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Photos by Tammy Wise-Thrash, May 5, 2014The ACA Lady Warriors greet Natalie Sorensen at home plate after she ripped an out-of-the-park

homerun during the Regional Championship game against Central Florida Christian Academy.

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FRAN HUNTECB PublishingStaff Writer

The Aucilla ChristianAcademy Lady War-riors won their third Re-

gional Championship Title, ever, inschool history, and skunked bothteams in doing so.The Lady Warriors hit the dia-

mond against Munroe on Saturday,May 3 in the Regional Semi-Finals,in a game, which had been rainedout on several occasions earlier inthe week, and the Lady Warriorsskunked Munroe for a 10-0 victory.Aucilla scored four runs in the

first inning, one run in the fourthinning, two runs in the fifth in-ning, and one run in the sixth in-ning.As a team, at the plate, the

Lady Warriors had 30 plate appear-ances, 28 at bats, 12 hits, four sin-gles, six doubles, two triples, nineRBI’s, 10 runs, one walk, and fivestrikeouts.Whitney Stevens had three

plate appearances, three at bats,

one hit, one double, and two runs.Emma Witmer had three plate

appearances, three at bats, and onestrikeout.Natalie Sorensen had three at

bats, two plate appearances, onehit, one triple, two RBI’s, and onestrikeout.Ramsey Sullivan had four

plate appearances, three at bats,two hits, one single, one double,one RBI, Thee runs, and one walk.Kelly Horne had four plate ap-

pearances, four at bats, two hits,one single, one double, two RBI’sand one run.Abigail Morgan had three

plate appearances, three at bats,and one strikeout.Elizabeth Hightower had three

plate appearances, three at bats,two hits, one single, one double,and one run.Taylor Copeland had three

plate appearances, three at bats,one hit, one triple, one RBI, andtwo strikeouts.Carly Joiner had four plate ap-

pearances, four at bats, three hits,

one single, two doubles, three RBI’s, and three runs.On the field, the Lady War-

riors had 21 total chances, three as-sists, 18 putouts, and a fieldingpercentage of 1.000.Witmer had one total chance,

one putout, and a fielding percent-age of 1.000.Sullivan had two total chances,

one assist, one putout, and a field-ing percentage of 1.000.Horne had 12 total chances, 12

putouts, and a fielding percentageof 1.000.Morgan had three total

chances, three putouts, and a field-ing percentage of 1.000. Hightower had one total

chance, one assist, and a fieldingpercentage of 1.000.Copeland had one total chance,

one putout, and a fielding percent-age of 1.000.Joiner had one total chance,

one assist, and a fielding percent-age of 1.000.Please SeeTITLE Page 5A


AGeorgia pairwas arrestedover the

weekend after attempt-ing to cash a stolen checkat a local grocery store.The Monticello Po-

lice Department (MPD)reported that on Satur-day, May 3, Winn Dixieloss prevention advisedthat they had two peoplein the Monticello storeattempting to cash astolen check, and that Please SeeCHECK Page 3A

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To prepare for hurricaneseason, Florida will have atax-free period from May

31 to June 8 for you to shop and pre-pare. The Atlantic Hurricane seasonruns from June 1 to November 30.Items that will be tax-free in-

cludes: a portable self-powered lightsource selling for $20 or less, aportable self-powered radio; two-wayradio, or weather band radio sellingfor $50 or less, a tarpaulin or otherflexible waterproof sheeting selling

for $50 or less; a self-contained first-aid kit selling for $30 or less; aground anchor system or tie-downkit selling for $50 or less; a gas ordiesel fuel tank selling for $25 or less;a package of AA-cell, C-cell, D-cell, 6-volt or 9-volt batteries, excluding au-tomobile and boat batteries, sellingfor $30 or less; a non-electric foodstorage cooler selling for $30 or less;a portable generator used to providelight or communications or preservefood in the event of a power outageselling for $750 or less; and reusableice selling for $10 or less.

DEBBIE SNAPPECB PublishingStaff Writer

The JeffersonCounty RelayFor Life Can-

cer Survivors Dinnerwill be held at 6 p.m. onTuesday, May 13 at theMonticello Opera

House. Doors will openat 5:30 p.m.Celebrate Hope

with survivors, care-givers, Relay teammembers, and friendsduring dinner, withmusic, and a short proPlease SeeRELAY Page 3A

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For the pastfew days lead-ing up to Sat-

urday, May 10, theJefferson County PostOffices will be joiningin the 22nd annual LetterCarriers Food Drive to‘Stamp’ Out Hunger.Please SeeHUNGER Page 3A

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Florida hasonce againset the week-

end for the three-daytax break, on schoolsupplies, from August 1to August 3.Shoppers will not

have to pay sales taxeson any clothing worth$100 or less. This in-cludes clothes, hand-

bags, wallets and anyfootwear. Footwearthat is not tax-free in-cludes skis,

rollerblades, skater orswim fins. Shoppers would nothave to pay taxes onschool supplies worth$15 or less per item.The first $750 of a per-sonal computer is tax-free. Personalcomputers include elec-tronic book readers,laptops, desktops,tablets and tower com-puters.


ATallahasseeman was ar-rested over

the weekend and chargedwith grand theft of anautomobile, in a case dat-ing back nearly fivemonths.The Jefferson

County Sheriff ’s Officereported that on May 4,Deputy Jarrod Rigdonwas patrolling the areaof US-27 and WaukeenahHighway, and he noticeda vehicle traveling west-bound of US-27 at a highrate of speed, and it wasfailing to drive in a sin-gle lane. The deputy caught

up with the vehicle atUS-27 and US-19, wherehe activated his patrollights and signaled thedriver to pull over.

The red Jeep Patriotpulled over onto the rightshoulder of the road. Deputy Rigdon ran

the tag, and dispatch ad-vised that the tag be-longed to a 1996 silverHonda four-door. Thedeputy double-checkedthe reading of the tagwith dispatch, and theyagain advised with thesame information.Please SeeCHARGED Page 3A

Lady Warriors Win ThirdRegional Title Ever

Man Charged WithGrand Theft Auto

Gino Laquince Browning

Georgia Pair ChargedWith Attempting ToCash Stolen Check

Michael Laross RandleKenyanna Yasaicia

Swinger

Florida School Tax-Free Weekend

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Relay For Life SurvivorDinner Tuesday

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‘StampOut

Hunger’

Since I havemoved to Mon-ticello, I’ve

met a lot of great moth-ers.

Louise Jones is themother to five boys, twoof which she and herhusband adopted. Sherises early and getsthem ready for school.She stays up late andhelps with homework.She cooks for the youthgroup, to which she is amother of sorts. Shesupports and loves her“boys” no matter howold they get. A mother isdevotion.

Cheryl Painter is amomma bear. She lovesand protects her chil-dren, even when mostof them live in Wiscon-sin. Sometimes, shemisses them so muchthat she’ll have to pullout family photo al-bums to see their faces.A mother is love.

Lynn Long is an-other one. In supporting

her husband, Mike, inhis passion for firefight-ing, she provided thebackbone for her familyand raised her son to beupright and level-headed. She patientlywaited through longnights while Mike wasaway firefighting, andlong months whenbrushfires swept acrossthe western states andMike was called to ac-tion: her husband callsher a saint. A mother isstrength.

Glenda Slater sup-ports her children, evenwhen their decisionslead to misfortune. Sheis gentle, wise, and wel-coming. She groundsherself in God andweathers storms withHis grace. A mother ispatience.

Mary Jane Dickeyand Denise Tosado arethe (respective) quietand loud sources of wis-dom for the MVFD.They help in decision-

making, organization,and daily operations. Amother is guidance.

And yet, as dearlyas I love these women,my grandmother repre-sents all of these and somuch more. Lula Maehas room in her heartfor every child, everygrandchild, every pet,every boyfriend, everybff. Every time herheart fills up with peo-ple, she seems to makeadditions: for the oldman at the bus stop, forthe little baby at the gro-cery store, for the greataunt in the nursinghome. For strangersand friends, and theever-expanding groupof family and theirfriends. She teacheschildren the calls ofbirds and alphabet let-ters; patience andprayer; sums and sym-pathy.

One day, I hope to behalf the woman she is.

Happy Mothers Dayto all the moms thisweekend!


Gary AndrewReeves, 40, ofWacissa, was

arrested April 22 andcharged with domesticbattery. Bond was set at$500 and he bonded outof jail the following day.

Branmetrius D.Hillsman, 25, of Talla-hassee, was arrestedApril 23 and chargedwith introduction of con-traband into a state cor-rectional facility. Bondwas set at $2,500 and hebonded out of jail thesame day.

Aston K. Adams, 27,of Quincy, was arrestedApril 23 on an outstand-ing Gadsden Countywarrant charging herwith two counts of viola-tion of probation. Shewas released on April 28with no bond.

