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The generosity of the staff at Coppergate Elementary School in Middleburg has overwhelmed James and Stace (CQ) Shortley, whose 11-year-old daughter, Sloane, has been home bound battling Lupus since diagnosed in Nov. 2008.

“It brings me to tears,” said Stace Shortley adding that the school did three fundraisers during the school year, including a “Sloane Cone” snow cone sale that raised $300 to help with medical bills.

Last night Destiny Champaigne Smith received her scholarship from Take Stock in Children.

Not only did the Ridgeview High School student keep good grades and stay out of trouble, as required for this scholarship, she also was a class officer, started an ecology club, was active in drama, multicultural club and poetry club and track team. She was a runner-up in the Miss RHS pageant her junior year and then helped run the pageant during her senior year. She could run the guidance office when staffers stepped out. She even taught her French club when the teacher was out.

Hey readers

A couple years ago I wrote a story about Marti Johnson, a high school student headed to Uganda to do mission work.

She's back at home and writing about her experience at girluganda.wordpress.com

may 30

Twilight, the movie, will be shown free outside on a 15-by-20 foot screen at 8 p.m. May 30 at Fleming Island Plantation’s gazebo, 2245 Plantation Center Drive, across from Fleming Island High School. Bring lawn chairs or a blanket. Smoking and alcohol are prohibited at this outreach event designed to promote tobacco-free and alcohol-free fun for teens and parents. The event is sponsored by the Clay County Health Department, Tobacco-Free Florida and the Clay Action Coalition. For more information, call 291-5561 x. 2127. 

  7-9 p.m. Friday, May 22 "A Night of Expressions"   Ridgeview High School, 466 Madison Ave.  Students from Ridgeview High School and some Clay County elementary schools will read poetry, sing, dance and perform during this fund raiser for Peggy Pruett, a Ridgeview Elementary School music teacher who recently died. Admission is $3 

  From the Clay County Sheriff's Office:

REMEMBER TO WEAR YOUR SEATBELTS!!!!

 
Wearing your seat belts is the law in Florida.  Law or no law there isn’t any merit whatsoever in choosing not to use seat belts. The fact that seat belts save lives is undeniable.

 
Thefts:
On 05/12/09 a cell phone was stolen from an unattended book bag left on the floor under a bench in the gym at Keystone Heights High School.
 
On 05/12/09 a 20ft pontoon boat was stolen from the dock at a residence on Scenic Drive in Middleburg.
 
On 05/14/09 at approximately 10 pm, a door mat was stolen at a residence on County Road 220 in Orange Park.
 
On 05/14/09 a vehicle was reported missing from the Budget Rent A Car on Blanding Boulevard in Orange Park.
 
On 05/14/09 a mini bike was stolen from a residence on Gifford Avenue ( Jefferson Square ) in Orange Park.
 
Burglary to Structures:
On 05/12/09 stereo equipment and other items were stolen from an unlocked residence on Viola Street (JACKSONVILLE SOUTH) in Middleburg.
 
On 05/13/09 at approximately 1 am an attempted burglary was made at a residence on County Road 217 in Maxville. A fence had been cut but nothing appeared missing.
 
On 05/14/09 sometime between 0800 and 1500 hours, two (2) video games were stolen from a residence on Chestwood Chase Drive ( Oakleaf ) in Orange Park. A screen was found on the ground by an open bedroom window.
 
On 05/14/09 a cell phone was stolen from a residence on Breezy Lane in Melrose. Also stolen was a purse from a vehicle parked on the property. There was no evidence of forced entry to the residence.
 
On 05/14/09 sometime after 0830, several items were stolen from a residence on Rustic Oak Trail ( Rustic Oaks ) in Middleburg. Entry was made by forcing the front door open.
 
Burglary to Autos:
On 05/12/09 an iPOD and a watch were stolen from an unlocked vehicle parked in the employee’s parking area at Sonic’s Restaurant on County Road 220 in Orange Park.
 
On 05/13/09 an iPOD was stolen from an unlocked vehicle at Middleburg High School in Middleburg.
 
Criminal Mischief’s:
On 05/13/09 garbage was put all over the exterior of a vehicle as well as scratches etched into the driver’s side door on the same vehicle parked in the driveway of a residence on Penny Lane ( Highland Oaks ) in Middleburg.
 
On 05/14/09 a fence was damaged at a residence on Foxmeadow Trail ( Foxmeadow ) in Middleburg
 
 
 
 
Deputy Dean Jones
Clay County Sheriff's Office
Community Relations Unit
Office 213-6131

 

Hi.

My sweet sister-in-law is seeking an individual with a big truck or agency willing to pick up and haul away leftovers from her church garage sale

  The muddy footprints on the couch, the bag of chips left open in the cabinet and the matchbox cars all over the floor all seem to fade away when I attended the Mother's Day Tea Party put on by my first-grader's class at Argyle Elementary School. The song and story by the students, the lavender table cloths, fresh flowers, cream puffs and croissants (which one child called croutons) were delightful. To keep tears to a minimum, there was a teacher, guidance counselor or staffer on hand for each student whose mom couldn't make the party.

 Way to go Sheri!!

 Her turtle is the one to the far left with the little kids painted on it. Adorable 

The State of Florida had eight (8) Law Enforcement Officers killed in the line of duty in 2008.