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Saying goodbyeto part of our past
LEFT, ABOVE, BELOW: The old Taylor house, as it was affection-ately known to many Mayo residents, was recently torn down after
standing as a city landmark for much of the last century.- Courtesy photos
StaffUnemployment in
Lafayette County rose to8.4 percent in November,according to figures re-leased by the state. Theadjusted rate inLafayette for Octoberwas 7.5 percent. The No-vember 2008 rate was 5.3percent.
The jobless rate inSuwannee and Hamiltoncounties rose as well.
Unemployment inSuwannee Countyjumped to 10.9 percent inNovember. October’s ad-justed figure was 10.1percent, compared to 6.7percent for November2008.
Hamilton County roseto 12.4. October’s adjust-ed figure was 11.4 per-cent, compared to 9.3percent for November2008.
The jobless rate for No-vember in Florida in was11.5 percent, the highestsince May 1975, when itwas 11.9. October’s ad-justed jobless rate was11.3 percent.
The November 2008jobless rate in Floridawas 7.4.
The national unem-ployment rate is 10 per-cent.
Joblessrate inLafayettehits 8.4%Suwannee,Hamilton also up
SubmittedThe Obama Adminis-
tration announced theU.S. Department ofHousing and UrbanDevelopment is renew-ing grant funding need-ed to keep thousands oflocal homeless assis-tance programs operat-ing. HUD SecretaryShawn Donovan said atotal of nearly $1.4 bil-lion will help an un-precedented 6,400 pro-grams to continue of-fering critically neededhousing and services tohomeless persons andfamilies.
United Way ofSuwannee Valley’s ap-plication for HUD re-newal funding wasamong those includedin yesterday’s an-nouncement. The appli-cation was submittedby the local United
United Way of Suwannee Valley awarded HUD grant renewalWay in the 2009 McK-inney-Vento homelessassistance competi-
tion. United Way ofSuwannee Valley, asthe lead agency for the
Homeless ServicesNetwork of SuwanneeValley, garnered re-
newal funding for two
Lafayette County High School, from left: Ethan Perry, Mary Thomas-Hart, Ashlin Morgan, Joseph Demarais, Jose Ru-bio, Nicholas Singletary and Jared Sampson. - Courtesy photo
Mayo makes strong showing at Brain BowlSixty-five top students from
area north Florida high schoolswent head to head at the annu-al Brain Bowl competition re-cently at North Florida Com-munity College. Eight teamscompeted in a hotly contested
event that highlights the acade-mic sharpness of high schoolstudents to answer science,math, and humanities ques-tions under pressure. Takingtop honors this year was theSuwannee High School Team
A, followed by second placeWakulla High Team A and Tay-lor County High in third.Teams from Branford andMayo competed as well. Bothput up a good fight but failed toplace.
TALLAHASSEE -Governor Charlie Cristtoday announced thefollowing reappoint-ments and appointmentsto the North CentralFlorida Regional Plan-ning Council, Region 3(Senate confirmation re-quired).
·David Dodge, 79, ofStarke, self-employedreal estate appraiser,reappointed for a termbeginning December 17,2009, and ending Octo-ber 1, 2012.
·Sandra Haas, 62, ofMcAlpin, attorney,Guardian Ad Litem,reappointed for a termbeginning December 17,2009, and ending Octo-
Mayo manamongappointmentsto planningcouncil
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MAYO FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCHLocated SE corner of Hwy. 27 & FL 51 Mayo
Pastor: Rev. Connie Steele
Sunday School...............................................................10:00 a.m.Morning Worship.........................................................11:00 a.m.Evening Worship ........................................................... 6:00 p.m.
ALTON CHURCH OF GOD.....................294-3133Pastor.....................................................................Rev. Tim HammYouth Pastor...............................................................Chad MorrinMusic Director...........................................................Blanche PerryChildren’s Pastor.........................................Ryan & Tiffany PerrySunday School..........................................................9:30-10:30 a.m.Worship Service/K.I.D.S. Church..............10:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m.Evening Worship...............................................................6:00 p.m.Family Night Youth Club Church.............7:00 p.m. Wednesday
State Road 27
BETHEL HOLY CHURCH......................294-1932“Affiliated with Mt. Sinai Holy Churches of America Inc.”
Pastor.........................................................Elder Carolyn DempsSunday School...............................................................11:00 a.m.Worship Service............................................................12:00 p.m.Thursday Bible Study....................................................7:00 p.m.
357 Pine Street“Membership means Discipleship”
NEW HOPE BAPTIST CHURCHPastor ..............................................................Rev. Charlie WalkerSunday Early Service........................................................8:30 a.m.Sunday School..................................................................10:00 a.m.Morning Worship............................................................11:00 a.m.Discipleship Training.......................................................6:00 p.m.Evening Worship .............................................................. 7:00 p.m.Wed. Visitation..................................................................5:00 p.m.Bible Study.........................................................................7:00 p.m.Mission Classes ................................................................. 7:00 p.m.
Located Two Miles North of Mayo Off Highway 51“Come And Hear, All Ye That Fear God” Ps. 66:16
HATCHBEND APOSTOLIC CHURCH..935-2806
Pastor ......................................................................Rev. Steve BoydSunday School .................................................................. 10:00 a.m.Wednesday Service............................................................7:30 p.m.
Located 4 miles South on Hwy. 349, then left on CR 138, follow signs.
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AIRLINE BAPTIST CHURCH (SBC)......294-2676Pastor.............................................................................Chip ParkerYouth Pastor .................................................................Orry AgnerSundaySunday School ................................................................... 9:30 a.m.Morning Worship............................................................10:30 a.m.Evening Worship..............................................................6:30 p.m.WednesdayFellowship Supper............................................................6:00 p.m.AWANA & Bible Study...................................................6:30 p.m.
Located Four Miles East of Mayo on Highway 27“O Come Let us Worship The Lord” Ps. 95:6 500981-F 500991-F 500995-F
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Pastor..........................................................................Todd BabioneSunday School ....................................................................9:45 a.m.Worship Service................................................................11:00 a.m.Wednesday Discipleship Training..................................7:00 p.m.Evening Training...............................................................6:00 p.m.
Seven miles West of Mayo,left on CR 534 then right on 350A
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PLEASANT GROVE BAPTIST CHURCH (SBC).294-1306
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ST. MATTHEW’S EPISCOPAL CHURCHContact Number in Mayo (386) 294-1839
Sr. Warden............................................................Eva BoltonCelebration of Holy Eucharist at 7:00 PMeach Wednesday to be followed by lightrefreshments and Christian Education.Located One Block North of the Courthouse in Mayo.
Sunday School ................................................10:00 a.m.Worship Service..............................................10:45 a.m.Kid’s Church...................................................11:00 a.m.Evening Worship.............................................6:00 p.m.
Youth Impact....................................................7:00 p.m.Adult Bible Study............................................7:00 p.m.
Pastor: Rev. Kenny SullivanYouth Pastor: Daryl Fletcher
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MIDWAY BAPTIST CHURCH.....................935-4993Pastor: Danny Rogers
Sunday School.....................................................................9:45 a.m.Worship Service................................................................11:00 a.m.Discipleship Training.........................................................5:00 p.m.Evening Worship................................................................6:00 p.m.Prayer Meeting - Wednesday...........................................7:00 p.m.
