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Members
of the 631st
Maintenance
Company
remove the
anti-tank
cannon in
Starke on June
6. It will be
sandblasted
and painted
at Camp
Blanding.
Starke’s historic gun to
get paint job, will return
BY CLIFF SMELLEY
Staff Writer
If you live in Starke — or at
least are pretty familiar with it —
you may have noticed on a drive
through town on U.S. 301 that
there’s something missing.
In case you haven’t quite put
your finger on it, it’s the old
anti-tank cannon that sat where
Walnut Street veers off of 301.
It’s not gone for good, though.
In fact, it will be back in place
sometime this week and looking
better than it has in quite a while.
As part of a community
service project supported by
American Legion Post 56,
VFW Post 1016 and the Camp
Blanding Museum and utilizing
the 631st Maintenance Company,
the gun will be sandblasted and
repainted. Members of the 631st
removed the gun on June 6.
Gary Grainger, the commander
of American Legion Post 56, said
the entire area will be spruced up,
including the planting of flowers
donated by various people. An
informational plaque donated by
Showcase Designs will adorn the
base the gun sits on.
Grainger said the goal of
the project is to create a betterlooking “gateway” into Starke.
The gun itself is important, he
said, because of what it represents
in regard to Starke’s history.
“Back in the ‘40s, when Camp
Blanding came into existence,
this town boomed,” Grainger
said. “The only reason it did was
because of the military, so the
significance of it is the military
is what helped this town grow.
“That is one of the reasons
why this is historical to Starke.”
Hildebran successfully
targets Jr. Olympic event
BY CLIFF SMELLEY
Staff Writer
Bradford
High
School
freshman Drew Hildebran is
set to take his best shot on a
national stage, having qualified
for the USA Shooting National
Junior
Olympic
Shooting
Championships, which will be
held June 13-18 in Colorado
Springs.
Hildebran, who will compete
in the areas of skeet and trap, said
it feels good having qualified for
such an event, but admitted he’s
more anxious the closer it gets.
“I’m ready to kind of get out
there and get it over with,” he
said.
Hildebran, who earned a gold
medal in a state-level skeet event
at Gator Skeet and Trap as part
of his National Junior Olympic
qualification process, has come
a long way in a short amount of
time, having not been familiar
with the international — or
Olympic — style of shooting.
“He’s been growing quite
quickly,” said Sevin Layer, the
manager of Gator Skeet and
Trap. “It wasn’t long ago he
wasn’t shooting as well as he
wanted to. Now, he’s not doing
too poorly.”
Layer, a National Junior
Olympic participant himself, met
Hildebran in March. Hildebran
was attempting to practice in
Keystone Heights for a state 4-H
shooting event, but high winds
prevented him from doing so.
His father, Kirby Jo Hildebran,
had the idea to go to Gator Skeet
and Trap instead. Layer said he
shot skeet with Hildebran to
observe how Hildebran moved
his gun.
Two to three weeks later,
Layer was showing Hildebran
the international style of shooting
trap and skeet.
“He’s taken to it,” Layer said.
“He’s really enjoying it, I think.”
Hildebran was used to the
American style of shooting
and had no clue as to what the
Drew Hildebran,
a Bradford
High School
freshman, grabs
his shotgun as
he prepares
to practice at
Gator Skeet
and Trap in
preparation for
the upcoming
USA Shooting
National Junior
Olympic
Shooting
Championships
in Colorado
Springs.
international style involved. The
main differences occur in trap
shooting. The international style
consists of 15 trap throwers to
the American style’s one. The
international style also features
targets moving at greater speeds
and wider angles.
When asked what was most
difficult for him to adjust to,
Hildebran said, “Getting the
moves down. Moving to the
bird.”
Layer said the transition to
international style presents a
shooter with a lot to think about.
Aside from trying to get used to
zeroing in on the targets, shooters
must also be conscious of how
they’re standing.
“In the American game, you
can get away with having a
slightly crooked stance and a
little bit different head tilt and
stuff like that,” Layer said. “Here,
there’s a lot of being perfect in
your form that matters.”
Hildebran said, “It took me a
couple of weeks to get used to it
and get my movements down.”
Layer, who is a student at Santa
Fe College, said it’s great to see
someone as young as Hildebran
involved in the sport.
“It’s fantastic,” Layer said. “To
tell you the truth, there aren’t a
whole lot of people in the sport
that are his age.”
Hildebran, who is a member
of the Bradford County 4-H
shooting sports club Clay
Busters, said he’s been shooting
for three years. It started as
something to do so he wouldn’t
be bored, he said.
Sport shooting appealed to
him in a couple of ways.
“It’s shooting a shotgun more
than anything and also exercising
my Second Amendment rights,”
Hildebran said.
The activity is certainly
something he takes seriously.
In preparing for the National
Junior
Olympic
Shooting
Championships,
Hildebran
shoots at Gator Skeet and Trap a
couple of days during the week
from about 4 p.m. until dusk.
On Saturdays and Sundays, he
shoots all day, beginning at about
8 a.m.
Hildebran, of course, would
love to perform to his best ability
at the Junior Olympic event, but
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Telegraph, Times and Monitor B Section • Thursday, June 9, 2016
Starke Elementary’s Wainwright is leaving ‘home’
BY CLIFF SMELLEY
Staff Writer
Through
changes
in
Starke
administration and even a change
Elementary
in facilities and locale, Starke teacher Patricia
Elementary School has had one
Wainwright
constant the last 42 years —
reads to
Patricia Wainwright teaching
students (topfirst grade.
bottom) Berkley
Next year will certainly feel
Reddish,
strange to those who work at
Z’rya Davis,
the school, as Wainwright will
Kendall Mort,
be absent, having retired to
Tagaria Burchcap a long, fulfilling career of
Pettaway and
nurturing young children and
Aniah Dietzel.
watching them grow.
Wainwright’s
“My job’s easy,” Wainwright
entire 42-year
said. “I have so many rewards.
career has
That’s the part I’m afraid I’m
been spent
going to miss — all the love,
teaching first
hugs and rewards.”
grade at Starke
In essence, Wainwright is
Elementary.
leaving “home.” That’s how she
refers to Starke Elementary. How
could she not? She went to school
there, her children went to school
Plus, her entire teaching career Wainwright said. “It’s a big part seemed to be little doubt that the
there and now grandchildren go has been spent there.
of my life.”
classroom would become a part
to school there.
“It’s really a part of my life,”
As a child growing up, there of her life.
Tew is capping a ‘very blessed’ 33 years
BY CLIFF SMELLEY
Staff Writer
A desire in elementary school
became a reality — a career that
spanned 33 years and included
several Teacher of the Year
awards.
Donna Tew, who is the
secondary reading coach for the
Bradford County School District,
fulfilled her goal of making a
difference in children’s lives.
Now, it’s almost hard to believe
she is set to enter retirement at
the end of this school year.
“It went by fast,” Tew said,
“but it’s all good. I’ve been very
blessed.”
Tew, like many of her peers,
felt that calling to go into
education at a young age.
“That started in elementary
school,” she said. “That’s all
I ever wanted to do, to be a
teacher.”
Tew earned an associate of arts
degree at Santa Fe College and a
bachelor’s degree in elementary
education at the University of
Florida in 1982 (she later earned
her certification in primary
education at UF in 1995). Her
first teaching experience felt
natural, as if it was meant to be,
but that didn’t mean she didn’t
need guidance.
In fact, Tew said an important
thing for any young teacher is
to identify peer role models
— those teachers who have
experience and advice that can
be helpful.
Even after 20 years of teaching
in the classroom, Tew said when
she began in her role of reading
coach, she looked to Becky
Reddish as a role model.
“I needed mentor teachers,”
Tew said. “I think all teachers
need mentor teachers.”
Tew began her career as a
varying exceptionalities teacher
at Hampton Elementary School
(1982-85). She then taught
seventh grade (1985-88) and
fifth grade (1988-92) at Lawtey
before teaching kindergarten —
also at Lawtey — from 1992
until 1999. Tew was a technology
lab coordinator at Lawtey (19992002) before moving to Bradford
Middle School as a seventh-grade
language arts teacher (2002-03).
In 2003, Tew became a
secondary
reading
coach,
providing
professional
development for middle school
and high school English and
language arts teachers.
It was an adjustment, of course,
moving into a position in which
she was not teaching students
directly, but Tew said her role of
reading coach provided her with
a “wonderful experience.”
“The teachers were very, very
easy to work with,” she said.
“They were very positive. We
adjusted well. I think the rapport
that I’ve had with teachers has
been a positive one.”
Education seems to always be
changing, so teachers have to be
adaptable, Tew said. As a reading
coach, she had to stay on top of
those changes as well, which
required putting in time at home
so she could fully learn what
she needed to pass on to other
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“Oh, gosh. There has been a
tremendous amount of change,
and it changes, really, every
year,” Tew said.
Tew said through it all,
it’s important for teachers to
remember why they are changing
and adapting. They are doing it
for the students. She remembers
what it was like watching the
evolution of children in her
classrooms and how those
moments gave her joy.
“It’s seeing a child happy and
wanting to learn, and then seeing
that child learn and seeing that
child make growth and be happy
just to come to school each day,”
Tew said.
Tew said she made friends
with people in all capacities in
the school system, whether they
be teachers or administrators.
In turn, a lot of those people
obviously felt highly of Tew.
She earned Teacher of the Year
awards at Lawtey Elementary
School (1991), Bradford Middle
School (2003) and Bradford
High School (2007, 2011) and
was the overall district Teacher
of the Year in 1991 and 2007.
As this year has wound down,
Tew has taken note of all the
“last” events she will experience:
last time attending a faculty
meeting, last time observing a
teacher, etc. It all seemed to go
by in a blur, but it didn’t go by so
fast that Tew didn’t enjoy every
minute of it.
“I’ve had 33 wonderful years.
I really have,” Tew said. “I
wouldn’t want to work anywhere
else.”
“I always wanted to be a
teacher,” Wainwright said. “My
grandmother was a teacher. I had
an aunt who was a teacher.”
