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Charity bridge fiesta next month
Duplicate Bridge - Jan. 7-9. Party (Rubber) Bridge - Jan. 10-12. Cost for the event is $430 per person, double occupancy and $583 for a single room (including tips and taxes). The fee is the same for either duplicate or party bridge players, and includes the welcome party, three nights, eight meals, lessons each morning with play of hands to fit the lesson, and bridge play afternoons and evenings. Master points will be awarded for duplicate and prizes for party Bridge.

Beach woman turns litter into art
Litterbugs on and off the beach have left their marks on Anastasia Island. Some of the litter washes up on shore after a storm or from thoughtless boaters, while other trash is carelessly dropped by beachgoers.

News & Notes
Christmas caroling 18th century Christmas caroling begins at 7 p.m. Saturday in downtown St. Augustine.

Go & Do
TODAY Limelight theater: Greetings' opens with a champagne toast at 7 p.m. at Limelight Theatre, 11 Old Mission Ave., uptown St. Augustine. The curtain rises at 7:30 p.m. Show times are at 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and at 2 p.m. Sundays through Jan. 2. For tickets, call 825-1164.

Residents' daughter named police chief in Virginia
Kim Crannis, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bill Agee of St. Augustine, is the new chief of police of Blacksburg, Va.

Neighbors: News, notes from downtow
We're happy to note that the Main Branch Library has re-opened.

St. Augustine Youth Services receives $5,000 donation
A check for $5,000 was recently presented to Schuyler Siefker, St. Augustine Youth Services executive director, on behalf of the Young Professionals Organization of St. Augustine.The funds were raised through the YPO's Womanless Beauty Pageant, an event that featured nine local gentlemen dressed to the nines as women in a three-part pageant.

Neighbors: Notes from Lincolnville
'Tis the Season. The season that I have always wished that, instead of Holly, my name had been Mistletoe.

Veterans share their stories
Everyone has a story to tell, especially veterans of the U. S. Military.

Go & Do
TODAY Farmer's market: Buy fresh fruit, veggies, bread, and arts and crafts from local vendors from 7:30 a.m. to noon at the St. Augustine Beach Pier on A1A South.

Nominations sought for MDA awards
The Muscular Dystrophy Association is seeking nominations for its annual Personal Achievement Awards. The awards, given on the local, state and national levels, recognize the accomplishments and community service of people with disabilities caused by neuromuscular diseases.

Local trout fishing at its peak right now
Local fishermen who enjoy reeling in trout had a field day this past week.

Potato Latkes
My mother told me many years ago, the only mitzvah (good deed) that has increased among all Jewish people was lighting candles on Chanukah. Surely because in most Jewish homes, candle lighting is followed by potato latkes.It is customary that we eat foods fried in oil on Chanukah because the oil symbolizes the miraculous burning of a small amount of pure oil in the Menorah for eight days in the Holy Temple until new oil was prepared for use.

Comparing chocolates
The baking aisle reflects our continuing education about chocolate. Gone are the days of simply choosing between un-sweetened, semisweet or milk.

New take on traditional Hanukkah latkes
NEW YORK -- It's traditional to eat latkes, also called potato pancakes, during the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah. The eight-day candle-lighting festival begins this year on the night of Dec. 15.

An elegant treat: Make your own almond brittle
Almonds make this candy a bit more elegant than the more pedestrian peanut brittle.

Giving brownies a holiday makeover
As a child, I loved finding the mailbox stuffed with holiday catalogs. And while the reams of paper dedicated to the latest toys certainly contributed to the excitement, it was the food catalogs I spent the most time with.

Column: Christmas is cookie time
Cookies and Christmas go together like Santa and his sleigh and December and sweets.

Bring cheer along with batch of holiday cookies
Giant Ginger Cookies These cookies can be stored at room temperature in an airtight container for up to a week.

Replace weenies with sausage and you've got a really great dish
Never thought I'd consider a cocktail weenie a source of inspiration.

Recipe Finder: Cocktail franks
Jane Snow of Bordentown, N.J., wrote in on behalf of her co-worker who was looking for an appetizer recipe that was popular in the 1970s called "Spatini Cocktail Hot Dogs."

Salsa and chicken salad with Jazz apples
Jazz Apple Salsa 2 Jazz apples, cored and diced

Circumcision lowers HIV threat, two studies show
WASHINGTON -- Circumcising adult men may reduce by half their risk of getting the AIDS virus through heterosexual intercourse, the U.S. government announced Wednesday, as it shut down two studies in Africa testing the link.