Located on County Road 354“For If Ye Forgive Men Their Tresspasses Your Heavenly
Father Will Also Forgive You” Matt. 6:14
Located at 294 SE Mill Street, Mayo “Renewing Hope and Building Lives”
NEW HARMONY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH160th St.
(Go south on 51 to 160th, turn right)Pastor: Stan Posey
Phone (386) 776-1806SUNDAYSunday Worship....................................................................9:30 amBible Study..........................................................................10:30 am
WEDNESDAYWomen’s Bible Study..........................................................10:00 am
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MAYO BAPTIST CHURCH...........(386)294-1020916 N. Fletcher Ave.
Pastor: Brother Jimmy LeggInterim Music ..................................................................Kathy Palamino
Sunday ScheduleBible Study....................................................................................9:45 A.M.Worship Service.........................................................................11:00 A.M.Sunday Night Service..................................................................6:00 P.M.
Wednesday Night ScheduleSupper ..........................................................................................6:00 P.M.Prayer Service & Youth & Children Meeting...........................7:00 P.M.
“The Friendly Mayo Methodist”
FIRST ASSEMBLY OF GOD...................294-1811
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Hatch Bend Baptist ChurchPastor Paul A. Coleman
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Sunday School...............................................................9:45 a.m.Sunday Morning Worship..........................................11:00 a.m.Sunday Evening............................................................6:00 p.m.Wednesday Evening......................................................7:00 p.m.
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Brewer Lake Baptist ChurchOff Hwy. 53 in Day, FL 386-294-1578
“We’re Going, Growing and Glowing for God”Sunday
Sunday School.....................................................................10 a.m.Morning Worship...............................................................11 a.m.Training Union.....................................................................6 p.m.Evening Bible Study............................................................ 7 p.m.
WednesdayChildren, Youth & Adult ....................................................7 p.m.Matt Swain, Pastor William Sircy, Youth
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Ephesus AdventChristian Church
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Sunday School Service ....9:45 a.m.Worship Service..............11:00 a.m.Prayer Meeting.................7:00 p.m.
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This year’s doorprize will be a copy ofAS WE REMEMBER, abook containing lifestories written bymembers of theLafayette High SchoolClass of 1943.
A paragraph fromthe story by CatherineSessions Howell reads:
“One of my earliestmemories is of Christ-mas Eve before I was tobe three in January. Iwas playing with acrooked stick near apile of burning leaves.Suddenly my clotheswere on fire and I wasrunning. My brother,Lewis, caught me and
rolled me in the sandyyard to extinguish theflames. Despite the factthat I had burns allover my body—espe-cially deep ones in myabdominal region—Idid not see a doctor.There was no availabledoctor within reachand they really did notthink that I would sur-vive. The neighborsgathered to help mymother…..they mixedbaking soda with canesyrup and spread it onmy wounds. I can stillremember the shock ofthat cold mixture goingon my painful burns.Later it caused a sooth-ing, partial relief fromthe pain. As I grew old-er almost all of myscars faded except fordeep permanent onesin my midriff area.”
THE ANNUAL OLDTIMERS’ REUNION
Please come and bring a covered dish.
Wouldn’t you love tolighten your load for2010, especially if it in-volved no dieting? Be-fore you get too excited,I’m not referring to los-ing those extra poundsthat appeared over theholidays, but somethingthat weighs us down allthe same. In Ephesians4:32, the Bible encour-ages us to, “Be kind andcompassionate to oneanother, forgiving eachother, just as in ChristGod forgave you.”
So, is there someoneyou are holding agrudge or feeling of re-sentment against?
Does a knot form inyour stomach when yousee or even think aboutthat person? If so, youare carrying the excessbaggage of unforgive-ness.
According to Web-ster’s dictionary, theword forgiveness hasseveral definitions: 1) to
give up resentment, and2) to grant relief frompayment of a debt. Inboth, the word “forgive”is a verb that indicatestaking action, implyingthat forgiveness is an in-tentional choice. Whatmakes this choice diffi-cult is that when some-one hurts us, the verylast thing we want to dois give up our resent-ment and grant the of-fender relief, we wouldmuch rather they pay!While we often cannothelp or immediatelychange the way we feel,we are responsible forthe choices we make andthe actions we take.Therefore, it is encourag-ing to remember thatforgiveness is usuallysomething we “will” be-fore we “feel.”
God calls us to forgiveothers because He hasforgiven us throughChrist’s death on thecross. We often refuse to
Heart Mattersforgive because we thinkour offender will getaway with the harm theyhave caused, but weneed to understand thatunforgiveness keeps uschained to not only thatperson, but also to theoffense, for as long as wehold on to it. Ironically,the offending party mayoften be totally unawarethat we are carrying thatburden around! In thatcase, we aren’t makingthem pay at all, but arewe ever suffering! I onceheard someone say thatrefusing to forgive is likedrinking poison and ex-pecting the other personto die. Not a great idea!
It is important to rec-ognize that while Hisforgiveness is availableto everyone, God onlyreconciles Himself tothose who acknowledgetheir sin, ask for forgive-ness and are willing tochange their ways. Thismarks the huge differ-ence between forgive-ness and reconciliationand serves as a patternfor us: we are also to of-fer forgiveness to every-one. However, reconcili-ation requires muchmore than an apology, itrequires the offender ac-
knowledging the wrongand taking steps to makethings right. Many timeswe make the mistake ofreconciling without for-giveness.... we try to pre-tend nothing happened,and jump back in with-out working out a reso-lution, exposing our-selves to further pain.Our tendency to do thisis often because we don’twant to risk the loss ofending the relationship.Then, when things gowrong again, we can justblame the other personall over again! We be-come the victim andeverything wrong in ourlife becomes their fault.It is possible to live ourentire lives stuck in rela-tionships like this, nevertaking responsibility forour own unforgivenessand blaming the otherperson for everything.
Let me assure you thatit is not hypocrisy tomake the choice to for-give someone without“feeling” like you haveforgiven them... makethe choice, and sooner orlater your feelings willline up (don’t give up,the longer we have with-held forgiveness, thelonger it may take for
our feelings to change).Let’s make the intention-al choice to cut ourselvesfree from the uselessburden of unforgive-ness, and really lightenour load for the NewYear, because our heartsmatter!
Blessings, Angie
Heart Matters is aweekly column written by
Angie Land, Director ofthe Family Life Ministriesof the Lafayette BaptistAssociation, where sheteaches Bible studies,
leads marriage and familyconferences and offers
Biblical counseling to indi-viduals, couples and fami-
lies. Contact Angie withquestions or comments at
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Remember the saying,“ If you don’t have any-thing good to say, don’tsay anything at all?” Itis a pretty good saying;one you might well payattention to and onethat would probablysave a lot of people un-necessary damage totheir reputations.When in church, andsomeone grabs you topull you aside and be-gins telling you some-thing in a hushed toneby beginning with, “Doyou know what I heardabout so-and-so...?” -you’d probably be bet-ter off to tell the person,“I don’t want to hearwhat you have to say.”
