Showing respect The Suwannee River State Park and the Boy Scouts of America Troop 408 of Live Oak coordinat- ed a Flag Retirement Cere- mony recently to properly retire flags that have proud- ly flown at the state park. When the United States flag is no longer in the manner in which is should be displayed or shown, it should be inspected and re- tired, preferably by burn- ing. The Scouts inspected the first flag set for retire- ment and pledged alle- giance to it one final time. They then carefully sepa- rated the blue field of stars from the stripes and then they cut it apart stripe by stripe. The pieces were placed on a fire inside a metal fire pit. "Ranger Rianna had called to ask if our Troop would be interested in or- ganizing a flag retirement ceremony for them. She had numerous flags to re- tire and thought that we could get the task done," said Scout Cody Mayo. "I feel honored and very thankful that we had the opportunity to perform this service in our community. I would also like to thank all The United Methodist Men of First United Methodist Church of Live Oak, 311 South Ohio Avenue, invite the Live Oak community to their first Missions Barbeque Fundraiser of the Fall. Proceeds of this event will support the global missions outreach of Live Oak First United Methodist Church. Take-out or eat-in plates of "Willie Veal's Famous Slow Roast Barbeque Chicken" with sides of home-baked beans, cole slaw and rolls will be avail- able from 11:30 a.m. - 2 p.m. and 5 p.m. - 7 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 10. Each ticketed order includes a quarter roasted chicken plus sides. Eat in orders include refills of iced tea! of the people who partici- pated and took the time to attend the ceremony. God Bless America." The Scouts retired 14 other flags during the cere- mony. The Scouts' love for their country, culture and tradi- tions was further evident by their recognition of hon- ored guests that they chose to receive the grommets from the flags retired that day. The grommets are a form of good luck to be carried or worn around the neck of the person who re- ceives one. For the Scouts, the grommets are a small token of appreciation to honor the men and women who serve our country, state, county and commu- nity. The Scouts honored 1ST Vice Commander Randy White of the American Le- gion Post 107, a 20 year veteran of the United States Navy; Sgt. Lohlein of the Florida National Guard; Marshall Wayne Wilson II of the Florida Division of Forestry; Craig Lines of the Florida Department of En- vironmental Protection; Sgt. Danny Watson of the Suwannee County Sheriffs Flag retirement ceremony. - Courtesy photo Office; Suwannee County Fire Chief Charlie Conner; Live Oak Police Chief Buddy Williams and Rian- na Elliot of the Suwannee River State Park. After the ceremony the ashes of the flags were re- moved and buried by the Scouts as a final show of respect. For more informa- tion about retiring the Unit- ed State Flag or Boys Scouts of America, please contact 386-330-4162. Time to clean out Time to clean out your bookcases and bring those gently used books, DVDs and CDs to the Live Oak or Branford Library for the October Great Book Sale. If you have only a box or two of items, we are pleased to announce that this year you may drop them off at the following Solid Waste Collection Sites, where Book Sale drop boxes have been provided. If, however, you have several boxes we ask you not to drop them at the collection sites, as they only have the ability to take a few boxes at a time. Please take them to the libraries listed below. The Friends of the Library thank the Public Works Department of Suwannee County for participating in the collec- tion. We hope this process will help make it more convenient for people to donate to this worthy cause. Collection sites: For large donations, two boxes or more: Live Oak Library or Branford Library For smaller donations: 1) Dowling Park, 23163 County Rd 250 2) Humphries, 9186 216th St. (O'Brien) 3) Opportunity Store, 9202 101st Rd. 4) Pepper, 9681 State Rd. 51 5) Wellborn, 11673 County Rd. 137 6) Brown Wood, 12706 90th Terrace (Goldkist) The Friends of the Library is hosting its annual book sale on October 7-9, then the following week of October 14-16 at the Suwannee Regional Library, 1848 Ohio/ML King, Jr., Avenue, US 129,south your bookcases! of Live Oak. The Suwannee County Friends of the Li- brary is a volunteer booster organization for Suwannee River Regional Library. Through membership and fundraisers, such as The Great Book Sale, thousands of dollars have been donated to enhance and provide for library services. Furniture, staff training, books, videos, DVDs special children's programs and even major contri- butions to the construction of the Live Oak and Branford libraries have been support- ed by the Suwannee County Friends of the Library. Please donate your gently used materials to help make the Great Book Sale a suc- cess! For more info: Betsy Bergman, Presi- dent of the Suwannee County Friends of the Library, 386-842-2953; Branford Li- brary, 386-935-1556. Tax Collector representative in Dowling Park The Suwannee County Tax Col- lector's Office is in Dowling Park the 1st Thursday of each month from 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. and can process vehicle and vessel registra- tions, title work and real estate tax- es. Come to the Village Square in the Professional Offices. The Methodist Men will deliver orders of 4 or more plates to business establish- ments across Live Oak and to residences. Afternoon meals may be ordered for de- livery to Bulldog Tailgate parties at Langford Stadium or residences. (4 plate minimum for delivery.) Tickets at $6 per plate are on sale at the First UMC Church Office or from members of the First UMC Methodist Men's organization. A limited number of tickets will be sold. Plan early for lunches or family suppers and tailgates on Sept. 10. Ticket sales will end on Sept. 8. For group ticket delivery or any ques- tions, call First United Methodist Church's office at 386-362-2047. eJI\ w UIAr) V Jrj2 JijA )r fI Ii Hey Kids! My name is Splash. My friends and I are called The Sandtastics, and we sure hope you'll join us in VyStar's new Kids Club. It's all about making saving fun and easy. Whether you're saving for a new bike or video game, a special pair of shoes or outfit, college or a car - you'll see that your dollars add up quickly when you deposit them into your account. 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