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Lafayette High grad killed in Live Oak wreck

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By Jeffry Boatrightjeffry.boatright@gaflnews.com

A Saturday, Feb. 11 collision betweena pickup truck and a motorcycle on U.S.129 South, in Live Oak, resulted in thedeath of a 2006 Lafayette High Schoolgraduate and the arrest of two Live Oakmen, the Florida Highway Patrol report-ed.

Two arrested following truck-motorcycle crash

HARLEY RUSS IS A SPELLING ‘TECHNICIAN’

Harley Russ spelled Technician correctly to defeat six other students from LafayetteElementary and Middle School recently in the auditorium of Lafayette High School.With the win, Harley earned the right to represent Lafayette County in the RegionalSpelling Bee this Saturday, Feb. 18 at the Hicks Auditorium in Jacksonville. The win-ner in Jacksonville will travel to Washington, D.C., for an all-expense paid trip to BeeWeek from May 27-June 1. -Photo: Jack Howdeshell

� I, Clay Rigdon,would like to an-nounce my intent torun for the office ofLafayette CountySupervisor of Elec-tions. I will qualifyat the appropriatetime.

� I, Amanda Tid-well Hickman, in-tend to run forSchool Board Dis-trict 4 in LafayetteCounty. I will quali-fy at the appropri-ate time.

� I, Travis Hart,would like to takethe opportunity toannounce my inten-

tion to qualify andseek election to theoffice of LafayetteCounty Supervisorof Elections. I lookforward to earningyour support.Thank you.

� I, Lana Mor-gan, LafayetteCounty Supervisorof Elections, willnot seek reelectionthis year. Thankyou, Lana Morgan.

ELECTION 2012Notices of intent to run

Notice of intentnot to seek reelection

By Misty A. Wardmisty.ward@gaflnews.com

David Still’s last dayas executive director ofthe Suwannee RiverWater ManagementDistrict is May 1, hetold the Free Press

Tuesday.At a meeting Tues-

day of the SRWMDGoverning Board, itwas learned that Stillhad spoken with individual board membersrecently about his intentions to resign, boardmember Dr. George Cole said. At the meeting, the board discussed the

matter and ultimately voted 5-2 not to ask Stillto stay on as executive director.When asked by the Free Press if he would be

giving a reason for his departure, Still simplystated “no I’m not.”Still said he has no plans as of yet following

his executive director post.

By Jeffry Boatrightjeffry.boatright@gaflnews.com

After the FloridaHouse of Representa-tives approved newHouse, Senate and con-gressional maps on Feb.3, the Florida Senate fol-lowed suit and ap-proved the measure onFeb. 9.According to the Flori-

da Senate Majority Of-fice Press Secretary Alli-son Aubuchon, theFlorida Supreme Courtnow has 30 days to issuetheir declaratory judg-ment on the measure.“Should that determi-

nation be that our plans

Still resigns as water management director

New library director’ssettling in, page 6A

Redistrictinggets final nod

SRWMD staffto spread wordon water supplystrategiesOver the next two

months, the executivedirectors for the Suwan-nee River and St. JohnsRiver water manage-ment districts and othersenior staff will speak atcounty commissionmeetings within theSuwannee District’s (SR-WMD) region to informthe public about waterresource issues.The Lafayette County

meeting will be held onFeb. 27 at 5:30 p.m. at theLafayette County Court-house in Mayo.

Jon Dinges, SRWMDdirector of Water Supply

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Three Rivers Regional Library Director CynthiaLeigh Welch - Photo: Joyce Marie Taylor

David Still

Brian Adams

A Lafayette Highgrad died after themotorcycle he wasriding collided with

this truck on US 129South Sunday after-

noon. What’s left of the

motorcycle followingimpact with a truck.

Photo: Rob Wolfe

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AIRLINE BAPTIST CHURCH (SBC)......294-2676 Pastor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chip Parker Sunday Sunday School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9:30 a.m. Morning Worship . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10:30 a.m. Evening Worship . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6:30 p.m. Wednesday Fellowship Supper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6:00 p.m. AWANA & Bible Study . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6:30 p.m.

Located Four Miles East of Mayo on Highway 27 “O Come Let us Worship The Lord” Ps. 95:6

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Methodist Church Phone: 386-294-1661

MAYO FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Located SE corner of Hwy. 27 & FL 51 Mayo

Pastor: Geary Rowell Sunday School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10:00 a.m. Morning Worship . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11:00 a.m. Evening Worship . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6:00 p.m.

717865-F “The Friendly Mayo Methodist”

NEW HOPE BAPTIST CHURCH Pastor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rev. Charlie Walker Sunday Early Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8:30 a.m. Sunday School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10:00 a.m. Morning Worship . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11:00 a.m. Discipleship Training . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6:00 p.m. Evening Worship . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7:00 p.m. Wed. Visitation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5:00 p.m. Bible Study . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7:00 p.m. Mission Classes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7:00 p.m.

Located Two Miles North of Mayo Off Highway 51 “Come And Hear, All Ye That Fear God” Ps. 66:16 717883F

ALTON CHURCH OF GOD.....................294-3133 Pastor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rev. Tim Hamm Youth Pastor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chad Morrin Music Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Holly Braswell Children’s Pastor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ryan & Tiffany Perry Sunday School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9:30-10:30 a.m. Worship Service/K.I.D.S. Church . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Evening Worship . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6:00 p.m. Family Night Youth Club Church . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7:00 p.m. Wednesday

State Road 27 717863-F 717868-F

MAYO BAPTIST CHURCH...........(386)294-1020 916 N. Fletcher Ave.

Pastor: Brother Jimmy Legg Music Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dale Croft

Sunday Schedule Bible Study . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9:45 A.M. Worship Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11:00 A.M. Sunday Night Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6:00 P.M.

Wednesday Night Schedule Prayer Service & Youth & Children Meeting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7:00 P.M.

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Pastor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Todd Babione Sunday School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9:45 a.m. Worship Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11:00 a.m. Wednesday Discipleship Training . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7:00 p.m. Evening Training . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6:00 p.m.

