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B Section • Thursday, July 4, 2013
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Jr. College for Kids: another fun summer program
BY CLIFF SMELLEY
Regional News/Sports Editor
The transition from being an
elementary school student to
a middle school or junior high
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Center’s annual Jr. College for
Kids program are somewhat
unsure of what to expect when
they arrive on the first day.
Teacher Lindsey Sheffield said
the children are quiet, while
some of the younger ones are
scared enough to begin crying.
It does not take long, however,
for those tears and feelings
of fear to turn into smiles and
feelings of joy.
“Once they get the lay of the
LEFT: Ryan
Appling has
quite an
impressive
cluster of
bubbles in the
“Bubbology”
class. BELOW
LEFT: Madison
Sellers ties
a ribbon
in Macayla
Benefield’s hair
in “Fashion
101.”
land, they come out of their
shells,” Sheffield said.
Jr. College for Kids just
wrapped up its third year at the
Andrews Center. The program,
which is open to children
who are preparing to enter the
first through fourth grades,
complements the College for
Kids program, which is open
to children who are preparing
to enter the fifth through ninth
grades.
Andrews Center Director
Cheryl Canova said parents who
had children attend the program
for older kids inquire about the
possibility of offering a program
for younger children.
Thus, the birth of Jr. College
for Kids, which has been
attended by approximately 30
students each year.
“It’s worked out great,”
Canova said.
Linda Sheffield—Lindsey
Sheffield’s mother—coordinates
both Jr. College for Kids and
College for Kids. She admitted
she wasn’t entirely sure about
a program for the younger
children. She thought it might be
too much to ask of teachers who
taught in both programs as there
is only one week separating the
two.
Then, there was the matter
of dealing with children of a
younger age. However, the
Jr. College for Kids schedule,
which is four hours each day
ABOVE: Sabrina
Creighton
plays fetch
with Cooper
in “Doggone
Trouble.”
LEFT: Stamatia
Papaioannou
shows off her
straw sculpture.
during a one-week period, has
worked well, Linda Sheffield
said. (College for Kids is
approximately 8.5 hours each
day during a two-week period.)
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2B Telegraph, Times & Monitor B Section • Thursday, July 4, 2013
Sheffield proves her love of SFC programs
BY CLIFF SMELLEY
Regional News/Sports Editor
Many students who attend
the Santa Fe College Andrews
Center’s Jr. College for Kids and
College for Kids programs return
year after year. Teacher Lindsey
Sheffield couldn’t imagine not
doing the same thing herself.
Though Sheffield had a special
opportunity to be a referee in the
USA Volleyball nationals, she
decided that what she’d rather do
was to do what she does every
summer—teach multiple classes
in the Jr. College for Kids and
College for Kids programs.
“I’ve done it for so long,”
Sheffield said. “I’m committed
to the program.”
Andrews Center Director
Cheryl Canova said she would’ve
encouraged Sheffield to take
advantage of the volleyball
opportunity, but she also
appreciates Sheffield’s loyalty to
the College for Kids programs.
“She does a really good job,”
Canova said. “I totally appreciate
of dropout prevention and teen
parent programs.
“I actually rode the school bus
with her for a year and a half, two
years,” Thornton said, referring
to her daughter Heather. “That’s
when RJE had the teen parent
program. I graduated with my
class in 1993. I walked with my
class.
“Heather turned 2 in
September after I graduated.”
Thornton, who has two other
children who are 12 and 13
(Heather is now 22), went to
work after high school and has
worked for a variety of places.
She started out at Unicorn
Strings in Brooker, but also
worked with the Department
of Corrections and Mr. Auto
Insurance, as well as driving a
truck for a while.
When Thornton enrolled at
Santa Fe, she was working full
time for CVS in Lake Butler.
“I’ve pretty much been
in the workforce ever since
(high school). This is probably
the least I’ve worked ever,”
Thornton said, referring to her
present-day world.
Thornton was always looking
for the right time to go to college.
First, her two youngest children
needed to be old enough. Her
first priority was to take care of
them.
The right time was in the
spring of 2010.
“I figured if I didn’t do it
then, I’d probably never do it,”
Thornton said.
College has been intimidating
at times, like when she’s the
oldest student in a particular
class, Thornton said. However,
she said the adjustment to
returning to a classroom after
such a long absence wasn’t that
difficult.
“It really wasn’t bad,” she
said. “I always liked school, so
Sheffield said. “I prayed a lot
and cried a lot.”
Though it was certainly an
honor to be chosen as a nationalslevel
referee, Sheffield decided
she had to follow her heart.
Thornton fulfills desire, named to hall of fame
BY CLIFF SMELLEY
Regional News/Sports Editor
Going to college after
graduating from high school
was not a possibility for Patty
Thornton, who got an early start
in raising a family after giving
birth to a child at the age of 15.
She never lost the desire to
further her education, though,
and eventually enrolled at
Santa Fe College 17 years after
high school. Thornton has
not only proven herself in the
classroom, but was recognized
as an outstanding overall student
when she was inducted into the
college’s hall of fame.
Thornton, 38, admitted she
didn’t think she had a chance
of actually being selected for
the hall of fame when she
was encouraged to fill out an
application by Santa Fe College
Andrews Center staff.
Andrews Center Director
Cheryl Canova said Thornton
has those qualities hall of fame
students should have, such as
good grades and community
service.
“She definitely qualifies,”
Canova said.
The selection committee
obviously thought so, too.
Thornton, who will graduate
in December with an
associate’s degree in business
administration, was one of 15
students to be inducted this year.
Canova said one of the qualities
she admires in Thornton is the
fact she’s such a hard worker—
she’s a work-study student at
the Andrews Center—while still
maintaining a high grade-point
average.
Thornton also found time to
be the Andrews Center’s student
activities president and was a
key component of many of the
group’s projects, Canova said.
“She’s just a step above the
average student,” Canova said.
What Canova finds really
“amazing,” though, is the life
story of Thornton. Thornton
admitted she didn’t have an
“ideal” childhood, saying, “As a
matter of fact, I don’t remember
going to the same school for
a whole year until after my
daughter was born.”
Thornton did drop out of school
after becoming a mother, but
she returned, taking advantage
her dedication.”
Sheffield, who is a 2000
Bradford High School graduate,
is in her third year of working
volleyball matches as a referee.
She works high school, college
and USA Volleyball matches.
She said someone in her position
is still considered a rookie if
they’ve been a referee for three
years or less. Still, Sheffield
got the opportunity to work as
a Big South National Qualifier
referee in Atlanta earlier this
year, though referees at that level
typically have more than five
years’ experience, she said.
Just as teams that survived
the Big South qualifier earned
the right to move on to
nationals, Sheffield, too, had
the opportunity to move on
and referee at the nationals. A
conflicting tournament pushed
the nationals schedule back a
week, which meant Sheffield
would have to miss teaching in
the Andrews Center programs.
“I would be lying if I said
it wasn’t a hard decision,”
Andrews Center
student Patty
Thornton
was recently
selected for
the Santa Fe
College hall
of fame. She
began college
17 years after
completing high
school.
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Lindsey Sheffield (background) is pictured having fun
with a swimming pool of bubbles with Jr. College for
Kids students (l-r) Abigail Corbet, Hagen Kadlec and
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that made it easier.”
Canova said Thornton is a
good example to others in the
community.
“To me, it’s an inspirational
story to other people who are
like, ‘I’m working. I have a
family. I can’t go back to school.’
Well, yeah, you can,” Canova
said. “You can do it.”
Thornton has not only done it,
but has earned another measure
of success by being selected
for the school’s hall of fame,
proving that no hurdle is too
big to clear if you have a goal in
mind.
“Even if you’ve had a bad
start in life, you can always
make it better,” Canova said. “If
you can dream it, you can do it.
If you put your mind to it, you
can do it.”
