Warren “Buster” Fletcher Will Host a Glow in the Dark Dance Party on Sat., Nov
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Only 50¢ ● San Mateo ● Melrose ● Interlachen ● Palatka Crescent City, FL ● East Palatka Veterans Day Parade. ● Georgetown See more Putnam’s only Locally Owned, Independent, Community● Fruitland Newspaper • Establishedphotos in of1898. this ● Welaka years event. ● Pierson Page B3 ● Crescent City ● Seville PCMC make the grade. ● Lake Como PCMC receives ● Pomona Park “A” grade for safety. Serving Satsuma November 13, 2019 • Vol. 78, No. 34 Page B1 An Icon of the Community- Passes Away Road and Lane Closures. Find out where Mike Jones WarrenStaff Writer “Buster” Fletcher road work is - being done. Page A2 On Wed., November 6 Putnam County, south Putnam in particular, lost an icon of the com munity. Warren Delano “Buster” Fletcher passed away at his home in Georgetown at the age of 85. I first met Buster as a teenager in the mid to GlowThe Crescent in the City Dark Woman’s Dance Civic Association Party will host a Glow in the Dark Dance Party on late 80s through my friendship with his son, Mi - Sat., Nov. 16 from 6 to 9 p.m. at 704 Hunting- chael Fletcher, and his brothers Joe and Woody. ton Rd., Crescent City. This is a free event for Little did I know I would be meeting a man that would forever influenced my life. middle school students only. The dance will Buster had numerous accomplishments be supervised by adults. Bring money for glow sticks. For more information call 386-559- throughout his life; he served his country with 0212 or 386-546-5787. the U.S. Army in the Korean war, graduated with his pharmacist degree from the University of Georgia, owned Thomas Drug Store, Welaka Pharmacy and In Home Medical, received the - BOCCThe Putnam Visioning County Commission Workshop is having Rotary Paul Harris award, 50 year Masonic pin ished at the drug store he would use this to de a Visioning Workshops on Sat., Nov. 16 at and had a park (Fletcher Park) named after him the Ravine Gardens from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. at liver medical equipment.” I then asked why he at the south end of Crescent City, to name but a - still had it, and Michael replied, “To remind him 1600 Twigg St. in Palatka, and Thur., Nov. 21 few. at the Interlachen Community Center located When I first met Buster, I have to say, I was of where he came from.” And that has stuck with me to this day. at 135 S. C.R. 315 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Ev- a little intimidated. After all he looked like and To Buster’s wife Judy; his daughter Mary Beth; eryone is invited to participate in any of the cross between John Wayne and Clint Eastwood. - visioning workshops to provide input for the his sons Jim, Woody, Michael and Joe, please But before long Buster and his lovely wife of 40 know many in the community grieve with you. county’s strategic plan. years, Judy, made me feel like part of the family. Godspeed Buster Fletcher, you will be missed. It’s not everyday you meet a person who con tributes to the core values and guiding principles - BarThe third O bi-annualVintage Bar O VintageMarket Market in your life just by being themselves, but Buster will be held on Sat., Nov 16, from 9 a.m. to 2 was one of those people to me. I found myself sit p.m. at Bar O Rodeo Estates located at 126 ting and talking with him every chance I could, Radcliff Rd, off Hwy 20, in Palatka, They will and he always made the time. have boutiques, antiques, jewelry, person- I remember one day his son Michael and I were alized gifts, art, plus size, handmade items, doing something behind the house and I spot crafts, furniture, upscale yard sale vendors, ted an old junkie looking truck topper and asked and so much more! Free to park and get in. “What is that piece of junk doing back here?” To which Michael replied, “That’s the topper my dad started In Home Medical with. After he fin WelakaThe Welaka Christmas Woman’s Club invites Bazaar everyone to stop by their annual Christmas Bazaar on Sat., Nov. 16 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at their clubhouse located at 644 C.R. 309. There Celebrating our Veterans will be baked goods, handmade ornaments, wreaths, and other crafts. ConcertConcert for a Cause for will bea held Cause on Sun., Nov. 17 at 3 p.m. at the First Presbyterian Church located at 123 S. 2nd St. in Palatka. The flute and piano recital by Melissa Lucia and Brian Hargrove will benefit the Christian Service