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JeffersonFriday, June 22, 2018JournalVol. 11 number 47 county 75¢ +tax ECBPUBLISHING . COM Watermelon Woman arrested Festival after spraying bug spray Wrap-up in man's eyes See Inside for ECB Publishing, Inc. Ashley Hunter, to come inside with her. The 50+ pictures victim stated to Killiam that Cheryl Killiam, 57, of Monticello, was arrested he wasn't ready to come on Tuesday, June 5 after Dep. Arnold and Sgt. indoors and continued to sit Rigdon from the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office outdoors. The witness told responded to a call in reference to a physical the officers that the victim's dispute. response had made Killiam Upon arriving at the scene, Dep. Arnold made angry. After arguing with contact with the witness who had made the 911 call. Cheryl J. Killiam the victim and trying to get According to the witness, the victim was him to come indoors, See KILLIAM page 3A sitting outside in the yard when Killiam asked him All-Big Bend Team ECB Publishing, Inc. Photo by Emerald G. Parsons, June 16, 2018 Dalayna Nolan and Kenzie Key (front water- loaded with Lady Warriors melon) competed against Hunter Key and Anna Key in the Watermelon Exploding Contest. The four can be seen putting their rubber bands Rick Patrick media. around their watermelons, as fast as they could, ECB Publishing, Inc. The Lady Warriors in order to cause enough pressure to make the compiled a record of watermelon explode. The team whose water- melon explodes first … wins! Several members of 18-10 this year, the Aucilla Christian culminating their Academy (ACA) Lady season in the Class 2A Warriors softball team state championship earned their way onto game. The Lady Tallahassee the Warriors were defeated Democrat ECB Publishing, Inc. Photo All-Big in the state By Rick Patrick, May 21 Bend Softball Team. championship game by ACA's Abigail ECB Publishing, Inc. Photo The All-Big Bend Morgan has been Academy at the Lakes By Rick Patrick, May 21 Softball Team is named the All-Big in one of the hardest Lady Warrior, Eliz- published each year Bend Softball Player fought and exciting abeth Hightower, has and is compiled with of the Year for the sec- games in recent history. been named to the the input of area ond time in her career Abigail Morgan First Team All-Big as a Lady Warrior. See BIG BEND Bend Softball Team. coaches and sports Jake Pridgeon: State Rodeo Champion Ashley Hunter, ECB Publishing, Inc. Photo Submitted Jake Pridgeon, a graduate of Aucilla Christian Academy, com- Monticello local, peted in the June state finals of Jake Pridgeon, age 18, the Florida High School Rodeo has proved himself Association, where he won a twice during state-wide Florida State Reserve Champi- onship in bareback riding. shooting and rodeo competitions. On May 12, Pridgeon traveled to Okeechobee, FL for the Florida High ECB Publishing, Inc. Photo by Emerald G. Parsons, June 16, 2018 School Rodeo After approximately 10 minutes and 300 rub- Association's (FHSRA) ber bands …….. IT EXPLODES! shooting finals. During the competition, Pridgeon's skill and tact resulted in him obtaining the title of State Champion for trap shooting, as well as placing fourth in the light rifle division. Not yet finished with claiming titles, Pridgeon returned to Okeechobee again in June from Thursday, ECB Publishing, Inc. Photo by Emerald G. Parsons, June 7 through Sunday, June 16, 2018 June 10 to compete in Photo Submitted After the watermelon explodes, it leaves be- the state finals for the 18-year-old Jake Pridgeon has been competing in rodeo events for three years, hind a wad of rubber bands. Kenzie and Dalayna rodeo division of the and this year he walked away as the State Champion in trap shooting and the State hold up their wad of approximately 300 rubber Reserve Champion in bareback riding. From here, Pridgeon will go to Wyoming to FHSRA. bands that they had wrapped around their water- See PRIDGEON compete against contestants from around the United States, Canada, Australia and melon. page 3A Mexico. INSIDE Weather Did you know? VIEWPOINTS 2A TV THIS WEEK 8A FARM & OUTDOORS 11A for this COMMUNITY NEWS 4-6A FOOD, FUN & ENTERTAINMENT 9A CLASSIFIEDS & LEGALS 12A cats spend 66% of their life asleep weekend HISTORY 7A SCHOOL /SPORTS 10A WATERMELON FESTIVAL B SECTION 2A • JEFFERSON COUNTY JOURNAL • FRIDAY, JUNE 22, 2018 VIEWPOINTS Letters To The Editor 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. Passingby Nelson Pryor, GuestParade Columnist I have lived here in MonticelloWhy? since 2007. I have always wondered why we have Catch the Spirit never had restaurants either stay open or want to open on the North Side of