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Editorial/Opinion
Telegraph, Times & Monitor • Thursday, July 4, 2013 • Page 4B
The past reveals the future
There is an old adage that
says, “History repeats itself,”
and we find the old cliché to
be depressingly correct, more
especially if we do not know
what has gone before. Looking
now at what has gone before,
let us look at the effect of the
highway bypass contemplated
for Starke. Will the good
outweigh the bad in moving
traffic around the town?
Looking at other towns
that have been bypassed by
highways, it is my considered
opinion that once the bypass is
completed and traffic is diverted
from its present route, the town
will regress and become more of
a bedroom community for more
progressive communities.
The small town of Micanopy,
which is 12 miles south of
Gainesville in Alachua County,
was once a typical country town
with amenities to serve the
inhabitants with groceries, car
repairs, banking and other needs.
When U.S. 441 was re-routed and
rebuilt, the town was bypassed,
and commerce disappeared from
the community.
However, Micanopy business
interests didn’t just sit on their
hands. They transformed their
town into an antique shopping
center that attracts visitors
from near and far, and while
it doesn’t progress, it stays
alive. Micanopy has no natural
attractions, although it is only
5-6 miles from Orange Lake,
formerly an outstanding bass
lake, but now subject to droughts
and fish kills. It is also on the
Letters
editor@bctelegraph.com
No justice in
this instance
Dear Editor:
The major push currently
underway to grant amnesty
to those who have entered or
remain in our country illegally
is gaining momentum. Many
church officials have jumped
on the bandwagon, and heavyhitting
(pseudo) Republican
lawmakers have joined as well.
Some of these individuals are
using “justice and compassion”
as reasoning for this support. I
can see that it would be an act
of compassion to legalize what
these lawbreakers have done.
But justice? No way.
This legislation would give
those granted amnesty access to
all kinds of rights and privileges,
southern edge of Paynes Prairie,
an interesting former lakebed,
but having no momentary value
to the community.
Admittedly, having a heavily
traveled highway running
through a town does not
guarantee prosperity. Many
small towns have remained
constant, even though major
highways pass through their
centers. However, re-routing
a highway around a town
invariably costs the town future
growth.
When Bradford County
had an effective agriculture
base, producing and shipping
strawberries, and with the
Brooker area growing tobacco
and vegetables, the economy
was humming along, with
everyone participating in the
various enterprises then existent.
The agricultural base is gone.
Strawberry growing moved
to Plant City, and the money
crop—tobacco—lost its market.
The Brooker fields now lie
silent and untended, except
for occasional cattle grazing.
Actually, Bradford County has
limited acres of fertile soil that
lends itself to farming.
The highway bypass is
beyond the talking stage and is
now a certainty, with a five-year
window for business owners
to consider its effect on their
holdings. Certainly, the many
eating places on U.S. 301 will
be the first to feel the effects of
diverting traffic. The motels will
continue to fill during football
season, but the months between
which Americans enjoy. This as
a result of their disrespecting
our laws. That’s justice? What
these proposals do not do is
absolutely seal the border, which
presently allows drug dealers,
terrorists, disease bearers and
anyone else to enter our country.
Do we not have an obligation
to control these borders so as
to offer security to those who
have legally obtained American
citizenship?
As far as I can see, this entire
attempt to “reform immigration”
is based on lies, just as much of
what comes out of Washington,
D.C. In 1986, when Sen. Ted
Kennedy spearheaded a similar
catastrophe, he made it clear that
if we granted those three million
illegals amnesty, it would never
be necessary to do it again
because the BORDER WOULD
BE SECURED. Today’s current
Democrats, who are making
sure that they are seen as the
party of these poor, abused
undocumented workers, are
simply repeating Kennedy’s lie.
There is no intention of sealing
our borders. Why? Because open
seasons will prove to be difficult
for operators and employees.
The late Freeman Register
III said, “Waldo will become
Starke, and Starke will become
Waldo.” That quotation sums
up the situation facing Starke
residents and business operators.
The North Florida Regional
Chamber of Commerce is
actively working to attract
industry into town, but repeatedly
hears industry say, “We don’t
want to be in a prison setting.”
That thinking is a real burden to
chamber officials and represents
ignorance on the part of business
operators whose knowledge
of corrections is limited. The
chamber could consider a
program for educating business
leaders about the high quality of
employees currently employed
in correctional facilities and the
educational facilities available,
especially in Bradford County.
The Bradford-Union Technical
Center is unappreciated, under
utilized by the community and
unknown outside the local area.
Community leaders are sitting
on their collective hands in
regard to telling the world about
the advantages of relocating to
Bradord and Union counties.
It’s time to take a look at
ourselves, since the growth
of our community is in our
own hands. It is either grow or
regress; the community can’t
stand still.
By Buster Rahn
Telegraph editorialist
borders are a political avalanche
which wipes away Republican
Party support. (And it won’t be
mitigated by token Republican
saviors of immigrants.)
As a result of the 1986
amnesty, California has changed
from a Republican to a solidly
Democratic state. And it just
so happens that a majority of
those three million who were
pardoned live in California.
What a coincidence! So what
will happen if between 11 and 30
million more illegals are granted
citizenship? It’s pretty obvious,
isn’t it?
Current bills regarding
immigrants have nothing to
do with justice. They reek of
a political roundhouse, whose
purpose is to secure votes. They
are a travesty, and I will do
everything I can to oppose them.
True justice just might be to
actually secure our borders and
require all prospective citizens
to follow our laws for entrance.
Is this unreasonable?
Sincerely,
Lennard C. Young
Keystone Heights
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People of
Starke should
be ‘ashamed’
of behavior
Dear Editor:
Over the course of the last 35
years, I have passed through
and stopped in your quaint,
little city for fuel, restaurants,
a soda, cigarettes and even
to stay the night on occasion
while traveling Highway 301 an
infinite number of times driving
back and forth between my home
and Jacksonville. It’s the easiest
and fastest way to go. However,
I must say that my trip through
this past Saturday may very well
put an end to my patronage of
your city.
I made a specific trip to Starke
just to be a part of a once-ina-lifetime,
anthropological,
historical event, the unveiling
and dedication of the nation’s
first atheist monument on public
property. My intentions were to
attend the ceremony and then
have lunch somewhere there in
Starke. Unfortunately, the horrid
behavior of some of your citizens
completely ruined my appetite.
When I first arrived in Starke,
I stopped to refuel, get a soda
and to use the restroom. Entering
the convenience store wearing
an atheist T-shirt, I was greeted
by a man and a woman behind
the counter with rude, nasty
comments about my T-shirt and
the apparent reason I was in
town.
When I got to the courthouse,
I was shocked to see protesters
carrying not only several of the
series of Confederate flags, but
also a Bonnie Blue flag and an
Orphan Brigade flag. These are
flags that represent division,
animosity, fear, hate, ignorance,
racism and slavery. Not one
protester carried an American
flag. In addition, the signs they
were holding and displaying
were not only un-American, but
selfish, arrogant and rude.
There were other residents
across the street from the
courthouse ceremony in fourwheel-drive
trucks blaring
country music, yelling very
hateful remarks across the street
and holding signs, coaxing
passing motorists into honking
their horns in attempts to disrupt
the ceremony. When I drove
out of the courthouse parking
lot, someone threw a fountain
drink cup at my vehicle, yelling
goodbye and good riddance.
I would wager that not one of
those people who were protesting
the atheist monument on
Saturday was even in attendance
at the ceremony for the wrongful
and unconstitutional placing and
unveiling ceremony of the Ten
Commandments monument that
began this whole ordeal.
All y’all in Starke should
be ashamed of the frightfully
childish, ignorant and hateful
behavior from some of y’all. I
am a Florida resident, and I am
entirely ashamed of the way you
represented Florida to the nation
and the world.
Tsk, tsk, tsk.
Brian Snapp
Citrus County
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Dear Editor:
I wish to apologize to all of
the waiters and waitresses in
the Starke-Keystone area for
the way many of us act in your
restaurants.
