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Lottery 7 PENSACOLA JNews journal www.PensacolaNewsJournai.com Here are the winning numbers selected Friday in the Florida Lottery: Cash 3: 1-2-4 OCAL SATURDAY, MARCH 18, 2006 Play 4: 4-7-7-2 Fantasy 5: 4-12-26-31-33 Mega Money: 21-40-41-43 Mega Ball: 5 I. ji Information: www.flalottery.com Protest to mark 3 years in Iraq Section AV I I Demonstrators also to rally against perceived police abuse Iraq, but it's also happening in our community," Satterwhite said. Movement Want to go? WHEN: Today, noon. WHERE: Starts at Plaza Ferdinand in downtown Pensacola and will continue north on. Palafox Street to Martin Luther King Jr.

Plaza. death of 14-year-old Martin Lee Anderson, who died in January after he was struck by guards at the Bay County Sheriffs Office Boot Camp in Panama City. Pensacola Police do not plan to make any special provisions for the march unless a significant number of protesters show up. "We will alert the uniform officer already there and will monitor the situation real closely" Assistant Pensacola Police Chief Chip Simmons said. "For the most part, they Ashley Wright PensacolaNewsJoumal.com Pensacola civil rights group Movement for Change and the local chapter of Veterans for Peace will have a demonstration today to mark the third anniversary of the war in Iraq.

Beginning at noon, demonstrators will walk from Plaza Ferdinand in downtown Pensacola then north to Martin Luther King Jr. Plaza, Scott Satterwhite, president of the local chapter of Veterans for Peace, said Friday. Movement for Change and Veterans for Peace are combining for the demonstration because "violence is happening in haVconCdSdSatte-hite several rallies in recent months to protest the death of Robert Boggon, an inmate who died at Escambia County Jail in August. Members also are concerned, Satterwhite said, about the have been peaceful (in the past). Unless the crowd gets really large, we'll just keep a watch on it." County to give roads a face-lift Santa Rosa set to fix 100 streets ii.

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n.lii i.i 1 ii. mn nm1 Wm HMITl IIIIIM llll BenTwingleyPensacolaNewsJournal.com Waking the dead The crowd celebrates the rising of "Tim Finnegan," played by Jay Donaway, during a re-enactment of "Finnegan's Wake" on Friday at Paddy O'Leary's Irish Pub on Pensacola Beach. Airman at Hurlburt Field charged in sexual relationship with girl A 23-year-old Air Force service member is facing charges of having sex with a girl younger than 1 6 years old. Daniel J.R Long of the 3100 block of Harper Drive in Navarre has been charged with 20 felony sex offenses and 10 counts of lewd and lascivious behavior on a person between 12 and 1 6 years old, Santa Rosa County sheriff's officials said. Long is stationed at Hurlburt Field, according to an arrest report.

Long is accused of having a sexual relationship with the girl for more than a month. He was being held at Santa Rosa County Jail in lieu of $250,000 bond. Suspect dressed like officer wanted in sexual assault Escambia County Sheriff's Office investigators are looking for a man who posed as a law enforcement officer early Thursday morning and sexually assaulted a woman. The woman was driving home about 2:30 a.m. near the intersection of Davis Highway and Johnson Avenue when she was pulled over by a man who handcuffed her, a news release stated.

The man then covered the woman's head with a towel, drove her to an unknown location where he sexually assaulted her, then dropped her off at another unknown location, the release said. The suspect's vehicle was described as a newer model, dark blue, four-door truck. Call 436-9620 or 433-STOP to report information. School District seeking input on how to spend grant money The Escambia County School District's exceptional student education department and the Florida Diagnostic and Learning Resources System are seeking input on how the School Distnct should use state and federal grant money for students with disabilities. The money would be used during the 2006-07 school year.

Parents, citizens and personnel for public and private schools or other agencies are invited to provide input in the district's plan. Input forms are available at the J.E. Hall Center, 30 E. Texar Drive, Pensacola. Or call 469-551 9.

The deadline for input is March 31, Town hall meeting to discuss Pace's current, future needs The Pace Area Chamber of Commerce has scheduled a special town hall meeting Tuesday at 7 p.m. at the Pace Water System, 4401 Woodbine Road, Pace, to discuss the community's future. In 2000, the chamber conducted a town hall meeting to develop an awareness of community needs. Now, leaders want to Identify current and future needs. Areas of interest to be discussed are transportation, Spencer Field, a community center, storm shelters and a post office.

For more information, call 994-01 76. Corrections The News Journal strives for accuracy and fairness. We will correct errors or misunderstandings created by stories, headlines or photos. Please call 435-851 1. KarenaCawthonPensacolaNewsJournal.com Joe Laviska, 26, trims camellia bushes at Zenna Barrows' home during the "Springtime with our Seniors" event Friday.

More than 340 military volunteers from Pensacola Naval Air Station mowed grass, weeded, picked up downed tree limbs, raked leaves, trimmed hedges and planted flowers. Elderly residents get help from Navy to spruce yards Derek Pivnick PensacolaNewsJournal.com Tiger Point resident Albert Marretta is ready for the jarring ride down his street to be over. By the end of summer, his wish could come true. From paving dirt roads in Avalon Beach to resurfacing streets in Holley by the Sea, Santa Rosa County is about to hit high gear in its annual road maintenance program. Portions of about 100 neighborhood roads about 50 miles are in line for possible paving or resurfacing this year.

It's going to be a busier year than normal because bad weather in 2005 caused a few delays. Santa Rosa County maintains about 1,600 miles of roads. One of the streets on the list of repaving jobs is Tibet Drive, on which Marretta resides. "Regrettably, Tibet's a pretty high-traffic area," said Marretta, 64. "It may not be bad that it's in such bad shape.

