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2BTallahassee Democrat Wednesday, Febaiary 8, 2006 From Page IB iww.TAl.LAIIASSKE.com MUSEUM WBn w'ii lead FARJIU Dneid? IF YOU GO What: Sankofa Museum on Wheels a traveling exhibit of African-American artifacts. When: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. today Where: Student Union Ballroom at Tallahassee Community College. Cost: Free and open to public.

Thursday at the Walker-Ford Community Center, 2301 Pasco to offer their ideas about what kind of person should be the next permanent president of FAMU, and what the vision and qualifications of that next FAMU leader should be. Bishop A.J. Richardson of the African Methodist Church will be presiding. FAMU interim President Castell Bryant has been on shape the goals of the search. "A lot of people say what should be done at FAMU in the future," said FAMU student body president and trustee Ramon Alexander, who is organizing the focus groups.

"If they have the time to come to this meeting and choose not to come, they have no right to speak out." Contact senior writer Diane Hirth at (850) 671-6546 or dhirthtallahassee.com the job a year. She has been offered a contract by FAMlTs board of trustees to stay until the end of 2007 or until a permanent president is hired. She has said she does not want to be the permanent president. A presidential search committee headed by a FAMU trustee, the Rev. R.B.

Holmes is using focus groups with alumni, students, faculty and community members to help was called out to the home Tuesday evening. Smith said they've collected some possible clues toward Gilmore's disappearance, including her habits and restaurants she liked. However, police are hoping for more information. "Our best leads are going to come from folks in the community," Smith said. Anyone with information on Gilmore's whereabouts may call police at 891-4200 or From Page IB displayed inside the Student Union Ballroom, continues today on the Tallahassee Community, College campus.

It is supposed to be a reminder of what life was like for blacks from slavery in 1860 to the present, curator Angela Jennings said. Attendees can run their fingers across objects like a leather whip used on slaves, examine tiny balls of raw cotton and see handmade quilts. Onlookers slowly trickled in, stopping to read and soak in the information beside the displays. Stuart Somlar, 21, said he initially came on campus to exchange a book. Curiosity nudged him in the museum's direction.

He had never seen actual signs that said "whites only" or restroom signs pointing whites in one direction and blacks in another. Somlar was especially drawn to the fragile receipt used in a slavery transaction. "When I saw an actual slave receipt, I was like, whoa," said Somlar, who is a dual-enrollment student at Florida State University and TCC. Jennings later walked over to the encased receipt. "They listed you with the cows and the chickens and the pigs not a wife, not a husband but as an animal." Some scenes are hard to revisit Jennings, who has brought the museum four times to Tallahassee, said City Commission Trustees solicit input on school's next president By Diane Hirth DEMOCRAT SENIOR WRITER People interested in who will lead Florida University into the future have a chance to speak out.

The public is invited to a meeting from 7 to 9 p.m. MISSING From Page IB whereabouts. Police are also concerned because Gilmore is four months pregnant. Doc Kokol, spokesman for the health department, said he wasn't able to say much about Gilmore, who is a statistical analyst for the CITY From Page IB property. "We don't see student housing as something that needs artificial stimulation from us," said Michael Parker, the city's economic development director.

The city received the two proposals in December after putting up for bid four parcels the city owns or is acquiring downtown. The goal was to entice developers to build a high-end retail and residential mix to kick-start the vision of an "18-hour downtown." But the response fell short of city leaders' hopes, in part because of the high price of construction in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. But officials with Place Properties, who proposed the student housing, suggested there were other reasons for the lack of response. They did not return a phone call Tuesday, but shared their views in a letter to city officials. "This is a significant COLD From Page IB plants and pipes, especially around above-ground pools.

The extreme drop in temperature is surely to mean more people will be seeking warmth at The Shelter, 480 W. Tennessee St. The homeless shelter is open from 5 p.m. to 8:30 a.m., and the Bill Hansen Day Undo Department of Health. Gilmore's supervisor, Karen Freeman, called her home several times before contacting authorities.

TPD officers went out to the home, located in the Wilson Green Subdivision off Crawfordville Road, in search of any leads. When the house was searched Tuesday afternoon, Smith said forensic tests were needed to detect evidence that could be missed by the naked eye. A forensic unit investment in an area that today holds little or no interest for the development community," they wrote. "Students will naturally gravitate towards this area whether anyone likes it or not." Parker said Place Properties' financial proposal $1 million for property that cost the city $3.5 million and a 50-percent tax break was unacceptable, but the letter indicated the group was willing to negotiate. The McKibbon hotel group is still in the running but has work to do.