Joseph Cramer, 35,of Jefferson County, wasarrested April 23 andcharged with violationof probation. Bond waswithheld and he re-mained at the CountyJail May 8.

Kathy Woody, 35, ofMonticello, was arrestedApril 23 and charged

with driving while li-cense suspended or re-voked, knowingly. Bondwas set at $500 and sheremained at the CountyJail May 8.

Ormar Walker, 20, ofThomasville, was ar-rested April 25 andcharged with fleeing andeluding. He was releasedon his own recognizancethe following day.

Justin Lee Nissley,21, of Jefferson County,was arrested April 26 andcharged with domesticbattery, resisting withoutviolence, and criminalmischief. A total bond of$10,000 was set and hebonded out of jail thesame day.

Roosevelt Prier, 56,of Jacksonville, FL, wasarrested April 26 andcharged with drivingunder the influence.Bond was set at $500 andhe bonded out of jail thefollowing day.

Wilson TyroneHamilton, 54, of Monti-cello, was arrested April28 and charged with ex-pired driver’s licensemore than six months,and reckless driving. Atotal bond of $1,000 wasset and he bonded out ofjail the following day.

Juan BautistaSanchez, 46, of JeffersonCounty, was arrestedApril 29 and chargedwith felony drivingunder the influence. Hewas released on his ownrecognizance the sameday.

Matthew Kaplan, 19,of Boca Raton, FL, wasarrested April 30 andcharged with possessionof marijuana less than 20grams, and possession ofparaphernalia. A totalbond of $1,000 was setand he bonded out of jailthe same day.

Jordan Zachary Kar-lin, 19, of Boca Raton,FL, was arrested April 30and charged with posses-sion of marijuana lessthan 20 grams, and pos-session of parapherna-lia. A total bond of $1,000was set and he bonded

out of jail the same day.Jessica N. Johnson,

25, of Jacksonville, FL,was arrested May 2 andcharged with possessionof marijuana less than 20grams, and possession ofparaphernalia. A totalbond of $1,000 was setand she bonded out ofjail the following day.

Michael Laross Ran-dle, 59, of Atlanta, GA,was arrested May 3 andcharged with attemptedgrand theft. Bond was setat $5,000 and he re-mained at the CountyJail May 8.

Kenyanna YasaiciaSwinger, 25, of Fairburn,GA, was arrested May 3and charged with ob-structing an officer andresisting, and attemptedgrand theft. A total bondof $5,500 was set and sheremained at the CountyJail May 8.

Christopher RashadJones 27, of JeffersonCounty, was arrestedMay 3 and charged withdriving while license sus-pended or revoked,knowingly. Bond was setat $500 and he bonded outof jail the following day.

Gino LaquinceBrowning, 52, of Talla-hassee, was arrested May4 and charged with grandtheft of an automobile,and driving while licensesuspended or revoked,knowingly. A total bondof $5,500 was set and hebonded out of jail thesame day.

Austin Robert Lans-berry, 21, of Tallahassee,was arrested May 4 andcharged with drivingunder the influence, pos-session of marijuanaless than 20 grams, andpossession of parapher-nalia. A total bond of$1,500 was set and hebonded out of jail thesame day.

Jessica L. Vance, 38,of Jefferson County, wasarrested May 4 andcharged with domesticbattery, and trespass. Atotal bond of $3,000 wasset and she bonded out ofjail May 5.

There is an oldCeltic saying,“Never trust a

man that walks withouta limp.” It is not talkingabout a physical limp. Itmeans that you shouldnever trust someonewho has not been brokenat some point in theirlife. C. S. Lewis, the au-thor of The Chroniclesof Narnia, and notedapologist, said once that“It is doubtful whetherGod can use a mangreatly until first Hewounds him.”

This is not a limita-tion on God, it is a limi-tation on man. The manwho has never lain flatand broken, crying toGod for mercy and help,cannot know how greatthe Power of God trulyis. We all have heard,“you don’t know whatyou have until you loseit.” Why would youthink that the samething does apply toGod’s grace and mercy?The most trustworthyand useful of God’s dis-ciples are those thathave been truly, and Imean truly, humbled be-fore God.

With that being said,then what would be thegreatest sin? That’s easy– the opposite of humil-ity – pride. All other sins

first spawn from the sinof pride. If you are notfirst prideful, you wouldnot willingly committhese other sins. All sinsagainst someone else,are preceded bythoughts that yourneeds outweigh theneeds of others. Murder,rape, theft, racism, prej-udices, hatred, gossip,bullying, slighting some-one, thinking badthoughts about someone-- all of it first stemsfrom us thinking thatour needs outweigh theneeds of someone else.Our rights outweigh therights of someone else.I’m better than they arebecause I am… Theyshould not be allowedto… because theydon’t… I am better thanthem because I am a bet-ter Christian.

If pride is the great-est sin, would not thenthe greatest form ofpride be that of Spiri-tual Pride? SpiritualPride is the thoughtprocess that I know theexact meaning of theBible and what it says,more than anyone else.That is what gives methe right and power topass sentence over oth-ers who disobey. Is thatnot prideful?

Of course we allthink we are right. If wethought we were wrong,we’d change to what wethought was correct.Duh. And I am not say-ing that there is no placefor teaching the Bible.Of course it is our dutyto educate and help oth-ers. Preachers, teachers,lay persons, even me as Iput words on paper.Helping others not only

physically but mentallyand spiritually is whatthis life is all about.

The point I am mak-ing, however, is that NOONE has the ultimateanswer. Why? Becauseyou are not God. I amnot God. We are human,and therefore in someways, we are all wrong.The prideful thing is tobelieve that we are rightenough that I am valid tointerpret God’s wordand use it to dictate pun-ishment on those I deemas less correct.

If we are to believethe Bible, we really haveonly two choices:

1. Pride goeth be-fore destruction; ahaughty spirit before afall. (Proverbs 16:18)

2. If My people,which are called by Myname, will humble them-selves and pray, and seekMy face, and turn fromtheir evil ways, then Iwill hear from heavenand will forgive theirsins and heal their land.(2 Chronicles 7:14)

Sitting in churchdoes not mean you areseeking God. Converselysitting at home on Sun-day does not mean youare not seeking God. “…humble yourself andpray, and seek My face..”

As long you pray forothers to change to theway you know Godwants them to act, it isnot humility. You shouldbe praying for God tochange YOU to how HEthinks. Until you gen-uinely tell God that youhave no clue what HEwants, then you havenever humbled yourselfbefore HIM.

Think about it.

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Conversations for Coffee

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Something ToThink About

By Harvey Greene

‘Brew’ Ha Ha:

Humble Yourself And Pray

Happy Mother’s Day!to

The Super-Senior Mothersof

Lloyd, Florida

The Oldest• Ruth Plair Blake, Age 97

Compilator: Rosa BassaLloyd, Florida

• Rosa Lee Johnson • Pennie Pleas Miller

• Flora Hall Williams • Nettie Ransom Norton

• Millie Norton Wilson • Mary Jackson Denmark

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• Rachel Harrison Bright • Thelma Barrington Glenn

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• Dorothy Barrington Mosley • Dorothy Wilson Barrington

• Dorothy Hightower Plummer • Bertha Lee Rivers Lawrence

• Annie Bell Williams Huggins

Birth Years: 1916 - 1939

Happy Mother’s Day

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Charged continued from page 1A

From Front Page

Relay continued from page 1A Deputy Rigdon called

the driver out of the vehi-cle to the front of his pa-trol car, where he wasdetained.

The driver said thathe did not have any iden-tification on him, butstated that his name wasGino Laquince Brown-ing, 52, of Tallahassee.The deputy checkedBrowning’s fingerprintson the rapid ID check andverified that he had givenhis correct name.

Dispatch advisedthat Browning’s driver’s

license was suspended onMarch, 29, 2010, Decem-ber 5, 2012, April 22, 2013,and May 1, 2014, and no-tice was given on the firstdate.

Browning’s drivingrecord indicated that hehad three prior convic-tions for driving while li-cense suspended orrevoked.

The deputy then ranthe Vehicle IdentificationNumber (VIN).

The VIN came backto a 2010 red Jeep Patriot,and was being reported

stole by the TallahasseePolice Department (TPD)as of December 16, 2013.

TPD was contactedvia tele-type, and theyconfirmed the vehicle asstolen.

Browning was ar-rested and charged withgrand theft of a motor ve-hicle, and driving whilelicense suspended or re-voked, knowingly. He wasalso cited for failure tomaintain a single lane.

A total bond of $5,500was set and he bondedout of jail the same day.

Check continued from page 1A they had already cashedtwo checks in felonyamounts in TallahasseeWinn Dixie’s on thesame day.

Officers made con-tact with the two sus-pects in the store.

The female had pre-sented the store with aUS Treasury check inthe amount of $1,187.27,made out to GeraldineLong, and also presenteda fake Georgia driver’s li-cense, which was bear-ing her photograph.

