Wednesday
March 20, 2013
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Serving the Tree Capital of the South Since 1961
Man, In death of murder suspect’s wife
25, dies
at mud
bog
Foul play not suspected
Foul play is not suspected
in the death of a 25-year-old
Brooksville man who was
found dead at the Iron Horse
Mud Bog here Friday night.
Justin Rashley and his
family were among the
thousands of mud truck
enthusiasts who flocked
to Taylor County for the
weekend event.
“He was complaining of
not feeling well earlier in
the day, so his mother told
him to day lie down in their
tent. When she went to
check on him several hours
later, he was not breathing.
They attempted CPR and
EMS (emergency medical
services) were called to
assist, but it was too late,”
Taylor County Sheriff’s
Office (TCSO) Capt. Ron
Rice said.
Rashley was found later
Friday night and deputies
responded to the scene
around 11.
Tips
sought
in bogus
bomb
threat
case
The
Perry
Police
Department
continues
to seek information in
its investigation into a
bogus bomb threat that
temporarily shut down the
Taylor County Courthouse
last week.
“Anyone with information
is asked to contact Det.
Dwight Norris, Det. Gene
Franklin or myself,” PPD
Capt. Jamie Cruse said
Tuesday.
“It is still an active
investigation
and
we
appreciate any information
we receive.”
The threat was called in
shortly before a regularly
scheduled
court
date
Monday, March 11.
More than 100 cases,
including three for murder,
were on the day’s docket.
Those
cases
were
rescheduled for this past
Monday (March 18) and
additional security measures
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Living....................... A-4
Religion.................... A-5
Community.............. A-6
Sports...................... A-7
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Accused double murderer
Paul McNutt appeared
briefly in court Monday,
just one day after his
wife--and potential defense
witness--Diane, 50, was
found dead at the home they
shared on Johnson-Stripling
Road.
The
Taylor
County
Sheriff’s Office (TCSO)
is
investigating
Diane
McNutt’s death but said
“there are no signs foul play
was involved.”
An
autopsy
was
conducted Tuesday morning
and investigators said that
afternoon “it did not reveal
anything that would indicate
foul play in her death.”
Capt. Ron Rice said
officers were called to the
Johnson-Stripling residence
around 10:35 a.m. Sunday.
“She (Diane) was found
by a family member,” he
said. “Our understanding
is that she was living in
the home by herself at the
time of her death. There
is no indication of foul
play, but we are actively
investigating.”
A family member was
allowed to visit McNutt
at the Taylor County Jail
(where he has been in
custody since December
2011) to inform him of his
wife’s death. Beggs Funeral
home is handling memorial
arrangements.
However, Diane’s death
did not delay McNutt’s
scheduled court appearance
Monday.
Paul McNutt is facing
2013 Forestry Queens
Contestants sparkled and shined on stage Saturday during Taylor County’s 2013 Miss Forestry
Pageant. Winners for the evening were: (back row, l to r) 2013 Junior Miss Taylor County Forestry
Queen Mackenzie Nowlin, 2012 Reigning Teen Miss Taylor County Forestry Queen and Co-Emcee
Kate Whiddon, Smokey Bear, 2013 Miss Taylor County Forestry Queen Katie Johnson, 2013 Teen
Miss Taylor County Forestry Queen Haley Jones, 2012 Reigning Miss Taylor County Forestry Queen
and Emcee Emily Newman; (front row, l to r) 2013 Little Miss Taylor County Forestry Queen Mallory
Paul, 2013 Miss Hospitality Queen and People’s Choice Winner Maegan Gregory, 2013 Teeny Miss
Taylor County Forestry Queen Riley Sadler and 2013 Tiny Miss Taylor County Forestry Queen
Addison English. Additional winners and participants will be featured in Friday’s Perry News-Herald.
two first degree murder
charges for the December
2011 shooting deaths of Lee
Edward Spees Sr., 70, and
his son, Lee Jr., 47.
He has also been indicted
on a charge of attempted
first degree murder while
armed for the shooting of
David Spees, 43, as well as
a fourth count of shooting at
a building.
During
Monday’s
hearing before Judge Greg
Parker, McNutt’s case was
continued until the next
court date in April.
The shootings occurred
just a short distance from
the McNutt home, which
is situated facing JohnsonStripling Road and bordered
by a one-lane dirt road that
leads back into the Spees
property.
The dirt lane and the
property easement related
to it appear to be at the
center of an on-going
conflict between the two
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Brown is
cleared of
all ethics
complaints
The Florida Commission
on Ethics has dismissed
two complaints filed against
Perry City Manager Bob
Brown filed by a local
business owner.
The Taco Times learned
of the complaints in
January.
Both were filed by
Michael
Frazier--owner
of Frazier’s Auto Body
&
Repair--alleging
misconduct in the handling
of city property deeded to
Brown’s daughter and her
fiancé, and questioning the
bid process used for the
Farmers Market Pavilion at
Rosehead Park.
On Friday, March 8, the
Commission on Ethics met
in executive session and
considered the complaints
and voted in both cases to
dismiss them for lack of
legal sufficiency.
On the issue of the
pavilion, the commission’s
dismissal order states,
“In order to indicate a
possible
violation
of
the statute, a complaint
must allege, in a factual,
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11th annual bluegrass festival
promises toe-tapping good time
The sweet chords of
bluegrass music will once
again fill Forest Capital
State Park when the 11th
annual
Florida
State
Bluegrass Festival arrives
April 4-6.
The festival will feature
three days of music,
workshops, arts and crafts
as well as the annual Chili
Cook-Off with more than
$1,000 in cash and prizes.
“We have another great
line-up of music this year,”
Coordinator Dawn Taylor
said. “There is a wide variety
of styles which should
appeal to all ages, which is
great, because admission is
free to anyone under the age
of 18. So bring out the entire
family.”
This year’s music line-up
is headlined by IIIrd Tyme
Out, featuring five-time
International
Bluegrass
Musical Association Male
Vocalist of the Year Russell
Moore.
The band’s most recent
success was with its
partnership with Cracker
Barrel restaurants for the
CD “Timeless Hits From
the Past Bluegrassed,” made
up of classic country hits
IIIrd Tyme Out headlines this year’s Florida State Bluegrass Festival
April 4-6 at Forest Capital Park.
re-recorded in the band’s
signature bluegrass style,
giving a modern flair to the
popular music originally
recorded by Elvis, Merle
Haggard, Willie Nelson, The
Platters and John Denver,
among others. The CD
spent four weeks at number
one on the Billboard Top
Current Bluegrass Albums
chart.
The festival’s line-up also
includes The Roys, Little
Roy & Lizzy, Shannon
Slaughter & Country Clare,
Skip Cherryholmes Quintet,
Kenny & Amanda Smith,
Florida State Bluegrass
Band,
High
Cotton,
Swiftwater, Stone Family
Band and more.
Weekend passes are $15
in advance (which can be
purchased online) and $20
at the gate. Saturday only
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Taylor unemployment rate remains steady
Taylor
County’s
unemployment
rate
remained relatively stable
once again in January, but
with several other counties
seeing increases, Taylor fell
out of the worst 10 counties
in Florida.
For the month, Taylor
had the 12th highest
unemployment rate at 9.1
percent, according to figures
released by the Florida
Department of Economic
Opportunity (DEO) Friday.
The numbers were late
this month because the state
was conducting its annual
benchmark revisions for
the previous year’s data,
officials said.
The county’s rate had
been holding between
9.1 and 9.3 percent since
October after falling from a
2012 high of 10.1 percent in
July. (The revised December
unemployment figure was
8.8 percent.)
For
January,
Taylor
County had 854 people
unemployed and 8,540
employed, according to
DEO numbers.
Among
Taylor’s
neighbors, Dixie County had
the highest unemployment
rate with 10.1 percent,
followed by Madison with
9.8 percent.
Below
Taylor
were
Lafayette at 7.2 percent
and Jefferson County at 6.8
percent.
Hendry County had the
highest rate in the state
with 11.4 percent while
Monroe County once again
boasted the lowest with 4.6
percent.
Florida’s
seasonally
adjusted unemployment rate
was 7.8 percent in January,
the lowest since November
2008 when it was also 7.8
percent. The January rate
was down slightly from
the revised December rate
of 7.9 percent and was 1.4
percentage points lower
than the January 2012 rate
of 9.2 percent. There were
740,000 jobless Floridians
out of a labor force of
9,422,000.
The
U.S.
unemployment rate was 7.9
percent in January. This was
the first time Florida’s rate
fell below the national rate
since January 2008.
Editorial
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Taco Times
March 20, 2013
Festival makes open
call to local artisans
Dear Editor:
Artists and friends, you
are invited to the sixth
annual Forest Capital Music
and Art Festival. The goal
is to provide a venue for
adult and youth to showcase
performing, musical and
visual arts, both traditional
and folk to be enjoyed by
the community.
We are now calling on all
artists 18 and older to submit
traditional and fine artwork
for display at the Forest
Capital State Museum from
April 20 through May 12. It
is an open venue for original
artwork in all media done in
good taste in two and three
dimensions.
Artwork will be juried
based on peoples’ choice
awards first, second, third
and honorable mention.
There will be no entry fee.
You may submit up to two
works of art, but due to
museum space we may only
show one work of art. Let us
know which one you prefer
to display.
All two dimensional
artwork must be framed,
matted and ready to be
hung. Deliver your artwork
to the Forest Capital State
Museum by Monday, April
8-18, fill out your entry form
and turn it in to the museum
staff. You can pick up your
artwork on Monday, May
13. The museum hours are
9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Thursday
through Monday (closed
Tuesday and Wednesday).
Horace Barr has been
selected for this year’s
festival featured local guest
artist. He is known for his
beautiful paintings.
On
Saturday,
May
11, beginning at 9 a.m.,
there will be musical
performances at the Forest
Capital Heritage Pavilion
and artwork displayed at
the Forest Capital State
Museum.
If you have any questions
call 838-2802 or e-mail
[email protected].
Jeff Byers
Florida’s Public Service
Commission
(PSC)
is
encouraging
Floridians
to repair their dripping
faucets and running toilets
during the Environmental
Protection Agency’s (EPA)
Fix-a-Leak Week, March
18-24. Approximately 5
to 10 percent of American
homes have severe water
leaks that can drip away up
to 90 gallons of water each
day. That can amount to
more than 32,000 gallons of
wasted water every year-enough to fill about three
backyard swimming pools!
Sponsored by EPA’s
WaterSense program, the
fifth annual Fix-a-Leak Week
aims to curb both severe and
typical household water
leaks, which average 11,000
gallons of wasted water a
year. When combined, that’s
more than 1 trillion gallons
of water leaked from U.S.
homes each year, which
equals the collective annual
water use of Los Angeles,
Chicago and Miami.
“Common leak repairs
quickly pay for themselves
through savings on water
bills, and you’ll also be
saving one of Florida’s most
precious resources,” said
PSC Chairman Ronald A.
Brisé. “To help you identify
and get started on your water
leak repairs, look for the
waterhouse illustration in
our Drop by Drop brochure
found on the PSC website.”
According to the EPA,
fixing your plumbing and
irrigation system leaks
will lower your water bill
by more than 10 percent.
