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Donations pour in to help less fortunate
Melissa Strange, proprietor of Surfers at Home and The Girl Next Door, both at the Surf Station, recently paired up with Bill Brothers of Atlantic Beach and Tennis to collect needed items for migrant workers and the Betty Griffin House.

Southern Dames society gathering for national assembly this weekend
The National Society of the Southern Dames of America Assembly will be held this weekend, Friday and Saturday, at the Holiday Inn, St. Augustine.

Neighbors: Libraries offer variety of summer programs for children
Putnam County schools are out, much to the relief of thousands of school children. Before the kids get bored, parents may want to rush to sign up their offspring for some fun programs. A countywide summer reading program sponsored through the county library system and a couple of art programs are among the offerings.

Go & Do
TODAY Concert: A classical music presentation featuring the Heathrow Trio will be at 7:30 p.m. at the Ponte Vedra branch library. Admission is free. Call (904) 285-5037.

In service
n Staff Sgt. Adrian White, assigned to Bravo Battery 1st Battalion, 377th Field Artillery Regiment (Air Assault), was promoted to sergeant first-class March 1 while deployed to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Self Help Calendar
TODAY 7 a.m. -- Winning Game Sunrise AA, 18 South Dixie Highway. Non-smoking.

Six graduate from Flagler public administration program
Flagler College's Public Administration program graduated six students in April in its second graduating class. Public administration is an evening program designed for working professionals who have attained an associate's degree or 60 hours of college level course work.

Neighbors: Variety of summer activities available
There are also workshops and presentations on youth related issues. Contact Bob Tancig, FCPJ coordinator, at (352) 468 3295 or info@fcpj.org; or Peg McIntire at (904) 471-1986, e-mail peggymcintire@bellsouth.net.

Go & Do
TODAY See art in galleries around town. New exhibits began Friday and will continue throughout June.

Event to benefit Mississippi hurricane victims
When it comes to bringing aid to hurricane victims, there isn't much St. Johns River Community College nursing instructor Kathleen Hagy and her students won't do.

SAR honors
A variety of honors have been bestowed in recent weeks by the St. Augustine Chapter of Sons of the American Revolution. Law enforcement and fire safety honors

News & Notes
Shell show set

Club Calendar
High tea Members of the Rhapsody in Red chapter of the Red Hat Society are invited to attend a high tea and seminar at 3 p.m. June 15 at the Serenata Beach Club, 3175 S. Ponte Vedra Blvd. (A1A, north of Vilano on the ocean side).

'Road rage' disorder affects nearly 16 million, study says
CHICAGO -- To you, that angry, horn-blasting tailgater is suffering from road rage. But doctors have another name for it -- intermittent explosive disorder -- and a new study suggests it is far more common than they realized, affecting up to 16 million Americans.

Poll shows black men deeply divided about hemselves, country
Black men in America today are deeply divided over the way they see themselves and their country.

President urges gay marriage ban
WASHINGTON -- For the second time in three days, President Bush implored the Senate to pass a constitutional amendment banning gay marriage, saying Monday that the issue needs to be wrestled away from "overreaching judges" and placed in the hands of the American people.

Supreme Court to take up affirmative action
The divisive debate over affirmative action will return to the Supreme Court this fall when the justices consider for the first time the sensitive question of whether public schools can use race as a factor in assigning children to schools.

Police Report: Lewd and lascivious charges filed
A 36-year-old St. Johns County man was charged with a lewd and lascivious act on a minor Sunday evening, St. Johns County Sheriff's Office reports said.

Naturally lucky
John Grannis, center, of St. Augustine, says playing before television cameras at the World Series of Blackjack poker in Las Vegas was a nerve-wracking but memorable experience. Contributed photo

Soccer's appeal to area players hits new high
PONTE VEDRA BEACH -- The World Cup begins Friday, and it's clear that the popularity of soccer is at a peak in North Florida.

Storm-proof Ops Center goal of first-responders
If a Category 3 hurricane heads directly toward St. Johns County, the brick, fortress-like Emergency Operations Center will probably be knocked out even before the storm ends.