She had the desire to teach and
doing so seemed to come natural,
but Wainwright gave credit to the
“loving and kind” teacher she
interned with for helping her
with her start. Plus, the mentors
she had when she began teaching
at Starke Elementary helped her
as well.
Wainwright said mentors are
so important for young teachers.
“That’s how I learned to teach,
by watching other teachers and
listening to them talk about
students,” she said.
When Wainwright was ready
to begin her career, Starke
Elementary was losing a firstgrade teacher to retirement. She
was hired to teach that grade, and
the rest is history.
“It’s been great ever since,”
she said. “I just can’t imagine
teaching another grade.”
Wainwright enjoys seeing
her students’ accomplishments,
but also relishes seeing those
students grown and become
adults. It’s even better if those
adults can share an experience
they had in Wainwright’s class.
The gratification of her job,
she said, is “seeing them grow
up, be good citizens, remember
school and tell me something
really neat they remember about
first grade.”
Wainwright
said
she
remembers all her students. She
keeps an album that contains
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3B
Hartley set to end career where she most wanted to be
BY CLIFF SMELLEY
Staff Writer
Donna Hartley has spent the
majority of her 38-year career in
education in Bradford County,
though she did work seven years
at Middleburg High School.
She returned to Bradford
County and Bradford High
School — appropriate places to
end her career. Talk to Hartley,
who retires at the end of this
school year, and you realize that
BHS holds a special place in her
heart. She graduated from there
and has enjoyed her interaction
with the students in the various
capacities she’s worked in.
“I thought I would like to
finish my career here,” she said.
“I’ve loved every minute of it. I
love the kids at Bradford High
School.”
Hartley has been a teacher
and an administrator. She wraps
up her career as a guidance
counselor.
“I love the group I work with
in the guidance office,” Hartley
said. “We’re just a really good
team.”
Of course, Hartley has enjoyed
being part of the overall team
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photos of all the classes she’s
taught. If she has a student whose
mother or father was also one of
our students, she likes to pull out
her album and show the child
what his or her parent looked
like.
She also likes to remind those
parents they weren’t the perfect
students they want their children
to be.
“That’s fun, too,” Wainwright
said.
Though she taught first grade
only, it wasn’t a monotonous
experience. Each year brought
new children, of course. Plus,
she worked under 11 principals
and was involved in the move
from the old Starke Elementary
School, which now houses the
Bradford High School guidance counselor Donna Hartley chats with senior Chance
Oody.
at BHS. She said it’s easy to go
to work with a group of people
striving for a common goal.
“Basically, everybody’s on
the same page,” Hartley said.
“Everybody’s out for the kids.”
Hartley, who graduated from
BHS in 1974, had two careers in
mind while growing up: teaching
and nursing. She actually got
accepted into a nursing program
coming out of high school, but
after a semester of college, she
decided to travel a different path.
“I don’t know,” Hartley said.
“I just changed my mind. ‘That’s
not for me, so I’m going to be a
teacher.’”
She earned her associate of
arts degree at Santa Fe College
and her bachelor’s degree — and
later, her master’s degree — at
the University of North Florida.
She interned at Middleburg
district offices.
“We were so excited,”
Wainwright said about the move.
“It was a fun time. We felt like
we had moved to a college. It
was so big compared to our other
school. It was really a neat thing
for the whole community.”
Curriculum changed over the
years as well. Wainwright said
teaching first grade today is what
teaching third grade was like
when she first began teaching.
Yet even if nothing changed,
Wainwright would’ve enjoyed
the experience. She always
had the children. She felt like a
mother toward them.
“I’m a nurturer,” Wainwright
said.
She may be leaving Starke
Elementary, but she’s not totally
leaving. Aside from doing some
traveling, spending time at
the lake and doing yard work,
Wainwright plans to volunteer
at the school because of her
grandchildren.
“If I really get lonely, I’ll sub,
but I don’t know about that,”
Wainwright said with a laugh.
As teachers have discussed
next school year, Wainwright
has been right there in their
midst, offering her opinions and
suggestions. She said, “I can’t
quite let go yet, but I’m sure it
won’t be too hard of a transition
for me.”
Wainwright would like to see
a transition similar to the one
that occurred 42 years ago when
she replaced a retiring first-grade
teacher.
“I can’t wait to see who takes
my place,” she said. “I hope it’s a
young teacher like when I started
out.”
Elementary
School
before
starting her career in earnest at
Southside Elementary School in
1978.
In regard to starting her career
where she grew up, Hartley said,
“I don’t think it was so much
that was my desire. It just kind
of happened, but I’m glad it did.”
Hartley taught at both
Southside and Starke elementary
schools before moving to BHS.
Though she enjoyed teaching
the elementary students, she
discovered she got an even
greater joy working with
high school students. Hartley
believes that was because of the
extracurricular experiences she
had with students, whether it
was serving as a class sponsor or
heading up the German exchange
program.
“I think that’s what got me so
caught up in it,” Hartley said.
“I enjoyed being around the
kids in things other than just the
classroom.”
She taught a remedial class for
students who had not passed the
Florida High School Competency
Test and later moved into the
guidance department. Hartley
then served in the role of assistant
principal at BHS and later at the
elementary level before leaving
Bradford County to serve as
assistant principal at Middleburg
High School.
Hartley said she was surprised
at the size of Middleburg High
School, thinking it was similar
to BHS.
“For the first year, I took a
map with me every time I left
my office,” she said. “It made
me stop and think — the students
at Bradford High School really
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Telegraph, Times and Monitor B Section • Thursday, June 9, 2016
t Crime t
Recent arrests
in Bradford,
Clay and Union
Bradford
Joshua David Albritton, 29,
of Jacksonville was arrested
May 31 by Starke place during
a traffic stop for driving while
license suspended or revoked,
possession of marijuana–not
more than 20 grams and for two
charges of possession of drug
equipment. Bond was set at
$3,000 for the charges.
relative’s home in two vehicles
— the estranged wife in one by
herself. Casper was parked in
a cul-de-sac off Pratt Street in
Starke when he suddenly pulled
out in front of his wife, causing
her to slam on brakes to avoid
hitting him. She backed up
and drove around the truck, so
Casper backed up into the culde-sac again. When the second
vehicle approached carrying
the children and grandchildren
— seven people total — Casper
came out again and apparently
tried to hit the vehicle. The driver
was able to swerve and avoid his
truck. Law enforcement was
called, and a deputy stopped
Casper about 30 minutes later
on Colley Road by Riverwood
Nursing Home. When the deputy
got out to tell Casper to turn off
his vehicle, Casper yelled an
obscenity and fled in the truck,
running the stop sign at S.R. 100
and heading east. The deputy
pursued him and stopped him
at Southeast 129th Street several
miles outside of Starke. He was
arrested and transported to jail.
Bond was set at $1.1 million for
the charges.
James Lee Aldridge, 31, of
Starke was arrested June 2
by Starke police for battery.
According to the arrest report,
Aldridge and the mother of his
children got into an argument
when he struck her in the face,
knocking her to the ground. He
continued to strike her with his
hands and feet while she was on
the ground, rolled up in a fetal
position to avoid damage. The
victim was eventually able to
leave and call law enforcement
from a convenience store.
Aldridge was located and
Emily Coayla, 23, of Springarrested. Bond was set at $3,000
field,
Massachusetts,
was
for the charge.
arrested May 31 by Bradford
Jamie Robert Bacon, 33, of deputies during a traffic stop
Crystal River was arrested June for possession of marijuana–not
2 by Bradford deputies during more than 20 grams.
a traffic stop for driving while
Stanley Milton Courson, 57,
license suspended or revoked and
possession of drugs–controlled of Lawtey was arrested June
substance without a prescription. 3 by Lawtey police during a
Bacon’s
passenger,
Kristy traffic stop for driving under
Lynn Brannen, 32, of Crystal the influence and driving while
River was also arrested for license suspended or revoked–
possession of drugs–controlled habitual offender. Bond was set
substance without a prescription. at $4,000 for the charges.
According to the arrest reports,
Alyssa Irene Dillman, 21, of
Bacon was in possession of
MDMA (Ectasy), and Brannen Starke was arrested June 4 by
was in possession of morphine the Florida Highway Patrol on
sulfate. Bond was set at $8,000 two out-of-county warrants.
for Bacon’s charges and at $5,000 Bond was set at $55,000 for the
charges.
for the charge against Brannen.
Matthew Howard Bension, 26,
of Brroker was arrested June 1 by
Bradford deputies for burglary
of an unoccupied dwelling and
larceny–grand theft less than
$5,000. According to the arrest
report, Bension snuck under a
mobile home during the night
in early April and took a Stihl
chainsaw he had observed there
previously. Later in the month,
he pawned the chainsaw in
Gainesville. Gainesville police
eventually notified Bradford
detectives that Bension had
pawned the stolen chainsaw, and
he was arrested after admitting
to the theft. Bond was set at
$2,000 for the charges.
Amanda Nicole Bowman, 22,
of Lawtey was arrested June 5
by Bradford deputies for failure
to appear. Bond was set at $1,500
for the charge.
Richard Edward Casper, 55,
of Lake Butler was arrested
June 3 by Starke police for
seven charges of aggravated
assault with a deadly weapon,
assault with intent to commit
a felony, aggravated stalking–
follow/harass/cyberstalk/threat
to person and fleeing/eluding
police. According to the arrest
report, Casper, estranged from
his wife, has been harassing and
threatening to harm her and her
children if they didn’t reconcile.
On the day of the arrest, the
victim and her children and
grandchildren had left another
Rose Corbitt Gardner, 50, of
Jacksonville was arrested May
31 by Bradford deputies for
probation violation. No bond was
allowed for the charge.
a family member, and Veal was
arrested and transported to jail.
Danicklyn Gullage (see arrest
above), the stepmother, was also
arrested for cruelty toward a child
for not reporting the incident, as
she witnessed one of the children
being hit with the belt. No bond
was allowed for the probation
violation charge against Veal,
while it was set at $50,000 for the
child abuse charge.
Chiquita Leressa Mushatt
Harris, 34, of Jacksonville was
arrested June 3 by Bradford
deputies for failure to appear.