Repairing
common
household leaks is as easy
as 1-2-3:
1. Check toilets for silent
leaks by putting a few drops
of food coloring in the
tank and seeing if the color
appears in the bowl before
you flush. Don’t forget to
check irrigation systems
and spigots, too.
2. Twist and tighten
pipe connections. To save
even more water without
a noticeable difference in
flow, twist in a WaterSense
labeled faucet aerator or
showerhead.
3. Replace the fixture
if necessary. Look for the
WaterSense label when
replacing plumbing fixtures,
which signifies the product
has been certified to save
water and perform well.
For more information
on Fix-a-Leak Week visit
www.epa.gov/watersense/
fixaleak. To find the PSC’s
Drop by Drop brochure and
more water conservation
information, visit www.
floridapsc.com and click on
“Publications.”
At a recent Winter
Conference of the 32
statewide coalitions that
comprise
the
Florida
Association of Healthy Start
Coalitions, agency leaders
unanimously
determined
that Moore Consulting
group deserves a “thank
you” from the organization.
One year ago, Moore
Consulting
Group
formalized the establishment
of a program to assist one
organization
annually
with more than $100,000
worth of communications
support. Their first chosen
organization was the Florida
Association of Healthy Start
Coalitions. The program is
called MCG IMPACT.
“The support of Moore
Consulting Group took
our organization to a new
level of communications –
with each other, with our
partnership base, and with
the general population,”
said FAHSC President
Donna Hagan, who is
also executive director of
Healthy Start Coalition
of Jefferson, Madison &
Taylor Counties, Inc.
“Many
non-profit
organizations such as ours
do not have a marketing and
communications budget,”
Hagan said.
“We are
committed to the people
who need our services
and the training of our
workforce, so marketing and
communications is often a
luxury we cannot afford.”
In one year, MCG
donated hours of time
and expertise to help the
Florida Association of
Healthy Start Coalitions
formalize their internal
communications, prepare
communications materials
for upcoming changes in
their structure, and develop
a communications package
to align messaging and
keep
their
individual
coalitions on point with
aligned messaging, Hagan
continued.
“Not only did they provide
invaluable assistance in
the form of materials and
messaging, but they taught
us how to develop strong
communications on a shoestring budget with limited
resources. It was a real gift
to us,” said Dixie Morgese,
communications chair for
the association.
The Florida Association
of Healthy Start Coalitions
is challenged to work
throughout Florida to assist
expectant
parents
and
infants achieve the best
health and developmental
outcomes possible.
“Moore Consulting took
our mission and helped
learn how to communicate
its value to others,” Hagan
said.
Time to repair the drips
during Fix-a-Leak Week
Health Start says ‘thanks’
for communication grant
Taco
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Wednesday, March 20, 2013
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Midweek Muddle
Listless
By SUSAN H. LINCOLN
I am a lover of lists. I function
at the behest of a List of Things
To Do, and also make lists for
each family member (which they
adore): clean up your room, put
up the ice chests, park the boat,
don’t leave that wet towel on
the floor, put salt in the water
softening system.
I buy groceries with a list: eggs
and bacon, fruits and vegetables.
I plan long-range improvements
with a list: replace the carpet,
pressure wash the patios.
In the midst of priding myself
for my high level of efficiency, I
began to realize that I was nothing
more than a common a slave to
my lists.
Until today, that is.
This week, I have made a
conscious decision NOT to make a
list. I refuse to pencil in anybody,
or schedule anything.
If you want me, come find me.
If you need a responsible person,
look on.
I’m on leave. I am going to fly
by the seat of my pants, imitating
the people I’ve admired for so
many years.
Those you call FROM the
meeting to say, “Where are you?
We started 10 minutes ago…”
Those who say, “The wedding
was this weekend? Well, I forgot…”
Those who maintain about
anything, “Oh, that was tonight?”
or “That slipped my mind.”
I’ve been rolling my eyes at
those people all my life, but
now for a few days, I’m going to
become one.
The daughter married on
Saturday, ending one of the
longest lists I’ve ever made. For
13 months, I’ve been making lists
of things to think about on certain
months and days, at certain times
and in certain places.
I had the family scheduled to
the hilt: picking up tables, picking
up tuxedos, picking up their
socks.
I even had to make a Master
List of my lists, and it occurred to
me then—however briefly—that
I might have a problem and also
that I had wiped out a small forest
of trees while making lists in the
pursuit of Happily Ever After.
Taking a page out of Barney
Fife’s rulebook (in which the first
rule is “Obey all rules”), I ended
my Master List with this notation,
“Make a new list.”
That’s when it really hit me.
“Make a new list?” I questioned
myself.
“Have you lost your
mind?”
So I refused to make a list for
this week. If I remember details,
fine. If I forget details, fine. Highly
efficient
machinery
requires
“shut-down” for maintenance and
this old body is no different.
So I’m on shut down.
Of course I’m working.
Of course I’m doing laundry.
But I’m going for the bare
minimum, instead of squeezing
the maximum out of my days
or nights. I’m not multi-tasking
myself into mental decline; I’m not
borrowing the worry of tomorrow.
I’m not getting up early to wrap
presents, or staying up nights
worrying about processionals.
I’m smelling some roses,
some lilies, some freesia, some
snapdragons, some ranunculus.
I’m walking and driving a little
bit slower. I’m aiming for five
miles below the speed limit, just
to irritate the rest of you.
I’m talking slower which means
more oxygen is available for other
people, and you’re so welcome.
I’m living without a list for the
first time since I was able to draw
a letter.
The
dictionary
defines
a
listless person as one with a lack
of inclination or impetus for
exertion. The word is equated
with “languid” and “spiritless.”
I don’t know or care if the word
is Latin or Greek. All I know is
that I can amplify the meaning of
the word in a way Webster did not:
a listless person is one without a
list.
This week, glory hallelujah, that
listless person is me.
STATE AND FEDERAL REPRESENTATIVES
Florida
Representative
Florida
Senator
2191 S. Jefferson
Monticello, FL 32344
850-274-1084
58 Market St.
Apalachicola, FL 32320
850-653-2656
Halsey
Beshears
U.S. Senator Marco Rubio
United States Senate
Washington D.C., 20510
202-224-3041
Bill
Montford
U.S. Senator Bill Nelson
111 North Adam St., Suite 208,
Tallahassee, FL 32301
850-942-8415
Florida Governor Rick Scott
Capitol, 400 S. Monroe St.,
Tallahassee, FL 32399
850-488-4441
For more information about
the Florida Legislature, visit:
www.myfloridahouse.com
or www.flsenate.gov
U.S. Rep. Steve Southerland
3116 Capital Circle NE, Suite 9
Tallahassee, FL 32308
850-561-3979
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March 20, 2013
McNutt ‘competent’ for trial
FOUL PLAY
Continued from page 1
families that culminated in
shootings.
McNutt’s defense team
Pledge complete!
Rotary Club President Mark Viola, center, presented the Perry City Council a $2,000 check during
its Tuesday, March 12, meeting. The funds completed the club’s $7,000 pledge for the Rosehead
Park splash pad now under construction. The club’s donation included a $1,500 grant from Rotary
District 6940. Shown accepting the donation are (l to r) Mike Deming, Mayor Daryll Gunter, Shirlie
Hampton, Venita Woodfalk and Don Cook.
Chili cook-off is now accepting entries
BLUEGRASS
Continued from page 1
tickets are $20 at the gate.
In addition to the many
food vendors expected to
set up on the fairgrounds,
festival-goers will also
have
opportunity
to
sample numerous chili
recipes as well.
“We have more than
$1,000 in prizes this year
and are expecting a lot of
different entries,” Taylor
said.
The entry fee is $25 with
categories including best
chili and most unique. First
place in each category will
Additional security
measures put in place
for Monday hearings
BOMB THREAT
Continued from page 1
were put into place.
“Everyone
passed
through the metal detector
and then two deputies with
scanners also completed
safety checks,” Clerk of
Court Annie Mae Murphy
said.
Monday’s
docket
‘Actions reflect
policy choices’
by city council
BROWN
Continued from page 1
substantive, nonconclusory
manner, that a respondent
engaged in conduct in
his public capacity which
was inconsistent with the
proper performance of the
respondent’s public duties,
that the respondent knew his
conduct was wrong and that
the respondent engaged in
conduct in order to further
a special interest, benefit
or exemption for himself or
another.
“The
complaint
substantively
fails
to
indicate a violation of
Section
112.313(6),
Florida Statues,” the order
continued. “Rather than
indicate a corrupt use or
attempted use of public
position by the respondent
to benefit ‘a long time
friend’ or the respondent’s
daughter, the complaint
contains
conclusory
allegations about actions
that merely reflect policy
choices or governmental
operational decision making
by the city council, staffsupported by the respondent
as city manager.”
The second complaint
involved an allegation that
Brown “gave a building
lot to his daughter that was
part of a lot deeded to the
city that was intended for a
park.”
His daughter received a
parcel as part of the city’s
land give-away incentive
program. The commission’s
report on this complaint
notes the council’s minutes
show Brown disclosed that it
was his daughter making the
request through the program
and that “he and his wife
do not have any financial
interest in the property.”
“The
complaint
substantively
fails
to
indicate a possible violation
of Section 112.313(6),
Florida Statutes,” the order
again stated. “Rather than
indicating a corrupt use
or attempted use of public
position by the respondent
to benefit his daughter, the
substance of the complaint
merely
reflects
policy
choices or governmental
operational decision making
by the city council, staffsupported by the respondent
as city manager (who was
candid, publicly and on the
record, as to his daughter’s
potential interests).”
included some 50 violation
of probation (VOP) hearings
as well as the 100-plus pretrial, trial and arraignment
listings.
“We did not conclude
court until about 7:40 p.m.
Of the 48 cases on the
VOP docket, 13 were
disposed of, two on the
arraignment
list
and
13 on the pre-trial list,” she
said.
receive $250, second place
$150 and third place $100.
There will also be a people’s
choice prize.
“We have had the Perry
Rotary Club and Perry
Kiwanis Club challenge
each other about which
club can rustle up the most
entries, and we’re also
offering businesses a chance
to enter their own chilis,
with the best one receiving
$100 to be donated to the
charity of their choice.”
For more information
about the festival or to
purchase tickets, visit www.
floridastatebluegrass.com or
call 584-5366.
Veterans invited
AMVETS Post 20 will host
its annual BBQ for veterans
Saturday, March 23, from 11
a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Jefferson
Street Square center (located
at 1000 South Jefferson
Street).
successfully lobbied for
a
mental
competency
evaluation
on
their
client’s behalf in June of last
year.
The findings of that
evaluation were recently
logged with the court
and McNutt was found
competent to proceed to
trial, court officials said
Tuesday.
Living
For PWC
Olson
ushers
in spring
Taylor County Extension
Agent Clay Olson was
the featured speaker at
the March 13 meeting of
the Perry Woman’s Club,
ushering in spring with a
discussion of basic soil and
plant science.
Spring gardening and soil
preparation were among the
topics, with Olson pointing
to the raised beds at the
Taylor Senior Center, Perry
Primary School and Taylor
County Elementary School.
Olson also displayed
various herbs for members,
discussing the ease with
which gardeners can use
these plants in their cooking.