“These six things doththe Lord hate: yea, sev-en are an abominationunto him: A proudlook, a lying tongue,and hands that shed in-nocent blood, An heartthat deviseth wickedimaginations, feet thatbe swift in running tomischief, A false wit-ness that speaketh lies
and he that soweth dis-cord among brethren,”(Proverbs 6:16-19). TheBible says God HATESthose who pass alongmis-information thatstirs up trouble. Hehates those that sowdiscord! - And everychurch has them; thosethat ruin the fellowshipof the church; some-times leading to achurch split and/or achurch completely clos-ing down. That is thereason He hates them -He loves His Church
“Husbands, loveyour wives, even asChrist also loved thechurch, and gave him-self for it;” (Ephesians5:25). He who gaveHimself for the churchnaturally doesn’t wantanything to defile thatchurch! Gossipers,whisperers, backbiters,all those that wouldsow discord, regardlessof what you might callthem are hated of Godbecause of the damagethey do to His church;to the unity of His peo-ple (“ Behold, how goodand how pleasant it isfor brethren to dwell to-gether in unity!” Psalm133:1).
The words of a songsay something to the ef-fect, “God doesn’tknow a person He does-n’t love.” But notice,there are those that Hehates as made evidentby Proverbs 6:16-19.When one sows discordhe can do a lot of dam-age to the reputation ofanother. When youhear something you hadbetter be sure you getyour facts straight andeven when you get all
your facts straight theydon’t necessarily needto be repeated. Maybeyou need to suggest tothe person that came toyou with the story thatinstead of coming toyou he go to the otherperson. “Moreover ifthy brother shall tres-pass against thee, goand tell him his fault be-tween thee and himALONE: if he shallhear thee, thou hastgained thy brother. Butif he will not hear thee,then take with thee oneor two more, that in themouth of two or threewitnesses every wordmay be established.And if he shall neglectto hear them, tell it untothe church: but if he ne-glect to hear the church,let him be unto thee asan heathen man and apublican,” (Matthew18:15-17). There is aright way to handleyour differences don’tgo and spue your ven-om to anyone who willlisten, anywhere youcan, but do it the Bibleway; the only way thatis pleasing to the Lord.
David H. Matier, DPC“mailto:dmatier@wind-
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Today it is primarilypopped in small bags inthe microwave, but pop-corn has been aroundwell before individualshad modern conve-niences or even electrici-ty for that matter.
History tells us that thevariety of corn used forpopping has beenaround for more than5,000 years. It is believedby archaeologists and re-searchers to be the oldestof a group of five sweetcorns: Indian corn, podcorn, popcorn, sweetcorn and field corn.While popcorn originat-ed in Mexico, it quicklyspread with explorers toAsia, Europe, and even-tually North America.
In its early days, pop-corn was thrown on siz-zling hot stones aroundthe fire, and the gamewas to catch the poppedpieces as they scattered.Eventually “poppers”were invented, and an-cient poppers made ofsoapstone, pottery andmetal have been found inIndian excavation sites.These pots had tri-podlegs and would sit direct-ly in the fire to pop thecorn.
Popcorn was enjoyedby many cultures. Somelearned to dress it withoil for added flavor. Ear-ly American colonists
put sugar on the poppedcorn and enjoyed it asbreakfast. This is be-lieved to be a precursorto the puffed corn cerealsenjoyed today.
Eventually popcornbecame synonymouswith the “big screen,” asa snack enjoyed duringtheater movies. Howev-er, when televisionswere invented and peo-ple stayed at home forentertainment, popcornenthusiasm waned foryears. It wasn’t until theinvention of the mi-crowave oven, and theconvenience it offeredindividuals to enjoy pop-corn while watching TV,that popcorn sales re-bounded.
Today, the American
public eats over one bil-lion pounds of popcornper year, and the pop-corn industry rakes inover $200 billion in salesannually. Popcorn comesin many flavors. Howev-er, traditional butter fla-vor remains one of themost popular.
Popcorn can also be ahealthy part of one’sdiet. Plain popcorn (low-fat varieties without a lotof salt, oil or artificialbutter) is a very goodsource of fiber and canhelp curb the appetitewhen dieting.
The next time you graba handful of popcorn,think about its long his-tory as a snack food forpeople around theworld.
History of a ‘Pop’ular snack food
“Dan G. Hazel, a Virginia CPA”
Contributions are deductible inthe year made. Thus, donationscharged to a credit card before theend of 2009 count for 2009. This istrue even if the credit card bill isn’tpaid until 2010. Also, checks countfor 2009 as long as they are mailed in2009 and clear, shortly thereafter.
Be sure that the organization isqualified. Only donations to quali-fied organizations are tax-de-ductible. IRS Publication 78, avail-able online and at many public li-braries, lists most organizations thatare qualified to receive deductiblecontributions. The searchable onlineversion can be found at IRS.gov un-der Search for Charities. In addition,churches, synagogues, temples,mosques and government agenciesare eligible to receive deductible do-nations, even if they are not listed inPublication 78.
For individuals, only taxpayerswho itemize their deductions onForm 1040 Schedule A can claim de-ductions for charitable contribu-tions. This deduction is not availableto individuals who choose the stan-dard deduction, including anyonewho files a short form (Form 1040Aor 1040EZ). A taxpayer will have atax savings only if the total itemizeddeductions (mortgage interest, char-itable contributions, state and localtaxes, etc.) exceed the standard de-duction. Use the 2009 Form 1040Schedule A to determine whetheritemizing is better than claiming thestandard deduction.
For all donations of property, in-cluding clothing and householditems, get from the charity, if possi-ble, a receipt that includes the nameof the charity, date of the contribu-tion, and a reasonably-detailed de-scription of the donated property. Ifa donation is left at a charity’s unat-
tended drop site, keep a writtenrecord of the donation that includesthis information, as well as the fairmarket value of the property at thetime of the donation and the methodused to determine that value.
The deduction for a motor vehicle,boat or airplane donated to charity isusually limited to the gross proceedsfrom its sale. This rule applies if theclaimed value is more than $500.Form 1098-C, or a similar statement,must be provided to the donor bythe organization and attached to thedonor’s tax return.
If the amount of a taxpayer’s de-duction for all noncash contribu-tions is over $500, a properly-com-pleted Form 8283 must be submittedwith the tax return.
If you have a specific question re-garding this article, as a public ser-vice, and at no cost to you, I inviteyou to call me with your question. Inaddition, I am happy to give a sec-ond opinion on your previously pre-pared tax return done by a paid pre-parer at no charge.
This column is offered as a publicservice with the understanding thateach person’s tax situation is differ-ent; that you should consult yourCPA before taking any action basedupon comments made in this article.Thank you for your interest in read-ing my tax column.
Call me and I will be happy to ex-plain my “CPA Quality Tax Prepara-tion at H&R Block Rates”™, mymany discounts including the Virtu-al Tax Office eMail-Order Tax Re-turn Discount of $50 and how youcan, in general, minimize your taxpreparation fees regardless of whoprepares your tax returns. To readpreviously published tax articles goto www.danghazel.com. You cancontact me at [email protected] call me at 305-451-4224 or 540-825-2771.
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Talk about Team Spirit...wellyou better gear up for this one.It’s a Rowdy Rootin’ Tootin’ RelayRound Up! The first official 2010Team Captain’s Meeting of theseason! The theme for this meet-ing will be Western. If you dressup in western apparel, you willearn spirit points for your team.So round up your co-captains anda few crew hands, put on yourhat, boots and spurs, and moseyon over to Airline Baptist Church,January 14, at 5:30 p.m.
Dinner will be sponsored byteam God’s Gladiators (the cook-ing crew of New Hope BaptistChurch.) Cowgirl Ginger Cal-houn (294-3300) will be in chargeof the chow! They’ll be pulling intheir wagon and serving up chiliwith all the toppings, dessert, anddrink for $5!
