Habitat Dedicates 4Th House of 2015 Getting the Home Ready
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Informing more than 17,000 readers daily in print and online Food donations collectllecteded 7 Chipola athle tes sign at ZombieCr awawll 5A 1B D-D-11 scholarholarshipsships THURSDAY NOVEMBER 12, 2015 $1.00 Vol. 92 No. 224 CALHOUN COUNTY Fatal crash leads to driver’s arrest for DUI manslaughter, vehicular homicide BY ANGIE COOK bodily injuries, the Florida Highway Pa- Road 275. drove into the intersection and collided acook@jcfl oridan.com trol reported Tuesday. A Dodge Caliber driven by 25-year-old with the passenger side of the Ford with The FHP Traffic Homi- McHenry was headed south on County the front of the Dodge he was driving. A Florida man is facing multiple charg- cide Unit assigned to the Road 275 approaching State Road 20, After the collision, both vehicles rotat- es related to a Calhoun County crash that Bay County District made while a Ford Escape driven by Mark Wil- ed, left the road and hit a fence south of killed a woman in August. the arrest, following the in- burn Laramore was westbound on SR 20, the roadway before stopping. Wesley Alan McHenry, of St. Petersburg, vestigation of a fatal crash approaching the intersection of CR 275. Calhoun County paramedics pro- has been arrested for DUI manslaughter, that took place Aug. 22 on Investigators say McHenry failed to nounced Candie Elizabeth Laramore, a vehicular homicide and DUI with serious McHenry State Road 20 and County observe the stop sign at the intersection, passenger in the Ford, dead at the scene. MARK SKINNER/FLORIDAN Jonna Aydelotte (left) talks with fellow Habitat for Humanity homeowner Kimberly Conklin Tuesday night after the dedication of Aydelotte’s new home. Habitat dedicates 4th house of 2015 getting the home ready. Family No. 55 Her mortgage payments will go back into the Habi- PHOTOS BY MARK SKINNER/FLORIDAN presented keys tat program to house more illon Kilpatrick families over the years. and Wallace to their home Her son Malachi, 15, lives with his dad but Wester (above) D BY DEBORAH BUCKHALTER came over to help his rode in a vintage Jeep dbuckhalter@jcfloridan.com mom and siblings.“He en- during the Veterans Day joyed the demolition work parade in Marianna Jackson County resident a lot,” Aydelotte said. “A nd Jonna Aydelotte had been I learned a pretty good bit Wednesday night. Grand hearing about the Habitat about construction, insu- Marshall Leon Kelley and for Humanity program for lation, and wiring, every- Peggy Kelly (right) wave years.Shehadalwaysbeen thing that’s involved with as they pass by during the a renter and never fi gured putting up a house. When she’d have any luck get- I looked around after so Veterans Day parade. See ting in on something af- much had been done to more photos from the fordable that could make tear down, I thought, ‘Oh parade on Page 6A or visit her a homeowner. But in my Lord.’ I couldn’t imag- www.jcfloridan.com. March, she decided to ap- ine how it was going to ply for a Habitat home. come to life. It was awe- She, her two daughters some see and to be part of and her youngest son had it going basically from dirt been staying together in a up to where it is now. We bedroom of her mother’s all put our sweat and tears VETS VISIT home for the past two into this and I’m so thank- years and that space was ful. It makes us happy and getting pretty cramped gives us security. I’ve al- MARIANNA HIGH with the children getting ways wanted to own my older and bigger. By now, own place. We’re going to son Xavier was 5, daughter startmovingintomorrow,” Jayla was 7, and her oldest she said Tuesday after the child, daughter Gabby, early evening key-passing was 16. ceremony that Habitat She went into that pro- hosted at the house. One cess prepared for disap- of local Habitat’s found- pointment by reminding ers, Janet Harns, present- herself it was a long shot ed the keys. at best. Aydelotte’s daugh- But a few days later, she ter Gabby read a fam- learned her application ily-selected Bible passage, had been selected to move Psalm 93, in one of the forward. Habitat had a re- longest-standing tradi- hab project in mind for tions of Habitat since the her. It involved an existing organization was formed house off Bertram Street in in Jackson County several Marianna that the organi- years ago.This event made MARK SKINNER/FLORIDAN A variety of handcrafted Christmas ornaments will be available zation had already bought homeowners of family No. for the public to buy at the “Holiday Shoppe” in the Marianna and planned to totally re- 55, is the organization’s High School Media Center. furbish. One family had third rehab project ever, turned it down, but Ayde- and is the fourth project lotte saw a lot of potential of 2015. The Bible was MARK SKINNER/FLORIDAN Pop-up ‘Holiday Shoppe’ in it and quickly accepted. given to the family with an eteran Sam Graves tells Marianna Pretty soon, she and inscription from Proverbs family members, includ- 24: 3-4. It speaks of the High School students about his ex- offers festive works of art ing her mother Becky Bax- wisdom it takes to build a Vperiences in the United States Army From staff reports from door hangers and ter and her cousin Lynne house, the understanding between 2001-05. His fi rst day of boot camp Christmas tree orna- Goode, found themselves it takes to establish it as a Marianna High School’s ments to paintings and working side by side with home and the knowledge was Sept. 11, 2001, and while in the service award-winning art stu- sculptures. Habitat volunteers to it takes to fi ll with pre- he was stationed in Iraq, Kosovo and Ger- dents are making a vari- The sale will be open break it down and build cious treasure. Habitat Ex- ety of their winter- and from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. today back up. ecutive Director Carmen many.While in Iraq he survived both having Christmas-themed pieces and on Friday, the shop She’ll pay a no-inter- Smith added that touch. a building collapse on him by a truck bomb available to the public to- will open at 9 a.m. and stay est but otherwise tra- Aydelotte expects her and a follow-up attack by armed men and day and Friday during the open until all pieces are ditional style mortgage family to be fully settled 6A “Holiday Shoppe” art sale sold. over several years, hav- in and working on those mortars. See more photos on Page or visit and auction. ing also banked over 600 last two tasks well before www.jcfloridan.com. Items up for sale range See ART, Page 5A hours of ‘sweat equity’ in Christmas. 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Moonset ................5:46 PM LISTEN FOR HOURLY WEATHER UPDATES Community Calendar TODAY — 5-6:30 p.m. at the Jackson County commission Enjoy live entertainment, Veteran’s display, great » Jackson County Master Gardeners’ Annual Board Room, 2864 Madison St., Marianna. food, yard sale and arts and crafts. The public is Publisher — Valeria Roberts Daffodil Bulb Sale — 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at » Free Caregiver Support Group — 5:30-6:30 invited to attend. Proceeds will benefit the Florida vroberts@jcfloridan.com the Jackson County Extension Office, 2741 Penn p.m. at First Presbyterian Church, Marianna in State Employee’s Charitable Campaign. For more Avenue, Marianna. Available varieties/cost: Bridal Social Hall. All caregivers welcome. Support group information, call 663-7756. Circulation Manager — Dena Oberski Crown 10/$5, Carlton 10/$5, Ceylon 6/$5, Erli- empowers caregivers with knowledge and informa- » Toys for Tots Application Hand-Out — 10:30 doberski@jcfloridan.com cheer 6/$5, Ice Follies 10/$5 and Monel 6/$5.