FRIDAY. JULY 21, 2006 U SUWANNEE DEMOCRAT/LIVE OAK PAG~IB 3A Elvi * . .45 S will be ..,. -. , TeddyMac Elvis (Ted McMullen) If "Suspicious Minds" or "Heartbreak Hotel" are your kind of music-or if you n the love 1970s jumpsuits, rhinestone jewelry and flashy shows-you need to be at he Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park this Saturday! The Satur- days on the Suwannee series at the Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park will present TeddyMac Elvis this Saturday, July 22, at 7 p.m. TeddyMac Elvis (Ted McMullen) is a babyboomer whose Elvis roots go back to the 1950s when his musi- cian father set the words to "Heart- break Hotel" to music. A friend by the name of Mae Borne Axton wrote * the words and brought them to the senior McMullen. Axton also hap- pened to be the mother of another music legend-Hoyt Axton. His father re- ceived $20 and a thank you note from building! Elvis Presley. Thus the roots of Ted Mc- Mullen's lifelong affiliation with Elvis were born. McMullen appears as "The King" at parties, conventions, festivals, grand openings, corporate events and benefits throughout the country. He has been a huge crowd pleaser at previous events and Elvis contests at the Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park. Tickets at the door are $10. The Spir- it of the Suwannee Music Park is locat- ed just 4 1/2 miles off either Interstate 10 (Exit 283, travel north on US 129) or Interstate 75 (Exit 451, travel south on US 129). For more information call 386-364- 1683 or visit the Park's Web site at suwannee.com. Wild Adventures hosts "Idol" finals this Saturday Finalist wins spot in front of "American Idol" judges Idol fever strikes again this summer! Wild Adventures and Fox 49 have teamed up to find the best of the best and send'the winner before the judges on "American Idol" in Memphis later this summer. The event will take place at Wild Adventures' Palace Theater Saturday, July 22, 4:30-7:30 p.m., and is in- cluded with park admission. Auditions were held earlier this summer in Tallahassee and Thomasville and hundreds bat- tled for the chance to compete at Wild Adventures. Twenty con- testants shined through and will display their talents at the Finals, but only one will win the ulti- mate prize of a guaranteed audi- tion in front of the most famous judges in America-Randy Jack- son, Paula Abdul and Simon Cowell. The winner of the Fox 49 Final will subject themselves to the scrutiny of the judges at Memphis' "American Idol" au- dition. The winner will also re- ceive a 10-song recording ses- sion with Summerhill Digital Recording Studio in Cairo, Ga. In the five seasons "American Idol" has been on air, it consis- tently ranks as one of the high- est-rated television shows and has produced some of today's hottest music stars, including Kelly Clarkson, Clay Aiken and Carrie Underwood. The follow- ing finalists hope to participate in the sixth season andjumpstart their music careers. Tallahassee finalists: Terrell L. Brown, Todd Doss, Daria Dzurik, Stewart Fleming, Katy Hilker, Jennifer Hinely, Keola Houck, John Tomes, Angela Ugolini and Ricky Sharod Wiggins. Thomasville finalists: Rachael Barlow, Stephanie Barry, Shae Bently, Kasey Gale, Sunny Gross, Terrell Hart, Fredrick/ Jackson, Jeremy Kyle Morgan, Hannah Thompson and Kelly R. Thompson. 'ESC3 Sales Continued From Page 1A charged on clothes, footwear, books and certain accessories selling for $50 or less. School supplies selling for $10 or less will be tax-exempt as well dur- ing this sales tax holiday period. Savings include: Shoppers will pay no state or local option sales tax when buying books with a sales price of $50 or less. Shoppers'will pay no state or local option sales taxes on purchases of clothing, footwear, and cer- tain accessories with a sales price of $50 or less per item. Shoppers will pay no state or local option sales tax on purchases of certain school supplies with a sales price of $10 or less per item. The sales tax holiday co- incides with back-to-school shopping timed to have the maximum impact for Florida's families as they purchase clothes, shoes, books, and supplies. The sales tax holiday is expected to save shoppers an estimated $32.1 million in state sales tax and an ad- ditional $7.2 million in county sales taxes. Regular sales tax holidays also were held in 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2004 and 2005. If businesses or taxpay- ers have questions about the sales tax holiday, they should call the Department of Revenue toll-free Tax- payer Assistance line at 1- 800-352-3671 between 8 a.m. and 7 p.m. weekdays. Information also is avail- able through the Depart- ment of Revenue web site at www.myflorida.com/dor or by visiting a Department of Revenue Service Center. Service center telephone numbers and locations are available through the web site or by checking the government listings in your local telephone directory. I Job Continued From Page 1A of participants at the job fair have obtained employment. "I was very pleased with the number of employers and em- ployees who participated in the job fair," said Polite, who orga- nized the event. 