It certainly slows people down." Marretta said the county has done a fine job of filling potholes, but this is the first time in his nearly 12 years residing there that he can recall the road being resurfaced. It will cost the county more than $1.3 million to do the work it has lined up this year. That doesn't include the road paving paid for by residents with a municipal service benefit unit, or MSBU. That's a county service, such as road paving, residents can obtain by paying for the materials themselves. The county provides equipment and labor.

"We've had a record number of MSBU requests this year," said Avis Whitfield, Santa Rosa's public works director. See WEATHER, 5C 1 i A 5 "This means a lot to me because I can't afford to hire somebody." Elizabeth Weekley, 77, whose yard was cleaned by Navy volunteers Barrows' home off Ninth Avenue, several trash bags full of debris were stacked by the curb, and volunteers 1. TP- Barrows residents identified by the Council on Aging of West Florida who need lawn care. "I hate that the place Kristen Rasmussen PensacolaNewsJournal.com More than 340 area military personnel received an unusual set of orders Friday: Assist area seniors in sprucing up their yards for spring. "This is a way to show our appreciation to the community and to the people who need our help," Navy Cmdr.

Mike Holdener said as he surveyed the overgrown azalea bushes in Elizabeth Weekley's East Hill yard. "But I like working in the yard. So for me, it's also a day of play with pay." Now in its seventh year, "Springtime with our Seniors" pairs teams of military personnel from Pensacola Naval Air Station with more than 50 older Volunteers spent Friday morning mowing Weekley's grass, weeding, raking leaves and trimming hedges and bushes in her yard. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Richard Dawson was surprised to find shingles, probably left over from one of the hurricanes, in the yard. "It looks like this yard hasn't been done in a while, but that's OK.

That's what we're here to do," Dawson said as he raked leaves into a neat pile. "I just wanted to help out." A few miles away, at Zenna looks like this because my daddy took such good care of it, but I can't do anything about it," Weekley, 77, said of the yard surrounding were weeding and pruning trees and bushes. "I really appreciate what they're doing for me," said Barrows, 93. "I used to do it for myself, but now I'm not able to anymore." But Lonna Windom, a petty officer second class, said the young volunteers are the grateful ones, and that's why they help out. The seniors "started it all, so we've got to keep it going," she said.

"They placed the foundation for our lives, for where we are today." Weekley To report a story the home that she has resided in her entire life. "This means a lot to me because I can't afford to hire somebody." Call Metro Editor Tom Ninestine at 435-8698. White Bible Ceremony seals a marriage in sanctity and spirit also provides an opportunity to give advice to engaged couples to help them start a healthy marriage. It offers supplemental counseling, objects to serve as reminders to the couple, and mm 'Y Bonnie's white Bible has special meaning. It was given to her mother by a great aunt who received the Bible during a visit to the Holy Land.

The white Bible, which the bride also may use in her wedding, symbolizes her desire for a Christian home. It reminds the bride and groom of God's love for them and his teachings about the home. Bonnie's simple, small and spiritual ceremony will include family and friends, each of whom will give a special reading and hand the bride a flower. Even though the essence of the ceremony is spiritual, it her sister, Brantlee, at the University of Alabama. A Southern tradition, the spiritual service includes the presentation of a silver tray laden with a variety of specially selected blossoms, each representing a different attribute of a happy marriage In accordance with the ritual, each is placed into a silver tussie-mussie by a friend or family member, ultimately forming a bouquet during the sentimental service.

Needed for the ceremony are: two red roses, one yellow rose, one white rose, red and white carnations, greenery, ribbon and, of course, a white Bible. Pensacola. Patricia Threadgill, mother of the future bride, read about the religious custom in the June 2005 edition of Southern Lady magazine and loved the symbolism of the ceremony. So did her daughter. "The traits the ceremony mentions for a Christian marriage are good for any marriage," the mother said.

In the magazine, Alabama's first lady, Patsy Riley, shared with readers a White Bible Ceremony she had for a cousin's daughter at the governor's mansion. Coincidentally, the bride was a sorority sister of Bonnie Threadgill and a challenge to make their marriage a success. "This is something special that close friends can be a part of without taking away from the wedding ceremony," Bonnie said. this special ceremony that speaks of faith and love in the language of flowers. The prenuptial event gained popularity in the 1950s and '60s, but waned over time.

But given renewed emphasis on faith, religion and family, the White Bible Ceremony has seen a resurgence in recent years. The ceremony symbolically seals a marriage in sanctity and spirit of Christian faith. "It brings back to basics the importance of loving r- the person you marry and relying on God," said Bonnie, who is having a ceremony Sunday at First Baptist Church in Before a man and woman unite in holy matrimony, the man's best friends usually throw a no-holds-barred bachelor party. For the woman, a more subdued bridal shower is the prenuptial plan. Too often, lost in the fleeting flurry of parties and wedding details is the real meaning of what's about to take place, and that's when a White Bible Ceremony can refocus the prospective bride and groom on faith and spirituality.

Bonnie Threadgill and her future husband, Dean Farmer, both 24, are among a growing number of couples who are reviving It also kindles a desire to consecrate a bond for family worship in which love, faith, commitment and understanding are nurtured. REGINALD T. DOGAN Phone: 435-8543; Fax: 435-8633 E-mail: ReginaldTDogan PensacolaNewsJournal.com BMW 200632 mi on Sandy Sansing BMW 1 86 W. Airport Blvd. Pensacola FL.

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