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BEHOLD THE MIGHTY MULLET, A4 CELEBRATING 130 YEARS AS YOUR HOMETOWN NEWSPAPER Thursday, June 6, 2019 apalachtimes.com @ApalachTimes facebook.com/Apalachtimes 50¢ OUT TO SEE ‘Life’s a circus’ at Tempers fl are over food trucks Saturday recitals Pam Nobles Studios will present its 38th annual By David Adlerstein At the May 7 meeting, allow it, as well as to lift the recital with three shows The Apalachicola Times when commissioners unan- prohibition against allow- this Saturday, June 8 at the [email protected] imously adopted a rule to ing them to add tables and Chapman Auditorium. “Life 850-653-8894 allow food trucks to operate chairs. But his motion did Is A Circus: The Greatest no more than three days a not receive a second, and Show on Earth” will be the At Tuesday night’s week at a single location on ultimately, he agreed with theme at all three shows, at meeting, Apalachicola city private property, and that his colleagues to accept the 11:08 a.m., 2:08 p.m. and commissioners chose not they be required to move staff recommendation from 6:08 p.m. to further change the rules when they are not in opera- City Manager Ron Nalley. General admission is $8, regarding food trucks that tion, Commissioner Jimmy Nalley recommended Pat Floyd with reserved seating tickets they adopted last month. Elliott had championed against this relaxation of the available, prior to Saturday’s Instead, they accepted expanding that limit to six rules, arguing that “a more show, for $12. For more by unanimous vote a staff days a week, and allowing permanent food vendor information, call 653-6078. recommendation to refer them to remain at the loca- placement (would) appear the matter to planning and tion on the days when they to assign a principal use Floyd Youth fi shing tourney zoning, which will decide are not open for business. designation to mobile food to be held Saturday whether further relaxing the He continued to back trucks which would require rules is in accordance with that expansion of the rules to retire Get ready for the Fisher- the land development code. on Tuesday, and moved to See TRUCKS, A2 man’s Choice youth fishing tournament, on Saturday, as city June 8 at 330 U.S. 98 in Eastppoint. Kids 16 and under will D-DAY 1944 attorney fish for fresh and saltwater species. Each entry receives By David Adlerstein a t-shirt, and after the The Apalachicola Times tournament, entrees are [email protected] invited to attend a cookout 850-653-8894 at Fisherman’s Choice in Eastpoint. Entry is free! In a surprise announcement For more info call at the outset of Tuesday’s 670-8808 city commission, Pat Floyd, Apalachicola’s longtime city Toss a mullet Saturday attorney, said he plans to retire from the position at Get ready for the Mullet the end of the current terms Toss, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. in October. on Saturday, June 8 on the “I thank the Lord and each beach at the Blue Parrot and every one of the mayors Oceanfront Café, 68 West and city commissioners who Gorrie Drive, on St. George over the years I have had the Island. honor and privilege to work This event on the second with,” he said. “Each has been Saturday of June is spon- very special to me. sored by The Blue Parrot for Floyd’s planned departure the benefit of local charities. from the post he held for Visitors and locals com- the last three decades adds pete for prizes and bragging Rex Buzzett’s engineer notebook, watch and wallet were returned to the Buzzett family after the one more loss of an experi- rights. There are prizes for war. Harry Buzzett found the farewell letter in the wallet in 1957. [PHOTOS COURTESY BUZZETT FAMILY] enced member of the city’s the longest throws in the leadership. The three lon- men’s, women’s and kids gest serving elected officials, divisions. Commissioners Jimmy Elliott For more info call The farewell letter and Mitchell Bartley, and 927-2987. Mayor Van Johnson, have all announced plans to not seek Farmers Market Saturday By Joe Buzzett note circumstances and reelection, setting the stage Special to the Times death of my father’s for at least three new faces Local produce and eggs, brother and my uncle seated in the commissioners’ just-baked bread, tupelo t was always impor- Julian Rexall (Rex) chairs beginning in October. honey and homemade jams tant to my father to Buzzett. Fortunately, the Floyd, a 1970 graduate of and jellies— a sampling of note the exact time D-Day landings are one Apalachicola High School, what you'll find at the Apala- I of death of a loved of the most reported on where he played on the 1968 chicola Farmers Market one, he would always call and written about events state championship football this Saturday, June 8 