Olson, right, displays a plant for Dot Burns,
noting the “ease and convenience” of growing
your own herbs.
Shiitake workshop
Grow your own mushrooms
A one-day hands-on workshop is slated
for Saturday, April 13, demonstrating how
to select, grow and harvest mushrooms
appropriate for Florida.
The event will be held from 9 a.m. until
12 p.m. at the Taylor County Extension
Office. A $25 registration fee will cover
supplies.
To register, please visit the office in
Forest Capital Hall, 203 Forest Drive, call
838-3508 for additional information or
e-mail [email protected].
Don’t forget: ‘plant it, eat
it’ workshops on Thursday
Two “Plant it! Grow It! Eat It!” workshops
will be held this Thursday, March 21, at the
Taylor County Extension
Office at Forest Capital
Hall.
The first workshop will
be held from 12 noon until
1 p.m. and followed by
another session from 6-7
p.m.
County
Extension
agents urge you to attend these events to
“learn more about spring gardening as well
as how to grow and cook
with herbs.”
Both workshops are
free and open to the
public.
Organizers ask that
interested persons RSVP
to 838-3508 by noon
today, March 20.
He was 1
Tuesday
Felix Boss Proctor, the
son of Bionca Hamilton and
Felix Proctor Jr., celebrated
his first birthday on Tuesday,
March 19.
Maternal grandparents of
the new one-year-old are
Joyce and Edward Hamilton.
Paternal grandparents are
Kathy (Crosby) Whetsel
and Felix Proctor Sr.
Joining the celebration
was his sister, Phenix.
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Taco Times
March 20, 2013
How do you remember
your grandparents?
By FLORRIE BURROUGHS
Shady Grove columnist
Modern-day farming is nothing like the
back-breaking work that was done by our
ancestors who farmed so they and their
families could survive.
My maternal grandparents, the late
Samuel W. Tedder and Mary Elma Hicks
Tedder, were two of the hardest working
people I have ever known. I don’t know
when my Grandpa got a tractor but I am
certain many months and years passed
when all the work was done by mule, plow
and other hand tools.
My grandparents worked very hard to
produce and provide food. Fresh vegetables
from the garden were preserved in glass jars
cooked in a pressure cooker. Corn from the
fields was taken to a grist mill in the area to
provide meal and grits. Cane from the cane
patch was crushed in a sugar mill; the juice
was boiled in a sugar kettle and provided
cane syrup for the table, often served with
biscuits as a dessert.
Chickens provided eggs and meat. Hogs
were butchered as soon as the weather
started turning cool in the fall. I remember
spending days with my family at my
grandparents’ when they processed the
hogs to provide hams and sausage.
Sweet potatoes and Irish potatoes were
grown and preserved in “banks” made by
digging a shallow hole about 3 or 4 feet
in diameter and about ½ foot deep. The
potatoes were placed on pine straw which
was piled on the bottom and sides. Shelters
over the banks were made in the form of
tee-pees with an opening to provide access
to the potatoes when needed.
Never an idle moment...
And so it seems there was never an
idle moment around my grandparents’
home. In those days my mother did not
work outside the home and she would take
us over to the grandparents’ home often.
I along with brothers and my only sister
spent many happy days there.
Mama and Grandma would sew,
cook, can vegetables and make jelly. A
large grapevine produced the sweetest
scuppernong grapes. And did we love to
climb on the grapevine to reach the biggest
and juiciest grapes, until Grandpa caught us
and made us climb down.
And now to one of my favorite memories
. . . the pie safe where Grandma stored her
teacakes.
Often we went to Grandma’s after school
and it seems she always served us teacakes.
Now I haven’t had teacakes in many years,
but my mouth is watering just thinking
about them. In fact I tried to find a teacake
recipe among family recipes, to no avail,
so here is one I found online, appropriately
named.
Grandma’s Old Fashioned
Tea Cakes.
1 cup butter
1-3/4 cups white sugar
2 eggs
3 cups all purpose flour
½ teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
In medium bowl cream butter and sugar
until smooth. Beat in eggs one at a time, stir
in vanilla. Combine flour, baking soda, salt
and nutmeg; stir into the mixture. Knead
dough for a few turns on a floured board
until smooth. Cover and refrigerate until
firm.
Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. On a
lightly floured surface roll dough out to ¼
inch in thickness. Cut into desired shapes
with cookie cutters. Place cookies 1-1/2
inches apart onto cookie sheets lightly
sprayed with cooking spray.
Bake for 8 to 10 minutes in preheated
oven. Allow cookies to cool on baking
sheet for 5 minutes before removing to a
wire rack to cool completely.
A legacy of love...
In closing, I would like to mention the
faith of my grandparents.
They loved
God with their whole heart. They loved
their children, grandchildren, friends and
neighbors sacrificially. I didn’t know it as
a child, but I now see their lives were not
easy—though they didn’t seem to mind.
Their greatest gift to us was and still is a
very strong and sure legacy of love . . . a
legacy that I hope we can hand down just
as they did.
Religion
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Taco Times
March 20, 2013
Easter music begins in area churches
‘Messiah in the
Passover’
Chosen People Ministries
will present “Messiah in the
Passover” Saturday, March
23, at Pleasant Grove
Baptist Church.
The portrayal will begin
with the traditional Passover
Seder table, according to
Pleasant Grove’s Pastor
Danny Lundy.
“The speaker will explain
the symbolic meanings
of the Passover feast and
highlight their importance
on the Last Supper that
Jesus celebrated with his
disciples.
“Our hope is that this
presentation will give all a
better understanding of the
Passover celebration and its
significance for Christians.”
The program is free and
open to everyone. A nursery
will be provided.
P. Burns Funeral Home
which was in charge of
arrangements.
Contributions in memory
of Mrs. Traywick may
be made to Madison
Youth
Ranch,
Florida
United Methodist Church
Children’s
Home,
51
Children’s Way, Enterprise,
FL 32725.
Memorial in Tallahassee.
Mr. Davis was born July
24, 1930, in Chesterfield,
S.C., to Edwin and Susan
(Suggs) Davis.
Mr. Davis was preceded
in death by his wife of 24
years, Kathleen; a son, Kent
Davis; and a granddaughter,
Stephanie Millinor.
A veteran of the United
States Army, Mr. Davis
served in the Korean War.
He was a member of Faith
Baptist Church.
Survivors include: three
sons,
Aulden
(Sandy)
Davis of Chiefland; Carl
O. Davis of Perry; Tracy
Davis of Perry; one
daughter, Rhonda Jenine
Durbin of Tallahassee;
six grandchildren; four
great-grandchildren;
and
numerous
nieces
and
nephews.
Funeral services for Mr.
Davis will be held at 11
a.m. on Friday, March 22,
at Faith Baptist Church
with Pastor Paul Nawlin
officiating.
Interment will follow
in Pineview Memorial
Cemetery.
Family members will
receive friends from 6-8
p.m. on Thursday, March
21, at Joe P. Burns Funeral
Home which is in charge of
arrangements.
‘The Weeping
Tree’
This Sunday, which is
Palm Sunday, the chancel
choir of First Presbyterian
Church will lead worship
at 11 a.m. by sharing music
from “The Weeping Tree”
by Joseph Martin.
Obituaries
Deborah K.
Simmons
Deborah K. Simmons,
60, of Perry, died Sunday,
March 17, 2013, at Shands
at the University of Florida
in Gainesville.
Mrs.
Simmons
was
born Jan. 16, 1953, in
Thomasville, Ga, to Henry
and Hazel (McGauley)
Kelly, both now deceased.
She was a member of
Boyd United Methodist
Church and was employed
with Buckeye Cellulose
for 36 years in many
departments.
Mrs. Simmons was a
member of the Order of
Easter Star, having served
as past Worthy Matron
twice and past Grand
Instructor for this district.
She was said “to know the
work well” having served in
all stations and as secretary.
She was also a member
of the Daughters of the Nile
and the Daughters of the
American Revolution.
Survivors include: her
husband of 38 years, Bruce
Simmons of Perry; a son,
Kelly Simmons (fiance
Lori Conte) of Perry; her
daughter, Angela (Stephen)
Melnyk of San Antonio,
Texas; and many good
friends.
Services will be held
at 3 p.m. on Wednesday,
March 20, at First United
Methodist Church of Perry
with Pastor Wallace Holmes
and Pastor James Taylor
officiating.
Interment will follow at
Boyd United Methodist
Church.
Family members received
friends from 6-8 p.m. on
Tuesday at Joe P. Burns
Funeral Home which was in
charge of arrangments.
Memorial contributions
may be made to Big Bend
Hospice, 1723 Mahan
Center Blvd. Tallahassee,
FL 32308-5428.
Annie Ree
Traywick
Annie Ree Traywick, 94,
of Perry, died Thursday,
March 14, 2013 at Lafayette
Health Care in Mayo
following an extended
illness.
Mrs. Traywick was born
Jan. 28, 1919, in Ramer,
Ala., to Ervin and Maggie
(Athey) Wilson.
She was preceded in
death by her husband,
Clifford Traywick, in 1993;
her son, Robert P. Traywick;
and also her brother, Earl H.
Wilson.
Mrs. Traywick was a very
active member of the First
United Methodist Church
and served in numerous
church offices.
She was also a member of
the Perry Garden Club.
Survivors include: two
daughters, Pat (Jimmy)
Head and Janice (John)
Ricketson, all of Perry,
a daughter-in-law, Kathi
Traywick of Ellijay, Ga.;
eight grandchildren; 12
great-grandchildren;
and
many other relatives and
special friends.
Funeral services were
held at 2 p.m. on Sunday,
March 17, at First United
Methodist Church in Perry
with Rev. J. T. Taylor
officiating.
Interment
followed
in Pineview Memorial
Cemetery.
Family members received
friends from 5-7 p.m. on
Saturday, March 16, at Joe
Paul Junior
Thomley
Paul Junior Thomley,
66, of Perry, died Tuesday,
March 5, 2013, at Marshall
Health Care Center in Perry.
He was born Nov. 4,
1946 in Titusville to Oscar
Thomley and the former
Eula Frances Cooper.
He was of the Holiness
faith.
Mr.
Thomley
was
preceded in death by his
parents; three brothers,
Forrest Marion Thomley,
Donald Ray Thomley and
Jimmy Oscar Thomley.
His survivors include:
four sisters, Barbara Ivester
(Claude) of Dewey Rose,
Ga., Nancy Morris (Ray)
of Livingston, Texas, Betty
Sue Thomley of Tallahassee,
and
Janice
Paulette
Sparkman of Trenton; two
brothers, Thomas Thomley
(Barbara), of Las Vegas,
Nev., and Samuel Thomley
of Jefferson City, Tenn.
Burial was held at
Woodlawn Cemetery on
March 8.
Arrangements were under
the direction of Joe P. Burns
Funeral Home.
Harold L. Davis
Harold L. Davis, 82, of
Perry, died Monday, March
18, 2013, at Tallahassee
“The Weeping Tree”
is considered to be
“a poignant portrait of the
cross using beloved hymns,
newly composed music,
and thoughtful narration.”
Everyone
in
the
community is invited.
