Enter-tainment will includethe TCC Jazz Band, RedHill Cloggers, HotTamale, Daniel Hardenand the Porch Lizards,and a BMX bike exhibi-tion, which includestrick riding and jumps.There will be twoshows, one at 12:45, andone at 1:45, plus therewill be a drawing for afree BMX bike.
At the end of theday, the festivities winddown with the hauntedghost tour at 8 p.m., infront of the Chamber ofCommerce. Join mem-bers of the Big BendGhost Trackers andspecial guest tour guidenews channel 27 WTXLAnchor Jade Bulecza.
Join in on this 90-minute ghost walkingtour to some of themost haunted locationsin downtown HistoricMonticello.
The walking toursare $15 for ages 13 toadults, $12 for childrenages 8-12 and childrenunder the age of sevenare free.
The 75-minuteghost hunt in the Old1827 City Cemetery isalso being offered, im-mediately following thetour. The ghost hunt is$15. Those opting totake both will receive adiscount.
Cancelled continued from page 1ward to a larger andmore productive eventnext year,” Bullockwrote in closing.“Hopefully things willget better for everyone.I am as disappointed asanyone. I feel it’s my re-sponsibility and I’ve leta lot of people down,but I can’t do it alone.”
The American Le-gion, Veterans of For-eign Wars (VFW) andothers of the groups re-sponsible for thefundraising effort con-cede that contributionshaven’t been as forth-coming as in the past— possibly a lingeringconsequence of the re-cession. These groupssay they will continuecollecting donations,which monies will bedeposited in specially
established accounts atCapital City and Farm-ers & Merchants banksin preparation for nextyear’s event.
The veteran groupstook up the fundrais-ing responsibility forthe event in 2010 withthe aim of reestablish-ing the celebrationafter a two-year hiatus,following more than 20years of consistentshows. The reason forthe earlier cancella-tions, of course, was alack of funding.
Indeed, almostsince the onset, fund-ing issues haveplagued the event, aproblem stemmingfrom the enterprise’svery nature.
A volunteer-drivenevent largely depend-
ent on contributionsfrom businesses, gov-ernment and membersof the public for its re-alization, the fundinghas frequently been aniffy proposition untilthe last minute, whenthe threat of theevent’s cancellationspurs a rash of contri-butions.
It can cost upwardsof $20,000 for only thematerials to put on ashow, and then the dif-ferent componentsmust be assembled intospecific fireworks — at i m e - c o n s u m i n gprocess. Not to men-tion the preparationsfor the actual show, atask that requires acouple of days and theinvolvement of count-less volunteers.
Farm Bill continued from page 1Jefferson County meetsall of these require-ments, even within theperiod of February 2012to the present. The pro-gram is legally capableof providing retroac-tive assistance all theway back to October2011, though, and per-sonal grazing times willvary. To determine per-sonal eligibility, visitthe Farm ServiceAgency eligibility cal-culator at droughtmon-i t o r . u n l . e d u/fsa/FsaEligibility-County.aspx
The Livestock In-demnity Program cov-ers livestock deaths dueto blizzard, hurricane,
flood, wildfire, disease,or extreme tempera-tures. This past wintershowcased extremecold, and JeffersonCounty has been nostranger to droughtsince 2012. This pro-gram will help defraythe cost of livestockdeaths includingturkeys, cows, chick-ens, buffalo, pigs, deer,elk, emus, horses, goats,sheep, ducks, llamas,and more.
According to theFarm Service Agencywebsite, the EmergencyAssistance for Live-stock, Honeybees, andFarm-Raised Fish Pro-gram “provides assis-
tance for livestock graz-ing, feed, and deathlosses; honeybee feed,colony, and hive losses;and fish feed and deathlosses. ELAP also cov-ers losses related to ex-penses incurred togather cattle for cattletick fever treatmentand, beginning in 2014,for losses related to thecost of transportingwater due to an eligibledrought.”
An agent with theFarm Service Agencycan assist local farmerswith their personal eli-gibility and applicationprocess. To contact theFlorida state office, call(352) 379-4500.
proval. Likewise forfield banners that thedistrict allows advertis-ers to place at athleticfacilities.
The superinten-dent’s office is to workup an advertisement feeschedule for the board’sreview and approval.
For accountabilitypurposes, all moniescollected from adver-tisement will be de-posited in a centraldistrict account for gen-eral use.
Policy 6.203, titledRegular Student Activ-ity Sources of Receipts,largely supplementsand complements theformer policy.
Policy 6.203 spellsout the legitimate enter-prises that students anddistrict staff may en-gage in to raise rev-enues, such asoperating concessionstands, holdingfundraising drives andcharging entrance feesfor athletic events.
The one change wasthe addition of a provi-sion establishing a stu-dent athleticparticipation fee, withthe details and amountto be worked out andposted in the studenthandbook. Discussedwas a possible $100 fee,understanding that it inno way substituted forother incidental costsassociated with particu-lar sports and that par-ents would still beresponsible for paying.
There also appearedto be no consensus as towhether the $100 wouldconstitute a one-timeannual fee, no matterhow many differentsports a particular stu-dent played, or a fee perindividual sport activ-ity.
What the board didmake clear, however,was that, as with therevenues from adver-tisements, the sportsparticipation feeswould also be depositedin a central district ac-count for accountabilityreasons.
Policy 6.504 dealswith the disposal ofschool property, as thetitle clearly states. Theissue here is that thepolicy specificallystates amounts andwhat the board may ormay not do relative tothe disposal of property.
Central to the dis-cussion is the OldHoward Academy, theformer all-black schoolhere before desegrega-tion. Members of the
African-American com-munity want to acquirethe property so that thehistoric building can beconverted into a mu-seum or communitycenter.
As the policy nowstands, however, theboard would have toauction the buildingpublicly and award it tothe highest bidder.
School Board Mem-ber Sandra Saundersargued passionately forlanguage that wouldallow the board to do-nate the building to thecommunity.
