DAI~AA THE JASPER NEWS. JnerFL TH--- ---- -F- ----- -- -,- - OPINION A naotk of coward. "Copyrighted Material Syndicated Content .~ a Available from Commercial News Providers" -a. -- Published-weekly every Thursday. USPS #755-980 Office located at 105 NE 2nd Avenue, Bank of America, Jasper, FL.32052 Phone (386) 792-2487 FAX (386). 792-3009 E-mail address: jaspernewsl@alltel.net Myra Regan ... . ..... . .Publisher Robert Bridges ............. Group Editor Jo Ross .................... Reporter Candice Pike .............. .Administrative Assistant Periodicals postage paid at Jasper, FL. Annual subscription rate is $17 in county, $25 out of county and out of state. POSTMASTER: Send address. changes to: The Jasper News, 105'NE 2nd Ave., Jasper, FL 32052 Letter to the Editor and Article Policy Letters to the Editor and news articles can be mailed, FAXed or dropped off at the news office located in the Bank of America Building, Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. till 5 p.m. Letters to the Editor should be typed, double-spaced if possible, brief and to the point, approximately 150 to 200 words or less. Not all letters are published. To be consid- ered for publication Letters to the Editor must be signed, include the writer's address and phone number, and in* the Jasper News' office on Friday before 5 p.m. News Releases, 400 or less words, should be typed, dou- ble-spaced if possible, brief and to the point. Not all articles are published. i , ' Letters and articles may be edited to fit available space. Well written letters / articles require less editing. ' To mail your letter/article, send it to: The Jasper News,, 105 NE 2nd Ave., Jasper, FL 32052 or FAX it to: 792-3009. - 5- 0 - - -lo 0.- * .~ -~ 0.~.. s & - 0- -- - 0.- - - 0'- - - B - e 4w - 0a --- 0 - 49&- * p - 5- qw- do.- 4b - - - -- - S 0- - - ~- -~ - S - -- B~ B - USDA sets date for Lamb Referendui The US Department of Agriculture has an- nounced that it will of- 'fer lamb producers, feeders, and first han-. dlers the opportunity to vote in a nationwide referendum on whether to continue or terminate the Lamb Promotion, Research, and Information Order, authorized under the Commodity Promo- tion, Research, and In- formation Act of 1996. The referendum will be held Feb. through 1~, P, kOF TPHEV it time for you to pick the winner of the ' ; %*!'j Vote online al t uuu.nl1aonline.comijasper or fill out ballot %ith number or -S ioles and iour payment and mail to the Jasper Ne%%s. There is no limit to ihe number of babies )ou can tole for or the number of times you can 'ole. 50c per vote. Minimum '5 for online votes Voting ends at 5p.m. Seana Corbett it .1 Bailey Brooke Thornbury Jacob B. Barker Feb. 27. The referendum will be conducted at USDA's Farm Service Agency (F'SA) county offices. To be eligible to vote, per- sons must certify and. provide documentation, such as a sales receipt or remittance form, which shows they have been engaged in the production, feeding, or slaughtering of lambs during the period of Jan. 1, 2008, through Dec. 31, 2008. Beginning Feb. 2, and continuing through Feb. 27, persons eligible to vote should obtain form LS-86 from a county FSA office either in per- son, by mail, fax or via the Internet at :www.ams.usda.gov/ls- marketingprograms. Persons must vote in the referendum at the County FSA office where their administra- tive farm records are maintained. For those persons not participat- ing in FSA programs, the opportunity to vote will be provided at the, County FSA office where the person owns or rents land. Form LS-86 and sup- porting documentation must be returned in person, mail, or by fax to the appropriate coun- ty FSA office. The form and documentation re- turned must be received prior to the close of business on Feb. 27, and must be postmarked no later than midnight on : Feb. 27; arid received in the office by March 6. USDA monitors activ- ities of the American Lamb Board. The mandatory program is financed by producers, seedstock producers (breeders), feeders and exporters who are as- sessed one-half cent per pound when live ovine animals are sold. The, first handler, primarily packers, pays an addi- tional 30 cents per head on ovine animals pur- chased for slaughter. For further questions call the Hamilton FSA office at 792-1308 or vis-' it www.ams.usda.gov/ls- marketingprograms. Her Majesty's Royal Pampering Spa For the tired, stressed-out working person. Come in & experience total relaxation! Call for appointment or walk-ins welcome! Downtown Jasper, FL 386-638-0123 I\ Campbell Soups labels needed for Veterans Hamilton County Memorial Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 8095, in cooperation with other VFW Posts and the Na- tional VFW organization, is collecting Campbell ;Soup labels which will be redeemed with Camp- bell Soup Corporation for a van for the National Veterans Homes in Pennsylvania. Barbara Jones has. graciously agreed for the Virginia B. Chandler Library of Jasper, to be a collection site for the labels for Hamilton County. If you would like to donate your Campbell Soup la- bels for this very worthy cause please drop them of at the library during their regular business hours. The members of VFW Post 8095 are so very grateful for all the sup- port our community gives for our veterans and for our active duty troops, and we wish everyone a blessed Christmas Season and a Happy and Peaceful New Year. Please contin- ue to pray for and sup- port our troops. Lamar Royals Post Commander LIVE OAK GAS TANK SET SPECIAL 50 GALLONS OF PROPANE -99.95 TANK DELIVERY FREE HOOKUP FREE SYSTEM LEAK TEST. FREE TANK RENTAL FREE TOTAL $99.95 Call our office for details Madison 850-973-2256 1-877-517-3604 1675 SR 14 South Live Oak 386-362-2424 1-888-454-8362 1717 West Howard Street 510552-F - ~e p - -~* - 0 w. ~ - 0 -0 - - .~ -- 0.a - - 0 _ -- -w -- ~. - \inime, will lb afiniic'ifced in t/ie Jasiper Veus on Mlarch ith r---------------------------------- i Baby's Name Number of Votes ____(50c per vote) Total S Mail to: Cutest Baby Contest. Jasper Nes I 105 N E 2nd e,. .la.sper. FL 32052 or drop ofl at net oflTice inside Runk orf merica building I [E]iiiEplie-. orf thl .l"inpir Ne'' .and ht'il lamilie' ire nol eligible. I Mailed eniri, nmusi be pultmarktd hs F(b. 2"' ---------------------------d Gn to to, f.nnlonline.com/juaper for moqs recent %andindu. .[; '. t4 ",. .. i:1 ,', '., ," .. i -"" 4"-' ;;"- ...,e,, .'- :-: .. :, r -,.[ ; \ THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26,2009 THE JASPER NEWS, Jasper, FL PAM=E AA i * * 9 - o m. W- Sf 4 i Oojs