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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2020 / 18 PAGES, 2 SECTIONS • fbnewsleader.com New Nassau County beach ordinance is approved GARY D. MORGAN AND PEG DAVIS The ordinance also says “no motor- rules and regulations for beach camping News-Leader ized vehicles shall be allowed on the from November 1st of each year through Atlantic Ocean beaches between the April 30th of each year.” There were four public hearings held hours of 9:01 pm and 6:59 am from “Primitive Group Camping” will be Monday at the Nassau County Board of May 1st of 2020 through October allowed all year, with a permit, within County Commissioners meeting, includ- 31st of 2021. The Board of County the Burney Park off-beach parking area. ing a final one on substantial changes to Commissioners shall determine, at an A copy of the new ordinance can be the local law governing Atlantic Ocean advertised public hearing on or before found at https://bit.ly/34RLCRP. beaches in the unincorporated areas of October 31, 2021, the rules and regula- County Attorney Michael Mullin the county. tions for beach driving from November spoke about the revisions. Mullin noted The most controversial changes 1st of each year through April 30th of over two years of work by the Beach have been made to driving and parking each year. The Amelia Island State Park Community Working Group, and spoke in certain restricted areas and to camp- access and portions of the beach con- at length about the reworking of the sub- ing. trolled by Amelia Island State Park are jects of camping, use of vehicles, park- Among the key changes in the new subject to their rules and regulations.” ing, and regulations about who would be ordinance, “motorized vehicles, on the No camping will be allowed between allowed to drive on the beach. Atlantic Ocean beaches, in the unincor- May 1 and Oct. 31 due to turtle nesting There were a number of speak- porated areas, are restricted to Nassau season, but the new ordinance also goes ers who appeared in person to make County residents and property owners on to say beach camping will not be per- comments and suggestions regarding only,” subject to exceptions for disabled mitted or allowed between Nov. 1, 2020 various parts of the ordinance. Ronald GARY D. MORGAN/FOR THE NEWS-LEADER persons with a state-issued hanger in and Oct. 31, 2021. The BOCC “shall Starling, who runs an organization called Nassau County Board of County Commissioners Chairman Danny their vehicle and active duty military determine, at an advertised public hear- Leeper listens to public comments on the county’s new “omnibus” members with official identification. ing on or before October 31, 2021, the BEACH Continued on 5A beach ordinance. FENCING THE RIVERFRONT New grocery store planned for Sadler JOHN SCHAFFNER blocks east of Publix’s main store in the For the News-Leader Island Walk shopping center at Sadler Road and South 14th Street, but Publix Jacksonville-based Sleiman Enterpri- is known to have located its grocery ses Inc. has presented a preliminary plan stores in close proximity to each other to the city of Fernandina Beach for a in some markets. new grocery store – possibly a Publix Representatives of Sleiman and GreenWise Market – for its Sadler Wade Olszewski of Jacksonville-based Square Shopping Plaza in the 2100 CPH Corp., the architectural and engi- block of Sadler Road. The proposed neering firm working for Sleiman, made store would displace two existing ten- the initial “pre-application” presenta- ants, Ms. Carolyn’s restaurant and a UF tion on Aug. 13 to the city’s Technical Health Family Medicine clinic. Review Committee, which reviews all The News-Leader has learned that a development and change-of-use appli- subsequent “concept plan” designates cations for the city’s Department of the 27,862-square-foot space as a Publix Planning and Conservation. No formal grocery store – which fits the footprint application has yet been filed by Sleiman for a Publix GreenWise Market – and to reconfigure and build out the spaces. also designates “tenant space 2136 (five That initial plan shown to the TRC spaces east of the proposed grocery only labeled the site as a “proposed store space) as a Publix liquor store. grocery store.” According to Senior Publix has its brand liquor stores adja- Planner Jake Platt, It was apparent in PAT FOSTER-TURLEY/FOR THE NEWS-LEADER cent to or close by its grocery stores in discussions that it included the spaces A sturdy chain link and barbed wire fence is going up between Heritage River Road and the bank of the St. many markets. presently occupied by Ms. Carolyn’s Johns River, blocking all river access and obstructing views. A similar fence is planned for the marsh side This smaller footprint grocery store of the road. Read more in Pat Foster-Turley’s Wild Ways column on 8A. and liquor store would be just a couple of STORES Continued on 9A Durham gives NCSB Auditorium named for Bean

JULIA ROBERTS update on coronavirus News-Leader JULIA ROBERTS school.” Community activist, business News-Leader Dr. Eugenia owner and dance teacher Joan Bean, Ngo-Seidel, direc- who died April 22, has been permanent- The assistant superintendent for tor of the Florida ly and officially honored by the city she the Nassau County School District said Department of dearly loved. On Saturday, the audito- Thursday that he is not aware of any Health – Nassau rium at the Atlantic Recreation Center cases of students giving the coronavirus County, said it in Fernandina Beach was dedicated to to other students at school since brick is important that her. Bean’s family was on hand for the and mortar campuses opened in August. older students and ceremony. At the Oct. 8 meeting of the Nassau parents screen Mayor Johnny Miller, who said he County School Board, Mark Durham Durham themselves and met Bean when he was a lifeguard gave a snapshot of the situation with not come to working at the center and she was a the virus and the efforts being made to school or take part water aerobics instructor, said that keep students and staff safe. He said in school activities if they are ill, “even she often ended her lesson with a joke through the sixth week of schools being if it is mild.” FDOH has produced new where he was the punchline. Other open, 35 students and 19 staff members flyers with directions for screening stu- city commissioners also offered fond have tested positive and 488 students dents and athletes. remembrances. “She was an example of and 23 staff members were quarantined. The School Board approved a con- a totally responsible citizen who always JULIA ROBERTS/NEWS-LEADER Durham explained the process the currency agreement that will provide had interest in the community,” Vice The family of Joan Bean helped Fernandina Beach Mayor Johnny district goes through when a student almost $7 million in land, improve- Mayor Len Kreger said. Commissioner Miller unveil a proclamation naming the auditorium of the Atlantic tests positive, which he called “involved ments and cash to cover the cost of a Phil Chapman said Bean was “a little Recreation Center for her. Bean and her husband, Red, settled in and time consuming” but has kept the new school in Yulee. The new school lady full of spitfire.” Fernandina Beach in 1950, raising a family and becoming active in the virus from spreading in schools. will be in the Liberty Cove develop- Commissioner Mike Lednovich, community. “We don’t know of any cases where ment, between the Robert M. Foster who ran against Bean’s grandson, the transmission took place at school,” Justice Center and Florida State College Bradley, in the last City Commission Durham told the School Board. “That’s at Jacksonville’s Yulee campus. race, said he was leery of meeting her Mrs. Bean’s lifelong commitment to tion.” kind of hard to go back and track, but When residential development is during that campaign, but found her mentoring this community,” the proc- Bean’s son, state Sen. Aaron Bean, just from our own knowing who was considered in the county, the district gracious and welcoming then and com- lamation read. “She taught life lessons said it was very fitting the auditorium positive and all, the quarantining seems conducts research and, following a spe- plimented Lednovich on the job he was and was anchored in family values. Mrs. was dedicated to his mother, as she, as to have kept students from giving it to cific formula, decides if the schools in doing as a commissioner. “I miss her Bean transformed many area young- a dance instructor and owner of Bean each other at school. Most of the stuff is the area to be developed could hold the spot where she sat, and I miss her at sters into capable young men and School of Dance, held many recitals in coming from family gatherings or social that lectern,” he said. women competent to take up life’s ups events that are taking place outside of VIRUS Continued on 3A “In recognition and appreciation of and downs with hope and determina- BEAN Continued on 9A

INDEX LOOKING BACK 25 YEARS BUSINESS – 4A LEGAL NOTICES – 7B CLASSIFIED ADS – 8B OBITUARIES – 2A Officials in both the city and county expected Fernandina Beach’s COURT REPORT – 6A POLICE REPORT – 6A request for a referendum on incorpo- EDITORIAL – 7A PUZZLES – 5B rating the entire island to be dead on FISHING/TIDES – 3B SPORTS – 1B arrival. Oct. 11, 1995 News-Leader, 166th year. No. 83, Copyright, 2020

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2A WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2020 NEWS News-Leader WEEKLY UPDATE

18. All donors will receive a free OneBlood Annual ESE pecan sale in full swing Halloween T-shirt plus a wellness checkup that The Fernandina Beach High School ESE includes a COVID-19 antibody test and blood Department is taking orders for a new crop pressure, temperature, iron count, pulse, and of mammoth pecan halves ($11 per pound), cholesterol screenings. Sign up online atone- chocolate-covered pecans ($8 per 12 ounces), blooddonor.org and use sponsor code “34851.” pecan caramel clusters ($8 per 8 ounces), and cinnamon-glazed pecans ($8 per 10 ounces). Coalition for the Homeless to meet The last date to place orders is Oct. 31; deliv- The Coalition for the Homeless of Nassau eries should take place before Thanksgiving. County will resume in-person meetings this Place orders by contacting Pamela Nobles at month with Nassau County Commissioner (904) 583-8592, (904) 261-5713, ext. 2622, or Justin Taylor, who also serves on the county’s [email protected], Angela Green at Essential Housing Committee. The meeting (904) 261-5713, ext. 2694, or Valarie Pikula at will take place at 5 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 22, at (904) 261-5713. St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, located at 801 Atlantic Ave. in Fernandina Beach. ElderSource announces meetings SUBMITTED ElderSource, the Aging and Disability FWC wants input on invasives NCCOA can help seniors with past-due electric bills Resource Center and Area Agency on Aging The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation for Northeast Florida, has announced meetings Commission is seeking public feedback through If you are 60 years of age or older and a resident of Nassau County, you may receive of several of its committees in October. the end of November on draft rules related to help with a past-due electric bill through Nassau County Council on Aging and the • Advisory Council at 12:30 p.m. Thursday, high-risk nonnative reptiles. Invasive species Emergency Home Energy Assistance for the Elderly Program. EHEAP funds are Oct. 15, to discuss general business. To partici- management is a high priority for the FWC available to qualified seniors in Nassau County based on need, Nassau County resi- pate, go online to https://zoom.us/j/402600129 because these animals negatively impact dency and other factors that a NCCOA case manager or agency representative will or call (929) 436-2866 and enter 402-600-129 native fish and wildlife, cause damage that discuss with applicants. EHEAP is provided through ElderSource and the Florida followed by #. is costly to repair, and can pose a threat to Department of Elder Affairs. To schedule an appointment, call NCCOA at (904) 261- • Program and Planning Committee at 11 human health and safety. The proposed rule 0701 (Fernandina Beach Life Center) or (904) 845-3331 (West Nassau/Hilliard Senior a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 21, to discuss general changes to Chapter 68-5, F.A.C. specifically Life Center). business. To participate, go online to https://bit. address pythons, tegus, green iguanas and ly/2GUbcxH or call (929) 436-2866 and enter other high-risk nonnative snakes and lizards 402-600-129 followed by #. and include reporting requirements for permit- 500% increase in hospital orders for COVID-19 facemask and gloves.The desk and all equip- • AAA Finance Committee at 1 p.m. Friday, tees, biosecurity requirements to limit escape convalescent plasma. We are urging people ment will be sanitized after each visit. Oct. 23, to discuss general business. To par- of these high-risk species, and some additional who have recovered from the coronavirus to Passport applications must be completed ticipate, go online to https://us02web.zoom. clarifying language. FWC staff members are step forward and donate their plasma. They before the appointment, and applicants should us/j/755470668. holding 10 online workshops to present pro- are urgently needed,” Susan Forbes, senior bring a pen with black ink. Applicants will enter For more information about any of the meet- posed rule changes and collect public comment vice president of corporate communications for through the library main entrance at the desig- ings or other questions, call (904) 391-6670. on this topic. Staff will use this information to OneBlood, said in a news release. Plasma can nated appointment time. For appointments, visit help improve the final rule language, which will be donated every 28 days. People who have the library website at nassaureads, and click on COA hosting Medicare presentations be brought before the Commission at a future recovered from the coronavirus are urged to the Passport tab or call (904) 530-6508. Walk- In partnership with SHINE (Serving Health meeting. You can also take part in an online visit www.oneblood.org to see if they meet the ins are not being accepted at this time. Insurance Needs of Elders), the Nassau survey, which will help staff determine what eligibility requirements to be a convalescent County Council on Aging is hosting three pre- topics to cover. To learn more about upcom- plasma donor. Appointments are required. Local MS group now meets virtually sentations about Medicare via Zoom over the ing workshops, take part in the online survey In addition to meeting all FDA donor eligibil- The Fernandina Beach MS Support Group next few months, with the first event scheduled or view the draft rules visit MyFWC.com/ ity to be a blood donor, COVID-19 convalescent meets 6-7:30 p.m. on the second Tuesday of for today. Here’s the full schedule and informa- Nonnatives and click on the “Learn More” but- plasma donors must have complete resolution every month via Zoom. For information or to tion to participate in the Zoom meetings: ton in the middle of the page. of symptoms at least 14 days prior to donation RSVP a spot, contact Jim Montgomery at (954) • Today at 2 p.m. Visit https://bit.ly/35YIRAz and provide one of the following: 647-5193 or [email protected]. For and use “849 0000 1197” as the Meeting ID FDOH asks residents to get flu vaccine • Provide prior diagnosis of COVID-19 docu- information about the National MS Society and and “Shine” as the Passcode. County health departments in Florida are mented by a laboratory test or a letter from a other programs that may be available locally, • Wednesday, Jan. 20, at 2 p.m. Visit https:// urging residents to contact their health care hospital confirming a COVID-19 diagnosis; call (800) 344-4867. bit.ly/2ROX4rp and use “895 5488 0452” as the provider or pharmacy to get vaccinated against • or, provide a positive serological test for Meeting ID and “Shine” as the Passcode. the flu as soon as possible. SARS-CoV-2 antibodies. Same-day paratransit service Nassau County SHINE/SMP Liaison Carrie Vaccinations take about two weeks before OneBlood is also testing all blood dona- Due to the challenges created by COVID-19, Fortuny-Gonzalez will be the presenter. For they begin offering protection. Getting the flu tions for the COVID-19 antibody. The anti- NassauTRANSIT is changing its reservation more information or to schedule a phone shot each year is important but reducing illness body test is authorized by the Food and Drug policy for registered paratransit passengers. appointment, contact COA at (904) 261-0701. and hospitalization from flu is even more critical Administration (FDA) and will indicate if the Paratransit clients throughout Nassau County this year to protect frontline health care workers donor’s immune system has produced antibod- may now contact NassauTRANSIT and sched- Unbiased help with Medicare and hospital systems who will continue to care ies to the virus, regardless of whether they ule same-day, door-to-door service, depending The University of Florida/IFAS is offering for people with COVID-19 and other illnesses. ever showed symptoms. Donors will be able to on available resources. NassauTRANSIT’s free, unbiased Medicare consultations via tele- The flu and COVID-19 are respiratory ill- see their results approximately two to five days Paratransit Program provides transit services phone and video conferencing. During open nesses, but until there is a steady vaccine sup- after donating by logging into their donor portal for the elderly, disabled, economically disad- enrollment (Oct. 15 through Dec. 7), you can ply against COVID-19, the way to prevent these at www.oneblood.org. Donors who test posi- vantaged, children at risk and individuals who change how you will receive your Medicare two viruses from circulating at the same time is tive for the antibody will be eligible to become have no other means of transportation. To health and drug coverage for 2021. Whether to get your flu vaccine now. Additionally, there COVID-19 convalescent plasma donors. register for the program, visit nassautransit.org/ you will be new to Medicare and need to enroll will be less spread of the flu and COVID-19 if transportation-programs. To schedule a ride, or are seeking information on changes you can everyone continues to: Maritime Museum open again call 261-0700. make to your current Medicare Health and Drug • Stay home if sick; If you are interested in maritime history, Plans for 2021, this is your chance to receive • Covers coughs and sneezes; shipwrecks, pirates or French and Spanish Starting Point providing services knowledgeable, no-cost, unbiased informa- • Washes hands frequently and thoroughly; treasure fleets, make sure you visit the Maritime Starting Point Behavioral Healthcare tion about your choices. Appointments can be and Museum of Amelia Island, 115 S. Second St., remains is scheduling online telehealth ses- scheduled by calling Meg McAlpine with the • Wears a face covering when around others Fernandina Beach. Now open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. sions for all medication management, individual UF/IFAS Nassau Extension Service at (904) or if social distancing isn’t possible. Thursday, Friday and Saturday. and group therapy services. Current patients 570-5713. are being contacted by their therapist, case OneBlood calls for plasma donations Library resumes passport services manager, or support staff member to begin St. Francis blood drive is Sunday As coronavirus cases surge, OneBlood says The Fernandina Beach Branch of the using Zoom for appointments. If a patient has St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Mission at the need for convalescent plasma is reaching Nassau County Public Library System has an appointment scheduled but has not yet 86000 St. Francis Way in Yulee will hold a extraordinary levels. resumed processing passports by appointment been contacted, call 225-8280 to speak with a blood drive 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday, Oct. “OneBlood is experiencing more than a only. New safety measures are in place which registration clerk. A counselor is available 24/7. include only those needed for the application For children or adolescents, call 580-0529. For B&B may be present, and all present must wear a adults, call 206-1756. Monuments MEMORIALS Donna Byrd • Monument Cleaning, Raising, (904) 277-2742 OBITUARIES Engraving and Bronze Refinishing 904-261-8783 474418 S.R. 200 • State Licensed in Atlantic City, N.J. From there, Victoria Waas Normoyle she studied nursing and graduated Victoria “Vicki” Waas Normoyle entered the from the Albert Einstein Medical

NLPSA presence of the Lord Jesus on October 7, 2020 at Center as a R.N. She continued the age of 63. Vicki was born November 5, 1956 in her studies toward a nursing Needs volunteers to help Nassau County families who need food, shelter Jacksonville, Fla. degree at Caldwell College in and basic necessities. She is survived by her husband Caldwell, N.J. Call: 904.261.7000 for more information. of 44 years, Michael A. Normoyle; She worked in her early 1303 JASMINE STREET FERNANDINA BEACH, FL 32034 her mother, Betty T. Waas; her career as a surgical nurse at Children’s Hospital father, William T. Waas and his of Philadelphia and as a psychiatric nurse at wife, Lane; and her brother, Joe Overbrook Hospital in Essex County, N.J., became and his wife, Lisa, and their chil- a discharge planner at Mountainside Hospital, and dren, Morgan and William, in addi- finished her career as the head discharge planner at City Scoop tion to several aunts, uncles, and Mountainside Hospital in Montclair, N.J. Sally also cousins. served on the Board of Hospice in Essex County, She was a graduate of the Class of 1974 from N.J. and was active in nursing associations in New Fernandina Beach High School, a graduate of Jersey. She was a dedicated nurse and truly loved The gym at the Baptist College of Charleston (1980), and a gradu- every moment of her career. ate of Eastern Mennonite University (1995). Sally and her husband, Joseph, moved to Peck Center Vicki was devoted to serving Jesus Christ. She Fernandina Beach in 1994. She had many interests was active her whole life in churches and taught in art, music, and books. She was a talented quil- (510 South 10th Street) many studies, particularly on prayer. She devoted ter and member of the Quilt Guild in Fernandina her life to working with children and adolescents as Beach. She won several ribbons for her beautiful has reopened at limited a licensed therapist. Through her work, she sought and creative quilts. Sally was devoted to her fam- to be a healing agent of God’s love. Her kindness, ily and was a devoted and loving wife, mother and capacity. compassion, and gentleness will be missed by so grandmother. many. Sally was predeceased by her son, Jeffery Louis A memorial service will be held October 24, Winston, and mother, Sylvia Kolmetsky. 2020 at Marlow Heights Baptist Church in Front She is survived by her husband, Joseph No more than 30 people Royal, Va. Dr. Rev. Jim Bunce and Rev. Jeff Winston; her daughter, Judith Winston; and her in the gym at a time. Fletcher will lead the service. granddaughter. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to one In lieu of flowers, memorial donations can be of the following: Browntown Baptist Church, 12 made to Community Hospice & Palliative Care’s Browntown Road, Browntown, VA 22610; Marlow Warner Center for Caring in Fernandina Beach, Spectators are not Heights Baptist Church, 517 Braxton Ave., Front Fla. Royal, VA 22630; Capital Caring, 3180 Fairview To view Mrs. Winston’s online obituary and permitted at this time. Park Drive, Suite 500, Falls Church, VA 22042 or leave condolences, please visit the Green Pine capitalcaring.org. website at www.greenpinefuneral.com. Green Pine Funeral Home, Cremations & Cemetery Check the City website Sally Kagan Winston Sally Kagan Winston, 82, of Fernandina Beach, DEATH NOTICES for more details: Fla., died peacefully Saturday, October 10, 2020 at Community Hospice & Palliative Care’s Warner George R. Pierson, 86, of Fernandina Beach, www.fbfl.us/649/sports Center for Caring in Fernandina Beach, Fla. Fla., passed away Sunday, October 11, 2020. Sally was a graduate of Atlantic City High School Oxley-Heard Funeral Directors

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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2020 NEWS News-Leader 3A Feedback on latest DEMS DROP OFF BALLOTS waterfront plan begins JULIA ROBERTS News-Leader