The way the issuewas left, McKinney-Williams agreed torewrite the policy in abroader and moregeneric form, along thelines of the state statuteand most other dis-tricts’ policies on theissue. The revisions, ineffect, would leave it tothe board’s discretion todecide what to do withsurplus properties.
M c K i n n e y -Williams, however,couldn’t emphasizeenough that as a publicentity charged with thepublic’s trust, the boardhad a responsibility todo what was in the pub-lic’s best interest, whichtypically meant gettingthe highest value possi-ble for a property, orsome equal considera-tion.
Policy 7.109, titledAttendance Outside theDistrict of Residence,conceivably the mostcontroversial of thepolicies, failed to evokemuch discussion.
School Board Mem-ber Charles Boland reit-erated his call for repealof the policy, which re-quest went unheeded,as before.
School Board LarryHalsey offered that hisearlier attempt to revisethe policy had been inthe interest of tweakingand making it better,which attempt appar-ently had been misun-derstood by both theboard and public.
School BoardShirley Washingtonsaid the current policydid what it was sup-posed to do. It set thecircumstances and con-ditions under whichstudents could attendschools outside the dis-trict, provided they metthe established require-ments.
And Saunders reit-erated her belief that,absent a policy, theboard was essentially
throwing up its handsand saying, ‘do whatyou will, we don’t care’.Moreover, as a parentshe had been faced withthe dilemma of workingin Leon County whileher daughter had strug-gled through the prob-lems of the schoolsystem here. She hadnot pulled her daughterout from the districtand the latter hadnonetheless done wellacademically and wasnow attending FSU, shesaid.
Her position wasbasically that if she hadbeen able to do it, otherparents should be ableto do it also, she said.
School Board Chair-man Phil Barker possi-bly best summarizedthe situation. As thingsstood now, Barker said,students who attendedthe research schoolssuch as FSUS andFAMUS were essen-tially exempt from thepolicy, as the twoschools’ charters de-fined their districts asincluding Jefferson andother counties.
As for some otherstudents, parents werefinding a means of get-ting them into other dis-trict schools, whetherby hook or crook, withsome parents going sofar as to falsify docu-ments to make it appearthat the child lived inother than JeffersonCounty, he said.
That left the hard-ship cases, undeniablythe hardest to decide, hesaid. The way he saw it,the board could throwup its hands and allowLeon County to decidewhat students it wantedto take and it settled forthe students Leon didn’taccept, he said.
Or the board couldcontinue to let the su-perintendent revieweach case and make arecommendation to theSchool Board that thelatter could then vote itup or down.
Which effectivelytranslated into leavingthe policy as is.
A mildly frustratedHalsey had the lastword. Could the boardat least, for the sake ofgrammatical correct-ness, tweak the policy tothe degree of correctingthe wording “studentprocess” to “studentprogress”, as obviouslyhad been intended, hesaid.
And with that onerevision, the board wasdone with the policy.
June 18, 25StoryTime for ages babyto five, at the JeffersonCounty R.J. Bailar Pub-lic Library, in the com-munity room, onWednesdays from 10:30to 11:30 a.m. Call the li-brary at 850-342-0205 formore information aboutbooks, songs, arts &crafts, and early literacy.
June 18, 21, 25, 28Jefferson Arts will host‘Reflections of JeffersonCounty,’ a membersshow, on display in thegallery from 10 a.m. to 2p.m. on Wednesdays andSaturdays through the
wasend of July. See Jef-ferson County throughthe eyes of local artistsas they share their viewsof this unique slice ofFlorida. From back yardflowers to historicalbuildings to landscapesand more, it’s fun to seewhat other folks con-sider and find memo-rable. The Arts is locatedat 575 West WashingtonStreet in downtown Mon-ticello, 850-997-3311.
June 18, 23, 24, 25Zumba: Monday at 5:15p.m., Tuesday at 5:30p.m., at MadCo Studio,with Certified/Licensed
Zumba InstructorsMelanie Mays andKristie Lamb. AdultDance DivaTone/Stretch: Mon-day/Wednesday at 7:30a.m. at 262 North CherryStreet. For schedule call850-321-0036.
June 18, 19, 25, 26Cardio Fitness at K&J’sFitness on Wednesdayand Thursday at 6 p.m. atthe old JCHS track/fieldoff South Water Street.Bring your own workoutmat and drinking water.For more informationcall Frazier at 850-321-2358 or Skipworth at 850-688-6286.
June 19, 26Girls Revival Fitness ismaking a difference at4:30 p.m. on Monday andThursday at 1065 SouthWater Street, at theAmerican Legion OttoWalker Post 49. For moreinformation contact Cer-tified/Licensed Instruc-tor Doris DeMauroBishop at 850-591-0085 [email protected] are designed forthose who might be newto exercise, older, and/ornot active, those withjoint issues, or for thosewho just prefer a slowerpace. Fun and energeticpraise music combinedwith low impact Latinfused dance moves suchas the Cha-cha, Salsa,and Meringue will keepyou moving withouttwisting and turningthose knee and anklejoints that just don’twork like they used to.This class will give a funcardiovascular and willwork on balance. Firstclass is free!
June 19, 26AA meeting 8 p.m. onThursday at the ChristEpiscopal Church annex,425 North Cherry Street.For more informationcall 850-997-2129.
June 19Monticello Woman’sClub Noon Luncheonand Fashion Show onThursday at the OperaHouse. This WatermelonFestival fundraisingevent will be filled withdoorprizes, raffles, achicken salad and freshfruit meal and lots ofother surprises. For tick-ets contact PresidentJaunita Faircloth at 850-509-6152. Fashions fromWag The Dog ThriftShop, will be modeled byvolunteers
June 20, 27Rotary will meet at 12p.m. on Friday at theFirst PresbyterianChurch, in the fellow-ship hall, for lunch, ameeting, program, andspeaker. For questions or
comments, go to [email protected].
