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36 Bygone DaysA New Home for Historic Local TreasuresBY LARRY BEHNKE

44 School of ThoughtNewberry Elementary School Chosen to Serve as Knowledge Development SiteBY DARLA KINNEY SCOLES

54 Citizen of the YearHigh Springs Chamber of Commerce Awards Gloria JamesBY CHRISTINE BOATWRIGHT

70 Might as Well JumpLocal Equestrian is Ranked Second in Florida in the High Children’s Jumper DivisionBY CHRISTINE BOATWRIGHT

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26 By Christine Boatwright

Ghoul for LoveThe High Springs Lions Club does not have to change much about its house to host the second Madness and Mayhem fright night. Find out how strange supernatural occurrences and the mysterious history of the house explain how it really may be a haunted building.

62 By Mary Goodwin

Winning TraditionThis talented group of athletes may be small in number but is big in heart, as they go up against much larger cheerleading groups across the state to participate in high-level competitions.

134 By Ellis Amburn

A Star is BornOn every third Thursday of the month, James Paul Park behind the High Springs City Hall comes alive with the sound of music as musicians perform in the gazebo by the sinkhole. The event is free and the public is invited to come out and enjoy the show.

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Things will do more than

go bump in the night at

Madness and Mayhem,

the High Springs Lions Club’s

answer to Halloween fright. For

the second year, the High Springs

Lions Club members will transform

their headquarters into a terrifying

haunted house, complete with

graveyards and guillotines.

The idea for Madness and

Mayhem began with a conversa-

tion about fear.

“People want to be scared,”

said Steve Eldredge, a Lions Club

board member. “We felt maybe

people wanted some place to go.

I’m not putting down anyone else’s

goings on, but we wanted to bring

something to the community to

have people come out and enjoy

themselves.”

And what could be scarier than a

haunted house housed in an actual

haunted building?

Members of the Lions Club

contacted North Florida Mystery

Trackers, a non-profit team of

paranormal investigators from Lake

City, when they saw strange lights

captured in pictures, Eldredge said.

In November 2012, North Florida

Mystery Trackers inspected the

group’s clubhouse for any super-

natural occurrences.

“There was some very weird

stuff that happened there,” said

Jacob James, founder of the North

Florida Mystery Trackers. “I always

tell people that what you see on TV

[ghost-hunting shows] isn’t what

it is. We do something completely

different. I’m extremely scientific

about it, point blank.”

James said his team uses media

equipment, such as video cameras

and audio equipment, to record

paranormal activity.

“We never know what to really

expect when we’re called in. The

only thing we know is what they

call us and tell us about the history

and what goes on,” James said.

“Whenever we break out the equip-

ment and start investigating, we

never know what’s going to happen.

“We’re not out for money or

fame. We tell it how it is,” he added.

“I would say their place has an

Fright NightThe High Springs Lions Club’s Haunted House

BY CHRISTINE BOATWRIGHT

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PHOTOS COURTESY OF HIGH SPRINGS LIONS CLUB

This year’s Madness and Mayhem event will take

place outside by the Lions Club headquarters in

High Springs. While the event is not recommended

for children under 10 years old, some of the undead

brought their ghoulish children to participate.

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Most teams have more

than two minutes and

thirty seconds to prove

themselves — but these cheerlead-

ers are not like most athletes.

The girls at Florida Team Cheer

(FTC) might fool you with their

feminine skirts, bright makeup and

angelic bows, but their outfits are

merely the final touch to the hours

spent yelling, sweating, tumbling

and lifting in the gym.

On May 4, the FTC junior and

senior teams journeyed to Walt

Disney World to compete against

462 teams from across the country

in the first-ever Varsity All Star

tournament titled “The Summit.”

As a spinoff to the level 5 Worlds

competition, which airs on ESPN

and is dubbed “the super bowl of

cheerleading,” The Summit provides

a fresh opportunity for youth, junior

and senior levels in non-Worlds

division to face-off in a live competi-

tion. The top 10 percent of teams in

the country are chosen to compete

after earning bids — both paid and

at-large — upon winning one of the

27 qualifying competitions.

After a series of victories, the

FTC senior (level four) team and

junior (level two) team received

at-large bids, meaning they were

invited to compete but had to pay

their way to the tournament.

“When we got those bids, the

parents pulled together to decide if

we could raise the money,” said FTC

owner Eileen Handberg. “We have

great parents who are very support-

ive, and they ended up getting a lot

of community support.”

On the first day of the

tournament, all of the teams

competed to make it to the second

day, where only 10 of those teams

qualified to move on. The junior

team competed against 21 teams

on day one and placed seventh

on day two; the senior team went

up against eight teams across the

country and placed fifth.

One advantage the opposing

teams had, Handberg said, was

a larger scale. Because FTC is

smaller, it had to rely on athletes

with a variety of skills to compete,

whereas other teams could pick

the “cream of the crop” to assemble

their most competitive group.

All Stars of

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Remember this name:

Cliff Dorsey.

The rangy 18-year-old

cowboy is probably going to be a

country & western singing star,

though the audience he recently

wowed at the sinkhole behind

High Springs City Hall, also known

as James Paul Park, was sparsely

attended.

To make matters worse, a

sudden downpour drenched the

six or seven persons in attendance,

forcing them to dash to the gazebo

that serves as a stage for the city’s

Music in the Park series just as

opening act Michael Loveday had

started to play.

There, huddled just a few feet

from the performers, visitors got

an impromptu backstage pass to

experience the show.

Later, as Dorsey performed, his

listeners enjoyed a rare opportunity

to watch a gifted artist work his

magic with subtle variations in

timbre and feeling.

Four songs in Dorsey’s set

showed his warm, testosterone-

laden baritone voice — similar to

that of a young Randy Travis — to

advantage.

“You Make Me Want To,” written

by Luke Bryan, “didn’t make it on

the radio,” Dorsey said. It may fare

better if Dorsey ever records it.

His winning “southern-boy ways,”

as the song puts it, lent sizzling

conviction to his promise “to hold

you like a hammock on a summer

day… lay it down, kiss you ‘til you

feel the truth.”

Before singing “Bible Camp” (or

Music in the ParkA Star Is Born in the High Springs Sinkhole

BY ELLIS AMBURN

>> SOUND OF MUSIC

Michael Loveday (above) performs at a High

Springs Sinkhole concert behind City Hall. He

is the coordinator for the city’s monthly Music

in the Park series.

Eighteen-year-old Cliff Dorsey (right) was

one of the headliners at the Music in the Park

concert in High Springs.

PHOTOS BY ELLIS AMBURN

OPPOSITE: Singers in The Sinkhole (left to right): John D. Sterpe, Cliff Dorsey and Michael Loveday. “We have three acts

every month,” said Music in the Park series coordinator Loveday, who played bass for 20 years with the rock group Hard

Knocks. “I settled down when I got married.” The father of two, Loveday works at Bank of America.

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116 Taste of the Town

118 Community Calendar

133 Gator Football Schedule

152 Worship Centers

156 Library Happenings

159 2013-2014 Alachua County School Calendar

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In August, the Easton Newberry

Sports Complex unveiled

a high honor: the United

States Olympic Committee has

selected it as a Community Olympic

Development Program (CODP).

At a luncheon commemorating

the event, speakers included Mayor

Bill Conrad, Greg Easton, president

of the Easton Foundations and

Outreach Director Doug Engh,

among others, who spoke with

pride of this accomplishment.

Easton Newberry Sports

Complex, a shared-use facility that

combines the Easton Foundation

Archery Center with the City of

Newberry Recreation Department,

is now one of only 10 programs

nationwide to receive this designa-

tion by the USOC for its ability to

train coaches and athletes, and

provide world-class venues in the

sport of archery. This is the Easton

Foundations’ fi rst operating center

to be awarded this designation.

The complex has hosted

Florida’s Sunshine State Games

in Archery for the last four years

and is used by several U.S. Junior

Olympic Archery Development

clubs, according to Florida Sports.

Additionally, the complex hosts

the annual Gator Cup, which USA

Archery selected as a U.S. Archery

Team qualifi er series event.

“Receiving the designation

as a USOC Community Olympic

Development Program is an

important step for the Easton

Newberry Sports Complex, the Easton

Foundations and the city of Newberry

toward our missions of promoting

the sport of archery and the City of

Newberry as a sports destination,”

said Greg Easton, president of the

Easton Foundations in a press

release. “We look forward to working

closely with the USOC and the city of

Newberry to promote archery, the city

of Newberry and the Olympic spirit.”

Easton Foundations’ goal is to

promote and maintain the viability

of archery by growing the sport as

a mainstream activity at the state,

regional and national levels. By

developing grassroots programs in

communities and schools, and in

supporting college and university

programs, the foundation will help

inspire the next generation of

Olympic hopefuls.

“This is great news for the

sport of archery given the sport’s

tremendous growth over the past

year,” said USA Archery CEO Denise

Parker, according to teamusa.org.

“With a CODP designation, the

Easton Newberry Sports Complex

can be a major force in helping USA

Archery grow the sport through

events and outreach programming.”

The CODP will continue to serve

as a regional archery center for

all skill levels, teaching archers

the National Training System

of USA Archery while giving all

interested archers opportunities

for advancement. With 100 acres of

multipurpose facilities – including

dedicated areas for archery training

and events – the organization

currently reaches 6,200 people

each year. The organization will

also continue to conduct its mobile

van program to promote archery

throughout the surrounding

communities.

After the lunch and presenta-

tions, attendees were invited

to witness the unveiling of the

Olympic Rings by Greg Easton and a

group of young archers. s

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MESSAGE >> FROM THE EDITOR

School DaysAnd so it is that time of

year once again, time to

return to school – and

cooler temperatures.

I sure enjoyed sleeping

in, not having to get our

youngest son off to school at

the crack of dawn. Although

it spoiled me a little bit.

Summer for us was a whirlwind of activity: soccer

games, visiting granddaughters and a vacation to the

mountains. It was wonderful and went by far too fast.

But now the buzz of that alarm jolts me from my

peaceful slumber like a cattle prod to my temporal

lobe. We have learned to keep the alarm out of reach

so that I am forced to get out of bed to hit the snooze

button. Most people may not realize this but the snooze

is the enemy. It took me a long time to fi gure this out,

even back in college when that racket was so awful that

I would actually wake up just prior to the alarm and

turn it off before it bothered me. I would then promptly

go back to bed and sleep through my classes.

In later years I would hit that button endlessly.

Waking, sleeping, waking, sleeping. Torture you see. It

wasn’t until recent years that I realized how miserable

it is to be continually awakened. Much smarter to just

get up out of bed and be done with it.

So that’s my routine now, no matter how tired I am,

I must rise from bed, hit the alarm and immediately

make my coffee and get to work rousing our youngster

and preparing his lunch. Turns out I feel much better.

And yet somehow, I’m still late to work.

Speaking of work, and school, in this edition we bring

you some news about Newberry Elementary School

being selected as a Knowledge Development Site.

And while we’re talking about Newberry, I should

mention we just got word that the Easton Newberry

Sports Complex has been selected as a Community

Olympic Development Program for Archery.

They may practice in Gainesville, but the members

of Florida Team Cheer hail from Newberry, Alachua

and Lake Butler, to name but a few. Read about this

group’s accomplishments.

I’ve barely touched on the many stories to be found

in this magazine, ranging from a young equestrian to

Irish Waterdogs, from haunted houses to historical

societies.

I think you’ll enjoy it – and

you won’t need a snooze

button. s

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STAFF >> CONTRIBUTORS

Larry Behnkeis an artist, writer, photographer and a graduate of the University of Michigan in cinematography and painting. He has used solar electricity since 1984 and lives in a dome home.

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Crystal Henryis a freelance writer and columnist born and raised in West Texas. She received her B.S. in Journalism in 2006 from the University ofFlorida. She is in love withthe Florida landscape.

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Ellis Amburnis in the Hall of Excellence at TCU’s Schieffer School of Journalism. Involved daily in volunteer community service, the High Springs resident is the author of biographies of Roy Orbison, Elizabeth Taylor and others.

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Mary Goodwinis a freelance writer and a graduate of UF’s College of Journalism and Communications. She enjoys time with family and friends, writing, traveling, music, baking and spending entire days outdoors.

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Sarah Hendersonis a freelance writer and graduate of UF’s College of Journalism and Communications. She enjoys reading, watching movies and spending time outdoors.

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Christine Boatwrightgrew up in Florida, but moved to Alabama for college and later married her college sweetheart, Lucas. She won journalism awards for her work for a county newspaper in Shelby County, Ala. The couple moved to Gainesville.

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With more than 100 exoticfelines, life at Big Cat Rescuecan get a little wild.

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The Tampa-based organization has won

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must work against stereotypes to fi nd new

homes. But with the help of foster families and

volunteers, Phoenix Animal Rescue works to make their

lives whole again.

Phoenix Animal Rescue has won June’s SunState

Federal Credit Union’s Charity of the Month contest

with 965 votes on Facebook. The organization was

nominated by Kim Lake.

The Gainesville-based rescue was founded in 2003

by Michelle Dunlap. After adopting her own dog,

Chance, in 1999, Dunlap left her job teaching and began

working with animal rescues instead. During this time,

an unlikely relationship with a pit bull would impact

her life forever.

The dog’s name was Phoenix. She had been stolen

from her owner’s backyard and forced into dog fi ghting.

When the original owner fi nally tracked down Phoenix,

Dunlap helped to rehabilitate what had become an

anxious, withdrawn and traumatized dog.

In 18 months, Phoenix grew. She not only recovered —

she thrived.

Phoenix went from being an abused and unsocial

dog to receiving the AKC Canine Good Citizens Award.

Phoenix’s dramatic turnaround was symbolic of the

positive effects that can come from the dedicated

and compassionate work of animal rescuers. Phoenix

became the rescue’s namesake, and to this day, the

rescue works in memory of her story.

Since its founding, the rescue has helped thousands

of dogs fi nd homes. This year alone, more than 150

dogs have already been adopted. Although the rescue

does not have its own facility, a close-knit group of 40

or so foster homes offer space until adoption.

“We support each other and spend time with one

another even outside of rescue,” Dunlap said.

Although the rescue receives dogs from a variety

of places, it has become closely linked to Levy County

Animal Services. In a single year, they were able to

reduce the euthanasia rate at the shelter by 70 percent,

Dunlap said. At the same time, their own adoption rate

went up by 126 percent.

The rescue has also increased its exposure by

participating in the Gainesville PetSmart adoption days

on Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Many of the dogs

that come to the facility on adoption days are pit bulls,

and the events help visitors see the truth about the

breed that Dunlap believes to be highly misunderstood.

As for future plans, Dunlap is putting the prize money

toward buying a larger piece of property in Levy County.

“It’ll be a farm where people can come and visit with

our dogs, not to adopt but to volunteer,” Dunlap said. “It

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Spike is the biggest of the big cats. With legs the size of tree trunks,this Siberian tiger weighs morethan 700 lbs.

But pretty soon, Spike will have a little more

room to stretch out.

Mystic Jungle Educational Facility won the

$1,000 prize for July’s SunState Federal Credit Union

and Tower Publications’s Charity of the Month Contest.

It received 3,378 votes on Facebook.

Mystic Jungle Educational Facility is a conservation

facility that houses exotic animals, such as cougars,

alligators and rhesus monkeys. The $1,300 (that

includes the $300 prize for nomination) is going toward

Spike’s new half-acre enclosure, which will allow other

residents to move to bigger enclosures, as well.

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As ownership laws changed, many exotic pet owners

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options besides euthanasia.

But Vera and Mark opened their doors.

They began taking in exotic animals, with a focus

on big cats, and giving them homes. The goal wasn’t

to buy, sell or trade, but to care for them permanently.

They contacted other specialists to learn, and over time,

became the experts themselves. And like that, Mystic

Jungle was born. In 2009, it offi cially became a nonprofi t

and began to focus on education for the public, as well.

The facility is not a zoo and is not open to the public;

however, free tours can be scheduled. Contributions

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Jungle helps conserve the leopard through its own

breeding program.

Today, Mystic Jungle is still growing, but its mission

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Things will do more than

go bump in the night at

Madness and Mayhem,

the High Springs Lions Club’s

answer to Halloween fright. For

the second year, the High Springs

Lions Club members will transform

their headquarters into a terrifying

haunted house, complete with

graveyards and guillotines.

The idea for Madness and

Mayhem began with a conversa-

tion about fear.

“People want to be scared,”

said Steve Eldredge, a Lions Club

board member. “We felt maybe

people wanted some place to go.

I’m not putting down anyone else’s

goings on, but we wanted to bring

something to the community to

have people come out and enjoy

themselves.”

And what could be scarier than a

haunted house housed in an actual

haunted building?

Members of the Lions Club

contacted North Florida Mystery

Trackers, a non-profi t team of

paranormal investigators from Lake

City, when they saw strange lights

captured in pictures, Eldredge said.

In November 2012, North Florida

Mystery Trackers inspected the

group’s clubhouse for any super-

natural occurrences.

“There was some very weird

stuff that happened there,” said

Jacob James, founder of the North

Florida Mystery Trackers. “I always

tell people that what you see on TV

[ghost-hunting shows] isn’t what

it is. We do something completely

different. I’m extremely scientifi c

about it, point blank.”

James said his team uses media

equipment, such as video cameras

and audio equipment, to record

paranormal activity.

“We never know what to really

expect when we’re called in. The

only thing we know is what they

call us and tell us about the history

and what goes on,” James said.

“Whenever we break out the equip-

ment and start investigating, we

never know what’s going to happen.

“We’re not out for money or

fame. We tell it how it is,” he added.

“I would say their place has an

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This year’s Madness and Mayhem event will take

place outside by the Lions Club headquarters in

High Springs. While the event is not recommended

for children under 10 years old, some of the undead

brought their ghoulish children to participate.

