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Union County Times
USPS 648-200 — Lake Butler, Florida Thursday, May 10, 2012 100th Year —2nd Issue — 75 CENTS
Worth
Recreation
Board meets
The regular monthly meeting
for the Union County
Recreation Board will be held
on Monday, May 14, at 6 p.m.
at the Babe Ruth Concession
Stand at the O.J. Phillips
Complex.
Pop Warner
registration set
The Union County Pop Warner
open registration has been
set and will be at the Pop Warner
building at the O.J. Philips
Complex at RMC every Saturday
from June 16 through July
28, from 9 a.m.-noon.
Cost for cheerleaders is going
to be $150. This will include
uniform (with bloomers and
embroidery), hair bows, socks,
shoes, cropped shirt for competition,
pompoms, insurance
costs and trophy. Warm-ups and
bags will be optional this year.
Cost for football players will
also be $150. This will include
helmet rental, pad rental, jersey
(with screen print), socks, pants,
chinstrap and mouthpiece, insurance
costs, referee costs and
trophy. Pop Warner will be offering
a payment plan to assist
with costs.
Registration forms can be
found at the Website, leaguelineup/ucpw.com,
under 2012
Printable Forms. You may fill
it out in advance and bring it to
registration with you. We will
measure each child for jerseys,
helmets and uniforms at signups
this year, so please bring your
child with you. Each child must
provide a physical. It MUST
be filled out on the form from
the Pop Warner website, and
it has to be dated Jan. 1, 2012,
or later, and must have original
doctor’s signature (a copy will
not work).
Also, each child must bring
his or her original 2011-2012
fourth nine weeks report card
with completed information,
and his or her original birth
certificate. Pop Warner will be
making a copy of each.
Please, if you still have your
helmet and pads from last year,
return them. Union County Pop
Warner is short more than half
of the helmets and pads it loaned
out last year, and organizers
would appreciate it if you would
return them at registration.
Board members said they are
excited about this upcoming season.
If you have any questions,
please contact a board member.
The first practice will be held on
Thursday, Aug. 2.
Amazing Acres
fundraiser set
Amazing Acres will be hosting
a yard sale/barbecue fundraiser
in Sprinkle Field in Lake Butler
on Saturday, June 2. Donations
will be accepted.
Library closed
The Union County Public Library
will be closed on Friday,
May 11, for a staff development
day.
Pre-K
screening set
FDLRS and Lake Butler
Elementary School are offering
free vision, hearing, speech
and language screenings for
three- and four-year-olds on
Thursday, June 21. Call Tricia
Ranard at 386-496-3047 for an
appointment.
Raiford councilman loses life in crash
Noting BY DAN HILDEBRAN
StarkeJournal.com Editor
The chairman of Raiford’s
town council was killed the
morning of May 5 when his car
struck a semi-tractor trailer on
S.R. 121 about a mile north of
Lake Butler.
According to a Florida
Highway Patrol report, Michael
A. Dobbs, 77, was driving a
2001 Lincoln Town Car north
on S.R. 121 when he crossed the
centerline and collided with a
Dollar General truck. The driver
of the semi, Norman H. Schwartz,
42, of Reddick was unhurt.
The FHP report stated that the
left, front of the Lincoln struck
the left side of the tractor and the
left side of the trailer. The impact
caused the car to spin counterclockwise
before resting in the
middle of the road.
Lt. D.F. “Lyn” Williams of
the Union County Sheriff’s
Office said that seconds before
the collision, a 911 caller
reported that Dobbs was driving
erratically.
Raiford Town Clerk Alisha
Redding said that while serving
as a council member, Dobbs
focused on generating more
revenue for the town and making
Raiford a better place to live. She
also said he had a passion for
gardening.
“He loved his children and
grandchildren,” she added.
One of those grandchildren,
Channing Dobbs, is currently
Raiford’s mayor.
Tammy Keho helps Jill Fulgham dress out in personal protective equipment.
Members of the response team that will be on the front line or “exposed” side
of the tent must wear personal protective equipment and respirators while
decontaminating patients.
LBH holds hazmat training
Employees of Lake Butler Hospital/Hand
Surgery Center (LBH) recently completed a
16-hour hospital first receiver decontamination
course—aimed at training hospital staff how to
handle situations where hazardous chemicals
are involved.
The training, which included both classroom
work and timed drills, prepared response teams
LB exploring possibility
of providing Internet
BY DAN HILDEBRAN
StarkeJournal.com Editor
Lake Butler City Manager
Dave Mecusker said the city
might sell Internet services to its
residents as early as June.
He made the comments during
a May 2 city commission meeting
where representatives from
the North Florida Broadband
Authority made a presentation to
the commission.
The NFBA was seeking a lease
to affix Internet equipment on
Lake Butler’s water tower.
In addition to the lease, NFBA
representatives invited Lake
Butler to join its organization
and also pitched the idea of the
city retailing Internet services to
its own citizens.
“We could set this up as
a utility,” Mecusker told
commissioners. “We could offer
it as a bundle. We could offer
the telephone, we could offer the
satellite TV and Internet.”
Commissioner Scott Cason
said, while he didn’t mind
looking into providing Internet
services, he remained cautious.
When NFBA officials discussed
revenue possibilities with the
commission, he reminded his
colleagues that profitability was
not guaranteed.
This depends on “the ability
to sell that to the customer,” he
said. “If there is no market from
the customer, then there is no
revenue generating funds.”
Commissioner Scott Cason
said, “There’s a lot of technical
stuff here and there are a lot
of questions that need to be
answered before we jump in.”
Cason also said he would
require more information before
voting to approve the lease.
Mecusker told commissioners
that in addition to Lake Butler’s
current primary Internet
provider, Windstream, additional
competitors may soon also try
to enter the city, once the NFBA
offers wholesale Internet to the
area.
“If we are not the last-mile
provider,” he said, using a term
synonymous with retailing
Internet services, “someone
is going to be the last-mile
provider, and they’re going to
Officers were attempting to clear the scene of the crash on the morning of May after
Bud Dobbs lost his life.
for scenarios ranging from a single person
exposed to battery acid to a large number
of casualties exposed to biological warfare
agents.