Conference begins
Trinity House of Prayer
will kick off its second
annual women’s conference
on Friday, March 22, at 7
p.m. The speaker will be
Elder Jennifer Pollock.
Women in the community
are encouraged to attend.
Men’s Day
Pastor Rose Campbell an
the congregation of Little
Bethel remind everyone
that Sunday is Men’s Day.
Minister William Bolden
will speak at 3 p.m.
Community
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Taco Times
March 20, 2013
2013 Moon Pie Sweethearts
Contestant #1
Jordan Brooke Weirick
Parents: Joe & Sarah
Weirick
Contestant #2
Charlondria Williams
Parents: Lashundra White
& Charodus Williams
Contestant #3
Felicity Emory
Parents: David &
Mary Emory
Contestant #4
Brailynn Brooke Omans
Parents: Barbara Miller, Scott
Miller & Bobby Omans
Contestant #5
Annastacia Coleman
Parents: April Coleman &
Mikell Coleman
Contestant #6
Lindsey Brooke Webb
Parents: Jill &
Michael Webb
Contestant #7
Victoria Walker
Parents: Lakesha Walker
& William Hester
Contestant #8
Sarah Jean Couey
Parents: Meagan & Cory
Rowell, Devin Couey
Contestant #9
Colbi Brooke Bodiford
Parents: Craig
& Donna Bodiford
Contestant #10
Zy’Mya A’Karia Flowers
Parents: Khalilah King
& Wayne Flowers
Contestant #11
Hermione ‘Moni’ Padgett
Parents: Tommy
& Nikki Padgett
Contestant #12
DeAva Leigh Williams
Parents: David Williams
& Lakechia Bryant
Contestant #13
Hannah Jane McGuire
Parents: Max & Debbie
McGuire
Contestant #14
Claire Carlton
Parents: Adam
& Kim Carlton
Contestant #15
Brooke Chaney
Parents: Dan &
Alicia Chaney
Contestant #16
Autumn Brielle Brown
Parents: Matt & Kristina
Brown, April Anthony
Contestant #17
Ava Turner
Parents: Silas &
Angie Turner
Contestant #18
Addison Grace Shiver
Parents: Loomis &
Amy Shiver
Moon Pie Princess will
be crowned this Friday
Contestant #19
Miley Hill
Parents: Tyson &
Juanita Hill
Contestant #20
Holly Marie Gantz
Parents: Christina &
Cecil Gantz
Contestant #21
Bella Ellison
Parents: James & Lisa
Faulkner, Kera Ellison
Community Calendar
CIVIC GROUPS
GOVERNMENT
AARP: last Wed., 10 a.m. at
Perry Shrine Club.
Kiwanis Club: Wednesdays,
noon, Perry Elks Lodge on
Puckett Road.
MainStreet Perry: fourth
Tuesday, 5:30 p.m., Perry Historic
Station.
NAACP: first Sunday, 5 p.m., at
Jerkins Community Center.
Optimist Club:
Thursday,
noon at Rosehead, downtown
Perry.
Perry Garden Club: third
Wednesday, 10 a.m.
Perry Elks Lodge: second and
fourth Tuesday, 7 p.m.
Perry Lodge #187: first
and third Tues., 6 p.m., Masonic
Hall.
Perry Masonic Lodge 123:
meets first and third Monday,
7:30 p.m.
Airport Advisory Committee:
fourth Wednesday, 12 noon,
Perry-Foley Airport.
City Council: second and
fourth Tues., at 5:30 p.m.
County Commission: first
Mon. and third Tues. at 5:30 p.m.,
courthouse annex; workshop,
fourth Tues., 5 p.m.
Planning Board: first Thurs.,
6 p.m. Courthouse annex (old
post office).
Taylor County Construction
License Board Meeting: third
Fri., 2 p.m., courthouse annex.
Taylor County School Board:
first and third Tues., 6 p.m.
Taylor Coastal Water and
Sewer: fourth Tuesday at 18820
Beach Road, 3 p.m.
Taylor
Soil
&
Water
Conservation District Board:
fourth Monday, 7 p.m., Foley
Airport terminal conference room.
Call 584-4329 for information.
Perry Shrine Club: fourth
Thursday at 7 p.m. (club house
located on Courtney Road).
Perry Woman’s Club: second
Wed., noon (September to
May).
Rotary Club: Tues., noon at
Rosehead Junction.
Taylor County Leadership
Council: second and fourth
Friday, 7 p.m., Jerkins Community
Center.
Vogue XIII: first Mon., 7:30 p.m.
Call 584-2404.
INTERESTS
Diabetes
classes: every
Tuesday, 3 p.m., Doctors’
Memorial Hospital.
FAMU
Alumni
Chapter:
second Monday, 7 p.m., Jerkins
Community Center.
Friends of the Taylor County
Public Library: last Monday
of the month, 5:30 p.m., public
library.
Girl Scouts Service Unit: first
Tuesday, 7 p.m., Scout Hut.
Habitat for Humanity: second
Thursday, 5:30 p.m., Capital City
Bank, Rm. #208.
Helping Hands of the Shelter:
second Tuesday, 6 p.m., Chamber
of Commerce.
Home Educators League of
Perry: Forest Capital Hall. Call
584-6866 or visit on-line htt:taylor.
ifas.ufl.edu.
Muskogee Creek Indian
Nation: second and fourth Sat.,
7 p.m. Tribal grounds, Lyman
Hendry Road.
Muskogee Creek Indian Tribe:
second Saturday, 3 p.m., Oak Hill
Village on Woods Creek Road.
National
Wild
Turkey
Federation
(Yellow
Pine
Drummers): holds open monthly
meeting on first Thursday, Golden
Corral, 7 p.m. Call 584-9185.
Parrot Heads in Perry-“dise”
Club: meets the second and
fourth Wednesday, 7 p.m. Call
843-1469 for location.
Perry Alliance of Ministers
& Pastors (P.A.M.P.): meets
second Sunday, 2:30 p.m., Little
St. John P.B. Church.
Pet adoptions: Taylor County
Animal Shelter, open Monday
through Friday. Call 838-3525.
Republican Party of Taylor
Taylor County’s 2013
Moon Pie Princess will be
crowned during ceremonies
Friday, March 22, at Forest
Capital Hall.
The field of candidates is
the largest in the program’s
four-year history with 21
sweethearts taking the stage
to compete for the title.
The pageant will begin at
6 p.m. Admission is $5
(children 5 and under are
free). Concessions will be
available.
The event is being held
in conjunction with the
11th annual Florida State
Bluegrass Festival.
Taylor County’s 2012
Moon Pie Princess Destin
Brown will crown the new
winner.
Judges will select a Moon
Pie Princess, a Moon Pie
Princess court and Moon
Pie sweethearts.
The young ladies, who
range in age from five to
eight years old, will share
with audience members
“What bluegrass means
to me” in the program’s
opening number.
➟ Please see page 10
To add your organization free
of charge, please call 584-5513 or
e-mail [email protected]
County: second Thursday,
6 p.m., at Rigoni’s Cookhouse
on Highway 19 North. Call 5845878.
Taylor Adult Program (TAP):
Thursdays, 10 a.m., 502 N.
Center Street. 223-0393.
Taylor Coastal Communities
Association: second Tuesday,
6 p.m., at the district building on
Beach Road.
Taylor County Amateur Radio
Club: first Tuesday, 7 p.m.,
Perry-Foley Airport conference
room.
Taylor County Brotherhood:
meets on Mondays, 7 p.m., at New
Brooklyn; every third Saturday,
9 a.m., at Stewart Memorial.
Taylor County Brotherhood
Choir: meets every Thursday,
6 p.m., at Stewart Memorial.
Chamber of Commerce:
second Thurs., 8 a.m., chamber
board room.
Taylor County Development
Authority: second Mon., noon,
at Historic Perry Station.
Taylor County Historical
Society: third Mon., 7 p.m.
Historical
Society
building.
Society’s museum is open every
Thursday, 1-5 p.m.
Taylor County Horseman’s
Association Horse Show:
practice roping every Friday,
7 p.m.; second Saturday,
registration, 3 p.m.; ride, 4 p.m.
Arena is located on Bishop Blvd.
Free admission.
Taylor
County
Quilters:
Tuesdays, 10 a.m. to noon, public
library.
Taylor County Reef Research
Team: second Tuesday, 7 p.m.,
Forest Capital Hall.
Taylor County Senior Center:
Executive Board of Directors
meeting, every third Thursday.
Taylor
County
United:
second Mon., 7 p.m., Evangel
Christian Fellowship (1454
Courtney Road).
Tourism
Development
Council:
second
Thurs.,
12 noon, Chamber of Commerce.
Whole Child Taylor-Shared
Service Network: fourth Mon.,
9 a.m., Alton H. Wentworth
Administrative Complex.
Yarn Lovers Circle: first and
third Thursday, 9:30 a.m., Taylor
County Public Library.
SUPPORT GROUPS
AL-ANON:
meets
every
Thursday at noon, St. James
Episcopal Church.
Big Bend Hospice Advisory
Council: fourth Tuesday at
1 p.m., Big Bend Hospice office
(107 E. Green).
Celebrate Recovery: a nondenominational, Christ-centered
recovery
ministry
meets
Thursdays at 6 p.m., in the First
Baptist Church Youth Center (old
Citizens Bank building).
Friends and Family of Sexual
Assault Survivors Support
Group: fourth Tuesday, 6-7
p.m., Glorious Rain Church. For
information, call 843-0158.
Narcotics Anonymous: Sun.,
Tues., Wed., Fri., 7 p.m.; Sat.,
12 noon Catholic Church of the
Immaculate Conception (Parish
Center), 2750 S. Byron Butler
Pkwy. For questions, call: (877)
340-5096.
Perry Winners Group of
Alcoholics Anonymous: Friday,
8 p.m.; Heritage House, 317 N.
Orange St.
VETERANS
AMVETS Post 20: third
Saturday, 9 a.m., at Golden
Corral Restaurant.
American Legion Post #291:
second Saturday, 10 a.m.
American Legion Post #96:
first Tues., 7 p.m., American
Legion Hall, Center St.
Sons
of
Confederate
Veterans: fourth Thursday at
North Orange Street. Call 5845725 or 838-2045.
VFW Post #9225: second
Tuesday, 7 p.m. (American Legion
building).
Add your community
group/club for free.
Call (850) 584-5513.
Sports
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Taco Times
March 20, 2013
‘Dogs extend winning streak to 8 games
The Taylor County High
baseball team won its eighth
straight game Monday at
Aucilla Christian by a score
of 10-8 to run its season
record to 11-4, 4-0 in district
play.
Dylan Harty led the
Bulldogs at the plate driving
in two runs while slamming
three hits in four trips to the
plate. Chance Rodgers also
drove in two runs on a 1-2
(double) effort.
Other top hitters included
LaDarian Smiley (1-3,
double), Gavin Lewis (1-3,
2 RBIs), Tristen Barfield
(1-3) and Jonathan Collins
(1-4, RBI).
Bulldog Coach Reggie
Wentworth said his team
didn’t play to the top of their
ability but still managed to
win the game.
Wentworth said Gavin
Lewis pitched well in relief,
picking up his fifth win of
the year.
“Gavin
has
been
tremendous on the mound
this year, especially in relief.