June 20, 27Monticello JamboreeBand performs music fordancing every Fridaynight at 7 p.m. at 625South Water Street.Everyone is welcome tocome dance, listen tosome of the finest music,enjoy doorprizes, softdrinks, snacks, and justenjoy some fun and ca-maraderie with neigh-bors and friends. This isa nonprofit charitableevent. Donations are ac-cepted. For questions orconcerns, contact BobbyConnell at 850-445-0049.
June 23, 30Al-Anon meeting at 8p.m. on Monday at theAnglican Church, 124Jefferson Avenue inThomasville. For moreinformation go towww.al-anon.alateen.org.
June 23, 30AA meeting at 8 p.m. onMonday at the ChristEpiscopal ChurchAnnex, 425 NorthCherry Street. For moreinformation call 850-997-2129.
June 23Alzheimer’s and Demen-tia Support is held from11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.usually on the fourthMonday at First UnitedMethodist Church in theFamily Ministry Centeron West Walnut Street inMonticello. A light lunchis provided and yourloved one is providedrespite care during thegroup meeting. This is afree monthly program.Call the Alzheimer’sProject at 850-386-2778 formore information or 850-997-5545 for directions.
June 24Jefferson County SharedServices meets quarterlyat 9:30 a.m. on the lastTuesday of the month atthe Jefferson CountyBailar Public Library.Community residentsand agencies are invitedto attend these informa-tional meetings aboutthe goings-on in the area.Mark your calendar andplan to attend this veryinformative communitymeeting. This is an op-portunity for agencies toshare services. Agendaitems include agencysharing and a WholeChild Technical Forum.For more informationabout these meetings, orto be a speaker at any ofthese meetings, contactCindy Hutto, businessmanager, at [email protected] or850-948-2741. (Commu-nity Agencies WorkingFor Jefferson County.)
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JUDITH CAROL WRIGHT ROSS
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day, June 2, 2014.Judy was a friend to
all who knew her andwas loved by many.
No services areplanned at this time.Memorial Contribu-tions may be made toBig Bend Hospice, 1723Mahan Center Blvd.,Tallahassee, Fl. 32308
Mirka Recalls CompactElectric Random Orbital Sanders
Due To Fire Hazard This recall involves
5-inch and 6-inch MirkaCEROS compact elec-tric random orbitalsanders. The sandersare yellow and blackwith the Mirka logo onthe front. A speed con-trol lever is on the topof the sanders and avacuum hose connectoron the rear. The recalledsanders came with acarrying case, a 12-footpower cord, a DC trans-former, a wrench, amulti-hole backup padand assorted abrasives.The 5-inch sander ismodel CEROS 550. The6-inch sander is modelCEROS 650. Modelnames are on a whitesticker on the back ofthe sander housing be-neath the hand grip.The sanders were soldat various independentretailers and online atAmazon.com andBeavertools.com, forabout $500. The sanderscan short-circuit, pos-ing a fire hazard.
Consumers shouldstop using these unitsand unplug them imme-diately. Contact Mirka
Abrasives for a free re-placement. To checkthe serial number onyour sander against therecall list, contactMirka Abrasives at(800) 843-3904 from 8:30a.m. to 5 p.m. ET Mon-day through Friday, orgo online atwww.mirka-usa.comand click on “Recall” formore information.
phil&teds Recalls Infant Car Seat
Adaptors For StrollersDue To Fall Hazard
This involvesphil&teds Travel Sys-tem 26 (TS26) adaptorsused to attach infant carseats to the followingphil&teds stroller mod-els: Classic, Dot, Ex-plorer, Hammerhead,Navigator, S3 and S4.Compatible car seats in-clude the Maxi CosiCabriofix, Maxi CosiMico, Maxi Cosi Pebbleand Cybex Anton. Theadaptors are two piecesof black plastic, one forthe left side and one forthe right side, that con-nect the stroller to thecar seat. “TS26,” “phi-landteds,” “L” for left,“R” for right and UPC“9 420015 7 4004” areprinted on the adaptors.The adaptors can break,crack, or otherwise be-come unstable duringuse and pose a fall haz-ard for infants.
The adaptors weresold at baby productand specialty stores na-tionwide, and online atAmazon.com, Babies-rus.com, Diapers.comand phil&teds.com,from April 2013 throughMarch 2014 for about$40. For a free replace-ment, contact phil&tedstoll-free at (855) 652-9019from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. MTMonday through Fri-day, or online atwww.philandteds.com.Click on “Support,”then “Upgrades and Re-calls” for more informa-tion.
BBGT Haunted Tours
June 20 And 21FRAN HUNTStaff Writer
Come if youdare to the 90-m i n u t e
haunted tour being pre-sented by the Big BendGhost Trackers (BBGT)8 p.m., Friday and Satur-day, June 20 and 21 andsee some of the mosthaunted destinations inMonticello, named “TheSouth’s Most HauntedSmall Town” and learnof their histories.
Come along with BigBend Ghost Trackersand special guest tourguide news channel 27WTXL Anchor JadeBulecza.
One out of everythree homes or busi-nesses in Monticello arepresently haunted orhave in the past experi-enced a haunting. Joinin on this 90-minuteghost walking tour tosome of the mosthaunted locations indowntown historic Mon-ticello.
You will learn notonly the history of thetown but also somethingof those said to stillhaunt the living.
The walking toursare $15 for ages 13 toadults; $12 for childrenages 8-12 and childrenunder the age of sevenare free.
Also being offeredare the 75-minute minighost hunts at the Old1827 City Cemetery. Theprices for the mini ghosthunts are the same as
those of the hauntedtours however, those opt-ing to take both thecemetery tour/ghosthunt, there is a discount. The cemetery tour willcommence immediatelyfollowing the hauntedtour.
As the evening de-scends into darknessyou will embark uponthe most exciting adven-ture of your life andtravel into the unknown.You could see anyonefrom Monticello’shaunted past at any sec-ond during the tour. Sodon’t blink, you mightmiss it.
Those taking thetour are encouraged towear comfortable shoes,bring their cameras,plenty of film, and besure to bring some extrabatteries because justbefore the spirits beginchurning, they have atendency to drain thosein the cameras.