Officers inquiredwhat her name was, andthe female pointed at thefake identification andtold them that was her.

Officers found lossprevention had evidenceof the male passing twoseparate US Treasurychecks in Tallahassee,exceeding $2,000, on thesame day. Loss preven-tion had a copy of one,where the male used thename Michael Boyd. The

male refused to identifyhimself.

Post Miranda, the fe-male eventually admit-ted that her real namewas Kenyanna YasaiciaSwinger, 25, of Fairburn,GA, and she producedwhat appeared to be avalid Georgia driver’s li-cense with photo.

Swinger stated thatthe male and another un-known female picked upat her home near Atlantaearlier the same day, andthey drove to Floridawith the intent to cashdifferent checks withfake identifications, im-plicating that the malewas the one who pro-vided her with the checkand fake identification.

Swinger also statedthat she witnessed themale cash two checks inTallahassee, and attemptto cash a third, but wasdenied.

The male eventuallyidentified himself as

Michael Laross Randle,59, of Atlanta, GA. Ran-dle admitted, post Mi-randa, that he hadcashed two checks inTallahassee in excess of$1,000 each.

Both were arrestedon the attempt to cashthe check at the Monti-cello Winn Dixie.

Swinger was addi-tionally charged with ob-s t r u c t i o n / f a l s einformation regardingthe fake ID provided tothe initial investigatingofficer.

Winn Dixie loss pre-vention is currently re-porting two Tallahasseechecks to law enforce-ment, and it is expectedthat Randle will have ad-ditional charges shortly.

Randle’s bond wasset at $5,000 and he re-mained at the CountyJail May 8. Swinger,had a total bond of $5,500set and she remained atthe County Jail May 8.

Hunger continued from page 1A

gram.Entertainment will

be provided by VirtuosoPianist Lawrence Blakeof Monticello.

Dinner will be pre-pared and served bymembers of the Monti-cello Woman’s Club.

The evening eventis sponsored by Chair-man David Hobbs andthe Jefferson CountySheriff ’s Office.

Contact Coordina-tor Cricket Edwards at850-997-1045 or [email protected] if youplan to attend.

This will also be agreat time to sign upRelay teams and to vol-unteer during the Fri-day, May 16 event.Volunteers and donorsare always needed tomake for a successfulevent.

Relay teams to dateinclude: Brynwood Cen-ter H&R, Winn Dixie, JCSheriff ’s Office, Jeffer-son Elementary School,Lions Club, Farmers &Merchants Bank, Capi-tal City Bank, B&B Tire.Jefferson CountyHealth Department, Au-cilla Christian Acad-emy, Avalon Plantation,and First UnitedMethodist Church.

Sheila Griffin, spe-cialist for the Relay ForLife Florida Division ofthe American CancerSociety and county Lia-son, will also be avail-

able with the most re-cent entertainmentlineup for the JeffersonCounty Relay For Lifeevent on May 16 from 6p.m. to 12 a.m.

Luminaria bags willalso be available forpurchase of a donationand filled in with thename of a loved one.When the sun goesdown at every Relayevent, hope shines thebrightest. During theLuminaria Ceremony,hundreds of Luminarialight the track to cele-brate the lives of thosewho have battled can-cer, remember thosewho have lost their bat-tle, and fight backagainst the disease thathas taken too much.The ceremony of lightsymbolizes the hopeand perseverance withwhich we continue tofight.

*The entertainmentlineup begins withChazz Clooney, perform-ing an acoustic set ofsongs with friends andother local artists, end-ing with a couple of oldfavorites in which allperforming musiciansare invited to sit in andparticipate.

*Hal Shows with hiscurrent group ‘The Cat-birds’. An acoustic out-fit that plays originaltunes and a few classicsthe band is in love with.Shows formed the cele-

brated post-punk band‘Persian Gulf ’ in 1980.The group made threerecords and touredthrough the 80’s beforebreaking up in NewYork City, in 1988. Hissolo releases includeBirthday Suit (1990,)Lifeboat (1996,) NativeDancer (2003,) andTreasure of Love (2012.)

*BOBO Jr., fromTallahassee, featureslocal musicians KeithPatterson and SteveEudy playing a selec-tion of acoustic/electricsoul music. The banddraws its name fromPatterson’s father,James ‘The Great BoBo’Patterson, who sangand danced in variousfunk/soul music bandsin the Myrtle Beach, SCarea back in the mid tolate sixties.

*Boo Radley, the lat-est project from Com-mon ZenZ singer andguitarist MichaelTurner. Together withveteran Baltimore clubrocker Julia Matson,they combine the soundof acoustic music likeNeil Young, Heart, andthe Civil Wars into anew alternative originalacoustic rock sound.

To get on this lineupof great entertainers,contact ACS LiaisonSheila Griffin at 850-329-4545 or 850-294-6313, orgo to sheila.griffin@cancer. org.

Postal carriers haveleft empty bags in mail-boxes on their routes forresidents and busi-nesses to fill withcanned goods and non-perishable foods items.

Just place the itemsinto these bags andleave them either in themailbox, or hangingfrom the mailbox, forthe letter carriers topick up any day throughSaturday, May 10. Peo-ple are also invited tobring food items to thepost office anytime dur-ing business hours.

The food items will

then be distributedthrough local foodpantries.

Look for the specialplastic bag in your mail-box or drop off your do-nation the next timeyou swing by the post of-fice to mail somethingbetween now and May10.

This food drive isthe largest, single daynon-perishable food col-lection event in thecountry resulting in thecollection of more than74 million pounds offood in 2013, feedingmore than 30 million

people nationwide. Locally, the Na-

tional Association ofLetter Carriers will dis-tribute reminder cardsand Publix grocery bagsto residents. Non-per-ishable food items suchas canned goods, cereal,peanut butter, etc. canbe placed into the gro-cery bags and left at themailboxes of residentsfor pickup by theirpostal carrier.

With your help TheNational Letter Carri-ers Food Drive can helpto ‘Stamp Out Hunger’in Jefferson County.

LAZARO ALEMANECB PublishingSenior Staff Writer

Building activ-ity picked upa little in

April, compared withthe previous month.

This according tothe latest figures re-leased by the JeffersonCounty/City of Monti-cello Building Inspec-tion and ContractorLicensing Departmenton Friday, May 2.

The report showsthe city and county is-sued a combined 52 per-mits in April, up 12from the 40 issued inMarch, with home re-pairs and renovationscontinuing to be thedominant activity.

The 52 permits gen-erated $8,706.76 in fees,notably up from the$5,850.66 generated bythe 40 permits inMarch. Of the 52 per-mits, the city issued 14

and collected $2,814.27in fees, and the countyissued 38 and collected$5,892.49.

A breakdown of the52 permits shows 45were for repairs and ad-ditions; two for residen-tial construction; onefor a commercial-re-lated project; two formobile homes; and twofor a miscellaneoususes, such as a shed,sign, workshop or barn.In the residential per-mit category, the Aprilvaluation was $246,799,significantly higherthan zero activityrecorded in March.

This valuation was zeroin April 2013.

The valuation forcommercial permitswas $190,000, downfrom the $700,000recorded in March. Itwas $1,168,552 in April2013.

And the valuationfor other permits (a cat-egory that includes ad-ditions, re-roofs andnon-residential struc-tures) was $1,186,509, upconsiderably from the$780,436 recorded inMarch. This valuationwas $231,458 in April2013.

For its part, the Jef-ferson County Planningand Zoning Depart-ment issued 12 permitsand collected $4,092.80in fees, down from the14 permits and $6,354.00collected in March. InApril 2013, the depart-ment issued 10 permitsand collected $5,692.76in fees.

Building ActivityPicks Up Slightly

Dear SavvySenior, Whatcan you tell

me about reverse mort-gages? I was consideringone last year, but now Ihear they are more diffi-cult to get.

Ready to Reverse

Dear Ready,That’s correct.

Tighter rules on reversemortgages that have re-cently gone into affecthave made them harderto get, especially for sen-iors with heavy debtproblems.

The reason the Fed-eral Housing Adminis-tration (FHA) madethese changes was tostrengthen the product,which has suffered froma struggling housingmarket and a growingnumber of defaults byborrowers. Here’s a run-down of how reversemortgages now work in2014.

Overview: The ba-sics are still the same. Areverse mortgage is aloan that allows seniorhomeowners to borrowmoney against the eq-uity in their house. Theloan doesn’t have to berepaid until the home-owner dies, sells thehouse or moves out forat least 12 months. It’salso important to knowthat with a reverse mort-gage, you, not the bank,own the house, so you’restill responsible forproperty taxes, insur-ance and repairs.

Eligibility: To be eli-gible for a reverse mort-gage you must be at least62 years old, own yourown home (or owe only asmall balance) and cur-rently be living there.You will also need to un-dergo a financial assess-ment to determine

whether you can affordto make all the neces-sary tax and insurancepayments over the pro-jected life of the loan.