At a Zoom meeting held to receive public feedback about the latest plans to develop the city’s Amelia River waterfront, residents said they want to main- tain the blue-collar nature and history of the waterfront, keep the current businesses at the Fernandina Harbor Marina, and ensure the area’s appeal to locals as well as tourists. The project has three compo- nents: resiliency work to protect the area from flooding and ero- sion, redesigning the layout of Front Street, and a new park that stretches from the south end of the marina north past the docks. The park is being designed JULIA ROBERTS/NEWS-LEADER by Marquis Latimer + Halback. JULIA ROBERTS/NEWS-LEADER A caravan of 100 cars left the Peck Center in Fernandina Beach and drove to the The firm hosted the Zoom meet- Atlantic Seafood Bait and Tackle, located at the west end James S. Page Governmental Complex in Yulee on Saturday to drop off ballots in a col- ing on Monday, Oct. 12. About of Ash Street at the Fernandina Harbor Marina, adds to the lection box designated for vote-by-mail ballots. 20 people watched the meeting, “grittiness” that is part of a working waterfront, Tammi “Who knew voting could be this fun for a Democrat in Nassau County?” asked although not everyone talked to Kocsack said. Operator Charlie Taylor said he believes the Democratic Party state committeewoman Carla Voisard, who organized the event. Elijah George, Jeremy Marquis building dates from the 1950s, and the business has been More than 140 vote-by-mail ballots were deposited in the collection box, according to and Fremont Latimer. under the purview of his family since 1975. Kocsack and Nassau County Supervisor of Elections Vicki Cannon. others told the firm designing a new waterfront park plans WATERFRONT should retain the character and history of a working water- Continued on 5A front and not “a veneer.”

expecting to build the road to will work on-site providing the VIRUS Continued from 1A the site in 2022 and homes will required services and support. number of students the develop- come in the second half of 2022 Burns said the students in those ment could bring to the district. to 2023. schools already have devices for In this case, it was determined NCSB Chair Donna Martin distance learning. Yulee Elementary School would commented, “We can’t stop them The board also approved not have the capacity for the addi- from building here. All we can do a list of legislative priori- tional students who would come is get help upfront.” ties, items they want repre- with the 1,588 homes planned for “They have to pay their fair sentatives in Tallahassee to Liberty Cove. share of the impact on our school make a priority in the 2021 The owners of the property district,” School Superintendent session. First and foremost, agreed to pay $6,991,291 as Dr. Kathy Burns said. the board wants the Florida part of the development permit Three schools used as voting Department of Education to application process. Based on precincts – Yulee Middle School, hold the district “harmless,” the $3,450,000 current appraised West Nassau High School, and that is, not cut its funding that value of the 28.8 acres of donated Hilliard Middle-Senior High is based on the number of stu- property and the construction School – will conduct distance dents enrolled, as enrollment estimate for the improvements, learning Tuesday, Nov. 3 in has dropped significantly due to the monetary payment will be order to allow voting to take the coronavirus pandemic. That TH TH $466,093. The final amount of place safely. Voting did take reduction of student numbers Friday, Nov. 6 7-11pm Saturday, Nov. 7 the monetary payment will be place in those schools during could mean the loss of millions • BIG PROJECTOR SCREEN adjusted upward or downward the August primary, and Nassau of dollars in state funding. The Lauren to ensure that the total propor- County Supervisor of Elections district also wants the FDOE to OUT BACK FOR THE GAME tionate share of mitigation pro- Vicki Cannon and the NCSD stop handing down mandates to Marie vided to the school district equals have been working on how best which local districts must adhere • BEER SAMPLES $6,991,291, according to school to have voting in those schools but for which the FDOE does board documents. now that classes are in session. not provide funding. The third Band •TAILGATE SPECIALS Developer Greg Matovina The district determined the best priority of the district is addi- said the 438-acre development course of action is to have dis- tional funding for mental health 1998 S. Fletcher Ave, site is south of William Burgess tance learning on Election Day. services. Amelia Island, FL Boulevard and developers are Teachers and support employees [email protected] What CHIP ROSS is doing for YOU. THIS ELECTION, VOTE FOR EXPERIENCE, KNOWLEDGE, AND LEADERSHIP: • Opposed Amelia Bluff, Simmons Rd. Park and the Atlantic Ave. hotel. • Voted to lower 2020 City taxes from 2019 millage rate. As a result, many city Active community volunteer residents will see about an 11% drop in their CITY tax bill. Long time city resident • Reduced your city sewer bill by 14%. • Initiated the Land Conservation program in the City. A lifetime of business skills, focused • Thoroughly reviews what comes before the Commission. I do my homework! on getting the best outcomes for all • Returns all constituent emails and phone calls. • Reaches out to ALL members of the Community and promotes collaboration. Genece's Goals: Improve coordination between the city & county • Voted to preserve open space, conservation land, tree canopy and wetlands. Focus on improving city processes to reduce • Voted to repair and revitalize the Marina and waterfront. costs & make it easier to do business with • Voted to preserve the Historic District and promote downtown. the city • Consistently votes to preserve our diverse city and island character. Implement and fund the major rewrite of our Comprehensive Plan & our Land Development • Continually assists neighborhoods and citizens with addressing their concerns. Code in 2021, which will be our growth & development roadmap for the future RossChip VOTE GENECE MINSHEW CITY COMMISSIONER, GROUP 3 minshewforyou.com Political advertisement paid for by and approved by Ronald “Chip” Ross for Fernandina Beach City Commission, Group 3 Paid for and approved by Genece Minshew for City Commission, Group 2

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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2020/News-Leader 4A BUSINESS September saw rise in economic attitude University of Florida U.S. economic conditions over the next year showed the biggest increase in this month’s reading from Consumer sentiment among Floridians surged 77.5 to 88.9, increasing 11.4 points. Similarly, expec- 6.3 points in September to 85.1 from August’s tations of U.S. economic conditions over the next revised figure of 78.8. Similarly, national consumer five years increased 6.8 points from 85.9 to 92.7. sentiment increased 4.8 points. “The gain in September’s confidence came “September’s reading shows the largest increase mostly from consumers’ future expectations about in consumer sentiment since it bottomed out in the national economy. Overall, Floridians are more April. Nonetheless, the index has only recovered optimistic and are anticipating greater economic to about half of the levels observed before the eco- prospects in the medium- and long-run,” Sandoval nomic downturn due to the pandemic,” said Hector said. H. Sandoval, director of the Economic Analysis The labor market in Florida has continued to Program at UF’s Bureau of Economic and Business recover. Florida’s unemployment rate went down Research. by 4% and moved back to single-digits in August, Of the five components that make up the index, reaching 7.4%. Similarly, weekly claims of unem- four increased and one decreased. ployment benefits have maintained a downward Floridians’ perceptions about current economic trend and September marked the first time new conditions were mixed. On one hand, perceptions jobless claims were lower than the peak week of the of personal financial situations now compared with Great Recession during the pandemic. a year ago decreased two-tenths of a point from “With most of the tourism industry still far from 68.3 to 68.1. Notably, these opinions are split across pre-pandemic levels, economic activity in Florida is gender, with men reporting less favorable views. expected to increase in the short-term as the State On the other hand, opinions as to whether now is moves into Phase 3 of reopening, lifting all restric- a good time to buy a major household item such tions on restaurants and businesses. Although it as furniture or a car showed a sizable increase in is not uncommon to see an impact on consumer this month’s readings from 71.8 to 80.2 a change sentiment from the presidential election, looking of 8.4 points. The latter opinions are shared by all ahead we expect consumer confidence to continue Floridians across sociodemographic groups but it’s increasing as restrictions on businesses are lifted,” particularly stronger among women, those age 60 Sandoval said. and older, and those with an annual income above Conducted September 1-24, the UF study $50,000. reflects the responses of 152 individuals who were “Consistent with Florida’s recent economic reached on cellphones and 230 individuals reached trends, opinions about current economic condi- through an online panel, a total 382 individuals, rep- tions have largely improved among Floridians in resenting a demographic cross section of Florida. September,” Sandoval said. The index used by UF researchers is benchmarked Views of future economic conditions improved to 1966, which means a value of 100 represents the across all sociodemographic groups and portrayed a same level of confidence for that year. The lowest more optimistic outlook in September. Expectations index possible is a 2, the highest is 150. of personal financial situations a year from now Details of this month’s survey can be found increased 5.2 points from 90.5 to 95.7. Outlooks of at http://www.bebr.ufl.edu/csi-data COURTESY OF UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA BUREAU OF ECONOMIC AND BUSINESS RESEARCH Get assistance with utilities, establish payment plans Rayonier current should take immediate Chesapeake Utilities action by contacting the com- Corporation recognizes the pany at the following numbers, donates financial impact that the COVID- the release says: 19 pandemic may have had on its • Chesapeake Utilities – customers and is advising cus- (800) 427-2883; tomers to reach out immediately, • Florida Public Utilities $80,000 if needed, to establish payment Company – (800) 427-7712 or arrangements and to learn about www.fpuc.com for your local assistance programs to bring propane office’s direct phone for relief their accounts up to date, accord- number. pended service disconnections, Chesapeake Utilities will 12-month period. ing to a news release. Chesapeake Utilities will waived late fees and expanded continue to communicate with Chesapeake Utilities will also Rayonier, Inc. announced Florida Public Utilities continue to work with each cus- billing and payment options, customers who are delayed in connect customers with social Monday it made an $80,000 Company is a subsidiary of tomer on a case-by-case basis to including the extension of pay- making their payments and with service organizations that are donation to the American Chesapeake Utilities. assist with the continuation of ment periods for up to 12 months customers who may be eligible prepared to assist with financial Red Cross, the Marion Polk Customers who are having their energy service. and the elimination of a deposit for energy assistance. programs. Customers may also Food Share, and the Oregon difficulty keeping their accounts In March, the company sus- to secure a payment arrange- The company offers special apply for grants offered through Food Bank for disaster relief ment. Service disconnections payment schedules for custom- the company’s SHARING assistance to the communi- are always a last resort and can ers who need assistance with Program by contacting local ties impacted by the wildfires County Seeking Nassau County Residents often be avoided if customers paying their entire bill on time. Energy Assistance Offices or in the Pacific Northwest and to Serve on Value Adjustment Board contact the customer care center The Budget Billing program visiting chesapeakesharing. hurricanes in the Gulf Coast. “Many rural communities, The Board of County Commissioners is currently seeking Nassau County residents to establish payment arrange- allows customers to manage com. This program offers sev- who own homestead property and meet other criteria below to serve on the Value ments and to discuss additional their monthly energy costs eral grants, including a COVID- already struggling in the face of Adjustment Board (the VAB). One resident will serve as a member on the VAB, and options. by averaging payments over a 19 grant, that can help pay the global pandemic, are now another resident will serve as an alternate member on the VAB. customers’ gas bills. Assistance dealing with the devastating is also available through local, impact of these natural disas- The purpose of the VAB is to hear appeals regarding property value assessments, state, and federal agencies by ters, “ Doug Long, senior vice denied exemptions or classifications, ad valorem tax deferrals, portability decisions, THE SCHOOL BOARD calling 211. president, Forest Resources, and change of ownership or control. Taxpayers or their representatives file petitions As a precautionary measure said in the news release. with the VAB clerk in the county where the property is located. The VAB is an indepen- OF NASSAU COUNTY, FLORIDA “Families have lost loved dent entity not affiliated with the property appraiser or the tax collector. to prevent COVID-19, and in the NOTICE OF INTENT TO ADOPT ones, their homes, and their Elementary, Middle and High School Student Progression Plans interest of its customers’ well- Per Florida Statute 194, appeals will be heard before the VAB’s appointed Special ness and the safety of employees, jobs. Rayonier is committed to Magistrates who will make recommendations to the VAB in order to render a final Elementary and Secondary Code of Conduct 2.54 - Automatic External Defibrillators the company’s walk-in offices support the relief efforts and decision. 5.711 - External Heat Illness will remain closed. Chesapeake help these communities where we live and work get back on The Board consists of the following: NOTICE OF INTENT TO REVISE Utilities offers several ways to • Two (2) members of the Board of County Commissioners (one of whom shall 2.49 - Background Screening for Contractors pay your bill, including online, their feet.” serve as the Chairman) 3.02 Classification of Personnel mail, phone, auto-pay or at any The donation is earmarked • One (1) member of the School Board, elected by the School Board 3.03 - General Requirements for Employment one of its authorized payment for seven local chapters of • Two (2) citizen members, one of whom shall be appointed by the 5.731 - Removing Students from School locations. To learn more or to the American Red Cross Board of County Commissioners and must own homestead proper- 6.45 - Cash Collections and Deposits enroll in EZ-BILLING, visit chp- in Alabama, Louisiana and ty in Nassau County and the other appointed by the School Board and must 6.58 BIDS kgas.com. Oregon, and for the Marion own a business occupying commercial space within the School District. The citi- In compliance with the Administrative Procedure Act, Chapter Customers should be aware Polk Food Share and Oregon zen member may not be a member or an employee of any taxing 120, Florida Statute, a public hearing may be held if requested of potential scams threatening Food Bank in Oregon. authority and may not be a person who represents property own- within twenty-one (21) days of this notice at the place, time, and disconnection. Scammers may “Our hearts go out to all ers in any administrative or judicial review of property taxes. date indicated below: attempt to call, text or email the people impacted by these The VAB holds meetings as needed. Board members do not receive any compensation Place: Nassau County School Board customers demanding immediate disasters, the first responders for their time and/or travel. Board members are required to file financial disclosure. 1201 Atlantic Ave. payment to avoid service discon- and volunteers for their con- If you are interested in serving, please submit a resume to Fernandina Beach, FL 32034 nection. For more information on tinued work on the frontlines [email protected] by October 30, 2020. Resumes will be submitted to the Time: 6:30 P. M. scam awareness, visit chpk.com/ helping rural communities,” Board of County Commissioners in November for review and consideration. scam-awareness/. Long said. 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WATERFRONT cial center of town. The band ADA-accessible plaza. Radial spaces located south of the cur- either in its current location or Management Program. shell also has restrooms incor- pathways extend from the drop- rent location of Atlantic Seafood, moved south, and suggested a “We want to see a working Continued from 3A porated on the back portion of off area to the wooden paths and which could house the business. new boardwalk around the cur- waterfront, not a veneer,” Kosack The firm presented park the stage. Other elements to river walk. These are designed Mike Spino participated in rent structure. He said authentic said, warning against becoming plans to the Fernandina Beach the south event lawn include to bring visitors to long views the Zoom meeting and said the materials would be used for the “a little like Clearwater, Destin City Commission last month. pétanque courts, an informal play of the river extending north Atlantic Seafood building is not a park elements, enhancing the and Miami.” The southern section of the area for children with boulders and south. Lawn panels with historic structure and “is nothing “rustic, working waterfront” feel “The more ambitious a proj- park, as initially proposed, would and wooden elements, and two seating walls provide informal we should go out of our way to of the park. ect is, the more we should be be an event lawn, a greenspace potential retail sites for water- gathering areas with orientation preserve.” He also called Brett’s Spino noted that the Port of cautious,” Kosack said. that opens into a sculpted, earth- front-themed businesses. toward the water, flanked with Waterway Café, also leased from Fernandina and the Rayonier Concerns were also raised en berm. A river walk ascends a The northern part of the palms and trees to provide shade. the city, “an eyesore.” Advanced Materials plant are still that the park was more adult- mound to an elevated overlook park would create a greens- The walls, veterans monument, Julie Ferreira said the locals visible from the park, ensuring oriented and does not appeal to plaza with an outlook structure pace to experience the Amelia and raised lawns are all envi- want to keep Atlantic Seafood, that industry is part of the park families with children. Fremont for even higher, more dramatic River while reflecting the unique sioned as part of the resiliency noting that it adds to the ambi- plans. suggested using more elements views of the river. A monument character of Fernandina Beach, barrier. ance of a working waterfront to Tammi Kosack, who serves such as the large antique anchor to the shrimping industry would Marquis said. A new brick inter- Atlantic Seafood Bait and have a retail space that sells fish on the city’s Historic District currently on display at the marina be built at the overlook, adjacent section and drop-off area visually Tackle is located at the marina caught by local fishermen at the Council, said the design of the to “tell the story of Fernandina.” to the water. This plaza also pro- connects to downtown while also and was the starting point of a marina. She said the building has park leads visitors to the vet- An online community hub vides additional seating for the providing an area for users of the discussion about the overall been featured in photography erans monument, which should is currently taking public com- overall lawn, which is oriented marina, tours and other visitors feel of the park plans. Atlantic magazines. not be the focal point of the ments on the park plans, and will for a band shell facing the river to have convenient loading and Seafood is a wooden structure “People want the real feel area. She said the focal point continue to do so until Oct. 18. to keep music and sound from unloading. In front of the inter- leased from the city and built and not a new and improved feel should be the working water- The link to that hub can be found the band shell moving northwest, section is an expanded veterans over a storm water drain next down there,” Ferreira said. front, an official designation on the city’s website or at fernan- toward the river and away from monument, which elevates the to the marina’s boat ramp. Plans Marquis said the park plans only 24 cities in Florida have dina.mlhhub.com. the neighborhoods and commer- current monument into a new for the new park have two retail work with Atlantic Seafood received from the Florida Coastal [email protected]

BEACH to Commercial (COM) and east side of Old Nassauville and the agenda material says the approved Chairman Danny for being present, saying, “We Continued from 1A Commercial Neighborhood Road. The item was continued four-way stop is needed “since Leeper signing an agreement continue to pray for you in your Night Sanders Campers, has (CN) between Hardy Allen Road until Wednesday, Oct. 14. the sight-distances are not for the site of a new school. The battle, may God continue to give been very involved in advocat- and Woodbridge Parkway, near Five new business items met for the Florida Greenbook agreement calls for a 28.8-acre you the strength. God bless you.” ing for beach camping. Barbara the city of Fernandina Beach. approved unanimously included requirements and this condition area, “south of State Road 200, Suggs said she received a diagno- Coley, who identified herself as Planning Director Thad Crowe a resolution authorizing the will only be heightened by the north of the Nassau River, east sis of cancer in January at the age a night camper from Jacksonville, spoke briefly about this item and execution of a supplemental presence of many more pedestri- of I-95, west of U.S. Highway 17, of 38 and encouraged everyone asked for clarification on changes it was approved unanimously. agreement between the Florida ans and bicyclists. ... To prevent and one half mile southwest of “to do your self-checks, remind made to beach openings and clos- A hearing was held to con- Department of Transportation an increase in rear-end crashes William Burgess Blvd where a your friends and family to do ings. Lowell Hall of Fernandina sider reducing the required wet- and the board extending the for vehicles on Simmons Road school site will be constructed in theirs. Early detection is key. It Beach, an ex-officio member land buffer on 27 lots on a pre- completion of the “County Road due to the proposed four-way Liberty Cove Development along could save a life; it did mine.” of the beach committee, added viously approved Planned Unit 115 Improvements Project” until stop configuration, it is further with residential development to The BOCC also honored suggestions about language that Development called Lighthouse March 31, 2021. The project recommended that advanced take place in that area.” The Norma Jean Angeles on her should be used and changed in Pointe “to conform to current includes improvements to C.R. stop sign warning, with flash- Nassau County School Board retirement after 26 years of the ordinance. Ann Jennings of State and County standards.” 115 from Bypass Road to Henry ing red beacon should be posted had already approved the agree- service. Leeper called upon American Beach, who spoke The property is located on the Smith Road. County Engineer west of the proposed four-way ment. George Aviles Jr. from the Road by Zoom videoconferencing, east side of Grandview Manor Robert Companion explained stop.” The beginning of the meet- Department to present a plaque. requested that American Beach in Yulee. Crowe recommended that extension is primarily due A bid received in response ing struck a serious note about Angeles started working with “be closed to parking and driving approval. Attorney Teresa L. to provisions for weather days to Bid No. NC20-018 for Metal breast cancer with the first item the Transportation Maintenance on the beach on an emergency Prince, acting as the agent for the and holidays under the project Culvert was rejected due to an on the agenda being a resolution Department in 1994, worked basis until a professional study developer, explained the reduc- contract. evaluation “which found that the to proclaim Oct. 18-24 as “Breast in the County Coordinator’s (can) be done to assess the state tion as that of an “individual buf- A new four-way stop is culvert requested and required Cancer Awareness Week” in Office, Recreation Department of the beach and the impact of fer on each lot.” There were no coming to the intersection of by Nassau County would not be Nassau County. Yulee resident and finally in the Road driving through the historic questions from the board, and the Simmons Road and First Avenue provided by the company who Jennifer Freeman Suggs was Department. In 2011, she was American Beach neighborhood.” item was approved unanimously. in Fernandina Beach. Companion received the bid.” present to accept the procla- Nassau County’s Employee Jennings quoted a traffic study The last item on the agenda spoke briefly about the project, The board unanimously mation. Leeper thanked Suggs Volunteer of the Year. to make her point and expressed was to “Discuss the American her concern about the state of Beach Water and Sewer District the dunes. Advisory Board.” Pope stated There was a short recess to that the item was placed on the tweak the ordinance’s language agenda to inform the public that one last time and put the final it would be discussed at a spe- Crump’S document in the hands of the cial meeting called for 9 a.m. commissioners so it could be Wednesday, Oct. 28. voted upon. Mullin spoke again Consent items undertaken BarBer Shop about the countless hours spent included: on the matter, thanking the beach • Approving the Library’s 1925 South 14th Street, Unit 2 committee and the citizens who Annual Plan of Service, “a list Fernandina Beach testified at hearings, sent over of goals for the Library System 1,500 emails, and made numer- based on the approved library ous calls to the county govern- budget.” The plan is a require- ment. He also commended the ment for a state aid grant. Senior work of Facilities Maintenance • Approving “Finance Director Doug Podiak and Package 2020-22 and associated County Manager Taco Pope. Resolutions,” including a $195 Day A vote was taken on the final donation received by Nassau draft of the ordinance and it was County Animal Services and passed unanimously. $26,636 for a grant received by Saturday The BOCC awarded Giddens Nassau County Fire & Rescue Only Security Corporation, “subject for two AeroClave decontamina- to the terms of the negotiated tion systems. contract for Beach Access Point • Continuing, “for recording Security Services,” a contract at purposes only,” consideration $ 00 the rate of “$21.50 per hour for a of the final plat for Sandy Pointe 13 minimum of 392 hours per week” Preserve, Phase 2, filed by Must Present Coupon. as well as holiday rate pay of “1 SEDA Construction Company, 1/2 times rate of pay at a cost to owner, and Richard A. Miller Expires 12/7/20 the county.” & Associates, for surveyor and Another public hearing agent for owner, for construc- was held to consider rezon- tion of 52 single-family lots on ing approximately 9.98 acres approximately 47 acres. The 904•321•0096 from Low Density Residential property is located 1.25 miles (LDR) and Open Rural (OR) south of State Road 200 on the Monday-Friday 8am-5pm • Saturday 8am-2pm

