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BY DEBORAH BUCKHALTERdbuckhalter@jcfloridan.com

On Wednesday after-noon, Jackson Countyresident Christine

Heidebrecht dyed her hairpink for the cause of

breast cancer aware-ness. She did that just

a few hours beforeboarding a plane forPhiladelphia to takepart in the 3-Day

Susan G. Komen walkfor a cure.

This will be the fifthyear she’s walked for the

cause, each time in a differentparticipating big city. And, thanks to the

generosity of localpeople who supporther in the associatedfundraising campaignthat each walker isasked to carry out,she’ll be deliveringalmost double theamount of moneyshe was asked togather in for thecause.

Almost every dollar in her $4,000 haulcame from local individuals who gave invarying amounts to help. Organizers ask thewalkers to raise at least $2,300. She’s accom-plished that each year but wanted to bumpup her total to mark her fifth anniversaryin the task. She reached her target Tuesday

night, and as afun element in her fundraising drive,she’d promised to dye her hair if she madeher goal.

It’s a promise she’s thrilled to make good

Misdiagnosed as a child, doctorshares story with business owners

BY DEBORAH BUCKHALTERdbuckhalter@jcfloridan.com

He holds a bachelor of sciencedegree, a Master’s degree, a dentaldegree, and a fellowship in oral andmaxillofacial surgery. But when hewas a child, retired dental surgeonDr. David Bardsley was sitting in anoffice lobby alone when he over-heard a psychiatrist tell his parentshe was mentally retarded. This wasat the end of a brief period of insti-tutional care as his desperate par-ents sought help for him.

The shock of that declarationsent his father across the desk tograb the doctor’s tie in one handand prepare to deliver a right crosswith his free hand. David’s mothergrabbed her husband’s elbow andthe doctor’s secretary rushed in

from the lobby to jump on the el-der Bardsley’s back, trying to stophim from striking her boss. Davidrushed in behind her, and saw thetangle of arms and legs. He heardnew language from his father, anormally most mild-manneredman.

This was decades ago, beforethe medical community under-stood or even knew of things likeTourette’s Syndrome and Atten-tion Deficit Hyperactive Disorder,and Dr. Bardsley wouldn’t find outuntil some 20 years after that officedust-up that these were the thingsthat caused him to be the “strangelittle boy” that the psychiatrist hadso thoroughly misdiagnosed.

Bardsley told his story Wednes-day at a gathering of businessowners who belong to the Vistage

International organization’s Flori-da chapter. Invited here by mem-ber Art Kimbrough for his turn athosting the monthly meetings, thedozen or so who came also learnedwhy Bardsley went on to prove thatpsychiatrist so wrong.

After things calmed down thatday, his father knelt down andlooked the 7-year-old boy in theeyes, and, with his son’s armsgripped firmly in his hands, said“You are not retarded. He’s retard-ed,” his father declared, pointingtoward the doctor’s office. His par-ents took him off all medications,spurned the psychiatric communi-ty’s fumbling attempts to help him,and turned themselves to the task.

Bardsley is convinced he knows

BY DEBORAH BUCKHALTERdbuckhalter@jcfloridan.com

Devoted to helping localfamilies bear the financialand emotional burdensassociated with battlingbreast cancer, P.I.N.K.Cares has a fundraisingdinner and auction setfor Sept. 27 at the Jack-son County AgricultureCenter on Penn Avenue inMarianna.

A 6 p.m. reception kicksoff the “P.I.N.K. CaresGoes Country” event, withdinner at 7 p.m. and a liveauction at 8 p.m. A silentauction will be ongoingfrom 6 to 8 p.m. and theevent winds down afterthe live auction. Tickets gofor $50 each or $90 for twoand are on sale throughSept. 19. Sponsorships arealso being sought, withdonors at the $300 levelreceiving two tickets asthanks for the donation.Donors at the $500 levelget four tickets in thanks,and $1,000 sponsors geta set of eight tickets.

Walkingfor a cure

DEBORAH BUCKHALTER/FLORIDAN

Vistage regional chairman David Loveless takes a test during anaudience-participation exercise offered by guest speaker Dr. DavidBardsley.

See WALK, Page 11A

PHOTOS BY KRISTIE CLOUD/FLORIDAN

The P.I.N.K. Cares “Connie” fire truck (above) sits at Madison Street Park for a St.Patrick’s Day festival in March. At right, Christine Heidebrecht flashes a smile whenshe sees her pink hair in the mirror as her hairdresser, Courtney Bass straightens afew strands of hair.

Tickets on salethrough Sept. 19

See DINNER, Page 11A

See STORY, Page 11A

This bright-pink swing is one of the items to be

auctioned at the “P.I.N.K. Cares Goes Country” event.

THINK PINKP.I.N.K.Cares

dinner isSept. 27

MARIANNA POLICE

DEPARTMENT

The Marianna Police Department re-ported the following incidents for Sept. 9,the latest available report: 10 traffic stops,one abandoned vehicle complaint, twosuspicious vehicle reports, one suspi-cious incident, two suspicious persons,two special detail assignments, one verbaldisturbance, one panic alarms, two ac-cidents, one follow-up investigation, twoproperty checks, two public service calls,two threat/harassment complaints and 16home security checks.

JACKSON COUNTY

SHERIFF’S OFFICE

The Jackson County Sheriff’s Officeand county fire/rescue reported the follow-ing incidents for Sept. 9, the latest avail-able report: One accident, one abandonedvehicle, one suspicious vehicle, one

suspicious person, two arrest complaints,two escorts, one highway obstruction, one

report of mental illness,one burglary, two verbaldisturbances, one pedes-trian complaint, 15 medicalcalls, one medical trans-port, one burglar alarm,one robbery alarm, two

criminal mischief complaints, four trespasscomplaints, one follow-up investigation,two suicide attempted or threat, threeproperty checks, one assist of a motorist orpedestrian, two assists of other agencies,one child abuse complaint, one public ser-vice call, one K-9 deployment, one welfarecheck, one transport and one report ofillegal dumping.

JACKSON COUNTY

CORRECTIONAL FACILITY

The following persons were booked into

the county jail during the latest reportingperiods:

» Abel Smith, 40, 6773 Rocky Lane, GrandRidge, aggravated battery with a deadlyweapon.

» Oscar Hill, 54, 3356 Royal CarriageDrive, Montgomery, Ala., sentenced to 10days.

» Tammy McLemore, 43, 2881 Highway71, Wewahitchka, principle to kidnapping,principle to false imprisonment.

» Michael Beltran, 26, 2278 Syfrette Road,Cottondale, hold for Gadsden Co.

» Mattie Oliver, 65, 5575 Prairie ViewRoad, Greenwood, failure to appear(worthless checks).

Jail Population: 209

To report a crime, call CrimeStoppers at 526-5000 or alocal law enforcement agency.

To report a wildlife violation, call 1-888-404-FWCC (3922).

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The submission deadline for this calendar is two days before publication. Submit to: Community Calendar, Jackson County Floridan, P. O. Box 520, Marianna, FL 32447,email editorial@jcfloridan.com, fax 850-482-4478 or bring items to 4403 Constitution Lane in Marianna.

TODAY

» Pink Cares Goes Country Dinner and AuctionReservation Deadline Sept. 19 — Jackson CountyAgricultural Center, 2741 Penn Ave. Marianna.Reception 6 p.m., dinner 7 p.m. silent auction 6 – 8p.m. Tickets: $50 per person $90 per couple. Dress;casual, western wear. Contact for tickets: Lorimeadows 573-0229, Clay New 209-4314 or JudySmith 272-1337. Proceeds benefit families battlingcancer.

» Marianna City Farmers Market Open — 7 a.m.to noon at Madison St. Park. Now featuring Pan-handle arts and crafts every Saturday.

» Jackson County Community Healthy Partner-ship Meeting — 9-10:30 a.m. Multipurpose Roomof the Florida Department of Health Jackson CountyHealth Department. Stakeholders and partnersinterested in working together to improve the healthof our community are invited to attend. Call 526-2412 ext. 282 for more info.

» St. Anne Thrift — 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. St. Anne’sCatholic Church, 3009 Fifth St., Marianna. Fall andwinter clothes, ready for the holidays! Welcomedonations: household items, clothing and jewelry.Proceeds go to help less fortunate in our commu-nity. Call 482-3734.

» OneBlood— 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Baptist College,Graceville. Receive a “Sunshine State” T-shirt.

» Chipola Civic Club Meeting — Noon at The OaksRestaurant, U.S. 90 in Marianna. The CCC’s focusis the local community, “Community, Children &Character.” Call 526-3142.

» CareerSource Chipola Joint Executive andFinance/Audit Committee Meeting — 5 p.m. Ca-reer Source Chipola Community Room, Marianna.

» In Honor and Remembrance — 5 p.m. ChipolaFamily Ministries, Hwy. 71 N., Marianna. Woodmenof the World Chapter 65 and Chipola Family Minis-tries will host the ceremonies. Guest speaker: Rev.John Rollyson, pastor of Eastside Baptist Church.

» CareerSource Chipola General meeting — 6p.m. Career Source Chipola Community Room,Marianna.

» Town of Grand Ridge Budget Workshop andMonthly Council Meeting — 6 p.m. Grand RidgeTown Hall. Public invited. Call 592-4621.

» Jackson County Branch of the NAACP month-ly meeting — 6 p.m. St. James AME Church.

» Alcoholics Anonymous — Closed discussion,8-9 p.m., First United Methodist Church, 2901 Cale-donia St., Marianna, in the AA room. Attendancelimited to people with a desire to stop drinking;papers will not be signed.

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 12

» Pink Cares Goes Country Dinner and AuctionReservation Deadline Sept. 19 — Jackson CountyAgricultural Center, 2741 Penn Ave. Marianna.Reception 6 p.m., dinner 7 p.m. silent auction 6 – 8p.m. Tickets: $50 per person $90 per couple. Dress;casual, western wear. Contact for tickets: Lorimeadows 573-0229, Clay New 209-4314 or JudySmith 272-1337. Proceeds benefit families battling

cancer.

» Hooks and Needles — 10 a.m. at the JacksonCounty Public Library, Marianna branch. New andexperienced handcrafters welcome to create, share,learn or teach favorite projects. Call 482-9631.

» Madison Street Park Farmers Market — 4-7p.m. at Madison Street park. Will be open eachFriday evening. FMNP and Sr. FMNP vouchers areaccepted. Call 693-4078.

» 34th Graceville Harvest Festival BeautyPageant — 6 p.m. Graceville Civic Center. Entry fee$60 with proceeds going to Graceville Harvest DayCelebration. Photogenic category optional for anadditional $10. Open pageant. $5 door admission.Tiny Baby Miss, Baby Miss, Toddler Miss, Tiny Miss,Future Little Miss and Little Miss.

» Chess Club — 6-8 p.m. First United MethodistChurch on Clinton St. in Marianna. Sponsored byMarianna Optimist Club for students for students8–18 years of age in Jackson County. All studentsand their parents are welcome. Players of all skilllevels including beginners are welcome. Call 693-0473.