"I want to make sure that what is there is as grand and recognizable as the Floridan was in its day," Mayor John Marks said. The Floridan, opened in 1927, was the gathering place of Florida's elite for half a century. The hotel group is expected to return to the commission in 60 days. "We look forward to working with (the commissioners)," McKibbon Vice President Wes Townson said. "This is the sort of project that we really get excited about." Contact Julian Pecquet at (850) 599-2307 or ijpecquettallahassee.com.

Center at 466 W. Tennessee St. is open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Both operate seven days a week.

Shelter worker Michael Crockett said staff will "find room when there really isn't any," never leaving anyone out in the cold. Crockett said the biggest risk that homeless people face in cold weather is catching pneumonia. Dave Iden at Esposito's Garden Center suggests covering outdoor plants with Insulate Frost Cloth, a The exhibit is supposed to be a reminder of what life was like for blacks from slavery in 1860 to the present. Attendees can run their fingers across objects like a leather whip used on slaves, examine tiny balls of raw cotton and see hand-made quilts. Crimestoppers, 891-HELP (4357).

Gilmore, who is 5 feet 6 inches tall and weighs 180 pounds, doesn't have any immediate relatives in the area, but her family in West Palm Beach was notified and plans on coming to Tallahassee. Gilmore also works for Publix Super Markets' Apalachee Parkway store. Management there did not comment. vacant building at Macomb and Georgia streets to city-owned property at 719 W. Brevard where it will be turned into an NAACP office and civil-rights museum.

Adopted federal legislative priorities that include the following requests: $2 million for a wastewater-treatment master plan $4 million for the StarMetro bus system including funds for new buses and infrastructure renovations $6 million for a proposed emergency operations center $10 million for security enhancements at Tallahassee Regional Airport. City Commission meetings are held at 4 p.m. on the second and fourth Wednesday of each month at City Hall. The meetings are televised live on Comcast Channel 13 and streamed live on the city's Web site at talgov.com. Agenda materials can be viewed on the site.

For more information, visit talgov.com or call 891-8533. HOW TO HELP Donations of blankets, jackets, sweaters, hats and gloves, especially for small children and women, are needed and may be dropped off at The Shelter or the Bill Hansen Day Center. Find out how to help by visiting www.tfn.nethomeless or calling 224-9055. humans, they "catch a cold when resistance is low," he added. 1 CORRECTIONS ON tuc For video exhibit at Tallahassee Community College, visit Tallahassee.com she created it nearly 10 years ago when she discovered her nephew, a straight-A student in high school, couldn't answer questions from a black-history book for fifth-graders.

So, she does this mainly as an educational tool for children. "I want them to know how far we've come," Jennings said. She said the visitors range in age, but some of the older ones who lived through segregation have a harder time seeing the images displayed. One table showcases several pictures of a hanging Mack man, who was whipped so badly, his bloody, pink flesh is exposed. His hands are tied with thick rope and reveal portions of his severed fingers.

These images may be hard to view, but Jennings said it's a part of black history. "They need to see it," she said. "It's not a joke." Contact TaMaryn Waters at (850) 599-2162 or tlwaterstallahassee.com.- The first editions of the site actually included multiple sections of the newspaper. To report a correction, please contact Jane Parrish at 599-2349 or fax, 599-2295. LOCAL NEWS see www.tallahassee.com 3C (850) U31-BFIT i A story in Tuesday's Tallahassee Democrat about the 10th anniversary of Tallahassee.com incorrectly reported that the online operation initially included two sections of the newspaper.

Tallahassee Democrat How to contact the newsroom Bob'Gabordi Executive Editor Tallahassee city commissioners took the following action during their Tuesday meeting: Modified several building permit fees and created new fees for sediment and erosion control and sewer service, which will become effective March 1. For more information, contact the growth management department at 891-7050. Beefed up the Tallahassee Community Redevelopment Agency, which provides incentives for development in the city's downtown and south side. The agency was granted a $396,000 administrative budget that provides for the addition of two positions to the current three-member staff. The agency, which will be reorganized into its own city division, has a $3 million budget for 2006.

Gave $22,500 to the Boys and Girls Club of the Big Bend for renovations to a rental facility at 629 W. Brevard St. in Frenchtown. The NAACP is also getting $22,500 to help relocate its old, spun fiberglass that sells for about $15 for 12 feet. He also suggests mulching roots heavily with bark or pine straw.

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