Bond was set at $1,000 for the
charge.
Jennifer Nicole Hazen, 30,
of Alachua was arrested June 1
by Bradford deputies during a
traffic stop for two charges of
possession of drugs–controlled
substance without a prescription,
possession of drug equipment
and resisting an officer. Bond
was set at $17,500 for the charges.
Regina Eunice Hilliard, 48,
of Lawtey was arrested June 5
by Bradford deputies during a
traffic stop for driving under the
influence and for three charges of
possession of drugs–controlled
substance without a prescription.
Bond was set at $22,000 for the
charges.
Joshua Michael Hudnall,
25, of Hawthorne was arrested
May 31 by Bradford deputies
on warrants for two charges of
fraud–false owner information
to pawn items less than $300
and for two charges of dealing in
stolen property. Bond was set at
$20,000 for the charges.
Javaris Eugene Kates, 25,
of Starke was arrested June 4
by Starke police for contempt
of
court–violate
injunction
protection domestic violence
and trespassing. According to
the arrest report, Kates violated
the injunction and a trespassing
order at Pine Forest Apartments
when he showed up at an exgirlfriend’s
residence.
Law
enforcement was called. Kates
was arrested after he tried to run
from the apartment, but stopped
when the officer pulled out his
Taser. Bond was set at $85,000
for the charges.
Beatie Anettie Gay, 38, of
Keystone Heights was arrested
June 1 by Bradford deputies
on warrants for two charges
of fraud–giving false owner
information to pawn items less
Dashawn Davante Lane, 22, of
than $300. Bond was set at Jacksonville was arrested June 3
$20,000 for the charges.
by Bradford deputies for failure
to appear. Bond was set at $1,500
Robert Rollin Griffis, 48, of for the charge.
Lawtey was arrested June 5 by
Starke police during a traffic
Carol Maria Moon, 53, of
stop for driving while license Newberry was arrested June 1 by
suspended or revoked. Bond was Bradford deputies for failure to
set at $5,000 for the charge.
appear. Bond was set at $15,000
for the charge.
Danicklyn La’shea Gullage,
23, of Starke was arrested June
Lee Edward Morris, 45, of
3 by Starke police for cruelty Lakeland was arrested June
toward a child–failure to 1 by Starke police during a
intervene or report child abuse traffic stop driving while license
(see Christopher Veal arrest suspended or revoked, possession
below for more information). of dangerous drugs–3 grams or
Bond was set at $50,000 for the less of synthetic cannabis and
charge.
possession of drug equipment.
Bond was set at $1,000 for the
Christopher Robert Veal, charges.
31, of Starke was arrested June
3 by Starke police for cruelty
William Lee Newham, 37, of
toward a child–aggravated child Starke was arrested June 1 by
abuse causing bodily harm and Starke police for battery and
probation violation. According obstructing justice–tampering in
to the arrest report, Veal struck first-degree felony proceeding.
his two children numerous times According to the arrest report,
in the arms, chest, back and face Newham attacked his girlfriend
with a leather belt, leaving marks after she refused to let him
on their bodies. The next day, have her car keys. The victim
law enforcement was called by told police Newham wanted
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the vehicle so he could go buy
crack cocaine. Newham pulled
the victim to the ground, pinned
her arms and started choking her
and slamming her head into the
floor. Still demanding her keys,
he then pulled her into a room by
her hair and slammed her onto
a bed, hitting her with a purse
and choking her again. He then
snatched hair from the back of
her head, took her keys and her
cell phone and refused to return
them. He also threatened to kill
her if she called the law and made
threats to harm law enforcement
if they contacted him. Several
hours later, the victim was able
to go the sheriff’s office. A short
time later, Newham was arrested
at their apartment. Bond was set
at $300,000 for the charges.
Alexander Marco Palazzi, 25,
of Starke was arrested June 1
by Bradford deputies for sexual
assault–victim under 12 years of
age (see Telegraph A-section for
more information). Bond was set
at $500,000 for the charge.
Wendy Marie Pressley, 38, of
Starke was arrested June 2 by
Bradford deputies for probation
violation. No bond was allowed
for the charge.
Jerry Don Robbins, 44,
of Mansfield, Arizona, was
arrested June 1 by Bradford
deputies during a traffic stop for
driving while license suspended
or revoked, possession of
ammunition by a convicted
felon and possession of drug
equipment. Robbins was also
charged on warrants for three
charges of failure to appear on
original charges of burglary,
petit theft and possession of a
controlled substance. No bond
was allowed for the warrant
charges, while bond was set at
$63,000 for the new charges.
Michael Anthony Scott, 21, of
Brooksville was arrested June
4 by Bradford deputies during
a traffic stop for driving while
license suspended or revoked.
Bond was set at $500 for the
charge.
Keystone Heights was arrested
Dustin Aaron Sprague, 21, of May 31 by Clay deputies for
Hawthorne was arrested May 31 failure to appear.
by Lawtey police during a traffic
Charles Ryan, 27, of Keystone
stop for driving while license
Heights was arrested May 31 by
suspended or revoked.
Clay deputies for grand theft.
Christopher Jason Sumner,
Lyle Stone, 52, of Keystone
33, of Melrose was arrested June
6 by Bradford deputies during Heights was arrested May 31
a traffic stop for driving under by Clay deputies for operating a
the influence. Bond was set at motor vehicle without a license.
$1,000 for the charge.
Jason Turner, 26, of Keystone
Heights was arrested June 1
Keystone/Melrose
by Clay deputies for DUI with
Jordan Jones, 18, of Keystone property damage.
heights was arrested June 2 by
Clay deputies for vandalism,
burglary of a structure and Union
Kenneth Lou Gaskill, 63, of
criminal mischief. According
Greenville
was arrested May 24
to an arrest report, Jones kicked
and damaged the sign of Therapy by Union deputies on a warrant
Through Massage in Keystone for cruelty to animals–causing
Heights. He is also accused cruel death or pain and suffering.
of breaking into Bryan’s Ace Bond was set at $15,000 for the
Hardware, cutting open three charge.
bags of potting soil and throwing
Jonathan Gregory Norman,
several plants around the interior
22,
of Lake Butler was arrested
of the business.
May 31 by Union deputies on
Christy Mendler, 38, of Starke a warrant for petit theft less
was arrested June 1 by Clay than $300, for larceny–theft
less than $5,000 and dealing in
deputies for non-support.
stolen property. Bond was set at
Amanda Mustered, 38, of $26,000 for the charges.
Keystone Heights was arrested
Danny William Settles, 42, of
May 31 by Clay deputies for a
Lake Butler was arrested June
probation violation.
5 by Union deputies during a
Louis Platt, 27, of Melrose traffic crash investigation for
was arrested May 31 by Clay driving under the influence.
deputies for possession of a
Kevin Austin Wethy, 23, of
controlled substance without a
valid prescription and possession Lake Butler was arrested June 1
by Union deputies for probation
of drug paraphernalia.
violation. No bond was allowed
Thomas Ragonese, 26, of for the charge.
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5B
BHS grad, basketball player McBride moving on from UCF
BY CLIFF SMELLEY
Staff Writer
Not everything in life is a slam
dunk.
Justin McBride, a 2013
Bradford High School graduate,
accepts that, which is why he’s
able to look ahead and handle
life’s challenges.
McBride is transferring from
the University of Central Florida
after playing three years for
the Knights basketball team. It
wasn’t the 6-10 center’s decision
to move on, but he insisted
he’s not upset. In fact, on the
day he was interviewed by the
Telegraph-Times-Monitor,
he
was wearing a UCF shirt.
“I’m not bitter,” McBride said.
“I was sad. I’m not going to lie
and say I wasn’t sad, but that’s
just because I love the people,
having been there so long and
making so many connections.
It’s human nature — closing a
chapter in your life and being a
little bit discouraged and sad, but
that only lasted for a little while.”
Johnny Dawkins was hired
as the new UCF head coach
after Donnie Jones was fired
at the conclusion of the 201516 season. McBride said he
and Dawkins met and made a
gentlemen’s agreement in which
each person would have to hold
up his end of the agreement.
Though he wouldn’t elaborate
on what exactly the agreement
entailed, McBride did admit he
faced various challenges in his
life recently and “kind of lost
focus” in the midst of those.
Some have speculated the
parting of ways occurred because
McBride isn’t a fit for Dawkins’
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When he’s not working out or perfecting his skills
during the summer, Justin McBride(second from right)
can be found at the Bradford County Supervisor of
Elections Office. McBride is pictured with (l-r) Deputy
Supervisor Matt Barksdale, Assistant Supervisor
Amanda Seyfang and Supervisor Terry Vaughan.
up-tempo offense, but McBride
said, “He never said that to me.
The way coach Dawkins is, I feel
like he would’ve told me. He
would’ve definitely told me.”
On June 3, McBride said he
was leaning toward transferring
to Valdosta State University,
saying the chances of him ending
up there were 97 percent. At
that time, he felt like the school
offered what he was looking for.
“I want to go to the best
situation that’s going to help me
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graduate, that’s going to put me
in a situation to be successful
when I get done playing ball,”
McBride said. “Also, while there,
I’m going to be able to have fun,
play ball and play without having
to worry about politics and this
and that.”
His last season at UCF was
“peculiar,” McBride said. Instead
of getting the chance to build
upon his sophomore season in
which he averaged six points and
four rebounds in 29 games, his
number of starts decreased (from
11 to 3) as well as his number of
minutes (14 to 12).
“It’s frustrating when all you
want to do is ball, and you don’t
really know why you’re not,”
McBride said.
Still, he strove to be the best
teammate he could be.
“Listen, either I pout and be a
baby on the bench, or I’m going
to scream and yell and cheer until
I go hoarse,” he said. “That’s the
choice I made, to do the latter.”
He also took on the role
of teacher and mentor to 7-6
freshman center Tacko Fall, who
started 26 games. McBride said
there was no reason for him not
to help the person he calls his
“little brother.”
“A lot of people were like,
‘How can you be cool with him?