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entity in there. It’s not much of

a friendly ghost, but, as of right

now, we don’t know who it is, why

they’re there and what they want.”

According to Lions Club member

Bob Watson, who is the haunted

house’s director, the clubhouse

was built in 1947. Sometime in the

1950s, a woman reportedly died in

the women’s bathroom, and Watson

believes she may be one of the

ghosts still haunting the building.

In a storage area behind

the clubhouse’s stage called

“The Hole,” James and his team

recorded their “best Electric Voice

Phenomenon,” he said.

“There were just two of us — me

and another guy — and one of

the questions [I asked] was if [the

ghost wants] to come and talk with

us. We waited a minute to get a

response, and when I listened to

the tape back again the next day,

I can hear a whisper in the back-

ground, a very faint, ‘No,’” James

said in a harsh whisper.

At the conclusion of his

investigation, James said he had

enough evidence to prove at least

two spirits continue to haunt the

High Springs Lions Club.

Watson said strange occurrences

continue to happen during board

meetings, such as objects crash-

ing to the fl oor when no one was

near them. Orbs, or round, glow-

ing lights, continue to appear in

photos, and a ghost has appeared

at Halloween parties, Watson said.

“People come in and take

pictures at the haunted house, and

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the cameras died when they came

in because ghosts are sucking

the energy out of the batteries,”

Watson said.

Additional less supernatural,

though still-as-frightening spirits

will haunt the clubhouse for

Madness and Mayhem in October.

Watson warned that the event is

not for young children or the faint

of heart.

“I wouldn’t bring young kids,

because it’s scary. It’s at parents’

discretion, of course,” Watson said.

“Trust me, they’ll be scared. We

have ways that, if a child freaks

out, we get them out right away. We

have procedure set for that. We’ll

get them out real quick and fast if

they get that scared.”

Proceeds from the event will go

to children’s diabetes prevention,

Watson said.

“The majority of what we do

goes back to the community. We

have different fundraisers through-

out the year for different groups,”

Eldredge said, noting a September

fundraiser for wounded war

veterans. “It’s a lot of fun and gives

a sense of giving back to the com-

munity. A sense of accomplishment

is the reward for everybody.” s

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During the grand fi nale of last year’s haunted house, the

whole cast (top right) danced to “Monster Mash.”

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T oday, as I looked at the calendar I realized two

things. The fi rst was that it is the drop-dead dead-

line for my column, and that I should probably kiss my

wonderfully forgiving editor’s behind. The other is that

tomorrow is my birthday.

Deadlines that creep up on me are nothing new. But

birthdays are something to be anticipated for weeks in

advance. See, I’m not one of those girls who dreads her

birthaversary. I’ve tried to be demure and pretend that

it’s just another day. “Pish posh. Don’t fuss over me.”

And I’ve tried to be the girl who just can’t believe she’s

that much closer to the dreaded 3-0. Worrying about

crow’s feet and wrinkles. But in all honesty I am so not

that girl. I am the girl who freaking loves her birthday.

Maybe it’s narcissism, or maybe it’s that I’m just a

perpetual 6-year-old. Either way, I totally relish the fact

that there is one day out of the year that is all my own.

The rest of the year I consider myself a pretty thought-

ful person. I love making other people feel important

and special for 364 days in a row. But there is one day a

year that I do milk for all it’s worth.

I am the person who doesn’t do laundry on her

birthday. I refuse to have doctor’s appointments or any

other nonsense that might interfere with my queen

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strut around with an air of superiority for 24 glorious

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only thing on the agenda is a minor skin surgery to

remove a “cluster of abnormal cells.” And to top it off I

have to fi nish my laundry in the morning because my

baby goose has swim lessons, and her swim suit is in

the wash. Laundry and fl esh wounds. That will be my

29th birthday.

I woke my husband up to inform him of these grave

circumstances, and he assured me that my birthday is

in fact Saturday. I told him to go back to sleep before I

cause him bodily harm. He forgot my birthday too!

Normally I would have demanded justice. There

should be a feast in my honor prepared by the towns-

folk weeks in advance so that I know that for one day

I am the center of the gall dern universe. But as I was

sulking out of the room I heard a little whimper and

saw a tiny hand in the moonlight reaching for my

pillow. For my totally loyal readers, you’ll know already

that I let my children sleep in my bed. This is no time

for lectures. I’ve made peace with it, and so should you.

As those little whimpers got more persistent I

rushed back to bed to cuddle up to my little Violet. She

snuggled up to nurse and I melted into her sweet little

chubby hands. Hubs threw his big lug arm over me and

mumbled something about being an idiot and of course

he knew tomorrow was my birthday. So I laid there in

the arms of my big oaf while cuddling my tiny tot. And

soon after I heard the pitter-patter of little feet running

down the stairs and into my room. Without uttering

a word my sleepy little Sunny girl climbed into bed in

between the hubs and I and buried her sweet little face

in the crook of my neck.

I knew I had to get up and write my column, but I

just had to lay there and soak in that sweet moment.

And then I realized how the day snuck up on me. My

life is fi lled with days where I am the end all be all

to three of the most wonderful people on earth. I’m

important and special and loved 364 days in a row. So a

little fanfare on that one day makes less of a difference

since I have such awesome admirers year-round.

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The history of a town is not

always visible, but there

are clues. High Springs’

downtown buildings look old; a

sign above the Great Outdoors says

“Opera House;” the Woman’s Club

sign says it was established in 1899;

and a plaque in front of city hall

gives a brief history, but there is

little else.

That is changing with work by

the High Springs Historical Society.

Incorporated by the state, the

society has existed since 1988, but

now it fi nally has a home in the

recently refurbished old school.

In July the school got its offi cial

name: The Historic High Springs

Elementary School and Community

Center — quite a mouthful, so most

folks still call it the “old school.”

The eastern room of the old

school, the one nearest the police

station, now houses part of the

Historical Society’s collection. An

earlier display was set up for the

annual Pioneer Days last April. The

response was very positive.

“Over 800 people visited the new

museum that weekend,” said Bob

Watson, Historical Society President.

“We then averaged 40 people each

weekend in May and June.”

The museum is currently open

Saturdays and Sundays.

Displays show what life was like

during the early years of the past

century. A treadle sewing machine,

tools, clothing, bottles and more are

all local items found or donated.

But the majority of the artifacts

relate to the railroad.

RAILROADA hundred years ago High Springs

was the major center for steam

locomotives. It began in 1896

with groundbreaking for the Plant

System railroad; it then became

BygoneDaysA New Homefor Historic Local Treasures

BY LARRY BEHNKE

>> AT THE MUSEUM

PHOTO BY LARRY BEHNKE

Historical Society President Bob Watson, Treasurer Carolyn Frederick and Vice President Jim Dyksterhouse.

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the Atlantic Coast Line and then

Seaboard Coast Line. A round table

and repair shops for the huge

engines were in the city’s “railroad

town” area. Rooming houses, shops

and even a hospital for railroad

workers completed the scene.

Bob Watson built model trains

as a child and never lost his

fascination. When he moved to High

Springs he opened a recycling shop,

Global Green, in an old brick building

on the corner of N.W. First Avenue at

Ninth Street. He discovered that his

building and that intersection was

once the center of the railroad town

and it renewed his interest in trains.

“I found a map of how it was laid

out,” Watson said about the railroad

yard. “I walked around out there

and discovered the concrete pads

for several of the structures.”

He did more research and found

a photo of the yard with the huge

turntable used to position the big

steam engines when they needed

repairing.

“At fi rst the turntable was

manual,” Watson said. “In 1928 they

switched to electric operation, but

when they used it all the lights in

town would dim.”

“We’re doing everything we

PHOTOS BY LARRY BEHNKE and ALBERT ISAAC

A train model built to scale greets visitors to the museum. There are also plans for a model of the 1930s-era railroad

yard, six feet wide by 18 feet long. A technical drawing (above) illustrates the layout of the old rail yard. Historic

photographs and vintage clothing are just some of the many the items to be found at the museum. The Society is in

need of a child-sized manikin to accommodate a drummer’s outfi t that was worn by Ed Berry when he was 8 years

old. Society secretary Rodger Chambers is also a mechanic and dreams of restoring the city’s old fi re truck. The 1924

LaFrance fi re truck (opposite, bottom right) is currently stored in the fi re station.

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can to inform people about

the history of their town,” said

Jim Dyksterhouse, Society vice

president, “especially the railroad,

because that’s what built this town.”

Dyksterhouse is now using the

old map and photos to construct

a model of the 1930s-era railroad

yard using HO (1:87) scale trains.

Featuring the roundtable, shops,

houses, little people and trains, the

re-creation is under way and will be

six feet wide by 18 feet long. Society

members have hopes of using a

nearby empty room for the display.

“We asked the city about the room

across the hall,” Watson said. “We

could easily fi ll another two rooms,

but that one could hold the rail yard

recreation that Jim is working on.”

Other than the history museum,

the rest of the building is little

used. One large room is reserved for

meetings and had a catered supper

last December plus some other

gatherings. The two western rooms

were not a part of the renovation.

But they had been fi xed up for the

after-school youth center that lasted

nearly a decade, and closed in 2005.

“Those rooms would be good for

storage,” Watson said.

Museum members would like

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to revolve the historical displays

to keep up interest for returning

visitors. In August the Society was

given use of one of those rooms

and there is plenty of space in there

to set up the model railroad yard.

Rodger Chambers is the Society’s

secretary keeping track of meeting

notes, inventory and donations to

the museum. He once did cabinet-

work for Hunter Marine, so he is

working on the museum displays.

He has another angle too.

“I want to talk with local

[American] Indians to see what

their part was in our history,” he

said. “Although they usually lived

close to water out by the springs.”

Chambers is also a mechanic

and dreams of restoring another

of the city’s historic treasures, the

1924 LaFrance fi re truck, currently in

decent shape and parked in the fi re-

house. Members would like to display

it near the museum. One idea is to

possibly enclose a sheltered walkway

by the police station to house it.

Carolyn Frederick is the

Historical Society’s treasurer; she

joined in 1995.

“We would meet once a month,

but we limped along for years,” she

said. “We’re glad to have a home

here in the old school.”

FUTURE PLANS“I want to work with the local

schools,” Watson said. “We could

have students visit the museum

and show them what life here was

once like.”

Visitors are now informed of

the museum by weekend signs on

surrounding streets.

“This would be a great place to

visit after people spend a day on the

river or at a spring,” Chambers added.

Dyksterhouse said he is

praying for a grant writer, to help

the museum.

“We would also like to do trib-

utes to local people instrumental

in railroad history,” he said. “People

like Chief Engineer Estabrook, who

drove several steam engines or

Mike Johnson, who worked 30 years

for the railroad.”

Society members hope to draw

people into the museum during

the annual Fall Festival and Car

Show in October. And they plan

to have a place in December’s

Christmas parade.

“We want to have a horse-drawn

wagon,” Watson said. “We’d like

people to dress in vintage clothing

and walk in the parade.”

Watson has another idea to bring

people to the museum: trivia cards.

“People could pick up a trivia

card with questions at participat-

ing local restaurants or shops,” he

said. “Then they would come to the

museum to fi nd the answers; all

the answers are in our displays.”

People would then take the

stamped card back to the shop for a

discount of some kind.

Historical items have come

from the community and dona-

tions to the museum are gratefully

accepted. One display could use a

child manikin as the museum has

a drummer’s outfi t that was worn

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by Ed Berry when he was 8 years

old. Berry would play with the High

Springs band at the train station

for sendoffs or when dignitaries

came to town. Berry and his wife

Sunshine ran Berry’s Drug Store next

to what is now the Great Outdoors

Restaurant. These are some of the

people in scores of old photos and

copies the museum now displays.

“Our ultimate goal would be to

move the museum into the actual

train station,” Dyksterhouse said.

The old depot was built in 1907

and was relocated next to the Priest

Theatre during the 1990s. For a

couple of years it was a railroad

museum, and then spent a decade

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44 | Autumn 2013

As the 510 new and

returning Panthers

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2013-14 academic year, they did

so as automatic participants in a

selective nationwide study. This

was no surprise to them, and no

small coincidence, either. A letter

sent to parents this past spring

informed them that NES had been

chosen as one of only six schools in

the U.S. to take part in a fi ve-year,

$24.5 million grant-backed program

sponsored by the University of

Kansas (KU) SWIFT Center.

The SWIFT (School-wide

Integrated Framework for

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program of the same name were

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their schools in adapting their

individual models to best achieve

equity and excellence for all

students, including those with the

greatest needs. Chosen to serve

as a Knowledge Development Site

and regional model school for the

Program, NES will share with the

rest of the nation the model it has

adopted and the successes it has

seen since implementing new,

inclusive practices.

That model came as a result of

a request by NES Principal Lacy

Redd who felt that not all student

needs were being met within the

framework of the school’s prior

plan. Redd asked for volunteer

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“We took a whole child approach in this. When educating a child at NES, we look at all needs and we look at learning behavior — all they need to be a good learner.”

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of Florida. Nine such teachers

stepped forward and attended an

inclusiveness training class with Dr.

James McLeskey, a professor in the

School of Special Education, School

Psychology and Early Childhood

Studies at the University of Florida’s

(UF) College of Education. A grant

provided that opportunity as well.

“The class really opened our

eyes as to how to help our students

with disabilities,” Redd said.

“Having inclusive practices means

that the majority of students with

disabilities receive their education

in regular classrooms. Our faculty

made the decision to move to an

inclusive model and the 10 involved

in this class developed that model

and a plan to put it into place.”

This translates in the classroom

to teachers often working together

in the same space and co-teaching

the special education and typical

students, especially during reading

instruction. This requires creative

scheduling, behavior tools and

continuous parental communica-

tion. With 21 percent of the NES

student population classifi ed as

Special Needs (this designation

includes the gifted as well as the

learning disabled), not adopting

an inclusive approach meant that

nearly one-fourth of the children

would have been segregated for

most of their education there.

Generally, the only time a

special needs student is now

pulled out of class is for speech,

language, occupational or physical

therapies. Some inclusive models

keep even these practices inside

the regular classroom.

“We took a whole child approach

in this,” said Redd, who is starting

her 12th year at NES. “When edu-

cating a child at NES, we look at

all needs and we look at learning

behavior — all they need to be a

good learner. This means that some

students have an individualized

behavior plan with a reward chart

so they are prompted throughout

the day with positive reinforcement.

Others might have a visual math

chart or a picture schedule.”

One favorite student reward is

a visit to the principal’s offi ce to

spend time on her iPad.

“This approach also requires

strong parent participation,” Redd

said. “We are blessed to have

many parents who volunteer

at the school, provide supplies,

attend fi eld trips — and we in turn

have created an open and parent-

friendly environment here. Some

of these parents struggle every day.

The SWIFT ProjectAs part of a fi ve-year, $24.5 million grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Education (the

largest in the history of the University of Kansas), the SWIFT Center has been founded in order

to assist districts and their schools to engage in a transformational process, in order to achieve

equity and excellence for all students. Research done at KU has demonstrated that inclusive

education signifi cantly improves academic and behavior outcomes for all children.

The tools developed as a result of the fi rst year of the SWIFT project will serve as resources

to share the model with 64 schools across four states, in a mixture of rural and urban areas,

training educators on how

to implement high quality

educational practices. The

goal will be for those schools

to spread the system to others

in their districts, then to other

districts in their state.

If the program performs well,

it could be renewed at the

end of the fi ve-year period,

providing an opportunity for

the system to reach other

states. As part of the SWIFT

grant, the team will also

establish and disseminate a

national Knowledge Bank on

school-wide inclusive reform.

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We want them to know that these

kids’ needs are being met.”

Redd also works hard to be a

part of the community and interact

with parents there, as well. Those

same parents were some of the

fi rst to participate in the SWIFT

Program. They met in May as a

focus group with SWIFT team

researchers to provide the parents’

point of view and feedback in

audio-recorded interviews.

At this time, specifi c data is

being collected on the school’s

program and posted to the SWIFT

website (www.swiftschools.org) for

other schools to research.

“The inclusive model is data-

driven,” Redd said. “We collect data

from students and design programs

to fi t them, meeting the kids’ needs

where they are. Data is collected

on reading fl uency, vocabulary,

math facts, sound profi ciency and

behavior. We adapt our practices

according to that data and then

monitor those results to see if they

are working or not.”

Redd is adamant that what is

working is her staff, calling them

“phenomenal” and praising them

as “key to the whole effort” as they

continually focus on what is needed

to see that the students succeed.

“What excites me most about

this selection is that it is giving

my staff the recognition they

deserve,” she said. “They work hard

every day. Teachers need positive

reinforcement, too!”

Three of those teachers spent

time with Redd in Washington,

D.C. this summer at the SWIFT

Professional Institute, where they

were able to talk with representa-

tives from the fi ve other designated

schools. The educators shared

practices and returned with many

great ideas to make their inclusive

“What excites me most about this selection is that it is giving my staff the recognition they deserve. They work hard every day. Teachers need positive reinforcement, too!”

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model even better.

This fall, the SWIFT team will

return to NES to videotape the class-

room experience, which will also be

posted on the website. A blog with

staff contributions will soon debut,

and an area there will be set up for

the six SWIFT schools to collaborate.

In the meantime, the A-rated

school continues to meet not only

the needs of the special students, but

of all the students, Redd said. She is

confi dent that the inclusive model

they have chosen to implement —

and the resulting designation as a

Knowledge Development Site — is

in no way a detriment to the typical

students at NES.