Police Report
The following was compiled from police reports collected from the St. Johns County Sheriff's Office (SJCSO), St. Augustine Police Department (SAPD), Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) and St. Augustine Beach Police Department (SABPD):

GP mill expands buyout to 1,000
Georgia-Pacific is planning to extend its buyout proposals from about 200 salaried employees at its paper mill in Palatka to the other 1,000 workers at the facility.

Veteran recalls experience near front
PALATKA -- When Jack Massey is at work, there's an American flag flying outside his downtown jewelry and photo shop. "If the flag is there, I'm there," Massey, 91, says.

GP offers buyouts
PALATKA -- About 200 salaried employees at the Georgia-Pacific paper mill, including a number of managers, have until June 24 to decide if they will accept a buyout proposal, according to a company spokesman.

Florida officials worry about 'hurricane fatigue'
FORT LAUDERDALE -- Fear is a good thing -- when it comes to hurricanes.

High school students must declare majors
DAVIE (AP) -- Florida high school students will be the first in the nation required to declare majors and minors like college students, as part of a sweeping education overhaul bill that Gov. Jeb Bush signed Monday.

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Perry Dean "Beanie" Blew
Perry Dean "Beanie" Blew, 67, of St. Augustine, died June 4, 2006, at the Earl B. Hadlow Center in Jacksonville. Mr. Blew was born in Fithian, Ill., and had resided in St. Augustine since 1982, moving here from Fithian. Mr. Blew worked for many years as a clerk at the San Marco Exxon Service Station.

Ruth J. (Jowders) Foster
Harry Daniel Crews, 58, of St. Augustine, died May 28, 2006 at Hospice House at The Villages of Florida. Mr. Crews was born Sept. 4, 1947 to Juanita Barfield and Harry L. Crews of St. Augustine.

Robert E. Williams
Robert E. Williams, 87, passed away Saturday, June 3, 2006, in Lake City, Fla. He was a resident of Dowling Park Christian Village, moving from Tallahassee, and had retired from SCL Railroad after 38 years of service as a locomotive engineer.

Harry Daniel Crews
Harry Daniel Crews, 58, of St. Augustine, died May 28, 2006 at Hospice House at The Villages of Florida. Mr. Crews was born Sept. 4, 1947 to Juanita Barfield and Harry L. Crews of St. Augustine.

Rose Mary Pascale
Rose Mary Pascale, 93, of St. Augustine, died June 3, 2006, at Moultrie Creek Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Mrs. Pascale was born in Hoboken, N.J., and had resided in St. Augustine since 1991, moving here from Weehawken, N.J.

Jane Eden Fortner Spencer
Jane Eden Fortner Spencer, 63, of St. Augustine, died June 4, 2006, at Shands Hospital of Gainesville. Mrs. Spencer was born in Green Cove Springs and had resided in St. Augustine for most of her life. Mrs. Spencer was a homemaker and a member of Family Worship Center.

Perspective: Category 5 foolishness: We need a better approach
Thursday marked the beginning of the 2006 hurricane season, one that the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration predicts will be "above normal," with four to six major hurricanes expected to form in the Atlantic -- storms that could make landfall anywhere from Boston to Galveston.

Haditha is the My Lai of today
"We have a Haditha every day," said Muhanned Jasim, an Iraqi merchant. "Were (those killed in Haditha) the first Iraqis to be killed for no reason?" asked Ghasan Jayih, a pharmacist. Well no, but we Americans don't count collateral damage unless we're forced to. We prefer to ignore collateral damage, especially if they're under 5.

Perspective: Talking with Iran: A change in policy
WASHINGTON -- In keeping with President Bush's stated intention to put aside his swaggering cowboy lingo, he has finally agreed to join European and other allies in trying to talk Iran out of building nuclear weapons.

It's true! Get two years tax-free!
If Congress adopts the Bush plan and gives amnesty to illegal aliens, Senate Republicans will be asking President Cheney for a pardon.

Letter: Temp bridge has major design flaw
Editor: I am writing regarding the temporary Bridge of Lions and the future renovated Bridge of Lions.