» Celebrate Recovery — 7 p.m. at Evangel WorshipCenter, 2645 Pebble Hill Road in Marianna. Adultand teen meetings to “overcome hurts, habits andhang-ups.” Dinner: 6 p.m. Child care available. Call209-7856, 573-1131.

» Alcoholics Anonymous Open Meeting — 8-9p.m. in the AA room of First United MethodistChurch, 2901 Caledonia St. in Marianna.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 13

» Pink Cares Goes Country Dinner and AuctionReservation Deadline Sept. 19 — Jackson CountyAgricultural Center, 2741 Penn Ave. Marianna.Reception 6 p.m., dinner 7 p.m. silent auction 6 – 8p.m. Tickets: $50 per person $90 per couple. Dress;casual, western wear. Contact for tickets: Lorimeadows 573-0229, Clay New 209-4314 or JudySmith 272-1337. Proceeds benefit families battlingcancer.

» Cemetery Cleaning — Kent Cemetery, threemiles southwest of Alford. Arrive early and bringtools. Fish fry at noon following cleaning. Bringcovered dish and tea for lunch.

» Partners for Pets Share Day — El Rio MexicanRestaurant, 2914 Optimist Dr. Marianna. Ten per-cent of all profits day and night donated to Partnersfor Pets.

» Marianna City Farmers Market Open — 7 a.m.to noon at Madison St. Park. Now featuring Pan-handle arts and crafts every Saturday.

» Alcoholics Anonymous Open Meeting — 8 a.m.in the AA room of First United Methodist Church,2901 Caledonia St. in Marianna.

» The Chipola Beekeeper Club ConductingClass on Building and Assembling a Beehive— 8 a.m. to noon Jackson County Extension Office,2471 Pennsylvania Ave., Marianna. Light lunch willfollow. Cost $175 which includes compete 10-framehive, bottom board, deep body, a honey super aqueen excluder, drilled top for feeding jar, all foun-dation frames and plastic cell for entire hive. Also

include hive tool, gloves, head net and smoke. Beesare not included in the cost.

» Jackson County 4-H Livestock Clinic — 8:30-11:30 a.m. Jackson County Agriculture Center, U.S.90, Marianna. Topic to be covered: animal nutritionand health, showmanship, bio-safety and recordbooks. Open to public.

» Artist Guild of NW Florida Artist Dialogue — 9a.m. to noon Jackson County Public Library, 2929Green St., Marianna. Led by artist Richard Tabor.Bring your completed or almost completed artworkfor critiquing. Open to public.

» Alford Community Health Clinic Hours — 10a.m. until last patient is seen, at 1770 Carolina St. inAlford. The free clinic for income-eligible patientswithout medical insurance treats short-termillnesses and chronic conditions. Appointmentsavailable (call 263-7106 or 209-5501); walk-inswelcome. Sign in before 11 a.m.

» Registration for Northwest Florida Champion-ship Rodeo Pageant — 10 a.m. to noon, HolmesCounty High School, Bonifay. Pageants open to boysages 4-8 and girls ages 4-20. Rehearsals will takeplace during registration. For more information,email anda@hchsbluepride.com or call 766-7569.

» Grice/Barrentine Family Reunion — noon atFlorida Caverns State Park at the Hickory Pavilion.Come and bring a covered dish and dessert. Con-tact Billy and Edna Grice at grice.edna@concat.netor call 557-5418.

» Public Archaeological Day — noon to 4 p.m.,Panhandle Pioneer Settlement, Blountstown. Ar-chaeologist will be on hand to provide informationabout archaeology, historic preservations, heritagetourism and identify artifacts from the public’s col-lection. Free to public. Contact bhines@uwf.edu orinfo@panhandlepioneer.org for more information.

» Northwest Florida Chapter FAMU Alumni As-sociation luncheon — 2 p.m. at Russ House, 4318Lafayette St., Marianna. For area high school juniorand seniors interested in FAMU to get informationon school and scholarships.

» 34th Graceville Harvest Festival Beauty Pag-eant — 6 p.m. at Graceville Civic Center. Entry fee$60 with proceeds going to Graceville Harvest DayCelebration. Photogenic category optional for anadditional $10. Open pageant. $5 door admission.Petite Miss, Miss Preteen, Young Junior Miss, JuniorMiss, Teen Miss and Miss.

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 14

» Pink Cares Goes Country Dinner and AuctionReservation Deadline Sept. 19 — Jackson CountyAgricultural Center, 2741 Penn Ave., Marianna.Reception at 6 p.m., dinner is at 7 p.m. silent auc-tion is from 6-8 p.m. Tickets: $50 per person; $90per couple. Dress is casual, western wear. Contactfor tickets: Lori meadows at 573-0229, Clay Newat 209-4314 or Judy Smith at 272-1337. Proceedsbenefit families battling cancer.

» Alcoholics Anonymous Closed Discussion— 6:30 p.m. in AA room of First United MethodistChurch, 2901 Caledonia St. in Marianna. Attendancelimited to persons with a desire to stop drinking.

Local bridge clubannounces winners

The Marianna Dupli-cate Bridge Club an-nounces the winners oftheir Sept. 8 game:

First place — Bob-bie Fenster and LindaHodges

Second place — Doug-las Parker and KurtOpfermann

Third place — Ka-trina Leblanc and BettyBrendemuehl

Fourth place — JaneSangaree and DorothyBaxter

Fifth place — MarthaBrennan and John Selfe

Sixth place — Ida DealKnowles and Sara Lewis

Seventh place — Hol-lie Gunderson and JamesGunderson

The Marianna BridgeClub is sanctioned by theAmerican Contract BridgeLeague. The game is heldevery Monday at 1 p.m.at St. Luke’s EpiscopalChurch in Marianna, 4362Lafayette St. Anyone iswelcome to come and playor observe.

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Mayor Rico Williams signs a Constitution Week proclamation commemorating the 227th anniversary of the drafting of theConstitution of the United States of America as he is watched by Blue Springs Society, C.A.R. President Madison Morris (left)and Chipola Chapter DAR Regent Carolyn Jordan (right).

Mayor proclaims Constitution WeekSpecial to the Floridan

Mayor Rico Williams has issued aproclamation making Sept. 17-23Constitution Week.

The tradition of celebrating theConstitution was started in 1890 bythe National Society Daughters ofthe American Revolution. In 1955,the Daughters petitioned Congressto set aside Sept. 17-23 annually tobe dedicated for the observance ofConstitution Week. The resolutionwas later adopted by the U.S. Con-

gress and signed into public law#915 on Aug. 2, 1956 by PresidentDwight D. Eisenhower.

Chipola Chapter, NSDAR has ob-served Constitution Week since thechapter was founded in 1958. Onthis 227th anniversary of the sign-ing of the U.S. Constitution, ChipolaChapter will join Blue Springs Soci-ety, Children of the American Revo-lution and William Dunaway Chap-ter, Sons of the American Revolutionfor the annual Constitution Weekluncheon on Sept. 20 at 11 a.m. in

MacKinnon Hall of St. Luke’s Epis-copal Church, 4362 Lafayette St.,Marianna.

Judge Wade Mercer will be the fea-tured speaker.

Reservations for the Dutch-treatluncheon must be made by Sep-tember. The cost is $9 for adults andyouth 12 years and older, and $6 forchildren.

Contact Regent Carolyn Jordanat cdjordan@bellsouth.net or call638-1947 before Sept. 15 to makereservations.

Volunteer firefightersgather for educationalweekend in Niceville

Special to the Floridan

Volunteer firefighterswill gather once againfor the ninth annualNorthwest Florida Vol-unteer Firefighter Week-end Sept. 17-21 at theNorthwest Florida StateCollege in Niceville.

Firefighters come fromall parts of the statefrom Broward Countyto the far reaches of thepanhandle. This year,early registrations havebeen received from thenearby southern statesof Alabama, Georgia andTennessee, as well as thefarther northern states ofVirginia and Maryland.Currently 260 studentshave preregistered.

The weekend will pro-vide participants an op-portunity to becomeinvolved in one or moreof the certified trainingclasses being offered onemergency response,fire suppression andeducation. Live firedemonstrations, vehicleextrications and practi-cal exercises throughout

Friday, Saturday and Sun-day will also provide anenriching educational ex-perience for attendees andexcellent photo/reportingopportunities for mem-bers of the media.

Friday afternoon andevening highlights a livevehicle burn and a pal-let burn. Saturday andSunday will be filled withtraining classes, live firedemonstrations, vehicleextrication and other prac-tical exercises throughoutthe day.

The annual banquet willoccur on campus later inthe evening Saturday atthe Student Services Cen-ter complete with “Pipeand Drums” and postingof the colors.

The weekend, a coopera-tive effort between the NWFloridaVolunteerFirefight-er Weekend Council, theState Fire Marshal’s Office,and the Region 1 Type 3 AllHazards Incident Manage-ment Team for the FloridaForest Service, promisesseveral learning opportu-nities, hands-on trainingand unique experiences.

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BCF Olympic winners with their flags and trophy.

BCF holds annual student olympicsSpecial to the Floridan

The second annualBaptist College of FloridaOlympics began withintense excitement as stu-dents and faculty mem-bers gathered around theflag pole watching teamsmarch to the games wav-ing their team flags.

Draped in match-ing attire and a sense ofvigilance, all of the teamscheered each other on asthey faced tough competi-tion in seven challengingevents.

Each of the on-campusteams was made up of

students from one femaledorm combined with stu-dents in one of the maledorms, making teamsrelatively even.

The off-campus teamincluded students thatcommute to the campusto take classes and alsostudents living in marriedhousing.

The first event wasthe conference bike. Theconference bike is a team-dependent, large, redcontraption in which allseven people, facing thecenter, pedal while oneperson steers. Each teamcircled around the parking

lot behind the library in anattempt to earn the fastesttime.

Other more familiarevents included the plankrace, tug-o-war, sack race,leap frog, hula hoop pass,and the water bucketrelay, where BCF Registrarand Napier Dorm AdvisorStephanie Orr providedthe final drops of water towin that event.

Event coordinators anddorm advisors indicated

that everyone was a win-ner and had a good time.Conrad, Smith, and Court-yard placed third overall,off-campus studentscame in second, and thehigh-spirited team thatcalled themselves “Nap-kin” (Bullock, Napier andBrackin-Chandler) placedfirst.

To see more picturesof this lively, fun event,visit The Baptist College ofFlorida Facebook page.

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Dianne Green, ChipolaCollege’s physical plant/residence hall coordina-tor, has been named thecollege’s Career Employeeof the Year for 2014.

Green has worked atChipola since January2003, and has been veryactive in the Associationof Florida Colleges andthe Career Employees As-sociation where she hasserved as chair/co-chairon a number of variouscommittees.

In addition, she hasserved on several col-lege committees includ-ing Residence Hall, Safe-ty, Facilities/GroundsEnhancement, CareerService Awards, and Bud-get Review/Development.

The employee whonominated Green forthe award said, “Diannespends a lot of time onthe phone helping col-lege staff or outside con-tractors. She always hasa smile in her voice, andis very courteous and re-spectful. Dianne does awonderful job of trying tohelp everyone solve theirproblems. She is very de-serving of this award.”