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THE SHERIFF OF NASSAU COUNTY, FLORIDA Notice of Addendum to: Undecided? RFP; NCSO-20-R-002: NASSAU COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE PUBLIC SAFETY TRAINING COMPLEX If you don’t want ADDENDUM NCSO-20-R-002-1 Notice is hereby given regarding the Nassau County tomorrow’s America Sheriff’s Office (“NCSO”) solicitation for Request for Proposal (“RFP”) for Land Clearing & Earth Work – to look like today’s Nassau County Sheriff’s Office Public Safety Training Complex due date has been changed. Interested and qualified respondents may submit a Proposal, Democrat-run according to the requirements previously advertised, to the Nassau County Sheriff’s Administrative Services New York, Management and Purchasing Policy. All proposal are due by or before 4:00PM (EST) on October 16th, 2020. Any proposal delivered to or received after the Seattle, 4:00PM deadline will not be considered and shall be returned unopened to the addressee. Portland, THE SHERIFF OF Minneapolis, NASSAU COUNTY, FLORIDA Notice of Addendum to: RFP; NCSO-20-R-002: Chicago, NASSAU COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE PUBLIC SAFETY TRAINING COMPLEX Kenosha, etc. ADDENDUM NCSO-20-R-002-1 Notice is hereby given regarding the Nassau County Sheriff’s Office (“NCSO”) solicitation for Request for Proposal (“RFP”) for vote for Donald J. Trump. Land Clearing & Earth Work- Nassau County Sheriff’s Office Public Safety Training Complex. . The following revision is being made to the original Request for Proposal. Revision to Section: PART III: GENERAL REQUIREMENTS B. Scope of Work: (Additional language to Scope of Work) The US and Canadian guidance for interior slopes of gun ranges is that the slopes should be no flatter than 30 degrees (1.7 horizon- tal:1.0 vertical). The General Notes (see Attachment) on drawing IN-1, note # 36, states the “…fill shall be placed in eight (8) inch Paid for locally by lifts and compacted to ninety-five percent (95%) within plus or minus Franceso & Amanda Borghese, Don & Andrea Cornelius, Jane & Doug Bailey, Steve Hall, Dave Helmer, of two percent (2%) of the Optimum Moisture Content using the Fran Kane, Patrick J. Keogh, Francis & Diane Lott, John Martin, Jeffrey McDowell, Joe & Marlene Murphy, Standard Procter Density Test (ASTM 698)…” This provision of the General “Notes” is hereby waived by NCSO regarding the moisture Jess & Judy Newbern, Pete & Dana Peterman, Bill Riddell, Dave & Linda Scott, Don & Margo Shaw, content during earthwork compaction but will still require the fill to Christina & Kenneth R. Timmerman, We The People be compacted to 95 percent of the ASTM D-698 maximum density.

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COURT REPORT The following report was com- sale, manufacture, or delivery pleaded no contest to aggra- piled by Beth Jones of the News- of a controlled substance and vated assault and battery. He Leader from the Oct. 8 court one count of possession of a was adjudicated guilty and docket of the Circuit Court for controlled substance. Probation sentenced to eight months in Judge James H. Daniel. was extended one year and all Nassau County Jail with credit ■ Jessica Marlene Anderson future probation fees were for time served. He was ordered Cortez Dawley Ratliff White Champney denied violation of probation for waived. Early termination may to pay $418 in court costs, $100 two counts of petit theft. be considered upon completion to the State Attorney’s Office, ■ A motion to suppress was of all conditions. $150 to the Public Defender’s continued for Kenneth Brian ■ Amos Rondreus Hopper Office, and $352 in surcharges. Bowditch for possession of fire- pleaded not guilty to home inva- ■ Daymeon Addison POLICE REPORT arm ammunition by a convicted sion robbery, obstructing or Scheider pleaded not guilty Beth Jones of the News-Leader compiled this Drive, Callahan, Oct. 4, aggravated battery felon. opposing a police officer without to possession of a controlled report from records at the Nassau County Clerk of with a deadly weapon and domestic violence ■ Dana Lance Cady pleaded violence, and grand theft. substance and possession of the Circuit Court. Arrest indicates suspicion of a battery. not guilty to possession of a con- ■ Marion Joseph Jammes controlled substance parapher- crime, not guilt. To report information about a crime, ■ William Michael Bradshaw, 40, 1762 First trolled substance. pleaded not guilty to uttering nalia. He was adjudicated guilty contact the Fernandina Beach Police Department at Ave., Fernandina Beach, Oct. 4, battery on a per- ■ Josquin Lavosh Crawford a forged instrument. A 40-day and sentenced to time served. 277-7342 or the Nassau County Sheriff’s Office at son more than 65 years old and domestic violence pleaded not guilty to possession motion was denied. He was ordered to pay $518 in 225-5174. The “We Tip” program – 1-800-78Crime battery. of cocaine and no valid driver’s ■ Russell Edward Jimenez court costs, $100 to the State – also allows callers to leave anonymous tips. ■ Jacie Louise Harrison, 18, 4051 Starratt Road, license. pleaded no contest to posses- Attorney’s Office, and $150 to ■ Devin Joshua Dawley, 36, 56105 Nassau Jacksonville, Oct. 5, possession of a controlled sub- ■ David Lamar Edge plead- sion of heroin, possession of a the Public Defender’s Office. Oaks Drive, Callahan, Oct. 2, felony battery with stance with intent to sell and possession of drug ed not guilty to four counts of controlled substance, and giv- ■ Breanna Eve Sweatman strangulation and violation of protection order. paraphernalia with residue. possession of child pornogra- ing false information to a law admitted violation of probation ■ James Spencer Raysor, 52, 1546 S. Fifth St., ■ Reymundo E. Cortez Jr., 43, 27333 Georgia phy. enforcement officer regarding for grand theft of a motor vehi- Fernandina Beach, Oct. 2, possession of a con- St., Hilliard, Oct. 5, possession of a controlled sub- ■ Bobby Joe Gleaton denied a missing person or felony. cle. She was adjudicated guilty. trolled substance with intent to sell and possession stance with intent to sell and possession of drug violation of probation for two Adjudication was withheld Probation was revoked and ter- of drug paraphernalia with residue. paraphernalia with residue. counts of aggravated assault and he was sentenced to time minated. She was sentenced to ■ John Dennis Mulligan, 56, 551424 U.S. 1, ■ Abbey Lauren Freeman, 36, 86317 Augustus and one count of violation of served and 12 months of proba- eight months in Nassau County Hilliard, possession of methamphetamine. Ave., Yulee, Oct. 6, three counts of possession of a condition of release for domes- tion with the condition he com- Jail with credit for time served. ■ Dustin William Ratliff, 39, 8425 Plummer controlled substance and one count of possession tic violence. pletes inpatient rehabilitation Outstanding costs of $2,897.44 Road, Yulee, Oct. 3, violation of probation felony of alprazolam. ■ Anthony Jamal Grier treatment at Gateway. Early were converted to a civil judg- community control, possession of methamphet- ■ Eugene Michael Swift, 47, 502 Sunset Road, pleaded not guilty to battery by termination may be considered ment. amine, tag not assigned to vehicle, possession of Fernandina Beach, Oct. 7, possession of metham- a person detained in a deten- upon completion of treatment. ■ Wade Ernest Turner drug paraphernalia with residue, and driving while phetamine. tion facility. He was adjudicated ■ Edward Nicholas Reeder pleaded guilty to possession of license suspended with knowledge, second convic- ■ Ryvre Echo Stone, 28, 86105 Courtney Isles guilty and sentenced to three Jr. pleaded guilty to aggravated a controlled substance and pos- tion. Way, Yulee, Oct. 7, felony domestic battery with months in Nassau County Jail. assault. He was adjudicated session of controlled substance ■ Cedric Elemual Jones, 50, 2322 Dolphin Ave., strangulation and depriving 911 communications. He was ordered to pay $418 in guilty and sentenced to 12 paraphernalia. He was adjudi- Jacksonville, Oct. 3, felony DUI, DUI with a minor ■ Lance Elijah White, 21, 5770 Bishop Hatcher court costs, $100 to the State months in Nassau County Jail cated guilty and sentenced to in vehicle, driving with suspended license, and Drive, Jacksonville, Oct. 7, aggravated battery with Attorney’s Office, $150 to the with credit for time served. four months in Nassau County refusing a DUI test. great bodily harm. Public Defender’s Office, and He was ordered to pay $418 in Jail with credit for time served. ■ Terry Duran Crews, 46, 43013 Larsen Road, ■ Desirae Michelle Pajevic, 30, 96126 Pine $352 in surcharges. court costs, $100 to the State He was ordered to pay $518 in Callahan, Oct. 4, aggravated battery on a pregnant Grove Road, Fernandina Beach, Oct. 8, possession ■ Erika Kenyatta Higdon Attorney’s Office, and $352 in court costs, $100 to the State woman. of cocaine, habitual traffic offender, and possession previously admitted violation of surcharges. Attorney’s Office, and $150 to ■ Bradley Chandler Burnsed, 26, 4722 of drug paraphernalia with residue. probation for two counts of the ■ Brian Christopher Rue the Public Defender’s Office. Riverdale Road, Jacksonville, Oct. 4, possession ■ Jacob Allen Cook, 43, 86081 Britt Lynn Lane, of a controlled substance and possession of less 12, Yulee, Oct. 8, possession of methamphetamine Like us at www.facebook.com/fernandinanewsleader/ for breaking news and more than 20 grams of marijuana. and possession of a weapon by a convicted felon. ■ Jamy Lauren Champney, 40, 54002 Bayland [email protected] est Whether you’re a local B reader or a local business, your local newspaper delivers Value a great deal of benefits!

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Wednesday, OctOber 14, 2020 OPINION News-Leader 7A

The News-Leader is published with pride weekly VOICE OF THE PEOPLE for the people of Nassau County by Community Newspapers, Inc., Athens, Georgia. We believe Thanks to the author of the previous comments who that strong newspapers build strong communi- The Fernandina Beach ballot admitted that “We on the Right are willing to hire a total ties – “Newspapers get things done!” Our primary Question 1 on the Fernandina Beach ballot is a proposed jerk…(To save the nation.) But alas, Trump, the first and only goal is to publish distinguished and profitable change to the City Charter, which is undergoing a period- sitting U.S. president who has shockingly refused to assure a community-oriented newspapers. This mission ic revision led by the Charter Review Committee: Arlene peaceful transition of power should he not win, is not clearly F l O r i d a ’ s O l d e s t W e e k l y will be accomplished through the teamwork of Filkoff, Chair, Jon Lasserre, Margaret Davis, Tammi Kosack, not trying to save our nation. He’s trying to save and increase n e W s p a p e r e s t a b l i s h e d i n 1854 professionals dedicated to the truth, integrity, quality and hard work. Bradley Bean, and Benjamin Morrison. Tammi Bach is the his power, control and personal wealth. He’s The Man Who EDITORIAL BOARD staff liaison. Would Be King! FOy r. MalOy, PUBLISHER FOy r. MalOy Question No. 1 – Conservation Lands and Recreation We can choose to evade reality. We are free to un- peg davis, EDITOR [email protected] Facilities focus our minds. We are free to stumble blindly down any angeline MUdd, Should the Fernandina Beach City Charter be amended to road we chose. But we cannot avoid the abyss we refuse to peg davis BUSINESS OFFICE MANAGER prohibit the sale or lease of City-owned conservation lands see! [email protected] rObert Fiege, PRODUCTION DIRECTOR and restrict the sale or lease of City-owned recreation facili- Stephan Leimberg The views expressed by the columnists and beth JOnes, SPORTS EDITOR ties by requiring unanimous vote of the City Commission Fernandina Beach letter writers on this page are their own and Michael Miller, COPY EDITOR and approval at a referendum by at least 70% of the electors do not necessarily reflect the views of the of the City? newspaper, its owners or employees. The first part of this proposal prohibits the sale or lease of First presidential debate

tOM WOOd dink nesMith City-owned conservation lands. It also states that conserva- I watched the presidential debate. It was not a debate; it CHAIRMAN PRESIDENT tion lands and city-owned lands protected by conservation was a debacle. People differ on their views of the substantive easements “are held by the City for the benefit of the public positions each candidate takes. People who have opposite in perpetuity.” Currently, the City Charter contains no men- views can and do discuss issues with each other, conduct tion of conservation land. Amelia Tree Conservancy (ATC) cordial and respectful relationships with one another and supports this addition for the following reasons: create friendships with those of differing views. Indeed, look 1. Conservation of both wetlands and forested lands is at the friendship between Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and critical for our sustainability and community resiliency in an Justice Antonin Scalia. This is what civility is. Disagreeing Knowing Cord Byrd era of changing climate patterns, higher storm surge and sea does not mean disrespecting. level rise. Land conservation also provides some balance to I am a Democrat, best characterized as a centrist. I vote s with a number of other politics with a love the overdevelopment. for ideas, not party. Last night, Mr. Trump’s behavior blocked leaders in our community, of the Founding 2. Many in the community have expressed concern regard- our right to hear the ideas that Mr. Biden had the right to I came to know Cord Byrd generation and ing the possibility of conservation lands being sold with politi- express under the rules of the debate agreed to by both sides. Athrough our U.S. Constitution the American cal swings of the Commission. This concern has prevented Mr. Trump simply was yelling and interrupting a duly nomi- Scholarship Foundation and the Revolution. In some from donating to land conservation in the City. nated candidate for the most important office in this country. University of US. After learning about every election from 3. Lease of City conservation lands is a risk we can’t afford. I have no problem with sharp and vigorous debate. Indeed, his experience with First and Second 1998 through 2014, Most of our land on this island is fragile. Loss of trees and debates do get heated. That’s OK. Candidates mixing it up in Amendment lawsuits, I asked him to he volunteered as other vegetation can cause erosion, and salt aerosol in our a battle of ideas is just what Americans deserve to hear. It’s be the lecturer pro bono for our “Most an attorney poll environment can result in gradual tree loss when it gets under not a garden party. But, we have the right to hear what each Important Amendments” class. He watcher, expand- the canopy leaves. Often, lessors make changes without being candidate says. Mr. Trump’s behavior of repeatedly interrupt- was glad to do it, and has taught the COACH’S ing his knowledge aware of the damage they are doing. We recently saw such a ing Mr. Biden and drowning out Mr. Biden’s rightful turn at class for the last three years. CORNER of election law. In case at the Amelia River Golf Club. bat by loudly talking over him deprives voters of their right Brought up in Jacksonville and then 2000, living in Palm The second part of this question makes sale or lease (for to hear Mr. Biden’s ideas. It is inexcusable. I would like to Miami by caring parents, Cord learned Beach County, he more than 40 years) of recreational facilities more difficult by think most of those reading this would find this self-evident early what brings about success in Howard did legal research requiring a) a unanimous commission vote to put the issue on and would understand Mr. Biden’s occasional snide remark America. His mother began counseling Pines during the Bush the ballot and b) approval of 70% of the voters in that refer- under such a barrage. him at an early age that he needed to v. Gore election endum election. “Recreation facilities” include such facilities Mr. Trump’s behavior is that of a bully. It is not the first get a college education. His parents controversy. In 2010, he was asked as golf courses, swimming pools and parks, as defined in the instance and no one should have been surprised by his behav- pushed him to always try his hardest to volunteer in Election Day opera- Comprehensive Plan and designated in its Future Land Use ior. Bullies by definition do not follow rules. Mr. Trump didn’t saying, “You never really lose, as you tions in Nevada due to his successful Map. follow the debate’s rules. He clearly never had any intention of either win or you learn.” And since work in Florida. In 2012, he decided ATC supports this part of this referendum because recre- doing so. Bullies have no use for our constitutional processes. many of his friends in high school were to throw his hat into the ring, running ation lands also need substantial protection. They are often True, these processes can move at glacial speeds. Democracy first-generation Cubans, he came to for the state House. While that bid was open spaces and less developed than residential or com- is not efficient. Our form of government is not perfect, and understand what a disaster it was to unsuccessful, he knocked on thou- mercial land, which means that they contribute somewhat to right now, it is being tested. However, it is the best form of live in a communist country. sands of doors and met a lot of people, sustainability and community resiliency. government ever conceived. Mr. Trump’s behavior at the In high school, Cord was senior something he feels really helped him Because the Charter review process was impacted by debate demeans our process of electing a new president; class president, a varsity football win the seat when he decided to run COVID-19, additional Charter updates will be on the ballot indeed, he demeans all of us by depriving us of our right to player and voted by the faculty as the again in 2016. He also realized how in future elections. If you have questions regarding Question hear a meaningful debate. outstanding graduate for the Class of important it is to ask every person you 1, please let us know: savethetrees@ameliatreeconservancy. This country was founded on the belief that we should be 1989. Returning to Jacksonville for meet for their vote. org. governed by the rule of law, not men. Bullies do not believe college, he enrolled at the University Ron DeSantis being elected Please vote for your environment. the laws apply to them and they are free to do as they please of North Florida earning a degree governor has been a pleasant devel- Berta Arias, Arthur Herman, Diana Herman, without such constraints. We all know where this eventually in political science with a minor in opment. Cord worked with Gov. Russell Jahn, Margaret Kirkland, Lyn Pannone, leads. History and even the present- day world show us what history. After graduating, he taught DeSantis on both the sanctuary cities Rebecca Raymond and Cheryl Witt happens when the rule of law is abandoned. middle school civics for a year at a pub- and e-verify bills. Cord’s legislation is Board of Directors Beth Hughes lic school in Miami and then enrolled credited with bridging the gap between Amelia Tree Conservancy Fernandina Beach in St. Thomas Law School, where he varied interest groups. Cord has prov- was recognized as the outstanding en that he has the respect of his col- student in Constitutional Law I and II leagues to pass meaningful legislation Vandalism continues Mute them as well as Civil Procedure. When he important to the citizens of District This morning I found two substantial gouges cut out of my The first presidential “debate” was a travesty, and should took the bar exam, his essay on Florida 11 and Florida. Cord believes Gov. front lawn, likely by a heavy vehicle like a front-end loader. not be repeated. The candidates, primarily President Trump, Constitutional Law was selected by DeSantis’ time in Congress has been This was next to a Biden sign. repeatedly interrupted and spoke over responses to legitimate the Board of Bar Examiners as the important in not only getting the How sad it is for our democracy and for our generally civil questions, such that they could not be heard or continued. model answer for future test takers. other legislators involved but in get- community that an extreme rightist is unable to tolerate a There is a simple solution that should be used in all future After earning his law degree, he ting bills passed. Cord is running to dissenting view as expressed by a lawn sign. debates. Provide the moderator with a mute button to turn joined a midsize law firm in West be re-elected to the state House in If my take on this act is mistaken, I would be pleased off the microphone of the candidate NOT responding to the Palm Beach and later, when two of November and is humbled by the to accept a sincere apology and a sincere effort to make question. PLEASE!!! the partners left to form their own people’s trust in him to serve them in amends. John Findlay firm, he joined them. After about six the Capitol. Lia Collins Fernandina Beach years, he decided to go out on his Cord’s advice to young people is: Amelia Island own, hanging out his shingle in A. There is no substitute for hard Jacksonville Beach. Cord not only rep- work and being respectful; The Group 3 race resents clients in state and federal trial B. Learning to write and com- The Little Red Book advertisement Genece Minshew is right in her recent Viewpoint (“I am courts but is also a successful appel- municate well leads to success in any This is a note of appreciation. First, to the critic-writer the common-sense candidate,” Oct. 2) when she says that late attorney with several victories on endeavor; in a prior News-Leader commentary who noted that he “read pandemic restrictions have upended the norms in the current cases of first impression in Florida. C. Developing relationships is criti- with much joy” The Little Red Book, quotes of Donald Trump commissioner’s race. During this period, Cord married cal in life and politics; and – thanks. Although I am fully supporting her opponent, Alexandra Esther, a paralegal, who had moved D. Act with honor, your word is I’d also very much like to thank the president himself Lajoux, and had already pledged my support to her before to Jacksonville from Kentucky. They your bond, tell people what you will do for some recent statements. When asked by a Fox News Ms. Minshew moved from Group 1 to Group 3 (after Bradley have two children, Dominic, a high and then do it. moderator at the first presidential debate “Will you con- Bean entered the race in Group 1), I would have welcomed school senior, and Lexie, who is in first Amelia Island resident Howard demn white supremacists and tell them to refrain from vio- the opportunity to sit down and talk with Genece earlier grade. Pines has more than 30 years experi- lence?” the strength of his conviction was obvious. He said, this year. Unfortunately, being a man of a certain age, and In a recent First Amendment case ence as CEO, chairman and founder “Yes! Black lives DO Matter! Unequivocally, I strongly with certain medical issues, my fear of socializing was great involving a female college student of BeamPines, a premier firm in the denounce bigotry and hatred in any form!” (O.K. He didn’t – especially back in the dark days of March and April when expelled for what the school adminis- executive coaching business. He also say exactly that. He actually said, “Proud Boys, stand back we did not know how contagious the coronavirus was – or trators stated was an improper social co-founded the BeamPines/Middlesex and stand by!” At which point these “fine people” (far-right how bad it was going to get. Since I did not sit down and media post, he vindicated the free University Master’s Program in extremist brawlers) which he incredulously said he “really speak with her directly, I have, for the most part, refrained expression rights of his client. The Executive Coaching. Prior to that, he didn’t know”) elated with his dog-whistle, tweeted, “Standing from openly criticizing her. When I say that know and young woman, a single mother, is now served as senior VP of human resources down and Standing By, Sir.”) We all like encouragement – trust Alexandra Lajoux, it does not necessarily follow continuing her education because of for a Fortune 100 corporation. He is the especially from the top! that I do not trust Genece. Were she to prevail and be one Cord’s efforts. author of The Case for Wasting Time I’d also like to thank the president for what he said about of our new incoming commissioners, I would certainly Cord has a lifelong interest in and Other Management Heresies. face masks and social distancing: “Folks, I’m urging you now hope that she would govern as she campaigned: as a conser- to protect yourselves and others by doing two things: wear a vationist. protective mask and stay at least six feet apart when in public. In her Viewpoint, Ms. Minshew said, “We cannot stop This is the easiest and surest way to prevent the spread of growth by putting moratoriums on development forever.” SERVING YOU this virus. This is not giving up your rights! To the contrary, And, with that, she accepted one of the big myths of the con- it’s patriotic. It’s a display of caring for yourself, your family, struction and development industry: that growth is inevitable. Nassau County Commissioners: and those in your community. It’s the fastest way for us to When we see growth as inevitable, we are really say- safely open up our businesses and schools. Please, do it for ing that at no point can we look around our community Danny Leeper, District 1-Fernandina Beach, 261-8029 (h), America!” and say, “I love this place, let’s not turn it into something 430-3868 (cell), email: [email protected] It would have been nice to have been able compliment else.” So, if we look at growth as inevitable and accept Aaron C. Bell, District 2-South Amelia Island, Nassauville, him on that speech. the fact that we cannot stop development forever, the But alas, he didn’t say it. question becomes “what does the future look like?” We are O’Neil, 451-4094 (cell), email: [email protected] Nor has he (even after he headed for Walter Reed Hospital an island, surely there must be some reasonable limits to the Pat Edwards, District 3-Yulee, 335-0260 (cell), with COVID-19 himself) modeled those actions. Not only development that we can accommodate. I have asked several email: [email protected] did he fail that simple leadership test; he actively – at every commissioners what they see as the maximum population Thomas R. Ford, District 4- Hilliard, Bryceville, Boulogne, rally – discourages it by shaming mask wearers, deliberately level that this island could reasonably sustain and I have never seating donors shoulder to shoulder, and continuing the false gotten a good answer. Another question that we should ask Kings Ferry, Nassau Oaks, 451-0766 (cell), 879-2015 (home) narrative that “We’ve got the coronavirus beat. My strong ourselves as we chase after tourism dollars is “how many email: [email protected] and effective actions have vanquished it. It will soon be a tourists could we reasonably accommodate?” Is there a tar- Justin M. Taylor, District 5-Callahan, West Yulee, distant memory. Real men are not scared by something no get number? As the TDC allocates huge amounts of bed tax 625-5624 (cell), email: [email protected] more dangerous than the common flu – especially since it’s a dollars to promoting tourism on the island, and we sit by and hoax.” “It affects virtually nobody!” (Perhaps families of the watch hotel after hotel go up – often over the protests of our 215,000 dead might disagree and you would think, having citizens – we might begin to wonder if anyone has considered City of Fernandina Beach Commissioners: contracted it himself, even Trump might have changed his what a reasonable maximum number of tourist visits per year Mayor: Johnny Miller: 556-3299 (cell), email: [email protected] tune. Instead, he took a hospital photo-op ride endangering might be. Vice Mayor: Len Kreger: 432-8389 (home), the lives of Secret Service agents) and requiring them to There really isn’t that much available land for new con- email: [email protected] quarantine themselves for 14 days. struction left here on the island. So, given this fact, one would When interviewed on tape by Bob Woodward, the presi- expect that the major impediments to big development pay- Phil Chapman: 624-5590 (cell), email: [email protected] dent admitted he lied from very early on. He knew from days will primarily involve zoning changes. Density restric- Mike Lednovich: 502-0650 (cell), email: [email protected] February how deadly the virus was. He had the audacity to tions, height restrictions, setbacks, and the like will be the Chip Ross: 410-394-0220 (cell) email: [email protected] insult both our intelligence and our ability to handle truth by primary obstacles to development in the coming decades. saying, “I did it to prevent a panic.” Kind of him to help us Are we ready to hold the line, or can we expect to see luxury poor frightened Americans stay calm. apartment buildings and other tall multi-family dwellings in The Little Red Book of Trump quotes went to press the future? Will three and four story townhomes start pop- HOW TO WRITE US ~ Letters must include writer’s name, address and tele- before the revelation that he called Americans who have ping up along Centre Street and begin to crowd out our small phone number for verification. Writers are normally limited to one letter laid down their lives for our country “suckers” (Confirmed businesses? in a 30-day period. No political endorsements the week before an elec- by Fox News Sept 9, 2020), his statement about military People who have grown up here on the island often look tion. No poems will be published. Letters should be typed or printed. Not members who served in Vietnam because they hadn’t gotten around in despair and think back to a time when life was all letters are published. Send letters to: out of it – implying that they must not have known how to slower and easier. Some of these “old timers” are among our Letters to the Editor, P.O. Box 16766, Fernandina Beach, FL, 32035 exploit the system as he did to get out of serving our coun- most pro-conservation neighbors. But many of these same Email: [email protected]. try. He stood with Marine Corp General John Kelly at the people have adopted a more fatalistic attitude, and instead Visit us online at fbnewsleader.com gravesite of Kelly’s son who was killed in combat, said “I have begun to think that the horse is out of the barn and that don’t get it. What was in it for them?” (Confirmed by Fox it can’t get much worse. To anyone who feels like this fight News Sept 9, 2020), or speaking to General Kelly and former has already been lost and that it can’t get much worse I say, defense secretary Jim Mattis and referring to their rank, “Of course it can, it can get a lot worse! And it will if you stop stated “You seem like fairly talented guys – why would paying attention.” you do that? You don’t make any money.” (Washington Post Chuck Oliva, Conserve Amelia Now – Sept 4, 2020). Fernandina Beach

