No matter what brings you to Archer, we have something for everyone.  North Central Florida is home to many
locally grown or harvested fruits, vegetables, crops and seafood.  Finding a local farmer's market or fresh fruit or
produce stand is never a problem.  From watermelons to gulf shrimp you can enjoy the bounty that our land and sea
has to offer.  We have many seasonal festivals that are generally only a few miles away.  So, when your in our area,
eating a home cooked meal or dining out at one of our local restaurants,  make sure to try some of our locally
grown/harvested  foods that will surly please the pickiest of pallets.
Archer is located just west of the center of the state in North Central Florida.  Surrounding us is
some of the most beautiful land in all of Florida.  When most non residents think of Florida, they
think of sun, beaches, and palm trees.  Well there is a lot more of our beautiful state than white
sandy beaches.  Though they are great, and we are only a short drive to one of the most famous
beaches in the world, Daytona Beach.  Here is a few other things that Archer offers, and most are
less than a 30 minute drive from the city limits.  Springs, springs, and more springs.  Want to cool
off on a hot summer day?  Canoe or kayak in crystal clear wandering rivers?  Cave dive in the
crystal clear aquifer that few people have ever seen?  Within just minutes from your front door you
can do all these things and more.  Did anyone say FISHING?  You are 30 minutes from floating your
boat in Orange Lake, or also 30 minutes from the beautiful Wacasassa River that flows into the Gulf
of Mexico.  Now for an all day excursion, why not try Cedar Key Florida, where you can fish, boat,
ski or jet ski to your hearts content.  Then when your just to tired to do anything else, dine in one of
the fine restaurants that sit right on the Gulf of Mexico.  Afterwards you can browse the many
shops and art galleries before your short ride back home.  Some of the most beautiful canoe trips in
the state of Florida are also just minutes from town.  Santa Fe River, right up 41, has day trips that
range from 1 1/2 hrs to all day and even overnight camping on the river's banks.  Along your
canoe/kayak adventure you can stop and swim in one of several crystal clear springs that flow into
the Santa Fe.  Truly one of the most beautiful adventures you will ever take.  Now, travel just a few
miles south to the Silver River.  There you can either canoe/kayak or boat on one of the most
beautiful, pristine rivers in the United States.  Untouched natural beauty that I could never describe.  
It's a short river, only a few miles long that starts in the center of Silver Springs Nature Park.  You
can actually paddle or boat right to the center of the park and peer down into the main spring of the
river.  Tarzan was filmed on the Silver River in the 1920's and you can still see a monkey or two in
the trees on your adventure.  There are many places to stop and take a dip to cool on a warm
summer's day.  Besides all of our water adventures, you have miles of horse trails in the Goethe
State Forest.  North Central Florida has become a mecca of horse farms and riding trails.  Not to
forget hunting, go west and you will find some of the best game that the US has to offer.  From
white tail deer to wild turkey to wild boar, they are in abundance and again just minutes from your
driveway.  So, what's your favorite?  Swimming, fishing, boating, diving, canoe/kayaking?  
Horseback riding, hunting, rodeos, or even sky diving, again all just minutes from your door.  Take a
closer look at Archer, we think you will like it here.  We sure do!
Centrally located, Archer
offers unlimited opportunities...

Archer's Recreation Department had a very successful Summer Camp program this past
summer.  We are looking forward to providing this service again for the upcoming summer '08.  
The major difference will be that we will be charging a fee for participation this next summer.  
What those fees will be has yet to be determined.  Currently we are in the middle of Fall Soccer
and Football season.  Our 13 and under football team and our 8 and under soccer team are both
undefeated!  Our 10 and under football team and our 6 and under soccer team are both making
great strides.  We also have Cheerleaders this season and we are looking forward to continuing
this next football season.  We are looking for Basketball coaches for the upcoming season.  The
season begins in January, but planning and practice should begin before that.  Coaching is a
wonderful opportunity to make the difference in the life of a child, please consider joining us.  In
the spring we will be offering Baseball, Tee-Ball, and Spring Soccer.  Our ball teams had a great
season last spring and we are looking forward to another awesome year this spring.  We are
hoping to add both more ball teams and soccer teams this year.  If you would like to coach a
team and or have a child who would alike to participate please contact us.