Many of us are Christians,
but you would not know it by
our behavior. Some folks are
demanding, rude and poor (or
no) tippers. Some have not
realized that a gospel tract will
not buy gas for your car. Some
believe they were put on this
earth to be food critics, judges
and problem solvers. Some will
eat until they can’t breathe while
complaining the food doesn’t
taste like momma used to make.
I thank you for your long
hours, low pay and sore feet.
Some of us appreciate what
you do.
Rick Crane
Keystone Heights
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Thursday, July 4, 2013 • Telegraph, Times & Monitor B Section
5B
UCHS football
program
hosts annual
golf tourney
on July 19
The Union County High
School football program’s fourth
annual golf tournament is set for
Friday, July 19, beginning with
a shotgun start at 8 a.m. at the
Starke Golf and Country Club.
The cost to enter the four-man,
best-ball tournament is $55 per
person/$180 per team. Lunch
will be provided.
There will be door prizes, as
well as prizes for longest drive,
closest to the pin, straightest
drive and a putting contest.
Hole sponsorship opportunities
are available for $100. Also, there
are three levels of sponsorship
opportunities: Purple ($200),
Gold ($250) and Tiger ($350).
To register for the tournament,
or if you are interested in
being a sponsor, please contact
Ronny Pruitt at 386-867-0078
or pruittr@union.k12.fl.us, or
Matthew Elixson at 352-275-
8697 or elixsonm@union.k12.
fl.us.
All proceeds will support Lake
Butler Middle School and Union
County High School athletics.
3 KHHS tennis
players receive
Sun honors
D.J. Mayer of Keystone
Heights High School was a
second-team selection as part
of the Gainesville Sun’s all-area
boys’ tennis teams.
Mayer posted a 10-1 record
in number-three singles. He also
teamed with Jared Velazquez for
an 11-0 record in number-two
doubles.
Velazquez and teammate
Grant McGee received honorable
mention.
Superstars? Super all-stars
This year’s version of the Union County 10U fastpitch all-stars softball team consisted of (l-r) Maisie Thornton,
Kylie Prevatt, Abby Andrews, Randa Goodwin, Meghan Mobley, Reah Jones, Katie Tomlinson, Ashlyn Agner,
Starla Vaughn, Chole Dubose, Savanna Tollefsurd and Katie Caren. Coaches were Thomas L. Mobley, James
“Goody” Goodwin and Dianna D. Mobley. Scott Andrews was the trainer, while Mason Mobley was the dugout rat/
bat boy. The team would like to thank the players’ families for their support as well as the following sponsors:
Butler Seafood House & Grille, Sweet Temptations, Suwannee Medical personnel, Shadd’s Trucking Inc., SSTS
Services, Arroyo & Talbert, P.A., Brian’s Sports and the Union County Girls Softball Association.
BHS, KHHS,
UCHS athletes
honored in
weightlifting,
track and field
Bradford, Keystone Heights
and Union County high schools
had boys’ weightlifters earn
Gainesville Sun first-team allarea
honors, while athletes
from Bradford and Union also
received recognition in track and
field.
Bradford’s Phillip James
was a first-team selection in
weightlifting after finishing
as the state runner-up in
the 199-pound class with a
645-pound total. James was also
the District 4-1A champion in
his weight class with a 625 total.
James’ teammate Markel
Parks was a first-team pick in the
heavyweight class after placing
ninth at state with a 675 total.
He was the District 4 runner-up
with a 660 total.
Union’s Dustin Griffis earned
first-team honors in the 238 class
after placing fifth at state with a
640 total. He was the District 4
champ with a 620 total.
Chase Musselman of
Keystone was a first-team pick
in the 119 class after placing
ninth at state with a 555 total.
He was the District 4 runner-up
with a 530 total.
Bradford’s Rashad Lane
earned second-team honors in
the 139 class. Lane was the
District 4 champ with a 450
total. He placed 15 th at state.
Two Union lifters earned
honorable mention: Austin Long
(119-pound class) and state
qualifier Kevin Thornton (199).
6 BHS athletes earn
second-team track
honors
Bradford was recognized with
second-team picks in four boys’
events and six girls’ events as
part of the Gainesville Sun’s allarea
track and field teams.
Keaaris Ardley was a secondteam
pick in two events: the high
jump and the long jump. He had
a season-best of 6-0 in the high
jump and was the Distrct 4-2A
runner-up in the event. Ardley
set a personal record and school
record in the long jump with
a distance of 21-9 and placed
fifth in the event at the District
4 finals.
Kenny Dinkins and Justin
McBride earned second-team
honors in the 400m and shot put
events, respectively. Dinkins
posted a season-best of 50.29
in the 400m and placed third in
the event at the District 4 finals.
McBride set a personal record
and school record in the shot put
with a distance of 47-10.
Girls’ team member Tiana
Sheffield was a second-team
selection in four events: 100m
hurdles, long jump, triple jump
and long jump. She established
personal records in all four
events: 15.70 in the hurdles,
17.4.75 in the long jump, 36-2
in the triple jump and 5-0 in the
high jump. Sheffield was the
District 4 runner-up in 100m
hurdles, long jump and high
jump, while placing third in the
triple jump.
Samantha Cook, who was
Bradford’s lone state qualifier,
was a second-team pick in the
shot put and discus. She placed
second in the shot put at the
district level and was third at
the regional level before earning
a state medal with a fifth-place
finish. She had a personal record
of 41-6.5.
In the discus, Cook set a
personal record of 116-0. She
placed second in the event at the
district meet and was fourth at
the regional meet.
Kristin Cook earned secondteam
honors in the discus. She
set a personal record of 99-11
at the District 4 finals, which
earned her a third-place finish.
Bradford athletes who earned
honorable mention in boys’
track and field were Chris
Barron (400m), John Wesley
Gillenwaters (1600m), Alec
Harden (discus) and Cole
Whitehead (800m). Union
athletes Carl Alexander (shot
put), Daquin Edwards (shot put)
and Anthony Hendrieth (100m,
long jump) earned honorable
mention as well.
Nancy Slocum of Union
earned honorable mention in
girls’ track and field in the discus
and shot put.
Union 10U team has impressive
run in District 6 tournament
The Union County 10U allstar
squad traveled to Madison
on June 20 to take part in
the District 6 tournament.
What the team left with was
remarkable—a second-place
finish that guaranteed a berth in
the state tournament.
All-star selections were made
on May 20, giving the team a
month to prepare for district
play. Throw in the Lake Butler
Elementary School safety patrol
trip to Washington, D.C., and
it was down to three weeks or
preparation as half of the team
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The Union 10U allstar
team is: (front,
l-r) Hunter Parrish,
Paden Clyatt,
Tucker Parrish (bat
boy), B.J. Harvey,
Ryan Patrick,
Ke’Andre Young
(back, l-r) coach
Brett Parrish,
Brian Kish, Noah
Tallman, head
coach Paul Kish,
Solomon Jones,
Cortez Slocum
and coach John
Patrick.
made the weeklong pilgrimage
to the nation’s capital.
Still, when the smoke cleared,
Union compiled a 3-2 record in
the nine-team tournament, with
both of its losses coming against
eventual district champ Madison
County.
“The team proved to be very
scrappy and just never gave
up, even when they found
themselves trailing late in the
first game,” manager Paul Kish
said. “Rolling to districts with
nine kids is sketchy, but to
qualify for state with nine is nuts
and goes a long ways toward
showing what kind of heart these
kids displayed. From the first
pitch, nobody got a breather all
tournament long.
“If I could go back and change
anything, I’d probably tell the
guys to wash their unis after
each game. Baseball players are
a superstitious lot, and by day
four, we were a little ripe.
“I just can’t tell you how proud
we are of these boys. By the end
of the tournament, everyone was
talking about how hard-nosed
they were and that we only had
nine players. I’ll take that over a
championship any day.”
Union begins tournament play
in Lake City on Thursday, July
11, as it makes a run at a state
championship.