In past years, manyhave witnessed strangeoccurrences and takenmany photos of orbs, ec-toplasm and strangedark figures that gobump in the night. Don’tbe surprised when cam-eras pick up things notvisible to the naked eye.
The tours are afundraiser for the Cham-ber of Commerce andled by members of BigBend Ghost Trackers.To make reservationscall the Chamber at 997-5552 or Big Bend GhostTrackers at 508-8109.
Monticello News & Jefferson JournalEmerald Greene
Atty. Robert MorrisCarl Hanks
Danny & Judy AllenAl Cooksey
George CarswellBuddy & Dianne Westbrook
Morris PetroleumDon Taylor
American Legion Post 49Hiram Masonic Lodge #5
Charles SarkisianGerald Hocking
Hines & Janegale BoydRichard Connell & Co.
Troy AveraDavid Harvey
Sons of the American LegionKiwanis of MonticelloRotary of Monticello
VFW Post 251Lions ClubPat Inmon
Patriot FireworksContributors 2014
Fireworks Show For July 2014
Cancelled Due To Lack Of Funds And Volunteers.Rescheduled For 2015
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Around the Courthouse CircleAround the Courthouse CircleWant to be featured here?
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The Garden Circle project hasbloomed! Local gardeners turned phi-lanthropists last spring when theyplanted the walkway up to the publiclibrary in lovely flowers. A few monthslater, and these lovely blossoms arethe fruit of their labors.
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Dan Marion helps the Historical S
ociety clean up the
downtown parking lot beside
the courthouse. N
on-native
Mimosa trees, weeds, and
crepe myrtle overgrowth had
taken over the flow
er beds in the park
ing lot.
Photo By Debbie Snapp. Crazy Quilters, left to right: Georgie
Joseph, Shirl Romaine, and Jane Davis. The Crazy Quilters meet
every Wednesday at the library to chat and sew
: the public is
welcome to attend.
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Lance Blomeley is a 3-year Firefighter/EMT. A class clown of sorts,Blomeley is quick with a joke—whether they are good or not is theproblem. If he could be any animal, Blomeley said it would be ahoney badger. A master of referential humor, Blomeley lists his favorite quote as “If you ain’t first, you’re last,” from the movie Talladega Nights. His favorite way to annoy the other guys on shift was a contribution from the other guys on shift, who told him unanimously to answer, “Talking. A lot.”If he could be any celebrity, he’d choose “Clint Eastwood. Do I need a reason? He’s awesome!”
Meet Your Local EMS:Lance Blomeley
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Best Dad Ever AwardedDEBBIE SNAPPECB PublishingStaff Writer
Michael Linnreceived hisHappy Fa-
ther’s Day gift on Friday,June 13, 2014 from Stew-art’s BP Bait & TackleShop.
He and his childrenReese, Morgan, and Ryanwent together to pick uphis 33” combo reel androd, a tub of worms, and acricket bucket with 100live crickets.
The children were asexcited to win for him theECP Publishing ‘Who’sThe Best Dad Ever’ con-test as he was to win.
The children said oftheir dad, “Our dad is thebest dad ever because hedoes awesome things withand for us.”
“Thanks so much asthe kids were so excited tosurprise him,” mentionsmom, Cherri Linn.
Stewart’s BP Bait &Tackle Shop, locatedaround the CourthouseCircle, is open Monday
through Friday 7 a.m. to 6p.m. and on Saturday 7a.m. to 3 p.m. It offershigh quality flies andlures for any fishing trip.Great deals are offeredevery day.
The Monticello Newsstaff is very proud of allthe area fathers. Thankyou also to all the chil-dren who sent in an entryform for their best dadever.
Michael Linn picking up his prizes from Stew-art’s BP with the children Reese, Morgan, and RyanLinn.
Altrusa Initiates New Members Dorothy Miller Holds Book Signing This Weekend
Newest Altrusa members Marianne Miller and Diana Witherell were initiated duringthe Thursday, May 8, 2014 meeting. Pictured from left to right are: Diane Freeman, Miller,Betty Messer, Witherell, and President Joyce Sealey Hrynciw.
In the 1970’s a hippie communeexisted in Jefferson County.This writers’ colony, named
Peckerwood, was built by one man anda rag-tag bunch of friends, hippies,stoners, and itinerants.
Together, they hand-built not one,but four beautiful homes in the woodsof North Florida…for almost nomoney.
A book signing of this coffee tablesized book is planned for 1 p.m. until 9p.m., Friday, June 20 and 8 a.m. until 5p.m., Saturday, June 21.
Look for the book display nearBush Baby at the corner of NorthCherry and Pearl streets.
“I am looking forward to sharingthis non-fiction book with myfriends,” said Dorothy Miller, whospent four years writing and publish-ing this book with co-author LarryVickers.
Dorothy Miller will be signing herbook ‘Peckerwood’ this Friday, June 20and Saturday, June 21 at the corner ofNorth Cherry and Pearl streets.
June 16-20First Baptist Church ofLloyd will continue itsVacation Bible Schoolfrom 6:00 to 8:30 p.m.through Friday for chil-dren ages PreK3 to 6th
grade. Kids love crazy,weird animals, theweirder the better. So, theglobe has been searchedfor the most special,unique, rare, never-be-fore-seen animals to helpkids discover what Jesus’endless love means intheir lives. Come singand play through activelearning, science-y cre-ations, tantalizing eats,outdoor games, and dra-matic story presenta-tions. Register now atwww.fbclloyd.com.
June 16-20Elizabeth BaptistChurchwill continue itsVacation Bible Schoolthrough Friday from 5:30to 8:00 p.m. This year’stheme, ‘Agency D3 Dis-covery, Defend, DecideFirst Peter 3:15,’ will keepthe children very busywith lots of fun activities.
