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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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The Walton County School Board is to start Thursday afternoon at 3:30pm with

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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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The Mayors Post Russ Barley Freeport Mayor

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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: [email protected]

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

they make me feel like nothing to it,

get over it?

I don’t know how much more I take.

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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.

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ideas across diplomatically enough, and see others jump right on board. Aren't you a flirt

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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!

What you think is a spirited discussion at the beginning of the week could be interpreted by somebody else

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-

bly. You're forgiving and compassionate now, making others' shoes easy to step into (and yours hard to fill).

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.

Starting small is fine -- even taking a walk is a step in the right direction (and calming, too). A certain situa-

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logue that breaks the impasse, you'll demonstrate both strength and flexibility -- much better than plain old

force of will.

You'll love a game at the beginning of the week, whether of the physical or brain-teasing variety. What's key

is participating instead of just spectating. Around Wednesday or Thursday, lend someone (your boss, a

friend, a love interest) a hand when they least expect it. It needn't be a big thing -- it's the observant thought-

fulness that counts now. While you're likely busy you may not get the mental stimulation you require.

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

interpersonal matters. Think it through, and come Sunday, you may be ready to make a change.

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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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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