Green and her husband,Thomas, both attendedChipola. Their children,Kimberly and Haley-Ma-rie, also are alumni of thecollege, and her grand-daughter, MacKenzie,is currently a student atChipola. The family is ac-tive in the Welcome As-sembly of God Church inDellwood. The Employeeof the Year award rec-ognizes the exceptionalwork of Chipola’s careerservice employees.

Candidates are nomi-nated by fellow em-ployees for exhibitingcourtesy, motivation

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Authorities in BayCounty are seeking infor-mation about a group ofsuspects who were caughton camera at area banks.

According to the BayCounty Sheriff’s Office,the agency is investi-gating the theft of morethan $72,000 from thebank account of a localcouple.

Late last month, the ac-count was compromisedand information wasused to make counter-feit checks, 11 of whichwere cashed by a group ofindividuals.

Those counterfeitchecks were cashed be-tween Aug. 27 and Sept.5, in Bay and Jackson

counties, and Dothan,Alabama.

The transactions werefacilitated with the help ofcounterfeit Ohio and NewJersey driver’s licenses.

Area financial institu-tions’ security cameraswere able to captureimages of the suspects,three black females andone black male, who

appear to be in their late20s or early 30s and arebelieved to be travelingtogether.

Anyone with informa-tion about the suspectsshown in the photosis asked to contact theBay County Sheriff’sOffice at 850-747-4700or Crime Stoppers at785-TIPS.

Suspects sought in theft caseCounterfeit checkscashed in Bay,Jackson counties

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Donald Sadoway, a Professor of materi-als chemistry at MIT said, “In a battery,I strive to maximize electrical potential.When mentoring, I strive to maximize hu-man potential.”

This week we have been looking atdeals in which declarer has been tryingto maximize his chance of success. Hereis another. How should South plan theplay in seven hearts after West leads thediamond king?

North’s two-no-trump response was theJacoby Forcing Raise: at least four-cardheart support and game-going values.When South found three aces opposite,he bid seven hearts, thinking that it wouldbe at worst on a black-suit finesse.

In the red suits, South has five hearts,one diamond and one diamond ruff in hishand. So it seems as though South mustruff his spade losers in the dummy, thenfind the club queen. But there is anotherpossibility. If he can take four spades andtwo clubs, that will also result in 13 tricks.

In a vacuum, the percentage play inclubs is to cash the king, then to finessethrough West. In the real world, it is bet-ter to lead the jack from hand, hopingthat West either covers with the queen orthinks about it. Or, if he plays low smooth-ly, to rise with dummy’s ace and finessethrough East on the way back.

However, although that will work againstmany players, the best way to combine allof the chances is to cash the ace and kingin the side suit with the greater numberof cards -- here, clubs. If the queen drops,

fine; if not, declarer finesses in the othersuit.

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Dear Annie: My granddaughter “Rachel”is 14. Her parents raised her to attendchurch regularly. In the past year, how-ever, they quit going to church and gotdivorced. My daughter was seeing a mar-ried man who left his wife and childrenand moved in with my daughter. What amess.

Rachel asked me, “How can Mom besuch a hypocrite? She taught me that sexis for a married couple, and without mar-riage, it’s wrong. She tells me to not havesex with anyone till I am married. Whyshould I wait?”

It breaks my heart to see my daugh-ter setting such a bad example for herchildren. What can I say? I take Rachel

and her sister with me to church becausethey want to go. All I can do at this pointis pray for the two broken marriages andbroken families.

— HEARTBROKEN GRANNYDear Granny: Rachel seems to have a

decent grasp of the situation. Her motheris a hypocrite. The lesson she needs tolearn is forgiveness. People can makepoor choices and create a great deal ofdamage and heartache through selfish-ness.

They are human, and they make mis-takes. Rachel doesn’t need to condoneher mother’s behavior to understand thepower of forgiveness. Please help her getthere.

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VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept.22) — Don’t lend or bor-row anything today. Goover your banking recordsto make sure you haven’toverestimated yourbalance.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23)— Make the most of yourday, regardless of whatothers say.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov.22) — You will not get farby being a spectator. Getinvolved in events that willhelp shape your future andchange your life.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) — Expect the un-expected, and turn a nega-tive into a positive. Don’tstop or let anyone side-track you. It’s up to you tostay on track if you plan toreach your goal.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Don’t let youremotions goad you intomaking a costly mistake.You know what has to bedone in order to get ahead.When something doesn’trun smoothly, assess mat-ters and reset your course.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb.19) — Don’t let past mis-takes hold you back. Chalkthem up to experience andget on with your life.

PISCES (Feb. 20-March20) — Tie up loose ends.Finish half-completedprojects so you can beginto move forward.

ARIES (March 21-April19) — Your patience willbe tested. Stay calm andobserve what’s going onaround you. Getting angrywill do more harm thangood.

TAURUS (April 20-May20) — It won’t do you anygood to force your ideas onothers.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20)— Love and romance areon the rise. Your instinctswill be strong, and you willknow just how to win peo-ple over.

CANCER (June 21-July 22)— You will have a tenden-cy to be overly dramatic. Ifyou practice patience, thesolution will come to you,so don’t waste your energywith emotional displays orvolatile disagreements.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) —Your high energy level hasyou headed in the rightdirection.

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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2014pSportsMariannaVolleyball

HIGH SCHOOLVOLLEYBALL

High School footballFriday — West Gadsden at

Cottondale, 7 p.m.; Gracev-ille at Blountstown, 7 p.m.;Marianna at Wakulla, 6:30p.m.; Sneads at FranklinCounty, 7 p.m.

JV footballThursday — Wewahitchka

at Cottondale, 6 p.m.; Bayat Marianna, 6 p.m.; Port St.Joe at Graceville, 6 p.m.

High School volleyballThursday — Graceville at

Marianna, 5 and 6 p.m.;Blountstown at Cottondale,5 and 6 p.m.

Southern EliteSouthern Elite is host-

ing a travel softball tryoutSaturday at Alford Park at 3p.m. for ages 10U, 12U and14U.

For more informa-tion, call Don Holland at850-272-2109.

Sports items

Send all sports items to editorial@jcfloridan.com, or fax them to 850-482-4478. The mailing address for

the paper is Jackson County FloridanP.O. Box 520 Marianna, FL 32447.

Sports Briefs

BY DUSTIN KENTdkent@jcfloridan.com

The Marianna Lady Bulldogs snapped a two-gamelosing skid by knocking off the Altha Lady Wildcatsin three sets Tuesday night at home.

Marianna won by scores of 25-20, 25-18 and 25-23, with Ansley Carter leading the Lady Bulldogswith six kills, while Sydnee Goodson had a nice eve-ning with 10 service points, two ace serves, and 12assists.

Bonnie Bigale added three ace serves, while Lex-ie Basford had five kills and Bonnie Bigale had 10assists.

It was a rematch of a best-of-three match ear-lier this season in Chipley that Altha won, withMarianna coach Rochelle Summerwell sayingthat her team raised its level of play in the secondmeeting.

“We did play much better than when we playedthem in Chipley. Everybody just seemed to be com-municating better and our movement was better,”she said. “I see that we’re growing as a team as theseason goes by. The girls are becoming more com-fortable in their positions and roles and workingtogether better.”

Kaleigh Bruner added a kill, Sheridan Dryden anassist, and Angelica Godwin had two blocks.

The Marianna junior varsity also beat Altha onTuesday in two sets by scores of 25-20 and 25-21.

Halee Hatcher led MHS with eight service pointsand three kills, while Devon Jernigan had six servicepoints.

Marianna will next play host to Graceville todayat 5 and 6 p.m.

MHS girls win rematch with Altha

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Marianna’s Ansley Carter (55) serves against Pensacola Catholic in a game earlierthis week.

Graceville Volleyball

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Graceville’s Sierra Ennis (5) hits the ball, whileteammate Cristina Ramirez backs her up in a gametwo weeks ago.

BY DUSTIN KENTdkent@jcfloridan.com

The Graceville Lady Tigerslost their fifth consecutivematch Tuesday night with athree-set road defeat at thehands of the Bethlehem LadyWildcats.

Bethlehem won by scoresof 25-18, 25-16 and 25-12to earn the match victory,keeping the Lady Tigers win-less since their season-open-ing victory over HolmesCounty.

Graceville coach Josh Gra-ham said he was happy withthe way his players competedfor the most part, though thefinal set was marred by inju-ries to Hunter McDaniel andAlexis Philpotts.

“We held right with them forthe first two sets and playedtight most of the team,” hesaid. “We started gettingsome momentum going our

way, but there were littledinky things here and thereand some miscommunica-tions that hurt us, and whenAlexis and Hunter went outearly (in the third set), we justcouldn’t recover from it. Men-tally, the team was down afterthat.”

Despite another loss, thecoach said that his playersare continuing to push for-ward with a positive attitude,and he believes their bestvolleyball is well ahead ofthem.

“Even though they got beat,they were very upbeat thewhole time,” he said. “They’retaking it as a learning experi-ence and trying to grow fromhere. They’re trying to remainupbeat and I’m trying to re-main upbeat for them. Withlosses, it either builds you upor tears you down.

Lady Tigers lose 5th straight in 3 sets

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Sneads’ middle blocker De’Aryll Green hits the ball over the net in a game against Cottondale High School on Tuesday night.

Unstoppable SneadsLady Pirates rout

CHS, continues to

dominate districtBY DUSTIN KENT

dkent@jcfloridan.com

The Sneads Lady Pirates continuedtheir dominant run through District 2-1A with a three-set road victory over theCottondale Lady Hornets on Tuesdaynight.

Sneads won by scores of 25-8, 25-15,and 25-7 to improve to 5-0 on the seasonand 4-0 in league play.

Emily Glover led the Lady Pirates with 11kills, followed by Ashlyn Roberts with ninekills, Krissi Satterfield with seven, MadisonPickens five and De’Aryll Green with four.

Roberts also contributed a team-highnine ace serves, as well as 14 assists,while Glover added four ace serves, andMallory Beauchamp, Taylor Roberts andLogan McCord all had two ace serves.

Green led Sneads with four blocks,with Beauchamp leading with six digs,and McCord with 16 assists.

Beauchamp also had nine serve re-ceives, while Glover led with 10 servereceives.

Sneads has now won all 12 sets in dis-trict matches this season by a combinedpoint margin of 300-102.

The Lady Pirates will be off the rest ofthe week and will return to action Mon-day for a road match against the Gracev-ille Lady Tigers.

See GRACEVILLE, Page 7A

Middle School Football

BY DUSTIN KENTdkent@jcfloridan.com

The Grand Ridge Indians moved to 2-0 on the youngseason with a dramatic comeback victory over Roulhacon Tuesday night in Chipley, winning 38-32, after trail-ing 26-14 at halftime.

The victory followed a 32-6 win over Vernon in theopener to give the Indians double their win total froma season ago.

First-year coach Laramie Dryden said that the fast starthas changed the mood dramatically around the team.