What is Relay for life? TheAmerican Cancer Society has de-veloped this event as an annualfundraiser to raise money for can-cer research and development, pa-tient services, and advocacy. Lastyear our county raised an amaz-ing $45,000! If you need furtherinformation concerning register-ing your team or how to create a
team, contact Cindy Pilkington at386-688-2950 or Kathy Dodd at386-294-1321x230. They will helpyou with any questions you mayhave. PLEASE NOTE: All teamsmust register this year online.Our website is www.relayfor-life.org/lafayettefl.
Lafayette County Relay for Lifeis scheduled for Friday, April 30,at the Lafayette High School Foot-ball Field. Our theme for thisyear’s event is Birthdays- “Cele-brating More Birthdays, One CureAt A Time.”
Scheduled Team Captain Meet-ings
At Airline Baptist Church, 5:30p.m. dates are as follows:
January 14, God’s Gladiators,New Hope Baptist FundraiserDinner Sponsor
February 11, Riverside Racers,Riverside Baptist Fundraiser Din-ner Sponsor
March 11, Open (contactMelissa Pearson 208-1943, leavemessage)
April 8, OpenApril 22, Bank Night
Methusela’s Marchers AltonChurch of God Fundraiser Dinner
Current Team Fundraisers:Lafayette Health Care: T-Shirts
on Sale for a Team Fundraiser $12per shirt. Colors are Pink or Tan.Logo Reads: “Hunting For ACure.” The picture is a bulls-eyewith deer in the scope crosshairs.Contact Holly Reed at 386-294-3300.
Riverside Racers will be sellinga chance for a whole hog after theholidays. The hog will beprocessed and ready for yourfreezer. Contact Kathy Dodd at386-294-1321x230.
If you have any team fundrais-ers you would like to post in thenewsletter, please contact me byemail [email protected].
If you have any questions con-cerning Relay For Life, please con-tact Melissa Pearson at 386-208-1943. The American Cancer Soci-ety Representative for LafayetteCounty is Ariel Sasso. If you haveany concerns or questions, pleasedo not hesitate to contact her at352-240-5052. Cancer can create astressful time for patients andloved ones. Ariel will gladly as-sist you any way she can. ROCKON RELAYERS!!!
2010 Lafayette CountyRelay for Life News
SRWMD riding trails featuredin statewide equestrian guide – Several horseback riding trails located on
properties owned by the Suwannee River WaterManagement District (SRWMD) are featured in astatewide equestrian guide.
Florida Equestrian Trails, A Guide to Florida’sTop Equestrian Trails highlights more than 30 rid-ing trails located on public and private landsthroughout Florida. The SRWMD properties in-cluded in the publication are the R.O. RanchEquestrian Park, the Mattair Springs Tract andDevil’s Hammock Wildlife Management Area.The three properties located in Lafayette, Suwan-nee and Levy counties respectively provide someof the best trail riding opportunities in the SR-WMD.
The brochure was produced by Visit Florida.The Florida Department of Environmental Protec-tion’s Office of Greenways & Trails and Divisionof Recreation and Parks facilitated production ofthe guide. Copies have been distributed to parksand trails throughout the state.
“We are pleased to be recognized for our ridingtrails,” said Edwin McCook, land managementspecialist for SRWMD. “It is our hope that thepublication will encourage more people to takeadvantage of our public lands.”
To view the equestrian guide visit www.my-suwanneeriver.com and click on “SRWMD ridingtrails featured in statewide equestrian guide” and“Equestrian Trails Brochure.” For more informa-tion about riding trails on SRWMD lands visitwww.mysuwanneeriver.com and click on “Recre-ation” and “Best Recreational Opportunities.”
Suwannee River Economic Council will be hostinga caregiver training meeting Wednesday, January13, 2010 at 1:30 p.m. in the Suwannee River Econom-ic Council facility located at 114 SW Community Cir-cle in Mayo.
Anyone who is a caregiver of another person is in-vited to attend. The purpose of this meeting is to es-tablish a support group to share ideas, informationand meet other caregivers in the community to assistin the coping of the emotional and physical stress ofthe demands of caregiving.
For more information call Mary Jane Hewitt,County manager at 294-2202.
Caregiver Training/Meeting
Are you 60? I am, and I eat lunch free. And thepeople who serve it are friendly. The other day afriend of mine passed and I would have missed thefuneral if I hadn’t heard someone at lunch mentionhis passing.
Rob Crankshaw, Phd., Project Manager at the Ad-vent Christian Village has come all the way downhere voluntarily and has talked to us about thingsthat happen to our bodies as we age.
Once he discussed interactions between us andour grown children.
Pam Lynch painted a beautiful mountain sceneright there for us.
Occasionally someone comes and will take ourblood pressure.
This is what you do:Call SREC at 294-2202 and tell them you would
like to come for lunch and then just go about 11:15.Louise Runyon
Free Lunch
Safety is without adoubt one of the biggestand most pressing is-sues to consider whenpurchasing a new orused vehicle.
1. A good first step -even before consultingconsumer reports onsafe vehicles - is to talkto friends and familyabout which cars on themarket they feel are thesafest based on theirpersonal experiences. Ifno one can providesound advice, checkmessage boards onlinefor information pertain-ing to automobile safe-ty.
2. Next, begin comb-ing consumer safety re-ports and newspaper ar-ticles for information onany automobiles of in-terest. Pay particular at-tention to crash datawhen doing this re-search.
3. After deciding on aparticular vehicle, goand check out the car inperson. Inspect the carclosely and be sure thevehicle has front andside air bags, the mostup-to-date seatbelt fea-
tures, superior tractioncontrol and anti lockbrakes, to name a fewimportant safety fea-tures.
4. The weight of thecar is very important.Heavier vehicles tend tofare better in crash teststhan lighter vehicles, aslighter vehicles tend totip over more easily.
5. Take the car for atest drive. Focus on howthe vehicle handles andhow quickly and easilyit accelerates and stops.Test the seatbelts tomake sure they areworking properly. Ifpossible, bring someonealong for a second opin-ion. This could be asalesperson, spouse orfriend. Many times peo-ple become intensely fo-cused on buying a par-ticular car based solelyon its aesthetic appeal.Try to keep in mind thatwhat matters most ishow safe the car is, notthe look of it. Havingsomeone in the passen-ger seat when test dri-ving a car should helpthe buyer keep this inmind.
Tips for Buyinga Safe Vehicle
We are all often on the moveand need some grab and gosnacks that our family will eat.Here are some good ones thatparents have shared and areeasy to carry and can be eaten inthe car:
• Mandarin oranges, apple-sauce or peaches (in 4-packs)
• Any flavor cheerios or oth-er whole grain cereal
• Whole fruits like bananas, plums or peaches• Granola bars (watch out for the sugary ones)• Grapes, cherries, strawberries, blueberries, sliced
apples• Sliced cheese or cheese sticks• Peanut butter & jelly sandwiches in a baggie
We all need healthy eating habits for our family.Hopefully they will pass it on to their family. Goodeating habits at an early age are very important andwill help the cost of health care in the future. Every-one needs to get on board. For more information,contact Priscilla Cashman, UF/IFAS Food and Nu-trition Program Assistant, Lafayette County Exten-sion Service at 386-294-1279 or logon to www.fruit-sandveggiesmorematters.org.
Grab and Go Snacks
Priscilla Cashman
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·Charles Maultsby, 68,of Perry, manager ofFlorida Plywoods Inc.,reappointed for a termbeginning December 17,2009, and ending Octo-ber 1, 2012.
