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Letter to the Editor
Let me begin by saying I'm
not much of a letter writer
but what I saw and experi-
enced on Friday, February
12th compelled me to give it
a try Friday, February 12th
as most know, there was a
benefit dinner planned for
Chad Reed's family at Cross
City Park and Fanning,
Springs Shriner's Club. I
was fortunate enough to be
asked to help with the cook-
ing. At 4:00 am, I woke to
some of the most inclimate
weather I believe I've seen in
Dixie. The wind was blow-
ing hard, we had hard rain
and temperatures in the 30's.
On my way to Cross City the
weather fared no better. I
knew this dinner was for one
of the best families in Dixie,
but I had doubts of many
coming out.
Was I ever surprised to find
so many volunteers, not only
for cooking, but also for fix-
ing plates, delivering plates,
and other assistance as need-
ed.
The people of Dixie County
and surrounding counties
showed that no bad weather


can deter them from a just
cause of coming out to help.
I know that in the past few,
weeks it seems that Dixie
has been in the news, mostly
bad. However, I wish the en-
tire state could have stood
and witnessed the outpour-
ing of compassion from the
people of the Tri-county and
found .out just how we are.
From the sheriff, down to the
lowest deputy, from the fami-
lies of law enforcement and
all the other volunteers, my
hats off to all for a job well
done. Like I said in the be-
ginning, I assisted with the
cooking, but I was a very
small cog in a very huge
gear.
To the people of Dixie, Levy,
and Gilchrist, and any other
that supported this cause,
Thank you from the bottom
of my heart.
Ritk Harris & family
p.s. God Bless the family of
Chad and our Sheriff's De-
partment and volunteers. If
you see a law enforcement
personnel on the street, stop
and thank them for the job
they do.


THIS DAY IN HISTORY


February 23 marks the,
65th anniversary of the
raising of the American
Flag on Mount Suribachi
on tle-island of Iwo .
Jima, also known as "Sul-
fur Island".

On February 19,1945,
30,000 U.S. Marines land-'
ed on the Japanese Island
to take control of. the two
airstrips on island. The
US needed these airstrips
because they were the clos-
est to the main island of
Japan.
Prior to the invasion, B-24
Liberators bombed the is-
-land for 74 consecutive days
in an attempt to wear down
the Japanese. Very little was'
accomplished because of
the elaborate underground ,
tunnel system the Japanese,
had developed. Therefore
the battle would be slow go-
ing, ground gained inch by
inch. On the fifth day of the
battle, the Marines were
able to capture Mount
Suribachi, the highest point
on the island, and gain an.
insurmountable advantage.
Five Marines, and one Navy
Corpsman, Franklin Sous-
ley, Harlon Block, Michael
SStrank, John Bradley, Rene


P.O. Box 1319
91 S.W. 12th Street
Cross City, FL 32628


Gagnon, and Ira Hayes, at-
tached an American flag to
a pipe and raised it on the,
mount. This historical event
was captured in the movie
"Flags of our Fathers",
based on the book by John
Bradley's son. Joe Rosenthal
snapped a photo of the
event, which has become the
most reproduced photo-
graph in history
The significance of this ac-
complishment resonated
throughout the rest of the
campaign, making it one of
the most important victo-
ries of WWII.

Honorably submitted by
Tank Lee

Let's NEVER forget our
VETERANS!!


'Top," Hollim' 4


 Phone:
Home (352) 498-1939


SPRINGHOUSE QUILTER'S Dear Letter-to-Editor:


