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A1 + PLUS >> Southern segment of US 441 to get major facelift, Story below LOCAL FOOTBALL Deputies are Preview: CHS lifesavers spring game See Page 3A See Page 1B WEEKEND EDITION FRIDAY & SATURDAY, MAY 18 & 19, 2018 | YOUR COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER SINCE 1874 | $1.00 Lake City Reporter LAKECITYREPORTER.COM BOCC Felon reports theft of Architect: illegal gun to cops 2A Jail was Saturday obsolete A Twisted Wonderland Southern Rhythm Dance Academy will be present- from start ing its 2018 Showcase, “A Twisted Wonderland,” a ‘It was not state of clogging extravaganza ODDS AND ENDS the art when built.’ with a touch of Jazz, at 5 p.m. on Saturday, May 19, By CARL MCKINNEY at Columbia High School. [email protected] TIckets are $8.50 and are available at the door and Built in 1986, the online at www.tututix.com/ Columbia County Detention SRDA18. Facility was obsolete right out of the gate, an Kiwanis Kids Day architect told the County The six-hour day of fun Commission during a bud- starts at 9 a.m. and runs get workshop Thursday. until 3 p.m. at the fair- Bruce grounds with a $5 admis- Omtvedt of sion that covers every- Dewberry thing but the food, he said. Architects Petting zoo, water slides, took sev- bounce house, lizards and eral plans games galore will be at the for a new local fairgrounds. Williams county jail “The money raised from before the Kiwanis Kids Day will board, as well as a laundry be spent on food for the list of problems with the Backpack programs we current facility. support though the school “It was not state of the art system where they identify Photos by TONY BRITT/Lake City Reporter when it was built,” Omtvedt the children in need and said, calling the building we provide the food to send “poorly done” — even by home with the children,” ‘80s standards — and a according to a written state- ment from Kiwanis. BOCC continued on 2A Bottle show Table tops of unearthed history will be on full color- SCSO: ful display, and also up for sale by dozens of vendors, Saturday at the Florida Man, 81, Antique Bottle Collectors 5th Annual Antique Bottle beaten & Collectibles Show & Sale. It will take place from 8 a.m. By COREY ARWOOD - 3 p.m. at the Columbia [email protected] County Fairgrounds with a $3 admission. A Branford woman was charged with a felony count NAS awards ceremony of battery on an elderly The North Florida Center man after of Excellence will host its an abuse- annual Spring Luncheon/ TOP: Pinemount Elementary School filled car second grade students Jhordn Doyle Induction on Saturday, May ride ended looks on at as Ariyannah Mauldin leads 19 at 11 a.m. at Niblack the class in a game of Kahoots. Kahoots at a gas sta- Elementary School. All tests the second graders’ knowledge tion and an National Achievers Society of even and odd numbers. ABOVE: attendant members are required to witnessed Chason Regar (left) and Grady Sands Herring attend. Adults, $15, non look on as Courtney Cook celebrates the behav- NAS members, $5. For after answering a question correctly. ior, a Suwannee County more information contact LEFT: Down the hall, Alexandra Miles Sheriff’s Office report said. Gloria Bradley at nfcoedi- (from left) Mikey Votto and Trenten Sandra Kaye Herring, 47, [email protected] Allman, kindergartners at Pinemount, allegedly beat an 81-year- work on glazing ceramic bowls they old man during a drive to a created in Richard Deckard’s art class. Sunday ELDERLY continued on 2A First Responder Appreciation Day Watertown Congregational Methodist Southern segment of US 441 to get major facelift Church, located at 1024 NE Okinawa Street, Lake City, Resurfacing, shoulder work, Columbia County, weather permit- & Sons Inc., of Williston, to com- motorists should expect some will be recognizing area Law drainage improvements set. ting. plete the project. delays throughout the duration of Enforcement during their The $4.2 million project will take Work will include milling and the project. morning service at 11 a.m. From staff reports place between Ellisville and the resurfacing, drainage improve- However, lane closures are Those on duty or off duty Alachua County line. The project, ments, shoulder work, and other not allowed from 6:30 a.m. are asked to stop by and let The Florida Department of scheduled to begin on May 29, incidental construction. to 9 a.m., Monday through the congregation show their Transportation will begin a 9.6- is expected to be completed this Construction is scheduled Friday. appreciation Lunch will be mile resurfacing project on U.S. winter. to take place weekdays during This particular section of U.S. served there or to go. 441 later this month in southern FDOT has hired V.E. Whitehurst daytime and evening hours, and 441 was last paved in 2003. Vol. 143, No. 295 CALL US: TODAY’S WEATHER Opinion . 4A (386) 752-1293 Faith & Values . 5-6A SUBSCRIBE TO Obituaries . 6A FAITH AND VALUES THE REPORTER: 85 67 TV guide . 2B Marriage and divorce in the Bible, 5A Voice: 755-5445 Chance of storms, 2A Fax: 752-9400 Advice & Comics . 3-4B 2A FRIDAY, MAY 18, 2018 LOCAL LAKE CITY REPORTER QUICK HITS Ex-con reports theft Scripture of the Day “O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and of illegal gun to cops knowledge of God! how unsearchable are his judg- ments, and his ways past finding out!” — Romans 11:33 (KJV) By COREY ARWOOD reportedly went to Denson’s contacted his son who told ownership claims, the [email protected] residence on NE Trinity them his father was trying release said, and claimed Place regarding a complaint to get him arrested on false he’d never owned the rifle. Thought for Today A convicted felon who that his son claims he had stolen the “After further question- wasn’t supposed to own fire- had taken rifle. ing, James admitted that he If you ask me anything I don’t know, I’m not going to arms in the first place called his .22-cali- “When investigators fol- had recently found some answer. police to report his stolen. ber rifle out lowed up with James, they kids playing with a rifle in — Yogi Berra, 1925-2015, U.S. baseball player James Denson, 61, faces of his bed- also discovered he was a his front yard, so he took charges of possession of a room when convicted felon and pro- it and put it in his bedroom firearm by a convicted felon, he left for hibited from possessing a for safety,” the release said. Winning Lottery Numbers Pick 3: (Wednesday p.m.) 5-5-1 according to an LCPD press the day. firearm in the first place,” Denson first said the gun Denson Pick 4: (Wednesday p.m.) 4-7-0-8 release. The it said. was his grandfather’s, the Fantasy 5: (Wednesday) 8-11-19-20-22 On May 10 officers release said investigators Denson took back his release said. See an error? The Lake City Reporter corrects errors of fact in news items. If you have a concern, question, or suggestion, BOCC please call the editor. Corrections and clarications will Continued From 1A run in this space. Thanks for reading. “classic case” of a bad investment. The jail has needed structural brac- ing to remain standing over the years, Submissions The Lake City Reporter accepts photographs and caption he said. information to run at the discretion of the editor. If you would “It’s taken a lot of effort to keep it like to see your organization in the newspaper, send the picture going,” he said. and information to Associate Editor Steve Wilson at The security control systems are [email protected]. obsolete and inefficient, Omtvedt said. 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