Seven miles West of Mayo, left on CR 534 then right on 350A

-- Jesus Saves --

PLEASANT GROVE BAPTIST CHURCH (SBC).294-1306

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HATCHBEND APOSTOLIC CHURCH..935-2806

Pastor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rev. Steve Boyd Sunday School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10:00 a.m. Wednesday Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7:30 p.m.

Located 4 miles South on Hwy. 349, then left on CR 138, follow signs.

717862-F 717870-F

MIDWAY BAPTIST CHURCH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 935-4993 Pastor: Danny Rogers

Sunday School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9:45 a.m. Worship Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11:00 a.m. Discipleship Training . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5:00 p.m. Evening Worship . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6:00 p.m. Prayer Meeting - Wednesday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7:00 p.m.

Located on County Road 354 “For If Ye Forgive Men Their Tresspasses Your Heavenly

Father Will Also Forgive You” Matt. 6:14

NEW HARMONY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 160th St.

(Go south on 51 to 160th, turn right) Pastor: Stan Posey

Phone (386) 776-1806 SUNDAY Sunday Worship....................................................................9:30 am Bible Study..........................................................................10:30 am

WEDNESDAY Women’s Bible Study..........................................................10:00 am

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Sunday School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10:00 a.m. Worship Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10:45 a.m. Kid’s Church . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11:00 a.m. Evening Worship . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6:00 p.m.

Youth Impact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7:00 p.m. Adult Bible Study . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7:00 p.m.

Pastor: Rev. Kenny Sullivan Youth Pastor: Daryl Fletcher

717866-F Located at 294 SE Mill Street, Mayo “Renewing Hope and Building Lives”

FIRST ASSEMBLY OF GOD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294-1811

Sunday

Wednesday

Brewer Lake Baptist Church Off Hwy. 53 in Day, FL 386-294-1578

“We’re Going, Growing and Glowing for God” Sunday

Sunday School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 a.m. Morning Worship . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 a.m. Training Union . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 p.m. Evening Bible Study . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 p.m.

Wednesday Children, Youth & Adult . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 p.m. Matt Swain, Pastor

“Come To Day...Come Today!” 717872-F

New Beginnings Church a place for you

Pastor...............Wayne Hudson Phone Number........386-294-1244

newbeginningschurch@alltel.net Purpose Statement:

New Beginnings exists to provide an environment where People can discover and develop a passion for God that is Real, relevant, and relational.

New Location: 163 W. Main Street, Suite 500 Service Schedule:

Sun. Morning Worship.....................10:00 a.m. At New Beginnings there’s always “a place for you.”

www.newbeginningschurchmayo.com 717890-F

LIGHTHOUSE CHRISTIAN CENTER “Freedom is Here”

PO Box 458, Mayo, FL 32066 • 386-294-3089 www.lccmayo.com

Morning Worshiop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sunday 10:30 a.m. Kids of the King . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sunday 10:30 a.m. Prayer Meeting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Monday 7:00 p.m. Bible Study . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wednesday 7:00 p.m. Army of Fire Youth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wednesday 7:00 p.m.

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To Place Your Church In Our Church Directory, Call Jennifer at 386-362-1734

are indeed valid, the planswill be sent to the UnitedStates Department of Jus-tice,” Aubuchon wrote inan email. “Should theyfind no objection, the dis-tricts take effect.”

However, democratscontend that the maps vio-late anti-gerrymanderingstandards that are part ofthe Fair Districts amend-ments. Florida voters ap-proved the amendmentsin 2010. A lawsuit wasfiled recently challengingthe maps.

Aubuchon also com-mented that the U.S. De-partment of Justice willhave 60 days to make theirdetermination.

Assuming the changeshold up in the FloridaSupreme Court and U.S.Department of Justice,Representative Steve

Southerland will no longerrepresent Lafayette andSuwannee counties. Thereconfigured congression-al district map will placethese counties in the ThirdCongressional District,which will be aligned withwhat is now the FourthDistrict of Florida. Thatseat is currently held byCongressman AnderCrenshaw.

Other changes will im-pact District 11 of the Flori-da House of Representa-tives. That seat, which iscurrently held by StateRepresentative ElizabethPorter, will be realignedand become House Dis-trict 10. It will includeSuwannee, Hamilton, Co-lumbia and Baker coun-ties. District 10 will also in-clude portions of AlachuaCounty.

According to HouseLeadership Press Secretary

Ryan P. Duffy, the numberof state senate and houseseats will not increase.

The majority of what isnow Florida’s Third Sen-ate District will becomeSenate District 2. SenatorCharlie Dean will continueto represent Lafayette andSuwannee counties, butHamilton County will joinMadison County in SenateDistrict 5 which will beheld by Bill Montford.

According to Duffy, theU.S. Constitution (Article I,Section 2) mandates a headcount of everyone residingin the United States every10 years.

The U.S. Constitutionalso requires the redraw-ing of congressional seatsbased on the census, Duffyadded.

To view the maps and tolearn more, visithttp://www.floridaredis-tricting.org/.

Redistricting gets final nod Continued From Page 1A

and Resource Manage-ment, provided a pre-view of those meetingswhen he spoke to theSuwannee County Com-mission on Jan. 17 aboutwater supply planning.

“The District is active-ly addressing water re-source impacts that areoccurring across northFlorida as a result ofgroundwater with-drawals,” Dinges said.“We believe the AlapahaRiver Basin, UpperSuwannee River Region,and Upper and LowerSanta Fe river basinsmay be short of ground-water within 20 years.”

“We’re working hardto find new watersources and ways to re-plenish the Floridanaquifer system to meetwater demands in thoseareas,” he added.

Dinges noted that asfar back as 1988, theUnited States GeologicalSurvey has documented

significant declines inthe aquifer.

“Though these waterlevels go up and down,there is a long-term de-clining trend felt insome areas within ourDistrict, and these statis-tics are significant,”Dinges said. “Thoughwe have been in adrought for some time,we don’t believe lack ofrainfall is totally respon-sible for the trends we’reseeing. The only otherpossibility is pumpingfrom the aquifer sys-tem.”

A schedule of upcom-ing meetings is availableon the District’s calen-dar at www.mysuwan-neeriver.com. For moreinformation, call SR-WMD at 386.362.1001 or800.226.1066 (FL only).