“I am the mother of both a

special needs student and a typical

student,” Redd said. “I serve as a

principal from that perspective,

working to see that all our kids are

successful.” s

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54 | Autumn 2013

Gloria James had trouble

believing her ears when

she heard her name called

out for the High Springs Chamber

of Commerce’s Citizen of the Year

award during a banquet in mid-July.

“You talk about a surprised

person. It was defi nitely me,” James

said, laughing. “I was happy about

it. You know you do things, but you

don’t know everybody else recog-

nizes the fact you’re doing them as

well. That’s how I felt that night.”

James’ easy-going laughter

tumbled through her recollection of

civic and community organizations

she serves in High Springs. The list

is lengthy, as she serves everyone

from toddlers to senior adults. Her

history with High Springs, however,

dates back to her childhood.

A High Springs native, James

graduated from the local high

school before taking an academic

scholarship to an Ohio college,

though she only lasted one year

because of trouble adjusting to the

cold weather, she said. She then

spent a year at Florida A&M before

transferring to and graduating from

Rutgers University in New Jersey.

James spent her career as a

typist in service to the federal

government and later worked in

human resources. She retired from

the Naval Air Warfare Center in

Trenton, N.J. and moved back home

to High Springs to take care of her

ailing mother in 2006.

“I didn’t mind the coming-back

part so much, but it was the fact

that the reason I had to do it was

because she needed help,” she said.

While she was aiding her

mother, James found herself with

free time on her hands and a will-

ingness to serve her community.

She began substitute teaching for

the Alachua County School Board.

“I substitute teach on an

as-needed basis when I’m avail-

able — from preschool right on

up,” James said. “I try to stay out of

high school as much as possible. If

I’m with the little ones and middle

school, I prefer that.”

James said her community

Citizen of the YearHigh Springs Chamber of Commerce Awards Gloria James


>> HIGH HONORS

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service projects tend to either sup-

port children or senior citizens.

“It’s always one extreme or the

other — either the seniors or the

little ones,” she said. “It just works

out like that for me. I don’t know

why. It seems like those are the two

groups who need help, and that’s

where I channel my energy. I enjoy

it tremendously. I get as much out

of it as they do. I really do.”

James also serves as secretary

of High Springs’ Senior Citizens

Gathering.

“We go — normally once a

month — and visit all the care

facilities we can in one day over

in Gainesville,” she said. “We pack

goody bags and visit with the

patients, usually have prayer, sing

spirituals, talk with them about

whatever is of interest to them on

that particular visit and we spend

the day at it. We try to fi t in as

many as we possibly can during

the day.”

James’ senior-citizen service

continues as president of the local

AARP chapter. The chapter meets on

a monthly basis for fellowship over

a potluck luncheon, and then hear

from a guest speaker addressing

topics that are benefi cial to seniors.

When asked what senior

citizens need most, James replied,

“Companionship.”

“They need companionship

more than anything else, because

some of them have nobody,” she

said. “It’s the simplest thing in

the world. Just a few minutes, and

that’s it.”

PHOTOS PROVIDED BY ALBERT ISAAC AND GLORIA JAMES

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56 | Autumn 2013

James is also a member of

the High Springs Women’s Club,

the High Springs Chamber of

Commerce. She serves as vice

president for the Allen Chapel AME

Church Missionary Society, as well

as High Springs’ assistant election

clerk and secretary of the Mebane

Alumni Association. She is also the

chairperson for the High Springs

Planning Board.

“She does a lot to volunteer;

she’s in so many different clubs,”

said High Springs Chamber of

Commerce President Sandra Webb.

“Mrs. Gloria James is a wonderful

person and does a lot for the town.”

Without her knowledge,

James’ friend, Eyvonne Andrews,

nominated her for the award,

as candidates cannot apply

themselves, according to High

Springs Chamber of Commerce Vice

President Scott Thomason.

“We try not to pick anybody

who is a board member. To me,

it’s not fair if someone is a board

member and they’re Citizen of

Year,” Thomason said. “Anyone that

lives in High Springs or even works

in High Springs can nominate

someone for Citizen of the Year.”

A committee then looked over

the nominations and selected the

award recipient.

“Gloria really stood out above

everyone else. With everything she

does, it was really a no-brainer,”

Thomason said. “She was the best

choice — very, very deserving.”

James recommended that

everyone should fi nd a place to

serve in his or her community.

“If you want to know what’s

going on in your community,

the best way is to be involved in

what’s going on. That way, you

know what’s happening,” James

said. “John doesn’t have to tell

you. Sally doesn’t have to tell you,

because they’re going to put their

spin on it, and it may or may not

be the right spin. But if you’re

really involved yourself, you get

your own understanding and you

can go from there.”

James said that was one of the

reasons she became involved with

High Springs when she moved

back home.

“Like I said, I was born here, but

when I left, half this place was still

woods. It had developed more than

I thought it had,” she said. “One way

for me to fi nd out where I was going

and why I was going there was to

just get involved in different things.

That’s how it started. One thing led

to another, and it’s still going.” s

PHOTOS PROVIDED BY ALBERT ISAAC AND GLORIA JAMES

TOP: Pastor James McDaniel and Gloria James at the Allen Chapel AME Church in High Springs. Gloria is also vice

president of the Church’s missionary society.

Past AARP treasurer Janice Leavitt (bottom left) and James at a health fair held at Saint Luke AME Church in Alachua.

Local AARP chapter President Gloria James mans the desk with Secretary Veronica Maltbie (bottom right) at Saint

Madeleine Catholic Church for another health fair.

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58 | Autumn 2013

W hat did you do for your summer vacation? I viv-

idly recall that being my fi rst writing assignment

upon return to grade school. Teachers may still assign

that task, but nowadays details of those treasured trips

are on social media almost immediately. Both venues

serve the same purpose — they help us transition from

the less stressful days of summer into the frenzy of fall

festivities and upcoming holidays.

Have you ever noticed that countless people are

refreshed by simply relaxing around water? Most post-

ings on Facebook this summer included photos of folks

having fun at the beach, tubing in our springs or hiking

alongside mountain streams.

Happiness seeped through the computer screen.

Smiles illuminated the Internet as many used their

free time to lounge at lakes, lagoons or lochs. Positive

energy exuded and I became exhilarated by merely

reading vacation stories. It seemed obvious that the

rejuvenating effects of water were much greater than

merely cooling off on a hot summer’s day. Of course,

riveted by curiosity, I began my search for answers.

My fi rst clues came from two very different per-

formers — Beyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter (known as

Beyoncé) and the late Otis Redding.

Beyoncé, the beautiful bright singer born in 1981,

said, “I’m always happy when I’m surrounded by water,

I think I’m a Mermaid or I was a mermaid. The ocean

makes me feel really small and it makes me put my

whole life into perspective…it humbles you and makes

you feel almost like you’ve been baptized. I feel born

again when I get out of the ocean.”

Redding co-wrote what would be his fi nal song with

Steve Cropper, just prior to his sudden death in 1967.

The following are excerpts from the tune inspired by

time spent on a houseboat in Sausalito.

“Sitting in the morning sun

I’ll be sitting when the evening comes

Watching the ships roll in

And I watch ‘em roll away again

Sitting on the dock of the bay

Watching the tide roll away

I’m just sitting on the dock of the bay

Wasting time”

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because our bodies contain about 50 quarts of water?

However, our body fl uid is not water, rather a salt solu-

tion. I wondered why.

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man) are descendants of organisms that once lived

in the sea. The body fl uid of these sea creatures was

seawater. When they moved from the ocean to land, they

retained the seawater. Thus, today our body fl uid is salty.

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California Academy of Sciences organized a conference

to study the similarities in chemical composition of the

brain, body water and seawater.

Philippe Goldin, a neuroscientist and psychologist

from Stanford spoke. He said, “There’s no lack of clarity

that we came from the ocean. Seventy percent of my

body is saltwater. My brain is bathed in saltwater. Even

neurons fi re because of salt level changes in the brain.”

Dr. Michael Merzenich, an emeritus professor of

neuroscience from UC San Francisco believes, “This

evolutionary connection to the ocean explains some of

its draw.”

Scientists described how the ocean instills a sense of

safety. Its fl at horizon allows humans to spot oncoming

threats; its smooth surface is soothing and naturally

calming. We rationally know saltwater is not drinkable.

Yet, the abundance is comforting.

My respect and fear of water (particularly the ocean)

has grown in intensity. Nonetheless, the trickling of a

creek or the whoosh from waves spurs tranquility. It

transcends me into a peaceful state of meditation. I

am not alone; an estimated 60 percent of the world’s

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Most teams have more

than two minutes and

thirty seconds to prove

themselves — but these cheerlead-

ers are not like most athletes.

The girls at Florida Team Cheer

(FTC) might fool you with their

feminine skirts, bright makeup and

angelic bows, but their outfi ts are

merely the fi nal touch to the hours

spent yelling, sweating, tumbling

and lifting in the gym.

On May 4, the FTC junior and

senior teams journeyed to Walt

Disney World to compete against

462 teams from across the country

in the fi rst-ever Varsity All Star

tournament titled “The Summit.”

As a spinoff to the level 5 Worlds

competition, which airs on ESPN

and is dubbed “the super bowl of

cheerleading,” The Summit provides

a fresh opportunity for youth, junior

and senior levels in non-Worlds

division to face-off in a live competi-

tion. The top 10 percent of teams in

the country are chosen to compete

after earning bids — both paid and

at-large — upon winning one of the

27 qualifying competitions.

After a series of victories, the

FTC senior (level four) team and

junior (level two) team received

at-large bids, meaning they were

invited to compete but had to pay

their way to the tournament.

“When we got those bids, the

parents pulled together to decide if

we could raise the money,” said FTC

owner Eileen Handberg. “We have

great parents who are very support-

ive, and they ended up getting a lot

of community support.”

On the fi rst day of the

tournament, all of the teams

competed to make it to the second

day, where only 10 of those teams

qualifi ed to move on. The junior

team competed against 21 teams

on day one and placed seventh

on day two; the senior team went

up against eight teams across the

country and placed fi fth.

One advantage the opposing

teams had, Handberg said, was

a larger scale. Because FTC is

smaller, it had to rely on athletes

with a variety of skills to compete,

whereas other teams could pick

the “cream of the crop” to assemble

their most competitive group.

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“What is impressive is that our

gym this year had about 60 kids,

and we were competing against

gyms that have 600 kids,” Handberg

said. “When you think about that

from an athlete’s standpoint, it

speaks to the caliber of the coaches

we have. We got a lot of comments

from people who run tournaments

at how impressed they were, given

the size of our gym.”

This year, the FTC youth team

also placed fi rst at a competition

at the Universal Cheerleaders

Association, after competing against

580 national and international

teams. The combined success of the

gym and its coaches is made evident

with the compilation of trophies and

awards coating the walls.

“It is phenomenal how well

the gym places,” said Missy Baker,

whose daughter Erin has been

cheering for fi ve years. “It is always

one of the top teams at competi-

tions — for such a small gym, they

do so well at competitions.”

Most of the cheerleaders are

from Gainesville, Newberry and

Alachua, but some migrate to

the twice-week practices from

Ocala, Chiefl and, Lake Butler and

Palatka. There are additional cheer

facilities in the surrounding areas,

but the group continues to travel

to FTC to win tournaments, learn

from the experienced coaching

staff and form friendships in a

team atmosphere.

Given its success, it is hard

to believe the gym’s doors were

closed just three short years ago.

PHOTOS COURTESY OF FLORIDA TEAM CHEER

TOP: Florida Team Cheer Senior Level 4 Team on stage, preparing to start their performance in January for Florida

State Championships in Daytona.

ABOVE: State Champions! Team members celebrate their success.

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Founder Michelle Lewis, a coach

and mother of four, closed the

facility to spend more time with

her children. In 2010, Handberg

approached Lewis about reopening

because her daughter wanted to

pursue All Star cheerleading.

Now, three years later, the gym

is fl ourishing with four team levels

— the tinys: 3 to 5-year-olds, the

minis: 8 and under, youth: 11 and

under, juniors: 14 and under and

seniors: 18 and under. All of the

teams participate in a travel sea-

son, which extends from December

to May, where the group voyages

all over the U.S. to participate in

high-level tournaments.

Choreographers are brought in

from around the country to put

together the two-and-a-half-minute

routines the

group learns in

the fall and begin

performing in

January. Each team practices at the

gym twice a week, with two-hour

sessions; unless it is the week of

competition, when they practice

every day. Each routine allows the

athletes to master tumbling, stunt-

ing, choreography and dancing.

“It is a great sport for kids who

like dance and gymnastics and

want to perform; it has a mix of

a lot of things,” Handberg said.

“Some kids get bored just doing

dance, but All Star cheerleading is

more physical, a lot of times, than

some dance — and it is not as rigid

as gymnastics.”

With tumbling and lifting

instruction, the coaches make it

a core focus to always be sure the

stunts are executed safely and

correctly. Some kids come onto

the team with years of experience,

and others are just starting out.

The teams are catered for all levels

of experience, starting from the

beginning and working all the way

up to level 5 routines.

“Even for young kids, it is a sport

requiring a fair amount of disci-

pline in a team effort,” Handberg

said. “If someone does not come to

practice, the whole routine will not

go. That helps them understand fol-

lowing through with commitments

PHOTOS BY ALBERT ISAAC

The members of Florida Team Cheer run through

their routines during an April Showcase at the Allstar

Cheerleading gym in Gainesville. Presently, Christian is the

only male in the group.

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and being a part of a team.”

As the parents line up along the

sidelines to cheer the team on, it is

clear how close not only the team-

mates become, but also the parents.

“We have really enjoyed the

family atmosphere here with the

other families in the gym,” said

Tami Vega, whose daughter has

cheered for fi ve years and is in her

fi rst year at FTC. “The parents enjoy

it as much as the kids.”

Most of the children who come

to try out for a team are placed.

Because of the varying levels of

skill and age, the coaches try to

incorporate everyone, even catering

to physical limitations.

“Sometimes people get really

competitive and they want to be

on the higher-level teams, but we

would rather them be on an age-

and skill-appropriate team and win

than be on a different team and not

be the best at it.”

The teams take on additions

year round, but most of the tryouts

are held in May. By the end of the

summer, the cheerleaders are

reassessed to fi nalize the squads

for the season. This year, the teams

consist of 17 youth athletes, 19

juniors and 28 seniors.

“We feel very strongly that we put

our best foot forward on the fl oor,

and we want the parents to feel their

kids have been prepared to the best

of their ability,” Handberg said.

“As a parent, I like [FTC] because

it is a good, diverse group of girls

who come from all over,” said Cathy

Kramer, whose daughter has been

cheering for seven years total and

joined FTC when it reopened. “I like

cheerleading because it is a team

sport that is very athletic — but they

still get to wear makeup and bows.”

“One of arguments people make

is that this is not a sport,” Handberg

added. “When they come into

practice, they tumble for an hour

and lift kids their own size and

throw them in the air. I wish people

appreciated the physicality and all

that it involves; if you could only

see what they do in two minutes

and 30 seconds…” s

PHOTOS COURTESY OF FLORIDA TEAM CHEER

OPPOSITE: Teams from Florida Team Cheer perform and score high at national events.

ABOVE: Florida Team Cheer also participates in the Gator Homecoming Parade annually; the girls — and Christian —

and coaches get a kick out of it.”

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As Morgan Gravely urged

her pony forward, closer

to the looming three-foot

jump, she sat straight in the saddle,

heels down, eyes forward, staring

down her target. Dragon’s Lair

Banner, Gravely’s Welsh Cob pony,

did not miss a beat as Gravely sent

him fl ying over the fence in a sun-

lit fi eld scattered with jumps.

After completing her round,

Gravely rode Banner over to one of

her trainers, 82-year-old Richard

Watson, a lifetime horseman

and former Grand Prix rider from

Alachua. Watson instructed Gravely

as she prepared for the U.S. National

Pony Jumper Team Championship in

Lexington, Ky., in early August.

“It’s hard to believe she’s 17

years old,” Watson said of Gravely

during a later interview. “She

doesn’t look it, and she doesn’t act

it. She’s a good kid and listens and

tries. What more can you ask? She’s

got the talent.”

Gravely’s talent was evident

during her practice, and a small

group of supporters watched her

from a golf cart in the dewy grass

on the early August morning. From

the driver’s seat, Marianne Cobb,

Gravely’s mother, watched her

daughter signal her pony to jump

fence after fence.

“I couldn’t watch her ride when

she was little. I was too scared.

When she’s competing, a lot of

times I turn around, and then I

peek,” Cobb said, imitating the

action with her hands.

Gravely nearly was born in a

saddle, as her grandmother, aunt

and mother grew up in the farm life.

“She’s ridden all her life,” said

Molly Cobb-Smith, Gravely’s aunt.

“We put her on a pony when she was

6 months old and held her up there.”

Cobb-Smith trains Gravely regu-

larly on her farm, Pony Paddock at

Cedar Lane in High Springs.

“I’m comfortable around her,”

Gravely said of her aunt. “She was

pretty close, so that’s convenient. I

actually like it a lot. A lot of people,

they don’t do so good riding with

a family member, but I like it; it

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works for us pretty well.”

Gravely lives next door to her

grandmother’s farm, Dragon’s

Lair Farm, in Newberry. Her

grandmother, Celia Evans, bred

Gravely’s pony, Banner.

“It’s truly a family affair. Molly

is the trainer; Marianne’s daughter

is the rider; and I bred the pony,”

Evans said. “That’s about as close

as you can get it. My girls were both

riders as children. I think we’re all

living vicariously through this child,

which is a lot of fun. She thinks she

has three mothers.”