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8A WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2020 NEWS News-Leader A sad development for Heritage River Road know a lot of people have large moun- foot road are an attraction for sadder things than this tains of dirt many. This freedom is soon to going on in their lives, so I piled up in the end – for all of us. Ishouldn’t feel so bad. But middle, and About two weeks ago, I do. finally, some we noticed the first signs of Those readers who follow replanting of trouble. A fence crew was my weekly columns have long Spartina grass hard at work installing heavy known of the love Bucko and in the area posts along the river’s shore- I have for our regular drives that is being line. What on Earth is this to Heritage River Road off converted for? I immediately contacted Heckscher Drive. In this pan- WILD back to a Lisa Rinaman of the St. Johns demic time, with much of our WAYS marsh. This Riverkeeper organization and normal life restricted, more work is part alerted her. Her investigation than ever we have been visiting of a saltwater has revealed the crux of the this road to watch and photo- Pat mitigation problem. The “saltwater mitiga- graph the roseate spoonbills, bank aiming tion project,” permitted years wood storks, herons, egrets, Foster-Turley to restore ago, is in the final stages of etc. that inhabit the marsh on the marsh completion. one side and the St. Johns River here in exchange for develop- Right now, the 3,000-foot edge on the other. In fact, we’ve ment damage to other marshes fence along the riverbank is been haunting this road for in Jacksonville. That has been nearing completion. Cars can no PHOTOS BY PAT FOSTER-TURLEY/FOR THE NEWS-LEADER more than three decades. going well, and the large flocks longer drive on the beach there. views can access these areas. As part of a “saltwater mitigation project,” a chain link When we first started visit- of spoonbills and many other Yes, that may have caused What harm can that cause? fence is going up along the bank of the St. Johns River off ing this road in the 1980s, it birds attest to its success. Often problems for the beach, and the Now, the views, and all river Heritage River Road, blocking fishermen and nature lov- was to meet our friends at the when we visit the area, we see garbage left behind is indeed access, will be closed by this ers from getting to the river. A similar fence is planned for Pirates Cove Fish Camp that fishermen and picnickers using unsightly. But many areas along obtrusive fence. the marsh side of the road. Bird watchers seeking views of was once located there. In the the side of the road along the the river’s edge have vegetation Even worse – if that can spoonbills and wood storks on the marsh side of the road years since, we’ve seen (and river, and birdwatchers like us right up to the shore so no cars be – is now that Lisa has shown will soon have them obstructed by the ugly new fence. I’ve written columns about) all aiming cameras and binocu- could ever drive there in the me the fence permit, I am even the changes: from the uplands lars to watch the action in the first place. Only fishermen and more incensed. The marsh vegetation being destroyed, marsh. Both sides of the 3,000- those of us taking in the river views and bird watching on the other side of the road will also likewise be ruined, since a simi- lar 3,000-foot fence is planned for that side of the road too. And to what avail? Even with- out a fence, no one ever walks through the saltmarsh here or can cross the drainage ditch that divides it from the road. A fence is a needless, expensive Visit eyesore that is transforming this bird-watching mecca to a chain link/barbed wire hallway along the full length of the road. Presumably, this “mitigation bank” has money to burn. So, not only did developers destroy the area that this mitigation is Amelia Island supposed to compensate for, it is destroying another prime nature viewing area. If money is the only issue, a suggestion Robert Burk III, MD | Dr. Chris Bates, MD by my friend John Fleming is to Amy Kadlubowski, ARNP | Kim Lindsey, Aesthetician build a boardwalk in the marsh for people to enjoy it safely, without harm to the environ- ment. Surely that’s a better use help, I suggest you contact Lisa coj.net), to register a complaint. for money than a long, view- Rinaman, the executive director Maybe we can work to stop blocking chain link fence! of St. Johns Riverkeeper (lisa@ the fence on the marsh side, at If you are concerned about stjohnsriverkeeper.org), the St. least. 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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2020 NEWS News-Leader 9A

JOHN SCHAFFNER/FOR THE NEWS-LEADER A Publix GreenWise Market and a Publix liquor store could be coming in 2021 to the Sadler Square Shopping Plaza in Fernandina Beach. SLEIMAN ENTERPRISES

been discussions of a second at the present Publix. Asked if she had plans to full-line supermarkets, which is they shop. STORES Continued from 1A Publix store on Amelia Island. The News-Leader also dis- close or move her restaurant the case at Nocatee. GreenWise • CUTS – which is home to restaurant and the UF Health There were rumors in early 2019 cussed the proposed plan for when the present lease comes is leasing 25,150 square feet in organic and sustainably sourced Family Medicine clinic. There that Publix was looking to build a possible Publix GreenWise up for renewal, Sylvester replied, Nocatee Town Center, but it is meats, including in-house have been additional contacts a store on the site of The Dome Market and liquor store with the “I am not planning on closing the unclear whether that includes smoked meats and sausages. by Sleiman with the city since Healing Center, 5024 First Coast CEO of another company that restaurant.” She added, referring back-of-store product storage • FINDS – where customers that initial meeting during Highway (A1A) at Scott Road. owns and manages shopping to the proposed grocery store in space. can discover new items, beer and which a concept plan presented That rumor faded. centers in the Southeast. The her current space, “Sometimes GreenWise announced in wine, and gourmet options for a was reportedly titled “Publix In May 2019, Skinner Bros. CEO texted back, “Could make their deals fall through.” But October 2019 it would open a sec- charcuterie platter. GreenWise” and the additional Realty of Jacksonville presented sense.” However, he added, she was obviously surprised ond area store in St. Augustine According to a 2018 story smaller space was identified as to the city’s TRC plans for a “Owners are reluctant to discuss that the News-Leader was the in 2021. Six more are reportedly by Progressive Grocer magazine, “Publix liquor store.” shopping center at the southeast until the deal is done.” first to inform her of the prelimi- planned in Florida and Georgia, the Greenwise Market concept, After several attempts to dis- corner of Amelia Parkway and Sleiman certainly has been nary plan from Sleiman, which according to the announcement which was first developed a cuss this proposal with Sleiman Bailey Road, which included a reluctant to share any informa- includes all of the shopping at that time. The locations of decade ago, has been reignited representatives, the company 49,000-square-foot grocery store tion about this concept proposal center spaces from the eastern all those stores were not iden- by Publix, according to indus- that owns the shopping center, with an adjacent liquor store. To – even with the present ten- edge of Lott’s Furniture store to tified. It also recently opened a try observers, “as the grocers the News-Leader received an date, that development has not ants it would displace. Carolyn tenant space 2126, which totals GreenWise Market in Odessa, attempt to compete with the email from Director of Corporate proceeded. Skinner is a devel- Sylvester, owner of the popu- 27,862 square feet, including the Fla., just north of Orlando. booming ecommerce businesses Communications Samantha oper of shopping centers and had lar Ms. Carolyn’s breakfast spaces presently occupied by Ms. Publix describes GreenWise of Amazon, Walmart and Target” Ashcraft that stated, “Sleiman worked with Publix on previous and lunch restaurant, told the Carolyn’s and the UF Health Market as a specialty, natural and as well as compete with niche has no comment at this time.” occasions. News-Leader, “(Sleiman) has Family Medicine clinic. organic store featuring items for grocers. In response to a News-Leader Kelly Gibson, director of the not approached me. No one has The plan also designates all the health-conscious and gour- Research by the News-Leader request for comment from city’s Department of Planning spoken to me about it.” Sylvester of the parking spaces in the cen- met market. The GreenWise identified a few other grocery Publix, an email from Director and Conservation, told the News- said her lease is up for renewal ter’s parking lot east of the main stores are divided into expe- stores that could fit the space of Communications Maria Brous Leader that it has been known next year, but was unsure of the entrance for use by the grocery. rience zones, which Publix profile identified on the plan – stated, “We can only comment for some time that Publix con- date. Gibson indicated there would be describes as: Sprouts, Trader Joe’s, and new on sites where we have a signed siders its present store at Island Sylvester first opened some issues to be addressed, • EATS – a large prepared Target and Walmart small foot- lease. I do not show this location Walk shopping center to be too a restaurant in Fernandina including changes to the parking foods area that is home to gour- print grocery stores – but none as a confirmed Publix location. small to meet the needs of the Beach about two decades ago. lot to add trees according to the met pizzas, burrito bowls, chef- of those typically locate next to My apologies that I could not Fernandina Beach/Amelia Island Ms. Carolyn’s Breakfast and city’s present ordinances. created sandwiches and a selec- a separate liquor store of the assist further.” Publix did not market. Gibson said that short Desserts on South 14th Street Publix Super Markets Inc. tion of heat-and-eat main courses same brand. When asked about confirm nor deny whether it is of moving the store or doing a was an instant hit. After a few opened its first Northeast Florida and sides. Items are created an early rumor that Trader Joe’s looking at sites for a second store major expansion, “the addition years, she moved to her current GreenWise Market in Nocatee using organic meats and cheeses, might open a store in that loca- location in Fernandina Beach or of a GreenWise Market and sepa- location at 2021 Sadler Road, Town Center on June 20. and vegan options are available. tion, a shopping center industry on Amelia Island. rate liquor store nearby would where her son-in-law, Kenny GreenWise Markets are smaller • POURS – where customers executive familiar with this mar- This is not the first time in make sense.” She added that Pickett, had started his own res- than traditional Publix stores can purchase beer, wine, coffee ket told the News-Leader, “That recent years that there have might prompt some remodeling taurant, KP’s Kitchen. and often are located near the or other beverages to drink while is not going to happen.” Find what’s in this week’s Job fair is today The Nassau County Chamber of Commerce is inviting businesses and organizations that are hir- ing and those currently looking for a job to partici- pate in a first ever Virtual Job Fair event, scheduled FERNANDINA BEACH • AMELIA ISLAND • NASSAU COUNTY for 3-5 p.m. today, Wednesday, Oct. 14, according to a news release. Businesses will be able to interact with poten- tial candidates in various ways, including a live chat feature, virtual video sessions and so much more. Job seekers will be able to network with other attendees, ask real-time questions, and upload looking for job opportunities. their resumes during the event. For more information and to register today, This event is free for Chamber of Commerce visit https://bit.ly/3nCzDjV or email Alex@ member businesses and members of the public NassauCountyFLChamber.com.

SSA says beneficiaries will get increase Social Security and Some other adjustments that For Social Security beneficia- Supplemental Security Income take effect in January of each ries receiving Medicare, Social benefits for approximately 70 year are based on the increase Security will not be able to million Americans will increase in average wages. Based on that compute their new benefit 1.3% in 2021, the Social Security increase, the maximum amount amount until after the Medicare Administration announced in a of earnings subject to the Social premium amounts for 2021 are news release. Security tax (taxable maximum) announced. Final 2021 ben- The 1.3% cost-of-living will increase to $142,800 from efit amounts will be commu- adjustment – COLA – will $137,700. nicated in December through begin with benefits payable Social Security and SSI ben- a mailed COLA notice and via to more than 64 million Social eficiaries are normally noti- the Social Security Message Security beneficiaries in January fied by mail in early December Center. Information about 2021. Increased payments about their benefits. The Social Medicare changes for 2021, to more than 8 million SSI Security Act provides for how when announced, will be avail- beneficiaries will begin Dec. the COLA is calculated. To able at www.medicare.gov. 31, 2020. Some people receive read more, visit socialsecu- A fact sheet showing the both Social Security and SSI ben- rity.gov/cola. Create or access effect of the various automatic efits. a Social Security account at adjustment is available at https:// The Social Security Act ties socialsecurity.gov/myaccount. bit.ly/3k80Fx2. the annual COLA to the increase in the Consumer Price Index as determined by the Department CITY OF FERNANDINA BEACH of Labor’s Bureau of Labor NOTICE OF REFERENDUM SUBSCRIBE TODAY! Statistics. A referendum election will be held on the ballot with the City of Fernandina Beach General Election on Tuesday, November 3, 2020 for the consideration by the voters of the City of OUT OF COUNTY • OUT OF STATE • OUT OF COUNTRY! Fernandina Beach of the proposed amendments to the City Charter. The question to appear on the referendum ballot reflecting the proposed amendment to the City Charter at the election e-Edition only $7/mo. Mailed copy & e-Edition $44.99 in Nassau County BEAN Continued from 1A scheduled for Tuesday, November 3, 2020 shall be as follows: Conservation Lands and Recreation Facilities e-Edition $49.99 annually the building. Mailed copy & e-Edition $74.99 out of county He recalled receiving an invi- Should the Fernandina Beach City Charter be amended to prohibit the sale or lease of tation from Gov. Ron DeSantis City-owned conservation lands and restrict the sale or lease of City-owned recreation Mail Checks To: for him and his mother to have facilities by requiring unanimous vote of the City Commission and approval at a The News-Leader dinner with him, but being the referendum by at least 70% of the electors of the City? P.O. Box 16766 community activist she was, she Fernandina Beach, FL 32035 FERNANDINA BEACH • AMELIA ISLAND • NASSAU COUNTY had other plans. Yes “She asked when it was, (and) No Name Phone# I said next Tuesday,” Sen. Bean For questions regarding these City Charter Amendments or to inspect copies of the referendum Address told those gathered. “She said, ballot reflecting the proposed amendments to the City Charter, please contact the Office of City/State Zip ‘So sorry, that’s (Fernandina the City Clerk, located at City Hall, 204 Ash Street, Monday – Friday during normal business Beach City) commission night. hours. (904) 310-3115. Subscriber’s Email You’re going to have to tell the governor I have to come another /s/ Caroline Best Credit Card # Card Code Exp. Date City Clerk time.’” Call us at: 261-3696 or visit us on the web at: fbnewsleader.com City of Fernandina Beach [email protected]

