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Hello everybody! Maybe winter has one more bite left, but
we all know what’s waiting on the other side, spring! Soon
all of our visitor’s will be coming to enjoy the sunshine and
our special one of a kind beaches around. I’ve been on a few walks already
along the beaches but the air is still cold at times. Best to bring a jacket.
I hear a lot of fishing stories lately, but I have yet to find any individual who would like
to step up and write a column about hunting and fishing. Since there are so many places
around to fish and kayak and Yolo board…..do you know someone who could write
about different cool places for our visitors? Even up in DeFuniak Springs wouldn’t
someone want to offer some help to let us help you draw some of the public coming
down Hwy.331? Like I said before, when they pick-up their copy of this newspaper how
will they know you even exist if you don’t place an Ad with us?
I’m not going to fill the rest of this column on shouting out to the business owners all
along Hwy. 90 and down thru Hwy.331 S. to the beaches. I place these newspapers
throughout the county but I notice someone may be wiping out the boxes, if you see this
get me a license # and I will pass it along to our local boys in the PD. They have already
been watching out….Yes, it’s free but be fair enough to realize a small business owner,
just like you is trying to help in ways beyond just your painting or repairs. We are repre-
senting Freeport and it’s growing expansions, but I’m open to help anyone as I can.
I have received a lot of e-mails wanting me to keep up on the wrong doings within our
current government…..especially our pres. But I can only be an opinion and to get you to
think as you read about stuff. Things to provoke your intellect. Even prior to the Super
Bowl, they interview the man, I don’t think he answered any question with a definite
answer. Just trying to blame Fox for staying on him about the scandals that are surround-
ing him from every angle. I hate to think, what could be next?, it sure feels like they find
something else to divert attention to the facts that are presented.
What will you be looking for in the elections to replace Mr. Obama? You know if the
ball keeps rolling away and continue to blame the one before, who, when, will anyone
catch the run away ball and change the direction of this mess?
Think you can trust Hillary? Really? I feel that there is a lot of hidden agenda’s in the
White House and switching words around to just stay elected shouldn’t be the way it is to
be run? Who enforces our government officials to adhere to the laws written before
them? We have a president who is doing things totally against the Congressional path-
way for to make law changes. His idea’s of ’I have a pen and I can write whatever I
want’, isn’t the way an American US president should act. At least none other before him
has. I wonder why? Oh yea, Hitler tried that and a few others too.
Let me make that clear, he has had 5 yrs to change a lot of what they said was Bush’s
fault. In your job, how many years will they give you to take and make the changes we
were so once promised? And still have that job? Us regular folks know that we are all
replaceable to most any degree. Seems like around these parts it’s not what you actually
know, it’s whom do you know or who you related to? Which is also a stagnated way of
thinking, if water doesn’t have some movement even it becomes unhealthy for consump-
tion.
When I came here over 12yrs ago. I never thought I would see what I have for there is
so much rare unique spots to go hang out. Providing you have friends and people who are
open minded enough to accept your way of being brought up. We all have needs and
personal feelings do seem to come up when inner struggles of the daily routine gets you
thinking when talking with people. Don’t be so quick to judge, cause no one knows what
that person is dealing with on the inside. Lend a helping hand when you can. Offer a
shoulder to lean on, times are going to be tough for some time to come.
I guess when you think back to being a young kid, what was your vision of the United
States, where we live, how we were raised? Think back to what age did you become less
tolerable of others? What age did your guard go up against everything? Maybe being
short minded to new ideas from a newbie on the job? I can tell you this from experience
that if where you work, live or whatever. If your not feeling appreciated and or not sup-
ported mentally for being there, your wasting your time in a bubble going nowhere. I
know everyone is out for the all mighty dollar but what’s so wrong with sharing the
goodness with those who help you make that money? To feel secure knowing you do a
good job and won’t be stabbed in the back when your working for someone else’s greedy
desire to be selfish, let others struggle each day wondering if there is ever going to be a
chance for betterment where they are? Like that feeling? I think not.
Do you really see yourselves doing what your doing now in 10-15-20yrs? Life is to be
lived, enjoyed and shared with other’s. Don’t let greed shadow your thoughts into think-
ing it’s everyone else…..stop, look in the mirror and ask what have you done lately to let
a friend know you hope they are doing fine? Have you sat, listened and really cared for
someone who is going
through troubling times
or do you desert from
them? Think about it.
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WCSB Meeting
The Walton County School Board is to start Thursday afternoon at 3:30pm with
a pair of workshops dealing with new construction. First, at 3:30pm, the board is
meet to discuss the financing for the Walton Middle School rebuild. Next the
Board will meet in workshop to discuss land available in southern Walton for a
new school. Then they will switch to the regular meeting at 5:00pm.
