LEVY COUNTY JOURNAL AROUND LEVY COUNTY THURSDAY, JANUARY 11, 2007 Tell your Levy stories in new book Deadline for submission is Monday, Jan. 15 Drollene Brown, who is writing the book Levy Coun)t,: Voices From the Past, reports that stories have been rolling in from all over the county. The deadline for entries is only a few days away-Jan. 15. Some of the stories she has received are laugh- aloud funny. For example, Dr. John Anderson recalls several incidents involving oxen that pulled wagon loads of cabbage buds to the fiber factory in Cedar Key in the 1930s and 1940s. He wrote: "Once one of the bud cutters had a wagon load of cabbage buds being pulled by a stubborn ox. The ox stopped and wouldn't go, so the fellow built a fire underneath him. The ox simply moved ahead enough for the wagon to be over the fire and stopped, causing fire damage to the wagon." Other stories tell of everyday life in childhood years. Nathan Miller wrote: "Once a year my father and us kids would get behind the cows, and walk behind them, and holler once in a while, and pop the cow-whip." One cow was a leader, The Dan Andrews Family Miller explained, and she knew just what to do. She would walk in the lead, cross the road at Rosewood, and lead them into Gulf Hammock swamp. Nine months later, Miller's dad would go into the swamp, "hollering once in a while, pop the cow-whip, and that lead cow would lead them back to our home." Other stories show that teenage bravado is not entirely a modern occurrence. Frances English sent a story she thinks occurred around 1939, with the author of the story, her uncle Paul Davis, being about 14 or 15: First, the story goes, Paul and his younger brother, Tildon, were out target shooting .22s-shooting "tin cans, bottles, and everything else," until they had about three rounds left between them. At the edge of a pond they saw an alligator that Paul judged to be five or six feet long. They shot at the alligator, but the critter just lay there, undisturbed. Paul wrote: "I kind of have a bad temper and decided I'd run him out of the pond. That wasn't the only reason-I was also showing off with my kid brother. I took that sheath knife between my teeth and went in after him. I swam two thirds of the way across the pond and the alligator decided that he didn't want any part of that crazy fellow coming toward him, so the alligator got out of the pond." Can you top that? There is no charge to have your stories included in the book. The author may be contacted by phone, (352) 465-4862; by e-mail shp. levybook@yahoo.com or by US mail, 7651 SE 118 Avenue/Morriston FL 32668- 4843. Do you make the BEST chili? Something about chili inspires chefs to outdo each oth- er. As world champion chili chef H. Allen Smith put it, "The chief ingredients of all chili are fiery envy, scalding jealousy, scorching contempt anr sizzling scorn." Whether your chili is three-alarm spicy hot, traditional, healthy/vegetarian, or exotic, become the envy of your fellow chefs by entering the 5th Annual Chili Cook Off hosted by Haven Hospice and Special Projects: Inter- agency Council for the Elderly (SPICE). Festivities will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.. Tuesday, Feb. 13, at Haven Hospice's E.T. York Building. Judges will announce champions and runners up in each category and name a people's choice winner. The cost of $5 per person includes all the chili you can taste, from traditional to vegetarian to exotic, as well asi: a drink and dessert. All proceeds from .the event benefit, the. Retired Seniori Volunteer Program (RSVP) apd F6st.. Grandparents. . Chefs are asked to,sign up by Monday, Jan. 29. . For a 2007. Chili Cook off application, contact Sall- Dahlem'at,(352) 378-383-8. .- School Me Monday, Jan. 15 Rib-A-Que on bun Tater Tots Buttered corn Chilled peaches Tuesday, Jan. 16 Lasagna w/meat sauce Tossed salad Green beans Chilled mix fruit Homemade rolls Wednesday, Jan. 17 Oven-baked chicken Mashed potatoes w/gravy Steamed cabbage Fruited Jell-O Hot cornbread Thursday, Jan. 18 Turkey & dressing Green beans Mashed potatoes w/gravy Mixed fruit cup Homemade rolls Friday, Jan. 19 Hot dog on bun Baked beans French fries Chilled pears Library will host book bingo and game night Jan. 29 Directions: From 1-75 take exit #387/FL-26 onto 'W Newberry Road[FL-26] toward Gainesville- Turn left on N Main Street[FL-20] Turn right on NE 6thAvenue Arrive at 302 NE 6th Ave., Gainesville,.on the left. If you have any questions or desire additional informa- tion contact Paulette Lprd, marketing director at 877-746- 4778 or email paulettem 16rd@yahoo.com . _____________i)' ^* --- :- n--', .m l. --*.in....... . ;Iff Every child will be able to pick out and take at least one of their favorite books home during Book Bingo at the Bronson Public Library Jan. 29 from 5-5:30 pm. There will be many great books to choose from including Junie B. Jones, Magic Tree House Series and many titles from the Sunshine State Readers list and the AR Reading List. This program will last 30 minutes and we will play as many games as possible. Each round the winner will get to pick out a book to take home. This program is aimed at children ages 7 to 10 years old. Then tweens and teens are invited to participate in a Teen Video Game Program from 5:30-6:30 p.m. The library will have an Xbox, a Game Cube, board games, an extra TV and snacks. You are encouraged to bring control- lers. 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