Perspective:Why fans are now so upset with Bonds
The target of this concise discourse on the roots of greatness has been booed lustily in every Major League city he's played in outside his hometown of San Francisco. The fans' displeasure lies in Bonds' alleged use of steroids. The use of "alleged" here, though mandatory, is forced and legalistic. After all, Bonds has admitted that he used "the clear" and "the cream," substances he claims he thought were flaxseed oil and some kind of emollient, only later to discover that they were actually steroids.

Hingis back in French quarters; Nadal beats Hewitt handily
PARIS -- If it all seems so long ago, that's because it was. Five years since Martina Hingis was last in the French Open quarterfinals, seven years since she was a sobbing, petulant mess while losing in the final of the only major she hasn't won.

NBA shifts to perimeter style of play
PHILADELPHIA -- For two decades, Pat Riley has believed in power basketball. He's run when he could -- the Showtime Lakers come to mind -- but for the most part, he's tied his horse to a series of big men: the athletic and skilled Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, the warhorse Patrick Ewing, the hardnosed Alonzo Mourning, and, now, Shaquille O'Neal in Miami.

Blake bested by teen, crowd; Williams lone American left
PARIS (AP) -- Irritated by the home crowd's heckling, James Blake took the unusual step of inviting a spectator out of the stands to see for himself that one of French teen Gael Monfils' shots landed out.

College pitching highlights weak draft class
NEW YORK (AP) \u2014 Major league teams looking to stock up on college pitching in this year's draft could be in luck. Clubs searching for potential stars at other positions might not be so fortunate.

AL Capsules
NEW YORK -- Jason Giambi and Andy Phillips each hit a three-run homer in a seven-run second inning Monday night, and the New York Yankees battered old nemesis Josh Beckett in a 13-5 rout of the Boston Red Sox.

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Florida State fans' outrage over Nicholson reeks of hypocrisy
ORLANDO -- It's amusing to me that Florida State fans have chosen to be incensed about the charges filed against former players A.J. Nicholson and Fred Rouse, who are accused of stealing $1,700 in electronic equipment from running back Lorenzo Booker's apartment.

Cathedral Parish enjoys huge year in athletics
The coaches at St. Joseph Academy have to be happy. It looks like many talented athletes are coming in the next couple of years.

Pujols out indefinitely with muscle strain
Pujols, last year's NL MVP and this season's major league leader in home runs and RBIs, was placed on the 15-day disabled list Sunday.

Sunday's AL Capsules
DETROIT (AP) -- David Ortiz and Manny Ramirez homered and the Boston Red Sox had three bases-loaded walks in an 8-3 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Sunday.

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Braves continue to slump
ATLANTA -- With the bases loaded in the bottom of the ninth inning, Washington closer Chad Cordero remembered other recent close games against the Atlanta Braves.

Georgia sends FSU home
ATHENS, Ga. -- Trevor Holder pitched six strong innings to spark Georgia to a 3-2 win over Florida State in the NCAA Regional Monday, putting the Bulldogs in the Super Regional against South Carolina.

Wade first star member of '03 draft trio to get title shot
The comparisons leave Dwyane Wade sheepish. He knows they're almost inevitable, though. Wade hails from Chicago, grew up a Bulls fan. A Bulls jersey with the number 23 hangs in his arena.

Wie fails in bid to make U.S. Open
SUMMIT, N.J. -- Michelle Wie failed in her bid to become the first woman to play in the U.S. Open, teasing a frenzied gallery for 27 holes until three straight bogeys Monday afternoon sent her to a 3-over 75 and into the middle of the pack.

Kenseth rallies to win at Dover
DOVER, Del. -- Matt Kenseth and Jamie McMurray made it a 1-2 finish for Roush Racing. And what a thrilling finish it was.

Another Hamburg mop-top: Convey could get start
HAMBURG, Germany -- The Beatles got their start in Hamburg and Bobby Convey, with his wavy mop-top, could have fit right in.