June 18-20St. Rilla MissionaryBaptist Church willhost the Jefferson CountySunday School and Bap-tist Training Union Con-vention. On Wednesdayat 7:30 p.m. the WelauneeMBC family and Rev.Pedro McKelvin will bein charge of the service.Co-host will be theGreater Fellowship MBCfamily and Rev. Dr.Melvin Roberts. OnThursday at 7:30 p.m. theMemorial MBC familyand Rev. Dr. JB Duval willbe in charge of the serv-ice. Co-host will be theSweetfield MBC familyand Rev. Ben Ransom, Jr.On Friday morning at 9a.m. the official openingof the Sunday SchoolConvention and BaptistTraining Union willbegin. Friday at 7:30 p.m.Education Night will beheld with the Mt. Pleas-ant Ministries family andRev. Charles Smith incharge of the service. Co-host will be the Junious
Hill MBC family and Rev.Ben Ransom, and the St.Rilla MBC family andRev. James Mack.
June 18First PresbyterianChurch will host Ea-glesWings, an outreachministry serving thecommunity, on the firstand third Wednesday ofeach month from 9 a.m.to 12 p.m. Volunteers arealways needed to distrib-ute food items and to do-nate non-perishable fooditems. Leave a messagefor JoAnne Arnold at 850-997-2252, or 850-997-1084,or go to [email protected].
June 18Memorial MissionaryBaptistChurch will host‘Heaven’s Kitchen - FeedMy Sheep’, a weeklynoonday service andmeal ministry, everyWednesday at 12 p.m. Rev.JB Duval and Rev. Sem-meal Thomas will con-duct the Bible Study andPrayer Service eachweek. For more informa-tion, or to make a contri-bution, contactCoordinator Sis. MaryMadison at 850-997-4504or 850-210-7090.
June 19Tri-County Ministrieswill host Farm Shareevery other Thursday be-ginning at 12 p.m. untilthe food supply is gone.Jefferson County resi-dents may come to theHarvest Christian Cen-ter, at 1599 SpringhollowRoad, off WaukeenahHighway, to pick up asupply of garden vegeta-bles and other fresh fooditems. For more informa-tion and to volunteer,contact Pastor MarvinGraham at 850-212-7669.
June 22JCHS Class of 1984 30th
Reunion Worship Serv-ice, remembering Rev.Jimmy Brookins, on Sun-day at 9 a.m. at the oldJefferson County HighSchool Auditorium. Thisis a special invite from CJHamilton.
June 22Elizabeth Missionary
Baptist Church, locatedin the Dills Community,will celebrate its ChurchAnniversary on Sundayat 11 a.m. Rev. Tisdaleand the St. Phillip AMEChurch family will be incharge of the service.Come celebrate anotheryear of blessings. Dinnerwill be served after theservice. Sis. Daisy W.King, program chairper-son, 850-997-8848. Rev.Willie Webster, pastor.
June 22First United MethodistChurch and KatrinaRichardson continue tohost the Dave Ramsey Fi-nancial Peace University.This last meeting willbegin at 5:30 p.m. in theFamily Ministry Center,on Sunday evening.Learn how to take con-trol of your family fi-nances. ContactRichardson at 850-567-6451 for more detailed in-formation.
June 27Church of theNazarene Family SkateNight is held from 6 to 8p.m. on the last Fridayevening of every month.Light snacks and softdrinks are available. Formore information con-
tact Pastor Clay Stephensat 850-528-5451.
June 27, 28USDA Commodities FoodProgram and SecondHarvest Food Bank to-gether with the churchesof New Bethel AME, Eliz-abeth MB, Hickory HillMB, Mt. Pleasant AME,and Philadelphia MB willprovide food to thoseneeding assistancemonthly, on the fourthSaturday, with distribu-tion from 8 to 9 a.m. at theNew Bethel AMEChurch, located at 6496Ashville Highway. Volun-teers are also needed onthe Friday evening beforeat 6:30 p.m. to help bagthe food packages. Con-tact Nellie Randell at 850-997-5605, or JackieHarvey at 850-997-8410 tovolunteer, or for more in-formation about this pro-gram.
June 28StoryTime Ministry isheld from 1 to 2 p.m.every other Saturday atthe Jefferson CountyBailar Public Library.For more informationcontact First UnitedMethodist Church Min-istry Chairman BarbaraHobbs at 850-523-1813.
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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: [email protected]
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, PastorSunday 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
3679 Old Lloyd Rd. Monticello, FL 32344850-997-2425
Rev. Ben Ransom Jr. Pastor
Sunday School (1st & 3rd Sunday).........10:00 AMMorning Worship (1st & 3rd Sunday)....11:30 AMBible Study Tuesday................................7:30 PM
US 19 South at Copper’s Pond Road850-997-1166
Phil Carter. Minister
Sunday Bible School.................................10:00 AMWorship Hour...........................................11:00 AM
WednesdayBible Study .................................................7:00 PM
NEW HOPE CHURCH OF GOD
CENTRAL BAPTISTCHURCH
CAPITAL HEIGHTSBAPTIST CHURCH
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FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
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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
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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“F or Iw a shungry
and you gave mesomething to eat....”
[Jesus] will reply,‘Truly I tell you, what-ever you did for one ofthe least of these broth-ers and sisters of mine,you did for me.’Matthew 25: 35 and 40.
Guatemala suffersfrom the world’s fourth(or fifth) worst chronicmalnutrition rate (perUNICEF). For years,Porch de Salomon hashelped combat thiswith over 25 families re-ceiving monthly pro-tein supplement (eggs,milk, and beans) as
well as with income de-velopment (when feasi-ble).
Recently, a govern-mental agency, SESAN,approached us aboutpartnering with themto help severely mal-nourished babies andchildren. Early child-hood malnutrition in-flicts life-long,permanent damage(both physical andmental) and cannot beremedied later in life.
Sadly, while thesededicated workers havethe resources to findthe worst cases, theyhave no food, money,medicine, or resourcesto give these babies.
Porch de Salomonhas reached out, infaith, and accepted 18of these young, vulner-able “least of these.”We have begun feedingthese children (and,when necessary, theirmothers) and providingmedicine.