Bigger groups may deliver better care
Bigger may be better when it comes to the size of a medical practice, researchers from the University of Pittsburgh and the Harvard School of Public Health reported last week in the Annals of Internal Medicine.

Local briefs
Sleep relief for Moms The downside of the newly arrived beloved bundle of joy is the nearly universal curse of new parenthood -- sleep deprivation. Parents of newborns don't sleep enough, and when they do, it's in fits and fragments.

Doctors say study points to reduced use of angioplasty
Cardiologists say a recent study's findings will change how they treat many stable heart attack patients who do not seek treatment until three or more days after an attack. Doctors say they'll likely perform fewer angioplasties to unblock the arteries of such people.

Lettuce suspected as source of E. coli outbreak
WASHINGTON -- Health officials on Wednesday zeroed in on lettuce as the likely suspect in the E. coli outbreak linked to Taco Bell, though tracing the vegetable's source may prove difficult.

Democrats inheriting a financial mess
WASHINGTON -- Democrats, who will shape fiscal policies in the new Congress, issued a scathing report Wednesday on the "financial mess" they'll inherit from their Republican counterparts next month.

Dead Virginia Indian language brought back to life
MATTAPONI INDIAN RESERVATION, Va. -- "Muh-shay-wah-NUH-toe. Chess-kay-dah-KAY-wak."

Feds arrest 1,200 in immigration raids
WASHINGTON -- Federal officials said Wednesday that the raids on meatpacking plants in six states uncovered a "disturbing front" in the battle against illegal immigration -- identity theft as a tool to obtain employment.

Fossil shows mammals became airborne earlier
NEW YORK -- During the age of dinosaurs, tiny squirrel-like creatures climbed trees and jumped into the darkness. Then they spread their limbs and glided away -- the first known mammals to take to the air, a new report says.

S.D. Democrat hospitalized before party takes Senate
WASHINGTON -- Democratic Sen. Tim Johnson of South Dakota was hospitalized after becoming disoriented Wednesday, weeks before his party is to take control of the Senate by a one-vote margin.

Cost of retirement health benefits increasing
WASHINGTON -- Retirees who've been paying more for their steadily eroding health benefits can expect more of the same in the coming year.

Bush delays speech on Iraq strategy until January
WASHINGTON -- Faced with a growing list of recommendations and a range of contradictory policy options from key advisers, President Bush on Tuesday delayed a planned announcement about a new strategy for the war in Iraq until the new year.

King: Give city historic properties
State Sen. Jim King surprised St. Augustine officials Wednesday by saying that it's probably easier to hand over 37 state historic properties to city ownership than to find state money to repair them.

7 court cases resolved
The St. Johns County Circuit Court docket contained the names of 77 defendants scheduled to be arraigned on Monday. Dozens pleaded not guilty or had their cases continued while they consider their options. Seven had their cases resolved.

Blaze destroys Flagler County restaurant
A state fire marshal is investigating the cause of a fire early Tuesday morning that destroyed the Shark House Restaurant in Beverly Beach, Flagler County. Fire officials say the building appears to be a complete loss.

Commission continuesto mull amphitheater issue
A management contract for the newly revamped St. Augustine Amphitheatre is on hold after St. Johns County Commissioners said they wanted to explore their options.

Program alerts felons' neighbors
With three sexual predators and 155 sexual offenders living in St. Johns County, the Sheriff's Office has found a way to warn people quickly if any of the convicted felons move into their neighborhood.

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

Couple needs money for food and clothing
This couple is requesting help because the wife cares full time for her husband, who is paralyzed and cannot work.

Teen dies in hunting accident
A local family is mourning an 18-year-old's death after a friend shot him in a hunting accident Saturday night.

Where are they now?
In the news: Leslie Ormandy Demeniuk, now 37, of Ponte Vedra Beach, was found guilty on Jan. 17 of two counts of first-degree murder for shooting her 4-year-old twins on March 17, 2001. On Jan. 27, Judge John Alexander sentenced her to two consecutive life sentences.

Interim administrator OK'd
St. Johns County Commissioners didn't meet their interim county administrator, a former boss of Commission Chair Ben Rich, until after they voted 3-2 to appoint him.

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

Names & ages of those facing charges of being sexual predators
The names, ages and homes of those who face charges of being sexual predators.

County insurance bill soars
At a budget workshop Wednesday, St. Johns County commissioners tried to hammer out a "bare bones budget" that cuts overhead and saves taxpayer dollars.

Substitute teachers, bus drivers to get raise
High school seniors aspiring to be a surgeon, an aerospace engineer and a dancer were among the top St. Johns County students in the running to become the district's top math and science scholar.