Archer has a number of wonderful parks.  There is a tot-lot on the Dora Robinson basketball
park in the Holly Hills neighborhood.  On Archer Road beside the Fire Station and Public Works
Barn we have Maddox Park.  Maddox Park offers an open field, pavilion, walking track, and a par
course.  The Sports Complex is located on 137th Lane and 174th Street.  This park is home to
the Wilson Robinson Memorial Pavilion, two baseball fields, the football field, basketball, tennis,
and racquetball courts, and a play ground, as well as our little red caboose concessions stand.  
There is also the old fire station park.  This park currently has a nice field, the old fire station
recreation center, and is the site of the old gym project.  The old gym is being renovated and will
become Archer Community Center.  We are very excited about the possibilities this facility will
provide us.  The property has a wonderful plan for future development and we will be working
toward providing more opportunities her for our community.  Recently we hosted Family Fun
Night movies at the old Fire station and will be offering these again in the spring.  The Parks and
Recreation Directors office is located in the Recreational Center, to make an appointment or
reach the Recreational Director, call:  352-495-4188  ask for Kristy Caudron.
The Archer Fire station is located at 17128 SW Archer Road, approximately 3/4 of a mile west of
the stop light in Archer, Florida.  The living quarters at the fire station are approximately 3,000
square feet and provides the same type of accommodations you might find in your own home,
including a full kitchen, dining room, day rooms, an office, and a bunk room.  The station also
houses an Alachua County Sheriff's Office sub-station office that allows deputies to complete
paperwork and meet with the citizens of Archer when needed.

Larger than the living quarters, the station apparatus bay is approximately 5,000 square feet and
includes two front line emergency apparatus.  The first one is a class "A" fire engine while the
second is a brush truck.  The fire engine is primarily used for EMS incidents, including structure
fires, vehicle fires, hazardous materials incidents and fire alarms.  The fire engine is most
commonly seen by the public because of the carious types of calls it responds to, while the brush
truck is predominately used for forest fires or areas that our fire engine cannot access making it
less visible to our citizens.

The fire station is currently staffed with six Alachua County Fire/Rescue employees who provide
fire and emergency response 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to the citizens of Archer and the
surrounding parts of Alachua County.  Additionally, the crews provide Public Education and Fire
Prevention material to the citizens of Archer and Alachua County.  If you have any questions about
fire or emergency services please give us a call at 352-495-2333.
         ARCHER COMMUNITY CENTER

The Old Archer High School Gymnasium will become the Archer Community Center.  It is the
biggest project undertaken by the City in recent years.  The old gymnasium was built under the
Works Progress Administration (WPA) in 1936.  It was an addition to the old Archer High School
which was built in 1917.  Many of the local residents played basket ball, performed plays and other
activities in the gymnasium.  The City purchased the property in 1974.

The Archer Community Recreation Development Committee started fund raising in 2003 and the
City received the Historic Preservation Special Category Grant in 2005 to restore the building.  
These funds along with other donations allow the City to start phase 1 of the project.  The
Recreation Development Committee continues to raise funds to restore and rehabilitate the
Gymnasium.  The building will be used as a community center and promises to provide broad
educational, social and civic opportunities for the entire community.

We look forward to making this facility usable again and welcome our citizens and friends to join
us in making this dream a reality.  To find out how you can help follow this link.  CONTRIBUTE
Archer Community School currently has 333 students enrolled.  We have 3 kindergarten classes, 3
first grade classes, a first-second combination, 2 second grade classes, a second-third
combination, 1 regular third grade and one magnet third grade, 1 regular fourth grade and one
magnet fourth grade, a fourth-fifth combination, 1 regular fifth grade and one magnet fifth grade
class.  We have several new faces on the faculty, including a new principal, Mr. Jerry Douglas, and
new assistant principal, Mrs. Kim Neal.  We also have the following new teachers:  Ms. Avila (first),
Mrs. Tornese (2-3 combination), Ms. Shifferle (3rd grade), Mr. Hulme (4th grade), and Ms. Thome
(special needs teacher). This year we're looking forward to new programs and some additional
help for our struggling students.  Once again, we have earned an "A" grade from the State of
Florida for our students' test scores.