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Antes de comenzar clases en agosto, cada niño/a debería tener un examen físico y un
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NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING FOR EXECUTIVE SESSION
Take notice that the Walton County Board of County Commissioners will hold a
SPECIAL MEETING and a closed EXECUTIVE SESSION on February 11, 2014,
beginning at 2:30 p.m., or as soon as possible to that time, at the South Walton County
Courthouse Annex located at 31 Coastal Centre Boulevard, Santa Rosa Beach, Florida
to discuss the following:
In Re: Oil Spill by the Oil Rig “Deepwater Horizon” LOCAL
GOVERNMENT ENTITIES (2:10-CV-09999-CJB-SS)
The Board of Commissioners, Bill Chapman, Kenneth Pridgen, Bill Imfeld, Sara
Comander, and Cindy Meadows; Larry Jones, County Administrator; Mark D. Davis,
County Attorney, and Sidney Noyes, Associate Attorney; and outside Counsel for the
county in this case, Brantley Fry; Rhon Jones of Beasley Allen and S. Drake Martin and
Billy Buzzett of Nix, Patterson, and Roach; Clayton J.M. Adkinson and Clay B. Adkin-
son, local counsel for Beasley Allen and Board Counsel for the TDC will attend this
meeting and it will be recorded by a certified court reporter.
Any person who decides to appeal any decision made with respect to any matter consid-
ered at a meeting of the Board will need a record of the proceedings, and for such pur-
pose, may need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made, including
the testimony and evidence upon which an appeal may be based.
Walton County adheres to the American with Disabilities Act and will make reasonable
modifications for access to the meetings upon request. Please call (850) 892-8115 to
make a request. For hearing impaired, please call 1-800-955-8771 (TDD), 1-800-955-
8770 (VOICE). Requests must be received at least 48 hours in advance of the meeting
to allow time to provide the requested services.
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Gaetz Says New State GI Bill Working Through
Process As reported by WZEP AM1460
The military is a large economic engine for our area. One benefiting factor is a
large retirement pool of veterans. A bill proposed for this year’s Legislative Ses-
sion will help welcome more veterans.
Earlier this week, Speaker Weatherford and Senate President Don Gaetz an-
nounced their 5-point Work Plan Florida 2014, a joint House and Senate legisla-
tive agenda for the upcoming session. One of the key components of the Work
Plan is the Florida GI Bill, which aims to establish Florida as the top “Welcome
Home” state for our military, veterans and their families by expanding education
and employment opportunities and investing in Florida’s military infrastructure.
Senator Gaetz says senior members of the Senate Policy Staff briefed members
of the Capitol Press Corps on the GI Bill. Northwest Florida’s own Dr. Rick
Harper, who serves as the Senate’s Senior Policy Advisor on Economic Affairs,
drafted many of the bill's key provisions, including plans for a public-private
partnership which would include a marketing campaign to promote Florida as a
permanent residence to military personnel, and provide an entrepreneur mentor-
ing program for veterans and grants to businesses who train veterans for jobs.
You can read more about our proposal in the article below, written by Jim Turner
of the News Service of Florida after yesterday’s event, or track the progress of
the Florida GI Bill via the Senate website athttp://www.flsenate.gov/Session/
Bill/2014/7020.
Senator Gaetz says the Senate version of the Florida GI Bill, SPB 7020, will be
heard in its first committee on Tuesday. As a Senator from Northwest Florida, he
says he has the honor of representing five military bases as well as tens of thou-
sands of active duty servicemen and women, military retirees and their families.
Many people do not under-
stand why people become
addicted to drugs or how
drugs change the brain to
foster compulsive drug abuse.
They mistakenly view drug
abuse and addiction as strictly
a social problem and may characterize those who take drugs as morally
weak. One very common belief is that drug abusers should be able to
just stop taking drugs if they are only willing to change their behavior.
What people often underestimate is the complexity of drug addiction --
that it is a disease that impacts the brain, and because of that, stopping
drug abuse is not simply a matter of willpower. Through scientific ad-
vances we now know much more about how exactly drugs work in the
brain, and we also know that drug addiction can be successfully treated
to help people stop abusing drugs and resume productive lives.
What Is Drug Addiction? Drug addiction is a chronic, often relapsing brain disease that causes
compulsive drug seeking and use, despite harmful consequences to the
drug addict and those around them. Drug addiction is a brain disease
because the abuse of drugs leads to changes in the structure and function
of the brain. Although it is true that for most people the initial decision
to take drugs is voluntary, over time the changes in the brain caused by
repeated drug abuse can affect a person's self-control and ability to
make sound decisions, and at the same time create an intense impulse to
take drugs.
It is because of these changes in the brain that it is so challenging for a
person who is addicted to stop abusing drugs. Fortunately, there are
treatments that help people to counteract addiction's powerful disruptive
effects and regain control. Research shows that combining addiction
treatment medications, if available, with behavioral therapy is the best
way to ensure success for most patients. Treatment approaches that are
tailored to each patient's drug abuse patterns and any concurrent medi-
cal, psychiatric, and social problems can lead to sustained recovery and
a life without drugs.As with other chronic diseases, such as diabetes,
asthma, or heart disease, drug addiction can be managed effectively.
Yet, it is not uncommon for a person to relapse and begin abusing drugs
again. Relapse does not signal failure; rather, it indicates that treatment
should be reinstated or adjusted, or that alternate treatment is needed to
help the person regain control and recover.