Madelyn's Lens: Bicycle donation
Snapshot: Sgt. Joey Romer shakes the hand of Sebastian Middle School student Shawn Torbit during a surprise in which a bicycle was donated to the sixth grader in front of the school Wednesday morning, December 13, 2006.

Commission freezes hiring
As of 8 a.m. today, don't apply for a job with St. Johns County government.

Crash near Elkton claims car's driver
A St. Augustine man died Tuesday morning after his car struck a dump truck driving in front of him, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

TV sting nabs 21
FLAGLER BEACH -- Twenty-one men who allegedly came here this week expecting to have sex with young girls and boys have been arrested in a sting operation that will be aired on national television, the Flagler Beach chief of police said Tuesday.

Charter gov't process begins
A last-minute effort by four of St. Johns County's constitutional officers failed to delay a charter government proposal on Tuesday.

Ill mom is struggling
This disabled woman is recently divorced and suffers from a chronic illness that sometimes confines her to bed.

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Jeffery William Blocker
Jeffrey William Blocker, 18, was a free-spirited soul, deeply cherished, with a peacefulness that touched many lives. He passed doing something he loved and was surrounded by the greatest group of friends that anyone could ever hope for. Jeff used God's earth to the fullest. He was an avid hunter with his dog Shilo at his side and also enjoyed fishing and tractor work. He lived and loved more in his 18 years than many people do in a lifetime.

Joseph John Carlino
Joseph John Carlino, 81, of St. Augustine, died Dec. 11, 2006, at his home. Mr. Carlino was a native of Winsted, Conn., and had resided in St. Augustine since 2000 after living in Stratford, Conn., for 45 years.

Jeffrey William Blocker
Jeffrey William Blocker, 18, of St. Augustine died Dec. 10, 2006, at Memorial Health University Medical Center in Savannah, Ga. Mr. Blocker was a native and lifelong resident of St. Augustine. Mr. Blocker was a heavy equipment operator.

Elizabeth Hallett Lawrence
On Dec. 7, 2006, the spirit of Elizabeth Hallett Lawrence passed on in St. Augustine, to join her husband H. Warren Lawrence. Elizabeth was born in Hackensack, N.J. Nov. 6, 1912, to Dr. Frederick Spencer and Alice Lewis Hallett.

Paul Steven Kleinpoppen
Paul Steven Kleinpoppen, Ph.D., 54, of St. Augustine, died, Dec. 11, 2006 at the Earl B. Hadlow Center in Jacksonville. Professor Kleinpoppen was a native of Sarasota and had resided in St. Augustine.

Sarah J. Arnold
Melba Smith Gordon of Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla., passed away peacefully Thursday, Dec. 7, 2006, surrounded by family, at Baptist Beaches Hospital in Jacksonville Beach, Fla.

Melba Smith Gordon
Melba Smith Gordon of Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla., passed away peacefully Thursday, Dec. 7, 2006, surrounded by family, at Baptist Beaches Hospital in Jacksonville Beach, Fla.

Margaret Douglas
Margaret Douglas, 85, of St. Augustine, died Dec. 8, 2006 at Flagler Hospital. She was a native of Cleninden, W.V., and was a homemaker. She was of the Episcopal faith.

Letter: Diogenes would be proud of St. Augustine couple
Editor: On Saturday (Dec. 9) about noon, I inadvertently left my wallet on the hood of my vehicle as I drove out of the State Road 207 Hess service station. Hours later I discovered it missing. I not only drove back to the scene ... searched without result ... but also canceled my credit cards.

Perspective: It's not easy being Oprah
The rappers are mad at Oprah again.

Hanson: Our Pearl Harbor --How have times changed?
On Dec. 7, 1941 -- 65 years ago last week -- pilots from a Japanese carrier force bombed Pearl Harbor. They killed 2,403 Americans, most of them service personnel, while destroying much of the American fleet and air forces stationed in Hawaii.

Letter: Trash mars beauty of Vilano Bridge
Editor: The real treasure of Vilano Beach isn't a pirate's chest of doubloons buried in the sand or even the ambitious plans for a new town center. It's the Francis and Mary Usina Bridge, usually referred to simply as "The Vilano Bridge" and its adjoining nature walk.

Letter: War protestors have right to express their views
Editor: This is in response to the letter from Dr. Gabriel published in the Record on Dec. 7. Her letter concerned the monthly protests to war in Iraq.

Letter: War protestors' views mean U.S. destruction
Editor: In reference to the letter, "War protestors have right to express their views" (Dec. 13), if the USA's "actions" were to be directed with the world view of us as our map, the end of that road is self destruction. Also, I ask the writer, why is it so often true that those who favor the rights of terrorists, favor the right to abort (kill) babies in the womb?