6B Telegraph, Times & Monitor B Section • Thursday, July 4, 2013
Obituaries
In Loving Memory
of my Husband
Donald Edwin Vickery
July 25, 1961-
July 4, 2012
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today and it seems like
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WE LOVE AND MISS
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DAD, MOM,
CHILDREN &
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BROTHER AND
SISTER AND FAMILY
Nash and Leavi Whalin Nash. She
was a resident of Keystone Heights
for the past 14 years after moving
from Bonifay. She was a homemaker
and a pastor’s wife for most of her
life and a longtime member of the
Church of the Nazarene.
She is preceded in death by: her
parents; brothers Roger, Delbert and
Floyd Nash; and sisters Lorene Clifton,
Gladys Hall and Norma Jean
Marcom.
She is survived by her husband
of nearly 63 years, Fred Marshall
Clem of Keystone Heights; her children,
Marsha Diane Komarnicki
and Christine Bogle of Keystone
Heights, Deborah (John) Stottele of
Lincoln Park, Mich., and Rebecca
Clem of Holland, Mich.; her brother,
Jerry Nash of Mitchell, Ind.; her
sister, Joyce King of Mitchell, Ind.;
10 grandchildren; and four greatgrandchildren.
Funeral services were held on
July 2 at Church of the Nazarene in
Starke, with Rev. Mike Meek, Dr.
Orville Jenkins and Rev. Deborah
Stottele officiating. Interment followed
at Keystone Heights Cemetery.
The arrangements are under the
care and direction of Archie Tanner
Funeral Services of Starke.
Wana Crawford
Wana Crawford
STARKE—Wana Elizabeth
Crawford, 68, of Starke died Monday,
July 1, 2013, at E.T. York Hospice
Center in Gainesville.
She was born in Lawtey on Dec.
8, 1944, to the late Harold and
Gertie Elizabeth Crews Crawford.
She spent many years in the produce
business, working for Wainwright
and Norman’s Produce, and attended
Sampson City Church of God.
She was preceded in death by: her
parents; and brothers Mitchell and
Timothy Crawford.
She is survived by: children Tammie
(Carl) McKinley of Lawtey and
Donald Stewart, Ronald Stewart and
Tonya Cooney, all of Starke; brother
J.W. “Willard” (Sandra) Crawford
of Starke; nine grandchildren;
and eight great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held
Wednesday, July 3, at 2 p.m. at
Sampson City Church of God, with
Rev. Gene Bass officiating. Interment
followed at Crosby Lake Cemetery.
Arrangements are under the care
of Archie Tanner Funeral Services.
and retired from Gold Head State
Park as the sign shop manager. He
also owned and operated his own
sign business, Finlad, from which
he designed and customized license
plates for the front of automobiles.
Henry was also an Amway distributor
for over 20 years. He served in
the armed forces in his native country
of Finland and was of the Lutheran
faith. Henry loved to dance at
the social club and enjoyed sailing.
He and his wife enjoyed traveling
and taking cruises every year.
He is preceded in death by: his
parents, Kaino and Hilma Lehtinen
of Finland; brother Jukka Lehtinen
of Finland; great-grandson Yannis
Sidiropoulos of Germany; stepdaughter
Lisa Garvey of West Palm
Beach; and stepson Gary Vidra of
Ohio.
He is survived by: his wife of
18 years, Jacqueline Wall Lehtinen
of Keystone Heights; sons Henri
(Shirley) Lehtinen of Interlachen
and Harri (Birgit) Lehtinen of Ostelsheim,
Germany; daughter Ayn
Lehtinen of Hollister; the mother
of his children, Orvokki Johnson
of Hollister; stepchildren Scott and
Melinda Garvey, Karen and Perry
Fairbanks and Douglas Vidra, all of
Keystone Heights; brother Jaakko
(Eija) Lehtinen of Finland; grandchildren
Paula and Stephan Brunt of
Jacksonville, Jennifer and Panagiotis
Sidiropoulos of Germany, Justin
and Jennifer Lehtinen of Archer,
Kristin Lehtinen of Interlachen, Justin
and Zachary Fairbanks of Keystone
Heights, Amy Vidra of New
Mexico, and Rachel and Danielle
Garvey of Keystone; great-granddaughter
Avery Brunt of Jacksonville;
and many nieces, nephews and
friends. He will be greatly missed
by all who knew him.
Memorial services will be held at
11 a.m. on Saturday, July 6, at Johnson-Overturf
Funeral in Interlachen,
with Brother Al Tonnessen officiating.
A luncheon will follow.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations
may be sent to Haven Hospice
Roberts Care Center, 6400 St.
Johns Ave., Palatka, FL 32177.
Memories and condolences may
be expressed to the family at www.
johnsonoverturffunerals.com.
Arrangements are under the direction
of Johnson-Overturf Funeral
Home in Interlachen.
PAID OBITUARY
David Mann
KEYSTONE HEIGHTS—David
William Mann, 82, of Keystone
Heights died following an extended
illness on Monday, June 24, 2013,
at the Haven Hospice facility in Orange
Park.
He was born in Grandin on Sept.
9, 1930, to the late Preston Deberry
“P.D.” and Annie Ruth (Peeples)
Mann. He was baptized in Paran
Baptist Church and was raised in the
Keystone Heights and Melrose area
except for the years of 1948-1968,
at which time he was serving in the
United States Army until his retirement.
The mother of his daughters, Stefanie
(Reitsamer), preceded him in
death.
He is survived by: his daughters,
Ruth A. (Michael T.) Willis
of Springfield, Mo., and Virginia
S. (Dennis) Pries of Orange Park;
one grandson; two granddaughters;
brother Irvin H. Mann of Ft. Myers;
and sister Ellen (Virgil) Rosenfeld
of San Diego.
A graveside service with military
honors was held at Keystone
Heights Cemetery on June 28, with
Pastor Steve Conner officiating.
Arrangements are under the care
of Jones-Gallagher Funeral Home
of Keystone Heights.
She was preceded in death by: her
parents; her brothers and sisters; her
husband, Grady Isaiah Nettles; son
Ralph Nettles; and son-in-law Alvin
Thomas Cooper.
She is survived by: her children,
Barbara Nettles Cooper of Starke,
James (Renatta) Nettles of Middleburg
and Doug (Becky) Nettles of
Starke; sister Joan Starling Richards
of Starke; 15 grandchildren; 26
great-grandchildren; and 14 greatgreat-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held on
July 2 at Archie Tanner Funeral Services,
with Pastor Roman Alvarez
officiating. Interment followed at
Crosby Lake Cemetery.
Arrangements are under the care
and direction of Archie Tanner Funeral
Services of Starke.
George Silcox
EUSTIS—George Cecil Silcox,
Hay Field Day
to be held July
10 at Santa Fe
River Ranch
The UF/IFAS Northeast
Florida Livestock Agents Group
will be hosting the 2013 Hay
Field Day on Wednesday, July
10, from 8:30 a.m. until 2 p.m. at
Santa Fe River Ranch in Alachua
County.
Topics to be presented will
include hay testing, integrated
pest management, body
condition scoring, pasture weed
management and new bahia
grass varieties (TifQuik and UF
Riata).
Registration will begin at 8:30
a.m., with presentations starting
promptly at 9 a.m.
There will be a $5-per-person
registration fee to cover materials
and sponsored lunch. Register by
Monday, July 8, to reserve your
place at this workshop by calling
Cindy Sanders at the Alachua
County Extension Office at 352-
955-2402.
People with disabilities
needing special accommodations
should contact the Extension
Office at least 10 working days
prior to the event so that special
consideration can be given to the
request.
Extension
office, senior
center offer
iPhone tips
The UF/IFAS Bradford
County Extension Office and the
Bradford County Senior Center
will be hosting an educational
meeting, “There’s an App for
That: Tips on how to use your
iPhone,” on Wednesday, July
17, from 10 a.m. to noon. Topics
to be presented will include a
general introduction to mobile
93, of Eustis died Friday, June 28,
2013.