Here are three ofthese children:
SESAN broughtWilson Alfredo TunXep to Porch, fromCaserio PaluamNahuala, three hoursfrom Panajachel. Hesuffers from chronicmalnutrition. His par-ents died from AIDS; heand his 13 year-old sis-ter live with theirdeaf/mute uncle. Wil-son also has kidneyproblems. We are pro-viding food, medicineand transportation tothe doctor for Wilson.
Josue DaniloMorales Tax suffersfrom severe malnutri-tion. His mother, Maria(18), has mental issuesand became pregnantwith Josue as the resultof a sexual assault.They are from the in-digenous village of SanGabriel.
Ana MelisaCosigua Sicajau wasbrought to Porch bySESAN as a severelymalnourished child.She is shown with herhard-working motherAlejandra; she hasthree other children.Their father is an alco-
holic who abandonedthis sweet and appre-ciative indigneous fam-ily from El Tablon.
PLEASE considerfunding one of these 18cases; a $60 monthly,tax-deductible donationwill do that. Of course,we’ll gladly accept alump-sum, annual $720donation. Please con-tact Lloyd ([email protected] ) or Rex850.933.0344) with your“Yes!” or if you havequestions or ideas. Gra-cias! We appreciate ourfriends and supportersin Jefferson County, FL!
Ana Melisa Cosigua Sicajau was brought to
Porch by SESAN as a severely malnourished child.
She is shown with her hard-working mother Ale-
jandra
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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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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
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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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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
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Interim Pastors
Sunday School..............................................9:45 AM
Sunday Worship..........................................11:00 AM
Adult Bible Study-Wednesday................6:30-7:30 PM
Men’s Breakfast....................2nd Saturday 8:00 AM
First Corinthian Church955 Lemon St., Monticello, Florida
Reverend John Jones, PastorSaturday Morning Worship...............11:00 AMWednesday Bible Study.....................6:30 PM
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
CHURCH OF THE NAZARENEUS 19 N 1590 N. Jefferson Street (US 19)
Pastor Clay Stephens
Sunday School..................................9:45 AMMorning Worship..........................10:45 AMWednesday EveningSupper...................................................5:30 PMSmall Group Breakout.....................6:30 PMBible Study & Prayer Meeting............6:30 PMSaturdaySpanish Church Services....................7:30 PM
1206 Springfield Road • Lloyd • 997-TLC7 (8527)Pastors Tim and Beverly Buchholtz
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Sunday................................................ 10:30 AMSunday Morning Praise and Worship
Children’s ChurchInfants & Toddler Nursery
Wednesday............................................7:00 PMPraise & Worship
Adult & Teen Bible StudyYoung Explorers (K-5th Grade)
TRANSFORMING LIFE CHURCH ASSEMBLY OF GOD
325 W. Walnut Street • MonticelloPastor Wayne Cook 997-5545
Praise & Worship..................................8:30 AMSunday School.......................................9:30 AMTraditional Worship............................11:00 AM
Wednesday night activitiesBible Study.............................................4:15 Prayer Group..........................................5:15 Fellowship Meal....................................6:00 Chancel Choir Practice..........................6:30
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The Least Of These
Wilson Alfredo Tun Xep came to Porch, from
Caserio Paluam Nahuala, three hours from Pana-
jachel. He suffers from chronic malnutrition and
also has kidney problems.
Josue Danilo Morales Tax and his mother,
Maria (18) are from the indigenous village of San
Gabriel. Josue suffers from severe malnutrition,
and Maria has mental issues and became pregnant
with Josue as the result of a sexual assault.
Carol Aman'sthird gradeclass at Au-
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ended the visit with apicnic on the lawn atKleman Plaza," saidAman.For more informa-
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LEGALSDEADLINE FOR WEDNESDAY PAPER 3:00 P.M. ON MONDAYS DEADLINE FOR FRIDAY PAPER 3:00 P.M. ON WEDNESDAYS
in The circuiT courT of The second Judicial circuiT
in and for Jefferson counTy, florida
civil acTion
wells fargo Bank, na,
plaintiff,
case no.: 33-2009-ca-000054
vs. division:
Michael hilinski a/k/a Michael george
hilinski, Jr. a/k/a Michael g. hilinski, Jr.
a/k/a Michael g. hilinski , et al,
defendant(s).
noTice of rescheduled foreclosure sale
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to an Order Resched-uling Foreclosure Sale dated May 27, 2014 and entered in Case NO. 33-2009-CA-000054 of the Circuit Court of the SECOND Judicial Circuit inand for JEFFERSON County, Florida wherein WELLS FARGO BANK,NA, is the Plaintiff and MICHAEL HILINSKI A/K/A MICHAELGEORGE HILINSKI, JR. A/K/A MICHAEL G. HILINSKI, JR. A/K/AMICHAEL G. HILINSKI; DAMARYS HILINSKI; PERO MARTINEZ;AIDA MARTINEZ; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ON BEHALF OFU.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT;LVNV FUNDING, LLC, SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO SEARS; AT-LANTIC CREDIT & FINANCE, INC., AS ASSIGNEE OF HOUSEHOLDBANK; CACH, LLC; are the Defendants, The Clerk of the Court will sellto the highest and best bidder for cash at NORTH DOOR OF THE COURT-HOUSE LOBBY IN JEFFERSON COUNTY, MONTICELLO, FLORIDAat 11:00AM, on the 3rd day of July, 2014, the following described propertyas set forth in said Final Judgment:a TracT or parcel of land Being a porTion of ThaT
properTy descriBed in official records Book 439,
page 6 of The puBlic records of Jefferson counTy,
florida and Being More parTicularly descriBed as
follows:
coMMence aT The souThwesT corner of The souTh-
easT QuarTer of The norTheasT QuarTer of secTion
28, Township 1 norTh, range 4 easT, Jefferson counTy,
florida and run souTh 00 degrees 30 MinuTes easT
303.00 feeT To a poinT, Thence run norTh 60 degrees 00
MinuTes wesT 1625 feeT To The souTheasTerly righT
of way of The line of counTy road 259, Thence run
souTh 36 degrees 38 MinuTes 00 seconds wesT (Bear-
ing Base) along said righT of way line a disTance of
210.00 feeT To a poinT, Thence leaving said righT of
way line run souTh 59 degrees 57 MinuTes 40 seconds
easT 579.49 feeT To The poinT of Beginning, Thence
run souTh 36 degrees 38 MinuTes 00 seconds wesT
421.12 feeT To a poinT, Thence run souTh 53 degrees 24
MinuTes 47 seconds easT 58.22 feeT To a concreTe Mon-
uMenT, Thence run souTh 58 degrees 48 MinuTes 36
seconds easT 461.25 feeT To a poinT, Thence run norTh
36 degrees 38 MinuTes 00 seconds easT 437.13 feeT To a
poinT, Thence run norTh 59 degrees 57 MinuTes 40 sec-
onds wesT 520.84 feeT To The poinT of Beginning.