·Andrew Smith, 47, ofRaiford, correctional of-ficer, reappointed for aterm beginning Decem-ber 17, 2009, and endingOctober 1, 2012.
·Lorene Thomas, 68,of Old Town, retired re-altor, reappointed for aterm beginning Decem-ber 17, 2009, and endingOctober 1, 2012.
·Adeniyi “Ade”Aderibigbe, 25, ofMayo, student, suc-ceeding Heather Neill,appointed for a termbeginning December17, 2009, and endingOctober 1, 2010.
·David Biddle, 32, ofTrenton, technician withMcCall Service PestControl, succeedingGordon Dasher, ap-pointed for a term be-
ginning December 17,2009, and ending Octo-ber 1, 2012.
·Wes Eubank, 67, ofGainesville, AlachuaCounty School Boardmember, succeedingFrank Urban, appointedfor a term beginning De-cember 17, 2009, andending October 1, 2012.
·James Montgomery,76, of Lake City, profes-sor at Lake City Com-munity College, suc-ceeding Dixie Donovan,appointed for a term be-ginning December 17,2009, and ending Octo-ber 1, 2010.
·Charles Williams, 57,of Jasper, president ofC.L.Williams and Asso-ciates, succeedingMartha Butler, appoint-ed for a term beginningDecember 17, 2009, andending October 1, 2012.
·Mike Williams, 51, ofMadison, president ofWilliams Enterprises ofMadison Inc., succeed-ing Fred Reeves, ap-pointed for a term be-ginning December 17,2009, and ending Octo-ber 1, 2012.
Mayo man amongappointments toplanning councilContinued From Page 1A
projects initiatedthrough the local UnitedWay’s original 2004HUD McKinney-Ventohomeless assistance ap-plication. The two pro-jects receiving renewalfunding include UnitedWay of Suwannee Val-ley’s implementation ofthe Homeless Manage-ment Information Sys-tem (HMIS) and Volun-teers of America ofFlorida’s scattered-sitesupported housingunits.
United Way ofSuwannee Valley re-ceived a one-year re-newal of $32,146 forHMIS implementation.
“HMIS is a HUD man-dated Web-based sys-tem which collects datafor aggregate report-ing,” said Jenn Sawyer,United Way of Suwan-nee Valley HMIS coordi-nator.
Jennifer Lee, UnitedWay of Suwannee Val-ley homeless coordina-tor, said the system pro-vides an additional ben-efit beyond data collec-tion.
“The system allowshomeless serviceproviders who are par-ticipants in the homelesscoalition to enter clientdata to provide for com-munity coordinated casemanagement,” Lee said.“If a client receives ser-vices at one agency, oth-er agencies serving thesame client can be awareof the various servicesthe client is receivingand provide reinforce-ment of the case planand additional servicessupplementing those
provided by other agen-cies.”
The two United Waystaff members share re-sponsibility for localHMIS management.Sawyer monitors HMISfor agency entry of qual-ity data and advises theagencies appropriately,while Lee focuses pre-dominantly on aggre-gate data for grant andHUD reporting purpos-es.
While HUD requireslocal homeless coalitionsto implement a home-less information man-agement system forhomeless serviceproviders to receivegrant funds, the localUnited Way minimizedexpenses associatedwith this requirement,so funds would be avail-able to provide services.
“Recognizing the verysmall amount of fundsavailable to our four-county homeless coali-tion catchment area,when we implementedthe system locally, ourUnited Way coordinatedwith United Way ofNortheast Florida toparticipate in the North-east Florida InformationNetwork HMIS system,”said Rita Dopp, execu-tive director of UnitedWay of Suwannee Val-ley.
United Way sought tomeet the HUD require-ments in the most costefficient manner possi-ble. Minimizing thecosts of the HMIS imple-mentation makes avail-able the remaining HUDfunds for direct clientservices. Participating inthe neighboring UnitedWay’s system results in
United Way of Suwannee ValleyContinued From Page 1A a 10-county contiguous
area on one system andprovides economies ofscale.
United Way of Suwan-nee Valley’s HUD appli-cation included a Volun-teers of America of Flori-da project, which re-ceived a one-year renew-al of $125,789 for scat-tered-site supportedhousing for chronicallyhomeless veterans. Thegrant provides for 11units.
“Our local United Waycontinues to focus on un-met community needsand opportunities to ad-dress these needs,” saidAyanna Sampson, amember of the UnitedWay of Suwannee ValleyBoard of Directors.Sampson, in her capacityas the VA Medical Cen-ter health care for home-less veterans case man-ager, is also a member ofthe Homeless ServicesNetwork of SuwanneeValley, which functionsas a committee of the lo-cal United Way. “Onlyas a result of a successfulHomeless ManagementInformation System im-plementation are home-less continuum of careagencies eligible to applyfor state or federal grantsto assist those who arehomeless or at risk ofhomelessness.”
Jim Moses, president ofthe United Way ofSuwannee Valley Boardof Directors, acknowl-edged our local UnitedWay is somewhat unique
in the amount of grantfunds it secures for thebenefit of communityagency services.
“Our United Way ex-pands our community re-sources by seeking grantfunds in support of tar-geted community impactareas,” he said. “While itmay not be uncommonfor a local United Way toseek grant funds, theamount of grant fundsleveraged by our UnitedWay in comparison to itscommunity fundraisingcampaign is unusual.Our board of directors isvery proud of these ac-complishments.”
United Way of Suwan-nee Valley is a communi-ty impact and fundrais-ing organization which,utilizing volunteers on alllevels, advances the com-mon good by identifyingunmet community needsand seeking to alleviatethose needs throughUnited Way of SuwanneeValley initiatives and thefunding of 24 affiliatedhealth and human ser-vice agencies.
United Way of Suwan-nee Valley serves as thelead agency for theHomeless Services Net-work of Suwannee Val-ley, which serves thecounties of Columbia,Suwannee, Lafayette andHamilton. The networkincludes agencies and in-dividuals interested inthe services available tothose who are homelessor at risk of homeless-ness.
A leader in the fightagainst brain diseasesand in drug discovery tohelp Alzheimer’s patientshas joined the Universityof Florida College ofMedicine, interim deanMichael Good, M.D., an-nounced.
Todd Golde, M.D.,Ph.D., formerly the chair-man of the department ofneuroscience at MayoClinic in Jacksonville, willcreate and direct the Col-lege of Medicine’s newCenter for TransitionalResearch in Neurodegen-erative Disease, Goodsaid. He will lead an ef-fort to develop treatmentsand diagnostics forAlzheimer’s disease, de-mentias, Parkinson’s dis-ease and other neurode-generative diseases.
“Dementia impacts ourlives with such devasta-tion, and it is estimatedthat it will touch nearly ahalf a million patientsand their families in Flori-da alone in the comingyear,” Good said. “Dr.Golde’s recruitment toUF strengthens our teamwith one of the brightest
minds working in thisfield. He and we are de-termined to beat this foe.”
Golde’s work comple-ments existing efforts byUF neuroscientists, neu-rologists and McKnightBrain Institute re-searchers, according toDavid Guzick, M.D.,Ph.D., UF’s senior vicepresident for health af-fairs and president of theUF & Shands Health Sys-tem, who strongly en-couraged Golde’s recruit-ment.
