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By Johnny Bullard


 The autumnal season is
upon us. Leaves are turn-
ing and falling, the morn-
ings and the evenings have
a chill, pumpkins are bright
orange, and you can begin
to smell burning leaves and
the smoke from campfires.
Janet Moses entertained a
number of young people at
her historic home located
on the Woodpecker Route,
as she held her annual
pumpkin painting activity.
About ten .young folks
painted all kinds of humor-
ous and scary faces on their
big orange pumpkins and
then enjoyed a wide array
of holiday treats. Among
those in attendance were
Jesse Pearson, Laura Leigh
Bullard and Brittany
Beauchamp, all of White
Springs; Sarah Katherine
and Caroline Lewis, and
Emma Sambey of Lake
City. Later in the evening, a
whole host of Janet's
grandchildren came in
from Lake City. I don't


know who had a "bigger
time," the adults or the chil-
dren. It was a wonderful
way to celebrate fall.
 .Speaking of Janet Moses,
she is one of a select group
of Florida artists who have
been chosen to display
their works at the "House
of Blues" for Walt Disney
World. This display will
take place in early Novem-
ber. We congratulate Janet
on this well-deserved hon-
or. I do so hate that her
shop is closed in White
Springs. I miss her presence
in our town so very much.
It is my fervent hope that
she will open something in
the WB Feagle House on
Wesson Avenue very soon.
 Don't forget some impor-
tant dates that are coming
up very soon. The Town of
White Springs will cele-
brate Halloween and trick
or treating on Tuesday, Oct.
31, from 6 p.m. till 8 p.m.
Parents of small children
need to accompany them


on the Trick or Treat route.
Trick or Treaters need to
observe caution when
crossing streets and stay on
the sidewalks. If a porch
light is, not on, don't go up
to that house. Also, if you
are six axe handles high
and shaving, you don't
need to be holding a bucket
in your hand and trick or
treating. Trick or treating is
for young children (if
you're past sixth grade you
are too old). Trick or
treaters, be sure and say
"thank you" when some-
one gives you a treat, and,
above all, have a good time.
This is a special time in
your life, enjoy it. Happy
Halloween.
 Other upcoming fall'
events in the Town of
White Springs include Rur-
al Folklife Days at Stephen
Foster Folk Culture Center
State Park, Friday and Sat-
urday, Nov. 2 and 3, from
10 a.m. till 4 p.m.. and the
White Springs Harvest Fes-
tival on Saturday, Nov. 4,
from 9 a.m. till 5 -p.m.
around the Nature and
Heritage Tourism Center.
The Fall Festival at South
Hamilton Elementary will
be held on Friday, Nov. 3,
from 1 p.m. till dismissal.
 On Sunday, Nov. 5,
Homecoming will be cele-
brated at White Springs
United Methodist Church.


The morning worship ser-
vice will begin at 10:45 a.m.
with Reverend Bill Peeler
conducting the service. Fol-
lowing the morning wor-
ship service, a covered dish
luncheon will be served in
the church fellowship hall.
A nice addition is being
made on the Methodist Fel-
lowship Hall, and we are
all happy about this new
addition.
 Pastor Appreciation Day
will be celebrated at First
Baptist Church in White
Springs, on Sunday, Oct.
29, during the morning
worship service. The
church will honor Rev. Ron
Thompson and his wonder-
ful wife, Jeanie, beginning
at 11 a.m. A covered dish
luncheon will be served in
the fellowship hall follow-
ing the morning worship
service.
 Our sympathy is extend-
ed to the family of Preston
Stormant of White Springs.
He was a lifetime resident
of the White Springs area
and was well known. Mr.
Stormant leaves to grieve
his passing a large host of
family members and
friends. He will be missed
by many in our area, in-
cluding me. He was a good
neighbor and a good
friend. The family has the
prayers of our community.
 Happy belated birthday


wishes are extended to Vir-
ginia Daniel, Marlene
Shaw, and Phyllis H.
Hunter. Also, a happy
birthday goes to Delores
Howell and Bunnye
Browne. We wish all these
nice ladies many more hap-
py birthdays.
 For those who don the
Orange and Blue or the Red
and Black, this is the Flori-
da vs. Georgia weekend in
Jacksonville. There is al-
ways a. tremendous
amount of excitement sur-
rounding this game, and I
have attended it many
times. Win or lose, it's al-
ways fun visiting with
friends before and after the
game. On this one, I won't
stay neutral, I'll simply say
"go, Gators."
 I understand that the
Magnolia Fest at Spirit of
the Suwannee this past
weekend was' well attend-
ed. Mag Fest really isn't a
great venue for family en-
tertainment, but there are
so many events at Spirit of
the Suwannee that are. If
you want to find out more
about Spirit of the Suwan-
nee Music Park, go on your
computer to www.musi-
cliveshere. James Cornett
does a fabulous job offering
entertainment for a large
cross section of music
lovers.
 Please remember the fol-