Lenders will look atyour sources of income,assets and credit history.Depending on your fi-nancial situation, youmay be required to putpart of your loan into anescrow account to payfuture bills.

If the financial as-sessment finds that youcannot pay your insur-ance and taxes and haveenough cash left to liveon, you will be denied.

Loans: Nearly all re-verse mortgages offeredtoday are Home EquityConversion Mortgages(HECM), which are FHAinsured and offeredthrough private mort-gage lenders and banks.HECM’s also have homevalue limits that vary bycounty, but cannot ex-ceed $625,500. Seehud.gov/l l/code/ l l -slcrit.cfm for a list ofHUD approved lenders.

Loan amounts: Theamount you get througha reverse mortgage de-pends on your age, yourhome’s value and theprevailing interest rates.Generally, the older youare, the more yourhouse is worth, and thelower the interest ratesare, the more you canborrow. A 70-year-old,for example, with ahome worth $300,000could borrow around$170,000 with a fixed-rateHECM. To calculate howmuch you can borrow,visit reversemortgage.org.

Loan costs: Reversemortgages have a num-ber of up-front fees in-cluding a 2 percentlender origination feefor the first $200,000 of

the home’s value and 1percent of the remain-ing value, with a cap of$6,000; a 0.5 percent ini-tial mortgage insurancepremium fee; along withan appraisal fee, closingcosts and other miscella-neous expenses. Mostfees can be deducted forthe loan amount to re-duce your out-of-pocketcost at closing.

In addition, you’llalso have to pay an an-nual mortgage insur-ance premium of 1.25percent of the loanamount.

Payment options:You can receive themoney in a lump sum, aline of credit, regularmonthly checks or acombination of these.But in most cases, youcannot withdraw morethan 60 percent of theloan during the firstyear. If you do, you’llpay a 2.5 percent upfrontinsurance premium fee.

Counseling: All bor-rowers are required toget face-to-face or tele-phone counselingthrough a HUD ap-proved independentcounseling agency be-fore taking out a reversemortgage. Some agen-cies are awarded grantsthat enable them to offercounseling for free, butmost charge around $125to $250.

To locate a counsel-ing agency near you,visit hud.gov/offices/h s g / s f h / h e c m /hecmhome.cfm or call800-569-4287.

Send your seniorquestions to: Savvy Sen-ior, P.O. Box 5443, Nor-man, OK 73070, or visitSavvySenior.org. JimMiller is a contributor tothe NBC Today showand author of “TheSavvy Senior” book.

This Mother’sDay, Honey LakePlantation Re-

sort & Spa, a proper South-ern plantation, unveils asumptuous Mother’s DayBrunch menu, promising adelightful beginning to aspecial day. Known formeticulous preparationand presentation, Execu-tive Chef Greg Folden in-troduces the Mother’s DayBrunch menu infused withSouthern twists on classicfavorites, including Veni-son Gumbo, CinnamonChicken Salad, Salmon andGrouper el Greco withLemon Au Jus along withtraditional Southerndesserts like sweet pecanpie and classic carrot cake.Guests can sip, sample, andsavor the delectable brunchfare while dining atop theWhispering Pines Restau-rant terrace, overlooking4,800 acres of green pas-tures and nature’s inhabi-tants. For all the details onHoney Lake Plantation’sMother’s Day Brunch, con-tact Jeri Bradley at 850-948-9911 or go towww.honeylakeplanta-tion.com.

Circuit 2 Reform Spe-cialist Elizabeth Phillipsmentions that the Depart-ment of Juvenile Justiceand her office has offi-cially settled in at its newlocation, 2020 Capital Cir-cle SE, in Tallahassee; inthe Alexander Buildingwithin the Koger Center.The telephone and faxnumbers will remain thesame, 850-921-1066 and 850-414-1570. Her cell numberis 850-251-8132. The mis-sion of the Department ofJuvenile Justice is to in-crease public safety by re-ducing juvenile

delinquency through effec-tive prevention, interven-tion, and treatmentservices that strengthenfamilies and turn aroundthe lives of troubled youth.

Phyllis Brown re-minds all that the VeteransMemorial Railroad willhave a special free trainride day for everyone onArmed Forces Day, May 17,to honor all military per-sonnel, active or retired,veterans, and their fami-lies. The event will be heldfrom 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Do-nations are appreciatedbut not necessary. Also, foryour enjoyment, a walkingtrail, picnic pavilions, RRCaboose you can enter,playground, and an air-conditioned depot with atrain table full of trainsfor young children’s play.for more information go toveteransmemorialrail -road.org or call 850-643-6646, or 850-643-5491.

Kids Incorporated ishiring teachers for its EarlyHead Start centers in Talla-hassee. A child develop-ment associate credential isa minimum requirement.The teacher-to-child ratio is1-to-4 in all classrooms, andthe agency offers an excel-lent benefits package. Toview the job descriptionand application visitwww.kidsincorporated.org/employment.

Reading takes the spot-light May 12 – 18 for the 95th

annual Children’s BookWeek, with events that con-nect young readers with au-thors and illustratorstaking place in all 50-statesfor the first time. Take alook at the official poster,designed by the 2013 Chil-dren’s Choice Illustrator ofthe Year Robin PreissGlasser Fancy Nancy.) Formore information, visitbookweekonline.com.

Trade your eye doc foran e-book... you’ll readfaster! For people with eyediseases like macular de-generation, digital tabletsincreased reading speed byas much as 42-words per

minute, compared with thatof print books or newspa-pers. This was founded re-cently by researchers at theRobert Wood Johnson Med-ical School in New Jersey.The reason it works is be-cause the illuminatedscreens of the tablet com-puters offer sharper resolu-tion than printed materials,and help readers discernwords more easily, saysstudy leader Daniel B. Roth,M.D. According to NicoleMangona, for your best eye-ball-friendly reading expe-rience, set the brightness tomaximum, avoiding placeswith background glare,such as strong fluorescentlighting or sunshine, andincreasing the font size.

The Cross LandingsH&RC administrative staffand department heads cele-brated National NursesWeek by serving breakfastto their nurses on Monday,On Tuesday, the nurseswere treated to freshpopped popcorn, mono-grammed drinking glasses,and other treats; and thetherapy department offeredmassages throughout theday. On Wednesday, thestaff prepared a home-cooked meal, with familyfavorite dishes brought into share. On Thursday,sweet treats and ice creamwere served. On Friday, thenurses received gift bagsfilled with useful goodies.Drawings were held dailythrough the week for spe-cial gift baskets and othergifts donated by commu-nity residents and busi-nesses.

During National Nurs-ing Home Week, May 11 –17, Cross Landings H&RCwill celebrate with MardiGras Monday, ice creamand soda served by BigBend Hospice personnel;Hawaiian Tuesday; Wild,Wild West Wednesday; Ital-ian Thursday; and an AllAmerican Friday will beheld with a game of base-ball between staff and resi-dents, hotdogs and colddrinks.


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May 9Monticello JamboreeBand performs music fordancing every Fridaynight at 7 p.m. at 625South Water Street.Everyone is welcome tocome dance, listen tosome of the finest music,enjoy doorprizes, softdrinks, snacks, and justenjoy some fun and ca-maraderie with neigh-bors and friends. This isa nonprofit charitableevent. Donations are ac-cepted. For questions orconcerns, contact BobbyConnell at 850-445-0049.

May 9Monticello/Jef fersonCounty Chamber ofCommerce will a RibbonCutting Ceremony at 12p.m. on Friday, for thegrand opening of RedHot Vapors, 247 NorthJefferson Street.

May 10Scarlet O’Hatters meet at11:30 a.m. on the secondSaturday at a location oftheir choosing. ContactQueen Mum Pat Mu-chowski at 850-997-0688for information aboutthe Red Hat Society.

May 10, 11Mayhaw Berry Festivalfrom 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.Saturday and Sunday atGolden Acres Ranch onBarnes Road.

May 11Camellia Garden Circle

of the Monticello Gar-den Club will meet at 2p.m. on the second Sun-day. Members bringtreats and beverages toshare. For more infor-mation about this Circleand its events and pro-grams, contact Chair-man Jane Davis at850-997-4320 or email herat [email protected].

May 12Big Bend Horseman’sAssociation meets at 7p.m. on the second Mon-day at Green IndustriesInstitute for a brief pro-gram and meeting. Thisis an open horse clubfor all breeds. Every-one is welcome. Go towww.bigbendhorse.com for more informa-tion.

May 12Palmer Place BookClub meets on the sec-ond Monday at 6 p.m.to discuss its most re-cent reading. Themeeting begins withthe discussion and se-lection of the nextbook, and then atten-dees share their viewsabout the book of themonth. Contact AbiVandervest at 850-997-4607 or [email protected] more information.All are welcome to joinfor the discussion, to

help select the nextbook, and to suggestauthors.

