BY TRACY LEE TATE
Times Editor
LAKE BUTLER — It’s that time again and next week area young people will find themselves getting up early – not to get a start on a day of play and outdoor activities, but to catch the bus that will carry them into the new school year.
The bus schedule is much the same as last years, but students and their parents will want to make sure of items such as bus numbers and pick-up points. Below, please find this year’s schedule.
Bus #2 will be driven by Braedyn Passno and will pick up along SR121 to Raiford, prison housing to the left and right and then travel behind Dobb Station to Lake Butler.
Bus #3, driven by Mike Porchiazzo will also pick up in the Raiford, Johnstown Church and Sinclair Bryan areas, as well as CR237 and SR100.
Bus #4, driven by Lee Clark will cover the area of Providence off CR241 and the Pinch Gut area.
Bus #5, driven by Kyler Cohen will pick up along CR 239A, CR241, CR 791 and Brown Still Rd. and Providence.
Bus #6, driven by Justine Grogan will pick up along CR 229N in Raiford.
Bus #7, driven by Cody Tempest will cover the Providence/Providence Village area.
Bus #8, driven by Tina Hodges will cover Little Springs Forest and the Santa Fe Mobile Home Park in Worthington Springs.
Bus #10, driven by Kristen Marmon will travel to the RMC West Unit housing, CR 238 and SR 100 to Waters Rd.
Bus #12, driven by Thomas Durant will cover CR 238 and Providence.
Bus #14 will be driven by Ashlyn Gladdin and will cover Worthington Springs, CR18 and River Bend Estates.
Bus #15, driven by Curtis Rhoden will cover the Worthington Springs area around CR18.
Bus #16 will not run a set route and has no assigned driver yet.
Bus #17 Driver Charlie McCastle will travel to the Raiford area, CR 125, Sapp Cemetery Rd. and behind the Raiford Post Office.
Bus #18 will be driven by Josh Green will cover Clarks Saw Shop Road and Douglas Cemetery Rd.
Bus #19 will be driven by John Dawson and will cover Worthington Springs – 239A.
Bus #20 driven by Laura Pavlisko will cover the Raiford area – CR 125, SR 16, CR 199 and the UCI Housing Circle.
Bus #23 will be driven by Loree Rodgers will cover CR231 South RMC housing and the New River Trailer Park.
Bus #26, driven by Charles Crawford will travel to the Worthington Springs area and Upland Pines.
Bus #29, driven by Christy Thomas will cover the Providence area with CR 241N, CR 238, Midway Cemetery Rd., CR 796, the Groves and the Horse Arena.
Bus #30 will be driven by Lee (Larry) Clark and will cover the special needs routes for Lake Butler, Raiford and Worthington Springs.
Information for the Town Routes is as follows:
Transportation to Little Rainbow Daycare from Lake Butler Elementary School will be restricted to afternoons only and will be on Bus #23, with Bus #26 handling any overflow.
Students from Lake Butler Elementary School to Tigers Den Daycare will travel on Bus #29 in the afternoons only.
Bus #03 will serve Forest Park Apartments for Lake Butler Elementary and Middle Schools only and will pick up behind Subway, by Archer Funeral Home/Union County Courthouse.
Bus #15 will pick up in Shaw Subdivision in the mornings, but #23 will transport students in the afternoons.
Bus #17 will pick up LBMS students only at the Car Wash and the Townhouses and at the Hidden Oaks Mobile Home Park.
Bus #4 will run morning and afternoon with stops behind Spires and in the Park Area.
Bus #16 will run mornings and afternoons, picking up at Powell’s (Cypress Pointe) for LBES and LBMS students only.
Bus #18 will pick up and deliver LBMS students only from the apartments behind Family Dollar.
Bus #08 will pick up and deliver LBES students only from the apartments behind Family Dollar.
All bus drivers are currently undergoing updated training and skill assessments to be ready for the coming year – everyone that drives gets the same training and must perform at the safe level of quality and safety.
Bus routes and times will remain the same as last school year. It should be remembered, however, that bus stops may vary, depending on potential new stops/students/ weather and construction. If everyone is patient and will work together, all should be running smoothly in the first week.
If you have any questions about the school district transportation schedule you may call (352) 448-0173 and speak to Tony Raish or Monique Crews at the Transportation Department.
VFW hosting Back-to-School Bash
VFW Post 10082 Auxiliary President Barbara Fischer, has announced the 2022 Back-to-School Bash on Saturday, Aug. 6, at 11 a.m. at the VFW Post off CR 231.
The Post will be doing a drive-thru giveaway as they did last year. Lunch will be served.
If you plan on attending, please call Fischer at 904-263-0647 so the Auxiliary can ensure there are enough school supplies to hand out. Be prepared to let her know the grade your child(ren) are in. To receive the supplies you should attend the bash.
If anyone is interested in making a donation to this cause, please contact Fischer.
