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Kerekes also stated she was concerned about how voters CORRESPONDENT PHOTO BY TONYA DAVIE were shut out of the Aug. 14 primary election in which Johnny Van Zant, center, lead singer of Lynyrd Skynyrd poses with Orange Park Wal-Mart School Board Member Charlie Van Zant defeated incum- Supercenter workers holding a poster promoting the band’s new CD that was unveiled Tuesday, Aug. 21, at the store. See related story and photographs on page 17. SEE BOARD, 16 FRIENDS OF LIBRARY Meet Fleming Island Sign language bridges gap at church Library Friends. Pg 4. Special to Clay Today ten words? tor had become deaf at the age of ORANGE PARK - If you’ve ever Visiting a church where the nine or so and was able to speak,” visited a foreign country, or walked songs and sermons are interpret- he said. “I learned American Basic into a store, where everyone was ed in sign language can mean the Sign Language which is different speaking a language other than difference between a “regular at- than the American Sign Language, your own, you know the feeling. tendee” and a swift exit. which the deaf community uses. When hearing-impaired people Cameron Davis recently start- ASL uses a different grammar walk into a church without an in- ed offering sign language inter- than we do in English. I sign as we terpreter, they often feel totally pretation at HighPoint Community speak in English.” left out. How can they learn from Church, 84 Knight Boxx Road. HighPoint Senior Pastor Mike the sermon if they can’t under- Davis took his rst signing Hailey immediately saw how Da- SPECIAL TO CLAY TODAY DON’T PLAY IN CLAY stand the preacher? How can they class in 1980 and has enjoyed vis’s contribution enhanced the Another roundup sing the song if they don’t know the opportunities to sign ever since, Cameron Davis uses sign language suspect pleads. Pg 26. tempo that accompanies the writ- mainly to children. “My instruc- SEE SIGNER, 5 to interpret sermons. INSERTS USA WEEKEND NEWS AMERICA COUPONS Enter to win: Restaurant Gift Certificates | Show Tickets | Zoo Passes facebook.com/ClayTodayFL A great place to connect to Clay County 2 • CLAY TODAY • AUGUST 23, 2012 COMMUNITY CLAYTODAYONLINE.COM by Clay County Mary Jo [email protected] Memories [email protected] Union general one of founding fathers of Orange Park Former Union General Joseph Tarr served as a lieutenant colonel in the First On May 6, 1893, Joseph Tarr Copeland Copeland arrived in the about to be incor- Michigan Cavalry and in less than a year died. Services were held before a stand- porated Town of Orange Park in the late was a brigadier general. ing room only crowd at Grace Episcopal 1870s. After the war, he returned to Michigan Church where he was a founding member He was 65 years old and had already and five years later Copeland with a group and annually served as lay representative lived a life full of military, judicial and busi- of investors expanded his home there into to the Diocesan Council. He was buried at ness accomplishments. a resort hotel which thrived until the panic Magnolia Cemetery on Kingsley Ave. One might assume that he came to of 1873 scuttled the venture. Almost a century later when the Town Florida simply to enjoy the climate and rest Copeland purchased 3 acres in the of Orange Park planned to honor Copeland on his laurels but instead he became an ac- middle of Orange Park midway between and erect a marker at his grave, local his- tive and influential contributor to town and the wharf and the proposed train depot, torians Edna and Capers Griffith turned up county and even managed to cause a stir built an impressive home with a separate evidence that he wasn’t there. almost a century after his death when he office and library where legal tomes and a Soon after his death the body had been “disappeared” from Magnolia Cemetery. magnificent collection of classical litera- disinterred and transported back to Michi- In the 1840s, Copeland, a native of ture lined the walls. gan. Planners were not to be deterred; the Maine, graduated from Harvard and read The General assumed an active role in celebration and installation of the Gener- law with legal giant Daniel Webster. In the organization of Orange Park and led als’ grave stone went on as planned with a 1844, he moved to Michigan and by 1848, the recertification for incorporation. parade, bands and Civil War re-enactors. Copeland was elected circuit court judge In 1881, he became President of the It was actually no big mystery after all Joseph Tarr Copeland was one of the rst and concurrently served as a member of Town Council and again became Judge Co- – Clay County’s most popular Yankee sim- settlers in Orange Park and t right in with the Michigan Supreme Court. peland when he was sworn in as the ninth ply went home. other heavy hitters like developer Washing- When the Civil War began, Copeland judge to serve in Clay County. ton Benedict and soap magnate B.F. John- son. Over his lifetime he accumulated an Three common caterpillars can pack a powerful sting This time of year, anyone who works appears to be a saddle blanket, hence the pel or Thuracide. out-of-doors has a good chance of contact- common name. The stinging barbs are on The pesticide information presented ing one of our three most common stinging the projections that come out of the back in this publication was current with Fed- caterpillars so be on the lookout for them. and front of the insect. This caterpillar eral and State Requirements at the time For those lucky enough not to have had feeds on many plants and is commonly of printing. The user is responsible for an encounter of the painful type, so here’s found on palms and hibiscus. determining that the intended use is con- what to look for Io Moth Caterpillars are pale green with sistent with the label of the product being with information yellow and red stripes. They often exceed used. Use pesticides safely. Read and fol- about them that two inches in length and are stout-bodied. low label directions. Brand named prod- comes from a Uni- This is probably the most common sting- ucts may have been cited in this article. versity of Florida’s ing caterpillar in this area of the state, This was done to simplify information and Color Fact Sheet so if you spend any time at all working in no endorsement or criticism, was intended called Stinging and your landscape, you have probably seen it. or implied for similar products not men- This time of year it’s very easy to run Venomous Arthro- Its stinging barbs are usually yellow with tioned. across one of Florida’s stinging caterpil- pods (Sheet I) by black tips. These caterpillars feed on a lars, the saddleback caterpillar, the Io moth ___ Drs. D.E. Short, Seasonal concerns wide range of plants and are often found from gardeners caterpillar and the puss caterpillar. D.H. Habeck, and on roses, azaleas, and palms. Want someone to answer a speci c J.L. Castner. RAY H. ZERBA JR. Puss Caterpillars are stout-bodied lar- followed by a paste of baking soda and wa- plant question for you? Go online to http:// You can access Horticulture Agent IV, vae, almost one inch long, and completely ter. In a severe reaction, the person may clay.ifas.u .edu and under the heading this fact sheet by Emeritus UF.IFAS Extension covered with gray to brown hairs. The feel faint and have dif culty breathing. In “Horticulture” (left hand side of page) left Clay County (Retired) doing a Google barbs are located on stiff spines just un- such cases, seek medical attention imme- click on “Ask a Master Gardener” and a Search and typing der the hairs. They feed on a variety of diately. reply will be sent plus a hyperlink to the in “UF IFAS Stinging Caterpillars.” broadleaf trees and shrubs but prefer oaks Best control for these caterpillars is appropriate University of Florida Fact Saddleback Caterpillars are very un- and citrus. to hand pick (wearing garden gloves) and Sheets. Please send us a digital picture usual and striking larval insects. They If stung by any of these caterpillars the dropping them in a jar of rubbing alcohol. of the problem. To speak to someone by are brown with a green back and anks usual reaction is itching and burning for If you see one, there are probably a dozen phone, call 269-6355. To read past articles on which is a conspicuous brown, oval- 30 minutes or more.