“They’re real excited,” he said of the players. “You cantell that attitudes are changing and emotions are chang-ing. When I first got here, they were not real excited be-cause they didn’t know what they could do. They didn’thave much confidence. You can tell the confidence isrising with these two wins.”

Roulhac jumped out to the big early lead, scoring thefirst two touchdowns of the game and going up 20-6 be-fore taking a 12-point edge into the halftime break.

After a touchdown by Trenton Smith followed by atwo-point conversion cut the deficit to 26-22, GrandRidge went ahead when Jay Nathan Hayes scooped up aRoulhac fumble and returned it for a touchdown.

GrandRidge goes to2-0with comebackwin

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GAINESVILLE — Flori-da’s season opener wentabout as well as the Gatorscould have expected.

The revamped offensetotaled 655 yards anddidn’t have a turnover. Thedefense gave up 125 yardsand posted a shutout.Special teams also wereimpressive. Together, theunits gave the Gators theirfirst victory in 11 months.

Hammering EasternMichigan 65-0 provided amuch-needed boost for ateam that lost confidencelast year, which ended withthe program’s first losingseason since 1979.

Now, the Gators want abetter test — a Southeast-ern Conference opponent.

Florida (1-0) opens SECplay Saturday against Ken-tucky, which has lost 27 ina row in the series.

“We put on a good show

and that was something toapplaud, but this is SEC ballnow and we know the levelof competition definitelysteps up and takes anotherjump,” offensive tackleChaz Green said Tuesday.

TheWildcats (2-0) openedas a 17-point underdog,which seems low consider-ing Florida’s average mar-gin of victory in the last 10meetings is 29.4 points.Then again, the Wildcatshave outscored their op-ponents, Tennessee-Martinand Ohio, by 62 points thisseason and have severalplayers Florida recruited.

Regardless, the Gatorsrealize this is an impor-tant step in bouncing backfrom last year’s debacle.

“We’re really excited to getinto the meat of our sched-ule,” said quarterback JeffDriskel, who recorded ca-reer highs in completionand attempts in Florida’snew spread scheme.

Florida was supposedto have two games — twolopsided wins, really — un-der its belt before playingKentucky. But its originalopener was canceled be-cause of weather, leavingthe Gators with just onetuneup before the Wildcatsand just two games beforewhat could be a criticalSEC matchup at Alabama.

So playing well againstEastern Michigan was im-portant on many levels.

The Gators are makinga few adjustments in thewake of injuries to tightend Jake McGee and lefttackle D.J. Humphries.

McGee, a fifth-year seniorand graduate transfer fromVirginia, broke two bones inhis lower left leg Saturday,had surgery after the gameand will miss the rest of theseason. Without him, fel-low senior Clay Burton andfreshman DeAndre Goolsbywill be more involved.

Florida hopes opening ‘show’carries into start of SEC play

College Football

NFL

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ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — Alaw enforcement officialsays he sent a video of RayRice punching his then-fiancee to an NFL execu-tive five months ago, whileleague executives have in-sisted they didn’t see theviolent images until thisweek.

The person played TheAssociated Press a 12-second voicemail froman NFL office number onApril 9 confirming the vid-eo arrived. A female voiceexpresses thanks and says:“You’re right. It’s terrible.”

The law enforcement of-ficial, speaking to the APon condition of anonym-ity because of the ongo-ing investigation, says

he had no further com-munication with any NFLemployee and can’t con-firm anyone watched thevideo. The person said hewas unauthorized to re-lease the video but sharedit unsolicited, because hewanted the NFL to have itbefore deciding on Rice’spunishment.

The NFL has repeatedlysaid it asked for but couldnot obtain the video ofRice hitting Janay Palmer— who is now his wife — atan Atlantic City casino inFebruary.

The league says it has norecord of the video, andno one in the league of-fice had seen it until it wasreleased by TMZ Monday.When asked about thevoicemail Wednesday, NFL

officials repeated their as-sertion that no league of-ficial had seen the videobefore Monday.

“We have no knowl-edge of this,” NFL spokes-man Brian McCarthy saidWednesday. “We are notaware of anyone in ouroffice who possessedor saw the video beforeit was made public onMonday. We will look intoit.”

The person said he senta DVD copy of the securitycamera video to an NFL of-fice and included his con-tact information. He askedthe AP not to release thename of the NFL execu-tive, for fear that the infor-mation would identify thelaw enforcement official asthe source.

Source says Rice video sent to NFL in April

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS FILE

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell pauses during a new conference in Atlanta on May 22, 2012.A law enforcement official says he sent a video of Ray Rice punching his then-fiancee to an NFLemployee three months ago, while league executives have insisted they didn’t see the violentimages until they were published this week.

“We’re not winning rightnow, but when (the dis-trict tournament) comes

around is when thingsreally need to start click-ing. If we keep learningfrom all of our mistakes,we may surprise a fewpeople when district timecomes.”

Graceville will travel toMarianna today to take onthe Lady Bulldogs beforereturning home next weekfor home games againstSneads on Monday andCottondale on Tuesday.

GracevilleFrom Page 6A

Another two-point con-version made it 30-26 In-dians, Kentrell Lawsonfound the end zone andthe Indians converted an-other two-point play to goahead 38-26 with 1:50 leftto play.

Roulhac quickly scoredtwo plays later to make it asix-point game and unsuc-cessfully attempted an on-

side kick that Grand Ridgerecovered with 1:30 on theclock.

With two timeouts still inthe bag for Roulhac, GrandRidge needed a first downto run the clock out andgot it when Smith ran for10 yards on a fourth-and-10 play.

“I was real proud ofthe kids that they didn’tgive up. They came backand showed some heart,”Dryden said. “I think it’sgreat. They had one win in

the last two years and nowwe have two this year. Thekids are getting a little con-fidence, which is a goodthing.”

Lawson and Smith eachscored two touchdownsfor the Indians, whileJackson Milsap added an-other, with Colton Mercerconverting two two-pointconversions.

Grand Ridge will makeits home debut Sept. 16against Blountstown at 6p.m.

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CALL BOB (334) 219-4697OR (850) 710-0189

Wanted: Old Coins, Gold,Diamonds, Guns, And Tools

West Main Jewelry & Loan 334-671-1440.

Baby Bed $20; Commerical Coffee Pot, Bunn$40; Washing Machine $75 Call 850-592-2881.

Crib Mattress Sealy Orthorest $75; Refrigeratorwhite $175 OBO; Kitchen table w/4 chairs $100;Loveseats (2) beige $100 Ea. $150. Both; NordicTrack Ab Works $50; Nordic Track Sequoia$150; Skate Board Rails, custom made, $100 Ea.$175 both. Call 615-878-3664

Henry 22 Lever Action Rifle - Brand new in box,$275. Sneads, FL 740-501-0411

Saxophone Armstrong & Alto with case $125.850-579-4455.

Shot Gun TriStar O/U.410 GA. 3" with 5 chokes,beautiful walnut wood with 28" deep bluedbarrels. Brand new, never fired with box &paper, Bargain Price at $485. 850-263-2701.

FREE 6 wk. old kittens (4) , litter trained, friend-ly, needs good home. 850-272-4908

AKC Reg. German Shepherd puppies,black and black & tan, up to date shots.Ready to Go. $400. 334-684-9054.

German Shepherd PupsAll black females plusblack & tan males andfemales. CKC papers.

Up to date on shots. $300. Call 334-355-3457

LOST: Shaggy Sheep Dog, gray w/ white markshas chip on Compass Lake Hills 850-763-6355

PUPPY SALE !!Yorkie & Chin Mix $200 and Chorkie $250.

Taking depostis of Shorkie Call 334-718-4886

Rat-Cha (Rat Terrier & Chihuahua) puppieshealthy, 1-F, 2-M $100. - 125. 334-673-0196.

Fresh Florida Olives:Green Gate Olive Grove is now open

for U-Pick Season!Ascolana "Lg" $4/ Lbs - Mission "Med" $3/ Lbs

Free complete recipes for curing with 5 lbs. or

more. 2 miles West of Hwy 167 on Nortek Rd.Call 850-763-6355 or 850-596-4963

FRESH GREENPEANUTS

850-352-2199 or 850-352-4423850-209-3322 or 850-573-6594

Hewett FarmsNew Crop

shelled or unshelledPEAS

Off hwy 90 betweenCypress & Grand Ridge

on Mayo Rd.Bobby Hewett: 850-592-4156

or 850-899-8709

SAWYER’S PRODUCEHAS FRESH HOME GROWN PRODUCE

HOME GROWN, FRESH

Vine Ripe Tomatoes , shelledwhite peas & butterbeans .pink eyes, peaches & more !

220 W. Hwy 52 Malvern∂ 334-793-6690 ∂

MADDOX FARMSBeautiful Bermuda Coastal Hayr Round Rolls $50 r Square $5

Paso Fino Horses for SaleCall 334-791-0023

MADDOX FARMS∂ Horse Boarding(barn or pastures)∂ Beautiful Trails∂ Excellent Care

r Also Paso Fino Horses FOR SALECall 334-791-0023 or 334-791-7312

Buying Pine / Hardwood inyour area.

No tract too small / Custom ThinningCall Pea River Timberr 334-389-2003 q

Jackson County FloridanSports Editor

The Jackson County Floridan has animmediate opening for a full-time

sports editor.

This position’s duties include but are notlimited to handling general-assignments,including high school, college, communitysports and outdoors coverage for thesports section and website.

The successful candidate must be willingto go above and beyond to explore sportsissues throughout our coverage area whilealso providing extensive coverage of ourlocal and high school sports scene.

This position requires building a personalbrand on Twitter and as a blogger; mustalso be able to shoot, edit and producevideo for jcfloridan.com, and use socialmedia to further the reach of the Floridan’saudience. Flexible schedule required whichincludes nights and weekends. Two yearsof experience and a degree in journalismpreferred.

Candidate must have a valid driver’slicense, dependable transportation andproof of insurance.

EOE/M/F/D/V pre-employment drugand background screen required.

Please apply atwww.bhmginc.com

Marianna Open MRIis seeking Full - Time

† Scheduling ReceptionistFront Desk

† MRI Tech &

† Ultra Sound Tech

For more information Call :r 850-689-6705

Busy medical practice inMarianna, FL

is seeking a Full-TimeOffice Assistant(Monday-Friday)

Fax resume to: 850-482-2757

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-9 AThursday, September 11, 2014Jackson County Floridan

GENERAL EMPLOYMENT

EDUCATION& INSTRUCTION

SCHOOLS & INSTRUCTION

RESIDENTIALREAL ESTATE FOR RENT

APARTMENTS UNFURNISHED

HOUSES UNFURNISHED

HUNTING & FISHING PLACES

VACATION, WATERFRONT & RESORT

MOBILE HOMES FOR RENT

Call The JacksonCounty FloridanClassifiedsAnd Place YourAd Today!

1-850-526-36141-800-779-2557jcfloridan.com

State Inmate WorkCrew SupervisorMust be a high schoolgraduate with 3 to 5 yrs.exp. in road construction

or repair, including the operation of heavymotorized equipment. Must have a validFL Class B CDL prior to employment.

