PAGE 4A THE JASPER NEWS, Jasper, FL A MINORITY VIEW 2009 Creators Syndicate BY WALTER WILLIAMS Walter Williams'column, A Minority View, did not arrive in time for publication in today's paper. C14e 3kasprr Xu0 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@windstream.net Myra Regan .............. Publisher Robert Bridges ............. Group Editor Jo Ross .................. Reporter Louise Sheddan ........... Administrative Assistant Periodicals postage paid at Jasper, FL. Annual subscription rate is $17 in county, $25 out of county and out of state. 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To mail your letter/article, send it to: The Jasper News, 105 NE 2nd Ave., Jasper, FL 32052 or FAX it to: 792-3009. Norris Note By Lillian Norris So determined am I to get a column in this week, be patient with me, as this will more or less be to get you to wait for later news. There are several items I want to bring to your atten- tion. This week I will just put a note about activi- ties to make you wait for next week, as soon as I get this off (on deadline) will be getting more de- tails. If this doesn't make sense I will let you know why later! I have just received an email from a friend who has had days like I seem to have been having: starting in the morning, end- ing at bedtime, after a very busy day going back to the list made early in the day and realizing it will be to start all over tomorrow morning! There is a name for this and if you call me, I will try to tell you the symptoms, because I will have to print it out to follow the pattern. Maybe you do not have it, hopefully, but if we live long enough I think most of us will "catch it". This will give some abbreviated notes on what I had planned to write this week: In the past weeks we have been paying tribute to our VETERANS, which has been a very re- warding undertaking, how much they have giv- en for us and the honor they deserve for their contributions to our being able to live in Ameri- ca, with much more freedom than other areas of the world, if you are a Veteran, thank you from the very bottom of our hearts. It was a privilege for me to be asked by Leigh Ann to ride on the float for her class in the Vet- erans Day parade in White Springs last week, each homeroom, had worked hard and had a Submitted (Gainesville, Fla.) The leader of Florida's largest general agricultural organization remind- ed his audience that agriculture has remained a "pillar" of economic activity, despite the deep re- cession of the past year. While speaking at Flori- da Farm Bureau's 2009 Annual Meeting Oct. 28- 30 in Daytona Beach, President John Hoblick ac- knowledged that many citizens have faced the "toughest times since the Great Depression." But farm operations have helped to sustain this state's people and their standard of living in the midst of record declines in tourism and construc- tion. Hoblick noted that Florida Farm Bureau has in- THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2009 beautiful meaningful float, paying tribute to ~~ ur Veterans. It was a great feeling to see what the students, teachers, faculty and staff at South had done and the spirit they showed as they rode through White Springs in honor of our Veterans. We attended the program at the Court House on Veterans Day, sponsored by the VFW, and heard words from the Veterans Service Officer and oth- ers, with music and tributes to who do and have done so much for us. They enable us to do gath- erings and parades and other public occasions in freedom. This is something we should do all year, say thank you to a Veteran and to those who are now serving. Judy Moore did articles on Veterans of WWII, one from each branch of the service who had served. We are trying to relocate these articles. The articles done in 1999, sponsored by the hos- pital, were hanging in the hallway; we are trying to locate them. The Womans' Club has been busy, we are working on getting information out to you of their activities. Again, as I often comment, there is much going on in Jasper and Hamilton County, and THE JASPER NEWS is working hard to keep you up to date. A local paper is important to our com- munity, support the paper. Some smaller papers have had to close or be absorbed into others, al- though the JASPER NEWS serves from a parent company, we are fortunate to have local people involved and ask for your support If you have some good news, let us hear from you! Thank you for your help and cooperation. Lillian Norris 792-2151 NORRIS NOTES norrislw@windstream.net tensively focused on supporting family agricul- tural operations. Such a focus has included the message of "Strong Family Farms, Strong Flori- da." He promised that in 2010 the organization will follow the same strategy. In addition, Farm Bureau will aggressively pursue rural develop- ment. "Our members are a powerful force for economic stability and recovery," he said. The challenge lies in repeatedly "convincing the peo- ple who make public policy how important (farmers and ranchers) are to the Sunshine State. I think we can do that." 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Pinewood Dr AM TO]NJ, Live Oak, FL 32064 TECHNICAL CENTER 386-647-4200 4 f I I J 657940-F NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING CONCERNING AN SPECIAL EXCEPTION AS PROVIDED FOR IN THE TOWN OF JENNINGS LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS BY THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF JENNINGS,FLORIDA, SERVING AS THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT OF THE TOWN OF JENNINGS, FLORIDA, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to the Town of Jennings Land Development Regulations, as amended, hereinafter referred to as the Land Development Regulations, objections, recommendations and comments heard by the Town Council of the Town of Jennings, serving as the Board of Adjustment of the Town of Jennings, Florida, at a public hearing on December 1, 2009 at 7:00 p.m., or as soon thereafter as the matter can be heard, in the Town Council Meeting Room, Town Hall, 1199 Hamilton Avenue, Jennings, Florida. SE 09-01 a petition by Pentecostal Deliverance Center to request a special exception be granted provided for in Section 4.4.5.26 of the Land Development Regulations to allow for a church within an Agricultural (A) zoning district in accordance with a site plan dated September 21, 2009 and submitted as part of a petition dated October 06, 2009, to be located on property described, as follows: A tract of land in the SW1/4 of SW1/4 of Section 2, Township 2 North, Range 12 East, Hamilton County, Florida, being more particularly described as follows: Commence at the NW Corner of said SW1/4 of SW1/4; thence run N 89 degrees 53' 06" E along the North line of said SW1/4 of SW1/4, a distance of 712.82 feet to the NE corner of Turkett Creek Subdivision as recorded in Plat Book 2, Page 31 of the Official Records of Hamilton County, Florida, said point being Point of Beginning of the herein described tract; thence S 31 degrees 46' 54" E along the East line of said Subdivision. 354.23 feet to the SE corner of Lot 5, Block "A" of said subdivision; thence S 8 degrees 03' 51" E along said East line of Turkett Creek Subdivision, a distance of 54.88 feet to the NE corner of Lot 1, Block "B" of said subdivision; thence N 89 degrees 53' 06" E parallel with the North line of said SW1/4 of SW1/4, a distance of 732.32 feet to the Westerly right-of-way of the Georgia Southern and Florida Railroad; thence N 41 degrees 42' 24" W along said right-of-way, 475.52 feet to the North Line of said SW1/4 of SW1/4; thence S 89 degrees 53' 06" W along said North line 610.19 feet to the Point of Beginning. Containing 5.39 acres. The public hearing may be continued to one or more future dates. Any interested party shall be advised that the date, time and place of any continuation of the public hearing shall be announced during the public hearing and that no further notice concerning the matter will be published, unless said continuation exceeds six calendar weeks from the date of the above referenced public hearing. At the aforementioned public hearing, all interested parties may appear to be heard with respect to the special exception. Copies of the special exception are available of the special exception may be inspected by any member of the public at the Office of the Town Clerk, Town Hall, located on 1199 Hamilton Avenue, Jennings, Florida. All persons are advised that if they decide to appeal any decision made at the above referenced public hearing, they will need a record of the proceedings, and that, for such purpose, they may need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made, which record includes the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be based. 560096-F Farm Bureau president: Florida agriculture is economic bulwark in recession Hamilton County School Weekly Breakfast & Lunch Menu U11 CP~I~B ---- I M -r,=mm I