Born in Starke, he moved to Orlando
in 1969 after a career in the
U.S. Army, retiring as a master
sergeant. He served during World
War II and Korea. After retiring, he
worked for Walt Disney World from
1970 until 1980.
He is survived by: his son,
George F. Silcox of Ocoee; daughters
Regina Kay Miniere of Paisley
and Vicky Arabis of Eustis;
10 grandchildren; and four greatgrandchildren.
The family will receive friends
at Harden/Pauli Funeral Home of
Eustis on Thursday, July 11, from 9
a.m. until 10 a.m. Services will be at
10 a.m. A military graveside service
will follow at Kingsley Lake Cemetery
at 2:30 p.m.
Arrangements by Harden/Pauli
Funeral Home of Eustis.
technology, settings and apps.
Contact the Bradford County
Extension Office at 904-966-
6224 or the Bradford County
Senior Center at 904-368-3955
to register.
Leverette
goes to Camp
Shelby for
field exercise
Navy Seaman Apprentice
Sean T. Leverette, son of Ottis D.
Leverette, of Keystone Heights,
and other sailors assigned to
Naval Mobile Construction
Battalion (NMCB) 11 recently
deployed to Camp Shelby, Miss.,
to begin thier evaluated field
exercise (FEX).
FEX consists of scenariobased
training and assessments
to certify the battalion as the
“ready battalion.” Seabees
will demonstrate knowledge
and skills by satisfactorily
completing predefined tasks, and
appropriately reacting to drills
facilitated by Naval Construction
Group (NCG) 2.
The battalion must build up
its self-contained operations at
Camp Shelby with everything
from command posts and a
combat operations center to a
galley and shower facilities.
Operations will run 24 hours per
day including fighting positions
and watch-stations.
The length of FEX depends
on how well the battalion
performs. Any evolution that
produces unsatisfactorily results
must be repeated. Once NCG-
2 is confident that NMCB-11
has demonstrated the required
proficiency in all areas of
evaluation, the exercise will
end, and NMCB-11 can return to
Gulfport as the Ready battalion.
NMCB-11 is a Seabee battalion
specializing in contingency
Robert Spears
KEYSTONE HEIGHTS—Robert
Glen Spears, 65, of Keystone
Heights died Thursday, June 27,
2013, at Windsor Manor Nursing
Home in Starke.
He was born in Jacksonville on
Sept. 2, 1947, to the late Caludos
and Mary (Thompson) Spears. He
was of the Baptist faith and was a
retired crane operator.
He is survived by: his daughter,
Serena Spears of Washington, D.C.;
one brother, Claudos Spears of
Young Harris, Ga.; one sister, Barbara
Shortridge of Jacksonville; and
four grandchildren.
There are no local services scheduled
at this time.
Arrangements are by Jones-Gallagher
Funeral Home of Starke.
construction, disaster response
and humanitarian assistance.
Leverette joined the Navy in
May 2011.
Guardian
ad Litem
volunteer
class to be
offered July 22
Remember you childhood and
summertime. Close your eyes
and think about the good times,
feeling safe and loved and not
worrying about anything except
enjoying summer vacation.
Pause to think how different
you would feel if you had just
been taken from your parents
because of abuse or neglect, were
in a strange home and separated
from your siblings and those you
love, afraid of what could happen
in the future.
Guardian ad Litem volunteers
are appointed by courts to
represent the best interests of
children in the dependency
system. They make sure children
are safe and also gather incredibly
important information for the
court so that the best decisions
possible can be made for the
children. They are also mentors
and someone who spends time
with the children, letting them
know they are important.
For a few hours a month, you
can make a difference.
If you are interested, please
call 904-966-6237 and attend a
volunteer class that will be held
in Starke on July 22. No special
background is required.
Dorothy Clem
Dorothy Clem
KEYSTONE HEIGHTS—Dorothy
Mae Clem, 81, of Keystone
Heights died Friday, June 28, 2013,
at her residence with family by her
side.
She was born in Big Ready, Ky.,
on Dec. 18, 1931, to the late Elmer
Henry Lehtinen
Henry Lehtinen
KEYSTONE HEIGHTS—Heikki
“Henry” Kaino Lehtinen, 81, of
Keystone Heights died Wednesday,
June 26, 2013, at his home following
an extended illness.
He returned to Keystone Heights
a year ago after living in Gainesville
for 16 years. He also previously
lived in Interlachen for 21 years.
Henry was a commercial artist
Leatha Nettles
BRADFORD COUNTY—
Leatha Mae Nettles, 87, a lifelong
resident of Bradford County, died
Friday, June 28, 2013, at Windsor
Manor Nursing Home with family
by her side.
She was one of 13 children, born
on Nov. 2, 1925, to the late Joseph
Starling and Alma Starling. She was
a member of Pine Level Baptist
Church and retired after 25 years as
a seamstress from Big Dad Clothing
Inc.

Thursday, July 4, 2013 • Telegraph, Times & Monitor B Section
7B
Clay Shaw
shows off one
of his projects
in the “Jr. CFK
Builders” class,
where students
discovered just
how handy and
creative they
could be.
FUN
Continued from 1B
“I was skeptical,” Sheffield
said, “but (Canova) can talk me
into anything. It’s been a great
success.”
The program is about allowing
children to have a fun time,
taking such classes in which
they can create various works
of art, learn about caring for
dogs, learn about science while
racing objects such as boats and
balloon rockets, and play with
bubbles.
Those who attend Jr. College
for Kids are probably not going
to grow up and find themselves
blowing bubbles in a college
classroom, but by the time they
ABOVE: Hannah
Ferguson works
on a project in
“Sculpture with
Paper Straws.”
LEFT: Teacher
Colleen Gaffney
assists student
Jada Harris with
the cooking part
of “Book and
Cook.” Students
made several
sized pancakes
to make a pig’s
head.
ABOVE: Erin
Little takes to
the runway with
the latest in
what students
dubbed
“princess-punk”
look as part
of the fashion
class. RIGHT:
Parker Brobston
enjoys pig
pancakes in
the “Book and
Cook” class.
are ready to attend college, they
can say they’ve actually been
exposed to a college setting.
“It takes some of the fear
away,” Linda Sheffield said.
Sheffield said the program
also helps to ensure the future
success of College for Kids.
“It’s almost like a feeder
program, which is good,” she
said. “We want the kids to be
excited about college.”
This year’s Jr. College for
Kids participants certainly
seemed excited, and it wasn’t
limited to running around and
playing sports in the “Got
Game?” class or interacting with
dogs in the “Doggone Trouble”
class. In the “Sculpture with
Paper Straws class, one student
remarked, “My mom’s really
going to like this,” as she was
putting the finishing touches on
her project. In the “Exploring
Glass” class, teacher Colleen
Gaffney handed out passes
Yummy! Students (l-r) Layne Loper, Madison Sellers, Lauryn Loper, Johnny
Benefield and Clay Shaw, along with teacher Margaret Canova (background), enjoy
smoothies in the “Edible Experiments” class.
for free family admissions to
Winter Park’s Morse Museum,
which features the works of
Louis Comfort Tiffany. A
student, upon receiving his pass,
exclaimed, “Now I can show my
mom I get to go to a museum.”
One student was excited
about his future career path,
and he hasn’t even started first
grade yet. He built a boat in the
“On Your Mark, Get Set, Go”
class that traveled farther than
anyone else’s. Linda Sheffield
said she praised the boy, who
replied, “Well, I’m going to be
an engineer.”
It might be tempting to think
the children promptly forget
what they had just learned in
one class while they are on their
way to their next class, but one
student leaving his “On Your
Mark, Get Set, Go” class was
singing a song about kinetic
and potential energy that was
featured on a video he had
watched in that class.
“They’re having so much
fun,” Linda Sheffield said.
“They’re having fun, and they’re
learning.”
Those first-day jitters seem
to disappear in a hurry. Some
students were already thinking
about next year’s program.
Linda Sheffield said a student
in the “Fashion 101” class said,
“This class is awesome. We
must have this next year.”
