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 Maultsby and Thomas

 to lead NFCC board
 Members of/the North Florida Comm
 lege Board of Trustees re-elected John.
 Jr. of Madison as chair and Albert T
 Monticello as vice-chair, during thi
 monthly board meeting Aug. 15.
 Maultsby is president/CEO of Florida
 Inc., Greenville. Thomas is retired fror
 ferson County School District. He had b
 ferson teacher since 1965 and vocational
 since 1999. This is Maultsby's fourth
 chairman and Thomas' third as vice-cha
 For information contact news@nfe
John Maultsby, Jr. telephone 850-973-1653.



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 Friday
 Sept. 1
 Suwannee School
 Board retreat
 Suwannee County School Board will con-
 duct a retreat on budget, curriculum, facilities,
 personnel policy and rransportation at.9 a.m.,
 Friday, Sept. I in the Douglass Center Confer-
 ence Building School board meetings are
 open to the public with the exception of ex-
 pulsion issues,,which are pri\ ate. Info: 386-
 364-2601.

 Tuesday
 Sept.5 5
 Democratic Executive
 Committee meeting
 Suwahiee County Democratic E\ecuti\e
 Committee will meet Tuesday, Sept 5, at Spirit
 of the Suwannee Music Park, US 129 North,
 Lite Oak A sit-down dinner is served at 6:30
p.m. for S10 per person. The meeting starts at
 7 p.m. Dinner is not required to join us for the,:
 meeting. All Democrats are invited to join us
 in participating in the Democratic Process.
 MNeetings are held the first.Tuesdj\ of each
 month. Info.RSVP for dinner: Nlonica, 386-
 330-2036. ., .

 SWednesdayj
Sept. 6:. .6
Transportation Disadvantaged
Coordinating Board meeting
 Su%\annee Counr' Transportation Disad\an-


taged Coordii
a.m., Wednes
Suwannee Va
955-2200 or


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lay, Sept. 6 in the board room of
ley Transit Authori y. Info: 352-
oll-free 800-226-0690.


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 Suwannee
 duct a special
 day Sept 6 ii
 Board meeting
 Live Oak to a
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eSchool Board
meeting to
al budget
County School Board will con-
meeting at 5:30 p.m., Wednes-
Sthe Suwannee County Schooli
g room, T2 Second St.. N\\.
iopt a final budget. School
s are open to the public with the
xpulsion issues, which are pri-:
5-36--2601., '


Thursday
SSept. .
SPS pare it-teacher meeting
 Suwannee Primary School will hold a par-
ent-teacher mneetinL' from 6-':30 p.m., Thurs-
da3, Sept. tfr parents of students in classes
of teachers: Allbritton, Johnson. Jones. Koon.
Pagliai, Patteibon. Seale.Toiwnsend and Woo-
ley. Meeting, begins in the lunchroom w\ ith in-
troduction of school administrators and staff
and review\ of police~ for attendance from 6-
6:15 p.m. Meet x ith teacher from 6:15-7:30
p.m. Info: 38h-364-2650.
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 mind and open the door to added opportunities, it
 can earn a graduate $1 million more over a life-
 time than a high school graduate, according to
 national reports.
 However, with the cost of a college education
 rising faster than inflation each year, many fami-
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 The answer is to begin saving through a 529
 college savings plan early. Through state plans,
 such as the Florida College Investment Plan,
 families can accumulate significant savings.
 "With a'529 plan, families have a financial tool
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 The Florida College Investment Plan is a col-
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 Ag in the Classroom

Mini-Grants deadline Oct. 1


 The Florida Farm Bureau
 Federation reminds teachers
 that Oct. 1 is the deadline to
apply for its Ag in the- Class-
room Mini-Grants
 These grants are designed
to assist educators with pro-
jects' that integrate agriculture
\ ith other classroom curricu-
la.
 "Helping students under-
stand agricuilture's role in so-
ciet\ is important,"' said
Rachel Kudelko. coordinator
of Florida Farm Bureau's
Young:Farmers and'Ranchers
program. "We see this pro-


