United Way of Suwannee Valley Special sections featured INSIDE boClov~i Park Dogs come up short against 'Canes Page 1B uwutannteat-iA Serving Suwannee County since 1884 Midweek Edition September 13, 2006 121st YEAR, NO. 94 50 CENTS Plane crashes at county airport: one injured PLANE CRASH AT COUNTY AIRPORT INJURES ONE: Lieutenant Sid Hayes of the Suwannee County Fire Rescue service surveys the wreckage of a small plane which crashed on Sept. 11 at the Suwannee County Airport.'- Photo: Robert Bridges Vanessa Fultz Democrat Reporter A small plane crashed at the Suwannee Counrp, Airport Monda.. Sept. 11, at about 4 p.m. But it 1as Lno terrorist attack. Witnesses said the', heard the plane sputter. One flight student was inijuied in the crash. According to Suiv.nnree CoLunt, Sheriff's Office (SCSO) Deput Tatin a Jo'. the plane went down at the airport \\ hile the flight stu- dent attempted to lift off. Bradle) Neal, l.x, of Lake Cit,. \ias uIsi entering mid field during lift-off v, hen the engine began to sputter, Joy said, relaying the account a witness and lie flight instruc- tor gave her of the event. * Neal re-fired the engine at least twice and on the third time he attempted to land, ac- TRAUMAONE TRANSPORTS INJURED PILOT: . helicopter to Snarids at UF. fPri,:i,: vjane Full: cording to Joy. While trying to land, the wind tipped oue of the plane's wings, caus- ing the plane to cartwheel over, Joy said. The plane crashed in the north east comer of the airport property. It did not appear there was any fire from the crash. TraumaOne emergency helicopter arrived on the scene within minutes and Neal was air-lifted to Shands t U F to be treated for what appeared to be serious injuries. Suwan- Pilot Bradley Neal, 18, of Lake City, was taken by nee County Fire/Rescue, located at the west end of the airport, was on scene 'x ithm sec- onds and treated Neal initially. SheriffTony Cameron said at the scene that Neal was the only occupant on board. Mark Fessler, Neal's instructor, and at least one witness saw the crash unfold. Wit- nesses were not available for comment at SEE PLANE, PAGE 10A Autumn Artfest, Vanessa Fultz Democrat Reporter Those \\ ho Io0 e _AtiLLulll'_S colors don't t alit\e to wait an., longer to get a glance. The l0th Annual .Autumnn Altfest ha. produced a splash of color this Near for e\et.ione ho appreciates color and art. Displ, hs are open to the public at the SuIwannee Ri\er Regional Librar,; through Sept. 22. Sponsored b:, ihe Li-.e Oak Artist's Guild. artists from No, th Florida and South Georgia present vorks of oil, acrylic, pa.istcl. aterccolor, graphics, mixed me- dia, photograph:, and sculpture workss are judged and displayed for the public. Debbie Rice of the Li\e Oak Artist's Guild said this SEE AUTUMN, PAGE 9A HURRICANE DORA VISITED LIVE OAK IN 1964 AND.LEFT THIS: Who said hurricanes don't strike Suwannee County. When Hurricane Dora visited Live Oak Sept. 10 -12 of 1964, it dumped 18 inches of rain that flooded Live Oak and left downtown looking like this for weeks, causing severe damage to city homes and businesses and wreaking havoc with lives of locals. One of the casualties was Suwannee High School which developed a sink hole underneath it and the school had to be evac- uated and then torn down. To see other photos from this tragedy that'struck the people ot Live Oak visit Live Oak City Hall where other photos are displayed in the lobby This photo was taken looking westward on US 90 at the US 129 intersection. - Photo .Suri fjriri,,e ein,,i, ral t. : ' Live Oak native's work found in kitchens Florida native Charles , Sweat Jr.. may have moved - awa', from his childhood home of Li e Oak, but his work can be Tfountd in kitchens all over the Unit- ed States. S\veat. 48. the son of Charles Sw eat of Live Oak and Judy S% eat of Ma yo, has been instru- mental in managing the growth of Earthbound Farm,- the nation's largest producer of organic, pre- washed bagged salads. Sweat has received the In- ternational Fresh-Cut Pro- AWARD: Charlie Sweat Jr., left, receives International Fresh-C duce Association's (IFPA ) Produce Association's (IFPA) award for his work with Earth- award for his work with bound Farm. Also pictured, IFPA representative, center, and Earthbound Farm. Earthbound Farm founder Drew Goodman. right. Pholo: Submit all over the US ;' Wi the explosion of ,,. :g i..in organic foods, evrt Wal-Mart has jumped ',:.on board. Sweat has steadi- ly guided Earthbound Farm's sales from $50 mil-. .lion in 1998 to $500 mil- lion in 2006. Under his leadership, the company has gro\xwn from a small, mostly local, producer of organic specially salads to the nation's largest grower and distributor of organic produce. "Efficient management- it of Earthbound Farm's oper- ations.is critical for our SEE LIVE OAK, PAGE 10A BEST OF SHOW: Jeffrey Smart Baisden stands with her colored pencil art entitled "Interlude," for which she was awarded best of show at the 10th Annual Autumn Artfest. See Friday's Democrat for photos of winner's art. Photo: Vanessa Fultz Am Auto, Cruise, Tilt, CD WES HI Just . '07 Silverado Ext. Cab J19,499 EY r Downtown. 362-2976 Live Oak, L st or Downtown. 362-2976 Live Oak, FL TODAY'S WEATHER Suwannee County should see thunderstorms. High today around 88F. For up to the minute weather information go to www.suwanneedemocrat.com FEATURED ON PAGE 2A INDEX Classifieds 1-7D Sports 1-5B Suwannee Living 4A Viewpoint 6A Legal Notices 7B AREA DEATHS Louise A. "Lou" Lager, Jr., 71, Live Oak OBITUARY ON PAGE 7A Allbritton's Quail Shoot Friday The $10,000 putt will be up for grabs Friday, at Quail Heights Country Club in Lake City. Anyone can enter the Allbritton's Pontiac GMC contest with a $5 entry fee. After proceeding through various qualifying rounds, one person will advance to putt for $10,000 "BIG ONES." There will also be many prizes during the afternoon putting contest. www.suwanneedemocrat, com i Dogs down Branford in Volleyball - Page 1 B e~l~sP3 ~ c ~ -~~r I ~; I --- ------- Il - - :ed , u in