Lindsey Sheffield said she
knew Jr. College for Kids would
be a hit, and she has enjoyed it as
much as teaching in the College
for Kids program.
“The kids love it,” she said.
“They like all the classes. I
actually like to teach the younger
ABOVE RIGHT:
Macayla
Benefield
grooms Cooper
in the “Doggone
Trouble” dog
care class.
RIGHT: Mason
Young and
Benjamin
Nosworthy
experiment with
a Slinky in the
“Ready, Set, Go”
class.
ones as much as the older kids.”
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8B Telegraph, Times & Monitor B Section • Thursday, July 4, 2013
Brandon Harvey and Austin Manning took first place at
the June 27 Sampson Lake tournament.
Fishing
outlook,
fishing
tournaments
and
taxidermist
Eric Wall
The IFAS Extension at the
University of Florida tells us
that Florida can expect to see the
following during the month of
July: shore birds on the beaches
will be nesting; tree frogs will be
laying eggs that will hatch into
tadpoles in five days; alligator
and crocodile eggs will begin
to hatch; armadillos will be
breeding; and gray squirrels will
be giving birth.
Best bets for fishing
On the freshwater front,
bluegills will be biting around
inshore and deeper, offshore
cover through the summer, but
they will continue to cluster on
beds at new and full moons.
Bass will become more
available at dawn and dusk, at
night and around offshore cover.
The catfish bite in rivers and
lakes will be more active early
and late and at night.
Like bluegills, redbellies
will remain very active in river
and creek waters. The only
difference between the two
species is that redbellies prefer a
Austin Thomas displays
the big fish and secondplace
catch at the Sampson
Lake tournament.
little more current.
During early, late and night
fishing, top-water lures can add
a lot of action to the sport.
On the saltwater front, tarpon
and kingfish have established
themselves as a timely and
seasonal catch on both the east
and west coasts.
Early and late hours will also
be better for trout.
Scallops and gag grouper are
both in seasonally legal catches
now.
Bass tournaments
results
The aggregate weights at
most of the tournaments have
become somewhat lighter than
they were during the spring until
the fall when the water should
cool off.
The results of the June 26
Bald Eagle tournament are as
follows:
• First place and big bass—
Craig Haight and Kelley Miller;
• Second place—Paul
Akridge and Greg Johnson.
The Sampson/Rowell
tournament returned to the
trestle last week and enjoyed the
deeper pass into Sampson. The
results, however, indicated that
the best bite came from Rowell
Lake. The results are as follows:
• First place—Brandon
Harvey and Austin Manning;
• Second place and big
fish—Austin Thomas and Mike
Christie;
• Third place—Shane and
Glenn O’Neal;
• Fourth place—Dillon
Crews and Drew Rogers;
• Fifth place—Don Brooks
and Tim Durrance.
Lake Butler Rotary Big
Bass Tournament
This bass tournament has
LEFT: Craig
Haight and
Kelley Miller
took first place
and big bass
at the June
26 Bald Eagle
tournament.
BELOW LEFT:
Paul Akridge and
Greg Johnson
(not pictured)
took second at
the Bald Eagle
tournament.
been a multi-year
event in Lake Butler and is a
traditional July 4 activity for
the community. It is sponsored
by the Lake Butler Rotary Club
and goes toward the charitable
causes that the club establishes.
Interested participants should
contact Maggie Wetzel at 954-
650-7016.
A captain’s meeting will be
held at 3:30 a.m. on the Fourth
at the city launch. The entry fee
per boat is $50, and participants
must be 18 years of age or
accompanied by an adult if
younger. The minimal motor
size will be 15 horsepower. A
fishing license and an aerated
live well are also required.
Love of outdoors led
Eric Wall to taxidermy
When avid hunters or
fishermen make a trophy catch
or kill, they feel such a sense of
accomplishment that they will
frequently seek to preserve the
specimen by way of taxidermy.
Likewise, in a rural community
where hunting and fishing
are so actively pursued, you
can usually find someone that
provides these services.
Consistent with that thought,
there are several in Bradford,
Union and Clay counties who
provide those services and take
pride in their ability to restore
the natural beauty of the living
subject.
One of these taxidermists
is Eric Wall, who lives at the
Crosby Lake Community on
Highway 100 just west of
Starke. Wall, as well as his
parents, Vonda and Wayne Wall,
has lived in Starke all of his
life. As a matter of fact, Wall’s
great-grandfather (back four
generations), Rowell Prevatt,
lived in Bradford County,
and Wall attributes the names
of Prevatt Creek and Rowell
Lake to Mr. Prevatt. Wall’s
father worked in the forestry
business most of his life, and
Wall attributes his passion of
the outdoors primarily to that
influence.
Wall has worked as an
electrician for approximately 20
years, but during that same time,
he became a licensed gunsmith
and gun dealer. He teaches
classes for concealed weapons
permits as well as martial arts
classes for self-defense.
He attributes his skill as a
taxidermist to a friend who
practices the art of taxidermy
in Florahome. A little over
five years ago, Wall had the
opportunity to work for this
taxidermist part time, and under
her supervision, gained the skills
that he now uses to preserve the
This is some of
the taxidermy
work that Eric
Wall has done
recently.
lifelike features of the animal
subjects he works with.
Wall says it was his love for
wildlife and the outdoors that led
to his involvement in taxidermy,
but he easily adapted to the
painting and sculpting demands
of the work. He also indicates
his most frequent work is with
deer heads.
Outdoors calendar
• Joey Tyson/Bald Eagle Bait
and Tackle bass tournaments at
Santa Fe Lake every Wednesday,
with the classic scheduled for
Aug. 7;
• Sampson Lake tournaments
every Thursday;
• July 8, new moon;
• July 22, full moon.
If you have a story, idea or
photo to share, please contact
Mickey Agner via email at mka@
maoutdoors.com, or by phone
at 904-964-1488. Photos may
also be submitted in person at
the Bradford County Telegraph,
Union County Times or Lake
Region Monitor.

Thursday, July 4, 2013 • Telegraph, Times & Monitor B Section 9B
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40 Notice
41 Vehicles Accessories
42 Motor Vehicles
43 RV’s & Campers
44 Boats
45 Land for Sale
46 Real Estate Out of Area
47 Commercial Property
Rent, Lease, Sale
48 Homes for Sale
49 Mobile Homes for Sale
50 For Rent
40
Notices
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PORTUNITY. All real
estate advertising in this
newspaper is subject to
the Federal Fair Housing
Act of 1968 which makes
it illegal to advertise “any
preference, limitation or
discrimination based on
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or national origin, or an intention
to make any such
preference, limitation or
discrimination.” Familial
status includes children
under the age of 18 living
with parents or legal custodians,
pregnant women
and people securing custody
of children under
18. This newspaper will
not knowingly accept any
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the law. Our readers
are hereby informed that
all dwellings advertised
in this newspaper are
available on an equal
opportunity basis. To
complain of discrimination,
call HUD toll-free at
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is 1-800-927-9275. For
further information call
Florida Commission on
Human Relations, Lisa
Sutherland 850-488-7082
ext #1005.
42
Motor Vehicles
& Accessories
1998 ACURA-dark green,
2.3 cyl. sunroof, new tires,
5 speed manual, 30 mpg.
220,000 miles, $1,495.
Contact 904-533-9391.
45
Land for Sale
LAND FOR SALE in Union
County. Property is approx.
20 acres. Suitable
for building purposes,
taking care of horses,
INDEX
51 Lost/Found
52 Animals & Pets
53 Yard Sales
54 Keystone Yard Sales
55 Wanted
56 Trade or Swap
57 For Sale
58 Building Materials
59 Personal Services
60 Secretarial Services
61 Scriptures
62 Vacation/Travel
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and agriculture purposes.
$65,000. Call 863-414-
5144.
47
Commercial
Property (Rent,
Lease, Sale)
DOWNTOWN STARKE Professional
Offices for rent,
$315 per month. Conference
room, kitchen, utilities
and more provided.