Water Supply Presentation Schedule

Please be aware thatthe times and dates ofthese meetings are sub-

ject to change. Check theDistrict’s calendar atwww.mysuwanneeriv-er.com where anychanges will be an-nounced.

Meetings in our area. 

Hamilton CountyFebruary 21, at 6 p.m.207 NE First St.Jasper, FL 32052

Lafayette CountyFebruary 27, at 5:30 p.m.Lafayette CountyCourthouse

120 W Main St.Mayo, FL 32066

Columbia CountyMarch 1, at 7 p.m.Columbia CountySchool Board

Administration Complex372 W Duval St.Lake City, FL 32055

Suwannee CountyMarch 6, at 9 a.m.Live Oak City Hall101 SE White Ave.Live Ok, FL 32064

SRWMD staff to spread wordon water supply strategiesContinued From Page 1A

REVIVAL!!!Midway Baptist Church

Mayo, FL(386) 935-1866

February 19-22

Brother Gary TownscendState Representative for Guidestone

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According to the FHP,23-year-old Brian Adamsof Branford was killed inthe crash when his 2007Honda motorcycle col-lided with a 1998 Dodgepickup driven by Hum-berto Machuca, 46, 9468105th Drive, Live Oakaround 4:30 p.m.

Machuca was report-edly driving north on US129 when he attemptedto turn left onto 110thStreet by “cutting short”and drove into the pathof Adams. The front ofthe motorcycle struck theright front of the Dodge.

Adams, who would

have turned 24 Sunday,was thrown off and waspronounced dead at thescene by SuwanneeCounty Fire/Rescue at4:45 p.m.

According to FHP,Machuca and passenger,Manuel Rincon Torrez,45, 11995 110th Street,fled the scene of thecrash prior to law en-forcement’s arrival. Tor-rez was caught twoblocks west on 110thStreet. Machuca was lo-cated in a wooded areasouthwest of the crashscene by Department ofCorrections K-9 officersand FHP personnel.

Machuca was arrested

Lafayette High gradkilled in Live Oak wreck

Continued From Page 1A and booked into theSuwannee County Jail oncharges leaving the sceneof an accident with adeath and driving withan expired driver license.Torrez was charged withtampering with evi-dence.

Adams was an em-ployee of the UnitedStates Post Office in LiveOak and will surely bemissed by those whoknew him. According toLive Oak PostmasterDonna Luse, Brian’s fa-ther retired from theUSPS and area postalworkers had watchedBrian grow up.

“We’ve known Briansince he was a little boy,”Luse said.

Luse said coworkersoften become like familybecause of the hoursspent working together.

“He would alwayscome in the door with asmile and say goodmorning, ma’am,” Lusewarmly recalled. “This isa sad day for us and Bri-an will surely bemissed.”

Adams was LynettePeterson’s alternate routedriver. She rides a motor-cycle for pleasure withher husband and saidthat she would like to re-quest that folks look outfor motorcyclists whiledriving.

“I just want drivers totake that extra time andto look twice and watchout for motorcycles,please,” she said.

As far as Adams, Peter-son shared that he was a“very happy youngman.”

“He lived life to thefullest,” said Peterson.

See Adams’ obituaryon page 5A.

TABE testsMonday - ThursdayMonday - Thursday

at 5 p.m. (by appoint-ment): TABE (Test ofAdult Basic Education)at NFCC Testing Center(Bldg. #16), Madison.TABE is required for ac-ceptance into vocation-al/technical programs.Photo ID required. Pre-registration & schedul-ing time & date are re-quired. To registerplease call 850-973-9451.

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Heart MattersBy: Angie Land

Angie Land

What is God ask ing ofyou?

By Angie Land

Last year, our familyhad the profound bless-ing of having two littlegirls from Uganda,Africa visit in our home.Miriam, 8, andGertrude, 10, along withabout fifteen other chil-dren traveled to Ameri-ca as part of a children’schoir called “Ugandan

Thunder.” These twoprecious little girlsloved peanut butter,had infectious giggles,and begged to stay uptill the last second be-fore bedtime. Their in-terest in literally every-thing produced tons ofquestions, until theireyes landed on an al-bum full of pictures myhusband and I took on amission trip toGuatemala. Most of thepictures were of chil-dren living at the mal-nutrition center we vis-ited. Miriam andGertrude poured overand over these picturesasking about each child.I saw compassion andconcern in their facesbeyond any that I haveever witnessed in chil-dren their age. As wetalked, they began toshare with me strugglesthey have faced: friends

who have died, familymembers that were sick,and conditions thatwere a challenge. Everymotherly instinct in mybody kicked into over-drive and I so wanted toprotect them from suchsuffering…

It makes you won-der…why? Why arethere so many hungrychildren in the world?Why so much sicknessin places where medicalhelp is not accessible?Why do parents strug-gle to feed their childrenwhile we struggle not togive ours too much? Avisit with someoneMiriam and Gertrude ora trip out of the countrycan give a much neededtune-up to our limitedperspective on life, andwhile God isn’t obligat-ed to answer our “why”questions, the Biblerecords a conversationJesus held with his dis-ciples that sheds somelight on this dilemma:

“As he (Jesus) wentalong, he saw a man

blind from birth. Hisdisciples asked him,“Rabbi, who sinned,this man or his parents,that he was bornblind?”

“Neither this man norhis parents sinned,”said Jesus, “but thishappened so that thework of God might bedisplayed in his life.”John 9:1-3

Often we, like the dis-ciples, assume thatwhen suffering is pre-sent, there must besomeone to blame, andsince the Bible is clear inRomans 3:23 that “allhave sinned and fallshort of the glory ofGod,” we feel fairly safeto conclude that suffer-ing must be the result ofsome wrong-doing. InJesus’ response, howev-er, we find a differentanalysis…probably be-cause if this line ofthinking were correct,we would all be blind!Foolishly, we may alsobe tempted to blameGod for the suffering we

see around us, or evenwhat we experience. In-stead, Jesus declared thereason for this man’sblindness was so that heand others could experi-ence God at work in hislife.