                                      ARCHER CHURCHES

In this small community we are blessed with a number of small churches of almost every
denomination and faith.  Small churches have a unique ministry in this community.  They have far
more to offer than what has been traditionally thought of in ministering to their membership-
more than the required baptism to burial services.  They offer the incarnation of the living
presence of God in real social relationships.  The primary quality of these small churches is to
offer family-like connections, for God did not create human beings to live alone.  Each of us
needs a place - a place where we are seen and known and valued and that is found in the worship
services of the Archer Community Churches.  The Archer Ministerial Alliance invites you to attend
one of the following churches.

                                         Archer United Methodist Church                      
                                         Archer Church of the Nazarene                            
                                         Archer Church of God in Christ                            
                                         Bethlehem Presbyterian Church                             
                                                    Church of Christ                                                    
                                              Church of God by Faith     
                                              Church of God in Christ
                                             Family Life Church of God   
                                          First Baptist Church of Archer
                                          Greater Faith Christian Church
                                              Mount Pisga AME Church
                                        Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church
                                     World of Faith Deliverance Tabernacle  
                                               
                                 Archer Clubs, Groups, and Organizations
                                           ARCHER ANNUAL EVENTS

YULEE DAYS - Sponsored by the Archer Historical Society - First weekend in June 2008

MOTHER'S DAY FESTIVAL -                                               - Mother's Day Weekend 2008
Archer is the home of the Santa Fe Community College Davis Center, one of four satellite
campuses established by Gainesville's Santa Fe Community College. The satellites ring
Gainesville in order to provide college access for regions beyond the city.

Archer's SFCC Davis Center, located on Archer Road, offers a full-range of first year college
courses, as well as college preparatory courses. Professors from the main campus teach at the
Davis Center in both day and evening classes. Additionally, the Center provides free GED classes
as well as Community Education classes from painting to mystery shopping. A thriving dual
enrollment program lets high school students attend college and high school simultaneously,
thus becoming acclimated to college life while getting a head start on two year degrees or
transfers to four year institutions.

Opened in August 2003, the SFCC Davis Center was made possible through the generosity of the
Ron and Norita Davis family and by scores of donations from the people of the Archer community
who saw the need for an accessible institution of higher learning in this region. On the drawing
boards is a second building for a Veterinary Technology program in conjunction with the
University of Florida.
                                                  Archer Family Health Care
                            A service of the University of Florida College of Nursing
                                   16939 SW 134th Ave, Archer  Florida  32618

Archer Family Health Care is a comprehensive, nurse-managed health center that provides adult
and pediatric primary care, mental health services, clinical pharmacy, and community health
education.  Health care services include physical check-ups, immunizations, diagnosis and
treatment of illnesses and injuries, prescriptions, family planning, and health screenings.
Faculty members in the University of Florida Colleges of Nursing, Pharmacy, and Medicine provide
these health care services.  Patients are seen by appointment on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday
and Friday from 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.  And on Thursdays from 10:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.
A limited number of same-day appointments are available.  Archer Family Health Care accepts all
patients and bills selected health insurance plans, including Medicaid and Medicare.  Low income
patients may qualify for care at a reduced cost and assistance in obtaining prescription
medications.  Call us for an appointment at 352-495-2550
Currently the Alachua County Library District has ten branches, Archer is fortunate to have one of
those branches.  The Archer Branch opened its doors on August 14, 1993.  It is open 40 hours a
week, from 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday.
There are a total of eight computers available for use.  Two are laptops.  The library is wireless,
so anyone with a personal laptop has access to the internet.  A small meeting room is available for
community use.
Anyone with a picture ID and proof of residence can get a library card.  This enables one to check
out books, sound recordings (books on tape or disc), music CDs, videos, and DVDs as well as use
of the computers.  For more information about the library please either call 352-495-3367 or visit
the Alachua County Library District website at www.aclib.us
                                
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