“We’re interested inbuilding a world-class re-search program, and dr.Golde has demonstratedhe can build a team fo-cused in an importantarea, in this caseAlzheimer’s disease andneurodegenerative dis-eases,” Guzick said. “Thisis a very opportune timewith the opening of theBiomedical SciencesBuilding to put the re-sources of such a state-of-the-art building in thehands of someone whocan use them so produc-tively.”
Golde, who received
Leading Alzheimer’s researcher joins UF to fight brain diseaseshis doctoral and medicaldegrees at Case WesternUniversity, began his pro-fessional career as an as-sistant professor ofpathology and laboratorymedicine at the Hospitalof the University of Penn-sylvania before joiningthe Mayo Clinic in Jack-sonville in 1997 as an as-sistant professor of phar-
macology. He becamechair of the neurosciencedepartment at Mayo Clin-ic in Jacksonville in 2003.
He expects to furtheradvance his research pro-gram at UF.
“I am extremely excitedabout this opportunity towork with the faculty atUF and build a group fo-cused on doing some-
thing about major neu-rodegenerative diseases,”Golde said.
In addition to directingthe UF Center for Trans-lational Research in Neu-rodegenerative Disease,Golde will be a professorof neuroscience, accord-ing to Lucia Notterpek,Ph.D., who chairs theneuroscience department.
‘He has been at theforefront of Alzheimer’sdisease research and hasan incredible scientificreputation,” Notterpeksaid. “I think Dr. Golde’sarrival enhances the de-partment’s image nation-ally and will help us ob-tain large, programmatic
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FAMILY FEATURES
With busy schoolschedules and after-school activities,family life often
becomes an even bigger balancingact. As a frazzled parent now facedwith less time to get dinner on thetable, the same meals easily becomeroutine, and before you know ityou’re stuck in a cooking rut. Sparkup your meals with Pace Picantesauce — an easy twist to addveggies, texture, flavor and kickand get your dinner ready in notime. Try these simple tips and easyrecipes guaranteed to bringexcitement back to your family’smealtime.
Breakfast
Spoon scrambled eggs or eggwhites onto a warmed wholewheat flour tortilla. Add diced,cooked potato, crumbled bacon,cheese and picante sauce. Foldthe tortilla around the filling andyou’ve got a fast and excitingway to start the day.
Lunch
Adding picante sauce to perk up a lunch salad is a flavorful,low-fat alternative to creamydressings. To make a quickdressing, mix a 1/2 cup of picantesauce with a 1/4 cup of yourfavorite vinai grette and top yoursalad greens.
Dinner
Turn ordinary dishes into some -thing “wow” by adding flavorfulingredients. One easy way to dothat is by adding salsas andpicante sauces, such as the onesoffered by Pace Foods. With thetwist of a lid you can addveggies, texture, and lots offlavor to chicken, beef, veggiesand seafood.
For more simple recipes andserving suggestions, visitpacefoods.com.
Spicy Sausages & LinguinePrep Time: 10 minutesCook Time: 40 minutesMakes: 4 servings
2 tablespoons olive oil2 cloves garlic, minced
10 small pork sausage links, cut up
1/4 teaspoon dried Italian seasoning, crushed
1 jar (24 ounces) PacePicante sauce
3 peppers, sliced1 medium onion, sliced8 ounces fresh mushrooms,
sliced1 package (16 ounces)
linguine, cooked and drained
Grated Parmesan cheese
1. Heat oil in 10-inch skillet overmedium-high heat. Add garlic,sausage and Italian seasoning.Cook until sausages are brownedand cooked through.
2. Add picante sauce, peppers,onion and mushrooms. Heat to aboil. Cover. Reduce heat to low.
3. Cook for 25 minutes or until thevegetables are tender. Serve overlinguine and top with cheese.
Picante Skillet ChickenPrep Time: 5 minutesCook Time: 15 minutesMakes: 6 servings
1 tablespoon vegetable oil1 1/2 pounds skinless, boneless
chicken breasts (4 to 6)1 jar (16 ounces) Pace
Picante sauce6 cups hot, cooked regular
long-grain white rice
1. Heat oil in 10-inch skillet overmedium-high heat. Add chickenand cook for 10 minutes or untilwell browned on both sides.
2. Add picante sauce to skillet. Heatto a boil. Reduce heat to medium.Cover and cook for 5 minutes oruntil chicken is cooked through.
3. Serve with rice.
Picante Chicken & Rice BakePrep Time: 10 minutesBake Time: 45 minutesMakes: 4 servings
1 jar (16 ounces) PacePicante sauce
1/2 cup water1 cup whole kernel corn
3/4 cup uncooked regular long-grain white rice
4 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
Paprika1/2 cup shredded cheddar
cheese
1. Stir picante sauce, water, cornand rice in an 11 x 8-inchshallow baking dish. Top with the chicken. Sprinkle the chickenwith the paprika. Cover the dish.
2. Bake at 375°F for 45 minutes oruntil chicken is cooked throughand rice is tender. Sprinkle withcheese.
Picante Beef & Bean SkilletPrep Time: 5 minutesCook Time: 20 minutesMakes: 4 servings
1 pound ground beef1 large onion, chopped
(about 1 cup)1 jar (16 ounces) Pace
Picante sauce1 can (about 15 ounces) red
kidney beans, rinsed and drained
6 flour tortillas (6-inch), cut into 1-inch pieces
1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese
1. Cook beef and onion in a 10-inchskillet over medium-high heatuntil beef is well browned, stir -ring to break up meat. Pour offany fat.
2. Stir in picante sauce, beans andtortillas and heat to a boil. Reduceheat to low. Cook for 5 minutesor until mixture is hot and bub -bling, stirring often. Top withcheese.
SpicySausages
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Picante Chicken & Rice Bake
Picante Skillet Chicken
Picante Beef & Bean Skillet
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FAMILY FEATURES
Are you financially ready for retire -ment? If you’re feeling concernedabout your standard of living afterretirement, you’re not alone.
Only 13 percent of workers say they are confi -dent about having enough money for a comfortableretirement, according to the 2009 RetirementConfidence Survey conducted by the EmployeeBenefit Research Institute (EBRI).
Yet only 44 percent have taken the time andeffort to complete a retirement needs calculation,the basic planning step for determining how muchmoney they are likely to need and how much theyneed to save to meet that goal.
Why is that? “It can be an overwhelmingprocess, and people often don’t know how to start,”says Jim Johnson, vice president of AdvancedMarkets for Allianz Life. “And especially in thecurrent economy, many people may feel they justcan’t afford to set aside any more income.”
But, no matter what your age, it’s important totake the time to look beyond today’s uncertainty inorder to build a sound financial future for yourselfand your family. Whether you make plans on yourown or choose to work with a financial planner, it’stime to start by following these ABCs.
The Basics
A: Ask yourself these questions.Where do I want to be, financially? Goals caninclude secure retirement income, a home or afinancial legacy for your family. Think about whatkind of retirement lifestyle you want; write downyour specific goals.
Do I know how much I’ll need in order toachieve those goals? According to the EBRI:
� 42 percent of all workers think they need toaccumulate at least $500,000 by the time theyretire to live comfortably in retirement.
� 19 percent feel they need between $250,000and $499,999, while 28 percent think theyneed to save less than $250,000 for a comfort -able retirement.
� Workers who have performed a retirementneeds calculation are twice as likely than those who have not to expect they will need to accumulate at least $1 million beforeretirement.