What Happens to Your Brain When You Take
Drugs? Drugs are chemicals that tap into the brain's communication system and
disrupt the way nerve cells normally send, receive, and process informa-
tion. There are at least two ways that drugs are able to do this: by imitat-
ing the brain's natural chemical messengers, and/or over-stimulating the
"reward circuit" of the brain.
Some drugs, such as marijuana and heroin, have a similar structure to
chemical messengers, called neurotransmitters, which are naturally pro-
duced by the brain. Because of this similarity, these drugs are able to
"fool" the brain's receptors and activate nerve cells to send abnormal
messages. There are more benefits from marijuana than any other illicit
drug on any market. The pro’s outweigh the bad.
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WALTON COUNTY DISTRICT 4 COMMISSIONER SARA COMANDER TO HOLD SERIES OF
“COFFEE WITH THE COMMISSIONER”
MEETINGS WITH THE PUBLIC
SCHEDULED MEETINGS SCHEDULED MEETINGS SCHEDULED MEETINGS
February 20, 2014 5:30 pm
Paxton Town Hall February 27, 2014 6:00 pm
Seascape
March 4, 2014 5:30 pm
Surfside Condominiums
March 14, 2014 5:30 pm
Choctaw Beach Community Center
TENTATIVE MEETINGS
March 20, 2014 5:30 pm
Rosemary Beach Town Center
April 8, 2014 5:30 pm
Red Bay Community Center
April 23, 2014 5:30 pm
Coastal Branch Library
TO BE SCHEDULED MEETINGS
Meetings are currently being planned in DeFuniak Springs and Freeport.
The public is cordially invited to attend two newly
scheduled town meetings.
The emphasis will be on the upcoming spring
break season and addressing the many issues with
constituents.
The first of these meetings will be Thursday, Feb-
ruary 20th at 8:00am at the Great Southern Café in
Seaside and will be hosted by District 5 Commis-
sioner and Vice Chair, Cindy Meadows.
The second meeting will be held on Thursday,
February 27th at Seascape in Miramar Beach at
6:00pm, and will be hosted by District 5 Commis-
sioner and Vice Chair, Cindy Meadows and District
4 Commissioner, Sara Comander.
Does Low Testosterone Indicate
Poor Health? In recent years, researchers have noticed general
links between low testosterone and other medical
conditions. One showed that in 2,100 men over age
45, the odds of having low testosterone were:
2.4 times higher for obese men
2.1 times higher for men with diabetes
1.8 times higher for men with high blood pressure
Experts don't suggest that low testosterone causes
these conditions. In fact, it might be the other way
around. That is, men with medical problems or who
are in poor general health might then develop low
testosterone.
Research into the relationship between low testoster-
one and several other health conditions is ongoing.
See your local doctor if you have symptoms that you
may feel are worse than they appear. Don’t stop un-
til you get the help you need.
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At the last city council meeting the Mili-
tary Sustainability second reading was
submitted and approved by the council.
Congratulations to the FHS Girl’s Basket-
ball Team for making it to the district fi-
nals for 2014 and congratulations to Free-
port High School’s, Gabe Moore for being
selected as the Northwest Florida Amateur
Athlete of the Year 2014, he will be hon-
ored this coming weekend at a sports ban-
quet. Preparations are underway again for
the city festival “Freeport Bay Fest” to be
held on September 20, 2014, a meeting will
be held this month and more specifics will
be given concerning the event. The city
council will again be busy with working on
future budgets, new developments and the
economic growth for the future of Free-
port. The seminars of the Elected Munici-
pals Official’s held in Ocala was very edu-
cational and I look forward to implement-
ing some of education in the near future
for the betterment of Freeport. The Town
Planters Society of Freeport is again spon-
soring the Miss Freeport Pageants on
March 8, 2014, and the deadline for sign -
ups will be February 24th, please mark
your calendars to help support the project
as they select 6 new ambassadors to repre-
sent our city. The Freeport Middle School
7th Grade History Class will be competing
in an essay contest entitled “If I were
Mayor”… this contest is being sponsored
by the Florida League of Cities, we will
keep you posted on how things develop.
The next city council meeting is scheduled
for February 11, 2014 at 7:00 p.m., I look
forward to seeing you there.
FREEPORT COMMUNITY NOTICE:
The City of Freeport’s monthly “Picking of
the Porch” will take place Sunday, February
9, 2014 from 2-4 pm. Due to the tempera-
mental weather we have been having in this
part of the world, the event is being moved
indoors to the Council Meeting Room of
Freeport City Hall. Please contact me at the
number listed below with any questions.