The verse followingthis passage gives fur-ther clarity… “As longas it is day, we must dothe work of him whosent me…”  Perhaps weask our “why” ques-tions because we knowthat God could easily fixthe suffering around us,but according to thisverse, we may be thewrong ones to do theasking. It seems thatGod has ordained for usto work with Him for aslong as we are here…socould it be that He hasmore of a right to ask uswhy there are so manyhungry children in theworld…why we don’treach out our hands toserve them and allowHim to work in theirlives…through us. Per-haps the next time a

“why” question comesto our mind, we shouldconsider that He is ask-ing it of us…and won-ders what we plan to doabout it. It is imperativenot as much how orwhere we take action,but that we do…be-cause every heart reallydoes matter! (For moreinfo about the UgandanThunder ministry, go tow w w . p e n n i e s f o r -posho.org)

Blessings,Angie

Heart Matte rs is aweek ly co lumn writtenby Angie Land , Directoro f the Family Life Min-istries o f the LafayetteBap tist Asso ciatio n,where she teaches biblestud ies, leads marriageand family conferencesand o ffers b iblical coun-se ling to ind ivid uals,couples and families.

Co ntact Angie w ithquestions or commentsat angie land 3@w ind -stream.net

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Joy in the Holy SpiritBy Pastor John Whittington

Have you ever experi-enced pure joy? Maybethe sun was shining as abreeze kissed your faceunder a blue sky. Or, lis-tening to crickets whilegazing at starry heavensyou realized that youhad a feeling of peace,security and content-ment. Maybe the joy inyour heart expressed it-self as a smile on yourface.

When Paul witnessedto the curious people ofLystra, he testified aboutGod, " ... He has shownkindness by giving you

rain from heaven andcrops in their seasons; heprovides you with plen-ty of food and fills yourhearts with joy" (Acts14:17). Even these paganpeople, who tried toworship the apostles,had experienced God’sblessings. He loves usall, and has poured outenough food and joy foreveryone on the planet.(Sadly, we throw ourown resources out ofbalance through person-al laziness, greed, or ourown governments.)

There is a direct con-

nection between thepresence of God and Hisjoy (Acts 2:28). If Godfills pagan hearts with adegree of joy, what doesHe do for His own peo-ple? Jesus promised Hisdisciples a joy thatwould be full, or com-plete. Others don’t knowthe Presence from whichthey derive their joy. Asbelievers, our knowl-edge of the source of joyaffects us in a couple ofways:

1. We know who tothank for what we have!

Some thank theirlucky starts for the briefmoments of rapture theyexperience as they grope

through the darkness ofthis world. Believers canthank the Creator of theuniverse, the LORD GodAlmighty for the joy hehas given us! I’ve no-ticed that gratitude tothe source usually re-sults in more and morehelpings of that forwhich you are grateful!

2. We know where togo get more!

Those who worshipthe Lord have the oppor-tunity to continually tapinto the source of theirjoy: The ever-availablesupply from the HolySpirit! I encourage youto go from pagan joy tobeliever joy; and from

believer joy to Spirit-filled believer joy!

Acts 13:52 And thed iscip les w ere filledwith joy and with theHoly Spirit.

Romans 14:17 For thek ingdom of God is not amatter o f eating anddrink ing, but o f right-eousness, peace and joyin the Holy Spirit...

1Thessalonians 1:6b...in spite o f severe suf-fering, you w elcomedthe message with the joygiven by the Holy Spirit.

Pastor John WhittingtonLighthouse Christian

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Lafayette County attorney does her part in FSA matter

By Joyce Marie Taylorjoycemarie.taylor@gaflnews.c

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Lafayette County At-torney Leenette McMil-lan-Fredriksson is do-ing her part to assist lo-cal farmers and ranch-ers in their quest tokeep the Farm ServiceAgency (FSA) officeopen. After the townhall meeting on Feb. 2she sent a certified letterto the USDA regardingthe “20 miles as thecrow flies” languagethat has been debated

back and forth by allwho are affected by theUSDA’s FSA consolida-tion proposal.

McMillan-Fredriks-son said she was given acopy of the farm billand, according to her,nowhere does it stateusing a straight line ‘asthe crow flies’ when de-termining the distancefrom one FSA office toanother, in order to de-cide which offices toclose and consolidate.

“It says 20 miles,” shesaid.

In her letter to the

USDA, along with list-ing public comments,she stated that their of-fice in Lafayette Countydoes not qualify for clo-sure under their criteria.

A d d i t i o n a l l y ,UF/IFAS County Ex-tension Director JanaHart spent a day onCapitol Hill in Wash-ington, D.C. on Feb. 7presenting LafayetteCounty’s case to U.S.Rep. Steve Southerland,R-Panama City, U.S.Senator Bill Nelson (D-FL) and U.S. SenatorMarco Rubio (R-FL).

Heartfelt thanks

The family of JC Walker would liketo thank everyone for all the love,prayers, calls, visits, encouragementand food during the hospitalization /Hospice care and recent loss of ourhusband / father. We especiallywish to thank the VA hospice /Serenity Place, Surrey Place / HavenHospice for their loving gentle care

over the past year. To the LebanonBaptist Church, pastor Keith Jonesand Rev. A. F. Donovan for the beau-tiful funeral service and of course toall our friends and family for thewonderful food, supplies, hugs orjust a kind word during our time ofneed. We can’t say “Thank you”enough.

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OBITUARIES

Hershel E. HartmanMay 23, 1928 Feb. 6, 2012

Hershel E. Hart-man, 83,passed away

on Feb. 6, 2012 in FortMyers, Florida after along battle with coloncancer.  He was born inSecor, Illinois on May23, 1928.  He served inthe Army during theKorean Conflict.  Whenhe returned to Illinoishe did custom harvest-ing of grains.  After hismarriage to Delores,they moved to Hills-bough County, Floridawhere he was employedby Agrico Chemical andfarmed his orange grovefor 10 years.  Then hemoved his family toMayo, Florida becom-ing a cattle rancher forsix years and leaving hisoldest daughter inMayo as he moved toGainesville, Missouriwhere his youngerdaughter nowlives.  Hersh and Dethen retired to 10 yearsof full time campingwith home base beingFort Myers, Florida. Hewas of the Lutheranfaith.  He was a formermember of the FloridaCattleman's Associationand the Florida AngusAssociation. He enjoyedfitting and showing An-gus cattle.  He is sur-vived by his wife of 57years, Delores MeinerHartman, Fort Myers,Fla.;  his two daughters,Sharee and Bill Lamb,Mayo, Florida and Kellyand Bryan Forest,G a i n e s v i l l e ,Missouri.  Four grandchildren and sevengreat grand children. 

