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t. 2BSunday, July 1, 2001 Local Florida Tallahassee Democrat Monday Bill Cotterell Caring Connection Tuesday Traffic Doctor 7 Wednesday 1 Thursday Miscellanea Traffic Doctor Friday Miscellanea Saturday Carmen Cummings Sunday Gerald Ensley Street Beat I Crime Report -is s. ft COTTERELL NELSON HARTUNG i 1 CUMMINGS'" ENSLEY lEAHS Weather serves as From page IB NUISANCE BEARS The number of citizen complaints about nuisance bears to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission increased greatly in 2000. Here are the calls received since 1990: 2000:1,136 1999: 389 1998:450 1997:359 1996: 227 1995:90 1994: 144 1993:210 1992:104 1991:94 1990:83 HOW TO AVOID ATTRACTING BEARS Store pet food inside and feed pets inside. Store garbage cans in the garage and set them out in the morning not overnight for pickup.

Store barbecue grills in the garage. Grills and associated tools have food remains that attract bears. Remove or relocate bird or squirrel feeders that contain grain, com or suet blocks. When camping in bear country, keep a clean campsite. Eliminate food odors and store food in containers high above the ground or in the trunk of your car.

For more information or assistance, call the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission at (850) 265-3676. precautions to help alleviate the problems." Mosquito Control recommended the following precautionary measures: Wear long pants, long-sleeved shirts and socks during dusk and dawn hours when mos-quitos are most active. Consider using a repellent withDEET. Keep infants indoors during peak mosquito hours. If outside, cover cribs and playpens with suspended mosquito netting.

Make sure window and door screens are in good condition. Drain water from pool covers. Change water in birdbaths once a week. Dispose of old tires. Make sure roof gutters are not clogged.

Empty flowerpots and containers that may hold water. Eliminate standing water that may be on your property. Contact Mosquito Control at 487-3174 for more information. By Jaquetta White DEMOCRAT WRITER Recent rain and high temperatures have brought an increased amount of mosquito activity to Leon County. Last week, Leon County Mosquito Control received more than 1,200 calls from residents looking for relief.

Mosquito Control is conducting surveillance and using routine control methods to rid neighborhoods of mosquitoes, but residents are urged to take precautions to protect themselves against mosquito bites. "Our standard response time for providing assistance to citizens is two days," said Leon County Mosquito Control Director Gene Baker. "However, in light of the increased infestation caused by recent flooding and the volume of calls we're receiving, our response time is longer. That's why it's important that residents take the recommended Wildlife Conservation Commission. The agency in the past has estimated the Florida black bear population at 1,500 to 2,000, Eason said.

There are 400 to 550 bears in the area that includes the Apalachicola National Forest, St Teresa and Tallahassee's southern outskirts. Florida black bears aren't dangerous, but people should keep their distance, Eason said. There has not been a recorded bear attack in Florida, he said, though black bears have attacked people in other states. "We tell people to respect bears (and) don't feed them," Eason said. They are large carnivores that have the potential to hurt or even kill people." Eighty percent of a bear's diet is plants, including acorns, cab-; bage palms and berries.

They also eat insects and small mammals including armadillos, wild pigs and, occasionally, deer. Bears in the St. Teresa area might be searching for new food sources such as garbage because of the spring drought, Sullivan said. The drought reduced the growth of berries, he said. Nuisance bear reports increased sharply in the 1990s and nearly tripled from 1999 to 2000, according to the state wildlife agency.

Agency officials are not sure whether the increase is due to more bears or more people, Eason said. People might be seeing more bears, he said, because more people are moving into areas where they live. If bears start visiting homes, people can call the agency for help to avoid attracting them. "Things that people think is garbage, bears think is gourmet," said Sullivan, the wildlife agency biologist. The agency hopes a new study launched recently will provide a better estimate and will reveal whether the population is increasing, he said.

Past estimates were not based on such a thorough scientific study, Eason said. Whatever the reason for the increase in complaints, Florida residents need to learn about living with bears, Eason said. Many people probably don't realize that there are so many bears in Florida or that they live so close to them, he said. "It boils down to a people problem with bears, not a bear problem," he said. "They (bears) are doing what is natural with them." Contact Bruce Ritchie at britchietaldem.com or (850) 599-2253.

Teacher faces reprimand over stripper video tape Campus notes THE ASSOCIATED PRESS PENSACOLA A teacher accused of showing high school students a video of a woman stripping down to a two-piece bathing suit is facing a possible transfer, reprimand and other disciplinary action. The video had been made 10 years earlier in front of a roomful of students as the stripper delivered balloons to teacher Michael Weatherford on his 40th birthday, Escambia County School District officials said Friday. Pine Forest High School administrators knew about the tape when it was made but took no action then, said district spokesman Ronnie Arnold. This year, however, at least one of nine students shown the tape after school hours complained about it. Arnold said district administrators have recommended to the School Board that Weatherford be transferred and given a letter of reprimand and that his case be referred to the state Professional Practices Commission, which could take action against his teaching certificate.