Salary: $21,237.00/yr.

Equipment Operator IIMust be a high school graduate withsome exp. driving heavy equipment,including dump trucks and asphalt truckand trailer. Must have a FL Class B CDL

prior to employment.Salary: $20,226.00/yr.

Correctional OfficerMust have a high school diploma or

equivalent, be a State of Florida certifiedCorrectional Officer, be at least 19 yearsof age, be a U.S. citizen and have norecord of a felony or misdemeanorinvolving perjury or false statements.Must be drug-free and pass a vigorousbackground investigation. Must have avalid Florida DL prior to employment.

Salary: $29,883.00/yr.

Deadline to apply is 09/22/2014

Submit Jackson County Commissionemployment application to:JC Human Resources Dept.,

2864 Madison St., Marianna, FL 32448.Call 850-482-9633

Website - www.jacksoncountyfl.net/EOE/AA/Vet Pref/ADA/ Drug-Free Workplace

Bob Pforte Chrysler, Dodge, JeepSERVICE ADVISOR

position available, Experience required,excellent pay and benefits.

û Apply in person or mail resume to:P.O. Box 916 Marianna, FL 32446.

FARMERS FURNITURE MARIANNANow Hiring Customer Service/Collections

• Clean Driving Record• Clean Background CheckPlease apply in person at

4230-A Lafayette St. Marianna. EOE

Look ahead to yourfuture! Start trainingfor a new career inMedical Assisting,Pharmacy Technology,& HVAC!

Call Fortis College 855-445-3276For consumer info: visit www.fortis.edu

Deering St. Cute 1bd. quiet $325 1st floor, no pets.Also other rooms for rent $375 Call 727-433-RENT

û 2BR 1BA in Cottondale , 1st street, CH&A,with appliances with garage

$350 /mo + dep. r 850-260-7081 q

2BR/1BA w/office in Grand Ridge, Rent to own,very nice, $1000 down $650/mo.678-526-3727 or 678-901-0231

û Austin Tyler & Co ûQuality Homes & Apartments

r 850- 526-3355 or austintylerco.com"Property Management Is Our ONLY Business"

Looking for 2/2 Rental on the springs nearMarinna, FL. Our budget is under $600.Please call 478-951-1214 if you know ofanything available.

Out-of-town hunter interested in leasingproperty for turkey hunting. Minimum

1000 acres. Not interested in deer hunting.Will sign multi-year lease. Please contactMike 513-602-5700 or Richard 850-420-7993

Lakefront, Silver Lake, Hwy 167 South,3BR/2.5B Executive Home. Fully Furnished,beautifully done, deck and dock. Its all here!!

$1,200 Month/Electric/Trash.First & Last Down.

Contact Jim Garrett @ Jim Garret Realty Inc.1-850-579-2656 or cell 850-718-5411.

û 2 & 3 bedroom mobile Homes in Cottondale.$500 and up. H2O, garbage, sewer included.http:// www.charloscountryliving.com.

Only $57. to turn on power r 850-209-8847 q

r 2 & 3 BR Mobile Homesin Marianna & Sneads (850)209-8595

2BR 1BA Furn. MH, CH/A, no pets/smoking,$450 + dep. current credit report 1y lease req.182 Alford Rd C’dale 850-638-4620/638-6405

WELL DRILLING & REPAIR

TREE SERVICE

SERVICES OFFERED

PEST CONTROL

HOME IMPROVEMENTS

HEALTH SERVICES

ELECTRONICS REPAIR

DENTAL SERVICES

CONCRETE WORK & COATINGS

BULLDOZING

APPLIANCE REPAIR

ADULT CARE

AUTOMOTIVE SERVICES

BUSINESSES& SERVICES

CAREGIVER I am Exp.with the Elderly & Disabled.Exc. Ref. for more infor Call: 850-272-4649

Florida Panhandle Concrete, LLCTravis Jones • Phillip Lizotte

Free Estimates/Reasonable Rates• House Slabs • Sidewalks• Driveways & Pole Barns

850-693-0592 • 850-592-7216

30+ Years Experience

50 5 700Hours: Mon-Fri 7:30-5:00

2978 Pierce Street • (behind Tim’s Florist)

Marianna OpenMRI(formerly Airis Open MRI)

ACR Accredited Facility • PACS-CT-MRI-Ultrasounds

Tell Your Physician To Choose Us!850-526-2496

3015 Jefferson Street, Suite E • Marianna FL 32446

Television RepaiRDoThan elecTRonic seRviceRepairing All Types of TVs Since 1970

Save money by repairing instead of replacing.Mfg authorized for most name brands.

DLP lamps in stock.

Call us or visit our website for more info334-792-0551

1610 Hartford Hwy. Dothan, ALwww.tvrepairdothan.com

Bring this ad & receive $5 off 1st repair.

NO WAITING PERIODS • NO AGE LIMIT

CHOOSE ANY DENTIST

$2,500 ANNUAL MAXIMUM

Call JEFF at 850-209-4038 FOR DETAILS!

VisionIncluded

Double JlanD Development

Jamie JohnsonOwner Operator

850-693-4816

JJ

• Dozer & excavation Work • LanD cLearing

• PonDs • roaD BuiLDing • DemoLition

Clay O’Nealclayslandclearing@gmail.com

850-762-9402Cell 850-832-5055

Dozer and Excavation WorkPonds - Road Building - Demolition

Pine Tree Planting - Herbicide SprayingFire Line Plowing - Burning

Land CLearing and Forestry serviCes

Jackson FarmWell & PumP servicePatrick Jackson7656 Shady Grove Rd • Grand Ridge, FL 32442

(850) 573-6623

Hill’s Tree service

593-4455

• r m • r rimming• Stump Grinding

n ur d • r tim t

Hines Trading CenterThe baiT & Tackle shop

Nettie Hines2167 River Rd, Sneads, FLPH. (850) 593-6346

GoinG FishinG?Get The Best Bait,Freshwater Grass Shrimp

Cell: 850-209-3954 • 850-209-5816Billy Jones

Owner/Operator

PEST BOYSPest Control

ServicesCell: 8

YOUR

“IPM SPECIALIST”

Home RepaiRs by HomeworkS

William H. Long, Jr. (850)569-2903

“Beautification of Your Home”Carpentry/Painting InstallationsFurniture Repair & Refinishing

General Repairs • Insured

CLASSIFIEDS10 A - Thursday, September 11, 2014 Jackson County FloridanMOBILE HOMES FOR RENT

RESIDENTIALREAL ESTATE FOR SALEHOMES FOR SALE

RECREATIONBOATS

CAMPERS & TRAVEL TRAILERS

MOTOR HOMES & RVS

TRANSPORTATION

ANTIQUE & CLASSIC VEHICLES

AUTOS FOR SALE

AUTOS FOR SALE MOTORCYCLES

SPORT UTILITY

TRUCKS, BUSES, TRACTORS, TRAILERS

VANS

VANS

WANTED AUTOS

LEGALSLEGAL NOTICES

2BR/1BA Located between Grand Ridge andSneads. $360 per mo. includes

water & garbage r 850-573-0308 q

3BR/1BA 2855 Owens St. Marianna on 1 acre,work shed, bk yd. fenced, added utility rm.Stove & Refrierator included $83,000

850-415-6995 or 850-849-2515

3BR/2.5BA Large Family Home in Alford2500SF! Buy home for Only $115,000880SF Store Front on Hwy 231 for FREE!!Call 850-579-4317 or 850-866-1965

2002 Century 21’ CoastalDeck boat with YamahaSaltwater Series II 150 hpmotor & Magic Tilt trailer.210 hours, Bimini top, fish

finder, depth gauge, AM/FM/CD/USB & XMready. In great condition. $12,900. For moreinformation call 334-693-9097 or 334-618-4640

2005 Yamaha GP1300R50 hours. Comes with trail-er, cover, and spare tire.$5,200 obo 334-791-2487call or text leave message

Blue Fin Bass 1998Elimator All AluminumBass Boat, 50 HP force en-gine, galvanized trailer-new tires, all in very goodcondition, 2 live well box-

es, 4 new seats, new Humminbird fish finder$3,500 OBO 828-421-0998

1995 Slide In Truck Camper, Full Size, Self Con-tained, w/queen size bed, kitchen, AC/H, ster-eo, full bath, Hallmark-Built in Brighton, Colo.Garage Kept, Excellent Condition, Must see toappreciate. $4,800 229-308-0721

2013 35 ft Coachman Catalina Deluxe -31rlsSleeps up to 8 people. 2 slide outs, electricawning, deluxe interior, been pulled less than10 miles. Never been smoked or cooked in.Like new condition. $19850.00 Ph 334-701-5330

2011 Georgetown By Forest River, 30ft., 2800miles, like new w/salellite dish and many ex-tras, $70,000 OBO 334-232-4194

MUST SELL ! Tiffin 2003 Phaeton motor home,3 slides, 3 Tv’s , diesel, queen bed, Satellite,many other features, some campingaccessories included. Selling for healthreasons. $63,000 334-714-1671.

Ford 1973 LTD Brougham.All original, 77,000 actualmiles, 429 V8, 4 bbl,C-6 auto, 2-dr hdt Classic.$8,900. 334-393-9669

2006 Cadillac DTS- Clean and sharp, champagneCaddy with cream interior. Loaded with powerwindows, heated and cooled leather powerseats, 5-CD changer, moon roof, power locksand mirrors, auto trunk, new Michelin tires,mechanically sound. Has 92,000 miles and allmaintenance records. Owned by retired Armyofficer. Must see to appreciate. Respond viaemail to hwws73@gmail.com (preferred) ortext or call (334) 797-8043.

Buick 2002 Rendezvous, CX, Champagne, V6Automatic, 112k miles, loaded, leather seats,alum wheels, 3rd seats, runs and drives great.$4,800 OBO Call 334-797-7420

Chevrolet 2003 MalibuLS, loaded, V6, clean, 63kmiles, $4700. 334-790-7959.

Chevrolet 2010 Express Cargo Van: White63,000 miles. $12, 500. Call 334-792-7746

Chrysler 2005 Crossfire ,Red Convertible, only 23kmiles, garage kept, auto,fully loaded, $15,000. Call334-687-6779

Chrysler 2006 PT CruiserMust see. Local vehicle,2.4 liter eng. Very clean.Good condition. 94,500 mi.

Cold air, pwr locks and power windows, cruise,AM/FM CD, tilt steering. Removable rear seatsoffer extra cargo storage. $4,900. 334-797-3903or 334-797-3360

Chrysler 2007 Crossfire Convertible , steel blue,gray leather interior, 56k miles, garage kept,automatic, fully loaded w/heated seats,excellent condition Priced to Sell at$13,900. OBO Call 850-352-4301

Dodge 2013 ChargerR/T Plus. Black w/blackint., V8 Hemi engine. Sportpackage. Fully loaded,

leather ventilated seats, power sunroof,button/ remote start, touch screen display,navigation system, rear back-up camera/park-assist sensors, blind spot & cross path detec-tion, premium sound, Bluetooth. Immaculate!One owner. 37,000 miles. $27,900. 334-379-8218.

