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Suwannee County Sheriff Tony Cameron and Wellborn Neighborhood Watch coordinator Russell Smith.
WNW leaders for 2011 were elected on January 27, 2011
Russell Smith is coordinator
Bruce Campbell is co-coordinator
Ruth Ford is Secy/treas.
Jane Campbell is Publicity/Program
Our sheriff was the guest speaker for this meeting (always the final Thursday of the month @ 7 PM in the Blake Lowe WVFD Training Center building next to Wellborn Community Park)
Sheriff Tony Cameron brought the good news that stats for 2010 show decrease in crime in the East side (Wellborn side) of the county. He thanked WNW for their help. The not so good news is that crime in general is up. He suggest the economy and drug use are contributing factors. Burglaries are up especially those connected with selling copper. Recent legislation requires ID for the seller.
These compiled stats are given to the sheriff describing the different categories of his many responsibilities; burglaries, shop lifting, vehicle theft,DUI, non violent crime, violent crime, sex crime, emergency planning and more.
Some up, some down, compared with 2009 numbers. Personally, said he, "It was a tough year". It would have been lots tougher, tho', without the good working relationship within the department and with the surrounding law enforcement people.
He foreshadowed a new and updated film about the Sheriff Department's work to be available soon.

Tue. Jan.25th, 2011

Hi everyone,

Well, we have a new year and we are hoping for new members and ideas for this coming year.
Our guest speaker will be our Sheriff Tony Cameron who will be there to tell us what happened last year and what he hopes to accomplish in this new year.

We will have election of officers and hope that so many people will show up as candidates that we have problems with voting.

If anybody has ideas about ways they would like to see WNW improved or changed, PLEASE, PLEASE COME AND SPEAK, we would be interested.
As always, there will be refreshments before the meeting,

Come and meet your neighbors.
Hope to see you there.
Jane

Meeting;
Thursday, Jan. 27th, 2011
Blake Lowe Building nest to Wellborn Park
Time: 7 P.M.

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Word of the death of G. Humberto Diaz de Arce, on Saturday January 15, reached us in time to be shared with his church family at Wellborn Methodist on Sunday, January 16, 2011. He held membership and occasionally taught from the pulpit @ WUMC. He was one of us for more than 25 years. On the book jacket of his most recent published book "Why Israel" there appears this biographical information. "G.H.Diaz de Arce was born in Cuba. There he received primary and secondary education. He earned a B.S. and M.S. degrees from Auburn University in Alabama. His scientific training and his knack for research led him to study the ancient history of the Middle East in which he developed an intense interest. He worked at the University of Florida Medical Center in biochemistry research. He also worked in Walt Disney World as a paint chemist until his retirement."
Humberto's wife predeceased him. Their four children and their families mourn now. There will be a graveside service on Saturday January 22 at 10 A.M. at Mt Pleasant cemetery on C-10A with family friend Rev. Stan Posey officiating, assisted by Rev. Jim Messer.

Someone has accused us Christians saying that 11:00 A.M. Sunday morning is the most segregated hour of the week.
The Sunday nearest Martin Luther King Day was not so at Wellborn United Methodist Church this year.
We have been having a Unity in the Community worship service on one Saturday a month. All Wellborn churches are invited, but as it has worked out for several years now, sometimes we are a congregation at WUMC and sometimes at Allen Chapel. We have become good friends.
What a delightful surprise, then, to have our Allen Chapel friends come worship with us at 11 A.M. last Sunday. As God would have it there was enough and leftovers for the every Sunday luncheon/fellowship time to be shared following worship
Jennifer Campbell wrote on her facebook page that she sang to a full house.
Sunday morning worship was a foretaste of heaven for all participating.
To God Be The Glory

THE FUN HAS JUST BEGUN

The 18th Annual Blueberry Festival will be on Friday, June 3 and Saturday June 4, 2011
on Andrews Square 1340 8th Avenue, West of CR137, between 10-A and the Brick Road

WELLBORN COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION president Wendell Snowden pushed the snowball off the top of the hill (so to speak) today with a mailout to all Vendors inviting them to sign on ASAP since it is a first come first served basis and the number of vendors has grown each year. Rules, Regulations Responsiblities are enumerated and a signature requested.
Included in the mailing is an offical Vendor Application with fees specified.
FYI #.s are Chairmen Wendell's phone 386-963-1157 and/or wendellsnowden@prodigy.net

FROM JANE CAMPBELL

Hi all,

It's that time of year for us to start back to our meetings. Jan. 27th at 7 PM at the Blake Lowe Building.

Our sheriff, Tony Cameron will be our guest speaker for the evening. I would like to remind you that this night is also the night we vote for our officers for the new year. It is very important that we get some new officers this year. If we can not find some people to participate we will be ending our group. Many of us have tried very hard to keep this going and wit our nation as it is with terrorism, thefts, etc. it is important to keep this going and become effective in the community. We really need to start the block captains again to help keep our neighbors safe. We know this can work if we can just get ourselves back to the original plans.

Please try and be at this meeting to show your support.

Refreshments will be served first.

Thanks, and hope to see you at the meeting.