“Training and drills are very important,”
said Pam Howard, hospital CEO and incident
See NET page 3A
See LBH page 2A
BY DAN HILDEBRAN
StarkeJournal.com Editor
Union deputies are looking for
a man who used a semi-automatic
handgun to rob a Community
State Bank ATM customer in
Lake Butler Thursday night.
According to the sheriff’s
office, a black male approximately
6’0 to 6’2 with a slender build
wearing a blue hoodie and a
blue head covering approached a
pickup that was using the bank’s
drive-through around 10:20 p.m.,
May 3. After producing the small
firearm and demanding money
Lady Tigers honored…
Pictured above are the Lady Tigers softball team at a pep rally held in their
honor on May 3, recognizing them for becoming first-time regional champions
and advancing to the state semifinals. Shown here (front row, l-r) seniors
Jordane Spitze and Morgan Dukes, (second row, l-r) Kendallyn John, Ashlyn
Harden, Alexis Spriggle and Kayla Andrews, (third row, l-r) Jordan Davis, Mariah
Bowen, Randa Conner, coach Trudy Andrews, UCHS Principal Mike Ripplinger,
Harlee Rimes, Jordyn Driggers and Holly Tucker. Not shown are Taylor Cross,
coach Travis Rimes and coach Wayne Andrews. The Lady Tigers just missed
the state championship with a 14-4 loss to Lafayette. See your Regional News
section for the complete story.
Deadline Monday 5 p.m. before publication • Phone 386-496-2261 • Fax 386-496-2858
• uctimes@windstream.net • www.StarkeJournal.com •
ATM robber
sought by UCSO
from the customer, the suspect
fled on foot to the northeast.
A K-9 unit from RMC tracked
the suspect a short distance.
Investigators believe the man
may have continued his getaway
in a vehicle.
Anyone with any information
related to this crime should
contact Major Garry Seay with
the Union County Sheriff’s
Office at 386-496-2501.
Individuals providing
information leading to the arrest
of the suspect are eligible for a
reward of up to $1,000.
Anyone with information that helps to capture this robbery
suspect is eligible for up to a $1,000 reward.

2A Union County Times • Thursday, May 10, 2012
LBH
Continued from 1A
commander. “The more you
practice, the more chances you
get to work through kinks and
become comfortable with the
process and equipment, which
are key to quick response times
in an actual event.”
The final training drill scenario
for LBH was a tornado in the area,
which impacted the hospital and
caused the derailment of a train
carrying hazardous chemicals.
Those individuals exposed
to the hazardous chemicals
were transported to LBH for
decontamination.
“The response team did a
great job,” said Earl Green,
operations chief. “They had the
hospital locked down and were
dressed out with the decon tent
and staging area ready to receive
patients in less than 10 minutes
of notification of the incident.”
LBH completes training on an
annual basis and continues to run
drills throughout the year. “As the
only hospital in Union County, it
is our responsibility to be ready to
provide the best care possible to
our residents in any unfortunate
event,” said Howard.
Pine beetle
program is
now accepting
applications
BY JAY TUCKER
Union County Sr. Forester
The Florida Department of
Agriculture and Consumer
Services, Florida Forestry
Service has announced that the
Southern Pine Beetle Prevention
Cost Share Program is now
accepting applications from
eligible nonindustrial private
forest landowners. The sign-up
period will run through June 11.
The primary goal of the program
is to prevent southern pine beetle
damage and outbreaks in Florida
by helping nonindustrial private
forest landowners reduce the
susceptibility of their pine stands
to this destructive insect pest.
The southern pine beetle, or
SPB, is a native, periodically
destructive insect pest of pines in
the southeastern United States.
Like other pine bark beetle
attacks, SPB attacks are typically
limited to pines, dying or
weakened due to environmental
stress, competition, age, or other
factors. Under susceptible stand
and environmental conditions,
however, SPB populations have
the potential to build rapidly
and kill large numbers of pines,
and may overcome the defenses
of healthy trees during periodic
outbreaks. Between 1993 and
2002, there were nearly 7,000
SPB infestations in Florida
resulting in millions of cubic feet
of pine timber being killed on
more than 36,000 acres.
It has been determined the
best way to minimize losses
from the SPB is to prevent
infestations by reducing stand
susceptibility through active
forest management. Management
practices such as thinning
overstocked stands; reducing
understory competition; planting
less-susceptible pine species on
appropriate sites; and harvesting
diseased or stagnant stands, can
improve the health of pine stands
and decrease the likelihood of
developing southern pine beetle
infestations.
The program will offer
cost-share reimbursement for
the following management
practices:
• First pulpwood thinning
on a maximum of 50 acres.
• Prescribed pruning on a
minimum of 10 and maximum of
150 acres.
• Mechanical underbrush
treatments on a minimum of 10
and maximum of 50 acres.
• Planting longleaf pine
or slash pine on appropriate
sites. Cost-share assistance
is available for the cost of
seedlings, the planting operation
and post-planting control of
herbaceous weed with herbicide.
Other associated costs with site
preparation are not eligible for
cost-share. The eligible acreage is
a minimum of 10 and maximum
of 150 acres.
The program is limited to
44 northern Florida counties
located within the range of the
southern pine beetle. Qualified
landowners may apply for only
one application and no more than
ABOVE: In the training
exercise, hospital employees
help patients exposed to
hazardous chemicals into
tent for decontamination.
During an actual event, the
staging area is set up in
zones. Everyone/everything
that is on the front side of the
tent or that may have been
exposed must be sent through
the decontamination tent,
where people and materials
are flushed with water, before
entering into the hospital
for treatment. RIGHT: RN
Mandy Dicks escorts a patient
who has been through the
decontamination tent into the
hospital for treatment.
two approved practices per year.
First pulpwood thinning practices
can be conducted on a minimum
of five acres. The minimum
acreage for all other approved
cost-shared practices must be 10
acres. The maximum cost-share
reimbursement per application is
$10,000 per state fiscal year.