May 12American Legion Post234 meets monthly at 6p.m. on the secondMonday for business atthe Teen Center onTiger Lane. For moreinformation contactCommander Mack Ben-jamin at 850-997-5977.

May 12Kate Dilworth ScottChapter of the UnitedDaughters of the Con-federacy (UDC) meetsat 12 p.m. on the secondMonday of each monthfrom Septemberthrough May. Member-ship is open to womenno less than 16-years ofage who are blood de-scendants of men andwomen who servedhonorably in the Army,Navy, or Civil Serviceof the ConfederateStates of America, orwho gave Material Aidto the Cause. For moreinformation, contactChapter President PatCichon at 850-997-7441.

May 12Al-Anon meeting at 8p.m. on Monday at theAnglican Church, 124Jefferson Avenue inThomasville. For moreinformation go tow w w . a l -anon.alateen.org.

Jamiyha Akins cele-

brated her 5th Birthday with

family and friends on

Thursday, May 8, 2014.

She is the daughter of

Jerrod and Tieshia Akins,

and sister to Mi’khya

Mo’nique Akins, of Monti-

cello, FL.

Her grandparents are

Jerome and Nellie Kay

Akins of Monticello, and

Willie Tolbert of St. Peters-

burg, FL.

Happy 5th Birthday

Brother John Dickey and Reverend JimmieF. Dickey of Tallahassee, FL, and pastor of theNew Bethel AME Church in Monticello, FL willcelebrate their 44th Wedding Anniversary onFriday, May 9, 2014 with their daughters Latre-sha and Felisha of Tallahassee.

Happy 44th Anniversary

May 10, 11Casa Bianca Mission-ary Baptist Churchwill hold a Mother’sDay Salad Brunch onSaturday at 11 a.m.Min. Gracie Norton-Dickey, from St. PhillipAME Church, will bespeaker. Mothers willbe recognized and hon-ored during SundayMorning Worship Serv-ice. Rev. Elizabeth Gal-lon McGhee, fromJacksonville, isspeaker. Rev. TobbieBerrian, III, pastor/teacher.

May 10StoryTime Ministrywill be held at 9 a.m. onSaturday at the Monti-cello Opera House, onthe first floor stage, as apart of the SouthernMusic Rising event.

Children with the ‘BellChoir’ will also be per-forming. For more in-formation contact FirstUnited MethodistChurch Ministry Chair-man Barbara Hobbs at850-523-1813.

May 10C.H. Henry Chapter #20Order of Eastern Star,PHA, will celebrate‘Generational Pearls’(mothers, daughters,grandmothers, great-grandmothers, aunts,cousins, and friends,ages 11 and older)through food, fun, andfellowship. It reallydoes ‘take a village toraise a child!’ So, joinand celebrate the yearsof wisdom througheyes of womenthroughout the villageat 12 p.m. on Saturday,

at Christ EpiscopalChurch. Admission isfree; donations will begladly accepted. If youhave any questions,feel free to contact Sis.Althera Johnson at850-933-2012. Attire iscasual dress: denimand pearls.

May 11Elizabeth MissionaryBaptist Church, in theDills Community, willcelebrate Mothers Daytogether with theFriendship MissionaryBaptist Church at 11a.m. Rev. CassandraBrockman will bringthe message for thisannual program. Formore information con-tact Dea. George L. Kinat 850-997-7748. Rev.Willie Webster, pastor.

On the mound,Hightower pitched sixinnings, giving up onehit, four walks, andstriking out 12 batters.

On Monday, May 5,the Lady Warriors wentinto the Regional Finalagainst Central FloridaChristian Academy, andwaltzed out with an 8-0win.

Aucilla scored fourruns in the third inning,three runs in the fourthinning, and one run inthe fifth inning.

As a team, at theplate, the Lady Warriorshad 30 plate appear-ances, 28 at bats, 11 hits,six singles, three dou-bles, one triple, onehomerun, seven RBI’s,eight runs, two walks,and nine strikeouts.

Stevens had threeplate appearances, threeat bats, two hits, one sin-gle, one double, one run,and one strikeout.

Witmer had threeplate appearances, threeat bats, one hit, one sin-gle, one run, and onestrikeout.

Sorensen had threeplate appearances, threeat bats, one hit, onehomerun, one RBI, onerun, and one strikeout.

Sullivan had fourplate appearances, threeat bats, one hit, one sin-gle, one RBI, two runs,

and one walk.Horne had four

plate appearances, fourat bats, two hits, onedouble, one triple, threeRBI’s, one run, and onestrikeout.

Morgan had threeplate appearances, threeat bats, and one strike-out.

Hightower hadthree plate appearances,three at bats, one hit,one single, and onestrikeout.

Copeland had threeplate appearances, twoat bats, one walk, andtwo strikeouts.

Joiner had fourplate appearances, fourat bats, three hits, twosingles, one double, twoRBI’s, two runs, and onestrikeout.

On the field, Aucillahad 26 total chances,five assists, 21 putouts,and a fielding percent-age of 1.000.

Stevens had onetotal chance, one assist,and a fielding percent-age of 1.000.

Witmer had onetotal chance, one putout,and a fielding percent-age of 1.000.

Sullivan had onetotal chance, one putout,and a fielding percent-age of 1.000.

Horne had 13 totalchances, one assist, and13 putouts.

Morgan had sixtotal chances, sixputouts, and a fieldingpercentage of 1.000.

Hightower had twototal chances, two as-sists, and a fielding per-centage of 1.000.

Copeland had onetotal chance, one putout,and a fielding percent-age of 1.000.

Joiner had one totalchance, one assist, and afielding percentage of1.000.

On the mound,Stevens pitched seveninnings, giving up threehits, one walk, andstriking out 12 batters.

In 2011, the Lady

Warriors went on to Re-gional and defeatedRocky Bayou, 2-1 in theQuarter Finals, thendowned Laurel Hill, 14-0in the Semi Finals, andthey went on to downEaglesview, 9-4 for theirsecond Regional Cham-pionship ever. The firstyear the Lady Warriorstook a Regional Titlewas in 1996.

online.ecbpublishing.comFriday, May 9, 2014 Jefferson County Journal • 5A

Sports

Photos by Tammy Wise-Thrash, May 5, 2014On May 5, 2014, the Aucilla Christian Academy Lady Warriors won their third Regional Champi-

onship title ever in school history. They took the title in 2001 and in 1996. The 2014 Regional Champions,

the Lady Warriors, are pictured front row, left to right: Lindsey Davis (bat girl), Kelly Horne, Megan

Schofill, Ashlyn Rogers, Taylor Copeland, Natalie Sorensen, Carly Joiner, Brianna Nolan and Monique

Restrepo. Pictured in the back from, left to right are: Susan Morgan (assistant coach), Ansley Rogers

(assistant coach), Whitney Stevens, Courtney Watts, Gaige Winchester, Ramsey Sullivan, Abigail Mor-

gan, Elizabeth Hightower, Payal Chaudhari, Emma Witmer, Stormie Roberts, Jarod Lauth (assistant

coach), Becky Lauth (head coach) and Corey Brandies (team manager).

Strike three, you’re out! Aucilla catcher Kelly

Horne prepares to throw the ball back to pitcher

Whitney Stevens during the Regional Champi-

onship game against Central Florida Christian

Academy on May 3.

Taylor Copeland slides into home plate during

the Regional Championship game against Central

Florida Christian Academy.

ACA catcher Kelly

Horne rounding first

base in the Regional

Championship game

against Central Florida

Christian Academy.

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FRAN HUNTECB PublishingStaff Writer Men’s Soft-

b a l lL e a g u e

registration is cur-rently underway at theJefferson CountyRecreation Park.

The league is formales ages 16 and up.

The cost to registera men’s team is $250.

There is no limiton how many teamscan register in theleague. “We want asmany as you can get,”said Park ManagerMike Holm.

The tentative startdate for games is May27.

The deadline forregistration is May 26.

To register a team,or for further informa-tion, contact Holm at519-6640.


Sports

Monticello Woman’s ClubRelay For Life

Cancer Survivors & Caregivers Dinner

Relay For LifeCancer Survivors & Caregivers Dinner

at Monticello Opera HouseMAKE

RESERVATIONS NOWPlease Contact: Jaunita Faircloth orClub Members at (850) 509-6152

Tuesday, May 13at 6:00 p.m.

Donations Accepted

Warriors Lose District Title By One RunFRAN HUNTECB PublishingStaff Writer

The AucillaC h r i s t i a nA c a d e m y

Warriors went into theDistrict Tournament,and after taking a hugevictory in the firstgame, the Warriors lostthe title by one run inthe final, to finish asthe District runner-up.