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DISTRICT 3-4A VOLLEYBALL TOURNEY t FOOTBALL Pirates top Paxon Eagles 36-0 The Pirates collected their fourth shutout of the season Friday. The Fernandina Beach High School football team (4-2) beat host Paxon 36-0. “Good overall team win Friday night at Paxon,” Coach Jude Swearingen said. “We cleaned up the mistakes and dominated in all facets of the game.” The Pirates scored in all four quarters. Cam Miller returned a punt 89 yards for a touchdown in the first quar- ter. Josiah Rauls scored on a 33-yard run in the second. FBHS led 14-0 at halftime. Khamari Barksdale scored on a 44-yard run and Miller was back in the end zone after a 60-yard run in the third quarter. The Pirates went up 28-0. In the final quarter, Cameron Jacobs reeled in a nine-yard pass from Miller for a TD. Andre Lucas ran in for the two-point conversion; Phil Tita kicked the point-after on the first four touchdowns. Miller was 2-of-5 for 28 passing yards, rushed for 85 yards and had two punt returns for 54 yards. Barksdale rushed 12 times for 125 yards and had a catch for 19 yards. Willie Coleman had four tackles and three assists on defense. Kyle Lee had four tackles, four assists, a quarter- back sack and a fumble recov- ery. Ernest Cortez had four tackles and an assist. “We have a big test this week at home versus West Nassau,” Swearingen said. “They are a good team that has played some really good teams this year so far. It will be a measuring stick to deter- mine the type of team we are this year. “It’s also the team we will play in the first round of the playoffs this year.” FBHS will host West Nassau at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 13. “Win that game and we host two playoff games for what I’m pretty sure would be the first time ever in FBHS history,” PHOTOS BY BETH JONES/NEWS-LEADER Swearingen said. “That has The host Yulee High School girls volleyball team defeated Bradford County 25-13, 25-12, 25-4 Monday in the quarterfinal round of the District 3-4A been a goal of ours all year, to tournament, top. Carlynn Williams had six aces for Yulee; Christina Jackson had five aces and 10 kills; Ashley Hall had five aces; and Caroline be the best team in FBHS his- Brackens recorded 12 kills. The YHS Lady Hornets faced the Fernandina Beach High School Lady Pirates in the semifinal round Tuesday. Host tory or at least one of the best FBHS beat West Nassau on Monday in the other quarterfinal match, above. The championship will be played at 7 p.m. Thursday at YHS. The Lady as I have a difficult time finding Hornets finished the regular season with a 12-5 record. “We have improved tremendously throughout the season,” Coach Donna Jackson said. Yulee old records and playoff game capped the regular season with wins over Baker County and Hilliard. The Lady Hornets beat Baker 25-19, 25-17, 25-20. Brackens had five aces; history.” Christina Jackson had 16 kills and three blocks; and Kaylee Manning had 22 assists. Yulee beat Hilliard 25-19, 25-15, 25-23. Christina Jackson had 18 The Pirates host West kills and a pair of aces; Brackens had 10 kills and four aces; and Manning had 28 assists. Nassau at 7 p.m. Friday. FBHS girls golf team second, YHS girls third in district District golf tournaments were held yester- co-medalist with Brumme in The day, and both the Fernandina Beach and Yulee one match. Both shot rounds of Fernandina high schools’ girls teams placed and advance to 39. Senior Davis Granger was Beach High region. medalist in the West Nassau School girls With a team score of 354, the FBHS Lady match with a 48. golf team Pirates were runners-up to Bolles (349). “The boys have a tough dis- includes, Providence posted a 374. All three teams trict,” FBHS Coach Christina kneel- advance to the regional tournament at Hidden Steffen said. ing, Coach Hills Golf Club in Jacksonville on Tuesday. The district also included Christina Junior Anika Richards was the medalist with Episcopal, Christ’s Church Steffen; a score of 74. Daisy Adams tied for sixth with an Academy, Trinity Christian, back row 86, junior Madelyn Campbell tied for ninth with Brumme Bishop Snyder and St. Joseph. from left, an 88, and Ella Childs was 18th with a 106. The Lady Pirates finished Anika The FBHS boys finished sixth of the nine with an 8-3 record. Their only Richards, teams in district. Wolfson won, Bolles was sec- losses were to Bolles (twice) and Ponte Vedra. Brighton ond and Providence finished third to advance to Girls wrapped up the regular season last Burkhart, region. week with Bolles at Amelia River. The Lady Daisy Senior Erik Brumme shot an 80 and was one Pirates shot a 182 to Bolles’ 156. Richards was Adams, of the top three individuals not on the top three the medalist. She shot a two-under-par 34. Ella Childs teams and qualified for region. He was tied for Campbell shot a 38, Adams a 46 and Childs a 64. and Maddy 11th overall. Junior Ty Boston shot an 84 to tie Ponte Vedra defeated FBHS 158- Campbell. for 14th, freshman Tanner Millar’s 87 tied for 171. Richards was the medalist with a one-under- SPECIAL 19th, and junior Reed Gaines was 22nd overall par 35. Adams posted a 40, Campbell had a 40, with a 90. and junior Brighton Burkhart posted a 56. The boys’ district tournament will be played The Lady Pirates also beat Episcopal, Bishop Monday at Hidden Hills. Kenny and Yulee this season. Richards was the The FBHS boys finished the regular season medalist in each, shooting rounds of 43, 34 and The Yulee with a 12-1 record. 37. High The Pirates capped the season with a win “This has been an amazing regular season, School girls over Bishop Kenny last week. The Pirates won having a boy or a girl medalist in every match,” golf team 160-206. Boston and senior Brumme were co- Steffen said. “Even though our season was quick includes, medalists. Both shot a one-over-par round of 37. (five weeks of matches), I am glad we were able from left, Millar shot a 41, and senior Jackson Mock posted to play this season.” Coach Josh a 45. Three teams and/or three individuals not on Cassidy, On Oct. 1, the Pirates shot a season-low 154 those teams will move from region to the state Victoria against Episcopal (159) at Amelia River, par finals, which will be held Nov. 3-4 at the Mission Toohey, 36. Boston was the medalist with and even round Inn Resort in Howey-in-the-Hills. Alanis of 36, Gaines shot a 38, Brumme had a 39, and The Yulee High School girls golf team played Santiago- Millar shot 41. at Bent Creek Monday. The YHS Lady Hornets Maldonado, The boys’ lone loss was to Bolles at placed third behind Ponte Vedra and Bishop Avery Deerwood on Sept. 29. FBHS shot 167 to Bolles’ Kenny to advance to the regional tournament at Dickerson, 163. Boston was the medalist with a 38. Pensacola Tuesday. Gretta The Pirates collected wins over West Nassau, Yulee beat Paxon, St. Augustine, Stanton, Creger and Christ’s Church Academy and Providence. Terry Parker, Robert E. Lee and Raines. Madison Boston was the medalist in two of those The Yulee boys team played in the district Hicken. events, shooting rounds of 35 and 36. He was Tuesday. SPECIAL

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2B WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2020 SPORTS News-Leader FBWGA holds ‘Pink’ event for breast cancer awareness Law Enforcement and Gary and MaryAnn Blackall. GOLF NEWS For information, to inquire about event piv- ots made in consideration for COVID-19 or to The Fernandina Beach Women’s Golf become a mentor, contact Rainey Crawford, Association held its “Pink Ball” team competition Nassau County area manager, at 261-9500 or for October’s Breast Cancer Awareness. The visit www.bbbsnefl.org. winning team included Deb Rasmussen, Carol Molumphy, Sue Lopiano and Joyce Tonti. They were two under with a 144. Helms charity event Even at 146 was the second-place team of A charity golf tournament to benefit the Collin Lynn Sikorski, Patricia Aylor, Rachael Hentigan Helms Memorial Scholarship Fund will be held and Jean Desbarres. Oct. 26 at the Amelia River Golf Club. Practices In third place with a 151 were Julie Hensler, start at 10 a.m., and the shotgun start is at 11 Sherril Boyer, Carol Anderson and Glenda Babin. a.m. Fourth went to Vickie Galpin, Kathleen Himler, This charity event is being organized by the Nancy Inboden and Christina Wright. They Fernandina Beach Babe Ruth League and the posted a 153. Helms Family. The scholarship fund will benefit a college-bound senior chosen by Jon Shave, head baseball coach at Fernandina Beach High North Hampton ladies, men School. The Women’s Golf Association of the Golf SUBMITTED Format is a four-person scramble, and the Club at North Hampton held a point quota game The Fernandina Beach Women’s Golf Association held its “Pink Ball” team tournament cost is $125 per person or $400 per team. Lunch last week. Kara O’Rourke, Susie Levy and last week. is included. The day’s event will conclude with Claudeen Lindberg tied for first place. Linda Bass an awards ceremony at 5 p.m. Hole sponsorships and Pat Riordan tied for fourth. are available at $100 per hole or $150 for two Debbie Engers, Joyce Tonti and Nancy Golfers were divided into ABCD teams, and Employee Leasing, on Friday at the Amelia holes. There will also be a silent auction with golf Stendahl tied for sixth. Denise Buse was alone in the winning score of the group was posted by the River Golf Club. The event memorializes William packages, equipment and apparel. ninth place, and Mary Ellen Mendes and Karen team of Judy Schmonsees, Maureen Nussman, Reginald Hunt Jr., a former Fernandina Beach For registration or information, contact Leblanc tied for 10th. Pete May and Penny Giles, finishing with a High School student-athlete and six-year partici- Michelle Seder at [email protected]. The men’s association held a shamble for- score of 96. There was a tie for the second-place pant in the Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northeast mat last week for its playday. Earl Hurst, Larry honors. Susan Kaye, Kathy Rima, Fran Maguire Florida mentoring program in Nassau County. Trapp, Joe Fincher and John Riordan placed first and Pam Fox posted a 97 as their final team The Reggie Hunt Memorial Golf Classic is Golf with sheriff at minus 22. Rick Garvin, Frank Klepeisz, Walter score, while Laurie Scinto, Cathy Fetzek, Cherie the largest fundraising event for the Nassau The Nassau County Sheriff’s Office and Johnson and Don Delp were second at minus 15, Billings and Sue Braddock also finished with a County program. Registration for the tournament NCSO Charities are sponsoring the sixth annual and John Becker, Don Edlin, Danny Miller and score of 97. begins at noon, followed by a 12:30 p.m. shotgun Sheriff’s Golf Tournament on Oct. 23 at the Robert Dice were third at minus 10. Birdies were recorded by Melonie Murphy, start. Amelia National Golf and Country Club, 95211 Schmonsees and Billings. Mary Kaulfuss, Participants will enjoy raffles, a prime Clubhouse Road. Schmonsees and Braddock scored chip-ins dur- rib sandwich boxed lunch and golf swag. Registration starts at 7:30 a.m., and the Ts and Fs name of the game ing their round. Additionally, the event features beat the pro, scramble shotgun start begins at 8:30 a.m., fol- It was a great day for golf and player partici- In the nine-hole division, Diane O’Malley was hole-in-one and putting contests. lowed by the awards ceremony and meal. pation as the Women’s Golf Association at the the first-place winner. Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northeast Florida Test your skills against Sheriff Bill Leeper, Amelia Island Club held its weekly play day on in Nassau County is proud to recognize spon- fellow law enforcement officers and area leaders Oct. 6 at Long Point. The name of the game was sors and community partners, including title while helping raise money for NCSO Charities to Ts and Fs, whereby foursomes were required Hunt memorial event sponsor Convergence Employee Leasing, com- benefit the community. Form a four-person team to record two best balls net on holes that began Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northeast Florida munity partners WestRock and the Nassau for $500. Sponsorships are available. with T and F, and one best ball net on the will host its 25th annual Reggie Hunt Memorial County Sheriff’s Office, and sponsors FIS Global, Contact John Anstett at 548-4081 or janstett remaining holes. Golf Classic, presented by Convergence Childer’s Roofing, ABC Building Supply, Legacy @nassauso.com for information or to register.

SPORTS SHORTS flounder event, and first place outreach, programming, vol- Nov. 7 due to the COVID-19 monitor the pandemic. For ers behind the scenes with Talbot kayak tourney prize is $500, second $350 unteerism and sponsorship of pandemic. information, visit www.nassau- features on every sport played The Friends of Talbot and third $200. There are also enhancement projects that will The pandemic forced the pride.com. on the high school scene on Islands State Parks will host its bonus prizes as well as a chil- ensure these beloved parks ABA to suspend operations on the First Coast, with features, inaugural kayak fishing tourna- dren’s under-16 category. can provide current and future March 12, prior to the start of Learn to skate interviews and storylines you ment, The Talbot Tidewater The captain’s meeting will generations the full enjoyment the postseason playoffs. The only see at the high school Challenge, on Oct. 17. Anglers be held virtually at 7 p.m. Oct. and appreciation of these 13th-ranked Nassau Pride was The First Coast Skating level. Visit JaxHighSchool912. will be fishing from the St. 16. The awards ceremony will native, wild and breathtaking looking to make a deep playoff Academy at Jacksonville Ice com. Marys to the St. Johns Rivers, also be held virtually Saturday coastal Florida landscapes. push. & Sportsplex is now offer- the waters within the beautiful evening. More information can Visit www.talbotislands.com The ABA plans to shorten ing Learn to Skate classes Timucuan Preserve Area. be found at www.talbotislands. or visit the Facebook page at the season and extend regular for guests of all ages and Play pickleball The tournament is an com. Email questions to talbot- friendsoftalbot. season play through mid- skill levels. The classes take Scheduled play at the inshore grand slam for- [email protected]. March. The league also plans place twice a week, giving pickleball courts at Central mat organized through the The Friends of Talbot to shorten the play-in rounds, registrants the option of taking Park in Fernandina Beach has TourneyX smart phone app. Islands State Parks is a non- Pride delays season and hold the Final Eight playoff one or two classes per week. resumed. Beginner play (levels Registration is $50 and can be profit CSO supporting seven of The American Basketball games in Binghamton, N.Y., in Jacksonville Ice also offers 1.0-2.5) is 3-4 p.m. Sunday; done on the app by search- the most diverse and beauti- Association and Nassau mid-April. new participants the chance to social play (3.0 plus with chal- ing for Talbot Tidewater ful ecosystems of Northeast Pride announced the start of Full details of the try a Learn to Skate class for lenge court) is from 4-6 p.m. Challenge. Florida. As a CSO, its mission the 2020-21 season will be restructured season will be just $16. Sunday. This is a catch-photograph- is to support Talbot Islands delayed until Jan. 2 instead announced in the upcom- Face coverings are re- Women’s open play (all lev- release of trout, redfish and State Parks through creative of its original opening date of ing months as it continues to quired by all employees, els) on courts 1-4 is from 8-10 instructors and guests while a.m. Monday, and level 3.5 on inside the building. Visit www. courts 1, 5 and 6 from 4-6 p.m. jacksonvilleice.com/learn-to- Monday, with rating level 4.0 skate. plus on courts 2-4. Levels 3.0 Jacksonville Ice & Sports- and 3.5 plus play from 8-10 plex is located at 3605 Philips a.m. Tuesday, and levels 2.0, Hwy. inside the San Marco 2.5 and 3.0 from 10 a.m. to East Business Park. Take Exit noon. Levels 3.0 and 3.5 plus 347 off I-95 at Emerson. with challenge court is from 4-6 p.m. Wednesday. Men’s open play (all levels) Boules Club on courts 1-3 is from 8-10 The Amelia Island Boules a.m. Nighttime social play (all Club holds pétanque pickup levels) is from 6:30-8:30 p.m. games on the pétanque courts Thursday. Levels 3.0 and 3.5 at Central Park, corner of plus is from 8-10 a.m. Friday, Atlantic Avenue and South and levels 2.0, 2.5 and 3.0 11. Street, Saturdays at 9:30 from 10 a.m. to noon. On a.m. and most afternoons on Saturday, nighttime social play weekdays. (all levels) is from 6:30-8:30 Pétanque (pay-tonk) is a p.m. cousin of both horseshoes Visit www.fbpickleball.com, and bocce, the Italian bowling Fernandina Beach Pickleball game. The public is always Pirates on Facebook or email welcome. Call 491-1190. [email protected]. High school roundup Sailing Club meets A new television show The Amelia Island Sailing highlighting high school sports Club meets the first Tuesday on the First Coast is airing of the month at the Kraft on CW17 every Saturday Athletic Club at Ten Acres, morning. High School 9:12 located off Buccaneer Trail. Roundup, a 30-minute tele- Social hour starts at 6:30 p.m., vision show that airs each followed by a potluck dinner, Saturday morning at 11:30 business meeting and guest a.m., takes viewers inside speaker presentation. Guests the world of local high school are welcome. 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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2020 SPORTS News-Leader 3B OUTDOORS Big gator encounter obby Farlow, Matt for the cur- Farlow, Cody Baker rent period and Trent Wainwright is Sept. 12 Rwere alligator hunting through Nov. from a small boat when they 1. Legal hunt- spotted a very large alligator. ing hours are In most cases, the size of a from 5 p.m. gator may be underestimated through 10 because most of it remains a.m. each underwater. Sometimes the day. For only part of the gator seen is OUTDOORS information, its nose. visit http:// “We spotted a very large Terry Lacoss MyFWC.com/ gator while alligator hunt- alligator or ing in a small lake located in contact the alligator manage- Flagler County,” Robby Farlow ment section of the FWC by explained. “Unfortunately, the calling (850) 488-3831. gator went down, so we had to Outdoorsman Tony Peeples blind cast a large treble snag continues to harvest large black hook rigged to a heavy cable bears from the Georgia moun- close to the bottom, where tains. His largest so far weighed we estimated the gator was 425 pounds. located. “There were 10 of us who “Luckily, the large snag started to track a fairly large hook located the gator, and we black bear in the Georgia woods were soon hooked up to the and mountains,” Peeples said. fight of our life. “Our dogs kept right on the “Once the gator felt the bear’s trail for about a mile, Matt and Trent sting of the snatch hook, he walking through thick woods. It Wainwright, immediately swam to the would have been hard keeping above, are surface, where I was able to up to the dogs except for their pictured with harpoon the gator. We were high-pitch barking. a 12-foot alli- all astonished at the size of the “Finally, the dogs treed the gator that was gator. bear, where I was able to har- bigger than “Once harpooned, the gator vest it with my 425 rifle.” their boat. swam back to the bottom, I believe it was last year that Robby Farlow, where all four of us wrestled I wrote about Peeples wound- left, is pictured with the gator for a long 45 ing a black bear that almost with a giant minutes before that giant gator made him and his hunting part- 12-foot Florida gave in and we pulled it to the ners the hunted instead of the alligator he side of our boat. The gator mea- hunters. recently har- sured over 12 feet in length and Georgia’s black bear fire- vested. Steve is by far the largest gator that arms season runs from Oct. 17 Simmons, far we had caught so far.” through Jan. 10, with a quota of left, is pic- The local foursome of out- two black bear per person pro- tured with a doorsmen cleaned the gator, vided that no more than one can Canadian deer saving the skin for manufactur- be taken from the southern and that scored ing a variety of gator skin wear central zones. For information, 190 non-typical and the gator tail meat, which is visit www.georgiawildlife.com. points. delicious eating. Several hunting season SPECIAL PHOTOS Alligators may be taken only ago, avid outdoorsman Steve by the use of artificial lures or Simmons and his hunting party “Luckily, that big buck soon covered up in leaves by a bear Our own Fort Clinch State Park made the October edition of the baited, wooden pegs less than experienced a hair-raising walked into the opening and that night. Family Motor Coach Association monthly magazine. We were two inches in length attached to bow-and-arrow hunt in Alberta, stopped 22 yards from me. “While dressing out the excited to see the article and proud to show it off to our fellow a handheld restraining line and Canada. Unfortunately, a bush blocked deer, a large black bear came motorhome friends. No matter where we go it seems as if people handheld snares, harpoons, gigs “I set up a stand right at the my shot. back to claim its meal. We know our Island. Come by the coffee is on. and snatch hooks and manually- opening where I hoped the big “I waited some five minutes backed up into a nearby bush, DEERTRACKS operated spears, spear guns, buck would enter,” Simmons before the big buck backed up where I later stood up and shot crossbows and bows with pro- said. “Five minutes before sun- a few steps, giving me a clear the growling bear with my bow. Our ONE CALL FULL-SERVICE PLUMBING COMPANY wishes son jectiles attached to a restraining set, a large black bear walked shot.” “The wounded bear ran Dale a very HAPPY BIRTHDAY October 16. He and his broth- line. The use of baited hooks, out into the open and stood Simmons made a perfect off into a large thicket, and we ers Daniel and Dustin bought the company from me in 2007. I gig-equipped bang sticks or there just 10 steps away like a shot with his bow, resulting in actually crawled on our hands couldn’t be prouder. They offer 24/7 emergency service, repair, replace, remodel, firearms for taking alligators big truck.” the big buck exiting into the and knees in hopes of locating new construction, counter sales and showroom for residential, is prohibited except that bang That large black bear ruined deep woods. the bear.” commercial or industrial needs. sticks are permitted for taking all hopes for Simmons’ harvest- “I saw there was a good Simmons and Howell had Come in, call or email [email protected]. alligators attached to a restrain- ing his big buck. A few days blood trail, but it was simply to abandon the search for the Like us on Facebook. ing line. later, he once again set up his getting too dark to track the bear, but fortunately secured DEERWALK In Nassau County, gator stand one hour before dark. deer,” Simmons said. “Instead, Simmons’ deer of a lifetime. trappers will need to have a “Fifteen minutes before the next morning, we followed His deer weighed 270 pounds Neighbors servicing neighbors. Come by and visit. gator harvest permit, which dark, a pair of does entered the the blood trail deep into the and had 18 points, including a specifies the period that the opening and began blowing, thick woods. It didn’t take Matt large drop tine horn that con- trapper will be able to harvest which I thought would distract Howell, Rick Patry and I long to tributed to its non-typical scor- gators. For example, the dates my big buck,” Simmons said. locate the deer, which had been ing of 190 points. 474390 E. 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The city of Fernandina ability due to organized team • Open roller hockey at the chased at the Atlantic Center Beach Parks & Recreation activities. Persons under the Main Beach Multi-Purpose for $20 per key during normal Department offers the follow- age of 16 must be accompa- Court. Adult/older teens skate business hours, Monday- ing programs and activities. nied by adults of the age of 18 Tuesdays from 5-6 p.m. Friday from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., Visit visit www.fbfl.us. or older. Photo identification (beginner) and Saturdays Saturday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. • Peck Gym is now fully must be presented to enter from 4:15-4:45 p.m. (easy) • Atlantic Pool (main pool open. The cardio area, weight Peck Gym. and 4:45-6 p.m. (advanced). only) is now open for lap room and basketball/volleyball • Pickleball at Central Park. Family skate Tuesdays from swim and aqua aerobics only. Jackson Equipment court opened Friday, and all Six lighted courts available. 4-5 p.m. and Saturdays from Atlantic kiddie pool is open sports activities are restored to Players must have gate keys, 3-4 p.m. Call Ray Matz at Monday-Friday from 12-5 p.m., 552458 US HWY 1 their normal days and times. which may be purchased at (215) 852-7038. Saturday 9 a.m.-2 p.m. MLK Hilliard Fl 32046 • Atlantic kiddie pool closes the Atlantic Center for $20 per • Central Park has four Jr. pool is open for AquaGym Nov. 1 for the season. key Monday-Friday from 7 lighted hard courts available Fitness classes only. Lap • Open adult volleyball a.m. to 7 p.m., Saturday from for open play. Courts 1 and 2 swim: Monday-Friday from at Peck Gym Tuesdays and 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Visit www. (closest to South 13th Street) 6-8:30 a.m. and 12-5 p.m.; Fridays from 7-9 p.m. Informal fbpickleball.com, Fernandina reserved for instructed play Saturday from 9 a.m.-2 p.m.; team games on two courts. Beach Pickleball Pirates on during posted hours. Players Sunday from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Teams selected each night. Facebook or email fbpbpi- must have gate keys to enter Lap swim fees: $3 per day Ages 16 and up (ages 16 and [email protected]. courts. Keys may be pur- for city residents, $5 non-city. 17 must have parental consent form signed by parents and notarized before participating). F ERNANDINA B EACH T IDES Cost is $2/day for city resi- dents, $5 non-city. Tides, Sun & Moon : October 14 - October 21, 2020 • Youth team volleyball at Peck Gym Tuesdays Moonrise 4:49A Low 12:49A 1.62’ Sunrise 7:30A Low 4:04A 0.62’ and Fridays from 3-7 p.m. Wed. Sunrise 7:27A High 7:13A 8.12’ Sun. Moonrise 9:29A High 10:45A 9.35’ For school and club teams. Moonset 5:55P Low 1:11P 1.42’ Sunset 6:50P Low 4:43P 0.83’ Players must have adult coach 10/18 10/14 Sunset 6:54P High 7:37P 8.69’ Moonset 8:32P High 11:02P 8.39’ or adult supervision. Call 310- 3353 or 310-3354 at least 24 Moonrise 5:58A Low 1:40A 1.20’ Sunrise 7:31A Low 4:51A 0.70’ hours in advance to reserve Thur. Sunrise 7:28A High 8:08A 8.65’ Mon. Moonrise 10:40A High 11:38A 9.23’ JACKSON EQUIPMENT courts. Cost is $2/day for city 10/15 Moonset 6:32P Low 2:07P 1.10’ 10/19 Sunset 6:49P Low 5:34P 1.07’ residents, $5 non-city. Sunset 6:53P High 8:29P 8.83’ Moonset 9:19P High 11:53P 8.05’ www.JacksonEquipmentInc.com • Open adult indoor soccer Moonrise 7:07A Low 2:30A 0.85’ Sunrise 7:32A High --A --’ at Peck Gym Wednesdays Sunrise 7:29A High 9:01A 9.06’ Moonrise 11:49A Low 5:40A 0.99’ Bill Schuetz Cell: 904-610-9058 Office: 904-845-3696 from 5:30-8 p.m. Informal team Fri. New Moon 3:32P Tues. Low 3:01P 0.85’ Sunset 6:48P High 12:31P 8.97’ games. Teams selected each 10/16 Sunset 6:52P 10/20 High 9:20P 8.82’ Moonset 10:12P Low 6:28P 1.42’ night. Ages 16 and up (ages Moonset 7:09P 16 and 17 must have parental Sunrise 7:29A Low 3:18A 0.62’ Sunrise 7:33A High 12:45A 7.71’ consent form signed by par- Sat. Moonrise 8:18A High 9:53A 9.30’ Wed. Moonrise 12:63P Low 6:32A 1.39’ ents and notarized before par- 10/17 Sunset 6:51P Low 3:52P 0.75’ Sunset 6:47P High 1:25P 8.63’ ticipating). Cost is $2 for city Moonset 7:49P High 10:10P 8.66’ 10/21 Moonset 11:09P Low 7:25P 1.80’ residents, $5 non-city. Tide calculations are for Amelia River, Fernandina Beach. No corrections are necessary. • Open basketball at Peck Sun & Moon events are also calculated for Fernandina Beach, although actual times may vary because of land masses. Gym Monday and Thursday Paying too much money for your business insurance? Simpler, smarter business insurance. from 11 a.m.-7 p.m. (court closes at 5:30 p.m. for adult We come to your business for personalized service to save you both time and money. leagues in winter and sum- mer); Wednesday from 11 We make insurance easy. a.m.-5:15 p.m.; and Tuesday and Friday from 11 a.m.-2 904-388-6446 p.m., based on court avail-