TogeTher wiTh a 30 feeT wide easeMenT over and
across The norTherly 30 feeT There of Being More
parTicularly descriBed as follows:
coMMence aT The souThwesT corner of The souTh-
easT QuarTer of The norTheasT QuarTer of secTion
28, Township 1 norTh, range 4 easT, Jefferson counTy,
florida and run souTh 00 degrees 30 MinuTes easT a
disTance of 303.00 feeT To a poinT, Thence run norTh
60 degrees 00 MinuTes wesT, a disTance of 1625 feeT To
The souTheasTerly righT of way line of counTy
road 259, Thence run souTh 36 degrees 38 MinuTes 00
seconds wesT (Bearing Base) along said righT away
line, a disTance of 210.00 feeT To The poinT of Begin-
ning. froM said poinT of Beginning, run souTh 59 de-
grees 57 MinuTes 40 seconds easT, a disTance of 579.49
feeT To a poinT, Thence run souTh 36 degrees 38 Min-
uTes 00 seconds wesT, a disTance of 30.20 feeT To a
poinT, Thence run norTh 59 degrees 57 MinuTes 40 sec-
onds wesT, a disTance of 579.49 feeT To The souTheasT-
erly righT of way line of counTy road 259, Thence
run norTh 36 degrees 38 MinuTes 00 easT, along said
righT away line, a disTance of 30.20 feeT To The poinT
of Beginning.
TogeTher wiTh ThaT 2005 cavalier hoMe, Bearing and
rs no. 06-e5147
TogeTher wiTh ThaT cerTain 2005 cavalier MoBile
hoMe locaTed Thereon as a fiXTure and appurTe-
nance ThereTo: vin# Bl06ga0137214a and
Bl06ga0137214B.
a/k/a 6025 waukeenah highway, MonTicello,
fl 32344
any person claiming an interest in the surplus from the sale, if any,
other than the property owner as of the date of the lis pendens must
file a claim within sixty (60) days after the sale.
wiTness My hand and the seal of this court on May 28,
2014.
Kirk B. ReamsClerk of the Circuit CourtBy: Sherry SearsDeputy Clerk
**see americans with disabilities act
if you are a person with a disability who needs any accommodation in
order to participate in this proceeding, you are entitled, at no cost to
you, to the provision of certain assistance.please contact:
susan wilson, ada coordinator
301 south Monroe street
Tallahassee, fl 32301
850.577.4401
at least 7 days before your scheduled court appearance, or immediately
upon receiving this notification if the time before the scheduled appear-
ance is less than 7 days; if you are hearing or voice impaired, call 711.
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holland’s BlueBerries at3502 Aucilla Rd. and Parrot Blueber-ries at 6155 Aucilla Rd. former Hol-lands Blueberries are open now!
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MeTal shelving, differentsizes, 1 small metal and 1 largewood credenza. Best reasonableoffer. 997-2454 or 224-1669
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all faBricaTion posi-
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DEBBIE SNAPPECB PublishingStaff Writer
Electric CityWheels &Grinds will
open at 9 a.m. onWednesday, June 18 atits location, 166 EastDogwood Street indowntown Monticello.Come see what it’s allabout... bike rentalsand fresh groundLucky Goat RoastedCoffee. Can you thinkof anything better tostart your day?
Owner/OperatorMargie Stern says hernew business has beentwo years in the mak-ing, with the finding ofa location, just the rightvendors, and a fewtrustworthy employees.She’s now ready to go;to introduce her busi-ness to the community.
The shop is nothard to miss; it’spainted in hunter greenand turquoise, with a
bright pink bicycle atthe front door. Hours ofoperation will be 9 a.m.to 5 p.m., Mondaythrough Saturday.
Come in for a goodcup of java, hot dogswith all the trimmings,or have it your waywith chili or slaw orsalsa. Or, enjoy a pieceof ‘penny candy’ for adime. Have anEspresso, Latte,smoothie, ice creamfloat, ice cream soda,
old fashioned bottledsoda, sweet treats,chips, and so muchmore.
Dine in at one ofthe stylish booths or ta-bles. Enjoy the view ofthe streets painted onthe walls, the hangingbirdhouses, and otherenjoyable sites.
To order ahead orfor more information,call 850-997-2345.
Java your ridetoday!
BILL BULLOCK
At the direction of SheriffDavid C. Hobbs, the Jef-ferson County Sheriff ’s
Office (JCSO) carried out a series ofoperations in the town of Monticello,on the morning of June 11, 2014, withthe goal of seizing drugs, weapons,and other evidence involving the ille-gal drug trade in the community.
During the operation (s)deputies, who were assisted by ateam of Florida Department of LawEnforcement (FDLE) agents,searched three residences suspectedof being used in the sale of illegaldrugs.
The targeted residences were allsurrounded and searched at the sametime, in a coordinated action de-signed to seize as much contrabandas possible.
Deputies and agents also ar-rested six individuals believed to beinvolved in the trade and more ar-rests will be forthcoming.
Quantities of cocaine, MDMA,marijuana, and synthetic marijuana
were seized at two of the locations,and weapons were also seized at oneof the residences.