We are starting to hit the ball
now throughout the lineup
and with our pitching and
defense it gives us a good
chance against everybody
we play,” the coach said.
On Friday the Bulldogs
notched their fourth district
win against no losses with
an 11-0 shutout of East
Gadsden in Quincy.
TCHS pitcher Justin
Folsom threw the complete
game shut-out allowing just
two hits while striking out 8
batters.
Top hitters for the ‘Dogs
were Folsom (3-3, 2 RBIs, 2
runs), Rodgers (2-2, double,
3 runs), Lewis (2-3, RBI)
and Daniel Wentworth (1-3,
double, 2 RBIs).
Harty hit 1-3 on the night
with a bases-loaded double
that scored 3 runs.
Last
Thursday
the
Bulldogs
traveled
to
Thomasville, Ga., and came
away with a 6-3 victory.
Lewis pitched a complete
game scattering 6 hits while
striking out 8 and giving up
2 earned runs.
Collins drove in 2 runs
TCMS baseball beats Lake
City in 13-6 home victory
BY AUSTIN LAGO
The
Taylor
County
Middle School baseball
team played host to Lake
City Richardson Thursday
and defeated the visitors 136.
The Bulldogs got off to a
fast start offensively scoring
7 runs in the first inning.
TCMS benefitted from 4
hits, 2 walks and 2 Lake City
defensive errors to score the
7 runs.
The Bulldogs would later
add 6 more runs, scoring 2
in the second, 1 in the third,
and 3 in the sixth. Leading
hitters for the Bulldogs
were Will Albritton (2-2)
with a double, Zach Fike
(2 -4) with a double, Blake
Anderson (1-2), Willie Elder
(1-4) with a triple and Caleb
Wentworth (1-4).
Defensively the Bulldogs
were plagued by 8 defensive
errors. Despite the lack
of
defensive
support,
Bulldog
pitchers
Josh
Mixon and Wentworth both
turned in stellar pitching
performances.
Mixon
faced 13 batters giving up
1 unearned run, 2 hits, 1
walk and striking out 2.
Wentworth faced 20 hitters
giving up no earned runs,
4 hits and one walk while
striking out 5.
“It was a good thing
Mixon and Wentworth had
good pitching performances
because our defense was
horrible. You can’t beat good
teams with those kinds of
defensive mistakes,” TCMS
Coach Jimmy Mincy said.
The coach said he was
pleased with both James
Parker and Will Albritton
at catcher for throwing out
several base stealers. He also
noted that Blake Anderson
recorded his first base hit as
a Bulldog.
The Bulldogs were slated
to play at Madison on
Tuesday before entertaining
Suwannee on Thursday.
while going 2-2 at the
plate. Rodgers (1-2) blasted
a homerun and Daniel
Wentworth batted 1-3 with
a double.
Others chipping in with
one hit each were Folsom,
Lewis and Barfield.
The Bulldogs were slated
to be on the road twice this
week with a Tuesday game
at Valdosta (Ga.) High and
a Thursday contest at East
Gadsden.
The
Taylor
County
High track team traveled
to Tallahassee to compete
at the Pre-Spring Break
Relays at Maclay School
last Thursday.
Six teams competed
including the host Maclay,
FAMU, Hamilton, Taylor,
West Gadsden and John
Paul II.
There were some great
performances on the day
and another school record
was broken, according to
Coach Beau Johnson
Ashley Giaccomucci won
the high jump and triple
jump for the Lady Dogs.
Johnny Anderson cleared
a season best in the high
jump finishing 7th at 5-2.
In the boys discus Xavier
Brooks threw his season
best and finished 9th.
Brittany Niles finished in
second place in shot put
with a personal record of
24-7. Also in the shot put for
the Lady ‘Dogs were Zariah
Brown and Tyekia Flowers
-- both throwing personal
records while finishing 6th
and 7th, respectively. Shati
Reza also competed in shot
put.
Jake Barr won the boys
shot put with a toss of 3911. Jamarcus Robertson
placed 4th in the shot put
and Luke Kallschmidt
placed 5th. Anthony Conde
also competed in the shot
put throwing his best ever.
The girls 4x800 team
of Kimberly Villagomez,
Allison Roberts, Cyan
Moore and Dakota Cruce
finished 2nd. The Boys
4x800 team of Austin
Wynn,
Ruben
Araiza,
Logan Watford and Travis
Self placed 3rd.
The Lady ‘Dogs’ 4x100
team finished 3rd with
Tamara Brasby, Securia
Davis, Deanna Crowley and
Delonda Elder competing.
The boys 4x100 team ran a
season best of 45.46 seconds
with Luke Kallschmidt,
Eury Holmes, Kenny Smith
and Art Nelson competing.
Meagan
Giddens
continued to be a force
on the track with a win in
the 400 meters(65.77) and
setting a school record in
the 3200 meters(12:29.82)
while finishing first and
beating most of the boys as
well.
Currently, Giddens holds
5 school records, according
to Florida Runners.
Jon Thomas ran his
season best finishing 3rd
in a tough field in the 400
meters with a time of 54.04.
Also competing in the 400
meter dash was Chris Davis
(5th) at 55.51 and Adrian
Smith (9th) at 57.77, which
is his personal record.
Others besting their
season best in the 400
were Jamarcus Robertson,
Sergio
Giacomo-Soto,
Chris Yates and Adrian
Huntley.
The Lady ‘Dogs 4x400
team
of
Giacomucci,
Crowley, Villagomez and
Roberts finished 4th while
the boys 4x400 team of
Davis Helm, Chris Davis,
Jon Thomas and Luke
Kallschmidt had an exciting
come-from-behind
win
with a winning time of
3:37.
The boys 4x400 team has
not lost a meet yet but will
face stiffer competition in
April. Both the Bulldogs
and Lady Bulldogs finshed
3rd place overall as a team
at the Maclay meet.
matches by scores of 8-4,
Helm shutout his opponent
8-0, Pegg lost 5-8 and
Allbritton fell 1-8.
The teams of CribbsDavis and Smyrnios-Helm
won their doubles matches
8-0. Pegg-Allbritton lost
6-8.
In earlier matches this
season, the boys defeated
Madison 8-0, lost to
Rickards 2-8 and defeated
Godby 9-0.
Track team competes
at relay in Tallahassee
Boys tennis defeats Madison 7-1
The Taylor County High
boys tennis team defeated
Madison on March 7 by a
score of 7-1, the second time
the Bulldogs have beaten
the Cowboys this season.
“At this point in the
season, our team is becoming
a
very
well-rounded
squad. We don’t have the
talent level of Rickards
but we should be able to
compete well in the district
tournament,” Bulldog Coach
Gene Johstono said.
In singles play against
Madison, Garrett Pegg won
9-7, Peyton Cribbs won 8-0,
Chris Davis won 8-0, Davis
Helm won 8-0 and Justin
Calhoun won 8-0.
In doubles play PeggEthan Allbritton won 8-3
and Cribbs-Davis won
8-1.
The ‘Dogs lost to Rickards
on March 5 by a score of
2-5. Pegg and Cribbs lost
their singles matches 1-8
while Davis and Allbritton
fell 5-8. Calhoun lost his
match 2-8. Helm was the
lone singles winner against
Rickards winning 8-5.
In
doubles,
PeggAllbritton lost 1-8 while
Cribbs-Davis won their
match 11-9.
On Feb. 26 the boys beat
Suwannee 6-3.
Cribbs,
Davis
and
Calhoun won their singles
Girls also take down
Madison in 7-2 win
The Taylor County High
girls tennis team defeated
Madison on March 7 by a
score of 7-2.
In singles play Claire
Cruce won her match 8-3,
Ashley Anderson won 8-5,
Victoria Allbritton lost 4-8,
Catherine Whiddon won 8-6
and Dulce Arzale won 8-2.
In doubles play CruceAnderson
won
8-3,
Allbritton-Whiddon lost 4-8
and Lilliott-Gregory won
8-3.
“Our girls are having
a hard time of it due to a
lack of experience but they
are really working hard
and starting to show a lot
of improvement,” TCHS
Coach Gene Johstono said.
In the Lady Bulldogs 2-4
loss to Rickards on March
5, Cruce won her singles
match 8-4 and Whiddon
won hers 8-2.
In a Feb. 28 match against
Godby, Whiddon and Arzate
won their singles matches
both by a score of 8-5.
A-8 Taco Times March 20, 2013
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Grade.
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TIDEWATER APARTMENTS
IMMEDIATE OPENINGS FOR
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Rent based on income with
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For sale. Old Train Depot Bricks,
over one hundred years old. $350
per thousand, you clean. $450 per
thousand, we clean. Will deliver in
Perry. Call Bruce (850) 295-3200.
03/13-03/29
Westgate Rooms available for
rent. Refrigerator, microwave, TV
w/cable, AC/Heater. Everything
included. $175- $240 weekly, $40
daily, $595-$635 per month.
RV sites $20 daily, $100 weekly,
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removal. 7 days a week. Call (386)
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For sale. Miniature Dachshund,
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03/20-03/22
WANTED
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Have what it takes? Step in the
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03/06-03/20
FOR RENT
Prevatt's Wayside Apartments. 1
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cable included. $155 weekly, plus
$100 deposit. Call (850) 2954985.
03/20-03/29
For rent. Efficiency apartment
$150 weekly. Includes electric,
water, cable. $300 security
deposit, no pets. call (850) 8431300.
03/15-03/22
1/2 acre trailer lot, with well,
septic, and power pole provided.
Quiet neighborhood. Call (850)
584-9261.
03/08-03/20
For rent. 1 bedroom fully furnished
trailer. Nice, quiet area. Utilities
and satellite included. 1 adult only,
no pets, no kids. $150 weekly and
$150 deposit. Call (850) 2951968.
03/15-04/03
Taking applications for rental. 3
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$500 monthly, includes water,
sewer and garbage. Deposit $300,
excellent references and credit
required, must apply in person.
Call (850) 584-7094 and ask for
Ms. Betty.
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Keaton Beach, 1 bedroom, 2 bath,
with kitchen, carport, central
water. $425 monthly. Call (352)
302-8864.
02/13-03/29
STEINHATCHEE
PLACE RESORT
Furnished 1 and 2 bedroom
apartments for rent $600 to $800.
Included with rent is full cable t.v.,
Internet, hot tub, one block, one
block to river and new boat
landing. Call 352-498-7740 if no
answer 813-677-9640.
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Appartment for rent. 1 bedroom, 1
bath, fully furnished. All utilities
included, $155 weekly, $200
deposit. No pets, no smoking. Call
(850) 363-8196.
03/13-03/29
Woodridge Apartments
Accepting applications for 1, 2,
and 3 BR HC and Non-HC
accessible apartments. HUD
vouchers considered. Call 850584-5668. 709 W. Church St.,
Perry, FL 32348 TDD 711. ”This
institution is an equal opportunity
provider, and employer.”
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Rooms available at Skylark Motel
everything included for monthly
$595 (required $45 deposit),
$175-$240 weekly or $40 daily
(tax included). 317 N. Byron Butler
Pkwy. (305) 970-1653. LS,tfn
4 bedroom, 1 bath, single family
home, 110 Kennedy St., 1069 sq.
ft., fixer upper. Lease option or
cash, $400 down $329 monthly.