Ford 2002 Taurus SES,loaded, leather, 43kmiles, new tires, clean,$4500. 334-790-7959.

FORD 2007 MUSTANGCONVERTIBLE , 6 cyl, redw/black top, gray leatherinterior, 67K miles,

automatic, excellent condition, KBB$11,761. FIRM PRICE $11,500. 334-470-7095

Honda 2009 Accord EXL, V6, white diamondpearl, good gas mileage, fully loaded, leather,sunroof, wheels, 6 disc changer, real nice car.$300 down $300 per month. Call Steve Hatcher334-791-8243

Hyundai 2010 Sonata ,Green w/tan leather,V6, Limited Sedan,$12,500, below KBBvalue from Private Par-ty, Call 334-695-6477

Hyundai 2013 Sonata, Super Sharp! Like new,must sell!! $200 down $249 per month. Call RonEllis 334-714-0028.

I’M BACK !!!!!GOT BAD CREDIT?$0.* Down Ride Today

Pass, REPO, BK’S, - No CreditSSI & VA OK. *Call for more details

r Call Steve Pope 334-803-9550$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$Lincoln 1999 Towncar, silver, new tires, wellmaintained, excellent condition, 152k miles,$4350 Call 334-347-9191 or 334-379-2745

Mazda 2000 Miata MX5 , 5 speed, convertible,metallic green, low miles, good condition, will-ing to trade for nice truck of equal value,$5,500 OBO Call 334-677-5848 or 334-790-9610

Mazda 2004 RX5Convertible. Exceptionalwell kept car. Replacedwith new tires, spark

plugs replaced. Timing chain replaced.Serious buyers only. Price Negotiable!Call 334-894-2134.

Mustang 1995 GT , Red-Fire metallic, 5.0 5-sp,older adult driven & maintained, uses no oil,synthetic fluids used last 7 yrs., flowmasters,sounds great, has rough idle, out of money -you fix, bought newer GT, Too much recentwork to list, sacrifice $2250. FIRM 334-400-4171.

Nissan 2012 Maxima Must Sell LOW Mileage ,exc. cond. fully loaded, factory warr. heatedseats, silver w/ black int. navigation & USB,hard drive storage for music, Panoramic sun-roof r 334-333-6117 or 334-655-1906 $$ NEG,

Nissan 2013 Altima, 4 door, under warranty,must sell! $200 down $269 per month. Call RonEllis 334-714-0028.

Pontiac 1981 Trans Am , automatic Chevy 350,nice int., daily driven, red on color, T-tops andgold firebird on hood $4,900. 850-209-4416

Porsche 2003 Boxster S:6-spd. w/hydraulic clutch,3.2 liter, 6 cyl. Basalt blackmetallic/black leather int.,

recently refurbished top, Porsche speed acti-vated rear spoiler, xenon head lamp pkg, heat-ed seats, Bose sys, 18" Lt Alloy Carrera wheels,100,516 miles, $17,500 obo. Kristin 334-718-1340

Saturn 2003 LW200 Wag-on, loaded, 4 cylinder, au-tomatic, like new, 79kmiles. $5150. 334-790-7959.

Toyota 2011 Camry, great family, gas saver,very well equipped, low mileage, real nice car.$250 down $279 per month Call Steve Hatcher334-791-8243

Volkswagen 2007 Jetta Wolfsburg, silver withleatherette interior, alloy wheels, heated seats,power sunroof, 4 door, silver, 5 cylinder, coldAC, excellent condition $9,500. NEGCall 850-482-7888 or 850-272-5286

Volvo 2013 XC60 PlatinumPackage. Fully loaded:Voice activated naviga-tion, premium sound,homelink, front and rearpark assist, panoramic

roof, privacy glass, push button start, powertailgate, back-up camera, blind spot indicators.Immaculate! Like new! One owner, 12,000miles. $33,500. 334-693-4987 or 334-796-5919

2005 Honda GoldwingGL1800 - Touring Edition,65,962 miles, Excellentcosmetic condition. Inmint mechanical cond.

Specially badged, 30th Anniversary edition,No dents or dings, garaged kept, No road rash,85% tire tread, $12,000 OBO. Call 334-790-3692

û2011 Harley DavidsonûSuper Glide Custom

Blue Pearl & Vivid Black,11K Miles, Over $3,000H-D Accessories,Garage Kept, H-D

Factory Original. Original Owner.Showroom Quality! Like New Condition!Must see! r $12,500 334-598-0061

Harley Davidson 1998Dyna Convertible , alwayskept in a barn, 23,956miles, lots of chrome.$6500. 229-942-8871.

Harley Davidson 2002Road King Classic ,

always kept in a barn ona battery tender so it is al-ways ready to ride. 17,927miles, in great condition,

good tires & extra chrome. $9500. 229-942-8871.

Harley Davidson 2008Dana Custom Super Glide:Red, crash bars with pegs,backrest with luggagerack, clip-on windshield,less than 400 actual miles,

showroom NEW! Priced to sell! $9,500 Call 334-797-6803 Leave message.

Honda 2004 Goldwing , loaded with chrome,all extras $10,500. 850-573-1695.

Suzuki Blvd. 2009 only 7800 miles, like new,garage kept, loaded with extras. Only $5000.334-714-6608

2003 GMC Yukon SLT- Excellent Condition, Lowmileage- 97,400, A/C, Leather, dual power heat-ed Seats, 3rd row seat, running boards, multidisc CD, power windows doors, automatic mir-rors. premium wheels, $11,500. 334-796-5036.

2013 Lexus RX-350 - Super Sharp SUV!This isthe cleanest RX 350 on the market! BackupCamera! Heated/Cooled Leather Seats!Bluetooth Connection! Dual Zone AC! RearParking Aid! Sunroof/Moonroof! Remote Start!Loaded! A walk around this Lexus and youknow this is not your average SUV! White withBlack Interior! Great Color Combo! Call Ste-phen 334.435.3344

Acura 2003 MDX , Touringedition fully loaded withall wheel drive, drop downDVD and Trailer towingpackage, 149K miles. Car

is in excellent condition. $7,000. 334-688-5156

GMC 2007 Yukon XL SLT - Reduced Price! greatcond, 1-owner, bronze ect. w/ tan leather int.Husky Liner floor mats, loaded w/ navigation,DVD w/ 3 head phones, Sirius XM Radio, Sun-roof, heated front row seats, Michelin Tires123K miles, very well kept and clean $16,500Call 229-220-5536

LTZ Trail Blazer 2003 , good cond. red & gray,173K miles $3100. 850-592-2852.

Ford 2005 Econoline 15ft. Box Truck, automatic,AC, nice interior all white $4900.850-209-4416.

Ford 2010 F150 Raptor ,4x4, orange with blackgraphics, 2 tone leather in-terior, 6.2 V8, all options

available-luxury package, fresh tires, 45kmiles, sunroof, navigation, tailgate step, pickup bed extender, Sony radio, heated seats,power rear window, backup camera, trailerbrake controller, 5yr/60k pt warranty and road-side assistance. $39,995 Call 334-406-9188

Jeep 1986 Wrangler , Chevy 350 V-8, 36" tires,big lift, Dana axles, geared low. $4900.850-309-4416.

Nissan 2000 Frontier long-bed, 4 cyl., auto, A/C,105K miles, good truck. $4,850, 334-687-8863,before 1 p.m.

TRAILER-5X10, Gray color with ramp-tailgate &lights-Excellent Condition, $750. Call or text334-695-5123

Wrangler 1993 Jeep ,exc. cond., $9500.334-803-7422Call after 5PM

Ford 2006 Freestar:Very good condition.White in color. Very wellmaintained. Excellenttires. All ready to go.

DVD Player. 129,000 miles. $6,400 OBO. Call334-693-9203 or cell 334-718-4478

Ford Ecoline 350 engine, wheelchair ramp, manual, $2800.Runs good, 334-790-4796

1ST PLACE TO CALL FOR ALL OFYOUR TOWING NEEDS!

Contact Jason Harger at 334-791-2624

CALL FOR TOP PRICE

FOR JUNK VEHICLES

I ALSO SELL USED PARTS24 HOUR TOWING r 334-792-8664

Got a ClunkerWe’ll be your Junker!We buy wrecked carsand Farm Equip. at afair and honest price!

$300 AND UP!!"compact cars not included" 334-714-6285

Guaranteed Highest Prices PaidStarting at $275. for complete local cars,trucks, titles or no titles up to 2002. We alsobuy farm equipment, semi’s, semi trailers.7-Days a week from 7a-7p 334-200-6487We do not buy vehicles with current leins !!

b û We buy Wrecked VehiclesRunning or not !

334-794-9576 or 344-791-4714

LF160184 INVITATION TO BIDBids will be received by the Jackson CountyBoard of County Commissioners, until 2:00 p.m.Tuesday, September 30, 2014, in the Board ofCounty Commissioners Conference Room, atwhich time and place all bids received will bepublicly opened and read aloud for furnishingall labor and materials for the construction of:

Minor Interior Renovations & SecurityEnhancements

Jackson County CourthouseMarianna, Florida

All work shall be done according to plans andspecifications prepared by Paul A. Donofro andAssociates, Architects, 2910 Caledonia Street,Marianna, Florida 32446. Plans are on file andopen to inspection in the office of the Archi-tect, 2910 Caledonia Street, Marianna, Florida.Plans are also on file in the following planrooms: F.W. Dodge Plan Rooms.Drawings and specifications may be obtainedfrom the office of the Architect at Post OfficeBox 861, 2910 Caledonia Street, Marianna, Flor-ida 32446. General Contractors,subcontractors, suppliers or others may obtaina set of documents upon payment of $ 75.00per set.Partial sets will not be sold to majorsubcontractors, (mechanical, plumbing andelectrical). Suppliers and other subcontractorsmay purchase drawings and specifications atthe rate of $2.00/sheet of drawings and204/page of specifications.Bidding documents will be sent UPS, collect,unless otherwise specified.Each bid must be accompanied by a bid bond,or a cashier’s check, made payable to the inthe sum of 5% of the base bid as a guaranteeand with an agreement that the bidder will notrevoke or cancel his bid or withdraw from thecompetition for a period of thirty (30) days af-ter the opening of bids, and that in the eventthe contract is awarded to the bidder, he willwithin ten (10)consecutive days after it is sub-mitted, enter into written contract with the inaccordance with the accepted bid. The cost ofthe bond will be included as part of the biddersbase-bid proposal.NOTE: There will be a Pre-Bid ConferenceThursday, September 18, 2014 and attendancewill be mandatory for all General Contractorswho plan to submit a bid for this project, seeSection B, A Instructions to Bidders@, Para-graph B-16.The Owner reserves the right to waiveinformalities in any bid, and to reject any or allbids, or to accept any bid and any combinationof alternates or separate bid prices that, intheir judgment, will be to the best interest of.

BY: /s/ Chuck Lockey, ChairpersonJackson County Board of CountyCommissionersMarianna, Florida

State prison officerresigns after inmate

escapesLUTZ — A state cor-

rections officer hasresigned after a prisonerescaped while on workdetail.