Pre-diabetes can be reversed with diet and lifestyle changes


 Twenty-five percent of
 Medicaid resources are
 used to treat just one dis-
 ease out of hundreds, and
 the numbers keep rising, as
 more and more people in all
 age groups develop the dis-
 ease. Considering that dia-
 betes is a largely pre-
 ventable disease, this infor-
 mation is distressing.
 Type II diabetes, general-
 ly speaking, is a lifestyle
 disease. It comes from how
 people eat and what they
 do. People do have a genet-
 ic predisposition that makes
 them more or less likely to
 develop the disease, but. the
 illness won't develop with-
 out the right conditions.
 Subtle and gradual
 changes in the American
 lifestyle over the last 50
 years have set most people
 up with circumstances that
put their lives in that rut:
they eat poorly and in
greater quantities.and their
lives are geared more, and
more toward 'sedentary
past-times. It's easy to slide
inexorably toward diabetes
without even noticing it,
and many people are doing
just that.
 But with a little more
awareness among 'the pub-.
lic and medical profession-
als, the tide could turn on
this disease.
 The term, "pre-diabetes,"
refers to a person who has
the complex of symptoms
that indicate they're on-their
way to developing diabetes.
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ten higher-than-normal in-
sulin levels because they've
become resistant to the hor-
mone that helps metabolize
energy.
 Insulin levels can be test-
 ed easily. When insulin lev-
 els are elevated and the oth-
 er conditions of pre-dia-
betes are present, they can
be treated and stop the dis-
ease from developing.
 Insulin levels rise years
before abnormalities in
blood sugar develop. If a
patient is riot specifically
getting tested for it, that in-
sulin resistance and their
pre-diabetic condition may
not show up in an exam.
 What can be done to idern-


tify the problem and possi-
bly forestall disaster? If
overweight, people should
ask their doctor to test their
insulin levels, especially if
there's a family history of
diabetes.
 Anyone who has pre-dia-
betes and who is insulin re-
sistant, should know that
it's a reversible condition,
and most of the time, it can
be turned around without
the use of medication, just
through diet and exercise.
 The most significant dif-
ferences will come from
changing the way they eat.
Replacing processed foods
and added dietary sugar
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proteins and fresh fruits
and vegetables will do more
to improve the condition
than cutting calorie count in
half. .
 Many overweight people
reach a point where they
just accept that they're go-
ing to be heavy. As an aes-
thetic issue, they may not
like the way they look; but
they come to -accept that
their appearance doesn't
bother them enough that
they're willing to make .the
adjustments: necessary to
change that.
 When it comes to how


they feel, that's another
matter. People often regard
their weight issue with in-
spired seriousness when
they see how it's affecting
their health, and many.
times, that's the impetus for
a patient starting to exer-
Scise, adjusting the diet. and
developing a real. aware-
ness about keeping disease
at bay.. ,
 With simple conclusive-
testing possible for pre-dia-
bete., more people could
get started sooner on turn-,
ing the tide on this debilitat-
ing, and often fatal disease.


lowing in prayer: JM Mor-
gan, Virginia Daniel,
Lafayette McCall, Wannell
"Sis" McCall, JH McCall,
Verna Mae Johnson, Sarah
Thomas, Terry Lowe, Well-
born, Ella Taylor, Tommie
Smith, Frank McPherson,
Claude Hall, Darlene Hall,
Dorothy Hill, Franklin
Fouraker, Mae Tomlinson,
Billie Payne, Ceil Pound,
Gaynelle Greene, Gussie
Cheshire, Marie Hickson,
Sarah Jordan, Wanda
Stephens, Isabel Freeman,
Rev. Don Freeman, Vivian
Scott, Gladys "Granny"
Ruh, Ben Register, Justin
Hill, Jean Padgett, Trey
Townsend, Live Oak,
Melvin Sheppard, Lake
City, our state, our nation,
and our Hamilton County.
 Quote for the week: Five
, little pumpkins sitting on a
gate, The first one said, "Oh
my, it's getting late." The
second one said, "There are
witches 'in the air." The
third one said, "But we
don't care." The fourth one
said, "Let's run and run
and run." The fifth one
said, "I'm ready for some
fun." Then Wooo went then
wind and out went the
lights. And- the five little
pumpkins rolled out of
sight.
 Have a happy Halloween*
 and a good week, Hamilton
 County, I love you.


 March of Dimes
 will present
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 March of Dimes will present
 "Miracle.on Marion" at 7 p.m.,
 Saturday, Nov. 18, at Tucker's
 in the historic Blanche Hotel in
 downtown Lake, City; Cost:
 $30; Note: Special guest March
 of Dimes advocate and 1960's
 recording artist.,Bobby Golds-
 boro. Events include Festival of
 Trees and Wreaths, live and
 silent auctions, festive buffet,
 dancing to DJ Trapper (First
 -Class Sounds); Tickets on sale
 at Su%\ annee Democraf and
 Jasper New\ s. Info: Karen, 386-
 365-1234 or Maureen Lloyd;
 386-752-4885. .


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