nflaonline.com See tribute, Page 20A Mayo 2013 November 11 th Free Press ACD VVEETTEERRAANNSS Vol. 125, No. 36 USPS 334-600 THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2013 , Lafayette County, Florida 1 SECTION 20 PAGES 50¢ Veterans Day service is Nov. 11 at courthouse By Joyce Marie Taylor joycemarie.taylor@ gaflnews.com Mamie Thomas A Veterans Day memorial service will be held on Monday, Nov. Thomas 11, on the Lafayette County Courthouse wins town lawn beginning at 11 a.m. council SRWMD Governing Board Chairman Donald J. According to Veterans Senator Charles Dean, a.k.a. ‘Senator Springs’. Quincey speaks to the crowd. -Photos: Joyce Marie Taylor Service Officer Carlton Seat 4 Black a new wreath will By Joyce Marie Taylor be placed on the memor - joycemarie.taylor@ ial. The public is invited gaflnews.com Restoration project underway for to attend. After the service, A run-off general elec - members of the Ameri - tion for Seat 4 of the Middle Suwannee and springs can Legion will be pre - Mayo Town Council be - senting Veterans Day tween Mamie Thomas By Joyce Marie Taylor attend, as well as the press programs at Oakridge and Leta Hawkins was joycemarie.taylor@ from various news organi - Assisted Living Facility Tuesday, Nov. 5. gaflnews.com zations. and Lafayette Health Thomas won by a vote of About 40 people were in Care Center. 102-85. The Suwannee River attendance, including Sen - Virginia McCray took Water Management Dis - ator Charles Dean (R-In - Seat 2 in the Primary trict (SRWMD) is current - verness), Representative Dean and Election on Oct. 1. ly working on a project Halsey Beshears (R-Mon - The Mayo Town called the Middle Suwan - ticello), Representative Beshears Council consists of five nee River and Springs Keith Perry (R- members. Seat 1 is held Restoration and Aquifer Gainesville), Department by Jessica Lawson, who Recharge Project to benefit of Environmental Protec - visit Mayo also serves as mayor. Lafayette and Dixie coun - tion (DEP) Secretary Her - By Joyce Marie Taylor Seat 3 is held by Wayne ties. schel T. Vinyard Jr., joycemarie.taylor@ Hamlin and Seat 5 is To kick off the project Lafayette County Board of gaflnews.com held by Ann Murphy, SRWMD held a media County Commissioners who also serves as vice event at one of the test Donnie Hamlin and Gail Senator Charles Dean mayor, plus Virginia Mc - well sites at Mallory Garrard, and representa - (R-Inverness) and Repre - Cray, Seat 2 and Mamie Swamp on Wednesday, tives from the Dixie Coun - sentative Halsey Thomas, Seat 4. DEP Secretary Herschel T. Vinyard Oct. 30, inviting many Beshears (R-Monticello), thanked all involved with the project. state and local officials to SEE RESTORATION, PAGE 8A members of the Lafayette County Leg - Mayo Free islative Delegation, ar - rived in Mayo on Wednesday, Oct. 30, for Press , 50 more a planned meeting with local officials and con - years gone by stituents at the Lafayette County Courthouse. This year marks the Many Lafayette Coun - 125th anniversary of tians, including some the publication of the elected officials hap - Mayo Free Press , and pened to be out of town today we’re looking attending the FFA Na - back 50 years to 1963. tional Convention in Ever since 1888, the Louisville, Ky., so atten - Mayo Free Press has dance at the delegation been bringing local news to the Lafayette State and local dignitaries, along with SRWMD representatives gathered for a photo op before the presentation. SEE DEAN, PAGE 8A County community every week. Businessman P.C. Crapps, Sr.’s obituary River cleanup bags 110 pounds of trash published January 3 - The obit - By Joyce Marie Taylor uary for P.C. Crapps, [email protected] Sr., a prominent busi - nessman and Suwannee River Ren - landowner, is pub - dezvous Resort and Camp - lished. He is best re - ground held their Annual membered for estab - River Clean-up on Satur - lishing the First Na - day, Oct. 26, which was af - tional Bank of Live fectionately referred to as Oak. Crapps died at ‘Clean Up and Party’. This age 82 on December is the fourth year the resort 22, 1962. has taken part in the "Cur - rent Problems Great Couple tried for Suwannee River Clean up,” grand according to owner Susie larceny of $400 Page. January 20 - John All volunteers met at the and Gladys Scott are Hal Adams bridge and tried for grand larceny after allegedly stealing SEE RIVER, PAGE 8A $400 from Mack Gold - en. Gladys claims to SEE MAYO, PAGE 8A F o r K i d s 12 & Under 1 8 No Purchase Necessary 1 4 Must Present Coupon 9 River cleaner-uppers Patrick Horgan, Casey Horgan, John Crawford and Ciara Crawford. Courtesy