The raids were the result of amonth-long investigation by DeputyKevin Sears and Deputy LoganWilcox, the investigators assigned tothe JCSO Anti-Drug Unit by SheriffHobbs.
Sheriff Hobbs had received nu-merous complaints from concernedresidents of the community, whoasked him to help in dealing with theillegal drug activity in some of theresidential locations.
Contact the JCSO at 850-997-2023if you have any concerns about drugactivity in your area.
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AROUND JEFFERSON COUNTY
AMBER HOUSTONECB PublishingStaff Writer
County volun-teers and co-ordinators be
warned: you’ll regretmissing the Recruit-ment and RetentionWorkshop.
Fire service andcommunity leaders areencouraged to attendthis workshop in Perryon June 21-22. Volun-teer firefighters thatare interested in the fu-ture of their depart-ment and localpoliticians that are in-terested in the future offire protection in theirjurisdiction shouldcome.
Attendees will beable to learn about lead-ership challenges, man-agement skills,identifying and com-municating volunteerfirefighter needs to the
entities that can fillthem, retention and re-cruitment incentivesand how to fund them,and the developmentand implementation ofa local marketing plan.
These discussionswill be tailored to thevolunteer fire servicebut will certainly beuseful in all aspects ofone’s business life. Thekind of marketing,leadership, and commu-nication strategies willbe invaluable to thelocal volunteer fire de-partment and to therepresentative who at-tends.
The best part is thatthe workshop is ab-solutely free: per diemexpenses, lodging, andmileage/airfare will allbe reimbursed uponcompletion of the work-shop.
Contact (855) VOL-FIRE to register.
Workshop ProvidesInvaluable
Opportunity ForVolunteer Firefighters
Drugs/WeaponsSeized By JCSO
Electric City Wheels & Grinds
ECB Publishing Photo By Debbie Snapp, June 16, 2014.Owner/Operator Margie Stern in front of her
new establishment, Electric City Wheels & Grinds.
FRAN HUNTECB PublishingStaff Writer
During many times in ourlives, many often come to-gether to help in a time of
need, especially in a very caring commu-nity, which is Monticello. The same canbe said of those in our community whenit comes to our furry little four leggedfriends.
Tuesday morning began like anyother in the community, workers in theworkplace conducting business, shop-pers parking their vehicles, to patronizethe local shops, pedestrians strolling thesidewalks, just a usual day, until…
A little before noon, Jennifer Oesterwas walking west on the sidewalk pastTupelos’ to pick up her son, Chase, fromFirst United Methodist Church, whenshe heard a strange cry. “I looked aroundand found the little cat in the drain (cor-ner of West Washington Street and OliveStreet). I told him don’t worry Itty Bitty.I’ll get you some help. I remembered see-ing a deputy vehicle at Tupelo’s, so I randown and told the deputy about the cat.He came down and made a couple ofphone calls,” said Oester.
Meanwhile, while Oester was re-trieving the deputy, Brenda Hall, hadparked her vehicle near the area, andheard the little screams for help. Shelooked around, found the kitten in thedrain and ran down to the News office.Once inside, she told staff, “I need help,there’s a cat in the drain down there,there’s a cat in the drain!”
Staff Writer Amber Houston, who isalso a volunteer with the Monticello Vol-unteer Fire Department, told Hall, “I’ma fireman,” and they walked down to thedrain.
“There was no water down there,you could feel the heat coming out of thedrain, so I went back to the office andfashioned a way to lower him water untilwe could get him out,” said Houston.
Meanwhile, Staff Writer DebbieSnapp drove down to the scene, she sawthe kitten in the drain and went lookingfor a piece of rope or something, then sheeyed her scarf, grabbed it and drove backto the area. “I dropped one end of thescarf down there to him and he climbedright up.”
That is when Houston returned withthe water, and discovered that the kittenhad climbed up to the grate. “He washanging on with what little strength hehad,” she reported. Then she lowered herhands through the grate partitions tosupport the kitten, which was desper-ately trying to get out between the parti-tions, but was too big to fit.
Meanwhile, Oester and Chase, cameto the scene and observed Houston sup-porting the kitten through the partitions.
Chase began giving the kitten water,dipping his fingers into the bag of waterand giving it to the kitten, which was des-perately lapping it up. Houston contin-ued supporting the kitten and Chasecontinued watering.
Jennifer ran down to Tupelo’s, whogave her a squirt bottle of water to giveto the kitten, she returned and began giv-ing him water with the bottle.
Raymond Clark with Animal Con-trol pulled up in his vehicle, observed thesituation, grabbed a couple of pry barsand instructed those standing aroundand watching, that as the grate, whichweighs 100 pounds, was lifted, for some-one to grab the kitten. He then pried, andlifted the grate as Houston continued tohold on to the kitten through the parti-tions. The grate slipped and flipped side-ways, as Houston continued to hold on.
Clark pulled the grate up more asHall stepped forward and grabbed thekitten. Clark then pulled the grate outfurther so Houston could remove herhands and arms.
All bystanders had to make over thelittle one, which was shaking, but nowsaved, and safe.
“Who is going to take the cat,” askedClark.
“I will,” replied Houston, who car-ried her back to the News office, where atowel was warmed in the microwave, towrap her in and she was fed a portion ofa can of cat food.
Within a couple hours of being nuz-zled inside of a shirt, he had taken a napand become much more active.
The little one is estimated at aboutfour weeks old, and she was too big tocome out on her own once supported andthe only way she could have gotten in thedrain is to have fallen in, so no tellinghow long she had been down there.
That episode has probably cost thelittle one one of her nine lives.
Many kudos to all of those involvedin saving this little fur baby from whatwould have been a certain death.
The Rescue Of Itty Bitty
ECB Publishing photo by Debbie Snapp,June 10, 2014
This little Itty Bitty had fallen into thedrain at the intersection of West Washing-ton and Olive streets, and had beenscreaming for help.
ECB Publishing photo by Debbie Snapp,June 10, 2014
Kitten rescuers Amber Houston, left,and Raymond Clark, right, pose with thelittle rescued kitten.
