Page 2 December 21, 2007 A LOCALLY OWNED NEWSPAPER The Franklin Chronicle School Board from Page 1 There was also discussion on the need for new bear-proof dumpsters. Board member David Hinton of District Two will continue the investigation into the most practical solution to hungry bears in the garbage and report to a future meeting: Diane McGrath presented plans to auction a new workshop building built as a class project by the carpentry class with the funds to be put back into the pro- gram. Future plans might include the construction of a small house to be auctioned at a later time. The Board talked about the need to produce an Administra- tive and Supplemental salary schedule for the consolidated district. The new schedule is planned to be retroactive to July ,1, 2007. Board member Denise Butler of District One asked for a workshop to discuss the new salary needs before voting on any actual schedule. The Board will meet in executive session this week to start those talks. The next regular meeting of the Franklin County Board of Education is scheduled for January 10, 2008. Items to be added to the agenda are due by December 27. S 1 A a E R. Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue 12/21 12/22 12/23 12/24 12/25 75/54 Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 70s and lows in the mid 50s. Sunrise: 7:30 AM Sunset: 5:43 PM 76/57 Consider- able cloudi- ness. Highs in the mid 70s and lows in the upper 50s. Sunrise: 7:30 AM Sunset: 5:44 PM 68/39 Chance of showers. Highs in the upper 60s and lows in the upper 30s. Sunrise: 7:31 AM Sunset: 5:44 PM 57/36 Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 50s and lows in the mid 30s. Sunrise: 7:31 AM Sunset: 5:45 PM Florida At A Glance 70'60 Tampa 78159 PHOTO BY LAUREL NEWMAN The Tran sisters, Gillian, 6, Grace, 3, and Gabrielle, 8, pause from the important business of telling Santa their Christmas wishes to pose for a photo. Santa from Page 1 ory probing, and some help from an older CVFD. veteran, he remembered who assumed the Santa responsibility back then. "It was Jack Burda," Whaley said. "He just loved doing Santa." After the last child had left, clutching the Santa goodie bag,: Santa and his elves loaded up a large basket with fresh fruit and a few candy items and headed for their next stop, the Har- bor Breeze assisted living care facility. "Many of the residents there can't have candy, and we don't like to leave anyone feeling left out, so we always bring them plenty of fresh fruit," Whaley said. From somewhere among the fire trucks, there came the echo of a hearty "Ho ho ho! Merry Christmas, everyone!" PHOTO BY LAUREL NEWMAN Lonnie, 2, and Lorenzo Neal, 6, seem to be experts at hiding their emotions. Area Cities Citylarwae pio sund^ ny Clearwater 77 Crestview 74 Daytona Beach 76 Fort Lauderdale 81 Fort Myers .82 Gainesville 76 Hollywood 81 Jacksonville 68 Key West 79 Lady Lake 78 Lake City 73 Madison 74 Melboume 80 Miami 79 N Smyrna Beach 76 pt sunny pt sunny rain pt sunny pt sunny pt sunny pt sunny rain pt sunny pt sunny pt sunny pt sunny rain ptsunny rain Ocala Orlando Panama City Pensacola Plant City Pompano Beach Port Charlotte Saint Augustine Saint Petersburg Sarasota Tallahassee Tampa Titusville Venice W Palm Beach I i-ytLsunn I pt sunny pt sunny pt sunny pt sunny pt sunny pt sunny pt sunny rain pt sunny pt sunny pt sunny pt sunny rain pt sunny pt sunny National Cities Atna Coud Atlanta Boston Chicago Dallas Denver Houston Los Angeles Miami cloudy pt sunny cloudy pt sunny sn shower pt sunny mst sunny pt sunny. Minneapolis New York Phoenix San Francisco Seattle' St. Louis Washington, DC IctH shLo ower sn shower cloudy pt sunny pt sunny cloudy cloudy pt sunny Moon Phases e* v i, First Full Last New Dec 17 Dec 24 Dec 31 Jan 8 UV Index Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue 12/21 12/22 12/23 12/24 12/25 4 2 3 4 4 Moderate Low Moderate Moderate Moderate The UV Index is measured on a 0 11 number scale, 0 11 with a higher UV Index showing the need for greater skin protection. 61/41 Partly cloudy. Highs in the low 60s and lows in the low 40s. Sunrise: 7:32 AM Sunset: 5:46 PM raae, a -e - o s, . I I I