photo 7 Limit 1 Per Person Lafayette County’s news source since 1888. We’re proud to serve! PAGE 2A ~ THE MAYO FREE PRESS , Mayo, FL THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2013 RELIGION FREEDOM IS HERE HEART Fixing relationships MATTERS good He was refer - God, and as a byproduct someone with disdain. ring to man’s loneli - people with each other. Paul hints at how we ness. After declar - Galatians 5 shows a big can avoid such compar - ing, “It is good,” part of the problem and isons in the next chapter: By Angie Land over every aspect of solution in relating to each Galatians 6:5-6 Each one creation, God pro - other. Two words, provok - should test their own ac - claimed, “It is not ing and envying, are the tions. Then they can take “At this, she (Ruth) bowed But what about when the good for the man to two wrong directions we pride in themselves alone, down with her face to the news is embarrassing, or be alone.” can travel regarding oth - without comparing them - ground. She exclaimed, even worse, damaging? God solved the ers. The Greek word for selves to someone else, ‘Why have I found such fa - When our family troubles man’s problem by provoking is related to for each one should carry vor in your eyes that you no - are exposed, our addiction creating fellowship “challenging out of a feel - their own load. Paul did tice me - a foreigner?’ uncovered, or our children’s By Pastor John Whittington through marriage. ing of rivalry.” It involves this himself with humility. Boaz replied, ‘ I’ve been mistakes made public…how Lighthouse Christian Center But this principal applies looking down at the other He called himself “less told all about what you have do we hold our heads up www.lccmayo.com to all of us: It’s not good as being inferior. While than,” “the least” and “the done for your mother-in-law amidst the knowing looks, to be alone. We were envying involves looking worst” (1 Corinthians since the death of your hus - whispers, or even the direct Galatians 5:26 made in the image of God up at someone in jealousy. 15:9, Ephesians 3:8, 1 band - how you left your fa - questions that we may en - Let us not become conceit - who is Father, Son and As a musician I’ve Timothy 1:15). But in ther and mother and your counter? How do we contin - ed, provoking and envying Holy Spirit in perfect “tri - faced both of these ex - Paul’s humility God homeland and came to live ue to live in our community each other. unity.” We were created tremes looking at one per - showed up and filled this with a people you did not when the strongest tempta - for fellowship. son and thinking, “I could empty vessel, performing know before. May the Lord tion is to stay at home, with Remember the first time The problem is that fel - play that any day,” but mighty deeds through repay you for what you have our heads under the covers in history that something lowship was broken in thinking of someone else, Paul! done. May you be richly re - and the phone off the hook? was not good? Genesis Eden. Relationships are “I could never be able to Fixing relationships re - warded by the Lord, the God Psalm 3:2-3 offers valuable tells us that it was not Sa - now difficult if not impos - do that!” Although a little quires fixing the heart. of Israel, under whose wings insight: “Many are saying of tan who first brought less sible. Eventually you dis - competition probably mo - Fixing the heart comes you have come to take me, ‘God will not deliver than “good.” It was not appoint or are disappoint - tivates performance, this when we humble our - refuge.’ him.’ But you are shield the taste of forbidden ed by other people. Fortu - becomes a problem when selves and allow God to ‘May I continue to find fa - around me, O Lord; you be - fruit. The first time God nately Jesus came to rec - all our energy is spent come in. Then He will be vor in your eyes, my lord,’ stow glory on me and lift up said something wasn’t oncile, first people with looking down at or up at great in us and through us! she said ‘You have given me my head.” comfort and have spoken By nature, our sins tempt kindly to your servant- us to hide and take cover, per though I do not have the Adam and Eve in the garden. standing of one of your ser - The truth is, God wants the The Tabernacle and Christ vant girls.’ (Ruth 2:10-13) world to see His grace, mer - News travels fast doesn’t cy and willingness to forgive was a moveable tent seventy Our salvation cost the blood tar of Incense (Exodus 30:1- it? Ruth had barely made it and put us back in our place five feet wide, one hundred of the Lamb of God, Jesus.