Letter: Thank you, Chorus, Orchestra for Messiah
Editor: The St. Augustine Community Chorus with Chamber Orchestra on Sunday performed Handel's Messiah twice at the Memorial Presbyterian Church.

Letter: U.S. needs to stop being anti-family planning
Editor: Just a month ago the American population hit 300 million! This was a cause for celebration coast to coast.

Editorial: Death of a dictator
The Mark Foley affair was a disgrace to the Florida congressman's office, but Foley didn't act in a vacuum. In truth, he had plenty of help -- from House leaders, members and aides who knew something about his excessive interest in teenage male pages, but did little or nothing to put a stop to it.

Guest Editorial: Like Churchill, Bush needs a war cabinet
President Bush should spend less time worrying about the tangled politics of Iraq and more time mastering the equally fractured politics of Washington. The war in Iraq has become partisan -- and partisan wars are impossible to fight successfully. The grim truth is that between the "thumping" his party took at the ballot box in November and the intrusive help of the Baker commission, the president has lost so much power at home that he can no longer maneuver successfully in Iraq.

Maddux joins Padres, eager to pitch 'for a long time'
SAN DIEGO -- Now that he's finally pulled on a San Diego Padres jersey, Greg Maddux might try to pitch forever.

Matsuzaka arrives in Boston
BOSTON -- Daisuke Matsuzaka arrived in Boston on Wednesday with Red Sox officials as the sides neared agreement on a $52 million, six-year contract.

Taylor, Delhomme miss practice Wednesday
Carolina Panthers quarterback Jake Delhomme started 66 consecutive games before a thumb injury snapped his streak last week.

Audio of Brady overstated, players and coaches say
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- Turns out all that talk about the Dolphins deciphering the signals Tom Brady was barking out was a lot of noise about not very much.

Buckeyes' Smith overcome by Heisman homecoming
CLEVELAND -- Troy Smith had spent days keeping it all together.

Chow helps Young, Titans tap into rookie's abilities
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Norm Chow knows a thing or two about quarterbacks. Vince Young is showing him something he's never seen before.

Ducks 2, Thrashers 1
ATLANTA -- Teemu Selanne scored two goals, Jean-Sebastien Giguere stopped 34 shots, and the Anaheim Ducks beat the Atlanta Thrashers 2-1 Wednesday night, setting the NHL mark for best road record through 15 games.

Even with inconsistent play, Seahawks can clinch NFC West against 49ers
SEATTLE -- Matt Hasselback's honest appraisal might best define the Seattle Seahawks' first 13 games.

Local Roundup
The Menendez boys basketball team had three players score in double figures as the Falcons held off St. Joe 61-38 Tuesday night.

Target Challenge epitomizes the end of U.S. dominance in golf
THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. -- For golf at the highest level, the Target World Challenge is the final tournament of the year in the United States. It also happens to be a popular hangout for international players.

Gibbs takes blame for Redskins' struggles, but what will change?
ASHBURN, Va. -- Joe Gibbs isn't shy about taking the blame when the Washington Redskins struggle. "It starts and ends with me" has been his standard reply following each of this season's nine losses.

NFL's Goodell dealing with problems 'aggressively'
NEW YORK -- NFL commissioner Roger Goodell is trying to end the Cincinnati Bengals' continuing problems with the law.

Local roundup: St. Joe sweeps Dragons in hoops
St. Joseph Academy's boys basketball team coasted past The Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind on Wednesday, thanks to a big night from Jared Siedow.

Could this finally be Schottenheimer's Super season?
SAN DIEGO -- Now, it's all about Marty. From the minute the San Diego Chargers clinched the AFC West title Sunday, it had to have been in the back of everyone's minds.

Florida's Horford has high-ankle sprain
GAINESVILLE -- No. 5 Florida, expected to get forward Corey Brewer back after he missed three games with mononucleosis, might be without another frontcourt player.

Donovan offers winning tips to UF football team
GAINESVILLE -- As Florida prepares for the Jan. 8 BCS national championship football game against Ohio State, Gators coach Urban Meyer has been consulting outside advice to help his team avoid distractions.

Suns 99, Heat 89
MIAMI -- Shawn Marion had 23 points and 13 rebounds and Steve Nash had 18 points and 11 assists to lead the Phoenix Suns to their 12th straight victory, 99-89 over the Miami Heat on Wednesday night.