Gravely’s relatives picked an

ideal source through which to live

vicariously. Through Gravely’s talent

as an equestrian she is ranked sec-

ond in Florida in the High Children’s

Jumper division, which has her

jumping 3-foot-9-inch jumps. She

is also ranked fourth in Zone 4,

which includes Florida, Georgia,

Alabama, Tennessee, South Carolina

and Mississippi, and fourth in the

nation in the Pony Jumper division,

as well as fi fth in Zone 4 in the Low

Children’s Jumper division.

Gravely also maintains a 4.6

GPA as an international bacca-

laureate student at Eastside High

School in Gainesville.

“It’s hard to balance it [all]

because you’re at the barn so much

to keep your horse in shape,” Gravely

said. “I’m in [international bac-

calaureate], so I have a whole bunch

of school work, even during the

PHOTOS BY CHRISTINE BOATWRIGHT

Morgan Gravely, 17, carries on her family’s tradition by riding a pony bred by her grandmother and training with her aunt.

She has worked with her 11-year-old Welsh pony, Dragon’s Lair Banner, for the past three years. She began jumping two-

foot jumps with him, and has worked up to nearly four-foot jumps.

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summer. It’s a challenge, balancing

that between friends and everything.

It’s hard to do, but it’s doable.”

Gravely’s summer activities

also included traveling to Atlanta

in late June to compete in the

U.S. Hunter Jumper Association

Child/Adult Jumper Regional

Championships, where Team

Florida took home the gold.

“No one expected them to do well

in Atlanta,” Cobb-Smith said. “They

thought, ‘He’s just a pony, then

whoa!’ He beat all those horses.”

Cobb-Smith said her niece

maintains a calm exterior while

competing.

“She’s very determined and

competitive. She does riding like

she does school. Externally, she’s

not very competitive, but inside,

she’s stirring,” Cobb-Smith said.

In early August, Gravely traveled

to the Kentucky Horse Park in

Lexington, Ky., to compete in the

U.S. National Pony Jumper Team

Championship with her entourage,

which included her mother, aunt

and grandmother, as well as a

member of last year’s championship

team, Gainesville resident Barclay

Powell, who has ridden with Gravely

since they were both 5 years old.

Gravely joined with three other

young equestrians from Zone 4,

and the team had no faults, which

meant no one knocked down a pole

and everyone stayed within the time

limit while completing the course.

PHOTOS BY CHRISTINE BOATWRIGHT

ABOVE: Richard Watson, a former Grand Prix rider from Alachua, coaches Morgan Gravely to prepare her for a

competition in Lexington, Ky.

RIGHT: Watson, a lifetime horseman, shares a horsey anecdote with Morgan Gravely’s aunt, Molly Cobb-Smith.

BELOW: Morgan Gravely tacking up her pony, Banner, to prepare for her lesson at Pony Paddock at Cedar Lane.

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“The goal of the whole competi-

tion is to have zero jumping faults,”

Gravely said. “For Zone 4, we had

zero faults, which is pretty unheard

of for every person on the team to

have double clear rounds.”

During the three-day com-

petition, family members and

supportive friends donned orange

in support of their competitors.

“It was really pretty phenomenal

to see four young people meet for

the fi rst time and mesh the way

those four did,” Evans said after

she watched her granddaughter

compete. “They were like an instant

team. They just clicked. It was

really fun to watch. It was fun to

watch even after the team thing,

because then they’re competing

against each other, but they were

cheering each other on.”

Gravely’s team won the gold

medal, and she placed fourth based

on her individual performance.

“It’s especially the icing on the

cake for me, because I’ve raised

Welsh ponies since 1969, and to

have my grandchild take one to

national ranking is nice,” Evans said.

Evans said watching her grand-

daughter and pony compete was

like a dream.

“I’m holding my breath. I’m

watching this pony and watching

this child. It’s like a dream,” Evans

said. “When you raise children, you

want them to succeed; when your

raise ponies, you want to see them

do their very best. When you have

that pair, right now you’ve got it all.

It’s extremely exciting to me. It’s

like a dream come true.”

According to Gravely, however,

the experience was not quite so

dreamlike. Before competing, she

took the time to walk the course

and decide on her best strategy.

“You go in the ring, and you

try to work out what you had

planned when you walked the

course. Sometimes it happens, and

sometimes it doesn’t,” Gravely said.

Gravely quoted advice she

received from Watson during a les-

son: “You’ve got to keep thinking.”

“That’s the biggest thing I’ve

been working on all the time. Your

mind has to be sharp. You can’t

just go out there and expect it to

happen. You have to think through

every step,” Gravely said. “You get

really nervous before going into

the ring, at least I do. I go over the

course in my head. As soon as you

get out there, you aren’t nervous.

There are no nerves anymore.

That’s the only thing on your mind.

You don’t know what’s going on or

hear the fans in the stadium. It’s

just you and your horse and the

jumps out there.”

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A ll this social media mayhem can wear a person out.

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I recently read that spending time on social media

sites makes people unhappy. I read it on the Internet,

therefore it must be true. Of course, another source

portends that this is a rumor. A study indicated that

spending time on social media sites makes people

gloomy, but didn’t consider it might be because gloomy

people are more likely to spend time on social media.

Which is correct? I guess it depends on what you want

to believe. And nowadays, no matter what you choose

to believe, there is probably a website to validate your

convictions. If there’s not, you can always make one.

We call it the Information Age. I think a better term

would be the Disinformation Age; an era in history in

which the rumor mill can crank out the most profound

untruths known to humankind and share them with

millions of people in a matter of seconds.

Many of us — too many — don’t think twice about

forwarding an email to everybody in our address book

about the latest rumor, political transgression or ‘fact’

without bothering to check if it’s true – especially if it

advances our particular viewpoint.

I think that while the World Wide Web has connect-

ed us all in ways unimaginable a few years ago, it has

also isolated some of us from actual human contact.

In the early days of Internet Relay Chat, my brother

and I would go online and communicate with each

other and a bunch of local chatters. It can be addict-

ing. And then one afternoon we all met up at a pool

hall. It was awkward. People were very quiet and had

trouble talking to one another. One guy spilled his beer.

Another fell off his chair. But I’d bet dollars to donuts

(whatever that means) if you put a keyboard in their

hands you couldn’t shut ‘em up.

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series of ones and zeros streaming across the vast

World Wide Web, and staying up all night staring at

the glow of our monitors. No small wonder that sleep

deprivation is a national epidemic.

To make matters worse, our devices are physi-

ologically disrupting our sleep patterns by producing

blue light — a short-wavelength type of light that

suppresses the production of melatonin, the major hor-

mone secreted by the pineal gland that controls sleep

and wake cycles.

TVs produce blue light. Cell phones, tablets and

computer screens produce it. In fact, even normal

levels of room lighting can suppress our melatonin.

The solution? Turn off our devices and dim the lights.

Or wear amber-lensed goggles. I’ve read there’s even

an app for that; it changes the color of your screen at

night to a warm glow.

While social media has been used for so many

good things, it’s also used for mean-spirited hateful

things. No one is safe from the Flamers of the world,

those who delight in spewing their venom for no other

reason other than they can. How many of these anony-

mous trolls would say such atrocities face-to-face? Not

many, I’m guessing.

That’s what wears me out. Internet interaction

can turn adults into children. That’s what makes me

gloomy. I do my best to stay out of the fray and not

indulge in any fl ame wars. Life’s too short.

On the fl ipside, however, social media has recon-

nected me to people I’ve not seen in decades. When my

sister was recovering from cancer, her childhood friends

were able to fi nd her (after 30 years) on Facebook and

they came to visit when she needed them the most. It

was instrumental in reuniting me with my high school

band director (just prior to his death) and my fellow

classmates, most of which I’d lost touch with 30+ years

ago. I can share in my friends’ triumphs and sorrows.

From across the globe I can watch their kids grow up. I

can video-chat with our grandchildren.

Clearly, in my mind the good outweighs the bad.

And while I can’t claim it as my own (I found it on the

Internet), I do have some advice for you when posting

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Ask yourself:

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I Is it Inspiring?

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On the mornings of the

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are distant. As the

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day on the river, most stand alone.

Most are quiet.

But the water heals and binds.

The water brings the veterans

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“At the end of the day, it’s all fi st-

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McDaid runs the nonprofi t

Irishwaterdogs Warriors, which

takes veterans on outdoor trips

as a form of recreational therapy.

The nationwide organization,

born in early 2010, is moving its

headquarters from Jacksonville to

High Springs.

It is the nonprofi t wing of

McDaid’s outdoor apparel store,

Irishwaterdogs, which also hosts

races, tournaments and climbs. The

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outdoor activities for the veterans

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veterans,” Sutton said. “It’s the

fi rst time most of these veterans

come in contact with someone who

doesn’t want anything from them.”

That selfl essness has an impact

on those who may be struggling

with both physical and emotional

wounds, PTSD being one of the

most diffi cult.

The outdoors and the camarade-

rie among the veterans bring calm.

“The things that exist at the

domiciliary don’t exist out there,”

Sutton said.

A typical trip for the High

Springs chapter would be a three-

to four-hour kayak paddle down the

Ichetucknee, ending in a cookout

for the veterans, their families and

the volunteers.

McDaid wanted to emphasize

that families of veterans are

welcome, especially because many

have already spent long times apart

during deployment.

“They could be gone for two

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would’ve turned into toddlers,” he

said. “I always encourage them to

come out to spend the day together.”

The organization provides the

equipment, everything from kayaks

to fi shing rods to transportation.

For veterans with physical injuries

such as missing limbs, kayaks are

specially outfi tted.

McDaid, a Dublin-born Irishman,

has pulled heavily from his own

resources to launch the nonprofi t

and keep it running at no cost to

the veterans. Having come to the

United States while only in his 20s,

McDaid may not be the obvious

pick for an activist dedicated to

veteran care.

But his relationship to the cause

is personal, McDaid said.

He fi rst moved to New York City

from Ireland as a musician on tour.

He fell in love with the city and

knew he would stay.

His proximity to the events

of 9/11 made it feel all the more

real when men and women began

coming home from combat years

later, many with emotional and

physical damage.

McDaid saw a need he could

fi ll. He could bring his love of the

outdoors to struggling veterans.

He would put on a few events here

and there to share his passion,

until eventually the success of his

apparel company allowed him to

fi le as an offi cial nonprofi t.

“It really gives them hope,”

McDaid said. “It changes the way

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community views them.”

The program took off. In

California, groups of veterans join

in on mountain bike races. In Utah

and Arizona, they head to the

desert. In Miami, they take trips

through the Everglades on airboats.

“In Florida, we do an awful lot of

kayaking,” McDaid said.

Specifi cally in High Springs,

there is a focus on recreational

kayaking and nature photography.

McDaid has always been a

kayaker. The reason he fi rst

moved to Jacksonville was its

watery crevices — creeks, rivers,

the Intracoastal Waterway, the

ocean. On the weekends, he would

head outdoors, but he found that

resources were limited.

“I’d drive by a creek and then

go home to Google the best

place to launch, but it wasn’t

there,” McDaid said. “I got kind of

frustrated with that.”

He began his own blog, talking

about his experiences outdoors,

mapping GPS coordinates and

uploading pictures. His passion for

being out on the water translated

naturally to a passion for equip-

ment. It began with a few shirts,

and then grew into a full-on brand

that also sponsored events.

“There were calls from all over

the country, just because of the spirit

of adventure of the whole thing,”

McDaid said. “It grew and grew and

grew — now it’s enormous.”

McDaid said he hopes that mov-

ing the headquarters to High Springs

will mean greater involvement with

local VA groups, such as clinics and

transitional housing units.

Therapists at the HONOR

Center, such as Alee Karpf,

praise the type of treatment

Irishwaterdogs Warriors offers,

especially because most centers do

not have the level of resources to

provide something similar.

The responses from the

veterans have been warm and full

of thanks.

Sutton recently sent a letter of

appreciation to the organization.

“The next time you hear a vet

laugh or see a vet smile, know

that you of Irishwaterdogs are

making a huge difference,” he

wrote. “You are serving your

country, just like these men and

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I was going nowhere fast, and my

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There are a lot of important

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in my fi rst afternoon of kayaking

through Talbot Islands State Park

near Amelia Island, Fla. It was my

fi rst coastal kayak experience, and

at the time, I was certain it would

be my last.

For that particular day trip, my

kayak companions and I had our

sights set on the more glamorous of

two paddling trails available at our

Kayak Amelia launch point. Instead

of taking the southward trip to Ft.

George River with the tide coming

in, we decided for the more excit-

ing, against-the-tide route whose

endpoint is a beautiful sandbar on

the Atlantic Ocean.

I hopped into the single-seat

kayak, my companions — my

brother and his girlfriend — in

the tandem, and northward we

paddled, into the wind, against the

tide and toward the sandy shore we

would never reach that day.

If you spent any time growing

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water. Cooling off with cousins in

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lake. Fishing Frisbees out of the

creek in your friend’s backyard.

Trying — and failing — to skip

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double-paddle oar and proximity

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little — a lot.

But being young and foolish and

adventurous at the time — and,

OK, dating a new boyfriend who

knew how to kayak — had its

pluses. We launched the kayak at

the University of Florida’s Lake

Wauburg, and while the young love

I was paddling with did not last, a

different love did — kayaking.

However, if you asked me if

I loved kayaking on that Talbot

Islands State Park trip where the

wind was fi erce, I was paddling

my fi rst single-seat kayak, and my

arms felt like noodles, I probably

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kayaking trip was rough. I told

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water trail again.

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Since the fi rst spring broke

through the surface of the

earth, more than 700 crystal

clear pools have dotted the face of

Florida maps. As individual as the

swimmers who visit them, each

can boast a distinctive trait. In

High Springs, Poe Springs is known

for its tranquil setting and small

crowds.

It is also known for nearly dying

because of the statewide drought.

In 2011, Florida had been

experiencing a drought for nearly

a year and a half, said Vernest

LeGree, the acting superintendent

of Alachua County Public Works.

Springs large and small throughout

the state were reporting record low

fl ows; some had ceased altogether.

At Poe Springs, the offi ce of Public

Works inspected the water level

and concrete steps rising from the

spring. The steps, shaped much like

an amphitheater, no longer touched

the water; they had eroded to the

point of concern.

In what might have seen as

irreparable damage to many people,

LeGree, then the contracts and proj-

ect coordinator, saw an opportunity

to improve.

“During the time of the decrease,

we decided to do the construction

[to the existing steps] because the

water was so low,” he said. “We

thought it was just the right time.”

The team also asked for the

funding and supplies to install

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landscaping, and new roofs and

air-conditioning units for the park’s

scattered buildings and pavilions.

The team began its work in

December 2011 with a timeline of

only six months.

And then the rains returned.

Like bears awakening from

hibernation, storms thundered

across the state. They saturated the

forests and gorged the struggling

springs. Tropical Storm Debby

fl ooded the Santa Fe River, spilling

black water into the springs. Liquid

hands clambered up LeGree’s

construction and dragged it into

the dark. The team was then forced

into a waiting game, which the

public patiently played.

For eight months the rest of the

202-acre park — a baseball fi eld,

nature and hiking trails, fi shing, a

playground, and a volleyball court

— remained closed along with the

spring. Its reopening soothed some

of the whispers over the extended

timeline, but LeGree and the team

still faced what would become

a six-month period waiting for

the water levels to recede. When

construction did resume the terrain

was nothing like before.

“We were actually working in the

water,” LeGree said, “and without

[dry land] we had to use different

construction techniques. It’s diffi -

cult to pour concrete underwater…

and we were only halfway done.”

The steps then had to be built

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outside of the water and lowered

into place. The change required

a switch from form and pour

concrete work to precast, bumping

the fi nal cost of the project to an

unanticipated $186,000. As LeGree

and his team worked, the public

began to grow anxious. LeGree was

acutely aware of the mounting

pressure and anticipation.

Finally, on July 3, 2013, LeGree

pronounced the Poe Springs Park

makeover complete. After a year

and a half the front gates swung

wide to welcome the public. The

Fourth came with no fanfare or

grand opening celebrations; LeGree

said it was not necessary.

“We achieved everything we

wanted,” he said. “It took us longer,

but our objective was met in the

process. The length of time didn’t

compromise the quality of what we

wanted to do.”

The updated steps are an asset

to the park, he said, improving

safety and refreshing aesthetics for

patrons to enjoy.

Yet the danger has not passed

for critically low water levels to

return. Chris Bird, the environmen-

tal protection director of Alachua

County, has been tracking the ebb

and fl ow of local springs’ cycles and

has several theories on what is to

come and what is to blame.

“What people don’t understand

is that you can have a big rain and

the river goes up and it looks really

good,” Bird said. “But it’s only rain-

water and goes away after a few

days. The springs fl ow; that’s the

foundation of the Santa Fe River. If

we’re losing that fl ow because the

springs are weakening, you can’t

just make it up with a rain here and

there. That’s not a good system.”

When rain falls, a large

geographical area known as a

springshed drinks in the water and

stores the supply in the underly-

ing limestone of the Floridan

aquifer. Springsheds can span

hundreds of miles. The source

feeding Poe Springs extends

throughout Newberry, Alachua,

and High Springs all the way up

into Northwest Gainesville. The

Santa Fe River acts as a dividing

line between this and other Florida

springsheds.

According to Bird, one of the

main causes for low water levels is

the increase of groundwater pump-

ing. For thousands of years springs

like Poe have been heaving forth a

steady, fl ow of crystal clear water. As

cities expand and populations grow,

additional pumping of groundwater

has become necessary to sustain

the clean water supply citizens have

become accustomed to.

And now the resources have

become strained.