Arrangements en-trusted to National Cre-mation & Burial Society,North Fort Myers, Flori-da.

Myrtle Mae WilliamsFeb. 9, 2012

Myrtle MaeW i l l i a m s ,age 82,

passed away on Thurs-day, Feb. 9, 2012. She issurvived by a daughterWanda Williams, ofMayo, Fla., son; JohnWilliams (Becky) ofSarasota, Fla., cousinand lifelong companion,Wayne Chester Alder-man, (6) grandchildren,(6) great-grandchildren,numerous nieces andnephews.

Funeral Services wereheld at 2 p.m. on Mon-day, Feb. 13, 2012, atDry Prairie BaptistChurch in Duette, Flori-da. Bro. Charles Islemand Bro. Arlen Taylorofficiating. Intermentwill be held at Ft. GreenMethodist Cemetery.Visitation was held atBurns Mayo Chapel onSunday, Feb. 12, 2012,from 3 p.m. – 5 p.m.You may sign the guest-book at: www.joep-burnsfuneralhomes.com

Brian Mathue AdamsFeb. 12, 1988 Feb. 11, 2012

Brian MathueAdams, 23,passed away

suddenly Saturday, Feb.11, 2012 in Live Oak,Fla. Brian was a memberof the 2006 graduatingclass of Lafayette HighSchool, he enjoyedhunting and fishing. Hewas employed as a lettercarrier for the UnitedStates Postal Service,Live Oak, Fla. and wasof the Baptist faith. Sur-vivors include his moth-er, Barbara Scott, Talla-hassee, Fla.; father, Le-land Adams of Bran-ford, Fla.; two brothers,Sidney & AngelaAdams of Branford, Fla.,Jefferson and SamanthaAdams of Branford, Fla.;nieces and nephews,Morgan, Serena,Samuel, Sidney, Saje,Virginia; paternalgrandmother, ViolaAdams of Branford, Fla.and companion, JessicaDuda of Lake City, Fla.

Grave side serviceswill be conductedThursday, Feb. 16, 2012at 3 p.m. in MaypopCemetery, LafayetteCounty, Fla. Visitationwill be held Wednes-day, Feb. 15, 2012 atDaniels Funeral Homein Branford from 6-8p.m.

Daniels FuneralHomes & Crematory,Inc., of Live Oak andBranford, FL in chargeof arrangements.

Farm Bureau members celebrate Food Check-Out Week, Feb. 19-25Submitted

County Farm Bureau members throughout Flori-da are set to hold a rich array of activities in cele-bration of the 2012 Food Check-Out Week. These ac-tivities will help to remind all Floridians that ourfarmers and ranchers produce an abundance ofsafe, nutritious foods and create the foundation ofthe quality of life we all enjoy.

Volunteers mark the occasion by making dona-tions of food, money and supplies to various non-profit, helping organizations such as homeless shel-ters and food banks. Their donations reflect theircommunity-minded spirit and a willingness toshare our agricultural bounty with citizens in need.

A special emphasis of Food Check-Out Week in-volves helping consumers purchase healthy dietson household budgets. U.S. Department of Agricul-ture guidelines (available atwww.choosemyplate.gov) create the basic informa-tion for all consumers. At a time when the cost offood and other items is increasing because of spikesin fuel prices, many consumers must rely uponcareful choices to provide their families with whole-some meals.

A health-boosting diet includes varieties of fruits,vegetables, low-fat or fat-free dairy products, leanmeats, beans, eggs and nuts in quantities for dailycalorie needs. According to the USDA, all forms offruits and vegetables provide a good diet – fresh,frozen, dried and canned. The agency recommendsthat half of your plate should consist of fruits andvegetables; half of all grains should be whole grains.USDA researchers also suggest the use of fat-free orlow-fat milk.

The USDA has reported that the prices of unpre-pared fresh fruits and vegetables such as carrots,bananas, tomatoes, broccoli, Red Delicious applesand Iceberg lettuce have remained stable comparedto dessert and snack foods. U.S. consumers enjoy adomestic food supply that is among the safest, mostabundant and affordable in the world.

USDA figures show that farmers and ranchers re-ceive 19 cents out of every dollar spent on food. Off-farm costs – processing, packaging, wholesalingand retailing – account for 81 cents. In 1980 the farmproducer received 31 cents of every dollar spent onfood.

Our agricultural producers take pride in provid-ing consumers with the highest quality, most nutri-tious food possible. Food safety is a fundamentalgoal of Florida agricultural producers. Farmers andranchers recognize that superior animal welfarepractices result in high quality, safe and wholesomemeat, poultry, milk and eggs. They are constantlyseeking ways to reduce costs and improve the com-fort and well-being of animals. Their crop and ani-mal food production methods are guided by BestManagement Practices – state-of-the-art techniquesdesigned and tested by experts at research universi-ties.

This year Florida Farm Bureau has partnered withthe Florida Dietetic Association to call upon knowl-edgeable professionals for comprehensive dietaryadvice. We are delighted to have the association joinwith us and look forward to building upon thispartnership in future years.

“We are proud of all our members who take partin Food Check-Out Week each year,” said FloridaFarm Bureau President John Hoblick. “Their workdevoted to this event is both a community serviceand a reflection of our vibrant national tradition ofcitizen volunteerism.”

“Initiatives such as Food Check-Out Week arepart of Farm Bureau’s effort to educate non-farmersabout the value of contemporary agriculture for allof us,” Hoblick added. “I urge all Floridians to joinus in our celebration.”

Florida Farm Bureau is the Sunshine State'slargest general agricultural organization with morethan 140,000 member-families representing FarmBureaus in 60 counties. Membership provides amultitude of benefits and you don't have to be afarmer to be a member of Florida Farm Bureau.