Application forms and
more information on program
requirements and procedures can
be obtained from your local FFS
county forester office or visit
www.floridaforestservice.com
to obtain application materials.
For Union and Bradford County
landowners contact Jay Tucker,
Sr. CFA forester at 386-496-
2190.
All qualifying applications
received during the sign-up
period will be evaluated and
ranked for funding approval. The
program is supported through
grants from the USDA Forest
Service and limited funding is
available.
Health
Advisory
Group to meet
The Union County Community
Health Advisory Council
will hold its next meeting on
Tuesday, May 15, at 5:30 p.m. at
the Union County Health Department.
This is an important meeting
that will continue a discussion
of the newly released county
health rankings, development of
a community health improvement
plan and moving forward
to improve the overall health of
Union County residents.
Union County has been the
county with the worst health
ranking for health outcomes for
the past two years. Come to this
meeting to provide input into
how residents can work together
to improve Union County.
Invite your neighbors, business
partners and community leaders.
The meeting will start at 5:30
p.m. and end no later than 7 p.m.
Please call 386-496-3211 and ask
for Winnie Holland, administrator,
if you have any questions.
Headstart
announces
classes
Lake Butler Headstart has
announced its new Headstart
VPK program for children three
and four years of age by Sept. 1.
This will be for six hours of daily
Headstart services or three hours
daily of VPK services (fouryear-olds
can qualify for both
programs). Headstart is from 8
a.m. to 2 p.m., VPK is from 2-
5 p.m. for the 2012-2013 school
year. For more information
contact Lake Butler Headstart
386-496-2160.
All services are free of
charge for eligible participating
families, and include educational
experiences that encourage
kindergarten readiness, nutritional
meals, family partnering and
services for children with
disabilities. Space is limited.
Scholarship
available
Esther King Memorial
Scholarship applications are now
available for pickup at UCHS or
the district school board office.
Deadline for applications is June
1. Please call 386-496-3040 or
386-496-2045, ext. 238, with any
questions.
Church sing
set in
Sanderson
Sanderson Christian Revival
Center invites everyone to come
to the second Friday night sing
on May 11. The church is located
at S.R. 229 and Sapp Road.
Got a story to tell?
386-496-2261
uctimes@windstream.net
Partying teacher
brags on Facebook
Faulk wants
it stopped
BY DAN HILDEBRAN
StarkeJournal.com Editor
Union County School Superintendent
Carlton Faulk vowed
Tuesday to stop what he said was
abuse by a Union County teacher
on Facebook.
The superintendent made the
promise during a workshop convened
to hammer out rules for
district employees participating
on social media sites.
“If a teacher gets on Facebook
and uses profanity or writes
about sitting at a bar drinking or
talks about his supervisor, we’ve
got to do something to stop that,”
he said.
“Right now we’ve got one individual
that’s doing this and we
are going to stop it,” Faulk declared.
Faulk said after the workshop
that one Union County teacher is
engaging in precisely the conduct
he described during the meeting:
using profanity and openly
talking about going to bars in
Gainesville.
During the workshop, Jeremy
Bunkley the district’s technology
chief, took school board members
through the thorny issues
of civil rights, privacy and free
speech that a social media policy
would likely interact with.
At one point in the workshop,
Faulk solicited input from students
in the workshop gallery.
Bunkley added that the rules
he has been using as examples
seemed to extend far beyond
technology and that the district
should first settle on broad policies
of employee communication,
regardless of the setting.
“Then we can backbuild to social
media,” he said.
Faulk told board members he
will have a draft of the policy
ready for them at their next meeting.
Man critical after
deer is flung
through windshield
BY DAN HILDEBRAN
StarkeJournal.com Editor
A Lake Butler man was
critically injured May 4 when
a deer ricocheted off another
car and crashed into his Toyota
Tacoma.
According to a Florida
Highway Patrol report, Eric
W. Parrish, 29, was driving
southbound on S.R. 121 in
Alachua County at 7:20 a.m.
when a deer darted out in front
of a northbound 2010 Chevrolet
Malibu, driven by Richard
D. Swygart, 29, of LaCrosse.
Swygart’s Chevy struck the deer,
launching the animal through
Parrish’s windshield and hitting
the 29-year-old, before exiting
the truck out the rear window.
Parrish’s Tacoma then left the
roadway and struck a fence and
tree before coming to rest.
Medical workers transported
Parrish to Shands UF. Swygart
was uninjured. FHP charged no
one in the crash.

(L-R) Tommy Spires, Vince Brown, Janis Peterson, Art Peterson, Bo Bayer, Jerry Whitehead and Alvin Griffis were
among those who gathered in front of the Union County Courthouse for the World Day of Prayer.
Locals gather to pray for America
BY DAN HILDEBRAN
StarkeJournal.com Editor
Art Peterson led a handful
of participants in a 15-minute
service commemorating the
National Day of Prayer, just
after noon May 3, in front of
the Union County Courthouse.
He said around 20 attended
the event last year.
Peterson, who leads
Union County’s ministerial
alliance and is the pastor of
Lake Butler’s First Christian
Church, started the ceremony
by reading from a letter
LEGALS
PUBLIC AVAILABILITY OF
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL
INFORMATION
Pursuant to Section 324 of the
Emergency Planning and Community
Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA), the
following information is available to
the public upon request during normal
working hours by the North Central
Florida Local Emergency Planning
Committee, 2009 NW 67 th Place,
Gainesville, FL 32653-1603:
• Hazardous Chemical Inventory
(Tier Two) Forms
• Shelter In Place Training
Assistance
• Material Safety Data Sheets
(MSDSs)
• Emergency Release Follow-up
Reports
• Hazards Analyses for Section
302 Facilities
• LEPC Hazardous Materials
Emergency Response Plan
• How-to-Comply Information for
Hazardous Materials Users
• Free Hazardous Materials
Response Training for First
Responders
• Your Telephone Book may
contain Hazardous Materials
Emergency Information that you
could be asked to follow in an
actual emergency
The North Central Florida Local
Emergency Planning Committee
(Florida District 3 LEPC) serves
Alachua, Bradford, Columbia,
Dixie, Gilchrist, Hamilton, Lafayette,
Madison, Suwannee, Taylor and
Union Counties. To obtain information
on the above items, please contact
Dwayne Mundy at (352)955-
2200x108, email mundy@ncfrpc.org
or visit www.ncflepc.org.