Elect Diana Robinson


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gram as a w in-\in for Florida
teachers and Florida agricul-
ture.'
 All kindergarten through
eighth grade teachers are wel-
come to appl\. The grants are
S250 each and can be used for,
a variety of educational pro-
jects pertaining to agriculture.
 The Florida Farm Bureau-
Agriculture in the Classroom
grant is a public private part-
nership serving K-8th grade
education with a goal of help-
ing to increase the under-
standing of agriculture among
students and educators. The


In nmemory of
A-Vmy NI. Claxton
September 4. 2005






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Program is administered
through Florida Farm Bureau.
Florida's oldest and largest
general farm organization. Up
to $7,500 may be awarded in
niini-grants throughout the
state by Florida Farm Bureau
during the year.
 Agriculture has no subject
 area boundaries, and entries
 Share encouraged in. social srud-
 ies, math. language arts, sci-
 ence. environmental educa-
 tion or an\ other subject area
 or combination of areas that
 effectively integrate key agri-
 cultural principles, i.e.. pro-
 duction. promotion, etc.
 The application to apply for
 the grant can do\\nload from
 the Florida Farm Bureau Web
 site at http: floridafarmbu-
 reau.org programs_teach-
 ersliniGrants.aspx.
 The Florida Farm Bureau
 Federation is the state's largest
 general-interes.t agricultural
'-association w\ith' about
140,000 member-families
statewide. Headquartered in
Gaines\ ille, the Federation is
an independent, non-profit
agricultural organization.
More information about Flori-
da Farm Bureau is available
on the organization's Web site.
http.. FloridaFarmBureau.org.


 During the past
 sixteen years I have %worked in
the Florida Legislature assisting 5
 our small rural counties with
 budget requests, grant
 applications, and cutting the
 red tape out of state


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 o PRECINCT CHANGES FOR ALL o
 6 ELECTIONS BEGINNING SEPT. 5, 2006

 As a result of the Help America Vote Act that President Bush passed into
 v law, three Voting Precincts have been relocated to be in compliance. The V
 0 Precincts that haie been moved are: a
 T Precinct 2 Farm Bureau Building. otherss will now vote at the LIVE OAK T
 E CHiURCH OF GOD. 9828 U.S. 129 SOUTH. LIVE OAK. FL (in back of E
 Church in the lobbh of the FAMILY LIFE CENTER)
 Precinct 12 Wellborn Masonic Lodge. voters will now vote at the
 2 WELLBORN BAPTIST CHURCH. 4146 Lowe Lake Road. Vellborn. FL 2
 O in back of church in the SOCLAL HALLi 0
S0 Precinct 13 Branford Masonic Lodge. voters w ill no" vote at the O


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a county commissioner who has
a working knowledge of county
 and state government, and a
 commissioner who will be able
 to look for common ground with
 other commissioners, rather than
bickering. Serving with Representative
 Dwight Stansel, I clearly saw the
importance of serving with a larger
purpose in mind. It is not about
me or the other commissioners;
 it is about the people of
 Suwannee County that we
 serve. I urge you, on .
 September 5th, to vote
 for me, Diana Robinson ,
S- a qualified candidate


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cy requirements and permits anyone to invest.
However, for those not residing in Florida, other
states may offer in-state plans that grant tax and
other benefits to residents. It is recommended
that you consult a tax advisor before insisting in
any state's 529 plan.
 When the student is ready for college, with-
 drawals for qualified college expenses are ex-
 empt from federal income'tax. -
 SWhen your child is ready to enter college, our
 savings can pay for qualified educational expens-
 es such as tuition, dormitory, books and off-cam-
 pus housing at any eligible education institution.
 .Families may enroll in 529 plans at any tune
 and some states make investing easy. For exam-
Sple, families may enroll in the Florida College In-
vestment Plan for as little as $25 per month
through automatic withdrawals from a checking
or savings account.
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