Call (803) 978-1540.
03/20-04/12
Tired of all the EXTRA'S? Buy our
new, 2013 ,4 bedroom, Jacobsen
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For sale. Great location.
Commercial brick building located
at intersection of Ash St. and Hwy.
221. 3,000 square feet, offers 2
store fronts or offices and a 3
bedroom, 2 bath house attached
to rear. Asking $185,000. Call
(850) 838-6077 or (717) 7925087.
03/15-04/24
REPO'S! Land & Homes. Home
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Great home or rental property. 3
bedroom, 1 1/2 bath wood frame
house in city limits close to
schools and parks. 920
Washington
St.,
recently
remodeled $39,900. Call (850)
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02/22-03/29
For sale. Great retail sales on
investment property. 1,600 sq. ft.
commercial building in city limits.
Reduced to $54,900 located at
409 E. 27. Call (850) 295-1489.
02/22-03/29
Land for Sale, 221 North between
Shiloh Church Rd. and Cairo
Parker Rd. 1 acre lots with paved
roads. Owner financing available.
Please call (386) 658-1346 or
(850) 584-7466.
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Need to sell your car? Call us.
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Looking for a specific vehicle?
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Have a job opening?
Advertise in the Perry
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Call 584-5513.
Badcock and More. Set up and
delivery person needed. Must be
21 years of age or older. Clean
driving record and license
required.
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The Third Judicial Circuit currently
has the following position
available: User Support Analyst.
For more information go to:
www.jud3.flcourts.org
JS, 03/15-03/20
Certified Nursing Assistant with
Long Term Care experience F/T 311, P/T 3-11 Cook/Dietary Aide,
Experienced only, Full time
weekdays
and
alternating
weekends. Willing to train the right
person.
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F/M/D/V Benefits for full-time:
health and dental insurance, life
insurance and paid time off (PTO).
Apply in person at Madison Health
and Rehabilitation Center
2481 West US 90 Madison, Fl.
32340.
03/15-03/27
Accounting Associate
AMTEC Less-Lethal Systems,
Inc. (ALS) has an open position for
an Accounting Associate.The
successful candidate will join our
operation
currently
being
constructed at 6000 N US 19,
Perry, FL. The position will be
responsible for processing
accounts payable and accounts
receivable transactions.Typical
duties include; interfacing with
customers/vendors to resolve
billing and payment inquires, past
due collection efforts, processing
credit
memos,
invoices,
statements
and
vouchers,
maintaining customer and vendor
master records, interfacing with an
ERP system, and assisting
Accounting Manager with month
end closing process. A High
School Diploma or equivalent
combination of education and
experience are required along
with a proven ability to
communicate well both verbally
and in writing with peers and
management. If interested, send
your
resume
to
[email protected] or to
AMTEC Less-Lethal Systems,
Inc., PO Box 931, Perry, FL 32348
no later than March 22, 2013.
03/13-03/20
ALS
Taylor County Board of County
Commissioners.
Current Job Openings: $7.79 per
hour-for part time openings.
Boat Ramp Attendant, Day Camp
Staff,
Sports
Complex
Consession Worker, Roll-Off Site
Attendant,
Applications
are
at
www.taylorcountygov.com
TCBCC,
03/13-03/22
SERVICES
Bush hogging and land clearing,
acreage and lot's, big or small.
Cell (850) 838-6077, after 5 p.m.
call (850) 584-2270.
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Childcare in my home. Infants and
up. Former teacher, certified birth
to 12th grade. Call (850) 5842155.
03/13-03/29
Sewing, alterations and hand
quilting, reasonably priced. Call
(850) 838-6118.03/01-03/29
Mutts Cutts Dog Grooming by
John.
$30 bath-cut=groom-nails
584-2027 or (850) 591-8301
Walk-Ins Welcome
(3 miles down Puckett Rd.)
02/27-04/05
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Land clearing, tree trimming/
removal, dump truck service,
harrowing, bush hog mowing, rake
work, dirt leveling and complete
lawn service. Call 584-6737.
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE
THIRD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
IN AND FOR TAYLOR COUNTY,
FLORIDA
CIVIL DIVISION
Case #: 2012-CA-000049
PNC Bank, N.A., Successor by
Merger to
National City Bank, Successor by
Merger to
National City Mortgage Co.
Plaintiff,
-vs.Gary Patrick Swendsen, Widower
and Surviving
Spouse of Verda Best Swendsen,
Deceased;
United States of America
Department of
Treasury; Sugar Hill Estates of
Taylor County
Property Owners Association,
Inc. f/k/a Quail
Run Estates of Taylor County
Homeowner's
Association, Inc. f/k/a Quail Run
Estates of
Defendant(s)
NOTICE OF SALE
NOTICE
IS
HEREBY
GIVEN
pursuant to an Order of Final
Judgment of Foreclosure dated
February 28, 2013, entered in
Civil Case No. 2012-CA-000049 of
the Circuit Court of the 3rd
Judicial Circuit in and for Taylor
County, Florida, wherein PNC
Bank, N.A., Successor by Merger
to National City Bank, Successor
by Merger to National City
Mortgage Co., Plaintiff and Gary
Patrick Swendsen, Widower and
Surviving Spouse of Verda Best
Swendsen,
Deceased
are
defendant(s), I, Clerk of Court,
ANNIE MAE MURPHY, will sell to
the highest and best bidder for
cash AT THE WEST DOOR OF THE
TAYLOR COUNTY COURTHOUSE,
LOCATED
AT
108
NORTH
JEFFERSON,
PERRY,
TAYLOR
COUNTY, FLORIDA, BETWEEN
11:00 A.M. AND 2:00 P.M. on
March 28, 2013, the following
described property as set forth in
said Final Judgment, to-wit:
LOT 58, SUGAR HILL ESTATES, A
SUBDIVISION ACCORDING TO
PLAT THEREOF, AS RECORDED IN
PLAT BOOK 1, PAGE 161, PUBLIC
RECORDS OF TAYLOR COUNTY,
FLORIDA. TOGETHER WITH THAT
CERTAIN YEAR: 2002, MAKE:
FLEETWOOD,
VIN#:
GAFL239A16757F221 AND VIN#:
GAFL239B16757F221,
MANUFACTURED HOME, WHICH
IS PERMANENTLY AFFIXED TO THE
ABOVE DESCRIBED LANDS. AS
SUCH IT IS DEEMED TO BE A
FIXTURE AND A PART OF THE REAL
ESTATE.
ANY PERSON CLAIMING AN
INTEREST IN THE SURPLUS FROM
THE SALE, IF ANY, OTHER THAN
THE PROPERTY OWNER AS OF THE
DATE OF THE LIS PENDENS MUST
FILE A CLAIM WITHIN 60 DAYS
AFTER THE SALE.
If you are a person with a
disability who needs any
accommodation in order to
participate in this proceeding,
you are entitled, at no cost to
you, to the provision of certain
assistance. Please contact the
ADA Coordinator; 173 Northeast
Hernando Street, Room 408,
Lake City, Florida 32056; (386)
719-7576 at least 7 days before
your
scheduled
court
appearance, or immediately
upon receiving this notification
of the time before the scheduled
appearance is less than 7 days. If
you are hearing or voice
impaired, call 711.
ANNIE MAE MURPHY
CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT
Taylor County, Florida
Marti Lee DC 3-1-13
DEPUTY CLERK OF COURT
Submitted By: ATTORNEY FOR
PLAINTIFF:
SHAPIRO, FISHMAN & GACHÉ,
LLP
2424 North Federal Highway,
Suite 360
Boca Raton, Florida 33431
(561) 998-6700
(561) 998-6707
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE
THIRD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT OF
FLORIDA IN AND FOR TAYLOR
COUNTY GENERAL JURISDICTION
DIVISION
CASE
NO.
522009CA000616XXCICI
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS
SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO BAC
HOME LOANS SERVICING, L.P.,
Plaintiff,
vs.
THOMAS EARL MILLS, et al.,
Defendants.
___________/
NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE
NOTICE
IS
HEREBY
GIVEN
pursuant to a Summary Final
Judgment
of
Foreclosure
entered on February 28, 2013 in
Civil
Case
No.
522009CA000616XXCICI of the
Circuit Court of the THIRD
Judicial Circuit in and for Taylor
County, Florida, wherein BANK
OF
AMERICA,
N.A.,
AS
SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO BAC
HOME LOANS SERVICING, L.P. is
the Plaintiff and THOMAS EARL
MILLS, et al., are the Defendants.
The Clerk of Court will sell to the
highest and best bidder for cash
at the west door of the Taylor
County Courthouse, 108 North
Jefferson St., Perry, FL. 32347 in
accordance with Chapter 45,
Florida Statutes on the 28th day
of March, 2013 at 11:00 AM on
the following described property
as set forth in said Summary Final
Judgment, to-wit:
Lots 11 and 12 of Block 11, of
Perry Heights Subdivision, as
recorded in the Public Records
of Taylor County, Florida as
recorded in Plat Book 1, Page 58.
Any person claiming an interest
in the surplus from the sale, if any,
other than the property owner as
of the date of the lis pendens,
must file a claim within 60 days
after the sale.
I HEREBY CERTIFY that a true and
correct copy of the foregoing
was mailed this 7th day of
March, 2013, to all parties on the
attached service list.
Casey Jernigan King, Esq.
McCalla Raymer, LLC
Attorney for Plaintiff
225 E. Robinson St. Suite 660
Orlando, FL 32801
Phone: (407) 674-1850
Fax: (321) 248-0420
E
m
a
i
l
:
[email protected]
Fla. Bar No.: 21747
SERVICE LIST FOR NOTICE OF
FORECLOSURE
SALE,
CASE
522009CA000616XXCICI
MCCALLA RAYMER, LLC
225 E. Robinson St., STE 660
Orlando, FL 32801
MCCALLA RAYMER, LLC
110 SOUTHEAST 6TH STREET, SUITE
2400
FT. LAUDERDALE, FL 33301
Thomas Earl Mills
112 W. High Street
Perry, FL 32347
Deborah A. Mills
112 W. High Street
Perry, FL 32347
Current Resident(s)
112 W. High Street
Perry, FL 32347
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE
THIRD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT AND
FOR TAYLOR COUNTY, FLORIDA
GENERAL JURISDICTION DIVISION
CASE NO. 11-596-CA
CITIMORTGAGE, INC.,
Plaintiff,
vs.
TIMOTHY R. HOGAN AND
AUTUMN M.
HOGAN, et. al,
Defendant(s)
______________/
NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE
NOTICE
IS
HEREBY
GIVEN
pursuant to a Final Judgement of
Foreclosure dated February 28,
2013 and entered in 11-596-CA
of the Circuit Court of the Third
Judicial Circuit in and for Taylor
County,
Florida,
wherein
CITIMORTGAGE, INC., is the
Plaintiff and TIMOTHY R. HOGAN;
AUTUMN M. HOGAN; UNKNOWN
TENANT #1 N/K/A ROBERT BRITT;
UNKNOWN TENANT #2 N/K/A
LATRONZA
BRITT
are
the
A-9 Taco Times March 20, 2013
Defendant(s).