He’s taking your minutes.’ I can’t
penalize the man for whatever
decisions Coach made,” McBride
said. “He’s still going to be my
little brother forever.”
Things may not have been
going as he had hoped under
Jones as coach, but McBride said
he loves Jones and was shocked
to hear of his firing.
“He extended literally every
resource he had to help me,”
McBride said. “For that, I say
thank you.”
McBride admitted that there
were instances where he would
get frustrated and want to leave
UCF, but his mother, Latonya,
would tell him, “You can’t just
leave just because you’re upset,
or you’re frustrated. You’ve got
to stay. You’ve got to stay until
the Lord opens up a door for
you.”
Ironically, McBride said he
wasn’t thinking about leaving
UCF despite how last season
played out. He has taken his
mother’s words to heart and
believes this is an example of
God opening a door for him.
“Certain things happen for a
reason,” he said. “When they
happen for a reason, you may
not understand it at that point
in time, and you may not grasp
what is really going on, but you
can’t question it. You just have to
trust that this is in God’s will and
keep moving.”
Aside from Valdosta State,
McBride has been in contact
with schools such as Florida
Atlantic, Florida International,
Jacksonville, North Florida,
Nova Southeastern, Georgia
Southern, Georgia State, Alcorn
State and Norfolk State. The
process has reminded him of his
recruitment while in high school,
and like in high school, he’s
ready for it to come to an end.
“It’s not really my type of
thing,” McBride said in reference
to having to take so many phone
calls from people he doesn’t
even know, “but I’m not tripping.
I understand it comes along with
the process, but even when I was
choosing out of high school, I
tried to expedite the process.”
In the meantime, McBride
is home in Starke and has been
working at the Bradford County
Supervisor of Elections office
— a job he did last summer as
well after he was approached by
Supervisor Terry Vaughan.
“It turned out to be something
I missed when I was away,”
McBride said. “This is really
fun.”
McBride said he has performed
See MCBRIDE, 8B
Mini-Tornado Volleyball Camp
to be offered June 14-16 at BHS
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A Mini-Tornado Volleyball
Camp will be held for rising
fourth-, fifth-, sixth-, seventhand eighth-graders Tuesday
through Thursday, June 14-16, at
the Bradford High School gym
from 9 a.m. until noon.
The camp will focus on
volleyball fundamentals and
strategies to improve one’s
game. Each camper will receive
quality instructions on learning
and developing skills.
Campers will be grouped
based on ability and age.
The cost is $30, which includes
a T-shirt with pre-registration.
For more information, please
call Belinda Phillips at 352-2817089.
HARTLEY
recently to talk to students at
the Bradford-Union Technical
Center.
“To see some of the things
our kids have done — it’s just
amazing,” Hartley said.
Hartley and her husband, Mike,
have three children — Emily,
Will and Katlyn — and eight
grandchildren. Mike, a longtime
educator/coach who currently
works at the Bradford-Union
Technical Center, will work one
more year before joining Hartley
in retirement.
In the meantime, Hartley looks
forward to spending a lot of time
with her grandchildren.
“Basically, my grandchildren
are my retirement plan,” she said.
It will be a little sad, though,
to not be around the high school
students anymore.
“Interacting with the students,
talking with them, listening to
them — that’s what I’m going to
miss,” Hartley said.
Continued from 3B
have something unique in the
small-town school and in the
things they’re really exposed to.”
In her second stint in the BHS
guidance department, Hartley
has enjoyed helping students
leave her office feeling happy
and successful. Her only regret
has been that she couldn’t help
everyone. She said she could
potentially have 40 students that
want to see her every day.
“There’s no way I can see
40 kids in a day,” Hartley said,
adding, “I wish I could’ve done
more with the kids.”
As it was, she enjoyed hearing
of students’ dreams and seeing
what they eventually made out
of life after graduation. She
talked about how impressed she
was with BHS graduate Elijah
Cohen, a hair and makeup artist
in Atlanta who returned to Starke
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Telegraph, Times and Monitor B Section • Thursday, June 9, 2016
Haven
Hospice seeks
volunteers,
will host June
21 KH event
evil empire — in his case, the
Nazis. Unlike Skywalker, this
story is true. Konop’s was an
epic homecoming. As he freed
the Czechs, they liberated him.
Light refreshments will be
served.
The Eugene L. Matthews
Bradford County Historical
Haven Hospice, which is Museum will also be open for
looking for patient and caregiver tours.
volunteers in the Keystone
Heights and Melrose area,
will host a “Haven in You”
presentation Tuesday, June 21,
at the Keystone Volunteer Fire
Department at 11 a.m.
Please RSVP by contacting
Tabatha Westberry at 386326-4524 or tmwestberry @
The Bradford County Food
havenhospice.org.
Pantry’s Freedom From Hunger
1-man
‘Accidental
Hero’ show
comes to
Starke June 23
Santa Fe College will present
the multi-media, one-man show
“The Accidental Hero” on
Thursday, June 23, at 6 p.m. at
the Andrews Center Cultural
Building. Admission is free.
“The Accidental Hero” is
about Matt Konop, a World
War II officer who miraculously
liberates the Czech villages of
his grandparents. It’s a true story,
written and performed by his
grandson, Patrick Dewane.
Konop refused to talk about
his service in the war. Yet when
he died, his basement yielded
a treasure trove of typewritten
accounts, photos and film
footage.
Dewane brings this archival
material to life as part of
an
enthralling,
humorous
and
heartwarming
story
of miraculous escapes and
astonishing coincidences. He
takes on a dozen different roles
as he recounts his grandfather’s
journey from Omaha Beach to
The Battle of the Bulge, and then
to the end of the war.
During the final week of the
war, Konop discovers his lost
identity, embraced by the tribe he
never knew. Like Luke Skywalker
of “Star Wars” fame, Konop
thought he was just fighting the
ages 9-11, will be held MondayFriday, June 20-24, from 9 a.m.
until noon. The College for Kids
camp, for ages 12-15, will be
held Monday-Friday, July 18-22,
from 9 a.m. until noon.
The cost is $89.
Space is limited to 16 students
per class, so if interested, please
register by visiting the Andrews
Center or calling 904-964-5382.
You may also call 352-3955193 or register online via
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Obituaries d
sfcollege.edu/cied/communityed.
Starke’s
Freedom From Youth can
Hunger 5K is
enroll in a
set for June 25 variety of
Carol Coleman
Charles Belk
activities as
Carol Coleman
5K is scheduled for Saturday, part of College Charles Belk
STARKE – Carol “Candy” Linda
June 25, at Veterans Memorial
KEYSTONE HEIGHT - Mr. Coleman, age 70, of Starke, passed
Charles Windle Belk, Sr. age 89, away on Thursday, May 26, 2016 at
Park in Starke at 8 a.m. A brief for Kids
ceremony will follow the event
in the town square.
Bins will be provided on site to
collect food donations.
Businesses and organizations
are encouraged to form teams.
The team that raises the most
money will have its name placed
on a plaque in recognition of
being the top hunger fighter for
2016.
Those wishing to participate
can register anytime between
now and the day of the race. All
participants will receive T-shirts.
You can register online at
freedomfromhunger5k.weebly.
com  or in person on the day of
the race.
The entry fee is $15, which is
due on the day of the race. All
proceeds will benefit the food
pantry.
If you have any questions or
are interested in being a business
sponsor or forming a team,
please call John Faulkner at 904796-0613.
Andrews
Center to offer
summer camps
in robotics
The Santa Fe College Andrews
Center is once again hosting
the summer youth programs Jr.
College for Kids and College for
Kids.
Jr. College for Kids, for ages
6-10 (rising first-fourth-graders),
is Monday-Friday, June 27July, from 8 a.m. until 11:50
a.m. Course offerings include
Architecture, Exploring the
History of Bradford County, Iron
Chef Kids, Minute to Win It and
Puppets in Motion.
An
afternoon
Exploring
Science camp will also be
offered for Jr. College for Kidsaged students from 12:30 p.m.
until 4:30 p.m.
The cost is $80 for Jr. College
for Kids and $90 for Exploring
Science.
College for Kids, for ages 1115 (rising fifth-ninth-graders), is
Monday-Friday, July 11-15, from
8 a.m. until 11:50 a.m. Course
offerings include Cool Crafts,
Jewelry Design, Minute to Win
It, CSI: Starke and Welcome to
Fruity Fun (making treats with a
twist).
As with Jr. College for Kids,
there will be an Exploring
Science camp from 12:30 p.m.
until 4:30 p.m.
The costs are the same as for
Jr. College for Kids.
To register and see a full list
of course offerings, please visit
the Andrews Center (MondaysThursdays 8 a.m.-8 p.m., Fridays
8 a.m.-4 p.m.), or call 904-9645382.
Imagine a robot, build a robot
and make it go.
The Santa Fe College Andrews
Center will host Jr. College for
Kids and College for Kids Lego
robotics camps this summer.
You may also register online via
The Jr. College for Kids, for sfcollege.edu/cied/communityed.
of Keystone Heights passed away
peacefully Tuesday, June 1, 2016.
He was born on February 20, 1927
in Ethel, Mississippi to the late
Louis “Louie” and Ida (Woods)
Belk, and had served in the United
States Navy during WWII. For 50
years, Windle had made Melrose and
Keystone Heights his home, where
he developed many friendships;
a kind and gentle man were the
words often used to describe him.
Windle was a Christian and loved
the Lord, and everyone knew he
loved his family more than anything
in this world. He was preceded in
death by three brothers, Leland,
Harvey, and Paul. Left to cherish
his memory is his beloved wife
of 67 years, Juanita (Taylor) Belk
and their three children, Charles
Belk (Cindy) of Middleburg, Kim
Martin (Randy) of Ocala and Edith
Beck (Bill) of Keystone Heights;
three siblings, Sammie G. Belk of
Columbia, MS, Henry Wallace Belk
of Kosciusko, MS and Melba Glynn
Ruell of Noblesville, IN. Also left
behind are six grandchildren, Jamie
Nooney, SFC Johannah Beck, Casia
Sinco, Alicia Nooney, Sierra Hobbs
and Joseph Martin; nine great
grandchildren and one great-great
grandchild.
