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AwarenessBreast Month Cancer Domestic Violence ONTICELLO EWSAwareness Month M 151 Years of Serving the Monticello Community N www.ecbpublishing.com Wednesday, October 23, 2019 No. 34 75¢+Tax Events to honor Is Jefferson Somerset 'Boots' Thomas non-compliant? Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. School District gives critical oversight of annual charter review With the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Iwo Jima in the offing, interest is once again focusing on Sgt. Ernest “Boots” Thomas, although interest in this war hero has never really flagged locally. On Friday, Nov. 8, master storyteller Robyn A. Rennick is scheduled to do a presentation on Thomas at the Monticello-Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce. Titled “Call Me No Hero” – the same title as the book on Thomas – Rennick's presentation promises to breathe life into Thomas' boyhood days in Monticello and the small town experiences that shaped him in early life, including his many romps Ashley Hunter with best buddy Dr. Jim Sledge. ECB Publishing, Inc. Rennick's story will follow Thomas through his enlistment in the U.S. Marine Corps, his days in In a special workshop meeting that was held by the boot camp, and his eventual transport to the Pacific Jefferson County School Board (JCSB) on Monday, Oct. 14, Ocean Theatre of World War II, where he helped to board members and Superintendent Marianne Arbulu raise the first American Flag at the Battle of Iwo reviewed a report on Jefferson Somerset and the contract See BOOTS page 3 See SCHOOL page 3 Ghoul’s Night Out Halloween fun Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. Looking for a trunk-or-treating event for your kids? While there are plenty of Halloween festivities Howl-O-Ween at Wolf Creek Fall festival at Wacissa Pentecostal Holiness planned this year for kids and adults alike, trick-or- Pet Adoption Center Church treaters will need to cross off the annual downtown The Jefferson Humane Society and Wolf Creek Pet Wacissa Pentecostal Holiness Church, located at trick-or-treating amongst merchant shops that is Adoption Center will be hosting a howl-worthy 152 Tram Rd., will hold its annual Fall Festival right usually planned for local youth. Halloween trunk-or-treat event at 6 p.m. on Saturday, after the morning worship service on Sunday, Oct. According to MainStreet Monticello Director Oct. 26. There will be free candy, food and drinks as 27. The festival will be held at noon on the church Amy McDaniel, her organization chose to skip well as a costume contest. This will be Wolf Creek's grounds. The event will include a cake-walk, face organizing this year's downtown trick-or-treating, in first-ever Halloween-themed event, so be sure to painting, pumpkin painting, lots of fun games and favor of planning and putting on the Ghoul's Night come out and support Jefferson County's only prizes. This free festival will also include hotdogs, Out festivities that will take place tomorrow night, animal shelter! For more information, contact the chili, soups, chips and soft drinks. For more shelter at (850) 342-0244. Wolf Creek is located at Thursday, Oct. 24. information contact Pastor Mike Feehan at (850) 2123 E. Washington St. “There's just so many events happening in 997-4636. Monticello for kids, that we wanted to focus on Trunkin' and treatin' on Aunt Louise's Farm something for the adults this year,” says McDaniels. Fall festival at First Baptist Church Deck your family in your favorite costumes and head Numerous other churches, farms and out to Aunt Louise's Farm at 6 p.m. on Halloween The First Baptist Church of Monticello will be organizations, such as the First Baptist Church of Night, Oct. 31, for a trunk-or-treat event. This family- holding their annual fall festival on Thursday, Oct. Monticello, Wolf Creek Pet Adoption Center and friendly event will include food and drinks, a corn 31, which will include their trunk-or-treat festivities. Aunt Louise's Farm, have all committed to hosting maze and trunks filled with candy! Entry into the farm Held on South Olive and West Walnut Streets, the kid-friendly Halloween events – but MainStreet is $2 per person, and all proceeds are planned to go event will begin at 5:30 p.m. and wrap up around Monticello wanted to do something a little different. to the Jefferson County Backpack Buddies program. 