Opinion

By JANICE EAKIN

Having been a mother for 56 years, a grandmother for 29 years and a great grandmother for three years, she decided to bring a new baby into her care.  
We all knew she wanted this but had been resisting since her husband thought she had enough on her plate. But, ever since the loss of her last child about two years ago, she longed for another child.  

Greetings, citizens, here are some updates on activities throughout the county:

Wakulla County residents are known for carefully considering all ballot initiatives.
Many of us believed the Great Recession would be over by now. As the Legislature continues to politic with education dollars, the local ad valorem millage for school operational purposes is as vital as ever and a wise investment for taxpayers.
Within the last few months, Gulf County and just last week, Hamilton County, voters approved additional millage for public schools.
Walton and Taylor County have also approved additional ad valorem millage.

By SLIM RANDLES

“I don’t know about all this, honey,” Dewey said. “It sounds pretty complicated. The way it is now, I go shovel manure into my pickup, drive to someone’s garden, and …  safely … use the dump bed of the truck to put it on the ground. I get paid by the feed lot to clean their corrals and get paid by the gardeners too.”

By JO ANN PALMER

The place to be this past Saturday night was the third annual Low Country Boil hosted by the Wakulla County Chamber of Commerce at 3Y Ranch.
This event began as an idea from past president John Shuff as a way to raise funds for improvements and maintenance to the historic courthouse and fund scholarships for our youth. The funds this year will support scholarships to the TCC Green Guide program.
The band Locomotive was rocking the arena as the guests began to arrive. NJROTC cadets were directing cars into parking in the field.

By DAVID EDWARDS

Greetings, citizens.Spring time is finally here!

 Do you feel that itch coming on? It’s time, you know.
See the kids out flying kites? That’s a sign. See little green bladelets in the lawn. That’s a sign too.
 It’s almost full spring, and that itch tells us it’s time to do something.  
This is when we need to forget almost all our sensible resolutions about self- improvement and just concentrate on fun.

St Patrick’s Day is on its way, and I have decorated our home appropriately, despite the best efforts of my cat Bee Bee to tear down everything I put up.  
The glittery shamrocks that make up the major portion of the dining room table centerpiece can be found scattered around the house every morning.  
That cat is forbidden to get on the table and he fastidiously follows this rule every day.
Apparently different rules apply at night, which is when he makes his midnight shamrock raids.  

By SLIM RANDLES

 When Windy walked into the Mule Barn during that cold snap last week, we knew he was getting frantic for an audience. He has a hard time getting us to listen to his version of history, his notions of what was going on now, and his prognostications of the future of mankind.
But it was cold, and sitting out on the bench and ambushing listeners didn’t work too well right now for Windy Wilson, so here he came. We gave each other the wink and dragged out a chair for him.