Latilda R. Hughes-Neel AICP, City Planner
City of Freeport/Planning & Zoning
PO Box 339/112 Hwy 20 W
Freeport FL 32439
Phone: 850-835-2340
Fax: 850-835-3137
E-Mail: lhughes@freeportflorida.gov
Shooting As reported by WZEP AM 1460
A woman is injured and man is in the hospital
with a gunshot wound as part of a domestic
violence call over the weekend. Saturday
morning deputies were dispatched to an ad-
dress on Rock Hill Rd in reference to a Do-
mestic Dispute where a male subject had been
shot in the leg and fled the scene. Upon arri-
val, deputies discovered a female still at the
home suffering from a busted lip, black eye,
marks on her face and multiple bruises on her
arms. She was transported and treated at Sa-
cred Heart Hospital.
Law Enforcement located the male subject in
Geneva Co, Alabama. He was taken to Flow-
ers Hospital in Dothan for treatment.
Currently this case is still an ongoing investi-
gation and charges are expected in the future.
Fatality Accident
A two car accident Saturday cased the
death of one Freeport resident and sent
another to the hospital. Saturday evening
a 1997 Geo was southbound on the
Clyde Wells Bridge as a 2011 Hyundai
Elantra, driven by 65-year-old Kathleen
Brice, of Freeport, was northbound. Ac-
cording to the FHP, the geo traveled to
the left and entered the northbound
lanes. The front of the Geo collided with
the front of Hyundai. A Freeport resident
driving the Hyundai was transported to
Sacred Heart Hospital in Miramar Beach
where he succumbed to his injuries. The
driver’s name is being withheld pending
family notification. Tests are pending on
the deceased, but not on the driver of the
second vehicle. Charges are pending the
investigation.
ROAD WORK SCHEDULED
DATE: FEBRUARY 17, 2014
HAMMOCK BAY
SUBDIVISION
THE CITY OF FREEPORT HAS
SCHEDULED ROAD WORK
AT THE HAMMOCK BAY
BRIDGE LOCATED ON THE
NORTH END OF GREAT
HAMMOCK BEND ROAD
COMING FROM THE MAIN
ENTRANCE THAT WILL RE-
QUIRE THE COMPLETE
CLOSING OF THE BRIDGE.
TRAFFIC WILL HAVE TO EN-
TER/EXIT FROM THE EAST
ENTRANCE OFF COUNTY
ROAD 83A EAST OR THE
WEST ENTRANCE OFF
COUNTY ROAD 83A WEST.
TO AVOID SCHOOL TRAF-
FIC AND OTHER HIGH TRAF-
FIC SITUATIONS THE WORK
HAS BEEN SCHEDULED FOR
FEBRUARY 17, 2014.
THE CITY OF FREEPORT
APOLOGIZES FOR ANY IN-
CONVENIENCE THIS MAY
CAUSE WE WILL WORK
DILIGENTLY IN GETTING
THE WORK COMPLETED AS
QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR UN-
DERSTANDING,
CITY OF FREEPORT
PUBLIC WORKS DEPART-
MENT
FREEPORT, FL 32439
Nuclear letdown: Navy suspends 30 instructors at
reactor school for alleged cheating The nuclear officer cheating scandal seems to have spread to another branch
of the U.S. military. About 30 senior instructors at the Navy’s nuclear pro-
pulsion school in Charleston, S.C., have been suspended from duty for al-
leged cheating on exams, U.S. Navy officials said Tuesday.
And the Navy investigation follows the suspension of 92 Air Force nuclear
missile launch officers who were caught in a similar cheating scandal at
Malmstrom Air Force Base in Montana.
That scandal began with 32 officers implicated before nearly tripling as the
investigation progressed.
The Air Force probe was sparked when another instructor came forward to
report the alleged cheating, which included sharing the answers to pending
exams.
Navy officials say these sailors are involved in training for nuclear power
plants on Navy ships and submarines and are not connected to any nuclear
weapons program.
Adm. Jonathan Greenert, the chief of naval operations, told reporters in a
Pentagon news briefing he was disturbed by the breakdown in discipline at
Charleston. "We expect more from our sailors — especially our senior sail-
ors."
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WC Health Department
Offers Dental For Children As reported by WZEP AM1460
The Florida Department of Health in Walton
County (DOH-Walton) provides dental services
at the DeFuniak Springs facility located at 362
Highway 83 North in DeFuniak Springs, FL. Dr.
John P. Ottesen, DDS and Dr. Gary Crosson,
DMD, lead a skilled team of dentists, dental hy-
gienist, certified dental assistants and other pro-
fessionally trained staff.
The goal of the dental program is to provide oral
health services to the underserved population in
Walton County, with primary focus on chil-
dren. Medicaid enrolled children through age 20
are eligible for dental care, which includes exams,
x-rays, cleanings, sealants, fillings, oral health
education, routine extractions and root canals.
Dr. Ottesen states, “Treatment of dental disease is
one of our goals, but prevention actually provides
the best long term oral health for chil-
dren. Although regular dental visits are part of
prevention, the parent and child actually play a
greater role. “Sippy cups” filled with juices and
milk, cause tooth decay in toddlers. Sipping sodas
throughout the day is very harmful to the teeth
and cause cavities quickly. Good oral hygiene in
the morning and before bedtime greatly reduces
cavity causing plaque.”