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4B WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2020 NEWS-LEADER / FERNANDINA BEACH, FL Fit for a bride, Bailey House is part of ‘living museum’ he Bailey House on highlight- ter of Augustus MacDonald, the corner of Ash ing turrets who managed the Florida and South Seventh and gables, Railroad, and granddaughter of Tstreets is one of the windows of Alexander Harrison MacDonald, city’s most treasured historic all shapes who was born on the island in buildings. Historic preservation and sizes, 1809. Kate’s parents gave the has been a priority for our com- and unique couple the property adjacent munity since 1973, when the fish-scale to their own on South Seventh downtown Historic District was shingles. Street so they could build a added to the National Register Talented home and be close to family. of Historic Places. The Historic FROM shipbuilders The house remained in the fam- District is like a living museum THE in the com- ily for 70 years. Kate Bailey was with its rich collection of PORCH munity are known for her musical talent homes and buildings that were credited with and often could be heard play- constructed in the late-1880s some of the ing her piano and entertaining during Amelia Island’s so-called Dickie skilled crafts- the neighborhood. She wrote Golden Age. Anderson manship seen the high school fight song that Built in 1895, the Bailey throughout is still popular today. A favorite House is considered a near- the house. story relates Kate’s determina- perfect example of the Queen Effingham Wagner Bailey tion to protect the large oak tree Anne style and is popular with was born in Charleston, S.C. A located on Ash Street across both photographers and paint- job with Clyde Steamship Line from the Bailey House. Worried ers. The house, like many in brought him to Amelia Island. that a paving project threatened the district, is listed on the Eventually, Bailey joined the the tree, she sat with a shotgun National Register of Historic Florida Central and Peninsular in her lap as a warning to any- Places. Effingham Bailey built Railroad. His many entrepre- one who might want to harm the house for his young bride, neurial enterprises included the “her” tree. The tree remains Kate MacDonald. Many houses trolley that took people back and and is lovingly referred to as PEG DAVIS/FOR THE NEWS-LEADER built during the late-1800s were forth from the town Kate’s Tree. Effingham Bailey built the Queen Anne-style Bailey House in 1894 for his young bride, “bride houses,” an expected gift of Fernandina to the beach. In 1982, the house was con- Kate MacDonald. from the groom. He also built the Keystone verted into a bed-and-breakfast. George W. Barger, a Hotel. Like many city leaders, The popular inn added a wing prominent architect of the he was a member of and active consistent with the original vate residence. Amelia Island’s Golden Age History, and Front and Centre. time, designed the home that in St. Peter’s Episcopal design. It is hard to distinguish Dickie Anderson’s book is available at The Book Loft, To sign up for her newsletter, features many typical Queen Church. the old from the new. The Great Homes of Fernandina, Story & Song Bookstore Bistro, contact dickie.anderson@gmail. Anne details: contrasting colors Kate Bailey was the daugh- Bailey House is currently a pri- Architectural Treasures from The Amelia Island Museum of com. Vaughn-Latham Society earns statewide and national honors Fernandina Beach’s Vaughan- national society for establish- National First Vice President’s National Society Children Latham Society Children of ing and maintaining excellent First Place Award for its pro- of the American Revolution the American Revolution was relationships with other lineage gram on Mary Ball Washington is the country’s oldest (1895) honored recently with several societies in the area, includ- and placed third statewide for and largest patriotic youth National C.A.R. contest awards. ing the Sons of the American its patriotic education pro- organization. Membership is It was named by the Florida state Revolution, the Daughters of grams, “Foster Patriotism” and offered to anyone under the society as the “Most Outstanding the American Revolution, and “Leadership Development.” age of 22 who is a direct Society in the State of Florida” Sons of the Revolution. The The Jacksonville Chapter descendent of a veteran of the for its 12 first-place, seven sec- Vaughan-Latham Society regu- Sons of the American Revolution Continental Army or served in a SUBMITTED ond-place, and three third-place larly participates in those soci- presented the Society with its support role during the American Vaughan-Latham Society President Olivia Schopf stands awards. eties’ programs and special Bronze Medal of Appreciation, Revolution. ready to receive the society’s awards during the virtual The Vaughan-Latham Society events. which is the chapter’s highest For more information about National NSCAR Convention. was awarded first place by the The Society received the award. C.A.R., visit nscar.org. NHS rescues more than 100 dogs from shelter ED HARDEE Speaking Friday from the tarmac at Palm Nassau Humane Society Beach International Airport, Holden said the sanc- tuary “was trying to save them off the streets” The Nassau Humane Society has partnered in but lacked the resources to care for so many a mission to rescue more than 100 dogs from an animals. overcrowded animal sanctuary in Puerto Rico. Once the dogs destined for Nassau County “There is a huge problem with stray animals in arrived, they were evaluated by NHS’s veterinar- Puerto Rico,” NHS Operations Manager Mandy ian and assessed both medically and behaviorally, Holden said. Multiple shelters are stretched said NHS Director Debbie Chissell. They were beyond capacity, according to organizers of the cleared Sunday for adoption or pre-adoption, and evacuation effort. several have already found homes. One Puerto Rican animal sanctuary has been “Regardless of the expense and with the help overwhelmed with more than 800 dogs. Big Dog and generosity of our great community, NHS helps Ranch Rescue in Palm Beach County organized animals in need, such as these dogs,” Chissell an airlift to bring more than 100 dogs from that said. In recent years, Nassau Humane Society has sanctuary to the U.S. on Friday, Oct. 9. found homes for dogs from storm-ravaged areas of “On being asked to participate in this life-saving Florida, Texas and the Bahamas as well as hoarding mission, we immediately arranged to drive our and abuse cases and rescued from a “meat farm” shelter’s rescue van to Palm Beach County and in South Korea. SUBMITTED PHOTOS committed to bring back at least 14 dogs,” Holden Nassau Humane Society is a not-for-profit, said. A total of 16 arrived at the NHS shelter late “no-kill” animal shelter at 639 Airport Road in Friday night. Fernandina Beach. To donate toward the care of Big Dog Ranch and Nassau Humane Society these dogs and others, visit NassauHumane.org or were the only Florida rescues involved, with most call NHS at (904) 321-1647. Pictures of the dogs of the other dogs being sent to New York and New from Puerto Rico and NHS’s other adoptable dogs Jersey. and cats are also posted at NassauHumane.org.

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Springhill Baptist Church is hav- United Methodist Church is open and PEOPLE &PLACES ing a Drive-Thru Trunk or Treat ready for anyone looking to pick up fall Fall Festival from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, decorations or find just the right pump- Oct. 23. All visitors are asked to stay in kin for a homemade pie. In addition, the their cars and drive through the Trunk pumpkins, hay bales, scarecrows, and THIS WEEK good guy detective, evil bad or Treat area. Trunks will be decorated plants have been arranged to be back- guys and dangerous dames, in Bible themes and children who come drops for your fall family photos. Sales Amelia Island Museum will run from Friday, Oct. 16, to will be given candy and prizes. Springhill on Saturday, Oct. 31 from 5 to 8 p.m. Due from this annual fundraiser help the to COVID-19 restrictions, this is a walk- of History’s 3rd on 3rd pro- Sunday, Nov. 1, with evening Baptist Church is located at 941017 Old Trinity congregation support their vari- gram in October will focus on performances at 7:30 p.m. and Nassauville Road in Fernandina Beach. through event, and guests are asked to ous outreach missions: feeding the hun- “The Life of Stetson Kennedy” Sunday matinees at 2 p.m. For more information or questions, call remain socially distanced and not congre- gry at Hope House, the Saturday morning by Peggy Bulger. In the 1940s, The performances are includ- (904) 261-4741. gate. The church is located at 85971 N. youth mentoring program, Farm Share Harts Road in Yulee. For more informa- a Jacksonville-based folklorist ed in Theatre Jacksonville’s All ••• free food distribution program, prayer and civil rights activist named Access Season Membership Yulee Baptist Church will host tion, call (904) 225-5128. shawl ministry, bringing worship to local Stetson Kennedy infiltrated the and cost $20 for non-mem- a “Trunks & Treats” Fall Festival ••• nursing homes, and the Taizé worship Ku Klux Klan in cooperation bers. For more information and featuring free candy, food and family fun The pumpkin patch at Trinity service. with the Georgia Bureau of to purchase a membership or Investigation. After gathering tickets, visit theatrejax.com or information on the group’s call (904) 396-4425. a virtual tour of the gallery so Teaching and Learning kitschy science fiction tells the To purchase tickets for this secret meetings and rituals, that the gallery’s art can be Through Crisis,” a virtual story of a naive couple seek- year’s Empty Bowls event, visit Kennedy exposed them to The Book Loft, a long- viewed from anywhere. Details town hall with a guided dis- ing shelter from a storm in the https://bit.ly/31JniQE. the public at large and helped time fixture in downtown of that tour will be announced cussion from a panel of local home of a mad, transsexual gather information about white Fernandina Beach, has a soon. PAGG is located at 94 college and university presi- scientist who happens to be Scrooge: The Musical supremacists groups. Since busy month of author events Amelia Village Circle in the dents, from noon to 1:30 p.m. unveiling his new creation – has become an annual then, there has been a great in October. Below are the Omni Amelia Island Plantation Oct. 23. Register to attend a lusty muscle man named tradition at Amelia Musical deal of debate over Kennedy’s dates and names, but for com- Spa & Shops on Amelia by visiting fscjtownhall.event- Rocky Horror. Audience Playhouse, and this year life and times. The program plete information about the Island. Gallery hours, which brite.com. After launching participation is key to the won’t be any different. This is set for 6 p.m. Friday, Oct. authors, visit the bookstore’s have changed due to the a primarily virtual fall term, show so feel free to shout out timeless musical follows the 16, when folklorist Peggy events page at https://bit. COVID-19 virus, are 9 a.m. Jacksonville’s college and your favorite one-liners to the plot of Charles Dickens’ A Bulger will help separate fact ly/33zEnPh. to 1 p.m. Tuesday, 11 a.m. to university presidents will reflect actors and come dressed up Christmas Carol, in which the from fiction. Bulger is the • Saturday, Oct. 17, 5 p.m. Wednesday through on what have they learned as your favorite character. miserly Ebenezer Scrooge author of Stetson Kennedy: 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Kenneth Saturday, and 1 to 5 p.m. thus far. Performances will take place undergoes a profound experi- Applied Folklore & Cultural Timmerman. Sunday 1-5. The gallery is at 7 and 10 p.m. Friday, Oct. ence of redemption over the Advocacy (2017) and South • Saturday, Oct. 17, 1-4 closed on Monday. Amelia Musical 30, and at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, course of a Christmas Eve Florida Folklife (1994) with p.m. Mandy Haynes. Playhouse will present a Oct. 31. With no reservations night after being visited by the Stetson Kennedy and Tina • Sunday, Oct. 18, 1-4 p.m. Registration is now staged reading of George or tickets required, audience ghost of his former partner Bukavalas. From 1999-2012, Chris Tidball. open for Amelia Lifelong Orwell’s Animal Farm at 7:30 members should bring a chair Jacob Marley and the ghosts Bulger served as director of • Saturday, Oct. 24, 1-4 Learning’s fall classes, p.m. Friday and Saturday, Oct. or blanket and pay what they of Christmas past, present and the American Folklife Center. p.m. Amy West. which offer adults the oppor- 23-24, on its “Theatre Under can. If the weather looks as if future. Performances are set More recently, she has served • Saturday, Oct. 31, 1-4 tunity to explore “interesting the Stars” outdoor stage. it may be inclement, call (904) for 7:30 p.m. Friday through on the boards of the Florida p.m. LaShawn Toomer. new subjects in a relaxed Orwell’s fable opens on a joy- 277-3455 at 7 p.m. to find out Sunday, Dec. 4-6. With no res- Folklife Council, the Florida • Saturday, Oct. 31, 1-4 and enjoyable atmosphere ous note as the farm’s animals if the show will be canceled. ervations or tickets required, Humanities, the National p.m. Jack Wyatt. with no pressure, no papers, celebrate their self-emancipa- audience members should Council for Traditional Arts and no tests.” Most classes tion from “cruel” human own- The 15th annual Railroad bring a chair or blanket and and Florida Humanities, and For five nights only, Oct. begin next week and con- ers but they find themselves Day Festival will be held pay what they can at the gate. the Amelia Island Museum of 17, 23-24, and 30-31 from tinue through mid-November. caught in a nightmare under Nov. 7 in combination with the If the weather looks as if it may History. Attendance is free for 6:30 to 11 p.m. each night, Because of the COVID-19 the rule of even more ruth- Hobos, Hot Rods and Heroes be inclement, call (904) 277- museum members with a sug- North Florida’s newest, scari- virus pandemic, only five less autocrats – the greedy, Festival. The West Nassau 3455 at 7 p.m. to find out if the gested $5 donation for non- est outdoor haunted experi- classes will be offered, with cunning pigs. Intermingling Historical Society hosts the show will be canceled. Special members. Seating is limited to ence will open its gates to a hybrid mix of onsite and humor and drama, Animal annual events in and around note: Auditions for this show 30 people and is wheelchair the Fear Trails, situated on online Zoom classes. Onsite Farm wrings the emotions the historic Callahan Depot will take place Thursday, Oct. accessible. This program a 35-acre active timber farm classes will be held at St. of its listeners, leaving audi- between Brandies and Dixie 1. For information, contact Jill will also stream live on the where you’ll walk through the Peter’s Episcopal Church and ences shaken with the tale of avenues. The events include Dillingham at [email protected]. museum’s Twitch channel at darkness on a worn dirt path Amelia Community Theatre, a tragedy that happened in a activities for children, arts and https://bit.ly/2E6Sp0g and will winding through the pine trees. both in Fernandina Beach. mythical barnyard far away but crafts vendors, food, live enter- The 2020 edition of An be available on Facebook after Legend has it these wood- Masks and social distancing that could happen in their own tainment, a car show and entry Evening in December at the event ends. lands and pine trees, milled will be observed and class backyard. With no reservations into the West Nassau Museum Amelia Baptist Church will by old man Peabody, are sizes will be limited. Topics or tickets required, audience of History. Vendors who were be unlike previous years as Amelia Community haunted and come alive with include “Glimpses of Times members should bring a chair already committed to Railroad the event moves onto five out- Theatre’s opening produc- the sounds of long-dead logg- Past and Times to Come,” or blanket and pay what they Day have spaces guaranteed door stages and features mul- tion for its 40th season gers and the screams of the “The Tradition of Southern can at the gate. If the weather on the Nov. 7 date. Call 879- tiple interactive components. – Jerry Mayer’s romantic tortured. Individual tickets can Folk Medicine,” “The Play’s the looks inclement, call (904) 3406. Leave a message. With the original story “Wise comedy 2 Across, – will fin- be purchased at FearTrails. Thing 7.0 – ‘Our Town,’” “East 277-3455 at 7 p.m. to find out Men Still Seek Him,” written ish its run with shows at 8 com and start at $25 each, Asia and the Coronavirus if the show will be canceled. Barnabas Center has by Peggy Strickland and Peter p.m. Thursday, Friday, and with group and corporate rates Pandemic,” and “World taken its annual Empty and Emma Sawyer, this year’s Saturday on the theater’s Main available for parties over 12. War II in the Pacific and Its The Exchange Club of Bowls fundraiser online this event will have audiences walk Stage, located at 207 Cedar Fear Trails is located at 86300 Aftermath.” For more informa- Nassau County will host a year and changed the format through the events that led St. in Fernandina Beach. For Hot Shot Trail in Yulee. tion and to register, visit ame- fall “Musical Fun(d) Raiser” of the luncheon to a drive-thru. to the birth of Christ. These two strangers on a train, falling lialearning.com. bluegrass show and lun- The Empty Bowls Marketplace portrayals will be communi- in love may be as easy or as A holiday craft boutique cheon from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. – online at BiddingOwl.com/ cated through drama and sev- difficult as solving a crossword featuring items handmade NEXT WEEK Saturday, Oct. 24, at the BarnabasCenter – features eral small vocal ensembles. puzzle before they reach their by the parishioners of St. Fernandina Beach Golf Club more than 100 bowls painted After this one-hour journey, final destination. Tickets for Francis Catholic Mission Amelia Community to raise money for area youth by Nassau County residents attendees will be able to walk in-person attendance are $25 has opened online at stfran- Theatre will present in need. Brothers and Friends who donated their time and the church’s east lawn and for adults and $10 for students, cisyuleeboutique.com. The Acoustic Sessions at 7:30 will be performing. In-person talents, as well as the work immerse themselves in the with the theatre following St. Francis Gift Shop will be p.m. Thursday, Oct. 22, at attendance will be limited of five talented artists, includ- atmosphere of a first-century guidelines for capacity limits, open through Saturday. You 207 Cedar St. in Fernandina to 50 people due to social ing Stephen Heywood, Billie Bethlehem-inspired village. masks, and social distancing. can shop for unique, one-of-a- Beach. Formerly on Mondays distancing but a livestream McCray, Michael Fay, Celeste There, they will be greeted by The performances will also kind gifts from the comfort and in ACT’s studio theater, the of the event will be available. Buck, and Barbara Koontz. shopkeepers with first-cen- be livestreamed, and tickets safety of your home by visiting concert series has moved to Tickets are $25 per person Launching on Thursday, the tury wares, such as candles, are $15 for an individual, the boutique, which offers a ACT’s Main Stage with lim- or $10 for the livestream and Empty Bowls Market-place soaps, jewelry, and food, and $30 for a household of 2-4 wide variety of items, including ited in-person seating and a can be purchased at https:// allows shoppers to bid on pass by lepers, beggars, a people, and $90 for a group baby quilts, aprons, jewelry, livestreamed performance. bit.ly/3dgJqan. Sponsorships items or buy them outright. tax collector, a rabbi, and a of 5-9. Visit the website at wreaths, wine racks, hats, This show will feature Dillon are also available at the link. The online marketplace scribe in the synagogue. There AmeliaCommunityTheatre. cards, and more. Shipping is Basse (guitar/vocals), Brittany Beer, wine, and a cash bar will will close Nov. 25. Purchased will also be an inn and stable org or call the box office at not available and all purchased Maroney (cello), and musi- be available at the luncheon items will be available for pick- where children can pet ani- (904) 261-6749 for tickets items must be picked up at the cal coordinator Tom Leon as well as a 50/50 drawing. up from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Dec. mals, similar to a modern-day and information. Box office Parish Pavilion. (guitar/vocals). Tickets are For more information or ques- 1 and 9 at Barnabas Center. petting zoo. Children attend- hours are 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. $25 for in-person seating, tions, contact Brue Doueck at Additional bowls will also be ing with their families will also Wednesdays, Thursdays, and The Plantation Artists’ with livestreamed tickets [email protected] or Dawn for sale on those dates and be challenged to complete a Fridays. The show is rated Guild & Gallery, also known $15 for an individual, $30 Tiura at [email protected]. will make wonderful holiday scavenger hunt before exiting PG-13. as PAGG, announced for a household up to four gifts. The Empty Bowls drive- at the refreshment tent where recently that its October people, and $90 for a group UPCOMING thru event will be Nov. 20 from carols will be sung. Dates for Eight virtual performanc- show, “Let the Light Shine,” up to 10. Purchase tickets at 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Local musi- this event will be announced es of Theatre Jacksonville’s is open for in-person viewing. AmeliaCommunityTheatre.org The Rocky Horror Show cians will provide entertain- later this fall, after which small The Further Adventures of Also on exhibit this month in or call (904) 261-6749. will take over Amelia Musical ment along the drive-thru route groups and individuals will be Nick Danger, Third Eye, a the gallery’s Corner show are Playhouse’s “Theatre Under and each guest will receive able to register for the event parody of an old-fashioned the works of PAGG member Florida State College the Stars” outdoor stage for the traditional Empty Bowls by visiting EventBrite.com later radio drama complete with Nancy Bartmess. Later this at Jacksonville will host two nights in October. meal to take home, along this fall or calling the church at mistaken identity, betrayal, a month, PAGG intends to host “College and COVID-19: AMP’s annual homage to with a hand-painted bowl. (904) 261-9527. PUZZLES ACROSS 74. *What vampire does in HALLOWEEN 1. Bobby Fischerʼs game a coffin 6. 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6B WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2020 AROUND TOWN News-Leader ALL class will examine Pacific Theater of WWII

