WEnNESDAY. SEPTEMBER 13. 2006 U SUWANNEE DEMOCRAT/LIVE OAK PAGE 5A Dixie Boston crowned 2006 Pre-Teen Florida, Junior Division The 2006 Pre-Teen Florida Scholar- ship & Recognition Program was recent- ly held at the Grand Hyatt Tampa Bay. Regional directors Diane and Pete David and Dawn Freret gathered Florida's best and brightest female students ages 7-9 (Junior Division) and 10-12 (Senior Di- vision) to compete for over $5,000 in ed- ucational bonds, prizes and awards, as well as the opportunity to-qualify for the 2007 Pre-Teen America Nationals to be held July 3-8, 2007 in Baton Rouge, La. There they have the opportunity to com- pete for over $25,000 in educational bonds, prizes and awards. Dixie Jeanette Boston, 9, of Jasper, won! She competed with ove-JO young ladies-and is honored to represent her communi- .# ty as 2006 Pre-Teen .- Florida, Junior Divi- sion title holder. Thanks again to all her sponsors, FDLE em- " ployees; Family'Fit- ness Center, Dick and .. Vickie Harrel; Dick and Judy Smales, Jim- my and Vonnie Skeen, Ruth Kramer, the Boston family, Rhonda Furry and Robin Ed- wards. . The partici- pants were evaluated in ' *: seven criteria. divisions: 1. Dixie Jeanette Bos academic : achievement; 2. volunteer service to church and community; 3. school honors and activities; 4. development of personal skills and abilities; 5. general knowledge; 6. commu- nicative ability; and 7. on-stage expressiveness and 'overall pre- teen image. The following are the Junior S; Division runners-up: First- .tD . -: 5,'. .~. o :. *- y^- ;. I ston Amanda Thiele, 9, of Lakeland; Second- Nina Vukich, 9, Stuart; Third-Kailey Roux, 9, High Springs; and Fourth-Alis- sa Hixon,'9, Naples. , Junior speech winners: Cindy Jean Baptiste, 7, Winter Haven; and Stdne' DesJardins, 9, Navarre. Junior talent winner: Jessicai "Binn\" Hall, 8, Bonita Springs. Visit ww .preteenamerica coin for more information on the competition. My Pre-Teen Florida experience Miss Pre-Teen Florida, Junior Division, Dixie, Jeanette Boston By Dixie Boston My Pre-Teen Florida experience was extremely exciting. At first, I didn't want to go, but then once I got there I realized it would be tons, of fun. For every meal I Was treated like a princess. There were silver plates with silver utensils and real linen napkins, glass cups and chargers. I made lots of new friends and enjoyed the South Florida sun at the "watering hole." The pool was so crowd- ed with girls my age, you could hardly swim, but I had a great time anyway. I was a little nervous about the general knowledge test and the interview, piece of cake! As I walked out on stage to in- troduce myself for the first time I thought I would choke on my words, but I did just fine. 'When it came time to announce the 2006 Junior Division title holder and the, judges called my number, my mom jumped up and shouted! We were so happy and surprised! I look forward to continuing to be an "A" honor roll student at Suwannee In- termediate School in Live Oak, becom- ing involved in more school activities and ongoing volunteer work, piano, dance and Girl Scouts as I prepare for the 2007 National Pre-Teen Florida Ju- nior Diii.ion competition Couldn't have done v. ith \. ithowt all your encourage-: ment, prayers and financial support! God bless you all! ENTERTAINMENT: New on-line resources benefit community college students statewide CCLA activates nearly $4 million in new LINCCWeb eResources Students at Florida's com- munity colleges gained ac- cess recently to $3.9 million in additional electronic data- bases, e-journals and eBooks to assist in learning and re- search. The new resources are available via LINCCWeb (www.linccweb.org), the web-based library informa- tion portal used by more than 800,000 community college students statewide. LINC- CWeb is operated by the Col- lege Center for Library Au- totnation (CCLA), a program of the state's Division of Community Colleges and Workforce Education. The Florida Legislature ap- propriated funding for the new resources to be shared by all community colleges'. Representatives from each college collaborated to select resources that meet, the infor- mation,needs of toda\'s stu- dents. "Until now, each college used local funds to license. resources for, its students," said CCLA Executive Direc- tor J. Richard Madauis. "Be- cause of that, students at some colleges had access to significantly \ more on-linere- sources than others. This new state\ ide approach guaran- tees that et erv student hag convenient access to the same valuable resources re- . gardless of college size or lo- cation. LINCCWeb is avail-* able to students 24 hours a day, whenever and wherever they need it.. "This is a tremendous leap forward and a continued in- dication of Florida's support for its community colleges, . 