Appointments can be made by calling (850) 892 –
8686. Phone lines are open from 8:00 a.m. to
5:00 p.m., Monday through Thursday. For more
information visit the DOH-Walton website at
http://www.floridahealth.gov/chdwalton/Dental/
Dental.htm.
Our Team CAN
Help Out! The Freeport Elementary
School Student Council
recently sponsored a food
drive to benefit the Free-
port Fire Department Food
Bank. This project was
called “Our Team CAN
help out!” Students in kin-
dergarten through fourth
grade brought in non-perishable food items in a two week collection
effort. Together, they collected over 1,000 food items. The Fire Rescue
team was thankful for the cooperation of FES students in helping to
restock their supply. Students showed the community that the FES
TEAM CAN make a difference!
Photo-(L to R) Student Council officers-Naveah Lancaster-Bunn, Ryleigh
Mixon, Hunter Lenoir, Cole McCormicik
ROAD WORK SCHEDULED
DATE: FEBRUARY 17, 2014
HAMMOCK BAY SUBDIVISION THE CITY OF FREEPORT HAS SCHEDULED
ROAD WORK AT THE HAMMOCK BAY
BRIDGE LOCATED ON THE NORTH END
OF GREAT HAMMOCK BEND ROAD COM-
ING FROM THE MAIN ENTRANCE THAT
WILL REQUIRE THE COMPLETE CLOSING
OF THE BRIDGE. TRAFFIC WILL HAVE TO
ENTER/EXIT FROM THE EAST ENTRANCE
OFF COUNTY ROAD 83A EAST OR THE
WEST ENTRANCE OFF COUNTY ROAD 83A
WEST.
TO AVOID SCHOOL TRAFFIC AND OTHER
HIGH TRAFFIC SITUATIONS THE WORK
HAS BEEN SCHEDULED FOR FEBRUARY
17, 2014.
THE CITY OF FREEPORT APOLOGIZES FOR
ANY INCONVENIENCE THIS MAY CAUSE
WE WILL WORK DILIGENTLY IN GETTING
THE WORK COMPLETED AS QUICKLY AS
POSSIBLE.
will be held
Monday-Friday, March 3-14, 2014
from 8:00 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.
at all Walton County elementary schools
for any child who will be five (5) on or before September 1,
2014.
Winter came out swinging Tuesday
as the second storm of the week pum-
meled the nation's midsection and the
East Coast hunkered down for an
overnight onslaught of snow and ice.
All told, more than 100 million peo-
ple in 32 states were in the path of a
storm that threatened to cut power,
ground flights and snarl traffic —
again.
"It's another one of these significant
snow storms, covering a large swath
of the country," said Kevin Roth of
The Weather Channel, who added
that a long arm of the Northeast —
from central New York into New
Hampshire and northern Massachu-
setts — could be pounded by more
than 12 inches of snow.
The storm smashed through the
Plains on Tuesday, hitting Kansas
and Oklahoma with snow that fore-
casters said could stack up to as
much as a foot before moving north
to drop 5 to 8 inches on Chicago,
Cleveland, Indianapolis and Detroit,
Roth said.
The National Weather Service issued
winter storm warnings across 15
states early Tuesday from the Rock-
ies to southern Maine.
Marissa Ellison, a spokeswoman for
the Missouri Transportation Depart-
ment, said road conditions through-
out northeast Missouri were "awful,"
with whiteout conditions in many
areas.
"We currently have a no-travel advi-
sory out, and it needs to be taken
seriously,"
A third storm is also likely to form
over the weekend, said Guy Walton,
a forecaster with The Weather Chan-
nel, although it's too early to tell the
storm's orientation or path.
Millions in the U.S. have already
suffered from an unforgiving winter,
especially through the month of Janu-
ary. And last week, Southern states
like Georgia and Alabama were
caught flatfooted by just a few inches
of snow — leaving motorists and
schoolchildren unable to get home.
Dear Aunt Ruby,
What can I do? I have a friend of
mine from school that has believed
rumors at school that are not true!
People on Facebook are saying ter-
rible things and sending me many
inappropriate pictures of crap. What
can I do? I tell them at school and
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But that's the story a man identifying himself as 37-year-old Jose Salvador Alvarenga told
the U.S. ambassador in the Marshall Islands and the nation's officials during a 30-minute
meeting Monday before he was taken to a local hospital for monitoring. Alvarenga
washed ashore on the tiny atoll of Ebon in the Pacific Ocean last week before being taken
to the capital, Majuro, on Monday.
"It's hard for me to imagine someone surviving 13 months at sea," said Ambassador Tom
Armbruster in Majuro. "But it's also hard to imagine how someone might arrive on Ebon
out of the blue. Certainly this guy has had an ordeal, and has been at sea for some time."
Other officials were reacting cautiously to the Spanish-speaking man's story while they try
to piece together more information. If true, the man's ordeal would rank among the great-
est tales ever of survival at sea.
Armbruster said the soft-spoken man complained of joint pain Monday and had a limp but
was able to walk. He had long hair and a beard, the ambassador said, and rather than ap-
pearing emaciated he looked puffy in places, including around his ankles. Otherwise, he
added, Alvarenga seemed in reasonable health.
