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There was a time when Charlotte Dow thought she wanted to be an artist, but after moving to Florida from Surrey in the United Kingdom, her love of animals prevailed.

Thirteen years after skipping across the pond, Dr. Dow is practicing with Drs. Wade Bullock and Kendra Philman at Levy Animal Clinic.

Dow grew up in Melbourne and attended the University of Florida where she earned her undergraduate degree in animals science.

Always an animal lover, she chose to attend veterinary school, focusing on food animals.

Life has almost come full circle for Dr. James Ivey, the newest addition to Trenton Medical Center’s Williston office.

Ivey, a native of Orlando who spent 22 years practicing medicine, is now seeing patients in Williston.

A family physician who studied medicine at Atlanta’s Emory University, Ivey said becoming a doctor seemed like a step up from his roots.

His grandfather was a pharmacist and his father followed him, working in the family drug store.

More than 20 property owners gathered at Black Prong Equestrian Center Tuesday to learn how they might turn their land into a horse camping enterprise. Some people came from as far away as Tallahassee, Chipley, Perry, Miami and Tampa for the all-day class.

The workshop was co-sponsored by University of Florida IFAS Extension and the Original Florida Tourism Task Force, Natural North Florida.

Take a gallon of water, remove one tablespoon and you have the representation of potable water worldwide.

That was the opening analogy Tuesday when Charlie Smith gave a brief presentation to Williston Rotarians on how Rotary is helping preserve and protect water from Africa to Guatemala to Chiefland.

Smith, a member of both Chiefland and Trenton Rotary Clubs, is also one of the clubs’ spokesman on the Tri-County Springs Promise geared at clean water awareness.