On April 22, theWarriors manned thediamond against Talla-vana Christian, andAucilla plowed throughtheir opponent for a 24-4 victory.

Leading hitters forthe Warriors includedAustin Bishop, whowent three for three.

Joe Hannon wentthree for four.

Nick Roberts wentthree for five.

Casey Demott wentfour for four.

Hannon pitched acomplete game for hissecond win of the sea-son. He gave up threehits, four walks, andstruck out nine bat-ters.

“This game was agood opportunity forthe boys to get someconfidence going intothe District Champi-onship game on Thurs-day (April 24). We havebeaten Tallavana twotimes this year andboth times have beenby double digit runs,”said Coach Thornton

Davis.“We knew going

into this game that ifwe took care of busi-ness on the field that wewould be playing forthe championshipagainst R.F. Munroe onThursday, due to themreceiving an automaticbye when FAMU Highdropped out of the play-off picture,” he added.

“This win sets thestage for our match upwith arguably the bestteam in 2A baseballright now. The Bobcatshave had our numberboth times we playedthem and have beatenus by a combined scoreof 18-5 (9-0 and 9-5).Maybe we can come upwith a miracle on

Thursday,” Davis said.“I can’t promise a

win but I can guaranteethat our boys will bethere and we aren’tscared of them, we’llplay anyone, any-where,” he concluded.

On April 24, theWarriors faced offagainst Munroe for theDistrict Championship,and Aucilla was inchedfor a 6-5 loss.

Leading hitters forACA included Demott,who went two for four.

Mason Collins wenttwo for three.

Roberts went twofor three.

“This is probablyone of the most encour-aging losses I’ve everbeen involved in as a

player or coach. Yougenerally don’t hearthe words ‘encourag-ing’ and ‘loss’ in thesame sentence, but as acoach, sometimes youhave to dig deep to findthe positives in bad sit-uations,” said CoachDavis. “I don’t have todig very deep to findthe positives in thisgame. We out hit theopponent, out hustledthe opponent and beatthem in every singlecategory except in theruns column. We justcould not catch a breakin the game. “ O u rboys played as hard as Iexpected them to anddeserved to win thisgame. I have no wordsto say to them that can

take away the fact thatwe lost, but in my book,we won this game.Now, rather than beingdistrict champs, wewill get back on ourhorse and ride over toJacksonville next week(slated for Friday, May2, in Jacksonville at 4p.m.) and take on avery good Christ’sChurch Academy’ teamin the Regional Quar-ter Finals, and after webeat them, we willcome back home andsee who’s next,” headded.

“We are in the play-offs now and anythingcan happen, but onething is for sure, if youlose, you go home,”concluded Coach Davis.

ACA Announces JV Softball & Baseball Award Winners

Photo SubmittedACA JV SOFTBALL AWARD WINNERS, pictured left to right: Warrior

Award - Cali Burkett, Most Valuable Offensive Player - Camryn Grant, and MostValuable Defensive Player - Ashlyn Rogers.

Photo SubmittedACA JV BASEBALL AWARD WINNERS, pictured left to right: Most Valuable

Defensive Player - Joe Hannon, Most Improved Player - Kameron Burns, andMost Valuable Offensive Player - Austin Harrell.

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Friday


The Fifth An-n u a lRichardson

Pond Fishing Tourna-ment on HiawathaFarms Road, had a verygood showing on Satur-day, April 26, and re-sulted in theyoungsters catching 92fish, despite the heat ofthe day.The tournament

has nearly doubled inits participants overthe past five years. Ithas gone from 12 fish-ers the first year to 23young fishers this year.This year’s winners

were first place Sari-Grace Chaback, secondplace JohnathonWilliams, and thirdplace Jelani Wilmer-Cotton.Trophy presenta-

tions took place imme-diately following thetournament once pointtotals were tallied. Of the tournament,

Spokesman TomRichardson said,“While the fishing wassurprisingly slow dueto the heat, all had agood time nonethe-less.”Pastor Marvin Gra-

ham said the pre-tour-nament prayer. Richardson gave a

brief synopsis of thetournament. “ClariceHart caught her firstfish ever. Leigha Huntwas surprisinglyshutout during thetournament aftercatching numerous fishduring warm-ups. TheJoyner twins wereadorable and stated, ‘Ithink those fish aremad at me for hooking‘em in his mouth!’ Lastyear’s champion andperenial contender,Sydney Moore, waslimited to just fourbream (12 points).

Stephen Johnson andElianna Howell con-ducted a first; they bothhooked and caught thesame fish at the sametime from across thepond from each other -poor catfish! (Both re-ceived full credit for thefish.) Five-year oldHeather Fox caught acatfish, but didn’t wantanything to do withholding up her stringerfor a picture. LouisDearman of Lloyd hada great showing andfinished in fourth placewith 20 points. SimonVandervlucht came allthe way from Lam-bertville, Michigan andwanted to win in theworst way. TylenRobinson and MesiahSmith each quietlycaught their first fish. “ S a r i - G r a c e

Chaback was crownedthe 2014 champion with33 points, JohnathonWilliams, now 14 and inhis final year of eligi-bility for the tourna-ment, rebounded aftertwo sub-par years andwas once labeled the“King of Catfish” forhis uncanny ability toonly catch the big cats,finished in secondplace with 25 points. Anewcomer, six-year Je-lani Wilmer-Cottonstarted off with a toyrod and finished inthird place with 24points,” Richardsonadded. They were eachawarded a trophy.No shell crackers

or bass were caughtthis year. The brimwere three points each,and the catfish werefive points each.S a r i - G r a c e

Chaback, 11, of Talla-hassee, was sponsoredby Chris Chaback. Shefinished in first placewith one brim and sixcatfish for 33 points.J o h n a t h o n

Williams, 14, of Monti-

cello, was sponsored byPaul Williams. He fin-ished in second placewith five catfish for 25points.

Jelani-Wolmer-Cot-ton, six, of Tallahassee,was sponsored by San-dra Flores. He finishedin third place withthree brim and threecatfish for 24 points.Louis Dearman,

seven, of Lloyd, wassponsored by EsterWarrendorf. He fin-ished in fourth placewith four catfish for 20points.Caleb Joyner,

seven, of Tallahassee,was sponsored by Jes-sica Sims. He finishedin fifth place with onebrim and three catfishfor 18 points.Amber Stevens, 13,

of Tallahassee, wassponsored by BeckyStevens. She finishedin sixth place withthree catfish for 15points.Sydney Moore,

nine of Monticello, wassponsored by AmyMoore. She finished inseventh place with fourbrim for 12 points.Kasen Joyner,

seven, of Tallahassee,was sponsored by Jes-sica Sims. He finishedin eighth place withtwo brim and one cat-fish for 11 points.Elianna Howel,10,

of Tallahassee, wassponsored by FredHowell. She finished inninth place with twocatfish for 10 points.Meghan Petty,

seven, of Tallahassee,was sponsored by RuthPetty. She finished tiedfor ninth place withtwo catfish for 10points.Joseph Williams,

nine of Monticello, wassponsored by PaulWilliams. He also wastied for ninth placewith two catfish for 10points.Carolyn Williams,

10, of Monticello, wassponsored by PaulWilliams. She was alsotied for ninth placewith two catfish for 10points.Madelyn Williams,

five, of Monticello, wassponsored by PaulWilliams. She was alsotied for ninth placewith two catfish for 10points.Clarice Hart, seven,

of Tallahassee, wassponsored by HossHart. She finished in10th place with one brimand one catfish foreight points.Simon Vander-

lucht, seven, of Lam-bertville, MI, finishedin 11th place with twobrim for six points.Logan Stratton, 13,

of Tallahassee, wassponsored by JamesStratton. He finishedtied for 11th place withtwo brim for six points.Hailey Fox, five, of

Monticello, was spon-sored by Heather Fox.She finished in 12th

place with one catfishfor five points.Stephen Johnson,

11, of Monticello, wassponsored by Lee AnneJohnson. He finishedtied for 12th place withone catfish for fivepoints.Mesiah Smith fin-

ished in 13th place withone brim for threepoints.Tylen Robinson

was tied for 13th placewith one brim for threepoints.Leigha Hunt, seven,

of Monticello, wassponsored by AbbeyHunt. She finished in14th place with no fish.Jessca Johnson,

eight, of Monticello,was sponsored by LeeAnne Johnson. She wastied for 14th place withno fish.Lillianna Howell,

eight, of Tallahassee,was sponsored by FredHowell. She was alsotied for 14th place withno fish.Competing in the

tournament is free,compliments of theRichardson family. The tournament is

for anyone ages 5-14(male or female). The

tournament is open toHiawatha Farms resi-dents and family mem-bers and friends ofresidentsSo why does the

Richardson family con-duct this tournament?“To give the kids some-thing fun and excitingto do and to increasetheir interest in fishingand being outdoors,”said Richardson.All in all, it was fun

time at RichardsonPond and the gallery offans was the largestcrowd ever.