Armbruster, who speaks Spanish, said the survivor told the following story:
He's a native of El Salvador but has lived in Mexico for 15 years and fishes for a man he
knows as Willie, catching sharks for 25 pesos ($1.90) per pound.
On Dec. 21, 2012, Alvarenga left Mexico in his 23 foot (7 meter) fiberglass boat for a
day's fishing, accompanied by a teen he knew only as Ezekiel, who was between 15 and
18. A storm blew the fishermen off course, and soon they were lost and adrift.
"He talked about scooping up little fish that swam alongside the boat and eating them
raw," Armbruster said. "He also said he ate birds, and drank birds' blood."
After about a month, Ezekiel died, the survivor told officials.
Alvarenga also talked about eating turtles. Once near Ebon, he swam ashore.
"He thanked God, initially, that he had survived," the ambassador said. "He's very anxious
to get back in touch with his employer, and also with the family of Ezekiel. That's his
driving motivation at the moment."
Armbruster said the man said he had no family in Mexico but he does have three brothers
who live in the U.S., although he could not immediately provide officials with contact
details.
Gee Bing, the acting secretary of foreign affairs for the Marshall Islands, said he was
somewhat skeptical of Alvarenga's account after meeting with him Monday.
"It does sound like an incredible story and I'm not sure if I believe his story," Bing said.
"When we saw him, he was not really thin compared to other survivors in the past. I may
have some doubts. Once we start communicating with where he's from, we'll be able to
find out more information."
Bing said the man had no identification with him and other details of his story remained
sketchy, including the exact location of his departure from Mexico.
The survivor's vital signs appeared good except that his blood pressure was a bit low, Bing
said. After doctors give him the all-clear, Bing said, officials hope to repatriate him to
Mexico or whatever country is appropriate. Bing said the Mexican ambassador in the Phil-
ippines, Julio Camarena, has been involved in the case. Camarena could not be contacted
immediately.
Erik van Sebille, a Sydney-based oceanographer at the University of New South Wales,
said there was a good chance a boat drifting off Mexico's west coast would eventually be
carried by currents to the Marshall Islands. He said such a journey would typically take 18
months to two years depending on the winds and currents, although 13 months was possi-
ble. "The way that the currents in the Pacific work is that there is a very strong westerly
current just north of the equator and that basically drives you directly from Mexico all the
way toward Indonesia and in the path, you go right over the Marshall Islands," he
said. There have been other cases of people surviving for months adrift in the Pacific.
In a case with similarities, three Mexican shark fishermen in 2006 said they were lost
at sea for nine months before being rescued near the Marshall Islands. In 1989, four
men survived nearly four months in the Pacific Ocean near New Zealand after their
multi-hulled boat capsized.
‘Happenings’ in DeFuniak Springs
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Your intellectual capacity is stunning at the beginning of the week -- formulate some amazing new ideas and
make some interesting connections. Put your head together with another brainiac, and who knows what'll
happen? Around Wednesday or Thursday, life (or your own headspace) could seem dull by comparison, but
just set about learning something to regain your spark. Speaking of sparks, they're liable to fly
Is somebody hiding something at the beginning of the week? Could it even be you? Try shedding light and
getting issues or secrets out in the open. By Wednesday or Thursday, you might just be shouting from the
proverbial rooftops -- or maybe this is stuff that's better conveyed in a whisper or a love note. Find your
unique expression; it's so much better than the usual. Watch your step, literally and figuratively
You're way out in front of the crowd at the beginning of the week -- ready, willing and eager for whatever
life (and love!) has to offer. The possible pitfall: Impatience where you may need to allow a little time.
Around Wednesday or Thursday, you can have your cake and eat it, too, if you use a little charm. Put your
ideas across diplomatically enough, and see others jump right on board. Aren't you a flirt
If you're thinking about something (or is it someone?) new, don't rush into it at the beginning of the week.
Check out all of your options -- and know that some fresh ones may open up on Wednesday or Thursday.
Gorgeous, grounded energy is on tap for you these days, with matters of the heart highlighted, too. On Fri-
day and Saturday, you may not be incredibly efficient, but you have enviable emotional intelligence.
Whatever you're aspiring to -- a different job, a living-situation change, renewal in the old love life -- you
can get it going at the beginning of the week. A key now: Get input from those around you, and lots of it.
Then, on Wednesday and Thursday, ruminating on what you've learned is favored. It may be a challenge to
concentrate, but you can do it! Romance or some other sweet stuff may come knocking
Keeping your emotions in control may be tough at the beginning of the week. Slow down, breathe deeply
and schedule in some destressing activity. On Wednesday and Thursday, don't forget -- following up is key
now, whether it's a professional deal, something with a friend or maybe even a romantic prospect. You'll
more than likely get terrifically positive responses. You might just be a party animal
As the week begins, you are on point -- ready, willing and able to take on whatever love and life may bring.