'This was the best job fair I have seen in.a long time," one employer commented at the fair. "When a job seeker comes in, as long as they meet the re- quirements, we refer them to that business," said Polite. After two weeks, Employ- ment Connections does a fol- low-up to find out whether per- spective employees have been hired. On this information they base whether to continue adver- tising the position. "We do the hiring for all the major employers in the area," staff. They provide job match- ing and recruitment services and applicant screening ser- vices. They also can provide employers with labor market information, tax incentive in- formation and training materi- als. For the job seeker they offer Workforce Innovation Services, Welfare Transition services, Veteran Services and Youth Services. Tfey also provide a 0L1F IMRS A9MORE B I U F, -- ---.. Sales Service Parts 208-8091 Large Selection New & Refurbished -' ai ^ i * Lift Kits Grills & Lights * Rear Seat Kits Cargo Boxes, Baskets .....many other accessories Employment Connections Polite said. resource room where job seek- not only matches businesses Polite said all services are ers can come to job-search on with employees but also han- free, so there's no charge to the the Internet. Staff can assist in dleslheisreeningiprocess. ; ... employer. ..ji'/ .J;i %n.., citing resumes and help in n Businesses that havejob vacan- T Employment Connections is ".. preparing for job interviews. cies complete ajoborder rei i sought byemployersito find );. ', i For more infbmiarion contact". quest, registering them into the qualified and trained job seek- Employment Connections' Live system. ers to fill vacancies in their Oak office at 364-7952. 4620 Houston Ave. SLive Oak, FL 32064 Local Continued From Page 1A Monroe, 24, of Live Oak, a singer who has been singing in church and other public places since she was old enough to talk, applied online to be in the competi- tion this summer. After not hearing any reply, Monroe thought she wasn't picked and nearly forgot about the application. "I was at church on a Wednesday night when my cell phone rang, and it was Fox 49 telling me I had been cho- sen to compete in the Talla- hassee American Idol com- petition," Monroe said. Al- though the call was one that only a very few people in America will ever get and Monroe said she was absolutely.thrilled, there was just one little problem - she was headed for New, York City the week of the competition! Plans were quickly adjusted to allow her to return the day before the competition that was to be held in Tallahassee at the North Florida Fair- grounds. On the day of the compe- tition, all 30 contestants were pumped up and ready for perhaps one of the greatest opportunities of their lifetimes the Ameri- can Idol competition! Nine- teen of Monroe's family and friends took the day off to head to Tallahassee to show their support and love for her and cheer her on, complete with a sign that said, "Sing it, Shelly!" The wait for Monroe's turn seemed to take an eternity as she was near the last of the contestants to have their 30 seconds of fame. Everyone knew that 10 winners from the 30 would go to regional competition at Wild Adventures this weekend, July 22, to com- pete for the right to a guar- anteed audition in front of the most famous judges in America Randy Jackson, Paula Abdul and Simon Cowell. The winner of the Fox 49 Final in Valdosta Saturday would subject themselves to the scrutiny of the judges during the Memphis' "American Idol" audition and also receive a 10-song recording session with Summerhill Digital Recording Studio in Cairo, Ga. In Tallahassee, each contestant had 30 seconds to sing a portion of a song of their choice without mu- sic. If a contestant went on to the second round, they had to sing a patriotic song that was revealed to them just moments before their turn -to perform in the sec- ond round. The final 10 then sang a number of their choice with musical back- ground. Alas, judges had to' narrow down the number of contestants from 30 to 10 and Monroe was not among the 10. Monroe, who works in public relations and also runs her own business, said she's busy enough already without seeking a singing career, but still, it was a fun experience she'll al- ways remember. 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