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 NoFFIS Not0s


SBy Lillian Norris

 It is hard to remember what I hav-e written
 and what I have not done, forgive me if 1 leave
 something important out, also had an earlier
 deadline this week and had to get busy, had
 misplaced a column for last week which I
 could not send due to problems with email, ok
 enough for excuses, here goes for the best I can
 do for this week.
 The best news I can think of this week is I do
 believe "Spring is Here," the azaleas and dog-
 wood seein to get prettier ev;ery year, or maybe


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THE JASPER NEWSJaserFL


THURSDAY, MARCH 19, 2009


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 Agriculture Extension Office Briefs
 January, February and
 March have proven to
 be extremely,active
 months for the Ag Ex-
 tension Office of Hamil-
 ton County. According a6
 to Couniyr Agent Allen :
 Tyree, Meetings hrave ,,.
 been held on such topics
 as field chrn, peanuts
 and goats ait the Exten-
 sion Office,41p Jasper
 and a beef caittlC meeting
 was also receritly held at
 James Franklin and Mar-
 ion Deas' cabin.
 Guest lecturers includ-
 ed Dr. Ray Mobley on Dr. David Wright spoke on field corn fertilization.
 meat goat health, Dr.
 David Wright on field U-L..  i
 corn and Mr. Greg Hicks
 moderated the beef cat-: ":7:;
 tie meeting. The Meat
 Goat Meeting was held I
 in cooperation with the
 Florida Agricultural and
 Mechanical University
 (FAMU) and the local
 Meat doat Association. .
 .A regional meeting 3.
 will b'e held late in April .
 and regional palm tree
 meeting is scheduled for -
 191ay. If you are~ interest- :
 ed in attending one of c
 these informative meet- .
 ings, contact Allen Tyree
at 79-26 o or n Dr. Ray Mobley gave, a presentation on ~meat goat- health.
 formation. .' Photos: by Allen Tyree


 Community

 Events:

 March 21 The W~ild Azalea Festival in WVhite
 Springs is seeking participants in the Little Miss
 Wild Azalea contest for girls ages one through
 age 10 from Hamilton, Suwannee and Colum-
 bia Counties. First through third place contes-
 tants will win savings bonds. Contest will be
 held at 2 p.m. For more information call White
 Springs Towln Hall 397-2310.

 March 24 The Hamilton County Alcohol and
 Other Drug Prevention Coalition is sponsoring
 a Townrl Meeting in the North Hamilton Ele-
 mentary Auditorium. Jennings, at 7 p.m.

 March 28 Hamilton County Chamber of
 Commnerce 3rd Annual Chili Cook-off Contest
 from 11 a.m. until 2 pm. at the Jasper Civic Cen-
 ter. For more information call 792-1300.

 March 28 4-H Father/Daughter Centennial
 Ball at the Jasper Woman's Club, 7 p.m. 9:30
 p.m. $7 each or $10 couple, proceeds to Hamil-
 ton County' Relay for Life.

 April 4 People United presenlts "UnityF in the
 Community~" 10 a.m. ,5 p~m. at Buddy Parker
 Park, Jasper.

 April 4l NewY Hope Baptist Church hosts 4th
 Annual Share Day 8 a.m. until noon.

 April 11 Pine Needle Basket Workshop 9:30
 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Stephen Foster Culture Center
 State Park in W~hite Springs. For more informa-
 tion call 397-1920.



Event will be held on April 17-18 at the Hamil-
ton County. High School Track beginning at 6
 p.b.Followimghthe Su v vor' Lap a recepticm

 J p~rea ftoel fee rg el perFL- for more infor-
mation regarding this year's event. Let's make
it a BIG ONE. There will be more information
as the time draws near.
 "'The Chamber of Commerce Chili and Soup
Cook-off" will be held on March 28th. Hope to
see Vyo all there!
 1 knowY I will hear from YOU soon. Have a
good wveek, as Virgie would say, "Think about
it".

 Lillian Norris
 792-2151
 norrish~ir@wvindstream .net


 we forget. Since last c~ol-
 umn the time has


 nsic sl vl rains (my yard
 blowr out the driveway
 but couldn't tackle the
 yard.
 ;-Fir~st Presbyterian Church, Jasper, re-
cently held a Service For Ordination and In-
stallatiork of Elders to serve for the coming
y ears as active Elders and as Committee Chair-
man in various capacities of service to the
Church, those who will be actively serving m
these positions are Martha Ard, Ron Hall,
Denice Hughq~s and William Mitchell.
 ARE YOU READY TO RELAY? It is that time
of year again. The 2009 Relay for Life Jasper