Just don't be too impatient for things to start! In the middle of the week, rock that charming demeanor and
you'll be sure to get what you want. Put your ideas across diplomatically enough, and see others jump right
on board. Friday and Saturday sees you at your flirtatious best!
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as an argument. Take a little extra care with your delivery, especially at work. In a bit of a switcheroo, you
may be inspired to bare your soul on Wednesday or Thursday. Sharing your innermost thoughts might be
scary, but it's worth it.
Are you willing to compromise with a friend, your boss, a coworker or a partner at the beginning of the
week? If it turns into something of a tussle, Wednesday and Thursday are excellent days to sort it out amica-
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On Friday and Saturday, a conversation could get intense, whether intellectually, emotionally or both.
If you've fallen off your fitness regime, renew your commitment to your health at the beginning of the week.
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is participating instead of just spectating. Around Wednesday or Thursday, lend someone (your boss, a
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A relative, a wise friend or a mentor can help put something worrisome into perspective at the beginning of
the week. Taking action -- even a small step -- makes matters better, too. Wednesday or Thursday should
bring a big improvement, possibly with a work matter or in your love life -- or just in your mood. Work hard
and play hard on these days; when the weekend comes, you're likely to be preoccupied by intellectual or
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Dear Editor,
I recently moved here and wonder. Has any-
one noticed a couple of individuals that are
setting up plans that look like ‘flea markets’
along Hwy. 331? I’m sure you know the ‘Yard
Sale’ guy who was mass producing Cedar
products a few years back. Look now, there
are 2 steel containers storing and endless sup-
ply of goods that they keep restocking daily.
Has anyone even noticed the other guy at the
south end of the Bay who leaves stuff out in
his yard all times, all year round? Besides it
causing traffic hazards it is tacky for the image
we will be approaching as the highway comes
closer to finish.
Is it code enforcement or planning? City,
county or state? Or all 3. I’m certain that no
one who didn’t purchase next to flea market
atmosphere wants to be near one now.
I’m hoping by writing you someone with the
right group addresses, what many of us have
witnessed for too long as it is.
Isolated cases or not, they need to be dealt
with before more people do the same. It will
affect other property owners too. Will Coomb
Obituary for Gladys Marie
Bozeman McCormick
Mrs. Gladys Marie
Bozeman McCormick,
age 81, passed away
Monday, January 27,
2014. She was born
August 20, 1932 in
Bruce, Florida to Ben-
jamin Bozeman and Katherine John-
son Bozeman.
Mrs. McCormick was a lifelong resi-
dent of Walton County. She was an
active member of Bruce Assembly of
God Church, superintendent and sec-
retary of Sunday School for several
years. Gladys retired from Okaloosa
Walton Community College in Nice-
ville after 21 years, prior to that almost
two years at Freeport school.
Mrs. McCormick is preceded in death
by her father and mother Ben and
Katherine Bozeman, and two brothers
Mitchell Bozeman and Alex (Buddy)
Bozeman, one sister Lois Cassidy.
Mrs. McCormick is survived by her
two sons Frank Jr. McCormick and
wife Florinda of DeFuniak Springs,
Florida, Dwain McCormick and Deb-
bie of Freeport, Florida, daughter San-
dra Watson and husband James of
Dothan, Alabama, four grandchildren
Sam McCormick, Terri Seigler, Karri
McCormick, Wendy McCormick,
seven great-grandchildren Austin,
Brittney, Chandler, Anna Marie, Kat-
tie Marie, Kaiden, Hunter, sister
Lucille Bishop of Bruce.
Obituary for Sarah Ella (Free) Day
Sarah Ella (Free) Day
completed her journey
on earth in the early
morning hours on the
first of February 2014.
She fought the good
fight; she finished the
race and has earned
her crown in heaven.
Sarah was born in 1925 in Opp, Ala-
bama and later moved with her family
to DeFuniak Springs, Florida where
her father, Daniel Free, owned and
operated a grocery store called Free’s
Grocery. It was there she met her one
true love, Earl Franklin Day. It was a
love that lasted beyond 61 years. Earl
was in the Navy, and Sarah traveled
with him to ports from Rhode Island
to Cuba.
The quintessential Navy wife, Sarah
spent her time volunteering and giving
herself in service to others. She
served as the president of the Navy
Officers’ Wives Club, tirelessly de-
voted countless hours to the Red Cross
and was well respected and cherished
by all who called her a friend.
Upon retirement, Sarah and Earl
moved to Seagrove Beach, which had
always been their dream. They built a
home on Eastern Lake where they
spent 24 glorious years enjoying the
beach with their children, grandchil-
dren and great grandchildren. The
memories made at “Happy Days”
were priceless to all and the legacy of
love they built will reverberate for
generations to come.
Sarah was preceded in death by her
husband of 61 years, Commander Earl
F. Day, her two sisters Raynell Good-
win and Hazel Pelham, and her be-
loved daughter Paula Lee Riggs.
