The County Record, OCTOBER 4, 2006, Page 13


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Local Eastern Star chapter celebrates founder
 Blountstown Chapter 179 Order of the Eastern Star had a wonderful picnic August 26 to honor their founder
Brother Rob Morris. There were 30 members and visitors present. A hearty welcome was presented by our
Worthy Matron Sister Pam Coleman. One of our members gave a speech about how our fraternal organiza-
tion was established. Fellowship and delicious food were enjoyed by all.


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 Masons host Grand Master

 Right Worshipful Distinct Grand Master of District 5
 Brother Parry Dolan held a reception .for Robert D.
 Trump, The Most Worshipful Grand Master of the State of
. MFlorida, in Altha at the Community Center on August 25.
 Blouhtstown Chapter 179 Order of the Eastern Star assist-
 ed with the arrangements. Over 100.masons, wives and
 Eastern Star members attended this function.
 Entertainment with singing and musical songs was per-
 formed by James Williford, son of Sister Alice Williford,
 member of Blountstown Chapter 179 Order of the
 Eastern Star. Everyone enjoyed good food and wonder-
 ful fellowship. Donations were presented by the various
 Masonic Lodges to the Most Worshipful's special project,
 diabetes. After dinner, the brothers traveled to Red
 Level Lodge for a tyled meeting. With all the donations
 presented for diabetes from each district throughout
 the state, the Fifth Masonic District was leading.


Senior Citizens plan fish fry,




fall festival, and shopping trip


Fall Festival at Senior
Center
 On Tuesday, October 31
(Halloween Day) beginning at
10:30 a.m. we will have our
famous annual Fall Festival
with lots of good food, fun
games and prizes, as well as,
a cake walk.
 And for more fun we will
have a special prize for the.
best Halloween costume, so
make sure you wear yours.,
' Cost for all of this is just
$3.00 each. Call Diane at
674-4163 to sign up.

General Membership
Meeting
. Calhouh -County Senior
Citizens will be holding their
quarterly General


Membership Meeting on
Tuesday, October 17th at
8:00 a.m.
 This is your opportunity to
sit in on a Board of Directors
meeting and see what's going
on and learn what -the senior
citizens organization is all
about.
Swamp Gravy Christmas
Show
 We have planned a trip to
Colquitt, GA for the Swamp
Gravy Christmas Show. on
Thursday, November 30. It
will be a daytime show so we
will be leaving the Center at
approximately 9 a.m. and
return around 5 p.m. Cost is
$59, per person which.
includes show, lunch, and


transportation. Full payment
is due by October 25. So call
Diane at 674-4163 to sign up
for this fun day.

Nutrition Education
 Monica Brinkley will be
here on Monday, October 16,
to bring us another fun and
educational lesson on better
eating habits. ,'She will be
here at 11 a.m. so please be
on time so you won't her.

Fish Fry
 Senior Citizens will hold a
fund raiser on October 13, for
only $6.00 per plate. Plates
will consist of catfish, hush
puppies, cole slaw, baked
beans, roll, cake). We will be
selling plates on the corner of


Hwy. 71 & 20. Delivery is
available! Call 674-4163 or
fax your order to 674-8384.

Shopping trip
 Our shopping trip this
month will be on Thursday,
October 19, to Panama City.
We will leave the Center at
8:30 a.m. and head out to
Wal-iMart and Goody s. We
can also go to the Dollar Tree
nearby. We will then head
over to the mall for lunch and
more shopping.
 We will head for home
around 2:30 p.m. and back
by 4:00. Cost is $7 for trans-
portation, lunch is on you.
 Call 674-4163 to sign up
for tfiis since space is limited.


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BHS News cont'd


 able to attend state competi-
 tion in April. If you would like
 to purchase your own Yankee
 candle, contact. Debra
 Purdue at Blountsto\\-n High
 School or any FBLA mem-
 bers.
 By: Erin Glass

 ,FFA Forestry Winners
 The Blountstown High
 School FFA Chapter took
 home another victory in
 forestry! We brought back
 seventeen out of a possible
 twenty one awards including
 first and second place in the
 team division along with
 many individual awards. The
 first place team consisted of
 Daniel Leonard. Michael
 Leonard, Stafford Dawson
 and Laura Stoltzfus. Daniel
 Leonard brought home 1st
 place awards in Forest
 Disorders, Equipment ID,,
 Tree, ID, and General,
 Knowledge. Michael Leonard
 placed 3rd place in Tree ID,
 Stafford Dawson, 2nd place
 in Timber Cruising, Laura
 Stoltzfus, 2nd place, Forest
 Disorders, Tree ID,
 Equipment ID, and General
 Knowledge.
 The second place team
 members were Trevor
 Williams, .Aubrey Tharpe,
 Blake. Tolley, and Elizabeth
 CaudilL Trevor took home
 1st place in :Compass and,
 'Pacing. Aubiey Tharpe
. brought back. 3rd place in,
 Timber Cruising, Blake
 Trolley took 3rd in Equipment
 ID and Elizabeth Caudill
 received 3rd place in Forest
 Disorders!.. Congratulations
 Forestry Team!!
 By: Hailey Moravek,
 FFA Reporter