8:30 p.m. Costumes are encouraged! There will be Typically, the downtown trick-or-treating event Aunt Louise's Farm is located at 8101 Waukeenah bounce houses, live entertainment, games, prizes See NIGHT OUT page 3 Hwy., and can be reached by calling (850) 251-7708. and, of course, candy. Former Monticello News editor passes away City allows Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. houses on Dorothy “Dottie” Miller – a reporter and editor split-zoned at the Monticello News in the 1980s and a colorful character in her own right – passed away on Monday, Oct. 14. She was 82. properties Born in California in 1937, Miller lived in various places before settling in Monticello in 1971, Lazaro Aleman where she helped build an artsy country house that ECB Publishing, Inc. she resided in until her passing, and the construction of which, she documented in a book titled, Following the Local Planning Agency's (LPA) Peckerwood, which she co-authored late in life with recommendation, the Monticello City Council the house's builder. Unconventional, multitalented and free spirited, recently approved a measure that allows residents Editor of the Monticello News in the mid 1980s, the multifaceted Miller – besides her involvement with properties that are split by zoning categories to Miller left her stamp on the paper. with the newspaper – was also an artist, musician construct single-family homes on their properties, “She was an excellent reporter and editor,” and businesswoman; earned a law degree from FSU provided certain conditions are met. former Monticello News Publisher Ron Cichon said in 1990, although she never practiced; ran for Specific to the case that prompted the creation of Miller. “The newspaper won several awards political office locally; operated for several years a of the ordinance, half of the property was zoned under her editorship.” See MILLER page 3 See PROPERTIES page 3 One Section - 14 pages Index Did you know? Viewpoints..................................................2 Sports.......................................................11 Every day is a holiday Community News...............................4-7,10 Faith & Family.....................................12-13 Home Improvement...............................8-9 Classifieds & Legals.................................14 somewhere in the world. 2 • WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2019 • MONTICELLO NEWS Viewpoints & Opinions Letters To The Editor Toll road ideas Letters to the Editor are typed word for word, comma for comma, as sent to this newspaper. Please keep letter to 600 words or less. Dear Editor: Thomasville and even Milledgeville and of I grew up in Perry have bypasses on course Thomasville in Monticello (Class of US 19. This would allow GA. Don’t go over three minutes 1963) and in earlier years the downtown to be Google the ones you aren't I was involved with urban quieter and far more familiar with to find out Dear Editor: I am county. To be continued… chair than a citizen’s planning. In my opinion conducive to tourism. more. Jefferson County. I am the Citizens should attend request or input. You too the new toll road MUST Thomasville doesn't allow I'll go out on a limb City of Monticello. Fifth at least one of these board can apply the three minute connect with I-75 to be large trucks on Broad St. with one more suggestion. generation of wage meetings. A “bucket list,” rule – only when the effective. I envision it and that make dining and The location of the earners, business owners must do. Witness the knocks on your door passing east of Perry, shopping far more Monticello News office and taxpayers. County tax, good, the not so good, the hustling votes begin. crossing I-10 around Lee, pleasant than noisy across from the Opera municipality tax, business what, the when and the Mayor John Jones, FL and connecting to I-75 Monticello. Also, the House would make a very tax, gas tax, that tax, this “huh” moments. The Chair of CMC; Betsy south of Valdosta or bypass would allow for attractive Town Square! tax, and more tax. Yet, not claps. The gasps. The flip Barfield, Chair of maybe near Jennings, FL. new commercial Imagine a park one family member ever and flip backs: from we Jefferson County’s This would allow an easy development and the surrounded by a black felt a need to attend a City are broke and we lack BOCC; and, Shirley flow of traffic to South county would finally metal fence with brick of Monticello Council funds to we’re rich, we Washington, Chair of Florida and possibly aid in collect new sales and columns that matches the meeting (CMC); a have a surplus, let’s spend. JCSB, have added rural development. It's property tax revenues that Opera House. It could Jefferson County Board of Back to “oops, broke responsibility (Robert’s difficult to think that it has missed out on all have a tiered fountain in County Commissioners again.” The cause - Rule of Order), and anyone would get off I-75 these years. I'm sure half the middle and perhaps (BOCC) meeting; or a personal preferences? A subject to more scrutiny and travel thru some small the county shops in some modern play Jefferson County School connection? Resolving and ridicule. Not my towns to get to the toll Tallahassee or fountains and a small Board (JCSB), meeting.