Lafayette Babe Ruth Baseball/Softball Registration day/tryouts

When: Sat. March 3, 2012Time: 1:00 - 3:00Where: Edward Perry Sports

ComplexRegistration Fee: $60.00Additional family members:

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T-BallT-Ball will only need to register

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5 years old by Sept. 1, 2012.After March 3, the late registra-

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March 8.

Just Play it Sports from LiveOak will be here with baseballpants, gloves, socks, bats and oth-er baseball/softball equipment forsale.

For more information pleasecontact: Monica Land 386-935-4866 home

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Michael Kelley in concertI M P R E S S I O N I S T

AND COMEDIANMICHAEL KELLEYIN CONCERT ATNEW BEGINNINGSCHURCH MAYO

Vocal impressionistsand comedian MichaelKelley will bring hismany voices to New Be-ginnings Church for afree concert this Satur-day night (Feb. 18, 2012).Michael’s impressionsinclude many of your fa-vorite characters, like;James Brown, Clint East-wood, Forest Gump, Mr.Rogers, Elvis Presley

and many, many others.New Beginnings Churchinvites you to bring thewhole family for a nightof great family entertain-ment. The concert isFREE and will begin at 7P.M. New Beginnings islocated at 163 W. MainSt. in Mayo, next toRhodes BBQ. We lookforward to seeing youthere.

Get an inside look at the Florida Highway PatrolTroopers – Inside the Florida Highway Patro

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Have you ever wonderedwhat it is like to be a state trooper? Here is yourchance to catch an inside glimpse! The Florida High-way Patrol announced today the release of Troopers– Inside the Florida Highway Patrol, a documentarythat features recruits on the path to becoming a statetrooper.

The Center for Faith and Freedom, Inc., doingbusiness as Salt & Light Productions, produced the92-minute video that follows the 118th recruit classthrough the training academy, highlights the manyduties performed by the Patrol on an everyday basisand includes touching footage of a law enforcementfuneral. The video demonstrates the breadth anddepth of the statewide law enforcement agency’srole in achieving the vision of a Safer Florida.

Stuart J. Roth, Founder and President of the Lake-wood Ranch based Salt & Light Productions noted,

“I felt it was important for citizens all over our stateto understand the dedication and commitment topublic service that is exemplified by the FHP. Un-fortunately, we often take for granted those individ-uals whose primary responsibility is ensuring pub-lic safety. This documentary will serve to remind usof the sacrifice being made on a daily basis by themen and women of the FHP.”

FHP is offering the video to Florida media outletsas a public service. Members of the media may re-quest a free copy of the documentary by emailing arequest to MarkBrown@flhsmv.gov. A limited num-ber of copies are available, and requests will befilled on a first come, first served basis.

The DVD is available for purchase at www.Ama-zon.com.

The Florida Department of Highway Safety andMotor Vehicles provides highway safety and securi-ty through excellence in service, education and en-forcement. The Department is leading the way to asafer Florida through the efficient and professionalexecution of its core mission: the issuance of driverlicenses, vehicle tags and titles and operation of theFlorida Highway Patrol. To learn more aboutDHSMV and the services offered, visitwww.flhsmv.gov or follow us on Twitter@FDHSMV. You can find us on Facebook, too.

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New library director’s settling in By Joyce Marie Taylor

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Cynthia Leigh Welch is still settling in to her newpost as regional director of Three Rivers Regional Li-brary System, even though she’s been on the jobsince Nov. 14.There’s lots to be done at Three Rivers Regional Li-brary System which serves Lafayette, Dixie, Gilchristand Taylor counties. Taylor is the newest addition tothe library system as of last October.“We have a lot of new faces, so it's a good time tobe new,” said Welch, who replaced outgoing direc-tor Steve Hurd. “I don't feel like I'm sticking outquite so much.”Welch said she answered an advertisement for thedirector's position that she found on the Florida Li-braries and Grants webpage and she got the job. Shepreviously held the position of library director at B.S.Ricks Memorial Library in Yazoo, Mississippi, andprior to that she was branch manager for East Cen-tral Georgia Regional Library. She holds an under-

graduate degree in animal and dairy science fromMississippi State University and a masters in libraryand information science from the University of Al-abama.“From what I understand, I am probably the onlyperson who holds a masters degree in library and in-formation science and also an undergraduate degreein agriculture,” said Welch. “That's one of the thingsthat really drew me to the area. It's more what I wasused to. I specifically majored in dairy science, and Ithink this is the dairy part of Florida. It's nice drivingthrough the area and seeing the Holsteins.”As the regional director, Welch oversees the li-brary collections and ensures all the branches havegood reference materials.“Luckily, they let me do a lot more than that,” saidWelch. When she visits each branch she gets to interactwith library patrons and with her computer knowl-edge she has been able to help troubleshoot issueswith the circulation system. Additionally, she ishelping to revamp their online catalogue.