Officer Henry Black-welder was supervis-ing a five-person workcrew Monday in PascoCounty when authoritiessay 27-year-old JasonAdams took a bathroombreak in the woods inLutz and never returned.Adams was found a daylater in HillsboroughCounty.

Pasco County Sheriff’sofficials were investigat-ing the incident. TheDepartment of Correc-tions said Blackwelderresigned Wednesdayafter he was confrontedabout the differences inhis account of Adams’escape and evidencegathered by the sheriff’soffice.

DOC Secretary MikeCrews said in a state-ment that protocol wasnot followed. But officialsdeclined to give furtherdetails about the conflict-ing accounts because theinvestigation is ongoing.

Miami Beach cityofficials will wear

body camerasMIAMI BEACH — Miami

Beach police and othercity officials will soon wearbody cameras to recordtheir activities.

City commissioners vot-ed Wednesday to approveroughly $3 million topurchase cameras over thenext five years for police,code and parking enforce-ment, building inspectorsand fire inspectors.

Miami Beach City Man-ager Jimmy Morales saysthe measure will bringgreater accountability tothe community

Miami Beach police willreceive the initial 50 to 60

cameras. Parking, code,fire and building depart-ments will each receivefive cameras.

The city is planning athree-to-six month evalu-ation period followed byan 18-to-24 month rolloutof additional cameras forcity departments.

Florida teacherrefuses to give

standardized testsGAINESVILLE — An Ala-

chua County kindergartenteacher is refusing to givestandardized tests to herstudents.

The Gainesville Sunreports 59-year-old SusanBowles has decided not togive her Chiles Elemen-tary students tests such asFAIR, which predicts theirsuccess in reading and isrequired to be adminis-tered to kindergartners.

Bowles says kindergar-teners used to take thetest on paper. Now it’scomputer-based, mean-

ing teachers administerit one-on-one, resultingin up to six weeks of lostinstruction time.

State education officialssay students are not re-quired to use the comput-er mouse and can point tothe answer on-screen andthe teacher can click themouse for them. Studentswith disabilities may alsoqualify to take the test onpaper.

Bowles posted herfrustration to Facebook onSunday. Two school boardmembers have offeredsupport.

Bowles has askedto meet with thesuperintendent.

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Contributions in any amountabove or below those amounts willalso be appreciated, organizerssay. The goal is to raise $10,000 atthe event.

The dinner will be catered byNick Rickman, owner of FusionCraze. The meal consists of ribeyesteak, twice-baked potato, stringbeans, salad and dessert, alongwith tea as the beverage. At thereception before dinner, fruit,cheese and other finger foodswill be on hand to tide the crowdover as they mingle before themeal. Dress is casual, with jeanssuggested.

The reception hour will give thecrowd plenty of time to bid on si-lent auction items and whet theirappetites for the silent auctionafter dinner. Auction items rangefrom a pink swing and other furni-

ture to Disney tickets and entranceto the Georgia Aquarium.

This will be the organization’s firstbig event of this kind since Lori andPhillip Meadows founded the groupin 2013.

Changing the name recently fromPINK Heals to P.I.N.K. Cares, thecouple has pulled its group out ofthe Heals group because of mem-bership fees and event attendancecosts that they felt would take toomoney away from the mission ofhelping people who suffer greatexpense associated with their breastcancer fight.

The parting was amicable, andthe local 501(c)3 organization isnow concentrating on increasingthe impact of P.I.N.K. Cares in thecommunity. In 2013, the organiza-tion helped 22 families. As of August2014, 10 families have benefited thisyear and the number continues togrow.

The P.I.N.K. acronym stands forPeople In Need of Kindness.

After the organization got off theground, Philip Meadows retired fire-fighter, and Lori Meadows secured afire truck to use as the official mas-cot of their group, painting it pink inthe spirit of its mission as a vehicleof breast cancer awareness. Overtime, it has been signed by cancersuffers, has helped in the fundrais-ing effort and become a readily-rec-ognized symbol of the organization’smission. According to the Meadowsfamily, 100 percent of all donatedmoney goes to families and 85 to 90percent of the profits from P.I.N.K.Cares T-shirt sales go to help thosein need. In 2013, the Meadows say,local cancer patients received helpfrom the organization to assist withutility bills, gasoline for travel todoctors, groceries and insurance co-pays. To learn more about P.I.N.K.CARES, visit the website at www.pinkcares.org, or for more informa-tion call Lori Meadows at 573-0229,Judy Smith at 272-1337 or Clay Newat 209-4314.

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on. She put the dye jobin the hands of someonewho has her own specialconnection to breastcancer. Heidebrecht’shairdresser for the daywas Courtney Bass, thedaughter of the woman forwhom the local “P.I.N.K.Cares” cancer awarenessfire truck is named.

Connie Haile died ofbreast cancer in November2012. Bass said she’s hon-ored to be Heidebrecht’shairdresser of choice forthe day. Her mother, she’ssure, would be cheering heralong if she were only here.

“Pink was my mother’sfavorite color, on top ofit being associated withbreast cancer,” Bass said.“She would be so stoked tosee me doing this. I knowthat she would have beenthrilled to know that ‘Con-nie,’ the Pink Cares fire-truck, was named for her. Iremember how excited shewas when it came here.She couldn’t wait to sign itand to get a T-shirt (associ-ated with its debut). Thiswould be extra-special toher, too. I think it’s awe-some that Christine hasthe willpower and strengthto do all the walking, andthen being brave enoughto dye her hair pink. She’sa grown woman with acareer, and everybody whosees her is going to seethat pink hair. It’s definite-ly a brave stand she’s tak-ing, because it’s not alwayseasy to be so high-profilein a community and tohave crazy hair.”

Heidebrecht is the Re-Store manager for Habitatfor Humanity. Working inthe non-profit sector ina job that is focused onhelping people in need gethomes for their families,Heidebrecht says shefeels supported by thatcommunity in this otherendeavor for breast cancerawareness.

She thinks it’ll be fun tohave pink hair for a littlewhile. It will be one of thelast things she does forthe cause before headingto Philadelphia. For thepast several weeks, she’sbeen making and sell-ing luxury bath productsand honeycomb brittle toraise the money, and mostrecently put together a va-riety show in Wesley Hallat First United MethodistChurch in Marianna toraise a chunk of the cash.

“People who have beentouched by breast cancerare so giving,” Heidebrechtsaid. “I’ve really felt sup-ported in everything I’vedone.”

She’s paying for herown air fare and the hotelrooms she’ll stay in thenight she arrives and thenight before she departsPhiladelphia, spendingnot a single penny onpersonal expenses fromthe money she raised forthe cause.

On Friday and Saturdaynights, she’ll be staying ina tent under the roof of thePhiladelphia ConventionCenter, its use donated forthe cause, in a makeshift“campground” inside.Some years, the walkersstay in the actual out-doors. They walk a total of60 miles over the three-day event.

Heidebrecht finds it dif-ficult to explain the joy shederives from taking part inthe Komen walk.

“I have a hard time find-ing my words to tell aboutit,” she said. “You get achance to meet so manygood people. Friends andfamily of women affectedby breast cancer are walk-ing. Women taking chemoare walking, even with thatchallenge in their lives.They’re staring down thedisease, saying, ‘I’m notgoing to let you take overmy life!’ It becomes a bigfamily out there, and whenthe last person crosses

the finish line, we have abig celebration in honorof that person taking thatbig, victorious step. Wegather around the flagpoleand raise the flag. The endof a day means one daycloser to a cure. The walkitself is a celebration oflife. When you’re out there,you get to thinking of andtalking about the peopleyou care about who havepassed, and it gives youa chance to share thingsabout that person withothers who can appreciatewhat you’ve lost but alsothe joy that the personbrought to your worldwhile they were here.”

Heidebrecht first heardabout the walk when shewas living in Chicago. Awoman in the congrega-tion was in stage fourcancer, at one point, butshe was doing the walk.She told me that she cred-ited her recovery to theKomen. It gave her con-nections to the resourcesthat helped her learn theright questions to ask, andhooked her up with theright doctors who lined upwith her thought pro-cesses about it. And then,probably three to fouryears into knowing a littleabout her, I went back tomy college reunion andlearned that the wife ofone of my favorite profes-sors had passed away frombreast cancer. Seeing thehole that her death leftbehind made a remark-able impact. It broughteverything home for mein realizing how impor-tant it is to keep moth-ers, wives and daughtersalive. They’re the mortarof the family in keep-ing everything together.Anyone who experiencesthis great loss knows whatI’m talking about. If I cando something by walkingand fundraising and dyingmy hair, then I’m glad andhappy to do it.”

Heidebrecht used hersense of humor to try andget more people involvedin the walk this year. Shehas a post on the 3-DayKomen site. Here’s whatshe wrote:

“After inviting peopleto walk with me for thelast 5 years and having notakers- I’ve decided to pullout all the stops. I’m jump-ing straight to the tripledog dare...

Men — imagine beingsurrounded by hundredsof women who treat youlike a god just for puttingone foot in front of theother. Not kidding- youwill have hundreds ofwomen cheer you on, chatyou up, learn your story-be totally invested in you!HUNDREDS OF WOMEN.So what do you say?Wanna go for a walk?

Ladies — are you reallygoing to let the man inyour life be treated like agod without you aroundfor damage control? Ididn’t think so! Lace upthose sneakers and comewalk with us.

After four years walking60 miles as a single walker,I’ve realized that what Iwould like most this yearis to have teammates. I’mgoing to historic Philadel-phia so there will be lotsto see and the walking isthe easy part! If somethinghappens along the way,there are medical tentsand sweep vans and allkinds of special measurestaken to ensure everyonehas a good time. So if youwant to take on the chal-lenge of putting an endto breast cancer, pleaselet me know and we cando this together! If youare unable to join me as awalking teammate, thenplease team up with meby donating to my fund-raising goal! Thank you!— Christine.”

Although she didn’t geta bite this year, Heidebre-cht isn’t giving up on theidea of enticing a JacksonCountian to take the chal-lenge in 2015.

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the reasons he was ableto overcome the chal-lenges posed by his un-explained facial tics,involuntarily, gutturalverbal outbursts and thebody-spinning he justcouldn’t control. It wassomething his parentsgave him, he says. “Un-yielding support, relent-less encouragement andunconditional love” werethe things that helpedhim cope and eventu-ally succeed. He barelygraduated high schooland only one of the 27universities he soughtadmission to would ac-cept him. With his senseof self-worth firmly es-tablished through hisparent’s efforts, Bardsleyfound ways to turn hisacademic life around.

An avid reader and vo-racious researcher intothe topic of intelligencefor years, Bardsley final-ly surrendered himselffully to the topic when,after a decade workingas an oral surgeon, heretired and submergedhimself in the works ofcountless scientists whostudied and wrote on thetopic. As their knowledgehas grown, his has alsoexpanded.