Funeral services for Mr. Belk
were Monday, June 6th in the First
Baptist Church with Reverend Bill
Shepherd and Pastor Daniel Findley
officiating. Interment followed at
Eliam Cemetery in Melrose. In lieu
of flowers donations can be made to
First Baptist Church Building Fund,
550 E. Walker Drive, Keystone
Heights, FL 32656. Arrangements
are under the care of Jones Gallagher
Funeral Home, Keystone Heights.
PAID OBITUARY
her residence. Candy was born in
Highland on September 4, 1945 to
the late Albert Norman and Maybell
Padgett Norman. She was born and
raised in Highland and attended the
Bradford County School System.
She resided in Bradford County
for the majority of her life, but
spent 18 years in Macclenny. She
retired after 25 years of service as a
Waitress at the Baldwin Truck Stop.
Candy enjoyed cooking, baking,
eating, and fishing. She was an avid
ring collector and loved her jewelry.
Candy also enjoyed playing games
on her computer, working on word
puzzles, and listening to country
music. She was preceded in death
by her parents; her son, Danny
Wray Coleman; her brother, Eugene
Norman; her longtime companion,
Jim Gamel; and her brother-in-law,
Vernon “Dick” Starling.
Candy is survived by her loving
daughter, Angie (Paul) Jackson of
Lawtey; her brothers, Paul (Janet)
Norman and Robert (Debbie)
Norman both of Lawtey; her sisters,
Betty Starling and Jonell Norman
both of Lawtey; her sister-in-law,
Betty Norman of Heilbronn Springs;
her grandchildren, Kenny, Brittany,
Shayna, Kara, and Colby; her two
great grandchildren, Brayzlee and
Aubree; and her former spouse,
Milton “Buddy” Coleman of Lawtey.
A Celebration of Candy’s
Life were held on Saturday, June
4, at Archie Tanner Memorial
Chapel with Pastor Johnie Hobbs
officiating. Interment followed at
Long Branch Cemetery in Maxville.
Arrangements are under the care
and direction of V. Todd Ferreira
Funeral Services and Archie Tanner
Memorial Chapel, Starke, FL. 904964-5757.
PAID OBITUARY
William Curtis
DAYTONA BEACH - William
Swearingen Curtis (Will) age 59,
of Daytona Beach, died Thursday,
May 26th 2016, at Community
Hospice in Jacksonville. He was
born in Valdosta, GA on March 9,
1957 and had served in the United
States Navy. His father Charles
Edward Curtis had preceded him
in death. His survivors are his
daughter, Emily Jean Roberts;
mother, Jane Humphrey; brothers,
Tom Curtis (Vickie), Charles Curtis
and sister, Mary Jane Allison
(Randy).
A Memorial Service will be held
at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, June 11, at
Grace Episcopal Church in Ocala. In lieu of flowers the family requests
that donations be made to the Hospice
of your choice. Arrangements are
by Jones Gallagher Funeral Home,
Keystone Heights
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Noretia Dempsey
JACKSONVILLE - Noretia
Graham
Dempsey,
90,
of
Jacksonville, died on Saturday, June
4, 2016, at Elmcroft Assisted Living
in Jacksonville. She was born on
October 31, 1925, in Lake City, and
was the daughter of the late Annie
and Gonzalo Graham. Noretia
worked at Southern Bell Telephone,
Ohio Bell, RCA Services, and
Unisys over the years, and also
raised her family. She was preceded
in death by her husband of 69 years,
John Frank Dempsey.
She is survived by her sons,
David, Michael (Sandy), and Stephen
(Angie) Dempsey, all of Jacksonville;
five grandchildren: and one greatgrandchild. Funeral services will be
held on Thursday, June 9, at 11am
at Philippi Baptist Church in Lake
City with Warren Barnes officiating.
Burial will take place following the
funeral service at Philippi Baptist
Church Cemetery. In lieu of flowers
please make donations directly to
Philippi Baptist Church Cemetery
Fund. Arrangements are under the
care of Archer Funeral Home in
Lake Butler.
Lucille Hadley
Lucille Hadley
LAKE BUTLER - Lucille
J. Hadley, 75, resident of Lake
Butler, passed away Monday, May
30, 2016 at Lake Butler Hospital
Hand Surgery Center. Lucille was
born August 1, 1940 to the late
Reverend Sam and Edith Jackson.
Serving Families in North Florida since 1973
Lucille received her education in
the Union County School System,
graduating with the class of 1959
from Consolidated High School.
After graduation, she matriculated
with the University of North Florida,
earning a Bachelor’s Degree. Lucille
was a member of Greater Elizabeth
Missionary Baptist Church. Lucille
was employed with North East
Florida State Hospital, retiring after
greater than 30 years of dedicated
service. She was committed to her
family and friends. Cooking was her
favorite past-time, for all to enjoy.
Left to cherish loving memories:
Special friend, Ethan Anderson; son,
Henry Lavelle Jones, Jr. (Velma);
husband Ray Shawn. daughter,
Deneshia Hadley (Ronald); brothers,
Eddie Jackson (Cora Lee), Grady
Jackson; sister, Evelyn Small;
brother-in-law,
Clark
Hadley
(Catherine); grandchildren, Darren,
Alexander, and Shawntile Givens;
four great-grandchildren; hosts of
nieces, nephews, other relatives and
friends.
Funeral services for Lucille J.
Hadley will be 2:00 p.m. Saturday,
June 11, 2016 in the Union County
High School Auditorium, 1000
South Lake Avenue, Lake Butler, FL.
The family will receive friends from
5:00 – 7:00 p.m. Friday, June 10, 2016
at Greater Elizabeth Missionary
Baptist Church, 780 SW 3rd St., Lake
Butler, FL. Arrangements entrusted
to COMBS FUNERAL HOME. 292
NE Washington St., Lake City, FL.
(386) 752-4366.
PAID OBITUARY
was currently living in Gainesville.
Hall was born on August 4, 1952 and
was preceded in death by her father,
Willis Hall in 1970, her brother John
Michael, and her mother Katherine
Watford in 2014.
Mary-Kay is survived by her
sister, Carolyn Lolaine (Tom)
Conner, her brothers W.G. (June)
Hall, Chip (Ginny) Hall, and Carl
(Dinky) Hall.
Mary-Kay was loved by all who
knew her. She loved the Lord and
enjoyed going to church. She was a
member of the River of Life Church
of God in Starke. Mary-Kay loved
music and singing. She enjoyed
and considered as her “ministry”
collecting pop-tabs for the Ronald
McDonald House. She collected over
100 pounds with the help of friends
and the River of Life Church of God.
She said “I’m doing this for the little
babies”. A great big “Thank You” to
everyone who made this possible for
Mary-Kay. Arrangements for MaryKay were under the care of Dees
Funeral Home in Lake City.
PAID OBITUARY
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of Ferreira Funeral Services and
Archie Tanner Memorial Chapel
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PAID OBITUARY
Rothelle Jones
THERESSA - Mr. Rothelle,
“R.B.” Jones, 79 died June 2, 2016
at his home with his family by his
side. He was born on November
20, 1936 in Trenton and proudly
served his country as a member of
the United States Air Force and was
retired from Enron/Florida Gas
Corporation. He was a member
of Freedom Baptist Church in
Keystone Heights. He is survived
by: his wife Brenda Forsythe Jones,
daughter Linda “Susi” Stanley, son
Ronnie Jones, four grandchildren,
and three great grandchildren. He
is also survived by a brother, Tracy
Jones (Florence), a sister, Norma
Jean Faile, a sister in law, Beverly
Brannen, and numerous nieces and
nephews.
Funeral services will be held at
Freedom Baptist Church on Sunday,
June 5, at 3:00 pm. The family will
receive friends one hour prior to the
services. Arrangements are by Jones
Gallagher Funeral Home, Keystone
Heights.
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Lord Wednesday, March 9, 2016. She
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“EW” Hodges, age 86, of Hampton
Lake, passed away on May 31,
2016 at Windsor Manor Nursing
Home in Starke. EW was born
in Brooker, to the late Mr. EW
Hodges Sr. and Mrs. Ruby Hodges.
EW was one of five children. EW
was a devout Christian and was a
member of Trinity Baptist Church
in Keystone Heights. Through the
years Mr. Hodges spent much of
his time at church volunteering in
the AWANA program. A program
which teaches children the values
and fundamentals of being a servant
of Jesus Christ, primarily through
scripture memorization. Mr. Hodges
career included service in the United
States Army, during the Korean War
and a lifelong career in the building
construction industry ranging from;
construction, sales, and ultimately
in the ownership and operation of
a community fixture many knew as
Hodges Building Supply.
At heart Mr. Hodges was a true
public servant. He served as a
Bradford County Commissioner for
12 years from 1974-1986. EW was
also a Free & Accepted Mason and
member of Pine Hill Lodge No. 9
in Brooker. Some of his Masonic
accomplishments included being a
Master Mason, Worshipful Master,
District Deputy Grand Master, and
Secretary of Pine Hill Lodge No.
9. Mr. Hodges civic duties also
included being a longtime Shriner,
Rotarian, President of the Suwannee
River Economic Council board, and
as a board member for numerous
organizations throughout Bradford
County and Northeast Florida. Mr.
Hodges was preceded in death by
his wife of 60 years, Mrs. Yvonne
“Lucy” Hodges; and two sons Mark
and Randy Hodges.
Mr. Hodges is survived by
his daughter, Mrs. Kim (Ralph)
Morgan; daughter-in-law, Tonya
Hodges; Mr. Hodges was also
blessed with 6 grandchildren; 10
great grandchildren; and 1 greatgreat grandchild.
A Celebration of Mr. Hodges Life
Friday, June 3 at Trinity Baptist
Church in Keystone Heights with
Pastor James Peoples officiating.
Interment followed at Dedan
Cemetery where military honors
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Chastity Short
LAKE BUTLER - Chastity
“Chazzy” Grace Short, Preschooler,
Four years of age, passed away June
2, 2016 at Lake Butler Hospital.
Chastity was a member of City of
Life Church, Tampa, locally at New
Birth Church of God In Christ.