 NEWS

 Springhouse quilters began
 the new year with a new
 president, Pat Hodges of
 Fanning Springs. Pat has
 been a member of Spring-
 house for several years and
 is an accomplished quilter.
 Pat retired from teaching
 and is making quilting her
 hobby
 The January and February
 monthly meetings of Spring-
 house attendance was ap-
 proximately 45-50 members
 at each meeting. The night
 group has also had record
 attendance. The total mem-
 bership of Springhouse is
 approximately 100 quilters,
 all from the surrounding
 area.
 Springhouse quilters have a
 monthly meeting each
 month, the second Tuesday
 of each month beginning at
 9:00 AM. Visitors are wel-
 come but we request that
 Springhouse be contacted to
 get specific directions and
 instructions. The group of
 night quilters meets on
 Tuesday at 6:30 PM. This
 group is composed of those
 members who work and can-
 not attend the day meetings.
 Workshop and training ses-
 sions are held monthly. Dif-
 ferent members have been
 teaching different classes
 and techniques. A beginner
I quilting class has also been
 started and there are 14 stu-
 dents, new members to
 Springhouse for 2010.
 Springhouse Quilters is a
 ,not-for profit group of quil-
 ters who meet monthly to
 teach and learn new tech-
 niques and ideas about
 quilting.
 For complete information on
 Springhouse Quilters, con-
 tact Lois Scott, 352-463-2207.


 RE: Thanks for TEA Party
 Convention
 This letter is to thank the
 TEA (Taxed Enough Al-
 ready) Party for sending me
 to Nashville to attend the na-
 tional political convention. It
 was a great experience and I
 learned much that's applica-
 ble to government locally, in
 Tallahassee, and in Washing-
 ton, DC.
 You probably saw bits and
 pieces on TV news reports,
but let me explain what it
 was REALLY like. The TEA
 Party movement is less than
 one year old and this was its
 1st convention. It was sold
 out with 600 people from
 every state attending the 2-
 day convention and 1,000
 people attending the banquet
 featuring Sarah Palin as the
 keynote speaker. There were
 150+ people in the press
 corps from all over the
 world. News crews from
 Japan, Italy, and elsewhere
 covered this event for both
 days. Yours truly was inter-
 viewed twice. Also, there
 were political candidates
 from around the country
 seeking TEA Party endorse-
 ments and showing solidari-
 ty with this conservative po-
 litical movement.
 The two-day convention con-
 sisted of classes designed to
 train grassroots volunteers
 in how to operate political
 campaigns and build voter
 turnout. Senator Scott '
 Brown's (the Massachusetts
 Miracle) Internet Campaign
 Manager demonstrated how
 to use the internet for fund-
 raising and mobilizing vol-
 unteers. The Chairman of
 the California Republican
 Party taught a class about
 building a political cam-
 paign from the grassroots
 level. Other instructors fo-
 cused on topics from coali-,
 tion building to "cloud" com-
 puting for political purposes.


Then came Sarah Palin and
she was incredible. Her
scope of knowledge on is-
sues of .the day has certainly
grown from two years ago,
when she was suddenly
plucked from Alaska to run
as Vice-President. By the
end of her speech, everyone
in the banquet hall was
standing and shouting "Run
Sarah Run". The national
news media was shocked
and had a "deer in the head-
lights" look on their faces.
Lastly, the press kept wanti-
ng to know the future of the
TEA Party movement. I
would sum it up by saying
there are no plans to .create a
3rd political party. The 2010
short-term goal is to elect
fiscally conservative candi-
dates at all levels govern-
ment, and to "retire" free-
spending incumbent politi-
cians, particularly those in
Washington, DC.
For a historical comparison
you have to recall to over 200
years ago when a few of our
forefathers dumped tea into
the Boston Harbor to protest
high British taxes. They had
no idea their act would be a
spark to ignite many like-
minded colonists into action.
They couldn't dream their
protest would be recorded in
the history books. Today's
TEA Party movement can't
predict the future either,.
whether it will flounder or
flourish. But, at this moment
in time, it is the most excit-
ing, energetic political dis-
course in the whole county.
It has sparked a discussion
that may change the course
of our great nation.
Thanks again for asking me
to go and represent Conserv-
ative voters across North
Florida.
Don Curtis
Lako Bird, Florida


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 (Absolutely No More
Registrations will be taken
 after this date!)
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 18,
2010 FROM 6P UNTIL 9P
Bring your 3 proofs of 911
 address &e Childs Birth
 Certificate
 $35.00 for first child and
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registration please turn in
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 information
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