WomnDIess WeddlD4 Pages 6-7 www.greenepublishing.com Shfe mason ESt. S1865 I b www.greenepublishing.conm Our 145th Year, Number 26 Friday, February 19, 2010 Kiwanis Establish Pat Cantey Scholarship Fund Page 5 46 + 4 Tax=50O .... .......... I S": .^ ,: ... _ www.greenepublishing.com Madison, Florida Festival Regains Traditional Name By Ginger Jarvis Greene Publishing, Inc. It's baaaaaack! The April festival formerly called Down Home Days has regained that title after several years of being called Four Freedoms Festi- val. The Madison City Commissioners approved this change at their regular meeting on February 9. Chamber of Commerce Director Ted Ens- minger approached the board with a plan to keep the title Down Home Days for the spring event. He also asked permission to have a rodeo at Lanier Field in conjunction with Down Home Days. The Please see Down Home Days, Page 3 Bullets Found In Residential Area Webb, Cone Win Big At Livestock Show Allison Cone, surrounded by family members and officials from the North Florida Livestock Show and Sale, showed the Grand Champion Steer at the North Florida Livestock Show and Sale. Pictured left to right: Jim Stewart, Paige Peavy, Donnie Salter, Amanda Cone, Alacia Cone, a judge and Allison Cone. Photo submitted by Shannon Webb, February 15, 2010 Blake Webb, left, receives Champion Swine from Paige looks on. itrr I~ Two separate times Mike Brock, a resident of Madison, has found bullets embedded in his shin- gled roof. The latest find was Wednesday, February 10, when doing some roof maintenance. The second bullet was located within 30 feet of the first one which was found a couple of years ago. "Every New Years and 4th of July we hear a lot of gun fire in the City of Madison," Brock said. Apparently, those firing the weapons are shoot- ing them in the air, disregarding the law of gravity The lead that goes up comes back to earth and cre- ates damage and sometimes death across the U.S. Brock's home is located near U.S. Hwy 90 and Hwy 53 North in downtown Madison. Authorities have been contacted and will be fol- lowing up with the evidence. Fri 29 64/37 " Sunshine and clouds mixed. High 64F. Winds NW at 5 to 10 mph. Sat 68/44 , 2/20 -- A few clouds. Highs in the upper 60s and lows in the mid 40s. 2/21n 68/51 " 2/21 , Abundant sunshine. Highs in the upper 60s and lows in the low 50s. 68/50 Chance of showers. Highs in the upper 60s and lows in the low 50s. Tue 67/41 2/23 Mix of sun and clouds. Highs in the upper 60s and lows in the low 40s. 1 Section, 14 Pages Around Madison 5-8 Turn Back Time 10 Classifieds 12 Viewpoints 2 Outdoors 11 Obituaries 4 Legals 13 Church 9 Books Wanted The Junior Auxil- iary of Madison will be hosting a book dri- ve. They are collecting gently used or new children's books. There will be drop off boxes at: Madison Academy, Lee Elemen- tary School, Pinetta Elementary School, Greenville Elemen- tary, MCCS, MCHS, Madison County Com- munity Bank, Citizens State Bank, Wachovia, Capital City, and Bank of America. The dates are Feb 19-26, 2010. If readers don't have any books to do- nate, but would like to help in the effort to promote reading, monetary donations are accepted. Please send mone- tary donations to: Ju- nior Auxiliary of Madison, P.O. Box 15, Madison, FL 32341. Once the books are collected, they will be donated to the Early Learning Coalition of Madison. If you have any questions, contact Christi Annett at (850) 971-5433. Photo submitted by Shannon Webb, February 15, 2010 Lane Peavy showed the Reserve Champion Steer in this year's North Florida Livestock Show and Sale. Pictured left to right: Opie Peavy, Paige Peavy, Del- bert Blair and Lane Peavy Krista Lyons, pictured with family members, and Ed Sapp showed the Reserve Grand Champion Swine at the North Florida Livestock Show and Sale. Also pictured are the judge and ringmaster Chad Lyons, holding the pig. Cross Country Rollerblade f For Charity Hits Madison Pnoto submitted A fundraiser will be held for Angie Thigpen Ben- nett (pictured with her father, Tommy Thigpen) on Saturday, Feb. 20. A single mother of three, she has been diagnosed with throat cancer and has no job or health insurance. Fundraiser Set For Angie Thigpen Bennett By Jacob Bembry Greene Publishing, Inc. Unity Baptist Church will hold a fundraising gospel sing and cake auction for Angle Thigpen Bennett on Saturday evening, Feb. 20. A 32-year-old single mother with three children, Angle was recently diagnosed with throat cancer. She has no job and no health insurance and must undergo treatment for the disease. The cake auction will begin at 6 p.m. A sing will follow at 7 p.m., featuring the Master's, the Reflect- sons and local talent. All proceeds from the cake auction and the love offering received at the sing will go towards Angle's medical expenses. Angle is the daughter of Tommy and Marie Thigpen of Madison. In Motion for a Million rolled through Madison County on Feb. 6 to raise money and cancer aware- ness. Pictured left to right are: Julie Horvath-Krol, Dan Bowen, Phil Repaci and Steven Feigenbaum. On Feb. 6, two athletes from New York rollerbladed through Madison County on their way across the USA in an attempt to raise funds and awareness for select charities through their project, "In Motion For A Million." The trek will benefit the Huntington's Disease Society of America and the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Stopping briefly in Lee, Steven Feigenbaum, co- founder of In Motion For A Million and a partici- pating athlete, has been overwhelmed by the journey's response so far. "Everything is going real Please see Rollerbladers, Page 3 I the award for Grand Peavy as the judge Mon 2/22