During the 75th anniversary ing it up as America’s principal and the State in Meiji Japan of the end of World War II in ally in Asia, according to a news (Harvard University Press, the Pacific, this Zoom lecture release. 1996) and Financial Stabilization series from Amelia Lifelong Ericson was born in Tokyo in Meiji Japan (Cornell Learning and instructor Steven and raised in Japan. He earned University Press, 2020). Ericson examines the reasons his Ph.D. from Harvard This online class will be Japan went to war with the University. He is associate limited to 10 participants United States in 1941, the professor of Japanese history and will take place at 10 a.m. unfolding of the war itself, and at Dartmouth College, where Wednesdays from Oct. 21 to the postwar U.S. occupation he has taught for more than 30 Nov. 4. The cost is $10 per aimed at demilitarizing and years. He is the author of The person and does not require the democratizing Japan and build- Sound of the Whistle: Railroads purchase of any materials. Veterans Day parade American Legion Post 54 and the city of Fernandina Beach will host the annual Veterans Day LIBRARY OF CONGRESS/U.S. NAVY Parade at 11 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 7. Line up will begin at 10 a.m. in Veterans Park at South 11th Japan signed an unconditional surrender on Sept. 2, 1945 aboard the U.S. battleship Street and Atlantic Avenue. To register to participate in the parade, contact Chris Watrous at wat88@ Missouri in Tokyo Bay, formally ending World War II. A class being offered by Amelia yahoo.com or (740) 253-3437. Do not call the American Legion to register. Lifelong Learning will examine why Japan went to war with the U.S., the war itself, and the postwar U.S. occupation of Japan and its effects.

MUSEUM ANNOUNCES NOVEMBER EVENTS Bartram Garden Club to remember America’s ‘first great naturalist’ Before Lewis and Clark, actment of the naturalist using there was William Bartram. In Bartram’s words and illustra- March 1774, Bartram began his tions. much-anticipated trip to Florida The meeting is open to all and the St. Johns River, first set- history buffs, naturalists, gar- ting foot on Amelia Island. He deners, hikers, bikers, paddlers traveled through Old Fernandina and others who might benefit to Lord Egmont’s plantation and from the recreational trails and then continued to the St. Johns botanical gardens along River documenting the region’s Bartram’s route. The presenta- The Amelia Island Museum of History’s Brown Bag Lunch flora and fauna. Bartram intro- tion will be held at 10:30 a.m. at noon Wednesday, Nov. 4, is a rescheduled event from duced the world to more than Thursday, Nov. 12, at the GFWC October that will take a special look at the efforts of 250 plants. Woman’s Club of Fernandina Nassau County Emergency Management Director Greg In order to perpetuate the Beach with a meet and Foster and his staff. In these times of uncertainty, it’s legacy of William Bartram, The greet beginning at 10 a.m. Masks good to know that there are people working tirelessly Bartram Garden Club will host will be required at the entrance to protect our community. Nassau County Emergency Sam Carr and Mike Adams of the and seating will be socially dis- Management is a division of the Nassau County Sheriff’s Bartram Trail Conference at its tanced. SUBMITTED Office and is housed in the Emergency Operations Center. general meeting in November The Bartram Garden Club Mike Adams of the Bartram They plan and prepare for disasters to mitigate damage when Carr will discuss the estab- of Amelia Island and its par- Trail Conference brings and coordinate resources during emergency operations. lishment of The Bartram Trail ent organization, the Florida William Bartram to life Attendance is free and open to the public. Seating is lim- National Heritage Corridor, Federation of Garden Clubs Inc., through his reenactment ited to 30 people and is wheelchair accessible. Bring your own lunch since none is pro- which memorializes Bartram’s are both affiliates of the Bartram of the naturalist using vided. This program will also stream live on the museum’s Twitch channel at https:// explorations, and Adams will Trail Conference and host many Bartram’s words and illus- bit.ly/2E6Sp0g and will be available on Facebook after the event ends. bring history to life in his reen- of the Bartram sites. trations. Girl Scouts launches new program year for grades K-12 While most people look for- ward to Jan. 1 for a new year, Girl Scouts of Gateway Council celebrated the beginning of a new Girl Scout year this month, according to a news release, adding, “With flexible program- ming and events, the leadership development Girl Scouting offers is more accessible than ever.” Opportunities are avail- able for girls across Gateway to offer virtual options in addi- problems in their communities,” Council’s 35-county footprint to tion to in-person programs and according to the release. join troops, attend camp, earn events. No matter how they Girl Scout troops are forming badges and patches, explore the choose to participate, girls can now, and all girls in grades K-12 SUBMITTED PHOTOS world around them and build discover and pursue their own are invited to sign up and join the Artisan Pedro Zepeda will be conducting a live important skills while staying interests, strengths and pas- adventure. Along with adult vol- demonstration Nov. 16-20 of traditional canoe connected with other girls, both sions, the release says. unteers, Girl Scouts will try new carving outside of the muse- in person and virtually. Right now, girls are creating things and cheer each other on um building as he completes “Girl Scouting provides a con- sustainable community service while celebrating successes and his work on a canoe for a sistent and important resource projects, planning outdoor adven- setting new goals. new exhibit. This will be for girls and parents during what tures at the Council’s camps “Girl Scouting sets girls followed up with a special might be a tumultuous time,” near Gainesville and Pensacola, up for a lifetime of leadership. presentation about why his Mary Anne Jacobs, CEO of Girl coding their own video games, Studies show that Girl Scouts work is important at a 3rd Scouts of Gateway Council, said designing robots, exploring the improves girls’ confidence and on 3rd lecture on Friday, in the release. “Whether girls are waterways of North Florida, rid- makes them better prepared Nov. 20. Zepeda is an educa- participating through in-person ing and caring for horses, and for the future,” Jacobs said. “I tor at the Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum and has exten- activities and meetings or by more. Girl Scouts are also hon- invite parents and caregivers to sive expertise in traditional Seminole arts. He joining in virtually, Girl Scouts ing their business skills through get involved alongside your girl possesses years of experience and training with can strengthen their confidence the Sweets & Treats fall prod- and look forward to welcoming Seminole artists and craftspeople. Attendance and provide them leadership uct program and the Girl Scout new girl and adult members into is free for museum members with a suggested development opportunities Cookie Program, which kicks off Gateway Council this year.” donation of $5 for nonmembers. Masks are man- that will benefit them now and in December. Annual membership is $25 datory. Seating is limited to a maximum of 50 throughout their lives.” Through all of these activi- and financial assistance is avail- people and is wheelchair accessible. This pro- In the spring, Gateway ties, Girl Scouts “develop a able. The Council is also looking gram will stream on the museum’s Twitch chan- Council debuted re-imagined strong sense of self, display posi- for caring, trusted adults to serve nel at https://bit.ly/2E6Sp0g and will be available activities for more than 14,000 tive values, seek challenges and in a variety of volunteer roles. To on Facebook afterwards. girls in grades K-12, including learn from setbacks, form and begin your girl’s leadership jour- badge-earning opportunities and maintain healthy relationships, ney at Girl Scouts of Gateway summer camp, and will continue and learn to identify and solve Council, visit joingsgc.org.

NEW ITEMS COMING IN DAILY! CUB SCOUT PACK HOSTING SIGN UP NIGHTS, GAMES Cub Scout Pack 152 is hosting a sign up event at 6 p.m. this evening and Tuesday, Oct. 20. Pack 152 welcomes boys and girls in kindergarten through fifth grade to take part in activi- ties that will help them learn about good citizenship, respect for the out- doors, outdoor skills, cooking, and crafts GET YOUR HOME READY FOR while having fun at the same time. Also, next Tuesday’s event THE HOLIDAYS EARLY! will have booths with games and members 1112 South 14th Street of the Nassau County Sheriff’s Office and Amelia Island Troops 152 and 9152, In the 8 Flags Shopping Center which has scouts ages 11-18. If you have any (904) 261-5556 questions, contact Monday – Friday 9am – 5pm Pamela Anno at (904) 583-3904. Saturday 10am – 5pm SUBMITTED

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PET ADOPTIONS 7-11. Several have been spay/neuter surgery, rabies vaccination, FVRCP CATS ANGELS adopted but some are still ANIMAL SERVICES combo vaccination, parvovirus combo vaccina- Samantha was pulled from a local shelter so with us, including Spider. Nassau County Animal Services and Petco are tion, testing for feline leukemia and feline immu- volunteers at Cats Angels could help find her a Though they were all very teaming up for a special adoption event from 10 nodeficiency virus (FIV), and an ID microchip home. Samantha is a one-year-old female tabby. shy when they arrived, a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at the Petco store located ($250 value). She is very friendly and can they are making progress at 1675 Durbin Pavilion Drive in St. Johns. Petco Nassau County Animal Services is showing be quite the talker. Samantha and Spider has done really will be sponsoring all adoption fees that day, and adoptable dogs and cats by appointment only. If has quickly acclimated to well. She’s very affection- new pet parents will receive $450 in discounts you wish to visit a pet, call the shelter at (904) the other cats in the adop- ate, walks well on her on Petco services and merchandise. Remember, 530-6150 to schedule an appointment and receive tion room. Stop by the Cats leash, and wants to be your Nassau County Animal Services always offers cat visiting instructions. To see photos and descrip- Angels Adoption Center to lap dog! She’d probably and kitten adoptions at the Petco stores in Yulee, tions our available pets, visit our website, follow visit Samantha or send some- do best in a home without young children. We St. Johns, Fleming Island, and Jacksonville from our Facebook page, and register to receive our one you know who is looking estimate she’s about 11, but please don’t let that 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 10 VIP e-newsletter by texting “nassauadopt” to for a friendly, talkative kitty deter you because small dogs can live well into a.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday. Stop by Petco and meet 22828. It’s fast and free, and you can unsubscribe to Cats Angels. If you’re their teens. If you could open your home and your next best friend! at any time. Nassau County Animal Services is interested in learning more heart to Spider or one of her friends – Buttons, Aww, Gracielynn needs located at 86078 License Road in Yulee. Shelter about Samantha or adopting Chester, Gypsy, Mercy, Rambo, Rusty, Sampson a new home. This gorgeous hours are 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday, Thursday, her, call (904) 321-2267. and Shadow – you’ll brighten their lives, and your German shepherd lost her and Friday, 1 to 6 p.m. Wednesday, and 11 a.m. Volunteers will be wearing masks at the own too. Please come meet them! See their pic- home so now we are trying to 3 p.m. Saturday Adoption Center and Thrift Store, and we are tures at NassauHumane.org/adopt-dogs. to find her a new place to asking our shoppers to also wear masks and Maya is such a beautiful cat! She is about live. Gracielynn is a three- stay three cat lengths away from other custom- 2 years old and has a lovely brown and grey year-old girl who loves PET PROJECTS ers. The Adoption Center will be restricted to striped coat and stunning golden eyes. She’s a people. She is calm, gentle, three visitors or one family at a time. Adoptions medium-sized domestic shorthair mix, and her and extremely smart. If you Retail stores need help will be by appointment and we ask that you appearance is very strik- have another dog, please Nassau Humane Society Second Chance submit an application before your appointment ing. Maya enjoys spending feel free to bring it to the Re-Sale Store and The Closet always need volun- is made. Our cats are waiting for their forever her time watching all of shelter for a meet and greet. teers and donors! Make new friends and choose homes and you can see them all online at our the activity in our cattery. Gracielyn is going to make from front of store or behind the scenes. We are website. She gets along well with some lucky person, or fam- the primary source of funding for the Nassau Do you have four hours a week to volunteer the other cats. Maya is ily, a wonderful, loyal pet. Humane Society and 100% of sales go directly to at the Cats Angels Thrift Store? Our volunteers spayed, vaccinated and has Price was picked up by our officers last week the animals. For more information, call 310-9627. have a lot of fun and enjoy helping all the custom- a microchip. Please come and his owner never came for him. He weighs ers. If you interested in finding out more, call meet Maya soon! If you’re 50 pounds and we think he is one year old. It Donations needed (904) 321-2267 and leave a message. interested in seeing her, appears as if his prior owner took good care of Bring gently used items to donate to Second Cats Angels is a volunteer-based organization call us at (904) 321-1647 or him. To those who might ask, “What breed is Chance resale store, 1002 S. 14th St., to benefit helping since 2001 with low cost spay/neuter visit NassauHumane.org that stray dog?” At great expense to the Nassau the Nassau Humane Society’s programs. Free services and TNVR (Trap-Neuter-Vaccinate- to see if she’s at our cattery or one of our remote County taxpayers, we pickup is available by calling 321-0022. Return to Caregiver). We receive no local or adoption locations. flew in world-renowned federal government funding and operate solely Our Adoption Center at 639 Airport Road in canine breedologist Ima Cats Angels needs your help on private donations, fund raising, grants and Fernandina Beach now is open from 11 a.m. to Fibber, Ph.D., and her Cats Angels is in need of volunteers for our sales from our Thrift Store and your support is 5 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday, 11 a.m. to 6 assistant, Bea A. Liar, B.S., Thrift Store and for cat care. If you like work- appreciated. If you want to know more about how p.m. Friday, and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and to determine the exact ing in a retail setting, we have shifts available to support or donate to Cats Angels, visit cat- Sunday; the center is closed Monday. That’s genetic makeup of Prince. Monday through Saturday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. sangels.com and click on “How To Help,” where an extra half-hour on weekday mornings According to Dr. Fibber and from 2 to 5 p.m. If those hours don’t fit in you will find many ways to lend a hand. Recycle (except Monday) and an extra hour on Sunday and Ms. Liar, Prince is a your schedule but you would still like to help in your aluminum and cat food cans at the bins in afternoon. “very rare, full-blooded, the Thrift Store, let us know. our parking lot at 709 S. Eighth St. We graciously We are abiding by social distance guidelines, white-crested, artesian bull The kitties need your help too. We have two accept donations for cat care and resale items for and facemasks must be worn in the shelter. If terrier.” Dr. Fibber states cleaning shifts (morning and evening) every day our Thrift Store. you don’t have one, we will be glad to provide that in the 11th century and the cats and our volunteers are always happy Information about our spay/neuter, TNVR and you a disposable mask for free at the door. We these dogs were used by to meet new people. adoption programs is on our website. Cats Angels are abiding by social distance guidelines, and the Carthusian monks in the province of Artois, Our volunteer application is available online welcomes volunteers to help us care for the facemasks must be worn in the shelter. If you France to locate artesian wells for wine making at our website at bit.ly/2ijwWGf or at the Cats cats and as retail clerks in our Thrift Store. Our don’t have one, we will be glad to provide you a and were long thought to be extinct. This breed Angels Thrift Store, 709 S. Eighth St. We’re open Volunteer Application is online or you can call. disposable mask for free at the door. To maintain is known to be extremely smart, friendly, and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and 10 social distancing, we are limiting the number loving, and they make exceptionally wonder- a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday. For more information, of clients in the shelter at any one time. Please ful pets. Please tell all your friends that Nassau call us 321-2267. NASSAU HUMANE SOCIETY consider making an appointment to secure your County Animal Services has a “white-crested, Spider is one of about 20 small dogs that came place in case the shelter is busy. You can call us artesian, bull terrier” available for adoption. Spay and neuter services to us a few weeks ago. They lived with two peo- at (904) 321-1647 or email us at info@nassauhu- Nassau County Animal Services has dozens of Cats Angels provides1 low-cost spay and neu- ple, but after one of them passed away, the sur- mane.org. You can check out our adoptable pets cats and kittens hoping to cuddle with new own- ter and TNVR (Trap-Neuter-Vaccinate-Return to vivor could not care for so many dogs. They’re anytime at NassauHumane.org, and follow us on ers. Our feline adoption fees are $25 for kittens Caregiver) services through First Coast No More Chihuahua and dachshund mixes, ages about Facebook. Come meet your new best friend! and $9 for adult cats. Our adoption fee includes Homeless Pets. Call 321-2267. LEGAL NOTICES