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Fifth Annual Richardson Pond Fishing Tournament Results

Kids fishing at Richardson Pond

The trophy winners (1st, 2nd and 3rd place) Sari-Grace Chaback,Johnathon Williams, and Jelani Wilmer-Cotton.

Twins Kasen and Caleb Joyner (age 7)

Simin Vandervlucht(age 7)

Chance Drawing May 16th @ Relay Event held at theOld Jefferson County High SchoolTicket Prices: $5 Each /3 for $10 /8 for $20

Contact Farmers & Merchants Bank Relay for life Team at 997-2591

Purple Chance Drawing1st Prize: Yeti Roadie 20 qt. blue cooler (Donated by Waukeenah Fertilizer & FarmSupply, Inc.) & $100 Shell gas gift card (Donated by JP's Shell)2nd Prize: 1 round of golf for 4 with cart (Donated by Jefferson Country Club) & 1hour massage (Donated by Jennifer Ellis, LMT)3rd Prize: 1 month gym & 1 month tanning memberships (Donated by MonticelloHealth & Fitness) & 1 free haircut (Donated by Monticello Hairlines)

Red Chance Drawing1st Prize: $100 gift card (The Brickhouse Eatery), $5O gift card (Burger King) & 2large pizzas (Pizza Hut)2nd Prize: $5O gift certificate (Burger King), 2 large pizzas (Pizza Hut) & $25 giftcertificate (Tupelo's Bakery & Café)3rd Prize: $20 gift certificate (Rancho Grande), 1 large pizza (Pizza Hut) & $25 giftcertificate (Katrina'. Kitchen)

AMBER HOUSTONECB PublishingStaff Writer

Rich in bothhistory andpublic serv-

ice, the Finlayson fam-ily is one of eighthonored few who builtJefferson County. Theyhave long been part ofthe Century PioneerFamily Farm program,of which only a hand-ful of Jefferson countyfarms are even eligible.

These farmers arethe economic and agri-cultural “firm founda-tion” upon whichFlorida was built.

The program, of-fered by the FloridaDepartment of Agri-culture was imple-mented in 1985, whileDoyle Conner Sr. wasCommissioner of Agri-culture. It is intendedto honor families whohave kept their farm intheir family— genera-tion after generation—for 100 years or more.

It all started in1838, when currentowner John Fin-layson’s great grandfa-ther settled inGreenville, FL. “Hecame from Old Jack-sonville, Georgia, andhis name was JohnFinlayson, too—wehave a lot of Johns inthe family, I’m afraid.We’re not very imagi-native,” Finlaysonsaid, laughing.

“My great grandfa-ther was a merchantand entrepreneur. Hestarted out working ina little store and endedup owning it. Andwhen the US boughtFlorida from Spain,they were sellingtracts of land for verylittle. So he came downhere and started plant-ing cotton—that’s howyou got rich back then,was cotton.

“He soon marriedAugustine Shehee,whose father was thesurveyor for the stateof Florida. He went onto fight relentlessly asa Captain in the Semi-nole War. When askedwhen he would stopfighting natives, he

said he wouldn’t stopfighting until all of theSeminoles were deadWest of the SuwaneeRiver. To us thatsounds cruel, but thosewere the times, and hewas considered a herofor it.”

Finlayson contin-ued: “My great grand-father went on tobecome the presidentof the Florida Senateand a candidate forGovernor in 1860. Hisson, also John, suc-ceeded him in owningthe farm. He grew cot-ton as well. Before theCivil War, there wereonly five major planta-tions in Greenville:Glendower, Lyndhurst,the Cedars, ours, andone more. Back then,they visited back andforth almost con-stantly—it was such aclose community.”

After the Civil War,the first post office wasput in at the RhodesStore. “When the estab-lishment burned downin the late 1800s, theyrenamed the areaAshville,” said Fin-layson. “The farm, atthat time, didn’t havethe benefit of technol-ogy and tractors: itwas mule-powered. Inaddition to plantingour cash crop of cot-ton, we had to plantcorn to feed the mules.We raised hogs andvege tables—every -thing we needed to feed

ourselves.”Unfortunately, the

heyday of Florida agri-culture ended in Fin-layson’s father’s day.“The boll weevil cameafter my dad startedrunning the farm inthe 1920s. He lost hiscrops and ended upgoing into debt. Therewasn’t much money tobe made in farming.”

Luckily for Floridacattle farmers, EdwinHall Finlayson becamean extension agent.“He got inducted intothe Florida Agricul-ture Hall of Fame be-cause he discoveredthe Pensacola Bahiagrass. This varietygrows very well withminimal work and nofertilizer—it’s the boonof cattle farmers andthe bane of the lawnowner.”

He adds conspira-torially, “Want to knowwhat I think? If theselawn owners had a cow,they’d like the grassbetter and mow thelawn less.”

Retired now, Fin-layson has left thefarm in the capablehands of his son, Mac.He and his wife, Marylive on the farm alongwith children Jay andAnna—a place thatgenerations of Fin-laysons have calledhome. Richard Fin-layson and his wifeMeagan also live there,with sons Timothy andRicky. “The family isthe most importantasset to the farm,”John reports. Sincethey have resumed

business and cottonprices fell, they haveswitched over to thecattle business.

John and his wifeMarjorie have retiredon the farm with threedonkeys and a coupleof tomato plants,which John gestured atwith a sweep of hishand. “These are myfarm now. They’re easyto take care of !”

Though John hasmore to be proud ofthan a couple of toma-toes and three jennies:with the family’s richhistory in Greenvilleand as Florida publicservants, most re-cently with civil andbusiness organizationslike the Florida FarmBureau and theFlorida Cattlemen’sAssociation, goingback to service at thestate and local levels,no one can deny thatthe Finlaysons helpedto build JeffersonCounty.


Farm

The Week of May 9, through May 16, 2014Major Feed Times are marked by an asterisk (*)

Saturday, May 103:15AM*8:58AM3:47PM*9:21PM

Sunday, May 113:50AM*9:44AM4:44PM

*10:08PM

Tuesday, May 135:08AM

*10:57PM6:43PM

*11:23AM

Wednesday,May 145:53AM

*11:49PM7:44PM

*12:17PM

Thursday,May 156:43AM

*12:45AM8:46PM*1:13PM

Friday,May 167:38AM*1:42AM9:46PM*2:12PM

Friday,May 9

2:41AM*8:14AM2:53PM*8:36PM

Monday, May 124:27AM

*10:32AM5:42PM

The Jefferson JournalFish & Game Feeding Chart

How to use: the major and minor feeding times for each day arelisted below. The major feeding times are the best for the sportsmanand last about 2 hours, the minor feeding times can also have good

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A contemplative

John Finlayson sits in a

rocking chair on a

porch. He is very used

to sitting in a board-

room chair for the

Suwanee River Water

Management District

and various other civic

organizations.

Edwin Hall Fin-

layson was a member of

the Florida Farm Bureau

Board of Directors, an

Extension Agent, and

the man who discovered

Pensacola Bahia grass.

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THE SCHOOL BOARD OF JEFFERSON COUNTY will meet inRegular Session on Monday, May 12, 2014 at 6:00 p.m. The meet-ing will be held in the Board room located at 1490 W. WashingtonStreet. An agenda can be viewed by visiting the District websiteat www.jeffersonschooldistrict.org. Questions may be directed tothe District office located at 5757 S. Water Street, Monticello, orby calling (850) 342-0100. Office hours are Monday thru Fridayfrom 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. 5/9/2014

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The Monticello City Council will conduct a workshop on Tuesday,May 20, 2014 at 6:00 p.m. Items to be discussed include:

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Health Focus

B SECTION

May 9, 2014

Jefferson County Journal

One of the biggest miscon-ceptions I hear from peoplein the community is they

think “hospice” is a place, when inessence, hospice is a service. Manythink it is the Hospice House locatedin Tallahassee, when instead hospiceservices can be provided wherever thepatient wishes to be.

Our Hospice team is a group ofprofessionals in a variety of fieldswho work together to provide end-of-life care in the eight county area, in-cluding Jefferson and Madison. Thiscan be in the patient’s home, a nursinghome, an assisted living facility, oreven the hospital.

If given the opportunity, most ofus would prefer our final days bespent in our home, surrounded byloved ones. We would prefer to die anatural death at home without beinga burden, financially or emotionally,on our families. Even when facedwith a terminal illness, most wouldstill prefer to spend their time athome, around familiar faces.

But there is a discrepancy be-tween what people say they want and

where at the end of life and what actu-ally occurs.

Surveys show that an overwhelm-ing number feel it is important to puttheir wishes about end-of-life care inwriting; however, less than 25% haveactually done so. More than half saythey have not talked with a loved oneabout their wishes.

