PAGE 4C, OCTOBER 25-26, 2006 NORTH FLORIDA FOCUS tooT O(? tW@e Continued From Page 3C Tuesday Oct. 31 NFCC will conduct TABE North Florida Community College will conduct TABE (Test of Adult Basic Education) at 1:30 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 31 at NFCC Testing Center (Bldg. No. 16), on the Madison campus. TABE is required for acceptance into vocational/technical pro- grams. Photo ID required. Pre-registration is required. Info/registration: 850-973-9451. Wednesday Nov. 1 Suwannee County Transportation Disadvantaged Coordinating board meeting Suwannee County Transportation Disadvantaged Coordinat- ing Board will meet at 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, Nov. 1 in the board room of Suwannee Valley Transit Authority, 1907 Voyles St., Live Oak. Info: 800-226-0690. Make plans to visit! Now thru Jan. 14, 2007 Florida Museum of Natural History in Gainesville will dis- play two ivory-billed woodpecker specimens thru Sunday, Jan. 14, 2007 during museum hours. Cost: $8.50 adults ($7.50 Fla. residents), $4.50 children 3-12; Contact: 352-846-2000, www.flmnh.ufl.edu. Nov. 2-3 Rural Folklife Days Stephen Foster Folk Culture Center State Park in White Springs will host Rural Folklife Days from 9 a.m.-2:30 p.m., Thursday-Friday, Nov. 2-3. The educational event celebrates farm and household traditions. Cost: Admission $4 per person. Schools may pre-register by calling 386-397-7005. Info: 386- 397-7009 or www.FloridaStateParks.org/stephenfoster. Nov. 3 LCCC hosts Jazz and Java with Art Walk Lake City Community College (LCCC) Library will host an evening of Jazz and Java from 7-10 p.m., Friday, Nov. 3. Pre- ceding the event, from 6-7 p.m. will be an Art Walk, featuring the work of LCCC students as well as the current show of works from the Art League of North Florida on display in the Performing Arts Center. Join us for art, coffee and biscotti, and live music with Harry Wuest and his Jazz Ensemble. Evening events include poetry slams and readings. Info: 386-754-4337. Nov. -' 11'"' Columbia County Fair i The Columbia County Fair will be held Nov. 3-11. Columbia County residents may enter the following contests: horticul- ture; flower arranging, both fresh and dried; baked goods;. canned goods; quilting, sewing; crafts; scrapbooking; art; pho- tography; and coloring contest for age 4-7. Various deadlines apply but no entry fees are required. All highest placing awards will receive monetary awards. Info/details: 386-752- 8822, www.columbiacountyfair.org. Nov. 4 Trash-to-treasure sale Home and Community Educators (HCE) will hold a Trash- to-treasure sale from 9 a.m.-1 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 4 at Suwan- nee County Agriculture Center, Exhibition II Building, 1302 Eleventh St., Live Oak. Rent a table for $10, each additional table $5. Soup and sandwich lunch available for purchase. You are invited to sell or buy treasures and crafts. Proceeds will be used for HCE projects. Info: Dorie, 386-362-2508; Bettye, 386-362-1684; or Wanda at Suwannee County Extension Ser- vice Office, .386-362-2771. Nov. 4 Old Timey Day Shady Grove Baptist Church, Live Oak will hold its 13th Annual Old Timey Day, from 8 a.m.-until, Saturday, Nov. 4. Join them for a' fun filled day of reliving the past. Exhibits: blacksmith, tinsmith, old tractors, steam engines, grist mill, rock crusher, windmill display, apple press, cane grinding/syrup making/cane syrup candy. Sample foods cooked on wood-burning stoves from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Chicken and rice supper at 5 p.m. Free! Church located 12 miles west of Live Oak on US 90, turn left on River Road, 3 miles to church. Nov. 4 6th Fall Harvest Festival State of Florida's Nature & Heritage Tourism Center 6th Fall Harvest Festival wil be held from 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 4; music, crafts and native plants with a pie auction be- ginning at 1:30 p.m. at Tourism Center, White Springs. Info: 386-397-7009. Nov. 4-5 Suwannee County Animal Services Animal Expo 2006 Suwannee County Animal Services will hold its first Ani- mal Expo 2006 Saturday-Sunday, Nov. 4-5 at Suwannee County Fairgrounds, Live Oak to emphasize animal educa- tion and public awareness. Join them for great fun, food, live music and events for the whole family on Saturday from 9 a.m.-6 p.m. and Sunday.from.11 a.m.-5 p.m. Events scheduled: 50-50 drawing; service dogs; face painting; guest speakers; dog talent show; dog demonstrations: fly ball, police K-9, Frisbee and agility; kids fingerprinting booth; animal identification microchip booth; barrel racing demonstrations; Coins in the Haystack game for kids; Suwannee County's version of Cowboy U for adults; infor- mation on hurricane preparedness and pet;friendly shelter; anymore. Meet Joe. the specidi rescued horse Admission !