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Read children’s letters to Santa, A2-A7 Thursday, December 20, 2012 WWW.APALACHTIMES.COM VOL. 127 ISSUE 34 50¢ xxxxxOut to see Great hoop action Daughter charged with mom’s murder Friday night By DAVID ADLERSTEIN of 68-year- assigned a public defender. Cynthia The area’s most renowned 653-8894 | @ApalachTimes old Cynthia The Offi ce of the State At- rivalry, between Port St. Green, with Dadlerstein@starfl .com Green. torney, 2nd Judicial Circuit Joe and Franklin County her dog n She was will prosecute this case. front of her high schools, will play out in The daughter of an Apala- taken to the Undersheriff Joel Nor- home at Eastpoint Friday night as the chicola woman found mur- Franklin red said law enforcement Seahawks play host to the dered Dec. 12 has confessed County Jail offi cials interviewed several 191 Ninth Tiger Sharks. The girls game to shooting and stabbing her after being people in connection with the Street, taken gets under way at 6 p.m., and mother on an isolated beach SANDRA apprehend- murder, but are not seeking in January boys action at about 7:30 p.m. about 10 miles west of town, LOUDERMILK- ed without other suspects in connection 2010. and then burying her body CONKEL incident at with the murder. Butts and Clucks in a mound of debris. the Best “We believe she acted The Franklin County Western Motel in Apala- alone,” he said. set for Jan. 5 Sheriff’s Offi ce, with the chicola, where she and her According to a probable The Weems Memorial assistance of the Florida mother had been staying af- cause affi davit fi led by Inves- Healthcare Foundation Department of Law En- ter they were burned out of tigator Brett Johnson, Lou- will hold its annual Butts forcement, arrested Sandra their home early last month. dermilk-Conkel confessed and Clucks by the Bay Anne Loudermilk-Conkel, In a fi rst appearance by to the murder Saturday dur- cookoff on Saturday, Jan. 46, of Apalachicola, Satur- video Sunday before Circuit ing an interview by Johnson 5, from noon until 5 p.m. at day afternoon on charges Judge Frank Sheffi eld, Lou- and lead investigator Duane Riverfront Park in downtown of fi rst degree murder in dermilk-Conkel was ordered DAVID ADLERSTEIN | The Times Apalachicola. The foundation connection with the death held without bond, and See DAUGHTER A9 is sponsoring a pork butt and chicken cooking contest, open to local, state and out- of-state teams. Awards given for cooking, presentation of booth, presentation of food, etc. Dinner served to the public, and an auction will be ANERR held with Harry Arnold as auctioneer. For more information or On the mend to enter, call 670-8261. building Apalachicola Oyster Cook-Off on Jan. 19 The third annual Oyster Cook-Off to benefi t the to revert Apalachicola Volunteer Fire Department will be Saturday, Jan. 19. Friday evening will be a preview of the oyster-related silent auction items, along with to city a sampling of Apalachicola Bay’s tasty bivalves. Saturday’s cook-off starts By DAVID ADLERSTEIN at 11 a.m. Contestants are 653-8894 | @ApalachTimes encouraged to enter with Dadlerstein@starfl .com their favorite recipe. All forms of oysters will be available The outlines of a deal to taste — raw, steamed have been reached between and fried. Other food items Apalachicola and the state and refreshments available of Florida to have the former for purchase. Activities headquarters of the Apala- will include live music and chicola National Estuarine dancing performances. More Research Reserve revert to information will be posted the city sometime next year. Pam Phillips, commu- soon at www.oystercookoff. ADAM WARWICK | Special to the Times nications administrator for com, and the event can be Veterinary technician Maria Steurer and Dr. Norm Griggs performed surgery on Thomas. followed on Facebook. the Florida Department of Environmental Protection’s Offi ce of Coastal & Aquatic Holiday hours for St. Bear cub back with family after mishap Managed Areas, said that George Lighthouse three-way talks between By LOIS SWOBODA article was released, disaster with the help of his twin grand- City Administrator Betty The Lighthouse and the Taylor-Webb, and offi cials 653-1819 | @ApalachTimes struck when the cub was hit by a sons, 13-year-olds Thomas and Keeper’s House Museum from the National Oceano- and gift shop will be open Lswoboda@starfl .com car at around 6 p.m. on Wednes- Jackson Copley Subbarao of day evening, Dec. 12. Eastpoint, he splinted