B: Be mindful of your risk tolerance.Every investment strategy has a level of risk.Generally speaking, the higher the risk of losingmoney, the higher the expected return. Less risktranslates into a smaller return. The U.S. Securitiesand Exchange Commission (SEC) recommends that you look at thesefactors to help you determine your risk tolerance:
Financial goals — how much you want to accumulate.
Current financial position — can you afford to invest in riskieroptions right now? Take less risk if you cannot afford to loseyour investment or have its value fall.
Time horizon — how long can you leave your money invested? If you will need your money in one year, consider taking lessrisk than if you won’t need it for 20 years.
C: Choose an investment strategy.Once you understand your goals and level of risk tolerance, choose a strategy to achieve those targets. There are three basic strategiesinvolved in investing: protecting your money, earning income andgrowing more money. The best strategy is a balanced combination of the three.
Protection. If you’ve saved enough for a house or car and you wantto be sure the money will be there when you need it, a savingsaccount or money market securities will keep that money safe.
Income. If you want a predictable stream of income, investing inbonds or bond mutual funds provide income from the interestpayments.
Growth. Investing in companies through stock mutual funds canhelp grow your money, but this depends on the stock perform -ance, and is usually considered a long-term option.
“Finding the right balance is key to reaching your financial goals,”said Johnson. “A financial professional can help you find a balancethat allows you to accumulate enough assets to retire the way youwant and have enough income to maintain a comfortable lifestyle.”
Johnson says that one simple way to help maximize retirementfunding is to take advantage of retirement contributions that get fullymatched by your company.
Another option is an annuity. “An annuity is a contract betweenyou and an insurance company,” said Johnson. “In exchange for yourpremium payment, the insurance company guarantees you income,starting immediately or at some time in the future.” This potentialincome can be a supplement to Social Security.
There are generally two types of annuities, fixed and variable.With a fixed annuity, the insurance company guarantees a minimum
rate of interest during the time your annuity is accumulating. You are also guaranteed the option for periodic payments over either adefinite period of time (such as 20 years) or indefinite, such as yourlifetime.
Both fixed and variable annuities have two phases, one in whichthey help build your assets and another in which they help turn thoseassets into a stream of income. Clients assume the risk with a variableannuity, whereas a fixed annuity is guaranteed.
“With variable annuities, you have the chance to buy additionalprotection benefits that offer more guarantees,” said Johnson. “Invery basic terms, optional riders for income, accumulation and deathbenefits, guarantee a certain amount of payment for an additional fee,regardless of the current value of your initial investment.”
The Bottom Line. You owe it to yourself and to your family to planfor your future. “Financial planning is a long-term commitment — amarathon that will evolve over time. So it’s never too early to startand it’s not as hard as you might think,” said Johnson. A professionalfinancial planner can help you work through the ABCs and get youon your way to a more secure retirement.
What kind of retirement lifestyle do you want?Be specific and write down your goals.
Basic Tools You Can UseThere are a number of online tools to help you decidehow much you’ll need to save for various needs.
� The Ballpark Estimate, a single-page worksheetcreated by the American Savings EducationCouncil, can help you calculate what you’ll need to save each year for retirement. You can find it athttp://www.choosetosave.org.
� The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority has acollege savings calculator, at http://apps.finra.org.
� The Social Security Administration has a benefitscalculator to estimate your potential benefitamounts. www.ssa.gov.
� The Securities and Exchange Commission has aroad map tool that will help you work through thebasics of investing for the future. www.sec.gov.
� This aggregator site has multiple respected sources,including CNN Money, TIME and Allianz. It offersa variety of calculators, tools and links to othersites for basic information on personal finance:http://www.financefromatoz.com/us/
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ARRESTING OFFI-CER - G. CONDY
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Brian N. LambSheriff, Lafayette County
P.O. Box 227, Mayo,Florida 32066, Phone:(386) 294 1222/1301Fax: (386) 294-1190
Lafayette County Arrest Record
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The Lafayette County Commission will hold a regular meeting onMonday, January 11, 2010 at 9:00 a.m. The meeting will be held in theCounty Commissioner’s Meeting Room at the Lafayette CountyCourthouse in Mayo, Florida. Listed below is an agenda for the meeting.
By Order Of:
Curtis O. HamlinChairmanLafayette County Commission
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS:
Call the meeting to order at 9:00 a.m.Invocation and pledge to the flag.Approve the minutes.Special needs from the community.Department Heads:Marcus Calhoun – Maintenance.Edward Dodd – Public Works.Donnie Land – Public Safety.Bobby Johnson – Building/Zoning.Discuss an agreement with F.D.O.T. for the maintenance of IntersectionControl Beacons.Discuss the old EMS trailer and its needed repair if it is kept in operation.Adopt a Memorandum of Understanding with Madison County forInmate medical coverage obtained through Hunt Insurance Group.Leenette McMillan – various items.Approve the bills.New Business.Adjourn.
All members of the public are welcome to attend. Notice is further herebygiven, pursuant Florida Statute 286.0105, that any person or personsdeciding to appeal any matter considered at this public hearing will needa record of the hearing and may need to ensure that a verbatim record ofthe proceeding is made which record includes the testimony and evidenceupon which the appeal is to be based.
Persons with disabilities requesting reasonable accommodations toparticipate in this proceeding should contact (386) 294-1600 or viaFlorida Relay Service at (800) 955-8771.
See HYPERLINK “http://www.lafayetteclerk.com”www.lafayetteclerk.com for updates and amendments to the agenda.
PUBLIC NOTICE
Mayo Legals
IN THE CIRCUIT COURTIN AND FOR LAFAYETTE
COUNTY, FLORIDATHIRD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
CIRCUIT CIVIL NO. 2009-CA-126
RALPH COGAN and ALICE COGAN, his wife,
Plaintiffs,
vs.
ROBERT E. JOHNSON, JR., DAVID E.JOHNSON and THOMAS MAIER, et al.
Defendants.
NOTICE OF ACTION
To:Robert E. Johnson, Jr.,P.O. Box 510, Lenardtown, MD 20650
David E. Johnson,P.O. Box 515, Spring City, UT 84662-0515
Thomas Maier, deceased
and all other unknown parties claiming by,through, under and against the abovenamed defendants who are not known tobe dead or alive, whether said unknownparties may claim an interest as spouses,heirs, devisees, grantees or otherclaimants whomsoever having or claimingto have any right, tile or interest in and tothe following described real property in-terests in Lafayette County, Florida, to wit:
The East 1/2 of Lot 19, Suwannee RiverCountry, according to the map or platthereof, as recorded in Plat Book A, page35, of the Public Records of LafayetteCounty, Florida.
YOU ARE NOTIFIED that an action toquiet title to the above real property inLafayette County, Florida, has been filedagainst you and you are required to servea copy of your written defenses to it, ifany, on the Plaintiff’s attorney, whosename and address is: H. Michael Evans,Esquire at 20702 W Pennsylvania Av-enue, Dunnellon, FL 34431, and file theoriginal with the clerk of this court on orbefore January 15, 2010 otherwise, ajudgment may be entered against you forthe relief demanded in the Complaint.
Witness my hand and seal of this Courton this 9th day of December, 2009.
Rick LyonsClerk of Court,
PRIVATE Lafayette CountyP.O. Box 88
Mayo, FL 32066
BY: Hannah OwensAs Deputy Clerk
12/ 24, 31 1/7, 14
IN THE CIRCUIT COURTIN AND FOR LAFAYETTE
COUNTY, FLORIDACASE NO. 16-2009-CA-50
FINANCIAL FREEDOM SENIOR HOMEFUNDING CORPORATION
Plaintiff,
vs.
