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A3 SUNDAY, MARCH 24, 2019 | YOUR COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER SINCE 1874 | $2 Lake City Reporter LAKECITYREPORTER.COM HOUSING SUNDAY + PLUS >> What would What 1D Handout? Fed’s No, thanks you do for a ‘hold’ Opinion/4A Nettles dog? Columbia means Inc,1C for us TASTE BUDDIES SEE 3A ‘FLORIDA MAN’ For economic ‘Lake City Man’ figures into development national Twitter challenge 2A DRIVING First time ‘Fun’ FORCE at Ichetucknee Inaugural spring festival big hit with park visitors CARL MCKINNEY/Lake City Reporter ‘Ichetucknee Fun Assistant County Manager David Kraus. Day’ draws 100s Big impact for By SAVANNAH AUBRY Special to the Reporter While some folks may have slept Kraus at BOCC in on Saturday, fun-seeking families made their way to Ichetucknee State By CARL MCKINNEY Park yesterday to enjoy the activities [email protected] staged for the first Ichetucknee Fun Day festival. On the heels of several major economic develop- From tubing down river and rel- ment victories, Columbia County’s second-ranking ishing a nature walk to taking in a appointed official is earning praise from other local historical bus tour and enjoying live government leaders, who say efforts entertainment, Ichetucknee’s park to create jobs have never been more manager, James Outten, and his staff thought of it all. focused. Less than half a “In the past we have had kids show Photos by SAVANNAH AUBRY/Special to the Reporter off their science projects,” he said. As asst. year into his tenure TOP LEFT: Tubers get ready to put in at the inaugural county as assistant county “But this year they were busy so we Ichetucknee Fun Day on Saturday. TOP RIGHT: Jared Ivey and decided to try something different manager, manager, David Kraus and do more of a spring festival.” daughter Annabel enjoy some family time playing a ring toy Kraus has has proven to be a game. ABOVE: Jan Krautheim and Mike Murphy provide live made major key player in bringing Murphy FUN DAY continued on 6A music Saturday. inroads on new business activity economic into the community, develop- say multiple county ment. and city leaders. Still no date for public release of Mueller report Kraus has secured funding to advance projects related Associated Press Saturday, deciding how much release his first summary of to the North Florida Mega Industrial Congress and the American Mueller’s findings today, people Park and ongoing development of the Scott WASHINGTON — Attorney public will get to see about the familiar with the process said. Bell Road corridor, which are expect- General William Barr scoured two-year probe into President The attorney general’s deci- ed to grow the local economy by leaps and bounds, special counsel Robert Mueller’s Donald Trump and Moscow’s sion on what to finally disclose said County Commissioner Tim Murphy, who chairs confidential report on the Russia efforts to elect him. investigation with his advisers Barr had been on pace to REPORT continued on 8A Mueller KRAUS continued on 6A Vol. 145, No. 6 CALL US: TODAY’S WEATHER Opinion . 4A (386) 752-1293 Obituaries . 7A NEW WELLNESS CENTER SUBSCRIBE TO Puzzles . 2-3B THE REPORTER: 80 54 Cheek & Scott, 5A Voice: 755-5445 Sports . 1B Fax: 752-9400 Mostly sunny, 2A There’s Spring Cleaning... And Then CARPET CLEANING There’s Professional Spring Cleaning. 3 ROOMS BEYOND CARPET CLEANING CARPET | TILE & GROUT | HARDWOOD | UPHOLSTERY ONLY $99 PROMO CODE: SPRING 386-755-1992 Cleaning Completed by 3/31/19. Must present coupon at time of cleaning. 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