Annie
Mae
Murphy as the Clerk of the Circuit
Court will sell to the highest and
best bidder for cash, the West
Door, Taylor County Courthouse
108 N. Jefferson St., Perry, FL
32347, at 11:00 AM on March 28,
2013, the following described
property as set forth in said Final
Judgement, to wit:
LOTS 11 AND 12, BLOCK 9,
QUINNDALE, ACCORDING TO
THE MAP OR PLAT THEREOF AS
RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 1,
PAGE 55 OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS
OF TAYLOR COUNTY, FLORIDA
Any person claiming an interest
in the surplus from the sale, if any,
other than the property owner as
of the date of this lis pendens
must file a claim within 60 days
after the sale.
Dated this 1 day of March, 2013.
Annie Mae Murphy
As Clerk of the Circuit Court
By: Marti Lee Dc
As Deputy Clerk
IMPORTANT
"If you are a person with disability
who needs any accommodation
in order to participate in this
proceeding, you are entitled, at
no cost to you, to the provision of
certain
assistance.
Please
contact Dominique March,
Americans with Disabilities Act
Coordinator, Taylor County Clerk
of Court 108 North Jefferson St.
Perry, FL 32347; telephone
number 850-838-3506 at least 7
days before your scheduled
court
appearance,
or
immediately upon receiving this
notification if the time before the
scheduled appearance is less
than 7 days; if you are hearing or
voice impaired, call 711."
Publish In: THE PERRY NEWS
HERALD
Submitted
by:
Robertson,
Anschutz & Schneid, P.L.
Attorneys for Plaintiff
3010 N. Military Trail, Suite 300,
Boca Raton, FL 33431
Telephone: 561-241-6901 Fax:
561-241-9191
11-08272
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, THAT
THE TAYLOR COUNTY BOARD OF
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WILL
HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING April 1,
2013 AT 5:30 P.M. TO RECEIVE
PUBLIC INPUT AND NOTIFY THE
PUBLIC OF THE POSSIBLE GRANT
APPLICATION TO THE FLORIDA
DEPARTMENT OF STATE, CULTURAL
FACILITIES GRANT PROGRAM
FOR THE 2013-2014 FUNDING
CYCLE. THIS IS THE FIRST OF TWO
PUBLIC HEARINGS WITH THE
SECOND TO BE HELD APRIL 16,
2013. THE COUNTY WILL BE
REQUIRED TO WORK WITHIN THE
GUIDELINES SET FORTH BY THE
FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF STATE,
CULTURAL
AFFAIRS
GRANT
PROGRAMS IF SELECTED FOR
FUNDING ASSISTANCE.
ALL MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE
WELCOME TO ATTEND.
NOTICE IS FURTHER HEREBY
GIVEN, PURSUANT TO FLORIDA
STATUTE 286.0105, THAT ANY
PERSON OR PERSONS DECIDING
TO
APPEAL
ANY
MATTER
CONSIDERED AT THIS MEETING
WILL NEED A RECORD OF THE
HEARING AND MAY NEED TO
ENSURE
THAT
A
VERBATIM
RECORD OF THE PROCEEDINGS IS
MADE,
WHICH
RECORD
INCLUDES THE TESTIMONY AND
EVIDENCE UPON WHICH THE
APPEAL IS TO BE BASED.
THE PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE
HELD IN THE TAYLOR COUNTY
ADMINISTRATIVE
COMPLEX
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
MEETING ROOM 201 E. GREEN
STREET, PERRY, FLORIDA 32347
ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN THIS
MATTER
SHOULD
BE
GOVERNED BY THIS PUBLIC
NOTICE
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION MAY
BE OBTAINED FROM:
Melody Cox, Grants Director
(850) 838-3553 or at
[email protected]
om
DATED THIS 15TH DAY OF MARCH
2013
BOARD
OF
COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS
TAYLOR COUNTY, FLORIDA
PUBLIC NOTICE
PUBLIC HEARING
APPEAL FOR VARIANCE
The City of Perry Board of
Adjustment will hold public
hearing in the City Council
meeting room, Perry, Florida on
Monday, April 1, 2013 at 5:30
p.m., or as soon thereafter as
possible, to hear a request by
AVISH LLC and Ware Oil & Supply
Co., Inc. (represented by JADE
Consulting, LLC and Adam
Stewart Architects, LLC)to be
granted a Variance from the
minimum parking requirements
on the property described
below:
Legal Description: See Attached
Legal Descriptions
Also known as Tax Parcel Number
36-04-07-05767-000 and
36-04-07-05767-400
Location of Property: Corner
Everett Way and Highway 19 S.,
Perry, Florida 32348
Notice is
hereby given, pursuant to Florida
Statutes 286.0105, that any
person deciding to appeal any
decision of the Board of
Adjustment with respect to any
matter considered at the
meeting will need a record of the
meeting and may need to
ensure that verbatim record of
the proceedings is made; which
record includes the testimony
and evidence upon which the
appeal is to be based.
ATTEST: Robert A. Brown, City
Manager
Parcel No. R05767-400
DESCRIPTION (OR 611 PAGE 851
PUBLIC RECORDS OF TAYLOR
COUNTY, FLORIDA)
Commence at the Southeast
corner of the Northeast Quarter
of the Southeast Quarter of
Section 36, thence run South 55
degrees 32 minutes 47 seconds
West, a distance of 321.04 feet to
the Easterly right-of way line of U.
S. Highway 19; thence run along
said right-of-way line North 42
degrees 15 minutes 24 seconds
West, a distance of 326.30 feet to
the POINT OF BEGINNING;
thence leaving said right-of-way
line run North 47 degrees 54
minutes 16 seconds East, a
distance of 169.16 feet to a point
of curve to the right having a
radius of 116.13 feet and a
central angle of 33 degrees 02
minutes 13 seconds; thence run
northeasterly along the arc a
distance of 66.96 feet and
having a chord bearing and
distance of North 62 degrees 57
minutes 36 seconds East 66.04
feet; thence run North 78
degrees 05 minutes 04 seconds
East, a distance of 65.70 feet;
thence run North 42 degrees 05
minutes 24 seconds West, a
distance of 429.44 feet; thence
run South 47 degrees 54 minutes
16 seconds West, a distance of
292.15 feet to the Easterly Right
of Way line of U.S. Highway 19;
thence run South 42 degrees 15
minutes 42 seconds East along
said Right of Way line, a distance
of 378.63 feet to the POINT OF
BEGINNING.
Containing 2.59 acres more or
less.
Parcel No. R05767-000
DESCRIPTION NEW PARCEL 1
A parcel of land, being a part of
property described in the Official
Records of Taylor County, Florida
at OR book 545 Page 688 and
located in Section 36, Township
04 South, Range 08 East, Taylor
County, Florida and being more
particularly described as follows:
Commence at the Southeast
corner of the Northeast Quarter
of the Southeast Quarter of
Section 36, Township 04 South,
Range 07 East, Taylor County,
Florida and run South 55 degrees
28 minutes 41 seconds West, a
distance of 321.04 feet to the
easterly right of way line of U. S.
Highway No. 19; thence run
North 42 degrees 15 minutes 24
seconds West, along said right of
way line, a distance of 701.15
feet for the POINT OF BEGINNING;
thence from said Point of
Beginning, continue along said
centerline, North 42 degrees 15
minutes 24 seconds West, a
distance of 72.13 feet to a point
on the northerly boundary of
property described in the Official
Records of Taylor County, Florida
in OR 545 Page 688; thence run
North 57 degrees 24 minutes 18
seconds
East,
along
said
boundary line, a distance of
585.23 feet to the northeasterly
corner of said property; thence
run South 26 degrees 07 minutes
51 seconds East, along the
boundary of said property, a
distance of 114.32 feet; thence
leaving said boundary, run South
01 degrees 46 minutes 59
seconds East, .a distance of
140.14 feet to a point on the
northerly boundary of property
described in OR 628 Page 704;
thence run South 79
degrees 26 minutes 03 seconds
West, along the northerly
boundary of said property, a
distance of 83.58 feet; thence
continue along said boundary
line, North 89 degrees 52 minutes
30 seconds West, a distance of
124.55 feet to a point on the
easterly boundary of property
described in OR 611 Page 851;
thence run North 41 degrees 35
minutes 07 seconds West along
said easterly boundary line, a
distance of 117.38 feet to the
northeasterly corner of said
property; thence run South 47
degrees 55 minutes 22 seconds
West along said northeasterly
boundary line, a distance of
292.47 feet to the Point of
Beginning.
Said Parcel Contains 1.43 acres,
more or less.
possession
of
cocaine,
possession of cannabis, Ptl.
Dice, PPD.
Dec. 7:
David McCoy, 32, 500
S. Warner Ave., Apt. C-4,
battery, criminal mischief,
VOP (resisting officer without
violence), Deputy Burford,
TCSO.
Debra Crumpler, 53, 3233
Lipscomb Circle, battery/elder,
Ptl. Campbell, PPD.
Dec. 8:
Christina Renee Boyington,
36, Old Town, trespass after
warning, Deputy Lundy, TCSO.
Dell Pigford, 50, Myrtle
Street, FTA (DUI), revoke pretrial release, Deputy Cruce,
TCSO.
Darrick Russell, 22, Mixon
Road, VOP (battery), Deputy
Cruce, TCSO.
Dec. 9:
Joshua Dominique Edwards,
30, 508 West Homer J. Smith
Road, DUI with property
damage, Ptl. Ricketson, PPD.
Dec. 10:
Jason M. Padgett, 37, Fort
White, VOP, Deputy Hooker,
TCSO.
Dec. 11:
Chadrick Britt, 35, 501 West
Church Street, battery, Ptl.
Deeson, PPD.
Dec. 13:
James Michael Faircloth,
48, 9984 Spring Warrior Road,
battery, Deputy Woods, TCSO.
Dec. 14:
Kenneth Porter, 36, 2492
Taylor Lane, DWLS, trespass
after warning, Deputy Cash,
TCSO.
Michael Stephens, 30,
604 Maurice Linton Road,
VOP (burglary of unoccupied
dwelling), Ptl. Cephus, PPD.
Christopher Phillips, 35, 121
Crit Jones, VOP (possession
of
controlled
substance,
sale/deliver y/manufacture
methamphetamines), Deputy
Ricketson, TCSO.
Charles Henderson, 23,
White Springs, VOP (grand
theft III), Deputy Ricketson,
TCSO.
Dominque Bryant, 22, 208
Susan Street, VOP (battery),
no officer given.
Jared
Mobley,
29,
Tallahassee, possession of
ammo by convicted felon,
Deputy Shaw, TCSO.
Vadarrius Bailey, 30, 1106
S. Washington Street, revoke
pre-trial release, DWLS, Ptl.
Cephus, PPD.
Shakir Flowers, 21, 201
Susan Street, trespass, Ptl.
Cephus, PPD.
Dec. 15:
Terry Louis Collier II, 21, 322
Second Street, possession of
less than 20 grams cannabis,
Ptl. Cephus, PPD.
Sampson Lee Perry, 38,
3855 Oakland Drive, DWLS,
attaching tag not assigned, Ptl.
Cephus, PPD.