I want to encourage you to put aplan in place. The single most impor-tant thing you can do is to talk to yourloved ones and physicians, and putyour wishes in writing.

A written plan helps you have asay if you are unable to speak foryourself should you face a healthcarecrises. An advance directive, whichshould be filled out by any adult re-gardless of one's health status, pro-vides a broad outline of a person'swishes relating to end-of-life care. Itallows an individual to appoint a"health care proxy" — the person theywant to speak on their behalf if theycannot. These writteninstructions/wishes could have a pro-found impact on where one will spend

their final days.If you don’t have a written plan

and don’t know where to start, BigBend Hospice has a free service –PEACE: Planning Early About Care atthe End. Trained facilitators can meetwith you at no charge to help you com-plete a document like Five Wishes andinstruct you on what to do once thatdocument once it is completed.

Hospice care is provided any-where the patient calls home. The keyis having a plan so no matter what di-rection your journey takes; you willhave “peace” for you and your family.

Carol Katz is the Team Managerfor Jefferson/Madison/Taylor Coun-ties of Big Bend Hospice. Big BendHospice has been serving this commu-nity since 1983 with compassionateend-of-life care along with grief andloss counselors available to provideinformation and support to anyone inLeon, Jefferson, Taylor, Madison,Gadsden, Liberty, Franklin orWakulla County. If you would like ad-ditional information about services,please call 850-878-5310 or visitwww.bigbendhospice.org.

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Friday, May 9, 2014 Jefferson Journal • 3BHealth Focus


AMBER HOUSTONECB PublishingStaff Writer

Ondry Smith is not the kind of manyou’d see on the glossy page of a healthmagazine, but he is the picture of

health.In his seventies, he takes no daily pills, and re-

tains the proportions, flexibility, and enduranceof a man half his age. Strong of shoulder and nar-row of waist, no one can deny that Smith holdsthe key to health, but what is it?

His dietary habits are pretty simple: “I eatwhatever I want,” Smith said. But that does notinclude fast food and ultra-processed foods. Smithis a fair cook, and eats mostly home cooking. “Ilike buttered potatoes, chicken and rice, col-lards—you know, normal stuff.” Though in aworld fraught with unpronounceable ingredients,a little bit of home cooking goes a long way.

Just doing a google search of “food additives”brings up a slough of websites that warn againsttheir consumption. Fats, sugars, and sodium are

often added to food, bringing consumers far abovethe daily limit for each. The American Heart As-sociation warns against trans fats. Added sugarsand salts are blamed for obesity. Other additivesare said to cause hyperactivity in children. Andthe jury is still out on High Fructose Corn Syrup.

For his part, Smith avoids all of these withhealthy homecooked meals. “That’s what mymother always made growing up, so that’s what Ieat now.” And vegetables? “I’ve always piled onthe vegetables!” Smith said, grinning. It’s no won-der why he’s never piled on the pounds.

Smith also has a very active lifestyle, thoughhe does enjoy a Western movie on the sofa as wellas anyone else. He attends church, works part-time, takes care of his house and yard, and is anactive part of his family. “I took care of my wife alot before she passed, and I always have grandkidsto keep me busy.”

Keeping busy seems to be the ticket and mostof Monticello’s wisest citizens agree with Smithwho said, “If you quit moving, you might as wellquit—that’s why I stay busy.”

The Key To Longevity And Health: Simplicity

Ondry Smith keeps a busy schedule at work

and at home, and believes its the key to a healthy

lifestyle.


Ihad given some thought asto whether this topic shouldbe addressed under the

heading of a health column or mytypical philosophical twaddle. Butultimately health is part philoso-phy.

I have always preached that anytype of medicine (not pills, Medi-cine) cannot really work unless itcontains at least somewhat of a ho-listic approach – you cannot healthe body unless you also addressthe mind and the spirit.

So many times I have asked pa-tients if they smoke or drink, andreceive the response, “Of coursenot. I’m a Christian.” (By the way,when we ask these questions, don’tget upset. It is not a judgment. It’sour job. We are supposed to askthese questions.)

What gets me, however, is notthe indignant response. My head-shaking comes when the same pa-tient follows their “Of course not;I’m a Christian” comment with, “Istopped taking the (pressure /

sugar / cholesterol) medicine. I did-n’t think I needed it.” Or “Well Idon’t really check my sugar (orpressure).”

Excuse me, Huh?You are upset when I ask if you

drink alcohol, because the Bibletells you your body is a temple. Yetyou don’t mind desecrating thetemple with cholesterol or sugar?I’m sorry. Huh?

Uncontrolled diabetes will killyou much faster than a drink a day.Uncontrolled high blood pressurewill kill you much faster than a

drink a day. By the way, controlledmeans according to the numbersWE say – not the “that’s good forme” numbers you use. Ignoringproper care is improper.

Please do not get me wrong,dedicated reader. I do not assume topreach at you from the realm of thesanctimonious. I admit that I havedesecrated a temple or two fromtime to time, and I have my lessthan healthy habits, including thatlast thirty or so pounds I need tolose. That is not my point; we allfall short of perfect. My point is

that ignoring your health is no lessa crime and no less harm, thanmany of the “sins” you hold soheinous. Passive desecration of atemple is no less a bad thing thanactive desecration. Cholesterol, di-abetes, high blood pressure, obesity,sleep apnea, stress – these are allthings that are desecrating yourbody and will kill you much fasterthan that drink a day which youthink is so evil.

If I told you that your child hada problem, which if not addressedwould kill them in five to twentyyears, would you act on it? Ofcourse you would. Why do you notdo the same for yourself ?

Mind-Body-Spirit. If we are tobelieve that our body is a temple,then treat it like one.

Call your primary care up andmake that appointment you’ve beenavoiding.

Harvey Greene is a PhysicianAssistant, and works in Madison,FL at Madison Life Spring Clinic,248 NE Hancock St. 850-973-9980.

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Do you need help with medicalcare or daily activities? Anursing home may seem like

your only option. But there are good al-ternatives, including home care and as-sisted living. However, it's important foryou to learn what kinds of servicesMedicare and Medicaid will and won'tcover.

What is home- and community-based care?

You may have access to servicessuch as Meals on Wheels, visiting andshopper services, and adult day careprograms. But what if you need otherkinds of assistance?

Home health services (also calledhome- and community-based care) helpseniors who need additional support sothey can safely stay in their homes orwho are recovering after a hospital stay.

These services include short-termnursing care and rehabilitative care(like physical therapy). Registerednurses, physical therapists, occupa-tional therapists, speech pathologists,

home health aides, and medical socialworkers provide home health care.

Medicare pays for a limited numberof one-hour home health visits, but onlyfor medical care. Medicaid may pay forother types of home care, depending onyour situation and the state you live in.

You may be able to find other non-medical services in your communitythrough your local Area Agency onAging.

What is assisted living?Assisted living facilities (or assisted

living homes) bridge the gap betweenindependent living and nursing homes.These facilities typically provide serv-ices like assistance with personal careand medications, and they give resi-dents more freedom and privacy thannursing homes. They range in size fromsmall houses that serve a few residentsto very large facilities with hundreds ofresidents.

Assisted living facilities cost lessthan nursing homes but are still veryexpensive, costing an average of $3,300a month.

What do Medicare and Medicaid payfor nursing home care and nursing

home alternatives?Many people are confused about

what Medicare and Medicaid cover. Nursing Home Care: Medicare does

not cover most nursing home care.Medicare pays only for certain skillednursing or rehabilitative care, and onlyafter a hospital stay. The duration ofthis coverage is limited. To learn moreabout coverage limits, visit theMedicare website ath t t p : / / w w w. m e d i c a r e . g o v/coverage/skilled-nursing-facility-care.html.

Medicaid covers most nursinghome care if you have a low income.Each state sets its own income eligibil-ity level for Medicaid coverage of nurs-ing home care.

Alternatives to Nursing Home Care:Medicare covers very little of this care.For example, Medicare won't pay yourrent for an assisted living facility, but itwill cover some health care you receivewhile you are in assisted living.

Medicaid pays for some assisted liv-

ing costs for people with low incomes inseveral states. Every state has at leastone Medicaid program that will pay forother alternatives to nursing facilitycare, and most have multiple programs.Each state's program is different. Plus,individuals must meet the eligibilityrules for that particular program. Forexample, some programs focus on indi-viduals with particular health careneeds. And some programs are limitedto a certain number of people, whichcreates waiting lists.

Many people end up paying the fullcost of assisted living entirely out oftheir own pockets.

To Learn MoreTo learn more about Medicare and

Medicaid coverage of nursing homecare, assisted living, and other options,contact your State Health Insurance As-sistance Program, or SHIP. SHIPs offerfree counseling and assistance by phoneand in person. Find the SHIP in yourstate online athttps://shipnpr.shiptalk.org/shippro-file.aspx.

When You Need a Little Help: Alternatives to Nursing Home Care

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