Posluszny, Jarrett lead AP football team
NEW YORK (AP) -- Penn State linebacker Paul Posluszny and Southern California receiver Dwayne Jarrett overcame adversity to become two-time Associated Press All-Americans.

An up-and-down year ends with Woods getting top honor
THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. -- Tiger Woods won PGA Tour player of the year on Tuesday for the eighth time, and the numbers looked familiar. He won multiple majors for the fourth time, and more tournaments than anyone else.

Column: Gruden deserves to feel the heat for awful offense
ORLANDO -- In a state that has been persistently purging itself of bad offensive coaching, the brains behind the worst offense of all is still employed.

Today on TV
Wednesday, Dec. 13 NBA 7 p.m. ESPN -- Phoenix at Miami

Taylor misses Jags practice
JACKSONVILLE -- Jaguars running back Fred Taylor missed practice Wednesday because of a sore right hamstring, but coach Jack Del Rio expects him to play at Tennessee.

Braves decide against offering contracts to Giles, Reitsma
ATLANTA -- The Atlanta Braves cut ties to Marcus Giles on Tuesday, deciding they could no longer afford the second baseman under their ever-tightening budget.

NHL Capsules
PHILADELPHIA -- Jarkko Immonen and Matt Cullen each had a goal and assist and the New York Rangers beat the Philadelphia Flyers 3-1 on Tuesday night for their season-high, fourth straight victory.

NBA Capsules
ATLANTA -- Carmelo Anthony scored 26 points, Earl Boykins added 19 and the Denver Nuggets dominated the fourth quarter, beating the Atlanta Hawks 100-87 Tuesday night.

Dolan: Thomas has season to show 'evident progress'
GREENBURGH, N.Y. -- Whatever "evident progress" is, Knicks coach Isiah Thomas has the full season to show it.

NASA half-successful in attempt
CAPE CANAVERAL -- After almost 50 start-and-stop commands, dozens of engineering huddles and seven hours of working on the task, NASA has decided to leave a 115-foot solar wing on the international space station halfway retracted.

Man says he was never going to stage attacks
MIAMI -- The purported ringleader accused of plotting to blow up Chicago's Sears Tower and several federal buildings said he was never going to stage a terrorist attack and that his group never had any reason to harm anyone, a statement released Wednesday said.

Union sues to block pay program
TALLAHASSEE -- The Florida Education Association challenged the constitutionality of a provision in the state budget that creates the nation's first statewide performance pay program for teachers in a lawsuit Wednesday.

News briefs from around Florida
11th panther road death sets grim record NAPLES -- The death of a 130-pound Florida Panther on an isolated Collier County road recently was the 11th killed by a vehicle in the state this year -- a new record.

Man executed takes 34 minutes to die
STARKE -- Angel Nieves Diaz, who was convicted of murdering a bar manager 27 years ago, was executed by lethal injection Wednesday, appearing to grimace before dying 34 minutes after receiving the first of two doses of chemicals.

Car bombs kill 34 Iraqis
BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Car bombs exploded across the capital Wednesday, killing at least 34 people, as U.S. and Iraqi leaders said they would step up efforts to give Iraqi forces more control of the country's security.

China's aging population may weigh on economy
BEIJING -- China is steadily turning gray and slowing its gait.

Vocal minority praises Pinochet at funeral
SANTIAGO, Chile -- Some 5,000 Chileans bade farewell to former dictator Gen. Augusto Pinochet at his funeral Tuesday, championing him as an anti-communist who saved Chile from a civil war.

Canada briefs
Major Senate reform bill another key piece of upcoming Tory campaign OTTAWA -- With an eye on a looming election, Prime Minister Stephen Harper unveiled his plan Wednesday for handing voters a major say in who gets to become a Canadian senator.

Bush offers clues on plans for Iraq
Acknowledging that "our enemy is far from being defeated," President Bush assured U.S. troops Wednesday that he would come up with a better plan for victory in Iraq.

Annan tells U.N. to act on Darfur
GENEVA -- His time at the helm of the world body nearing an end, U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan stepped up his efforts Tuesday to force a halt to atrocities in Darfur, demanding the U.N. Human Rights Council send an independent team of investigators to the volatile Sudanese region.

Florida senator meets with Syrian president
WASHINGTON -- Defying the Bush administration, Democratic Sen. Bill Nelson of Florida met Wednesday in Damascus with Syrian President Bashar Assad, saying after the meeting that he believed that there was a "crack in the door" to continue discussions with Syria on curbing the violence in neighboring Iraq.

Suicide attack kills at least 76 in Iraq
BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Workers know a trip to the square could mean death, and still they go.
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