904-364-8395.
RETAIL SPACE in busy
strip center. 1,000 sq.ft.
and 2,000 sq. ft. units.
South HWY 301 frontage,
across from the KOA
Campground. Call 352-
235-1675.
ATTN: STATE PROPERTY
MANAGER, we have a
two-story building, 9 offices,
dual A/C system, etc.
Will modify for long-term
contract. For more information
call Mary Johnson
at 904-964-6305.
FOR RENT: Suite of offices.
Reception area, 3 offices,
break room, 2 bathrooms.
$550/mo. For more information
call Mary Johnson
at 904-964-6305.
48
Homes for Sale
KEYSTONE GOLF
COURSE, 3BR/2BA
home by owner w/pool,
built 2006. 292 S.E. 46th
Loop, reduced $198,500.
Call 352-473-7140, appointment
only.
3 1/2 ACRES, 3/2, 1680 sq.
ft. manufactured home,
Keystone Hgts area.
Clean, all appliances. Reduced
to $60,000. $5,000.
down, Owner financing
with good credit. Call Jim
352-473-6994 in evening.
For Sale 3BR/2BA Home,
63 Love Lines
64 Business Opportunity
65 Help Wanted
66 Investment Opportunity
67 Hunting Land for Rent
68 Rent to Own
69 Food Supplements
70 Money to Lend
72 Sporting Goods
73 Farm Equipment
74 Computers & Computer
Accessories
CLASSIFIED DEADLINES
801 South Water Street
Starke, FL 32091
TDD/TTY 711
1 yr. old, Clay co. paved
St. Underground utilities,
open floor plan, wood
floors, custom cabinets,
solid surface tops, foam
insulation, gas tankless
w.h. gas range, stack
stone f.p., with gas log.
Many extras, 352-258-
4187,352-494-1531.
49
Mobile Homes
For Sale
NEWLY RENOVATED Triple
wide, on one acre. New
well, carpet, metal roof,
vinyl siding, large wooden
deck. Owner financing.
Call Bill 352-745-0094.
Must See.
EX-LARGE DW. ON 2/3
acre. Fireplace, new
metal roof-AC-rugs. Totally
refurbished. Owner
financing. 352-745-0094.
USED & REPO SALE:
We now have several
good-used late model
trade ins and repo homes
available. 2008 by Town
28x60, 3/2 (real nice)
$45,615. Delivered to
your lot (has AC plus
new appliances). 2007
32x80 Fleetwood very
nice condition (has AC,
fireplace and new appliances
$52,055. delivered
to your lot. North Point
Homes, Gainesville, Fl.
352-872-5566.
NEW 28x48 3/2 Jacobsen
$31,995. (Home only
pricing). You arrange
the set up or we can.
Home priced $5000.
below cost. North Point
Homes, Gainesville. 352-
872-5566. Free credit approval
by phone till 9PM.
NORTH POINT Homes in
Gainesville has the largest
selection of New Jacobsen
Homes in Florida.
Marriage is sacred yet
sometimes difficult.
Before you consider divorce or separation,
please call 352-219-5017
for FREE Counseling
DOUGLASS LAWN CARE
Factory Outlet Pricing.
We will beat any other
dealer price. North Point
Homes, Gainesville, Fl.
352-872-5566.
50
For Rent
MOBILE HOME for rent. In
good condition. For more
information call, 904-290-
0083 OR 904-964-5006.
3 BR/1 1/2 BA home off
Orange St., behind Winn
Dixie. Cats ok. 352-745-
6601.
JUST REDUCED 1-bedroom
apartment in Melrose
includes utilities,
$575/month. No pets, no
smokers. Call 352-475-
3486.
KEYSTONE HEIGHTS,
3BR/2BA MH on 1 acre,
close to town, $525/mo.
plus deposit. Call 352-
475-6260.
JUST REDUCED, 2BR/1BA,
CH&A, W/D hookup, very
clean, lawn maintenance
included. $450. plus Deposit.
904-364-8135.
WE HAVE 2 OR 3 bedroom
MH, clean, close to prison.
Call 352-468-1323.
NICE MOBILE HOMES
in Lake Butler & Starke.
16x80 2BR/2BA, DW
3BR/2BA. 2 & 3 BR single
wides. Both fenced.
Deposit required. Call
678-438-6828.
MOBILE HOMES FOR
RENT starting at $525
per month. Hidden Oaks,
Lake Butler. Call 386-
496-8111.
PERMANENT ROOMS
for rent at the Magnolia
Hotel. Both refrigerator
and microwave. Special
rates, by the month. Call
904-964-4303 for more
information.
LAKE BUTLER APART-
MENTS, Accepting applications
for HC and
non-HC. 1,2,3, & 4 BR.
This institution is an equal
opportunity provider and
employer. 1005 SW 6th
St. Lake Butler, 32054.
TDD/TTY 711.Call 386-
496-3141.
2BR/1BA, Epperson St. in
Starke. $600/mo. first,
last, $500 sec. deposit.
352-745-0039.
LAKE BUTLER Townsend
Home- Room with private
bath for rent- daily, weekly
or monthly rates available.
Fridge, microwave,
and coffee service. Call
386-496-1878 or 352-
258-2803 for information.
2BR upstairs apartment
downtown Starke. $450/
mo. plus first, last, and
security dep. Call Joan
904-964-6305. TFN
53A
Yard Sales
ESTATE SALE, Fri. Sat.
8am. -5pm. 4233 NW. CR.
125 Lawtey, Fl. Contents
of house, medical equipment
includes hospital
bed, Hoyer lift, lift chairs,
wheelchairs, Jazzy chair.
Call 352-538-9379.
YARD SALE Sat. July 6th
8am till 3pm 7715 NW CR
233 Starke. Clothes, furniture,
household goods,
vegetables, plants and
more.
53B
Keystone Yard
Sales
FRI-SAT 9-1 Loch Lommond
DR. Keystone Hgts.
Plenty of items plus some
furniture.
55
Wanted
CASH FOR JUNK cars $300
& up. Free pick up, running
or not. Call 352-
445-3909.
57
For Sale
FOR SALE, due to illness,
all good condition. 1994
6400 John Deer Tractor
w/canopy-MFWD 85
hp 3. hitch-2 remotes.
640-loader 15 ft. bat wing.
1964 Gallon grader. 1995
Ferguson roller. 1989
Ford 350 Dually diesel
truck. 1996 Hallmark
8x16.5 ft. enclosed trailer.
1970 F 750 singleaxle
Ford dump truck w/
equipment trailer. 1993
Cadillac Deville. 12 ft. Jon
boat. 4 new oak Amish
buggy wheels. Table saw,
Fert. spreader, Wurlitzermelville-clark
spinnet
piano, hammond spinnet
organ L-133 has LES
LER speakers. Call 386-
496-0683.
59
Personal
Services
CLARK FOUNDATION RE-
PAIRS, INC. - Correction
of termite & water-damaged
wood & sills. Leveling
& raising Houses/
Bldgs. Pier Replacement
& alignment. We do all
types of tractor work,
excavation and small
demolition jobs. Free Estimates:
Danny (Buddy)
Clark, 904-545-5241.
FLORIDA CREDIT UNION
has money to lend for MH
& land packages. 1-800-
284-1144.
IN-HOME CARE for your
loved one. Knowledgeable,
experienced, in all
aspects of elderly and disabled
needs. Will care for
your family member with
total commitment. References
available. Debbie
Halle 904-966-1201.
65
Help wanted
HIRING IMMEDIATELY
qualified HHA/CNA’s for
in home care. Please
call Home Instead Senior
Care. 904-215-8520.
Drug Free Work Place.
GROWING LEARNING
Center looking for experienced
CDA/BA/AA teachers.
Call 352-473-4044.
SUPERVISOR TRAINEE
needed: Building products
industry seeks and
ambitious, energetic, mechanically
inclined person
for a Management
Trainee position. Prefer
a 2-year degree or 2 yrs.