5/10 1tchg-UCT
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE
8 TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR
UNION COUNTY, FLORIDA
CIVIL DIVISION
CASE NO.: 63-2012-CA-0002
VYSTAR CREDIT UNION,
Plaintiff,
vs.
WILLIAM BRUCE POWELL; ET AL,
Defendant(s).
NOTICE OF ACTION
TO: DANIEL J. FRANKLIN
UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF DANIEL J.
FRANKLIN
Last known address: PSC 561, Box
715, FPO AP 96310-0009
Current address: Unknown
YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that
an action to foreclose the Mortgage
covering the following property
described as follows, to-wit:
LEGAL DESCRIPTION:
A parcel of land lying, being and
situate in section 13, Township 6
South, Range 18 East, Union County,
Florida, more particularly described
as follows:
COMMENCE at the Southwest
corner of said Section 13; thence run
N 86º21’09” E, along the South line of
said Section 13, a distance of 2624.96
feet to the West right of way line of
County Road No. S-239; thence run
N 04º50’05” W, along said West right
of way line, a distance of 1610.88
feet; thence run S 86º12’40” W a
distance of 289.03 feet to the POINT
OF BEGINNING of the hereinafter
described parcel of land: Thence run
S 86º55’18” W a distance of 640.00
feet; thence run N 03º40’43” W a
distance of 559.29 feet; thence run N
86º55’18” E a distance of 394.95 feet;
thence run N 03º04’42” W a distance
of 420.00 feet to the South right of
way line of County Road No. S-239 A;
thence run N 86º55’18” E, along said
South right of way line, a distance of
40.00 feet; thence run S 03º04’42” E
a distance of 420.00 feet; thence run
N 86º55’18” E a distance of 205.05
feet; thence run S 03º40’43” E a
distance of 559.29 feet to the POINT
OF BEGINNING, containing a total
area of 0.60 acres, more or less.
Tax Parcel Number: _____________
has been filed against you and
you are required to serve a copy of
your written defenses, if any, to it,
on Michelle L. Glass, Attorney for
Plaintiff, whose address is 4309
penned by Shirley Dobson,
national chairperson for the
day of prayer.
“As our country faces
mighty natural disasters, the
culture’s pervasive moral
decline, and the War on
Terror, circumstances can be
overwhelming. However I
encourage you that there is
strength in numbers and the
prayer movement continues to
grow,” he said, reading from
the letter.
The group then read aloud
in unison several scriptures
about prayer, including 2
Salisbury Road, Jacksonville, FL
32216, within thirty (30) days after the
first publication of this notice, and file
the original with the Clerk of this Court
either before service on Plaintiff’s
attorney, or immediately thereafter,
otherwise a default will be entered
against you for the relief demanded in
the Complaint.
WITNESS my hand and the seal of
this Court this 4 th day of May, 2012.
REGINA PARRISH
CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT
By: Crystal Norman
As Deputy Clerk
A copy of this Notice of Action,
Complaint, and Lis Pendens were
sent to the Defendant(s) and address
named above.
In accordance with the Americans
with Disabilities Act (ADA), persons
needing a reasonable accommodation
to participate in this proceeding are
entitled, at no cost, to the provision
of certain assistance should, no later
than seven (7) days prior, contact
the Clerk of the Court’s disability
coordinator at (352) 337-6237. If
hearing impaired, contact (TDD)
at (800) 955-8771; if you are voice
impaired, call (800) 955-8770 via FL
Relay System.
This is an attempt to collect a debt.
Any information obtained will be used
for that purpose. 5/10 2tchg 5/17-UCT
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF
THE EIGHTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT,
IN AND FOR UNION COUNTY,
FLORIDA
CASE NO.: 63-2008-CA-0121
SUNTRUST BANK,
Plaintiff,
vs.
WILLIAM EDWARD WOODINGTON,
PAMELA H. WOODINGTON,
UNKNOWN TENANT #1,
UNKNOWN TENANT #2, and all
unknown parties claiming an interest
by, through, under or against any
Defendant, or claiming any right, title,
and interest in the subject property,
Defendants.
NOTICE OF SALE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that
pursuant to the Final Judgment of
Foreclosure entered in the abovestyled
cause in the Circuit Court in
and for Union County, Florida, I will
sell at public auction to the highest
bidder for cash at the Union County
Courthouse, 55 West Main Street,
Thursday, May 10, 2012 • Union County Times 3A
Chronicles 7:14.
“If My people, who
are called by My name,”
they recited, “will humble
themselves and pray and seek
My face and turn from their
wicked ways, then I will hear
from heaven and will forgive
their sins and heal their land.”
Following the reading, the
participants tightened their
circle and took turns offering
petitions.
Peterson concluded the
prayer time himself. The
group then sang two verses of
“My Country ‘Tis of Thee,”
Lake Butler, Florida 32054, (386)
496-3711, at 11:00 a.m. on June
14, 2012, that certain real property
situated in the County of Union, State
of Florida, more particularly described
as follows:
A parcel of land containing a total
area of 10.0 acres, more or less,
lying, being and situate in the
Southwest ¼ of Northeast ¼, and
in the Northwest ¼ of Northeast ¼,
Section 18, Township 6 South, Range
19 East, Union County, Florida, more
particularly described as follows:
COMMENCE at the Southwest corner
of said Northwest ¼ of Northeast
¼ of Section 18 for the POINT OF
BEGINNING of the hereinafter
described parcel of land: Thence
run North 02 degrees 30 minutes 19
seconds West, along the West line
of said Northwest ¼ of Northeast ¼
of Section 18, a distance of 613.34
feet; thence run North 89 degrees 53
minutes 38 seconds East a distance
of 609.06 feet; thence run South 04
degrees 28 minutes 05 seconds East
a distance of 583.46 feet; thence
run North 89 degrees 53 minutes 38
seconds East a distance of 630.14
feet to the intersection with the West
right-of-way line of County Road
Number S-238-A; thence run South
00 degrees 43 minutes 13 seconds
West, along said West right-of-way
line of County Road Number S-238-
A, a distance of 60.00 feet; thence
run South 89 degrees 53 minutes 38
seconds West a distance of 1255.82
feet to the intersection with the West
line of the Southwest ¼ of Northeast
¼ of Section 18; thence run North 02
degrees 30 minutes 19 seconds West,
along said West line of the Southwest
¼ of Northeast ¼ of Section 18, a
distance of 28.99 feet to the POINT
OF BEGINNING.
