50¢ Friday/ Saturday Perry News-HeraldNovember 8-9, 2013 Serving the Tree Capital of the South Since 1889 News Forum County to Perry News-Herald salute its Free tutoring in math, reading veterans available Free after-school tutoring services are available in math and reading for students in the Taylor County School Monday District. For 27 years, Taylor As the years pass, the For additional information, County High School faces of the men and please contact officials JROTC has taken the lead women rising from their at the following schools: in honoring veterans with a seats and proudly saluting Taylor County Elementary, Veterans Day ceremony. have changed. Some bear Steinhatchee Elementary, And each year the band a few more wrinkles while Taylor County Middle and plays a medley of service others—newly minted Taylor County High. songs and veterans rise and returning veterans—could Funding for the services is are recognized when their almost pass for high school made possible through Title I branch of service is called: students themselves. and Title VI federal funds. Army, Navy, Marines, Air Force, Coast Guard. ➟ Please see page 11 Yards sale galore! 29 planned today, Saturday With no fewer than 29 Former code yard sales featured in today’s edition, this weekend will be the prime time to find a bargain. enforcement Flip through the pages, strategize your routes and happy shopping. board rep cited Elks will hold Soccer Shoot Nov. 23 Perry Elks Lodge will host for violations its annual Soccer Shoot Saturday, Nov. 23, for local Former City of Perry received by the city’s Code JROTC cadets will preside over a flag-raising ceremony at Veterans Code Enforcement Board Enforcement department in youth age 13 and under Memorial Park Monday, Nov. 11, starting at noon. The current flag, honoring (children who have not member Tonya Holton has late October and Holton was the late Charles Gandy, will be taken down and a flag honoring Bryant been cited for having horses issued a violation notice on reached their 14th birthday Russell will be raised. by Aug. 1). on her property within the Oct. 31. Registration will begin city limits, in violation of “The city’s code at 8:30 the morning of the current zoning and land use enforcement officer does event at the lodge (located regulations. not patrol the city looking on Puckett Road), followed Burglar nabbed at Holton, who remains for violations. When a by the competition which will on the city’s Planning and complaint is received, the start at 10 a.m. Zone Board as well as its officer goes to investigate to Awards will be presented to Board of Adjustment, has see if a violation exists and the top three scores in each a hearing date of Monday, that is what may or may not scene of break-in Dec. 2, before the city’s lead to a violation notice,” age group. Refreshments will be available. A would-be burglar was He was taken into Capt. Jamie Cruse said. newly appointed Code City Manager Bob Brown For more information, caught red-handed and still custody without incident. Ensley was charged Enforcement Magistrate. said of the process. please contact Dick Joyal at on the scene of a break- When questioned about the with burglary and criminal (The violation was issued “Someone filed a 838-2415. in at the Star Food Mart break-in, he told officers he mischief. to both Holton and her formal complaint, it was Wednesday, Oct. 30. was looking for synthetic Responding officershusband, Stacy, as the investigated and a violation Perry Police Department cannabis because he had included Sgt. Gina Deeson, property owners.) was found—that there were Benefit yard sale is officers were dispatched purchased the product in the Ptl. Jamin Cephus and Ptl. The complaint regarding horses on property that is Saturday to the convenience store at store previously. Kyle Johnson. the horses was filed by zoned residential, single- Helping Hands of the 2:30 a.m. in response to an “Officers searched the Ensley posted a $17,000 former city attorney Mike family.” Shelter (HHOTS) will hold a alarm. Once there they found store and found no evidence bond and was released after Smith, according to sources Holton was cited for the Mark Ensley, 18, inside the of synthetic cannabis— being booked at the Taylor close to the situation. benefit yard sale Saturday, ➟ Please see page 11 Nov. 9, at Yarbrough Tire store. spice—in the store,” PPD County Jail. The complaint was parking lot from 9 a.m. to noon. The sale will feature clothing only, including new and gently used items. Proceeds will benefit the Obamacare: What it means Maddie Fund, supporting a stray dog who required emergency surgery and who has since found a forever home. for Taylor County residents Win tickets to UF/ By MARK