Supervisors experience
managing employees.
We are EECC, Drug free
workplace. 401k, health/
dental/life insurance, paid
holidays/vacations. Apply
at Gilman Building
Products, 6640 CR 218,
Maxville, Fl. or fax resume
to 904-289-7736.
The City of Starke will be
accepting application for
Apprentice Lineman in
the Electric Department.
This is apprentice level
electrical work leading
to journeyman level duties
in the construction,
maintenance and repair
of overhead and underground
distribution lines
and equipment. Must be
able to work at extreme
heights safely. Will be
subject to work in adverse
weather conditions. Will
be required to work after
hours as needed. Minimum
requirements are as
follows: knowledge of the
methods, materials, tools
and equipment used in
electric line work. Knowledge
of occupational hazards
and proper safety
precautions. Knowledge
of first aid including cardio-pulmonary
resusicitation
(CPR). Ability to understand
and follow oral
and written instructions
quickly and accurately.
Ability to meet physical
requirements necessary
for climbing poles
and performing manual
task in the line of work.
Must have High School
Diploma or equivalent,
Florida Drivers License
Class B, minimum eighteen
years of age, must
mass a pre-employment
physical examination and
drug screen. Applications
can be picked up at the
Bradford Career Center
located at 819 S. Walnut
St., Starke, Fl 32091 and
returned to the same. Applications
will be accepted
through 5 p.m. on Friday
July 12, 2013. The City of
Starke is an E.O.E.
CIRCULATION SUPER-
VISOR, needed for the
Bradford County Public
Library. This is a full time
position, $12.50/hr. Computer
experience, customer
service experience,
supervisory experience
are required. Applicants
should be familiar with
Microsoft Office programs
and the SIRSI. Operating
system. Library experience
is preferred.
Applicants must have a
high school diploma or its
equivalent. Some college
preferred. Applications
and job description my
be picked up at Florida
Works, 819 S. Walnut
State Licensed and Insured
ARE YOU READY TO MOVE?
If you’re looking to move your mobile
home, purchase a mobile, re-level,
update your current set up, or site prep.
We are here to help!
Call us @
352-318-4711
or
386-496-9722
Breakdown, Transport, Set Up, Re-level, Retrofit,
Site Prep, Land Clearing, Fill Dirt, etc.
Street. Application will
close on Friday, July 12th
at 3pm. at 3pm. Bradford
County is an EOC
employer.
BRADFORD TERRACE
808 S. Colley Rd.
Starke, FL 32091. Is now
accepting applications
for CNA’s, LTC exp preferred.
Apply in person or
fax resume to 904-964-
1497. DFWP. EOE.
EXPERIENCED PROP-
ERTY preservation subcontractors.
Must be licensed,
insurance, experienced
in home repairs,
provide equipment, and
available to travel within
Florida. You will also need
knowledge of camera and
computer use for sending
picture files daily to office.
Call 352-473-0095.
HIRING experienced property
preservation secretaries.
Prefer Vendor
360, Mars & Zephyr
Chris
knowledge. MUST have
knowledge of Windows
7 or 8 & Excel. Construction,
Building materials
and use of cost estimator
a plus call 352-473-0095.
OWN A COMPUTER? Put it
to work! Up to $1,500 to
$7,000/mo. FT/PT. www.
iluvmybiz123.com
RETAIL SALES/CASHIER
position available, 40
hr min per week. Apply
at Gator II Farm Supply.
South of Starke on
Hwy 301. HS Diploma
required.
2nd SHIFT STOREROOM
CLERK. Must have computer
knowledge. Industrial
Storeroom experience
helpful. We are an EEOC,
drug free workplace. We
offer Dental & Health Insurance,
paid holidays
and vacation. Apply at
Gilman Building Products,
CR 218 Maxville, FL or fax
resume to 904-289-7736.
1, 2, & 3 bedroom HC &
Non-HC accessible
apartments.
“This institution is an equal
opportunity provider, and employer.”
“Equal Housing Opportunity”
No job too small...give me a call!
Set Right Mobile Homes
Specializing In Relocations, Re-Levels, Set-Ups & Disposal
Rodney A. Carmichael, Owner
Email: set_right_homes@yahoo.com
904-364-6383
Southern Villas
of Starke
Ask about our
1&2 BR Apartments HC &
non-HC Units. Central AC/
Heat, on-site laundry,
playground, private, quiet
atmosphere.
1001 Southern Villas Dr.
Starke, FL
“Equal Housing Opportunity”
Check out the Classifieds for a job
fit just for you.
The Bradford County Telegraph
131 West Call Street • Starke, FL
904-964-6305 • Fax: 904-964-8628
BlueChip Power, LLC
& Advanced Solar
Photonics, LLC.
Tuesday, July 16 @
10am
400 Rinehart Rd, Lake
Mary, Fl 32746
Solar Panel
Manufacturing Plant
Equipment, 6,000+
Panel Solar Farm,
Forklifts, Vehicles,
Complete Machine
Shop, Fixtures and
more!
Details
at
www.moeckerauctions.
com
(800) 840-BIDS
15%-18%BP, $100 ref.
cash dep.
Subj to confirm.
Receivership Case
No.:6:13-cv-00657-JA-
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amenities. Below
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Averitt offers
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Excellent Benefits and
Weekly Hometime.
888-362-8608, Recent
Grads w/a CDL-A 1-5/
wks
Paid Training. Apply
online
at
AverittCareers.com
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. $1000 sign on
to Qualified drivers.
Home most weekends.
Call: (843)266-3731 /
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program. Financial aid
if qualified – Housing
available CALL
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SR-21
(175 N. Lawrence Blvd.)
US-301
SR-21
S. Lawrence Blvd.
10B Telegraph, Times & Monitor B Section • Thursday, July 4, 2013
~ 3 Convenient Locations To Serve You ~
3 Locations
ACUTE AND CHRONIC MEDICAL CARE FOR
MEN, WOMEN, AND CHILDREN TOO!!!
VILLAGE DOCTORS FAMILY MEDICAL CENTER
Medical Bio
• Graduate University of Wisconsin Medical School in
2002
• Family Medicine Residency at Naval Hospital Camp
Pendleton - Oceanside, California
• Pakistan - 2002 Earthquake Medical Relief Supervison of
Primary Care to Women and Children Marine Corp.
• Afghanistan - 2009 Physician for Camp of 450
Army Infantry Soldiers at Mazar-e-Shariff, Northern
Regional Hospital
• Okinawa Japan - Family Practice with credentials in
Women’s Healthcare, Colposcopy, Newborns and
Pediatric
• Associate Professor Uniformed Services
University of Healthsciences 2010
Medical Bio
• University of Florida graduate; Master of
Science in Nursing, FNP, Dec. 2009 and
Bachelor of Science in Nursing 2007.
• Primary Care experience in rural health with
adults, pediatrics and women’s health.
• Experienced in both the ICU and
Medical Surgical environments.
• A former Peace Corps volunteer and is also
skilled in Spanish... both written and oral.
FAMILY
MEDICAL
CENTER
SR-100
Walgreens
175 N. Lawrence Blvd.
(Next to Walgreens)
352-473-3199
VILLAGE DOCTORS STARKE MEDICAL CENTER
Board Certified
Family Nurse
Practitioner
We call him Dr. Mo. He’s a Board
Certified Family Medical Specialist
and graduate of University of
Florida’s Family Medicine
Residency. Dr. Modansky also has
extensive emergency medical
experience.
Call Street
IMMEDIATE
CARE CENTER
SR-100
Shell
Station
CVS
Pharmacy
N
Sonny’s
345 West Madison St.
Starke
904-964-5455
VILLAGE DOCTORS IMMEDIATE CARE CENTER
Major Insurances
are accepted
SR-100
IMMEDIATE
CARE CENTER
Flamingo Rd.
Citgo
N
100 S. Lawrence Blvd.
Keystone Heights
352-473-9373