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 at
(352) 337-6237, at least 7 days before
your scheduled court appearance. If
you are hearing or voice impaired,
please call 711. REGINA H. PARRISH
CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT
By: Crystal Norman
Deputy Clerk
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Pond
management
workshop set
The Bradford, Baker and
Union County Extension Offices
will host a Tri-County Pond
Management Update pond side
at the Bradford County FFA
farm on Thursday, May 31,
from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. This
program will cover a variety
of topics such as water quality,
weed identification and control,
calculating pond dimensions and
fish identification. Participants
are invited to bring samples of
aquatic weeds from their pond
for identification.
Registration is $5 and will
include a hot dog dinner and
handout materials. To sign up
for this program, contact the
Bradford County Extension
Office at 904-966-6224 by noon
on May 29. A complete agenda
is available at http://bradford.
ifas.ufl.edu.
For individuals with
disabilities requiring special
accommodations, please contact
the Bradford County Extension
Office at least five working days
prior to the program in order for
proper consideration to be given
to the request.
NET
Continued from 1A
ABOVE: Commissioner
Jimmy Beasley, City
provide services in Lake Butler
and they’re going to make the
money.”
The commission approved a
motion to enter into negotiations
to lease water tower space to the
authority. It also instructed its
staff to prepare a resolution to
seek membership in the NFBA.
Manager Dave Mecusker,
Mayor Fred Sirmones, and
attorney John E. Maines
IV. right: Commissioner
Scott Cason: “There’s a lot
of technical stuff here and
there are a lot of questions
that need to be answered
before we jump in.”
Lions Club
meets
The Lions Club of Lake Butler
will meet on the first and third
Wednesdays of every month
at noon. Meetings are held at
Carter’s Fried Chicken of Lake
Butler, located on Main Street.
UC Historical
Society seeks
memorabilia
The Union County Historical
Society is seeking historical
items for its museum. Donations
can be made every Monday from
9 a.m. to 12 p.m.
The museum is located in the
Townsend Building on S.R. 100
in Lake Butler.
Mothers Day
service set
The pastor and members of
Greater Elizabeth Baptist Church
invite everyone to join together
for a Mothers Day service on
Sunday, May 13, at 11 a.m. at the
church. The Greater Elizabeth
male choir will provide the song
service. Contact Deacon Carlos
Williams for more details at 386-
496-2818.

4A Union County Times • Thursday, May 10, 2012
Fourth grade straight A’s: (Back row, l-r) Kandace Moppert, Ayla Smith, Cyera O’Neal,
Kendal Stalnaker, Cheyenne Johns, Mitchael Combs and Luke Griffis. (Front row, l-r)
Trinity Watkins, Savannah Duncan, Destini Jackson, Haylee Miller, Carlyi Green and
Jacob McRannolds. Not pictured is Avery Griffis.
Third grade straight A’s: (Back row, l-r) Briar Johns, Hayden Johnson, Meghan Mobley,
Kelsey Starling, Hailey Britt, Kaitlyn Gainey and Lili Hart. (Front row, l-r) Hunter
Parrish, Mark Seager, Katy White, Colton Cox, Ryan Patrick, Delaney Sweat and Elaine
Odom.
A-B Honor Roll
announced
The students from Lake Butler
Elementary School who earned a
place on the A/B Honor Roll for
the third nine weeks are:
Fourth Grade: Tyler Barrs,
Phonteria Brown, Brye
Butler, Tavion Cox, Matthew
Eaton, Virginia Falk, Patrick
Hangebrauck, Payton Newman,
Dylan Snyder, Tylesia Williams,
Kinzlee Bryant, Tiffany Clark,
Johnnie Cloud, Marquise Cohens,
Shands Howard, Makayla Jones,
Victoria Park, Kaylee Shealy,
Katie Tomlinson, Brandon
Woods, Madison Brown, Phylicia
Harris, Justice Kite, Kelsie
Michael, Mitchell Rizer, Andrew
Starling, Lance Thornton, Jenny
Woods, Courtney Cremeans,
Sierra Dell, Thomas DuBose,
Laxavion Foster, Hunter Gilland,
Kayla Godsmark, Andreana
Hankerson, Spencer Hedman,
Chyeanne Hicks, Ariana Johnson,
Cameron McRae-Atkins, Dustin
Thomas, James Compton, Dillon
Griffis, Dajah Jenkins, Chloe
Johns, Alan Palmer, Kyla Parton,
Syndey Personette, Mary Ruth
Quiett, Davalier Blocker, Dylan
Holton, Jonathan Maldonado,
Cameron Parrish, Alonzo Perry,
Matthew Wilburn, John Knagge,
Brian Nelson, Contral Douglas,
Madison Suggs, Cameron
Williams, Kandace Moppert,
Ayla Smith, Sebastien Abney,
Tanner Canada, Kamaya Cohen,
Adena Crumitie, Jermaine
Frazier, Kiersten Palmer, Aaron
Romrell, Harley Seay, Cory
Watts and Anistin Arvin.
Third Grade: Brett Abraham,
Chloe DuBose, Randa Goodwin,
Miyahka Jenkins, Abitgail Rainey,
Erica Roseke, Taylar Silcox,
Caitlyn Smith, Hunter Williams,
Maci Whitehead, Kelly Denson,
Alan Holloway, Lynsie Johnson,
See HONOR, 5A
More fourth grade straight A’s: (Back row, l-r) Chase Cribbs, Sierra Graham, Ryan
Hardin, Karah Oden, Abi Ripplinger, Kylie Stevens, Jimmy Waters and Taylor Whitaker.