VIOLA law. Those policy holders Staff writer will need to find new plans FSU football game It’s been six weeks since through the exchange. One The Perry Rotary Club is the Patient Protection such letter provided to offering chances to win two and Affordable Care Act the Perry News-Herald tickets to the UF/FSU football (PPACA), most commonly states, “You can keep game to be played Saturday, referred to as Obamacare, your current benefits until Nov. 30, in Gainesville. federal health insurance •Policies for Single Individuals Summer 2014, at which The tickets are Champions exchange went online, time you’ll be contacted to Club seating (valued at and its enrollment website range from $178 to $319 per month select a new plan. Your plan $700 total) and include continues to experience will be in effect as long as game day buffet and snacks significant problems, •Family policies range from you continue to pay your at half-time. The winner will forcing most of those premium on time.” also receive a $50 voucher looking to purchase $603 to $1,079 per month • What if I do not have for gas. policies to apply by phone *According to healthcare.gov estimates insurance? Tickets are available for a or mail. begin browsing the new is recommended people call providers whether or not PPACA requires $5 donation. The drawing will Although officials say exchange. 1-800-318-2596 to register, their existing policies are businesses with more than be held at the club meeting they will have the website― • What does this mean or visit online and download considered grandfathered in 50 employees to offer Perryon Nov. 19. News-Heraldwww.healthcare.gov― for Taylor County? a paper application form to (and will continue) or will health insurance to full-time Proceeds will benefit working properly by the Florida is one of 27 states mail. be discontinued. employees, defined in the the Perry Rotary Club’s end of the month, reports which opted not to form • What if I already have FloridaBlue, for example, law as those who work more community activities. are spreading of insurance its own health insurance insurance? recently announced it was than 30 hours per week. companies canceling exchange and is therefore Those who already not renewing 300,000 This employer mandate millions of existing policies covered by the federally- have individual insurance individual policies in the was originally set to begin across the country which facilitated exchange, which policies not purchased state, accounting for 80 in 2014, but the U.S. do not meet the law’s new is accessed through www. through a group or provided percent of such policies, Department of Treasury requirements along with healthcare.gov. Due to by an employer should because they do not meet ➟ “sticker shock” as people website issues, however, it be notified soon by their the requirements of the new Please see page 12 Index Weather Looking Back ......... A-2 Entertainment ........ A-8 Friday 71˚ Saturday 75˚ Sunday 79˚ Perry News-Herald Living ..................... A-3 TV listings .............. A-9 47˚ 46˚ 56˚ One section 124th Year, No. 44 Religion .................. A-4 Classifieds .......... A-14 www.perrynewspapers.com Sports .................... A-6 A-2 Perry News-Herald Looking Back November 8-9, 2013 Remember when... Dinner: it keeps a family together By ANTHONY L. WHITE [email protected] Dinner was the glue that kept my family together. I’m not talking about the act of dining together because, except for holiday dinners, the grown-ups and kids rarely ate dinner at the same table or at the same time. The glue that held us together were the actual home-cooked meals. I grew up in a close-knit family. In fact, for the most part, we’re all still very close. When Taylor County’s two prisoners of war--Cpl. Edward Sheffield and Sgt. Williams A. My grandmother, who was the Julia Crews--returned home, a crowd met them at the bus station. Shown are: (l to r kneeling ) Winston Child of soul food, had a lot to do with my and Mary French, Sam Johnson, Noretta, John and Roscoe Sheffield; ( standing ) Randall French, Jack Johnson, Wayne Johnson, Mrs. Randall French, Mrs. Ross French, Donna Pridgeon, J. M. Johnson, family’s closeness. Her meals could draw Sgt. Crews, Ross French, Richard Johnson, Berry Hill (Crews’ grandfather), Edward Cook, Mrs. C. P. us home from places near and far. So it Sheffield (Sheffield’s mother), Cpl. Sheffield (Sheffield’s father), Richard Sheffield, Virginia Stanland, wasn’t just our hearts that grew fonder Mrs. Edward Cook with baby Yvonne and Mrs. George Branch. when we were away from home. A few weeks without one of her good ole home- cooked meals was proof that absence can Families, community: make the stomach grow fonder too.