$3 per person, kids under 12 free. Dogs are welcome if on leash held by adults, people friendly and piles are picked up by you if needed. . --., Torn Lee- Courageous Leadership for Florida Nov. 4-5'. Downtown Festival. &Art Show in Gainesville The 25ih Annual Down- town Festival & Art Show, presented by the City of Gainesville's Department of Parks, Recreation and Cultur- al Affairs, will be held in his-' toric downtown Gainesville, from City Hall to the Hippodrome State Theater, Nov. 4-5, from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. The festival will showcase the best in fine art, music and food; free and open to the public. Info: 352-334-ARTS or 352-334-2787, www.gvl- culturalaffairs.org. Nov. 6 SHS Class of 1954 "Get-together Lunch" Members of Suwannee High School (SHS) Class of 1954 will hold a "Get-together Lunch" at 1 p.m., Monday, Nov. 6 at .Sheryl's Buffet on Fifth Street in Live Oak. All class members and friends are invited. Info: Ken Voyles, 352-861-8650 or Erma Evans Parker, 904-221-1203. Nov. 6 Food Handler Training Suwannee County Extension Service will conduct food han- dler training from 1:30-3:30 p.m., Monday, Nov. 6 at 1302 Eleventh Street, SW, Live Oak; Cost: $12; Note: Food manag- er training to be held Thursday, Oct. 26 at Columbia County Extension Office, Lake City, call toll-free 888-232.8723 to reg- ister; Info: 362-2771 to pre-register. Nov. 7 Democratic Executive Committee meeting Suwannee County Democratic Executive Committee will meet Tuesday, Nov. 7, at Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park, US 129 North, Live Oak. A sit-down dinner is served at 6:30 p.m. for $10 per person. The meeting starts at 7 p.m. Dinner is not required to join us for the meeting. All Democrats are in- vited to join us in participating in the Democratic Process. Meetings are held the first Tuesday of each month. Info/RSVP for dinner: Monica, 386-330-2036. Register now! Nov. 8 Agriculture Enterprise Workshops for North Florida UF/IFAS offers Agriculture Enterprise Workshops for North Florida from 8 a.m.-2:15 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 8 at NFREC-SV, CR 417, Live Oak, four miles east of Live Oak; Cost: $15 by Oct. 30, $20 after Oct. 30; Note: Choice.of four workshops, "Equine Management: Forages for Horses," "Greenhouse Crops: From Start to Finnish" or "Pesticide Applicator Training." Registration deadline at 5 p.m., Friday, Nov. 3; CEUs and CCAs will be available;, includes' lunch, the tour program booklet, refreshments and other tour mate- rials. Info: http://nfrec-sv.ifas.ufl.edu to register or e-mail Karen Hancock at khancock@ifas.ufl.edu or call 386-362- 1725. ",Note change of location Nov. 9 2007 Relay for Life of Suwannee County kick-off party The 2007 Relay for Life of Suwannee County will hold a kick-off party for anyone interested in eliminating -cancer from 6-7 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 9 at First Advent Christian Church, 699 Pinewood Drive, Live Oak. Food will be served. Get involved: attend as a cancer survivor; start a team to raise funds; sponsor the event; join the:committee; volunteer at the event; or join a team to become a part of the worldwide fight against cancer! Come to learn more about how you can get involved! RSVP by Tuesday, Nov. 7. Visit www.cancer.Org for information on cancer. Info/RSVP: Mar- ti Carver-386-688-0332. [(,I ke~ and h,.-, ri 8randor, and daughter Regon U CuttrrI t ,,rf' tr" 1t,,,rrt * 22 years of financial experience as Vice President of Sabal Homes, a family owned & operated homebuilding company * Unanormously ',oied b. Senate Republicans and Democrats to serve as the President of the Florida Senate in 2004' * Fighting for homeowners with a plan to lower insurance rates * Worked to cut taxes every year since elected to the Florida Senate in 1996 * Worked to pass the A+ education reforms. that have improved Florida's public schools and spearheaded the largest education funding ,increase in state history (2006) Authored Florida's proposed "Long Term Financial Plan,"requiring the government to * spend tax dollars with a long range strategy. in mind Championed the historic "Ethics Reform"' package of 2005, widely acclaimed as "one of the strictest set of lobbying rules in the * country," (NY Times, 1/24/06) * Stood up to special interests to op- pose uniustified phone rate increases and successfully repealed ihose phone bill hikes before they hit Floridians Vote for Tom Lee for Chief Financial Officer November 7th Magnolia Farms, 1st Annual Organic November 4 & 5, "206 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Rain or Shine 12886 87th Road Live Oak, FL 32060 Yoga Soap Making Class Healthy Diet Workshop Folk Music Face Painting Health Food Organics Hayrides SWellness Vendors Farm Animal Tours Pumpkin Patch - VENDOR SPACE AVAILABLE ak U&hy90 LaC.y *. Information: 386-364-6450 ,1 mail: mcelwee87@alltel.net '5 Per Person ' at the gae gate (Kidsunder4 free)' Nov. 9 LCCC presents Hol- lie Vest's Live Trib- ute to Tina Turner Thursday, Nov. 9 Lake City Community College brings you Hollie Vest's Live Tribute to Tina Turner. Hear Vest vi- vaciously and authentically perform the ultimate tribute to Tina Turner. Both her appear- ance and voice are the perfect reflection of the "Queen of Rock 'n Roll" herself. Vest SEE CALENDAR; PAGE 8C I*L~flR ~ *** .I v Plt'~io:'j A'veilimtrri-f Pidt fr oi d l a Apprli.iJ hV lofli l ? ey'bli'.'iii[Al Lh~tFiio'id ~l~ . 40"] 1F",-j" E'7-7 :,!, JL hij ;J.[ ii. PAGE 4C, OCTOBER 25-26, 2006 NORTH FLORIDA FOCUS IV Gov Job bu4.h ioi i:~m Lr r(i[enold H