from and say “your uncle, aunt, in the history of man- team under coach Bill “Pop” 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Enjoy live or relative died at 1:57 this kind. I was lucky enough Wagoner, attended the U.S. music and lunch on fish fry morning.” It marked the to find several reference Coast Guard Academy for as you chat with the artisans exact time of the end of books and more impor- two years, before transferring who craft furniture, jewelry, an amazing life that war- 1st Lt. Rex Buzzett during tantly family archives to the University of Florida, silver, glass, and paintings. ranted being noted to the training in England in 1944. that help determine the where he lettered as a line- New this week - local aerial hour and minute. Life is so near exact location and backer on the Gator football photography. Come join the precious that it is impor- time of his death on Utah team. spirit of community under tant to know when and anniversary of the D-Day Beach. Most importantly, From there he went on to the Mill Pond Pavilion and where it started and when landings on Utah Beach a farewell letter that was Nova Law School in Davie, the live oaks by the working and where it ended. on June 6, I thought it harbor of Scipio Creek. With the 75th would be important to See LETTER, A6 See FLOYD, A3 Early voting starts for state representative race By David Adlerstein as secretary of the Florida Shoaf is the odds-on favor- collecting $37,775 from April The Apalachicola Times Department of Business and ite to win the seat, given the 5 through May 9, according to dadlerstein@starfl. Professional Regulation. conservative leanings of the a newly filed finance report. com 850-653-8894 The special election pits sprawling, largely rural dis- Terrell raised $663 during the Port St. Joe Republican Jason trict made up of Calhoun, period. Early voting starts Satur- Shoaf, in an easy winner in the Franklin, Gulf, Jefferson, County Supervisor of Elec- day for the upcoming June Ryan Terrell Jason Shoaf April GOP primary, against Lafayette, Liberty, Madison, tions Heather Riley said early 18 special election, when little-known Democratic Taylor, Wakulla and part of voting will begin Saturday voters throughout Florida Halsey Beshears, a Monti- challenger Ryan Terrell, Leon counties. at both the Apalachicola House District 7 will choose cello Republican appointed in who was unopposed for the In addition, he has far out- a successor to former Rep. January by Gov. Ron DeSantis nomination. raised Terrell in fundraising, See VOTING, A3 Volume 134 Number 7 Opinion ................. A4-5 Outdoors .................. A10 A2 A11 Phone: 850-653-8868 Society .......................A8 Sports.......................A11 FCS, ABC staffers Penamon heads Fax: 850-653-8893 Faith ........................ A9 Classifieds ...........A14-15 honored to South Dakota * ** A2 Thursday, June 6, 2019 | The Times Top staff ers honored at banquet By David Adlerstein Teacher of the Year David The Apalachicola Times Cochrane, who will move [email protected] on to the state completion, 850-653-8894 praised the efforts of his fellow teachers, at both FCS In a first for the Frank- and ABC. lin County School District, In an interview afterwards, staffers from both the Frank- Millender, the district’s lin County Schools and the school elated employee of the Apalachicola Bay Charter year, related that after secur- School came together last ing her GED, went to work at week to share in a banquet to the Boys and Girls Club in honor their top teachers and Carrabelle, and then later the school-related employees of Nest after school program. the year. “I found out that I had a pas- Sponsored by the Franklin sion, and it was working with County Education Foun- children,” she said. dation, the banquet at the She moved on to work as a high school cafeteria May 28 health aide. “Throughout the was called “Soaring to New years I felt that I could possi- Heights,” and was emceed bly go on to better myself by by the school’s two assistant becoming a paraprofessional, principals, Elizabeth Kirvin, where I could dig a little from the ABC School, and Pictured from left, are ABC Middle Schoot Teacher of the Year Anna Keil; FCS School Related Employee deeper and be able to actu- Nathan West, from the Brittani Millender; Distrct Teacher of the Year David Cochrane; ABC Elementary Teacher of the Year Karen ally assist teachers and see Franklin County Schools. Ward; ABC School Related Employee Kathy Varnes; FCS Elementary Teacher of the Year Katrina Ham; and how a classroom is managed Following a welcome from ABC School Related Employee Michelle Chambers and Rosie Rowland [ DAVID ADLERSTEIN | THE TIMES ] and how each child learns,” Elinor Mount-Simmons, Millender said.