“It's wonderful for me because I have many dif-ferent interests, so I'm never bored,” she said. “Ithink what the patron sees is 'it works or it doesn'twork', but there are so many ifs, ands, buts andwhys that go into what they see. We're working to-wards making that more cohesive and interfaced tobe more seamless, which means a lot of work on thisend to make it look really easy on the other end.”Details of the upcoming summer reading programare currently being worked out and Welch is excitedabout working with her staff to get things rolling.She said all the branches have things runningsmoothly, but she would like to get more grants toupdate the library system even more.Welch praised interim director Cheryl Pulliam forgetting the e-book system up and running at the li-brary branches. As long as you have a library card,she said, you can go to the library's website atwww.3riverslibrary.com and check out an e-book.Most of the e-books, she said, are checked out andhave multiple holds on them, so the system is work-ing well. Additionally, she said, if you don't have ane-reader, you can simply download e-books to yourcomputer.“There's definitely been some excitement and in-terest,” Welch said of the e-books.Welch was born in Virginia to Navy brat parentsand raised in Mississippi, then spent most of heradult life in South Carolina. She has been marriedfor 15 years and has recently endured an unusualtype relationship with her husband, Rick Curry, al-though it is one that she says works for both of them.Her husband is an engineer and lives in Crystal Riv-er. They were separated geographically for about ayear while Welch was working in Mississippi.“It wasn't the most fun, but sometimes it's fun tomiss each other,” said Welch. “In some respects Ihad the best of both worlds. I was near my familyand I was also near my husband. There were posi-tives to it,” she added.Welch said there were times when she was in Mis-sissippi and her husband was in Florida that the twoof them would go to the same video store in their re-spective towns and pick out the same movie. Thenthey'd decide what to have for dinner. Later, theywould get back on the phone with each other andhave dinner and a movie together.“I really miss being able to do that,” she said.Welch said she loved working in Mississippi andloved coming home to see her husband, but most ofher paycheck went to Southwest Airlines for thoseback and forth trips. At first she would fly every oth-er week to go see her husband, but there were manytimes she gave in and went every weekend.“I was trying to find something that was closeenough to him, but still allowed me to work in a li-brary,” she said.With Welch now living in an apartment in LiveOak, she and her husband are only separated by acouple of hours drive time and they take turns goingback and forth to see one another. Welch and herhusband have two dogs, a black mutt named Wesleyand a grey cow dog named Angus, along with threecats named named Clover, Kung Foo and Mitch.“All of the ‘fur kids’ travel back and forth withus,” said Welch.For the last four months, as Welch has been learn-ing the ropes in her new position, she has also beendiscovering all the wonderful aspects of LafayetteCounty and the surrounding areas. She was pleas-antly surprised to discover that Jamie's Barbecue,just a short walk from her office at 262 West Main St.in downtown Mayo, has funnel cake sticks on themenu.“You get this huge plate and they're wonderful,”she said, smiling.Welch said her father is Mississippi Creole, so shehad to learn the correct way to pronounce Lafayette,with the emphasis on FAY, now that she is workingin Mayo, although she was told either way of pro-nunciation would be acceptable.“I'm awfully happy to be here,” said Welch.“Everyone has been so welcoming, so kind and nice,and they've made me feel very at home.”

Three Rivers Regional Library Director Cynthia Leigh Welch - Photo: Joyce Marie Taylor

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Boys soccer ends season as runners-up

Providing the only scoring for the night for the Hornets, sophomore Ismael Moreno (14)should return next season to lead the Hornets back into the playoffs again.

Hornet Aaron Wimberly (16) with the ball during the boys regional soccer finals againstSt. Augustine Saint Joseph Academy.

Jungwoo Song (8) for the Hornets collides with the Saint Joseph player and keeper as heattempts to score with a header in Tuesday's regional final played in Saint Augustine.Photos: Jack Howdeshell

By Jack Howdeshell

The Lafayette Hornet boys soccerteam's season came to an end in St.Augustine on Tuesday, Feb 7, butnot before posting a season recordof 13-6-2 and earning runner-up ti-tles in their district and region.

The playoff run that took theHornets on the road for five con-secutive games was the farthest theyoung program has advanced. Inthe regional championship match-up with the St. Augustine Saint Joe-

sph Academy Flashes, the Hornetsfound themselves down 3-0 beforethe half. The Hornets took the fieldfollowing the break with a reneweddrive that had taken them to thispoint in the season, but could onlyfind the back of the net once on agoal by Ismael Moreno to close themargin to 3-1 with a little morethan 20 minutes remaining. SaintJoseph added final goal with justover a minute remaining to earn atrip to the final four with the 4-1victory.

Softball kicks off with Hornet shutouts

Senior Stacy McClelland lead the Lady Hornets from the mound in the 26-0, three inningvictory.

Junior Lindsay O'Steen (1) provided power from the plate in the victory against theHamilton County Lady Trojans. Photos: Jack Howdeshell

By Jack HowdeshellThe Lady Hornet varsity and ju-

nior varsity softball teams kicked offtheir 2012 season in a big way withtwo shutouts.

Both squads took advantage of anew FHSAA rule that ends thematch-up if one team  is ahead by 15run after three innings of play.  TheJV team accomplished that behindthe pitching of Hannah Dekle andher perfect game through the threeinnings played.  Sydney Barry added

to the 15-0 win with the first homerun of the season for the Lady Hor-nets.

In varsity action, the duties on themound were handled by recent Indi-an River State College signee StacyMcClelland who led her team to athree inning 26-0 victory over thevisiting Lady Trojans. The Hornetsdressed out only nine players for theThursday night game, so all con-tributed and played in the shortenedcontest. 

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More scenes of the grand opening of Doctors’ Memorial Family Medicine in MayoThe event was held Jan. 12.

The new sign on US 27. Doctors' Memorial Family Medicine welcomes patients to their new facility.

The waiting room. Check in here.

Clinic Manager Karen Tidwell is proud of the garden shears wrapped in red ribbon thatwere used for the ribbon cutting.

One of the exam rooms.

The employee lounge. One of the spacious offices.

After the ceremony guests were treated to a luncheon.DMFM Staff (L-R) County judge Darren Jackson, Commissioners Gail Garrard, EarnestJones and Curtis “Donnie” Hamlin, DMH CEO Richard Huth and Aquilla Hanson, chairmanof the board of DMH. - Photos: Joyce Marie Taylor

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Some of Mayo’s finest achievers

By Joyce Marie Taylorjoycemarie.taylor@gaflnews.com

Former Mayo resident Annies Wilkins – and yes,that's Annies with an “S” - lives in Philadelphia, Pa.She doesn’t miss a beat in her former town. She is asubscriber to the Mayo Free Press and has been fora number of years. After reading a recent articleabout Taylor McGrew and his many achievementsin honor of Black History Month, she felt compelledto offer even more black history from the town ofMayo.Wilkins said she looks forward to receiving the

newspaper each week because it is a link to her past.“As a child growing up there, my grandmother

would always buy a copy and I would read it,” shesaid. “I think it cost about five cents in those days.”As a black woman who was born and raised in

Mayo, Wilkins said she was impressed to readabout McGrew's achievements.“However, growing up there in the late 40s and