At its peak, Poe Springs pumped

between 30 million and 45 mil-

lion gallons of water a day, Bird

said, and at the time of the park

reconstruction it had dwindled

to less than a million. According

to a recent UF Geological Survey,

Alachua County alone pulls

between 55 and 60 million gallons

a day out of the aquifer. Roughly

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half of this number is generated by

agricultural ground water pumping,

a depletion greatly increased when

droughts leech water from every

other available source. Around 40

percent is attributed to municipal

wells, such as those in High Springs

and Alachua, and municipalities

such as Gainesville Regional

Utilities. The remaining total is

claimed by private wells, mainly for

the use of homeowner lawn care.

As each consumer fi ghts

for a greater share, the

springs grow weaker

and are unable to heal. Nitrogen-

infused fertilizers bleed into the

pools, and with less clean water

to dilute the containment, algae

begins to bloom. Storms force water

levels to rise until the Santa Fe

River overwhelms the translucent

surface, making the springs tannic

and dark.

Of the new park a single state-

ment is unanimous: the spring is

not as clear as it once was.

Mike Walker, a childhood resident

of Keystone Heights, used to swim

at Poe Springs in the ‘70s before

it was even a park. He can recall

throwing a quarter into the depths

and being able to see which side the

coin fell on from 50 feet above.

“I’d rate the clarity now at a six

out of 10,” Walker said. He com-

plimented the new additions, but

lamented the amount of structures

that have been installed around

the area. “I prefer to see it the way

it was. I liked it when there was

nothing here but a swimming hole

and a tire swing.”

LeGree is also a longstanding

visitor of the springs. Born in

Columbia County, he lived in Fort

White and Lake City as a child, and

visited Poe as often as he could.

Like Walker, he has watched the

area transform from a simple dirt

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“When you travel down the river,

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get along the area of Poe Springs,

you know you’re in a special

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what I got to experience

for a lifetime. I would

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to make sure it stays

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It was 1933. Americans were

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Roosevelt and the New Deal’s

Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)

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the very landscape of the country,

with a dollar a day, a big idea and

muscle as its greatest resource. The

two-fold program offered work and

gave skills to an army of young men

with few options, while simultane-

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of conservation of natural lands not

repeated since.

Starke resident Harry Cooney

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Boys and credits the work they and

the Corps did with changing the

face of rural America.

“Before the CCC,” Cooney said, “it

was like having a collection of eggs

and no way for them to hatch. It

was a time of many idle minds that

were then given an opportunity to

move forward with the understand-

ing of new growth.

“I can remember clearly when

electricity came into our rural life.

During that era of depression, when

that $75 came to our home each

month, it had been earned and

paid for. It was not a free gift. It was

advancement.”

Former CCC enrollee Jake Keene

of Brooker also remembers the fi rst

$25 check the CCC sent home to

his family. (CCC Boys earned $30

per month, keeping $5 and sending

$25 home.)

“My mom used that fi rst check

to turn the lights on,” said the

94-year-old. “That meant so much. I

spent two years in the Corps. I was

the oldest of seven children and our

father had abandoned us. They all

appreciated me for my service and

the money it provided.”

Keene, who learned to type

while in high school, was promoted

to company clerk while in the

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Corps, compiling reports and

payroll records — valuable skills

that he used to procure a job after

his time in the Corps. Such was the

case, by design, with many Corps

members.

On June 30, 1942 all CCC camps

were closed because of World

War II. Many enrollees joined

the armed services, where their

skills and training were valuable

commodities.

It was 1986. University of Florida

urban planning graduate student,

Kathleen Walston Pagan, chose a

case study of the CCC in Florida

for her master’s thesis and began

interviewing local members about

their experiences. Invigorated by

their associations, a group was

gathered, an alumni chapter cre-

ated and friendships were forged

from the common ground these

men and their families worked so

hard to improve.

“My thesis work researching the

Civilian Conservation Corps history

in Florida left me with great grati-

tude that the New Deal began the

development of many of the Florida

State Parks we still enjoy today,”

Pagan said of the experience then

and since. “In my thesis I included

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has overtly to do with trees, its underlying purpose is

social. The program helped Florida’s environment and

people, as it did across the nation.”

Pagan has kept in touch and involved with the

alumni group ever since, recently attending the chap-

ter’s fi nal meeting, where more stories were shared and

tears shed for a special time long since gone. The aging

members are few in number now, can no longer travel

to meet and are disbanding the group.

“The strong intergenerational friendships and

generosity of this group demonstrate the community

and character values the program instilled in the young

men,” Pagan said. As elders, their concern for the fami-

lies of their friends was evident at every gathering, and

in recent years included attending memorial services.”

It is 2013. The CCC is celebrating its 80th anniversary.

Americans continue to enjoy the fruits of the labors of

the CCC Workers. State parks across the nation bear

witness to the daily grit and determination this army

in green put into creating a sustainable, enjoyable,

natural experience for those who would follow. But

the “boys” are getting old. Many are now in their 90s,

such as the group of about 15 who gathered recently

for a fi nal meeting of the last remaining Chapter of the

Florida CCC Legacy Group.

Keene, the group’s long-time secretary-treasurer,

was presented with a plaque honoring his service over

the past 25 years.

Chapter president, Joanne Stevens, whose father

was a Corps enrollee who often shared his experiences

with her, expressed appreciation for the dedication of

the chapter and its members.

“It’s been a good journey,” Stevens said. “I’ve enjoyed

Many of the cabins at O’Leno State Park, as well as the

log pavilion, fi re tower and suspension bridge were built

by CCC Workers.

Jake Keene, a CCC Boy and secretary-treasurer for a

local CCC Legacy group, receives an award for his years

of service to the chapter. The only such group left in

Florida, the Legacy group met for the last time in June.

Members of the Florida Chapter of CCC Legacy (bottom

left) met for a fi nal time in June to refl ect on the work

done by the group and the CCC in the 1930s.

A local alumni chapter of CCC enrollees and their families

created and fi lled this museum (bottom right) at O’Leno

State Park with story-telling memorabilia.

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being a part of a group that is so

special. I will miss this.”

“I appreciate the privilege of

having a chapter,” added Keene.

“We’ve had about 170 people sign

up in our chapter over the years

and many wonderful people have

passed through here.”

All fondly remember their time

in the Corps. Walter Atwood, a CCC

Boy for only one year, recalls the

difference those months made in

not only his life, but for his seven

siblings back home on the farm.

“The best part,” Atwood, 91, said,

“was that you got three meals, a

place to sleep and clothing. My

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the money we sent home, too. I

worked in personnel in Wyoming

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The work these men performed

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Many of the cabins at O’Leno State

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pavilion, fi re tower training building

and suspension bridge.

One such building was carefully

restored by this Legacy chapter and

now houses a generous archive

of information and memorabilia

donated by the alumni members

and housed for visitors to enjoy.

The bronze likeness overlooks the

museum, as proud as the men and

families who worked to have it

placed there.

Though the members of this

special group are disappearing

from the nation’s landscape, the

work they did will not.

According to the Florida

State Park Service, The Civilian

Conservation Corps left a sig-

nifi cant legacy in the state. In nine

years, enrollees planted 18,924,000

trees, constructed 3,620 miles of

trails and roads, built 2,736 bridges,

spent 97,993 worker-days fi ghting

fi res, and developed eight state

parks – all for a dollar a day. s

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R ejection! It hurts all of us. As adults, we’ve mostly

learned how to “deal” with it — whether it’s big

or small. Kids and teens still have to learn coping

mechanisms. Here’s how to help your kids keep nega-

tive emotions caused by rejection in check.

Intense emotions caused by rejection can keep us

from going for and getting what we want in life. It can

get debilitating.

So, what advice should we give our kids?

According to TeenHealth at Nemours, processing

rejection follows a sequence of steps.

STEP 1: Be honest with yourself about what you think

and feel. Instead of telling yourself to “suck it up” or

ignoring the rejection, TeenHealth recommends that

you acknowledge the rejection. It’s OK to feel rejected

when it happens — everybody does.

STEP 2: Recognize the intensity of your feelings. Feel

like crying? Do it. It’s a natural way to release pent up

emotions. Maybe you feel like the rejection didn’t affect

you all that much? Great!

STEP 3: Identify which emotions you’re feeling

(and what “percentage”). Here’s TeenHealth’s list of

rejection-induced feelings that can get your teen

started:

• Hurt (feelings or pride)

• Angry

• Upset

• Unworthy

• Sad

• Embarrassed

• Left Out

• Wounded

• Frustrated

• Disappointed

STEP 4: Talk to someone who is trusted about the

situation and your feelings. It’s important to fi nd

someone to talk to (family or friend) who’s supportive

and experienced. There are two benefi ts from this: it’s

comforting to know someone understands, and it’s

important to put feelings into words to release them.

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STEP 5: Time to start moving on to the good! It’s

good to acknowledge feelings, but you don’t want to

ruminate on them… it keeps you in the past.

STEP 6: Examine what you’ve learned and your inner

voice. How are you explaining the rejection to yourself?

Are you sticking to facts? Are you learning accurate

lessons?

STEP 7: Keep things in perspective. Do you feel like no

one likes you because a girl you liked wasn’t interested

in you “that way?” Is that really the case?

STEP 8: Keep an inventory of what’s good about you.

What are you good at? Who likes you? What are you

proud of? My son has an “Accomplishment Wall” to

remind him of who he is… It’s easy to forget when you

meet setbacks.

STEP 9: If you put yourself out there (and got rejected),

give yourself credit for trying. It’s courageous to try for

things, even if you don’t get them.

STEP 10: Learn, learn, learn. Where can you improve?

What actionable steps can you take to avoid rejection next

time (that don’t include NOT trying)? Life is about learning

new things and sharpening skills. Identify those parts of

yourself that are talents or need work, and improve them.

STEP 11: Try again! You may not ask the same girl out

again, but a different, really cool girl — AND YOU — can

benefi t from the improved, more confi dent, rejection-

resilient you.

For more information about coping with rejection

or teen health and well-being, go to the TeenHealth

at Nemours website: kidshealth.org/teen/. To evaluate

how well you cope with rejection, take the quiz at

kidshealth.org/teen/school_jobs/jobs/rejection.html. s

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Taste of the Town SPECIAL RESTAURANT ADVERTISING SECTION. CALL 352.372-5468 FOR ADVERTISING INFORMATION.

Brown’s Country Buffet14423 NW US Hwy 441, Alachua, FL 32616

Monday-Friday: 7am - 8pm

Saturday: 7am - 2pm Sunday: 8am - 3pm

Brown’s Country Buffet is country-style cooking at its fi nest, just like Grandma’s house! A buffet style restaurant, Brown’s Country Buffet is open seven days a week! Foods like fried chicken, grilled pork chops, real mashed potatoes, steamed cabbage, banana pudding and coconut pie, just to name a few, are served in a laid back, relaxing environment. We offer AYCE fried shrimp on Friday nights from 4-8 along with whole catfi sh & ribs. In addition to their buffet, Brown’s also offers a full menu to choose from. You are sure to fi nd something to satisfy any craving at Brown’s. Serving lunch and dinner daily and a breakfast buffet Friday-Sunday until 10:30am, you’re sure to leave satisfi ed, no matter when you go. So, when you’re in the mood for some good home cooking, Grandma’s style, visit Brown’s Country Buffet.

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Saboré

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FUSION — Saboré [sa-bohr-ay] is a modern world-fusion restaurant featuring a variety of dishes inspired by dynamic cuisine from places like Europe, Asia, and South America. Their recipe is simple: authentic global fl avors, quality ingredients, expert craftsmanship, and exceptional service. Saboré offers customers a unique dining experience, shareable plates, delicious dishes, signature cocktails and desserts that will keep you coming back for more. So let us surprise your palate with our global fl air and exotic ingredients. Experiencing world cuisine this fresh usually requires a passport.

13005 SW 1st Road, Tioga, FL 32669 (Tioga Town Center)

Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday: 11am – 10pm

Fri. & Sat.: 11am – 11pm • Open Mondays for special events only

Newberry’s Backyard BBQ25405 W Newberry Rd, Newberry

Monday-Wednesday 11am-9pm • Thursday 11am-9pm

Friday and Saturday 11am-11pm • Sunday 10:30am-8pm

352.472.7260 newberrybbq.com

BBQ — The one and only Newberry’s Backyard BBQ is located in our historic building in beautiful downtown Newberry. Our pork, chicken, beef, and turkey is smoked to perfection daily. Our salads and sides are always fresh. If you are thirsty we have the best sweet tea in the South and a full bar as well. Make sure to bring your kids, we serve their meals on a frisbee that they take home. For your entertain-ment, we always have live music on Friday nights and Karaoke on Saturday evenings. Always remember big or small we cater all gatherings.

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Gator Tales Sports Bar5112 NW 34th Street (across from the YMCA)

Gameday Saturdays: 8am Breakfast - Takeout All Day

Sun - Tues 2pm - Midnight • Wed, Thurs, Fri & Sat 2pm - 2am

(352)-376-9500 www.gator-tales.com

BAR & GRILL — GATOR TALES Sports Bar features 3 large separate entertainment areas! You can relax at our Tiki bar in a large covered outdoor patio with tropical tunes enjoying 3 large screen TV’s and a full outdoor liquor bar. If you prefer to be inside, visit the sports bar, where you can fi nd large TV’s, a performance stage with nightly entertainment including karaoke, live bands and acoustical sets. We have a separate pool hall and offer two happy hours every day. Gator Tales has a variety of domestic and import beers including a local favorite Swamphead Stompknocker. Our menu has a lot to choose from, appetizers, black angus burgers, gator tail, and salads.

Northwest Grille5115 Northwest 39th Ave., Gainesville 32606

Open 7 Days: 11am to 10pm (Friday open until 11pm)

Saturday & Sunday: Serving brunch 10am to 3pm

352-376-0500 www.northwestgrillegainesville.com

SEAFOOD — Locally owned and operated, Northwest Grille has been providing the fi nest quality fi sh and seafood entrees in a friendly atmosphere since 1996. Whether it’s their fresh, local seafood and fi sh, or handcrafted sauces and specialty desserts, Northwest Grille has something to please your palate. Meat lovers will enjoy the hand-cut steaks and vegetarians will love the wide range of vegetarian options. Serving lunch and dinner daily, Northwest Grille, offers an extensive brunch menu on Saturdays and Sundays from 10am-3pm. Northwest Grille also features a full liquor bar with nightly drink specials. Happy hour is served daily from 3pm-7pm and all day on Wednesday – offering a wide assortment of craft beer, wine and $5 martinis.

Dave’s New York Deli12921 SW 1st Road • Tioga Town Center

Open 7 Days

352-333-0291 www.DavesNYDeli.com

AUTHENTIC NY DELI — The Reviews are in and here’s what customers are saying about Dave’s NY Deli Tioga Town Center! “Best Reuben, Best Pastrami, Best Philly, and Best Wings” Dave’s continues to be the place to go for authentic NY Deli food and Philly Cheesesteaks. Owner Dave Anders says “Nothing beats quality ingredients combined with a friendly staff. We bring in all of our Pastrami and Corned Beef and Cheesecake from New York’s Carnegie Deli. In addition we offer Nathan’s Hot Dogs, NY Kettle Boiled Bagels, Nova Salmon, Knish, Cannolies, Philly Cheesesteaks, Wings, Cubans, Subs, Kids Menu and more.”Come out and enjoy Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner at Dave’s NY Deli. Now serving beer and wine.

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SOCCER FOR ALL!Multiple Dates5:00pm – 7:00pmGAINESVILLE - Albert

“Ray” Massey

(Westside) Park, Ball

Field #3. Sept.: 22,

and 29; Oct.: 6,13, 20,

and 27; Nov.: 2. City

of Gainesville Parks,

Recreation and Cultural

Affairs Department

and Noah’s Endeavor

proudly offer Soccer

for All! This free

program is offered

through a partnership

with the non-profit

corporation Noah’s

Endeavor, Inc., for children with

special physical

and developmental

needs. The program

teaches children to

be comfortable on

the field while they

have fun and learn

important safety skills.

Noah’s Endeavor:

352-275-9639;

noahsendeavor.org or

[email protected]. cityofgainesvilleparks.org.

ARTWALK GAINESVILLELast Friday of Month7:00pm - 10:00pmGAINESVILLE - Bo Diddley

Plaza. Self-guided

tour of downtown’s

galleries, eateries and

businesses. Pick up a

map near Bo Diddley

Plaza, visit more than a

dozen spots, including

local landmarks like

the Hippodrome and

The Sequential Artists

Workshop. Watch

live performances

throughout the night,

as well. artwalkgainesville.com.

VISUALIZE THE YEARLINGAug. 22 - Sept. 15Times VaryLOCATIONS VARY - Alachua County branch

libraries. Celebrate the

75th anniversary of

local Marjorie Kinnan

Rawlings’ book “The

Yearling.” Discussions

about the setting and

characters will take

place with Anne Pierce,

a board member of

the Friends of Marjorie

Kinnan Rawlings Farm

and Society. www.aclib.us.

LADY GAMERSEvery First Friday1:30pmHIGH SPRINGS - The High

Springs Woman’s Club,

40 NW 1st Ave. The

Lady Gamers meet for

fun, friendship and food

— and let’s not forget

the cards, board games

and any other activities

you would like to bring

to the group.

MUSIC IN THE PARKEvery Third Sunday2:00pm - 4:00pmHIGH SPRINGS - James

Paul Park and

Community Garden, 110

NW First Ave. Every

third Sunday, come

enjoy local music and

fresh air out in the

park. Bring lawn chairs,

refreshments, and

blankets. Admission is

free. 352-275-4190.

PAINT OUTSept. 13 - 1510:00am - 5:00pmGAINESVILLE - Kanapaha

Gardens, 4700

SW 58th Dr. Local

landscape artists will be

gathering to create live

paintings at Kanapaha

Botanical Gardens. The

three-day event is part

of the 11th Worldwide

Artist Paint out.

Witness the creative

process first hand as

you stroll through the

gardens, artist to artist.