He spends his daystalking with groupslike Vistage now, shar-ing what he’s learned.Among the things thatexcite him the most arethese facts: The brain canadapt, grow new cellsand learn new things ata respectable pace formuch longer that doc-tors used to believe. Andthere are things humanscan do to spur thoseimprovements, thingsthey can do to reversethe mild cognitive slow-ing that can happen aspeople enter their 40s

and which can eventuallyend in dementia. Vigorousexercise, for example isone of the brain and body’sbest tools in the struggle to

stay intellectually relevantwell into old age.

Bardsley spent his timewith Vistage explainingthat and other medical in-

formation related to brainhealth.

The meeting was heldat the Russ House inMarianna.

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Dr. David Bardsley talks about ways that people can prevent and reverse the mild cognitiveimpairment they may experience by age 40, a slowdown he says can be combatted bycommitting to a schedule of daily vigorous exercise and by various other means.

From left, Vistage member Art Kimbrough and guest Jackson Hospital CEO Larry Meese listenas another Vistage guest, Paul Smith of Rivertown Community Church, introduces himself.

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GODWIN’S CHICAGO PICKS

SPEED FREAKSA couple questions wehad to ask — ourselves

FEUD OF THE WEEK

WHAT’S ON TAP?

BRAD

KESELOWSKI

Ol’ Man Mo-mentum doinga ride-along

JIMMIE

JOHNSON

Thirsty forNo. 7

JOEY

LOGANO

Chicagoland?He prefersLegoland

JEFF

GORDON

Wants seatat head tableone more time

JUNIOR

EARNHARDT

Needs to pickup the pace

a bit

KEVIN

HARVICK

A run of goodluck would bewelcomed

CARL

EDWARDS

Finishesseventh atChicagoland

MATT

KENSETH

0-for-34

KASEY

KAHNE

Could finishanywhere in

Chase

RYAN

NEWMAN

0-for-42

The Chase for the NASCARSprint Cup field was decidedSaturday night at RichmondInternational Raceway, with BradKeselowski emerging with the topseed by winning the most races(four) of any driver.This is what the grid looks like

for the playoffs, which start Sun-day at Chicagoland Speedway,with driver, make of car, numberof wins and a quick comment:

Brad KeselowskiFord, 4 wins: He ended the regu-lar season with a walk-off victoryand a ton of momentum.

Jeff GordonChevy, 3: The “drive for five” isstill alive for this 43-year-old,who won his last championshipin 2001.

Dale Earnhardt Jr.Chevy, 3: After starting the sea-son with a Daytona 500 win, canEarnhardt bookend 2014 with atitle?

Joey LoganoFord, 3: Logano? Champion-ship? Anything can happen inthe Chase, but this is an unlikelyscenario.

Jimmie JohnsonChevy, 3: Just when you startdoubting J.J., he flips on thethrusters of his No. 48 entry.

Kevin HarvickChevy, 2: Consistently the fast-est car this season, but the teamfound ways to lose races. Mustmove foot, then shoot gun.

Carl EdwardsFord, 2: Lame-duck driver with ateam that has struggled through-out stretches of 2014. Easy callhere.

Kyle BuschToyota, 1: Keep an eye on Busch.He has a solid game plan for theChase. Winning races is not apriority.

Denny HamlinToyota, 1: Frustrated and unhap-py, Hamlin probably won’t makeit out of the Challenger Round.

Kurt BuschChevy, 1: He used the last fiveraces of the regular season as amock playoff run and did prettydarn well.

Kasey KahneChevy, 1: Just barely squeakedin with a late regular-seasonvictory, then was flat awful atRichmond.

Aric AlmirolaFord, 1: Richard Petty Motors-ports is going to throw every-thing it has into this playoff. He

will advance.

AJ AllmendingerChevy, 1: The “little team thatcould” needs a little more speedto keep chugging along.

Matt KensethToyota, 0: Could be the bracketbuster — the guy who wins thecrown without winning a race, abit like his 2003 title run.

Greg BiffleFord, 0: Limped into the playoffswith a two-lap-down perfor-mance at Richmond. You won’tsee him in Round 2.

Ryan NewmanChevy, 0: Richard Childressowns three teams. This is hisonly car in the Chase. This couldhappen.

PRETZELITIS

Jimmie Johnson’s body wasdry as a pretzel after the race atRichmond. He got out of his stockcar and collapsed, and was takento the care center, where he gotfive liters of fluid. “Just got dehy-drated in the car,” he said.

MAGIC 400TH

When Brad Keselowski wonRichmond, it was Roger Penske’s400th career victory as a carowner. “Wow, what a night!”Keselowski said.

LET’S GO

CHASIN’

Clint Bowyer looked like somebody sent hispet goldfish down the drain after finishing thirdat Richmond and missing the Chase by sevenpoints. Bowyer, who wheels the No. 15 WaltripRacing Toyota, talked with the media about miss-ing the 2014 playoffs.What’s going through your mind just missing

the Chase after running so well?“If you make the Chase you want to compete

for a championship, and truth be told, we’re notthere right now. A lot of work to do. We’ve gotto continue to build on momentum like we had

here tonight.You know, it’s definitely frustrat-ing not making that Chase, but like I said, whenyou do make the Chase, you want it to be for achampionship, not just ride around in it. We stillhaven’t won a race, and everybody on this 15team deserves a win by the end of the year, andI’ll see to it they get it.”

What do you think about your crew chiefsaying there would be some changes after thisweekend to see improvement?“Well, they say they are. We’ll just have to see.

Everybody is working hard, everybody at TRD

(Toyota Racing Development), everybody atMWR. The No. 2 (Brad Keselowski) and the No.24 (Jeff Gordon) have pretty much been the classof the field all season long. That was our besteffort. That’s all I had, that’s all we had as a raceteam. We put it all out there, and still, we werejust third-best. Got some work to do, but a lot ofracing left.”

Were you paying attention to where GregBiffle was running during the race?

“I didn’t even know until I asked there at theend. All you’ve got to do is ride around back

there. That’s all we had to do last week and thedamn thing broke. It’s just the way our luck hasbeen this year. It would’ve been nice to comehere in the same situation he (Biffle) was in andride around back there and not have to do any-thing, but unfortunately just that’s the way ourluck has been this year. Like I said earlier, whenyou make that Chase you want to be able to com-pete for a championship, and I’m an optimist butI’m a realist, and right now realistically we don’thave a shot at winning that championship againstthe competition we’re running against.”

Clint Bowyer discusses missing the playoffs and moving forward

Winner: Jamie McMurrayRest of the top five: Jeff Gor-don, Kevin Harvick, Greg Biffle,Kurt BuschDark horse: AJ Allmendinger

Disappointment: Ryan NewmanFirst one out: Kyle LarsonDon’t be surprised if: McMurraytakes out his postseason failureby winning the first playoff race.

Who’s your pre-Chasepick to win it all?GODSPEAK: I’m goingwith the top seed, BradKeselowski.KEN’S CALL: My cyni-cal side wants Kensethto win a title withoutwinning a race, but Ihave a strong Jeff Gor-don hunch.

How long willAllmendinger andAlmirola stay in theChase?GODSPEAK: Both makeit to the second round.One of them qualifiesfor the title race atHomestead.KEN’S CALL: Oneof them will make itthrough the first cut, butthat’s as far as it goes.

MATTKENSETH

MATTKENSETH

Matt Kenseth vs. Matt Kenseth: Thegood Matt got into the Chase, while thebad Matt drove his car into the wall andsaid his race “was terrible.”Godwin Kelly gives his take: “Focuson the view through the windshield anddon’t look in the mirror.”

SPRINT CUP: MyAFibStory.com 400SITE: Chicagoland SpeedwaySCHEDULE: Friday, practice (Fox Sports 1,1 p.m.), qualifying (ESPN2, 6:40 p.m.). Sat-urday, practice (Fox Sports 1, 11 a.m. and 2p.m.). Sunday, race (ESPN, coverage startsat 1 p.m., green flag at 2:16 p.m.)NATIONWIDE: Jimmy John’s Freaky Fast300SITE: Chicagoland SpeedwaySCHEDULE: Saturday, qualifying (FoxSports 2, 12:10 p.m.), race (ESPN2, 3:30p.m.)CAMPING WORLD TRUCKS: Lucas Oil 225SITE: Chicagoland SpeedwaySCHEDULE: Friday, qualifying (Fox Sports1, 3 p.m.), race (Fox Sports 1, 8:30 p.m.)

File photo

Would the King have been ashappy under a Chase format?

Can you remind us again how

and why we now go Chasin’?Since it’s now been a full decade

since this Chase deal came to life,

it’s probably a good time for a mini

history lesson. Once upon a time,

there were memorable and down-

right historic championship battles

that went right down to the final Sun-

day of the season (Petty-Parsons,

Petty-Waltrip, Earnhardt-Martin,

Kulwicki-Elliott-Allison), but they

were rare. So in an effort to guaran-

tee championship drama, NASCAR

birthed the Chase in 2004.

Guaranteed drama followed and

all lived happily ever after?Yeah, right. It’s a new world,

changing by the second, and you

can’t risk a moment of tedium.

We used to joke (we thought) that

NASCAR will eventually reach a point

where the top three points leaders

are stopped on the final lap of the

final race, set side by side just off

Turn 4, and told to drag-race to

the checkers for the championship.

We’re getting closer and closer to

that.

Is it fair?Since everyone is playing by the

same rules, sure it’s fair. The only

problem is how it distorts champion-

ship history. If this had always been

in place, Richard Petty and Dale

Earnhardt might have 15 champion-

ships … or they might have none.

Getty Images/JARED WICKERHAM

(Back row, from left) Jeff Gordon, Denny Hamlin, Kyle Busch, Carl Edwards, Ryan Newman,Joey Logano, Kurt Busch, Matt Kenseth and Aric Almirola (Front row, from left) BradKeselowski, Greg Biffle, AJ Allmendinger, Kasey Kahne, Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Kevin Harvick.Jimmie Johnson was not present for the photo.

1. Brad Keselowski 2,0122. Jeff Gordon 2,0093. Dale Earnhardt Jr. 2,0094. Jimmie Johnson 2,0095. Joey Logano 2,0096. Kevin Harvick 2,0067. Carl Edwards 2,0068. Kyle Busch 2,0039. Denny Hamlin 2,00310. Kurt Busch 2,00311. Kasey Kahne 2,00312. Aric Almirola 2,00313. AJ Allmendinger 2,00314. Matt Kenseth 2,00015. Greg Biffle 2,00016. Ryan Newman 2,000

CHASE CUTOFF17. Clint Bowyer 74618. Kyle Larson 73719. Jamie McMurray 70620. Paul Menard 70121. Austin Dillon 69822. Brian Vickers 68123. Marcos Ambrose 64524. Casey Mears 59625. Martin Truex Jr. 58026. Tony Stewart 56927. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 55628. Danica Patrick 52829. Justin Allgaier 45930. David Gilliland 40731. Michael Annett 40032. David Ragan 38133. Cole Whitt 36734. Reed Sorenson 35535. Josh Wise 31936. Alex Bowman 31037. Ryan Truex 19138. Michael McDowell 16639. Travis Kvapil 14940. Jeff Burton 8741. Terry Labonte 7742. David Stremme 6443. Bobby Labonte 54

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