She leaves behind three grateful chil-
dren Pamela Asher (Jim), Robert Day
(Laura), and Trisha Day LeClere, 12
grandchildren Stephen Riggs, Robby
Day, Sterling Riggs, Jade Wadsworth,
Brian Day, Stewart Riggs, Jimmy
Asher, Ashley Day, Anna Day, Sarah
Marcrom, Erica Gercken, Eden Pap-
ciak, 13 great grandchildren and two
more on the way.
Sarah was the best mother in the
world, but an even better grandma.
The lessons she taught and the love
she instilled will span many genera-
tions, and her loving kindness, zest for
life and laughter will be greatly missed
by her family.
“You built no great cathedrals that
centuries applaud, but with a grace
exquisite, your life cathedraled God.”
- Emily Dickenson
Obituary for Wynell B. Moody
Mrs. Wynell B.
Moody, age 86,
passed away
Wednesday, January
29, 2014. She was
born January 25,
1928 in Montgom-
ery, Alabama to
Robert and Ella Renew Brackin.
Mrs. Moody was a resident of
Freeport since 1969 moving from
Montgomery, Alabama. She was
Baptist by faith. She as a business
owner in the grocery store indus-
try for many years before retiring.
She worked at the Dixie Dandy in
Freeport for several years. She
enjoyed reading and fishing.
Mrs. Moody is preceded in death
by her parents, her husband James
C. Moody and one son James H.
Moody.
Mrs. Moody is survived by her
daughter Teresa Morgan and hus-
band Wayne of Eufaula, Ala-
bama; one son Doug Moody and
wife Jeanine of Freeport; one
brother Benjamin Brackin and
wife Jerry; one sister Amy C.
Neider; five grandchildren
Melissa Porter and husband
Bobby, Gene Moody and wife
Suzanna, Dee Healey and hus-
band Shane, Jim Moody and
Bobby Morgan; and numerous
great grandchildren.
Memorialization will be by direct
cremation.
What he isn't, not a genetic drop of, is 'African-
American,' the descendant of enslaved Africans brought
to America chained in slave ships. He hasn't a single
ancestor who was a slave. Instead, his Arab ancestors
were slave owners Slave-trading was the main Arab
business in East Africa for centuries until the British
ended it.
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Jack Wheeler is a brilliant man who was the author of
Reagan's strategy to break the back of the Soviet Union
with the star wars race and expose their inner weakness.
For years he wrote a weekly intelligence update that was
extremely interesting and well structured and informa-
tive. He consults(ed) with several mega corporations on
global trends and the future, etc. He is in semi-
retirement now. He is a true patriot with a no-nonsense
approach to everything. He is also a somewhat well-
known mountain climber and adventurer.
Written by Dr. Jack Wheeler
The O-man, Barack Hussein Obama, is an
eloquently tailored empty suit. No resume, no accom-
plishments, no experience, no original ideas, no under-
standing of how the economy works, no understanding
of how the world works, no balls, nothing but abstract,
empty rhetoric devoid of real substance.
He has no real identity. He is half-white, which he re-
jects. The rest of him is mostly Arab, which he hides but
is disclosed by his non-African Arabic surname and his
Arabic first and middle names as a way to triply pro-
claim his Arabic parentage to people in Kenya . Only a
small part of him is African Black from his Luo grand-
mother, which he pretends he is exclusively.
Let that sink in: Obama is not the descendant of slaves,
he is the descendant of slave owners. Thus he makes the
perfect Liberal Messiah.
It's something Hillary doesn't understand - how some
complete neophyte came out of the blue and stole the
Dem nomination from her. Obamamania is beyond poli-
tics and reason. It is a true religious cult, whose adher-
ents reject Christianity yet still believe in Original Sin,
transferring it from the evil of being human to the evil of
being white.
Thus Obama has become the white liberals' Christ, of-
fering absolution from the Sin of Being White. There is
no reason or logic behind it, no faults or flaws of his can
diminish it, no arguments Hillary could make of any
kind can be effective against it. The absurdity of Hypoc-
risy Clothed In Human Flesh being their Savior is all the
more cause for liberals to worship him: Credo quia ab-
surdum, I believe it because it is absurd.
Thank heavens that the voting majority of Americans
remain Christian and are in no desperate need of a
phony savior.
He is ridiculous and should not be taken seriously by
any thinking American.
And yet he got elected, not once but twice. Thanks to
those that did not think it was important to vote for free-
dom and those that were willing to give up their free-
doms for entitlements.
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Call 850-419-1556
The Apple Classic 5K and 10K is coming up Saturday, February 8th at 8 am at Hammock Bay in Freeport.
It will benefit the Walton Education Foundation. Online Pre-registration is $20. Go online to www.appleclassicrun.com. Race Day registration will be $25.
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PUBLIC NOTICE
Please be advised that the Walton County
Local Restore Act Committee will hold
their next meeting on Wednesday, Febru-
ary 19, 2014 at 5:00 PM at the Bayou Arts
Center located at 105 Hogtown Bayou,
Santa Rosa Beach, FL 32459.
The purpose of this meeting is to discuss
the RESTORE Act.
Two or more Walton County Commis-
sioners may attend. These meetings are
open to the public.
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