town. Everything seems to be centered around the South Side. I'd like to know is this because of demographic reasons, assumed customer base, official preferences, or what the reasoning is behind this. Or until now has nobody been generally interested I admire the progress downtown is making, and gladly welcome the addition of the new steak and seafood place in the Winn Dixie shopping center and the jobs it will bring. This is a positive step in a good direction and filling those empty buildings will help to stem economic growth. It will also add a much needed variety to the local dinner fare just as the Rev and Rancho Grande have done before it. However. I’d also as a resident of the Nobles like to see some renewed interest in the long neglected North side of town. Cleaning up the derelict gas stations. The old radio shack and making improvements. We need more than gas and liquor to choose from. Perhaps even a pizza place that actually delivers to cover the gap in the meantime would be a welcome addition since sadly another restaurant (Monticello pies) has now closed its doors. Thank you for taking the time to listen. Kevin Avera Sincerely yours, Franklin Graham sees the need for a Christian Voter turnout crusade. I wantedPRIORITIES to sincerely thank the 517 people who signed the petition for the senior center and the Humane society, That’s a good number for only 3 weeks. I would also like to thank What cause would lead Franklin Graham to lead a three-bus caravan, up the the businesses and churches and board member J.T. Surles for their assistance. Thank You. middle of California, for a two-week tour? The meeting went very well, and it appeared the entire board was sincerely concerned. I This headline says it all: “An Evangelical Fights to Make California Red.” New York Times feel confident they will do their best to help the senior center and the animal shelter. We Yes, that’s what the May 28, 2018 , p. 1, said. Reverent Graham have a great opportunity with the money from the BP oil spill. I focused on these two hosted 10 campaign stops in places like Pasadena (the Rose Bowl), Oxnard, entities, but there are many other needs. There is one thing at the meeting that I did an awful Fresno and Modesto. job communicating. It concerned the definition of ENVIRONMENTAL. When we hear His mission is to support candidates, who will advance the socially the phrase "environmental issues", our minds go to oil spills, illegal dumping, etc. However, conservative causes, dear to many evangelicals. when you are talking environmental hazards it is far more inclusive of just what constitutes What a Job! environmental hazards. This is part of the definition offered by the Webster's Dictionary: "the aggregate of social and cultural conditions that influences the individual or the 26 percent of the country’s registered voters, in 2016, by exit poll count, community. It seems that allowing the senior center to be diminished would be an declared they were born-again Christians. Just thirteen percent of California voters Environmental Hazard to individuals and the community. were. Before I go on I would like to turn our attention to the school boards' irresponsible The Rev. Graham says, we need to talk about faith and Jesus, and get to the decision to not allow our teachers to be armed. If our generals in WW2 used this kind of polls and vote. Don’t be afraid to preach about it, Rev. Graham told the pastors. thinking, we would be sending our children to Wiener Schnitzel University. The power of “Lose your tax exempt status; the progressives want to take it away anyway.” your first line of defense determines if you win a conflict; the same is true for sports. You In 2016, Rev. Graham held rallies in all fifty state capitols urging all do not send your second stringers out to play the game and expect to win very often. Christians to vote. Those tours had been promoted as “Christian Voter Crusades.” Teachers are our first line of defense to protect our children. The police are not going to The Rev. Graham describes himself as a modern-day Paul Revere. “The respond in 15 seconds; the teachers will. I hope the school board will reverse their decision church just has to be wakened,” he said. “People say what goes in California is the as it is irresponsible and directly places our children in harm’s way. That makes the board way the rest of the country is going to go. So, if we want to see changes, it is going and their supporters directly accountable, if God forbid anything happens. That is certainly to have to be done here.” an environmental issue and hazard not to consider spending some of the money to make In one clear goal: change the makeup of school boards.