 Building Skills for Life
 Family Career and
 Community Leaders of
 America (FCCLA) works
 towards .helping young men


and women become leaders,
and address important
things such as family, work,
,and societal issues through
family and consumer science
education. The clubs mission
is to build:
 V Character development
 / Creative and critical
 thinking
 V Interpersonal communi-
 cation
 V Practical knowledge
 V Vocational preparation
 The Club does many fund
 raisers and volunteer
 cleanup projects to focus on
 brining back the relationship
 between the people and their
 community. The main focus
 of the club though is to be a
 club that makes a differ-
 ences.
 Also, Sponsor Mrs. Nancy
Mears would like to remind.
all students that there is still
time to join FCC LA. October
4 is' the, final deadline for
.dues, which are $20.00.
 By: Barbara Aveyard

 Golf Team News
 We would like to congratu-
late the BHS golf team on
their record so far this year..
Their record for the year so
far is 5-3, which is exception-,
ally good for a 2nd year golf
team.
 They are now preparing for
 their district, which is
 Tuesday, October 10, 2006 in
'Bonifay in Dog Wood Lakes
golf course. It will be on an
evaluation day so feel free to
come out and support the
Tigers. To advance to on to
the next round of District,
the team will have to place in
the top three.
 Mr. Botitrager, the coach,
 is looking for Erik Anderson
 to place, since he has already
 placed 1st or 2nd in 6 of the
 8 previous matches. He is
 also looking for the girls team
 to place. Once top of prepar-
 ing for district, the team has


a game next Tuesday at
Bonifay. We wish the golf
team the best of luck!
 By: Dana Clark

Band Fundraiser
 The Blointstown. Tigers
Band is selling Krispy Kreme
Doughnut Certificates. The
price will be $5. per. dozen.
The certificates are valid at
any Krispy Kreme and do not
expire for over a year. This
sale ends the night of the,
Bozeman football game,
'October 13'.
 Whenyou take this certifi-
cate in to redeem it at Krispy
Kreme, your second dozen of
glazed doughnuts are a dollar
'off. The profits from this sale
benefit the Blountstown Tiger
Marching Band in ways such
as new uniforms and new
music.
. The band would like to
send out a special thanks to
Krispy Kreme Doughnuts for
supporting the cause.
Donations are appreciated
greatly. Thank you.
 By: Carrie Ridley

FCA Gatherings
 On Wednesday Sept. 27th,
FCA gathered at the flag pole
in front of the high school for
devotion concerning the loss
of Jeremy Clegg, a BHS sen-
ior. The meeting was con-
ducted by FCA, president
Justirf Godwin along with.
club, sponsor Mrs. Tracy
Basford.
 Also, on October 11th,
FCA and anyone who would
like to come to the
Blountstown football field,
there will be a meeting for-
Fields of Faith at 7 pm. Fields
of Faith is a nationwide pro-
gram. Come out and have
some fun.
 By: Sharlana Terry

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Blountetown Animal



 Shelter News


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Thanks to your response! Angel the dog who was left by ner
owners, tied up and without food or water, is recovering after
a neighbor discovered she had chewed her covn foot off out
of desperation The County Record issued a plea last week
and she has been adopted b\y a loving home' Angel hod to
have emergency surgery to ha..'e her leg amputated in
order to sa/e her life (an expense of around $500) If you d
like to help Angel s adoptive family deter her medical costs.
please contribute to the Blountstown Animal Sheltor. All
donations will be really appreciated'


We need a home. Can you help?
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RASCAL CICI


A fun loving, female.
 bloodhound mix


A spunky female, just
 a few weeks old


 BUFFY
A sweet and shy
basset hound


 Thanks, volunteeral
 Chrlstc.pher White 10. (letI) and
 Jamle Sue White 8 have set up
 donation boxes at Coastal Gas
 station across from Burger King in
, an effort to faiSe money for the
 -vi- shelter So for, they have raised $30
 i- n change Other donation lco'.es
 are at Piggly WlggI, Parramore's.
 Quick Pc ic Movie Gallery. and Pizza
 Hut An account has been set up
 at Wakullo Bynk All donations can
 be taken there or sent to the
 Blountslown Animal Shelter. 17034
 NW 13th St .Blountstowrn FL 32424
 Call Jonl at 43-8585 for more info


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