'their students and libraries."' he added. About CCLA CCLA operates the statewide Library Informa- tion Network for Community Colleges (LINCC) and asso- ciated web-based informa- tion portal,. LINCCWeb, from its headquarters in Tallahas- see, Florida. As an adminis- tered program of the Florida Department of Education's Division of Community Col- leges and Workforce Educa- tion, CCLA serves 28 com- munity colleges and 73 cam- pus libraries in 60 cities . throughout Florida, on-line at: www.cclaflorida.org. Florida's 28 Community Colleges Brevard Community Col- lege, Broward Community College, Central Florida Community _College, Chipola College, Daytrona Beach Community College, Edison College, Florida Community College at Jacksonville, Florida Keys Community College, Gulf Coast Commu- nity College, Hillsborough Community College. Indian River Community College,' Lake City Community Col- jcge. Lake-Sumter Communi- ty College, Manatee Commu- nity College, Miami Dade College. North Florida Com- 'muhity College, Okaloosa- Walton College, Palm Beach Community College. Pasco- Hernando Conimunin Col- lege, Pensacola Junior Col- lege, Polk Community Col- lege, Santa Fe Community. College, Seminole Communi- ty Collc'l,. South Florida Community College, St. Johns River Conauiniitv Col- lege, Si. Petersbturg College, T'TailnhasseeC Contitiniry Col-, lege and Valencia Comniuniti College. By Paul Lane, CNHI News Service New DVD "The Simpsons: Season Eight" America's favorite never-ending cartoon comedy releases its latest edition of DVDs this week. Season eight features the debut of Poochie the Rockin' Dog and the "Simpsons Spin-Off Show- case." "The Simpsons," in existence since 1989, have a feature film due next July and no end of the series in sight. The series has beefi renewed . through 2007-08; by then, the show will have celebrated its 20th an- niversary and made upwards of 450 episodes.' Books Lou Holtz "'Wins, Losses and Lessons: An Auto- biography" The most famous Notre Dame football coach in recent mem- ory has released a memoir that any golden dome fan will con- sider a must-have. Holtz, who led six different schools to bowl games and re- mains the sixth-winningest coach in NCAA history discusses his humble upbringing in West Virginia, the challenges of help- ing build programs at football lightweights like William and Mary and the satisfaction of coaching the Fighting Irish. " ia U I a m 1 T & ii Q. What do primers do exactly? Primei, ar designed to piepre u o pailt. 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Taking some time to prepare the surface pays of in the end.' 1512 South Ohio Avenue, 362-7066 294983-F CD Christina Aguilera "Back to Basics" This .pop diva releases her third disc, a double album, Tues- day. Although she hasn't released an album since 2002's "Stripped," Aguilera has kept busy with commercials, charity shot s and a rMarriage in November as well as starting a feud \ith Mariah Carey. , The first new single, "Ain't No Other Man," has already reached the Billboard Top 10. Like that song, the album is billed as jazz-heavy with a 1940s sound. Movie "Snakes on a Plane". You've read about it, seen.the commercials, and bought the T-shirt. The wait is finally over as of Friday. ' Samuel L. Jackson stars in this darling of Internet movie fans as an FBI agent escorting a witness from Hawaii to the mainland. The bad guys aren't done, though, and in an effort to keep the witness quiet, they takes snakes and ....well, you know.' Internet buzz has it that Jackson loved the title of this film so much, he signed'on without seeing a script and threatened to walk when executives considered changing it. Nathan Phillips and Kenan Thompson also star. Paul Lane writes for the Niagara (N. Y) Gazette. Copyright (c) 1999-2006 cnhi, inc.' j : I PI. L, ji.,:rn '42 E Hi.... i.:I S-i,:'. i_- .i 3 .2-1244 ,.,uth 1' _qujI .I_, .111. .r I 4."1'r -:', 1 36 2 :' 59 3C' -.5 1 Medical Etuipnenti Di: 3S61 362-44114 Hoursut. &.30 air.o.30 PM MulnFu., S.3u ami3.00 pmi Sat. by Kathy Fletcher, PharmD Drive-up window Different types of cough and treatments Coughing is an important defense mechanism that helps airways in the throat and chest in the clearing of mucus or foreign materials. A cough may be acute (lasting less than three weeks) or chronic (lasting greater than three weeks). Certain medical conditions can cause coughing. These include upper respiratory infections, sinusitis, rhinitis, asthma, or gastroesophageal reflux disease. Certain prescription medications may also cause coughing as a side effect. A cough may be productive or nonproductive, and should be treated accordingly. For a nonproductive' cough, a cough suppressant medicine is used for treatment. Codeine is available in some states in limited amounts without a prescription, and is used primarily for nighttime coughing. Dextromethorphan is another over-the-counter cough suppressant found in many products. Benzonatate (Tessalon Perles) is available only with a prescription for the treatment of a nonproductive cough. Guaifenesin is an expectorant which is used for a productive cough.. It works by thinning mucus to improve the process of coughing and clear mucus from the airway. If a cough is caused by smoking, emphysema, asthma, or chronic bronchitis, treatment should not be used because the cough is acting to keep the lungs. clear and permit breathing. 2949BB-F Florida Farm Bureau's Annual meeting set for Oct. 11-13 The deadline for early registration and hotel reservations is Friday, Sept. 15 for the Florida Farm Bureau Federation's 60th Annual Meeting scheduled Oct. 11-13 at the Hilton Oceanfront Resort in Daytona Beach. Early registration is $89; after Sept. 15 registration is $99. Hotel reservations are niade by calling the hotel directly at 386-254-8200. Room rates are.$119 per night. Register for the conference b\ submitting a registration form, available on-line at http://www.FloridaFarmBureau.org Info: Rachel Kudelko at 352-378-8 100. ext. 1030. 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