Friday, December 25, 2009 www.greenepublishing.com AxouoA Mabi on Countp Madison Enterprise-Recorder 5A :.r.. ~ tun- -... ME - - L d - ~ ummmmmminu - - 5 mmmmmmmmu -- A .j. LittALfN0AI January 2 Legendary Naomi and the Segos will be in concert at Yogi Bear's Jellystone Park in Madison on Satur- day, January 2, at 7 p.m. Admission is free, but a love offering will be received during the concert. For more in- formation, please call (850) 464-0114. Thursdays-Mondays The Florida DEP's Stephen Foster Folk Culture Center State Park will host an ongo- ing wood carving work- shop on Thursdays through Mondays, from noon until 4 p.m. Partic- ipants can create figure carvings, wood spirits, spoons, bowls, relief carvings and more dur- ing this four-hour class. Workshop fees are $15 per session and include park admission. For additional informa- tion or to register for the workshops, please call (386) 397-1920 or visit www.stephenfos- terCSO.org. Each Weekday Except Tuesday The Senior Citizens Center offers computer classes to seniors 60 and older each weekday except Tuesday. For more information or to sign up, please call (850) 973-4241. Every Tuesday-Saturday The Diamonds in the Ruff Adoption Pro- gram at the Suwannee Valley Humane Society is open every Tuesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. It is lo- cated on 1156 SE Bisbee Loop, Madison, FL 32340. For more infor- mation, or directions, call (866) 236-7812 or (850) 971-9904. Second and Fourth Saturday of Each Month The Madison Church of God hosts a free soup kitchen the second and fourth Sat- urday of each month at the Greenville Senior Citizens Center. Lunch is served from noon to 1 p.m. Third Tuesday of Each Month The Greater Greenville Area Dia- betes Support Group is a free educational ser- vice and support for di- abetes and those wanting to prevent dia- betes. The group meets the third Tuesday of each month at the Greenville Public Li- brary Conference Room at 312 SW Church St., Greenville, 11-11:30 a.m. Everyone is wel- come! Every Wednesday and Friday The Senior Citizens Center's sewing club for seniors 60 and older meets every Wednesday and Friday For more in- formation or to sign up, please call (850) 973-4241. Third Wednesday of Each Month The Madison Coun- ty Health Education Club is holding a free ed- ucational service and support group for peo- ple interested in pre- venting or controlling diabetes, high blood pressure, elevated cho- lesterol levels, obesity and other chronic health conditions. The club meets the third Wednesday of each month at the Madison Public Library Confer- ence Room at 378 NW College Loop, Madison, 12:15-12:45 p.m. Every- one is welcome to bring their own lunch. Third Wednesday of Each Month The Madison Coun- ty Diabetes Support Group is a free educa- tional service and sup- port group for diabetes and those wanting to prevent diabetes. The group meets the third Wednesday of each month at the Madison Public Library Confer- ence Room at 378 NW College Loop, Madison, 11:45 a.m.-12:10 p.m. Everyone is welcome is bring their own lunch. For details, contact Mar- cia Kazmierski at (386) 752-2461 or Lorraine Miller at (386) 752-6439. Fourth Wednesday of Each Month An informational meeting for those in- jured and needing help returning to work will be held the fourth Wednesday of each month from 12-3 p.m. at the Madison County Extension Office locat- ed at 184 College Loop, Madison. The meeting is free and open to the public. For more infor- mation, please call (850) 245-3489. First and Third Saturday of the Month Girl Scout Troop 150 meets at Greenville United Methodist Church every first and Third Saturday of the month from 10:00 a.m. until Noon. Please call Janice or Sean Carson at 850/948-6901 or the Girl Scout Council Office at 850/386-2131 for more informa- tion. Whose Name Is Mudd? By Paul Niemann "If the offenders are done to death by that tribunal ... they will pass as martyrs with half the world." The above quote sounds like it could apply to modern-day terror- ists, but it was actually spoken by a former attorney general named Edward Bates nearly 150 years ago. Sam was a successful young doctor who was tried for conspira- cy to commit one of the most well- known murders in American history. He was convicted and sen- tenced to life in prison. Prior to that, he was also in- volved in planning a kidnapping that never materialized. He also had shot one of his slaves. His name received a bad rap through- out history ever since one fateful day in April of 1865. Sam was born in 1833 in Charles County, Maryland, as one of ten siblings. A year after grad- uating from medical school, he married his childhood sweet- heart, Sarah Frances Dyer. Sarah's family and friends called her Frankie or Frank for short. If a girl can be named Frank, and since Sam is also a girl's name, could you say that Sam and his wife Frances could have been known as Frank and Samantha in- stead of Sam and Frances? Proba- bly not, but I was just wondering out loud how that would sound. Meanwhile, in 1864, a well- known actor in the area was plan- ning on kidnapping President Lincoln. When the attempt never happened due to Lincoln changing his plans that day, the actor decid- ed to assassinate him the follow- ing year. That actor, as we all know, was John Wilkes Booth. On that fateful, historical night of April 14, 1865, Booth broke a bone in his leg when he landed on the stage at Ford's The- atre after shooting Lincoln. He then rode his getaway horse to Dr. Sam's house in Bryantown, Mary- land, about 15 miles south of Washington, DC. So who was this Dr. Sam and why was he arrested for conspira- cy to commit murder? His full name was Dr. Samuel Mudd. The same Dr. Mudd who set the broken leg of John Wilkes Booth the day after he assassinat- ed President Lincoln. As a result of Mudd's cooperation, Booth was able to continue his escape. Dr. Sam Mudd was a Confeder- ate sympathizer and slave owner. We were taught in History class that he did not know at the time that John Wilkes Booth was the person who shot President Lin- coln when he set his broken leg - meaning that he inadvertently helped a murderer escape. It's not that simple, though, because the truth is that Mudd did know Booth as far back as No- vember of 1864, when he was in- volved with Booth and seven others in planning the kidnap- ping of the president. After Lin- coln was assassinated, Mudd denied knowing him to avoid be- ing prosecuted. Dr. Mudd served nearly four years in jail, and was later par- doned by Lincoln's successor, President Andrew Johnson, in 1869. He and wife Sarah (Frankie) went on to have the final five of their nine kids together after he was released from prison. It is often assumed that the "My name is mud" saying refers to Dr. Samuel Mudd, which is true, but the saying originated in 1823, which is ten years before Sam Mudd was born. Free H1N1 Swine Flu Vaccines are now available FOR ALL Madison County residents Vaccines are now available for persons 65 and older All residents older than 6 months should receive H1N1 Swine Flu Vaccine It is important that the following people get vaccinated: Pregnant women Household contacts and caregivers of babies less than 6 months Children and young adults Residents with medical conditions and at higher risk for complications from influenza CLINIC HOURS: MONDAY-FRIDAY 8:00 A.M.-11:00 A.M. & 1:00 P.M.-4:00 P.M. Madison County Health Department 218 Southwest Third Ave No appointment necessary. For more information, please call 850 973-5000 FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH! Irv LWNNVN I 1 . ME-? 71 --"I;25O!0-'A I