The big deal in Big D: Mavs are in the NBA finals
DALLAS -- Like most longtime Dallas Mavericks fans, Mark Cuban remembers the bad old days, when "postseason play" meant being part of the draft lottery.

Golf: Pettersson takes Memorial
DUBLIN, Ohio -- Handy with the wedge and hot with the putter, Carl Pettersson picked up a prestigious trophy, a salute from Jack Nicklaus and a welcome break from U.S. Open qualifying by winning the Memorial on Sunday.

Georgia beats FSU to stay alive
ATHENS, Ga. -- Josh Morris's school-record 23rd home run, a three-run blast in the top of the seventh, ignited host Georgia to a 7-1 win over Florida State Sunday, setting up an NCAA Regional championship game Monday night between the same two teams.

Suit against former head of prisons allowed
TALLAHASSEE -- A federal appeals court ruled that relatives of a death row inmate who died after a confrontation with prison guards can sue the former head of Florida's prisons.

Comment sparse on 80 percent State Farm home insurance hike
LAKE BUENA VISTA -- Lynn Martin took a day off work and drove all the way from Punta Gorda Monday to talk about homeowner's insurance.

News briefs from around Florida
TALLAHASSEE -- Florida State University President T.K. Wetherell is frustrated with the Florida Legislature for not giving the school enough money to pay its professors competitive salaries.

Historic fort off Key West is a secluded getaway
Fort Jefferson occupies one of the seven islands in the Dry Tortugas National Park, and is at the end of the Florida Keys. It's one of the least-visited national parks in the United States. By J. PAT CARTER, The Associated Press

Boy, 6, still in state custody after being left at birthday party
WEST PALM BEACH -- A 6-year-old boy who was accidentally left behind by his family after they celebrated his birthday at a Chuck E. Cheese's restaurant will temporarily remain in state custody, a judge ruled Monday.

Everglades fire threatens power lines
WESTON -- Crews from Florida Power & Light worked alongside firefighters Sunday as a brush fire in a remote part of the Everglades grew to 8,500 acres and threatened power lines, though authorities were able to reopen U.S. 27.

Companies complete storm preparations
TALLAHASSEE -- Officials from the state's two largest electric companies say they've nearly completed the main thing they need to do to be ready for hurricanes this summer, having aggressively trimmed the trees and limbs around many of their power lines.

2 college students found dead inside balloon in Lutz
LUTZ -- Two college students were found dead inside a large, deflated helium balloon after apparently pulling it down and crawling inside it, officials said.

Fire gets away from homeowner
PANAMA CITY -- A homeowner burning yard brush began a 150-acre blaze in the Florida Panhandle that engulfed four mobile homes, five campers and several vehicles and vessels, forestry officials said Monday.

Police look abroad for ties to alleged Canadian terror cell
TORONTO -- Police said Monday more arrests are likely in an alleged plot to bomb buildings in Canada, while intelligence officers sought ties between the 17 suspects and Islamic terror cells in the United States and five other nations.

Serbia declares itself sovereign state
BELGRADE, Serbia -- Serbian lawmakers proclaimed their Balkan republic a sovereign state Monday after tiny Montenegro decided to split from a union and dissolve the remnants of what was once Yugoslavia.

Mass kidnapping shows Iraq's security weaknesses
BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Clad in camouflage uniforms, the gunmen came peeling through the thick morning heat in police trucks. They stopped at a downtown strip of travel companies where Iraqis gather each morning to board buses bound for the safer lands of Syria and Jordan.

Israeli leader urges return to 'road map'
SHARM EL-SHEIK, Egypt -- Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said Sunday he will meet Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to urge the resumption of negotiations on an internationally backed peace plan.

Abbas pushes plan to recognize Israel
RAMALLAH, West Bank -- Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said Monday he will call a referendum on a plan implicitly recognizing Israel after he failed to persuade Hamas to agree to the idea.

Gunmen Kill 19 Iraqis in sectarian massacre
BAGHDAD -- Faith evidently made the difference between life and death for the people aboard three minibuses traveling down the road Sunday morning from the village of Qara Taba to Baqouba, a violent city north of Iraq's capital.
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