PAGE iQA U SUWANNEE DEMOCRAT/LIVE OAK WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2006 Suwannee Valley Humane Society ev fe I All : . . . EN ROUTE TO SHANDS: Bradley Neal, 18, of Lake City is loaded into a helicopter for an emergency flight to Shands at UF. Neal was piloting a small plane which crashed Sept. 11 at the Suwannee County Airport. Photo: Susan K. Lamb Plane Continued From Page 1A press time pending the arrival of the Federal Aviation Ad- ministration (FAA) which will investigate the cause of the crash.. . Chris Harrison, a county jail-building maintenance worker, arrived at the scene, minutes after the crash. He said Neal appeared to be con- scious and talking and ap- peared to have suffered pos- SThankYou from Billy Maxwell County Commissioner, District 4 To the voters of District 4: Thank You! Thank You! I.am truly humbled by your re-electing me as your County Commissioner. I promise to continue to work hard and full-time for you and Suwannee County. I will continue to be truthful, conservative with your tax dollars and welcome your thoughts and suggestions. Home 386-963-5460; Cell 386-362-8803 Paid political advertisement paid for and approved by Billy Maxwell (D) for County Commissioner District 4 296866-F sible head and leg injuries. "He thought he was going to die," said Harrison. Many rushed to the scene to help, including Sheriff Cameron, Chief Depurh Ron Colvin, several SCSO deputies, Sum annee County/Fire Rescue workers and Suwannee Countr Public Works Department personnel' and oth crs. "From time to time we see plane crashes among crop dusters, but this is the first time I've seen a plane go down since a crash at the air- port in 1992," said Sheriff Cameron. In the 1992 crash, a pilot was killed and a deputy criti- cally injured at the airport while searching for evidence in d-imurder case. The FAA will conduct an investigation of the crash. The area ha.s been blocked off for investigation. 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Visit our Web site and see the homeless animals who need a re- ally good home at www.geocities.com/Suwanneehs, or e- mail us at suwanneevalley@earthlink.net. Adoption fee of $50 includes spay/neuter, deworming, heartworm/fe- line (leukemia) testing and rabies shot.. Please visit the shelter, the animals would love to meet you. They also offer optional micro-chipping when you adopt for $10 more. If you have lost a pet or found one tihe humane'society will help you. find your pet. Call us at 850-971-9904 or toll-free at 866-236-7812. Eeave a message if they are closed, your call will be re- turned. Remember to always call your local animal control or shelters if you have a lost or found animal. They really appreciate donations; they couldn't operatewithout them. Donation are the heart and soul of its thrift shop in- come. Please consider bringing them do- nations of clothes, household goods, fur- niture and toys. They ask that all dona- tions be in good, condition; orthen ise, they cannot sell them. Thank you!' Volunteers are wanted and ,needed four hours a week on the day of your choice. Call to learn more. People are al- S. ways needed to hold, pet, love and walk the homeless animals at the shelter, so if you can't adopt you. can always come help in many other ways. Newspapers and aluminum cans re- cycled: They have a recycle newspaper bin at 305 Pinewood Drive, Live Oak, just west of Johnson's Appliance/Radio Shack. They also collect aluminum cans to recycle, just bring them to the shelter, All the money goes to help the homeless - animals. Continued From Page 1A customers, our growers and our company to capitalize on the opportunities offered by today's dynamic, 'fast- moving market," Sweat said. "I have enjoyed the challenge of achieving the best inethods in the industry to help Earthbound Farm further its position ias the. leading specialty salad sup- plier as well as realize its , vision: to make the organic choice viable for as many people as possible." The company recently celebrated the milestone of consistently shipping a mil- lion cases of organic pro- duce and specialty salads per week. Before joining Earth- bound Farm, Sweat worked for several national and in- ternational companies hold- ing management positions Reminder: Do not leave pets in vehi- cles for any length of time due to the heat and humidity. Note: Make sure you and your pets are prepared for hurricane season. Featured animals for adoption: Dogs: 3060-MISTY-3 years old, Lhasa Apso/mix, female, black with white tips. She is a good outside watchdog and is good with children and cats. 3052-SPARKY-10 weeks old, Heel- er/mix, orange tri-color. 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