352-372-4981.

FLORIDA MONARCH FESTIVALSaturday, Sept. 1410:00am - 2:00pmALACHUA - Greathouse

Butterfly Farm, 20329

NE State Road 26.

Celebrate the migratory

wonder that is the

Monarch butterfly.

Tour the farm and

even hand-feed the

butterflies yourself.

Butterfly-friendly

plants will be available,

and you can even

purchase your own

Monarch chrysalis.

Children’s programs

like face painting and

a bounce house mean

it will be a fun, family

event. $5 admission.

352-475-2088.

JT GLISSON AUTHOR VISITSunday, Sept. 152:00pmHIGH SPRINGS - High

Springs Branch Library,

135 NW First Ave.

Author J.T. Glisson

will discuss his two

books (“The Creek”

and “Guardian Angel

911”), artwork and

memories growing up

near Marjorie Kinnan

Rawlings, the local

Pulitzer Prize-winning

author. www.aclib.us.

FREE INTRO TO SQUARE DANCINGSept. 17 and 246:30pm - 7:30pmGAINESVILLE - United

Universalist Fellowship,

4225 NW 34th

St. Come join the

Grand Squares

Square Dance Club

in free instructional

lessons. It is non-

profit community

organization interested

in promoting square

dancing as a fun, family

activity. Dress is casual.

www.lonligon.com.

FEAST YOUR EYES ON DOWNTOWNFriday, Sept. 206:00pm - 10:00pmGAINESVILLE - Downtown.

Put your favorite

downtown restaurant

to the test at the first

United Downtown

Quick Fire Challenge.

Sponsored by United

Way of North Central

Florida, the event is

part of the larger series

of free street parties

on the nights before

home football games.

352-331-2800.

THE GREAT SUWANNEE RIVER CLEANUP KICKOFFSaturday, Sept. 219:00amBRANFORD - Ivey

Memorial Park. There

will be food for all

who help. This year

the group encourages

everyone to work on

the Suwannee or any

other river in the basin

— the Withlacoochee,

CALENDARIf you would like to have an event considered for publication in this calendar, please submit information directly.

post 4400 NW 36th Ave., Gainesville, FL 32606 | e-mail [email protected] | fax 352-373-9178

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Santa Fe, Ichetucknee

or even Alapaha. As in

the past, the cleanup

will consist of many

small cleanups all along

the rivers during a

3-month window from

Sept. through Nov. Call

352-264-6827 or email

[email protected].

WATER CRISIS SUMMITSaturday, Sept. 219:00am - 4:00pmOCALA - Ft. King

Presbyterian Church, 13

NE 36th Ave. Everyone

knows Marion County

has a water crisis on

its hands. Who will

mobilize concerned

citizens to action?

Help envision an

agenda to protect and

preserve the water

and advance an action

plant to make an

impact. $15 registration

covers lunch and

refreshments. Register

at watercrisissummit.com.

COMMUNITY BAND CONCERTSunday, Sept. 222:00pmGAINESVILLE - Santa Fe

College Performing

Arts Center. Memorial

concert to honor Dr.

Charles Dean, deceased

band member and

trumpet player. A

trumpet will be

awarded to a deserving

middle school student

at this event. The music

for this concert features

some flashy trumpet

pieces and includes

several accomplished

Florida composers

including Richard

Bowles, Chris Sharp

and Alfred Reed.

CANINES AND COCKTAILSCanines and Cocktails for a CauseThursday, Sept. 266:00PM - 8:00PMGAINESVILLE - Chop Stix

Bistro, Thornebrooke

Village, 2441 NW 43rd

St. Join Daytime Dogs

Don’t Dress for DinnerAug. 30 - Sept. 22 Times Vary

GAINESVILLE - Hippodrome Theater, 25 SE 2nd Pl. A major hit on Broadway and in London, Don’t Dress for Dinner is the hilarious sequel to Boeing-Boeing. It’s the raucous story of infidelity gone awry, when Bernard’s wife stays in town the same weekend as his mistress comes for a romantic rendezvous. Everyone is guaranteed a good time at this hilarious romp through the French countryside. www.thehipp.org

Free Concert SeriesFridays 8:00pm

GAINESVILLE - Bo Diddley Plaza. From April to Nov., Friday nights come alive as local and regional bands are showcased under the stars in downtown Gainesville. Hundreds come out to enjoy the free live music and shows in a family-friendly environment. www.gvluculturalaffairs.org

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and Friends for a

night of pet-friendly

fun at Chop Stix

Bistro — on the patio

— to support animals

in need. Specialty

treats and water for

your canine best

friend will be provided

while their humans

can enjoy cocktails

and complimentary

hor d’oeuvres. A Cash

Bar will be available

(for humans only).

This month’s event

to benefit PAWS

ON PAROLE Animal

Rescue. A $3.00 donation is suggested

per Human.

LIFE IN THE SON CHRISTIAN MUSIC FESTIVALSept. 27 - 29Times VaryMICANOPY - Camp

McConnell, 210 SE

134th Ave. Come enjoy

the music of modern

Christian artists such

Newsong, Aaron Shust,

Royal Tailor, and Love

& the Outcome. Camp

out or rent a cabin

for this three-day

festival. Family-friendly

activities such as

swimming, volleyball,

tennis, and more will be

available. lifeintheson.com.

ARTIFACTS EXQUISITE & EXTRAORDINARYThrough Sept. 28Times VaryGAINESVILLE - The

Thomas Center, 302 NE

6th Ave. The Thomas

Center’s new exhibit,

“Artifacts Exquisite and

Extraordinary: From

the Theatre of Memory

Collection,” is inspired

by the centuries-old

“Cabinet of Curiosities”

tradition of eclectic and

encyclopedic personal

collections. A diverse

range of material will

be shown, ranging from

ancient Chinese jade

to meteors from space.

352-334-5064.

RIVER CLEANUPSaturday, Sept. 289:00am - 12:00pmHIGH SPRINGS - O’Leno

State Park. National

Public Lands Day is

the nation’s largest

hands-on volunteer

effort to improve and

enhance the public

lands Americans enjoy.

O’Leno State Park will

be hosting a Santa Fe

River Clean-up and

Sandhill Restoration

project in honor of

NPLD. Bring your canoe

or kayak, or show up

in old shoes and work

from the riverbank.

This river cleanup will

take place between

Bible Camp Road boat

ramp and continue to

the River Sink within

O’Leno State Park.

386-454-0723.

SWAMP- TOBERFESTFriday, Oct. 45:00pmGAINESVILLE - The Opera

House, 110 SE First

St. Join Gainesville’s

largest happy hour

with food and drink

specials at over 35

participating locations

around town. The

event will feature a

series of drinking

games and contests

with prizes, as well

as Swamptoberfest

craft beer and

German-inspired

cuisine. This is part

of the “First Friday”

event series. Donate

laundry detergent

to The Opera House

to get a discounted

VIP wristband. www.firstfridaygainesville.com.

DUDLEY FARM QUILT SHOWSaturday, Oct. 510:00am - 3:00pmNEWBERRY - Dudley

Farm Historic State

Park, 18730 West

Newberry Rd. Come

see traditional,

appliqued, vintage

and art quilts. At 11

a.m., there will be a

“bed turning” where

quilt experts will look

at each quilt and

discuss age, condition,

colors and patterns.

352-472-1142.

Birds and ConservationThurs, Oct. 10 7:00pm

GAINESVILLE - Tower Road Library, 3020 SW 75th St. Join Mike Manetz for a look at Costa Rica’s fabulous birds, seen on his recent Birds and Conservation tours, which feature the photography of Diana Manetz. 352-333-2840.

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ZOMBIE TOWN: A DOCUMENTARY PLAYOct. 9 - Nov. 3Times VaryGAINESVILLE - The

Hippodrome Theatre,

25 SE Second Pl. Join

the walking dead

of Harwood, Texas,

as a theater group

tries to interview the

survivors of a zombie

apocalypse. This

“mockumentary” will

feed your appetite for

all things zombie. www.thehipp.org.

UNITED NATIONS DAYThursday, Oct. 109:00am – 1:00pmGAINESVILLE - The

Gainesville Woman’s

Club. “Why the World

Still Needs the UN and

How the UN Needs the

World.” Please join the

Gainesville Chapter

of the UNA/USA in

celebrating United

Nations Day; a group of

dedicated professionals

will explore this

vital topic. UN Day

Chair is Patricia

Hilliard-Nunn, Adjunct

Associate Professor

African-American

Studies at UF. The

Keynote Speaker

is Stephen Karnik ,

Chief Administrative

Officer for the

Baha’i International

Community, United

Nations and European

Union Offices. Non-

Profit organizations are

invited to have table

displays for a donation

of $25. A $17 Box

Lunch will be served

and Around the World

Bazaar will have items

for sale. Reservations

for lunch must be

made in advance.

Profits support the

activities of the UNA

throughout the year.

Info: Lisa Renner at

352-378-4853 or

[email protected].

Newberry FestivalSaturday, October 12 Time TBA

NEWBERRY - Newberry Main Street is proud to announce its 7th Annual Newberry Fall Market Festival and Bar-B-Q Cook-off and is looking for vendors for this family friendly event.

Women’s Wellness 5KSaturday, November 16 5:00pm

ALACHUA - San Felasco Hammock Preserve State Park, 12720 NW 109th Ln. Enjoy the beauty of Florida woodlands while running to support local women. Put on by the North Central Florida Chapter of the American College Nurse Midwives, the proceeds will go toward screening, prevention and treatment of cervical cancer. The last day for registration is Nov. 15, before the race. Register online at www.active.com.

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MADNESS AND MAYHEMOct. 11-12, 18-19, 25-267:30pm - 10:30pmHIGH SPRINGS - High

Springs Lions Club,

26900 West U.S. 27.

Haunted House Friday

and Saturday nights

and Costume Contest

on Saturday, Nov. 2.

The events cost $10 per

person and $5 per child

12 and under. Children

must be accompanied

by an adult. E-clubhouse.org/sites/highspringslionsfl.

GAINESVILLE SENIOR GAMESFriday, Oct. 119:00amGAINESVILLE - Gainesville

Sports Commission,

300 East University

Ave. Hundreds of

athletes ages 50

and older will come

together to compete

in archery, basketball,

bowling, cycling, golf,

swimming, table tennis,

track and field, and a

5K road race. Medals

will be awarded in each

event. Cost is $15 for

first event and $5 for

each subsequent event.

352-338-9300.

GFAA ART FESTIVALOct. 12 - 1310:00am - 5:00pmGAINESVILLE - Thornebrook Village,

2400 NW 43rd St.

More than 120 fine art

booths will be along

the tree-covered paths

in Thornebrook Village

for the 29th-annual

art festival. Music,

children’s activities, and

food will be available.

www.thornebrookart.org.

IHN GOLF EVENTMonday, Oct. 147:00amGAINESVILLE - Mark

Bostick Golf Course,

2800 SW Second

Ave. The Interfaith

Hospitality Network

will be holding its

13th Annual “Fore the

Families” golf charity

event. Sponsorship

opportunities available.

352-378-2030.

SENIOR HEALTH FAIRThursday, Oct. 179:00am - 12:00pmGAINESVILLE - Senior

Recreation Center,

5701 NW 34th Blvd.

Make your health a

first priority! Vendors

will be conducting

free diagnostics, such

as blood pressure

checks, cholesterol

and hearing screens,

and flu and pneumonia

shots. There will also be

opportunities for prizes.

352-265-9040.

GAINESVILLE KIDS TRIATHLONSaturday, Oct. 198:00amGAINESVILLE - Citizens

Field, 1100 NE 14th St.

The Fourth Annual

Gainesville Kids

Triathlon will be open

for kids ages five to 15.

The race will consist

of swimming, biking

and running. There

will also be a Tri4fun

division will be open to

anyone over the age of

five that would like to

participate just for fun.

Registration is $35. www.gainesvillekidstri.com.

PAYNES PRAIRIE 5KSaturday, Oct. 198:00amMICANOPY - Paynes

Prairie State Park,

100 Savannah Blvd.

Start your day with

the sunrise at Lake

Wauberg and enjoy this

mostly-trail run through

the uplands of Paynes

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BUTTERFLYFESTOct. 19 - 2010:00am - 5:00pmGAINESVILLE - Florida

Museum of Natural

History. Explore the

lives of bats, bees,

birds, and butterflies at

this fall’s ButterflyFest.

There will be a butterfly

plant sale, butterfly

releases, a pollinator

parade where guests

can come dressed as

their favorite pollinator.

352-846-2000.

FALL PLANT SALE AND ORCHID SHOWOct. 19 - 20 9:00am - 5:00pmGAINESVILLE - Kanapaha

Gardens, 4700 SW

58th Dr. Come see

the Kanapaha facility

admission-free, while

also browsing around

40 booths of plants.

The event celebrates

Kanapaha’s Oct. opening

in 1987. The American

Orchid Society’s judged

orchid show will take

place inside Kanapaha’s

entrance building.

352-372-4981.

FALL FESTIVAL AND CAR SHOWSaturday, Oct. 26Times VaryHIGH SPRINGS - Downtown. Come enjoy

a day of beautiful cars

and trucks, old and

new and chatting with

friends. Music, food and

all around family fun.

www.highspringsrotary.org.

NOCHE DE GALASaturday, Oct. 267:00pm - 12:00amMICANOPY - Besilu Farm,

6800 NW 193rd St. The

Sixth Annual Noche

de Gala will be held at

Besilu Farm, Micanopy’s

equestrian facility.

Catered with live music,

the event is sponsored

by the Sebastian

Ferrero Foundation and

supports the Shands

Hospital for Children.

www.nochedegala.org.

FLORIDA BAT FESTIVALSaturday, Oct. 2610:00am - 4:00pmGAINESVILLE - Lubee

Bat Conservancy, 1309

NW 192nd Ave. The

9th Annual Florida

Bat Festival will be

a chance to view

giant fruit bats, enjoy

the great outdoors

and learn about the

importance of bats

to the ecosystem.

The event will be on

conservancy grounds,

which are usually

closed to the public.

www.batconservancy.org.

HALLOWEEN SWING DANCE AUTISM FUNDRAISERSaturday, Oct. 267:30pm - 12:30amGAINESVILLE - The

Movement, 1212 North

Main St. Come dressed

up and ready to dance

at the third-annual

“Swingin’ for Autism”

Halloween Swing

Dance. Professional

swing dancer Demery

Strickland will be

teaching a workshop,

as well, to help raise

funds for the UF

Center for Autism and

Related Disabilities.

There will be Halloween

costume contests and

raffles. Admission is

$20, $10 for students.

352-514-4238.

TRICK OR TREAT ON MAIN STREETThursday, Oct. 31Time TBAALACHUA - Downtown.

Visit beautiful Main

Street and see

Scarecrow Street.

Trick or treat and

wear a costume!

352-462-3333.

Alligator Warrior FestivalOctober 18 - 20 9:00am - 5:00pm

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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2013 | Besilu Collection, Micanopy, Florida

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BOO AT ZOOThursday, Oct. 313:00pm - 7:30pmGAINESVILLE - Santa Fe

College Teaching Zoo,

3000 NW 83rd St.

Admission to the Trick

or Treat Event is one

can of food per person.

Canned goods will be

donated to local food

banks. www.sfcollege.edu.

GO GATORS! FIRST FRIDAYFriday, Nov. 15:00pm - 10:00pmGAINESVILLE - Downtown.

This school-spirited

event will feature

tailgate Olympics, a

street-wide singalong

of “We Are the Boys,”

Gator-themed trivia,

and contests. It’s

Gainesville’s largest

happy hour, with food

and drink specials

at more than 35

participating locations.

www.firstfridaygainesville.com.

FLORIDA STATE MOUNTAIN BIKE CHAMPIONSHIPSSunday, Nov. 3Times Vary by RaceALACHUA - San Felasco

Hammock Preserve

State Park, 12720

NW 109th Ln. The

fifth round of the

2013 Florida State

Championship will take

place at San Felasco

Hammock Preserve.

The challenging and

beautiful trails will host

different races based

on age and experience.

The course will be

between six and seven

miles. Register at www.goneriding.com.

CHRIS TOMLINTuesday, Nov. 57:00pmGAINESVILLE - Stephen C.

O’Connell Center. Chris

Tomlin, contemporary

Christian music

artist, will be coming

to the UF campus.

Call 352-392-5500

for information on

purchasing tickets.

HARVEST FESTIVALSunday, Nov. 1011:00am - 5:00pmALACHUA - Main Street.

Free and open to the

public. Twice a year

since 2003, residents,

visitors and 200

vendors come together

for a leisurely afternoon

of music on two stages,

fun food and free child-

friendly activities. www.alachuabusiness.com.

VETERAN’S DAY SPECIALMonday, Nov. 119:00am - 5:00pmGAINESVILLE - Kanapaha

Gardens, 4700 SW

58th Dr. Kanapaha

thanks you for your

service. Active or

retired military have

free access to the

gardens on Veteran’s

Day. 352-372-4981.

STARRY NIGHTFriday, Nov. 155:30pm - 10:00pmGAINESVILLE - Florida

Museum of Natural

History, 3215 Hull Rd.

Enjoy the night sky

with the Alachua

Astronomy Club.

Sunset will be at

5:34pm, and food and

drinks will be provided.

Around 1,000 people

are expected to attend.

352-846-2000.

RUN/WALK FOR LIFESaturday, Nov. 1610:00amHIGH SPRINGS - Crossroads Pregnancy

Center, 19930 U.S. 441.

Come support the

Crossroads Pregnancy

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GAINESVILLE - Alachua County Fairgrounds, 3100 NE 39th Ave. Come celebrate fall season with rides, vendors and your favorite fair foods. General admission is $5. www.alachuacountyfair.com

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Center at its annual

run/walk for life.