IMOGENE SULLIVAN, DECEASED; UN-KNOWN SPOUSE OF IMOGENE SULLI-VAN; STATE OF FLORIDA DEPART-MENT OF REVENUE; UNITED STATESOF AMERICA; UNITED STATES OF
AMERICA ON BEHALF OF THE SEC-RETARY OF HOUSING AND URBANDEVELOPMENT; GERALDINEMICHAELLE GRUVIS PIZARRO; UN-KNOWN SPOUSE OF GERALDINEMICHAELLE GRUVIS PIZARRO; SONIAGRUVIS JIMENEZ; UNKNOWNSPOUSE OF SONIA GRUVIS JIMENEZ;ALEXANDRA GRUVIS MARTINEZ; UN-KNOWN SPOUSE OF ALEXANDRAGRUVIS MARTINEZ, and any unknownheirs, devisees, grantees, creditors,and other unknown persons or un-known spouses claiming by, throughand under any of the above-named De-fendants,
Defendants.
NOTICE OF ACTION
TO:ALEXANDRA GRUVIS MARTINEZ7 CALLE SERAFIN MENDEZ #K3MOCA, PR 00676OR133 CALLE DR GONZALEZISABELA, PR 00662
UNKNOWN SPOUSE OFALEXANDRA GRUVIS MARTINEZ7 CALLE SERAFIN MENDEZ #K3MOCA, PR 00676OR133 CALLE DR GONZALEZISABELA, PR 00662
LAST KNOWN ADDRESS STATED,CURRENT RESIDENCE UNKNOWN
YOU ARE NOTIFIED that an action forForeclosure of Mortgage covering the fol-lowing real and personal property de-scribed as follows, to-wit:
The South half of the East 210 of theSouth 420 feet of the Northeast 1/4 ofthe Southeast 1/4 of the Southeast 1/4of Section 20, Township 7 South,Range 14 East, Lafayette County, Flori-da.
has been filed against you and you are re-quired to serve a copy of your written de-fenses, if any, to it, on Shannon MarieCharles, Butler & Hosch, P.A., 3185South Conway Road, Suite E, Orlando,Florida 32812 and file the original with theClerk of the Above-Styled Court on or be-fore 30 days fro the first publication other-wise a Judgment may be entered againstyou for the relief demanded in the Com-plaint.
WITNESS my hand and the seal of thisCourt on the 14th day of December,2009.
In accordance with the Americans withDisabilities Act, persons with disabilitiesneeding a special accommodation to par-ticipate in this proceeding should contactCourt Administration at the LafayetteCounty Courthouse, P.O. Box 88, Mayo,Florida 32066, Telephone (904) 294-1600, not later than seven (7) days priorto the proceeding. If hearing impaired,(TDD) 1-800-955-8771, or Voice (V) 1-800-955-8770, via Florida Relay Service.
SEAL
Ricky LyonsCLERK OF THE CIRCUIT
COURTBy: Hannah Owens
Deputy Clerk12/31 1/7
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FORLAFAYETTE COUNTY, FLORIDA
PROBATE DIVISIONFILE NO. 09-35-CP
IN RE: ESTATE OFMARY EVELYN BUCHANAN
Deceased.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
The administration of the estate of MaryEvelyn Buchanan, deceased, whose dateof death was November 1, 2009, is pend-ing in the Circuit Court for Lafayette Coun-ty, Florida, Probate Division, the addressof which is 120 West Main Street, Mayo,Florida 32066. The names and addressesof the personal representative and thepersonal representative’s attorney are setforth below.
All creditors of the decedent and otherpersons having claims or demandsagainst decedent’s estate on whom acopy of this notice is required to be servedmust file their claims with this court WITH-IN THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTERTHE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLICATIONOF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTERTHE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OFTHIS NOTICE ON THEM.
All other creditors of the decedent andother persons having claims or demandsagainst decedent’s estate must file theirclaims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHSAFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUB-LICATION OF THIS NOTICE.
ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THETIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN SEC-TION 733.702 OF THE FLORIDA PRO-BATE CODE WILL BE FOREVERBARRED.
NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERI-ODS SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIMFILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AF-TER THE DECEDENT’S DATE OFDEATH IS BARRED.
The date of first publication of this noticeis December 31, 2009.
Attorney for Personal RepresentativeTom W. BrownAttorney for Brenda G. LandFlorida Bar No. 0091332Brannon, Brown, Haley & Bullock, P.A.P.O. Box 1029Lake City, FL 32056Telephone: (386)752-3213Fax: (386) 755-4524
Personal Representative:Brenda G. Land
1801 NE Hewitt Land RoadMayo, Florida 32066
12/31 1/7
AGENDATOWN COUNCIL,
TOWN OF MAYO, FLORIDA
REGULAR MEETINGMONDAY, JANUARY 11, 2010
7:00 P.M.TOWN HALL, COUNCIL MEETINGROOM, 276 WEST MAIN STREET
REGULAR MEETING1. Adopt Agenda2. Approve Minutes3. Citizen Input4. Audit Report5. Agreement with County for Limb Pile6. Approve Specifications for RFP forGarbage Services7. Department Reportsa. Sampson Edwardsb. Aaron Lawsonc. Bobby Johnsond. MVFDe. Bailey, Bishop & Lane 8. Miscellaneous Items9. Pay Bills10. Adjourn1/ 7
grants. It’s going go be agreat boost for us andvery beneficial to the Col-lege of Medicine and theHealth Science Center.”
Notterpek expects ad-ditional recruitments willfurther grow olde’s re-search group and theneuroscience depart-ment.
“He is a good fit for ourfaculty, students andpostdocs,” she said. Forexample, Golde’s workdovetails with UF neuro-scientist and MBI re-searcher David Borchelt’sstudies of amyloid betaprotein, believed to con-
tribute to the accumula-tion of “Brain plaque” inAlzheimer’s patients.
Writing in Nature in2008, Golde helped ex-plain the molecular inter-play between amyloidbeta protein and a class ofTherapeutic agentsknown as gamma-secre-tase modulators, orGSMs, now being testedin patients withAlzheimer’s disease.
Golde’s group discov-ered GSMs work by re-ducing production oflonger, toxic pieces of theamyloid beta protein,while enhancing produc-tion of shorter amyloidstrands that may actually
thwart Alzheimer’s dis-ease.
“He is a superbAlzheimer’s disease andneuroscience researcher— one of the best andmost respected in theworld,” said Dennis A.Steindler, executive di-rector of the McKnightBrain Institute. “He isnot only going to com-plement our existingprograms, he will createnew ones that will en-able us to target all neu-rological disorders.”
His experience in drugdiscovery and expertisein transforming laborato-ry discoveries into clini-cal therapies and diag-
Leading Alzheimer’s researcher joins UF to fight brain diseasesContinued From Page 5A nostics will be welcome,
according to TetsuoAshizawa, M.D., chair-man of the department ofneurology.
The new Center forTranslational Research in
Neurodegenerative Dis-ease fills a niche in effortsto speed laboratory dis-coveries to the clinic, saidStephen Sugrue, Ph.D.,senior associate dean forresearch affairs at the Col-
lege of Medicine.Golde will meet with
College of Medicine fac-ulty and plan his labspace as he begins thetask of building the cen-ter.
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