50s, I thought it would be informative to advise youof the achievements of blacks who were born andraised in Mayo prior to Taylor's family movingthere,” said Wilkins.Wilkins listed five of them and stated most of

them had to move away from home to attend highschool because of segregation.Willie Mae Buford Jackson, Wilkins said, is the

daughter of the late Fannie and John McCuthcen.“She was born right here in Mayo,” said Wilkins.Jackson is a graduate of Kerbo Elementary School

in Mayo, a high school graduate from Jasper and thefirst black college graduate hailing from Mayo. Shegraduated from FAMU in the 50s and has spent herlife in the field of education. After more than 30years in the teaching profession, Jackson retiredsome years ago, Wilkins said. Willie Mae, a.k.a. Sister, resides with her family in

Palmetto, Fla., and she is the cousin of Willie JamesWilliams, a.k.a. Peter Walker, who still resides inMayo, Wilkins said.The next person Wilkins wished to recognize is

Robert Williams, the son of the late Dunk and IdaWilliams, whose family came to Mayo around 1935when Williams was a mere baby.“His family, like my own, came to Mayo to work

in the turpentine industry,” said Wilkins.Williams graduated from Kerbo Elementary

School and later Douglas High School in Live Oak.He went on to graduate from junior college andmade the Army his career. He married a hometowngirl, Lee Ethel Thomas, a graduate of FAMU, and heand his family live in Texas. After many years ofmilitary service he retired. Wilkins said in 1959, for the first time in the histo-

ry of the black community, four young ladies grad-uated from Jerkins High School in Perry, all withhonors. Here is brief summary of their achieve-ments:Lee Ethel Thomas Williams graduated from

FAMU and served on the faculty at Lafayette High

School as a librarian. She married Robert Williamsand currently resides in Texas. She is the daughterof the Late Rev. Henry and Sylvester Thomas.Deloris Thomas Coke is a graduate of North Flori-

da Jr. College, now North Florida Community Col-lege, in Madison and later received her RN license.She was employed as an RN at a nursing home inDowling Park. Due to an injury, she retired fromnursing. “She has lived her entire life in Mayo,” said

Wilkins. “She is also the daughter of the Late Rev.Henry and Sylvester Thomas. Like me, she was bornin Mayo.”Lastly, is Wilkins herself. She is the daughter of

the late Louise Dean, a.k.a. Miss Doll Baby, and thelate Simon Holton. Her grandparents are the lateNash and Mary McCutchen, who migrated to Mayoto work in the turpentine industry. Her siblings arethe late R. L. Jones, Christine Jones Godwin, JohnnieLee Jones, and Jimmie Lee Kimber and Willie Dean,both of Pennsylvania.Around 1934 Wilkins' mother and her then hus-

band Rufus Jones arrived in Mayo, and after Jonesdied, she married Simon Holton. Then on May 21,1941, Annies Louise Holton Wilkins was born to thefamily of Simon and Louise Holton.Wilkins attended the old Kerbo Elementary

School in Mayo and graduated as valedictorian ofher 8th grade class; the Class of '59 Jerkins HighSchool in Perry.After graduating from high school she left Mayo

in 1959 to attend Florida Business College in Jack-sonville where she graduated with honors. She thenaccepted a secretarial position at Florida NormalCollege in St. Augustine and later a position atBethune-Cookman College, serving as secretary tothe academic dean. In Dec. 1966, she moved toPhiladelphia, Pa. where she still resides.In Jan. 1967, she was employed by the University

of Pennsylvania Moore School of Electrical Engi-neering, and became one of the first black adminis-trative secretaries. In 1970, she went to work for thecity of Philadelphia and advanced the civil servicerank to become a supervisor for the water revenue

bureau, account analysis; a position she held formore than 18 years. After more than 30 years working for the city,

Wilkins retired as a supervisor in 2002. During hertenure there she was awarded for her outstandinganalytical and organizational skills, as well as heroutstanding work performance. In April 2008, she was awarded a plaque from

Bethel of Mt. Sinai in Mayo for being the first finan-cial contributor towards the construction of theAlms of Bethel Community Center.“I am the widow of Fred Wilkins,” she said. “I

have two sons, Bryce Holton and Barry Wilkins.”Barry, she said, received his undergraduate de-

gree from the University of Pittsburgh and his MBAfrom LaSalle University. He is presently employedby PNC Bank as an analyst and his wife is employedby Comcast. She will receive her Bachelor of Sciencein advertising this May. “My granddaughter, Ashely, received her BS de-

gree this past May from Chestnut Hill College,”Wilkins said. “My grandson Bryce, a star athlete, isa senior in high school and plans to attend collegethis fall.”Wilkins said she is active in her community and

has received many awards of recognition for herdedication and commitment. She presently servesas vice president of the Penfield Townwatch BlockAssociation and coordinator of the BeautificationBlock Committee. She has lived on her block formore than 40 years.Until a few years ago, Wilkins had lost all contact

with the black community of Mayo, however, sherecently established contact with friend, MargeriteJackson. “I still consider Mayo my home, and I will forev-

er cherish my childhood growing up there,” Wilkinssaid. “However rewarding my life has been, I owe itall to a loving family and a caring godmother, Mrs.E. H. Moultry Chandler. I also owe a deep appreci-ation to a dear friend who still resides in Mayo, Mrs.Margerite Jackson, for without her friendship I don'tthink I could have endured the isolation and loneli-ness that I experienced growing up there.”

Jerkins High School, Perry honors graduates 1959, from left: Delores Thomas Coke, JanieLee Williams Curry, Robert Cummings, Ph.D, Annies Holton Wilkins & Lee Ethel ThomasWilliams.Cummings later graduated from FAMU in 1963. He was the chairman of the African Amer-ican Studies Dept. at Howard Univ. in Washington DC when he died in 2007

Kerbo Elementary 8th grade graduation 1959 (L-R) Janie Williams Curry, graduate WilliamAnderson (Poolie) & Annies Holton Wilkins

Annies Wilkins first cousin by marriage, Willie Mae Buford Jackson, was the first blackwoman in Mayo to graduate from college.

The 25 year luncheon for city water revenue employees in Philadelphia. Annies Wilkins issecond from left (standing) Courtesy Photos

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