She is survived by her mother;
Candice Stoutamire (Christopher
Green), Tampa, father; Dennis Short,
Jr., PA, maternal grandmother;
Claudette Stoutamire (Alston),
Raiford, paternal grandmother;
Bonita
Rideout,
paternal
grandfather; Dennis, Short, Sr., both
of PA.
Funeral Services for Chastity will
be held 2:00 pm,, Sunday, June 12,
at Union High School Auditorium,
Lake Butler, Elder Patrick Maxwell,
Officiating, Elder Curtis Stoutamire,
Presiding; burial will follow in
Ft. Call Cemetery. Arrangements
entrusted to Chestnut Funeral
Home, Inc., 18 N.W. 8th Avenue,
Gainesville, FL.
Miss Short will repose in the
Chestnut Memorial Chapel on
Saturday, June 11, from 4:00 pm until
7:30 pm at New Birth Church of God
In Christ, N.E. 227th, Place, Raiford;
Sunday she will repose in the School
Auditorium from 1:00 pm, until the
hour of Service. Family and friends
are asked to meet on Sunday at
the home of her grandmother, Ms.
Claudette Stoutamire, 13216 N.E.
231 Lane, Raiford, at 1:00 pm to
form the Cortege.
PAID OBITUARY
Words can’t begin to
express our heartfelt
thanks and appreciation
to all our friends and
church family during the
illness and passing of
our beloved brother.
We were so grateful for
the phone calls, visits,
cards, flowers, food and
especially for prayers of
comfort, support and
encouragement. Special
Blessings to one and all.
The Family of
Seeber Ray
“Buddy” Allen
Catherine Starling
Catherine
Starling
STARKE – Catherine “Kitty”
Starling, age 69, of Starke, went to
Heaven on June 5, 2016 at Baptist
Medical Center in Jacksonville. She
was born in Watsonville, CA on
May 18, 1947 to Ruth Oranda Harris
and the late Herman H. Harris, Jr.
Kitty was a resident of Bradford
County for the majority of her adult
life. She graduated from Bradford
High School in 1964 and soon after
started her longtime career as a
Cosmetologist. Kitty was always
passionate about helping others.
She spent over 50 years serving
her community as a Cosmetologist
where she was able to assist her
clients with their hairstyling needs
along with assisting them with their
daily errands. She was a very giving
woman who always lent a helping
hand. Kitty enjoyed attending church
at Keystone United Methodist
Church where she was a longtime
member. She always enjoyed
spending time with her friends and
family, but most of all, she loved
being with her grandchildren. Kitty
was preceded in death by her father
and her brother, Clyde Harris.
Kitty is survived by her mother,
Ruth Harris of Starke; her loving
children, Sean (Jeannie) Starling
of Starke and Chera (Jonathan)
Ferguson of Lawtey; her brother
Gene Harris of Middleburg; her
grandchildren, Hannah and Cole
Ferguson, and Skyler Starling; and
her niece, Krystle Parks.
A Memorial Service will be held
on Friday, June 10, 2016 at 11:00
am at Keystone United Methodist
Church with Dr. Tom Farmer, Jr.
officiating.
Arrangements are
under the care and direction of V.
Todd Ferreira Funeral Services and
Archie Tanner Memorial Chapel,
Starke, Fl. 904-964-5757. Visit
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sign the family’s guest book.
PAID OBITUARY
Jerome Suggs
LAKE BUTLER - Jerome “Jerry”
H. Suggs 76 passed away peacefully
at his home on June 6, 2016 with his
family at his side. Jerry was born in
Miami and moved to Brooker in his
early life. He was the son of the late
Willis Suggs and Nellie Fay Suggs.
He was preceded in death by two
sisters: Juanita and Joyce. A brother
Jack, His first wife Bernice Parrish
Suggs, and a daughter Jeri Denise
Suggs. He was in the army for three
years He was a Christian and loved
the Lord. Everyone loved to hear
him play the guitar and sing. He
has sung at many funerals and other
places. He enjoyed fishing, watching
cowboy movies and watching
football games.
He is survived by: His loving
wife Brenda Bass Suggs Daughters:
Barbara Matchett of Gainesville,
Crystal
(Chad)
Norman
of
Gainesville and Melissa (Jared)
Goldman of Boca Raton Sons: J.R.
Eddy and Josh (Tiffney) Suggs of
Lake Butler Step Son: Ted Curtis
III of Brooker13 Grandchildren and
11 Great Grandchild.
Funeral Services will be held on
Thursday, June 9, 2016 at 11:00 am
at the First Christian Church of Lake
Butler. A visitation will be held on
Wednesday June 8, from 6 to 8pm
at Archer Funeral Home Burial will
follow at Elzey Chapel Cemetery.
Arrangements are under the care
of Archer Funeral Home in Lake
Butler.
PAID OBITUARY
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Telegraph, Times and Monitor B Section • Thursday, June 9, 2016
State
semifinalist
UC has 3 earn
1st-team Sun
softball honors
Union County High School had
six players earn first- or secondteam, small-school honors, while
Bradford and Keystone Heights
combined to have five earn
first- or second-team, big-school
honors as part of The Gainesville
Sun’s All-Area Softball teams.
Senior pitcher Kaylan Tucker,
junior infielder Devin Lewis
and sophomore infielder Teala
Howard were first-team picks
for Union, which was a Class
1A semifinalist. Tucker went
9-1 with an ERA of 1.97 and 66
strikeouts. She batted .432 with
10 doubles, five triples, three
home runs and 48 RBI.
Lewis and Howard batted .471
and .597, respectively. Lewis
had 14 doubles, two triples, three
home runs and 36 RBI, while
Howard had four doubles, two
triples, 16 RBI, 42 runs scored
and 42 stolen bases.
Earning second-team honors
for Union were senior catcher
Jordan Howe, sophomore pitcher
Brooke Waters and freshman
outfielder Kensley Hamilton.
Howe batted .371 with nine
doubles, two home runs and 18
RBI, while Hamilton batted .508
with a double, a triple, 12 RBI
and 14 stolen bases.
Waters went 5-0 with an ERA
of 1.60. She batted .338 with
eight doubles, a triple, a home
run and 29 RBI.
Senior
outfielder
Kaite
Zipperer and sophomore infielder
Madelyn Kish earned honorable
mention for the Tigers.
Junior pitcher Shelby Wilkison
and sophomore infielder Savana
Shealey earned second-team
honors for Bradford. Wilkison
went 5-9 with a 2.53 ERA,
striking out 134 in 91.1 innings.
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a variety of tasks in the office and
helped ready for an election last
year, processing petitions and
readying the voting machines.
He’s gained a tremendous
appreciation of what Vaughan,
Assistant Supervisor Amanda
Seyfang and Deputy Supervisor
Matt Barksdale do on a daily
basis.
“I don’t think a lot of people
really realize how much work
goes into it and how much you
have to pay attention to little
details that you don’t necessarily
think about,” McBride said.
McBride said he doesn’t have
an eye on Vaughan’s job, though,
saying, “He can have this. He
can definitely have this. It takes
a special person to do what he
does.”
Though he was majoring
in communications at UCF,
McBride still has hopes of going
Shealey batted .329 with eight
doubles, a home run and 11 RBI.
Senior catcher Annie Luke,
sophomore
outfielder/catcher
Gracie
Blankenship
and
sophomore outfielder Harli
Phillips
earned
honorable
mention for the Tornadoes.
Three earned second-team
honors for Keystone. Junior
infielder Breanna Wells batted
.386 with 11 doubles, a home run
and 21 RBI. Junior Kaitlyn Cline
and sophomore Bailey Story
were both honored as utility
players, with Cline batting .393
with four doubles and 17 RBI
and Story batting .386 with three
doubles, three triples and 15 RBI.
Sophomore
outfielder/
infielder Ashleigh Jennings
earned honorable mention for the
Indians.
BHS, UCHS
have combined
7 1st-teamers
in Sun AllArea Baseball
Bradford High School seniors
A.J. McNeal and Caleb Polk
earned first-team, big-school
honors, while Union County
High School senior Casey
Driggers and juniors Ty Cook
and J.C. Lovelace earned firstteam, small-school honors with
the release of The Gainesville
Sun’s All-Area Baseball teams.
McNeal, an outfielder, batted
.419 with four doubles, three
triples, 10 RBI, 19 runs scored
and 12 stolen bases for the
Tornadoes, who had a total of
seven players honored.
Polk went 7-1 as pitcher,
striking out 73 in 61.2 innings
and having an ERA of 1.93.
He also batted .354 with nine
doubles, a home run and 14 RBI.
Bradford had two seniors earn
second-team honors: catcher
into education as a career.
“I’m still going to end up in
a classroom or as a principal of
school,” he said.
Of course, if the opportunity
arises to play basketball
professionally, McBride will
certainly consider it. He said
he would be foolish not to.
However, despite how much he
loves playing, he’s willing to
walk away from the sport when
it’s time.
“It’s not — nor will it ever be
— the be-all, end-all,” McBride
said. “Life doesn’t stop if I don’t
go play pro basketball.”
Like any basketball fan,
McBride has been watching
the NBA playoffs. He picked
a Cleveland Cavaliers-Golden
State Warriors matchup in the
Finals, though he couldn’t pick
one team over the other. He said
he could see either team winning
it all.
It’s hard for McBride to
pick a favorite player between
Cleveland’s LeBron James and
Jameaze McNeal and outfielder
Matt Stanwix-Hay. McNeal
batted .276 with seven doubles,
a triple, seven RBI and 11 stolen
bases. Stanwix-Hay batted .349
with five doubles, a triple, 18
RBI and nine stolen bases.
Senior pitcher/infielder Wyatt
Barnes, sophomore pitcher
Tucker Stack and sophomore
catcher Peyton Welch earned
honorable mention for Bradford.
In the small-school honors,
Driggers, an infielder, batted
.408 with seven doubles, a triple,
16 RBI and 39 runs scored for
Union, which had a total of seven
players honored.
Cook, a catcher, batted .376
with six doubles, three triples, a
home run, 18 RBI and 32 runs
scored, while throwing out 14 of
24 base runners.
