50¢ Friday/ Saturday Perry News-HeraldJune 21-22, 2013 Serving the Tree Capital of the South Since 1889 News Forum Fate of Steinhatchee’s middle New Calendar of Events added to online edition school decided Friday, June 28 Trying to find out when a particular organization Perry News-Herald holds its meetings? Or when Steinhatchee’s six, classes in Steinhatchee 12 and with a projection now, be out of compliance Middle School (TCMS) the next festival or fishing seventh and eighth graders was triggered by poor of an ‘F’ for this year, the with SB 1076 and roll the where students will receive tournament is planned? face the possibility of a performances that have school board must develop dice with differentiated the same opportunities to be Building off the existing 10-to-11-hour-day in the the school on the brink a turnaround plan that will accountability; (2) provide successful as the students at community calendar which coming school year if the of receiving an “F” grade meet with approval from Florida Virtual School TCMS have been.” runs each Wednesday Taylor County School from the Department of DOE,” Superintendent of classes and not provide However, Steinhatchee in the Taco Times, our Board opts to close the Education (DOE) (finalSchools Paul Dyal said classes as required by Pupil parents relayed their website--www.perry community’s middle school schools grades—based on during a third round of Progress Plan and limit the concerns regarding the newspapers.com--is now and bus its students to Perry FCAT scores—are expected discussions Tuesday night. teachers’ ability to teach the proposal to transport their home to a new Calendar for classes. to be released this summer). He gave school board Common Core Standards to middle schoolers. The recommendation “The school received members three options to fidelity; or (3) transport the of Events, featuring ➟ Please see page 3 local activities and to shuttle middle school a ‘D’ grade from 2011- consider: “(1) stay as it is 31 students to Taylor County meetings. A link to the new calendar can be found in the website’s top menu. The calendar is separated Millinor on long into “events” and “meetings” to assist with searches. If you are searching for a specific road to recovery RIDING type of event, the calendar can be further broken down THE into categories such as after battling flesh sports, outdoors, festivals and community events. Additionally, by clicking on a AILS particular venue, you can see eating bacteria R any future events planned for that location. By ANGELA M. CASTELUCCI The Atlantic Coast Line’s Southland, a model of which is now on display at Of course, any calendar Staff writer Java Depot, began service to Perry in 1928 and continued through 1957. of events is only as good Aimee Millinor thought as its material, so if you she had the flu when her have an upcoming event fever started spiking at 103- or your organization would 104 degrees. Southland bridges like to include its meeting She nursed herself for a schedule, please contact us few days and then finally at (850) 584-5513 or mark@ decided she’d better go the doctor. the gap in Perry perrynewspapers.com. “So I called a friend and Calling all bakers! asked her to come go with By MARK VIOLA Chicago in the midwest and the name of Perry Cut-Off. me. I told her I’d leave my Staff writer cities up there--Cincinnati, “It was in the old Taylor County United, Inc., front door unlocked and Interlude Louisville, Indianapolis, advertisements for The will host its fourth annual to just come in so I could Last week we began Detroit--to Tampa and St. Southland, via the Perry Christmas in July bake sale go ahead and get a shower Aimee Millinor said a ride through Perry’s Petersburg and it came Cut-Off,” Tedder said. at Buckeye Credit Union before I left. I know that her doctors “have no railroad history with former through Perry.” But that wasn’t the only Tuesday, July 2, from 8:30 doesn’t sound very smart idea where I contracted resident Russell Tedder as For its early years, reason Perry was on the a.m. to 3:30 p.m. living here in Jacksonville, the bacteria from...no our conductor, who, after however, the Southland map. All proceeds will benefit but it’s a good thing I did idea at all.” a five-decade career in the could not reach Perry at all. “At all the stations, a fund to provide clothing, because by the time she got had a five to 10 percent rail industry, calls Arkansas “Until about 1927, there on their timetables and food and toys for deserving there, I was pretty much chance of living,” Millinor home in his retirement. was no track between Perry advertising, Perry had a children in the community at delirious and she had to said. From 1951 to and Monticello. There was little parentheses after it that Christmas. help me out of the shower. “So my dad (Randy 1966--minus a stint in the a gap for rail tracks going said Hampton Springs. You Anyone who is interested At that point, I was feeling Millinor) and family comes military--Tedder worked at down the west coast of could ride the Live Oak, in baking for this event may very faint like I was going to the hospital and it’s bad. what is now know as Perry Florida. So the Atlantic Perry & Gulf Railroad from contact Michele McLeod to pass out. Also by then I I had blood clots developing Historic Station, becoming Perry to Hampton Springs. at 584-5805 for more was really hurting. From all over my body, major its agent at the age of 19. That was advertised as part information. that point on, I really don’t organ failure, congestive Tedder, who was guest of of the service. remember much. She told heart failure…then they honor at the Perry Historic “The Southland was a TCHS varsity me I was screaming ‘it hurts told my dad that, due to a Station’s grand opening in famous train and started cheerleaders to so bad’ and that I argued blood clot that developed 2009, recently returned to coming through Perry in with her fiancée about in my left leg, they had to Perry to donate four model 1928. At that time, they hold summer camp which hospital to take me amputate. Doctors told him trains to the city which are described Perry as being Registration is underway to…fortunately, he made it was either my life or my now displayed at Java Depot the west coast gateway to for the upcoming Summer the right decision and took leg. So he made a decision.” in the station. Last week, we Florida. Jacksonville was Community Varsity me to Memorial Healthcare, Millinor woke up a week looked at the history around the east coast gateway,” Cheerleading Camp planned which turns out to be one of later with an amputation that three of those models, Tedder said. July 29-Aug. 2. eight hospitals in the entire came just above her knee. representing the Live Oak, Coastline decided to build “They had a little map of The cost is $50 per nation that specializes in “They had put me in a Perry & Gulf Railroad and that track and connect it up. Florida with Perry at about participant and the sepsis. Of course, we didn’t medically induced coma South Georgia Railway. “Before that, the trains the center of the universe. registration deadline is know that is what I had at and would kind of bring me This week, we will had to go all the way to They had rail lines diverging Friday, July 5. that time. out of it from time to time continue our journey, this Jacksonville and then go out of it. It was supposed to The camp will be led by “I just don’t remember to make sure the infection time with Atlantic Coast back across the state to be for freight and all. It was members of the 2013-14 anything after that. What hadn’t spread to my brain Line Railroad’s Southland, Tampa. It was close to 100 expected to be a very busy Taylor County High School they told me happened is and I guess they told me the fourth and final model miles shorter to bring it line. varsity cheerleading squad. that the once the doctors about it then, because when now on display. through Perry. It also cut “Well you know what For more information, please realized what was going on, I finally fully woke up, I Chapter 4: The Southland off about two hours off the happened after 1928 when it call Jodi Rowell at 584-9497 they told my friends they knew.” “It was a really famous schedule for the train, so it opened up. In 1929 the crash needed to call my family or Kamryn Sands at 843- ➟ train,” Tedder said of the was a good deal.” 1567. immediately. That I only Please see page 3 Southland. “It ran from The new track was given ➟ Please see page 14 Short story awards to be presented State board treasurer Extended Monday Tallahassee teacher and day for author Susan L. Womble will speak at the Taylor County Public Library Monday, June students? 24. Taylor County students Hosted by the Friends could find their school days of the Taylor County Public lasting a bit longer next year, Library, the program will under a proposal to add 25 begin at 5:15 p.m.