LEGAL NOTICE ADVERTISING Copies of the Ordinance sition of Supervisor and cast IN THE CIRCUIT COURT, whom a copy of this notice is FORTH IN FLORIDA terest in the surplus from the 36.69 feet; thence South 0º 11 DEADLINE IS NOON THE FRIDAY are available at the Clerk's one vote per acre of land, or required to be served must STATUTES SECTION 733.702 sale, if any, other than the 14 West, a distance of 132.84 BEFORE THE NEXT PUBLICATION IN AND FOR Office at the Robert M. Foster fractional portion thereof, NASSAU COUNTY, FLORIDA file their claims with this court WILL BE FOREVER BARRED. property owner as of the feet; thence North 80º 07 46 Justice Center, located at owned by him or her and lo- WITHIN THE LATER OF 3 NOTWITHSTANDING THE date of the lis pendens, must East, a distance of 340.29 feet NOTICE UNDER CASE NO.: 2020-CA-193 76347 Veterans Way, Yulee, cated within the District for MONTHS AFTER THE TIME OF TIME PERIODS SET FORTH file a claim before the clerk to the Southwesterly right of FICTITIOUS NAME LAW DIVISION: Florida, Monday through Fri- each person to be elected to THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED reports the surplus as un- way line of said County Road PURSUANT TO SECTION 865.09, FNB SOUTH FOLKSTON A/K/A day, 8:30 a.m. through 5:00 the position of Supervisor. A NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AF- claimed. No. 121; thence North 22º 11 FLORIDA STATUTES FNB SOUTH, p.m., except legal holidays. fraction of an acre shall be Plaintiff, DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY TER DECEDENTS DATE OF AMERICANS WITH DISABILI- 40 West along said South- NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THE PUBLIC IS INVITED TO BE treated as one acre, entitling OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM. DEATH IS BARRED. TIES ACT. If you are a person westerly right of way line, a that the undersigned, desiring v. PRESENT AND BE HEARD. IF A the landowner to one vote PAULINE CALHOUN, IF LIVING, All other creditors of the The date of first publica- with a disability who needs distance of 81.47 feet to the to engage in business under PERSON DECIDES TO APPEAL with respect thereto. Platted decedent and other persons tion of this Notice is, October any accommodation in order POINT OF BEGINNING. the fictitious name of Amelia AND IF DECEASED, ANY DECISION MADE BY THE lots shall be counted individu- HER UNKNOWN SPOUSE, having claims or demands 7, 2020. to participate in this proceed- Together with that certain Linen & Laundry located at BOARD, AGENCY OR COM- ally and rounded up to the against decedents estate CLYDE W. DAVIS ing, you are entitled at no 2014 Live Oak Mobile Home 2423 Los Robles Drive, in the HEIRS, DEVISEES, MISSION WITH RESPECT TO nearest whole acre. The GRANTEES, CREDITORS, AND must file their claims with this Attorney for Personal cost to you, to the provision Serial No.: LOH6A11415277. County of Nassau, in the City ANY MATTER CONSIDERED AT acreage of platted lots shall court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER Representative(s) of certain assistance. Please at public sale by the Clerk of of Fernandina Beach, Florida ALL OTHER PARTIES SUCH MEETING OR HEARING, not be aggregated for deter- CLAIMING BY, THROUGH, UN- THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLI- Florida Bar No. 277266 contact the ADA Coordinator this Court to the highest and 32034 intends to register the HE OR SHE WILL NEED A mining the number of voting CATION OF THIS NOTICE. Davis & Steger, PLLC. for the circuit court system at best bidder for cash on Nas- said name with the Division of DER OR AGAINST HER; RECORD OF THE PROCEED- units held by a landowner or JOHN DOE and JANE DOE, ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED 960185 Gateway Blvd., [email protected] or (904) 630- sau County's Public Auction Corporations of the Florida INGS, AND THAT, FOR SUCH a landowners proxy. At the WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET Ste. 104 Fernandina Beach, 2564 at least 7 days before website: www.nassauclerk.re- Department of State, Talla- AND/OR OTHER PERSONS PURPOSE, HE OR SHE MAY landowners meeting the IN POSSESSION OF THE SUB- FORTH IN SECTION 733.702 OF Florida 32034 your scheduled court ap- alforeclose.com in accor- hassee, Florida. NEED TO ENSURE THAT A VER- landowners shall select a per- THE FLORIDA PROBATE CODE Telephone: (904) 261-2848 pearance, or immediately dance with Chapter 45 Flori- Dated at Fernandina JECT REAL PROPERTY BATIM RECORD OF THE PRO- son to serve as the meeting WHOSE REAL NAMES ARE UN- WILL BE FOREVER BARRED. MICHAEL A. HOWARD upon receiving this notifica- da Statutes, at 11:30 a.m. on Beach, Florida 32034 this 6th CEEDINGS IS MADE, WHICH chair and who shall conduct NOTWITHSTANDING THE Personal Representative tion if the time before the the 5th day of November, day of October, 2020. CERTAIN, RECORD INCLUDES THE TESTI- the meeting. Defendants. TIME PERIODS SET FORTH FNL 2T 10-07-14-2020 scheduled appearance is less 2020. Notice of such sale James Matthew Smith Jr. MONY AND EVIDENCE UPON The landowners meeting ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED #602311 than 7 days; if you are hear- shall be published as provid- Amelia Linen & Laundry NOTICE OF ACTION WHICH THE APPEAL IS TO BE and the Board of Supervisors TO:PAULINE CALHOUN, IF TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AF- ing or voice impaired, call ed by statute. FNL 1T 10-14-2020 BASED. meeting are open to the TER THE DECEDENTS DATE OF 711. That any person claiming #603469 LIVING, AND IF DECEASED, IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE The Board of County Com- public and will be conducted HER UNKNOWN SPOUSE, DEATH IS BARRED. FOURTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT an interest in the surplus from NOTICE UNDER missioners may continue in accordance with the provi- HEIRS, DEVISEES, GRANTEES, The date of the first publi- IN AND FOR As Clerk of the Court the sale, if any, other than hearings on this matter. sions of Florida law. One or cation of this Notice is Octo- John A. Crawford the property owner as of the FICTITIOUS NAME LAW CREDITORS, AND ALL OTHER NASSAU COUNTY, FLORIDA ATTEST: both of the meetings may be ber 7th, 2020. As Clerk of the Court date of the lis pendens must PURSUANT TO SECTION 865.09, PARTIES CLAIMING BY, CIRCUIT CIVIL DIVISION BOARD OF COUNTY continued to a date, time, Attorney for Personal BY: Karen J. Lockett file a claim within 60 days af- FLORIDA STATUTES THROUGH, UNDER OR CASE NO.: 19CA000504AXYX NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN COMMISSIONERS OF and place to be specified on AGAINST HER Representative: Deputy Clerk ter the sale. NASSAU COUNTY, FLORIDA the record at such meeting. WOOD & SMITH, P.A. VANDERBILT MORTGAGE AND FNL 2T 10-14-21-2020 DATED this 29th day of that the undersigned, desiring Last Known Residence: 27071 FINANCE, INC. BY: s/ DANIEL B. LEEPER A copy of the agenda for Marshall E. Wood, Esquire #603799 September , 2020. to engage in business under Indiana Street, Hilliard, Florida Plaintiff(s), the fictitious name of Go Fish Its: Chairman these meetings may be ob- 32046 Current Residence(s): Florida Bar No. 170052 CLERK OF THE COURT /s/ JOHN A. CRAWFORD tained from the District Man- 303 Centre Street, Suite 100 vs. Karen J. Lockett Clothing & Jewelry located at Unknown AMANDA L. TINKER; ROBERT E. IN THE CIRCUIT COURT, 205 Centre Street, in the Its: Ex-Officio Clerk agers Office. There may be YOU ARE NOTIFIED that an Fernandina Beach, FL 32034 IN AND FOR As Deputy Clerk Individuals with disabilities an occasion where one or Telephone: (904) 277-4666 TINKER; cc: Blair D. Schemer, Esq. County of Nassau, in the City action to foreclose a mort- NASSAU COUNTY, FLORIDA needing a reasonable ac- more supervisors will partici- Email: marshall@woodand- PORTFOLIO RECOVERY ASSO- 480 Busch Drive of Fernandina Beach, Florida gage on the following prop- CIATES, LLC; CASE NO.: 2020-CA-30 32034 intends to register the commodation to participate pate by telephone. erty in Nassau County, Florida: smithlaw.com Jacksonville, FL 32218 in this proceeding should Any person requiring spe- Co-Personal Representatives: Defendant(s) DIVISION: FNL 2T 10-07-14-2020 said name with the Division of Lots 13, 14, 15, 16 and 17, NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE JAMES H. HOWARD and Corporations of the Florida contact the Office of the Ex- cial accommodations to par- Block 183, TOWN OF HILLIARD, Marshall E. Wood, Esquire #602368 303 Centre Street, SALE DONNIE HOWARD, Department of State, Talla- Officio Clerk to the Board of ticipate in these meetings is according to plat thereof as NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING County Commissioners at asked to contact the District Fernandina Beach, FL 32034- NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN Plaintiffs, hassee, Florida. recorded in Plat Book 1, page The South Amelia Island Suite 100 THAT, pursuant to Plaintiff's Fi- vs. Dated at Ponte Vedra this least two days prior to the Managers Office at least 48 23, of the public records of Shore Stabilization Associa- Martha Ellen Boyle nal Judgment of Foreclosure TYMEKA ROBINSON, IF LIVING, 8th day of October, 2020. proceeding at (904) 530-6100, hours before the hearing. If Nassau County, Florida. tion, Inc. will hold a Board of or, if the hearing impaired, you are hearing or speech 11 Moss Oaks Drive entered on September 21, AND IF DECEASED, HER UN- Lyle A. Croft has been filed against you Trustees Meeting on October Fernandina Beach, FL 32034 2020 in the above-captioned KNOWN SPOUSE, HEIRS, DE- Go Fish Clothing & Jewelry Florida Relay Service at 1-800- impaired, please contact the and you are required to serve 21, 2020, at 2:00p.m., via 955-8770 (v) or 1-800-955-8771 Florida Relay Service at (800) FNL 2T 10-07-14-2020 action, the Clerk of Court will VISEES, GRANTEES, CREDI- FNL 1T 10-14-2020 a copy of your written de- sell to the highest and best ZOOM. To attend this meet- (TDD). 955-8770 for aid in contacting #602596 TORS, AND ALL OTHER PARTIES #603640 fenses, if any, to it on BLAIR D. bidder for cash at www.nas- CLAIMING BY, THROUGH, UN- ing, please call (904) 277-5123 NFL 2T 10-14-21-2020 the District Office. SCHEMER, ESQUIRE, Plaintiff's for the link to the meeting. NOTICE UNDER #603548 A person who decides to sauclerk.realforeclose.com in DER OR AGAINST HER; THE UN- attorney, whose address is IN THE CIRCUIT COURT, FNL 2T 10-14-21-2020 FICTITIOUS NAME LAW accordance with Chapter 45, KNOWN SPOUSE OF TYMEKA appeal any decision made 480 Busch Drive, Jacksonville, FOURTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, #603608 PURSUANT TO SECTION 865.09, Florida Statutes on the 5th ROBINSON, IF LIVING, AND IF NOTICE OF LANDOWNERS by the Board with respect to Florida 32218, on or before 30 IN AND FOR day of November, 2020 at DECEASED, HIS OR HER UN- NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING FLORIDA STATUTES MEETING AND ELECTION AND any matter considered at the days from the first date of NASSAU COUNTY, FLORIDA 11:30 AM on the following de- KNOWN SPOUSE, HEIRS, DE- The South Amelia Island NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN MEETING OF THE BOARD OF meeting is advised that such publication of this notice, and CASE NUMBER: 2020-CP-227 scribed property as set forth VISEES, GRANTEES, CREDI- Shore Stabilization Associa- that the undersigned, desiring person will need a record of file the original with the Clerk SUPERVISORS OF THE EAST DIVISION: in said Final Judgment of TORS, AND ALL OTHER PARTIES tion, Inc. will hold a Commu- to engage in business under the proceedings and that ac- of this Court either before ser- NASSAU STEWARDSHIP IN THE ESTATE OF: Foreclosure or order, to wit:: CLAIMING BY, THROUGH, UN- nications Committee Meeting the fictitious name of The Fair- cordingly, the person may vice on Plaintiff's attorney or DISTRICT LORRAINE HOWARD ALL OF THAT CERTAIN DER OR AGAINST HIM OR HER; on October 28, 2020, at banks House located at 227 S. need to ensure that a verba- immediately thereafter; oth- Notice is hereby given to Deceased. PART, PLACE, OR PARCEL OF and JOHN DOE and JANE 2:00p.m., via ZOOM. To at- 7th Street, in the County of tim record of the proceed- erwise, a default will be en- the public and all landowners NOTICE TO CREDITORS LAND LOCATED IN NASSAU DOE, AND/OR OTHER PER- tend this meeting, please call Nassau, in the City of Fernan- ings is made, including the tered against you for the re- within East Nassau Steward- The administration of the COUNTY, FLORIDA, BEING SONS IN POSSESSION OF THE (904) 277-5123 for the link to dina Beach, Florida 32034 in- testimony and evidence lief demanded in the com- ship District (the District) the estate of LORRAINE R. MORE PARTICULARLY DE- SUBJECT REAL PROPERTY the meeting. tends to register the said upon which the appeal is to plaint or petition. location of which is generally HOWARD, deceased, File SCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: A POR- WHOSE REAL NAMES ARE UN- FNL 2T 10-14-21-2020 name with the Division of Cor- be based. WITNESS my hand and the porations of the Florida De- described as comprising a Craig Wrathell Number 20- CP -227, is pend- TION OF THE SOUTH ONE-HALF CERTAIN, #603617 parcel or parcels of land con- seal of this Court on the 3rd ing in the Circuit Court for OF THE SOUTHEAST ONE- Defendants. partment of State, Tallahas- District Manager day of September, 2020. NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE: see, Florida. taining approximately 23,600 FNL 2T 10-07-14-2020 Nassau County, Florida, Pro- QUARTER OF THE NORTHEAST NOTICE OF SALE acres, located within Nassau Clerk of the Court bate Division, the address of ONE-QUARTER OF SECTION Notice is hereby given FIRST COAST PAINT & BODY Dated at Fernandina #602693 By: Karen J. Lockett TOWING LLC gives Notice of Beach this 9th day of Octo- County, Florida, advising that which is 76347 Veterans Way, 23, TOWNSHIP 4 NORTH, that, pursuant to an order or a meeting of landowners will As Deputy Clerk Yulee, Florida 32097. The total RANGE 23 EAST, NASSAU a summary final judgment of Foreclosure of Lien and Intent ber, 2020. FNL 4T 09-23-30 & to sell these vehicles on be held for the purpose of Legal Notice cash value of the Estate is less COUNTY. COMMENCE AT THE foreclosure entered in the FYRE Holdings II, LLC 10-7-14-2020 10/29/2020, 11:00am at electing three (3) persons to We will sell or otherwise than $75,000.00; and the SOUTHEAST CORNER OF THE above-captioned action, I The Fairbanks House #600046 474379 E STATE ROAD 200 FER- the District Board of Supervi- dispose of the contents of the names and addresses of the NORTH 1/2 OF THE SOUTHEAST will sell the property situated FNL 1T 10-14-2020 NANDINA BEACH, FL 32034- sors. [Immediately following following units to satisfy the personal representative(s) 1/4 OF THE NORTHEAST 1/4 OF in Nassau County, Florida, de- #603925 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR 0801, pursuant to subsection the landowners meeting delinquent storage lien and the personal representa- SAID SECTION 23; THENCE N scribed as: 713.78 of the Florida Statues. NOTICE OF INTENTION TO there will be convened a placed in accordance with NASSAU COUNTY, FLORIDA tive's attorney are set forth 89 DEGREES 44 MINUTES 59 A PORTION OF SECTIONS FRST COAST PAINT & BODY CONSIDER ENACTMENT OF meeting of the Board of Su- the state of Florida Statue PROBATE DIVISION below. SECONDS W A DISTANCE OF 27 AND 34, TOWNSHIP 2 TOWING LLC reserves the ORDINANCE pervisors for the purpose of 83.806. File Number: 2020- 364 -CP All creditors of the dece- 659.01 FEET TO THE POINT OF NORTH, RANGE 23 EAST, NAS- right to accept or reject any NOTICE is hereby given considering certain matters of Unit 3012 Division: PROBATE dent and other persons hav- BEGINNING; THENCE S 00 DE- SAU COUNTY, FLORIDA; BEING and/or all bids. that the Board of County the Board to include election James C Parks- IN RE: ESTATE OF ing claims or demands GREES 11 MINUTES 26 SEC- MORE PARTICULARLY DE- 5JGBH11127E029923 Commissioners of Nassau of certain District officers, and Household Goods BARBARA WOODROW WEB- against decedents estate, in- ONDS E, A DISTANCE OF SCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: Trailer County, Florida, at a Regular other such business which Unit 2072 STER, cluding unmatured, contin- 664.72 FEET; THENCE N 89 DE- BEGIN at the intersection 1GKCS13W2T2542761 meeting to be held on may properly come before Patricia Chapman- Deceased. gent or unliquidated claims, GREES 21 MINUTES 20 SEC- of the line which divides said 1996 GMC Wednesday, the 28th day of the Board.] House Goods NOTICE TO CREDITORS on whom a copy of this no- ONDS W, A DISTANCE OF sections 27 and 34 with the 1FMRU18W4WLA36531 October, 2020 at 9:00 A.M., or DATE: Tuesday, November 3, Unit 1015 The administration of the tice is served must file their 328.67 FEET; THENCE N 00 DE- Southwesterly right of way 1998 Ford as soon thereafter as the 2020 Alisa Seymour Green- estate of BARBARA claims with this court WITHIN GREES 15 MINUTES 52 SEC- line of County Road No. 121 3B7HC13Y0XG192768 matter may be heard, at the TIME: 10:00 AM Household Goods WOODROW WEBSTER, de- THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AF- ONDS W, A DISTANCE OF (having a 100 foot right of 1999 Dodge Nassau County Emergency PLACE: Fernandina Beach Unit 2031 ceased, whose date of death TER THE DATE OF THE FIRST 662.57 FEET; THENCE S 89 DE- way) and run North 22º 11 40 1HGCG314XYA027919 Operations Center, 77150 Cit- Municipal Airport April J Roche- was September 8, 2020, and PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE GREES 44 MINUTES 59 SEC- West along said Southwester- 2000 Honda izens Circle, Yulee, Florida, in- 700 Airport Road Household Goods whose social security number OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE ONDS E, A DISTANCE OF ly right of way line, a distance 3N1CB51D02L625366 tends to consider for adop- Fernandina Beach, Florida Open Door Public Auction is XXX-XX-XXXX, is pending in OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF 329.51 FEET TO THE POINT OF of 281.37 feet; thence South 2002 Nissan tion the following proposed 32034 Sale will be conducted at the Circuit Court for Nassau THIS NOTICE ON THEM. BEGINNING. RESERVING THE 58º 39 18 West departing said JTMZD33V166015827 ordinance: Each landowner may vote A1A Stow-A-Way Storage, County, Florida, Probate Divi- All other creditors of the NORTH 60 FOOT OF THE Southwesterly right of way 2006 Toyota ORDINANCE NO. 2020-26 in person or by written proxy. 96280 David Hallman Park- sion, the address of which is decedent and other persons AFOREMENTIONED PROPERTY line, a distance of 277.43 feet 2G1WB57K6911878622 AN ORDINANCE OF THE Proxy forms may be obtained way, Yulee, Florida 32097 at 416 Centre Street, Fernandina having claims or demands FOR A INGRESS, EGRESS AND to the westerly line of the 2009 Chevrolet BOARD OF COUNTY COMMIS- upon request at the office of 10:00 am on Friday October Beach, FL 32034. The names against decedents estate, in- UTILITIES EASEMENT. TOGETHER southeast 1/4 of the south- 5N1AR1NB5AC603547 SIONERS OF NASSAU COUNTY, the District Manager, 2300 23, 2020. Open door sale, and addresses of the person- cluding unmatured, contin- WITH THAT CERTAIN MOBILE east 1/4 of said section 27; 2010 Nissan FLORIDA, AMENDING ORDI- Glades Road, Suite 410W, cash only. Immediate pay- al representative and the gent or unliquidated claims, HOME 2007 CMH WITH THE SE- thence South 1º 13 37 East FNL 1T 10-14-20 NANCE NO. 2020-26 CREAT- Boca Raton, Florida 33431, ment required. A cleaning personal representative's at- must file their claims with this RIAL NUMBERS OF: along last said Westerly line, a #603484 ING THE AMERICAN BEACH (561) 571-0010 (District Man- deposit will be taken. (904) torney are set forth below: court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER WHC016038GAA AND distance of 117.26 feet to the WATER AND SEWER DISTRICT, agers Office). At said meet- 491-1866. This sale is open to All creditors of the dece- THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLI- WHC016038GAB. South line of said Section 27; LEGAL NOTICE ADVERTISING SPECIFICALLY SECTION 5, AD- ing each landowner or his or the public. dent and other persons hav- CATION OF THIS NOTICE. Property address: 28221 thence North 89º 49 33 East DEADLINE IS NOON THE FRIDAY BEFORE THE NEXT VISORY BOARDS AND PRO- her proxy shall be entitled to FNL 2T 10-07-14-2020 ing claims or demands ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED Charity Lane, Hilliard, FL 32046 along the North line of said WEDNESDAY PUBLICATION. VIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. nominate persons for the po- #602317 against decedents estate on WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET Any person claiming an in- Section 34, a distance of Copies of the Ordinance sition of Supervisor and cast whom a copy of this notice is FORTH IN FLORIDA terest in the surplus from the 36.69 feet; thence South 0º 11

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