The 5K will tour

the neighborhood

behind the center, and

afterward, there will

be food, music and

children’s activities.

Register online at www.active.com.

DOWNTOWN FESTIVAL AND ART SHOWNov. 16 - 1710:00am - 5:00pmGAINESVILLE - Downtown

Community Plaza,

East University Ave.

and SE First St. Enjoy

a masterful blend

of art, music and

entertainment during

the 32nd Annual

Festival and Art Show.

Enjoy the displays

from the over-250

participating vendors,

performers on three

different stages, and

the Blues Concert

on Friday night. www.gvlculturalaffairs.org.

ECOLOGY AND CONSERVATIONWednesday, Nov. 207:00pmGAINESVILLE - Millhopper

Library, 3145 NW 43rd

St. Karl Miller will

discuss the ecology,

distribution and

population status of the

Southeastern American

Kestrel, sharing insights

and photographs

from nearly a decade

of research and

monitoring. Miller is

a bird biologist for

the Florida Fish and

Wildlife Conservation

Commission.

352-334-1272.

CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTING Friday, Nov. 29DuskHIGH SPRINGS - Downtown. Annual

Christmas Tree lighting.

DUDLEY FARM CANE DAYSaturday, Dec. 79:00am - 3:00pmNEWBERRY - Dudley

Farm Historic State

Park, 18730 W

Newberry Rd. Come

celebrate Ms. Myrtle

Dudley’s birthday

by grinding sugar

cane in the original

method and making

cane syrup. There

will be farm tours,

craft demonstrations,

music and children’s

activities. 352-472-1142.

UPTOWN ART HOP FOR THE HOLIDAYSFriday, Dec. 136:00pm - 9:00pmGAINESVILLE - Thornebrooke Village,

2441 NW 43rd St.

Celebrate the season

with a night of gallery

hopping and Christmas

shopping. The event is

free and open to the

public. 352-378-4947.

CHRISTMAS PARADESaturday, Dec. 14Time TBA HIGH SPRINGS - Downtown. Come see

the floats on Main

Street!

NUTCRACKERDec. 20 - 22Times VaryGAINESVILLE - Curtis M.

Phillips Center for the

Performing Arts, 3295

Hull Rd. Dance Alive

National Ballet will be

putting on the holiday

classic, Nutcracker.

Enjoy the childhood

favorites, like the

sugarplum fairy or

the tiny toy soldiers.

Ticket price ranges

from $15 to $40.

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For complete match-up breakdowns for each game, pick up a copy of the Fall 2013 Gator Country Magazine. Available for sale at every home game, United Downtown on select Friday nights and at many retail locations.

2013 Gator FootballAug 31 Toledo Gainesville, FL 12:21pm

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Remember this name:

Cliff Dorsey.

The rangy 18-year-old

cowboy is probably going to be a

country & western singing star,

though the audience he recently

wowed at the sinkhole behind

High Springs City Hall, also known

as James Paul Park, was sparsely

attended.

To make matters worse, a

sudden downpour drenched the

six or seven persons in attendance,

forcing them to dash to the gazebo

that serves as a stage for the city’s

Music in the Park series just as

opening act Michael Loveday had

started to play.

There, huddled just a few feet

from the performers, visitors got

an impromptu backstage pass to

experience the show.

Later, as Dorsey performed, his

listeners enjoyed a rare opportunity

to watch a gifted artist work his

magic with subtle variations in

timbre and feeling.

Four songs in Dorsey’s set

showed his warm, testosterone-

laden baritone voice — similar to

that of a young Randy Travis — to

advantage.

“You Make Me Want To,” written

by Luke Bryan, “didn’t make it on

the radio,” Dorsey said. It may fare

better if Dorsey ever records it.

His winning “southern-boy ways,”

as the song puts it, lent sizzling

conviction to his promise “to hold

you like a hammock on a summer

day… lay it down, kiss you ‘til you

feel the truth.”

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OPPOSITE: Singers in The Sinkhole (left to right): John D. Sterpe, Cliff Dorsey and Michael Loveday. “We have three acts

every month,” said Music in the Park series coordinator Loveday, who played bass for 20 years with the rock group Hard

Knocks. “I settled down when I got married.” The father of two, Loveday works at Bank of America.

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Michael Loveday (above) performs at a High

Springs Sinkhole concert behind City Hall. He

is the coordinator for the city’s monthly Music

in the Park series.

Eighteen-year-old Cliff Dorsey (right) was

one of the headliners at the Music in the Park

concert in High Springs.

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The Soldier’s Song), he said, “If you

don’t know I mean Bible Camp

Road, you don’t live here.”

In a later telephone interview

he explained, “It’s up by O’Leno

State Park.”

A rollicking yet rueful celebra-

tion of cracker derring-do, the tune

begins, “When I was 18 I got a GTO

and drove it as fast as it could go

down toward Bible Camp Road…

Only the good die young.”

Late in his set he sang Johnny

Cash’s “Folsom Prison Blues,” “the

fi rst song I ever remember hearing

in my life,” he recalled.

Dorsey started strumming a

guitar at 15.

“I took a few lessons; didn’t

know I could sing,” he said.

Then he worked up several tunes

to perform at family holidays.

“After some lessons, I taught

myself, took some more lessons,

then realized I was good at it,” he

said. “That’s been a love I’ve chased

ever since. I hope to develop a name

singing in Alachua and Gainesville,

make some trips to Nashville, and

eventually move there.”

Other headliners at the Music

in the Park concert were Michael

Loveday and John D. Sterpe.

Opening the concert,

Loveday, whose stage name is

ThreeChordStrum, put a poignant

spin on Bob Seger’s “Turn the Page,”

which tells of a rocker’s emotional

ups and down on the road.

Dorsey came on next, followed

by Sterpe, who was scheduled to

close until he surprised the audi-

ence by announcing that he was

not about “to follow Cliff Dorsey.”

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David Wells and Linda Heyl of High Springs came to

James Paul Park to hear Michael Loveday, Cliff Dorsey,

and John Sterpe sing at a Music in the Park concert. In

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Sharon Yeago (top left), who started the High Springs

Farmers Market, enjoyed the sun after the rains stopped

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Strumming his guitar in James Paul Park at an open-

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old Nelson Harmon said, “I sing bluegrass and what

they used to call country, songs like Roy Acuff’s ‘Great

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well as a motorcycle wreck in 1968.

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and Sterpe was squatting with his

guitar on the slope near the gazebo.

The enthusiastic audience

persuaded him to go on stage, and

he performed his composition

“Life on the Santa Fe.” Evoking

the river’s erratic nature, he sang,

“First the water’s high, then the

water’s low, and that’s life on the

Santa Fe.”

In 2011, Sterpe took fi rst-place

in the Santa Fe River Singing and

Songwriter Contest with “Keeper of

the Santa Fe River.” Second place

went to Loveday for “Come on

Down to the Santa Fe.”

The following year, fi rst-place

honors went to Don Austin of the

Mellow D’s. In “Up and Down the

Santa Fe With You,” Austin sang,

“When my work week is done and

I want to get some fun in, I go up

that lazy river [and] sooner or later

we can see a gator.”

The 2013 contest is scheduled

for Sunday, October 6, at 4 p.m.,

at Rum 138, 2070 SW CR 138, Fort

White, on the way to Rum Island,

according to the web site Our Santa

Fe River Song Contest.

At the High Springs Sinkhole

show, Michael Loveday, 43, said he

is the city’s coordinator for Music

in the Park, which has an average

attendance is 60-100.

Loveday also helps the Chamber

of Commerce with its fall and spring

festivals, and has already booked six

acts for the October 26 event.

In addition he is involved with

the High Springs Community

School’s Christmas Extravaganza.

Last December 16, the show drew

500 to James Paul Park, where Band

Director Vito Montauk conducted

the High Springs Community

School’s 116-member ensemble,

The Hawks, in a two-hour program.

Like other Music in the Park

concerts, The Hawks’ Christmas

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Sunday of the month. The 2013

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Though Loveday “has two kids

and a full-time job as an operation

specialist at Bank of America,”

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Chamber of Commerce nominated

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public in High Springs.”

“Rain or shine,” Cliff Dorsey told

the little crowd at the sinkhole, “ya’ll

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Without interpretive

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parks would be just another walk

in the woods. But thanks to the

creativity and hard work of nature

enthusiasts like Beth Murphy,

hiking the trails is an educational

adventure.

Murphy is a graphic designer,

technical writer and editor who

moved to High Springs with her

husband to be near the springs.

They are cave divers, and Murphy

said her passion for the springs

deepened while working at Karst

Productions, Inc. for the late nature

fi lmmaker Wes Skiles. While

working on the Water’s Journey

documentary she realized the

critical need to protect the water

sources in Florida.

After her work with Karst

Productions, she left to start her

own graphic design company,

New Moon Promotions. Soon after

she got a call from her friend

Tom Morris, a local biologist who

wanted her to create interpretive

signs for San Felasco County Park.

Her love of nature and national

parks stemmed from her childhood,

and she was thrilled to get the call.

“I was one of those odd kids

who just gobbled up every sign and

informational kiosk in those parks,”

Murphy said in an email interview.

And so her professional journey

through education and the natural

world began. Murphy now works

with scientists, photographers

and her partner, Georgia Shemitz,

to create the signs that line the

paths of the Florida parks system

as well as entities such as North

Florida Community College

and the Suwannee River Water

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Fe River. Her work has been top-

notch, said Fritzi Olson, executive

director of Current Problems. But it

is not just Murphy’s love of nature

that makes the signs successful.

Olson said Murphy’s eye for design

is what sets her apart in her fi eld

and brings the signs to life.

“They’re just beautiful,” Olson said.

Murphy said although she loved

reading the signs as a child, she

wanted to take the concept to the

next level and tell a story.

And she has done that with her

work at the Wes Skiles Peacock

Springs State Park. The North

Florida Springs Alliance came to her

with a vision to create a trail that

passed directly over a network of

cave passages. She would be taking

hikers on a virtual cave dive, but

they gave her no other direction.

This project was a blank slate for

the nature artist to create.

The alliance built a trail

directly over the cave system using

transmitters to pick up signals

Three years ago

volunteers from the North

Florida Springs Alliance erected

seven signs at the Wes Skiles Peacock

Springs State Park. The signs, which

mark an interpretive trail through the

park, were designed by Beth Murphy

to provide educational insight into the

natural wonders of the park. Murphy

combines her love of nature with her

eye for graphics to create

educational nature signs

throughout Florida.

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to fi nd the exact cave path, said

Kelly Jessop, president of the North

Florida Springs Alliance.

Peacock Springs State Park has

one of the largest underwater cave

systems in the United States, and

the park is a karst terrain, a very

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interpretive opportunity to educate

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“Beth was a godsend in helping

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Since Murphy’s husband is a

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Jessop said he has heard nothing

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“Beth has played a primary role

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“And if I’ve done my job well,

our signs educate the public and

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ANDERSON MEMORIAL CHURCH OF GOD IN CHRIST 386-454-3433 935 SE Lincoln Ave.

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SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH386-454-2360230 NW 1st AvenuePastor Mark Swaisgood

SHILOHBAPTIST CHURCH386-454-4978

Shiloh Church Rd.

Pastor Earl Tuten

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ST. BARTHOLOMEW’SEPISCOPAL CHURCH386-454-98121st Ave. (next to city hall)Rev. David Kidd

SPRING HILL UNITEDMETHODIST CHURCHLocated at High Springs exit 79 off I-75North of Gainesville(on Old Bellamy Rd.)Pastor James Richardson

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ALACHUAALACHUACHURCH OF CHRIST386-462-332614505 NW 145th AvenueMinister Doug Frazier

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CHURCH OFGOD BY FAITH386-462-254913220 NW 150th Ave.

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CRUSADERSFOR CHRIST, INC.386-462-4811NW 158th Ave.

FIRST BAPTISTCHURCH OF ALACHUA386-462-133714005 NW 146th AvenuePastor Doug Felton

FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH OF ALACHUA 386-462-2443 14805 NW 140th St.Pastor Lamar Albritton

FIRST PRESBYTERIANCHURCH OF ALACHUA386-462-154914623 NW 140th St.Rev. Virginia McDaniel

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PARADISE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH OF ALACHUA386-462-016214889 MLK Blvd.Pastor Rev. James D. Johnson, Sr.

SANTA FEBAPTIST CHURCH386-462-75417505 NW CR 236Pastor Scott Brown

MT NEBO UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 386-418-10389975 NW 143rd St.Pastor Ricardo George Jr.

NEW SHILOHBAPTIST CHURCH386-462-209518610 NW CR 237

NEW ST MARYBAPTIST CHURCH 386-462-712913800 NW 158th Ave.

OLD SHILOH MISSIONARY BAPTIST 386-462-4894 16810 NW CR 239

RIVER OF LIFE ASSEMBLY OF GOD352-870-728814200 NW 148th PlacePastor Greg Evans

ST LUKE AME CHURCH386-462-2732 US Highway 441 S.

ST MATHEWSBAPTIST CHURCH386-462-220515712 NW 140 StreetPastor Isaac Miles

TEMPLE OFTHE UNIVERSE386-462-727915808 NW 90 Streetwww.tou.org

WESTSIDE CHURCHOF GOD IN CHRIST 386-418-064915535 NW 141st St.

NEWBERRY

ABIDING SAVIOR LUTHERAN CHURCH352-331-44099700 West Newberry Rd.

BETHEL AFRICAN METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH352-474-621523530 NW 3rd Ave.Pastor Theodora Black

BRONSON ROAD CHURCHLocated on 337 Between Newberry and BronsonOn the County Line352 486-2898Pastor Andy Cook

CHURCH OFGOD BY FAITH 352-472-2739 610 NW 2nd St.Pastor: Jesse Hampton

THE CHURCH AT STEEPLECHASE352-472-6232Meeting at Sun Country Sports Center333 SW 140th Terrace (Jonesville)Pastor Buddy Hurlston

FIRST BAPTISTCHURCH OF NEWBERRY352-472-235125520 W. Newberry Rd.Rev. Jack Andrews

GRACECOMMUNITY CHURCH 352-472-920022405 W. Newberry Rd. Pastor Ty Keys

JONESVILLEBAPTIST CHURCH 352-472-3835 17722 SW 15th Ave.Pastor Corey Cheramie

JOURNEY CHURCH352-281-070122405 W. Newberry Rd.Milam FuneralHome ChapelDr. Michael O’Carroll, Pastor

CHRISTIAN LIFE FELLOWSHIP 352-472-5433Pastor Gary Bracewell

MT ZURA FULL GOSPEL BAPTIST CHURCH 352-472-4056 225 NW 2nd Ave.Pastor Natron Curtis

NEW ST PAULBAPTIST CHURCH 352-472-3836 215 NW 8TH Ave. Pastor Charles Welch

NEWBERRYCHURCH OF CHRIST 352-472-4961 24045 W. Newberry Rd.Minister Batsell Spivy

NEWBERRY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH352-472-400524845 W. Newberry Rd.Rev. Robert B. Roseberry, Pastor

DESTINYCOMMUNITY CHURCH 352-472-3284 420 SW 250th StreetPastor Rocky McKinley

OAK DALEBAPTIST CHURCH 352-472-2992 Highway 26 and 241 S.

PLEASANT PLAIN UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 352-472-18631910 NW 166th St.Pastor Theo Jackson

ST JOSEPH’SEPISCOPAL CHURCH 352-472-295116921 W. Newberry Rd. Pastor Richard Pelkey

TURNING POINT OF NEWBERRY, INC5577 NW 290 Street352-472-7770Pastor Henry M. Rodgers

UNIONBAPTIST CHURCH 352-472-3845 6259 SE 75TH AvePastor Travis Moody

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KNOWING THE SIGNS OF DEHYDRATION CAN SAVE YOUR LIFE

The hot summer months can take their

toll on anyone, but for seniors the

threat is especially dangerous.

“Dehydration is a signifi cant issue

with the elderly,” said Jami Proctor, a

clinical manager at Mederi Caretenders

of Gainesville. “It can occur in less than

eight hours and it’s a signifi cant reason

for hospitalization. Approximately 18

percent of seniors admitted to a hospital for

dehydration die within 30 days.”

Seniors often have a decreased level

of perspiration, a delayed sense of thirst

or decreased senses of taste and smell.

Medications can suppress hunger or thirst.

And even in hot weather many seniors

choose not to use air conditioning, opting

instead to open windows or turn on fans to

avoid high energy bills or a house that feels

too cold for them.

Caretenders personnel educate seniors

and caregivers on the signs of dehydration

and ways to avoid it. Some obvious

symptoms may include increased confusion

or disorientation, fainting, headaches and

dryness of the nose and mouth.

“The tongue can get sticky or tacky,

and the skin loses elasticity,” Proctor

explained. “If you pinch the skin up and

it very slowly goes back down, that is a

sign of dehydration.”

Left unchecked, dehydration can lead

to complications such as stroke or heart

failure. Yet the danger can be averted with

simple planning. Proctor suggests providing

attractive containers such as colorful glasses

and pitchers to entice clients to drink fl uids,

or adding a little fruit to water to give variety

in appearance and fl avor.

“Have things prepared ahead of time and

placed where seniors can easily reach them,”

said Proctor. “Call them through the day and

monitor their eating and drinking habits.”

Water does not have to be the only

option; liquids that are low in sugar can help

keep dehydration at bay. Incorporate plenty

of fruit, vegetables and other foods with

high water content into the diet. Sugar-free

popsicles and smoothies are also good ways

to get fl uids into a senior’s diet.

Save outdoor activities for the early

morning or evening when temperatures

are lower, and wear a hat and loose fi tting,

cotton clothes that allow skin to breathe. If a

senior shows signs of heat stroke – high body

temperature, rapid pulse and vomiting – get

him or her to a hospital immediately.