Center, Heart of Putnam Food Bank, and the Bread of Life Soup Kitchen. Lake Stella Paddle-A-Thon The Lake Stella Paddle-A-Thon will start at 10 a.m. on Nov., 16 for all canoes, kayaks and paddle boards. There will be a five and 10 mile option with finisher awards. This is a free event for all Florida Competition Paddlers, annual membership is only $10. For more info contact Lloyd at Hallie’s Landing at 386-559- 8125 or text to 805-441-7463. Holy Comforter Fall Sale The Episcopal Church Women of Church of the Holy Comforter located at 223 Summit St. in Crescent City invite you to come have coffee with them and browse the incredible array of offerings at their annual Fall Sale. The sale will be held on Sat., Nov. 16 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. (Photos by Mike Jones) Call 386-698-1644 Call Only $24 a Year! a $24 Only Subscribe Today Subscribe Inside Church...................A5 Area residents came out to show support for veterans on Sat., Nov. 9 at the second annual Community............B3 Veterans Day Parade. The parade traveled from C.R. 308 to Eva Lyon Park and was followed For home delivery via the USPS. the via delivery home For YOUR ADDRESS HERE! ADDRESS YOUR Crossword.............B4 by a presentation of colors by the Crescent City JROTC and festivities in honor of our nation’s veterans. Faces & Places.....B1 Opinion..................A2 Public Notices.......B4-5 Way Back When....A4 A2 Courier Journal • Nov. 13, 2019 OPINION Wife’s Time Out Where Government Watch Daris Howard City of Crescent City Did that City Commission Meeting November 14, 6 p.m. When we had seven children, many of them quite young, I was working Saying City Hall, 3 North Summit Street. Meets 2nd Thurs of the as the Internet Manager at the local university, along with teaching. My month. 386-698-2525 - www.CrescentCity-FL.com days were long and hard. When I came home, I was exhausted, but I would Come Town Council of Welaka take time to play with my children and help around the house. But there From? Town Council Meeting, December 10, 6:00 p.m. were times when server issues kept me at work late into the night and Zoning Board Meeting, Tuesday, December 10, 5:30 p.m. sometimes even into the morning hours. Town Hall, Fourth Ave. Meets 2nd Tues of the month. Much of the burden of taking care of the children fell to my wife, Donna, 386-467-9800. www.Welaka-FL.gov Town Council of Pomona Park who was home most of the time. In the latter part of the fall, I could tell that she was tired, not just from lack of sleep, but from not having any Town Council Meeting, December 10, 6 p.m. “Shake a Leg” Town Hall Council Chambers, 1775 US Hwy 17 S. time to herself. I tried to think of something that she could do that would [email protected] 386-649-4902 give her a change and be something she would enjoy. One day I was Shake a leg and show a leg are usually dis- www.PomonaPark.com looking through a brochure that came from the university, and I had a cussed together, but Putnam County Board of County Commissioners brilliant idea. it isn’t at all clear November 26, 9 a.m. Regular Meeting There was an Italian professor who worked in the Physics Department that they are in any Meets second and fourth Tuesday in the Commission way connected. Both just down the hall from my office. The Physics Department did not have a phrases have more chambers, 2509 Crill Ave, Suite 100, Palatka. microwave in their faculty room, but we did. So each day he would come to than one meaning. So 386-329-0205. our department to heat up his lunch. The aroma of cheese, oregano, and what were their orig- www.putnam-fl.com/bocc/ many Italian herbs and spices filled the air and made my mouth water. inal meanings and Putnam County School Board which came first? The paper I was looking at was the university’s community classes. November 19, at 6 p.m. Regular Meeting We now sometimes Anyone in the community could propose a class on a subject that they felt use shake a leg to Meets the first and third Tuesday in the School Board mean ‘hurry up’. It Meeting Room, 200 Reid Street, Palatka. 386-329- might be of interest to others. If the class was accepted, the person would was explicitly defined 0545. www.putnamschools.org teach the class in the evening. The class that caught my eye was one on that way in the New Italian cooking to be taught by the physics teacher’s wife. York Magazine in 1904: Lane and Road Closures My brilliant idea was that Donna could have time out for herself, and I “Shake a leg ..