Lovelace, who was named a
utility player, batted .396 with 14
doubles, four triples, two home
runs, 33 RBI, 36 runs scored and
nine stolen bases. He went 4-2 as
a pitcher with a 3.33 ERA and 39
strikeouts.
Union senior infielder Dalton
Teston earned second-team
honors after batting .298 with six
doubles, four triples, 28 RBI and
25 runs scored.
Joining him on the second
team were teammates Stephen
Milner and Jarrett Shadd, who
are both juniors. Milner, honored
as a designated hitter, batted
.317 with 23 RBI, while Shadd,
a pitcher, compiled a 3-1 record
with one shutout and an ERA of
1.66.
Junior pitcher Taz Worrell
earned honorable mention for the
Tigers.
The Gainesville Sun attempts
to honor players from every team
in its coverage area. If a school,
such as Keystone Heights, is
not represented, it is because a
coach did not respond to multiple
inquiries emailed to the school in
Golden State’s Stephen Curry.
He likes Curry “because he
does stuff that you’re just not
supposed to do,” but also likes
James because “he’s a physical
beast.”
“The way (Curry) shoots the
ball is crazy, but I like LeBron
because he’s just a machine,”
McBride said.
His favorite player, though,
is San Antonio’s LaMarcus
Aldridge, a player who’s “going
to kill you with consistent effort.”
“If you take away his jumper,
then he’ll go past you,” McBride
said. “If you take away his
drive, he’s got his jumper. If you
take away his offense, he still
performs on defense.”
McBride has been stepping
on the court himself while he’s
home, playing against members
of the BHS team (his brother,
James, is a BHS assistant coach).
He does not go easy on the kids.
“Not at all,” he said. “They
talk trash, but it’s fun. That’s
what they’re supposed to do. I go
question.
BHS, KHHS,
UCHS athletes
earn Sun
honors in
track, tennis
The Gainesville Sun recently
released its All-Area teams
for track and field and tennis,
with Bradford High School
sophomore Jade Hines earning
second-team honors in track and
field.
Hines was honored in the
200m after recording a personal
record of 25.77 for a fourth-place
and state-qualifying finish at the
Region 2-2A finals. She was also
the Region 2 champion in the
long jump.
Keystone Heights had four
boys track and field members
earn honorable mention: senior
Spenser Echevarria, sophomore
Mason Stitt and freshmen Tyler
Cumbus and Alex Guy. All were
honored in the 4x400m relay,
with Guy also being recognized
in the 1600m.
Bradford,
Keystone
and
Union all had girls tennis players
receive honorable mention:
Chelsea Creighton (sophomore,
BHS),
Jaime
Johnston
(sophomore, KHHS), Peyton
Collins (freshman, KHHS) and
Covadongh Arce (sophomore,
UCHS).
In boys tennis, Bradford senior
Elijah Higginbotham and Union
freshman Sidney Johnson earned
honorable mention.
If a school did not have
athletes mentioned in a specific
sport, it is because coaches did
not respond to multiple email
inquiries from The Gainesville
Sun seeking nominations.
at them.”
McBride is certainly taking
recent life events in stride.
Life changes. Now it’s simply
time to do something different,
without harboring any regrets or
animosity.
“UCF helped grow me in
some ways I probably wouldn’t
have anywhere else,” McBride
said. “Once a Knight, always
a Knight. That’s real. I love the
University of Central Florida.
I’ll always love the University of
Central Florida. I’m going to go
back and visit it whenever time
permits, but it was time for this
chapter of my life to end and
another chapter to begin. That’s
all it is.”
Drew Hildebran has been paricipating in shooting
sports for three years. It was something to do to keep
from being bored, he said.
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he admitted he looks at it as a
chance to learn what he has to do
to return the following year and
win his events.
“This is an experience trip
right here,” he said, adding that
his first thought at the event’s
conclusion will be, “When’s the
next time I practice so I can make
myself better?”
Layer said he was “seriously
nervous” during his first Junior
Olympic event, though after he
hit his first couple of targets, he
said he calmed down and told
himself, “It’s just another round.”
Still, when he saw how far
he trailed some of the other
shooters, Layer said he realized
he had a long way to go.
Rather
than
become
discouraged, though, Layer was
the kind of person who looked
at the situation and realized just
how far he could go in shooting.
He’d like to see Hildebran view
his inaugural experience in the
same way.
“I really do hope it helps
drive him forward, to tell you
the truth,” Layer said, adding, “I
hope it gives him the same sense
of drive in seeing what’s truly
ahead of him.”
Hildebran’s family has to pay
the cost of his trip to Colorado
Springs — a 12-day stay — as
well as the costs of shooting
in general (he goes through
500 rounds of ammunition
a week), so any donations
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helping support Hildebran are
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Thursday, June 9, 2016 • Telegraph, Times and Monitor B Section
(904) 964-6305
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Motor Vehicles
& Accessories
UP TO $500 CASH FOR
JUNK $CARS$. Free pick
• Pumps
Lake Butler
• Sales
Apartments
• Parts
• ServiceHandicap
up, running or not. Call
352-771-6191. CASH $
CASH $ CASH
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For Sale
DOWNTOWN STARKE Retail and/or Office Space
for rent. 113-115 E. Call
St. 144 to 1100 square
feet available. Call Jerry
at 904-364-8395
PRIME OFFICE SPACE
for rent. Total 7,478 SQ.
FT. at $4.00 per SQ. FT.
All or any part located at
743 US Hwy. 301 South.
Smith & Smith Realty
904-964-9222
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Homes For Sale
$145,000. 727 CYPRESS
ST., Starke. 3/2, CH/A,
double lot, big carport, all
appliances, great condition. Call 205-393-4909.
Brokers welcome.
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Mobile Homes
For Sale
ONLY 1 LEFT- 3 BR 2
Bath only $325 a month.
904-783-4619
USED 4 BR only $19,900 as
is. 904-783-4619.
USED DOUBLE- 4 BR 2 BA
$1500 down $275 month.
904-783-4619.
ALMOST new Homes of
Merit 3BR/2BA. 2000 sqft.
Only $39,900.
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For Rent
AVAILABLE SOON. 3BR
house near Winn-Dixie.
Clean, CH/A, fenced back
yard. Good neighborhood.
$875/mo. plus deposit.
Call 352-478-8321
WE HAVE 2 OR 3 bedroom MH, clean, close to
prison. Call 352-468-1323
NEWLY RENOVATED mobile homes. D/W 3 BR,
2 & 3 BR Lakefront 2BR
house. Starke & Lake
Butler. 1-678-438-6828
HIDDEN OAKS MHC2BR/2BA/$545,
3BR/2BA/$595. Close to
A+ schools, city water/
sewer, ch/a. Lake Butler
386-496-8111 Mike
F O R
R E N T
2BR/2BA Quality Brick
Home, Excellent Neighborhood, in Starke. Large
living room and dining
room, walk-in closet and
a laundry room. Central
heat and air, screened in
porch $900 month plus
deposit Discount offered
to one person or military. Also available soon
3BR/1BA $875 Call 904613-5715
FOR RENT. 5 BR each has
bath. Cable TV, washer/
dryer. Handicapped Facility with fire protection,
some furniture. $1200 per
mo. Call 904-364-9022
3/2 COTTAGE remodeled/
1 1/2 acres fenced, new
electric, plumbing, windows, heat pump, roof,
and well. $137-500. 904964-2441.
3/1 HOUSE FOR RENT,
1206 Bradford St. Quiet
neighborhood, CH/A,
$695/mo., first mo.
plus deposit required.
Available now. 386-7934446
ROOMMATE. Single M/F.
Large private bed & bath,
CH/A, cable, Non-smoking. Between Starke &
Lawtey on horse farm.
$100/week. 904-5531063.
53 A
Yard Sales
5 FAMILY ANNUAL YARD
SALE. Friday 7:30-2pm.
Meadows Drive, Starke.
Name brand clothing for
entire family (Miss Me,
Rocks, Silver, Buckle,
Hollister & American
Eagle) shoes & medical scrubs. Home decor,
kitchenware, cookware,
counter height table w/4
bar stools, furniture, new
bedding w/pillows, dirt
bike helmet, baseball bat
& baseball gear. Other
misc. items.
YARD SALE Fri. & Sat. 8am
until? SR 100 W turn onto
SR 100a follow signs.
Something for everyone.
Cancel if rain.
YARD SALE; mini storage sale everything
must go. Saturday only.
Selling everything even
storage doors. Lots of
items. 13713 US 301 S.
Starke.
YARD SALE at 24587 Grove
Street, Lawtey. Friday &
Saturday 8-12. Baby and
adult clothes and miscellaneous items.
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Keystone Yard
Sales
TOOLS, all kinds, nice
chop saw, scroll saw, die
cast cars, collectables,
some old bottles, much
more. MULTI-FAMILY yard sale.
Keenan Tree Service
Trimming & Removal
Reasonable Prices
Insured!
FREE ESTIMATES
352-603-3318 352-473-4420
904-540-1437
TDD/TTY 711.
This institution is an EOE.
Friday & Saturday beginning at 7am. Southeast
4th Avenue in Melrose.
Furniture, cookware,
dishes, microwave
oven, clothing and other
items.
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For Sale
FOR SALE, due to death.
1992 38’ Fleetwood motor
home diesel bus, w/d, ice
maker, moving satellite
dish, very clean, good
condition, 137k miles.
$43,000. Hammond spinet organ $150. 1994 Honda Goldwing Aspencade
1200 series 25k miles,
garage kept $5,000. Call
386-496-0683
SINGLE WIDE mobile home
located close to prisons.
Includes storage sheds,
on 4.7 acres. Completely
remodeled, very private
with large yard. $75,000.
For more information call
904-364-9022
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Personal
Services
CLARK FOUNDATION REPAIRS, 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.