Shane D. Hathcock, 29,
2984 Johnson Stripling Road,
resisting with violence, retail
theft, Ptl. Campbell, PPD.
Kayla Brianna Layne, 23,
162 Sand Dollar Road, VOP
(attempting to manufacture
controlled substance), resisting
without violence, Deputy
Burford, TCSO.
Danny Monroe Willis, 62,
Mayo, violation of conditional
release, Officer Livingston,
P&P.
Dec. 16:
Kenneth
Porter,
36,
2492 Taylor Lane, assault/
aggravated, Ptl. Campbell,
PPD.
Dec. 17:
Terry Brown, 47, 1019 North
Center Street, theft of other,
Deputy Lundy, TCSO.
Richard Ingram Jr., 50,
Dupont Street, theft of other,
Deputy Lundy, TCSO.
John Christopher Hayden,
32, 502 Lafayette Street, VOP
(burglary, grand theft), Ptl.
Murray, PPD.
Joshua Faulk, 21, Lamont,
burglary, grand theft, Ptl.
Murray, PPD.
Dec. 18:
Eddie Nelson Roberts, 25,
8101 Marsan Road, dealing
in stolen property, petit
theft (second offense), Ptl.
Rickeston, PPD.
Phillipa Lynn Neal, 45,
Steinhatchee,
possession
of
controlled
substance,
possession of listed chemicals,
Det. Norris, PPD.
Dec. 19:
Sondra Lee Matthews, 47,
5937 Beach Road, possession
of firearm by convicted felon,
DWLS, VOP (introduction
of contraband into county
detention facility), Trooper
Ernst, FHP.
Dec. 20:
Damon Cobb Jr., 31, 107
Folsom Street, VOP (sale of
cocaine within 1,000 feet of
church), Deputy Buford, TCSO.
Dec. 21:
Justin Sims, 31, Tallahassee,
DWLS, possession of less than
20 grams cannabis, Deputy
Gunter, TCSO.
John Leslie Hart, 44, 619
West Wilcox Street, VOP
(disorderly conduct), Judge
Murphy.
Johnny Collier, 30, 218 W.
Folsom Street, battery, Ptl.
Cannon, PPD.
Dec. 22:
Kenny Koon, 44, W. Maurice
Linton Ave., battery, tampering
with a witness, Ptl. Gorby, PPD.
Kasey
Adkins,
23,
Wewahitchka, DWLS, criminal
mischief,
resisting
with
violence, Ptl. Griffin, PPD.
Dec. 23:
George Lejera Miguel,
52, Pisgah Road, DUI, Ptl.
Ricketson, PPD.
Ernest Eugene Turner, 42,
Mayo, hit and run, DUI with
property damage, DUI with
serious bodily injury, DWLS,
failure to register vehicle, failure
to have liability insurance,
Trooper Sleigher, FHP.
Michael Cory Phelps, 20,
Pine Bluff Road, DWLS/R,
fleeing and eluding, Deputy
Hershberger, TCSO.
Dec. 24:
Steve Johnson Jr., 20, 1401
W. Ash Street, cheating, retail
theft, Ptl. Campbell, PPD.
John White Jr., 18, 117 W.
Glenn Street, VOP (possession
of alcohol by person under 21),
Ptl. Cephus, PPD.
Dec. 25:
Peter
Sellers,
23,
Steinhatchee,
aggravated
battery, Deputy Burford, TCSO.
Dec. 26:
Jessica Leigh Weatherly, 19,
VOP (grand theft), Ptl. Dice,
PPD.
Chad Michael Princing, 36,
Steinhatchee, VOP (DWLS), Lt.
Gibson, TCSO.
Johnathan Layne Heise, 37,
Newberry, VOP (exposure of
sexual organs), Deputy Woods,
TCSO.
Christina Renee Boyington,
37, Old Town, trespass, Deputy
Lundy, TCSO.
Dec. 27:
Anthony Sibley, 33, Peacock
Street, felony battery, child
abuse, Ptl. Griffin, PPD.
Dec. 28:
Arthur L. Cook, 33, Mayo,
no valid drivers license, Ptl.
Cephus, PPD.
Jeremy Denmark, 29, Boyd
Road, stalking, harassing, Ptl.
Gorby, PPD.
Jeffery Jackson, 35, Stephen
Court, DWLS (knowingly), Ptl.
Cephus, PPD.
Robert
Troy
Lindsey,
29, Spring Warrior Road,
possession of firearm by
convicted
felon,
Deputy
McKenzie, TCSO.
At the Booking Desk
Editor’s Note: It is the policy
of this newspaper to run the
names of all those arrested and
booked at the Taylor County
Jail. All those listed below have
been charged with a crime, but
are considered innocent until
proven guilty.
Dec. 2:
Alice Cruce, 50, 259 Millinor
Road, DWLS (knowingly), Ptl.
Cephus, PPD.
Felix Salinas Ventura, 23,
Charlotte, N.C., no valid drivers
license, Ptl. Cannon, PPD.
Charlie C. Wade, 58, Alice
Street, failure to register
address, failure to register
drivers license, Sgt. Campbell,
TCSO.
Dec. 3:
Michael A. Tuton, 25, 2403
Golf Course Road, VOP
(DWLS), Ptl. Cephus, PPD.
Christopher Smitherman,
28, Dayton, Tenn., VOP
(aggravated assault), Deputy
Ricketson, TCSO.
Jon Allen Curry, Tampa,
43, VOP (felony retail theft),
Deputy Gunter, TCSO.
J.P. Austin, 36, Magnolia
Street,
VOP
(DWLS,
possession of cocaine), Deputy
Blue, TCSO.
Bernandino Torrez-Jesus,
53, 2639 Black Oak Road, VOP
(DUI), Deputy Woods, TCSO.
Dec. 4:
Jeffery Lee Sadler Jr., 23,
Buckhalter Way, dealing in
stolen property, retail theft, Ptl.
Rickeson, PPD.
Betty Diggs Lee, 60, 108 El
Dorado Drive, VOP (worthless
checks), Deputy Blue, TCSO.
Felicia
Etheridge,
32,
Steinhatchee, VOP (cheating),
Deputy Gunter, TCSO.
Ralph Harvard Stengel, 50,
P.O. Box 30, Steinhatchee,
possession of firearm by
convicted felon, Deputy Davis,
TCSO.
Sondra Lee Matthews, 47,
5937 Beach Road, DWLS,
Trooper Ernst, FHP.
Tiffini Margaret Tamme, 32,
N. Byron Butler Parkway, drug/
sale in lieu, Det. Norris, PPD.
Dana Michell Sadler, 44,
Buckhalter Way, dealing in
stolen property, retail theft, Ptl.
Ricketson, PPD.
Eddie Nelson Roberts,
25, Marsa Road, dealing in
stolen property, retail theft, Ptl.
Ricketson, PPD.
Dec. 5:
Sherri Elaine Carter, 36,
2285 W. Fair Road, DWL
expired, Ptl. Cephus, PPD.
Nicole Theresa Gravel, 43,
20195 Keaton Beach Road,
warrant fleeing/eluding, Deputy
McKenzie, TCSO.
Joshua Gordon Gaines, 23,
Palatka, warrant worthless
check,
Deputy
Hooker,
TCSO.
Dec. 6:
Kenneth Porter, 36, Taylor
Lane, battery, Deputy Hooker,
TCSO.
Wilsey A. Kemp, 51, Woods
Creek Road, FTA (DWLS/
second offense, refusal to
submit, leaving scene of an
accident, DUI), bond surrender,
Deputy Shaw, TCSO.
Steven Severance, 34,
3309 U.S. 19 South, Lot 102,
VOP (possession of cocaine),
DWLS/R, reckless driving, Ptl.
Cannon, PPD.
Dante White, 20, 1708 S.
Robinson Street, VOP (petit
theft, resisting officer without
violence), Ptl. Cannon, PPD.
Heather Hendry, 40, Kays
Road, VOP (felony petit theft),
Deputy McKenzie, TCSO.
J.P. Austin, 36, Magnolia
Street, VOP (battery), Deputy
Blue, TCSO.
Alice F. Cruce, 50, 259
Millinor
Road,
DWLS
(knowingly), Ptl. Cannon, PPD.
Mose E. Allen, 52, 103
Dupont Street, DWLS/R,
NFCC presents
‘Ain’t I a Woman!’
at Van H. Priest
North Florida Community
College, in partnership with
Nu Omega Omega Chapter
of Alpha Kappa Alpha
Sorority Inc., presents the
Core Ensemble’s music
theatre production “Ain’t
I a Woman!” on Thursday,
March 21, at 7 p.m. at Van
H. Priest Auditorium.
The
performance,
combining chamber music
with theatrical narrative,
celebrates the life and times
of four famous African
American women: novelist
and anthropologist Zora
Neale Hurston, ex-slave
and abolitionist Sojourner
Truth, folk artist Clementine
Hunter, and civil rights
worker Fannie Lou Hamer.
The musical score is
drawn from the heartfelt
spirituals and blues of the
Deep South, the urban
vitality of the Jazz Age,
and contemporary concert
music by African American
composers such as Charles
Mingus, Thelonius Monk,
Max Roach and Diane
Monroe.
Actress
Shinnerrie
Jackson portrays Hurston,
Truth, Hunter and Hamer
on stage while interacting
with the musical trio of
cello, piano and percussion
performed by the Core
Ensemble’s Michael Parola,
Tahirah Whittington and
Cyrus von Hochstetter.
In reviews of “Ain’t I a
Woman!,” Paul Olsen of
Augustana College said,
“The humor, drama and
music were spellbinding.”
Phil
Funkenbush
of
the
Abraham
Lincoln
Presidential Museum said,
“I sat there in awe of how
the music, the words, the
acting were integrated into
what I considered pure
theatre.”
Since 1993, the Core
Ensemble has toured in
every region of the United
States and internationally to
Australia, England, Russia,
Ukraine and the British
Virgin Islands. The Core
Ensemble is currently a
featured artist on the Florida
Division of Cultural Affairs
State Touring Program.
As a special promotion,
all students, including high
school and college students,
receive free admission to
the performance.
Regular
tickets
are
$12 and available now
in the NFCC College
Advancement Office (Bldg.
32) or by calling (850) 9731653.
Winner, court will
be special guests
at bluegrass event
MOON PIE
Continued from page 6
They will return to the
stage for a formal wear
competition
and
will
share with the audience
their favorite Moon Pie
flavors.
The winner and her court
will be special guests at the
upcoming bluegrass festival
April 5-7 and will represent
the festival at events
throughout the year.
They will be handing out
complimentary Moon Pies
during the bluegrass festival
Saturday, April 6.
Moon Pie, the PerryTaylor County Chamber
of Commerce and Florida
State Bluegrass Festival are
sponsoring the pageant.
A-10
Taco Times March 20, 2013
Work finished
at Jerkins
Work on the Jerkins
Community Center/Precinct
13 Project’s Phase I, which
included replacing the roof and
undercoating on the covered
walkway from the parking lot
to the main entrance, was
completed recently. Project
Chairman Kenneth Dennis said
a second fund-raising campaign
will begin soon to raise money
to complete additional work on
the walkways as well as the
construction of new bathrooms
for the facility.