(Front row, l-r) Jalyssa Cepeda, Chase Gallagher, Nick Laux, Jace Oody, Karilyn
Schreck and Tate Worrell. Not pictured is Clarissa Elixson.
More third grade straight A’s: (Back row, l-r) Arthur Brown, Jared Philbrick, Emily
Davison, Jocelyn Gibson, Brooklyn Williams, Whip Davis and Quaneria Epps. (Front
row, l-r) Aidan McRannolds, Noah Tallman, Taylor Noble and Hannah Perron. Not
pictured is Caroline Fillyaw.
LEFT: Still more third grade
straight A’s: (Back row, l-r)
Kade Peacock, Brian Kish,
Paden Clyatt, Skyler Shatto
and Braxton Dukes. (Front
row, l-r) Julianne Roberts
and Kaley Thornton.
Not pictured are Jacob
Faulkner and Hannah
Mason.
All photos by Tammy
Wilkerson.

Second grade straight A’s: (Back row, l-r) Taryn Norman, Logan Richards, Ashli
Boatright, Lanie Sargent, Kinley Smith, McKenzie Clemons and Josie Croft. (Front row,
l-r) Will Harden, Eli Hendricks, Sabrena Howard, Amy Owen, Laura Park, Anna Ward,
Peter Merola and Evan Hall. Not pictured is Jackson Perkins.
Still more second grade straight A’s: (Back row, l-r) Magean Beatty, Kyla Boney,
Hayden Davis, Lorina Kelley, Andrew Laux, Eli Rimes, James Rogers and Natalie
Waters. (Front row, l-r) Jeremiah Bassile, Sierra Jones, Sierra Lackey, Emily
Mangiafico, Alaurie McClellon, Taylor Batson, Shellee Lockwood and Ethan Thomas.
Not pictured are Jaden Battaglia and Ian Culbreath.
Still more first grade straight A’s: (Back row, l-r) Grace Griffis, Dylan Lovelace, Emily
Richards, Waylen Tetstone, Katie Wade, Justin Alford, Ethan Graham and Nikki
Marmon. (Front row, l-r) Liberty Nice, A’Nieca Robins, Mason Sprague, Emma Perron,
Hailey Bradley, Abygayle Fillyaw and Rhett Gill.
HONOR
Continued from 4A
Douglass Knagge, Hunter
Maldonado, Chloe McMinn,
Danielle Slowns, Ke’Andre
Young, Drew Clemons, Hailey
Hoilman, Solomon Jones,
Billy Hinson, Noah Sanderson,
Gracie Cabral, Katherine
Dorsey, Cody Harrell, Lake
Harris, B.J. Harvey, Roberto
Saravia, Tyler Thornton, Mason
Warren, Alivia Crawford,
Abigail Crawford, Wayne
Elixson, Travis Irwin, Elizabeth
Lewis, Sol Stevenson, Logan
Tomlinson, Mikell Walters,
Emily Akridge, Megan Bonesio,
Alyssa Burnham, Andrew
Courson, Destiny Daniels,
Gwen Emmelhainz, Landon
Hollingsworth, Troy Rizer,
Jackson Romrell, Spencer
Taylor, Madelyn Whitehead,
Grant Wilson, Ashlyn Agner,
Amani Bonilla, Tristin Bynum,
Hannah Fischer, Autumn
Friel, Debra LeDuc, Serena
Montemurro, Maisie Thornton,
Sophia Wilson, Sarah Woods,
Macayla Benefield, Emily
Johnson, Austin Lake, Kaleb
Renaldi, Caleb Tate, Blake
Bass, Miranda Broughton,
Keeley Durrance, Desmond
Givens, Jackson Griffis, Aliyah
Hancock, Jake Newman,
Dylan Schaeffer, Daniel Stone,
Savanna Tollefsrud, Nicole
White and Terryn Wilkins.
Second Grade: DeShaun
Foster, Jamie Thomas, Reghan
Dukes, Martin Odum, James
Alford, Carolyn J. Freeman,
Alisa Ridgeway, Seth Tieken,
Quinn Robertson-Raulerson,
C.J. Hernandez, Tahj Merriex,
Megan Parrish, Lauren Smith,
Jordan Vaughn, Abigayle
Andrews, Jace Bielling, Hunter
Croft, India George, Zachary
Romrell, Morgan Seay, Summer
Bridges, Brodi Long, Landen
Proffitt, Jasmine Thomas,
Caden Barrett, Cayden Cutford,
Luke Johns, Garrett Kight, Eli
Rogers, Ariana Watts, Dylan
Wilson, Tatiyana Holmes,
Jackson Holton, Tracy Medina,
Kailey Sapp, Akira Jonas,
Dezmond Edwards, Brooklyn
Crews, Trevor Holtzendorf,
Kiersten Lee, Tenli Parrish,
Christian Simmons, Hayleigh
Williams, John Dekle, Benji
Myers, Kimmie Palmer,
Logan Temes, Hannah Warren,
Malcolm Odum, Blake
Bennefield, Bailey Filippi,
Hailey Fishburn, Triston Foster
and Violet Romero.
First Grade: Kyra Castleberry,
Kloe Crews, Natalie Gay,
Ian Halfacre, Perry Johnson,
Cheyenne O’Steen, Markus
Strong, Daniel Woods, Miranda
Martin, Stephen Ruggs,
Christian Erwin, Angela
Tucker, Hayden Whitehead,
Claria Miller, Johnny Benefield,
Kendel Forsyth, Tamia Young,
Colin Barrett, Madison Garber,
Stephen Woodard, Tristen
Woodall, Benjamin Cabral,
Max Newman, Josilyn Jenkins,
Tre’von Lee, Dylan Raish,
Davyen Sellers, Americus
Schaeffer, Dalton Croft,
Matthew Hedrick, Laylana
Thomas, Hanna Burnett, Emily
Chapman, Ethan Hancock,
Katelyn Jenkins, Michael
Mohl, Jeremiah Wintons,
Bailey Handley, Matthew Laux,
Drew Manning, Emily Wilson,
Caleb Zapp, Emily Courson,
Lilly Donaldson, Chris Hinson,
Chelsea Keen, Hunter Radford,
Karlie Starling, Zachariah
Albritton, Danielle Barrick,
Jayda Hendrieth, Serena
Jones, Annaston Liston, Macy
Malphurs, Phoenix Propes,
Nyasia Williams, Rayvon
PUBLIC NOTICE
Thursday, May 10, 2012 • Union County Times 5A
Durant, Aaliyah Sellers, Haylee
Tanner and Jayce Puni.