the cub’s graphic and Atmospheric from Dec. 27-29 from Administration, have yielded 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. On Dec. 30 A bear cub injured by an au- Florida Fish and Wildlife Con- leg and put it into a pen for ob- tomobile is back with his family servation Commission Wildlife servation. The boys were a little an agreement. the lighthouse and keeper’s This deal would give the house will open noon to and doing fi ne. Technician Ron Copley went in nervous at fi rst but soon warmed Last week, an article in the search of the injured cub and up to the task of helping the cub. city the main building, and 5 p.m. On Dec. 31 the the surrounding property facilities will be open 10 a.m. Apalachicola and Carrabelle found him about 50 yards into the On Thursday morning, the Times entitled “Bears, bears woods, not far from the scene of bear was sitting up and alert. including parking. Not in- to 5 p.m. Closed New Year’s cluded would be the nature Day. everywhere” featured a photo of the accident. “He was in a lot of pain and didn’t a mother bear and cub. The cub Copley tranquilized the cub fi ght us but Adam gave him a walk that extends out into was one of three being success- using a dart gun and examined syringe of shot to calm him and the bayou as well as the xxxxx Index fully raised by a bear sow in Car- it. The 100 pound cub had a make him more comfortable,” modular building closest to rabelle, a tribute to this year’s bloody nose and a broken leg but said Copley. Scipio Creek. Opinion . .A8 bumper crop of acorns. seemed otherwise unhurt. “We will retain other por- Society . A10 The night before the Times Copley took the cub home and See BEAR A14 tions of property that we’re still using. There is also a Faith . A11 modular building used as of- Outdoors . A12 fi ces and as a staging area Sports . A13 for boat slips in the marina,” Tide Chart . A13 said Phillips. “It does not in- clude the nature walk which Classifi eds . A16-A17 is still open to the public.” TDC revenues post record year DEP staffers are con- xxxxxContact Us tinuing to use the building, and will until the time that ated about $63,000, the fi rst time Phone: 850-653-8868 By DAVID ADLERSTEIN Governor Rick Scott and his a September has crossed the Web: apalachtimes.com 653-8894 | @ApalachTimes cabinet approve the transfer $60,000 mark, for a 9.5 percent E-mail: dadlerstein@starfl .com Dadlerstein@starfl .com of the property. boost over last year. Fax: 850-653-8036 “As far as we’re con- For the fi rst time since Frank- The county’s biggest boost Circulation: 800-345-8688 cerned, the sooner the bet- lin County’s two-cent bed tax over years past came last fall ter. We don’t have a date was fi rst put into place in 2005, and winter, when four of the fi rst unfortunately,” said Phil- the county’s annual tourist tax six months of the fi scal year saw lips. “We still are running revenue has passed the $900,000 double-digit boosts, each greater the electricity; they are in mark, with a better than $100,000 than 30 percent. and out of it. Technically, we increase throughout last year. erated a little more than $916,000, October 2011 eclipsed the DEADLINES FOR NEXT WEEK: still are in it. We are mov- School News & Society: 11 a.m. Friday Final fi gures for the Tourist De- about $113,000 more than last year, $40,000 mark for the fi rst time ever, ing forward in the midst of Real Estate Ads: 11 a.m. Thursday velopment Council’s 2012-13 fi scal for a better than 14 percent jump. and at more than $48,000, was a 31 a process to return it to the Legal Ads: 11 a.m. Friday year, which concluded at the end Numbers for September percent leap over the prior year. city for their use.” Classifi ed Display Ads: 11 a.m. Friday of September, show the county’s showed that, for the fi rst time, Classifi ed Line Ads: 5 p.m. Monday overnight accommodations gen- that opening month of fall gener- See TDC A15 See ANERR A15 A2 | The Times Local Thursday, December 20, 2012 All I want for Christmas is... a touch screen. I want a spider Ms. Clark’s man shirt for my brother and a fourth-grade class bike for him. I want a new phone for my dad and a red eye tree Dear Santa, frog camera case for my mom. All I want for Christmas is almost everything that is new Love, and just came out. The one thing Breauna that I want is a Play Station Vita, Assasins creed 3. resident evil Dear Santa, raccoon city, a bike, a new dirt I want you to help me with bike, a slither, bey blade meta my dad and mom.