Although no nudity was involved, school officials found the woman's suggestive dancing inappropriate for classroom viewing. evolutionary biology, oceanography professor Nancy Marcus has been named Florida State University's Robert O. Lawton Distinguished Professor for 2001-02. The Lawton Distinguished Professor Award is the highest honor FSU bestows on a faculty member for excellence in teaching, research and service on national and international levels. Marcus joined the department of oceanography at FSU in 1987, rising to the rank of professor in 1991.

In 1989, she was named director of the FSU Marine Lab. Center needs participants for study: FSlTs Center for Research and Education on Aging and Technological Enhancement (CREATE) is looking for adults ages 45 to 55 and 65 to 75 to join a study on the use of a computer mouse and light pen. Pai ticipants need at least five hours experience usin a mouse to participate in the three sessions: one i four-hour session and two one-hour sessions. The participants will be paid $60. For more information, call Patricia Holley at 644-8839.

TCC Registration nears: Currently enrolled students at Tallahassee Community College can register and pay fees for the fall semester over the Internet using a credit card from July 9 to 31. For more information call EagleLine at 201-4444 or go to the Web site at www.tcc.cc.fl.us. Applications due July 25: Applications for new TCC students for the fall semester are due July 25. This is the last day to apply and be accepted for regular registration. Orientation and registration for these students will be by appointment only from Aug.

20 to 23. Main semester classes begin Aug. 27. Accelerated A term is from Aug. 27 to Oct.

15, and accelerated term is from Oct. 18 to Dec. 14. Democrat staff reports WARD FAMU RATLR offers studies for agriculture, technology Now through July 10, the RATLR (Raising Agriculturally and Technologically Literate Rattlers) Experimental Learning High School Program will provide studies at Florida University for high school students interested in the fields of agriculture, food science, agricultural and biological engineering, engineering technology and related sciences. The RATLR Program is designed to expose and increase enrollment of minorities to these fields.

For more information, call Alfredo B. Lorenzo or Daniel Wims at (850) 599-3383. Health administration degree offered: The Division of Health Care Management in FAMlTs School of Allied Health Sciences will offer the master of science degree program in health administration in the fall. The program is designed to provide the skills for leadership positions in a variety of health care, organizations. For more information call Eva Walker at 599-3823.

Humphries endowment still accepting donations: Contributions to the Fredrick S. and Antoinette M. Humphries Endowment Scholarship still are being accepted. Checks should be made payable to the FAMU Foundation P.O. Box 6562, Tallahassee, FL 32314-6562.

For more information call the Office of University Relations at 599-3491. FSU Oceanography professor recognized: For her internationally recognized research in ecology and From page IB Connecticut, New York and Pennsylvania where children ages 8 to 18 learn basketball and football moves along with biblical lessons. With the new foundation, the Wards said they hope to expand programs to include, such things as a permanent camp facility. Charlie Ward, who in 1993 led the Seminoles to the Elite 8 of the NCAA basketball tournament as a point guard, said he hoped to plant seeds in young people so they will one day "do what the Lord calls them to do." Contact Jeff Burlew at jburlewtaldem.com or (850) 599-2180. their philanthropic efforts and "to establish a legacy of giving," Tonjasaid.

"The basic premise is using sports and music as a means for ministry," Tonja Ward said. "When God blesses you, you have an even greater commitment to give more and more." The Wards operate summer sports camps in Thomasville, Government Calendar Woman ends fight to keep her pigs Licensing and Examination Board: 4:30 p.m. Commission Chambers, fifth floor of the Leon County Courthouse, 301 S. Monroe St. Please mail items to Kristin Miller, co Government Calendar, Tallahassee Democrat, P.O.

Box 990, Tallahassee 32302. Details: 599-2159. The fax number is 599-2295. Or fill in the form at www.tdo.comforms calendar.htm. TUESDAY City Commission Meeting: 4 p.m.

Also public hearing on proposed fiscal year 2002 budget. 6 p.m. City Hall, 300 S. Adams St. Contact Communications Department, 891-8533.

WEDNESDAY Fourth of July: All city and county offices closed. THURSDAY The Leon County Contractors' THE ASSOCIATED PRESS PANAMA CITY BEACH A woman has given up her fight to keep six potbellied pigs at her home. Elaine Sherman said Friday that she was worried about her pets' safety and had taken them to the Bay County Humane Society while she looks for a new place to live outside city limits. She put her home on the market when city officials threatened to charge her with violating a new ordinance that limits pigs to one per household. It was passed after neighbors said the pigs were raising a stink.

"I was afraid my neighbors might try and poison them," Sherman said. David Horton, Sherman's next-door neighbor, Thursday told the City Douncil he was the one being poisoned by an insecticide fogging machine Sherman uses to fight off bugs attracted by the pigs. He said it blows onto his property, contaminating the air and his vegetable garden. CORRECTIONS To report a correction, please contact Jane Parrish at 599-2349 or fax 599-2295. S5Soo Howtortadithe 12271 Tallahassee Democrat 277 N.

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