Kindergarten: Chase Brown,
Alexis Crews, Jordan Miller,
Kadence Silcox, Jacob Alford,
Deonte Jones, R.K. Mitchell,
Charlie Perry, Jordan Peterson,
Carson Simmons, Noah
Williams, Thalia Shilts, Janiah
Albritton, Breonna Hunt,
Kaden Hunt, Hunter Merritt,
Tyler Parrish, Aaron Alexander,
Eli Elixson, Donald Hedrick,
Blaine Williams, Chrissy
Lynn Quiett, Alexus Panozzo,
Michah Jordan, Chevy
Doughman, Kyler Barnett,
Sydney Box, Zariah Foster,
Aliyah Smith, Preston Bonsall,
Jordan Hendricks, Hayden
Holton, Emily Regar, Brooke
Burgess, Riggs Davis, Landon
Flanders, Jacob Jenkins,
Mackenzie Orton, Clayton
Poppell, Jahlivya Woodall,
Carenna Alexander, Jordan
Clarke, Zachary Lane, Lance
Seay, Sean Smith, Cheyenne
Swafford, Levi Vickers, Dylan
Saul, Kennedy Westenberger,
Meyri Mendez, Raymond
Graham and Eli Roberts.
More second grade straight A’s: (Back row, l-r) Kylee Davis, Jody DuBose, Ayden
Elixson, Lily French, Landon Klein, Jake O’Steen, Curran Webb and Ciara Woodall.
(Front row, l-r) Zeb Raulerson, Sabrina Miller, Will Odom, Gwenyth Parrish, Victoria
Polbos, Aliyahn Suarez-Pascual, Sierra Garland and Dillon Seay. Not pictured is
Morgan Hodges. All photos by Tammy Wilkerson.
More first grade straight A’s: (Back row, l-r) Cian Abney, Keirsten Hardcastle, Auntrell
Ross, Jordan Sanderson, Macey Pinkston, Faith Pringle and Blake Agner. (Front row,
l-r) Hope Andrews, Ian Brannen, Jesse Parker, Brianna Reilly, Reagan Robinson,
Ja’ckyrah White, Michael Young and Jayven Caine. Not pictured is Cole Huntley.
School news...
Last week’s Tiger Cubs were:
Tanner Gainey, Ashton Warner,
Maci Whitehead, Tamia Young,
James Rogers, Angel Suggs,
Destiny Thomas, Johniya
Henderson, Summer Bridges,
Meyri Juarez-Mendez, Kylie
Stevens, Alaurie McClellon,
Karly Shatto, Candace Suttles,
Makiah Caine, Emily Akridge,
Luke Drake, Abigail Gainey,
Jody DuBose, Jayce Puni, Cora
Bryant, Trestin Durant, Mallorie
Edsall, Daniel Stone, Violet
Romero, William Warner and
Leahanna Chavarria.
The 50-Point Book Club is
designed to acknowledge LBES’
top readers in the Accelerated
Reader Program. Students
who have earned 50 points
and maintained an average of
80 percent or higher will have
their photos displayed in the
cafeteria and will receive a
special medallion at the fourth
nine weeks ceremony. Gold seals
will be placed on the photos of
the students each time they reach
100 points.
The newest 50-point club
members are: Ali Chapman,
Hannah Fischer, Will Harden,
Morgan Hodges, Dylan Holton,
Sierra Lackey, Matthew Laux,
Victoria Madigan, Kobi Morton,
Emma Perron, Karly Ann
Raulerson, Camryn Silcox,
Matthew Wilburn, Terryn
Wilkins, Adrien Woods and
Tamia Young
Earning 100 points thus far
are: Sebastien Abney, Caroline
Fillyaw, Sabrena Howard,
Roberto Saravia, Noah Tallman
and Savannah Tollefsrud.
The LBES library will be
closing its doors on Friday,
May 18, for the remainder of
the school year. Closing early is
necessary in order for the media
team to conduct the annual
inventory. It is required that all
books be turned in or paid for by
this date.
In addition, no student will
be allowed to charge a breakfast
or lunch after Friday, May 18.
All meals will need to be paid
in advance or at the time of
purchase. All accounts must be
paid in full by the last day of
school, Friday, June 9.
Please note that all lost book
fees, meal accounts and pre-k
fees with a negative balance will
carry over into the next school
year and prohibit a child from
checking out books or attending
field trips until they are paid.
See SCHOOL, 9A

6A Union County Times • Thursday, May 10, 2012
Notice of tax sale

Thursday, May 10, 2012 • Union County Times 7A
Notice of tax sale

8A Union County Times • Thursday, May 10, 2012
Notice of tax sale

Basketball team celebrates
past and present successes
BY DAN HILDEBRAN
StarkeJournal.com Editor
The Union County High School
boys basketball team celebrated
its final four appearance with
a banquet at Lake Butler
Elementary School May 5.
Former Union County player
and coach Jimmy Thomas gave
the keynote address. Thomas
just completed his 29th year as a
head basketball coach and is now
in his second stint at Keystone
Heights after leading the Indians
to the playoffs in 2009. He
coached Union County into the
playoffs four times and into the
state semifinals in 1975 and
1994. Last December, Thomas
recorded his 400th career win.
Coach Rufus Jefferson called
Thomas the pioneer of Union
County basketball, and said he
often relies on the veteran coach
for advice.
Thomas congratulated
Jefferson and his squad on an
Former Union County player and coach Jimmy Thomas
warned the team against complacency.
outstanding year. However, he
warned the team not to rest on its
laurels.