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Home
Improvement
MISTY’S HANDY MAN
rental lake cleaning, moving tree trimming and
minor construction Free
Estimates call 352-5199713
NOW HIRING
LendingBear Starke
• CSR/Full time
• Excellent Customer
Service Skills
• Process Loans/Pawns
• Payments/Sales/
Collections
• Cleaning/Merchandising
Sales Floor
• Must pass background/
drug screen
650 S. Walnut St Starke, FL 32091
tel: 904-368-0929
Visit branch for application
Where one call
does it all!
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Business
Opportunities
BOOKKEEPING for the
small Businesses Reasonable fees Call Tracey
@904-964-6947
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Help Wanted
LIBBY’S ART OF HEALING,
Massage Studio in need
of a part time massage
therapist that’s willing to
work evenings (3pm-8pm)
and Saturdays (10am3pm). For a new graduate starting hourly pay
is at $8.50, and $17.00
per massage-hour. Pay
rate is negotiable for experienced/specialized
therapists. LMT will also
be paid commission on
gift cert. sales & packages. LMT job duties:
high quality massage,
scheduling, sales representative, laundry &
cleaning. LMT perks:
on the job CEU training.
Contact Kristina Libby
(904) 982-2873 or drop off
resume’ at The Shoppes
at Thompson Street, 118
S Thompson St. Starke,
FL. 32091
MACCLENNY Nursi n g
&
R e h a b
Seeking to add
CNA’s to their TEAM!
F u l l Ti m e s h i f t s a r e
n e e d e d f o r 3 - 11
a n d 11 - 7 . N e w
w a g e s f o r C N A’ s !
Must pass a FDLE
B a c k g r o u n d !
Apply
in
person @ 755 S 5TH
Street, or call 904-2594873.
LAKE BUTLER HOSP I TA L M a i n t e n a n c e
Tech-FT Please visit
our website www.lakebutlerhospital.com for
more information and
to fill out an application.
PH. 386.496.2323 Ext
9258, Fax 386.496.2105
Equal Employment Op-
portunity / Drug & Tobacco Free Workplace
PART TIME SCALE Operator. The New River
Solid Waste Association
is seeking qualified applicants for a permanent,
part-time position of Scale
Operator. Responsibilities include operation
of a computerized scale
system, collecting fees
and keeping accurate records of all transactions.
Must be a high school
graduate, preferably with
two years of experience
in similar work. Must
be willing to work a flexible schedule including
weekends and holidays.
Starting salary will be
$10.00 per hour with a
flexible schedule of 30
hours per week. Salary commensurate with
experience. Applications
for employment can be
picked up at the New
River Regional Landfill,
State Road 121, 2.5 miles
north of Raiford, Florida,
or obtained from www.
nrswa.org. Deadline for
submitting an application
will be June 17, 2016
at 4:00 p.m. New River
Solid Waste is a drug-free
workplace and an Equal
Opportunity Employer.
CITY OF LAKE BUTLER
is looking for a Payment
Services Representative.
QUALITY SERVICE SINCE 1964
NEED CASH FAST!
1 AND 2
BEDROOM APARTMENTS
607 Bradford Court
Starke, FL
Call for more info
904-964-6216
1&2
Bedrooms
NOW
AVAILABLE
$
460 – $505
Equal housing opportunity.
This institution is an equal
opportunity provider & employer.
Hearing Impaired Only
call 800-955-8771
Handicapped Accessible
This Institution is an Equal
Opportunity Provider
and Employer.
EQUAL HOUSING
OPPORTUNITY
1, 2, & 3 bedroom HC &
Non-HC accessible
apartments.
As low as $8750 security
deposit!
“This institution is an equal
opportunity provider, and employer.”
“Equal Housing Opportunity”
Hwy
301
Sat &
Sun
W/D Hook-ups • Pool • Business Center
Fitness Room • Kids Club
PETS WELCOME!
Call
904-368-0007
FATHER’S DAY GIFTS
Golf Clubs, Homemade Fudge, Hats
Hot Sauces, Personalized Leather Belts
Cell Phone & Motorcycle Accessories
EQUAL HOUSING
OPPORTUNITY
BIG ON-SITE AUCTION
for
across from Trinity Baptist on SR 21 • just South of K.H.
2008 Camry Hybrid, loaded 4-door sedan.
House is full of Quality Furniture, no junk.
Roseville, Hull, McCoy, Wall Art & LOTS of
small household items. Riding mower,
generator, pressure washer & small tools.
Don’t miss this auction — Everything
READY for your Home or Shop!
For full listings and pictures check our
website:
Southern Villas
of Starke
Ask about our
Terms: Cash or Check with ID; Visa, MC, Debit
Card, 12% Buyer’s Premium • 2% B.P. discount
with cash or check • Sales tax. Announcements day
of sale have precedence over all advertisements.
Food/sodas available.
AUCTION BY KEYSTONE AUCTION SERVICE
AB#1648 Col. Ken Mitchell AU# 2225
Call for information: (352) 473-9008 (352) 283-6297
“Equal Housing Opportunity”
DURRANCE PUMP
Now Accepting
Applications
Villas, 607 Bradford Ct,
Starke
TDD/TTY 711
1001 Southern Villas Dr.
Starke, FL
STATE LICENSE
#1305
Interested can contact
Florida Crown Workforce in Lake City, FL. at
386-755-9026
PART TIME, experienced
maintenance person
needed for apartment
complex. Apply in person
Mon, Tues, Wed Heritage
801 South Water Street
Starke, FL 32091
1&2 BR Apartments HC &
non-HC Units. Central AC/
Heat, on-site laundry,
playground, private, quiet
atmosphere.
Accessible apartment
with rental assistance.
Call 386-496-3141
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NOW HIRING
CDL DRIVERS NEEDED
Target your
audience
quickly
• Seeking experienced construction
laborers and heavy equipment operators
for our crews located in North Florida.
• Equipment such as Wheel loader,
Dozer, Excavator, Off-Road Trucks,
Skid Steer Loaders, Graders and like
equipment.
• Must be able to pass a drug test.
• Must learn and follow safety regulations.
To apply please contact:
or apply at
386-496-3867
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Gainesville
Sun gives
top lifting
awards to BHS’
Brown, Johns
The Gainesville Sun’s AllArea Boys Weightlifting teams
were dominated by Bradford,
Keystone Heights and Union
County high schools, with
Bradford senior Elijah Brown
being named Weightlifter of the
Year and Bradford coach Chaz
Johns being named Coach of the
Year.
The Tornadoes placed third in
the state after advancing 10 lifters
out of regional competition.
Brown was the runner-up in
the 154-pound class, though he
tied the state champion with a
580 total (320 bench press, 260
clean and jerk). He had to settle
for second place due to the body
weight tiebreaker.
Brown won his class at both
the District 5 and Region 3 finals.
Bradford senior Juwan Crum
also earned first-team honors
after placing third at state in
the 169 class with a 575 total
(350, 255). He was the District
5 champ and placed third at the
Region 3 finals.
Keystone had three earn firstteam honors: senior Austin
Lester in the 119 class, junior
Taylor Beall in the 129 class and
senior Matthew Echevarria in the
139 class.
Lester was the District 9
champ and Region 5 runner-up.
He placed sixth at state with a
365 total (195, 170).
Beall was the champion at
both the District 9 and Region
5 meets and placed third at state
with a 430 total (205, 225).
Echevarria was the District 9
champ and Region 5 runner-up.
He placed fourth at state with a
480 total (235, 245).
Union senior Darian Robinson
earned first-team honors in the
169 class after finishing as the
state runner-up with a 580 total
(305, 275). He was the runnerup in the District 5 and Region
3 meets.
Bradford had three earn
second-team honors: junior
Zach Windle in the 119 class,
sophomore Zion Barber in the
154 class and senior Johnny
Hernandez in the 238 class.
Windle was fourth and third,
respectively, at the District 5 and
Region 3 meets and placed 13th at
state with a 310 total (160, 150).
Barber was the District 5
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runner-up and placed third at the
Region 3 meet. He was fourth at
state with a 515 total (285, 230).
Hernandez won the District
5 and Region 3 championships
and placed 12th at state. He had
a season-best total of 630 (345,
285).
Senior Spenser Echevarria and
juniors Zach Blalock and Nolin
Robertson earned second-team
honors for Keystone.
Echevarria was the District 9
and Region 5 runner-up in the
129 class. He placed ninth at
state with a 395 total (210, 185).
Blalock was the District 9
champ and Region 5 runner-up
in the 169 class. He had a seasonbest total of 535 (285, 250) and
went on to place 12th at state.
Robertson had a season-best
total of 575 (275, 300) in the
219 class and was the District 9
champ and Region 5 runner-up.
He placed 13th at state.
Union had two earn secondteam honors: senior Dairon
Alexander in the 169 class and
junior Andre Hampton in the 199
class.
Alexander was fifth at the
District 5 meet and sixth at the
Region 3 meet. He placed eighth
at state with a 535 total (275,
260).
Hampton was third at the
District 5 meet and fourth at the Bradford High School’s Elijah Brown (pictured lifting at the state finals) was tabbed
Region 3 meet. He had a season- by The Gainesville Sun as its Boys Weightlifter of the Year. Photo: Shelley Rodgers.
best total of 565 (315, 250) and
went on to place 17th at state.
were for Bradford were senior Hankerson and Alvin James and Taro Ward.
Earning honorable mention Chance Oody, juniors Jaylon sophomores Jakob Alvarez and
UCHS’
Tucker earns
honorable
mention for
Athlete of
the Year
Kaylan Tucker, who just
graduated from Union County
High School and received a
scholarship to play softball
at Santa Fe College, earned
honorable mention from The
Gainesville Sun for its smallschool Athlete of the Year
awards.
Tucker helped lead Union to its
first-ever district championship
in softball (fast pitch) and was
also part of a volleyball team that
claimed just the school’s second
district title in the sport.
As a middle blocker, Tucker
tallied a team-high 44 blocks in
volleyball. She was third on the
team in kills (181), digs (251)
and service aces (40). She also
had 138 service points, which
was fourth on the team.
Tucker was a big part of the
softball team advancing to the
state semifinals. She went 9-1
as a pitcher with an ERA of 1.97
and batted .432 with 10 doubles,
five triples, three home runs and
48 RBI.
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