With a little knowledge and some

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ALACHUA

PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN

Team Pitbull Preteen ClubFirst and Third Tuesdays - 3pmAfter-school group for ages 8-12 to explore stories and make story-related arts and crafts.

Lego ClubWednesdays - 3pmPreteens meet to create challenging structures.

Preschool StorytimeThursdays - 11amJoin us for stories, songs and dance.

Preschool Holiday Music ExtravaganzaDec. 19, 11am - 11:30amChildren under 5 can come celebrate the holidays with song and dance.

PROGRAMS FOR TEENS

Yu-Gi-Oh ClubMondays - 4pmFriends meet to chal-lenge each other over Yu-Gi-Oh.

Teen Advisory Group Second and Fourth Tuesdays - 4pmTeens 12 - 18 meet to discuss upcoming teen events and books.

Zombies in the LibraryOct. 31, 4pm - 5pmThe Teen Advisory Group will be invading and infecting the li-brary for the afternoon. Join in to combat the lurching teenage undead. Makeup and costume optional.

PROGRAMS FOR ADULTS

Zumba ClassesMondays - 6pmMix of body-sculpting movements with

dance steps derived from Latin music.

Computer ClassWednesdays, Through Nov. - 11amLearn basic computer skills from using a mouse and keyboard to email and word pro-cessing. Class seating is limited.

Poets and Writers Among UsLast Wednesdays of the Month - 4pmPoets and writers meet to inspire and be inspired.

Pilates ClassesWednesdays - 6pmPilates focuses on building strength without bulk. Improve fl exibility and agility, and prevent injuries.

Alachua NeedlersThursdays - 2pmDo you have a needle-craft that you love?

Would you like to meet and socialize with others who also share your love of needlec-rafts? If so, bring your knitting, crochet, em-broidery, cross-stitch, or any other craft that involves a needle!

Groundbreaking ReadsLast Thursdays of the Month, beginning in Oct. - 4pmOur Adult Summer Reading Program will focus on books that have been “ground-breaking” in our lives, have made a differ-ence. Bring to share, even swap, for our roundtable discussion.

Author Talk with Stephanie A. SmithOct. 24, 5pm - 7pmLocal author Stephanie Smith will be discussing her books, including Baby Rocket and War Paint.

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PROGRAMS FOR ALL AGES

Alachua Fit ClubTuesdays in Sept. - 6pmExercise to the Beach Body Training video with Coach Ramos.

Latino Film FestivalOct. 6, 2pm - 4:30pmCome enjoy the an-nual Latino Film Fes-tival with a showing of Latin/Hebrew fi lm

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Mary’s Marvelous StorytimeTuesdays - 11amBooks, songs, puppets and dancing.

Afternoon at the MoviesSept. 26, Oct.3, Nov. 7, Dec. 5, 3pmSchool’s out, so come on down to the library to check out a book and watch a new movie on the big screen. In Sept., this event is on both the second and fourth Thursday.

Wii Fun and GamesOct. 17, Nov. 21, Dec. 19, 3pmCome play Wii Sports, Resort or Mario Kart, and play board games while you wait for your turn.

Fall Craft FunLast Tuesday of the Month, Through Nov. - Times VaryCome make themed crafts for fall, Hallow-een and Thanksgiving.

Pumpkin TimeOct. 8, 3pm - 4pmLearn about fall, pick a pumpkin and carve a Jack-o-Lantern. Wear a costume if you want!

Butterfl y BonanzaNov. 12, 3pm - 4pmLearn about the beautiful world of but-terfl ies from the folks of the Greathouse But-terfl y Farm.

Santa’s at the LibraryDec. 17, 6pm - 7pmCome see Santa and get a treat bag. Make sure to bring a camera to get a picture with the big guy.

PROGRAMS FOR TEENS

Teen WiiSept. 27, 1:30pm - 3:30pm

Oct. 15, Nov. 19, Dec. 17, 4pm - 5:30pmPlay Wii Resort, Sports, or Mario Kart while munching on snacks provided by High Springs Friends of the Lioness.

Teen Book to MovieOct. 25, 2pm - 4pmSpend your day off school watching popu-lar teen movie “Beauti-ful Creatures,” snacks included.

Princeton Review SAT PrepNov. 2, 9am - 1pmTake a full-length SAT practice test under real testing conditions and raise your score! Review your scores on Nov. 21 at 6:30pm.

PROGRAMS FOR ADULTS

Crafter’s CircleWednesdays Through Dec. 18, 1pmIf you embroider, quilt, knit or enjoy doing any other “non-messy” craft, this is the group for you.

The Rug BunchFirst and Third Wednesdays - 3pmCrochet a rag rug with a group of fellow en-thusiasts.

Computer BasicsEvery First Friday and Second Wednesday - 11:00amLearn how to use a computer in a relaxed setting at your own pace. Topics covered may include how to use a mouse, word processing, email, and the Internet. Registration required. Register online at www.aclib.us or by calling 386-454-2515.

VIVA Florida 500 Author J.T. GlissonSept. 15, 2pmAs a young boy, J.T. Glisson was a neighbor to Florida’s famous author Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings. Come hear about his adventures, his two books (“The Creek” and “Guardian Angel 911”) and his memories of growing up near Rawlings in Cross Creek.

eBooks from your LibrarySept. 19, Oct. 25, Nov. 7, Dec. 3 - Times VaryBring your eReader device and learn how to get eBooks from your library.

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Senior Insurance InfoOct. 11, 11am - 12pmSHINE (Serving Health Insurance Needs of Elders) brings an afternoon of unbiased insurance counseling.

Friends of the Library Board MeetingOct. 28, 10:30am - 12:30pmSit in for the Friends of the Library quarterly board meeting.


Gingerbread House CompetitionDec. 12, 4pm - 6pmTeens can come build their gingerbread masterpiece. Materials will be supplied, and the winner will receive a gift certifi cate.

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Junior Panther DenTuesdays, 3:15pmPreteens play, create and learn after school. Some weeks not scheduled; check with library, 352-472-1135.

Preschool StorytimeWednesdays - 11amStories, songs, and activities for the pre-school set.

Butterfl y and Flower Origami Sept. 16, 3pm - 4pmCreate your own paper butterfl y and fl ower origami.

Halloween StorytellingOct. 28, 3:30pm - 4:30pmEnjoy a special Hallow-een treat with funny and spooky stories by a master storyteller.

Halloween PartyOct. 31, 3:30pm - 4:30pmCome for ghoulish games and freaky fun. Feel free to come in costume!

PROGRAMS FOR TEENS

Senior Panther DenTuesdays Starting Aug. 20, 4:15pmPlay sports and dance with Wii games, tune your groove with kara-oke, or create a wacky craft.

Midweek Movie MadnessWednesdays - 2pmWatch some of the latest movies as well as the best of the oldest.

Teen Book ClubThird Thursdays - 4pmRead and discuss the latest and most popu-lar teen books.

Teen Life SkillsOct. 3, Nov. 7, Dec. 5 - 4pmLearn problem solv-ing skills, making decisions, fi nding and keeping a job, money management, trans-portation, health and hygiene, housekeeping, communication skills, and stress manage-ment skills.

Teen Advisory GroupOct. 10, Dec. 12 - 4pmJoin the fun and plan teen events at the library while earning volunteer hours.

Teen Craft ClubNov. 14, 4pm - 5:15pmCreate your own masterpieces with these fun crafts just for teens!

PROGRAMS FOR ADULTS

NeedlecraftersTuesdays - 1:05pm - 2:20pmIf you crochet, knit, embroider, needle-point, quilt, or enjoy doing any other “non-messy” craft, this is the group for you.

Tempting Reads Book ClubFourth Wednesdays - 6pmRead popular and re-cently published books including books rec-ommended by partici-pants. In Dec., pushed to third Wednesday for holidays.

Newberry Walking ClubThursdays - 11amWalk with friends to help boost brain power, control weight and in-crease cardiovascular fi tness and muscular strength.

Quit Smoking NowSept. 23, 5:30pm - 7:30pmGain support to quit smoking.

Facebook 101Sept. 27, 11am - 1pmThis class will cover how to set up a Facebook account. An active email account and understanding of how to use the keyboard and mouse are required for this class. Please call the Newberry Branch Library (352) 472-1135 to sign up.

Latino Film Festival Oct. 13, 2pm - 4pmJoin in Gainesville’s 2013 Latino Film Festival with the fi lm

“Tapas.”

Digging Up Your Family History (Basic Genealogy)Oct. 14, 6pm - 7:30pmLearn the tips and tricks to genealogy research using the Library’s databases and online resources.

Computers for BeginnersOct. 17, 11am - 1pmLearn the basics in a relaxed setting. On Dec. 3, advance to the “More than Basics” class at 4pm. Call to sign up in advance.

You want what book? How to use the library’s website and databasesOct. 24, Dec. 10, 11amCome learn about downloadable media, the Library databases, and how to reserve a book online. Basic computer skills required.

Finding Your Ethnic RootsOct. 27, 2pm - 3:30pmExplore your ethnic past with the genealogy librarian.


Santa Fe Teaching Zoo Sept. 17, 3:45pm - 4:45pmLearn about and see zoo animals from experts.

Gingerbread House ContestDec. 18, 3pm - 4pmCelebrate the holidays by building your own gingerbread house for a prize, and even if you don’t win, take home your creation. s

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* THESE DAYS MAY BE USED TO MAKE UP DAYS CANCELLED DUE TO HURRICANES OR OTHER EMERGENCIES. FOR THE 2012-13 CALENDAR, THEY WILL BE USED IN THE FOLLOWING ORDER:

(1) November 25 (2) January 17 (3) April 4

Monday, August 12 – Friday, August 16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pre-Planning (5 weekdays)Monday, August 19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . First Day for StudentsMonday, September 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Holiday - Labor DayTuesday, September 24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Send Interim Reports HomeMonday, October 21 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .End of First Nine WeeksFriday, October 25. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pupil Holiday / Teacher WorkdayTuesday, November 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Send Report Cards HomeFriday, November 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Holiday – UF HomecomingMonday, November 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Holiday – Veterans Day

* Monday, November 25 - Wednesday, November 27 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pupil/Teacher HolidaysThursday November 28 – Friday November 29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thanksgiving HolidaysFriday, December 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Send Interim Reports HomeMonday, December 23 - Friday, January 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Winter Holidays (10 weekdays)Monday, January 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Classes ResumeThursday, January 16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . End of First Semester

* Friday, January 17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pupil Holiday / Teacher WorkdayMonday, January 20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Holiday - ML King DayTuesday, January 21. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Begin Second SemesterThursday, January 30 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Send Report Cards HomeMonday, February 17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Holiday – Presidents’ DayWednesday, February 26 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Send Interim Reports HomeMonday, March 24 - Friday, March 28 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Spring Holidays (5 weekdays)Tuesday, April 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .End of Third Nine Weeks

* Friday, April 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pupil Holiday / Teacher WorkdayThursday, April 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Send Report Cards HomeThursday, May 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Send Interim Reports HomeMonday, May 26 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Holiday - Memorial DayThursday, June 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . School Out - Last Day for StudentsFriday, June 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Post-Planning for TeachersMonday, June 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Post-Planning for Teachers

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Florida is famous for its

rivers. There is the St. Johns

River, brimming with gators,

and the Withlacoochee, which

fl ows from the swamp. There is

the Homosassa River, home to the

manatees, and the Apalachicola,

which stretches to Georgia.

But there is nothing quite like

the Suwannee.

Strong, wide and dark, the

Suwannee is a picture of Florida

itself. Flowing from Georgia, it

twists and turns for around 250

miles through North Florida.

Woven in history, it fi rst supported

American Indian tribes who lived

on its banks and later was the site

of Civil War forts.

But these days it needs help.

Current Problems, a local envi-

ronmental organization, is back for

its fourth annual Great Suwannee

River Cleanup, which will include

the Suwannee tributaries this year.

“You get your message out far

better by dragging people out to

see it,” said Fritzi Olson, Current

Problems executive director.

The cleanup is a three-month

project running from September

to November, spilling a bit into

August and December if necessary.

Volunteers will sign up for differ-

ent portions of the river and then

bring their own equipment and

manpower out to clean.

The work is done out on the water.

Groups bring canoes, kayaks or

even powerboats, combing slowly to

weed out the hundreds of pounds

of garbage polluting the river.

Everything from tires to Band-Aids

to empty and rusted metal drums

are dredged out and hauled away.

Current Problems encour-

ages volunteers to work on the

Suwannee or any other river in

the basin, including the tributar-

ies — the Withlacoochee, Santa

Fe, Ichetucknee or Alapaha. The

organization also stated that it is

looking to focus on “hot spots” of

contamination and needs help

fi nding them.

Taking on the added mileage of

the tributaries has made it more

challenging.

When Current Problems was

asked by the water management

district and the volunteers of the

That OldBlack WaterThe Great Suwannee River Cleanup

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PHOTOS COURTESY OF

CURRENT PROBLEMS

In the Great Suwannee

River Cleanup’s fi rst

year, 576 volunteers

removed 29,153 pounds

of garbage in just one

season — nearly 15 tons of

trash. Fifteen community

sponsors supported the

efforts, such as Save our

Suwannee and American

Rivers. While most are in

boats or on foot scouring

the shore, certifi ed cave

divers, such as organizer

Debbie Meeks, also help

clean below the surface.

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Suwannee River Wilderness Trail to

take it on, they were not sure it was

possible, Olson said.

But with a little more support

and time, they decided to try.

In previous years, hundreds of

volunteers have come out. In 2011,

Olson estimated the numbers

around 500. And although 2012’s

fl ooding caused certain sections

of the river to be off-limits, the

cleanup still brought around 300

volunteers.

This year, they hope for even more.

The issue of water pollution is

personal for avid cave diver and

Florida nature enthusiast, Debbie

Meeks. She has helped organize the

Suwannee cleanup all four years.

“It’s important to keep the water

looking natural,” she said. “This is

supposed to be a natural recreation-

al area and bring natural tourism.”

People are out on the river to

enjoy its beauty, she said, but can’t

when there is trash. But the issue

of contamination is one that goes

beyond just aesthetics.

“Tires and plastics break down

and leach chemicals,” Meeks said.

“These are then taken up by fi sh

and wildlife.”

Chemicals such as PCBs

(Polychlorinated Biphenyls) are

sometimes detected in water,

even though the chemicals have

been banned from use since the

1970s. Many products that contain

them are still in use today or are

ending up in landfi lls and rivers.

Another controversial chemical

that is regularly reported in water

supplies is BPA, often associated

with plastic water bottles.

These contaminants affect

wildlife, but also the drinking water.

As Current Problems’ website

states, “Although you may not live

near water, you are actually closer

PHOTOS COURTESY OF CURRENT PROBLEMS

The fi nal amount of waste removed is

weighed and the numbers are reported to

other environmental organizations.

When you are spending a day out on the river just for fun, you may not notice the pollution, “but when you go out lookingfor the trash, you’re amazed.”

GREAT SUWANNEE RIVER CLEANUP 2013Kickoff — 9:00 a.m.

Saturday, September 21at Ivey Memorial Park

in Branford.

The cleanup will consist of many small cleanups all along the rivers during a 3-month window from September

through November.

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to it than you think! Florida’s karst

topography has only a thin veneer

of soil over a porous, Swiss-cheese

layer of limestone separating us

from our drinking water.”

Meaning, problems with the

water are everyone’s business.

With each project, Current

Problems aims to deal with more

than just this year’s trash. It raises

consciousness in the community

about water health in general.

As Meeks said, when you are

spending a day out on the river just

for fun, you may not notice the pol-

lution, “but when you go out looking

for the trash, you’re amazed.”

Current Problems takes on other

projects, as well.

Restore a Shore is its program

that improves waterfront vegeta-

tion, protecting habitat and creating

a buffer to absorb contaminants.

Instead of a heavily fertilized lawn

growing right to the edge of a pond,

volunteers will rebuild a well-

vegetated shoreline of native plants.

Other water health projects are

Plant a Pond and Adopt a River.

But the Great Suwannee River

Cleanup is one of the year’s

biggest events.

A cleanup kickoff was scheduled

for September 21 at the Ivey

Memorial Park in Branford, with

food for the volunteers.

“We’re a small organization,

but we have a big volunteer base,”

Olson said.

So many come out because a

day on the river can be fun, Meeks

said — even when picking up trash.

Volunteer groups like the Boy

Scouts are especially perfect for

tackling the project, she said.

At the end of the three months,

Current Problems forwards its

results to the larger environmental

organizations Ocean Conservancy

and American Rivers so that

its totals are included in theirs,

as well. Their annual cleanup

projects, respectively called the

International Coastal Cleanup and

the National River Cleanup, yield

impressive results.

In 2012, the National River

Cleanup reported 3.5 million

pounds of trash removed from

America’s waterways.

Hundreds of those pounds were

from Florida’s treasured Suwannee.

Even if someone cannot go out on

the river, he or she can be a sponsor

and provide funding or equipment

for the cleanup, such as canoes.

It is about pitching in and lending

a hand, doing what is best to solve

a problem that was no one person’s

fault. It is about health and com-

munity. And most clearly, it is about

cherishing the beauty and history of

Florida’s winding waters. s

For more information, call 352-264-6827 or visit www.currentproblems.org.

PHOTO COURTESY OF

CURRENT PROBLEMS

All in a day’s work. Volunteers

stand by the their haul after a

previous cleanup. Current Problems

has opportunities for action,

but also education. Its website,

www.currentproblems.org, offers

resources for those wanting to

learn more. It provides links to

other community supporters,

environmental action groups and

informational sites.

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