“Guys, you will not get back to
the final four if you don’t work
your butt off all the time,” he
said. “You cannot sit back and
say ‘we won it last year, we’ll get
it next year.’”
Thursday, May 10, 2012 • Union County Times 9A
Coach Thomas recalled his
early days in Union County
and talked about the players he
coached in the 70s and 90s, some
of whom were in the audience.
Thomas also urged the students
to act with integrity.
“No matter who you are or what
you are, represent yourself,” he
Coaches Sharon Sirmones and Rufus Jefferson congratulate the Suwannee
Conference player of the year, Shaimea Maeweather.
said. “People always make that
statement, what do you do when
people aren’t looking?”
Coach Jefferson recognized
his players during the event
and handed out awards for
outstanding achievements.
Jefferson also paid tribute to
former players who attended the
banquet, including Johnny King,
Joe Maxwell, Sonny King and
David Thomas.
The 2011-2012 team included
players Carl Alexander, Prince
Alexander, Princeton Alexander,
Keldric Bradley, Austin Dukes,
See BASKET, 10A
PUBLIC NOTICE • PUBLIC NOTICE • PUBLIC NOTICE
SCHOOL
Continued from 5A
These charges will carry over
with fourth grade students who
are promoted to the middle
school as well.

10A Union County Times • Thursday, May 10, 2012
Class of 1962 celebrates 50 th …
The Union County High School graduating class of 1962, celebrated its 50th year with a reunion held on April
19-20. Friday afternoon, the class members and guests were welcomed into the home of Doyle and Mary Nell
Archer. Members were greeted by the pool with music from the 50s and 60s along with a barbecue meal. On
Saturday evening, the class met at the Worthington Springs Community Center for a buffet meal. Classmates
brought memorabilia to share from school days. It was announced that 14 members of the class of ‘62 were
deceased and there was a program done in their remembrance. Many tall tales were swapped around the
tables, with great memories being shared. (Back row, l-r) Mac Douglas, Jackie Stewart Johns, Frances Thomas
Templin, Shirley Driggers Dance, Joy Roberts Miles, Margaret Miles McCollum, Linda Thomas Clemmons, Joe
Lawson, Alice Parrish Douglas, Billy O’steen, Irvine Smith, James Croft, Sherron Carroll, Barbara Crawford
Sefcik, Bill Brown and Glenda Dukes Thigpen. (Front row, l-r) Iva Andrews Harrell, Martha Rosier Addison,
Doyle Archer, Blair Harrison, Glynda Roberts Jennings, Patsy Whitaker Durham, Geri Parrish Douglas and
Wendell Jackson.
Extension
Office explains
Mad Cow
Disease
BY BASIL BACTAWAR
Union County Extension
Director
Bovine Spongiform
Encephalopathy (BSE) or “Mad
Cow Disease” is a progressive
and degenerative fatal disease
of the central nervous system of
cattle.
This condition in cattle results
in changes in temperament, such
as nervousness or aggression,
abnormal posture, lack of
coordination and difficulty in
rising, decreased milk production,
or loss of body weight despite
continued appetite. Early in the
clinical course of the disease,
symptoms may be slight,
undetectable or unrecognizable.
Not all affected cattle display all
signs of the disease.
BSE is a transmissible
spongiform encephalopathy
(TSE), which means the brain
of an infected animal looks
like sponge under microscopic
examination. Other TSEs
include scrapie in sheep, chronic
wasting disease in deer and
elk, and Creutzfeldt-Jakob
disease in humans. Presently,
there is no test yet available to
accurately diagnose BSE in live
animals. A tentative diagnosis
for BSE is based on clinical
signs. A definitive diagnosis for
BSE can only be confirmed by
microscopic examination of an
animal’s brain.
In infected cattle, the prions
or abnormal proteins often
associated with BSE, concentrate
in tissues known as specified risk
material (SRM), which include;
the skull, brain, trigeminal
ganglia (nerves attached to
the brain), eyes, tonsils, spinal
cord, dorsal root ganglia (nerves
attached to the spinal cord) of
cattle 30 months or older, and the
distal ileum (portion of the small
intestine) of cattle of all ages.
The most likely route of BSE
transmission is through feed
contaminated with the prion
proteins associated with BSE.
Cattle can develop BSE by
eating as little as one milligram
of infected tissue.
In 1997, based on World Health
Organization recommendations,
countries with a BSE outbreak
should have implemented a feed
ban prohibiting the feeding of
rendered ruminant (cattle, sheep,
goats, bison, deer, elk) protein
products, including SRM, to
other ruminants. In 1997, the
United States Department of
Agriculture (USDA) published a
final rule prohibiting the feeding
of rendered ruminant protein
products. Specified risk materials
are removed from all cattle at
slaughter in order to ensure no
potential harmful products enter
the human food chain. Removal
of specified risk materials at
slaughter is internationally
recognized as the most effective
means of ensuring food safety
and protecting public health.
BASKET
Continued from 9A
Daquin Edwards, Geordyn
Green, Khliel Jackson, Shaimea
Maewether, Kyle Mosher,
Robert Spitze and coaches Rufus
Jefferson, Sharon Sirmones,
Durrell Warren and Sampson
Jackson.
The event was sponsored by
the Consolidated Schools of
Union County Committee.
Rimes chosen for MVP
Burger of the Week
The Willows Café presents
the softball MVP Burger of the
Week, the Harlee Rimes Burger.
The Rimes burger is made
with lettuce, pickles, American
cheese, ketchup and mayo and is
available until May 18.
Changes can be made to
toppings when ordering. Weekly
MVP Burgers will be announced
throughout the remainder of
season. The MVP picks his/her
favorite burger toppings. Burgers
will be available on the menu for
two weeks. The player with the
top-selling burger at end of the
season will win a free breakfast
or lunch each week for the
remainder of the school year.
The Willows Café is located
inside Lake Butler Hospital, just
inside the front entrance. For
more information contact 386-
496-2323, ext. 230, or www.
LakeButlerHospital.com.
Harlee Rimes
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